九英期中测试题

1、九年级英语期中测试卷一、单项选择(35分)（ ）1.- do you study for tests? -I study listening to tapes.A. How; with B. What; with C. How; by D. What; by（ ）2. Sixteen-year-olds to drive.A. is allowed B. are not allowed C. allowed D. is not allowed（ ）3. Mary sings English songs well and _.A. Jane does too B. either does Joe

2、s C. so Jane does D. so does Jane（ ）4.-Listen! Helen is singing in the next room. -It _ be Helen. She has gone to Beijing. A. cant B. mustnt C. may D. should（ ）5. What happened _ you last night, Robert? A.with B. to C. on D. at（ ）6. I think this bike belongs _ our teacher. A. to B. on C. of D. with（

3、 ）7. There are so many books here that I can't decide _. A. to choose which B. which to be chosen C. to buy what D. which one to choose （ ）8. The boy _ is wearing the blue jacket is Jim. A. which B. whose C. who D. when（ ）9 I prefer to go to the cinema rather than _ video at home. A. to watch B.

4、 watch C. watching D. to watching（ ）10. Is there _ in Todays newspaper? A. something new B. new something C. anything new D. new anything（ ）11.He used to in the sun ,but now he is used to at night . A. read ,read B. reading ,read C. read ,reading D. reading ,reading （ ）12. If I _ you, I _ take a sma

5、ll present to the party. A. am; will B. was, could C. were, would D. are, shall（ ）13.-Dont too late,or you will feel tired in class.-I wont,Mum.A. stand up B. stay up C. wake up D. get up （ ）14. Our classroom should _ all the time. A. keep clean B. keep cleaning C. be kept clean D. be kept cleaning（

6、 ）15.I am really shy. I dont know anyone there? A. What if B. How C. What D. Why（ ）16. The sweater is _ small for the child.A. too many B. too much C. many too D. much too（ ）17. Dont open the door _ it is so cold. A. because B. because of C. since D. as（ ）18. There is someone _ for you at the school

7、 gate.A. wait B. waiting C. to wait D. waited（ ）19.-Must I tidy the room now? -No, you _. You _ do it after breakfast.A. mustnt; can B. neednt; may C. dont; have to D. neednt; must（ ）20.-May we play football in the street? -No, you _. Its dangerous.A. can B. mustnt C. may D. may not( )21.-Did you no

8、tice him come in? -No. I _ a football game.A. have match B. had match C. am watching D. was watching( )22. Dont always make your little sister _. You should be kind to her.A. laugh B. to laugh C. cry D. to cry( )23.-You MP3 is so nice. How much is it? -It _ me $300.A. bought B. spent C. cost D. paid

9、( )24.-Excuse me, could you tell me _ later on? -Wait a minute. It is coming in ten minutes.A. if the next train arrives B. if the next train will arriveC. when the next train arrives D. when will the next train arrive( )25. Can you tell me why _ yesterday?A. are you late B. you were late C. were yo

10、u late D. you are late( )26. Susan will not arrive at the airport on time _ she hurries up.A. once B. if C. when D. unless( )27His sister had a bad cough，_she? Awasnt Bdoesnt Chadnt Ddidn't( )28.-Do you like book I gave you on your birthday? -YesIt's really _interesting book Athe，an Ba，the C

11、the，the Da，an( )29When spring comes，the temperature becomes_ Awarmer and warmer Bhotter and hotter Chigher and higher Dlower and lower( )30Listen carefully，_you wont find the answer easily Aand Bso Cbut Dor( )31.-_are the red shoes?- 78 dollarsAHow much BHow many CHow long DHow heavy( )32-It is said

12、 that JKRowling，the writer of Harry Potter，is writing a new story -Really ? When will her new book_? Acome out Bput out Cgive out Dwork out( )33_the morning of February 27，millions of basketball fans enjoyed a fantastic performance，2012s NBA All-Star Game AFor BAt CIn DOn( )34-The text is hard to un

