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2015-2016学年度九年级英语第一学期期中考试试卷第一卷 （客观题，共60分）一、听力测试（本大题共20分，每小题1分）第一节（共10小题） 听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中a 、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有5秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10题。1.where did the woman probably visit? a. b. c. 2.whats the boy crazy about? a. b. c. 3. what does millie like on her piazza? a. b. c. 4. whats the weather like today? a. b. c. 5. how is the man feeling now? a. hungry.b. full.c. thirsty6. how often does the man feed his goldfish? a. once a day. b. twice a day.c. three times a day.7. how much is each t-shirt if the man buys three? a. thirty-three yuan.b. fifty yuan.c. forty yuan.8. how does amy describe her new boss? a. she likes her new job and new boss. b. he has an unpleasant personality. c. he is helpful and kind.9. what is kates father worried about? a. that kate has caught a cold. b. that thunder and lightning are dangerous. c. that kate does not have the door closed.10. when should the boy get home? a. before 6 p.m. b. after 6 p.m.c. anytime第二节（共10 小题）听下面1段长对话和两篇短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中a、b、c 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。听第11段材料，回答第11至12题。11. whats the womans problem? a. she feels nervous about the test. b. she doesnt work hard. c. she has never taken any test.12. what is the mans suggestion for getting good results in exams? a. talking with others. b. often take tests. c. always work hard. 听第12段材料，回答第13至15题。my fifteenth birthdaywhen i woke up i found nothing at all.when i phoned my friends 13 after lunch 14 when i came backmy family and friends 15 13. a. they asked me to meet them by the river. b. i talked to them happily on the phone. c. i found that none of them were at home.14. a. i visited one of my friends b. i took a walk c. i went shopping15. a. jumped out and shouted happy birthday! to me b. walked out slowly with a birthday cake c. hid somewhere in the house and sang happy birthday! to me听第13段材料，回答第16至20题。16. in which year can man wear a special kind of clothes? a. 2015. b. 2050. c. 2150.17. what can make the clothes stay clean? a. special chemicals.(化学剂) b. special cotton. c. special cloth.18. what can we know about the special clothes according to the speaker? a. it will smell easily. b. it will get dirty easily. c. it will never get dirty or have smell.19. why wont children go to school in the future? a. they can learn through tv. b. they can learn through computers. c. their parents stay at home to teach them. 20. what is the meaning of “saturday” clothes? a. the clothes children wear at home. b. the dirty clothes to be washed. c. the clothes children wear at school.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。（本大题共15分，每小题1分）21. -youve dropped _“s” in the word “necessary”. - oh, _letter “s” is doubled.a. a; a b. a; the c. an; the d. the; the22. -_ have you stayed in this hotel? -not long, just _ this monday.a. how soon; from b. how long; sincec. how many days; ford. how often; on23. the teacher was happy with the girl because she made _ progress.a. fewb. a fewc. littled. a little24. zhong nanshan, the famous medical scientist, has devoted most of his life _ useful ways in treating cough diseases. a. to findb. find c. to findingd. finding25. -why didnt you tell him about the meeting? -he rushed out of the room _ i could say a word. a. beforeb. untilc. whend. after26. i need to _ with some ways of getting money, or ill have to stop. a. pick up b. come up c. take up d. set up27. the railway station is noisy but _ in my eyes. a. livingb. livec. livelyd. alive28. the high-speed train _ wuxi _ chengdu has been in use.a. connects, withb. connected, withc. connecting, tod. connected, to 29. hold on to your dreams, _ one day they may just come true.a. andb. butc. ord. so30. its foggy today. im not sure _ the highway will be closed soon. lets set off earlier.a. whenb. whether c. how d. that31. - were your parents at home last night? - no, we _ went to grandpas birthday party. a. bothb. allc. neitherd. none32. you should be honest and not copy _ answers in the exam.a. nobody elseb. somebody elsesc. anybody elsed. anybody elses33. the teacher knows_ the mobile phone you brought to school today.a. how he will do withb. what he will deal with c. how to deal withd. what to deal with34. the number of people at the concert was_ than expected. there were many tickets left.a. much smallerb. much fewerc. much mored. much larger 35. -would you like me to take you to the new shopping centre? - _. ive been there once. a. no, thanksb. no problemc. yes, i think sod. its kind of you.三、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入 相应空白处的最佳答案。 （本大题共5分，每小题0.5分）there are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. one of them is to walk around it, guide-book in hand. of course, with our guide-books we may 36 the history and special developments of a town and get to know them. but then, if we take our time and stay in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. when we look at it as a whole, we begin to have some 37 which even the best guide-books do not answer. why is the town just 38 this, this shape, this plan, this size? why do its streets run in this particular （特别的）way, and not in any other way?here even the best guide-book 39 to tell us. one cant find in it the information about how a town has developed to the 40 appearance. it may not describe the original （最初的）design of a town. however, one may get some idea of what it 41 to look like by walking around the town. one can also imagine 42 the town was first planned and built. then one can learn more about in what direction the town 43 to develop.whats the point of studying towns in the way? for me, im sure one can get greater 44 by visiting and seeing a town with ones own eyes. a personal visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive 45 just reading about it in a guide-book.36. a. writeb. studyc. telld. remember37. a. ideasb. opinionsc. feelingsd. questions38. a. ofb. forc. liked. as39. a. fails b. helps c. wants d. prefers40. a. oldb. normalc. first d. present41. a. usedb. seemed c. had d. happened 42. a. whatb. howc. whend. where43. a. stopsb. appearsc. startsd. continues44. a. success b. pleasure c. hope d. suffering45. a. fromb. throughc. thand. with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。 （本大题共20分，每小题2分）aa beautiful and very successful actress played the lead role in a new musical show. her home was in the countryside, but she did not want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the centre of the city, she got some beautiful furniture(家具) and had a man to paint the rooms in new colours. it was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it. so she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. she hoped that this would make him work better for her. he took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painters bill (帐单). at the bottom of it were these words: “four hours watching miss hall sing and dance : 3 pounds,” with this note: “ after 5 p.m. i get 15 shillings (先令) an hour instead of 10 shillings.”46. the actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _. a. she liked to live in the busiest place b. she didnt like to live in the country c. her home was far away from where she worked d. she didnt want to go back to her hometown any longer47. it can be learned from the text that one pound is_ shillings. a. 10 b. 12 c. 20 d. 1548. what kind of man was the painter? a. he was a careful man. b. he was a poor man. c. he was not friendly to others. d. he knew little about music and dances.b peking opera (beijing opera), is one of the oldest forms of dramas(戏剧) in the world. the roles(角色) in it were sheng, dan, jing, mo, chou, wuhang, and longtao during its early age. but with the change of peking opera, there are four main roles in it today: sheng, dan, jing and chou. shengmen roles sheng are the men roles in peking opera, which can be divided into laosheng, wusheng, xiaosheng and wawasheng. laosheng are middle-aged or older men who are honest. hongsheng,a type of laosheng, have a red face. there are only two roles famous as hongsheng. one is guan gong and the other is zhao kuangyin. wusheng are young generals(将军) who are good at martial arts(武术). xiaosheng are clean-shaven(没有胡须的) and handsome. wawasheng are childrens parts. danwomen roles dan are women roles that can be divided into different typeslaodan, qingyi, huadan, wudan and caidan.laodan play old and clever women. qingyi are the main women roles. huashan, a type of qingyi, was created by mei lanfang, who played an important role in shaping peking opera. huadan are lively and unmarried women roles. wudan characters are women, good at martial arts. caidan are clowns(小丑) in funny plays. jingpainted face men roles a jing role is an important man character with striking(吸引人的) looks and high social position. the main types of jing are tongchui, good at singing and usually a general; jiazi, good at acting with less singing; and wujing, a martial arts and acrobatics(杂技) role. choucomedy roles chou are comedy(喜剧) roles in peking opera. there are wenchou who speak, act and sing, and wuchou who both speak and fight. what makes this type of role special is a small patch(块) of white chalk around the nose. one of the famous roles is the monkey king, who has a special position in the hearts of all who are interested in chinese opera.49. the passage is mainly about . a. the roles in peking operab. the changes of dramas c. the forms of dramasd. the positions of dramas 50. _ are both good at martial arts. a. wawasheng and wenchoub. wusheng and wudan c. wuchou and caidand. wujing and laodan51. which of the following statements is true according to the passage? a. mei lanfang created a type of qingyihongsheng. b. zhao kuangyin and guan gong are two roles know as xiaosheng. c. the monkey king has a special position among peking opera fans. d. the main types of jing are tongchui, jiazi and wawasheng.camy was looking for a gift for her little daughter. suddenly she stopped before a store of dolls.