第三次月考卷

1、九年级英语第三次月考卷第一卷 听力部分 （20）( )1. Whats there at the corner of the street?（ ）2.What does the speaker want to buy?( ) 3.What does Tom dress himself up as?( ) 4.What do kids like to play in Watertown?( ) 5. How can we get to the third floor?( ) 6. A .Im sorry. Im new here. B. He doesnt know. C. Yes, its t

2、here.( )7. A . Do you have one? B. The latest one. C. Dont ask me. ( ) 8. A . Yes, of course. B. Are you serious? C. No, I couldnt.( ) 9. A . Yes. it was. B. Yes. It is. C. You are wrong.( )10.A. I dont like them. B. Would you like to ? C. Good idea.( )11. A. Climbing the mountain. B. swimming C. Si

3、nging( )12. A. On the first floor. B. On the second floor. C. On the third floor.( )13. A. We dont know. B. Western food . C. Chinese food.( )14. A. He will take a class. B. He will play basketball. C. He will have a rest.( )15. A. On foot. B. By taxi. C. By bus.( )16. What helped form the Grand Can

4、yon? A. A heavy rain. B. The Colorado River. C. Hard rocks. ( )17. How wide is the Canyon at most? A. About 12 kilometers. B. About 20 kilometers. C. About 22 kilometers.( )18. Why are there many different kinds of plants and animals on both sides of the Canyon? A. Because the canyon is very wide. B

5、. Because the canyon is very deep. C. Because the canyon is very high.( ) 19. How do many people go to see the canyon? A. By car. B. By boat. C. By plane.( ) 20.When did the speaker and his family visit the canyon last year? A. In September. B. In October. C. In November第二卷 笔试部分 （130）二单项选择（共20小题，每题一

6、分，共20分）（ ）21Would you like to come to my party tonight？ -I have to stay at home to look after my mother. she is ill.A . Of course not B .Thats all rightC . Id love to D. Im afraid I cant（ ）22. What did you do last summer vacation? I got - opportunity to work - a volunteer at the local hospital.A. a;

7、 to B. a; asC. an; as D. an; for（ ）23. Shall we go to the movies tonight？ I would rather - at home than -to the movies.A. stay; going B. stay; goC. to stay; to go D. to stay; going（ ）24. The novel -in to two languages last year.A. is translated B. has translatedC. was translated D. was translating（）

8、25. All the students were tired , but-of them stopped to have a rest.A. both B. noneC. any D. neither（）26. Danny is a boy -likes pop music very much.A. whom B. whichC. where D. who （）27. How clean the bedroom is! Yes, I am sure that someone -it.A. cleans B. cleanedC. has cleaned D. had cleaned（）28.

9、The second place -Karen wants to visit is Venice.A. when B. whatC. that D. who（）29. They planned to -a hospital on the right side of the street.A. give up B. think up C. fix up D. set up（）30. Ive found some pictures of the most interesting places -you can visit during the winter holidays.A. where B.

10、 whichC. what D. that（）31. When I got to the cinema, the movies -for ten minutes.A. has started B. had startedC. has been on D. had been on （）32. Not only Jim but also his sister - a few cities in the south since they came to China.A. will visit B. has visitedC. have visited D. visited（）33. The poli

11、ce have arrived. It has made-possible to find out who stole the purse.A. it B. thatC. this D. him（）34. Dont -too late, or you will feel tired in class tomorrow. I wont, Mom. Good night.A. wake up B. get upC. stand up D. stay up（）35. Could you please tell me -?A. when will the meeting begin B. where

12、he comes fromC. hows the weather there D. who would come tomorrow （）36. Computers are very useful. For example, they can -sending e-mails. A. use for B. be used forC. be used to D. be used as（）37. Every one in our class is sure -you. Dont worry.A. help B. to helpC. helping D. of help（）38. I cant for

13、get the time-the earthquake happened in Yushu.A. when B. whichC. that D. where（）39. I like the music that I can sing-. A. with along B. along withC. with to D. along（）40. I hope Jack-New York some time next year.A. visit B. to visitC. can visit D. visited三.完型填空(共10小题;每小题1分,共10分)There was a boy named

14、 Ben, who was not doing well in school. Boys in his class laughed at him because he seemed so _.His mother _ that she would, herself, have to help her son do better in school. She told him to go to the library to read a _ a week and write a report about it for her.One day, in Ben's _, the teache

15、r held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him _4_. “Why did Ben raise his hand?” they wondered. He _4_ said anything; what could he possibly want to say?Well, Ben not only _4_ the rock; he said a lot about it. He even knew _4_ the teacher had found it. The

16、 teacher and the students were _4_. Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book reports.Ben later went on to the _ of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.( ). A. clever      B. hard

17、      C. slow      D. quick( ). A. asked B. decided C. forgot D. heard( ). A. notice B. message C. book D. question( ). A. class B. room C. office D. lab( ). A. think B. leave C. sing D. speak( ). A. alwaysB. even C. quickly D. never( ). A. found B. played C. knew D. th

18、rew( ). A. whether B. when C. where D. why( ). A. afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy( ). A. top B. end C. back D. last四. 阅读理解（30分） A In some countries such as Norway and Sweden, there is a kind of rat called travelling rats. They produce their young seven or eight times a year. The young will

19、 grow up in about six months and then produce their own young. So, in a few years these rats increase greatly. Usually they live together in the holes of high mountains and live on grass and roots of trees. What is strange is that every three or four years they will migrate (迁徙) in thousands or even

20、 millions, leaving a few of them in the first place.The migration mainly goes on at night. In the daytime, they eat and rest. At night they go just straight forward, even if there is a river before them. The rats in the front will drown（把淹死）themselves while the one after them will make their way on

21、the bodies of the drowned ones. Sometimes the number of the rats may become smaller greatly because of illnesses, bad weather, of attacks from eagles and wolves. Once they reach the seaside, they keep on going fearlessly till all get drowned.Why do they make such a migration? Some say it is because

22、they havent enough food. Some say it is their habit. But no one knows the real reasons.( )51. According to the passage the travelling rats mainly live in _. A. North EuropeB. Africa C.Asia D. North America( )52. How often does the rats have babies? A. Once a year. B. Seven or eight times a year. C.

