江苏省无锡市崇安区九年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省无锡市崇安区2014届九年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版考试时间：110分钟 i 听力部分 ( 共20分 )第一部分 听对话回答问题（本大题共10分，每小题1分）1. what is their english teachers star sign? a. b. c. 2. when did kate arrive? a. b. c. 3. which month was the coldest last year? a. b. c. 4. what is the man now? a. b.c. 5. who is more careful?a. li lei.b. bill.c. kate. 6. the woman doesnt want a cup of tea, does she?a. no, she doesnt.b. yes, she does.c. yes, she doesnt. 7. how often does the woman take the medicine?a. twice a day.b. three times a day.c. once every two days. 8. what is the woman going to do this evening?a. go to dinner.b. visit her sister.c. go to the airport. 9. how much was the tv set?a. $ 60.b. $ 120.c. $ 90.10. what does the woman mean?a. the man doesnt often hold the key.b. the mans wife holds the key.c. the man often loses his key.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（本大题共10分，每小题1分）听一段对话，回答11-12小题。11. where does the dialogue most probably take place?a. in a school.b. at a bus stop.c. at the school gate.12. how do mary and jack often go to school?a. mary goes to school by bike and jack on foot.b. mary goes to school by bus and jack by bike.c. mary goes to school by bike and jack by bus.听第一篇短文，回答13-15小题。a trip to londonduration the students will stay in london for 13 .preparation they should take enough money.they should wear a red shirt when they arrive.they also need to take 14 .other informationif the students have any problems, they may 15 .13. a. two weeksb. two monthsc. two years14. a. four photos and a school letter b. four photos and a telephone number c. a school letter and a telephone number15. a. go and see mrs. green b. call 65804937c. ask the family for help听第二篇短文，回答16-20小题。16. what was wrong with the old woman? a. she couldnt hear.b. she couldnt see.c. she couldnt walk.17. how long did it take the doctor to cure the old woman? a. only a week.b. quite some time.c. a little time.18. what can we learn about the old woman from the story?a. she is poor.b. she is healthy.c. she lives alone.19. what did the doctor do when the old woman refuse to pay the bill?a. he went away without saying a word.b. he took her before a judge(法官).c. he quarrelled with her heavily.20. which of the following is true?a. the doctor cured the old woman.b. the old woman wasnt cured.c. the doctor got a lot of money.ii 书面部分 ( 共90分 )一、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14分，每小题1分）21. this is _ song i have introduced you many times. isnt it _wonderful one?a. a; theb. the; thec. a; a d. the; a22. its selfish _ him _ the cakes with others.a. for; to shareb. for; not sharec. of; to not shared. of; not to share23. i prefer _ at home _ some reading to _ shopping.a. staying; to do; go b. to stay; to do; goingc. staying; to do; going d. to stay; to do; go24. you should be careful when _. yes, i will. id like to know when _ to have a rest.a. driving; stoppingb. driving; to stopc. to drive; stopping d. to drive; to stop25. what do you think of the speech? forget it. it is _ than i thought.a. far more boring b. even more interestedc. much more bored d. more interesting26. the chance will be given to only _ students, so _ of you should try hard to catch it.a. a little; all b. a few; none c. a few; all d. little; none27. whats happening? look, _ heavy the rain is! wed better not go out in _ weather.a. what; so a bad b. how; such badc. how; such a bad d. what; so bad28. will you please help me repair the computer now? sorry. im too busy and i dont have a minute to _.a. share b. spend c. save d. spare29. i have so much homework to do that i dont know _.a. what to do withb. how to deal with itc. what to deal with it d. how to do30. ill probably stay with my friends _ i get my own place to live in. its up to you.a. before b. while c. after d. as31. lily wants to know if we _ a picnic this weekend. yes. if it _, we will stay at home to play cards instead. a. have; will rain b. will have; will rainc. will have; rains d. have; rain32. spending _ hours in that kind of environment will affect ones health, im sure. _. lets move out.a. a number of; i agree b. a number of; certainly not c. the number of; good idea d. the number of; dont worry33. jason is worried about his exam these days, so he feels a little bit stressed _.a. at that time b. at the right time c. at times d. at a time34. ill take part in the writing competition next week. im afraid i cant do very well. _!a. congratulationsb. youre welcome c. it doesnt matterd. cheer up二、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。