江津2015—2016学年度下期半期考试
九年级英语
满分150分 时间120分钟
I.听力测试（30分）
第一节：情景反应。(每小题 1.5 分，共 9 分)
听一遍。根据你所听到的句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答语，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
( )1.A. Thank you. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. Yes, I do. C. That’s all right.
( )2.A. It doesn’t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )matter. B. Mary. C. I don’t know.
( )3.A. That’s righ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t. B. Yes, I’d love to. C. Yes, please.
( )4.A. A son. B. A writer. C. A book.
( )5.A. March 7 th. B. In 2000. C. At 8:00.
( )6.A. All ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) right. B. That’s right. C. You are welcome.
第二节：对话理解。（每小题 1.5 分，共 9 分）
听一遍。根据你所听到的对话和问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
( )7. A. Near a h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ospital. B. Near a bus stop. C. Next to a bank.
( )8. A. Sunny. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.
( )9.A. Boring. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. Terrible. C. Wonderful.
( )10. A. London. B. Japan. C. The USA.
( )11. A. Saturday. B. Friday. C. Thursday.
( )12. A. 36 yuan. B. 63 yuan. C. 72 yuan.
第三节：长对话理解。（每小题 1.5 分，共 6 分）
听两遍。根据你所听到的长对话内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
听第一段材料，回答第13和14小题。
( )13. Where is Mike going
A. America. B. England. C. Australia.
( )14. How long will he stay there
A. A week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks.
听第二段材料，回答第15和16小题。
( )15. What do you think Tom is
A. A doctor. B. A student. C. A policeman.
( )16. Where may this dialogue take place
A. At a school. B. In Lucy’s home. C. In the doctor’s
第四节：短文理解。（每小题 1.5 分，共 6 分）
听两遍。根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
( )17. Kitty couldn’t go to Paris because_________ .
A. she liked crying ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. she didn' t like Paris C. she couldn' t stay at a hotel
( )18. Kitty stayed______ when Mr. and Mrs. Black were away.
A. in a small village B. at a hotel C. at home
( )19. Mr. Black got the cat home________ .
A. by taxi B. by car C. by train
( )20. From the end of the passage, we know that______ .
A. the cat ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) didn' t know Mr. Black B. the cat didn't want to visit Paris C. the cat made a big mistake
II.单项选择(20分)
( )21.________ woman over there is ________ popular teacher in our school.
A. A , a B.The , a C.The ,the D.A, the
( )22.The accident_______when we ______our school.
A.was happe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ned ;returned to B. happened ; returned back
C.happened ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ); returned to D.was happened ; was returning to
( )23. I found ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) him _____ in the interesting story.He didn’t see me until I stood before him.
A.losing B.to lose C..loses D.lost
( )24.The Greens_ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )_____ China for 6 years,and they are very familiar(熟 悉)with Chinese culture.
A.has been ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )in B.has come to C.have been in D.have come to
( ) 25.--- Must ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )we clean the meeting room now --- No,you ______.You ____ go home.
A.mustn’t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) ;may B.needn’t;must C.mustn’t;must D.needn’t; can
( )26.I will hav ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e the final exam tomorrow . —____________
A.Have a good t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ime. B.Good trip. C. Good luck. D.Good job.
( )27.Three months _____ and he did nothing about the matter.
A .passed B. later C. past D.late
( )28.--- How far is your house from the school --- It’s about ______ walk.
A. ten minute ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s B. ten – minutes C. ten – minute’s D. ten minutes’
( )29.---Excuse ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )me,look at the sign “No PHOTOS! --- sorry, I______it.
A.don’t see B. didn’t see C. haven’t seen D .won’t
( )30.--- Can you ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) come to my house at about 2 o’clock --- _____. I’ll have a meeting at that time.
A. I hope so B. Yes ,I think so C. No problem D.I’m afraid not.
( )31. Smoking _____ in public places in China.
