江苏省泰兴市济川中学九年级英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

江苏省泰兴市济川中学2013届九年级英语上学期期末考试试题(考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分)第一部分 选择题(100分)一、听力部分:（20分）a. 听对话，请从a、b、c三个选项中选择符合对话内容的图片。（听两遍）( )1. ( )2.( )3.( )4.( )5.b. 听对话，根据所给问题选择正确答案。（听两遍）( )6. a. oranges.b. apples.c. bananas.( )7. a. her grandfather. b. her father. c. her mother. ( )8. a. the music is nice. b. the story is interesting. c. it is too long.( )9. a. 2 dollars. b. 4 dollars. c. 6 dollars.( )10. a. take some medicine. b. drink some chicken soup.c. call the doctor back.c. 听对话回答问题。（听两遍）听第一段对话，回答11-12小题。( )11. what does mr. brown do? a. a doctor.b. a teacher.c. a driver.( )12. what time does mr. brown get up in the morning? a. at 6:00. b. at 7:00. c. at 8:00. 听第二段对话，回答13-15小题。( )13. what is rose busy with?a. her trip plan. b. her school exam. c. her summer report.( )14. who will go camping with rose?a. bill. b. her sister. c. her classmate.( )15. how does rose find bills suggestion about camping?a. wonderful. b. crazy. c. strange.d. 听短文，回答问题。（听两遍）( )16. when did jenny write the letter to lucy? a. on november 25th. b. on december 5th. c. on december 24th.( )17. when did jenny leave lucy? a. about four weeks ago. b. about two months ago. c. about one year ago.( )18. where is jenny working now? a. in new york. b. in london. c. in washington.( )19. what does jenny think of her new job?a. interesting. b. easy. c. bad.( )20. why cant lucy go to jennys christmas party? a. she is busy with her work.b. she has to visit her grandfather. c. her grandfather will come to visit her family.二、单项选择：（25分）( )21. -my son usually goes to school without _ breakfast. -its _ unhealthy habit. you had better ask him to change it. a. /, a b. the, an c. /, an d. the, a( )22.we must try our best to prevent pollution _ the environment of our hometown. a. from improvingb. to improvec. improvingd. improve( )23we just need one of you for the game. _ you _ your brother can join us.a. both, and b. either, or c. neither, nor d. not only, but also( )24.the students were too tired , so _ of them stopped _ a rest. a. no one, to have b. all, to havec. none, to have d. all, having( )25. its generous _ them to donate money to unicef. they think its important _them to help poor children go to school.a. to, for b. for, of c. of, to d. of, for( )26. i dont doubt _ his advice is well worth_.a. that, taking b. if, to take c. whether, taking d. that, to take( )27. -who can i ask _ help if i dont know _ to deal with the problem? - your parents, i think. a. to, how b. for, what c. to, what d. for, how( )28. the man _ a brave fight against the attackers that night.a. put on b. put down c. put up d. put off( )29. now most students would rather_ computer games than_ sports. its bad for their health. a. play, do b. playing, doing c. to play, to do d. playing, do ( )30.we should remind people _ by _ them the harm of smoking. a. not smoke, showing b. not to smoke, to showc. smoke, show d. not to smoke, showing( )31.have you heard that china has problems diaoyu island?yes, but i think china will have no difficulty the problem.a. in , to solveb. with , solvingc. with , to solved. in , solving( )32. its reported that _ fans have voted for their favourite singer online. a. twenty thousand b. twenty thousandsc. thousands of the d. several thousands( )33. he has _to celebrate. his friends are all _ him _ his help.a. a lot, grateful to, for b. a lot of, grateful to, toc. a lot of, grateful for, to d. lots of, grateful to, to( )34.-the nobel prize in literature 2012 is awarded to mo yan, a famous chinese writer. and he is the first chinese to win the prize. -_ exciting news!a. what b. how c. what an d. how an( )35. they were _ busy _ with each other _ the time. a. too, to talk, to forget b. too, talking, to rememberc. so, to talk, that they forgot d. so, talking, that they remembered( )36. its such a foggy day today. i cant see _.a. enough clear b. clear enough c. clearly enough d. enough clearly ( )37. when jim came into the room, he found his friend lying on the floor _.later the police confirmed that he was attacked with a knife and bled to _ as a result. a. was dead, dead b. dead, dying c. dead, death d. is dead, death( )38. the action film _ for ten minutes when we arrived at the cinema. a. has been on b. had begun c. has begun d. had been on( )39.-make sure that you will come here on time. -_.a. certainly, i will b. dont worry. c. thats ok. d. of course ,i can( )40. the tv program is _ boring. shall we play chess_? a. much too, instead of b. too much, instead ofc. too much, instead d. much too, instead( )41. - you havent seen the film titanic, have you? - _. how i wish to see it again! a. no, i havent b. no, what a pityc. yes, i like it d. yes, its boring( )42. -how much did you _on the car ? -only 1000 dollars. its a secondhand one. a. pay b. buy c. spend d. cost( )43. -what types of tv programs do you like, millie?