2023年上海市静安区七一中学九年级英语第一学期期中考试
Part 2 Phonetics ,Vocabulary and Grammar
Ⅱ.Choose the best answer:
( )26. Gatsby has a wonderful house on Long Island. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence
A. /ha s/ B. /h s/ C. /h z/ D. /h z/
( )27.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others
A. Wait a moment, please.
B. You can make a phone call to her.
C. We should stop cutting down trees.
D. Would you like some coke
( )28. Danny often helps her mother lay ____ table before dinner.
A. a B. the C. an D./
( )29. Fancy is an easygoing girl. She is a good friend of _______.
A. I B. my C. me D. mine
( )30.The Yangtze River Bridge was open to public service _____ October 31, 2009.
A. in B. on C. at D. with
( )31. My class teacher has given me many _____ on how to study. They’re very useful.
A. information B. advice C. suggestions D. news
( )32.________ fine weather it is! The sky is blue and the sun is ishining.
A. What B. What a C. How a D. How
( )33. Since most students _____ understand the sentence, the teacher had to explain it again.
A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t
C. couldn’t D. needn’t
( )34.The fruit salad tasted so _____ that the children enjoyed it and asked for a little more.
A. well B. bad C. nice D. awful
( )35.—I feel a bit hungry.
—Why not ______ for dinner with us right now
A. going B. go C. to go D. goes
( )36. Parents often expect their children ____ all the things that they couldn’t do in the past.
A. to do B. doing C. did D. do
( )37. With the help of computers, writing does not seem so ____as it used to be.
A. difficult B. less difficult
C. more difficult D. the most difficult
( )38. We will possibly not remember the picture well _____ it is silly, strange and colourful.
A. if B. because
C. unless D. when
( )39. The Greens and the Browns ______ next-door neighbours since they moved to the neighborhood 10 years ago.
A. were B. will be C. would be D. have been
( )40. Most people_______ when the big earthquake took place in that area.
A. are sleeping B. were sleeping
C. has slept D. will sleep
( )41. If I _____ the driving test tomorrow, I will have an another try.
A. will fail B. am failing C. failed D. fail
( )42. Many graduates ____ to celebrate the 100th birthday of our school last week.
A. invited B. will be invited C. were invited D. had invited
( )43. My grandpa_______ driving lessons in his sixties. He is ready to drive around China.
A. stayed up B. took up C. gave up D. woke up
( )44.—It’s a bit cold today. Would you mind closing the window
--_____.
A. Never mind. B. Of course not
C. It doesn’t matter D. No, thanks
( )45.—I’m terribly sorry for being late, Mr. Smith.
--____, but don’t be late next time.
A. OK. B. You are right
C. That’s all right D. You are welcome
Ⅲ.Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box.Each one can only be used once:
A. share B. used to C. hobbies D. different from E. customs
Do animals have their culture Recent years social scientists have begun to ask if some animals have their culture too. When we think of culture, we mean a way of life that a group of people have in common. Culture is the ___46___ and beliefs(信仰) that a country or a group has. It is the way of behavior that helps people live together. It is also the way of behavior that makes a group of people ___47___ other groups.
Our culture makes us lose strength, claw(爪子), long teeth, and other defenses(防卫). Instead, we use tools, cooperate with one another, and communicate with language. But this kind of “culture” can also be found in the lives of some animals. We ___48___ think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line(分界线) between human beings and other animals. However, we have found that some animals can not only use tools but also make tools themselves. Animals can also___49___ knowledge with each other and use their own language to communicate. So it may be important for us to know that the line diving us from animals is not as clear as we used to think.
A. achieve B. in return C. up to D. pay more attention E. better
More public high schools in the US are getting students from abroad, especially from China. Stearn High Schools is one of them. Next autumn, the school hopes to haye___50____ 100 Chinese students. Why would they want more Chinese students According to Ken Smith, the principle(校长) of Stearns, Chinese students want to go to America to __51___ a better chance of going into an American university. At the same time, because Chinese students are known for high test scores, the school can get a __52___ ranking(排名). Lei Huang, 16, from Shanghai, is studying in Camden Hills High school in Maine this year. “Schools in China demand(要求) long days in the classroom and long nights doing homework,” he said, “ Here, the teachers ___53____ to students’ creativity and interests.”
