1、湖北省宜昌市东部2018届九年级英语下学期期中试题本试卷共三部分，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。 注意事项：本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分，请将答案写在答题卡上每题对应的答题区域内，写在试题卷上无效。 第一部分 听力（共三节，满分 25 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1分，满分5 分）听对话选择图片：你将听到五段对话，请根据听到的内容选出五幅相关的图片。每个句子后你有5秒钟的答题时间。听一遍。 A B C D E F第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1分，满分15 分）听对话或独白回答问题：你将听到几段材料，每段材料之后你将看到一个或几个问题。请根据这些材料内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳答
2、案。每段材料之后你有5至10秒钟的答题时间。听两遍。请听第一段材料，回答第6至7小题。6. Where does Jim often go to exercise? A. The school playground. B. The park. C. The sports hall. 7. What time does Jim meet his club members every Sunday? A. At 9:30. B. At 8:30. C. At 7:30.请听第二段材料，回答第8至9小题。8. Where is the bookstore?A. Its across from the
3、 cinema. B. Its behind the post office. C. Its on Main Street.9. How will the girl get to the bookstore?A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. On foot.请听第三段材料, 回答第10至第11两个小题。10. Does Betty like the band Cool Kids?A. Yes, she does. B. No, she doesnt. C. We dont know11. Who likes music that she or he sing along wi
4、th?A. Betty. B. Tony C. Both of them.请听第四段材料, 回答第12至第14三个小题。12. How much is the shirt? A. 160 yuan. B. 170 yuan. C. 180 yuan.13. Where did Michael buy the shirt?A. On the Internet. B. In Hangzhou. C. In a supermarket.14. What is the shirt made of ?A. Cotton. B. Silk. C. Plastic.请听第五段材料, 回答第15至第17三个小
5、题。15. Where did Mark probably work before?A. In a hospital. B. In a language school. C. In a Chinese company.16. Who taught Mark Chinese?A. His mom. B. His cousin. C. His grandma. 17. How long will Mark work at his new job?A. For about one year. B. For about two years. C. For about three years. 请听第六
6、段材料, 回答第18至第20三个小题。18. Where did Cindy go several days ago?A. France. B. England . C. America.19. Who are the gentlest, the British, the Germans or the French?A. The Germans. B. The French. C. The British.20. How many ways of greeting others are there in France?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.第三节（共 5 小题；每小
7、题 1分，满分5 分）听短文填写表格：你将听到一段短文, 请根据听到的短文内容完成表格中的有关信息。听完短文之后你有1分钟的答题时间。听两遍。Switzerland, the 21 of clocks and watches!About timeIf someone invites you to meet him or her at noon, then you 22 to be there at noon. About being lateIf you are even 15 minutes late, your friend may 23 . They may leave the hous
8、e early 24 heavy traffic.About visiting friendsPeople in Switzerland never visit a friends house 25 first. 第二部分 语言知识运用 （共 3节，满分40 分）第一节(共15小题，计15分。)单项选择: 从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个填入空白处的最佳答案。26. Danny, could you please tell me how to use the mobile phone Mate10?If you read the _ carefully and practice
9、 more, youll work it out!A. instruction B. information C. notice D. introduction27. What cold weather!Yes, but its unusual experience for us. We normally live in a hot place.A. / ; a B. a ; an C. / ; an D. a ; the 28. Does my question sound _ enough?I dont think so. You can ask more _ by using “coul
10、d” instead of “can”. A. politely; politely B. politely; polite C. polite; politely D. polite; polite29. Did you study any other languages English when you were at college? Yes, I studied three. But I have forgotten all a few words of each.A. besides; but B. except; but C. except; except D. besides;
11、besides 30. Now lots of people _ Lei Feng. Do you think so? Sure, because of his kindness and virtue(美德)!A. look forward to B. look up to C. care about D. look like 31. Excuse me, sir. You to smoke here. Look at the sign “No smoking”. Sorry. I it.A. arent allowed; wasnt seen B. arent allowed; didnt
12、seeC. dont allow; wasnt seen D. dont allow; didnt see 32. Listen! Someone is singing in the next room. Who it be? Is it Li Ling?No, it be her. She is at school now.A. could; may not B. must; mustnt C. may; cant D. may; wont 33. Why are you carrying so many books?I want to find the information about
13、some famous people I can use in my speech.A. which B. whom C. what D. who 34. Could you please tell me , Sonia?Its on the first Tuesday of May. We hold special parties and give teachers thank-you notes that day.A. if you had Teachers Day in America B. when Teachers Day is in AmericaC. what you did o
14、n Teachers Day D. how do you show your thanks to your teachers35. Do you think that Jane can win the competition? . Every dog has its day, right?A. I am afraid not B. You got it C. Sounds impossible D. Yes, I think so36. How do you like He Qiujun ,the famous silver-spoon young person who did a good
