江苏省江阴市华仕实验中学九年级英语下学期期中试题(1).doc

江苏省江阴市华仕实验中学2014届九年级下学期期中考试英语试题 本试题分两卷。第i卷为客观题，第ii卷为主观题。考试时间为100分钟。试卷满分90分。注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡的相应位置上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号是否与本人的相符合。2. 答客观题必须用2b铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的正确选项涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3. 答主观题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答，答案写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4. 考试必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第i卷（客观题 共50分）一、选择填空 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小题，每小题1分，共14分）1. _ exciting news it is! our government is doing something to stop the haze(雾霾).a. what b. what an c. how d.how an2. johnson was the first on the list of the famous stars because he was the richest _ them.a. with b. in c. to d.among3. of the surface of the earth covered with water.a. seven-tens.are b. seven-tensis c. seven-tenths.is d. seven-tenths.are4. dont forget to _ your school things when you have finished your homework .a. put out b. put up c. put down d. put away 5. with the help of the internet, news can _ every corner of the world.a. get b. arrive c.reach d.return6. you dont know _ i want to see you again. its a year since i last saw you.a. how soon b. how long c. how often d. how much7. - didnt your brother _ go to school by bike? - yes, he did. but he _ walking to school now.a. used to; used to b. use to; used to c. used to; is used to d. use to; is used to8. why not _ your teacher for advice when you dont know _ the problems?a. ask; what to do with b. to ask; how to deal withc. ask; what to deal with d. to ask; how to do with9. - do you know much about the city? - yes, i _ there three times. a. was b. have gone c. went d. have been10. i do not doubt _ win in the race.a. whether he will b. whether will hec. that he will d. that will he11. - how cool the iphone5s is ! -in our shop it_ very well now. get one before it_out.a.sells; sells b. sells; is sold c. is sold; is sold d. is sold; sells12.how about climbing the hill? i would rather along the river than the hill. im a bit tired. a. walk；climb b. walking； climbing c. walking； to climb d. walk； to climb13. bob often says that swimming is _ than hiking in reducing weight, but he always spends more time on swimming. a. less useful b. less interesting c. more useful d. more interesting14. - would you mind my opening the window?- a. i would b. im afraid its too windy c. yes, please go ahead.d. sure. im going to close it soon. 二完形填空：先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）at lifes crossroadsleaving high school, i had to choose a career pathmedicine or businessbefore college started in three months, but i couldnt decide. both my uncles suggested i work for a month in a 15 followed by a month in a hospital before i could know what to do. it seemed like a good idea.then near the end of two months, i began thinking about my two 16 . the bank had offered better working conditions. the hospital was full of excitement, but the training was hard. it seemed that the choices of 17 was going to run out.the last day of my work at the hospital, i was 18 home when i saw a boy hit by a bus and lie in the road as the bus run away. 19 stopped. i know if the boy stayed there, he would die very soon. so, without help, i lifted him into my car.the next day, i went to see him. his family were sitting around his bed. the doctor introduced me as “the person who saved the boys life”.everyone got up, with 20 smiles on their faces. the mother held my hands to her face, repeating again and again, “see, you are an angel!”what a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person! 21 , i knew i wanted to do for the rest of my life. i went to college for my medical studies.we may spend a lot of time wondering about what 22 to take in our lives, but sometimes you dont really have to worry about your 23 decisions. they are made for you by some quality(品质) in youby what youre 24 to do when necessary.15. a. teamb. companyc. gardend. laboratory16. a. unclesb. hobbiesc. collegesd. experiences17. a. businessb .educationc. careerd. subject18. a. runningb. ridingc. stayingd. driving19. a. allb. fewc. nobodyd. someone20. a. gentleb. weakc. pleasantd. grateful21. a. luckilyb. probablyc. immediately d. quietly22. a. pathb. actionc. interestd. advice23. a. bigb. personalc. quickd. fair24. a. freeb. afraidc. readyd. careful三阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）adear micheal, hows your vacation? im visiting my uncle in spain. he lives in the sunny and beautiful city of valencia, in spain. yesterday, i had great fun. my uncle took me to the tomato festival in bunol, which is just 30 miles away from where my uncle lives. you have probably never heard of this festival before. neither had i. the tomato festival is called la tomatinain spanish. it was the biggest and messiest tomato fight in the world. when we first got to the square where the festival took place, it was very crowded with people from all around the world, and many trucks were carrying tomatoes. my uncle told me the crowded people here