2014届江苏省无锡市滨湖区九年级上册期末测试英语试卷与答案（带解析）.doc

1、2014届江苏省无锡市滨湖区九年级上册期末测试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in the UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY. English people like DIY. If there is anything that needs fixing (修理 ) around their homes, such as p 【小题 1】 the wall

2、s or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY e 【小题 2】 with their friends. More and more people are fond of DIY and have d 【小题 3】 the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. At present, many people cant a 【小题 4】 a big house. They are looking at how th

3、ey can make their houses better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular. DIY can be difficult. There is a large market for DIY furniture (家具 ) which needs to be got together by people themselves w 【小题 5】 a few tools. However, people often find it not easy to buil

4、d a piece of furniture because they cant understand the instructions (指令 ). Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture i 【小题 6】 is difficult to build. DIY can also be dangerous if you are not careful enough. It is r 【小题 7】 that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt w

5、hile doing DIY in the UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders. DIY can bring us a lot of f 【小题 8】 and can help us save some money, but it is not always as easy as it is t 【小题 9】 to be if we do something that is too hard. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and s 【小题 10】 for us to

6、DIY. 答案： 【小题 1】 painting 【小题 2】 experience 【小题 3】 discovered 【小题 4】 afford 【小题 5】 with 【小题 6】 itself 【小题 7】 reported 【小题 8】 fun 【小题 9】 thought 【小题 10】 safer 试题分析：短文大意： DIY就是自己做，这在英国很受欢迎。许多商店和超市里卖 DIY的东西。电视节目向人们展示如何 DIY。英国人喜欢 DIY。 DIY可以带给我们很多的乐趣，可以帮助我们节省一些钱，但它并不总是想象的那么容易。 【小题 1】 根据前句 If there is anyt

7、hing that needs fixing around their homes和空前短语 such as可知这里是在举出一些维修居家的活动如刷墙、换新淋浴器等等，他们会自己做，所以填写 painting。 【小题 2】根据句意：他们与他们的朋友分享自己做的经验。可知填写experience。 【小题 3】根据 More and more people are fond of DIY （越来越多的人喜欢 DIY）可推知本句是说他们发现了 DIY的乐趣，因此填写 discovered。 【小题 4】根据上句 Sometimes people also DIY for saving money（

8、有时人们 DIY是为了省钱。） .和下句 They are looking at how they can make their houses better without spending a lot of money（他们正在看他们如何使他们的房子不用花很多钱就能更好可知此句是说目前，许多人负担不起大房子的费用，所以填写afford 。 【小题 5】根据句意：有一个大的 DIY家具市场。家具需要人们用工具聚在一起。可知填写 with。 【小题 6】根据上句 Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, 和连词 but可推知此句是说有时，指

9、令是简单明了，但家具本身很难建立。所以填写 itself。 【小题 7】根据 that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in the UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders 是新闻报道的内容，结合单词首字母可推知这里是惯用句型 It is reported that（据报道），故填写 reported。 【小题 8】根据并列成分 can help us save some money 可推知这里是说 DIY可以给我们带来很多乐趣，因此填写 fun。 【小题

10、9】根据上句结合连词 but看推知本句是说但它并不总是想象的那么容易，所以填写 thought。 【小题 10】根据并列成分 easier，结合单词首字母可推知此处是说更安全，所以填写 safer。 考点：短文填空。 单项选择 * I dont make _ clear when and where the parents meeting will be held. A this B that C those D it 答案： D 试题分析：句意：我不清楚何时何地举行家长会。 this 这； that 那； those 那些；it它。本句的真实宾语是 when and where the pa

11、rents meeting will be held.但它比较长，为了使得句子结构平衡，就将其放在句末，而用 it作形式宾语，所以选D。 考点：考查形式宾语。 How was your interview with the boss _. A Perfect B Im not sure C Thats right D Couldnt be better 答案： B 试题分析：句意：你跟老板面谈的怎么样？我不能确定。他似乎对我的经验感兴趣，但他没有要我的推荐信。 Perfect完美的； Im not sure不确定。 Thats right对。 Couldnt be better好得不能再好。根

