江苏省海安县五校联考九年级英语上学期期中考试题

2011—2012学年第一学期海安县五校联考九年级英语期中考试试卷
一、听力（20分）
第一部分听对话回答问题，每段对话听两遍。

（10分）
1．What’s the weather like today?
2．What will Tony give his father for Father’s Day?
3．What did Tom do yesterday morning?
4．Which sign is talked about in the conversation?
5. What will Peter do tomorrow?
A. Go to the theatre.
B. Have an exam.
C. Do the housework.
6. How will the man get there?
A. On foot.
B. By bus.
C. By taxi.
7. How long has the woman been here?
A. 5 minutes.
B. 15 minutes.
C. 20 minutes.
8. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Doctor and patient.
B. Teacher and student.
C. Waiter and customer.
9. How is Bob now?
A. He’s happy.
B. He’s sick.
C. He’s nervous.
10. Why didn’t the man catch the plane?
A.He didn’t start early enough.
B.He didn’t know the way to the airport.
C.The traffic was too heavy.
第二部分听对话和短文回答问题，你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。

（10分）听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。

11. What is the yellow hat made of?
A. Wool.
B. Silk.
C. Cotton.
12. Which hat does the man take at last?
A.The pink one.
B. The black one.
C. The yellow one.
听一篇短文，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。

13. How often does Peter play badminton?
A. Twice a week.
B. Three times a week.
C. Every day.
14.Besides playing badminton, what does Peter like to do?
A. Go running and ride his bike.
B. Go jogging and play basketball.
C. Go running and play basketball.
15. What did Kate use to do?
A. go jogging
B. go running
C. go walking
听一篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

