14-15外研版九年级英语上册期中试题(含答案)

1、一. 单项选择 (每小题1分，共15分)从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。( )1. This is _ useful guidebook. I agree with you. We may get lost without it. A. aB. anC. theD. / ( )2. In my opinion, parents should get their kids to face difficulties _ their own. A. byB. onC. withD. for ( )3. Mrs Brown, dont worry about Daming. H

2、e is old enough to take care of _.A. himselfB. herselfC. yourselfD. itself( )4. Amanda, whats your favourite subject? _, though its not easy for me. A. AutumnB. ChemistryC. SwimmingD. Electricity ( )5. Amy, can you help me look for my pet cat? It went _ just now. Oh, sure. A. badB. sickC. wrongD. mi

3、ssing( )6. Where are your dad and brother, Lisa? Weve been waiting for them for ten minutes. Well, Tom _ for losing his glasses in the living room by dad.A. punishesB. is punishingC.is punishedD. will punish ( )7. Sara, I hear your son is sick. Yes, he has had a high fever. Thats why I want to take

4、two days _. A. offB. backC. overD. on( )8. Xian is such a beautiful city. What about _ here for two more days? Good idea. And we can go to visit the Terracotta Army. A. moving B. leavingC. remainingD. reaching ( )9. Old Tom is unhappy because _ has visited him since he moved to town.A. everybodyB. s

5、omebodyC. anybodyD. nobody( )10. More than _ people visited the _ car exhibition.A. two million; eight-dayB. two millions; eight daysC. two millions; eight-dayD. two million; eight days ( )11. Celia, youd better _ the TV now. Its time to go to bed. Oh, Mum, the talk show will be over soon. Please gi

6、ve me ten more minutes. A. turn onB. turn upC. turn offD. turn down ( )12. Please _, or you will have to get out of the reading room. Oh, sorry. A. stop shoutingB. stop to shoutC. stopping shoutingD. stopping to shout( )13. Mr Green asks us to hand in our reports _ we finish them. A. beforeB. as soo

7、n as C. thoughD. because ( )14. Ive decided to go to Las Vegas to spend my summer holiday. _. What about going there together?A. So do IB. So have IC. So did ID. So will I ( )15. I came first in the long jump. _. Im so proud of you. A. Good luck B. Have funC. Well doneD. Youre joking ( )16.Teenagers

8、 _ allowed to drive in the streetA. should not be B. should be notC. not should be D. shouldnt( )17.The movie is so _ that I am very _ in it A. interesting; interesting B. interested; interested C. interesting; interested D. interested; interesting( )18.All the Chinese people take_ our achievement A

9、. pride B. proud of C. pride in D. proud in( ) 19.Its _ cold today, but I have still finished _ homework A. too much; too much B. much too; much too C. too much;much too D. much too; too much( )20.His parents were worried that he_too much time chatting on line.A.spentB.costC.paidD.had( )21.It is sai

10、d that potato chips_by mistake about a hundred years ago.A.invent B.inventedC.are invented D.were invented( )22. Sally, your Chinese is very good. _ have you been in China? Since I was six. A. How long B. How far C. How soon D. How often( )23.Please_ the dog for me while Im away. A. look at B. look

11、after C. look up D. look out( )24.Im waiting for my friend. _ ,Ill go shopping alone. A. If she comes B. If she will come C. If she doesnt come D. If she didnt come( )25. What did your sister say to you last night? She asked me_ my father her secret. A.to tell not B. not to tell C. dont tell D. not

12、tell 二. 阅读理解 (每小题2分，共40分)阅读下列材料，完成每篇材料后的问题。 AIn the sea there are many islands. In its warm waters there are some little ones. We call them“coral islands（珊瑚岛）”. A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land with trees, grass, and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to

13、the water. There is a little round lake inside the island.If you look into this lake, you will see the beautiful coral. You may think they are flowers. If you look at a piece of coral, you will see many little holes in it. In each of these holes a very small sea animal has lived. These sea animals m

14、ake the coral.They began to build under the water. Year after year, the coral grew higher and higher. At last it grew out of the water. Then the sea brought it small trees and something else. After some years, these things changed into earth. Sometimes the wind brought seeds（种子）to this earth. Someti

15、mes birds flew over it and brought seeds to the island.The little seeds grew. A few years later there were plants all over the island. More years later there were trees growing there. So you see, these islands were built little by little. The workers were very small. Do they not teach us a lesson? C

16、an you think what the lesson is?( )26. In the sea .A. there are coral islands in all placesB. there are some coral islandsC. the water is always warmD. we can see many flowers( )27. A coral island looks like .A. a round cake B. trees, grass and flowersC. a ring of landD. a round lake( )28. There are

17、 in the holes in coral.A. flowersB. little coralsC. treesD. sea animals( )29. How did seeds of trees, grass and flowers come to the coral islands?A. The wind and birds brought them to the coral islands.B. Only the wind brought them there.C. People brought them there.D. Fish brought them there.( )30.

