九年级上期末测试卷.doc

九年级期末测试卷 （112）一、 单项选择（15分）（ ）1. Howdo you learn English words? making flashcards.A. To B. By C. For D. With（ ）2. He thinks _ the Chinese Spring Festival is very interesting.A. how B. what C. that D. who（ ）3.Excuse me. Could you tell me _ get to the nearest post office?Sorry, I am new here.A.how can I B. how I could C. how to D. what I can（ ）4. Do you know _? Yes, in two days. A. when will Mr Li come back B. how long Mr Li will come backC. what time will Mr Li come back D. how soon Mr Li will come back（ ）5. How does Jack usually go to school? He _ ride a bike, but now he _ there to lose weight. A. used to;is used to walk B. was used to;is used to walking C. was used to; is used to walk D. used to; is used to walking（ ）6. The desk is made _ wood. A. from B. at C. of D. in（ ）7. The tall building _ 10 years ago. A. built B. was built C. is built D. builds （ ）8. _ far as I know, her mother is a very famous writer. A. With B. In C. As D. On（ ）9. “Im a singer” is _ an interesting TV show _ many people like watching it. A. so; that B. such; that C. so; as D. such; as（ ）10.Dad, why must I stop _ computer games? For your health, my boy. A. play B. to play C. to playing D. playing（ ）11. My mother told me that my homework must _ on time. A. finish B. be finish C. be finishedD. finished （ ）12. He doesnt do his homework , though he has . . A. carefully enough; enough time B. careful enough; time enough C. carelessly enough; enough time D. enough carefully; enough time（ ）13. Who does this T-shirt belong _? A. in B. on C. to D. of（ ）14. Look! It be Mr Zhang. No, it be Mr Zhang. He has gone to Paris. A.may; mustnt B. Must; may C. Must; cant D. Can; may not（ ）15. The woman _ is singing in the hall is our teacher. A. what B. which C. who D. whom二、 补全对话（10分）（A）根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项A. But we are old enoughB. I think your mother is right.C. Wow ,how kind your father is!D. What rules do you have at home?E. Well, sometimes our parents dont understand us.F. My father doesnt allow me to go out on weekends.G. My parents dont allow me to make friends with any boys, either.M: Hi, Wang Li! You look unhappy, whats wrong?W: _ 1._M: I dont think thats a good idea. We need to spend time with friends.W: Thats right. _2._M: Really? But my father asks me to make friends with all of my classmates.W: _3._M: But my mother doesnt let me play computer games for long.W: _4._ We mustnt spend too much time playing computer games.M: _5._W: You are right. I think we need to talk to our parents and make them understand us.(B)根据对话内容，填入适当的句子。A: Good morning! 1 ？B: Yes, please. Id like to buy a shirt for my mother.A: 2 ？B: My mother likes blue best. Do you have any blue shirts here?A : Of course! How about this one?B: Oh, I think its very nice.3 ？A: 80 yuan. It is very cheap. ,B: OK! 4 . Heres the money. Thank you.A: 5 .三、 完形填空（20分）(A) 根据短文内容，选择适当的词填空。There are two twin boys. They are very 1 of them is happy and outgoing. He always looks on the bright side of things. His brother, 2 , is sad and unhappy. He has a negative outlook on life. The parents want to 3 the sad child. They came up with a plan andput the two boys into different 4 . The sad boy was put in a clean room with all kinds of wonderful, interesting 5 , while the happy boy was put in a dirty room with a lot of horse manure（肥料） 6 an hour, the parents opened the door into the clean room. To their surprise, the sad boy was sitting,7 . He even didnt move or play with any toys. Why are you crying? asked the parents. I dont have anyone to play with! he said. The parents then opened the second door. They were amazed. Their son was running 8 around the room, and throwing handfuls of horse manure into the air. What are you doing? they asked. Well, said the excited little boy, with all this horse manure lying around, I guess there may be a baby horse 9 in this room and Im going to find him! If we have a 9 attitude, difficulties are easy to overcome.Do you think so?（ ）1. A. interesting B. smart C. different D. creative（ ）2. A. however B. so C. and D. luckily（ ）3. A. take up B. put up C. get up D. cheer up（ ）4. A. rooms B. schools C.situations D.classes（ ）5. A. cooks B. toys C. games D. movies（ ）6. A. After B. In C. For D.Since（ ）7. A. reading B.playing C.watching D.crying （ ）8. A.slowly B.excitedly C.carefully D.heavily（ ）9. A.lying B. hiding C. working D. singing（ ）10.A. clear B. exact C.positive D. modest(B) 选词填空（有两项是多余的）love like follow I you lose power nor worry day too happyA long time ago, in a rich and beautiful country, there lived an unhappy king, He slept badly and didnt feel 1 eating. His face was always pale as chalk. He often cried for no reason. This made the queen and his people 2 . One day, a doctor was called in to examine the king. But he found nothing wrong with his body. “ Its all in his mind. Neither medicine 3 rest can help him. What he needs is the shirt of a happy person to wear. Thatll make him happy.”The prime minister was called to the palace. But when they explained the kings situation to him, he said, “Although I have a lot of power, it doesnt make me happy. Im always worried about losing my 4 . Many people are trying to take 5 position.”Then, the kings banker came to the palace. “Oh, Im afraid Im not happy 6 ,” he said. I have a lot of wealth, but Im always worried about 7 my money. Someone tries to steal my money every day.”Next, the palace singer came to the kings room. But this is what he said: “Its true that Im famous and everyone 8 my songs. But Im not happy because Im always worried about being 9 by others. I cannot be free!”Finally, the kings top general was told to go out and find a happy man in three 10 time.