江苏省无锡市硕放中学九年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省无锡市硕放中学2014届九年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版 第一卷 （客观题 共70分）一、听力测试 （本大题共20分，每小题1分）i听对话回答问题: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。1. which charity are they talking about?a. b. c. 2. what is the box like?a. its heavy and small. b. its small and light. c.its big and light.3. who will repair the bike?a. li ping. b. tom. c. mary.4. what does the man mean?a. he hasnt read the story. b. he doesnt like the story at all. c.he knows something about the story. 5. when will the speech be ready?a. on monday morning. b. on tuesday afternoon. c. on tuesday morning.6. why does the woman walk all the way to the office?a.she takes it as a kind of exercise. b.she wants to save money. c.her office isnt very far.7. whats the womans job?a. a waitress. b. a teacher. c. a doctor.8. who is the woman most probably speaking to?a. a taxi driver. b. a policeman. c. a worker in the post office.9. what can we learn from the conversation?a. the woman wont go to the movies. b. the woman doesnt like watching movies.c. the man is too tired to go to the movies.10. how would the woman most probably go to work?a. by bus. b. by bike. c. by train.听对话和短文回答问题。你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，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，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。听第一段对话，回答第1112小题。11. why didnt the man buy the tickets that evening?a. because the train left just ten minutes ago. b. because the man drank too much wine and was too late.c. because the weather was bad.12. when will the first train leave tomorrow morning?a. 8:15. b. 9:15. c. 11:30.听第二段对话，回答第1315小题。13. what kind of books does li ming want to borrow?a. animal books. b. sports books.c. computer books.14. what does li mings uncle do?a. he is a shoe-maker. b. he is an actor. c. he is an animal doctor.15. which bus will take li ming to the library?a. no. 16 bus. b. no. 60 bus. c. no. 10 bus.听一篇短文，回答第1620小题。16. what is the main topic?a. food and colors. b. education and colors. c. colors and feelings.17. why are some books green?a. it is good for the students eyes. b. it is beautiful and interesting.c. most students like this color.18. how does the color red make most people feel?a. hungry. b. comfortable. c. sad.19. which color is not soft color?a. light blue. b. red. c. pink.20. what can make people want to leave fast food restaurant?a. soft music. b. hard seats. c. pink color.二、单项填空 （本大题共14分，每小题1分）21. - what do you think of _ story? - oh, ive never read _ more interesting one before.a. a ; theb. the ; the c. the ; ad. a ; a 22. i got an “a” in chinese again. you are _ again. you cant get an “a” every time.a. coming up withb. giving up c. worrying about d. showing off23. dick _ in america, but now he has been_ chinese food since he moved to wuxi.a. is used to living; used to eating b. is used to live; used to eat c. used to live; used to eating d. used to living; used to eat24. few men_ shopping with their wives _ at home to watch tv a. prefer going，to staying b. prefer to go，to shopping c. would rather to go，than stay d. would rather going，than staying25. -can i have two tickets for friday?-sorry , weve got _ left.a. nothingb. anythingc. no one d. none26. i dont believe _ a little cat can eat _ much meat. a. such; such b. so; so c. so; such d. such; so 27. its _ andy to plan everything well.a. generous for b. thoughtful ofc. silly for d. stubborn of28. the scientists last words_ us that we should protect the environment around us . a. recommended b. remembered c. replied d. reminded29. he is a clever boy. his _ are of great _ to us. a. advice; value b. suggestions; value c. advice; valuable d. suggestion; valuable30. -who is knocking at the door?-it _ mr. black, because he _ washington.a. cant be; has gone to b. may be; has been to c. mustnt be; has gone to d. may be; went31. the sentence structure of “they painted the walls white” is _.a. s+v+p b. s+v+do+oc c. s+v+io+do d. s+v+do32. the fridge has gone wrong. mrs. smith has to_ this afternoon. a. have it repaired b. repaired itc. have repaired d. had it repaired33. tom is very funny. i am always made _ when im with him.a. laugh b. be laughed c. to laugh d. laughing34. you are kind to give me a ride to the post office. _.a. it doesnt matter b. dont mention itc. its my pleasure d. never mind三、完形填空 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）what do you think of stress? is it a good thing or a bad thing? most of the students think stress can do harm 35 them in some ways. theres a story about a teenager in a middle school. he even 36 his study because of the stress from school and family. we also usually 37 that someone turns to psychological(心理的) doctors because of heavy working stress. there is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf. on the other hand, other people argue that stress is not a bad thing. they 38 stress can produce momentum(动力) in the end. for them, right attitude(态度) and action can reduce stress and make it 39 . when l was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. she wished i could go to an ideal 40 for further education. i experienced stress for the first time. born to a poor family, i deeply knew 41 was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope i could live a better life in the future. 