汉安中学九年级英语上期半期考试

汉安中学2015级九年级上英语半期测试Name：_ Class _Grade 9 Student Number：_ Score：_注意：所有选择题的答案都必须填在答案卡上。用“十”字选中对应题号的选项。注意，每题只能选择一个答案。多个则该题无分。I. 听力，共1*20=20分。1.听句子，选出该句的最佳应答语。( )1. Alexander Graham Bell.B. In 1876.C. In Scotland.( )2. A. Your are wrong.B. Its interesting.C. Me, too.( )3. A. Yes, I did.B. Theyre scary.C. I dont like them.( )4. A. Its expensive.B. Thailand.C. Gold.( )5. A. OK! Ill go, too.B. I agree.C. Youre lucky.2.听句子，选择最佳答案。( )6. Whats Nick like now?A. He is outgoing.B. He is shy.C. He is funny.( )7. What is Mary worried about?A. Her Chinese exam.B. Her English exam.C. Her math exam.( )8. What are the speakers talking about?A. A place.B. A kite.C. A festival( )9. What is Hellens mother good at?A. Chinese clay.B. Paper cutting.C. Sky lanterns.( )10. What does the woman want to buy?A. A stamp.B. A pair of shoes.C. A handbag.3.听长对话或独白，选择最佳答案。11-12.听对话，回答第11-12小题。( )11. Whats the relationship between the speakersA. Mother and son.B. Teacher and student.C. Friends.( )12. Why is the boy late?A. He got up late.B. He had an accident.C. A thief stole his bike.听独白，回答第13-15小题。( )13. When was “Cu Ju” played by the Chinese?A. Over 2,500 years ago.B. Over 2,520 years ago.C. Over 2,550 years ago.( )14. Where was the modern football game born?A. In the USA.B. In the UK.C. In France.( )15. When were the rules of the football first made?A. In 1848.B. In 1868.C. In 1928.4.听短文，选择最佳答案。( )16. Tom likes _ very much.A. petsB. chickenC. vegetables( )17. Toms mother wanted him to _ for breakfast.A. have some breadB. have some juiceC. drink some milk( )18. Jenny _.A. is a little dogB. has a pet dogC. likes chicken( )19. Toms father _.A. has chicken B. drinks milkC. is a teacher( )20. Tom didnt want to do his homework because he was _.A. hungryB. tiredC. unhappyII.单项选择，从A,B,C,D中选择最佳答案。共1*15=15分。( )21. There is _ tree near my house. _tree is the tallest in our village.A. a; AB. the; TheC. the; AD. a; The( )22. Li Lei, _ do you learn English. Youre so good at it.-By memorizing words, taking and reviewing notes.A. whyB. howC. whenD. where( )23. There is too much homework for you to do. _ going home to finish it?A. Could you pleaseB. Why notC. How aboutD. Would you like ( )24.The machine _cutting meat. It can cut 1,000 kilos of meat into thin pieces in one hour.A. is used forB. is used toC. is made fromD. is made into( )25. I find _ easy to communicate with my others with the help of QQ.A. itsB. thisC. thatD. it( )26. Frank, dont talk with your partner. Please_ what I am saying.A. check outB. bring outC. look forward toD. pay attention to( )27. Susan is so brave that she _ to speak in front of many people.A. forgetsB. hatesC. daresD. fails( )28. Gina used to_ on weekends, but now she is used to _ insects with her friends.A. watching TV; studyingB. watch TV; studyC. watch TV; studyingD. watching TV; study( )29. Dear students, please read every sentence carefully. _ you are, _mistakes youll make. A. The more carefully, the fewerB. The more careful, the fewerC. The more carefully, the lessD. The more careful, the less( )30. Mr. Green has lived in the _ hotel since he came to China.A. five-star B. five-stars C. five stars D. five stars( )31. Excuse me, sir. But your bike gets _ the way of my car. Sorry. I didnt see your car.A. in B. at C. on D. inside( )32. Its hard to believe_ the way out of the forest without the help of the local guide.A. what they were able to findB. what were they able to findC. that they were able to findD. that were they able to find( )33. _ students in the classroom _twenty. The others are in the library.A. The number of; isB. A number of; areC. The number of; areD. A number of; is( )34. A lot of people will help you, so you _worry about the money.A. cant B. neednt C. mustnt D. couldnt( )35. -What about having a drink?-_.A. Help yourselfB. Never mindC. Youre right D. Good idea.III. 完形填空。共1*15=15分。An old carpenter（木匠）was ready to retire(退休). He told his boss of his plan to leave the house-building business. He would miss the pay each week, but he really needed to 36 . And he wanted to live an easy life with his wife.The boss was 36 to see his good worker go, but asked if he could build just one more house. The carpenter said 37 , but it is easy to see that his 39 was not in his work. He did not do his job as 40 as he did before and used bad materials. It was really a pity to 41 his work in this way.When the carpenter finished his work, his boss came to 42 the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, “This is your house. my 43 to you.” The carpenter was greatly surprised! What a shame! If he had known he was building his 44 house, he would have done it all so differently. So it is the same with 45 . We build our lives just like that carpenter, often putting 46 than our best into the building. Then in surprise, we realize we have to live in the “house” we have built. We would do it much more 47 if we had realized it.But you cant 48 . You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail（钉钉子）, place a board, or build a wall. Someone once said, “ 49 is a do-it-yourself project.” Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life 50 will be the result of your attitudes and the choices of today.( )36. A. playB. workC. sleepD. rest( )37. A. gladB. sorryC. surprisedD. angry( )38. A. yesB. helloC. noD. thanks( )39. A. ideaB. thoughtC. heartD. head( )40. A. carefullyB. slowly C. stronglyD. easily( )41. A. endB. startC. enjoyD. continue( )42. A. buyB. seeC. buildD. sell( )43. A. wishB. giftC. orderD. pay( )44. A. largeB. smallC. expensive D. own( )45. A. usB. himC. herD. me( )46. A. richerB. fewerC. moreD. less( )47. A. honestlyB. slowly C. angrily D. differently( )48. A. go throughB. go aroundC. go backD. go ahead( )49. A. HealthB. LifeC. BuildingD. Working( )50. A. yesterdayB. today C. tomorrowD. nowIV 选择题型阅读。2*15=30分。( A ) It was Mothers Day. A man stopped his car at a flower shop to order(订购) some flowers. He wanted the shopkeeper to send the flowers to his mother, who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car, he found a young girl sitting on the road crying. He asked her what was wrong and she answered, I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have seventy-five cents. A rose costs two dollars. The man smiled and said, Come into the shop with me, and Ill buy you a rose. He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mothers flowers. As they were leaving, he offered to drive the girl home. She said, Yes, please! You can take me to my mother, She brought him to a cemetery(墓地), where she placed the rose on the grave. The man was moved. He returned to the flower shop, picked up the flowers he ordered, and drove two hundred miles to his mothers house. Today is the day for your mother. Send a flower to your kind and beautiful mother.( )51. The man first went to the shop to _.A. help the girlB. order some flowersC. buy some foodD. to enjoy the beautiful roses( )52. The mans mother lived _ away from him.A. 2 kilometers B. 200 kilometers C. 2000 milesD. 200 miles( )53. The girl was crying on the road because _.A. she was hungryB. she couldnt buy a roseC. she couldnt find her way homeD. she couldnt find her mother( )54. After the man bought the girl a rose, they went to_ together.A. the cemeteryB. the girls homeC. his mothers houseD. the mans home( )55. From the passage we can infer(推断) that _.A. the man sent the flowers to his mother with the young girlB. the girl loved flowers very muchC. The girl loved her mother very muchD. The shopkeeper sent the flowers to the mans mother in the end ( B )My life has changed since I attended a self-help seminar(研讨会).One Friday morning my parents drove me to a three-day self-help seminar for teens called the Landmark Forum. When we arrived, my parents left me there.During the first course, the landmark Forum leader asked us, What is your racket? He explained that everyone had a racket bad way of behaving. He said that you couldnt be happy until you gave up your racket. My racket was lying. I lied about a lot of things to make myself happy. I always succeeded in lying to others. I felt happy when people told me I was such a convincing liar(骗子). However, I felt sad when I heard a girl say that she hated liars that day.When the first day ended, I was actually looking forward to the next days courses because of my new friends.On Saturday, many teenagers started to change. One of my new friends returned the toy bear he had stolen the day before to its owner. He told me that he had never felt so relaxed before, and he suggested that I try giving up my racket.When I got home from the Landmark Forum, I tried to stop lying and started to take part in ball games and other activities at school. Now I dont hate life any longer. I love it! I never knew I could be so happy. That seminar actually changed my life.( )56. When was the Landmark Forum over?A. On Sunday. B. On Thursday.C. On Saturday D. On Friday.( )57. According to the text, we know that the writer used to be_.A. honestB. not honestC. interested in studyD. interested in stealing( )58. The old racket in the passage refers to_.A. A kind of seminar B. A bad behaviorC.A good hobby D.A tool for playing ball games( )59. The underlined word convincing in the passage means _ in Chinese.A. 失败的 B无聊的 C 愚蠢的 D. 令人信服的( )60. What can we learn from the passage?A Many people dont like telling lies.B. We shouldnt make friends with bad people.C. We should give up bad habits and love life.D. It is hard to stop stealing.