2023年吉林省长春市德惠市中考二模英语试题

九年级英语参考答案 一、基础知识 Ⅰ.1-15 CBDBD BDACC BDDBC 2、 交际运用 Ⅱ.16-20 DEABC 3、 阅读 Ⅲ. 完形填空。 21-35 CABAD BCDBC ADACB Ⅳ.阅读理解。 (A) 36-40 ADDAA (B)　41-45 BCDAC (C) 46-50 FTFFT (D) 51-55 EDCBA (E) 合理即可 56. Because he wanted to do it for his country. / For his country. 57. He and his people fought the British army. / The British army. 58. In 1774. 59. Yes. / Yes, he was 60. At the riverbank. 4、 语言运用 Ⅴ. 短文填空 61-70 合理即可 lying is have arrived was snowing/snowed will get with/by didn’t walk, and /but to say into/in 5、 书面表达 (A) 略 (B) 略 评分原则： 此题共15分，内容和语言14分， 字数1分，按5个档次给分。评分时根据其内容、语言表达的准确程度及其书写情况分档，最后确定分数。 评分档次： 第一档：（14～15分）内容完整，表达充分，层次结构清晰，语言流畅，可读性强，基本上无语法、拼写错误，书写工整。 第二档：（11～13分）内容比较完整，表达比较充分，层次结构比较清晰，语言比较流畅，有个别语法、拼写错误，书写比较工整。 第三档：（8～10分）内容不够完整，表达基本充分，语言基本通顺，有一些语法、拼写错误，书写不够工整。 第四档：（4～7分）内容不完整，表达不充分，层次结构不合理，语言不流畅，语法、拼写错误较多，书写不工整。 第五档：（0～3分）只写出个别词语，内容不可读。 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$2023年德惠市九年级质量监测渊二冤 英 语 一尧基础知识 渊15分冤 玉.单项选择遥 从每小题所给的四个选项中袁选出一个最佳答案遥 1. The 40th Weifang International Kite Festival on April 15, 2023 in Shandong Province. A. starts B. is started C. started D. starting 2. 要We should hurry up, or we爷ll be late. 要Take your time. Just short distance(距离) from here to museum. A. / ; the B. a ; the C. the ; a D. / ; a 3. 要What do you watching today? 要Just some comedies to make me happy. A. would like B. look like C. sound like D. feel like 4. I think not difficult English every morning. A. that; keep reading B. it爷s; to keep reading C. that; to keep read D. it; to keep to read 5. Don爷t ask what this country can do for you. Ask what you can do for this country. A. them B. you C. themselves D. yourselves 6. It爷s really brave Chai Jing to tell so much truth to the public. A. for B. of C. to D. in 7. 要We need a new leader for our Helping Hands Club, but I don爷t know . 要Why not Mary? She is always ready to help others. A.what to choose B. which to choose C. when to choose D. who to choose 8. 要Would you mind giving me some more bread? I爷m still a little bit hungry. 要 . Help yourself. A. Not at all B. Better not C.Yes, I would D. You are welcome 9. Jack felt nervous when he found the physics problems to work out. A. so difficult B. difficult enough C. too difficult D. difficult as 10. 要Look! That man looks like Mr Green. 要It him. He has gone to America. A.must be B. may be C. can爷t be D. should be 11. Mr Green asked his students to the new words in the dictionary. A. look at B. look up C. look for D. look after 12. It爷s raining hard. We have to stay at home going fishing. A. in front of B. because of C. in need of D. instead of 九年级英语 第 1页 渊共 8页冤 13. 要Nearly three years since we first entered this school. 要It爷s so hard to say goodbye to our teachers and classmates. A. are passing B. passed C. will pass D. has passed 14. 要I爷ve made little progress in English during this term. 要Don爷t worry. . A. It爷s never too old to learn. B. Rome was not built in a day. C. Well begun is half done. D. The early bird catches the worm. 15. 要Just now, our foreign teacher asked me . 要Haha. Every Chaoshanese knows that the color of beef balls is darker. A.how he can tell beef balls from pork balls B. why he can tell beef balls from pork balls C. how he could tell beef balls from pork balls D. why he could tell beef balls from pork balls 二尧交际运用渊共 5分冤 域.根据对话内容袁运用方框中所给的句子选项补全对话遥选项中有一项是多余的遥 渊5分冤 A: Hi Maria. How was the get-together yesterday evening? B: Oh, Dan. 16 A: It was? B: Well, I planned to get there at 7:00 but I arrived at 8:00. A: 17 B: Waiting for me made John angry. A: Oh, I see. 18 B: The food was nice. I just didn爷t like the atmosphere(气氛). Those awful pictures on the wall made me sad. I just had a little food. A: 19 B: We went to the Blue Lagoon, but Ginny said that loud music made her tense渊紧张的冤. A: That爷s funny. Loud music always makes me want to dance. B: 20 A. The food there was great, wasn爷t it? B. Where did you go after the dinner?. C. Me too. So we went to the movies at last. D. To tell you the truth, it was really terrible. E. Oh, you were late. F. Did you have a good time? 九年级英语 第 2页 渊共 8页冤 三尧阅读渊共 45分冤 芋.