江苏省苏州市吴江区庙港中学九年级英语上学期期中试题.doc

江苏省苏州市吴江区庙港中学2014届九年级英语上学期期中试题笔试部分一单项选择(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)1. - _ useful machine the computer is!- i agree. its _ interesting as well.a. what a; / b. how a; the c. what an; / d. how an; the 2. - what an amazing performance ! its the most interesting magic show ive ever seen.- but im afraid it wont interest _. a. somebody b. anybody c. nobody d. everybody3._ of them knows french, so i have to ask a fourth person for help. a. neither b. either c. bothd. none4.-do you know _ back tomorrow? -sorry, i dont know. when he _ back, ill tell you. a. when does he come, comes b. when he comes, will comec. when he will come, comes d. when will he come, will come5.sandy didnt pass the exam. oh. i know why she felt _ all the yesterday. a. unhappinessb. satisfiedc. blue d. energetic6.that film is quite boring_of them thinks its a good idea to watch it。aall bno one cnone devery7.shes never been late for school, _?a. hasnt sheb. has she c. isnt she d. is she?8.we will visit the museum _ next month.a. sometime b. some time c. sometimes d. some times9._ of us was glad to see martin back.a. everyoneb. everybody c. every oned. every body10.wearing red makes_ easier for you to take actionathat bit call dthese11.kate_ the hills when she was young. a. preferd to climb b. preferd climbing c. preferred to climb d. preferred climbing12. they would rather_ colours like orange or yellow than blue or white. a. use b. to use c. using d. uses13._ wonderful advice youve just_ me! a. how, told b. what a, given c. how a, sent d. what, given14. your t-shirt is so cool. could you tell me_? a. where you buy it b. where do you buy it c. where did you buy it d. where you bought it15. -what should i do, doctor? -_ healthy, you should take more exercise. a. keep b. to keep c. keeping d. kept16.this book is _for a six-year-old child to readaenough easy benough easilyceasy enough deasily enough17we students should pay more attention _our pronunciation aat bwith cin dto18.could you tell me _? sorryi have no ideaa. when does the history museum open bwhen the history museum opensc. when did the history museum open d. when is the history museum open19._ will he come back? i cant wait.in a few minutes.a. how long b. how soon c. how often d. how much20. would you like_to drink?no, thanks. i have drunk _already.a. something, anything b. anything, somethingc. anything, anything d. something, something二、完型填空(共10小题；每小题1分,计10分) the teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “i know how _(1)_ 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 prefer not to take the test. many students jumped up to _(2)_ the teacher and left the classroom. the teacher looked at the rest of the students and said, “does anyone else want to get a b? this is your last _(3)_.” two more students decided to go. seven students remained. the teacher then handed out the paper. there were only three sentences typed on the paper: congratulations! you have just _(4)_ an a in this class. keep believing in yourself. i never had a teacher like that, but i think it is a test that any teacher could and should (5). students who are not _(6) _in what they have learned are b students at best.the same is true in real life. the a students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and (7) . they have learned lifes lessons, and have become _(8)_ people. you are a big kid now, and you _(9) _that you have some limits (限制). however, there is _(10)_ 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. ourselves. ( ) 1. a. luckily b. terribly c. happily d. hard( ) 2. a. thank b. praise c. fight d. criticize( ) 3. a. chance b. trouble c. test d. idea( ) 4. a. given b. sent c. discovered d. received( ) 5. a. have b. give c. make d. take( ) 6. a. interested b. confident c. smart d. honest( ) 7. a. tests b. classmates c. failures d. teachers( ) 8. a. ruder b. kinder c. worse d. better( ) 9. a. decide b. forget c. realize d. imagine ( )10. a. something b. anything c. nothing d. everything三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分,计30分)（a）there are four parts in ielts: listening, speaking, reading and writing. listening is very important. are you confident? have you made good preparation? the book ielts listening is helpful for your preparation for ielts.car and driver is the worlds most popular automotive magazine. it provides information and entertainment for people who like cars. it offers the best vehicle tests in the business. the magazine also covers the latest developments in car technology.once you own the book, you will become a good speaker. susan weinschenks excellent ideas on how to make a perfect speech are very helpful to you. with the help of the book, you will be confident to know how to give your speech. also, you will learn how to attract your audience during the speech.the book offers healthy and delicious food. these dishes can all be completed in less than half an hour, and in many cases, in just a few minutes. sisson and meier show you how to delight your family or guests every time with quick, delicious meals using local materials, meats, healthy fats (yes, and real butter) and common herbs and spices.1. which of the following will help to improve your speech?a. ielts listening.b. car and driver.c. quick & easy meals.d. designing effective speech interfaces.2. who will probably be interested