2020年11月上海市九年级期中英语试卷(含答案答题纸和听力文字)

2020学年第一学期九年级期中考试

英语试卷

（满分150分，完成时间100分钟）2020.11

考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。请将所有答案写在答题纸上，写在试卷上不计分。

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 H

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question your hear (根据

你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (8分)

7. A) November 14th. B) November 15th.

C) November 16th. D) November 17th.

8. A) By car. B) By bus. C) By underground. D) By taxi.

9. A) Five. B) Ten. C) Fifteen. D) Twenty-five.

10. A) Meat and Potatoes. B) Chicken and chips.

C) Potatoes and chips. D) Meat and chicken.

11. A) The Bund. B) Shanghai Zoo.

C) The Ocean Park. D) The Science Museum.

12. A) Mid-autumn Festival. B) Lantern Festival.

C) New Year’s Day. D) Spring Festival.

13. A) Teacher and parent B) Boss and secretary.

C) Doctor and patient. D) Father and daughter.

14. A) It costs too much to repair the watch.

B) It will take one month to repair the watch.

C)The watch is no longer worth repairing.

D)Jane can go to an old shop to repair the watch.

C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）(6分)

15. It was autumn and the local park was dirty and ugly.

16. The writer went to the park manager’s office to make a complaint.

17. The park manager didn’t do anything because he had no money.

18. The writer telephoned many people and asked them to raise money.

19. On Saturday morning, some students came to the park ready to work.

20. The writer was very proud of her neighbourhood.

D. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences (听对话，用听到的单

词完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）(10分)

21. Living in caves is a __________ __________ of many European people.

22. Nowadays __________ __________ people in some countries still live in cave homes.

23. In Spain, there is also a __________ __________ in each room.

24. The __________ __________ cave can be found in the Loire valley of France.

25. In Turkey, staying in a cave house may cost you about________ ________ for 3 days.

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. Which of the following words is pronounced /pəul/?

A) pole B) pour C) poor D) pool

27. My parents always tell me it’s important to be _______ honest person in life.

A) a B) an C) the D) /

28. Can you tell me the answer ______ the question? It's difficult for me.

A) of B) on C) to D) for

29. On Halloween, i f the neighbours don’t give any sweets, the children might play a trick

______ them.

A) with B) to C) about D) on

30. Don’t worry, Linda. There is ______ wrong with your com puter.

A) something B) anything C) nothing D) everything

31.Four students of the Drama Club come from Grade 7, _______ all come from Grade 8.

A) another B) others C) the other D) the others

32. Dididache has been used by ________ taxi drivers in many cities recently.

A) much B) a great deal of C) huge amounts of D) a large number of

33.With the help of computers, writing does not seem so _________ as it used to be.

A) difficult B) less difficult C) more difficult D) the most difficult

34. We feel proud that our country has developed ______ these years than before.

A) quickly B) more quickly C) most quickly D) the most quickly

35.The baby feels ________ while his mother holds him in her arms.

A)save B) safe C) safely D) safety

36. As a great tennis player, Andrew ________ three medals since the end of last year.

A) wins B) won C) has won D) had won

37. There ______ a basketball match between Class Three and our class in ten minutes.

A) is B) was C) has been D) is going to be

38. The heavy snow made the passengers ________ at the station for more than two days.

A) to stay B) stay C) stayed D) staying

39. Just now I saw James ________ chess with his grandfather in the garden.

A) plays B) played C) playing D) to play

40. Peter ________ any money from his parents because he has found a good job and can

earn money by himself.

A) needn’t B) don’t need C) doesn’t need to D) do esn’t need

41. ______ useful advice she offered us! We all thank her.

A) What B) What a C) How D) How a

42. ______ hiking in the Gobi Desert is not easy, the girl still decided to have a try.

A) If B) Although C) When D) As

43. You’d better take the GPS with you ________you won’t get lost.

A) as soon as B) so that C) because D) now that

44. – Jill, you look busy. _______________

– Thank you, Peter, but I can manage it myself.

A)What are you doing? B) Can you help me?

C)How could you do that? D) Anything I can do to help?

