1、扬 州 树 人 学 校 2016-2017 学 年 第 一 学 期 期 中 试 卷 九年级英语（满分：140 分；时间：110 分钟）第卷 选 择 题 （ 80 分） 一. 听 力 （20 分） （ 共 20 小题； 每小 题 1 分， 计 20 分） 第一部分 听 对 话 回 答 问 题本部分 共 有 10 道小 题， 每 小题你 将听 到一 段对 话， 每段对 话听 两遍 。 在 听每 段对话 前， 你将 有 5秒 钟 的 时 间 阅 读 题 目 ;听 完 后 ， 你 将 有 5 秒 钟 的 时 间 选 出 你 认 为 最 合 适 的 答 案 。1 .Why did the boy go
2、to bed at 11:30?2. What sign is on the wall?3. Whats the weather like?4. Which man are they talking about?5. What is Sandy doing?A. She is watching TV. B. She is reading a book. C. She is listening to music.6. Whom was the girl sending the card to?A. To her friend. B. To anybody else. C. To nobody.7
3、. What are the two people talking about?A. The TV set. B. The TV programme. C. The sport game.8. How will they make their school more beautiful?A. By buying some flowers.B. By doing some cleaning.C. By planting some trees around their school.9. Where can the man be?A. At the doctors. B. In a library
4、. C. In a bookshop.10. How long has the man had the camera?A. Three years. B. Six years. C. Eight years.B)听 对 话 和 短 文 回 答 问 题 (共 10 小 题 ;每 小 题 1 分 ， 满 分 10 分) 你 将听 到一 段对 话和 两篇短 文， 各听 两遍 。 听 每 段对话 或短 文前 ， 你 将有 时间阅 读相 关小 题，每 小 题 5 秒 钟 ;听 完 后 ， 你 将 有 5 秒 钟 的 时 间 选 出 你 认 为 最 合 适 的 答 案 。听 第 一 段 对 话 ， 回 答
5、 第 11 12 小 题 。11. When was the photo of old Suzhou taken?A. In the early 1970s. B. In the late 1970s. C. In 1970.12. How is todays Suzhou?A. It is quiet and modern. B. It is busy and noisy. C. It is busy but still.听 第 一 篇 短 文 ， 回 答 第 13 15 小 题 。 请 根 据 内 容 选 择 正 确 答 案 ， 完 成 信 息 记 录 表 。13. A. exit. B.
6、 entrance. C. back.14. A. go boating. B. go fishing. C. go swimming.15. A. tennis courts. B. reading rooms C. shops.听 第 二 篇 短 文 ， 回 答 第 16 20 小 题 。16. Whats the guide doing?A. Shes talking to the tourists. B. Shes helping some friends.C. Shes visiting a garden.17. Where are the tourists?A. In the Lo
7、ndon Museum. B. In Big Ben C. On the way to London.18. How many people are there in the city of London?A. About 17 million. B. About 7 million. C. About 27 million.19. What kind of place is London in the guides eyes?A. Poor and busy. B. Poor and dirty. C. Busy and beautiful.20. Which is true accordi
8、ng to the passage?A. There are many parks and gardens in London.B. People in London dont like to help tourists.C. People working in London have a lot of time to visit it.二. 单 项 选 择 （共 15 小 题 ； 每 小 题 1 分 ， 计 15 分 ）21. How can man like him be recommended as leader of our hospital?A. the, / B. a, a C.
