1、2012届江苏省宜兴市周铁中学九年级上学期期中考试英语卷 其他 缺词填空 先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所给单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。（本大题共 6分，每格 0.5分） There are four people in my family. Every day my parents are very busy t 1 to make money in order to pay the high tuition（学费） for my brother and me. They hardly say I love you or
2、 send f 2 to each other. Besides， my father has a bad temper（脾气） .It is easy for him to lose his temper w 3 hes very tired from the hard work. I didnt know whether there was love between them u 4_ one spring. At that time， my father suddenly got badly sick. My mother had to stay with him in the hosp
3、ital for a month. When they r _5_ from the hospital， they both looked very pale . It s_ _6_ that both of them had a serious illness. After they were back， my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day in the morning and dusk（黄昏） . H _7 ， after two months my father still couldn
4、t walk by h_8_ All of us were worried about him. Dad， how are you f _9_ now I asked him one day. Susan， dont worry about me.”he said i 10 a low voice.“I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.”Reading his eyes， I know he loves my mother very much. Maybe many people think love m _1
5、1_ flowers， presents and sweet kisses. But from this experience， I understand that love is _12_， making life strong and warm. 答案： 1.考查固定句型。 Be busy doing sth.“忙于做某事 ”； “努力做某事 ”try to do sth.。故填 trying。 2.父母忙于赚钱，他们互相很少表达爱意，也很少互送鲜花。故填 flowers。 3.当爸爸工作很累时，他就会很容易发脾气。故填 when。 4.not .until.“直到 .才 .”。 “直到有
6、一年的春天，我才确定他们之间是否有爱。 ”故填 until。 5.“住院一个月回来后，他们看起来脸色都很苍白。 ”“返回 ”是 return，这里用过去时。故填 returned。 6.“他们脸色苍白，似乎都病得很重。 ”seem“似乎，好像 ”。故填 seemed。 7.“然而，两个月后，爸爸还是不能自己走路。 ”故填 however。 8.考查固定短语。 by oneself“自己 ”，故填 himself。 9.“爸爸，你现在觉得怎样？ ”进行时的构成是 be+doing。故填 feeling。 10.“用很低的声音 ”in a low voice。故填 in。 11.可能许多人认 为爱
7、意味着鲜花、礼物等。故填 means。 12.作者明白了爱是发自内心的。故填 inside。 动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共 10分，每小题 1分） 1.A good teacher always among the students. (go) 2.She to the English program when I went to see her yesterday. (listen) 3.Youd better _(not take) away todays newspaper . I want to read it soon. 4.Many things cant
8、without friends, but reading can. (enjoy) 5.The water_cool when I jumped into the pool for morning exercise. （ feel） 6.How heavily it ! We have to stay at home today. (rain) 7.If you are free, go and have my bike (repair). 8.The girl sitting next to me on the plane is very nervous. She _ never_befor
9、e. (fly) 9. _ you _ him if he calls to say sorry (forgive) 10. Im afraid this is the best way we can think of _you. (help) 答案 ： 考查主谓一致。 A good teacher是单数，故谓语用单数形式，故填 goes。 考查时态。句意 “当我昨天去看她时，她正在听英语节目。 ”过去某时正在发生的动作，用过去进行时，故填 was listening。 考查固定用法。 Youd better“你最好 .”，后加动词原形，否定在 better后加not。故填 not take。
10、 考查被动语态。 things和 enjoy之间是动宾关系，即 things作主语，应该用被动语态，情态动词后用动词原形。故填 be enjoyed。 考查系动词和被动语态。 切记，系动词没有被动语态。根据 jumped可知，应该用过去时。故填 felt。 考查感叹句。 “雨下得好大啊！我们只好待在家里。 ”根据句意可知，用现在进行时。 it 指天气，是单数，故用 is raining。 考查 have的用法。 have sth. done“让某事被别人做 ”， “如果你不忙，去把我的自行车送到修车的地方修一修。 ”故填 repaired。 考查现在完成时。 Before常与现在完成时连用。句
11、意 “坐在我旁边的那个女孩很紧张，她还从来没坐过飞机。 ”故填 has flown。 考查条件状语从句。 “如果我打电话向你 道歉，你会原谅我吗？ ”if从句用现在时，主句用将来时。故填 will forgive。 考查固定搭配。 Think of a way to do sth.“想出做某事的方法 ”， of在此是陷阱，不要用 helping。 we can think of是定语从句，修饰 the best way。故填 to help。 单项选择 * Ive never heard one-year-old boy can play _piano. A the, 不填 B an, 不填
12、C不填 , the D a, the 答案： D -Do you mind if I take the seat next to yours -_. It hasnt been taken yet. A Better not. B Yes, I do. C Of course not. D No, Im afraid not. 答案： C How the wind sounds! Why not stay at home such a rainy day A terrible;in B terrible;on C terribly;on D terribly;in 答案： B -Wheres
13、Mr. Wang , do you know - Well, its hard to say. But I saw him a football game just now. A was watching B watching C had watched D watched 答案： B fine weather it is! Lets go fishing, A What a, will you B How, shall we C What, shall we D How a, wont you 答案： C -Would you like to go to the park with me -
14、Id like to you dont want to go alone. A until B before C if D after 答案： C _ people like him because he thinks _ of himself than others. A Little; more B Most; less C Few; more D Many; more 答案： C Im going to take my driving test tomorrow. _! A Good luck B Cheers C Come on D Congratulations 答案： A I th
15、ink _ is necessary _ us to do something useful to protect the birds. A this; for B it; of C this; of D it;for 答案： D Dick _in America, but now he has been_Chinese food since he moved to Wuxi. A used to live; used to eating B is used to live; used to eat C is used to living; used to eating D used to l
16、iving; used to eat 答案： A The words that we should pay attention to _ on the blackboard. A being written B are written C is writing D writing 答案： B The work is too difficult for Mr Zhu to finish in a week. He needs _ days. A more two B two more C two another D another more 答案： B Daniel is very modest
