天一2017届九上期中考试英语试题

无锡市天一实验学校2016年秋学期九上英语期中试卷
一、听力（20分）
二、单项选择（本大题共14分，每小题1分，共14分）
21. –What about story you read last night?
--It’s interesting one, I think.
A. a, a
B. the, /
C. the, an
D. /, a
22. –Look! It be the new woman headmaster.
--It be her. She has just left for Shanghai.
A. can, mustn’t
B. must, can’t
C. must, mustn’t
D. can’t, mustn’t
23. I thought the number of the parents present at the parents’ meeting would be , so I need more seats now.
A. much fewer
B. much smaller
C. much bigger
D. much more
24. Although we have lived on the same floor for years, we even don’t know.
A. where our neighbour worked in
B. who our neighbour lives with
C. how does our neighbour makes a living
D. what is our neighbour’s name
25. –I did n’t go to Tom’s birthday party yesterday. What about you?
-- , because I was preparing for the exam all the time.
A. Neither did I
B. Nor was I
C. Neithe I did
D. Nor I was
26.—You are wearing a pair of nice sunglasses!
--Thanks, and they can help me my eyes from the bright sun.
A. protect
B. harm
C. keep
D. stop
27. He is willing to any new challenges in the future, and he’s ready for it through years of hard work.
A. take off
B. take on
C. take up
D. take away
28. –Do you have in mind that you’d like for breakfast?
--Well, is OK with me.
A. something, everything
B. anything, anything
C. everything, nothing
D. anything, something
29. –Will you go to Kitty’s party?
-- No, I won’t Amy is invited as well.
A. until
B. if
C. unless
D. before
30. Walking exercise may be boring , but early on a clear sunny morning there can be nothing finer.
A. in time
B. on time
C. at times
D. some time
31. -- does it take to go to Suzhou from Wuxi by train?
--About 15 minutes by high-speed railway.
A. How far
B. How long
C. How soon
D. How often
32. When I as well as my cousins as a volunteer in Beijing, I saw the Water Cuber twice.
A. were treated
B. treated
C. was served
D. served
33. The girl seemed too busy her test her mother enter the room.
A. preparing, to notice
B. to prepare, to notice
C. preparing, noticing
D. to prepare, noticing
34. –Jack, I’d like to have your ideas about my written report.
-- . But I have one suggestion.
A. That’s a good idea
B. You are modest
C. It looks fine to me
D. You should check it first
三、完型填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Whenever I have received money, I share it with others. I have learned that, when you share money with others, the 35 keeps moving and more money comes in.
One day, I went to one of my favorite restaurants. When I walked in, a new waitress called Mary had a 36 for me. She told me how she had been out of work and down to her last $43. She was 37 to a job interview and on the way saw a woman holding a baby and a sign that said, ―My baby needs a doctor. Please help.‖ She pulled over to the woman, reached into her purse(钱包) and handed her ―$3‖. As she drove away, the woman38 , ―Thank you, thank the Lord.‖Mary felt good about having given money to her even though she had only a little. But later she
I told her not to be unhappy about the money, because perhaps that money was just what was needed for them to see a doctor and the woman might have been wishing for it. Mary might have been the very person to help her 41 what she wanted. I wrote a check(支票) for $50 and asked another waitress to give it to Mary after I 42 so she wouldn’t refuse it and wouldn’t be uncomfortable.
gets repaid as money started to come to me after that.‖
35. A. thought B. change C. risk D. spirit
36. A. menu B. novel C. story D. newspaper
37. A. driving B. walking C. flying D. running
38. A. complained B. promised C. shouted D. heard
39. A. because of B. instead of C. as good as D. as well as
40. A. last B. special C. enough D. similar
41. A. express B. repeat C. understand D. achieve
42. A. left B. hid C. nodded D. required
43. A. accept B. mind C. know D. remember
44. A. patience B. happiness C. kindness D. Luck
15. D 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. A 21. D 22. A 23. D 24. C
四、阅读理解（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）
A
From: jcolin@
To: penfriends@
Subject: Re: Pen Pal Request
I have seen your web page. You say you will help people find pen friends. You ask people to fill in a form. I have done this. Here it is. I hope you can find me a friend.
J. Colin
45. What is probably the name of the website Colin visited?
A. Entertainment（接待）Central.
B. Homework Helper.
C. International Connections.
D. Write Right.
46. Which of these people would be a good pen friend for Colin?
A. A fourteen-year-old American boy.
B. A thirteen-year-old French boy.
C. A ten-year-old American.
D. A twelve-year-old Japanese girl.
47. Which of the following is RIGHT according to the text?
A. Jason Colin wants an English pen friend.
B. Jason Colin is a French boy.
C. Jason Colin only likes music.
D. Jason Colin can speak four languages.
B
in Disney’s new movie Zootopia. Judy Hopps, the main character, becomes
the first rabbit police officer in the city. While solving a mystery, she meets
the smart fox, Nick, who helps her with her case, and some other animals
like the lion mayor(市长) and a sloth called Flash. Here is something more
about the movie.
There are 64 kinds of animals in the movie. Each kind is special.
Elephants have trunks(big noses), pigs have snouts; some animals have feet, some have paws;
some animals have three fingers while some have two. Judy’s character is a bit different from real
rabbits. Real rabbits actually have a split lip(裂唇), but the film makers decided to keep Judy’s lip
all together to look nice.
Film makers learned that not all fur of animals is the same. In the movie, some of polar bear
fur is clear. It appears white because the light reflects(反射) off of it. Part of fox fur is dark at the
root(根部), getting lighter till its red top. They did so to make sure that the animals
in Zootopia were believable.
Moreover, a film maker, Nathan Warner with his partners also took a trip to Africa for
researching animals. There they had a close watching of different animals. Based on their
discovery, these artists added leaves and sticks to animals’ coats like the big sheep. They also
make animals’ tears run from the inside corners of eyes d own to the outside of the mouth.
48. From the passage we know that Zootopia may be the name of a(an) .
A. animal
B. zoo
C. city
D. mayor
49. We can infer(推断) from the passage that .
A. Nick is a fox police officer and helps Judy solve a case
B. part of fox fur is dark at the root and gets lighter till its red top
C. Judy Hopps also has a split lip as well as the real rabbits
D. leaves and sticks on animals’ coats make them look real
50. This passage is mainly about .
A. the main clues of Zootopia
B. some fun facts about Zootopia
C. different kinds of animals roles
D. the steps of the movie designing
C
If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down , you may see some "moving stars" . But they are not really stars. They are man-made satellites. And the biggest of all is the International Space Station (ISS). From May to July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth. And people can see it with their eyes during the time.
