(完整word)2014-2015常州市九年级下英语新课结束考试

1、常州市教育学会九年级教学情况调研测试暨新课结束考试 2015.4英语试题（统考卷）注意事项：1、本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。 试卷满分为90分，考试时间为100分钟。 2、请将答案全部填写在答题纸相应的位置上，在本试卷上答题无效。第I卷 （选择题 共48分）1、 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1、 - underground cave! -Yes, the Reed Flute Cave is of Guilin.A.What; proud B.How; the prid

2、e C.What a; proud D.What an; the pride2、 Frogs, one of Mo Yans most famous works, him Nobel Prize for literature(诺贝尔文学奖) in October, 2012.A. won B.presented C.praised D.increased3、 -Tom, why did you have a meeting yesterday? - a better way to have these robots .A. Find; fixed B.To find; repaired C.F

3、inding;fix D.Found; repair4、 Nanjing is building a light rail(轻轨)to its northern towns to the city centre. Travelling to Nanjing from this town will take only 20 minutes after the light rail .A. get; will complete B.connect; completes C.connect; is completed D.get; will be completed5、 my father my m

4、other supports me to watch the TV programme Running Man(奔跑吧兄弟). They both think it is interesting and meaningful. A.Both; and B.Neither; nor C.Not only; but also D.Either; or6、- with those students, Frank is found te most . -Sure. Thats why we voted for him.A.To compare; boring B.Compare; boring C.

5、Compared; interesting D.Comparing; interesting7、-What do you think of the food in the form of pills? -I thought it would be tasty, but it to be tasteless! A.turned into B.turned out C.turned away D.turned off8、-What shall we do to kill time? -Well, it is Wanda Cinemas half-price day, why not go to w

6、atch a film?A.since B.while C.unless D.though9、The present my parents for me many years ago is still of great value.A.what;bought B.which; was bought C.不填；have bought D.that; bought10、-Did you buy a smuggled cellphone(水货手机)? - . A smuggled cellphone is worth half the price of a licensed one(行货).A.No

7、t exactly B.No doubt C.My pleasure D.All right二、完形填空（共12 小题； 每小题1分， 满分12分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。There was once a boy in ragged(破烂的)clothes running to ask a building contractor(包工头) who was well dressed, “ 11 could I become as rich as you when I grow up? ”Looking at the boy, the tall an

8、d strong contractor replied, “I would like to tell you a story first about three diggers. The first digger liked 12 a spade(铲子) without doing anything but saying that he wanted to be a boss in the future. The second digger always liked 13 about working too long and getting little. The third digger l

9、iked quietly 14 himself to digging without making any requirement. Several years later, the first digger was still holding his spade in his place and the second found a(n) 15 of work accident for early retirement(退休). Only the third digger became the boss of the building company.Do you understand th

10、is story? Just go to buy a red 16 and work hard.”The little boy was puzzled, so he asked the contractor to explain 17 . Pointing to the builders, the contractor talked to the little boy, “Look at those people! They are all my workers. I can not remember all of their names, and even I have no 18 of s

11、ome of them. But if you look carefully, you will notice a sunburned man in red among them. I notice him very early. He seems to be working harder with higher spirits than 19 else. He is always the first one to work every day while the last one to leave. It is 20 his red shirt that makes him stand ou

12、t among all the workers. Now I am about to ask him to be my task-master and I believe he will work even much harder from now on. Maybe he will soon be promoted (升职) to my assistant. You know that is also how I got 21 I am now. I worked hard and wore a striped shirt . My boss noticed me. I also becam

13、e a boss finally.”Success can only be born in 22 . The more you achieve from your hard work, the better understanding of hard work you will have. Life needs action and I hope you can set up your goal and start your journey right now.11、A.When B.Why C.How D.What12、A.holding B.buying C.spreading D.pic

14、king13、A.explaining B.complaining C.arguing D.discussing14、A.suggesting B.preferring C.losing D.devoting15、A.chance B.risk C.excuse D.example16、A.helmet B.scarf C.towel D.shirt17、A.again B.farther C.further D.instead18、A.idea B.way C.decision D.impression19、A.someone B.anyone C.nobody D.everyone20、A

15、.exactly B.highly C.excitedly D.quickly21、A.where B.which C.who D.that22、A.need B.danger C.courage D.action三、阅读理解（共13 小题； 每小题2分， 满分26分） 阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 ALook at the center circles of Picture 1. Which of the centre circles looks larger?Take a first look and you probably think tha

16、t the centre circle in Diagram A is smaller than that in Diagram B. In fact, they are exactly the same size.Then look at the picture 2 above. What do you see? A vase(花瓶) or two faces? Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see the

17、m at the them time.“Whats happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may wonder at what you see. Dont worry. Here is how it goes:When we look at things,our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret(解读) the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received i

18、nformation in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it “Visual illusion”(视觉错误).Movie makers often make use of visual illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much

19、 larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park and Honey I shrunk (缩小) the kids just make use of visual illusions.23.Whats the right order according to the passage? a.We look at things with our eyes. b.Our brains interpret the messages. c. Our brains tell us what we have seen. d.

20、Our eyes send messages to our brains. A.adbc B.cabd C.acdb D.bcad24. Movie makers make use of visual illusions to . A.help the actors look better B.make the actors much braverC.help the actors become stronger D. make the actors seem different in size25.In the following picture, It seems that Line AB

21、 is shorter than Line CD, but in fact Line AB is as long as Line CD,which paragraph can explain what has happened to our eyes?A.The second one. B.The third one.C.The fifth one. D.The sixth one. BWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering (送) milk to our doors

22、tep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldnt take my eyes off the coin changer(硬币盒) fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer. Of course, he delivered more than milk. There

23、was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would write a note“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear. All of this was about more than convenience(便利). There wa

24、s a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldnt be frozen. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a

25、cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery. There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service. R

26、ecently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch(门廊). Every so often my sons friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my childhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.

