1、辽宁省沈阳市沈河区学年度下学期九年级英语辽宁省沈阳市沈河区2006-2007学年度下学期九年级英语第二次模拟考试试卷 上海牛津版（考试时间：120分钟，试卷满分：150分）第一部分 英语知识与运用（共两大题；共20分）一、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）（ ）1. How was the weather yesterday?It was terrible. It rained _all day.A. strongly B. heavily C. hardly D. badly （ ）2. I _know you _here. A. wasnt; are B. didnt; are
2、 C. wasnt; were D. didnt; were （ ）3. Danny _great progress in the last few months. A. has made B. made C. makes D. is making （ ）4. He was so _his work that he often forgot to have his meals. A. afraid of B. busy with C. angry with D. good at （ ）5. The students didnt stop talking _the teacher came in
3、. A. until B. because C. since D. that （ ）6. Lucy didnt come to school yesterday, did she? _, thought she was not feeling very well. A. No, she didnt B. Yes, she did C. Yes, she didnt D. No, she did （ ）7. Why did you enjoy the talk? It was _talk that I had ever listened to. A. the most interesting B
4、. the least interesting. C. more interesting D. less interesting （ ）8. No matter _the weather is like, you can always find the street sweepers cleaning the streets. A. what B. how C. when D. where （ ）9. People have realized how important the environment is, but still trees _in the world every year.
5、A. were cut down B. cut down C. are cut down D. will be cut down （ ）10. You _the light. Its bright enough here. We can see everything clearly. A. mustnt turn off B. must turn on C. neednt turn on D. may turn on （ ）11. The money will be used to help the people _lost their homes in the Tsunami (海啸). A
6、. who B. whose C. which D. where （ ）12. Hi, Mary. _?Not so well. I cant keep up with the other students. A. How long have you studied chemistry B. Who is teaching you chemistry C. How is your chemistry study going D. Where are you learning chemistry （ ）13. _fathers are both teachers. A. Jims and Bob
7、s B. Jims and Bob C. Jim and Bobs D. Jim and Bob（ ）14. Excuse me, Im afraid I left my handbag in the taxi this morning. _?Theres a credit card and about 200 dollars in it. A. How much is your bag B. Whats in your bag C. Are you sure D. Anything else （ ）15. We learned that Canana _on the north of Ame
8、rica in geography yesterday. A. was B. is C. gets D. lay 二、完成对话（共5小题，每小题1分；满分5分）从方框AG中选出可以填入对话空白处（1620）的最佳选项，并将其字母序号填入题前的括号内。选项中有两项为多余选项。David (D) and Tina (T) are talking about what they are going to do in the future. T: What are you going to do after leaving school? D: 16_I would like to explore s
9、trange things. T: 17_D: Of course, I do. I like to visit different places. T: Thats good. You seem to be good at spoken English. 18_D: Its just so-so. Ill try to learn it better. 19_T: Maybe Ill be a P.E teacher. I feel like playing all kinds of games with children. D: 20_T: I hope my students would
10、 like me and enjoy themselves, too. D: Good luck!A. What do you want to be? B. Do you like traveling? C. Is that right? D. It seems that youll enjoy yourself at work. E. Are you going to be a teacher? F. I am thinking about becoming a guide. G. Great! Do you like teaching? 第二部分 语篇阅读与写作（六大题；共130分）三、完
11、形填空（共20小题，每小题1分；满分20分）阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并将其字母序号填入题前的括号内。AEvery year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children, 21 students are young people. Why do all these people want to learn 22 ? It is not 23 to answer this question. Many boys and girls lea
12、rn English at school. It is one of their 24 . Many people learn English because it is 25 in their work. Some young people learn English 26 their higher studies because some of their books are 27 English. Other people learn English because they want to 28 newspapers in English. Some people learn Engl
13、ish because they want to study or 29 in the USA, England or Australia. English is very 30 in our life. （ ）21. A. all B. the other C. both D. others （ ）22. A. English B. Chinese C. maths D. Japanese （ ）23. A. hard B. good C. easy D. nice （ ）24. A. books B. classes C. schools D. subjects （ ）25. A. goo
14、d B. useful C. fine D. pleased （ ）26. A. for B. of C. to D. from （ ）27. A. in B. with C. at D. of （ ）28. A. look B. see C. look at D. read （ ）29. A. go B. like C. work D. come （ ）30. A. help B. helping C. helps D. helpful BJims uncle lived in the country. Once Jim went to 31 with him for a few month
15、s. Whenever they went for a walk or for a 32 in the car and they passed somebody, his uncle waved, Jim was 33 and said, “Uncle, you know 34 here, where did you meet them all?” “I 35 all these people,” said his uncle 36 .” Then why do you wave to them?” asked Jim. “Well, Jim,” answered his uncle. “Wh
