九年级英语上学期期中测试题(三).doc

九年级英语期中测试题（三）
班级： _____________ 姓名：________________
    一， 据汉语意思写出正确的英语单词：（15分）
    1. Helen Keller is famous as an __________ (教育家) and a writer.
    2. Did anybody _________ (打破) the world record in freestyle?
    3. Do you know when __________ (现代的) Olympics started?
    4. The old tower is __________ (位于) in the southeast of the city.
    5. The doctor said it was nothing ____________ (严重的) , just a cold.
    6. Books ___________ (制造) from paper.
    7. Don’t talk in class, listen to your teacher ____ (认真地) 。
    8. Two hundred and two countries sent __________ (运动员) to the 2004 Olympics.
    9. __________ (喝) wine too much is bad for us.
    10. They were __________ (结婚) on Jan. 1, 2004.
    11.I think I will be a teacher________ ________.（总有一天）.
    12. He cares about nothing ___________ (除了) his research.
    13. English is the language of ____________ (国际的) business.
    14. Please give my best ___________ (祝愿) to Danny.
    15. The doctor gave an __________ (手术) on the sick boy.
    二， 选出与划线部分意思相同的词或短语：（10分）
   ( )1. He had had the TV set for more than 10 years.
    A. nearly B. almost C. over D. less than
   ( )2. Hawaii is famous for its beautiful beaches.
    A. good known B. well meet C. good known D. well-known
   ( )3. Maybe he’ll be back in two hours.
    A. So B. Then C. Perhaps D. Just
   ( )4. The boy is able to draw a good house in five minutes.
    A. may B. can C. will D. must
   ( )5. I paid fifty dollars for the dress.
    A. took … to B. cost … to C. spent … on D. spent … in
   ( )6. Our English teacher told us to speak English as much as possible.
    A. as much as we could B. much more C. much quickly D. as much as I could.
   ( )7. When I got to the station, the train had already left.
    A. arrived at B. came C. reached at D. went
   ( )8. This bottle was filled with water.
    A. was covered with B. was full of C. fill of D. full of
   ( )9. They had a good time in the park last Sunday.
    A. helped themselves B. enjoy happily C. had a rest D. enjoyed themselves
   ( )10. She spent plenty of money on clothes.
    A. many B. some C. lots of D. a little
    三，单项选择：（20分）
   ( )1. The Great wall of China is famous ____ the world.
    A. for B. as C. around D. with
   ( )2. Have you visited the ____ tower?
    A. 88-storey B. 88-storey’s C. 88-storeys’ D. 88 storey’s
   ( )3. Shanghai is larger than ____ in Tailand.
    A. other cities B. all the other cities C. all the cities D. any other city
   ( ) 4. I don’t think he can speak English, ____?
    A. don’t you B. do you C. can’t he D. can he
   ( )5. ____ little water is not enough for ____ many people.
    A. Such , so B. So, such C. Such, such D. So, so
   ( )6. I often hear the girl ____ in the next room.
    A. to sing B. sings C. sing D. sang
   ( )7. They found ____ useful to advertise on the Internet.
    A. that B. this C. it D. it is
   ( )8. My father ____ the party for thirty years.
    A. has joined B. has been in C. joined D. has been a member
   ( )9. This problem is too difficult, they have trouble ____.
    A. to work it out B. working it out C. to work out it D. working out it
   ( )10. ---- My bike was broken on my way to school yesterday.
    ---- Bad luck. Did you ____?
    A. repaired it B. have a help C. have it repair D. have it repaired
   ( )11. Yang Liwei ____ went into space and became China’s first man to go to space.
    A. succeed B. successful C. successfully D. success
   ( )12. The trees can ____ the wind ____ the earth away.
    A. prevent, from blowing B. stopped, blowing C. prevent, to blow D. stop, to blow
   ( )13. ---- Will you come to the dinner party?
    ---- I won’t come unless Jenny ___.