四、阅读理解(30分 1-20每题1分，21-25每题2分)(A)Everyone knows May Day, but many people may not know Lei Day. Like May Day, people celebrate Lei Day on May 1st. People wear leis on this day. A lei is a big circle usually made of flowers. On Lei Day, people give leis to each other. Where is this holiday celebrated? Hawaii, of course. People give leis on birthdays, weddings and as a way to say “I love you”. In 1928, a writer, Don Blanding, wrote an article saying that this tradition should become a holiday. Another writer, Grace Tower Warren, thought of the idea of celebrating this day on May 1st and said, “May Day is Lei Day.” On this day in 1928, people wore leis and celebrated with music, dancing and a lei-making competition. The next year, Lei Day became a public holiday. Today, people still celebrate Lei Day in Hawaii. We hope they all have a happy May Day and a happy Lei Day! （ ）1. What does the underlined word “celebrate” mean in Chinese?A. 庆祝 B. 盼望 C. 厌恶 D. 介绍（ ）2. On Lei Day Hawaii people give _ to each other.A. clothesB. books C. leis D. cakes（ ）3. When did Lei Day become a public holiday?A. In 1928. B. In 1929. C. In 1930. D. In 1931.（ ）4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Lei Day is after May Day. B. Lei Day was first celebrated in 1928.C. Don Blanding said “May Day is Lei Day”D. People all over the world celebrate Lei Day.（ ）5. What is the passage mainly about?A. Lei Day in Hawaii. B. May Day in Hawaii.C. How to make a lei. D. How to celebrate May Day.(B)The Chinese first made paper about 2,000years ago. China still has pieces of paper which were made as long ago as that. But Chinese paper was not made from the wood of trees. It was made from the hairlike parts of certain plants.Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. Scandinavia(斯堪的纳维亚半岛)-which now makes a great deal of the worlds paperdid not begin to make it until 1500. It was a German named Schaeffer who fund out that one could make the best paper from trees. After that , the forest countries of Canada ,Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States became the most important in paper making . Today in Finland, which makes the best paper in the world. The paper industry is the biggest in the land . New paper making machines are very big, and they make paper very fast. The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 30 meters long and six meters wide in one minute.When we think of paper, we think of newspapers , books letters, envelopes, and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Only half of the paper that is made is used for books and newspapers, etc. （ ）6. Which of the following is the first to make paper? A. China B. Scandinavia C. Germany D. Finland（ ）7. Schaeffer found out that A. the best paper was in the forest B. a German made the best paper C.wood could be made into the best paper D. the oldest paper was made 1500 years ago（ ）8. What does the underlined word “inustry” mean in Chinese? A. 国防 B. 教育 C. 农业 D. 工业（ ）9. According to the passage, paper is not used for A. newspapers B. envelopes C. writing paper D. food and drinks（ ）10. The second paragraph mainly talks about paper making A. in the United States B. in scandinavia C. in Europe D. in all forest countries(C)Our village carpenter (木匠) , John, came one day and made a dining table for my wifeHe made it just the right size for the space between the two windowsWhen I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job. My wife said to me quietly,“Thats his ninth cup of tea today”But she said, in a loud voice,“Its a beautiful table, dear, isnt it？” “Ill decide about that when I see the bill.”I said. John laughed and gave me his bill for the workI read: One dining table10 November, 1998 Cost of wood$17.00 Paint$1.50 Work, 8 hours ( $1 an hour )$8.00 Total$36.50 When I was looking at the bill, John said, “Its been a nice day, hasnt it？Quite sunny” “Yes.”I said“ Im glad its only the tenth of November” “Me, too.”said John“You wait itll be a lot colder by the end of the month” “Yes,colder and more expensive! A dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30, wont it, John？” John looked hard at me for half a minuteWas there a little smile in his two blue eyes？I gave his bill back to him. “If there isnt too much trouble, John,” I said,“please add it up againYou can forget the date” I paid him $26.50 and he was happy to get it.（ ）11Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill？ABecause he didnt want the writer to go through the bill carefully.BBecause it was really a fine day.CBecause he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully.DBecause he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.