2017学年第一学期期末考试九年级英语试卷Part 1 ListeningI. Listening ComprehensionA. Listen and choose the right picture1. _2. _3. _4. _5. _6. _B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear7.A. Egypt.B. Asia.C. Africa.D. A geography lesson.8.A. Bens.B. Billys.C. Toms.D. Tims9.A. Tuesday.B. Wednesday.C. Thursday.D. Friday.10.A. 125 yuan.B. 145 yuan.C. 115 yuan.D. 135 yuan.11.A. Alice.B. Jill.C. William.D. Joe.12.A. In a nearby shop.B. In a fast food restaurant.C. In the womans car.D. At a friends home.13.A. Monkeys.B. Pandas.C. Cats.D. Elephants.14.A. He didnt sleep well.B. He went to bed too late.C. He got up too late. D. He had a cold.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false15.People who spend holidays in France can only stay in a tree house.16.Travelers dont have to pay much to stay in a tree house.17.Living in a tree house takes people back to their childhood.18.To stay in a “star cube”(立方体)is just as comfortable as in a hotel.19.In a “star cube”, people can look at the stars through its roof.20.People like tree houses because they want to become the forest kings.D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks21.Ernest Hemingways(海明威)_ _ with nature made him interested in outdoor adventures(冒险)-hunting and fishing.22._ _ from high school in 1917, Hemingway worked as a reporter for a newspaper named the Kansas City Star.23.Hemingway _ _ in a battle and was sent to a hospital in Milan.24.Four years later, he wrote A Farewell to Arms(永别了，武器), a sad love story of an _ _ and a British nurse.25.In 1952, his last novel, The Old Man and the Sea _ _ and it made Hemingway famous and gained him the Pulitzer Prize(普利策奖)in 1952 and the Nobel Prize in literature in 1954.Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and VocabularyII. Choose the best answer26.Mother told Tom to behave himself. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?A. / bhev /B. /be hev /C. / bhev /D. / bh:v /27.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with others?A. Do you know the gentleman in black?B. Tom and Jack are in different regions.C. Mike is asked to go and fetch the box.D. I expect you will win the match.28.There is _ h in the word hourA. /B. theC. aD. an29.The _ teacher wondered if the _ students were in trouble.A. womanboyB. womenboyC. womanboysD. womenboys30.Mike is such a kind teacher that he always gives us _ advice.A. manyB. a number ofC. lots ofD. a few31.I cant find _ in the cardboard box. Its empty.A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. some things32.Mobile phones are very popular now and they are _ than before.A. cheapB. more cheaperC. much cheaperD. the cheapest33.Tom gets up early every day except Saturday or Sunday, because he _ go to school.A. mustntB. needntC. shouldntD. cant34.His father _ from England in three days.A. returnsB. has returnedC. will returnD. returned35.The national flag _ in our school before morning exercises every day.A. riseB. is raisedC. is risenD. raises36.Mary asked, “Would you mind my _ the window?”A. openB. to openC. openedD. opening37.We are very delighted _ you here in Shanghai.A. to meetB. metC. meetD. meeting38.There will be a wonderful lecture tomorrow. Would you like to _ it?A. joinB. join inC. enter forD. attend39.Fresh water is _ precious _ it is sometimes called liquid gold.A. suchthatB. tootoC. asasD. sothat40.A large group of students are waiting _ the bus stop for the school bus.A. forB. atC. toD. on41.He didnt tell us _.A. if he will give us a lectureB. whether he would go with youC. when would he startD. when he will arrive42._ bad news it was that there was something harmful in some fishes!A. What aB. How a C. WhatD. How43.How long _ in China?A. have Mrs. Williams stayedB. did Mrs. Williams stayedC. will Mrs. Williams be stayedD. was Mrs. Williams44.A: Would you please buy some stamps for me on your way to work?B: _A. No, I have no time.B. Dont give it up!C. With pleasure.D. My pleasure.45.Which of the following separates England from France? _.A. The Red SeaB. The MediterraneanC. The Atlantic OceanD. The English ChannelIII. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used onceA. withou