    A. will be invited B. is invited C. can be invited D. invited
   ( )14. The lost child was seen ____ near the river an hour ago.
    A. plays B. played C. play D. to play
   ( )15. Which of these do you ____ like to own?
    A.best B. mostly C. most D. better
   ( )16. Can you try ____? I think you can do better.
    A. two more time B. more two time C. two times more D. two more times
   ( )17. That man who was hurt in the accident ____ our teacher. He has gone to the USA.
    A. mustn’t be B. can’t be C. may not be D. must be
   ( )18. My grandfather need a chair ____.
    A. to sit B. to sitting C. sitting D. to sit in
   ( )19. No one can be sure ____ in a million years.
    A. what man looks like B. what will man look like
C. man will look like what D. what man will look like
   ( )20. The population of Tianjin is____ than that of Shanghai.
    A. larger B. less C. smaller D. fewer
    四，完型填空：10分
    Not all people like to work but everyone likes to play. All over the world men and women, boys and girls enjoy 1 .Since the days of long ago, adults (成年人) and children have called their friends together to spend 2 ,even days playing games.
    Sports help people to live 3 . They help to keep people healthy and feeling good .When they are playing games, people 4 a lot. This is good for their health. Having 5 with their friends makes them happy.
    Many people enjoy sports by watching others 6 . In small towns, crowds (人群) meet to watch the bicycle races or the soccer games. In big cities, thousands 7 to see an ice-skating show or a baseball game.
    What are your favourite sports ? Is the weather 8 where you live? Then swimming is probably one of your sports. Boys and girls in China love to 9 . There are wonderful beaches and there are beautiful 10 and lakes across the country. The weather is also good for swimming.
   ( )1. A. music B. movies C. sports D. trip
   ( )2. A. hours B. weeks C. months D. years
   ( ) 3. A. alone B. busily C. carefully D. happily
   ( )4. A. speak B. think C. move D. eat
   ( ) 5. A. fun B. jokes C. dinner D. lessons
   ( ) 6. A. walk B. play C. jump D. run
   ( ) 7. A. buy tickets B. take turns C. read newspapers D. hold meetings
   ( )8. A. cool B. cold C. hot D. warm
   ( )9. A. skate B. swim C. surf D. dance
   ( )10. A. mountain B. cities C. rivers D. seas
    五．阅读理解：30分
    (A).
Granny Green lived outside Moscow. Her only son was sent to Afghanistan(阿富汗) and was killed in action(战斗) there. Soon after that her husband lost his job, The old man was always worried about food and clothes, And on a winter night he went out alone when his wife was sleep. The next morning he was found dead in a cold lake. And his worn-out cold was hung(挂) on a tree not far away. The old woman was so sad that she nearly took her own life.
    Things got worse and worse after that. She always lived in hunger and cold. She had hoped that the government (政府) could help her, but she failed.
    It was a cold windy night. The old woman couldn’t fall asleep at all. She had to get up. She decided to write a letter to God, asking for help. She wished God to give her 100 rubles(卢布)， so she could buy some food for herself. When she finished writing, she found she had no stamp. She had to put the letter at a crossing the next morning.
    Luckily a policeman found the letter. He read it to his comrades. They were all so moved that they gathered together 50 rubles and sent it to the poor old woman.
    At first Granny Green was happy. But after she counted the money, she became angry and said, “I’m told that all things that are touched by policemen will be only a half left!”
   ( )1. Granny Green’s son was a ____.
    A. worker B. soldier C. driver D. singer
   ( )2. The old man jumped into the lake because ____.
    A. he wouldn’t live any longer B. he anted to have a swim
    C. he felt hot D. something was wrong with him
   ( ) 3. The old man hung his coat on the tree because ____.
    A. he wouldn’t get it wet B. he didn’t feel cold
    C. he wanted to leave it to his wife D. he forgot to put it on that night
   ( ) 4. The old woman became angry because ____.