15、job in Super Brain?Wonderful! I like _ very much. A. he B. his C. him D. himself37. Its_ to stick your chopsticks into your food while having dinner.Im sorry. I wont do that again.A. kind B. polite C. rude D. proud38. Keep working hard, my dear son. You will surely realize your dream of being a writ
16、er _you give it up halfway.I will, thank you, mom.A. unless B. if C. since D. though39. Whats the news about?People near the Yangtze River didnt allow them to _ a factory so as not to pollute the water.A. look up B. put up C. take up D. set up 40. I dont know where to go this summer vacation. Why no
17、t_ visiting Yichang? There are many places of interest.A. regard B. consider C. wonder D. suggest 第二节(共15小题，计15分。)完形填空：先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。Suppose you find a bright yellow bike on a street corner in the city. You hop on(跨上)it and41 . But waitisnt this stealing? No, it isnt.
18、42 shouts, “Stop! Thief!”(小偷）That is 43 this free ride is just fine with the city. You 44 find hundreds of free yellow bikes in some US cities. The idea began in Portland, Oregon, in 1994. People saw a need for 45 transportation, and they wanted to help 46 pollution. So, to get citizens(市民) 47 their
19、 cars and onto pollution-free bikes, they 48 the Yellow Bike Project. The 49 bikes are painted bright yellow and placed throughout the city. People can hop on the yellow bike and ride to run errands(短程差事), to work 50 to school. Then, they leave the bike for the 51 rider. There have been times when b
20、ikes have been stolen, but most people 52 the rules, because they think it is not wise to 53 the bike thats already free. Portlands 54 was quickly loved by a lot of people. Within two years of its starts, similar programs were 55 in cities in six other states.( )41. A. drive away B. ride away C. rid
21、e back D. run away( )42. A. No one B. Someone C. Anyone D. Everyone( )43.A. whether B. so C. because D. though( )44. A. have to B. dont have to C. cant D. can( )45. A. expensive B. crowded C. free D. common( )46. A. protect B. control C. make D. bring( )47. A. out of B. into C. up D. near( )48. A. e
22、nded B. started C. changed D. refused( )49. A. public B. private C. clean D. dirty( )50. A. but B. as C. until D. or( )51. A. next B. last C. best D. first( )52. A. break B. make C. discuss D. follow( )53. A. buy B. repair C. produce D. steal( )54. A. citizen B. street C. idea D. school( )55. A. loo
23、ked up B. made up C. put up D. set up第三节(共10小题，计10分。)综合填空：根据所给首字母、汉语或上下文，完成空格中所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。每个空只能填一个词。Tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by 56 . Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5,000 years ago. It is 57 (say) that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong
24、first discovered tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant 58 (fall) into the water and remained there for sometime. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious. In this way, one of the worlds favori
25、te 59 (drink) was invented. Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the 60 (fine) tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used. It is believed that tea was 61 (bring)
26、 to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th 62 (century). In England, tea didnt appear until around 1660, but less than 100 years later, it had become the 63 (nation) drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the 64 (popular) of tea and
27、 the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are 65 doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea. 第三部分 阅读与写作（共 4节，满分55分）第一节 (共10小题，计20分。）阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 AIn the 13th century, the famous Italian traveler, Marco Polo, tr
28、aveled a long way to China. During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that Chinese used paper money. In western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century.A C
29、hinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2,000 years ago. He made it from wood. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them a book.Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting so much
30、paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. Every day, people throw away about 2,800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. We must start using less paper now. If we dont, we will not have enough time to grow mo
