2013学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

一、 单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。（本大题共14分，每小题1分）()1.The mooncakes are delicious. Id like to eat _third one, because _second one is too small. A. a; a B. the; the C. the; a D. a; the()2. -How about the book you are reading? -Good indeed. It _many problems we have come across in our study. A. says B. talks C. reports D. covers()3. -Do you know the girl _in red there? -Of course. She is a friend of my _ A. wearing; sisters B. is dressed; sister C. dressed; sisters D. dressed; sister()4. _of the building _finished. Some workers can first move in soon. A. Two third; has B. Two thirds; has been C. Two thirds; have D. Two thirds; have been()5. -Which of these two shirts will you take? -Ill take_, to give me a change sometimes. A. all B. both C. either D. neither()6. -Didnt you finish your homework last night? -_, though I wasnt feeling well. A. No, I hadnt B. Yes, I had C. No, I didnt D. Yes, I did.()7. -Oh, you are here. Im looking for you all the morning. _? -To the library. A. Where you have gone B. Where have you gone to C. Where have you been D. Where have you been to()8. There are no people in the hotel. It _have the friendliest service. A. cant B. must C. may D. neednt( )9. The number of people who _English as a foreign language _more than 750 million. A. learns; are B. learn; is C. learns; is D. learn; are()10. _we are young ,we can still do something to protect the environment. A. If B. Since C. Because D. Though()11. Kate won the first prize in the sports meeting. _great surprise she gave her classmates! A. What B. What a C. How D. How a()12. Could you please tell me _? A. whats it like to be an astronaut B. whats happened to the poor little girl C. what was the best way to learn EnglishD. how long the building will be finished()13. The experiment he was devoted _ a perfect success. A. to proved B. proved C. to prove D. to proving()14. -All the teachers in our school are kind to us. -_they are. A. Of course B. Really C. In fact D. Indeed二、 完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）In some areas of the world, the weather is very changeable and this fact plays an important part in the daily lives of the people. Farmers, fishermen and sailors（水手） 15 know ab out these changes ahead of time. Space scientists and airplane pilots（飞行员）especially need weather 16 .Since earlier time, men have watched the sky, the wind and the atmosphere, as well as a lot of 17 weather signs, in order to make weather forecasts, but often their weather forecasts have not been true. Now there are government stations in many place s 18 weather conditions very carefully. They use a lot of scientific ways to help them make their forecasts. For example, they have ways to know the speed and the 19 of the wind. And then they can forecast the path of a storm. They have special balloons, ships and airplanes to help them increase the possibility to be true, and they make use of radar(雷达), satellites and computers to collect 20 information.Today when a plane 21 from an airport, the pilot can know what kind of weather it will be like when he 22 the next stop. If there is 23 rain or snow in the mountains, we can know the day and even the hour that a river may rise many miles away. When a storm is coming in some direction, the people in that area can learn about it ahead of time and 24 for it. How useful the weather forecast is!() 15. A. dare to B. can C. must D. need to() 16. A. information B. fact C. advice D. result() 17. A. another B. other C. the other D. others() 18. A. searching B. studying C. learning D. writing() 19. A. numbers B. weight C. direction D. length() 20. A. necessary B. possible C. enjoyable D. popular() 21. A. takes off B. takes in C. takes out D. takes away () 2 2. A. arrives B. reaches C. gets D. comes () 23. A. light B. large C. heavy D. high() 24. A. leave B. change C. manage D. prepare三、 阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最 佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共26分，每小题2分） (A)Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), China Famous as the “Father of Chinese Rocketry”, he worked hard and made important contributions to the missile (导弹) and space programs of China.Gandhi (1869- 1948), India He gave up his rich life for his ideas and fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way. Indians called him the “Father of the nation”.Nelson Mandela (1918-), South AfricaHe fought for the black people and was in the prison for 30 years. He helped the black people to get the same rights as white people. In 1993, he was given Noble Peace for his devotion to his country.Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canada He fought against the German Nazis (纳粹) and Japanese invaders during the World War.He worked in China as a doctor and saved many Chinese soldiers.( ) 25. Of the four persons, only worked in China.A. Qian Xuesen a nd Norman Bethune B. Qian Xuesen and Nelson MandelaC. Gandhi and Norman Bethune D. Nelson Mandela and Gandhi ()26. Nelson Mandela fought for the black people and helped them to get_ though once in prison for 30 years.A. space programs B. good treatment from BethuneC. some good ideas D. the same rights as white people( )27.The underlined word “invaders” probably means _in Chinese. A.政治家 B.科学家 C.叛国者 D.侵略者 (B)The Guidance Department （教导处）at Berryville High School has a staff of eleven teachers. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too. “Parents meetings make clear monthly diagram（图表）.”says Mildred Foreman, head of the Guidance. “This diagram stays much the same from year to year. The busy mo nths are October, March and May. ”September, the beginning of a new school year, starts rather slowly. Few parents come in. Most of these want to talk about the schedules. October brings many problems caused by some stude nts. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November. December is a quiet month. “Its the holiday.” Ms Foreman says, “People want to come in, I know, but they decide to wait until after New Years Day.”Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school opens again. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the years busiest month. Thats when parents begin to think that their children may be asked to stay in the same grade again. They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June. ( )28. The teachers in the Guidance Department usually _. A. do most of their work for the students B. answer all the questions from parents C. help other teachers get along with students and parents D. only bring report cards to students and parents ( )29. Why do some parents come to school in March? Because _. A. they want to see their childrens teachers after Christmas holidays B. they are called by the teachers of Guidance Department C. bad marks have them do it D. its the beginning of a new school year ( )30. Which of the following is Right? A. In June the school decides who will stay in the same grade again. B. Almost all the parents come to meet Mildred Foreman every month. C. April is also the second busiest month for the staff. D. The parents help to do most of the work for the staff.