(精品)江苏省苏州市吴中区2019年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

1、吴中区2018 - 2019学年第一学期期中统一测试初三英语试卷本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题）两部分。共八大题，满分120分。 考试用时100分钟。第I卷（四大题，共69分）对话前，你将后5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还启A, B, C三个选项中选出最佳选项。1. What was the weather like last Sunday?B 目AB2. How did the woman go to Beijing?AB3. Which pen will the boy buy?,，JF¥1.5¥¥ 2.00AB4. When will the

2、meeting begin?8:007:30AB5秒钟的时间从题oC°C1¥¥ 2.70 C7:00C一、听力选择（共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分）I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35. When is the man going to leave by plane?A. On June 21st B . On July 22nd C. On June 22nd6. What ' s the man doing ?A. He ' s talking to Mike B. He ' s

3、 telephoning C. He ' s having a chat7. What are they talking about?A. The plane and the trainB. The bus and the planeC. How the woman came here8. Where did Mike once study?A. At No.1 Middle SchoolB. At No.5 Middle SchoolC. At No.6 Middle School9. Which floor is the girl on now?A. The second floo

4、r B. The third floor C. The fourth floor10. Where may the talk happen?1 . In a museumB. In a libraryC. In a bookshopII听对话和短文回答问题听下面一段对话，回答第 11至12小题。答题完毕，请等待嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。11 .What' s the relationship of the two speakers?A. Strangers B. Teacher and studentC. Brother and sister12 .What' s the w

5、oman going to do next?A. SmokeB. Close the windowC. Go to the information desk第一篇短文，回答13-15小题。Mary，s familyFathera (an) _V3short and fat with short black hairMothera nurse with long golden hair can 14 wellwear a smile on her faceSister15 years oldWears glasses and likes playing sports13. A. workerB.

6、officerC.teacher14. A. play sportsB.sing anddanceC.sing andskate15. A. 14B.16C.18听第二篇短文，回答16-20小题：16. What will the weather be like at noon?A. CloudyB. RainyC. Sunny17. What is the speaker doing?A. Giving a talk B. Making an advertisement C. Giving a weather report18. What s the water temperature at

7、 Long BeachA. 32 degrees B. 28 degreesC. 12 degrees19. Where shall we park if we want to drive to the beach this afternoon?A. At the north end of the beach B. At the west end of the beachC. At the south end of the beach20. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Long Beach is in AustraliaB. Long Beach is

8、a good place for swimming and surfingC. At 12 O clock, the wind is from the west at two miles an hour二、单项填空（ 共 15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分 ）21. Do you like film Big Hero 6? Yes, it is interesting movie. I like it very much.A. a; an B. a; the C. the; a D. the; an22. It seems that Julie is feeling bad about t

9、he exam. She needs to. A “ D” is not the end of the world.A. cheer herself upB. calm herself downC. let herself downD. warm herself upB. valuable suggestionsD. a valuable advice t like to be asked .B. how old is sheD. how much she weighsroad we reached the bus23. What they are! Now I can both do spo

10、rts and finish my homework.A. valuable adviceC. a valuable suggestion24. In the UK, a lady usually doesn A. whether has she got marriedC. where she come from25. We were told that we should follow the main station.A. whenever B. untilC. while D. as soon as26. You can never imagine the great difficult

11、y I had her QQ number.A. to get B. getting C. got D. get to27. Lily Lucy believes what star signs say, but I do.A. Neither; norB. Either; orC. Both; andD. Not only; but also28. Listen! The TV is. Who is in the living room?Linda. She is watching his favourite TV play.A. off B. outC. awayD. on29. We n

12、ever doubt Millie can deal with the problems by herself.I agree with you.A. ifB. whetherC. thatD. how30. Father has had the washing machine. Now it works very well.A. repairsB. repairingC. repairD. repaired31. Since then China the lead in many areas.A. was taking B. took C. takes D. has taken32. Jim

13、 swimming in the river staying at home in summer.A. would rather; thanB. would rather; toC. prefer; toD. prefers; to33. The lady devoted all her time to the poor and she is worth allthe time.A. help; being respectedB. helping; respectingC. helping; being respectedD. help; respecting34. Lisa often ge

