江苏省扬州市邗江区美琪学校九年级英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

江苏省扬州市邗江区美琪学校2015届九年级英语上学期期末考试试题说明：本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷为第1至65题，第卷为第66至101题。试卷总分140分，考试时间110分钟。第卷（选择题80分）一、听力（共20分）第一部分：听对话回答问题（10分）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秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。1. what would nancy like to do? 2. whats max like?3. how did her father go to the station?4. when was the bridge opened to traffic?5. who is the monitor of amys class? a. peter. b. david. c. amy.6. what problems do most students have now? a. they cant sleep at night. b. they have too much homework. c. they worry too much.7. how does the girl feel about herself? a. sad. b. happy. c. shy.8. what will mr smith do during the holidays?a. he will go home. b. he will go to some places. c. he will stay at home.9. which colour does the girl like best?a. yellow. b. green.c. black.10. how many desks are there for the parents? a. sixteen. b. twenty-five. c. twenty-six. 第二部分：听对话和短文回答问题（10分）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秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。听第一段对话，回答11、12小题11. what did the man buy?a. two newspapers. b. two magazines. c. one newspaper and one magazine.12. how much did the man pay?a. he paid one yuan.b. he paid two yuan and fifty. c. he paid three yuan and fifty.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。（听两篇）。 title: 13 chineseamericansmeals 14 at dinnerprefer a big dinner at home or restaurants table mannerslike to talk and laugh while eating at the restaurantlike to eat 15 at the restaurant.13. a. eating differently b. eating manners c. eating habits14. a. eat well b. eat more c. eat less15. a. noisily b. quietly c. comfortably听一篇短文，回答1620小题16. how do most people go to their workplaces? a. by bus.b. by underground.c. by car.17. how much is the ticket of the bus? a. only 1yuan.b. more than 2 yuan.c. 1 or 2 yuan.18. what will a person do when he doesnt want to help the elderly on the bus? a. he will stand up and look out of the window. b. he will sit on the seat and look at the elderly. c. he will listen to music with eyes closed19. why should we help each other? a. because we know each other. b. because we will need others help one day. c. because we are students.20. how can we help a person in need when taking a bus? a. buy the ticket for him b. let the elderly get on the bus first. c. make the children give their seats to you.二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）在下列各题a、b、c、d四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。21. the boy saw three men coming out of the building _ guns in their hand. a. with b. by c. along d. of22. -must i do the rest of the work today?- no. you _ finish it tomorrow. a. must b. can c. neednt d. cant23. - what do you think of your basketball team? - great! we are confident of _ in the coming final. a. purpose b. result c. victory d. progress24. i thought the actor was famous, _ none of my friends has ever heard of him.a. and b. or c. so d. but25. we dislike people _ talk much but never do anything. a. whom b. which c. who d. whose26. -how long have you lived in yangzhou? - i was ten years old. a. when b. for c. from d. since27. -high school covers a lot, including chinese, math and so on.-oh, i will work harder.a. skill b. informationc. practice d. course28. -millie, where is miss li?-she _ a speech on chinese art to the first-year students in the hall.a. gives b. gave c. is giving d. has given29. -can you tell me to do it? -ok. youd better put two eggs and some water into the flour(面粉) first. a. what b. how c. which d. why30. - would you like to say something about the car exhibition (展览) yesterday? - sorry. nick i went to see it. a. neither, nor b. either, or c. not only, but also d. both, and31. - about tomorrows weather, call 121. -ok, i will. thank you. a. know b. knowing c. to know d. known32. there was a fire in the hotel around midnight last friday. luckily, it was soon _.a. turned onb. turned offc. put on d. put out33. - excellent film we saw yesterday! -so it is.a. what b. how c. what an d. how an 34. -could you tell me ?-about one hour and a half.a. how long it takes to drive to nanjing from yangzhoub. how long it took to drive to nanjing from yangzhouc. how long does it take to drive to nanjing from yangzhou d. how long did it take to drive to nanjing from yangzhou35. -excuse me, could i take this seat?-sorry, _.a. here it is b. take it c. it isnt d. its taken三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。andi davise, a 49-year-old woman liked hiking. she crossed the trail through the phoenix mountains preserve with a few other hikers as usual. but this morning, she met 36 and heard only the sounds of the animals.after a while, she reached the steep slope (陡坡), she climbed up to the top 37 her hands. when she finally got to the top of the mountain, she 38 a dark shape several inches from her left foot. she was 39 and then looked carefully. “its a dog and its dead,” she said to herself. it took her a few seconds to realize that the dogs eyes were 40 . she greeted in a low and soft 41 to show she was friendly. the bull dog shook when he heard her.andi inched(一点点移动) 42 and dropped some water into the dogs mouth. he tried to stand up but failed. something was wrong with his left 43 . andi pulled out her phone to contact her husband, jason, 