SchoolYear2024to2025Mid-termEnglishTestForGradeNine2ndSemesterListeningPart(25%)Part1．Listenandchoose.Questions1-5.YouwillhearDennistalkingabouthisevilplans.Hewillgiveyousomeinstructionsonwhattodo.(5points).Foreachquestion,chooseandcircletherightanswer(A,BorC).Youwillhearoneexample.Example:WhatdidMr.Davisfindintheboy’sbathroom?A．B．．1．A．B．C．2．A．B．C．3．A．B．C．4．A．B．C．5．A．B．C．Part2．ListentoSamtalkingabouttheplaceshewillgothisweek.Forquestions1-5,writealetterA-Gnexttotheday.(5points)Example:SaturdayCDay1．Monday□2．Tuesday□3．Wednesday□4．Thursday□5．Friday□ActivityA．Tailor’sB．Barber’sC．Carpenter’sD．Baker’sE．Chemist’sF．Butcher’sG．Jeweller’sPart3．ListentothedialoguebetweenMr.PicklesandMr.NimbusaboutTheirtripontheMoon.Listenandcirclethecorrectanswer.(5points)Whatdotheysee?A．AtreeB．CrateraC．Abaker’s1．WhatDoesMr.NimbusNeed?A．ScreenB．CraterC．Spanner2．WhatDoesMr.Picklesusecookhisspacefood?A．CountdownclockB．SpacecapsuleC．Spacesuit3．Howdotheygetoffthemoon?A．LunarmoduleB．HeadsetC．SpaceCapsule4．Whodotheyneedtoflyinspace?A．LaunchpadB．ScrewdriverC．Controlpanel5．WhatdoMr.NimbusandMr.Picklesneedtotalktoeachother?A．ScrewdriversB．HeadsetsC．CratersPart4．ListentoAlexandBobby’sconversationsaboutAncientEgyptandOlympicsports,answerthequestions.Choosethecorrectanswer.(5points)1．WheredoesTimmywanttowork?A．SpaceCapsules.B．APirateShit.C．LaunchPad.2．WheredoesTimmy’ssisterwork?A．Chemist’s.B．Hospital.C．HealthCentre.3．WhatdoesTimmyneedforhisschoolproject?A．DrillsB．PaintbrushC．Screwdriver4．WhatdoesTimmywanttohave?A．Butcher’sB．Carpenter’sC．Chemist’s5．WhatdoesTimmywanttowearforthecostumeparty?A．Doctor’sjacketB．DinosaursuitC．SpacesuitPart5．Listenandfillintheblanks.Forquestions1-5,listentoMaxtellashortstoryaboutAlexandhisworkshop.Checkyourspelling!Example:Alexusesahammertofixbrokenchairs.1．Alexkeepshistoolsonasturdy________.2．Heusesa________topaintwoodenshelves.3．Totightenscrews,Alexalwaysgrabsa________.4．Whenheneedstomakeholesinwood,heusesa________.5．Toloosenbolts,Alexfindshistrusty________.Readingandwritingpart(75%)Part1．Readandwritethecorrectwordoneachline.(10points)carpenter’s,workbench,tailor’s,saw,spanner,countdownclock,crater,headset,screen,screwdriver1.Aworkshopformakingthingswithwood.________2.Theroundholeatthetopofavolcano,oraholeintheground.________3.Avirtualclockonalandingpagethatcountsdownfromacertainnumberordatetoindicatethebeginningorendofaneventoroffer.________4.Flatpartofatelevisionorcomputermonitorthatshowstheimagesortext.________5.Atoolusedforturningnutsandbolts.________6.Aplacewhereclothesaremadeorrepaired.________7.Aheavywoodentableonwhichpeopleusetoolssuchasahammerandnails.________8.Itisatool,manualorpowered,usedforturningscrews.________9.Ahandtoolforcuttingwoodorothermaterials.________10.Apieceofequipmentwornontheheadthatallowssomeonetohearsoundwhenusingaphone,music,orcomputersystem.________Part2．Multiplechoice:readthesentencesandchooseamongA,BandC.(15points)11.—A:Whatdoesthismachinedo?—B:It________coffeeautomaticallyforyou.A.making B.makes C.made12.—Canyoutellmewhatthisappisfor?—Sure,it’sfor________yourdailyscheduleandreminders.A.managing B.tomanage C.manages13.Whichsentencecorrectlytransformsthedirectspeech‘Iamgoingtothestore,’shesaidintoreportedspeech?A.Shesaidsheisgoingtothestore.B.Shesaidthatshewasgoingtothestore.C.Shesaidthatshegoestothestore.14.