2014年秋九年级英语试题（半期含答案听力材料）

2014年秋九年级英语试题（半期含答案听力材料）
三台县2014年秋季九年级半期学情调研
英语
时间：90分钟总分：100分
听力部分（共20分）
第一节听音选图。

（每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面五个句子。

根据句子的意思从A、B、C三幅图片中选出正确的图片。

每个句子读一遍。

第二节情景交际。

（每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面五个句子。

每个句子后有一个小题，请根据情景交际需要，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每个句子读两遍。

6. A. Wonderful B. Ten dollars. C. On the second floor
7. A. Sounds good B. Yes, it is. C. Yes, it will.
8. A. Yes, there is. B. You can’t go there. C. Certainly, it will.
9. A. Really? B. What’s up? C. So it is!
10. A. On Golden Road. B. Take the No. 4 bus. C. Ten minutes.
第三节对话理解。

（每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面五段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

每段对话读两遍。

11. When did the boy have the math test?
A. Last Friday
B. Last Thursday
C. Last Monday
12. What will the boy do in the afternoon?
A. Play basketball.
B. Visit his grandpa.
C. Meet the girl.
13. How often does the girl read aloud to practice her pronunciation?
A. Sometimes.
B. Never.
C. Always.
14. Who often goes to amusement clubs with the boy?
A. His sister.
B. His classmate.
C. His brother.
15. What is the boy’s advice on how to improve English?
A. Reading English aloud.
B. Making some foreign friends.
C. Joining an English club.
第四节短文理解。

（每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面一段短文，短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

