1、江苏省苏州市相城区江苏省苏州市相城区 2019-2020 学年第一学期九年级学年第一学期九年级 英语期中试卷英语期中试卷 2019.11 注意事项注意事项: 1.本试卷共九大题，满分 120 分(合听力 20 分)，考试用时 100 分钟; 2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考点名称、考场号、座位号用 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字 笔填写在答题卡相对应的位置上，并认真核对条形码上的准考号、姓名是否与本人相符合; 3.答选择题必须用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，请用橡皮擦 干净后，再选涂其他答案;答非选择题必须用 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位 置上。不在答题
2、区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题; 4.考生答题必须答在答题卡上，答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效. 第一部分第一部分 听力理解听力理解(共 20 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 20 分) A)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， 你还有 5 秒钟的时间从题中所给的 A. B, C 三个选项 中选出最佳选项。 1. Whats the weather like today? 2. What did Jims father take away from him? 3. How does M
3、ichel learn English? 4. Where has the boy been? 5. Whats the most probable relationship between them? A. Teacher and student. B. Cook and waiter. C. Doctor and patient. 6. What problems do most students have now? A. They cant sleep at night. B. They have too much homework. C. They worry too much. 7.
4、 What will Mr Smith do during the holidays? A. He will go home. B. He will go to some places. C. He will stay at home. 8. What will Jack do? A. Play tennis. B. Visit Bill. C. Go swimming. 9. What does the man mean? A. He will be free these days. B. He will help the woman. C. He is too busy to help.
5、10. Why doesnt the woman want to learn English? A. English is difficult for her. B. She thinks it useless. C. She thinks it important. B)听对话和短文回答问题 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍，听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读相关 小题，每小题 5 秒钟;听完后，你还有 5 秒钟的时间从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出 最佳选项。 听一段对话，回答第 11-12 小题。 11.Why cant the woman sleep well? A. Be
6、cause she studies maths too hard. B. Because she spends much time on TV. C. Because she has too much for dinner. 12. What does the doctor tell her to do? A. Go to bed early. B. Eat mare fruit. C. Relax herself. 听第一篇短文，回答第 13-15 小题。请根据内容从所给的 A, B, C 三个选项中选择正确 的选项，完成信息记录表。 A shopping Experience Time T
7、hree days ago problems The pants are too short for 13 . The shirt for her son is too 14 . Her daughter doesnt like the 15 skirt. 13. A. herself B. her mother C. her husband 14. A. big B. small C. long 15. A. yellow B. red C. white 听第二篇短文，回答第 I6-20 小题。 16. What did the old woman want to do by taxi? A
8、. To visit her friends. B. To look hack to her life. C. To go around the whole city. 17. How was the old woman during the driving? A. She was too old to remember the places she had lived in. B. She was happy but sorry for having little money to pay. C. She was excited to see again where she had live
9、d and worked. 18. What place is NOT talked about? A. The house where the old woman was barn. B. The house where the old woman had lived with her family. C. The room where the old woman had gone dancing as a girl. 19. What was the drivers decision that day? A. He wouldnt take any money from the old w
10、oman. B. He decided to help the old woman from then on. C. Hed like to help the old woman to close the door. 20. What can we learn from the story? A. Everyone has a dream before dying. B. Taxi drivers are very helpful. C. Helping others realize their dreams is meaningful. 第二部分第二部分 单项填空单项填空(共 10 小题;每
11、小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的 A, B, C, D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21.一 Which film do you prefer, My People, My Country or the Climbers? 一 My people, My Country, of course. I my brother Likes it. A. Both; and B. Neither; nor C. Either; or D. Not only; but also 22. Put on your coat, youll feel wa
12、rmer. A. and B. so C. but D. or 23.一 Why didnt you try your befit to get on the underground? 一 I tried to, but it started moving I could get on it. A. before B. while C. as soon as D. after 24. My father bought me a new watch yesterday. It is a, structure of . A. S+V 十 P B. S+V+OD 十 CO C. S+V+IO+DO
13、D. S+V+DO 25.Do you know ? 一 I am not sure. Maybe an artist. A. Who the man with long hair is B. What the man with long hair is C. Where I can find the artist D. How I can find the artist 26. Learning countrys language is a better way of knowing culture behind it. A. the; a . B. a;/ C./;the D. a; th
14、e 27.What our star signs? The time of your . A. Makes; year B. decides; birthday C. has; month D. takes; birthday 28.How many students have passed the exam? 一 . A. None B. No one C. Nobody D. Nothing 29. I hope you with me. A. to agree B. will be agree C. will agree D. to be agree 30.Thank God. Its
15、Friday again. Have a nice weekend! 一 . A. Me too B. The same to you C. Yes, Ill be free then D. Thats all right 第三部分第三部分 完形填空完形填空(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A, B, C, D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to. catch speeding drivers one evening，a Sta
