上海市闵行区2018届九年级下学期质量调研考试（二模）英语试题

闵行区2017学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试

英语试卷

Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar

II. Choose the best answer

26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?

A. I need double milk for my coffee.

B. We are proud to be Chinese. D. They are going to buy a new house. C. The women shouted loudly for help. 27. Take a look at _______ booklet on the shelf. It tells you how to use the new cooker.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. /

28. Linda came back home _______ half past ten last night. That’s really too late.

A. at

B. on

C. in

D. for

29. It’s important for _______ to know that honesty is the best solution when in trouble.

A. we

B. us

C. our

D. ours

30. The government says that they are going to build the third _______ road in the town.

A. wide

B. wider

C. widest

D. the widest

31. The audience was surprised _______ the result of the singing contest.

A. from

B. with

C. at

D. about

32. Though it was very dangerous, _______ hesitated when entering the burning lab.

A. everybody

B. nobody

C. anybody

D. somebody

33. He’s put on so much weight that his clothes aren’t _______ any more.

A. wonderfully

B. beautifully

C. expensive

D. fit

34. Alice would rather _______ in an air-conditioned room in such hot weather.

A. stay

B. to stay

C. stays

D. staying

35. Tracey suggested _______ basketball in Sports Club after school.

A. plays

B. to play

C. play

D. playing

36. The writer _______ his new book in the hall of our university at the moment.

A. introduces

B. is introducing

C. introduced

D. would introduce

37. So far, the little boy _______ to 21 countries with his parents and two sisters.

A. was travelling

B. had travelled

C. has travelled

D. is travelling

38. Workers _______ the construction of Underground Line 23 by the year of 2025.

A. completed

B. will complete

C. complete

D. had completed

39. Work really hard, _______ you can realize your dream of becoming a pilot.

A. but

B. so

C. or

D. and

40. We will have to cancel the baseball match _______ the weather improves.

A. unless

B. because

C. as soon as

D. if

41. _______ amazing the latest Disney animation cartoon is!

A. What

B. What a

C. What an

D. How

42. Jack and his friends sometimes take a walk along the beach after dinner, _______?

A. did they

B. didn’t they

C. do they

D. don’t they

43. According to the law, traffic _______ keep to the left in England.

44. -- Jiang, an oversea student, was killed at her own home in Japan.

-- _______ A. I don’t agree.

B. I hope so, but I don’t think so. D. That’s very kind of you.

A. may

B. must

C. need

D. can

C. I’m sorry to hear that.

45. -- We’re going hiking this weekend. Would you like to join us?

III. Complete the following passages with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once

A. managed to B. showed off C. products D. death E. research

What can you do with nuts? A scientist named George Washington Carver

-- _______ A. Yes, I’d like to.

B. Never mind. D. I am busy now.

C. I’ll take your advice

answered that question, over and over again. We should say thanks to him for more than 300 __46__.

When Carver was born in 1864, he was a slave(奴隶) on a farm in Missouri. Later, he got freedom. As

a teenager, he worked on a farm and __47__ finish high school. At the age of 30, he became the first black student at the college in lowa. Several years later, he took a job at a college in Alabama, where he worked until his __48__ in 1943.

Carver studied agriculture, the science of farming. His __49__ made huge improvements in farming in

the southern United States.

A. remained B. embarrassed C. similar D. material E. gained

Carver studied peanuts. He knew that the south couldn’t grow just cotton.

Planting cotton year after year wore out the soil and made it useless. Carver learned that if farmers planted cotton one year and peanuts the next, the soil __50__ healthy.

To encourage this practice, Carver thought of new uses for the peanut. Would you like to try peanut

and raisin ice cream? How about using peanuts as a kind of __51__ to make shampoo? Perhaps you would prefer to make paint from peanuts, or maybe you would like to bake with peanut flour. Glue? Paper? Rubber? The list goes on and on. He also thought of __52__ uses for pecans(山核桃) and other nuts.

Carver __53__ little from most of his inventions. He didn’t feel that it was right to sell his ideas. He

gave them freely to help farmers and fellow scientists. Carver’s life is one that we could all use as an example.

