花都区2017学年第二学期九年级英语调研测试

1、花都区2018 模一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Alan was a skinny old man who lived all alone. One day he got a bad cold and he called for 1 doctor.While the doctor was examining Alan, he asked:" Don' t ywhdncouldtriend andtake care 2 you?”n No, I ' ve never ha3 friends, " the old man said.“You&

2、#39; ve lived here all your life and never had a friend?in 4 the doctor said"I' m 64 years old,5 I' ve never met anyone I could call a friend," Alan said.one thing wrong with 6 , it ' s another. " the doctoO saidllage head, Robin, will surely help you if he 7 you are sick,

3、“"It ' s so boring? to Robin," Alan added. "You' d imagine there was 9nothithanhis wheat field and his wonderful, healthy pigs.”t Thenvhat about Max, the man 10 lives down the road? "“A selfish man, 11 he' s smart and interesting to talk to," Alansjoratinued.a lo

4、t before. But he ' d come only when he fel1 2ke so. I don ' t call that neigihb6“You can ' t bupganything against Toby. Everyone loves him," the doctor laughed.“Right, " agreed Alan. "Toby would live on my doorstep if I let him. Bunhesy13 I can ' t stand him for more t

5、han five minutes.”Y You' re a hard nut to crack, old maYou see too much of your neighbou rs ' weaknessid you don't notice 14 good people they actually are. Anyway, please call me if you need me. the doctor left and not a word of“ tha5k you ”Driving people away may end up lonely.1.A. anB.

6、 aC. theD. /2.A. withB. forC. ofD. at3.A. anyB. someC. manyD.lots4.A. surprisedB. surprisingC. surpriseD. to surprise5.A. orB. butC. andD. so6.A. theyB. themC. theirD. theirs7.A. will knowB. knewC. knowD. knows8.A. to listenB. listeningC. listenedD. listen9.A. most importantB. more importantC. most

7、importantlyD. more importantly10.A. whichB. whyC. whatD. who11.A. whetherB. thoughC. untilD. because12.A. doingB. to doC. didD. does13.A. ifB. soC. thisD. that14.A. whyB. whereC. whatD. how15.A. was heardB. heardC. hearsD. hearing二、完形填空A girl was working as a nurse in a private hospital. One day, a

8、man was brought to her hospital, but soon he had to be transferred to a different hospital for an operation. The director of the hospital said that the 16 couldn ' t be transferred unless he paid his bill first.The man was 17 ill and his family asked if they could pay the bill after the operatio

9、n. But the director 18 .The nurse, who had just arrived to work, heard about the situation and made a 19 decision.She removed her golden bracelet （ 手镯）,took it to the cashier' s desk and said she would use it tocover the patient20 s . Thanks to her help, the patient was immediately transferred t

10、o the otherhospital and his life was 21 . Although the bracelet was the only piece of 22jewelry （珠宝）she owned, the nurse donated （Jrj赠）it to save the patient, even though he was a23 to her.The nurse ' s actioasght the attention of the doctor who was on duty that day. He later fell in love with t

11、he nurse and they at last got married.We may give without loving, but we cannot love without 24 . Love means giving as much as we can. Love is like a smile - neither has any value unless they are 25 . As Mother Teresa once said, “It is not how much you do, but how much love you put into what you do.

12、16.A. nurseB. doctorC. patientD. visitor17.A. seriouslyB. suddenlyC. nervouslyD. certainly18.A. failedB. foughtC. refusedD. agreed19.A. interestingB. surprisingC. excitingD. frightening20.A. billB. painC.dangerD. illness21.A. injuredB. damagedC. curedD. saved22.A. comfortableB. wonderfulC. enjoyable

13、D. valuable23.A. neighbourB. strangerC. relativeD. leader24.A. sendingB. askingC. givingD. taking25.A. given awayB. taken awayC. put awayD. flown away三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）（A）Oct 31,2013 wasn ' t just another Halloween for me. While I was driving home, a vehicle struck my new car from behind, with a bl

14、ow that sent me into the busy road. I fought hard to open my eyes for a second, but I lost consciousness （知觉）.After I was taken to hospital, the doctors told me I wasn' t going to be able to movefrom my neck down.I had lost the use of almost every muscle and was very weak.But at the rehab centre

15、 （康复中心 ）,I saw a glimpse of hope and was inspired by other patients with injuries like mine.The first year was slow and I didn' t see much progress. My head felt like a heavy ball and I couldn t hold it up, and my blood pressure would drop all the time.And while the idea of walking or even stand

