江蘇省常熟市2020屆九年級英語上學期期末考試試題

1、2020學年第一學期期末考試試卷九年級英語注意事項:1. 本試卷分第I 卷 （ 選擇題） 和第卷（ 非選擇題） 兩部分，滿分130 分，考試時間100 分鐘 ;2. 答題前，考生務必將自己的學校、班級、姓名、考試號、考場號、座位號填寫在答題卡和答3. 答選擇題時必須用2B 鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑; 答非選擇題須用黑色墨水 簽字筆寫在答題卷指定的位置上。第 I 卷 （ 選擇題共 76 分 ）（ 共 20 小題; 每小題 1 分，滿分20 分 ）A. 聽對話回答問題。（10 分 ）本部分共有10 道小題，每小題你將聽到一段對話，每段對話聽兩遍。在聽每段對話前，你將有2. What i

2、s Jack's animal sign?5 秒鐘的時間閱讀題目; 聽完后，你還有5 秒鐘的時間從題中所給的A、B 、 C 三個選項中選出最佳1. When did the woman get up today?3. What does the girl want to be when she grows up?4. Which man are they talking about?5. Where are they?A. In a restaurant.B. In a hotel. C. In a shop.6. What problem do most students have

3、now?A. They worry too much.B. They can't sleep well at night.C. They have too much homework.7. Which kind of music does the boy like now?A. Classical music. B. Jazz.C. Folk music.8. Who do you think they may begA. Teacher and student. B. Cookand waiter.9. How much is the coat now?C. Doctorand pa

4、tient.A. 180B. 60C. 9010. Why does Billy want to move into a new flat?A. Because his neighbours make too much noise.B. Because he doesn't like his old flat.C. Because he wants to live in a bigger flat.B. 聽對話和短文回答問題。（10 分 ）本部分你將聽到一段對話和兩篇短文，各聽兩遍。在聽每段對話前，你將有5 秒鐘的時間閱讀題目 ; 聽完后，你還有5 秒鐘的時間從題中所給的A、 B、 C

5、三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽第一段對話，回答第11-12 題。11. When are they going to have a picnic?A. Next Sunday. B. This Sunday. C. Tomorrow.12. What is Anita going to bring for a picnic？A. A guitar. B. A violin.C. A camera.聽第一篇短文，回答第13-15 題，請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容從A、 B、 C 三個選項中選擇正確答案，完成信息記錄表。13. A. helpfulB. polite C. close14. A. at workB.

6、 in danger C. in trouble15. A. happyB. satisfied C. thankful聽第二篇短文，回答第16-20 題。16. What did Tom like doing?A. Watching TV B. Doing sports C. Playing computer games17. What do you know of Tom according to the passage?A. Tom was interested in Computer Studies.B. His mother was not worried about Tom.C.

7、He didn't listen to the teacher carefully in class.18. What would Tom's mother give him if he got a hundred in the exam?A. A football B. 20 dollars C. A bicycle19. What was Tom's score in Maths?A. 60 B. 70C. 8020. How did Tom's mother feel when she heard Tom's words?A. Happy. B.

8、Angry. C. Nervous.二、單項填空（ 共 20 小題 ; 每小題 1 分，滿分20 分 ）從A、 B、 C、 D 四個選項中，選出可填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。21. person like her won't be simply satisfied with progress that has been made.A. The; a B. A; the C. The; / D. The; the22. I think necessary to accept his advice because it's of great to you.A. i

9、t's; valuable B. that; value C. this; valuable D. it; value23. Tom preferred TV at home to to the party.A. to watch; go B. watching; going C. watching; go D. to watch; going24. The film by Spielberg is well worthA. was directed; seeingC. was directed; to see25. Don't touch that machineA. if;

10、 are allowedC. if; allowB. directed; seeingD. directed; to see you .B. unless; are allowed toD. when; are allowed26. enjoyable sports news programme he is listening to!A. How B. How an C. What D. What an27. Don't you hear that the work he devoted most of his time to finished . I returned from Lo

11、ndon just now.A. been; Yes B. being; No C. was; No D. was; Yes28. Mr. Smith has never been to Italy. What about your?一 . I hope to go to visit it some day.A. Neither do I B. Neither have I C. So have I D. So do Iyesterday?29. The couple were heard with each other very often last year.A. to argue B.

