郑州外国语中学2018-2019学年上学期九年级期中考试英语试卷考试时间:100分钟分值:120分命题人: Elsie Du注意:请将全部答案写在答题卡上Listening Part(20分)一.听力理解(20小题,每小题1分,共20分)第一节听下面五段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。

每段对话读两遍。

（）1.In which city does the man feel best?A. ParisB. LondonC. New York.( )2. When s Sally going to Shanghai?A. TomorrowB. TodayC. The day after tomorrow( )3. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Lose weight.B. See a doctor.C. Put on weight( )4. How long has Jane lived here?A. For seven year .B. For two years.C. For five years.( )5. What's the relationship between the two speakers?A. Friends.B. Husband and wife.C. Doctor and patient.第二节听下面几段对话或独白。

每段对话或独后有几个小题,从题中给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话,回答第至第3三个小题。

( )6. Where may this conversation happen?A . at a fashion show B. In a clothes store C. In a girl’s rom( )7.What’s the normal price of the skirts?A. 200yuanB. 70yuanC. 270yuan( )8. Where is this skirt made?A Hangzhou.B Suzhou. C. America.听下面一段对话,回答第9至第11三个小题( )9. How far is the History Museum?A .3km. B. 4km C. 5km.( )10. How will the woman go to the museum.A. On foot.B. By bikeC. By bus( )11. What time is it now?A.7:00.B.7:30C.9:30听下面一段对话,回答第12至第13两个小题( )12.What kind of music did the man use to like?A. Pop musicB. Folk musicC. Classical music( )13. What does the woman, think of classical music?A. SeriousB. RelaxingC. Boring.听下面一段独白,回答第14至第15两个小题。

( )14. What language did the writer learn?12A. ChineseB. FrenchC. English.15. What does the writer think is the best way to learn a language?A. Learning songsB. Using it.C. Knowing the meaning of every word第三节听下面一段日记短文。

根据短文内容,按照你所听到的先后顺序将下列图片排序,并将其标号填写在题号后的横线上。

短文读两遍16_______ 17_________ 18_________ 19________ 20___________Written Part(100分)一.根据汉语提示完成句子,每空一词(10小题,每小题1分,共10分)21.他出生在富贵人家He ____ _____ _____ a silver spoon in his mouth.22他很小的时候就表现出了对音乐的兴趣。

He began to _____ _____ ______ music at an early age.23.中国人常以盛宴款待宾客。

Chinese people usually ______ their guests _____ a big meal.24.直到19世纪之前,所有的布料都是手工制作的Until the nineteenth century, all cloth was made____ hand.25.人们认为健康重于财富。

____ ____ _____that health is above wealth26.你每天都在进步,一点一点地,只是你还没有看到或没有感觉到。

You are making progress every day, ____ ____ ____but you just haven't seen it or felt it.27.老师把整个班级分成8个小组。

The teacher______ the whole class _____ eight small groups.28.在中国,16岁的孩子是不允许开车的___________ not allowed to drive in China.29,注意听者师课堂上所讲的内容,否则你会错过很多_____ _____ _____ to what the teacher says in class, or you 'll miss a lot.30.突然,我感到自己又回到了孩提时代,看着祖父及他银白的头发和他眨动的蓝色眼睛。

