江苏省无锡市锡北片届九年级上学期期中考试英语试题及答案.docx

1、江苏省无锡市锡北片届九年级上学期期中考试英语试题及答案说 明：1. 本试题分两卷，第I卷（听力题）在第1至第2页，第II卷（客观题）在第3页到第7页。第III卷（主观题）在第8页 2. 考试时间100分钟。本试题满分110分。第I卷（听力题，共20分）第一部分 听对话，回答问题。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）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。5. Who did the boy go shopping with yesterday afternoon?A. His parents. B. His father. C. His mother6. When does t

2、he man usually get to his office in the morning? A. At 7:30. B. At 8:00. C. At 8:30.7. What colour is Jacks pen? A. Blue. B. Black. C. Black and blue.8. What did Mr. Zhang think of his journey? A. Pleasant. B. Bad. C. Interesting.9. What will the man do this evening? A. Hell meet his aunt at the air

3、port. B. Hell say goodbye to his aunt at the airport. C. Hell fly to another city with his aunt.10. How much is the white shirt? A. ￥20. B. ￥40. C. ￥80.第二部分 听对话和短文，回答问题。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）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，每小题五秒钟，听完后每小题你仍有五秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。 听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题。11. Who was the host

4、 of the show? A. Mr. Wang B. Mr. Wu C. Mr. Yang 12. How long did the show last? A. About two hours. B. About two and a half hours. C. About half an hour.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。Li YangHometown YanchengPersonality 13 .Favourite activity 14 .Dream job A 15 reporter13. A. Outgoing B. N

5、ervous C. Shy14. A. Shopping B. Having sports C. Listening to music15. A. weather B. news C. sports听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。16. Why did the boy go on an outing by car last weekend? A. Because they didnt want to stay at home. B. Because his father bought a car and they were free. C. Because he had finished

6、the homework.17. How long did it take them to get to the lake? A. 1 hour. B. Half an hour. C. 2 hours.18. What did they do first? A. They had lunch. B. They had a sunbath(洗日光浴). C. They had a swim.19. What was the weather like when they went back? A. It was sunny. B. It was cloudy. C. It was rainy.2

7、0. When did they get back? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. At night.第II卷（客观题, 共50分）一、单项填空 （本大题共14分，每小题1分）1. _ charities is _ hard work A. Raise money to; a B. Donate money to; a C. Raising money for; / D. Donating money for; /2. Disabled people _ in the old days.A. look down on B. are loo

8、ked down on C. were looked down on D. were looked3. The people in the village are grateful _ ORBIS doctors _ their help. A. to; for B. /; for C. at; of D. toward; at4. Lucy _ spend all her pocket money, but now she _ saving some of it. A. was used to; used to B. used to; is used to C. used to; used

9、to D. was used to; is used5. Look at the bird over there! Its so beautiful! Wow! Its a rare crane. It _ appears in our city. A. always B. usually C. seldom D. often6. _ have you known about charities around the world? A. How many B. How much C. How often D. How long7. How do like the film you saw ye

10、sterday? Ive never seen _ one before, I almost fell asleep at last. A. a worse B. a better C. the worst D. the best8. We find the work _. A. easily enough for finishing B. enough easy for finishing C. enough easily to finish D. easy enough to finish9. When _ Oxfam Trailwalker _ every year? A. is; ha

11、ppen B. is; taken place C. does; happened D. does; take place10. The old man _ lots of money on _ his eye problem. A. took; curing B. takes; treating C. spent; treat D. spent; curing11. Is it necessary _ you _ down when you get angry? A. for; to calm B. for; calming C. of; to calm D. of; calming二 、完

12、形填空 （本大题共10分，每小题1分） Five paintings worth(价值) 500 million euros, including works by modern masters Henri Matisse(亨利马蒂斯) and Pablo Picasso（帕勃罗毕加索）, have been stolen(偷) from a Paris museum, officials said Thursday. The paintings 15 found missing just before the Musee dArt Moderne was to open.A 16 windo

13、w and lock showed that it took place overnight Wednesday. Video cameras recorded one person entering the museum 17 a window. But it was unclear 18 more thieves(小偷) took part in stealing the art.Besides(除之外) the Matisse and the Picasso, works by Georges Braque, Ferdinand Leger and Amedeo Modigliani w

