人教版九年级上学期英语期中测试卷D卷

第 1 页 共 18 页 人教版九年级上学期英语期中测试卷人教版九年级上学期英语期中测试卷 D D 卷卷 一 一 完形填空 完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 1 10 分 先通读短文 掌握其大意 然后从 A B C D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳 答案 It was a sunny winter day I had gone down the tower when a blind man came toward me He kept close to the wall touching it lightly with his arm I stood still and looked at him walking toward the tower What does a blind man want to climb up the tower for I wondered 疑惑 Not the view 景色 certainly perhaps he wants to jump Thinking of some terrible reasons I thought I should 1 him He went up slowly and 2 from time to time I followed him a few steps behind When he got to the first corner of the bell tower I came close to him Excuse me I said as politely as I could but I wonder 3 you came up He smiled Perhaps climbing up the tower You have noticed and yet not being blind perhaps you won t how the sun shines into the tower 4 the windows here and there so that one can 5the cool steps suddenly become quite warm even in winter But behind the wall there is shade 阴影 There is no place so good as this for feeling the difference between light and darkness Though I m blind I also want to feel the 6 brought by the sunlight In fact it isn t my first time to be here He said and seemed as 7 as a child I had never thought that even a blind man could have his way to 8 the beautiful life But we often paid no attention to its value because we never 9 it We went down the 10 together and I left him From then on I began to treasure what life has given me 1 A stop B follow C watch 第 2 页 共 18 页 D protect 2 A talked B smiled C stopped D called 3 A why B how C where D when 4 A by B in C through D into 5 A see B feel C know D imagine 6 第 3 页 共 18 页 A love B peace C happiness D difference 7 A pleased B simple C excited D lovely 8 A understand B live C enjoy D have 9 A noticed B practiced C had D lost 10 A street B tower 第 4 页 共 18 页 C wall D corner 二 二 阅读理解 阅读理解 共共 4 4 题 共题 共 4444 分分 2 10 分 根据短文内容 选择正确答案 American country music is very old It came from the United States Canada Ireland and Great Britain It s a mixture 混合物 of music from all of these places In West America cowboys 牛仔 had to take care of the cattle They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle sometimes ran away A cowboy s life was lonely and dangerous When he was alone in the desert 荒野 with the cattle he drank strong coffee to stay awake at night He sang about the stars and the moon about his family and his friends The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep They didn t run away if he sang beautiful songs In South America many people came from Ireland and England Other people came from France and Canada They enjoyed their own kind of music When they visited their friends and families on holidays like Christmas they usually sang and played country music American country music describes 描写 life It talks about love jobs home and money People in many parts of the world like western country music because everyone knows something about these ideas 1 The passage is about A the cowboy s life B the life in America C American country music D the people who lives in America Canada Ireland and Britain 2 The word cattle means in the passage A 牛 B 小羊 第 5 页 共 18 页 C 小马 D 鹿 3 What was a cowboy s life like A Lonely B Very interesting C Dangerous D A and C 4 Why didn t the cattle run away when a cowboy sang beautiful songs A Because the cattle knew he didn t leave them B Because the cattle enjoyed the music so much that they went to sleep C Because he didn t let them go D Because he was very bad 5 What does American country music describe A Love B Money C Jobs D Life 3 6 分 阅读理解 Punctuation Marks 标点符号 Punctuation Marks When to use them Example Apostrophes To show possession when something belongs to someone Use apostrophes in word Alan s favorite color is blue It s It is a hot and 第 6 页 共 18 页 contractions sunny day Exclamation Marks To express surprise excitement anger admiration or to give orders Stop Don t move Question Marks Placed at the end of a question How are you 1 Where can the table above probably be found A A newspaper B A Grammar book C A report D A guide book 2 Sentence 1 The youth worker has solved Alan s problems Sentence 2 Alan s going over what he has learnt in class Which of the statements is true according to the usages of punctuation marks A The Alan s in sentence 1 has the same meaning as the one in sentence 2 B The Alan s in sentence 1 is used as a contraction for Alan is C The Alan s in sentence 2 shows that something belongs to Alan D The apostrophes in the two sentences have quite different meanings 3 What a heavy snow They rushed out screaming and playing happily Here the