江苏省江阴市暨阳中学九年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省江阴市暨阳中学2015届九年级英语上学期期中试题本试题分两卷。第i卷（客观题）在第1至第8页，第ii 卷（主观题）在第9至第11页。考试时间为120分钟。试卷满分为110分。第 i 卷 （客观题 共70分）一、听力（本大题共20分，每小题1分）（一）听对话回答问题（本大题共10分，每小题1分） 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目，听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。在听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。1. what animal will the speakers go to see first? a b c2. which sports does mike best? a b c3. where are the speakers now?a b c4. how will mr. mott go to beijing?a. b. c. a. b. c. a. b. c. a b c5. whats the relationship between the two speakers? a. teacher and student.b. father and daughter.c. husband and wife.6. how long has william been skating according to the conversation? a. for four years. b. for five years. c. for six years.7. which season is it now?a. autumn.b. winter. c. spring.8. why didnt mike come to leilas birthday party? a. because he was ill. b. because he wasnt invited. c. because he forgot it.9. how old may the girl be?a. 17.b. 18.c. 19.10. what do you think of the man? a. careless.b. creative.c. patient.（二）听对话和短文回答问题 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。11. which trip does the woman think is tiring? a. the trip to mount tai. b. the trip to hainan. c. the trip to hong kong. 12. what does the woman like to do best? a. swimming. b. shopping. c. skating. 听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据内容从a、b、c三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。summer holiday in americaplace: new yorktime: from july 5th to 13he went there to learn english.he lived with an american family.the course includes: listening, speaking, reading and writing, mostly 14american classes are different from our classes because the students are very 15 .13. a. august 5th b. august15thc. august 25th14. a. speaking b. writing c. listening15. a. friendly b. free c. fun 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。16. how do the students feel when they have success in a school play? a. satisfied. b. excited. c. interested.17. what is miss wangs good way of remembering things?a. to write down stories. b. to take a lot of photos. c. to make a yearbook.18. what is a yearbook?a. it is made to take notes.b. its made to keep the memory. c. its made to remember english words.19. when is a yearbook usually made? a. in december. b. in january. c. in february.20. how did the students make their first yearbook? a. without any help. b. with the help of their teacher. c. with the help of their parents.二、单项填空 在a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）21. kate won the first in the sports meeting. _great surprise she gave her classmates! a. whatb. what ac. howd. how a22. mr right had to sell the house even though it was _ his own wishes. a. on b. for c. above d. against23. we be too careful while dealing with these social problems. a. may not b. neednt c. cannot d. mustnt24. “to be stressed” means you feel when you are worried or comfortable about something. a. when b. what c. how d. why25. -have you ever been to hk, jim?- yes, i _ there for two weeks with my parents last summer.a. have gone b. went c. have been d. was26. the young lady prefers _ shopping to _ down when she feels stressed. a. going; calming b. to go; calm c. going; calm d. to go; calming 27. could you tell me _? a. how she has done with the newspaper b. how we can call this ladyc. whats wrong with the little boy d. which gate i should go28. you can never imagine the great difficulty i had her e-mail address. a. to get b. getting c. got d. get to29. -where is mr. johnson now?-he is in the classroom in the library now. you may find him there.a either, or b. not only, but also c. neither, nor d. both, and30. mr. brown always makes his class _ and keeps his students _ in class. a. alive, interesting b. lively, interesting c. alive, interestedd. lively, interested31. i was still sleeping when the fire _ _，and then it spread quickly. a. broke out b. put out c. came out d. worked out32.weweretoldthatweshouldfollowthemainroad_ wereachedthebusstation. awhenever buntil cwhile das soon as33. we are _ by our teacher to read english as much as possible to improve our spoken english. a. advisedb. suggestedc. warnedd. forced34. -im sorry for my mistake at your party last night. - a. its my pleasure. b. i cant agree more. c. dont mention it. d. not at all.三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）i am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. the last class i had to take was sociology(社会学). the teacher was really great. the class was asked to go out and smile at three people.i am a very 35 person and thought this would be a piece of cake. soon after, my husband, youngest son and i went out to mcdonalds. we were standing in line when suddenly everyone around us began to 36 away, and then even my husband did.as i turned around i smelled a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor 37 men. as i looked down at the short gentleman, he was “ 38 ”. his beautiful sky blue eyes were full of gods light as he searched for acceptance. he said, “good day.” as he counted the few coins(硬币) he had been holding.the young lady at the counter(柜台) asked him what they 39 . he said, “coffee is all miss.” because that was all they could 40 . he just needed to be warm.then i really 41 itthe compulsion(冲动) was so great that i almost hugged(拥抱) the little man with the blue eyes.i smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give 42 two more breakfast meals on two plates.i then picked up the plates and walked around the counter to the 43 that the men had chosen as a resting place. i put my hand on the blue-eyed gentlemans 44 hand. he looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, “thank you.”i graduated with one of the biggest lessons i would ever learn：acceptance without condition.35. a. friendlyb. healthyc. proudd. careful36. a. give b. put c. throw d. move37. a. happy b. careless c. homelessd. pleasant38. a. smiling b. cryingc. thinkingd. nodding39. a. hated b. wanted c. learnt d. ate40. a. offerb. affordc. make d. get 41. a. madeb. felt c. got d. took42. a. her b. him c. me d. it43. a. cornerb. door c. kitchend. table44. a. cold b. warm c. clean d. dirty四、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文， 然后根据短文内容， 在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）athe 2014 fifa world cup, the twentieth world cup football match, was held in brazil from june 12th, 2014 to july 13th, 2014. thirty-two teams from different countries brought us sixty-four wonderful games during the world cup. this is the second time the world cup is held in this country and the fifth in south america. thousands of football fans watched the games.a bite of china(舌尖上的中国), a mouth-watering documentary tv program featuring delicious chinese food, has interested a large number of people. the program has become very popular since it was shown on tv. the documentary provides not only chinese delicious food but also the relationships between people and food. “we made this documentary with our respect and love for food. i hope it will help people learn more about chinese food as well as chinese culture.” said the director mr. chen.lu jialei, a school girl from hangzhou, china, won the championship of the first chinese character dictation contest, which made her become famous overnight. lu is a hard-working girl and always comes top at school. “i like reading and im crazy about learning chinese characters. i enjoy the contest and hope more and more people become interested in learning chinese characters.” said lu jialei after winning the contest.45. how long did the 2014 fifa world cup last?a. about a week. b. about two weeks.c. about a month. d. about two months.46. which is not true according to the articles?a. lu jialei always gets good grades at school.b. the world cup has been held in south america twice.c. many people like watching the tv program a bite of china.d. lu jialei hopes more people can take much interest in chinese characters.47. where may the articles probably come from?a. a story book. b. a science report.c. a sports magazine. d. the internet.bthe united states is one of the greatest fruit-growing countries in the world. fine red apples come from washington and new york. golden oranges come from southern california and florida. fruit grows in all parts of america. the kind of fruit that is grown depends on the weather in each place.orange trees cannot be grown where temperatures drop below freezing. southern california and florida are far from each other, but their weather is much the same. they do not often have freezing temperatures.in washington, apple trees are planted near the atlantic ocean. in new york, they grow near the great lakes. apple trees are often planted near water. water temperature changes more slowly than land temperature. near water, temperature does not drop so fast. there is less chance of frost（霜冻）in late spring or early autumn. frost can kill apples.america has many kinds of weather. it has many kinds of soil. because of this, they grow and eat more fruit than any other country in the world.48. from the passage, we know that _.a. most fruits grow anywhere in the united statesb. freezing temperature are good for fruitc. the same fruit can be grown in different places d. fruits can only be grown near water49. the main idea of the whole passage is that_.a. orange trees usually grow where it is cold b. different fruits grow in different weatherc. the cold cannot kill oranges and apples d. apple trees cannot live through cold winter50. which of the following does this passage make you believe?a. the fruit we eat comes from many places in the country.b. orange trees are often planted near water.c. the soil is about the same in all the states of the country.d. the americans like eating oranges and apples better than any other fruit.cthe engineer camillo oliver was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908. at his factory in ivrea, he designed and produced the first italian typewriter(打字机). today the companys head office is still in ivrea, near turin, but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world. by 1930 the company had 700 workers and it turned out 13,000 machines a year. some went to offices and homes in italy, but more typewriters were sold to other countries. camillos son, adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. the production(生产) line was improved a lot and some top engineers in technology and design fields worked for him. the company developed new and better typewriters. more and more people became interested in their products. in 1959 it produced the elea computer system. this was the first mainframe(主机) computer designed and made in italy. after adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial(财政) problems. other companies, especially the japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the italian company. in 1978, carlo de benedetti became the new boss. olivetti increased its marketing and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce better office equipment(设备). soon it became one of the worlds leading companies in information technology and communications. there are now five companies in the olivetti group-one for personal computers, one for other office equipment, one for systems and services, and two for telecommunications.51. what fact does the passage provide?a. by 1930 olivetti produced over 1,000 typewriters each month. b. olivetti made more money in the 1960s than in the 1950s. c. some of olivettis 700 workers often visited users in italy. d. olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning.52. from the text we know that olivetti a. produced the best typewriter in the world. b. designed the worlds first mainframe computer. c. sold more typewriters abroad than other companies. d. has five companies with its head office in ivrea.53. which of the following can be the best title of the passage?a. camilla olivettis career b. the success of olivettic. the history of olivettid. the production of olivettidlike many lovers of books, mary and her husband, richard goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. they often talked of opening their own store one day.when mary was in hospital with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. richard, who worked for a business company, expected to work for himself, and mary needed to slow down from her job.they started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry(产业). “we knew it had to be a specialty(专业) store because we couldnt afford enough money,” says mary. one idea came to her: shed read somewhere that about 20 percent of books sold were mysteries, and many buyers spent more $300 a year on books. she and richard were themselves mystery readers.on halloween 1992, they opened the mystery lovers bookshop and caf near their home. with three children in college, the couple could not spend all the familys money to start a shop. to pay the $100,000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from friends and from an bank.the store only broke even in its first year, with only $120,000 in sales. but mary was always coming up with new ways to attract(吸引) buyers. the shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and provided dinners for book clubs that met in the store. she also invited some writers to discuss their stories.today mystery lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. after paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales workers, richard and mary together earn about $34,000.“the job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income(收入)” says richard. “this has always been about a pleasant life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.”54when mary was in hospital, the couple realized that _. a. they had to put their plan into practiceb. health was more important than money c. heart trouble was a serious illnessd. they both needed to stop working55after mary got well from her illness they began _. a. to study how to open a bookstore b. to buy and read more mystery books c. to do market research on book businessd. to work harder to save money for the bookstore56how did their bookstore do in the first year?a. they had to borrow money to keep it going.b. they made just enough to pay all the costs.c. they succeeded in making a lot of money.d. they failed though they worked hard.57according to richard, the main purpose of opening the bookstore is _. a. to pay for their childrens education b. to get to know more writers c. to set up more bookstoresd. to do what they like to do第 ii 卷 （主观题 共40分）五、词汇运用 （本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）(a) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。1. it is really great for a radio producer to a show like this. （创建）2. can you tell me whose _ （发音) is the best in your class?3.her teacher is full of for her work. (赞扬)4. do you know that the rose is the _ (国家的) flower of england? (b) 根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。5. the he game me prove correct. (suggest)6. he didnt pass the maths exam because of his . (care)7. can you tell me what makes you ?(worry)8. many of these questions _ (simple) dont have answers.六、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）1. very little of the house _ （remain）now because it caught fire last week. 2. if each of the fans who are the first twenty to arrive _ (give) a ticket, the film willbe famous in a few days.3. -turn off the radio, dear. baby is sleeping. -there is no need. he _(wake) up.4. if you require strength, youd better have the wall (paint) red. 5. the problem the leaders paid attention to _ (solve) in two weeks.6. my father (work) in a factory for five years. but now he is a teacher,7. peter is busy these days. i suppose he _ (get) ready for his coming exam, right?8. would you please not ask any more? id rather_ (not tell) you about it.七、任务型阅读 认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。（本大题共10小题：每小题0.5分，满分5分）in the deserts of north africa and saudi arabia lives the smallest of all foxes with the largest of ears. this animal is the fennec fox. fennec foxes have ears that are 5 to 6 inches long. thats big for an animal that weighs less than four pounds. their ears help s