短文读三遍。

16. What is Li Jun?
A. A player.
B. A student.
C. A driver.
17. What club is Li Jun in?
A. Music club.
B. Chess club.
C. English club.
18. How many foreign students will come to Beijing?
A. 2.
B. 10.
C. 12.
19. Where will they live in Beijing?
A. They will live with local families.
B. They will live in a hotel.
C. They will live at school.
20. What will they do from Monday to Friday?
A. Practice their spoken Chinese.
B. Go to Chinese classes.
C. Go to some places of interest.
笔试部分（共80分）
一、单项选择（每小题1分，共10分）
21.—Excuse me, could you tell me how I can learn German well?
—_____ having conversations with Germans.
A. In
B. With
C. By
D. At
22.—Do you know the man who is speaking in front of the crowds?
—The man is a successful businessman. So I ______ him for his success in business.
A. discover
B. disagree
C. admire
D. encourage
23. —I’ve _______ several kilos. Could you give some advice on how to lose weight?
—Eat less and do more sports.
A. put off
B. put away
C. put out
D. put on
24.—Tommy, you can let others never know what I have told you today.
—Don’t worry. I will keep the _________.
A. secret
B. memory
C. address
D. grade
25.—Jane, why are you so happy?
—The hen I keep for half a year ________an egg yesterday.
A. has laid
B. lay
C. lain
D. laid
26.—What a nice sweater! Did you buy it in a store?
—No, my mother made it by ________
A. her
B. herself
C. hers
D. himself
27.—Peter, is there anything else you want to know about China?
—Yes, I am still wondering___________.
A. how is Chinese paper cutting made
B. how was the Great Wall built in ancient times
C. why do the Chinese people eat Zongzi at Dragon Boat Festival
D. why the Chinese people like to play the dragon dance
28. When the lanterns are lit, they slowly rise into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see. They
________ as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.
A. see
B. saw
C. are seen
D. are seeing
29.—I used to play tennis, but now I’m more interested in playing the piano.—_______________.
A. I agree
B. Good idea
C. People sure change
D. Don’t mention it.
30. When we need to get a book, it’s more polite to say,“______________”
A. Daisy, pass me the book quickly!
B. Daisy, give me a book!
C. Daisy, I wonder if you can pass me the book.
D. Daisy, could you please pass me the book?
二、完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）
A
Easter is a happy time in western countries like the UK and the USA. After Christmas, it is the most interesting holiday. It is begun as an important religious(宗教的) festival, but for the non-religious it is 31 a special time. It is an official holiday, so most people visit their families or friends during Easter.
The most important Easter tradition is giving each other Easter eggs, because eggs are the symbol of new life. In the past people 32 paint chicken eggs, but today they give each other chocolate eggs.
A fun game during the festival is that parents hide chocolate
33 in the garden, and the children go out to look for them. They can eat what they find! It’s quite normal for children to be 34 after Easter weekend as a result of eating too much chocolate.
The holiday is always on a Sunday 35 March 22nd and April 25th.
31. A. too B. also C. either D. as well
32. A. got used to B. was used C. used to D. was used to
33. A. eggs B. candy C. chicken D. apples
34. A. ugly B. angry C. sick D. hungry
35. A. after B. between C. among D. from
B
For this month’s Young World magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old 36 pop star Candy Wang. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her 37 . As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school. Now she’s not shy any more and 38 singing in
front of crowds.
I asked Candy how life was different 39 she became famous. She explained that there are many good things, like being able to tr avel and meet new people all the time. “I didn’t use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of 40 everywhere I go.” However, too much attention can also be a bad thing. “I always have to worry about how I appear to others and I have to be very careful about what to say or do. And I don’t have much private time anymore. Hanging out with friends is almost41 for me now because there are always guards around me.”
What does Candy have to say to all those young people who want to become famous? “Well,” she begins slowly, “you have to be prepared to42 your normal life. You can never imagine how
43 the road to success is. Many times I thought about giving up,
44 I fought on. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. Only 45 people make it to the top.
B. Asian C. America D. Africa
37.A.shyness B. illness C. sadness D. happiness
38.A. refuses B. dislikes C. minds D. loves
39.A. after B. before C. since D. until
40.A. money B. chance C. attention D. introduction
41.A. possible B. possibly C. impossible D. impossibly
42.A. give up B. give in C. give out D. give away
43.A. exciting B. easy C. important D. difficult
44.A. and B. but C. so D. for
45.A.the number of B. a large number of C. a small number of D. a number of
三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）
A
Have you ever heard of Weifang, Shangdong Province? What
is it known for? There is an international kite festival every April in Weifang that is a modern city with many traditions. People from
all over the world compete in the kite flying. There are also competitions for the best kites. The kites in the competition are all made by hand.
Most people have flown a kite. It makes people happy. It’s easy to make it. It’s made of bamboo and paper. But not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient Chinese made and flew kites even before they could write.
A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed and they made strange sounds in wind. Men who were at war against them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made by gods in the sky.
The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings and hooks(钩子) to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish.
The Chinese use sticks, string and paper for their kites. Some of these kites look like animals or trees and others look like houses.
46. Chinese made and flew kites ___________.
A. two thousand years ago
B. before they could write
C. after they write
D. three thousand years ago
47. The main i dea of the first paragraph is “____________”.
A. the city Weifang
B. the international kite festival
C. how to make a kite
D. how to fly a kite
48. In ancient China kites could be used for __________.
A. helping people fly
B. playing games
C. watering crops
D. catching fish
49. The ancient Chinese used kites in wars because the kites __________.
A. could bring good luck
B. looked like animals.
C. could make strange sounds and help them in a war.
D. could brought light in the dark for them.
50. _________ are used for making kites by the Chinese.
A. Paper and plastic
B. String and paper
C. Sticks, string and paper
D. String and hooks
B
I used to hate my mother because she worked a lot and didn’t spend much time with me. Then one Friday morning I took part in a three-day self-help program for teenagers. Whether you believe it or not, that weekend changed my life.
About 100 other teenagers were there. During the first two days I met a lot of great people. I was glad because I made so many friends there.
On Sunday, the leader did an interesting exerc ise called “Chocolate or Toys”. He asked a girl which
she liked better, chocolate or toys. She chose chocolate. Then
he asked her to choose again between chocolate and chocolate. Of course, she didn’t have a choice.
This exercise told us that sometimes we don’t have a choice in life, and that sometimes we have to accept something, rather than complaining(抱怨).
A girl stood up and started talking about her mom who was a drug addict (吸毒者)and how much she hated her mother.
“I want a new mom,” she cried.
“Un luckily, you can’t have one,” the leader replied.
“You have to accept the mother that you have.”
This hit me hard. I realized that, for better or worse, my mom was my mom. I couldn’t choose another mom, b ut I could try to make the best of the situation.
51. The writer used to hate his mother because ________.
A. she didn’t care for him.
B. she had no time to be with him
C. she was a drug addict.
D. she was too strict with him.
52. The self-help program for teenagers lasted ___________.
A. a week
B. two days
C. three days
D. only one day
53. The writer started to change his thinking ___________.
A. during the first two days of the program
B. after the exercise named “Chocolate or Toys”
C. as soon as he came to the program
D. after he left the program some time
54. From the end of the passage, we can know that ____________.
A. the writer used to love his mom for years
B. the writer’s mom is a very bad person
C. the writer’s mom loves her son very much
D. the writer will try to get along with his mother
55. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Choices can be made as we like
B. Everyone should take part in a self-help program
C. Chocolate can influence one’s attitude toward things.
D. We should try to accept things instead of complaining about them.
C
What is the hottest English word of 2013? It’s “selfie”, according to Oxford dictionaries. Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself, according to the Oxford online dictionary. People usually take selfies with a smartphone(智能手机) and send them to a social media website.
The word was first used in 2002. In the past 12 months, its frequency (出现频率) in the English language has increased by 17,000 percent, said Oxford dictionaries. Now, almost everybody knows it.
“A lmost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone (QQ空间),” said Huang Xu, 13, from Hunan. These photos record her happy and sad moments.
Pop stars also take a lot of selfies. Li Chunping, 14, from Harbin, is a big fan of Yang Mi. “Sh e has used many selfies to tell us what’s going on in her personal life,” said Li.
What makes people love selfies? Some people say it’s narcissism (自恋). “The rise of the selfie is a perfect symbol for our narcissistic culture. We’re crying out: Look at me!” said US psychiatrist(精神科医生) Carole Lieberman.
Young people are using selfies to make friends online, Jonathan Freedland wrote in The Guardian. “The usual purpose of taking a selfie is to share online. They express a human need to connect with oth er s,” wrote Freedland.
Huang Xu agrees with that. “During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Hair or clothes were not our interests. Through these photos, we got to know each other’s holidays and feelings,” said Huang Xu.
56. Ac cording to the story, a “selfie” is __________.
A. a person with a smartphone
B. a smartphone which can take photos
C. a photo taken by oneself
D. an English dictionary
57. When was the word “selfie” first used?
A.More than ten years ago
B. In 2013
C. When smartphones appeared
D. Nobody knows
58. We can tell from the story that __________.
A. only famous people enjoy taking selfies
B. all people love selfies because of narcissism
C. people love to share selfies online
D. US psychiatrist Ca role Lieberman hates selfies
59. We put the sentence “But some people don’t see it that way” at the beginning of ___________.
A. Paragraph 4
B. Paragraph 5
C. Paragraph 6
D. Paragraph 7
60. What is the best title of this passage ?
A. Selfies and narcissism
B. Selfies and sharing
C. Selfies and smartphones
D. Selfies, the hottest word in 2013
四、阅读填空(每小题1分, 共5分)
In class, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. The information they provide will be important for you when you take tests. So you must take good notes from what your teachers say.
Here are the three stages(阶段) of taking notes and what you should do during each stage.
1. Before Class
Review your notes you have taken before you come to class. This will be good for remembering what was covered. Get you ready to understand new information your teacher will provide.
2. During Class
Keep your attention on what your teacher is saying and “the signal words” that tell you, what your teacher is going to say and it is important to write in your notes. Examples of signal words are “The most important point…” and “Remember that…” Be sure to include the information that your teacher repeats or writes on the blackboard. Write quickly so that you can include all the important information in your notes. Do this by writing abbreviations（缩略词）such as med for medicine, using symbols such as % for percent, and writing short sentences.
3. After Class
Rewrite your notes to make them more complete and accurate(准确的) by changing abbreviations into whole words, symbols into words, and shortened sentences into longer sentences. Use them to answer your questions. If necessary, ask
your teacher for help.
Taking notes
Reasons The information that is provided by the teachers about 61 topics is useful
for your tests, so it is necessary for you learn to take good notes.
Stages
62 Class
●Review the notes you have taken to remember
63 was covered.
●Ready to understand new information.
During Class
●Listen to your teacher carefully.
●Be sure to include the important points.
●Write them down 64 .
After Class
●Make your notes more complete and accurate to
answer your questions.
●Ask your 6 5 for help.
五、选词填空 (每空1分，共10分)
根据下面短文内容，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。

