[上海]2011年上海市闸北区九年级下质量调研考试英语卷

It’s ________pleasure for me to be invited to play the piano at the concert.

________ the help of the dog, people lost in snow found their way home.

I’m sorry that I can’t pass you any salt because there is_________ in the bottle.

Mum couldn’t find any help and had to do the housework_________.

The twins are so much alike that it is difficult to tell one from________.

I enjoy the popular dance "hip-hop", but ________of my parents likes it.

I apologized to my parents _________not finishing the exercises in time.

Do you know nearly ________of our body is water?

I ________do e-shopping at home than go to the department store.

I’11________photo taking after I retire. I think it is a good hobby.

Stanford University is the second ________university in the world.

Linda doesn’t swim as ________as Ken.

Water is much more precious than electricity, for the water for drinking is__________.

Because of the nuclear radiation (核辐射), many people ________Japanese food.

Our class teacher often tells us ________dishonest men.

By the end of 2011, all of China’s public art galleries(画廊)________free to enter.

The writer told us that he________ a great number of short stories in the last few years.

Oliver still bought some goldfish ________he found it difficult to raise them.

- Shall I tell Shirley the good news?
-No, you________. I’ve told her already.

My father seldom has sports in the early morning,________?

What's your attitude to this idea? The underlined part means "________".

Dorothy followed the example of her father and went to the university. The underlined part means "________".

I wonder _________Eddie has gone to Singapore.

Could you please tell me ________from your home?

- Speak louder, please.
- _________

-It sounds interesting. Can I join you?

Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)：（共8分）
Humans have five_____: sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. (sense)
This building was ___________the History Museum of the state. (one)
We can develop ___________reading ability through reading a page of English every day. (we)
  Kodak film is retired. It was one of the most ____________ colour films in the world. (succeed)
You should think twice before you make a___________. (decide)
It’s important to obey traffic rules to keep ourselves__________. (save)
It’s common knowledge that oil doesn’t __________t with water, (mixture)
It’s ___________a good idea to go group-buying, especially when prices go up like a rocket! (real)

Review the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词）：（共12分）
Uncle Li used to go fishing in a small pond. (改为否定句)
Uncle Li _________ _________to go fishing in a small pond.
The government has made some plans to improve our world. (改为被动语态)
Some plans _________ _________made to improve our world by the government. 
His mother cooked very delicious dishes for us. (改感叹句)
_________ _________dishes his mother cooked for us!
Grandma will finish the sweater in three days. (对划线部分提问)
_________ _________will Grandma finish the sweater?
The water is polluted so seriously that we can’t drink it. (保持句意不变)
The water is polluted _________seriously for us _________drink.
Could you tell me how I should take the medicine?（改简单句）
Could you tell me _________ _________take the medicine?

True or False （判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用"T"表示，不符合的用"F"表示）：
Richard is an exchange student from the USA. He is teaching his friends at Rose Garden School how to play Softball. He is explaining the rules.
Richard:     First, we need a bat, a ball and some bases.
Ben:        What are bases?
Richard:     They are flat squares that show you where to run. After you hit the ball, you have to run around the bases.
If you stand on a base, you are safe. If you are running to a base, and the other team touches the base with the ball, then you are out.
Jennifer:     Oh, I see. How would I hit the ball?
Richard:     Have you seen baseball on television?
Jennifer:     I have.
Richard:     Well, Softball is like baseball, only the ball is bigger and softer too.
Jennifer:     Do you like volleyball? I love it.
Richard:     I like to play beach volleyball. It’s different from volleyball.
Ben:        How?
Richard:     In beach volleyball, you only have two people on each team and the court is smaller.                                                                         
Jennifer:     Do you play on the beach?
Richard:     Yes. It’s good because if you dive for the ball, you don’t hurt yourself.
Ben:        Do you play football at your school?
Richard:     Which kind of football?
Jennifer:     I don’t understand there more than one kind? I thought everyone play the same kind of football.
Richard:     No. In the USA, we have football and soccer. Soccer is a game that is played around the world.
In other countries, soccer is called football. In the USA, we also play a different game called football.
In this game, you throw the ball and you have to wear a helmet to play.
Jennifer:     Well, I want to play softball.
The rules for playing softball are nearly the same as those for playing baseball.
In a softball game, if your team is running to a base and the other team touches the base with the ball, you are safe.
A baseball is smaller and harder than a softball.
Richard is teaching his friends how to play softball.
According to Richard, playing beach volleyball is much more dangerous than playing volleyball.
Jennifer thought that the word ’football’ had only one meaning.
In the USA, ’soccer’ is also called ’football’.