exclamation mark is used to show they felt when they saw the big snow A excited B angry C curious D scared 第 7 页 共 18 页 4 8 分 阅读理解 Zheng He was an amazing man He was born in 1371 Ten years later he was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him Over time the rich man saw that Zheng He was very clever and strong and they became close friends In 1403 Zhu Di became the king of China and he asked Zheng He to join his government The king wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader Between 1405 and 1433 Zheng He led some sea trips to different parts of the world He certainly travelled to India Africa and the Middle East A few people think his ships have even reached South America and Australia Each trip lasted more than one year and it is believed he sailed more than 50 000 kilometres during the years of his travels Zheng He led a fleet with about 28 000 men and over 250 ships such as boats for food water and even soldiers horses On these trips he took many Chinese goods like silk and medicine with him to give to foreign kings or to sell for local goods He returned from each trip with boats which were filled with expensive things such as gold and treasures foreign guests and strange animals like a giraffe It is a pity that we may never learn everything about Zheng He s travels The Columbus of the East Zheng He died in 1433 After that The new king had these trips stopped and he burned almost all the books about Zheng He s travels because he believed the trips were unlucky and too expensive It is only in the last 50 years that historians have begun to carefully study the adventures of great Zheng He 1 Why did Zhu Ii want Zheng He to sail to many different countries A To learn more about the world B To bring new countries under the control of China C To show other countries his power D Both A and C 2 What do we know about Zheng He from the passage 第 8 页 共 18 页 A He travelled to India and Africa B Each trip lasted six years C When he died he was 72 years old D He was a great king 3 Which of the following did Zheng He take to foreign countries from China A Gold B Treasures C Giraffes D Silk 4 What s the best title for this passage A The king s seven sea trips B Zheng He s travels to Western countries C Zheng He the Columbus of the East D Zhu Di the great king 5 20 分 Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn t see Imagine having to read this page not with your eyes but with your fingers How do you feel then With medical knowledge and skills today two thirds of the world s 42 million blind people should not have to suffer Unluckily rich countries have this knowledge but developing countries do not ORBIS is an international charitable 慈善的 organization Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world Inside a DC 8 airplane there is a teaching hospital with television room and classroom Doctors are taught the latest technology of helping the blind get sight again here ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries 第 9 页 共 18 页 ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight saving training It has taught over 35 000 doctors and nurses They continue to treat thousands of blind people every year They have traveled around the earth 3 times visited 76 countries and treated over 20 000 blind people They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness For just 38 you can help one person see for 380 10 people can see 1 300 helps train a doctor new skills and for 13 000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again Your love can help them open their eyes to the world 1 How many blind people should not have to suffer with medical knowledge and skills today A 14 million B 42 million C 28 million D 200 million 2 How many blind people should not have to suffer with medical knowledge and skills today A 14 million B 42 million C 28 million D 200 million 3 A lot of blind people in the world have to suffer because A ORBIS didn t do its best to offer help B there is no good medical knowledge and skills C some countries can t afford medical knowledge and skills D developing countries don t pay much attention to the blind 4 A lot of blind people in the world have to suffer because 第 10 页 共 18 页 A ORBIS didn t do its best to offer help B there is no good medical knowledge and skills C some countries can t afford medical knowledge and skills D developing countries don t pay much attention to the blind 5 According to this passage ORBIS helps fight blindness by doing the following EXCEPT A writing this kind of articles to ask for help B providing sight saving training C treating thousands of blind people every year D trying to keep a close relation among countries 6 According to this passage ORBIS helps fight blindness