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“Thank you” is widely 66 in a modern society. It is a very good manner. You shou ld say “Thank you”67 others help you or say something kind to you. For example, when someone 68 the door for you, when someone says you have done your work well, when someone says you have 69 a nice shirt, or your city 70 very beautiful, you should say “Thank you”. It is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, 71 and
sisters, husbands and wives.
“Excuse me” is 72 short polite usage. We use it the same as “Thank you”. When you hear someone says so behind you, you’ll get to know that somebody wants to walk past 73 touching you. It is not polite to interrupt(打断) others while they are 74 . If you want to have a word with one of them, please say “Excuse me” 75 , and then begin to talk. You should also do so when you want to cough or make any unpleasant noise before others. Let’s say “Thank you” and “Excuse me” on the right situation.
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密封线内不要答题
学校班级姓名考号
三台县2014年秋季九年级半期学情调研
英语答题卷
题号听力部分笔试部分总分总分人一二三四五六得分
听力部分（20分）
笔试部分(80分)
一、单项选择：（每小题1分，共10分）
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 答案
二、完形填空：（每小题1分，共15分）题号 31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
答案
三、阅读理解：（每小题2分，共30分）题号 46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
答案
四、阅读填空（每小题1分，共5分）
61. __________ 62. ___________ 63. _________ 64. ___________ 65. ___________ 五、选词填空（每小题1分，共10分）
66. __________ 67. ___________ 68. ___________ 69. __________ 70. _____________ 71. __________ 72. ___________ 73. ___________ 74. __________ 75. _____________
题号
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 答案题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 答案
六、书面表达：（10分）
假如你是李明，将要去纽约进行一个短期的交流学习，在你去之前你想要了解一些信息？根据下面提示，向你即将要去学习的学校写一封咨询信。

