九年级上英语第二次阶段测试试卷.doc

九年级上英语第二次阶段测试试卷考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：120分第I卷 （选择题共 50分）.单项选择：（共15分）1.My sister has a lot of trouble physics. A. learns B. to learn C. learning D. learn2.You wont pass the P.E test you exercise much harder than usual. A. if B. unless C. when D. or3.At last, Linda made the baby and began to laugh. A. stop to cry B. stop crying C. to stop to cry D. to stop crying4.If you go to the park tomorrow, . A. so will he B. so he will C. neither will he D. neither he will5.How often your school sports meeting ? A. were , held B. are , held C. was , held D. is , held6.During the May Day holiday, visitors came to this city. A. million B. millions C. two million of D. millions of 7.There are 50 students in our class . Twenty are boys and the rest girls. A. are B. is C. was D. were8.When do you think ? A. the train will arrive B. will the train arrive C. does the train arrive D. the train does arrive9.Do you know the tallest girl is in red? A. who B. that C. whose D. whom10.It is of a problem to be poor than dishonest. A. little, to be B. less, be C. less, to be D. a little, be11.Great changes over the years. A. have taken place B. have been taken place C. have happened D. have been happened12.Half of the class most of the work and some of the work really difficult. A. have done, is B. has done,are C. has done,is D. have done,have13.If there no air on the earth, there no living things. A. is , will be B. is, might be C. were, would be D. was, will be14.He used to in the sun, but now he is used to at night. A. read, read B. reading, read C. read, reading D. reading, reading15.The red bike be mine. Mine is blue.A. must B. might C.can D. cant.补全对话：（共5分）A从所给的句子中选择恰当的句子完成下列对话：（有两项是多余的）A. My favorite singer is John.B. How about you?C. My favorite group is Twins.D. I love musicians who write their own songs.E. What kind of music do you like?F. Me, too.G. Do you like loud and energetic music?A: Hi, Bill ! Are you listening to Mp3 again ?B: Yes, Tom. Ill never be tired of it.A: 16_B: I like music that I can sing along with. 17_A: I prefer music that is quiet and gentle. 18_B: Oh, Johns songs have great lyrics. By the way, which group is your favorite ?A:19_ I prefer groups that can play different kinds of music.B:20_ I also like The Twins best. They take after （与相像）each other, but they are not really twins.A: Really? Lets search the information on the Internet.16_ 17_ 18_ _ 19_ 20_.完型填空：（共10分）It is interesting to visit another country, but there are some problems when you dont know the 21 very well. It may be 22 to talk with the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country that we are visiting. We may not know how to buy 23 we need. In a 24 country, we might not know where to eat or what to order in a 25 . It s not easy to decide how 26 to tip(付小费) waiters or taxi drivers. When we need help, we might not know how to ask for help. Its not pleasant to have an experience 27 that 28 a short time, however, we learn what to do and what to 29 .We learn to enjoy life in another country and then we may be 30 to leave. ( )21.A.language B. people C. words D. country ( )22.A.tired B. happy C. difficult D. easy( )23.A. something B. anything C. things D. shopping( )24.A. good B. strange C. old D. young( )25. A. shop B. school C. hospital D. restaurant( )26. A. soon B. many C. much D. often ( )27.A. as B. like C. for D. with ( )28. A. After B. In C. Before D. For ( )29. A. talk B. tall C. speak D. say( )30. A. glad B. worried C. sorry D. interested .阅读理解：（20分）Passage1 Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. Theyre both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms(公斤) of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor.（拖拉机）. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price. They felt unhappy and returned to their village.I cant understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses（损失）in business while others always profit (盈利) Uncle Li asked one day.The tractor was too small Uncle Wang said without thinking. Well carry more apples on a truck （卡车）next time!I agree! said Uncle Li. How foolish we were !( )31. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because _.A. they hope to save money B. theyre both poorC. their farms are at the foot of the mountain D. theyre not far from their farms ( )32.The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _.A. make a journeyB. visit some places of interest C. meet their friendsD. make money( )33. The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because _.A. theirs werent as good as the others B. theirs were much less than the othersC. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city D. they forgot to carry them on a truck( )34. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _.A. they had sustained losses in business B. they had lost some money in the cityC. something was wrong with the tractor D. other people profited in the city( )35.Which of the following is true?A. The two farmers found out why they were poor. B. The two farmers will soon get rich.C. Neither of the farmers is clever. D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.Passage2 In China, more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some schoolwork is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students dont know how to save time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school. Schools and parents should cut down(减少) some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use (充分利用)of our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will find it much better for both our study and health.（ ）36. What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night? A. Watching TV B. Playing computer games C.Doing their homework D. Doing housework. ( ) 37. Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers? A. Their teachers. B. Other students. C. The children themselves. D. Nobody else. ( ) 38. How many hours of sleep is good for students health? A. Less than 9 hours. B. Over 9 hours C. Only 9 hours D. 8 hours ( ) 39.What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early? A. He would fall asleep in class. B. He would do well in study. C. He would finish his homework first. D. He would have good health.( ) 40. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework.B. All the students stay up late for their homework.C. Children should be given less homework.D. School and parents should take care of children. Passage3 In the world today ,all of the people need recreation (消遣) . We cannot work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life . Everyone has his own way of relaxing . Perhaps the most popular form (形式) is to take part in sports . There are team sports , such as basketball and football . There are also individual (个人的) sports , such as swimming and running . Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoor . Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them .Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio .So many people like some forms of indoor recreation , such as watching TV ,singing and dancing . It doesnt matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports . It is important for everyone to relax from time to time , and enjoy some forms of recreation .( ) 41. Which is the most popular form(形式) of recreation ? _. A Sports B Watching TV C Sleeping D singing and dancing ( ) 42. People want to take part in sports in order to _. A keep healthy and enjoy life B makes friends C find a good job D make more money ( ) 43. Outdoor sports include _ . A watching TV B singing and dancing C listening to the radio D skating and mountain climbing ( ) 44. Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio ? A. Because they like sports ,but they dont like to take part in them B. Because they dont enjoy sports C. Because they dont enjoy life D. Because they dont need recreation . ( )45. The passage mainly tells us that _ . A. basketball is a kind of team sports B. everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them C. different people have different ways of relaxing D. indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports .Passage 4One Tuesday morning, Harry saw an ad in a window. It said, “Wanted the Best Salesman in the World Top Pay.” Harry thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job. “I am the best salesman in the world ,” he said to the manager . “ Give me the job.” “You must prove(证明) youre the best,” the manager said. “OK, I will.” Harry answered. “Good!” The manager took a box of sweets out of his desk. “Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets. If you sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job,” said the manager. “Thats easy,” Harry said. He took the boxes of sweets and left the office. Every day and all day, he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the boxes of sweets. He couldnt sell one. The sweets were too bad for him to sell. At the end of the week he went back to the manager.” Im sorry, sir,” he said. “I was wrong about myself. Im not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.” “Oh, said the manager. “Who? ” “The person who sold you a thousand boxes of these sweets.” Harry said. ( )46. Harry went to ask for the job because he was _ himself at first. A. afraid of B. wrong with C. sure of D. worried about( ) 47. If Harry wanted to get the job, he would have to _ . A. buy all the sweets from the manager B. sell out all the sweets in a few days C. eat up all the sweets D. sell the sweets at the weekend ( )48. Choose the right order（顺序）of his story Harry went to ask for the job. Harry told the manager who the best seller really was. Harry saw an ad in a window. Harry went to sell the sweets.A. B. C. D. ( ) 49. From this story we can see that _ A. Harry didnt get the job B. Harry was a good seller C. the manager was a good seller D. the ad was a good one( ) 50. According to the story, which of the following is RIGHT? A. Harry sold the sweets to his friends. B. The sweets were too expensive. C. Harry was not clever at all. D. The sweets were terrible. 第II卷 （非选择题 共65分）V情景交际（共5分，每小题1分）在下面的空白处填入适当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词）Larry: What beautiful pictures!Tom : No, theyre not pictures ._51_.Larry: Stamps? _52_.Tom: They are used for posting letters.Larry: _53_?Tom: Ive got more than 700 of them.Larry: _54_?Tom: Ive been collecting them since I was five years old.Larry: What are you going to be when you grow up?Tom: Im going to be a stamp designer(设计师)。Larry: _55_?Tom: Im going to study art really hard and go to an art college.51. 52 53 54 55 VI选词填空（共10分，每小题1分）根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确。（每个词只能用一次）memorize, study, be, read, begin, allow, hear, pass, worry, haveThe greatest problem for teenagers is that they are too stressed. Gina, a 15 -year-old girl , _56_ about her exams very often. Although she _57_ English for six years, and is good at it , she is still afraid of English exams. Last night, after coming back home , she _58_ to get ready for the English exam. While she _59_ English books, her mother said to her, “Come on, dear ! Its time _60_ supper !” But Gina _61_ nothing. Her mother went on and said , “ Gina, I believe that you can _62_ the test tomorrow.” This time Gina answered, “Oh , Mum , I _63_ words now. Ill have it later .” But at 11:30 pm the light in Ginas bed-room _64_ still on . Her mother said to her , “I dont think teenagers should _65_ to stay up late before exams.” Gina agreed, but she couldnt fall asleep . She was too nervous . Maybe its time to help the teenagers like her.56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 VII任务型阅读（共20分，每小题2分）Passage1 根据短文内容，完成表格。 Katie Spotz is a 22-year-old girl from America. She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean (大西洋) by boat. If she succeeds, she ll be the youngest and the first American to finish the 2500-mile trip. Spotz began sailing when she was at university, but she has never tried to sail such a long way before. It will be a great challenge for her. In recent years, she has swum all the way down the 325-mile Allegheny River and traveled by bike from Seattle to Washington. Spotz knows that she may see some dangerous things during the trip. It will be very dangerous if she meets very bad weather in the middle of the sea. But she believes that she can deal with all the difficulties. “I never thought I could run 26 miles,” she said. “But once I finished it, I realized that maybe I could do something even more difficult.” Spotz wants to collect monkey by going on this trip. She wants to collect money for an organization(组织) called”Blue Planet(行星) run”. The organization offers free, safe drinking water to people who need it. It ll take her about three months to finish this trip. Good luck to this brave girl and best wishes to her! The age of Spotz(66) years oldThe distance of the trip(67) milesA dangerous thing during the trip is the （68) weatherThe purpose(目的)of the trip to collect(69) for an organizationThe trip will takeabout(70) monthsPassage2根据短文内容，回答问题。On April 22, people all over the world take time out to appreciate（感激） the earth that we all share(分享). Its Earth Day, a special day to learn about our planet and how to take care of it. On Earth Day, some people listen to speeches about the environment. Others help clean up their offices or save water and electricity at home. Your parents may even decide to take a day off from driving their cars. The idea for Earth Day came from a U.S. Senator (参议员), who was worried about pollution and the heaith of plants and animals. And the idea quickly caught on(流行). In 1970, the first Earth Day was celebrated(庆祝). More than 20 million people in cities all over the U.S. took part. Since then, Earth Day has been used to educate people about their role in taking care of our planet(行星). Now, Earth Day