江苏省无锡市新区2014届九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

Ⅰ 听力部分（共20分）

听力测试（本大题共20分，每小题1分） 第一节（共10小题）

听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有6秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。

听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10题。

( ) 1. What does the girl want to be when she grows up?

A.

B.

C.

( ) 2. What does Ben usually do at weekends?

A. B.

C.

( ) 3. What is the weather like today?

A. B.

C.

( ) 4. How many boy students are there in the class?

A.

B.

C.

( ) 5. When will the meeting begin?

A. 7:30

B. 8:00

C. 7:00

( ) 6. Which country does the old woman come from?

A. America

( ) 7. What’s the date today?

A. March 9th

B. March 8th

C. March 7th

B. France

C. Australia

( ) 8. Where are the two speakers?

A. At the doctor’s.

B. On the street.

C. At home

( ) 9. How much will the man pay for four shirts?

A. $7

B. $14

C. $4

( ) 10. How does the man feel about his work?

A. He enjoys it.

第二节（共10小题）

听下面3段长 对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题6秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出6秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。 听第11段材料，回答第11、12题。 ( ) 11. Why won’t they take a taxi?

A. Because there’s no taxi nearby. B. Because it’s expensive to take a taxi. C. Because it’s not very far.

( ) 12. How much will the tickets cost them?

A. 300 yuan.

B. 150 yuan.

C. Nothing.

B. He dislikes it.

C. He likes it a little.

听第12段材料，回答第13至15题。

Windy English Club Advantages It has a good environment and a lot of excellent teachers. Duration（持续时间）of the courses Time for classes About __13__ months Every __14__ and Friday, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Courses Grammar, written English, conversation and listening skills Allan’s telephone number ( ) 13. A. two ( ) 14. A. Monday ( ) 15. A. 8743255

听第13段材料，回答第16至20题。 ( ) 16. Where are Jim and Kate now?

A. In America.

__15__ B. three B. Thursday B. 8673452

C. four C. Wednesday C. 8673425

B. In England. C. In Australia.

( ) 17. How long have they been in that country?

A. For one year.

B. For two years.

C. For three years.

( ) 18. How many languages can Jim and Kate speak?

A. Three.

B. Four.

C. Five.

( ) 19. Which country are the Greens going to return to?

A. England.

B. Japan.

C. France.

( )20. Why are Jim and Kate very happy?

A. Because they won’t have to move any more. B. Because they will go to another new country. C. Because they can see friends all over the world.

Ⅱ书面部分（共80分）

一、单词拼写（本大题共10分，每小题1分） （A）根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. All the people agree that the driver who drives after drinking wine should be ____________ (惩罚).

2. In the Hong Kong subway, eating can’t be allowed. It’s not a polite ______________(行为). 3. Old Jack’s friends held a party for him on his ____________ (四十) birthday.

4. Several ____________ (协议) are expected to reach and sign during the coming conference at the UN.

5. Jack seldom makes mistakes in his homework. He is __________ (大概) a careful person.

（B）根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

6. More public activities may help change the lonely young man’s _________ (active) life. 7. We are very grateful for his wise __________ (decide) as they have helped us a lot. 8. I was told that it was one of the _____________ (postman) overcoat.

9. You can see the ______________ (happy) on her face because she can’t find her lovely cat. 10. The children’s personal ________ (grow) needs to be cared about.

二、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共

12分，每小题1分）

( ) 1. Li Na plays ______________ tennis very well. She has become ________ first Asian

woman to reach a Grand Slam (大满贯) final. A. a, the

B. /, the

C. the, a

D. /, a

( ) 2. One of the twin brothers is training __________ the sports meeting, however, the other

is training __________ a doctor. A. for; as

B. as; for

C. for; for

D. as; as

( ) 3. The two kinds of tea look __________, but in fact they are not the ________.