16、te Police officer saw a car driving slowly along at 22 miles per hour. He thought to himself, This drier is as just dangerous as a 31 ! So he turned on his lights and stopped the car. When he came close to the car, he 32 that there were five old ladies, two in the front seats and three in the back s
17、eats. Their eyes were wide and faces were White as snow. The driver said to him, Officer, I dont understand. I was driving at exactly the speed limit. What seems to be the 33 ? Mama,(女士) the officer replied, You werent speeding, but you should know that driving 34 can also be a danger to other drive
18、rs. The same as a speeder. You mean I am slower than the speed limit? she asked. No, sir. I was doing the speed limit-exactly twenty-two. miles an hour! the old woman said 35 . The State Police officer, trying to stop his chuckle(轻声笑)， 36 to her that 22 was the road number, not the speed limit. Much
19、 embarrassed(尴尬的)，the womans face tuned red and thanked the officer for 37 her mistake. But 38 you go, Mama, I have to ask.Is everyone in this car OK? These women seem very 39 and they havent said a single word this whole time. The officer asked. Oh, theyll be all right 40 a minute, officer. We just
20、 got off Road 130. 31. A. smoker B. rider C. speeder D. walker 32. A. noticed B. watched C. felt D. heard 33. A. difficulty B. question C. mistake D. problem 34. A. closer B. slower C. farther D. higher 35. A. excitedly B. sadly C. proudly D. happily 36. A. told B. explained C. ordered D. interviewe
21、d 37. A. looking for B. picking out C. caring for D. pointing out 38. A. since B. after C. before D. untill 39. A. angry B. glad C. surprised D. frightened 40. A. in B. at C. for D. after 第四部分第四部分 阅读理解阅读理解(共 12 小题:每小题 2 分，满分 24 分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A, B, C, D 四个选项中，选出最佳选 项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A AI(人工智能)m
22、akes our lives easier and better. Lets see the amazing AI. Cool driverless bus A bus door opens and you get on. Wait, where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It can seat 14 people and doesnt need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops every time it sees a
23、 stop light. Your close friend Hi, everyone. Im Xiaoice, a chatbot(聊天机器人).I speak like a 17-year-old-girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. Im good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend! Worlds first AI anchor Hey, look? The famous Chinese anchor(主播)Qiu Hao
24、 is reporting the news for us. But, is he really Qiu Hao? The answer is no. This is the worlds first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. The AI anchor joins Xinhuas reporting team. You might see it on
25、TV soon. Popular AI artist This beautiful painting was at an auction(拍卖)in 2018. It sold for about 3,000,000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI. The AI artist studied over 15,000 paintings. In this
26、way, it learned to paint. Now it is. among the most popular artists in the world. 41.The fact about Apolong is that . A. there is a driver in it B. the door is opened by the passenger C. there are 24 seats in it D. it stops every time it sees a stop Eight 42.The painting is . A. a work painted by Vi
27、ncent Van Gogh B. worth about 3,000,000 yuan ax an auction C. studied by three French artists over 15;000 times D. a work painted by three French artists 43. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Xiaoice is a 17-year-old girl. B. The AI anchor can only speak English. C. The AI
28、anchor can work 24 hours without any mistakes. D. The AI artist is one of the most popular artists in China. 44. We can probably see the passage in . A. a newspaper B. a notice C. a novel D. a guidebook B Still remember the following poems? Memories return every time I read or hear them. Hush now, m
29、y little one Hush now, any sunshine. Hush now, piece of my heart. Go to sleep, my little one. Go to sleep, my love. Go to sleep, piece of my heart. Sleep, my little one, While l sing to you. Sleep, my little one, Who is already asleep. My mama feeds me, And washes my fur. The first thing I see every
30、 morning is her. The last thing I kiss every night is her face. My mama is the very best one, And sings like a bird, And knows how I feel. When I dont say a word, My mama is warm. I can set the table. I can sweep the floor. I can wash my clothes And count to forty-four. I can wash dishes. And clean
31、my bedroom. There is so much I can do. Now ask you. 45. The first poem is sung to . A. babies B. mothers C. relatives D. friends 46. In the second poem, the last thing I will kiss at night is . A. the fur B. Mums face C. a bird D. Mums bed 47. What do you think of I in the third poem? A. Shy. B. Luc
