上海版九年级下学期英语开学摸底考试试卷A卷

上海版九年级下学期英语开学摸底考试试卷A卷一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）Victor and Rick _ Shanghai on business many times. A . have gone toB . have been toC . have been in 2. （2分）Would you like to go to the city park?Im not sure. If Mike doesnt, _.A . neither I doB . neither do IC . neither I willD . neither will I3. （2分）Im going to stay at home its raining outside.A . becauseB . soC . butD . and4. （2分）The cleaners work hard to keep the city tidy and _. A . beautifulB . beautifullyC . more beautifulD . most beautiful5. （2分）Susan has _ classes today, and the _ class is English.A . five, fiveB . five, fifth,C . fifth, fiveD . fifth, fifth6. （2分）She didnt go to bed she finished her homework. A . whileB . as soon asC . becauseD . until7. （2分）Tea is grown drinking. I to drink four times a day A . for; am askedB . to; was askedC . as; askD . by; asked8. （2分）Look, so many passengers _ with their smart phones on the underground.A . playedB . will playC . are playingD . have played9. （2分）The London Olympics made people _all over the world there very much. A . want to goB . to flyC . flyD . to want to go10. （2分）Who was the first woman _ the top of Qomolangma? A . to arriveB . to reachC . getD . reach11. （2分）The Greens used to live in London and now they _ in Beijing.A . used to liveB . are used to liveC . are used to livingD . are used for living12. （2分）Do you know the scientist _discovered radium?Yes, Marie Curie.A . whatB . whichC . whomD . who13. （2分）This kind of knives is made metal and wood.A . out ofB . ofC . inD . into14. （2分）Heres my telephone number. You _ me if (如果) you need any help.A . tellB . speakC . callD . say15. （2分）Have you ever read the book The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare？Yes, I dont like Sherlock. He is selfish. He usually only thinks of himself and doesnt other people.A . care aboutB . hear aboutC . worry aboutD . know about二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分） My earliest memory of dad is grabbing (抓住) his hand while we walked together. As I 1older, I remembered my father and I listened to many basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep 2the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet (计分表) with the3score on it would be lying next to me. Ill always remember that.On cold mornings my father would drive his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered (分送) the bread to the stores. The 4and the warmth from the bread made me hungry and kept me warm. Ill always remember that.My father would attend all my games. One night before an important game my father told me5that he wouldnt be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour6from his route. The next day as the game time drew near, I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and7saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He tried to make the game. Ill always remember that.Years later I became a teacher. Ill never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart beat in my ears. I 8up the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing was very important to me. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the9way I used to hold my fathers by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my10in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, spirit and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day I started. Ill always remember that!（1）A . went B . changed C . turned D . grew （2）A . when B . although C . because D . before （3）A . public B . final C . official D . lucky （4）A . smell B . color C . taste D . shape （5）A . happily B . sadly C . slowly D . simply （6）A . ride B . walk C . race D . drive （7）A . successfully B . peacefully C . surprisingly D . unusually （8）A . set B . picked C . put D . hung （9）A . strange B . safe C . same D . special （10）A . pleasure B . purpose C . problem D . progress 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)17. （10分） I heard the bees long before I saw them. It was a very hot afternoon, and we decided to cool off in the river near my home. As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John suddenly started to shout then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly followed but I was too far away to jump. I was trapped.I heard a low hum(嗡嗡声)，which was growing louder. From a distance, the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke. As it got closer, I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me. All I could do was cover my face with hands. Crazily, I thought that if I sat very still, the bees would think I was just another rock. After a few minutes, I knew my plan hadnt worked. The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down to the pool fast. But it wasnt so easy. I was in great pain and the only way I could get away was to use my hands to climb down the rocks. However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be unprotected. The noise the bees made was so loud and frightening, but I had no choice.I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool, but I dont remember doing it. I was just so happy to be free from the pain. I was safe, and the water felt wonderful. But we still werent out of danger. Every time we tried to climb out of the pool, the bees flew back over our heads. We spent the next three hours in the water, putting our heads under the water from time to time to avoid the bees until they finally lost interest.（1）How many people went swimming that day?A . Two.B . ThreeC . FourD . Five（2）The underlined word it (in Paragraph 3) refers to .A . a rockB . the group of beesC . a hillD . the river（3）At first why didnt the writer want to climb down the rocks?A . She was afraid she would fall.B . She was too far away from pool.C . She thought the bees would follow her.D . She didnt want her face to be unprotected.（4）How did the writer escape the bees?A . She covered her face with her hands.B . She hid behind the rocks.C . She jumped into a water pool.D . She pretended to be a rock.（5）In what order are the following mentioned in the story?a. The writer rushed down the rocks.b. John jumped into the water.c. The low hum grew louder.d. The bees flew back over their heads.e. The bees were attacking the writer.A . b c e a dB . b a e c dC . c d e a bD . c b d e a18. （10分）阅读理解It is early in the morning, about seven oclock. Peter is on the bus. Hes going to school. There are many people on the bus and it is a bit hot. Peter is sitting by a window with a book in his hands. The bus driver is driving slowly(慢地). Most people on the bus are using their mobile phones. A girl in a red sweater is standing near Peter. She looks very happy. She is reading some funny things on her mobile phone. A fat boy behind him is busy playing games on his mobile phone. A tall man is Jack. He is listening to music on the mobile phone. Hes about thirty years old. They are all busy and happy.