12、arguedC. arguing D. argue30. It is difficult to find child among people in the shopping mall.A. such little; so manyB. so a little; so muchC. such a little; so manyD. so little; so much31. The man toldus his past days before heHis madeus very sad.A. dying; died; deathB. dead; dying; dieC. dead; died

13、; dyingD. dead; dying; death32. If you are not brave enough, you might easily when you are watching a horrorfilm alone.A. get bored B. get scared C. get excited D. get interested33. Did your father tell you ?A. when he would travel to Hong Kong B. how he goes to ShanghaiC. where he has spent his hol

14、idays D. why did he visit Hang Zhou34. I doubt he will work harder than before or not.A. ifB. thatC. whenD. whether35. _in a long queue ， people waited to buy a concert ticket.A. Stood B. To stand C. Standing D. Stand36. How much difficulty did you have this problem?， it's quite easy.A. to solve

15、; NothingB. solving; NoneC. to solve; NoneD. solving; Nothing37. In order to improve our spoken English ， more should be paid to our pronunciation.A. condition B. attention C. attraction D. situation38. I like watching because I can learn a lot about nature， history and real-lifeevents from them.A.

16、comedies B. cartoons C. documentaries D. game shows39. Jim Green in finishing his new work. It was a great， and he is acomposer.A. succeed; success; successful B. succeed; successful; successfulC. succeeded; successful; successful D. succeeded; success; successful40. Lisa, you look so tired. Shall I

17、 give you a ride?. Thanks very much.A. It's my pleasure.B. It couldn't be better.C. Don't mention it.D. Do as you like.三、完型填空（ 共 10 小題 ; 每小題 1 分，滿分10 分 ）通讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B 、C、 D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Lisahas always been overweight. She wanted to lose weight, not just because she

18、wantedto 41 more beautiful and be healthier, but also because it would make life easier.For example, it was 42 for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit. She hadto ask a tailor （ 裁縫 ） to make clothes that were large enough. In school, she neededa 43 chair that was bigger and stronger than t

19、he other chairs. If she went for awalk, she got tired very quickly. She was also 44 about the way people treated her sometimes.People look at me and even make fun of me. That's unfair! It's true that I'moverweight, but I don't think people 45 treatme differentlybecause I'm big. I

20、 can't46 having dinner with my friendsbecause I'm afraid of gettingfatter.Her friends andfamily never made fun of her. They tried to help her 47 . Theywantedher to be happyand healthy. Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn't want to speak to anyone.But now things are quite differ

21、ent. Last month her classmates were preparing for theSchool. 48 Week. Someone advised Lisa to playthe lead role of theproud Queen( 女王 )who was tall and fat. Lisa agreed and practiced a lot.Soon after the play ， Lisa became the star t She did so 49 thateverybody rememberedthe proud Queen. They stood

22、around her andsaid" 50 "toher. She even won the SchoolBest Actress Award for her wonderful performance.She believes in the English sayingNow Lisa doesn't worry about being fat any more.A、 B、 C、 D 四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂"Every dog has its day. "41.A.seeB. watchC.lookD. notice4

23、2.A.easyB. difficultC.wrongD. right43.A.beautifulB. tallCspecialD. colourful44.A.unhappyB. excitedC. gladD. crazy45.A.needB. mayC.shouldD. must46.A.enjoyB. helpC.allowD. forgive47.A.howeverB. insteadC. tooD. either48.A.SportsB. EnvironmentC. ScienceD. Art49.A.carefullyB. hardC. badlyD. well50.A.Sorr

24、yB. Good luckC. Congratulations D. Good-bye( 共 13 小題 ; 每小題2 分，滿分26 分 )黑。The 4 Smallest Countries In The World2Nauru-21 kmLocatedeast of Australia ， Nauru is the smallest island country inthe world. It is also a country with the most overweight people in theworld ， with 97% of its men and 93% of wome

25、n being overweight.2Tuvalu-26 kmLocated in the Pacific Ocean（ 太 平 洋 ） ，west of Australia.There are about 10， 000 people ， with 8 km of roads ， and only 1 hospitalon main island. Since it's a difficult place toget to, in 2020， onlyabout 2 ， 000 visitors came to Tuvalu.2Vatican-0.44 kmThe world

