#江蘇省江陰市華仕實驗中學2014屆下學期初中九年級期中考試英語試卷本試題分兩卷。第 I卷為客觀題，第 II卷為主觀題。考試時間為 100分鐘。試卷滿分 90分。第I卷（客觀題共50分）一、選擇填空 在A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項 .（本大題共14小題，每小題1分，共14分）excitingnewsitis!Ourgovernmentisdoingsomethingtostopthehaze（霧霾）.A.WhatB.WhatanC.HowD.HowanA.WhatB.WhatanC.HowD.HowanJohnsonwasthefirstonthelistofthefamousstarsbecausehewastherichest___them.A.with B.in C.to D.amongofthesurfaceoftheearthcoveredwithwater.A.Seven-tens…areB.Seven-tens...isC.Seven-tenths…is D.Seven-tenths…areDon'tforgettoyourschoolthingswhenyouhavefinishedyourhomework.A.putout B.putupC.putdown D.putawayWiththehelpoftheInternet,newscan everycorneroftheworld.A.get B.arrive C.reach D.returnYoudon'tknow Iwanttoseeyouagain.It'sayearsinceIlastsawyou.A.howsoon B.howlong C.howoften D.howmuchDidn'tyourbrother gotoschoolbybike?Yes,hedid.Buthe walkingtoschoolnow.A.usedto;usedtoB.useto;usedtoC.usedto;isusedtoD.useto;isusedtoWhynot yourteacherforadvicewhenyoudon'tknow theproblems?B.toask;howtodealwithD.toask;howtodowithB.toask;howtodealwithD.toask;howtodowithD.havebeenC.ask;whattodealwithDoyouknowmuchaboutthecity?Yes,I therethreetimes.A.was B.havegone C.wentIdonotdoubt winintherace.A.whetherhewillB.whetherwillheC.thathewillD.thatwillheA.whetherhewillB.whetherwillheC.thathewillD.thatwillheHowcooltheiPhone5sis!Inourshopit verywellnow.Getonebeforeit out.A.sells;sellsB.sells;issold C.issold;issoldD.issold;sells—Howaboutclimbingthehill?一Iwouldratheralongtheriverthanthehill.I'mabittired.A.walk；climb B.walking；climbingC.walking；C.walking；toclimbD.walk；toclimbBoboftensaysthatswimmingis thanhikinginreducingweight,buthealwaysspendsmoretimeonswimming.A.lessuseful B.lessinterestingC.moreuseful D.moreinterestingWouldyoumindmyopeningthewindow?A.Iwould B.I'mafraidit'stoowindyC.Yes,pleasegoahead. D.Sure.I'mgoingtocloseitsoon.二．完形填空：先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小題所給的四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。（本大題共 10小題，每小題1分，共10分）AtLife’sCrossroadsLeavinghighschool,Ihadtochooseacareerpath—medicineorbusiness—beforecollegestartedinthreemonths,butIcouldn'tdecide.BothmyunclessuggestedIworkforamonthina15followedbyamonthinahospitalbeforeIcouldknowwhattodo.Itseemedlikeagoodidea.Thenneartheendoftwomonths,Ibeganthinkingaboutmytwo16 .Thebankhadofferedbetterworkingconditions.Thehospitalwasfullofexcitement,butthetrainingwashard.Itseemedthatthechoicesof17wasgoingtorunout.TheLastdayofmyworkatthehospital,Iwas18homewhenIsawaboyhitbyabusandlieintheroadasthebusrunaway.19stopped.Iknowiftheboystayedthere,hewoulddieverysoon.So,withouthelp,Iliftedhimintomycar.Thenextday,Iwenttoseehim.Hisfamilyweresittingaroundhisbed.Thedoctorintroducedmeas“thepersonwhosavedtheboy'slife”.Everyonegotup,with20smilesontheirfaces.Themotherheldmyhandstoherface,repeatingagainandagain,“See,youareanangel!”Whatafeelingthiswas,tohelpsavethelifeofanotherperson!21 ,IknewIwantedtodofortherestofmylife.Iwenttocollegeformymedicalstudies.Wemayspendalotoftimewonderingaboutwhat22totakeinourlives,butsometimesyoudon'treallyhavetoworryaboutyour23decisions.Theyaremadeforyoubysomequality（品質）inyou—bywhatyou're24todowhennecessary.15.A.teamB.companyC.gardenD.laboratory16.A.unclesB.hobbiesC.collegesD.experiences17.A.businessB.educationC.careerD.subject18.A.runningB.ridingC.stayingD.driving19.A.AllB.FewC.NobodyD.Someone20.A.gentleB.weakC.pleasantD.grateful21.A.LuckilyB.ProbablyC.ImmediatelyD.Quietly

