2014年秋姜堰励才九年级英语期中试卷含听力答题纸

泰州市励方涛实验学校

2014年秋学期九年级英语期中试题

(考试时间：120分钟满分：140分)

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共80分）

一、听力(每小题1分，共20分)

(一).听对话回答问题(计10分)

本部分共有10道小题，每道小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你将有5秒钟的时间选择正确答案。在听到嘀的信号后,进入下一小题。

( )1．What food are they talking about?

A. B. C.

( )2．What day is it tomorrow?

A. B. C.

( )3．What was Lily doing at 7 yesterday morning?

A. B. C.

( )4．What animal does the man like?

A. B. C.

( )5．What color does Tom like better?

A. Red.

B. Blue.

C. Yellow.

( )6．Why won't the boy go skating?

A. Because he will go out.

B. Because he will go over his lessons.

C. Because he is ill.

( )7．How much was the ticket?

A. 1,120 yuan.

B. 790 yuan.

C. 680 yuan.

( )8．What are the two speakers going to do?

A. Go to school.

B. Go to watch games.

C. Go to the cinema. ( )9．Why did Liu Xiang fail to run in the Beijing Olympic Games?

A. He was lazy.

B. He was unhappy.

C. He was hurt.

( )10．Where are they now?

A. At a supermarket.

B. In a clothes store.

C. In a department store.

(二).听对话和短文回答问题(计10分)

你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟时间选择正确答案。

听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。答题完毕，请等待嘀的信号，进入第一篇短文。

( )11．What's the man asking Mary to do?

A. To read the letter.

B. To type the letter.

C. To ask Tom to type the letter. ( )12．What's the matter with Tom?

A. He doesn't know how to type.

B. He can't read the letter.

C. Both A and B.

听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。答题完毕，请等待嘀的信号，进入下一篇短文。

April fools

Dave ● A friend invited him to a party.

●He was the only person wearing a 1 .

Nick ●His brother changed his clock to 2 earlier.

●He arrived at school earlier.

Joe A classmate told him they would have a 3 test the next day.

( )13．A. suit B. costume C. mask

( )14．A. a quarter B. half an hour C. sixty minutes

( )15．A. Chinese B. physics C. math

听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

( )16．The young man wanted ________ .

A. to learn to draw

B. to buy an egg

C. to learn to draw an egg ( )17．The old man ________ .

A. didn't teach the young man

B. couldn't draw well

C. became the young man's teacher

( )18．The young man drew an egg quickly and ________ .

A. gave it to the old man to look at

B. left the old man's house

C. didn't draw eggs any longer

( )19．The old man asked the young man to draw ________ .

A. an egg in two minutes

B. some good eggs in a few days

C. many eggs

( )20．The old man thought ________ .

A. he had no time to teach the young man

B. it wasn't easy to draw an egg well

C. he was too old to teach the young man

二、单项选择(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

( )21．－Whether you love or hate_______ Apple, it's hard not to admire Jobs.

－I agree. As_______ Apple fan, I'll always remember him.

A. an; an

B. /; an

C. an; the

D. the;/

( )22．—Wow, your hair is so long. Why not have it ______ now? —Ok, I?ll do it now.

A.cut

B. cutted

C. cutting

D. to cut

( )23．She is not really familiar______ the local laws. My problem is similar______ hers.

A. with; with

B. with; to

C. to; to

D. to; with

( )24．Many students don?t know ________their problems, so they often feel stressed.

A. how to deal

B. how to do with

C. what to do with

D. how to do ( )25．When you feel _________to watch TV, you are all right by then.

A. enough good

B. enough well

C. well enough

D. good enough ( )26．—That black T-shirt with Yao Ming's picture on it___ belong to David. He admires him a lot.

—No, it_______ be his. He hates black.

A. must, can't

B. may, needn't

C. can, mustn't

D. must, mustn't ( )27. —What?s your plan for the coming summer holiday?

—I?ll devote as much time as I can ________ some voluntary work.

A. to do

B. doing

C. do

D. to doing

( )28．If you can____ some valuable information on job-hunting to me, I'll be very grateful.

A. show

B. provide

C. offer

D. advise

( )29．—What do you think of the white dress?

—I_______ its style, but I_______ not choose it because of its price.

A. would rather; prefer

B. prefer; prefer

C. would rather; would rather

D. prefer; would rather

( )30．—What's wrong with your uncle?

—We're sure____ something is wrong with him, but we doubt_____ the disease can kill him.

A. if; whether

B. that; that

C. whether; if

D. that; whether ( )31．The boy _______ white hasn't decided_______.

A. in; which one to choose

B. in; which to choose one

C. on; what to choose it

D. on; how can he choose

( )32．The boy_______ in the computer room was found_______ just now.