31、re trees to take the place of those we use for paper. So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs（手帕）and not paper ones. When we g
32、o shopping, we can use fewer bags. If the shop assistant does give us a paper bag, we can save it and reuse (再用) it later.66. What did Marco Polo do during his stay in China?A. He discovered Chinese learned to make paper. B. He began to learn to use paper money.C. He discovered Chinese used paper mo
33、ney. D. He knew western people used paper money.67. When did Chinese people begin to use paper money?A. After the 13th century. B. In the 15th century. C. In the 7th century. D. Before the 7th century.68. Who invented paper in ancient China? A. Marco Polo. B. A famous traveler. C. An Italian. D. Cai
34、 Lun. 69. What is one ton of paper made of? A. 2,800 trees. B.17 trees. C. 2,000 trees. D. 1,700 trees70. Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper? A. To use both sides of every piece of paper. B. To use the paper bags from shops more than once. C. To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of
35、 paper ones. D. To plant more and more trees.BWhat kind of vehicle (交通工具) will you choose when traveling between provinces? Many may say trains. Now, the high-speed railways (高速铁路) have connected(连接) eastern and western China as well as the south and the north.A new high-speed railway opened on Sept
36、ember 10, 2016. It connects Zhengzhou in Henan province to Xuzhou in Jiangsu province. With this railway, Chinas high-speed railways are over 20,000km long. It is the worlds longest and makes up 60 percent of the worlds total high-speed railway lines.However, China wasnt an early starter in the high
37、-speed railways. Japan started half a century ago, while Germany did 20 years ago. China only began to build its high-speed railways 14 years ago.Behind the fast development of Chinas high-speed railways, there is the countrys growing need for transportation. According to Xinhua, Chinas high-speed t
38、rains gave 961 million trips to people last year. The number was three times as large as that in 2010.“The high-speed railways are not only the bridge to different places, but also connect people, information and goods(商品). It greatly improves the economy (经济) in different areas, peoples lives and t
39、ourism (旅游业),” said Huang Xin, an official from the China Railway Corp.Chinas building of high-speed railways is still going on. The National Development and Reform Commission said in July that China plans to have 38,000km of high-speed railways by 2025. 71. What makes the high-speed railway from Zh
40、engzhou to Xuzhou special?A. It was the first high-speed railway in China.B. It connects eastern and western China as well as the south and the north.C. It makes Chinas high-speed railways over 20,000km long.D. It makes up 50 percent of the worlds total high speed railway lines.72. In which order (顺
41、序)were these countries starting to build high-speed railways?（由早及晚）A. China Germany JapanB. Japan Germany ChinaC. China Japan GermanyD. Germany Japan China73. How many trips did Chinas high-speed trains give to people in 2010?A. About 320 millionB. About 961 million.C. About 2883 million.D. About 29
42、0 million.74. What does Huang Xin mean according to the second last paragraph(倒数第二段)?A. China is a very poor country.B. China should build more bridges.C. The high-speed railways have improved peoples life a lot.D. The high-speed railways in China are not long enough.75. What is the article mainly a
43、bout?A. How to build high-speed railways B. The different vehicles of our travellingC. High-speed railways in different countries D. The development of Chinas high-speed railways第二节 (共5小题，计10分。)阅读短文，将方框里的五个句子还原到短文当中。CA. Remember to try to win your parents over and get them to understand you.B. But o
44、lder people always think more than young people.C. And they seem to forget how they themselves felt when they were young.D. They often think their parents are too strict with them.E. But they dont mean to cause any trouble.Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They say tha
45、t their parents dont understand them. 76 And they are never given a free hand.Parents often find it difficult to win their childrens trust. 77 For example, young people like to do things without much thinking. Its one of their ways to show that they grow up and they can solve any difficult problems.
