江苏省江阴市南菁高级中学实验学校、敔山湾实验学校2020届九年级下学期期中考试英语试题(含答案)

2019-2020学年度第二学期期中考试
初三英语
2020年4月
注意事项：
本试卷分两卷。

考试时间为110分钟。

试卷满分为110分。

1.所有答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应的位置上。

答案写在试卷其它部分无效。

第Ⅰ卷客观题（共70分）
一、听力测试（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
第一部分听对话回答问题
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。

在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目，听完后，你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。

在听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。

1. What food would John like to have more?
A. B. C.
2. How does the woman go to work?
A. B. C.
3. Where may the conversation take place？
A. B. C.
4. What was the weather like on Monday?
A. B. C.
5. When did the concert begin?
A. At 8:20.
B. At 7:30.
C. At 7:15.
6. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A travel plan.
B. An exam result.
C. A sports game.
7. Why didn’t the man accept the job?
A. Because he lived far away from the company.
B. Because he wanted to spend more time with his family.
C. Because he thought the pay was too low to support the family.
8. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.
B. Teacher and student.
C. Doctor and patient.
9. What does John suggest the woman do?
A. Meet his friend.
B. Ask Harry for help.
C. Go to the airport with him.
10. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A restaurant.
B. A street.
C. A dish.
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。

听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。

听一段对话，回答第11~12 小题。

答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入第一篇短文。

11. Whose birthday is it?
A. Sarah’s.
B. Michael’s.
C. Rebecca’s.
12. What does the man want to know?
A. What to buy.
B. Who to call.
C. Where to park.
听第一篇短文，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。

答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。

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13. A. drawing B. piano C. drum
14. A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Friday
15. A. 60 B. 40 C. 20
听第二篇短文，回答第16~20小题。

16. Who is the speaker talking to?
A. Movie fans.
B. News reporters.
C. College students.
17. When did the speaker take English classes?
A. Before he left his hometown.
B. After he came to America.
C. When he was 15 years old.
18. How does the speaker feel about his teacher?
A. He’s proud.
B. He’s awful.
C. He’s thankful.
19. Why is the writer so happy now?
A. Because he went to the US.
B. Because he was a farmer.
C. Because he received education and was successful.
20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?
A. How education shaped this life.
B. How his language skills improved.
C. How he managed his business well.
二、单项选择在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

（本大题共14
小题，每小题1分，共14分）
21. —Have you read the book written by Peter Handke recently?
—Yes. I have never read _________book before.
A. a greater
B. the greater
C. a greatest
D. the greatest
22. The ending of the story was so surprising and fully went _________my imagination.
A. across
B. over
C. through
D. beyond
23. One person’s _________doesn’t depend on how much money he has made, but on how many
contributions he has made to our country.
A. experience
B. value
C. wealth
D. career
24. —Look at Lucy! How weak she is!
—Well, she never eats _________and that’s why she is not healthy.
A. properly
B. easily
C. completely
D. smoothly
25. —Could you take out the rubbish and do the dishes, Tony?
—Sure! Mom will be angry if she sees this _________, I think.
A. matter
B. mess
C. trouble
D. difficulty
26. _________ you have tried it on, you can’t imagine how pretty the new skirt is.
A. Because
B. Although
C. Unless
D. When
27. —Dr. Zhong, _________can you have your new vaccine(疫苗) ready?
—I’m not sure. I’m still waiting for the result of the final test.
A. how soon
B. how long
C. how often
D. how far
28. It’s reported that nine stations on Shanghai Metro Line 3 are decorated to _________scenes from Star Wars.
A. require
B. reduce
C. remind
D. represent
29. —Oh, my God! I’ve left my keys in the office.
—Again? But _________, let’s see what we can do about it.
A. indeed
B. anyway
C. instead
D. exactly
30. A forest fire _________in September in Australia last year and many rare animals lost their lives in it.
A. turned out
B. broke out
C. put out
D. worked out
31. Mr. Smith’s talk on how to deal with virus worries is quite wonderful. The only pity is that I
_________the first few minutes.
A. miss
B. will miss
C. was missing
D. missed
32. My American friend Aden is interested in Wuxi very much. He wonders _________.
A. how “Turtle Head Isle” got its name
B. which place can he choose to play first
C. when was Lingshan Grand Buddha built
D. that Wuxi has a 1500-year-old history
33. —I can’t believe you finished the work so quickly.
—That’s because several classmates helped me. No wonder they say _________.
A. each dog has its day
B. early bird catches the worm
C. too many cooks spoil the broth
D. many hands make light work
34. —Going to watch Chinese Poetry Conference this Saturday?
—_________! Will you join me?
A. You there
B. You bet
C. You got me
D. You know better
三、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填
入相应空白处的最佳选项。

