2008-2009学年淄博周村第一学期九年级期末考试

1、2008-2009 学年度淄博市周村第一学期九年级期末考试英语试卷6、听力选择子的正确答语。1AYes, I will BThat s a good ideaCIt s a pity2AThat s all right BHow silly she was CI m sorry to hear that 3AHow about Richard?BWell meet at 9:00CHow about the entrance hall?4AI cant stand it BYes, very much CNo, I don t like it 5AI ve no ideaBMy pleasur

2、e CSure Ill do that （二）录音中有五组对话 ,每组对话听一遍 , 然后从每小题A、B、C 中选出能回答每个问一） 录音中有五个句子, 每个句子听一遍 , 然后从每小题 A 、B、C 中选出适合每个句题的正确答案。Where are the two speakers talking?A In the bookstore BIn a carCIn a restaurant7A To read newspapersBTo watch TV CTo sell newspapersWhat does the man want to do?8What did they do last

3、week?A Went to the factory.BDid their homework.9C Help the farmers with their work.What kind of party are they going to take?A A diner party B An English party C A birthday party 10A In Area E B In the Fantastic House C Far from Area E 三） 录音中有一段对话 , 对话听两遍 , 然后从每小题 A 、B、中选出能回答每个问题的正Where can Lucy lis

4、ten to pop music?确答案。11 What are they talking about?A Their weekendsB Their relatives C Their homework 12 What did Frank do on Saturday?A He did his homework B He played tennis C He visited his relatives 13. Whom did Frank go to the beach with?A. His brother.B.His family .C.His friends .14 . When di

5、d Kate study for a math test?A .In the morni ng.B .In the after noon. C .In the evening.15 . Why did Kate feel more fun in the evening?A . Because she clea ned her room herselfB . Because she went to the movie with her friends .C .Because she held a party.(四)录音中有一篇短文，短文听两遍，然后从每小题 A、B、C中选出能回答每个问题的正 确

6、答案。16 .Is Switzerla nd a big country with mountains, pine trees and blue lakes?A . Yes, it is .B . No, there are none of these . C . No, it isn .17 . What the weather like in win ter there?A . The sun is bright, and the air is warmB . The sun is bright, but the air is cold .C . There little sun ligh

7、t, and it scold .18 . Where are the hotels?A . In the valleys .B . On the sides of the mountains . C .Both A and B .19 . What can tourists do in win ter?C . Water-ski .C . Surf and dive .A .Ski (滑雪)and skate . B .Walk in the forests .20 . In summer what can tourists do in the lake except swim ming?A

8、 .Fish and sail .B .Sail and water-ski.（五）、听力填表录音中有一篇短文，短文听两遍，然后根据短文内容填写表格。（每空不超过三个单词）TimePeopleActivityPlace8 amMrs CrystalHave a (21)In the meeti ng room12 amMr SmithHave lunchAt (22)3 pmMr Brow nPlay (23)/(24)Mrs RiceHave a (25)In the recreati on area5.单项填空26.Have you ever felt tired in

9、middle ofday, especially after lun ch?27.28.29.A . a, athe, theC./, thethe, /His son has cha nged a lothe came to study our school.A . forIt takesA . moresinceC. whenaftertime to go to Chengdu by plane than by train .B . fewerC. Ion gerlessAccide nts are very com mon and n early every one has hadone

10、.A . at leastB . at lastC . at mostD . at first30.Im fourteen .My friend is sixteen . So Imhim.A. as old asB . not younger than C . not so young as D. 2 years younger than31.Pers onal computersin 1976.It has changed the whole world .32.A .are inven tedB .inven tedC . were inven ted D . have bee n in

11、ven tedThe boy keptsilly questions .This made his fatherA . to ask, angry B . to ask, an grily C .ask ing, angry D. ask ing, an grily33.I don tknow if TomI believe hethough it is raining .A . will come, will comewill come, comes34.35.C . comes, will comeThereD.comes, somea lot of manatees, but now t

12、here arenvery many of them .A . used to haveB. used to beC . are used to beD. used beingOur teacher asked us to write acomposition in English .A .two-hu ndred-wordB . two-h un dreds-wordC . two-h un dreds-wordsD . two-h un dred-words36 . He said as loudly as he could let us hear clearly .A .so asB .

