浙江省台州市八校2014-2015学年第一学期期中联考九年级英语试卷

台州市八校2014-2015学年第一学期期中联考九年级英语试卷201411(全卷满分为120分，考试时间100分钟)亲爱的考生：欢迎参加考试！请你认真审题，积极思考，仔细答题，发挥最佳水平。

卷Ⅰ（共70分）听力部分（25分）一、听力（本题有15小题，第一节每小题1分，第二、三节每小题2分，共25分）第一节：听小对话，请从A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出符合对话内容的图片，对话读一遍。

（ ）1. How does the boy’s cousin improve his listening?（ ）2. Which animal is Amy afraid of?A.B. C.（ ）3. Which sign are they talking about?A.B. C.（ ）4. What did Ben use to do on weekends?（ ）5. Where is the boy going?A. B. C.第二节：听长对话，回答问题，每个对话读两遍。

听下面一段较长对话，回答第6-7两小题。

（ ）6. When does the conversation happen?A. In the morning.B. During the noon.C. At night.（）7. Why does the woman talk to her son?A. Because she wants to listen to the radio.B. Because the music is too loud.C. Because her son goes to bed very late.听下面一段较长对话，回答第8-10三小题。

（）8. Why is the girl going to buy a present for her uncle?A. The boy asks her to do that.B. Her uncle’s birthday is coming.C. Her uncle is leaving.（）9. Why doesn’t the girl want to buy a watch for her uncle?A. Her uncle doesn’t like the things that cost her too much.B. She doesn’t have enough money for that.C. Her uncle has already got one.（）10. What does the girl decided to buy at last?A. Some books.B. An electric dictionary.C. A tie.笔试部分（45分）二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）One afternoon, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early, so I 16my car by a small park, and 17 for her.As I looked outside the car window, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running 18 on the grass as his mother 19 from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been 20 free from some sort of prison. The boy would then fall to the grass, 21 up, without looking back at his mother, run as 22 as he could, again, still with a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.At that moment, I tho ught to myself, “Why aren’t most adults this way?” Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and don’t even 23 a second attempt（尝试）. They would be so 24 that they would not try again if someone saw them fall. Or, because they fall, they would find a good 25 for themselves that they’re not fit for it. They would end up too afraid to attempt again for fear of failure.However, with kids, when they fall down, they don’t consider（考虑）their falling down as a failure, instead, they treat it as a 26 experience. They try again and again until they 27 . The answer must be that they have not connected（联系）“falling down” with the word “failure”. As a 28 , they are not discouraged in any way. Besides, they 29 think to themselves that it’s quiteokay to fall down and that it’s not wrong to do so. In other words, they allow themselves to make 30 , so they remain energetic.I was deeply impres sed by the boy’s persistence（坚持不懈）and the manner in which he did. ( ) 16. A. left B. stopped C. repaired D. drove( ) 17. A. waited B. cared C. prepared D. looked( ) 18. A. carefully B. anxiously C. freely D. easily( ) 19. A. watched B. noticed C. surveyed D. supported( ) 20. A. cut B. kept C. found D. set( ) 21. A. hold B. get C. end D. pick( ) 22. A. well B. long C. fast D. soon( ) 23. A. make B. provide C. practice D. discover( ) 24. A. private B. embarrassed C. tired D. surprised( ) 25. A. cause B. sign C. chance D. excuse( ) 26. A. learning B. running C. teaching D. falling( ) 27. A. progress B. improve C. achieve D. succeed( ) 28. A. decision B. result C. reason D. matter( ) 29. A. hardly B. perfectly C. probably D. nearly( ) 30. A. mistakes B. choices C. plans D. wishes三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）( ) 31. If the price of the book is 40 yuan, you need to pay .A. 4 yuanB. 36 yuanC. 40 yuanD. 44 yuan( ) 32. You can get another tie for free at LOTTE-Mart Menswear.A. on November 9B. on November 11C. on November 13D. on Christmas Day( ) 33. How long can you park your car for free at most after spending 108 yuan in RT-Mart?A. 1 hourB. 5 hoursC. 6 hoursD. 7 hours( ) 34. What can Tom get for free after he has spent 7 yuan at Mike’s Cafe?A. A delicious mealB. The best snacksC. The best hamburgersD. A soft drinkB.Superman’s super fanSuperman fan Christopher Dennis takes a photo with his Superman collection in his living room in Los Angeles, California. He has 15,000 collections so far, and they cost $100,000.Age does n’t matterJohanna Quass, an 86-year-old lady shocked everyone when she showed her gymnastic skills at the 2012 Cottbus Gymnastic World Cup(科特布斯体操世界杯) in Germany.Tree climbing as a PE lessonSouth China’s Xiamen University is the first one in the country to open a new PE course named tree climbing, which caught a lot of attention. As the new semester began, the course was in great need. Only one out of ten students can be lucky enough to take the class.From game to cartoonAre you getting bored of watching Mickey Mouse, Tom and Jerry? Now, the popular phone game Angry Birds is going to become a weekly cartoon on TV, and a movie of the game is also in the works. The cartoon will come out this year, and the movie will be showed in 2016.