2014--2015九年级期中试卷

姓名 密封线内请勿答题座位号 2014年2015年学年度第 一学期 中考试卷 九年级 英语学科 【说明】：本试卷共 120分，考试时间120分钟。 一、单项选项（20分）1.-What are you going to do this Sunday?-My aunt will teach me how to play _ guitar.Aa Ban Cthe D/2. My sister and I have never seen _ interesting film before.Aso Bso an Csuch Dsuch an3.Tom went to bed without _ supper last night. Aeat Bto eat Ceating Date4.-Hi, Mary. Are you free now? I have _to tell you.-Yes. What is it?Aimportant something Bsomething important Cimportant anything Danything important5.-Why dont you buy this kind of computer? -The price is too_. I dont have enough money. Alow Bcheap C high Dexpensive6.The harder you study, _ knowledge you will get. Amuch Bmore Cmost Dthe more7. do you study for tests? I study listening to tapes.A. How; with B: What; with C: How; by D. What; by8. It is not polite to those persons in trouble.A. laugh to B. laugh with C. laugh of D. laugh at9. My grandfather us stories when I was young.A. was used to tell B. is used to tellingC. used to tell D. used to telling10. He used to spend a lot of time computer games. A. play B. to play C. playing D. plays11. I dont know _ he will come tomorrow. _ he comes, Ill tell you.A. if; Whether B. whether; Whether C. if; That D. if; if 12. Xiao Mao told me he _ a film with his mother the next day.A. would see B. will watch C. would look D. will see13. _ well you sing but _ badly he dances!A. How, howB. What, what C. How, whatD. What, how14. _ lovely weather we are having these days!A. How B. How an C. What D. What an15. Mr Li told us the sun_down in the west. A. go B. goes C. went D. going16. Do you know _ during the coming summer holiday? A. what will Tom do B. what did Tom do C. what Tom will do D. what Tom did17.-What are you going to do? - My mother and I will take a _trip. Atwo-days Btwo-day Ctwo day Dtwo days18.We dont know if it _ tomorrow. If it _, we wont go to the zoo. Arains; rains Brains; will rain Cwill rain; will rain Dwill rain; rains 17-Ive just passed the exam and got the driving license. -_.A. Have a good time B. Good idea C. Congratulations D. Its nothing. 18He _ be a history teacher. A. used to B. be used to C. use to D. be use to19. - Would you like to play table tennis with me? - Im afraid I dont feel like it. I would rather _ than table tennis. A. to play tennis B. play tennis C. to playing D. played20-How are you feeling now? - _. A.I think so B.Much better C.Never mind D.Sounds good第二节 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的In the United States, Children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school 31 they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they 32 secondary(中等的) schools. There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public schools and private(私人的) schools. 33 children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to 34 their education because the schools 35 money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents still 36 private schools, though they are much more expensive. Today about half of the high school students 37 universities after they finish the secondary school. A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents 38 in that state. But many students 39 while they are studying at universities. In this way they 40 good working habits and live by their own hands.( )31. A. and B. though C. until D. since( )32. A. leave B. begin C. study at D. pass( )33. A. Several B. Most C. A few D. Few( )34. A. worry about B. pay for C. ask for D. make sure( )35. A. take B. spend C. receive D. cost( )36. A. wish B. hate C. prefer D. mind( )37. A. follow B. miss C. change D. go on to( )38. A. were born B. travel C. visit D. live( )39. A. work B. study hard C. do sports D. have holidays( )40. A. develop B. produce C. build D. grow第三节阅读理解。 第二节 阅读理解（共7小题；每小题2分，满分14分） 阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。(1) Prana was a beautiful dog, whose name means “breath of life”. Although he died several years ago, I can still remember the days we spent together and what he has taught me about love.I have two apple trees in the garden. Prana loved apples. When he went outside, hed catch an apple and take it into the house to eat later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasnt always happy that Prana had brought them into the house.It was an autumn day in America, but it was very cold. A big snow fell and we had not done anything for its coming. On that special day, Prana went outside and I watched him through the window. I noticed that he was madly digging(挖) holes and bringing the apples to the ground so they could be seen above the snow. I did not know why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.When I called him back, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldnt have stored enough food for the coming winter!67. Prana was .A. the writerB. a boyC. a birdD. a dog68. I wasnt always happy because .A. Prana loved applesB. Prana caught an apple and ate itC. the apples fell on the ground and were dirtyD. Prana brought the dirty apples into the house69. On the snowy day, Prana .A. ate up all the applesB. dug holes to put the apples in themC. brought the apples under the snow to the groundD. left the house and died(2)Stress （压力） is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people. The most important reasons of stress are：death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on .How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions? YesNoDo you easily get angry?Do you often sleep badly?Do you get headaches a lot?Do you take sleeping pills?Do you find it difficult to relax?Do you usually hide your feelings?Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something?If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving（减轻） stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier wayspeople should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress. 70. Who has got stress in everyday life?A. Men and women. B. Young people. C. Both A and B.71. If you have over problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress.A. two B. three C. eight72. Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?A.Taking exams.B. Taking sleeping pills.C. Making money.73. Whats the easier way to relax your body?A. Talking with friends. B Doing relaxing exercises. C. Laughing, smiling and crying.三、综合阅读（共三节，计34分） 第一节 综合知识（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分） 根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择最佳选项。 Dear Editor,Im an overweight(超重的) girl. People always make fun of me. At school, I dont spend much time with other students and dont like to join in activities that I enjoy because Im afraid people might laugh at me. What should I do? Please tell me.LilyDear Lily,No matter what you weigh, you should be treated with kindness. People who make fun of you are making a mistake. They should accept you for who you are.My advice for you is to pay no attention to your classmates comments and all the rude things they may say about you. Dont let them upset you, or you will have a bad time all day.At the same time, you shouldnt distance yourself from them. Instead, find someone you trust(信任) and develop a friendship with him or her. Then youll feel happier and safer. And dont be afraid to take part in any activities you like. Remember: People are more interested in your behavior than your weight.If you feel that your weight is really becoming a problem, then you can start doing things that make you feel better about yourself. You could take up exercise such as running, swimming or jumping rope. Also, you could eat less junk food but something healthier.Editor74. 将文中处划线部分合并成一句：Please tell me .75.用一个适当的英语单词替代文中处划线部分No matter what： .76.将文中处的划线部分翻译成汉语： . (4)Dear Ms White, The office is looking for a student consultant（顾问）for the coming term. Could you help me find a person for this position before February12, please? The consultants job is to meet with students to discuss problems, opinions and suggestions on school policies, present weekly spoken and written reports to the Student Affair Office, and attend different school meetings as the student spokesperson（发言人）. He should be a full-time student of our school and be skilled in report writing and oral communication. It will be better if theapplicant has worked as a student consultant before. We will offer 2,000yuan a term for this position, and the time required for this job is 15hours A week. The e-mail address is:SAO-. Thanks!Mr. GreenStudent Consultant of the Student Affair Office WantedDuties(77)_Present weekly spoken and written reports(78)_Requirements(79)_(80)_Work experience as a student consultant perferredSalary2,000yuan a term.If you are interested in this position, please send your resume(简历)to SAO- before February 10. 四、写（共三节，计26分）第一节 完成句子（共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分）根据括号内的汉语提示，完成句子。（每空一词）81. We are often told not to be _(紧张) in the examinations.82.There are many books on the (架子)83. Janes father speaks English well. He can make himself_（理解）when he travels all over the world.84.Anyone can see the （重要性）of good health.85. The students in Class One all felt （兴奋的，激动的）about the trip to Mount Lu.86.We couldnt （负担的起）a new bicycle because we were very poor at that time.第二节 补全对话（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 根据语境，用恰当的语言完成对话。( Jane talks with Kangkang on the phone. J:Jane K: Kangkang) .J: Hello, Kangkang! What are you doing now?K: Hello, Jane! Im reading a book which introduces famous people from all over the world in detail.J: Oh, thats wonderfuL. 87 K:I Iike Bill Gates, Thomas Edison and Li Bai best.J；Who is Li Bai?K: 88 Thousands of wellknown poems were written by him.J: You want to be a poet like him, dont you?K: No,1 want to be a computer scientist like Bill Gates. 89 J: Im going to be a singer. 90K:I think Thomas Edison was really great. He invented so many useful things and never gave up.I really admire him.J: So do I. The three people we ve talked about all made great contributions to human beings. 