新目标英语九年级上学期期末试题.doc

初三英语上期期末测试题听力部分 （30%）I. 听辨句子，选择与你所听句子意思相同或相近的答案，听一遍。（6%）( )1. A. Mr Green gets to the office earliest.B. Mr Green doesnt arrive as early as anybody else.C. Mr Green reaches the office later than any of the others.( )2. A. It was very cold but he still went on working.B. It was very cold but he kept me working.C. Though it was rather cold, he stopped to work.( )3. A. Nobody helped you, and you worked out the difficult problems.B. If you cant work out the difficult problems, you may ask for help.C. Try your best to find out the answers to the difficult problems all by yourself.( )4. A. How do you spend the following weekend?B. We want to spend the following weekend with us.C. Why dont you like to stay with us for weekends?( )5. A. The students gave up talking after their teacher told them to be quiet.B. The children listened to their teacher and went on with their work.C. The teacher wanted the students to keep quiet, but they didnt.( )6. A. This is the first time I have read so exciting a story.B. Its the least exciting story I have never read.C. I like this exciting story best of all.II. 对话理解，根据对话内容及问题，选择正确的答案，听一遍。（8%）( )1. A. Three weeks. B. One week. C. Four weeks.( )2. A. On Christmas Day. B. On Christmas Eve. C. The day after Christmas.( )3. A. A quarter. B. Ten minutes. C. Five minutes.( )4. A. She agrees with the man. B. She refuses to go canoeing. C. She likes canoeing but she would not go with them.( )5. A. By bus. B. on foot. C. By car.( )6. A. Gate 4. B. Gate 2. C. Gate 3.( )7. A. 10:25 B. 10:55 C. 9:55( )8. A. 23 years old. B. 26 years old. C. 29 years old.III. 短文理解，听两篇短文，听完每一篇短文后选择正确的答案，听两遍。（16%）Passage A( )1. I remembered _ for my first time. A. meeting you in the school B. fighting with others at the school C. going to school( )2. I _ when my mother was cooking breakfast. A. was washing face B. was putting on the clothes C. was brushing teeth( )3. I caught the bus alone _. A. the first time B. the second time C. many times( )4. I got to the school _of my classmates. A. latest B. earliest C. neither late nor earlyPassage B( )5. An old woman walked into the clothes shop to _. A. buy the new dress B. have a look at the new dress C. go round the shop( )6. The salesgirl is very_ to the old woman. A. friendly B. polite C. cold( )7. The old woman spoke to the salesgirl _. A. only once B. twice C. three times( )8. The salesgirl spoke _. A. when the old woman left the shop B. when the old woman went into the shop C. When the old woman said she was a plastic model笔试部分 （120%）IV. 单项选择。（20%）( )1. The vegetable didnt taste very good. They _ for too long. A. cooked B. were cooked C. were cooking D. had been cooked( )2. My brother went aboard _ the purpose of getting _ education. A. for, farther B. for, further C. on, farther D. on, further( )3. Which of his books do you think _ best _ the best-sellers? A. sells, among B. is sold, between C. writes, between D. is written, among( )4. People are allowed to _ trees only _ they are big enough. A. plant, when B. cut down, when C. grow, until D. water, till( )5. The computer is to make life easier, _ it more difficult. A. not make B. not to make C. not making D. do not make( )6. They _ the bus until it disappeared in the fog. A. saw B. looked C. noticed D. watched( )7. _ of us felt very tired but quite happy after _ sports meeting.A. Everyone, a two days B. Every one, the two daysC. Every one, the two-day D. None, a two-day( )8. Which is _ to the sun _ all the stars? A. the nearer, of B. the nearest, of C. nearer, in D. the nearest, in( )9. Last week he didnt go to school because of his illness, so he _. A. teach himself B. learnt himself C. taught himself D. taught his English( )10. He asked _ question before I could answer _ one.A. a second, the first B. a second, a firstC. the second, the first D. the second, a first( )11. - Im going to my hometown for a holiday. Itll take 12 hours by bus. - _!A. How far is it B. What a long way it isC. How long is it D. How long it is( )12. There are so many good books here in the library. I really dont know _.A. what to read B. what to chooseC. how to choose them D. which to begin with( )13. My father said he _ fishing if it _ the next day.A. was going, didnt rain B. will go, doesnt rainC. would go, wasnt rain D. would go, doesnt rain( )14. - Will you please _ your radio a little? I can hardly go to sleep. - Oh, sorry. A. turn off B. turn on C. turn down D. turn up( )15. When Mr Green phoned me, I couldnt hear clearly _.A. what he was saying B. what he was talkingC. what he was telling D. what he was speaking( )16. Thanks _ your help _ the Internet, I searched much information. A. for, with B. for, in C. to, with, D. to, in( )17. He speaks loudly and clearly so that he can make himself _ better. A. understand B. understanding C. to understand D. understood( )18. He can go to play the computer games as soon as he _ the work. A. did B. has done C. will finish D. finish( )19. - Do you know how long the auditorium has _ in Chongqing? - About fourteen years. A. opened B. been opened C. been open D. built( )20. Our teacher often encourages everyone to _ protecting the environment. A. take part in B. join C. make the contribution to D. workV. 