南开中学初2014级13-14学年(下)半期试题——英语 2.doc

重庆南开中学初2014届九年级(下)半期考试英语试题(全卷共九个大题满分：150分考试时间： 120分钟)第I卷(共100分)I听力测试。(共30分)第一节：情景反应。(每小题1. 5分, 共9分) 听一遍。根据你所听到的句子, 从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答语, 并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。1AIts not mineBIt doesnt work CIts very good 2AOK,I will BOK, I wont COK, I dont3AThats right BSounds great CThats all right4AYes, I would BNo, Id like to CYesId love to5ASo I do BHave fun CI wont go there6AIn 5 months BAt 9 oclock CFor 11 years第二节：对话理解。(每小题1. 5分, 共9分) 听一遍。根据你所听到的对话和问题, 从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案, 并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。7ABeef noodles BBeef CBread and milk8A62622005 B66265002 C626620059A10：20 B9：40 C10：0010AWhite BYellow CRed11AFrance BChina CAustralia12AHaving a meeting BTalking on the phoneCReading第三节(每小题1. 5分, 共6分) 听两遍。根据你所听到的长对话, 从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案, 并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 听第一段材料, 回答13至14小题。13Where is the man going? ATo the post office BTo the bookshop CTo the cinema14How will the mail go there? ABy car BBy bus COn foot 听第二段材料, 回答15至16小题。15Who was ill last weekend? AMr. Brown BMrs. Brown CJackson16What do you learn from the conversation? AMr. Brown will come back in 2 days BMrs. Brown took Jackson to the hospital by herself CJackson was away from home on business第四节：短文理解。(每小题1. 5分, 共6分) 听两遍。根据你所听到的短文内容, 从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案, 并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。17It would take the English traveler _ to get back to England Aa week Bonly 2 days Ca month18The traveler didnt go to the dining room first because _ Ahe had no money Bhe didnt feel very well Che didnt want to eat anything19The traveler went to the dining room to eat something because _ Ahis friend gave him some money Bhe learned that there was no bill on the ship Che was too hungry20The traveler had meal(s)on the ship Atwo Bthree Conly oneII单项选择。(每小题1分, 共20分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案, 并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。21-Tokyo will host _ 2020 Summer Olympics -Really? It will be _ first Asian city to host the Olympics twice Aa：a Bthe；the Cthe；aDa；an22-How often do you have piano lessons? -_ AThree times BOnce a week CIn a week DThree days23Mike, _ me some salt, please Apassing Bpassed Cpasses Dpass24-The Senior High School Entrance Examination(高中入学考试)makes us study day and night -Thats trueBut _ late is bad for our health and study Amaking up Busing up Clooking up Dstaying up 25-Is the boy over there _ cousin? -NoHe is a friend of _ Ayour；me Byour；mine Cyou；mine Dyour；my 26In the world, China is _ country but its population is _ than any other country Athe third largest；largest Bthe third larger；larger Cthe third large；large Dthe third largest；larger 27These shorts are too expensiveWould you mind show me another _? Aone Bit Cpair Dpiece 28-Do you have a sister or a brother? - _ AYes, I do BNo, I dont CA brother DYes, I have 29He _ from his best friend since last month Adidnt hear Bhasnt heard Cdoesnt hear Disnt hearing 30-Which would you like, coffee or tea? - _Do you have any beer in the fridge? ABoth BEach CNeither DEither 31Im wondering _ they could finish so much difficult work in such a short time Awhat Bhow Cwhen Dwhich 32Look at the black clouds, think it _ rain in the afternoon Ais going to Bwill Cwas going to Dwould 33Mr. Smith is often _ late till mid-night Aseen work Bseen to work Csaw to work Dseen working 34-I cant get to sleep the night before a big exam -Maybe you could go to Mr. Martins for _He has a lot of experience dealing with teenagers Aexcuse Bsuggestion Cadvice Dmessage 35-Could you please help me carry this box? - _ AMy pleasure BYou are welcome CYes, I could DWith pleasure 36-You dont look well these days_ -I guess I should AAre you OK? BSorry to hear that CYou should go to see the doctorDLets go to see the doctor37Most people in Chongqing _ spicy food though the weather is very hot Aare used to eat Bare used for eating Cused to eat Dare used to eating38The volunteers decided to _ a play to cheer up the homeless children Aput off Bput on Cget on Dget off39There is _ in todays newspaperYoud better read it Asomething different Banything different Cnothing different Deverything different40A strange man asked me _ just now Awhat is wrong with my leg Bhow could he get to the nearest supermarket Cwhich was the Way to the UME Dthat he could borrow my mobile phoneIII完型填空。(每小题2分, 共20分) 根据短文内容, 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案, 并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 Volunteers play an important part in the world todayChina has been sending volunteers to other countries for many yearsThese volunteers help in many different ways Stephanie Wong, a middle school student, returned from Thailand 41 as an elephant helperShe said, “I spent two weeks in the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang MaiLek, the founder of the parkhas saved 28 poor elephants in the last ten yearsThe elephants are now able to live 42 in the Nature Park and volunteers like me come to feed them, take them for a bath in the river and play with them 43 our help, the elephants dont have to do hard work every dayWere so proud of that” Luo Yue, 44 volunteer from China, stayed in America for a