江苏省盐城市初级中学九年级英语下学期期中试题(1).doc

江苏省盐城市初级中学2014届九年级下学期期中考试英语试题（考试时间：120分钟卷面总分：140分）i卷（80分）一、 听力（共20题, 每小题1分，计20分）a 听对话回答问题本部分共有10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秒钟时间阅读题目；听完后，你将有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。( ) 1. whats the mans favorite sport ? a b c( ) 2. what did the man do last sunday ? a b c( ) 3. how is the woman going to the cinema? a b c( ) 4. where are they talking? a b c( ) 5.when did jim clean his bedroom? a. after supper b. just now. c. yesterday.( )6. what does the man look like now?a. he has long hair. b. he has short hair. c. he has black hair.( )7. why did mr wang go to nanjing?a. to visit a factory. b. to give a talk. c. to have a holiday.( )8. what color is the womans dress?a. black. b. yellow. c. red.( ) 9. whats david doing now?a. he is reading. b. he is sleeping. c. he is drinking tea.( )10. where did fred go?a. france. b. japan. c. britain. b.听对话和短文回答问题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。每段对话或短文后各有几道小题。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，每小题你将有5秒钟的时间选择答案。听一段对话，回答1112题。( )11. who are the two speakers? a. teacher and student b. students c. mother and son.( )12. what does miss wang like best ? a. music b. teaching . c. reading .听第一篇短文，回答第1315题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。my plan for the summer vacationwhat i want to do teach stay-at-home kids_13_ their lessons. _14 with them and let them have better lives help _ the city parks( )13.a. how to make b. how to improve c. how to read( )14.a. make kites b. make cakes c. make friends( )15.a. clean up b. stay up c. put up听第二篇短文，回答1620小题。( )16. when do the volunteers help others?a. in their spare time b. at weekends c. in the evenings.( )17. who can be volunteers?a. children b. young people c. anyone aged 12-70( )18. what do the volunteers want to get when they help others? a. money. b. computers c. nothing( )19. who does calar domingo do volunteer work with? a. animals b. children c. other people( )20. how can we get in touch with the speaker? a. through the internet or telephone b. by letter c. by going to the office 二、单项选择（共15题，每题1分，计15分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。( )21. mr philip has made _ survey on students lunchtime, and _ survey shows us a lot of problems. a. an; an b. the; the c. a; the d. the; a( )22. the qingming festival of this year falls_ 5th april and thousands of cars poured into high ways_ the early morning of the holiday.a. on; in b. in; on c. on; on d. in; in( )23. -mum, what are you cooking? it smells so _. -oh, cheese cake, of course！i know you enjoy _ it. a. good; eat b. well; eating c. well; to eat d. good; eating( )24. - they are talking to each other!-yes. they are really happy to see each other. a. what excitedb. how excited c. what excitedly d. how excitedly( )25. -is there _interesting on the internet?-yes. the first lady peng liyuan attracts more attention than her husband on the visit to russia and some other european countries. a. something b. anybody c. somebody d. anything( )26. we must tell hunters wild animals. a. to continue hunting b. to stop to hunt c. dont continue hunting d. not to continue hunting( )27. swimming is _ diving. a. more dangerous as b. not as dangerous as c. not as more dangerous as d. not more dangerous as( )28. that is the only way we can imagine _ the waste of water in students bathroom. a. stop b. stopped c. stopping d. to stop( )29. we didnt arrive at school on time yesterday morning _ the heavy snow.a. because b. because of c. so d. so that( )30. - you look nice in the dress!. - thank you. it _ me seven hundred yuan. i like its design.a. paid b. spent c. took d. cost( )31. - i wont go to the party tonight. - _ you told me you would. whats the matter?a. so b. or c. because d. but( )32. _belate,oryouwillmisstheexcitingbeginningofthespeech.a.mustnt b.cant c.dont d.shouldnt( )33. there was a big fire in the street last night, but the firemen _ within twenty minutes. a. took it out b. brought it out c. worked it out d. put it out( )34. - mrs. white, when shall we go for a picnic?-if it _, we _ for a picnic in the park tomorrow.a. rains；will go b. will rain；go c. doesnt rain；will go d. doesnt rain；go ( )35. - millie, do you mind if i turn on the tv?- _. my grandma is sleeping now.a. no, of course not b. yes, please c. youd better not d. thats ok三、完形填空（共15题，每题1分，计15分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。an old woman has two large pots, one on each end of a pole（扁担）. she carried the pole with the pots（壶）_36_ her neck.one of the pots had a crack（裂缝）in it while the other pot was perfect and always filled a full pot of water. at the end of the long _37_ from the well（井）to the house, the cracked pot _38_ only half-full left.for two years this happened daily, with the woman bringing home only _39_ pots of water. of course, the perfect pot was _40_. but the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.one day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman _41_ the well:“i am ashamed of myself because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your _42_.”the old woman smiled:“did you notice that there are _43_ on your side of the path, but not on _44_ pots side? thats because i have _45_ known about your crack, so i _46_ flower seeds（籽）on your side of the path. and every day while we walk back, you _47_ them.” she added, “ for _48_ years i have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate（装饰）the table. without you, being just the _49_ you are, i would not have this beauty.”each of us has our own cracks. but its these _50_ that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.