九年级英语第一学期期末模拟卷-(4)

1、九年级英语第一学期期末模拟卷Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案):1.Tom s new flat is near _underground station, so it s easy for him to go out.A) aB) anC) theD) /2.Joyce began to play the violin _ October last year.A) inB) atC) onD) of3.We should look after_ when our parents aren t at home.A) weB) ourC) oursD) ourse

2、lves4.The waiter wasncarefult enough to make so _ mistakes in adding up the bills.A) muchB) manyC) a littleD) a lot5.My grandma _ not remember my telephone number when I told her about it.A) mustB) mayC) couldD) should6.Gong Yangling from Harbin in China can remember more than 15 _ telephone numbers

3、.A) thousandB) thousandsC) thousand ofD) thousands of7.We d better _more trees in our school garden to make it more beautiful.A) plantB) to plantC) plantingD)to planting8.Damin randsongis not interested _ learning the fishing skill.A) atB) inC) ofD) with9.It s _colder and colder. Would you take more

4、 clothes with you?A) lookingB) gettingC) feelingD) growing10.Amy and Frank went to the concert, but _ of them enjoyed the performance.A) neitherB) noneC) bothD) all11.Please put on your coat, Cathy, _ you ll be cold.A) soB) orC) andD) but12. The three astronauts in Shenzhou VII Spacecraft landed _ i

5、n InnerMongolia.A) safelyB) loudlyC) clearlyD) suddenly13._ amazing the stories about memory are!A) WhatB) What aC) What anD) How14.We know that Mount Everest is _ mountain in the world.A) highB) higherC) highestD)the highest15.The television set _ properly since the elderly man moved to this flat.A

6、) doesn t workB) hasn t worked C) didn t work D) isn t working16.Would you please tell us _ we will have a class meeting tomorrow?A) whatB) whoC) whereD) which17.Ben s fathera lot, but now he has given it up.A) is used to drinkC) used to drinkB) is used to drinkingD) used to drinking18.Red lanterns

7、_ under the roof before the door on New Year s Day in China.A) hangedB) hungC) are hangedD) are hung19.Perhaps Jimmy _ a famous painter if he _ practicing drawing.A) is will keepB) is keepsC) will be keepsD) will be will keep20.Listen! Mike and his classmates _ the football match in the classroom.A)

8、 are discussingB) were discussingC) discussedD) has discussed21.Many students were having a lesson in schools when the big earthquake _ in Sichuan.A) took upB) took placeC) took hold ofD) took the place of22.Linda doesn t do much exercise, so she fitis notatall. The underlined part means _.A) clever

9、B) pleasantC) healthyD) pretty23.If you study harder, you can learn your English better. The underlined part means _.A) explainB) changeC) achieveD) improve24.My English teacher asked me _.A) why Jan e hasn t watched the gameB) why hasn t Jane watched the gameC) why Ja ne hadn t watched the gameD) w

10、hy hadn t Jane watched the game25. A: I am terribly sorry, but IB: _ ve broken your Walkman.A) You re welcome.B) That s all right.C) Of course not.D) It s my pleasure.26. A: I think computers may be able to do most things than a human brain can do.B: _A) All right.B) Be careful!C) I think so, too.D)

11、 Have a good time.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms （用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子):27.It s difficult for _ toawdr a nice picture. (she)28.China has become the _ country to send its astronauts into space. (three)29.Look! A _ is fishing happily on the lake.(fish)30.As we all kno

12、w, computers are _ used in our daily life.(wide)31.It sfor all living things to live without water.(possible)32.Our physics teacher is of average _.(high)33.Make a picture in your mind if you want to _ something.(memory)34.My grandparents become _ when they are getting old.(forget)Rewrite the follow

13、ing sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词):35.They had a school sports meeting last Friday. (改为一般疑问句 )_ they _ a school sports meeting last Friday?36.Jack s uncle will come back from America in a few days. (对划线部分提问 )_ _ will Jack s uncle come back from America?37.The train will start from Shan

