九年级英语上半期试卷

1、龙车中学2015秋半期考试九年级英语试卷（时间：90分钟总分：100分）听力部分（共20分）第一节 听音选图。（每小题1分，满分5分）听下面五个句子。根据句子的意思从 A、B、C三幅图片中选出正确的图片。每个 句子读一遍。/第二节情景交际。（每小题1分，满分5分）听下面五个句子。每个句子后有一个小题，请根据情景交际需要，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每个句子读两遍。6. A. Wonderful7. A. Sounds good8. A. Yes, there is.9. A. Really?10. A. On Golden Road.B. Ten dollars.B. Yes

2、, it is.B. You can t go there.B. What's up?C. Take the No. 4 bus.D. On the second floorC. Yes, it will.C. Certainly, it will.C. So it is!C. Ten minutes.第三节 对话理解。（每小题1分，满分5分）听下面五段对话。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 出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。11. When did the boy have the math test?A. Last FridayB. Last T

3、hursdayC. Last Monday12. What will the boy do in the afternoon?A. Play basketball.B. Visit his grandpa. C. Meet the girl.13. How often does the girl read aloud to practice her pronunciation?A. Sometimes.B. Never.C. Always.14. Who often goes to amusement clubs with the boy?A. His sister.B. His classm

4、ate.C. His brother.15. What is the boy ' s advice on how to improve English?A. Reading English aloud. B. Making some foreign friends. C. Joining an English club.第四节 短文理解。（每小题1分，满分5分）听下面一段短文，短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答 所提问题的最佳选项。短文读三遍。16. What is Li Jun?A. A player.B. A student.C. A driver.17.

5、 What club is Li Jun in?A. Music club.B. Chess club.C. English club.18. How many foreign students will come to Beijing?A. 2.B. 10.C. 12.19. Where will they live in Beijing?A. They will live with local families. B. They will live in a hotel. C. They will live at school.20. What will they do from Mond

6、ay to Friday?A. Practice their spoken Chinese. B. Go to Chinese classes. C. Go to some places of interest.笔试部分（共80分）一、单项选择（每小题1分，共10分）21. Excuse me, could you tell me how I can learn German well?having conversations with Germans.A. InB. WithC. ByD. At22. Do you know the man who is speaking in front

7、of the crowds?The man is a successful businessman. So I him for his success in business.A. discoverB. disagreeC. admireD. encourage23. I ' ve several kilos. Could you give some advice on how to lose weight? Eat less and do more sports.A. put offB. put awayC. put outD. put on24. Tommy, you can le

8、t others never know what I have told you today.Don' t worry. I will keep the.A. secret B. memoryC. addressD. grade25Jane, why are you so happy?The hen I keep for half a year an egg yesterday.A. has laid B. layC. lainD. laid26What a nice sweater! Did you buy it in a store? No, my mother made it b

9、yA. herB. herselfC. hersD. himself27. Peter, is there anything else you want to know about China?Yes, I am still wondering.A. how is Chinese paper cutting madeB. how was the Great Wall built in ancient timesC. why do the Chinese people eat Zongzi at Dragon Boat FestivalD. why the Chinese people like

10、 to play the dragon dance28. When the lanterns are lit, they slowly rise into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see. They as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.A. seeB. sawC. are seenD. are seeing29. I used to play tennis, but now I ' mmore interested in playing the piano.

11、.A. I agreeB. Good ideaC. People sure change D. Don ' t mentionit.30. When we need to get a book, it more posite to say, ":A. Daisy, pass me the book quickly!B. Daisy, give me a book!C. Daisy, I wonder if you can pass me the book.D. Daisy, could you please pass me the book?、完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）

12、AEaster is a happy time in western countries like the UK and the USA. After Christmas, it is the most interesting holiday. It is begun as an important religious（宗教的）festival, but for the non-religious it is 31 a special time. It is an official holiday, so most people visit their families or friends

13、during Easter.The most important Easter tradition is giving each other Easter eggs, because eggs are the symbol of new life. In the past people 32 paint chicken eggs, but today they give each other chocolate eggs.A fun game during the festival is that parents hide chocolate 33 in the garden, and the

14、 children go out to look for them. They can eat what they find! It' s quite normal forchildren to be 34 after Easter weekend as a result of eating too much chocolate.The holiday is always on a Sunday 35 March 22nd and April 25th.31. A. tooB. also32. A. got used to B. was used33. A. eggsB. candy3

