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九年级期始考试
2014学年第二学期九年级英语学科期始考试
听力部分(共计25分)
I.从A、B、C三幅图画中选出符合对话内容的图画。
(共5小题,每小题一分,共计5分)
1.Whataretheytalkingabout?
2.Whatdoesthemanhave?
3.Wherewilltheyhavelunch?
4.Whatdidtheboygetonhisbirthday?
5.Whatshouldthewomando?
II.听长对话,选择正确的答案。
(共5小题,每小题2分,共计10分)
听第一段长对话,回答第6-7小题。
6. What is Maggie?
A. A teacher. B. A student. C. A policewoman.
7. What does Maggie think of Jason’s job?
A. Great. B. Dangerous. C. Boring.
听第二段长对话,回答8-10小题。
8. Who is calling?
A. Amy. B. Peter C. Amy’s sister.
9. When is the party?
A. This Saturday evening. B. Next Saturday evening. C. This Sunday evening.
10.What does Amy forget to ask Peter?
A. Time. B. Address. C. Presents.
III.听短文,选择正确的答案。
(共5小题,每小题2分,共计10分)
11.Whatdidtheoldwomanhave?
A.Acat.B.Apig.C.Adog.
12.Whycouldn’tthecatrunquickly?
A.Shewasnotgoodatrunning.
B.Shewastooold.
C.Shedidn’tlikerunning.
13.Didthecatcatchthemouse?
A.Yes,shedidn’t.B.No,shedidn’t.C.Yes,shedid.
14.Whywastheoldwomanangry?
A.Becausethecatdidn’tcatchthemouse.
B.Becausethecatbitthemouse.
C.Becausethecatdidn’tkillthemouse.
15.Whatdoyouthinkoftheoldwoman?
A.Unkind.B.Kind.C.Warm-hearted.
笔试部分(共计95分)
IV.完形填空。
(本题有15小题,每小题1分,共计15分)
Thephonerangoncetwice—thensomeonepickeditup.“Yougotthewrongnumber!
”aman’svoicesaidbeforethelinewent16__.
ButIcalledagain.“Isaidyougotthewrongnumber!
”camethevoice.Oncemorethephoneclickedinmy17__.
HowcouldheknowIhadawrongnumber?
SoItrieda_18__time.Themansaid,“Isthatyouagain?
”“Yeah,it’sme.”Ianswered.“IwonderhowyouknewIhadthewrongnumberbeforeIevensaidnothing.”“Noneofmybusiness.You19__itout!
”Hehungupthephoneagain.
Isatthereforashorttimeandthencalledthemanback.“Haveyou20__withityet?
”heasked.“TheonlythingIcanthinkofis…21__evercallsyou.”“Yougotit!
”Thephonediedforthefourthtime.
Iranghimagain.“WellIthoughtmaybeIshouldbethefirstto22__toyou.”Hebegantolaughandtoldme,“MynameisAdolfMeth.I’m88yearsoldandIhaven’thadsomanywrongnumbersinonedayin20years”Weboth23__.Wetalkedfortenminutes.Adolfhadnofamily,nofriends,justlikeme.Everyonehehadbeen24__tohaddied.
Sincethenwebecamephonefriends.Wecalledeachotheralmosteveryday.AndItoldhimaboutmylifeandmy25__.OnonephoneaboutadisagreementthatI’dhadwithmyboss,Itoldhim,“IthinkIshouldhaveitoutwithhim.”
Adolfsaid,“Letthings26__down.WhenyougetasoldasIamyoufindoutthattimetakescareofalot.Ifthingsget27__,andthenyoucantalktohim.”
“Youknow,”hesaidsoftlyoneday,“I’mtalkingtoyoujustthewayI’dtalktoaboy_28_myown.Ialwayswantedafamily—andchildren.”
OnemorningIreceivedacalltotellmehehaddiedthenightbefore.WithtearsineyesIheardhimasking29__Iwantedtocallhimagainandagain.“Becauseyou30__tome,Adolf…becauseIwasyourfriend.”Iwhispered,“Ididn’tgetthewrongnumberatall.Igotyou.”
16.A.busyB.deadC.badD.wrong
17.A.heartB.mindC.headD.ear
18.A.thirdB.secondC.firstD.fourth
19.A.keepB.putC.speakD.work
20.A.gotalongB.comeupC.donewellD.gonethrough
21.A.nobodyB.somebodyC.everybodyD.who
22.A.payattentionB.lookforwardC.introducemyselfD.sayhello
23.A.jokedB.agreedC.laughedD.smiled
24.A.pleasedB.friendlyC.knownD.close
25.A.questionsB.worriesC.problemsD.answers
26.A.coolB.getC.calmD.turn
27.A.lessB.moreC.worseD.better
28.A.onB.inC.ofD.for
29.A.howB.whenC.whyD.whether
30.A.matteredB.meantC.preferredD.answered
V.阅读理解。
(本题有15小题,每小题2分,共计30分)
A
HerearesomeimportanteventsinAugustinBritain.
GreatBritishBeerFestival
Tue.3Aug—Sat.7Aug
London
Drink,musicandotherentertainments.
ThisisheldatEarlsCourt.
http:
//www.gbbf.org
EdinburghInternationalFestival
Fri.13Aug–Sun.5Sep.
Edinburgh
Afestivalofclassicalmusic,operasanddancesinEdinburgh
http:
//www.eif.co.uk
BristolInternationalBalloonFestival
Thur.12Aug—Sun.15Aug.
Europe’slargesthot-airballoonfestival,withover100balloonstakingpart.
http:
//www.Bristolfiesta.co.uk
SummerBankHoliday
Mon.30Aug.
