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2015届安徽利辛县张村中学九年级上期末质检英语试卷(带解析)

2024-09-19
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| 九年级
| 安徽
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2. 任务型阅读 阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,完成下列各题。(每小题2分,共10分)
Language is always changing and developing. This isn’t a bad thing. If English hadn’t changed for a long time, we won’t have words to describe telephones, washing machines, computers or some other new things.
Language changes for several reasons. First, it changes because the needs of its speaker change. New technologies, new products, and new experiences need new words to express them clearly. Another reason for change is that different people have different language experiences. People use different sets of words and expressions, because they have different ages, jobs, education levels(水平) and so on.
How does language develop then? On the one hand, many of the languages changes begin with young people. When young people communicate with others of their own age, their language grows in grammar, words and expressions that are different from the older people’s. Some have a short lifetime but others can influence the language for long. On the other hand, we get new words in many different ways. We borrow them from other languages, we create them by making words shorter or combining words and we make them out of proper names.
Languages that don’t change over time are considered dead languages. The fact that English changes so much shows that it is alive and well.
【小题1】What does the writer think of the change and development of language?
He thinks it is __________________________.
【小题2】Why do people use different sets of words and expressions according to the passage?
Because their _____________ and education levels are different.
【小题3】How many reasons for language change are mentioned in this passage?
The writer mentions_____________ reasons.
【小题4】How do young people help develop language?
They do it when they _____________ others of their own age.
【小题5】What is considered a dead language according to the passage?
The one that ____________ over time is considered a dead language.
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1. 完形填空(每小题1.5分,共15分)
For this month’s Young World  magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old   pop star Candy Wang. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her    . As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school. Now she’s not shy any more and    singing in front of crowds.
I asked Candy how life was different    she became famous. She explained that there are many good things, like being able to travel and meet new people all the time. “I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of     everywhere I go.” However, too much attention can also be a bad thing. “I always have to worry about how I appear to others and I have to be very careful about what to say or do. And I don’t have much private time anymore. Hanging out with friends is almost    for me now because there are always guards around me.”
What does Candy have to say to all those young people who want to become famous? “Well,” she begins slowly, “you have to be prepared to  your normal life. You can never imagine how     the road to success is. Many times I thought about giving up,    I fought on. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. Only   people make it to the top.
【小题1】
A.AsiaB.AsianC.AmericaD.Africa
【小题2】
A.shynessB.illnessC.sadnessD.happiness
【小题3】
A.refusesB.dislikesC.mindsD.loves
【小题4】
A.afterB.beforeC.sinceD.until
【小题5】
A.moneyB.chanceC.attentionD.introduction
【小题6】
A.possibleB.possiblyC.impossibleD.impossibly
【小题7】
A.give upB.give inC.give outD.give away
【小题8】
A.excitingB.easyC.importantD.difficult
【小题9】
A.andB.butC.soD.for
【小题10】
A.the number ofB.a large number ofC.a small number ofD.a number of
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1. I used to hate my mother because she worked a lot and didn’t spend much time with me. Then one Friday morning I took part in a three-day self-help program for teenagers. Whether you believe it or not, that weekend changed my life.
About 100 other teenagers were there. During the first two days I met a lot of great people. I was glad because I made so many friends there.
On Sunday, the leader did an interesting exercise called “Chocolate or Toys”. He asked a girl which she liked better, chocolate or toys. She chose chocolate. Then he asked her to choose again between chocolate and chocolate. Of course, she didn’t have a choice.
This exercise told us that sometimes we don’t have a choice in life, and that sometimes we have to accept something, rather than complaining(抱怨).
A girl stood up and started talking about her mom who was a drug addict (吸毒者)and how much she hated her mother.
“I want a new mom,” she cried.
“Unluckily, you can’t have one,” the leader replied.
“You have to accept the mother that you have.”
This hit me hard. I realized that, for better or worse, my mom was my mom. I couldn’t choose another mom, but I could try to make the best of the situation.
【小题1】The writer used to hate his mother because ________.
A.she didn’t care for him.
B.she had no time to be with him
C.she was a drug addict.
D.she was too strict with him.
【小题2】The self-help program for teenagers lasted ___________.
A.a weekB.two days
C.three daysD.only one day
【小题3】The writer started to change his thinking ___________.
A.during the first two days of the program
B.after the exercise named “Chocolate or Toys”
C.as soon as he came to the program
D.after he left the program some time
【小题4】From the end of the passage, we can know that ____________.
A.the writer used to love his mom for years
B.the writer’s mom is a very bad person
C.the writer’s mom loves her son very much
D.the writer will try to get along with his mother
【小题5】What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Choices can be made as we like
B.Everyone should take part in a self-help program
C.Chocolate can influence one’s attitude toward things.