—________intheparkeverymorninghelpsmestayhealthy.—Yes,it’sagreatwaytostartthedaywithenergy.A.Jogging B.Jog C.Jogs15.Ibought________applesforthepicnic.Wemightnoteatthemall.A.toomuch B.toomany C.notenough16.—I_______myhomeworkalready.—Oh,that’sgreat!I________mineyesterday.A.havedone;did B.havedone;havedone C.did;havedone17.—I’veneverbeentoParis.—Really?I________therelastsummer.A.havegone B.went C.go18.Haveyou________seenthatmovie?A.ever B.never C.yet19.________healthyfoodisimportantforourwell-being.A.Eating B.Toeating C.Eat20.—A:Canyoutellmewhatdoesthisbutton________?—B:Sure,itcontrolsthevolumeofthespeaker.A.does B.isfor C.do21.—A:Hesaid,“Iamreadingagoodbook.”—B:Hesaidthathe________readingagoodbook.A.has B.is C.was22.—Hassheeverbuiltasandcastle?—________A.No,shehasn’t. B.No,shedidn’t. C.No,sheisn’t.23.—A:Therearen’t________chairsforeveryonetositdown.—B:Weneedtogetmorechairsquickly!A.notenough B.enough C.toomany24.She______theprojectyet.A.didn’tcomplete B.haven’tcompleted C.hasn’tcompleted25.________inthemorningmakesmefeelenergized.A.Runs B.Running C.RunPart3．Readandwritedownthewords.(5%)Example:Asmall,roundpieceofmetalusedasmoney.coin26.Astorethatsellsrings,necklaces,andwatches.J________27.Alongbaryoupulltocontrolmachines.L________28.Asetofclothesastronautswearonaspacewalk.S________29.Theportionofacomputerconsolethatcontainsmanualcontrolsforregulatingcomputeroperations.C________30.Theareaonwhicharocketstandsforlaunching,typicallyconsistingofaplatformwithasupportingstructure.L________Part4．Choosethecorrectanswerforeachquestionandcircletheletter.(5points)31.MuseumtripStudentswhohavenotbookedthistripshouldcometoschoolasnormal.A.Studentsnotgoingonthetripcannothaveadayoffschool.B.Studentshavetodecidetodayiftheywouldliketojointhetrip.C.Studentsgoingonthetripmustcometoschoolfirst.32.NewMessageFrom:GretaTo:FionaHelp!DidyouwritedownwhatwehavetodobeforeThursday’smathsclass?I’velostmynotes!A.Gretahasforgottenwhenthenextmathsclassis.B.GretahopesFionawillhelpherfindhermathsnotes.C.Gretawantstoknowwhatthemathshomeworkis.33.Andy,I’mplayingfootballwithTomthisafternoononthefieldbehindWoodsideSchool.Doyouwanttocometoo?Letmeknow.JakeWhatshouldAndydo?A.Invitesomefriendstoplayfootball.B.TellJakeifhecanjoinhimlater.C.ShowTomwhereWoodsideSchoolis.4.34.A.Bottlesofwaterboughtherearefree.B.Buyfourbottlesofwaterandpayforthree.C.Thespecialofferwillbeavailableforalongtime.35.NOTICEYou’rewelcometolookatthedeliciouscakesbutpleaseavoidtouchingtheglass!A.Youshouldtouchtheglass.B.Youmustn’ttouchtheglassatthebakery.C.Youmighteatbrokenglass.Part5．Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.(10points)LastSaturday,Iwenttothebeachwithmyfamily.Wehadagoodtimethere.I___36___astarfishonthebeach.Itwaswhiteandverybeautiful.Aftergettinghomethenextday,Iwantedtolearnaboutstarfish.SoIbegantoreadthe___37___aboutstarfishontheInternet.Ofcoursestarfish___38___reallystars.Theyjustlooklikestars.Theyliveinthesea,___39___theyaren’tfish.Thereareabout1,800differentkindsofstarfish___40___intheseaallovertheworld.Starfishdon’tliveinfreshwater.Hundredsofstarfishareofdifferent___41___.Themostcommonstarfisharered,orangeoryellow.Starfishcantakecareofthemselveswhentheyareyoung.Youngstarfishknow___42___toeat,andtheyknowwheretofindtheirfood,too.Starfishcan’tswim.Theymovebyusingtheirarmsandtubefeet(管足).Astarfishhasnohead.Acommonstarfishhasfivearms.