1、北京市海淀区九年级上学期期中考试英语试题及答案一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片选项与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话你将听两遍。（共4分，每小题1分）二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。（共12分，每小题1分）5. Whats in the backpack?A. A notebook. B. A pencil box. C. A hair hand6. Whose backpack could it be? A. Jacks B. Lilys C. Marias 请听一段对话，完成第7至8小题。7. W
2、hat is John doing now? A. Watching TV. B. Doing homework. C. Playing baseball.8. What does John hate? A. The shows. B. The rules C. The games. 请听一段对话，完成第9至10小题。9.How long will the holiday be? A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Four days.10. What is Tina going to do during the holiday? A. Go hiking and c
3、amping. B. Go to the beach. C. Visit the museum.请听一段对话，完成第11至13小题。11. When is the party? A. Next Sunday evening. B. Next Saturday evening. C. Next Friday evening.12. What will the boy probably wear for the party? A. A shirt and tie. B. A suit and shirt. C. A suit and tie.13. What can we know about t
4、he boy? A. He has no friends. B. He needs more time. C. He wants some advice. 请听一段对话，完成第14至16小题。14. How can you join the team? A. By joining a party on Saturdays. B. By joining a group on Facebook. C. By joining games on the Internet.15. Which game is not talked about?A. Guessing game. B. Spelling g
5、ame. C. Dancing game.16. What does the speaker want to do? A. To tell us about a competition. B. To introduce a competition team. C. To encourage us to win the game.三、听对话，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。对话你将听两遍。（共10分，每小题2分）知识运用四、单项填空（共13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。22. My teacher
6、 always tells reading is helpful. A. I B. me C. my D. mine23. I usually go shopping with my mother Sundays. A. in B. to C. at D. on24.What is Jenny like, outgoing shy? I think she is outgoing. A. but B. and C. or D. so25. Larry is growing fast. Now he is even than his father. A. tall B. taller C. ta
7、llest D. the tallest26. we bring drinks and snacks into the concert?No, you cant. A. Can B. May C. Must D. Need27. is in the classroom. They are all on the playground. A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Nobody28. I really miss my friend Kathy. She to another city last year.A. moves B. moved C. i
8、s moving D. has moved29. do you go to the library? About twice a month. A. How far B. How long C. How much D. How often30.Mr. Smith, a famous scientist, Beijing Garden Expo Parks next Thursday. A. visits B. visited C. will visit D. was visiting31. The doctor asked me more fruit and vegetables to kee
9、p healthy. A. to eat B. eating C. ate D. eat32.They a lot of people since they became volunteers in 2010. A. help B. helped C. will help D. have helped33. Flowers in my classroom every week. A. water B. watered C. are watered D. were watered34. I dont remember my new glasses yesterday. A. where I pu
10、t B. where did I put C. where I will put D. where will I put五、完形填空（共12分，每小题1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。My favorite class at school was dance class. It was a new experience for me. At first, I didnt think Id like it, but I decided to give it a chance.To begin with, it was 35 to ha
11、ve to hold with a boy and dance. The steps were okay, and the music was okay, but boys were not really okay. The teacher was nice and funny, and she got us used to working together as a 36 . Then it wasnt so strange working with a partner any more. As the lessons 37 and I learned new dances like wal
12、tz(华尔兹), I really began to enjoy myself. Even being with partners wasnt bad. In fact, I started enjoying dancing with partners who tried hard and know our steps. Some of the boys thought it was a 38 . And they didnt take it seriously. I hated dancing with them, but I politely took my turn with them
13、anyway.To be a proper lady was another thing I learned while I was dancing. I never thought much about it before, but the teacher expected me to 39 like a lady, which meant I had to accept dance partners politely 40 I didnt like them. Just like life, you sometimes have to do things you dont want to,
14、 the teacher 41 . Yet, that didnt mean I didnt enjoy dancing with a boy who had the proper height and good steps to be a great partner.As the classes neared their end, I was happy to hear Id been 42 as a finalist. That meant I and my partner, Todd, would be representing my school and going dancing a
15、t a competition. The competition was like 43 out of a storybook. Everyone was smiling, wearing great clothes, and hair was done nicely. It was hard not to be 44 , but it was hard not to feel special, too. Todd and I, along with my teammates, 45 our way through the competition. It was hard, and all t
16、he other dancers were so good!It was sad not to win the competition, but a third place finish was 46 . Maybe next year our dancers would come in first place. I was proud I learned a lot. I just know I loved to dance, especially the waltz.35. A. different B. difficult C. common D. strange36. A. class
17、 B. club C. team D. task37. A. went on B. went by C. came over D. came back38. A. joke B. step C. lesson D. chance39. A. look B. learn C. behave D. practice40. A. as if B. so that C. ever since D. even though41. A. agreed B. smiled C. replied D. explained42. A. tested B. chosen C. known D. regarded4
18、3. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing44. A. surprised B. excited C. nervous D. serious45. A. continued B. danced C. found D. took46. A. comfortable B. acceptable C. reasonable D. enjoyable阅读理解（共44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26分，每小题2分）A47. How many posts are there
19、in the blog? A. Three. B. Four C. Five D. Six48. What does Mary think of homework?A. She likes it a lot. B. She cares about it. C. She doesnt like it. D. She doesnt mind it.49. Sarah is a .A. parent B. writer C. student D. teacherBWhen buster was brought into the animals home, he was wet and smelly.
20、 But Jimmy who worked there know what soap and water and a good brushing could do.After a bath, Jimmy put Buster in a cage and gave him some food and fresh water.Buster wanted a home. He wanted a family. He wanted a yard. Most of all, he wanted someone to love him.A man came over to the cage. Buster
21、 curled up on his blanket and closed eyes. “Hes no fun,” said the man. “Hes too quiet.”A family came along. Buster barked and barked, so they would notice him. “ Hes too noisy,” said the mother. They all walked away.Other people passed by.“Too furry.”“TOO bony.”“Dont give up,” Jimmy said to Buster.
