九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷（II ）卷.doc

九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷（II ）卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分） The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how 1you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would 2not to take the test. ”Many students jumped up to3the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the 4students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last5 . ” Two more students decided to go. Seven students remained. The teacher then handed out the6 . There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just 7an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test 8any teacher could and should give. Students who are not9in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量). The same is 10in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have 11both successes and failures.They have learned lifes lessons, either from normal education 12from events in their lives, and have become 13people.Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you 14that you have some limits (限制). However, there is 15you cant do or learn or be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “Its not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves. ” （1）A . luckily B . terribly C . hard （2）A . dislike B . help C . prefer （3）A . thank B . praise C . fight （4）A . following B . relaxing C . remaining （5）A . chance B . trouble C . test （6）A . results B . presents C . papers （7）A . given B . sent C . received （8）A . where B . that C . what （9）A . confident B . necessary C . mysterious （10）A . unusual B . impossible C . true （11）A . broken off B . dreamed of C . learned from （12）A . and B . or C . but （13）A . ruder B . cuter C . better （14）A . decide B . forget C . realize （15）A . something B . anything C . nothing 二、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)2. （10分）阅读理篇AMary: Hello, Gina. Do you want to have evening classes? On Monday evenings, there is a guitar (吉他) class.Gina: Im busy on Mondays. What about Tuesdays?Mary: Theres a class to teach you how to make bread. The teacher is Mr. Smith.Gina: The class is useful. And Mr. Smiths bread is great. And Wednesdays?Mary: That class is about clothes. You can learn how to make clothes.Gina: Its fun. What class do you want to take?Mary: Well, on Thursdays, theres one interesting class. I can learn how to make model planes.Gina Oh, thats great. But Im busy those days.Mary: There is another (另一) interesting class on Friday evenings. You can learn about the stars.Gina: Its boring. Is there a class on Saturdays?Mary: Yes, you can learn how to take pictures.Gina: Great! I like this class. Ill take it.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。（1）Mr. Smith gives (提供) lessons on .A . MondaysB . TuesdaysC . WednesdaysD . Thursdays（2）What class does Mary like? A . B . C . D . （3）Gina thinks the class on Fridays is A . funB . easyC . boringD . difficult（4）Gina wants to learn .A . with MaryB . on SundaysC . how to make clothes.D . how to take pictures（5）下列哪项陈述是正确的? A . Gina is busy on ThursdaysB . Mary likes Mr. Smiths bread.C . The guitar class is on Tuesdays.D . There are two classes on Saturdays.3. （10分）阅读理解It was a sunny night. Jim was having a drink with his friend. He drank too much, and he had to leave at half past eight because he had a ticket for a music festival, which would start at nine oclock.It was half past an hours walk from the pub to the theatre. Jim knew a shortcut that would only take ten minutes, but it meant crossing rails(铁轨), and was dangerous. He took the shorter way, however, and when he reached the rails, he tripped(绊倒) and fell over. Then he fell asleep with his face down. After a while, a train came. When the driver saw a body lying on the track, he tried hard to stop the train. When it finally stopped, it was several meters before the body. The driver quickly got off and checked. Luckily, he found the man was still alive, but sleeping. Though the driver tried hard to wake him, Jim just kept sleeping. The driver took Jim to the hospital, where he woke up at last.When Jim was told what had happened, he decided to give up drinking. “Im so lucky that I have a chance to turn my life around, he said.（1）Where did Jim and his friends have a drink? A . In a hospital.B . In a pub.C . At a theatre.D . In a hotel.（2）Jim wanted to _ after drinking with his friends. A . go to bedB . see a movieC . go to the hospitalD . take part in a musical festival（3）The underlined word “shortcut” means_. A . a special car to go somewhereB . a subway to go somewhereC . a quicker way of getting somewhereD . a longer way of getting somewhere（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A . Jim was dead when the train passed him.B . The train driver didnt see anything special when the train passed Jim.C . The train stopped before reaching Jim.D . The train driver successfully woke Jim up.（5）What did Jim learn from the experience? A . Not to take shortcuts.B . Not to go out late at night.C . To pay attention while crossing rails.D . To stop drinking.4. （10分）阅读B篇短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。