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2016~2017学年第一学期九年级英语期中考试 听力考试现在开始，请同学们做好准备： 第一大题 听力理解 第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。每段对话读两遍。 1. W: I hate going to the park because it’s too crowded there. M: Let’s go somewhere quiet. 2. M: Do you know the Great Wall? W: Yes, I do. I also know that it was built to protect our country. 3. M: The factory near my house makes too much noise and I can’t sleep well at night. W: You’d better find a quiet house to live in. 4. M: You look tired, Lucy. Did you stay up last night? W: Yes, I did. I went to bed at nine, but I didn’t fall asleep until twelve o’clock. 5. M: What’s the population of the small town? W: It has a population of about 600000. 第二节 听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。 W: Hi, John! I haven’t seen you for ages. M: Hi! Yes, it’s been a long time. I’m really glad to see you. W: I’m glad to see you, too. How’ve you been? M: Just fine. How is everything with you? W: Not bad. I finally bought a house. It’s an old one, and it’s made of wood. It is close to here. Do you want to come over for lunch? M: I’d like that, but I’m flying home this afternoon, and I told my parents I’d meet them at the airport for lunch. W: OK, next time you’re here. M: That’s a deal. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。 W: Wow, nice to see you, Peter! Where have you been? M: Hello, Lillian! Nice to see you, too. I have been in Hong Kong for my six-month English course. W: Sounds great! Did you have fun there? M: Sure! It’s a good place to visit. W: What did you do there? M: Well, I went to a rock music concert. The concert didn’t suit me because I prefer quiet and traditional music. I also went for Indian food. I think the food was all right. W: You are so lucky. I hope I can go there one day. 听下面一段独白，回答第10至第12三个小题。 Welcome to Science Time. Today I’d like to talk about DNA. Did you know that scientists have changed the DNA of some cotton plants? As we know, many clothes are made of cotton, but why did