永州市第十中学九年级上期英语期中测试题.doc

永州市第十中学九年级上期英语期中测试题

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一、选择填空 从每题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。（30 分）
1. My family always watch ________ news after dinner.
A．a B．an C．the D．/
2 . --- ______ reading aloud to practice English?
--- Good idea.
A. How about B. Why not C. How D. When
3. Tony doesn’t like Chinese class. Every class _______ a bad dream.
A. is like B. likes C. like D. to like
4. --- ________ will you go shopping?
--- Tomorrow morning.
A. When B. How C. Why D. Where
5. I love watching movies，________ I hardly ever go to the cinema. I watch them on the Internet.
A．because B．but C．so D．and
6. Go ________ the river, and you’ll find the shop next to a bookstore.
A. along B. between C. up D. with
7. You can ______ the new words in the vocabulary lists when you can’t understand them.
A. look at B. look up C. look after D. look like
8. The number of the workers in this factory _______ 500.
A. be B. is C. are D. were
9. ---Candy, could you please speak more _______so that everyone can understand you?
---OK.
A. heavily B. widely C. hardly D. slowly
10. ---Do you like the songs by Taylor？
---Yes．Country music_______ nice and full of feelings．
A．sounds B．listens C．hears D．looks
11. Which sign should you look for if you want to go out of a building?

