沈阳市铁西区2012-2013学年九年级英语期末考试题.doc

2012-2013学年度上学期期末测试题九年级英语时间：100分钟 满分：120分一单项填空（共15小题，每小题一分）A. B. C. D.（ ）1.-Its going to rain. Remember an umbrella when you go to school.-All right, Mom.A. taking B. to take C. bringing D. to bring （ ）2. Tom, what do you think of the school? Oh, no other school is in the city.A. better B. the best C. good D. well（ ）3. Mike, why are you watching TV again?I my homework.A. finish B. finished C. have finished D. had finished （ ）4.Tom is a good diver and can stay under water for 5 minutes.A. out of B. as well as C. all over D. up to（ ）5.The work is much too hard for us. We more help.A. depend B. require C. offer D. refuse （ ）6. If you want to catch that train, youd better for the station immediately.A. put off B. turn off C. go off D. set off（ ）7. Tony to take part in the talk show on CCTV-3the day before yesterday.A. invites B. invited C. is invited D. was invited（ ）8.Mary, your coat, or youll catch a cold.A. put on B. put up C. take off D. take up（ ）9.He was required to stay till the end, but he made a(n) and left.A. idea B. mind C. excuse D. expression（ ）10. Were thinking of taking a trip to the mountains next Saturday it rains.A. unless B. after C. because D. if（ ）11. Do you know if we will go for a panic this Saturday?I think we will if we any classes.A. wont have B. didnt have C. dont hive D. arent having（ ）12.Jack, is maths difficult to learn in high school?Sure, No can be learned well without hard work.A. job B. subject C. skill D. hobby（ ）13.I usually go to work by bike but I also go by bus , especially when it rains.A. at the same time B. at the time C. at times D. at a time（ ）14. My teachers voice sweet. We all like her songs.A. feels B. smells C. looks D. sounds （ ）15. I have trouble in learning English and Im so .Could you help me with it?Sure, Id love to.A. proud B. worried C. interested D. lonely二完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分）阅读短文，然后根据内容从A, B, C, D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Momty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a (16) about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday hed(17) a horse ranch(牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he (18)drew a picture of a large ranch with all the buildings.He put a great deal of his(19)into the project and the next day he handed it in (20)his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F(不及格)with a (21)that read, “ See me after class.”The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “(22) did I receive an F?”The teacher said, “This is an (23)dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owing a horse ranch requires a lot of (24). You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no (25)you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “(26)you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal(现实的目标)，I will reconsider your grade.”The boy went home and thought about(27)long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “ Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important (28)for you.”Finally, after sitting with is for a week, the boy turned in the (29)paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and Ill keep my (30).”( )16. A. speechB. paper C. notice D. diary( )17. A. paintB. win C. own D. sell ( )18. A. just B. almost C. ever D. even( )19. A. heart B. life C. advice D. trust( )20. A. to B. with C. from D. for ( )21. A. word B. letter C. note D. post ( )22. A. How B. Why C. When D. Where( )23. A. unusual B. unforgettable C. important D. impossible( )24. A. money B. time C. space D. effort( )25. A. wonder B. way C. problem D. matter ( )26. A. Though B. Since C. Until D. If( )27. A. himself B. himC. it D. itself( )28. A. change B. gift C. message D. decision ( )29. A. long B. thick C. same D. correct( )30.A. grade B. dream C. duty D. secret三阅读理解（共15小题，A节每小题2分：B节每小题1分）A)阅读短文，然后根据内容选择最佳选项。A“Exam will be the death of me,” I can remember thinking in school. I was not good student. Even when I studied hard(which was not often enough)my grades never seemed to improve. The mid-term exams are over and some of you may also be thinking, “Exam will be death of me.” You studied hard butYou may think that schoolwork is just too difficult, or even that you just arent smart.But let me tell you：you are smart enough and schoolwork is not difficult for you! How do I know that？Well, because you have already had a lot of success in school. To be a middle school student, you have already passed many exams. And your English is good because you are reading this article!Having a good memory usually means good grades, but not everyone has a good memory. The school system(系统)may require that you sit and listen for a long time. But not everyone is good at sitting and listening. Sitting and listening to the teacher is only one way of learning. There are many other ways which may work better for you.And remember many poor students have done better than good students in the real world. Bill Gates(比尔盖茨) university dropout（退学者）！Some of us wont show our potential until later in life!So dont feel bad if your mid-term results were poor. Mid-term exams are just the middle, not the end. You still have time to improve, and to make changes.( )31. When do you think the passage was written?A. After the mid-term exams.B. After the final exams.C. Because the mid-term exams.D. Before the English exams.