1、2014届江苏省盐城中学初中九年级 12月月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空限填一词。 The worst traveler in the world was Paul of San Francisco. Once he f 【小题 1】 from the U.S. to his hometown in Italy to see someone at home. The plane made a one-hour stop to get oil at an airport in New York. Paul thought he w
2、as in Rome, s【小题 2】 he got off the plane. When nobody was there to meet him, Paul thought maybe the heavy t 【小题 3】 made his friends late. While looking for their address, Paul found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. He found many high m 【小题 4】 buildings instead of old ones. He also found that m
3、any people spoke English but not Italian and that main street signs were w 【小题 5】 in English. Paul knew very l 【小题 6】 English. So he asked a policeman in Italian the way to the bus station. He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered in the same l 【小题 7】 . After twelve ho
4、urs traveling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a 【小题 8】 policeman But this time, this policeman could only speak English. So Paul asked the policeman why the Rome police employed(雇佣 )so many people who spoke English as policemen. Paul didnt b 【小题 9】 he was in New York when he was told s
5、o. To get him on a plane to Italy, he was s【小题 10】 to the airport in a police car. 答案： 【小题 1】 flew 【小题 2】 so 【小题 3】 traffic 【小题 4】 modern 【小题 5】 written 【小题 6】 little 【小题 7】 language 【小题 8】 another 【小题 9】 believe 【小题 10】 sent 试题分析：这篇短文是关于 Paul的一次经历。 Paul想回自己在意大利的老家，中途飞机在纽约机场加油时， Paul误以为到了罗马，所以他下了飞机。
6、他在大街上看到的事物都不像意大利，而且那里的人都说英语，最终他发现自己是在纽约。 【小题 1】由下句话 The plane made a one-hour stop to get oil at an airport in New York，飞机在纽约的一个机场停一个小时加油，可知 Paul是做飞机回家。故填flew。 【小题 2】句意： Paul以为他到了罗马，所以他下了飞机。 so 因此，所以。 【小题 3】句意：没有人来接他，他以为交通拥挤让他的朋友迟到了。 heavy 指交通拥挤。 【小题 4】句意：他发现很多现代的建筑取代了原来的老的建筑。 modern 现代的。 【小题 5】句意：他
7、发现人们都说英语而不是意大利语，而且街道的标志都是用英语写的。 written in English用英语写，过去分词做定语。 【小题 6】句意：他不会英语。 little 几乎不。 【小题 7】句意：他碰巧遇到了一个出生在意大利的警察，用同样的语言回答了他的问题。 language 这里是指意大利语。 【小题 8】句意：司机把他交给了另外一名警察。 another 另一个。 【小题 9】句意：别人告诉他时他还不相信他是在纽约。 believe 相信。 【小题 10】句意：为了能让他做飞机回意大利，一辆警车把他送到了 机场。send 送。 考点：单词填空。 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中
8、所缺信息，每空一词。 One of the most common questions I am asked is whether, when, and how to follow up after a job interview. Following up in some way is necessary. Yes, you can get a job without it, but if you compete with other top candidates(候选人 ), following up can sometimes help you when the other candid
9、ate doesnt. Heres how to follow up well: Send a thank-you note at once. E-mail is fine for this and has the advantage of arriving faster, but handwritten notes are still appreciated (欣赏 ). And if there are many interviews（面试） , send a thank-you note each time. Find out their timeline. Hopefully, you
10、 asked about their timeline in the interview itself, but if you didnt, follow up within a week to strengthen your interest and politely ask what they expect their timeline for a decision to be. Be patient. Most commonly, job seekers are too worried about the result. It doesnt look worried to express
