湖北省宜昌市天问学校2020届九年级英语上学期期中试题（无答案） 人教新目标版(1)

湖北省宜昌市天问学校2020届九年级英语上学期期中试题（无答案） 人教新目标版第一部分 听力测试（25分） I. 听句子选择图片：你将听到五个句子。请根据听到的内容，选出五幅相应的图片。每个句子后你有5秒钟的答题时间。听一遍。共5小题，计5分。 A. B. C. D. E. F. 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _II. 听对话回答问题：你将听到六段对话，每段对话之后你将看到一个或几个问题。请根据听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。每段对话之后你有5至10秒钟的答题时间。听两遍。共10小题，计10分。请听第一段对话, 回答第6小题。6. How many people will go to the picnic?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.请听第二段对话, 回答第7小题。 7. How is the mans brother going to New York?A. By plane. B. By bus. C. By train. 请听第三段对话, 回答第8小题。8. What does the boys brother look like?A. Short and fat.B. Tall but fat.C. Tall and thin.请听第四段对话, 回答第9至10两个小题。9. What are the shoes with special heels used for?A. Seeing in the dark. B. Changing the style.C. Writing English homework. 10. How many inventions have they talked about?A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. 请听第五段对话, 回答第11至12两个小题。11. What are they going to do?A.To have a talk.B.To have a swim. C.To have a walk.12. When are they going to meet?A.At 9:30. B.At 10:00.C. At 10:30.请听第六段对话, 回答第13至15三个小题。13. What is the town like now? A. Busy. B. Quiet. C. Noisy. 14. What did the town NOT have sixty years ago?A. Streets. B. Bars. C. Farms. 15. How old is the man now?A. 10. B. 60. C. 70. III. 听短文选择答案：你将听到一段短文，然后你将看到5个问题。请根据听到的短文内容选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。听完短文之后你有一分钟时间回答所提问题。听两遍。共5小题，计5分。16. How do many people feel when they hear that the Internet was set up in the 1960s?A. They can hardly believe it. B. They think it is really great.C. They are proud of it.17. Where was the Internet first used?A. In the universities. B. In the hospitals. C. In the government. 18. What was the Internet like at the beginning of the 1990s? A. More expensive. B. More difficult. C. Cheaper and easier. 19. Which is right about the Internet?A. No people use the Internet in the 1970s.B. It has become more difficult to use it now. C. It plays a more important role in peoples daily life. 20. Whats the passage mainly about?A. The inventor of the Internet.B. The development of the Internet.C. The importance of the Internet.IV. 听短文填写表格：你将听到一段短文。请根据短文内容，完成表格中的有关信息。听完短文之后你有一分钟时间填写表格内空缺内容。听两遍。共5小题，计5分。From a Shy Girl to a Pop StarBackgroundA 19-year-old Asian pop star. Used to be really shy and took up singing to 21. _ her shyness. Loves singing in front of crowds now.How life has changed Gets22. _ everywhere she goes. Doesnt have much private time anymore. 23. _ with friends is almost impossible. 24. _ to young peopleOnly a very small number of people make it to the top. You have to be prepared to give up your normal life. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to 25. _. 第二部分：语言知识及运用(30分)V. 单项选择：从下列各题所给 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择一个可以填入空白处的最佳答案。共15小题，计15分。26. -Not only the young but also the old are getting interested _ WeChat.-They can communicate more freely.A. byB. aboutC. inD. for27. -Ms Shi, could you please tell me something about Chinese tea culture? - _.A. Not at allB. My pleasureC. You are welcomeD. Sorry to hear that 28. -Excuse me, can I interview TF Boys this afternoon? -A moment, please. Let me check _.A. if they will be freeB. when will they have time C. if they have timeD. when will they be free29. -The Miaozui Bridge will be completed before 2020.- _exciting news! Its convenient for us to go to school.A. What an B. What C. HowD. How an30. -The bad man wants to control New York City.-Dont worry, the Ninja Turtles（忍者神龟）will _ him.A. pardonB. protectC. payD. punish31. -The little stars in Dad, where are we going have changed a lot, havent they? -Yes. They used to _ in big cities, but now they have been used to _ in small villages. A. live; livingB. live; liveC. living; livingD. living; live32. -Its so noisy in the classroom that I can do nothing.-You have to find ways to make your classmates keep _.A. calmB. happyC. healthyD. silent 33. -Taylor Swifts songs are popular. -Oh, I love hers best. They _ by many teenagers today. A. are singingB. were sungC. are sung D. sing 34. -What do you think of Change Flew to the Moon? -_ it is an old story, _ is still beautiful and lively. A. No matter; itB. Even though; it C. No matter; but itD. Even though; but it35. -Betty, could you please introduce our class to our new classmate? -Sure. The number of students _40 and a number of us _ in school on weekdays.A. is;lives B. is; live C. are; lives D. are; live36. -Many people like to play games on their smart phones.