海陵中学九 2009年 —级2010 学年度第二学期第二次形成性检测英 语 试 卷
（本试卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟）
注意事项：
1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分。考试时间120分钟。考试结束，
将本试卷和答题纸一并交回。
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橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。第Ⅱ卷答案要写在答题纸上，不能答在试卷上。
第I卷（选择题，共60分）
一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. Tom owns _______ larger collection of _______ books than the others in our class. A. the; / B. a; / C. a; the D. /; the 2. Hangzhou is famous _______ its West Lake and silk. A. as B. in C. for D. from 3. --- I can?t stop playing computer games. --- For your health, I?m afraid you _______. A. must B. can C. may D. have to
4. --- It is reported that a man broke into a kindergarten (幼儿园) and killed several children last week. --- ______ terrible news! A. How a B. What a C. How D. What
5. My daughter wants a chicken for long, but I have no time to buy ______ for her. A. one B. it C. this D. that 6. --- I hear the weather will ________ hot for another week. --- I hope not. I hate hot weather. A. last B. turn C. get D. stay 7. Luckily, I arrived at the airport just _______ the plane took off. A. after B. before C. when D. until 8. I looked around for my friends, but found ______. A. nobody B. everyone C. someone D. none 9. --- The book isn?t easy for John to understand, ______? --- ______. His foreign language is far better than expected. A. is it; Yes, it is B. isn?t it; Yes, it is C. is it; No, it isn?t D. isn?t it; No, isn?t it 10. --- What about the pen I bought for you yesterday? --- It _______ well. I like it very much. A. was written B. is written C. wrote D. writes
海陵中学初三英语卷11. Once a year, people take part in “________ Lights” activity to help save energy. A. Show off B. Turn off C. Take off D. Put off 12. We don?t have much homework now and our school bags are ________ they were. A. not so heavy as B. heavier than C. not heavier than D. so heavy as 13. --- A new film is on these days. Shall we go to the cinema together, Tom and Jack?
--- ____ Tom ____ I will go with you because one of us must be at home to help Dad in the garden. A. Both; and B. Not only; but also C. Either; or D. Neither; nor 14. Can you tell me ______?
A. how many CDs he has bought B. where are you going C. how much did the computer cost D. what was happened to you 15. --- Would you mind lending me your dictionary? --- _________ A. Yes, here you are. B. No, mine is lost.
C. Yes, all right. D. Certainly not, here you are. 二、完形填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn?t __16__ to start the bus soon because it was not yet __17__. A middle-aged woman got on. She looked tired and told her story tearfully, not to __18__ specially. On her way to the station, half of her __19__ was stolen. The other half __20__ under her blouse, so she __21__ still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked unhappy.
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he __22__ that he had spent all his money when he had got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to __23__ the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he begged her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor?s side, and said the conductor?s words again.
The woman was watching the whole thing. __24__ the driver and the conductor raised their voice at the old man, she interfered (干预).
“Stop! Can?t you see he?s only trying to get home?” “He doesn?t have any money!” the driver __25__.
“Well, that?s no __26__ to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, took out the __27__ money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here?s his fare and __28__. Just stop giving him a hard time.” All heads __29__ to the woman. “It?s only money,” she said.
She rode the rest of the way home __30__ a happy smile on her face.
On the road of life, the help of strangers can lift our spirits and give us new hope. 16. A. try B. care C. like D. want 17. A. empty B. full C. crowded D. ready 18. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone 19. A. fare B. goods C. money D. health 20. A. hid B. were hidden C. was hidden D. has hidden 21. A. strangely B. happily C. secretly D. luckily 22. A. explained B. asked C. told D. found
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23. A. get off B. start C. get on D. stop 24. A. Unless B. Although C. Until D. When 25. A. warned B. whispered C. repeated D. shouted 26. A. problem B. need C. matter D. reason 27. A. spent B. collected C. left D. borrowed 28. A. mine B. hers C. theirs D. ours 29. A. looked B. smiled C. admired D. turned 30. A. in B. with C. on D. for 三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
(A)
Want to find a job? Now read the following advertisements. FAIREMONT HOTEL WILSON BOOKSTORE Five Waiters and Ten Waitresses: Accountant (会计): Aged under 22. Aged between 25 and 40. At least high school graduates. With an experience of at least two years. Good-looking men at least 1.72 metres tall and With a degree and an accountant certificate. women at least 1.65 Paid 3,000-4,000 dollars monthly. Those knowing foreign languages favoured (受With a practical knowledge of computer. 优惠的). Computer Salesclerk: Paid 1,600-2,200 dollars per month. Aged 25 or less. One secretary: Basic education of 12 years or more. Aged under 30. Good at computer. Females favoured. Paid 1800-2200 dollars monthly. Good at writing and skilled at computers. Tel: 447-4398 If interested, call 465-4768 or write to : Mr. Jack Fax: 3485269 Hundris Room 0825m Fairemont Hotel 567 Wood Street, San Marers, 78003 Fax: 6954828 31. If you don?t know how to use a computer, you can just apply (申请)for the position as ______.
