2013武汉市九年级四月调考英语试卷听力测试部分第一节（共12小题，每小题1分，满分12分）第一部分听下面4个问题，每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。
每个问题仅读一遍。
1. A. She’s pretty. B. She’s Kate . C. She’s a teacher.2 A .He is naughty . B .He is from USA . C. He is in the room.3. A. Very quiet . B. At 8:10 am. C. English .4. A. A dog. B .It is mine. C.It is cheap.第二部分听下面8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选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
5 How is the man ?Ａ.He is fine. B.He is old . Ｃ.He is kind.8. Where are the two people ?A.In the store . Ｂ.In the library .Ｃ.At the doctor’s .7 What is the man looking for ?A .Photos .B .Photos . C.Stamps .8 Why did the woman buy the dress?A .It is inexpensive B.It is fashionabl e. C.It is comfortable .9 What does Mother mean?A .The weather is OK to dry the clothes.B .It is a nice day to go shopping.C. It is too cloudy to go out.10 Why hasn’t Jenny come yet ?A .She forgot to come .B .She wasn’t invited .C.She decided not to come .11 What do we know about the girl’s father ?A.He doesn’t drink at all now .Ｂ.He is going to stop drinking .C.He drinks only when watching TV .12 What is in the fridge ?A .Bananas. B. Bread. C.Nothing .第二节（共13小题，每小题1分’满分13分）听下面4段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第13段材料，回答第13至第14小题。
13. Where will the dinner party be held?A. At Helen’s .B. At Paul’s .C.At Brown’s.14 Why can’t Helen go to the party ?A.She is seriously ill. B .She has to stay at home . C.She does n’t like dinner parties.听第14段材料，回答第15至第17小题。
15 What is the probably relationship between the two speakers?A .Sister and brother . B. Husband and wife . C. Teacher and student .16. How many people are there in the house at the moment?A .ThreeB .Four C. Five .17 How does the man feel about his day ?A .Very bad .B .Not busy .C .Good .听第15段材料，回答第18-21小题。
18 Where did the conversation take place?A .In a shop . B. In a workshop C .In a factory .19 What color paint did the woman want ?A. Dark blue . B .Light blue . C.Sky blue20 How much was the paint?A .Twenty dollars.B .Thrity dollars .C .Forty dollars .21 Who will paint the room?A. the shop owner . B .The woman and her son . C. the woman herself听第16段材料，回答第22至第25小题。
22 How many subjects do people learn at school?A. Four . B .Five . C .Six .23 Why do some people need to learn a skill in school?A. To make money to support themselves .B .To learn a skill to become great scientistsC .To understand how important education is.24 What does the speaker mainly want to tell us ?A .How important school education is .B .What subjects people go to school to learn.C .People can learn both from school and outside school .25 Why could some people become great scientists ?A .They had a very clever brain.B .They had once been in an excellent school.C .They were successful learners and great thinkers .二、选择填空（本题共15分，每小题1分）26. Jim isn’t from a poor family, yet he often comes to school wearing the same clothes everyday __ of the week.A ofB forC atD from27- What does Jack’s father do ?- He is a teacher. He ___ maths at a school.A .taughtB .has taught C. teaches D .will teach28 -It is a nice camera.-Yea, my uncle __ it for my last birthday .A .buy B. have bought C. will buy D .bought29 -Is Mary in the classroom ?-No, she ____ to the library .A .goesB .had goneC .has goneD .would go30 -How is everything going in the school , my boy ?-________A. I am all right ,thanks . B .Not too bad, I guess.C .Very well,thank you .D .Not at all.31 - I had a really weekend on the beach.-___A. Oh, that ‘s very nice of you .B. Congratulations.C. It is a pleasure .D. I am gald to hear that .32 The headmaster turned a deaf ear to the ___ of the parents .A .wordsB .soundsC .voice D.noise33 -Does Jenny lives here ?-Yes. But I don’t know ___A. which room does she live in B .in which room lives sheC .which room she lives in D.in which room does she live34 -May I do the rest of the work tomorrow ?-Yes, of course . You __ finish it today .A. mustn’tB. needn’t C .can’t D. shouldn’t35 -Do you recongnize the music ?-Let me ____ …yes, now I do .A .thinkB .considerC .seeD .wonder36 -At first he was a little shy in class, but now he seems __A. nervousB. kind-hearted C .natural D. different37 -Which of those electronic dictionaries do you like most ?-__ at all. They are both expensive and of little use.A. None B .Neither C. All D. Both38 My cousin is old enough __ himself .A. to wear B .to put on C .to dress D .to have on39-I am sorry I forgot to post the letter for you .-I will post it myself ,then.A .It doesn’t matter . B. You'd better not .C. Take it easy . D .It is too bad.40 -Your teacher looks angry .