12、据 He seemed interested in my experience, but he didnt ask for my recommendation letter.可知我对结果不能确定，所以选 B。 考点：考查交际用语。 Our headmaster isnt in his office. I cant find him anywhere. Did you notice him _ the office A to enter B enter C to leave D leave 答案： D 试题分析：句意：我们的校长不在办公室。我到处都找不到他。你有没有注意到他离开办公室？ ente

13、r进入； leave离开。 notice sb do sth注意某人做某事。根据 I cant find him anywhere.可推知是在询问你是否注意到他离开了办公室，所以选 D。 考点：考查非谓语动词。 You had better _ some time every day for sports so that you can keep yourself energetic. A spend B take C spare D give 答案： C 试题分析：句意：你最好每天抽点时间做运动，这样可以使你保持精力充沛。Spend花费； take花费； spare节省，抽出； give给。

14、所以选 C。 考点：考查动词。 The radio says that a terrible traffic accident happened sometime _ 8 a.m. _ 10 a.m. this morning. A between; and B from; to C between; to D from; and 答案： A 试题分析：句意：广播说，在今天上午 8点到 10点的某个时候发生了一起可怕的交通事故。 Between常和 and搭配使用，表示 “在 和 之间 ”； from;常和 to 搭配使用，译为 “从 到 ”。根据 sometime可知此处是说八点到十点这一时

15、段的某个时候，所以选 A。 考点：考查介词。 He made a mistake, but then he took action to change the situation _ it got worse. A until B when C before D because 答案： C 试题分析 ：句意：他犯了一个错误，但他在它变得更糟前采取了行动改变现状。Until直到； when当 时； before在 之前； because因为。根据句意可知选 C。 考点：考查连词。 Having _ exercise every day will do great good to your hea

16、lth. A a lot B a number of C too much D plenty of 答案： D 试题分析：句意：每天都做足够的运动会对你的健康非常好。 a lot很多，要修饰名词还需要加介词 of； a number of 许多，修饰可数名词复数； too much太多，修饰不可数名词； plenty of 大量的，在通常情况下， plenty (of) 用于肯定句中，而不用于否定句中。在疑问句中通常用 enough 代替，否定句中通常用 much, many 代替。所以选 D。 考点：考查形容词。 Im new in Wuxi. Take a map of Wuxi with

17、 you. Youll find it of great _ in help ing you to get round Wuxi. A price B cost C interest D importance 答案： D 试题分析：句意：我对无锡很生疏 .随身带一张无锡地图。你会发现当你游览无锡时它很重要。 price 价格； cost 花费； interest兴趣； importance重要。根据常识可知在游览观光时地图能发挥重要的帮助作用，所以选 D。 考点：考查名词。 Look at the sign! It says “No Smoking!” You _ smoke here. It

18、s dangerous. A mustnt B ought not to C neednt D dont have to 答案： A 试题分析：句意：看这个标志！上面写道 “禁止吸烟！ “你不能抽烟。这是危险的。 mustnt 禁止，不允许； ought not to不应该，不应当； neednt不必； dont have to不必。根据 “No Smoking!”可知此处禁止吸烟，所以选 A。 考点：考查情态动词。 Boris has brain. In fact, I dont think that anyone in the class has _ IQ. A a high B a hi

19、gher C the higher D the highest 答案： B 试题分析：句意：鲍里斯很有头脑。事实上，我认为班级没有人比他智商高。也就是说班级里没有人有更高的智商，所以选 B。 考点：考查形容词的等级。 What do you think of the young lady She is hard -working. She _ all her effort into her work before she got ill. A has put B put C had put D would put 答案： C 试题分析：句意：你认为这位小姐怎样？她很勤奋。她生病前把她所有的精力

20、都投入到她的工作中。根据时间状语从句 before she got ill.可知主句该用过去完成时态，所以选 C。 考点：考查动词时态。 The cost of living in Chengdu is among the lowest in China, _ the quality of life is probably one of the highest. A since B when C as D while 答案： D 试题分析：句意：在成都的生活成本是中国最低的，而生活质量可能是最高的之一。 since 自从； when当 时， as当 时， while当 时，四者都可引导时间状语

