新华中学九年级期中同步测试（U1-U6）

1、九年级英语期中测试（U1-U6）听力略I. 词汇测试。（15分） i. 从下面每小题的 A、B、C三个选项中选出能够替换划线部分的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将相对应的字母编号涂黑。（共8小题,每小题1分）( ) 1. She is certain that she has a good chance of success this time.A. happy B. annoyed C. sure( ) 2. Dickens moved to London, meeting some great minds of his time.A. careful and smart peopleB. clev

2、er and intelligent peopleC. imaginative and out-going people( ) 3. Its a gift from my grandpa on my tenth birthday.A. talent B. present C. task( ) 4. It alwaysdrivesmemadwhen I am stuck in a traffic jam during the rushhour.A. crazy B. excited C. ashamed( ) 5. Henry usually staysaheadofthe others in

3、all subjects.A. away fromB. in front of C. better than( ) 6. Are you prepared to give up your weekends for the charity sale? A. willingB. going C. pleased( ) 7. I have no interest in reading science fictions. A. am not attracted to B. am short of time C. feel ashamed of( ) 8. In nowadays China, many

4、 parents expect to send their children to study abroad.A. in a foreign country B. in a big country C. in a developed countryii. 根据句子意思,从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出恰当的词语完成句子,并在答题卡上将相对应的字母编号涂黑。（共7小题,每小题1分）( ) 9. My boss wants me to fly to Beijing _ this afternoon.A. on duty B. on show C. on business( ) 10. If

5、someone has an _, he becomes involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or events. A. advantage B. ambition C. adventure( ) 11.A _ is the time when an important change takes place which may affect the future of a person or thing.A. turning point B. floor planC. surprise ending( )

6、 12. He looked at the menu _, and then he waved to the waiter. A. after a while B. for a while C. meanwhile( ) 13. If you _ that something is the case, you try to make people believe that it is the case, though in fact it is not. A. pretend B. prove C. persuade ( ) 14. An old woman suddenly _ on her

7、 way to the market. Luckily she was sent to hospital in time.A. passed byB. passed awayC. passed out( ) 15. Everything was new to me after I moved to the US. I felt so _ in the first few months.A. out of dateB. out of placeC. out of order II. 完形填空。（15分）阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将

8、相应的字母编号涂黑。（共10小题,每小题1.5分）Westlife is holding farewell (告别) concerts worldwide to say goodbye to its fans. But a new boy band has stepped up to take its 16 . One Direction has released just one album and three singles 17 . But the boy band has already become popular. What Makes You Beautiful was the

9、highest-selling British debut single in the US. When the band appeared 18 The Today Show in the US on March 12, some American fans camped out for three days just to catch a glimpse of them. All five members of the band are no 19 than 20 and each has his own style. Niall Horan is the “cute little Iri

10、sh one”; Zayn Malik is the “quiet and mysterious” one; Liam Payne is “the sensible (理智的) one”; Harry Styles is “the charming one” and Louis Tomlinson is “the funny one”. One Directions first shot at stardom wasnt 20 successful. The band members took part in the British talent show, The X Factor, in

11、2010 but all of them 21 it. Everything changed when they joined 22 to form One Direction. They came third in the final competition and were signed by the record company of Simon Cowell, the 23 of The X Factor. Of course, the interest of fans can change quickly 24 a new artist comes out. Only time ca

12、n tell 25 One Direction will last as long as Westlife or whether fashion will take another direction.( ) 16. A. way B. road C. place ( ) 17. A. so far B. right nowC. in the past( ) 18. A. in B. on C. at( ) 19. A. older B. biggerC. taller( ) 20. A. totally B. exactlyC. extremely( ) 21. A. finished B.

13、 leftC. failed( ) 22. A. together B. in C. up( ) 23. A. discoverB. creatorC. inventor( ) 24. A. howeverB. whateverC. whenever( ) 25. A. if B. why C. whereIII. 阅读理解。（30分）阅读下列短文,从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共20小题,每小题1.5分）AProblemsCausesAdviceFeel stressedToo much homework. Dont have eno

14、ugh time for their hobbies.Make a plan for study and hobbies. Find time to relax.Get near-sightedToo much homework. Bad study habits.Do homework or read in a correct way.Fight with each otherDont know how to get on well with classmates.Make more friends and understand each other.Dont like to studyTh

15、e bad influence of computer gamesPlay computer games just for a short time.Get fatHave more pocket money to buy snacks. Dont like to do exercise.Use your pocket money to do something meaningful.Do exercise every day.( ) 26.You can see this chart on a magazine for _.A. adults B. women C. students D.