完形填空。（20%） In the 1840s in 1 , it seemed 2 a new book or magazine was being 3 every day. The 4 printing press had just been 5 , and the American people suddenly had 6 new books and magazines to 7 from than they could possibly 8 . There were love stories, travels, stories of life in the world 9 United States, and more. It must have seemed that everyone was 10 .It was at this time 11 one of Americans best-loved writers, Henry Thoreaus, 12 us to “read the best books now”. 13 he meant by this was that 14 many wonderful books have already been written that in our 15 lives we could never read them all, 16 we should be careful not to 17 our time reading less 18 or poorly written books. Each 19 books read means one fewer 20 book we will have a chance to read.( )1. A. England B. America C. Europe D. China( )2. A. that B. which C. what D. there( )3. A. written B. bought C. published D. found( )4. A. ancient B. American C. electric D. modern( )5. A. developed B. discovered C. invented D. changed( )6. A. very B. more C. quite D. fewer( )7. A. choose B. buy C. pick D. get( )8. A. write B. think of C. talk about D. read( )9. A. eastern B. southern C. western D. northern( )10. A. writing B. reading C. buying D. selling( )11. A. when B. that C. only D. once( )12. A. suggested B. advised C. ordered D. decided( )13. A. Which B. That C. What D. How( )14. A. such B. x C. very D. so( )15. A. happy B. poor C. short D. long( )16. A. but B. and C. so D. though( )17. A. waste B. use C. spare D. cost( )18. A. difficult B. important C. easy D. expensive( )19. A. cheap B. good C. necessary D. bad( )20. A. large B. great C. small D. newVI. 阅读理解。（30%）AChongqing LibraryTo Susan Chan,Just to remind you that you have four overdue books.Title AuthorRose Meets Mr Winter Garden Bob Graham due 22/1My Friend Whale Simon James due 23/1Edward the Emu Sheena Knowles due 24/1Imagine Alison Lester due 25/1Please return these tomorrow. Other people may be waiting to borrow them.Mrs Josie JonesLibrarianDate 3/2/2002Note: You may not borrow any new books until these books have been returned.( )1. this note was sent to _. A. Josie Jones B. Susan Chan C. the librarian D. Alison Lester( )2. The book Imagine was written by _. A. Bob Graham B. Simon James C. Sheena Knowles D. Alison Lester( )3. On what date was My Friend Whale due to be returned to the library? A. 23rd January B. 24th January C. 26th January D. 3rd February( )4. This note could best be described as a _. A. newsletter B. report card C. reminder letter D. set of instructions( )5. From this note we know that _.A. Susan does not like readingB. the library has many books to lendC. someone else has borrowed these booksD. Susan may not borrow any new books at the momentB Korean Pen FriendsHi! My name is Jenny. I am nearly 13 years old and I am Grade 1 Middle School. I have a sister called Soonae and a cat called Champuss. Soonae is 10. I enjoy reading, swimming and playing tennis. I also play the flute and the piano.Hi! My name is Sue and I am 14 years old. I am in Grade 2 Middle School and I have a sister who is 8 years old. My hobbies are reading, running and ballet. I especially like running in races.Hi! My name is Ann and I am 15 years old. I am in Grade 3 Middle School. I am the only girl out of four children. I have three younger brother-their names are Peter, Michael and James.Hi! My name is Matthew and I am 16 years old. I have a sister, Youngok, who is 14. My hobbies in my spare time are bike riding and computing. I have two mice named Chocky and Nutty.( )6. The youngest person to write a pen friend letter is _. A. Sue B. Jenny C. Ann D. Matthew( )7. The person who likes running in races is _. A. Matthew B. Ann C. Sue D. Jenny( )8. What are Chocky and Nutty? A. Jennys pets B. Matthews mice C. Anns brothers D. Sues and Jennys sisters( )9. This page would most likely appear in a _. A. magazine B. dictionary C. cook book D. stamp album( )10. The purpose of this page would be to _.A. give children the chance to have their photos takenB. reward the children for doing well in a competitionC. promote(提升) the schools that the children go toD. enable pen friends to write to the childrenCIf you could look inside your body, you would see a magnificent machine at work-more magnificent than any machine a person could build. As you are reading these words and understanding them, your body is breathing, hearing, moving, feeling, digesting (消化)your last meal, making you hungry for the next and performing(完成) hundreds more tasks without you even noticing. The different parts of the body do different jobs and each part depends on (依靠) the others. A machine needs fuel(燃料) to make its parts work. Our fuel is our food. When we swallow(吞下) food it goes down into our stomach and mixes with chemicals which break it down into a liquid. This then goes into the intestines(肠), a coiled tube, which take all the good things from the liquid food and move them into our blood.