16. What is the main topic?
A.Food and colors.
cation and colors.
C.Colors and feelings.
17. Why are some books green?
A.It is good for the students’ eyes.
B.It is beautiful and interesting.
C.Most students like this color.
18. How does the color red make most people feel?
A. Hungry.
B. Comfortable.
C. Angry.
19. Which color is not soft color?
A. Light blue.
B. Red.
C. Green.
20. What can make people want to leave fast food restaurants?
A. Soft music.
B. Hard seats.
C. Pink color.
二、单项选择（15分）
21．—How about_________ charity show? —I should say it was__________ success．A．the; a B．the; ／ C．the; the D．a; a
22．—I don’t know__________ with the problem. —You can ask Mr. Wang for help． A．what to deal B．when to do C．what to do D．how to do 23．—How many students have passed the exam? —__________．
A．No one B．None C．Nobody D．Nothing 24．When I went into the room，I found__________ in bed．
A．him lying B．he lying C．he lies D．him was lying 25．I prefer to school_______ a bus．
A．to walking；to taking B．to walk；to take
C．walk；take D．walking；to taking
26. We all think _________ is kind ________ you to give your seat to a young lady
with a baby in her arms yesterday. 8
A. that; for
B. it; for
C. it; of
D. that; of
27. Sigmund hopes teenagers think his advice is worth and of some .
A. taking; helpful
B. giving; help
C. listening; use
D. taking; help 28．—You can hardly swim，_________you?
—_________．But my mother says she’ll teach me during my summer holiday． A．can’t；No B．can；No C．can’t；Yes D．can；Yes
29．If you have a problem_______ your composition，you had better ask your teacher_______．
A．in；for some suggestions B．with；for some suggestion
C．on；for some advice D．with；for some advice
30．—The story is difficult to understand.
—l agree .____ it is short and there are few new words in it.
A. Because
B. However
C. But
D. Though
31．We should be strict_________ ourselves_________ our work．
A．in; with B．with; in C．with; on D．on; with 32. ---Hello! Golden Sun Hotel. Can I help you?
---Do you have a room _______ for this weekend?
A. available
B. useful
C. empty
D. possible
33. Could you please tell me our tickets?
A. where do we show
B. where we do show
C. where we to show
D. where to show
34．The boy looks nice _______ white and the red sweater looks good _______the girl .
A. with; on B in; on C. on; in D. in; with
35. —Mr Wang, Kate has broken your beautiful glass! — .Accidents will happen.
A. Be careful next time
B. No trouble at all
C. It doesn’t matter
D. All right
三、完形填空（15分）
There was once a millionaire （百万富翁）who loved money than anything else in the world.
He didn’t know exactly how much he had, so he took on a little g
irl to __36__ all his money for
him.
It __37__ the little girl six days to count all the mo ney. When she told the millionaire that he
had forty-two __38__ dollars, he was wild with __39__ and asked, “How many_40__ do you want?”He thought that __41__ she was only
a child, he could cheat (欺骗) her into taking a __42__ amount（数量）of money.
The girl said, “well,I worked for six days, so I thi nk you __43__ pay me for six days. Give me two pennies for the fi rst day. Each day after that, just give me the amount you give me the day
before, multiplied(乘) by itself.
The __44__ thought that in this __45__ he would only ha ve to give her a __46__ dollars.
What a __47__ little girl! So immediately, he __48__ his lawyer（律师）sign up the contract, fearing that she would change her __49__ .
On the first day the millionaire paid her two pennies, and on the second day, two pennies
times(乘) two pennies.
Each day after that, he gave her __50__ number of penni es he had given her the day before, multiplied by itself. And by t he sixth day, the foolish millionaire had to give the clever little girl all
his money.
36. A. bring B. count
C. send
D. hide
37. A. had B. needed C. got
D. took
38. A. million B. dozen C.
thousand D. hundred
39. A. sadness B. joy C
. surprise D. money
40. A. money B. number C. tim
e D. dollars
41. A. after B. though
C. if
D. becau
se
42. A. few B. little
C. small
D. big
43. A. could B. would C
. should D. might
44. A. girl B. millionaire C.
two D. people
45. A. measure B. way C. po
int D. means
46. A. few B. little
C. less
D. much
47. A. nice B. clever
C. fine
D. foolish
48. A. ordered B. asked C. h
ad D. persuaded
49. A. mind B. heart
C. word
D. plan
50. A. good B. great
C. a
D. the
四、阅读理解(30分)
(A)
One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water（小便）.She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.
Her mother said, "D on’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!"
"What’s courage?" she asked, running to her mother’s bed.
"Courage is the brave breath," her mother answered.
"Mum, do you have courage?"
"Certainly."
The girl held out her little hands, saying, "Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me."
After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists（握拳） nervously, afraid that the "breath of courage" would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself ,"It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel frightened or lost."
In fact, mostly, what we are afraid of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat（战胜）is nobody but ourselves.
51. We learn from the reading that .
A. the girl went to the bathroom by herself
B. the girl was afraid of going out alone at night
C. the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath
D. the girl’s mother was very proud of herself
52. The writer mainly wants to tell us that .
A. adults are always brave enough
B. children lean to be brave quickly
C. the fear in one’s mind is the real problem
D. the mother can deal with anything with breath
53. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. The Fearless Mother
B. One Lonely Girl
C. One Midnight
D. The Breath of Courage
B
Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy．After all，you probably sing or whistle when you are happy．Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy．
However，they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory．
Do you know what a‘territory’is? A territory is an area that an animal，usually
the male，claims(声称)as its own．Only he and his family are welcome there．No other families of the same kind are welcome．Your garden and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome．If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten(威胁)you，you might shout．Probably this would be enough to frighten him away．
If so，you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him．A bird does the same thing．But he expects an outsider almost any time，especially at nesting(筑巢)season．So he is screaming all the time，whether he can see an outsider or not．This screaming is what we call a bird’s song，and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away．
Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to
enter the territory of theirs．
You can see that birds have a language of their own．Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories．
54．Some scientists believe that most of the time bird’s singing is actually_________．
A．a way of warning B．an expression of happiness
C．an expression of anger D．a way of greeting
55．What is a bird’s“territory”?
A．A place where families of other kinds are not accepted．
B．A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice．
C．An area for which birds fight against each other．
D．An area which a bird considers to be its own．
56．Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?
A．Because they want to invite more friends．
B．Because they want to find outsiders around．
C．Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away．
D．Because their singing helps remove their fears．
57．How does the writer explain bird’s singing?
A．By comparing birds with people． B．By reporting experiment results．C．By describing birds’ daily life． D．By telling a bird’s story．
