九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷.doc

九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）Dear Susan,You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to understand this letter. But some day when you grow up, I hope you will find something 1in what I am going to share with you.Life can be 2. There will be people in your life who wont be very nice. Theyll laugh at you because you are different,3for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak (心碎) and might be 4by those you love. I hope you dont have to face these too much, but such things happen.Be open to life anyway. Youll find cruelty in your5through life, but dont let that stop you from finding new things. Dont retreat (退却) from life, and dont6yourself. Be open to new things, new experiences and new people. You will fail many times, but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will miss many chances. Do remember that failure (失败) is a stepping stone to success.You will meet many people who will try to do better than you, in school, in college and at work. Theyll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. To7, life is a competition. However, I believe life is a journey. If you always try your best to 8others, you are wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life danger and you will make it a journey of 9, of learning and of love.Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are10a really wonderful journey, and I will always be there for you.LoveDad（1）A . normal B . familiar C . valuable D . interesting （2）A . simple B . enjoyable C . peaceful D . unkind （3）A . and B . or C . but D . so （4）A . hurt B . accepted C . protected D . affected （5）A . journey B . school C . study D . days （6）A . struggle B . complete C . hide D . forgive （7）A . me B . them C . you D . him （8）A . follow B . change C . pardon D . introduce （9）A . danger B . quietness C . happiness D . cruelty （10）A . destroying B . completing C . developing D . starting 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共32分)2. （8分）阅读理解 Athena was born and raised in Ukraine. Her parents wanted her to become a lawyer or a doctor. But she always knew she wanted to paint. She also realized a career in painting would not be possible if she stayed in her country.Even though she was painting in her whole life and it was her passion(热情)but it was only a hobby. And she never really took it to the next level because back in the country all the artists were hungry artists. So she knew for some reason she never took art as a career because she would never be able to make money and be successful in it in several years.So. Athena came to the United States when she was 14 years old to pursue(追求)an American Dream. She was clear on her goal. Athena first worked at a health food shop. She began to paint on the shops menu boards. A customer praised her skill and asked if she would help paint faces at street fairs. Athena says it was a good start. Then she went to FABAIC to start body painting.Body painting is quite different from plain painting. And she loves it very much. She says. With body, you work with the people factor and its not only you. Maybe they want to talk or move, and they cannot stand still for several days while the painting will last three to four days. When I paint. I cant stop.（1）Athenas parents wanted her to be . A . a painter or an artistB . a worker or a waitressC . a lawyer or a doctorD . a teacher or a singer（2）Athena just took painting as a hobby because . A . she wanted to pursue her American DreamB . it was impossible to take painting as a career in her countryC . she had passion in creative face paintingD . she wanted to make more money than other artists（3）The underlined word plain in the last paragraph means in Chinese. A . 不寻常的B . 奇特的C . 清晰的D . 普通的（4）Which would be the best title for this passage？ A . Athenas fun childhoodB . Athenas rich familyC . Athenas painting dreamD . Athenas American life.3. （10分）阅读理解Long long ago, the world was a happy place. Nobody was ever sick or sad.At that time there lived a little girl named Pandora. One day a fairy gave her a wonderful box. The fairy asked Pandora to promise not to open it. Pandora and her friend often looked at the box and wanted to know what was in it.For a long time Pandora kept her promise, but at last she couldnt help herself. She opened the box a little. Hundreds of bad fairies flew out. They stung (蜇) Pandora and her friend. They cried.The bad fairies flew out of doors and stung all the children in the land. Then Pandora heard a voice crying, “Let me out, and I will help you.”She opened the box, and a beautiful fairy flew out. She told Pandora that her name was Hope. She kissed Pandora and her friend, and they felt well at once. Then she flew away to help the other children.Until now, when people are sick or unhappy, the little good fairy, Hope，comes to make them comfortable.（1）Pandora got _ from a fairy one day. A . a promiseB . a wonderful boxC . some goldD . some bad fairies（2）The fairy asked Pandora _. A . to open the box quicklyB . to keep the box closedC . to look after the little girlD . not to hurt the children in the land（3）Hope was _. A . a beautiful fairyB . a bad fairyC . a little girlD . an unhappy child（4）What did the bad fairies do after they flew out of the box? A . They hurt Pandora.B . They hurt Pandoras friend.C . They hurt all the children in the land.D . They stung Pandora and her friend.