-I _ do that because it makes me uncomfortable.A. seldom B. oftenC. usuallyD. sometimes37. -I like Lin Dan, the famous badminton player.-Me, too. Many young people _ him and want to be like him.A. look up B. look up toC. look afterD. look over38. - Its said that many daily things in America are made in China.-Thats true. Americans can hardly avoid _ products made in China.A. buyB. to buy C. buying D. bought39. -The scientists from America has got the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year. -American people must be proud of them because they _ new ideas. A. came out B. came up with C. came overD. came true40. -Did you go to Wanda Plaza on Halloween?-Yes, and it was_ people.A. crowded byB. crowded withC. filled ofD. strict withVI. 完形填空：先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。共15小题，计15分。Prana, our beautiful dog, isnt with us anymore. She died several years ago. But while sharing our home, she brought such joy and love into our lives that we still 41 her.It was an autumn day in Minnesota, US. We were 42 by a big snowfall for which no one was prepared. We have two apple trees in our backyard. Prana loved apples. When she went outside, shed 43 an apple and sneak (偷偷地放) it into the house. The apples had been on the 44 and were often muddy (沾满泥的). So I wasnt always 45 that Prana had brought them into the house. One day it started to snow too early in the season, and Prana went outside. I 46 that she was digging (挖) in the snow and bringing the apples to the 47 , so they could be 48 on the snow. She seemed 49 digging up as many apples as possible in her yard time. I wondered 50 she was doing this. When I 51 her back into the house, she had her 52 one apple in her mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The yard was 53 birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for her bird friends to eat. She knew that they didnt have enough food to get through such an early 54 ! As I saw this beautiful 55 , tears (泪水) were in my eyes. Prana taught us how to serve life with such grace (恩泽).41. A. own B. miss C. forget D. lose42. A. hit B. broken C. found D. invited 43. A. buy B. grow C. catch D. throw44. A. treeB. sand C. board D. ground 45. A. silentB. happy C. activeD. polite46. A. noticed B. remembered C. thought D. requested47. A. roomB. table C. basket D. surface 48. A. spread B. made C. seen D. felt49. A. strange B. convenient C. busy D. helpful50. A. why B. how C. what D. whom51. A. returned B. called C. gave D. showed52. A. local B. absent C. necessary D. usual53. A. proud of B. full of C. fascinating forD. connected with54. A. spring B. summer C. autumnD. winter55. A. act B. plant C. treat D. pride 第三部分：阅读与写作（65分）VII. 阅读理解：读 A、B两篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案；读C篇短文，将其选项中的五个句子还原到短文当中；读D篇短文，根据短文内容回答所提问题。共20小题，计40分。AWeve all been taught that we should help others, learn to forgive(原谅) and accept. It is the right thing to do and will make us popular. But thoughts in our life are not always going well, we have to choose and learn to say no. Probably “no” is one of the hardest, shortest words to say in our daily life. Sometimes it sounds a little cold, but the true answer to our problem lies in one word “no”. We had better learn to say no in some situations. China is a traditional country with a long history. Golden mean(中庸之道) is a virtue (美德) in our history. People like saying “yes”, not “no” in our society. It is a pursuit (追求) of peaceful and balanced relation. But times are changing. The tide turned, we should go with the tide. Saying “no” is a skill, an art, an ability. Everyone should dare to challenge the tradition, classics, authority in thought, science and technology. We will do our effort to make our country into a better one. Learning to say no, dare to say no, just say no in some situations. You cant be everything to everyone. The most important thing we can do in life is to do only what we feel to be right. You must listen to your heart. You must follow your heart. God gives every bird its food, but doesnt throw it into nest. Everything is truly up to you! For your future, learn to say no!61. In China, if you want to be popular, we are taught to _.A. be good at everything that we doB. help others, learn to forgive and acceptC. say “yes” in any situationsD. say “no” to the unreasonable requirements62. Why do Chinese people not say “NO” in our society according to this passage?A. Because people dont want to tell the truth.B. Because it is the hardest and longest word to say.C. Because they dont like going with the ride. D. Because people want to have the golden mean relation.63. According to the passage, whats the possible meaning of “The tide turned”?A. 