1、九年级英语上册期中考试试题（考试时间 120 分钟 满分 120 分）命题人：王明友第一部分 选择题（70 分）一、选择题。 （15 分）( )26. -What _ over there now? -Someone is hit by a car.A. happened B. was happen C. is happening D. had happened( )27. This pair of jeans looks nice _ Sandy ,because she looks very nice _ blue.A. on; in B. in; on C. for; on D. to;
2、 in( )28. Its generous _ them to donate money to UNICEF. They think it important _ them to help poor children go to school.A. to; for B. for; of C. of; to D. of; for( )29. The teacher said that the earth _ around the sun.A. moves B. move C. moved D. had moved( )30. My brother _ for half a month.A. h
3、as been away B. went away C. has left D. left( )31. If it isnt yours, it must be _ .A. somebody else B. somebody elses C. else somebody D. elses somebody( )32. Our school will hold a sport meeting _ next month.A. some time B. sometime C. some times D. sometimes( )33. Would you mind _?A. me to smoke
4、here B. my smoking at hereC. me smoking here D. if I will smoke here( )34. We spend as much time as we can _ English.A. read B. to read C. reading D. have ( )35. _ of the students has an English exercise book.A. None B. Both C. All D. Every( )36. He always makes his class _ .A. lively and interested
5、 B. lively and interestingC. alive and interested D. alive and interesting( )37. If you dont go to the cinema tonight, _ .A. So will I B. Neither do I C. Nor shall I D. So I will( )38. The dinner didnt start _ all the friends arrived.A. when B. while C. until D. whether( )39. Bill Gates devotes much
6、 of his money _ need children.A. to help B. to helping C. helped D. helping( )40. Dont forget to _ it back if you _ the computer to school.A. bring, take B. take, bring C. take, take D. bring, bring二、完形填空：阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将正确答案的序号填入答案卷相应空格内。(本题满分 15分 每小题 1 分)The day a
7、fter the result of Oscar Award is announced, everyone at school discusses _41_ they like. Students ask each other,“Did you notice what Brad Pitt _42_?”or “How do you like Nicole Kidmans dress?” They may _43_ the movies a little, but much about the stars.Pop singers and movie stars are _44_ well-know
8、n that it seems that their jobs are the best in the students eyes. On TV, they can see their large houses, expensive cars and fashionable clothes. _45_ magazines cover what people in Hollywood are doing. Students spend hours _46_ such a life._47_, only a few studetns at theatre school really work ha
9、rd for becoming stars. They _48_ acting in front of others in fact. Even students _49_ enjoy watching movies or reading about the stars do not practice hard to improve their acting skills.There are many _50_ in the world, but not many superstars. Why do _51_ people become actors or singers at last?
10、In order to become famous, people _52_ talent as well as hard work. Anyone who really wants to be a superstar _53_ practice day and night.After years of hard work, maybe some students at the theatre school will finally become superstars. Most of them, however, will _54_ other less glamorous(有魅力的) ca
11、reers. _55_ the end of the day they will come home and be happy watching the superstars on TV.( )41.teachersB.detectivesC.actors and actressesD.workers( )42.A.put onB.woreC.triedD.dressed( )43.A.think aboutB.think ofC.talk aboutD.talk to( )44.A.soB.veryC.tooD.quite( )45.A.two hundredsB.hundreds ofC.
12、hundred ofD.two hundreds of( )46.A.dreamB.hopeC.hopingD.dreaming( )47.A.ButB.AlthoughC.OrD.However( )48.A.are afraid ofB.are sure ofC.are excited aboutD.are afraid to( )49.A.whoseB.whoC.whatD.how( )50.A.farmersB.workersC.fansD.channels( )51.A.so manyB.so muchC.so littleD.so few( )52.A.costB.spendC.n
13、eedD.take( )53.A.will mustB.will have toC.canD.may( )54.A.chooseB.giveC.getD.lose( )55.A.InB.ToC.ByD.At三、阅读理解（40 分） 【 A 】Trudys class has a newspaper. The students write stories, articles and poems(诗) for it. Then one of them types their works into a computer and prints it out. The teacher pins(订) u
14、p everything on the wall so that it looks like a large, open newspaper.One day Trudy said to the teacher, “Most newspapers have advertisements. Can we have advertisements in ours?”The teacher thought it was a very good idea. She made Trudy the advertisement manager(经理) and Trudy asked the other stud
15、ents to advertise in the newspaper. Here are some of the advertisements she received.FOR SALE Sony Walkman. In good condition(状况). Complete with earphone. Best offer. See MiriamGOOD HOME WANTED Six lovely Persian Kittens(波斯猫) need homes. They are the cleverest things youve never seen. Free to the ri
16、ght person. See JohnWORK WANTED Strong boy is willing to work in a garden or do housework. 3 hours a week. Not expensive. See TomWANTED PC In good condition. Must be at least Pentium II. See AllanCONCERT TICKETS Has anyone got a spare(多余的) ticket to the Raiders concert next week? Im desperate(非常渴望 )
17、 and will pay well for a good ticket. See SheliaLOST A golden ring(金戒指) with a blue stone in it. Reward See PatriciaFOUNDED A golden ring with a blue stone in it. See AliceChoose the best answer （根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：( )56. Who wanted to put an advertisements in the newspaper?A. Trudy. B. The teacher.C.
