1、2014届北京市昌平区九年级上学期期末英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 阅读短文 , 根据短文内容回答问题。 (共 10分，每小题 2分 ) Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on November 30, 1835, in a small town in Florida, the USA. He grew up with a few naughty boys who later appeared in his stories. Perhaps you are familiar with so
2、me of his books, as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. At the age of 12, his father died, and he began to work, first as a printer, then a pilot on a river boat. Those years on the boat went into his book Life on the Mississippi. During the Civil War he worked as a
3、reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period made him famous and popular. He made a lot of money by writing, lecturing and running his own publishing house. But he spent all of it on his high living and unsuccessful business. Mark Twain was known as a world-wide
4、famous writer and a humorist, which means funny man. But in fact, he took a serious view of life. Many sad things happened in his own life. All his experiences helped to shape his stories which showed the dark side of the society. He died as an old man of 75 in 1910. (200) 【小题 1】 What did Mark Twain
5、 do when he was 12 【小题 2】 Did Mark Twain write himself and his friends in his stories 【小题 3】 When did Mark Twain become famous 【小题 4】 What is Mark Twains writing style 【小题 5】 What does the passage mainly tell us and what does the writer think of Mark Twain 答案： 【小题 1】 He began to work. 【小题 2】 Yes, he
6、 did. 【小题 3】 During the Civil War. 【小题 4】 Humorous but serious. He wrote his stories to show the dark side of society in humorous (funny) way. 【小题 5】 He introduces Mark Twain and he thinks he was a famous writer and a humorist. 试题分析：这篇短文为我们介绍的是著名的美国作家 Mark Twain的生平事迹。Mark Twain写了很多著名的小说，他的经历丰富，是一名伟大
7、的作家，也是一个很幽默的人。 【小题 1】由文章中 At the age of 12, his father died, and he began to work, first as a printer, then a pilot on a river boat.可知，马克吐温 12岁的时候，他的父亲去世了，他就开始工作，先是做印刷工，然后在船上当引航员。 【小题 2】根据文章中 He grew up with a few naughty boys who later appeared in his stories.可知， Mark Twain和 一群淘气的孩子一起长大，这些孩子后来都出现在了
8、他的小说中。 【小题 3】 根据文章中 During the Civil War he worked as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period made him famous and popular可知，在内战期间，他用 Mark Twain做笔名写了一些小说，这一时期的小说使他出名了。 【小题 4】根据文章最后一段的内容可知， Mark Twain 是一个幽默的人，但是对生活的态度是认真的，他的经历塑造了他的写作风格，幽默，严肃，用幽默的方式来展示社会黑暗的一面
9、。 【小题 5】通读全文可知，这篇短文为我们介绍了著名作家 Mark Twain 的生平经历，他的性格，他的小说，他的写作风格等。作者认为 Mark Twain 是一名伟大的作家，也是一个很幽默的人。 考点：阅读回答。 阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共 8分，每小题 2分） The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is the most surprising is that it was not inven
10、ted easily, although the great inventor Leonardo da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and flying machines and some other things. 【小题 1】 _. 【小 题 2】 _, and there is no pollution at all. Even so, in most developed countries most people dont go to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are
