2007-2008学年度北京市宣武区第二学期第一次质量检测
九年级英语试卷
第I 卷 （机读卷 共70分）
考
生
须
知
1．第I卷共8页, 共五道大题。
2．考生要按要求在机读卡题上作答，小题号要对应，填涂要规范。
3．考试结束，将机读答题卡和本试卷一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共18分）
一、听对话,选择与对话内容相符的图片，将代表图片的字母填写在相应序号后的括号内。每段对话读两遍。（共6分，每小题1分）
1.( ) 2. ( ) 3. ( )
请看第二组的四幅图片。听三段对话，回答4―6小题。
4.( ) 5. ( ) 6. ( )
二、听对话或独白，根据其内容，选择正确答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。
（共12分，每小题1.5分）
请听一段对话，回答第7―9小题。
7. Where are the speakers talking?
A. At a post office. B. At a clothes store. C. At a bookshop.
8. What does the man want?
A. A jacket. B. A story book. C. A ten-fen stamp
9. When will the man come again?
A. Tomorrow. B. On Monday. C. Next week.
请听一段对话，回答第10―11小题。
10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The summer holiday. B. Language study. C. The cost of traveling abroad.
11. What do we know about the woman speaker?
A. Her trouble is changing money abroad.
B. Her job includes the use of foreign languages.
C. She has a well-paid job in
请听一段独白，回答第12―14小题。
12. What is provided free of charge in the holiday centre?
A. Hard hats. B. Strong shoes. C. Warm clothes
13. If you are a visitor in the center, how long can you ride a horse during the ride each day?
A. About 3 hours and a half. B. About4 hours and a half. C. About 6 hours
14. Which word fits the man’s introduction best?
A. Attractive. B. Informative C. Creative.
请打开第II卷，看第一大题听力试题。该试题需要在第II卷第一大题的相应位置上作答。
第二部分语言知识运用（共30分）
从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
三、单项填空（共18分，每小题1分）
15. ― My computer! It’s all black!
― Let me have a look. And you may use ________.
A. my B. me C. I D. mine
16. ― When was Shenzhou VI sent up into space successfully?
― ______ October , 2005.
A. At B. In C. On D. From
17. ― ______ milk glasses can you see in the picture?
― Sorry, I can’t see any.
A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How far
18. ― Where is Mr Smith’s office ?
― It’s on floor of the tall building right across the street.
A. five B. fifth C. the five D. the fifth
19. ─ I’m sure I’ve got a bad cold.
─ Take this medicine, and you’ll feel .
A. good B. best C. the best D. much better
20. ― What is your elder brother going to do after he______ middle school this summer.
― He is going to work in a computer company.
A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. will finish
21. There goes the bell. Hurry up, you’ll be late for class.
A. or B. so C. and D. but
22. ─ Do you need any juice?
─ No. I’ve got ______ bottles in the refrigerator.
A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
23. ─ ______ you ______ him around the museum yet?
─ Yes. We had a great time there.
A. Do; show B. Did; show C. Have; shown D. Will; show
24. ─ You ______ wash your shoes, Tom.
─ But I ______ do that, Mum. They aren’t dirty.
A. must; needn’t B. must; mustn’t C. mustn’t; needn’t D. need; mustn’t
25. Kate is ______ busy ______ she can’t have a picnic with us this weekend.
A. too; to B. so; that C. such; that D. so; as
26. ─ Please your coat, Bill.
─ Ok, Mum. It’s really very warm here.
A. take off B. take down C. take away D. take out
27. I ______ there would be a football match on Channel 5 tomorrow.
A. will tell B. have told C. was told D. will be told
28. ― It’s dangerous to swim here, young man. Look at the sign.
― Oh, I notice it. Thank you for telling me.
A. don’t B. didn’t C. haven’t D. wasn’t
29. ― Stop chocolates, my boy. They are bad for your teeth.
― Thank you for your advice, doctor.
A. eat B. eating C. to eat D. eaten
30. ― I called you this morning, but nobody answered.
― I my bike in the yard at that time.
A. repair B. repaired C. have repaired D. was repairing
31. Last night, my father asked me .
A. how did my sister do it B. what time is it
C. what Lily did at weekends D. why he isn’t here
32. ― I didn’t know this was a one-way street, officer.
