北京市西城区2017 年九年级统一测试
英语试卷2017.4
听力理解(共30 分)
一?听对话,从下面各题所给的A?B?C 三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话你 将听两遍。 (共5 分,每小题1 分)
二?听对话,根据对话内容,从下面各题所给的A?B?C 三个选项中选择最佳选项。 每段对话 你将听两遍。 (共15 分,每小题1.5 分) 请听一段对话,完成第6 至第7 小题。 6. What’s wrong with Max?
A. He has got a headache. B. He has got a toothache. C. He has got a stomachache. 7. What did Max do before dinner? A. He ate all of the cakes. B. He drank too much water.
C. He went to his friend’s house.
请听一段对话,完成第8 至第9 小题。
8. Why are the speakers going to paint the club walls? A. Because the walls look terrible. B. Because they need more practice.
C. Because the club invited them to do so. 9. What do they decide to paint on the walls? A. Animals. B. Sports. C. Flags or maps. 请听一段对话,完成第10 至第11 小题。
10. What are the speakers going to do on Saturday night? A. Fly to London. B. See a play. C. Go shopping. 11. When will they meet?
A. At 6 ∶00. B. At 6 ∶15. C. At 7 ∶45. 请听一段对话,完成第12 至第13 小题。 12. What is the wildlife park like today? A. It’s a mess. B. It’s crowded. C. It’s beautiful. 13. What are they going to do next? A. Watch wild animals. B. Make a TV program. C. Ask more people for help.
请听一段对话,完成第14 至第15 小题。 14. What is Emily’s new flat like? A. It has no kitchen. B. It’s a modern flat.
C. It has one bedroom and one bathroom. 15. What can we learn from the dialogue? A. She is planning to clean her new flat. B. She will move into a new flat next week. C. Her new flat is close to her workplace.
三?听对话,记录关键信息。 本段对话你将听两遍。 (共10 分,每小题2 分)
请根据所听到的对话内容和提示词语, 将所缺的关键信息填写在答题卡的相应位置上。
四?单项填空(共10分,每小题1分)
从下面各题所给的A?B?C?D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项? 21. My father is great and ________ always helps others.
A. he B. his C. him D. himself 22. Mother’s Day is ________ the second Sunday in May. A. in B. on C. at D. of 23. —Do you know that the dog can call the police for help? —Really? It’s ________ thing I have heard. A. interesting B. more interesting C. the more interesting D. the most interesting 24. Remember to exercise every day, ________ you will get fat. A. and B. but C. or D. so 25. —________ I hand in my homeword today? —No, you needn’t. Tomorrow today? A. Can B. May C. Must D. Would 26. I’m sorry that you’ve missed the bus. It ________ 10 minutes ago. A. left B. is leaving C. leaves D. will leave 27. —________ did you travel to Shanghai to business? —By train. A. How B. What C. Where D. When 28. My brother ________ cartoons when I got home. A. watches B. has watched C. is watching D. was watching 29. Most of the Earth’s surface ________ by water. A. cover B. is covered C. was covered D. covered 30. —Jim, can you tell me ________? —Next month.
A. when did you go on a school trip B. when will you go on a school trip C. when you went on a school trip D. when you will go on a school trip 五?完形填空(共15分,每小题1.5分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A?B?C?D四个选项中,选择最佳选项?
The Winner
It was the first swim meet of the year for our newly scorned middle-school swimming team. The atmosphere(气氛)on the three-hour bus ride was exciting as the team only thought of 31 . However, the excitement turned into shock as they walked off the bus and stared(盯着)in disbelief at their strong Greek-god-like opponents(对手).Halfway through the meet, Coach Huey realized that be had no swimmers for one of the events.
“Okay team, who wants to swim the five-hundred-yard freestyle?” the coach asked. Several hands went up, including Justin Rigsbee’s. “I’ll race, Coach!”
The coach looked down at the young boy and said, “Justin, this race is twenty lengths of the pool. I’ve only seen you swim eight.”
“Oh, I can do it, Coach. Let me try.”
Coach Huey finally agreed, not 32 though. After all, he thought, it’s not the winning but the trying that builds 33 .
The whistle(哨子)blew and the opponents flew through the water and finished the race in just four minutes and fifty seconds. The winners got together to socialize while our group 34 to finish. After four more long minutes, the last tired members of our team got out of the water. The last except for Justin.
Justin was 35 breaths as his hands hit the water and pushed it aside to move his thin body forward. It appeared that he would go under at any minute. Yet something seemed to keep pushing his onward.
“Why doesn’t the coach stop this child?” the parents spoke among themselves. “He looks like he’s not going to make it, and the race was won four minutes ago.”