9、the, the D. a, /22. Lets go to see a film this weekend, can we go on Saturday or Sunday? is OK, Im not free at weekends.A. Neither B. Either C. Every D. Each23. You cant imagine how beautiful the mountain is you see it with your own eyes.A. until B. after C. while D. when24. It s difficult question
10、that students can answer it.A. such； a few B. so； few C. such a； few D. so； a few25. Lucy had few friends. So she didnt know about the trouble.A. who to talk B. who to talk to C. who to say D. what to talk26. The three-hour documentary shows you . .A. what Beijing was like many years ago B. how Beij
11、ing was like many years agoC. what was Beijing like many years ago D. how was Beijing like many years ago27. A quarrel(争 吵 ) between the couple, which made their son break away from the family.A. broke into B. broke in C. broke down D. broke out28. Would you like to play tennis with me it doesnt rai
12、n tomorrow? Sure, I am busy.A. if; since B. whether； but C. if； unless D. because； until29. .In the film Murder in a Country House, a doctor is found in the house, so the film ishorror and mysteries.A. dying, fill of B. dead; full of C. dead; full with D. die; filled with 30.The students were readin
13、g aloud the bell rang and class was over.A. when B. while C. as D. whenever31. The 10th Nations Sports meeting will be covered _.A. alive B. life C. live D. living32. They thought important to look right and left when the road.A. its; cross B. it; to cross C. it; crossing D. it was; to cross33. -Hes
14、 never read the book The Adventure of Tom Sawyer, he?- _. He told me its very interesting. Hed like to read it again.A. has; Yes, he has. B. is; Yes, he is. C. has; No, he hasnt. D. is; No, he isnt.34. In character-training of children, what really much is what their parents say and do.A. considers
15、B. values C. matters D. minds35. Ill be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?Not at all. _.A. I have no time. B. Id rather not. C. Id like it. D. With pleasure.三. 完 形 填 空 （共 15 小 题 ； 每 小 题 1 分 ， 计 15 分 ）When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and
16、have my own life. The only way I could 36 this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my 37 I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, 38 You are going to college. I was very 39 when he said, OK. Lets go to the paper factory.Two days
17、later, he took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, 40 together and having fun. I even 41 there would be music and singing. I 42 I had watched too many movies as a teenager.When we 43 the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门 卫 ) and one minute later wewere 44 . I walked arou
18、nd the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise.It was 45 . I ran back to my father and said, I want to go home. He asked me, What do you think of the 46 ? Too bad, I answered. And marriage is even 47 ! he said.I went back to school the next day thinking about studyin
19、g hard 48 I could get into a good college. I 49 studying English so I decided to major in(主 修 ) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 50 to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is veryproud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it w
20、ould have been working in the factory!36. A. say B. do C. receive D. find37. A. teacher B. friend C. father D. husband38. A. Yes! B. No! C. Really? D. OK?39. A. angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised40. A. working B. studying C. singing D. farming41. A. expected B. said C. heard D. learned42. A. gue
21、ssed B. told C. said D. hoped43. A. looked at B. returned to C. arrived at D. left for44. A. outside B. inside C. back D. away45. A. terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special46. A. workers B. guard C. building D. factory47. A. better B. harder C. worse D. easier48. A. but B. if C. so that D. such th
22、at49. A. enjoyed B. stopped C. disliked D. minded50. A. way B. idea C. plan D. visit四，阅 读理 解 （30 分） （ 共 15 小题 ；每 小题 2 分 ， 计 30 分）A51. According to the poster, .A. cooks should have at least one year of experienceB. they want full-time waiters and waitressesC. cleaners have to work about 12 hours a d
23、ayD. a 14-year-old can ask for a job at McDonalds52. Who has to work every day?A. Singers. B. Waiters. C. Cleaners. D. Cooks.53. The underlined word delivery means .A. 传递 B. 邮 寄 C. 递 送 D. 制作BWhat is the most amazing thing in summer? A seaside vacation? Some good family time? Or a song that changes y
24、our whole life? These all happened to Ronnie, the main character of the book The Last Song (2009). It was written by United States author Nicholas Sparks.Since Ronnies parents divorced (离 婚 ) when she was 14, she had been staying with her mom inNew York. Her father, who used to be her piano teacher,
25、 lived alone in North Carolina. She was so mad at her dad that she had not talked with him or played the piano ever since the divorce. However, the summer before she turned 18, her mom sent her to North Carolina. At first, Ronnie was frustratedabout it. But things changed when her dad found some tur