（ ）12 The writer thought John would ask for _ if he made a dining table on the last day of November.A$20.00B$46.50 C$56.50D$26.50（ ）13When the writer gave John the money, he was happy because _.Ahe got what he should get for his workBhe got much more money for his workChe got the money easilyDhe didnt have to add up the costs again（ ）14From the story we know that _.AJohn made a mistake in the billBJohn tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his workCJohn had written out the bill before the writer got homeDJohn still wanted to get $36.50 for his work in the end（ ）15What do you think of the writer？ He is _.AhonestBclever CfoolishDafraid(D)Decide to Do WellEverybody makes decisions in daily life. They can be as important as what you will do in the future or as simple as what you will eat for breakfast. Any decision could be the turning point of your life.I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3.Before I made that decision I was one of the boys who tried too hard to act as an adult. I didnt know that only kids want to show themselves as adults. I didnt listen to my parents and teachers, and my grades became poor. Then came the high school entrance exam. At the turning point of my life, my mom wanted to have a conversation with me. I wanted to turn it down but when I looked at her eyes, I felt I couldnt refuse. Instead of asking me to study hard, to my surprise, Mom just asked what I wanted to do in the future. Without thinking too much, I just said I would like to study hard. Mom smiled and asked again: “I asked: what do you WANT to do?”I never seriously thought about the question. So, I kept silent. “Whether you want to go on studying or enter the society,” she went on, “it is your own decision. Your life ought to be decided by you, not by anyone else, including me. ” After saying that, she had tears in her eyes. For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision. I sat in my chair and thought about myself, my life and what kind of person I wanted to become. It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest decision so far in my lifeI wanted to be a man who makes a difference in the world. To achieve that, I needed to study hard. The path to my future became clear to me. I didnt act rebelliously(叛逆地) any more. With passion (激情) in my heart, I studied hard. Now, Im 17 and Im in one of the best schools in my city, in one of the best classes at the school and I am one of the best students in the class. Thanks to that decision, I have become what I am today. （ ）16When did the writer make the important decision? AAfter he was 17 years old. BAfter he was in one of the best classes. CWhen he was a pupil. DWhen he was studying in Junior 3. （ ）17What was the writer like before the decision? AHis grades became poor. BHe tried too hard not to act as an adult. CHe was one of the top students in his class. DHe did what his teachers and his parents asked him to do. （ ）18How did the writer make the decision?AIt was easy for him to make the decision. BIt was his second time to make the decision. CHe made the decision seriously. DIt was his mother that made the decision for him. （ ）19Why did the writer make the decision?ABecause his teacher talked with him patiently. BBecause he didnt want to act rebelliously any more. CBecause his mother asked him to study hard as usual. DBecause his father asked him to think about his future by himself. （ ）20Which of the following is TRUE?AThe writer made the decision that he should work hard. BIt took the writer several years to make the decision. CAfter hearing his mothers words, the writer had tears in his eyes. DAt the turning point of his life, the writer wanted to have a conversation with his mother. (E)A TV program has become popular in China recently. It has made people all over China become interested in writing Chinese characters(汉字). The increasing use of computers and smart phones has left most young people hardly able to write by hand. Many of them are even unable to remember the 10,000 characters used in daily life without electronic help. CCTV started the Chinese Character Dictation Competition to improve the populations handwriting skills. Contestants（参与者）on the show were school pupils, but it was found that 70 % of adults in the audience（观众）were unable to remember how to write the word “chan chu”. Because computers allow people to type characters simply by entering pinyin, they dontneed to remember how to write them. “The keyboard age has had a big influence on the handwriting of Chinese characters.”Guan Zhengwen, who designed and directed the show said.He added that he hoped to encourage people to keep it alive as an art form. Hao Mingjian, an editor of a magazine, putting his heart into Chinese characters, said,“Learning Chinese characters goes on throughout your life. If you stop using them for a long time, it is very likely that you will forget them.”Answer the questions according to the passage.21. Are Chinese people interested in writing Chinese characters now? 22. What has left most young people hardly able to write by hand? 23. Why did CCTV start the Chinese Character Dictation Competition? 24. How do computers allow people to type characters simply? 25. What can you learn from the passage?四、 翻译句子（10分）1. 我认为小孩子应该远离网吧。I think children should the Internet bar.2. 我会努力学习，不让我打父母失望。I will study hard and not my parents .3. 那条狗在这个失明女孩的生活中起了很大的作用。The dog makes a big the blind girls life.4. 那天晚上孩子们熬了一夜。That night, the kids all night.5. 一