1、山东省淄博市沂源县燕崖中学五四学制届九年级下学期开学考试英语试题2017年开学考试英 语第I卷(选择题 共55分)第一节 完形填空(共10小题, 每小题1分,满分10分) Until last year, the saddest thing of my life was that my wife Alice and I couldnt have any children. So we always 1 all the children in our street to our house for Christmas breakfast. Last year, Alice died. I was
2、 very 1 and decided not to invite the children for Christmas breakfast. But Kathy and Peter, my next door neighbors, asked me to 3 them for dinner onChristmas Eve. As soon as I arrived, Kathy asked me, “Do you have any milk at your house?” “Yes,” I replied. “4 you need some, Ill go and get it right
3、away.” “Oh, thats all right. Come and sit down. Just give Peter your5 and let him do it.” After a happy dinner with them, I went home. When I opened my door, I found my house had been decorated by Peter! It was just as 6 as each Christmas before. At that moment, I wished that I could still 7 the Chr
4、istmas breakfast, but I had madeno preparations. Early the next morning, a little boy with a bag of candies 8 my bell. Before I could ask him what was 9 , he was joining by two of his friends. Within fifteen minutes, my house was full of 10 , and I had all the food I needed. I had a happy breakfast
5、with the children again.1. A. took B. invited C. sent D. led2. A. happy B. lazy C. sad D. poor3. A. help B. join C. pay D. meet4. A. Unless B. As C. Since D. If5. A. money B. milk C. keys D. things6. A. beautiful B. dirty C. colorless D. empty7. A. buy B. enjoy C. sell D. serve8. A. rang B. answered
6、 C. required D. painted9. A. boiling B. ending C. singing D. happening10. A. gifts B. children C. flowers D. candies二、阅读理解(一) 阅读短文,完成1130小题。(每题1.5分)AHave you seen some machines that eat used plastic bottles and give some coins to the users(用户) ?Recently , such machines have appeared at universities
7、in Chongqing . They can turn rubbish into treasure and encourage the public to recycle rubbish. The machine is as large as a fridge. Users put an empty bottle in the machine, It is identified(识别) by a small camera. Then it is put into a built-in bin. The users can get some coins. They can also give
8、away the money. When the machine is filled with bottles . it will tell the companys(公司) head office. Nearby stations will send workers to have bottles collected . packed and send to the company. The bottle recycling machines could greatly encourage the public to recycle rubbish and save natural reso
9、urces(资源) .Now the machine only eats plastic bottles. At sometime in the future it will also cover others. Such as glass bottles .to turn more rubbish into treasure and make full use of the natural resources People can also see similar machines in Shanghai. In the future, more such machines will app
10、ear at some large stations. Bus stops, neighborhoods and schools. 根据短文内容,判断下列句子正误。正确的用“T”表示,不正确的用“F”表示。11. The bottle recycling machine eats plastic bottles and give some money to the users ?12. When the machine is full , some workers will be sent to collect the bottles .1314. There is no bottle rec
11、ycling machine in Shanghai now.15. The passage encourages the public to protect the environment by using the bottle recycling machinesB .American country music is also known as (被视为) country western music .It has a very long history . It comes from the folk songs of immigrants(移民) from Britain. Coun
12、try music users simple music and words to express everyday feelings such as loneliness, love , and sadness . That is to say , country music describes life . It talks about friends and enemies , trucks and roads , farm and crops. People in many parts of the world like country music, because everyone
13、can understand what the music is about .Country western music became popular first among cowboys(牛仔) in the American west countryside . Cowboys had to take care of cows day and night. When they were alone with the cows, they often sang beautiful and peaceful songs to calm the animals and to overcome
14、 their own fear .They were not well-educated and so they sang about their daily life in very simple words .They played guitars, violins. and other instruments. In the south of America , many people added instruments from their homes , like bottles and spoons, When cowboys visited their friends and f
15、amilies on holidays like Thanksgiving , they usually sang and played country western music .In recent years ,many musicians have made country western music a little different from the one in the past.These changes make the songs sound even better.Today singers such as Carth Brooks.Reba McEntire. Emm
16、ylou Harris. Lyle Lovett,Eddie Rabbitt, LeAnn Rimes,Randy Travis and a group called Alabama are singing and playing in different styles.They have brought country western music more and more fans from all over the wold.根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。16. Country western music comes from the folk songs of immigrants fr
