九年级英语上学期期中试题B卷(无答案) 试题.doc

柳园口中学 20102011学年第一学期期中九年级英语试卷 （B）. 单项选择（20%）( ) 1.-_do you improve your listening? -I improve it _ listening to tapes. A. How; with B. What; with C. How; by D. What; by( ) 2. When we practice speaking English, we often end up _ in Chinese. A. to speak B.spoken C. speakingD. speak( ) 3. _ should not be allowed to go out at night.A. Twelve-years-old B. Twelve-year-oldsC. Twelve year old D. Twelve years olds( ) 4. Look at the picture. It might be a girl _ down from the tree.A. jump B. jumping C. to jump D. jumps( ) 5. I dont know _. A. what to do it B. how to do C. what to do D. to do what( ) 6. This question is _ easy, all the students can answer the question. A. too much B. too many C. much too D. many too( ) 7. We dont have any paper. Please dont _. A. use up it B. use them up C. use it up D. use upthem ( ) 8. I like the book which _ something to do with math. A. have B. has C. is D. are( ) 9. You must keep your eyes _ ,touch it.A closeB closedC closing D to close( ) 10.What do you think “anxious” _?A. mean B. means C. meaning D. meant( ) 11.The monkeys escaped _ the zoo yesterday evening. A. on B. ofC. from D. out( ) 12. There cant be _ in this little village. A. something strange B.strange somethingC. anything strange D. strange anything( ) 13. I hate people _ talk much but do little.A. whatB. whoC. which D. whose( ) 14. I like the music that I can sing _.A. along and B. along with C. with D. along( ) 15. He pretended _ me when he passed by. A. not see B. not to seeing C. not to see D. dont see( ) 16. What are you like? _. A. I like funny and energetic things B. I feel energetic C. Im funny and energetic  D. I look like my funny and energetic father( ) 17. I like tests, but now I like them very much.A usent to B didnt used toC didnt use to D used to not( ) 18. Do you have any trouble the foreigners?A to understand B understanding C understandD understood( ) 19. Children often make mistakes spelling.A forB inC onD at ( ) 20. - He went to see the man who was in hospital yesterday.- _.A. So he does B. So he did C. He did so D. he does so.完形填空（10%）A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggle（奋力）with a large box. It was half in and half 21_ of her car. He was a helpful , kind of man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very 22_.”“Thats very kind of you,” the woman said. “Im having a lot of 23_ with it. I think its struck（卡住）.” “Together well soon move it,” the man said. He 24_ into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box. He said, “Im ready.” And he began to 25_ hard.For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were 26_ in the face. “Lets rest for a minute,” the man said. “Im sorry, but it 27_ stuck.” A few minutes later, the man said, “Lets try again. Are you ready?” 28_ of them took hold of the box again. “One, two, three!” the man said, and they went on with their struggle.At last, when they were very tired, the man said, “You are 29_. It really is stuck. I dont think theres any way we can get it out of the car.” “Get it out of the car!” The woman cried. “Im trying to get it 30_!”( ) 21. A. in B. out C. on D. off( ) 22. A. heavy B. strong C. dear D. new( ) 23. A. trouble B. questions C. matter D. accidents( ) 24. A. got B. stepped C. came D. walked( ) 25. A. pull B. carry C. push D. take( ) 26. A. white B. tired C. red D. hurt( ) 27.A. goesB. falls C. grows D. seems( ) 28. A. Every B. All C. Either D. Both( ) 29. A. ready B. right C. clever D. sure( ) 30. A. of B. in C. out D. from阅读理解（40%）(A) There are few families in the United States that do not have either a radio or television set. Both of them have become a necessary part of our daily life, keeping us filled with the news of the day, teaching us in many fields of interest, and making us happy with singing, dancing and acting.Marconi, the Italian inventor, who gave us the radio, probably didnt know how much his great invention would have done for the world in the years to come. Radio had, perhaps done as much as any other communication tool. Things of the world can be reported to people everywhere a few seconds after they happen. Travelers in out- of the way places, ships at sea even astronauts round the earth are able to keep in touch with each other by radio.Television is another important invention. It lets us see as well as hear the actor. Since its appearance, TV has done a great deal in the daily life of people everywhere. Many programs are now televised in color.Perhaps the most modern invention is “Telstar”, a “star” moving round the earth. It makes it possible for the people all over the world to be closer than ever before. Now a family in Chicago can watch on TV a motor car race in Italy, a table tennis competition in Beijing or a volleyball match in Japan as these events are actually happening!( ) 31. The passage tells us that _ in the U.S.A. have no radio or television set. A. a large number of homes B. all the families C. a small number of families D. quite a few homes( ) 32. Why does the passage say radio and TV have become a necessary part of our daily life? A. Because they are the only ways to spread information.B. Because men would not live happily without them. C. Because they have touched nearly everything in our life.D. Because no communication means no life.( ) 33. What is the use of a “Telstar” according to the passage? A. To receive and store information only. B. To help broadcast radio or TV information to the world.C. To give light onto the earth at night. D. To move around the earth just like the moon.( ) 34. Who do you think the writer of the passage is? A. An Italian. B. A Japanese. C. An American. D. A Chinese reporter.