BGreat changes have taken place in our lives in the last century. Here are some examples:Firstly, people were not able to travel such a long distance in such a short time in the past. Planes were not very popular at that time because they used to be a very expensive way to travel. Nowadays, we have fast and comfortable cars, and more and more people can travel by plane.Secondly, in the past, people had to work much harder because they did not have the tools that we have today. Today, machines do most of the difficult and dangerous work.Thirdly, the living conditions in the past were not as good as they are now. There were no bathrooms or running water in many houses, and many people couldnt buy the things like refrigerators, TV sets or washing machines. Now, most families have several of these things. And many families have computers, cars and so on.Finally, nowadays, more and more people have the chance to get a good education. In the past, there were fewer schools and quality of education was much poorer. Now people can also study on the Internet at home.The development of science and technology in the world is amazing(令人惊异的). Life now is much faster and busier than it used to be. And we are still creating(创造) new things to make our lives better and easier.（1）The underlined word “they” refers to _. A . planesB . carsC . peopleD . children（2）What does the third paragraph mainly tell us? A . The people in the past were hard-working.B . Machines can help us do dangerous and difficult work now.C . The people now are too lazy to do difficult work.D . Machines were too expensive in the past.（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A . All the people couldnt use running water in the past.B . People sometimes went to the movies in the past.C . People didnt watch TV at all in the past.D . Some people used washing machines to wash their clothes in the past.（4）What does the underlined word “quality” mean in Chinese? A . 方法B . 资料C . 质量D . 改革（5）Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? A . Living conditions.B . Ways to travel.C . Education.D . Sports.三、 语法填空 (共1题；共5分)5. （5分）（B）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。 （1）Im amazed you managed to move those heavy boxes all by _ (you). （2）The books on great people were organized on those _ (shelf) according to their names. You can find your book easily. （3）We discussed the problem three times but we didnt get much _(far)in solving it. （4）She promised to do all she can_(help) me but she failed to do that. （5）All the tourists were deeply _(impress) by the great beauty of the view from the top of mountain. 四、 阅读短文，判断正误 (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）阅读理解Science is proving what pet owners have long believed: Dogs understand what were feeling. Especially, dogs can recognize(识别) the difference between a happy and an angry human face, a study published Thursday in Current Biology suggests.Its the first research to show that dogs are sensitive (敏感) to our facial expressions, says the author Ludwig Huber at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna.In the Austrian study, 20 different kinds of pet dogs were taught to play a computer game through a series of exercises. In the first step, the dogs were shown two touch screens, one with a circle and one with a square. Through the exercises, they learned that a treat would appear if they chose the right one.Eleven of the 20 dogs were able to catch on to rules of the game and make it to the next test, where they were shown photos of happy and angry faces. The dogs were rewarded if they picked certain expression correctly. During the test, the dogs were shown only the upper half or the lower half of a face.It was easier to teach the dogs to choose a happy expression than an angry one, suggesting the dogs do indeed understand the meaning behind the expression, Huber says.As a test, the dogs were then presented with: the same half of the faces they saw during the training, but from different people， the other half of the faces used in training， the other half of new faces， the left half of the faces used in training.In the cases, the dogs chose the right answer 70 to 100 percent of the time.Dogs who had been trained to recognize an expression of anger or happiness on the upper part of a face could find the same expression when shown only the lower part. Huber says, The only possible explanation is that they recall from memory of everyday life how a whole human face looks when happy or angry.Dog owners know their pets not only recognize emotions but also understand the feelings.（1）The passage may come from . A . a news reportB . a science magazineC . a pets guideD . a history book（2）How many dogs in the research could understand the rules of the game? A . 11B . 20C . 70D . 100（3）During the test, the dogs were presented with the following faces .the other half of some new facesthe right half of the faces used in trainingthe other half of the faces used in trainingthe same half of the faces they saw but from different peopleA . B . C . D . （4）Why was it easier to teach the dogs to choose a happy expression than an angry one? A . Because dogs wanted to make a happy expression.B . Because dogs were rewarded for picking a happy expression.C . Because dogs saw a happy expression more often from their owners.D . Because dogs indeed didnt understand the meaning behind the expressions.（5）What can we learn from the passage? A . Dog owners know if their pets are happy.B . Dog owners know how to train their dogs.C . Dogs can make different facial expressions.D . Dogs can understand their owners feelings.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