高一年级期中考试
英语
考生注意：
1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。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；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
4.本卷命题范围：人教版九年级全一册。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the woman think of the blue dress
A. It’s small. B. It’s large. C. It’s costly.
2. What will the woman do tonight
A. Stay at home. B. See a doctor. C. Go running.
3. What do we know about the man
A. He dances very well. B. He often gives lessons. C. He has a kid.
4. How many books did the man read last year
A. Four. B. Six. C. Eight.
5. Where does this conversation take place
A. At home. B. In a classroom. C. In an office.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Brother and sister. B. Teacher and student. C. Father and daughter.
7. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A book. B. A writer. C. A baby.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where does the Amazon River start
A. In Peru. B. In Sudan. C. In Brazil.
9. What is the man doing
A. Having a walk. B. Reading a story. C. Attending a class.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Who left a phone message
A. Mr. Morris. B. Mr. Green. C. Mr. Black.
11. Which is Professor Green’s room number
A.119. B.114. C.144.
12. What is the man likely to do
A. Cancel the service. B. Make a phone call. C. Change his room.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the woman
A. An engineer. B. A manager. C. A reporter.
14. When will the new building be completed
A. In three months. B. In two months. C. In one month.
15. What does the man badly need
A. Some money. B. Spacious rooms. C. Skilled workers.
16. What does the man say about the interview
A. It is easy. B. It takes time. C. It is relaxing.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What did Mozart start to do at the age of five
A. Create music. B. Play the piano. C. Hold a concert.
18. Why did Mozart live a poor life
A. He made little money.
B. His wife spent too much.
C. He supported a big family.
19. What does the speaker mean at the end of the talk
A. The musician is gifted. B. The audience is noisy.
C. The music is too loud.
20. Where is the speaker
A. In a cinema. B. In a library. C. In a concert hall.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Four Best Online English Courses
Udemy: English for Beginners
This 77-hour course is among the bestselling courses. The design based on real need makes it easy to adapt to even the busiest schedules. It opens to students with no knowledge of the language. Learners will become good enough to speak clearly and confidently and understand the language well enough to follow movies and TV.
Price: $109
Time to complete: 20 weeks
Coursera: English for Career Development
Coursera is supported by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ office of English learning. Coursera teaches English for business skills like job searching, resumes and interviewing. Learners can start at any time.
Price: $100
Time to complete: 40 weeks
Alison: English for Career Development
This self-paced(自定进度的) course takes a unique approach to teaching business English. English language learners learn the basics of searching, applying, and interviewing for jobs in the United States. Though all parts of the course are free, certification costs $30 and is available only to those who receive 80 percent or higher on their assessments(认证).
Price: Free
Time to complete: Self-paced
Perfectly Spoken: English for Daily Use
This course helps non-locals with the kinds of English used on the street and on vacation. It covers common expressions, such as what to say when meeting and greeting people, and how to express feelings. The course includes the language used when traveling, ordering at a restaurant, and during the United Kingdom holidays.
Price: $90
Time to complete: 36 weeks
21. How much should learners pay for Udemy
A. $30. B. $90. C. $100. D. $109.
22. What do Coursera and Alison have in common
A. They are free of charge. B. They must be finished in 40 weeks.
C. They focus on business English. D. They are suitable for pupils.
23. Which course attracts non-locals who want to learn daily English
A. Perfectly Spoken. B. Coursera.
C. Alison. D. Udemy.
B
Giorgio Morandi was one of the greatest artists in the history of Italy. He was the eldest of five children born into a middle-class family in Bologna, Italy. His early love of art upset his father, who wanted his son to work with him in his export business. Morandi attempted the business unsuccessfully in 1906.
After that, Morandi entered the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts in 1907. He continued his study with the support of his friends when his father suddenly passed away in 1908, forcing him to support his mother and younger sisters. During that time, he was introduced to Cubism and Futurism, which influenced his early work.