16、ing was out of the question , I sure did try.Six months later, I was finally given the green light to return home.However, that ' s when the reoflitiye situation became clear to me.I realized that my life was so different. I was unable to use a phone, and unable to feed or wash myself.I couldn &

17、#39; t grip on to anyth,iiagfork or spoon was too heavy to pick up.I had to learn to be patient with myself, and to enjoy every moment going forward.I was determined to walk again, so giving up was no longer a choice.I fought hard on my recovery and still do to this day. I' m now moving my legs

18、andown, doing things like working out, swimming, and yoga.All of this is proving my doctors wrong, and is turning the page from the impossible to the possible.My faith (信念),supportive family, friends, and team encourage me to continue to work harder.I believe that this difficulty is an opportunity t

19、o grow, become stronger, and keep on fighting to hopefully inspire others not to give up.I learned one lesson from my car accident: Never give up on faith, and never give up on hope.26. Why wasn't the writer able to move anything from his neck down?A. The road was busy on Halloween.B. He had a f

20、ight with other people.C. He was driving carelessly on his way home.D. His car was stuck by a vehicle from behind.27. The underline expression out of the question " is closest in meaning to ”.A. importantB. hopefulC. impossible D. different28. How is the writer now?A. He is still fighting for r

21、ecovery.B. He has recovered and runs well.C. He can't move his legs or arms.D. He has almost given up all hope.29. Which word can best describe the writer?A. Supportive. B. Faithful. C. Hard-working. D. Strong-minded.30. What is the best title for the passage?A. Life is Not Easy.B. Never Give Up

22、.C. A Terrible Accident.D. On Recovery Road.(B)He was a poet known for the nostalgia he describes in his poems. Now, it' s time express our nostalgia for this great writer.On Dec 14, 2017, the famous Chinese poet Y u Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan.Born in 1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, Yu studied i

23、n Sichuan when he was young. At that time, he had showed great interest in Chinese poems and spent a lot of his free time trying writing poems himself. Then he managed to publish his first poem at the age of 20. A year later, Yu and his family moved to Taiwan. He lived and worked there until his dea

24、th.Nostalgia （乡愁）is Yu ' s masterpiece in which he expresses his homesickness for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan.Published in 1971, the poem remains highly popular among Chinese speakers worldwide. Even those who know little about literature （ 文学）are familiar with lines from the poem

25、. The poem is included in Chinese high school textbooks.In Mes PaemPresent, Future MeetBesides his achievements in poetry, Yu was also a successful essay writer, critic and translator.He once translated English poet Siegfried Sassoon into Chinese. It is regarded as an accurate and powerful translati

26、on, in which the most famous line is心有猛虎，细嗅蔷薇 "for "In me the tiger sniffs the roseYu spent his whole life wr iting. " The reason why I stick to writing till today comes down to my passion for the Chinese language," he once said in a 2015 interview. He then added that this passio

27、was strengthened by his love for his mother and his motherland.Now, let s appreciate the poem Nostalgia .But later on,Nostalgia was a low grave, Me on the outside, Mother on the inside.And at present, Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait Me on this side, Mainland on the other side.NostalgiaWhen I was

28、young, Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp, Me on this side, Mother was on the other side.When I grew up,Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket, Me on this side, Bride on the other side.31. What is Yu Guangzhong?A. A poet, reporter and critic.C. A critic, poet and translator.B. A translator and publisher.D

29、. A translator and song writer.5 / 1032. Which of the following statements is true?A. Yu lived with his family in Taiwan all his life.B. Many Chinese people know the poem Nostalgia.C. We can find Nostalgia in primary school textbooks.D. Yu translated Siegfried Sassoon's poem into English.33. In

30、what order did the events take place in Yu 's life? Yu and his family moved to Taiwan. Yu told the reason why he stuck to writing. Yu's poem Nostalgia was published. Yu passed away in Taiwan. Yu wrote and published his first poem.A.B. C.D.34. Why did Yu spend all his life writing?A. He made

31、a lot of money from writing.C. He loved his family and mainland a lot.35. What can we learn from the Poem Nostalgia ?A. He missed his family and homeland a lot.C. He lived with his mother on the riverside.B. He had great interest in English poems.D. He had a lot of free time and was bored.C. He didn

32、't want to come to his homeland.D. His mother had died when he got married.（C）Imagine you walk into a store. Strangely enough, you see no staff （店员）inside. You pick up things and prepare to wait in line and pay. But even more oddly , there is no cashier at all. So what has happened to this store

33、?Well, you may have entered Tao Caf , a cashless store created by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. In July, the public got to see the store for the first time at Alibaba ' s Taobao Maker FestivalHangzhou.The 200-square-meter store sells drinks, fast food and snacks. It can hold up to 50 shopper

