九年級英語開學(xué)摸底考試

1、2014年九年級新學(xué)期英語摸底考試第卷（選擇題 共40分）一、單項填空（共15小題，計15分）選擇最佳答案。1. How do you learn English? I learn English _ lots of novels. A. read B. by reading C. to read D. by reads2. Did you know that the Earth is home to animals?A. millionB. millionsC. million of D. millions of3. If a bag is filled with books and pen

2、s, it must belong to someone _ works hard.A. which B. / C. whom D. who4. Look, Mr. King is swimming in the pool.It_be Mr. King. He has gone to Kunming on vacation.A. can B. cant C. must D. mustnt5. He_a million yuan to Wenchuan since the earthquake.A. has given away B. gave awayC. have given away D.

3、 gives away6. What_ you do if you _ one million dollars ? A. did, have B. would , have C. will, had D. would , had7. Tom _his father .They are both clever and a bit quiet. A. looks after B. takes care of C. follows D. takes after8. I asked two people the way to the station, but of them could help me

4、.A. bothB. neitherC. eitherD. all9. Can you guess if they to play basketball with us? I think theyll come if they free. A. come; are B. will come; will be C. will come; are D. come; will be10. Oh, the new school uniform looks ugly! I dont like the color!_. I think the uniform is out of style! And gi

5、rls should wear skirts _ pants!A.Me, neither; instead of B. Me, too; instead ofC. Me, neither; without D. Me, too; without11. IAre you used to _ in the country?Yes. I like the mountains and rivers here.A. living B. live C. lives D. lived12. I really feel before the interview. Take it easy. Sure you

6、are the best. A. nervousB. patientC. coolD. serious13. Every year, more than 70, 000, 000 sharks for their fins (魚翅).A. were killedB. have killedC. are killedD. will kill14. I wonder on April 23, World Book Day. Did you find some interesting books to read?A. what did you doB. what you did C. what do

7、 you doD. what you do15. We are going on a school trip tomorrow. . A. Excuse me B. Im sorry to hear that C. Youre welcome D. Have a good time二、閱讀理解 (一) 閱讀短文，完成1625小題。（共10小題，16-20每題1分，21-25每題2分）AJeff has an illness. He is recording (錄音) his words so that his little son will be able to hear his voice

8、in the future.Jeff caught the illness in 2011. The doctor told him that he might have only two to five years to live and the illness would make him lose his voice, so he decided to record his voice for his 13-month-old son, Bill.His wife Gina said, “Jeff used to play and sing in a band, so his voice

9、 is important to him. I cant imagine not having his voice around. I would certainly like Bill to know his fathers voice in this way.”Jeff and his wife hope that they can save his real voice for their little son. He now spends his weekends and evenings recording his voice. Their little son, Bill, wil

10、l feel his parents love when he grows up. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷下列句子正誤。正確的用“A”表示，不正確的用“B”表示。16. Jeff caught the illness in 2011. 17. Jeffs illness would make him become blind.18. Jeff still plays and sings in a band now.19. Jeff now spends his weekends and evenings recording his voice.20. The parents hope that B

11、ill will feel their love by hearing his fathers voice. BDNA is the whole “map” of the human body. It is something that all humans have, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our parents, because we get some of their DNA to make our own. People have been trying to unde

12、rstand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Mr. Mendel discovered why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things called “genes” (基因) in our body. In 1953, two scientists, Watson and Crick, found out that those small parts are really messages. Theyre written in

13、the DNA with a special language.In 1961, another two scientists found the first “word” that they could understand in that language. It shows how DNA tells the cell (細(xì)胞) to build its parts. So far, scientists have found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By

14、 understanding what just one “word” means, we can help to save people from several illnesses. So the more we understand, the more doctors will be able to do.Most people hope that this will help to make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when we learn more “words” and find

15、out more information, we will use it in the wrong way, just to make people more attractive (有吸引力的), or stop sick people getting jobs.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。21. When did Mr. Mendel discover why we look the same as other people in our family?A. In 2000.B. In 1961. C. In 1953.D. In 1860.22. What did the two sci

16、entists find in 1961? They found .A. all the words in the DNA mapB. small things called “genes” in our bodyC. the first “word” they could understand in that languageD. those small parts are written in the DNA with a special language23. How can we help sick people if we understand more “words” in the

17、 DNA map? A. Make better medicine.B. Make them get jobs. C. Make maps for them.D. Make them attractive. 24. Which one is not true according to the article?A. We look like our parents because of “genes” in our body.B. We have understood what all the words in the DNA map do.C. DNA is the whole “map” o

18、f the human body.D. DNA tells the cell to build its parts.25. What do people think about this research about DNA? A. It can be only bad.B. It can be only good. C. It can be good but wont work.D. It can be good and bad. (二) 閱讀短文，完成2630小題。（共5小題，計10分）CJohn and Henry studied in the same school. 26 Every

19、 day he gave his lunch money to Henry, but Henry still beat (揍) him up. He said that if John told anyone he would beat him up in front of all the other kids in his class. John had to ask his mom for more and more lunch money, but he seemed thinner than ever and came home from school hungry every day

20、.John even cried one day, and a girl told everyone that he was just like a baby and had cried. John was embarrassed. 27 One day, John met Jimmy, a boy who also had to give his lunch money to Henry. John told Jimmy how he hated bullying (欺侮), and found that Jimmy felt the same. 28 The following day,

21、Henry came to John to ask him for his lunch money.“I dont want to give my money to you,” said John.“What?” Henry shouted.John said strongly, “I want to have my lunch today, and you, get away (滾開)!”“You want to get beaten up?!”Just then Henrys fist (拳頭) was hitting Johns face, they heard someone shou

