江苏省无锡市崇安区九年级英语上学期期中考试试题 人教新目标版.doc

江苏省无锡市崇安区2013届九年级英语上学期期中考试试题 人教新目标版考试时间：110分钟 i. 听力部分（20%）第一部分 听对话回答问题（本部分共10分，每小题1分） 1. when was jack born? 199719931995 abc 2. what does the man have for breakfast? abc 3. where is the woman going?museum abc 4. what time will they meet this afternoon? abc 5. what do you think of simon? a. he is out-going. b. he is silly. c. he is imaginative. 6. whats sophias phone number? a. 85488281. b. 84588182. c. 84588281. 7. what will the man probably do?a. he will show the woman how to make tea.b. he will make coffee instead.c. he will make tea for himself. 8. why didnt the man catch the plane? a. because he didnt start early. b. because he didnt know the way to the airport. c. because the traffic was too heavy. 9. how much is a jumper? a. 40 yuan. b. 35 yuan. c. 70 yuan.10. where are the two speakers?a. on the mountain. b. on the way to the mountain. c. at home.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（本部分共10分，每小题1分）听对话，回答第1112小题。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。11. what do they know about yunnan? a. its a large place with many people. b. its a nice place. c. its too far away.12. how will they get more information about the travel? a. by going to the travel agency. b. by reading newspapers. c. by watching tv.听第一篇短文，回答第1315小题。请根据内容从a、b、c三个选项中选择正确的选项，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。my friend sandywhen they became friends 13 years agoappearancetall and slim, a 14 face with big eyesqualitieshonest and helpfulwants to be a 15 13. a. one b. two c. three14. a. round b. square c. flat15. a. teacher b. programmer c. social worker听第二篇短文，回答第1620小题。16. how many cities are talked about in the story?a. three. b. four. c. five.17. what is the passage about? a. cities. b. songs. c. famous stars.18. which is the most exciting city?a. las vegas. b. san francisco. c. los angeles.19. what is i left my heart in san francisco?a. the name of a movie. b. a record of randys. c. the name of a song.20. why is los angeles famous? a. because it is larger than any other city in america. b. because it is a beautiful city in the west of america.c. because the weather there is warm and the sun shines almost all the year.ii. 笔试部分（90%）一、单项填空：（本大题共14分，每小题1分）21. life now is not so easy as it _be, do you think so? yes. i _ working seven days a week to get more pay. a. used to; used to b. was used to; used to c. used to; am used to d. was used to; am used to22. its not easy _ me_ finish walking a 100-kilometer trail within 48 hours.a. of; to b. for; to c. of; for d. for; for23. i dont believe _ a little cat can eat _ much meat. a. such; so b. so; so c. such; such d. so; such24. maybe money is important to us, but it doesnt mean _, i think.a. nothing b. anything c. something d. everything25. _jimmy knows he may fail, _he will still try. a. though; but b. though; / c. but; though d. but; /26. hes never sung french songs before, has he? _. its his second time to sing in french.a. yes, he has. b. yes, he hasnt. c. no, he has. d. no, he hasnt.27. what do you think of the museum? its great. i think its well worth _.a. to visit b. visiting c. visiting to d. visit to28. these broken pieces of plates dont fit together, they _ parts of different ones.a. cant be b. can be c. mustnt bed. must be29. do you prefer _ the new film the artist with me? no. id rather _ at home and listen to music. a. seeing; stay b. to see; to stay c. seeing; to stayd. to see; stay30. daniel was _ a bad mood and couldnt find anybody to _.a. on; tell about b. on; talk with c. in; talk to d. in; tell with31. why did you vote for maggie?because she is very _ and she always shares things with others.a. generous b. practical c. active d. energetic32. in my opinion, he doesnt seem _ to take this job.a. wisely enough b. enough wiselyc. wise enoughd. enough wise33._unpleasant weather! my sister and i have to stay at home instead of going camping. a. what b. what an c. how an d. how34. why not go out and have a picnic today, millie? _, but i will help li hong with lessons, she is new.a. all right b. lets go c. id love to d. yes, please.二、完形填空 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.when he was 12 years old, his parents died. he was alone and didnt get on well with others. people always laughed at him. no one showed 35 to him.his only friend was a dog named tige. he gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not 36 to it. he didnt know that an unkind word sometimes could cut ones heart like a knife.one day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. one of her bags dropped from her arms. as she stopped to 37 , she dropped other bags. he came to help her. “thank you, dear! you are a nice little boy!” she said kindly, smiling.a special feeling came to him. it was the first time that he had heard such kind words. he watched her 38 she went far away, and then he whistled（低语）to his dog and went directly to the river 39 .“thanks, dear! you are a nice little boy!” he repeated what the woman said. then in a low 40 he said to his dog, “you are a nice little dog.” tige raised its ears as if it understood.