九年级英语上册期中测试题9.doc

1、江苏省江阴市要塞片 2018 届九年级英语上学期期中试题第一卷（选择题，共 70 分）一、听力（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）第一节（共 10 小题）听下面 10 段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 5 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍听第 1 至 10 段材料，回答第 1 至 10 题。( ) 1 . Which city will Millie travel to during the holidays?A. B. C.( )2. What does the man prefer doi

2、ng after supper?（ ）3. What is the girls problem?( ) 4. Which sign are they talking about?( ) 5. How did John go to school this morning?A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By bike. ( )6. What does Simon do now?A. He is a student. B. He is a doctor. C. He is a teacher.( )7. When will Susan arrive?A. At 4:30. B.

3、 At 4:45. C. At 5:20.( )8. Where did the dialogue probably happen?A. In a street. B. In a shop. C. In a school.( )9. Why does the man advise the woman to wear red?A. Because she likes red most. B. Because the woman looks good in red.C. Because she feels weak.（ ）10.Why does the man want to change his

4、 shirt?A. Because it is too small. B. Because it is out of style. C. Because he doesnt like its colour.第二节（共 10 小题）听下面 3 段长对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。听第 11 段材料，回答第 11、12 题。（ ）11. What does the woman think of the rainy days

5、?A. She thinks it very boring. B. She thinks it helpful for the plants.C. She thinks it good for playing outside.（ ）12. What will the weather be like the next day?A. It will rain heavily and cause a flood. B. It will be better, but still rain.C. It will be a sunny day.听第 12 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。 TV pro

6、grammesThe man Like TV programmes about 13 best ,think they are usefulThe woman Her favourite TV programme is 14 programmes.Time spent in watching TV The woman spent 15 hours every day.( ) 13. A. News B. sports C. history( ) 14. A. Animals B. News C. history( ) 15. A. one hour B. two hours C. one an

7、d a half听第 13 段材料，回答第 16 至 20 题。( ) 16. What happens to Jack one day ?a. He feels ill . B.A car hits him . C. His ball is missing .( ) 17. What is Jacks problem ?A. He cant get to sleep . B. He cant sleep well . C. He cant wake up .( ) 18. Who brings Cody to the hospital ?A. Jacks parents . B. The d

8、octor . C. Jack himself .( ) 19. Who wakes up Jack at last ?A. His father . B. The doctor C. His dog .( ) 20. How long does Jack stay in hospital ?A. Seven days . B. Seven weeks . C. Seven months .二.单项选择(共 20 小题:每小题 I 分，满分 20 分) ( )21. He speaks _English _ French .Instead ,he speaks German.A. neithe

9、r; nor B. not only; but also C. both; and D. either; or( )22. Could you tell me _ a meeting in Guangzhou next week?A.whether is there going to be B. whether there is going to have C.if there was going to be D. if there is going to be( )23. The kind teacher devoted all her time she had _ her students

10、.A. help B. to help C. helping D. to helping( ) 24. Thanks for listening to my problem and giving me your advice, Sandy. _ . Thats what friends are for.A. My pleasure B. With pleasure C. Never mind D. Its nice of you( )25. We are not sure if it _ tomorrow. If it_, we wont go hiking.A. will rain; rai

11、ns B. will rain ; will rain C. rains; rains D. rains; will rain( ) 26. The fashion show I looked forward to for long _ successful at last.A. proved B. prove C. proving D. proves( ) 27. - Did Friend come to school last week?- No, I didnt know _.A. whats the matter with him B. what the matter is with

12、himC. what was the matter with him D. what the matter was with him( ) 28. - We failed in the singing competition. - _ . Better times are waiting for you.A. No way B. Best wishes C. Cheer upD. Good job( )29.I wonder _ there will _ tomorrow.A. that; be rainy B. whether; have rainC. that; have rain D.

13、whether; be rain ( )30.My aunt _ be at home now, for she left for France this morning. She wont be back _ next month.A. cant; until B. maybe; beforeC. may not; after D. mustnt ; until( )31.We work together to achieve our common purpose: _ world that is safer, cleaner and healthier than _ one we are

14、living in.A. the ; / B. a ; / C. the ; the D. a ; the( )32.She has very_ close friends so that she really doesnt know_.A. a few; who to talk to B. few; who to talk to C. little; what to do D. a few; how to do it( )33.Mike would rather _emails to friends while John prefers_ phone calls. A. write; to

15、making B. write; to makeC. writing; to make D. to write; making( )34. Its good _ you to keep_ when you have something difficult_.A. for; trying; to do B. of; trying; doing C. for; to try; to do D. of; trying; to do三、完形填空 （本大题共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分）One afternoon a boss was riding in his car when he s

