九年级下学期开学测试英语试题

九年级下学期开学测试英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、完型填空I used to have little passion (激情) in my life. But what happened the other day changed my mind. Then I learned how_ it is to have a passion in life.That day I went home in Moms car. When Mom _ at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed in rags(破旧衣服). He was homeless. That didnt interest me_ I had seen many people like him before. Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless. But this man was _ in some way. He was not sitting down with a_ expression. Instead, he had a_ in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious（珍贵）thing he had. “Mom, why does that man have a radio though hes_?” I asked“He_it,” she replied.“But why doesnt he use the money to buy food or clothes? He_something that he didnt need.” “Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes arent the most important.”That man must care so much about music that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that_ is the key to life.1 . AimportantBstrangeCdangerousDdifficult2 . AexercisedBwalkedCstoodDstopped3 . AbutBwhenCsoDbecause4 . AcommonBpoliteCdifferentDrude5 . AnervousBsadCmadDhappy6 . AhatBphoneCradioDscarf7 . AhopefulBhomelessCcarelessDuseless8 . AboughtBmadeCfixedDborrowed9 . Aasked forBwaited forCpaid forDlooked for10 . AhappinessBhealthCknowledgeDfriendship二、阅读单选My teachers suggested that I see a speech specialist (专家) in school.I never really gave much thought to my speech. If other people understood what I was saying, then that was good enough. I didnt mind repeating myself many times.Before testing me, the speech specialist asked me what I thought of having good speech. I told her I thought it was not important.“Well, when you are in an interview for a job, and they dont know what you are saying, what are they going to say to you? Nice meeting you, bye,” she said.Maybe good speech was important. I took part in 20-minute classes each week with the specialist.After she tested me, she told me that I spoke too fast, and didnt give enough eye contact (眼神交流). I learned that when I made eye contact with someone, it meant that I was talking to that person, and I could also see what he or she thought about what I was saying.When my first speech class started, I found that I had been speaking too fast to be understood. Every time I spoke too fast, the specialist stopped me and told me to start again. At first, I got stopped after almost every other sentence. After a while, I felt my speech slow down. I wasnt sure if people could understand me better, but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself.Speech is an important skill to have. If you do have good speech, thats a good thing, but if you dont have it, it is never too late to improve.11 . The article is probably taken from.Aa newspaperBan advertisementCa detective storyDa science book12 . What did the writer think of having good speech before the classes?AIt was very useful.BIt was nothing important.CIt was impossible.DIt was good for interviewing.13 . What were the writers problems when he was speaking?a. He spoke too quickly. b. He never stopped once he started talking.c. He seldom kept eye contact with people. d. He didnt give others time to ask questions.Aa, bBb, cCa, cDb, d14 . From the sentence “but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself,” we know that _.Athe writers friends couldnt understand himBthe writer still couldnt make eye contactCthe writer improved a lotDthe writer didnt slow down15 . Through the passage, the writer wants to tell us that _.Aseeing a speech specialist is necessaryBspeech is an important skill to haveCgood speech can help you make friendsDgood speech gets good affectMany people think the camel stores only water in its hump（驼峰）,but it does not,Instead,the camel stores something else there-food.The camels hump is really a hump of fat.When the camel,often called”a ship of the desert”,is not travelling and is in a place where there is plenty of food and water,it eats and drinks a lot. As it does so, its hump rises from the fat its body makes. Then when the camel is travelling through the desert and when there is little food,it can live off the stored fat.A camel can go on for days or weeks with little feed or water.However its hunger reaches the point starvation(饿死),its hump shrinks（收缩） and may even slip off its back and hang down its side.Camels are not fussy（挑剔的） about what they eat.Thorny（多刺的） plants dont hurt their mouths,grasses of any kinds will do and so will hay,dry grain,cactuses.（干草，干粮，仙人掌）There are onehumpcamels and twohump camels. Camels with one hump are calledArabian camels,mainly coming from North Africa. Camels with two humps are mainly from Asia.16 . There arekinds of camels in the world.AtwoBthreeCfourDfive17 . Camels eat and drink a lot.Aafter they finish their workBbefore they go to sleepCwhen they find much food and waterDwhen they go through the desert18 . Reading this passage,we know.Acamels can live without food and waterBcamels need more but pay lessCthere is much food and water in camels humps all the timeDcamels make food and water into fat and store it in their humps19 . A camels hump slips off its back or side because.Ait tries to save some fatBthere is little fat in it.CIt hopes to have a good restDIt can carry more20 . Which is the following is true?AAn African camel has one hump becausethereare many desertsthere.BAn Asian camel has two humps because there is much food and water there.CCamels can live a very bad life.DA camels is the most useful animal.There is a festival called “Diwali(排灯节)” in India(印度). People in India often clean their houses before the day of Diwali. Most people clean their houses in the morning. They often decorate their houses with flowers. They also make sweet food look like flowers, people and animals. Then they visit their friends and give them presents and cards.On Diwali, many people open the doors and windows and light(点亮)candles in front of the doors. They want to bring good luck to their families. After Diwali, people often clean their houses again. Some people like to make loud noises at their houses. They think this can make bad spirits go away.21 . There is a festival called “Diwali” in_.AChinaBthe USCEnglandDIndia22 . Indian people often decorate their houses with_.AtreesBgrassCflowersDcards23 . Indian people make _look like flowers, people and animals.ApresentsBsweet foodCclothesDpapercut24 . Why do many people open the doors and windows on Diwali?ABecause its very hot in their houses.BBecause there are spirits in their houses.CBecause they want to bring good luck to their families.DBecause they want to clean their houses.Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand , Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new names ” for themselves instead of the names their parents gave them when they were born.Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.In many countries , a woman changes her family name to her husbands after she got married. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husbands. Sometimes, women use their own names in some situations and their husbands in other situations. And some use both their own names and their husbands.25 . Hanna changed her name to_AAnneBHansCHnneDAnna26 . Joseph is thinking about changing his name because he wants to_.Amove to another placeBhave a name with special soundCbe differentDmake life easier in a new country27 . In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband,s _.Ain all situationsBbecause she loves her husbandCbefore she got marriedDafter she got married28 . People change their names because_Athere is only one reasonBthere are two reasonsCthere may be many reasonsDthere are five reasons29 . What is the main idea of the passage?AAnne and Joseph are talking about changing their names.BPeople like to be usual, so they change their names.CIn many countries, women change their names after they got married.DThere are many reasons for people to change their names.You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didnt know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.When I first studied English, I was told to say,” I am fine” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good” or “Im tired”.One day, someone greeted me with “Whats up?” It made me confused . I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didnt know what to say.Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.I was also surprised by how hardworking US students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and thats it. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.30 . What does the word “confused” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese ?A困惑B憧憬C悲痛D后悔31 . A good US student spends his / her time _ .Aonly in doing homeworkBon studies, sports or music and public workConly in working for the publicDonly on sports or music32 . Which of the following is NOT true ?AThe writer is now in US.BAmerican girls love to have white skin.CUS students are talented and hard working.DThe writer regrets that he gave up playing the piano.三、用单词的正确形式完成句子A）用所给词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。break take make help tell33 . Lily was ill，so Betty _ her place to take part in the speech competition.34 . Where is your mom？She _ plans for our summer vacation.35 . When I am sad，my father always _ me some jokes.36 . Tom _ his arm and our teacher took him to the hospital.37 . Linda is ready _ the old man cross the road.用方框中所给短语的适当形式完成下列句子,使句子通顺、正确join in, no problem, feel like, find out, take a message38 . My father would have a piece of chewin