A. same; same

B. similar; same

C. similar; similar

D. same; similar

( ) 4. The river is for them ____. A. too wide ; to swim across it C. too wide ; to swim across

B. enough wide; swim across it D. enough wide; swimming across

( ) 5. We are surprised that ___________ little sheep can eat _________ much grass a day.

A. so; so

B. such; so

C. such; such

D. so; such

( ) 6. The prices of new houses in our city have been ________ than before, but they

__________ well at present. A. lower; still don’t sell C. cheaper; still don’t sell

B. lower; are not still sold D. cheaper; are not still sold

( ) 7. At present, many people would rather ________ in the country because there is

__________ pollution in the city. A. live; more

B. to live; less

C. live, less

D. to live; fewer

( ) 8. ---How many suggestions did Jack offer at the meeting? ---__________ at all. He said ___________.

A. Nothing; nothing C. None; none

( ) 9. ---It must be John who is in the office.

B. Nothing; none D. None; nothing

---I’m sure it __________ be John. He left the building a quarter ago.

A. won’t

B. mustn’t

C. can’t

D. needn’t

( ) 10. It’s really nice _______ you _______ me work it out.

A. of, to help

B. for, to help

C. for, help

D. of, help

( ) 11. Jane’s mother preferred ___________ TV at home to __________ to the concert.

A. to watch; go C. watching; go

B. watching; going D. to watch; going

( ) 12. ---My recorder is broken. Could I use yours? ---__________, but you have to return it tomorrow.

A. I hope so

B. I’m not sure

C. No problem

D. I’m sorry

三、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共8分，每小题1分） 1. Many volunteers ____ to the poor areas to treat people with eye problems in the past. (fly) 2. You can listen to the inventor’s speech again because I __________ it. (record) 3. As we all know, playing the violin well ____________ a lot of practice. (require) 4. Can you tell me where those children ________ hide-and-seek this time yesterday? (play) 5. Can you hear the sound of the violin _________ from the third floor? (come)

6. His teacher is very kind to him and did all she could _________ problems to him. (explain) 7. The new iphone 5 _______ to the computer to download some new programs soon. (connect) 8. He ________ to your e-mail as soon as he reaches his office. Don’t worry about him. (reply) 四、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应

空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）

Creativity（创造力）is the key to a bright future. Here is __1__ schools and parents can help the their children to develop their creativity.

Drew worked for a company in 1925. At work he invented a kind of material __2__ enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Drew didn’t stop and finally, using his own time, made a kind of tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his company learned from its __3__.

Now the company asks its workers to __4__ 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas.

Creativity is not something one is just born with. A person with high intelligence(才能) does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of __5__ your intelligence to think of new ideas that are good for something.

We know that many schools have tried to develop students’ creativity, but some teachers only want to develop students’ reading, writing and math skills, and have to __6__ creativity for correct answers. They may know the rules correctly but they are unable to use __7__ to work out practical（实际）problems.

It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age, children should learn to make decisions and understand their __8__. Even though it’s choosing between two kinds of food __9__ lunch, decision-making helps thinking skills. As children grow older, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the wrong decision. The child may have a __10__ time, but that is all right. ( ) 1. ( ) 2. ( ) 3. ( ) 4. ( ) 5. ( ) 6. ( ) 7. ( ) 8.

A. when A. thick

B. where B. wide

C. how C. light C. suggestion C. spend C. taking C. give up C. that C. results

D. what D. strong D. mistake D. pay D. improving D. hurry up D. ones D. questions

A. effect（影响） B. thought A. take A. finding A. grow up A. it A. meanings

B. cost B. using B. catch up B. them

B. conversations（会话）

( ) 9. ( ) 10.

A. with A. hard

B. to B. lucky

C. of C. happy

D. for D. mad

五、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 （本大题共20分，

每小题2分）

A

A passenger(乘客) told an air hostess（空姐）that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She said to him that she would bring him the water in ten

minutes.

The air hostess was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.

In the following hours on the plane, each time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never replied to her.

When the passenger was going to get off the plane, he asked the air hostess to hand him the passenger’ booklet（小册子）. She knew that he would write down sharp words about her job, but with a smile she handed it to him.