A. allows ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. doesn’t allow C. allowed D. isn’t allowed
( )32.The hit of iphone6 made the fans of it____________.
A .exciting. B. excited C disappointing D. disappointment
( )33.Our teacher asked me _________.
A.why Peter d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )idn’t come to school B.how long I often spend on my homework
C .when would the fashion show begin D.what was Ann doing
( )34.—There are so many good things here,_____________
A.which one do ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )you think is the best B.do you think which one is the best
C.do you thi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nk which one shall I choose D.which do you think will choose
( )35.I live __ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the town .So I have to drive there to buy vegetables and fruit.
A. far away B. close to C .far from D .across from
( )36.Lui Juan i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s one of ___students in our class. He always gets bad grades.
A .carefu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l B. more careful C .the most careful D. the least careful
( )37. If he doesn’t want to do the job, does ______ want to
A .every ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )body else B .anybody else C. else anybody D .else everybody
( )38. It’s said that he ________ for ten years.
A .had been dead B .had died C .was dying D .death
( )39. There are ten more plates ______ this evening.
A .to wash B .to be washing C .washing D.be washed
( )40.______ you come, you will be welcome.
A .Whatever B .However C. Wherever D. Whenever
III.完型填空(每空1.5分 共15分)
Most parents, I supp ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a 41 children’s book. On the one hand, the writer has aimed (定目标) too high 42 children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story. On the other hand, the stroy seems to be talking 43 the adults instead of children.
The best children’s books are 44 very difficult nor very simple, and meet the needs of the child who hears the story and the adult who 45 it. Sadly, however, there are in fact 46 books like this, so the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not easy to solve. This may be why many of the books considered as works of children’s literature（文学）were in fact written for adults. “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps one of the examples of this.
Children 47 often ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )show the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a 48 and he would like to choose the books written in a different way, or just take a look at the most children’s cartoons, full of the stories and jokes which are not the same as things we think.
Perhaps we p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )arents should stop 49 to get children into accepting our taste in books we read. 50 , children and adults are so different that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to think further and talk about more when it comes to the bedtime story.
( )41. A. short B. long C. good D. bad
( )42. A. so that B. in order to C. such that D. such as
( )43. A. in B.to C. on D. around
( )44. A. both B. very C. either D. neither
( )45. A. hears B. reads C. understands D. buys
( )46. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
( )47. A. them B.their C. themselves D. theirs
( )48. A. school B. home C. office D. library
( )49. A. going B. trying C.liking D. doing
( )50. A. After all B. However C. At last D. Instead
IV.阅读理解(30分)
(A)
How much poc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ket money do you get from your parents every month—200 yuan
Some may need mor ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e to buy birthday presents, ice cream or cartoon books.But for Li Hong,30 yuan each month is enough. The only thing she buys is lunch—1.5yuan each day.“My favorite is noodles and rice.” Said Li.“But meat is too expensive for me.”Li,14,is a student of Grade Eight. Her parents are migrant workers(外来务工人员).They first came to Chongqing from a village in Henan two years ago.Her father now works as a cleaner and gets 500 yuan every month. Her mother has no job.Every day,Li gets up at 5:30 am and walks 50 minutes to get to school. She studies hard ,and even reads books during breaks! Her favorite subject is computer.“I’m learning typing now. I hope to be the fastest in my class,”said Li. Like many teens, Li has lots of homework--- usually at last one hour every day. But that is not all he work. During the week she helps her mum cook. On weekends, she helps wash clothes. “I could cook when I was eight. Father said sometimes I cooked better than mum.”
Li said she want ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed to be a doctor when she grew up. “I wacth TV and find out There are many people with AIDS in Henan. Some are kids.I really want to help them.”Said Li.
But she is afr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )aid of having to leave school.Li didn’t go to school at the age of 12 one year because her family had no money to send her.This year, the school didn’t ask her to pay the 600 yuan fees(学费) because her family is too poor.“I hope I will always be in school,”said Li.“Dad works hard to get money.I have promised him I will study hard to be a good student and a good doctor in the future.”