22、“Someone will want you.”Another family asked Jimmy to take Buster out of the cage. “Hes too big,” said the mother. “He might scare the baby.”The next family came along. “Hes too small,” said the father. “He wouldnt be a good watchdog.”“Sorry, Buster,” said Jimmy.At the end of the day, another family
23、 came along-a mother, father, and a boy. Buster didnt try to book big or small. He didnt worry about looking furry or bony. He was just plain Buster, an ordinary, brown, medium-sized dog.The boy looked in to Busters brown eyes. Buster looked into the boys blue eyes. “Look, Mom,” he said. “This dog i
24、s just the right size for me.”Buster went home to a family and a yard. Best of all, He went home with someone who loved him just the way he was- an ordinary, brown, medium-sized dog.50. What did Buster get first at the animals home?A. A bath. B. A ball. C. A rest D. A meal.51. What did Buster want m
25、ost of all?A. A place to play in. B. A home to live in. C. A loving owner. D. A rich keeper.52. What does the writer want to tell us in this story?A. We must do everything well. B. Its nice to keep a dog. C. We should be just what we are. D. Its easy to clean a dog.CDo you believe that there might b
26、e life on other planets? Would you like to be the first “Earthling” to get in touch with an alien? Well, you can start your search from home. All you need is a computer and the Internet, and you can join the project of the US-based National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA). NASA started th
27、e Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project eight years ago. Its goal is to examine the radio signals (信号) from nearby stars. Researchers believe that a large number of stars in the universe could have planets orbiting (circling) around them. And they want to know if these planets hav
28、e conditions suitable for life forms. How does the project work? There is a huge radio telescope with a large bowl-shaped dish at Arecibo, Puerto Rico. It catches radio signals which are then fed in to SETI computers. The researchers have to study thousands of radio signals daily. They are looking f
29、or signals whose patterns (模式）would show the existence（存在）of hydrogen or water molecules that are necessary for life on Earth. They could be at it for years before showing a single positive result! Of course, even the researchers know that they cannot do a fast job on their own. So they want as many
30、 helpers as possible. Even you ! To join search, just download SETIs free software (SETI home). What happens next is fun. While you are away from your computer, the SETI program in your computer downloads the information on radio signals received by the radio telescope. It studies the information an
31、d send the result back to the research center. There are other benefits too of having the SETI project software in your computer. When you leave your computer unattended, instead of seeing the usual screen saver, you can feast your eyes on an amazing 3-D chart on the screen. This shows that your com
32、puter is busy studying SETI data and searching for signs of alien life! More than 1824500 people around the world are currently in the program and more are joining in every day. Its slim chance, but wouldnt it be fantastic if your computer were to be the first to discover an alien signal!53. Why do
33、researchers examine the radio signals from nearby stars?A. They plan to help people who live on the stars. B. They need to make sure that the stars have planets. C. They have to keep in touch with the aliens on the stars. D. They wonder if the stars planets are suitable for life forms.54. What does
34、a helpers computer do in the research?A. It finds the radio signals. B. It looks for other planets. C. It shows a positive result. D. It studies the information.55. Whats the writers purpose in writing the passage?A. To prove the value of a research. B. To invite people to join a project. C. To sugg
35、est the existence of aliens. D. To advise people to study planets.DIn all the worlds cultures, people sing, play instruments, and celebrate with music. It plays such an important role in our lives that whole fields work hard at its study, including one looking at the biology of music. Experts are fi
36、nding that because of the way our brains process(处理) music, learning to play an instrument or just listening to music can have a wide range of benefits.Music education has received a lot of attention. Learning to play an instrument can help children improve math, science, and language skills. One st
37、udy in Canada tracked （追踪）childrens IQ scores for nine months, discovering that children who studied music had the biggest test score improvements. The secret may lie in the way reading music and playing notes uses several areas of the brain, helping develop our ability to learn school subjects. Mus
38、ic is also used for medical purposes, such as the treatment of diseases which affect memory. Scientists explain that one area near the forehead connects music with memories. Thats why an old song can remind you of something that happened years ago. For patients suffering from certain diseases, liste
39、ning to music can help unlock memories by building up musical pathways to memories.Studies of the music-brain connection often concentrate on classical music, since it activates both the left and right sides of brains. One study found the brain activity was the highest during the short breaks betwee
40、n the movements of a piece of music. During each break, the persons brain predicted what would come next, while organizing what he had just heard. This process is similar to the way our brain organizes information. It may explain why classical music can help improve memory. Some people take the musi
41、c- brain connection to another level by listening to personalized “brain music.” which can help a person concentrate and prepare for a difficult task. Its amazing how attuned our brains are to music. Some scientists even think were born with the ability to learn music, just as we all have the skills
42、 to learn language. After all, children without any training often make up songs while playing. With the evidence of musics benefits pouring in, its no wonder some countries make music study a part of their education systems. People are realizing that music is more than just a form of entertainment.
43、56. In the study in Canada, who had the biggest IQ score increase? A. The children who did well in science. B. The children who had good memories. C. The children who had fun learning languages. D. The children who studied music for some time.57. The writer probably agrees that . A. we get a lot fro
44、m teaching children to make up songs. B. it takes steps to make full use of music-brain connection. C. memory can be improved by training to organize information D. music treatment helps build up unlocked pathways to memories58. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean? A. Its great that our brains go well with music. B. Its wonderful for us to listen to brain music. C. Its surprising that music makes our brains active. D. Its fantastic to know how brains work with music.59. What may be the best title for the passage?A. Music and Memory B. Mus
