2009-2010学年度山东省滕州第二学期九年级期中诊断性测评
英语试题(将选择题的答案填到第六页的答题卡上)
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分） 第一节单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
（ ）16．When speaking English in class， the more proficient（精通的）students are _______than others．
A．more nervous
B．less nervous C．nervous D．the most nervous
（ ）17．--Why don't you _______ the telephone as often as before?
--Because emails are very fast and free now．
A．show up B．fix up C．clean up D．pick up （ ）18．Here are some suggestions on _______ to interest the students in classical music．
A．what B．which C．where D．how （ ）19．--Do you know the person _______invented this machine? --Sorry， I don't know．
A．which B．who C．whom D．what
（ ）20．Scientists have _______ an object（物体）in our solar system（太阳系 ）．Maybe It's a planet．
A．described B．listed C．discovered D．invented （ ）21．--What can the school provide the teachers _______this year? --Computers． A．with
B．to
C．from
D．about
（ ）22．--Can I help you，sir? --Yes，can you tell me _____ ? I want to send some letter． A．whore the nearest post office is． C．if there's a good place to eat
B．where is the nearest pest office D．how can I find the nearest post office．
（ ）23．--_______ you_______ play basketball?
--Yes，I did．But now I?m mare interested in music． A．Did; loved B．Were used to
C．Did ;use to
D．Did; use
（ ）24．The tennis rackets _______ be Tina's．She likes playing tennis very much．
A．must B．have to
C．can
D．should
（ ）25．When she got home， Mm Brown realized she ________ her coat in the park．
A．forget
B．had forgotten C．left
D．had left
第二节完型填空（共15小题，每小题l分，满分l5分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中．选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Ashley Smith is a-year-old single mother with a daughter．She was moving into her house in Atlanta， Georgia early on the morning of March 12， when a man 26 her to her door， and put a gun（枪）to her side．\， and I felt really， really 27 ．\said in a TV interview（采访），last week．The man was Brian Nichols，33 years old．He 28 at an Atlanta Courthouse on March 11．The police were 29 him．Nichols tied Smith up with tape，but set her free after she begged him not to take her 30 again and again．\ 31 he hurt me，my little girl wouldn?t have a mummy，\．\tried to 32 believe me，\said．She asked Nichols 33 he chose her．\said he thought I was an angel 34 from God，and God asked him to do so．\ 35 for the man before he allowed her to leave．Nichols was 36 When she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched TV， seeing 37 looking for him．\ 38 that's on the TV!\Nichols told the woman．Then， Nichols asked Smith what she thought he 39 do．She said，\think you should turn yourself in．If you don't，lots more people are going to get 40 ．\， he let her go．Then she called the police． （ ）26．A．took （ ）27．A．sad
B．followed C．found D．noticed B．angry
C．frightened
D．amazed
（ ）28．A．slept B．lost a ear C．caught a thief D．killed three people （ ）29．A．waiting for
B．thinking of C．looking at D．searching for
D．clothes D．when D．tell him to D．where
（ ）30．A．money B．life C．daughter （ ）31．A．if （ ）32．A．make him
B．unless B．help him
C．that C．ask him to
（ ）33．A．how B．why C．when
（ ）34．A．sent B．taken C．given D．come （ ）35．A．cooked dinner （ ）36．A．surprised
B．made tea C．made cakes D．cooked breakfast
C．afraid
D．unhappy D．the little girl D．expect D．was able to D．worried
B．excited
（ ）37．A．him family B．him friends C．the police （ ）38．A．understand
B．believe C．say
C．should C．caught
（ ）39．A．might B．could （ ）40．A．tired B．hurt
第三部分：阅读理解（共l5小题，每小题2分．满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的
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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
A
Rivers are one of our most important natural resources（资源）．Many of the world?s great cities are located（位于）on rivers，and almost every country has at least one river flowing through it that plays an impotent part in the people?s lives．
Since the beginning of history，people have used rivers for transportation．The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi．The lifeline of Egypt is the Nile．To the people of India，the Ganges is great。and it is also important for transportation．Ships can travel alon9?it for a thousand miles．Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in Southeast Asia．The greatest of all for navigation （航海），however，is the Amazon in Brazil．It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles upon it．
Rivers also give food to eat，water to drink, provide water for crops，arid chances for fun and recreation（休养）for the people who live along their banks．In order to provide water for crops，engineers sometimes build a dam（大坝） across a river to form a lake．Then people can use the water not only to irrigate （灌溉）their fields but also alto to make electricity.
