江苏省姜堰市2010届九年级英语下学期期中考试试题北师大版

1、2009-2010年度第二学期九年级 英语试题(满分120分，考试时间120分钟 )第一部分(选择题共70分) 一、单项选择从下列每题所给a, b, c, d四个选项中，选择一个最佳答案。( 共 15 题；每小题1 分，满分15 分 )1. jim, _11-year-old boy, wants to come to china to learn _chinese.a. a; /b. an; /c. a; thed. an; a2. it s patient _ him to spend a lot of time _ things to us.a. of; to explainb. of;

2、 explainingc. for; to explaind. for; explaining3. did you see the beginning of the film? no. it _ for 20 minutes when i got to the cinema.a. has been onb. had been onc. had begund. has begun4. could i use your dictionary to look up some new words ? ok, _.a. that s all rightb. that s rightc. it s a p

3、leasured. help yourself5. he didnt win the race at last, did he? _, though he tried to run as fast as he could.a. no, he didn tb.yes, he didc. no, he didd. yes, he didn t6. maria, could you tell me _ my spoken english? i think you should spend more time chatting online in english.a. what to improveb

4、. when to improvec. how to improved. which to improve7. _ do you write to your friend? twice a week.a. how oftenb. how longc. how soond. how much8. do these magazines belong to tom? they _ be his because he doesntlike them at all.9. you can repair your bike. it s not broken enough, jack. i d rather

5、_ a new bike than _ it.a. buy; repairb. buy; to repairc. to buy; repaird. to buy; to repair10. does ted tell you if he _ next sunday? no, he doesnt. but if he _, i ll give you a ring.a. will come; will come b. come s; will come c. comes; comes d. will come; comes11. excuse me, id like to buy a map b

6、ut i can tfind a bookshop. i know _nearby. come on, i ll show you the way.12. where is john, do you know? he _ changsha on business. he _ in two days.a. has been to; will come back b. has gone to; will be back c. has been in; would come back d. has gone to; come back13. the old lady donated a lot of

7、 money to the people in yushu, who lost their homes in the earthquake, _ she is not richa. ifb. thoughc. becaused. but14. do you have enough time to finish the work? i think we need _ hours.15. dick _ in america, but now he has been_ chinese food since he moved to nanchang.a. used to live; used to e

8、atingb. is used to live; used to eatc. is used to living; used to eatingd. used to living; used to eat二、完形填空阅读短文，从下列每题所给a, b, c, d四个选项中，选择一个最佳答案。 ( 共 15 题；每小题1 分，满分 15 分 )on christmas eve, the woods, an english couple, received a very unusualtelephonecall.althoughit16onlytwenty seconds, it was fromt

9、heirfifteen-year-old daughter who disappeared six months before.“ im phoning to17you a happy christmas,she said”. “ i love you.”the woods were so happy that they started a18telephone service called “ alive andwell ”.the service19 parents to keep in touch with children who have run away from home.you

10、ng people can phone “ alive and welland”leave a20 for their parents. the21are answered by answering machines.22 no one spoke to the child or make them23home. parents ofrunawaychildren who are under eighteen can ask the24to bringtheirchildren home. so children do not want to tell their parents25they

11、are. through “ aliveand well ”they can telephone their parents without26about letting their parents know theiraddress.the woods and their helpers27the telephone messages which are recorded by the tapeand get in touch with the28. many of the 30,000 british children who have left home are29 in london.

12、 for only two pence they can go into a telephone box and30their parents.they can dial 756 7556 and stop their parentsworry. ishe d ead or alive?16.a. startedb. endedc. soundedd. lasted17.a. wishb. tellc. expectd. make18. a. strangeb. terriblec. speciald. popular19.a. stopsb. imaginesc. helpsd. hopes

13、20.a. letterb. messagec. numberd. surprise21.a. parentsb. machinesc. questionsd. telephones22.a. sob. butc. ifd. because23.a. missb. leavec. returnd. stay24.a. friendsb. policec. grandparentsd. teachers25.a. whob. howc. whatd. where26.a. worryingb. thinkingc. caringd. complaining27.a. give awayb. wr

14、ite downc. keep outd. call up28.a. churchb. schoolc. police stationd. address29.a. alwaysb. alsoc. neverd. probably30.a. missb. watchc. calld. kiss三、阅读理解阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。( 共 20题；每小题2 分，满分40 分 )a“ depend on yourself ” is what nature s ays to everyone. parents can help you.teachers can help you. bu

15、t all these only help you to help yourself.there have been many great men in history. but many of them were very poor in childhood ，and had no uncles，aunts and friends to help them. schools were few and not very good. they could not depend on them for an education they saw how it was ，and began to w

16、ork with their own efforts to know something. they worked their own way up to fame.one of the most famous teachers in england used to tell his pupils, “ i can t make worthy( 优秀的 )men of you, but i can help you make men of yourselves. ”some young men have the best of everything, but they are to be pi

