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九年级下学期期中考试英语试题A卷 一、 单项选择 (共14题；共28分)1. （2分）They like to draw and paint their free time.A . atB . onC . inD . of2. （2分）The Big Ben is in _.A . RussiaB . CanadaC . FranceD . the UK3. （2分）I dont know if it tomorrow.Well, if it , the school sports meeting will be cancelled.A . will rain；will rainB . rains；will rainC . will rain；rains4. （2分）Ive made little progress in math during this term.Dont worry. .A . Its never too old to learnB . Rome was not built in a dayC . Well begun is half doneD . The early bird catches the worm5. （2分）The game is _ interesting _ I dont want to stop playing it. A . so an; thatB . so; thatC . such; thatD . such an; that6. （2分） All the students are working hard now._. Because all of them want to go to good colleges.A . So are theyB . Neither they areC . So they areD . So they do7. （2分）Linda, you are good at swimming. Who taught you _? Nobody. I taught _.A . swim; meB . swimming; myselfC . to swim; meD . to swim; myself8. （2分）- Excuse me, could you tell me buy some fruits?- Sure. Theres a supermarket down the street.A . where I canB . where can IC . what I canD . what can I9. （2分）（2015贵州贵阳）Tina doesnt like the restaurant because the music there makes her_.A . sleepingB . sleptC . sleepy10. （2分）I just came back from Shanghai Disneyland.Can you guess _?Ive no idea.But it cant be cheap.Ive heard everything is very expensive.A . how I came back homeB . how many days I stayed thereC . how much I paid for the Micky Mouse toyD . how much did I pay for it11. （2分）It is _.A . penB . my a penC . a my penD . my pen12. （2分）We find impossible to get there before 8 oclock.A . herB . itC . this13. （2分）Could you _ me this book please, Daniel?Sorry, but I _ it for only half an hour. I havent finished it.A . lend; boughtB . borrow; have boughtC . borrow; have hadD . lend; have had14. （2分）Would you please come to my birthday party with me tonight? . I suppose we will have a wonderful night!A . No wayB . Have a good timeC . Not exactlyD . My pleasure二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)15. （10分）完形填空 Do you often drink bottled drinks? Of course 1is so cool to get a cold one right out of the fridge, right? But all those plastic bottles use a lot of oil and 2the environment. Americans buy 3bottled water than any other nation in the world. In order to make all these bottles, 17 million barrels (桶) of oil 4up. Thats enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months.Many people choose 5the bottles away after having the bottled drinks. In fact, instead of going out with the trash, plastic bottles can be turned into carpeting for clothing. Remember this: Recycling one plastic bottle 6save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours.7, for every six water bottles we use, only one is recycled. The rest are sent as garbage (垃圾). Or, even worse, they end up 8trash on the land or in rivers and oceans.So why dont more people drink water from the kitchen? Some people drink bottled water 9they think it is better for them, but thats not true. The chemicals in the bottles themselves may get into the water which can do harm to people.So next time when you have drinks or water, please 10to use a glass at home or carry water in a steel bottle. And if you want to do something more, try to collect plastic bottles and send them for recycling.（1）A . this B . it C . that D . there （2）A . have polluted B . will pollute C . pollute D . polluted （3）A . many B . much C . more D . most （4）A . will use B . will be used C . used D . was used （5）A . collect B . to collect C . throw D . to throw （6）A . can B . may C . must D . need （7）A . Lucky B . Luckily C . Unlucky D . Unluckily （8）A . with B . as C . like D . for （9）A . because B . Unless C . if D . although （10）A . to try B . try C . trying D . tried 三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共28分)16. （8分） If you plan to take your pet on a trip，prepare ahead of time. At least two weeks before you leave，take your pet to a vet. See if he or she is tit for travel and ask if he or she should have any medicine before leaving. The vet may suggest certain pills for sickness or for calming the pet.Some states or foreign countries have health laws that say animals must have certain injections(注射)before they can be allowed to enter. Your vet may have this information. You can also get help on the United States and Canadian laws from a book published by the Department of Agriculture which some libraries have. For information on foreign countries， check with their consulates (领事馆).You can also ask the airlines on which you are travelling.Find out if the places where you plan to stay allow pets because many do not.If you are going by plane or train，ask if pets are allowed. If they are，ask where they will be kept and who will care for them. The big bus lines in this country do not allow pets.Choose your pets box carefully. Plastic boxes are better than cardboard or wooden ones because they cant be chewed(嚼碎).If going by plane or train during warm weather，try to go in the cooler early morning or evening hours. Also try to avoid (避免)very cold winter weather because pets often suffer from cold. Even in your own car， be careful. Do not leave the animal inside with the windows closed because the car may become too hot or too cold.