2017 学年宝山区第一学期期末考试九年级英语试卷

2017 学年宝山区第一学期期末考试九年级英语试卷 Part 1 Listening

I. Listening Comprehension

A. Listen and choose the right picture

1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear 7. A. Egypt. B. Asia. C. Africa. D. A geography lesson. 8. A. Ben’s. B. Billy’s. C. Tom’s. D. Tim’s

9. A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday. D. Friday. 10. A. 125 yuan. B. 145 yuan. C. 115 yuan. D. 135 yuan. 11. A.Alice. B. Jill. C. William. D. Joe.

12. A. In a nearby shop. B. In a fast food restaurant. C. In the woman’s car. D.At a friend’s home.

13. A. Monkeys. B. Pandas. C. Cats. D. Elephants.

14. A. He didn’t sleep well. B. He went to bed too late. C. He got up too late. D. He had a cold.

C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false 15. People who spend holidays in France can only stay in a tree house. 16. Travelers don’t have to pay much to stay in a tree house. 17. Living in a tree house takes people back to their childhood. 18. To stay in a “star cube”（立方体）is just as comfortable as in a hotel. 19. In a “star cube”, people can look at the stars through its roof.

20. People like tree houses because they want to become the forest kings. D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks

21. Ernest Hemingway’s（海明威）________ ________ with nature made him interested in outdoor adventures（冒险）--hunting and fishing.

22. ________ ________ from high school in 1917, Hemingway worked as a reporter for a newspaper named the Kansas City Star.

23. Hemingway ________ ________ in a battle and was sent to a hospital in Milan.

24. Four years later, he wrote A Farewell to Arms（永别了，武器）, a sad love story of an ________ ________ and a British nurse.

25. In 1952, his last novel, The Old Man and the Sea ________ ________ and it made

Hemingway famous and gained him the Pulitzer Prize（普利策奖）in 1952 and the Nobel Prize in literature in 1954.

Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary

II. Choose the best answer

26. Mother told Tom to behave himself. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?

A. / b?’hev / B. /be’he?v / C. / b?’he?v / D. / b?’h?:v /

27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with others? A. Do you know the gentleman in black? B. Tom and Jack are in different regions. C. Mike is asked to go and fetch the box. D. I expect you will win the match. 28. There is ________ ‘h’in the word ‘hour’ A. / B. the C. a D. an

29. The ________ teacher wondered if the _______ students were in trouble. A. woman…boy B. women…boy C. woman…boys D. women…boys

30. Mike is such a kind teacher that he always gives us ________ advice. A. many B. a number of C. lots of D. a few

31. I can’t find ________ in the cardboard box. It’s empty. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. some things

32. Mobile phones are very popular now and they are ________ than before. A. cheap B. more cheaper C. much cheaper D. the cheapest

33. Tom gets up early every day except Saturday or Sunday, because he ________ go to school. A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t

34. His father ______ from England in three days. A. returns B. has returned C. will return D. returned

35. The national flag ________ in our school before morning exercises every day. A. rise B. is raised C. is risen D. raises

36. Mary asked, “Would you mind my ________ the window?” A. open B. to open C. opened D. opening

37. We are very delighted ________ you here in Shanghai. A. to meet B. met C. meet D. meeting

38. There will be a wonderful lecture tomorrow. Would you like to ______ it? A. join B. join in C. enter for D. attend

39. Fresh water is ______ precious ______ it is sometimes called liquid gold. A. such…that B. too…to C. as…as D. so…that

40. Alarge group of students are waiting ______ the bus stop for the school bus. A. for B. at C. to D. on

41. He didn’t tell us _______.

A. if he will give us a lecture B. whether he would go with you C. when would he start D. when he will arrive

42. ______ bad news it was that there was something harmful in some fishes! A. What a B. How a C. What D. How 43. How long ______ in China?

A. have Mrs. Williams stayed B. did Mrs. Williams stayed C. will Mrs. Williams be stayed D. was Mrs. Williams 44. A: Would you please buy some stamps for me on your way to work? B: _______

A. No, I have no time. B. Don’t give it up! C. With pleasure. D. My pleasure.

45. Which of the following separates England from France? _______. A. The Red Sea B. The Mediterranean

C. TheAtlantic Ocean D. The English Channel

III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once

A. without B. useful C. attention D. followed E. difficult Hedy Lamarr was born in 1914. When she was still a teenager, she fell in love with acting. Soon she was discovered by an American director. At the age of 18, she appeared in her first film and began to get tons of __46__. Years later, she became a famous Hollywood actress successfully. She was so popular that her hairstyle was even widely __47__ by the fans. At that time she was honored as “the most beautiful woman in the world”. Many people pay more attention to her beauty than her acting skills. This brought her sadness and pain, so she gave up acting and started a new life. Then she decided to invent something __48__. You must be very surprised. What could an actress invent? But we’d like to say anybody who has used a mobile phone should thank her. Because __49__ her technology of FHSS（跳频扩频）, today we won’t have GPS, Bluetooth, mobile phones or Wi-Fi networks. So she was called “Wireless Goddess”. Now, Hedy is remembered not only as one of the most talented actresses but also a great inventor. The big red double-decker bus could certainly be the best-known symbol of London. The

idea of the “double-decker” is __50__ much older than the motor bus. The earliest double-deckers were drawn（拖）by horses. There were steps at the back, so that people could climb up to the roof. But in those days, there was no __51__ for the people traveling on top. If it rained, they could pull a sort of oil-cloth cover out from the back of the seat in front of them, and pull it over them. But they still got wet.