A.pathA.bigA.freeB.actionA.pathA.bigA.freeB.actionB.personalB.afraidC.interestC.quickC.readyD.adviceD.fairD.careful三．閱讀理解：閱讀下面的短文，然后根據短文內容，在每小題所給的四個選項中選出最佳選項。（本大題共 13小題，每小題2分，共26分）ADearMicheal,How'syourvacation?I'mvisitingmyuncleinSpain.HelivesinthesunnyandbeautifulcityofValencia,inSpain.Yesterday,Ihadgreatfun.MyuncletookmetothetomatofestivalinBunol,whichisjust30milesawayfromwheremyunclelives.Youhaveprobablyneverheardofthisfestivalbefore.NeitherhadI.Thetomatofestivaliscalled"LaTomatina"inSpanish.Itwasthebiggestandmessiesttomatofightintheworld.Whenwefirstgottothesquarewherethefestivaltookplace,itwasverycrowdedwithpeoplefromallaroundtheworld,andmanytruckswerecarryingtomatoes.Myuncletoldmethecrowdedpeopleherewerearound38,000andthiswasmorethanfourtimesthepopulationofBunol.Thetomatofightstartedassoonasthefirstbangerwasbeaten.Theneveryoneincludingmestartedthrowingtomatoesateachother.Itookredtomatoesandthrewthematanyonethatran,moved,bentdown,orturnedaround.Tomatoesmustbesquashedbeforepeoplethrewtheminordernottohurtanybody.Afteralittlewhile,thestreets,peopleandnearbybuildingsweresplashedwithred.Therewasnowinnerinthisfight,butweallhadfun.Assoonasasecondbangerwasbeaten,peoplestoppedthrowing.Ireallyhadagreattime,Iwishyouwerehere,too.IhopeIhearfromyousoon.Takecare.Withlove,FromSpainLindaFromtheletter,wecanknow .A.LindalivesinValenciaB.Lindadoesn'twanttogotoSpainC.LindaisvisitingheruncleinSpainD.LindaisstudyinginSpainThepopulationofBunolis .A.around38,000.B.morethan38,000.C.morethan152,000D.about9,300.Whatisthemainideaofthisletter?A."LaTomatina"isafunandpopularfestivalinSpain.B."LaTomatina"isadayforeatingtomatoes.C.Michealhasagreatvacation.D.LindaenjoyedthebeautifulcityofValencia.Asubwayisnotjustanimportantformoftransport.Itisalsoawindowforotherpeopletolearnaboutlocalcultures.Beijing,ChinaTheBeijingSubwaywasopenedin1969andistheoldestsubwaysysteminChina.Ithasaddedsomemoderntechnologies.Allstationsnowhavetouch-screenmaps.Insomestations,peoplecanalsoseetraditionalChinesecultures.Forexample,onthewallsofafewstationsofLine8,therearesomepicturesofblueandwhiteporcelain（青花瓷） .Stockholm,SwedenThesystemoftheStockholmSubwayhas100stationsinuse,ofwhich47areundergroundand53aboveground.ThefirstsubwaylineforStockholmwasopenedin1950.TheStockholmSubwayiswell-knownforitsdecorationofthestations.Itiscalledthelongestartgalleryintheworld.Over90percentofitsstationsaredecoratedwithpaintings.Afewstationsaredecoratedwithredbedrocks（巖床） .Thismakesyoufeelasifyouareinacave.London,UKTheLondonUndergroundortheTubeistheoldestsubwayinworld.Itwasopenedin1863.DuringWorldWarU;itwasusedtcprotectpeoplefromGamanp'aneattacks（襲擊）onLondon.itisasymt：olofthecity.Thereisnoairconditioningin±etrains,scitisveryhotinsummer,vNewYork,USTheNewYorkCitySubwayhasthemostextensivepublictransportationsystemintheworld,with469stations.Itisalsooneoftheworld'soldestpublictransitsystems.TheNewYorkCitySubwayruns24hoursaday.Ithasanexpresstrainonalmosteveryline.Youcangettoyourdestination（目的地） safely.Thetrainsthemselvesarefulloffun;youwillseepeopledoingmoonwalkdanceslikeMichaelJackson,playingtheguitarandsinging.The iscalledthelongestartgalleryintheworld.A.BeijingSubway B.StockholmSubwayC.LondonUnderground D.NewYorkCitySubwayWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?MichaelJacksonusedtodanceintheNewYorkCitySubway.TouristsfeelcoolwhentheytaketheLondonUndergroundinsummer.SeveralstationsoftheStockholmSubwayarebuiltincaves.SomestationsoftheBeijingSubwayaredecoratedwithpicturesofporcelain.30.Wemayreadthepassagefroma .A.travelmagazineB.sciencebookC.newspaperreportD.picturebookWewerestandingatthetopofachurchtower.MyfatherhadbroughtmetothishightowerinasmalltownnotfarfromourhomeinRome.Iwonderedwhy.