人教版九年级下学期期中（一模）英语试题

人教版九年级下学期期中（一模）英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . (2013甘肃白银)A year has four seasons and it_twelve different star signsAdivided intoBis dividing intoCdividing intoDis divided into2 . butter do we need to make a sandwich?Two teaspoons.AHow longBHow manyCHow much3 . Wilson _ with someone the day after tomorrow. Who might it be?Ahangs outBhung outCwill hang outDare hanging out4 . It has been three years _I left school.AsinceBasCwhileDbefore5 . There are many _ near her home. So she often _ there.Ashops ; shopsBshopping ; shopsCshops; shoppingDshopping; shop6 . The program, Everlasting Classics, encouragesto read more classics.AweBusCourDours7 . Where is my schoolbag, mom?Its _ your room.AinBonCunderDfor8 . Tom is _ in his class.Aone of tallest studentsBone of the tallest studentsCone of the tallest studentDone of the tall students9 . I _my homework when someone knocked at the door.Aam doingBwas doingCdid10 . I cant singI can play the guitar.AandBbutCorDso11 . Could you tell me_ the Sports Center?The day after tomorrow, I think.Awhen will you visitBwhen you will visitCwhen would you visitDwhen you would visit12 . _ I use your ruler, Lingling? Sure. Here you are.AMayBWouldCNeedDMust二、完型填空Run for Class PresidentTwo months ago, when our class election(选举) started, I decided to run for class president. I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people, so I felt it easy to win. But I was_that people would feel bad for me if I lost.I was busy preparing in the following week. My plan wasnt to make promises to do things I couldnt _ but to show my class why I wanted to be president. I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom. I also spent three hours writing my speech, saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem. Since I was_prepared, I felt that my chances of winning were strong.However, when I gave my speech on Election Day, the response (反应) wasnt what I had _. Few people actually listened. When it was my opponents (对手的)turn, everyone was screaming his name. His speech was short, but all to the point. By then, I realized I should have made mine shorter and clearer.It was obvious who would_. For the rest of the day, I felt like it was over. I wanted to just go home and cry, but I made it through.My _ was right: I didnt win.The next day, people were still talking about the election. I just pretended (假装) not to hear. But later, things got better. People_about the election and talked to me just as they did before.I dont regret putting time and energy into the election because Ive learned that things arent always going the way I expect. And moments of failure like this build _ since then Ive learned to face disappointment and grown stronger.13 . AboredBafraidCexcitedDhopeful14 . AcompareBrememberCmanageDrepeat15 . AfullyBquicklyCfreshlyDphysically16 . AfearedBfacedCmentionedDpictured17 . AinsistBreturnCwaitDwin18 . AsuggestionBpredictionCdirectionDintroduction19 . AforgotBwroteCcaredDdiscussed20 . AtrustBprideCcharacterDsupport三、阅读单选Do you have a headache? Take an aspirin or eat bird brainsDo you want beautiful skin? Use skin cream or eat pearlsIs your hair turning gray? Color your hair or eat black rice“Eat bird brains, pearls, and black rice?” some people ask“How strange!” But for many Chinese people, bird brains, pearls, and black rice are not strange things to eatInstead, they are good medicinesFood that people use for medicines is called medical（药用的） foodThe Chinese have eaten medicinal food and spices（香辛料）for centuriesGinger, for example, is a common spice in Chinese cookingGinger gives food a nice flavorThe Chinese began to use ginger many years agoThey used ginger not because it tasted goodThey used ginger because it was medicinalGinger, they thought, was good for the digestionIt also helped people who had coldsPepper and garlic, too, were probably medicines a long time agoSome people dont believe that food and spices are good medicinesThey want to buy their medicine in drugstores, not in supermarketsOther people want to try medicinal foodThey say, “Maybe medicinal food cant help meBut it cant hurt me, either”People can try medicinal food at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco, CaliforniaThe restaurant serves medicinal foodThe menus at the restaurant have a list of dinnersNext to each dinner there is information about the foodThe information helps people order “Queens Secret,” for example, is one dinner at the restaurantThis dinner has meat from chickens with black feathersIt is for women who want to look young21 . All of the followings are common spices in Chinese cook in EXCEPTAgingerBpepperCgarlicDpearls22 . What do you know about medicinal food?AThe Chinese have eaten medicinal food for a long timeBMany Chinese believe medicinal food tastes goodCMedicinal food may be bad for your healthDMedicinal food is served all over the world23 . Why did the Chinese begin to use ginger many years ago?ABecause it gave food different flavorsBBecause it made food more deliciousCBecause it was good for peoples healthDBecause it made people feel cold24 . Which answer to the following questions can be found out from the passage?AWhen did the Chinese start to eat bird brains?BWhy do women like “Queens Secret”?CWhat is the advantage of using pepper?DHow do Chinese people stop a toothache?25 . What can we infer （推测） according to the passage?AMore foreigners will learn more about medicinal foodBAll the Chinese will believe black rice stops hair turning grayCGinger will be more and more popular in ChinaDMedicinal