2009学年第二学期中考英语模拟试题及答案

fluent English because practice makes perfect. 51. When did the writer go to the city of Yangzhou in China ?

A. When he was twenty years old. B. When he was a ten-year –old boy. C. At the age of eleven. D. When he was thirteen. 52. The writer .

A. went to Yangzhou for vacation with a few foreigners B. became a guide for the foreigners

C. bought some souvenirs for the foreigners D. couldn’t understand the foreigners 53. What’s the meaning of the underlined part（划线部分）？

A. 拳不离手

B. 练习造就完美

C. 坚持就是胜利

D. 熟能生巧

54. Which of the following is not right ?

A. The foreigners bought some souvenirs for the writer to thank him.

B. With the help of the foreigners, the writer improved his English. C. The writer helped some foreigners and they were very happy. D. The foreigners and the writer enjoyed the scenery of the Shouxi Lake. 55. What’s the best title of the passage ?

A. A ralaxing vacation. C. A great but unforgettable challenge.

（B）

Every August on the island of Heimaey, young people often take a walk along the streets throughout the night. Why do their parents allow them to stay out ? The children of Heimaey are going to save young puffins（海鸥）, small black-and-white seabirds. The cliffs（悬崖）above the town are home to a large group of puffins.The birds dig holes（洞穴，窝）all around the cliffs. These holes are their homes.The young stay in the holes for about seven weeks.Then they begin to leave. Some move slowly on their undeveloped wings and feet down to the sea around Heimaey. There they swim, which they can do naturally, and learn to dive（潜水）for fish. Others, however, may lose their way at night and find themselves in the town instead. On the ground, the young birds are in trouble. Because their wings are not fully developed, they cannot take off quickly to sea and be safe. The birds then become a good meal for cats and other animals.

For many years, islanders have helped the young puffins. At night in late August, children carrying thick paper boxes and lights hurry out to catch puffins. They spend most of the night runnning after the birds.They put the birds they’ve caught into boxes and take good care of them. The next morning the children take the puffins to the sea and set them free. The birds will live at the sea until they are at least two years old. Then they will return to the cliffs to build homes of their own.

56. Every August the children of Heimaey are allowed to stay late all right .

A. to catch puffins and take home for a meal B. to save puffins from danger

C. to drive puffins away

D. to run after puffins for pleasure B. being killed by hunters

D. being eaten by animals

57. The young puffins that lose their way are in danger of . A. having no fish to eat C. knowing nothing about the sea 58. The children put the seabirds into boxes and .

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B. How to learn English well. D. Good opportunity.

A. look after them carefully for several days,then set them free

B. set them free when they grow bigger and can take off to sea and safety C. carry them to the sea right away to set them free D. they don’t set them free until the next morning 59. The children look forward to August because .

A. they enjoy playing the game of running after seabirds B. it’s time for them to go out at night to save puffins C. it’s time for them to catch seabirds

D. they like to stay out at night to watch puffins

60. According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true ?

A. Once a year the children are allowed to stay out at night to have a good time. B. The earliest home for the young puffins is in the cliffs, not in the sand of shores.

C. Some young puffins make their way down to the sea when they are about seven weeks old. D. The young birds that get to the sea will stay there for at least two years before they return to

the cliffs.

（C）

I stood in the door way, watching my elder brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally realizing that I was there, Rocky turned towards me with a sad smile. ―I’m leaving tomorrow,‖ he said.

―I know.‖ My voice was almost a whisper（低声）. I was angry at myself for being so weak but I wasn’t about to cry.

―My flight is early, but there is still enough time to come to the airport,‖ he said. Seeing the sad look on my face, he quickly went on to say, ―I promise（答应）I won’t leave without saying goodbye.‖

I tried to say something, but I didn’t. It’s always worse to keep quiet if you’re about to cry. ―You promised you wouldn’t cry,‖ he said to me, thinking that I was close to tears（眼泪）. I remembered the day he taught me how to ride a bike. From then on I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from falling. I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn’t hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.

His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say ? How could I say goodbye to the person who taught me everything ?

The next morning I woke up, looked at my alarm clock , and realized he had left minutes ago. We never even said goodbye.

Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.