However, large cities and factories that are located upon rivers often make problems. As the cities grow in size and factories increase number，the water in the rivers becomes polluted with chemicals and other materials．People are learning the importance，however，of doing more to deep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits（利益）of the natural resources． （ ）41．The greatest river for navigation is___________.
A．the Amazon
B．the Nile C．the Mekong D．the Mississippi
（ ）42．Which of the following is NOT true?
A．The Ganges can be used for irrigation but not for transportation． B．Almost every country has at least one important river． C．Many cities are located on rivers．
D．Rivers play an important part in the lives of people
（ ）43．From a dam，people can use the water for __________ according to the passage．
A．keeping the rivers clean C．washing clothes
B．traveling and transportation D．irrigation and making electricity
（ ）44．The water in the rivers is polluted because of __________.
A．people's too much recreation C．chemicals and other materials
B．people's swimming in the river D．dams across the rivers
（ ）45．The best title of the pass is \”
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A．Rivers in cities B．The importance of rivers
C．Transportation D．Natural resources
B
Throughout Europe golf is becoming more and more popular．
A recent report by the English Golf Union showed that in Great Britain alone，700 new golf （场地）would be built during the next ten years．On the average，a golf club in England has between 600 and 700 members，it means that another haft a million golfers will join in．
This is all good pews for golf lovers，but there ate some people who are not so happy．Among those are the environmentalists．They think that the flew courses are affecting the balance of nature. Woods，hedges（树篱），ponds and fields are being dug up．The birds and animals that used to live there are being killed or forced to leave．The golf clubs will use la~ amounts of water to keep the courses in good condition and this will reduce the amount of water used for families and factories．Lots of resources are being destroyed or wasted．
There may be some troth to this，but it is not the whole troth．Now，buildings are not allowed to be built in areas of outstanding beauty with no thought for the environment Any planning permission will be given strictly and easefully．It is only when the authorities are sure that no harm will be done to the area that the builders are allowed to move in．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
（ ）46．About how many golfers will join the golf dubs in the next ten years? A．Between 600 and 700．
B．Ten thousand． D．Half a million．
C．One million．
（ ）47．Why are environmentalists against building golf courses? A．Because they don't like playing golf． B．Because golfers often kill animals．
C．Because they think it'll harm the balance of nature． D．Because they think that playing golf will waste lots of time． （ ）48．What should be done first before building a golf course? A．People must make the birds and animals leave the place． B．People must get a planning permission from the authorities． C．People must cut down enough woods and hedges．
D．People must reduce the amount of water they use in daily life． （ ）49．What can we infer from the passage? A．Golf is the most popular sport in Europe．
B．Permission to build a new golf course will not be given easily．
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C．More birds， and animals will come if we build new golf courses． D．The members of golf clubs will pay more if they to new courses （ ）50．What's the writer's attitude towards building more golf courses?
A．Worried． B．Angry．
C
Tea bag drinking is most Watermen? favorite way of ch4nking tea．Do you know how it came about?
The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan， an American tea seller．He was sending out rice tea in silk bags for people to try．People put the bass together with the tea leaves into the pot and added hot water．The tea turned out good，and people thought it was easy to clean the pot．They were not happy when Sullivan sending them loose（散的）tea again．
Sullivan realized ed that he had a hot new thing in his hands，and he built a machine to pack the bags．As tea beg became popular，they were changed from silk to gauge（薄纱）and later paper．In 1952，Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four- sided tea bag．Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK，and today 85% of the tea in the UK is packed in bags．
However，many people still prefer loose-leaf tea．This is because some tea companies put not very tea in their tea bag．But for most drinkers，tea bag are still the easy，tasty way to go．
（ ）51．Who invented the tea bag?
A．An English tea seller B．Chinese． C．Lipton．
D．Thomas Sullivan．
C．Positive． D．Anxious．
（ ）52．The tea in silk bags was welcome because_________． A．people didn?t knew any better way to enjoy the tea B．the tea tasted good and the pot was easy to wash C．people were not happy with the loose tea D．the tea in begs was free
（ ）53．The material of the tea bass is usually _______ now．
A．silk B．gauze C．paper D．all off the above
（ ）54．The underlined sentence \were soon a hit in the UK\probably means\_______in the UK”．
A．tea bags soon became popular B．tea bags save people a surprise
C．tea bags kicked（踢）the loose-leaf tea out of the market D．tea bags weren't allowed to be sold
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