1、2011-2012学年度江苏省盐城市九年级第一学期期中考试英语卷 其他 Now youve finished three years of English study. Theres one way to demonstrate(展示 )what youve learned-take a test! Do you have any special methods(方法 ) you use to help you do better on a test How well you do is often a matter of how well prepared you are. Here are
2、 some ways to make sure youre at your best on test days. Go to bed early. The night before a test is not the time to stay up watching TV. You want to be rested and wide-awake for test day. Have a good breakfast. Test day isnt a morning for donuts(面包圈 ).Nor is it a time to starve yourself. Eat plenty
3、 of low-sugar, high-energy food to keep your brain and body working their best. Be prepared, Make sure you have two pencils and anything else you were asked to bring. Watch the numbers. Make sure that the number of the items(项目 )on your answer sheet matches the number of the question. Look over all
4、the answer choices(选择 ). Dont assume(假定 )that choice A is correct until youve checked the others. You may find a better one. And it is wrong to eliminate(排除 )any choice that you can see at once. Youll have a better chance of finding the right answer. Check the clock. Make sure you allow yourself eno
5、ugh time to answer every question and go back and check your answers .Dont spend too much time on any difficult question .Skip(跳读 )it and come back to it later. Keep up with your school work all year long Thats how you get the skills you need for taking tests. 四、填写表格，每空一词（ 10分） How to make sure that
6、 you can do 1 on test days 2 Things you do Going to bed early Not 3 up or being asleep for test day Having a good breakfast Eating 4 low-sugar, high-energy food Being prepared Remembering to 5 two pencils and the 6 things you were asked to bring Watching the numbers The number of your answer should
7、7 the number of the question Looking over all the choices Dont assume that the choice A is correct 8 youve checked the others Checking the clock 9 your time carefully and not spending too much on any difficult question You will get the skills you need 10 you keep up with your schoolwork all year lon
8、g 答案：、 better best 2、 ways 3、 staying 4、 much 5、 have 6、 other 7、 match 8、 until 9、 Planning 10、 if 单项选择 * -Is your father a teacher -well, he _. A used to B was used to C used to be D is used to be 答案： C - I dont think waste water should be put into the rivers or lakes. -_.It will cause much water
9、pollution. A Good luck. B Its my pleasure C I agree with you D The same to you 答案： C - Oh, Jacks not here these days. Is he ill -_. His mother told me that he was in hospital. A Im afraid so. B I hope not. C I dont mind D I dont think so 答案： A - How about going shopping on Renmin Road this evening -
10、 _,but I have to prepare for tomorrows exam. A I cant B Sounds great C Thats right D No, Im terribly sorry. 答案： B -Your monitor is never late for school, is he - _.He always comes to school earlier than others. A Yes, he is. B No, he isnt C Yes, of course. D No, sometimes 答案： B -Are Mr. and Mrs. Wan
11、g living alone in the house -Yes, they have three sons, but _ of them live in their own houses. A neither B both C all D none 答案： D - I hear that Hu Jintao will come to Nantong because the Sutong Bridge is open to traffic soon. - Do you know _ A what will he talk about B where will he give a talk C
12、how will he come D when he will arrive 答案： D All the information except these two pieces _ writing the article. A have been used to B has been used to C have been used for D has been used for 答案： D What is the best way you think of _ the environment A to protect B protecting C protect D protected 答案
13、： A -How does your brother like the song Two Butterflies -Great! He _ such a beautiful song before. A doesnt hear B never hear C is never heard D has never heard 答案： D - How are you feeling here - Its quite hot. I dont know _ to go or stay. A how B when C whether D where 答案： C You_ play with the kni
14、fe. You _ hurt yourself. A mustnt; may B mustnt; must C shouldnt; must D cant; should 答案： A Workers cant be made _ for twelve hours a day. A work B to work C working D worked 答案： B -Did you see who the driver was -No, the car ran so fast _ I couldnt get a good look at his face. A that B which C as D
15、 after 答案： A -Wow, so many new houses! I cant believe that. It used to be a poor village. - Yes,_ has changed here. A Nothing B something C Everything D Anything 答案： C 完型填空 I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely(模糊地 )