13、derstand-OKRead_，and you will know the meaningAhardly Bquietly Ccarefully Dclearly( )35More and more people have realized we should stop_water Ausing Bwasting Cdrinking Dsaving二、完形填空（10分） Mike always loves ships. When he was older, he said,“Im going to be a soldier.”But his eyes were not very 1 , an

14、d he did not get in.Then he said,“Im going to 2 a small boat and Im going around the world.”But boats were very expensive, and Mike did not have enough 3 .Last summer Mike found a swimming 4 near his house. The lessons did not cost very 5 , and Mike began going to the school at every end of the week

15、 and having 6 . Now he is a good swimmer. Last week a little boy said to him,“Youre a very good swimmer. How do 7 learn to swim so well?” “Im not good at all,”Mike said and he smiled.“ 8 Im in the water, I say to myself, There are 9 fishes behind me! Then Im very afraid, and I 10 quickly.”（ ） 1. A.

16、big B. beautiful C. good D. strong（ ）2 A. buy B. make C. borrow D. draw（ ）3. A. food B. work C. time D. money（ ） 4 A. park B. school C. farm D. factory（ ）5. A. much B. little C. many D. any（ ） 6. A. meals B. lessons C. talks D. games（ ）7 A. I B. they C. we D. you（ ）8. A. If B. When C. Though D. Wher

17、e（ ）9 A. interesting B. nice C. dangerous D. different（ ）10 A. run B. jump C. swim D. fly三、阅读理解（40分）A Mr and Mrs Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey（新泽西）in the past, staying in a small inn（旅店）at the foot of a hill.One year, however, Mr Smith made a lot of money in his business

18、, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They had expected that they would have to go to bed hungry , because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were serve

19、d after seven. They were surprised when the waiter asked whether they would take dinner there that night. “Are you still serving dinner?”asked Mr Smith. “Yes, certainly , sir , ”answered the waiter. “We serve it until half past nine. ”“What are the times of meals then?”asked Mr Smith. “Well, sir, ”a

20、nswered the waiter. “We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine. ”“But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London. ”said Mr Smith.（ ）1. Mr and Mrs Smit

21、h had always spent their holidays in _.A. New YorkB. LondonC. New JerseyD. Washington（ ）2 When Mr and Mrs Smith had a lot of money, they decided to go to _.A. their hometown B. the capital of EnglandC. New JerseyD. a small city in England（ ）3. They went to London by _.A. sea B. plane C. trainD. bus（

22、 ）4. From the story we know that this was the _ time for Mr and Mrs Smith to go to London.A. firstB. secondC. thirdD. fourth（ ）5 What does the sentence“But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London”mean?A. We can go to see the sights of London at any time.B. We have enough time

23、to see the sights of London.C. We can see more sights of London.D. We have little time to see the sights of London.BA discussion Editor: Today our topic is part time jobs. Are they good for school children or not?Headmaster: Certainly not. Children have got two full time jobs already: growing up and

24、 going to school. Part time jobs make them so tired that they fall asleep in class.Mrs. Barrens: I agree with you. I know school hours are short, and theres homework, too, so children need a lot of sleep.Mr. Barrens: Some students stay at school until theyre eighteen or nineteen. A part time job can

25、t harm them. In fact, its good for them. They earn(挣) their pocket-money instead of asking their parents for it. And they see something of the world outside school.Businessman: Youre quite right. Boys learn a lot from part-time jobs. And we mustnt forget that some families need the extra money. If t

26、he students dont take part-time jobs, they cant stay at school.Editor: Well, we have got two for, and two against. What do our readers think?（ ）6. How many people join the discussion? A. Two. B. Four. C. Three. D. Five.（ ）7 Who have the same opinion(见解)? A. Mr. and Mrs. Barrens. B. Editor and Mr. Ba

