2014-2015学年度初三英语第一学期期中试卷

2014～2015学年度第一学期九年级期中测试卷 英语试题（总分120分 时间120分钟） … … … … 听力部分 笔试部分 总分 … ……题号 一 二 三 四 一 二 三 四 五 … … 分数 名姓…… 线 听力部分（20分） ……一、请听句子，选出与其意思相符的图片。（5分） … … … 级…班… … … … … 封 A B C … … 号…考…… … … … 密 … … D E … 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. …场…二、请听句子，选出恰当的应答语。（5分） 考……（ ）6. A. It’s made of metal. B. It’s new. C. It’s Li Ming’s. …( ) 7. A.I don’t know. B. That’s great. C. Good idea! …( ) 8. A. No problem. B. That’s all right. C. Amazing! ( ) 9. A. What fun! B. I’m afraid not. C. Really? ( ) 10. A. That sounds exciting! B. You’re right. C.I think so.

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三、请听对话，选出最佳选项。（5分）

请听第一段对话，完成第11、12小题。 （ ）11.What does the newspaper say?

A. China will launch(发射) a new spaceship(宇宙飞船). B. China has launched several spaceship.

C. China will launch more spaceship in the future.

( ) 12.What will China do in the future according to the dialog? A. Send more people into space.

B. Build a space station（太空站). C. Make more spaceships.

请听第二段对话，完成第13--15小题。 （ ）13.Why is the car in the picture special?

A. Because it can fly.

B. Because it looks strange. C. Because it has no wheels.

（ ）14.Who invented the special car?

A. A scientist from Japan. B. A scientist from America. C. A scientist from India.

（ ）15.When was the special car invented? A. 3 years ago. B. 2 years ago. C. This year. 四、请听短文，选出最佳选项。（5分）

（ ）16.Which of the following is not mentioned(提及) in the schoolbag?

A. Some books. B. A ruler. C. Several pencils.

（ ）17.Which of the following does the speaker think has changed the world?

A. Telephones. B. Clocks. C. Umbrellas. （ ）18.Who is good at thinking according to the speaker?

A. Workers. B. Inventors. C. Teachers.

（ ）19.What does the speaker mean according to the last sentence?

A. He wants to know what was invented by you.

B. He wants to know if you want to be an inventor(发明家). C. He wants to know how you can be an inventor. （ ）20.What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A. Something about inventions. B. Something about inventors. C. Something about supplies.

笔试部分（70分） 一、单项选择。（每小题1分，共15分）.

( ) 1. ---- do you improve your listening? ----I improve my listening watching English movies.

A. What ; by B. How; by C. Where; on D. When; on ( ) 2. It is necessary people drink enough water every day. A. of; of B. of ; to C. for; to D. for; of ( ) 3. Why not an English club to practice English? A. to join; to speak B. join; speaking C. join; to speak D. to join; speaking

( ) 4. Lisa often makes mistakes spelling. She doesn’t know how to spell words well. A. at B. in C. on D. for ( ) 5. If you tell lies again, you will .

A. be punished B. punish C. be created D. create ( ) 6. My grandmother for one year. A. died B. is dead C. has died D. has been dead ( ) 7. The manager warned us late for the meeting.

A. don’t arrive B. not to arrive C. not arrive D. no arriving ( ) 8. --- Did you know ?

---Yes, I did. He said he would go with us.

A. if will he go to the concert B. if he will go to the concert C. if would he go to the concert D. if he would go to the concert ( ) 9. Could you the window? It’s too cold in the room.

A. please closing B. not please open C. please not open D. please not to close

( ) 10. ---Could you please tell me where the restrooms are? --- .

A. It’s my pleasure B. Yes, I could C. Sure D. I could tell you

( ) 11. She live alone. But she living alone because she feels

lonely.

A. used to; doesn’t used to B. is used to; was used to C. used to; is not used to D. was used to; doesn’t used to

( ) 12. I get up early every day so that I can avoid the early bus. A. miss B. missed C. missing D. to miss ( ) 13. ---Mom, I was the first to reach the top of the mountain. ---Good job, Jack! I’m of you.

A. careful B. proud C. tired D. afraid

( ) 14. ---Look at the bird over there! It’s so beautiful!

----Wow! It’s a rare crane. It appears in this area.

