江苏省苏州市立达中学九年级英语上学期期中试题（无答案） 牛津版.doc

苏州市立达中学校2014-2015学年第一学期期中考试试卷九年级英语第卷一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）第一部分 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秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。1.where will they probably go?2. which city has mr. green gone to?3. what does the man like best?4. what will the boy do for international volunteer day?5. what are they going to do first? a. have lunch. b. clean the room. c. come up with a plan.6. what time does linda get up on tuesday? a. 6:10 am. b. 8:00 am. c. 7:30 am.7. what does the woman mean? a. she will go on working hard this afternoon. b. she will have some rest this afternoon. c. she will take an exam this afternoon.8. how does tina learn english? a. by studying with a group. b. by watching tv. c. by listening to the radio.9. what does the woman mean? a. she wouldnt like to lend the man her umbrella. b. an umbrella is not as good as a raincoat. c. she doesnt nave an umbrella.10. what does mark mean? a. he reads books quickly. b. its easy to read a book in one morning. c. he can read a lot when hes interested.第二部分 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。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，每小题你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。 听一段对话, 回答第 11-12小题。11. what is the woman doing? a. shes talking with her husband at home. b. shes ordering food in a restaurant. c. shes buying food and drinking in a shop.12. what does the woman want to have? a. just soup and fish cakes. b. soup, fish cakes and something to drink. c. fish cakes. fruit and soup.听一篇短文，回答第1315小题。13. a. cinemas b. museums c. shopping malls14. a. lonely b. handsome c. busy15. a. sunny and warm b. rainy and cold c. windy and cool听第二篇短文，回答第1620小题。16. when tom was 18 years old, he_. a. began to work in an office b. finished school c. made a lot of money17. toms father asked him to_. a. go out to live b. go on with study c. find work18. in one place tom was asked to_. a. give a talk b. answer some questions c. work at once19. how many people are there in this story? a. three b. two c. only one20. when tom wrote about his birthday, he didnt ten the_. a. day b. month c. year二、单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. this is_ unusual subject taught in_ university but it is of no use to the real life. a. an; an b. an; a c. a; an d. a; a.22. -what happened to her_ that cold winter evening? - i dont know, and im also curious_ it. a. /; of b. in; about c. on; about d. on; for23. shes got a lot on her mind. she had no choice but_ her ex-husband. a. call b. called c. calling d. to call24. you are unhappy with your weight, _? what about_ more? a. arent you; to exercise b. are you; exercise c. arent you; exercising d. are you; exercise25. jimmy. your room is really in a mess. it requires _. a. clean b. cleaned c. to clean d. cleaning26. -_ have you been in the sports club? - since the first month i came to the school. a. how old b. how long c. how much d. how soon27. i dont know_. a. how the two players are old b. how old are the two players c. the two players are how old d. how old the two players are28. - have you bought_ for lindas birthday? -not exactly, just some flowers. a. something unusual b. anything unusual c. unusual something d. unusual anything29. -you cant get off the bus_ it stops. -no, i wont. a. because b. since c. when d. until30. when im feeling blue. i prefer_ a walk with my puppy_ myself up. a. taking; cheer b. to take; cheer c. taking; cheering d. to take; to cheer31. there_ many fields around, but now you can see only buildings . a. was used to being b. used to be c. was used to have d. used to have32. more things should_ when we make friends. a. pay attention b. be paid attention to c. be paid attention d. pay attention to33. read this article, _ you will know about the world. a. so b. or c. and d. but34. - i think_ ask tim for some advice. -_. last time when i turned to him, he refused to help. a. youd rather; i think so b. youd better; id rather not c. you have to; id rather not d. youd better; i think so35. _ you offered me! thanks a lot! a. what useful advice b. what useful suggestion c. how useful advice d. how useful suggestion36. - you spent a whole day visiting the zoo. werent you tired? -_ but i felt very excited to see so many amazing animals. a. yes. i was b. no, i wasnt c. yes. i did d. no. i didnt37. scientists are trying their best to_ ways to treat the terrible disease caused by ebola(埃博拉） a. come up with b. look forward to c. talk about d. give up38. ive heard there will be a high-speed railway_ beijing_ moscow in the following 5 years. a. connect; to b. connected; with c. connects; with d. connecting; to39. - thanks for inviting me to the concert given by ono lisa, the japanese jazz singer on dec.20th.-_. a. with pleasure b. all right c. dont mention it d. thats right40. -wed better check the conditions of the car before staring our journey. -good idea! _ a . actions speak louder than words. b. better safe than sorry. c. every dog has its day. d. spill the beans.三、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 each year, thousands of chinese middle school students go to study in foreign countries such as the us. the uk. australia and japan. chinese children hope very much to go 41 to get a wider view (视野) of the world. said chen yi, a chinese writer who has lived in america for 16 years. in a talk chen told more than 300 parents and their children that life in foreign countries can be 42 for young people. they have to meet a culture shock and language problems. however, these are not the most difficult things. to most children looking after themselves when studying alone in a foreign country is a big 43 . zhang jia, a 16-year-old student, began to study in a high school in sydney. australia last october. to his surprise, his teachers there 44 pushed students to study. and 45 there wasnt homework. with these education systems (体制), we have more 46 time and more space for thinking. said zhang. but if you dont know how to 47 your time and money. you will not have an easy time. some of his friends spent their whole years money in the first two months of the term, and they didnt pass their exams. studying abroad at a young age can help students learn foreign language 48 and broaden (拓宽) their minds, but students and parents should know about the challenges, chen said. 49 you want to study abroad, try to talk to someone with 50 in foreign countries. make sure that you are ready for it.41. a. foreign b. abroad c. home d. school42. a. sad b. happy c. easy d. hard43. a. thing b. challenge c. differenced. change44. a. ever b. hardly c. almost d. always45. a. usually b. yet c. just d. never46. a. busy b. safe c. boring d. free47. a. have b. plan c. use d. take48. a. happily b. quickly c. carefully d. exactly49. a. while b. whether c. unless d. if50. a. confidence b. knowledge c. information d. experience四、阅读理解：（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。