浙江杭州萧山城区四校九年级上期中英语试卷

Hi, everyone! I am Paul Hawking, the trip leader for this weekend' s activity. It’s that time of the year again when the days are long and it is nice to sit outside and enjoy  some oysters(牡蛎).
We plan to head out to the Mission Bay this Sunday for a beach picnic. You can buy fresh oysters at the Mission Bay Oyster Company and you just need to pay $6 to $l0 for each dozen, depending on the size. It' s on Sunday, June 30.
We will meet at the Student Center at 9:00 a.m. and all go together. The driving time is one and a half to two hours, and the time of return is still uncertain. Come and join us in what must now be the 4th or 5th such trip for the Outing Club.
The oyster farm has a small picnic area with chairs and barbecue grills (烧烤架). Bring some briquettes (煤球) if you would like to grill. Except for oysters, oysters and oysters, little is available there, so please bring your own food and drinks. And of course, if you have any special oyster recipes (食谱), bring them make them and share them!
The weather forecast says it's going to be sunny and around 26°C this weekend. My telephone number is 408-896-3228. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions. Remember to finish your homework before we leave for the picnic.
On June 30, Paul Hawking will ______.

If you buy 24 big oysters, you should probably pay _________.

If you plan to grill, you must bring ___________.

Which of the following statement is TRUE?

Where does this text probably come from?

The last few days before Christmas passed quickly and it was soon Christmas Eve. That night when everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn't sleep. He still couldn't think of what he wanted his special Christmas gift to be. He wondered how Santa Claus would know what to bring him if he didn't know himself.
As he was sitting up in bed , Bunny heard a big noise on the roof and a sound downstairs. It was Santa Claus, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and raced down the hall to the stairs hoping to have a look at the old man with his own eyes.
By the time Bunny reached the bottom of the stairs, though, everything was again silent .Beautiful gifts were piled(堆积) under the Christmas tree, but Santa Claus was gone. He looked for him for a few minutes, but it was already too late. Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.
“Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”
He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of gifts to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. Bunny might have mistaken it for a dog, if it hadn’t been for the antlers(鹿角) on its head.
"Are you a reindeer?" asked Bunny.
"Yes," replied the animal, “my name is Ralph."
"And you were pulling Santa’s sled(雪橇)?"
"I was until I got air-sick," replied Ralph," I'm afraid I wasn't cut out for the job. Now I'm stuck here and I don't know how to get back to the North Pole."
"Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend," said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Santa Claus was a new friend!
Why couldn't Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?

As soon as Bunny came downstairs, he _____.

The underlined part “cut out for” in the passage probably means”___”

Why didn't Ralph go back to the North Pole?

What would be the best title for the passage?

Scientists have found a new use for children’s imaginations(想象力)—to make Stomachaches go away.
The BBC reports a new study that shows: “Children can be taught to use their Imaginations to deal with stomachaches.” This may be very good news for parents who need a quick cure for their sick children.
Any mother or father understands the stomach problem is one of the most frequent(时常发生的) things their children complain about. Around twenty percent of children suffer from stomachaches that doctors cannot find a reason for.
This new research is especially good for kids with active imaginations. Researchers found that the more creative the child is, the better he or she is at imagining the pain away.
The researchers used a relaxing CD with children. A voice guided them through different fantasy(幻想) situations. One of these was pretending to be floating on a cloud. Thirty children took part in the tests. Half of them used the “guided imagery” method, and the other half received normal medicines. Researchers found 73.3 percent of the CD users reported a reduction in pain. This compared to only 26.7 percent of kids who got normal treatment.
Study leader Dr Miranda Tilburg was very excited about her findings. She believed that it was a very cheap and easy way to stop children’s stomachaches. She said it would not work as well with adults.
The new study may be good news for those who____________.

What kind of kids will benefit(从…收益) most from the new research?

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

From the end of the passage, we know that__________.

What does this passage mainly tell us?

（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面各题，上栏是学生们的五种不妥行为或危险的情形，下栏是老师所给出的六条建议。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合1-5题的选项，其中有一项是多余选项。
Yesterday Li Hong found a stranger following her all the way. She ran home asquickly as possible.
Tom likes music very much, and he often uses earphones when walking outside.
It’s a long way from Wang Jun’s home to school, so he often sleeps all the way on the bus.
There are too many passengers on the bus today, and Li Feng puts his bag out of his reach.
The house is on fire and it is full of smoke in the house, and you are in it.