11、 your interest in the job or check in to ask about the timeline. Dont be nervous if you dont hear from them at once. The hiring process often takes longer than a candidate would like, maybe the decision makers are out of town. If youre past the time they indicated you would hear something, this isnt
12、 necessarily cause for nervousness. Hiring often ends up taking longer than expected. Just politely follow up, explain youre very interested but understand that hiring can take time, and ask if they have the latest timeline. Title: How to follow up after a job interview Importance of following up Fo
13、llowing up is very 【小题 1】 in some way. 【小题 2】 of following up Send a thank-you note 【小题 3】 . E-mail can arrive 【小题 4】 than handwritten notes. The employer still appreciate 【小题 5】 notes. Find out the timeline. Follow up to strengthen your 【小题 6】 . Politely ask what they【小题 7】 the timeline to be. Be p
14、atient. It is 【小题 8】 that job seekers are too worried . Dont be nervous The hiring often takes a longer time. The decision makers are not 【小题 9】 _ town. If the indicated time is past, follow up【小题10】 and explain you are interested in the job. 答案： 【小题 1】 necessary/important 【小题 2】 Ways/Methods 【小题 3】
15、 immediately 【小题 4】 faster 【小题 5】 handwritten 【小题 6】 interest 【小题 7】 expect 【小题 8】 common 【小题 9】 in 【小题 10】 politely 试题分析：这篇短文讲的是在工作面试之后如何采取进一步的行动。文中给了我们一些具体的建议，如马上写感谢信、查明他们的时间表、要有耐心、没有马上收到回信不要紧张等。 【小题 1】根据文章第一段 Following up in some way is necessary，跟进在某些方面是很必要的。故填 necessary。 important 重要的，这个意思也可以。
16、【小题 2】 ways/methods 方法。这里是具体的跟进方法。 【小题 3】根据文中第一条建议 Send a thank-you note at once.，马上发一封感谢信，可知填 immediately,马上，立刻。 【小题 4】由文中 E-mail is fine for this and has the advantage of arriving faster， E-mail 比较适合这种情况，而且也比较快，我们可知发电子邮件要比手写的更快。故填 faster。 【小题 5】由文章中 but handwritten notes are still appreciated，但是手写
17、的信件仍然受到欣赏。故填 handwritten。 【小题 6】根据文章第二条建议 follow up within a week to strengthen your interest，一周内跟进还可以加强你的兴趣。故填 interest。 【小题 7】由文章中 politely ask what they expect their timeline for a decision to be.，礼貌的询问他们希望时间表是什么样的。故填 expect。 【小题 8】根据文中第三条建议 Most commonly, job seekers are too worried about the re
18、sult，找工作的 人往往比较担心结果。故填 common。 【小题 9】根据第四条建议 maybe the decision makers are out of town, 或许决策者没有在城里。 out of town 即 be not in town。故填 in。 【小题 10】 Hiring often ends up taking longer than expected. Just politely follow up, explain youre very interested，如果招聘是时间已过，那么就有礼貌的跟进，解释说 你对这个工作很感兴趣。故填 politely。 考点：
19、任务型阅读。 单项选择 * My cousin Andy can play _ piano very well, buy he isnt good at playing _ basketball. A the; the B /; the C the; / D /; / 答案： C 试题分析：句意 :我的表弟 Andy弹钢琴弹得很好，但是他不擅长打篮球。乐器的前面必须加定冠词，而球类运动的前面不用冠词，故选 C。 考点：考查冠词。 -Would you mind _me carry the heavy box -_. A helping; It is my pleasure B helping;