15、4. A. uglyB. angry35. A. afterB. betweenC. eitherD. as wellC. used toD. was used toC. chicken D. applesC. sickD. hungryC. amongD. fromBFor this month s Young Worldmagazine, I interviewed 19-year-old 36 pop starCandy Wang. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with

16、her 37 . As she got better, she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the wholeschool. Now she ' s not shy any more a38 singing in front of crowds.I asked Candy how life was different 39 she became famous. She explained that there are many good things, like being able to travel and m

17、eet new people all the time. didn ' t use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of 40 everywhere I go. " However, too much attention can also be a bad thing. “I always have to worry about how I appear to others and I have to be very careful about what to say or do. And I don' t ha

18、ve much pritime anymore. Hanging out with friends is almost 41 for me now because there are always guards around me. ”What does Candy have to say to all those young people who want to become famous? “Well, she begins slowly, “yoihave to be prepared to 42 your normal life. You cannever imagine how 43

19、the road to success is. Many times I thought about giving up, 44 I fought on. You reallyrequire a lot of talent and hard work to succeed. Only 45 people make it to the top.36.A.Asia37.A.shyness38 .A. refuses39 .A. after40 .A. money41 .A. possible42 .A. give up43 .A. exciting44 .A. and45 .A.the numbe

20、r of ofB. AsianB. illnessB. dislikesC.B. beforeB. chanceB. possibly8. give inB. easyB. butC. AmericaC. sadness mindsC. sinceC. attentionC. impossibleC. give outC. importantC. soB. a large number ofD. AfricaD. happinessD. lovesD. untilD. introductionD. impossiblyD. give awayD. difficultD. forC. a sma

21、ll number of D. a number三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）AHave you ever heard of Weifang, Shangdong Province? What is it known for? There is an international kite festival every April in Weifang that is a modern city with many traditions. People from all over the world compete in the kite flying. There are also co

22、mpetitions for the best kites. The kites in the competition are all made by hand.Most people have flown a kite. It makes people happy. Its easy to make it. If s made of bamboo and paper. But not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousandsof years ago. The ancient Chinese made a

23、nd flew kites even before they could write.A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed and they made strange sounds in wind. Men who were at war against them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange

24、sounds were made by gods in the sky.The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. Sometimes they tied long strings and hooks（钩子）to their kites. Then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish.The Chinese use sti

25、cks, string and paper for their kites. Some of these kites look like animals or trees and others look like houses.46. Chinese made and flew kites.A. two thousand years ago B. before they could writeC. after they writeD. three thousand years ago47. The main idea of the first paragraph is.A. the city

26、WeifangB. the international kite festivalC. how to make a kiteD. how to fly a kite48. In ancient China kites could be used for.A. helping people flyB. playing gamesC. watering cropsD. catching fish49. The ancient Chinese used kites in wars because the kites.A. could bring good luckB. looked like ani

27、mals.C. could make strange sounds and help them in a war.D. could brought light in the dark for them.50. are used for making kites by the Chinese.A. Paper and plasticB. String and paperC. Sticks, string and paperD. String and hooksBI used to hae my mother because she worked a lot and didn' t spe

28、nd much time with me.Then one Friday morning I took part in a three-day self-help program for teenagers. Whether you believe it or not, that weekend changed my life.About 100 other teenagerswere there. During the first two days I met a lot of great people. I was glad because I made so many friends t

29、here.On Sunday, the leader did an interesting exercse called“Choc01ate or Toys” . He askeda girl which she liked better, chocolate or toys. She chose chocolate. Then he asked her to choose again between chocolate and chocolate. Of course, she didn' t have a choice.This exercise told us that some

30、times wedon' t have a choice in life, and that sometimes we have to accept something, rather than complaining（怨）.A girl stood up and started talking about her mom who was a drug addict （吸毒者）and how much she hated her mother.“I want a new mom, " she cried.“ Unuckily , you can ' t have on

31、e, " the leader replied.“You have to accept the mother that you have.”This hit me hard. I realized that, for better or worse, my mom was my mom. I couldn choose another mom, but I could try to make the best of the situation.51. The writer used to hate his mother because.A. she didn ' t care

