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江苏省盐城市盐都区2013届九年级英语下学期期中试题第i卷（选择题，共60分）一、单项选择（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，计 15 分） 从a 、b 、c、d 四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。 1、-what do you think of _ huang bo?-he is such _ great actor that i like his films very much .a. a ; an b. / ; the c. / ; a d. the ; a 2、-its said that scientists are working hard to _ a way to deal with h7n9 avian influenza(h7n9禽流感)-really? thats great!a. caught up with b. come up with c. agreed with d. compared with3、dont make the students _ this or that . they are busy.a. to do b. do c. doing d. done 4、im thirsty . i think ill buy some _.a. coke b. bread c. cakes d. eggs5、-oh, my god! we have missed the last bus. what shall we do?-im afraid we have no _ but to take a taxi.a. mind b. advice c. reason d. choice6、i dont know _ or not he will come . _ he comes , i will call you .a. whether ; if b. whether ; whether c. if ; if d. if ; whether 7、-do you often play computer games? -no, and so do _ of my classmates, you know we are very busy a. three fourths b. three four c. third four d. third fourths8、it is very _ of you to speak in front of all those people .a. polite b. honest c. funny d. brave9、you cant pass the listening test _ you practise it more and more after class.a. if b. after c. unless d. when10、-how long did it _ you to work out the difficult maths problems?-i _ about half an hour on it .a. take ; took b. spend ; took c. spend ; cost d. take ; spent11、_ bad weather ! i can do nothing but to stay in bed for the whole day.a. what a b. how a c. what d. how 12、miss liu is _ english teacher. she teaches _ english very well. a. us, we b. our, we c. we, us d. our, us13、now the air in yancheng is _ than it used to be . something must be done to stop it .a. very good b. much better c.rather bad d. even worse14、-we can use qq to talk with each other on the internet. -really? but can you tell me _it. a. how i can use b. how can i use c. why can i use d. when i can use15、-i have finshed my homework ,lets watch the program i am a singer on hunan tv.-_.a. thats right b. thank you c. that sounds interesting d. not at all二、完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，计 15 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 the teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “i know how _(16) you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “and because i know you can do it well, i am willing to offer a b to anyone who would _(17) not to take the test. many students jumped up to _(18) the teacher and left the classroom. the teacher looked at the _(19) students and said, “does anyone else want to get a b? this is your last _(20).” two more students decided to go.seven students remained(留下，余下). the teacher then handed out the _(21). there were only three sentences typed on the paper: congratulations! you have just _(22) an a in this class. keep believing in yourself.i never had a teacher like that, but i think it is a test _(23) any teacher could and should give. students who are not _(24) in what they have learned are b students at best(充其量).the same is _(25) in real life. the a students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have _(26) both successes and failures. they have learned lifes lessons, either from normal education _(27) from events in their lives, and have become _(28) people. scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. you are a big kid now, and you _(29) that you have some limits (限制). however, there is _(30) you cant do or learn or be. sir edmund hillary, the first person to reach the summit of mount everest said, “its not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves. 16. a. luckilyb. terriblyc. quietlyd. hard17. a. dislikeb. helpc. preferd. start18. a. thankb. praisec. fightd. criticize19. a. followingb. relaxingc. worryingd. remaining20. a. chanceb. troublec. testd. idea21. a. resultsb. presentsc. papersd. essays22. a. givenb. sentc. discoveredd. received23. a. whereb. thatc. whatd. when24. a. confidentb. necessaryc. mysteriousd. convenient25. a. unusualb. impossiblec. trued. special26. a. broken offb. dreamed ofc. learned fromd. cared about27. a. andb. orc. butd. so28. a. ruderb. cuterc. worsed. better29. a. decideb. forgetc. realized. imagine30. a. somethingb. anythingc. everythingd. nothing三、阅读理解 （共15 小题，每小题2 分，计30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a 、b 、c、d 四个选项中选出最佳答案。 