闸北区2014学年度第一学期九年级英语学科期末练习卷
（2015.1）
Part I Listening （第一部分 听力） I. Listening Comprehension
A . Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片） （6分）
A B C D
E F G H
1._________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.______ 5._________ 6.________
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案） （8分）
7. A）Rainy B) Windy C) Sunny D)Cloudy 8. A ) Tuesday B)Wednesday C)Thursday D)Friday
9. A) 50 dollars B)100 dollars C) 150 dollars D)200 dollars 10. A) The 4th B) The 5th C) The 6th D)The 7th 11. A)On foot B) By bus C)By car D) By bicycle 12. A) At the railway station B) At the post office
C) At the library D) At the supermarket
13. A) Singer and listener B) Customer and shop assistant
C) Father and daughter D) Doctor and patient
14. A) It’s noisy in London. B) The weather in London is not good.
C) The bus services are not very good D) More trees should be planted
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（6分） 15. Over 750,000 visitors pay a visit to Stonehenge in Britain every year.
16. The largest number of visitors appears in July.
17. Historian(历史学家）Paul Stocker doesn’t think Stonehenge was a temple where ancient leaders communicated with the gods.
18.Most people agree that Stonehenge was built to celebrate a success over an enemy.
19. One visitor to the Stonehenge felt the energy pull him down.
20. A group of English volunteers tried to build another Stonehenge, but failed.
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences(听短文，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词） （10分）
21. Marco Polo ____ ____on a journey to Asia, and did not return home until 24 years later.
22. He described Hangzhou as “ the ____ ____ in the world”.
23. While he was ____ _____, he told the stories of his travels to another man there.
24. He told of many_____ _____ that were unknown to Europe.
25. Marco Polo died ____ _____. His last words were: “ I did not tell half of what I saw”.
Part 2 Phonetics. Grammar and Vocabulary
（第二部分 语音、语法和词汇）
II. Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案） （共20分）
26. Matters are rarely that simple. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word? A )/ra:l?/ B)/'re?l?/ C) /ri?l?/ D) / r?li/ 27.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others? A). For all his wealth, he is not happy.
B) Go straight ahead, and you’ll see the hall. C) No one can lead me by the nose. D)Even death couldn’t beat him down.
28. The iWatch will soon become _____ useful tool in the future and communicate and entertainment. A)a B) an C) the D) /
29. The passengers on Air Asia Flight QZ8501 lost _____ lives because of the extreme weather. A) they B) their C) them D) theirs 30. Let’s have a break___ the time being. We will further discuss the topic in ten minutes. A) in B)on C) for D) at 31. Stand up and give your answer _____ Question15,please. A) with B) of C)to D) by 32. O. Henry wrote a lot of novels but I’ve only read ____ of them. A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
33. Nowadays we can collect much____ either from books or on the internet. A) suggestion B)idea C) information D)method 34. The little girl looks ____ wit her hair short. A) lovely B) happily C) attractively D)tidily 35. Hainan Island is the second ____island in China. A) large B) larger C) largest D) the largest 36. Smile every day, and your life ___a little happier. A) gets B) is getting C) has got D) will get 37. The old man was upset because his favourite vase____ by his grandson. A) breaks B) is broken C)broke D)was broken 38. Reading provides me with fun and it also enables me____ the world around me. A) understand B) understood C) to understand D)understanding 39. Once you make a decision, you’d better ____your mind. A)don’t change B) not change C) not to change D)not changing 40. Jenny won’t tell the secret to anyone____ she knows many people are eager to find it out. A) though B)since C) because D) but 41. -Must I finish the task in a week?
-No, you____. If you have any problem. Please tell me. A) can’t B) mustn’t C) may not D)needn’t 42. _____can you hold your breath when you are swimming? A) How long B) How soon C) How far D) How fast 43. The Spring Festival is on the way. Many shops have ___huge posters with the word “sales”. A) put up B) put on D) put off C）put out 44. -I’m very worried about the rising cost of living. -____________. A) So do I. B) So am I C) Neither do I. D) Neither am I 45. -William fell down from his motorcycle and hurt his leg this morning. -___________. A) That’s all right. B)I’m sorry to hear that. C) Never mind. D). Really? He’s too careless.
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word of phrase can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每次只能填一次)：(共8分) A. woke up B. at a time C. at any time D. collected E. through It was a dark day in Canada in 1988 when rain began to fall from the sky. However ,this was not ordinary rain--it turned to ice as it fell _ 46__ the cold air. It rained for six days ,and was much as ten centimeters of ice _ 47__ on roads, trees and power lines.
