1、12013-2014 学年第一学期期中考试试卷九年级英语本试卷共 6 大题，满分 130 分，考试用时 100 分钟。听力部分（20 分）一、听力选择（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。 （10 分）1. What does the man want to do? A B C2. Whats the weather like today?A B C3. What is the woman looking for?A B C4. How will Linda get to Guilin?A B C5. Where is Sa
2、ndy?A. At home. B. In the hospital C. In Shanghai6. What did the woman do yesterday evening?A. She saw a film. B. She went shopping. C. She went skating.7. How much should you pay if you buy one dictionary?A. $50 B. $45 C. $908. How soon will Amy return?A. In half an hour. B. In twenty-five minutes
3、C. In fifteen minutes.29. Who bought the dress?A. Kates brother B. Kates father C. Kates mother.10. How does the man contact his friends abroad?A. By e-mail. B. Over the phone. C. Through letters.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。 （10 分）听一段对话，回答第 11-12 小题。11. Who had a birthday party?A. Toms uncle.
4、B. Toms sister. C. Toms brother.12. What will Tom do after he gets home?A. Have a birthday party. B. Visit his uncle. C . Sleep for two hours.听短文，完成信息表。Name: Lucy Age: TwelveBirthplace:_13_ Living place: ChinaSchool name:No.5 Secondary School Class: _14_Hobbies: Walking, drawing, swimmingAppearance:
5、 wear glasses, _15_13.A. England B. the USA C. France14.A. Class 7, Grade 8 B. Class 6, Grade 8 C. Class 6, Grade 715.A. tall and strong B. slim and tall C. slim and strong听一篇短文，回答 16-20 小题。16. Where does Franco work?A. In a factory. B. In a hospital. C. In an office.17. How long is his summer holid
6、ay every year?A. 30 days. B. 15 days. C. 7 days.18. How did he go to San Francisco?A. By plane. B. By sea. C. By train.19. What did he see when he arrived at San Francisco?A. A poster. B. A letter. C. A friend.20. What did he do in San Francisco?A. He traveled in the countryside. B. He helped the pe
7、ople in need. C. He talked to the people there.笔试部分（110 分）二、选择填空（30 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 30 分）A)单项填空从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并填在答题卷上。21. This is_ way Ive told you about. Isnt it_ useful one?A. the, an B. the, a C. a, a D. a, the22. Maybe the disaster can destroy our homes, but_ can destroy the love in our pe
8、ople.A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing23. How many flowers have you received? _.A. Nothing B. None C. No one D. Not24. _ Amy likes to go to the cinema, but she doesnt like to see horror films.ASince BAs CThough D不填25. She_ a new idea for reducing pollution.A. came on B. came up with
9、C. came into D. came out326. Its generous_ Kitty_ gifts for all of us.A. of; buying B. for; to buy C. of; to buy D. for; buying27. The fat woman was seen_ down South Street at 10 p.m. last night.A. ran B. runs C. running D. to run28. He hardly has any close friends to talk to, _ he ?Ahasnt he Bhas h
10、e Cdoesnt he Ddoes he29. The boy looks nice_ white and the red sweater looks good_ the girl.A. with; on B in; on C. on, in D. in; with30. _important information it is!A. What B. What an C. How D. How a31. Computers make_ easier for us_ pictures.A. this; to draw B. it; to draw C. that: drawing D. it;
11、 drawing32. Kate_ the hills when she was young.A. preferd to climb B. preferd climbing C. preferred to climb D. preferred climbing33. -I wonder _. -Zebras.A. what do they call these animals B. how they call these animalsC. what they call these animals D. how do they call these animals34.-Dont_, my c
12、hildren. Keep working hard and you will win the match.-Thank you, Mr. Zhang. Well try our best.A. put up B. call up C. set up D. give up35. The bike needs _. Youd better _.A. repaired; have it repair B. to be repaired; have it repairedC. repairing; have it to repair D. to be repaired; have it repair
13、ing36. They would rather_ colours like orange or yellow than blue or white.A. use B. to use C. using D. uses37. About_ films were shown during the 5th Shanghai International Film Festival.A. two hundred B. two hundred of C. two hundreds D. two hundreds of38. I often watch TV, but_ I just listen to t
14、he radio.A. some time B. some times C. sometime D. sometimes39. -What should T do, doctor?-_ healthy, you should take more exercise.A. Keep B. To keep C. Keeping D. Kept40. -Do you mind if I smoke here?-_ You can go to smoke in the next door.A. Yes, please. B. Never mind. C. Youd better not. D. Of c
15、ourse not,B)完型填空先通读下而的短文掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并填在答题卷上。What do you think of stress? is it a good thing or a bad thing?Most of the students think stress can do harm 41 them in some ways. Theres a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even 42 his study because of the stress from school
16、 and family. We also usually 43 that someone turns to psychological(心理学的) doctors because of heavy working stress. There is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.On the other hand, other people argue that stress is not a bad thing. They 44 stress 4can produce momentum(动力) in the
17、 end. For them, right attitude(态度) and action can reduce stress and make it 45 . When I was a. child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to an ideal 46 for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. Born to a poor family, I deeply knew 47 was not easy for u
18、s, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life in the future. 48 the saying goes, “no pains, no gains? So I did what my mom expected because I didnt want to let her down. At last, I did measure up(达到标准) to my moms expectation and go to college 49 . Thanks to my moms p
19、ush! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I dont think stress is a bad thing. Overall, stress is not a bad thing in 50 . The key is how we deal with it.41. A. for B. in C. to D. of42. A. began with B. showed off C. gave up D. cheered for43. A. wonder B. decide C. promise D. hear44. A. doubt B. believe
20、 C. remember D. forget45. A. useful B. difficult C. strange D. terrible 46. A. company B. college C. factory D. farm47. A. life B. spirit C. opinion D. silence48. A. Then B. But C. As D. Or49. A. quietly B. wildly C. specially D. successfully50. A. himself B. myself C. itself D. herself三、阅读理解（共 15 小
21、题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并填在答题卡上。ADo you like travelling? Do you often travel in your holidays? Travel is interesting and exciting, but its not if you get sick. You dont want to spend your holiday sick in bed. So what can you do to stay in good health？ There are three things y
