2008-2009学年北京市西城区九年级第一学期期末考试英语试卷

43. A. wasted B. stopped 44. A. give the sweater B. play the music 45. A. from B. in 46. A. said B. listened 47. A. touched B. harmed 48. A. worked out B. seen 五、阅读理解 （共22分，每小题2分）

C. took C. heal the injury C. behind C. cried C. helped C. felt D. cost

D. buy the CD D. for D. laughed D. broke D. found out

阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文，然后从其后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

A

Hong Kong is the Events Capital of Asia and that means there’s always something fun and exciting to do. Hong Kong Winter Festival is just one of many special events that you can enjoy this Christmas season. Event name A Symphony（交响乐）of Lights National Ballet of China Hong Kong International Races (horse races) Ocean Park Christmas Sensation Dec.18 to Jan.2 10am – 8pm Park closes at 6pm on Dec.18 and 25 Ocean Park HK$ 185 adults, HK$ 93 children aged 3-11 Date and Time Every night 8pm-8:18pm Nov. 24-25 and 27-28 7:30pm Dec. 12 Noon- 6pm Place The Avenue of Stars Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre Sha Tin Racecourse Price Free; fireworks added to shows on Dec. 24-26 and Dec. 31 HK$ 100, $180, $350, $480 Coming Horseracing Tour price: HK$ 790

49. We can watch the symphony with fireworks on ____. A. Dec. 25 B. Dec. 28 C. Nov.28 D. Nov. 25

50. The Kings will be free on the afternoon of December 12, and they can have fun

at ____.

A. the Ocean Park B. Grand Theatre

C. Sha Tin Racecourse D. the Avenue of Stars

51. If you and your parents want to visit the Ocean Park, you will pay ____for the tickets.

A. HK$ 463 B. HK$ 555 C. HK$ 278 D. HK$ 370

B

Just like the planners for the Beijing Olympics in 2008, the planners for the London Olympics in 2012 are making sure that the Games will benefit the people of their city. London is planning to hold the most environmentally friendly Olympic Games ever. For example, a wind turbine(涡轮机)is going to be built to the north of the Olympic Park. London's Olympic planners say that it will have blades(叶片)about 40 meters and that they plan to use it after the Games to deliver(传送)energy to homes and businesses in the local area for at least 20 years.

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) plans to use the turbine to produce energy for the Olympic Park in East London. It is expected to produce the same amount of energy that 1,200 homes use in a year. They're also hoping to make a big impression on the thousands of visitors expected in London for the Games. It's planned to be 120 metres high over the Olympic Park in East London when the Olympic Games take place in 2012.

The ODA is also hoping to use other 'green' energy sources(来源). Solar energy from the summer sun and hydro(水的)power from the River Thames are also possible future energy for this part of the capital.

London also plans to provide a clean modern transport system for the Games. A train called Javelin (which will travel at up to 225 km per hour) is going to link (连接) the Olympic Park with central London in just seven minutes.

The organizers hope to use the new Channel Tunnel Rail Linkat St Pancras in central London to bring even more people to the Games. Eurostar trains between London and Paris and between London and Brussels will be often and these high-speed trains are going to reduce the number of flights from Europe needed to deliver the sportsmen and audience to London. In addition, with new railway lines and stations in the local area, transport planners are aiming for the rail network to deliver 240,000 passengers an hour to the Park with a train arriving every 15 seconds. In this way planners hope to reduce the need for planes, cars and buses and therefore make London 'greener' in 2012.

52. From the passage we know that benefit probably means “____” . A. do harm to B. do good to C. show D. teach 53. People will go to the Olympic Park from central London by ____. A. Javelin B. Eurostar C. Channel Tunnel D. plane 54. According to the passage, which statement is NOT true? A. A wind turbine will be built to deliver energy.

B. The River Thames may be the source of hydro energy.

C. With the use of new railways, London will be greener in 2012.

D. The ODA is an engineer who can build things for the Olympic Games. 55. What is the main idea about this passage?

A. The transport in London will be modern and perfect.

B. The ODA is hoping people will use solar energy and hydro power. C. London will hold the most environmentally friendly Olympic Games. D. After the Games the energy will be used for businesses.