季节更替 B. 潮汐涨退 C. 时代变迁 D. 暗潮涌动64. The most important thing we can do in life is _. A. to do what we feel right B. to do what our parents told us C. to do everything good D. to follow the others65. Whats the best title for this passage? A. Chinese traditional rules. B. Why Chinese people dont say no.C. Learn to say no. D. How to say no. BGreen is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is the color of most growing plants, too. Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet finished or plants that are still growing.A greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in war (战争). By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today-a person who is new in a job.About one hundred years ago, greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west. Old-timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities in the east. The greenhorn didnt have the skills that he would need to live in the hard country.Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb (拇指). The expression comes from the early nineteen hundred. A person with a green thumb seems to be able to make plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.The Green Revolution (革命) is the name which was given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural (农业的) scientists who had green thumbs.66. A greenhorn now refers to _. A. a young cow or ox whose horns have not yet developedB. a soldier who has no experience in war C. a person who is a new hand in a jobD. a man who doesnt have the abilities to live 67. A green thumb is a person _. A. who is better at growing plants B. who is younger than his neighbors C. whose garden is bigger than others D. whose thumbs are green color68. Which of the following about the Green Revolution is NOT right?A. Agricultural scientists with green thumbs started the Green Revolution.B. The expression “the Green Revolution” appeared several years ago. C. Because of the Green Revolution, we have more kinds of rice and other grains.D. If there wasnt the Green Revolution, we would have no rice to eat.69. The writer is mainly talking about _ in the passage.A. different jobs B. stories about “green”C. the Green RevolutionD. the meaning of greenhorn70. We can know from the passage that _.A. all growing plants are green color B. green is the most important color in natureC. a person without a green thumb cant grow plants D. the expression “a green thumb” has a history of about one hundred yearsCA. then something amazing happenedB. we decided to talk to each other on the Internet every weekC. I hadnt got any progress at allD. it was hard for me to believe itE. learning English in this way was so easy and interestingI was tired. I had been studying English for 8 years, but my spoken English was still terrible. I went to English school every night. I read different textbooks and learned the grammar rules in them every day. But during the eight years, 66. _!Being tired of school, I searched the Internet for“Learn English”one night. Then I found a perfect English learning system (系统).Seven days later, I started using the system to learn English. My life changed from then on. I used the system every day. I was surprised to find that 67. _. No boring grammar rules. The articles were interesting and the stories were very funny.68. _. One day I met an American man named James in a coffee shop. Without thinking, I started to talk with him. My English words came out automatically (无意识地). 69. _. I could speak English so easily. I didnt feel nervous. James understood my ideas and feelings. We talked for two hours without stopping. Then we exchanged e-mails. 70. _. My English has improved greatly now. I think there are many ways of learning English for us to use. You should stop using a way that doesnt work and find out what is helpful to you.DIt is said that more than four million people die each year from smoking. That number is surprising.Yet people around the world continue to smoke. In the United States, about forty-seven-million adults smoke. This year, more than 430,000 Americans died of diseases which have something to do with smoking. The American Cancer Society says smoking harms (损害) the body greatly. It warns that smoking even a number of cigarettes is dangerous. Its not easy to give up smoking. However, doctors say you probably will live longer if you do stop smoking. You will feel better and look better. You also will protect the health of family members who breat