( )11. The best word to replace “magnificent”, as it is used in the passage, is _. A. mechanical B. colourful C. wonderful D. difficult( )12. In the passage, the human body is compared to _. A. fuel B. a machine C. different jobs D. a chemical( )13. Which one of these activities is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. reading B. breathing C. tasting D. digesting( )14. According to the passage, which of these best describes the order in which food passes through the human body? A. food is swallowed food mixes with chemicals in stomach food moves into intestines remaining good things are taken into the blood B. food is swallowed remaining good things are taken into the blood food moves into intestines food mixes with chemicals in stomach C. food is swallowed food moves into intestines food mixes with chemicals in stomach remaining good things are taken into the blood D. food is swallowed remaining good things are taken into the blood food mixes with chemicals in stomach food moves to intestines( )15. According to the passage, the movement of food can best be described as a _. A. recipe(秘诀) B. process(程序) C. diagram D. comparisonVII. 句型转换。（20%）1. The pen that I bought yesterday writes well. The pen that I bought yesterday writes _ and _.2. His answer surprised his teacher in class last morning. His teacher _ _ _ his answer in class last morning.3. People pollute the rives and the lakes here. People _ the rives and the lakes here _.4. He asked us why we could surf in the Internet. He asked us _ _ surf in the Internet _.5. Please turn up the radio to make us hear clearly. Please turn up the radio _ _ _ _ hear clearly.6. The book isnt interesting, and its too old. The book is _ interesting _ new.7. My sister worked in the computer company before she left school. My sister _ work in the computer company _ she _ _ school.VIII. 短文填空。（20%）根据短文内容，在空格填入一个正确的单词形式，使其短文意思完整。Childrens schooling is 1 very fast today. In the past, teachers kept children 2 quiet for hours in the classroom. They made them memorise(记忆) 3 kinds of things. In other words, the children had to go on repeating things 4 they knew them “by heart”. Today many teachers want to know 5 it is possible to make children learn. They say you can only help them learn. They say you must let children learn and find out things for 6 .But for these children, school is a kind of prison(监狱). They are there only 7 their parents make them go. They rush out of the classroom as soon as the teacher lets them 8 . Many of them want to find 9 , but the law will not let them work until they reach a certain age. And so, they have to stay in school. Often they do not learn anything and 10 every moment.1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _IX. 书面表达。（10%）根据下图，写一篇关于植树对环境影响的80词以上的短文，文章的开头已经给出，要求无大的语法错误，语句通顺、流畅。 Look at the picture above. The trees can make environment clean and fresh and protect it, _参考答案初三上期期末测试I. 1-5 AACBC 6 A II. 1-5 BBAAC 6-8 ACC III. 1-5 CBAAB 6-8 CBCIV. 1-5 DBABB 6-10 DCBCA 11-15 BDACA 16-20 CDDCAV. 1-5 BACDC 6-10 BADCA 11-15 BBCDC 16-20 CABDBVI. 1-5 BDACD 6-10 BCBAD 11-15 CBCABVII. 1. fast, neatly 2. was, amazed/surprised, at 3. have/make, dirty 4. what, to, for 5. so, that, we, can 6. neither, nor 7. didnt, after, graduated, fromVIII. 1. changing/developing 2. sitting/staying 3. different/all/many 4. till/until/before 5. if /whether 6. themselves 7. because 8. leave 9. work/jobs 10. hate/dislikeIX. One possible version:Look at the picture above. The trees can make environment clean and fresh and protect it, they keep the earth from washing away. So We are planting the forests called a Great Green Wall in North China. The Great Green Wall is made of millions of trees. It was built to stop the wind from blowing the earth away. At the same time, it will prevent the sand moving towards the rich farm land. It took Chinese people many years to built the “Great Wall”. They plant thousands of trees every years and look after them carefully. Its really hard work, but its very important. More “Great Green Walls” are needed. They must be built all over China. If this is done, a lot of land will be saved. We must do our best to save our own home land. Dear friends, please do it soon.录音稿I. 听辨句子，选择与你所听句子意思相同或相近的答案，听一遍。1. Nobody comes to the office as early as Mr. Green.2. Though it was rather cold, he kept working.3. Do your best to work out the hard problems without any help.4. Why dont you come to stay with us at the coming weekend?5. The teacher told the children many times to be quiet but they went on talking.6. I have never read such an exciting story before.II. 对话理解，根据对话内容及问题，选择正确的答案，听一遍。1. M: Where have Jim and Kate gone? W: To London. They have been there for three weeks. M: Are they going to return soon? W: No. I think theyll stay there for another week.Q: How long will Jim and Kate stay in London?2. M: What are you doing, Mum? It smells nice. W: Im cooking the turkey. Is the Christmas tree ready? M: Yes, its near