14、ghai to Beijing at eight tomorrow. (保持句意基本不变 )The train will _ from Shanghai to Beijing at eight tomorrow.38.Can you tell me when to visit my English teacher?(改为宾语从句 )Can you tell me when _ _ visit my English teacher?39.Kitty was too frightened to say a word when she saw a big dog. (保持句意基本不变 )Kitty

15、was _ frightened _ she couldn t say a word when she saw a big dog.40.The scientists store much information in the computers every day. ( 改为被动语态 )Much information _ in the computers every day.Reading comprehension (阅读理解):A. True or False （判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“ T”表示，不符合的用“ F”示表 ):John Brown, an office

16、worker, lives in Washington. Heinherited (继承 ) $1,000,000 when he was 23. He didn t feel happy at all.college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didn t have to. John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else.didn t tell any of his friends and gave $100,000 of his money t

17、o a charity that helped poor children to live better lives.Today he is 36, hestill wears cheap shoes and clothes and owns a small car only, but he is much happier. Up to now John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world, $200 a month for each. The child does not receive the mone

18、y in cash (现金 ). The money pays for the child s school expenses, food, medical care and clothing. John receives a report each year on the child s progress. They can write to each other,but usually the children do not speak English. WhenJohn first heard about these children, he wanted to help them.“

19、It was not anythingspecial,”said,he“ Until I had the chance to go to these countries and meet the children I was helping, I did not know anything about thetype of life they had.”Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting.“ When I met her, I felt very,

20、very happy,he said.“ I saw that the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to the child in a way that giving money alone cannot.“ I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in need,” he added.()41. John Brown didn t feel happy when he inherited $1,000,000.(

21、)42. John Brown had to look for his job when he was 23 years old.()43. John Brown gave all his money to help poor children to live better lives.()44. 15 children from poor countries are given $200 a month for each by him.()45. The money pays for the children s school expenses and their services.()46

22、. When John met the little girl in Africa he helped, he was very happy.()47. John Brown said he would go on helping those children in need.B. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案):Khalil Colon was smiling after 20laps(圈 ) of running around school playground. A year ago, the 9-year-old boy said tha

23、t runningmade him feel like dropping on the middle of the floor.“ But now I can run 20 laps and I m not even tired,”Twenty laps is the magic number because it s a mile. Khalil is one of 20,000 New York City schoolchildren who have joineda inprogramme run by the New York Road Runners Foundation that

24、aims to get kids to run.The programme, which helps overweight children, is in more than 100 New York City schools and 20 schools in other states. The children who win prizes like medals and certificates (证书 ) run 26 miles each time a marathon. In New York City, a health department survey found that

25、only 53% of public elementary school students were at a healthy weight. Overweight children are more likely than theirslimmer( 减肥者) mates to become overweight adults and to develop health problems including heart disease anddiabetes( 糖尿病).The government has worked on the problem in some ways.“ The r

26、esearch is very clear that when children are healthy,ou and whprovide chances for them to get healthy, it raises their achievement(成绩 ) level,”officialan said.The programme costs just $50 per child per year, including T-shirts, prizes and training for the physical education teachers at school.Maisha

27、 Cadet-Duval, a physical education teacher, asks her helpers to count their laps as they run or walk around the playground.When they have completed 20, they do some rope skipping and sit-ups.Nine-year- old Cierra Agosto said,“ We didn t have so many activities before. We never got to -doupspushand s

28、it-ups. But nowdoing sports makes me feel good about myself.”48.Khalil Colon can run 20 laps and _ now.A) he feels like droppingB) he isn t thirstyC) he stands on the middle of the floorD) he isn t even tired49.The programme _.A) helps overweight childrenB) is in 100 schools in other statesC) helps

29、old people lose weightD) is in 20 New York City schools50. A health department survey found that _.A) there were overweight schoolchildren only in New York CityB) only 53% of the children win prizes like medals and certificatesC) only 53% of public elementary school students were at a healthy weight