A. standing; play cards

B. standing; playing cards

C. stood; play cards

D. stood; playing cards

( )33．— Mike hardly puts up his hand in class, ________ he?

— ________, he is one of the most active students in our class.

A. does; No

B. doesn?t; Yes

C. does; Yes

D. doesn?t; No

( )34．We have problems_______ him because he has many problems_______.

A. to meet; to solve

B. meeting; solving

C. to meet; solving

D. meeting; to solve

( )35．—Excuse me, could you tell me ? —Certainly. In half an hour.

A. when the high speed train would arrive

B. when the high speed train will arrive

C. when would the high speed train arrive

D. when will the high speed train arrive

三、完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

About a year ago, a couple with 3 children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise from the children, but the parents were always 36 them, in a frightening way. We met often in the hallway when we were coming or going. I always spoke, but the only 37 I ever got was a hello from the 4-year-old girl.

I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I returned ,they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door open for others. I stayed in the car doing unnecessary things as I wasn?t in a 38 . The parents were telling her to get into the car immediately. I looked up and saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for 39 .

As a disabled man, I can?t hurry at 40 , but I hurried as much as I could and thanked her. She was smiling like a lovely angel. I was so 41 by her small act of kindness. That afternoon I was shopping and I saw a white bear. I thought of the 42 and said to myself. “I believe she w ould like that” so I bought it.

The next day there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her parents. She was so 43 of her bear and thanked me as if I had never been thanked before. The mother and father 44 thanked me.

Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a friendly manner I might add. As time passes, I don?t hear that shouting as often. 45 , hardly at all.

Last night we had about four inches of 46 . I looked out at my car and wondered 47 I was g oing to keep my doctor?s appointment(约会).

When I opened the outside door, there was my car with all the snow cleaned. I can?t express how I felt at that moment. The man next door was the only person I knew in the whole building, 48 when I saw him the next day, I asked him if he was the good man that cleaned my snow. He said 49 . He wanted to but his wife said she wanted to do it.

Isn?t it amazing that a 4-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? My guardian angel(守护天使) says that good things usually come from 50 .

( )36．A. worrying about B. shouting at C. playing with D. laughing at

( )37．A. present B. sound C. act D. answer

( )38．A. hurry B. mess C. mood D. surprise

( )39．A. me B. others C. her parents D. her

( )40．A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing

( )41．A. worried B. surprised C. moved D. enjoyed

( )42．A. apartment B. door C. parents D. girl

( )43．A. proud B. afraid C. short D. full

( )44．A. all B. every C. either D. both

( )45．A. In all B. After all C. In fact D. For example ( )46．A. rain B. clouds C. snow D. earth

( )47．A. why B. that C. where D. how

( )48．A. but B. so C. or D. yet

( )49．A. Of course B. No C. Thanks D. Yes

( )50．A. little children B. nice presents C. small acts D. good neighbors

四、阅读理解(本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

(A)

Not everyone has a chance to be a detective（侦探）, but I got one when I was 13 years old. It happened in 1993.

One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my father's new car. I expected to see my father in the driver's seat. but to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving instead, "She has stolen my father's car," I thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. I said to the driver, "Follow that new car in front," I told him why.

The taxi driver had a car phone, so I asked him to call the police. Soon we heard the sound of a police car. The police told the woman to stop the car using a loudspeaker. The taxi came to a stop, too. I got out right then and said to the woman, "This is not your car. It's my father's car."

The woman smiled and said, "Oh. You're Mr. Johnson's son, right? I've seen your photo in your father's office."

Before I could say one word, the woman explained that she was my father's new assistant. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it repaired. He lent her his car. After hearing this, I called my father and he told us what the woman said was right. The police and the taxi driver laughed. I felt very sorry. It was both the first time and the last time I worked as a detective.

( )51．When did the story take place'?

A. Thirteen years ago.

B. More than twenty years ago.

C. Thirty years ago.

D. Before 1993.

( )52．What did the writer see one afternoon on a street?

A. He saw his father driving a new car with a young woman.

B. He saw a young woman driving a new car with his father.

C. He saw a young woman trying to steal his father's new car.

D. He saw a young woman in his father's new car.

( )53．How did the writer manage to get his father's car to stop'?

A. He had his father call the young woman.

B. He asked the taxi driver to stop his father's car.

C. He got the help of the police.

D. He called the young woman.

( )54．What was the woman driver?

A. A thief

B. A taxi driver

C. Mr. Johnson's assistant

D. Mr. Johnson's wife

( )55．How did the writer feel when he found out the truth'?

