初三英语期中试卷.doc

扬州中学教育集团2011–2012学年第一学期期中考试试卷
九年级英语 2011.11
（满分：140分；考试时间：110分钟）
（友情提醒：请将第I卷答案填涂在答题卡上，第II卷答案写在答题纸上，否则无效）

第I卷（选择题80分）
一、听力部分（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）
I . 听下面10段对话。每段对话后有一个小题， 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项（听两遍）。

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5. A. At a library. B. At the doctor’s. C. At a bookshop.
6. A. $ 50. B. $ 35. C. $70.
7. A. 20 minutes. B. A quarter. C. 5 minutes.
8. A. Twelve. B. Nine. C. Fifteen.
9. A. It will be rainy. B. It will be cloudy. C. It will be sunny.
10. A. Go window shopping. B. See a moving. C. Go to a park.
II. 听下面1段对话。对话后有几个小题， 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项（听两遍）。
11.What club are they talking about?
A. Math club. B. English club. C. Music club.
12.How many days will the club last?
A. About twenty days. B. About fifteen days. C. About ten days.
III. 听下面一段独白。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，完成信息记录表（听两遍）。
Information Form
Name of the match
13______
Time of the match
Last Sunday afternoon
Place of the match
14______
Teams of the match
No. 1 Middle School VS 15______ Middle School Result of the match: No. 1 Middle School won the match by the score of 76:68.
13. A. football B. basketball C. volleyball
14. A. in the stadium B. in the square C. on the playground
15. A. No. 3 B. No. 5 C. No.7
IV. 听下面一篇短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案（听两遍）。
16.When was the museum built?
A. In 1937. B. In 1927. C. In 1947
17. Where is the museum located(座落于)?
A. In New York. B. In Beijing. C. In London.
18. How many exhibitions(展览) are there in the museum?
A. More than 1, 000. B. More than 100, 000. C. More than 10, 000.
19. Which day is the museum closed except some important holidays?
A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Sunday.
20. Which of the following shouldn't be done in the museum?
A. Seeing pictures. B. Taking photos.
C. Turning your flash on when you're taking photos.
二、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分,计15分)
在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案.
21.  ------Who is the guy with a pair of sunglasses?
----He is ______ university student from _______ island in England.
A. an; an B. an; a C. a; an D. a; a
22.       Do you know ______ this 3G mobile phone belongs to? Let me see. Oh, it is _______.
A. whose; mine B. who; me C. who; mine D. whose; me
23. ____ I fill in the application form right now, sir? No, you needn’t. You can complete it this afternoon.
A. May B. Can C. Would D. Must
24.   Can you tell me _____ the birdwatchers in Zhalong Nature Reserve? I only know that _____ of them are from our school.
A. the number of ; one- thirds B. a number of; one-third
C. the number of; one-third D. a number of; two-third
25.  _____ of them knows French, so I have to ask a fourth person for help.
A. Neither B. Either C. Both D. None
26.   Excuse me, could you tell me ______? Sorry, I don’t know. I’m new here.
A. when the museum opens B. where is No. Middle School
C. how long the old lady had lived here D. how do you celebrate Halloween
27.   Sandy didn’t pass the exam. Oh. I know why she felt _____ all the yesterday.
A. unhappiness B. satisfied C. blue D. energetic
28.   ______. Hope is always around you .
___ Thank you, Miss Wang.
A. Never give up B. Don’t be late C. Don’t thank goodness D. Never get so proud
29.   The global financial crisis(金融危机) has made many people ______ their money.
A. to care for B. took care of C. be careful with D. to be cared about
30.   What about going hiking this afternoon, Simon? I prefer ____ to ____. It’s too hot outside.
A. going hiking; staying at home B. to stay at home; hike
C. to hike; stay at home D. staying at home; going hiking
31.   Excuse me. When can we play badminton at the court? Not until it _______ next week.
A. repairs B. will repair C. is repaired D. will be repaired
32. ----I’m sorry. I’m late for the music presentation.
--- Why are you so late? The presentation _______ for 10 minutes.
A. has begun B. has stopped C. has been over D. has finished
33.   I find it _______ to do some reading every day.
---- Me too.
A. easily B. be enjoyable C. helpful D. interested
34.   I arrived at the airport ________ the plane had taken off.
A. after B. while C. when D. before
35. She ought to stop _______. She has a headache because she _______ too long.
A. to work, was reading B. to work, has read C. working, has read D. working, read
三、完型填空(共15小题；每小题1分,计15分)
阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.
Ever since I was little, my favourite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoy the hot chocolate. 36 , winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grandmother 37 it didn’t snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions. 38 one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday.
That year, 39 my birthday, my grandmother died. I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, 40 to see just one snowflake. But there was no snow. I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.
By my sixteenth birthday, I 41 all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for 42 . During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly happy. I 43 the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow 44 down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing. My friends all laughed 45 me, but I didn’t care.
When I 46 home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was 47 because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake(水晶雪花) with a card that 48 , “Happy Birthday.”
How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother’s final 49 on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried.
I was 50 that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.
36. A. Certainly B. Unluckily C. Importantly D. Luckily
37. A. when B. how C. whether D. why
38. A. But B. Or C. Then D. So
39. A. on B. after C. before D. in
40. A. hoped B. hoping C. to hope D. hope
41. A. was losing B. lost C. would lose D. had lost
42. A. it B. her C. him D. me
43. A. had B. was C. played D. feared
44. A. fell B. to fall C. fallen D. falling
45. A. with B. at C. from D. off
46. A. went B. left C. got D. entered
47. A. excited B. confused(困惑的) C. pleased D. satisfied
48. A. wrote B. said C. explained D. appeared
49. A. order B. mistake C. wish D. decision
50. A. certain B. angry C. sad D. anxious
四、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分,计30分)
阅读下列内容,从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.

