2014届湖北咸宁嘉鱼城北中学九年级下第二次月考英语试卷（带解析）

1. 短文填词。(共10分)
根据下列短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
Soon after Dave left college, one of his uncles, who was rich and had no 【小题1】  of his own, died and left Dave a lot of money, so he decided to  【小题2】  (动词) his own real estate agency(房地产公司).
He found a nice office,  【小题3】  (buy) some new furniture and moved in. He had only been there for a few hours when he heard someone coming   【小题4】  the door of his office.
“It’s my first customer!” he thought. He quickly picked up  【小题5】 (冠词) telephone and pretended to be very busy   【小题6】  an important call from someone in New York  【小题7】  wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country.
The man knocked at the door  【小题8】this was going on, came in and waited 【小题9】 (polite) for the agent to finish his conversation. Then he said to him, “I’m from the telephone company, and I  【小题10】  (send) here to connect your telephone.”

1. To my surprise, most ____students in this class became ______doctors after they had finished school.

A．woman; girls	B．women; girl
C．girl; women	D．girls; women

2. She’d rather ______ the piano than_____  TV.

A．to play, watch	B．playing, watching
C．played ,watching	D．play ,watch

3. ______ ask for more books unless you have finished these.

A．Please	B．Don’t
C．You’d better	D．Rather than

4. —  ______ will you be able to reach the top of the hill?  — In ten minutes.

A．How long	B．How soon
C．How much time	D．How fast

5. His parents wouldn’t let him marry anyone ______ family was poor.

A．of whom	B．whom
C．of whose	D．whose

6. A library with five thousand books ______ to the nation as a gift.

A．is offered	B．has offered
C．are offered	D．have offered

7. The policeman promised me ______ the house.

A．not enter

B．to never enter

C．not entering

D．never to enter

8. — Does ______ of your parents enjoy watching TV, Kate?  — ______ of them do.

A．both, Both	B．every, Both
C．all, All	D．either, Both

9. Not only I but also Jane and Mary ______ tired of having one examination after another.

A．is

B．are

C．am

D．be

10. —Tom hasn’t visited Guangzhou. — ______

A．Neither she has.	B．So has she.
C．Nor has she.	D．So she hasn’t.

11. All ______ is needed is a supply of oil.

A．the thing	B．that
C．what	D．which

12. In fact the Swede didn’t understand the three questions ______ were asked in French.

A．where	B．who
C．in which	D．which

13. She's never been there, ___________ ?

A．is she	B．has she
C．isn't she	D．hasn't she

14. Henry ______ a short-story writer.

A．known as	B．was known as
C．was known for	D．was knowing to

15. He is ______ in our class.

A．the second tall	B．the second taller
C．second the tallest	D．the second tallest

1. 完形填空。(每小题1分，共15分)
A teenage girl couldn’t stand her parents’ family rules, so she left home. She wanted to be a star and became_____. But she had poor education and several years later, she had to ask for food in the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still _____her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she ___ a big photo of her daughter on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still love you…______home!”
One day, the daughter saw one of the photo. The face was familiar(熟悉). “Is that my mother?” She moved closer and read the _____. She cried. When she got home, it was early morning. She ___the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to her mother’s ___. Her mother was sleeping. She woke her mother up, “It’s me! Your____ is back home!” The mother and her daughter held each other, full of ____tears(眼泪)。The daughter asked,” Why is the door not locked? A thief could get in ? The mother answered softly,” The door has never locked    you left.
The door of parents ’love for their children will never be closed.
【小题1】A famous                 B. poor            C. pretty       D. good

【小题2】

A．looking through B．looking after C．looking for D．looking up

【小题3】

A．looks at B．puts up C．finds out D．takes

【小题4】A come back              B. go back         C. run back    D. return back

【小题5】

A．photo B．words C．posters D．letter

【小题6】

A．pushed B．unlocked C．knocked D．closed

【小题7】

A．bathroom B．bedroom C．kitchen D．garden

【小题8】

A．son B．daughter C．grandchild D．friends

【小题9】

A．happy B．please C．angry D．sorry

【小题10】

A．before B．when C．since D．as

1. Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding.Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “and you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn’t dare (敢)stay for dinner!”
【小题1】How did Henry find out about the farm?

A．He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.

B．His best friend told him.

C．He wrote to the farmer.

D．Maybe he learned it from the radio.

【小题2】Henry came back home several days later because ______________.

A．he didn't like the country life at all

B．the farmer wasn’t friendly to him

C．his holiday was over

D．he thought he might have to eat the farmer

【小题3】“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means __________.

A．夸奖	B．说三道四
C．抱怨	D．故弄玄虚

【小题4】Which of the following sentences is true?

