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九年级英语上学期期中试题 一、单项选择(20小题，每小题1分，共20分)从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。( ) 1. there a small shop near our school, but now there is a beautiful garden.a. used to was b. was used to be c. were used to be d. used to be( ) 2. look! oh, hurry up, or we will miss it.a. here comes the bus. b. here goes the bus.c. here the bus goes. d. the bus goes here.( ) 3. the population of the u.s.a. in 2005? it about 296 million.a. what is; is b. what was; was c. how many is; was d. how many was; is( ) 4. to the supermarket with wang fan.a. where have you gone? b. where did you go to the supermarket?c. where have you been? d. wheres wang fang?( ) 5. i have never visited a paper factory.a. so have i. b. so i have. c. i havent now. d. neither have i.( ) 6. miss gao has taught us english two years. i have been here two years ago.a. since; for b. since; since c. for; since d. for; for( ) 7. she asked me .a. how many chairs are there in the classroomb. how many chairs there are in the classroomc. how many chairs there were in the classroomd. how many chairs there had in the classroom( ) 8. my teacher can decide a suitable way to help me when im need.a. in; on b. on; in c. in; to d. on; at( ) 9. he aims the top one in his classroom.a. be b. to bec. doing d. being( ) 10. you your homework yet? yes, i it ten minutes ago.a. did; do; finished b. have; done; have finishedc. have; done; finished d. will; do; finish( ) 11. sixteen-year-old children shouldnt be allowed because they are not seriousenough at that age.a. drive b. driving c. to be driving d. to drive( ) 12. _ exciting news! we will have _ long holiday after the exam.a. what an, a b. what, a c. how an, the d. how, the( ) 13. i think english is more difficult than _.a. any subject b. any subjects c. any other subject d. any other subjects( ) 14. .kate worked so hard that she was successful _ math test .a. in passing b. passed c. at passing d. passing( ) 15. _ little water is not enough for _ many people.a. such; so b. so; so c. such; such d. so; such( ) 16. i cant stand for you so long.a. to wait b. waiting c. waits d. waited( ) 17. what does the sign on the bottle mean? it means “ ”.a. this side up b. dangerous c. recyclable d. no parking( ) 18. how about going hiking this weekend? sorry, i prefer rather than .a. to stay at home; go out b. to go out; stay at homec. staying at home; go out d. going out; stay at home( ) 19. of the worlds books and newspapers are written in english.a. third quarters b. three quarters c. three quarter d. third quarter( ) 20. she has _ this car for nearly ten years.a. buy b. bought c. have d. had二、完形填空(10小题，每小题1分，共10分)先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号內。in learning english, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking. its the groundwork(基础) of reading and writing. youd better 21 your best to speak while you are doing much listening. dont be 22 of making mistakes. but be careful not to let them stop you from improving your 23 . while you are doing this, a good 24 is to keep a diary, write notes or letters. then if you can, ask some others to go through 25 you have written and they will tell you where it is wrong. many mistakes in your speaking will be 26 found when you write. through correcting mistakes, you can do better in learning english.if you are slow in speaking, dont 27 about it. one of the helpful ways is to readreadaloud or read to yourself. the important thing is to choose 28 interesting to read, and it mustnt be too difficult for you. when you are reading 29 this way, dont stop to 30the new words if you can guess their meanings or when they have something to do with the sentences. but you can do that some other time.( ) 21. a. have b. send c. make d. try( ) 22. a. sure b. proud c. afraid d. tired( ) 23. a. english b. chinese c. japanese d. french( ) 24. a. start b. idea c. time d. way( ) 25. a. how b. when c. what d. why( ) 26. a. happily b. easily c. really d. slowly( ) 27. a. talk b. fear c. worry d. hurry( ) 28. a. something b. everything c. anything d. nothing( ) 29. a. by b. on c. at d. in( ) 30. a. look at b. look for c. look up d. look over三、阅读理解(20小题，每小题2分，共40分)阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。atypingthis course is for those who want to learn to type , as well as those who want to improve their typing . the course is not common . you are tested in the first class and begin practicing at once of the eight different skill levels ( 水平 ) . this allows you to learn at your speed ( 速度) . each program lasts 20 hours. bring your own paper .course fee ( 费用 ) ;$125 materials ; $25two hours each evening for two weeks . new classes begin every two weeksthis course is taught by a number of professional business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before .learing computersthis twelve-hour course is for people who dont know much about computers , but who need to learn about them . you will learn what computers are , what they can and cant do and how to use themcourse fee : $575 equipment fee : $10jan. 4 ,7, 14 , 18 wed &, sat . 