九年级英语试题卷温馨提示：请仔细审题，细心答题，相信你一定会有出色的表现！Good luck！卷I（25分）一．听力（共15小题，第一节每小题1分，第二节, 第三节每小题2分，共25分）第一节：听小对话，回答问题。
（共5小题，计5分）1. What did the woman buy for his son’s birthday party?A. SnacksB. BreadC. Candies2. How will the woman go to Tibet?A. By trainB. By busC. By plane3. Which game is Tina best at?A. SkatingB. Playing tennisC. Playing the guitar4. Who will help the boy get into the house?A. His dadB. His classmateC. A policeman5. When was the tall building built?A. In 2008B. In 2010C. After 2014第二节：听长对话，回答问题（每段对话读两遍）。
（共10分）听下面一段较长对话，回答6、7两个问题。
6. How did the girl feel before climbing the mountain?A. Afraid.B. Excited.C. Happy.7. Who may the girl climb the mountain with?A. The boy.B. Her friends.C. Her family.听下面一段较长对话，回答8、9、10三个问题。
8. When will Martin arrive?A. At 9: 00 pmB. At 9: 00 amC. At 7: 00 pm9. What does Martin look like now?A. Short and thin.B. Tall and strong.C. Short but strong.10. Who will have a birthday party?A. Li Lei.B. Martin.C. Nancy.第三节：听短文，回答问题。
（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）11. What does “going to middle school” mean to American child ren?A. A big change.B. A good start.C. A funny experience.12. Who will show children around the school in most middle schools?A. Their parents.B. Their old schoolmates.C. Their new teachers.13. What will a new middle school student learn?A. Some different and difficult things.B. Some easy but different things.C. Some easy and interesting things.14. What is not mentioned in the passage?A. Music.B. Computer.C. Driving.15. What does a middle school often offer children?A. Sports teams and parties.B. Clubs and activities.C. Clubs and bands.卷II (95分)二.完型填空（从每题所给的A、B、C. D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
）（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）“Today I will give you a special test，” said the English teacher with a smile on his face.All the students set up straight and 16 for the test to begin. The teacher began to 17 the test papers to all the students. _ 18 _he finished handing out the test papers，he asked them to begin.The students were very 19 to see that there was not a question but a blackdot(圆点) in the centre of the paper. The teacher 20 the students' surprise and said，“I want you to21 about what you see there.”At the end of the class，the teacher took all the students' answer sheets(答题纸) and read the answers. 22 of them described the black dot. After reading all theanswers，the teacher said，“Here everyone only paid attention to the black dot，23 no one wrote about the white paper.” The whole class listened 24 ，because they were afraid to fail in the exam.Then the teacher said，“Don't worry about your25 for this test. I just want you to think about our life. The white paper is like our whole life and the black dot in the centre of the paper 26 problems in our daily life.”Our life is a 27 given to us by God(上帝)，with love and care. 28 ，we just pay attention to the problems like illnesses and poverty(贫穷)，and never see that these problems are very 29 compared to everything else we have in our life.So we should try to take our eye off our problems and 30 each moment life gives us.16. A. searched B. looked C. voted D. waited17. A. e-mail B. sell C. give D. donate18. A. After B. Before C. Until D. While19. A. happy B. surprised C. excited D. sad20. A. forgot B. remembered C. noticed D. hated21. A. talk B. write C. hear D. learn22. A. All B. None C. Some D. Many23. A. because B. although C. if D. but24. A. silently B. angrily C. happily D. quickly25. A. presents B. marks C. suggestions D. tasks26. A. helps B. finds C. represents D. solves27. A. problem B. gift C. moment D. door28. A. Still B. Also C. Besides D. Then29. A. serious B. big C. small D. important30. A. refuse B. stop C. waste D. enjoy三、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分；共计30分）阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
