07-08学年上学期新目标九年级期末测试.doc

07-08学年上学期九年级期末测试I. 单项选择（共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. It is reported that a small plane from South Africa crashed northwest of Changsha _ May 28,2004.A. on B. in C. to D. at2. Shall we call for a taxi? OK. Let me_ the phone number in Yellow Pages.A. look at B. look for C. look up D. look after3. With the development of the society, parents_ more and more money on their childrens education. A. take B. cost C. pay D. spend4. How many people will come to Beijing for the Olympic Games in 2008? Its hard to say. _ people, I think.A. Million of B. Millions of C. Two millions of D. Two million of 5.-Thanks for giving me_ I wanted.-Youre welcome.A. the information B. an informationC. the informations D. information6. There is not many differences between the two. I really dont know_.A. what should I choose B. which I should chooseC. which should I choose D. what I should choose7. The television_. It doesnt work now.A. must repair B. was repairing C. must be repaired D. has repaired8. Lily took away my English book_.A. for mistake B. by a mistake C. with mistake D. by mistake9. If he _ harder, he will catch up with us soon.A. study B. studies C. will study D. studied10. Our sports meeting has been_ till next Tuesday because of the bad weather. A. put on B. put up C. put off D. put down11. She was not_, but she is_ to go to school. A. feel well; well enough B. feeling well; well enough C. feel good; good enough D. feeling good; good enough12. You_ to the meeting today if you have something important to do. A. neednt to come B. dont need come C. dont need coming D. neednt come13. Would you show me_ an e-mail, please?A. how to make B. how to sendC. which to make D. when to send14. You mustnt forget_ your book when you come here tomorrow.A. to bring B. bring C. to take D. take15. Many visitors come to Beijing because it is_ city.A. so a beautiful B. very a beautiful C. such beautiful D. quite a beautifulII完型填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。Some people were standing in line outside a theatre. They were waiting for a new play, and during that time they were 16 in a young man only. He was playing very nicely on a trumpet 17 a box on the ground in front of 18 . The people there 19 his music and put much money in the box. At last one of them said to him, You play 20 be a beggar. No, Im not a beggar, answered the young man. I want to be a trumpet 21 in a big band and I 22 play several hours in my room every day. A few days ago, I thought it would be better 23 it in the open air instead when the weather 24 fine. And at the same time I could get 25 money.16. A. interesting B. interest C. interested D. interests17. A. without B. in C. for D. with18. A. him B. her C. his D. me19. A. enjoying B. enjoyed C. to enjoy D. enjoy20. A. so well that B. so well toC. too well that D. too well to21. A. beggar B. teacher C. seller D. player22. A. had to B. have to C. has to D. am having to23. A. to do B. do C. done D. doing24. A. is B. was C. will be D. were25. A. a few B. few C. a little D. littleIII阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 A If you have no special plans for your holiday, why not spend your time helping others? Dont listen to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. Its not true at all. More and more young people in the SA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they dont do it for money. Here are some of their stories. Alice Hamilton, 17I m going to help the Forest Center build new hilling paths in the mountains. Its going to be terrific-I11 spend the whole summer living in a tent and breathing the clean mountain air. Im going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I11 be able to do something good at the same time! Jason Moore, 18This summer, I m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to the families that are not very rich, TheyII teach me what to do, so III help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses. Trish Anderson, 16 Im going to teach kids who have trouble reading. Ill work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, Im going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.26. Young people in the USA volunteer to spend_ helping others.A. school holidays B. weekdaysC. every morning D. every afternoon27. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?A. To sleep under the stars.B. To breath the clean mountain air.C. To spend the whole summer living in a tent.D. To help build new hiking paths in the mountains.28. From the passage, we know that Jason Moore _.A. likes reading B. is 18 years oldC. isnt very rich D. is good at sport29. _ wants to be a teacher.A. Alice Hamilton B. Jason MooreC. Trish Anderson D. None of them30. Which is the most possible title for this passage? A. Reading for Life.B. A Special House Program.C. The Forest Center.D. Young American Volunteers.BThe idea of daylight saving time started with an American named Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). He explained how a lot of the money spent on candles used for light (this was before electricity) could be saved if everyone woke up earlier and went to bed earlier.Even though Franklins idea had a clear meaning, most people didnt want to get up earlier than they had to. Who would?It was not until 1907 that an Englishman named William Willet came up with a way to make the sun set later. His idea was to turn clocks forward by 20 minutes on each of the four Sundays in April, for a total of 80 minutes.Williams idea was laughed at, at first. But when World War I started in 1914, many countries decided they had to save energy for the war.Daylight saving time has other uses. The more time you spend outside playing, the less time you are spending in front of the computer or the TV. These things also use energy.Also, daylight saving time sometimes causes problems. For example, China used it in 1986-but stopped it in 1991. That was because the temperatures are quite different from North to South and time from East to West.If the people from northwest part of China use daylight saving time, sometimes they have to get up to work when it is not very bright outside. That will cause some trouble for them.Still, most parts of the world do have daylight saving time, and most people look forward to the extra hour of evening light. 