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四川省宜宾县双龙镇初级中学2013届九年级英语下学期半期测试试题（无答案） 牛津版题号听力一、单选二、完型三、阅读四、口语五、翻译六、选词七、作文总分得分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节 (本题共5小题。每小题1分，计5分)听下面五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的、B、C三幅图片中选出最佳选项,并将答案填入题前括号内。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。每段对话读两遍。（ ）1. What will the boy do after the basketball match?（ ）2. What are they talking about?（ ）3. How does Walter help his father?（ ）4. What fruit would Judy like?（ ）5. In which direction is the woman going? 第二节 (本题共15小题。每小题1分，计15分)听下面五段对话或独白，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,并将答案填入题前括号内。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每个小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读三遍。听第6段材料，回答第68题。（ ）6. Whats the weather like today?A. Its sunny. B. Its rainy. C. Its windy.（ ）7. When did Tina go to the space museum?A. Last year. B. This year. C. Last month.（ ）8. How can they get to the museum?A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By subway.听第7段材料，回答第911题。（ ）9. Where is Celia from?A. Brazil. B. Mexico. C. Korea.（ ）10. What are people supposed to do when they meet in Mexico for the first time?A. Kiss. B. Shake hands. C. Bow.（ ）11. In which country are people supposed to bow when they meet for the first time? A. Brazil and Mexico. B. Korea and Mexico. C. Japan and Korea.听第8段材料，回答第1214题。（ ）12. Who left his watch on the girls desk just now?A. Li Ping. B. Zhang Qian. C. Li Pings sister.（ ）13. Who did Li Ping go to clean the street with? A. All his classmates. B. Five boys and two girls. C. His group. （ ）14. How many times has Li Ping cleaned the street?A. Once. B. Twice. C. Never. 听第9段材料，回答第1517题。（ ）15. What is the present for? A. A wedding. B. A birthday. C. A holiday. （ ）16. What does Tom like doing?A. He likes watching TV. B. He likes fishing. C. He likes playing football.（ ）17. What does the woman decide to buy for her brother?A. Some stamps. B. Some coins. C. A movie ticket.听第10段材料，回答第1820题。（ ）18. Obama visited China for in November, 2009. A. four days B. four weeks C. 50 minutes （ ）19. Obama visited the Forbidden City and the Great Wall . A. to show respect to Chinas culture B. to relax himself C. A and B（ ）20. Obama said the Great Wall could remind him of .A. the stories of the Great Wall B. the long history of China C. many historical places in China第二部分：英语知识运用一、单项选择（共15个小题，每小题1分，计15分）（ ）21、-Whats his brother ? -He is a teacher. He _ maths at a school.A、taught B、has taught C、teaches D、will teach( )22、I prefer_ some shopping to_ camping since the weather isnt lovely.A、 do; going B、doing; go C、do; go D、doing; going( )23、_the girl is only nine , she takes care of her brothers and cooks meals every day .A、If B、Because C、Although D、As( )24、Im not sure whether I can hold a party in the open air ,because it _the weather.A、stands for B、depends on C、lives on D、agrees with( )25、If you go to visit London , dont forget your_ because it rains a lot .A、passport B、money C、map D、umbrella( )26、-Jenny, would you please _my dog when I am away ? -No problem .A、look up B、look in C、look at D、look after( )27、-What do you think of the film you saw yesterday ? -Oh ! Its one of_ films Ive ever seen .A、interesting B、more interesting C、most interesting D、the most interesting ( )28、-Can I come this afternoon or tomorrow morning ? -_is OK . Im free today and tomorrow .A、Either B、Neither C、Both D、None( )29、Jim _ in the kitchen when you called him at 5 oclock This afternoon .A、is cooking B、was cooking C、cooks D、cooked( )30、The government of Qinghai is building _ cheap and good Houses for the people .A、thousand B、thousands C、thousand of D、thousands of( )31、It _ Mr. Green an hour to fix up his bicycle yesterday .A、cost B、paid C、spend D、took ( )32、-Im sorry I broke your pen . -_ .Be careful next time .A、Sure B、It doesnt matter C、Yes, please D、No, thanks( )33、-Whose shoes are these ? -They _ be Mikes. They are much too large for him .A、might B、may C、mustnt D、cant( )34、Dont worry . She can look after your pet _ .A、careful enough B、enough carefulC、carefully enough D、enough carefully( )35、-Could you tell me _ ?- Of course .A、wheres there a good place to eatB、where theres a good place to eatC、where is a good place to eatD、where a good place is to eat二、完形填空（共10个小题，每小题1分，计10分）Once upon a time， some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle（海龟）。 They began to beat the turtle. Just at that time， a young man came and said to them， “Stop！” The children ran _1_ quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said， “Thanks for your kindness. I really would like _2_ you to a wonderful palace now.”The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he _3_ the palace， he was very surprised and said to the turtle， “What a nice palace！” To thank him， the king of the turtles gave him _4_. He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very _5_ everything.After dinner， the king of the turtles said， “I am going to give you two boxes， _6_ you can open only one.” “You mustnt open both. Dont forget it！” the turtle warned him. “All right. I will open only one，” the young man promised（许诺）。 At this time， a large wave sent him out of the sea.After he _7_， he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. _8_ the box was full of gold. “My God！” he cried. “Im _9_ now.” Then he thought， “Things in the other box must be expensive， too.” He could not wait any longer. He broke his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it， he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face _10_ an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did， but it was too late.（ ）36. A. through B. away C. into D. out（ ）37. A. wanting B. asking C. to let D. to invite（ ）38. A. left for B. arrived on C. arrived at D. got away（ ）39. A. a very big dinner B. a very poor dinner C. a very bad dinner D. a very small dinner（ ）40. A. pleased with B. strict in C. angry with D. sorry for（ ）41. A. so B. or C. but D. as（ ）42. A. went back to home B. was back home C. went back to the sea D. was back the sea（ ）43. A. To his surprising B. To ones surprising C. To ones surprise D. To his surprise（ ）44. A. a poor man B. a rich man C. an old man D. a young man（ ）45. A. liked B. felt like C. looked like D. looked三：综合阅读（满分40分）阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：A篇Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It is about one kilometer away. So Uncle Wang seldom(很少)goes to work by bus. He usually goes there by bike, sometimes on foot. It takes(花费) him twenty minutes to get there by bike and forty minutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there. Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon. ( ) 46. What does Uncle Wang do?A. He sells books. B. He grows flowers. C. He makes shoes. D. He works in a hospital.( ) 47. Why does he seldom go to work by bus? Because _.A. there is no bus B. his shop is not far from his homeC. he likes riding a bike D. his shop isn't in the middle of the city ( )48. How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?A. Twenty minutes B. Forty minutes C. Ten minutes D. Half an hour( ) 49. What time does he usually leave home by bike? A. At ten minutes to eight B. At half past eightC. At ten minutes past eight D. At twenty minutes past eight( ) 50. He usually gets back home from work at _ in the afternoon.A. 4:45 B. 5:15 C. 4:55 D. 5:05B篇Typhoons (台风) in the northern part of the world have girls names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose. It was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in ten years.It began to rain in the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten oclock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing peoples umbrella away. The wind became stronger and stronger. The typhoon shelters (避风港) were soon full of boats. Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors (锚). Some very big shops went out to sea. It is safer for a big shop to be at sea in a typhoon because it cannot be blown onto rocks. Kai Tak Airport closed. No planes were able to take off or land. At 9:00 in the evening, all the lights went out.No one slept well that night. It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died. 229 people were hurt and 66 of these had to go to hospital. 1500 lost their homes. The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!（ ）51.Whats true according to the passage?A. Typhoons all over the world have girls names.B. Typhoons with pretty names are usually beautiful.C. Typhoon Rose only hit Hong Kong.D. For ten years, people in Hong Kong havent seen a worse typhoon than Typhoon Rose.（ ）52.Whats the possible result of Typhoon Rose?A. Lots of big shops were blown onto rocks.B. More than two hundred people lost their lives and many more lost their homes.C. People didnt sleep well in such bad weather.D. People turned off the lights at 9:00 in the evening.（ ）53.The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose because _.A. it caused the terrible lossesB. they didnt sleep well that nightC. Typhoon Rose wasnt as pretty as its nameD. they couldnt find their ships after the typhoon（ ）54.Some big shops didnt go inside the shelters because _.A. they had more anchors B. it is safer outsideC. they were out at sea and they werent fast enough to reach the shelters when Typhoon Rose cameD. it was too expensive for big shops to go inside the shelters（ ）55.This passage is mainly about _.A. the names of typhoons B. typhoons in Hong King C. Typhoon Rose D. the typhoonsC篇Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really wanted to take a holiday.He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad（广告） in a newspaper. " Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing. Good prices (价格) "This sounds like a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside."Four days later he returned home."What's wrong with Willow Farm?" his friend Jack asked him. " Didn't you enjoy country life?""Country life was fine," Alan said, "but there was another problem.""Oh, what?""Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner." "Fresh meat is the best." "I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner." "Lucky you!" "You don't understand," Alan said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.""A different roast every day," Jack said." Let me finish," Alan said, " on the fourth day the farmer died and I didn't dare to stay for dinner!"（ ）56. Where did Alan work? He worked _.A. on a farm B. at a school C. in a restaurant D. in an office in a city（ ）57. Where did Alan usually go to spend his holiday?He usually spent his holiday _. A. by the seaside B. in the countryC. in the mountains D. on an island （ ）58.Why did Alan decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm? Because _.A. he lived near there B. he had a good friend thereC. he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside D. he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country（ ）59. How many days did he stay on the farm?A. A few days. B. A week. C. Three days. D. Four days.（ ）60. What made Alan return so soon?A. He fell ill.B. The air there was not fresh.C. The prices were too high.D. He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner.D篇“Cool”is a word with many meaningsIts old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit coldAs the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anythingWhen you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“Its cool”You may think，“Hes so cool，”when you see your favourite footballerWe all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”Heres an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is usedA teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visitedOn one students paper was Just the one sentence，“Its so coolMaybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and feltBut the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of wordsWithout “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaningSo it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I canAnd I think they are also very cool（ ）61We know that the word“ cool has had _. Aonly one meaning Bno meanings Cmany different meanings Dthe same meaning（ ）62In the passage，the word “express” means“_”.Asee Bshow Cknow Dfeel（ ）63If you are _ something，you may say，“Its cool”Ainterested in Bangry aboutCafraid of Dunhappy with（ ）64The writer takes an example to show he is _ the way the word is usedApleased with Bstrange toCworried about Dcareful with（ ）65In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”_.Acan be used instead of many wordsBusually means something interestingCcan make your life colourfulDmay not be as cool as it seemsA、 Its the first weekend of July .B、 It must be very exciting .C、 How much are the tickets ?D、 How much should I pay ?E、 Does it last two days ?F、 It says the show starts on July 5 th .G、 Yes , I plan to . 四：口语运用（共5