A. He felt good about himself.

B. He felt uncomfortable.

C. He felt very happy.

D. He felt excited.

(B)

Last Tuesday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I wanted to have a rest before catching the train, So I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into a station coffee shop with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to keep a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with my coffee, there was someone sitting near to me. It was one of those strange-looking young men, with dark glasses, torn clothes, and long hair. But I wasn't surprised at such a young man. What surprised me most was that he had started to eat my chocolate!

I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn't want to get into trouble. I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me. Then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still didn't say anything. When he took a third one, I felt angrier than uneasy. I thought, "Well, I shall have the last piece." And I got it.

The boy gave me a strange look and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, "This woman is crazy!" Everyone looked at me. That was embarrassing(令人难堪)enough. But it was worse when I finished my coffee and ready to leave. It wasn't my chocolate I had eaten a moment before. Mine was just under my newspaper.

( )56．The woman telling the story went to town to_______.

A. catch the train

B. buy some chocolate and coffee

C. have a rest

D. do some shopping for her family ( )57．The woman was not happy because_______.

A. the train was late

B. she was afraid of the young man

C. she thought the chocolate was hers

D. she couldn't find her coffee

( )68．According to the story, who got angry at last?

A. The young man

B. The woman

C. Neither of them

D. Both of them ( )59．The woman found she had made a mistake_______.

A. just after she saw the young man next to her

B. when the young man was leaving

C. after she finished reading her newspaper

D. right before she was about to leave the coffee shop

( )60．Where was the strange-looking young ma n?s chocolate?

A. It was all eaten by the strange-looking young man.

B. It was eaten by the strange-looking young man and the woman.

C. It was under the newspaper.

D. It was all eaten by the woman

(C)

Dreams are expressions of thoughts, feelings and events that pass through our mind while we are sleeping. Everybody dreams. But only some people remember their dreams. Our dreams often include all the senses ---- smells, sounds, sights, tastes and things we touch. Sometimes we dream the same dream over and over again.

Early in the twentieth century, two famous scientists developed their personal ideas about dreams. Austrian psychiatrist (奥地利心理学家) Sigmund Freud wrote a book called “The Interpretation (诠释) of Dreams” in 1900. Freud believed people often dream about things they want but can?t have. Swiss (瑞士) psychiatrist Carl Jung worked closely with Freud for several years, but he believed dreams could help people grow and understand themselves. He believed dreams provide solutions to problems we face when we are awake. Today we know more about the science of dreaming because researchers can take pictures of people?s brains while they are sleeping.

Other researchers are studying how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions (感情). Robert Stickgold is a professor of psychiatry (心理学教授) at Harvard University in Massachusetts. Doctor Stickgold says that when we dream, the brain is trying to make sense of the world. He does not agree with Sigmund Freud that dreaming is the way we express our hidden feelings and desires (愿望).

Scientists believe it is important to keep researching dreams. Doctor Stickgold says it has been more than one hundred years since Sigmund Freud wrote his important book about dreaming. Yet there is still no agreement on exactly how the brain works when we are dreaming or why we dream.

( )61．When do people have dreams?

A. When they are asleep.

B. When they are awake.

C. During the day.

D. At night.

( )62．From the passage we know ________.

A. dreams are remembered by everyone

B. dreams express all that we think in our mind

C. dreams include all the senses and things we touch

D. how the brain works while dreaming and why we dream

( )63．The underlined word “solutions” probably means ________ in Chinese.

A. 分析的过程

B. 解决的方法

C. 面临的形势

D. 坚持的立场

( )64．In the passage , all the psychiatrists ________.

A. believe dreams can help people understand all the problems that they face

B. believe when we dream, the brain is trying to make sense of the world

C. study dreams and dreaming and have their own ideas

D. have the same idea that people often dream about things they want

( )65．Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Fact of Dreams

B. The Ways of Dreams

C. The Solutions to Dreams

D. The Mystery of Dreams and Dreaming

（命题人：肖学明）

泰州市高港实验学校

2014年秋学期九年级英语期中试题答题纸

(考试时间：120分钟 满分：140分)

第I 卷（选择题 80分）

一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 答案 题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 答案 二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 答案

题号 31 32 33 34 35 答案 三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

题号 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 答案

题号 46 47 48 49 50 答案 四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

题号 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 答案

题号 61 62 63 64 65 答案

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共60分）

五、词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空(每空不限一词)。(10分） 1．There is a rule ____________ (与…相反) taking pets into the museum. 2．Thank you for your valuable _______________(建议). I think I?ll follow them.