AThere are some facts about sweet potatoes you probably don’t know.31. What can we know about sweet potatoes from the passage?A. Sweet potatoes were first found in Africa.B. The family of sweet potatoes includes yams.C. Sweet potatoes are from American countries.D. Sweet potatoes are closely related to lilies.32. From the passage we know that .A. sweet potatoes have a history of 5000 yearsB. Columbus was the first to find sweet potatoesC. white potatoes are cheaper but more valuableD. sweet potatoes often cause health problems33. Sweet potatoes are good to people because they are rich in .A. fatB. vitamin AC. sugarD. Beta-CaroteneBIn many organizations，perhaps the best way to complete certain new projects is to gather a group of people into a team.Having a team of people attack a project offers several advantages. First of all，a group of people have more knowledge，more experience，and more skills in different fields than any single individual（个体）does. A group can work more quickly whenever the task is assigned. And a group can come up with highly creative solutions（解决办法）to problems because of the numbers of people who take part and greater resources they have.Also，a group is more likely to make risky decisions which a single individual might not make. This is because the group spreads responsibility（责任）to all the members. And thus，if the decision turns out to be wrong，no single individual can be held accountable（负有责任的）.Then，taking part in a group can be very rewarding for members of the team. Team members who have a voice in making a decision will no doubt feel better about doing the work than they might do what is imposed（把……强加于）on them by others.Last but not least，the team member has a much better change to“shine”. This is because they get more chances to have his or her contributions and ideas not only recognized（认可），but recognized as highly important. This kind of high-recognition is because a team’s achievement or influence is much higher than the individual’s. A team can finish and achieve what the individual can’t do. And a team can reach a height which the individual can’t reach.34. How many advantages of a team are mentioned in the passage?A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five35. The first paragraph mainly tells us that .A. many organizations gather people into teamsB. it is good to form a team to complete tasksC. new projects are often sent to large groupsD. people would like to communicate in groups36. Which of the following is true according to paragraphs 2&3?A. A group of people are sure to be highly creative.B. A team always finish more tasks than individuals.C. It’s difficult for a team to make creative decisions.D. The members of a group can share responsibility.37. A team is worth taking part in because .A. individuals do not have rights to make decisionsB. team members have better changes to be excellentC. team members are easily respected by other peopleD. individuals can not achieve goals or reach a heightCWe spend about one-third of our lives asleep. This may sound like a lot of time，but it is not wasted. Our bodies need sleep to stay healthy. Not getting enough sleep can make us sick.Sleep and our immune(免疫)systemThe immune system protects the body fro m diseases and infections(传染). Not getting enough sleep hurts this protective system.The Mayo Clinic is a research hospital in the United States. Its website explains that when we sleep our bodies produce proteins(蛋白质) that support sleep and help us fight infections. They add that infection-fighting antibodies(抗体) are reduced during periods when you don’t get enough sleep.A new study from the University of Washington in the U.S. seems to confirm this. Dr. Nathaniel Watson was the lead writer of the study. Watson says his study shows that the immune system works best when the body gets enough sleep. For the study，Watson and his team studied 11 pairs of twins. This is an important difference from other sleep studies. Other research did not study twins. Researchers found that the twin who slept less had a weaker immune system.Watson says his study showed for the first time that a long-term lack(缺乏) of sleep shuts down parts of the immune system. He says parts that move white blood cells around the body are influenced. White blood cells fight infections in the body.Watson’s study provides more evidence(证据) that sleep is important to “overall health”. And sleep is especially important to immune health.The researchers published their findings in the magazine Sleep.How much sleep is enough?To stay in good health，experts at the Mayo Clinic say that adults should get 7 to 8 hours of sleep. Teenagers need 9 to 10 hours. And school-aged children may need more than 10 hours of sleep a night.Experts say our sleep becomes poor in our 30s. By the time we reach our 50s，the average person has lost 50 percent of their ability to have a restful sleep. These people also have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep through the night. From middle age on，they say these problems only get worse，and they can influence our health.Signs you may not be getting enough sleep●Y ou’re always hungry or you’ve gained weight.