11、expensive or people feel tired if they ride to work. Its because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger. 【小题 3】 _. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work in their cars. And in this way, the situation is made more serious. 【小题 4】 _. 128 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 E 【小题 3】 A
12、【小题 4】 B 试题分析： 【小题 1】句意：虽然达芬奇早 就画出了自行车、飞行器和其他一些东西的图片，但是这些东西直到他死后才被生产出来。这里是说，自行车的样子早就已经被达芬奇画了出来，但是，他们没有马上被发明出来。 【小题 2】句意：骑自行车的人花费极少的能量就能让自行车动起来，一点污染也没有。这里是说自行车是一种很环保的交通方式，不需要什么能量。 【小题 3】句意：因为道路上的汽车数量越来越多，骑自行车变得更加的危险。 【小题 4】句意：也许让骑自行车变得更安全也更受欢迎的最好方法就是开辟一条专门供自行车行驶的道路。文章最后的这个地方分析了人们不骑自行车上班的原因，因为道路上的汽车太多
13、了，使得骑自行车变得很危险，故解决这个事情的最好方法就是修建一条专门供自行车行走的道路。 考点：阅读填空。 单项选择 * Good morning, class. Today _ are going to learn a new unit, Unit 12. A we B us C our D ours 答案： A 试题分析：句意 :早上好，同学们。今天我们将要学习新的单元，第 12单元。这个空中缺少的是该句的主语，故应用主格形式， us 是宾格形式； our 我们的 ,形容词性物主代词； ours 我们的，名词性物主代词。根据句意可知选 A。 考点：考查代词。 I dont know _ y
14、esterday. A when he will leave B when will he leave C when he left D when did he leave 答案： C 试题分析：句意 :我不知道他昨天什么时候离开的。本题考查的是宾语 从句。从句中应该用陈述语序，故我们可以排除 B和 D；而且句子中有时间状语yesterday 昨天，故从句中应该用一般过去时， A是一般将来时，故选 C。 考点：考查宾语从句。 Wow! Your school is so beautiful! Thank you! It _ last year. A build B built C is bui
15、lt D was built 答案： D 试题分析：句意 :-哇 ,你的学校好漂亮啊！ -谢谢！它是去年建造的。根据句子中的时间状语 last year 去年，可知这里应该用一般过去时，并且， It指学校，和build 构成被动的关系，故应是一般过去时的被动语态，故选 D。 A是一般现在时； B是一般过去时； C是一般现在时的被动语态； D是一般过去时的被动语态。故选 D。 考点：考查被动语态。 The teacher told us _ to the recorder and read the dialogue three times. A listen B listened C liste
16、ning D to listen 答案： D 试题分析：句意 :老师让我们 听录音，读三遍对话。 told 的原形是 tell,告诉，它的句型是 tell sb. to do sth.，根据这一句型我们可以知道这里应该用动词不定式的形式，故选 D。 考点：考查动词。 Although they were tired, they still went on _. A working B to work C work D worked 答案： A 试题分析：句意 :虽然他们很累了，他们仍然继续工作。 go on doing sth. 继续做同一件事情； go on to do sth. 继续做另外
17、一件事情。根据句意可知他们继续做的是同一件事情，即继续工作，故选 A。 考点：考查动词。 _ you tell me how to use this digital dictionary A May B Must C Can D Need 答案： C 试题分析：句意 :你能告诉我怎样使用这本数字字典吗？ may 可以，表示征求许可； must 必须； can 能，在这里表示请求； need 需要。根据句意可知选 C。 考点：考查情态动词。 We _ more than 1,200 English words already, do you know A learn B will learn C
18、 have learned D are learning 答案： C 试题分析：句意 :你知道吗，我们已经学了 1， 200多个英语单词了 根据句子中的 already 可知，本句应该用现在完成时，表示从过去到现在学了 1,200多个英语单词。 A是一般现在时； B是一般将来时； C是现在完成时； D是现在进行时。故选 C。 考点：考查动词时态。 I went to Sanya with my family this summer and all of us _ a good trip. A have B are having C will have D had 答案： D 试题分析：句意 :
19、今年夏天我和我的家人去了三亚，我们大家都玩的很高兴。本题考查时态，根据句意可知 “我 ”是今年夏天去的三亚，是过去的事了，故应该使用一般过去时。 A选项是一般现在时； B选项是现在进行时； C是一般将来时； D是一般过去时。故选 D。 考点：考查动词时态。 Which subject is _, Chinese or maths I think maths is. A difficult B more difficult C most difficult D the most difficult 答案： B 试题分析：句意 :-哪门科目更难，语文还是数学？ -我想是数学。根据句意可知，这里表示
