大湾中学2014-2015上九年级英语期中试题.doc

泾源县大湾中学2014-2015（上）九年级英语期中试题
第一卷 选择题
一．单选（30分）
( ) 1．—How does your brother study English?
—He studies English ．
A．by reading the textbook B．to read the textbook
C．with reading the textbook D.for reading the textbook
( ) 2.When we practice speaking English, we often end up in Chinese.
A. to speak B. speaking C. spoken D. Speak
( ) 3. She hardly ever goes to school late, she ?
A. do B. isn’t C. does D. doesn’t
( ) 4. The book ______ belong to Mary, because her name is on it.
A must B mustn’t C may D can
( ) 5.Sam likes music very much .He lives ,but he never feels .
A. alone;lonely B. alone;alone C. lonely ; alone D. lonely ; lonely
( )6.I’m really shy and I just don’t enjoy parties. _____ I don’t know anyone there?
A. How if B. What if C. What’s up D. Why
( ) 7.  Let’s play football  ______ at home.
A.  instead stay  B. instead of staying  C. instead staying  D. instead staying
( )8.---Who’s that boy reading in the garden? Is it David?
---It _____be David. He has gone to Shanghai.
A.must B.can’t C.may D.shouldn’t
（ ）9. There’s _______ 800-metre-long road behind ________ hospital.
       A. an, an  B. a, a    C. an, the   D. a, the
（ ）10. ---- Excuse me, is the supermarket far from here?
---- No, it’s about ________.
    A. 7 minutes walk    B. 7 minute walk C. 7 minutes’ walk  D. 7 minute’s walk
（ ）11．---- Could you tell me _______ ? ---- Yes, she _________ to the reading room.
   A. where is Jane, has been B. where Jane is, has gone         
C. where was Jane, has been         D. where Jane was, has gone
( ) 12. ---- How many students are there in your school?
---- ________ the students in our school ________ over two hundred.
   A. The number of, is B. The number of, are  C. A number of, is  D. A number of, are
( ) 13. _________ terrible weather we had last Sunday!
       A. How   B. What a   C. How a       D. What
（ ）14. They prefer ______ rather than _____
A. to study at home, go out B. go out, stay at home
C. staying at home, going out D. going out, to stay at home
（ ）15 Chinese people their long history culture.
A. is proud of B. are proud of C. take pride in D. takes pride in
( )16. I have a new friend in Class 2. He America.
A. come from B. comes from C. be from D. got a letter from
( )17. — Does my question sound 　　　　 enough?
— I don’t think so. You can ask more 　　　 by using “could” instead of “can”.
A. politely; politely B. politely; polite C. polite; politely D. polite; polite
( ) 18. — I don’t know 　　　　 next. — Let’s ask our teacher for help.
A. what to do B. what should I do C. how to do D. how I should do
( ) 19. .Could you please tell me about today’s news?
A. important something B. something important
C. important anything D. anything important
( )20. My mother used to ___TV at home after supper. But now she is used to _____out for a walk.
A. watch; go B. watching; go C. watching going D. watch; going
( )21.--Where did you put the books, Annie？-- I on the shelf.
A. lie B. lied C. lay D. laid
( )22. He has two pets. One is a dog, _______ is a cat.
A. the other B. other C. others D. another
( )23. First, don't ________ make mistakes.
A．be afraid to B．afraid to C．be afraid of D．be afraid
( )24.If you meet some new words, you can ________ in a dictionary.
A．look it up B．look up it C．look them up D．look up them
( )25.You won't pass your exams________ you work harder.
A．when B．if C．unless D．after
( )26.You can improve your English________ practicing more.
A．by B．with C．of D．in
( )27. He　　　to play sports, but now he is interested in soccer and volleyball.
A. doesn’t use B. wasn’t used C. didn’t use D. didn’t used
( )28. David asked me　　　.
A. if I will be free that day B. whether I would be free that day
C. where do I come from D. when will I leave here
( )29. —How could I improve my writing?
—　　　writing e-mails to your pen pal?
A. Why not B. Why don’t C. How D. How about
（ ）30．My litter sister short, but now she tall．
A．used to be, are B．used to have, is C．used to be, is
二、完形填空（10分）
Jack was a hard-working student when young but he had some big problems. He used to be shy before his classmates. So he had 31 friends at school. Bob was a new student in his class. All the students were soon familiar (熟悉的) with him and got on well with him 32 Jack.
