辽宁省辽阳县首山镇第二初级中学2015届九年级上学期期中考试英语试题.doc

初三英语期中试题总分：120分题号IIIIIIIVVVI总分得分I. 选择题.(15分)( ) 1. Beijing is _capital of China. And its _city with many places of interest.A. a， a B. a， the C. the，a D. the .the( )2. Great changesin our hometown in the last ten years. A. have happenedB. have been taken placeC. have been happenedD. have taken place( )3. Its too. I dont think you can get to school on time， you take a taxi. A. late； unless B. late； if C. early； unless D. early； if( )4. James， can you tell me ？ Paul？ I havent seen him for years. He used to be a shy and quiet boy.A. what is Paul like B. what Paul is like C. what does Paul like D. what Paul like( ) 5. Li Ming is in poor health. He should pay more attentionexercise. A. to take B. to taking C. for taking D. in taking( )6. Please tell meto improve my English. A. what I can doB. what can I do:C. how I can doD. how can I do( ) 7. Mr. Wang used todinner in the restaurant， but now he is used toevery meal with his family at home. A. have； eatB. have； eatingC. having； eat D. having； eatting( )8. A lot of waterin Shanghai every year. Its a big problem. A. wastesB. is wastedC. have been wasted D. is wasting( )9. No matter， you must follow the school rules. A. where are you B. what do you doC. who are youD. who you are( ) 10 _ fine weather it is！ Id like to go fishing. A. What an B. What C. How D. How a( ) 11. Please buy some food from the shop _. A. on your way to home B. to your way home C. on your way home D. at your way to home( ) 12. I like my school because I take in it. A. proud B. pride C. part D. interest( ) 13 - Do you like making friends with others ？ -Of course. Im afraid of . A. alone B. be alone C. being alone D. to be alone ( ) 14. Will we have dinner at the Hope Restaurant？ Maybe. Well go there if the show before 6. But I dont know if there any free tables then.A. will end； were B. will end； will be C. ends； were D. ends； will be( ) 15. I am going back to America for Thanksgiving Day. . And we will miss you. A. Enjoy yourself B. Youre welcome C. Thats interesting D. The same to youII 补全对话 (共10小题，计10分) (A) 根据对话内容，将方框内符合对话情景的句子抄写在对话空白处，使对话恢复完整.(选项中有两项是多余的)A. Can you tell me about it？ B. My favorite festival is Water-Splashing Festival. C. Yes， very much. D. sharing mooncakes with their families. E. I like to eat mooncakes that my mother makes. F. Whats your favorite festival？ G. I also like Mid-autumn Festival. A: Good morning， Li Ming！ 16B: Hi， Jim. My favorite festival is Mid-autumn Festival. A: Do you know the story of Change？ 17B: Of course. Change is the wife of Hou Yi. She ate the magic medicine and flew up to the moon and couldnt come back. A: Did Hou Yi miss her？ B: 18He hoped that his wife could return. Because of this， people started the tradition of admiring the moon and19A: I see. 20_I think that its very important to spend time with our families. B: Yes， I think so. (B)在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语.使对话完整A: Hello！ Mary speaking. 21_？B: This is Mrs. Green. You didnt come to school this morning.22._？A: Sorry， I forgot to ask for leave. I feel terrible. I cant sleep well these days.B: 23_.But how is that？A: I keep thinking about the coming exam.B: 24_. Im sure you can do it very well. Try to relax yourself. Listen to some music or do some sports.A: 25_.B: I hope you will be better soon. Bye.III英汉互译.(共15分.部分翻译1分，整句2分.)26去年他想知道他的朋友是否决定改变他的生活.Last year， he wondered if his friend_.27. 珠穆朗玛峰终年覆盖着雪 .Mount Qomolangma _snow all the year.28.根据中国历史，中国以茶著名. _ _，China is famous for tea.29.我认为装扮成卡通人物很好玩I think its fun _cartoon characters.30.你能告诉我在哪停车吗？ Could you tell me_？ 31.我们期待着你的答复. 32.熟能生巧. 33.世界各地普遍说英语. B.阅读下面短文，将文中划线部分的句子译成中文(每小题2分，共4分)I Want to Smile34.There are many advantages of smiling. It can not only make us happy， but also please others. If we smile at life， life will smile on us in return. So I want to smile at all whenever and wherever possible， 35.First， I would like to smile at my parents because they have given me life and take all the trouble to bring me up. They arrange almost everything for me. With their help， I have made great progress. I would like to say “Thank you” to them with a smile. Then my smile should go to myself， for only in this way can I gain more confidence in smiling my troubles away and live a better life. In a word， lets greet every day with a smile. Tomorrow is another day. 34. _. 35 _ . 完形填空(共20分，每小题1分)(A)Today we can see that many people are cutting down the trees in the forests(森林). A lot of 36 lands have become deserts(沙漠). If we read newspapers， well learn that the forests on the earth are getting smaller 37 . We are cutting down large numbers of trees 38 we need wood and farmland. Some scientists say that there will not be any great forests 39 20 or 30 years.What will happen if the forests disappear？ A lot of plants will die and the animals will 40 their homes. In many places the new farmland will soon look 41 the old desert. Crops will not grow there. There wont be enough 42 ， and the weather will get hot and dry. If the climate (气候)of the earth changes， life will be 43 for everyone. Our living environment will become 44 . More and more rich farmland will disappear. We will suffer a lot from both droughts (干旱) and floods.Its our duty 45 the forests well. Everyone should try his best to make a contribution (贡献) to taking care of the forests. Stop cutting down the trees and make the world greener！