1、 江苏省淮安市 2018届九年级英语上学期期中试题 （总分：150分 考试时间：120分钟） 第一部分 选择题(85 分) 一、听力 (共20 小题; 每小题l 分，计 20分) A. 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。 （ ）1. What does Miss Jones teach? A. B. C. （ ）2. What sport does Ricky like to watch? A. B. C. （ ）3. How will Frank go from Beijing to Guangzhou? A. B. C. （ ）4.What
2、 time did the man say they should meet? A. B. C. （ ）5. Where will they go for a walk tomorrow? A. On the beach. B. In the park. C. In the countryside. （ ）6. What will happen if the man keeps singing loudly? A. He will get tired. B. He will lose his voice. C. He will catch a cold. （ ）7. Why does Amy
3、want to buy the scarf? A. She thinks it is beautiful. B. It will be warm in winter. C. It is very cheap. （ ）8. What is the woman looking for? A. A bookshop called Sunshine. B. A block of flats called Sunnyside. C. A shopping mall called Sunlight. （ ）9. What has the man done many times before? A. He
4、has swum across the river. B. He has jumped over the gate. C. He has climbed the tree. （ ）10. How is Millie feeling? A. Maybe she feels nervous. B. Maybe she feels ill. C. Maybe she feels sleepy. B. 听对话和短文答题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。 听一段对话，回答第 1112小题。 （ ）11. From where can they see a long way? A. The bath
5、room. B. The balcony. C. The kitchen. （ ）12. What does the man think of climbing the stairs? A. It is great fun. B. It is boring. C. It helps to keep fit. 听第一篇短文，回答第 1315小题。请根据内容选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。 New York City Things they have done They have seen the Statue of Liberty, the United Nations building and
6、13 . Things they will do They will see a famous 14 tonight. They will 15 on the last day. （ ）13. A. Times Square B. Central Park C. Wall Street （ ）14. A. show B. film C. match （ ）15. A. go shopping B. visit a friend C. rest at the hotel 听第二篇短文，回答第 1620小题。 （ ）16. Why is Eddies father in hospital? A.
7、He was hit by a motorcycle. B. He was hurt in a bus accident. C. A car hit him while he was walking. （ ）17. What do the doctors say about his leg? A. It is not too serious. B. It is very serious. C. It doesnt need an operation at all. （ ）18. How long should Eddies father stay in hospital? A. For one
8、 week only. B. For one month. C. For at least two weeks. （ ）19. What do Eddie and his mother bring him every day? A. Fruit and a newspaper. B. Food and paper C. Snacks and magazines. （ ）20. What should Eddies father not do? A. Feel sorry for himself. B. Follow the doctors treatment. C. Take his medi
9、cine. 二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。(共20小题; 每小题l 分， 计 20分) ( )21. Look, the old man who is playing _ guitar is _ university teacher. A. the ; an B. /; an C. the; a D. / ; a ( )22. Why do you look so sleepy in class, John? Sorry, sir. I _ to watch a football match last night. A.kept up B. made up C. st
10、ayed up D. put up ( )23. -Purple doesnt look good _ you, but you look cool _ black. -Really? Let me try . A. on, on B. in, in C. on, in D. in, on ( )24. _ you _ your brother can join us. We want one of you. A. Neither; nor B.Both; and C. Either; or D. Not only, but also ( )25. The high-speed railway
11、 _ Shanghai _ Nanjing makes our travel faster and more comfortable. A. connecting, from B. connecting, to C. connects, from D. connects, to ( )26. They learned it all by themselves. That is to say nobody told them _ . A. what to do it B. how to do it C. where to do D. when to do ( )27. Mozart had a
12、amazing gift for art and his music is well worth _. A. being listened B. listen to C. listening D. listening to ( )28. Im surprised that John is only 25. I thought he was _, for he seems to be in his _. A. younger; forties B. younger; fortieths C. older; forties D. older; fortieths ( )29. When I got
13、 to the top of the hill, I was quite out of _. A. date B. place C. breath D. question ( )30. The green bag reminded the old man _ the days when he was young. A. at B. of C. from D. in ( )31. They were_ busy_ with each other_ the time. A. too; to talk; forget B. too; talking; to forget C. so; to talk
14、; that they forgot D. so; talking; that they forgot ( )32. Why didnt Luo Ji go with them then? _ he was too tired. A. Since B. As C. Because D. Although ( )33. I feel stressed from time to time. What can I do with it? _ sharing your worries with your parents? A. Why not B. How about C. Would you lik
15、e D. Youd better ( )34. I never expected you could offer such a report with _ information. Thank you! Dont mention it. A. a great deal of B. a large number of C. a bit D. a few ( )35. The born artist devoted all the time _ for something better or different. A.in searching B. of searching C. to searc
16、h D. to searching ( )36. Tom has difficulty Chinese, so he often asks me advice. A. to understand, with B. understanding, of C. to understand, for D. understanding , for ( )37. He works hard and is often_. I hope he will have more_ at his business. A. successful; success B. success; successful C. su
17、ccessfully; successful D. successful; successful ( )38. The music _by Tan Dun sounds_. A. was written; wonderful B. written; wonderfully C. was written; wonderfully D. written; wonderful ( )39. Three_ and two _ were talking when we walked past them. A. Germen; American B. Germans; American C. German
18、s; Americans D. Germen; Americans ( )40. Could you please tell me _? Yes, she came to teach here just last week. A. that she is a new teacher B. when did she come here C. what is wrong with her D. whether she is a new teacher 三、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 （共 l5小 题; 每小题 l 分，计 l5分） Most people w
19、ant to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not 41 happiness. A famous person once said, “Happiness depends on 42 .” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here is some advice that can make us _43_ happier. The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the 44 thin
20、gs in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the 45 , for example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we cant enjoy the present. We should enjoy lifes simple pleasure, 46 spending time with close friends, listening to our favourite music, or 47 a good book. People who ha
21、ve a few close friends often live 48 and healthier lives. 49 secret of leading a happy life is to be active, and have 50 . We can collect toy cars, go fishing or play a 51 like table tennis or basketball. In this way, we can enjoy ourselves and 52 our problems or worries, and only think about the jo
22、y of activity. 53 , many people find happiness in helping others. People will feel good when they help others. 54 we want to feel happier, do something nice for someone. We can help a friend_55 his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for the elderly, or just clean up the park or streets. ( )41.