13、so thatas C .order toD .in order to37 . In different situations, there are some gifts will always work well .A .whoB .thatC .whatD .whe n38 . Excuse me, could you tell me where ?A. I got some stampsB. can get some stampsC. I can get some stampsD. can I get some stamps39. Do you mind if I take this s

14、eat? .A. Not at allB . Im sorry you can C. Never mind D. Yes, please do40. Hi, Jane. Can I borrow your bike this after noon? , but I need it back tomorrow . We are going to a picnic in the people spark.OK, I return it to you this evening .A . Im afraid not B . No wayC . No problem D . You shouldn do

15、 that三、完形填空Most adults once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day . The same 41 is going on at school now .42 it seems that doing weekend homework is one43_ for the modern students .All the students should agree that weekend homework should be abolished （取消）. It is 44 for t

16、hem to study at school five days a week . They have a lot of interests . With homework to do on Saturday and Sun day, how can they find 45 to help their pare nts do the housework, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreation（娱乐）,or just have 46 at home? Because

17、of these activities, the homework cant be fini shed 47 Sun day evening. So their weeke nd homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Mon day teachers are 48 because many of the stude nts know little about the 49 . If there were no weeke nd homework to do, they would be 50 to go to school on Mo

18、n day after two days good rest and lear n what the teachers teach better.41 .A .thi ngB .schoolC .classD .homework42 .A .AlsoB .ButC .StillD .Though43 .A .questi onB .reas onC .problemD .decisi on44 .A .not enoughB .enoughC .no goodD .no use45 .A .frie ndsB .timeC .placesD .money46 .A .a restB .an e

19、xamC .a less onD .a picnic47 .A .thoughB .si neeC .afterD .un til48 .A .pleasedB .sorryC .unhappyD .satisfied49 .A .less onsB .gamesC .in terestsD .activities50. A. tiredB. creativeC. worriedD. happy四、阅读理解AThree Fren chme n were sitt ing together to talk about their experie nces in En gla nd . The f

20、irstsaid, I once heard some one shout,! llpoxb knyuhead out of a window and a bucketful（一桶） of water fell on me . It seems that Look ouiynean don t look outThe second said, I was once on a ship and heard the captain shoutl,l hands on deck（甲板） ! I put my hands on the deck and some one walked on them

21、. ”Here is the third Frenchman. Htome called early on an English friend and the maidwho came to the door said,“ He srtooupeyEick in half an hour. ” When the third visiteds notaga in for his friend, she said, “ He s not dow n yet The third said, If he s not up and hedow n, where is he? The maid said,

22、 Heshot up ,it means he has not got up. And whe n I say ; He s ntalwn yet,it means he has not yet come downstairs . ”51. When the first Fren chma n heard some one shout “ Look out ” , it means .A. to put your head out of the window and lookB. I m going to pour the waterC. to be carefulD. to help me5

23、2. When the captain shouted, “All hands on deck ” , it means .A.put both your right hand and left hand on deckB.shake your hand with meC.give your hands to meD.that all the sailors gather on deck53. When the maid said, “ He s not up yet,she meant thatA.he has not grow n up yetB . he has not yet got

24、upC.he has not woke n up yetD . he has not yet come upstairs54. When the third Fren chma n went back, the En glish friend A .was still in bedB .was hav ing his breakfastC .was still in an upstairs roomD .was going out for shopp ing55. The main idea of the article is three Fren chme n and their in te

25、resti ng experie ncesB.C.D.the Fren chme n had some troublewe should know the mea ning of French wordsit difficult for a foreig ner to un dersta nd the Ian guage of other coun triesChristmas was coming . Mr Smith had no money to buy any presents for his children. Hiswife was ill and he spent a lot o

26、f money on her medicine . And the harvest was bad and all his family were going to be hungry the next spring . He was quite worried about it .“ We had only a cock, said Mrs Smith one day .“ You d better take it to the town Sell itthere and buy some cakes and sweets for our children . ”It a good idea

27、! fhe man said and caught the cock the next morning and put it into a box. It was difficult to walk on the road covered with thick snow . Two hours later he was very tied and wan ted to have a rest. He put the box to the ground and sat dow n .“ The air in the box must be close, the man said to himse

28、lf . I d better let the cock walkoutside for a while, or it ll . dieSo he put the cock to the ground . When he started again, he couldn t catch it any longer“ How foolish you are! Mr Smith called out angrily .“ You can heild （预示来临）thebreak of day at night but you can t find the way to the town in th

29、e daytime!56. The story happened in .A. NovemberB. December C. JanuaryD. February57 . , so Mr Smith was worried .A . They would have noting to eat on ChristmasB .His childre n would be sad on ChristmasC .His children were naughty （顽皮）D . They would die in the cold weather58 . Mr Smith couldn buy any

30、 presents for his children because .A .his wife was illB .the harvest was badC . they had a big familyD .he was very poor59 . Mr Smith was quite tired on his way to town because .A . there was much snow on the roadB . someth ing was wrong with himC. the box was very heavyD. He lost his way60. In fac

31、t, was foolish .A. the cook B. Mrs SmithC. Mr SmithD. noneCToday there are 6 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12. 5 billion . This is a lot of people to feed . We need more food .One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers hav