___43___,notallstarfishhavefivearms.Somehavemanymore.Ifanarmfallsoff,itgrowsrightback.Becauseofallthesethingsthestarfishis___44___favoriteanimalnow.Ithinkit’s____45____andfun.Iwanttoknowmoreaboutit.36.A.found B.taught C.brought D.fed37.A.health B.talent C.information D.paper38.A.are B.aren’t C.were D.weren’t39.A.because B.so C.though D.but40.A.live B.lives C.living D.lived41.A.colors B.kinds C.hands D.characters42.A.what B.who C.where D.when43.A.Intheend B.Infact C.Suchas D.Forexample44.A.I B.me C.my D.mine45.A.meaningless B.scared C.serious D.interestingPart6．Readingandmultiplechoice:readandchooseamongA,BandC.(15%)ATo:BettyCC:/From:TimSubject:MyLondonTripinAugust—Can’tWaittoSharethePhotos!SendAttachDearBetty,howareyou?I’mfineandguesswhat!IvisitedLondoninAugust.Mum,dad,andIflewtoLondononFriday10thAugustforafour-daytrip.WearrivedinLondonat2pm.Mydad’sfriendcollectedusanddroveustoourhotelwhichwasnotfarfromPiccadillyCircus.Thehotelwasreallycomfortable,andmyroomwasbig.Afterourarrivalatthehotel,wehadaquicksnackandvisitedtheLondonZoo.Itwasamazing!Therearemorethan20,000animalsattheLondonZoo,andItookalotofphotos!Intheevening,wehaddinnerinapizzarestaurant.OnSaturdaymorning,wetookadoubledeckerbusandwentsightseeing,laterwepaidavisittoMadameTussaudstoseetheamazingwaxmodelsoffamouspeople.Atlunchtimewehadfishandchipsinanicerestaurantandthenwentforalongwalktobuysomesouvenirs.OnSundaywesawtheHousesofParliamentandwentforarideontheLondonEye.OnMondaywewenttotheTowerofLondonwhereIsawthemagnificentCrownJewels!I’mlookingforwardtomeetingyou,I’dliketoshowyouallthephotos.Bytheway…Iboughtalittlepresentforyou!Bye!46.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheemail?A.TocomplainaboutthetriptoLondon.B.TosharethedetailsofatriptoLondonwithBetty.C.ToaskBettyforadviceontraveling.D.ToinviteBettytoLondon.47.Wheredidthewriterandtheirfamilystayduringthetrip?A.NeartheLondonEye. B.ClosetoMadameTussauds.C.NearPiccadillyCircus. D.NexttotheHousesofParliament.48.Inwhatorderdidthefamilyvisitthefollowingplaces:LondonZoo,MadameTussauds,LondonEye?A.LondonZoo,MadameTussauds,LondonEyeB.MadameTussauds,LondonZoo,LondonEyeC.LondonEye,LondonZoo,MadameTussaudsD.MadameTussauds,LondonEye,LondonZoo49.Whatcanweinferaboutthewriter’sfeelingsaboutthetrip?A.Thewriterfoundthetripboring.B.Thewriterhadagreattimeandenjoyedthetrip.C.ThewriterthoughtLondonwastooexpensive.D.Thewriterwasdisappointedwiththehotel.50.Whatdoestheword“magnificent”mostlikelymeaninthesentence:“IcouldseethemagnificentCrownJewels”?A.Smallandsimple. B.Veryspecialandpretty.C.Oldandbroken. D.Cheapandboring.BAGuidetoVisitingWenchangSatelliteLaunchBaseAreyoureadytostartanexcitingvisittooneofChina’sspacelaunchbases?Ifyes,let’sexploreWenchangSatelliteLaunchBase(文昌衛(wèi)星發(fā)射基地)!WaystoGetThereWenchangisonthenortheasterncoastofHainanIsland.First,youcanflytoHaikouifyoustartfromaplaceoutofHainan.Thentakeabusoracartothelaunchbase.ThejourneyfromHaikoutothelaunchbasetakesaboutanhourandahalf.ThingstoSeeAtthelaunchbase,youwillseeahugelaunchpad.Therearealsoviewingareaswhereyoucanwatchthelaunchwithothervisitors.Don’tforgettobringyourcamera.Youcantakesomephotosatthisfantasticmoment!BestTimetoVisitThebesttimetovisitthelaunchbaseisduringarocketlaunch.Checkthewebsiteforlaunchdates.Planyourtriparoundthesedates.Makesureyoudon’tmisstheexcitement!AdviceforYourVisit◆Bringahatandsunglasses.TheweathercanbequitehotinHainan.