- She ____ when she saw all the boys fighting .A. blew upB. jumped up C .looked up D .cheered upI hurried into the store to get some last-minute Christmas gifts. Suddenly ,I saw a littleboy about 5 holding a lovely doll .He kept 1_______ her hair and he held her so gently, I watched him turn to a woman and say “Are you 2_____ I don’t have enough money?” She said yes and told the boy not to go anywhere before she 3_____ .Then she left.The boy continued to hold the doll. I asked the boy who the doll was for. He said, “It is the doll my sister wanted so badly for Christmas. She just knew that Santa would 4______it.”I told him that maybe Santa was going to do that . He said, “No, Santa can’t go where my sister is. I have to give the 5______ to my Momma to take it to her.”I ask him where his sister was. He looked at me 6_______and said, “She has gone to be with Jesus. My Daddy says that Momma is going to have to be there with her.”My heart nearly stopped beating. Then the boy looked at me again and said, “I told my Daddy to tell Momma not to go there until I got back . “Then he asked me if I wanted to see his picture. I told him I would love to. He pulled out some pictures and he said,“I want my Momma to take these with her so she won’t ever 7______ me. I love my Momma so much and I wish she did not have to leave me. But Daddy said she 8____ to be with my sister.”The little boy lowered his head .While he was not looking, I 9______ into my purse and pulled out a handful of bills. I asked the little boy, “Shall we count that money one more time?”He grew 10_____ and said,“Ye s, I just know it has to be enough.”So I put my money in with his and we began to 11____ it.He softly said, “Thank you Jesus for giving me enough money.”Then the boy 12_____,“I just asked Jesus to give me enough money to buy this doll, so Momma can take it with her to give to my sister. And he 13_____my prayer. “Soon the woman came back and I left . I remembered a story I had read in the newspaper several days earlier about a 14_____ driver who hit a car. A little girl was killed and her mother was in serious 15____ . Two days later, I read the news that the mother had died.41 A cleaning B washing C touching D cutting42A afraid B surprised C embarrassed D sure43A returned B paid C passed D apologized44 A take B bring C own D made45 A money B pictures C chance D doll46 A seriously B sadly C kindly D finally47A lose B remind C forget D hate48A agreed B needed C hoped D preferred49A put B hurried C drew D reached50A worried B disappointed C excited D confused51A collect B spend C save D count52A replied B continued C complained D repeated53 A appreciated B remembered C heard D copied54A lost B drunk C frightened D mistaken55 A condition B trouble C action D health四、阅读理解（本题30分，每小题2分）A56 .Teabovereadingis___A a poster about kittensB a picture of news about GRUMPY’SC an advertisement on GRUMPY’SD a cartoon story about pets57 GRUMPY’S service are provided ___A just in the shop itselfB for six days a weekC for freeD by phone58 If you need pet sitting service , you ___A have to go to GRUMPY’SB can ask Richard or Julia about itC need to visit LondonD must pay first for it59 Which of the following is not mentioned in the above?A telephone numberB e-mail addressC charge of deliveriesD address of the pet shops60 We learn that GRUMPY’S lies ___A in WashingtonB .in ScotlandC in ParisD .in CambridgeBI ran into a stranger as he passed by. "Oh, excuse me, please" was my reply . He said: "Please ,excuse me too; I wasn't even watching for you."We were very polite , this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said goodbye.But at home a different story is told.-how we treat our loved ones, young and old.Later that day, when I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very still.When I turned , I nearly knocked her down. "Move out of the way," I said with a frown.She walked away, her little heart broken. I didn't realize how cruelly I'd spoken.While I lay awake in bed that evening, my husband said to me, "While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use, but the children you love,you seem to abuse . Look on the kitchen floor and you'll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers shebrought for you . She picked them herself: pink, yellow and blue. She stood quietly not tospoil the surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes."By this time, I felt vert small, and my tears began to fall.I quietly went and knelt down by her bed. "Wake up, little girl," I said. "Are these flowers you picked for me?" She smiled: "I found them ,out by the tree. I picked them because they're pretty like you. I knew you'd like them, especially the blue."I said: "Daughter, I'm sorry for the way I actedtoday. I shout not have yelled at you that way."She said: "Oh Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway."I said: "Daughter, I love you too. And I do like the flowers, especially the blue."Are you aware that：If you die tomorrow, the company that you are working for could easilyreplace you in a matter of days．But the family you leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives．And come to think of it，we pour ourselves more into our work than into our families--an unwise investment indeed．