( )51 .What does Li Hong’s father do
A.A housewife B.A cleaner C.A doctor D. A worker
( )52.What happened to her when she was 12
A. She was ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ill seriously. B.She was lost in Chongqing.
C.She went back to her hometown. D. She didn’t go to school.
( )53. Which of the following is WRONG
A.Li Hong has m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uch pocket money. B.Li Hong is very hard-working.
C.Li Hong wan ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ts to do something for her hometown. D.Li Hong has been in Chongqing for 2 years.
( B)
A nickname is a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) shortened form of a person’s name．A nickname can also be a descriptive(描述性的)name for a person，place or thing,Many American cities have nicknames．Nicknames can also be funny．
Los Angeles，Cal ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ifornia is the second largest city in population，after New York City． Los Angeles has several nicknames．One is L．A．It is also called the City ofAngels because Los Angeles means“the angels”in Spanish．
Los Ange ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )les often has warm，sunny、weather．So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine．New York is called The Big Apple．So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because ofthe fruit that grows in that city’s warm climate．
Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood．Millions of people visit the area．So it is also called The Entertainment Capital of the World．No trip to Los Angeles is excellent without seeing the word"Hollywood”spelled out in huge letters on a hillside．
Many movie stars live in Los Angeles．The city is sometimes called Tinseltown．This nickname comes from the shiny，bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry．Another nickname for Los Angeles is La—La Land，using the first letters of Los and Angeles．
The city of Los Angeles is part of Los Angeles County(郡)．There are many smaller cities in the coBnty．A good place for watching unusual—looking people is Venice(after the Italian city of Venice)，an area on the west side of Los Angeles．
Many people lo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ve Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather，beautiful mountains and beaches，and movie stars．
( )54．_________________ is the largest in population in America．
A．Los Angeles B．Washington C. New York City D．Seattle
( )55．Los Angeles is called Tinseltown because ．
A．many movie stars live there B. it's very sunny and warm
C．there are many angels D．there is a place called“Venice”
( )56.Peo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ple don’t think it’s a good trip to Los Angeles if they__________．
A．don’t see th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e word“Hollywood”on the hillside B．don’t go swimming with th6eir family
C．enjoy the b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eautiful sunshine on the beaches D．spend too much money there
( )57．This article is mainly about_______________．
A．the movie ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )stars in Los Angeles B. the nicknames for Los Angeles
C．the mo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )vies made in Los Angeles D．the weather in Los Angeles
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I work at a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) university in the USA. There, my team and I are trying to learn more about the American black duck,a kind of water bird.And now we are using an exciting piece of equipment called a “night vision scope”.By using it,we can see the ducks in the dark.
We’re worried about ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) black ducks mainly because their numbers are falling hugely.And we don’t know whether there’s enough food on the east coast for these birds.There’s lots of information about their daytime activities,but nothing about what they do at night,because we don’t have the equipment. But this new”scope”will make really clear pictures, even on moonless nights,so we will be able to find out more about the ducks.
It is very hard ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )work.There are four of us,and we each work six hours every day.We study ducks in different places,and I sometimes have to take a boat to where I need to work.the weather is not helpful because most of the time it’s wet.Oh,and it’s so quiet that sometimes I need coffee to stop me from falling asleep.
But I like ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the work .Over the summer,we will spend hours in a lab,where we will look at our results together .It will be hard to stay there every day because of the hot weather—but it is very important to do this!
58.What does the underlined word “hugely” mean
A.Loudly B.Greatly C. Carefully D.cheaply
59.What does ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the writer’ team hope to find out about American black ducks
A. What food the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y feed on. B. What animals like to stay with them.
C. What they do a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t night. D.What makes the east coast a good place for them.
60.What does the writer say about working in a lab over the summer
A.It’s an important ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )part of his work. B.He will study the results by himself.
