浙江省乐清市育英寄宿学校2014届九年级上学期英语期中试题.doc

浙江省乐清市育英寄宿学校2014届九年级英语上学期期中试题（实验班）
听力部分(20分）
一、听力(20分）
第一节：听对话，选择与其对话内容相符的图片。（5分)
( ▲ ）1．What’s Mary’s favorite animal?

（ ▲ )2．What club does the boy want to join?
（ ▲ ）3．Where did Jeff go？
( ▲ )4．Which are the two persons talking about?
( ▲ )5．What festival is it tomorrow?

第二节：听第一段对话，回答第6—7小题.（5分）
( ▲ )6．What would Jim like to do first if he had 1，000 yuan？
A．To buy a mobile phone 。 B．To give it to his classmate
C．To give it to his parents
（ ▲ ）7．How much would Jim give to his classmate？
A．1,000 yuan B．600 yuan C．400 yuan
听第二段对话，回答第8-10小题。
( ▲ )8．What did Maria use to be afraid of?
A．Dogs B．Cats C．Tigers
( ▲ )9．What did Maria think of dogs？
A．Smart but dangerous B．Friendly and interesting C．Scary and dangerous
( ▲ )10．Who gave Maria the pet？
A．Her aunt B．Her uncle C．Her friend
第三节：听下面一篇短文,完成信息记录表。(10分)

John’s School Rules
Dos
Get to school before 11▲ 。
Wear 12▲ school uniforms.
Clean the classroom 13▲ .
Don’ts
Don’t 14▲ in the classroom。
Don’t run or jump in the hallway
What does John think of his school rules? 15▲
（ ▲ ）11．A．7:10 am B．7:20 am C．7：30 am
( ▲ )12．A．black B．green C．blue
( ▲ )13．A．once a day B．twice a day C．three times a day
（ ▲ ）14．A．eat food B．wear a hat C．listen to music
（ ▲ ）15．A．He likes some of the rules B．He doesn’t mind them
C．He doesn't like them

笔试部分（100分）

Ⅰ.单项填空。(共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分
从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入恐慌辈出的最佳选项.
（ ) 1。―You’ve dropped _______ “s” in the word “success”.
―Oh， _______ letter “s” is doubled.
A。 a； a B。 a; the C。 an； the D. the; the
（ ) 2. When you have borrowed a book from the library, you should keep it well， as if it were ______ of ______。
A. that, yours B。 one, yours C。 that, you D。 one， you
（ ) 3。 ______ the man looks at his son ！ He thinks his son is getting more and more ______.
A. How angry ； carelessly B. What angry ; carelessly
C. How angrily ; careless D. What angrily ； careless
（ ） 4. They will leave for Paris _____ three o’clock in the afternoon and we’ll fly to London _______ a few weeks.
A。 after， in B. in， after C。 on, in D. after, after
（ ) 5. Ten years_______ since my uncle ________ to Ningbo.
　A。 have passed; went B。 passed； has gone
C. has passed; has gone D。 has passed; went
( ） 6. ―Did you have a sound sleep last night?
―Yes, never slept________。
A。 better   B。 best   C 。badly       D. worse
( ) 7. Enough sleep is good for health。 If you______ for your favorite TV programs, you will feel sleepy.
A。 stay up B. give up C。 pick up D。 make up
（ )8. In the middle of the room stands a__________ table.
A。 beautiful wooden round B. round wooden beautiful
C. wooden beautiful round D. beautiful round wooden
( ） 9。 ―Who is making so much noise in the garden?
―___________ the children。
A. It is B. They are C. That is D. There are
（ ） 10。 Some people waste a lot of food___________ others don’t have enough to eat.
A. however B. when C. as D. while
( ) 11。 Although all of the apples _____， none of them _____ good。
A。 have tasted； are tasted B。 have been tasted; are tasted
C. have tasted; taste D. have been tasted； taste
（ ) 12。 ―Jenny’s and Jane’s _____coming to my office。 Can you help to find the girls?
―No problem。 They will be here_________.
A. mothers are; a moment ago B. mother is； at the moment
C。 mothers are； right away D。 mother is; in a moment
( ） 13。 One of the difficulties we have English is how to remember new words
and expressions。
A. to learn B。 in learning C. learn D. learned
( ) 14. How kind you are！ You always do what you can_________ me.
A。 help B。 helping C。 to help D。 helps
( ) 15. Her first job was selling ice cream in Chinatown, close to she and her family lived。
A. which B. what C。 there D。 where
二、完型填空（15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后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。
In one way of thinking。 failure is part of life. In 16 way， failure may be a way towards success。 The “Spider—story” is often 17 。Robert Bruce , leader of the Scots in the 13 th century， was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider 18 a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough 19 in the rock. He tried six times without success 。On the 20 time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to 21 the English . Edison , the inventor of the light bulb， made 22 models that failed before he found the right way to make one。 Once he was asked 23 he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often， he replied， “Failure？ I have 24 failure. Now I know 50，000 ways it won't 25 ”。个人收集整理，勿做商业用途
So what？ First，always think about your failure。 What caused 26 ？Were conditions right？ Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go 27 next time。
Second, is the goal you’re trying to reach the right one？ Try to do some 28 about what your real goals may be. Think about this question。 “If I do succeed in this， where will it get me？” This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing any way.
The third thing to keep in 29 about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have 30 ．
（ )16. A。 other B。 another C. first D。 second
（ ）17.A. told B. said C。 talked D. spoken
（ ）18. A. doing B。 taking C。 making D. playing
（ ）19.A. room B。 house C. place D. soil
（ ）20。 A。 tenth B。 sixth C. eighth D。 seventh
（ ）21。A。 save B。 help C. defeat D. kill
( )22。A。 hundred B。 hundreds C。 hundred of D. hundreds of
（ )23。 A。 why B. when C。 what D. who
（ )24。 A. not B. no C。 never D。 nothing
( )25.A。 do B。 make C. took D. work
（ ）26.A. one B. it C. that D。 this
（ ）27。A。 high B。 large C。 right D。 bright
( ）28。A. Thinking B. shopping C。 reading D. cleaning
( ）29.A. heart B. eyes C. ears D. mind
( ）30.A. failed. B. succeeded C. finished D. passed