____ _____ ___ ______ I was a child again, watching my grandfather with his silver-white hair and twinkling blue eyes.二.用所给单词的适当形式填空(10小题，每小题1分,共10分)31. He opened the door _____ ( wide)to welcome the gentle breeze.32. I have never _____(regret) the decision to work in West China.33.She is worried because her son has a learning _____ (able).34.It is advised that eating less ____ (process) food is better for our health.35. The city has been painted up ________(celebrate)of its 60thanniversary.36. Can you come at 10: 30? I know it's_________ (convenient) ,but I have to see you.37. The doctor suggests_________(spend)more time with our family.38.The shops were brilliantly ______(light) up.39. We can not only gain to gain tons of________(knowledge) from textbooks, but also from the real life.40. The famous host’s sudden _________(die) shocked all of us.三.单项选择(15小题,每小题1分,共15分)( )41.-Linda, do Chinese people celebrate____ Easter Day?-No. This is the first time I've celebrated ____ festival.A./;theB. the; aC. the ;theD. /;a( )42.-I’m really ____ before the competition.-Take it easy. Sure you are the best.A. coolB. seriousC. nervousD. patient( )43.Peter___ out the quilt on the floor and ___ down to have a rest.A. lay ;laidB. laid; layC. laid, laidD. lay, lied( )44. Walk ___ the white building and go ___ the street. Then you will find the park.A. pass; crossB. past; crossC. pass; acrossD. past; across( )45. It has been about half a term___ Sandy went into junior high school.A. thoughB. whenC. ifD. since( )46.-Can you understand me?-Sorry, I can__ understand what you've saidA. nearlyB. easilyC. hardlyD. since( )47. I don't know___ Tony will come tomorrow. But ___ he comes, I'll call you at once.A. if; WhetherB. whether; WhetherC. if; thatD. if; if( )48.The Greens ___ live in the south of America. They don't want to move to the north because they __ the cold weather.A. used to; don't use toB. used to; aren't used toC. are used to; didn't use toD. are used to; aren't used to49. Today, the forests have almost gone. People must ____down too many tree.A. stop to cutB. stop from cuttingC. be stopped to cutD. be stopped from cutting50.-Do you have____ in Wuhan?-Yes .My aunt and uncle live there.A. classmatesB. CousinsC. partnersD. relatives51.___ it is to get together. with friends and family at the Spring Festival.A. What a funB. How funC. What funny D, What fun52. You don't have to___ every new word in the dictionary while readingA. look forB. look upC. look atD. look after53.-There was thick haze(雾霾) in our city this spring. What do you think of it?-I think___ cars we drive, ___pollution our city will have.A. the fewer; the fewerB. the fewer; the lessC. the more; the fewerD. the more; the less( )54.-Steve, to improve your spoken English, you should speak English, as often as possible.3-I agree.________.A. It's a piece of cakeB. Practice makes perfectC. It serves you rightD. Easier said than done55.-Is there anything else you want to know about China?-Yes ,I am still wondering_____.A. why Chinese people like playing the dragon dance.B. how the Chinese paper cutting madeC. how was the Great Wall built in ancient timeD. why do Chinese people cat rice dumplings at the Dragon Boat Festival四.完形填空(10小题,每小题1分,共10分)John was sixty years old. He heard that many people began to have trouble with their eyes and ears when they turned sixty, so he decided to go and see the doctor to have his eyes and ears 56 .The doctor gave John some tests. The doctor told John, "Your eyes seem fine, but your 57 is starting to get worse. It's nothing to worry about. It happens to most people when they get older, 58 it can easily be fixed with a hearing aids.”John was 59 . He didn’t really want to wear a hearing aid, but he knew that the doctor was right. He asked the doctor about different kinds of hearing aids.The doctor showed him several kinds. Some of them were guite-60 and everyone would be able to see them. Others were much smaller and less noticeable."Do the small ones work as well as the large ones? "he asked the doctor."Oh, yes, "replied the doctor.” 61 ,they are more modern and usually work even better than the large ones. However, they are more expensive. "John tried the aids on. He didn’t like the large ones and decided to get the smallest one. It was very expensive but 62 would be able to see it.The doctor 63 a hearing aid for John, and a few days later John picked it up from the doctor. He put it in his ear and went to work. At work, he saw his workmate Jack."Jack ",he said, "do you notice anything different about me?"Jack looked at him and shook his head. "No, " Jack said.