1、上海市黄浦区九年级英语学科期中试卷2008。04考生注意：1. 本卷总分150分，考试时间共100分钟。 2. 本卷有10大题，共110小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上不给分。Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)I. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): (共6分) ABCD E F G1. _ 2._3. _4. _ 5. _ 6._II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question y
2、ou hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): (共10分)7. A) To see a film. B) To visit the museum. C) To go shopping. D) To stay at home. 8. A) Mike. B) Jane. C) Betty. D) Betsy.9. A) October 5th. B) October 4th. C) October 3rd. D) October 6th.10. A) 56780084. B) 56780048. C) 56780046. D) 56870047.11. A) He is a do
3、ctor. B) He is a worker. C) He is a student. D) He is a teacher.12 .A) A pair of blue trousers. B) A pair of black trousers. C) A pair of gray trousers. D) A pair of black shirt.13. A) At 7:10. B) At 7:20. C) At 7:30. D) At 7:50.14. A) A cold drink. B) Hot tea. C) Hot milk. D) Hot tea with milk.15.
4、A) Chatting with friends. B) Playing computer games. C) Doing homework. D) Surfing the Internet. 16. A) He wants to borrow some books. B) He wants Jack to write a letter.C) He wants to give Jack a letter. D) He wants to give Jack a parcel. II. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following sta
5、tements 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7分)17. Kids usually like to play with snow in winter. 18. Li Yang used to like playing with snow, but now he hates it. 19. This year Li Yangs hometown in Guizhou Province(省) suffered from snowstorms for nearly a month. 20. Every d
6、ay Li Yang had to walk seven kilometers to fetch drinking water. 21. Heavy snow stopped transportation, power supply (供应) and tap water turned to ice. 22. Because of the bad weather, millions of people in central and southern China had a freezing winter. 23. The people in southern China had a hard t
7、ime in the biggest storms in 50 years. IV. Listen to the dialogue and complete the form（听对话完成下列表格）：（共7分）Hot market orderCustomers name: _24 _Bush Customers number: _25_Customers address: No.167, Wangfujing Street, Beijing Goods AmountPlace of production Total Cost Beef 1 pound_26_ 48 yuan_27_with bu
8、tter 5 loaves/ 30 yuan_28_tea 2 _29_China 80 yuan Beer Four _30_Germany 72 yuanPart 2 Vocabulary and Grammar(程 5.15）（第二部分 词汇和语法）V.Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示): (共20分)31. These seats are for _old. You may take the seats over there.A) the B) a C) an D) /32. The summer vocation lasts _
9、the beginning of July to the end of August.A) onB) from C) atD) in33. More people are coming. Lets make some room for _.A) they B) theirC) themD) theirs34. Jack looks well _ he went to bed early and had a sound sleep last night.A) andB) orC) butD) because35. _ great days when we are together playing
10、!A) What aB) How aC) WhatD) How36. We _ always keep our environment clean and tidy. Thats good for our health.A) canB) needC) shouldD) mustnt 37. Our teacher made us _ various exercises before this examination.A) to do B) do C) doing D) did38. A: Thanks, John. You are really a great help.B: _. A) Ok
11、B) All rightC) You are welcome D) No, thanks39. Last winter was _ for the latest 22 years in Shanghai.A) colderB) the colderC) cold D) the coldest40. I used to dislike pop music, but now I am fond of _ it.A) listening toB) listen toC) listened to D) listening41. Mary felt very _ when she won first i
12、n the school English speech contest. A) nervousB) excitedC) pleasant D) frightening42. Lots of goods _ to the snowstorm areas in February this year.A) were delivered B) deliverC) are delivered D) had delivered43. It was a long journey, but _ of them four felt boring.A) neitherB) bothC) none D) all44
13、. Spring is coming. Trees turn green and flowers are blooming. Everything seems _.A) wellB) nicelyC) beautifully D) lovely45. Mary did not go to bed until she _ all the housework.A) had finishedB) has finishedC) finished D) finishes46. Be sure not to forget_ your paper carefully before handing it in
14、.A) to checkB) checkingC) checked D) check47. Mike told me that he _ to his parents himself later this afternoon.A) will talkB) talkedC) has talked D) would talk48. We hope that you _ smoking from now on.A) give upB) give outC) give in D) give away49. No one at the meeting _ the little cat coming in
15、 from the back door. A) watchedB) noticedC) looked D) felt50. Im trying to find out _. A) how he got into the room without the keyB) when was Albert born C) where did John put the case. D) what did he think at that time VI. Choose a word or an expression in the boxes which is the closest in meaning