（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Ashley was outspoken, fashionable, and the "Queen Bee" in my school.
I looked up to her and admired her. I listened to the music she listened to, wore the clothes she wore.
I even took art class though I had really wanted to take theatre. I finally fitted in her
group.
One day, I skipped (溜走) out of my last class a few minutes early to 35
seats for our group at the dining hall. Focusing on my homework, I didn't notice they
had sat down behind me. Before I could say a word, I realized what they were talking about.
I listened silently. "She's such a loser," one girl said.
Another girl added, "Ashley, she 36 follows you, trying to copy you."
"I wish she would leave us alone. We were in the same summer school and now she thinks we're best friends." The once familiar voice sounded so 37 and strange.
I felt really mortified (尴尬的). My hands were shaking. I couldn't help crying sadly. I felt heart-broken for the very first time. How did this happen? I 38 we were friends.
I ran home. My mother just held me while I cried for hours. The advice she gave was so 39 , and I had heard it a million times. "Just be yourself and people will like you for 40 you are." This time it became so meaningful. Then and there I 41 to find myself back. That was exactly what I did.
Over the next month, I went through a lot of 42 . I bought new clothes that I wanted to wear.
I no longer went to art class with them, and took theatre. I began making new friends. I developed my own 43 and never again followed the crowd.
I had an amazing school year. When I look back, I think it was the year when I discovered the person I was going to be. Despite (尽管) the pain I felt that day, it was a 44 they had given me.
35. A. get B. buy C. cover D. move
36. A. hardly B. always C. never D. sometimes
37. A. serious B. special C weak D. cold
38. A. found B. dreamed C. realized D. thought
39. A. funny B. simple C. useful D. different
40. A. where B. what C. how D. who
41. A. failed B. forgot C. decided D. continued
42. A. pains B. doubts C. changes D. troubles
43. A skills B. habits C. projects D. opinions
44. A. gift B. chance C. promise D. surprise
四、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选
项。