In the 1500s, South American fishermen said that the sea became warmer every few years. They gave this special event a Spanish name ’El Nino’, meaning ’the baby’. It is called ’the baby’ because it arrives around Christmas.
El Nino is a huge area of warm water in the middle of cold water in the Pacific Ocean. It happens every two to seven years. It moves around the ocean and becomes bigger and smaller at different times. This warm water affects the weather. It is always raining over El Nino. El Nino contains a lot of energy. Scientists think this energy is formed when wind comes from the northern half of the world. The winds blow across warm sea water in the south. When the strong wind hits the warm water, violent weather happens. Scientists think that El Nino existed for many thousands of years.
El Nino affects every person in the world because it affects the entire world’s weather. It can bring the rain that farmers need. It can bring storms that destroy homes. It can mean that fishermen cannot catch fish, and it can bring floods. There is nothing we can do about El Nino. It is an event of nature. We can help the world’s weather by trying to stop the greenhouse effect and air pollution. The most important job for scientists is to learn how to predict when El Nino is going to bring dangerous weather. Then, people can try to prepare for storms, floods and droughts. New technology like satellite pictures and temperature measuring equipment can help. Still, it is very hard to say when or where El Nino will cause damage.
El Nino is ______.

It happens ______.

El Nino ______.

It is always______ over EI Nino.

El Nino affects ______.

We can help the world’s weather by______.

______helps to predict El Nino.

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择恰当的单词或词语完成短文）：
Ben is reading the following magazine article now. He wants to find out more about a special kind of theft.
Identity(身份) theft
The modern world is very convenient. It’s     85     to buy or rent things. We can do a lot of our shopping and banking on the Internet. However, we also face a growing problem: identity theft.
We often give our personal information to stores. That     86     our birth date, personal ID number, and home address. When we apply for a store membership, we give our information to a stranger. When buying something online, we do the same thing.
87    work hard to get that information. They- steal receipts(收据) and     88     computers. They also try to steal our passwords. They can use that information to become" another person. That’s identity theft.
One common crime is to apply for a credit card using     89     else’s name. The thief buys expensive things but doesn’t pay the bill. That can hurt a victims credit. With bad credit, it’s harder to get bank or car loans.
90     can you prevent identity theft? First, be careful about giving away personal information.    91    give someone your birth date and personal ID number when necessary. Second, tear up old credit card receipts and bank statements if you don’t want them. Finally, some experts recommend paying in cash as much as possible.

A．hard B．interesting C．easy D．exciting

A．includes B．collects C．consists D．means

A．People B．Thieves C．Engineers D．Bank clerks

A．break into B．break out C．work for D．keep off

A．someone B．no one C．anyone D．everyone

A．When B．Where C．How D．Why

A．Never B．Ever C．Only D．Even

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入合适的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给出）：
One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual, they sat under the big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whisper from the bushes behind the tree. They turned a       but could not see anything. They were frightened.
’Is anybody there?" Millie asked. N      answered. They listened very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their w     they met Andy.
’What happened?* Andy asked.
’There’s a ghost in the park. Please help us.’ Millie said.
’R    ? Tell me more,’ Andy said.
Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park, stood beside the tree and listened
carefully. Then he heard the whisper! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was not sure the sound came from the bushes. He s    carefully.
’Oh! Here it is," Andy said to himself. He found a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak. When it miaowed, it made a sound like a whisper.
Andy put the little cat into a box and went to find Millie and Amy. They were s      frightened. Andy opened the box and showed them the ‘ghost’.
’This is the ghost in the park," Andy said, Millie and Amy were surprised—it was a little cat- L     that day, they took the little cat to the animal centre. People in the animal centre would take care of it

Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）
Tony is reading an advertisement in a magazine. It is about different evening classes or weekend classes.
The Learning Centre, Garden City
We have evening and weekend workshops on ...
test preparation    friends and meeting people
jobs and making money    travel and language learning
Some of this month’s workshops:
1.  Get good grades!
Do you forget information and do poorly on tests?
In this workshop, learn to...
remember more (95 percent of what you read)
think quickly and read fast (400 words per minute!).
do well on tests and get high scores.
2.   Find true love ... today!
Are you single and shy (害羞的) ? Is it hard for you to talk to people?
In this workshop, learn to...
talk to people: start a conversation with a man or woman.
be more friendly and outgoing.
understand a person’s ’body language.
3.  You are on TV!
Many actors get their start in television. You can too! In this workshop, learn to...
act in TV ads.
use your voice on the radio.
get TV and radio jobs.
4.   See the world ... for free!
Travelling is expensive. But you can see the world for very little money! In this workshop, learn how to...
get discount (50%-80%) on plane tickets.
travel with your friends for free.
see the world by cruise ship ... for $1 per day! This course is also online at www.ASRLC.org
What’s the advertisement about?
We learn to remember more in Workshop 1, don’t we?
How fast will we read after taking Workshop 1?
After you take Workshop 2, will you be able to talk to people more easily or more difficultly?
Where do many actors get their start?
At the end of Workshop 4, what will you be able to do?
Which workshop allows you to take the course online?

Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic 'The most shocking news to me'.
(以“最令我震惊的新闻”为题写一篇不少于60个词的作文，标点符号不占格。)
Suggested questions：
•     What's the most shocking news to you?
•     Why do you think it's the most shocking news?
•     What's your opinion about the news?