三、阅读理解（30分）
A
1. The Dream It is everyone's dream to work at home or not work at all. You can plan your own hours and work when you want to. There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day.
2。 The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained。 You can stay at home， work when you want to and make money when you need to. There are plenty of chances for you to make money at home， just by using your computer and the Internet。
3. Start Today! Educate yourself, look closely into all the chances and decide on what works best for you. It will not happen during one night， but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today.
4. How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog, miniblog or a personal website like millions of other people? Are you using it to make money？ Most of these blogs and website owners are not。 But you can do that！
5。 _________When you have your computer and the Internet working for you, your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day, seven days a week。 You will make money while you sleep, travel or do whatever you want to do all day long.
6. Get Going！ There are many ways you can make money with your computer. And you can begin your stay-at-home businesses with just a little money. What are you waiting for？
31。 In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage？
A. Sports。 B。 News。 C。 Culture. D。 Business。
32。 What does the underlined word “attained”in Point 2 mean?
A。 Broken。 B。 Achieved. C。 Lost. D. Destroyed ( 毁坏 ）.
33. What’s the best title for Point 5?
A。 Sleep 24 Hours a Day。 B. Make Money Every moment。
C。 Play All Day Long. D. Travel Around the World .
34. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage？
A.People need a lot of money to start a stay-at-home business。
B。People can even use their blogs to make money.
C.People can plan their own time when they work at home。
D。People can make the best decision and start to make it happy today.
B
Cosplay is great!
Cosplay is short for “costume play”， which means play—acting in costumes. People who take part in cosplay are called cosplayers. They usually create or make costumes of their favorite animation characters by themselves or get a tailor to make them. Sometimes they even prepare small things, like knives and earrings, which the characters wear or use in the animation。
Cosplayers are creative and proud of their work. They spend a lot of money and energy on it. They not only dress up as their favorite characters in the animation， but also act like the characters。
New trend (趋势) is on!
While Chinese fans are busy cosplaying characters in Japanese animations or movies, Japan, as a big country of cosplay, now has a trend to cosplay non-Japanese movie characters。 Japanese cosplayers like the characters in Star Wars and Lord of the Rings very much。 But the most popular ones are from the Harry Potter films。 They have a very large number of fans in Japan. The character who is liked the best by Japanese cosplayers in Harry Potter films is Draco Malfoy， though he is Harry’s rival（对手) and always tries to get Harry and his friends into trouble。本文为互联网收集，请勿用作商业用途
Cosplay doesn't have anything to do with age。 Whether you are 5 or 50 years old， you can be a cosplayer if you are creative enough！ 
35. We can infer that those who like to do cosplay must be ______ fans, too.
A. movie B。 music C。 sport D.art
36. The cosplayers ______.
A. create the animation characters and make the costumes by themselves
B. act like their favorite animation characters in common clothes in the cosplay
C. dress up as the animation characters and act like them in the play
D。 always wear something like animals in the play.
37。 Which of the following statements is possibly TRUE according to the passage?
A. It’ll cost little time and energy to take part in cosplay.
B. If you are not young enough, you can’t be a cosplayer.
C。 Cosplayers are creative and enjoy their work.
D. Only students may be cosplayers。

C
Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around。 So， more and more teachers are letting students have a ball。 By sitting on exercise balls instead of chairs , teachers find students’ posture and attention improve.
Dottie Pownall， a fifth—grade teacher in West Virginia， USA， has been using balls as chairs since December 2008。 “The students love them”, she says。 Pownall took a survey of her students。 She found that 80％ of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning。
The teacher, Pisa Witt, felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs， she started Witt Fitt. This company encourages the use of the balls. And the company educates not only teachers but also students on how to use them。 “Our products are used in 24 states， three provinces in Canada, Puerto Rico and Japan," says Witt， “ Research shows that sitting on the balls makes them sit up straighter。 You can slouch(低头垂肩地坐）on a ball，” says Witt， “but it feels bad.” Because the students are moving， their blood increases。 That carries more oxygen to the brain ， so the kids have more energy and can pay attention longer。个人收集整理，勿做商业用途
“Besides, they're fun。” says Pownall.
38. What will happen if a student sits on a chair all day in school？ The student will_________.
A. pay more attention to his lessons B。 be fun
C. like to move around D. sit up straighter
39。 In how many countries are the balls used as the students’ chairs？
A。 Four. B. Three。 C。 Two. D。 One。
40。 Teachers choose balls instead of chairs because sitting on balls helps the kids _________.
A。 improve the students' posture and attention B. slouch on the chairs
C。 have fun D. Both A and C are correct answers
41。 Which is better for kids to study in class， sitting on a chair or sitting on a ball?
A. Sitting on a chair. B。 Sitting on a ball。
C. They are the same. D。 We don’t know。
D
What should you think about when trying to find your career？ You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work。 A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work。 So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand， you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard。 Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value。 A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.个人收集整理，勿做商业用途
　　Your school may have taught you skills， such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work。 You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills。 If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer， think what you gained from it. If nothing else， you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop， for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part—time job.个人收集整理，勿做商业用途
　　Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself。 You may be all thumbs when you handle tools； perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record， for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background。 You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work。
42。 We can infer from the first paragraph that