人教版2019-2020学年九年级上学期期中英语试题A卷(练习)

人教版2019-2020学年九年级上学期期中英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . It was not until midnight_ the noise of the street stoppedAthatBwhichCsinceDwhen2 . Tom is not good at math. He always feels _ before he takes a math test.AinterestedBcomfortableCexcitedDnervous3 . Peter returned the wallet to the policeHe was _ honest boyAaBanCtheDf4 . Whats the best time _mountains?I think its spring.AclimbingBto climbCclimbDclimbed5 . The old man is verywhen he seesold friends.Arelaxing, some of hisBrelaxing, his someCrelaxed, some of hisDrelaxed, his some6 . He is taller than _ in his class.Aany other girlBany other girlsCany girlDall the students7 . I will never forget the town_ I spent my childhood.AthatBwhichCwhenDwhere8 . I could do nothing when my grandpa died. I still remember my feelings of _.AhelpBhelplessnessChelpfulDhelpless9 . What do you think of my shirt? It _ cotton.It looks nice on you.Ais made inBis made forCis made ofDis made by10 . - I know Old Joe lives _. - We should visit him from time to time . Then he wont feel _.Aalone ,aloneBlonely , lonelyClonely , aloneDalone ,lonely11 . Idontregret_herwhatIthoughtAtotellBtellingCtalkingDtotalk12 . The poor man really wanted to have somewhereand luckily a person gave him a room .Ato live; to liveBto live; to live inCto live in; to live inDto live in; to live13 . is necessary for us to eat more fruit and vegetables every day.AThisBThatCItDhe14 . Are you going to the picnic with us tonight?Yes.You wont be late, _?Ashould youBwill youCdont youDcan you15 . Do you know _? Im going to visit him.Sorry, I dont know.Awhere does Mr Li liveBwhere did Mr Li liveCwhere Mr Li livesDwhere Mr Li lived二、完型填空Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, having enough experience and knowledge, we regard these failures as a necessary and_part of the learning process. But often as parents and teachers, we dont _ this right to our children.Donnie was a third-grader. His_about failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He didnt often answer my questions he was afraid of_mistakes. I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changed_ midterm, when Mary, a new teacher, came.She was young and pretty, and she was loved by every student, _Donnie. It was her who made a big difference to Donnie later.One morning, we were working on math problems on the blackboard, Donnie had copied the problems clearly and_, But hed missed the fourth problem and began to cry with his head in his arms. I didnt know what to do. Suddenly, a smile _on Marys face from her desk she got a box _pencils. Look, Donnie, she said gently, kneeling(蹲在) beside him. “Ive got something to _ you. She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk. See these pencils,Donnie,”she continued, They_Mrs Landon and me. See how the erasers(橡皮) are worn?, Thats because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try again. Thats what you _learn to do, too. She kissed him and stood up. Here. she said, Ill leave one of these pencils on_desk,so you ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, even teachers. Donnie looked up with_in his eyes and a smile.The pencil became Donnies prize. That, together with Marys encouragement, gradually made him understand _the meaning of making mistakes is its all right to make mistakes, as long as you erase them and try again.16 . AsimilarBactiveCimportantDinteresting17 . AwriteBpassCsendDgive18 . AdoubtBworriesChopesDhappiness19 . AmakeBmadeCmakingDto make20 . AsinceBafterCuntilDwhen21 . AincludingBincludeCwithoutDwith22 . AsimplyBcarefullyCcarelesslyDhurried23 . AappearedBretellCdisappearedDrefused24 . Amade ofBcovered withCfull ofDwritten by25 . AshowBinterestCpassDfind26 . Acome toBlisten toCbelong toDgo to27 . AmightBmustCcouldDmay28 . AitsBhisCherDyour29 . AhateBloveCfearDtrouble30 . AhowBwhyCwhatDthat三、阅读单选One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held a sign which said, “I am blind, please help me.” There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign and turned it over, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign hack so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.Soon the hat was filled up. More and more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man came to see how things were. The boy realized his footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write？” The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.” What the man had written was，“ Today is a beautiful day, but I cant see it.”Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help the boy by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they could enjoy the beauty of the day but the boy couldnt, because he was blind. Were very lucky because we can not only see the beautiful world but also help others. So，enjoy what you have owned today!31 . What happened after the boy held the sign written by himself?AThere were many coins in his hat.BNobody dropped coins into his hat.CPeople dropped only a few coins into his hat.DA man gave lots of coins to him.32 . On the sign what did the man write?AHelp this blind boy, please!BToday is a beautiful day, but I cannot see it.CWe are so lucky today.DTry to help those who need your help.33 . According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?AThe first sign told people it was beautiful that day.BThe second sign worked better than the first one.CThe boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.DThe man wrote the sign to get more coins for himself.34 . Which is the best title for this story?AGive More Money to the PoorBGive More Money to the BlindCBe Kind to the BlindDTreasure(珍惜) What You HaveChina is a nation of etiquette(礼仪), Chinese people are the most hospitable people in the world.If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you.Then he will serve you snacks(小吃)like biscuits or candy.Someone in the family will also chat with you, never letting you feel lonely.At the same time, other family members will prepare for a meal for you.Chinese people treat their guests with a big meal.They always present more food than the guest can eat.On the table, the guests must be the first to eat.Perhaps one of the things that surprises a Western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors, which wont happen at Western tables.The Chinese family go out of their way to make you feel at home.As you finish eating, the host usually says: It seems that you didnt eat much.Please have more.Although you tell them you are full, they still put more food in your bowl.Being warm and hospitable has long been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition, As Confucious said thousands of years ago:To meet friends from afarHow happy we are.35 . What does the underlined wordhospitablemean in Chinese?A好客的B勤劳的C朴实的D纯洁的36 . As a guest in a Chinese family, what are you usually offered by the host?Acoffee and snacksBjuice and snacksCtea and snacksDcoffee and juice37 . Why does a Western visitor feel surprised when the host picks food for him?ABecause he thinks its not polite.BBecause he thinks its not necessary.CBecause he thinks he is independent.DBecause it wont happen in Western countries.38 . Whats the passage mainly about?AForeigners don t like eating in China.BChinese people are always polite.CChinese people are warm and hospitable.DDifferences between Western and Chinese food.After a serious earthquake (地震) happened， a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to his sons school， only to find that the building where his son studied had collapsed and looked like a pancake.He was shocked. He didnt know what he should do for a while， then he remembered the words he had said to his son， “No matter what happens， Ill always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. He started digging through the ruins (废墟).As he was digging， other helpless parents and the firemen arrived and tried to pull him off the ruins， saying ， “Its too late! Theyre all dead! Theres nothing you can do !” To them he replied， “Are you going to help me now?” And then he kept on digging.No one helped， however. He went on alone because he needed to know for himself： “Is my boy alive or he is dead?” He dug for eight hours12 hours 24 hours 36 hours then ， in the 39th hour， he pulled back a rock and heard his sons words. He shouted his sons name， “ARMAND!” He heard back， “Dad! Its me， Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive， youd save me and when you saved me， theyd be saved. You promised， No matter what happens， Ill always be there for you! You did it， Dad!” “Whats going on there? How is it?” the father asked.“There are 14 of us left out of 33， Dad. Were frightened， hungry， thirsty and thankful youre here. When the building fell down， it made a triangle (三角)， and it saved me.”“Come out， boy!”“No， Dad! Let the other kids out first， because I know youll get me! No matter what happens， I know youll always be there for me!”39 . The underlined word “collapsed” probably means “_”.A. take downB. stand byC. set up40 . Who came to help the father when he was digging?A. His wife.B. Other parents.C. No one.41 . Other parents and firemen wanted to pull him off the ruins because they thought _.A. he was mad. B. all the children had died in the earthquake.C. he was too dangerous to others.42 . How many students were already dead when the father found them in the ruins?A. FourteenB. Thirty-threeC. Nineteen43 . We can learn from the passage that _.A. it took the father one day to find his son and other students.B. his wife died in the earthquake.C. his son was the last one to come out of the ruins.Take a class at Dulangkou School, and youll see lots of things different from other schools. You can see the desks are not in rows and students sit in groups. They put their desks together so theyre facing each other. How can they see the blackboard? There