17、. He never _ before his friends. A shows off B shows up C turns off D turns on 答案： A -Will you please stay here a little longer -Sorry, I . I eat dinner with my mother. Shes coming. A mustnt; will have to B dont; have to C cant; had to D cant; will have to 答案： D We hope that as many people as possib
18、le _ join us for the charity show tomorrow. A need B can C must D should 答案： B 完型填空 Many people think the 1 time is spent, the more work will be done. So students have to spend the whole day doing school work 2 the three meals. Modern students have many 3 . They love sports, computers and music. A 4
19、 holiday can get them away from too much school work , and they can do what they like. But still teachers do not 5 it. Because they have too much homework, they have no time to enjoy themselves. Students are really tired of their weekend homework. So they dont do it 6 Sunday night. And there is not
20、enough time to finish the homework carefully. The poor weekend homework usually makes teachers 7 . Things always get worse 8 right ideas. Too much school work makes students lose 9 in learning. Its also bad for their health. A horse runs faster after a rest. But for students only a rest is not enoug
21、h. So such a condition（状况） should be 10 to give students both pleasure and knowledge. ( )1 A. many B. much C. more D. most ( )2 A. except B. for C. during D. with ( )3 A.hobbies B. books C. pens D. friends ( )4 A.two days B. two-days C. two-day D. two-days ( )5 A. talk about B. think about C. speak
22、of D. look after ( )6 A. on B. except C. after D. until ( )7 A. to get angry B. get angry C. to feel unhappy D. quite surprised ( )8 A. to B. by C. without D. with ( )9 A. interested B. interest C. interesting D. themselves ( )10 A. changed B. kept C. taught D. made 答案： 阅读理解 The first Starbucks coff
23、ee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It was a small coffee shop that roasted its own coffee beans. The coffee shops business did well, and by 1981 there were three more Starbucks stores in Seattle. Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That y
24、ear, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran(经营 ) Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment. He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, and he was curious about the company. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did, and
25、he liked what he saw. He wanted to become part of the company. In 1982, the original(原先的 ) Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the companys head of marketing. In 1983, Schultz travelled to Italy. The unique atmosphere of the coffee bars there caught his eye. To Schultz it seemed that Italians spent th
26、eir daily lives in three places: home, work and coffee bars. His experience in Italy gave Schultz a new idea for Starbucks back in Seattle. Schultz created an atmosphere for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Between 1987 and 1992, Starbucks open
27、ed 150 new storesand that was only the beginning. In fact, by the year 2000, three new Starbucks stores opened somewhere around the world every day! Today, Starbucks has thousands of stores, including stores in twenty-six countries. One thing that helps make Starbucks succeed in cities outside the U
28、nited States is the way Starbucks works with local stores and restaurants. By working together with a store already in the city, Starbucks gets an understanding of customers in the city. This understanding helps Starbucks open stores in the right locations for their customers. 11 What is the main id
29、ea of this passage A How Starbucks has grown B What Starbucks makes C Starbuckscustomers D How Starbucks makes its coffee 12 Which is true about Starbucksfirst ten years of business A It grew very quickly B It was run by Howard Schultz C It made special coffee makers D It was a small company 13 Who
30、is Howard Schultz A A coffee seller in New York B An Italian coffee maker C The man who changed the company D One of the original owners of the company 14. How many new Starbucks stores probably opened in the year 2000 around the world A.Three. B.About1095. C.Two thousand. D. Thirty-six. 15 What hel
31、ps Starbucks succeed in places outside the United States A Opening restaurants in just a few locations each year B Only selling locally produced coffee beans C working with other major coffee-making companies D Learning about local customers 答案： 【小题 1】通过阅读短 文可知本文主要描述了星巴克的成长过程，故选 A。 【小题 2】根据 It was a
32、 small coffee shop that roasted its own coffee beans.可知选D。 【小题 3】通过阅读短文可知霍华德舒尔茨就是改变星巴克的人，故选 C。 【小题 4】根据 by the year 2000, three new Starbucks stores opened somewhere around the world every day!365*3=1095，故选 B。 【小题 5】根据 By working together with a store already in the city, Starbucks gets an understan