On 5th January ,the people of Montreal _48__ to find they had no electricity in their homes. It was dark and cold. The roads were covered in ice,and it was very dangerous to walk or drive anywhere. Families had to stay inside and burn wood to keep warm. They expected the power to
come back_ 49__.
However, the ice kept falling. It caused branches and whole trees to fall down. More power lines fell down, and the roads became even more dangerous. A. terribly B. repaired C. army D. especially E. knives By the third day, many families had no food to eat. It was a difficult time. The _50__sent over 14,000 soldiers to help.
Finally, after six days, the ice storm stopped, but the trouble was not over. The huge amount of ice made the whole area very dangerous. As the ice started to melt, it fell from the roofs of buildings and trees like _51__. Most of the power lines were so badly damaged that they could not be __52_.
Some families had no electricity for a whole month. Many homes were damaged and many people, __53__ farmers, had to move away. The people of Canada will never forget how terrible nature can be . Everyone hopes that there will never be another ice storm like the one in 1998.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词。）
54. Leaving the windows open is just inviting ______ to enter. (thief)
55. China is a developing country which belongs to the ______ world. (three) 56. As he walked on, Simon felt ______ getting more and more tired. (he) 57. There’re ______ ways of cooking an egg, but I like boiling best. (variety) 58. Success in study ______ depends on one’s own efforts. (main) 59. The new law doesn’t ______ in our favour. (operation)
60. Animals can bring us happiness, comfort and even ______. (safe) 61. Among the three boys Simon works the ______. (hard)
V. Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求完成句子。62-67小题每空格限填一词。）
62. Lonely Planet has become the world’s most successful travel publisher.（改为反意疑问句） Lonely Planet has become the world’s most successful travel publisher, ______ ______ ?
63. Shanghai International Art Festival brought us many wonderful performances.（改为感叹句） _______ _______ performances Shanghai International Art Festival brought us ! 64. The fisherman’s wife shouted at him angrily.（对划线部分提问） ______ ______ the fisherman’s wife shout at him ?
65. Could you tell me ? Where can I change paper money into coins ?（合并为一句） Could you tell me where ______ ______ change paper money into coins ?
66. Jane doesn’t have a plan to buy a flat unless she has enough money.（保持句意基本不变） Jane doesn’t have a plan to buy a flat _____ she _____ have enough money.
67. Each year, people add new records to the Guinness Book of Records.（改为被动语态） Each year, new records ______ ______ to the Guinness Book of Records.
68. on Chongming Island, we, our autumn outing, with our teachers, spent, a month
ago（连词成句）
____________________________________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)
VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) （共50分）
A. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) （12分）
What’s My Line (台词)？
“One of my actors is sick! He has just one line and you’re the only one who fits his clothes!” One afternoon, the school drama director suddenly shouted to me. She seemed so nervous and worried that I felt sorry for her and said, “Ok”.
“You will be fine. It's easy!” She said. But it wasn’t easy at all. On the stage, four other actors and actresses spoke their lines, and I
opened my mouth. Nothing came out. I couldn’t even breathe. I just wanted to leave. The next thing I knew, I was running off the stage.
As I was running off the stage, I accidentally knocked over a glass of grape juice that was on a table. The purple juice hit the girl next to me --- Andrea, the leading actress of the drama. She gave me a nasty look. I thought she was going to kill me!
But then, Andrea quickly said, “Darling, you’re so silly! Let's toast(干杯) to my darling’s silliness! Cheers!” She grabbed another glass of grape juice and drank it. The other actor quickly followed Andrea’s lead and saved the scene. The audience thought my mistake was part of the play!
I apologized to everyone after the play. To my surprise, they were not angry with me. They told me, “It’s all a part of being on stage.” I could be wrong, but I think I liked being on stage. I think I will try again.
69. Which of the following was a problem in the story?
A) Andrea was the leading actress of the drama. B) Andrea drank the grape juice. C) The writer had only one line. D) The writer forgot his line. 70. There were ___________ actors and actresses on the stage.
A) three B) four C) five D) six 71. Andrea gave the writer a nasty look. At that moment she felt ___________.
A) afraid B) sad C) hungry D)angry 72. From the passage, we know that Andrea was a ___________ leading actress. A) silly B) pretty C. quick-minded D) warm-hearted
73. Which of the following is NOT true? A) The writer made Andrea’s dress dirty. B) The audience knew something was wrong.
C) The school drama director asked the writer to play a role. D) The writer said sorry to the drama club.
74. The writer will most probably _________ in the future.