C.It’s a good way to work with other people. D.He enjoys the working place.
61.The writer writes the passage mainly to __________.
A.show us new equip ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ment B.tell us what kind of work he does
C.Tell us how he becam ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e good at watching water birds D.give us advice on how to work in the dark
(D),
We often prai ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )se the world of science. It explains the world and makes our lives easier with technology. One of the most exciting fields in science is artificial intelligence (人工智能 AI). This is an area where scientists are working on making machines that think like humans.
However, Professor Stephen Hawking, a well-known British scientist, is not for this kind of technology. “The development of artificial intelligence could spell(预言) the end of human”. He said so just after using the machine made for him. As Hawking has a serious illness called ALS, he needs an AI computer to communicate. The computer learns how Hawking thinks and suggests the words he may want to use next.
This kind of AI is very useful, but Hawking fears the possibility of making machines that can be smarter than humans. And it’s easy to imagine how terrible things may be. We can see on TV some big killer machines that are far cleverer than us. “Humans can’t compete because of their slow biological evolution (生物进化)” said Hawking. But no everyone holds the same idea towards AI technology. “I believe we can make good use of the technology for a long time. It will help us to solve many problems in the future.” said Rollo Carpenter, CEO of Cleverbot in the UK.
In which way do y ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ou think AI is heading Should we be hopeful or fearful
( )62.The best title for this passage may be ___________.
A. AI：a Friend or an Enemy B. The Development of AI
C. The ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Future of Human Beings D. The Fight between Humans and AI
( )63. According ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to the passage, AI machines can_________nowadays.
A. be much smarter than humans B. think like human beings
C. make our lives eas ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ier D. have nothing to do with humans
( )64. The underlined word “this” means ___________.
A. The AI techno ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )logy scientists work on B. A serious illness called ALS
C.The AI computer Hawking uses D. A big killer machine
( )65. Which of the following is TRUE
A. Hawking’s AI computer fully knows what he thinks about.
B. The AI technology is cleverer than humans now.
C. Hawking is a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) famous British scientist and against human intelligence.
D.Hawking thinks human ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s might die out because of the development of AI.
V. 口语运用（5分）
Kate:I am here to see Dr. White.
Nurse:___66__Just stay here and wait for your turn. Dr.White will be right here.
(Five minutes late, the doctor came.)
Doctor:______67___.
Kate:I have a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) pain in my throat.Though I am hungry,I don’t feel like eating anything at all.
Doctor:__68____.
Kate: Yes, but it seems OK.I haven’t gota fever.
Doctor:Open your mouth and say “Ah”.
Kate:Ah….
Doctor:It’s just a cold and nothing serious.____69____
Kate: Shall I take it before or after meals
Doctor:___70__You may take it either after or before meals.
Kate:Thank you.doctor.
Doctor:You are welcome.
A. Have you taken your temperature B. What’s your trouble C. Go back home and have a rest.D. It doesn’t make much different.E. Please fill in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )this form with your name,address and your phone number.F. Take this medicine three times a day and drink more water.G. Have you eaten something strange
第II卷(共50分)
I.任务型阅读(8分)
The Little Prince ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) is a very strange but popular book. It was written by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a Frenchman. He was a writer and an airplane pilot(飞行员).
In the story, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a pilot meets a strange man from a small planet. This is the Little Prince. We learn that he has been on a long journey. He has left his planet because of an unhappy love. He is on a tour of other worlds, looking for a solution to his unhappy love.
The Little Pri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nce has met many different people. They are all foolish. And they let the Prince down. One is a king on a planet with no other people. Another is a businessman who thinks he owns the stars.
In the end, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the Prince seems to die. But because he is kind, he pretends(假装) that it is only his body that is dying. His mind will travel back to his home on the planet. This saves the pilot from the feeling that there’s no hope.
What can the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )strange story mean It seems too hard to understand. But the more you think about the story, the more meaning it has. The people the Prince meets on his travels stand for different kinds of foolishness among people on the earth. Although the Prince dies, his heart is a good one and he is kind. It tells us that we should have a good heart for a better life.
