常州市学年第一学期期中教学质量调研九年级英语试题.docx

1、常州市学年第一学期期中教学质量调研九年级英语试题常州市20132014学年第一学期期中教学质量调研2013.11九年级英语试题（考试范围: 至牛津初中英语9A Unit3）注意事项：1本试卷共10页，满分100分。考试时间100分钟。2请将答案全部填写在第710页的答题纸上，在1-6页上答题无效第一卷（共71分）一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A) 听下面10段对话。每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。1. Whats the weather like now? 2.

2、 What are the two speakers talking about? 3. Where does the boys mother work? 4. What is Sue doing? 5. What color does Ben like? A. Red. B. Yellow. C. Green.6. What did David buy for his mum? A. Some flowers. B. A birthday cake. C. A bag.7. What does Linda look like? A. She is tall and wears glasses

3、. B. She is short and wears glasses. C. She is tall and doesnt wear glasses.8. How much did the boy pay for the coat? A. 200 yuan. B. 100 yuan. C. 50 yuan.9. Where did the boy go last Sunday? A. To an old mans home. B. To a school. C. To a park.10. What does Tom advise Amy to wear? A. A T-shirt. B.

4、A dress. C. A sweater.B) 听对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，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秒钟的时间来选择你认为最合适的答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第一段对话，回答第1112小题。11. Why was the mother worried? A. Her son met something trouble in school. B. Her son didnt get home from school as usual. C. Her husband didnt

5、say something about her son.12. When will their son come back? A. At 5:00 p. m. B. At 6:00 p. m. C. At 7:00 p. m.听第二段对话，回答第1315小题。School LifeStudentsThere are 13 students in the school.HomeworkThere is 14 homework every day and students must work hard.ActivitiesMany school clubs are open on 15 after

6、noon.13. A. 400. B. 500. C. 600.14. A. a lot of B. a little C. little15. A. Sunday B. Saturday C. Friday听第三段独白，回答第1620小题。16. What percent of the brain receives information through eyes? A. 70%. B. 80%. C. 90%.17. What can color do? A. Encourage the memory for information. B. Help students read fast.

7、 C. Encourage students to do their homework. 18. What color can increase brain activity according to the speaker? A. Orange. B. White. C. Blue.19. Who are suitable for calm colors? A. Confident children. B. Over-active children. C. Clever children.20. Where is the best place to use warm colors? A. A

8、 primary school. B. A middle school. C. A college.二、单项填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. - How about _ charity show? - I should say it is _ success. A. the; a B. the; / C. a; a D. a; /22. This experiment is _ for a teenager _. A. easy enough; to do it B. enough easy; to do C. ea

9、sy enough; to do D. enough easy; to do it23. - It is a little cold. Would you mind _ the window? - _. Please go ahead. A. my closing; Of course not B. my close; Yes, of course B. closing; Yes, of course D. to close; Of course not24. Smith would rather _ his old car than _ a new one. A. mend; buying

10、B. mend; buy C. to mend; buy D. to mend; to buy25. - Im hungry. Could you give me something to eat? - Sorry. There is _ in the fridge. A. nothing B. no one C. anything D. none26. - May I speak to Ben? - Hes not in. _ he has gone to your party. A. May be B. Probable C. Perhaps D. Possibly 27. Althoug

11、h British English is mostly _ American English, there _ in some ways. A. similar in; is difference B. similar to; are differences C. similar to; is difference D. similar from; are differences28. They havent decided _ the mistake. A. whom to explain B. how explain C. whether to explain D. when explai

12、n 29. - Why didnt you answer my call? - Sorry. I _ an old friend and we _ all the time. A. have met; are talking B. had met; were talking; C. met; are talking D. met; were talking30. - Its nice of you to recommend me as the new chairperson. Thank you very much. - _. A. Yes, Id love to B. Never mind.