food will be sold in drugstores and supermarketsThis is a story about a boy called Sparky. For Sparky， school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physics student in the schools history. He didnt do much better in sports. Although he tried to join the schools golf team， he quickly lost the only important match.He didnt have friends， either. Other kids didnt care about him. If a classmate said “Hello” to Sparky outside of school， he would feel very surprised.Sparky was a loser(失败者） and everyone knew it. So he accepted it.But one thing was important to Sparky-drawing. He was proud of his artwork. In senior high school， he sent some cartoons to the editors of the yearbook but he was refused. Sparky was hurt. But he didnt lose hope because he believed in his ability and he stuck to drawing. He decided to become a professional artist.He wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios after graduating from high school. The studio asked him to draw some cartoons on a certain subject. Sparky spent a lot of time on the cartoons. Finally， the reply came from Disney Studios: they arent like cartoons.Was it time to stop drawing?Sparky didnt think so. He started to put his own life in the cartoons. He created his childhood self-a little boy loser: Charlie Brown. He wasnt good at football.But Charlie Brown would soon become famous worldwide. Sparky， the boy who used to fail in school and who was refused again and again， was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip and the world-famous cartoon characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy.26 . Which of the following about Sparky is true?AHe did well in his subjects.BHe got a good grade in physics.CHe didnt lose the hope of drawingDHe didnt accept he was a loser.27 . What was the most important thing to Sparky according to the passage?APhysicsBGolf teamCDrawingDFriends28 . The underlined words “stuck to drawing”(in paragraph 4) most probably mean _.Astopped drawingBKept on drawingCGave up drawingDRefused to draw29 . Who is Charlie Schulz according to the passage?AThe boy who was good at everythingBThe boy who was weak in everythingCThe boy who used to fail in schoolDAn editor of Walt Disney studios30 . What is the best title of the passage?AStick to Your DreamBA Cartoon CharacterCA Professional ArtistDHow to Be an ArtistThe Flying Hat By Shannon Blackman“The mostsidesplittingstory Ive ever read. I couldnt help laughing after I finished it. Be ready to laugh your heart out.”Willy King, Best Book winner“Its a story that makes you smile in your dreams. Blackmans excellent writing cheers you up.” The Tide, London“One of the best-selling books of the year. More than two million copies have been sold.”The Sunday Reader, New York“This book has become the talk of the country. The story is making its way into movie theaters. I cant wait to see it!”Marian Miller, author of Ms. Lilly根据以上书评内容，回答下列问题。31 . Who is the writer of The Flying Hat?AMarian MillerBWilly KingCShannon BlackmanDMs. Lily32 . Which is said about The Flying Hat?AA movie about the story is coming out.BPeople can buy the book all over the world.CThe writer started the book because of a mistake.DThe story is about a boy with a magic book.33 . What doessidesplittingmean?ASimple.BFunny.CSerious.DDifficult.The Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge (HZMB)officially opened to traffic on Wednesday, after almost nine years of construction(建设）. The 55km-long bridge is the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world. Its situated at the waters of Lingdingyang of Pearl River Estuary（珠江口）, is a mega-size sea crossing linking the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Zhuhai City of Guangdong Province and Macao Special Administrative Region.It consists of a Main Bridge in Mainland waters together with the boundary crossing facilities and link roads within the three places. The functions of the Bridge are to meet the demand of passenger and freight land transport among Hong Kong, the Mainland (particularly the region of Pearl River West) and Macao, to set up a new land transport link between the east and west banks of the Pearl River, and to further the economic and sustainable development of the three places. It also cut travel time between Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(SAR)and Zhuhai City from three hours to just 30 minutes.The project includes a 29.6 km dual 3-lane carriageway; the speed limit is 100km/h on the main bridge. As the bridge is mostly located in mainland waters, vehicles will keep to the right of the road. Cars can change to the left after having passed the bountary checkpoints in Hong Kong and Macau.The HZMB authority will be in charge of the bridge toll. The toll is in Renminbi. Theres only one toll plaza with 20 toll gates, which is located near the Macao and Zhuhai ports on the mainland side. All toll gates will be available for auto -toll systems in Hong Kong and Guangdong province. Besides cash, bank cards and e-payment such as WeChat Pay and Alipay are all available.The bridge draws us closer and benefits the economic development. Its really a wonder.34 . According to the passage, we know the Hong Kong -Zhuhai -Macao was built for _years.AsevenBeightCnineDten35 . What kind of forms cant we pay for the travel?AcashBcardsCWeChatDAlipay36 . At the beginning , the writer introduces the topic of the passage by_.Alisting factsBasking questionsCgiving examplesDexplaining differences四、回答问题第三节阅读简答：根据短文内容，回答下列问题。Yu Mei is very busy on Friday. At 8:00 she has math. Then at 9:00 she h