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兰州市兰炼总校2015-2016学年第一学期期中考试九年级英语试卷注意事项：1、本卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。2、各题全部在“答题卡”上完成，试卷上答题无效。一、听力理解（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）第一节：听句子（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）你将听到五个句子。请在每小题所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出你所听到的单词或短语。每个句子读两遍。( )1. a. hand b. head c. had ( )2. a. small b. smile c. smell( )3. a. daughter b. doctor c. dollar( )4. a. make a cake b. make a bike c. make a kite( )5. a. full of fruit b. filled with food c. fall off the truck第二节：短对话理解。（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）你将听到十段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 ( )6. where are they talking?a. b. c. ( )7. who will the girl travel with? b. c.( )8. what day is today?fridaymondaysaturdaya. b. c.( )9. where is jacks watch made? a. b. c.( )10. whats jenny going to buy? a. b. c.( )11. what is the womans pet?a. the cat. b. the dog. c. the snake.( )12. how long did it take to build the great pyramid?a. more than 20 years. b. less than 20 years. c. over 30 years.( )13. what is the womans telephone number? a. 5987643. b. 59876430. c. 59876043. ( )14. what can we get from rain forests?a. nothing useful. b. food and drink. c. wood, rubber, fruit and medicine. ( )15. what do people often mistake for ufos?a. the moon. b. the birds. c. some man-made objects.第三节：听对话（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答16至17两个小题。( )16. where did the man want to go?a. a restaurant. b. a hotel c. the no. 2 street.( )17. it would take the man only minutes to get there.a. four b. five c. fifteen 听下面一段对话，回答18至20三个小题。( )18. where does xiao ping put the radio?a. in his outside pocket. b. on his wrist(手腕). c. in his school bag.( )19. how did xiao ping get the radio?a. he bought it in hong kong. b. his father bought it for him.c. his father gave it to him as a present this year.( )20. which one is not right?a. the radio can tell the time. b. the radio is very small.c. the radio works without batteries(电池).第四节：听短文（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个问题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。 ( )21. joan has been a nurse for .a. two years. b. about one month c. just a few weeks( )22. joan finds her works .a. very hard b. long but interesting c. short but boring( )23. when people in hospital are not happy, joan .a. is also unhappy b. has a rest c. is kind to them( )24. it seems that is important in joans work.a. chemistry b. her teacher c. her friend( )25. which of the following is wrong?a. joan is a good nurse. b. joan doesnt know anything about looking after people.c. joan works hard and also studies hard. 二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从下列每题的、四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。26. lin shuhao is _famous _ all the basketball fans in china know him.a.too ,to b.enough,to c.so ,that d. as ,as27. _ do you study for a test? _ studying with a group.a. what, by b. how, with c. what, with d. how, by28. how do you like the program the voice of china? _ amazing program it is! many people like to watch it.a. what a b. how c. what an d. how an29. i can hardly believe my eyes. is that you, lucy?yes. it has been almost 20 years _ we were together.a. since b. before c. after d. until30. could you please tell me _ just now? sorry, i was busy with my work.a. what the teacher says b. what does the teacher sayc. what the teacher said d. what did the teacher say 31. the halloween is very _. we are all _ in it.a. interesting, interesting b. interested, interested c. interesting, interested d. interested, interesting32. your bedroom is so tidy! thanks. i like living somewhere clean. my bedroom _ by me every day.a. cleans b. was cleaned c. is cleaned d. is cleaning33. if we want to be a _ visitor in a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help _.a. politely, polite b. polite, politely c. politely, politely d. polite, polite34. we _ three hours finishing our homework yesterday.a. spent b. paid c. cost d. took35.do you know the man who is speaking in front of the crowds? the man is a successful businessman. so i _ him for his success in business.a. discover b. disagree c. admire d. encourage36. ive _ several kilos. could you give some advice on how to lose weight? eat less and do more sports.a. put off b. put away c. put out d. put on37.tommy, you can let others never know what i have told you today. dont worry. i will keep the _.a. secret b. memory c. address d. grade38.what a nice sweater! did you buy it in a store? no, my mother made it by _a. her b. herself c. hers d. himself39. the amusement park is a good place for children _ fun.a.have b.to have c.having d.has40. dick_ in america, but he has been _ chinese food since he moved to china. a. used to live; used to eating b. is used to live; used to eatc. is used to live; used to eating d. used to living; used to eat 三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从各题后所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。