上海市新竹园中学九年级英语下学期开学摸底考试试题 牛津上海版

2015年新竹园下学期开学九年级英语摸底考试

Part one Listening

I.Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)：（共6分） 1.People used to live in caves many years ago,but they no longer do now. 2.Cave homes have only big open holes for doors ,and no windows. 3.Sometimes you can have television service in a cave home. 4.Perhaps the most cave in the world is in France.

5.Though there is no electricity ,cave living is comfortable.

6.Living at a hotel in caves in Turkey may cost you around US$50 for a night.

II.Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks.(根据你所听到的内容完成下列短文，每空格限填一词)：（共8分）

7.W hen children are faced with problems, they may not be able to _______ _________ them. 8.the _________ __________ is to take the time to talk about problems as they happen.

9.Another step to problem-solving is to help children see the _________ _________cause and effect. 10.the ability to solve problems is not easy to learn, but problem-solving can ________ ______. III.Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)：（共6分） 11.Bob traveled with his parents.

12.Bob found it interesting to put his head out of the window. 13.Bob’s father wanted to stop him because it was cold.

14.Bob’s father threw Bob’s cap out of the window to stop him. 15.Bob’s father told him he could whistle(吹口哨) his cap back.

16.Bob believe his father could also whistle his cap back when he threw it out.

IV.Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks(根据你所听到的内容完成下列短文，每空格限填一词)：（共10分）

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17.It was brought from South America _______ __________ in the 16 century.

18.Some people there thought ________ _________ would look like a potato’s if you ate the potato. 19.Some people choose to eat the _______ ________.

20.In the 1800s ,potatoes became the _________ _________ in Ireland（爱尔兰） 21._________ _________ a disease(疾病)killed all the potatoes in Ireland.

Part two Grammar & vocabulary.(50分)

V.Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案)：（共20分）

22.Which of the following underlined is different in pronunciation from others? A.Our flight was canceled . B.My father has bought a DSLR camera.

C.Smoking can damage your health. D.they are holding a debate on keeping pets. 23. Which of the following word matches the sound[fe l]? A .fill B. fail C.feel D.fall

24. Rose said she would buy something for _________ use.That is ,she would buy something that she would use __________.

A.every day ......every day B.everyday......everyday C.everyday........every day D.every day......everyday 25.My watch doesn’t work.I want _______.

A.to have it fixed B.to fix it C.will be fixed D.to have fixed 26._________we walk,________we shall get there.

A. the quickly........the early B.Quick......early

C.the more quickly.......the earlier D.the more quickly.......the more earlier

27.All the _______teachers and ________students are having an important meeting now. A.women......girl B.woman.......girl C.women ....girls D.woman......girls 28.Textbooks_______us how to enrich our knowledge. A.are used to teaching B.are used to teach C.used to teach D.used to teaching

29.When Mary finished reading the magazine,Mr Brown ________it from her at once. A.lent B.borrowed C.returned D.kept

30.Not all the boys go out for pleasure .Which choice has the different meaning? A.All the boys don’t go out for pleasure. B.None of the boys go out for pleasure. C.Some of the boys go out for pleasure. D.Not every boy goes out for pleasure.

31.When hurricanes(飓风)move onto land, the heavy rain,strong winds and heavy waves_____damage buildings,trees and cars.

A.need B.should C.can D.must

32.They felt so bored that they wanted to have _______to read. A.something interesting B.something interested C.anything interesting D.anything interested

33.________important advice our English teacher has given us! A.What B.What a C.What an D.How

34.Susan Smith _______in New York city for thirty years by last year. A.would live B.had lived C.was living D.has lived 35.Is there anything in your_______ hand?

A.another B.other C.the other D.each

36.We think the little boy can overcome the hard time,________? A.don’t we B.can’t we C.can he D.can’t he 37.We have learned six English text books________. A.since three years B.in the past three years C.three years ago D.for the three years

38.Many _______ students went to see the English films. A.hundred B.hundreds C.hundreds of D.hundred of 39.Are you going to leave ______?

A.the close windows B.the windows close C.the windows closing D.the windows closed 40.He has lunch at school,________?

A.has he B. hasn’t he C.does he D.doesn’t he 41-Please buy some stamps for me when you pass the post office. -_________.

A.I’m afraid I have no time. B.Don’t give it up! C.I’m sorry to hear about it. D.Thank you very much. VI.Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box.Each word can only be used once.(将下列单词或词组填入空格，每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)：（共8分） A.believed B.situation C.close to D.technology E.search for Two teenage girls are missing after they failed to return to their school camp in a Victorian National Park __42___ the New South Wales border last night.

the police began to __43__ the girls, aged 14 and 15. they are students at Melbourne School and were in the area as part of a school camp. the girls were last see

n at about 4:30 pm yesterday and did not return for dinner at 6 pm.