16、aw two men along the roadside eating grass. He felt 35 and ordered his driver to stop and he got out to ask 36 why. He asked one man. “Why are you eating grass?” “We dont have any money for 3 7 . We have to eat grass.” the poor man replied.“Well, then, you can come with me to my house and Ill 38 you

17、.” the boss said. “But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree.”“Bring them along.” the boss replied. 39 to the other poor man, he said. “You come with us, too.” The second man said 40 a painful voice.“ But sir, I also have a wife and six children with me!”“

18、Bring them along 41 ,” the boss answered. They all 42 the car, which was no easy task even for such a large car. In the car one of the poor men turned to the boss and said, “Sir, you are so 43 . Thank you for taking all of us with you.”The boss replied, “Glad to do it. Youll love my 44 because the g

19、rass there is almost a metre high.”（ ）35. A. surprised B. angry C. happy D. proud（ ）36. A. him B. them C. us D. you（ ）37. A. grass B. food C. shoes D. clothes（ ）38. A. leave B. teach C. find D. feed（ ）39. A. Carrying B. Having C. Turning D. Shouting（ ）40. A. by B. on C. of D. in（ ）41. A. as usual B.

20、 as well C. in general D. no longer（ ）42. A. cleaned B. drove C. entered D. pulled（ ）43. A. kind B. lucky C. exciting D. interesting（ ）44. A. work B. car C. place D. family四、阅读理解（本大题共 26 分，每小题 2 分）(A)Our ServicesBOOKS* Picture books for children* Information about the world* Novels* Books in 30 lang

21、uages* Stories of all kindsYou can enjoy newspapers and magazines in the reading room.VIDEO* Video films* TV plays* Music videos* Special interestsYou can enjoy yourself and take time to watch your favorite videos at home. You can borrow a video for a week for $ 1.AUDIO* Music for everyone: rock; cl

22、assical; pop; blues; folk* Language cassettes(盒带) in 42 languages in the worldSpecial rooms for you to enjoy listening.CDs and cassettes can be borrowed Free!* You can borrow up to five books; one CD or one cassette. As many videos as you want.* You can keep books for three weeks; CDs and cassettes

23、for one week.* You can renew(续借 ) them by phone, by post, or in person at the library if you want to keep them longer.45. We probably can see this “Services” in a _. A. library B. cinema C. hospital D. shop46. There are _ kinds of videos in the library.A. two B. three C. four D. six47. We can keep t

24、he books from this library no longer than _.A. one week B. two weeks C. three weeks D. four weeks(B)Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village. As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front l

25、eg. No chains(锁链) ， no cages. It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some reason, they did not.He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didnt try to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they are very young and much

26、 smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, its enough to hold them. As they grow up, they still believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”How could it be? These animals could at any time break free from their ropes. Bu

27、t because they always stuck right where they were, they believed they couldnt.Just like the elephants, how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something, just because we failed at it once before?We should never give up the struggle(挣扎) in life.( ) 48. Why do the elephants never tr

28、y up to break free from the ropes?A. Because they think they can not. B. Because they are too old to do it.C. Because they like their living places. D. Because they get on well with the trainer.( )49. How did the man feel after he heard what the trainer said?A. Moved B. Surprised C. Angry D. Nervous

29、( )50. What can we learn from this passage?A. Failing is part of learning. B. We should be different from others.C. Helping animals is helping ourselves. D. Traveling always makes people relaxed(C) Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used

30、 mainly to protect themselves.Some birds like eating locusts(蚱蜢)，but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same b

31、rown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.If you study the animal life, youll find the main use of colours is protecting themselves. bears, lions and other an

32、imals move quietly through forests. They cannot be seen by hunters. This is because they have the colours much like the tree.Have you ever noticed an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid(液体) when it faces danger. While the liquid spread over, the

33、enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it isnt strong at all.( )51. How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger?A. They run away quickly. B. Their colours are much like their enemies.C. They hide themselves in the day and appea

34、r at night. D. They have to move quietly.( )52. The kind of fish can live up to now because .A. it is very big and strongB. the liquid it sends out can help it escape (逃脱) from its enemiesC. the liquid it sends out can kill its enemiesD. it swims faster than any other fish( )53. Which is the best ti

35、tle for this passage?A. The Change of Colours for Animals and Pests.B. Colours of Different Animals and Pests.C. The Main Use of Colours for Animals and Pests.D. Some Animals and Pests.DEven in early time, people could realize the importance of dreams and knew that dreams gave meaning to life. Every great achievement has been the result of years of dreaming. If a person has a dream and holds