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江苏省邗江中学（集团）2012-2013学年度第二学期九年级英语期中试卷本试卷分第 i 卷 (选择题)和第 ii卷 (非选择题)两部分。第 i 卷为第 1 至 45 题，第ii 卷为第 46-81 题。试卷总分 120分，考试时间 100 分钟。第 i 卷 ( 选择题 60分 )一、单项选择 (共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，计 15 分)在下列各题a、b、 c、d四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。（ ）1. black broke his leg. he has just had _x-ray examination ._ doctor said he needed _ operation. a. a, the, an b. a, a, an c. an, a, an d. an, the, an （ ）2. its said that well have a _ the coming may day. thats so good. a. three-days holiday b. three-days holidays c. three-day holiday d. three-days holiday（ ）3. do you think pink looks nice _ me? of course. you look so nice _ pink.a. on, in b. in, in c. on, on d. in, on（ ）4. i _ the car for over five years, but it still looks new.a. bought b. have bought c. have had d. had had（ ）5. how can i make fewer mistakes in the exams? try to be careful. _ careful you are, _ mistakes you will make.a. the more ; the fewer b. the more ; the less c. more; less d. more; fewer（ ）6. where _? an art exhibition. i think its really worth _ and we can learn a lot from it.a. have you gone; visiting b. have you been; visiting c. have you gone; visit d. have you been; visit（ ）7. can you advise me which phone to buy? - rather than _ samsung 9300, i prefer _ iphone 5. a. buying; taking b. buy; doing c. buy; to buy d. to buy; to buy（ ）8. - he was _ pleased to see me that he forgot everything. a. too b. quite c. so d. very （ ）9. whats the matter with tommy? - he is _. oh, you can tell him to share worries with her friends and _.a. in a bad mood ; cheer him up b. in good mood; cheer himself up c. in a bad mood; cheer himself up d.in good moods ; cheer up him（ ）10. simon, dont give up easily. its _ to lose the chance. thanks. your suggestions are _.a. silly of you; valuable b. silly for you; value c. silly for you; of value d. silly of you; value（ ）11. there are only a few students taking part in the party. lily, would you please_? - ok, mr. wang. a. to invite anyone else b. invite someone else c. to invite other someone d. invite anyone else（ ）12. there is _ my radio. so i want to _. - wait a minute. i will check it first. a. nothing wrong with; give my money back b. something wrong with; get my money back c. wrong something with; give my money back d. anything wrong with; get back my money（ ）13. good news. li na has become the first woman to reach a grand slam final. fantastic! nothing sounds _.a. good b. best c. better d. worse（ ）14. the 2018 world cup _ in russia. how _ is !a. will be held ; exciting a news b. will taken place ; an exciting news c. will take place ; exciting the news d. will hold; an exciting news（ ）15.which hair band do you like best, madam?i cant decide now. i really dont know _.a. to choose which one b. choose which one c. which one to choose d. which one i should choose it二、完形填空 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，计 15 分)阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。arichmanwascampingaloneonahill.onedayitbegantorainandtherainmadethetentwet.atlasthe_16_makehiswayhome.ashepassedabeautifulhousehe_17_tolookforrest.aladyinsilkwalkedpasthimwithhernose_18_uphigh.followingherwerehertwoprettydaughters.theystoppedandstaredathim. “whoareyou?wedontliketramps（流浪汉）going_19_ourhome.”oneofthemshouted. “goawayatonce.”criedtheother. “butimnotatramp.”saidtheman,“_20_iwantisfoodandstayforthenight.” “how_21_youcomehere?goawayatonce!”theyrepeated,“wedontlikeyourfeetaroundourhouse.go,go!” themanmovedonandreacheda_22_house.onenteringithesawacouple_23_theirsupper.thoughthelightwasdimandthefurniturewaspoor,itmadehimfeel_24_andcomfortable. “canihavesome_25_andrestforthenight?”heasked.“ofcourse,friend,”saidthewoman,bringingforwardalittlechairforhim.“wearegoingto_26_oursupper.comeand_27_us.” thefoodwasscarcebuttheyshareditwiththestranger.thatnighttheylethimsleepontheirbed_28_theythemselvesusedthestable(厩）.earlythenextmorning,themansaidgood-byetothem.their_29_lefthimamemoryfullofthanks. when he arrived home he quickly ordered a lovely house to be _30_for the couple in the woods. （ ）16.a.hadtob.must c.should d.would （ ）17.a.triedb.managed c.asked d.stopped （ ）18a.hold b.holdingc.to holdd.holds （ ）19.a.aroundb.over c.to d.at （ ）20.a.all b.all whatc.all the thingsd.which（ ）21.a.do b.can c.will d.dare （ ）22.a.big b.small c.lovely d.dirty （ ）23.a.preparedb.to preparec.preparingd.prepare（ ）24.a.sad b.cold c.warm d.clean （ ）25.a.clothb.food c.lightd.chair （ ）26.a.prepareb.cook c.buy d.have （ ）27.a.join b.help c.attend d.enjoy （ ）28.a.and b.while c.then d.when （ ）29.a.coldnessb.sicknessc.kindnessd.comfort（ ）30. a. moved b. sent c. built d. found三、阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，计 30 分)阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(a)on the wall in my mothers bedroom there was a photo, which showed a soldier with a gun. below the photo was the word “speaking”.“whos that soldier called speaking?” i asked one day.“he was harold.” she said. “he was my only brother. when the second world war began, harold was eighteen. i was twelve then, and my sisters were ten and nine”.