九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（II ）卷.doc

九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（II ）卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）Who says honesty (诚实) is dead? Last Tuesday morning Alan Reed, a student at Claremont College here, was getting1money out of the bank. He wanted to have 50 dollars and the teller (出纳)2him five twenties instead of five tens. For a few seconds, Alan wondered (疑惑)3to do it. Should he give the extra money back? Keep it?4he kept it, he could buy several new CDs, or he could take his friend Simon to a big dinner. 5no one would ever notice (注意). But then he 6the teller. She was a middle-aged woman with a sweet face, and she reminded(提醒) him of his mother. She had been nice to him. Then he thought that there were probably exact (精确的) 7kept of how much money was paid out, and the8would probably get in trouble. 9of all, Alan felt he would probably feel10about keeping the extra money. So Alan gave back the money.（1）A . less B . some C . any D . several （2）A . added B . took C . asked D . gave （3）A . what B . how C . where D . when （4）A . So B . If C . As D . Since （5）A . Quickly B . Shortly C . Probably D . Safely （6）A . saw B . listened to C . heard D . looked at （7）A . records记录 B . dates C . photos D . places （8）A . mother B . student C . lady D . man （9）A . Each B . Worst C . Part D . Best （10）A . excited B . satisfied C . happy D . guilty(内疚的) 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共32分)2. （8分）A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. During that time, it was hard to find a job. So, on weekend grandpa and grandma cleaned the garden to grow some of their own food. They planted tomatoes, beans, cabbages, potatoes and strawberries to feed their growing family. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden.The family grew up, and before too many years had passed, the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home.Then grandpa died in one summer when he was eighty-nine years old. It was a lonely winter for grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant the garden in the spring. It would be hard to care for it by herself. When spring came, she planted only a little.One nice day in the early summer, grandma heard a noise in the front yard and looked out the window. There were thousands of bees in the air. Grandma wondered what she could do. She decided to wait and think it over. Before long, she decided the bees wont bother anyone, so she went about her business and didnt give them any other thought.That summer, grandmas little garden grew and grew. The neighbors all puzzled why they grew so well. One day, grandmas brother Frank visited her. Frank said，In my hometown, the farmers often hired beekeepers to set up bee houses near their fields. The bees helped them to grow. That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all summer.From that Time on, grandma always believed that since grandpa couldnt be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees to take his place and make grandmas little garden grow and grow.（1）How did the grandparents feed their growing family?A . did whatever jobs he could.B . grow some of their own food in the gardenC . moved into the house on BeechwoodD . making a lot of money（2）In the passage, It was a lonely winter for grandma. probably means .A . The winter is really long.B . The winter is really cold.C . Grandma couldnt plant the garden in winterD . Grandma really missed the grandpa.（3）Who helped with the grandmas garden?A . GrandchildrenB . BeesC . FrankD . The neighbors（4）Whats the best title of the passage?A . The GardenB . My GrandparentsC . Grandpas BeesD . The Secret of Grandma3. （8分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。When I was about 12, I had an enemy(敌人), a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasnt a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like? Go and write a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “Thats just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, youll find it will be helpful to you. Dont close your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!（1）What did the writers father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?A . He agreed with her “enemy”.B . he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.C . He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.D . He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.（2）The writer felt_ when she did the things as her father had told her.A . surprisedB . angryC . disappointedD . sad（3）Which of the following can we know from the passage?A . The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.B . The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.C . The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last.D . The writer is grateful(感激的) to her father.（4）Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A . My ParentsB . A Serious Criticism(批评)C . What People Say about You Is Always RightD . The Best Advice I Ever Had4. （8分）阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Bicycles are very popular in China In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhereWhen you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere elseTherefore(因此), China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”In China, many families have one or two bicycles.Compared(与比) with cars, bicycles have many advantagesFirst, they are much cheaper than carsMost Chinese cant afford cars, but they can afford bicyclesSecond, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to parkWhats more, with lower speed(速度), bicycles are safer than cars.However, bicycles also bring some problemsSome riders dont obey the traffic rules and some riders dont think about others safetySo they ride too fastDuring rush hours, too many bicycles may cause traffic jamsWe still have a long way to go to solve the problem.（1）Where can you see bicycles in China? A . In the big cityB . In the town.C . In the countryD . Almost everywhere.