( )32.The complete sentence for the underlined part in the first paragraph is “ ”.A. You studied hard but you missed the examsB. You studied hard but you gave up in the endC. You studied hard but you failed to pass the examsD. You studied hard but you had already succeeded in the exams( )33. We know from the passage that the writer at school.A. used to be a good studentB. had a very poor memoryC. was not clever enoughD. was not hard-working( )34. The Chinese meaning of the word “potential” in this passage is “ ”A. 潜力B. 梦想C. 财富D.目的( )35.Why did the writer mention Bill Gate in the passage is in the passage?A. Because Bill Gates is so rich and famous.B. To show exam results do not mean everything.C. To tell us a dropout is not excellent.D. Because Bill Gate is good at exams.BSuperman, Spider-Man, Batman and Iron Man We are not short of superheroes(超级英模). You find them in comic books, on the TV and the big screen.In a survey(调查)of fans by the website, SFX.co.uk, Batman, 70 years old this year, was voted Britains favorite superhero.Unlike many crime-fighting superheroes Batman has no special powers. He cant fly like Superman or make a sticky（粘性的）web like Spider-Man.Bruce Wayne is born to a wealthy Gother City business family. However, when his parents are murdered his life changes completely.Wayne feels anger at their deaths and guilty that he has not prevented them. He travel around the world learning how to fight. Upon returning to Gotham, he create a disguise(伪装)to enable him to fight crime without being recognized.A childhood fear of bats leads him to choose to dress as one. His idea is that through the bat image(蝙蝠形象)he can prove to himself that he has got over his childhood fears.the CEO of the company he inherits(继承)from his father. He seems to live the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy. But this is a trick. He works hard at the image to allow himself to do his work freely as a crime fighter. “Bruce Wayne, playboy” is the disguise; Batman is the real person.“Wayne is not a born superhero. Instead, he is real, complex(复杂的)person,” said Dace Golder, editor of the website. “He is the most realistic(现实的)of all the superheroes. I am very interested in how a boy becomes a hero. His superhero qualities(品质)come from within, not from the outside.”( )36.People in Britain like best according to the survey by the website.A. SupermanB. Spider-ManC. BatmanD. Iron Man( )37.What is the article mainly about?A. How Bruce Wayne develops into a superhero.B. How to overcome childhood fears.C. What makes a superhero.D. Why superheroes are popular in Britain.( )38. Batman differs from other superheroes in that .A. he is not a born superheroB. he has an unhappy childhoodC. he doesnt have any special powersD. he does his best to fight crimes( )39. Bruce Wayne decides to dress like a bat because of .A. his interest in batsB. his childhood fear of batsC. his parents sudden deathD. he does unusual travel experiences( )40. Why does Wayne live like a playboy?A. He prefer the lifestyle of a playboy.B. He doesnt know how to run a company.C. He loves to be free more than anything else.D. He needs to disguise his crime fighting activities.B)阅读下面短文，从方框内选择恰当的句子填入短文空白处，使短文内容完整、意思连贯。All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. (41)In China, for example, people always drink tea when they are getting together. (42)They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it.(43)The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called tea ceremony. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.Another tea-drinking country is English. In England, the late afternoon is “tea time”.(44) The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and a little sandwich at teatime. This is the so-called “ Afternoon Tea” in Britain.In the United States, people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after dinner. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea.(45) In summer, many Americans drink cold tea-“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.A. Tea is also important in Japan.B. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then.C. Making tea with the bags is faster and easier than making tea in teapots.D. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses.E. In different countries, people have different ideas about drinking tea.四短文填空（共10小题：每小题1分）阅读短文、然后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词，并用适当的形式填空。they easy possible help so miss but travelling happy readWhenever we see something new, we wish to write it down in one form or another. We will be much(46)if we share（分享）our experience with others. Then how can we write better travel stories? The following may be (47).Memory and notesDont believe your memory. You may have a good memory. （48）you cannot remember everything. You are seeing and bearing so much information while youre on a trip. When you return to write about your travel stories, you may forget something. So you should make notes, take photographs, and if （49），take videos. In this way, you can describe your travel and write it down without(50)anything.Photographs and your storiesPhotographs are very useful for you to remember what you have seen. As you see the photographs, you can describe your experiences（51）by remembering how you felt when you took(52).When you are writing about your travel stories, make sure they are not too short as your reader may not get the impression(印象)of them and make sure they are not (53)long that the reader may get bored.Popular factors (因素)Make sure your stories have popular factors and the reader will find your travel stories not only pleasant to (54). but useful as well. Popular factors are food to eat, places to slay and the things to look out for while (55). They should also include what youve found useful and the things you miss so much.