3． Children under 12 can ?t be left at home by _____________ (them) in some states of America. 4．I think the trousers are too large for me. Do you have a _____________ (small) pair? 5．The film is very interesting. It ?s worth _____________(see)

6．The government tries to provide people with better ___________ (health) care and living conditions.

班级编号_____________ 班级____________ 姓名 ——————

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7．Stop ____________ (argue). It isn?t worth it.

8．He will do it better if he ___________ (give) another chance next time.

9．I don?t know who ____________ (talk) to Mr. Wu. Let?s go and see.

10．Keeping the balance between humans and animals is of great ______________(important) to everyone.

六、阅读表达(本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

Learning to save money when you?re young is an important lesson. All good habits begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone needs. Many people—adults included —do not have a good sense of saving for the long run.

I have been lucky to learn this lesson early because I have had a grass-cutting business since I was 10 years old. Of the money I make I spend about 10 percent and save the other 90.

Making sure you save and don?t spend too much is a good way to build up wealth (财富). I have put my earnings in a bank. Many teens I know spend all the money they earn so it never has a chance to grow. Young people should realize that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving.

At high school many parents pay for almost everything, so your expenses can be small. If you have a job, you should have fun with some of the money. But you should also save some so that it will grow. Then you can begin planning for your future. When you spend money, you not only lose that money, but also lose the interest you could have earned by saving it.

After high school, college is expensive and then “real” life begins, with expenses such as food and rent. If you can hold onto a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a house will be much easier. If you are in your teen without any savings, you will always have to struggle. The earlier you begin saving, the easier it is to create a nest egg.

Later in life it can be hard to start saving because general costs of living are more expensive and you may only have enough to pay your bills. If you want to buy a house and have a family, you need money to start with, which comes from saving.

Many say money cannot make you happy, and this is true. But money can help you to lead a secure life.

Saving early will mean you will have to work for fewer years when you are older. It will also allow you to spend time doing the things that you want to do.

In addition to this, it will mean you can live the way you want to without worrying.

1．Why does the writer think he has been lucky to learn the lesson early?

______________________________________________________________________________ 2．How can we build up wealth?

______________________________________________________________________________ 3．Who pays for almost everything when you are at the high school?

______________________________________________________________________________ 4．When does your real life begin?

______________________________________________________________________________ 5．What can you learn from this passage? (请自拟一句话回答)

______________________________________________________________________________

七、任务型阅读（每空1分，共10分）

Alexandra Nechita was born on August 27, 1985. Her star sign is Virgo.

Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her f amily?s native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport.

Alexandra is practical and organized. She is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after she?s done her homework. She works on two or thre e paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandra?s parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago.

Alexandra?s father Nike left Romania for political (政治的) reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.

She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people liked to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and on television. The family now live in a large house with a swimming pool. And she spends lots of time on her hobbies —travelling and painting. Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”

Alexandra Nechita

Date of___1____ August 27, 1985

Star sign ______2______

Hobbies _____3________ and painting

Characteristics practical and _____4________

Her life____5____ Her father_______6________ his hometown in 1985.

She was brought to America by her father in 1987. They lived a_____7_____life then.

She began drawing at the age of_______8_________.

Her first art ______9______ was held in 1993 and soon she became famous.

Their life has _____10____ greatly because of her paintings.

1.___________

2. _________

3. ____________

4.___________

5._______________

6.___________

7. _________

8. ____________

9.___________ 10._______________

八、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

If you share your problems, you?ll feel better.

Students today often have a lot of w 1 . Sometimes we have problems with our schoolwork, or arguments with our friends. Perhaps we e 2 worry about our parents?problems.

What can we do about this? The worst thing is to do n 3 . Laura Mills, a teenager from London, agrees. …Problems and worries are normal in life,? says Laura. …But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we don?t t 4 to anyone, we?ll certainly feel worse.?Robert Hunt, a social worker from England, feels the s 5 way. …In English we say that a problem shared is a problem halved. As a social worker, I have to agree with this. We should never run away from our problems. We should always try to s 6 them. Usually, the first step is to f 7_ someone we can talk to.?

Even Mr. Hunt agrees that this doesn?t need to be an expert like h 8 . We can talk to

our friends, teachers or our parents. We often forget that our parents have m 9 experience than us, and are always there to help us. The main thing is to know that i 10

you look for help, you ?ll find it.

1.____________

2. __________

3. _____________

4.____________

5._______________

6.____________

7. __________

8. _____________

9.____________ 10._______________ 九、书面表达：（共1小题，满分20分）

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2．词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。 3．文中不得出现与考生相关的信息。

注释:信任 trust Dear Editor,

I am a student of Grade Nine. We have made a survey "To whom you go when you are in trouble". Here are the results._____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes!

Yours, Zhang Lian

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