year“I taught Chinese in a Confucius Institute(孔子学院)in DenverNowadays, people all over the world are becoming more and more interested in Chinese language and Chinese culture 45 As a Chinese volunteer, I am happy to tell students 46 I know about China and Chinese cultureWe made dumplingssang songs of Zhou Jielun and did Taiji togetherThat was a great experience both for me and for my American students” Zhang Liang, a doctor from Liaoning, worked in Africa for several yearsWhen he first got there, he was sad to see many people 47 just because they had no money to see a doctorThen he decided to 48 “When you see children with happy and healthy faces, you will forget all your 49 !” When they are out of China, these volunteers represent(代表)not only themselves, but also ChinaTheir hard work and kindness impress the whole worldIf you want to help the rest of the world, 50 give yourself a chance and have a try?41Aseveral days ago Bfor several days Csince several days ago Din several days42Alonely Bhappy Cfriendly Dfreely43AWithout BWith CBecause DThanks for44Aanother Bthe other Cother Dothers45ASo the Americans are BSo are the Americans CNeither are the Americans DNeither do the Americans46Ahow Bthat Cwhether Dwhat47Adie Bare died Care dead Dto die48Agive them up Bhand them out Chelp them out Dtake them out49Adreams Bproblems Cquestions Dhopes50Awhy dont Blets Cwhat about Dwhy notIV阅读理解。(每小题2分, 共30分) 阅读下列材料, 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳的答案, 并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。AJoin Us for a Day at Sun Valley Amusement Park Children aged 10 to 14 are invited to take part in the “Event of the Summer” at Sun Valley Amusement Park, the most popular amusement park on the East CoastSun Valley has more than 80 amusement ridesFor spots lovers, there are basketball courts, anindoor baseball field, and climbing walls No amusement park would be completewithout a gift shopSun Valley has two You wont want to miss out on this day offunJoin us at Sun Valley Amusement Park onJuly 14Register(登记)earlyThe cost of the trip is $25This includes tickets and all ridesWe suggest that all children bring lunch during the trip, Buses leave at 9：00 AM and return at 5：00 PMRegister at the Childrens Recreation Center at the Town Hall by July 3A one-day registration will also be held on July I at the Brown SchoolFor more informationcall Jane Parks at 555-726751 _ Can take part in the “Event of the Summer” AChildren under 5 BChildren over 16 CChildren aged 10-14 DChildren aged 5-952The children had better bring _ during the trip Aa basketball Blunch Ca gift Dgloves53Children Call register at the Brown School _ Aon July 1 Bon July 3 Con July 14 Don July 16B On a spring noon, I came home from work, seeing mother was airing(晒)her quiltsI just want to air my own quilts, tooI carried my quilts out in the arms, and aired them at the end of the clotheslineAfter lunch I went to workWhen I came home and came into the yard, I saw my quiltsDifferent from the noon, they had been moved to the sunniest placeMy quilts were in the sun while my mothers quilts were hanging at the end of the clotheslineOn them, the shadows of the house were covering themWalking in front of my quilts, I touched themThey felt warmThey were really warm, as warm as the palms(手掌心)of MotherI also gave a touch to my mothers quiltsThey felt coolThey were really cool, as cool as the backs of Mothers hands All of a sudden, I thought a lot：the living room in the best position, the most delicious food, the finest quality clothes, just as the sunshine place where I stoodI know that all these are not happening by chance to MotherOn the short road of life, it might be your friends who can give you happiness；it might be your lover who Can make you lovely and it might be your career(事业)that can enrich youHowever, it must be your mother who makes you warmWith the backs of her hands, she protects you from difficulties；with her palms, she keeps shining on you like the warm sunlight Mother is sunshine, forever54The story happened on a _ Aspring morning Bwinter noon Csummer morning Dspring noon55The writer first aired her quilts _ Ain the sun Bat the end of the clothesline Cin the middle of the clothesline Dat the sunniest place56The writers quilts were probably moved to the sunniest place Aby herself Bby her mother Cby itself Dby chance57Mother is the person who _ Amakes you warm Bmakes you lovely Cenriches you Dgives you happinessC People in America love blue jeansThey have become one of the symbols of American cultureWhy are they so popular ?Many of our listeners have written to ask about the history of these well-loved pants So today we will give it a try Levi Strauss did not invent jeans, but he is considered the first person to make and sell great numbers of them Levi Strauss Was born in Bavaria, an area that today is part of GermanyIn 1847, he and his family moved to the United StatesLevi Strauss opened a small dry goods store, first in New York, then in San Francisco, CaliforniaAmong the products he sold were jeansThese pants were especially useful for miners in CaliforniaThey needed clothing made from a strong materialJeans are just what they neededThen, Levi Strauss worked with a clothing maker named Jacob DavisDavis had invented a process(工艺) to make the jeans strongerIn 1873, the government gave Strauss and Davis a patent(专利)for