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1、- 1 - / 11 九年级英语期中试卷 考试时间 100分钟 满分 140分 2018年11月 一听力 - 4 - / 11 Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered( 坏脾气的 and never gave way to others.8lYo7SpvdQ One day the father decided to ask some friends to dinner in his house. He told his son to buy some meat in town. When the son got wh
2、at his father wanted, he turned back and walked towards the town gate. Just then a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn t wide enough to let the two men in and out at the same time. But neither( 两者都不 of them would give way to the other. They stood straight face to face inside the gate hour
3、 after hour. The father was worried. “ My son hasn t returned yet. What shall I do? I can t wait any longer. ” He wanted to know what was the matter with his son. So he left his friends at home, and went to town to look for his son. 8lYo7SpvdQ He said to his son when he knew what had happened, “ You
4、 may take the meat home for my friends first. Let me stand here against him instead.” 8lYo7SpvdQ 51. The son went to the town to . A. get meat B. find his father C. stand against the man D. ask friends to dinner 8lYo7SpvdQ 52. Who would give way to the other, the son or the man? 8lYo7SpvdQ A. The so
5、n B. The man. C. Both. D. Neither. 8lYo7SpvdQ 53. Which is TRUE according to the passage? A. The man is the father s friend. B. His father went to the town to find his friends. 8lYo7SpvdQ C. The father and the son went back home together. D. The father, the son and the man were all ill-tempered. 8lY
6、o7SpvdQ (B A man made a nice talking machine .It could weigh people s weight . The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines. 8lYo7SpvdQ He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were always lots of people in and out.8lYo7SpvdQ The first one who used the
7、 machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak. “ Good morning, Madam.” It said in Indian. “ Your weight is 72 kilograms. That s three kilograms more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Pl
8、ease have a nice day. ” 8lYo7SpvdQ The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl .She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “ Good morning, Miss.” The machine said in Chinese. “ Your weight is 45 kilograms. It s all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day. Please
9、have a nice day.” 8lYo7SpvdQ The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman .She thought for a long time to stand on the machine .The machine spoke quickly in English, “ Good morning. Will one of you get off? ”8lYo7SpvdQ 54. The machine in this passage could . A. tell the weight of p
10、eople B. tell people what they should drink 8lYo7SpvdQ C. sell many kinds of drinks D. make people laugh8lYo7SpvdQ 55. The man put his first machine . A. in the waiting room of a station B. in a train 8lYo7SpvdQ C. in the doctor s waiting room D. in the women s room8lYo7SpvdQ 56. The machine told th
11、e Indian woman . A. she was a little lighter B. she was a little heavier 8lYo7SpvdQ C. it couldn t speak Indian D. to eat what she wanted to eat8lYo7SpvdQ 57. How was the American woman? A. She was healthy. B. She liked thinking. 8lYo7SpvdQ C. She was too heavy. D. The machine didn t like her. 8lYo7
12、SpvdQ C When I was seven years old, my family created an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive. 8lYo7SpvdQ After the ants were in the glass arm, they started to make tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own
13、job. 8lYo7SpvdQ On the fifth day a tragedy ( 悲剧 happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to
14、 carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. 8lYo7SpvdQ My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels - 5 - / 11 were gone.8lYo7SpvdQ Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural wo
15、rld, but it taught me much more. 8lYo7SpvdQ Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make am am azing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work. 8lYo7SpvdQ But there was an even larger lesson that
16、 I did not realize until recently: Adversity(逆境 is natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another. 8lYo7SpvdQ Giving up, I say, is not a good choice. 58. What did the writer s family d
17、o for him when he was seven?8lYo7SpvdQ A. They built a farm of ants. B. They bought a few ants. 8lYo7SpvdQ C. They caught a lot of ants. D. They found an ant city. 8lYo7SpvdQ 59. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?8lYo7SpvdQ A. The writer broke the glass box because it made his face di
18、rty. 8lYo7SpvdQ B. The ants died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed.8lYo7SpvdQ C. Unlike people, teamwork is not so important for the ants. 8lYo7SpvdQ D. Giving up is a good way when meeting trouble. 60. What did the writer come to realize a few years later? 8lYo7SpvdQ A. Working together
19、 is useless. B. Teamwork is important.8lYo7SpvdQ C. He can t accept adversity. D. working alone is amazing.8lYo7SpvdQ 61. What is the best title for the passage? A. Ants Fear Adversity B. My Family and Ants 8lYo7SpvdQ C. Giving Up in Adversity D. A Good Lesson from Ants 8lYo7SpvdQ D Imagine the situ
20、ation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help yo
21、u. It is a device(装置 which uses satellites (卫星 to find the user s position( 位置 . It can find your position to within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are. 8lYo7SpvdQ GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mob
22、ile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.
