人教版九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷A卷.doc

人教版九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷A卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 My father and I always had a bit of trouble in our relationship. Its not that we didnt love each other. Its just that we used to have 1opinions. My dad is one of the most hard-working men I know, but I was a 2. I played sports as a kid, but 3when I was making progress. Then I showed an 4in music. My father got excited and 5me a guitar when I was about eight. But I didnt like it until I was a teenager. During those teen years, I took up my guitar and 6playing along.Then I went to college. My father thought I should focus more on my 7while I should have more fun playing music. I dreamed to be a musician. When I grew into a young man, I suddenly fell 8ill one day and it was discovered that I had a terrible kidney(肾) disease. I had to accept treatments all my life, or get a transplant(移植).I felt like there was a heavy 9on my shoulders. Life became hard for me. But I was lucky enough because of my loving parents who 10me and took care of me. While trying to 11just what to do with my life, my father got tested to see 12he was the right man to give me his kidney. I tried to refuse, but hed hear 13of it. He saved my life at last.Two years ago, I 14a band. He had always wanted to play in a band, but 15got the chance when he was young. It was one of the greatest gifts I could give to him.（1）A . special B . different C . private D . necessary （2）A . musician B . coach C . actor D . dreamer （3）A . gave up B . gave out C . gave off D . gave away （4）A . introduction B . influence C . increase D . interest （5）A . expected B . threw C . bought D . praised （6）A . began B . regretted C . finished D . meant （7）A . hobbies B . studies C . skills D . choices （8）A . similarly B . hardly C . seriously D . harmfully （9）A . weight B . disadvantage C . disagreement D . disbelief （10）A . provided B . encouraged C . afforded D . managed （11）A . decide B . behave C . build D . doubt （12）A . how B . whether C . why D . what （13）A . each B . all C . much D . none （14）A . made in B . made of C . made from D . made up （15）A . almost B . completely C . never D . always 二、 阅读理解 (共5题；共41分)2. （6分） Can you imagine astronauts everyday life in space? They also need to eat, sleep, exercise and relax. They do the same things as us, but they do them differently.On Earth, we put food on a plate. Gravity holds the food down and keeps it on a place. But there is almost no gravity in space, so food can float （漂浮）away, and astronauts must eat carefully.Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most like to be in a sleeping bag. They tie the bag to a wall so that they wont float away at night.Exercise is very important in space. On Earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, astronauts float, so they do not use their legs often. This is very bad for their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day.After a days work, astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read, watch films, play games, or talk to their friends and families on the radio. Sometimes they just enjoy floating in the air.（1）What does the underlined word gravity mean in Chinese?A . 平衡B . 引力C . 磁性D . 重力（2）Why do astronauts tie the sleeping bag to a wall?A . Because in that way they wont float away.B . Because that makes them sleep well.C . Because they cant get to sleep if they dont do that.D . Because the sleeping bag is not safe enough.（3）Whats the main idea of the passage?A . It is about the importance of gravity.B . It is about astronauts everyday life in space.C . It is about the differences between space and Earth.D . It is about how to avoid （避免） floating away while sleeping.3. （10分）The Xinan Street Community(社区)began three programs not long ago.The Neighborhood Clean-up ProgramEvery Sunday at 5:00pm, the neighbors begin cleaning Xinan Street from one end to the other. The head of the Community, Zhao Fuqin, said, “The first Sunday, only eleven people came, but we picked up over seven big bags of rubbish (垃圾)from the sidewalk and street. The next weekend, twenty people came, and filled eight rubbish bags. Now the neighborhood really looks great!”The Neighborhood Watch ProgramThe neighbors on Xinan Street began this program to look for problems in the neighborhood and to call the police if necessary. The neighbors all say the watch has already helped.SunYan, aged 60, a retired teacher, said, “In the past, I felt afraid at night. Now I know my neighbors are watching for trouble. ” According to the police, there are fewer problems on Xinan Street. “Calls to 110 went down last month. Criminals knew that the people on Xinan Street were watching, so they stayed away,” said a policeman.The Neighborhood Fitness ProgramA Health Club was built last month, where the neighbors can do different kinds of sports like basketball, ping-pong ball, tennis, etc. “Every morning you can see groups of neighbors running, dancing and playing Taijiquan. We have come to realize the importance of taking exercise,” said Chen Jinliang, a businessman of 45.The community has more plans. “We plan to start the Kids Care Program for children. We are going to build an after-school club. And we want to have a picnic for everyone in the neighborhood!” said Zhao Fuqin.（1）When do the neighbors of the Clean-up Program clean Xinan Street?A . Every Saturday morning.B . Every Saturday afternoon.C . Every Sunday morning.D . Every Sunday afternoon.（2）Who is Zhao Fuqin?A . A retired teacher.B . The head of Xinan Street Community.C . A businessman.D . A policeman.