1、1浙江省湖州市吴兴区 2017-2018 学年九年级英语上学期期末考试试题 考生须知：1. 全卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分。试题卷共 8 页，答题卷共 2 页。全卷满分为 100 分，考试时间为 100 分钟。2. 试题卷分卷和卷两部分。卷中的试题（1-43 小题）的答案填涂在答题卷上，卷中试题的答案写在答题卷相应的位置，写在试题卷上无效。卷 说明：本卷共三大题，43 小题，满分 61 分。一、 听力（本题有 15 小题，其中 1-10 小题每小题 1 分，11-15 小题每题 2 分，共 20 分）第一节：听下面五段对话，每段对话后有 1 个小题，请从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选择正确的
2、选项，每段对话仅读一遍。1. How often does Peter play basketball?A. Twice a week. B. Never. C. Every day.2. Where does Li Lings new teacher come from? A. America. B. England. C. Canada.3. Who will turn off the light?A. The boys mother. B. The boys father. C. The boy himself.4. Whats the matter with the boy?A. He
3、 picked up a watch. B. He needs a new watch. C. He has lost his watch.5. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Strangers. B. Neighbors. C. New friends.第二节：听下面两段较长对话，每段对话后有 2 至 3 个小题，请从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项2中选择正确的选项，每段对话读两遍。听下面一段较长对话，回答第 6 至 7 小题。6. Where will the English Corner be?A. On the
4、playground. B. In front of the library. C. In the dining hall.7. What time will the speakers meet?A. At 7:30. B. At 8:00. C. At 8:30.听下面一段较长对话，回答第 8 至 10 小题。8. What is the girl going to do in Paris?A. Do some shopping. B. Go swimming. C. Go sightseeing.9. How will the boy go to Florida?A. By train.
5、B. By plane. C. By ship.10.When is the boy leaving?A. On Sunday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Saturday.第三节：听下面一段独白，独白后有 5 个小题，请从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选择正确的选项。独白读两遍。11.How many cities are talked about in the story?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.12.What is the speaker talking about?A. Cities. B. Songs. C. Famous stars
6、.13.Which is the most exciting city?A. Las Vegas. B. San Francisco. C. Los Angeles.14.What is I Left My Heart in San Francisco?3A. The name of a movie. B. The name of a book. C. The name of a song.15.What is Los Angeles famous for?A. Its nice songs. B. Its kind people. C. Its good weather.二、完形填空（本题有
7、 15 小题，每小题 1 分，共 15 分）阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。A Move to SafetyThe Turners sat at the kitchen table. The sun was shining and filled the kitchen with a warm light. It was a perfect day for having a picnic or going surfing. But in the Turners kitchen, no one seemed to be paying attent
8、ion to the 16 .“Okay, girls,“ said Mrs. Turner. “I can tell by the expressions on your faces that you have a pretty good idea of why we need to have this family 17 .“ Linda and Kala exchanged looks and slowly nodded.“Your mom and I have had many talks lately about the possibility of 18 ,“ said Mr. T
9、urner. “We were hoping that it wouldnt come to this, 19 we dont have other choices.“But Dad,“ said Kala, “Kilauea has been an active volcano（火山）since 1983! Nothing has happened to us or to our house yet. I think well be 20 here.“But your dad and I care about all the recent warnings giving by the gov
10、ernment. Even though weve been safe up to now, there is no way to guarantee（保证）that a larger eruption（喷发）isnt coming up,“ said Mrs. Turner.4“Mom, this is our 21 . I cant even remember living anywhere else!“ Linda said, fighting back tears.Mrs. Turner put an arm around her daughters shoulder. “This w
11、ont go 22 for any of us,“ she said. “Dad and I love this house, too. We have so many happy memories here. But were tired of living with such uncertainty. The most 23 thing in the world to us is that our family stays safe.“Mr. Turner 24 . “Girls, there are other places in Hawaii where well feel safer
12、. Well have to 25 our house, but you know home is wherever we go as a family. Well make new 26 , and well find things to love about our new home .“The girls were quiet for a moment as they considered 27 it would mean to move. “There are so many things Ill 28 here,“ said Kala quietly.“We all will,“ s
13、aid Mrs. Turner. “But one of the places that your dad and I have looked at is only a few minutes walk to the beach.“Kala and Linda couldnt help 29 when they heard that. They both spent every spare minute they had surfing. If their parents told them that they could actually live in the water, they wo
14、uld have been perfectly happy.Mr. Turner walked around to the other side of the table. He put one large hand on each of his daughters shoulders. “Im proud of you two,“ he said. “Thank you for trying to 30 why this is so important to your mom and me.“Linda and Kala smiled. Dad was right: home was whe
15、rever the family was.16. A. kitchen B. table C. picnic D. weather517. A. trip B. meeting C. dinner D. celebration18. A. moving B. traveling C. returning D. rushing19. A. because B. so C. though D. but20. A. happy B. safe C. brave D. relaxed21. A. dream B. choice C. home D. island22. A. early B. easi
16、ly C. quickly D. successfully23. A. unforgettable B. difficult C. important D. interesting24. A. agreed B. shouted C. judged D. repeated25. A. give back B. give up C. look for D. look up26. A. problems B. sports C. memories D. reaons27. A. what B. why C. how D. whether28. A. sense B. stress C. respe
