初三上期末测试卷

1、九年级期末测试卷(1 12)一、 单项选择(15 分)()1. How do you learn En glish words?_ making flashcards.A. ToB. ByC. ForD. With()2. He thinks_ the Chinese Spring Festival is very interesting.A. how B. what C. that D. who()3. Excuse me. Could you tell me_ get to the nearest postoffice?Sorry, I am new here.A.how can I B.

2、 how I couldC. how toD. what I can()4. Do you know_ ? Yes, in two days.A. whe n will Mr Li come backB. how long Mr Li will come backC. what time will Mr Li come backD. how soon Mr Li will come back5. How does Jack usually go to school?He_ ride a bike, but now he_ theretolose weight.A. used to;is use

3、d to walkB. was used to;is used to walki ngC. was used to; is used to walkD. used to; is used to walki ng()6. The desk is made_ wood.A. from B. at C. ofD. i n()7. The tall build ing_10 years ago.A. builtB. was builtC. is builtD. builds()8._ far as I know, her mother is a very famous writer.A. With B

4、. In C. As D. On( )9. “Im a sin ger” is_ an in teresti ng TV showmany people like watch ing it.A. so; thatB. such; thatC. so; asD. such; as()10. Dad, why must I stop_computer games?For your health, my boy.A. play B. to play C. to playi ng D. playi ng()11. My mother told me that my homework must_onti

5、me.A. fin ishB. be fin ishC. be fini shed D. fini shed()12. He doesn tdo his homework_ , though hehas_ .A. carefully eno ugh; eno ugh timeB. careful eno ugh; time eno ughC. carelessly eno ugh; eno ugh timeD. eno ugh carefully; eno ugh time()13. Who does this T-shirt belo ng_ ?A. inB. on C. to D. of(

6、)14. Look! It_be Mr Zha ng.No, it_be Mr Zha ng. He has gone to Paris.A.may; mustn t B. Must; mayC. Must; can t D. Can; may not()15. The woma n_ is singing in the hall is our teacher.A. what B. which C. who D. whom二、补全对话(10 分)(A)根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项A. But we are old eno ughB. I thi

7、nk your mother is right.C. Wow ,how kind your father is!D. What rules do you have at home?E. Well, sometimes our pare nts donF. My father doesn t allow me to go out on weekends.G. My parents don t allow me to make friends with any boys, either.M: Hi, Wang Li! You look unhappy, what s wrong?W:_1._M:

8、I don t think that s a good idea. We need to spend time with frien ds.W: That s right._ 2._M: Really? But my father asks me to make friends with all of my classmates.W:_3._M: But my mother doesn t let me play computer games for long.W: _4._ We mustn t spend too much time playingcomputer games.M:_5._

9、W: You are right. I think we need to talk to our parents and make them understa nd us.(B)根据对话内容，填入适当的句子。A: Good morning! 1_ ?B: Y es, please. Id like to buy a shirt for my mother.A: 2?B: My mother likes blue best. Do you have any blue shirts here?t un dersta ndus.A : Of course! How about this one?B:

10、 Oh, I think it s very nice.3?A: 80 yua n. It is verycheap.JB: OK! 4. Here s the money. Thank you.A: 5_.三、完形填空（20 分）（A）根据短文内容，选择适当的词填空。There are two twin boys. They are very 1_ of them is happyand outgoing. He always looks on the bright side of things. His brother, 2,is sad and unhappy. He has a neg

11、ative outlook on life. Thepare nts want to _the sad child. They came up with a pla n andput the two boys into differe nt 4_. The sad boy was put in a clea nroom with all kinds of won derful, i nteresti ng 5_, while the happyboy was put in a dirty room with a lot of horse manure （肥料）. 6an hour, the p

12、are nts ope ned the door into the clea n room. To their surprise,the sad boy was sitting, _. He eve n did nt move or playwith any toys. Why are you crying? asked the parents. I dont have anyoneto play with! he said. The parents then opened the second door. They wereamazed. Their son was running 8_ a

