江苏省江阴市石庄中学九年级英语下学期期中试题(1).doc

江苏省江阴市石庄中学2014届九年级下学期期中考试英语试题 一、单项填空 在a、b、c、d四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大 题共14分，每小题1分)1. i hear youll have _ one-week holiday _ next month. is that right?a. a; the b. a; / c. an; the d. an; /3. the cakes in the restaurant _, so they _ well. a. are tasted nice, are sold b. taste terrible, are sold c. are tasted well, sell d. taste nice, sell3. the murder happened _ the farm _ a rainy night.a. in; in b. on; on c. in; on d. on; in4. when will you go back to your hometown? _.a. not until the work is finished b. until the work is finishedc. after the work will be finished d. as soon as the work will be finished5. what should we do first if we want to _ our village?a. decide b. discover c. describe d. develop6. _ of the land in this district _ covered with trees and grass. a. two-fifth; is b. two-fifths; is c. two-fifth; are d. two-fifths; are9. you _ believe what he has said. it _ be true.a. neednt to; shouldnt b. neednt; cant c. dont need; may not d. dont need to; mustnt10. my plan is _ videos at home. what are you going to do, jenny? well, i prefer _ movies at the cinema.a. to watch; seeb. watching; seec. watching; to seed. to watch; to see11. my father _ beijing many times. he _ there again last week.a. has been to; has goneb. has gone to;wentc. has been in; has goned. has been to; went12. can you guess which of the art works is _ at the museum?a. the most valueb. of the greatest valuec. the greatest valuabled. of the most valuable13. mike _ english, but now he is better at it than _ in his class.a. is used to hate; any student b. used to hate; the other students c. is used to hating; all the other students d. used to hate; all the students14. how did you find your visit to qingdao, joanna? _.a. oh, wonderful indeedb. i went there alone c. first by train and then by shipd. a guide showed me the way二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入 相应空白处的最佳答案。 (本大题共10分，每小题1分)building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money. suppose you plan to 15 a house, your first step is to find a suitable piece of 16 . you will probably try to 17 a sunny place, in apleasant situation, near stores and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work.next you will find an 18 builder. and together with the builder you will make a 19 . the builder will draw it. the builder will also 20 the cost of your house. he will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood, the glass, and everything else that he must use in building the house. later on, when he starts to build, this estimate must 21 , because the prices may 22 , and many other things may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house. 23 the builder gives you his estimate, you may wish to change your plan. you may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much, or that you can 24 a little more and add something to your original(原来的，最初的) plan.15.a. buy b. create c. build d. find16. a. floor b. place c. landd. playground17.a. look for b. look c. search d. find18.a. excited b. experienced c. interesting d. extra19.a. map b. plan c. decision d. visit20.a. find out b. carry on c. work out d. work on21.a. be correctedb. be copied c. be read d. be written22.a. raise b. change c. disappear d. influence23. a. when b. while c. before d. since24. a. cost b. spend c. take d. pay for三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（本大题共26分，每小题2分）(a)todays weathereast england, north east england: mostly rather cloudy at first, although it will be dry. bright or sunny spells(一段) are expected in many places by the afternoon. light went to southwest winds.north west scotland, northern ireland: a lot of cloud is expected. western coast will also see some light rain at times. light southwest winds.south wales, west scotland: cloudy at first but bright or sunny spells should develop, away from western coasts, by the afternoon. light west winds.edinburgh, north east scotland: a dry day with some pleasantly warm sunshine by the afternoon, especially around edinburgh. light west or southwest winds.outlook: dry, bright and warm once again in central and eastern parts. western coasts will be still rather cloudy with the chance of a little rain.fourday forecastcitytodaytomorrowsaturday sundayglasgow21cloudy20rainy18cloudy 25finenewcastle21fine21cloudy20cloudy 22cloudyliverpool20cloudy22cloudy20cloudy 24rainylondon26cloudy25fine26fine27sunnybirmingham25fine23cloudy21cloudy24fine25. what day is today?a. friday. b. thursday. c. tuesday. d. monday.26. in the afternoon, the weather in _ will not get better.a. north east england b. northern ireland c. west scotland d. north east scotland27. there are southwest winds in some parts of britain except_.a. east england b. north west scotlandc. south wales d. edinburghbone day i got into a taxi and we took off for the airport.we were driving in the right way when suddenly a black jeep jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. my taxi driver had to stop the car at once, and missed the other car by just inches! the driver of the other car started shouting at us. my taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy, and i mean, he was really friendly.so i asked, “why did you just do that? this guy almost destroyed your car and sent us to the hospital!” this is when my taxi driver taught me what i now call, “the law of the garbage(垃圾) truck.”he explained that many people are like garbage trucks. they run around full of garbage, full of anger. as their garbage gets more, they need a place to dump it and sometimes theyll dump it on you. dont take it seriously. just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. dont take their garbage and pass it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.lifes too short to wake up in the morning with regrets(后悔), so. “love the people who treat you right. pray(祈祷) for the ones who dont.”life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you make it.28. which is the correct order of the events that took place in the story?a. i took a taxi to the airport.b. the driver of the other car shouted at us.c. a black jeep suddenly jumped right in front of us.d. our taxi nearly crashed into the other car.e. my taxi driver taught me the law.f. my taxi driver smiled and waved.a. a-e-b-d-f-cb. b-a-e-d-c-fc. a-c-d-b-f-ed. f-e-a-c-d-b29. the writers purpose in writing the story is to _.a. share the terrible ride with usb. tell