32、 for him.B. she had no time to be with himC. she was a drug addict.D. she was too strict with him.52. The self-help program for teenagers lasted.A. a weekB. two daysC. three days D. only one day53. The writer started to change his thinking.A. during the first two days of the programB. after the exer

33、cise named“ Chocolate or Toys ”C. as soon as he came to the programD. after he left the program some time54. From the end of the passage, we can know that.A. the writer used to love his mom for yearsB. the writer' s mom is a very bad personC. the writer' s mom loves her son very muchD. the w

34、riter will try to get along with his mother55. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Choices can be made as we likeB. Everyone should take part in a self-help programC. Chocolate can influence one ' s attitude toward things.D. We should try to accept things instead of complaining about them.C

35、What is the hottest English word of 2013? It ' s "selfie ” , according to Oxford dictionaries. Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself, according to the Oxford online dictionary. People usually take selfies with a smartphone1?能手机）and send them to a social media website.The word was firs

36、t used in 2002. In the past 12 months, its frequency 出现频率）in the English language has increased by 17,000 percent, said Oxford dictionaries. Now, almost everybody knows it.“ Almostevery day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone （QQSE 问），" said Huang Xu, 13, from Hunan. Th

37、ese photos record her happy and sad moments.Pop stars also take a lot of selfies. Li Chunping, 14, from Harbin, is a big fan of YangMi. "She has used many selfies to tell us what' s going on in her personal life,“ saiWhat makes people love selfies? Some people say it' sOrcissisThe（ rise

38、 ofthe selfie is a perfect symbolfor our narcissistic culture. We' re crying out!'LookidtUS psychiatrist（精神科医生）Carole Lieberman.Young people are using selfies to make friends online, Jonathan Freedland wrote iThe Guardian. “The usual purpose of taking a selfie is to share online. They expres

39、s a human need to connect with others, " wrote Freedland.Huang Xu agrees with that. “Duringsummer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Hair or clothes were not our interests. Through these photos, we got to know each other ' s holidays and feelings, " said Huang Xu

40、.56. According to the story, a" selfie isA. a person with a smartphoneB. a smartphone which can take photosC. a photo taken by oneselfD. an English dictionary57. When was the word “selfie first used?A.More than ten years agoB. In 2013C. When smartphones appearedD. Nobody knows58. We can tell fr

41、om the story that.A. only famous people enjoy taking selfiesB. all people love selfies because of narcissismC. people love to share selfies onlineD. US psychiatrist Carole Lieberman hates selfies59. We put the sentence “Butsome people don' see it that way" at the beginning ofA. Paragraph 4B

42、. Paragraph 5C. Paragraph 6D. Paragraph 760. What is the best title of this passage ?A. Selfies and narcissismB. Selfies and sharingC. Selfies and smartphonesD. Selfies, the hottest word in 2013四、阅读填空（每小题1分，共5分）In class, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. The information the

43、y provide will be important for you when you take tests. So you must take good notes from what your teachers say.Here are the three stages阶段）of taking notes and what you should do during each stage.1. Before ClassReview your notes you have taken before you come to class. This will be good for rememb

44、ering what was covered. Get you ready to understand new information your teacher will provide.2. During ClassKeep your attention on what your teacher is saying and the signal words" that tell you, what your teacher is going to say and it is important to write in your notes. Examples of signal w

45、ords are The most important point " and Remember that " Be sure to include the information that your teacher repeats or writes on the blackboard. Write quickly so that you can include all the important information in your notes. Do this by writing abbreviations （缩略词）such as med for medicin

46、e, using symbols such as % for percent, and writing short sentences.3. After ClassRewrite your notes to make them more complete and accurate 联确的）by changing abbreviations into whole words, symbols into words, and shortened sentencesinto longer sentences. Use them to answer your questions. If necessa

47、ry, ask your teacher for help.Taking notesReasonsThe information that is provided by the teachers about 61 topics is useful for your tests, so it is necessary for you learn to take good notes.Stages62 ClassReview the notes you have taken to remembe 63 was covered.Ready to understand new information.

48、During ClassListen to your teacher carefully.Be sure to include the important points.Write them down 64.After ClassMake your notes more complete and accurate to answer your questions.Ask your 6 5 for help.五、选词填空（每空1分，共10分）根据下面短文内容，从方框中选择适当的词填空，使短文完整、通顺.first used is another bought opens whenever talking brothers without“Thank you is widely 66 in a modern society. It is a very go