27、26. What can be inferred (推断) from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boys house? A.He wanted to have tea there. B.He was a respectable person. C.He was treated as a family member. D.He was fully trusted by the family.27. What does the underlined word “compete” mean? A.完成 B.比较 C.销售 D.竞争28.

28、 What is the best title for the passage?A.The good old days B.A milkman C.A milk delivery D.My childhoodCScience cant explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering(恢复) from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spr

29、ead good cheer.Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured(测量) stress levels and blood pressure in people half of them pet owners while they did 5 minutes of arit

30、hmetic(算术) or held a hand in ice water. People completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their pets had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to usual heart beats. With pets in the room, people a

31、lso made fewer math mstakes. It seems people feel more relaxed around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets dont tell whether you are right or wrong.A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits.

32、 Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and were put on a diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. They found people lost about 11 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losi

33、ng 12 pounds, morethan 15% of their body weight. Dog owners didnt lose any more weight than those without dogs, say researchers, but got more exercise mostly with their dogs and found it worth doing.29、What does the text mainly discuss?A. What pets bring to their owners. B. How pets help people calm

34、 down.C. Peoples opinions of keeping pets. D. Pets value in medical research.30、According to Allen, why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks?A. They have lower blood pressure. B. They become more patient.C. They are less nervous. D. They are in higher spirits.31、The

35、research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that _.A. people with dogs did more exerciseB. dogs lost the same weight as people didC. dogs liked exercise much more than people didD. people without dogs found the program unhelpfulDA 10-year-old boy decided to study judo(柔道)although he had lost hi

36、s left arm in a terrible car accident.The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo sensei(老师).The boy was doing well, but he couldnt understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move.“Sensei,”the boy finally said,“shouldnt I be learning more moves?”“This is t

37、he only move you know, but this is the only move youll ever need to know,”the sensei replied.Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament(锦标赛).Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two ma

38、tches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent(对手)became impatient and charged; the boy quickly used his one move to win the match.Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For

39、 a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. The referee(裁判)was afraid that the boy might get hurt, so he decided to call a timeout. He was about to stop the match when sensei stopped him.“No,” the sensei insisted,“let him continue.”As the match carried on, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropp

40、ed his guard, Instantly, the boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the mind.“Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?“You won for two reasons,”the sensei answered.“Fist, youve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second, the only know defense(防御

41、)for that move is for your opponent to hold your left arm.32、What does the underlined word“overmatched”mean in the passage?A. Be more energetic. B. Be badly beaten. C. Be strong-minded. D. Be of low spirit.33、Why could the boy win the tournament with only one move? A. Because he was brave and skillf

42、ul. B. Because his right arm was quite strong. C. Because his opponents were impatient. D. Because he mastered the hardest move.34、Which of the following is right? A. The boy lost his left arm in a terrible accident at the age of 10. B. The boy understood why his sensei taught him only one move. C.

43、The only way for the opponent to win the boy is to catch his left arm. D. The sensei stopped the referee to call a timeout because the boy might get hurt.35、The write of the passage wants to tell us _. A. a story of a boy without left arm B. a story of a good Judo senseiC. hold on to the last D. wea

44、kness can be strength （非选择题 共42分）四、阅读表达阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的填空里填入一个最恰当的单词。Body language sometimes speaks louder than words. Body language can tell you whether someone is happy to see you or not. One of the most important things that body language can tell, however, is whether a person is lying or n

45、ot. Heres how can decide whether someone is telling you the truth or not, based on body language alone.The eyes are said to be the windows of the soul and of the things that the little windows will show you is whether someone is honest or not. When talking to people, look at their eyes and pay atten

46、tion to whether they are turning away from your closes watch or not. People are usually uncomfortable when lying to the person that they are talking to. Besides lying, eyes that have a lot of movement usually show that the person is about to lie or that the person has told a lie. People who lie ofte

47、n touch their noses and other parts of their faces. If you notice that someone talking to you unconsciously(无意识地）touches his nose, this probably means that he is lying,. The reason why people touch their faces when they lie is that lying usually causes an increase in blood circulation(血循环），leading t

48、o an uncomfortable feeling in the small blood vessels(血管）in the nose or in the face.According common body language suggestion that someone is lying is when a person crosses his arms. Crossing the arms means that the person is both being defensive(防御的）and shutting himself off. People who are telling

49、the truth will usually make an open gesture(姿势)with the arms on the side to show that they are not hiding anything. However, people will cross their arms when they are lying. If you plan to use body language to tell whether someone is lying or not, make sure that you are noticed and that you are loo

50、king in the face and the persons body all at the same time.TitleHow to read truth in body languageThemeYou can tell whether what someone says is(36) or not by body language.(37) Eyes When talking to people, pay attention to if theyre turning away when you closely watch them. The person perhaps tells

51、 lies if he looks away from your eyes or his eyes（38） a lot.TouchingIf people touch their noses or other parts of face, they probably lie. This is because lying usually (39) an uncomfortable feeling in the blood vessels.Crossed armsThis is a common body language that （40） someone is lying.五、词汇（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）A）根据句子意思，用括号中所给的正确形式填空，每空填一词。41. These computers n