E. Don’t sleep on buses, or you may miss the right stop. Why don’t you read a good book or talk with your partners on the boring way?
F. If your house catches fire and you have to escape through smoke, move on your hands and knees with your head 30 to 60 centimeters above the floor. Please remember there is cleaner and cooler air near the floor during the fire.

完型填空 （共15小题， 每小题1分，满分15分）
People have been raising pigeons(鸽子) for about 10,000 years. And pigeon  keepers use  different kinds of pigeons for different __   . Some people use pigeons for ____. For example, in parts of China people cook a special meal with pigeon to celebrate the New Year.
Some people also keep pigeons because they look especially____. There are many interesting kinds of these “pretty” pigeons. Different kinds of pigeons have interesting features ____ long, soft tail feathers or designs on their heads. The owners of these kinds of pigeons enter them in ____ and the best looking pigeons are chosen to win prizes.
But pigeons have many other ____ too. Pigeons can fly long distances without growing ____. They also have another ____ sense. No matter how far from home they are, pigeons can usually fly back to where they ____. This is often called a “homing sense”. This sense makes them good for carrying _____.
In many cities around the world, pigeons live in special houses, and pigeon keepers spend a lot of money and time ____ their birds. When someone has a very good pigeon, he is very ____. He may also have a way to make money.  But this is not usually the main ____ people keep pigeons. For some people, they keep pigeons as a hobby.
People love pigeons so much that they even take them ____ when they move to a new country. They ____  these birds as their children.  “When you are looking at a pigeon in the sky you feel free. It is the best feeling you have in a strange country”, a pigeon lover says.

A．ways B．types C．purposes D．decision

A．food B．sport C．money D．family

A．beautiful B．clever C．funny D．happy

A．because of B．according to C．except for D．such as

A．shows B．competitions C．classes D．discussions

A．skills B．ideas C．signs D．problem

A．worried B．tired C．hungry D．cold

A．special B．quick C．weak D．sixth

A．live B．eat C．play D．fall

A．luck B．peace C．messages D．supplies

A．winning over B．looking at C．caring for D．warming up

A．brave B．proud C．nervous D．patient

A．duty B．prize C．reason D．power

A．along B．back C．up D．out

A．wish B．consider C．prove D．choose

语法填空,阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
As we all know, there are some differences between American English and British English. How did these differences take place? There is no quick answer ___ this question.
Actually at first the language in Britain and America was the same. After America became an independent(独立的) country, the language gradually began to change. For a long time the language in America stayed the ____,  while the language in England changed.
Over the centuries, a number of words and meanings ___ are still in everyday use in the United States have ____ (disappear) in British English. For example, American English still use the ___ (express) “I guess” (meaning “I think”), just as the British did 300 years ago.
In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. To make American English different from British English, he changed the spelling of many words. That’s ____ the words colour, centre and traveller are ___ (spell) color, center and traveler in American English. Except for these differences in spelling, ____ (write) English is nearly the same in both British English and American English.
The differences are much ____ (great) in the spoken language. However, most of the time, people from the two countries do not have difficulty in ___ (understand) each other.

单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子及所给的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确、完全形式（每空填一词）。
My father isn’t in his office now. He is a_______ on business.
A_______  my grandmother has been dead for three years, she has been living in my heart.
In western countries, it’s usually impolite to ask p______ questions about others.
The answers are e______ the same. There aren’t any differences.
M_____ the new words is a great challenge for an English learner.
Mercedes-Benz is made in G_______, but it is very popular with the richer in China.
The illness s________ through the whole town and everyone got sick.
Jack won the first prize in the English speech contest. We are all p______ of him.
John s_______ eats breakfast in the morning. I think it’s bad for his health.
Don’t drop English! Everyone is born with the a_______ to learn it well.

书面表达 （共1题，满分15分）
假设你是李华。时下,你校不少学生带手机上学。为此,你班组织了一次班会，讨论中学生上学是否有必要带手机。请你给英语笔友Tom写封信，根据下表提供的信息，客观地介绍讨论的情况。可结合你校实际进行适当发挥，并发表自己的看法。
一些同学认为
一些同学认为
你的观点
方便；时尚。
中学生自控能力差；玩手机浪费时间。
(请你实话实说)
注意：
1． 正确使用英文书信的基本格式。词数：120左右。
Dear Tom,
Recently we’ve had a class meeting to discuss whether it is necessary for middle school students to carry mobile phones to school. …
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua