北京四中九年级英语上学期中考试试题.doc

北京四中2010届九年级英语上学期中考试试题(试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟)第卷机读卷 (共72分)听力部分(共18分)一、听对话，选择所谈论的图片。每段对话读两遍。二、听对话和独白，根据对话和独白的内容，选择正确答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。5how often does the man write to his grandpa? aevery week.bevery monthcevery year6what does the man want? aa blue coat ba yellow shirt ca brown jacket.7whats the womans uncle? aa policeman ba basketball player can actor8whats wrong with the man? ahe has a headache bhe has a cough che has a cold.请听一段对话，回答第9至第10小题。9where does the conversation take place?ain a shop bin a bank cin an office10what does the woman decide to do? arepair the computer for the manbgive the money back to the mancchange the computer for another one请听一段对话，回答第11至第12小题。11who will have a birthday party? amike blucy clily12how will mike go there? aby bus bby bike con foot13what did the two speakers do yesterday afternoon? athey went to see a film bthey had a football match cthey watched a football match14what happened to the woman yesterday afternoon? ashe fell off her bike bshe lost her bike cshe hurt her left leg15when did the match begin? aat 3:00 pm bat 2:30 pm cat 3:30pm请听一段独白，回答第16至第18小题。16how much money could ford make every week when he was young? a2.5 dollars b5 dollars c3.5 dollars17what did ford do in 1893? ahe invented the first car bhe made a wood horse che bought a strong horse18which of the following words cant be used to describe ford?alazy bable cstrong请打开第卷，完成第一大题听力试题。答案写到答题纸上。三、单项选择(共17分，每小题1分)19_ will the bus come? it will come in ten minutes ahow manybhow muchchow soondhow fast20dont forget to turn _ the lights when you leave the office aon boff cup din21what do you think of the new movie? its goodbut the one we saw last month is even_ than it agood bbetter cbest dwell22dont worry，your sons trouble will be all right_ supper time aby bat cin dafter23luckily，i_ as one of the players this time achoose bchose cam chosen dchoice24e-books_ in the 1990s aappear bappeared cwas appeared dhave been appeared25the firemen were_ the lost people alooking bsearching csearching for dfinding26i was surprised that the strongest team_ a. won b. was lost c. was won d. was beaten27. usually before exams, students_ two minutes to write down their names. a. are given b. were given c. gave d. give28. li ming is a new student in our class. he_ here for only a month. a. has come b. has been c. came d. was29. he get up early_ he could get there on time. a. in order to b. so that c. so as to d. such that30. he is a nice person to_. a. get on with b. come up with c. catch up with d. look up in31. it depends on_ he_ or not. a. if, comes b. if, will come c. whether, comes d. whether, will come32. many people prefer clothes made_ to those made a. in abroad, in china b. abroad, from china c. in abroad, china d. abroad, in china33. cans, glass bottles and newspapers can be taken to_ and_. a. recycled centres; reuse b. recycled centres; reusing c. recycling centres; reused d. recycling centres; used34. hello，may i speak to tom?_. a. hold the line, please. b. i am tom. c. who are you? d. are you linda?35. would you like to enter the photo competition? _, but i lost my fathers new digital camera last month. a. id love to b. thats all right c. im sorry d. come on四、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）mrs. white was wealthy. she lived alone in a large comfortable house where her children and grandchildren frequently (定期) came to visit her. however she was 36 . she spent a lot of time thinking about her old age and about her dead husband. her children 37 about her and asked dr. green to see her.mrs. green was an experienced doctor, she knew old people became sad in their ways and dont like to be 38 what to do. she decided to get to know mrs. white before she said anything. during the visit, dr. green asked mrs. white to give her a 39 of the house. mrs. white was 40 her house and happily agreed. as they walked from room to room, dr. green noticed that there were a lot of violets (紫罗兰) in every window. she asked, “why do you have so many violets?” mrs. white replied,“i love these flowers and they grow so fast that i have more and more.” when the tour of the house was over, dr. green said; “i have one 41 to make. whenever you42 a friend or a neighbour that is ill or getting married, give them one of your violets.”mrs. white said nothing about the doctors advice and for a few months 43 the ,visit, she didnt give away any of her violets. then one day she was invited to the of her neighbours daughter. she put a ribbon (彩带) on one of her potted (盆栽的) plants and took it to party. later one of her friends was sick so she took a violet plant to him in the hospital. gradually (渐渐地) she began to give more and more her potted violets to her 45 .over the years she 46 so many that she became known as the 47 lady.36. a. unhappyb. lonelyc. boredd. surprised37. a. talkedb. thoughtcworriedd. learned38. a. told b. invited c. ordered dmade39. a. view b. tour c. sight dpicture40. a. familiar with b. interested in c. fond of d. proud of41. a. decision b. agreement c. suggestion d. plan42. a. watch b. need c. want d. hear43. a. during bafter c. before d. until44. a. wedding b. lecture cmeeting d. funeral45. a. grandchildren b. children c. neighbors d. relations46. a. sold out b. set up c. kept on d. gave away47. a first b. famous c. violet d. helpful五、阅读理解（每小题1分，共25分）aadvertisementshongnan restauranttel: 83386223add: 635 grand roadopen: mon. to fri. 7:00 am-2:30 pm 5:00 pm-9:00 pm sat. & sun. 7:30 am-2:00 pm 5:00 pm-10:00 pmhistorymuseumtel:87796960add:69 hong kong roadone of guangdongs largest museums specialized(专门) in guangdong history of the native (本地) people.open: mon. to fri. 9:00 am-5:00 pm sat. & sun. 9:00 am-3:00 pmbaihe shopping centertel: 87872738add: 5300 shanghai roadopen:mon. to fri. 10:00 am-11:00 pmsun. to sat. 9:00 am-10:30 pm full hotel tel: 83338989 add:368 east huanshi road breakfast: 6:30 am-9:00 pm lunch: 11:30 am-2:00 pmdinner: 5:30 am-10:00 pm coffee shop: mon. to fri. 7:00 am-10:00 pm sun. to sat. 8:00 am-10:00 pm48. if you want to go out for lunch on sunday, you can call at_. a. 83386223 or 83338989b. 87679690 or 83386223 c. 83338989 or 87872738 d. 87872738 or 87679696049. if you want to buy a new dress, you can go to_. a. 69 hong kong road b. 368 east huanshi road c. 5300 shanghai road d. 635 grand road50._ isnt open for two and a half hours in the afternoon on weekdays. a. full hotel b. hongnan restaurant c. history museum d. baihe shopping center51 .on sunday morning, the coffee shop in full hotel doesnt open until_. a. 6:30 amb. 7:00 amc. 7:30 amd. 8:00 am52. you can know_ when you visit history museum. a. the history of south china b. the history of guangdongs native people c. the history of shanghai city d. the history of hong kong city b on the streets of copenhagen you can hardly see any policemen except those going around. pedestrians (行人), bikes and vehicles take their own way. at the red light, all vehicles stop and people on foot wait until the light changes. no one jaywalks （乱穿马路) there. on those narrow paths with no traffic lights people would stop to give way to a coming car. strangely, the drivers always signal for the pedestrians to go first, either at busy, noisy downtown or quiet suburban (郊区的) paths no policeman is seen directing the traffic. even at the gate of the city government hall, no policemen are there guarding. anyone can enter in office hours. it is not until the danish queen comes to attend a big party that you can see three or four black-uniformed policemen keeping the order.53. the best title of the passage should be _. a. no policemen at all b. no policemen on copenhagen streets c. no one on the streets at all d. no traffic lights54. the word “vehicles” in this passage means_. a. foreign visitorsb. cars and trucksc. trainsd. other bikes55. according to the passage, danish queen_. a. works at the city government hall b. usually goes to a big party c. stops all the traffic when she goes anywhere d. orders that there should be no policemen on copenhagen streets56. you can see policemen_ on copenhagen streets. a. standing at certain placesb. guarding the city government c. walking around to see all that goes welld. stopping cars everywhere57. drivers in copenhagen usually_. a. stop to let people cross the streets b. drive very fast along the streets c. pick up people in the streets d. stop to talk to people in the streets cmount qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world. it is in the himalayan(喜玛拉雅) mountains between nepal(尼泊尔) and china, and it is 8900 meters high. sir edmund hillary from new zealand and tenzing norgay from nepal were the first people ever to climb mount everest in 1953. men from several different countries climbed it after that. junko tabei, a japanese was the first woman to make this difficult climb. a japanese newspaper-television company chose the fifteen women from mountaineering clubs to climb mourn qomolangma in 1975. the group climbed for several days. then there was an accident. the heavy ice and snow hurt ten of the women. they had to stop climbing. the other five went on climbing. only ms. tabei was able to climb the last 70 meters. she was standing on the top of the world. she was the first woman there. ms tabei was 35 years old at the time. she started climbing mountains in 1960. she still climbs mountains. she is not an ordinary japanese housewife. ms. tabei makes money for her trips by teaching english and piano to children. she climbs a mountain about every three years. she has climbed some of the highest mountains in six countries. finally, she wants to climb the highest mountain in every country in the world. when she reaches the top of a mountain, she thinks, “im glad that im at the top.”58. mount qomolangma is_. a. an ordinary mountain b. the highest mountain in the world c. in the southwest of china d. close to nepal59. the climber from new zealand first climbed mount qomolangma in_. a. 1975b. 1960c. 1935d. 195360. what happened to ten of the women climbers on the way to the top of mount qomolangma? a. they were too tired to climb to it. b. there was no air for them. c. the heavy snow stopped them. d. they were hurt by heavy ice and snow.61. how many women climbed up to mount qomolangma in 1975? a. one.b. five.c. ten.d. fifteen.62. what kind of person is ms, tabei? a. shes a housewife who has climbed many high mountains in the world. b. she teaches children english and piano to make money. c. shes a usual housewife who helps a lot at home. d. she climbed the highest mountain in the world many times.dentering a university is an important part of a persons life. today, many people go to study and train for a future job in subjects like law, medicine or education. but the university is not a modem invention. it has a history that is over a thousand years.the worlds oldest university, al-azhar, is in cario, egypt. it was first built as a mosque for religion (宗院) in a.d.972. a few years later, learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque. they read and talked about the subject of law. around 988, leaders in the city of cario decided to open up a school for higher learning and the university of al-azhar was founded.at al-azhar, there were many university firsts. different subjects were set up. the earliest ones taught at al-azhar were in law and religion. in a course, students read and studied with the teacher, but there was, also free discussion. often, students and teachers talked about a topic, and there was no right answer. finally, famous teachers from around the world came to al-azhar to teach and do deep studies on the subjects they were interested in. at the university, people studied the past, but it was also a place for exchanging new ideas.over a thousand years later, al-azhar is still an important university in the world. its library keeps more than 250,000 of the worlds oldest and most valuable bookstoday, many of the worlds most important universities such as oxford and harvard still follow the traditions started at al-azhar.63. from the first paragraph we know that_. a. universities are important to the city life b. the university is a quite new invention c. university education may help a person find a job d. the university has a history of a thousand years64. al-azhar was first built for_. a. educationb. religionc. a meetingd. law65. which of the following are the earliest subjects taught in the university of al-azhar? a. education and medicine. b. religion and law. c. free discussion. d. history and tradition.66. choose the right order according to the passage. then the heads of the city thought it the idea for a school for higher learning. one of the earliest subjects taught there was law. a mosque was built in cario in a.d. 972. teachers from around the world came to the university to study and teach. the mosque was used as a meeting place for teachers and learners. a. b.c. d.67. which of the following is not true about the university of al-azhar? a. al-azhar was built in the city of cario in egypt, b. al-azhar didnt become a university until the years around 988. c. the university of al-azhar was a place to change ideas. d. now al-azhar is still one of the famous universities in the world.ejohn, 83, got on a chicago bus and saw a sign saying that senior citizens could ride for half fare. when he dropped his three quarters in the box, the driver asked him for id card. john took out an id card.“you need a special cta (chicago transit authority) card,”said the driver. john didnt have it because he lives in new york and was in chicago visiting his two sons. “put in another three quarters, ” said the driver,“or get off the bus. ” john said,“give me back my quarters and ill get off.” “i cantits in the box. if you dont get off, ill call the police,”said he, which he did. two police cars pulled up. “thats what you called me for?”one policeman asked after hearing the story. another policeman then said to john, “i11 give you three quarters.” john shook his head, “why should you give me the quarters? he has to give me my quarters.” “come on.” the policemen said. “well get you your card.” so they took him downtown to the cta office. but the people there wouldnt give him a cta cardhe needed a picture. “what about his quarters?”one policeman asked. the officials discussed, and the decision was made to give johns quarters back. john got on another bus later, dropped the three quarters in the box, and said,“im a senior citizen.”the driver looked at john and nodded. he didnt know how lucky he was to be a sensible (通情达理的) man.68. with a chicago transit authority card_. a. men of authority can ride on a bus for half fare b. senior citizens can pay only half fare for a bus ride. c. men of authority can ride on a bus paying only-three quarters d. senior citizens can pay only three quarters for a bus ride69. john needs a special cta card most probably because_. a. he is not a senior citizen b. he is not a citizen of chicago c. he is only visiting his two sons d. he has lost his id card70. the decision made by the cta office was_. a. to give john a cta card then and there b. to refuse to give johns quarters back c. to return the three quarters to john d. to ask him to pay more71. the second driver let john ride on his bus because_. a. now john produced his cta card b. he knew john was a very difficult man c. he was kind enough to help the aged d. the policemen were with john72. the suitable title for the above passage is_.