22、ou should remember when you travel: relax, sleep and eat well.When you travel, there are so many places to visit: museums, shops, parks and churches(教堂). You may spend most of your days walking around these places. This can make you feel tired. Your feet may hurt. You may have a terrible headache af
23、ter a few hours. If this is the way you feel, you should take a good rest.Sleep is also important. If you want to stay healthy. you need to get enough sleep. You may want to stay out late at night. In many cities the nightlife can be very exciting. Then you should plan to sleep for an hour in the da
24、y.Finally, if you want to stay healthy, you must eat well. That means eating the right kinds of foods. When you are in a new country, you may want to try new foods but you need to be careful about how much you eat. Lots of rich food is not good for you.So, remember this, if you want to enjoy your ho
25、liday, take good care of yourself. Give your body some rest. Get enough sleep and eat good, healthy food.51. This passage is about_.A. what to eat when you travel B. how to stay healthy when you travelC. how exciting travel is D. where to travel52. Its a good idea to_.A. get some rest every day B. s
26、pend every day in bedC. take lots of medicine D. eat lots of rich food53. Your body needs sleep to_.A. enjoy the nightlife B. learn a lot about a new placeC. stay strong and healthy D. go outside554. For good health you need to_.A. get enough sleep and good food B. eat food at nightC. eat new food D
27、. eat rich foodBThere are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in
28、 life. Some students do badly in a traditional classroom. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open cla
29、ssroom.But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem get
30、ting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it.
31、 Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their schools.55. Open education allows the students to_.A. be late for school B. be responsible for their futureC. develop their own interests D. discover subjects outside class56.
32、 Open education may be a good idea for the students who_.A. enjoy traditional learning B. worry about gradesC. do well in a traditional classroom D. are responsible for what they do57. Some students will do little in an open classroom because_.A. there are too few rules B. they hate activitiesC. ope
33、n education is meaningless D. they worry about the rules58. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Some traditional teachers do not like open education.B. Many teachers do not believe in open education.C. Teachers may have problems in open classrooms.D. Teachers feeling and attitu
34、des are important to students.CWe spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.It stood outside a furniture(家具)shop. “Buy it,“ she said at once. “Well carry it home on
35、 the roof-rack(车顶架. Ive always wanted one like that.“What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied onto the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual thatevenin
36、g. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.After a time my wife said, “Theres a long line of cars behind. Why dont they 6overtake(超车)?“Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers(警官)inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But
37、 then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church(教堂). One of the officers came to me.“Right, sir,“ he said. “Do you need any more help now?“I didnt quite understand. “Thanks, officer,“ I said. “Youve been very kind. I l
38、ive just down the road.“He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,“ he said and laughed. “Its a bookshelf youve got there! We thought it was-er, something else.“My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the offic
39、er. “Yes, its a bookshelf, but thanks again.“ I drove home as fast as I could.59. From the story we know that_.A. The writer was poor and didnt buy the bookshelf for his wifeB. The writers wife didnt like the bookshelf at allC. The writer was very angry with his wifeD. The writer was not very glad t
40、o buy the bookshelf for his wife60. What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea“?A. He could drive slowly and it was safe.B. Other drivers would let him go first.C. His wife could use a new bookshelf.D. He could save a lot of money and time.61. Why were the police and other d
41、rivers so kind to the writer?A. Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.B. Because they didnt think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.C. Because they thought somebody in the writers family had died and he needed help.D. Because they though
42、t it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.62. When did the officers begin to realize(意识)they had made a mistake?A. Before they arrived at the church.B. Before they overtook the writers car.C. After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.D. After the writer
43、s family left the church.DWhich part of the world has the most nearsighted students? Just look around you-its East Asia. Nine in ten school leavers in major East Asian cities are nearsighted, according to the BBC. Experts say books and video games are not to blame. East Asian students, they say, are
44、nt getting enough sunlight.People become nearsighted because their eyeballs grow out of shape and light entering their eyes cannot focus correctly. The body can produce a chemical called dopamine（多巴胺）to stop eyeballs from changing shape. And guess what scientists have just discovered? Sunlight can h
45、elp our bodies produce more dopamine, reported AFP.According to the study, primary school students in Singapore spend only 30 minutes outdoors every day; in Australia, by contrast, kids spend about three hours a day outside. As a result, fewer children in Australia are nearsighted-only 10 percent, c
46、ompared with 90 percent in Singapore.“Children in East Asia basically go to school. go home and stay inside. They study and they watch television,“ Ian Morgan of the Australian National University told AFP.7But being a bookworm or a couch potato does not directly harm the eyes, added Morgan. “As long as they get outside, it doesnt seem to matter how much study they do,“ he explained. “There are some kids who study hard and get outside and play hard and they are generally fine. The ones who are at major risk are the ones who study hard and dont get
