静安区“学习效能实证研究”学习质量调研九年级英语2012.4
静安区"学习效能实证研究"学习质量调研九年级英语 2012.4
（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）
考生注意：本卷有7大题，共99小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)
I. Listening comprehension (听力理解): (共30分)
A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): (共6分)
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you 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) A designer. B) A doctor.
C) A teacher. D) A journalist.
8. A) By bus. B) By underground.
C) By taxi. D) On foot.
9. A) One day. B) Two days.
C) One week. D) Two weeks.
10. A) 3.5 yuan. B) 4 yuan.
C) 7 yuan. D) 8 yuan.
11. A) French. B) English.
C) Japanese. D) German.
12. A) A dirty river. B) A nice quiet road.
C) Rubbish on the banks. D) The boy's grandfather.
13. A) Walking. B) Sleeping.
C) Eating. D) Writing.
14. A) 3:30. B) 4:00.
C) 4:30. D) 5:00.
15. A) The Cartoon. B) The music programmes.
C) Basketball World. D) The TV series.
16. A) Because he won't be free until 9:00 p.m. B) Because he will have to do his homework.
C) Because there is no movie on Friday. D) Because he wants to enjoy it on Saturday.
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements 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. One day an old man in his old jacket and worn-out shoes walked slowly into a restaurant.
18. The old man didn't say a word before he had his breakfast.
19. After breakfast, the old man walked out without paying the bill.
20. The old man left 100 dollars on the table because of the delicious meal.
21. The old man thanked the waitress for her good job in his note.
22. According to the old man, her kindness could hardly shine through to people who met her.
23. Neither the waitress nor the other workers saw the owner of their restaurant before.
D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文完成空格，每空格限填一词):（共7分）
24. Girls wore grey skirts and _________ shirts, and boys wore grey trousers in Sam's school.
25. There were ________ old-fashioned words like " thou " and " thee " to mean " you " .
26. In history lessons we, including English students, studied ________ Century China.
27. Classes in England were also a lot more relaxing and _________ than in China.
28. In England students shouted out and ________ their hands in lessons.
29. At break students bought "potato crisps" and "__________" in the dining room.
30. The writer had a ________ lunch on Monday because its afternoons are taken up with sports.
Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 词汇和语法)
II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)
31. Shopping online is ________ useful and convenient way for us to buy things.
A) a B) an C) the D) /
32. Smoking too much really does great harm ________ both himself and people around.
A) with B) to C) for D) by
33. I don't like the weather in February this year because there were ________ rainy days.
A) much B) few C) many D) little
34. Some gave money to the people in the earthquake areas and ________ offered clothes and food.
A) the others B) another C) other D) others
35. ________ people lined at the gate to meet Jeremy Lin, the popular basketball player in NBA.
A) Thousands B) Thousand C) Thousands of D) Thousand of
36. Jessie got the top prize in the writing competition. She felt very ________.
A) excited B) exciting C) frightened D) frightening
37. Nowadays the oil price in the world is getting much ________ than before.
A) high B) higher C) highest D) the highest
38. Please walk as ________ as possible because her baby is sleeping in the room.
A) gentle B) gentler C) gently D) more gently
39. It ________ be fantastic if more students join in the charity show tomorrow.
A) must B) need C) can D) may
40. ________ amazing story he told us the day before yesterday!
A) What a B) What an C) How a D) How an
41. Online games are very interesting, ________ we can't spend too much time on it.
A) and B) or C) so D) but
42. ________ do you go for a swim, once a week or twice a week?
A) How long B) How much C) How soon D) How often
43. You'd better _______ look up every new word in the dictionary because you can guess it from the context (上下文).
A) don't B) not C) to not D) not to
44. People ________ a lot of trees on the countryside by the end of last month.
A) plant B) planted C) have planted D) had planted
45. Eric won't start the experiment until his teacher ________ him how to do it.
A) will show B) show C) shows D) showed
46. Jenny can ask her teacher for help if she can't finish ________ the report by herself.
A) write B) writing C) to write D) writes
47. If Tony isn't careful enough with his lesson, more mistakes ________ later.
A) have made B) will make C) have been made D) will be made
48. I didn't understand ________ in class, so I raised my hand.
A) what my teacher said B) what did my teacher say
C) what does my teacher say D) what my teacher says
49. - The sun shines brightly. Why not go out for a walk in the Zhongshan Park?
- ________
A) Good idea. B) That's all right. C) Not at all. D) Thank you very much.
50. - Would you like me to bring you a cup of tea?
- ________
A) Yes, I'd like to. B) It's a pleasure. C) Yes, please. D) It doesn't matter.
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once（选择最恰当的单词或词组完成短文。每个单词或词组只能用一次）:（共8分）
A. without B. distance C. himself D. attitude E. had a rest
F. confident G. local H. completely I. experience
One afternoon many years ago, I got out and had a walk in the park near my home. Later, I sat down on a bench and 51 .
