湖南娄底市湘中名校九年级上第二次联考英语试卷

I called him but he didn’t answer. So I decided ____ him in ____ person
A. to talk, a
B. talking, the
C. to talk to, /

I can see she’s trying hard to avoid ____ my questions.
A. answer
B. to answer
C. answering

Many times I thought about ____ , but I ____.
A. give in, fought on
B. giving up, fought on
C. to give out, fight on

The rainy morning _________ a sunny day.
A. turned into    B. turned on     C. turned down

Walking in the morning _______ your health.
A. are good for
B. is good for
C. is good at

______ beautiful girl! ______ lovely the girl is!
A. What, How       B. What a, How            C. How, What a

Could you please _____ me ___________________?
A. telling, how can I get to school
B. to tell, how I can get to school
C. tell, how I can get to school

—How can I read faster? —_________________ .
A. By reading word groups
B. Reading word groups
C. To read word groups

Tea _____in Zhejiang.
A. grows      B. is grown      C. are grown

My father used to ____ late, but now he’s used to _____early in the morning.
A. get up, get up
B. gets up, gets up
C. get up, getting up

完形填空通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（共10小题，计10分）
Plants grow生长 fast in spring      summer because the weather is     with        rain. When autumn comes, the weather becomes     and dry干燥. Plants grow    in autumn. Some may even die死亡   winter comes , but some plants    live in winter. In autumn their leaves叶子turn    and fall off. So they can lose   water through通过the leaves. When spring comes,     leaves will grow out.
A. or             B. but            C. and
A. cold           B. cool           C. warm
A. many          B. a lot of         C. a little of
A. hot            B. cool           C. cold
A. slowly         B. fast            C. slow
A.since           B. before         C. in front of
A.yet             B. too           C. still
A. yellow         B. green          C. blue
A. few           B. fewer          C. less
A. few           B. larger          C. new

阅读下列短文，判断句子是否符合短文，符合的写（A）,不符合的写（B）（共5小题，计10分）
I can still remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room. I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn’t see anything because the window was too high. There was a big map of the world on the wall and an old blackboard. I don’t think I was worried or afraid at that time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept silent at first. Then he began to cry, because he didn’t want to stay there.
More and more students came in, but the boy didn’t stop crying. “Mom, I want to go home.” He cried again and again. Later, the teacher came in. She went to the little boy, and said something to him. I couldn’t hear what she said. Soon the boy stopped crying and began to smile. To this day, I still don’t know what the teacher said to the little boy.
The writer went to school when he was6 years old.
She sat near the window, so she could look outside.
She was not worried. She was afraid.
When the teacher came in, the little boy stopped crying.
The writer knew what the teacher said to the little boy.

My grandfather is eighty years old. He always complains（抱怨）about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
“Families aren’t the ones the way they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now everyone is busy working. No one has time to look after children at home.
And the cars! No one walks anymore; more and more people drive. We used to walk five miles to school on schooldays, even in winter. But now we don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think anymore. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除) using our heads. But now kids don’t use their heads anymore; instead, they use calculators(计算器).
Most families have computers now. In the past we didn’t have computers. We didn’t even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now we  don’t often eat  home-cooked food.
And people talk less to each other than before. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think ...
Life used to be simple, but it isn’t anymore.”
What does my grandfather think of the life now?
A. He thinks the life now is very good.
B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.
C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.
What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?
A. 生活                B. 工作            C. 婚姻
What has happened these years according to the passage?
A. Children don’t have to think anymore in school.
B. Students use calculators in math class.
C. Both of the above.
What changes have happened to families?
①There are lights at home.
②People often eat home-cooked food.
③Lots of families have computers.
④More couples夫妇 live apart because of unhappy problems.
A. ①③④       B. ②③④      C. ①②③
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Life now is much simpler.
B. People have more time to talk with each other now.
C. The grandfather only complains and pays no attention to the better life now.