42 the saying goes, no pains, no gains. so i did what my mom expected because i didnt want to let her down. at last, i did measure up(达到标准) to my moms expectation and go to college 43 .thanks to my moms push! thanks to the stress! in this way, i dont think stress is a bad thing.overall, stress is not a bad thing in 44 . the key is how we deal with it.35.a. for b. in c. to d. of36.a. gave up b. showed off c. began with d. cheered for37.a. wonderb. decide c. promise d. hear38.a. doubtb. believe c. disagreed. forget39.a. usefulb. difficultc. strange d. terrible40.a. company b. college c. factory d. farm41.a. life b. spirit c. opinion d. silence42.a. thenb. but c. asd. or43.a. quietly b .wildly c. speciallyd. successfully44. a. himselfb. itselfc. herselfd. myself四、阅读理解 （本大题共26分，每小题2分）(a)have you ever seen a horse with toes (脚趾)? millions of years ago, horses had many toes. they had four toes on each front foot. they had three toes on each back foot. the horses were smaller than cats.these small horses lived in the forest. their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.it was very hot in the forest. but the weather changed. it became cold. many trees couldnt live in cold weather. the trees died and fell. forest became open field. the sun made the ground dry and hard (坚硬). horses began to change too. they began to get bigger. this took a long time. on the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. at last their middle toes became hard. 45. long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its _. a. back feet b. left feet c. right feet d. front feet 46. the cats were _ the horses at that time. a. as big as b. smaller than c. bigger than d. as small as47. when the weather changed, _. a. many trees grew well in cold weather b. animals began to change too c. cats were older than the horses d. horses were the same as they are（b）starting a stamp collection is easy and not very expensive. before you start, you need to decide what kind of stamps you want to collect. most people collect stamps that they are interested in: a certain country or an animal, a famous person or even a sport. whatever you choose, you will find that there is a world of knowledge in stamps: you will learn about people, geography, building, history and culture.you can collect stamps from letters, ask your friends to let you have their old stamps, or you can buy used stamps. when you get a letter with a stamp on it, carefully cut out the stamp. leave lots of space around the stamp so that you will not damage it. put the stamp in water and wait until you can safely remove the stamp. carefully remove the stamp off the letter. place the wet stamp between two clean pieces of paper. a stamp can get wrinkled(褶皱的) when it dries, so put some books on top.48. what does the writer think of collecting stamps?a. hard b. expensive c. useful d. boring49. what does the underlined work “damage” mean?a.损坏 b.保存 c.利用 d.删除50. whats the correct order when we try to get a stamp on a letter? remove the stamp off the letter. place the wet stamp between two pieces of paper. cut out the stamp. put the stamp in water. put some books on top.a. b. c. d. (c)if the rose can be said to be a special flower, then the apple can be said to be a special fruit. it is very important in american culture. american stories speak of johnny appleseed, who went throughout america collecting apple seeds and planting apple trees. he had a great love for nature and went through fields and farms adding richness and beauty to the country. one of the first sayings taught to school children is, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” this short saying encourages children to eat fresh fruit to keep healthy. if someone always says good words to a person, people will call him an “apple polisher”. this, however, is not a good name. if someone is very dear to us, we say that he or she is the “apple of our eye”. most people believe that the fruit which eve gave to adam was an apple, even though the bible(圣经) never says so. the apple, therefore, is a deep part of the language and stories of america.an apple is also delicious. apples can be cooked in many ways, used as a dessert, and made into sweet juice. in many parts of the country during the harvest season, a popular activity is to go into an apple garden to pick apples. washington, d. c. and new york are both famous for their apples. finally, when its time to take a vacation to american cities, one can always visit new york, which is “the biggest apple” of all the american cities. 