26、tle eggs. Raccoons (浣 熊 ) were trying tobreak them. She learned more about the turtles at the local aquarium and set up a cage to protect the eggs.The turtle nest broke down the tough (坚 固 的 ) wall between Ronnie and her father. However, itwas on the day the eggs hatched (孵 化 ) that Ronnie found out
27、 her dad was dying of cancer. That was why her mom asked her to visit him. Ronnie was very upset. She started playing the piano again andwrote a song for him before he died.Ronnie deeply impressed me. Though she looks rebellious (叛逆的 ) in the book, she is tender (温 柔 的 ). She even slept outside the
28、whole night just to protect the turtle eggs from the raccoons. She loves her father.It is a meaningful story. It teaches us about relationships with our parents and how to express love to our parents.54. Which of the following is NOT true about Ronnies story?A. Ronnies parents divorced when she was
29、14. B. Ronnie stayed with her mom after the divorce.C. Ronnies dad used to teach her to play the piano.D. Ronnie kept a good relationship with her dad even after the divorce.55. How did Ronnie feel at first when she was sent to North Carolina?A. Excited. B. Curious. C. Upset. D. Happy.56. What happe
30、ned during Ronnies stay with her dad?A. Ronnie and her dads relationship got worse.B. Ronnie found that she got cancer.C. Ronnie refused to play the piano again.D. Ronnie wrote a song for her dad before he died.57. Which of the following is the writers opinion?A. He doesnt like Ronnie because she is
31、 rebellious.B. He thinks it wrong that Ronnie slept outside the whole night.C. He learns a lot about the relationship with parents from the book.D. He doesnt know how to express love to her parents.CBigger isnt always better.Many scientists will agree. This year the Nobel Prize gave the biggest priz
32、es to findings on the smallest of scales.Self-eating cellsThis years winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine is from Japan. According to his research, cells (细 胞 ) sometimes eat themselves to keep healthy. In other words, cells can break down old ones anduse the useful parts to make new cells, or to f
33、ight off viruses (病毒). This new finding could help scientists fight many diseases.Small machinesThree scientists from France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands (荷 兰 ) won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on small machines. How small? Well, they are a thousand times thinner than a str
34、and (缕 ) of hair. We cant see them with only our eyes!This technology will open a whole new world for us. For example, we could make very small robots in the future. A doctor could put them into our body. Like policemen, the robots look for the ill parts in our body, and send the medicine right ther
35、e.Super-stateAs teachers said in your physics class, most things in the world are in three states: solids (固体), liquids (液 体 ) and gases (气 体 ). But at very low or high temperatures, things can turn into a strange state.For example, break down things to their smallest pieces and we get atoms(原 子 ).
36、Like Legobuilding blocks, atoms usually add up to become a 3-D thing, like a box. But atoms in the strange state dont. They stay together and become a flat thing, like a piece of paper.This is a new finding of three British-born scientists. And they won the Nobel Prize in Physics thisyear. They hope
37、 to use things in this strange state to make new materials.58. Which of the following is NOT true about self-eating cells?A. A Japanese scientist found them. B. They can break down old cells.C. They use the old parts to make new cells.D. They can be used to fight cancer.59. Three scientists won this
38、 years Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on .A. hair B. blood C. big robots D. small machines60. What can the tiny robots do for patients?a. Call a doctor for them. b. Help people call the police quickly.c. Look for the ill cells in their blood. d. Send the medicine into ill cells.A. ab B. bc
39、C. cd D. ad61. What findings helped scientists win the Nobel Prize for Physics this year?A. All the things in the world are in three states.B. Things can turn into a strange state when the temperature is very high or low.C. We can make paper by making atoms into the strange state.D. Small things can
40、 add up to become a 3-D thing.DFRIDAY night is a good time to have fun as the week comes to an end. But Tri-City United School in Minnesota, US, took this to a new level. The school turned Friday into Art Night.Art Night ran from 5 to 10 pm every Friday. It allowed students to get creative with pain
41、t, clay (陶土) and temporary tattoos (暂 时 性 纹 身 ). The members of the high school ARTeam came up with the idea.Thirty-six students registered (报 名 ) for this activity. They were divided into three groups for75-minute sessions (授 课 时 间 ) of painting, pottery (陶器) making and henna (指 甲 花 ) design, with
42、a pizza break in between. At the end of the night, students could take their work home.Out of the three sessions, henna was the most popular. Its the art of making beautiful tattoo patterns and has been practiced for more than 5,000 years in Southeast Asia. And it has recently become more popular in the US.The art teacher Aimee Fisher traveled to India last year and learned henna. Then, she taught students how to do it at Art Night. Im really excited to do henna, student Sarah Colwell told Le
