2007-2008学年郓城第二学期九年级期中考试

2007-2008学年度郓城县第二学期九年级期中考试
英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共65分）
一、听力选择（共15小题。

计15分）
（一）录音中有五个句子，每个句子听一遍，然后从每小题A、B、C中选出能对每个句子作出适当反应的答语。

1．A．Yes．I think so．B．Thank you．C．Nice to meet you，too．2．A．Good idea．B．Yes，please．C．Never mind．
3．A．Sorry, I can't．
B．Thank you for your help．
C．Yes，I'd love to．
4．A．The same to you．
B．Have a good time．
C．You're so kind．
5．A．You're welcome．B．That's right．C．I'm afraid not．
（二）录音中有五组对活，听对话两遍后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。

6．What is the boy going to buy?
7．What are they talking about?
A．Buying a birthday present．
B．Learning English．
C．Having a birthday party-
8．Where does this dialogue probably happen?
9．What does the woman mean?
A．the man should stop smoking．
B．The mall should stop drinking coffee．
C．Drinking coffee is better than smoking．
10．What can we lesson from the dialogue?
A．The girl has finished her science homework．
B．The boy has finished his math homework．
C．The boy has finished his English exercises．
（三）录音中有一段对话，听对话两遍后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。

11．When does this conversation probably happen?
A．At the beginning of the summer vacation．
B．During the school term．
C．After the summer vocation．
12．What does the boy like to do?
A．Listen to classical music．
B．Play the cello．
C．Use his computer．
13．What must the girl do before she can go to Yo Yo Ma's concert?
A．Do a lot of homework．
B．Clean the house．
C．Attend every cello lesson．
14．Why doesnt the boy know who Yo Yo Ma is?
A．He only likes violin players．
B．He doesn’t like classical music．
C．He only likes jazz music．
15．What may the boy and the girl both do?
A．Travel to Europe．
B．Take music lessons．
C．Buy new computers．
（注意：请同学们翻到第Ⅱ卷第四大题，继续做听力填表题。

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二、单项选择（共20小题。

计20分）
从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳答案。

16．Look! The kites in the sky are in different ．Some are big and some are smaIl．A．colors B．prices C．sizes D．names 17．一What's in front of the museum?
一There is 80-meter-high tower．
A．／：an B．／；a C．the；an D．the；a 18．一Would you like some salad?
一Yes，please．It's my favorite．1 think is more delicious than salad．
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing 19．People found very important to learn a foreign language well．
A．it's B．it C．this D．that 20．Maybe I have heard of the story before，but I can remember it．A．really B．hardly C．easily D．mostly 21．Thlere are teachers in the school hall, them are women teachers．A．huudred of；two hundreds B．hundreds of；two hundred
C．hundreds of；two hundred of D．hundred of；two hundred of 22．—Jack．you took tired today．What's wrong?
—I was busy I didn't go to bed unlil midnight yesterday．
A．enough；to B．too；to C．such；that D．So；that 23．Some people are watching TV，others are playing chess．
A．so B．for C．while D．then 24．Physics more interesting than math，I think．
A．are B．is C．was D．were 25．一You borrowed some money from me last year, Mr. Green．
一Did I? did you lend me?
A．How much B．How soon C．How Iong D．How many 26．一?
一She is tall and thin．
A．What is your teacher B．How do you like your teacher
C．What does your teacher look like D．What do you think of your teacher 27．Do you know the man ?
A．whom I spoke B．to who spoke C．I spoke to D．that I spoke 28．一Must l wait for you here now?
一No，you ．You may be back in half an hour．
A．mustn't B．can't C．shouldn't D．don't have to 29．Of all the attendants（应试者），I'd like to accept Tom because of his bad working records．
A．first B．best C．1ast D．only
30．1 won't go to the concert because I my ticket．
A．1ost B．will lose C．don't lose D．have lost 31．We believe scientists will a way to solve the problem of air pollution．A．catch up with B．come up with C．put off D．set off 32．Great changes in the city and a lot of factories ．
A．are taken place；were set up
B．were taken place；were set up
C．have taken place；have been set up
D．have been taken place：have been set up
33．一Aren't you tired, Kate?
一，I like going shopping．
A．Not at all B．I’m so sorry
C．You’re welcome D．Yes，of course
34．一Wbuld your younger brother go for a picnic this Sunday?
一If I don't go, ．
A．so does he B．so he will C．neither will he D．neither does he 35．一What did die girl ask you?
一She asked ．
A．where I live B．whether I could help her to find her mother C．who was I D．how she can get to the post office
三、阅读理解（共20小题，计30分）
阅读下列短文，然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