20、语文和数学两门科目相比，哪个更难，故应该用形容词的比较级形式，difficult 的比较级应该在其前面加 more。 A选项是原级，不符合句意； C、 D是最高级，表示三者或以上相比。故选 B。 考点：考查形容词。 _were you born, Pe ter I was born in 1998. A What B Where C When D Why 答案： C 试题分析：句意 :-Peter，你什么时候出生的？ -我 1998年出生的。根据这句话的答语 I was born in 1998可知，这里是在问 Peter的出生时间，故应选 C。 what 什么； where 在哪里； why
21、 为什么。 考点：考查疑问词。 If you have _ questions, please put up your hands. A some B both C all D any 答案： D 试题分析：句意 :如果你有任何问题，请举手。 some 一些，常用在肯定句中；both 两者都； all 全部，表示两个以上； any 任何，常用在否定句、疑问句或条件句中。根据句意可知选 D。 考点：考查形容词。 Winter holidays will begin _ January 17. A in B at C on D for 答案： C 试题分析：句意 :寒假将在 1 月 17 日开始。
22、本题考查介词。 in 常用在泛指早上，下午或晚上，月份或年份的前面； at 用在具体时刻的前面； on 用在具体某一天的前面； for 后常跟一段时间。 1月 17日，是具体的一天，故应用 on 。故选 C。 考点：考查介词。 I work harder at my lessons this year _ I have made good progress. A but B or C and D for 答案： C 试题分析：句意 :今年我更加努力的学习我的功课，所以我取得了很大的进步。but 但是，表示转折； or 或者，否则； and 和，表示连接或结果； for 是一个介词，后面不能跟从
23、句。根据句意可知选 C。 考点：考查连词。 完型填空 I was 15 months old, a happy and carefree kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I _ on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. From then on, my ugly, sightless, cloudy grey eye lived on _ me. Sometimes people asked me embarrassing (使人难堪的 ) questions. Whenever the k
24、ids played _, I was the monster. I was always imagining that everyone looked down on me. Yet mum would say to me, Hold your head up high and face the world. I began to depend on that _. As a child, I thought mum meant, Be careful, or you will fall down or run into something _ because you are not loo
25、king. As a teenager, I usually looked down to _ my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me. In high school I even became the _, but on the inside I still felt like a monster. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would _ to my
26、mum and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is _ instead of your appearance (外貌 ).” My mums love was the _ that made me bright. I had faced hard times, and learned not only to be _ but also to have deep compassion (同
27、情 ) for others. “Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. I tell _ to my children. The gift my mum gave me will live on. 286 【小题1】 A stood B landed C found D worked A for B like C by D with A games B jokes C toys D sports A glass B topic C reply D saying A immediately B accident
28、ally C continuously D expectedly A show B meet C behave D hide A president B teacher C teenager D adult A write B add C cry D face A beside B outside C inside D alongside A suggestion B experience C sunshine D introduction A confident B unusual C similar D ordinary A it B them C that D those 答案： 【小题
29、 1】 B 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 A 试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是作者因为小时候的一次意外使自己的眼睛受到了伤害，而且外貌变得丑陋。作者一度心情非常低落，对自己的生活失去了信心。但是在妈妈的鼓励下，作者开始变得自信起来，也知道了如何去同情他人。 【小题 1】考查动及语境的理解。句意：我落到了一块玻璃上，眼睛受到了严重的伤害。 stood 原形 stand, 站； land 着陆； found 原形是 find，发现，找到