（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）
A
45. The two boys in the picture are probably ______________.
A. having a test
B. having a geography class
C. painting some pictures
D. doing their homework
46. Ginger Meggs thinks it is a trick question because he _______________.
A. is trying to show off
B. does not understand the question
C. knows all the answers
D. doesn’t want to help the other boy
47. This is a cartoon ______________.
A. that makes us laugh about cheating
B. about Ginger Meggs tricking another boy i
n class
C. that makes us laugh about foolish answers
D. about Ginger Meggs helping another boy in class
B
It was Day 1 of our vacation on Cortes, a beautiful quiet i sland. “iPhone, iPhone, iPhone,” my son kept moaning(呻吟). In front of him was a big window facing the blue ocean. And a cool gentle wind was coming in from the door. Clearly, he saw and felt none of it.
Back at home, I’d soon give up and hand the phone ove r to him after five minutes of listening to this kind of moaning.
But not here, before we left, I had told my 10-year-old son the rule—no e-mails, no Facebook, no video games, and no iPhone. We came here to get away from them all. Here we were on our first day and already, he couldn’t stand it.
and my husband were drawing on pieces of wood. They were doing just fine.
On Day 2, we spent the whole morning digging for shells(贝壳). This time, my son joined us. He collected shellfish and other sea treasures. When we got back to our little wood house, I gave my son a book, and put him on the lovely garden chair. It was almost dinner when he looked up.
The next few days passed in peace.
On Day 6, my son was lying beside me on the beach, watching the sun going down. He was playing with the sand. And there was something shining in his eyes. I realized how time slowed down for both of us. It was exactly what I wanted. Finally, we were able to sit quietly without thinking about screens, phone calls and e-mails.
A week away from all the electronics and life is good.
48. What is the special rule for the writer’s vacation?
A. They couldn’t use their electronics.
B. They must keep quiet and stay in the house.
C. The had to spend their vacation on an island.
D. They should collect as many shells as
possible.
49
A. I felt really tired and went to bed.
B. I closed the door and stayed with him.
C. I just walked outside to leave him alone.
D. I gave him iPhone and let him stay inside.
50. The change of the son’s feelings can be described as ____.
A. angry→surprised→proud
B. excited→peaceful→bored
C. worried→angry→hopeful
D. bored→peaceful→pleased
C
Benjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years old. But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from camel’s hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.
The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long, the cat began to look ragged（蓬乱）. His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjamin was forced to tell what he had been doing.
The cat’s lot was about to improve. That year, one of Benjamin’s cousins, Mr. Pennin gton, came to visit. He was surprised to see Benjamin’s drawings. When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings（版画）by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen.
In 1747, when Benjamin was nine years old, Mr. Pennington returned for another visit. He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin’s parents if he might take the boy to Philadelphia for a visit.
In the city, Mr. Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape（风景）painting. William Williams, a well-known painter, came to see him work. Williams was greatly surprised at Benjamin’s talent and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. The books were long and boring. Benjamin could read only a little, having been a poor student. But he later said, “Those two books were my friends by day, and under my pillow(枕头) at night.” While it is likely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nine-year-old
boy decided then that he would be an artist.
51.What is the text mainly about?
A. Benjamin’s visit to Philadelphia.
B. Williams’ support for Benjamin.
C. The beginning of Benjamin’s life as an artist.
D. The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.
52. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 suggest?
A. The cat would be closely watched.
B. The cat would get some medical care.
C. Benjamin would leave his home shortly.
D. Benjamin would have real brushes soon.
53. Williams’ two books helped Benjamin to ______.
A. master the use of paints
B. understand landscape paintings
C. get to know other painters
D. make up his mind to be a painter
D
In 2018, Science magazine asked some young scientists what schools should teach students. Most said students should spend less time remembering facts and have more space for creative activities. As the Internet grows more powerful, students can get knowledge easily. Why should they be required to carry so much of it around in their heads?
Civilizations(文明) develop through forgetting life skills that were once necessary. In the Agricultural(农业的) Age, a farmer could afford to forget hunting skills. When societies industrialized, the knowledge of farming could be safe to forget. Nowadays, smart machines help us to get most human knowledge. It seems that we no longer need to remember most things. Does it matter?
Researchers have realized several problems that may happen. For one, human beings have biases(偏见), and smart machines are likely to increase our biases. Many people believe smart machines are necessarily correct and objective(客观的), but machines are trained through a repeated testing and scoring process(过程). In the process, human beings still decide on the correct answers.
Another problem relates to the ease of getting information. When there were no computers, efforts were required to get knowledge from other people, or go to the library. We know what knowledge lies in other brains or books, and what lies in our heads. But today, the Internet gives us the information we need quickly. This can lead to the mistaken belief—the knowledge we found was part of what we knew all
along.
In a new civilization rich in machine intelligence(智慧), we can easily get to smart memory networks where information is stored. But dependency on a network suggests possibilities of being harmed easily. The collapse of any of the networks of relations our health depends upon, such as food and energy, would produce terrible results. Without food we get hungry; without energy we feel cold. And it is through widespread loss of memory that civilizations are at risk of falling into a dark age.
We forget old ways to free up time and space for new skills. As long as the older forms of knowledge are stored somewhere in our networks, and can be found when we need them, perhaps they’re not really forgotten. Still, as time goes on, we slowly but unquestionably become strangers to future people.
54. Smart machines are likely to increase our biases because ____________.
A. they go off course in testing and scoring.
B. we control the training process on them.
C. we offer them too much information.
D. they overuse the provided answers.
55. The ease of getting information from the Internet __________.
A. frees us from making efforts to learn new skills
B. prevents civilizations from being lost at a high speed
C. misleads us into thinking we already knew the knowledge
D. separates the facts we have from those in the smart machines
56. The underlined word “collapse” in Paragraph 5 probably means “____________”.
A. a sudden failure
B. the basic rule
C. an unhappy start
D. the slow development
57. T he writer’s main purpose in writing this passage is to _______________.
A. question about the standards of information storage.
B. discuss our problems of communication with machines.
C. stress the importance of improving our remembering ability.
D. remind us of the risk of depending on machines to remember.
第Ⅱ卷主观题（共40分）
五、词汇运用（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
A. 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

