九年级下学期期中英语试题

九年级下学期期中英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . Do you like sports？-Yes. I do some running in the park every day _ the weather is terrible.AifBafterCwhileDunless2 . _ you swim, Peter?Of course, I can.AMustBMayCCanDShould3 . The houses in big cities are so expensive that I cant _ to buy one .AaffordBchooseCdecideDgive4 . The police warned, “Boys and girls, never send photos of _ to any strangers on the Internet.”AyourByoursCyourselfDyourselves5 . My parents always encourage me to make a _ and decide for myself.AdialogBsecretCChoice6 . I really apologize for not being able to join in your birthday party._. Well get together later.AGo aheadBNot to worryCThats rightDDont mention it7 . The room needs _,but itll have to wait until Sunday.AcleaningBbe cleanedCcleanDbeing cleaned8 . -“Have you ever been to HK, Jim?”- “ Yes , I _ there for two weeks with my parents last summer.”Ahave goneBwentChave beenDwas9 . Wow! Youve got so many clothes, Kate!But _ of them are in fashion now, I still cant find the most-loved one!AallBbothCnoneDneither10 . “Show me your ticket, _ I wont let you in.” the guard(保安) said angrily.AsoBorCbutDand11 . -What does your brother look like?-He is _me.Aas taller asBnot as tall asCso tall asDas taller than12 . Excuse me， may I speak to Tom？Sorry， he _ to America Can I take a message for you？AwentBhas goneChas beenDwas going13 . He got an A in last weeks math test.It is _！His math is always the worst.ApossibleBsimpleCimpossibleDavailable14 . The news on Wechat (微信) is so that nearly everyone is in it. I agree with you.Ainteresting; interestingBinteresting; interestedCinterested; interestedDinterested; interesting15 . He has made up his mind to pass the exam next month? Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?A/men/B/ma:n/C/mn/D/mn/16 . The boy _ for her in the rain for half an hour before she came.AwaitsBwaitedChas waitedDhad waited17 . Shanghai is bigger than _ in Japan.Aany other cityBall the other citiesCany cityDthe other cities18 . -What _fine weather it is! -Yes. Why not play_ guitar in the garden?Aa; theBan; aC; theD; an19 . All of them went out for a walk_ John because he didnt feel well.AforBexceptCaboutDas20 . Could you tell me _ the bike yesterday? Sorry, she didnt tell me about that.Awhere she boughtBwhy she has boughtCthat she boughtDhow did she buy二、完型填空My stutter（口吃） had always been much of a problem. Id had so many specialists(专家) for my speech over the years. It hurt me until I met a new one in the hall.Hello! Im Mrs. Claussen. I hear youre from Texas!Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am.My heart felt like it was pounding ( 剧烈跳动)through my chest and my hands were dripping wet.Well,” she said with a _smile. Ive always like Texas.She turned out to be the best speech specialist Ive ever had, not like _who told me to clap my hands while speaking. She was different from others. She spent the first several weeks just talking to me asking me all kinds of questions about myself, _my feelings. And she listened . She then began to teach me about the speech. Not just about my speech, but about everybodys.I _in my old school and was a pretty good tenor（男高音）, but I learned that the new schools singing group was all _. It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well- and I could do it .However, Mrs. Claussen finally got me in the group. I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a _student.During the next two years, my speech didnt get much better - except with her. When I was in college( 大学), things got worse. I once even wanted to know _I would ever be able to communicate！ It was a very sad time, and I often felt alone. When I was feeling really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs. Claussen had told me whether I could change my speech was all up to me. She had told me to fight for perfect speech, just _speech. She was right about that. I finally improved my speech greatly.Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering (想知道)if she had as much _on her other students as she had on me. I like to think that she did. Her name was Mrs. Claussen. and she _me . Ill never forget her.21 . AshyBcoldCweakDkind22 . AthisBthatCthoseDit23 . AespeciallyBsuddenlyCquicklyDnearly24 . AsangBspokeCplayedDvisited25 . Aset upBfilled upCput upDget up26 . AfearBstudyCdreamDspeech27 . AifBthatCwhoDwhich28 . Amore difficultBworseCbetterDmore important29 . AtroubleBinfluenceCdependenceDsurprise30 . Agave upBcared aboutCsuffered fromDworried about三、阅读单选Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. Im afraid youll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. Its the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on the radio or watch them on TV. You may just understand a few words. It doesnt matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.Somebody may be a good listener. But he doesnt speak. Hes afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Dont be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important. When theres nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. Its interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes youll make.Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books were interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Dont be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.Easier said than done. Well, lets do more practice from now on. Im sure youll learn English well in this way.31 . You can learn to swim by_.Areading books about itBlooking at others swimmingChaving lessons on itDgoing into the river to learn32 . We should learn English by_.Alistening and speakingBreading and writingCA and BDswimming33 . What will you do with mistakes when you speak?ADont make mistakes.BStudy hardCTry not to speak EnglishDDont be afraid.34 . Whats important for senior school students?AListeningBSpeakingCReading and writingDLearning35 . We can listen to English _, according to the passage.Afor beginners.Bon the radioCby writing English diariesDin English-speaking countries四、句型转换Rewrite the following sentences as required （根据所给要求，改写下列句子每空格限填一词连词成句注意句首大写）36 . You need a mouse for your laptop（改为否定句）You_ a mouse for your laptop37 . Eric goes to the movie three times a week（对划线部分提问）_ does Eric go to the movies？38 . The weather affected our plans（保持句意基本不变）The weather had an_ our plans39 . Mrs Church said to me， I m surprised that you progressed sorapidly（保持句意基本不变）Mrs Church didnt_me_ progress so rapidly40 . The first mobile phone was the size of a shoe box（保持句意基本不变）The first mobile phone was_ as a shoe box41 . Last year the company put three recycling bins in our school cafeteria（改为被动语态）Last year three recycling bins_ in our school cafeteria by the company42 . me， briefly explain， to ， the touch pad， how， let， use（连词成句）_五、用所给单词的正确形式填空Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)43 . He pushed against the rock with all his _. (strong)44 . Should I be _ or be glad? (disappoint)45 . We are busy _ ready for the coming final examinations. (get)46 . Ask them to decorate the display board by_. (they)47 . After washing his hands carefully, Patrick sat down and ate _. (hungry)六、用单词的正确形式完成短文Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.A. what B. for C. being D. son E. in front of F. wife G. tooThe expression“Excuse me”is more often used in the United States than in China. An American says “Excuse me”when he wants to pass 48 . someone, to leave a party or a dinner or when he finds himself late for an appointment. “Thank you”means to appreciate（感激）49 . someone had done for you. An American says“Thank you”all day long. For example, he will say“Thank you”to the cashier when he had paid50 . his food. He will say “Thank you to a student if he has just answered the question. At home the husband will thank his51 . if she brings him a cup of tea. On the other hand, the wife thanks her husband for helping her with her housework. So the American peoples idea of52 . polite is quite different from ours.七、单词填空阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词、使短文意思完整、行文连贯。Everyone knows that animals are our friends. I think it is good that many families keep animals 53 . pets. Unluckily, some people do not care for their pets. Some do not feed their pets enough so they easily become 54 . . Others do not give their pets a proper place to sleep. There are also people who actually 55 . /ht/ their pets. I feel this is wrong. People should not treat (对待) their pets so 56 . (bad).The government of the United Kingdom is thinking of ways to help 57 . /prtekt/ pets-its about rule! Its making some rules about 58 . to take care of different kinds of animals. Whats more, the rules would even 59 . /ksplen/ ways to keep animals happy! They will make sure all the pets can live a good life. That is some 60 . news for pets, dont you think?The UK also wants to have special pet police. They can go to 61 . (people) homes to check that they are caring for their pets properly, or they can take animals away.I hope more people will now try to take 62 . (good) care of their pets than before. We should always keep in mind that animals are our friends and they shou