18、 Some of the students. D. Allan.( )57. What does Tom want to do? He wants to _.A. do other peoples homework B. do gardening or houseworkC. see six Persian Kittens D. fix broken PCs( )58. Why will Shelia pay well for a Raiders concert ticket?A. Because she hates going to the concert.B. Because she wa
19、nts very much to go to the concert.C. Because she likes collecting the concert tickets.D. Because her friends are going to the concert.( )59. What will Patricia give the person who finds her ring?A. Nothing but a golden ring. B. Another ring.C. A ticket to the Raiders concert. D. A reward.( )60. Wha
20、t is the main idea of this passage?A. Trudys class has a newspaper.B. Trudy wrote some advertisements for the class newspaper.C. The teacher wrote some advertisements for the newspaper.D. The students in Trudys class wrote advertisements for theirnewspaper.【 B 】Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He
21、teaches P.E. in a middle school. He wears a long beard（胡子）and takes good care of it.It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. king likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends help he got
22、a ticket a few days ago. After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he hardly got on. There were plenty of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip（抓住）a back of the chair. At the next stop a boy got on the bu
23、s. He was short and couldnt grip anything. Suddenly the bus stopped and the boy hardly fell onto the floor. He looked around and saw Mr. Kings beard and grip it. The man found it at once and called out, “Let go of（松开）my beard, boy!”“Are you going to get off, sir?” asked the boy.( )61.Mr. King is a _
24、.A. player B. runner C. teacher D. driver( )62.Mr. King was going to watch the match because _.A. he teaches P.E. in a middle school B. he likes football very muchC. he had already got a ticket D. he didnt go to work yesterday( )63.It was difficult for Mr. King to stand because _.A. he had drunk too
25、 much B. the bus was too smallC. he got on the bus too late D. it was very crowded in the bus( )64.The boy gripped Mr. Kings beard because _.A .he was afraid to fall again B. he wanted to make the man angryC. he hoped the man to find a seat for him D. he hoped the man to get off soon( )65.Mr. King w
26、as afraid _, so he shouted at him.A. the boy would pull him down B. the boy would hurt his beardC. the boy could be hurt again D. the boy would borrow his ticket【 C 】There was little rain in some place for two years and a lot of people died of hunger. So a man reported a famine（饥荒）to an official（官员）
27、. The official asked, “How much wheat have you harvested?” “Thirty percent of the normal yield（正常产量的 30%）,” the man replied.“How much cotton?”“Twenty percent.”“How much rice?” “Twenty percent.”The official got mad, “Youve already had seventy percent of the harvest, how dare（敢）you trump up（谎报） famine
28、 then?” The man said, “Ive never seen such a terrible famine in my life of a hundred and several scores of years.” “How could you have lived so long?” asked the official. “Look, Im over seventy years old. My eldest son is over forty and my second son is over thirty. The total（总数）is a hundred and sev
29、eral scores of years.” All the people hearing this had a good laugh over that.( )66. A great _ happened in the place.A. flood B. disease C. drought D. war( )67. The man said _.A. people had a bad harvest B. some of the crops were badC. people lost their farms D. people had little food( )68. The word
30、 “mad” in the story means _.A. sad B. angry C. happy D. excited( )69.The official didnt think _.A. the people were hungry B. the drought was serious enoughC. the people had to be helped D. the famine was terrible enough( )70.Hearing the clever answer, people laughed at _.A. the old man B. the offici
31、al C. the hungry people D. the policemen nearby the road【 D 】Television is also called TV. It is one of our most important means of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. People with a television set can sit at home and watch the President make a s
32、peech or “visit” a foreign country. Through television, viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands. Television even takes viewers out of this world with coverage of astronauts as they explore the outer space.In addition to all these things, television brings its view