( ) 36. A. lowB. richC. lonelyD. high( ) 37. A. on timeB. all the timeC. in timeD. no time:Zxxk.Com( ) 38. A. orB. soC. becauseD. but( ) 39.A.inB. afterC. forD. with( ) 40.A.findB. buildC. loseD. decorate( ) 41.A.likeB. upC. atD. out( ) 42.A.snowB. sunshineC. windD. rain( ) 43.A.easyB. hardC. happyD. interesting( ) 44.A.better and better B. worse and worse C. bigger and bigger D .more and more( ) 45.A.to doB. do C. to protectD. protect(B)阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整.请将答案写在短文后相应题号的横线上.每空限填一词，每词限用一次.方框中有两个词是多余的.polite， exercise， rush， fail， reason， wait，happy， difference， direct， hate， correct， quickMy family moved to America last year from a small town in north China. I had a part-time job as a 46 in a Chinese restaurant. One day， when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple， the wife asked me how I could bring their food so 47 . I told her I always respected the elderly. I found her 48 when she heard that. My manager heard my words. He took me aside and told me that Americans were sensitive (敏感的) and 49 the description (描述) of “old”. I then walked back to the table and 50 said sorry to the wife. After they learned about the 51 ， they understood that the problem was caused by cultural 52 ， so they laughed. In the USA， people think “growing old” is a problem. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by 53 ， like jogging or swimming. When I told the couple I respected the elderly， they got angry because this made them feel they 54 to stay young. They didnt want to hear that. Now I have changed the way I treated the elderly. I still respect them， but now in a different， less 55 way.46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. . 阅读理解(共40分，每小选择题每小题1分，回答问题和填表格每小题2分) (A)When Mencius(孟子) was a little boy， his father died. Mencius and his mother were quite poor. One day Mencius returned home from school and found his mother making some cloth(织布). It was very beautiful and expensive.“How much of the book have you read today？” Mencius mother asked him. “I havent read any of it yet.” Mencius replied， “I played with some friends of mine in the fields.”When his mother heard this， she picked up a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the cloth.“Why have you cut your cloth？” Mencius asked， “It was so beautiful but now youve wasted (浪费) it.” “You have wasted your time，” his mother said， “now I have wasted mine. Look at the terrible things we have done.”Mencius learnt a lot from this lesson. After that， he always studied hard.( ) 56. When did this story happen？A. Not long before liberation (解放).B. More than 2000 years ago.C. About 400 years ago.D. In the 18th century.( )57. What was Mencius doing while his mother was cutting the cloth？A. He was reading his book.B. He was playing in the fields.C. He was trying to help her.D. He was watching strangely.( )58. The mother cut the cloth because _.A. she thought making cloth was wasting timeB. she wanted to give her son a lessonC. she wanted to use more beautiful and expensive clothD. she wanted her son to do his lessons at once( )59.Mencius and his mother were quite poor because _. A. his father died when Mencius was a child B. his mother didnt have a job. C. he was very lazy and didnt want to do anything. D. his mother had no ways to make money.( ) 60.When the mother knew Mencius had not read any books， she felt _. A. pleased B. sad C. angry D. embarrassed(尴尬的)B “How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare？”How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago？ And now！ you can google it and find the answer immediately！Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two students， Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993， when they were studying computer science at Stanford University， USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.Internet seach engines at that time were slow and gave many websites that werent useful. In January 1996， Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites.Nobody would give them money for their project， so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then， in 1998， they were given a cheque for $100，000， and they started their own company. Their first office was in a friends garage. The companys name is Google， a word which comes from mathematics. A “google” is a very high number-1 followed by a hundred zeros.The google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast， easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now， more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service， from sport to science， and from music to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the worlds information will be put on the Internet， so that everybody can find everything.( )61. Why did the writer begin this passage by asking you a question？