44 , he didnt notice it. she knew that if she didnt carry the dog 45 the mountain, he would die.andi had 46 trouble going down the steep, rocky mountainside with the 50-pound animal in her arms. even her arms and back started aching, she didnt give up. the trip up 47 30 minutes while going back down took twice that.andis 48 _ received her messages at last. he and their son, justin, jumped into the car and 49 to pick up andi.later that morning, an x-ray showed that the bull dog was badly hurt, he was likely to 50 his left leg. a few days later, the davises returned to the animal hospital. they named the dog elijah and brought him home that day.36. a. nobody b. everybodyc. anybody d. somebody37. a. making b. using c. having d. thinking38. a. knew b. heardc. noticed d. looked39. a. satisfied b. sadc. excitedd. frightened40. a. open b. closed c. big d. small41. a. sound b. voicec. noised. hearing42. a. faster b. slowerc. closer d. longer43. a. foot b. eyec. ear d. leg44. a. however b. but c. so d. yet45. a. up b. down c. left d. right46. a. few b. littlec. great d. many47. a. paid b. cost c. spentd. took48. a. husband b. son c. wife d. daughter49. a. ran b. drovec. walkedd. jumped50. a. lose b. lost c. loss d. miss四、阅读理解（共l5小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。asix months ago, jack came to china to study. he has heard that yangzhou is famous for its gardens. and he plans to visit some gardens in july, so he has collected information about them online as follows: the slender west lake, named national aaaaa tourist area in 2010, includes the great rainbow bridge, the white pagoda, five-pavilion bridge, the twenty-four bridge, the small golden hill and so on. the best time to tour the slender west lake is in march. during the visit to the park, the boat travels on the water and visitors travel in the picture.ticket:march may￥150; other months￥90time:8:30 17:00bus:no. 4, 5, 6, 17, 61 busestel0514-87370091 website:ge garden,one of the four top famous chinese gardens, got its name from bamboo. the bamboo in the garden forms the green scenery. the centre of the garden is well-known for man-made hills. four seasons can be experienced here at a time. ticket: march. may￥40; other months￥30time:march. may 7:15 18:00; other months 7:15 17:30bus:no. 8, 30, 61 busestelebsite:he garden, the most famous garden in the late qing dynasty, is known for its long double-way corridor(走廊), which is regarded as the earliest footbridge.ticket:mar. may￥40; other months￥30time:7:30 17:15bus:no. 19, 61 busestelebsite:51. how much will a ticket cost jack if he visits the slender west lake? a. 30 yuan. b. 40 yuan. c. 90 yuan. d. 150 yuan. 52. which of the following can jack do? a. he can take a no.30 bus to ge garden. b. he can visit the slender west lake at 8:00.c. he can callfor further information of he garden.d. he can go to to know more about the slender west lake.53. whats he garden famous for?a. the green bamboo. b. the long corridor. c. the man-made hills. d. the boat travelling.bif you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down, you may see some “moving stars”. but theyre not really stars. theyre man-made satellites. and the biggest of all is the international space station (iss). from may to july is the best season to watch the iss flying over the earth. and people can see it with their eyes.the iss is the biggest satellite and scientists want to live on it. they think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.when the space station is finished, it will be like a city in space. people will stay and study there with many of the things they have at home. laboratories, living rooms and power stations are being built. the iss is the most expensive space program. billions of dollars are being spent on it every year. scientists hope that the iss will be a stepping stone for future space exploration. “the iss will help us understand the human body better, explore space and study the earth. it can help us make life on the earth better,” said kathryn clark, an iss scientist. sixteen countries are part of the program: the us, russia, canada, japan, brazil and 11 european countries. china isnt an iss country, but it has helped with some of the experiments. in 2003, china sent some rice up to the iss to find out what space would do to it. 54. the international space station _.a. is really a big city in space b. is the biggest man-made satellitec. can only help us explore space d. is only built by the usa and russia55. the phrase “a stepping stone” probably means _.a. 滑梯 b. 巅峰 c. 垫脚石 d. 走廊56. china sent some rice up to the iss is probably to_.a. be used as astronauts food. b. sell it to aliensc. do some science experiments. d. make it grow better in space57. which of the following isnt mentioned in this passage?a. china will join the iss in the future.b. the scientists are building living rooms for them in the iss.c. the iss will be more useful in the future. d. the iss costs the members of 16 countries plenty of money every year.cever feel like no one really understands you? well, pepper could be about to change all that. thats because pepper is the worlds first robot with the ability to read feelings.pepper doesnt look much like its name. standing under four-feet tall with a tablet computer in its chest (胸部), it has human-like hands and a mermaid-like body. pepper is able to