2007年秋季学期宜昌城区期末调研考试
九年级英语试题
第一部分：听力测试 (25分)
I. 听对话选择图片：你将听到五段小对话，每段对话你将看到三幅供选择的图片。请你根据听到的对话内容，选择相应的图片。每段对话之后你将有5秒钟的答题时间。听一遍。共5小题，计5分。
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A. B. C.
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A. B. C.
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A. B. C.
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A. B. C.
II. 听对话回答问题：你将听到七段对话，每段对话之后你将看到一个或几个问题。请根据听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。每段对话之后你将有5至10秒的答题时间。听两遍。共10小题，计10分。
6. What does the woman mean?
A. She thinks the costume is perfect.
B. She prefers the costume in blue.
C. She prefers the costume in red.
7. What can you learn about Betty?
A. She has never been crazy about anyone. B. She is still crazy about Jackie Chan.
C. She used to be crazy about Jackie Chan.
8. What is true about the toy car?
A. It’s on the floor. B. It’s Mark’s. C. It’s Henry’s.
9. What might be the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife. C. Doctor and patient.
10. What will the woman probably do next?
A. She will consider the man’s advice. B. She will go to Yunnan for her vacation.
C. She will continue to plan her vacation.
请听第十一段对话, 回答第11至12两个问题。
11. What kind of boy is Jack?
A. He doesn’t talk much. B. He is always active. C. He feels confident.
12. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. Where to find Jack. B. How to help Jack. C. When to criticize Jack.
听第十二段对话，回答第13至15三个问题。
13. Why didn’t Stacy’s parents allow her to go out for the school picnic?
A. She hasn’t finished her homework. B. She didn’t pass her physics test.
C. She has some challenges in math.
14. Why isn’t Tom able to study at home?
A. His parents are not patient. B. His teacher doesn’t allow him to.
C. His house is always too noisy.
15. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
A. The school picnic. B. The school lessons. C. The school library.
III. 听短文选择答案：你将听到一段短文，然后你将看到5个问题，请根据听到的短文内容选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。听完短文之后你有一分钟时间回答所提问题。听两遍。共5小题，计5分。
16. Why is a bicycle sometimes better than a car in town?
A. It has a basket at the front. B. It is much cheaper than a car.
C. It is often faster than a car.
17. How does the woman’s daughter usually go to school?
A. With her mother on a bike. B. With her father in a car.
C. With her friend on foot.
18. What does the woman think of riding a bike in winter?
A. Warm and dry. B. Cold and rainy.
C. Unpleasant and dangerous.
19. When does the woman’s husband use the bicycle?
A. When he has to wait for a bus. B. When he goes for an outing.
C. When he likes his car best.
20. What can we learn from what the woman said?
A. Riding saves her a lot of money. B. Riding does her a lot of good.
C. Cycling is her favourite sport.
IV. 听对话填写表格：你将听到一段对话，请你根据对话内容，完成表格中的有关信息。听完对话之后你有一分钟时间填写表格内空缺的内容。听两遍。共5小题，计5分。
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Person |
What present |
When |
From whom |
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Sally |
piano |
at the age of ___21____ |
her father |
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Emma |
____22____ |
on New Year’s Day |
her ____23____ |
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Bill |
____24____ |
____25____ month |
his uncle |
第二部分：语言知识及运用(30分)
V. 单项选择：从下列各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个可以填入空白处的最佳答案。共15小题，计15分。
26. ---My spoken English is poor. __________ can I improve it?
---Why not join us in the English club? We can practice speaking after school every day.
A. How B. Who C. When D. What
27. --- What a nice bag on the table! Who does it __________ to?
---It’s Jenny’s, I think.
A. come B. bring C. belong D. invent
28. ---What would happen if there _______ no more clean water on the earth?
---I can’t imagine!
A. is B. was C. are D. were
29. ---________________________
--- Oh, sorry, I won’t do it again.
A. You shouldn’t turn around here. B. Where would you like to visit?
C. When was it invented? D. It must belong to Carla.
30. --- I heard you were late for school today.
---Yes, this morning I overslept and before I went outside, the bus ____________.
A. has left B. is leaving C. would leave D. had left
31. ---I’ve been waiting for you for an hour. Where have you been?
---______________ It’s rush hour now, you know, the traffic is too bad.
A. It doesn’t matter. B. Sorry about that.
C. Be careful! D. What a pity!
32. ---Sarah, would you mind doing the dishes?
---___________________
A. I’m sorry. Do you have your receipt? B. Certainly not. I’ll put on another pair.
C. OK. I’ll do them in a minute. D. Not at all. I’ll play in the park.
33. ---Did you hear about John? He lost his job.
---Oh, that’s terrible. He must be _________.
A. upset B. happy C. terrified D. sleepy
34. ---I haven’t eaten anything since yesterday.
---Oh, you __________ be hungry. But the dinner won’t be ready until 7 o’clock. How about
a piece of cake first?
A. can’t B. might C. could D. must
35. ---Excuse me, could you tell me when ___________?
---At 9:30, in twenty minutes.
A. has the train arrived B. the train has arrived
C. will the train arrive D. the train will arrive
36. ---Hi, Linda, you just came back from vacation! How was it?
---To tell you the truth, I feel __________. I had to visit all my family members and relatives in London . It took me a lot of time.