◆Haveacamerareadytotakeamazingpicturesofrockets.◆Listentotheguidesandfollowthesafetyrules.Safetyisthemostimportantthing.◆Ifyou’revisitingonalaunchday,arriveearlytogetagoodplaceintheviewingarea.◆WatchingarocketlaunchatWenchangSatelliteLaunchBaseisanamazingexperiencethatyouwillrememberforever.It’samust-seeforanyonewhodreamsofexploringspace.So,whatareyouwaitingfor?51.HowcanvisitorsgettoWenchangSatelliteLaunchBase?A.FlytoHaikouandtakeabusorcartothelaunchbase.B.FlydirectlytoWenchang.C.TakeatrainfromHaikoutoWenchang.D.DrivedirectlytothebasefromanywhereonHainan.52.Whatisthebesttimetovisitthelaunchbase?A.Duringthesummerholidays. B.Duringarocketlaunch.C.Onweekends. D.Duringtherainyseason.53.Whatadviceisgivenforvisitingonalaunchday?A.Stayinsidethehotel.B.Arriveearlytogetagoodplaceintheviewingarea.C.Bringextraclothes.D.Waitforaguidetotakeyou.54.Whatisemphasizedasthemostimportantthingduringthevisit?A.Havingthebestcamera. B.Listeningtotheguidesandfollowingsafetyrules.C.Buyingsouvenirs. D.Takingasmanyphotosaspossible.55.Whatisthepassagemostlyabout?A.Rocketlaunchprocess.B.ThehistoryofHainanIsland.C.AguidetovisitingWenchangSatelliteLaunchBase.D.ThebestplacestostayinHaikou.CDereckandBeverlyarewildlifeanimalfilmmakers（電影制片人）.Theyhavemadelotsoffilmsaboutanimalsandplants.TheirjobistokeepandprotectthebigcatsofAfricafromdamage（傷害）.BeverlyalsotakesphotosofthelionsandherpictureshaveappearedinNationalGeographicmagazines.Whentheywerekids,Dereckwasquietandhealthy,hewasgoodatmathandscience.Beverlyhadatwinbrother.Atthattime,herbrotherandsheoftengottheirmotherintotrouble!Beverlywasadancer,anathlete,playedthepiano(notverywell),andwasaclassleader.Herfavouritesubjectwasscienceandshealwaysgotexcellentgradesinherscienceexams.Wheninthefield,theirworkstartsataround4am.Afterdrinkingacupoftea,theydriveoutintoabush（灌木叢）tofindtheirsubjects.Sometimesthatisalionpride（群）.Lionsarefamilyanimals,theyusuallyliveingroupsof15ormore.Sometimesthatisasingleleopard（花豹）.Theyfollowtheanimalsfortheday,filming,researching,andcollectingfacts,informationorpictures.Theydon’tstopworkingevenwhentheyhavelunch.Theyareoftenbackincampby8pm.Whentalkingaboutthefavouriteplacestoexplore,Derecksays,“Weliveinit!”Beverlythinksbeinginnatureisherfavourite.DereckthinksrunningortakingaswimintheOkavangoswamp（沼澤）-especiallyswimmingclosetocrocodile（鱷魚）isgreatfun,butBeverlysays,“Swimmingisfunbutcrazyinthesewaters.”56.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanknowwhentheywerekids,______________.A.DereckwasoutgoingB.BeverlywasquietandhealthyC.BeverlycouldplaythepianoverywellD.DereckandBeverlywerebothgoodatscience57.WhenDereckandBeverlyareinthefield,therighttimeorder（時(shí)間順序）isthatthey______________________.①drinkacupoftea②followtheanimals③driveout④findtheirsubjectsA.①②③④ B.①④③② C.①③④② D.④①③②58.Howmanyhoursdotheyusuallyworkeveryday?A.Eight. B.Ten. C.Twelve. D.Sixteen.59.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Animalsandplants. B.ThestoryofDereckandBeverly.C.NationalGeographicmagazines. D.DereckandBeverly’schildhood.60.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer（推斷）that________________.A.DereckandBeverlydon’tloveatallB.DereckandBeverlyarefamousfilmstarsC.it’ssafetotakeaswimintheOkavangoswampD.theirworkisdangeroussometimes,buttheylikeitPart7．