1、下学期联谊学校九年级英语半期试题2014年下学期仁寿联谊学校九年级半期检测 英 语 试 题 （总分120分， 120分钟完卷）A卷（满分90分）第一部分 听力（共三节，满分20分）. 听力测试（共三节，20小题，满分25分）第一节：听描述或对话，选图画。下面有2段描述和3段对话。听完以后，从A、B、C三幅图画中选出正确的一幅。每段描述和对话读一遍。（共5小题，每题1分，计5分）第二节：听对话，选答案。听下面4段对话，并根据所提的问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。（共10小题，每题1分，计10分）听第六段材料，完成6、7小题。6. Where was Sandy this
2、 afternoon? A. At home. B. At school. C. In the cinema.7. What did Sandy think of the film? A. Very exciting. B. Not interesting. C. Not good or bad.听第七段材料，完成8、9小题。8. What are they going to do? A. To play volleyball. B. To have a walk. C. To have a swim.9. When are they going to meet? A. At 10:30. B
3、. At 10:00. C. At 9:30.听第八段材料，完成1012小题。10. What is Jenny doing now? A. She is shopping. B. Shes buying tickets. C. She is working.11. Where does Mark work? A. In a school. B. In a movie theater. C. In a museum. 12. Which of the following is true? A. The conversation happens at 2 p.m. B. The tickets
4、for the movie are free. C. The show lasts for one and a half hours.听第九段材料，完成1315小题。13. How long does the woman watch TV every evening? A. Five hours. B. Two to three hours. C. Three to four hours.14. What program does the woman dislike? A. Sports. B. News. C. Films.15. Which channel does the man lik
5、e? A. CCTV4. B. CCTV5. C. CCTV6.第三节：听短文，选答案。听下面一段短文，并根据短文内容选出最佳答案。短文读两遍。（共5小题，每题2分，计10分）16. What is this message mainly about? A. Some team players. B. A sports TV program. C. A basketball club.17. How often do the members meet? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.18. When are the
6、re sometimes matches for the team players? A. On Wednesday afternoon. B. On Sunday morning. C. On Friday evening.19. What should the player take to the hall? A. A sweater. B. A map. C. A watch.20. How much rent do the players spend on it each week? A. $ 9. B. $ 12. C. $ 15.第二部分 基础知识运用（共两节 满分30分）第一节：
7、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。( ) 21. _can I improve my pronunciation? One way is listening to tapes. A. How, in B. What, by C. How, by D. What, with( ) 22.I dont know when he_ tomorrow. I think if he_, Ill go to see him.A. comes; comes B. will come; comes C. will come, will com
8、e D. comes; will come( ) 23.- fun the Water Festival is! -Yeah. And delicious the food there is! A. How, what B. What, how C. How, how D. What, what( ) 24. My father used to work, but now he is used to there. A. walk, driving B. walking, drive C. walk, drive D. walking, driving( ) 25. Could you plea
9、se tell me ? Sorry. Im not sure how to get there.A. how can I get to the post office B. how to get to the post officeC. which the way to the post office is D. where is the post office( ) 26. He_ for two years. We are still sad about his _. A. died, dead B. has died, death C. has died, dead D. has be
10、en dead, death( ) 27.Are your shirts made cotton? Yes, they are. And they were made the US. A. of, from B. from, in C. of, in D. from, of( ) 28. Jack takes up books in the bookstore his free time. A. read, spend B. reading, to spend C. to read, spending D. reading, spending( ) 29.He found interestin
11、g that many products in the local shops were made in China. A. that, so B. it, such C. that, such D. it, so( ) 30. It has been thirty years since I my hometown. How time flies! Great changes in our hometown in the last thirty years. A. leave, take place B. left, have been taken place C. left, have t
12、aken place D. have left, took place( ) 31.Youve changed a lot. Yeah. We ate five meals a day during my vacation. Ive ten pounds. A put up B. put out C. put on D. put away( ) 32.A number of foreign players playing basketball in the NBA. The number of them about five hundred.A. are, is B. is, are C. a
13、re, are D. is, is ( ) 33._the waiter didnt understand what the old lady was saying, he knew what she wanted. A. Unless B. No matter C. Even though D. Because ( ) 34. Lily Sam likes popular songs, so they went to Jay Chous concert together last night. A .Both, and B .Either, or C. Not only, but also
14、D .Neither, nor ( ) 35.Could you take care of my dog while Im away? . A. Yes, please B. With pleasure C. No, Im not D. Its a pleasure.第二节：完形填写（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） 通读下面短文，根据短文内容，从每篇短文后各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 A A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel 36 by Charles Dickens. It is about an o