16、to the underlined part in each sentence（选择与划线部分意义最接近的单词或词组）：（共8分）A) over and overD) memorizeB) missedE) put upC) improved51. The public transportation can be made better if everyone obeys traffic rules. 52. Tom will set out tomorrow because he failed to catch the early train this morning.53. Many bu
17、ildings for 2010 EXPO have been built in Shanghai.54. Its quite silly to ask the same question again and again.A) heard fromD) look forward toB) take care ofE) took placeC) satisfied with 55. The accident happened when I was leaving for home.56. My parents are quite pleased with my performance in th
18、is year.57. Mary is looking for a babysitter to look after her baby when she is at work. 58. I havent got any letter from Alice for a long time.VII. Complete the sentences 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)59. The _man from the left will be our class teacher next
19、term. (two) 60. We can _ our reading ability through reading a page of English every day. (development)61. If you eat too much, you will gain _,. (weigh)62. Mr Wangs lessons are so _ that his classroom is always full of students. (attract)63. Einstein was one of the greatest _ in the 20th century. (
20、invention) 64. The _ story caught everyones attention. (interested)65. “Why are you late again?” Martin shouted at Ben _. (angry) 66. In the old days women always had little _ . (educational)VIII.Rewrite the sentences as required(按要求改写句子，每空格限填一词)：（共10分）67. People chose Liu Xiang as a member of CPPCC
21、(全国政协). (改为一般疑问句)_ people _ Liu Xiang as a member of CPPCC?68. China will continue to save energy and cut pollution this year. (对划线部分提问)_ will China continue to _ this year?69. We must keep the air in the room clean. (改为被动语态)The air in the room must _ _clean.70. The bedroom looks nice. Its also very
22、 comfortable. (保持原句意思)The bedroom looks nice, and its comfortable _ _ . 71. He didnt tell me when we should meet tomorrow. （改为简单句）He did tell me _ _meet tomorrow .Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读 写)IX. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）：（共58分）A. Complete the following dialogue with proper sentences in th
23、e box（选出适当的句子，完成下列对话）：（6分） A) We cooked all our meals on an open fire.C) I just stayed at home.E) We had a good time.G) We got up at 4:30, left at 5:00 and arrived here at 9:00.B) Did you like the people there?D) I am very excited.F) Last night?Jeff: Morning, Jane. Did you enjoy your weekend in the
24、countryside?Jane:Yes. 72_ And some friends went with us.Jeff:How did you spend the nights?Jane:We camped at a horse ranch. 73_ . Jeff:Sounds wonderful. _74 _ Jane:Yes, they were great. We met some farmers and had tea in their houses.Jeff:When did you get back? _75_ Jane:No, this morning. Youll think
25、 we were mad. _76_ I am so tired. What about you? Did you have a good weekend?Jeff:Yes, but I didnt do much. _77_ The weather was terrible.B. True or false (判断下列句子是否符合文中内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): （6分） We spoke to three teenagers from around the world about different national holidays. There are diffe
26、rent customs for each festival.Tan, 15, Hong Kong, China “Itll soon be Chinese New Year. Before it, well clean the house and put red decorations for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and well go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dance
27、s in the city center. I love this festival.”Lorraine, 16, Melbourne, Australia “Australia Day is on 26th January and its an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off so we celebrate it for three days. My parents and I have barbecues in the back yard and friends always come over. Many peopl
28、e go to beach parties or street parties and theres lots of music and dancing. Its brilliant!”Amy, 14, Boston, USA “The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. Its still a very important day for families to be together. This year w
29、ere going to visit my grandparents and well eat a delicious meal of turkey with a special sauce. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.” 78. Chinese New Year, Australia Day and Thanksgiving Day are national holidays.79. During the Chinese New Year celebrations, tourists c
30、an do a lot of shopping. 80. People put up red decorations for good luck before Chinese New Year.81. On Australia Day, families often see lion and dragon dances.82. The first Thanksgiving Day was the day Americans thanked God for his help.83. Family members also get reunited on Thanksgiving Day.C. C