34、s at a time. To enter and shop, people only need a smartphone with a Taobao app and an Alipay account （账户）.By scanning their Taobao QR code （二维码）,shoppers are followed with cameras for facial recognition. The store has also digitalized （数字化）all goods and their placement on the shelves. So when shopp

35、ers pick up goods, the system will be able to“ watch " and " rememberWhen shoppers are ready to leave, they don ' t wait in line to pay. Instead, they go through two checkout doors. Then the bills will be paid with a Taobao account connected to Alipay.According to Alibaba, the checkout

36、 machines can recognize goods even when shoppers put them in pockets or bags. So it is almost impossible to steal things from the store.Tao Caf s not the only cashless store in China. A 24-hour convenience store with no staffcalled BingoBox opened in Shanghai in June. To enter the store, shoppers sc

37、an a QR code on WeChat or Alipay. But unlike the Tao Caf , they have to scan another QR code to leave the BingoBox.36. The underlined word oddly "" means "”.A. strangely B. surprisingly C. importantly D. helpfully37. Tao Caf is 衣nown as.A. a coffee shop B. a cashless store C. an onlin

38、e store D. a shopping app38. To buy things from Tao Caf , you need to have all of the following EXCEPT.A. a smartphone B. a Taobao app C. an Alipay account D. two QR codes39. What are paragraphs 4 and 5 mainly about?A. How to check out in Tao Caf . e B. Why Tao Caf needs cameras.C. How the system in

39、 Tao Caf works.e D. When the bills are paid in the store.40. What can we infer (推断)from the passage?A. The elders would enjoy shopping in Tao Caf .eB. Lots of things will be lost in the cashless store.C. Shopping at BingoBox is the most convenient.D. It saves people much time to shop at Tao Caf .e(D

40、) Here are two girls resumes.Catherine CornwellCatherine Cornwell1000 W. Spring Garden StGreensboro. N. C. 27412-5001Phone: (555) 555-5555Career ObjectiveTo teach grades 4-12 in public school about music. Other interests include jazz education, marching band, piano, violin and community music progra

41、ms.Educational Background2017 B.M.E. University of North Carolina at Greensboro2013 (summer) University of Arizona-Tucson, Arizona2012 Diploma, Central High School-Tucson, ArizonaTeaching Experience2017 East Davidson High School: Student Teacher (Duties: Teaching classical music theory)2015-2017 Pea

42、rson Music Company: Private Music instructor(Maintained a highly successful private studio of 8-15 students ages 10-17)Relate Work Experience6/102015-2017 University of North Carolina at GreensboroSummer Music Camp (Rehearsal instructor)NameGalia Anne CookerDate of birthJan 14, 2003Contact 25 Greenf

43、ield Road, Borough of Dartford, Kent, England, B12456 0111 186 1234561©Education9 GCSEs, including English and mathematics Greenfield High School, DartfordWork experienceVolunteer at Greenfield Nursery School on summer holidays-2weeksWaitress at Lily's Pizza restaurant on Saturdays-10 month

44、sLanguageFrench- B1 levelChinese- A2 levelSkill and interestsCompetitive swimmingLifeguard course- Evesop Swimming Pool41. Where are these resumes most probably from?A. A Pizza restaurant.B. A music company.C. A school office.D. A language centre.42. If you want to contact Galia Anna Cooker, you can

45、.A. call 27412-5001B. call 0111 186 123456C. emailD. visit Garden Road, B1245643. Catherine Cornwell writes her resume in order to.A. teach students ages 10-17 in private studioB. study in B.M.E university of North CarolineC. set up a personal Music Company with friendsD. look for a job as a music t

46、eacher in public school44. Which of the following statement is TRUE?A. Galia can speak more than three foreign languages.B. Catherine is working in the Summer Music Camp.C. Galia has some experience in doing voluntary work.D. Catherine is interested in piano, violin and dancing.45. What can be seen

47、in both resumes?A. name, address, educationB. name, birthday, experienceC. address, language, education D. address, birthday, experience第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文及文后 AE选项，选出可以填入4650各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their he

48、ads down. These people are called the-down THbeads"46There are more and more traffic accidents happening because of mobile phones.47 In order to make drivers pay more attention to driving, some new traffic rules have been made.As we can see above, using mobile phones may cause traffic accidents

49、. Also, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the -down TribeHeads48As a result, he knocked into a big lost bear. When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was so afraid that he turned around and ran away as quickly as possible.Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. It' s strange that they don ' t talk to the ones who sit opposite to t