英语九年级英语上学期期末试题

1、九年级英语上学期期末试题 本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。 （共6大题，满分120分。考试时间100分钟。） 第卷(三大题，共68分)一、听力选择(满分24分)(请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题，然后再动笔答题。) A)回答问题(共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分)听下面6个问题，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每个问题读两遍。1. A. At school. B. In the evenings. C. In the library.2. A. Its Thursday. B. The third, I think. C. Im 22 today.3. A. Abou

2、t two months. B. Its quite long. C. Almost 30 kilometres.4. A. Here you are. B. Thank you. C. I dont know.5. A. I lost my wallet. B. I had no money. C. I paid 50 dollars.6. A. My sister is. B. The windows is clean. C. She is singing.B)对话理解(共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分)听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段

3、对话读两遍。7. When did the match start this week?A. 11:45. B. 12:15. C. 2:00.8. What did Jane buy today?A. A coat. B. A skirt. C. A pair of boots.9. How much should the man pay if he buys two shirts?A. Ten dollars. B. Twelve dollars. C. Six dollars.10. Where is the theatre?A. Next to a bank. B. Next to a

4、 supermarket. C. Next to a school.11.What is the man looking for?A. His shoes. B. His trousers. C. His sweater.12. What gift is the man going to buy for his mothers birthday?A. A round box. B. Some flowers. C. A box of chocolates.13. What is Susan going to do this afternoon?A. She is going to watch

5、TV at home.B. She is going to do some shopping.C. She is going to learn English.14. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Mother and son.C)短文理解(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)听下面的短文。短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。15. Where did Rebecca live befor

6、e she climbed Mount Qomolangma?A. She lived in a small flat in south London.B. She lived in a big house in Asia.C. She lived in a tall building in Canada.16. Who did Rebecca go to Mount Qomolangma with?A. She went to Mount Qomolangma with her family.B. She went to Mount Qomolangma with a climbing gr

7、oup.C. She went to Mount Qomolangma without anyone.17. Why didnt Rebecca wash on Mount Qomolangma?A. It was cold. B. She forgot to take a toothbrush.C. There was not enough water.18.When did Rebecca reach the top of Mount Qomolangma?A. On 15th March 1991. B. On 16th April 1992.C. On 17th May 1993.19

8、. When did Rebecca become famous?A. She became famous when she got to the highest place in the world.B. She became famous when she wrote a book about her trip.C. She became famous when she was on a television programme.二、选择填空(共24小题；每小题1分，满分24分)A)单项填空：从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。20.-I knocked over m

9、y tea cup.It went right over _ keyboard. -You shouldnt put drinks near _ computer. A. the, / B. the, a C. a, / D. a, a21.-Mr Johnson asked me to remind you of the meeting this afternoon.Dont forget it! -OK, I _. A. wont B. dont C. will D. do22.It was a great day but we did not enjoy it _ the beginni

10、ng. A. on B. for C. with D. at23.-Millie, could you give me some advice? I dont know _. -Why dont you wear this red shirt? A. when to wear B. what to wear C. how to wear D. where to wear24.We had a picnic last term and it was a lot of fun, so lets have _ one this month. A. the other B. some C. anoth

11、er D. other25.-When will you come to see me, Dad? -I will go to see you when you _ the training course. A. finished B. finish C. are finishing D. will finish26.-Is John coming by train? -He should , but he _ not. He likes driving his car. A. must B. can C. may D. Need27.“You cant have this football

12、back _ you promise not to kick it at my cat again.”the old man said angrily. A. because B. since C. when D. until28.Some of the stickers belong to me, while the rest are _. A. him and her B. his and her C. his and hers D. him and hers29.-Did you enjoy yourself at the party? -Yes.Ive never been to _

13、one before. A. a more exciting B. the most excited C. a more excited D. the most exciting30.I hear _ boys in your school like playing badminton after school. A. quite a lot B. quite a bit C. quite a little D. quite a few31.The thing that _ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.

14、A. minds B. cares C. matters D. considers32.-Could you tell me _ tomorrow morning? -Well, it will start at 9 clock. A. when the film will start B. where will the film starts C. when will the film start D. where the film will start33.-Where did you put the keys? -Oh, I _ I put them on the chair becau

15、se the phone rang as I _ in. A. remembered, come B. remembered, was coming C. remember, come D. remember, was comingB)完形填空：先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Many objects that people use each day started with a simple idea.These objects have often changed the way we 34 .Some help us to do a j

16、ob more 35 .Others fill a need or solve a problem. In 1858 H.L.Lipman had such an 36 .He took out a pencil, a piece of paper, 37 an eraser.Then he began to write.Sometimes he needed to 38 a word.Each time he had to search under his books and papers to 39 the eraser.“I wish my eraser would stay in on

17、e 40 !”he said. Then Lipman had his simple idea.He 41 a groove(凹槽) in one end of the pencil.He glued(粘牢) the eraser into the groove.Lipman had solved his problem.Later he thought that others might like to have such a pencil.So he sold his 42 .Some pencils with erasers were 43 .His design earned him