― ___________.
A. That’s all right. B. Sorry, but that’s no excuse.
C. I don’t believe it. D. How dare you say that?
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
When I was in seventh grade, I worked at a local hospital in my town. I volunteered about thirty to forty hours a week during the summer. Most of the time I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie. He never had any 33 , and nobody seemed to care about his condition. I spent many days there 34 his hand and talking to him, helping with anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, even though he replied to me with only a very gentle moving of his fingers. Mr. Gillespie was still in a coma（昏迷）.
I left for a week to vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was 35 . I didn’t have the courage to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might tell me he had died. So with many questions unanswered, I continued to volunteer there through my eighth-grade year.
Several years later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a 36 face. When I realized who it was, my eyes filled with 37 . He was alive! I asked him if his name was Mr. Gillespie, and if he had been in a coma about five years ago. With an 38 look on his face, he replied, “Yes”. I explained how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. With tears in his eyes, he gave me the warmest hug (拥抱)I had 39 received.
He began to tell me how, as he 40 there comatose, he could hear me talking to him and could feel me holding his hand the whole time. He thought it was an angle, not a person, who was there with him. Mr. Gillespie firmly believed that it was my voice and touch that had kept him 41 .
Then he told me about his 42 and what happened to him to put him in the coma. We both cried for a while and exchanged a hug, said our good-byes and went our separate ways.
Although I haven’t seen him since then, he 43 my heart with joy every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and his death. More important, he has made a great difference in 44 life. I will never forget him and what he did for me: he made me an angel.
四、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
33. A. questions B. visitors C. examinations D. friends
34. A. washing B. clapping C. holding D. waving
35. A. gone B. lost C. dead D. missed
36. A. strange B. familiar C. special D. exciting
37. A. shine B. joy C. tears D. excitement
38. A. angry B. uncertain C. pleased D. frightened
39. A. almost B. even C. never D. ever
40. A. lived B. lay C. slept D. laid
41. A. healthy B. awake C. alive D. asleep
42. A. job B. life C. family D. friends
43. A. moves B. encourages C. fills D. completes
1. Business hours for most
stores in
2. The tourist stores are
the most popular place for shopping in
Work & Rest
The working days in
45. If you want to know the time, you can call .
A. 113 B.
46. In December, people may go shopping at .
A. 9:
47. Which of the following is Not true?
A. The working days in
B. People in office usually work 9 hours a day, 5 days a week.
C. Many shop assistants can speak English with foreigners.
D. Tourists can exchange foreign currency in many shopping centers.
48. This passage is probably taken from .
A. a travel guide B. a Chinese newspaper
C. a Chinese report D. a magazine on shopping
B
Fish have ears. Really. They're quite small and have no opening to the outside world carrying sound through the body. For the past seven years, Simon Thorrold, a university professor, has been examining fish ears, small round ear bones called otoliths（耳石）.
As fish grow, so do their otoliths. Each day, their otoliths get a ring of calcium carbonate (碳酸钙). By looking through a microscope and counting these rings, Thorrold can tell the exact age of a young fish. As a fish gets older, its otoliths no longer get daily rings. Instead, they get yearly rings, which can also be counted, giving information about the fish's age, just like the growth rings of a tree.
Ring counting is nothing new to fish scientists. But Thorrold has turned to a new field. They're examining the chemical elements (元素) of each otolith ring.
The daily ring gives us the time, but chemistry tells us about the environment in which the fish swam on any given day. These elements tell us about the chemistry of the water that the fish was in. It also says something about water temperature, which decides how much of these elements will get together within each otolith ring.
Thorrold can tell, for example, if a fish spent time in the open ocean before entering the less salty water of coastal areas. He can basically tell where fish are spending their time at any given stage of history.
The Atlantic croaker is a popular saltwater food fish. Thorrold and his assistant have successfully followed the traveling of young fish from mid-ocean to the coast, a journey of many hundreds of miles. Of course, this is important to managers in the fish industry because they know nearly nothing about the whereabouts (行踪) of the young fish for most food fish in the ocean. Eager to learn about his technology, fish scientists are now lending Thorrold their ears.
