外研版九年级上学期英语期中测试B卷

第 1 页 共 23 页 外研版九年级上学期英语期中测试外研版九年级上学期英语期中测试 B B 卷卷 一 一 单项选择 本题共有单项选择 本题共有 1010 个小题 请从每个小题的四个选项中 选出个小题 请从每个小题的四个选项中 选出 共共 1010 题 共题 共 2020 分分 1 2 分 is it from here to the train station It s about 10 minutes bus ride A How far B How long C How soon 2 2 分 I walked into class the teacher had started teaching already A By the time B While C After D Because 3 2 分 How is your grandma She s fine She used to TV at home after supper But now she is used to out for a walk A watch go B watching go C watch going 4 2 分 This story is simple English My little sister can read it A for B in C with D by 第 2 页 共 23 页 5 2 分 When you a difficult task try to continue with it and finish it A give B are giving C gave D are given 6 2 分 We can hardly tell what life without the Internet will be like in the future A can we B can t we C will it D won t it 7 2 分 I heard that it is more and more popular to celebrate Father s Day in China A becoming B became C become D becomes 8 2 分 Would you like to tell me Sure Practice makes perfect A how can I study English well B why do you learn English well C how I can study English well D why I learn English well 第 3 页 共 23 页 9 2 分 This coat is but I don t have to buy it A enough cheap enough money B expensive enough money enough C cheap enough enough money D enough expensive money enough 10 2 分 Could you tell me how to the airport A arrive in B get to C arrive D get 二 二 完形填空 完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 11 10 分 完形填空 Once upon a time there was a swan 天鹅 She lived in a lake A woman with her two daughters lived in a1small house the lake They lived a difficult life Sometimes they 2 money to buy food The swan was 3 to see that She 4 to help them Every day she came to the woman s house and left a golden feather 羽毛 without 5 anything The woman sold the feather 6 bought food She was happy because her life was 7 than before But the woman became greedy 贪婪的 One day when the swan 8 the woman caught 捉住 her and took all her golden feathers Suddenly the golden feathers 9 common 普通的 feathers The swan said I came to help you but you wanted to kill 10 I will never come back Never be greedy With these words the swan disappeared 消失 1 A under 第 4 页 共 23 页 B near C in D of 2 A haven t B don t have C didn t have D has 3 A unhappy B friendly C happy D unfriendly 4 A continued B decided C rushed D hurried 5 A seeing B saying C bringing 第 5 页 共 23 页 D hurrying 6 A but B so C because D and 7 A better B good C best D well 8 A jumped B came C hurried D cried 9 A changed into B picked up C again and again D took around 10 第 6 页 共 23 页 A him B her C I D me 三 三 阅读理解 阅读理解 共共 4 4 题 共题 共 4646 分分 12 20 分 阅读下面材料 从每题所给的三个选项 A B 和 C 中 选出最佳选项 Let s read the conversations and guess the meaning of the following expressions It s up to you A What would you like for dinner tonight B I m not sure What do you want A It s up to you Whatever you want we will have In your dreams A Guess what This weekend I caught a fish this big B No way A Yeah it was huge B In your dreams It s impossible that you caught a fish that big Play it by ear A Hey what do you want to do this weekend B I don t know Maybe we can go to see a movie or have dinner Why don t we play it by ear A Sure Let s decide as we go along Keep my fingers crossed A Hey How are you B Hey I am doing great I did well in a job interview yesterday I really hope 第 7 页 共 23 页 to get the job A Oh have you heard back from them B No not yet But I m keeping my fingers crossed Hopefully they ll ca11 me today Miss the point A Okay So now do you understand B I m not sure Can you explain it again I think I missed the point A All right I ll explain it one more time 1 When someone says It s up to you he she A wants you to make the decision B invites you to have dinner together C is not sure what to have for dinner 2 When someone says It s up to you he she A wants you to make the decision B invites you to have dinner together C is not sure what to have for dinner 3 What does In your dreams mean according to the conversations A I m in your dreams B I love you C I don t believe you 4 What does In your dreams mean according to the conversations A I m in your dreams 第 8 页 共 23 页 B I love you C I don t believe you 5 Keep my finger crossed has the similar meaning to A It s interesting B I m hopeful C You re excellent 6 Keep my finger crossed has the similar meaning to A It s interesting B I m hopeful C You re excellent 7 When we play it by ear we will A play with our ears B be busy at the weekend C decide what to do as we go along 8 When we play it by ear we will A play with our ears B be busy at the weekend C decide what to do as we go along 9 If you don t understand something and want other people to explain it again you may say A I missed the point B It s up to you 第 9 页 共 23 页 C In your dreams 10 If you don t understand something and want other people to explain it again you may say A I missed the point B It s up to you C In your dreams 13 8 分 阅读理解 