江苏省兴化顾庄学区三校2016届九年级上学期期末考试英语试题

6. A. hardly B. never C. even D. seldom 7. A. programs B. courses C. excuses D. records 8. A. her B. me C. him D. us 9. A. what B. it C. that D. where 10. A. legs B. eyes C. hands D. hair 11. A. and B. but C. or D. because 12. A. gifts B. pains C. dialogues D. mistakes 13. A. lent B. sent C. passed D. left 14. A. lines B. poems C. pages D. pictures 15. A. serious B. happy C. patient D. strict 四、阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

(A)

MARS— The Red Planet! “MARS—The Red Planet!” is one of our Early Reader Space books. It has surprising facts and photos explaining all about Mars. Aiming mainly at kids aged 7—10, it’s an interesting way for readers to find out more about the red planet. The Weather “The Weather” is one of our Early Earth books for boys and girls aged 13—15. This is a fun and fantastic way for readers to find out more about the weather on our earth. It offers information in a fun way—mixing facts, photos, and even has a web page with video clips explaining more about the information in the book. Horses Kids Book of Fun Facts & Amazing Pictures on Animals in Nature — A Perfect Horse Book For Kids Aged 5—8. The book written by Kate describes the most noble animal on the planet for early readers. The book is packed with beautiful and clear pictures that help your child to understand the fun facts about this animal. It also includes anatomy(解剖) of horses. 1. If your sister wants to know more about the space, she can choose ________.

A. MARS —The Red Planet!

B. The Weather D. The Earth C. 7—10

D. 8—13

C. Horses

A. 5—8

B. 13—15

2. ―The Weather‖ is one of our Early Earth books for boys and girls aged ________. 3. ―Horses‖ is about ________.

A. the most noble animal on the planet

B. the weather on our earth

C. the red planet A. The Weather is about the Moon. B. Horses was written by Kate.

D. a web page with video clips

4. Which is true according to the ads(广告) above?

C. MARS—The Red Planet! is about the most noble animal. D. Horses is a perfect book for kids aged 7—10. A. history

B. geography

C. science

D. maths

5. The subject of the three books is on ________.

(B)

News Review

APEC Blue People in Beijing got the saying after the APEC meeting in Beijing. It refers to(指) the clear blue sky during the meeting. To get such a blue sky, many factories in Beijing and nearby cities stopped work, and the number of cars on the road was cut.

A Warning Ticket A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for eating food on the subway. Eating is not allowed on Nanjing subway. Up to now, 2,698 people have been punished(惩罚) because of their eating, smoking or selling goods on the subway.

A Teacher-free Exam Recently, students at Ningbo Huamao Foreign Language School in Zhejiang took their mid-term exam – a teacher-free exam. After handing out the exam papers, the teachers left the classroom, leaving the students to take the exam without being watched. They only came back to collect the papers at the end.

A Tomato Fight Do you want a tomato shower? Come to the ―tomato fight‖ in Spain! Once every year, people in the town of Bunol throw tomatoes at each other. Don’t worry. It’s not a real fight. People do this only for fun.

6. APEC Blue refers to _____ in Beijing during the APEC meeting. A. the factories B. the clear blue sky

C. the people D. the cars on the road

7. A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for _____ on the subway. A. drinking B. smoking C. eating food D. selling goods 8. In a teacher-free exam, students take their exam _____.

A. at the end of the term C. outside the classroom C. without giving answers D. without being watched 9. In the town of Bunol, Spain, people throw tomatoes at each other _____. A. to have fun

B. to enjoy dinner C. to take a shower D. to start a fight

10. Which CCTV channel can this report appear on.?

A. CCTV science and education B. CCTV music

C. CCTV drama series D. CCTV news

(C)

Flow like the river of change

Little stream ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert. ―I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,‖ she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. ―Maybe I can’t reach the ocean,’’ she said sadly to herself.

At this time, a deep voice said, “If a breeze（微风）can cross the desert, so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, ―That’s because a breeze can fly, but I cannot.‖ ―That’s because you can’t give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate（蒸发）into the breeze, and it can take you across.‖ said the desert, ―Give up what I am now? No! No!‖ The little stream could not accept this idea. ―The breeze can carry the vapor（蒸汽）across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,‖ said the desert. ―And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature never changes.‖ Hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze. It carried her to the next stage of her life.

The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are. 11.The little stream aimed to reach _____. A. the forest

B. the ocean

C. the desert

D. the river

12.The little stream _____ before she got to the desert. A. didn’t meet much difficulty C. knew well about the desert A. she failed many times C. she wasn’t able to fly

B. was worried about herself

D. was confident about herself B. she was afraid of the breeze D. she wouldn’t give up what she was B. forming a river D. changing her nature

13. At first, the little stream didn’t accept the desert’s advice because _____.

14. The little stream finally crossed the desert by _____. A. evaporating into the breeze C. disappearing into the sand

15. What does the story mainly tell us?

A. The road to success is not always easy and smooth. B. Whatever others say, we should always be ourselves. C. To succeed, we should change the way we are if necessary.

D. We may experience difficulty in life just like the little stream.

第Ⅱ卷 非选择题（共50分）

五、阅读表达 请根据短文内容，回答下面问题 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) Where is the true home of hamburger?

Who first put the meat between pieces of bread and called it a hamburger? Three different cities in the United States all say that they were the first to invent America’s favorite food.

Some people say that Fletcher Davis, from Athens, invented hamburgers. ―Old Dave‖ , as people called him, was selling minced（碎末） beef sandwiches in his lunch bar as early as the 1880s. Some years later, they say that a group of Germans called his sandwich ―hamburger‖ because people from the German city of Hamburger ate this kind of food.

Other people believe that the hamburger came from a different American city. Coincidentally(巧合的是), the name of the city was also Hamburg. The Menches brothers were selling pork sandwiches at a market in 1885, but when there was no more pork, they used minced beef and gave it a new name, the ―hamburger‖.

The third possible inventor of the hamburger was Charlie Nagreen, also known as ―Hamburger Charlie,‖ from Seymour. He said that in 1885 he invented the world’s first hamburger. Seymour now celebrates the invention of the hamburgers every year. In 1989, it was the home of the world’s largest hamburger—over 2,500kg!

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过个单词 ．．．．．．．7．．．．

1. How many cities in the United States are mentioned in the passage?

______________________________________________________________________ 2. What did people call Fletcher Davis ?

______________________________________________________________________ 3. Why do people call the sandwich ―hamburger‖ in Athens?

______________________________________________________________________ 4. When did the Menches brothers sell pork sandwiches at a market?

______________________________________________________________________ 5. How often does Seymour celebrate the invention of the hamburger?

______________________________________________________________________ 六、任务型阅读. 请根据短文内容，完成信息记录表。 (共10小题,每题1分，共10分) Life is filled with regrets(遗憾). Anyone around you will have no difficulty in telling his regrets. As we get older, we look back and wish that we had made better choices. What can we do to avoid future regrets? Make better plans