After he graduated from the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts in 1913, Morandi continued his study by traveling around Italy, especially to the Venice Biennale. Those tours would finally prove important, as much of Morandi’s exposure(接触) to painters came from published art works on the journey. He was particularly interested in the work of Impressionists like Claude Monet, as well as following greats such as Georges Seurat and Paul Cézanne.
After Morandi finished his traveling, he returned home and lived with his family. For many years, Morandi kept a peaceful daily routine. And he did most of his work in his workshop, a small room in a flat he shared with his mother and sisters.
Life wasn’t easy for him at first, but he quickly established himself as an important modern artist. His mastery of a skill of color, light and arrangement began to gain notice, shining in the face of present painting in the manner of abstraction(抽象). And he was named “one of the greatest painters living” by Roberto Longhi in 1934.
24. Why did Morandi’s early love of art worry his father
A. It took Morandi too much time.
B. His father didn’t have money to support Morandi.
C. His father wanted Morandi to follow in his footsteps.
D. There were no suitable art teachers for Morandi.
25. What did Morandi do in 1913
A. He tried his father’s business. B. He started his university life.
C. He traveled with his father. D. He finished his study in school.
26. What played a leading role in shaping Morandi as a successful modern artist
A. His love for his family. B. His tours around Italy.
C. His middle-class background. D. His exposure to his father’s business.
27. How does the author mainly develop the text
A. By asking questions. B. By providing examples.
C. By following time order. D. By making a comparison.
C
Every year the start of the Atlantic hurricane season is another reminder for Margarite August that she still doesn’t have a roof.
The 70-year-old retired teacher’s home on the small Caribbean island nation of Dominica was mostly wiped out by hurricane Maria six years ago.
Six years after hurricane Maria, Dominicans like Margarite August still haven’t been able to rehabilitate their homes.
August is not alone. Since Maria, the government of Dominica has built 7,000 new homes— about a quarter of its housing stock— with materials to fight another Category 5 hurricane. They’ve also relocated two communities. But an untold number of the island’s 70,000 or so residents are like August, rebuilding their homes in any way they can afford.
Hurricane Maria is often referred to as a once-in-a-lifetime disaster. Scientists put much of the blame on warming ocean temperatures that could make frequent(频繁的) storms like it.
Maria damaged a terrible 95% of Dominica’s housing stock and 226% of the nation’s GDP. Before the storm, the country’s economy had long struggled since its independence from Great Britain in 1978. Unlike its more famous touristy neighbors along the chain of eastern Caribbean islands it lies on, Dominica is more known for its rugged mountains and jungles(丛林) than white sandy beaches.
The jungle mountains that crash down to the coast are beautiful but disasters visit easily. “I don’t think anybody ever got over Maria,” says Christine John of the Dominica Red Cross. “There are a lot of persons today— if it just starts to rain outside, they get anxious.”
28. What does the underlined word “rehabilitate” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Rebuild. B. Leave. C. Decorate. D. Buy.
29. What is the main cause of frequent extreme storms according to scientists
A. Over-farming. B. Loss of the land.
C. The disappearance of the forests. D. Climate change.
30. What is Dominica known for according to the text
A. Its good economy. B. Its architecture.
C. Its mountains and jungles. D. Its sandy beaches.
31. Why are Dominicans nervous when it rains
A. They have to stay bored at home.
B. Their houses are easy to take in water.
C. They don’t know how to make umbrellas.
D. They are afraid of another disaster like Maria.
D
Animals, including humans, feel sound as well as hear it, and some of the most meaningful communication happens at frequencies(频率) that people can’t hear. Elephants, for example, use these low-frequency sounds to, among other things, find family or a mate across long distances. Whales do it, too.
But you don’t have to weigh a ton to make a sound. In fact, you don’t have to be bigger than a pea. Consider, for example, the tree-hopper, a curious little animal that lives on the stems(茎) of the leaves. University of Missouri biologist Rex Cocroft has spent much of his time listening closely to tree-hoppers with his team.