完形填空遥 渊15分冤 She watched her little girl play through her window. Memories came back to her childhood. She remembered that when she was a little girl, her 21 would kiss her face every 22 when she was about to go to bed with her toys and said, 野God, keep my child safe.冶 However, she 23 home when she was allowed to go to college. Then she got married. Her work and family 24 her from visiting her mum, who is now living alone. Thinking of this, she realized that she hadn爷t called her mum for a long time. So she picked up the 25 . 野Dear, I 26 you,冶 there came her mum爷s voice. 野Someone said that I should give you a kiss before you left home, 27 I didn爷t. I want to kiss you now, but I can爷t do it through a phone.冶 野You kissed me every night when I was at 28 ,冶 she said in a low voice. 野You爷re right, dear. Those days were so 29 . But I feel lonely now when looking through your bedroom window.冶 Tears came down her face. Not knowing how to comfort her, she hung up in a hurry. She picked up her pen and wrote a (an) 30 to her mum. Dear Mum, Thank you for 31 you爷ve done for me. There爷s no greater love than yours. Mum, there爷s 32 I want to tell you. You 33 not know how many times I saw you watch me play. That window that you looked through is the same one that God looked in. He saw you beside my bed each night when you爷d tuck 渊把噎被子盖好冤 me in. But since I was young at that time, I didn爷t know how great this love was. It is not until I have my own child to tuck in, to watch 34 the window that I understand your love for me. We are the same now. So Mum, please don爷t feel lonely; you know I爷ll 35 be there. 21. A. father B. brother C. mother D. sister 22. A. night B. afternoon C. morning D. Sunday 23. A. got B. left C. arrived D. hated 24. A. stopped B. allowed C. asked D. wanted 25. A. pen B. book C. litter D. phone 26. A. forget B. miss C. hate D. hurt 27. A. and B. so C. but D. though 28. A. school B. work C. office D. home 29. A. sad B. nice C. hard D. lonely 九年级英语 第 3页 渊共 8页冤 30. A. book B. e-mail C. letter D. story 31. A. what B. that C. when D. where 32. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something 33. A. may B. must C. need D. should 34. A. out B. with C. through D. at 35. A. hardly B. always C. never D. sometimes 郁.阅读理解遥 渊30分冤 渊A冤 My 10-year-old Donna said, 野Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow?冶 Donna was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends 野Sure, honey, that sounds great.冶 I said, thinking back to my own best friend, Lillian. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter, I was shy, but Lillian drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile. In senior high school, Lillian went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. 野I爷ll be back soon.冶 she told me. But three days later, Lillian爷s sister told me that she had fallen into a river and hadn爷t come out any more. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey. Whenever I thought of her, tears came into my eyes. The next day Donna brought her new friend home. 野Hi, Mrs. Loggia.冶 the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she shot me a big smile. 野My name is Laura.冶 My daughter爷s new friend was so much like Lillian. I was still puzzled (迷惑 ) when Laura爷s mom came to pick her up later that afternoon. I opened the door to let her in. 野Judy! 冶 she cried. 野It爷s me, Lillian爷s sister, from Washington Heights.冶 Yes, my daughter爷s friend looked familiar. She was Lillian爷s niece. 根据短文内容袁选择最佳答案遥 渊5分冤 36. The underlined words in the first paragraph 野to bring her out of her shell冶 mean . A. to help her become less shy B. to help her become smart C. to help her live happily D. to help her walk out of her house 37. Laura looked familiar to the writer because she . A. was her daughter爷s friend B. was as old as her daughter C. was from Washington Heights D. had shiny black hair and a big smile, too 38. Why did the writer lose her best friend? A. Because she moved to New Jersey. B. Because they were different from each other. C. Because her best friend travelled to Florida. D. Because her best friend lost her life on a trip. 九年级英语 第 4页 渊共 8页冤 39. The sentence 野I knew we would be best friends forever.