us how to drive safelyc. show us how great the taxi driver isd. show us how to deal with life more wisely30. from the story we can know that _. a. the writer will forget the taxi driver very soonb. the writer will be a good and friendly taxi driver tooc. the writer will be better at dealing with anger and regrets in his lifed. the writer will be always friendly to other driverscthat will teach you, bear!one beautiful day, bear was out hunting. as he walked past a fallen tree, he heard a small voice shout, “watch your feet!” bear looked down and saw cricket (蟋蟀). “you almost destroyed my house,” cricket said. “ill walk wherever i want to,” bear shouted as he showed off his size and strength. cricket shouted back, “but its my house, and i should protect it!” this made bear so angry that he said he would destroy the house, cricket, and all of crickets family. this made cricket angry. “i have a friend who is only half my size, but he is strong enough to beat you in a fight.” bear laughed and said, “go and get your friend, cricket. ill return tomorrow, and well see who can win in a fight.” the next morning, bear returned to crickets house. “come out, brave cricket,” called bear. suddenly he felt a terrible ache on his back. he cried, but crickets friend mosquito (蚊子) continued stinging (叮) until bear cried, “i give up!” just then cricket appeared at the door of his house. cricket told bear to leave and never return. bear quickly ran away. (d) we know the famous onesthe thomas edison and the alexander graham bells but what about the less famous inventors? what about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)? shouldnt we know who they are? joan mclean think so. in fact, mclean, a professor of physics at mountain university in range, feels so strongly about this matter that shes developed a course on the topic. besides learning “who” invented “what”, however, mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the “why” and “how” questions. according to mclean, “when students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to find chances for inventing and more active to give inventing a try.”so, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? well, mary anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to new york city. the day was cold and stormy, but anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard(在上) a streetcar. noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldnt be a built-in device(内置设备) for cleaning the window. still wondering about this when she returned home to birmingham, alabama, anderson started to think it over. one of her ideas, a lever(操作杆)on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper. today we benefit from(受益于) countless inventions. can you imagine driving without garrett a. morgans traffic light?34. by talking about “traffic light” and “windshield wiper”, the writer wants to say that countless inventions are _.a. advantageous, because their inventors are famousb. advantageous, though their inventors are less famousc. not useful, because their inventors are less famousd. not useful, though their inventors are famous35. professor joan mcleans course aims to _.a. add colour and variety to students school lifeb. inform students of the windshield wipers inventionc. carry out the requirements by mountain universityd. prepare students to try their own invention36. the passage leads us to believe tommy lees invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _. a. not finally accepted by the umbrella producer b. inspired by(受启发) the story behind the windshield wiper c. because of his dream of being caught in a rainstorm d. not connected with professor joan mcleans course37. which of the following can be the best title of this passage? a. how to help students to sell their inventions to producers? b. how to design a built-in device for cleaning the window? c. shouldnt we know who invented the windshield wiper? d. shouldnt we develop invention courses in universities?第二卷（主观题 共40分）四、词汇运用 (本大题共8分，每小题1分)根据句意和汉语注释，写出所给单词的正确形式。1. he was too (急躁的) to listen to what i said. 2. think hard before you make _ (决定).3. the _ (用途) of regular exercise should not be underestimated(低估).4. over 40 new books are on (减价) at 25 per cent off their normal price. （b）根据句意, 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。5. he was a big man in his (forty), smartly dressed in a suit and tie.6. the wallet is one of the (postman) there, he has been looking for it the whole morning.7. we need a further (discuss) to decide whether to order a new washing machine. 8. after lying in bed for three hours, i felt even (sleepy). 五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共8分，每小题1分)1. the greens (collect) more than 1000 old clocks and watches in the past 5 years. 2. the man (look) relaxed as he sat in the chair watching tv.3. zhang wei sent me an e-mail the day before yesterday. he (not reply) to mine for nearly 2 months. 4. if steve finishes the job in time, he _ (allow) to have a two-week off.5. listen! how beautiful the song “you and me” (sound)! are you familiar with it? 6.did you notice anybody enter the building just now? sorry, i (cut) down the tree in the garden.7. i think this is the very work that we must finish (help) her. 8. the news said that the scientists (compare) it with the first cloned sheep the next day.六、短文填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母， 在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在答题卷上 必须完整写出。 (本大题共5分，每格0.5分) there are four people in my family. every day my parents are very busy t 1 to make money in order to pay the high tuition(学费）for my brother and me. they h 2 say “i love you” or send flowers to each other. besides, my father has a bad temper(脾气). it is easy for him to l 3 his temper when hes very tired from the hard work. i didnt know whether there was love between them u 4 one spring. at that time, my father suddenly got badly sick. my mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. when they returned from the hospital, they both looked very w 5 as if both of them had a serious illness. after they were back, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day in the morning and dusk(黄昏). h 6 , after two months my father still couldnt walk by himself. all of us were worried about him. “dad, how are you feeling now?” i asked him one day. “susan, dont worry about me,” he said in a low v 7 . “i just like walking with your mom. i like this