A. a secretary B. a waiter or waitress C. an accountant D. a salesclerk
32. If you want to get the position of accountant in Wilson Bookstore, you have to satisfy the following conditions except _________. A. being a woman B. knowing well how to use a computer C. having been an accountant D. having an accountant certificate 33. If you want to try for a job in Fairemont Hotel, you _________.
A. have to be a woman and know foreign languages B. should be a university graduate C. have to be taller than 1.72 meters D. should be younger than 30 years of age
海陵中学初三英语卷 (B)
As prices and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself (DIY) trend (趋势) in the US continues to grow.
“We needed furniture (家具) for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didn?t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I?ve finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don?t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.
34. We can learn from the passage that many newly married people__________.
A. find it hard to pay for what they need B. have to learn to make their own furniture C. take DIY courses run by the government D. seldom go to a department store to buy things 35. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to_________. A. run a DIY shop B. make or repair things C. save time and money D. improve the quality of life 36. “Jim has a full-time job at home” means Jim_________. A. makes shoes in his home B. does extra work at night
C. does his own car and home repairs D. keeps house and looks after his children
(C)
At 9:00 Dick?s bank telephoned and said his payment was late. “The check is in the post,” Dick answered quickly. At 11:45 Dick left for a 12:00 meeting across town. Arriving late, he explained that traffic had been bad. That evening, Dick?s girlfriend wore a new dress. He hated it. “It looks just great on you,” he said.
Three lies in one day! Yet Dick is just a common man. Each time, he told himself that sometimes the truth causes too many problems. Most of us tell much the same white lies, harmless untruths that help to save trouble. How often do we tell white lies? It depends in part on our age, education, and even where we live. One US study shows that women are more truthful than men, and honesty increases as we get older. While most people use little white lies to make life easier, most Americans care about honesty in both public and personal life. They say that people today are less honest than they were ten years ago. Although it is believed that things are getting worse, lying seems to be an age-old human problem. The French philosopher (哲学家) Vauvenarges, writing in the eighteenth century, touched on the truth when he wrote, “all men are born truthful and die liars (说谎者).”
37. When the writer says ?Dick is just a common man?, he means_______. A. many people tell white lies like Dick B. Dick could do nothing about bad traffic
C. people often delay (推迟) their payment D. Dick found it hard to deal with everyday problems
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38. From this passage, we can see most Americans_________. A. hate white lies B. believe white lies C. value (珍视) honesty D. think others are dishonest 39. According to the passage, which sentence is NOT right? A. All men are dishonest when they are dying. B. Women are more honest than men. C. White lies sometimes can make life easier. D. The older a person is, the more honest he is.
(D)
Are you a creative person? You may answer, ?No, but I really want to be.? In fact, everyone has creativity. Some realize it, but others don?t.
Creative people never follow others blindly. They are good at watching and thinking. They have sharp eyes like a hunter. Moreover, creative people can get useful information from others? findings.
Besides, creative people should have persistence like a camel. On their long way to success, they have to say goodbye to leisure (悠闲). They must overcome difficulties and persist without complaint.
Creative people are adventurers and explorers. They use their creativity to make miracles (奇迹) one after another.
Of course, you are creative boys and girls. You have unlimited creativity. Believe in yourselves. You can also create miracles.
40. Which does NOT belong to the personalities of creative people?
A. They never follow others blindly. B. They are good at watching and thinking.
C. They always do as other people do. D. They can get useful information from others? findings. 41. What does the underlined word ?persistence? mean?
A. 开心 B. 毅力 C. 想像力 D. 创造力 42. If you want to be a creative person, what should you do?
A. Believe in yourself. B. Overcome difficulties. C. Say goodbye to leisure. D. All of the above.
(E)
It was my first day at school in London and I was half-excited and half-frightened. On my way to school, I wondered what questions the other boys would ask me and practised all the answers, “I am nine years old. I was born here but I haven?t lived here since I was two. I was living in Farley. It is about thirty miles away. I came back to London two months ago.” I also wondered if it was the custom for boys to fight strangers like me, but I was tall for my age. I hoped they would decide not to risk it.
No one noticed me before school. I stood in the the playground, expecting someone to say “hello”, but no one spoke to me. One or two boys looked at me just because of the curiosity (好奇心).
My teacher was called Mr. Jones. There were 42 boys in the class, so I didn?t stand out there, either, until the first lesson of the afternoon. Mr. Jones was very fond of Charles Dickens and he had decided to read to us from David Copperfield. First he asked several boys if they knew Dickens? birthplace, but no one guessed right. A boy called Brian, the biggest in the class, said, “Timbuktu”, and Mr. Jones went red in the face. Then he asked me. I said, “Portsmouth”, and everyone stared (瞪着) at me because Mr. Jones said I was right. This didn?t make me very popular, of course.
“He thinks he is clever,” I heard Brian say.
After that, we went out to the playground to play football. I was in Brian?s team, and he obviously had Dickens in mind because he told me to be the goalkeeper. But in fact, no one ever wanted to do that.