asaturday，march 24thwe have arrived in the hot, wet city of bangkok. this is our first trip to thailand(泰国). all the different smells make us want to try the food. we are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. the hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. we plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to chiang mai in the north.tuesday, march 27thbangkok is wonderful and surprising! the places are interesting. we visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! later today we will leave for chiang mai. we will take the train north, stay in chiang mai for two days, and then catch a bus to chiang rai.friday，march 30thour trip to chiang rai was long and boring. we visited a small village in the mountains. the village people here love the quiet life - no computers or phones. they are the kindest people i have ever met. they always smile and say “hello”. kathy and i can only speak a few words of thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. i feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.31. the diaries above show the writers _days in thailand.a. 3 b. 15 c. 7 d. 3032. which of the following is true?a. chiang mai is a beautiful city in the south of thailand.b. chiang rai is a boring city in the mountains.c. the writer left chiang mai for chiang rai by bus.d. the writer is traveling alone in thailand.33. the best title of this article is_.a. my first travel b. the outside world c. a country on the train d. traveling in thailand btwo magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. here are two of the cities listed as “the worlds best.”san jose, costa ricathe city has comfortable weather all year round (15 to 26). housing is not very expensive in san jose. also, many of the citys older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafs. beautiful mountains are around the city. there are many natural sights . lots of people go sightseeing every year. but air pollution is a problem in the city center.hong kong, china this lively cityonce a small fishing villageis today an international business center. it is an interesting mix of east and west, old and new. modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. but outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. hong kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. theres also food from europe, north america, and other parts of asia. however, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! thats why housing is often very expensive. traffic and air pollution are also a problem. 34. which of the following is not mentioned about san jose?a. the weather. b. the mountains. c. the air. d. the traffic.35. what makes hong kong the worlds best according to this passage?a. the lively city and the wonderful dishes.b. the large population and the traffic.c. the expensive housing. d. the beautiful temples.36. what do the two cities have in common? a. they both have beautiful mountains. b. they both have a large population.c. air pollution is a problem in both. d. they are both crowded.37. from the passage, we can know that .a. san jose and hong kong are the only two cities of the worlds bestb. san jose has more natural sights than hong kong doesc. the weather inboth cities is fine d. san jose used to be small fishing village c as space science develops, man has learned more and more about space. space is not only amazing but also dangerous. while working in space, spacemen are facing danger as well as success. scientists have found out that the radiation(辐射)is the greatest danger to spacemen in space. when spacemen are working in space, they are in danger of the radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health. the harm of the radiation wont be found until their children even grandchildren are born. some special medicine may work a little, but no really effective medicine has been found so far. space rubbish is also thought to be a great danger to spacemen. its reported that there were 9,000 man-made things flying in space. about 30% of these are satellites, 10% are spaceships, and the rest are space rubbish. an explosion(爆炸)in space in 1999 made a cloud of 300,000 fragments, each at least 4mm in size. a small piece of these even knocked a spaceship window and caused some damage（损坏）.scientists are watching and reporting any possible danger all the time. they are working to deal with space rubbish. although space is really dangerous, it interests many people on the earth. in the near future, it may become possible for people to spend a few days in a space hotel. we may even choose to leave the earth and live in space in a few years. so we should do something to help improve the space environment. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。38. of all the man-made things in space, about _of these are space rubbish.a. 10% b.60% c.100% d.30%39. the underlined word “fragments” means “_”. a. 碎片 b. 泡沫 c. 烟雾 d. 飞碟40. the passage talks about _ kinds of danger in space. a. two b. three c. four d. five41. which of the following is true? a. scientists have found out ways to solve any problem in space. b. every one of us can have a travel to space in ten years. c. the harm of the radiation may be found in the spacemens children. d. space is really dangerous, so it doesnt interest anyone on the earth. din his lowest days when few people bought his records, taiwan singer steve chou lived alone in canada and did little. one day, he passed by a local cd store and heard a song that greatly attracted him. “my heart tells me that music is the thing i truly want to do, not for fame（名誉）or money,” chou said. thats how we luckily have such a music genius（天才）, who has since then composed（作曲）lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜). “sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we really want to follow,” he said.recently he has made public his latest work lovers genesis. in this album（集）he explores human relationships in the internet age. “technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how youre going to use it,” is chous advice to teenagers.chou often gets his music ideas from trips. he has traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a countrys language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it. chou has worked hard on learning english to push forward his music career(事业). he has flown to the uk to attend months-long english training schools three times. there he lives with local families and practices daily conversations.