（1）The main idea of this passage is to_A . warn people to leave their pets at homeB . give general information about pet travelC . tell people how to choose their pet boxesD . tell people about foreign pet laws（2）When taking a pet on a trip，a pet owner_A . doesnt need to make any special plansB . should stay at friends homesC . should make plans before leaving homeD . should travel by bus instead of plane（3）From the passage，we can learn that_A . it costs too much to take pets on tripsB . some pets may not be well enough to travelC . all train lines treat pets exactly the sameD . pets are welcome everywhere（4）Which person would be the most interested in this passage?A . A vetB . A pet owner.C . A bus driverD . A pet shop owner17. （8分）根据短文内容,选择正确选项。DHello! My name is Le Yangyang. Look! Here is a nice photo. What are these in the photo? Oh, they are five lovely goats(可爱的山羊). Are they brothers and sisters? No. They are good friends. This is A Xiang. He is in blue. A He is in black. And this is A Ru. She is in red. That is A Yi. She is in green. Who is the tall goat? Ha! Ha! Its me. What color am I in? Oh, Im in yellow. We(我们) are the mascots of Guangzhou Asian Games. Welcome to Guangzhou to meet us!（1）We five are _. A . cousinsB . friendsC . brothersD . sisters（2）A Xiang is in _. A . redB . greenC . blueD . yellow（3）_ is tall. A . A HeB . Le YangyangC . A RuD . A Yi（4）You can meet us in _. A . PhotoB . HereC . SchoolD . Guangzhou18. （4分）阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。There was once a poor woman with the only sonThe boy said he wanted a new coatThe mother left for the market，feeling very sad，because she didnt have enough money to buy a coatOn the way home，she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play withLater that day, the boy went outside to playAlong the road，he saw an old woman cryingThe old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food，but she didnt have any woodHearing that，the boy gave her his piece of woodThe old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had madeThen，further down the road，the boy met a pot makers wife and her crying childThe boy asked her what was wrongThe woman said she had no food to give to her hungry childThe boy gave the woman the piece of bread，and she gave him a potThe boy walked onBefore long，he saw a husband angry with his wifeHe asked the couple what was wrong with themThey said，“We have broken our pot and have nothing to cook food inThe boy gave his pot to them，and they gave the boy a new coatThe boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last got the thing he had wanted（1）The right order of the things the boy got from others is A . wood-a pot-a coat-breadB . wood-bread-a pot-a coatC . a coat-wood-breada potD . bread-wood-a pot-a coat（2）The boy got what he wanted becauseA . his mother loved him very muchB . he got help from the old womanC . the couple bought a coat for himD . he was always ready to help others19. （8分）阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。DHow old is old? The answer has changed over the years. Two Hundred years ago, you were old at 35. At the beginning of the 20th century, the average life span(平均寿命) was 45. In 1950, 70-year-olds were really old. Today, a healthy 70-year-old is still thought young.So, how old is old? The answer is one youve heard many times, from all kinds of people. You are as old (or young) as you feel. Your age simply tells you how many years you have lived. Your body tells you how well youve lived.Nobody grows old by living a number of years, Wrote a writer. People grow old when they dont have their ideals(理想). People shouldnt have the wrong ideas about aging. Sometimes, older minds can be as bright as young minds. Alice Brophy once said, It makes me unhappy when people say, You look young for your age. What does that mean? You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80.（1）About 100 years ago, the average life span was _. A . 35B . 45C . 70D . 80（2）The meaning of the word aging is _. A . growing oldB . staying youngC . keeping healthyD . feeling unhappy（3）According to the passage, which of the following is true? A . Old people are not as bright at young people.B . All older people are healthy and strong.C . Aging does not mean you become unhealthy.D . Most older people are unhealthy and poor.（4）The passage is mainly(主要地) about _. A . the average life spanB . agingC . the 20th centuryD . older people and young people四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共17分)20. （17分）根据汉语提示翻译句子，每空一词，含缩写词。（1）We should all _（尽我们的职责） in classroom cleaning.（2）You may go now. I _（不介意等）here for another twenty minutes.（3）_（没有必要）for us to waste so much time on it.（4）We went to the shop. _（结果）, the shop was already closed.（5）_(不够安全) to travel in the mountain with only water and food.五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)21. （1分）Max is the _(tall) boy in his class. 六、 动词填空 (共1题；共1分)22. （1分）This machine can _ (translate) simple messages into 24 different languages. 七、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共21分)23. （21分）阅读短文，根据题目要求完成下列任务。 (A)你知道吃早饭有多重要吗? A study of 2,000 teenagers in the US showed that eating breakfast daily is helpful to young people.According to the study, teenagers who eat breakfast weigh around 5 pounds less than teenagers who do not. Although they take in more (B)calories in the morning, they are more active during the day because they have more energy. This means they bum more calories than non-breakfast eaters. The breakfast does not even have to be very healthy, as eating anything is better than nothing.The study also showed that eating breakfast keeps teenagers feeling full for longer, so they will not eat too many snacks later in the day. This is good news as most popular snacks, like sweets and potato chips are usually unhealthy and full of calories.Another big benefit of eating breakfast is that(C)it makes teenagers do better at school. This is because it gives them more energy to keep their attention in class.Whats more, a study in the UK sho