江苏省常熟市2020学年九年级英语上学期期末质量监测卷

江苏省常熟市2020学年九年级英语上学期期末质量监测卷注意事项: 1.本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分，满分130分，考试时间100分钟; 2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡和答题卷的相应位置上; 3.答选择题时必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔写在答题纸指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题; 4.考生答题必须答在答题卡和答题纸上，答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效。第卷(选择题 共74分)一、听力选择(本题共20小题;每小题1分，满分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，你将有时间阅读题目;听完后请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。 1 .Which TV programme is the boy going to watch?2. What is the weather like tomorrow?3.Where will they go for the holiday?4.Who is Tonys favourite film star? 5. How long has Mr. Johnson stayed in Australia? A. For about 16 years. B. For about 19 years. C. for about 21 years. 6. Which language cant Singaporeans speak? A. German. B. Chinese. C. English. 7. What is the relationship between Mary and Ivy? A. Close friends. B. Neighbours. C. Twin sisters. 8. Why is the man still in the library? A. Because he forgets the time. B. Because the book is interesting. C. Because of the terrible weather. 9. How does the woman advise the man to go to Hangzhou? A. By train. B. By car. C. By coach. 10. Where is the mans mobile phone made? A.In Japan. B. In America. C. In China.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;听完后，请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。 听下面一段对话，回答第1112小题。 11.What time does the womans clock usually ring? A. At 4:45 a. m. B. At 6:45 a. m. C. At 8:45 a. m. 12. Why did the woman think she was unlucky? A. She had to go to hospital. B. Something was wrong with her telephone. C. Several unpleasant things happened to her. 听第一篇短文，回答第1315题。请根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，完成信息记录表。The Venice International Film FestivalTime It is usually held at the beginning of 13 every year.History The oldest film festival since 14 .The top prizeThe Golden 15 .13. A. August B. September C. October14. A. 1832 B. 1932 C. 195215. A. Horse B. Bear C. Lion听第二篇短文，回答第1620题。16. Where were Mr. and Mrs. Black when the robbery happened? A. They were at a friends party. B. They were at the supermarket. C. They were at the cinema.17. What did they find when they arrived home? A. The glass was broken and something was lost. B. The door was closed but the glass was broken. C. The door was open and the glass was broken. 18. What was the dog doing when they arrived home? A. It was sleeping. B. It was barking. C. It was lighting. 19. How did Mrs. Black feel at first when she saw the dog? A. Excited. B. Angry. C. Worried. 20. Who caught the robber at last? A. The dog. B. The police. C. Mr. Black.二、单项选择(本题共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。 21.Mycroft Holmes and Sherlock Hohnes are brothers. There is uncommon similarity between two men. A. an;/ B. an;the C. a;/ D. a;the 22.Do you know the new general manager? Yes. He to be a friend of my brother. A. turns up B. turns on C. turns off D. turns out 23.Which do you like better, Chinese knot or Chinese paper-cutting? Both. I think of them is amazing. A. either B. none C. neither D. all 24.Do you know our neighbour was charged shoplifting? That cant be! He looks so friendly and honest. A. for B. with C. of D. in 25. Tomas Alva Edison was full of 一always coming up with new ideas which led to great changes in society. A. instruction B. invitation C. introduction D. invention 26.Why hasnt Elsa come? The invitation letter to Anna by accident. A. was emailed B. has emailed C. is emailed D. emailed 27. Many tourists five-star hotels because they think expensive hotels always provide guests with better service. A. prevent B. protect C. present D. prefer 28. will the project of high-speed railway connecting Changshu to Shanghai be completed? Next year. A. How long B. When C. How soon D. How often 29. Doctors say that the first 10 minutes a traffic accident is the most important for saving a life. A. when B. before C. after D. until 30. She is considering a Longman dictionary, which is considered a great help in her English study. A. buying; being B. buying; to be C. to buy;being D. to buy;to be 31.We teenagers have dreams. With dreams and hard work, anything amazing can be created.A. should B. may C. will D. might32. As an engineer, you cant be careful. You should pay attention to every detail.A. very B. too C. so D. quite33. It is said that more than one person on the Orient Express(东方快车). A. murdered B. was murdered C. were murdered D. murders34. Most of us found Roy. A. it difficult to get on with B. it is difficult to get on with C. that difficult to get on with D. that is difficult to get on with35.I dont care . In this army, theres only one hairstyleshort!Understand ? Yes, sir! A. what you are used to liking B. what you used to be like C. what are