2018-2019 学年第一学期初三英语 12 月考试试题
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer.
26. I always read books at night when I was young. Which of the following is correct for the underlined work in the sentence? A. /ri:d/ B. /red/ C. /re?d/ D. /r?d/ 27. Nowadays computers are very common, people always call electronic brains. A. their B. theirs C. them D. themselves 28. When shall we go to the History Museum, this Saturday or Sunday? day is OK. I’m free these days. A. both B. either C. neither D. all
29. The writer was warmly welcomed because most of the stories got very exciting endings. A. dramatic B. funny C. instructive D. lovely 30. In my opinion, Tim doesn’t read English his sister. A. as clear as B. so clear as C. most clearly as D. as clearly as 31. useful advice the teacher gave me! It helped me a lot in my study. A. What B. What an C. What a D. How 32. Mike’s got a lot of hobbies, swimming, singing, playing football and so on. A. such as B. for example C. just like D. as
33. At present, all the students are busy with their lessons. The underlined word means . A. At once B. At last C. In the end D. For the time being 34. –He is seldom late for school, ? – , he is used to going to school early. A. isn’t he, No B. has he, Yes C. hasn’t he, No D. is he, No 35. You know fourteen-year-old students to ride bicycles in this city. A. allow B. don’t allow C. is allowed D. aren’t allowed 36. He succeeded in the English writing contest because he has practiced enough. A. to pass, to writeB. passing, writing C. to pass, writing D. passing, to write 37. In the end, Mary her classmate’s homework yesterday. A. admit copying B. admitted to copying C. had admit copying D. admitted copying 38. The robber who a bank last week was arrested by the police. A. got into B. put into C. turned into D. broke into 39. Which of the following word can’t be used in the sentence? With enough proofs, it’s time for us to a conclusion. A. draw B. come to C. reach D. detect 40. The old should in our city. All of us should respect the old people. A. take good care of B. be taken good care of C. take good care D. be taken good care 41. I can’t tell whether the price of the new phone is or not. Anyway I want to buy one. A. cheap B. cheaper C. high D. expensive 42. Peter doesn’t tell me when he . I’ll telephone you as soon as he . A. will come, comes B. will come, will come C. comes, will come D. comes, comes 43. –I didn’t sleep well last night and feel quite sleepy now. –Why not ? A. to stop having a rest B. stop having a rest
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C. to stop to have a rest D. stop to have a rest 44. They are going to an autumn outing tomorrow. All of them wonder . A. what will the weather be like tomorrow B. how will the weather be like tomorrow C. what the weather will be like tomorrow D. how the weather will be like tomorrow 45. –I’m awfully sorry for bringing you so much trouble. – .
A. Never mind B. It’s a pleasure C. Of course not D. You are welcome
Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once.
People read books less often in these days. With the invention of radio, television and most recently, the Internet and computer games, it seems that reading books is 46 a popular activity. However, I believe that books are an important part of our lives.
Books offer an outstanding wealth of learning and at a cheaper price than taking a course. Books can make people cleverer, because heavy readers have greater 47 of how things worked and who or what people were in the past.
Everything in today’s society requires reading. Imagine trying to do something as simple as reading the directions on a medicine bottle without good reading skills. Someone could not understand them and become very sick or even die. Even something as simple as walking or driving through the city could become very dangerous 48 enough reading. Sometimes, you must be able to understand what is written and explain the meaning of them. Some people say that reading is a waste of time and we can do 49 things with our time. Reading books can strengthen (加强) our abilities. Reading is one of the greatest things we can do in our spare time.
With a book, you can travel anywhere you want, do anything you want, and talk to anyone you want. Reading is very important in our lives, no matter what your age is, people should read books.
Some people say that money is the best thing in the world. But I consider reading books as the best and the most precious thing one can ever have.
Reading books is very important. First of all, it is knowledge that makes society 50 and by reading books you can get all kinds of knowledge. Furthermore, reading books makes you a qualified person and makes your life enjoyable.
One is never too old to learn. No matter what time you realize the importance of reading books, you can 51 it during the rest of your life time. Love books, for they are your best friends.
