外研版九上英语期末试卷1.docx

外研版英语九年级第一学期期中考试试题九年级英语第I卷（选择题共70分）一、听力理解（每小题1分，共20分）A.在下列每小题内，你将听到一个或两个句子并看到供选择的A、B、C三幅图画。找 出与你所听句子内容相匹配的图画。ACBsure those capital letters(大写字母)are written properly. Slow downIf your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you write too q(84), ifs hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more m(85). Hold your pencil rightWhen you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much e(86). Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to be relaxed and don't hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student w(87) a good habit. Draw more picturesDrawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control控制) your pencil better w(88) you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by y(89) at home.Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your f(90) run up to you? Give them your autographs(亲笔签名),of course!九、书面表达i 15分)根据中外提示和英文书信内容，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的回信， 信的开头和结尾已给出，其词数布局已经给出，请按照要求写一封回信。91.假设你叫大明，是美国中学生托尼的笔友，你收到他的来信。请给托尼写一封回 信，回答他的问题，介绍北京良好的公交服务，并谈谈你的感受。Hi! Darning,My grandpa is going to Tianjin next month because he has heard a lotabout the city and he would like to see it himself. He says the busservice in Tianjin is very good now, and people can to anywhere by bus.Is he right? Can you tell me something more about it?I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.Yours,TonyioHi! Tony,I'm glad to know your grandpa is coming to Beijing.If you have more questions, please ask me.Yours,Darning九年级参考答案15 ACBAC610CBABC1115ACBAB1620 CAB BA2125 CBAAB2630 BACDB3135 CADDB3640 BABCB4145 BACAB4650ACBDB5155ABCCA5660 BCBCB6165 CBDAC66. C 67. B 68. G 69. A 70. E71. looking through 72. rather than 73. trying out 74. care about 75. does harmhopes and drcams76. Computer programminggoing on exciting trips77. have impossible dreamshave similar hopes and different dreams78. steps82.instead 83. use84. quickly85. mistakeseasier 87.with88. when/while 89. yourself90. fansOne possible versionHi! Tony,I'm glad to know your grandpa is coming to Tianjin.Your grandpa is right. The bus service in Tianjin is really good now. There are bus lines all over Tianjin and buses can even take you to a small village. Besides, special seats are offered on buses. People do not have to spend a long time waiting for a bus and the tickets are cheap.I like taking a bus because 1 think it's comfortable and also good for the environment. So it's a good choice for your grandpa to travel by bus in Tianjin.If you have more questions* please ask me.Yours,Liu Jing12B.下面你将听到十组对话，每组对话都有一个问题。根据对话内容，从每组所给的A、 B、C三个选项中找出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。6.A. RedB. WhiteC. Green7.A.SunnyB. RainyC.Snowv8.A. On ThursdayB. On FridayC. On Saturday9.A. By bikeB. By busC. By car10.A. LindaB. MaryC. Alice11.A. Because he'll watch a football match.B. Because he wants to see a film.C. Because he'll work late tonight.12,A. In a libraryB. In a bankC. In a restaurant13.A. 20B. 40C. 6014.A. Go skatingB. Go swimmingC. Play volleyball15.A. The seat was comfortable.B The play was boring.C. She was twenty minutes late.C.听下面长对话或独白。每段长对话或独白后都有几个问题，从题中所给的A、B、C三选项中选出最佳选项。听下面一段材料，回答第16至第18题。16. What will the boy give a talk about?C. Space science.C. Sports books.C. Friday.A. Chinese history. B. Chinese culture.17. What kind of books does the boy like?A. History books.B. Science books.18. On which day is the library closed?A. Sunday.B. Wednesday.听下面一段箱料，回答第19至第20题19. What was she afraid to do in the English classes?A. Recite texts.B. Answer questions.C. Write compositions.20. How did she learn English in her free time?A. By reading English stories.B. By listening to English songs.C. By going to the English comer.二、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）21. This math problem is very difficult. All of us can't it,A. try; outB. take; out C. work; out D. set; out22. Thomas Edison was an American.A, inventionB. inventorC. instruction D. introductionIn 2004, Liu Xiang the first Olympic gold medal in the same event forChina in Athens, Greece.A. wonB. beatC. defeatedD. failed.1 think we're good that we'll be asked to play in the Olympic Gaines.A. soB. tooC. veryD. suchThe special program was set up in 2001 to help young sportsmen andsportswomen.A. set outB. set upC. put up D. put outIn summer holidays, we often open a window turningon air conditioning.A. in front of B. instead of C. in favor of D. in spite of 27. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, recycled paper, to help save trees.A. such asB. if possible C. in fact D. as wellA: Ifs sunny today and the wind is soft. Shall we go out to fly kites?B:.A. Ifs a pityB. It doesn't matterC. Sounds like a good ideaD. I think not28. The battery has been turned off my mum's birthday party.A. forB. fromC. byD. sinceEveryone is surprised to see Tom but they are also pleased to see him.A. livingB. aliveC. livingD. to liveIf you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still the top.A. reaches B not reach C. won't reach D. don't reach 32. Today, Tom Sawyer to be one of the greatest books in Americanliterature.A. is thought B. thinksC. is thinking D. has thoughtA: Mum, I'm sorry for breaking up the cup.B: Oh,. We still have one, the same as that.A. Nice work B. Til see to that C. Here it is. D. It doesn't matter 34. For example, if you want to fill bag with falling sand, you have to movea kind of truck on wheels into correct position.A. X, theB. an, aC. an, X D. a, thethrow away glass, paper, and metal, so every one in our class collect reusable waste, sells it for recycling.A. Ifs a great wayB. Ifs wasteful toC. It takes longD. Ifs important35. Liu Xiang by his coach to train for gold medals regularly.A. told B. was advised C. was defeated D. comparedA: I hear there's going to be an oral English competition this Friday.B. Really?.A. Thafs news to meB. Thafs true to meThafs no idea to meD. Thafs too bad36. Sun Haiping that Liu Xiang trains regularly.A. is hopefulB. making sureC. is thinking ofD. is writing about37. Although it takes energy to change something into something else, it's better than things away.A. to throwB. throw C. throwing D. being thrownLiu Xiang that there's more to life than training, but he still keepsto it.A. find outB. found out C. finding out D. to find out三、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）When I visit the Science Museum, I go to the Launch pad. This is my favorite room you can do physics experiments. For example, if you want to fill a bag with sand, you have to move a kind of truck on wheels into the correct position. I also go to the Pocket Show. You can learn how we travel space and back again.Then I go upstairs to the Human and Nature room. You can your speed with animals there. You hear a noise and push a button. If you aren't fast, the lion catches you! I'm faster all my friends, but the lion still catches me.There arc also rooms on transport, the environment and space technology, math, physics and chemistry.You can do a lot of things in this museum, but you have to obey some rules as well. For example, you mustn't take photos of the in the museum. But you can buypostcards of them in the museum shops., the Science Museum is free. That means you can drop in for a few minutes or you can stay as long as you likeifs open every day, from 10 am to 6 pm. So if you ever go to London,you visit the Science Museum. Ifs my favorite museum in the whole word.41. A. forB. becauseC. andD. why42. A. fallingB. to fallC. fallenD. falls43. A. ontoB. up toC.intoD. out of44. A. compareB. spreadC. attractD. produce45. A. wellB.enoughC. tooD. very46. A. thanB. toC. andD. but also47. A. rather thanB. as far asC. as well asD. above all48. A. worksB. exhibitsC. advantagesD. products49. A. More thanB. In factC. As wellD. Above all50. A. work outB. make sureC. set upD. stand for四、阅读理解（每小题1分，共15分）AMany people say that they are working, too many hours. They don*t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However; many companies don*t pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think ifs their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don*t work more hours.Many people suy that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, '*A11 work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的)boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.51. A Japanese worker works _ more hours a year than a French one.A. 513B. 1,646C. 2,159D. 3,80552. The word “extra“ in Paragraph 3 means *.A.正常的B.额外的C.有用的D.少量的53. People in get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.A. FranceB. GermanyC. the United StatesD. Great Britain54. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.55. What can we infer from the passage?A. Many workers have to work long hours.B. Many people have vacations long enough.C. Work hours are the same around the world.D. There are a lot of dull people in the world.BThe Internet joins millions of computers all over the world, and today it is used by people all over the world. It was invented in the 1960s in the USA. The American government needed a network of computers for its army. Then in the 1970s scientists and businesspeople also wanted to use the Internet to send and receive messages. For some years, they weren't allowed to use the US network, and when they were allowed to, the messages were in very simple text without photos.The World Wide Web was invented by a British scientist named Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. He wanted to send documents to other scientists, so he developed the World Wide Web. This allowed him to send and receive scientific documents with text, drawings and photos (also called multimedia documents). In the 1990s, more and more people began to use the Internet and the World Wide Web.So whafs the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web? The Internet is the hardware. It allows us to communicate with other people. The World Wide Web is the software. It allows us to create, see and read multimedia documents.The web is made up of millions of documents called web pages. These pages are held in computers all over the world. Many people have a favorite website with a number of web pages on the same subject.Email is a way of using your computer to send and receive messages. It*s cheaper and quicker to use email than send normal mail. New users call normal mail a snail mailff because it's so slow!It took 50 years for 100 million people to listen to the radio. It took 15 years for 100 million people to watch television. By the year 2000, it had taken only about three years for 100 million people to use the Internet. What will happen next on the Internet?56. The Internet was first invented for.A. scientific workC. businesspeopleB. American armyD. American government57. The World Wide Web was invented to.A. communicate with othersB create, see and read documentsC. send and receive scientific documentssend and receive simple text without photos58. The Internet and the World Wide Web began to be widely used.A. in the 1970sC. in the late of 1980sB. in the 1990sD. by the year 2000The writer wrote the last paragraph to show that, A. the Internet has a greater influence than radio and TV B radio and TV will be replaced by computers C. the use of the Internet spread very quickly D. people spend much more time on the Internet59. The best title of the passage may be “" A. The effect of the greatest inventionB The development of the InternetC. The movement of new technologyD. The history of the World Wide WebDear Disney,Last weekend, the four members of my family spent an enjoyable holiday at the Magic Kingdom - Disneyland. And one event made our visit seem truly magical.We got to the front of the line at Space Mountain, only to find out that our little daughter Gloria couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride. Wc were so excited that we all forgot ice-cream was not allowed on the ride.Gloria broke into tears and we all had no idea what to do. Then Murphy, one of the staff（员工）members, came over. She bent down and told Gloria that she would hold the ice-cream for her and give itto her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, Promise?* Then she gave Murphy her ice-cream, and she completely enjoyed the ride.Sure enough, as we walked out the exit, there was Gloria's new friend with ''her'' ice-cream. Now you and I both know what happened, because we know that an ice-cream won't last twenty minutes on a summer afternoon in Florida. Murphy knew, what time we would get off the ride; she went to the nearest shop and bought a brand-new ice-cream thirty seconds before we walked out the exit. Gloria said, "Thank you,“ but Pm sure she thought it was the same ice-cream.We know that someone tried hard to make our visit special. Thanks so much for going above and beyond!Your fan, Carmen Rivera60. Before the ride, Gloria cried becauseA. she couldn't find her parents in the lineB. she was too little to take the rideshe couldn't take her ice-cream on the rideC. she had to wait for twenty minutesMurphy was waiting for Gloria after the ride.A. in the ice-cream shopat the exitB. in the front of the lineat the entrance61. In order to keep the promise, Murphy.A. took Gloria to the nearest shopasked her new friend to help GloriaB. helped Gloria get off the ridebought a new ice-cream for Gloria62. The underlined word "someone in the last paragraph means.A. Murphy B. Disney C. Gloria D. CarmenCarmen Rivera wrote the letter to.A. orde