九年级第二学期阶段性测试英语试题

九年级第二学期阶段性测试英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、阅读单选The way we spend our time can be divided into three “bottles”. They are the necessary tasks bottle, the voluntary bottle and the happiness bottle. Every day, we spend time filling the necessary tasks bottle with useful things, like making money, doing housework, buying food and paying bills. We then fill another bottle with voluntary tasks. These are things that we do for others, but we may not enjoy them. This bottle gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities, cooking family meals, and doing laundry. Those bottles are very important. If we dont fill them each day, our family wont run properly. However, we often forget to fill the third bottle - the happiness bottle that we fill with activities that make us happy. Is your happiness bottle sometimes empty at the end of the day? Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks, time flies by, and before we know it, it is time for bed. We all have days like that. This is why each day we have to make an effort to fill our happiness bottle. I fill mine by going to the dancing class. And I always leave classes more happily than when I enter. This week, I had the pleasure of taking part in a guitar practice in my neighborhood. We show our musical talent and practice music for charity. It was a time of fun, friendship and music-making. At the end of the evening, my happiness bottle was filled to top. Will your activities bring joy to your life? Or are the other two tasks eating up all your time? Try to find ways to achieve a balance between how you fill your three bottles. At the end of the day, hopefully weve done all we can to make sure that our happiness bottle is filled. 1 . Which activity belongs to a necessary task according to the passage?AGoing to work though it is raining heavily. BBuying a birthday gift for your good friend. CHaving a yard sale to raise money for sick kids. DSending your son to a piano lesson on Sunday.2 . What does the underlined word“it”mean in the third paragraph?AWe require enough time to fill the necessary tasks bottle. BNecessary and voluntary tasks are less important. CAll the three bottles are filled to top at the end of the day. DWe need time to do something to make ourselves happy.3 . How did the writer fill the happiness “bottle” this week?ABy cooking meals for family. BBy going to the dancing class. CBy practicing music for charity. DBy listening to some nice music.4 . Which of the following is the best for“”in the last paragraph?AMake sure to fill all the three bottles. BSo consider how your time will be spent. CPeople will have more happy activities. DIts not enough to fill the happiness bottle.Winter solstice ( 冬至 ), as the name shows, means the coming of winter. As an important solar term（节气）in the traditional Chinese calendar, it is also a traditional holiday for Chinese, which is also called “冬节”， “长至节”，“亚岁”, etc. Generally, winter solstice occurs between December 21st and 23rd. According to the traditional Chinese calendar, five days constitutes（组成）a pentad and three pentads constitutes a solar term.One year is divided into twelve periods and twelve climates which are regarded as twenty-four solar terms. The Winter Solstice is one of twenty-four solar terms. On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere（北半球） the period of daytime is the shortest of the year and the period of night is longest. . In Northern China during winter solstice there is a custom of eating dumplings.5 . There are _ solar terms in a year.AtwelveB fiveCthirty-oneDtwenty-four6 . People often eat _ during winter solsticeAdumplingsBmooncakesCnoodlesDchicken7 . Winter solstice is in _.AJanuaryBSeptemberCDecemberDOctober8 . On winter solstice the period of night is _in China.AdarkestBthe shortestCthe longestDbrightest9 . Which day has the longest daytime in China?ASummer solsticeBThe beginning of springCGrain fullDThe beginning of autumnChoose the best answer.More than 7 hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert.One day, the Prince wanted to go hunting with his guards. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out of the house and jumped up to put his paws（爪子）on the Princes chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelerts paws and head.