精品文檔 1歡迎下載 溫州新星學校溫州新星學校 20122012 學年第一學期期末九年級培優集訓學年第一學期期末九年級培優集訓 蒼南中學提前招生模擬考試英語試卷 說明 說明 1 本試卷分第 I 卷 選擇題 和第 II 卷 非選擇題 兩部分 分值 120 分 考試 時間 100 分鐘 2 請將所有題目的答案寫在答題卷上 一 單項填空 共15小題 計15 分 1 Which ai in the following word has a different pronunciation from the others A afraidB sailC saidD explain 2 Oh my God We have missed the last bus What should we do I m afraid we have no but to take a taxi A decision B choice C advice D reason 3 The traffic was busy on our way to the train station we caught the train on time at last A although B soC but D because 4 Is this a postcard Tom Yes he said he enjoyed his life in France A to B with C of D from 5 Could you please tell us the tigers in the cage are Sam I guess they are about 200kg each A how many B how tall C how heavy D how long 6 You can imagine how different the table manners here are from A us B ourselves C ours D our 7 Vivian didn t buy the beautiful skirt because the owner asked it was worth A twice times as B two times many C twice as much as D twice as many as 8 Have all the students known that our class will visit the factory this afternoon Yes Every student about it A tells B told C has told D was told 9 I called Mary many times yesterday evening but I couldn t get through Her brother on the phone call all the time A talked B had talked C has talked D was talking 10 Any boy or girl was one of the big family knew how hard the life was when they were very young 精品文檔 2歡迎下載 A who B what C which D whom 11 Good morning I ve got an appointment with Miss Smith in the Personnel Department Ah good morning You be Mrs Peters A might B must C would D can 12 Jimmy with his family had a good journey home A didn t heB didn t theyC hadn t heD hadn t they 13 Excuse me could you tell me There s a bank on the second floor You can make it there A where I can change money B how I can get to the bank C if there s a bank near here D where the bank is 14 Don t forget to take your room key to the front desk when you of the hotel A turn out B drop out C hang out D check out 15 Is there a table for four please Is the one near the window OK A After you B You are welcome C Take your time D This way please 二 完形填空 共 15 小題 計 15 分 通讀下面短文 掌握其大意 然后在各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳選項 About one year ago a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me I never heard any noise from the children Instead I often heard the parents shouting 16 at the kids not in a nice tone but in a 17 one We often 18 in the hallway I always greeted them but the only 19 I ever got was a hello from the eight year old girl I usually went out to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just 20 their apartment and the little girl was 21 the outside door open for the others Then I got out of my car and walked towards the door The parents were telling their daughter to hurry and get into the car 22 the little girl was still holding the door 23 for me I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury I forgot to tell her how grateful I was for her kindness I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had 24 an old man s heart The next day there was a 25 on my door and it was the little girl and her parents They came to thank me From then on when we met in the hallway we always greeted each other in a friendly 26 Last night there was a heavy snow I looked out at my car and 27 how I was going to keep my doctor s 28 because I could only walk for a short time This morning when I opened the front door all the 29 was removed Isn t it 30 that the small kind act of an 8 year old girl can change so many things for the better It is said that good things come from small acts 16 A quietlyB strangelyC quicklyD angrily 17 A frightening B exciting C sincere D kind 精品文檔 3歡迎下載 18 A foughtB met C chatted D argued 19 A present B result C reply D return 20 A building B cleaning C returning D leaving 21 A breaking B pulling C holding D unlocking 22 A butB and C so D then 23 A hunting B asking C waiting D calling 24 A helped B broken C touched D saved 25 A note B knock C invitation D picture 26 A manner B appearance C sound D smile 27 A foundB forgot C remembered D wondered 28 A promise B appointment C suggestion D attention 29 A carB waterC snowD grass 30 A amazing B confusing C scaring D challenging 三 閱讀理解 共 20 小題 計 40 分 其中第一 節15小題 計30分 第二 節5小題 計10分 第一節 閱讀下列短文 從每題所給的四個選項 A B C 和 D 中選出最佳選項 A In the middle of the first term of school the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills Steve hurried through his tests and continued to dream of other things His heart was not in school but in the woods One day Miss White s impatient voice broke into his daydreams Steve Pay attention Steve turned to look at her fixing his eyes on Miss White as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade You all did pretty well she told the class except for one boy and it breaks my heart to tell you this but She hesitated her eyes searching his face The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class