A. always B. usually C. seldom D. often ( ) 15. ---She used to have long straight hair, but now she’s got short curly hair. ---- !

A. Thanks B. People sure change C. Don’t worry D. Good idea 二、完形填空。（每空1分，共15分）

I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one 1 was the most important.

It happened last term just after I had got a 2 result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be 3 .The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking 4 a teacher. Instead, he held up a twenty yuan note(钞票)!“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly, 5 of us in the class held up our hands.

The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but

6 nothing .Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same 7 a third time.

I didn’t 8 what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn’t know what to do. I wanted the note, 9 I put my hand up again. After a while, he 10 the note and started to laugh. “you have all just told me how to become successful,” 11 said to us with the note in his hand.

“The note is worth twenty yuan. It is 12 worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter 13 happens to you, you still have your worth.”

When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I 14 I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn’t 15 I can’t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful! ( )1.A. classroom B. subject C. class D. school ( )2.A.same B. good C. lucky D. bad ( )3.A. comfortable B. successful C. famous D. rich ( )4.A. like B. for C. about D. by ( )5.A. both B. neither C. all D. none ( )6.A. said B. bought C. saw D. wanted ( )7.A. student B. teacher C. question D. way ( )8.A. remember B. understand C. notice D. find ( )9.A. so B. though C. if D. or

( )10.A. took out B. threw away C. picked up D. put down

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( )11.A. you B. he C. she D. they ( )12.A. never B. sometimes C. hardly D. always ( )13.A. when B. who C. what D. how ( )14.A. realized B. forgot C. dreamed D. decided ( )15.A. know B. mean C. think D. complain 三、阅读理解。 （每小题2分，共40分）

阅读下面5篇短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题的A 、 B 、 C 、 D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

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The purpose（目的） of students who come to school is to study. But studying needs right ways, or we would waste the time or the money. The followings are ways for studying. The best time for reading is morning. Because in the morning, the air is fresh and our minds are clear. For that reason, we can get good results. When we study we must be patient. If we don't understand a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next until we have learned the first one well. When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book. We cannot read absentmindedly (心不在焉地), or we could get nothing from the book while we are reading. We must always ask “why”．If we can't understand well, write it down and ask our teachers or parents, brothers or friends, in any possible ways. We must know it completely and then our knowledge can be used well. Though there are many ways for studying, however, the above mentioned (提到的) will be helpful if we can keep them in heart.

( )1.Morning is the best time for reading because ________.

A．we can be more patient B．we can have a good time C．the air is fresh and our minds are clear D．we can relax ourselves ( )2.When we are studying, ________.

A．we must chat with friends on the phone B．we'd better listen to pop music C．we have to eat something D.we should put our hearts into the book ( )3.If we don't understand a text well, ________. A．we should copy others' answers B.we should read it again till understand it C．we don't do it any more D.we should give it up and read the next one ( )4.The best title of this passage is ________.

A．Right Ways of Studying B．Don't Waste Time C．Be Patient D．Learn to Ask “Why”

B

We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs(习俗)for each festival. Tan Xiaodong, 15, Hong Kong, China

“It’ll soon be Chinese New Year. Before it, we’ll clean the house and decorate it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dance in the city center. I love this festival.

Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia

“Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing. What fun!” Amy, 14, New York, the USA

“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for families to be together. This year we’re going to visit my grandparents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.”

( )5. During the Chinese New Year, tourists can ______.

A. do a lot of shopping B. see lion and dragon dance C. decorate the house for good luck D. eat turkey ( )6. On Australia Day, families often _____.

A. have a picnic in the countryside B. go to a swimming pool C. have a party at school D. clean the house and dance ( )7. What do you think a turkey is in this passage?

A. A country B. A festival C. A bird D. A kind of drink ( )8. From the passage, we can learn that _______.

A. Australia Day is an important day for family members to get together B. different festivals have different customs

C. many people go out for a picnic with friends before Chinese New Year D. the first Thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago

C

Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time. When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. So I used to walk round in circles and hope that by chance（偶然；意外地） I would get to the place I was going to.

Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks me the way to somewhere, I always say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”

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Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.

When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions.

Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

( )9. The writer always refuses to give people directions because _____.