alast year, some groups of students in their community made a survey about how do people spend their free time? the following diagrams show some results of it.diagram (1): hours for people of different ages who surf the internet in a week.diagram (2): different days people go to the library. (library attendance)diagram (3): different programs people like.根据上面三个图表内容，选择正确答案。51. people aged_ spend the most time surfing the internet every week. a. 7-16 b. 17-30 c. 31-55 d. over 5652. on weekends, _ people go to the library every week. a. over sixty b. less than sixty c. about twenty d. more than one hundred53. which of the following is true according to the diagrams? a . the fewest people like watching music. b. sports are the most peoples favorite programs. c. people seldom go to the library on weekdays.d. people prefer news to cartoons.b driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. you only need to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go. but to a london taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. a taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of london, from the loneliest street to the popular restaurant around. he has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers（乘客） at all times. a london taxi driver said the following about his job. during the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. he said. i never drink when im working, otherwise id lose my license(驾驶执照). he normally goes home between two and three oclock in the morning. there are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. he said, thats the worst thing about working for yourself. if you dont make money, no one is going to give it to you. london taxi drivers not only take but also give. every summer hundreds of poor children from london go for a day at the sea - by taxi! there rides are paid by the taxi drivers. at the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. after a happy days running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course!54. london taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because_。 a. they make a living by driving b. they are happy to work for themselves c. they want to help more passengers d. they are used to working deep into the night55. how do london taxi drivers give? a. they give the poor children a lunch party at the sea each summer. b. they give poor children the chance to meet the mayor. c. they pay for some poor childrens rides for a days tour each summer. d. they play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer.56. which of the following words can be used to describe london taxi drivers?a. brave and careful. b. rich and generousc. modest and easy-going d. hard-working and kind.57. the passage is most likely to be found from_.a. an advertisement of a taxi companyb. an online travel guidec. a website about the taxi drivers in londond. a report about living conditions in londoncdear sir or madam. last thursday. i traveled on the 8:00 a.m. train from glasgow to london kings cross and i was quite angry with the service of your company. the train didnt come on time and it was forty minutes late when it left glasgow. a man at the station said sorry to us, but he didnt give us any reasons for the delay(延迟). we then had further delays on the way and had to wait another thirty minutes. as a result, i missed my plane from london to frankfurt and had to wait for several hours. whats more, the service on the train was also very poor. the trip took more than five hours. unluckily. we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train. worst of all, something was wrong with the air conditioning (空调系统) and it got hotter and hotter in the train. before we reached kings cross the temperature was over 40. because of your poor service. i feel you should pay me compensation（赔偿） i am looking forward to hearing from you.yours faithfully, david roberson58. when did the train leave glasgow? a. at 8:00 a.m. b. at 8:40 a.m. c. . at 9:00 a.m. d. at 9:20 a.m.59. how long did david stay on the train? a . 40 minutes. b. 30 minutes. c. 70 minutes. d. over 5 hours.60. what could david buy on the train? a. hot dogs. b. sandwiches. c. soft drinks. d. hamburgers.61. which of the following is not true? a. david failed catching the plane from london to frankfurt. b david was very pleased with the trip. c. the service of the company was very poor.d. there was something wrong with the air conditioning on the train.d jack ma founder of alibaba group, has become the richest man in china with a fortune of 150 billion yuan (24.4 billion u.s. dollars), according to the hurun rich list 2014 released by the hurun research institute on tuesday. he is one of the 100 global future leaders of the world economic forum and the commercial (商业的) leader elected by us commercial association of asia. he is often called chinas steve, lobs. jeff bezos or bill gates. born in the city of hangzhou, zhejiang province. ma graduated from hangzhou teachers institute in 1988 (he failed the entrance exam twice) and became a lecturer in english and international trade. in 1985, a one-month visit to see an australian pen pal he had met in hangzhou changed his life. everything id learned in china was that china was the richest country in the world, he said. when i arrived in australia. i realized its totally different. i started to think you have to use your own mind to judge, to think. after his return. ma became the chairman of the students union of the whole city. jack ma founded a in 1999. a china based business to business marketplace site. in 2003, alibaba launched t. a consumer to consumer auction (消费者拍卖) website similar to ebay. ma said that he got most of his ideas while taking very long, hot showers. he likes to spend time walking his four dogs and playing chess and poker. he said. ive learned a jot of business philosophy (哲学) by playing poker. looking ahead. ma said that he dreamed of using his groups resources to improve the lives of all chinese people. especially the 900 million farmers. there must be some way of using our experience, our know-how, and make their life easier. he said.62. we can know from this passage that jack ma is _. a. the number one of the global future leaders b. a great success in economy not only in china but also in the world c. the chairman of the students union of hangzhou teachers institute d. the founder and ceo of ebay63. it was_ that changed his mind greatly. a. his pen pal b. his experience in china c. his failure in the entrance exam d. his experience in australia64. the underlined word launched in paragraph 4 probably means_. a. started b. bought c. sold d. landed65. from the passage, we can know that_. a. jack ma didnt know the differences between china and aust