17、tied( 同情 ). they can never do things successfully if they don tsee their weak point and change their attitudes( 态度 ) tostudythey are nobody now, and will be nobody as long as( 只要 )they dontfollow the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.31.“ depend on yourself in thi

18、s”passage means “”.a. rely on( 依靠 )natureb. wait for others to helpc. rely on your own effortsd. count on your parent shelp32.many of the great men in history succeeded because they.a. made great efforts to learn and workb. wanted very much to become famousc. were very poor in childhoodd. could not

19、depend on schools for an education33.according to the famous teacher in england ，a teacher can.a. make his pupils worthy menb. help his pupils find a way to famec. make his pupils strength and couraged. help his pupils make themselves become useful34.if young people depend on their own efforts ，.a.

20、they are to be pitiedb. they can succeed in their lifec. they are nothing foreverd. they cantchange their attitudes35.the best title for this passage isa. how to be famousb. what nature says to every manc. depend on yourselfd. depend on your teachers and parentsbimagine there is a bank that opens an

21、 account (账户 ) for you each morning with $86,400. every evening the bank deletes( 删除 ) all the money that remains(剩下，余留 ).each of us has such a bank. its name is time. every morning, it gives you 86,400 seconds. every night your unused seconds disappear.if you fail to use the time in your account, t

22、he loss is yours. there is no going back.so what will you do with the account of your time?take out every second, of course! the clock is running. make the most of today.to realize the value ofone year, ask a student who failed a grade. to realize the value of one month, ask a mother who gave birth

23、to a baby.to realize the value of one week, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.to realize the value of one hour, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.to realize the value of one minute, ask a person who missed the train.to realize the value of one second, ask a person who just avoided(避免，消除 ) an

24、 accident.treasure(珍爱，珍惜 ) every moment that you have! and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special. remember, time and tide wait for no man.yesterday is history.tomorrow is mystery.today is a gift. that s why it s called the present!36.$86,400 refers to _ in your account in the p

25、assage.a. moneyb. historyc. mysteryd. time37.the bank gives us _ minutes every day.a. 86,400b. 24,000c. 1,440d. 3,40038. which is not true according to the passage?a. there s much money in our bank accounts every day.b. we have 86,400 seconds every day.c. time won t go back.d. today is a gift.39. as

26、k a perso n who avoided an accident to realize the value of _.a. one secondb. one minutec. one hourd. one year40. each of us has such a bank, so_.a. we can use time freelyb. we can save time freelyc. we don tworry about timed. we must treasure every momentckitty, my daughter, has started high school

27、. one day, her school coach encouraged her to join the basketball team. her first thought was that she would ask a friend to join the team with her. i told my daughter that she needed to make her own decision. i didn twant her to miss some great chances in life just because herfriends were not doing

28、 it.my daughter and i always talk about her future, her hopes and her dreams. and i give myselfenough time to sit down and listen to what my daughter is saying.im always asking my daughters opinions about important things. i think children see thesame things through different eyes. if you respect th

29、eir opinions, they like to listen to and take your advice. show your children respect and they will learn to respect others. remember that our children learn from us, and you are your children s first teacher.41. when the coach asked kitty to join the basketball team, she first _.a. asked her mother

30、 for adviceb. refused to do itc. wanted to join it with her friendsd. tried to make a decision by herself42. what does the writer not do?a. she gives her daughter some useful advice.b. she discusses important things with her daughter.c. she encourages her daughter to do things by herself.d. she asks

31、 her daughter to follow her opinions.43. the underlined word“ respect” meansichinese“.”a. 服从b. 尊重c. 反对d. 表达44. what is the main idea of the passage?a. children should follow their parentsopinions at any time.b. children should express their opinions.c. parents should make all decisions for their chi

32、ldren.d. parents should respect their children s opinions.45. the writer plays many important roles in her daughter s life except _.a. a motherb. a listenerc. a teacherd. a leaderdfor many american teenagers, having a part-time job is an important part ofgrowing up. a part-time job can teach teenage

33、rs important skills like responsibility（责任），independence（独立）， teamwork and leadership.young people can expand(扩大 ) their social circles beyond their classmatesby making friends with co-workers. and many teenagers find that earning theirown money gives them a sense of pride and freedom.the us departm

34、entof labor allows teenagers to apply for jobs at the age of 14. popularpart-time jobs include working in ice cream stores, coffee shops, and clothing stores. during the school year, teenagers may go to work a few times a week after their classes get out, then work for longer on the weekends.in the

35、summer, top jobs for teens include working at camps, swimming pools and amusementparks. these jobs are great for young people who want to be active and have fun while making money.a favorite job for many teens is babysitting( 临时替人看小孩 ), and they can start before 14 if the parents agree. after the ch