She just stared at Steve Steve dropped his eyes After that it was war Steve still wouldn t do his homework Even as the punishments became more severe he remained stubborn Just try it ONE WEEK He was unmoved You re smart enough You ll see a change Nothing touched him Give yourself a chance Don t give up on your life Nothing Steve Please I care about you Wow Suddenly Steve got it Someone cared about him Steve went home from school thoughtful that afternoon Walking into the house both parents were out He quickly gathered up a jar of peanut butter a loaf of bread a bottle of water and this time his schoolbooks The following Monday he arrived at school on time and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom She walked in all smiles God she was beautiful Miss White immediately gave a quiz on the weekend homework Steve hurried through the test and was the first to hand in his paper With a look of 精品文檔 4歡迎下載 surprise Miss White took his paper Obviously puzzled she began to look it over Miss White s face was in total shock The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test From that moment nothing was the same for Steve Life at home remained the same but life still changed He discovered that not only could he learn but he was good at it He discovered that he could understand knowledge and translate the things he learned into his own life Steve began to go ahead 31 Steve used to be bad at his lessons because A the teacher blamed him from time to time B he was not a smart boy in his class C the test for the seventh grade challenged his confidence D he hadn t put his heart into his studies 32 The underlined word stubborn in the passage probably refers to A completely unchanged B severely punished C careless with the homework D lost in the test 33 It was the that made Steve begin to work hard at his lessons later A his parents B his classmates C the teacher D failure in the test 34 Which of the following descriptions is TRUE according to the passage A Steve often helped his parents work in the woods instead of going to school B The teacher punished Steve for his failure in the test for the seventh grade C Steve not only made progress but finally became a good student of the class D Steve was actually a clever boy but Miss White hadn t realized it at first 35 Which of the following words best describes Steve s teacher A Hardworking B Caring C Outstanding D Strict B Animation means making things which are lifeless come alive and move Since earliest times people have always been astonished by movement But not until last century have we managed to take control of movement to record it and in the case of animation to retranslate it and recreate it To do all this we use a movie camera and a projector 放映機 In the world of cartoon animation nothing is impossible You can make the characters do exactly what you want them to do A famous early cartoon character was Felix the Cat created by Pat Sullivan in America in the early nineteen twenties Felix was a wonderful cat He could do all kinds of things no natural cat could do like taking off his tail using it as a handle and then putting it back Most of the great early animators lived and worked in America the home of the moving picture industry But to be an animator you don t have to be a professional It is possible 精品文檔 5歡迎下載 for anyone to make a simple animated film without using a camera at all All you have to do is to draw directly on to an empty film and then run the film through a projector 36 What does the passage mainly discuss A Animal World B Movie camera C Cartoon making D Movement 37 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage A In ancient times people were surprised by movement B Pat Sullivan was a famous early cartoon character C It is impossible to make cartoon characters do what they are designed to do D People were unable to cause the movement to last or record it in the 19th century 38 According to the passage Felix the Cat A was created by the American cartoonist Felix B was unable to do what natural cats could not do C was designed by Pat Sullivan in the early twentieth century D was created in the Untied States in the nineteenth century 39 It can be inferred from the passage that A only professionals can create cartoon characters B the cartoon industry started in the United States C to make a film without using a camera is impossible D Walt Disney s cartoon characters were born earlier than Pat Sullivan s 40 Which of the following statements best describes the author s attitude towards cartoon making A Cartoon making is an easy job Anyone can do it B Only trained people can be employed in cartoon making industry C Anyone can make cartoons under the instructions of professionals D Cartoon making is no easy job You have to spend much time drawing onto the empty film C Recently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Internet forum 論壇 asking what PK meant My family has been watching the Super Girl