32、ky. C. Crazy . D. Helpful. 48. What are the three poems mainly about? A. Food and health. B. Hobbies and sports. C. Family and love. D. Animals and humans. C Have you ever had trouble sleeping in a new place? Lots of people do. And now researchers from Brown University in Rhode Island think they kno
33、w why. They found that one-half of the brain remains more awake than the other half when people are trying to sleep in a new place. The findings were reported in Current Biology by Brown University. In their report, the researchers said many people report they have a harder time sleeping the first n
34、ight at a hotel or other places outside their home. They call it first-night influence. In Japan they say, If you change your bed, you cant sleep, said Yuka Sasaki, one of the reports writers. You dont sleep very well in a new place. We all know about it. The researchers measured brain waves(测量脑波)fo
35、r 35 volunteers over two nights in a laboratory. The two nights were a week apart(间隔)，They found daring the first night the left half of the brain was more active than the right half. This was during the first deep-sleep period, the researchers said. Sasaki said a lot of questions remain. Researcher
36、s did not keep measuring brain waves all night long. So, they dont know if the left half keeps watch all night, or whether it works in shifts(轮换)with the right half later in the night. They also do not know why the brain activity, at least. during the first period of deep sleep, is always on the lef
37、t half. For some, this research may be calming. It is good to know that our brain is looking out for us in a new place. But it may not help with sleep. That brain activity, at least according to this new research; makes it harder to get the people to have a good rest. when they need to wake up in th
38、e morning. 49. How many times did the researchers measure brain waves for 35 volunteers? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times. 50. The researchers found during the first deep-sleep period. A. the brain waves remained the same B. the brain activity helped with sleep C. the right half of t
39、he brain kept watch D. the left half of the brain was more active 51 .The underlined word calming. has the closest meaning to . A. pleasing B. different C. serious D. strange 52. What is the passage mainly about? A. What we will have to do to sleep well. B. How researchers measure brain waves. C. Wh
40、y its harder to sleep in a new place. D. Who doesnt sleep well in a new place. 第五部分第五部分 信息还原信息还原(共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 5 分) 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。 A group of boys were playing basketball in the park. The playground was great， 53 . If one boy missed the ball, someone had to catch it a
41、t once, so it wouldnt go too far away. One boy threw the ball too hard and it flew like a rocket over the heads of all the other boys, and kept on flying. Anna was sitting nearby and watching the ducks swim in the river. 54 and turned to see a big, orange object coming towards her. Stop the ball, on
42、e of them shouted. The ball landed close to the river. 55 . Anna opened her arms, just in time to stop the ball as it was going to fall into the river. Could you please bring it over here? asked one boy politely. Anna walked to them with the ball. She was nervous because the boys were older than her
43、. 56 and thanked her for saving the ball. Can I join you? Anna asked. The boys agreed, but they were not sure if she could throw the ball even close to the basket. 57 . The bays watched in surprise as the ball went straight into the basket. Anna smiled as the boys cheered loudly for her. A. Suddenly
44、, she heard some boys shouting B. However, they were very angry C. but there was no fence(栅栏)around it D. Anna took the ball and had a try E. However, they were very nice F. The ducks flew away quickly G. Anna took the ball and ran away 第六部分第六部分 词汇检测词汇检测(共 10 小题:每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，
45、在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺 处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。 58. The (普遍的)opinion is that the meeting was a success. 59. The (先锋)of Chinese revolution are proud of themselves. 60. Leaders are (要求)to appear strong and confident. 61.China has made great progress in fighting (对抗)poor life. 62. There seems no reason to (怀疑)her
46、story. 63. We all thought that Cherrys (发音)was the best. 64. When I was a child, I could watch TV (无论何时)I wanted to. 65.一 Many traffic accidents happened yesterday. Do you know? 一 Yes, ice on the road was the of the accidents. 66.一 The story is difficult to understand. 一 I agree. the story is short and there are f