江苏省连云港市开发区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2023-2024学年度第一学期期中学业水平质量调研 九年级英语 （考试时间：100分钟 试卷分值：150分） 一、听力部分（共30分） 第一部分 听对话回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目； 听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。 1. Which is Tom’s favourite subject? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 2. What is Peter’s animal sign? 此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 3. What is in the sky? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 4. How does Jack usually relax himself? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A B. C. 5. Who is the new monitor? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Betty. B. May. C. Linda. 6. How does Andy learn about the world? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. From books. B. Through the Internet. C. By travelling. 7. What housework does Sam often do at home? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Wash clothes. B. Sweep the floor. C. Cook the meal. 8. Where did Jimmy go during the National Holiday? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Hangzhou. B. Beijing. C. Shanghai. 9. How often does Steven go to the English Reading Club? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Once a month. B. Twice a month. C. Twice a week. 10. Why was Daniel late this morning? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Because he helped an old man. B. Because he missed the first bus. C. Because there was a lot of traffic. 第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。每段对话或短文后各有几道小题。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。 听对话，回答各小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. What does Paul want to be in the future? A. A singer. B. A doctor. C. A manager. 12. How is Suzy? A. Creative. B. Patient. C. Organized. 听短文，回答各小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 The school Sports Day Time & Place On ___13___ in Sports Center. Results Wang Hai won the 100- metre race in 12 seconds. Zhang Ying won the ___14___ place in the long jump. Feelings All of us felt excited and decided to ___15___ more. 13. A. October 9th B. October 8th C. October 7th 14. A. first B. second C. third 15. A. support B. practise C. improve 听短文，回答各小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 16. Where was the apple tree? A. In the poor man’s garden. B. Behind the poor man’s house. C. In front of the poor man’s house. 17. How was the special apple? A. So sweet. B. Very red. C. Quite big. 18. Whom did the poor man take the special apple to? A. The king. B. The rich man. C. His friend. 19. What did the rich man get at last? A. A lot of money. B. An apple tree. C. A special apple. 20. How might the rich man feel finally? A. Glad. B. Sad. C. Afraid. 二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 21. ________ sign on the wall says “No photos” here. A. The B. An C. A D. / 22. Which of the underlined letter has the same sound with “unit”? A. publish B. reduce C. trust D. rubbish 23. The film No more bets is a big success and wins high ________ from the public. A. prize B. pride C. praise D. progress 24. The volunteers in Hangzhou look nice ________ blue sports clothes. A. on B. in C. by D. at 25. —Can I keep this book for another two days, Mr. Yang? —________. A. Widely B. Carefully C. Clearly D. Certainly 26. Lily, please ________ me to buy a new maths book after school. A. remind B. want C. teach D. invite 27. They are ________ leaflets for the coming Robots Week in the street. A. taking out B. finding out C. handing out D. putting out 28. ________ Sandy ________ Andrew likes sports and they are in the same sports club. A. Not only; but also B. Neither; nor C. Either; or D. Both; and 29. Kitty is going to a party, but she wonders ________. A. does the shirt match her skirt B. if does the shirt match her skirt C. that the shirt matches her skirt D. whether the shirt matches her skirt 30. —Why not wear red to make yourself more active? —________. I’ll try it later. A. You’re welcome B. I don’t agree C. Sounds great D. Never mind 三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Once when I was a teenager, my father and I went to buy tickets for the circus (马戏团). Finally, there was only one family ___31___ in front of us. They had eight children. Their ___32___ were not dirty but quite old. The ___33___ were standing in line, two by two behind their parents, and holding hands. They were ___34___ and kept talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts in the circus. ___35___ the ticket lady told them the price, the man’s wife shook her head. There was no longer a smile on the man’s face, either. The man didn’t have enough ___36___ . Seeing what was happening, my dad put his hand into his ___37___ . He pulled out a $20 bill and dropped ___38___ on the ground. (And there was little money left in the small pocket! ) Then he called the man back, ___39___ the bill. And then he said, “Excuse me, sir, this ___40___ out of your pocket. The man ___41___ what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, ___42___ my dad’s hand in his and took the $20 bill. ___43___ a tear in his eye, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really ___44___ a lot to me and my family.” ___45___ , my father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t get to watch the circus that night, but we didn’t care. 31. A. standing B. sitting C. lying D. jumping 32. A. photos B. clothes C. bikes D. glasses 33. A. parents B. singers C. children D. workers 34. A. angry B. worried C. nervous D. excited 35. A. Before B. But C. So D. After 36. A. money B. time C. sleep D. food 37. A. bag B. basket C. pocket D. wallet 38. A. it B. him C. them D. her 39. A. set up B. picked up C. put up D. gave up 40. A. walked B. cut C. looked D. fell 41. A. asked B. hoped C. agreed D. knew 42. A. threw B. held C. moved D. pushed 43. A. Over B. Till C. With D. Around 44. A. passes B. means C. shows D. teaches 45. A. Later B. Luckily C. Moreover D. Suddenly 四、阅读理解（共两节，20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A KNOWING THE CITY BY FOOT From July 2022 to July 2023 city walkers in China together covered over 320, 000 kilometers. In the first half of 2023, searches about city walks on the Internet increased by over 30 times. Top 3 popular cities in China for city walking: 1. Shanghai 2. Beijing 3. Guangzhou Who are city walkers? 82% of the city walkers are women. City walkers are at different ages. Under 16 (15%) 16-18 (2%) 19-23 (22%) 24-28 (28%) 29-33 (19%) over 34 (14%) Three popular reasons for city walking: Top 1: To slow down to learn a city better. Top 2: To have a cheaper way to travel. Top 3: To relax during the walking. 46. Why do people like city walking according to the passage? A. To have a fast trip. B. To know more about walking. C. To travel with less money. D. To enjoy the food in different cities. 47. What can we know about city walkers? A. All of them are adults. B. They like walking in Shanghai best. C. 82 percent of them are men. D. They covered 3200 kilometers last year. 48. What is this passage? A. A poem. B. A report. C. A diary. D. A letter. B Albrecht Dürer was a great German artist. His works hang in almost every great museum throughout the world. Among the works, one has always moved people to tears—Praying Hands. Albrecht was born in a poor family. Among 18 children, Albrecht and his brother Albert showed great talent for art. They both wanted to be artists, but they knew well that their parents couldn’t pay for them to attend an art school. The two brothers came up with an idea one night. They would toss (掷) a coin, and the loser of the toss would have to work in the coal mines (煤矿) to support his brother during his studies. The winning brother would finish the studies in four years and then help the other one do the same. Albrecht won the toss and went to art school. Four years passed. Albrecht became a very famous artist and made a lot of money from his works. It was time for Albert to go to art school. But he couldn’t learn to paint any more because his hands changed a lot after years of hard work. He couldn’t hold the pen well to draw excellent pictures. Albrecht was very thankful to his brother. So he drew Praying Hands to thank his brother Albert. The next time you see a copy of this creation, take a second look. Remember the things others may have done for your success in life. Always, respect those people and care for them. 49. What is Albrecht Dürer? A. An artist. B. A teacher. C. An engineer. D. A cook. 50. The paragraph 2 mainly talks about ________. A. the children’s different talents B. the family’s hard way for living C. Albrecht Dürer’s childhood life D. two brothers’ idea for further study 51. What happened to Albert when he went to art school? A. He couldn’t afford the school. B. He achieved his dream. C. His hands couldn’t draw well. D. He changed his dream. 52. From this story, we learn that we should ________. A. be honest to brothers B. practise hard for the big dream C. have a thankful heart D. find chances for further learning C Everyone ran to one side of the ship and looked toward the land. That is Skeleton Island. I walked up to the doctor. “Doctor,” I said. “I have very bad news. You must listen to me. I must tell you all a secret.” “Very well, Jim,” he said. … When I went into the room, the square said, “What’s this all about, Jim?” I told them what I heard Silver say to his friends. “There will be a mutiny (叛变) then?” the Captain said. “Yes, sir. That’s Silver’s plan.” I nodded. The square said, “I am sorry. You were right about the people outside, Captain.” “Yes, but wrong about Silver.” Captain Smollett shouted. “What must we do?” the doctor asked. “We must go on. We mustn’t turn back,” the Captain said. “If we turn back, the crew will know why and mutiny now. We have a little time. They won’t mutiny until we have led them to the treasure … We need to chase down what their plans are.” “Jim can help us do that,” the doctor said. “He can move about the ship freely.” “Our safety is in your hands then, Jim,” the square said. “I will do my best, sir,” I said. 53. What was the name of the island? A. Skeleton Island. B. Sun Island. C. Wonder Island. D. Stone Island. 