33、ers a steady(稳定的) stream of programs. In fact, TV provides many more entertainment(娱乐的) programs than any other kind. The programs include dramas serious, light comedies, soap operas, sporting events, cartoons, talk shows, films and so on.About 89 million homes in the United States or about 97% of a
34、ll the countrys homes have at least one TV set. About 70% of American homes have two or more TVs. So there are about 214 million sets in the United States. On the average, a TV set is in use in each home for about 7 hours each day. As a result, TV has an important influence on how people spend their
35、 time and on what they see and learn.Because of its great popularity, television has become a major way to reach people with advertising messages. Most TV stations carry hundreds of advertisements each day. In the mid-1980s, about $24 billion a year was spent on television advertising in the United
36、States.( )71. You can _ if you have a television at home.A. watch the President make a speechB. travel to a foreign country by planeC. talk with astronauts as they are exploring the outer spaceD. go to the outer space by spaceship( )72. Many entertainment programs are provided by TV except _ accordi
37、ng to the passage.A. playing chess and dancingB. soap operas and sporting eventsC. talk shows and motion picturesD. dramas serious and light comedies( )73. The underlined word “influence” means _.A. plot B. play C. result D. effect( )74. TV has become a main way to reach people with advertising mess
38、ages because _.A. TV is useful to people B. TV can carry pictures and soundsC. TV is more popular D. TV is helpful( )75. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. TV is one of our most important means of communication.B. TV provides the most entertainment programs.C. About 97%
39、of American homes have at least two or more TV sets.D. TV has an important influence on our lives.第二部分 非选择题（50 分） 四、用括号中所给词的正确形式填空。(10 分)1. He is just 1.5 metres in _(high).2. Our sports meeting will be held in the _ (come) week.3. Her sudden _(die) surprised her friends. 4. Tom said that he _( visi
40、t) the Palace Museum the next day.5. I am too busy doing my homework _(go) out with you.6. They are different in _ (appear)7. Someone who has charm has an _ (attract) quality.8. Tom always plays everything _(regular) than his sister.9. The documentary shows the Asian tiger in its _(nature) habitat.1
41、0. I prefer watching TV at home to _(see) a film in the open air.五、任务型阅读（10 分）Liu Xiang, who is Chinas first male Olympic track champion, smashed the 13-year-old world record in the mens 110-meter hurdles(110 米栏) at a super grand prix in Lausanne, Switzerland, on July 12. He beat British hurdler Col
42、lin Johnsons record by 0.03 seconds. Johnsons time was 12.91 seconds and Lius was 12.88 seconds. (61)Many had expected Liu to break the world record at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, but Liu did it two years earlier.Even though Liu is the worlds fastest hurdler, some still think that Liu had a slow s
43、tart during the latest race, (62)他的教练建议他在训练中应该多注意前 30 米的跨栏。And Liu thinks otherwise.“We actually know how to make Liu run faster within the first 30-meter hurdles,” Sun said. “A special training will do, but Liu might lose his good senses of rhythm if he runs with full speed at first.”“All the train
44、ing will follow my original plan,” said Sun Haiping, Lius coach. “The 2008 Games have always been the top priority. Its good that Liu Xiang set a new record , but training for the Games still follows the set plan.”(63)Liu Xiang is a proud world record holder now, but his main goal hasnt changed: win
45、 the medal for the 110-meter hurdles at the 2008 Games in his hometown, Beijing.根据短文内容，翻译画线句子或回答问题。1. Translate the underlined sentences into Chinese.2 Translate the Chinese into English3 Translate the underlined sentences into Chinese.4 What will happen if Liu Xiang runs with full speed at the firs
46、t 30-meter hurdles?5 Whats Liu Xiangs main goal?六、根据首字母提示补全下列对话（10 分）M: Ive got a problem,Amy.Im very w .W: Im very s to hear that.Whats the problem?M: My penfriend in the USA hasnt r to my last three e-mails.I think she doesnt want to write to me any m .W: Im sure thats not true.Maybe shes just too busy these days.M: Youre right.Maybe I shouldnt w too much.W: Why dont you send an e-card to her and let her know you m her very much?M: Th