One day, some boys put some money into Jack’s bag and Bob pretended (假装) to have 33 his money. Of course, they found the money in 34 bag at last.
Jack felt shameful (可耻的) 35 he could not say anything about it. Soon his classmates called him a thief and 36 him in the school. His teachers also 37 that and called his parents to the school, too. Just then, Bob stood out and helped Jack make everything 38 .
From that day, Jack and Bob 39 good friends. Bob often took Jack to take part in many activities and Jack became outgoing. Bob was weak in English and Jack often helped him 40 it. Now Jack became the monitor(班长) in his class, and he had more friends. He enjoyed the nice friendship and the school life.
( )31. A. many B. few C. several D. new
( )32. A. besides B. like C. except D. for
( )33. A. lost B. wasted C. found D. made
( )34. A. your B. their C. Bob’s D. Jack’s
( )35. A. but B. if C. until D. unless
( )36. A. agreed with B. laughed at C. dealt with D. got excited about
( )37. A. allowed B. faced C. developed D. believed
( )38. A. clear B. easy C. hard D. wonderful
( )39. A. greeted B. met C. became D. loved
( )40. A. to B. in C. by D. with
三、阅读理解(40分)
A
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的用（T），错误的用（F）。
A long time ago there lived a very rich and powerful king． All the people in his country were afraid of him．But was he happy? No, he was always ill and unhappy．His money and his power（权利） could not help him．The doctors in his country could not cure（治愈） him either．He was so angry with them that he cut off their heads．
One day two famous doctors from another country came to his palace（宫殿）．
“If you can cure me and make me happy, ” said the king, “I will give you all the gold you can carry．”
The first doctor examined（检查） the king．He found nothing wrong with him．
“You are a very healthy man, ” said the doctor． “You only think you are ill and so make yourself unhappy．”
The king was very angry when he heard this．He told his soldiers to cut off the doctor’s head．
The second doctor knew he had to be careful．“Oh, King, you will be well if you wear the shoes of a man who is always happy．” he said .The king was pleased with his answer and thought that the doctor was very clever．He gave the doctor a bag of gold．
The king asked hundreds of people if they were always happy．They all said they were sometimes happy and sometimes sad．At last he met a beggar(乞丐)．The beggar said that he was always happy．
“Give me your shoes quickly, ” said the king, “and I will make you a very rich man．”
The beggar laughed．“I am sorry, ” he answered, “I never wear shoes! ”
（ ）41．The king was always ill and unhappy．
（ ）42．All the people in his country were afraid of him．
（ ）43．The king cut off the heads of his doctors because the doctors were very famous．
（ ）44．The first doctor said the king only thought he was ill．
（ ）45．The king said if the beggar gave him his shoes, he would make him a very rich man．
B
Do you always understand the instructions（说明） on a bottle of medicine? Here’s one for John. John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor and was given some cough medicine. Please read the following instructions and if you can understand them.
Cough Medicine:
The medicine is for a person with a cough. Shake it well before use.
Take it three times each day before meals or before sleep.
Dose (药量):
Age: over 14 2 teaspoonfuls
8-13 1 teaspoonful
4-7 1/2 teaspoonful
Not fit（适合） for children below the age of three or old persons with heart trouble. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December 1st, 2004.
( )46. John should take ____________ a day.
A. 2 teaspoonfuls B. 3 teaspoonfuls　C. 4 teaspoonfuls　D. 1 teaspoonful
( )47. The medicine should be kept in _________________.
A. a fridge　　　 B. hot water　　　C. any place　　　D. the sun
( )48. John should ___________ before he takes it.
A. shake the medicine well　B. eat nothing C. do some exercise D. drink a cup of tea
( )49. When people are ______ years old, they cannot take this medicine.
A. eighty　　　B. thirty　　C. two　　　D. twelve
( )50. John will ______ the medicine when it is left after December 1st, 2004.