20、 Yes, please C to help; With pleasure D helping; With pleasure 答案： D 试题分析：句意 :-你介意帮助我搬这个重箱子吗？ -非常乐意。 mind 介意，后面跟动词的 -ing形式，故可排除 C； with pleasure 很乐意，表示乐意接受别人的请求。 it is my pleasure 用来回答感谢。故选 D。 考点：考查动词及情景交际。 Which of these sentences is correct A She wondered whats wrong with her dog. B I am not sure
21、what does he do for a living. C Nobody knows how he repaired his broken bike this morning. D He asked if that it would rain the following day. 答案： C 试题分析：句意 :下面的句子哪个是正确的。这题考查的是宾语从句。我们需要注意三个问题，即宾语从句中用陈述语序、宾语从句的引导词及宾语从句的语态要与主句一致。故 A选项错在时态上，应用一般过去时； B选项用的是疑问语序； D选项中引导词 if和 that重复了。故选 C。 考点：考查宾语从句。 Thes
22、e days, Grade 9 students stay up too late to finish _homework and prepare for exams, as a result, some of them feel _ the next day. A much too; more tired B too much; much tired C too much; more tired D much too; much tired 答案： C 试题分析：句意 :这些天，九年级的学生为了完成太多的家庭作业以及为考试准备而熬夜到很晚，结果第二天有些学生感到更疲惫。 too much 后
23、跟不可数名词，太多； much too 后跟形容词，太；第二空表示与前些天的比较，故用比较级。故选 C。 考点：考查副词。 The detective found him guilty _ robbing the old man of his watch. A in B of C with D on 答案： B 试题分析：句意 :这名侦探发现他因为抢了老人的手表而内疚。 be guilty of 为 感到内疚，有罪。这是一个固定搭配，故选 B。 考点：考查介词。 What kind of film do you think Tiantic belong to A Action film B H
24、orror film C Western film D Romantic film 答案： D 试题分析：句意 :你认为泰坦尼克号属于一部什么类型的电影。 action film 动作片； horror film 恐怖片； western film 西部片； romantic film 浪漫爱情片。由我们对这部电影的了解可知选 D。 考点：考查名词。 - Mr.Li, I cant understand everything in class. -Dont worry ! Ill _ the main points at the end. A record B review C require
25、 D remember 答案： B 试题分析：句意 :-李老师，在课上我没有把所有事都弄明白。 -别担心。我会在最后把要点复习一遍。 record 记录； review 复习，再现； require 需要；remember 记得。根据句意可知选 B。 考点：考查动词。 The film _ for half an hour when she got to the cinema. A has been over B has finished C had been over D had finished 答案： C 试题分析：句意 :当她来到电影院的时候，电影已经结束半个小时了。由句意可知当她到电
26、影院时，电影已经结束了，应用过去完成时。 finish 结束，是一个瞬间性动词，不能与表示一段时间的状语连用，故 B、 D不可以。故选 C。 考点：考查时态。 We believe _ we could finally go to a good senior high school. A what B if C that D when 答案： C 试题分析：句意 :我们认为我们最终能考入一个好的高中。这个题考查的是宾语从句。选项中的四个连词均可以引导宾语从句， what 什么，在从句中常做主语或宾语； if 是否； when 什么时候； that 引导宾语从句时没有意义，只起到连接的作用。根据
27、句意我们可知应选 C。 考点：考查连词。 -I have seen the film Tiny Times twice. - Oh, it is wonderful. _ you _ any other films during the holidays A Had; seen B Did; see C Have ; seen D Were ; seeing 答案： B 试题分析：句意 : 我看过 Tiny Times 这部电影两次了。 哦，太棒了。假期里你还看其他的电影了吗？根据句意可知，看电影这件事发生在假期中，是一件过去的事 ，故应用一般过去时。故选 B。 had seen 是过去完成时
28、，表示过去的过去； have seen 是现在完成时，表示过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响； were seeing 是过去进行时，表示过去正在发生的动作。 考点：考查时态。 - Must we finish our homework today - No, you _. You _ finish it the day after tomorrow. A neednt; must B mustnt; can C neednt ; can D mustnt; can 答案： C 试题分析：句意 : 我们必须今天完成作业吗？ 不，你们不必。你们可以后天完成它。 must 必须，它的一般疑问句的否定回
29、答应用 neednt ，不必； can 在此意为可以。故选 C。 考点：考查情态动词。 I saw Li Ming _ a black coat in the room but I thought he looks nice _ white. A dressed; in B put on; wear C wearing; in D wear; put on 答案： C 试题分析：句意 :我看见李明穿着一件黑色的外套，但是我认为他穿白色好看。这里我们要比较一下表示穿戴的几个词。 dress 穿，穿着，它后面的宾语应为人，而非衣服。另外它常用在 be dressed 这个结构中； put on 穿