27、rrens. C. Headmaster and Mrs. Barrens. D. Businessman and Headmaster（ ）8. Mr. Barrens thinks that young children maybe . A. need to stay at school until they are sixteen or seventeen B. see something of the world outside school C. need to have some pocket-money D. need to have enough sleep（ ）9.What

28、do the children think of part-time jobs? A. Part-time jobs are good for school children. B. Part-time jobs can help students from poor families. C. Part-time jobs cant harm school children. D. The passage didnt mention it.（ ）10 Where can you find this kind of discussion? A. On the radio. B. At schoo

29、l. C. In a newspaper. D. In a book.C A businessman had two sonsHe gave the younger son a lot of love and gifts，while he didnt give the elder son muchIt was completely puzzling and no one knew why When the boys grew up，they were asked to manage the father's businessThe elder son was busy with the

30、 business all dayFrom morning till late in the evening，he was busy workingWithin a few years，he ran the business very well and even expanded it What about the younger son ? He didnt have much to do but have a good timeBut the father believed that his favorite son would be a success If the elder son

31、could be a successful business man，surely the younger one，with a higher educationwould do much better A few years later，the results of his decision became clear Uninterested in business, younger son continued spending his time enjoying himselfAnd he went out of businessBut the elder sons smaller sha

32、re of business had become larger and he had proved himself to be a very Successful businessman Ashamed at the turn of events，the father met the elder son and was angry with the younger oneThe elder son，who was listening to all this quietly，suddenly said he wanted to set up his own business and live

33、by himself “Why?”asked the father “I blame(责备)one person for the way my brother has turned outand it's not himYou cant blame children for the mistakes of their parents，can you?”asked the elder son 11.The underlined word “expanded” in paragraph 2 probably means_ A缩小 B扩大 C盈利 D亏损12Before the younge

34、r son went into the fathers businesshe _ Awas interested in business Bwas successful in business Coften looked down upon his brother Dwas well educated at school13What do you think is the main reason why the younger son failed to be a successful business man? AHe didn't learn how to ms business

35、BHe wasnt interested in business CHis brother refused to help him with business DHis father gave him too much pressure14Why did the elder son decide to live by himself? ABecause he didnt get along well with his brother BBecause he ran the business better than his father C.Because he wanted to spend

36、much time enjoying himself DBecause he was angry with his father for his wrong decision about his brother15What does the text really want to teach us? AParents are responsible for childrens development BOnce something is done，you should do it well CInterest is the most important for success DOne has

37、 responsibility for what he himself has doneD Learning English well is not easySuccess comes only to those who work hard and know the right way to studywhat is the right way? Here are a few suggestions： 16 There are many dates and events in historyYou must remember them wellAs for learning a foreign

38、 language you must not only know about the language but use it well. 17 Lear the English sounds and intonation(语调)，the rules of grammar， how to use the words and phrasesBasic knowledge may not be so interesting but they are very important 18 Students should read stories in English，listen to English

39、over the radio or TV，speak to their friends or classmates in English as often as they canThis will help them learn better19 .At first，it is not easy for students to keep a diary in the languageThey can write something they have just learnedIt is also a good way to use the language 20 .Many students

40、only like to learn new thingsThey dont like to spend time on things they have already learnedIn fact，knowledge will easily be forgotten if it is not reviewedAnd the best way to review is to use the languageAReview oftenBDont learn a foreign language like learning historyCBe sure to learn the basic k

41、nowledge wellDRead，speak and listen in the languageEKeep a diary 16_ _17_ _18_ _19_ _20_四、词语运用(10小题，每小题l分，共l0分)每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。I good like day how watch Never walk however why enjoy always I used to love swimming as a boy My home was near a pool and I used to spend most of my Summer 1 ther

42、e1 would go there early with just my swimming suits and a towelI enjoyed 2 for four hourswould swim and play games with my friendsI always 3 home in the evenings with a smile on my faceAs a boy I thought summer time at the pool was enjoying life 4 ,there were some people who came to the pool that I never could understandThey would come every day carrying around their huge，heavy bags full of stuffThey would be dr