（2）Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles? A . Bicycles are much cheaper than carsB . Bicycles are easy to park.C . Bicycles are more beautiful than carsD . Bicycles are safer than cars.（3）What problems can bicycles bring? A . Bicycles are more and more expensive.B . Riding bicycles is more dangerous than driving carsC . There are no places for so many bicycles.D . Too many bicycles may cause traffic jams.（4）What does the last sentence mean? A . We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles.B . Its too far to ride bicycles.C . Bicycles are safe enough.D . We still need to do much to solve the problem.5. （8分）阅读下列材料，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。CThe weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health. There are plenty of “energy drinks” on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great! But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine(咖啡因 )in them.These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.Caffeine（咖啡因）makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited(限制) its use .Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drinks can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.（1）Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that _.A . they have beautiful colors and cool namesB . they have lots of caffeineC . they can keep them awake and better at sportsD . they are said to be helpful to health（2）The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause _.A . heart problemsB . nervousnessC . sleeping difficultyD . all the above（3）The underlined word discouraged can be replaced (替换) with _.A . encouragedB . stoppedC . helpedD . disliked（4）Which of the following can be the best title(标题) of the passage?A . Whats the Use of Energy Drinks?B . Who Can Drink Energy DrinksC . Why do people like Energy Drinks?D . Why Cant We Buy Energy Drinks?三、 词汇运用 (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。me choosenoise forty fact(1)Simon, you should tell as many_as possible to support your ideas at this meeting.(2)The music in the supermarket sounded so_that I wanted to leave at once.(3)In his _, he got many achievements and succeeded at his work.(4) Maggie, let me help you carry the heavy bag.No, thanks. Ill do it by _.(5) Oh, my god! We have missed the last bus. What shall we do? Im afraid we have no _but to take a taxi.四、 阅读填空 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）Beethoven is a great G_musician and he is famous in the world. 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共7分)8. （7分）用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。Dear Cindy,How are you？I had a great time last Monday, June 2th, 2014.It was a traditional Chinese festival _(call) Dragon Boat Festival that day.This festival is in memory of Qu Yuan, one of the greatest Chinese poets. He killed himself by _(jump) into the Miluo River on May 5th of the lunar calendar, 278 BC. People there rowed the boats _(save) him. But it was too late. They were very sad and then threw rice into the river to feed the fishes so that they would stay away from his body.From then on, every year on this day, people enjoy making Zongzi which _(make) of rice with meat, eggs and so on. In the past we _(eat) it only once a year, but now we regard it as our daily food. We can have it any time we like.Have you ever _(watch) the dragon boat race on TV？It is another important part of this festival. Several teams row their dragon shaped boats as fast as they can. The first team to reach the finish line _(win).If you have a plan to visit China next year, would like to spend this festival with us?Best wishes!Yours,Shen六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共8分)9. （8分）任务型阅读Look! People are gathering to get water from a huge well in the village of Natwarghad in the western Indian state of Gujarat! Because of the large population on the earth, the world is _hungry, it is _be thirsty for water now. The worlds population has reached 7 billion. And it could possible grow to 15 billion by the year 2100.On the other hand, about 97% of water on the earth is sea water which we cant drink or use for watering plants directly. Man can only drink or use the other 3% of fresh water which comes from rivers, lakes and underground. And we cant even use all of that, because some of them has been polluted.Now more water is needed. The problem is: can we avoid a serious water shortage later on? Firstly, we should all learn how to save water. Secondly, we should find out the ways to reuse it. Today, in most large cities water is used only once, but it can be used again .Even if every large city reuse its water, still there would not be enough. What could people turn to next?The sea seems to have the best answer. The sea is very big. Look at the map of the world, there is more sea than land. It covers three quarters of the earth. All that needs to be done is to get the salt out of the sea water. Scientists are trying to find a cheaper way of doing it. So you see,如果我们可以找出解决方法，我们就不会有干涸（dry up）的危险。（1）将处句子补充完整。（每空词数不限）Because of the large population on the earth, the world is _hungry, it is _be thirsty for water now.（2）将处划线部分译成中文。_. （3）The passage tells us the sea covers _of the earth.A . sea 45%B . sea 75%C . sea 97%D . Sea 35%（4）将处中文译成英语。_. （5）The name of the passage would be _. A . The Sea WaterB . How to Save WaterC . The Polluted WaterD . The Thirsty World七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）根据以下信息，写一篇短文，字数不低于60个字。上周末，你妈妈生病，没有人做家务。你早上起床后整理床铺，折衣服，打扫房间，中午做午饭，给妈妈煮了面条，饭后洗完，打扫地板，倒垃圾。你妈妈很高兴，你也很开心，因为做家务能够帮助你学会如何照顾自己。第 12 页 共 12 页参考答案一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1-1、二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共32分)2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、三、 词汇运用 (共1题；共5分)6-1、四、 阅读填空 (共1题；共1分)7-1、五、 语法填空 (共1题；共7分)8-1、六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共8分)9-1、9-2、9-3、9-4、9-5、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10-1、