2017届浙江杭州萧山区高桥初中教育集团第一学期九年级期中考试

2017届浙江杭州萧山区高桥初中教育集团第一学期九年级期中考试英语试题第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A, B, C三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置，听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What would the man like?A．Water B．Apple juice C．Tea.2．What will the weather be like tomorrow?A．Sunny B．Cloudy C．Rainy3．What’s wrong with Lucy?A．Her dog was sick.B．She was touched by a book.C．She lost a book about a sick dog.4．What does the woman mean?A．She didn’t buy the blouse because it was a little expensive.B．She bought the blouse although it was not cheap.C．She hasn’t decided whether to buy or not5．What time is it now?A．18:15 B．18:10 C．18:05第二节（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）听下面2段对话和1段独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A, B, C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。

6．When is the man’s birthday?A．On Monday. B．On Saturday. C．On Friday.7．Why does the man talk to the woman?A．To invite her to the party.B．To ask her for helpC．To ask her to bring something.8．What will the man probably do on Friday?A．Have a party. B．Be away on business. C．Watch TV.听下面一段对话，回答第9至11三个小题。

9．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?A．Close friends. B．Husband and wife. C．Teacher and student. 10．How long will it take them to get to Waterworld by car?A．About a day. B．About an hour. C．About two and a half hours. 11．Why do they choose to take a picnic?A．Because there are no restaurant in the park.B．Because the food of the restaurants there are expensive.C．Because they prefer their own food and drinks.听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15四个小题。

12．How many names are mentioned?A．4 B．5 C．613．Who might the speaker?A．A parent B．A teacher C．An interviewer14．Why do some parents give special names to their children?A．Because parents are special.B．Because their babies are very special.C．Because they want to draw others’ attention to their babies.15．According to the passage, which is TRUE?A．The speaker doesn’t think it is wise to give child an unusual name.B．Teachers will change an unusual name with a computer because of hard spelling.C．Almost all the people have a bad impression on an unusual name before they even meet the person.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读短文，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