A. Because he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question.B. Because he or she was afraid that the readers didnt know this question.C. Because he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage.D. Because Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world.( )62. The underline word“cheque”in the fifth paragraph means _.A.楼房 B.帐单 C.订单 D. 支票( )63. From the passage we know that at the beginning of their project，_.A. there was not any search engine on the Internet.B. nobody supported them except their family and friends.C. Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to answer any q uestion.D. one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100，000.( )64. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage？A. Now the Google search engine is widely used in the world.B. The google search engine was not the biggest one before 2002.C. Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros.D. The service of the Google search engine is very popular.( )65. The passage mainly tells us _.A. the development of the Google search engine.B. about Larry Page and Sergey Brin.C. how to find information on the Internet.D. how to use the Google search engine. (C)Wonderful EventsHORSE RACING ALL YEAR ROUNDRaces starting at 3 p. m. Every SundayRacetrack Only 20 Miles AwayLots of Free Parking SpaceFree PresentsNo Children Allowed100 YEARS OF PICTURESThen & Now (Photo Show)See the Wuhan History From 19102010February 1 April 30City Art Museum 750 High StreetTuesday to Sunday 10 a. m. 5 p. m.WEEKEND SALESThis Saturday 2 6 p. m.Everything 2040% OffVisit Us at Black G. Grandview MallRealize Your Dreams， Save Time and MoneyFall in Love with Prices We OfferDANCE PARTYCelebrate a Special DateBringing Your Sweet HeartSunday Night， Country ClubLive Band from 9 p. m. 1 a. m.$25 a couple(夫妇)； $15 single person( )66. People can see the photo show at . A. Grandview Mall B. City Art Museum C. Racetrack D. Country Club( )67. Who can NOT go to the horse race？ A. A single person. B. A couple. C. Children. D. The sweet heart.( )68. What can you do if you only have time between 5 p. m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday？ A. Go shopping. B. Go to see the photo show. C. Go to the dance with your sweet heart. D. Go to watch the horse race.( )69. How much will Mr. and Mrs. Smith pay if they want to go to the dance party？:学_科_网Z_X_X_K A. 15 dollars. B. 25 dollars. C. 20%40% off. D. For free.( )70. Where can you see the above advertisements？ A. In a book. B. In a magazine. C. In a newspaper. D. On TV. (D ) Billy Dengler， a 14-year-old boy， is in the eighth grade. A month after he was born， Billys mother， Terri， noticed that his eyes werent quite as big as a normal babys. She took Billy to the hospital， and the doctor said Billy would never be able to see. Although Billy cant see， he has never let that hold him back or make him different. Billy began teaching himself computer programming by using a screen reader when he was just seven years old. He is a certified Google developer (谷歌认证开发者) now. Google even tried to offer him a job last year when he discovered a problem in one of its systems， but Billy wasnt old enough.Billys dream school would be Stanford University or MIT， where he could get a very good education in computer science. After he leaves school， whether he will go to work at a company like Google or design a software company of his own is still to be decided. However， he says he will definitely (绝对地) do something great.“Its a sighted world，” Billy said. “You cant let anything get in the way of your dreams， and if you do that， you cant move forward and make your dreams come true.”( )71. Billys mother found there was something wrong with Billys eyes when .A. he was 14 years old B. he left school C. he was in the eighth grade D. he was a month old( )72. Billy started to learn computer programming by himself with the help of .A. a screen reader B. his mother C. a computerD. his teacher( )73. The underlined word “systems” means “” in Chinese.A. 电脑 B. 系统 C. 机器 D. 计划( )74. What will Billy do after school？A. He will work for Google. B. He will open a company.C. He has not decided on that. D. He will do nothing.( )75. We can learn that from the passage.A. blindness is not a big problem B. its easy to be a certified Google developer C. nothing should get in the way of our dreamsD. Billy is a student of Stanford University ( E)English has some apologetic terms (表示歉意的用语). It seems that they mean the same thing. They almost do. However， whats the difference between “Excuse me”， “Im sorry”， “Pardon”， and “What？”Pardon Americans dont really use “pardon”. If you do， they will probably joke that youre trying to sound pretentious (炫耀的) or joke that youre British. Im sorryWe often use “Im sorry” for past events. Thats to say， it is generally used to apologize for something you have already done. For example， if you step on someones foot on a crowded bus， you would say “Im sorry” or “sorry”. Excuse meThis is generally a term to ask permission (允许) for something. For example， youre walking through a crowded space and someone is in your way. You