30、D) about 20,000 New York City children run 26 miles each timea marathon51. Overweight children are more likely than their slimmer mates to _.A) become far stronger adults B) raise their achievement level C) become overweight adults D) develop their food problems52. The program costs just $ 50 a chil

31、d per year, including _.A) T-shirts, sports shoes and the cost of the playgroundB) T-shirts, prizes and training for the P.E. teachers at schoolC) sports shoes, prizes and paying for the government in the countryD) prizes, T-shirts and paying for the health department survey in the city53. Which of

32、the following is notTRUE ?A) The chi ldren didn t have so many activities before.B) Physical education teachers give the children chances to get healthy.C) The children who win prizes run 26 miles each timea marathon.D) When the children have completed 20 laps, they do some rope skipping and sit-ups

33、.54. Which is the best title for this passage?A) Keeping the children healthyB) Taking part in a running programmeC) Working on the problem in some waysD) Running clubs help overweight childrenC. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):Soon computers and other machi

34、nes willbe able to remember you by lookingat your eyes! The programme works becauseeveryone s eyes are 55. So in the future you won t have to remember a number56you want to use a machine or take moneyout of a bank. You ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.The e

35、ye-recognition（眼睛识别） programme is already57in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey.Soon, this technology will take the place of all58ways of finding out who people are.However, scientists are working on other59. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your fa

36、ce or hand oreven your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don60tchange,or getas youdirty like hands or fingers. Andeven twins have different eyes, so the programme can

37、be up to 94% correct,61how good the technology is. Some programmesmay only be right51% of the time. In Britain,it was foundthat 91%of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea ofeye-recognition.In the future your computer will look you in the eye. So smile!55.A) perfectB) brightC) differ

38、entD) careful56.A) whenB) thoughC) becauseD) so that57.A) changedB) listenedC) helpedD) tested58.A) eitherB) neitherC) otherD) another59.A) habitsB) systemsC) chancesD) activities60.A) get olderB) become youngerC) look smallerD) grow shorter61.A) finding outB) depending onC) living onD) dealing with

39、D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给 ):It s time to go back to school and hit the books. The long lazy summer days are over and now we have another school year. Sohowcan we make this year a w62one? The answer to that lies in our friends.Fri

40、ends play a big role in our lives. We want to share our thoughts and feelings, experience new things and create memories, andfriends can help us do that.Friends are there tolisten to you and to share yourm63ofjoyand sadness. Butmost importantlyfriends are there tosupport (鼓励、支持 ) you. Throughout mid

41、dle school, I was the only foreign student in the school. It was difficult at times to deal withother students. A64I started my school year, I began to meet new classmates. I s65realized that it was good to have newfriends. All of a sudden, I was crowded by a group of people who o66me support and ga

42、ve me strength to face my difficulties.The best part of having those new friends is the memories that we created. We shared many laughs and studied t67. Weshared our experiences. At the end of each day, we would look back and smile realizing that we had made it t68another day.Thanks to God, I have b

43、een very lucky in meeting my new friends. I realize now the importance of having friends and being part of acommunity(社会、社区 ). I would advise you to get to know as many friends as you can this year and to form a strong circle of friends thatcan support one anther.E. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题

44、):Afghan( 阿富汗的 ) students sit as they listen during an opening ceremony at a school in Kabul( 喀布尔 ) when the new term starts. More than 5.4 million children will study in Afghan schools, and 35% of them are girls. This compares clearly to a little more than a million five years ago, with almost no g

45、irls.A shortage(缺乏) of women teachers, a number of boys-only schools and cultural problems arefactors(因素 ) of keeping girls out ofschool, an aid (援助 ) group Care International said.The education of girls in Afghanistan(阿富汗 ) is held up as an example of success by Afghan and Western officials. Five y

46、ears ago,girls were not allowed to go to school and only about 1 million boys attended classes. According to the Education Ministry(部 ), 3,400 ofthe country s 9,062 schools are just for boys, and only about 1,300 foaregirls. 28% of Afghan teachers are women teachers, and most ofthem work in cities.“ There is another reason. Parents in A