45. –Sorry, I’m late, Miss Wang. The minibus broke down, and there were no taxis.

–______

A) You’re welcome.B) It’s a pleasure. C) Of course not. D) That’s all right.Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can be used only once (将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (共8分)

your parents’ hearts. They are the closest people to you in the world. But nowadays many teenagers like you have 46 communicating with their parents. They always complain that their parents say too much instead of listening to what they’re thinking. When they do something wrong, getting away from parents seems to be the only 47 . In fact, what your parents do just shows love for you. They love you more than they love __48 . Whenever you need help, they are always there, standing by you. Try to put yourself into their shoes, and you’ll understand them 49 .

Many people use their mobile phones as the alarm clock and are more used to checking emails before sleeping. However, these habits are becoming sleeping problems.

Several years ago, my boss used to stay up working on her mobile phone and got badly ill 50 that. Now she always leaves her phone in another room at night. And she encourages friends to do so. “I sent each of my friends the same Christmas gift – an alarm clock so that they could 51 using their phones as the alarm clock,” she said.

If your mobile phone wakes you up in the morning, it may also be keeping you up at night. A survey showed that people in mobile phone radiation(辐射) mostly had sleeping problems. And 52 a Swedish study, a quarter of young people in this country feel like there must be phones around them. Most of them feel sorry for not returning messages. So they even have to reply to their friends before sleeping.

So what kind of people prefer to use mobile phones in their bedrooms? A recent __53 has shown that three-quarter people aged between 18 and 34 prefer to sleep with their phones near them. That number falls off a bit in middle age. Only people aged 65 and older are used to leaving the phone in another room while sleeping.

Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper 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. The soldiers managed to escape from their ______________. (enemy)

55. It will be Mike’s ___________ birthday next Saturday. (forty)

56. Mr Smith taught ___________ English when we were in Grade 6. (we)

57.You’d better not listen to any _________ stories before you go to bed. (frighten)

58. Steve Jobs’ __________ made the fans of Apple from all over the world very sad. (die)

59.Many people like to keep pet dogs because dogs will love people _________ .(faithful)

60. The man was _________ about the rude way that the doctor treated him. (happy)

61. If you want to ___________in the future, you must work hard from now on. (success)

Ⅴ．Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求完成句子。62-67小题每空格限填一词）（共14分）

62. Henry put on his scarf before he left the office. (改为否定句)

Henry _______ _______ on his scarf before he left the office.

63. We’ve been close friends since we met at school last year. (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ have you been close friends?

64. Aaron is so clever that he can solve the problem by himself. (保持句意不变)

Aaron is clever _______ _______ solve the problem by himself.

65. When will the meeting start? I asked the monitor. (改为宾语从句)

I asked the monitor _______ the meeting _______ start?

66. They built a new bridge across the Yangtze River two years ago. (改为被动语态)

A new bridge ________ ________ across the Yangtze River two years ago.

67. Some kids rarely know how to control themselves in front of a computer. (改为反意疑问句)

Some kids rarely know how to control themselves in front of a computer, _____ _____?

68. people, to understand , reading, enables, around them, the world. (连词成句)

____________________________________________________________.

Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分读写）

Ⅵ. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（共50分）

A. Choose the best answer（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）（12分）

Dear Reader,

Imagine an 11-year-old girl whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the field.

Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted, and who has wat ched life slip away from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor.

Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the real life.

Maria would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. If Maria grows up without any schooling, what will be her future?

But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor a child like Maria. Through “Save the Children”, you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poo r food into a good dinner and the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.

To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors, so hard-working people can help themselves. Build a school, a hospital…bring in clean water. This is what “Save the Children” has been about since 1932.

For you there are many rewards. Have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child. Receive photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person. Not with a handout（施舍）, but a “handup（激励）”. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria and her village.

It can make such a difference in her life and yours.

Yours sincerely

69. Maria is a little girl and_______________.

A) her days are often spent playing with her friends

B) she knows there will be enough food for dinner

C) her family is too poor to see a doctor

D) she gladly walks miles to school

70. The u nderlined word “sponsor” means “_______” in Chinese.

A) 回报B) 抢救 C) 感恩D) 资助

71. The underlined “that” in the sixth paragraph refers to___________.

A) money B) food C) clothes D) water

72. “Save the Children” is ___________________.

