九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷B卷.doc

九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷B卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）完形填空Last winter ,my wife and I traveled to visit my parents in the countryside. We had taken lots of luggage(行李）but we manage to get on the train and got everything settled. Four young men 1in front of us in a face-to-face seat.They were about twenty years old and they were strong and2, and I disliked them immediately. They were laughing loudly, obviously 3themselves and they 4a foreign language.As the train went quickly 5the countryside, I kept an eye on them as they talking loudly.Sometimes they took a look in our direction. Later on two of them 6at a small train station,the rest of them 7to laugh and joke in their own language.When we finally arrived at our8, only one of them was left on the train. He was 9to leave, too. And as I walked towards him with my heavy luggage, he reached out and asked in English, “Want a hand with that, mate?He 10the heavier bag up the station steps for us. We were pleasantly surprised and very grateful.（1）A . sat B . stood C . lay D . lived （2）A . polite B . quiet C . lazy D . noisy （3）A . helping B . enjoying C . teaching D . devoting （4）A . told B . spoke C . said D . talked （5）A . above B . onto C . over D . through （6）A . got off B . got up C . took off D . got on （7）A . wanted B . started C . stopped D . continued （8）A . house B . hotel C . station D . home （9）A . bored B . worried C . excited D . frightened （10）A . carried B . left C . brought D . bought 二、 阅读理解 (共3题；共22分)2. （10分） Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.Traveling by train is slower than plane, but it has its advantages. You can see the country when you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even longer journey enjoyable.Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. And traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.Many people love to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like,You can stop wherever you wish where there is something to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. Thats why travelling by car is popular fpr pleasant trips,while people usually take a train or plane when they are travelling on business.（1）From the passage we know the fastest way of travelling is _.A . by trainB . by seaC . by plane（2）The underlined word “they” in the 2nd paragraph refers to _.A . modern trains in the countryB . comfortable seats and dining carsC . the travellers on the modern trains（3）If we travel by car, we can_.A . make the longer journey enjoyableB . travel to a very far place in several minutesC . make our own timetable（4）When people travel on business , they usually take _.A . a plane or a carB . a train or a planeC . a boat or a train（5）How many ways of travelling are mentioned in the passage ?A . FourB . ThreeC . Two3. （6分）Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.OK, Dad, said his son. But he was afraid his son couldnt remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, Where is your father? The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, No more.The man was very surprised. He asked, No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?Burnt yesterday evening.（1）A man came to visit the boys father on _.A . the second dayB . the third dayC . the fourth dayD . the fifth day（2）The man was very surprised because _.A . he thought the childs father was deadB . the child didnt ask him to sit downC . the child gave him a cup of teaD . he couldnt find that piece of paper（3）What was burnt? _.A . The piece of paperB . Mr SmithC . The visitorD . The boy4. （6分） 2014 is the year of horse in China. Do you know anything about the horse?The horse is strong and runs very fast. Hes a useful and hard-working animal. The horse learns to know his master（主人） soon. He loves his master, even after his master has died. Heres a story about such a horse. In a war, the master was killed, and fell from his horse. When his body was found some days later, the horse was still standing beside it. During that long time, the horse didnt leave the body of his master, without food or water, in the coldest weather, driving away the birds that might eat it. Wasnt be a great animal?（1）The horse is a _ animal to man.A . strangeB . lazyC . usefulD . small（2）When the body of the master was found, the horse was _.A . going awayB . eating grass beside itC . drinking waterD . still standing beside it（3）The story probably took place in _.A . springB . summerC . autumnD . winter三、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)5. （1分）Its _ (amaze) that she is able to solve the problem so quickly.四、 阅读短文，判断正误 (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。PollutionHundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didnt have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution （污染）. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and polluted our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. Its bad to all living things in the world.Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog（烟雾）.Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, they mustnt blow dirty smoke into the air.We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution.（1）Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because _. A . there were not any modern machinesB . there was no modern medicineC . both A and BD . there were not many people（2）What is the biggest problem in todays life? A . Water pollutionB . Air pollutionC . NoiseD . Pollution（3）The most serious kind of pollution is _. A . noise pollutionB . air pollutionC . water pollutionD . A, B and C（4）Factories must clean their water _. A . before they are thrown awayB . when they are thrown awayC . after it is thrown awayD . before it is thrown away（5）From the passage we know that _. A . a few years ago, there was no smog at allB . today people dont have to talk to each other in a loud voiceC . we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakesD . people are making rules in order to fight pollution五、 阅读短文，回答问题 (共1题；共6分)7. （6分）任务型阅读。When you stay away form your home for a long time, you start to miss your good bed, your good parents. Believe it or not, youre feeling homesick. You can help yourself to feel less homesick. Heres how: .If youre going away from home, bring your favourite clothes, you can also bring some pictures of the people who you may miss. You can look at them any time you want. .The busier you are, the less time youll have to feel homesick. Spend your free time on music, sports or books. Try to join in activities whenever you are. .You can make a plan for when youll call your mom or dad. You can also keep in touch with family and frie