冶 from the passage is probably put at the end of . A. Paragraph(段落) 2 B. Paragraph 3 C. Paragraph 4 D. Paragraph 5 40. We can infer (推断) from the passage that . A. Laura is outgoing B. Laura helps Donna a lot C. Laura and Donna are of the same age D. Judy moved to New Jersey because of Lillian爷s death 渊B冤 Every baby likes sitting in the pram (婴儿车) which are pushed by their mothers along the road or in the park. They sit in the prams eating, drinking, laughing or sleeping. But have you ever heard of the Pram Race before? It is held in Hull, England once a year. You might see some people running along the road and pushing the prams as fast as they can. However, there aren爷t any babies in the prams, but adults instead. They jump out of the prams and drinks lots of milk on the table along the road. Then they get into the prams and go on racing. The Pram Race is held to raise money for the people in need. For example, it helps to make it possible for disabled people to have wheelchairs for free. It all started when Hull was a fishing town. Every Friday afternoon, fishermen爷s wives had to run, pushing the prams with their babies in. They took money to pay their bills and buy food rapidly before their husbands returned from the sea. At the beginning, only a few people were interested in the race, but now quite a lot of people include children, teenagers and the old take part in it each year. It is watched by more than three thousand people. These days, the Pram Race has become more famous in the town. People can not only watch the exciting race, but also share their joy and friendship every year. If you want to watch the Pram Race, go to Hull. 根据短文内容袁选择最佳答案遥 渊5分冤 41. What do babies do while sitting in the prams? A. They eat, drink or run. B. They drink, laugh or sleep C. They run, walk or jump. D. They sleep, eat or race. 42. How often is the Pram Race held? A. Once a week. B. Once a month. C. Once a year. D. Once a season. 43. Who sits in the prams during the Pram Race? A. Babies. B. Children. C. Teenagers. D. Adults. 44. What kind of town was Hull when the Pram Race started? A. A fishing town. B. A riding town. C. A shopping town. D. A running town. 九年级英语 第 5页 渊共 8页冤 45. Which of the following sentences is WRONG? A. The Pram Race was not very popular at the beginning. B. The Pram Race is held to raise money for the people in need. C. People in the prams drink lots of water along the road while racing. D. The fishermen爷s wives were busy with a lot of things every Friday afternoon. 渊C冤 It is school time again, a new start of a new period. You are, probably feeling excited and a little sad that summer is over. Some kids feel nervous or a little scared on the first day of school because of the new things, new teachers, and maybe even a new school. Luckily, these new worries only stay for a little while. On your first day, most teachers start the school year by introducing themselves and talking about all the things you爷ll do that year. Maybe you爷ll have a chance to tell something about yourselves to the others of the class. The most important thing for you is to learn new rules and follow them. After all, rules can make the school life better. Besides, the most exciting thing for you is to meet new friends in a new place. The first day of school doesn爷t sound bad, but there is some advice for you to make you a better person, such as developing good learning habits, making a good plan and taking your new schoolwork seriously. The last but not the least is to have fun in your new school. As the saying goes: Good beginning is half done. 根据短文内容袁判断句子正渊T冤尧误渊F冤遥 渊5分冤 46. You may feel both excited and happy on the first day of school. 47. Students must learn to keep the rules in the new school. 48. You can easily make some friends without doing anything. 49. Whether you can learn well depends on your teachers, but not your learning habits. 50. For students, a good beginning is important in a new school. 渊D冤 Every Saturday, Grandpa and I walk to the nursing home to visit some of the old and sick people there because they can爷t take care of themselves. First we visit Mrs. Sokol. I call her 野The Cook.