Today we use digital 电子的 equipment like cell phones and ipads all the time We use them to listen to music read news play games and talk with friends and family One recent study shows that 84 of cell phone users say they could not go a day with no phones Another study shows that more than 50 of cell phone users have a look at their phones for messages even when there is no warning 提示 sound What if you put away your digital equipment for one day You can try it on the US Unplugging 不插电 Day It is on the second Friday of March each year On this day people don t use digital equipment for 24 hours Many people find this Unplugged day to be longer than most days Without my cell phone my breakfast was too short and I didn t know what to do next one person said after trying this day last year But others like the idea My friend and I had dinner in the evening We could really hear what the other person was saying another person said Unplugging can be difficult But it also helps people slow down and think about their lives At the end of the day you may find that you don t miss your digital equipment that much Join us for the Unplugging Day and start a different life say hello to the people in your street neighborhood and city have a nice meal with your family or read a book to your child 1 Paragraph 1 mainly tells us that A there are many kinds of digital equipment 第 10 页 共 23 页 B digital equipment is important in our life C people use digital equipment to play games D people use digital equipment too much 2 When is the US Unplugging Day this year A B C D 3 What can people do on the Unplugging Day A Listen to a story on the ipad B Visit your grandparents C Talk with friends on the phone 第 11 页 共 23 页 D Play games on the computer 4 The writer wrote this article to A tell us to join the Unplugging Day B introduce the history of Unplugging Day C show us the different ideas about Unplugging D get us to learn that Unplugging can be difficult 14 8 分 阅读理解 One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend Rick Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor When he arrived Simon went straight to the first floor of the building But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor Do you know why In fact the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor The floor above the ground floor is the first floor while Americans would call it the second floor The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America though the British and Americans both speak English The British usually hide their feelings They seldom start a conversation with strangers For example on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books But Americans are quite different They re more active and easier to talk with The British and Americans may use different terms for many things The British usually use football eraser and mail while Americans prefer to use soccer rubber and post 1 Which picture shows us where Rick s flat was A 第 12 页 共 23 页 B C D 2 According to the passage the British usually spend their time on the train A playing cards B talking C doing some reading D singing and dancing 3 What does the underlined word term mean in Chinese in the passage A 成果 B 学期 C 会议 D 用语 4 What s the best title for the passage A Differences in culture B Simon s funny story C Information abroad 第 13 页 共 23 页 D Hiding the feeling 15 10 分 阅读理解 My grandfather is eighty years old now He always complains about how fast things have changed and he often says that life used to be better Families aren t families they used to be A lot of families have broken up If husband and wife have problems with their marriage they no longer stay together And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children but now not any more Everyone is busy working Mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen But now the family don t eat home cooked food any more And the cars No one walks any more More and more people drive Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day even in winter But nowadays students don t And in school children don t have to think any more In math class for example they used to add subtract multiply and divide 加减乘除 in their heads Instead they use calculators And people today have TV and computers and they don t talk to each other any more They are too busy to talk too busy to eat too busy to think Life used to be simple but it isn t any more 1 What does my grandfather think of the life now A He thinks the life now is very good B He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be C He thinks the life now is better than it used to be D He thinks the life is the same as it used to be 2 What does the underlined word marriage mean in Chinese A 生活 B 工作 C 婚姻 第 14 页 共 23 页 D 家庭 3 What has happened these years according to the passage A Children don t have to think any more in school B Students use calculators in math class C Some used to walk to school but now they don t D All of above 4 What changes