“girls like dolls,” she thought as she was walking into it. looking around, she saw a grandma doll - one with gray hair and a pair of glasses. in her mind appeared joyce, her mother.when amy was a little girl, she got her first doll from joyce for her birthday. then the second, the third.a doll a year from joyce never arrived late. “why always a doll?” this question had been in amys mind until one day her father gave the answer, little joyce dreamed to have a doll. her parents promised one for her fifth birthday. sadly, they both died in a traffic accident before it arrived. the never-received gift was the most precious in her eyes. her mothers story being recalled(回忆) , amy got an idea.it was joyces 60th birthday. a package was delivered(递送) to her, with a card that read:dear joyce,i forget to send you the package(包裹) that you should have received on may 20, 1956, your fifth birthday. the gift inside has aged, but i felt that you might still wish to have it.angel of joyjoyce opened the package and saw a lovely grandma doll. she held the doll that she had waited for so many years, with tears running down her face. the doll, given by “angel of joy”, made her the happiest “child” in the world.52. we can tell from the story that joyce is _a. amys daughterb. amys motherc. the grandma doll d. angel of joy53. why did joyce often buy a doll for her as a birthday present every year?a. because amy liked dolls.b. because amys mother joyce liked dolls.c. because the dolls made joyce think of the never-received gift given by her parents.d. because joyces parents liked dolls.54. the underlined word “precious” probably means _.a. expensiveb. beautifulc. usefuld. valuable55. how do you understand the last sentence “the doll, given by angel of joy”, made her the happiest “child” in the world?a. amys doll gift made joyce feel so happy that she smiled like a childb. though joyce was old, she still wished to have a doll that is often liked by a childc. joyce seemed to realize the dream in her childhood-receiving her parents gift.d. joyce thought the doll was only suitable for children.第二卷 (主观题，共40分)五、词汇运用 （本大题共8分，每小题1分）(a) 根据句意，在答卷标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。1. how _ you are! you should listen to what he said carefully first and then ask questions. (patient)2. last month, the chinese scientist youyou tu _ in winning the nobel prize. (success)3. the president is tired every day because he has to make many important _.(suggest)4. the wife got even _ when the husband went out angrily. (mad)(b) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答卷标有题号的横线上，写出单词的适当形式。5. mistakes are part of being human because no one can act _ all the time.（正确地）6. there was a _ on the wall above, with large squares around the dates. （日历）7. i think it is rude to ask a stranger questions about his _ life. （私人的）8. what are the doctors around the world doing _ebola virus (埃博拉病毒)? （对抗）六、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答卷标有题号的横线上。(本大题共8分，每小题1分)1. if a student _ more, he may make progress more easily. (encourage)2. as the instruction book is written in english, ill have it _ into chinese. (translate) 3. - mary,couldyouhelpme? - wait a minute. i _ about what colour to wear at tonights party. (wonder)4. itsamazingthatyoureayoungmannow.you_atleastonefoottaller! (grow)5. ill say a good word for you before the teacher if you promise _ me to do thatagain.(not force)6. - jack _ a new mobile phone the other day. (buy) - really? thats already his third one in just one month.7. idontthinkshenoticedme,forshe_thephotos then. (enjoy)8. i hope noise pollution _ with by the government as early as possible. (deal)七、阅读填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在空格内填入一个最适当的词，所填单词必须在答卷标有题号的横线。每空只能填一字（本大题共5分，每格1分）what is a hurricane?(飓风)you may already know that hurricanes are storms that can cause devastating(毁灭性的) waves, wind, and rain. they happen during “hurricane season, from june 1st until november 30th in the atlantic ocean and from may 15th until november 30th in the pacific ocean.categories(类别)of hurricanesthere are five categories of hurricanes, which are based on wind speeds. the categories help people know how much damage(危害) a hurricane may cause because the greater the wind speed, the more dangerous the storm. for example, a category 5 hurricane has winds over 155 miles per hour, which are strong enough to break the buildings along the seaside completely.hurricane dangerswhen a hurricane happens together with heavy rainfall（降雨）, there can be a devastating flood. the centre of a hurricane is called the eye. while most of a hurricane has dangerously strong winds, the eye in fact is a calm area in the storm. when the eye of a hurricane passes over land, people might think that its over, but before long the wind and rain increase(增长) again as the second part of the hurricane moves through.hurricane safety tipsthere is no way to stop a hurricane or make it change direction, so if you ever find yourself in the path of a hurricane, be sure to stay inside during