13、round the room,and throwi ng han dfuls of horse manure into the air. What areyou doin g? they asked. Well, said the excited little boy, with all this horsemanure lying aroun d, I guess there may be a baby horse9_in this room and rm going to find him! If we have a 9attitude, difficulties are easy to

14、overcome.Do you think so?D.heavily()9. A.lyi ngD. si ngi ng()1. A. interestingcreative()2. A. however luckily()3. A. take upB. smart C. differe ntD.B. soC. andD.B. put up C. get up D.cheer up()4. A. roomsD. classesB. schoolsC.situations()5. A. cooksB. toysC. gamesD.movies()6. A. AfterD.Si nee()7. A.

15、 readingD.cryi ng()8. A.slowlyB. InC. ForB.playi ngC.watchi ngB.excitedlyC.carefullyB. hidingC.work()10 A clearB. exactmodest(B) 选词填空(有两项是多余的)love like follow I you lose power nor worry day too happyA long time ago, in a rich and beautiful country, there lived an unhappy king, Heslept badly and didn

16、 t fefel eating. His facewas always pale as chalk. He ofte n cried for no reas on. This made the quee n andhis people2 .One day, a doctor was called in to exam ine the king. But he found nothing wrongwith his body.“I tsall in his mind. Neither medicine 3 rest can help him. What heneeds is the shirt

17、of ahappy person to wear. Thatll make him happy”The prime minister was called to the palace. But when they explained the kings situation to him, he said,“Although Iof power, it doesn tmake me happy. Im always worried about losing my 4.Many people are trying to take5_ position.”Then, the kings banker

18、 came to the palace.“Oh, Im afiIm not happyC.positiveD.m always wche said. I have a lot of wealth, but Iabout 7 my mon ey. Some one tries to steal my money everyday.But I m not happy becausel m always worried about being 9 by others. I cannot befree!”Fin ally, the king sop gen eral was told to go ou

19、t and find a happy man in three10_ time.四、阅读理解(30 分 1-20 每题 1 分，21 -25 每题 2 分)(A)Every one knows May Day, but many people may not know LeiDay. Like May Day, people celebrate Lei Day on May 1st. People wear leis on thisday. A lei is a big circle usually made of flowers. On Lei Day, people give leis t

20、o eachother. Where is this holiday celebrated? Hawaii, of course.People give leis on birthdays, wedd ings and as a way to sayyou ” .In 1928, a writer, Don Bla nding, wrote an article say ing that this traditionshould become a holiday. Another writer, Grace Tower Warre n, thought of the ideaof celebr

21、at ing this day on May 1st and said,he said:“It s true that I m famousJandNext, the palace sin ger came to the kingis whaim. But th“ May Day is Lei Day. ” On this day in 1928, people wore leis and celebrated withmusic, dancing and a lei-mak ing competiti on. The next year, Lei Day became apublic hol

22、iday. Today, people still celebrate Lei Day in Hawaii. We hope they all havea happy May Day and a happy Lei Day!（ ）1. What does the underlined word “ celebrate m”ean in Chinese?A. 庆祝 B. 盼望 C. 厌恶 D. 介绍（ ）2. On Lei Day Hawaii people give _ to each other.A. clothes B. books C. leisD. cakes（ ）3. When di

23、d Lei Day become a public holiday?A. In 1928. B. In 1929. C. In 1930.D. In 1931.（ ）4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Lei Day is after May Day.B. Lei Day was first celebrated in 1928.C. Don Blanding said“May Day is Lei Day”D. People all over the world celebrate Lei Day.（ ）

24、5. What is the passage mainly about?A. Lei Day in Hawaii.B. May Day in Hawaii.C. How to make a lei.D. How to celebrate May Day.（B）The Chinese first made paper about 2,000years ago. China still has pieces ofpaper which were made as long ago as that. But Chinese paper was not made fromthe wood of tree