Off the plane, the air hostess opened the booklet, and smiled because the passenger wrote, “On the flight（飞行）, you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”

1. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to the________. A. medicine

B. water

C. cup

D. booklet

2. At the end of the story, we know the passenger was ________ with the air hostess. A. satisfied

B. unhappy

C. angry B

A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honours(荣誉) a person can receive. As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede called Alfred Nobel. He was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Alfred Nobel was a great scientist. He made two important inventions, and so he became very rich. Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man. He never married or had children. Also, he was a sick man during his large part of life. When he died at the age of 63, he left a fund of $9,000,000. The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics, chemistry(化学), medicine and literature(文学), and for world peace.

The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10, 1901, five years after Nobel’s death. Since then many famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements（成就）.

Each prize has three parts. The first part is a gold medal. Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a certificate saying that he has been given the prize. The third part of the prize is a large

D. bored

amount of money-about $40,000.

Often a prize is given to just one person, but not always. Sometimes a prize is shared. It may be given to two or more people who have worked together. It is also sometimes true that a prize is not given at all if there is no great achievement. In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given.

3. When was Alfred Nobel born?

A. In 1938. B. In 1833. C. In 16. D. In 1906. 4. When he died, Nobel left a large amount of money ________. A. to his wife B. to his children C. for helping the poor people in Sweden D. for setting five prizes C

Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus(马戏). Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me.

There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night. I could tell they’d never been to the circus before. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.

The ticket lady asked how many tickets the father wanted. He proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady told him the price.

The man’s wife lowered her head. There was no longer a smile on the man’s face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady again told him the price.

The man clearly didn’t have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news? Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped it on the ground. (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this.”

The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight

into my dad’s eyes, and in tears（泪水） replied, “Thank you, sir, thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn’t care.

5. Why does the writer say “Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean” (Paragraph 2)? A. To show the children were well looked after. B. To show cheap clothes could be popular. C. To show how hard the mother worked. D. To show how rich the family were.

6. Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story? A. He found the money he lost. B. He wanted others to help him. C. He made his children unhappy. D. He was thankful for the kindness.

7. Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage? A. The poor family saw the circus that night. B. The two families became close friends. C. The writer’s father earned some money. D. The writer saw the circus that night.

D

Graffiti is a common feature of most Western cities. The word graffiti was from the Greek word, graphein, which only meant writing. These days, however, the word means drawing or writing on the walls of buildings, or on public transportation, such as trains and buses.

Graffiti, as a form of expression, was born in New York during the 1960s and 1970s. At that time, a new modern culture about city life appeared. Graffiti was a written form of expression of that life. Later, it was mixed with a musical form called hip-hop that was another expression of the city life.

At first, graffiti artists used pens. But then, with the development of graffiti, they became experienced. They turned to using cans of spray paint (喷漆). Spray paint allowed them to cover a greater area. And it also allowed them to work quickly, which was an advantage when they worked in neighbourhoods where graffiti wasn’t welcome.

At the present time, different people have different ideas about graffiti. Some people say it makes the cities dirty. It isn’t allowed by many local governments in the United States. The governments spend more than a million dollars a year cleaning graffiti. The money, they say, could be better spent on health or education. Other people think that it is a form of art. In fact, the works of some famous graffiti artists can be found in museums, galleries, and art books. 8. Which is the meaning of the underlined work “graffiti”? A. 书法

B. 沙画

C. 涂鸦

D. 油画

9. How many forms of expression of city life are mentioned（提到）in this article? A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

10. What’s the article mainly about? A. The meaning of graffiti. B. Different expressions of graffiti. C. Different attitudes towards graffiti. D. The history and development of graffiti.