C
When an earthquake hit a small town，many houses fell down．After the earthquake，all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families in trouble． One Sunday, when I was reading a newspaper, a special picture touched(触动)me．It gave the clothing sizes of each family member．I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves．I said to my seven-year-old twins，Brad and Brett，and three-year-old Meghan．“We have so much，and these poor people now have nothing．We’ll share what we have with them．”
I filled a box with food and clothes．While I was doing this，I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favourite things．Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together．Then she walked away．A few minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much-loved doll．She put the doll on top of the other toys．“Oh，dear” I said．“You don’t have to give Lucy．You love her so much．”Meghan said，“Lucy makes me happy，Mommy．Maybe she’ll make another little girl happy, too．” I looked at Meghan for a long moment．She taught me a lesson．It;s easy to give something that we don’t want any more，but harder to give what we cherish(珍爱)，isn’t?
58．How many children does the writer have?
A．One. B．Two． C．three． D．Four．
59．In this story, Lucy is the name of___________．
A．a girl B．a doll C．one of the twins D．a game 60．Which of the following is true?
A．An earthquake happened in the writer’s hometown．
B．The writer didn’t let Meghan give her much-loved doll．
C．The writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble．
D．The writer thinks it is more difficult to give what we 1ove a lot．61．What’s the best title of this passage?
A．The Spirit of Giving． B．A terrible earthquake．C．The way of helping others． D．A family story
D
Most musicians agree that the best violins were first made in Gremona, Italy, about 200 years ago.
These violins sound better than any others. They even sound better than violins made today.
Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments(乐器) like the Italian violins. But they aren’t the same. Musicians still prefer the old ones.
Some people think it is the age of the violins. But not all old violins from Gremona are special. So age cannot be the answer.
The people think the secret to those violins is the wood. The wood must be from certain kinds of trees. But the kind of wood may not be so important. It may be more important to cut the wood in a special way. Wood for a violin must be cut very carefully. It has to be the right size and shape. The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin. Musicians sometimes think that this was the secret of the Italians. Maybe they understood more than we do about how to cut the wood.
Size and shape may not be the answer either. Scientists can make new ones that are exactly the same size and shape. But the new violins still do not sound as good as the old ones. Some scientists think the secret may be the varnish. Varnish is what covers the wood of the violin. It makes the wood shiny. It also helps the sound of the instrument. But no one knows what the Italian makers used in their varnish.
62. The passage is about .
A. making violins
B. musical instruments
C. scientific ideas
D. the old Italian violins
63. Musicians think that modern violins .
A. will sound better and better in the future
B. will sound worse and worse in the future
C. sound less wonderful than the old Italian ones
D. sound really the same as the old Italian ones
64. Some scientists think the Italian violin makers .
A. did not know much about violins
B. were lucky
C. used many kinds of wood
D. knew something secret
65. Violins made today .
A. can be the same shape as the old ones
B. sound the same as the old ones
C. are a bit better than the old ones
D. have the same varnish as the old ones
五、词汇（15分）
A．根据中文提示、英文释义和句意完成单词
66. Many children’s dream is to go to ________(大学).
67. We promise to help you ________ change your moods.
68. The little boy began to ________ (know) his mistake.
69. A year is ________(划分) into twelve star signs.
70. He has made more ________(进步) this term than last term.
B．选用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空
71. Do you often have difficulty making a ________?
72. We all have to learn how to stop wasting our ________ water.
73. They are so ________ that they can play basketball for two hours.
74. I want to give Mother a big surprise on her ________ birthday.
75. He has no ________ but to tell the police the truth..
C．选用方框中所给动词的适当时态填空
76. She became a teacher two years ago and now she ________ well.
77. The Chinese ________ a lot from the wars from 1937 to 1949, were n’t they?
78. He asked her to marry him but she ________ him at last.
79. The students ________ to go on a trip tomorrow, aren’t they?
80. ________ your penfriend ________ to your letter recently?
六、句型转换（5分）
81. They would rather stay at home to watch TV last Sunday.（同义句）
They ________ ________ stay at home to watch TV last Sunday.
82. They do their homework from 7.00 to 9.30 every evening. （同义句）
They do their homework________ 7.00 ________ 9.30 every evening.
83. Do your parents often buy a present for you on your birthday? （改为被动语态） ________ a present often ________ for you by your parents on your birthday? 84. Paul doesn’t know who he should talk to for help.（改为简单句）
Paul doesn’t know ________ ________ talk to for help.
85. Taking the boat trip is great fun.（改为感叹句）
_________ ________ taking the boat trip is!
七、根据首字母提示完成单词（10分）
Happiness is for everyone，and you don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses w 86 large gardens and swimming pools or those w 87 have nice cars and a lot of money and so on．Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel l 88 and those who have cars may want to w 89 on the country roads in their free time．
In fact，happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it．When you are in t 90
at school，your friends will help you；when you study at your lessons，your parents are always taking good care of your life and your h 91 ；when you get s 92 ，your friends will say congratulations to you；when you do s 93 wrong，people around you will help you to correct it．And when you do something good to others，you will feel h 94 ，too．All these are your happiness．If you notice those things，you can see that h 95 is always around you．
八、任务型阅读（10分）
The Chinese birth signs are as follows：The Mouse，the Ox(牛)，the Tiger，the Rabbit，the Dragon，the Snake．the Horse，the Sheep，the Monkey，the Cock，the Dog
and the Pig．We’ll learn a little about the people born under the first five bi rth signs．
People born in the year of the Mouse are likely to be generous and easy-going to their family members and friends. They are usually happy, 1ively and very outgoing．Sometimes they may get very nervous．
People born in the year of the Ox are calm．patient and hard working．The Ox represents that success is achieved through hard work．Although stubborn, they will not be easily frightened．
People born in the year of the Tiger are loving, confident and brave．They 1ove to be the center of attention and are often very lucky．
People born in the year of the Rabbit are careful，confident．kind and thoughtful．The Rabbit is one of the luckiest of all the Chinese birth signs．
People born in the year of the Dragon are strong and full of energy．They are quick to forgive．They have many fans．
To get more information about your birth signs，please、click here Birth Sign Locator．
96. What do people born in the year of the Tiger may want to be, a leader or a teacher?
97. What does the OX represent?
98. What are people born in the year of the Rabbit like?
99. How can we get more information about our birth signs?
100. Which birth signs are very lucky?
六、书面表达(20分)
根据以下提示，以“My e-friend”为题写一篇90词左右的短文，要求语句流畅，所给的信息均要写进去,并针对问题提出建议(至少两点)。

