九年级新目标上册期中教学质量监测英语试题

九年级新目标上册期中教学质量监测英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、阅读单选At East China University of Science and Technology, students will get a coupon（优惠券）if they eat up their food. Students can collect coupons and exchange them for small gifts, such as books , magazines, mobile phone covers and hand warmers.Its been such a surprise, said Liang Zhaoyun, 19, a student at the university in Shanghai. It has given us one more motivation to finish our food.The measure is part of a national eat-up campaign (行动) which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses(校园)。Why only on campuses, you might ask? Because according to a report by Xinhua News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average (平均) .The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country. The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment-friendly and healthy lifestyle, said Tao Siliang, secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.But some school food is poorly prepared, so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking measures to improve it.Im glad that weve reduced food waste since the eat-up campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food standard on campuses. said Tao.1 . The underlined word motivation in Paragraph 2 means_in Chinese.A动力B机会C试验D条件2 . The eat-up campaign is carried out on campuses because_.Astudents get a good educationBschools offer small giftsCstudents waste too much foodDschool food is more delicious3 . The purpose of the campaign is mainly to _.Aimprove the school food standardBencourage a greener and healthier lifestyleCreceive attention from the societyDfurther improve the service in universities4 . The best title for this passage may be _.AEnjoy Your Food!BReduce Waste on CampusCMeals in Universities.DEat-up Campaign on CampusA lady in an old cotton dress and her husband, dressed in an old suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked into the president of Harvards outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such country people had no business at Harvard. She frowned(皱眉). “We want to see the president,” the man said softly. “Hell be busy all day,” the secretary said coldly. “Well wait,” the lady replied.For hours, the secretary didnt talk to them, hoping that the couple would finally become tired and go away. They didnt. And the secretary finally decided to disturb the president. “Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, theyll leave,” she told him. He frowned too. Someone of his importance obviously didnt have the time to spend with them.The president walked toward them unwillingly. The lady told him, “We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard, and was very happy here. But he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to set up a memorial(纪念碑) to him somewhere on campus. ” The president was so surprised that he shouted sharply, “We cant put up a statue(塑像) for every person who attended Harvard and died. This place would look like a cemetery (墓地).“Oh, no” the lady explained, “We dont want to build a statue. We thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at their plain clothes, and said with surprise, “A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? We have over seven and a half million dollars in the physical buildings here at Harvard.”For a moment the lady was silent. The president was pleased. He could get rid of them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to start a university? Why dont we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they set up the university with their name, Stanford University, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.5 . What did the old couple go to Harvard for?AThey wanted to see their son.BThey had an important meetingCThey went to Harvard just to start a universityDThey wanted to meet the president of Harvard.6 . Why didnt the president come out to meet the couple?AHe was really busy at that time.BThe secretary didnt allow the couple to meet the president.CHe was important and didnt have time for unimportant people.DHe had an important friend to meet and had to spend some time together.7 . From the passage, we can know _.Athe old couple were in fact rich peopleBthe secretary was afraid of the old coupleCthe old couples son was killed in HarvardDthe president of Harvard was kind and patient to anyone8 . The best title of the passage is “_”.AA Statue or A BuildingBHow Stanford University Was BuiltCA Visit to Harvard UniversityDA Strange Old CoupleA gift card is a card that is issued(发行) by a store.These cards are big money makers for stores.One reason is that when gift-card holders go to the store,they often see other things to buy,and they spend more money than the gift card is worth.Unused cards are another reason.Stores make millions of dollars because large numbers of people never use their cards.They either lose them,forget about them,or decide that its not worth the effort. Gift card are becoming very popular in many countries around the world.In the US,they are one of the most popular kinds of gifts.Why?People love the conveniencegift cards are easy to buy and easy to use,either in the store or online.The recipient can choose his or her own gift,and the giver does not have to worry about finding just the right thing. Receiving a gift card,however,is not the same as receiving a gift.A real gift is a better reminder of the person who gave it.The message of a real gift is more likely to be,I spend some time trying to find the right gift for you because I care about you.Often a gift card does not send the same message as a real gift.It may seem to say,I was in a hurry.I didnt have time to think about what you would really like. In todays world,gift cards are certainly convenient.However,they can make us forget the real purpose of giving gifts,which is to build a closer connection between the gift-giver and the gift-recipient.9 . What does the underline wordrecipientmean in Chinese?A商家B顾客C发行者D接受者10 . What is the second paragraph mainly about?AWhy gift cards are popular in the US.BDifferent kinds of gift cards.CWhere to buy gift cards.DHow to use gift cards.11 . What message does a gift card send according to the writer?AI care about you.BI know you like the gift cards.CI couldnt find the right gift for you.DI didnt have time to buy you a real gift.12 . Which of the following is the writers opinion?AIts easy for people to lose gift cards.BGift cards are better than real gifts.CGift cards help people save money.DReal gifts can bring people closer.阅读下面的图表，做两个小题。13 . The box in the ad is a _.A. ComputerB. washing machineC. television14 . What do we learn from the ad?A. Staying near the TV set is dangerous.B. We shouldnt watch TV during 20-26 April.C. We shouldnt put our head into a box.二、根据首字母、中文提示填空15 . Linda is such a _(耐心的 ) person that she never gets angry easily.16 . You look _(苗条的 )and more fashionable in so charming a dress.17 . Doing lots of listening practice is one of the _(秘诀 ) of becoming a good English learner.18 . Do most students wear school _(校服 )in your school?三、用单词的正确形式完成短文、阅读短文，从方框中选择合适的词并用其适当形式填空,每空一词，每词限用一次。（每小题1分，共10分）friend good movie second quietmeet play interest importance do We all know friends are very 19 . to us. How can we make friends? I think the following suggestions can help you make good friends. Firstly, if you want to make friends, you need to go out 20 . people. Friends hardly come to knock at your door while you are 21 . computer games at home.22 . , you dont have to have a lot of common 23 . with people in order to make friends with them. In fact, some of the 24 . friendships are between two people who dont have much in common at all. Even they have opposite views. For example, if you are outing, you can make friends with people who are different from you. Though he is 25 . than you, you can help each other. Thirdly, you should often invite your friends 26 . many things with you. For example, you can invite your friends to go to the 27 . or go to a concert with you. You also should take part in your 28 . party. Soon you will find you and your friends have strong friendship.四、语法填空阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标、首字母或汉语的提示，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。Life is no easy, so Id like to say “No matter what happens, believe in yourself.”When I was a 29 . / j / boy, I was so shy that I never talked to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad, 30 . could do nothing. Later, something happened and 31 . (change) my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to 32 . part in it. What a terrible idea. It meant I had to speak in 33 . / pblk /. “Come on boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win,” my mother said. Then my mother and I talked 34 . many different topics. At last, I chose the topic, “believe in yourself”. I practiced it over 100 times, with my mothers great love, I did 35 . in the contest. I won the first place, I 36 . (hear) the cheers from the teachers and students. My mother 37 . excited, too. Since then , no matter what I do, I try to tell myself to be confident, and I will beat myself, I live 38 . (happy) now.五、回答问题D. Answer the questions （根据以下内容回答问题）This is a story of a man who works in a big factory. He was a little bitweird（怪异的）. He always wore an old red hat and carried a rubbish bag. He usually spent his break time and his lunchtime walking around in that old big factory and collecting used tins (铝罐) .One day, I was fixing one of the broken machines in the factory when this “tin man” came with his bag. As usual, he picked up the tins, which were all over the place. My manager was standing there , watching me.When I finished my job, I heard my manager ask the “tin man” about what he was going to do with those tins he had collected. I didnt even think about this kind of question, because I always gue