Reading is important in the whole life for people. There are many benefits of reading. Firstly, reading increases our knowledge and we can learn the world affairs without going out. Secondly, reading is a good way to 52 reading and writing skills. Before you learn to write, you must know how others write. Thirdly, reading can broaden our knowledge and horizon, which is important to job 53 in the future. Finally, reading helps us become self-cultivation that would be beneficial to our whole life. Therefore, start to reading, no matter how did you are and what you are doing. Then, you may find the great charm and benefits of reading.
Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.
54. Nobody knows why Betty has become so 55. The polluted air outside will gradually do
in recent years.（forget） to our health.（harmless）
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56. When doing calculation, is far more important than speed.（accurate） 57. The cars in Shanghai Jinjiang Foreign Affairs Team are clean, so are the drivers, wearing white gloves, a suit and t tie.（spot） 58. The best way in turning your dream into is your perseverance in work.（real） 59. She is one of the most people in this science field.（create） 60. Since you have learned Unit Five, why not try
61. The lawyer she hired seemed very professional and
the English words in a new way.（memory）
.（know）
Ⅴ. Complete the following sentences as required.
62. Mary’s father told her how to solve the problem immediately.（改为否定句） Mary’s father her how to solve the problem immediately.
63. Alice completed the science test the most quickly in our class.（对划线部分提问）
Alice complete the science test in your class?
64. You can pay the bill in cash. You can pay the bill by credit card.（合并为一句） You can pay the bill in cash by credit card.
65. The local government organizes the film festival every autumn.（改为被动语态） The film festival by the local government every autumn. 66. Use the link method so that you can improve our memory.（改为简单句） Use the link method to improve our memory.
67. He will be unhealthy if he doesn’t do exercise regularly.（保持句意基本不变） He will be unhealthy he exercise regularly.
68. our monitor, too, is, weak, football, play, to, any more（连词成句）
Part 3 Reading and Writing
Ⅵ. Reading comprehension.
A. Choose the best answer.
Some people have very good memories and can easily learn quite long poems by heart. There are other people who can only remember things when they have repeated
them again and again. The famous English writer, Charles Dickens, said that he could walk down any long street in London and then tell you the names of all the shops he had passed. Many great men of the world have wonderful memories in learning.
We often hear people say,“I have a good memory for things like that”or“I can never remember names.”But do you know memory is the single most important thing and it has played a very important part?
For early men, there were dangers all around them—bad weather, wild animals. The keys to keep on living lay in man’s ability to remember these dangers and the ways he had dealt with them in the past. In order for memories to be stored, the human brain became more complex. And as man learned how to deal with them, he became civilized（文明）.
Surprisingly, scientists today understand little about memory and how it works. They have not yet found a way to open up the brain and observe its function without destroying it. Perhaps there are two types of memory—short-term and long-term. Short-term refers to those facts that stay with us for a few seconds to a few hours. For instance, when you stay at a hotel, you remember the room number and forget it as soon as you leave. Long-term memory, on the other hand, means you remember things for a long period of time. If you spend your honeymoon in a particular hotel, it’s likely that you’ll remember your stay quite clearly.
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Scientist also believe that a short-term memory can become a long-term memory through consolidation（巩固）. A lot of chemical and physical changes take place in the part of the brain. Although the human brain weighs three pounds, it contains 30 billion nerve cells（神经细胞）acting like a computer. When those changes strengthen the links in certain nerve cells, a thought becomes a part of the long-term memory.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering the things he heard when he was a small child. Some children like those who live in foreign countries with their parents, seem to learn two languages as easily as they do one. In school it is not so easy for pupils to learn a second language because they have very little time for it. Memory is like a diary that we keep every day.
69. How do most people remember things according to the passage? A. Most people remember things as soon as they come across them. B. Most people remember things through repeating them over and over. C. Most people remember things by accident.