“harold liked to play with us, and we often quarreled. when we quarreled, we said：were not speaking to you. but before long we were all happy again, and then we said: im speaking now. are you speaking to me?” “when the war broke out, harold joined the army. a month later, he came to see us. he brought the gun to show us. then he went miles away to the war. we didnt see him for three years, three long, empty years. we didnt often hear from him. but one day in may there was a loud bang（砰）on the front door”“i ran to open it. it was harold! he was an old harold, a thinner harold. he looked at me with his two green eyes and smiled. that smile was just the same as before, then he said one word: speaking”.“i didnti couldntanswer. i just fell into his arms and he dropped his gun. he stayed with us for a month. we played all our old games again. then he went back to the war, and never came back again. so i wrote the word on the photo.”（ ）31. how old was the storyteller when harold came back for the last time? a. twelve b. eighteen. c. fifteen. d. twenty-one.（ ）32. harold never came back again because_. a. he didnt want to speak to his sister any more b. he died in the war c. his sister had not answered him when he came back d. he went far away to the war（ ）33.why did the mother hang the photo in her bedroom? a. she wanted to keep a memory of her childhood.b. it could awake her happy memories.c. it could show that her brother was a great man.d. she hung it there in memory of her brother. (b)men sometimes say:“we are better and cleverer than woman. women never invented things. we do .”it is true that men have invented a lot of useful things :the alphabet, machines, rockets, and guns, too. but scientists and archeologists(考古学家 )now agree that women invented one very important thing. it had changed the history. they invented agriculture. before the invention of agriculture men were hunters. they went out every day. sometimes they killed animalssometimes animals killed them. life was difficult and dangerous. women had to go out every day, too. they collected roots, fruit and grass. then , one day, more than 10,000years ago, a woman dropped some grass seeds. she dropped them near her home in the middle east. they grewand the first wheat was born. the idea grew, too . women planted roots and fruit trees. then they could stay at home and look after the childrenand the animals. women liked baby animals: dogs, cows sheep and goats .that idea grew, too. then their husband did not have to go hunting for meat. they stayed at home. they built villages and cities. men began civilizationafter women invented agriculture. （ ）34. men believe that they are better and cleverer than women because_. a. they invent things b. they do their work well c. they change history d. they run machines （ ）35. why was life so difficult and dangerous before agriculture was invented? a. because only men went out for food every day. b. because men had to fight against animals. c. because women had to go hunting with their husbands. d. because animals sometimes killed men. （ ）36.why did men begin civilization after women invented agriculture ? a. because they didnt have to stay at home to help women with crops b. because they had to build villages and cities. c. because they didnt have to go hunting for food all their time. d.because they raised animals at home. （ ）37.which of the following is true,according to the passage ? a. women were weak in civilization b. women played a very important role in agriculturec. women invented many things like men d. women are better and cleverer than men. (c)last year i was on holiday there. riding along a road one sunny morning, i found the air above me suddenly became thick with bees. although it was hot, i went cold all over. to run away fast seemed the only thing to do, but my horse was frightened, too. he jumped and kicked out in all directions to get rid of the bees that were attacking him, and then threw me to the ground.the village was about half a mile away. i began to run. but by now i was covered from head to foot with bees. they crawled all over me, stinging (刺) with terrible pain. i tore them away, but made room for others. each time i opened my lips for breath, more bees entered my mouth. i could hardly breathe.then i reached the village. i ran towards a house that was being built. as soon as the men working there saw the bees, they ran for safety at top speed.my eyes had completely closed. i fell into a pile of something soft. i pushed myself down into this until my head and shoulders were covered. this made bees angry and they began to attack my legs. i struggled but soon became tired out. the bees had won.at last i was saved by two clever soldiers. they ran to a pile of dry grass and quickly surrounded me with a thick wall of fire and smoke until the bees were driven away. they remained with me, i later learned, looking after me for the next three hours until a doctor was found and brought.