their inventionThat meant no one else could legally copy it without their permissionIn 1928, the Levi Strauss Company registered the word “Levis” as a trademark for their productThe Smithsonians National Museum of American History in Washington has one of the oldest known pairs of Levis Cowboys wore jeans in the old Wild WestIn the 1950s, people saw famous Hollywood actors like James Dean and Marlon Brando wearing jeans in movies Today jeans still come in blue but also lots of other colorsThey Can also differ widely in priceYou might find jeans for 15 dollars in an American discount storeHowever, they can also sell for thousands of dollars a pair Some people like to buy jeans that look fresh and newOthers like to buy new jeans that are torn and look oldWhat kind of jeans do you like? Let us knowSend an email to leamingenglishvoanews. com58This article probably comes from a _Aradio program Bnewspaper CTV show Dscience book59The underlined word “trademark” means _ in Chinese A商标 B广告 C产品 D商品60All the following are true except _ ALevi Strauss Was born in Germany Bthe government gave Strauss and Davis a patent for their invention in 1928 Cjeans today are of quite different prices Dfamous Hollywood actors like James Dean also wear jeans in movies61The best title for this article is _ AThe Invention of Jeans BAmericans Love Jeans CPeoples Favorite Kind of Jeans DThe History of JeansDOn the busevery head is lowered to a cell phone, iPad, or other digital devices(电子设备)But does this mean more and more people are getting into reading the digital way? According to a survey, only 1.2of Chinese people say they read a lotBut 38.6 said they read on digital devices like cell phones and e-booksThis is a 17.7increase from 2010 Many experts are talking about a trend(趋势)toward fragmented(碎片式的)reading-reading many short messages or items on a digital device like a cell phone instead of one long text in a bookZhao Jianmin , a professor at Shanghai University, said fragmented reading was part of modern life“The fast life leaves many people no time to sit and read a whole book”he said“So making use of fragmented time to read is sure to be a trend” Fragmented reading has its advantagesPeople can get hold of large amounts of information and knowledge in a short timeDigital reading is faster than traditional deep reading However, some experts fear the trend of digital reading will lead people to read in a shallow(浅的)wayAccording to Xu Guosheng, chief of the Application Research Office at the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication, fragmented reading makes it harder to remind people of what they readHe also said fragmented reading could make people lazy about remembering facts because they know they can always just find answers online“Fragmented reading is sometimes good, but dont let it take up all your time, ” suggested Tian ZhilingHe said it was important to read quality books in a deeper way, even if that meant forcing yourself to do soHe said we read not only for knowledge and for practical use, but also, for spiritual satisfactionHe suggested people choose easy books first, then gradually move onto some difficult ones62Its one of fragmented reading advantages to _ Alead people to read in a shallow way Bget hold of large amounts of information and knowledge in a short time Cmake it harder to remind people of what they read Dmake people lazy about remembering facts63Tian Zhiling thinks that people should _ Ado more fragmented reading Bread fewer quality books Cread quality books in a deeper way Dchoose only difficult books to read64From the article, we can know that _ Afewer Chinese people read on digital devices this year than 2010 Bstudents should let fragmented reading take up all their time Creading on a digital device is bad for peoples health Dpeoples reading habits are changing65The article is mainly about _ Athe results of a national reading survey Bseveral popular reading ways of people Cboth the advantages and disadvantages of fragmented reading today Donly the disadvantages of fragmented reading第II卷(共50分)V任务型阅读。(每空2分, 共6分) 阅读下文并回答问题。 US First Lady Michelle Obama took her mother and two daughters to China from March 20 to March 26, 2014, for a one-week trip that focused(聚焦)on culture and education Mrs. Obama is warmly welcomed by Chinas first lady Peng LiyuanThey visited the Palace Museum, had dinner together and watched a show on March 21 The next day, Mrs. Obama gave a speech about the importance of education at Peking University in BeijingHer speech is warmly welcomed and widely discussed by the Chinese people On Sunday, March 23, Mrs Obama and her daughters climbed the world-famous Great WallAs the Chinese saying goes, “He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man”They all enjoyed the trip On Monday ,March, 24, MrsObama visited the museum of the Terracotta Warriors in Xian, one of Chinas top tourist attractionsAfter Xian, MrsObama and her daughters traveled to Chengdu on TuesdayThere, they played Taiji with students from No7 Middle SchoolBefore flying back home, they visited Chinas Chengdu Panda Base on Wednesday“I couldnt leave China without seeing the Chengdu Panda Base”she wrote in a blog postThey fed the pandas on apples and took photos with them Most people think that MrsObamas trip to China is helpful to the relationship between China and America“The purp