2008-2009学年度荆州市公安县第一学期九年级期中考试
英语试卷
试卷总分：120分 考试时间：120分钟
第Ⅰ卷 选择题（六大题，共75分）
【听力部分（计20分）】
Ⅰ．听力图片判断（共5分，每小题1分）
根据你听到的内容从每小题的三幅图片中选出正确选项。每小题读两遍。
1. A
B
C
2. A
B
C
3. A
B
C
4. A
B
C
5. A
B
C
Ⅱ．听力对话理解（共5分，每小题1分）
根据你听到的小对话从每小题的三个选项中选出正确选项。每小题读两遍。
6. How does Tom study for a test?
A. By working with his friends.
B. By taking notes.
C. By making vocabulary lists.
7. What isn't easy about learning English for the woman?
A. She can't spell some English words.
B. She can't memorize some of the words.
C. She can't pronounce some of the words.
8. What's Kitty afraid of now?
A. She is afraid of speaking in front of a group.
B. She is afraid of being alone.
C. She is afraid of telling stories.
9. How did the girl's hair use to be?
A. Short. B. Straight. C. Curly.
10. What team is the girl on now?
A. The swimming team. B. The volleyball team. C. The soccer team.
Ⅲ．听力篇章理解（共l0分，每小题1分）
听下面A、B篇的两段对话和C篇的一段独白，并从每小题的三个选项中选出一个正确答案。对话或独白读两遍。
（A）
11. When did the last bus leave?
A. At 6:30. B. At 6: 25. C. At 6: 35.
12. How could the woman go there?
A. By ear. B. By bus. C. By bike.
13. What can you know from the dialogue?
A. The lady was on a visit
to
B. There was no traffic in the street after 6: 30.
C. The man is very kind-hearted.（好心的）
（B）
14. What does the boy want to do?
A. To mend his shoes.
B. To wash his shoes.
C. To buy a pair of new shoes.
15. What size fits the boy?
A. Size six. B. Size seven. C. Size eight.
16. What colour does the boy like?
A. White. B. Black. C. Blue.
（C）
17. Why did the man throw his cake away?
A. Because he was not hungry then.
B. Because he thought his friend would give him a nice meal.
C. Because he thought the cakes are too heavy to carry.
18. What did the man have to do when he came to the wide river?
A. To ask someone to help him to go to his friend's house.
B. To pick up his cakes.
C. To wait for a boat.
19. When did the man begin to go back home?
A. After he saw his friend.
B. When there came a boat.
C. When the sun was beginning to go down.
20. Where did he find the hard cakes?
A. In a shop. B. By the road. C. In his friend's house.
【笔试部分（计100分）】
Ⅳ．选择填空（10小题，计l0分）
从每小题的四个选项中选出一个能填入题中相应空白处的最佳答案。
21. Which underlined part of the following words has a different pronunciation?
A. soldier B. spoken C. progress D. population
22. Andy went to
A. wasn't B. didn't C. doesn't D. did
23. I think Larry is not _______ to the bar with us.
A. enough old go B. old enough go
C. old enough to go D. old enough to go to
24. ―How about going for a picnic this weekend? ― _______
A. Good idea B. Help yourself C. Never mind D. Sound good
25. I don't know why I couldn't fall _______ last night.
A. asleep B. sleep C. sleeping D. asleeping
26. Tina has _______ to
A. been B. went C. gone D. going
27. - Which city would you like to visit,
- _______. I would like to visit a city in the north.
A. Both B. Either C. Neither D. As well
28. We were _______ tired _______ walk any farther at that time.
A. so…. that B. enough… to C. not only…but also D. too…to
29. - How do you like your school uniform?
- I like it very much because I take _______ in my school.
A. pride B. proud C. part D. interest
30. _______, the old man wasn't hurt at all in the accident.
A. Unluckily B. What's worse C. To our surprise D. Good luck
V．完形填空（共15分，每小题15分）
先阅读短文，然后从文后每小题的四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案。
I once thought I would be a perfect （完美的） mother. It 31 me 16 years to learn that I could not be. I know that I made some mistakes. 32 I could raise（抚养） my children again, I 33 repeat（重复） those mistakes. Maybe I would make new 34 . But I think I would do a 35 job.
I would try to understand my children. I often did what my
36 would have done. I 37 their ways of raising
children. For example, I had my 13-year-old son, David, come home early,
but he 38 this rule. He saw no reason（理由） for
it.
My father was sick when I was young. So my sister, my brother and I were 41 all the time. We did not cry in anger and we didn't laugh for 42 . I just wanted my children to be quiet, too. I never stopped 43 "why".
It was hard for me to let my children show anger. I 44 them when they started to get angry. Now I would tell my children, "It is all fight to show love and it is all fight to show anger. Your feelings are good. I love you 45 you feel."