Readthearticleandfinisheachlinewithaword.More____61____2,000yearsago,theRomansestablishedacityalongtheRiverThames,namingitLondinium.Thecitygraduallyexpandedandbecamericher.By1600,itspopulationhadreachedaround200,000,anditwasnowcalled____62____.IntheearlyhoursofSunday2ndSeptember1666,afirestartedinthebaker’sonPuddingLane.ThomasFarriner,thebaker,hadforgottentoputoutthefirehehadmadetobakethebread.ThefirespreadeasilybecausemanyofthebuildingsinLondonweremadeoutofwood.Thecityburnedfor____63____days.Almost80%ofthebuildingsweredestroyed.____64____theGreatFireofLondon,thecitywasrebuiltwithwiderstreetsandhousesbuiltofbrick,not____65____.66.WritingPrompt:IfIwereaninventor…WritingInstructions:Imagineyouareaninventor.Youhaveinventedanewgadgetormachine.Writeashortdescriptionaboutyourinvention.1.Introduction:Writeoneortwosentencesintroducingyourinvention.Whatisit?Whyisitdifferentorspecialcomparedtootherthings?2.MainFunctions:describethemainfunctionsofyourinvention.Whatcanitdo?Howdoesitwork?Explainwhatmakesituniqueanduseful.3.HowtoUseIt:explainhowapersoncanuseyourinvention.Whatstepsshouldtheyfollow?Howdotheyoperateit?Beclearandsimpleinyourexplanation.WritingGuidelines1.Usesimplepresenttensethroughoutyourwriting.2.Yourwritingshouldbeatleast80wordslong.IfIwereaninventorIwouldcreatea/an_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

SchoolYear2024to2025Mid-termEnglishTestForGradeNine2ndSemesterListeningPart(25%)Part1．Listenandchoose.Questions1-5.YouwillhearDennistalkingabouthisevilplans.Hewillgiveyousomeinstructionsonwhattodo.(5points).Foreachquestionchooseandcircletherightanswer(A,BorC).Youwillhearoneexample.Example:WhatdidMr.Davisfindintheboy’sbathroom?A．B．．1．A．B．C．2．A．B．C．3．A．B．C．4．A．B．C．5．A．B．C．Part2．ListentoSamtalkingabouttheplaceshewillgothisweek.Forquestions1-5,writealetterA-Gnexttotheday.(5points)Example:SaturdayCDay1．Monday□2．Tuesday□3．Wednesday□4．Thursday□5．Friday□ActivityA．Tailor’sB．Barber’sC．Carpenter’sD．Baker’sE．Chemist’sF．Butcher’sG．Jeweller’sPart3．ListentothedialoguebetweenMr.PicklesandMr.NimbusaboutTheirtripontheMoon.Listenandcirclethecorrectanswer.(5points)Whatdotheysee?A．AtreeB．CrateraC．Abaker’s1．WhatDoesMr.NimbusNeed?A．ScreenB．CraterC．Spanner2．WhatDoesMr.Picklesusecookhisspacefood?A．CountdownclockB．SpacecapsuleC．Spacesuit3．Howdotheygetoffthemoon?A．LunarmoduleB．HeadsetC．SpaceCapsule4．Whodotheyneedtoflyinspace?A．LaunchpadB．ScrewdriverC．Controlpanel5．WhatdoMr.NimbusandMr.Picklesneedtotalktoeachother?A．ScrewdriversB．HeadsetsC．CratersPart4．ListentoAlexandBobby’sconversationsaboutAncientEgyptandOlympicsports,answerthequestions.Choosethecorrectanswer.(5points)1．WheredoesTimmywanttowork?A．SpaceCapsules.B．APirateShit.C．LaunchPad.2．WheredoesTimmy’ssisterwork?A．Chemist’s.B．Hospital.C．HealthCentre.3．WhatdoesTimmyneedforhisschoolproject?A．DrillsB．Paintbrush.C．Screwdriver4．WhatdoesTimmywanttohave?A．Butcher’sB．Carpenter’sC．Chemist’s5．WhatdoesTimmywanttowearforthecostumeparty?A．Doctor’sjacketB．DinosaursuitC．SpacesuitPart5．Listenandfillintheblanks.Forquestions1-5,listentoMaxtellashortstoryaboutAlexandhisworkshop.Checkyourspelling!Example:Alexusesahammertofixbrokenchairs.1．Alexkeepshistoolsonasturdy________.2．Heusesa________topaintwoodenshel