21、从句， when后的从句谓语动词既可是延续性动词，也可是短暂性动词，而且还可作并列连词，译为 “这时 ”。 while后的从句谓语动词只能是延续性动词，强调主从句的两个动词同时发生； while也可作并列连词，表示两个动作的对比，译为 “而 ”“然而 ”。 as则表示两个变化中的动作的同时性，译为“一边 一边 ” 。所以选 D。 考点：考查连词。 Do you have any plans for the winter holiday Since you are crazy about music, why not go to some _ concerts A lively B live C

22、 alive D living 答案： B 试题分析：句意：你有暑假有什么计划吗？既然你你对音乐 很着迷，为什么不去参加一些现场音乐会？ lively充满活力的， 活泼的； live生动的，现场直播的；alive活着的 ; 活泼的； living活的，现存的。故选 B。 考点：考查形容词。 _ Mary _ Jack is listening to the report carefully, because they are both interested in it very much. A Neither; nor B Either; or C Both; and D Not only;

23、but also 答案： D 试题分析：句意：不仅玛丽而且杰克认真听取了报告，因为他们都对它非常感兴趣。 Neither; nor既不，也不，连接并列主语时，遵循就近原则； Either; or 或者，或者，连接并列主语时，遵循就近原则； Both; and两者都，连接并列主语时，谓语动词使用复数形式； Not only; but also不但，而且，连接并列主语时，遵循就近原则。根据 because they are both interested in it very much可推知玛丽和杰克都认真听了，再结合后面的 is 就可知该选 D。 考点：考查连词。 完型填空 My earlies

24、t memory of dad is grabbing (抓住 ) his hand while we walked together. As I older, I remembered my father and I listened to many basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet (计分表 ) with the score on it would be lying next to me.

25、Ill always remember that. On cold mornings my father would drive his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered (分送 ) the bread to the stores. The and the warmth from the bread made me hungry and kept me warm. Ill always remember that. My father would a

26、ttend all my games. One night before an important game my father told me that he wouldnt be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour from his route. The next day as the game time drew near, I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and saw

27、his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He tried to make the game. Ill always remember that. Years later I became a teacher. Ill never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart beat in my ears. I up the phone an

28、d went back to my bedroom. After that nothing was very important to me. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the way I used to hold my fathers by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my in life again. You see even though my

29、 father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, spirit and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day I started. Ill always remember that! 【小题1】 A went B changed C turned D grew A when B although C because D before A public B final C official D lucky A smell

30、 B color C taste D shape A happily B sadly C slowly D simply A ride B walk C race D drive A successfully B peacefully C surprisingly D unusually A set B picked C put D hung A strange B safe C same D special A pleasure B purpose C problem D progress 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 B 【小

31、题 6】 D 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 B 试题分析：短文大意：我对爸爸最早的记忆是抓住他的手，我们一起走。当我长大，我记得我的父亲和我听收音机里的篮球赛。我总是在比赛结束前就睡着了。当我在早晨醒来的时候，评分表和最后得分就放在我旁边。我会永远记住我的爸爸。 【小题 1】考查动词及语境理解。 Went去； changed改变； turned变，转； grew成长。句意：当我长大后，我记得我的父亲和我听收音机里的篮球赛。故选 D。 【小题 2】考查连词及语境理解。 when 当 时； although 尽管； because 因为；before在 之前

32、。句意：我总是在比赛 结束前就睡着了。故选 D。 【小题 3】考查形容词及语境理解。 public 公共的； final 最后的； official 官方的； lucky幸运的。句意：当我在早晨醒来的时候，评分表和最后得分就放在我旁边。故选 B。 【小题 4】考查名词及语境理解。 smell 闻，气味； color颜色； taste 尝； shape形状。句意：面包的气味让我饿，面包发出的热气让我温暖。故选 A。 【小题 5】考查副词及语境理解。 happily 高兴地； sadly 悲伤地； slowly慢慢地；simply 简单地。句意：一天晚上，在一场重要的 比赛，我的父亲悲伤地告诉我，

