2015届江苏盐城盐都区西片九年级12月月考英语试卷（带解析） Wap版

Hurricanes
Characteristics	☆Hurricane Season usually _【小题1】__ about 6 months in the Atlantic Ocean and 6.5 months in the Pacific Ocean． ☆Devastating waves，wind，and rain are usually the __【小题2】__ of hurricanes.
Categories	☆Hurricanes have been __【小题3】__ into five categories by scientists，based on wind speeds． ☆A Category 5 hurricane can destroy all the __【小题4】__ along the shorelines.
___【小题5】___	☆When a hurricane comes together with heavy rainfall，a terrible _【小题6】__ may happen． ☆The eye is the __【小题7】__ of a hurricane．Soon after it passes，the wind and rain increase again．
Safety Tips	☆It’s __【小题8】__ to stop a hurricane or change its direction． ☆Don’t __【小题9】__ the safety tips if you find yourself in the path of a hurricane． ☆Stay inside during the storm，__【小题10】__ you could be seriously injured.

4. Look carefully at the back of a California state quarter．A man with a walking stick is pictured there．A bird called a California condor(大秃鹫)is flying overhead. Who is this man，and why is he so important that he is featured(处于显著地位)on the back of a coin?
The man on this quarter is John Muir．Even as a child, Muir loved watching nature. As a young man，he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness．He walked more than a thousand miles across the country，through fields and woods．John Muir liked writing about the places he visited，describing their beauty.
Muir also wrote about problems．In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, rnany trees were being cut down．This made Muir unhappy and worried，because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in them．Muir believed that nature should be conserved(保护)instead of being changed by human beings．He wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests．Soon，others began to listen．
Muir wrote letters to important people，such as President Theodore Roosevelt．The president admired Muir’s love for nature．When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California.Muir convinced(说服)the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation．Later，President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(建立)five national parks．National parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. This means that people cannot build homes or businesses there. One of these parks is Yosemite National Park，the area that is featured on the back of the California quarter．
Though it has been almost one hundred years since John Muir died，people continue his work today．His work as a conservationist helped us to see the beauty of our natural world．John Muir made us understand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources---then，now，and for the future．

【小题1】What did John Muir spend much of his life doing when he was a young man?

A．Watching natural views．

B．Writing about the places he visited．

C．Exploring the beauty of the wilderness．

D．Creating farmland for sheep and cattle．

【小题2】Why did President Theodore Roosevelt visit John Muir?

A．Because Roosevelt loved watching nature．

B．Because Roosevelt received letters from John Muir．

C．Because Roosevelt admired John Muir’s love for nature.

D．Because Roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland．

【小题3】What happened after President Roosevelt went camping with John Muir?

A．Many trees were cut down．

B．Five national parks were established．

C．More homes and businesses were built.

D．More farmland was used for sheep and cattle.

【小题4】Why is John Muir featured on the back of a California state quarter?

A．Because he walked over a thousand miles across the country．

B．Because he helped people understand the importance of protecting the natural world.

C．Because he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forests．

D．Because he once wrote several letters to President Theodore Roosevelt．

【小题5】What is the writer’s purpose of writing this article?

A．To advise readers to become active conservationists.

B．To make us interested in the story about a great man．

C．To tell us something about an important person in history．

D．To give information about how to conserve the environment．

5. Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying: Friends are God’s way of taking care of us. But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
“The Care and Keeping of Friends” by American author Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends.
Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints(抱怨) and do their best to help. To make a friend, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.
But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to them. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.
Sally says there are three steps to being friends again: Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. The book also has advice on some small but important things like celebrating your friends’ success. Even if you haven’t had a real friend before, you will start to think of having one if you read this book. Because the book tells that friendship is the most important thing in your life.
【小题1】The writer of the text really wants to tell us________.

A．life is great if we have friends

B．an old saying

C．Sally Seamans is an American writer

D．God’s way of taking care of us

【小题2】“The Care and Keeping of Friends” is_______.

A．the word of the God

B．a way of making good friends

C．the name of a book by Sally

D．a story from a newspaper

【小题3】A good friend should_______.

A．have a lot of money	B．have good looks
C．be kind and patient	D．listen to you

【小题4】.Good friends will_______.

A．always be happy	B．do their best to help you
C．never do wrong	D．not have a fight

【小题5】.What can’t you do if your good friend has done wrong?

A．Write a letter to him or her.

B．Have an honest talk with him or her.

C．Tell him or her your feeling.

D．Have a fight with him or her.

1. 写作（20分）
我国不少城市正在推广公共自行车，提倡人们“绿色出行，低碳生活”。现在某英文网站就此话题征文，请你参考下面的要点提示用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈推广公共自行车的好处。
内容要点：

优势	1.比汽车便宜很多，每个人都买得起
	2.在上学，上班时段交通特别繁忙，如果有更多的人选择骑自行车，街道上就会有更少的汽车，也不会那么拥挤
	3.有利于保护环境，因为...（请自拟一点）
	4.......（请自拟一点）
愿望	.......（请自拟一点）

1. 首字母填空：（10分）
As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No, my ideal c__【小题1】___ is to be a teacher. One of the r   【小题2】  for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.
“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the e   【小题3】  ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and added , “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the h    【小题4】    of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was so humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons at once. It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.
Generally speaking, most of the teachers are s ____【小题5】____ with students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get along with, always encouraging us to speak out loud without considering(考虑)our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.
One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut（伤口） on his arm, I realized he was donating hisb 【小题6】 . I was moved and wasg 【小题7】  another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.
Every time I see my globe（地球仪）, it would r   【小题8】  me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have ever met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am a   【小题9】   to be a teacher like him.
Thank you, Mr. Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a j___【小题10】___.
Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even better .
Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.

1. 根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子，每空一词。
【小题1】The boy had no difficulty           （解释）the answers to his classmates.
【小题2】My cousin was busy         （回复）to his pen friend when I came to visit him.
【小题3】We need ___________(安静)when we are studying in the classroom.
【小题4】Yao Ming scored 41 points in a game ___________ (对抗)the Atlanta Hawks.
【小题5】If the man        （拒绝）to leave, call the police.