(本大题共10分，每小题1分) up to two-thirds of children dont get as much sleep as they should do, and this can make them nervous and slower at school, researchers say.so 35 should young people sleep each night? the answer is between 8 and 10 hours. if you dont get enough sleep at night, youll have 36 energy the next day. but the researchers say many children have missed out on 4,500 hours of sleep by the time they are 7 years old. they say that children miss sleep because they have tvs and computers in their rooms and 37 parents dont read to their younger children at night any more. the traditional “bedtime story” helps children to relax and fall asleep 38 . children with tvs and computers in their bedrooms are more likely to sleep badly, and to get less than 8 hours sleep. even 39 one hours sleep a night can mean that children do less well at school.german scientists think that your 40 keeps working while you are asleep. to show that they were 41 , they gave two groups of people a problem to work out. one group went to sleep and the other group stayed 42 . the result? the people who slept worked out the answer more quickly, suggesting that their brains had been trying to 43 the answer while the people were asleep. so, make sure you get enough sleep tonight, 44 youll be at your best tomorrow35. a. how much b. how many c. how long d. how often36. a. more b. less c. few d. little37. a. proud b. free c. poor d. busy38. a. peacefully b. carefully c. happily d. sadly39. a. losingb. lost c. loserd. loss40. a. head b. brain c. heart d. thought41. a. perfect b. bright c. right d. great42. a. awake b. alive c. asleep d. absent43. a. think over b. open up c. find out d. put down44. a. or b. but c. if d. and三、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26分，每小题2分)（a）i bought a jasmine plant for my office. when i bought it, i was told it would bloom(开花) and the sweet smell would fill my office. i had the plant for two months, and every day i looked at it, but there werent any flowers or pleasant smell. i was not happy, so i gave the plant to my friend linda.one day, another friend mary called and invited me to her office. when i walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. i reached out to touch the flowers. mary cut some and gave them to me. i couldnt help smelling them. surrounded(被围绕的) by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, i suddenly understood something.mary bought her plant the same time i did. it took a year for her jasmine to bloom. i was so impatient for mine to bloom; instead, i gave it away.in a way my life is like the jasmine plant. i need to be patient and let things happen.last sunday linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. before she left, she returned the plant to me. this time i am going to wait. i have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. i am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.45. before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for _. a. one day b. one year c. two weeks d. two months46. when the writer saw marys jasmine, she felt _. a. unhappy b. peaceful c. hopeful d. surprised47. what has the writer learned from her experience? a. patience is needed in life. b. flowers can make life better. c. friendship is necessary for us. d. jasmine can be a wonderful plant.（b）it was a village in india. the people were poor. however, they were not unhappy. after all, their forefathers (祖先) had lived in the same way for centuries.then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. they told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frogs legs. however, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.this seemed like money for nothing. there were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. all they had to do was to catch them. agreement was reached, and the children were sent to the fields to catch frogs. every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. for the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. but the dream didnt last long.the change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if (好像) the crops(庄稼) were not doing so well. more worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and there seemed to be more insects around lately.the villagers decided that they couldnt just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. they would have to use the money theyd just had to buy pesticides (杀虫剂) and medicine. soon there was no money left.then the people realized that what was happening. it was the frogs. they hadnt been useless. they had been doing an important jobeating insects. now with so many frogs killed, soon there were more and more insects. they were doing harm to both crops and people.now, the people are still poor. but in the evening they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. these sounds of night now have a much deeper meaning.48. why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?a. they needed money to buy medicine.b. they wanted to please the visitors. c. the frogs were easy money. d. the frogs made too much noise.49. what might be the cause of the childrens sickness? a. the crops didnt do well. b. there were too many insects. c. the visitors brought in disease. d. the pesticides were overused.50. what can we learn from the last sentence of the passage? a. good old days will never be forgotten. b. health is more important than money. c. the harmony between man and nature is important.d. happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.（c）fill a plastic bottle with hot water. leave if for five minutes.put some ice on the top of the bottle.put the bottle in cold water.warm the bottle in hot water.wait and watch! in a few minutes, there is a cloud.doing experiments can be interesting, and you may try the following experiments at home. make sure that youll do them with an adult. 