loading广州市越秀区2016-2017学年第二学期期中考试
九年级英语问卷
本试卷共五大题，13页，满分135分。考试时间120分钟。 注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名、座位
号，再用2B铅笔把对应号码的标号涂黑。
2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，
用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。不能答在试卷上。
3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答卷各题目指定区域的相应
位置上；如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4. 考生必须保持答题卡及答卷的整洁。
一、听力（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 听力理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听下面一段对话，回答第1-3三个小题。 1. What’s wrong with the boy?
A. He is too tired. B. Twice a day. C. He has a cold. 2. How often does the boy have to take the medicine?
A. Twice a day. B. Three times a day. C. Once a day. 3. What will the boy do today?
A. He will rest at home. B. He will go to school. C. He will have an English exam.
听下面一段对话，回答第4-6三个小题。 4. What’s the two speakers’ relationship?
A. Friends. B. Classmates. C. Strangers. 5. Which floor does Maria live?
A. On the first floor. B. On the fourth floor. C. On the fifth floor.
6. Where might the conversation have taken place?
A. At home. B. At a post office. C. In an apartment house.
听下面一段独白，回答第7-9三个小题。 7. Where did the girl lose her purse?
A. On the train. B. In a shop. C. She didn’t know. 8. How much money did she keep in her purse?
A.150 yuan. B. 250 yuan. C. 300 yuan.
9. What does her purse look like?
A. Big and red. B. Small and black. C. Big and black.
听下面一段对话，回答第10-12三个小题。 10. What can Tonny play musical instruments?
A. Guitar. B. Piano. C. Violin.
11. How many times do they meet in a week, when they are going to give a concert? A. Two times. B. Three times. C. Four times. 12. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. Joining the school choir. B. Learning English. C. Singing English Song.
听下面一段独白，回答第13-14三个小题。
13. What does the Italian teenager think of the foreign exchange studying in America? A. It is cool. B. It is hard. C. It is interesting.
14. What do we know about the foreign exchange students in America? A. They came from 190 countries.
B. They made few friends and experienced few places. C. They got the chance to learn more about a culture.
15. Where they can experience a new culture with foods and customs? A. In their host families. B. In their own families. C. In the schools.
第二节 听取信息 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答卷中标号为A—E的空格中。听录音前，你将有15秒钟的阅题时间。录音播放两遍。你将有80秒钟的作答时间。
Notice for the Tourists Just be ready for any kind of ___A____. It’s very changeable. Shops are usually open from 9:00 am to ___B____ .On Sundays most of them are closed. At any time you can go to the ____C____. Please ____D___ when you are at bus stop. Make sure not to walk ____E____ of the road. It will be very dangerous. 二、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分20分）
第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从16～25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
16. ---- Is it far from your home to school? ---- Not very far, only ______. A. 15 minute’s rides B. 15 minutes’ ride C. 15 minute’s ride D. 15 minutes’ rides
17. There is _______ in today’s newspaper.
A. something important B. important something
C. anything important D. important anything 18. ----I prefer speaking to listening in English learning.
----Oh, really! I think you should be good at _______ of them. A. some B. any C. both D. all
19. _______ you are, _______ mistakes you will make in the exam.
A. The more carefully; the less B. The more carefully; the fewer C. The more careful; the less D. The more careful; the fewer
20. ----Hello! I’m very glad to see you. When _______ you _______ here?
A. are; arriving B. did; arrive C. have; arrived D. will; arrive
21. Don’t worry. Your package _______ here until you come back, so enjoy shopping here.
A. has kept B. will keep C. has been kept D. will be kept
22. New York is one of _______ biggest cities in the world, but it doesn’t have _______ long history A. a, the B. the, a C. a, a D. the, the 23. He needs your help, you _______ and give him a hand. A. should to stay B. shouldn’t stay
C. ought not stay D. ought to stay 24. --- What are you looking for?
--- I’m looking for the book _______ you lent me yesterday. A. whose B. who C. that D. what 25. --- Could you tell me _______ tomorrow morning? --- Well, it will start at 9:00 o’clock.