58. These days the temperature gun is an__________ (工具)which is used in daily life.
59. I’m really nervous about the next__________ (对话)with the famous star.
60. Mr. Black is the__________ (严格) teacher I have ever met. But I like him a lot.
61. The office leader will be__________ (缺席的) from the meetings in the following two months.
B. 根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

62. A true friend can help you get out of __________ (sad) when you are unhappy.
63. This is the man who described pop art__________ (simple) as “liking things”.
64. The man is charged with theft because he has __________ (steal) jewellery worth over $10,000.
65. Sometimes making a good__________ (decide) is not easy because it is hard for us to tell right from wrong.
六、动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。

（本大题共6小题，每小题1分，共6分）
66. —Where has Dr. Li gone?
—He__________ (experience) an adventure in Africa last week. But I don’t know if he’s returned. 67. To save more people’s lives, the government announced that they__________ (build) another two
mobile cabin hospitals in the next two months.
68. Amy regretted__________ (not take) her mother’s advice that we shouldn’t travel abroad during the
epidemic.
69. —Jack, can I borrow your camp for tomorrow’s hiking?
—Sorry, I__________ (promise) it to my cousin.
70. Keep on going! The dream you are looking forward to now__________ (realize) later in life.
71. Father’s old car__________ (break) down on the road too often, so I think it’s time for him to change
a new one.
七、阅读填空先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当
单词。

（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）的单词。

每个空格只能填一个
．．
Though times have changed, falling asleep in class is still very common among teenagers.
Why do students sometimes fall asleep in class? An important reason is that they don’t have enough sleep. However, there are also causes for getting too little sleep.
Homework is a daily job for most students, one that can take three to four hours per night. A teenager who wants to be able to take part in any activity besides homework must stay up late to fit everything in. Club activities, sports, computer-game playing, and TV viewing, for example, all make teens have less time for both homework and sleep. Sometimes teens don’t have enough sleep because of after-school jobs that are taken on to make extra money for college, family costs, or just for clothes.
Physical problems are another reason that make students fall asleep in class. For example, insomnia, which may keep a student up at night, making students tired during class hours, is a serious problem that may require medical care.
Falling asleep in class can cause quite serious results. First of all, sleeping in class is not welcomed in school. What’s more, it is highly possible that other students may make jokes about those who sleep in class. However, the most harmful result of sleeping in class is missing out on important points. In the long run, sleepers may end up failing classes.
Since teens are probably not going to deal with the problem, falling asleep in class will probably remain an all-too-common problem. It will continue until more teens find a way to balance their personal and social lives with school and work.
八、完成句子（本大题共6小题，每小题1分，共6分）
77. 我想知道是否男生在学习英语上比女生更费劲。

I wonder __________________________________________________________English than girls or not.
78. 儿童是一个国家的希望。

他们常被比作是春天里的花朵。

Children are the hope of a country and they_____________________________________flowers in spring.
79. 这次访问意义重大，将大力推动两国发展。

The visit is so meaningful_____________________________the development of the two countries greatly.
80. Jim自从沉迷于电脑游戏，就落后于同龄学生了。

Jim__________________________________________________ since he lost himself in computer games.
81. 在那个时候，他别无选择，只好依靠自己了。

He had________________________________________________________________himself at that time.
82. 请注意防范错误观念，否则就会重蹈覆辙。

Please___________________________________ the wrong ideas, or you’ll make the same mistakes again.
九、书面表达（本大题共15分）
2020年伊始，新型冠状病毒肺炎（NCP）在我国蔓延。

在这期间，每天都会涌现出许多令人感动的人物。

我校校刊KIDS MAG中HAVE YOUR SAY栏目现征稿，请根据以下要点和要求用英语写一篇短文投稿。

要点：1. Who made you feel deeply moved?
2. Why do you think so?
3. What do you want to tell him/ her?
注意事项：1. 根据要点适当发挥，要求语句通顺，意思连贯。

2. 词数90左右。

文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。

3. 不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息。

The fight against NCP has lasted for several weeks. During the fight, doctors and nurses are like heroes. They protect us and fight for us. _____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________ _____
______________________________________________________________________________________ _____
______________________________________________________________________________________ _____
______________________________________________________________________________________ _____
______________________________________________________________________________________ _____
2019-2020学年第二学期期中测试
初三英语听力材料
第一部分听对话回答问题
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。

在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目，听完后，你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。