冶 51 People would come from miles, just to taste her chicken soup. Next we visit Mr. Lipman. I call him 野The Singer冶 because he loves to sing for us. 52 I also enjoy Mrs. Kagan爷s stories about her own experiences during the old days. I call her 野The Memory Lady.冶 九年级英语 第 6页 渊共 8页冤 One day Grandpa got very sick and the doctor said they didn爷t think he would get better. 53 I had to go alone. Everyone was surprised when I told them that my grandpa was ill and in hospital. A few days later, Grandpa was not able to sit up, eat or even speak. I went to the corner of the room so Grandpa wouldn爷t see me cry. Suddenly, I heard someone singing. I looked up. It was the Singer. 54 The Cook brought her famous homemade chicken soup. The Memory Lady held Grandpa爷s hand and told us how Grandpa once came to visit her in a snowstorm, just to bring her some roses for her birthday. Before I realized it, visiting hours were up. That evening, Grandpa called the nurse in and said he was hungry. Soon he began to sit up. Finally he was able to get out of bed. 55 阅读短文袁把 A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处袁使短文内容完整渊5分冤 A. It is really a miracle (surprising event), isn爷t it? B. Behind her were the Cook and the Memory Lady. C. It was time to visit the nursing home again. D. Whenever he does, his voice fills the air, clear and full of energy. E. She likes to talk about the time when she was a well-known cook in Russia. 渊E冤 In films, spies(间谍) are lucky people. They are smart and adventurous(冒险的). But a real spy爷s life is not that exciting. They must live a life of lies. Their work is dangerous and they may have to pay for it with their lives. American spy Nathan Hale (1755-1776) was one of these people. Why does someone want to be a spy? Some do it for their country. Some for money. Some just love it. Nathan Hale became a spy for the first reason. He lived during the American Revolution (革命). He and his people fought the British army. In 1774, Hale joined the American army. Before that, he was a schoolteacher. Two years later, he chose to be a spy. He had to get information from the British army. He went to the city where the British army was staying. He told them that he was a schoolteacher and wanted to find a new job. He tried to get information for the American army. Hale finally got something important and decided to go back. He hid some papers in his boots. He went to the riverbank and waited for a boat to pick him up. However, British soldiers caught Hale at the riverbank and found the papers in his boots. It turned out that as a young spy, Hale didn爷t have enough experience. He had told his secret to somebody else. But that person sold 九年级英语 第 7页 渊共 8页冤 him out to the British army. Hale died on Sept 22, 1776. His final words were: 野I only regret I have but one life to lose for my country.冶 He died at the age of 21. 56. Why did Nathan Hale become a spy? 57. During the American Revolution, what did he and his people fight? 58. When did Hale join the American army? 59. Was Hale sold out to the British army? 60. Where was he caught by British soldiers? 四尧语言运用渊共 10分冤 吁. 短文填空渊共 10分冤 阅读下面短文袁在空白处填入一个恰当的词袁或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式遥 A sudden ringing woke Peter up. He turned on the light, got up and went to answer the telephone. 野Are you still 61 (lie) on the bed?冶 came Henry爷s voice. 野Yes,冶 said Peter. 野 But it 62 (be) only four.冶 野Doesn爷t your watch work? Open the window and look outside. I 63 (arrive) at the bus stop already.冶 Peter did as his friend said. It 64 (snow) heavily and it was white everywhere. He ran to the telephone and said, 野 Wait for me there and I 65 渊get冤there in a quarter of an hour.冶 It was cold and the road was covered 66 thick snow. So Peter 67 (not walk) quickly. After half an hour, Peter and his friends were on the bus. The old driver seemed to be careful. He drove slowly 68 all the passengers understood why he did so. Suddenly a woman in the front of the bus called out, 野Truck!冶 People were too frightened 69 (say) a word. The driver turned the bus aside and it hit a tree by the road. The truck passed by quickly and fell 70 the river. Luckily none of the passengers hurt. But they were not happy. They had to save the truck driver. We can爷t be too careful in the snow. 