县 定南县 2020—2021 学年度第一学期期中考试
九年级英语试卷
一、听力测试
A ）请听下面 8 段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的 A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳有 选项。听完每段对话后，你都将有 5 秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1. When will the speakers go to the beach?
A. In June.
B. In July.
C. In August. 2. Why can Mary go back to Canada? A. Because her mother is ill. B. Because there is an important meeting in Canada. C. Because her mother will return to Canada. 3. Which kind of food does the man want? A. Dumplings.
B. Noodles.
C. Rice. 4. How long does the film last? A. 1.5 hours.
B. 2 hours.
C. 2.5 hours. 5. What will the girl do? A. Study.
B. Drink hot water.
C. Drink some milk. 6. Where does the man live? A In China.
B. In Britain.
C. In America. 7. What will the man do? A. Empty the bags for the woman.
B. Drive the car for the woman. C. Carry the bags for the woman. 8. What does the man mean? A. He will go on a trip on Sunday.
B. He has no time for a trip. C. He would like to watch TV at home. B ）请听下面 5 段材料。每段材料后有几个小题, 从题中所给的 A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段材料前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题 5 秒钟；听完后, 各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。
请听第 1 段材料，回答第 9 至第 10小题。
9. What’s the boy’s problem?
A. He always forgets a lot of new words.
B. He can’t get the pronunciation right. C. He doesn’t get much writing practice.
10. How does the girl study English?
A. By listening to tapes.
B. By joining an English club.
C. By writing the words in a notebook and study them as often as she can.
请听第 2 段材料，回答第 11 至第 12 小题。
11. Why does the boy ask Mrs.Tan for help?
A. He wants to clean up the park.
B. He wants to be a volunteer. C. He wants to work in a hospital. 12. What does the boy want to do at last?
A. To take care of his grandma.
B. To help teach kids basketball.
C. To read to people in the hospital.
请听第 3 段材料，回答第 13 至第 15 小题。
13. What hobbies do the speakers both have? A. Collecting matchboxes and coins.
B. Collecting stamps. C. Collecting pictures of film stars and singers. 14. Who has got some stamps of Australia?
A. Anna.
B. The boy.
C. The boy’s sister. 15. What can we learn about the boy’s sister from the conversation?
A. She collects stamps.
B. She collects postcards. C. She collects pictures of film stars and singers. 请听第 4 段材料，回答第 16 至第 18 小题。
16. What are the speakers probably doing now? A. Making sandwiches.
B. Having dumplings.
C. Talking on the phone. 17. When will the concert be held? A. Today.
B. Tomorrow.
C. Next week. 18. What time does the man want to meet? A. At 6:00 p.m.
B. At 7:00 p.m.
C. At 8:00 p.m. 请听第 5 段材料，回答第 19 至第 22 小题。
19. What are Japanese scientists inventing a robot to do?
A. To play with kids.
B. To work in the factories.
C. To look after old people. 20. Where are most of the robots used? A. In hospitals.
B. In factories.
C. At homes.
21. Which is NOT mentioned in the news? A. The robot can sound an alarm.
B. The robot can sweep the floor.
C. The robot can hit the strangers. 22. Where may the news come from?
A. A science magazine.
B. A population magazine.
C. A health newspaper. C ）请成 听下面一段独白，根据独白内容完成 5 个句子，每个空格不超过 3 个单词。听独白前你有 将有 20 秒钟的时间阅读有关句子。独白读两遍。
23. Great_________have taken place in people’s life in the past 50 years. 24. In the past people kept in touch with _________or friends mainly by sending letters. 25. Now people can ________by mobile phone or on the Internet at home. 26. Now some families are_________enough to send their children to school in their own cars. 27. In a word, people live a better life than ________. 二、单项选择
的 请阅读下面各题，从题中所给的 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —How do you study______ a test?
