九年级英语上学期期初考试试题牛津译林版

1、江苏省南京市钟英中学 2017 届九年级英语上学期期初考试试题一、单项填空（共 10 小题；每小题 0.5 分，满分 5 分）1. Tom, who did you go to watch the movie Zootopia_ last Sun day?My elder brother.A. withB. byC. inD. on2. What will you do this weeke nd, Lucy and Lily?_ of us are going to the home for the elderly.A. BothB. AllC. EachD. None3.Seasons i

2、n Australia are different from those in the USA. When it is fall in New York,it is_in Syd ney.A. summerB. springC. autumnD. wint er4._ It is reported that nearly foreign kids joined a British boarding schoollastyear,a nd a third of them came from ChinaA . nine thousandB. nine thousandsD. nine thousa

3、nds of5. David, could you tell me the Olympics take place?Every four years. The 31st Olympics took place in Brazil this summer.A. how farB. how longC. how oftenD. how much6. When_you_, Nancy? I m not sure. There is a lot of traffic on the road today.8. The_ you work, the more trust and praise you wi

4、ll get from your workmates.A . more carefulB . more carefullyC. most carefullyD . most careful9. Why is Sandy abse nt from school today?He is in hospital . He hurt_ whe n doing DIY at home yesterday.C. nine thousand ofA . have; arrivedB. did, arrive7. _I see your ID card, sir?No problem. Here you ar

5、e .A . CanB. MayC. do, arriveC. NeedD. MustD. will, arriveA . hisB . heC . himselfD. him10._ ! I left my camera in the cafe and itLucky you! You should take good care of your things during the trip.、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 0.5 分，满分 5 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A B、C、D）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。Most people w

6、ho celebrate Saint Patrick s Day aren tIrish. Every year on March 17, hundreds of thousands of people celebratethis Irish 11 all over theworld. There are parades in New York, London, and Tokyo.There are all-ni ght parties in Arge nti na. People12 and have fun in the streets of Australia and New Zeal

7、and. And of course, there are some celebrati ons in Ireland, too.What is Saint Patrick s Day? Saint Patrick was a priest hundreds of years ago who made many Irishpeople 13 Christianity（基督教）. He was actually born in Britain, but he hasbecome an importa nt 14 in Irish culture. There are many stories a

8、bout him, 15 killing all the snakes in Ireland andspeaking with Irish ancient kings. Saint Patrick sDay is a religious holiday to remember 16 , but today it is also a day for celebrat ingIrela nd and Irish culture in gen eral. So 17 do people celebrate it? The most 18 way_is to wear somethi ng gree

9、n. Gree n is one of the colors of the Irish flag, and Irela nd isalso famous for its beautiful gree n coun tryside. If you forget to wear gree n, you may getpinched（捏、掐）,19 pinching people who forget to wear green is another Saint Patrick s Day tradition.But perhaps the second most commorway to cele

10、brate, if you are 20 enough,is to drink lots and lots of Irish beer. Remember only adults can drink beer. Otherwise, youwill be puni shed for being too young.s still here.A . Well doneB. Thank goodnessC. Forget itD. My pleasureD. such as11. A. habitB. holidayC. paradeD. game12. A. drinkB. smokeC. fi

11、ghtD. swim13. A. take inB. hand inC. bring inD. believe in14. A. soldierB. heroC. hunterD. king15. A. for exampleB. along withC. in stead ofA. Readi ngB. WritingC. ListeningD. SpeakingAContent of the KET exam in ati onThe KET exam in ati on con sists of three papers Paper 1 Read ing and Writ ing.Pap

12、er 2 Liste ningand Paper 3 Speak ing.There are four grades: Pass with Merit (about 85% of the total marks); Pass (about 70% ofthe total marks); Narrow Fail (about 5%below the pass marks); Fail. For a Pass with Meritand Pass, the results slip shows the papers in which you did particularly well; for a

13、 NarrowFail and Fail, the results slip shows the paper in which you were weak.Pap er 1 Readi ng and Writ ing 1 hour 10 minu tes (50% of the total marks)There are nine parts in this paper and they are always in the same order. Parts 1 5 testa range of reading skills and Parts 69 test basic writingski

14、lls. You write all your answerson the an swer sheet.Paper 2 Liste ningabout 30 minu tes, in cludi ng 8 minu tes to tran sfer an swers (25% of thetotal marks)There are five parts in this paper and they are always in the same order. You hear each record ing twice. Youwrite your an swers on the an swer