But what the parents did not realize was that the real race, the race of a boy becoming a man, was just 36 . The coach walked over to the young swimmer and quietly spoke. The parents thought, “Oh, he’s
finally going to pull that boy out before he kills himself.” But to their 37 . the coach stepped back from the pool’s edge, and the young man continued to swim.
One teammate, inspired by his brave friend, went to the side of the pool and walked the lane as Justin continued. “Come on, Justin, you can do it! Keep going! Don’t give up!” He was joined by another, then another, until the whole team was walking the length of the pool cheering for and 38 their teammate to finish the race set before him. Their opponents saw what was happening and 39 them. Soon the room was full of energy and excitement as teammates and opponents alike gave courage to one small swimmer.
Twelve long minutes after the starting whistle had blown, a tired but 40 Justin Rigsbee swam his final lap and pulled himself out of the pool, The standing ovation (起立鼓掌)they gave Justin that day proved that the greater victory was his, just for finishing the race. 31. A. friends B. holidays C. training D. victory 32. A. willingly B. nervously C. curiously D. seriously 33. A. friendship B. bridgea C. success D. character 34. A. learned B. started C. tried D. failed 35. A. stealing B. holding C. losing D. wasting 36. A. ending B. beginning C. canceled D. organized 37. A. shame B. joy C. surprise D. satisfaction 38. teaching B. encouraging C. forcing D. asking 39. A. left B. stopped C. guided D. joined 40. A. crying B. energetic C. smiling D. helpful
阅读理解(共50分)
六?阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A?B?C?D四个选项中,选择最佳选项?(共30分,每小题2分)
A Welcome to our holiday Activity Courses We offer holiday activity courses for young people aged between 7-15 years old and operate during every school holiday except Christmas. We have a track record of excellence and have been delivering holiday activity courses for over 20 years. Master Chef Master Chef is a practical cooking experience for young people who want to try their hand in the kitchen. You will be taught tips and techniques(技能)as well as cooking something different every day. We will supply everything, and all you need is a willingness to try something new. Cost: $140 Musical Theatre The young people will have the chance to develop their acting and singing skills through many exciting workshops. They will learn basic singing techniques, improve acting skills and create plays to develop their creativity. At the end of the week children will perform to parents in Prep Hall at 3:20 pm. Cost: $135 Water Sports We take Children to the Marine Lake for water sports. Activities include sailing, windsurfing and power boasting. We will supple wetsuits and children should bring their own footwear, swimwear and a T-shirt. A packed lunch will be provided. Transport to the Marine Lake is by school minibus. Cost: $160 Judo Judo—meaning “gentle way” is a modern martial art(武术)and Olympic sport. The Judo course is led by a fully trained instructor and it is open to all levels; beginners are welcome. Cost: $160 Children attending the course are on holiday; so it is important for them to have lots of fun and make new friends while learning new skills. With so many fantastic courses on offer, we are Wirral’s leading Holiday Activity Course Provider. We look forward to welcoming you!
41. What’s the cost of Master Chef? A. $140 B. $135 C. $260 D. $160 42. In Musical Theater, children will create their own plays _______. A. to learn basic techniques B. to improve speaking skills C. to develop their creativity D. to take part in games 43. Which course provides a packed lunch? A. Master Chef B. Musical Theater C. Water sports D. Judo 44. The passage in a(n) _______. A. letter B. story C. poem D. advertisement
B
Qiu Shaochun is the most famous leaf-blowing musician in China. The 53-year-old has performed in more than 30countries and areas. beginning almost twenty years ago, when he toured Spain, France and Italy with a theater company from Xiamen, Fujian Province.
Growing up in a Fujian village, Qiu would spend hours listening to fishermen make music by blowing on leaves. He learned the skill from his father, a high school music teacher. Later, he majored (主修) in Erhu and became a successful Erhu player. But he never gave up on his
childhood dream of making leaf-blowing his career. He achieved this when he joined the traveling theater company from Xiamen in 1996.
Qiu is trying to bring leaf-blowing to a higher level. Over the years, he has learned how to play three octaves (八度音阶) on a leaf. In addition to Chinese songs, he also plays well-known foreign ones. He has also improved his playing methods by controlling and adjusting (调节) his breath.
“Leaves may be the oldest and simplest musical instrument in the world,” he said. People learned to play the leaf more than 10,000 years ago for fun and communication. Though any kind of leaf can be used as an instrument, it is important to choose tough (坚韧的), smooth and thin leaves. Qiu prefers the leaves of the banyan, the city tree of Fuzhou, where he now lives.
He is now trying hard to spread leaf-blowing. Qiu was invited to give talks and performances on the campus of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, encouraging a group of 15people, including several