12. They had different ideas for the vacation place. After much ______，they decided to go to New York.
A．discussion B．difference C．housework D．information
13. I am a slow reader. Can you tell me ______ to increase my reading speed?
A. how B. what C. who D. when
14. ---How many hours does it take you to practice English every night, Mr. Black?
---_______.
A. Three hours ago B. Once a month C. Two hours D. In four hours
15. The more you eat, the ________ you’ll be.
A. fat B. stronger C. healthy D. heavy
16. --- Mom, I was the first to reach the top of the mountain.
--- Good job, Jack! I’m ________ of you.
A. careful B. proud C. tired D. afraid
17. I ________ some time drawing a map for my friend last night.
A. spent B. cost C. paid D. took
18. The policeman was made ________ some more hours on the holidays.
A. work B. to work C. worked D. working
19. --- Do you know ________ the Smiths left Beijing?
--- I’m not sure. I only remember it was a Sunday.
A. if B. when C. how D. why
20. This tea pot ________ look clean.
A. isn’t B. doesn’t C. can’t D. shouldn’t
21. --- Sandy, ________ you drive? We need a driver to park this school bus.
--- Sorry, I can’t.
A. should B. may C. must D. can
22. --- Sonia, do you think July is _________ month of the year in Jinan?
--- Yes. I think so.
A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. the hottest
23. --- Would you mind me getting into the waiting-room through this door?
--- ________. Look at the sign. It says “No Entrance”.
A. It doesn’t matter. B. You had better not.
C. No, I don’t. D. That’s all right.
24. ________ might seem more difficult to speak politely than directly.
A. That B. This C. It D. What
25. Personal computers ________ in 1976. It has changed the whole world.
A. have invented B. are invented C. were invented D. invented
26. ---Are you a fan of the science TV show Super Brain？
---Yes，I'm always _______ by these people's great brain power.
A．tired B．amazed C．bored D．satisfied
27. --- ________ interesting the storybook is!
--- Yes, I have read it twice.
A. What an B. What C. How a D. How
28. --- Lucy, what are you going to do if it ________ tomorrow?
--- Maybe I’ll go shopping with my mother.
A. didn’t rain B. doesn’t rain C. won’t rain D. don’t rain
29. --- How long have your parents _______?
--- For about 10 years.
A. bought the car B. left their hometown
C. joined the ping-pong club D. lived in this building
30. --- Excuse me, Ms. White. I wonder _______.
--- Oh, Tony. Listen carefully in class and practice as often as possible.
A. how I can learn Chinese well B. if there is a Chinese class today
C. who did you teach Chinese D. where I can find a Chinese book
二、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。（10 分）
Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效的)? We all know that Chinesestudents usually study hard for long hours. This is very good, but it doesn’t 31 a lot. If you want to studyeffectively, you must have enough sleep, enough food, enough rest 32 exercise. Every day you need to go outfor a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your 33 . When you return to your studies,your mind will be refreshed and you’ll 34more and study better. Here take English learning 35 an example.
First you make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems to stay the same and you 36feel a little worried about it. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t 37 hope. At some point yourlanguage study will 38take another big jump. You’ll see that 39really have been learning all the time. Ifyou get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and 40 . Don’t drop italong the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.
31. A. keep B. help C. use D. work
32. A. and B. or C. but D. also
33. A. eyes B. health C. head D. back
34. A. learn B. think C. hear D. listen
35. A. for B. to C. as D. with
36. A. can’t B. should C. may D. need
37. A. refuse B. lose C. give D. close
38. A. again B. always C. never D. not
39. A. we B. they C. you D. he
40. A. difficult B. interesting C. beautiful D. hard
三、 阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。（40 分）
A
I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. So they can’t learn it well.But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.
First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I was in Grade One, we had a new subject
---English. It was fresh for me. I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and Igot a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher oftenteaches us English songs, and the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!
Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teachercarefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary. Then practice again and again, never be tired. AndI also have a good habit: Ask whenever I have a question. I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. Howhappy I am when I understand!
Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. From these I know English is not only
interesting, but also useful. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way tolearn English well.And I also do some exercises from our class magazines, and I often write English diaries. English hasbecome a close friend of mine.
Now I have learned English for more than two years. I always keep the first position in our school. From
these words, I hope every student can learn English well.
41. Why do some students often “have a headache”?
A. Because they are easy to catch a cold. B. Because it’s often very cold
C. Because they think English is easy.
D. Because they don’t think English is easy.
42. The writer tells us that we should be ______ in English if we want to learn it well.
A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. strict
43. The sentence “I got a very good mark” means ______.
A. I got a good way B. I had a good idea
C. I did badly in the exam D. I did well in the exam
44. The writer thinks English is interesting because________.
A. English is full of stories B. English is full of jokes
C. his teacher often teaches them nice English songs D. of nothing
45. Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?
A. Speaking bravely B. Writing to foreign friends
C. Reading aloud D. Writing English diaries
B
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On ChristmasEve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car,Paul?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brothergave it to you and it did cost you nothing? Boy, I wish...” He hesitated (犹豫).
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But whatthe boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again,
“Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned around with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front ofmy house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he couldride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the two steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. Hewas carrying his little crippled (残疾的) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There it is, buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost hima cent (美分). And some day I’m going to give you one just like it ... Then you can see for yourself all the nicethings in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in besidehim and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
46. The street urchin was very surprised when ___________.
A. Paul received an expensive car B. Paul told him about the car
C. he saw the shining car D. he was walking around the car
47. From the story we can see the urchin ___________.
A. wished to give his brother a car
B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car
C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s
D. wished Paul could be a brother like that
48. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ___________.
A. to show his neighbors the big car B. to show he had a rich friend
C. to let his brother ride in the car D. to tell his brother about his wish
49. We can infer (推断) from the story that ___________.
A. Paul couldn't understand the urchin
B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end
50. The best name of the story is ___________.
A. A Christmas Present B.A Street Urchin
C. A Brother like That D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride
C
Like many people, I have no clear idea about heroes. At some point, we all wonder if we need a hero and whata hero really is.
Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number ofcharacteristics(特点) which give us courage and make us want to learn from them. A hero does something worthtalking about. A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it. But a hero is not just the person withgreat fame（声誉）.
A hero has powers (力量) larger than himself. Some people want to live like a hero, and they have to
experience life with new and further meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom they serve. What dothey want to live and die for? If the answer suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous personsbut not heroes.
A hero has a vision from the mountaintop. He has the power to move people. He creates new possibilities.Without Gandhi, India might still be part of Britain. Without Martin Luther King, Jr., Americans might takedifferent buses, eat in different restaurants, go for walks in different parks, and shop in different stores because ofthe different colors of their skin.
There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of change would be rather slow. Thanks toheroes in history, they make the society develop so rapidly.
51. According to this passage, a hero is a person who always _________.
A. gives us courage B. thinks highly of others
C. shares great fame D. stands on the mountaintop
52. If you want to live like a hero, you should _________.
A. experience a new and meaningful life
B. listen to something worth talking about
C. serve your own fame and try to be famous
D. know where and how you want to live and die
53. The underlined word “vision” in the passage means “________”.
A. 风景 B. 想象 C. 远见 D. 形象
54. Black people in America used to _______ before Martin Luther King, Jr..
A. shop at the white’s stores B. drive buses with the white
C. take walks in the white’s parks D. eat in restaurants without the white
55. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We don’t need heroes anymore at some point now.
B. Heroes are all the same though different in cultures.
C. People get power from heroes to move to a new place.
D. Our society has developed faster because of heroes in history.
D
An old farmer lived on a farm with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa got up early to read books. His grandson tried to do everything he could to imitate(模仿) his grandfather.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read books just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I do understand as soon as I close the books. What good does reading do?” The grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and answered, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as he was told, but all the water was out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “You’ll have to run a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the same took place. The old man said, “You’re just not trying hard enough. Try again.” The boy again put the basket into the river and ran very very hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was empty again. He said disappointedly, “ See Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So you think it useless?” The old man said.“Look at the basket.” The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realize