30、；work工作。这里是说小时候作者摔了一跤，跌到了玻璃上，故这里应该用 land表示落到地上的意思。故选 B。 【小题 2】考查介及语境的理解。句 意：从那以后，我的丑陋的、无光的、灰色的眼睛就一直伴随着我。 for 为了，因为； like 做介词时是像的意思； by 通过 方式，乘坐； with和，伴随着。根据句意这里是说自从摔了一跤之后，作者的眼睛就变得非常的丑陋了。故选 D。 【小题 3】考查名及语境的理解。句意：当孩子们一起玩游戏的时候，我就是怪物的角色。 games 游戏； jokes 玩笑，笑话； toys 玩具； sports运动。这里是说作者和小朋友们一起玩游戏的时候，因为作者
31、丑陋的眼睛，他总是来扮演怪物的角色。故选 A。 【小题 4】考查名及语境的理解。句 意：然而妈妈对我说： “抬起头来，面对这个世界。 ”，我开始依赖妈妈的这句话。 glass 玻璃； topic 主题； reply 回复；saying话，谚语。这里是作者对妈妈说的话产生了依赖，故应该选 D。 【小题 5】考查副及语境的理解。句意：小心点，否则你会摔倒，你不看着会撞上东西的。 immediately 立刻，马上； accidentally 意外的； continuously 持续的； expectedly 预期的，果然。根据文意小时候，妈妈总是会嘱咐孩子小心，别意外的摔倒，撞到东西上。故选 B。
32、 【小题 6】考查动及 语境的理解。句意：在我十几岁的时候，我总是低头向下看，把自己的羞辱隐藏起来。这里是作者因为自己的相貌丑陋而感到自卑，所以总是低着头，把脸藏起来。 show 展示； meet 遇见； behave 行为举止； hide隐藏。根据文意可知选 D。 【小题 7】考查名及语境的理解。句意：在中学里，我甚至成了班长，但是在我的内心里仍然觉得自己像个怪物。 president 班长； teacher 老师； teenager 青少年； adult 成年人。这里是作者在念中学的时候，所以不可能是老师或成年人。根据常理，在念中学时，作者应该就是 十几岁的青少年，故 C 也不对。故选 A
33、。 【小题 8】考查动及语境的理解。句意：在事情变得很糟糕的时候，我会对妈妈哭泣，这时，妈妈会用慈爱的眼睛看着我说， “抬起头来，面对这个世界 ”。write 写； add 增加； cry 哭； face面对。根据文意，当情况变得糟糕的时候，作者的心情肯定不好，会更加的自卑，故会对妈妈哭泣，故选 C。 【小题 9】考查介及语境的理解。句意：让别人看到你内心的美丽，而不只是看到你的外貌。这里的 inside 是内心，内里的意思，是相对于后面的appearance外貌而言的，虽然作者的外貌丑陋， 但是内心是美的。 beside 在 .旁边； outside 外边，外部； inside 里面，内部；
34、 alongside在 .侧面。故选 C。 【小题 10】考查名及语境的理解。句意：妈妈的爱是照亮我的世界的阳光。根据句中 made me bright，可知这里应该是 sunshine，阳光。 suggestion 建议；experience 经验，经历； sunshine 阳光； introduction 介绍。故选 C。 【小题 11】考查形容语境的理解。句意：在经历了艰难的时刻后，我不仅学会了自信，而且也知道了同情他人。 confident 自信； unusual 不寻常的； similar 相似的； ordinary 普通的。这里是作者在妈妈的鼓励下逐渐学会了自信，不再自卑。故选 A
35、。 【小题 12】考查代及语境的理解。句意： “抬起头来 ”这句话经常可以在我的家里听到，我把它告诉给了我的孩子们。妈妈给我的这个礼物会一直的传下去。 it 它； them 他们； that 那个； those那些。这里的 it 指的是妈妈对作者说的话。故选 A。 考点：人生百味类短文。 阅读理解 Microblog is used by more and more people in China. Do you know what it is Micorblog makes the people around the world know each other better. It help
36、s people to find the information that they need more easily, also to get some information about the world they did not know before. Many famous people are using microblog now, including singers, TV hosts and artists. The first day of Chinese New Year in 2013, people on Sina Microblog sent 9,873 micr
37、oblogs to wish somebody a Happy New Year. Yao Chen, a movie star, became the queen of microblog because her microblog had over 1.3 million followers; Li Yuchun sent a microblog and got 11,760 comments (评论 ) within 24 hours; Cai Kangyong, who is a famous TV host and famous writer in Taiwan, had 15,14
38、3 followers within 24 hours. Why is microblog so popular The most important reason is that it is easy. People need not use too much time to write the articles to express their feelings. They can write at most 140 words, and then send them through computers or mobile phones onto the microblog. As soo
39、n as they send it out, their fans will know. They can send it out anytime, anywhere. Many of my friends use microblogs to share things with others. They can talk about what they see, hear and think in a sentence or a photo. Also, they can follow their friends or their favorite stars. They can even j
