九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

九年级上学期期中考试英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation？AbackBchatChateDtaxi2 . Tony answered all the questions _ the most difficult one.AbesidesBexcept forCbesideDexcept3 . Id like to go to Nanao island. Do you know _ take me to get there by bus? About one hour.Ahow far it willBhow soon it willChow long will itDhow long it will4 . - Lets put away Johnnys test paper to give Father a big surprise.- Youdo that. He told Father about his test result this morning.AcantBneedntCshouldntDmustnt5 . They have provided several ways to solve the problem. Yes, we can choose_to start with.AitBthisCone6 . The TV play Story of Yanxi Palace is fantastic. I have never seen such_ interesting one.AaBtheCan7 . Its 7: 50 now. _, Jerry! Well be late(我们快迟到了). I see.ACome onBHave a good timeCNice to meet youDThank you8 . I like Tu Youyou _ she is a great scientist.AorBbecauseCbutDso9 . Excuse me, where is your school hall, please?_. Its in that white building.AI dont knowBWe dont have oneCThis way, pleaseDSorry, you cant10 . Why is Jack so happy? Because he haspassing the exam.AsucceededBmanagedCenjoyed11 . Since then，the popularity of basketball _ around the world and many young people dream of _ famous players.Arose；to becomeBhas risen；becomingChas risen；to becomeDrose；becoming12 . Peter runs _ in my class. He can run much _ than any other student.Afastest; fasterBfaster, fasterCfaster; fastestDfastest; fastest13 . After the terrible explosion(爆炸) in Xiangshui, Yancheng, many people from cities around came to hospitals _ blood.AdevoteBcreateCto donateDcelebrate14 . What is happening in Japan made people all over the world _ sad.AfeelBto feelCfeltDfeeling15 . The film Wolf Warriors II is, I have to say, very wonderful.Yes, many students think the film makes them_.AboredBboringCexcitingDexcited16 . _ beautiful the gardens are!AHowBWhatCWhat aDHow a17 . Hes never heard to sing a pop song so loudly, _ he?_. He is so shy.Ais; NoBis; YesChas; YesDhas; No18 . The students are very _ at the _ news.Asurprised；surprisingBsurprising；surprisedCsurprised；surprisedDsurprising；surprising19 . He left here _ the morning _ the fifth of May.Aon, inBin, onCat, inDin, at20 . Would you like _apple?No，thanks.Im full.AotherBanotherCthe otherDany二、完型填空On March 14, one of sciences brightest stars went dark. Stephen Hawking, the world-famous British _, died at 76 in Cambridge, UK. Hawking is considered by many to be the_ scientist in history since Albert Einstein. He_ the theory that the universe (宇宙) began with the Big Bang (大爆炸) and will end in black holes. His theories became the base for a lot of later research.He also wrote books to help_ people understand the universe. His most famous_ is A Brief History of Time (时间简史), which has sold more than 10 million copies around the world, according to CNN.Besides his scientific achievements, Hawking was_someone who had a strong will (意志) and optimistic (乐观的) attitude. When Hawking was 21, he was diagnosed (诊断) with a serious illness that _ him from walking and talking. Later in life, he had to sit in a wheelchair and “speak” using a computerized voice. But this didnt stop him from living a meaningful and colorful life. Hawking traveled the globe to attend science conferences, _every continent, including Antarctica (南极洲). He was also a _of pop culture and appeared on TV shows.He celebrated his 60th birthday by going up in a hot-air balloon. He_to travel into space one day. In 2013, Hawking spoke about how he felt life was unfair when he was first diagnosed with his illness. “But now, 50 years later, I can be quietly satisfied with my life,” he said.21 . AwriterBsingerCscientistDfootballer22 . AworstBgreatestCfunniestDhappiest23 . Acame up withBthought overCcaught up withDkept up with24 . ArichBpoorCcommonDnormal25 . AthinkingBbookCrecordDvideo26 . AalsoBlaterCsoonDsimply27 . ArelaxedBstoppedCprotectedDnoticed28 . AvisitingBcallingCnoddingDrepeating29 . AstarBmanagerCreporterDfan30 . AwishedBhopedCspokeDrushed三、阅读单选An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. Whats that strange building? asked the visitor. Thats the Tower of London. I see. How long did it take to build it?” “About 500 years. In my country we can build it in five months. said the visitor. A short time after that, they come to St. Pauls Cathedral (大教堂).Very interesting, said the visitor, How long did it take to build it? Nearly forty years. said the Englishman. In my country we can finish it in forty days. said the visitor. This went on all day. They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same things much faster in his country. At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. A few days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会大厦) and the visitor asked his usual question. Whats that?” The Englishman answered, Ive no idea. It wasnt there last night.31 . The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around_.Athe Tower of LondonBSt. Pauls CathedralCsome famous buildings in LondonDthe whole city of London32 . The visitor said that in his country it would take them _to build St. Pauls Cathedral.Aless than half a yearBmore than a monthCfive hundred yearsDforty years33 . The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he_Atried not to let the visitor know itBtried not to show the visitor around the cityChad no time to tell the visitorDdidnt want to say anything34 . The Englishmans last answer showed he_.Awas sorry that he hadnt seen the building beforeBcould say nothing because he didnt know anything about itCwas not happy and decided to give him a surprising answerDdidnt know how to tell the visitor the name of the building35 . The best title (标题) for this passage is_.AEnglish historyBAround LondonCWhats that strange building?DHow long did it take to build it?