91 K:I agree. Lets study harder from now on.J: OK.I am happy to talk with you, but now I have to do homework. Goodbye, Kangkang!K: Bye-bye.第三节 书面表达（1题，满分10分）根据以下表格，以How Ive changed 为题写篇短文(不少于90词)。过去现在有时间玩游戏、踢足球整天呆在学校学习，无时间玩晚上看电视和家人聊天，去看音乐会作业太多，睡觉晚周末可以做自己喜欢的事别无选择，只有学习九年级上学期期中考试九年级上学期其中英语试题听力材料及答案。听力材料第一部分 选择题（共80分）四、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并填在答题卷上。ADo you know some world famous brands ( 品牌 ) , such as Nike, Adidas, Kappa? What do you think of them? Do you use their products? Here are some students opinions:Sam: I am a Nike fan. Many of Nikes advertisements are fun and its products are great! I have a pair of Nike basketball shoes. Joe: In my eyes, top brand means high quality. So I love top brand products though theyre very expensive. I was glad Mum bought me a Kappa T-shirt last month. Sally: The logos( 标识) of famous brands are usually unique( 唯一的) and nice. Its cool to own products with those logos. Sometimes I wear my Adidas coat.Jack: Many top brand products are advertised by spokesmen. I love the spokesmen of many top brand products. Ive got many Nike socks.Susan: I know its popular for young people to have famous brand products these days. But my parents both lost their jobs. I have no interest in following the fashion. I only choose the products that are not expensive.Adam: As a student, I dont earn money myself. Its not easy for my parents to support me. So I only use some ordinary products. I dont agree students use the famous brand products.1. Joe loves top brand products because he thinks_.A. top brand means high quality B. top brands advertisements are funC. its cool to own top brand products D. the spokesmen of top brand products are his favorite2. What does Sally think of the products of famous brands?A. She thinks they are expensive. B. She thinks its cool to own them.C. She thinks they are popular. D. She thinks they dont suit her.3.Among the six students, who dont have top brand products? A. Sam and Joe B. Sally and Jack C. Susan and Adam D. Jack and SamB Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happyAfter all，you probably sing or whistle when you are happySome scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happyHowever，they sing most of the time for a very different reason。Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory Do you know what aterritoryis? A territory is an area that an animal，usually the male，claims(声称)as its ownOnly he and his family are welcome thereNo other families of the same kind are welcomeYour garden and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcomeIf a stranger should enter your territory and threaten(威胁)you，you might shoutProbably this would be enough to frighten him away If so，you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight himA bird does the same thingBut he expects an outsider almost any time，especially at nesting(筑巢)seasonSo he is screaming all the time，whether he can see an outsider or notThis screaming is what we call a birds song，and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not toenter the territory of theirs You can see that birds have a language of their ownMost of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories4Some scientists believe that most of the time birds singing is actually_ Aa way of warning Ban expression of happiness Can expression of anger Da way of greeting5What is a birds“territory”? AA place where families of other kinds are not accepted BA place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice CAn area for which birds fight against each other DAn area which a bird considers to be its own6Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season? ABecause they want to invite more friends BBecause they want to find outsiders around CBecause their singing helps frighten outsiders awayDBecause their singing helps remove their fears7How does the writer explain birds singing? ABy comparing birds with human beings BBy reporting experiment results CBy describing birdsdaily life DBy telling a birds storyCWhen an earthquake hit a small town，many houses fell downAfter the earthquake，all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families in trouble One Sunday, when I was reading a newspaper, a special picture touched(触动)meIt gave the clothing sizes of each family memberI thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselvesI said to my seven-year-old twins，Brad and Brett，and three-year-old Meghan“We have so much，and these poor people now have nothingWell share what we have with them” I filled a box with food and clothesWhile I was doing this，I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favourite thingsMeghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them togetherThen she walked awayA few minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much-loved dollShe put the doll on top of the other toys“Oh，dear” I said“You dont have to give LucyYou love her so much”Meghan said，“Lucy makes me happy，MommyMaybe shell make another little girl happy, too” I looked at Meghan for a long momen