（ ）38. when the air suddenly became thick with bees, _.a. it became cold b. the writer went cold with fearc. it was rather cold, though fine d. the horse threw the writer to the ground（ ）39. the writer tore the bees away _.a. in order to make room for other bees b. but they flew away slowlyc. but other bees took the space again d. in order to let his breath out（ ）40. when the men building the house saw the bees they ran away quickly _.a. in order not to be attacked by the bees b. to look for something to drive the bees awayc. to help the writer to cover his head and shoulders with soft thingsd. because they were afraid of the writer（ ）41. the two soldiers _.a. built a thick wall to protect the writer b. surrounded the writer to protect himc. looked for the doctors for three hoursd. burnt the dry grass around the writer to drive away the bees (d) most people have heard of shakespeare and probably know something of the plays that he wrote. however, not everybody knows much about the life of this remarkable man, except perhaps that he was born in the market town of stratford-upon-avon and that he married a woman called anne hathaway. we know nothing of his school life. we do not know, for example, how long it lasted, but we presume（推测）that he attended the local grammar school, where the principal subject taught was latin.nothing certain is known of what he did between the time he left school and his departure（出发）for london. according to a local legend, he was beaten and even put in prison for stealing rabbits and deer from the estate of neighbouring landowner, sir thomas lucy. it is said that because of this he was forced to run away from his native place. a different legend says that he was apprenticed（做学徒）to a stratford butcher, but did not like the life and for this reason decided to leave stratford.whatever caused him to leave the town of his birth, the world can be grateful that he did so. what is certain is that he set his foot on the road to fame when he arrived in london. it is said that at first he was without money or friends there, but that he earned a little by taking care of the horses of the gentleman who attended the plays at the theatre. they stopped and spoke to him. they found his conversations so brilliant（有才气的）that finally he was invited to join their company.（ ）42. in the early life of shakespeare, he_.a. attended a public school b. lived in london c. studied latin d. was put in prison（ ）43. why was he forced to leave his native place according to this passage?a. because he didnt want to go to school.b. because he left for london to become famous.c. because he had stolen deer and was beaten. d. no one knows for certain.（ ）44what does the underlined word “legend”mean in chinese? a小说 b传说c童话 d自传（ ）45. what is the reason why the world can be grateful?a. he wrote many world-famous plays. b. he was an actor.c. he lived a hard life. d. he liked to travel all over the world.第 ii 卷 ( 非选择题 60 分)四、词汇运用 (共 10 小题：每小题 1 分，计10 分)根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。 (每空一词)46.my fathers _birthday is coming ,i will buy him a present . (四十九)47. what great _ they had dealing with the problem of stress.（困难）48. nobody tells me the _ of the thing. i feel very angry.（真相）49. in fact, the film _ by the young lady is so popular. (导演)50. there is a long river _ our city. (穿过)51. the _ in yangzhou is a little strange. it is much hotter than last year. (温度)52. the _wives are talking with each other happily. ( salesman)53. what fun they had _ basketball in the playground just now! (play)54. is the cup used to _ water? (drink)55. he was so _ that he made lots of mistakes in his presentation. (care)五、任务型阅读 (共 10 空；每空 1 分，计10 分)阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。 (每空一词) its never too late to right your wrongs, big or small.working as hard as i have been over the years, i have become disconnected from（失去联系的）the people who matter most to me. i decide to spend a year reconnecting（重新联系） with my friends and relatives and making amends（补偿）. i devote myself to caring for what i call “my unfinished business”, which has helped me become a more attentive husband, father, son and friend and a happier, more energetic person.now that ive had a good chance to revisit my past mistakesand experience the rewards of fixing themid like to share some of the lessons i have learned:have you lost touch with people who were important to you? are there things youve done or not done that are in front of you? are there people in your life you dont know how much they meant to you? list your unfinished business and take action to deal with it.instead of trying to put an end to the cold war dividing your family, begin with a small thing you can control. apologize to your brother for not attending his super bowl party. reply to an e-mail you should have answered a week ago. write a note or make a call.no matter what the wrong is, the vey important thing to making it right is your sincerity（真诚）. if you reach out with a genuine（真诚的）heart, your friends will be glad to hear from you again.this is the key to learning and growing. keep a journal, or summarize what youve learned in e-mails to friends. the difficulty we face in dealing with our unfinished business can seem impossibly big, but the first step to clearing them can be simple: again, write a note or make a phone call .once you discover your fears and get over them, youll become a more complete and pleased person.topic: 56) _too late to right your wrongsintroduction have you been disconnected from the people who matter most to you just because of your hard 57)_? here are some of th