36、ildren are sleeping and before the parents come home, babysittershave lots of freedom. as long as theystay in the house and make sure the kids are okay,babysitters can do their homework, enjoy a snack, watch tv, or talk on the phone with friends.it can be stressful to balance school, homework, and a

37、 part-time job. still, many americanteenagers value their work experience andthe skills they gain on the job.46.the author thinks a part-time job can teach teenagers many skills except _.a. responsibilityb. teamworkc. leadershipd. organization47.american teenagers can work when they are _ years old

38、by law.a. fourteenb. thirteenc. twelved. eleven48.where do american teenagers like to work most in the summer?a. at a shop.b. in the office.c. at a camp.d. at a clothing store.49.american teenagers like to babysit because they _.a. can start before 14b. can make more moneyc. like to play with childr

39、end. have lots of freedom50.we can infer that american teenagers _ from the last paragraph.a. enjoy working moreb. hate going to schoolc. donthave much homeworkd. think that skills are important四、阅读表达第二部分( 非选择题共 50阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。分 )( 共 5 题；每小题2 分，满分10 分 )success comes from good habits. the most

40、important reason that helps you succeed is what you do every single day. your habits are so important that they will decide whether you are successful or not. if you have strong and healthy positive( 积极的 ) habits, it does not matter whether or not you fail today because you are guaranteed(保证 ) to su

41、cceed in the long run. havingpositive habits does not mean that you will succeed every single time. however, in the long term, there is no doubt that you will achieve all your goals and be successful.a single positive action will not change your life, but the same action repeated l,000 timeswill hav

42、e an important (1)_ _ your life. for example, if you listen to english onlyone time, you wont see a big difference in your english studying. however, if you listen to english l,000 times over a five-year period, you will find you ve made progress in english. the same principle applies to(适用于 ) healt

43、h, relationships, work and school. (2)simple positiveactions repeated every single day will change your life in the long run.everybody can change. all it takes is courage and persistence （毅力） . decide right now to improve your life by changing your habits. take actions right now! don t be afraid. yo

44、u will probably make mistakes along the way, but never forget that success is guaranteed for you if you have good habits in your life. and if you refuse to give up, success will be yours.51. 在 (1) 句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。_ _52. 将 (2) 句译成中文。_53. 回答问题 : why are habits so important?_54. 在文中找出与if you

45、 never stop, you ll be successful. 意思相近的句子。_55. 在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。_五、词汇运用用括号内所给词的适当形式填空(每空不限一词 ) 。 ( 共 10 题；每小题1 分，满分 10 分 )56. the girl _ red to blue when she was 5 years old. (prefer)57.who will be the new chairperson of the _ (student) union.58.it is well-known that one fifths is eight _.(four)59

46、.what you said has made her feel even _. you must say sorry to her! (sad)60. people all dress _ (they) in the best clothes when the spring festival comes. 61. when seeing the man yesterday, simon just forgot when _him before. (meet)62. he often has meals _ (regular). he is in poor health.63. hi, lil

47、y. i didn tsee you at the party. oh, i _ for the history exam.(prepare)64. i won tgo to the party if i_ (not invite).65. it s said that steven _ many places of interest since he came to china. (visit)六、短文填空根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。( 共 10题；每小题1 分，满分10 分 )this blue curly hair looks like the waves

48、 of the sea. i66smile is asign of the healthy spirit of china. those thumbs-up( 翘拇指 ) willw67millions of people to shanghai from around the world.it s haibao, the mascot of the 2010 shanghai world expo.s very c68, ” said gu hui, a school kid.“ i wantl a69big toythe mascot.haibao looks li ke the chin

49、ese character人”“ , whichm70peopleor a human being. the name comes f71the chinese phrase “ sihai zhi bao”-thetreasure of the four seas. it also means the treasure of shanghai, which l72beside the sea.haibao was designed by two a73, one from the mainland and the other from taiwan.the design is about p

50、eople living together in the c74. the designers want it to fit in withthe theme of the shanghai exposition“bbetter75city, life.”“ it七、书面表达( 满分 20 分 )某中学初三同学就中学生使用手机问题展开了讨论，主要有如下两种意见。假设你是王林，请选择其中一种观点，给报社写封信，阐述你的看法。赞成意见： 1. 当今社会迅速发展，手机是最快的信息交流的工具之一。2. 应充分利用好手机。如偶遇突发事故，可立即拨打手机求助。3. 可在每天学习之余利用手机游戏放松一下自己。4. 只要正确使用好手机，紧跟时尚并无过错，但学习是首要任务。反对意见： 1. 学校已提供了公共电话，因此手机并不能带来更多的帮助，而且花费较多。2. 上课容易玩手机 ,不认真听讲。甚至考试时用手机作弊，影响良好品质的形成(