33、他不能看比赛因为他得送面包。故选 B。 【小题 6】考查动词及语境理解。 ride 骑； walk 走； race 比赛； drive驾驶。句意：他的路线有一到三小时的车程。故选 D。 【小题 7】考查副词及语境理解。 successfully 成功地； peacefully 和平地；surprisingly 惊奇地； unusually不平常地。句意：我碰巧看田野，惊奇地看到他的面包卡车驶入体育场。故选 C。 【小题 8】考查动词及语境理解。 Set 放置，安置； picked 摘； put 放； hung 挂。句意 ：我挂断电话，回到自己的卧室。故选 D。 【小题 9】考查形容词及语境理解

34、。 Strange陌生的，奇怪的； safe安全的；same一样的； special特别的。句意：他的手握住了我的，就像我用最后的两个手指握住我父亲的。故选 C。 【小题 10】考查名词及语境理解。 Pleasure 快乐； purpose 目的； problem 问题；progress进度。句意：在那一刻，我又发现了我的生活目标。故选 B。 考点：日常生活类短文。 阅读理解 New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York pol

35、ice have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact, they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New Yor

36、k gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths(铁匠 ). There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States. The cost of shoeing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or

37、three hours to do the job. A blacksmiths job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horses foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horses leg while he works. Clearly, a blac

38、ksmith must be very strong. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses-for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg. One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoe

39、s for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and, as he puts it, “Its a good way to make a living.” 【小题 1】 According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a _ man. A clever B rich C stron

40、g D lucky 【小题 2】 James Corbin became a blacksmith because he _. A was interested in horses B was needed by the policemen C drew a picture of the horseshoe D had to make a living 【小题 3】 In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to _. A fit it on the horses foot B use it for two or three hours C mak

41、e the form of a horseshoe from a piece of metal D draw a picture of the shoe 【小题 4】 The best title for the passage is “_”. A Policemen on Horseback B Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing C James Corbin, a Blacksmith D Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make a Living 【小题 5】 Which of the following is true A Only a

42、 few large American cities have some policemen on horseback. B New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback. C Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States. D Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C

43、【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 A 试题分析：短文大意：纽约是最后有马背上的警察的美国大城市之一。纽约警察有 170 匹马在城市的某些地方工作。饲养马匹很贵，但更昂贵的是照顾他们。因为马要在街道上行走，他们需要特殊的马蹄铁。修理这些马掌是六个铁匠的工作。在全美国，只有大约三十五个这样的铁匠。钉马掌的成本是二十美元和三十五美元之间，而它需要一个好的铁匠，两个或三个小时来做这项工作。显然，一个铁匠必须很强壮。但更重要的是，他必须能够对付马 -在铁匠开始他的工作时，他不得不让马抬起腿。 【小题 1】细节理解题。根据第二段第三句 Clearly, a blacksmith must be very s

44、trong.（显然，一个铁匠必须很强壮。）可知选 C。 【小题 2】细节理解题。根据文章最后一句话 Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and, as he puts it, “Its a good way to make a living.” （ Corbin对铁匠感兴趣是因为他的父亲是铁匠，并且，正如他所说，“这是谋生的好办法。 ”）可知选 D。 【小题 3】词义猜测题 。根据句子 He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal

45、and then fit it to the horses foot.（他必须能够打造马蹄形金属鞋，然后把它装到马的脚上）可知选 C。 【小题 4】标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了铁匠和订马掌，所以选 B。 【小题 5】细节理解题。根据文章前三句话 New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses

46、 are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them.（纽约是最后有马背上的警察的美国大城市之一。纽约警察有 170匹马在城市的某些地方工作。饲养马匹很贵，但更昂贵的是照顾他们。）可知该选 A。 考点：社会现象类短文阅读。 Long long ago, there lived two girls named Emily and Tina. Both of them had long black hair and blue eyes. One day while they were playing in

47、the back yard (庭院 ), Emily heard a tinkling (叮当 ) sound. She jumped up. “Listen,” she told her twin. They listened. The noise came again. This time Tina heard it. She sat up. “It came from over there,” She whispered, looking at the zinnias (鱼尾菊 ) far away. They came near to find it out. Then somethi

48、ng flew out, making the same tinkling sound they had heard before. The children looked at one another. “Was it a bee ” asked Tina. “I dont think so,” replied Emily. “Do bees make a sound like bells ” “Lets call it the Tinkle Bee anyway,” said Tina. Emily nodded, listening with a little difficulty. What had made that noise The next day, Emily and Tina brought their cookies outside.