- i like chat shows because there are always famous people _ these shows _ about their lives. a. in, talking b. on, talking c. in, to talk d. on, to talk( )44. - how many teachers are there in your school? - _ of the teachers in our school is over 300, _ of them are young. a. a number, many b. the number, most c. the number, much d. a number, lots( )45. the man there _mr wu. mr wu is having a meeting in beijing right now. a. may beb. mustnt be c. cant be d. must be三、完形填空：(15分) terry was a middle-aged businessman. he was unsuccessful in career and often complained that he had been fooled by others. one day he told his wife he was _46_ disappointed(失望的) with the city that he had to leave. so his family moved to another city. it was saturday _47_. when terry and his wife were busy putting their things in their new home, the lights suddenly _48_ and they had to stop work. terry was sorry to have _49_ to bring along some candles. just then he heard light_50_ on his door. “who is it?” he wondered. terry knew _51_ else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be _52_. he opened the door impatiently. at the door was a little _53_, shyly asking ,“sir, do you have _54_ ? im your neighbour.” “no.” answered terry angrily. he closed the door _55_. after a while the door was knocked again. he opened it and found the same little girl outside. but this time she was _56_ two candles radiating (放光) red light. she said,“my grandma told me the _57_neighbour downstairs might need candles. she sent me here to give you these.” at that moment terry suddenly realized what _58_his failure(失败) in life. it was his indifference(冷漠) and unkindness to other people. the person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else _59_himself, for his eyes had been covered by his _60_ mind.( )46. a. very b. so c. such d. rather( )47. a. morning b. afternoon c. noon d. evening( )48. a. went up b. went out c. went by d. went on ( )49. a. wanted b. decided c. forgotten d. remembered( )50. a. knocks b. calls c. noises d. sounds( )51. a. everybody b. anybody c. somebody d. nobody( )52. a. troubled b. followed c. liked d. learned( )53. a. boy b. girl c. postman d. shopper( )54. a. candies b. toys c. lights d. candles( )55. a. easily b. nicely c. happily d. heavily( )56. a. looking b. seeing c. holding d. drawing( )57. a. poor b. kind c. new d. young( )58. a. made b. caused c. developed d. stopped( )59. a. besides b. without c. but d. than( )60. a. open b. right c. warm d. cold四、阅读理解。（40分）【 a 】every school has notice boards. lets see what is on the notice board of an american school.school policyl fighting, saying bad words and all other bad behavior will not be allowed.l do not throw rocks, snowballs or sticks on the school grounds.l hand in a note or telephone to school if your child will be absent for the day.l parents and visitors need to check in at the office when entering the school.report cardreport card about your school life and work will be given to your parents. look at the marking key for your school work.marking key 评分标准goes beyond grade level standards 4meets grade level standards 3does not meet grade level standards, making progress 2does not meet grade level standards, not making progress 1 not making progressclass announcement通知testing dates:the math test is june 12-13.the science test is june 15.parents meeting:the next parents meeting is on friday, june22 at 7:00 p.m. in the meeting hall.homework:please check the homework board at the school homepage to find your homework.after -school program the after-school programs will continue for the year 2013. the programs will be open from3:30 to 6:00 p.m. every day.l 3:30-4:30 homework & reading l 4:30-6:00 activities if you have any questions, feel free to call the school at 524-9752 ( )61. from , parents can get information on the parents meeting.a. school policy b. report cardc. after-school program d. class announcement( )62. report card shows parents . a. certain school rulesb. after-school activities c. plans for classes and testsd. childrens school life and work. ( )63. suppose tony doesnt do well at school but makes progress, he will get on the report card.a. 1b. 2 c. 3d. 4( )64. students do their homework and read books . a. from 3:30 to 4:30 b. from 3:30 to 6:00. c. from 4:30 to 6:00d. from 6:00 to 7:00( )65. according to school policy visitors have to _ when entering the school .a. hand in a note b. call at 524-9752c. check in at the officed. telephone the school【 b 】two-year-old hero ye chengfeng saved most of his family from a deadly gas leak(泄漏). as his grandfather lay dead, the child woke up his grandmother and saved five other family members from death.more and more british school kids use their mobile phones to cheat(作弊)in exams. they use them to send messages to get the answers. so far this year, 1,013 students were caught cheating with mobile phones. teachers are now teaching themselves so they can find the cheats. they also ask the students to hand the phones in before exams. a new study shows that girl chimps(黑猩猩) are faster to use tools than boys! experts found that girl chimps in east africa use sticks to dig in the soil two years earlier than boys do. but they dont know why. girls watched their moms work, but the boys climbed trees. yes, human girls always learn to write and draw first, but boys often run and