13、 C. Its a pleasure D. With pleasure 三、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I met an old friend today that Ive known since my earliest memories, and we took a drive. I could see that he was very 31 soon. I dont mean he has much money, but I could feel that joy, 32

14、 , and peace filled his heart. He shared with me how lucky he was to 33 what he had owned. He was 34 to all the people around him. I wasnt surprised, 35 I continued to listen to him. He told me how grateful he was to have had parents, who brought him up(抚养) and 36 him very much. He spoke of his fami

15、ly and how 37 he was of his wife, his children and his grandchildren. He spoke of the greater love of the entire family and how they all enjoyed 38 for birthdays and holidays. He had great appreciation（感激） for the achievements of his family. His wife had designed and built their home. His children h

16、ad families and 39 they enjoyed going to each day. There was love and 40 in every family. He told me of the joy he found in music and in writing. I listened to him all the way home and was so happy that he had 41 his blessings(幸福) and wanted to express thanks to them. As I got out of the driver seat

17、, I thanked God for this time to be myself and, as 42 , that this lifelong friend was and will always be me. 31. A. poor B. rich C. sad D. glad 32. A. comfort B. anger C. sadness D. excitement 33. A. hear B. say C. realize D. know 34. A. glad B. sad C. worried D. thankful 35. A. as B. before C. afte

18、r D. until 36. A. helped B. grew C. loved D. educated 37. A. proud B. happy C. excited D. interested 38. A. collecting B. gathering C. going D. coming 39. A. jobs B. parties C. factories D. studies 40. A. excitement B. calm C. heat D. warmth 41. A. shared B. found C. seen D. known 42. A. necessarily

19、 B. richly C. importantly D. probably 四、阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分, 满分24分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AI am 13 years old and in eighth grade. One day, when I was walking home from school, I saw some words on a fence(栅栏)of a house. It said, “Happiness is a direction, not a destination(终点).” I had been hav

20、ing a bad day and just reading this made me a little happier. I saw the quote(格言) every day while walking home from school. One day I decided to write one of my favourite quotes on the fence for someone else to see. But when I came back to the fence, I saw another quote under mine. I added another,

21、and we kept at this pattern for quite a while. A few days later, when I was writing another quote on the fence, the old man, one of my neighbours, who owned the fence, saw me. He came out and I was afraid he would be angry with me. He was not known to be a friendly person. He looked at me angrily an

22、d then read the quotes on the fence. Without saying a word, he went back inside. I was terrified for a while, but when I went back to the fence, I noticed two words had been added: “Thank you.”Later, I saw the old man in his front yard. He called me over and told me that he was glad to see that youn

23、g people still had values. We are now good friends. I still dont know who wrote that very first quote, but Id like to say “thank you” to that unknown hero. 43. How did the author feel before he saw the words on the fence? A. Excited. B. Bored. C. Unhappy. D. Tired.44. What does the underlined word “

24、terrified” in the third paragraph mean? A. Afraid. B. Glad. C. Excited. D. Sad.45. What did the old man do after he read the quotes? A. He shouted at the author. B. He wrote another quote on the fence. C. He warned the author and went inside. D. He expressed his thanks in his own way. 46. What can w

25、e learn about the old man? A. He was the authors new neighbour. B. He knew who first wrote the words on his fence. C. He was glad to see that young people had values. D. He was known for his friendliness. BWhen a cake is brought to the table at a birthday party, it is usually decorated with candles.

26、 It is said that the tradition of lighting birthday candles was invented by the ancient（古老的）Greeks; it has taken on different meanings through the years. Today, one of the most popular birthday traditions is to blow out the candles all at once to make a secret wish come true. In order to please Arte

27、mis, the goddess of the moon, the ancient Greeks arranged something special for birthdays. A moon-shaped cake was baked and decorated with lit candles. They thought the smoke from the candles would carry an offering(祭品) up into the sky, where they believed Artemis lived. The tradition of lighting bi

28、rthday candles continued in Europe, where candles were sometimes kept burning all day on a persons birthday, partly as celebration and partly to keep away evil spirits. It was believed that the blowing out of candles represented ones prayers(祈祷) to the gods. Some cultures believe it is a bad luck to

29、 blow out the candles until after the evening meal is eaten. Traditionally, one candle represents a year of the persons age. Some families prefer to add an extra candle for good luck. But that practice is improper when a very young child is celebrating a third birthday. Generally, older peoples birt

30、hdays are celebrated by placing just a few candles to represent, such as an eight for 80th birthday. Todays birthday candles are made in different shapes, like animals or flowers. One or two candles in the shape of numbers are sometimes used instead of lots of candles; for example, a four-shaped and a zero-shaped candle would represent 40. 47. Why did the ancient Greeks arrange something special for birthdays? A. To make their dreams come true. B. To celebrate a persons birthday. C. To protect themselves from evil spirits. D. To please the goddess of the moon.48. What is the tr