ⅣComplete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms:
Would you like to show me some ______ of your trip to America (photo)
Tom was very excited on his ______ birthday party.(twelve)
Believe it or not, sometimes even your favourite milk can be _______ .(healthy)
Mother Teresa always did her favour to those who needed help with great _____.(pleased)
Never give up trying, and finally you will ______.(success)
To tell you the _____, I have been a sports club member for years.(true)
The kids were happy to see so many ______ cartoons in the amusement park.(attract)
After discussing for a whole day, they finally reached a _____ to solve the problem.(conclude)
Ⅴ.Complete the following sentences as required:（62-67题每空格限填一词，第68题注意句首大写）
The English students and teachers had a party last Friday evening.(改为一般疑问句)
_____ the English students and teachers _____ a party last Friday evening.
We have built many underground railways in the past few years.(改为被动语态)
Many underground railways ______ ______ built in the past few years.
Computers have played an important part in our daily life. (改为感叹句)
______ ______important part computers have played in our daily life!
People communicate with each other by using Wechat on their mobile phones.(对划线部分提问)
_____ ______ people communicate with each other
66. Mr. Jones paid 30,000 dollars for a mountain bike last year.(保持句意不变)
Letters ___ ____ by the postman in the late afternoon every day.
“Can you help me with my English ” Tim asked me.(改为宾语从句)
Tim asked me______ I _____ help him with his English.
it, more often, we, by speaking, our English, can improve (连词、词组成句)
___________________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing
Ⅵ.Reading comprehension
Choose the best answer
Dear mum and dad,
I’m writing this letter to you from the center of Australia. At the moment we’re staying near Uluru—that’s the aboriginal(土著) name for Ayers Rock. On the first day, we took a balloon tour over the rock, and I was surprised at how big it was: 3.6 kilometers long and 384 meters high. The colors of the rock are fantastic, and at different times of the day, they change from purple to red. The Aborigines are the first people of Australia, and the ancient aboriginal stories describe the spirits that created the world. Uluru is a center of Aboriginal culture.
The Australians have many British relatives. That’s why they’re like us in many ways. Their family life is similar to ours, and they enjoy the same food and hobbies. The food and drink that most Australians like are grapes, lamb, ham and especially wine that they make in the south of the country. They love all sports, but football is the most popular. Most Australians live near the coast, so they also love going to the beach, swimming and surfing.
Although it’s December, it’s summer over here. The sunshine is very bright, and near the coast the countryside is very green. There are lots of sheep in the fields and on the hills, but the outback(澳洲内陆) is more like a desert, full of rocks and sand.
The next day after we arrived at Uluru, we went on a camel(骆驼) ride. The camel that I rode had a bad temper. When I sat on its back, it became very angry and refused me. So everyone else thought it was very funny that my camel kept lying down…
Finally, later this evening, we’re taking the plane back to Sydney and coming home, it’s been a fantastic trip!
Tony
69. ________ is the most popular sport in Australia.
70. Which is NOT true according to Paragraph One
A. Uluru is the name for Ayers Rock.
B. The height of Uluru is 384 meters.
C. The rock of Uluru doesn’t change colors.
D. Uluru is the center of Aboriginal culture.
71. Tony is likely to be a(n) ________.
A. British B. Australian C. American D. Chinese
72. What is the right order of the following events
a. Going on a camel ride b. Flying to Sydney
c. Taking a helicopter tour d. walking around Uluru
A. b-c-d-a B. c-d-a-b
C. d-c-a-b D. c-b-d-a
73. Tony found it ______ to ride a camel.
A. not easy B. funny C. exciting D. boring
74. What is NOT being written about in Tony’s letter
A. The Aborigines. B. Events during the trip
C. Language in Australia. D. Australian lifestyle.
B. Choose the best words or expressions and complete the passage
The Letter That Changed a Life
A letter changed Levi Strauss’s life. In 1849 gold was discovered in California. Thousands of people rushed to California in ____75____ of finding gold and becoming wealthy. The people hoping to find gold were foolish and greedy. One of those who headed for California was Levi Strauss. Strauss was different. Strauss was a clever, hard-working man. He was __76__ a new start in life. Up to this time, Strauss had worked for his two brothers in New York City. The brothers sold clothes and blankets and other goods. Strauss planned to set up a __77__ business to his brothers’ in California.