22、t, “Stop!” 29 He turned around and found that his teacher Ms. Brown was standing just behind him. He felt very surprised. Jimmy had taken Ms. Brown to Johns class and she saw the bullying with her own eyes. Henry was taken to the head teachers office. 30 John and Jimmy helped not only themselves but

23、 Henry and other kids.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容, 選出五個句子填入文中空缺處, 使短文內(nèi)容完整正確。A. Henry was very angry to hear that.B. And he felt so bad about himself and about school.C. After that, he never bullied others again.D. John lived in fear of Henry.E. Henry came to John to ask him for his lunch money.F. They finally thought of

24、 a good way of dealing with their trouble. (三) 閱讀短文，完成第II卷第四大題的3135小題。DHow do you get to school every day? By bike, bus or car? In Chongqing, there will be 3,000 new school buses on the street by the end of this year. These school buses look just like the American school buses: yellow with a big nos

25、e.In February 2010, the Chinese government announced the first standards (標(biāo)準(zhǔn)) for school bus safety. Since then, more yellow school buses can be seen on the street.In China, besides the bus driver, there should be an adult on the school bus to watch the students. If there are more than 40 students,

26、two adults are needed. The students usually rest or read books on the school bus.In America, yellow school buses are very popular. There are about 480,000 school buses in the country. The older kids sit in the back of the bus. The younger kids sit in the front. They usually listen to music, talk on

27、their phones or just sleep. The only adult on the bus is the driver.The school bus is important in students everyday lives. It can keep children safe. Usually a child is much safer going to school by school bus than any other way. It can also help the environment. A school bus saves a lot of gas (汽油

28、) because it can carry a lot of people. 將第I卷選擇題的答案填入以下表格內(nèi)，否則不得分。題號123456789101112131415答案題號161718192021222324252627282930答案第卷（非選擇題 共60分）四、閱讀表達(dá)閱讀表達(dá)。閱讀第I卷第二大題D篇短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題。(共5小題，計10分)31. What color are the new school buses in Chongqing? _32. When did the Chinese government announce the first stand

29、ards for school bus safety? _33. How many adults are needed on a Chinese school bus if 45 kids are on it besides the driver? _34. What do American kids usually do on their school buses? _35. Why is the school bus important in students everyday lives?_五、詞形轉(zhuǎn)換（共7小題，計7分）用括號內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，每空格限填一詞。36. Many

30、people became _after the fire. ( home )37. My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can do it on QQ. Its very _ to our friendships. (help)38. How do you know that autumn has arrived?One way is that the tree_become yellow or red. (leaf)39. Dont tell lies(撒謊). Nobody likes those _

31、(honest) people.40. We travelled to a beautiful village. There we spent a _ day. (please)41. Volunteers could do something to help stop_ (hungry).42. Anna had a fever yesterday, so she was (able) to go to school.六、動詞應(yīng)用（共8小題，計8分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，用括號內(nèi)所給動詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，必要時可加助動詞或情態(tài)動詞。The first chocolate was enjoyed by

32、the people in Central and South America hundreds of years ago. In those days, the cocoa bean (可可豆) was used to make a chocolate drink. Much later, it 43 (bring) to Europe. In 1824, Mr. Cadbury opened a small shop in the United Kingdom. He sold chocolate drink. Mr. Cadbury said, “Wine is bad and I wa

33、nt 44 (encourage) people to drink chocolate instead, so I 45 (open) a factory to make chocolate drink in the future.” In 1831, he opened one. A few years later, a man 46 (invent) a way to make chocolate bars (塊), and so people had the chance to eat chocolate instead of only drinking it. At first onl

34、y dark chocolate was made. Milk chocolate came later and it was made by 47 (add) milk to the chocolate. Mr. Cadbury made their first milk chocolate bar in 1897. Their most famous chocolate, Cadburys Milk Bar, was made in 1905. It 48 (be) popular for over 100 years. The Cadbury factory still 49 (make

35、) chocolate in the United Kingdom, and the chocolate is eaten all over the world. Every year, thousands of visitors go to the factory 50 (see) how chocolate is made.答案: 43. _ 44. _ 45. _ 46. _ 47. _ 48. _ 49. _ 50. _ 七、選詞填空（共10小題，計10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選出適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語填空，使語意通順完整。每個選項只能使用一次，有兩項剩余。請將答案標(biāo)號寫在短文后面的橫線上。A.

36、amazing B. but C. allow D. quick E. instead of F. how G. classroom H. with I. enjoy J. boring K. open up L. useWe are now living in the 21st century. Is your classroom living in the 21st century, too? Tony is a student in Grade 8 at an American middle school. He was surprised when he saw his modern

37、51 on his first day of school. In Tonys classroom, there are many new electronics (電子設(shè)備), like iPads. This semester, they will 52 the electronics to take notes, watch videos and do projects and homework. “Its 53 ,” said Tony. “I prefer using an iPad to work on math or other projects 54 my team membe

38、rs.”The school uses new technology (技術(shù)) in classrooms to help students see, hear, touch and sometimes experience their tasks. “Technology is pretty common in most of our classrooms now,” the head teacher said. “We are trying to use technology to 55 the world to kids. It can bring the outside world i

39、n.”Science teacher Mr. Miller agrees. “It is a 56 way for students to know the outside world,” he said.Mr. Miller now regards himself as a guide of learning 57 as a teacher. “If they have a question for me, I will try to teach them 58 to find the answers rather than tell them what the answers are,” he said.Dale, another student, loves technology. He was not really interested in class before, 59 now he likes the classes very much. “It helps me use what I know about technology at school,” Dale said. “Most importa