( C )In cartoon stories, animals are like humans. They can talk and have human feelings. Famous cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse, Tom and Jerry, and Garfield are very popular around the world.Mickey Mouse The star among the cartoon characters must be Mickey Mouse. The famous mouse was created in 1928 by Walt Disney and is probably the most famous mouse in the world now. He has appeared in different cartoons and 汉安中学2015级九年级上英语半期测试Name：_ Class _Grade 9 Student Number：_ Score：_even video games. This famous Walt Disney character is a cute little mouse with surprising ability.Tom and Jerry Another famous pair of cartoon characters is Tom and Jerry. Jerry can be called the most famous mouse after Mickey Mouse and Tom is as famous as another cat, Garfield. The two characters were created by the famous pair of animators (动画片制作者), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in 1940. More than 110 Tom and Jerry shorts (电影短片) were produced between 1940 and 1957. Till now, young and old all over the world are still attracted by the shorts.Garfield Another famous cartoon character is Garfield. The famous cat was born in the kitchen of Mamma Leones Italian restaurant in 1978. His antics (滑稽可笑的举止) with his careless owner, Jon Arbuckle and his best friend, a dog called Odie, brought daily laughs to millions of newspaper readers worldwide.( )61. Which of the following cartoon characters appeared (出现）first? A. Jerry. B. Tom. C. Mickey Mouse. D. Garfield.( )62. What does the writer think of Mickey Mouse? A. Careless. B. Lazy. C. Brave. D. Cute.( )63. We can learn from the last paragraph that Garfield appeared in_. A. books B. newspapers C. TV programs D. Video games( )64. What can we learn from the passage?A. Over 110 Tom and Jerry shorts were produced in less than 20 years.B. Garfield was created in an Italian restaurant by Jon Arbuckle.C. Mickey Mouses best friend Odie is a dog.D. Mickey Mouse is not as famous as Jerry. ( )65. The passage is mainly about_. A. three cats and two mice B. the history of the cartoon C. some well-known animators D. some famous cartoon charactersV.从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。1*5=5分。Brian: Hi, Cindy. (66) _A. What happened? B. Long time no see!C. Who took these photos? D. Isnt John Green over there? E. We looked so funny in them. F. I cant believe its been ten years.G. And then he would fall asleep in class.Cindy; Hi, Brian. It is nice to see you and so many old classmates.Brian: So it is. (67)_Cindy: Youre right. Its really a long time.Brian: Did you see the old photos on the wall?Cindy: I sure did. (68)_Brian: But those are some great memories.Cindy: Hey! (69)_Brian. Yes, it is. I remember he used to stay up all night studying.Cindy: (70) _Brian: Yes. He was the only one left in the class when he woke up.Cindy: That was really funny.1ABCD21ABCD41ABCD61ABCD2ABCD22ABCD42ABCD62ABCD3ABCD23ABCD43ABCD63ABCD4ABCD24ABCD44ABCD64ABCD5ABCD25ABCD45ABCD65ABCD6ABCD26ABCD46ABCD66ABCD7ABCD27ABCD47ABCD67ABCD8ABCD28ABCD48ABCD68ABCD9ABCD29ABCD49ABCD69ABCD10ABCD30ABCD50ABCD70ABCDABCDABCD11ABCD31ABCD51ABCD71ABCD12ABCD32ABCD52ABCD72ABCD13ABCD33ABCD53ABCD73ABCD14ABCD34ABCD54ABCD74ABCD15ABCD35ABCD55ABCD75ABCD16ABCD36ABCD56ABCD76ABCD17ABCD37ABCD57ABCD77ABCD18ABCD38ABCD58ABCD78ABCD19ABCD39ABCD59ABCD79ABCD20ABCD40ABCD60ABCD80ABCD用“十”字选中对应题号所选择答案。例：ABCD或ABCD。请注意：每题只能选择一个答案。选中多个答案则视为错误。选中AB代表E;选中 CD代表F; 全选代表G即：AB=E; CD=F; ABCD=GVI.任务型阅读理解(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 仔细阅读下面的短文并按要求完成71至75小题。 New rules and behavior standards (行为规范) for middle school students came out in March.Who are the most excellent students? Middle schools use a new way to decide that. The best students wont only have good grades. They will also be kids who dont dye their hair, smoke or drink. The following are some of the new rules. Have you ever copied others work in an exam? Dont do it again. Thats not what an honest student should do. If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, dont tell your parents you have done your homework. Do more at school. 好学生热爱动物，关心他人。 April is Bird-Loving Month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate it? You should join! That way, you can learn more about animals and lean to protect them. And when your classmates are in trouble, remember to give them a hand. You know a friend in need is a friend indeed. Use the Internet carefully. Try to away from Web pages that are bad for you. Find good Web sites and use them for homework. Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe you can discover a new planet someday. Dont look down on new ideas. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.71在横线上填写一词，使文中、句合并为一句。 Middle schools use a new way to decide the most excellent students are.72选出文中处的主题句。_ A. Dont cheat in exams. B. Never play computer games. C. Tell the truth.73将文中句翻译成英语。 74在文中处填写一个单词，使句意完整、上下文通顺。 75将文中句翻译成汉语。 VII.按要求完成句子。一空一词。1*5=5分。76. Linda used to be shy. (否定句).Linda _ _ to be shy.77. I saw him come into the classroom just now.（变为被动 语态）He _ _coming into the classroom just now.78. 我希望我能方便的乘公交车。I hope that its _ _ me to take the bus.79.丽萨喜欢逐字阅读，所以她读书很慢。Lis