●You have trouble making decisions.●You have trouble remembering things.●Your skin doesn’t look good.●You are having trouble seeing.38. From the first three paragraphs we know that .A. it is a waste to spend about one-third of our lives asleepB. we’ll become seriously ill if we don’t have enough sleepC. enough sleep does good to infection-fighting antibodiesD. immune system is protected when people begin to sleep39. From Watson’s study，we know .A. enough sleep helps the immune system work wellB. the study of twins is a kind of common sleep studyC. twins need less sleep but have stronger immune systemD. sleeping for a long time is important to immune health40. Which of the following is right according to the passage?A. People don’t need 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night in their fifties.B. The less you sleep every night，the more weight you’ll lose.C. Teenagers should get more than 10 hours of sleep a night.D. If your memory gets worse，you may not get enough sleep.41. What will probably be written in the following part?A. How to improve your sleepB. How important enough sleep is!C. How amazing if you look good!D. How to avoid trouble of seeingD“Oh boys，boys，don’t throw stones at that poor bird，”said an old gray-headed man.“Why，sir，”said a little boy，“she makes such a scream，that we can’t bear her. ”“Yes，but she uses the voice which God gave her. And it is probably as pleasant to her friends as yours is to those who love you. Besides，I am afraid the stone will rebound（弹回），and hurt you as long as you live!”“Rebound!We don’t understand you，sir!”“Well，come and I will tell you a story. ”“Is it a true story?”“Yes. Every word is true. ”“Fifty years ago，I was a boy like you. I used to throw stones，and as I had no other boy very near me to play with，I threw them till I became very accurate（精确的）in my aim.“One day I went to work for an aged couple named Hamilton. They were very kind to everybody and everything. Few people had so many swallows（燕子）makingtheir nests（鸟巢）under houses. Few had so many pets that seemed to love the couple. [来源:Z&xx&]“For seven years a bird had come. After the long winter，the bird built her nest in the same place and raised her young ones there. She had just returned on the day that I went there to work.“During the day，I thought I would try my skill upon her. She sat upon a stick near her nest，and looked at me trustfully. I found a nice stone and threw it with my best skill.“It shot（击中）the bird on the head，and she dropped dead!“I was sorry as soon as I saw her fall. But the deed was done. All day long her mate flew about，and was so sad that he made my heart ache. Why had I taken a life so innocent（无辜的），and hurt the poor mate so deeply?“I said nothing to the old couple about it. But，through a grandchild，they found it out. Though they never said a word to me on the matter，they mourned the bird and buried（埋葬）it. I could never look them in the face afterwards. Oh，I had told them how sorry I was!“They have been dead many，many years. But don’t you see how that stone rebounded and hit me? How deep it made upon my memory! How deep upon my conscience（良知）！Why，my dear boys，how I want to give a great deal today if I could do something for that deed!“For fifty years I have carried it in my memory. I have never spoken of it before. Yet if what I have now said shall prevent you from throwing a stone that may rebound and deeply hurt your conscience. I shall be very cheerful. ”The boys at once dropped the stones they had in their hands.42. The underlined word“mourned the bird”in Paragraph 10 mean“”.A. were not willing to throw the bird awayB. showed sadness for the loss of the birdC. punished me for the death of the birdD. took care of the bird’s family members43. The old gray-headed man felt sorry because .A. he had to work for the aged coupleB. he shot the bird to death by her nestC. he carried the story in his memoryD. he didn’t tell the deed to the couple44. We can infer（推断）from the last sentence that .A. the boys ran away and would not come backB. the boys couldn’t get nice stones from then onC. the bird now had no more trouble from the boysD. the bird mow would stay in her nest for the rest life45. Which can be the best title for th e passage？A. The Stone That ReboundedB. The Dead BirdC. The Couple Who ComplainedD. The Hurt Boy卷Ⅱ四、词汇运用。