—I study______ reading the textbook. A. for; for B. for; by C. by; for D. by; by 2. -Have you heard of the song “Where did the time go”? -Yes. It often ______ the old days and love of my family when I hear it. A. puts us down B. reminds us of C. shows us off D. helps us out 3. ______ that river ______ very clean? A. Did; use to B. Did; use to be C. Does; used to D. Does; use to be 4. I think ______ you will like him. A. if B. how C. why D. that
5. Many trees and flowers ______ in our school last year and they made our school a beautiful garden. A. have planted B. are planted C. were planted D. will be planted 6. Liu Xiang is one of ______ runners in the world. A. famous B. more famous C. the most famous D. most famous 7. —How do you like Miss Gao? —I find ________ difficult to study with her. A. this B. them C. it D. that 8. He is too tired ______ any longer. A. to walk B. not to walk C. walking D. not walking 三、完形填空
A ）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Once my mother told me a story about the antelope (羚羊) and the lion in Africa. When an antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “I must be able to run ___9___ than the fastest lion, or I’ll be killed.” And the first thing a lion thinks about is, “I must be able to ___10___ the slowest antelope, or I’ll be hungry.” So, almost at the same time, the antelope and the lion get up and ___11___
running toward the rising sun. This is life: full of chances and challenges. ___12___ you’re an antelope or a lion, you must go ahead. For students, it’s just the same. If we don’t ___13___ hard, we’ll fall behind the other students. ___14___ , I didn’t know what the word “exam” meant. Later, I knew an exam was a kind of competition. In the competition, there were ___15___ winners and losers. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can ___16___ . Each time I saw children playing games and heard their ___17___ , I wish I were at that age again. _____18_____ , I remembered my parents’ words: you must work hard to have a good future. So, I picked up my _____19_____ and began to study hard again. However, I was still not sure what competition really meant. One day, I took part in an English speech competition. When I went to the stage(舞台) , I saw other students ____20____ me kindly. I ____21____ knew that competition wasn’t always as cruel (残酷的) as my teachers and parents told me. In fact, it is the opposite: it’s ____22____ and necessary.
I learned a lot ____23____ this fact. Now I understand better about the world. 9. A. slower B. faster C. farther D. nearer 10. A. tell B. hold C. catch D. help 11. A. prefer B. start C. keep D. stick 12. A. If B. Since C. Though D. Whether 13. A. catch B. study C. walk D. stay 14. A. At first B. For example C. In fact D. So far 15. A. hardly B. even C. always D. seldom 16. A. practice B. improve C. dream D. understand 17. A. songs B. saying C. laughter D. questions 18. A. Especially B. However C. Instead D. So 19. A. pen B. key C. camera D. phone 20. A. shouting at B. looking at C. thinking about D. worrying about 21. A. suddenly B. luckily C. hardly D. nearly 22. A. boring B. serious C. interesting D. kind 23. A. in B. under C. from D. among B ）请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
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polite A young man wanted to find a job after finishing school. One day he came to a big company for it. There were six young people that day ___24___ the company only wanted one. The interview was very easy. It was only a five minutes’ short ___25___. Then the six young people all went home. On the morning of the third day, the young man got a text ___26___. It said, “We are sorry to tell you that you cannot work in our company.” The young man felt very sad, but he answered ___27___ “Thank you all the same.” But two hours later that afternoon, the young man got ___28___ text message saying “We are glad to tell you that you can be one of ___29___ !” The young man didn’t know why. People in the company ___30___ him, “That’s because of the same message in the morning. Only you said “Thank you”. That was the ___31___ test, and only you gave the right answer.” When you feel disappointed (失望), do not forget ___32___ “thank you” to the one ____33____ disappoints you.
四、阅读理解
A ）请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从的 每小题所给的 A 、B 、C 、D 。
四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A Wonderful Concert Do you want to see the excellent musicians? Do you want to hear the amazing songs? Place: Dongfang Sports Center
Add: No. 16, South Street. Time: 8:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Feb.24th-26th
Ticket: $888 for adults, $538 for children under 16. (85% discount if you book tickets on WeChat or Alipay) Attention: No smoking, no talking, no pets and no food, except taking photos. Please come and watch it!
34. When can we go to the concert? A. At 8:00 p.m. on February 23rd. B. At 9:00 p.m. on February 26th. C. At 7:30 p.m. on February 25th. D. At 10:35 p.m. on February 27th. 35. How much should you pay if you book two tickets for your parents from the WeChat? A. $1776.6 B. $1509.6 C. $1076.6 D. $1914.6 36. Which is the following statements is TRUE? A. Dongfang Sports Center is on No. 16, North Street. B. Taking photos is not allowed during the concert. C. We can"t book the ticket on Alipay. D. It can be an advertisement on newspaper B I was shy and my first day at the new school made me look stupid in front of the class. The teacher sent me to the blackboard to write my name and address. I knew my name and address, knew how to write them and knew how to spell them, but standing in front of the blackboard with the eyes of many girls and boys looking at me made me
nervous. I was unable to write a single letter. “Write your name,” the teacher said to me. I lifted the white chalk to the blackboard and, as I was about to write my name, my mind went empty. I could not remember my name, not even the first letter. “Just forget about us and write your name and address,” said the teacher. I wanted to write but my hand refused to move. The children began to whisper(低语). “Don’t you know your name?”