54. After hearing Jim’s words, the Captain decided to ________. A. turn back home B. go on the sailing C. tell the truth to everyone D. kill Silver and his partners 55. What does the underlined phrase “chase down” mean? A. think about B. write down C. show off D. find out 56. What is the correct order of the following events? a. Everyone ran to see the island. b. Jim asked to speak with the doctor. c. The doctor asked Jim to help them. d. Jim told what he knew about the mutiny. A. d-a-c-d B. d-a-b-c C. a-b-d-c D. a-c-d-b D The Long March is an important part of modern Chinese history. It happened between 1934 and 1936. The Red Army marched across rivers, over snowy mountains and through grasslands. They marched as far as 12, 500 km. Now more than 80 years later, the Long March is still sending people the message of perseverance and unity. It has also left many cultural relics (遗迹) and resources along the way. To protect the relics and resources, in 2017, China decided to build the Long March National Cultural Park. It will pass through 15 provinces and cities, such as Jiangxi, Guizhou and Gansu provinces. China will finish the park by the end of 2023. Ruijin in southeast China’s Jiangxi Province, one of the starting points of the Long March, is an important part of the new park. To get more tourists to come and visit, Ruijin is making a lot of effort. For example, tourists will see new technologies like AR and VR there. Another highly popular part of the park is Zunyi in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. During the 2022 National Day holiday, about 130, 000 people visited the Zunyi Conference site online. 57. What does the underlined work “They” in paragraph 1 refer to? A. The rivers. B. The Red Army. C. The grasslands. D. The snowy mountains. 58. The Long March National Cultural Park is built mainly to ________. A. protect the relics and resources B. develop the local traveling industry C. remember the heroes in the history D. teach the young generation to be brave. 59. From paragraph 3, we know Ruijin ________. A. lies in northwest China’s Jiangxi Province B. uses new technologies to get more tourists C. has been famous for Zunyi Conference site D. is one of the ending point s of the Long March 60. Which can be the best title for the passage? A. Two highly popular cities B. National Day holiday in China C. History of the Long March D. Long March National Cultural Park 第二节： 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。 When people talk about the Chinese tea culture today, they won’t miss an important person in the Chinese history—Lu Yu. ___61___ Lu was born in 733 A. D. in Tianmen, Hubei. ___62___ During one trip, Lu Yu saw a spring (泉). The water was very clear and clean. When Lu Yu made tea with this spring water, he found the tea tasted better than usual. ___63___ Lu Yu is best known for his book The Classic of Tea (《茶经》). In the book, he describes how to plant tea trees, to process the leaves, and to prepare tea as a drink. ___64___ According to Lu Yu, tea is cold in nature. It cures body heat, thirst, dry eyes, etc. ___65___ This is not only a healthy habit but also shows rich culture and history. In China, tea can be seen as a sign of respect to the old. People also say sorry to others by presenting tea for them. These different tea customs make up the rich and wonderful Chinese tea culture. A. In 752 A. D., Lu Yu met Cui Guofu in Jingling. B. He liked going to the countryside to gather tea leaves. C. Many people went to Lu Yu to learn how to make tea. D. He was respected for his push for the Chinese tea culture. E. The book also discusses where to find the best tea leaves. F. Then he realized the importance of water quality when making tea. G. Many Chinese families drink tea or serve tea when greeting visitors. 五、词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。 Today, recycling is very important. It is the process (过程) of t____66____ waste into something useful. It’s g____67____ for our environment. So scientists s____68____ that we should recycle every day. Then, what makes recycling so important? F ____69____, recycling is very important for our future. Some of natural resources on Earth, 1____70____ coal and oil, are not endless. If we don’t pay attention to recycling, one day the Earth is going to be f____71____ with wastes, and we will have no living spaces. Moreover, recycling helps p____72____ our environment. For example, recycling can reduce air p____73____ . So recycling leads to a cleaner, h____74____ environment for us. As a result, recycling is a necessary process for our Earth. I____75____ we keep recycling, our Earth will become better and better. Let’s take action right now! 六、选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空（每个词或短语只能用一次）。 north; depend on; divide into; do the dishes; in some ways; open up; carry on; fall behind; do operations; be curious about 76. The old couple ________ each other during the cold winter last year. 77. The museum is really large, and it ________ different parts. 78. If you have difficulty ________ with the projects, you can go to your teachers for help. 79. So far, One belt, One road ________ markets for all the countries along. 