a easter is a happy time in western countries like the uk and the usa. after christmas, it is the most interesting holiday. it is begun as an important religious(宗教的) festival, but for the non-religious it is _41_a special time. it is an official holiday, so most people visit their families or friends during easter. the most important easter tradition is giving each other easter eggs, because eggs are the symbol of new life. in the past people _42_ paint chicken eggs, but today they give each other chocolate eggs. a fun game during the festival is that parents hide chocolate _43_ in the garden, and the children go out to look for them. they can eat what they find! its quite normal for children to be 44 after easter weekend as a result of eating too much chocolate. the holiday is always on a sunday _45_march 22nd and april 25th.41. a. too b. also c. either d. as well42. a. got used to b. was used c. used to d. was used to43. a. eggs b. candy c. chicken d. apples44. a. ugly b. angry c. sick d. hungry45. a. after b. between c. among d. fromb for this months young world magazine, i interviewed 19-year-old 46 pop star candy wang. candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her 47 . as she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school. now shes not shy any more and 48_ singing in front of crowds. i asked candy how life was different 49 she became famous. she explained that there are many good things, like being able to travel and meet new people all the time. “i didnt use to be popular in school, but now i get tons of 50 everywhere i go.” however, too much attention can also be a bad thing. “i always have to worry about how i appear to others and i have to be very careful about what to say or do. and i dont have much private time anymore. hanging out with friends is almost 51 for me now because there are always guards around me.” what does candy have to say to all those young people who want to become famous? “well,” she begins slowly, “you have to be prepared to 52 your normal life. you can never imagine how 53 the road to success is. many times i thought about giving up, 54 i fought on. you really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. only 55 people make it to the top.46.a.asia b. asian c. america d. africa47.a.shyness b. illness c. sadness d. happiness48.a. refuses b. dislikes c. minds d. loves49.a. after b. before c. since d. until50.a. money b. chance c. attention d. introduction51.a. possible b. possibly c.impossible d.impossibly52.a. give up b. give in c. give out d. give away53.a. exciting b. easy c. important d. difficult 54.a. and b. but c. so d. for55.a.the number of b. a large number of c. a small number of d. a number of四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面三篇材料，根据材料内容和问题，选择最佳答案。a have you ever heard of weifang, shangdong province? what is it known for? there is an international kite festival every april in weifang that is a modern city with many traditions. people from all over the world compete in the kite flying. there are also competitions for the best kites. the kites in the competition are all made by hand. most people have flown a kite. it makes people happy. its easy to make it. its made of bamboo and paper. but not so many people know that kites were first made in china thousands of years ago. the ancient chinese made and flew kites even before they could write. a long time ago, the chinese made kites to use in wars. they would fly these war kites in the dark. the kites were fixed and they made strange sounds in wind. men who were at war against them would hear these sounds and run away. they thought those strange sounds were made by gods in the sky.the ancient chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. sometimes they tied long strings and hooks(钩子) to their kites. then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish.the chinese use sticks, string and paper for their kites. some of these kites look like animals or trees and others look like houses.56. chinese made and flew kites _.a. two thousand years ago b. before they could write c. after they write d. three thousand years ago57. the main idea of the first paragraph is “_”.a. the city weifang b. the international kite festival c. how to make a kite d. how to fly a kite58. in ancient china kites could be used for _.a. helping people fly b. playing games c. watering crops d. catching fish59. the ancient chinese used kites in wars because the kites _.a. could bring good luck b. looked like animals. c. could make strange sounds and help them in a war.d. could brought light in the dark for them.60. _ are used for making kites by the chinese.a. paper and plastic b. string and paper c. sticks, string and paper d. string and hooksbi used to hate my mother because she worked a lot and didnt spend much time with me. then one friday morning i took part in a three-day self-help program for teenagers. whether you believe it or not, that weekend changed my life.about 100 other teenagers were there. during the first two days i met a lot of great people. i was glad because i made so many friends there.on sunday, the leader did an interesting exercise called “chocolate or toys”. he asked a girl which she liked better, chocolate or toys. she chose chocolate. then he asked her to choose again between chocolate and chocolate. of course, she didnt have a choice.this exercise told us that sometimes we dont have a choice in life, and that sometimes we have to accept something, rather than complaining(抱怨).a girl stood up and started talking about her mom who was a drug addict (吸毒者)and how much she hated her mother.