A. when the meeting will start B. when will the meeting start
C. when the meeting starts D. when the meeting would start
第二节 语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从26～35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When you’re a teenager, it seems that every time you say, “I want to…”, your parents answer, “No, you can’t.”
Young people further complain that their parents do not understand them. When something ___26___ wrong, most parents just don’t believe ___27___their children without asking why. They think their kids are wrong. And not many parents allow their kids to choose for ___28___.
Yes, it is true that your parents___29___ treat you as a little child. But remember that not long ago youwere really a child. Your parents still remember the childish mistakes you used to __30__.They want to protect you ___31___ you don’t want them to do so.
So, if you want to get more freedom, please try___32___ your parents and don’t lie to them. Try a___33___way. If you want them to allow you to stay out late, don’t just say, “All ___34___ kids can stay out late.” Tell them as much as you can about ___35__ you want to do and where you’ll be and why it’s
important for you to stay out late. Then they just might say, “Yes”. 26. A. go B. goes C. went D. will go 27. A. to B. with C. in D. on
28. A. them B. they C. their D. themselves 29. A. sometime B. some time
C. sometimes D. some times 30. A. make B. making C. makes D. made 31. A. though B. but C. and D. so 32. A. understand B. understanding C. to understand D. understands 33. A. friendly B. more friendly
C. much friendly D. most friendly 34. A. other B. another C. others D. the other 35. A. how B. when C. why D. what
三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A group of frogs were travelling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how ___36___ the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn’t ___37__ and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs were very sorry about it and ___38___ saying that they were sure to die. ___39__, one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, __40__. Then he fell down and died.
The other frog, however, ___41___to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he___42___ , the other frogs asked, “Didn’t you hear us?” The frog, who had a poor __43__ ,explained, “ I thought you were encouraging me all the time.”
The story teaches us a___44___ : There is power(力量) of life and death in the tongue. An___45___word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.
36 A. small B. deep C. big D. wide
37 A. care B. refuse C. insist D. think 38 A. kept B. finished C. practiced D. stopped 39 A. Luckily B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Happily 40 A. went on B. ran away C. jumped out D. gave up 41 A. happened B. continued C. planned D. wanted 42 A. got out B. ran away C. got off D. woke up 43 A. smelling B. eyesight C. hearing D. looking 44 A. way B. skill C. sentence D. lesson 45 A. interesting B. exciting C. excellent D. encouraging
四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A One day, a student was taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path. They were a poor farmer’s, who was working in the field nearby.
The student turned to the professor and said, “We will hide his shoes, then hide ourselves behind those “My young friend,” answered the professor, “We should never make fun of the poor. Why not put a
trees, and wait to see what he will do.”
coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch?” The student did so and they both hid themselves behind the trees. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.
While putting on his coat, he put his foot into one of his shoes, and felt something hard. Then he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Surprised, he picked up the coin, turned it around, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around but saw nobody. He put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe. To his surprise, he found another coin.
He couldn’t control his feelings and fell to his knees, looked up to the sky and expressed his thanks. Then he spoke to his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. He said the help would save them from dying.
The student stood there deeply moved, and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “Are you not much happier than if you had hidden the shoes?” 46. When the student saw the shoes, he wanted to _____ . A. steal them B. find their owner
C. play a joke on the owner D. give the owner some money 47. According to the passage, the professor was _____ . A. rich and honest
B. kind and friendly
C. patient and clever D. strict and careful 48. When the farmer saw the second coin, he _____ . A. was very surprised and grateful B. was worried and looked up at the sky C. was surprised and decided to find the owner D. spoke of his difficulties and asked for more help 49. At the end of the story, the student ______. A. was very proud of himself B. was very pleased with his life
C. felt very sorry about his first idea D. felt sad for not taking his teacher’s advice 50. What can we learn from the passage? A. It is never too late to learn. B. All good things come to an end. C. Where there is a will, there is a way. D. True happiness comes from helping others.
B
Andrea Bocelli is a famous Italian singer-songwriter .When he was born in 1958, Bocelli had poor eyesight. He lived on a farm in the small village with his family. At twelve years old he became completely blind,