communicate about everything from the weather, to more serious topics like the latest information in the stock(股票) markets. yet the great difference is that pepper can make eye contact when meeting people. the creators believe that robots like pepper will make a great difference to our daily lives as the pc, internet and mobile phones did. pepper can understand peoples feelings, then react to people- making jokes, dancing and even rapping (in japanese)the creators hope robots will play roles in education, health care and entertainment (娱乐), but their primary goal isnt to work in the industry like present robots. they want pepper to work at the home or store to provide fun and entertainment.pepper is designed to be a family robot. it is powered by love inside a family. it can not only make jokes and make people laugh but also help people in natural disasters and comfort those people who are sad or lonely, encourage them or make them laugh.pepper goes on sale in japan for around us$2,000 in february 2015. for now, several peppers are at softbank stores in tokyo for people to visit. the creators say before pepper is on sale, they want the robots to get more knowledge and get on better with humans.the creators expect pepper will be sold overseas. after all, pepper is quite the polyglot, speaking 17 languages.58. from the passage, we can know_. a. people cant communicate with pepper about serious topics b. pepper is the first robot that can read feelings in the world c. pepper is also expected to work in the industry d. people cant visit pepper before february 2015 59. why do the creators believe pepper will have a great effect on our daily life? a. because pepper can make eye contact when meeting people. b. because pepper can provide fun and entertainment at home c. because pepper can comfort the people who are sad or lonely. d. because pepper can play roles in different kinds of fields.60. the underlined word “polyglot” in the last paragraph may mean_. a. a person who can do many difficult things b. a person who can read others emotions c. a person who can speak many languages d. a person who can learn much knowledge61. in which kind of magazines can we probably read this passage? a. entertainment. b. science. c. sports. d. health.dschools are being asked to go back to chalk and talk teaching that was once popular in britain - in order to achieve the success the traditional methods now have in china.education minister nick gibb said having a teacher speak to the class as a whole from the front was more useful than children working alone this way which has played a lead role in schools over the past 40 years.mr. gibbs suggestion, which will make the educational experts angry, follows a government plan in which more than 70 math teachers from england went to shanghai to study the teaching ways of china. the researchers have found that children in china achieve marks in math up to 30 per cent higher than english pupils of the same age.in whole class teaching, which was common in this country until the 1950s, the teacher gives a lesson to all the pupils together by using a blackboard, or some teaching aids, while testing the children with questions.mr. gibb told the mail on sunday, i would like to see schools across the country use whole class teaching methods, especially in maths and science. research shows it is more useful than other methods that focus (集中)more on personal learning.he said shanghai schools did the best in the international league competition, with 15-year-old students there three years ahead of the same agers in england in maths.another professor alan smithers also added: english education paid more attention to personal learning in recent years, which insisted that it was better for children to learn by themselves. the trouble with the popular methods in england is that the children are left to themselves including chatting to their friends. it is a waste of time and resources (资源).62. chalk and talk teaching .a. is widely used in britain at present b. is widely used in china at presentc. didnt become popular in britain until the 1950s d. didnt become popular in china until the 1950s63. which of the following descriptions about personal learning is true?a. giving all the students a lesson together. b. using a blackboard or some teaching aids.c. testing the children with questions. d. making the children learn by themselves.64. according the passage, professor alan smithers .a. suggested personal teaching b. agreed to mr. gibbs suggestionc. suggested british teachers learning chinas teaching methodsd. agreed to leave the children to themselves chatting to their friends.65. where can we probably read the passage? a. in a science book. b. in a story book. c. in an educational book. d. in a novel.第ii卷（非选择题60分）五、词汇运用（共l0小题；每小题l分，计l0分）根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）66. the great wall is one of the _ in the world. (奇迹)67. the basketball game will be covered _ this saturday. (现场)68. she came back and tried to start a _ with the man. (对话)69. her jewels were _ about three years ago. (偷) 70. the young man _ that he was going to visit his parents after work. (提及)71. you have to _ answer each question. (correct)72. what a _ ending! you will find the robber is a policeman at the end. （surprise）73. they offer tips on topics such as home _. (safe)74. she prefers warm colours in