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1、九年级期始考试2014学年第二学期九年级英语学科期始考试听力部分 （共计25分）I. 从A、B、C三幅图画中选出符合对话内容的图画。(共5小题，每小题一分，共计5分)1. What are they talking about? 2. What does the man have?3. Where will they have lunch? 4. What did the boy get on his birthday? 5. What should the woman do?II. 听长对话，选择正确的答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，共计10分）听第一段长对话，回答第6-7小题。6.Whati

2、sMaggie?A.Ateacher. B.Astudent. C.Apolicewoman.7.WhatdoesMaggiethinkofJasonsjob?A.Great. B.Dangerous. C.Boring.听第二段长对话，回答8-10小题。8.Whoiscalling? A.Amy. B.Peter C.Amyssister.9.Whenistheparty? A.ThisSaturdayevening.B.NextSaturdayevening.C.ThisSundayevening.10. WhatdoesAmyforgettoaskPeter?A.Time. B.Addr

3、ess. C.Presents.III. 听短文，选择正确的答案。 （共5小题，每小题2分，共计10分）11. What did the old woman have?A. A cat. B. A pig. C. A dog.12. Why couldnt the cat run quickly?A. She was not good at running. B. She was too old.C. She didnt like running.13. Did the cat catch the mouse?A. Yes, she didnt. B. No, she didnt. C. Ye

4、s, she did.14. Why was the old woman angry?A. Because the cat didnt catch the mouse.B. Because the cat bit the mouse.C. Because the cat didnt kill the mouse.15. What do you think of the old woman?A. Unkind. B. Kind. C. Warm-hearted.笔试部分 （共计95分）IV. 完形填空。（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）The phone rang once twicet

5、hen someone picked it up. “You got the wrong number!” a mans voice said before the line went 16 _. But I called again. “I said you got the wrong number!” came the voice. Once more the phone clicked in my 17 _. How could he know I had a wrong number? So I tried a _ 18 _ time. The man said, “Is that y

6、ou again?” “Yeah, its me.” I answered. “I wonder how you knew I had the wrong number before I even said nothing.” “None of my business. You 19_it out!” He hung up the phone again. I sat there for a short time and then called the man back. “Have you 20 _with it yet?” he asked. “The only thing I can t

7、hink of is 21 _ever calls you.” “You got it!” The phone died for the fourth time. I rang him again. “Well I thought maybe I should be the first to 22 _ to you.” He began to laugh and told me, “My name is Adolf Meth. Im 88 years old and I havent had so many wrong numbers in one day in 20 years” We bo

8、th 23 _. We talked for ten minutes. Adolf had no family, no friends, just like me. Everyone he had been 24 _ to had died. Since then we became phone friends. We called each other almost every day. And I told him about my life and my 25 _. On one phone about a disagreement that Id had with my boss, I

9、 told him, “I think I should have it out with him.” Adolf said, “Let things 26 _down. When you get as old as I am you find out that time takes care of a lot. If things get 27 _, and then you can talk to him.” “You know,” he said softly one day, “Im talking to you just the way Id talk to a boy _ 28_

10、my own. I always wanted a familyand children.” One morning I received a call to tell me he had died the night before. With tears in eyes I heard him asking 29 _I wanted to call him again and again. “Because you 30 _ to me, Adolfbecause I was your friend.” I whispered, “I didnt get the wrong number a

11、t all. I got you.”16. A. busy B. dead C. bad D. wrong17. A. heart B. mind C. head D. ear18. A. third B. second C. first D. fourth19. A. keep B. put C. speak D. work20. A. got along B. come up C. done well D. gone through21. A. nobody B. somebody C. everybody D. who22. A. pay attention B. look forwar

12、d C. introduce myself D. say hello23. A. joked B. agreed C. laughed D. smiled24. A. pleased B. friendly C. known D. close25. A. questions B. worries C. problems D. answers26. A. cool B. get C. calm D. turn27. A. less B. more C. worse D. better28. A. on B. in C. of D. for29. A. how B. when C. why D.