9:00 11:30 amdavid is a professor of computer science at beijing university . he has over twenty years of experience in the computer field .stop smokingdo you want to stop smoking ? have you already tried to stop but failed ? now it is the time to stop smoking . using the latest methods, you can stop smoking . this twelvehour course will help you do it .course fee : $30jan. 2 , 9 , 16 , 23 , mon . 2: 00 5: 00 pmdr john is a good psychologist who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking根据语言材料选择正确答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。( )31.if you choose the learing computers course, you will have classes _a. from monday to sunday b. from monday to fridayc. on wednesday and saturday d. on saturday and sunday( )32.the stop smoking course will last _ .a. for half a way b. for three hours c. for a week d. for four weeks( )33.mr . black works every morning and evening , but he wants to take part in one of the three courses . your suggestion is _ .a. typing b. learing computer .c. stop smoking d . all the course( )34 if you want to learn about computers and at the same time you want to improve your typing, you will pay _ .a.$ 75 b.$ 150 c$115 d$.235( ) 35 the special difference between the typing course and the other two is that _a . people with different skill levels may learn at different speedb . you will take a test after the coursec . you will pay the fee before practicingd . you will pay less moneyb根据材料内容选择正确答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。english is a member of the indo-european family of languages. this large family includes most of the european languages spoken today.old english (5001066 ad) the language of the northeastern part of the netherlands(荷兰) is called old english. about half of the most commonly used words in modern english come from old english.middle english (10661500 ad) because of norman invasion(入侵) and conquest(征服) of britain in 1066, many new words added to middle english during this period came from norman french, parisian(巴黎的) french and scandinavian(斯堪的纳维亚语).early modern english (15001800 ad) during this period, english became moreorganized and began to be like the modern version of english.late modern english (1800present) pronunciation, grammar and spelling are largely the same, but late modern english has many more words.american english immigration(移居) to america changed the language. the american dialect(方言) and spanish have a great influence on american english.global english whenever we turn on the tv to find out whats happening in the world, local people are telling us about it in english. english has become a global language.( ) 36. english isnt a member of the indo-european family of languages, is it?a. no, it isnt. b. yes, it is. c. no, it is. d. yes, it isnt.( ) 37. how many english languages are mentioned in the passage?a. five. b. six. c. seven. d. eight.( ) 38. whats the earliest english language?a. old english. b. middle english.c. early modern english. d. global english.( ) 39. suppose you are in germany during the 2006 fifa world cup, but you cant speakgerman. what other language can be mainly used in the country?a. chinese. b. spanish. c. japanese. d. english.( ) 40. what is the meaning of “global” in the last paragraph?a. european. b. international. c. english. d. local.根据材料内容选择正确答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。english is very important to us in the modern world. many people want to learn it well. here are some things that i want to say about learning english.you need two things to learn english wellpassion and good learning methods(方法), and passion is the more important one. why? because passion makes you want to learn english; the learning methods only tell you how to do it better and faster.if you love learning english, youll do it regularly and spend more time on it. learning english will be easier for you. itll be easy for you to remember new words and grammar.for example, some people like history and know everything about world war . if you told a “normal person” to memorize(记忆) all these facts, they would never do it. we know you may not love learning english. and even if you love it, you wont do it sometimes. this is how human psychology(心理学) workssometimes were very lazy and tired, so we dont want to do anything though we like it very