( ) 51. Before China, how many countries had already sent their astronauts into space? A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three. ( ) 52. ShenzhouⅤcircled the earth in space ________.
D. Four.
A. once B. four times C. five times D. fourteen times ( ) 53. During the second stage, the Chinese astronauts stayed in space for ________. A. one day B. four days ( ) 54. What happened in the third stage? A. China has sent up Chang’eⅠto the moon.
B. Chinese astronauts landed on the moon. C. The moon exploration project is too easy.
D. The government planned to make another space station. A. 2010
B. 2015
B
Miss Wang is a young teacher of English in a middle school in Chongqing. She loves teaching very much. One day when she was giving an English lesson, she found Mr. Li, the headmaster, sitting at the back of the classroom. After class, Mr. Li told her that he came to her class to find out how much English and Chinese she was using in class. The result was about half English and half Chinese. She was using Chinese when she gave instructions (指示) and explained some grammar rules to her students. Mr. Li suggested that she should use English as much as she could in class.
So Miss Wang made the following plans:
▲ Join an English club and practice speaking English. ▲ Learn more English teaching expressions by heart.
▲ Have a five-minute talk with students in English before class.
She used body language to make herself understood if students could not follow. One year later, she found she could speak English fluently in class. 根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。 ( ) 56. Miss Wang ________. A. hates to teach English
B. is a teacher of Chinese C. 2017
D. 2020
C. five days
D. fourteen days
( ) 55. Chinese astronauts will possibly walk on the moon around ________.
C. loves her job D. is angry with the headmaster ( ) 57. Mr. Li came to Miss Wang’s class to ________.
A. practice speaking English B. make Miss Wang understood
C. give instructions to the students
D. find out how much English and Chinese Miss Wang was using in class A. use more Chinese
C. use half English and half Chinese
B. use more English D. use body language
D. recently
( ) 58. After Mr. Li left, Miss Wang realized that she should ________ in her class.
( ) 59. The underlined word “fluently” means ________. A. easily and well B. completely C. clearly ( ) 60. What’s the main idea of this passage? A. Joining an English club.
B. Talking with the students before class.
C. Speaking more English in English classes.
D. Learning more English teaching expressions.
C
阅读配对。左栏是对5个人想参加的活动是描述，右栏是6个活动的简介，请为每个人选择最合适参加的一项活动，把答案写在题号前的括号内。
( )61. Joe is studying English.He A. International Youth Celebration(getting hopes either to write plays or to be an together with students from different actor.He enjoys plays about real people countries,dancing and singing) who led interesting lives very much. B. River Festival (A day of fun on the river ( ) 62. Glenda is studying the bank with a Chinese theme) history of music at college.She wants to listen to as much music from the past as C. Songs of summer(Hutton Consort will sing songs old and new,all of which are possible,and specially likes listening to about the summer) people singing. ( ) 63. Wong is a dancer from D. Music in the Open Air(Jimmy Locke and China.He would like to see people his band play dance music through the dancing from as many other parts of the day in the open air) world as possible so as to have some new E. A Star May Be Born(Some plays from ideas. children’s stories are showed by 7 to ( ) 64. Ruth is a teacher who is 11-year-old children for parents,families planning to start a drama club for the and friends) children at her school.She would like to F. Vita and Harold(A play about a couple’s see some children acting if possible. ( ) 65. Maria is celebrating her lives and their most unusually marriage) birthday tomorrow.She wants to go out for the whole day with her friends.They all enjoy listening to pop music.
八、根据汉语意思，完成下列句子。（10分） 66. 那个足球俱乐部是去年建立的。
That football club ____________________ last year. 67. 在课堂上，我们应该集中注意力与老师。
We should _______________________ the teacher in class. 68. 作为一位中国人我总是感到很自豪。
I have always been very ____________________ a Chinese. 69. 我对他爷爷昨天去世的消息感到很惊讶。
I __________________the news that his grandfather died yesterday. 70. 顺便说一下，我们明天去公园滑冰。
___________________,we will go skating in the park tommorrow. 九、看图短文填空（10分）
阅读下面短文，并利用上下文补充所缺信息，每个空格只需填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
It was fine yesterday. Lin Tao and I were 71 . So we decided to see a film.