you used to liking D. what did you use to be like36. role Jason Momoa played in the movie Aquaman! Thats why he has a lot of fans. A. How brave B. How a brave C. What brave D. What a brave37. he often made his little brother cry, today he was made to cry by him. A. Though B. As C. Since D. Unless38. Many art lovers are going to the Spring Festival Gala next week. A. come up with B. try out for C. carry on with D. look around for39. Do what you have to do you can do what you want to do. A. whenever B. as soon as C. whether D. until40.Could you tell me how to pay money by Apple Pay here? . A. Take it easy B. It doesnt matter C. Youre welcome D. Sure. Id love to三、完形填空(本题共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。 This is a story about love. There was once a 41 girl who hoped so much for love. One day 42 she was walking in the woods, she found two hungry songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage, caring them with love. Luckily, the birds grew strong little by little. Every morning they greeted her 43 a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds. One day the girl 44 the door to the cage open accidentally. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away so as he flew close, she caught him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in catching him. Suddenly, she felt the bird go limp(无力的), so she opened her hand and looked 45 at the dead bird. It was her strong love that had killed him. She noticed 46 bird moving back and forth in the cage. She could feel 47 strong wish to fly into the clear, blue sky. 48 , she carried him from the cage and tossed(投掷)him softly into the air. The lucky bird circled once, twice, three times. The girl watched delightedly at the bird. Her heart was no longer concerned(忧虑)with her loss. What she wanted to see most was that the bird could fly happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the 49 song that she had ever heard. Remember, the fastest way to 50 love is to hold on it too tight;the best way to keep love is to give it wings! 41. A. alone B. cheerful C. lonely D. clever 42. A. after B. while C. before D. then 43. A. with B. through C. for D. without 44. A. found B. forgot C. saw D. left 45. A. in danger B. in surprise C. in trouble D. in need 46. A. the other B. another C. other D. the others 47. A. her B. their C. his D. it 48. A. Uncertainly B. Certainly C. Unwillingly D. Willingly 49. A. saddest B. sweetest C. loudest D. coolest 50. A. get B. catch C. accept D. lose四、阅读理解(本题共12小题;每小题2分，满分24分) 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。AHeres the following weather map for Nechako Island.51.Shirley wants to go to the beach and enjoy the sunshine. What city should she visit?A. She should visit Sintich. B. Bendixon is a good choice.C. She should go to Poolie. D. Sutter is the right place.52.“When we woke in the morning, we couldnt see anything. We went outside the hotel, but the weather wasnt clear.”Where are these people staying?A. In the north. B. In the southeast.C. In the east. D. In the northeast.BHere are four ads from Ashlands daily newspaper.Kits Music StoreClassical，rock，and pop musicBuy CDs new or usedListen before you buyGuitar lessons in our modern studioAshland Country MarketFresh fruit and vegetablesOpen Saturday and Sunday morningsFree ice cream for children under 12Guicos CafeThe best coffee in townSandwiches，cakes，pies，and puddingsOpen 10: 00 a. m.一11:00 p. m. dailyJazz music:Wednesday to SundayMacons B&BFeel dike home when youre away from homeWe have different kinds of rooms.Delicious hnmemade breakfasts53. Danielles little sister is going to visit Ashland this weekend. Where will she stay for the night? A. Kits Music Store. B. Guicos Cafe. C. Ashland Country Market. D. Macons B&B.54. What time does the coffee shop close? A. 12:00 p. m. B. 10:00 a. m. C. 11:00 p. m. D. Saturday morning.55. What cant you do at Kits Music Store? A. Learn to play theguitar. B. Buy rock music CDs. C. Borrow CDs. D. Listen to CDs in the store.C Salt Lake City is a beautiful city in the west of North America. If you go there, youl1 see a monument(纪念碑)with seagulls on top of it. Here is the story about the seagulls. Over one hundred years ago, a group of men, women and children traveled a long way from the east to the west. They crossed the mountains and arrived at thequiet place in the valley. They built their homes and made their farms near the big salt lake. They had to work very hard on their farms because their life depended on their crops. One day while they were working in the fields, some farmers saw something strange in the sky. Whats that? asked one of them. Where? asked another. Over there. he answered. They saw something like a cloud coming towards them. But it was too low in the sky. As they watched, it came nearer and nearer. Suddenly a shout went up:Locusts(蝗虫)!Millions of them! The farmers were all frightened, because they knew what locusts could do. And they had never seen so many of them before. In no time the locusts came down and started eating their crops一the wheat, the vegetables, even the grass and the leaves on the trees. The farmers tried everything to kill the locusts，but while they were killing them in one place, millions more arrived in another. What could they do? Suddenly they heard a great noise. As they looked up into the sky, they saw another great cloud coming towards them. To their surprise, they saw not locusts, but seagulls this time. The farmer cried out, Theyve come to eat what the locusts. have left! But to their joy，the seagulls had come to eat, not their corps, but the locusts. They had seen or smelt the locusts and had come to eat them. In a short while they ate up millions of them. The farmers crops were saved. The people were very thankful. They decided that frrnn then on no one should ever kill a seagull. They also built a monument to show their thanks to the seagulls.56. Over one hundred years ago, . A. there was no city near the salt lake B. people worked hard in the lake C. there were no locusts near the lake D. people didnt like seagulls at all 57. The farmers were frightened because they knew . A. the seagulls would not come B. the locusts might eat all their crops C. they could not kill any locusts D. the locusts would kill some of them 58. The passage does not tell us . A. where the locusts came from B. what the seagulls came to eat C. when the group of people moved there D. why the farmers worked so hardD There are over 800 boarding (寄宿)schools in the UK with students from home and foreign countries. Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country. But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18.What to do In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. Students study and live together. They cant go outside if they are not allowed to. In some schools, each student has his or her subject plan. Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities(设施)for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres. Most boarding schools have a light out time. So when its time to go to bed，all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off. There are house-masters to take care of students all the time, especially after school hours.What to wear Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict.What to eat In the UK, boarding schools Provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread. They can also choose between a meal with no meat and another meal at lunch and dinner. And there is always self-service for salad, other side dishes and a dessert. Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen, or drink tea or have a snack between meals. 59. Who could study in the boarding schools in the past? A. A rich British boy. B. A rich American girl. C. A rich Japanese boy. D. A poor Scottish girl. 60. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. Hundreds years ago girls were not allowed to boarding schools. B. Students have to take food from their homes. C. In the spare time, students can develop their habits in boarding schools. D. In most boarding schools, students must go to bed on time. 61.What can the students do in the boarding school? A. Wear their own clothes. B. Meet their friends outside. C. Do their homework only. D. Make food by themselves. 62. What is the best title for this passage? A. What to do in boarding schools. B. School rules in the UK. C. Activities in boarding schools. D. Boarding schools in the UK.第卷(非选择题 共56分)五、词汇检测(本题共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 63. If you open your eyes, you will see the things (值得)seeing. 64. Do you know what the exact (人口)of China is? 65. I cant understand this ancient poem (完全).Could you explain it to me? 66. Some (珍贵的)jewellery in that shop was stolen last week. 67. I would like to answer that question with some (真实生活的)examples. 68. The letter x often (代表)an unknown number in Math. 69. Water covers three q of the earth，but we can only drink or use less than 1% of the fresh water. 70.Is everyone here? No. Zoe is ill. Thats why she is a . 71.I havent seen our neighbor for a long time. It is said that he is in because of theft. 72. When her call was finished, she up the telephone.六、动词填空(本题共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分) 73. It will be two days before the plan (make ). 74. Through hard work, she got her mother (accept) her idea finally. 75. Why cant you just believe me? I (tell) you everything I know! 76. I will give you a call as soon as the meeting (end). 77. This kind of disease (spread) so quickly that it drew the governments attention.七、句子翻译(本题共5小题;每小题3分，满分15分) 78.我努力学习以便能进入一所好的高中。 79.你认为史上最伟大的科学家是谁? 80.除非你被允许，否则不要触碰那台机器。 81.她想知道那本书能