30、上，表示穿的动作；wear 穿着，表示穿的状态； in 后面常跟颜色，表示穿某种颜色的衣服。故选 C。 考点：考查动词和介词。 Not only I but also her teacher _ China many times. A has gone to B went to C has been to D had been to 答案： C 试题分析：句意 :不仅我而且她的老师去过中国很多次了。 not onlybut also 不仅 而且，连接两个并列的主语时，谓语动词应根据就近原则，与最近的主语保持一致，故此题中应用单数形式；且我和她的老师都去过中国，故用 has been to，去过
31、（又回来了）；而 has gone to 表示去了（还没回来）。故选 C。 考点：考查时态。 The film, Tales of Old Beijing, shows us _ Beijing looked like many years ago. A how B that C which D what 答案： D 试题分析：句意 : Tales of Old Beijing这部电影给我们展示了很多年前北京的样子。 what look like 是什么样子的。这里 what 引导的是宾语从句。 how 怎样； which 哪一个； that引导宾语从句无意义。故选 D。 考点：考查连词。 W
32、e have to stay at home instead of going finishing because it is raining _. A badly B heavily C hardly D strongly 答案： B 试题分析：句意 :因为雨下得很大我们不得不呆在家里而不能去钓鱼。形容雨下得大应用 heavily。 badly 糟糕的，坏的； hardly 几乎不； strongly 坚强的，健壮地。根据句意可知选 B。 考点：考查副词。 完型填空 There once was a master who went to India. In those times, we d
33、idnt have airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now. So the master went to India . And when he got there, he saw a lot of fruit. In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is because they cant grow much the water situation. So he saw one basket, a big basket of some ve
34、ry red, long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop, not expensive at all. So he and asked, How much per kilo And the shopkeeper said, Two rupees.(印度货币 ) Two rupees in India is ; its like dirt (尘土 ). So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: O
35、h, my God! His _ watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became . As he coughed terribly , he up and down, saying, Ah! Ah! Ah! But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, Youre crazy,
36、 man. Those are chilies（辣椒） ! You cant eat so many; theyre not good for you! People use them a condiment（作料） , but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You cant just eat them by the handful like that; theyre not ! So the silly master said, No, I cant stop! I paid money for them, now Ill eat
37、 them. Its my ! And you think that master was silly, right Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things like that. we still continue just because weve money, time, effort and love into it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldnt stop because he didnt want to waste the money h
38、ed paid. So youve lost something, let it go and move on. Thats better than continuing to . 【小A by air B on foot C by taxi D by car 题1】 A delicious B cheap C expensive D fresh A because of B with the help of C in need of D as a result A got up B went up C turned up D looked up A something B nothing C
39、 everything D anything A eyes B ears C mouth D nose A sad B ugly C red D cold A searched B climbed C jogged D jumped A as B for C to D with A medicine B vegetables C fruit D food A instead B and C but D also A money B food C fruit D drink A joined B spent C paid D put A as if B ever since C even if