“What have you done?” the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son but only found his clothes and some blood on the ground. “You have killed my son.” The Prince said angrily and killed Gelert. Just as Gelert was dying, he tried his best to bark（吠叫）. The Prince heard a baby crying. He ran out of the houseand saw his son lying on the ground safely. And there was a dead wolf near his son. Suddenly, the Prince knew that Gelert protected the baby and killed the wolf.The Prince ran back into the house but Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad when he knew he had killed his faithful friend. He buried Gelert on the top of a mountain. From then on, the Prince never smiled again.10 . Gelert was the dog of the Prince of _.AScotlandBEnglandCIrelandDWales11 . The Prince asked _ to look after his son when he went hunting.Ahis guardsBhis wifeChis dogDa wolf12 . When the Prince came back, he found _.Asome blood on Gelerts paws and headBhis son in the houseCa dead dogDa wolf in the house13 . In fact, Gelert _ when the Prince went hunting.Akilled the babyBkilled the PrinceCleft the Princes houseDsaved the baby14 . The Prince never smiled again because _.AGelert killed the wolfBhe had buried the dog on the top of a mountainChe had killed his faithful friend GelertDGelert had killed his baby sonThank you so much, cause youre always there;You walk beside me, so Im not alone;You wag your tail to tell me you care;Youre more like a friend than a pet I own.Thank you so much for the love that youve shown;No matter what happens, you dont turn away;The best kind of “person” that Ive ever known;Youre someone I love, more than these words can say.15 . This poem is addressed to a_Abrother or a sisterBclassmateCsnakeDdog16 . This poet(诗人) probably_Ais more comfortable around people than animalsBThinks that some animals are kinder than peopleCwont eat hot dogsDlives on a farm17 . Why are quotation marks(引号) in the next to last line of the second stanza(诗节)?AThey are used to show that the poem is almost over.BThey are used to show that a person is talking.CThey are used to show that someone is asking a very important question.DThey are used because a dog isnt really a person, but is like a person in an important way.18 . It is Not possible to tell that the poet believes_.Aa human can love an animalBan animal can love a humanCall people are meanDdogs can let their owner know how they feel二、根据首字母、中文提示填空(A)根据句意和汉语注释,在答卷对应题号的横线上,写出单词的正确形式。19 . The uniform on the chair is one of the _ (飞行员).20 . I couldnt believe my eyes when I saw the _ (古代的) town.21 . What does the dancer mean by _ (取消)his performance?22 . John was happy because his teacher spoke _ (高度地) of his homework.三、语法填空阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（每空不多于3个单词）。It was the district sports meetingMy foot still hadnt healed (痊愈) from23 . earlier injury. But there I was, ready for the 3,000-metre run.“Readyset” The gun24 . (sound) and we were off. The other girls rushed ahead of me. I felt ashamed as I fell farther and farther behind. “Hooray!” The crowd shouted. It was the loudest cheer I had ever heard at a sports meeting.The first-place25 . (run) was two laps ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should give up,” I thought as I ran. However, I kept going. During the last two laps, I ran26 . and decided not to race next year, even if my foot had healed by then.When I finished, I heard louder cheers. I turned27 . and saw that the boys were preparing for28 . own run. “They must be cheering for the boys,” I thought. I was leaving the sports meeting when several girls came up to me. “Wow, youve29 . (show) a lot of courage!” One of them told me. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”I had hope again and decided30 . (stick) to the run next year. I realized that strength and courage arent always measured (衡量) in medals or victories, but in the31 . (difficult) we overcome. The 32 . (strong) people are not always those who win, but those who dont give up, even when they are losing.四、信息匹配Different colors have different meanings in different situations(情境). Please match the meanings of the colors with their Chinese. (请找出划线部分的中文解释)A. 败家子B. 沮丧的C. 苍白的D. 善意的谎言33 . Bob lost his favorite book. He looks blue today.34 . Ann is not feeling well. She looks green.35 . I dont want to make my father sad. So I tell a white lie.36 . Tom is the black sheep of the family.37 . The topic of the above four sentences(上面4句的主题) is “_”.AFamilyBColorsCFoodDLooks五、材料作文38 . 书面表达Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese Festival. First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated. Then talk about what people do and eat. Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel.要求：1.语句通顺,行文流畅。2.120词左右,文章开头已给出,不计入总词。My favorite festival is_第 7 页 共 7 页