“Good", said John. "I’ll tell you a secret. The 64 said my hearing was starting to get worse and I needed a hearing aid. I bought a very small one. It was expensive , but no one can see it.”“That's good ", said his friend. "What 65 is it?”John looked at his watch. "Two thirty, "he said.( )56.A washed B. cured C checked D treated( )57. A eyesight B. hearing C. attention D. ears( )58. A, but B. and C. although D, so( )59 .A polite B surprised C. disappointed D. wise( )60. A. small B. good C. large D. loud( )61. A. Instead B. In fact C. For example D. In general( )62.A. nobody B. anybody C. everybody D. somebody( )63A introduced B designed C. bought D. ordered( )64.A.stranger B. doctor C. producer D. boss4( ) 65. A. time B kind C. color D number五.阅读理解(20小题,每小题1分,共20分)Waste sorting is a major issue around the world. Different countries are using different methods to sort their trash.UK: smart binA UK company has invented a "smart bin" to help with garbage sorting. People just need to drop their garbage into the bin. A camera and sensors(感应器) in the bin can tell what type of garbage it is and correctly sort it. The bin also compresses(压缩) the waste so it takes up less space.South Korea: food asideSouth Korea is using a method called "Pay For Your Trash "to encourage its people to reduce food waste. When throwing away trash, people have to separate their food waste from their other waste and put it in a bin. The smart bin then weighs the food. People have to pay for their food waste by scanning (扫描) a bar code(条形码) on the bin. The more they throw away, the more they pay.Japan: careful sortingJapan is leading the world in garbage sorting. They sort garbage so carefully that even plastic bottles and their caps(瓶盖) go into different bins.Different types of paper products also have their own bins -newspapers,magazines and cartons (纸板箱). There are also factories that make bags, clothes and dolls out of recycled waste.Click http:// /ljjlfl/to read more.( )66. According to the passage, which of the following things can’t smart bin in the UK do?A. Telling the garbage types. B Sorting the garbage correctlyC. Weighing the garbageD. Compressing the waste( )67. What's the aim of South Korea's waste sorting method?A. To encourage people to avoid food waste.B. To encourage people to separate food waste from other waste.C. To encourage people to reduce food waste.D. To weigh the food waste.( )68. Which of the following countries does the best in waste sorting?A China. B. The UK. C. South Korea. D. Japan( )69. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?A. In South Korea, people need to pay for all the trash they’ve produced.B. Both the trash bins in the UK and South Korea can sort trash itself.C. In Japan, different types of paper products have their own bins.D. There are also factories in the UK that make things out of recycled waste.( )70. Where does this passage probably come from?A. newspaper.B. A websiteC. A science book.D. An advertisement.BWe were flying from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. when I found young mother struggling with her baby. Everything was a mess, and the mother,5who was near hysterics(溃), told me she had no more diapers(尿布)or other clothing onboard the plane.Through her tears, she informed me that they had missed their flight the previous night in Los Angeles and she and her son had spent the night on the airport floor. With the saddest eyes I had ever seen, she told me she was on her way to New Hampshire to send her son to the family that was adopting him. She could no longer support him.As a mother of three, I could see her despair and feel her pain. I immediately rang the flight attendant call button and asked for help from the other flight attendants. They brought towels to help clean up both mom and the baby. I gave the mom my sweater and a pair of pants since we were about the same size. Then I asked several passengers with babies if they could spare extra diapers, formula (奶粉) and clothes for the baby. After the young mother and her son had changed their clothes and the baby had gone to sleep, I sat with her, holding her hand, trying to provide some support for the rest of the flight.Once we landed, I walked them to their next flight, which would take them their final destination. As she thanked me for all I had done she said softly,"You' re not the flight attendant, you're a sky angel.”Though I no longer work on the plane, I still recall that young woman, and the gift that she gave me on that special day -that we truly are all spiritual beings traveling in human form.