五尧书面表达渊共 20分冤 渊A冤为了使你的学校变得更好袁请你为你的学校建设提供几条建议袁用英文写下来遥40词 左右遥 渊5分冤 渊B冤鲜花盛开的五月袁度过野小长假冶的我们又回到校园学习遥 请以 野My May Day冶 为题袁写一篇英语短文袁描述你 野五一冶 劳动节的活动及感受遥 要求院 渊1冤80词左右渊请补充标题袁标题不计入总词数冤曰 渊2冤可适当增加细节袁以使行文连贯曰 渊3冤文中不得出现真实人名和校名遥 九年级英语 第 8页 渊共 8页冤 练习二 一、基础知识 （15分） Ⅰ.单项选择。从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 1. The 40th Weifang International Kite Festival ________ on  April 15, 2023 in  Shandong Province. A. starts B. is started C. started D. starting 2. —We should hurry up, or we’ll be late. —Take your time. Just ________ short distance(距离) from here to ______ museum. A./; the B. a; the C. the; a D. /; a 3. —What do you ________ watching today? —Just some comedies to make me happy. A. would like B. look like C. sound like D. feel like 4. I think not difficult English every morning. A. that; keep reading B. it’s; to keep reading C. that; to keep read D. it; to keep to read 5. Don’t ask what this country can do for you. Ask ______what you can do for this country. A. them B. you C. themselves D. yourselves 6. It’s really brave ______ Chai Jing to tell so much truth to the public. A. for B. of C. to D. in 7.— We need a new leader for our Helping Hands Club, but I don’t know________. — Why not Mary? She is always willing to help others. A. what to choose B. which to choose C. when to choose D. who to choose 8. —Would you mind giving me some more bread? I’m still a little bit hungry. —______. Help yourself. A. Not at all B. Better not C.Yes, I would D. You are welcome 9. Jack felt nervous when he found the physics problems_______ to work out. A. so difficult B. difficult enough C. too difficult D. difficult as 10. —Look! That man looks like Mr Green. —It_________him. He has gone to America. A. must be B. may be C. can’t be D. should be 11. Mr Green asked his students to __________ the new words in the dictionary. A. look at B. look up C. look for D. look after 12. It’s raining hard. We have to stay at home __________ going fishing. A. in front of B. because of C. in need of D. instead of 13. —Nearly three years _______ since we first entered this school. — It’s so hard to say goodbye to our teachers and classmates. A. are passing B. passed C. will pass D has passed 14. —I’ve made little progress in English during this term. —Don’t worry. _____________. A. It’s never too old to learn. B. Rome was not built in a day. C. Well begun is half done. D. The early bird catches the worm. 15. — Just now, our foreign teacher asked me _______. — Haha. Every Chaoshanese knows that the color of beef balls is darker. A. how he can tell beef balls from pork balls B. why he can tell beef balls from pork balls C. how he could tell beef balls from pork balls D. why he could tell beef balls from pork balls 二、交际运用（共5分） Ⅱ.根据对话内容，运用方框中所给的句子选项补全对话。选项中有一项是多余的。（5分） A: Hi Maria. How was the get-together yesterday evening? B: Oh, Dan. _________16 A: It was? B: Well, I planned to get there at 7:00 but I arrived at 8:00. A: _________17 B: Waiting for me made John angry. A: Oh, I see. ________18 B: The food was nice. I just didn’t like the atmosphere(气氛). Those awful pictures on the wall made me sad. I just had a little food. A: _________19 B: We went to the Blue Lagoon, but Ginny said that loud music made her tense（紧张的）. A: That’s funny. Loud music always makes me want to dance. B: _________20 A. The food there was great, wasn’t it? B. Where did you go after the dinner?. C. Me too. So we went to the movies at last. D. To tell you the truth, it was really terrible. E. Oh, you were late. F. Did you have a good time? 三、阅读（共45分） Ⅲ. 完形填空。