C

Householders are being made to collect their own mail because postmen are not bothering (费力) to deliver parcels (包裹)and letters that must be signed for. Instead, they simply leave cards saying “Sorry you were out” without even ringing the doorbell to check. Customers then have to collect their mail from their local Post Office. Consumer Watchdog Postwatch said it had received 150 complaints (投诉) from Royal Mail customers across Britain who received “Sorry you were out” notices when they were actually at home. Most parcels and all recorded delivery letters need to be signed for. But some postmen do not seem to want to wait for householders to answer a knock at the door. Others, employed(雇用) as

short-term workers, have been known only to deliver the cards. “We have had complaints that postmen are leaving these cards even when people are in,” a spokesman for Postwatch said. “And we have also had customers telling us that short-term postmen are not allowed to take signed-for mail to the door, so they had to drop these notices through the letterbox instead. It is completely unacceptable that this mail is not being delivered. The recorded mail service is more expensive and is meant to be a top quality（品质）delivery service, but this is not the case.” Musician Adrian Bradbury, 38, complained to Postwatch after he received two cards through the letterbox at his South London home while he was there caring for his baby daughter. He ran after the postman, only to find he did not have the parcels with him. The postman told him that he was a short-term worker and said the parcels could be picked up from the sorting office at New Cross Gate. More than three weeks later, Mr. Bradbury has not had a chance to pick up his parcels. “I am so busy looking after the baby,” he said, “The parcels are probably presents for her.” The Royal Mail said it knew about the situation in Mr. Bradbury’s area of New Cross Gate and it was a way “to simplify(简化) things for new short-term workers that came in”. The Communication Workers Union criticized(批评) the Royal Mail. “If the managers are encouraging this practice, the CWU condemns (谴责) it. For the Royal Mail to deliver the service customers deserve (应得), the company needs to spend money on properly trained and paid long-term workers.”

56. Customers complain that the postmen leave cards saying “Sorry you were out” ____. A. when there is nobody in B. after they ring the doorbell C. without checking if there is someone in D. to save time and money 57. The underlined sentence “ but this is not the case”means that ____. A. customers get a very good delivery service without paying so much B. the Royal Mail spends much money on a top delivery service C. customers have to pay more money for better delivery service D. the Royal mail doesn’t provide the service customers deserve 58. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Some of the complaints have to do with the short-term workers. B. The recorded mail is more expensive and should be signed for.

C. Mr. Bradbury is so angry because the parcels for his daughter are lost. D. The Royal Mail should be condemned if it doesn’t change the situation. 59. From the passage, we can infer(推断) that Postwatch is probably a(n) ____. A. householder B. postman C. letterbox D. organization

第Ⅱ卷 （非机读卷 共50分）

一、听对话，按要求完成下面的听力任务。（共8分，每小题2分）

请根据所听到的短文内容和表格中的提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在下面的表格中。 apartment:公寓 rent: 房租 bill:账单 Apartment Size Rent Bills 1. ____-bedroom apartment 2.$____ per month, with $300 security deposit Pay electricity only. Gas and 3. ____ are included. Parking Parking space is 4. ____ the apartment. 二、语言知识运用（2） （共10分，每小题2分） 根据中文提示完成句子。

5．快点，要不然你看电影就迟到了。

Hurry up, or you will____ the movie.

6．费尔普斯的出色表现使他赢得了“飞鱼”的称号。

Phelps’ excellent performance ____the nickname of “flying fish”. 7. 呆在家里太没意思了，出去散散步怎么样？

It’s boring to stay at home. ____？

8．接到你的电话后，我就尽快地把书带来了。

After I answered your phone call, I ____.

9. 这次环保活动很重要，我们打算多花些时间做准备。

The environmental program is____important____. 三、选词填空 （共7分，每小题1分）

阅读对话，然后从方框中所给的词填空，每个词限用1次。

often, make, even though, goodbye, stay, wish, happy A: I’ll miss you, Diana! B: Oh, I feel just the same! We must try to continue our friendship, １０ we will no longer be at school together.

A: Yes. I １１ we weren’t going to different senior high schools. I feel really sorry to have to say １２ to you and all our other old friends.

B: We’ll １３ new friends, too, though! But let’s promise to １４ in touch. We may not see each other so １５, but we can get together in the summer vacation. A: Yes, and think of all the １６ times we’ll have then! 四、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分）

阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。

When children are faced with problems, they may not be able to deal with them. Children need to learn how to solve (解决) problems. You can help them to learn it. The best way is to take the time to talk about problems as they happen. Of course, this is not easy to do. Problems have a way of bursting upon(突然发生) someone at the worst time. But even if the time is not the best, you should try to help.

There are many things you can do to help children learn problem-solving skills. One good way is to find out what made the problem happen. This is a skill that children won’t learn without help. A child may knock over a glass of milk at the dinner table, but he may not realize that the glass was too close to the edge. You can show the child what the problem is. Then it can be solved.

The next step for children is to learn how to solve the problem alone. This step takes courage. Some of them are so afraid of being wrong that they cannot solve problems. You can help them by talking about some possible answers. The two of you can decide which answer is the best. Let the children try it out. Now the children will see that problems can be solved, and you can praise them for choosing an answer.

Another step to problem-solving is to help children see the laws of cause and effect (因果规律). If a glass is knocked over, it will fall and break. If children might like to write on the wall, the pencil always leaves a mark. Soon the children will see the link between cause and effect, and then