31. Why did Franklin give the idea of daylight saving time?A. To save the money. B. To save time. C. To wake up earlier. D. To go to bed earlier:32. In what year was the idea of daylight saving time put in use?A. In 1907. B. In 1914.C. In 1986. D. In 1991.33. If it is 6:00 now, which is Willets idea time?A. 5:40. B. 6:20.C. 6:40. D.7:20.34. When daylight saving time is used,_.A. you can play outsideB. you have more time watching TVC. you have more time spending in front of the computerD. you can save energy35. Why is daylight saving time not used in China now? Because_.A. people wouldn t like to get up earlierB. the temperatures are quite differentC. the country is largeD. the time is quite differentCMany places in the world need more fresh water. Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water into fresh. Why arent there many factories like the Symi factory? In some places, the sun is not hot enough. Or it does not shine every day. In such places, other ways of heating sea water can be used. These ways cost more money, but they work faster than the sun. By boiling sea water with high heat, a lot of fresh water can be made quickly. But heating is not the only way to get fresh water from salt water. Other ways are tried. One way is freezing. The fresh part of salt water freezes(冷至结冰) first. To get fresh water, the bits of ice are taken out.Which way is the best? The one that gives the most water for the least money. It may be a different way for each place.Symis way seems very good for small, hot places. It doesnt make very much water at a time. But the factory is easy to build and costs little. That is why people in many dry places talk about Symi!36. From the passage we know that fresh water_.A. is needed in every country B. can be found in many factoriesC. can be used in many ways D. is very important for factories37. What is the writer mainly talking about in the passage?A. Hot places and dry places.B. The ways of making fresh water from sea water.C. How to make good use of the sun.D. Water-making factories in different countries.38. The Symi factory_.A. is a fresh water-making factory B. can be built everywhereC. can make much fresh water at a time D. does not need sunshine every day39. Which is the best way for small and hot places to get fresh water?A. Boiling or heating the sea water. B. The way in hotter and drier places.C. The Symis way. D. Freezing the sea water in cold places.40. Why arent there many factories like the Symi factory?A. Because many new ways are tried to get fresh in small, hot places.B. Because a lot of water can be made quickly by heating in any places.C. Because people think that the best way is to get more fresh water with the least money.D. Because the Symis way does not work in dry places.DMany people go to school for education. School education is very important and useful, but no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, cannot teach his students everything. His work is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves. It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to learn some facts or formulas(公式)by heart. It is quite easy to learn some facts in history or a formula in maths, but it is very difficult to use them. Edison and Einstein didnt get everything from school, but they were all successful. They invented so many things. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read many books outside school. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. The most important thing is that they know how to use their brains(大脑).41. Students cant learn everything in school because_.A. the teacher doesnt know muchB. the teacher can only teach them how to read and writeC. the teacher would not like to teachD. there are still many things for the students to learn o42. A teachers work is_.A. to teach all the subjectsB. to teach everythingC. to teach the students how to read and thinkD. to work hard43. To know how to_ is much more important than to learn facts or formulas by heart. A. work out maths problems B. remember all the facts C. study science D. study44. Why did the famous scientists become successful? Because _. A. they knew how to study B. they remembered all the formulas C. they didnt get everything from school D. they didnt know how to use their brains45. Which is WRONG according to the passage? A. Outside school study is as important as school study. B. It is more important to know how to learn than only remember some facts formulas. C. Its very easy to use a formula in working out a maths problem. D. Its helpful to read more books outside school.E Which of your hands do you use most? Very few of us use both of our hands well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can take things with either of their hands, but in about two years they like to use their right hands. Scientists dont know why this happens. They have studied it. They think our animal ancestors(祖先) are right-handed. This may not true. Monkeys are our closest relations in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other-but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed ones. Next time you visit the zoo, watch the monkeys carefully. Youll see that some of them will swing(摆动) from their right hands and others will use their left hands. But most human beings(人类) use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for the left-handed ones. We live in a right-handed world.46. Very few of us can use both of our hands well. It means _. A. we cant use one as well as the other B. we cant use both hands C. many people can use one as well as the other D. some of us can use both hands47. New-born babies_ at first.A. can only use their right hands B. can only use their left handsC. cant use their hands D. can use both their hands48. Which of the following is true?A. Monkeys are left-handed. B. Monkeys are right-handed.C. Some of the monkeys are left-handed monkeys.D. There are much more right-handed monkeys than left-handed monkeys. 49. We live in a_.A. left-handed world B. right-handed worldC. monkey world D. animal world50. The left-handed people are difficult in life because_. A. they cant use their right hands at all B. most people use their right hands better C. they cant use both of their hands D. they cant use their left handsIV. 下面有10个从短文中抽出来的句子，请仔细阅读短文，然后将句子填回原处，使原文完整通顺。Last Saturday I wandered into a clothes market. I didnt really want to buy anything. 51 Then I saw a suit of clothes which was just to my taste. I asked the saleswoman how much it was. 52 But she urged me to try it on. So I did. Well, I liked it very much, and I asked the price again. 53 Why, that was far beyond my expectations. 54 I still couldnt afford it, and besides, I only had less than 100 yuan with me. I put the clothes back. 55 I took all I had in front of her, only 90 yuan or so. She thought for a while, then said,80 yuan is OK. Then you still have enough money to get home. 56 57 I had only spent 80 yuan on the clothes that were supposed to be worth 240 yuan. 58 I couldnt help wondering how she had came u