AGao Xinyi, 14, No 1 Middle School Affliated in CCNU Chao Yang School, BeijingI was once asked to give a speech in English in front of several native speakers at an organization last summer. I was asked to talk about my experience. At the beginning, I explained to the organizers that I was afraid to speak without preparation. But they told me that I had better get over it. When I first stood up in front of the crowd, my mind went completely blank. But then I began to talk about my story and used some gestures and facial expressions. Although I didn’t speak very well, I still did it.Ye Tong, 14, Hangzhou Entel Foreign Language School, ZhejiangTo be honest, I wasn’t a brave girl. I still slept with my mother until I was a sixth-grader, because I didn’t dare to sleep alone. Last year, one evening after I came back from school, my mom asked me to sleep in my own room. I thought I had grown up, so I should learn to be independent. Though I was frightened at first, I slept in my own room for the first time. I did it. I’m really proud of myself! This is the bravest thing I have ever done.Zhang Yiyi, 14, Taiyuan Foreign Language School, ShanxiI didn’t dare to ride the roller coas ter all the time. I thought it was a terrible thing. However, my friend asked me to try it when we were in Disneyland, in Hong Kong last year. I decided to take a try. It took off so fast. It was a cool feeling, like you were flying! That was extremely good fun. Someone once said, “Life is a roller coaster ride, tighten your seat belts, enjoy the journey, remember the up always has a down.” That is right. I have fallen in love with the roller coaster. 16．They are talking about ___________A．an English speech. B．a foreign language school.C．the bravest things they have done. D．their experiences in Disneyland. 17．What do we know about Gao Xinyi?A．She didn’t complete the speech.B．She was proud of herself at last.C．She could speak English as well as native speakers.D．Although she prepared for the speech, she still felt afraid.18．Ye Tong still slept with her mother until ___________A．she was six years oldB．she got good gradesC．she was a teenagerD．she came home from school one evening this year.19．Which is true for Zhang Yiyi?A．She is as old as the other two students.B．She slept in her own room by herself now.C．She went to the Disneyland with her parents.D．She advised us to tighten our seat belts when we take the roller coaster.20．All the following statements are correct EXCEPT___________A．They are sharing their stories when they were 13 years old with us.B．Zhang Yiyi didn’t dare to ride the roller coaster at first, but she made it at last.C．The three must have learned that you will never know what will happen until you try.D．Taiyuan Foreign Language School is in the north of Chao Yang School.BWhen Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited China in September, where did he take his family? To see the Great Wall, of course!Built to keep enemies from the country, the Great Wall is known as one of the eight wonders in the world.It was first built in different sections during the Warring States period （战国时期）. Later, Emperor Qin Shihuang connected these big walls （sections）together into a very long one that was about 10,000 li （5,000 kilometers）. In the Ming Dynasty, people built many new parts of the Great Wall that are still in good condition today.Being famous for its wonderful view, the Great Wall draws millions of tourists each year. But now the long wall is in danger. One third of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty has disappeared, Xinhua reported. One reason for that is the old age of the Great Wall. Some parts are over 500 years old. Strong wind and rain has slowly destroyed it. Another reason is that people haven’t realized they have to protect it. Some people stole the bricks of the Great Wall and sold them for money. And some visitors drew on the Great Wall. On sections of the Wall that many tourists visit,like Badaling, almost every brick is covered with graffiti.Our country is making an effort to repair the Great Wall. But it is such a big project that it needs much time to be completed. To make sure that the Great Wall remains a great wonder, every one of us should help protect it ourselves.21．What did the ancient Emperor built the Great Wall for?A．To keep enemies away from the country.B．To provide a place for people to draw.C．To draw millions of tourists each year.D．To welcome Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.22．Put the following events in the correct order.a．Canadian Prime Minister Justin visited the Great Wall with his family.b．Emperor Qin Shihuang connected different sections together into a very long onec．Some people stole the bricks of the Great Wall and sold them for money.d．Our country is making an effort to repair the Great Wall.A．abcd B．bcad C．bacd D．acbd 23．We can know from the passage that ____________.A．the Great Wall is made up of three sections. And one third of it has disappeared.B．the bricks of the Great Wall of Badaling were stolen and sold.C．the Great Wall is famous for its wonderful view and the graffiti on the brick.D．repairing the Great Wall is a big subject that is still not completed.24．The best title of the passage may be ______.A．Welcome to the Great Wall B．Save the old Great WallC．Make the Great Wall a wonder D．Help protect ourselvesCSteel, concrete（混凝土）and glass are the usual materials in any skyscraper. But more high buildings are now using wood.In the last four years, Australia, Norway, England and Canada have all built wooden skyscrapers. The latest one is in Sweden, a new, 19-storey wooden hotel called “Sida vid Sida” （Side by Side）.Why are wooden skyscrapers being chosen ahead of concrete ones? L et’s find out.Is it strong enough?Wood has been used in many Chinese buildings for thousands of years, but is it strong enough for skyscrapers?“There’s a lot of new materials made out of wood that are able to build big buildings,” material expert Dr Michael Ramage told CNN when he was interviewed.Architects （建筑师）have done thousands of experiment to make sure it is. They place layers of wood across one another coated with special glue to create very strong material.Wood also lasts a long time and doesn’t break down if it is well looked after. The examples inc lude the rooftops of Beijing’s Forbidden City and some 700-year-old houses in England.Ramage also said on the internet that bamboo could be cut in special ways to make it even stronger than normal wood.Won’t it catch fire?Wooden buildings sound dangerous when it comes to fire. But experts say they may be safer than concrete ones if there is a fire.“Wood doesn’t burn in the way the public imagines,” Ramage said. Very small pieces of wood catch fire easily, but very big pieces of wood are quite hard to set on fire, he said.25．In Sweden, the main building material of “Sida vid Sida” is _____.A．steel B．concrete C．glass D．wood 26．The underlined word skyscraper in the first paragraph means ___________.A．wooden buildings B．wooden hotelC．high buildings D．Beijing’s Forbidden City27．What is CNN?A．It’s the name of the interviewer. B．It’s an expert.C．It’s a program on the internet. D．It’s an Architect.28．According to the last paragraph, we learn that __________.A．wooden buildings aren’t safer than concrete onesB．small pieces of wood are hard to set on fireC．The public may have a misunderstanding of wood burning.D．wooden buildings are strong.29．We can read the passage in __________.A．a science magazine B．an art bookC．a diary D．a guidebook30．What does the story mainly talk about?A．Different building materials.B．Wood as a building material.C．Architects’ worries about woodD．The architect’s view on building materials.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）有“天堂美誉”之称的杭州是一座因水而灵的城市。