31. A. cost B. spent C. took D. used
32. A. If B. When C. Because D. Whether
33. A. would B. wouldn't C. could D. no longer
34. A. ways B. friends C. rules D. ones
35. A. worse B. better C. busier D. easier
36. A. parents B. children C. teachers D. friends
37. A. went B. found C. followed D. improved
38. A. enjoyed B. hated C. agreed D. believed
39. A. For B. To C. With D. As
40. A. same B. different C. difficult D. excited
41. A. strange B. noisy C. lively D. quiet
42. A. danger B. happiness C. illness D. pain
43. A. to ask B. asking C. to answer D. answering
44. A. liked B. understood C. stopped D. encouraged
45. A. no matter how B. no matter where C. no matter who D. no matter when
Ⅵ．阅读理解（共30分，每小题2分）
先阅读短文，然后根据短文内容从文后每小题的四个选项中，选出一个能完成所给句子或回答所提问题的正确答案。
（A）
Penguins（企鹅） live together, but each pair has a little ground of their own. When a penguin wants to walk through its neighbor’s （邻居） ground, it must ask permission（允许）. If it does not, it will have to fight. Penguins come and to all day. They catch fish and look after their children.
All penguins are good parents-the male（雄性的）penguins are perhaps the best parents in the world. They walk in from the sea in the middle of the dark Antarctic（南极的） water. They choose their wives in the dark. They can only hear them-not see them. Then the female（雄性）penguins lay their eggs and go away for about two months. The male penguins look after the eggs. If the eggs get cold, there will be no chicks（幼鸟）. There is no food. The snow falls and the wind blows sometimes at 150 kilometers an hour. The penguins do not move. When the females return from the sea, they will not remember their husbands．It does not matter. Only one thing matter-the eggs．Male penguins never fight unless（除非）a penguin leaves a chick for a minute．Then they fight because they all want it．They are strange and wonderful birds．
46．From the passage we know that penguins usually have _____ life．
A．active B．a quiet C．a hard D．a simple
47．It seems interesting and unusual that the male penguins choose their wives _____．
A．when the females penguins return from the sea
B．just by hearing in the darkness（黑暗）
C．each time they see the lovely
D．after they had their own ground
48．It is _____ that take care of the eggs．
A．the male penguins B．the female penguins
C．both the husbands and the wives D．the penguins that lost in the fight
49．When _____，a penguin can walk through its neighbor’s ground．
A．it wins the fight B．it has become a father
C．it gets married D．it gets permission
50．Which of the fallowing statements（陈述）is not true?
A．Female penguins often have their new husbands．
B．Male penguins fight when choosing their eggs．
C．Female penguins take care of the eggs．
D．Male penguins use their ears to choose wives．
（B）
On Sunday morning, a strong earthquake．（地震）hit Indonesia（印度尼西亚）and then big tsunamis（海啸）followed．They soon went on to other countries in the south and southeast Asia as well as East Africa．
Tsunamis are especially dangerous for children．By Wednesday，nearly 60，000 people died because of the tsunamis．30％of them were children。and most of them were 5 t0 12 years old．
In open seas tsunamis are only one or two meters high．When they ale near land，they are as high as 10 meters．Houses and cars near the sea can be taken away by these big waves．Because tsunamis move fast and can travel to another side of the sea within（在…之内）one day，they may affected影响） a lot of places．
The Pacific Ocean（太平洋）has a lot of strong tsunamis because of the size of the ocean and large earthquakes there．China doesn’t see tsunamis often because its sea floor is quite flat（平的）．
Islands around China also help the country avoid（避免）from them．
What should you do when there is tsunami? Move to a safe place．If you are near the sea and you feel the earthquake，move to higher ground．Stay away from rivers and streams（溪流）．
Reported by China Daily（日报）on Friday，December 31st，2004．
51．The big Asian tsunamis first happened_________．
A．on Friday morning B．on the morning of December 26th
C．on December 31st 2004 D．on the morning of December 25th
52．Which places did the big tsunamis hit?
A．All the coastal（海岸））countries．
B．Only in Indonesia and Sri Lanka．
C．South and southeast Asia as well as East Africa．
D．South and
53．Why does the
A. Because there are few islands in the ocean.
B. Because of strong wind on the sea.
C. Because of the large earthquakes and the size of ocean.
D. Because of the size of ocean.
54. Which of the following is WRONG?
A. In open seas tsunamis are one or two meters high.
B. Tsunamis can't travel to another side of the sea with 24 hours.
C. Most of the children who died in tsunamis were 5-12 years old.
D. Tsunamis are especially dangerous for children.
55. You should _______ when there is tsunami according to the passage.
A. listen to a weather report B. move to a safe place
C. run to the policeman for help D. run to your parents
（C）
Mr. Hunt worked in an office. He was the ablest there and could help the manager when the old man was in trouble. So he was paid a lot. He was young and had no wife. He spent much money on gambling（赌钱）. Sometimes he lost all his money and had to borrow some from his friend to buy some food.