have happened to some families a People have TV b People like to eat home cooked food c Lots of families have computers d Lots of couples 夫妇 live apart because of unhappy problems A a b d B b c d C a b c D a c d 5 Which is TRUE according to the passage A Life now is much simpler B People have too much time to talk with each other now C The writer s grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now D Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children 四 四 翻译 翻译 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1 1 分分 16 1 分 张先生来北京多久了 第 15 页 共 23 页 五 五 短文填空 短文填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 17 10 分 完形填空 二 阅读下面短文 根据文意 将方框内所给的词或短语的适当形式填入相应的空白处 使短文的意思完整 每 个词只能使用一次 本题共十小题 每小题 2 分 满分 20 分 We all need a healthy environment but we produce waste every day and it our environment Though we are young we can still do something to help In fact even the simplest activities can make a real difference to the environment Here are some ideas for you Reduce means use less Don t waste things This money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment Before we buy something new think it is really necessary or maybe the old one will be just as good When we do buy things choose local products if and try not to buy too many things from abroad Reuse means use again Use things for as long as possible When we buy things make sure that they a long time We should look after them they will last and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones Don t use a paper cup or a paper bag It s better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them Recycle means change things into something else Although it takes to change something into something else it s better than throwing things away or burning them Find out what can be recycled in your and take part in recycling programmes We should also buy products made from recycled materials such as recycled paper to help save trees 六 六 任务型阅读 任务型阅读 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 18 10 分 阅读理解 Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy They feel heavy pressure from their parents to do well in school Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder 第 16 页 共 23 页 so that they can have a wonderful life Though this may be a good idea for those very smart students it can have terrible results for many students because they are not talented enough As it is reported a number of students killed themselves Others try to get the feelings of taking drugs 毒品 Some join the groups of troublemakers and turn to crime 犯罪 Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hopes Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don t want to go to school any longer It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children they do not help them in any ways Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and it is the teachers work to help their children To make matter worse a lot of parents send their children to those school opening in the evenings and on weekends they only help students to pass exams and never teach students any real sense of the world It is a great surprise that almost three quarters of middle school students have been to such kind of schools Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students hair to their clothes and the things in their bags Child psychologists 儿童心理学家 now think that such strict rules are harmful 有害的 to the feelings of the students Almost 40 of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others how to tell right from wrong how to show love for others even for their parents 1 Why do the Japanese student feel unhappy A Because they don t work hard enough B Because their parents give them little pressure C Because they can t do well in their schoolwork D Because their parents want them to do well in school it give them much pressure 2 Their parents want them to study hard because A their parents want to have a wonderful life B they want their kids to have a wonderful life in the future 第 17 页 共 23 页 C they can t do well in their own work D the kids wants to have a wonderful life 3 Why a lot of teenagers killed themselves or did something criminal A Because they like to do that B Because they thought their parents didn t love them any more C Because they thought everyone hated them D Both B and C 4 Who do the parents think should help the kids when they can t do well in school work A Teachers B Parents C Someone else D Their classmates 5 What do child psychologists think is harmful to the feelings of children A Schools have too much rules about everything B The parents don t help their children C Children can t do well in their school work D Parents send their children to all kinds of school which are opening on weekends 七 七 补全对话 补全对话 共共 2 2 题 共题 共 1010 分分 19 5 分 根据对话情景 用恰当的语句完成对话 A Hi Bob Good news for you B A You won the first prize in the English competition 第 18 页 共 23 页 B Wow I m so glad to hear that A Our English teacher did Sh