姓名：张宏；年龄：14；个性：自信，有活力，有耐心，做事效率高；
星座：白羊座（Aries）；爱好：看杂志，踢足球，玩电脑，英语成绩好；喜爱的颜色：黄色，代表智慧与热情；
问题：对足球过于狂热，不能听从家长的建议；数学不太好，因为花在上面的时间太少。

九年级英语期中试卷答题卷
（满分：140分）
得分：_____________ 一、听力选择(20分)
四、阅读理解(每小题2分，30分)
五、词汇(15分)
66. _________ 67. __________68. __________69. __________70 __________
71 __________ 72. _________ 73 __________ 74. ___________ 75 _________ 76.__________77._________78.___________79_______________ 80. ___________
六、句型转换（5分）
81.________ ________ 82._________ ________ 83.________ ________
84. ________ _________ 85._________ _________
七、根据首字母提示完成单词（10分）
86.__________ 87.__________ 88.__________ 89__________ 90__________
91.__________ 92.__________ 93.___________ 94.__________ 95._________-
八、任务型阅读（10分
96.________________________________________________________________________
97_________________________________________________________________________
98_________________________________________________________________________
99_________________________________________________________________________ 100________________________________________________________________________ 五、书面表达(20分)
My e-friend
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听力材料
第一段听对话回答问题，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1. W: What does the radio say about the weather tomorrow?
M: The temperature will fall below zero but it will stay sunny.
2. W: Father’s Day is coming soon. What are you going to buy for your father? W: A coat is too expensive for me. I prefer to get him a tie.
3. W: Do you usually play basketball for sport at the weekend, Jim?
M: Yes, but I played badminton with my cousin yesterday morning instead.
4. W: Wow, cool! What a wonderful picture!
M: Why, Lisa? Stop touching it. Look at the sign.
5. W: Hello, Peter. This is Mary. Would you like to go to the theatre with me tonight?
M: I’d like to, but I can’t. I have to prepare for tomorrow’s exam.
6. W: Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the swimming pool, please?
M: Oh, just go down this street. After three minutes’ walk, you can see it just at the end of the street.
7. W: I got here at five to eleven. What time is it now?
M: My watch says a quarter past eleven.
8. W: Could you tell me what’s wrong with me?
M: Well, nothing serious. Take this medicine and you’ll feel better.
9. W: Hey, Bob, you aren’t looking well today. What’s wrong?
M: I’ve got a headache and a bad cough.
10.W: You mean you missed the plane.
M: Yes, even though I started very early. I didn’t know the way to the airport was so busy.
第二段听对话和短文回答问题你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍
听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题。