（C）The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engine airplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter failed.(The altimeter shows the height of the plane above the ground.) At night and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged into the Atlantic Ocean. Just before daylight, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope. Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and the rest of Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart became famous.What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.() 31. Amelias flight was important because _. A. Amelia was a woman pilot B. She set a record for the flight C. Amelia was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone D. Amelia was able to overcome the difficulties during the flight() 32. Amelias successful flight proved that _. A. women can do everything B. women can do tings that men have done C. men and women are equal now D. women pilots are more successful than men pilots() 33. The best title for this passage would be _. A. Amelia Earhart First Across the AtlanticB. A Woman PilotPioneer in Womens AviationC. A New Record for Flying TimeD. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.（D）Each year Ben is glad when school is closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Ben knows that this day honors an important man, but Ben does not feel connected to him. However, the small-world theory (理论) connects Ben to Dr. King. Bens mom (0) has a close friend, Amy (1). Amys uncle, Mark (2), once met and spoke to John Carter (3), the son of President Jimmy Carter (4). Jimmy Carter knew Dr. King (5). In a way, Ben is only “five people away” from Martin Luther King Jr.The small-world theory says that everyone in the world is connected through a short chain (链条) of people they know. Another name of this chain is degrees of separation. Each degree is a step that separates a person from someone he or she does not know. There are zero degrees of separation between a person and the people he or she knows directly. This means that there are zero degrees between Ben and his mom. There is one degree of separat ion when just one person separates someone from a person he or she does not know. Ben knows his mom, but he hasnt met her close friend Amy. Therefore, Ben is one degree away from Amy. As the chain continues, Amys uncle, Mark, is two degrees. John Carter is three degrees, and his father is four degrees. Dr. King is five degrees away from Ben. The theory says that there are no more than six degrees of separation between any two people in the world.The small-world theory has a lot to do with math. The theory assumes (假定) that each person knows 100 people. Each one of those 100 people knows 50 different people. Each of those 50 people knows another 50 people, and so on. When someone continues the calculation to six degrees, it is like this: 100 50 50 50 50 50 = 31.25 109. This number is greater than 31 billion (a billion = a thousand million). There are over 6 billion people in the world. These numbers show it is possible that six degrees of separation could include everyone in the world.Does the small-world theory work? No one has ever proved it. Maybe the theory just invites people to think a little more about their places in the world.( ) 34. Ben is two degrees away from _. A. Jimmy Carter B. John Carter C. Amy D. Mark( ) 35. What is the meaning of “degrees of separation” in Paragraph 2? A. The chain to connect people.B. The relations between people. C. The steps of knowing strangers. D. The separation between strangers.( ) 36 . What is the small-world theory mainly about? A. How far Ben is away from Dr. King. B. How many people one can get to know. C. How people are connected in the world. D. How the degrees of separation are set up.( ) 37. We can learn from the article that _. A. the small-world theory works B. more research is needed to prove the theory C. six degrees are needed to know the strangers D. the writers purpose is to help people find out their places第II卷（主观题 共40分）四、 词汇运用 （本大题共8分，每小题1分）(A) 根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。1. Tommy was in his _(thirty) when he got married.2. Do you know those _(thief) names? Please write them down.3. Kids, go and look at _ (you) in the mirror to see if theres something dirty on your faces. 4. I think it is _(possible) to finish so much work in such a short time.(B) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。5. This kind of mooncakes is _ (专门地) made for the elderly in the hospital.6. The suspect is much _(粗鲁) than we thought. 7. He couldnt get away from _ (悲伤) because of his wifes death.8. _(比较) with that cake, this one is nicer.五、 动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共8分，每小题1分）1. When I was young, my father told me that sound _ (travel) through air at a speed of about 340 metres per second.2. The Smiths _(fly) back to New York 3 days ago and they will come back in 2 days.3. The old man was noticed _(lie) on the floor, badly ill last night when his neighbour walked past his wooden house.4. My father promised that he _ ( try ) his best to give up smoking.5. If you have finished your homework, why not go on _(revise) for the test?6. Can all of the problems we meet now _(solve) in a short time?7. He _ (write) a novel last month. I wonder if he has finished it. 8. The little girl felt grateful for the love and friendship everyone _(offer) her before.六、 短文填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整写出。（本大题共5分， 每格0.5分）One of the main problems that a teenager faces is a lack(缺乏) of self-pride. A person with high self-pride can be c_(1) and happy with their personality and their physical appearance . A person with low self-pride might be s_(2) , anxious(焦虑) or unhappy with the way that they look. People who feel this way often w_(3) that other people do not like them, or might even be afraid that their old friends do not like them! For example, perhaps a friend did not call when he said he w_(4) because he forgot that he had to visit his grandmother. A per son with high self-pride might think that something had h_(5) to their friend to stop them from c_(6) . However, a person with low self-pride might think their friend did not call because they did not like them. Feeling this way often makes them look at things d_(7) from how they are in reality(现实) .A teenagers physical appearance is often the focus(焦点) of low self-pride and most people experience these f _(8) at least once in their life time. During their teenage years, their body will go t_(9) a lot of changes. It is natural to be anxious about these changes and it is important for friends to try and s_(10) one another during these times.1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _七、 完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共9分，每小题1.5分）1. 为了不误火车，我比平时早起了半个小时。I got up half an hour_miss the train.2. 不少中国学生学英语语法挺头疼的.Many Chinese students have _.3. 昨晚外面的吵闹声吵得我无法入睡。Last night the noise out