九年级下学期期中考试英语试题D卷 .doc

九年级下学期期中考试英语试题D卷 一、 单项选择 (共14题；共28分)1. （2分）Your sweater looks nice. Is it made cotton?Yes, and it was made Shanghai.A . of; byB . of; inC . from; ofD . from; from2. （2分）A _ is something you win for doing something well. A . prizeB . matchC . Invention3. （2分）May I have a bath now?No, _ you can go to carry water by yourself.A . ifB . unlessC . becauseD . when4. （2分） If I work hard at my lessons from now on. Can I do well in them? Sure. .A . All rivers run into seaB . Every day is not SundayC . Better late than neverD . Many hands make light work5. （2分）How do they _ Guangzhou? They _ there by plane.A . get; reachB . arrive at; reachC . arrive in; get toD . arrive in; get6. （2分） I have changed my job. _A . So do I.B . So have I.C . So I do.D . So I have.7. （2分）My pen pal Andrew found it difficult Chinese well.A . learningB . learnC . to learn8. （2分） Excuse me, could you tell me ? Certainly. In half an hour.A . when the high speed train would arriveB . when the high speed train will arriveC . when would the high speed train arriveD . when will the high speed train arrive9. （2分）The songs of the rock band sound _. （ ）A . wellB . goodC . nicelyD . badly10. （2分） Could you tell me_? Over there.A . where does Jim liveB . where Jim livesC . when will Jim come backD . when Jim will come back11. （2分）By taking an online spoken English course，I find much simpler to speak English. A . thisB . thatC . itD . one12. （2分）Water is important to _, so there are many water festivals around the world. A . everyoneB . nobodyC . somebodyD . something13. （2分） Is Ms. Zhang in the office? No, she _ for a morning.A . leftB . has leftC . has been away14. （2分）You look sad, Bill. _?Sorry, Dad. I didnt get good grades this time.A . How are youB . Whats todayC . Whats the matter二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)15. （10分）完形填空 Electricity is very useful in our daily lives. It is said to be one of the greatest1in human history. It lights our world, 2our homes, cooks our food and gives us lots of happiness. Electricity brings brightness. Today, almost everyone around the world uses electricity in one way or another. It is 3to imagine our life without it. When the power is off, schools, offices, shops and factories cannot 4at all. Without electricity, our5would be very difficult. In large cities, electricity lights the streets and buildings. It warms people and 6. People can heat food in microwaves. Electricity also cools our food in7. Electricity drives underground trains, works traffic lights and lifts the machines in factories. Radios, televisions and computers use electricity to bring entertainment（娱乐）and news to millions of 8every day. In the countryside, electricity also helps a lot. In villages and on farms, electrical machines milk the cows. They also cool the milk and keep it 9for us to drink. In fact, electricity is used as much in villages as it is used in 10. （1）A . toys B . designs C . inventions （2）A . burns B . heats C . destroys （3）A . easy B . happy C . hard （4）A . work B . go C . use （5）A . work B . study C . life （6）A . trees B . nature C . animals （7）A . fridges B . baskets C . kitchens （8）A . schools B . factories C . families （9）A . fresh B . clean C . cold （10）A . shops B . cities C . houses 三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共35分)16. （10分）阅读理解News ReviewHead-on Train CrashOn May 18, two trains had a head-on crash （正面相撞） near New York City. Over 250 people were on the trains then. About 60 people were hurt, but no deaths were reported.Travel TimeTourists came together to Mount Tai on May 1.Over 180,000 tourists visited the place of great interest during the three-day holiday, from April 29 to May 1.Brave VolunteerLiao Zhi, a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her 1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, arrived in Yaan 13 hours after the earthquake. The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most, so she decided to come and offer help.Tomato CompetitionA tomato competition was held in Huainan, Anhui Province, on April 16.The best tomatoes were chosen according to their shape, color and taste. The competition hoped to encourage the farmers to grow better tomatoes.（1）About people were hurt in the head-on crash. A . 18B . 29C . 60D . 250（2）A lot of people visited Mount Tai . A . 13 hours after the earthquakeB . on May 18C . during the May Day holidayD . on April 16（3）Zhi, the dance teacher from , came to Yaan to offer help. A . HuainanB . ChengduC . TaishanD . New York（4）Liao Zhi lost her daughter and her legs . A . in Wenchuan earthquakeB . in Yaan earthquakeC . when she took a trainD . when she climbed mountains（5）The tomato competition in Anhui Province was held to . A . help the people in YaanB . save the people on the trainsC . forget the terrible timeD . help grow better tomatoes17. （10分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案。DMost people go to school or go to work by car or by bus. They think its convenient(方便的). I usually ride a bike to school. The following are the reasons(理由).Its healthy. Riding a bike is good exercise for us. It makes us keep healthy.Its green. It causes little pollution. So if more people ride their bikes, the air will be cleaner.Its cheap. After spending about 60 yuan on an old bike, you can go on a trip with friends. You can stop if you like to see the beautiful things. You can also talk and sing happily and feel relaxed.