D.We should try to accept things instead of complaining about them.
2. What is the hottest English word of 2014? It’s “selfie”, according to Oxford dictionaries. Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself, according to the Oxford online dictionary. People usually take selfies with a smartphone(智能手机) and send them to a social media website.
The word was first used in 2004. In the past 12 months, its frequency (出现频率) in the English language has increased by 17,000 percent, said Oxford dictionaries. Now, almost everybody knows it.
“Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone (QQ空间),” said Huang Xu, 13, from Hunan. These photos record her happy and sad moments.
Pop stars also take a lot of selfies. Li Chunping, 14, from Harbin, is a big fan of Yang Mi. “She has used many selfies to tell us what’s going on in her personal life,” said Li.
What makes people love selfies? Some people say it’s narcissism (自恋). “The rise of the selfie is a perfect symbol for our narcissistic culture. We’re crying out: Look at me!” said US psychiatrist(精神科医生) Carole Lieberman.
Young people are using selfies to make friends online, Jonathan Freedland wrote in The Guardian. “The usual purpose of taking a selfie is to share online. They express a human need to connect with others,” wrote Freedland.
Huang Xu agrees with that. “During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Hair or clothes were not our interests. Through these photos, we got to know each other’s holidays and feelings,” said Huang Xu.
【小题1】According to the story, a “selfie” is __________.
A.a person with a smartphone
B.a smartphone which can take photos
C.a photo taken by oneself
D.an English dictionary
【小题2】When was the word “selfie” first used?
A.More than ten years agoB.In 2014
C.When smartphones appearedD.Nobody knows
【小题3】We can tell from the story that __________.
A.only famous people enjoy taking selfies
B.all people love selfies because of narcissism
C.people love to share selfies online
D.US psychiatrist Carole Lieberman hates selfies
【小题4】 We put the sentence “But some people don’t see it that way” at the beginning of ___________.
A.Paragraph 4B.Paragraph 5
C.Paragraph 6D.Paragraph 7
【小题5】What is the best title of this passage ?
A.Selfies and narcissism
B.Selfies and sharing
C.Selfies and smartphones
D.Selfies, the hottest word in 2014
3. Have you ever heard of Weifang, Shangdong Province? What is it known for? There is an international kite festival every April in Weifang that is a modern city with many traditions. People from all over the world compete in the kite flying. There are also competitions for the best kites. The kites in the competition are all made by hand.
Most people have flown a kite. It makes people happy. It’s easy to make it. It’s made of bamboo and paper. But not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient Chinese made and flew kites even before they could write.
A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed and they made strange sounds in wind. Men who were at war against them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made by gods in the sky.
The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings and hooks(钩子) to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish.
The Chinese use sticks, string and paper for their kites. Some of these kites look like animals or trees and others look like houses.
【小题1】Chinese made and flew kites ___________.
A.two thousand years agoB.before they could write
C.after they writeD.three thousand years ago
【小题2】The main idea of the first paragraph is “____________”.
A.the city WeifangB.the international kite festival
C.how to make a kiteD.how to fly a kite
【小题3】In ancient China kites could be used for __________.
A.helping people flyB.playing games
C.watering cropsD.catching fish
【小题4】The ancient Chinese used kites in wars because the kites __________.
A.could bring good luck
B.looked like animals.
C.could make strange sounds and help them in a war.
D.could brought light in the dark for them.
【小题5】 _________ are used for making kites by the Chinese.
A.Paper and plasticB.String and paper
C.Sticks, string and paperD.String and hooks
4. A new language exchange program is helping Brazilian students practice their English and it helps cheer up the lonely lives of elderly American retirees(退休人员).
FCB Brazil developed the Speaking Exchange Project and CAN school in Brazil, put it into practice . They help the students have conversations with the retirees in Chicago . Chatting on the Internet about their families, hobbies, futures make them form special friendship in the process.
To help the students improve their English, the video conversations are recorded, allowing students to review them and improve. One heart-warming conversation in the video is between an old lady and a girl talking about travel.
“Are you planning some day to go to Brazil?” The girl asks the lady. “Oh, I would love to!” She says. The girl then tells her,“ You can stay in my home if you want, ”making the lady laugh happily. At the end of their conversation, the girl expresses her grattitude(感激) for her help in improving her language skills.“ I want to thank you for this exchange of experience, ”she says . The lady put her hand to her heart and says, “Girl, if you were here, I’d give you a big hug.”
【小题1】The students in Brazil chat online with the students in America.
【小题2】FCB Brazil developed the Exchange Project to help students to improve their English..
【小题3】The conversations between the students and the retirees aren’t allowed to recorded.
【小题4】The old lady invites the girl to live with her.
【小题5】The girl expresses her thanks to the lady for improving her English by chatting .
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