六、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。 （本大题5分，每小题1分） 1. 你应该多做些锻炼，而不是玩这么多的电脑游戏。

You should do more exercise _________________________ computer games. 2. 吴老师建议我们注意一下这两个词语之间的不同。

Mr Wu ___________________________________________ the two words. 3. 他已经放弃和他的父母争辩了。

He’s _____________________________________ his parents. 4. 那位男生想出新方法有困难。

That boy has __________________________________________________ a new idea. 5. 那位少年心情不好，开始乱摔东西。

That teenager _________________________ that he began to break things.

七、缺词填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格

内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。（本大题共5分，每格0.5分）

You are standing with your classmates. E__1__ is talking except you. Perhaps you’re afraid they will laugh at what you say. Maybe you just aren’t b__2__ enough to speak.Shyness is like a snake that crawls(爬进) into our mouth and s__3__ us speaking. But we shouldn’t let it stay there.

I am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes v__4__ me. When I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldn’t talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the w__5__ to a local shop, it was as if I’d forgotten how to talk. One summer, I got a job in a r__6__ and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers (顾客). I had to tell them how m__7__ their meal cost. I had to ask them if they want to drink Coke or Sprite.

This job taught me how to speak with people.

You may be too young to find a part-time job. But you can look for other c__8__ to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. O__9__ you can go to get a newspaper for your family.

If you do these things for a while, the “shyness” snake will soon begin to l__10__ you alone. It’ll look for another mouth to crawl into.

八、书面表达（本大题共10分）

假设阳光中学将组织评选“环保小卫士”（Environment Guard）的活动。 请根据下面表格的内容， 用英语完成三（5）班学生写给该校学生会的一封推荐信。 推荐对象 李华 性别 男 1. 精力充沛，有幽默感； 2. 聪明，勤奋，自信； 品质 3. 懂礼貌，乐于助人；比如：上个月… 4. 谦虚，从不炫耀自己的能力。 1. 2010年加入“No Littering Club”, 是最好的成员之一； 事例 2. 自那年以来一直收集塑料瓶，把钱捐给了慈善机构。 推荐者观点 注意：

1. 推荐信须包含表格内所给要点， 并作适当发挥， 要求语句通顺、意思连贯； 2. 词数80个左右。推荐信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

我们认为…(2-3句话) 3. 词汇：塑料瓶plastic bottle(s) Dear chairperson,

We’re from Class 5, Grade 3. We recommend Li Hua to be an Environment Guard.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely

Students from Class Five, Grade Three

初三英语期中考试听力材料 2013年11月 听力测试（本大题共20分，每小题1分）

第一节（共10小题）

听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有6秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。

听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10题。 1. M: I really want to be a basketball player. And you? W: Oh, I’m going to be a policewoman when I grow up. 2. M: Kitty, is your brother Ben good at drawing?

W: Yes, he is. And he is a good football player, too. He loves playing football with his friends at

the weekend. 3. W: Did you have a picnic?

M: Yes, we were lucky to have a sunny day for a picnic. It’s raining today. We have to stay at home.

4. M: How many students are there in your class? W: There are only thirty-two. And half of them are girls. 5. W: Hurry up! The meeting will begin.

M: Oh, it’s 7:30 now. The meeting will begin in half an hour. Let’s go. 6. M: How many countries have you been to?

W: Australia, England, China and Japan. I’ll be back in France next month. 7. Tomorrow is Women’s Day. Let’s give our mother a surprise. M: That’s great.

8. M: Open your mouth. Now show me where it hurts.

W: Here on the right, especially when I eat something cold or hot. 9. W: This shirt sells for four dollars each, but two will only cost you seven.

M: I’ll take four please.

10. W：You seem to have a lot of work at the Students’ Union. You are always staying late and

working for a long time.

M：That’s true. But the work is interesting and fun. I don’t mind the extra work at all. 第二节（共10小题）

听下面3段长对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题6秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出6秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。 听第11段材料，回答第11、12题。

M: There is a dinosaur exhibition on at the Science Museum. Tomorrow will be the last day. W: Really? How about going to it tomorrow morning? We don’t have any classes tomorrow. M: Good idea. Shall we take a taxi or go by bike? W: Let’s go by bike. It isn’t too far away, you know. M: How long will it take us to get there, do you know? W: It will take us no more than 35 minutes to get there by bike. M: Do you have any plans for tomorrow afternoon? W: Not at this moment. What are you going to do? M: I’d like to invite you to a concert. W: How much are the tickets? M: 150 yuan each.