26、9;s smallest country is the Vatican , also known as the HolySee. This country fits within the Italian capital city of Rome . It isalso home to the biggest church（ 教 堂 ）in theworld-St.Peter'sBasilica , and holds some of the most important art works.2Monaco-2 kmLocated on theFrench Riviera, Monaco

27、 is home tothe largest numberof rich people per capita（ 人均 ）in the world.Witha population of over36， 000， Monaco is the world's most densely（密集地 ）populated country.People there are mostly French-speaking. Themost popular event is theFormula 1 race ， held there every year.51. Which country is the

28、 smallest of the four?A. Nauru.B. Tuvalu. C. Vatican. D. Monaco.52. What's the population of Tuvalu?A. Nearly 1 ,000. B. 2,000.C. Over 10,000. D. 16,000.53. Where can we most probably find the above reading?A. In a storybook.B. In a travel magazine.C. In a health report.D. In a PE magazine.If pa

29、rents' aim（）is only to make a child be a genius（天才 ） ， they will cause adisaster.Several leading educational psychologists（ 心理學家）say thisisone of the biggest mistakesthat can cause great problems to children.However, if parents are a little gentler, the child may act successfully-especiallyif th

30、e parents can support him. Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fond of music，and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and inviting a teacher to givehim personal piano lessons. They even drive him 59 kilometers twice a week for violinlessons. Although Michael's mother knows very

31、little about music， Michael's father plays the piano very well. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.Michael's friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parentsare successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. T

32、hey want their sonto be as successful as they are ， so they let him take part in every piano competition. They are very unhappy when he does not win. " WhenI was your age， I used to win every competition I entered ， " Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will di

33、sappoint（ 使失望）his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.54. One of the worst mistakes any parent can make is to .A. pay much attention to their child's educationB. push the child into trying to achieve too muchC. make their child become a musicianD. help their child to succeed in the

34、 future55. Michael Li is lucky because .A. his father know s music and teaches him muchB. his parents are rich enough to support himC. his mother doesn't know much about musicD. his parents help him in a wise way56. The two examples show that .A. it is important to let children develop in their

35、own wayB. it is successful to let children develop without others' helpC. successful parents often have unsuccessful childrenD. the more you help your children, the less they can achieveIn the world there are a lot of people using public transport, some love it and stillsome dislike it. If every

36、one has a car and drives anywhere they want to go, there will beserious traffic problems on the road. Luckily, trains are a good form of public transport.British people use trains a lot. This is especially so for people who are travellingfrom London to Paris. Every day about 20 trains leave London.

37、They travel at a very high speed and people feel glad that the trains take only 2 hours and 30 minutes to reach Paris. It's much faster to travel by train than by bus or by car. This is because people haveto drive cars or buses very carefully and slowly for many reasons, such as speed limitsand

38、traffic jams（ 堵塞 ）.However, when you are travelling by train, the speed is almostthe same and there is no traffic jam for a train.Besides ， Londoners think taking a train is one of the safest ways of travelling on the ground. Trains take quite a number of quality tests while they are made. More impo

39、rtantly ， they have to take many safety checks before they are used on the rail track.What's more, trains in Britain are comfortable（舒適的 ）and provide fine services fortheir users.When you are on a London train, you will find that the train has comfortabletables and seats where people can sit. Th

40、ey also provide food services and power plugs（ 電源插頭 ）for personal computers or mobile phone.57. Londoners often travel by train because trains are .A. old and slowB. large， clean and powerfulC. fine and importantD. fast， safe and comfortable58. The 3rd paragraph of the passage mainly talks about the

41、 of trains.A. speed B. safety C. services D. problems59. What can we know from the passage?A. We can travel from London to Paris in less than 2 hours.B. We can do our work with personal computers on the train.C. We have to wait till we get off the train in order to have some food.D. The trains are o

42、nly checked for quality reasons before they are used.DTake a look at teenagers around, dressed in baggy-pants（寬松的褲子） ， drinking soft drinks such as coke， reading Japanese cartoons. Whether you are in Beijing, Wuhan or HongKong, you'll get the same impression. But should we copy others or should

43、we maintain（保持，保留）our differences?It sounds convenient（ 方便 ）that people around the world speak the same language ， dress in the same style ， eat the same food and play the same games. If the world was like this ， you won't feel any stranger in any corner of world. But just imagine living in such