51. the following are the instructions on how to do step 2 in these three experiments. which one is the right order? a. pour 3/4 of the water away. b. put a balloon on the bottle. c. put the bottle in the hot water. the air rises into the balloon. a. a, b, c b. a, c, b c. b, a, c d. c, a, b 52. what can you see in the bottle at last in experiment a? a. some ice. b. some water.c. some ice and water. d. a cloud and some water. 53. what will happen to the balloon in step 3 in experiment c? a. it will be bigger. b. it will be broken. c. it wont change. d. it will be in the bottle.（d） this year some twenty-three hundred teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in us homes. they will attend us schools, meet us teenagers, and form impressions (印象) of the real america. at the same time, about thirteen hundred american teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and get a new understanding of the rest of the world here is a two-way student exchange in action. fred, nineteen, spent last year in germany with georges family. in turn, georges son mike spent a year in freds home in america. fred, an active young man, knew little german when he arrived, but after two months study, the language began to come to him. schools were completely different from what he had expectedmuch harder. students rose politely when the teacher entered the room. they took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the united states. there were almost no outside activities.family life, too, was different. the fathers word was law（法律）, and all activities were around the family. fred found the food too simple at first. also, he missed having a car.“back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. in germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”at the same time, in america, mike, a friendly german boy, was also forming his idea. “i think i should criticize (批评) american schools,” he says. “it is far too easy by our level. but i have to say that i like it very much. in germany we do nothing but study. here we take part in many outside activities. i think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens (公民). there ought to be some middle ground between the two.54. the world exchange programme is mainly to _.a. help teenagers in other countries know the real america b. send students in america to travel in germany c. let students learn something about other countries d. have teenagers learn new languages55. fred and mike agreed that _. a. american food tastes better than german food b. german schools were harder than american schools c. americans and germans were both friendly d. there were more cars on the streets in america56. in american schools _. a. there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings b. there are a lot of after-school activities c. students usually take fourteen subjects in all d. students spend long hours studying57. after experiencing the american school life, mike thought _. a. a better education should include something good from both america and germany b. german schools trained students to be better citizens c. american schools were not as good as german schools d. the easy life in the american schools was more helpful to students四、词汇运用（本大题共8分，每小题1分）(a)根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。1. blue is a special color that can represent both calm and _ ( sad ).2. as we all know, snakes are _ ( active ) in winter.3. the teacher felt quite _ ( satisfy ) with our grades in this exam.4. many kinds of beautiful fishes are fast _ ( disappear ) because of the terrible pollution.(b)根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。 5. now lcd tv sets are _ ( 可获得的 ) in all the shopping malls.6. my little sister often _ ( 打扰 ) me when i am working on my studies. 7. thanks for giving me so many good _ ( 建议 ).8. before entering a house in some _ ( 亚洲的 ) countries, it is good manners to take off your shoes.五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共8分，每小题1分）1. we should do what we can _ ( improve ) our spoken english.2. i didnt hear what you said, for i _ ( write ) a letter carefully at that moment.3. there _ ( be ) a wonderful competition this coming saturday, isnt there?4. none of us _ ( offer ) any information about when and where to meet him last sunday.5. the reporter _ ( interview ) at least ten top leaders from different countries in the last three years.6. the woman often _ ( relax ) herself by walking after dinner.7. your coat is really dirty. dont you think you should have it _ ( wash ) in time?8. many children in britain _ ( allow ) to have their own bank cards these days.六、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。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。(本大题共5分，每空0.5分) cctv, which is short for china central television, is the state television of the peoples republic of china. it is chinas most important news media. cctv is the window f 1 china and the world to understand each other.cctv b 2 people many different kinds of programmes, such as news, sports, science, films, plays and so on. if you like reading news, youd better watch cctv-1 or cctv-news. they always c 3 up-to-date information. you can learn the l 4 news of our country and the world on these two channels. if you enjoy films, cctv-6 is the best c 5 . it offers you lots of films, such as horror