were around 38,000 and this was more than four times the population of bunol. the tomato fight started as soon as the first banger was beaten. then everyone including me started throwing tomatoes at each other. i took red tomatoes and threw them at anyone that ran, moved, bent down, or turned around. tomatoes must be squashed before people threw them in order not to hurt anybody. after a little while, the streets, people and nearby buildings were splashed with red. there was no winner in this fight,but we all had fun. as soon as a second banger was beaten, people stopped throwing. i really had a great time, i wish you were here, too. i hope i hear from you soon.take care.with love, from spain linda25. from the letter,we can know _.a.linda lives in valenciab.linda doesnt want to go to spainc.linda is visiting her uncle in spaind.linda is studying in spain26. the population of bunol is _.a.around 38,000.b.more than 38,000.c.more than 152,000d.about 9,300.27. what is the main idea of this letter?a.la tomatinais a fun and popular festival in spain.b.la tomatinais a day for eating tomatoes.c.micheal has a great vacation.d.linda enjoyed the beautiful city of valencia.ba subway is not just an important form of transport. it is also a window for other people to learn about local cultures. beijing, china the beijing subway was opened in 1969 and is the oldest subway system in china. it has added some modern technologies. all stations now have touch-screen maps. in some stations, people can also see traditional chinese cultures. for example, on the walls of a few stations of line 8, there are some pictures of blue and white porcelain(青花瓷）. stockholm, sweden the system of the stockholm subway has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. the first subway line for stockholm was opened in 1950.the stockholm subway is well-known for its decoration of the stations. it is called the longest art gallery in the world. over 90 percent of its stations are decorated with paintings. a few stations are decorated with red bedrocks（岩床）. this makes you feel as if you are in a cave. new york, us the new york city subway has the most extensive public transportation system in the world, with 469 stations. it is also one of the worlds oldest public transit systems. the new york city subway runs 24 hours a day. it has an express train on almost every line. you can get to your destination(目的地）safely. the trains themselves are full of fun; you will see people doing moonwalk dances like michael jackson, playing the guitar and singing.28. the _is called the longest art gallery in the world.a. beijing subway b. stockholm subway c. london underground d. new york city subway29. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. michael jackson used to dance in the new york city subway. b. tourists feel cool when they take the london underground in summer. c. several stations of the stockholm subway are built in caves. d. some stations of the beijing subway are decorated with pictures of porcelain.30. we may read the passage from a_.a. travel magazine b. science book c. newspaper report d. picture bookcwe were standing at the top of a church tower. my father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in rome. i wondered why.“look down, elsa, father said. i gathered all my courage and looked down. i saw the square in the center of the village. and i saw several streets leading to the square. see, my dear, father said gently. “there is more than one way to the square. life is like that. if you cant get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.now i understood why i was there. earlier that day i had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school. but she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as i said.when i turned to father for help, he would not help. instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. by the time we reached home, i had a plan.at school the next day, i poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. then i asked our cook to serve it to mother at dinner. the plan worked perfectly. she tried one spoonful and sputtered. “the cook must have gone mad!” quickly i told what i had done, and mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!in the years that followed i often remembered the lesson father taught me. i began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. i wouldnt stop working until i tried every possible way. fathers wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.31. father brought elsa to the top of the church tower to_.a. have sports with elsab.explain what he means clearlyc. enjoy the viewsd. have a rest there32. elsa wanted her mother to_ earlier that day.a. do something delicious for lunch b. know he was complaining about his lunchc. speak to the school about lunch d. change the terrible eating habit33. by sharing her own experiences, elsa tries to tell us_a.when one road is blocked , try anotherb. how bad the lunch of her school isc. how wise her father isd.how terrible her mother isdsome inventions are so useful, but seem so simple, that we wonder why no one thought of them