46、 78 Most of them plan things ahead and dont like their plans to be changed, so when you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it. Young people often make their parents angry by the clothes they wear, the music they enjoy and
47、something else. 79 They just feel that in this way they canbe cut off from the old peoples world and they are trying to make a new culture of their own. And if their parents dont like their music or clothes or their ways of speech, the young people feel very sad. Sometimes instead of going out with
48、their parents, they just want to stay at home alone and do what they like. 80 If so, your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do. 第三节(共5小题，计10分。)81. 我们习近平总书记是一位了不起的领导，我们中国人都很钦佩他。(look)Our president, Xi Jinping is a great leader. We Chinese all _him.82. 据我所知，宜昌因三峡大坝而出名。(known)As far as
49、 I know, Yichang the Three Gorges Dam.83. 国家主席习近平鼓励我们只要齐心协力就能创造更加美好的未来。(pull)Chinese President Xi Jinping encourages us to make a better future!84. 最近几年里，我的家乡宜昌发生了巨大的变化。（take）Great changes _ in my hometown Yichang in the past few years.85.耶鲁村官秦玥飞计划建立一所免费的图书馆来帮助村里的孩子们。（set）A free library is going to
50、_ to help the children in the village by village official Qin Yuefei who graduated from Yale university.第四节(共1题，计15分。)86初中的学习生活都很紧张，因此每逢假期，就想放松休息。某学校正在进行“How to Spend Your Holiday?”的话题讨论。请你根据下列表格提示和要求，说说你对假期活动的看法。活动看法上网玩游戏，通过QQ聊天，看网络小说对健康有害，与父母亲人缺乏交流，关系不融洽。看书，看电影，打球，做志愿者，陪父母亲人聊天，做些力所能及的家务事。培养了自己的兴趣爱
51、好，丰富了知识，结识了更多朋友，学会了怎样与他人和睦相处。参考词汇： chat; network novel; health; communicate; volunteer; chores; be interested in; knowledge; make friends; get on well with写作要求：1. 词数80词左右（短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数）；2. 内容完整，语言流畅，不要逐句翻译，可适当发挥；3. 所提示信息和参考词汇必须全部使用。4. 短文中不能出现真实的姓名和校名。How to Spend Your Holiday?As we know, the study
52、 and life are hard for us students today. 2018年春九年级英语听力及答案听力稿：第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1分，满分5 分）听对话选择图片：你将听到五段对话，请根据听到的内容选出五幅相关的图片。每个句子后你有5秒钟的答题时间。听一遍。1. - What did you use to eat with?- I used to eat with the chopsticks made of bamboo.2. - Mom, I want to smoke with my friends.- You are not supposed to smoke.
53、 Its harmful to your health.3. - What kind of music does Tom like?- He likes music that he can dance to.4. - I prefer meat to vegetables- But I think eating more vegetables is good for health.5. -What kind of family rules do you want to have? - I think teenagers should be allowed to watch TV on week
54、ends.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1分，满分15 分）听对话或独白回答问题：你将听到几段材料，每段材料之后你将看到一个或几个问题。请根据这些材料内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。每段材料之后你有5至10秒钟的答题时间。听两遍。请听第一段材料，回答第6至7小题。W: Hi, Jim. Which school club have you joined?M: Healthy Lifestyle Club. W: So, what do you often do?M: We often go to the park to exercise and tell people the impor
55、tance of healthy lifestyle. W: Sounds good. How often do you meet?M: Once a week. We meet at 9:30 every Sunday morning. 请听第二段材料，回答第8至9小题。W: Excuse me, do you know where I can get a dictionary?M: Sure. Theres a bookstore on Main Street. W: Oh, Could you please tell me how to get there?M: Yes, go alon
56、g Center Street and then turn left on Main Street. Then you will see the bookstore on the other side of the street. Its in front of the post office.W: Is it far from here? M: No, its only ten minutes walk. W: OK, Ill walk there. Thanks a lot.M: Youre welcome.请听第三段材料, 回答第10至第11两个小题。W: Tony, look! The
57、res the new Cool Kids CD.M: The Cool kids？Do you like them, Betty?W: Oh, yeah. Theyre my favorite band. I like music that I can dance to.M: Youre kidding. I think theyre awful. I prefer music that has great lyrics and music that I can sing along with. W: I like music that I can sing along with, too.