“hmm! even a dog likes it!”he said. “well, tige, i wont say anything unkind to you 41 .” tige waved its tail happily.the boy thought and thought. finally he looked at himself in the river. he saw 42 but a dirty boy. he washed his face carefully. again he saw a 43 nice boy. he was amazed. from then on, he started a new life.after telling this, the businessman said, “this is the very place in which that kind woman planted the first seed of kindness in my heart.” what a great 44 it has!35. a. kindness b. interest c. illness d. worries36. a. exciting b. interesting c. strange d. friendly37. a. find it b. pick it up c. look it up d. give it up38. a. until b. after c. since d. because39. a. far b. nearby c. near d. nearly40. a. sound b. noise c. voice d. hear41. a. too b. at all c. any long d. any more42. a. anything b. nothing c. everything d. something43. a. clean b. dirty c. smiling d. angry44. a. presentb. dreamc. advice d. power三、阅读理解 （本大题共26分，每小题2分） (a)(b) roommate wantedmale（男）english native speakerwanted to share a 2- bedroom apartmentnear campus（校园）, washer, dryer, kitchencall li, 288-940605 any evening after 5(a) for salebicycle made in chinagood conditionzhang ying, 306, dormitory（寝室）4(c) lostblack briefcase（公文包）with 3 books on physicscall: john smith 843-3160645(d) foundbrown briefcase with some moneysee: joseph hofman in chemistry dept（系）45. you can call zhang ying if you want to .a. buy a bike b. sell a bike c. have your bike repaired d. borrow a bike46. one of the reasons why li wants someone to share his room is that .a. he wants to live near the campus b. he wants to improve his englishc. he wants his washer, dryer and kitchen to be usedd. he wants someone to use his kitchen47. joseph hofman .a. found john smiths briefcase b. was a teacherc. found the briefcase with many booksd. found the brown briefcase with some money(b)malls are popular places for americans to go. some people spend so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats（老鼠）”. mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.people like malls for many reasons. they feel safe because malls have police stations. parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. the newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.the largest mall in the united states is the mall of america in minnesota. it covers 4. 2 million square feet（英尺）. it has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! there are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. about 750,000 people shop there every week.the first indoor mall in the united states was built in 1965 in edina minnesota. people love doing all their shopping in one place. more malls are built around the country. now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts（广场）that have food from all over the world. they see films at theaters. some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. others go to malls to meet friends.in some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. in other words, people can do just about everything in malls. now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.48. here “mall” means “ ”. a. a large park b. a big church c. a square d. a shopping center49. the largest mall in the united states . a. was built in 1965 b. has 12,750 cars in it c. has 350 shops in it d. can hold 750,000 people50. the writer . a. thinks malls make peoples life easierb. likes to live in his favorite malls c. is called “mall rats” by others d. often goes to the church in malls (c)saturday morning was bright and fresh. there was a song in every heart, cheer on every face, and a spring in every step. tom appeared with a bucket（桶）of white paint in one hand and a brush in the other. his aunt polly told him to paint the fence（篱笆）around the garden. it was ninety feet long and nine feet high. he felt very blue. then he had a wonderful idea. he picked up his brush and started to work. soon ben came along the road. he was happily eating an apple. he stopped to look at tom. tom went on painting and pretended（假装）not to see ben. “im going swimming,” said ben. “do you want to go swimming, tom? but i guess you cant. you have to stay and work, dont you?” “work?” tom said. “this isnt work. im enjoying myself. does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?” ben thought about this. tom continued painting carefully. sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence like an artist, and then added（增加）a bit more paint in just the right place. ben was watching tom paint with great interest. he was getting more and more eager（渴望的）to have a try himself. after a while, ben asked tom if he would let him paint a little. tom thought about it, and said, “no, ben, i cant. you see. aunt polly wants it to be done well. aunt polly said that i must paint it with great care.” “oh, please, tom,” begged ben. “i can do it. ill be really careful. just let me try. ill give you half of my apple. well, ill