W: Good morning. Can I help you?
M: I’d like to buy a hat for my daughter as a birthday p resent.
W: What about this yellow one? It is $14 and it’s made of cotton.
M: She likes yellow, but I think that’s too much for a cotton hat.
W: Then how about the black one?
M: No, my daughter doesn’t like the colour black. Can you show me the pink one? W: OK. It’s $16, but it’s a woolen one.
M: It looks quite nice, though it is a little more expensive. OK, I’ll take this one.
听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。

Peter and Kate are good friends and they like to exercise. Peter often goes running or
rides his bike every morning. He also plays badminton in the City Sports Center three times a week. Kate used to go jogging, but now she can’t find enough time to do any
sport. She just has to work long hours every day. It’s wrong of Kate to do so. She should
spend some time doing exercise to keep fit.
听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

Many scientists find that colours can change people’s feelings. It’s very interesting. Now, this kind of knowledge is used in many places. For example, school walls are usually painted green because green makes students feel relaxed. It is also good for the students’ eyes. Some books are also green or light blue for the same reason.
Restaurant owners not only have to know how to make food, but also have to know how to make money. Here are some things they’ve learned from scientific studies.
The colour red makes people hungry. Many fast food restaurants have red furniture or walls. Soft colours like pink and light blue make people feel relaxed, so they spend more time eating. Loud music may be nice at first, but it soon makes people want to leave. Hard seats also make people want to eat quickly and leave. Many restaurants, especially fast food restaurants, use this knowledge to make people eat faster.
参考答案
听力部分 1-10 AABBB ACABC 11-12 CA 13-15 BAA 16-20 CAABB
单项选择 21-25ACBAD 26-30 CDBDD 31-35BADBC
完型填空 36-40BDABD 41-45DCCBB 46-50ADCAD
阅读理解 51-53 ACD 54-57 ADCA 58-61 CBDA 62-65 DCDA
词汇 66. college 67. successfully 68. realize 69. divided 70. progress
71. decision 72. valuable 73. energetic 74. fortieth 75. choice
76. teaches 77. were suffering 78. refused 79. are planning 80. Has replied 句型转换 81. preferred to 82. between and 83. Is bought 84. who to 85. What fun 首字母填空 86. with 87. who 88. lonely 89. walk 90. trouble 91. health 92. success
93. something 94. happy 95.happiness
任务型阅读 96. A leader.
97. The OX represents that success is achieved through hard work.
98. They are careful, confident, kind and thoughtful.
99. We can click Birth Sign Locator.
100. The Tiger and the Rabbit.
书面表达
My e-friend
I have an e-friend called Zhang Hong. He is fourteen years old and his star sign is Aries. He is confident, energetic and patient. He likes yellow, because it represents wisdom and warmth. He likes reading magazines, playing football and computers and he is good at English.
But he is crazy about football, and doesn’t listen to his parents. He is not good at Maths, because he spends less time on it. I think it’s not wise of him to play football for long hours. He should listen to his parents and spend more time on Maths. This is a good way to keep a balance between study and play.。