We went to the cinema by bike. On the way we saw Li Lei's little brother, Xiao Ming, 72 a kite. It was windy and the kites was flying higher and higher. We stopped to have a look. To our 73 , suddenly his kite fell in a tall tree, and he good at climbing trees. He 74 up the tall tree 75 a monkey, 76 the kite down, and 77 it to Xiao Ming. Xiao Ming was very excited and he 78 us again and again. Lin Tao and I went on our way to the cinema. When we got there, the film had been on for ten minutes. 79 we 80 the beginning, we still felt happy. 十、读写综合（20分）
A）归纳信息（共5小题，每小题1分）
仔细阅读以下报纸上的一篇报道，根据提供的内容，完成下列信息卡。
Good Time is a program of ABC Radio. Dick is an announcer(播音员) for the program. He is twenty-four years old. Most of boys and girls like the program. They also like Dick. Some of them often ring him up and thank him for his program. There are a lot of letters, messages and telephone calls for him every week. Dick gets up at 5: 15 every morning. He has some bread and a glass of milk for breakfast. He leaves home at 6: 15 and gets to his office at 6: 45. The program begins at 7: 00. He plays the new records(唱片) of popular songs and modern music for listeners. At 8: 00 it's time for the news. Dick finishes his work at 10: 30. He goes home in his car. He reads newspapers and listens to music in the evening. Dick's work is very interesting and helpful.
Information Card
What's the name of the program Dick hosts? When does Dick's program begin? What does his program start with? How long does Good Time last? How is Dick's program?
What's the name of the program Dick hosts? B)书面表达(本题共 1 题，共20分)
根据要求完成短文写作。假如你是Mike，一名中学生，经常收听Dick主持的节目。请你用英语给节目主持人发一封70词左右的电子邮件。告诉他你很喜欢他主持的节目，特别是英语歌曲。虽然学习很忙，但疲劳时，你会开收音机听他的节目。从英语歌里学了很多词汇。你最喜欢My Heart Will Go On 这首歌，希望得到歌词(words of the song)。 Dear Dick,
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2008-2009学年第一学期期末考试 九年级外研版英语试题听力材料
一、听对话，选择与对话内容相符的图画。每个句子读两遍。
1、The Tang poems are great works of Chinese literature. Many people like them. 2、My old grandma prefers to live in the countryside rather than live in a big city. 3、Many children like eating junk food, such as hamburgers, chips and icecream. 4、Photography isn't allowed in the Science & Technology Museum. No camera is in. 5、I went to the USA for a summer course, and the host family met me at the airport. 二、听对话 回答每段对话后面的问题，选择正确的答案。每段对话和问题读两遍。 听第1段对话，回答第6题。
6. W: Have you finished your report yet? M: I’ll finish it in another ten minutes. Q: Has the man finished his report yet? 听第2段对话，回答第7题。
7. W: I have some difficulty in listening. Could you give me some advice?
M: You can listen to some English programs on the radio. It’ll be really helpful! Q: What does the man suggest to the woman? 听第3段对话，回答第8题。
8. M: I think the population may be the greatest problem of the world today. What do you think?
W: I think so. The world’s population is growing faster and faster. In about 600 years,
there will be standing room only on the earth.
Q: What are they talking about? 听第4段对话，回答第9题。
9. M: Could I borrow a book on the greatest inventor, Edison? W: Sure. Here you are.
Q: Where did the dialog happen? 听第5段对话，回答第10题。
10. W: Were you drawing pictures when the headmaster came in? M: No, we weren’t. We were having an English lesson. Q: What was the boy doing when the headmaster came in? 听第6段对话，回答第11-12题。
W: Look! How bright and near the moon looks tonight! M: But it’s not as near as it looks.
W: I know it’s far away from the earth. But I don’t know how far it is. M: It’s three hundred and eighty thousand kilometers from the earth. W: Are there any animals or plants there?
M: No, there’s no air or water there. Nothing can live on it.
听第7段对话，回答第13-15题。
W: John, was your computer made in a foreign country? M: No, it was made in my home.
W: What? Can you make a computer?
