1、 2017学年第二学期期中考试九年级英语试卷（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）（本卷有七大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号。所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。）Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) (共30分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6分) A B C D E F G H1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best
2、answer to the question you hear (根据你所听到的对 话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (8分)7. A) A professor. B) A postman. C) A policeman. D) A pilot.8. A) On the phone.B) In the meeting room.C) In the office.D) On the street.9. A) Swimming.B) Running.C) Eating cucumbers.D) Drinking diet coke.10. A) A doctor and a patient. B) A
3、 waiter and a customer. C) A husband and a wife. D) A shop assistant and a customer.11. A) 40 dollars.B) 20 dollars.C) 10 dollars.D) 30 dollars.12. A) On Saturday morning. B) On Saturday afternoon. C) On Sunday morning. D) On Sunday evening.13. A) She played football yesterday.B) She did her homewor
4、k yesterday.C) She reviewed her lessons all night yesterday.D) She stayed in bed all night yesterday.14. A) The man can see a different view.B) The food is not tasty enough.C) The food is worth the price.D) The man cannot afford the food.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statem
5、ents are true or false (判断下列句子 是否符合你所听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (6分)15. As a child, Monty Robert often went from one farm to another because his father owned them.16. Monty had a wish to own a horse farm from a young age.17. Monty not only wrote about his dream but also drew a horse in the paper.
6、18. Monty refused to write the paper again because he got an “F”.19. The teacher thought Monty could not realize his dream because it needed lots of money.20. Many years later, Montys dream came true and he had a big horse farm of his own.D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (根据你所听到的短文内容，
7、完成下列句子，每空格 限填一词) (10分)21. John Mayer in pop music when he was a child. 22. John Mayers album (唱片) which is his energetic songs came out in 2002. 23. At that time, Mayer had a to be the best guitar player in the world.24. The album “No Such Thing” was popular enough to attract over listeners within a
8、 week.25. Mayer won the Grammy Awards and also won fans from in the world.Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary (第二部分 语音、语法和词汇)II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (共20分)26. New York is famous for its skyscrapers. Which of the following is correct for the underlined part?A) / f e m s /B) / f e I
9、 m s /C) / f m s /D) / f e I m e s /27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?A) How will you deal with the problem?B) We reached Sydney very late last night.C) Could I have fish instead of chicken?D) Whats the meaning of this phrase?28. I dont like these two cell pho
10、nes. Would you please show me _ one, sir? A) otherB) anotherC) the other D) the others29. Danny saw a beautiful bird flying _ the open window just now. A) throughB) acrossC) fromD) in30. people had to stay at Xian Railway station because of the heavy snow two months ago.A) ThousandB) ThousandsC) Tho
11、usand ofD) Thousands of31. With more practice, I found speaking is not as _ as I used to think.A) so difficultB) difficultC) more difficult D) too difficult32. Mr. White finished _ invitation cards for the celebration party five minutes ago.A) writeB) wroteC) writingD) to write33. Danny searched eve
12、ry corner of the house for his cell phone, but _ find it. A) shouldntB) mustntC) needntD) couldnt34._ attentively please, Chris! There is a primary school ahead.A) Driving B) DriveC) To drive D) Drove35. The Browns had the house painted brown when they moved in, _ ? A) didnt theyB) had theyC) did th
13、eyD) hadnt they36. Tommy and Jack were warned _ or scare the animals when they were in the zoo yesterday. A) not to feed B) not feedC) dont feedD) to not feed37. My brother _ the Indian film Dangal when I made a phone call to him yesterday. A) watchesB) has watchedC) is watchingD) was watching38. _
14、great progress Jane has made in spoken English with the help of her homestay family! A) What aB) WhatC) HowD) What an39. Mrs. White and her daughter _ in England for twelve years before they moved to Denmark. A) liveB) were livingC) have livedD) had lived40. A: Do you know _ we will know the results
