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人教版九年级上册英语期中测试卷时间100分钟总分120分一、单项选择(每题1分，共20分)1.--____doeshisfathermakealiving?--______drivingataxi.AHow,By BHow,WithCWhat,ByD.why,from --Thenewsreportedthattherainstormwasinthearealastnight.--Yes.___badweatheritwas!A.Whata B.Howa C.What D.How 3.Thepencilis___wood.A.ismadefromB.makesfrom C.makesofD.ismadeof 4.--Iamafraidtoaskquestionsbecauseofmypoor______.--You'dbetterpracticespeakingmore.IntroductionB.pronunciationC.informationD.speakingEnglish.5.IreallyneedtotakemoreexercisebecauseI’m______weight.A.puttingoffB.puttingon C.puttingawayD.puttingup 6.Thetrafficsignswarnpeople________afterdrinking.A.todriveB.nottodriveC.driving D.notdriving 7.--Iwonder________.--WithLucy'shelp.A.thatyoudiditsowell. B.ifdidyoudoitsowell C.howyoudidsowell D.whatmadeyousogood 8.Mygrandma___usstorieswhenIwasyoung.A.wasusedtotell B.isusedtotellingC.usedtotellD.usedtotelling 9.HouYiwas_____sad____hecalledoutChang'e'snametothemooneverynight.A.too,to B.so,that C.enough,toD.suchthat 10.--Openthewindowplease,Mike.--______?Ididn'thearwhatyousaid.AWhy B.Really C.Pardon D.Excuseme 二、完型填空。(15题，15分)Thewomen'scollegehadaverysmallcarpark.Severaloftheteachersandthestudents,and ofthethestudents'boyfriends,hadcars,soitwasoften11_tofindaplacetopark.Theheadofthecollege,MissBaker,hada12inthecarparkforherownsmallcar.Therewerewhite13aroundit,andithadasmallblackboardsaying."Onlyforheadofcollege."Oneevening,whenMissBakergot14tothecollegeafewminutesbeforethetimeallthestudentsshouldbein,she15anothercarinherparkingplace.Thereweretwo16init,oneofhergirlstudentsandayoungman.MissBaker17thattheyoungmanwouldhavetoleavesoon,18shedecidetoaskhimtomovehiscarabit,forhertoparkhercarintheplaceforthenight19goingtobed.Becausetheyoungman'scarwas20totherailing(栏杆),MissBakerhadtodriveupbesideitontheother21_,wherethegirlwassitting.Shecameuponthisside,22herownwindowandtappedherhom(喇叭)lightly.Thegirlwashavingherheadonthe23shoulder.Shelookedroundin24.Shewasevenmoresurprisedwhenshe25.Bakersay,"Excuseme,butmayIchangeplaceswithyou?"11.A.late B.difficult C.important D.quick 12.A.place B.seat C.room D.card 13.Apictures B.maps C.lines D.Walls 14.A.out B.up C.away D.Back 15.Astopped B.found C.caught D.missed 16.Aboys B.women Cteachers D.people 17.A.said B.forgot C.knew D.waited 18.A.until B.since C..though D.so .19.A.before B.after C.about D.from 20.A.next B.far C.ready D.same 21.A.way B.side C.hand D.comer 22.A.closed B.pulled C.opened D.cleaned 23.Acar's B.women's C.park's D.man's 24.Atrouble 8.time C.surprise D.hurry :25.A.heard B.learned C.taught D.closed 三、阅读理解(16题，2.5分/题，共40分)(A)Longlongtimeago,theJadeEmperor(玉皇大帝),organizedananimalrace.Hetoldalltheanimalsthatthefirst12animalstowincouldgetaplaceintheChineseZodiac(十二生肖)，andhaveayearnamedafterthem.Thecatandthemousebothaskedtheox(公牛)towakethemupearlyonthedayoftherace.Thatday,theoxtriedtowakethemup,butwithoutsuccess.Sothekindofoxcarriedthemonhisbackandstartedrunningwhentheracebegan.Themousewokeupjustwhentheoxwasgoingtoacrossthelastriver.Heknewthathecouldneverbeatthecat.Sohepushedthecatofftheox'sback.Whentheaxreachedtheothersideoftheriver,themousejumpedoffandrantothefinishingline,justbeforetheox.Sothe12--yearcycle(循环)beginswiththemouse.Theoxcomesafterhim.Thetigerfollowstheox.Therabbit,dragon,snake,horse,goat,monkey,rooster,dogandpigcomeafterthem.Thecatdidn'tgetaplaceintheZodiac.That'swhythecathatesthemouseandalwayswantstokillit.26.WhocouldgetaplaceintheChineseZodiac?A.Thefirst12animalstowin. B.Ailtheanimals. C.Thecat. D.12animal 27.Accordingtotherace,whichoftheanimalprobablytanthefastest?