long ago. post-it notes, the pieces of paper that you can fasten almost anywhere and then remove without leaving any sign that they were there, are an example of such an invention. post-it notes were invented about twenty years ago by art fry, a scientist at 3m corporation. the idea for the product came from a frustrating experience he often had while singing in his church choir. fry used pieces of paper as bookmarks to mark the places in his book of songs, but these bookmarks were always falling out. he knew he needed a bookmark that would stay where he put it, but that he could remove without damaging the pages. around that time, fry heard about a new adhesive (粘合剂) that a workmate, dr. spence silver, had created. this adhesive was special because it was sticky, but not too sticky. it was strong enough to hold papers together, but weak enough to not tear the paper when it was removed. fry saw that the new adhesive could help solve his bookmark problem. one morning, fry put some of the adhesive on the edge of a piece of paper. just as he hoped, it made a perfect bookmark.a short time later, fry realized that his new invention had even more uses than being a great bookmark. he came to this realization when he wrote a note on one of his new bookmarks and attached it to a report he was going to give to a workmate. soon, co-workers were asking fry for more samples of his invention so that they could use the new type of notes themselves. fry and some other people at 3m believed so much in the new product that they persuaded the company to give away thousands of the sticky pieces of paper for trial use(试用). when some salespeople at 3m went to offices and showed workers just how helpful the new type of notes could be, they immediately received many orders. as more and more people discovered how useful post-it notes could be, the product took off. 34. the invention of post-it notes showed that art fry_ . a. had a lot of knowledge b. was very hard-working c. was good at creative thinking d. loved his job in the church 35. in what way did dr. spence help art fry? a. they worked together and often discussed science. b. his invention of a special adhesive made arts invention possible. c. he advised 3m corporation to give away lots of post-it notes for trial use. d. he worked together with art by providing the new adhesive for art. 36. the underlined phrase took off means_ . a. started to leave the ground b. disappeared from the market c. had even more uses d. became popular very quickly37. the biggest advantage of post-it notes is_. a. it can stay anywhere and leave no sign when removedb. it is very cheap to usec. it is good to write notes on d. it is very thin and beautiful第ii卷 （主观题 共40分）四词汇运用（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）（a）根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。1.our english teacher gave us many (建议) on the study of a foreign language.2.he talked _ (兴奋地）to the reporters about his hopes of winning the race.3.you should knock at the door before (进入) someones house.4.are there any tickets _ （可获得的）for this saturdays concert? ( b ) 根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。5. the man kept remembering english words every day until he was in his _ (forty).6. youve played angry birds for two hours. dont you think its boring?no, not at all. but we need to rest _ (we) for a while now.7.with the _ (develop) of modern medicine, most eye problems can be treated and cured now.8.she felt even _ (ill) after working for another 2 hours.五、动词填空：用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线处（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）1. the old man exercises every day _(improve) his health.2.the firemen _(control) the fire, so all of you are out of danger now.3. the great wall as well as the palace museum _ (attract) lots of tourists from home and abroad every year.4.please stop talking, guys. i cant hear what the youth worker (explain).5.it was reported that the plane to beijing (fly) back to tokyo by the time of 2:30 yesterday afternoon because of the rainstorm.6. if steve finishes the job in time, he _ (allow) to have a two-week off.7. did you notice anybody enter the building just now? sorry, i (cut) down the tree in the garden.8. the three boy students miss white paid special attention to (make) great progress at last.六短文填空：先通读下面的短文，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单词,使短文完整。(每空0.5分，共5分)how can i win a nobel prize for writing? here is the s_1_ from this years winner: make it short, keep it real, and work hard.canadian author alice munro,82,was awarded the 2013 noble prize in the literature(文学)。she is k_2_ for her short stories about personal relationship of ordinary people, usually women. munro was born in a farmer family in ontario. the family was very poor. munro did a lot of physical work a_3_ a young girl.but she decided to be a writer when she was 12. she turns her hard childhood into great writing i_4_.the story dear life, for example, opens with a description of the neighborhood in which munro grew up.besides, she talked a_5_ her poor relationship with her mother in many of her storie