Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary （第二部分 语音、语法和词汇 共38分）
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案)（15分） 26. Which of the following words is pronounced [kaunt]?
A. Kant B. accountant C. count D. court 27. Quite a few people believe that Friday the 13th is ______ unlucky day.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
28. I wrote a letter to my pen-friend last week and enclosed a photo of ______.
A. I B. we C. my D. myself 29. Jane is keen ______ playing the piano in her spare time.
A. in B. at C. from D. on 30. Two ______ of Peter’s teachers are from England.
A. thirds B. third C. three D. threes 31. Gork said, “Nobody, I’ll get you soon.” The underlined part means “......”
A. kill B. buy C. have D. meet 32.—How much is 9 ______ 5?
—It’s 45.
A. plus B. minus C. multiplied by D. divided by 33. I don’t know ______ life in the future will be like.
A. how B. if C. beautiful D. what 34. The little actress in the film looks ______ in the long skirt.
A. gently B. happily C. beautiful D. lovely 35. I saw your little brother ______ with a dog in the garden.
A. played B. playing C. plays D. to play 36. There ______ an elephant show in the zoo next Saturday.
A. was B. is going to have C. will have D. is going to be 37. I don’t understand this word, will you please ______ in the encyclopaedia for me?
A. look it up B. look up it C. look for it D. look at it 38. While walking around the lake, Miss White happened ______ one of me?
A. met B. to meet C. meets D. meeting 39. With the help of Jack, I can draw ______ he does. I feel very happy.
A. as well as B. as good as C. as bad as D. as badly as 40.—What do you think of this fruit punch?
—______.
A. Not at all B. Good idea C. It’s wonderful D. With pleasure
Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrase in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或词组的编号填入空格。每空格限填一词，每次只能填一次）（5分） A. machines B. amazing C. wake D. such E. weight F. trouble If you can’t get out of bed in the morning, and are always late for school, this is just the thing for you. A High Voltage Eject Bed（高压喷射床）can throw you out of bed, and 41 you up from a deep sleep!
Colin Furze, a British inventor, created 42 a special bed. It is one of his little experiments. This 43 bed will take no longer than five minutes to throw people out of the bed when an alarm clock goes off in the morning.
The bed has an air compressor（空气压缩机）. It lifts up and ejects（喷射）people out at a set time. The bed has different speeds and strength. The speeds and strength can be changed depending on the 44 of the users and how they want to be ejected from their bed. “It’s a powerful bed.” Furze said. “If you have 45 waking up in the morning, you should try this bed. It can really get you out of your bed and make sure you won’t be late for
work or school again.”
Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给的单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词。）（8分）
46. I heard a big ______ when I was on my way to school this morning.( argue ) 47. They were too tired and fell ______ at once.( sleep )
48. Calm down and you will find a good way to ______ the problem.( solution ) 49. My sister, Lucy, was a ______ of a famous company five years ago.( manage ) 50. Playing too much computer games is _______ to your eyes.( harm )
51. At weekends people have much ______ time to enjoy themselves.( freedom )
52. In just a flash, a computer can do a ______ people could not do in a lifetime.( calculate ) 53. I thought fast, and said ______.( quiet )
Ⅴ. Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求完成句子。每空格限填一词）（10分） 54. They had French Club meetings on Sunday last year.（改为一般疑问句） ______ ______ have French Club meetings on Sunday last year? 55. Wendy goes to visit her clients once a week.（对划线部分提问） ______ ______ does Wendy go to visit her clients? 56. The lady in white looks tall.（改为感叹句） _____ ______ the lady in white looks!
57. Let’s surf the Internet to know more about the Chinese film star Hu Ge.（改为反意疑问句） Let’s surf the Internet to know more about the Chinese film star Hu Ge, ______? 58. I didn’t see anybody outside the house.（保持句意不变） I ______ ______ outside the house.
Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分 阅读与写作 共37分） Ⅵ. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（共 25分）
A. Choose the best answer（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）（6分）
George Vesperin had a bad dream. He was very upset because his sister had been missing for some time and he didn’t know what to do. Finally, he was so worried that he went to see a fortune—teller in Paris. She told him to come in and sit down. “All will soon be found out in my magic mirror.” said the fortune—teller.
George was doubtful（怀疑的）. He did not really believe in magic, but he was willing to try anything. As the woman looked into the mirror, George noticed something familiar about it. He looked closely and gasped（喘气）, “Where did you get that mirror?”
The fortune—teller was holding the mirror he had given to his sister before she disappeared! He traced（追踪）the mirror back to a person who had found it while diving in the Indian Ocean. The diver told George that he found the mirror in a wrecked ship（失事船舶）.
George immediately say sail for the Indian Ocean. Very soon, he found his sister v. She was a good swimmer and had been able to swim to an island. Brother and sister were together again. When he woke up, George thought he whole dream was silly. 59. Why was George upset?
A. Because he had a bad dream.
B. Because his sister had been missing for a while. C. Because he had a mirror.
D. Because his sister wanted him to save her. 60. Who did George go to see in Paris?
A. His mum B. His dad C. His friends D. A fortune—teller 61. Why was George doubtful of the fortune—teller? A. He didn’t really believe in magic. B. She had lied to him before.
2014-2015上海市浦东新区初二上期末统考英语真题卷
