九年级英语下学期期中测试试题(无答案人教新目标版

1、江苏省南菁中学初中部 九年级英语下学期期中测试试题(无答案） 人教新目标版注意事项：1、答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试号和班级写在答题卡和答题卷上。 2、本试卷满分90分，考试时间100分钟。 第i卷 客观题（共50分）一、单项填空 （本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）在a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. -which of the twin brothers is more suitable for the post? -_ younger one. he is quite _ interesting man. a. a; anb. a; thec. th

2、e; and. the; /2. -life _ be very hard for people living in the north of canada as it is very cold there in winter. -yes, the weather there _ be as low as 60 below zero. a. must; canb. may; mustc. can; shouldd. should; can3. your room is in such a mess. please _ all the things _ before lunch, will yo

3、u? a. put; awayb. put; outc. put; offd. put; up4. the cartoons made by the artist sell best, but several years ago, no one could have imagined what a great role he _ in this field. a. had to playb. was to playc. had playedd. was played5. _ we deal with our problems, we can easily become unhappy. a.

4、whenb. unlessc. untild. whether6. there is just _ juice at home. would you go to the supermarket and get _? a. a few; someb. few; any c. a little; somed. little; any7. i went to college in _ and began to work in _.a. the 1990s; twentyb. the 1990s; my twentiesc.1990; my twentyd. 1990s; my twentieth8.

5、 all animals _ men feed on plants or other animals. a. amongb. exceptc. includingd. with9. if our government _ food safety now, our health _ in danger. a. wont control; isb. doesnt control; is c. wont control; will bed. doesnt control; will be10. he planned to _ the number of workers in his factory,

6、 but failed.a. reduceb. requirec. created. produce11. -what do you think of the speech? -i think its _, but someone thinks its much too _. a. wonderful enough; boredb. enough wonderful; boring c. wonderful enough; boringd. enough wonderful; bored12. could you tell me _? a. what she had done with the

7、 newspaper b. how we can call this lady c. whats wrong with the little boy d. which gate i should go13. mr. li prefers staying at home to _ outside. this makes his wife _ worried. a. walk; feelb. walk; to feelc. walking; to feeld. walking; feel 14. -mum, what are friends for? -friends are always the

8、re for you when youre feeling down. -_. a. no problemb. got itc. all rightd. good idea 二、完形填空 （本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。“im too old and its too late,” which played over and over in my mind. i was sad after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time.

9、 my dream was to become a writer, but i 15 my ability to succeed as one. had i wasted years going 16 the wrong goals?i was at a low point 17 the voice on the radio began 18 the story of grandma moses. ann mary worked hard to raise the five who 19 . struggling to make a living on poor farms, she bega

10、n to 20 a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering (绣花) on cloth.at seventy-eight, her fingers werent suitable to embroider. rather than give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to 21 . for the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold for a little money. but

11、at the age of seventy-nine, she was “discovered” by the art world and the rest is 22 . she went on to produce more than two thousand paintings, 23 her book illustrations (插图) for it was the night before christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year!as i listened to the radio, my mood changed. i

12、f grandma moses could begin a new career and succeed after eighty, my life still had 24 after thirty. before the program ended, i rushed to my computer to work on the novel id nearly given up.it came out eight months later. 15. a. believedb. expectedc. provedd. doubted16. a. byb. afterc. againstd. o

13、ver17. a. ifb. becausec. whend. while18. a. tellingb. remindingc. sayingd. playing19. a. succeededb. leftc. survivedd. grew20. a. noticeb. offerc. gived. provide21. a. paintb. writec. thinkd. change22. a. storyb. futurec. historyd. fact23. a. butb. andc. sod. therefore24. a. abilityb. hopec. used. d

14、ream三、阅读理解（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分） 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。abelow are some suggestions given by the english children about how to help africa. which one do you think is the best?i think being healthy is the most important thing. we need to make sure that the money we give is spent wisely. t