A
Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse．One evening there was a big dance at the hospital．Most of the doctors and nurses would be there．but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children，and Joan was not of the lucky ones．She liked dancing very much，so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance，she felt very sorry for herself
She went to each sick child one after another and said good—night，until she came to one little boy．Dick．He was eleven years old，but he was already able to talk like an adult．Poor Dick had a very serious illness，and now he was hardly to move any part of his body except his hands．Joan knew he would never get any better，but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of himself．
Dick knew that Joan loved dancing．So when she came to say good—night to him，he greeted
her with the words，“l'm very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us．But we are going to have a party for you．If you look in my drawer（抽屉），you find a piece of cake．I saved it from my supper today．so it is quite fresh．And there is also a dollar there．You can buy something to drink with that．And l’ll get up and dance with you myself if I was able to．” he added．
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan．36．Joan felt unlucky that evening mainly because ．
A．there was a dance ball at the hospital
B．of her unpleasant job
C．she was obligated（被迫）to look after the sick children
D．she would lose the chance to go to the big dance at the hospital
37．Poor Dick ．
A．was no more than a boy of eleven
B．fell seriously ill
C．was clever at talking though he was very young
D．all the above
38．Dick was lovely because ．
A．he was a nice．kind boy of eleven
B．he was always thinking about others more than himself
C．he saved a piece of cake for his nurse
D．he could foresee（预知）that he would never get better
39．Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Dick knew why Joan was unhappy．
B．Dick heard about the dance．
C．Dick showed sympathy（同情）for Joan．
D．Dick rose up to greet Joan when she came．
40．At that party arranged for Joan, Dick probably ．
A．got up and dance with her
B．gave Joan some cake he had saved
C．brought her something to drink
D．1ost the dollar which he was going io give Joan
B
When someone says“Well，I guess l’11 have to go to face the music”，it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert．It is something far less pleasant，like being called in by your boss to
explain why you did this or that，and why you did not do this or that．Sour music，indeed，but it has to be faced．
The phrase“to face the music”is familiar to every American．young and old．It is at least 100 years old．Where did the expression come from?
The first information comes from the American writer James Fenimore Cooper．He said—in 1851 —that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on stage．After they got their cue to go on，they often said，‘‘It’s time to go to face the music．”And that is exactly what they did——face the orchestra（交响乐团）which was just below the stage．An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly，especially if he forgot his lines．But he had to go out．So, “to face the music”came to mean having to go through somethin g，no matter how unpleasant the experience might be，because you knew you had no choice．
The other explanation comes from the army．Men had to face inspection（检阅）by their leader．The soldiers worried about how well they looked．Was their equipment（装备）clean
一一shiny enough to pass inspection?Still，the men had to go out，and face the music of the band，as well as the inspection．What else could they do?
41．According to the passage，the word“music”means．
A．your boss’s criticism（批评）B．your leader’s inspection
C．something unpleasant to be experienced D．sour pop music
42．T he phrase“to face the music”was the first used by．
A．all the Americans
B．the American writer James Fenimore Cooper
C．some American actors
D．the American orchestra
43．An actor might feel frightened or nervous when going on stage．One of the reasons is that ．
A．his performance might not satisfy most of the audience
B．he might not remember what he should say on stage
C．he had to face the unfriendly audience
D．most of the audience might be his friends
44．“To face the music”is also used to mean that soldiers were not willin g ．A．to be examined about their equipment B．to be found weak
C．to show themselves up in public D．to be inspected by their leader 45．The passage is mainly about ．
A．the mean ing of the phrase“to face the music’’
B．how to deal with something unpleasant
C．the phrase“to face the music”in America
D．how to go through difficulty
C
Do you know very well about yourself'? Come and take the tests below!
TEST 1：The Cave（洞穴）You Want to Visit
You decided to go for a cave trip．What kind of caves do you want to visit?
Cave with a small entrance but a big exit．
Cave with a same space of entrance and exit．
Cave with a big entrance but a small exit．
Analysis（分析）：
You easily spend your money more than what you make．
You keep balance（平衡）between the money you can make and the money you spend．Stingy you! Though you have made a lot of money，you hardly spend it off．
TEST2：A New Plant
Seeing a new plant coming up from the ground，what do you think first?
Glad and want it to grow quickly．
Be careful．Don’t step on it．
Oh! Will it give flowers!
Thank God! Many thanks to you，God，for its growth．
All right! No more watering!
Analysis：
You don’t want you r parents to care much about whatever you are doing．
You feel grateful to your parents for bringing you up and making you a nice person．
You want your parents to be always close to you．
You have your great thanks to your parents．
You want to live all by yourself as soon as possible．
46．From the firsi test，you can know ．
A．whether you easily make money or spend money
B．what kind of caves you want to visit
C．how much each cave trip costs
D．how you spend your money
47．The word“stingy”means ．
A．吝啬的B．穷的C．可怜的D．富有的48．The second test tells you ．
A．how you like plants
B．about your feelings on your parents
C．how to get on well with your parents
D．plants will grow well with your parents’care
49．According to Test 2，if you feel like living all by yourself，when you see a new plant coming up．you may ．
A．feel glad and want it to grow quickly
B．try to be careful and not to step on it
C．thank God for its growth
D．not water the plant any more
50．Taking such kind of tests most help you ．
A．make a decision more easily B．know better about yourself
C．learn how to make analysis D．get more knowledge of science
D
Stephen Hawking，a world famous British physicist，will write a children’s book with his daughter．Hawking said the book will be“a bit like Harry Potter”but without the magic．“It explains the wonders of the universe，”said Hawkin g，while he was on a visit to Hong Kong last week．
Hawking，64，is probably the w orld’s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein．He is an expert on black holes．He has put his whole life into digging into the beginning（and the end）of the universe
“My goal is simple，”Hawking once said．“It is to completely understand the universe，why it is as it is and why it is there at all．’’
Hawking has a bad illness that stops him from moving or talking．For a period of time，he had no way to communicate except by blinking（眨眼）．
Now he sits on a wheelchair with a computer by his side．To communicate，he moves two fingers to control the computer’s mou se．He selects his words from the screen．which are then
spoken by a voice syndmsizer（音响合成器）．
“I have had the disease for most of my life。