The course you will study The time of the course
Where and what you can eat Where you will stay
What activities you can do Travel to the school Other
要求：1.书写工整，语言流畅，表达清楚；
2.文章开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数，不少于80词。

Dear Sir,
My name is Li Ming. I’m from Sichuan China. I’ll be coming to your school for a short study. I’d like to know about______________________________________________________________ _____________
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____________________________________________________________________ ________________ I’d like to thank you for your help and I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours faithfully,
Li Ming
三台县2014年秋季九年级半期学情调研参考答案听力部分
1-5 BAACC 6-10 CBACB 11-15 ABACC 16-20 BCBAB
单项选择：21-25 CCDAD 26-30 BDCCD
完形填空：31-35 BCACB 36-40 BADAC 41-45 CADBC
阅读理解：46-50 BBDCC 51-55 BCBDD 56-60 CACCB
阅读填空：
61.studying 62. Before 63. what 64. quickly 65. teacher
选词填空：
66. used 67. whenever 68. opens 69. bought 70. is
71. brothers 72.another 73. without 74.talking 75.
first
书面表达：1．观点明确，语句通顺，表达清楚；
2．单词拼写错误少，语法错误少；
3. 书写工整，规范美观；
4．单词数量符合要求，要点齐。

参考范文：
Dear Sir,
My name is Li Ming. I’m from Sichuan China. I’ll be coming to your school for a short study. I’d like to know about your school and the courses I can take.
First, I would like to find out exactly how long the course is and when it will begin. I wonder if you could send me the course outline and some information about the course fees. Could you please also give me some information about how get to your school? In addition, it would be interesting for me to know about the activities that students can take part in and the places where they can hang out and have their meals after school.
I would like to thank you for your help and I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours faithfully,
Li Ming
三台县2014年秋季九年级半期学情调研英语听力材料
第一节
1. The scarf used to be Jane’s favorite one, but she doesn’t like it now.
2. Having too much candy is bad for teeth.
3. I am terrified of seeing snakes in the forest.
4. My father often goes to Beijing on business by airplane.
5. Few students in our class are interested in cooking.
第二节
6. Do you know where I can buy some books?
7. Is this a good place to make a picnic?
8. Is there a zoo on this street?
9. How beautiful the new building is!
10. How can I get to the People’s Park?
第三节：
11.
M: I failed the math test last Friday.
W: Don’t b e so upset.I believe that you can get good grades next time.
12.
W: Can you teach me to play tennis this afternoon?
M: Sorry, I need to visit my grandpa in the afternoon. How about this weekend?
13.
M: What about reading aloud to practice your pronunciation?
W: I do that sometimes. I think it is helpful. You can have a try.
14.
W: How do you make so many friends?
M: I often go to amusement clubs.
W: Do you go there with your classmates?
M: No, I go there with my brother.
15.
W: I am not good at English. Can you give me some advice?
M: The best way to improve your English is to join an English club.
W: Do you have time? Let’s go to an English club together.
M: Sounds good.
第四节
I’m Li Jun in Beijing No. 2 Middle School. I’m a member of the English club in our school. This wint er, we are going to invite ten foreign students and two foreign teachers for a trip in Beijing.
Now I’d like to tell you something about it.
We will let them live with local families so that they can have a chance to practice their spoken
Chinese. As for the activities, they can go to Chinese classes from Monday to Friday. On weekends we’ll take them to some places of interest so that they can learn about the culture and history of China. It will be a wonderful experience for all of us.。