31、hoose the best answer（根据短文的内容，选择最恰当的答案）：（6分） In the 1700s in Turkey, it was quite popular for people in love to secretly send each other baskets full of strange things. Usually, an old woman who sold flowers or fruit on the street left the basket beside the door of the person receiving it. There wer
32、e lots of different things in these baskets, such as flowers, stones, and even feather. Each thing in the basket had a special meaning and by working out the secret message in each thing, the person who received the basket could determine the true feelings of the giver. This idea of sending gifts of
33、 love with secret meanings quickly spread to Germany, France, and Britain. However, over time, only sending flowers remained popular. A bunch of flowers told young ladies about the feeling in the hearts of young men. Each different flower had a different meaning. For example, the flower from an oran
34、ge tree meant, “You are beautiful and pure.” Pink carnations meant “My love to you is strong and great.” Yellow roses, on the other hand, meant “I saw you with someone else.” Many flower dictionaries were made to help young people in love understand the meaning of flowers they received. By the 1880s
35、, using flowers to send messages had fallen out of fashion, and the more direct way of sending love letters began. Today, flowers are still considered a lovely gift, but the meaning for each kind of flower has been lost.84. The first and second paragraphs describe the custom of _.A) sending gift bas
36、ketsB) selling gift basketsC) sending flowersD) selling flowers85. The things in a gift basket explained _ to the receiver. A) the senders looksB) the senders feelings C) the senders view D) the senders name86. The idea of sending gifts of love spread to _ .A) AsiaB) EuropeC) AmericaD) Turkey87. _ h
37、elped people to know the meaning of each kind of flower.A) BooksB) Old womenC) Flower dictionariesD) The senders88. The custom of reading messages through flowers became out of date _.A) in the seventeenth centuryB) in the eighteenth centuryC) in the nineteenth centuryD) in the twentieth century89.
38、Which is the best title for this passage?A) Say Love with FlowersB) Love and FlowersC) Senders and ReceiversD) Flowers and BasketsD. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文）：（14分）When astronauts are in space, they eat, sleep, wash, work and play. They do the same th
39、ings as us, but they do them _90_. On the earth, we put food on a plate and water in glass. Gravity(重力) holds the food on a plate and water in a glass. But in space, there is almost no gravity. So food can float away(飘走), and astronauts must _91_ carefully. Sleeping can be very different in space. S
40、ome astronauts like to float in the air, but most astronauts like to be in a sleeping bag. They tie the bag to the wall so that they cant_92_ in the night. Washing is difficult. There is no shower or bath, so astronauts must use a wet sponge(海绵). They brush their teeth normally, but very carefully:
41、they dont want wet toothpaste(牙膏) to float around the spaceship. Toilets are 93 _ to use. A space toilet is like a vacuum cleaner (吸尘器) with a seat. _94 is very important in space. On the Earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, astronauts float, so they must exercise for 30 minutes every day
42、. They often use an exercise bicycle for this. After a days work, astronauts _95 . they listen to music, read, watch films, play games, write e-mails or talk to their friends and families by radio. Sometimes they just enjoy floating in the air. The most popular pastime is looking out of the window,
43、looking at _ 96 _ and watching the Earth. 90. A) differentlyB) highlyC) slowlyD) quickly91. A) eat and playB) eat and drinkC) eat and sleepD) play and work92. A) get away B) float away C) give away D) take away93. A) difficultB) niceC) goodD) easy94. A) WorkingB) SleepingC) ExerciseD) Eating95. A) c
44、hatB) relaxC) rest D) play 96. A) airB) world C) spaceD) spaceshipE. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（14分）Mr and Mrs Williams had always spent their summer holidays in England in the past, in a small boarding-house at the seaside. One year, however, Mr Williams made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to Rome and stay at a really good h 97_ while they went around and saw the s 98_ of that famous city.They f 99_ to Rome,