（15分） She watched her little girl play through her window. Memories came back to her childhood. She remembered that when she was a little girl, her 21 would kiss her face every 22 when she was about to go to bed with her toys and said, “God, keep my child safe.” However, she 23 home when she was allowed to go to college. Then she got married. Her work and family 24 her from visiting her mum, who is now living alone. Thinking of this, she realized that she hadn’t called her mum for a long time. So she picked up the 25 . “Dear, I 26 you,” there came her mum’s voice. “Someone said that I should give you a kiss before you left home, 27 I didn’t. I want to kiss you now, but I can’t do it through a phone.” “You kissed me every night when I was at 28 ,” she said in a low voice. “You’re right, dear. Those days were so 29 . But I feel lonely now when looking through your bedroom window.” Tears came down her face. Not knowing how to comfort her, she hung up in a hurry. She picked up her pen and wrote a (an) 30 to her mum. Dear Mum, Thank you for 31 you’ve done for me. There’s no greater love than yours. Mum, there’s _ 32 I want to tell you. You 33 not know how many times I saw you watch me play. That window that you looked through is the same one that God looked in. He saw you beside my bed each night when you’d tuck（把…被子盖好） me in. But since I was young at that time, I didn’t know how great this love was. It is not until I have my own child to tuck in, to watch 34 the window that I understand your love for me. We are the same now. So Mum, please don’t feel lonely; you know I’ll 35 be there. 21. A. father B. brother C. mother D. sister 22. A. night B. afternoon C. morning D. Sunday 23. A. got B. left C. arrived D. hated 24. A. stopped B. allowed C. asked D. wanted 25. A. pen B. book C. litter D. phone 26. A. forget B. miss C. hate D. hurt 27. A. and B. so C. but D. though 28. A. school B. work C. office D. home 29. A. sad B. nice C. hard D. lonely 30. A. book B. e-mail C. letter D. story 31. A. what B. that C. when D. where 32. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something 33. A. may B. must C. need D. should 34. A. out B. with C. through D. at 35. A. hardly B. always C. never D. sometimes Ⅳ.阅读理解。（30分） ( A ) My 10-year-old Donna said, “Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow?” Donna was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her shell. “Sure, honey, that sounds great.” I said, thinking back to my own best friend, Lillian. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter, I was shy, but Lillian drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile. In senior high school, Lillian went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. “I’ll be back soon.” she told me. But three days later, Lillian’s sister told me that she had fallen into a river and hadn’t come out any more. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey. Whenever I thought of her, tears came into my eyes. The next day Donna brought her new friend home. “Hi, Mrs. Loggia.” the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she shot me a big smile. “My name is Laura.” My daughter’s new friend was so much like Lillian. I was still puzzled (迷惑) when Laura’s mom came to pick her up later that afternoon. I opened the door to let her in. “Judy!” she cried. “It’s me, Lillian’s sister, from Washington Heights.” Yes, my daughter’s friend looked familiar. She was Lillian’s niece. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（5分） 36. The underlined words in the first paragraph “to bring her out of her shell” mean______. A. to help her become less shy B. to help her become smart C. to help her live happily D. to help her walk out of her house 37. Laura looked familiar to the writer because she ______. A. was her daughter’s friend B. was as old as her daughter C. was from Washington Heights D. had shiny black hair and a big smile, too 38. Why did the writer lose her best friend? Because ______. A. she moved to New Jersey B. they were different from each other C. her best friend travelled to Florida D. her best friend lost her life on a trip 39. The sentence “I knew we would be best friends forever.” from the passage is probably put at the end of ______. A. Paragraph(段落) 2 B. Paragraph 3 C. Paragraph 4 D. Paragraph 5 40. We can infer (推断) from the passage that______. A. Laura is outgoing B. Laura helps Donna a lot C. Laura and Donna are of the same age D. Judy moved to New Jersey because of Lillian’s death ( B ) Every baby likes sitting in the pram (婴儿车) which are pushed by their mothers along the road or in the park. They sit in the prams eating, drinking, laughing or sleeping. But