( )36. a. crossb. acrossc. pastd. through( )37. a. travelb. ridec. walkd. trip( )38. a. arrivedb. heldc. reachedd. meant( )39. a. one or twob. one and a halfc. twod. half and one( )40. a. proudb. sadc. happyd. worried( )41. a. withb. fromc. byd. in( )42. a. fieldb. sidec. welld. house( )43. a. seedsb. potsc. plantsd. flowers( )44. a. otherb. the otherc. anotherd. others( )45. a. neverb. everc. alwaysd. often( )46. a. tookb. madec. plantedd. kept( )47. a. waterb. seec. visitd. understand( )48. a. manyb. a fewc. twod. three( )49. a. roadb. sidec. pathd. way( )50. a. decorationsb. seedsc. flowersd. cracks四、阅读理解 i. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共15题，每题2分，计30分）athe westwood middle school has decided to hold a blood drive (献血活动), and you can help.help with the blood drivethe school is holding a blood drive for teachers, parents, and town people. we need everyones help to make it a success. that includes you!we need to collect 50 units of blood. that means 65 people are needed to come to the drive.how you can helppick up information brochures (小册子) in the school office. pass them out to your parents, teachers and any person who is healthy and at least 17 years old. when and where to gothe blood drive will take place on tuesday, october 21, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, in the school canteen.( )51. how many people are needed for the blood drive?a. 50.b. 65. c. 17. d. 21.( )52. students can pick up information brochures _.a. in the school officeb. at the school gatec. in the school canteend. on the school playground( )53. when will the blood drive take place?a. on september 20.b. on september 21. c. on october 20. d. on october 21.bthe phone rings. its a friend who wants to tell you his or her latest health problems. you hate to be impolite and cut your friend off, but what can you do? stephanie winston, author of stephanie winstons best organizing tips, offers his advice:dont ask questions like “whats new?” they give the information that you have time to talk. after “hello”, get right to the heart of the matter.time your calls wisely. if you make a call right before lunch or dinner, or at the end of the workday, people chat less.set a time limit. start with, “hi, ive only got a few minutes, but i wanted to talk to you about.” or, “gee, id love to talk more, but i only have a couple of minutes before i have to leave.”jump on a pause. even the most talkative caller has to pause now and then. quickly say, “it has been great talking with you.” then end the conversation.forget niceties. some people just dont take a hint. cut your caller off and say, “id like to talk to you longer, but im afraid i have no enough time. good bye.” then hang up. find “a partner in crime”. if nothing else works, ask someone in your home to help you. for example, one woman gives a sign to her husband, who shouts, “jane, i think the roast chicken is burning.”avoid the phone completely. use an answering machine to screen calls. if you have an important message for a chatterbox, leave the message when he or she isnt in.( )54. whats the good time to make a call so that people can chat less? a. after lunch or dinner.b. in the middle of the workday. c. before lunch or dinner.d. at the beginning of the workday.( )55. “finding a partner in crime” means _. a. finding someone to answer the call b. getting right to the heart of the matterc. telling the caller you are just cooking d. asking someone to help you end the call( )56. whats winstons advice about?a. how to talk on the phone. b. how to make calls wisely.c. how to make a phone call. d. how to keep phone calls short. c i love my blackberry mobile phone its my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. i also love my computer, as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. however, i know there are times when i need to move away from these things and truly communicate with others.i teach a course called history matters in college. my goals for the class include a deep discussion of historical subjects and ideas. because i want students to fully study the material and discuss with each other in the classroom, i have a rule no computers, ipads, phones, etc. when students were told my rule, some of them were not happy.most students think my reasons for this rule include negative experiences in the past when students made wrong use of technology. theres a bit of truth to that. ive seldom had students make wrong use of technology in my classes; however, i have been e-mailed