九年级英语下学期期中测试试题-人教新目标版

九年级英语下学期期中测试试题-人教新目标版PAGE2PAGE1浙江省湖州八中九年级英语下学期期中测试试题人教新目标版一、单项选择1．--YourJapaneseissogood.HowlonghaveyoubeeninFrance?--__________Iwasfive.A.SinceB.BeforeC.UntilD.When2．—Heruncle___toNewYorknow,he___theretwice.He’llbebacktomorrow.A.hasgone,hasbeenB.hasbeen,hasbeenC.hasgone,hasgoneD.hasbeen,hasgone3．Atnight,wecanseecolorfullightsonboth______ofthestreets.A.sidesB.side C.side’s4．PleasecallMary_______354—6403.A.inB.atC.toD.of5．toomuchcandyisbadyourteeth.A.Eat;toB.Eating;toC.Eating;for6．There_______amother,afatherandthreechildreninthefamily.A.beB.haveC.areD.is7．ThewaterinthisriverisharmfulbecauseIt’sa______river.A.pollution B.polluted C.haspolluted D.pollutes8．WeBeijingnextweek.A.areleavingforB.leavetoC.toleavetoD.leftto9．-Davidhasmadegreatprogressrecently.-______,and______.A.Sohehas;soyouhaveB.Sohehas;sohaveyouC.Sohashe;sohaveyouD.Sohashe;soyouhave10．What’stheweather___insummer?A.likeB.isC.coolD.hot11．Thehospitalisnew_____verydirty.A.andB.orC.soD.but12．Mybrotherisalwaysthefirst_______toschool.A.toget B.getting C.toreach D.reaching13．Jimsaidthebook____veryinteresting.A.be B.is C.was D.are14．Hurryup,dear.Wehavetogettothestationbefore11:45wecancatchthe12:00train.A.since B.after C.assoonas D.sothat15．Whatareyourbrothers’?A.jobB.job’sC.jobs二、完型填空AMusicandBehaviorWheredidyougoyesterday?Didyouhear1atanyofthoseplaces?Todaymoststoresandrestaurantsplaymusic.Youmight2hearmusicinanofficeoronafarm.Scientistsbelievethatmusicchangesthe3peoplebehave.Accordingtosomescientists,thesoundofwesternclassicalmusicmakespeople4richer.Whenarestaurantplaysclassicalmusic,peoplespend5moneyonfoodanddrinks.Whentherestaurantplays6music,peoplespendlessmoney.With7music,peoplespendevenless.Scientistsalso8thatloud,fastmusicmakespeopleeatfaster.Infact,people9theirfoodfasterwhenthemusicgetsfaster.Somerestaurantsplayfastmusicduringtheir10hours.Thisgetspeopletoeatfasterandleavemorequickly.Inthisway,restaurants11makemoremoney.Somescientiststhinkthatmusicmakesyouthinkandlearnbetter.Theysay12musichelpsstudentstobemoreactive.Itistruethatpeopleearnbetterwhentheyare13.Andlisteningtomusiccanhelpyourelax.The14timeyouhearmusicsomewhere,be15.Itmightchangethewayyoudothings.A.musicB.storesC.songsD.soundA.alreadyB.evenC.hardlyD.neverA.wayB.timeC.ideaD.placeA.becomeB.getC.feelD.lookA.muchB.moreC.littleD.lessA.popB.modernC.lightD.countryA.noB.muchC.anyD.someA.expectB.hopeC.realizeD.believeA.cookB.orderC.eatD.makeA.freeB.busyC.happyD.sadA.canB.shouldC.can’tD.needn’tA.howB.whyC.whatD.that三、阅读理解AMichaelJacksonisoneoftheworld’sbestsingers.MichaelJacksonwasborninthemiddlewestofGary,Indiana,in1958.Hebegansingingwithhisfourbrothers.Theycalledthegroup“JacksonFive”.Thegroupbecameverypopularafterappearingonatelevisionprogam.Theystartedsingingin1965,becamepopularsoon.In1970thegroupmadetheirfirstrecordthenameof“IWantYouBack”.Itwasverypopular.OneofMichaelwasgoodatdancingaswellassinging,forexample,hisdancemovesandmoonwalking.Hewasaskedtoactinafilmin1978forthefirsttime,inthesameyearhemadearecordonhisown,whichsoldeightmillioncopiesallovertheworld.Michaelnearlydidn’tgooutbecausehewastoofamous.Oncehisfanswentoffinafaint（晕倒）whentheysawhimattheconcert.Noonecandoitbynow.Helivedinalargehouseandkeptlotsofanimals.Heneveratemeat.Heoftenraisesmoneyforcharity.ThismadehimwintheGuinnessWorldRecords（吉尼斯世界纪录）in2006.HediedonJune25th,2009,buthewouldliveinourheartforever.1．What’sthenameoftheirfirstrecord?A.“NeverSayGoodbye”B.“SeeYou,SeeMe”C.“IWantYouBack”D.“OntheWorld”2．Michaelwasgoodat__________accordingtothepassage.A.rockmusicB.streetdanceC.playingthepianoD.moonwalking3．