”Hawking once said．“Yet it has not stopped me from being Successful at my work．”
Although Hawking is such a disabled man，he made great achievements．He has received many awards and prizes for his work over the years．This includes winning the Albert Einstein Award．It is the highest achievement in theoretical physics（理论物理）．
51．The book that Stephen Hawking will write is ．
A．the same as Harry Potter
B．is quite different from Harry Potter
C．about the magic
D．about science
52．From text We can learn ．
A．Hawking is more famous than Einstein
B．Hawking is less famous than Einstein
C．Both Hawking and Einstein are very famous
D．Neither Hawking nor Einstein is famous
53．What does the underlined pronounce “it”stand for?
A．The goal B．The magic．C．The universe．D．The book．54．According to the text．which of the following statements is the fact?
A．Hawking has received many awards and prices except the Albert Einstein Award．
B．The illness keeps him from moving and talking．
C．He communicates with others by speaking．
D．The illness stopped him from being successful．
55．What is the best title for the text?
A．Stephen Hawking B．A Famous Book
C．Live as Hawking Does D．A Clever Man
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共55分）
四、听力填表（共5小题，计5分）
录音中有一篇短文，听短文两遍后，根据所听内容完成下面的表格。

五、动词填空（共10空，计10分）
阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空（必要时可加情态动词或助动词）。