23、8lYo7SpvdQ There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculat
24、es(计算 its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well. 8lYo7SpvdQ Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more
25、and more accurate(精确的 . There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.8lYo7SpvdQ 62.According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people _. 8lYo7SpvdQ A.can t be lost in a new city B.can t find their way in d
26、iffer ent countries C.can learn about the culture of an unknown place D.can spend the least time getting to another place 63.We can learn from the passage that _.8lYo7SpvdQ A.there are three parts to the GPS B.a GPS can t be put into a watch C.a GPS can help you start your car D.the GPS are becoming
27、 more and more expensive - 6 - / 11 64.The underlined word “ They” in paragraph 3 means “ _ ”.8lYo7SpvdQ A. Receivers B. GPS devices C. Satellites D. Ground stations 8lYo7SpvdQ 65The passage is mainly about _. A. the history of the GPS B. the introduction of the GPS 8lYo7SpvdQ C. the shape of the GP
28、S D. the three parts of the GPS8lYo7SpvdQ 五、词汇运用 66. You shouldn t keep your worries to (you, boys. 8lYo7SpvdQ 67. He _(prefer reading to watching TV at a very young age. 8lYo7SpvdQ 68. This is one of the _(badmatches I have ever watched. 8lYo7SpvdQ 69. The message _(write by our English teacher is
29、for Tom.8lYo7SpvdQ 70. _ (plan ahead can help you make work easier. 8lYo7SpvdQ 71. The doctor _( 建议 him to take the medicine twice a day just now. 8lYo7SpvdQ 72.We can t remember the _(导演 names. 73. The more carefully you listen to the teacher in class, the _(少 mistakes you will make in the exam.8lY
30、o7SpvdQ 74. My penfriend in the USA hasn t _ (答复 to my last three e-mails yet. 8lYo7SpvdQ 75. He found it _( 烦扰的 to watch such a long documentary . 8lYo7SpvdQ 六、任务型阅读 think that your taste in music is related to (有联系的 your personality. As part of a test at the University of Texas, Austin, USA, volun
31、teers created a CD of their favourite songs. The volunteers then listened to each other s CDs and made guesses about the CD creator s personalityoutgoing, adventurous, happy, and so on. These strangers correctly guessed much more about each others personalities through their CDs than through their c
32、lothes or taste in films. For example, Sue and Jim love punk music, which means they have outgoing personalities. 8lYo7SpvdQ The psychologists who did the test found Snoop Dogg (hip-hop fans are likely to be energetic and talkative. People who like U2 (rock/pop music are generally independent and ad
33、venturous. 8lYo7SpvdQ The psychologists also found that Louis Armstrong(jazz fans tend to( 倾 向 于 be shy. The psychologists were surprised to find that rap and heavy metal fans were also shier and quieter than many other music lovers.8lYo7SpvdQ Title: Music and 76 An opinion Your 77 in music is relat
34、ed to your personality. Findings One s clothes or taste in films is 78 important than his/her CDs in a test of guessing about one s personality. It is 79 that hip-hop fans are energetic and talkative. People who 80 rock or pop music are usually independent and adventurous. Jazz fans tend to be 81 an
35、d intelligent. It s 82 that rap and heavy metal fans are shier and quieter than many other music lovers An 83 84 Sue and Jim were neighbours for five years, they were never interested in each other. After Sue noticed they both had rare punk rock CDs, she found they had 85 in common. They are now mar
36、ried and living with each other. 七、缺 填空 Some years ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my friend, Chris. We decided to drive across the country to Brisbane after the meeting ended. The drive was going to take four days and most of it was - 7 - / 11 across the desert, so we had to take food,
37、water, and extra gas(汽油 w 86 us.8lYo7SpvdQ The first day was a lot of fun as we were excited and laughing at each other s jokes. By the third day of driving in the seemingly endless desert, we began to get b 87 . We had been quiet for a few hours when Chris found some kangaroos in the distance. We w
38、ere b 88 excited and decided to get a closer look. Chris speeded up to c 89 up with the kangaroos. We got closer and closer, and Chris was doing 110 kilometers per hour. We were very close to the kangaroos too closewhen we heard a loud BANG! 8lYo7SpvdQ Chris s 90 the car and we got out. Behind the c
39、ar was a larger kangaroo l 91 completely quiet on the ground. Chris went over to the kangaroo and put his baseball cap on its 8lYo7SpvdQ h 92 . He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then he put his arm a 93 the kangaroo and told me to take a photo
40、of them together. I was still surprised, but I took out my c_94_. While I was ready to take photos, I saw the kangaroo move. It suddenly woke up, looked at Chris, and jumped away into the distance before we could do anything. 8lYo7SpvdQ I started laughing but Chris looked very serious. He said his w
41、allet and passport were in the jacket. I started laughing even harder. I stopped laughing, h 95 , when he said that our car keys were also in the jacket!8lYo7SpvdQ 八、书面表达 96. 直到电影末尾你才会发现答案。 97. 我希望这条建议能对你有价值。 98. 你父亲已经决定戒烟了吗? 99. 最好的办法是让你的父母在每次考试后看到你的进步。 100.我怀疑这部电影是否值得一看。 B. 写作 96. You won t find o
42、ut the answer until the end of the film. 8lYo7SpvdQ 97.I hope the suggestion can be of value to / be valuable to you. 8lYo7SpvdQ 98. Has your father decided to give up smoking? 99. The best way is to let your parents see your progress after each exam. 8lYo7SpvdQ 100. I doubt whether / if the film is
43、 worth seeing.8lYo7SpvdQ B. 写作计 20分） One possible version ： Hello, everyone! I think TV has both advantages and disadvantages. 8lYo7SpvdQ Watching TV can make us happy and relaxed. It helps us get the latest information, know about the world and learn more knowledge . But its bad for our eyes to wat
44、ch too much TV. If we spend too much time on TV, we will not have enough time to study. Some TV programmes are boring and even some have a bad effect on teenagers. 8lYo7SpvdQ So I think when we are tired or very free, we should watch some interesting TV programmes but never watch too much. 8lYo7SpvdQ That s all. Thank you! 申明： 所有资料为本人收集整理，仅限个人学习使用，勿做商业用途。