I watched a little boy, about 2 years old, running freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short 52 . The boy would fall to the grass, get up and 53 looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could as if nothing happened.
When kids fall down, they don't think of the fall as a failure. But they think of it as a learning
54 , they try and try until they succeed. I was touched by the way he ran. Each time he got up, he looked so 55 and natural. His only aim was to run as freely as he could. He was just being a child - just being 56 - being fully in the moment. He was not worrying about whether someone was watching or not. He only wanted to run and to 57 feel the joy of running.
I learned a lot from the boy on that afternoon. I understand what kind of 58 I should have towards my future. And I have successfully brought that lesson with me in my life.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）:（共8分）
59. Lots of students went to the school hall to enjoy the wonderful ________ by Mr Hu. (paint)
60. Aunt Liu says these books aren't _________. They belong to the gentleman over there. (she)
61. It's known to all that ________ drivers are a danger to both themselves and others. (care)
62. Though he is of average _________, he plays much better than the others in the team. (high)
63. Nobody can really tell the _________ of the accident that happened a week ago. (true)
64. Every day, we ________ the visitors' passports carefully before they check in. (exam)
65. Nancy's grandma was _________ ill and he had an operation last month. (serious)
66. Could you introduce us three _________ events in the Tang Dynasty (唐朝)? (history)
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词): (共14分)
67. Uncle Dick found something attractive in today's newspaper. (改为否定句)
Uncle Dick ________ find ________ attractive in today's newspaper.
68. The foreigner is having a friendly talk with the girl in red. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ is the foreigner having a friendly talk with?
69. Alice's been a volunteer for our community since she was 15. (改为反意疑问句)
Alice's been a volunteer for our community since she was 15, _______ ________?
70. The manager gave girls the same chance as boys to apply for the job. (改为被动语态)
Girls ________ ________ the same chance as boys to apply for the job by the manager.
71. Kitty practices playing the piano after class in order to win the competition. (保持句意基本不变)
Kitty practices playing the piano after class ________ ________ she can win the competition.
72. I am not able to run the 100-meter race within 14 seconds. (保持句意基本不变)
________ is impossible ________ me to run the 100-meter race within 14 seconds.
73. Miss Wu asked Dick "When will you plan to visit London?" (合并为一句)
Miss Wu asked Dick ________ he ________ plan to visit London.
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)
VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共50分)
A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 12分)
I am a student living in Davis Hall, which is a dormitory (集体宿舍) here at the New York Language college. I have been living here for three months. During that time, I've noticed that the common living areas have become extremely messy (脏乱), and the situation has been getting worse. You can see the mess in the student playing areas and kitchen. That's where the students play games, watch TV, cook and eat. Fifty students share this area. Unluckily, people have been leaving their dirty dishes and food out in the kitchen. The food attracts insects, and the kitchen smells terrible. In the other part of the living areas, people regularly leave papers, garbage (残剩食物) and clothing out everywhere. Other messy areas in Davis Hall include the stairways and the halls. People have been dumping garbage there. They have also been leaving out items like bicycles, skates and boxes. This is extremely dangerous because people might step on them.
I have thought of three solutions to this problem. The first includes a cleaning plan. Each week, the people on one floor of the building clean these common spaces. In turns, the people on each floor of the building are responsible for one common area. The floor students throw out anything that is left out at the end of the week. Another solution is to set up video cameras. People who make a mess and are caught on camera pay a fine (罚款). For example, for every dirty dish they leave in the sink (水池), they pay one dollar. The best solution, in my opinion, is to encourage everyone to use common sense and clean up after themselves. We all agree that a living community is like a home, even if it's temporary (临时的). Let's work together to make Davis Hall a place we're all proud to call "home".
74. The writer thinks that the common living areas in Davi Hall are _______.
A) clean B) noisy C) messy D) poor
75. There are about ________ students sharing the playing area and kitchen.
A) ten B) twenty C) forty D) fifty
76. ________ would like to stay at the messy areas and at the kitchen with terrible smells.
A) Students B) Insects C) People D) Teachers
77. According to the writer's cleaning plan, the people _______ of the building are responsible for one common area.
A) on the first floor B) on the second floor C) on each floor D) on all floors
78. People are asked to pay a fine if they are caught to _______.
A) leave dirty dish in the sink B) have a video camera
C) have much money D) do some cleaning here and there
79. Which of the following is NOT true?
A) The living situation in Dais Hall is getting worse and worse.
B) People regularly leave papers, garbage and boxes everywhere except the stairways.
C) The writer prefers encouraging students to clean up after themselves to the other two solutions.
D) The writer wants everyone in the residential community to make Davis Hall a clean home.