13、whether30. A. mattered B. meant C. preferred D. answeredV. 阅读理解。（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共计30分）AHere are some important events in August in Britain.Great British Beer FestivalTue.3 AugSat.7 AugLondonDrink, music and other entertainments.This is held at Earls Court.http:/ www.gbbf. orgEdinburgh International F

14、estivalFri. 13 Aug Sun. 5 Sep.EdinburghA festival of classical music, operas and dances in Edinburghhttp:/www.eif.co.ukBristol International Balloon Festival Thur.12 Aug Sun. 15 Aug.Europes largest hot-air balloon festival, with over 100 balloons taking part.http:/ www. Bristolfiesta.co.ukSummer Ban

15、k HolidayMon. 30 Aug.A public holiday in English, Wales and Northern Ireland.People take trips or short vacations during the holiday.For more: travel/transport31. How long does Great British Beer Festival last?A. 4 days. B. 5 days. C. 24 days. D. 1 day.32. If you are in the UK at the end of August,

16、you can probably take part in _.A. Summer Bank Holiday B. Great British Beer FestivalC. Edinburgh International Festival D. Bristol International Balloon Festival 33. What is Bristol International Balloon Festival about? A. Food. B. Music C. Balloons. D. Vacations.BThe Round Bird is not like any oth

17、er birds. He has a big round body but with little wings. He can not fly but he expects to play with other birds in the sky. Every day and in many ways, he tries to fly. And he tries again and again. But nothing works. Then he thinks it will be better use the tree. It is very hard for a little bird t

18、o do so, but he climbs up the tree! The Round Bird really wants to learn to fly. A few minutes later, he sits on a branch and gets ready to jump and flap his wings. He practices many times and flap some more, but they dont work! In the end, he climbs down the tree and starts thinking seriously. Afte

19、r thinking for a long time, he knows that although he really wants to fly and tries hard, there are some birds are not able to do. He cant fly because of his body and his little wings. But he knows that there a re still some things he is able to. Then the only job for the Round Bird is to find those

20、 special things that only special birds like him can do.34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The Round Bird has little wings B. The Round Bird can fly with other birds.C. The Round Bird can fly if he tries hard. D. The Round Bird can not climb up the tree.35. Whats the Roun

21、d Bird like?A. Beautiful and friendly. B. Lazy but funny.C. Hard-working and good at thinking. D. Smart but lazy.36. Which of the words had the same meaning as “flap”?A. Swing. B. Break. C. Nod D. Show.37. What can we learn from the passage?A. Every bird can fly.B. We can make our dream come true if

22、 we try hard.C. We should think twice before we do something.D. We should find the most suitable (适合) things for us to do.CA couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft(救生艇) in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.Twenty-one days after they left Panama

23、 in their boat, Simony, they met some whales. “They started to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, an

24、d bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw(生的). Then the line broke. “So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks came to

25、feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They

26、couldnt stand up.So the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over.38. Bill and Simone were traveling _ when they met some whales.A. in a life-raft B. in MiamiC. in Simony D. in Panama39. The whales hit the side of the boat, and then _.A. they br

27、ought in a lot of water B. they broke the side of the boatC. they pulled the boat D. they went under the water40. During their days at sea, _ saved their lives.A. tins of food and bottles of water B. a fishing-line and a machineC. whales and sharks D. Twenty passing ships41. When they saw the fishin

28、g boat which later picked them up, _.A. they were too happy to stand up B. they couldnt wait to climb onto the boatC. their life-raft was beginning to break upD. they knew their two months at sea would be overDCause and effect is one way to explain things that happen around us. Many things happen be

29、cause something caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what causes the effect. It may help you to start with the effect and use your reasoning (推理的) skills. Think about all the things you know that could be reasons for the effect you can see. For ex

30、ample，you may see someone putting on a heavy jacket. This is the effect. To look for a cause, think to yourself, “What would make someone put on a heavy jacket?” Maybe the person is going outside into very cold weather. Maybe the person works in the penguin pen (企鹅圈养地) at Sea World. Maybe the person is going to visit an ice skating rink where the air is kept very cold. All of these things could be a cause for putting on a heavy jacket.Now, think about a second example. The effect is a boy named Tony has to go to the head teachers office. What are the possible ca