18、$100,000. 34.A. study B. live C. sleep D. walk 35.A. easily B. correctly C. carefully D. normally36.A. article B. aim C. idea D. action37.A. so B. and C. but D. as38.A.spell B. read C. write D. change39.A.look B. see C. watch D. find40.A. place B. desk C. book D. hand41.A. marked B. prepared C. cut

19、D. invented42.A. books B. pencil C. design D. eraser43.A.wonderful B. expensive C. colourful D. common三、阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。 ADENVER, COLORADO-What does it take to be a hero?In the case of live Denver children, it only takes a cry for help.Heres the story of the

20、se five heroes as Gary Lewis,the man they helped, tells it.“I like to work on my old car.Its my hobby.I wanted to put a new transmission(传动装置) in the car.I put the car up on blocks(大块木头) because I wanted to get under it.I was trying to get the old transmission out when suddenly the car moved forward

21、 and fell off the blocks.It came down on my chest.I couldnt breathe.” “I tried to shout for help for about five minutes, but I almost could not breathe.Could anyone hear me?Was I going to die? Then all of a sudden I heard some little children from the neighbourhood.They were running to the car and s

22、aying,What happened , sir?” “Get help,please.I cant breathe,I told them.One of the children ran to his house and told his mom to call 911.Then ,before I knew what was happening, all of the children were around the car.They used every muscle(肌肉) in their bodies to lift(抬起) the car, and I was able to

23、get out from under it.” Lewis got out from under the car with just a few cuts.He didnt even have to go to the hospital.“These children are my heroes,”he says.“I dont know how they did it,but I am lucky to be alive.” Raymond Brown, father of two of the children, is very proud of them.“We try to teach

24、 them to do the right thing. This shows were doing it the right way, I guess, ”he says.44.The car fell off the blocks because _. A. the children pushed it B. it moved forward by itself C. Gary Lewis moved the blocks D. it was driven by someone.45.Gary Lewis couldnt breathe because _. A. there was a

25、heavy car on top of him B. he was running very fast C. he had a bad cold D. he was working too hard46.Lewis was able to get out from under the car when _.A. the children worked together to lift it up a little bitB. Raymond Brown came and pulled him outC. he pushed the car forwardD. the police came t

26、o his help B Life, Be in it, for LongerOur changing life expectancy in years1980-19821985-19871990-1992AgeMaleyearsFemale yearsMaleyearsFemale yearsMaleyearsFemale years5055606570758025.130.726.331.427.532.321.026.322.027.023.127.817.222.018.122.719.123.413.818.014.618.615.419.310.814.311.514.812.11

27、5.48.310.98.811.49.311.96.38.06.68.47.08.9Female-女性47.The phrase life expectancy refers to _. A. the changing life, in years B. the ages of people born after 19801982 C. the difference in ages between men and women D. the years a person can expect to live if there are no disasters48.The table is int

28、ended(想要) to show that _. A. life expectancy is changing very little B. females can expect to live longer than males C. everyone can expect to live longer now D. old people dont have as long to live as younger people49.An eighty-year-old female in 1990 can expect to live _. A. 0.5 years more than a

29、male the same age B. 1.9 years more than a male the same age C. 7.0 years more than a male the same age D. 8.9 years more than a male the same age C Dr. Irene Pepperberg, a scientist at the University of Arizona, has worked with Alex for nineteen years.teaching Alex to speak and understand wasnt eas

30、y at first.He had to learn one word at a time.Irene and an assistant(助手) would teach Alex by showing him what a word meant.Irene would hold up an object , saying “Whats this?”Her assistant would give the word-“candy”, for example - while Alex watched.Irene would praise(表扬) her assistant, then ask Al

31、ex the name for the object.When he got it right, Irene would praise him and give him the object to play with as a reward.It took Alex many weeks to learn his first word.After that, each new word became easier and easier for him.Why did Irene spend so much time getting a parrot to talk? Scientists li

32、ke Irene are interested in discovering how intelligent(聪明) animals are and how their brains() work.But studying animal intelligence has been difficult, partly because animals havent been able to communicate (交流) clearly with humans.Teaching Alex to speak words that he understands has let Irene talk

33、to him directly.She can ask him questions, and he can answer them in English.In this way, Irene is finding out what kinds of things Alexs brain can do.She has found that parrots are much smarter than scientists used to think.50.According to the passage , how is Alex remarkable(不寻常的)? A. He can use t

34、he English language to answer questions. B. He uses words in English instead of bird calls to call other birds. C. He can copy the pronunciations of more than 100 English words. D. Alex has a brain that is much bigger than those of other parrots.51.How did Dr. Pepperberg teach Alex to speak with und

35、erstanding? A. She said the same word all day long so that Alex could repeat it. B. She taught Alex a special sign language. C.She gave Alex rewards if he would say what she said. D. She gave Alex a candy every time he answered correctly.52.Why did Dr. Pepperberg teach Alex to speak with understandi

36、ng? A. She wanted to prove it could be done. B. She wanted to provide a model for people who want talking birds. C.She wanted to find out how many words parrots could remember. D. She wanted to find out what kinds of things his brain could do.53.According to the passage, Alex has proved that _. A. birds are not the only animals that can learn a language. B. parrots are much cleverer than scientists used to think. C. birds are just as intelligent as humans. D. teaching parrots to speak a human langu