江苏省扬州市梅岭中学九年级上学期期末考试英语试题

1、扬州市第一学期期末考试试卷初三年级英语学科（总分：140分考试时间：110分钟）1至65题,本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷为第 第H卷为第66至101题。试卷总分140分，考试时间110分钟。友情提醒：请将答案填在答题卷上！第I卷（选择题80分）一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）第一部分听对话回答问题。本部分共有10道小题，每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秒钟的时间选岀你认为最合适的备选答案。1. What TV programme does Millie like watch ing

2、?C.九年级英语试卷第10页共8页2. What does Ben do after school now?A.3. What the child s problem? A.C.B.4. How will the weather be this weeke nd?C. By ship.C. At a shop.C. At 7:30.5. How does Jane usually travel back to her hometow n?A. By pla ne.B. By trai n.6. Where are they talki ng?A. At a restaura nt.B. At

3、home.7. When did the con cert begi n?A. At 8:00.B. At 7:00.8. What does the woma n mea n?A. There are no n ewspapers on the trai n.B. The man can go to buy a n ewspaper.C. There is no time to buy a n ewspaper.9. Where is the woman s father?A. He s in the bedroom.B. He s in hospital.C. He s in the of

4、fice.10. What did the boy thi nk of the film?A. He thought it was bori ng.B. He thought it was moving.C. He thought it was in teresti ng.第二部分听对话和短文答题你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题， 每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你将有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。听第一段对话，回答第11- 12小题。11. What happe ned to Sim on last ni ght?A. His car w

5、as stole n.B. He had a car accide nt.C. A man broke into his home.12. Where did Sim on park his car?A. In front of his house.B. In the park n ear his house.C. In front of his friend s house.听第一篇短文，回答第13- 15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。The story of13 about American citiesThe biggest city: New York*Over1

6、4people live in New York. Manypeople dream about going there.*Fra nk sings about it in his most popular song.The sec ond largest city: Los An geles*lt sfamous for its15 .*Ra ndy sings about his feeli ngs for it.B. songsB. 18 millionB. games16-20小题。C. booksC. 8 millionC. weather13A movies14. A. 80 mi

7、llio n15. A. cin emas听第二篇短文，回答第16. Why do fewer people cook now?B. Because many people are too busy.B. It tastes cold and delicious.A. Because they don t like family meals.C. Because many people don t like cooking.17. How does the family food taste?A. It tastes good and warm.C. It n ever tastes as g

8、ood as the food in the restaura nt.18. Why does a pare nt spe nd an hour making cookies?A. To show her or his love.B. Just because cookies are sweet.C. To let a child eat up in 15 min utes.19. What does the writer think of the smell of home cook ing?A. He thi nks it makes us excited.B. He thi nks it

9、 makes us feel good and loved.C. He thinks it makes us in terested in cook ing.20. What s the main idea of this passage?A. How to make cakes.B. People are too busy to cook.C. Family meals are importa nt.二、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选岀一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。21. Tiger Watch,on e-hour docume ntary,

10、is suchamaz ing TV programme.A. an; anB. a; anC. an;aD. the; a22. Fire is very dangerous. You can tbecareful with it!A. veryB. tooC. soD. quite23. -Would you like some tea or coffee?-. I just want some water.A. Nothi ngB. No neC. EitherD. Neither24. A Bite of China is a kind of documentary, whichthe

11、 stories of lots of people and manytypes of food.A. coversB. discoversC. praisesD. causes25. Could you help me with houseworkyou are free today?A. sinceB. thoughC. unl essD. un til26. -I can t find the magazine I bought this morning.-Well, Jack is read ingover there. Why not go and see if it is your

12、s?A. itB. thatC. oneD. some27.If the weatherto be rainy, we may have to can cel the sports meet ing.A. runs outB. breaks outC. finds outD. tur ns out28. - Aboutof the stude nts in our class were born un der the Year Horse.-Oh, that is to say they were born inB. four-fifths; the 2000A.four-fifths;200

13、2C. four-fifth; the 2000sD. four-fifth; 200229. -Why did he make noto be un derstood or liked?-He didn care what others think of him.A. riskB. bala nee30.-role she played in the movie!-Yes. That swhy she has a lot of fans. A. What in terest ingC. How in terest ingC. suggesti onD. effortB. What an in