（5）Whats the best title for this passage? A . Hope.B . Pandoras Box.C . Beautiful Fairies.D . Keep Promise.4. （8分）阅读理解We all waste food, you and me, every day, millions of tons of it. In China, enough food is wasted in restaurants every year to feed 200 million people. And the amount (数量) of food wasted by Chinese consumers (消费者) is increasing fast. So our nation is being encouraged to stop wasting food.So what should Chinese consumers do to prevent food waste?Keep a kitchen diaryAll of us should keep a kitchen diary, and we can know that how much food we waste at home. The first thing for us to do is to stop throwing away food that we can still eat. We should eat everything we buy and if we cannot, we should buy less.Buy only what we needWe should ask for smaller portions (部分) in stores. We should also check how much food we have before buying more. We shouldnt bring much food we dont need home even if large posters ask us to do so.Develop the habit of packing foodChinese consumers are generous (慷慨的) and friendly. In restaurants, often too much food is ordered and served. So when ordering out, we are supposed to exclude (排除) the food if we dont plan to eat it. And order smaller servings in restaurants and take home what we cannot finish.Dont put it off! Lets stop food waste today!（1）Why is our nation being encouraged to stop wasting food? A . Because theres enough food for Chinese people.B . Because Chinese consumers like to try delicious food.C . Because the number of food wasted by us is growing fast.D . Because its traditional to invite friends to dinner in China.（2）Miss Li is a housewife. Shed better _ at home. A . keep a kitchen diaryB . buy things as much as possibleC . cook too much food for her familyD . keep the food as long as possible（3）Your friend invites you to dinner, which of the following is NOT right? A . He asks for the right portions.B . You leave a lot of food on the table.C . You ask your friend to order less food.D . He takes away the food that you can still eat.（4）As teenagers, what should we do to stop food waste? A . Have a balanced (平衡的) diet.B . Eat less food to keep healthy.C . Keep the balance of nature.D . Have a good habit of clearing the plate.5. （6分） The cost of medical care in the United States is very high. The time and money that doctors spend on their medical education is probably one reason for this problem.A visit to a doctors office costs from 15 to 50 dollars. Its so expensive. Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaid. However, most doctors disagree. They say that they were asked to study medicine for a long time. Tuition for many years of medical education costs a lot of money. Doctors say that it is necessary for most medical students to borrow money from the bank to pay their tuition. Because their money must be repaid to the bank, young doctors need to receive a lot of money for their work. So they charge(收费)people high prices for medical care.Therefore the cost of medical care in America is high. Because high tuition is one cause of high costs, one way to lower costs would be to have medical school that are free or have low tuition.（1）The underlined word tuition in the passage means “_”A . eating at schoolB . studying the coursesC . money used for educationD . living at school（2）The main idea of the passage is that_.A . a visit to a doctors office may cost much in the USAB . the cost of medical care is the only reason for the high costs in the USAC . medical care in the USA costs a lot of money because doctors want to be richD . the high cost of tuition in medical schools is one reason for the high cost of medical care in the USA（3）The cost of medical care in the USA is very high. What does the writer think about it?A . He agrees that doctors are overpaid.B . He thinks it is a big problem and suggests (建议) solving (解决) it.C . He doesnt think the medical students should borrow money from banks.D . He doesnt think it necessary for the medical students to study for a long time.三、 词汇运用 (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）C）根据句子意思，从下面方框中选择适当的词或词组填空。 talk to cheer you up offer achieve a balance feel bad aboutA: Can you tell me about your job, please?B: Yes, of course. Im a youth worker. What I do is to help some students who write to me solve their problems. I always _them my suggestions.A: What problems do most students have?B: They just need to learn how to _between study and play.A: I agree. One major cause of stress is homework. I often get lots of homework to do and I really _ that. Sometimes we cant find anyone to _.B: First, you can talk to your parents, teachers and close friends. Maybe they can _. Second, you can get help from the youth workers at your own school.A: Thanks for your advice.B: Youre welcome.四、 阅读填空 (共1题；共5分)7. （5分）根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母, 在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填一词） （1）Talent shows give people a w_ to make their dreams come true. （2）He told us three jokes, but n_ of them was funny. （3）They are young and rich, h_, there is no smile on their faces. （4）Mr Lin is a good driver. He always drives c_. （5）The science teacher f_ the bottle with blue water and showed it to the class. 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)8. （1分）Youd better practice more to make your_perfect.(pronounce) 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）根据下列各小题的介绍和问题，从A-F中找到相应的回答。Welcome to our talk show, Mr. Brown. You are an actor and busy every day. But you try to find much time to exercise. Could you tell us what you usually do in your free time? _I know you like skateboarding, little John. When did you start it? How often do you go skateboarding? _I know you dont need to go to work on weekends, sir. How do you usually spend your weekends? _Fruit, vegetables and milk are good for us. They are healthy. Do you often have them, Miss Yang? _As a