49. Why does the writer compare the fish to trees?
A. Trees get a growth ring each day. B. Trees also have otoliths.
C. Their growth rings are very small. D. They both have growth rings.
50. Why is it important to study the chemistry elements of otolith rings?
A. The elements of the otoliths can tell the history of the sea.
B. Chemical elements of the otoliths can tell how fast fish can swim.
C. We can know more about fish and their living environment.
D. Scientists can know exactly how old a fish is.
51. How can you understand "fish scientists are now lending Thorrold their ears"?
A. They want to know where they can find fish ears.
B. They lend their fish to Thorrold for chemical studies.
C. They are very interested in Thorrold's research findings.
D. They wonder if Thorrold can find growth rings from their ears.
C
Some Parisians have even started to go to work in
In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two great rival cities, London and Paris, in “A Tale of Two Cities (双城记).” These days, it might be A Tale of One City.
These days Parisians probably smile in sympathy at a visitor’s broken French and reply in polite English.
As it became harder to find jobs at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the Channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union freed them from immigration and customs.
Paris, rich in beauty, is more attractive. But
“For
me, the difference is that
Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer,
agrees. “I am French, but I’ll stay in
There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux
is a student who moved to
In
fact,
“Both cities have changed beyond recognition.” said Larry Collins, a writer and sometimes a Londoner.
Like most people who know both well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably.
“I
first fell in love with
“But
if I had to choose, it would be
But certainly not cheaper.
In
fancy (high price) parts of
Deciding
between
Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don’t have to choose.
“I
love
52. The underlined word “flocked” probably means __________.
A. flew a long way B. rushed hurriedly
C. drove long distances D. came in large numbers
53. The best title for this passage is ___________.
A. Londoners and Parisians B. A modern Tale of Two Cities
C. The
Similarity of Two Cities D.
Fancy
54.We can infer (推断) from the text ___________.
A. Life
in
B. London feels more full of life
C.
D.
55. From the passage we can know ___________.
A. the two cities have developed very fast
B.
London is better than
C. Paris is a favorite place for all journalism students
D.
people in both
第II 卷 （非机读卷 共50分）
考
生
须
知
1. 考生要认真填写密封线内的学校、姓名。
2. 第II卷共五道大题，共4页。
3. 第II卷必须用黑色或蓝色钢笔、圆珠笔在试卷上按要求作答。
请根据所听到的对话内容和表格中的提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在下面的表格中。对话读三遍。
Information Sheet
Name: David Johnson
一、听对话，按要求完成下面的听力任务。（共8分，每小题2分）
Age: 1. ________________
Favorite subject: 2. __________________
Favorite sport: Running Usual transport: Bicycle
On Mondays: Go to the Young Farmers’ Group to have fun and to
Learn things like3. _______________________.
Future plan: 4. ____________________________________.
根据所给的提示，选择方框中的词语，填在下面横线的相应位置上。
old , sell, from, work, year, world, speak
二、词汇（共7分，每小题1分）
A: Excuse me, where are you 5.______________?
B: I’m from
A: I’ve heard your hometown is well-known all over the 6._______________.
B: Sure, and fashionable clothes are very loved by people.
A: Do you 7._______________ in a big clothing factory?
B: No. But my wife and Emily, my daughter, 8._______________ “ designer” clothes.
A: How 9.______________ is your daughter?
B: She is 21. She likes skating and playing tennis as well.
A: Can you 10.______________ Chinese, Mr. Jackson?
B: Very well. I’ve worked in
A: I’ve been here for a long time, too. I love the life here. I’m very glad to have seen you today.
B: Hope to see you again. Good-bye!
A: Bye-bye!
根据中文意思完成句子。
三、语言知识运用（共10分，每小题2分）
12. 大明，你最好每天读英语。
Daming, _________________________English every day.
13. 直到我到了国家大剧院，才看见我爸爸。
_______________________________ I reached the National Grand Theatre.
14. 母亲节就要到了。为什么不给你妈妈买一些花呢？
Mother’s Day will come soon. _________________________ your mother?
15. 不要害怕犯错误，因为没有人总是对的。
___________________________________ because nobody is right all the time.
四、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2 分）