17、ct D. miss29. A. smiling B. arguing C. worrying D. doubting30. A. explain B. wonder C. understand D. discuss三、阅读理解（本题有 13 小题，每小题 2 分，共 26 分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。ARestaurants in the USA6Steves Pizza So many pizza stores in South Beach, but ask a Miami Beach local where to get the best pi
18、zza and theyll tell you about Steves. This is New Yorkstyle pizza, handmade with care and good ingredients (佐料). New stores of Steves are opening elsewhere in Miami, all in non-tourist areas. Opening hours: 11am-3am Cattlemans Steakhouse This place is 20 miles east of the city, but local people woul
19、d probably drive 200 miles to eat here. The food is good, and the scenery is even better. Come early and wander around the grounds of Indian Cliffs Ranch, where youll see everything from rabbits to buffalo, then catch the sunset either before or after your meal.Opening hours: 5pm-10pm Absolute Bakin
20、g & CafThe screen door is always swinging open at this town hot spot with giant breakfasts. Try the green chili on eggs its made from scratch, as are the organic breads. And lunch includes salads, big sandwiches and local grass-fed beef burgers. Dont miss a square of soft, fresh carrot cake.Walts Wh
21、arfEverybodys favorite for fresh fish (some drive in from LA), Walts packs them in on weekends. You cant order your dinner (though theyre accepted for lunch), but its worth the wait for the seafood and steaks in the many-windowed ground floor or upstairs in captains chairs. 7Opening hours: 7am-2pm O
22、pening hours: 11am-3:30pm 31. According to the passage, Steves Pizza .A. has new stores all over Miami B. lies on Miami BeachC. serves the best pizza in Miami D. is open only in the daytime32. Which restaurant serves both breakfast and lunch?A. Steves Pizza. B. Walts Wharf.C. Cattlemans Steakhouse.
23、D. Absolute Baking & Caf.33. The passage is probably taken from .A. a science report B. a history book C. a travel magazine D. a movie posterBYou probably know many of the things that you can do with the hundreds of different muscles（肌肉） in your body. But have you ever thought about how the muscles
24、in an animals body are different from yours? An animals muscles are made to do the things that are the most important for its life. Lions are hunters. They depend on their ability to catch other animals. Lions must be fast in order to catch their prey(猎物). The powerful muscles in their back legs all
25、ow them to run at speeds of more than 30 miles per hour. They can also jump a 8distance of more than 35 feet. The strong muscles in their front legs help them catch their prey.Snakes also use their muscles for hunting prey and for movement, but their muscles work in very different ways than lions do
26、. Because snakes do not have any legs, they use their muscles to push against the ground or other objects to move themselves forward. Their muscles also allow them to eat things that seem much too large. For example, a snake may eat an egg that is larger than the width of its body. How does this hap
27、pen? The snakes strong neck muscles work together to push the egg down the mouth.The elephants long nose has a lot of muscles. Scientist believe that the nose alone has more than 100, 000 muscles! This is because the elephant uses its nose much in the same way that people use their hands and fingers
28、. Even though the nose is large, it can perform surprisingly tasks. For example, an elephant can pick up a tree by its roots or even to lift a baby elephant.The great muscles of these animals seem pretty unbelievable. But the muscles in your body work exactly the way you need them to. After all, it
29、might be fun to be able to jump a distance of 30 feet, but as a human being, there is just not much need for it.34.The underlined word “hunters” in Paragraph 2 means persons or animals that _. A. keep animals for fun B. raise animals for meatC. catch animals for food D. run after animals for exercis
30、e935.According to the passage, what makes the muscles in your body different from an animals? A. The exercise. B. Your power. C. The environment. D. Your needs.36. Which of the following shows structure(结构) of the passage? (P=Paragraph) COne night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a quest
31、ion I would never forget. “Cindy, my company wants to promote (升职 ) me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling you that youve done well and allowing you to skip (跳) a grade, but youll have to leave your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and aske
32、d me to think about it. I was lost in thought. The question kept me wondering for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for 10the first time, I realized the difficult decisions adults had to make.For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening Id eagerly wai