Mr. Clark（61）（bear）in a small town of England．When he finished middle school，he（62）（find）work in the police station and he（63）（work）there f or 42 years and he’ll retire（退休）this autumn．He tried to work hard in the past 42 years but he wasn’t a lucky man and never caught a thief．He was often sorry for it．
Last weekend，when Mrs．Clarke（64）（cook）supper，she found there was Be sugar．So she asked her husband（65）（buy）some in the shop）near their house．He came in the shop and found a young man（66）（steal）some money from a wom an’s ba g．He ran to the thief quickly，but the young man found and（67）（run）away at once．Mr. Clarke ran after him．The thief ran into a blind alley（死胡同）and Mr．Clarke（68）（catch）him at last．
“Please give me a chance，sir，said the young man．“I never stole before．”“Who（69）（give）me a chance?” said Mr．Clarke．“I’11 soon retire and I（70）（catch）a thief for the first time!”
六、综合填空（共10空。

计10分）
阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Life is not easy．so l’d like to say“When anything happens，believe in yourself．”When 1 was a young boy，1 was too（71）s to talk to anyone．My classmates often laugh at me．I was angry but could do（72）n ．Later，something happened，and it changed my life．It was an English speech contest．My mother asked me to take part in it．What a terrible（73）i !It means I had to speak（74）b all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on，boy．Believe in yourself．You are sure to（75）w ．”Then mother and I talked about many topics．At last I chose the topic“Believe in yourse lf”．I tried my best to
remember all the speech and（76）p it over 100 times．With my mother’s great love．I did well in the contest．I could hardly believe my（77）e when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers（赞美）from the teachers and students．Those classmates（78）w once looked down on（瞧不起）me，now all said“Congratulations!”to me．My mother hugged me and cried excitedly．
（79）S then，everything has changed for me．When I do anything，I try to tell （80）m to be sure and I will find myself．This is true not only for a person but also for
a country．
七、阅读表达（共5小题。

计10分）
阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

On July 23rd，1993，Wang Jiapeng lost his legs when his plane crashed．Wang was only 12 years old．
“I felt l was the unluckiest person in the world．”says Wan g．“83 When I saw students with their schoolbags on their backs．the Sound of my wheelchair made me sick．”
Wang’s mother took him to a special hospita l in Beijing．She looked after him in the daytime and worked at night to make money．But after two years，Wang was still not able to leave the hospital．Wang’s mother became too tired to go on and one day she herself became a hospital patient!
One morning she woke up and saw her son holding breakfast for her．Wang’s trip to the food shop was his first time outside the hospital in two years．The five—minute walk took him thirty minutes．But he was finally able to make an important decision．“84 I didn’t care how other people looked at me．1 had to learn to do things myself．” he says．
For the next few years．Wang taught himself all his middle school subjects in the hospital and, five years after the accident，he won a chance to study in a college in Norway．Wang learned to drive，go rock climbing and ski．He even won two gold medals for skiing in an international skiing competition．
“You are what you think you are。

”says Wan g．“If you drink you’re disabled，you are．If you don’t think so．you aren’t．”
A．根据短文内容简要回答问题。

81．What happened to Wang Jiapeng when he was l2 years old?
82．How did he make such a great success?
B．将短文中划线的两个句子译成汉语。

83．．
84．．
C．请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

85．What title（标题）can you give to the passage?
八、书面表达（共1题，计20分）
根据提示完成下面你（Li Ming）给澳大利亚的笔友Jim的信（信的开头已写好）。

第28届奥运会将于今年在北京举行。

全国人民都很高兴，中国是一个具有悠久历史的国家，而且正在变的越来越强大。

北京是一个美丽的现代化城市。

目前好多体育场馆（gymnasium）正在新建。

很多人在忙着学英语。

中国有志把它办成一届“绿色奥运，人文奥运，科技奥运。

”欢迎他到中国，到北京。

（80词左右）
参考词汇：with long history，modern gymnasium，be busy，“Green，Humanity and Sci ence”（绿色，人文，科技奥运）。

P．O．B．x8398 West Town，
Beijing 10062 China
April，24th，2008
Dear Jim，
The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing in 2008，．。