（3）What does the underlined word “criminals” mean?A . 罪犯.B . 乞丐C . 强盗D . 邻居（4）The community started _ to help people keep healthy.A . the Clean-up ProgramB . the Watch ProgramC . the Fitness ProgramD . the Kids Care Program（5）From the passage we know that _ in the Xinan Street Community.A . there are no problems nowB . an after-school club was built last monthC . the neighbors have a picnic every SundayD . the environment is getting nicer and cleaner now4. （10分） One day Mr Smith went to a dinner party. He was wearing very old clothes. He came into the room, but people in the room didnt look at him. They didnt ask him to sit at the table. He wasnt happy. But he said nothing.Mr Smith went home quickly and put on his best clothes. He went back to the party. Everyone in the room stood up and looked at him. They gave him good food to eat.Mr Smith took off his coat, and put it on the food and said, “Eat, coat!”The other people were surprised and asked, “What are you doing? Why do you do that?”Mr Smith answered, “I am asking my coat to eat food. When I wore old clothes, you didnt look at me. You didnt ask me to sit down. Now I am wearing these nice clothes. And you give me good food. Now see, you give the food to my coat, not to me.”（1）One day Mr Smith went to .A . a birthday partyB . a dinner partyC . an English partyD . a movie（2）When he came into the room, the people didnt look at him. Why?A . Because the people didnt ask him to comeB . Because Mr Smith wore old clothes.C . Because Mr Smith didnt say hello to them first.D . Because it was night and they didnt see him.（3）Why did he go home quickly?A . Because he didnt want to stay at a restaurantB . Because he went home for his best clothes.C . Because the people there asked him to leaveD . Because he didnt like the food there.（4）Whats the meaning of “surprised” in Chinese?A . 高兴的B . 不满的C . 感到奇怪的D . 生气的（5）Which statement is right?A . A person in good clothes should eat good foodB . A good coat should eat good food.C . We cant judge (判断) a man by his clothesD . Mr Smith is stupid (愚蠢的).5. （10分） Basketball is still a young game. Its over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldnt play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.Some of the teachers, at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court (球场) was not very large.Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet(英尺) above the floor on the wall . At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr. Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name. （1）How long is it since basketball was invented?A . 1000 yearsB . More than 100 yearsC . 1100 yearsD . Less than 100 years（2）The students felt unhappy because _.A . they had much homework to doB . they often got into fightsC . they couldnt play outdoorsD . they had little time to study（3）Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?A . Some studentsB . Some teachersC . Some students parentsD . Some of his friends（4）When a student _ , he makes a score.A . receives the ballB . throws the ball to another studentC . runs quickly with the ball in his handD . throws the ball into the basket（5）Which sentence is right?A . Dr. Naismith had to use fruit baskets to throw the ball.B . It was easy to invent the game.C . The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad.D . The ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet above the floor.6. （5分）根据短文内容, 完成下面的表格。（每空不超过两个单词。）(C)People live around the world. They like to have celebrations (节日). In China, people celebrate Spring Festival. It is in January or February. They wear red clothes because red is the color for good luck. Chinese children also get money from their parents or grandparents for the Spring Festival. In Gambia (冈比亚), people celebrate Independence Day (独立日). It is in February. They wear bright clothes and play music at the celebration. In England, people celebrate May Day. It is in May. They wear beautiful clothes to celebrate the coming spring. The children like to dance on this day. In America, people celebrate Thanksgiving Day. It is in November. They have a very big dinner with their families or friends. They eat turkey and a lot of other delicious foods. They have a long talk after the dinner.CountriesCelebrations_ClothesChinaSpring FestivalJanuary or February_GambiaIndependence Day_Bright clothesEngland_MayBeautiful clothes_Thanksgiving DayNovember/三、 词汇运用 (共2题；共20分)7. （10分）Although English people dont care about what they eat, they care about the places_ they eat. Rich families usually have a nice dining room.English people like to eat out. The rich go to big _. The poor go to small ones or fast-food restaurants. There are also a lot of _restaurants, such as Italian, Chinese, Indian,_and so on. A good restaurant is usually big and clean. Waiters and waitresses wear_and are friendly and_ When you are eating, you might hear gentle_. Small restaurants or fast-food restaurants are noisier but clean and pleasant, too.In summer, English people like eating_. People bring baskets of sandwiches and sit on the _ in the park, enjoying the sun. Some English kids favorite food is pizza, and most kids hate vegetables. Some of them like_the most famous English food, fish and chips.8. （10分）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词, 并将完整单词填在下面对应题号后的横线上。Air is very important to everything that lives. But the air we breathe is g_dirty. People all over the world are looking for w_to make it clean again.Have you e_watched the smoke from chimneys(烟囱) rising high in the air? Have you s_the smoke from cars and trucks on roads or the smoke from planes? The smo