14、ts good marks in English, but she never shows off.I agree. She is very.A. modestB. generous C. curious D. energetic35. It ' really nice of you to come up with the creative idea for us.15A. No thanks.C. It doesn ' t matter.B. Never mind.D. Don ' t mention it.三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）先通读下面

15、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。Madison Glinski is young, but she is famous because she often raises 36 and helps many people in need .Last year, Madison made a New Year's resolution to help poor children. She decided to raise £ 500 for a children's hospit

16、al.37 did she raise the money? She came up withan 38. She thought she could play the violin verywell. So she planned to raise money by playing the violin. Madison went to the street and began to_39_there. Some people passed by her and asked her why she played the violinthere. After they knew about h

17、er resolution, they 40some money without hesitation. Soon she raised £ 500_41Madison wanted to raise_42money for people in need. She tried some different ways to raise money. Madison once collected old things from her friendsand neighbors, She made some money 43 selling them. With the money. Sh

18、e 44 lots of toys , shoes and clothes for the poor children in Africa . Madison also started a Just Giving page on the Internet She 45 more people to donate money online. She believed that she could help more people.36. A.toysB. clothesC. shoesD. money37. A.WhichB. WhenC. WhyD. How38. A.opinionB. id

19、eaC. articleD. exam39. A.cryB. runC. performD. stand40. A.put awayB. gave awayC. ran awayD. went away41. A.clearlyB. successfullyC. loudlyD. carefully42. A.moreB. lessC. betterD. worse43. A.fromB. byC. withD. through44. A.soldB. boughtC. borrowedD. collected45.A.encouragedB. refusedC. stoppedD. regr

20、etted四、阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分；满分24分）A“What's the name of our neighbour? I can't remember right now." Have youheard your grandparents ask questions like this sometimes? Usually, we think that older people's memory becomes bad because their brains get weak. But now a team of scientists at t

21、he University of Tubingen in Germany has a new idea.“The human brainworks slower in old age, " says Michael Ramscar, the lead scientist. “ But only because they have stored more information overtime.”The findings are based on a series of computer simulations（模拟）of learning and memory. Scientist

22、s let the computers read a certain amount of words and learn new things each day. When the computer "reads" only so much, its performance on cognitive（认知）tests is similar of a young adult. But if the computer learns the experiences we might encounter over a lifetime, its performance is sim

23、ilar to that of an older adult.Often it is slower, but not because its processing capacity has declined. Rather, increased "experience" has caused the computer's database to growgiving it more data颔据）to processwhich takes time. This is similar to old people. Imagine aperson knows two p

24、eople's birthdays. Another person knows the birthdays of 2000 people, but can only match the right person to the right birthday nine times out of 10. Can you say the first person has a better memory than the second person?46 . The writer uses a question at the beginning of the passage_toA. invit

25、e the readers to answer the questionB. attract the readers' attention to the topicC. show how weak older people's brains areD. tell the readers the latest findings about brains47 .According to the research, why do old people forget people's names easily?A. Because they have a very poor m

26、emory.B. Because they are too old to remember things.C. Because their brains become weaker than before.D. Becasue they have stored too much information. 48.Where would this passage most probably appear?A. In a magazine.B. In a story book.C. In a novel.D. In a guidebook.49. What would be the best tit

27、le for the passage?A. Do old people have a bad memory?B. Scientists' new findings on brainsC. Human brain's processing capacityD. Which is better, the old or the young?BIf you saw a group of kids hitting and abusing（ 虐待，伤害）an animal, wouldyou stop them? Would you at least call the police? Ag

28、ain people would walk away. Some people do not believe that animal abuse is a big issue题）.Every day animals are abused in their homes or on the streets. It seems as if politicians（ 从政 者 ）do nothing to stop this issue. Everyone is worried about education and global warming. What about animals? We sho

29、uld not forget them just because they cannot talk to us. Animals, like us humans, have rights. Every living being has the right to warm shelter and good food, but most importantly, they have the right to be wanted and loved. They have the right to be a special, much loved member of their own family.