五、回答问题（共10小题，毎小题2分，满分20分） 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答所提问题AEvery year, wildfires (野火）destroy much forest land. Homes are broken down, and thousands of people die. Smoke jumpers arc helping to stop this.Smoke jumpers are a special kind of firefighter. They jump from planes into areas that are difficult to reach by car or on foot. They race to put out fires as fast as they can.At a fire site, smoke jumpers first examine the land and decide how to fight the fire. Their main goal (目标) is to stop fire from spreading. Using basic tools such as shovels (铁铲)and axes, smokejumpers clear land of burnable material like plants and other dry material. They carry water with them too, but not much.Although most smoke jumpers are men, more women arc joining. Most important arc your weight and height. Smokejumpers in the U.S., for example, must be 54 to 91 kilograms, so they dont get hurt when they land, or get blown by strong winds.Smoke jumpers must be able to live in the wilderness (荒野) In Russia, many smoke jumpers know how to find food in the forest and even make simple furniture from trees.isnt just a job. They love being able to jump out of planes, fight fires, and live in the forest. As 28-year-old Russian smokejumper Alexi Tishin says, “This is the best job for the strong and brave.What arc smokejumpers?Where do smokejumpers jump from?Whats the main goal of the smokejumpers?Why should smokejumpers have proper weight?What docs the writer think of the smokejumpers work?BThere are many things you can do to improve your memory. Among them arc various memorizing methods as well as taking special care of your health.It is important that you regularly stimulate (刺激)your brain to make your memory more efficient (效率高的). You can do this by doing activities that you do not normally do and by changing your daily habits. Learning a new skill helps your brain to develop. When trying to memorize something, you should concentrate your attention on (把注意力集中在）the most important things about it. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because (this will lower your chances of making accurate memories.An excellent was to help memory is to link information with pictures. Try to see the pictures in in your mind Taking notes. being organized and keeping a diary will also be useful tools.Healthy food and plenty of vitamins arc essential for your memory to work properly. Drinking a lot of water also helps maintain (保持) your memory. You must allow your brain to have enough sleep and rest. When you are asleep, your brain stores memory. Not enough sleep can. Therefore, cause problems with storing information. In addition, being tired will stop you from being able to concentrate well. Caffeine (咖啡因)in tea and coffee are very at preventing sleepiness and helping concentration, but they can also cause problems with memory.In order to concentrate well, you must be relaxed. Generally keeping fit and regular health are both important as well- not just for improving your memory.61. Why is it important for you to stimulate your brain regularly?62. Can learning a new skill help the brain to develop?63. Which can help prevent sleepiness, water, tea or coffee?64. The brain needs to have enough sleep and rest, doesnt it?65. What does the writer try to tell us?六、综合阅读（共10小题，每小题2分：满分20分）阅读短文.然后按要求完成笫61一70小题.AWang Damin is a fisherman but he does not (A) require nets or a fishing rod to catch fish. That is done for him by his twelve cormorants. A fishing trip often begins in the late afternoon. Darrin sets off on his bamboo raft with his birds. When he (B) reaches the right place, he stops. A piece of grass is tied around the neck of each bird, so that it cannot swallow the fish. Then Damin pushes the birds into the water, and jumps up and down and bangs the water with his pole. (C) This frightens the fish. At night, a light is hung from the front of the raft. (D) This enables the fisherman to see better and also attracts the fish. The cormorants swim down and catch the fish, and bring (E) them back to the raft. The fish arc then removed from the birds, mouths by the fisherman and thrown into a big basket. Later, (F)把一部分鱼卖掉，.and the rest are divided between Damins family and the cormorants.66. 写出画线部分(A)和(B)的同义词或短语: 67. 将画线部分(C)改写为：Thefish this.68. 画线部分(D)和(E)在文中所指代的是： 60.将画线部分(F)翻译成英语:70.写出文章中心大意:BJoyce wanted to have a feature (专题) about memory. She and her editors all agreed to write short articles on this topic.ArthurI read in a book that we have a short-term memory and long-term memory. Whenpeople get older, their short-term memory becomes worse, but (A) we can still remember things that happened years ago.My Grandfather told me a joke about memory. He said, When you get old, three things start to go wrong. First, you start your memory. And I cant remember the other (B) !”JoyceMemory is essential for life. I (C) saw a programme on television about a man who had had an accident and injured his brain. Afterwards, he could not remember anything for longer than a few minutes. His wife visited him in hospital every day, but he forgot her visits a few minutes after she went away. (D) 经常和她生气 because he thought that she never visited him. It was very sad.PansyOne basic way of improving your memory is to use the link method. If you want to memorize something, you must make a picture in your mind. If the picture is silly, strange and colourful, you will remember it better. For example, I am trying to remember the wo