Mulan
Zhao Wei plays the role of Mulan who pretends to be a man so that she can fight to protect her country.
Showtime: July 21, 2011
Running time: 115 minutes
Director: Jingle Ma
Stars: Zhao Wei, Aloys
Price: ￥80
Place: Summer Theatre

Lost On Journey
On the way home for the Spring Festival, Xu Zheng traveled with Wang Baoqiang. They changed many vehicles, but they didn’t get home on time at last.
Showtime: July 10, 2011
Running time: 92 minutes
Director:Ye Weimin
Stars: Xu Zheng , Wang Baoqiang
Price: ￥60
Place: Spring Theatre

Bolt
For Superdog, every day is filled with danger.
Showtime: July 25, 2011
Running time: 96 minutes
Director: Chris Williams
Stars: John Travolta
Price: adult￥70;child half price
Place: Summer Theatre

If You Are the One
The film consists of stories between Qin Fen and several ladies.
Showtime: July 30, 2011
Running time: 116 minutes
Director: Feng Xiaogang
Stars: Ge You, Shu Qi
Price: ￥55
Place: Spring Theatre
51. How long does the film Mulan last?
A. 1 hour and 36 minutes. B. 1 hour and 55 minutes.
C. 1 hour and 32 minutes. D. 1 hour and 56 minutes.
52. The film Lost On Journey will be shown on ________.
A. July 30, 2011 B. July 25, 2011 C. July 21, 2011 D. July 10, 2011
53. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Zhao Wei acted Mulan in the film Mulan.
B. The director of Bolt is Chris Williams.
C. Wang Baoqiang and Xu Zheng’s journey was successful.
D. Ge You is an actor in If You Are the One.
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One day a lonely girl found two weak birds while she was walking in the woods(树林). She took them home and put them in a small cage. She fed them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a beautiful song. The girl loved them very much and wanted their singing to last forever.
One day the girl left the cage’s door open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly as it circled(盘旋) high above her. She was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it again. So when it flew close, she grasped(抓) at it wildly. She was very happy that she held it tightly within her hand! Suddenly, she felt something had happened to the bird. She opened her hand and was surprised to find the bird was dead. Her love for the bird killed it.
She noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free. It hoped to fly into the clear, blue sky. She lifted(举起) it from the cage and flew it into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times…
When the bird was flying happily in the sky, she was so glad. Just then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard.
54. One day the girl forgot to close the door to the cage and ______ of the two birds flew out of the cage.
A. the sick B. the female C. the larger and stronger D. the white and blue
55. The girl held the bird rightly in her hand because she was afraid that ________.
A. it would be killed B. it was feeling cold
C. the other bird felt lonely D. it would fly away
56. The girl felt that the other bird ____ when it was jumping in the cage.
A. wanted to see what happened B. wanted to be free
C. wanted to sing a beautiful song again D. wanted to eat something
57. What does the story want to tell us?
A. We should protect the endangered birds. B. The cage is used to keep birds.
C. The birds are easily killed. D. To keep love is to let it fly.
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Shopping is not as simple as you may think! Much has to be done for the producers before putting the products on the shelf.
Color, for example, changes a lot according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packed in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors.
