2020届九年级英语上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷一、听下面5段对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项 (共5题；共16分)1. （4分）听下面一段对话，回答问题。
（1）When did Judy's grandpa die?A . Yesterday.B . Last Saturday.C . This Tuesday.（2）What will they do next?A . They'll buy some chocolate for Judy.B . They'll go to a concert with Judy.C . They'll invite Judy to watch a movie.2. （6分）听第二段材料, 回答下列3题。
（1）Who will Mary go to the zoo with?A . The man.B . Her brother.C . Her parents.（2）What do some people like to give animals?A . Fruits.B . Ice cream.C . Food.（3）What does the man ask Mary to do?A . Take some photos for the baby tiger.B . Play with him.C . Take him to the zoo.3. （2分）Where was the girl yesterday?A . She was at school.B . She was at home.C . She was in a hospital.4. （2分）What does Lily want to do with Dave this evening?A . To watch the basketball gameB . To play in the park．C . Tb play basketball．5. （2分）What is the girl's name?A . Jenny.B . Helen.C . Susan.二、听下面2段对话和1段独白。
(共2题；共12分)6. （6分）听下面一段较长的对话，回答下列三个小题。
（1）How long is the coming holiday?A . Two days.B . Three days.C . A week.（2）What do they know about Yunnan?A . It's a large place with many people.B . It's a nice place with nice weather.C . It's too far away.（3）How did they get more information about the travel?A . By going to the travel agency.B . By reading books.C . By watching TV.7. （6分）听下面一段对话、回答问题。
（1）What is Henry's hobby?A . Collecting stampsB . Playing golf.C . Doing gardening.（2）Where does the woman want to go someday?A . To China.B . To Japan.C . To Mexico.（3）What do we know about the man?A . He likes golf very much.B . He is too busy.C . He has no hobby at all.三、听短文, 回答问题。
(共1题；共6分)8. （6分）听下面一段独白，回答小题。
（1）How did the speaker get to the Art Museum?A . By bus.B . By taxi.C . By underground.（2）Where had the speaker seen paper cuttings before the visit?A . At school.B . At her friend's birthday party.C . At her relative's wedding.（3）What did the speaker see on the third floor of the Art Museum?A . Some paper cuttings.B . Some lovely dough toys.C . Some beautiful pots.四、阅读理解。
(共4题；共31分)9. （8分）Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would .a break and climb up on the fence(篱笆)along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. "If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house." He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, "Some day 1 will go there and see this wonderful place."One morning, his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows.As the afternoon went on, he began to know how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of a painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence.He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows. The girl said, "Sure, I know."and invited him to sit on the porch (门廊).As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.（1）During his break every morning, the small boy would _________.A . fix the fenceB . eat sandwichesC . climb up on the fenceD . walk around the farm（2）One morning, when knowing he would stay alone, the boy thought it was a chance for him to_________.A . go to the townB . play on the fieldC . go to see the houseD . make the golden windows（3）What did the boy find when he got there?A . Nobody lived in the poor house.B . No golden windows were in the house.C . The house was so old as he expected.D . The house was nearer than he thought.（4）The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought________ .A . Like father, like sonB . Love me, love my dogC . Every dog has its dayD . The grass is greener somewhere else10. （10分）阅读理解AA . Play basketball.B . Run.C . Eat breakfast.D . Play the violin.（2）When does Tom usually read books?A . After dinner.B . After school.C . After lunch.D . After breakfast.（3）Mary teaches __________at school.A . MusicB . MathC . EnglishD . Chinese（4）Mona goes to the store ___________.A . by bikeB . by carC . by subwayD . by bus（5）The underlined word “clerk” means __________ in Chinese.A . 顾客B . 店员C . 理发师D . 作家11. （8分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将相应的字母编号涂黑。