14、 terest ing D. How an in terest inghe did was to look for some food. D. that31. When Robinson Crusoe got to the isla nd, the first thingA. whoB. whomC. which32.It is con firmed that the police have offered a（ n）of $5,000 for any in formatio n about therobbery.A. prizeB. awardC. rewardD. pay33. Today

15、 is Father Day, I m thinking about.A. what prese nt I gave my fatherB. if I pla nned a party for my fatherC. how I can give my father a surpriseD. where will my father and I have a big meal34. - I ve made wish on my birthday that I can afford a plane one day.A. Take it easy B. In your dreamsC. No pr

16、oblemD. You re lucky35. means that you have to do something before others in order to be successful.A. A miss is as good as a mileB. A frie nd in n eed is a frie nd in deedC. The early bird catches the wormD. When in Rome, do as the Roma ns do三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分） 阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给四个选项中选岀一个最佳答案。For

17、Taylor Walker-Lear, an 11-year-old Australia n schoolgirl, the Great Wall is a magic ladder which carried her closer to her dream.Taylor was born with cerebral palsy（ 脑瘫）,a disease that affected her movement and stopped her from 36 like a normal child. But her strong will has sent her to create publ

18、ic 37 to the disease and raise money for people liv ing with it.In March 2016, she reached the top of Mount Kosciuszko, the highestmountain in Australia at 2,229 meters above sea level. When her mother asked her what her next goal was, she answered, Mount Everest might be a little too _ right now, b

19、ut maybe the Great Wall. On June 6 this year, her39came true. With her walk ing tool, the support of her pare nts, and40by a group of primary school volu nteers from Beiji ng, Taylor realizedher dream in Chi naby climbi ng41.Taylor moved ahead42and with decision. When the stairs were too hard for he

20、r, her parents lifted her,43her to keep going. In preparati on for her Great Wall eve nt, Taylor carry out physical therapy for mon ths to stre ngthe n her legs .In September 2016, Taylor went through a big operation to improve her44. After that, she wasable to stand straight like other children. As

21、ked45the operation was painful, she said,lts all right. Toni said her daughter n ever 46while recover ing from the pain. She always pushes herselfto be the best she can be, she is such a47kid, ” she said.Taylor now has a new dream: to train hard48she can take part in the swimming49at the 2020Tokyo P

22、aralympics（残奥会 ）.The walk on the Great Wall has given her50 she needed for that.36. A. walki ngB. speak ingC. rush ingD. rid ing37. A. protecti onB. inven ti onC. atte nti onD. i nformatio n38. A. easyB. hardC. badD.good39. A. adviceB. abilityC. workD. wish40. A. walkedB. followedC. stayedD. climbed

23、41.A.Mou ntKosciuszkoB. Mou nt EverestC. the Great WallD. Paralympics42. A. slowlyB. quicklyC. quietlyD. n oisily43. A. ask ingB. en courag ingC. requir ingD. telli ng44. A.appeara neeB. la nguageC. moveme ntD. shape45. A. whatB. howC. whyD. whether46. A. criedB. smiledC. laughedD. shouted47. A. luc

24、kyB. braveC. kindD. careful48. A. such thatB. in order toC. so thatD. so as to49. A. clubsB. acti onsC. orga ni zati onsD. eve nts50. A. moneyB. toolC. operati onD. con fide nee四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）AWelcome to Adve nturela nd!Every one loves Adve nturela nd ! The parks and exhibiti ons were built

25、 for you to explore , enjoy, and admire their won ders.Every visit will be an un forgettable experie nce.You will go away en riched,longing to come back.What are you going to do this time?The Travel PavilionExplore places you have never been to before, and experienee different ways of life.Visit the

26、Amazon jungle village , the Turkish market , the Tai floating market , the Berber mountain house and others.Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives , and things they make.You can try making a carpet, making n ets , fish in g.The Future TowerThis exhibiti on shows how progress wi

27、ll touch our lives .It allows us to look into the future andexpl ore the cities of the next century and the way we ll be living then.Spend some time in our spacestation and climb into our simulator（ 模拟装置 ）for the journey to Mars!The Nature ParkThis is not really one park but several.ln the Safari Pa