much.when you dont feel like learning english, you can do the following things:first, imagine that you can talk to native speakers just like you talk in your native language. imagine other people speak english as well as you do. imagine the possibility of writing e-mail to people from all over the world.second, remember theres a lot that you dont know. youre good, but your english probably isnt good enough. maybe you cant understand english-language tv programs, read books in english, talk to english native speakers easily, or write letters without mistakes, etc.lastly, use english whenever you can. this is very, very important. the more you use english, the more youll want to learn it. because english is so popular, you can use it everywhere. you can watch american cartoons, you can sing english songs, and you can read interesting books written in english.( ) 41. the underlined word “passion” means “ ” in chinese.a. 态度 b. 热情 c. 步骤 d. 情感( ) 42. the missing part in the third paragraph can be “ . ”a. the brain cant memorize everythingb. youll find it hard to learn englishc. thats because the brain can easily remember information on a subject that you liked. everyone likes to learn what they like most( ) 43. what can you do if you dont feel like learning english?a. to put down books.b. to read english story-books.c. to imagine that you can write to many people in the world in english.d. to give it up.( ) 44. which is not right according to the passage?a. use english whenever you can.b. the more you use english, the more youll want to learn it.c. methods are more important than passion.d. not everyone loves learning english all the time.( ) 45. whats the main idea of the passage?a. learning english is the most important thing.b. what you shouldnt do when you learn english.c. some methods of speaking english.d. some advice for you when you dont feel like learning english.dthe earth is about 4,600 million years old . modern man has lived on the earth for only 35,000 years , but during that time , we have changed our planet in many ways. many of the things that we have done are good, but mor are not good for the earth.water pullutiona lot of people , birds and fish die each day because of water pollution. factories have polluted the land and the water. as a result , many river and lakes are now dead.air pollutionin big cities, factories, as well as cars, trucks and buses are the biggest cause of air pollution. many people in cities now have bad health problems. for example , mexico city used to be a beautiful sunny capital , but today it is almost covered by thick brown clouds.soil pollutionin order to have a good harvest , most of the farmers use chemicals too much on their fields. thats bad for the soil. but this kind of pollution is difficult to stop.hope for the futurethese problems are very serious for our future, so all of us should do something to improve our environment . if we can stop pollution , our planet will become more and more beautiful and our health will be better. lets be greener people.( ) 46. _ have made the earth change a lot.a. human beings b . animals c. plants( ) 47. there are _ kinds of pollution in this passage.a. three b. four c. five( ) 48. pollution isnt a big problem now, is it ?a.yes, it is. b. no, it isnt. c. no, there isnt.( ) 49. which sentence is not right according to the passage ?a. if a river is polluted , you can still drink the water in it.b. we must stop the factories from pouring waste water into the rivers and lakes.c. water pollution is very serious nowadays.( ) 50. which sentence is right ?a. though mexico city is almost covered by thick brown clouds, its still a beautiful sunny capital.b. air pollution can make people sick.c. now fewer farmers use chemicals on the field.四、短文填空 (10小题, 每小题1分, 共10分)阅读短文，用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。请将答案写在短文后相应题号的横线上。注意: (1) 每个词只能用一次。(2) 每空限填一词, 有些词需要做相应的变化。(3) 其中有两个多余选项。express, close, speak, open, be, practice, has, take, clear, try, understand, bring,many chinese students dont pay much attention to 51 english at school. they think it necessary 52 speaking english in class, but not out of class. here is a story to show you how important it is to speak the english language freely in everyday life.a foreigner once got hungry and went into a restaurant in london. he sat down at a table. when the waiter came, he 53 his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again in order 54 that he wanted something to eat for he could not speak english. the waiter soon55 a cup of tea. the man shook his head. the waiter then 56 away the tea and brought a cup of coffee. the man again shook his head. he 57 again and again, but he wasnt able to make the waiter 58 h