15、 of the exam? B: In two weeks, I suppose. A) how muchB) how farC) how soonD) how long41. Betty didnt notice the mistake she made at all _ she read the article again carefully. A) afterB) whenC) as soon asD) until42. The theme music of “Titanic” sounds quite _. I enjoy every minute of it. A) beautifu
16、lB) wellC) wonderfullyD) beautifully43. The manager asked Tom _.A) why he couldnt attend the lectureB) why couldnt he attend the lectureC) why he cant attend the lectureD) why cant he attend the lecture44. A: Youd better set off a bit earlier. The traffic on a rainy morning is terrible.B: _ A) All r
17、ight. B) Not at all.C) Why not? D) I hope so.45.A: Shall we go to Professor Tenders lecture tonight? B: _ His lectures are always excellent. A) I dont quite agree with you. B) Thank you for telling me so. C) That sounds great! D) I am glad you like it. Complete the following passages with the words
18、or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (共8分)A. In the end B. thankful C. reduce D. uncomfortable E. However Few of us have heard of Nils Bohlin, but whenever we take a car journey,his invention is important to us. Found in almost every modern car, the three-
19、point seat belt can 46 our chances of death or injury by at least 50% . While feeling 47 to this engineer from Volvo, you may also wonder how he came up with such a great idea. Having worked as a plane designer before, Nils knew clearly that the pilots were willing to put on anything to keep them sa
20、fe in an accident, but to his surprise, most people in the cars didnt want to be 48 for even a minute. To improve the safety for people in the cars, he decided to find a perfect system which should be simple, effective and convenient. 49 , he invented the three-point seat belt, which has been consid
21、ered as one of the greatest inventions in history. A. produce B. importance C. slow down D. protect E. suddenlySeat belts prevent people in the cars from serious injury in the following ways:To keep people inside. People who are thrown out from a car are four times more likely to be killed than thos
22、e who stay inside. To 50 the strongest parts of the body. Seat belts are designed to fix your body at its strongest parts. For an older child and adult, these parts are the hips(臀部) and shoulders. To spread out the force in an accident. Seat belts spread the force of the accident over a wide area of
23、 the body. Seat belts also help keep your upper body away from the hard parts of the car if you stop 51 or are hit by another car. To help the body to avoid a fast and deadly hit. With the help of the seat belts, your body can have more time to 52 the speed in an accident. Therefore, its of great 53
24、 to help both the drivers and the passengers. It takes only a few seconds to buckle up (系好) once you get in the car, but this simple action could save your life. Why wouldnt you?IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms（用括号中所给单词的适当 形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）（共8分）54.Nowadays more
25、 _ realize they are responsible for reducing industry pollution. (factory)55. Sophia is good at language. Besides English, she speaks German, Italian and _. (France)56. Could you tell me whether the _ Olympic Games were held in 1972 in Germany? (twenty)57. It is generallythought thattraveling abroad
26、can_a persons knowledge.(rich) 58. When the headmaster was passing by the library, she found one of the windows _. (break)59. It is known that “Often praising a child is a good method to make the child _”. (success)60. When you eat in a western restaurant, youd better use knife and fork _. (proper)6
27、1. Experts think that some animals will soon _ because of the serious pollution. (appear)V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子，第6267 句每空格限填一词) (共14分)62. My grandparents grew organic vegetables in the countryside two years ago.（改为否定句）My grandparents _ _ organic vegetables in th
28、e countryside two years ago.63. The Greeks managed to capture (占领) the city of Troy through a trick. (对划线部分提问)_ _ the Greeks manage to capture the city of Troy?64. Lots of people respect the baseball player for his devotion (贡献) to charity work. (改为被动语态)The baseball player _ _ for his devotion to ch
29、arity work.65. Some children rarely know how to control themselves in front of a computer. (改为反意疑问句) Some children rarely know how to control themselves in front of a computer, _ _?66. When will the truth of the missing flight MH370 come out? Many people wondered. (合并为一句)Many people wondered _ the t