The scientists want to live on the ISS. They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.
When the space station is finished, it will be like a city in space. People will stay and study there with many of the thing they have at home. Laboratories, living rooms and power stations are being built. The ISS is the most expensive program. Billions of dollars are spent on it every year.
Scientists hope that the ISS will be a stepping stone for future space exploration. "The ISS will be more useful some day. The ISS will help us understand the human body better, explore space and study the earth. It can help us make life on the earth better." said Kathryn Clark, an ISS scientist.
Sixteen countries are part of the space program: the US, Russia, Canada,Japan,Brazil, and 11 European countries. China isn't an ISS country, but it has helped with some of the experiments. In 2003, China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.
( )51. From the passage we know that ___________ .
A. the ISS costs less than people expect
B. scientists can do anything they like there
C. the ISS can help us make life in the space better
D. 16 countries are members of the space program
( )52. The underlined phrase ―a stepping stone‖ means ―‖ in Chinese.
A. 脚步
B. 巅峰
C. 垫脚石
D. 敲砖
( )53. China sent some rice up to the ISS is probably to __________ .
A. be used as astronauts' food
B. sell it to aliens
C. do some science experiments
D. make it grow better in space
D
People in China and around the world have offered
condolences(吊唁) online as the news spread that 8-year-old
Dorian M urray had died after fighting with cancer.
―I believe there is a Great Wall in heaven and now he is
walki ng on it happily,’ wrote a friend online called Sunshine.
Dorian, of Westerly, Rhode Island, suffered from a rare
and untreatable form of cancer when he was 4. After cancer cells spread to his spine and brain a few months ago, he and his family decided to stop his chemotherapy treatment(化疗) so he could enjoy the time he had left.
His death was announced on the night of March 10, 2016. Dorian had told his father he wanted to be famous in China before he went to heaven. ―Because they have that bridge,‖ Dorian said, meaning the Great Wall. In early January 2016, his mother posted the wish on Dorian’s Facebook page, looking for someone in China to send a picture to Dorian with the ―D-Strong‖ sign.
The boy’s wish spread in China and across the world. Tens of th ousands of Chinese posted the story on Chinese social media, and many went to the Great Wall holding signs saying, ―You are very famous in China‖.
In the past two months, Dorian and his family had also received invitations to travel to China, but they refused because of his health.
It’s reported that the Dorian J. Murray Foundation was set up by the family as Dorian legacy(遗产) to keep his name and the ―D-strong‖ movement alive forever.
( ) 54. How long has Dorian Murray fought with cancer?
A. Since he was born.
B. Since 4 years ago.
C. For 8 years.
D. For 12 years.
( ) 55. ―Sunshine‖ is the name of a ____________ of Dorian.
A. neighbour
B. classmate
C. net friend
D. relative
( ) 56. Dorian and his family decided to stop his chemotherapy treatment(化疗) because ____________.
A. they thought he would be well very soon
B. they didn’t have enough money
C. they wanted to let him enjoy the time he had left
D. he refused to tak e medicine
( ) 57. According to the passage, which is INCORRECT?
A. Dorian wanted to be famous in China before going to heaven.
B. His mother wished someone in China could send a picture to Dorian with the ―D-Strong ‖sign.
C. Tens of thousands of Chinese sent pictures to D orian with the ―D-Strong‖ sign.
D. Some Chinese people invited Dorian to come to China for a travel.
五、词汇运用（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
1. What senior high school would you rather go to? After all, it’s you who make final
(decide).
2. Look at the (sad) in her eyes, what has happened to her?
3. As the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates worked very hard and he (succeed) at last.
4. I feel even (sleep) in the day after taking this medicine.
5. It’s(提及) in the book that reading is a great of source of enjoyment.
6.You should practice (发音) the new words you learn every day.
7. He joined Sanders Roe, moving on later to become the (首席) manager.
8. Ten years later, Peter became a manager, but Jack (仍然还是) a worker.
六、动词填空（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
1. –Excuse me, when can I use the computer?
-- Not until it (repair) next week.
2. Doing too much exercise (improve) our study as greatly as thought.
3. –Have you moved into your new house?
-- You know my husband and I (decorate) it all the past year, but there is still something incomplete.
4. This is the only way I can think of (prove) what I said is true.
5. He (keep) standing outside by the teacher for an hour yesterday because of his mistakes.
6. Peter is busy these days. I suppose he (work) hard for the coming exams.
7. I saw him carelessly (throw) some litter on the ground. Let’s pick it up.
8. This is the first time that I (play) baseball. What great fun!
七、任务型阅读（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
Most of us have never thought about building an educational toy by ourselves. If we need a learning toy or something, we simply go to the nearest store and buy it. However, things are not as easy in third world countries. With families even having no food to put on the table, buying toys, especially the educational ones, is the last thing on the parents’ minds.
So how can one get these kids interested in science This was a question that worried the Indian engineer Arvind Gupta so much that he decided to give up a good job and spend his life making toys from things that people no longer want or need!
Mr. Gupta began teaching in the 1970s. While still an engineering student at the Indian College of Technology, he volunteered to teach the children who could not afford to go to school. Upon graduation, he found a good job at India’s Tata Motors and spent the next five years designing cars.
But he soon realized that this was not something he wanted to do for the rest of his life. So he took a year’s training course and took part in the Hoshangabad Science Teaching Program whose aim was to make science fun and exciting for poor children using available materials.
Mr. Gupta found the whole project so satisfying that he decided to leave his high-paying job and focus his attention on designing educational toys that were not only cheap and easy to build, but are also full of scientific principles(科学原理), so that children could get interested in this interesting subject.
When the Internet started becoming a more widespread learning tool, Mr. Gupta created
a Toys from Trash website and also recorded over 250 YouTube videos.
Today, over 50,000 children and teachers visit the website daily to download the videos for the toy creations based on cool science. Some young children have become so inspired(鼓舞)that they have even won international science competitions with the help of his creations.
八、完成句子（本大题共6小题，每小题1.5分，共9分）
1. 不知不觉中，中考已经临近了。