51. what does the underlined phrase “apple polisher” mean?a. something for cutting apples. b. a person who likes to please others.c. a person who is dealing with fruits. d. a machine for cleaning apples quickly.52. which of the following is true with apples?a. apples are medicine.b. apples are the most important food.c. new york is famous for its big apples.d. the bible says adam was given an apple.53. the passage is mainly about .a. stories about the apple b. apples in american culture c. some famous sayings of the apple d. big cities that is famous for apples (d)its the end of class. when the bell rings, students of luohu foreign languages school in shenzhen quickly take out their telephones. they want to log on to their micro blogs (登录到他们的微博) to check the interesting things. they want to see what have happened in the last hour.since several years ago, more and more people have used micro blogs in our country. recent surveys (调查) shows that most students in middle schools have a micro blog and some even update (更新) their blogs over five times per day. “we learn many fresh and interesting things on micro blogs and they have become popular topics in class,” said kitty jiang, 14. “if you do not know about them, you are out of loop.” it is also a great place for students to say something about themselves. “my parents always ask me to study hard, and encourage me before exams, but it really gives me pressure (压力),” said alan wang, 15. “i share these feelings on my micro blog. my friends always give me answers in the same situation. this makes me feel better.”but parents worry that micro blogging could be a waste of time. some unhealthy information may even bring danger to kids, they said.mr shen, a professor (教授) asks parents not to worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about micro blogging. maybe it can become a window for parents to understand their children. “if parents can read their childrens micro blogs, theyll know what they think, they can know more about their children and help them solve their problems,” he said. he also gives some advice for kids.-dont micro blog for more than one hour a day.-never micro blog in class.-try to talk face to face with people from time to time.-dont believe all the information on a micro blog.54. according to the passage, what do students log on to their micro blogs to do?a. check the things b. write articlesc. listen to music d. call their parents55. whats the meaning of the underlined part “out of loop” in the passage?a. not excited b. unhealthy c. unlucky d. not popular56. from mr shens words, what do micro blogging do?a. it makes kids crazy while logging on to it.b. it will bring a lot of unhealthy information.c. it becomes a window to understand young kids.d. it will not solve problems for kids57. which of the following sentence is true according to the passage?a. its good for kids to micro blog for more than one hour a day.b. kids should believe all the messages on a micro blog because they are useful.c. many young people have written something on micro blogs since two years ago.d. kids should try to talk face to face with people, not just micro blogging.五、词汇运用 （本大题共8分，每小题1分） (a) 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。1the problem is so easy that i have no difficulty (explain) it to my classmates. 2. you may ask your teacher for help. he will give you a few (value) suggestions.3if some players use drugs（药品，毒品）, it is _ (fair) to the others.4. wearing red can help you when you have trouble in making _ (decide).(b) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。5. its an _ chance for you to improve your spoken english. (极好的)6. mum felt worried about my brothers strange _(举止).7. in china, you have to be 18 years old before you are (允许) to drive a car.8. our teachers are all (严格) with us students than others.六、动词填空 （本大题共8分，每小题1分）1. its necessary for little tom _ (not argue) with his twin brother any more.2. our classmates _ (group) into four teams, so we could have a competitionin class.3. he _ (save) money now because he wants to buy a beautiful overcoat for his mother.4. olympic games people are looking forward to _ (hold) every four years.5. there _ ( be) a lot of rain in wuxi in three days, isnt there? 6. the new way of solving the problems is well worth _ (try).7. -have you finished your homework, lucy? -not yet, mum. i _ (do) it at once.8. the little boy _ a cold. youd better take him to the hospital at once. (catch）七 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题共9分，每句1.5分）1. 人们不应该看不起残疾人，我们应该善待他们。the disabled by people. we should treat them kindly.2、这个小男孩花了两分钟把蛋糕平均分成五份。 the little boy _ the cake into five pieces equally.3、jim以前宁愿呆在外面很晚踢足球而不愿放学后准时回家。 jim _ to play football to going home on time after school in the past.4.你确定他们经常在实验室里做实验吗？are you sure they _?5. 因为大雨，我们别无选择，只能放弃旅行。we _because it rained heavily.6. 他很有想象力，能很快想出各种主意。he is imaginative enough _八、短文填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卷上完整写出。（本大题共10空，每空0.5分，共5分）we know mosquitoes (蚊子) very well. mosquitoes fly everywhere. we can find them almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 k (1) of them.no one likes the mosquitoes. but the mosquito m (2) decide if she loves you. she? yes, she. the male mosquito doesnt b (3)! only the female mosquito bites because she n (4) blood (血) to lay eggs. she is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. if she likes what she finds, she bites. but if she doesnt like your blood, she will t (5) to someone else for more delicious blood. next time a mosquito bites you, just remember the mosquito chooses you. it