W: That’s too expensive for me. M: Don’t worry. I’ve got two tickets. W: OK. Let’s go together. 听第12段材料，回答第13至15题。

Hello, everybody! Do you want to improve your English in a short time? Windy English Club is a good place for you. We have a good environment for you to study in. And we have many excellent teachers to teach you.

Here is some information about our club. Our courses start on July 3rd, and end before National Day, on September 29th. Classes meet every Wednesday and Friday，from 7 to 9 in the evening. If you want to take the course, please come to my office a week before classes begin. You need to pay 800 yuan for them. The courses include grammar, written English, conversation and listening skills. If you want to know more about the courses, please call me at 8673425. I’m Allan. Thank you.

听第13段材料，回答第16至20题。

Jim Green is a 15-year-old English schoolboy. His sister Kate is 14. At present, Jim and Kate are at a school in Sydney, one of the biggest cities in Australia. They have been there for two years. They like the school, but they know that they will return to England soon with their parents. Jim and Kate have also been to schools in America, France, Japan and China. This is because their father, Mr. Green, works for a very big international company. The company has sent him to work in many different countries. Mr. Green usually stays in one country for about two years. Then the company moves him again. His family always go with him. The Greens are a happy family and love seeing the world. Jim and Kate have learned to speak French, Japanese and a little Chinese. The two children have friends all over the world. But they are glad that they are going to return to England. Recently, the children told their parents, “We want to stay in England. We don’t want to move again.” Their father agreed and he asked his company to keep him in England. The company has agreed. Jim and Kate are very happy about this.

2013-2014学年度第一学期初三英语期中

Ⅰ. 听力部分 （本大题共20分，每小题1分） 1 C 11 C 2 A 12 A 3 A 13 B 4 C 14 C 5 B 15 C 6 B 16 C 7 C 17 B 8 A 18 B 9 B 19 A 10 A 20 A Ⅱ. 书面部分 （共80分）

一、单词拼写：（本大题共10分，每小题1分） 1. punished 6. inactive

2. behavior 7. decisions

3. fortieth 8. postmen’s

4. agreements 9. unhappiness

5. probably 10. growth

二、单项选择：（本大题共12分，每小题1分） 1 B 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 B 6 A 7 A 8 D 9 C 10 A 11 B 12 C 三、动词填空：（本大题共8分，每小题1分） 1. flew 3. requires 5. coming

7. will be connected

2. have recorded 4. were playing 6. to explain 8. will reply

四、完形填空：（本大题共10分，每小题1分） 1 C 2 D 3 D 4 C 5 B 6 C 7 B 8 C 9 D 10 A 五、阅读理解：（本大题共20分，每小题2分）

A 1 D 2 A 3 B 4 D B 5 A 6 D 7 A 8 C C 9 B 10 D 六、完成句子：（本大题5分，每小题1分）

1. You should do more exercise instead of playing so many computer games. 2. Mr Wu advised us to pay attention to the differences between the two words. 3. He has given up arguing with his parents. 4. That boy has difficulty coming up with a new idea. 5. That teenager was in such a bad mood that he began to break things. 七、缺词填空：（本大题共5分，每空0.5分） 1. Everyone/Everybody 2. brave 6. restaurant

7. much

3. stops 8. chances

4. visits 9. Or

5. way 10. leave/let

八、书面表达（本大题共10分）

He is an energetic boy and has a good sense of humour. He is clever, hard-working and confident. He is polite and helpful. For example, last month he… He is modest and never shows off. He joined No Littering Club in 2010. He is one of the most wonderful members. He has collected plastic bottles since then. He has donated all the money to the charities. We think…