Was Antoine de Sai ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nt-Exupery only a writer ______________________________
What is the Little ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Prince on a tour of other planet for ______________________________
How are the diffe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rent people the Prince has met on the journey ______________________________
74.what does this book tell us ______________________________
II.句型转换(10分)
75. Lily has to wa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lk for another two hours. (一般疑问句) ___ Lily ____ to walk for another two hours
76. We don’t have ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) much money to buy a car.(同义句转换) We can not ______ ______buy a car.
77. Not only ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Zhang Jian but also that swimmer has crossed the channel.
______ Zhang Jian and that swimmer ______ crossed the channel.
78. 这对朋友已经习惯于每年收到彼此的来信。(完成译句)
These two f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )riends have been used to ______ ______ each other every year.
79. The student ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )often calls her Sophia.(对划线部分提问) _______ _______ the student often call her
IV.短文填空(16分)
Wonder why you ge ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t angry so easily while your deskmate smiles all the time Well ,your blood type may be playing a part here.Personality(个性) is about how people think,behave,and react to everything 80 them from day to day.So what makes people think and behave in certain ways Part of the reason is because people are born like this.A baby gets its blood type and 81 things when it’s still inside its mother’s stomach.These things may help 82 What the baby will be like.But one’s personality doesn’t stop here. Family life, school learning and life experiences can all 83 a part. Does this mean it’s not possible to change No,of course not!You can always try to make yourself better.Don’t worry about your shortcomings.Just accept them. This is a good 84 to start making changes.If you don’t know how to make friends,find out 85 . Is it because you’re too shy Tell yourself to try to smile at people.Start talking to people using warm greetings.Don’t give yourself a hard time about it all.It’s not easy to 86 a lifetime of habits in one night.Keep working at it. One day you’ll see that you can turn over a new leaf and 87 a new you.
80.______ 81.______ 82._______ 83._________84._______ 85.______ 86._______ 87.________
V.书面表达(15分)
长大意味着什么？是关心， 帮助同学 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )？是体贴, 理解父母？是感恩, 回报亲朋师长？还是…… 请以I am not a child any longer为题，记叙你在学习生活中经历的一件或两件事，表达你对长大的理解。
要求：1. 80词左右; 2. 语言流畅，书写规范，卷面整洁; 3. 文中不得使用真实姓名。
2016年春期半期考试
九年级英语答题卡
第一卷(共100分)
I、听力测试(每小题1.5 共30分)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C B C C C A C A B B
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A C B C C A B A B C
II. 单项选择（每小题1分 共20分）
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
B C D A A C A D B D
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
D B A A C D B A A D
III. 完型填空（每小题1.5分 共15分）
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
C A B D B A C D B A
IV. 阅读理解（每小题2分 共30分）
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
B D A C B A B C B D
61 62 63 64 65
C A C A D
V. 口语运用(每小题1分 共5分)
66 67 68 69 70
E B A F D
第二卷(共50分)
I. 任务型阅读（每小题2分 共8分）
71. No.
72. Looking for a s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )olution to his unhappy love. .
73. Foolish. .
74. __We sho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uld have a good heart for a better life . .
II. 句型转换（每空1分 共10分）
75. Does have ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 76. afford to 77. Both have 78. hearing from
79. What does
III. 短文填空（每空2分 共16分）
80. around ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 81. other 82 decide 83. play
84. way 85. why 86. change 87. be
IV. 写作 (共16分)
长大意味着什 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )么？是关心， 帮助同学？是体贴, 理解父母？是感恩, 回报亲朋师长？还是…… 请以I am not a child any longer为题，记叙你在学习生活中经历的一件或两件事，表达你对长大的理解。
要求：1. 80词左右 2. 语言流畅，书写规范，卷面整洁。 3. 文中不得使用真实姓名。
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