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（12分）
My first time dancing with a boy was uncomfortable. We had to hold hands and I had never held a boy's hand before. Our whole class had to perform this dance at our school show. After a few weeks of practice, we got more comfortable with each other. He sometimes 80 my feet a few times and he caught me when I fell! We felt so successful when we performed the dance. All our classmates got to know each other by working together on this task. 81 it was uncomfortable at the beginning, we were all glad for this new experience in our education.
For students to learn new things, we must introduce new ways. People who are 82 high school dance classes have the fear that students are too early to learn these. However, teachers will guide these classes to keep students focused on the 83 of working together by learning to dance. These classes are a fun environment that is similar to real world situations where men and women must work with each other as friends and business partners.
It is important for young students to develop friendship with others and make wise decisions in the future. Furthermore, the 84 of dancing are better than some sports because it teaches students to express themselves. Students become more comfortable with expressing themselves in public. Dancing as a sport can improve body languages, which help students become more 85 . They are more likely to believe in themselves. It also improves their ability, memory and teamwork. So be prepared to turn up the music, move your feet and learn in a completely new way!
80. A) got on B) stepped on C) depended on D) lived on
81. A) Since B) Though C) But D) Because
82. A) against B) for C) off D) with
83. A) fact B) trick C) goal D) safety
84. A) problems B) reports C) advantages D) messages
85. A) beautiful B) pleasant C) awful D) confident
C. 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）
In the Renaissance Period (文艺复兴时期) (1500-1650), people became interested in higher education. They wanted to learn the a 86 languages such as Greek and Latin - languages that were used in the old times, and study mathematics, science, and so on. Many universities were set up during the 16th century.
University education was a privilege (特权) of the rich. Girls were not allowed to attend and poor people could not a 87 to go. A member of a wealthy family could attend university at the age of ten. He might study at different universities and since the teaching was all d 88 in Latin, it didn't matter which country he studied in. It was not unusual for a young boy to study one year in Italy and another in France without speaking either French or Italian.
It was p 89 in the 16th century to complete university without learning how to read or write. Since books were handwritten, there was not enough to give o 90 to each student. Often, only the teacher had a book. He would read to the students who would memorize what he said. Tests were oral, not written. In fact, many students finished school without ever writing a word!
For the not so wealthy, grammar schools were built in towns. They learned basic grammar and mathematics, and took part in Bible study. At home, girls learned washing, cooking, dancing, and the basics of taking care of a household. Poor children r 91 attended school.
The Renaissance was a time when learners did not simply accept what they were told. They did scientific experiments themselves to search for a 92 to the mysteries (神秘) of the space. Copernicus calculated that the Earth turned around the sun but was afraid to publish his works for fear that the Church would punish (惩罚) him. Galileo later supported this. The watch, the telescope and some others were some inventions of this period.
D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 12分)
A new TV series in England, Away from it all, has surprised everyone by becoming a huge success with young people across the country．Its success is surprising because the series is about the relaxing lifestyles of people who live in the country. There is none of the action that we usually see on TV today. There are also no stressful (有压力的) moments, busy offices or crowded cities. Away from it all is set in the peaceful English countryside and tells simple stories about people's kindness.
The director of the TV series says that its success is a sign of teenagers suffering from stress．They say that watching Away from it all helps teenagers forget about the pressures (压力) of exams, homework and the troubles that fill the world today．They also say that it's a good sign of today's young people turning to happier TV series as it shows they would like a happier and healthier world．
Although the series success might have a good side，many teachers and parents are worried，however．They say that some of their students and children are becoming couch potatoes (终日泡在电视机前的人) and are using Away from it all as an excuse for not completing homework．Some children have even refused to learn for exams because they say that they can't achieve personal happiness until they keep away from stressful situations completely．
And what do the scientists say? Paula Ray，a doctor of education，says that TV can bring changes to children's lifestyles．But she says that if a child reacts strongly，it's likely that there are other reasons for his change in behavior (行为)．She says that there is nothing wrong with watching Away from it all, but suggests that parents should make sure their children know TV is not the same as real life.
93. What is the new TV series Away from it all about?
94. What does the director think of teenagers' life today?
95. Why do students often use Away from it all as an excuse?
96. When can children achieve personal happiness?
97. According to Paula Ray, TV isn't the only reason that changes children's lifestyles, is it?
98. How do you understand "TV isn't the same as real life"?
VII. Writing (作文): (共20分)
99. Write a short passage of at least 60 words about the topic "I love our class wall newspaper！"（以"我爱班级的墙报/黑板报"为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文。标点符号不占格。)
（注意：文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）
Use the following points as a reference. （以下问题仅供参考）
Why do you love your class wall newspaper?
Introduce one or two items that you like most.
Have/Haven't you done anything for it?
What is it? Say a few words about it.
What's your suggestion to improve it?
List one or two suggestions. And give your reason(s).