are three blackboards on the three walls of the classroom!The school calls the new way of learning “Tuantuanzuo”, meaning sitting in groups. Wei Liying, a Junior 3 teacher, said it was to give students more chance to communicate.Each group has five or six students, according to Wei, and they play different roles (角色). There is a team leader who takes care of the whole group. There is a “study leader” who makes sure that everyone finishes their homework. And there is a discipline (纪律) leader who makes sure that nobody chats in class.Wang Lin is a team leader. The 15-year-old said that having to deal with so many things was tiring. “I just looked after my own business before,” said Wang. “But now I have to think about my five group members.”But Wang has got used to it and can see the benefits (好处) now.“ I used to speak too little. But being a team leader means you have to talk a lot. You could even call me an excellent speaker today.”Zhang Qi, 16, was weak in English. She used to get about 70 in English tests. But in a recent test, Zhang got a grade of more than 80.“I rarely（很少）asked others when I had problems with my English. But now I can ask the team leader or study leader. They are really helpful.”44 . What makes Dulangkou School different from others? _A. The students desks are in rows. B. Students sit and study in groups.C. There are three blackboards in the classroom. D. Both B and C.45 . A discipline leader is supposed to _.Atake care of the whole groupBmake sure that everybody finishes homeworkCmake sure that nobody chats in classDcollect all the homework and hand it in to teachers46 . The new way of learning is said to give students more chance to _.Achat with each otherBlisten to the teachersCmake friendsDcommunicate47 . We can tell from the story that some students _ this new way of learning.Aget benefits fromBare tired ofCcannot get used toDhate四、句型转换Sentence transformation 48 . There are many different ways of running a company. (改写同义句)There are many different ways _ a company.49 . There is a boy called Brooklyn in my class. He got his name from a well-known city, Brooklyn. (两句合并为一句)The boy _ a famous city, Brooklyn, is in my class.50 . The bus finally got to the hotel. (改写同义句)The bus finally _ the hotel.51 . Lily washes dishes every day after dinner. (改写同义句)Lily does the _ every day after dinner.52 . I want to tell you the truth. I never hoped to win the game. (两句合并为一句)_, I never hoped to win the game.五、用单词的正确形式完成句子Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given verbs. apologize, laugh at , strike , buy, be, live with.53 . Our initial plan was _professionally printed wedding inventions.54 . As a good actor, youd better not be afraid of _ by the audience.55 . When the girl heard the clock _ twelve. she realized it was time for her to leave.56 . By the time we got to the theater , the play _ on for 20 minutes.57 . They_ to the old lady this time yesterday.用所给词或短语的适当形式填空：if, immediate, pay attention to, choose, bite,different , chopstick, solve, appear, danger58 . Learning to write is learning to think. You will know things more clearly_ you write them down.59 . In China, we dont open a gift _ when we receive it.60 . Henry was trying to pick the snake up when it_him again.61 . It is the best time_ your problem.62 . The plane took off and then _behind the clouds.63 . Travelling during the Spring Festival is a good_ for a family.64 . Lets play a game! Please find out five _between the two pictures.65 . The situation became even _than before.66 . People in China and Japan eat food with_ .67 . Our teacher always tell us_ keeping the classroom clean.六、单词填空Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）Watch young children in a school class. You will often notice that there are three or fourespecially boys who cannot sits s68 . . They have trouble paying attention to the teacher for longer than a few minutes, and they seem to forget things the teachers tells them. What is the manner with them? Many doctors think they need medicine, so they give the children a drug c69 . Ritalin(利他林). It is supposed to help them settle down and pay better attention. It works, but it is also dangerous. Ritalin has some bad side effects, and it can even kill children who take too much. Because of the serious side effects of Ritalin, many people think it is not good for children.Ritalin seems to affect both a childs mind and body. The drug does help children calm down and focus, but some scientists claim( 声称 ) that Ritalin decreases the flow of blood to the b70 . . This effects a childs thinking and memory and makes it more difficult to learn. Scientists also think that the drug might l71 . a childs ability to grow and can cause trouble sleeping. Another problem is that children can take too much of the drug. Some children like the way the drug makes t72 . feel, so they take more than they should. They know this is wrong, but they cannot stop, much the same