( ) 35. When the writer introduces Marconi in the second paragraph, he means _. A. he was just an Italian inventor B. his invention has done much for the world C. he had reported much to people all over the world D. he helped people travel a lot around the world( B )Some people live in high mountains. The air up high is thin. Mountains people are used to the thin air. They feel good when they live up high. Most people live in low places. If they go up high, they sometimes feel dizzy(头晕目眩的)and sick. They have to breathe faster.Their hearts beat faster. They have to move slowly. If they stay up high for a long time, their bodies will change. Their lungs will become large. Their larger lungs will help them to breathe the thin air.Airplanes fly high over the mountains. Big planes have extra air so the people inside wont get dizzy. The air gets thinner if you go higher. Out in space there is no air at all.In California, South America, most people live far up on the mountains. Sometimes they go down to the low country. People living there feel fine. But the People from the mountains feel sick.Choose the correct answer or complete the blanks.( ) 36. People who go up high in the mountains often get _ .A hotB sleepyC dizzyD fat( ) 37. The word in the story that means the body parts you use to breathe is _ .A heartB bodyC lungs D airplane( ) 38. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?APeople get used to the air where they live.BThere is no air out in space.CPeople in spaceships dont breathe.D. People out in space dont breathe.( ) 39. What happens to people when they go up high?AIf they go up high, they feel better.BIf they go up high, they sleep better.CIf they go up high, they sometimes feel dizzy and sick.D. If they go up high, their bodies will change.( ) 40. The main idea of the whole story is that _ .Apeoples bodies change when they go to live in high placesBthe air can make people feel differentlyCpeople in low places get sickD. airplanes fly high to get over the mountain( C ) Basketball is still a young game . Its over a hundred years old . In the winter of 1891 , a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students . The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors . As they couldnt play outdoors , they were unhappy , and some even got into fights from time to time. Some of the teachers , at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with . It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court (球场) was not very large. Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game . It was a fast , wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball . It was played between two teams . To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet(英尺) above the floor on the wall . At each end of the court there was such a basket . At first , Dr. Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box . As he could not find boxes of the right size , he had to use fruit baskets instead . That is how the game got its name. ( ) 41. How long is it since basketball was invented ? A. 1000 years B. Less than 100 years C. 1100 yearsD. More than 100 years ( ) 42. The students felt unhappy because _. A. they had little time to studyB. they often got into fights C. they had much homework to do D. they couldnt play outdoors ( ) 43. Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game ? A. Some studentsB. Some teachers C. Some students parentsD. Some of his friends ( ) 44. When a student _ , he makes a score. A. receives the ball. B. throws the ball to another student C. runs quickly with the ball in his handD. throws the ball into the basket ( ) 45. Which sentence is right? A. The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad. B. It was easy to invent the game. C. Dr. Naismith had to use fruit baskets to throw the ball. D. The ball had to be thrown into the basket five feet above the floor.( D )对的写“T”，错的写“F” James wrote a play for television about a family who came to England from India, and the play was very interesting. It was bought by an American TV company. James was then invited to go to New York to help them. He lived in Washington, which is an hour away from New York by air. The plane was going to take off at 8:30 in the morning. So he had to be at the airport at about 7:30. He ordered a taxi for 6:30 and went to sleep. He forgot to wind（上发条） the clock, and it stopped after midnight. Also the driver of the taxi had to work very late that night and he got up very late the next morning. James woke with the feeling that something was wrong. He looked at his clock. It stood there silently with the hands pointing to ten past twelve. He turned on the radio and knew it was ten. He was late for the plane. He was just preparing his coffee when the radio sent out another news, “Reports are coming in of a plane crash（飞机坠落）near Washington airport. A Boeing 707 fly to New York crashed shortly after taking off this morning. Plane number 2234” James suddenly turned pale（苍白）. “My plane,” he said aloud. “If I havent been late, “Id have been on the plane!”( )46. James was a writer from England.( )47. He had to reach the airport at half past eight.( )48. James would like to take a taxi at six thirty.( )49. When he turned on the radio he heard the speaker saying that he missed the plane.( )50. James was lucky because he was not able to get on the plane. 完成对话.(5%)A: Jack, is this your notebook?B: 1_. Mine is here.A:_2_?Lily, do you know?C:_3_. Marys notebook looks like that.A:No, it cant be hers. Hers is on the desk.D:Well. 4_. Ken looked for his notebook everywhere just now.A:Ken, 5_?K:Oh, yes. Thank you. 用所给词的适当形式填空.(10%)In England nobody under the age of eighteen _1_(allow) to drink in a bar. Everyone _ 2_(know) it well.It_3_(be) Jacks eighteenth birthday yesterday. Mr. Smith_4_(take) him to his usual bar for the first time. They drank for half an hour, and then Mr. Smith said to his son,“Now, Jack,_5_(listen)to me. You must always be careful_6_(not drink) too much”.“But how can I know I _7_(have)enough?” “Well,if you want to know it,I_8_(tell) you.Do you see those two lights at the corner of the bar? When you see four there,you have had enough and should _9_(go) home.”“But Dad,”_10_(say) Jack,“I can only see one light there.”1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_10_、作文（15%）看下列表格，这是Jennifer 过去和现在的生活，请你根据表格中所提供的信息，写一篇不少于80词的短文。 Past(Single) Present(Has a child)go dancing on weekendsstay at home on weekendsgo out to eat cook dinnertravelclean the houseread novels and magazineshelp her daughter with homeworklike shoppinglike chatting with her daughterwant to become a writerwant to be a good mother（此试卷无答案）