A. she’s a stranger to the city B. she doesn’t know the people

C. she has no time to help others D. she’s afraid of giving wrong directions ( )10. The Friendship Building is the place where the writer _____. A. lives B. studies C. works D. teaches

( )11. The word “embarrassed” in the last paragraph means _____.

A. 尴尬的 B. 困惑的 C. 激动的 D. 拮据的 ( )12. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer is too shy to give others directions. B. The writer has a very poor sense of direction. C. The writer never got lost when she was young. D. The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.

D

I’m Liu Li. I am a middle school student now. It seems that my life has changed a lot in the last few years. For example, I used to have short hair, but now it grows long. I used to be afraid of the sea because I didn’t know how to swim, but now I am a good swimmer in our school. I used to be short but now I’m tall.

As for eating, I used to eat meat but now I eat more vegetables than meat. When I was younger, I didn’t use to read any books, but now I like reading storybooks. When I was in primary school, I used to play football after school, but now I have to go right home and do homework, I didn’t use to like math and I used to be terrified of tests, but now I like all the subjects and never mind tests any more.

In the past, I used to have time chatting with my parents, but now I hardly ever chat. I have to study. I miss the old days.

( )13.What does Liu Li’s hair look like now?

A. It’s short. B. It’s long. C. It’s straight. D. It’s curly. ( )14.Why did Liu Li use to be afraid of the sea?

A. Because there were many sharks in it.

B. Because there were always strong waves in the sea. C. Because she couldn’t swim.

D. Because she had met an accident in the sea. ( )15.What does Liu Li eat now?

A. She eats more vegetables than meat. B. She eats only meat.

C. She eats only vegetables.

D. She eats more fruit than vegetables. ( )16.What did NOT Liu Li use to do?

A. Swim. B. Chat. C. Eat meat. D. Play football.

E

Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车).

A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van hold seven persons easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together.

Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat(座位) are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’ home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.

Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks(停车场)for motor homes. ( )17. From the passage, a van is also called ____________.

A. a motor car B. a motor home C. a motorbike D. a big truck ( )18. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________. A. sold their old house B. moved to their grandparents’ house C. built a new place for a van D. sold their second car

( )19. A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.

A. a baby B. much money C. more than two children D. interest in vans ( )20. Motor homes have become popular because___________. A. they can take people to another city when people are free

B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays C. some people think motor homes are cheap

D. big families can put more things in motor homes

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词汇部分（15分）

四、第一节选词填空。（共15分）

从下面方框中选择一个适当地词填空，并将其正确形式写在对应位置，每 空一词，每词只用一次（共10分，每词一分）。 exactly Africa pronounce write to travel he private little when 1. Paul can’t get the right, because he isn’t good at spoken English.

2. Each one can give his views about it.

3. He is mean and only thinks about . He doesn’t treat others nicely.

4. A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel by Charles Dickens. 5. The train arrived at 6:00 p.m.

6. Maybe people in China don’t often use the word “restroom” they speak English.

7. You can never imagine how difficult the road success is. 8. Tom’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork . He became interested in studying.

9. Have you ever read books on culture?

10.Those kids knew that the moon round the earth. 第二节完成句子

根据句意及汉语提示，用短语的恰当形式完成下列句子，并将答案写在相 应的位置（共5分，每个1分）。

1. Tea is produced in many different areas in China. For example, Anxi and Hangzhou （以……闻名 ）their tea. 2. You should (关注) listening to your teacher in class or you’ll get bad grades in the exams.

3. I know that he eats over four meals one day! He has (增加) six pounds.

4. Alice and He Wei pass by Uncle Bob’s (在他们去……的路上 )Water Restaurant.

5. He is always good at studying, so he (从不逃课)classes.

写作部分（15分）

五、书面表达。（15分）

对于是否参加英语夏令营活动，同学们有不同的观点，请你根据以下表格内容提示，写一份报告给Mr. Dean, 陈述同学们的观点及理由，并附上你的观点及理由。 赞成 反对 同学们的观点及理由 放松自己 对英语不感兴趣 学习英语 时间太长 交更多的朋友 父母不同意 你的观点及理由 ……… 注意：1. 短文必须包括表中所有信息，可适当发挥，但不要逐字翻译； 2. 开头已给出但不计入总词数； 3. 词数80词左右。

参考词汇：relax; make friends; take no interest in

The students of our school have different ideas about if we should take part in

the English summer camp(夏令营).

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