WhydidMochaelhavetostayathomemostofthetime?A.BecausehewastoofamousB.Becauseheoftenfeltlonely.C.BecausehehadnofriendsD.BecausehiscompanyaskedhimtodosoB ChicagoOnaBudget HowtohavefuninChicagowithoutspendingalotofmoney? Sightseeing ○TheArtInstituteofChicagohasafinecollectionofphotosandpaintings.Theticketis＄10.00,butgoonTuesdaysandyou’llgetinfree(免费). ○TheSearsToweristheworld’sthirdtallestbuilding.Bygoingtothe103rdfloor,youcangetagreatviewofthewholecity!Allforonly＄8.50. ○TherearefreeconcertsinGrantParkinsummer.TheyareheldWednesdaythroughSaturdaynightat7:30p.m. ○AttendthetapingofaTVshowforfree.TheOprahWinfreyShowandTheJennyJonesShowbothoffertouristsfreetickets.ForTheOprahWinfreyShowyou’llhavetobookticketsatleastamonthbefore. Placestostay Youcangetahotelfor＄100to＄300aday.However,youcangetaroominthedormitory(宿舍)atRooseveltUniversityfor＄215forawholeweek!Butyouhavetostayfor30daystogetthisgreatrate(优惠).1．Thispassageiswrittenfortellingus___________. A.ChicagoisabigandbeautifulcityB.wherewecanseefinephotosandpaintings C.howtomakeacheaptripinChicagoD.therearemanyfreeconcertsinChicago2．Itwillcostyou_________ifyouvisittheArtInstituteinsteadoftheSearsToweronSundays. A.more B.less C.thesame D.none3．Youmaygoto________ifyouliketogetagreatviewofthewholecity. A.theArtInstitute B.theSears C.Roosevelt4．Youhavetospendatleast_____________inalltostayinadormitoryroomatRooseveltUniversityatagoodrate. A.＄100 B.＄300 C.＄215 D.＄8605．Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTTRUE? A.YouarefreetogototheArtInstituteonTuesdays. B.FreeGrantParkconcertsareheldfournightsaweekinsummer. C.TheSearsToweristheworld’sthirdtallestbuilding. D.YoucangetticketstoTheOprahWinfreyassoonasyouarrive.CBamboo(竹子)isoneofnature's(自然)mostsurprisingplants.Manypeoplecallthisplantatree,butitisakindofgrass.Likeotherkindsofgrass,abambooplantmaybecutverylowtotheground,butitwillgrowbackveryquickly.AJapanesescientistreportedonebambooplantwhichgrew1.5metres(4feet)in24hours!BamboogrowsalmosteverywhereintheworldexceptEurope.Therearemorethan1,000kindsofbamboo.Notallbamboolooksthesame.Somebambooplantsareverythin.Theymayonlygrowtobeafewcentimetreswidewhileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimetres(1foot)across.Thisplantalsocomesindifferentcolours,fromyellowtoblacktogreen.Bamboohasbeenusedtomakemanythingssuchashatsandkitchentools(厨房用具).Becauseitisstrong,bambooisalsousedtobuildbuildings.ManyAsiancountrieshaveusedbambooforhundredsofyears.Theyoftenusebambooforbuildingsandsupporting(支撑)newbuildingsandbridgeswhiletheyarebeingbuilt.InAfrica,poorfarmersaretaughthowtofindwaterusingbamboo.TheseAfricancountriesneedcheapwaytofindwaterbecausetheyhavenomoney,andtheirfieldsoftendiefromnorainandnowater.Bamboopipes(管子)helppoorfarmersbringwatertotheirthirstyfieldswithoutspendingalotofmoney.1．Howisbamboolikegrass?A.Itgrowsquickly.B.It'swood. `C.itiseasytocut.D.Itisverythin.2．Thoughyoucanseebambooeverywhere,itdoesn'tgrow.A.inChinaB.inEurope C.onmountainsD.inAfrica3．WhyisbamboousedbyAfricanpoorfarmers?Because.A.itischeap B.ithasdifferentcoloursC.itisstrong D.ithasbeenusedbyAsians4．Bamboopipescan.A.makemoneyB.betrees C.growquicklyD.carrywater5．InAsia,bamboohasbeenusedfor.A.ashorttimeB.manythousandsofyearsC.manyhundredsofyearsD.about100yearsDBasketballisstillayounggame.It'soverahundredyearsold.Inthewinterof1891,acertaincollegewashavingsometroublewithitsboystudents.Theweatherwasbadandthestudentshadtostayindoors.Astheycouldn'tplayoutdoors,theywereunhappy,andsomeevengotintofightsfromtimetotime.Someoftheteachers,atthecollegeaskedDr.Naismithtoinventagamesothatthestudentsmighthavesomethingtoplaywith.Itwasnoteasytoinventsuchagamebecauseithadtobeplayedindoors,andthecourt(球场)wasnotverylarge.Dr.Naismiththoughtforafewdaysandinventedakindofballgame.Itwasafast,wonderfulgamewithmuchmovingandpassingoftheball.Itwasplayedbetweentwoteams.Tomakeascore,theballhadtobethrownintothebaskettenfeet(英尺)abovetheflooronthewall.Ateachendofthecourttherewassuchabasket.Atfirst,Dr.Naismithwantedtothrowtheballintoabox.Ashecouldnotfindboxesoftherightsize,hehadtousefruitbasketsinstead.Thatishowthegamegotitsname.1.Howlongisitsincebasketballwasinvented?A.1000years B.Morethan100yearsC.1100years D.Lessthan100years2.Thestudentsfeltunhappybecause_______.A.theyhadmuchhomeworktodoB.theyoftengotintofightsC.theycouldn'tplayoutdoors D.theyhadlittletimetostudy3