Over the years, Strauss’s business grew. In 1872 he got a letter from one of his customers, a tailor (裁缝) in Nevada. The tailor, Jacob Davis, had an idea for making better work pants. The pockets on work pants often tore. Jacob Davis __78__ metal rivets (铆钉) to the pockets. Rivets are pieces of metal used to join things together. The rivets worked well, and the miners liked them. Davis didn’t have enough money to get a patent for his invention. He also needed help making the pants. In his __79__Davis said that if they worked together, the two of them ‘‘could make a very large amount of money.’’
Strauss could see that riveted work pants were a good idea. He agreed to help Davis. The two decided to make the pants. They decided to use denim cloth because it is a strong cloth that doesn’t tear easily and is long lasting. __80__, the riveted denims were called ‘‘dungarees.’’ Dungarees is a word from the Hindi language of India that means “rough cloth”. Because they were tough and durable, dungarees were worn by thousands of farmers, miners, builders, and other workers. Later, dungarees came to be called “jeans”. “Jeans” is a better name for the pants than “dungarees”.
75. A) favour B) hopes C) honour D) charge
76. A) looking at B) looking up C) looking for D) looking after
77. A) different B)general C) familiar D) similar
78. A) added B) preferred C) changed D) returned
79. A) diary B) letter C) book D) invitation
80. A) In addition B) Instead C) At first D) However
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words。
A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well, but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference w__81__ the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly（肚子）or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people's rule. They make their own r__82__. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he f__83__ it more easy to work in that way.
Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学). And the q__84__, "How shall I begin " only means that you want to begin at the head i__85__ of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的) e__86__ to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail --that is to say, you will write the e__87__ of the story before you have even thought of the beginning.
D. Answer the questions
I grew up in a small town in Washington, US, and I want to be like my brother, Tim. He and his friends were in a gang. They often beat up people, and they didn’t go to school much. I thought they were cool.
On my thirteenth birthday, I told my brother I wanted to be in the gang with him. He said ‘no’, but I didn’t listen. I went to ask his friends. Tim’s friends took me into the back yard. They told me that if I joined the gang, I was in for life. Then, someone hit me in the face. I fell down. But I didn’t cry. Each time I got up, they hit me again. Finally, they said I could be one of them.
Tim was angry when he heard about it. But I stayed with the gang. After a few months, I began to beat up other people with the gang. Sometimes I wouldn’t go home at night, and my mother would be worried. This went on for two years. I knew it was bad, but there nothing I could do. I was in for life.
One day, someone hit me in the head. I spent a day in the hospital. For the first time, I wanted out of the gang. One night after my fifteenth birthday, I went home. My mother was in the hospital. She had a nervous breakdown (精神崩溃) because she was so worried about me. That made me very sad. The next day, I told the gang that I wanted out. They began to beat me up, and my brother stopped them. I got up off the floor, smiled and said goodbye. But they didn’t just stop
there. Every time they saw me, they beat me up. This went on for about two months. But in the end, it stopped. I’m glad I’m out of the gang now. I don’t have to be afraid all the time. I can talk to anyone I want. And most of all, I made my mum happy again.
The people in the gang didn’t have to go to school, did they
When did the write tell his brother that he wanted to be in the gang
How did the writer’s brother feel when he knew the writer was in the gang
What made the writer very sad
Why did the people in the gang go on beating the writer up
What do you think of the people in the gang Why
Ⅶ.Writing
Write at least 60 words about the topic “A person who _______ me before”
(以“曾经_______过我的人”为题， 写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格)
很多人曾经出现在你的成长旅程中，他们或帮助你，或鼓励你，或爱护你，……
请你描述他（她）是怎样的人，以及发生在你和他（她）之间的故事，并谈谈他（她）对你的影响。
（注意：短文中不得出现任何真实人名、校名及其他相关信息、否则不予评分）
26-30 ACBDB 31-35 CACCB 36-40 AACDB 41-45 DCBDA
46-49 EDBA 50-53 CAED
54. photos 55. twelfth 56. unhealty 57. pleasure 58. succeed 59. truth 60.attractive 61.conclusion 62.Have，yet 63.How amazing 64.How long 65.so that 66.are delivered 67.if,needed 68.He has been away from Shanghai for three days.
69-74 BCDCAC
75-80 BCDABC
81.whether 82. own 83. finds 84. question 85. instead 86. enough 87. end
88. No, they didn’t.
89. On his thirteenth birthday.
90. He felt angry.
91. His mother had a nervous breakdown because she was so worried about me.
92. Because he told the gang that he wanted out.
93. They are rude because they often beat up people.

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