The most famous London buses are the Routemasters（路霸，伦敦巴士历史上最经典的车 型）, which __52__ from the 1950s and 1960s. The bus had an open platform at the back end, so passengers could climb on and off anywhere, even if the bus was moving. Things started to go wrong for the London buses in the late 1960s. Suddenly, bus companies found they could no longer buy any more of their favorite Routemasters, because the country’s Ministry of

Transportation（运输部）decided that it would only give financial （财政的）help to bus companies that bought new buses with doors. In 2005, the old Routemasters were finally __53__ out of normal service. A. date B. taken C. hardly D. protection E. actually Still, it’s not too late to enjoy traveling on one of these historic buses. Some of the old London buses have been preserved, while others are still used to carry tourists, which offer a wonderful way to see Britain’s capital city.

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms 54. This is the _______ time that I have read this interesting novel. (three) 55. The students enjoyed _______ at the Christmas party last night. (them)

56. The _______ time of the train has to be changed because of the heavy rain. (arrive) 57. Learning and practicing will surely _________ us to make greater progress. (able) 58. The government has been paying more attention to _______ problems. (economy) 59. Doctors have tried their best to save the ________ patient. (death)

60. Little Tommy looks __________. He refuses to jump into the swimming pool.( frighten) 61. The child _______ from home last week and didn’t come back until yesterday. (appear) V. Rewrite the following sentences as required

62. Jane cut herself by accident with a knife last night. （改为一般疑问句） _________ Jane ________ herself by accident with a knife last night?

63. Peter often goes to school on foot to save some money. （对划线部分提问） ________ ________ Peter often go to school on foot?

64. We must keep the hand-made chocolate at a low temperature. （改为被动语态） The hand-made chocolate must ________ ________ at a low temperature.

65. Helen doesn’t know when she can watch the new movie. （改为简单句） Helen doesn’t know ________ _______ watch the new movie.

66. The train has arrived here. It arrived here two hours ago. （合并为一句）

The train ________ _______ here for two hours.

67. Different from our humans, pigeons never lose their way. （保持句意基本不变） Different from our humans, pigeons never ________ ________.

68. biggest, the, world’s, are, killer, floods, natural（连词成句）

_____________________________________________________________.

Part 3 Reading and Writing ( 第三部分 读与写) VI. Reading Comprehension ( 阅读理解)

A. Choose the best answer ( 根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) Hanukkan(光明节), the annual(每年的) Festival of Lights, is

celebrated with zeal(热情) by the Jewish people around the world. They celebrate the holiday with the lighting of the menorah(多连灯烛台), traditional foods, games and gifts. Hanukkan is a

Jewish festival. It falls on the 25 th day of the Jewish month of Kislev(犹太教历), which is usually sometime in December. The festival celebrates the time, over 2,000 years ago, when the Jewish people fought against an emperor who would not let them follow their own traditions and religion(宗教). When the Jewish people won back their temple in Jerusalem(耶路撒冷), they found there was only enough holy(神圣的) oil to keep the sacred light (神圣之灯)burning for one day. However, to their surprise, this small amount of oil kept the light burning for eight days and nights, until the people had time to make more oil.

At the center of the Hanukkah celebrations is a candlestick (called a Menorah) that holds

nine candles. On the first night of Hanukkah the first candle is lit, and each day this candle is used to light another candle, until on the eighth day, the last day, all the candles are lit. During

Hanukkah, people go to the synagogue (犹太教堂) to pray and to remember the miracle (奇迹) of the holy oil. Hanukkah is a time for family and friends to come together. People exchange gifts and greeting cards, and children go to parties. Parents often give their children money at

Hanukkah. Potato cakes, called latkes, are a traditional Hanukkah food. Hanukah is a relatively minor holiday in the Jewish year, however, the Hanukkah story tells of Jewish culture surviving in a non-Jewish world.

69. For how many days does Hanukkah last? A．7 B．8 C．9 D．10

70.According to the passage, what is necessary when celebrating Hanukkah nowadays? A. Oil B. Candles C. Money D. Cards

71. Jewish people fought against the emperor because_________.

A. the emperor didn’t let them eat traditional food or wear traditional clothes. B. the emperor didn’t allow them to practice their own tradition and religions. C. the emperor didn’t let them celebrate their own festivals.

D. the emperor didn’t allow them to keep the sacred light burning. 72. What do the candles on the Menorah remind Jewish people of ? A. The war that they fought 2,000 years ago. B. The God that they honored best.

C. The miracle of the holy oil that happened 2,000 years ago. D. The church they built 2,000 year ago.

73. During Hanukkah, families and friends usually _______. A. send each other postcards B. go to parties together C. get together D. light candles together

74. The passage mainly tells us that ________. A.the history of Hanukkah and how it is celebrated B .why Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah C .why Jewish people protect their traditions D .the miracle of the holy oil in the Jewish temple