16、 1 the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see things again, 2 a disaster can do strange things to people. It happened to me the other day that I might not have come to love 3 as I do if I hadnt been blind. I believe in life now. I am not sure that I would believe
17、in it so 4 . I dont mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I 5 mean that the loss of 6 made me enjoy more of 7 I have now. Life asks us to keep making 8 to reality. If a person is able to get ready for anything changeable his world will 9 more meaningful. I became blind, but I was 10 . My p
18、arents and my teachers saw 11 in me-a potential(潜力 ) to live, you might call it-which I didnt see, and they make me fight it out with blindness. The hardest 12 I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was what I had to do at least. If I hadnt been able to do that, I would become a chair rocker
19、for the 13 of my life. When I say I believe in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase 14 . That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: A belief that I could deal with anything alone; that somewhere in the 15 there is
20、 a special place where I can make myself fit. 1. A. imagine B. find C. remember D. guess 2. A. but B. though C. so D. because 3. A. myself B. life C. eyes D. blindness 4. A. that B. therefore C. happily D. deeply 5. A. seldom B. just C. hardly D. always 6. A. them B. it C. blindness D. light 7. A. t
21、hat B. what C. which D. where 8. A. moments B. encouragements C. improvements D. changes 9. A. become B. change C. look D. end 10. A. brave B. lucky C. sad D. wise 11. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything 12. A. problem B. experience C. difficulty D. lesson 13. A. rest B. whole C. need
22、D. last 14. A. lonely B. alone C. self D. person 15. A. company B. group C. society (社会 ) D. family 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】考查动词辨析。作者眼睛失明，还能模糊记得阳光的明亮和红色。故选 C。 【小题 1】考查并列连词。本句表示的是转
23、折， though常放句尾。故选 A。 【小题 1】根据下句 I believe in life now可知，作者认识到自己对生活的热爱。故选 B。 【小题 1】考查副词辨析。 deeply“深深地 ”，作者深信生活。故选 D。 【小题 1】考查副词。 A“很少 ”； B“只是 ”； C“几乎不 ”； D“总 是 ”。作者的意思只是说，失去双目让作者懂得珍惜所有。故选 B。 【小题 1】联系上一句的 eyes可知，这里指代的是眼睛，用 them。故选 A。 【小题 1】考查宾语从句。 Of后的宾语从句缺少宾语，用 what。故选 B。 【小题 1】根据下句的 changeable可知，作者强调
24、的是改变。故用 change。故选 D。 【小题 1】考查动词辨析。 A“变得 ”； B“改变 ”； C“看 ”； D“结束 ”。 Become是系动词，后加形容词作表语。故选 A。 【小题 1】根据下句可知，作者的父母和老师发觉了作者的潜能，说明作者是幸运的。故选 B。 【小 题 1】考查不定代词。作者的父母和老师在作者身上发现一些东西 -生活的潜力。故选 A。 【小题 1】考查固定短语。 learn a lesson“得到教训 ”。故选 D。 【小题 1】考查固定搭配。 the rest of life“余下的生命 ”。故选 A。 【小题 1】考查形容词辨析。 Lonely“孤独的 ”；
25、alone“单独的 ”。这里指作者自己一人下楼梯。故选 B。 【小题 1】作者相信，在社会上，有适合作者的一个地方。故选 C。 阅读理解 Everything happens for the best, my mother said whenever things werent going my way. Dont worry. One day your luck will change. Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education, I had decided to try for a
26、 job in radio. One day, I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time. In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadnt got enough experience. Get some work with a small station and work your way up, she
27、said. I went back home. I couldnt get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didnt get the job. I felt really down. Your luck will change, Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried anothe
28、r radio station in Lowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone. As I left his office, I asked, How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员 ) if he cant get a job in a radio station I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. What did you mean Do you know anything abou
29、t football He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded. On my way home, Moms words come back to me, One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, itll feel doubly good because of all the hard work youve had
30、. At that moment I knew just what she meant. 16. Whats the writers ideal job A. A sportsman. B. A shop assistant. C. A sports announcer. D. A businessman. 17. Why didnt the writer get the job in Chicago A. Because he was too young. B. Because he didnt get college education. C. Because hes got a good
31、-looking person. D. Because he hadnt got enough experience. 18. The sentence But I got turned down every time. means . A. But I was refused every time B. But I was successful every time C. But I lost my way every time D. But the door of every station was always closed 19. What made the writer succee