14、ere also 19 from the walls of the museum, one of the most-visited in the French capital.It is said that the stolen paintings 20 500 million euros (635 million dollars).France has seen a growing 21 of art thefts(偷窃) in recent months.In January, about 30 paintings 22 some by Picasso and Henri Rousseau

15、 were stolen from a building in the Cote dAzur, with a total value of around one million euros. 23 New Years Eve, a painting by Edgar Degas disappeared from the Cantini Museum in Marseille, also in the south of France. The 1877 painting worth 800,000 euros had been lent for 24 by the Musee dOrsay（奥赛

16、美术馆） in Paris.In June last year, the Picasso Museum in Paris was robbed during the day, the art stolen was worth three million euros.15. A. /B. were C. have D. is 16. A. movedB. pulledC. lostD. broken17. A. acrossB. throughC. onD. over18. A. whyB. whenC. ifD. where19. A. taken awayB. given awayC. th

17、rown awayD. put away20. A. soldB. costC. tookD. afford21. A. group B. partC. lotD. number22. A. includingB. exceptC. withD. against23. A. InB. AtC. onD. During24. A. a meetingB. an exhibitionC. a playD. a concert三、阅读理解 （本大题共26分，每小题2分）AMy Favorite SweaterMy favorite sweater grew too small.I loved tha

18、t sweater best of all.My grandma made it when I was three.She made that sweater just for me.I picked the yarn（纱线）, a special blue.The color of bluebells（风铃草）.wet with dew(露水).When I was three I was very small,But now Im five and much too tall.I have a new jacket now thats green,So I gave my sweater

19、to our cat Queen.Queen just had babies out in the shed（棚）.My favorite sweater is now in their bed.25. What is the most likely reason that the writer likes the sweater?A. The girl picked the color of the yarn. B. The girl got it at the age of three.C. The girls grandma made it. D. The mother cat uses

20、 it for the babies now.26. What does the underlined(划线的) sentence mean?A. The girl liked small sweaters. B. The girl became too big for the sweater.C. The girls grandma made a small sweater.D. The girls sweater became smaller than before.27. We can read the passage in a book about _.A. animals B. hi

21、story C. geography D. poetryBAbu Dhabi(阿布扎比) is the capital of the Muslim desert emirate(阿联酋). The seven-star hotel named Emirates Palace hotel is in the capital.On Wednesday the manager of the hotel said they would set up an expensive Christmas tree in the middle of the hall of the hotel to celebra

22、te Christmas.This man-made tree is thirteen meters tall with lots of jewelry(珠宝) on it. The tree is decorated(装饰) with silver(银), gold and small white lights. And the manager said it was the “most expensive Christmas tree ever”, with a “value of over eleven million dollars”.The tree holds 181 diamon

23、ds, pearls, emeralds and other expensive stones. And the tree itself is about ten thousand dollars. The jewelry has a value of about 11.4 million dollars to 11.5 million dollars.The hotel wants to contact the organization of the Guinness book of world records. And the tree will stay at the hotel unt

24、il the end of the year.The hotel in February introduced a package for a seven-day stay priced at one million dollars. And in May, the hotel opened a vending machine(自动售货机) made of gold.28. Emirates Palace hotel is .A. a five-star hotel B. in Abu Dhabi C. very nice D. the capital29. The tree itself i

25、n the hotel is .A. about 10000 dollars B. about 100000 dollarsC. over 11 million dollars D. about 11.4 million dollars to 11.5 million dollars30. Which of the following is NOT right? A. The hotel set up the expensive tree to celebrate Christmas. B. This man-made tree is 13 meters tall with lots of j

26、ewelry on it. C. The hotel will stay there until the end of the year. D. The vending machine in the hotel is made of gold.CLiving in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences

27、. They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people werent paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a shop and asked, “Do you have cold drinks?” Th

28、e woman there didnt say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her. She had raised her eyebrows which in Micronesia means “yes”.Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant t

29、hat was known for its cabbage. She asked waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understoo

30、d. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his student did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending

31、on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”.31. People in Micronesia show “yes” by _.A. nodding heads B. raising eyebrows C. shaking heads D. saying “no”32. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means no.B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island.C. Li