15、 sheet at the end of the test.Paper 3 Speak ing 8 10 minu tes for a pair of stude nts (25% of the total marks)There are two parts to the test and they are always in the sameorder. There are two can didates and two exam iners. Only one of the exam iners asks the questi ons.21. Some one gets 66 marks

16、out of 100, his/her grade is ._A. Pass with MeritB. PassC. Narrow FailD. Fail22. Y ou don t have to write your answers on the sheet while taking the test._17. A. howB. whyC . wherTD .where18. A. interestingB. specialC. com monD. strange19. A. thoughB. soC. untilD . as20. A. braveB. oldC .stro ngD .

17、excited三、阅读理解（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分 10 分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、BC、D）中，选出最佳选项。16. A. herB. himC . themD . it23. You are required to finish all the papers inminu tes at most.A. 100B. 110C. 120D. 130BLiving in a culture that is different from your own can be both an excitingand challengingexperienee. Let s h

18、ave a look at the information below.PrivacyChin ese peopl e do not have the same idea of privacy as America ns do. They talk abouttopics such as ages, in come or marriage, which America ns think is annoying and makes themun comfortable.FamilyIn Chi na, elders are traditi on ally treated with a lot o

19、f respect while the young arecherished（关爱） .In America, the goal of the family is to encourage independence, particularly that of the children. Un like the Chin ese, older America ns seldom live with their childre n.Frie ndsChinese people think that hanging out together from time to time is not frie

20、ndship.Frie ndship means life long friends who should give each other whatever help might seemrequired. America ns always call people they meet frien ds, so the defi niti on of friends isgeneral and different. There are work friends,playing friends,school friends and drinkingfrien ds.MoneyAs is well

21、 known, the Chin ese like to save. They always pla n howto spe nd mon ey. It isdiffere nt in the USA, where far fewer families are savi ng money for emerge ncies and educati on.Educati onChin ese people value educati on and career more tha n America ns, while America ns pay moreatte nti on to good c

22、haracter and faith.In dividualismBasically China values the com mun ity and the US values the in dividual. If you achievesomething in the USA it s because you are great. While in China, if you achieve somethingit s because the team, or family, or company is great. Everything you dodepends on thegrea

23、ter whole, while in America in dividual value is celebrated.24. Which do America ns pay more atte ntio n to?A. Privacy, family, educati on and in dividual value.B. In depe ndence, frien dship, career and good character.C. Privacy, in depe ndence, good character and in dividual value.D. In depe ndenc

24、e, career achieveme nts, good character and faith.25. Which of the followi ng is NOT true?A. Chin ese usually think friends are life long frien ds.B. Chin ese pay more atte nti on to educati on and character.C. America ns dislike talk ing about ages, in come or marriage.D. America ns save little mon

25、ey for emerge ncies and educati on.26. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A. America n CultureB. Cultural Differe ncesC. The Value of the CultureD. Excit ing and Challe nging Experie neeCOne evening about 20 years ago, I watched a docume ntary about how, in 1947, a “ flyingsauc

26、er ” had crashed in Roswell. Several people who had see n the crash were in terviewed, in cludi ng a nursewho said she had exam ined an alie n who had bee n injuredin the crash.At first, the people of Roswell were told that a flying saucer had crashed. Shortlyafterwards they were told thatit was not

27、 a flying saucer but aweather balloon. I decidedthat the only way I could lear n the truth about flying saucers was to in vestigate （调查）them myself.I have done a lot of research and although I stillhaven t discovered the truth about Roswell,I have discovered the truth about hun dreds of other UFOs.

28、A lot of UFOs are actually armyplanes or weather balloons, while others turn out to be natural phenomena（现象）like planets or comets （ 彗星）.By far the largest number of UFOs turn out to be so-called “fireball ”meteors slow-moving meteors that can take up to a minute to travel across the night sky.When

29、I m investigatinga UFO report, I arrange to meet the person at the place where theyhave see n the flying saucer. I like to in terview a wit ness at the scene and the n takephotographs of the area. Then I speak to my con tacts at local military （军事的）bases andweather station, and then check the witnes

30、s details againstmy information.In about 95% of the cases I ve dealt with, the “flying saucers ” turn out to be weatherballo ons, pla nes or n atural phe nomena. That still leaves 5% of that, no matter what, justcannot be expla in ed.27. The writer says that UFOsA. always travel across the sky slowl

31、yB. usually fly n ear n atural phe nomenaC. are always see n n ear weather ballo ons D. ofte n turn out to be a kind of meteor28. What will the writer do if you thi nk you have see n a flying saucer?A. He ll suggest that you con tact a military base.B. He ll take a photograph of you for his records.