32、e made pla nts better . Every seas on, they pick the best pla nts for the n ext seas on . It works very slowly . Si nee 1983, scie ntists have bee n able to cha nge pla nts more quickly by changing their genetic material （遗传物质）. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foo

33、ds （转基因食品），or GM foods .By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants . They make plants which are strong against plant diseases . They can also help with our diseases: a kind of rice is being prepared （准备），for example, which stops people from beco ming bli ndRich co

34、untries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money . Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food .GM plants are not natural . No one knows how good or bad they are . Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050 . There are strong

35、 feelings against them, because they areunnatural. They may feed people, then hurt them or their children later .But, both rich and poorcoun tries are very in terested in their use, and they are not going to go awayIn 2050, we maythink differe ntly about them61. GM foods are made up by A . farmersB

36、. workersC .Scien tistsD . pla nts62 . What are the good thi ngs about GM foods?A . They make pla nts strong aga inst diseaseC . they can help in huma n disease63 . GM foods .A . are a quick way to produce foodC . are safeB . They are unn aturalD . Both A and CB . grow in the wildD . are grow n only

37、 in rich coun tries64 . Why do some people not like GM foods?A. Because they are not useful.B. Because are not helpfulC. Because they are not n aturalD. Because they are not cheap.65. From the reading we know that .A. GM foods will disappear one day in the future B .GM foods will not disappear in th

38、e futureC .people will be in terested in GM foodsD . people will have to stop using GM foodsA professor told his students to go into the city slums （贫民窟）to study the life of 200 boys . He asked them to write reports about each boys life in the future . Every one of the stude nts wrote, He does nt ha

39、ve any hope .Twenty-five years later, another professor read about the earlier study . He told his students to find out what had happened to these boys . Of the 200 boys, 20 had moved away or died . Nobody knew what had happened to them . They tried very hard and found the other 180 people .Among th

40、em, 176 had become successful as doctors, teachers and scie ntists .The professor was very surprised and decided to study it further . Luckily, all of them were living near the place and he was able to ask each one, What made you successful? Each one answered with feeling, There was a teacher.The te

41、acher was still liv ing there, so the professor found her and asked the old woma n what she had used to pull those boys out of the slums, and change them into successful people .The teachers eyes began to shine and she said with a sweet smile, Its really very easy . I loved those boys .66 . Why did

42、the stude nts go to the slums?A .To help the poor childre n.B . To look for a good teacher .C .To study the life of some young boys . D .To become successful people .67 . Of the 180 boys, how many were known to be not successful?68 .B .20 .24 .D.176 .What chan ged the boys life?A . The professors st

43、udy .The teachers love .C .Their pare nts .The slums .69. Why was the sec ond professor surprised?A.Because some boys had diedB . Because most of the boys lived a hard life .C.Because a few boys did nt have hope. D. Because the earlier reports were wrong .70 . Which of the followi ng is not true?A .

44、 Some of the boys became doctors .B . The sec ond professor talked to the 180 people and their teacher .C . The teacher still remembered the boys .D . The boys did nt want to talk about their teacher .五、单词拼写71. He gave his daughter a large a of money .72 . I met him and his wife in the street by a l

45、ast Sun day .73 . Exactly, Fujian Provinee is in the s of China .74 . I don want to make a wrong d and regret later75 . About eighty thousand people lost their l during the Sichuan earthquake .六、根据短文内容及首字母提示完成单词All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great wish to be the lucky cus

46、tomer who did not have to pay for her s 76. For this was w 77 the no tice just in sidethe entrance promised （承诺）.It said, “ Remember, once a week, onefoour customers gets f _78 goods . This may be your lucky day! ”For several weeks, Mrs . Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky cust

47、omer . U 79 her frien ds, she n ever gave up hope . The cupboards in her kitche n were f 80_ of things that she did not need . Her husband tried to persuade （劝说） her to stop, b _81 it was no use . She d 82 of the day whe n the man ager of the supermarket would come to her and say, “ Madam, this is y

48、our lucky day . Everything in your basket is free . ”One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had f 83 to buy some tea . She rushed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went toward the cash-desk . As she did so, she saw the manager c

49、ome up to her .“ Madam,” hesaid, holding out his h 84,I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer t_85and everything you have in your basket is free . ”76 . 77 . 78 . 79 . 80 .81. 82. 83. 84. 85.七、阅读表达It is reported that many middle school stude nts are just not getti ng eno ugh sleep, especiallyduring the school week . The problem seems to get worse as they get older . Grade 7 students sleep 8. 4 hours a school night, and Grade 9 students only 6 . 9 hours.(88) It aso reported that not ge