四、句型转换Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求, 改写下列句子。每空格限填一词）36 . Ted and I have already been to Water World. （改为否定句）Ted and I _ been to Water World _.37 . Today my family spent three hours in travelling. （改为一般疑问句）_ your family _ three hours in travelling today?38 . Simon takes the minibus to visit his aunt and uncle every Sunday. （保持句意基本不变）Simon goes to visit his aunt and uncle _ every Sunday.39 . Tim doesnt want to go to the old temple because it is too far away. （对划线部分提问）_ Tim want to go to the old temple?五、用所给单词的正确形式填空Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填词）40 . Reading books in my spare time is one of my_. (hobby)41 . Last week the students went skating and enjoyed _ very much. (them)42 . Students should be encouraged to do more _exercises. (physics)43 . My brother is studying to be an_ at a university. (count)44 . I am interested in._. (ski)45 . The whizz-kid and her parents are celebrating her_ birthday. (thirteen)46 . Do you know what the _ of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower is? (high)47 . The girl was very _to get the first prize in the English-speaking test. (luck)六、用单词的正确形式完成短文China exam focus far it language learnone protection speak teach understandFor Chinese students nowadays, no matter what kind of schools they are going to universities, high schools and even primary schools, they have to face the problem of learning English. All examinations they want to pass require them to48 . pass English.Examination for entering49 . education , studying abroad and even graduating from college, all require scores in English examination. English has become the most popular course in tutorial classes and even in the self-study classroom.When nearly all students attention is50 . on English, looking at the situation of our mother language, even Chinese linguists (语言学家) get confused about its use. Not only have many new words and phrases which are very popular on the Internet started to fill in every comer of the society, but common use of Chinese is full of mistakes and 51 . .Under such an urgent situation of the Chinese language. it is time for every Chinese to start protecting our mother tongue. Chinese has the most 52 . of any world language and also is one of the oldest in history. Around the world, many countries have started enthusiastically learning Chinese and Chinese has become one of the most important foreign 53 . in some foreign countries.Besides,there are 282 Confucius Institutions (孔子学院) around 88 countries and regions in the world that are 54 . Chinese. The number of people 55 . Chinese is about 50 million outside China.For those foreigners that are so crazy about Chinese language, what kind of attitude should the Chinese have? Frankly speaking, learning English 56 . shouldnt have been criticized (批评) too much, and we need to learn English to communicate with the world to show our culture and society. However, It doesnt make any sense that the importance of Chinese is replaced by a foreign language in a natives mind. Its really time to 57 . our Chinese language! Are you ready?AtalkingBlookedCfromDsittingEdividedIt was the first day of class. Two of her new ESL classmates wanted to know where Tara was from. They were both from Iraq. Because Tara 58 . Iraqi, one of the women asked Tara, in English, if she was from Iraq. Tara replied, No, Im not. Then the women took turns asking Tara if she was from Iran, or Syria, or Jordan. To each question, Tara responded with a simple no. Laughing, one woman said to the other, Shes not from anywhere! The two went to their desks, 59 . to each other in Arabic.The next day, the teacher60 . the students into groups of four. The students in each group asked introductory questions of each other. A student in Taras group asked her, Where are you from? Tara answered that she was Iraq. The two women who had questioned Tara the day before were61 . only a few feet away. Both of them heard Taras response.七、单词填空短文填空。根据下面短文内容,在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词,使短文完整、通顺。It is not easy for people to sail around the world in quite small boats. Sometimes the w62 . gets bad. Accidents can happen easily and quickly. One family once had an accident. A big fish s63 . under their boat and bit holes in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. L64 . , these people had another small boat - a lifeboat, so they all got into the lifeboat. They lived in the boat for many d65 . . They ate and s66 . , and always hoped. At l67 . people in a ship saved them. How do people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time? They must be strong in every way. They must have a hope, and they must have a strong desire to live. People cannot d68 . sea water. If they drink a lot of sea water, they will quickly die. They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also get fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. So, people cannot c69 . their food in the lifeboats. Raw fish and birds are not very nice but they are their o70 . food. They must eat raw f71 . or they will die.八、回答问题任务型阅读： Kangaroos live in Australia. They cant run and they cant walk, but they can jump more than nine metres at a time. They can jump very fast, thirty kilometers per hour. Baby kangaroos are very small. They are only three centimeters long. They cant jump or see. A baby kangaroo is always in its mothers pouch（育儿袋）for the first six months. They can see when they are already nine weeks old. And they can jump when they grow up to eight months old根据短文内容回答问题72 . Can kangaroos run and walk?_73 . How far can a kangaroo jump at a time?_74 . How fast can kangaroos jump?_75 . Where do baby kangaroos stay?_76 . How long does it take a kangaroo to learn to jump?_九、话题作文77 . 书面表达76以“The Hero in My Heart”为题，写一篇不少于80词的短文。提示：可以谈论一下你心中的英雄是谁(比如亲人、朋友、老师或名人等)；他(她)有什么样的事迹或故事；你喜欢他(她)的原因及应该怎样向他(她)学习。第 10 页 共 10 页