by students while they were in other teachers classrooms.some students think that i am anti-technology. theres no truth in that at all. as i noted above, i love technology and try to keep up with it.the real reason why i ask students to leave technology at the door is i think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations. interruptions (中断) by technology often break students thoughts and make them depend too much on outside information for ideas. i want students to dig deep in themselves for ideas. i want them to push each other to think differently and to make connections between the course material and the class discussion.i have been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations (评价) show student satisfaction with the environment that i create. students realize with deep conversation and difficult tasks, they learn at a deeper level a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.i am not saying that i wont ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until i hear a really good reason for the change, i will continue my plan. a few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.( )57. the writers rule for his history matters class is _.a. discussing historical ideas deeply b. studying and discussing the materials c. leaving technology out of the classroom d. making right use of technology in class( )58. the word “negative” in paragraph 3 means _.a. similar b. unforgettable c. special d. unpleasant( )59. what can we infer from the passage?a. students make right use of technology in other teachers classes.b. the classroom is one of the good places to have deep conversations.c. the writer encourages students to agree with others after discussion. d. students are unhappy with the writers way of teaching history.( )60. the writer wants to tell us that _.a. technology has different influences in different classes in collegeb. technology makes it difficult to have true communication in classc. history classes can help students to develop their deep thinking d. it is time for him to give up his teaching method in history classdmost people around the world are right-handed. this also seems to be true in history. in 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 b.c. to the 1950s. most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. today, only about 10% to 15% of the worlds population is left-handed.why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? scientists now know that a persons two hands each have their own jobs. for most people, the left hand is used to find things or hold things. the right hand is used to work with things. this is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. the right side of the brain, which makes a persons hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. the left side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. these findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.no one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. however, this doesnt happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. one idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. if a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. a long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they dont have to.( )61. what did the scientists find after studying works of art made at different times in history?a. the art began from 1,500 b.c. b. the works of art ended in the 1950s.c. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed.d. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed.( )62. how many people in the world are left-handed now?a. about 10%-15%. b. about 50%. c. about 40%. d. the passage doesnt tell us.( )63. what is the left hand for most people used to do?a. its used to work with things. b. its used to find or hold things.c. its used to make a persons eyes work together. d. its the centre for thinking and doing problems.( )64. according to the passage, which of the following is not true?a. left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.b. today children are not made to use their right hands only.c. no one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.d. scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.( )65. the best title for this passage is _.a. scientists new inventionsb. left-handed peoplec. how brains control handsd. which hand . 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成下面表格。（共10空，每空1分，计10分）the old town of lijiang lijiang is a few hours bus-ride away from the ancient city of dali in yunnan province. surrounded by fields, mountains and rivers, the old town of lijiang looks like a jade ink stone in spring and summer, this is why the local people proudly call their town “dayan” which means the town of the big ink stone.each year, many tourists from abroad visit the old town and the place is like “venice in the east” to them. there are narrow alleys, pretty streams, small stone bridges, and brick and tile houses with carved doors and painted windows.jiuzhaigou valleythis area, north of sichuan province, is a natural wonder. you will never