“i want a new mom,” she cried.“unluckily, you cant have one,” the leader replied.“you have to accept the mother that you have.”this hit me hard. i realized that, for better or worse, my mom was my mom. i couldnt choose another mom, but i could try to make the best of the situation.61. the writer used to hate his mother because _.a. she didnt care for him. b. she had no time to be with himc. she was a drug addict. d. she was too strict with him.62. the self-help program for teenagers lasted _.a. a week b. two days c. three days d. only one day63. the writer started to change his thinking _.a. during the first two days of the program b. after the exercise named “chocolate or toys”c. as soon as he came to the program d. after he left the program some time64. from the end of the passage, we can know that _.a. the writer used to love his mom for yearsb. the writers mom is a very bad personc. the writers mom loves her son very muchd. the writer will try to get along with his mother65. what is the main idea of this passage?a. choices can be made as we like b. everyone should take part in a self-help programc. chocolate can influence ones attitude toward things.d. we should try to accept things instead of complaining about them.cwhat is the hottest english word of 2013? its “selfie”, according to oxford dictionaries. selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself, according to the oxford online dictionary. people usually take selfies with a smartphone(智能手机) and send them to a social media website. the word was first used in 2002. in the past 12 months, its frequency (出现频率) in the english language has increased by 17,000 percent, said oxford dictionaries. now, almost everybody knows it. “almost every day, i take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my qzone (qq空间),” said huang xu, 13, from hunan. these photos record her happy and sad moments.pop stars also take a lot of selfies. li chunping, 14, from harbin, is a big fan of yang mi. “she has used many selfies to tell us whats going on in her personal life,” said li. what makes people love selfies? some people say its narcissism (自恋). “the rise of the selfie is a perfect symbol for our narcissistic culture. were crying out: look at me!” said us psychiatrist(精神科医生) carole lieberman. young people are using selfies to make friends online, jonathan freedland wrote in the guardian. “the usual purpose of taking a selfie is to share online. they express a human need to connect with others,” wrote freedland. huang xu agrees with that. “during summer vacation, my classmates and i shared many selfies online. hair or clothes were not our interests. through these photos, we got to know each others holidays and feelings,” said huang xu.66. according to the story, a “selfie” is _.a. a person with a smartphone b. a smartphone which can take photosc. a photo taken by oneself d. an english dictionary67. when was the word “selfie” first used?a.more than ten years ago b. in 2013 c. when smartphones appeared d. nobody knows68. we can tell from the story that _.a. only famous people enjoy taking selfies b. all people love selfies because of narcissismc. people love to share selfies online d. us psychiatrist carole lieberman hates selfies69. we put the sentence “but some people dont see it that way” at the beginning of _.a. paragraph 4 b. paragraph 5 c. paragraph 6 d. paragraph 770. what is the best title of this passage?a. selfies and narcissism b. selfies and sharing c. selfies and smartphones d. selfies, the hottest word in 2013五、任务型完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次，使短文通顺正确。有两项为多余选项。 first use is another bought open whenever talking brother without. “thank you” is widely 71 in a modern society. it is a very good manner. you should say “thank you” 72 others help you or say something kind to you. for example, when someone 73 the door for you, when someone says you have done your work well, when someone says you have 74 a nice shirt, or your city 75 very beautiful, you should say “thank you”. it is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, 76 and sisters, husbands and wives.“excuse me” is 77 short polite usage. we use it the same as “thank you”. when you hear someone says so behind you, youll get to know that somebody wants to walk past 78 touching you. it is not polite to interrupt(打断) others while they are 79 . if you want to have a word with one of them, please say “excuse me” 80 , and then begin to talk. you should also do so when you want to cough or make any unpleasant noise before others. lets say “thank you” and “excuse me” on the right situation.六、任务型阅读理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。in class, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. the information they provide will be important for you when you take tests. so you must take good notes from what your teachers say.here are the three stages(阶段) of taking notes and what you should do during each stage.1. before classreview your notes you have taken before you come to class. this will be good for remembering what was covered. get you ready to understand new information your teacher will provide.2. during classkee