44、 a strange world. How dull and colorless it would be!Different kinds of food that people can taste, the colorful and fashionable clothes that we dress in and different languages we speak are all part of the different cultures that our ancestors（ 祖先 ）left us. These differences represent their creativ

45、ity and talent. And we all enjoy different cultures in our daily lives. When you travel to other places,you want to see different things. When you talk to foreigners you expect to listen tointeresting stories. These differences in culture are what make life colorful.But the whole world is shrinking

46、into a small village as globalization（全球化 ）takeseffect and many different cultures are disappearing. In most big cities around the world people wear the same clothes. Fast food stores are everywhere. Hollywood movies are kicking traditional performing arts out of our lives. The colors of our life ar

47、e disappearing.There is a joke that even the panda and zebra want to live a colorful life. So let'stake action to protect our colorful culture before it becomes as simple as black and white.It's not difficult. Learning some folk songs， trying on traditional clothing and even eating local foo

48、d instead of going to KFC can help. And we're sure you'll enjoy it.60. The passage is written to .A. explain cultural differencesB. convince（ 說服 ）readers to keep cultural differencesC. predict（ 預測 ）the future of globalizationD. show some cultural festivals61. The author thinks that cultural

49、differences .A. make the world colorful B. make communication difficultC. only exit in food and clothing D. will never fade away現(xiàn)象 )62. The author starts the argument by .A. mentioning certain cultural phenomena（B. giving his view at the very beginningC. giving the opposite view at the very beginnin

50、gD. giving examples of cultural differences63. The underlined word "shrink" meansA. become largerB. make it disappearC. become smallerD. grow in number第卷 （ 非選擇題共 54 分 ）以下內(nèi)容做在答題卷上）五、詞匯檢測（ 共 13 小題 ; 每小題 1 分，滿分13 分 ）根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋或通過上下文，在橫線上寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。每空只寫一詞。63. My computer doesn't work

51、 today. I will have it （修理 ）in a few days.64. Follow me. Close your eyes. Open your arms and （呼吸 ）deeply.65. Our school sports meeting was （取消 ）because of the heavy rain.66. People around the world hope to live together.（和平 ）67. His words （證明 ）himself to be right, but they still didn't believe i

52、n him.68. Nowadays, people realize that loss of health is more serous than loss of （財富 ）.69. These amazing works are those （音樂家的）.70. Luckily, the driver didn't hurt badly by （控制 ）the speed of car when the caraccident happened.71. We planned to have a big party to celebrate the （勝利 ）of our team.

53、72. Jenny was badly ill last month， so she was （ 缺席 ）from school for a month.73. to the passage, what can we learn from? When our friends are in trouble ， we should give them a hand.74. It's a wise to wear a yellow tie. It matches your shirt well. Thank you very much.75. This Math problem is so

54、difficult that it's my ability. Why not have a try?六、句子翻譯（ 共 5 小題 ; 每小題 3 分，滿分15 分 ）將下列句子譯成英語，并將所譯句子寫在答題紙標有題號的橫線上。76. 不僅我而且我的表弟對中國的傳統(tǒng)文化感興趣。77. 吳老師總是鼓勵我們課后盡可能多練習說英語。78. 上學期保羅沒有選擇，只得參加?；@球隊選拔。79. 令我們吃驚得是，史密斯先生被指控闖人銀行。80. 桂林位于漓江的兩岸嗎?七、閱讀表達（ 共 3 小題 ; 分值為 1 +2 +3 分，滿分6 分 ）Ma Yun became one of the rich

55、est men in China when his company Alibaba went on thestock（ 股票 ）market two years ago with a value of around 140 billion一 the largest publicoffering in history. Here are some stories about him on the way to success.Ma made his first trip to the US in 1995 and used the Internet for the first time. Aft

56、er searching for "beer" ， he saw that no results came up about China. Then he searched for "China" and still saw no results. He decided to set up a Chinese website-the seed for Alibaba was sown（ 播種 ）.Ma said he was refused many times in his life. He failed the College Entrance Examination in China three times and few companies offered him jobs, including one at KFC. And he was refused by the famous Harvard University 10 times.It was difficult to learn English when Ma was a teenager because of limited resources. However, he found that he could