40、D so that A fight B fail C try D lose 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 D 试题分析：这篇短文说的是一位大师来到印度，他看到那里有很多水果，但是大多数都很贵。他捡最便宜的买了一些，吃了起来。吃了这种水果，大师被辣的流泪，但是他还是继续吃。通过这个故事作者告诉我们有时候我们会坚持一些愚蠢的事，仅仅是因为我们为此
41、付出了钱、时间或精力。但是这样是不值得的，我们要学会适时放手。 【小题 1】考查介词短语及语境的理解 。句意：在那个时候没有飞机，也没有我们现在有点各种各样的交通工具，所以这位大师走着去了印度。根据句意可知是 on foot 步行。 by air 乘坐飞机； by taxi 乘坐出租车； by car乘坐汽车，这些都与文意不符。故选 B。 【小题 2】考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：很多水果都很贵因为水的原因他们不能种得太多。既然水果的量很少，所以价格应该很贵。由下文大师挑了最便宜的水果买也可推断出。 delicious 美味的； cheap 便宜的； expensive 贵的；fresh新鲜的
42、。故选 C。 【小题 3】考查介词短 语及语境的理解。句意：因为水的问题他们不能种的太多。 because of 因为； with the help of 在 帮助下； in need of需要； as a result 结果。根据句意选 A。 【小题 4】考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：因此他走向前问： “这个多少钱一公斤？ ”get up 起床； go up 上升，走向前； turn up出现；将声音开大； look up 向上看；查阅。这里是说大师终于看到了一种好像比较便宜的水果，走向前去询问价格。故选 B。 【小题 5】考查代词及语境的理解。句意：在印度，两个卢 布根本什么也不算，就像
43、尘土一样。 something 某事； nothing 没什么事； everything 每件事；anything任何事。这里是说这种水果很便宜。故选 B。 【小题 6】考查名词及语境的理解。句意：他吃了这种水果后，眼睛流眼泪，嘴里流口水，像火烧一样。根据下文 his eyes were burning可知这里说的是眼睛。ears 耳朵； mouth 嘴； nose鼻子。根据句意可知选 A。 【小题 7】考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：他的头像着火一样，脸也很红。由下文我们可以知道这位大师吃的水果其实是辣椒 ，所以吃了它之后应该是脸变红。 sad 伤心的； ugly 丑陋的； cold冷的。根据
44、句意可知选 C。 【小题 8】考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他跳着说： “啊！啊！啊！ ”这里是大师吃了很多辣椒之后的表现，因为辣椒很辣，而且他还吃得很多，所以辣的蹦上蹦下。 search 寻找； climb 爬； jog慢走。故选 D。 【小题 9】考查介词及语境的理解。句意：人们用它当作料，只会放一点到食物中来调味。 as 作为； for为了； to 对 来说； with和，用。 useas 把 当做 用。故选 A。 【小题 10】考查名词及语境的 理解。句意：你不能直接用手那样的吃，他们不是水果。 medicine 药； vegetable蔬菜； fruit 水果； food食物。因为上文
45、提到过他去水果店买水果，所以这里应该是 fruit，故选 C。 【小题 11】考查连词及语境的理解。句意：我已经为他们付了钱，现在我要吃掉他们。 and 在这里表示承接。 instead 代替； but 但是； also也，而且。根据句意可知选 B。 【小题 12】考查名词及语境的理解。句意：这是花的我的钱。 money 钱； food 食物； fruit 水果； drink饮料。这里大师虽然被辣 椒辣的很难受，但是还在疼惜他的钱。故选 A。 【小题 13】考查动词及语境的理解。句意：有时候我们也会做很多这样的事，我们会继续仅仅是因为我们为之付出了钱、时间、努力和爱。 putinto 把 放到
46、 里面，在此意为付出。 join 参加，加入； spend 花费；句型是 spend time/money in doing sth./ on sth.； pay付钱 ,pay for。故选 D。 【小题 14】考查连词及语境的理解。句意：所以即使你失去了某个东西，就让它去吧，继续前行。 as if 好像； ever since 自从 ； even if 即使； so that 以至于。这里作者是建议我们当失去东西的时候，我们不应该在浪费时间精力在没有用的事情上，而是要向前看。故选 C。 【小题 15】考查动词及语境的理解。句意：继续比失去更好。 fight 打架；战斗；fail 失败； tr
47、y 尽力； lose失去。根据上一句话 even if youve lost something 可知这里是 lose，失去。故选 D。 考点：故事类短文。 阅读理解 When you watch TV and play video games you make global(全球的 ) warming worse! It may seem hard to believe, but when electricity is made, so are greenhouse gases(温室气体 ). This means that every time you use electricity yo
48、u help make global warming worse! Cars are also making global warming worse. They burn fossil fuels(化石燃料 ) in their engines, and send lots of greenhouse gases into the air. Global warming may be a big problem, but we can all help stop it. People can try to drive their cars less. Or even get ones that run on sunlight! Yo