___A.Thecat B.Theox C.Themouse D.Nonecfthem 28.What'stheunderlinedword"rooster"meaninChinese?A.羊 B.牛 C.免 D.鸡 29.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ThestoryoftheChineseZodiac.B.Thecathatesthemouse.C.Ananimalrace.D.Themousecouldneverbeatthecat.BBraveType:3DcartoonComedyRunningtime:95minutesMerida,aprincess,refusedtomarryapersonthatshedislikes.Thiscausestroubleforherfamilyandthewholecountry.Meridaturnstoawitch(女巫)forhelp.Indoingso,herfamilyandthecountryareindanger.Meridamustsaveherfamilyandthecountrybeforeitistoolate.TheGreyType:Action Runningtime:117minutes TheGreyisbasedontheshortstory'GhostWalker"writtenbyIanMackenzieJeffers.It'saboutanumberofoilmenwhoareintroubleinAlaskaafteraplanecrash(空难).Theyhavetofightagainstgreywolvesthatthreatentheirlives.MirrorMirrorType:ComedyRunningtime:106minutesYoumustknowthestoryofSnowWhite.Wouldyouliketoseethisstoryagain?CometoseeMirrorMinor.It'sacomedyaboutSnowWhite.LilyCollinsandJuliaRobertsarethemainactressesinthisinterestingmovieChimpanzeeType:DocumentaryRunningtime:78minutesThismovieisdirectedbyAlastairFothergillandMarkLinfield.It'sa2012naturedocumentaryfilmaboutayoungchimpanzeenamedOscar.HeisaloneintheAfricanforestsuntilheisraisedbyanotherchimpanzee.ThechimpanzeetakescareofOscarlikehisownchild30.Howmanycomediesarementionedinthepassage?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four. 31.Whichmovielaststheshortesttime?A.Brave. B.TheGrey. C.MirrorMirrorD.Chimpanzee. 32.Whichstatementaboutthemoviesistrue?A.Braveisaboutaprincesswhoobeysherheart.B.TheGreydirectedbyIanMackenzieJeffersisbasedonashortstory.C.Youcan'tseemanybeautifulnaturesightsinChimpanzee. D.MirrorMirrorisdirectedbyLilyCollinsandJuliaRoberts.33.Wecanprobablyreadthispassagein_____.A.anaturemagazine. B.astorybook. C.anentertainmentnewspaper. D.asciencebook. (C)Thisisataleoftwofriends-oneisblind,theotherhasnoarms.Ontheirown,thetwoare"disabled".Buttogether,theyareapowerfulteamthathaschangedpartoftheirvillageinNorthChina'sHebeiProvinceintoarich,greenforest.Meet53-year-oldJiaHaixiaandJiaWenqi!Theirstorybeganin2000,whenHaixia,whowasalreadyblindinhisrighteye,losthisleftoneafteranillness.Wenqilosthisarmsinanaccidentwhenhewasjustthree.Neithercouldfindajob,sothetwodecidedtoteamup.TheyrentedsomepoorlandandbegantoplanttreesInreturn,thelocalofficialspaidthemasmallfee.HaixiaandWenqineverimaginedthattheywouldendupcreatinganenvironmentallyfriendlyworld.Theirforestnowhasover10,000trees,hundredsofbirdsandmanyotherwildanimals.Inaddition,itsavesthevillagefromriverflooding(泛滥)duringtherainyseason.Whenthefriendsworktogether,theyfocusontheiradvantagesnottheirdisabilities.Theirdaybeginsat7a.m.whenthesightlessHaixiaearriesWenqiacrosstherivertogettotheirworksite.Sincetheycan'taffordtobuyyoungtreestoplant,thetwousebranches(枝条)fromlivingtrees.Haixiaclimbstothetree-topandwithWenqi'sdirection,selectstheperfectbranch.Hethendigsaholeandcarefullyplantsit.FinallyWenqiwatersthearea.