have you ever heard of the Pram Race before? It is held in Hull, England once a year. You might see some people running along the road and pushing the prams as fast as they can. However, there aren’t any babies in the prams, but adults instead. They jump out of the prams and drinks lots of milk on the table along the road. Then they get into the prams and go on racing. The Pram Race is held to raise money for the people in need. For example, it helps to make it possible for disabled people to have wheelchairs for free. It all started when Hull was a fishing town. Every Friday afternoon, fishermen’s wives had to run, pushing the prams with their babies in. They took money to pay their bills and buy food rapidly before their husbands returned from the sea. At the beginning, only a few people were interested in the race, but now quite a lot of people include children, teenagers and the old take part in it each year. It is watched by more than three thousand people. These days, the Pram Race has become more famous in the town. People can not only watch the exciting race, but also share their joy and friendship every year. If you want to watch the Pram Race, go to Hull. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（5分） 41. What do babies do while sitting in the prams? A. They eat, drink or run. B. They drink, laugh or sleep C. They run, walk or jump. D. They sleep, eat or race. 42. How often is the Pram Race held? A. Once a week. B. Once a month. C. Once a year. D. Once a season. 43. Who sits in the prams during the Pram Race? A. Babies. B. Children. C. Teenagers. D. Adults. 44. What kind of town was Hull when the Pram Race started? A. A fishing town. B. A riding town. C. A shopping town. D. A running town. 45. Which of the following sentences is WRONG? A. The Pram Race was not very popular at the beginning. B. The Pram Race is held to raise money for the people in need. C. People in the prams drink lots of water along the road while racing. D. The fishermen’s wives were busy with a lot of things every Friday afternoon. (C ) It is school time again, a new start of a new period. You are, probably feeling excited and a little sad that summer is over. Some kids feel nervous or a little scared on the first day of school because of the new things, new teachers, and maybe even a new school. Luckily, these new worries only stay for a little while. On your first day, most teachers start the school year by introducing themselves and talking about all the things you’ll do that year. Maybe you’ll have a chance to tell something about yourselves to the others of the class. The most important thing for you is to learn new rules and follow them. After all, rules can make the school life better. Besides, the most exciting thing for you is to meet new friends in a new place. The first day of school doesn't sound bad, but there is some advice for you to make you a better person, such as developing good learning habits, making a good plan and taking your new schoolwork seriously. The last but not the least is to have fun in your new school. As the saying goes: Good beginning is half done. 根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）、误（F）。（5分） 46. You may feel both excited and happy on the first day of school. 47. Students must learn to keep the rules in the new school. 48. You can easily make some friends without doing anything. 49. Whether you can learn well depends on your teachers, but not your learning habits. 50. For students, a good beginning is important in a new school. (D ) Every Saturday, Grandpa and I walk to the nursing home to visit some of the old and sick people there because they can’t take care of themselves. First we visit Mrs. Sokol. I call her “The Cook.” 51 People would come from miles, just to taste her chicken soup. Next we visit Mr. Lipman. I call him “The Singer” because he loves to sing for us. 52 I also enjoy Mrs. Kagan’s stories about her own experiences during the old days. I call her “The Memory Lady.” One day Grandpa got very sick and the doctor said they didn’t think he would get better. 