A. throw away(扔掉) B. stop to take C. take once D. take more than three times
C
The sun is always shining． But it can only shine on one side of the earth at a time． It can not light up（照亮）the other side of the earth at the same time．
All day the stars are in the sky, but the light from the sun is so bright that you can not see them． When the sun is gone, the stars are bright enough to see． Stars look very small but some are even bigger than the sun． Big things look little when they are far away． In the sky planes look like toys． But on the ground you can see that they are big． Stars look very small because they are far away． The sun is closer to us than the other stars． So it looks bigger．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
（ ）51． The sun looks large because_________．
A． it's close to the earth B． it's always shining
C. stars are bigger than it D． it's bright
（ ）52．_______, we can't see the stars in the daytime．
A． Though all day they are in the sky B． Because they are not in the sky
C． As they are gone D． When the sun does not shine on them
（ ）53． The stars are bright enough to see__________．
A． when the sun shines on them B． when they become bigger than the sun
C． when they shine on the earth D． when the nights come
（ ）54． When the sun shines on the earth, ________．
A． the whole earth is bright
B． one side of the earth is bright, and the other side is even brighter
C． one side of the earth is bright, but the other is dark
D． one side of the earth is dark, and the other side is even darker
（ ）55． Which of the following is NOT true according to（根据）this passage?
A． The sun is not so big as some stars．
B． Planes look like toys in the sky because they are small．
C． Of all the stars, the sun is the nearest to the earth．
D． The moon looks bigger at night than the stars because it is closer to us than the stars．
D
A good way to pass an examination is to work hard every day in the year. You may fail in the examination if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the examination. If you are taking an English examination, don’t learn only rules of grammar.
Try to read stories in English and speak in English whenever you can. A few days before examination you should start going to bed early. Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things. Before you start the examination, read carefully over the examination paper. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your examination, read your answers, correct any mistake that you see and make sure that you have not missed anything out .
( )56. How do you know to pass an examination?
A. Work hard every day in a year. B. Work hard many days in a year.
C.Work hard most of time in a year. D.Work hard only before the examination.
( )57. If you are going to take an examination, ______ .
A. study hard and sleep less B. get up early and do a lot of reading
C. go to bed early and have a good rest D. go to bed late and get up late
( )58. What should you do when you are taking the examination?
A. Pick up your pen and write at once.
B. Go over your paper before you hand it in
C. After you finish the examination, hand in at once.
D. Try to understand every word while you are reading.
( )59.What should you do if you want to learn English well according to the passage?、A. Speak more, listen less, never write. B. Speak less, write more, never listen.
C. Read more, listen more, speak less. D. read and speak as much as possible.
( )60. What does “missed...out”mean according to the passage?
A.遗漏 B.增补 C.缺乏 D.丰富
四、单词拼写（7分）
61. He is a man of many ________ (能力)．
62. I'd like to give my friend a ________ (create) gift.Could you give me some suggestions?
63. Kate’s grandparents have had a great ____________ （影响）on her.
64. That British teacher is very__________（幽默的）. He always tells us interesting jokes.
65. People are usually required to give a general （介绍） in a job interview.
66. He made so many __________ (错误) that he failed the math exam.
67. Could you please___________（借给）me your pen ?
五、选词填空（8分）
think， deal，everthing， her，parent，how，skill，how

Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. They don’t know how to 68 with housework. Because their parents do almost everything for them at home. This is a big problem.
Joy is 14 years old. One day her parents went away on business(出差), so she had to stay at home alone. At first she 69 she would be happy because her parents were not in. She could do 70 she liked. But at dinner time, she felt hungry. “Oh, it’s time to have supper. Where can I get my food ?” she said to 71 . Later she found some food in the fridge, but she didn’t know 72 to cook. At that moment, she missed her 74 very much. At last she could only go to the supermarket and buy some bread to eat.
Many teenagers are the as Joy. So I think they should learn some basic(基本的) life , like cooking, tidying up their rooms or dressing themselves properly. They shouldn’t depend on(依靠) their parents too much.
68 69 70 71 72
73 74 75
六、任务型阅读。（每题2分，共10分）
Chinese writer Mo Yan is famous all over the world, but do you know Anna Gustafsson Chen, his Swedish translator(翻译家)?
Chen was born in 1965 in Sweden. ①她很小的时候就开始学习汉语。 Now she is quite good at Chinese. She has been transl