in quick & easy meals?a. car fans.b. english speakers.c. housewives. d. businessmen.3. how many of the four short passages are introductions of magazines? a. one.b. two.c. three.d. four. (b)david was in bed because he had been ill. feeling better one morning, he sat up. bright sunlight was going through the window. “mother!” he called out . “come and see the tiny specks（微粒） in the air.” mrs. lawson told david that what he could see was only dust（灰尘）. he asked, “why does it come in that narrow（狭窄的） piece of air?” his mother said, “the dust is in the air everywhere. it comes through doors and windows, but we can only see it when strong light shows it to us. it is in the air we breathe, but luckily we have hairs inside our nose. they catch dust and stop it from going down our lungs(肺).” davids mother brought a duster and started to clean his dressing table. “see,” she said, “the dust comes down on the table, on our skin and clothes. when it is thick enough, we can see it clearly. dust is made of soil, smoke from fires and even germs（细菌）. ” “thanks, mum, ” said david. “i was feeling better. i think i had better breathe through a handkerchief（手帕） so i dont get any new germs!”4. david stayed at home because _.a. he wanted to look at dust b. he wanted to help clean the house c. he didnt feel welld. he didnt need to go to school 5. we can see the dust when _.a. we are in the dark b. we are in the sun c. it flies in the air d. strong light shows it to us 6. in fact we all know the dust is _.a. only in sunlight b. in our lungs c. only on tables and clothes d. in the air everywhere7. the best title of the passage may be _.a. a lesson about dust b. david and his mother c. a sad day for david d. dust and the sun （c）shopping is not as simple as you may think! much has to be done for the producers before putting the products on the shelf. color, for example, changes a lot according to what the producers are trying to sell. health foods are packed in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors.when some kind of medicine was brought out recently, researchers found that the color of the package(包装) caused the shoppers to lose interest because they made the product look ineffective(无效的). at last, it came on the market in dark blue and whiteblue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.the size of a package can also attract(吸引) a shopper, although quite often a bottle doesnt hold as much as it seems to.it is said that the better-known companies spend about 40 percent of the cost of the product itself on packaging!the most successful producers know that its not enough to have a good product. the head of pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to sell their goods, came to the conclusion: “any fool can make soap, but it takes a talent to sell it.”8. health foods are usually packed in colors except _.a. greenb. blackc. yellowd. brown9. why did the shoppers lose interest in the medicine?a. because of the size of the product. b. because of the color of the product.c. because of the color of the package.d.because of the cost of the product10. if a new product costs $ 60, how much money may be spent on packaging?a. $ 24b. $ 36c. $ 40d. $ 6011. the passage is mainly about _on shopping.a. advantages of productsb. the importance of packagingc. choices of productsd. the cost of packaging(d)in the winter of 1975, i visited marineland(海洋世界) in niagara falls with my two children. as we were watching the seal training, i realized my daughter, sue, had walked away. i followed her footprints in the snow for a bit and called out, “sue, are you here?”“yes,” came the reply.“what are you doing?” i called as i tried to follow the direction of her voice.“im taking the whale for a walk.” answered sue.i finally found her with her hand pressed to the glass wall of a tank. pressing back on the other side with its face was a large orca. it followed her as she walked to the other end of the tank, where they touched again through the glass. “hes lonely, mum.”the orca and the child were connecting, and since that day, ive been aware that whales know us better than we know them.given all that is known about how clever orcas are and how poorly they live in crowded tanks, we can no longer believe that keeping them in captivity(囚禁) is acceptable.painting the walls a light-blue color does not make an ocean. and jumping through hoops(圈) is no substitute(替代) for swimming freely, looking for mates, raising young by themselves and living life as nature intended.12. what was sue doing when the writer was watching the seal training? a. she was following the footprints in the snow. b. she was pressing her face on the glass wall. c. she was talking with the whale through the glass. d. she was walking together with the lonely whale.13. what does the underlined word “orca” mean? a. a kind of whales.b. one end of a tank.c. a kind of fish.d. a kind of seals.14. after seeing sue taking the whale for a walk, the writer realized . a. human beings and whales know each other very well. b. its necessary for people to see whales as equals. c. keeping whales in an ocean-like tank is acceptable. d. swimming freely is as easy as jumping through hoops for whales.15. which of the following is the best title for the passage? a. walking whales.b. whales natural environment c. whales freedom d. protecting whales庙港中学2013-2014学年第一学期期中测试初三英语答题卷一、单项填空： (20