上海市宝山区2016-2017学年度第一学期期末考试九年级英语试卷【word版】

Part 3 Reading and Writing （第三部分 读与写）

VI. Reading Comprehension （阅读理解）（共 50 分）

A. Choose the best answer （根据短文内容， 选择最恰当的答案）（共 12 分）

Practice doesn't always make perfect when it comes to becoming the next Mozart, a new study suggests. This may be because some aspects of musical talent are built into the genes（基因），the researchers said. Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes（音符） in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata （奏鸣曲） by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.

Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn't even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.

Samuel can't understand why everyone is so surprised. \music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago. I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me--I hear the notes and can bear them in mind--each and every note. \Samuel. Recently. Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can't play it. Samuel says confidently, \all about super memory--I guess I have that gift.\

However. Samuel's ability to remember things doesn't stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy. Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word. Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn't know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.

69. Samuel Osmond's parents

A) knew a little about music B) taught him much about music C) had much knowledge about law D) knew much about music and are quite good at it 70. Samuel Osmond .

A) practiced playing the piano once in a while

B) was unable to read music and didn't have any music lessons at all C) used to attend concerts very often

D) enjoyed listening to the music records

71. What is special about Samuel Osmond?

A) He has a gift for writing music.

B) He can write down the note he hears.

C) He is a top student at the law school.

D) He can play the musical piece be hears. 72.

Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he

A) received a good early education in music

B) played the guitar and the piano perfectly

C) could play the piano without reading music

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D) could play the guitar better than his father

73. What can we learn about Samuel in Paragraph 3?

A) He became famous during a special event at his college.

B) He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.

C) He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.

D) He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.

74. Which of the following is the best tide of the passage?

A) The Qualities of a Musician B) The Story of a Musical Talent

C) The Importance of Early Education D) The Relationship between Memory and Music

B. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage （选择最恰当的单词或词语，

完成短文）（12 分）

Beautiful beaches or swimming pools are exciting places for relaxation. However, an accident, such as a drowning accident, can spoil all the fun and pleasures of an enjoyable swimming experience. According to the World Health Organization （世界卫生组织）, drowning ( 溺水 ) is the third leading cause of unintentional (无意的) injury death worldwide, Drowning occurs more 75 in males and the young. Surveys show that I 0% of children under 5 have experienced a situation with a high risk of drowning.

If you see someone drowning, speed is very important. Once you get him out of the water, if he isn't 76 , you have four minutes before his brain is completely destroyed. Support his neck, lift his held beck and press his chin upwards. This stops the tongue clogging(堵塞) the airway in the throat and is sometimes enough to get him breathing again. If that doesn't work, start mouth-to-mouth breathing. Press his nostrils (鼻孔) together with your fingers. Open you mouth and take a deep breath. Blow into his lungs until his chest 71 , then remove your mouth and watch his

chest fall. Repeat twelve times a minute. Keep doing until help arrives.

To bring a child back to 78 , keep your lips around his mouth and nose and gently blow

into his mouth. Give the first four breaths as quickly as possible to fill the blood with oxygen. If ,in spite of your efforts, he starts turning a blue-grey color, you can feel no pulse (脉搏). Then pressing is the 79 chance of saving his life.

With arms straight, rock (摆动) forwards, pressing down on the lower half of the breastbone. Don't be too hard or you may break a rib (肋骨). Check how effective you are 80 seeing if his color improves or his pulse becomes independent to your chest pressing. If this happens, stop the pressing. Otherwise continue until rescue arrives.

To prevent drowning accidents, we must ensure the safety of the tourists by providing people with qualified and trained lifeguards and first aid equipment that can be used during an emergency.

75. A) repeatedly 76. A) dying 77. A) stops 78. A) sense 79. A) best 80. A) towards

B) frequently B) beating B) moves B) life B) first B) on C) quickly C) swimming C) warms C) safety C) latest C) with D) punctually D) crying D) rises

D) feeling D) last D) by

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词， 使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14 分）

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At times we all get angry when we are driving. It might be because we are stuck in a traffic jam or stuck behind a very s 81 driver. It might be because we think another driver has done

something very stupid and dangerous. Whatever the reason, it seems that getting angry in a car is something which happens more and more often and there is now a special term f 82 it: 'road rage'(路怒症). Some experts even think that road rage is a kind of mental illness! How can we recognize this 'illness' of road rage? There are two kinds of road rage: aggressive (攻击性的) driving and aggressive reactions to the way other people are driving. Aggressive driving can take different f 83 : Driving much faster than the speed limit. ??

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Increasing your speed very quickly.

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Driving very ?close behind the car in front and sounding the horn (喇叭) or flashing the headlights.

Changing lanes very suddenly and b 84 another car.

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Moving into a parking space where another car is trying to park.

There are also different reactions to the way other people are driving. These include: ??Making rude signs at people.?

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Shouting at people and threatening them.

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Deliberately (蓄意地) driving into another person's car.

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Hitting somebody.

Using a weapon such as a baseball bat, or even a gun or a knife.

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Road rage is c 85 not a joke. There have been incidents (事件) of road rage which have led to

serious injuries and even murder. Experts thank that one reason for road rage as that films show a lot of examples of fast and aggressive driving such as car chases where this kind of driving seems to be positive. Experts also think that the punishments for dangerous driving are not serious e 86 . Experience shows that driving problems can be controlled, but it takes a long time. In the UK in the last 30 years, the police have been quite successful in r 87 the number of people who drink and drive. They are now working to stop people using mobile phones when they are driving. Let's hope they can have the same success with road rage.

D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12 分）

Twitter（微博） is a free social online service that allows you to send messages to hundreds of your friends all at the same time. Twitter allows you to share information, ask questions, and connect with people around with common interests. By way of your computer or mobile phone you can send short messages, or '\（推文）,\字符数). People can sign up on Twitter to follow your tweets or you can choose to follow them and receive their tweets, too. Tweets are displayed on the user's profile page（个人信息页面) and sent to other users, known as \（跟帖好友）,\

Twitter is a great way to keep in touch with people and quickly broadcast information about where you are and what you're doing. Twitter chats also provide you wonderful opportunities to connect with others and expand your circle of contacts（社交圈）to an ever-growing community of like-minded people. That may explain partly the increasing popularity worldwide （在全世界广受欢迎） since the creation of Twitter in 2006.

Part of the reason why Twitter is growing so fast is that it often a variety of content （各种类型的内容）. The major icons（偶像） like Donald Trump and NBC's Today Show to the young people, are already on Twitter. Everyone has a unique viewpoint and Twitter makes it very easy to

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express themselves.

Beside personal use. Twitter has also become an important marketing tool （营销工具） for businesses. For example, what new Apple product will be announced.

lf you are raising money for a charity or just want to show off your vacation photos to your friends, then Twitter can also help you quickly get the word out（帮助宣传）.

Remember, Twitter is for staying in touch, having conversations and keeping up with friends no matter where you or they are.

88. It is easy for you to express your opinion on twitter, isn't it?

89. What is twitter?

90. How many characters can tweets be?

91. When was tweeter created?

92. Why is twitter growing so fast?

93. What kind of tool has twitter become for business?

VII. Writing（作文）（共 20 分）

94. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “My Pocket Money”.（以“我的零花钱”为题写一篇不少于 60 个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）

（学校举办主题为“My Pocket Money”的英语征文活动， 请你就以下三个方面谈谈自己的看法）

Use the following points as a guide （短文须包含以下要点） 1) How much pocket money do you have every month? 2) How do you usually spend your pocket money? 3) How can you manage your pocket money better?

（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）