“Lookdown,Elsa,"Fathersaid.Igatheredallmycourageandlookeddown.Isawthesquareinthecenterofthevillage.AndIsawseveralstreetsleadingtothesquare.??See,mydear,"Fathersaidgently.“Thereismorethanonewaytothesquare.Lifeislikethat.Ifyoucan'tgettotheplacewhereyouwanttogobyoneroad,tryanother."NowIunderstoodwhyIwasthere.EarlierthatdayIhadbeggedmymothertodosomethingaboutthebadlunchesthatwereservedatschool.ButsherefusedbecauseshecouldnotbelievetheluncheswereasbadasIsaid.WhenIturnedtoFatherforhelp,hewouldnothelp.Instead,hebroughtmetothishightowertogivemealesson.Bythetimewereachedhome,Ihadaplan.Atschoolthenextday,Ipouredmylunchsoupintoabottleandbroughtithome.ThenIaskedourcooktoserveittoMotheratdinner.Theplanworkedperfectly.Shetriedonespoonfulandsputtered.“Thecookmusthavegonemad!”QuicklyItoldwhatIhaddone,andMotherpromisedthatshewouldtakeupthematteroflunchesatschoolthenextday!IntheyearsthatfollowedIoftenrememberedthelessonFathertaughtme.Ibegantoworkasafashiondesignertwoyearsago.Iwouldn'tstopworkinguntilItriedeverypossibleway.Father'swisewordsalwaysremindmethatthereismorethanonewaytothesquare.FatherbroughtElsatothetopofthechurchtowerto .A.havesportswithElsa B.explainwhathemeansclearlyC.enjoytheviews D.havearestthereElsawantedhermotherto earlierthatday.A.dosomethingdeliciousforlunchB.knowhewascomplainingabouthislunchC.speaktotheschoolaboutlunchD.changetheterribleeatinghabitBysharingherownexperiences,Elsatriestotellus A.whenoneroadisblocked,tryanother B.howbadthelunchofherschoolisC.howwiseherfatheris D.howterriblehermotherisDSomeinventionsaresouseful,butseemsosimple,thatwewonderwhynoonethoughtofthemlongago.Post-itNotes,thepiecesofpaperthatyoucanfastenalmostanywhereandthenremovewithoutleavinganysignthattheywerethere,areanexampleofsuchaninvention.Post-itNoteswereinventedabouttwentyyearsagobyArtFry,ascientistat3MCorporation.Theideafortheproductcamefromafrustratingexperienceheoftenhadwhilesinginginhischurchchoir.Fryusedpiecesofpaperasbookmarkstomarktheplacesinhisbookofsongs,butthesebookmarkswerealwaysfallingout.Heknewheneededabookmarkthatwouldstaywhereheputit,butthathecouldremovewithoutdamagingthepages.Aroundthattime,Fryheardaboutanewadhesive（粘合劑）thataworkmate,Dr.SpenceSilver,hadcreated.Thisadhesivewasspecialbecauseitwassticky,butnottoosticky.Itwasstrongenoughtoholdpaperstogether,butweakenoughtonottearthepaperwhenitwasremoved.Frysawthatthenewadhesivecouldhelpsolvehisbookmarkproblem.Onemorning,Fryputsomeoftheadhesiveontheedgeofapieceofpaper.Justashehoped,itmadeaperfectbookmark.Ashorttimelater,Fryrealizedthathisnewinventionhadevenmoreusesthanbeingagreatbookmark.Hecametothisrealizationwhenhewroteanoteononeofhisnew"bookmarks"andattachedittoareporthewasgoingtogivetoaworkmate.Soon,co-workerswereaskingFryformoresamplesofhisinventionsothattheycouldusethenewtypeofnotesthemselves.Fryandsomeotherpeopleat3Mbelievedsomuchinthenewproductthattheypersuadedthecompanytogiveawaythousandsofthe"stickypiecesofpaper"fortrialuse（試用）.Whensomesalespeopleat3Mwenttoofficesandshowedworkersjusthowhelpfulthenewtypeofnotescouldbe,theyimmediatelyreceivedmanyorders.AsmoreandmorepeoplediscoveredhowusefulPost-itNotescouldbe,theproducttookoff.TheinventionofPost-itNotesshowedthatArtFry .A.hadalotofknowledge B.wasveryhard-workingC.wasgoodatcreativethinking D.lovedhisjobinthechurchInwhatwaydidDr.SpencehelpArtFry?Theyworkedtogetherandoftendiscussedscience.HisinventionofaspecialadhesivemadeArt'sinventionpossible.Headvised3MCorporationtogiveawaylotsofPost-itNotesfortrialuse.HeworkedtogetherwithArtbyprovidingthenewadhesiveforArt.Theunderlinedphrase"tookoff"means .A.startedtoleavetheground B.disappearedfromthemarketC.hadevenmoreuses D.becamepopularveryquicklyThebiggestadvantageofPost-itNotesis .A.itcanstayanywhereandleavenosignwhenremovedB.itisverycheaptouseC.itisgoodtowritenoteson D.itisverythinandbeautiful第II卷（主觀題共40分）四．詞匯運用（本大題共8小題，每小題 1分，共8分）（A）根據句意和漢語注釋，在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出單詞的正確形式。1.OurEnglishteachergaveusmany（建議 ）onthestudyofaforeignlanguage..Hetalked（興奮地） tothereportersabouthishopesofwinningtherace..Youshouldknockatthedoorbefore（進入 ）someone'shouse..Arethereanytickets□可獲得的口forthisSaturday'sconcert?(B)根據句意，在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出括號內所給單詞的適當形式。.ThemankeptrememberingEnglishwordseverydayuntilhewasinhis (forty)..—You'veplayedAngryBirdsfortwohours.Don'tyouthinkit'sboring?—No,notatall.Butweneedtorest (we)forawhilenow..Withthe (develop)ofmodernmedicine,mosteyeproblemscanbetreatedandcurednow..Shefelteven (ill)afterworkingforanother2hours.五、動詞填空：用括號內所給動詞的適當形式填空， 并將答案寫在答題卡標有題號的橫線處(本大題共8小題，每小題1分，共8分).Theoldmanexerciseseveryday (improve)hishealth..Thefiremen (control)thefire,soallofyouareoutofdangernow..TheGreatWallaswellasthePalaceMuseum (attract)lotsoftouristsfromhomeandabroadeveryyear..Pleasestoptalking,guys.Ican'thearwhattheyouthworker(explain).twasreportedthattheplanetoBeijing(fly)backtoTokyobythetimeof2:30yesterdayafternoonbecauseoftherainstorm.IfStevefinishesthejobintime,he (allow)tohaveatwo-weekoff.—Didyounoticeanybodyenterthebuildingjustnow?—Sorry,I(cut)downthetreeinthegarden.ThethreeboystudentsMissWhitepaidspecialattentionto(make)greatprogressatlast.六．短文填空：先通讀下面的短文，然后根據短文內容和所給首字母，在空格內填入一個適當?shù)膯卧~ ,使短文完整。 (每空 0.5分，共5分)HowcanIwinaNobelPrizeforwriting?Hereisthes___1___fromthisyear'swinner:makeitshort,keepitreal,andworkhard.CanadianauthorAliceMunro,82,wasawardedthe2013NoblePrizeintheliterature(文學)。Sheisk__2___forhershortstoriesaboutpersonalrelationshipofordinarypeople,usuallywomen.MunrowasborninafarmerfamilyinOntario.Thefamilywasverypoor.Munrodidalotofphysicalworka 3 ayounggirl.Butshedecidedtobeawriterwhenshewas12.Sheturnsherhardchildhoodintogreatwritingi__4 .ThestoryDearLife,forexample,openswithadescriptionoftheneighborhoodinwhichMunrogrewup.Besides,shetalkeda___5___herpoorrelationshipwithhermotherinmanyofherstories,suchasLivesofGirlsandWomenandFriendofMyYouth.Sinceshepublishedherf__6__bookin1968,Munrohaswonmanyawards,withtheNobelPrizeasherbiggesthonor.ButMunrodoesn'tseeh7asatalentedwriter.“I'mtheoppositeofawriterwithaquickgift.Idon'tunderstanditveryeasilyatall,the“it”beingwhateverI'mtryingtodo,”shesaid.Doyoud 8 ofbecomingawriterwhilethinkingyouarenotthattalented?Munrohasatipforyou:usenotebooksandwriteal 9 .“Ihavelotsofnotebooksthatcontainthisterriblyclumsy（蹩腳的）writing,”shesaid.Butithelpsherarrangehermind.“StorieswouldjustbeworkinginmyheadforsolongthatIwasdeepintot___10___whenIstartedtowrite.”七．完成句子：按所給的漢語，用英語完成下列句子，并將答案寫在答題卡標有題號的橫線上。（本大題共6小題，每小題1.5分，共9分）穿紅色能使你更易采取行動。Wearingredcan totakeac