Thoughhard-working,themendon'tmakemuchmoney.ButWenqisays."Westandonourownfeet,sothefruitsofourworktastesweeter."

NeitherHaixianorWenqicaresaboutmoney.Together,theyalreadyhaveeverythingtheyneed-aperfectpairofeyes,twostronghands,andthebestfriendshipintheworld!34.HaixiaandWenqistartedworkingtogetherbecause（

）.A.HaixianeededsomeonetohelphimB.theybothneededawaytomakemoneyC.theywantedtoimprovetheenvironmentD.theywererequiredtodosobylocalofficials35.HaixiaandWenqi'sforesthashelpedthevillageby（

）.A.stoppingtheriverfromfloodingintherainyseasonB.increasingthenumberoftouristsC.makingthevillagersricherD.providingmorefarmland36.HaixiaandWenqiplanttreebranchesbecause（

）.A.theyareeasytogetB.theydonotcostmoneyC.theycangrowveryquicklyD.theyarepreferredbyanimals37.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?（

）A.Nevergiveupandyouwillsucceed.B.Weshouldhelpthedisabledtowork.C.Tryyourbestwhenfacingdifficulties.D.Wecanachievemorewithteamwork.(D)Itseemstobestrangetoyouthereisablindspot(盲点)ontheeyes.Hereisaninterestingexperiment(实验)thatcanmakesomethingdisappear(消失)whenoneeyeisopen.Makeacardwhichisasbigasapostcard,andwritetwoEnglishlettersLandRonit.WriteLontheleftandRontheright.First,holdthecardabout80cm(厘米)awayandyouseeboththeletters.ThencloseyourrighteyeandlookattheletterRonlywithyourlefteye.Andnow,asyoumovethecardslowlytowardsyou,you’llfindtheletterLdisappearing.Butifyoumovethecardnearertoyourface,theletterwillbeseenagain.Nowdothesameexperimentwithyourlefteyeclosed,you’llfindtheletterRdisappearing.Whydoestheletterdisappear?Itisbecausethereisablindspotontheeye.Whentheimage(影像)oftheletterfallsontheblindspot,itwon’tbeseen.Thatiswhyeitherofthelettersdisappears.38.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthat______thereisablindspotontheeye.A.fewpeopleknowB.nooneknowsC.mostpeople D.allthepeopleknow 39.YoufailtoseetheletterLintheexperimentbecause_____.A.Youreyesarepoor B.Itsimagefallsontheblindspot C.Yourlefteyeisnotopen D.Youmoveitclosetoyoureye 40.Inwhichorder,shouldyoudotheexperiment?(1).Holdthecard (2)Movethecardnearer (3)Closeyourrighteye (4)WritetwoEnglishletters (5)LookattheletterR (6)MakeacardA.(4)(6)(1)(2)(3)(5)B.(1)(3)(6)(4)(5)(2)C.(6)(4)(1)(3)(5)(2) D.(6)(1)(4)(3)(2)(5) 41.Thepassagemainlytellsus_________.A.howtofindtheblindspot B.aninterestingexperiment C.thereisblindspotontheeye. D.wheretheblindspotis 四、从表格中选取适当的句子补入短文，使其意思通顺。(4题，2.5分题，共10分)Whataremagicwords?Wordslike'thankyou’,‘pleaseand‘sorry’canworkwondersinourdailylife.ThesepoliteexpressionsareusedeverydayinAmericanamongstrangers,betweenfriendsorwithfamily.42.__43___Whatshouldyoudowhenyoureceiveagift,foryourbirthday?You'dbettersitdownandwriteathankyouletter66.Wesaythemwhensomeonehandsusaletter,passesusabook,offersusabottleofwater,orlendsusanumbrella.‘please'isanotherimportantwordbutmanypeopleoftenforgettosayit.“Itisnotpolitetoasksomeoneforhelpwithoutsaying'please’._44____.Itmaybeabock,apen,ormoremilk.Itmaybeintheclassroom,athome,oratthebusstop.Wecanuse‘please'tomakea.request.Weshouldalsolearntosaysorry..Weshouldsaysorryifwehavehurtsomeone'sfeeling.Whenwehavetoldalieandregretit,thesamewordshouldbeusedSometimeswehaveforgottensomethingorbrokenapromise,soweneedtoexplainwiththewordasabeginning"Sorry"issuchawordthatcanmakepeopleforgetwrongsThankyou!Please!Sorry!"thesewordsaresimplebutuseful45.A.Thewords"thankyou’areveryimportantandusedveryoftenB.Peoplewithgoodmannersalwayscommunicatewithotherswellbyusingthesemagicwords.C.Mansaidthemlongago.Weusethennow.Sowill从表格中选择适当的词，并用正确的形式填空。(每空0.5分，共5分)interest,sing,well,before,40yearsold,although,both,clear,speak,Todaymany Chinesepeople wanttoimprove theirEnglishin differentways.RecentlytwentyfouryoungsingersfromalloverChinaenteredacompetitionbysingingpopularEnglishsongs.Nearlyallthesingerssangvery46.__comfortableonthestage.47.__allofthemtookpartinthecompetitionforthefirsttime,theywereabletosingEnglishsongsjustaswellasnativespeakers.Thewinnerofthemen’scompetitionwasa48._fromXi'anandthewinnerofthewomen’scompetitionwasa19-year-oldgirlfromDalian.49.__ofthemwereverymodest andtheydidn’tthinktheywere50.__thantheothersingers.JiangMei,thewinnerofthewomen’ssaidstudyingEnglishhelpedherwintheprizeandshewouldhavetostudyhard. Thiskindofcompetitionencouragespeople51._____English.Manypecpleagreethattheymake52._______bysingingEnglishsongsandthatit’sagoodideatohavefunwithEnglish.MaybeyouhaveheardofTheChineseSpeakEnglishprogram53.____.Ifnot,whydon’t.....youfindoutaboutit?Itsuggestslotsofwaysforustotakean54__in1earningEnglish.Besides55___Englishsongs,therearemanyotherfunwaystolearnEnglish.六、回答问题(5小题，计10分)阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。Onceayoungmanwastravelingonabike.Hewentalongway.Atnoonhefeltveryhungry.Hewantedverymuchtofindarestauranttohaveamealthere,buthedidn'tknowwheretofindone.Justthenanoldwomanwascoming.“Maybesheknows,"hethoughtSohecampuptoherandasked,