give you all of it!” “well, all right, ben,” said tom. “you must be very careful.” he gave ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. he sat down under the tree, and started to eat bens apple. all day, boys came to make fun of tom, but they ended up staying to paint. when ben got tired, billy was waiting. he gave tom a kite for a chance to paint. then johnny offered him a basketball, and so on. by late afternoon tom had got all kinds of toys, and the fence had got three coats of paint. later aunt polly came to look at the painted fence. she was so pleased with toms work that she gave tom a large cake! 51. why did tom pretend not to see ben when he came and watched him painting? a. he saw ben eating an apple happily. b. he tried to make ben interested in it. c. he didnt want to go swimming with ben at all. d. he didnt want ben to share the chance to paint the fence. 52. what does the underlined word “spring” probably mean in chinese? a. 春天 b. 弹簧 c. 泉 d. 活力53. what do you think of tom? a. honest. b. smart. c. shy. d. stubborn. （d） if you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? probably not. the excitement of living is that you dont know whats coming. sure, its hard to see uncertainty in such positive（积极的）light when youre out of work, or when you feel like youre failing. but uncertainty is really another word for chance. when allison graduated from harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. she took a job in consulting（咨询）, but she knew she wouldnt stay there. she took the gre and scored so high that she was able to increase her income（收入）by teaching students. still, she didnt think she wanted to go to graduate school. allison knew she wasnt doing what she wanted, but she didnt know what she wanted. she worried. all her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses. she was lost and felt that she would never find anything out. after six years, allison, by having a general（全面的）plan in mind, got married, moved to the midwest, and used her consulting experience to get a great job. allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent, and time we must all take if were being honest with ourselves. the only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty and make a choice. otherwise your life is not your ownit is a path someone else has chosen. moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are. uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesnt end there. every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty. 54. from the first two paragraphs, we can learn that . a. being out of work is a sad thing b. uncertainty is what makes life interesting c. life in a film is more exciting than real life d. chance never appears when we need it 55. what troubles allison after graduation? a. she couldnt find a well-paid job. b. she had no money to start a business. c. she was not sure what to do. d. she didnt score high enough for graduate school. 56. how did allison feel about her six years working experience? a. uncertain. b. amazed. c. sorry. d. satisfied. 57. what may be discussed in the following paragraph? a. how to deal with uncertainty. b. what role uncertainty plays in life. c. why people fear uncertainty. d. whom to go to when facing uncertainty.四、词汇运用 （本大题共8分，每小题1分）（a）根据句意和汉语注释，在横线上写出单词的正确形式。1. while i was doing an _(实验), a glass dropped and was broken.2. the guide spent the whole afternoon _(解释) to those angry tourists.3. mum felt worried about my brothers strange _(举止).4. it is reported that about two thirds of the workers voted to _ (接受)the offer.（b）根据句意，在横线上写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。5. it gave me _ (please) to hear the news of your success.6. your _ (suggest) seem to be of great value.7. reading an interesting book in my garden, with a cup of tea in my hand can always make me feel _ (relax).8. it seems that he is more _ (humour) than ive thought.五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共8分，每小题1分）1. the blacks _ (have) dinner when i called them last night.2. the girl is looking forward to _ (receive) her mothers advice on the new job.3. yesterday dr. lee _ (ask) to tell us his trip to africa at first.4. boys and girls, please read the book, or you _ (get) lost during the visit.5. would you please _(not disturb) me when i sleep?6. how many parts should this passage _ (divide) into?7. since we _ (do)our homework now. lets have a rest.8. hospital uniforms may be green because the colour _ (relax) patients.六、短文填空 （本大题共5分，每格0.5 分） the south china sea islands are made up of the east sand islands, west sand islands, middle sand islands, south sand islands and huangyan island. a 1 the islands of nansha islands, huangyan island is the only island above the china south sea. it is r 2 in all kinds of fishes. it is one of the most beautiful t 3 attractions in china. many people there still make a l 4 by fishing from the sea. however, on april 10, 2012, the philippine soldiers broke into this island. they threatened (威胁) our six