D. Most people remember things with others reminding.
70. According to the author, without the development of man’s memory there would be . A. no modern world B. no recorded history C. no animals D. no dangers 71. Scientists’ knowledge about the function of brain is . A. interesting B. not enough C. great D. encouraging 72. Short-term memory can change into long-term memory on condition that . A. memory is good
B. it acts like a computer C. people do more exercise
D. the links in nerve cells are strengthened by certain changes
73. So far the great discovery scientists have made about the function of brain is . A. the weight of brain B. two types of memory C. 30 billion nerve cells D. chemical and physical changes 74. According to the passage which of the following statements is right? A. Only great men have good memory B. Memory is a camera C. Memory is like a camera in some ways
D. Memory is important only in learning foreign languages
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.
Nowadays, with the developing of the technology. I believe that more and more robots will appear in our life in the future. The robots’ faces will be the same as the humans even the robots will have many different shapes. We can use them to do
every thing, such as shopping, washing, 75 , we can make friends with the robots. More and more robots will become humans’ friends and assistants.
Have you eaten at a restaurant where the robots serve you? I think most people have not experienced it. There is a restaurant like that in a city. A robot has started 76 customers at a high-tech highway restaurant.
When you come into the entrance, the robot will greet you in a(n) 77 voice and then she will take you to your table. The robot is named Amy. She is popular with people especially children. Amy can find the right way easily to avoid walking into customers or other restaurant’s human. When customers sit beside the table, they can order the food on the table. The table is like big screen. And then the robot can serve their food on time. Customers can also 78 with a mobile payment App on their phones, such as Alipay（支付宝）or WeChat Pay.
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Orders are placed at two tables as touch screens. While they wait for their order, customers can use the special tables to play games, read the news, and check the traffic and weather to 79 for their journey ahead. As robot gets improved all the time, its functions have been largely expanded, most people worry that it will take the place of human brains. One thing for sure is that men can’t 80 robot on calculating or the computer program, but it can’t be the real person. Even it looks like a man, still it is just the machine. It is the emotion that makes the difference between man and machine.
The world is changing. We should also change our thought to accept robots to become part of our life. That can make our life more colorful.
75. A. what’s more B. so that 76. A. missing B. marking 77. A. sweet B. loud 78. A. work out B. put out 79. A. A get preparation
C. do preparations
80. A. compete with B. compete for
compete on
C. instead that D. except that
C. serving D. leading C. noisy D. ugly C. help out D. check out B. take preparations D. make preparations C. compete against D.
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
What is the hottest word among Chinese netizen（网民）these days? November 11. November 11 has become a special festival during recent years.
Shopping online has become an important in our daily life. More and more people enjoy shopping online because they don’t have to waste a lot of time to go to the shop for the products. Just click your mouse, you can find everything you need. Most online shoppers are the young people, especially young office ladies. According to a survey, clothing and household products are the most popular items on their shopping list.
The most important moment for an online shopper is the November 11 Singles’ Day shopping spree（狂欢）. Originally, it is just a day to c 81 being single, and now, it refers to the biggest online promotion in China. The word addiction（瘾）usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs, but in modem-day society we have seen some new kinds of addictions. Some people are compulsive（难以自制的）shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend c 82 hours watching TV or playing computer games. Over the years, shopping has become a very common activity. Many people enjoy going to malls or stores more and more every day, but it’s more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics. They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money w 83 being able to stop doing it. They are hooked on shopping and usually buy things that they don’t need. Even though they don’t have enough money, they buy everything they want.
The question is: why do they have this addiction? There isn’t a specific answer. Some people go shopping when they are sad, worried, upset or l 84 and they want to feel better. They use this activity as a way to forget their problems. Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something. They also tend to have this addiction when they feel suilty.
Shopaholism（ 购 物 狂 ）seems to be a h 85 addiction, but it can bring about many problems. Some of them can be psychological. If this is the case, people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit. H 86 , the process, like for most addictions, is long, and they suffer a lot. It can also cause financial problems. They just think about s 87 their feelings, so they spend money they don’t have. They get deep in debt, and they can even go bankrupt（破产）and get sent to prison.
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2018-2019学年华育九上英语12月月考
