人教版九年级英语期中考试试题.doc

人教版九年级英语期中考试题一、单项选择（15分）1. I dont know _.Can you tell me_? A. how swim; what to do B. how to swim ; what to do it C. how to swim; what to do D. what to swim; how to do2. My brother spends too much time _computer games. A. to play B. play C. plays D.playing3.The young trees should _well as often as possible A.be water B. watered C. watering D. be watered4.Jim is short. He sits in the front of the classroom he can see the blackboard clearly. A.when B. so that C. because D. Unless5LilystudiesEnglishwell._. A.SodoI.B.SoIdo.C.SoamI. D.So I am6 -Jenny wants to know if _ a hiking trip tomorrow. -Of course, we will. But if it _, well visit the History Museum instead. A. will you have; rainsB. you will have; will rain C. you will have; rains D. will you have; will rain7. Susan doesnt speak English _ Ann, but her handwriting is excellent. A. as well as B. as good as C. as better as D. so best as8.- Our teacher _ to England for improving his teaching skills. - Well, how we miss him. A. has gone B. has been C. has come D. go9 - The English party has been _ till next Friday. A. put on B. put off C. put away D. put out10.Do you like the skirt ? It _ soft. A. is feeling B. felt C. feels D. is felt11.He pretended _me when he walked by. A. not see B. not to see C. dont see D. to not see12.-How many people will come to Beijing next year? -Its hard to say. _people , I think. A. Million of B. Millions of C. Three millions D. Three millions of 13.We prefer _at the party rather than_. A. to sing; dance B. to sing ; dancing C. sing; to dance D. sing ;dance14.-Where would you like to visit?- Id like to visit_ A. warm somewhere B. warm anywhere C somewhere warm D anywhere warm15.I like places _its not cold in winter. A. those B. which C. where D. this二、阅读理解Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often 16 some books from the library. He keeps 17 to the radio every morning and reading18 after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His 19 worship(崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarkes little son, is only nine. He 20 likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks hes too 21 to understand him and chooses 22 ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with it. One day Mike read 23 about the electric lights (电灯) and was 24 it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him 25 questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, Fathers always know 26 than sons!The boy thought for a while and said, 27 !Oh? Why?Mike didnt answer and asked, 28 , Who invented the electric lights? 29 answered Mr Clarke. Why didnt his father invent them, then?Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didnt know 30 to answer!16. A. finds B. sells C. buys D. borrows17. A. watching B. listening C. going D. touching18. A. newspapers B. letters C. stories D. messages19. A. teachers B. parents C. students D. classmates20. A. also B. never C. even D. only 21,A. old B. young C. clever D. able22. A. more difficult B. the most difficult C. easy D. the easiest23. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything24. A. worried about B. interested in C. afraid of D. angry with25. A,few B. little C. a few D. a little 26. A. more B. most C. less D. least27. A. So do I B. Neither am I C. I agree D. I dont think so28. A. instead B. carefully C. quickly D. brightly29. A. Thomas Brown B. Allan Smith C. Thomas Edison D. Ron Jenkins30. A. when B. what C. where D. which三 阅读理解Mary was an operator（接线员）911in Los AngelesOne Thursday morning，she was surprised to get a call from a young child who said，“Mom my ill，Mom my ill, ” again and againMary hurried to find the address of the callShe called the police，in a minute，the policemen and doctors arrived at the houseThey broke the door open，they couldnt believe their eyesThe little child was so young that maybe she could not walk！She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mothers handTears（眼泪）were running down her face The doctors gave the woman some medicine and soon she woke upLater，she told people，“Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911One Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911，but she couldnt do it”Mary was surprised，too“Its the first time Ive seen a two-year-old child call 911” ( )31.What did Mary do every day？ A.She answered the telephone calls. B.She talked with the policemen and the doctors.C.She played with the children D.She dealt with emergencies（紧急情况）. ( )31.How did she feel when she answered the little girls call？ A.She was worried. B.She was sorry C.She was surprised. D.She was happy. ( )33.How did the police and the doctors get into the house？ A.They went in through the windows. B.They broke the door open. C.They didnt go in. D.The women was outside.They didnt need to go in. ( 34.How could the little girl learn to call 911？ A.She learnt it by herself. B.She called it by chance（偶然地）. C.Her mother taught her one Monday. D.Her mother often taught her. ( 35.How old was the little girl？ A.Only two. B.She was nine. C.She was five. D.She couldnt walk, so she must be less one.What would the future life be like ? I think we will be able to travel faster and safer around the world and into space .Maybe one day we can work in Beijing, sleep in Chengdu and visit the moon for a holiday .We will have new energy and it doesnt make pollution .Possibly , people will find ways to use cleaner things, such as sea water , to make energy without polluting the earth .We will have machines and they can copy everything in the future . Put a cake on the machine and it makes a new one .If the machine is like a fax-machine (传真机), we can send food and presents to our friends easily .We will have clever robots and the robots can bring us sueful things and take away our rubbish .Now we have to press a button or type a word to make a machine work .But in the future , if we think of anything , the machine can make it for us . The machine can understand our ideas .We will be able to go into comoputer games and films, and everything will feel real . We will be able to make our homes look like forests or sunny beaches or anything we want . Perhaps , one day we will be able to collect our dreams and put them on DVDs . ( )36.The passage wants to tell us something .A. about the future life B. about our earth C. about Beijing D. about Chengdu .( )37.From the passage, we know that we can tarvel around the world.A.by bus B. only in Beijing C. faster and safer D.carefully and slowly( )38.In the future , the new energy will make pollution .A.little B. a little C. more and more D.much more( )39.The clever robots will be able to give us useful things and help us take away .A.the machines B. the computers C.the presents D.the bubbish .( )40.What is the meaning of the word “them ” in the sentence “ put them on DVDS ” ?A.Beijing and Chengdu . B. dreams C. beaches. D. robots.c My grandfather is an eighty-year-old man. He changed, and he often says that life used to be better. Families arent families the way they used to beA lot of families have broke downIf husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay togetherAnd mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children，but now everyones workingNo one has time to look after children at homeAnd the cars! No one walks any more：everyone drivesWe used to walk five miles to school every day，even in winterBut now they dontAnd in schoo1the children dont have to think any moreIn math class，for example，we used to add，subtract, multiply and divide in our headsKids dont use their heads any more；instead，they use calculators(计算器)Most families have computers nowIn the past we didnt have computersWe didnt even have lightsMy mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchenBut now nobody eats homecooked food any moreAnd people dont talk to each other any moreThey are too busy to talk，too busy to eat，too, busy to thinkLife used to be simple, but it isnt any more( )41My grandfather thinks the 1ife Ais better than it used to be Bis worse than it used to be Cis as good as it used to be Dis as bad as it used to be( )42What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese? A生活 B工作 C婚姻 D家庭( )43What changes have happened to some families? There are lights at home People like to eat homecooked food Lots of families have computers Lots of couples live apart because of some prob1emsA B C D( )44Which is TRUE according to the passage? APeople have too much time to talk with each otherBLife now is very simpleCMany families have broken down because of problems between husbands and wives D. Mothers stay at home and look after their children( )45.Which is the best title for this passage? AHow life used to be BThe better lifeCThe changes in our life D. Hard-working studentsYour junior high school years are coming to an end. After the big exam, most of you will go on to study in a senior(高级) high school. What are you expecting from senior high? Lets hear some Teens readers talk about it.Zhou Zhijie, 15, from Shanghai:I have heard that although Senior 3 is a hard year, Senior 1 and Senior 2 are less stressful. I hope therell be time then to enjoy sports. There will be plenty to see: the Tennis Masters Cup will be held in Shanghai, and of course there is the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I am going to do something for it and Im sure Ill really enjoy it.Jin Xin, 16, from Harbin, Heilongjiang:I really enjoy science. I visit many science exhibitions. I am interested in UFOs too. Im not very good at it because I dont really have enough scientific knowledge. Ill be learning more science in senior high. In a word, sometime in the future Im going to build an excellent model plane!Wang Yaling, 15, from Xiamen, Fujian:I hope I can be taller in senior high school. I am only 155 cm. Many people grow faster in senior high and I hope I will too. I want to be 162 cm. But Im not so sure about that, since most girls in my family dont grow any taller than 160 cm. I hope Im different.Zhang Fang, 15, from Puyang, Henan:I expect that Ill make more friends in senior high. I study in a middle school in the country. Most of my classmates live nearby. In senior high, Ill meet different people from different areas. I hope I can learn new things from them.( )46. It seems that _ has a special interest in sports. A. Zhou ZhijieB. Jin XinC. Wang YalingD. Zhang Fang( )47. Jin Xin believes that it needs _ to make an excellent model plane. A. a quite long timeB. a lot of scientific knowledge C. knowledge of UFOsD. help from senior high teachers( )48. Wang Yaling and Zhang Fang _. A. are from one cityB. have a similar dream C. are the same ageD. have a similar problem( )49. The underlined word “stressful” in the first talk probably means “making one feel _”. A. busy and nervousB. free and easy C. unsuccessful and sadD. safe and happy( )50. The students in the passage are talking about _. A. their hobbiesB. their experiencesC. their schoolsD. their wishesSingapore, July 12many people enjoy chewing(咀嚼)