33、ding of customers in the city. This understanding helps Starbucks open stores in the right locations for their customers.描述可知选 D。 For many years, artists have flocked（聚集） to Paris, France, to paint or to learn to paint. Perhaps artists first went there because of the citys beauty. They went to paint
34、 pictures of the broad tree-lined streets, the great churches, and the graceful river bridges. The artists felt comfortable in Paris because the people of the city had always enjoyed art. Paris had great art museums, filled with famous paintings and statues from many countries. And the people of Par
35、is had always welcomed new ideas. In this city, artists felt free to experiment with new ways of painting. As soon as famous artists painted in Paris, students came to learn them. People came to buy paintings. Men called art dealers（商人） set up galleries where paintings could be bought and sold. Othe
36、rs kept shops that sold artists paints and supplies. Students and the artists who were not yet famous could live in Paris for very little money. They learned by studying great art in the museums, and they learned from one another. They held art fairs, hanging their paintings outdoors along the stree
37、ts. Today, New York City and Florence, Italy, are also famous art centers. But the worlds principal art exhibits are still held in Paris. Important judges of art live there. Most of the new ways of painting that have started in the last hundred years began in Paris. So artists and art dealers still
38、go to Paris because it is the worlds leading art center. （ ） 6. Artists first went to Paris because _. A. it was very beautiful B. it was cheap to live there C. there were a lot of streets, bridges and churches D. there were a lot of art museums （ ） 7. Artists still go to Paris now because _. A. it
39、is still very beautiful B. it is still cheap to live there C. there are more art museums D. it is the leading art center of the world （ ） 8. The main idea of the story is about _. A. the worlds most famous art center B. how to buy a painting in Paris C. the famous art centers of New York and Florenc
40、e D. art museums and art dealers （ ） 9. The story leads us to believe _. A. all artists who go to Paris will become famous B. the people of Paris have never liked new ideas C. people can buy fine paintings in Paris D. Paris is the most beautiful city in the world （ ） 10. The story makes us think _.
41、A. that Paris is famous for its artists paints B. that there is more than one way to paint C. that art fairs are held in galleries D. that few artists will go to Paris in the future 答案： The most unusual museum in London is the Science Museum. In most museums, theres no shouting and no running, and y
42、ou arent allowed to touch the exhibits(展品 ). But the Science Museum is different, because its noisy! People talk about what they can see and do there, and some of the machines are noisy as well. Visiting the Science Museum is fun and its a great way to learn about science because you can work things
43、 out and try out ideas. When I visit the Science Museum, I go to the Launch Pad. This is my favourite room because you can do physics experiments. For example, if you want to fill a bag with falling sand, you have to move a kind of truck on wheels into the correct position. I also go to the Rocket S
44、how. You can learn how we travel into space and back again. Then I go upstairs to Human and Nature room. You can compare your speed with animals there. You hear a noise and push a button(按钮 ). If you arent fast enough, the lion catches you! Im faster than all my friends, but the lion still catches m
45、e. There are also rooms on transport, the environment and space technology, as well as maths, physics and chemistry. You can do a lot of things in this museum, but you have to obey some rules as well. For example, you mustnt take photos of the exhibits in the museum. But you can buy postcards of the
46、m in the museum shops. Above all, the Science Museum is free. That means you can drop in for a few minutes or you can stay as long as you likeits open every day, from 10 am to 6 pm. So if you ever go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum. Its my favourite museum in the whole world. 1. Wh
47、at is the writers favourite room A. The Launch Pad. B. The rooms on space technology. C. The Human and Nature room. D. The Rocket Show. 2. What cant you do in the Science Museum A. Touch the machines. B. Do chemistry experiments. C. Take photos of the exhibits. D. Talk loudly about what you see. 3.
48、How much does it cost to go into the Science Museum A. $10 for adults. B. $6 for children. C. Only free for children. D. Free for everyone. 4. How long can you stay at the Science Museum A. 6 hours. B. 8 hours. C. 10 hours. D.12hours. 5. In what way is the Science Museum different from other museums A. We can see a lot of exhibits in the Science Museum. B. People can talk to each other in the Science Museum. C. Theres no shoutin