“Richard Wright,” I whispered. I spell my name very quickly.
“Now, can you write?”
“Yes, Madam.”
Again, I turned to the blackboard, I wrote my name and address down quickly and correctly. “Good boy. You may go back to your seat,” said the teacher.
Today I can still remember my teacher’s words and encouragement. They meant a lot to me. 37. What was the writer asked to do on his first day at the new school? A. To tell a story. B. To talk about his family. C. To write down some new words. D. To write down his name and address. 38. The writer couldn’t do what the teacher asked him to do at first because
. A. he didn’t know how to do that B. he was nervous C. he was ill D. he didn’t understand the teacher’s words 39. What does the underlined word “They” refer to? A. The writer’s classmates. B. The writer’s name and address. C. The new school and the teacher. D. The teacher’s words and encouragement. 40. Which is the best title for the passage? A. My School Life B. My First Teacher C. My First Day at School
D. The Story Behind My Name C Most of the people use smartphones. They like using instant messaging apps (即时通讯应用程序) to communicate with friends. These apps have become a big hit because they are convenient and more importantly, free. Let’s have a look at three of the most popular instant messaging apps in the world.
WeChat: It is a mobile messaging app by China’s Internet company Tencent in 2011. Now it has become more popular than Weibo, which appeared in 2010. It is more than an instant messaging app. Users can pay bills, play games, post photos and so on.
WhatsApp: WhatsApp Messenger is a mobile messaging app. WhatsApp I appeared in 2009. It allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for Short Message Service. In addition, WhatsApp users can create groups, send each other unlimited (无限的) images, voice messages
and videos. It was set up in Silicon Valley (硅谷), California. You may ask what the name means. Well, “WhatsApp” sounds like “What’s up?”, an informal greeting between friends.
Line: Line is a smartphone app created by NHN Japan in June 2011. Like other similar instant messaging apps, users can make free voice calls and send free messages to friends. Besides, Line provides funny stickers (贴图). Line is popular in China because it appears in the famous South Korean TV series My Love from the Star. 41. What is the more important reason that people like instant messaging apps? A. They can send messages quickly. B. Users don’t need to pay for them. C. These apps are convenient. D. They don’t like writing letters. 42. Which app was created in 2009? A. Weibo. B. WeChat. C. WhatsApp. D. Line. 43. What can’t we do on WeChat? A. Play some games, like playing card games. B. Send photos to WeChat friends. C Pay for something on WeChat. D. Change photos into funny stickers. 44. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The passage introduces three of the least popular instant messaging apps. B WhatsApp Messenger is created by a company from the USA. C. WeChat is popular because of the South Korean TV series My Love from the Star. D. People often greet others by using “What’s up?” in formal situations. B) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。
_____45_____ Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted(发出哼声) like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all around him—water splashing, bees humming, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. _____46_____
People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. _____47_____ A very large English dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. _____48_____
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary larger. _____49_____ There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book. A. It’s useful to human. B. Read as many books as you can. C. Things were a bit better this time. D. This is what we mean by language. E. Each contains many thousands of words. F. No one knows how man learned to make words. G. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life. 五、补全对话
请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从方框中选择恰当的句子填入空白处，使对话通顺、合理、意思完整。( 每空一句) A: Excuse me. _____50_____
B: Certainly, I think Santo’s Pizza Restaurant is the best. A: _____51_____
B: Because the service is good and the price is low. A: I see. _____52_____
B: Yes I will never forget its seafood pizza. A: I see. _____53_____
B: Go down this street and walk about three blocks and turn left. You are on Center Street. Walk straight, then you can see it on the right side of the road. A: OK. _____54_____
B: No, you don’t need to. It’s not far from here, Just ten minutes’ walk. A: That’s great. Thanks a lot. B: You are welcome. A. I want to go to the restaurant at once.
B. Do I need to take a bus? C. Why did you say that? D. Could you tell me how I can get there? E. Do you have anything to recommend? F. Can you tell if there is a good restaurant to eat pizza? G. Which bus can I take? 六 六. 书面表达
55. 你校英语社团正在开展主题为“How do students find study partners?”的讨论，为此你采访了一些学生。请你根据下表内容提示用英语写一篇短文进行交流，并说明你自己的方式及理由。
Ways Reasons Some students use the Internet convenient to find study partners; get help in time Other students join clubs share experience face to face; solve the problem together Your opinions … … 注意：1. 短文必须包括表中所有内容，可适当增加内容； 2. 词数不少于 80，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：学伴 study partner
方便的 convenient I have recently done a survey about how students find study partners. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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