ApublicholidayinEnglish,WalesandNorthernIreland.
Peopletaketripsorshortvacationsduringtheholiday.
Formore:
travel/transport
31.HowlongdoesGreatBritishBeerFestivallast?
A.4days.B.5days.C.24days.D.1day.
32.IfyouareintheUKattheendofAugust,youcanprobablytakepartin__________.
A.SummerBankHolidayB.GreatBritishBeerFestival
C.EdinburghInternationalFestivalD.BristolInternationalBalloonFestival
33.WhatisBristolInternationalBalloonFestivalabout?
A.Food.B.MusicC.Balloons.D.Vacations.
B
TheRoundBirdisnotlikeanyotherbirds.Hehasabigroundbodybutwithlittlewings.Hecannotflybutheexpectstoplaywithotherbirdsinthesky.Everydayandinmanyways,hetriestofly.Andhetriesagainandagain.Butnothingworks.Thenhethinksitwillbebetterusethetree.Itisveryhardforalittlebirdtodoso,butheclimbsupthetree!
TheRoundBirdreallywantstolearntofly.Afewminuteslater,hesitsonabranchandgetsreadytojumpandflaphiswings.Hepracticesmanytimesandflapsomemore,buttheydon’twork!
Intheend,heclimbsdownthetreeandstartsthinkingseriously.
Afterthinkingforalongtime,heknowsthatalthoughhereallywantstoflyandtrieshard,therearesomebirdsarenotabletodo.Hecan’tflybecauseofhisbodyandhislittlewings.Butheknowsthattherearestillsomethingsheisableto.ThentheonlyjobfortheRoundBirdistofindthosespecialthingsthatonlyspecialbirdslikehimcando.
34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.TheRoundBirdhaslittlewings
B.TheRoundBirdcanflywithotherbirds.
C.TheRoundBirdcanflyifhetrieshard.
D.TheRoundBirdcannotclimbupthetree.
35.What’stheRoundBirdlike?
A.Beautifulandfriendly.B.Lazybutfunny.
C.Hard-workingandgoodatthinking.D.Smartbutlazy.
36.Whichofthewordshadthesamemeaningas“flap”?
A.Swing.B.Break.C.NodD.Show.
37.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Everybirdcanfly.
B.Wecanmakeourdreamcometrueifwetryhard.
C.Weshouldthinktwicebeforewedosomething.
D.Weshouldfindthemostsuitable(适合)thingsforustodo.
C
AcouplefromMiami,BillandSimoneButler,spentsixty-sixdaysinalife-raft(救生艇)intheseasofCentralAmericaaftertheirboatsank.
Twenty-onedaysaftertheyleftPanamaintheirboat,Simony,theymetsomewhales.“Theystartedtohitthesideoftheboat,”saidBill,“andthensuddenlyweheardwater.”Twominuteslater,theboatwassinking.Theyjumpedintothelife-raftandwatchedtheboatgounderthewater.
Fortwentydaystheyhadtinsoffood,biscuits,andbottlesofwater.Theyalsohadafishing-lineandamachinetomakesaltwaterintodrinkingwater—twothingswhichsavedtheirlives.Theycaughteighttotenfishadayandatethemraw(生的).Thenthelinebroke.“Sowehadnomorefishuntilsomethingverystrangehappened.Somesharkscametofeed,andthefishundertheraftwereafraidandcametothesurface.Icaughtthemwithmyhands.”
Abouttwentyshipspassedthem,butnoonesawthem.Afterfiftydaysatseatheirlife-raftwasbeginningtobreakup.Thensuddenlyitwasallover.Afishingboatsawthemandpickedthemup.Theycouldn’tstandup.
SothecaptaincarriedthemontohisboatandtookthemtoCostaRica.Theirtwomonthsatseawasover.
38.BillandSimoneweretraveling_______whentheymetsomewhales.
A.inalife-raftB.inMiami
C.inSimonyD.inPanama
39.Thewhaleshitthesideoftheboat,andthen_______.
A.theybroughtinalotofwaterB.theybrokethesideoftheboat
C.theypulledtheboatD.theywentunderthewater
40.Duringtheirdaysatsea,_______savedtheirlives.
A.tinsoffoodandbottlesofwaterB.afishing-lineandamachine
C.whalesandsharksD.Twentypassingships
41.Whentheysawthefishingboatwhichlaterpickedthemup,_______.
A.theyweretoohappytostandup
B.theycouldn’twaittoclimbontotheboat
C.theirlife-raftwasbeginningtobreakup
D.theyknewtheirtwomonthsatseawouldbeover
D
Causeandeffectisonewaytoexplainthingsthathappenaroundus.Manythingshappenbecausesomethingcausedorinfluencedthemtohappen.Sometimesitishardtolookatacauseandfindoutwhatcausestheeffect.Itmayhelpyoutostartwiththeeffectanduseyourreasoning(推理的)skills.Thinkaboutallthethingsyouknowthatcouldbereasonsfortheeffectyoucansee.
Forexample,youmayseesomeoneputtingonaheavyjacket.Thisistheeffect.Tolookforacause,thinktoyourself,“Whatwouldmakesomeoneputonaheavyjacket?
”Maybethepersonisgoingoutsideintoverycoldweather.Maybethepersonworksinthepenguinpen(企鹅圈养地)atSeaWorld.Maybethepersonisgoingtovisitaniceskatingrinkwheretheairiskeptverycold.Allofthesethingscouldbeacauseforputtingonaheavyjacket.
Now,thinkaboutasecondexample.TheeffectisaboynamedTonyhastogototheheadteacher’soffice.Whatarethepossibleca