    A. she thought the policemen had taken 50 rubles for themselves.
    B. she thought God had sent only 50 rubles to her
C. the money was too little for her to buy anything D. God hadn’t given her the money
   ( )5. According to (根据) the story, policemen are, in the eyes of Russian people , ____.
    A. honest B dishonest(不诚实的) C. kind to the poor D. ready to help others
       (B).
A professor told his students to go into the city slums(贫民窟) to study the life of 200 boys. He asked them to write reports about each boy’s life in the future. Every one of the students wrote, “He doesn’t have any hope.”
    Twenty-five years later, another professor read the earlier study. He told his students to find out what had happened to these boys. Of the 200 boys, 20 had moved away or died. Nobody knew what had happened to them. They tried very hard and found the other 180 people. Among them 176 had become successful as doctors, teacher and scientists.
    The professor was very surprised to study it further. Luckily, all of them were living near the place and he was able to ask each one, “What made you successful ?” Each one answered with feeling, “There was a teacher.”
    The teacher was still living there, so the professor found her and asked the old woman what she had used to pull those boys out of the slums, and change them into successful people.”
    The teacher’s eyes began to shine and she said with a sweet smile, “It’s really easy. I loved those boys.”
   ( )1. Why did the students go to the slums?
    A. To help the poor children B. To look for a good teacher
C. To study the life of some young boys D. To become successful people
   ( ) 2. Of the 200 boys, how many were known to be not successful?
    A. 4 B. 20 C. 24 D. 176
   ( )3. What changed the boy’s life?
    A. The professor’s study B. The teacher’s love C. Their parents D. The slums
   ( )4. Why was seconded professor surprised?
    A. Because some boys had died B. Because most of the boys lived a hard life
C. Because a few boys didn’t have hope D. because the earlier reports were wrong
   ( )5. Which of the following is NOT true?
   A. Some of the boys became doctors.
B. The second professor talked to the 180 people and their teacher
C. The teacher still remember the boys D. The boys didn’t want to talk about their teacher.
    (C).
阅读短文,把A-D四个句子填入文中空缺处(1-4) , 是短文内容完整正确,然后完成第5题.
    Babies sleep for up to eighteen hours a day. Sleep. No one can live without it, 1 .
    Research(研究) by the National Sleep Foundation in Washington says that we all need eight hours’ sleep every night. Scientist have found that people who sleep for less than six and a half hours a night are more often ill than people who sleep for eight hours. 2 “Workaholics”(工作狂) who sleep for less than five hours often die young, and do less well at work..
    It also says that the idea that we need less sleep as we get older is untrue. “People have no idea how important sleep is to their lives,” Dr. Thomas Roth, director of the Foundation says. “_3___”.
    “But not too much of it,” says Professor Jim Horne. “ Sleep is like food and drink,’ he believes: “ 4 Professor Horne studied a group of people who could spend as many hours as they wanted in bed; after ten hours they didn’t find it any easier to get up in the morning. And people who sleep for more than nine hours hours a night die younger than people who usually sleep for seven or eight.
    A. But how much do we really need?
    B. you would always like to have a little bit more, but that doesn’t mean you need it.
    C. Good health needs good sleep.
    D. Going without sleep also increases the chance of illnesss.
   ( )5..what’s the best title for this passage?
    A. Children and Sleep B. The Secrets of Sleep
C. Sleep and Work D. Are you Having Enough Sleep
       六，书面表达 15分
    根据提示和要求完成下面以“Jane’s Lucky life” 为题的短文
    提示：1. 十岁时患病，落下终身残疾。
    2. 现在四十岁了，有着一个幸福美满的家庭。
    3. 生活中的种种不方便。
    4. 生活中力所能及的事情。
    5. 对生活态度影响的指数。
    要求：1.除必写以上内容外，其他可适当发挥。
    2.字数：60－80个词
    Jane’s Lucky Life ……
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