“they were __44____ to be wearing lightweight clothing. It has rained in the area for three days and the police are worried about their __45__. Search and Rescue police will arrive in the area immediately to coordinate(协调）a full-scale search,” said the spokeswoman. A.mark B.checked C.population D.destroyed E.chemicals In Tanzania, an African country, a company called APOPO trains African pouched rats(非洲有袋鼠）to find landmines(地雷）left over from the wars. the rats are trained to smell out some of the___46___ in them. More importantly, these rats are too light to set off the landmines.

Generally speaking, after 8 to 12 months of training, the rats can find landmines so that they can be safely destroyed. Rats and trainers search one small area at a time. To be sure that every inch of the ground is ___47___, APOPO workers use a harness-and-rope system that guides the rats back and forth in rows. the trainer stands safely on the edge(边缘) of the area.

When a rat smells landmines, it will dig the dirt in that spot(地点). the trainers ___48___ each spot on a map. Later, people set off the landmines safely.

In the African country of Mozambique, nearly half of the ____49____ are younger than 15 years old. A lot of kids are in danger as they play and work. With the help of the rats and trainers, there will be no threat any more.

VII.Complete the sentence with the given words in their proper forms.(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)：（共8分）

50.Do you mind _________ the dishes from the table?(move)

51.Please look after my little baby during my_________.(absent)

52.We must tell our children to be aware of the________dangers around them.(hide) 53.Computers are super_________(calculate) 54.Everyone knows that ________is power.(know)

55.One way of _______your study is to try to________as much as possible in class.(improvement,memory) 56. the government _______ the temple next month.(building) VIII.Rewrite the sentence as required:(共14分)

57.the new flat cost the family all their saving.(改成一般疑问句) ________the new flat ________the family all their saving?

58.Please decide immediately which course you will take.(改成简单句) Please decide immediately which course ________ _________. 59.John told an amazing joke at the table.(改为感叹句) _________ _________amazing joke John told at the table! 60.We will widen more roads in Shanghai. More roads will______ ________in shanghai.

61.Shops reduce the prices at weekends to attract more customers.( 保持句意基本不变) Shops reduce the prices at weekends ________ __________they can attract more customers. 62.Are there any new markets in Asia? the sales manager wants to know.(合并为一句) the sales manager wants to know_______there ______any new markets in Asia.

63.And,each,British,most,But,of,the,can,other,time,American,understand,people.(连词成句 ) _____________________________________________________________

Part 3 Reading (50分)

A.Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用A,B,C,D 表示，填入空格内)：（共12分） The Han Dynasty in China ruled from 206 B.C. to A.D.220. A dynasty is a line of rulers from the

same family that holds power for a long time. LiuBang was the first ruler of the Han Dynasty. He called himself King of Han which was one of the states he ruled. Liu followed the teaching of the Chinese thinker Confucius. these teachings stressed love goodness and learning. Liu set up a school for children to learn Confucianism. they also learned writing poetry and art. A later Han ruler Wudi created a civil service examination.People could go to school to study for this test. Those who passed became government officials. Wudi opened the Silk Road. This trade route linked China with other countries.

To the Han people family included all of the living generations. It also included ancestors who had died and people who had not been born yet. the Han people believed that it was a good luck to have five generations living together. the father was the head of the family. He decided what his children would do and whom they married. A woman could be the family head if her husband died. Boys were educated at school but girls received their education at home.

Most of the people were farmers. they lived in mud houses. More than one family might live together and work the land. they worked from sunup until sundown.

About 10 percent of the people lived in the cities. Cities were laid out in a square. A wall surrounded each city. One entered or left through a gate watched by guards. People shopped in the marketplace. At that time people lived peacefully and happily. 64．A dynasty is a line of rulers from the same family that ______. A .holds power for a long time B. lives together

C. creates a service exams D. sets up a school for children 65. The Silk Road is_____ .

A .the road leading to the ruler’s palace

B. a trade route that linked China with other countries C. the longest river in China. D. a marketplace in the west

66.It was a good luck for the Han people to have ______ living together. A. people of five B. five generations

C. three generations D. a husband a wife and children

67. From the passage one can infer that Liu Bang ______ . A. wanted only to be rich B .liked war very much C valued education D. valued trade 68. Han cities were laid out _______. A. in a circle B. in a square

C .along one long street D .along rivers 69.The best title for this passage is______. A .Learning and Trade B. Han People

C. Life of People during the Han Dynasty D. Silk Road in China

B.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.( 选择最恰当的单词或词组，完成短文)（共12分）

In 1971，a young man who was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had ___70___ of money and had to spend the night in his car. This continued until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked ___71___into a restaurant and __72______ a big breakfast.After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself lying to the waiter, telling him he had lost __73_____. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the stool where the young man had sat.

He bent down, and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor. “Sir, you must have dropped this，” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and went away.