The team discovers that all the sounds being heard from tree-hoppers are produced by males. They do it by vibrating(振动) their abdomens(腹部) to make a wide variety of strange sounds. There is almost no airborne sound produced with these vibrational sounds. Cocroft explained, “If a tree-hopper were to stand on your finger and produce a sound, you would feel the vibration but hear no sound.”
They showed that some sounds, not surprisingly, seem to be aimed at attracting females. And some are aimed at other males.
Cocroft explained, “When two males meet each other, or when they are mate-searching on a branch, we’re hearing ‘purring, bdddddrrr...’ sounds that males give.” Normally, a person couldn’t hear any of this, because the sound travels along the stem, inside it. And that’s how other tree-hoppers detect it.
Cocroft said tree-hoppers have very sensitive legs. And they stand around on stems, which are good at spreading vibrations. So they just use what nature gives them to communicate with each other.
“They have so many different forms of social behavior and grouping,” Cocroft explained. “And once there are animals living in groups, then there will be all sorts of interesting possibilities for communication.”
32. What does Cocroft’s research focus on about tree-hoppers
A. Their variety. B. Their communication.
C. Their living areas. D. Their numbers.
33. What can we know about tree-hoppers
A. They sense sounds by legs.
B. They knock the stems to make sounds.
C. Their sounds can be easily heard by humans.
D. Females make sounds to meet each other.
34. What does Cocroft say about animals’ living in groups
A. It is key to their survival.
B. It drives an increase in their numbers.
C. It often leads to communication.
D. It contributes much to the division of animal types.
35. What is the best title for the text
A. A Magic Moment in Nature B. A Journey to the Wildlife
C. Learning From Nature D. Communication Sounds Among Animals
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Those who have a go-getter mentality(心态) are seen as the high achievers of this world. Let’s learn ways on how to achieve a go-getter attitude.
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Bite-sized goals are important. They allow you to experience achievement and therefore allow you to reward yourself, finally contributing to the improvement of your motivation and driving you to achieve more.
Have a clear idea and be intentional(有心的)
37 , having detailed goals in mind, writing them down, and describing them are some of the first steps to be successful. Being intentional is to be willing to try new things and look for solutions. There is no point in doing something if you’re not intentional about what you do. 38 , even a small stone in your path will stop you.
Look at your mistakes as opportunities
It’s also important to look at your mistakes as chances to improve yourself. 39 . If, for example, you work on a project that receives unpleasant comments, use those comments to improve your project and present it again.
Find the courage to push yourself towards goals
Allow yourself to be around by active people who believe in and support you, including those who have pushed through challenges and achieved their goals. Take encouragement from them. Also, you can look back and remind yourself of what you’ve already achieved, and don’t undervalue any of them. 40 .
A. Follow your interests
B. Set up bite-sized goals
C. They prove you can do it
D. Knowing where you want to go
E. If you don’t want to achieve something
F. When you come across people who are successful
G. Learn from them and quickly put the learning into action
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My dad is easy-going and has a gift for chatting. He 41 a fast food restaurant called Queenie’s Weenies, which is specialized in hot dogs. I work with my dad at the 42 on weekends.
One Saturday, we went 43 . As we got into the checkout line, I 44 something: our cashier(收银员) was very 45 ! She 46 no smiles, no greetings and no small talk. Her”anger aura(光环)” was obvious and kind of 47 to me. When we 48 to check out, I was thinking that we should just pay for our things and leave quickly. My dad had a different 49 . When it was our turn, he started 50 her.
Dad said, “Hi, how are you today This is my son. I have a restaurant, and we 51 together. It’s called Queenie’s Weenies. Drop by my restaurant sometime and I will 52 you to my hot dogs. I’m good at cooking them.” By the time we 53 checking out, the cashier was smiling. She said, “Thanks, umm... I hope you and your son have a very nice day.”
