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2020~2021学年度第一学期开学考试
九年级英语试题卷
注意事项:
1. 你拿到的试卷满分为120分, 考试时间为120分钟。
2. 本试卷包括"试题卷"和"答题卷"两部分, "试题卷"共8页, "答题卷"共2页。请务必在"答题卷"上答题, 在"试题卷"上答题是无效的。
第一部分 听力(共四大题, 满分20分)
Ⅰ. 短对话理解(共5小题;每小题1分, 满分5分）
你将听到五段对话, 每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1. What will Peter do first?
2. What gift will the boy buy?
3. Which country has David been to?
4. What was Kate doing about an hour ago?
A. She was doing some shopping.
B. She was reading newspapers.
C. She was doing some housework
5. When did the girl's sister begin to learn Russian?
A. Four years ago.
B. Two years ago.
C. Forty-two years ago.
Ⅱ. 长对话理解(共5小题;每小题1分, 满分5分）
你将听到两段对话, 每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中, 选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话, 回答第6 至7小题。
6. Which city has Kate been to?
A. Nanjing
B. Chengdu.
C. Shanghai
7. Which of the following is right?
A. Pingyao is an old town with a long history.
B. Pingyao is one of the biggest towns in China.
C. Pingyao is a town in the south of China.
听下面一段对话, 回答第8至10小题。
8. What is the boy going to do tonight?
A. To see a movie.
B. To dance with friends.
C. To have diner with friends.
9. When will the boy come back tonight?
A. At eleven.
B. After ten thirty.
C. Before ten o'clock.
10. What will the boy's mom do tonight?
A. She ill stay at home.
B. She will have a meeting.
C. She will meet her friends.
Ⅲ. 短文理解(共5小题;每小题1分, 满分5分）
你将听到一篇短文, 短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容, 在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。
11. What does the speaker think animals can bring us?
A. Much trouble.
B. Much happiness.
C. Much work.
12. What do scientists think of animals?
A. Animals can work for humans.
B. Animals are not humans' friends anymore.
C. Animals ill fight with humans for ever.
13. When will animals do work for us?
A. When they know they will die.
B. When they know they will return to the forest.
C. When they know they will get delicious food to eat.
14. Which animal can look after houses?
A. An elephant.
B. A hamster.
C. A dog
15. What can make cars in American factories?
A. Spiders.
B. Monkeys