Sunny English Club
For students
16:00 —18:00 Every Saturday
200 Yuan a month
9,Zhou Yu Street
Tel: 3785290Foreign teachers, English songs and films and more!
Ocean Museum
9:00—17:00 From Thursday to Sunday
Ticket: 50 yuan
132 Xue Yuan Street    Tel: 5439871
Show you a full picture of sea lives!
Health Center
9:00—17:30
16 Yong Le Street       Tel: 3801451
Free examinations for those over 70
Give you good advice to keep healthy!
Sunny English Club is for _______.
A. students
B. policemen
C. old people
You will pay _______ if you want to stay in the English club for half a year.
A.200 yuan        B.600 yuan        C.1,200 yuan
You can visit Ocean Museum _______.
A. on Saturday
B. on Wednesday
C. on Monday
One can get free health checks in Health Center if he is _______.
A.9               B.17              C.73
If you are interested in the life of fish, you should go to _______.
A. Health Center
B. Ocean Museum
C. Sunny English Club

任务型阅读。阅读下面短文内容，完成表格。（每空填1至3个词）（共5小题，计10分）
Mr. Black and Mr. Green were Americans. Once they travelled in Spain（西班牙）. One day they came into a little restaurant for lunch. They did not know Spanish（西班牙语）, and the waiter did not know their American English, either. They wanted the waiter to understand that they asked for some milk and bread. At first Mr. Black read the word “milk” many times. Then Mr. Green spelled(拼写)it on the table. But the waiter could not understand them at all. At last Mr. Black  took out a piece of paper and began to draw a cow. The waiter looked at it and ran out of the restaurant. “How clever you are!” Mr. Green said to Mr. Black , “He understood us at last!” After some time, the waiter come back, he brought no milk with him, but took two tickets for a bull-fight(斗牛)down on their table!
Travel in Spain
Who: Mr. Black and ________
Where they are from: _____________
Where to have lunch: In ________
What they wanted to eat: ________________
What the waiter brought for them: ________ for a bull-fight

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共5小题，计10分）
My name is Anne. I am fifteen years old. I live in America, I am an orphan. My mother died when I was a baby. My father died two years ago.
My father loved me very much. He used to buy me clothes, take me to school in the morning and tell me interesting stories at night until I went to sleep. When I was ten years old, my father got very sick. He couldn’t walk well, but he still went to school with me. He said, “I want to see you every minute.” Even on the day before he died, he told me to go to university no matter how poor we were. I really miss him and I haven’t forgotten his words.
Now I live with my aunt. I can’t go to middle school because I don’t have enough money. I help my aunt sell things in the market. This is what I say every day, “Biscuits(饼干), 100 leones.” I, am, as, do, told, to, me, trying my best, Father  I’m sure I will go to university one day with the money I earn by myself.
The underlined word “orphan” means “ _____________ ” in Chinese.
Does ANNE study at school now?
What did Anne’s father use to do for her?
What did her father tell her before he died?
将画线部分的单词组成通顺的句子。

写作技能（共三节，10小题+书面表达，计30分）
第一节：完成对话。（共5小题，计10分）
A: How beautiful skirt you wear!
B: ___________________.
A: What is it made of?
B: ___________________, it’s nice and soft.
A: ______________________?
B: In Hangzhou. It is famous for its silk.
A: By the way, _____________________?
B: It’s not expensive, it only costs me 80 yuan.
A: When did you buy it?
B: This summer vocation.
A: ____________________?
B: It’s wonderful. The West Lake is fascinating.

英汉互译。阅读下面的短文，将划线句子翻译成中文或英文。（共5小题，计10分）
Since I was young, I have dreamed of inventing something that can help improve the environment. Several days ago, I came up with a good idea for my invention. It is a special box which is used for holding wastes. 它会说不同的语言 . As soon as people throw away wastes on the street, they will be cleaned up by the box at once. At the same time, the box will tell people not to do that again. Of course, my box won’t cost too much. In this way, more cleaners and money can be saved.. 你认为我的发明怎么样？Will it be helpful in improving the environment?
Several days ago, I came up with a good idea for my invention.
_______________________________________________________________________
它会说不同的语言。
_______________________________________________________________________
As soon as people throw away wastes on the street, they will be cleaned up by the box at once.
_______________________________________________________________________
In this way, more cleaners and money can be saved.
_______________________________________________________________________
你认为我的发明怎么样？
_______________________________________________________________________

书面表达（共计10分）
下面是Jan 20年前和现在的对比，请根据表格，写一篇文章来介绍Jan的生活变化。
20 years ago now
on weekends: go dancing on weekends: stay home
on vacation :
travel
go to the beach  on vacation:
cook dinner
clean the house
do some washing every day
In the evening:
read novels In the evening:
help kids with homework