15、he money should be spent first on clean water supplies and better health care. robin, aged 16, birminghami think the most important thing is to improve the education of the african countries. there is an old saying, “if you give a man a fish, youll feed him for a day. if you teach him how to fish, y

16、oull feed him for lifetime.” we need to help people to help themselves, not just throw money at the problem when it appears. rebecca, aged 15, liverpoolpeople seem to give a lot more money to charity when there is a sudden, huge disaster like the earthquake. its good for people to do so, but i also

17、think that everyone should give a small part of their money to charity. if everyone does that, it will make a big difference. mary, aged 14, stratford giving money to charity can help, but its not the final answer. i think what these countries need is a good government. bethany, aged 16, newcastleth

18、e best thing we can do is to send experts like engineers, doctors and teachers to help the people to help themselves. robert, aged 16, cardiff25. which two children have the similar ideas?a. mary and rebecca.b. bethany and mary. c. rebecca and bethany.d. rebecca and robert.26. what does rebecca mean

19、 by saying “we need to help people to help themselves”? a. we should help the teachers in africa to improve their teaching ways. b. we should help people in africa how to build a good government. c. we should help the african people develop skills to make a living. d. we should help the african peop

20、le build more schools.27. where can you find these suggestions?a. on a website.b. in a travel guide.c. in a students textbook.d. in a sports magazine.bamericans like to travel on their yearly holiday. today, more and more travelers in the united states are spending nights at small houses or inns ins

21、tead of hotels. they get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in europe for many years. in the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the united states. many

22、 of these americans bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms, others are much larger. some inns dont provide telephones or televisions in the rooms, others do. staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. us

23、ually the cost is much less. staying at an inn is almost like visiting someones home. the owners are glad to tell about the areas and interesting places to visit. many vacationers say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.28. according to the passage, which of the following is not true? a. th

24、e bed-and-breakfast inns have been popular in america for a long time. b. the bed-and-breakfast inns are private homes opened to vacationers. c. some americans like to stay at bed-and-breakfast homes instead of at hotels. d. the bed-and-breakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors

25、and a room for the night. 29. what can we learn from the passage? a. all americans enjoy travelling. b. these bed-and-breakfast inns are all old historic buildings. c. european and american vacationers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns. d. staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is just like staying

26、 at travelers home.cthe world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. we meet them every day. a few days ago, my car was not running well. i pulled it into a factory, and the young worker had it fixed in just a few minutes. he knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine

27、. i was amazed. the sad truth is that great talent is not enough.i am often shocked at how little talented people earn. i heard the other day that less than five percent of americans earn more than $100,000 a year. a business consultant (顾问) who works on the medical business was telling me how many

28、doctors and dentists struggle financially (经济上). it was this business consultant who gave me the phrase, “they are one skill away from great wealth (财富).” there is an old saying that goes, “job means just over broke (破产).” and unluckily, i would say that the saying is for millions of people. because

29、 school does not think financial intelligence (智力) is intelligence, most workers “live within their means.” they work and they pay the bills. instead i recommend to young people to find work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn. when i ask the classes i teach, “how many of you can

30、 cook a better hamburger than mcdonalds?” almost all the students raise their hands. i then ask, “so if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come mcdonalds makes more money than you?” the answer is obvious: mcdonalds is excellent at business systems. the reason so many talented people are po

31、or is because they focus on building a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems. the world is filled with talented poor people. they focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling the hamburger.30. why do talented people ea

32、rn so little according to the writer? a. they dont work hard enough. b. they are short of financial intelligence.c. they dont make full use of their talents.d. they have no skills.31. the writer talked about the young worker in the first paragraph that _. a. he is just one of the talented people b.