80. When I arrived at home, my mum ________ in the kitchen. 81. Judy is just five years old, but he ________ everything. 82. —Where is Dr. Ma? —He ________ on the patients. 83. In the ________ part of China, people have different ways to celebrate Spring Festival. 84. Work harder, or you ________ quickly. 85. ________, the changes in cities make the old feel lonely sometimes. 七、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容用英语回答问题，每题答案不超过5个单词。 When I studied at the Overseas Family School in Singapore, we held an activity called MAD Week in early April. “MAD” stands for “music, art and drama”. It is like a kind of art festival for students to perform themselves in front of people and enjoy the magic of art. At the beginning of MAD Week, we had to wear a hat to school. To my surprise, most of the students made creative hats by themselves. Some girls chose to work as a team and wore hats that looked like ice cream. One boy made a really tall hat that he could hardly wear! As for me, I used paper, feathers and even candies to make my hat creative. I joined the “MAD Hat Parade”, too. Groups of students and teachers walked with their fantastic hats. It was great fun taking pictures with them, and I was so glad to have a “MAD Hat Day” like this. It’s really a good way for students to show their creative ideas and be interested in the arts. 86. When was MAD Week held? ______________________________ 87. What does “MAD” stand for? ______________________________ 88. Who made creative hats for most of the students? ______________________________ 89. List one of the activities the writer took part in during the week. ______________________________ 90. What do you think of this “MAD Week”? ______________________________ 八、书面表达（共1小题；满分25分） 91. 学校英语俱乐部正在选举新一届主席。假如你是李华，请根据以下文字提示，用英语写一封推荐信给校英语俱乐部负责人Mr. Wu，推荐你的同学Simon成为新一届的俱乐部主席。 Simon Name; Class; Interest; Abilities; Qualities; Examples; （at least 2） 注意： （1）词数90左右，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； （2）推荐信应包括所给内容要点，可适当发挥，使文章连贯； （3）信中不得出现考生的真实姓名、校名等信息。 Dear Mr. Wu, I am writing to recommend Simon as the new chairperson of our English Club. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 2023-2024学年度第一学期期中学业水平质量调研 九年级英语 （考试时间：100分钟 试卷分值：150分） 一、听力部分（共30分） 第一部分 听对话回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目； 听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。 【1题答案】 【答案】B 【2题答案】 【答案】C 【3题答案】 【答案】B 【4题答案】 【答案】C 【5题答案】 【答案】A 【6题答案】 【答案】A 【7题答案】 【答案】B 【8题答案】 【答案】A 【9题答案】 【答案】C 【10题答案】 【答案】B 第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。每段对话或短文后各有几道小题。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。 【11~12题答案】 【答案】11. A 12. B 【13~15题答案】 【答案】13. C 14. A 15. B 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. B 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. B 二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 【21题答案】 【答案】A 【22题答案】 【答案】B 【23题答案】 【答案】C 【24题答案】 【答案】B 【25题答案】 【答案】D 【26题答案】 【答案】A 【27题答案】 【答案】C 【28题答案】 【答案】A 【29题答案】 【答案】D 【30题答案】 【答案】C 三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 【31~45题答案】 【答案】31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. D 36. A 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. D 41. D 42. B 43. C 44. B 45. A 四、阅读理解（共两节，20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A 【46~48题答案】 【答案】46. C 47. B 48. B B 【49~52题答案】 【答案】49. A 50. D 51. C 52. C C 【53~56题答案】 【答案】53. A 54. B 55. D 56. C D 【57~60题答案】 【答案】57. B 58. A 59. B 60. D 第二节： 【61~65题答案】 【答案】61. D 62. B 63. F 64. E 65. G 五、词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 【66~75题答案】 【答案】66. (t)urning 67. (g)ood##(g)reat 68. (s)uggest 69. (F)irst 70. (l)ike 71. (f)illed 72. (p)rotect 73. (p)ollution 74. (h)ealthier 75. (I)f 六、选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 【76~85题答案】 【答案】76. depended on 77. is divided into 78. carrying on 79. has opened up 80 was doing the dishes 81. is curious about 82. is doing operations 83. northern 84. will fall behind 85 In some ways 七、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 【86~90题答案】 【答案】86. In early April. 87. Music, art and drama. 88. Themselves./They made them by themselves. 89 Make a MAD hat./Walk with the fantastic hat./Take pictures. Join the “MAD Hat Parade”. 90. Creative./Interesting. 八、书面表达（共1小题；满分25分） 【91题答案】 【答案】例文 Dear Mr. Wu, I am writing to recommend Simon as the new chairperson of our English Club. I think he has strong qualities for this position. Simon is the monitor of Class 1, Grade 9. He is really good at English and wins many English competitions. Simon is organized and never forgets the things he needs to do. These days, he has learnt how to use computers to get himself more organized. Also, he is helpful. He often helps classmates in our class. If we have some problems, he is willing to give us wonderful advice. Students and teachers in our class all like him very much. I think Simon is the most suitable person to be the new chairperson of our English Club. I hope that you agree with me. Yours, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$2023至2024学年度第一学期期中学业质量调研九年级英语听力。