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PAGE广州九年级英语模拟试题6一、语法选择（共15空格，每个空格1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Coffeehaslongbeenoneofthemostpopular1intheworld.In9thcenturyArabia，itwasfirstrecorded2peopledrankcoffee.Plantingofcoffeefirst3inYemen,intheMiddleEast,inthe15thcentury,andit4totakecoffeeplantsoutofthecountry.However,plantswereeventuallysmuggledtoIndiaand5theretoEurope.ThefirstcoffeehouseinLondon6inthe1680s,andsoontheywerehundredsalloverthecity.Coffeehouseswereknownas‘pennyuniversities’7youcouldbuyacupofcoffeeforonlyapennyandlearnmoreatthecoffeehousethaninclass!Americaseveraldecadeslater,whentheFrenchbroughtacoffeeplanttotheislandofMartinique.WhenarareplantdiseasedestroyedthecoffeeplantationsofSoutheastAsia9themid-19thcentury,Brazilemergedastheworld’s10coffeeproducer,whichit11istoday.Thefirstautomaticcoffee12machinewasproducedinFrancein1822andinstantcoffeewasfirstmarketedin1909.Togiveyou13ideaofthepopularityofcoffee,StarbuckCoffeeopeneditsfirststorein1971andtodayhasover5,000locationsinmorethan20countries.Whyiscoffeesopopular?Peoplebelievethatcoffeegivesyouenergysoit14youconcentrateonwork.Italsotastes15,andeveryonehashisorherfavouritetypeofcoffee:cappuccino,espresso,iced,mocha.1.A.drink B.drinks C.drunks D.drinking2.A.which B.how C.what D.that3.A.start B.wasstarting C.started D.starts4.A.forbid B.wasforbidden C.wereforbidden D.forbids5.A.from B.in C.to D.for6.A.open B.opens C.wasopening D.opened7.A.while B.however C.because D.although8.A.arrivesin B.arrivedin C.arrivedfrom D.arrivesat9.A.in B.for C.by D.with10.A.big B.bigger C.muchbigger D.biggest11.A.also B.still C.even D.almost12.A.tomake B.make C.making D.made13.A.a B.an C.the D./14.A.helps B.helped C.help D.helping15.A.good B.well C.betterD.best二、完形填空（共10个空格，每个空格1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。LastsummerIwasavolunteeratashelterforthehomeless,aplaceforhomelesspeopletosleepatnight.Iwasn’tworkingthatsummerandwas16onlytwoclassesinsummerschool,soIhadsomefreetime.Threenightsaweek,Ihelpedinthekitchenoftheshelteralongwithotherfourvolunteers.Weplannedand17hotmealsofvegetables,chicken,fishandfruitfor45people.Thehomelesspeopleneededthisgoodfoodbecausemanyofthemusuallydon’teatwell.Theywereverygrateful.I18thisvolunteerworkverymuchandmade19withthefourvolunteersinthekitchen.Onewasaveryniceelderlyhousewife,oneamovieactor,anotherayoungteacher,andtheotheracollegestudent,likeme.Italkedtoalotofthehomelesspeopleattheshelter.Theirlifestoriesfilledmewithsympathy.Someofthemhad20withalcoholordrugswhileothersonlyhadbadluck.Onewomanworkedforalmost30yearsforasmallcompany,andthenshelosther21.Shelookedforanewjob,butcouldn’tfindone,asshearoundtheoldgatestothecity.IspenthourswalkingaroundthesefascinatingplacesandwhileIwasthereIdiscoveredthemeaningofthename'fleamarket'.Hundredsofyearsago,theroyalfamilygaveawaytheiroldclothes,whichwerethensoldbypeopleatthesemarkets.Buttheclotheswerefulloflittleinsectsfleasofcourse!Oneofthestallsellerstoldmethatthebesttimetofindtreasuresatthemarketwasbeforethecrowdsarrived,usuallybetween5amand6am.Butthatwasabitearlyforme.IwasenjoyingtheParisnightlifetoomuch!Therearealsoopen-airmarketsallaroundthecitywhereyoucanbuyflowers,clothes,pets,foodandmanyotherthings.Andifyouwanttobuyabook,visittherowsofbookstallsalongtheRiverSeine.Youcanfindsomegreatbargainsthere,oryoucanspendhoursjustlooking.IfyouwanttobuyhalfofParisorifyoujustwanttowalkaroundandlook,you'lllovetheexperience.Parisisagreatplacetoshop!31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?A.ToadvertisesomeofthefamousParisstores.B.ToinformreadersaboutthebestplacestoshopinParis.C.TointroducesomeofthefamoustouristattractionsinParis.D.TocompareshoppinginParistoshoppinginotherFrenchcities.32.WhywasthewriterdisappointedwiththeChamp-Elysees?A.Thereweretoomanytourist-orientedbusinessesthere.B.Therewerenoclothesonsalethere.C.Thereweretoomanytouristsinthearea.D.Thestoreskeptchangingtoooften.33.WhatissoldattheParisfleamarkets?A.Insects. B.Oldthings.C.Theclothesofkings. D.Expensivejewellery.34.Whydidn'tthewritergotothefleamarketatthebesttime?A.Itwastoocrowded. B.Itwastooearly.C.Shewastoobusy. D.Shewastooexcited.35.Whereisthebestplacetobuybooksaccordingtothewriter?A.Thebookshopsinthelargedepartmentstores.B.Theopenmarketsallaroundthecity.C.Thefleamarketsnearthecitygate.D.ThestallsalongtheRiverSeine.（C）Didyouknowthat7outof10studentshavecheatedatleastonceinthepastyear?Didyouknowthat50percentofthosestudentshavecheatedmorethantwice?Thisshockingdataisfromarecentsurveyof9,000U.S.highschoolstudents.Incredibly,teachersmayevenbeencouragingtheirstudentstocheat!LastyearataschoolinDetroit,someteacherswerefoundtohaveprovidedtheirstudentswithanswerstostatewidestandardtests.Studentsattheschooltoldpolicethattheywerepromisedpizzaandmoneyiftheycheatedonthetest.SimilarreportsatseveralschoolsinSanDiegocountyhavepromptedaninvestigationbytheEducationDepartment.Astudentatalocalhighschoolsayssheseesstudentscheatingonalmosteverytest,andtheteachersdon’tdoanythingaboutit.Inresponsetotheclaimsofschool-assistedcheating,theheadoftheNationalAssociationofSchoolPrincipalssaidthatwhilecheatingshouldneverbeaccepted,itshowedthepressurethatschoolswereunder.“Becauseschoolfundingisnowdecidedbystudents'testperformance,thereisincrediblepressureonschooltoraisemarksinanywaytheycan.”Butschoolsarenotthemainproblem.Manystudentsclaimthatthey’retemptedtocheatbecauseofpeerpressureandintensecompetitiontogettopgrades.Manykidsalsosaythattheirparentsaresettingabadexamplebycheatingonincometaxes,lyingaboutagetopayloweradmissionprices,orcheatingtheirwayoutofspeedingtickets.Theyaresendingamessagetotheirkidsthatitisokaytocheatandlie..So,whatcanbedone?Inourschool’smathclasses,eachstudenthasdifferentproblemsontheirtestpapers,soitisuselesstolookatsomeoneelse’sanswers.Teacherscouldalsorandomlymixtheproblemsthroughoutthepage.Anothersolutionisforadultstolowertheirexpectations.Chancesarethatstudentsbelievecheatingistheonlywaytomeetunreasonablyhighexpectations.Perhapsitistimeforparentsandteacherstoseriouslyexaminewhetherhighertestresultsareimportantenoughtoencouragecheating.36.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofthelevelsofcheatinginAmericanschools?A.Itisanextremelyseriousproblem.B.Itisnoworsethanothercountries.C.Heexpressesnoclearopinion. D.Itismainlythefaultoflocalschool.37.WhichofthefollowingcausesofcheatingisNOTmentioned?A.Pressurefromothers. B.Toomuchwork.C.Strongcompetition. D.Schoolfunding.38.WhyaresomeschoolsignoringtheirstudentscheatinginAmerica,accordingtothepassage?A.Becauseschoolswillgetbetterstudents.B.Becauseteacherswillthenreceiveahighersalary.C.Becauseschoolswillgetmoregovernmentmoney.D.Becauseschoolsfearparentswillbeveryangry.39.A.Byputtingtoomuchpressureontheirchildrentosucceed.B.Bycriticisingtheirchildrentoomuchwhentheyfail.C.Byurgingthemdirectlytobedishonest.D.Byfailingtobehavehonestlythemselves.40.Inthelastparagraphthewriter_________.A.offerspossiblesolutionstotheproblemB.describesthecausesoftheproblemB.outlinestheresultsofthestudentcheatingD.suggestssomeofthereasonsforcheating（D）Youcouldsayit’sthebudgettraveller’sultimateprize:knowingexactlywhentobookaflighttogetthecheapestfare.Butnowoneflightcomparisonwebsite,whichanalysed7.5billionairfaresonitstop100routesworldwide,believesithasfoundtheanswer.Accordingtotheresearchbymomondo.co.uk,theidealtimetobookaflightis53daysinadvance,amovethatmaysaveanaverageof33%onthenormalfare.Forexample,aflightfromLondontoLisbon,whenbooked52daysinadvance,costsonaverage£209—comparedtotheaveragepriceof£287.Cheaperfaresalsodependonthetimeoftheflight.Eveningdeparturesbetween6pmandmidnightaretypicallycheaper,whileTuesdayisgenerallythecheapestdaytofly.Asforthemostexpensive,faresareattheircostliestthreedaysbeforedeparture,whileFridayisnormallythemostexpensivedaytotaketotheair.Itisalsosuggestedthattravellersshouldavoidafternoonflightsiftheyarelookingtosavemoney.“Ingeneral,itpaystobookflightstwomonthsinadvance,”saysMomondospokesmanLasseSkoleHansen.“Wefoundthesetrendsconsistentacrosstheboard,sobargainhuntersshouldconsiderflyingatnightandonaTuesday,iftheywanttosavemoneyontheirtravels.”Momondo’sresearchisconsistentwithpreviousstudiesintotheage-oldtraveller’sdilemmaofwhentobook.InJanuarySkyscannerpublishedtheresultsofathree-yearstudy,whichfoundthaton

averagefiveweeksinadvanceisthebesttimetofindthecheapestfares.However,Skyscanneralsofoundthisvariesaccordingtodestinations.ThecheapestflightstoGreece,forexample,werefoundtobeavailablejustthreeweeksaheadofdeparture.Thenewstudybymomondo.co.ukcoincideswiththeirlaunchofaninteractivetool,

FlightInsight,whichallowstravellerstoassessthebesttime,dayandseasontotravel.46.Theresearchmentionedinthearticlebaseditsinformationon______.A.interviewswithtravellers B.discussionswithtravelagentsC.studyingofticketpricelists D.inspectionsofnationalairports47.A.Bookingtime. B.Flightday.C.Flighttime. D.Flightcompany.48.Accordingtotheinformationinthepassagewhichofthefollowingticketswouldbethemostexpensive?A.AticketbookedthreedaysinadvancedforaFridayafternoonflight.B.AticketbookedonedayaheadforaFridayafternoonflight.C.Tuesdaymorningticketbookedtwomonthsinadvance.D.AticketforaFridayflightduringthesummerholiday.49.IftheadvertisedpriceforaplaneticketfromLondontoParistomorrowwas90pound,howmuchwouldthebuyerexpecttopayifhebookedtheticket52daysearlier?A.30pounds. B.60pounds. C.90pounds. D.120pounds.50.Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?A.Toexplainwhyflightpricevary.B.Toinformreadershowtotravelcheaply.C.Totellreaderswheretobuycheaptickets.D.Toidentifywhichairlinesofferthebestvaluetickets.第二节阅读填空（共5分；每小题1分，满分5分）四、写作（共三节；满分35分）第一节单词拼写（共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分）51. Itisap ___________thattheweatherissobadtoday.Wecan'tgoonapicnic.52. Youshouldalwaysknockatthedoorbeforeyoue ___________ aroom.53. Closethewindoworthewindwillb ___________ everythingoffmydesk.54. Theyoungwomanisveryb ___________.Sheisnotafraidofanything.55. It’sveryp___________tosay“Thankyou”whensomeonehelpsyou.56.Thesofaisterriblyheavy.Canyoumoveitbyy_________?第二节完成句子（共7小题，每小题2分，满分14分）57. 现在越来越多的外国人对中闽文化感兴趣了。Nowmoreandmoreforeigners_____________________Chineseculture.58. 根据奶奶的建议，这汤应该煮两个小时以上。Thesoup _________________________________ formorethantwohoursaccordingtoGrandma.59. 我桌子上的钥匙不见了，不知谁拿走了。Thekeyonmydeskisgone.Iwonder___________________itaway.60. 这部电影真乏味啊！我都快睡着了。 ______________________ movieitwas!Ialmostfellasleep.61. 如果你现在不出发，你就会错过末班车。 _______youdon'tleavenow,you______________thefinalbus.我去过海南岛两次了。I_____________________HainanIslandtwice.昨晚我直到爸妈回家才睡觉。LastnightI_____________tobed_______myparentsgothome.第三节书面表达（共l小题，满分15分） 你校将开设一些特色课程，学生可根据兴趣进行选择。请根据以下内容提示为学校英文网页写一篇短文，介绍这些课程、提出你建议增设的课程并说明理由。Studentsinourschoolarefreetochoosesomespecialcoursesaccordingtotheirinterest.________________________________________________________