33、t for the phone to ring and then tell her everything happened during the day. A phone call, however, could never take her place and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large empty apartment, It was then I st
34、arted to understand the difficult choices she had to make. She needed to think about both family and work. Faced with difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldnt know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with a positive attitude.Back h
35、ome, I reminded myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she managed to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be independent. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable goals.My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the experience has
36、really taught me. Ive learned a lot because of this separation. There are lots of difficult decisions that we have to face in our life. We need to have a positive attitude no matter what happens. 37. It was _ for the writer to say “yes” to her mothers decision.A. difficult B. excited C. unusual D. h
37、appy38. Which of the following sentence can be put in the blank in Paragraph 3?A. I thought my mother might regret her decision.11B. I thought my mother might leave Brazil with us.C. I realized my mother behaved well in her company. D. I realized how lonely my mother was in Brazil herself.39. It can
38、 be learned from the passage that the writer _. A. achieved all the high goals in her lifeB. wanted to go abroad alone like her mother C. found it hard to make any decision D. learned a lot from the unforgettable experience DIt happens every nightbedtime. But what if youre not sleepy? Should you sti
39、ll go to bed if you are just going to lie there with your eyes wide open? Its a problem that has been around as long as there are people trying to sleep. You might be excited by something you did in the day. You might be nervous about what youre going to do the next day. Maybe you dont like sleeping
40、 alone in your room. Maybe you have frightening dreams. All of these are possible reasons for your sleeping problem. However, there are some steps you can take to help you solve it.One thing that can help is talking to a parent or another trusted adult about what youre worrying about at bedtime. For
41、 example, if youre nervous about taking a test, or upset about being teased (被嘲弄) at school, it can really help to tell somebody. Knowing that somebody has heard you can help ease your mind so that you can have a good rest.Sleeping in a comfortable bed in a quiet and cool room is a good choice. If 1
42、2theres anything in your room that makes you feel uneasy or anxious at night, like a picture that looks strange in the dark, or a noisy faucet (水龙头) in the bathroom, be sure to ask your parents to move or fix it. Make sure electronics, such as mobile phones or iPads, are kept away from your bed. The
43、y can keep you excited, making it harder for you to fall asleep.If you are usually restless around bedtime, doing certain things to relax beforehand may help you fall asleep. Try to take more time to wind down by taking a warm bath, or listening to a bedtime story at least 30 minutes before you go t
44、o sleep. It also helps to follow a bedtime routine and go to sleep at the same time every night. As a result, your body will get the message that its almost time to sleep. Your body will know to start feeling tired.In order to find the right solution for you, its possible that you understand what ex
45、actly is keeping you up at night. Getting a good nights sleep is worth the time and effort of finding the right solution to your sleeping problem.40. Paragraph 2 is mainly about _.A. why people have frightening dreams at nightB. why daytime activities influence peoples sleepC. what can help people s
46、olve the sleeping problemD. what may make it difficult for people to fall asleep41. What does the phrase “wind down” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?A. Keep clean. B. Get relaxed. C. Stay awake. D. Feel sleepy.42.To get a good sleep, what does the writer advise you to do first?13A. To go to bed at a ce
47、rtain time every night.B. To do something to make you tired in the day.C. To stay away from electronics before going to bed.D. To know the exact reason why you stay awake at night.43. What is probably the best title for the passage?A. Sleep Quality B. Frightening BedtimeC. Getting a Good Sleep D. Ca
48、re for the Health卷 说明：本卷共四大题，满分 39 分。四、任务型阅读（本题有 4 小题，每小题 1 分，共 4 分）阅读下面的短文，在下表中填入恰当的内容完成阅读摘记。Marco Polo was from Venice, Italy. In 1271, at the age of 17, Marco went on a trip with his father and uncle to China. Today people often travel to different places around the world. But it was very hard fo
49、r people from Europe to visit China then. After three and a half years, the Polos reached China in 1275. While he was there, Marco Polo worked for Kublai Khan, the emperor of China. He was able to learn and experience many things that were new to Europeans. In his diary, he wrote, “Kublai Khans palace is the greatest Ive ever seen. The streets of the n