（1）Where is Peter? A . On a train.B . At school.C . In a park.D . On a bus.（2）What is the girl doing? A . Driving a car.B . Reading.C . Playing games.D . Listening to music.（3）Where is the fat boy? A . In front of Peter.B . Near a tall man.C . Behind Peter.D . Between Peter and a girl.（4）From the passage we know that . A . Peter is going homeB . the bus driver isnt driving fastC . there are few people on the busD . the fat boy is listening to music（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A . Peter always takes his mobile phone to school.B . Many people dont like using mobile phones.C . The girl next to Peter is wearing a red sweater.D . The tall man is Peters teacher and hes about 30.19. （10分）Look at the centre circles of Diagram (图)A and Diagram B. Which of the centre circles looks larger? In fact, they are exactly the same size.Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase? Or two faces？Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time.“Whats happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may wonder at what you see. Dont worry. Here is how it goes:When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret（解读）the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it “visual illusion(视觉错误)”.Movie makers often make use of visual illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Parkand Honey I shrunk the kids just make use of visual illusions.（1）Why does the centre circle in Diagram A look smaller than that in Diagram B?A . something is wrong with our eyesB . the two circles are not the same sizeC . our brains interpret the information in a wrong wayD . the two pictures change quickly from one to the other（2）What do movie makers make use of visual illusions for ?A . To help the actors look betterB . To make the actors much braverC . To help the actors become strongerD . To make the actors seem different in size（3）In the picture below, it seems that Line AB is shorter than Line CD, but in fact Line AB is as long as Line CD.Which paragraph can explain what has happened to our eyes?A . The second one.B . The third one.C . The fourth one.D . The sixth one.（4）Whats the right order according to the passage?a. We look at things with our eyes.b. Our brains interpret the messages.c. Our brains tell us what we have seen.d. Our eyes send messages to our brains.A . a d b cB . c a b dC . a c d bD . b c a d（5）Where may this passage be from?A . A letterB . An English newspaperC . A science bookD . An advertisement四、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)20. （5分）任务型阅读Tara and Beth met in a dancing class and became close friends very quickly. Soon Beth felt comfortable talking to Tara about her own problems, and Tara was always happy to listen to her. One day, Beth heard some other girls talking about the things that only she and Tara knew. Later, Beth found out that Tara was talking behind her back. Beth didnt understand how Tara could be so nice when she was with her, but be a different person when they were not together. The next day at school, Beth started saying bad words about Tara. From then on, when they met, they both said bad words about each other.It was clear that Tara was not a very good friend to Beth when she talked behind Beths back. Why did Tara start doing this? Was she not a nice person? Maybe not. There might be something else going on.At last, Beth found out that Taras problem came from jealousy(嫉妒), because Tara didnt have nice clothes or expensive things like Beths.根据短文内容，完成下列表格。At firstTara and Beth were _to each other. Tara was happy to listen to Beths _ThenTara told some _girls the things between Beth and her. Beth didnt _Tara did so. They began to say bad words about each other.FinallyBeth found out Taras problem came from jealousy, because _五、 选词填空 (共1题；共10分)21. （10分）根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，完成短文。（注意：每个词语限用一次）many， about， they， watch， give， friend， however， large， millions of， beOn Chinese New Years Eve， almost Chinese people are used to watching the CCTV Spring Festival Gala（春晚）. _， another thing is also becoming popular this year._red envelopes（红包）to children is one of the traditions of the Chinese New Year. And now， the Internet companies， Tencent（腾讯）and Alibaba（阿里巴巴）， also join in the traditional activity. So people can use_smart mobile phones through WeChat or QQ to send and grab red envelopes.On the Chinese New Years Eve of 2016， _people were busy with shaking their smart mobile phones， trying to grab WeChat or QQ red envelopes as _as they could. There _about 420 million people grabbing and sending red envelopes online. While people _TV， they took an active part in the activity， hoping to bring good luck for their relatives， _ and themselves. During the five-hour show， WeChat and QQ users shook their smart mobile phones up to about 10.1 billion times.Alipay（支付宝）information showed that there were _100 million yuan each round to be traded on that day. It has been _record so far. And now more and more people like grabbing red envelopes online.六、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)22. （5分）根据对话情景选择恰当的选项。A. Does it look nice on me?B. How much is it?C. Could you tell me where the Womens Wear Section is?D. Could I try it on?E. By the way, what is it made of?Salesgirl: What can I do for you?Mrs. Jones: _Salesgirl: Certainly. This way, please. Its on the third floor.Mrs. Jones: So many beautiful clothes! What a beautiful cheongsam! _Salesgirl: Certainly. The changing room is over there.Mrs. Jones: _Salesgirl: Yes. It looks nice on you.Mrs. Jones: I like it very much. _Salesgirl: Its on sale. Its only 200 yuan.Mrs. Jones:_Salesgirl: Its made of silk.Mrs. Jones: I think Ill take it.七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)23. （5分）中国女排在第31届里约奥运会上，克服一切困难，再次获得金牌，她们的顽强拼搏、永不言弃的精神让全国人民为之感动和赞赏，更是成为大家学习的榜样！而作为一名初中生，在成长的道路上我们总会经历一些挫折，那么你能在中国女排取得成功的过程中得到什么启示呢？提示：1.结合你在学习中的一个具体事例；2.谈谈女排精神给你的启示提示词：the spirit of 的精神；80100词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。第 18 页 共 18 页参考答案一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、9-1、10-1、11-1、12-1、13-1、14-1、15-1、二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)16-1、三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)17-1、17-2、17-3、17-4、17-5、18-1、18-2、18-3、18-4、18-5、19-1、19-2、19-3、19-4、19-5、四、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)20-1、五、 选词填空 (共1题；共10分)21-1、六、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)22-1、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)23-1、