30、There are many organizations that deal with abused animals or animals that have no home like ASPCA, PETA, the Humane Society and many more. There are organizations that deal with this issue, but that does not mean that we still shouldn't help. The biggest saying that bothers me is, "I am on

31、ly one person. I can't make a difference." If everyone thought like that, we wouldn't have the organizations and loving people who help the world every day. By helping one animal, you are making a difference.There are many things you can do right now to help animals around your neighbou

32、rhood. You can volunteer at your local animal shelter, raise money for animal shelters, inform your community about animal abuse or you can write to your representatives代表）and tell them that animal abuse needs to be taken seriously.As you walk down the street, try to help any animal you see walking

33、around.You can easily buy a cheap box of dry cat or dog food to feed the animals. If we do not help our animals now, we may never have animals again. Always remember that with every step you take, you help save an animal's life and isn't that worth fighting for?50. Some people won't stop

34、 kids from abusing animals because .A. they are too busy to worry about the animalsB. they don't take animal abuse seriouslyC. they just leave it to the policeD. they are afraid of being laughed at51. We can learn from the text that ASPCA .A. is another name for the Humane SocietyB. provides she

35、lter for both animals and humansC. deals with such issues as education and global warmingD. aims at protecting animals from being abused52. Which of the following statements will the writer agree with?A. Dogs have the right to be treated kindlyB. One person cannot possibly make a differenceC. More a

36、ttention should be paid to education and global warning than animal abuseD. It is the politicians' duty to stop animal abuse53. The main purpose of the text is to .A. hate those who abuse animalsB. advise people to slap animalabuseC. show how animals are abusedD. explain why people abuseanimalsC

37、I ' ll never forget that summer day in 1965 when my mother suddenly died of an unexplained 川ness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer stopped by to ask my father if the hospital could use Mother角膜成 loraeasocked.“The doctors want toissectMum and give her away to other people!

38、” I thought as I ran into the house in tears.“Howcan you let them do that to her? ”I screamedat my father. “Mymum came into this world in one piece and that is how se should go out. ”“Linda, " Father said quietly, putting his arm around me,“the greatest g can give is a part of yourself. Your mo

39、ther and I decided long ago that if we can make a difference in just one person lisfe after we die, our death will have meaning. He went on to explain they had bothdecided to donate their organs（器The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the most important in my life.Years passed. I marr

40、ied and had a family of my own. In 1980, my father became seriously ill and moved in with us. He cheerfully told me that when he died, he wanted me to donate his eyes. “ Sight is one of the greatest gifts a person can give, he said.I told Wendy what her grandpa had said, and with tears in her eyes,

41、she went into her grandpa rosom and gave him a big hug. She was only fourteen years oldthe same age at which I was introduced to such a thing. What a difference!My father died on April 11,1986, and we donated his eyes as he had wanted.Three days later, Wendy said, “ Mum,I mso proud of you for what d

42、id for Grandpa. ”At that moment, I realized that my father gave much more than his eyes.54.How was it for the writer to agree the hospital s usecorfnheearsm?other sA. Easy B. Possible C. Simple D. Difficult55.According to the passage, the underlined word“ dissect ” may be best replacby.A. cut up B.

43、search for C. move away D.burn away56.Why did the writer finally agree on her mother s donation?A.Because she was afraid of her fatherB. Because she didn t care about it any moreC. Because she was too young to stop it.D. Because her father explained to her57.What did Wendy think of her grandpa s don

44、ation?A. At first she couldn t accept it, but she agreed in the end.B. She begged her mother not to donate her grandpa s eyes.C. She felt proud of her grandpa s donationD. She thought it normal and didn t car about it much.第II卷（四大题，共51分）五、词汇检测（ 共 10 小题 ; 每小题 1 分，满分10 分 ）根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡上标有题号

45、的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。58. I ' m sorry that your work is not up to the （标准）.59. Messi （得分）a winning goal in the second half of the match.60. They voted （反对）the plan of turning the farmland into an airport.61. The umbrella can protect you from strong light and （热）in hot weather.62. What usuall