32、C. He ll ask you to take a photograph of it for him.D. He ll meet you and ask you t o describe what you saw.29. When the writer in vestigates flying saucers, he ._A. makes sure that some one has take n photos of themB. gives the wit ness the n ames of people who can helpC. can t find aproper explana

33、tion about 5% of the casesD. always tells the local weather station before he arrives30. What is the writer s main purpos e in writing the text?A. To describe how local weather station use balloons.B. To explain why she became a flying saucer investigator.C. To describe how she discovered the truth

34、about Roswell.D. To expla in why she enjoys watch ing televisi on docume ntaries.四、填空（共 10 小题；每小题 0.5 分，满分 5 分）A）根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答卷纸标号为31 40的相应位置上。31. My dog is very friendly. It s（ 安全的）to touch it if you want to.32. Next Wednesday is my mother s （ 第四十）birthday. I ll make a special c

35、ard for her.33. Johnson likes the ( 形状)of the cake very much because it looks like a he art.34. Childre n are born lear ners. They should be offered more cha nces to lear n by(他们自己).35. I ve ( 准备)everything for the picnic.Do you mean we needn t bring anything with us?B)根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在

36、答卷纸标号为3640 的相应位置上。36. You had better (check) your paper carefully before you hand it in.37. It s necessary for teenagers to learn to express their moods(proper).38. Wendy practised(sing) the English song in order to win one prize in thecompetiti on last Saturday.39. My mother ofte n goes dancing in

37、the square, and she has become much_(healthy) tha n she used to be.40. More and more people enjoy travelli ng duri ng holidays. However, we should be(visit) with good mann ers.五、阅读填空。(共20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分)A)阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后第56-65 小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为 41-60 的相应位置上。注意：每个空格只填一.个单词。Every o

38、ne n eeds a break, and holidays are a great way to take a break and enjoy a good book. Summervacation is coming so this is the perfect time to discuss some great English literature to take on a long trainjourney while you re hanging out with the family.If you re at the beginner level, there are two

39、choices: reading a children s bookor reading a book that you ve read in Chinese translation.This will help you understandbetter, since you ve already known the story. If you re at the middle level, popular books like no vels andmysteries are good choices, as they are attractive eno ugh to in crease

40、thepossibility of your un dersta nding of the book. For top readers,scie nee books, classical books or prize winn ers, such as Nobel, Pulitzer are good choices.The most importa nt thing is to pick a book tha pick up a new book in Chin ese, the first few pages arealways really hard to get through, as

41、 I have to get used to the way the writer uses the Ian guage. But after that,things get a lot easier, especially if I like the story.Another great way to help you read in the holiday is to find a friend who s interested in reading the samebook. You can make goals that you both want to achieve and ta

42、lk about the book with each other by QQor e- mail.I m doing that with my friend Laura. W6 ve done this since we were classmates in Chin ese at college.Somequick recommendations:Harry Potter, start with the first book and go on from there; theNarniaseries; and if you like horror, Stephen King s novel

43、s are always unus ual andfun. But really you should just find a topic or wr iter that you re interestedin, and therest will go from there. Happy readi ng!TitleEnjoy 41 En glish books duri ng thejourney42 of books Be ginners may pick a 43 book or a book whose story is familiar tothem. Popular books m

44、ay make it 44 for middle-level readers to understa nd. Scie nee books,classical books or prize winners maybe 45 for top readers.46to keep youreadi ng Pick a book that is in teresti ng eno ugh tokeep youreadi ng. After 47 used to the Ian guage, things geteasier. Read along with a friend and48 views w

45、ith eachother.49 of some booksHarry PotterseriesNarniaseries The 50 by Stephen KingB）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为51-60 的相应位置。Once upon a time, there was a man with a?ne house, healthy an imals and fertile land.He also had a handsome, lovely son. But the man was worried about his son, b 51 theboyt you re really interested in. When Igrew up knowing only good times