When some kind of medicine was brought out recently, researchers found that the color of the package(包装) caused the shoppers to lose interest because they made the product look ineffective(无效的). At last, it came on the market in dark blue and white—blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.
The size of a package can also attract(吸引) a shopper, although quite often a bottle doesn’t hold as much as it seems to.
It is said that the better-known companies spend about 40 percent of the cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product. The head of Pears Soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to sell their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a talent to sell it.”
58. Health foods are usually packed in colors Except ________.
A. green B. black C. yellow D. brown
59. Why did the shoppers lose interest in the medicine?
A. Because of the size of the product. B. Because of the color of the product.
C. Because of the color of the package. D. Because of the cost of the product.
60. If a new product costs $ 60, how much money may be spent on packaging?
A. $ 24 B. $ 36 C. $ 40 D. $ 60
61. The passage is mainly about ___________on shopping.
A. advantages of products B. the importance of packaging
C. choices of products D. the cost of packaging
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Strong earthquakes hit the east of Japan in the afternoon of March 11, causing several meter-high tsunami(海啸), which killed more than 10,000 people in areas along the coast. Several nuclear plants(核电站) at the coast were broken by the earthquake and tsunami. People living near the plants have been asked to move away. People living within 30 kilometers of the first plant are asked to stay indoors and close all windows.
The breaking of the nuclear plants is causing electricity shortages(电力短缺) in Eastern Japan. As a result, electricity is cut off for 3-hour periods in the area of Tokyo and some other areas during daytime. In order to save electricity, some shops, restaurants and tourist places in the areas are closed for some time every day. But all major airports and train lines are still open and operating.
For the above reasons, tourists are advised not to visit the eastern areas in the near future. Visits to Western Japan are not affected by the event. People who plan to travel over the coming weeks and months are advised to pay attention to the situation for a few more days before making decisions.
62. This passage may probably be written by a _____.
A. scientist B. traveler C. story writer D. news reporter
63. People living near the plants were asked to move away because _____.
A. there would be more earthquakes and tsunamis
B. several nuclear plants had been broken
C. there were serious electricity shortages
D. their houses were washed away by the tsunami
64. They closed some shops and restaurants for some time every day to____
A. avoid making electricity shortages even worse
B. avoid more people getting together
C. rebuild their broken buildingsww w.x kb1. com
D. keep away from nuclear radiation(核辐射)
65. Which of the following is right?
A. The earthquake happened before the tsunami.
B. The earthquake happened after the tsunami.
C. There was no electricity in Eastern Japan.
D. People were not allowed to visit Western Japan.
第II卷（非选择题60分）
五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空，在答案卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
66.Lily is the __________(sport) of the twins.
67.FeiJunlong is one of the most famous _________(spaceman) in China.
68.Let’s go somewhere_________( relax) to make ourselves calm down.
69.I saw Millie___________(entrance) the room quietly.
70.He hasn’t ________to my last letter so far.(reply)
71.Tom jumped ________( 远) of all in the long jump.
72.The news got around ________(立刻 )after the brave policeman XuChanggen