singing competition TV program My little daughter asked me what PK meant but I had no idea explained the puzzled father To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online it is impossible not to know this term In such Internet games PK is short for Player Kill in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other 精品文檔 6歡迎下載 In the case of the Super Girl singing competition PK was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking Like this father Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students compositions using Internet jargons which are difficult to understand A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn t understand My GG came back this summer from college He told me I ve grown up to be a PLMM I loved to FB with him together he always took me to the KPM went one composition GG means Ge Ge Chinese pinyin for brother PLMM refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei beautiful girl FB means Fu Bai corruption KPM is short for KFC Pizza Hut and McDonald s Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language If you do not even know what a Kong Long dinosaur referring to an ugly looking female or a Qing Wa frog referring to an ugly looking male is you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao 41 By writing the article the writer tries to A explain some Internet language B suggest common Internet language C laugh at the Beijing father D draw our attention to Internet language 42 What does the writer think about the term PK A Fathers can t possibly know it B The daughter should understand it C Online game players may know it D Super Girl shouldn t have used it 43 The examples of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher are used to show that Internet jargons A are used not only online B can be understood very well C are welcomed by all the people D cause trouble to our mother tongue 44 The underlined word jargons means in Chinese A 行話 B 粗口 C 歌詞 D 趨勢 45 What would be the best title for the passage A A puzzled father B Do you speak Internet ish C Keep away from Internet ish D Kong Long or Qing Wa 第二節 請仔細閱讀下列關于各種書籍的信息 46 50 匹配書籍與其所應放置的書 架 A F 其中一項為多余選項 46 The Delighted Eye by Prof John Nash The 1994 Nobel Prize Winner for Economics tells his life story growing up in a small town in America becoming one of America s most influential mathematicians and his battles with mental illness 精品文檔 7歡迎下載 47 Mother Tongue The English Language by Bill Bryson Bryson s book is a journey through the history and different aspects of the English language one that is both informative and hugely entertaining As with most of Bryson s books fun comes before facts and readers will be left with a smile on their faces 48 Into Thin Air by John Krakauer is a riveting first hand account of a disastrous journalist and experienced climber John Krakauer to join the team led by the famous Everest guide Rob Hall Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders by the end of the race eight people were dead 49 Ready Made How to Make Almost Everything by Shoshana Berger and Grace Hawthorne Beautifully written with great factual information The theme behind this book is re use re claim re cycle and there are many easy to do projects for the reader to try such as making a photo frame from a book cover or a pot for your plants from plastic shopping bags 50 The Smartest Guys in the Room The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind As the title suggests the authors cover the rise of the American electricity company to become one of the 10 richest companies in the world A perfect guide on what not to do in business A Do It Yourself Section On these shelves customers can find the latest books on how to do everything from building a computer to constructing your own home B Sports the face of a camel and the 54 of a tiger In China dragons are said to have great powers Chinese emperors 55 they were the real dragons and the sons of heaven In ancient China people 56 great respect for any dragon in pictures carvings 雕刻 and writings and 57 a result the dragon became the symbol of the Chinese nation All people including the emperors prostrated 拜倒 58 in front of the image of a dragon The dragon 59 plays an important part in Chinese festivals The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated every year all over China Though the dragon is legendary the Chinese people with great respect for this powerful creature are 60 of that the descendants of the dragon 五 單詞拼寫 共 l0 小題 計 10 分 根據下列句子及所給單詞的首字母 寫出各單詞的完全形式 每空限填一詞 61 I really like a all the leaves are yellow and red 62 You are w your time Stop doing it 63 He is too busy to do some cleaning so his room is very d 64 The book I bought last week c me ten pounds but it s worth the money 65 He thinks studying g is a great way to learn a language 66 Jim went to America when he was 3 so now he can s very good English 67 There are t months in a year 68 You can t drive if you re drunk because it s a t