30、ruth of the missing flight MH370 _ come out.67. Mr. Smith made up his mind to take a cruise trip (邮轮) to Europe with his wife this summer. (保持句意基本不变)Mr. Smith _ _ take a cruise trip to Europe with his wife this summer. 68. boy, behaviour, for, just now, the, apologized, naughty, his, to, Susan (连词成句
31、) .Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写). Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共50分)A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) (12分) Welcome to Sunrise Island Tourist Information Centre25 Green Street, Port George , Sunrise Island v Open every day except Tuesday， 09:0017:00 v We can help you find a hotel, c
32、hoose somewhere interesting to eat and plan your day. Please take a free map of the island. Mark is a volunteer at Sunrise Tourist Information Centre. His job is to answer questions and show tourist brochures to visitors:69. Mark works _ to help the visitors in the information centre.A) from 10:00 t
33、o 16:00 every day B) before 9:00 every day C) until 4:00 a.m. every day except Wednesday D) from 9:00 to 17:00 every day except Tuesday 70. From the brochures, we learn tourists can have all these activities _.A) on a mountainB) in a museum C) on an island D) at an information centre71. The Sunrise
34、Tourist Information Centre can _. A) offer you two free drinks before midnightB) help you find good places to stayC) tell you the story of the islandD) book the map of the island for you72. Visitors can _ on Lighthouse Island.A) climb mountains and enjoy night lifeB) swim in the beautiful water and
35、enjoy free drinksC) enjoy lunch and swim in the beautiful water D) climb mountains and get close to animals73. If you like wildlife and be in good health, you can go to _.A) Rose Reserve and Rose mountainsB) Rose Mountains and lighthouse IslandC) The clubs of Port George and Rose Reserve D) Port Geo
36、rge Museum and light house Island74. The main purpose of these brochures is to _.A) invite people to visit the information centre B) provide people with job information on the islandC) help visitors to make holiday plans D) attract people to live on the island B. Choose the words or expressions and
37、complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分） Ronny lookedlikeeveryotherkidinthefirst-gradeclassroomwhereIvolunteeredasthe Reading Mum. However,Ronnystoodapartfromhisclassmatesinotherways.Hehadaspeechproblem so he couldnt 75 likeotherkidsinhisgrade.Iworkedwithallthe studentsinRonnys class one by onetoi
38、mprovetheirreadingskills.OnthedayswhenitwasRonnys turn, I gavehimasilentsmile, and he flewoutofhischair.Hesatveryclosetomeandopenedthe book asifhewas opening a treasure that nobodyhadeverseen.Iwatchedhisfingersmoveslowly undereachletterashetried his best to read out.Everytimehe 76 toreadawordwith a
39、strange pronunciation, the biggest smile would spreadacrosshisfaceandhiseyeswouldshine with 77 . Afewweeksbeforetheschoolyearended,Iheldanawardsceremony.IpresentedRonnywith a bookoneofthoseLittleGoldenBooksthatonlycost$5.Tears randownhisface asheheld the book close to himandwentbacktohisseat.Istayed
40、withtheClass fortherest of theday. Ronnyneverletgoofthe book,notonce.Itneverlefthishands.Afewdayslater, I returned to the schooltovisit.I 78 Ronnyonachairneartheplayground,thebookopeninhis lap (大腿). Histeachersaid,“Hehasntputthatbookdownsinceyougaveittohim.Doyouknowthats his first bookhesever actual
41、lyowned?”Keepingbackmytears,IwalkedtowardsRonny,placed my hand on his shoulder and asked, “Willyoureadmeyourbook,Ronny?”Andthen,forthe next few minutes, he read to me more 79 thanIdeverthoughtpossiblefromhim.The pages were already dog-eared, like thebookhadbeenreadthousandsoftimesalready.Whenhefinis
42、hedreading,Ronnyclosedhisbookandsaidwithgreatsatisfaction,“Goodbook!Whatapowerfulcontribution (贡献) thewriterof that Little GoldenBookhadmadeinthelifeofa disadvantagedchild.At that moment, IknewIwouldget 80 aboutmyownwritinganddowhatthatwriterhaddone,andprobablystilldoescareenoughtowriteastorythatcha
43、ngesachildslife,careenoughtomakeadifference.75.A)writeB)copyC)listenD)read76.A) refusedB)decided C)managedD) pretended77.A)fearB)prideC)promiseD)silence78.A)realizedB)noticedC)followedD)heard79.A)coldlyB)slowlyC)clearlyD)quietly80.A)seriousB)nervousC)worriedD) surprisedC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格