28、rk you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers : see lions, giraffes , elephants in the wild.Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphi ns and whales.A nd the n there is still the Aviary to see.The PyramidThis is the center of Adventureland.Run out of films, need some postcar

29、ds and stamps? For allthese things and many more , visit our underground shopping center.Come here for information and ideas too.51. The Travel Pavili on is built to help visitors .A. realize the importa nee of traveli ngB. know about mou ntain cou ntriesC. lear n about differe nt places in the worl

30、dD. lear n how to make things such as fishi ng n ets52. If you are in terested in knowing about what people, y6u mae wsitbeA. the Travel Pavilio n B. the Future TowerC. the Safari Park D. the Pyramid53. If you want to get a toy lion to take home, where can you go?A. The Travel Pavilio n. B. The Natu

31、re Park.C. The Future Tower. D. The Pyramid.BThe Diary of a You ng Girl was written by a girl named Anne Frank. It is a true experienee of a teenager in wartime （World War II, 19391945） and it has also become a symbol of the victory of the huma n spirit.Here s one of Anne s diaries.Friday, 10 Septem

32、ber, 1943Dear Kitty,Every time I write to you something special seems to have happened, but they are more oftenunpleasant than pleasant things. However, now there is something wondeful going on. Last Wednesday evening, 8 September, we sat around listening to the seven o clocklews and the first thing

33、 we heard was: “ Here follows the best news of the whole war. Italy has capitulated S ” Italy s unconditional surrender ! The Dutch program from England began at quarter past eight., an “ Listenehour ago, I had just finished writing the chronicle of the day when the wonderful news of Italy s capitul

34、ation came in. I can tell you that I have neverdeposited my notes in the wastepaper basketwith such joy! ”“ God Save the King, ” theaAomsrlicaTthem 3, and theIn ter nati on ale” wereplayed. As always, the Dutch program was cheerful, but not toooptimistic.Still we have troubles, too; it s about Mr. K

35、oophuis. As you know, we are all very fond of him,he is always cheerful and amaz in gly brave, although he is n ever well, has a lot of pain, and is not allowed to eat much or do much walki ng. “ WhenMr. Koophuis en ters, the sun beg ins to shine, ” Mummy said just recently, and she is quite right.

36、Now he has had to go into the hospital for a very un pleasa nt abdo minal operati on and will have to stay there for at least four weeks. You really ought to have see n how he said good-bye to us just as usual he might have simply bee n going out to do a bit of shopp ing.Yours, AnneNew words:1. capi

37、tulatev. to stop resisti ng an en emy and accept that you are defeatKYNsurrendeiv .&n.投降2. deposit/. put down 放下；放置3. national anthem n. the official song of a n ati on that is sung on special occasi ons国歌4 uplifting adj. making you feel happier or giving you more hope 令人振奋的54. The underlined phrase

38、 something wonderful ” refers to 指代）that.A. Anne s family could get newsB. Italy capitulatedC. the Dutch program was cheerfulD. Mr. Koophuis was brave55. What does the un derl ined word optimistic ” irParagraph 1 mea n?A.乐观的B.悲观的C.满意的D.失望的56. What is the most probable date that Mr. Koophuis returned

39、 from hospital?A. 10 September.B. 24 September.C. 3 October. D. 17 October.57. Accord ing to the passage, we can infer （推断）that.A. Anne often faced more un pleasa nt tha n pleasa nt thin gs.B. Anne s family got the news of the war on radio.C. Mr. Koophuis wasn t welcome in Anne s family.D. Mr. Kooph

40、uis was quite afraid of his operati on.CMany expressions that we use in American English come from novels. Today we will look at some of them from Lewis Carrolls famous no velAlice in Won derla ndi n detail .The story is about a you ng girl falli ng dow n a rabbit hole. When she fin ally lan ds, she

41、 finds herself in a strange world and meets some strange characters .The first character Alice meets is the White Rabbit, who runs past her and says some strange words. Alice chases （追赶） him , and that is where her adventures begin. In English, chasing a white rabbit means chasing an impossible clue

42、 and finding yourself in a misleading situationThen, as she runs after the rabbit, she falls down the rabbit hole into Wonderland. To fall down the rabbit hole can mean to enter a confusing （令人困惑的） situation . However, usually we use this expressi on to mean we get in terested in somethi ng to the p

43、oint of distracti on（分神）.It ofte n happe nsby accide nt and is about somethi ng not that meanin gful .Later in the story , Alice meets the March Hare and the Hatter at a crazy tea party . Hares（野兔） have long been thought to behave excitedly in March , which is their mating （交配） seas on. Scie ntifica

44、lly , this may not be true . But to be mad as a March Hare means that some one is completely mad , or crazy. The expression mad as a Hatter also means to be completely crazy . Of the two , mad as a Hatter is more com mon . But dont tell the March Hare . Who knows how he will react（反应）!Near the end o

45、f the story , Alice meets the Queen of Hearts . A woman who is called a Queen of Hearts likes con troll ing others and always tries to con trol everyth ing and every one arou nd her .58. Which of the following situations best fits the expressions to fall down a rabbit hole ?A. When Tom was taking a

46、walk in the forest , he suddenly fell over onto the groundB. When Mary turned on the TV , she chose to watch the talk show programmed as usual .C. When Jim was looking for a sport book online , he lost himself in many report on superstars .D. When Lily was thinking about how to solve a math problem

47、, she came up with a good idea .59. According to the passage , the expression to be mad as a March Hare.A. describes how hares behave in MarchB. shows harescharacteristics in a scie ntific wayC. is used more often than the expression mad as a Hatter .D. has the same meaning as the expressi on mad as

48、 a Hatter60. Which character in Alice in Won derla ndwa nts others to obey his or her orders in every situation ?A. The Queen of Hearts . B. The March Hare. C. The Hatter. D. Alice.61. The writer mainly wants to in the passage.A. in troduce a famous no vel and its lan guage styleB. in troduce a famo

49、us writer Lewis Carroll and his no velsC. explore some En glish expressi ons from a famous no velD. explai n why many expressi ons in En glish come from no velsDTwinkle, Twinkle Little Star is a lovely song for children, but it has two misunderstandings.First, stars aren t little. Some may be Earths

50、ized, but most are bigger than Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. Second, they don t twinkle; they shine. And the brightness and color of the lightfrom each star provide information about its temperature, size and even its age.Viewing the stars from Earth is a bit like looking at them

51、througha water filter（ 过滤器）because the air is thick compared to the empti ness of space. What is more, air is always moving, sostarlight appears to be moving, too. The air also makes stars appear dimmer（ 暗淡的）than they would be if we could see them from space.If you stop and exam ine the sky on a dar

52、k and moonl ess ni ght, itfind color diffreasystoamong stars. The color of a star is a sig nal of its surface temperature. The hottest stars are blue, and the next hottest are white. Yellow stars like the sun are next, while red stars are the coolest of the visible stars. Many red stars are so dim t

53、hat people can t see them at all, and some stars hardly sout any light at all. One reason that stars differ in brightness is that hotter stars produce more energy tha n cooler on es, but ano ther importa nt reas on is that some are much bigger tha n others.Some stars appear brighter to human beings

54、simply because they coser. Astro nomers rank the bright ness of stars which are see n from Earth by giv ing them a n ame known as magn itude（ 光度） - the smaller the magn itude, the brighter the object. They have also desig ned a n umber that ranks stars according to how bright they are when compared

55、to each other. With amagnitude of minus 26.7, the sun is the brightest object in the sky.62. From the song quite known to childre n, the writer wants to prove that.A. most stars are smaller tha n JupiterB. Jupiter is bigger and brighter than EarthC. stars are very large and always shine brightlyD. s

56、tarlight s brightness andardhe sig ns of its temperature63. From Paragraph 3, we can know that.A. a red star often sends out much brighter lightB. a blue or white star is hotter than a red or yellow starC. a yellow star like the sun is the hottest in spaceD. a blue star is much bigger tha n stars in

57、 other colors64. Magn itude is desig ned to see.A. how far a star is from EarthB. how bright a star is compared to other starsC. how far a star is from other starsD. how bright a star is see n from Earth65. Which is the best title of this passage?A. What do stars really look like?B. Which song do childre n like best?C. How to view the stars from Earth?D. Why are