Back in the car, Dad said to me, “The cashier was obviously 54 today. It happens to everyone. Smile 55 or give a few kind words, which is all it takes to make one a little more delighted.”
41. A. owns B. describes C. visits D. recommends
42. A. supermarket B. hospital C. restaurant D. company
43. A. hiking B. camping C. exploring D. shopping
44. A. imagined B. believed C. noticed D. remembered
45. A. beautiful B. unhappy C. professional D. polite
46. A. received B. needed C. avoided D. offered
47. A. suitable B. frightening C. special D. friendly
48. A. helped B. refused C. waited D. forgot
49. A. problem B. idea C. hope D. experience
50. A. talking to B. looking after C. going after D. laughing at
51. A. work B. play C. tour D. exercise
52. A. drive B. tie C. treat D. lead
53. A. quitted B. finished C. missed D. regretted
54. A. in peace B. in danger C. in a hurry D. in low spirits
55. A. warmly B. immediately C. secretly D. comfortably
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Why Should You Work This Summer
Maybe you are asking yourself 56 you should get a job this summer. You could spend your summer 57 (sit) around your house relaxed or hanging out with your friends. There will always be time for those 58 (thing). Here 59 (be) some reasons to get a job this summer:
· Make Money: Simple as that. It’s hard to make money 60 a job. Plus, it’s nice to have your own money instead of asking your parents for it all 61 time.
· Save for College: College is very 62 (expense). If you aren’t winning a scholarship(奖学金) and don’t want huge student loan debts later, start saving money for college expenses now.
· Gain Experience: Another great reason is to start gaining work experience. It will look good on your resume(简历) plus it also helps develop job and life skills for the future.
· Buy Stuff: It’s nice to be able to have money 63 (buy) your own stuff sometimes. 64 that is something small like a new cell phone or something big like a car, having a job will help you pay for what you 65 (actual) want or need.
· Have Fun: Use some of your earnings to go to the mall or movies, eat out and so on.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
你校英文报正在开展以 Friendship为题的征文比赛。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1.你的交友经历；
2.对友谊的理解。
注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Friendship
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第二节 （满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Mr. and Mrs. Morrison had been married for 25 years. They raised two children, Emily and Lucas, in a house that was always filled with laughter and love.
Emily, now a young woman studying art in college, often returned home on weekends. Lucas, the younger brother, was in his final year of high school, and his future was like an unwritten story.
One cool autumn evening, as the smell of Mrs. Morrison’s famous apple pie filled the kitchen, there was an awkward(尴尬的) silence between Lucas and his parents. Mrs. Morrison noticed it first, the way Lucas avoided eye contact when he spoke. Mr. Morrison also sensed the unease(不安) but chose to let it go, hoping Lucas would open up in his own time.
Later that night, after dinner had been served and the dishes cleared away, Lucas sat by the table with his parents.
“Mom, Dad,” Lucas began, “there’s something I need to talk to you about.”
The couple looked at each other, concerned and curious. “Of course, honey,” Mrs. Morrison said gently. “You know you can talk to us about anything.”
Lucas had been playing the guitar and writing songs for years. “I’ve been thinking a lot about my future lately,” he said, raising his voice. “I’ve decided to take a gap(间隔) year... I want to practice music skills.”
There was a long silence before the conversation continued. Mr. Morrison, who was lost in deep thought, looked at his son. Mrs. Morrison’s eyes widened, with a look of surprise crossing her face.
“Music !” Mr. Morrison finally spoke, his voice still filled with concern. “Lucas, you’ve never mentioned this before. What about your plans for college ”
Lucas looked up, knowing this was the moment he had feared, yet he knew it would come. “Music has been my favourite for years,” he said. “I expect to see where music could take me.”
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Lucas’ words were followed by a total silence. __________________________________________________
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Relaxation washed over Lucas as he realized his parents were willing to listen. _________________________
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