A) an organization to help poor children have a better life.

B) an office of the government to collect money.

C) a program shown on TV to help the poor children.

D) a group of doctors who save the children in poor places.

73. If you donate your money to “save the children”, you can_______.

A) get a prize for helping the poor children

B) have the chance to hear from your sponsored child

C) take photos with your sponsored child

D) visit Maria and her village

74. We can most probably read the letter in _______.

A) a storybook B) a diary C) a science fiction D) a newspaper

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）:（12分）

You either have it, or you don’t—a sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?

Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction,75 they do not properly understand how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research which is being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.

“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project, “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they 76 develop the skills.”

Jim Martland also points out that young people should be taught certain skills to __77 their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:

➢If you are using a 78 , turn it so it relates to（与…联系起来）the way you are facing.

➢If you leave your bike in a 79 place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.

You can make the way of finding your direction easy by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know 80 you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.

75. A) or B) as C) but D) so

76. A) never B) always C) possibly D) almost

77. A) change B) improve C) form D) grow

78. A) book B) magazine C) dictionary D) map

79. A) strange B) similar C) familiar D) dangerous

80. A) how B) where C) if D) how far

C.Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）(14分)

What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt? Or is it the happy look on their faces when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the m 81 ?

This Christmas I was wondering what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants a 82 . I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming, and underneath(在……之下) a poem by William Blake. The flower, a dandelion(蒲公英) standing against the bright blue sky, gave me a good idea. My dad has been reading those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love w 83 articles. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.

I called back. I told my mom to go w 84 me and that I already created my gift.

I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details, a 85 poem came to mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe; my dad read it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a b 86 to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood. I felt that this was a gift that my father would t 87 love.

Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he read those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift.

D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答问题）（12分）

I t was late one evening. I can’t remember what it was about, but my dad and I had a very big argument when my mom was away. We both said things we didn’t mean, and in the end I said, “I’m leaving.” And he said, “Good. The sooner, the better.”

I threw a few things in a suitcase and closed the door angrily behind me, not knowing where I was going. After walking aimlessly for about 20 minutes, I stopped at a local supermarket. Then my phone rang. It was my mom calling. She said, “Hey, Mary. Where are you? Dad is worried about you.”

“How can he worry about me? I’ve been away for nearly half an hour, but he didn’t call,” I said with annoyance (烦恼). My anger returned and I remembered all the hateful things he’d shouted to me. “Listen, Mom. You can tell Dad that I’m fine. I’ll call you tomorrow,” I said and hung up.

I walked around the supermarket, trying to get my thoughts together. By the time I paid for my purchases, it had been much later than I used to be out alone. When I left the supermarket, a large piece of white paper was in front of me. On the piece of white paper were two sentences: “_______________________________”

Then a car stopped beside me. Hanging out of the window was my dad. Beside him, smiling gently, sat my mom. And that’s when I started laughing. I laughed so hard that I cried. Despit e (尽管) my best efforts to run away from home, my father finally managed to track me down. I couldn’t leave now, not with him sitting there with caring eyes.

88.What happened to Mary and his father one evening?

89.How did Mary feel when she left home?

90.Mary’s father didn’t call her when she was ou t, did he?

91.Who managed to find Mary at last?

92.Why didn’t Mary leave at last?

93. What can be filled in the blank in the 4th paragraph?

Ⅶ.Writing（作文）（共20分）

94．Write a passage of at least 60 words about the topic “I want to give ______ a gift” (以“我想给________一份礼物”为题写一篇不少于60词的短文，标点符号不占格。)

在阅读C篇中，作者分享了他为父亲准备圣诞礼物的故事。2021年的元旦，你最想给谁送一份新年礼物？你会送给他（她）一份怎样的礼物？说说你为什么要送这份礼物,并谈谈你会如何准备这份礼物。

（注意：1.短文中不得出现考生姓名、校名等个人信息，否则不予评分

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2.照抄阅读语篇不得分

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