“so i could easily read the english instructions on recording machines and communicate with the local music producers,” said chou, “the music reviews of the us or british singers that i appreciate（感激） could help me learn and grow with them.”42. which of the following about steve chou is the correct order? . he made public his work lovers genesis. he passed by a local cd store and heard a song that greatly attracted him. . he composed lots of hits for the pop music charts. few people bought his records.a. b. c. d.43. why has chou flown to the uk to learn english? a. because he wants to live in the uk. b. because his record company asks him to. c. because he wants to sell his album in the uk. d. because he thinks it will be helpful for his music career.44. steve chou may agree with the following except that _.a. taking trips gives him some ideas of musicb. what we really want to follow is the most importantc. music is a thing that can bring him fame and moneyd. in international age, technology itself is not a bad thing45. what is steve chou like according to the passage? a. kind and helpful. b. proud and confident. c. active and hard-working. d. calm and disappointed.第卷 （非选择题，共60 分）四、任务型阅读 （共10 小题，每小题1 分，计10 分） 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。future and todayit is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. but do you know what future really is? i have to say that future is now. that is to say we must treasure every minute now. if we want to have a bright future, we should know how important time is and use it wellthere is an old english saying: “gain time, gain life.” then whats time? time is something that we cant see or touch, but we can feel it passing by. time is always with us. when we are at table, time passes; when we play, time goes by unnoticeable. we always say “time is money”, but time is even more precious(珍贵的)than money, because when money is spent , we can earn it back. but if time is gone away, it will never return. so, some of us even say time is priceless(无价的)we should always remember: future is now. for us students, we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. we should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today. we should do everything before us as well as possible. and never put off what can be done today tillas we all know, “time and tide wait for no man.” if you waste today, you will regret tomorrow. so from now on, work hard. tomorrow will be better, and your future will be brighter. remember: “no pains, no gains.” todays hard work is the cause of tomorrows harvesttitle: 46 and todayopinionssupporting detailsfuture is now._ 47 has his own dream as well as his own future. if we want to have a bright future, we should know the 48 of time and use it 49 . 50 is priceless.time is money, but time is even more 51 than money, because when money is spent, we can earn it back. but missingtime will never 52 back.be masters of todaytodays hard work the 53 of tomorrowharvest. as students, we should 54 put off what can be done today till tomorrow and we should try our 55 to do everything well.五、词汇（共 25 小题，每小题 1 分，计 25 分） a. 根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。 56、the world is _ (充满) with amazing things.57、madees bedroom is very beautiful and _(安静).58、nothing could be more _ (重要) to me than my family.59、now theres fewer traffic accidents because of the law_(反对) driving after drinking.60、with the help of my teacher , i have made great _(进步)in this term.61、to tell you the _(true), i felt sad when i missed the chance.62、“help _ (you) to some food.” ann said to the children .63、the police think the man in red is one of the _ (rob)64、our planet, earth is becoming more and more crowded and _ (pollute).65、how is the weather in nanjing, jack ? its still a _ (sun) day .66、the teacher told us that light_(travel) much faster than sound.67、its necessary for us _(do)some exercise before the final exam.68、we _ (run) outside when you called us at this time yesterday.69、-why not _(buy) a toy car for your son . -good idea. he must like it very much .70、linda spends as much time as she can _(pracitse) reading english.b. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限一词。 air is very important to everything that lives. but the air we breathe is g 71 dirty. people all over the world are looking for w 72 to make it clean again.have you ever watched the smoke from chimneys(烟囱) r 73 high in the air? have you s 74_ the smoke from cars and trucks on roads or the smoke from planes? the smoke is h 75 to everyone, especially old people and children. if we want to keep well and strong, we need to breathe f 76 air.with more and m 77