Senior High School Entrance Examination comes near before it . 2. 我父母对宠物都没有耐心，所以我们家没有小动物。

pets. As a result, there is not any small animals in my home. 3. 领导期待我们能努力工作力争高标准。

The leader expects us .
4. 他们宁愿背井离乡，也不愿生活在战争的恐惧中。

They war.
5. 难以想象在暴风雪中走回家我们要费多大劲。

I can hardly walking home in the snowstorm.
6. 他的同龄人已搬回城市好几年了，而他仍坚守那片保护区。

People to the city for years, but he keeps protecting the reserve.
九、书面表达（10分）
同学们，在我们的成长岁月中，我们有烦恼，有困惑，今天，就让我们敞开心扉，收获建议，也许不久的将来，这将会是我们的一笔宝贵的财富。

请你根据下列内容要求提示，用英语写一篇短文。

1. 我们因为作业太多而经常熬夜，上课昏昏欲睡，也有些学生担心考试，感到有压力
2. 痴迷足球，不能在学业和爱好之间达到平衡
3. 有些同学甚至放弃了自己的爱好
4. 老师的建议：注意劳逸结合
5. 家长的建议：适当的放松也是有必要的
6. 朋友的建议：…….
注意：1. 词数90左右
2. 短文需包括所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯通顺
3. 短文中不得出现人名校名等相关真实信息
4. 第6要点用1至2句话作适当发挥。

参考答案：
二、单项选择
21-34 CBBBA ABBCC BDAC
三、完型填空
35-44 DCACB ADADC
四、阅读理解
45-57 CAB CDB DCC BCCC
五、词汇运用
1. decisions
2. sadness
3. succeeded
4. sleepier
5. mentioned
6. pronouncing
7.general
8. remained
六、动词填空
1. is repaired
2. will improve
3. were decorating
4. to prove
5. was kept
6. is working
7. throw
8. have played
七、任务型阅读
1. need
2. necessary
3. finishing
4. poor
5. website
八、完成句子
1. is taken notice of
2. Neither of my parents is patient with
3. to work hard to high standards
4. would rather leave their hometown than live in fear of
5. imagine how difficulty we will have
6. of his age have been back。