61 Mother seemed to be acting ___ between a stranger and her daughterA in a strange wayB in a friendly wayC quite differentlyD almost the same62 The little girl stood beside her mother still in order to ___A get something to eatB pick some flowersC give her a surpriseD play a hiding game63 The undelined word abuse in the reading means___A deal with a child in a cruel wayB treat someone not kindly enoughC look down on someoneD refuse to be strict with someone64 Mother didn’t realize she was small until ___A she came in and knelt by her daughter’s bedB she found the beautiful flowersC her daughter walked away and criedD she heared God ‘s small voice65 The best title of the passage is ___A Don’t shout at AnyoneB Don't Break Ki d’s HeartC Mother and DaughterD Mother and StrangerCBilly Mills, a Native American , was born and raised on a reservation in the United States .Childhood was not easy for Billy . His family was not well off, he lost his mother when he was seven, and his father passed away five years later.After his father’s death, Billy was sent to a boarding school At school Billy started running to help him forget his problems . To his amazement, he found that he had a talent for running and broke a number of hugh school records. As a result of his running , he was given an athletic scholarship to the University of Kansas.At the Univesity of Kansas , Billy continued to win many competitions . After graduation he joined the United States Marine corps . At first he focused on military life, but he soon returned to running . He did well enough to race in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 10,000 meters and marathon events .Although he was on the US team, many people did not expect anything from Billy. Inthe 10,000 meters, Billy was almost a minute slower than the favorite , Ron Clarke of Australia . The other favorite to win the Olympic gold was Mohammad Gammoudi of Tunisia . The rest of the runners included Olympic gold and world record holders. All eyes were focusedon the front runners ,not on Billy.When the race started , everyone was surprised to see Billy Mill at the front with Ron Clarke . For much of the race, the two ran together with Gammoudi just behind them. Everyone else was out of the race, and the crowd expected Mills to the tire and slow down .Near the end of the race, Gammoudi ran between Clark and Mills and pushed them aside. The two of them almost fell over and Mills dropped behind into third place. However, Mills was determined not to lose. He raced ahead to win the gold , and set an Olympic 10,000 meter record. He was the first Native Amercian to win the Olympic 10,000 –meter race.65It is clear that Billy ____A did not have a happy childhoodB was good at running when he was tenC he had to study harder to forget his problemD his was in a rich family before his parents died67 He was given an athletic scholarship because he ___A studied harder than other studentsB had no parents to support himC broke many high school recordsD could win Olympic medals68 The sentence “Everyone else was ouf of the race” means___A the other runners had already finished the raceB the other runners were far behindC the other runners had given upD the other runners stopped to watch Bill running69 We learn from the reading that ___A no one believed Bill could win a medalB people were not surprised when Bill won the goldC other American had won the Olympic 10,000 meters beforeD Bill won the gold but failed to set a new record70 What made Bill successful in the Olympic most probably is __A his military lifeB his talent and hard trainingC other runners’ supportD the scholarship of the University71 Mark Twain is Mary’s ______ author .72 I _______ classical music to pop music.73 The Fine Arts Museum is both ____ and interesting .74 I ______ eating ice cream on a hot day. There is nothing better .75Do you know where John is? He was going to meet me earlier but he didn’t ____.六、阅读理解填词（本题共10分，每小题1分）John lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains .One day there was an earthquake near the town . Many houses f_____ down and many roads were b______.Everyone thought that there would be a_____ earthquake . They were worried that the second earthquake would be w___ than the first.“We must send Johhny to a s____ place, “John ‘s mother said to her husband .”Many of our friends are sending their children to r___ in other towns .”“We will send him to my brother ,Peter,”Johnny’s father said ,”He lives a long way away.”He telephoned Johnny’s u_____ ,Petere and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him.“He is a good boy,”he said ,”He won’t give you any trouble and you will have f_____.”“You know ,I am not used to children . I live a very quiet and peaceful life.”“You won’t know Johnny ‘s in the house ,”his father told him.Finally Johnny’s father m_____ to persuade Peter to let Johnny to go to his house . Peter could say nothing but to a_______ Johnny.七、书面表达（本大题15分）21 世纪英语报将征集关于“如何保持健康”的英语小短文，参加对象是九年级学生。