海陵中学初三英语卷“He?s big enough and useless enough,” Brian said when someone asked him why he had chosen me. When the game was nearly over, Brain pushed one of the players in the other team. Mr. Jones gave them a penalty (罚点球). As the boy kicked the ball hard along the ground to my right, I threw myself down and saved it. All my team crowded around me. My knees were bleeding. Brian took out a handkerchief (手帕) and offered it to me.
“Do you want to join my team?” he said.
At the end of the day, I was no longer a stranger.
43. The writer prepared to answer all of the questions except _______. A. How old are you? B. Where are you from? C. Do you want to join my team? D. When did you come back to London? 44. We can learn from the passage that ________. A. boys were usually friendly to new students B. the writer was not greeted as he expected C. Brian praised the writer for his cleverness D. The writer was glad to be a goalkeeper. 45. The writer was offered a handkerchief because __________. A. he threw himself down and missed the goal B. he pushed a player on the other team C. he was beginning to be accepted D. he was no longer a new comer
第II卷（非选择题，共60分） （请将答案写在答题纸上）
四、词汇运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A．根据句意或括号中的中文提示、英文释义，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。 46. The balloon has landed on the island __________ (安全). 47. It?s __________ (真的) that they are getting married.
48. Can you __________ (say again) your words, please? I didn?t hear you clearly. 49. I am very __________ (feeling or showing pride) that I belong to such a fine group. 50. It?s so cold! It seems that the __________ has dropped below zero.
B．根据句意从方框中选择合适的词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。 please two health she wide 51. English is _____________ used of all the languages.
52. May is my best friend. I live in a flat just next to _________.
53. In the modern world, we should not only live _________ but also live a low-carbon (低碳) life. 54. Tom came _________ in the 100-metre race.
55. Reading for __________ is the easiest way to become a good reader in English. C．根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。
think reply discuss pass plan 56. They ___________ to go to Shanghai to visit Expo Park next weekend. 57. My friend Lucy always _________ to my e-mails in time. 58. Three years __________ since he left his home town.
59. When the teacher entered the classroom, the students __________ the matter. 60. I?m sorry but I ________ you were asleep.
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五、句型转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 61. The skirt cost her 200 yuan. (改为一般疑问句) ________ the skirt _______ her 200 yuan?
62. At the age of ten, Lily weighed 30 kilos. (对划线部分提问) ________ ________ did Lily weigh at the age of ten?
63. Tony came to Shanghai five days ago. (保持句意基本不变) Tony has ________ ________ Shanghai for five days.
64. “Does the sun rise in the east?” the little girl asked her mother. (改为间接引语) The little girl asked her mother ________ the sun ________ in the east. 65. My father drives me to school every day. (改为被动语态) I _______ _______ to school by my father every day. 六、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
American people like to say “Thank you”, when other people help them or say something kind to them. People of many (66) o________ countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.
You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking before you (67) k________ the door open for you, when someone (68) s________ you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful.
“Thank you” is (69) u________ not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and (70) w________.
“Excuse me” is (71) a________ short sentence they use. When you (72) h_______ someone say so before you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you.
It is not (73) p________ to interrupt (打断) others while they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin (74) t________. You should also do so when you want to cough or make any unpleasant (75) n________ before others. 七、阅读与回答问题（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Be careful about Energy Drink
Be careful what you drink; something that looks cool may not be good for your health.
The weather is getting hotter and you?ll be getting thirstier playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you pour down your throat; something that looks cool may not be good for your health.
There are plenty of so-called energy drinks on the market. Most of them have an attractive colour and cool name.
But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have high levels of caffeine. These drinks are specially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. Be careful not to drink too much.
Caffeine raises your heartbeat. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited their use. The amount of caffeine in most energy drinks is at high as in a strong cup of coffee or strong tea.
Research by Australian scientists has found that many teenagers are affected by caffeine. The results of their study show that 27 percent of boys aged 8-12 take in more caffeine than their parents. There are hidden health problems connected to energy drinks. Just one can of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart attacks.
海陵中学初三英语卷“Teenagers should not be encouraged to have drinks with high level caffeine in them.” A scientist from the Australian Nutrition Foundation said.
76. What kind of drinks has high level caffeine?
_________________________________________________________________________ 77. Who are these drinks for?
_________________________________________________________________________ 78. What?s the amount of caffeine in most energy drinks?
_________________________________________________________________________ 79. What do drink makers say about their products?
_________________________________________________________________________ 80. What do you think about teenagers having energy drinks?
_________________________________________________________________________ 八、书面表达（共20分）
根据提示，写一篇短文，内容为你在英语班会上介绍学习英语的体会。 要求：90词左右，省略号部分适当发挥。
1. 简况：学习英语已有3年多。起初觉得英语难学，发音不好，单词拼不准确，不懂英语
语法，后来，在老师和同学们的帮助下取得了很大进步，现在英语学得很好。
2. 体会：不努力就不可能学好英语。课内课外都要多听、多说、多读和多写。 3. 建议：看一些英语报纸杂志, 看英文电影，去英语角练习口语…… 参考词汇：pronounce发音
How to learn English well
Hello, everyone! I?d like to talk about something about my English learning and how to learn English well. _______________________________________________________________________
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