23、A. show B. sell C. bring D. lose ( )42. A. other B. money C. success D. ourselves ( )43. A. feeling B. feel C. felt D. to feel ( )44. A. simple B. surprising C. expensive D. strange ( )45. A. health B. future C. money D. danger ( )46. A. in fact B. such as C. as a result D. rather than ( )47. A. clo
24、sing B. printing C. reading D. copying ( )48. A. happier B. lazier C. poorer D. quieter ( )49. A. The other B. else C. Other D. Another ( )50. A. hobbies B. parties C. classes D. habits ( )51. A.CD B. sport C. part D. joke ( )52. A. forget B. try C. meet D. know ( )53. A. Firstly B. Secondly C. At f
25、irst D. Finally ( )54. A. After B. But C. If D. Though ( )55. A. in B. at C. on D. with 四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 （共 l5小题; 每小题2分， 计 30分） A Guitar Player Wanted Are you a lover of music? Can you play the guitar? Can you sing or dance? Join our Sunshine Rock Band. Please call Mike at 5487-6598 or se
26、nd email to . Hot Club Do you like to play table tennis? Do you want to play it well? Mr Zhang is a good teacher. You can come here every Saturday afternoon from 2：30 to 5：30. Telephone: 8665-7868 Address: Room 15, Lantian Hotel Swimmer Wanted Can you swim? Do you like children? Can you teach them t
27、o swim on Sundays? Come and join us. Call Joe at 8472-9999 for more information. Summer Job Do you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? Would you like to work for a magazine? Then come and work as a reporter. Please call Karen at 5561-8823. ( ) 56. Sunshine Rock Band needs . A. a
28、guitar player B. a reporter C. a swimming coach D. a table tennis coach ( ) 57. If you can swim very well and like children very much, you will be more interested in the advertisement. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth ( ) 58. If you like writing, you can call for a job. A. 8472-9999 B. 8665-786
29、8 C. 5561-8823 D. 5487-6598 ( ) 59. Your classmate wants to learn table tennis, so you can advise her to call . A. Joe B. Mr Zhang C. Karen D. Mike ( ) 60. The above ads are probably from . A. a newspaper B. a story book C. a science book D. a text book B Are you interested in country music? I like
30、it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am tired. The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields. Country music usually talks about everyday life and feelings. Its the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and simple. Country music developed in the Southern United St
31、ates. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of famers .They talk about love, crops or death. The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more
32、popular later. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records. When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America. John Denver was one
33、 of Americas most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today. ( )61.Country music is usually about _. A. students feelings B. farmers lives C. the lives of workers D. the history of the countryside ( )62.Country music deve
34、loped _. A. in John Denvers city B. in the Eastern United States C. in the Northern United States D. the Southern United States ( )63.People began to make country song records _. A. in the 1920s B. in 1920 C. in the 1970s D. in 1970s ( )64.Why did Country music become popular in America? A. Because
35、city people liked the music. B. Because people in the city moved to the countryside. C. Because country music talked about city peoples lives. D. Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change. ( )65.Who is famous for the song “Take Me Home, Country Roads”? A. A farmer i
36、n the countryside. B. A person who moved to towns C. John Denver. D. Michael Jackson C Many everyday American expressions are based on colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. When they are red-hot, they are very angry about something. Fast loud music is popular with many
37、people. They may say such music is red-hot. Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20 thcentury. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink
38、 color that shows that they are in good health. Blue is a cool color. The blues music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music. Blues is slow and sad. Someone who is blue is very sad. The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for people. A person who h
39、as a sick feeling in the stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green. Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with
40、envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back of the paper money. The color black is used often in expressions. People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day. ( )66. We
41、say you are in the pink when you are _. A. very sad B. very happy C. in good health D. feeling well ( )67.What does the word “upset” mean ? A. happy B. sad C. satisfied D. active ( ) 68. We describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a _ day. A. red B. green C. pink D. black ( ) 69. Which of th
42、e following sentences is TRUE according to the passage? A. People in the USA use black to express heat. B. B. If you are blue, you are very happy. C. Green is a natural color for people. D. If you have a sick feeling in the stomach, you feel a little green. ( )70. What is the main idea of the passag
43、e? A. Meaning of different colours B. Differences between different colours C. Beginning of some American expressions D. Stories of some American expressions 第二部分 非选择题(65分) 五、词汇运用. (每小题1分，共15分) A.选用方框中的单词或词组填空，其中有一项单词或词组是多余的。 71. The sun gives us both light and _. 72. I think Johnson is a _ writer. He is very creative. 73. He didnt pass the exam because of his _ prefer praise heat carelessness pay attention to born sleepy controlling