（1）The writer is a _. A . workerB . studentC . nurseD . farmer（2）The writer has _ reasons for riding a bike. A . twoB . threeC . fourD . five（3）The writer doesnt think its _ to ride a bike. A . healthyB . greenC . interestingD . expensive（4）From the passage we can know that the wr iters life may be _. A . colorfulB . cheapC . busyD . tired（5）What is the passage mainly about? A . Different bikes.B . Cheap bikes.C . Reasons for riding bikes.D . How to ride bikes.18. （5分）阅读理解As we know, when the air warms up and rises, it has water vapor(水蒸气) in it. When the vapor hits particles of dust(尘埃粒子) in the air, it forms droplets(液滴). When these droplets become big and heavy, they fall to the earth as rain. Recently, Israeli scientists have discovered that air pollution may stop rain from falling.They found the smoke from cars and factories adds to the particles in the air. Because there are so many of these particles, more small droplets form, but they are not big enough to fall down as rain. These clouds are called dry clouds.The only way to get back rain is by cleaning up the environment. Or a time may come when clouds will form but no rain will fall.（1）When the _ gets warm and rises, it has water vapor in it.（2） If the droplets in the sky fall down to the earth, theyre called _.（3） Dry clouds are formed because therere so many small _ in the air, which are not big and heavy enough.（4） We can get back rain by cleaning up the _.（5）Some _ from Israel have discovered that air pollution may stop rain from falling.19. （10分）阅读理解C“Make-A-Wish” is one of the worlds most wellknown charities(慈善机构)It makes wishes come true for children who have serious illnesses.It gives them hope and joy and helps them forget about their health problems and have fun.It all started in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona.Christopher was a 7yearold boy who was very sick.He always dreamed of becoming a police officer.Tommy Austin and Ron Cox, two police officers, made his wish come true.They gave Christopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter(直升飞机) and made a real police uniform(制服) for him.There are four kinds of wishes children usually have：I wish to go.Children usually want to travel or go to a concert, a game or a park.I wish to meet.Children sometimes want to meet their favorite actors, singers or players.I wish to be.Some children wish to become actors, singers or police officers.I wish to have.They often want to have a computer, a game, a bike or many other things.Lets hope more wishes will come true in the future.People who work in the charity always try for the best.Almost 25，000 volunteers help, work or give money.Will you be one of them?（1）“MakeAWish” is a charity to help . A . sick childrenB . serious officersC . famous actorsD . popular singers（2）What did the two police officers do for Christopher?A . They gave him a computer.B . They gave him a tour of the city.C . They took him to a concert.D . They took him to the hospital.（3）Which kind of wishes does Christopher have?A . I wish to go.B . I wish to meet.C . I wish to be.D . I wish to have.（4）The purpose of the last paragraph is to .A . explain what “MakeAWish” isB . encourage more people to join the charityC . tell us how Christophers wish came trueD . introduce different kinds of childrens wishes（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A . Sick children just wish to get well.B . Christopher and Tommy are two officers.C . A few people are working for “MakeAWish”D . “MakeAWish” has a history of over 30 years.四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共5分)20. （5分）根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。（1）He c_ these watermelons with some leaves.（2）Forests can help to make the air fresher. They also help to c_ the weather.（3）We should p_ environment to make our cities more beautiful.（4）My uncle is _ his pigs on the farm now.（5）Trees are important. Without trees, many animals would d_ out.五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)21. （1分）He threw a stone at the strange man, and he _(hurt). 六、 动词填空 (共1题；共1分)22. （1分）Who can help the mother with her _(baby)? They are badly ill.七、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)23. （5分）根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文内容意思通顺，内容完整。 Aron Ralston is an American man who is interested in mountain climbing. _.This is one of the exciting things about doing dangerous sports. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of accidents, On April 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.On that day, Arons arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains, _ he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find him, But when his water ran out, he knew that he Would have to do something to wave his own life. He was not ready to die that day, _. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so that he would not lose too much blood. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help._. This means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of. In this book, Aron tells of the importance of making good decisions, and of being in control of ones life. His love for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience.Do we have the same spirit as Aron? _, and before we ha