One night the more the young man tried to win, the more he lost. He was sure he could win that night and hoped to get his money back, but there was little money left in his pockets. He had to go to borrow some money from a new workmate in his office.
"I have a way to make your money have babies, Mr. Smith." Said Mr. Hunt. “I'll pay you back one thousand two hundred dollars tomorrow if you lend me one thousand dollars now."
The man did as he asked. Two hours later Mr. Smith found him in the gambling house. Just at that moment Mr. Hunt won one hundred dollars.
"Look! Your money had a baby! Mr. Hunt said happily. He gave the money to Mr. Smith at once.
The next morning as soon as the young man met Mr. Smith, he gave him two hundred dollars and said, "Your money died as soon as she had two babies!"
56. _________, so he was paid more.
A. Mr. Hunt was shot of money B. Mr. Hunt was never late for work
C. Mr. Hunt often helped the manager D. Mr. Hunt was often in trouble
57. Sometimes Mr. Hunt had to borrow some money to_________
A. gamble B. buy something to eat
C. give his parents D. buy good clothes
58. Mr. Smith thought _________, so he lent 1,000 dollars to Mr. Hunt.
A. the young man was good at gambling
B. the young man could win
C. the young man would get rich
D. the manager was friendly to the young man
59. In fact, _________
A. Mr. Smith's money died that night
B. Mr. Smith's money had some babies
C. Mr. Smith's won 300 dollars that night
D. Mr. Smith lost 700 dollars borrowed from his workmate
60. The best title for the story would be_________
A. Your Money Had a Baby B. Your Money Has Died
C. Mr. Hunt's Story. D. Mr. Hunt& Mr. Smith
第Ⅱ卷 非选择题（四大题，共45分）
Ⅶ．补全对话（共10分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的对话，根据对话内容和所给首字母在每一个空白处填入一个适当的词。
Girl l：Welcome to the English club．Today we’re going to talk （61） a_________ the best ways to learn English．Who has （62）a_________ idea?
Boy l：Do you learn English by watching English―language videos?
Girl 2：No．it’s （63）t_________ hard to understand the voices．
Boy l：What about （64）k_________ a diary in English? Do you learn English that way?
Girl 2：I think（65）s_________．It helps to write English every day．
Girl 3：Have you ever studied with a group?
Girl 2：Yes，I have! I’ve learned a（66）I _________ that way．
Girl l：Do you ever practice conversations with friends?
Girl 2：Oh，yes．It improves my （67）s _________ skills。
Boy l：What about reading （68）a_________ to practice pronunciation?
Girl 3：I do that sometimes．I think it helps．
Boy 2：I do too．And I always（69）I _________ up new words in a dictionary．
Girl 3：That’s a （70）g _________ idea!
Ⅷ．完成句子（共l0分，每小题2分）
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。
71．There was nothing to eat at home so we _______________________（最后只好到外面去吃）for fish and chips（end）
72．English is very difficult for him to learn，but __________________ （对……感兴趣）it．（take）
73．I _________（害怕） the sea．I don’t know how to swim．（terrify）
74．No one believes that sorry．He __________________（胡编）．（make）
75．The students ______________________（翻阅）their notes before the examination．（look）
Ⅸ．阅读答题（10分，每小题2分）
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
Robin liked telling lies．All his friends were fooled and they wanted to punish him for that, but they could not find any ways to do it. One day they told George about it.
George thought" for a while and said, "I have a good idea. I can do with him, I think".
That afternoon George went to see Robin with Robin's friends. He said, "I hear you are good at telling lies. But I have invented a drink. If you drink a little bottle of the drink, you'll tell the truth."
Of course, Robin didn't believe it. He said proudly, "The man who can fool me hasn't been born yet.”
"Dare you have a try?” said George. "You must tell the truth if you do as I say.”
"Well," said Robin. "I'm sure that I'll win."
George brought out a little bottle and gave it to Robin. As soon as he drank a little, Robin stopped at once. He wanted to say something, but be remembered what he had just said, so he stood there quietly.
“Go on!” George said with a smile. "Is it tasty?
At last Robin couldn't help shouting, "it's not a drink, but kerosene （煤油）!" All his friends began to laugh and his face turned red.
76. What did Robin like?
______________________________________________________
77．Why did Robin’s friends want to punish him?
______________________________________________________
78．What does “The man who can fool me hasn’t been born” mean? （用英语解释）
______________________________________________________
79．What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “tasty”?
______________________________________________________
80．Did Robin tell the truth at last?
______________________________________________________
X．书面表达（15分）
下面是Mary一家上周日的活动。请根据表格内容，以Mary的口吻写一篇不少于80词的短文。
Family
What to do
members
Morning
Afternoon
Father
wash the ear
grow vegetables in the garden，go shopping
Mother
do the laundry
go shopping
Brother Tom
sweep the floor
do homework
Mary
make the bed
do homework
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