A. exhausted B. peaceful C. energetic D. specific
37. ---What would you do if your brother borrowed your clothes without __________?
---I would start doing the same thing.
A. conclusion B. organization C. donation D. permission
38. ---What’s your attitude towards vacations?
---I think they should be longer. Then we can have opportunities to ____________.
A. cause trouble B. pretend to be asleep
C. volunteer at the local hospital D. annoy other people
39. ---How did the girl feel when she was asked to marry the famous actor?
---Actually, she was _________ thrilled that she couldn’t say a word.
A. very B. too C. so D. fairly
40. ---Your classroom looks pretty nice.
---Yeah, it ________ twice every day.
A. is cleaned B. was cleaned C. cleans D. is cleaning
VI. 完形填空：先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。共15小题，计15分。
I was on the train, on my way home, when I saw Jennifer sitting in the same train. My first thought was “It’s her”. It was the girl who I (41) to see every day in the library when we were at university. Often I couldn’t (42) on my work when she was sitting so close to me, but in fact, we never (43) once, all the time we were there. And now, eight years later, here she was.
So I (44) up to her and said, “We’ve met before, haven’t we? Weren’t you at Durham University ?” Just a few words, I know, but it broke the (45), and we talked for the rest of the (46).
We got off the train at the same (47). She said goodbye and disappeared. I was (48) myself for not getting her telephone number. But then, thank goodness, she came back and said she had to wait for her next train. We (49) talking, but when her train arrived, I realized I (50) didn’t have her number. This was my last chance. I (51) a pen at her and she wrote it on a piece of paper just as the train pulled out. I got home and the (52) thing I said to my roommate was: “Do you remember the girl that I couldn’t stop talking about at university?” And he said, “Oh, no… yes, of course I remember…” I then kept talking about her for an hour. Finally, I (53) her later that evening and we decided to meet the next day. Six months later, we went to Australia and worked together for a year. When we came back, we got (54). It’s the only thing in my life that I’ve ever felt (55) certain about.
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41. A. liked |
B. used |
C. planned |
D. tried |
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42. A. pass |
B. decide |
C. concentrate |
D. reply |
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43. A. spoke |
B. chased |
C. expected |
D. escaped |
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44. A. cheered |
B. fixed |
C. made |
D. walked |
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45. A. ice |
B. window |
C. way |
D. door |
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46. A. research |
B. journey |
C. silence |
D. risk |
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47. A. station |
B. gallery |
C. laboratory |
D. spotlight |
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48. A. reminding |
B. hating |
C. memorizing |
D. revealing |
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49. A. influenced |
B. stopped |
C. disliked |
D. continued |
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50. A. ever |
B. never |
C. still |
D. yet |
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51. A. pressed |
B. shot |
C. threw |
D. pushed |
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52. A. last |
B. first |
C. funny |
D. little |
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53. A. educated |
B. phoned |
C. bothered |
D. refused |
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54. A. anxious |
B. angry |
C. bored |
D. married |
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55. A. completely |
B. probably |
C. possibly |
D. nearly |
第三部分：阅读与写作（65分）
VII. 阅读理解：本大题共有四篇短文，读A、B两篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳选项；读C篇短文，在方框中的六个选项中选择五个还原到短文中；读D篇短文，填写表格中所缺信息。 共20小题，计40分。
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Advertising（广告业）is highly developed in the twenty-first century and has become a part of our life. The development of radio, television, cinema, magazines and newspapers has gone hand in hand with the development of advertising. Why is advertising so popular? Is it a waste of money? It has been believed again and again that repeated advertising increases product (产品) sales. Since it increases production（产量）, the price can be lower. So advertising, instead of making a product more expensive, makes it cheaper.
Advertising is now a scientific business. Once managers would say jokingly, “ Most of us know that half of what we spend on advertising is wasted, but we don’t know which half.” Now, all parts of an advertising program are well studied.
What makes a good advertisement? There have been major changes in advertising in the past sixty years. People read advertisements partly for information and partly for pleasure. Today’s advertisements often start with a question, for attracting the reader’s attention. Of course, most advertisements have some information. But this is usually in a subject that is interesting and often funny. To be interesting is very important. Sometimes advertisements tell a story, or the story may be continued over a number of advertisements. However, there is a danger in this. It is possible that the reader will remember the advertisement but not the name of the product.
56. The aim of advertising is ____.
A. to increase product sales B. to make a product much better
C. to spend more money D. to lower the price
57. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined phrase “hand in hand”?
A. Here and there. B. Again and again.
C. As usual. D. At the same time.
58. What is meant by the managers in the second paragraph (段)?
A. A11 the money on advertising was wasted.
B. Not all the advertisements were good enough.
C.A11 the managers knew about advertising very well.
D. Managers spent no money on advertising.
59. What does the writer think of advertising?
A. Useless. B. Unnecessary. C. Important. D. Wasteful.
60. Which of the following is true according to this article?
A. Advertising is a waste of money.
B. Advertising makes products more expensive.
C. Advertising is just for fun and pleasure.
D. Some advertisements might make people not pay attention to the product itself.
B
What makes one person cleverer than another? What makes one person a great genius, like Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born to be brilliant or foolish, or is it the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is especially important for young children. Children who have a lot of mental exercise might do great things when they grow up. Many child psychologists think that parents sh