A．Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.

B．Henry thought he could enjoy a change.

C．Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.

D．The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.

【小题5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．What a beautiful farm!	B．Have a good time.
C．A short holiday	D．Henry and the farmer.

2. WHY IS THE SUN  IMPORTANT？
The sun is a huge, hot, bright star. It is important because without it there would be no life on Earth. The sun gives us light and heat.
All living things need light and heat from the sun to live. Plants need light and heat to grow. They use the light from the sun to make food. We cannot make our own food, but plants can. All the food we eat comes from plants in a food chain(链)which starts with the sun. For example,

Animals need sunlight, too. Just like us, their food comes from a food chain which begins with the sun and the plants.
sun→ leaf→ caterpillar(毛虫)→bird
sun→ seaweed(海藻)→small fish→ whale(鲸)
Sunlight means we can see during the day. If there was no sun, it would be dark all the time. Even when the sky is cloudy, the sunlight is very strong and it shines through the clouds.
【小题1】The sun is a          star.
A. huge, cold and bright
B. huge, hot and bright
C. small, warm and bright
【小题2】What are the two main things the sun gives us?
A. Light and heat.
B. Heat and eggs.
C. Corn and light.
【小题3】From the passage we learn that        .
A. when the sky is cloudy, there is no sunlight at all
B. without the sun there will be no life on the earth
C. we human beings can make food by our own bodies
【小题4】All the food we eat comes from         in a food chain. And the food chain stars with the        .
A. plants; earth
B. plants; sun
C. animals; star
【小题5】Which is the best title (标题) for this passage?
A. Plants need heat and light to grow
B. All living things depend on the sun for their growth
C. The sun is very important

3. 任务型阅读 （共5小题，计10分）
Building blocks(积木) are still one of the most popular traditional toys today. Their interesting design and easy use attract children of all ages. Most traditional toys, like building blocks, were first made of wood. Today, wooden building blocks are still used, (A)______ now there are several other types of building blocks to choose from, like plastic building blocks.
Children build all kinds of things that they see in everyday life with building blocks. This gives them the chance to learn new things and life skills.
(B)积木能帮助孩子练习他们的语言。Most children talk to each other as they build things with these traditional toys. This type of toy also helps develop the skills that children need in life. As they begin to join groups playing with building blocks, they learn to take turns, to share, and to solve problems with others. However, these are not the only advantages of playing with building blocks.(C)The building blocks also help develop children’s skills in math and science. . They allow children to work according to the steps of scientific discovery, (D) ______  are first to watch and think, and then to test. Traditional toy building blocks also come in different shapes, colors and sizes. These types of building blocks encourage children to develop skills in dividing things.
(E)Playing with building blocks is not only fun but also very helpful. Maybe that is the reason why building blocks are still favorite today.
【小题1】任务1：在短文的 (A), (D)处填入适当的单词。
A: _______  D: _______
【小题2】任务2：把（B）处的句子翻译成英语。
___________________________________.
【小题3】任务3：把（C）处句子翻译成汉语。
___________________________________.
【小题4】任务4：完成划线（E）处的同义句。
Playing with building blocks is ______ fun ______ very helpful.
【小题5】任务5：根据短文内容，回答下面的问题。
What were traditional toy building blocks made of?
___________________________________.

1. 书面表达。(共10分)
假如你叫张蒙，班主任李老师想了解班级同学的状况，以便有针对性地对学生进行考前心理疏导。请你根据下面的内容要求，给班主任李老师写封e-mail，说明自己的情况，并请她给你提一些建议。内容要求：
1、学习任务重，睡眠不足，缺乏体育活动。同学间缺乏沟通。
2、在家不允许看电视、上网、听音乐等。
3、词数80左右。文中不得出现真实的校名、姓名。
4、开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
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1. 口语应用。(每小题1分，共10分)
Doctor: Good morning . What’s your trouble?
Woman: I don’t feel very well.
D: 【小题1】______________________________?
W: Yes, I have. My temperature is a little higher.
D: Open your mouth and say “Ah”.
W: Aahh
D: 【小题2】_____________________________?
W: Ever since last night.
D: Did your sleep well?
W: No, I was very tired last night.
D: Oh, I see. 【小题3】_______________________.
W: Can you tell me how I got a cold?
D: Maybe you overworked yourself.
W: I think so. I have too much work to do every day. Do I have to stay at home?
D: Yes. You’d better stay at home for two or three days.
W: 【小题4】______________________?
D: No. I don’t think it is serious. But you really need a good rest and take this medicine.
W: 【小题5】_______________________?
D: Three times a day.
W: OK. Thank you.