( )71. What was the writer when the thing happened?A. A passengerB. A night attendantC. A 3-year-old child's mother.D. A volunteer( )72. What can't we infer from this passage?A. The mother boarded the wrong planeB. The baby's clothes had been wet and dirtyC. The mother and her son finally got to New HampshireD. The mother was very thankful to the writer( )73. According to the passage, the mother and her son were offered the following things except____.A clothes B. diapers C. towels D .money( )74. From the passage, we can know that the mother)A. lazyB. poorC. meanD. cruel( )75. What's the best title of this passage.A. A flight attendant.B. A mother and her sonC. A sky angel.D. A mother's love.CMany people around the world celebrate Halloween, which occurs annually on October 31. It was believed that the spirits of the dead could return to the Earth around that time every year, Halloween is now celebrated in many countries such as Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. Immigrants(移民)from Scotland and Ireland brought the holiday to the United States. It is not a public holiday. Businesses have normal opening hours.Adults may celebrate by watching horror films, holding costume parties or creating haunted houses or graveyards(墓地). Many children dress up in fancy costumes and visit other homes in the neighborhood. At each house, they ask for sweets, snacks or a small gift. If they do not get this, they will play tricks on the house owners. This is known as playing 'trick-or-treat' and is supposed to happen in a friendly way, with no mean tricks being carried out.6However, if your children take part, it is important to be together with them and to check their ‘treats' to make sure they are safe to eat or play with.Some families carve lanterns with 'scary' faces out of pumpkins or other vegetables with hard peel to decorate their homes and gardens in Halloween style.These were traditionally intended to ward off evil spiritsThere are many Halloween symbols. Symbols include animals, such as black cats, bats and spiders, and figures, such as ghosts, skeletons and witches. Pumpkins, cobwebs(蜘蛛网), graveyards, haunted houses and the colors green, orange, gray and black are also connected with Halloween. These symbols are used to decorate homes and party venues(聚会地点) and are seen on costumes，gift paper, cards, cookies, cakes and candy.( )76.What does the underlined word ‘annually’ mean in Chinese?A.通常B.总是C.每年D.一般( )77. What do we know about Halloween according to this passage?A. Halloween originates(起源)from the United States.B .Any trick on the house owners is allowed if they don't give children what they want.C. Children usually go to play ‘trick or treat' without adults.D. People continue working on Halloween.( )78. Adults don’t celebrate Halloween by___.A. watching horror filmsB. holding costume partiesC. creating haunted houses or graveyardsD. playing ' trick-or-treat’( )79. According to the passage, some families carve lanterns with 'scary'faces out of___.A. pumpkins B .tomatoes C .cabbage D. lettuce( )80.Where can we most possibly see the Halloween symbols?A. In a decorated house on November 1 in the UK.B. On a cobwebC. At a New Year Party in China.D. On grandma's birthday cakeDIn what ways has global warming affected our world? Rising sea levels, melting glaciers (冰山)and extreme weather are just a few examples. 81___________________.Ending racial(种族的) differences82.__________________This can force people to leave their homelands and move to other places. One result of this is gene flow (基因). This term describes the mixing of genes between populations, Scott Solomon, a biologist at Rice University in the US, told the Daily Mail83._________________More people will have olive(橄榄色的) or brown-colored skin. Racism could be lessened or disappear, Solomon said.Making insects hungrierAccording to Science Daily, when it is warmer, insects' body temperatures go up along with the outside temperature. This is very different from humans and other mammals(哺乳动物) ,who can keep their body temperature at a certain level without being affected by the weather.7Higher body temperatures can increase the insects' metabolism(新陈代谢84._________________In addition, Increasing temperatures also make insects breed (繁殖)more quicklyHelping scientists find historic sites85.___________________After the dry weather turned the country’s green landscape yellow, people noticed some usually pattern（图案）in the middle of a field . That’s because grass that grows above historic has a different color ang height from other grass. This helped people see the patterns.After studying these patterns, scientists found Neolithic(新石器时代) monuments(纪念碑) and a Roman farm阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其盾当形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。