16、little kids( ) 27. What problems are caused by too much homework?A. Get fat. B. Get fat and fight with each other.C. Fight with each other. D. Feel stressed and get near-sighted.( ) 28.If Simon is feeling stressed,he should _. A. do much more homework B. buy some snacksC. make a plan for study and h

17、obbies D. play computers for a long time( ) 29.Peter doesnt like to study. Maybe he _.A. plays too many computer games B. has no pocket money C. gets fatter and fatter D. doesnt know how to get on with his classmates( ) 30._ is a good way for students to stop fights.A. Doing less homework B. Learnin

18、g how to make friendsC. Playing computer games D. Having enough money to buy snacks B Do you want a hug? the young man asked Ginny. He held a sign in his hand-Free Hugs! I looked around. There were other people with him. They all held their handmade signs high. The message was the same on all of the

19、m-Free Hugs! “Sure!” Ginny smiled and walked up to him. She reached up, wrapped her arms around his neck, pulled him down to her level and hugged him with all the love she had in her heart.Wow, he said, That is the best bug Ive had all day!Im a hugger, Ginny smiled at him. He looked at me. How about

20、 a hug? he asked, You got it! I walked into his open arms. We held briefly and parted. A young lady walked up and hugged Ginny. She turned to me, opened her arms and hugged me, too. I felt warmth filling my heart. Ginny and I were going through hard times. Money was not enough and bill collectors ca

21、lled on a regular basis. We were stressed and worried, but on that afternoon, for a brief moment, it was all forgotten. Sometimes, a hug is all we need. “The Free Hugs Movement was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives,” said the young man. In an age short of human contact, the

22、effects of the free hugs became more and more surprising. Without considering the differences of peoples social positions, sexes, and jobs and so on, everyone gets equal care, greeting, smile and warmth from someone else. In fact, hugging is not the object of this activity. Instead, it is only one o

23、f the ways to express love to other people. ( ) 31. The young man held a sign with “_” on it. A. Do you want a hug? B. Free Hugs! C. How about a hug? D. Im a hugger!( ) 32. What is the aim of the Free Hugs Movement? A. To reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives. B. To get warmth from

24、 other people so that we feel better. C. To get to know more people and make friends with them. D. To learn to love and care only our family and our friends. ( ) 33. What does the “In an age short of human contact” mean in the 4th paragraph? A. Now, it is a time when people never contact with each o

25、ther. B. Now, it is a time when people are too short to contact with each other. C. Now, it is a time when people contact with each other in person more often. D. Now, it is a time when people contact with each other in person less often. ( ) 34. According the passage, which of the following stateme

26、nts is CORRECT? A. Hugging is the only way we express love to other people. B. Hugging is the final object of The Free Hugs Movement. C. I felt warmth filling my heart after the young lady hugged me. D. A young lady hugged Ginny and they soon became good friends. ( ) 35. What does the writer think o

27、f a hug from others?A. Its hard. B. Its silly. C. Its warn. D. Its worryingCIF youre one of those people who like to take a look at their phone from time to time, youre not alone. Using apps has now become part of everyday life. Here we pick out two for you to have fun with. Take a look.Lychee FMYou

28、 may listen to a lot of radio programs. Do you now dream of making your own? With Lychee FM, You can record your shows and finish editing them. Then you can upload your program for all the listeners on Lychee FM or share it through your social networks.Apart from making your own programs, you can al

29、so listen to more than 15,000 stations through Lychee FM. One such popular show is called Nhanzi, meaning “tough girls”. It discusses how women can deal with just about everything. There are also shows on many other topics like sports, comedy, and music. The hosts include famous people such as music

30、 producer Gao Xiaosong, and many other people who are full of new and fresh ideas.FitTimeIt is like your personal fitness trainer. After getting all the information it needs your height, weight, age, and exercise habit, it provides you a training course, which asks you to work out four times a week