( ) 35. The movie Angry Birds will be showed in .A. 2012B. 2014C. 2016D. 2017( ) 36. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. People can watch the cartoon Angry Birds on TV every day.B. Johanna Quass showed her gymnastic skills at the age of 86.C. Christopher Dennis has 100,000 superman collections so far.D. Xiamen University students have no interest in the new PE course.( ) 37. We can probably find the above information in a .A. diaryB. newspaperC. guide bookD. dictionaryC.In our life, we may meet person with different personalities(性格). What is your personality type(类型)? Read about the following and find out !A Dreamer thinks there is a "right" way to do things. This person wants to live in the "perfect world". Many are good listeners and like to help others. Many Dreamers work as teachers, and often lead others. Famous Dreamers: Mohandas Gandhi, Angelina Jolie.A Partner wants to be in a group. For this person, rules are important. They consider tradition to be of great value. Partners are often serious, careful people. Many do well as teachers, managers and police officers. Famous Partners: Queen ElizabethⅡ，Mother Teresa.For Thinkers, understanding things is very important. They like to deal with problems and make new things. Thinkers can also be active. They like to win. They have very strong opinions(主张). Many Thinkers work as scientists, inventors and engineers. Famous Thinkers: Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking.Artists want to be free. They don't want to follow the rules all the time. They also like trying new things. Like Thinkers, many Artists have strong opinions. They are creative and do well as musicians and actors. Famous Artists: Cristiano Ronaldo, Madonna.( ) 38. How many personality types are mentioned in the passage.A. ThreeB.FourC. FiveD.Six( ) 39. According to the passage, when you need help, may give you a hand.A. ArtistsB. PartnersC. ThinkersD. Dreamers( ) 40. If you are active and like to win, maybe you are similar to .A. GandhiB. Mother TeresaC.Bill GatesD.Madonna( ) 41. You may choose a job as if you are careful and serious.A. a playerB. an actorC. a police officerD. a scientistD.Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be: your classmate, neighbor, teacher, long-lost friend or even a real stranger. But you know that every moment they will influence your life in some ways.Sometimes things happen to you. At that time they may seem terrible, painful and unfair. But later you realize that without getting over those difficulties you would have never realized your further ability and strength. Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck.The people you meet affect your life, and the successes and failure(失败) you experience create who you are. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.Enjoy every day, even every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people you have never talked to before, and really listen. You should set your sights high, hold your head up, tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself.You can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.( ) 42. From the passage, we know that bad things can make us .A. realize our further abilityB. terrible meet bad luckC. find no serious successD. possibly enjoy every moment( ) 43. T he underline word “poignant” in the passage means “”.A. 平淡的B. 明显的C.深刻的D.艰苦的( ) 44. The writer’s advice is that we should .A. never talk to strange peopleB. learn as much as we can each dayC. get over difficulties painfullyD. not believe in ourselves but others( ) 45. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Create Your Own LifeB. Hold Your Head UpC. People You Meet in LifeD. Things Happen to You卷Ⅱ（共50分）四、语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，用括号中词语的正确形式填空.Are you the only child in your family? If so, you are the 46 (important) in your family.47 (parent) are the closest people to you in the world. But a lot of middle school students have a problem. They feel they’re not as 48 (close) to their parents as before. They even think their parents are unfair to them.Some students complain that their parents say a lot to them, but never 49 (listen) to them. Some of them even say it unhappily. “My parents don’t allow me to play computer games, 50 (but) other classmates are doing that.”Others say, when they’re 51 (make) phone calls to friends, their parents like to ask if they’re speaking to a boy or a girl. These make them very 52 (angrily). Some students even decide 53 (leave) home. But they don’t know running away may bring themsome more problems. Show your parents you’re growing up. Then they’ll feel you’re no 54 (long) a small child.If you follow the 55 (advice), you’ll have a happy life and never think of running away.五、词汇运用（本题有１5小题，每小题１分，共计１5分）A. 阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。