53 I had to go alone. Everyone was surprised when I told them that my grandpa was ill and in hospital. A few days later, Grandpa was not able to sit up, eat or even speak. I went to the corner of the room so Grandpa wouldn’t see me cry. Suddenly, I heard someone singing. I looked up. It was the Singer. 54 The Cook brought her famous homemade chicken soup. The Memory Lady held Grandpa’s hand and told us how Grandpa once came to visit her in a snowstorm, just to bring her some roses for her birthday. Before I realized it, visiting hours were up. That evening, Grandpa called the nurse in and said he was hungry. Soon he began to sit up. Finally he was able to get out of bed. 55 阅读短文，把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整（5分） A. It is really a miracle (surprising event), isn’t it? B. Behind her were the Cook and the Memory Lady. C. It was time to visit the nursing home again. D. Whenever he does, his voice fills the air, clear and full of energy. E. She likes to talk about the time when she was a well-known cook in Russia. (E ) In films, spies(间谍) are lucky people. They are smart and adventurous(冒险的). But a real spy’s life is not that exciting. They must live a life of lies. Their work is dangerous and they may have to pay for it with their lives. American spy Nathan Hale (1755-1776) was one of these people. Why does someone want to be a spy? Some do it for their country. Some for money. Some just love it. Nathan Hale became a spy for the first reason. He lived during the American Revolution (革命). He and his people fought the British army. In 1774, Hale joined the American army. Before that, he was a schoolteacher. Two years later, he chose to be a spy. He had to get information from the British army. He went to the city where the British army was staying. He told them that he was a schoolteacher and wanted to find a new job. He tried to get information for the American army. Hale finally got something important and decided to go back. He hid some papers in his boots. He went to the riverbank and waited for a boat to pick him up. However, British soldiers caught Hale at the riverbank and found the papers in his boots. It turned out that as a young spy, Hale didn’t have enough experience. He had told his secret to somebody else. But that person sold him out to the British army. Hale died on Sept 22, 1776. His final words were: “I only regret I have but one life to lose for my country.” He died at the age of 21. 56. Why did Nathan Hale become a spy? 57. During the American Revolution, what did he and his people fight? 58. When did Hale join the American army? 59. Was Hale sold out to the British army? 60. Where was he caught by British soldiers? 四、语言运用（共10分） Ⅴ. 短文填空（共10分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 A sudden ringing woke Peter up. He turned on the light, got up and went to answer the telephone. “Are you still 61______ (lie) on the bed?” came Henry’s voice. “Yes,” said Peter. “ But it 62 ______ (be) only four.” “Doesn’t your watch work? Open the window and look outside. I 63________ (arrive) at the bus stop already.” Peter did as his friend said. It 64______ (snow) heavily and it was white everywhere. He ran to the telephone and said, “ Wait for me there and I 65______ （get）there in a quarter of an hour.” It was cold and the road was covered 66______ thick snow. So Peter 67 ______ (not walk) quickly. After half an hour, Peter and his friends were on the bus. The old driver seemed to be careful. He drove slowly 68______all the passengers understood why he did so. Suddenly a woman in the front of the bus called out, “Truck!” People were too frightened 69_____ (say) a word. The driver turned the bus aside and it hit a tree by the road. The truck passed by quickly and fell 70______the river. Luckily none of the passengers hurt. But they were not happy. They had to save the truck driver. We can’t be too careful in the snow. 5、 书面表达（共20分） VI. (A) 为了使你的学校变得更好，请你为你的学校建设提供几条建议，用英文写下来。40词左右。（5分） (B) 鲜花盛开的五月，度过“小长假”的我们又回到校园学习。请以 “My _______ May Day” 为题，写一篇英语短文，描述你 “五一” 劳动节的活动及感受。 要求： (1) 80词左右（请补充标题，标题不计入总词数）； (2) 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； (3) 文中不得出现真实人名和校名。 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$