31、for about two months. The exercises focus on different parts of your body every day. For example, on Monday, you do push-ups (俯卧撑) to build up your arms and on Tuesday, you build up strength in your legs by doing deep knee bends (深屈膝). The exercise plan will change as time goes by.The best part of t

32、his app is that everyone can share their workout results and follow their training. It is a great way to help you and your friends to encourage each other to build strong bodies. ( ) 36. On Lychee FM, you cant _.A. listen to radio programs B. record your showsC. listen to many stations D. watch Nhan

33、zi ( ) 37. _ people are most likely to be the hosts of Lychee FM.A. Young B. SmartC. CreativeD. Hard-working( ) 38. FitTime will offer a training course which asks you to practice about _ times in two months.A.4 B.8 C.16 D.32( ) 39. What is true about FitTime?A. It offers you an exercise plan that w

34、ont change at all.B. It helps practice different parts of your body every day.C. It needs information about your height, weight, age and job.D. People should pay a lot of money if they want to use this app.( ) 40. What is the writers purpose of writing this article?A. Ask people to find some useful

35、apps.B. Encourage people to listen to Lychee FM.C. Raise peoples awareness of keeping fit. D. Introduce two apps for people to have fun with. DYou may know the saying: an apple a day keeps the doctors away. A recent study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong has discovered another saying: An apple

36、 a day keeps old age away.The study involved fruit flies, as they share many genes (基因) with humans. Researchers gave one group of fruit flies normal food, and another group of fruit flies got the same food including apple.The results showed that flies that ate apple lived an average of 55 days long

37、er than the flies that didnt eat apple. The study also found that apple-eating flies were more able to walk, climb and move about as they became old, the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reports.The researchers believe that the antioxidants (抗氧化剂) found in apples are good for health.In ano

38、ther experiment, researchers studied the diets of thousands of women. They found that those women who often ate apples were 20 percent less likely to have a heart attack.Scientists have recently discovered the apples genetic code. This allows scientists to make new kinds of fruit that are healthier.

39、 Researchers are already using this information to grow apples with added antioxidants. Antioxidants help to keep eyes and joints (关节) healthy and protect against heart attacks and cancer.Apples that help people lose weight may be in supermarkets in just four or five years. They are said to be “extr

40、a healthy” apples that can stop people from overeating.( ) 41. Fruit flies were used in the research because_.A. they are very easy to catchB. they are fond of eating applesC. they can live longer than beforeD. they share similar genes with humans( ) 42.Which is not true about the apple-eating flies

41、 according to the first experiment? A. They are less likely to have a heart attack. B. They live longer than the fruit flies which dont eat apples.C. They can walk, climb, move about better as they become old. D. Besides apples, they eat the same food as the fruit flies which dont eat apples.( ) 43.

42、By studying the diets of many women, researchers _.A. found they are healthier than men B. helped them lose weight successfullyC. discovered the genetic code of the apple D. proved apples were good for peoples health( )44. From the story, we can infer(推断) that _.A. scientists are studying new types

43、of apples B. apples genetic code is similar to other fruits C. women like to eat apples more often than menD. people who eat apples are protected from heart disease( ) 45. You may find the passage in _.A. a storybook B. a guidebookC. a picture show D. a science magazineIV. 语法填空。根据句子意思,用所给单词的适当形式填空,未

44、提供单词的限填一词,将答案写在答题卡上。（共10小题, 每小题1分）A three-part documentary series (纪录片) about the style of Chinese teaching and how it works for young British students hit TV in August,2015. The BBC documentary 46. _ (name) Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School is designed to see whether the Chinese education s

45、ystem can have positive academic results for British students.Both teachers and students found challenges in the experiment. There were tears when students discovered how competition was 47. _ important part of their study. At the same time, Chinese teachers were 48. _ (shock) by how bad the behavio

46、r of British teenagers turned out to be. Chinese teachers found it was hard 49. _ (manage) the classroom. When I handed out the homework sheets, I expected everybody to focus 50. _ the homework, one of the teachers Li Aiyun said, But when I walked into the classroom some students were chatting, some students were 51. _ (eat), somebody was even putting make-up on her face.Science teacher Yang Jun agreed with Li, saying that she felt 52. _ (real) surprised when a teenage girl left her classroom in tears 53. _ singer Zayn M