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms 54. Chinese people started to open to the western world _______ ago. (century)

55. The recording will be played _______ to make sure you can understand each word. (two) 56. A friend of _______ got the first prize for the high jump in the sports meeting. (me) 57. Mr. Zhang has a large ______ of stamps since he is a big fan of them. (collect) 58. The firemen decided to cut the iron fence ______ so as to save the girl. (immediate) 59. In the old mountain village, people learned a ______ way to make paper. (tradition) 60. The well-known restaurant will ______ 10 new dishes next month. (service) 61. It is _______ of my mother to lose her purse on the way to the market. (happy)

V. Rewrite the following sentences as required

62. Dad waters his favourite flowers in the garden regularly. (改为一般疑问句)

_______ Dad _______ his favourite flowers in the garden regularly?

63. Wendy had learnt five languages by the end of last year. (对划线部分提问)

_______ ______ languages had Wendy learnt by the end of last year?

64. We should keep bananas in a cool place before they go bad. (改为被动语态)

Bananas should ______ ______ in a cool place before they go bad.

65. The flight was delayed until the next day because of the fog. (保持句意基本不变)

The flight was ______ ______ until the next day because of the fog.

66. ‘How can I improve my English?’ The boy asked the teacher. (改为宾语从句)

The boy asked the teacher ______ he ______ improve his English.

67. The superstar is very kind. He helps poor villages to set up schools. (保持句意基本不变)

The superstar is ______ kind ______ he helps poor villages to set up schools.

68. online education, students, are used to, more and more (连词成句)

________________________________________________________.

Part 3 Reading and Writing

VI. Reading comprehension A. Choose the best answer

A nationwide survey released earlier this year said an average Chinese

adult read less than eight books in 2015, among which 4.58 were paper books and 3.26 e-books. With digital books becoming more popular, many people would find it hard to remember the last time they sat down in a bookstore and enjoyed a quiet moment.

But this does not mean that bookstores are losing their customers. To lure more readers, bookstores are now bigger, more beautiful and grander. Here are some of them. Zhongshuge

Walking into a Zhongshuge bookstore is like entering a sea of books, above the ceiling overhead, beneath the floor under your feet, on the walls, and under the steps of the staircases. Zhongshuge is

known for its beautiful designs. The brand now has chains in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Yangzhou. The Bookworm

The Bookworm is bookshop, bar and café all in one. Hidden in downtown Beijing’s Sanlitun bar area, the place is among the most popular for foreigners looking for some international experience in the Chinese capital.

In addition to a large variety of books, the European-style shop also holds lectures and cultural events. It’s often possible for visitors to meet famous authors unexpectedly in the comfortable place. Paradise Time Travel Bookstore

Tibet(西藏) is a must-visit on many people’s travel lists. You can find the beauty of the ancient Tibetan style. Paradise Time Travel Bookstore is decorated in this way. But if you look closely, you will find it is a foreign language bookshop. This kind of mixture is a great surprise, isn’t it?

The Paradise Time Travel Bookstore is located near the Princess Wencheng Theater in Lhasa(拉萨). Poplar Kid’s Republic

The Poplar Kid’s Republic, sitting in Beijing’s CBD area, is a fairyland of picture books for children. The bookshop was selected among one of the most beautiful bookshops in the world by Flavorwire, a popular US news website about art and culture, in 2012.

The colorful designs inside are aimed at encouraging kids to explore books. Pushing the glass doors open, you will see children’s drawings and craftworks(工艺) hanging on the pink walls, leading you into a world full of imagination.

69. According to the survey, an average Chinese adult read less than ______ books in 2015.

A. 3.26

B. 4.5

C. 8

D. 9

70. We can find Zhongshuge in _______.

A. Yangzhou

B. Beijing

C. Suzhou

D. Lhasa

71. The underlined word ‘lure’ in paragraph 2 most probably means ______.

A. contact

B. attract

C. observe

D. choose

72. Flavorwire in the passage is ______.

A. a beautiful bookshop C. a news website

B. a recent survey D. a noisy bar

73. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?