15、ld man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is 37 and only thinks about himself. He doesnt treat others 38 .He just cares about 39 he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghosts of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to just like Sc
16、rooge, so he 40 after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesnt want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.( )36. A. wrote B. written C. writing D. was written( )37. A. meaning B. meant C. mean D. kind( )38. A. good B. nice C. terribly D. nice
17、ly( )39. A. whether B. if C. that D. what( )40. A. punishes B. is punished C. punished D. was punished B Mary loved small animalsOne morning while she was walking in the forest，she found 41 weak birds in the grassShe took them home and put them in a small cageShe cared them with love and the birds b
18、oth grew 42 They thanked her 43 a wonderful song every morning But something happened one dayMary left the door of the cage openThe larger bird flew from the cageShe thought that it would 44 As it flew close，she grasped(紧抓)itShe was very excited to catch itSuddenly she felt strangeShe opened her han
19、d and looked sadly at the 45 birdHer great love had killed the bird! The other bird was moving back and forth(来回)in the cageMary could 46 its great need for freedom(自由)It wanted to fly into the clear and blue skyAt once，Mary took the bird 47 the cage and let it fly awayThe bird circled once，twice，th
20、ree times Mary enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing 48 Suddenly the bird flew 49 and landed softly on her headIt sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard The easiest way to lose love is to hold it too tightThe best way to keep love is to 50 it wings( )41Asome Bseveral Ctwo Dthree( )42A
21、small Bstrong Cthin Dtired( )43Awith Bfor Cabout Dat( )44Areturn Bdie Cfly back Dfly away( )45A1iving Binteresting Clucky Ddead( )46Atake Bfeel Csay Dget( )47Aout of Bout from Cout off Daway of( )48Asadly Bhappily Cfriendly Dangrily( )49Ahigher Bfarther Ccloser D1ater( )50Ashow Bgive Cpass Dbuy第三部分
22、阅读理解（共三小节，共40分）第一节 短文理解（共30分）阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ASwimming and English LearningCan you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. Im afraid youll never learn to swim just by reading b
23、ooks about swimming or looking at others swimming. Its the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can liste
24、n to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesnt matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. Hes afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Dont be afraid. We must be
25、 brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when theres nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. Its interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. R
26、emember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes youll make.Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books were interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.Keep writing English diaries. We can also wri
27、te English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Dont be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.Easier said than done. Well, lets do more practice from now on. Im sure youll learn English well in this way.( ) 51. You can learn to swim by_. A. reading books about it B. l
28、ooking at others swimming C. having lessons on it D. going into the river and learning( ) 52. We should learn English by _. A. listening and speaking B. reading and writing C. A and B D. swimming( ) 53. What will you do with mistakes when you speak?A. Dont make mistakes. B. Study hardC. Try not to s
29、peak English D. Dont be afraid.( ) 54. Whats more important for senior school students? A. listening B. speaking C. reading and writing D. learning( ) 55. We can listen to English _, according to the passage. A. by train B. on the radio C. every minute D. now and then BBirthdays are celebrated all o
30、ver the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few: ( ) 56. When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see _outside the window. Aflowers Bp
31、resents Ca flag Da chair( ) 57. In _, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school. AIndia BHolland CDenmark DJapan( ) 58. In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are _. A15 B7 C5 D3( ) 59.What does the birthday child usually receive in Holland? A. A present and a flag B. A present and some flowers C. A present and new clothes D. Colored clothes and chocolates ( ) 60. The passage is mainly about _.