听1到10段对话，回答1到10题。

1. W: John, please take more fish and vegetables.
M: Oh, Mum. I’d like to have more French fries.
2. M: I’m tired of travelling all those hours to work.
W: Yeah. I know what you mean. I used to drive two hours to work each time. But now I live within walking distance from my office. I don’t even need a bike.
3. M: Excuse me. When is the next train to Sunshine Town?
W: Oh, let me check. It leaves in twenty minutes.
4. W: How was your trip, George?
M: Well. Conwell is a beautiful place. But the weather was really bad. When we got there on Monday, it was OK for the first hour, but it rained the rest of the day.
5. M: What time is it? Why is it so quiet in the hall?
W: Oh, it’s 7:55 now. The concert has been on for 25 minutes.
6. W: What’s the score now?
M: It’s 3-2 at the moment in England’s favor. But Spain seems to be taki ng the upper hand on the field.
7. W: I really don’t know why you refused this well-paid job.
M: Because it would mean too many business trips away from my family.
8. W: Hi, Andy. I didn’t see you in Professor Smith’s class yesterday. What happened?
M: Well. I had a headache so I called him and asked for sick leave.
9. W: John, could you give me a lift home this evening? My car’s at the garage.
M: I’d love to help you. But I promised to meet someone at the airport after work. Harry goes your way, thou gh. Why don’t you ask him?
10. W: Charlie, do you know a restaurant called Bravo? The food there is excellent.
M: Bravo...I know the name. But I’m not sure if it’s on George Street.
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。

听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。

听一段对话，回答第11至12小题。

W: Michael, what time is it? We are going to be late for the party.
M: It’s 6:15. Don’t worry, Rebecca. We will be fine.
W: But we have to be at Sarah’s house by 6:30 for her surprise birthday party. The traffic is getting heavier.
M: Relax. The party starts at 7:00. We’re not far from her house now. But I do need help with finding a place to park the car. So Sarah doesn’t see it. Can you phone her husband and ask him where it is best to park our car.
W: OK. I’m c alling him now.
听第一篇短文，回答第13至15小题。

请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

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听第二篇短文，回答第16至20小题。

Thank you very much. Thank you, Doctor Johnson. Well, it is really great to be back at university again. The thing that I want to tell you today is this: Education is important. When
I came to the US, I was only thinking about being a farmer, but I could not read the newspaper. And I could not understand the news on television or movies or anything like this. So, I entered the city college to take English classes for foreign students. I was very proud that I was going to a college because no one in my family ever went to any college or to any university. You know, when you’re 15 years old in my country, you finish school and then you learn a business. And that’s exactly what I did. When I was 15 years old, I lea rned how to be a farmer. A year later, I came to America. Luckily, I met a very good teacher who encouraged me to take some math classes, business classes, and history classes, and I became a full-time college student. And today, when I look back, I’m so h appy because you never know where life will take you. All of a sudden. I started making money because I was really good at math. You know, how to work out everything with math is so important. This is something that I learned when I started my own business, which is doing really well.
初三英语答案2020.04
一、听力
1-5 BCBAB 6-10 CBABA 11-15 ACCBB 16-20 CBCCA
二、单项选择
21-25ADBAB 26-30 CADBB 31-34 DADB
三、完型填空
35-39 ABDDB 40-44 DCCDA
四、阅读理解
45-47 ABA 48-50 ACD 51-53 CDD 54-57 BCAD
五、词汇运用
58. instrument 59. dialogue 60. strictest 61. absent
62. sadness 63. simply 64. stolen 65. decision
六、动词填空
66. was experiencing 67. would build 68. not taking
69. have promised 70. will be realized 71. breaks
七、阅读填空
72. Introduction 73. finish 74. stop/prevent75.risk/possibility 76. fail
八、完成句子
77. whether boys have more difficulty learning
78. are often compared to
79. that it will push for
80. has been behind the students of his age
81. no choice but to depend on
82. pay attention to guarding against
九、书面表达
The fight against NCP has lasted for several weeks. During the fight, doctors and nurses are like heroes. They protect us and fight for us. My aunt, a doctor, moved me a lot.
For the past years, my aunt was just a relative to me. But the decision she made on January 23rd changed my thought completely—she asked to go to Wuhan to help the patients there. Though her daughter is only three years old, s he decided to leave for Wuhan. She thinks it’s something she must do. I was really
moved.
I want to tell my aunt that I’m proud of her and I hope she can keep healthy and come back safely. (90 words)。