现在播放英语试题听力部分，第一部分听对话回答问题。本部分共有十道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目，听完后每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。听到嘀的信号后进入下一小题。One, which subject do you like best? Tom chemistry, which subject do you like best? Tom . chemistry. Two, what is your animal sign, Peter? My animal sign is the ox. What is your animal sign, Peter? My animal sign is the ox. Three, look a rainbow, how . beautiful IT is. Look a rainbow. how beautiful IT is. For how do you usually relax yourself after a busy day? Jack. I like running in my free time. How do you usually relax yourself after a busy day? Jack. I like running in my free time. Five, who is our new monitor this term? Betty SHE . is organized and helpful. Who is our new monitor this term? Betty SHE is organized and helpful. Six, how do you learn about the world and . andy from books? How do you learn about the world . handy from books? Seven, do you often do housework at home? Sam. yes, I sweep the floor every day. Do you often do housework at home? Sam. yes, I sweep the floor every day. Eight, where did you go during the national holiday? Jimmy. I went to hangzhou with my family. Where did you go during the national holiday? Jimmy. I went to hang zhou with my family. Nine, what do you think of the english reading club? Stephen. it's helpful. I go there every monday and wednesday. What do you think of the english reading club? Stephen. it's helpful. I go there every monday and wednesday. Ten, oh, Daniel, you are late this morning. I am sorry. I missed the first bus and I had to wait for another twenty minutes. Oh, Daniel, you are late this morning. I am sorry. I miss the first bus and I had to wait for another twenty minutes. 第二部分，听对话和短文回答问题。你将听到一段对话和2篇短文各听两遍，每段对话或短文后各有几道小题。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。听一段对话，回答第11至12小题。答题完毕，请等待低的信号进入第一篇短文。Hello, paul, your voice sounds great. Thank you. I like singing and I practice a lot everyday. Will you be a singer when you grow up? Yes, I will try my best to be a good singer. What about you, susie? I want to be a doctor. Helping lots of sick people to get Better is really great. Well, you are so patient, and I believe you can be an excEllent doctor. Thank you. I hope our dreams can come true. Hello, paul, your voice sounds great. Thank you. I like singing and I practice a lot everyday. Will you be a singer when you grow up? Yes, I will try my best to be a good singer. What about you, susie? I want to be a doctor. Helping lots of sick people to get Better is really great. Well, you are so patient, and I believe you can be an excEllent doctor. Thank you. I hope our dreams can come true. 听第一篇短文，回答第13至15小题。答题完毕，请等待低的信号进入下一篇短文。On the seventh of october, we held the school sports day in our sports center. All the students took an active part in the sports events. Athletes in my class worked really hard. Wang hai won the one hundred meter race in twelve seconds. John in one the first place in the long jump, the headmaster gave a closing speech. He congratulated the winners on their success. My classmates and I felt so excited and decided to practice more. We hope we will win the first place on the next sports day. On the seventh of october, we held the school sports day in our sports center. All the students took an active part in the sports events. Athletes in my class worked really hard. Wang hai won the one hundred meter race in twelve seconds junking one the first place in the long jump. The headmaster gave a closing speech. He congratulated the winners on their success. My classmates and I felt so excited and decided to practice more. We hope we will win the first place on the next sports day. 听第二篇短文，回答第16至20小题。Long, long ago, there was a poor man living in the mountains. He planted an apple tree behind his house. In autumn, there were many fine apples on the tree. There was a special one among them. IT was very big, as big as a football. The poor man was very happy. He took IT to the king. The king was so glad that he gave the poor man a lot of money. When a rich man heard of IT, he said to himself, why did the king give the poor man so much money for an apple? If I take my gold cup to the king, I am sure he'll give me more money. The next day, when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, what a beautiful cup. I will give you something wonderful. Please take this great apple away. Long, long ago, there was a poor man living in the mountains. He planted an apple tree behind his house. In autumn, there were many fine apples on the tree. There was a special one among them. IT was very big, as big as a football. The poor man was very happy. He took IT to the king. The king was so glad that he gave the poor man a lot of money. When a rich man heard of IT, he said to himself, why did the king give the poor man so much money for an apple? If I take my gold cup to the king, I am sure he'll give me more money. The next day, when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, what a beautiful cup. I will give you something wonderful. Please take this great apple away. 听力部分到此结束，请同学们继续答题。