40、oin in any discussion of anything. Microblog is a hit now! Have you microblogged today 264 【小题 1】 According to the passage, _. A microblog can make people know each other better B you can write as many words as you like in microblog C microblog is not very popular in China D microblog is only used b
41、y people under 18 【小题 2】 Microblog is very popular. The most important reason is that _. A many famous people are using it now B it is easy, quick and very useful C people can share their photos with others D people can join in any discussion 【小题 3】 The word “hit” in the 5th paragraph means _. A imp
42、ortant information and comments B somebody interesting and helpful C something popular and successful D famous people and movie stars 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C 试题分析：这篇短文是关于微博的。现在微博受到了越来越多的人的欢迎，这其中还有很多明星、歌手、主持人等，他们的微博有很多追随者。普通人也经常用微博来保持联系。文章中还分析了微博如此受欢迎的原因。 【小题 1】细节理解题。根据文章第二段 Micorblog makes th
43、e people around the world know each other better.可知，微博可以使全世界的人们互相了解的更好。故选 A。 【小题 2】细节理解题。根据文章的最后两段可知，人们喜欢微博的原因主要是微博非常的方便，人们不需要花费很多时间来写微博。微博也很快捷，可以在任何时间任何地方传播；另外微博也很有用，人们可以使用微博来抒发自己的感情，追随自己喜欢的明星，参加一些讨论等等。故选 B。 【小题 3】词义猜测题。根据这篇短文的主要内容可知，微博是很受人们欢迎的一种形式，它方便，快捷，有用，所以受到了人们包括一些名人的欢迎。故这里的 hit 指的应该就是成功的、受欢迎的
44、某事。故选 C。 考点：日常生活类短文阅读。 Many companies use guards and expensive alarm systems to protect their property (财产 ). Soon a new kind of protection will be usedrobots. Engineers have been working on the first mobile robots for businesses. The robots will guard factories, warehouses (仓库 ) and museums at nigh
45、t. The mobile robots will move around slowly on wheels. They will be able to detect (察觉 ,发现 ) people through walls and pick up sounds, such as breaking glass. They can be fixed with loud sirens to frighten thieves, or radios to signal police or guards. To protect a building, a robot will have to mov
46、e around without knocking into the walls. Information about the building will have to be stored in the robots small, built-in computer. A floor map could be programmed into the computers memory, for example. A mobile robot will not be able to do everything. Unlike human guards, it will not be able t
47、o climb stairs, open doors, or move along rough ground. It wont be able to tell the difference between friends and enemies. Because of that, people will have to be prevented from entering the area it moves. One kind of mobile robot will be able to “sense” whether a chair or a box has been moved and
48、go around it. This robot will also judge size well enough so that it wont send an alarm if a cat crosses the room. And if someone tries to steal this robot, it will sound a loud, painful siren. The three-foot-tall robot is hard to be stolen anyway. It weighs about 200 pounds. U.S. companies pay almost $10 billion a year to protect their property with alarm systems and human guards. Mobile robots may be cheaper. (296) 【小题 1】 Why is the new kind of robots called mobile robots Becau