18、 From the story we learn that .A. small workers cant do big thingsB. only big workers can do big thingsC. small workers can do big things if they work hard and work a long timeD. all small things can do big thingsBOctober is getting closer and it also means that the year of 2014 is coming to an end.

19、 “Hooray! Its a holiday!” While you are thinking of putting textbooks aside and playing video games, lets take a look at what children in other continents usually do during their holidays.Children in America dont have much homework to do. They keep themselves busy by playing camp games. A parent say

20、s, “My daughter Shirley usually attends different camps. We dont ask her to spend plenty of time on maths problems or spelling tests.” Children in Australia take partin activities on over twenty different themes (主题). They learn painting, dancing, singing, history, culture and so on. Parents can acc

21、ompany their kids to enjoy the learning process and to build a closer relationship with them. These are what African kids do: build a boat, have a camel race, make a drum and make a rag (碎布) football. Dont you think it is interesting that kids in other places have no idea how to make a drum, but kid

22、s in Africa do? Plan your holiday well and try what you want to try. Make a good plan and you will have a lot of fun. ( )31. Where does Shirley come from?A. Asia.B. America.C. Australia.D. Africa. ( )32. What does the underlined word “accompany” mean in Chinese?A. 提醒B. 监视C. 陪伴D. 排斥( )33. According t

23、o the passage, only kids in Africa know how to _.A. play camp gamesB. do spelling testsC. build a boatD. make a drum( )34. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The passage was written before October.B. Kids in America are good at maths.C. Kids in Australia spend much time on homework. D. Kids in Afric

24、a dont play football. ( )35. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To advise kids to make holiday plans.B. To introduce some good holiday camps.C. To encourage kids to make friends with parents.D. To show the importance of doing homework during holidays. CIn every little girls toy box，there might b

25、e a Barbie .Doll.Barbie is 54 years old this year.It was designed in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler.She and her husband Elliott started the toy company Mattel.She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara.The first Barbie Doll appeared at the toy fair（交易会）in New York on M

26、arch 9th，1959.This date is used as Barbies birthday.Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars.Today，a Barbie in good condition might cost more than twenty-seven thousand dollars.Mattel says 90% of the girls in the United States aged from three to t

27、en own at least one Barbie Doll.And girls aged three to six own an average（平均）of about twelve.When Mattel created Barbie Dolls over half a century ago，they never thought this doll would become a legend. Now Barbie Dolls are famous all over the world.They are sold in one hundred and fifty countries，a

28、nd every second three Barbie Dolls are sold around the world.( )36.Who designed the first Barbie Doll in 1959？A.Mattel.B.Elliott.C.Barbara.D.Ruth Handler.( )37.A Barbie Doll cost dollars in the first year after it appeared.A.3B.50C.90D.27 000( )38.What does the underlined word “legend” mean in the p

29、assage？A.传播B.传奇C.传承D.传达( )39.The writer doesnt tell us .A.Barbie Dolls are very popular with girlsB.Barbie Dolls sell well around the worldC.what the first Barbie Doll was based onD.the doll Barbie was named after Barbara( )40.Whats the best title of the passage？A.Barbies birthdayB.Barbie DollsC.A l

30、ovely girl named BarbieD.Why are Barbies popular? DKitesurfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didnt get popular until the end of last century. It is also known as kiteboarding, and in some European countries as flysurfing. Kitesurfing works through wind power (动力) by using a large kite to

31、pull a rider on the water at high speed.At first, kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design. For an able and strong person, kitesurfing can be a very fun, exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flyi

32、ng. It has become more and more popular.Compared with other water sports, kitesurfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5-10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment (装备) for kitesurfing, which cost

33、s $1,000 to $2,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress (进步), kitesurfing is becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.With the rising popularity of kitesurfing, most majo

34、r seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing club, which provides professional kitesurfing training and equipments.( )41.Kitesurfing has a history of about years.A. 30 B. 50 C. 100 D. 130( )42. is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesu

35、rfing.A. Water B. WindC. The sun D. The kite( )43.The underlined word “range” in the third paragraph means “” in Chinese.A. 在范围内变动 B. 按顺序排列 C. 向方向延伸 D. 根据归类( )44.The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that .A. its price is getting lower and lowerB. more and more people are en

36、joying its excitementC. its equipment progress makes it easier and saferD. all people can learn and take part in it( )45.The main idea of this passage is about .A. how to operate kitesurfing B. the progress of kitesurfing equipmentC. the history of kitesurfing in China D. the development of kitesurf

37、ing三、词语运用（每小题1分，满分20分）A根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词46.Tom is now making much_（进步）at school.His mother is very glad.47.My watch is broken. Can you help me r_ it?48.We shouldnt spit in_（公共）places.49.Dont k_ the ball on the road. It is too dangerous.50.How long did you spend_（解决）the problem？51. The man is p_ for his bad behavior .52.