by doing the following EXCEPT A writing this kind of articles to ask for help B providing sight saving training C treating thousands of blind people every year D trying to keep a close relation among countries 7 The last paragraph is mainly about A how much a training program for a group of doctors costs B why ORBIS needs your help to continue their work C who can make thousands of blind people see again D what you can do to help blind people open their eyes 8 The last paragraph is mainly about A how much a training program for a group of doctors costs B why ORBIS needs your help to continue their work 第 11 页 共 18 页 C who can make thousands of blind people see again D what you can do to help blind people open their eyes 9 The writer writes this passage in order to A introduce an international charitable organization B ask people to give the blind a hand C tell how you feel if you lose your eyes for a minute D explain why ORBIS helps fight blindness 10 The writer writes this passage in order to A introduce an international charitable organization B ask people to give the blind a hand C tell how you feel if you lose your eyes for a minute D explain why ORBIS helps fight blindness 三 三 词汇运用 词汇运用 共共 2 2 题 共题 共 1515 分分 6 5 分 用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空 使句子正确通顺 每空限填一词 sweet child tooth eye good 1 There are five in the room 2 I don t like food 3 Her are big and nice 4 The boy can speak English 5 Too much sugar is not good for your 7 10 分 根据短文内容和所级中文提示 在空白处写出单词的正确形式 每空限填一词 A ceremony 仪式 where boys become crocodile 鳄鱼 men 第 12 页 共 18 页 When does a teenager grow up and become an adult In many countries it happens on your 18th 生日 but in some parts of the world you have to do something special to 进 入 the world of grown ups On an Oceanian island some people live near the Sepik River which is 充满的 of crocodiles They believe that crocodiles made the 地球 and its people When it is time for teenage boys to become men a crocodile ceremony takes place The boys are taken to small house 叫作 the Crocodile Nest In the house the boys are told to think of their crocodile fathers and mothers Old people in the village say that if the boys think of their crocodile parents they will be stronger and 勇敢的 because the ceremony will cause great pain To take their minds off the pain the boys tell jokes in the house rather than just stay 沉默的 Surprisingly some of the boys even sleep 在 期间 the most painful parts of the ceremony It will be 八 weeks before they leave the house When the boys 最后 leave the crocodile house there is singing and dancing in the village to welcome the new crocodile men 四 四 语法填空 语法填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 8 10 分 语法填空 Bill is my cousin He be from Canada He likes China very much He thinks it s a great 国家 And he knows there are many interest places in China So last month he went to Beijing on vacation First he went to the Palace Museum There he see lots of old things He liked them very much And he 学习 a lot about Chinese history Then he visit the Great Wall On the Great Wall he met his 最喜爱的 singer Jolin Tsai She had a new look She 83 have long blonde hair She looked very beauty Bill took some 照片 with Jolin Tsai and he felt very excited that day 五 五 任务型阅读 任务型阅读 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 9 5 分 阅读下面短文 请从 A F 选项中选出符合各段 第 31 35 题 意思的最佳小标题选项 选项中有 一项是多余选项 第 13 页 共 18 页 ATalk to people DTry to be interesting BKeep in touch EJoin an organization or a club CBe a good listener FAsk people out for lunch or coffee Meeting new people and making friends can be overwhelming but with a little effort and willingness to step outside of your comfort zone you can easily make friends Here are some good ways to make friends This is a great way to find other people who have common interests If you enjoy something try searching for a place where you can meet people who share that interest If you play instruments or sing try joining a band or choir 1fyou are good at sports join a sports team You can go to school join a club or go to church but you still won t make friends if you don t actually talk to people Any time you talk to someone you have a chance at making a lasting friend You can talk to anybody the clerk at tile video store tile person sitting next to you on public transit or the person in front of you in the lunch line Don t be too picky That will give you a better opportunity to talk and get to know each other a little bit better Invite them to join you for lunch or coffee sometimes and give them your email address or phone number This gives the person the opportunity to contact 联系 you they may or may not give you their information in return but that s fine Many people think that interesting people are easy to ma