25、s. It was made from thehairlike parts of certa in pla nts.Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. Seandinavia 斯堪的纳维亚半岛)-which now makes a great deal of the world s paper di(not beg into make it un til 1500. It was a Germa n n amed Schaeffer who fund out that onecould make th

26、e best paper from trees. After that , the forest countries ofCanada ,Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the Un ited States became the most important in paper making . Today in Finland, which makes the best paper in the world.The paper industry is the biggest in the land . New paper -making machines are ve

27、rybig, and they make paper very fast. The biggest machines can make a piece of paper30 meters long and six meters wide in one minute.When we thi nk of paper, we thi nk of n ewspapers , books letters, envelopes, andwriting paper. But there are many other uses. Only half of the paper that is made isus

28、ed for books and n ewspapers, etc.()6. Which of the following is the first to make paper?A. Chi naB. Scandin aviaC. Germa nyD.Fin la nd()7. Schaeffer found out that_A. the best paper was in the forestB. a Germa n made the best paperC. wood could be made into the best paperD. the oldest paper was mad

29、e 1500 years ago( )8. What does the underlined word “inustry” mean in Chinese?A.国防B.教育C.农业D.工业()9. According to the passage, paper is not used for_A. newspapers B. envelopesC. writing paper D.food and drinks()10. The sec ond paragraph mainly talks about paper makingA. in the United StatesB. in sca n

30、din aviaC. i n EuropeD. in all forest coun tries(C)Our village carpe nter (木匠),Joh n, came one day and made a dining table for mywife. He made it just the right size for the space between the two windows. When Igot home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writi ng out his bill for thejo

31、b.My wife said to me quietly, “ That s hisinth cup of tea today. ”But she said, in a loud voice, It s a beautiful table, dear, isnt it“I ll decide about that when I see the bill.I said.John laughed and gave me his bill for the workI read:One di ning table10 November, 1998Cost of wood$17.00Pai nt$1.5

32、0Work, 8 hours （ $1 an hour ） $8.00Total $36.50When I was looking at the bill, John said,“ It s been a nice day, hasn t itQu？ite sunny”“Yes.”I said“ I m glad its hoenltyetnth of November”“ Me, too.”said John“You wait it ll be a lot colder by the end of themonth”“Yes,colder and more expensive! A dini

33、ng table will be $20 more expensiveon November 30, won t it, John ？”John looked hard at me for half a minuteWas there a little smile in his two blueeyes？ I gave his bill back to him.“ If there isn t too much trouble, JoIhsna,id,“ please”add itup again. You can forget the date”I paid him $26.50 and h

34、e was happy to get it.（）11Why did John talk about the weather when the writer waslooking at the bill？A Becausehe didn twant the writer to go through the bill carefully.BBecause it was really a fine day.CBecause he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully.DBecause he wanted to tell the writer wh

35、at the weather was like. （ ） 12Thewriter thought John would ask for _ if he madea dining table on the last day of November.B$46.50C$56.50D $26.50）13When the writer gave John the money, he was happy becauseA he got what he should get for his workBhe got much more money for his workC he got the money

36、easilyD he didn t have to add up the costs again（ ） 14 From the story we know that _.A John made a mistake in the billBJohn tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his workC John had written out the bill before the writer got homeD John still wanted to get $36.50 for his work in the

37、end（ ） 15 What do you think of the writer ？ He is _.AhonestB cleverC foolishDafraid（D）Decide to Do WellA$20.00Everybody makes decisions in daily life. They can be as important as what you will doin the future or as simple as what you will eat for breakfast. Any decision could be theturning point of

38、your life.I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3.Before I made that decision I was one of the boys who tried too hard to act as an adult.I didn tknow that only kids want to show themselves as adults.I didn tlisten to my parents and teachers,and my grades became poor. Then camethe high s