33、he is ready to help others c. he has a sharp sense of hearing d. he knows little about car repairing32. “live within their means” in the third paragraph means _.a. spend more than they can affordb. do in their own wayc. live in their own circled. live within what they earn33. what is the best title

34、of the passage?a. work for moneyb. dont be the talented poorc. develop your talentsd. find a good job dfood sometimes gets poisoned with harmful things. a person who eats such food can get an illness called food poisoning. food poisoning is usually not serious, but some types are deadly. the symptom

35、s (症状) of food poisoning usually begin within hours of eating the poisoned food. fever (发烧) is one of the most common symptoms.certain microorganisms(微生物) cause most types of food poisoning. bacteria (细菌) and other microorganisms can poison eggs, meat, vegetables, and many other foods. after enterin

36、g the body, these tiny living things have poisons that make people sick.some chemicals (化学品) can also cause food poisoning. they are often added to food while it is being grown, or prepared. for example, many farmers need chemicals on crops to kill insects. some people may have a bad reaction to tho

37、se chemicals when they eat the crops.some plants and animals have natural poisons that are harmful to people. these include certain kinds of seafood, nuts, seeds, beans, and mushrooms.when people deal with food properly, the risk of food poisoning is very small. microorganisms grow quickly in dirty

38、places and in warm temperatures. this means that people should never touch food with dirty hands or put food on unwashed surfaces. food should be kept in a fridge to stop microorganisms from growing. meat needs to be cooked completely to kill any dangerous microorganisms. people should also wash foo

39、d covered with chemicals before eating it. finally, people should not eat wild mushrooms or other foods that grow in the wild. some of these foods may have natural materials that are poisonous to humans. whats more, some types of fish can be poisonous.most people will be well from food poisoning aft

40、er a few days of resting and drinking extra water. if people eat natural poisons, they must go to the hospital right away to have their stomachs emptied.34. which of the following statements is not the fact?a. food when poisoned can make people sick.b. food poisoning means death.c. food poisoning co

41、mes in many ways.d. food poisoning can be serious.35. food poisoning can be caused by all the following except _.a. some chemicalsb. low temperaturesc. some tiny living thingsd. certain natural materials36. from paragraph 5,we can learn that _.a. mushrooms should not be eatenb. vegetables are safer

42、than meat and seafoodc. natural poisons are more dangerous than chemicalsd. different types of food should be dealt with differently37. it can be known from the passage that _.a. natural materials are safe in food preparingb. chemicals are needed in food preparingc. food poisoning can be kept under

43、controld. food poisoning is out of control第ii卷 主观题（共40分）四、词汇运用（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）(a) 根据句意和汉语注释，在横线上写出单词的正确形式。38. to celebrate the new year, we sing and dance happily _ (贯穿) the new years day.39. my classmates were used to _ (打扫) the floor in the morning, but now theyve changed.40. after his eighteen

44、th birthday, allen will go abroad for his _ (更进一步的) study.41. though he was poor, he _ (不愿) to accept what was provided with. (b) 根据句意，在横线上写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。42. the survey shows two _ (nine) of the students in our school suffer from stress.43. so far, the doctors have _ (success) saved thousands of peo

45、ple in danger.44. tom is so _ (humour) that he never fails to please us. 45. usually _ (direct) give actors and actresses a short break before the next scene. 五、动词填空 （本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在横线上。46. - have you ever been to singapore? -yes. i _ (go) there last year with my parents.47.

46、 when he comes if i _ (have) a meeting, ask him to wait a minute.48. hot water _ (offer) in the students flats in our school from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. now. 49. we _ (know) where to go for our class trip before the teacher told us. 50. you cant imagine what difficulty we had _ (control) the machine.51. i

47、ts reported that the project the engineers devote themselves to _ (complete) at the end of this year.52. alice learnt to ride last year, and since then she _ (ride) to school.53. the weather report said the temperature _ (not rise) until the next week.六、短文填空 （本大题共10空，每空0.5 分，共5分）先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给

48、首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整）chocolate is one of the most popular foods around the world. d (54) by the aztecs, the first chocolate was enjoyed by the people in central and south america hundreds of years ago. in those days, the cocoa bean (可可豆) was used to make a chocolate drink. much later, it was b (55) to europe, and soon