16、en I wave to someone and he knows me, he is pleased. He continues his journey with a 37 heart. 38 when I wave to someone and he doesnt know me, he is surprised and says to 39 , “Who is that man? Why did he wave to me? So he would have something to 40 during the rest of his journey, and that makes hi
17、s journey seem shorter. So I make everybody happy.” （ ）31. A. lives B. spends C. stay D. share （ ）32. A. drive B. rest C. sleep D. dive （ ）33. A. angry B. sad C. excited D. surprised （ ）34. A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. none （ ）35. A. didnt know B. do know C. knew D. dont know （ ）36. A. calm
18、ly B. hard C. carelessly D. hurriedly （ ）37. A. happily B. happier C. lonely D. lonelier （ ）38. A. So B. Or C. But D. Then （ ）39. A. him B. himself C. her D. herself （ ）40. A. think out B. think up C. think D. think about 四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分；满分30分）阅读下列短文，然后根据其内容从A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。并将其字母序号填入题前的括号内。AIt is
19、well-known that it takes travelers only 48 hours by train to go from Beijing to Lhasa, the capital of west Chinas Tibet from July 1,2006. Travelers can enjoy the beautiful views during the 48-hour train ride. The new railway line has been controlled by Beijings West Railway Station since July. 1,200
20、6. The most important part of the line, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, has been completed. The Qinghai Tibet part of the railway is the worlds highest railway. About 960 kilometers of the train tracks are 4000 meters above sea level. The highest parts reach 5,072 meters. The railway is the worlds longes
21、t plateau (高原) railroad, which is 1,956 kilometers long, from Qinghais capital Xining to Lhasa in Tibet. The Golmud-Lhasa part is 1,142 kilometers long and goes across the Kunlun and Tanggula Mountain ranges (山脉). The trains running on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway have very good conditions. If the pass
22、engers feel it hard to breathe, they will be provided with oxygen masks, because all of the trains have oxygen supplying equipment (氧气供应设备). （ ）41. It takes people 48 hours by train to go to Lhasa from Beijing _. A. from now on B. next July 1 C. from July 1,2006 D. from July 1,2005（ ）42. When we tal
23、k about the Qinghai-Tibet part of the railway, we say _. A. the railway is well-known B. the railway is the highest C. it is easy to operate D. it was completed easily （ ）43. The highest parts of Qinghai-Tibet Railway reach _meters. A. 960 B. 4,000 C. 5,072 D. 1,956（ ）44. In the last paragraph, the
24、phrase “oxygen masks” means _. A. 氧气面罩 B. 望远镜 C. 热水 D. 药品BIts not just women who wear skirts. Men can wear them, too. In Scotland (苏格兰), men wear a kind of skirt called a kilt (苏格兰男用短裙). The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their tradition. A kilt is a colored skirt reaching dow
25、n to the knee. It has checks (格子) on it with different colors, like red or blue. Each family in Scotland has its own colors. How did the Scots (苏格兰人) start to wear kilts? There are many stories about it. One story is that the kilt was invented in the 1720s by an English factory owner, Thomas Rawlins
26、on. Rawlinson had a number of Scottish workers in his factory and he thought their clothing got in the way of their work. So he cut their long clothes into shorter skirts. Today, most Scotsmen see kilts as formal dress. They usually only wear them at weddings or big dinners. There are only a few men
27、 who still wear a kilt every day. Scots also wear kilts in parades (游行) when they play their traditional musical instrument: bagpipes (风笛). The army still has kilts as the dress uniform, but they no longer wear them to fight. （ ）45. A kilt is _. （ ）46. What does “got in the way of” in the third para
28、graph mean? A. 到达 B. 得到 C. 在路上 D. 妨碍（ ）47. The story mainly tells us _. A. things about Scotsmens traditional kilts B. how to wear kilts C. when to wear kilts D. Scotsmens important tradition CToday there are 6 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050, there may be 12.5 billion. There are a lot
29、 of people to feed. We need more food. One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more q
30、uickly by changing their genetic material (遗传物质). Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods (转基因食品), or GM foods. By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases: a kind of rice is being prepared, for example, which stops people from becoming blind. Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more fo