32、d in the end A. His mothers words. B. A kind ladys help. C. His fathers car. D. His own hard work. 20. Whats the best title of this passage A. Mothers Words. B. Everything Happens for the Best. C. No One Is Always Lucky. D. To Find a Job in Radio Is Difficult. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D
33、 【小题 1】 B When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile. It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone. Every time I heard the
34、other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldnt talk about anyone with my problems. And I didnt want my parents to worry about me. Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy came into the classro
35、om. I didnt know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, without a word, only a smile. Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day
36、by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now. One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldnt remember smiling at me! It doesnt matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think
37、it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back. 11. Why was the smile an important gift A. Because the writers old school was far away. B. Because the writer didnt know who the boy was. C. Because the smile didnt mean anything to the boy. D. Because it made the wr
38、iter feel happy, lively and warm. 12.The writer didnt talk to anyone in her new school about her problem because . A. she was always unhappy B. she didnt have any friends there C. she was in the first year at the junior high school D. she didnt want her parents to worry about her 13. How did the smi
39、le change her life A. She started to make friends. B. She became the best friend with the boy. C. Her parents didnt worry about her any more. D. She realized that she was lonely. 14. Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from A. From her old school B. From her parents. C. From her
40、self. D. From her classmates at the new school. 15. Who has become the writers best friend now A. The writer herself B. The writers parents C. The writers classmates D. The boy with the smile 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his h
41、air. He doesnt smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, hell have a lot to say. This is Jay Chou, the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king. His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12. Those songs are from his album(唱片 ), Ye Huimei, and the album was rel
42、eased(发行 ) in July and was named after his mother. Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. His mother noticed the boys special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing. Ch
43、ou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. He is really good at music, it makes him attractive(有魅力的 ) to me. said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing. He is true to himself. He never follows others
44、. said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong, Jiangsu Province. 6. From this passage, we know that Jay Chou . A. is very handsome B. has a bright smile C. often makes too much noise D. is a pop music star 7. His fans are so excited because . A. he released a new album in Ju
45、ly B. he will sing new songs in Beijing C. he can play the piano very well D. his new album was named after his mother 8. When he was a little child, he . A. talked a lot every day B. did well in his study at school C. started to like music D. had huge crowds of fans 9. According to one of his fans,
46、 Jay . A. is a good student B. has long and beautiful hair C. is a well-known pianist D. is very attractive to them 0. The sentence He never follows others in the last paragraph means . A. he always has his own style B. he likes to walk alone C. he doesnt like other peoples songs at all D. no one ca
47、n catch up with him 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 1. has the largest population (人口 ) among these countries. A. Italy B. Australia C. China D. Italy 2. If you want to visit Big Ben, you should travel to . A. Rome B. London C. Beijing D. Canberra 3. You can visit in the country wit
48、h the smallest population, A. the Opera House B. the Great Wall C. the Leaning Tower of Pisa D. Big Ben 4. From the form, you can find in Western Europe. A. one country B. two countries C. three countries D. four countries 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the information in the form A. Australia isnt English-speaking countries. B. Rome is a city in Southern Europe. C. Canberra is the capital of Italy. D. London has a population of 56 million. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】
