辽宁省大连第76中学2013-2014学年九年级上学期月考英语试题

辽宁省大连第76中学2013-2014学年九年级上学期月考英语试题

本试题满分150分，考试时间100分钟

第I卷（满分80分）

I.单项填空（20分）

( )1. Nowadays Beethoven’s piano __________ are still popular, and many people have been

influenced deeply.

A. jobs B. behaviours C. skills D. works

( )2. The first thing for the runners to take part in the _______ is to win some experience

instead of the gold medal. A. race B. meeting C. composition D. hobby

( )3. — He tried his best to run faster than the others, but he fell down near the finishing line.

He got the third. — ______________. A. It’s a pity B. I think he can C. I did better than him D. It’s lucky for him

( )4. He is a creative young man. And he always wants to _______ new ideas.

A. be away from B. pick up C. take up D. try out ( )5. The toy was broken into pieces yesterday. It’s hard to _______. A. prepare B. repair C. forget D. make

( )6. Air pollution belongs to a(n) _______ problem. We should pay special attention to it.

A. dishonest B. personal C. environmental D. sleepy

( )7. They _______ some colorful cloth to warn the people to look out for the waterfall. A. put up B. put on C. look down D. look up ( )8. He will _______ if he makes the plan hopeless.

A. be allowed B. be proved C. be called D. be punished

( )9. — Have a good trip. _______, don’t forget to buy some local delicious food for me.

— Sure, I will. A. Above all B. At a time C. At first D. As well ( )10. The camera hasn’t been used ________ your mum’s birthday party. A. from B. since C. for D. at

( )11.It’s always difficult to stay in a foreign county ,________if you don’t speak the language. A. especially B. hardly C. recently D. immediately ( )12. Many______customs can not be seen any more.

A. modern B. similar C. scientific D. ancient

( )13. Last summer they planted the trees _______ didn’t need much water.

A. who B. which C. where D. when

( )14. The train are used to carry the travelers _______ to get to other places.

A. who want B. who wants C. which want D. which wants ( )15.I have got some great shots of the boy who plays______guitar. A. the B. a C. an D./

( )16. – You’d better use______lunch boxes instead of paper boxes. A. recycled B. latest C. reusable D. enjoyable ( )17. A new library _____ in the city last month.

A built B is built C was built D has been built ( )18. He isn’t coming today, _______ I know.

A as long as B as far as C as often as D as soon as ( )19. -Which would you like, tea or coffee?

-________is OK. I really don't mind.

A. Both B. Either C. None D. Neither ( )20. It was ____ bad weather that we decided not to go there.

A. so B. very C. quite D. such II．完形填空：（一）（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

A

Electronic books sound like something from the future or something from a movie. The 21 itself may even seem worrying for those people 22 know little about computers. But the fact is that e-books are moving their way into our 23 and life. What people think of this 24 may decide the future of written literature (文学). So it is not surprising, that plenty of 25 , both good and bad, has been paid to these books and what the technology can do. My 26 is that e-books will slowly enter the society, and they will finally replace ordinary books as we begin to 27 them for our literature and information.

I think that e-books are a good 28 . They have many advantages. After we download the e-book readers, and after we do some research online, the 29 of e-books seem rather obvious (明显). Another thing that I noticed was the 30 difference between ordinary books and e-books.

( )21. A. behavior B. thought C. success D. record ( )22. A. what B. when C. this D. that ( )23. A. society B. house C. classroom D. heart ( )24. A. reason B. technology C. voice D. noise ( )25. A. view B. text C. attention D. gift ( )26. A. talk B. instruction C. matter D. opinion ( )27. A. depend on B. lend C. hide D. pass

( )28. A. exhibit B. invention C. suggestion D. discovery ( )29. A. hope B. disadvantages C. advantages D. memories ( )30. A. business B. price C. public D. whole

III阅读理解：（一）（本题共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

My name is Peter and I am a middle school student. One day last year, I borrowed a magazine from the school library. I saw some beautiful photos in the magazine. They were taken in some places of interest in China. I made up my mind to visit China at that time.

During last summer holiday, I left the USA for China with my parents. We visited some famous places in China, such as the Great Wall, Lijiang, Jiuzhaigou and Dali. My father is a good photographer. Of course he took a lot of photos in China.

My favourite place is Jiuzhaigou. Jiuzhaigou is in the northwest of Sichuan. Its name is from the nine villages in the valley（山谷）. In the photo which was taken by my father in Jiuzhaigou, you can see the mountains are covered with thousands

of trees. The trees in the lower part of the mountain are different from the ones in the higher part. So we can see many kinds of trees on the same mountain. The colour of the lakes there is very beautiful. It is green and blue. The water in the lakes is very clean. It took us four days to visit the main scenic spots (景点) in Jiuzhaigou.

When I came back to school, I showed the photos to my friends. They all liked them very much. I hope that I can go to Jiuzhaigou again when I grow up. I will take more photos there by myself. Maybe one day I will be a famous photographer in the world and my photos of Jiuzhaigou will be found in newspapers and magazines. 31. Where was the photo above taken?

A. On the Great Wall. B. In Lijiang. C. In Jiuzhaigou. D. In Dali. 32. Why did Peter make up his mind to visit China? A. He saw some photos which were taken by his father. B. He saw some photos in a magazine.

C. During last summer holiday he had nothing to do. D. Peter’s parents worked in China. 33. What does Jiuzhaigou mean? A. Nine valleys. B. Nine villages. C. Nine mountains. D. Nine lakes. 34. Which of the following is Not True in the passage?

A. The trees in the lower part of the mountain are different from the ones in the higher part. B. Peter and his parents spent five days in Jiuzhaigou.

C. When Peter came back to school, he showed the photos to his friends. D. Peter is from the USA.

35. What does Peter want to do when he grows up? He wants _______. A. to find the photos of Jiuzhaigou in newspapers B. to go to the Great Wall again

C. to live in China and go to Jiuzhaigou often

D. to go to Jiuzhaigou again and take more photos there by himself

B

The recorder helps me to record my thoughts as they happen so they are fresh. When I start to write things down, I think a lot because I’m such a perfectionist (完美主义者) that I pay special attention to making every sentence meaningful ,with no mistakes. It explains why I haven’t completed a lot of stories. I’ve only had my recorder for the past three days and I already have thoughts for lots of poems, stories, novels, and screenplays (电影剧本) just waiting to be created. Before I had this wonderful invention, ideas would begin but floated away because I couldn’t catch them in time. I was also encouraged by a customer at my work. He said the best way to really know if you had a good story was to hear yourself tell it. If it weren’t for this lovely recorder, I wouldn’t know if my ideas were actually good. At the same time when you hear yourself, you know when an idea isn’t so great which saves time and paper for you.

I encourage you to get a recorder of some kind to record your thoughts. You’re not going to have a pen and paper with you all the time. If you think a lot like me, a recorder is very useful and it will be your best friend. It will also warn you in its own way by playing back what you just said and allowing you to hear for yourself whether your ideas are good or not. As a writer it’s your duty