17、om _A. America B.France C. Britain D.Germany17. According to the passage, people like American country music because _.A. It has a long history B. It comes from Europe. C. It is sung by cowboysD. It is easy to understand. 18. The chunk “calm the animals “ here means “make the animals become _”.A.sad
18、 and lonelyB. quiet and relaxedC. angry and wild D. upset and scared19. Which of these is mentioned in the passage ?A. Early immigrants lived a very simple life.B. Many country music singers are not well-educated.C. Cowboys usually played country western music on holidays. D. In the west of America
19、, cowboys added instruments from their homes20. The best title(标题) for the passage is _.A. Americans Love American Country Music. B. The History of American Country Music.C. Singers and Fans of American Country Music D. All Kinds of American Music, Yesterday and Today.CChen Yujie, 15 studies at a bo
20、arding school in Ningbo, Zhejiang _21_.it was not a short ride home and the trips were tiring.Chen hoped her parents could put the money on a bank card , so she didnr have to travel so often. 22 “Its usually the most relaxing time for our family.” Said Chen.She chose the right time.After a few turns
21、 of lobbying(游说) ,her parents finally agreed with Chen . 23 So they have to choose a right time . US magazine Highnight recently surveyed 1,521 kids aged 6-12 in the country , asking questions like “ 24 ” Results show that American kids seem to know when their parents are most receptive(乐于接受的)。Meal
22、time is discovered to be their most favorite time to talk to their parents.Bed time comes second.followed by time spent in the car.Chinese teenagers seem to have a similar tendency (倾向) over the problem.Qianjiang Daily ,a newspaper in Zhejiang, did a survey about it . 25 So do you have anything to t
23、alk to your parents about? Choose a good time.三.根据短文内容, 从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处, 使短文内容完整正确。A. When you want to talk to your parents about something important ,When is the best time to do it?B. She decided to discuss it with her parents during TV time to talk to their parents.C. They found that most Americ
24、an teenagers would choose bed time to talk to their parents.D. She used to go back to her home in Cixi every week to get money from her parents.E. The result shows most teenagers in the city would choose meal time to talk to their parents.F. For most teenagers like Chen talking to parents can be dif
25、ficult or even worrying.DAdam Braun set up the organization(组织) Pencils of Promise in2008. Its goal is to make sure all children have a chance for education. Six years later , the non-profit organization is building a new school somewhere every 90 hours.It has helped more than 22.000 children in Afr
26、ica,Asia and Latin America.It all started when Adam Braun was a college student. He was visiting India when a boy stopped him and asked for money on the street, Mr. Braun asked the boy what he would want, if he could have anying in the world.“I thought the answer was going to be a house or a car or
27、a boat. His answer was a pencil So I gave him my pencil and he was just happy and excited . I realized he never had been to school before ,and that was the reality(现实) for 57 million children around the world. ” Braun said.Adam Braun started working in finance(金融) after he graduated from college, Bu
28、t he never forgot the boy and the problem he realized.“We live in a world in which every child can have a chance to get a good education ,because we have everything necessary already.We are able to educate every child . So I promised to help create that world .” Braun said. Mr Braun raised money for
29、 his project. He paid for building the first Pencils of Promise school,in Laos, five years ago. Since then ,his organization has helped pay for more than 200 schools in the countryside of Laos,Nicaragua,Guatemala and Ghana.26. When did Adam Braun set up the organization Pencils of Promise?_27. How o
30、ften is the organization building a new school somewhere six years later?_28. What would the boy in India want if he could have anything in the world?_29. What did the boys answer make Adam realize?_30. Why did Adam Braun set up the organization Pencils of Promise?第卷(非选择题 共55分)四、根据括号内所给单词的适当形式填空,每空格
31、限填一词。31. By the end of this month, people in Beijing will be able to brush their_ (tooth) with water from Hubei.32. We have already learned many (interest) ways to relax.33.These magazines are (me), not yours. 34. Its (polite) to stare at anyone or to talk loudly in public.35. Glass didnt become (wide) used until the 13th century.36. After class, children went out of their classroom to enjoy the (warm) of the sun.37. He took an active part in