46、y （给一留下印象）me most is the boy ' s good behaviour.63. In （古代的）times, there were usually walls around towns.64. Do you think that Chinese parents are （严格）with their childrenthan American parents?65. -Did the accident happen simply because of the man' s careless driving?-In fact, the main of it

47、remains unknown.66. 一 Why did Mr Wu praise Sally yesterday?-Because she spelled all the English new words .67. -Jane looks so pretty her pink dress.-Yes. No wonder people say pink is a girl' s colour.六、句子翻译（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。68. 你能给我提供一些有关如何取得学业和爱好之间平衡的建议吗？69. 自上个月以

48、来，我已经在化学方面取得了巨大进步。70. 为什么不尽可能经常复习你所学习的呢？71. 玛丽一看见她老师就躲进了教室。72. 令他惊讶的是，我们很佩服这些孩子们的勇气。七、阅读表达（共3小题，73题1分，74题2分，75题3分，满分6分）阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卷上标有题号的横线上。We might love to tell others about our unusual experiences.For example, we climbed a high mountain, tasted a rare food, or ran into a superstar on

49、 the street. But new research suggests that sharing these unusual experiences may not be welcomed in conversation.We all like unusual experiences, and always can't wait to share them with our friends. Some people even thought that having an unusual experience would make them the star of the conv

50、ersation.However, it was wrong. To be unusual means to be different from other people. And if you do not share similarities with the people around you, they will not welcome you in the conversation. Besides, conversations always seem to go well on more usual topics.To find out, psychologists（心、理学家）i

51、nvited 68 participants（参与者）to come to the lab in groups of four. In each group, one watched a wonderful video of a magic performance, while the other three watched a cartoon video. After watching the videos, the participants sat around a table and had a short conversation.The participants who watche

52、d the magic performance said they felt worse after the conversation than those who watched the cartoon video. That was because they felt left out during the conversation.This finding suggests that we might want to give more thought in choosing which experiences to share with others. If an experience

53、 turns you into someone who has nothing in common with others, then no matter how good it was, it will not make you happy.73. What kind of topic can make conversations go well?74. Why did psychologists do such an experimen嵌验）？75. Would you like to share your unusual experiences with your friends? Wh

54、y or why not?八、书面表达（共1题；才f分20分）越来越多的中学生选择出国留学，上周你们班就“hould students studyabroad or not?这工话题进行了讨论。请根据下表所给的提示，将讨论结果用英 语写一篇短文，并发表你的看法。一些学生认同出国留学与人交流，利于谛言学习了解文化，增进彼此理解一些学生反对出国留学年龄太小，不能照顾自己花费较大，父母很难承担你的观点考生自拟（至少1点）注意：1.词数90左右。短文的开头己为你写好，不计入总词数；2 .短文须包括所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通 顺；3 .短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。S

55、hould students study abroad or not?In recent_years,_more_and_more_students_go_abroad_for_ further, study, after graduating_from_ middle. school. Last_ week_our_ class_had_a_discussion on. whether students should go abroad at that early age.2018-2019学年第一学期初三期中考试参考答案听力原稿1.2. A:I hear you visited the s

56、ummer palace last Sunday.B: Yes, we did. The cloudy weather was suitable for the trip.3. A: Did you go to Beijing by bus last week.8: No, I went there by train. It made me feel comfortable.4. A: What can I do for you ?8: I d like a pen. I want the cheapest one .5. A: Hurry up! The meeting is about t

57、o begin .8: oh, its 7:30 now. the meeting will begin in half an hour. Lsegto.5.A: Excuse me . But whats the date today?I m thinking of booking a ticket.I ll leave tomorrow.B: oh ,today is Jun 21.6. A: Hello, May I speak to Mike?8: Sorry ,there is no Mike here.7. A: How did you come here all the way?8: First by plane then by train, and at last by bus. I was in such a hurry.8. A: Do you study at No.1 Middle School, Mike?8: Yes, I do. But I studied at