23、Once a month. D. Three times a year.( )53. _ of the rats will leave their homes every three or four years. A. Few B. All C. Most D. None( )54. The rats wont stop moving _. A. until all of them die out B. until they realize it is dangerous C. because only a few of them have suffered from illnesses D.

24、 before eagles and wolves can attack them( )55. Why do the rats make their death migration so often? A. It is hard for them to find food. B. The number of them increases too quickly. C. They like travelling. D. It is not exactly known. B正在载入.Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not quite

25、 successful in his early years. At that time, he was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the value of. Things remained the same when he went up to college and

26、he dropped out halfway (中途退学). After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and a change in life for the better.Steven Jobs lived on a farm in Calif

27、ornia for a year after he returned from India. And then, in 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Woziak, he designed the Apple Computer in his garage (车库). He chose the name “Apple” just because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree

28、garden.His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world. ( )56. Steven Jobs seemed _ when he was young.A. to be one of the best students at schoolB. not to be a good student at schoolC. to be liked by all his teachers D. to leave the school( )57. Why

29、 did Steven Jobs go to India?A. Because he was interested in India. B. Because he was given a job as a designer there.C. Because he hoped to get some new ideas from the trip. D. Because he wanted to study there.( )58. Steven Jobs designed his new computer _.A. in India B. with his friend C. in an ap

30、ple tree garden D. by himself( )59. Steven Jobs was famous for his _ all over the world.A. new ideas B. apple treesC. Apple Computer D. video games( )60. From this passage we can learn that _.A. Steven Jobs got on well with his schoolmates B. Steven Jobs was full of new ideas, but only one of them w

31、as valuable. C. Steven Jobs could only design video gamesD. Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true CAnne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because sh

32、e thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual one because he wants to be different.People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their

33、names because they want the names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United

34、States. He uses the name Ken at school. But when staying with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.In many countries, a woman changes her family names to her husbands after she gets married. But today, many

35、women are keeping their own family names and not using their husbands.( ) 61. Hanna changed her name to Anne because “Anne” _.A. makes her different B. is easier for people to rememberC. is more unusual than “Hanna”D. makes her prettier( ) 62. Famous people want their new names to _.A. have special

36、soundB. be ordinaryC. have no meaningD. be unknown( ) 63. Li Kaiming uses his new name when he _. A. stays with his familyB. is at schoolC. is among Chinese friendsD. comes back to China( ) 64. The underlined words “gets married” mean _. A. 升官 B. 就业 C. 结婚 D. 生育( ) 65. The passage mainly tells us _.A

37、. different people have different namesB. what names meanC. only film stars and sportsmen have two namesD. why some people change their names 五. 任务型阅读（10分）阅读短文，根据短文内容完成下列任务。 There are many different ideas about when and where the first toothbrush was invented. 有人说它是11世纪在中国发明的。Others say the Romans i

38、nvented it around the time of Caesar. Nobody knows the exact history of teeth cleaning.Before the first toothbrushes, sharp (尖的) objects were used to clean teeth. Its believed that bribes in Africa and Australia invented the idea of cleaning their teeth. The modern toothbrush with bristles(毛) was in

39、vented in China much later in the 16th or 17th century. Toothbrushes moved to Europe in the mid 1600s and then became widely used in the area. Animal hair was the first type of bristle to be used.Today, toothbrushes have nylon bristles and normally have a plastic handle. Animal hair was replaced by

40、nylon in 1938. Electric toothbrushes were invented and marketed in 1880 by “Dr. Scott”. The popularity of the electric toothbrush did not take off until after World War. When the cordless model was invented in 1960, its popularity increased a lot.将文中划线部分的汉语译成英语。66. _将文中划线部分的英语译成汉语。67. _简要回答下面问题。68.

41、What were used to clean teeth before the first toothbrushes?_69. Where were toothbrushes introduced to in the mid 1600s? _70. When was the first electric toothbrush invented?_六. 补全对话（5分）从方框中选择恰当的句子补全下列对话，使对话意思完整。（其中有两项多余）A. Whats it used for?B. That sounds interesting.C. Its very useful.D. How can i

42、t fly?E. Who invented it?F. How was it invented?G. Its used for opening and locking our auto-bike.A: Look at that strange thing, Wei Hua! Whats that?B: Its a key. 71           A: Auto-bike? Whats it then? 72         

43、0;B: Its a battery-operated machine and it was invented by my father!A: 73        B: Its used for riding or flying.A: Flying? 74          B: You can just ride it like an auto-bike and it will fly as it goes faster enough.A: 75

44、0;         I think your father is so great!B: I think so. He has invented many things.七. 综合填空（10分）根据短文内容，从方框中选择合适的单词填空。energy, invent, draw, until, dangerous, create, in, tired, because, countryThe bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the wo

45、rld. What is the most surprising is that it was not (76)_ earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo da Vinci had (77) _ pictures for bicycles and flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced (78) _ long after he died.A person riding a bicycle uses very little (79) _ to m

46、ake the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in most developed (80) _, most people don't go to work by bicycle. It is not (81) _ the bicycles are expensive or people feel (82) _ if they ride to work. It's because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes more (83) _ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work (84) _ their cars. A