58、 So whats your favorite band?M: The Lions. They always have interesting lyrics.请听第四段材料, 回答第12至第14三个小题。W: Hi, Michael. Did you buy anything for your father on Fathers Day?M: Sure, I bought him a shirt for 180 yuan.W: Oh, really? Where did you buy it?M: I bought it on the Internet.W: Where is it made?
59、M: Its made in Hangzhou.W: Is it made of silk?M: Yes. It feels smooth and soft.W: Im sure your father likes it very much.请听第五段材料, 回答第15至第17三个小题W: Mark, I heard youve got a new job in Washington D.C. Congratulations!M: Thanks.W: Will you still work as a doctor there?M: No. My new job is teaching Chin
60、ese in a language school.W: I didnt know you speak Chinese. When did you learn it?M: I learnt it from my grandma. She used to be a Chinese teacher when she was young.W: How long do you plan to work in Washington D.C.?M: For about three years. Then Ill come back. All my friends are here, you know. W:
61、 Im sure youll make some new friends there.请听第六段材料, 回答第18至第20三个小题。M: Hi, Cindy. I heard that you went to France several days ago.W: Yeah, its a beautiful country. And there are lots of customs there.M: Would you like to tell me some?W: OK. Compared with the British and the Germans, the French are th
62、e gentlest.M: How do they greet each other?W: They have three ways. One is to shake hands; one is to kiss on the side of the face; the last oneis to have a big hug with their arms.M: That sounds interesting. I will go there next month.W: Have a nice trip!M: Thanks.第三节（共 5 小题；每小题 1分，满分5 分）听短文填写表格：你将听
63、到一段短文, 请根据听到的短文内容完成表格中的有关信息。听完短文之后你有1分钟的答题时间。听两遍。In Switzerland, its very important to be on time. Its the capital of clocks and watches, after all! If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon, then you are expected to be there at noon. If you are even 15 minutes late, your friend may get mad.
64、 So people make an effort to be on time when they meet their friends. For example, they may leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic because its impolite to keep others waiting. Also, people in Switzerland never visit a friends house without calling first. They almost always make plans to see fr
65、iends. They usually plan to do something interesting, or go somewhere together. 参考答案听力部分BFCAE 6-10. BACCA 11.15. CCABA 16-20. CCABC 21. capital 22. are expected 23. get mad 24. to avoid 25. without calling26-30 ACCAB 31-35 BCABD 36-40 CCADB41-45 BACDC 46-50.BABAD 51-55. ADDCD56. accident 57. said 58
66、. fell 59. drinks 60. finest 61. brought 62. centuries 63. national 64. popularity 65. without66-70 CCDBD. 71-75 CBACD 76-80 DCBEA81.look up to 82. is known for 83. to pull together 84. have taken place 85. be set up86How to Spend Your HolidayAs we know, the study and life are hard for us students t
67、oday. We like holidays and hope to have a good rest. But I find many friends spend their holidays on the Internet. They play computer games, chat with friends by QQ or read boring network novels all day. They think they have a good rest,but in fact, these activities are bad for their health. Because
68、 they dont communicate well with their parents or relatives, they cant get on well with each other.Of course, some students spend their holidays happily with friends, parents or relatives. They get together to read interesting books, watch movies, have a trip, go camping, play ball games or even to
69、be a volunteer. Sometimes they stay at home and talk with parents or help do some chores that they can do. Through these activities, they know what they are interested in and get lots of knowledge. They not only make more friends but also know how to pull together. Whats more, they learn to get on well with others.In a word, I hope that we will have a good time on our holiday.