61. When the writer’s elder brother was taking away his things, the writer . A.was playing outside the house

B. was standing outside the room in the hallway D. realized he was angry with him

D. We don’t know.

C. was practicing riding his bike 62. How did the writer’s elder brother go ?

A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By plane. 63. Which of the following is not true ?

A. The writer’s brother was going to leave him. B. The writer was very sad and was going to cry.

C. The writer’s brother taught him how to ride a bike. D. The writer was going with his brother.

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64. We can lean from the passage .

A. the writer had a bad cough

B. the writer’s brother gave him a big hand C. the writer said a lot to his brother at last

D. the brother’s coughing stopped him from saying goodbye 65. What’s the end of the passage ?

A. The writer’s brother didn’t leave because his little brother was very sad. B. The flight which the brother would take was put off.

C. The writer’s brother left but he didn’t wake up his little brother in the early morning. D. The writer’s brother took him to go together.

Ⅷ.补全对话（共5小题，计5分）

阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成对话。 A. I hope your English will improve soon. B. Keeping a diary can improve your writing skills. C. Then you can look them up in a dictionary if necessary. D. I am afraid to speak English in front of others. E. And I can’t understand the teacher when she talks to the class. F. I have some problems with my English. G. I can’t get the pronunciation right. A: Hello! This is Follow Me. Can I help you ? B: Yes, 66

A: What are your problems ? B: First of all, 67

A: That’s easy. Why not read aloud to practice it ? It will improve your speaking skills. B: OK, I’ll try it. 68

A: Listening to more tapes will help improve your listening skills. B: What about new words ?

A: First, you should try to guess the meaning of them. 69 B: OK, I’ll do as you say. Thank you very much. A: You’re welcome. 70 Ⅸ.任务型阅读（共5小题，计5分）

下面是中国古典名著《西游记》中的几幅插图，请将图片与相应的英文描述配对。

71 Monkey King helped Xuan Zang travel to the west with Pigsy and Sandy. 72 Ru Lai put the monkey under Wuxing Mountain.

73 Five hundred years later, Monkey King was set free by a Tang monk, Xuan Zang. 74 Monkey King was born from a magic stone（石头）. 75 Monkey King was excited to get the gold iron bar.

试题卷Ⅱ

Ⅹ.词汇（共10小题，计10分）

（A）根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

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76. We can use （木头）to make paper.

77. We should help （盲的）people because they aren’t able to see. 78. People in China and French behave （不同）at the dinner table. 79. Great changes have place（发生）in my hometown since 2000. 80. Thank you for （借）me your umbrella. I didn’t get wet on my way home yesterday. （B）在下列各句的每个空格内填上一个适当的、完整的单词，该词的首字母已给。 81. Jimmy is a good boy. I want to make f with him.

82. If there are more trees on the earth, there will be l pollution. 83. The t month of the year is December.

84. When Kathy r her mistake, it was too late to correct it. 85. S across the Pacific Qcean is possible , I think. Ⅺ.书面表达（计15分） What we often see in our school *leave the taps（水龙头）on after cleaning hands *leave the lights on when leaving *waster paper and other school things *throw the food away after meals 上周，你们班召开了“校园节约从我做起”的主题班会。大家讨论了校园里常见的浪费现象。请你针对这四种现象以班级名义写一份倡议书。 要求：（1）词数：80个左右；

（2）倡议书的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； （3）文中不得出现真实的校名和姓名。 （4）参考词汇：electricity n.电 Dear teachers and schoolmates,

We are sorry to see so much waste in our school!

Class1, Grade 9

2009学年第二学期中考模拟考英语试卷

听力测试录音稿及参考答案

Ⅰ.听小对话，选择图片。本题共有五个小题，在每一个小题内，你将听到一个小对话，我们把对话念一遍。请你从试卷上的A、B、C三个选项中，选择一幅正确的图片。 1. W: Are you going to Beijing for vacation next week ?

M: No, there are too many people there. And the weather is too hot. 2. M: Mum, where are my new sports shoes ?

W: They’re under the chair. You must look after your things , Peter. 3. W: Lucy, what do you do over the weekend ? M: Oh, I play table tennis with my friends.

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