39、chool entrance exam.At the turning point of my life, my mom wanted to have a conversation with me. Iwanted to turn it down but when I looked at her eyes, I felt I couldnt refuse. Insteadof asking me to study hard,to my surprise, Mom just asked what I wanted to do in the future.Without thinking too m

40、uch, I just said I would like to study hard.Mom smiled and asked again:“I asked: what do you WANT to do?I never seriously thought about the question. So, I kept silent.“ Whether you want to go on studying or enter the society, s”he went on, “it isyour own decision. Your life ought to be decided by y

41、ou, not by anyone else,including me. ” After saying that, she had tears in her eyes.For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision. I sat in my chair andthought about myself, my life and what kind of person I wanted to become.It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest d

42、ecision so far in my lifeIwanted to be a man who makes a difference in the world.To achieve that, I needed to study hard.The path to my future became clear to me. I didn t actrebellious叛逆地）any more. With passion （激情）in my heart, I studied hard.Now, I m 17 and I m in one of the best schools in my cit

43、y, in one of the best classesat the school and I am one of the best students in the class.Thanks to that decision, I have become what I am today.（ ）16When did the writer make the important decision?AAfter he was 17 years old.BAfter he was in one of the bestclasses.CWhen he was a pupil.D When he was

44、studying in Junior3.（ ）17What was the writer like before the decision?AHis grades became poor.B He tried too hard not to act as an adult.CHe was one of the top students in his class.D He did what his teachers and his parents asked him to do.（）18How did the writer make the decision?AIt was easy for h

45、im to make the decision.BIt was his second time to make the decision.CHe made the decision seriously.DIt was his mother that made the decision for him.（ ）19Why did the writer make the decision?A Because his teacher talked with him patiently.B Because he didn t want to act rebelliously any more.C Bec

46、ause his mother asked him to study hard as usual.D Because his father asked him to think about his future by himself.（ ）20Whichof the following is TRUE?A The writer made the decision that he should work hard.B It took the writer several years to make the decision.C After hearing his mother s wordrsh

47、,athdetewarristein his eyes.D At the turning point of his life, the writer wanted to have a conversation with hismother.（E）A TV program has become popular in China recently. It has made people all overChina become interested in writing Chinese characters 汉字）.The increasing use of computers and smart

48、 phones has left most young peoplehardly able to write by hand. Many of them are even unable to remember the 10,000charactersused in daily life without electronic help.CCTV started the Chinese Character Dictation Competition to improve thepopulation s handwriting skills. Contestant（s 参与者） on the sho

49、w were schoolpupils, but it was found that 70 % of adults in the audie nee （观众）were un able toremember how to write the word“ chan chu” .Because computers allow people to type characters simply by entering pinyin,they don t need to remember how to write them. “ The keyboard age has had a biginfluenc

50、e on the handwriting of Chinese characters.” Guan Zhengwen, whodesigned and directed the show said.He added that he hoped to encourage people to keep it alive as an art form.Hao Mingjian, an editor of a magazine, putting his heart into Chinese characters,said,“ Learning Chinese characters goes on th

51、roughout your life. If you stop usingthem for a long time, it is very likely that you will forget them.”Answer the questions according to the passage.21. Are Chinese people interested in writing Chinese characters now?22. What has left most young people hardly able to write by hand?23. Why did CCTV

52、start the Chinese Character Dictation Competition?24. How do computers allow people to type characters simply?25. What can you learn from the passage?四、翻译句子（10 分）1. 我认为小孩子应该远离网吧。I think childre n should _ the In ter net bar.2. 我会努力学习，不让我打父母失望。I will study hard and not_ my parents_.3. 那条狗在这个失明女孩的生活中起了很大的作用。The dog makes a big_ the blind girl s life.4. 那天晚上孩子们熬了一夜。That night, the kids_ all night.5. 一百年以后，中国将发生什么样的巨大变化？What great cha nges will take place in Chin _?6. 青少年习惯于和朋友们分享他