play balls earlier than girls.in germany, doctors have three ways to help kids who are addicted(上瘾的) to the internet. first, learning art kids learn painting or singing. second, doing sports kids do swimming or horse riding. the last one is to go into nature kids plant flowers and grow vegetables. doctors want kids to find other ways to have fun rather than surf the internet. ( )66how many family members did 2-year-old ye chengfeng save?asixbfive cthree dfour( )67the british teachers are teaching themselves to _asend messages to each other bfind their students cheats in examscstop the students from using their mobile phonesdask the students to hand in their phones before exams( )68according to the third piece of news, we know _achimps are cleverer than monkeysbonly chimps in east africa can use toolschuman boys always learn to write and draw earlier than girlsdexperts dont know why girl chimps use tools faster than boys( )69the german doctors help kids addicted to the internet so that they can _ago into nature benjoy their school life bettercbecome famous painters and singers dfind some other ways to enjoy themselves( )70choose the best title for each piece of news above from the following six ones: girls learn faster than boys? phone cheats little hero no cheating! internet cure go into naturea b c d 【 c 】leonardo da vinci was born on april 15,1452 in italy. he is best known as an artist today. one of his famous paintings is called mona lisa. however, leonardo had many other natural abilities. he was also a great inventor. many of his inventions have become important in modern day life.although leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for war. his most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war many years later.by watching the way birds fly, leonardo tried to find out the secret of flying. among his sketched(素描)we can see several objects. we consider them as modern flying machines.leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time. he developed ideas for labor-saving machines like cutting machines.leonardo was a strange man. he didnt eat any meat, which was unusual in those times. he never published(发表) his ideas and scientific discoveries. he usually used mirror writing, which looks like writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left.we have very little of his work today. leonardo finished only a few of his paintings. he left many unfinished because he thought they were not perfect. no one in his life time knew how great leonardo was. we now believe, however, that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known.( )71. according to the passage, leonardo is not only an artist but also . a. an inventor b. an engineer c. a writer d. a musician( )72. was leonardos most special invention. a. the mirror writing b. the cutting machine c. the machine gun d. the flying machine( )73. leonardo was strange, for example, .a.he didnt eat any vegetables b. he usually used mirror writingc. he liked to publish his discoveries d. he enjoyed drawing flying machines( )74. leonardo invented some machines to .stop the warb. help paint picturesc. watch the birdsd. make good use of time( )75. from the passage, we can learn that leonardo was very .a. humorous b. serious c. clever d. lonely【 d 】 most people may not think that there are any problems with watermelons（西瓜）, but some japanese sellers do. there is often wasted space when they store(贮存) watermelons, because round watermelons do not sit nicely on shelves. so some clever farmers have solved the watermelon problem. they make their watermelons grow in square glass boxes so the watermelons become square. the only problem now is the price. the square watermelons cost about 80 dollars each. many people know the saying “roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so areyou”. well, today the poem needs to change to “roses are red, roses are blue”! australian scientists have just recently discovered that when they put a chemical(化学品) from a blue flower into a rose, they can create a nearly 100% blue rose. some of sciences inventions are beautiful, not just useful! since the mid-1990s, many chinese farmers have had amazing rice harvests. for many years chinese scientists have been working on developing new kinds of stronger rice and now they have produced a new kind, called super rice. super rice not only can protect itself against insects and diseases, but it also produces more than any other kind of rice. today farmers can grow almost one and a half times more rice than they could grow in the past. doctors might be able to use vegetables to fight cancer now. us scientists have discovered a way to put a chemical into tomato plants while they are growing. when cancer patients eat the tomatoes, the tomatoes will fight the cancer in their bodies. these cancer-fighting vegetables are not yet for sale, because scientists have not finished testing them. if study finds no problems with the tomatoes, then patients can begin to use this easy and delicious new treatment.( )76. who thinks that there are some problems with watermelons?a. some japanese sellers b. some australia