第一学期期末考试九年级英语试卷

1、2012学年第一学期期末考试九年级英语试卷（考试时间100分钟，满分150分）（本卷有七大题，共99小题。试题均采用连续编号。所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。）Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解): (共30分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): ( 6分) 1. _ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5. _ 6._B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answ

2、er to the question you hear(根据你所听到的对话和问题，选择最恰当的答案): (10分)7. A) Chile . B) Africa. C) South America .D) A geography lesson.8. A) In about three days time.B) This morning. C) In about a weeks time. D) In about ten days time.9. A) By car.B) By underground. C) By bus.D) On foot.10. A) He wont wash the s

3、chool uniforms .B) Hell wash the school uniforms by hand. C) Hell use the washing machine.D) Hell press the button.11. A) To go to the library. B) To buy a book.C) To ask their teacher for help. D) To lend a book to someone.12. A) Tents, clothes and medicine.B) Tents, clothes, medicine and water. C)

4、 Water, tents and medicine.D) Money, clothes, medicine and water.13. A) Taxi driver and passenger.B) Bus conductor and passenger.C) Husband and wife.D) Customer and salesman.14. A) Look after your eyes. B) Dont always drink iced water. C) Drink more water.D) Dont eat too much ice cream.15. A) Excell

5、ent. B) Very good. C) Not too bad.D) Not so good.16. A)￥4.3 million. B)￥180.C)￥52.D)￥14.5 billion.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (7分)17. An earthquake can be prevented.18. We can do something to make su

6、re that earthquakes dont destroy whole cities. 19. Houses on rocks are stronger than those on sand.20. Strong buildings may not fall down in an earthquake.21.Scientists think a bigger earthquake may hit the part around San Francisco one day.22. The population in San Francisco is becoming less than b

7、efore.23. If another earthquake happens in San Francisco, it will destroy a great many houses and buildings .D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文填空，完成下列句子。每空格限填一词): (7分) 24. You may say tea, fireworks and so on, but dont _porcelain（瓷器）.25. People always think porcelain is the _ of Ch

8、ina. 26. During the Song _, a town called Changnan (Jindezhen today), in Jiangxi, became known as the “Porcelain City”.27. At the time, people began to take porcelain to Europe _ the Silk Road.28. People _ it as “white as jade(绿玉)，thin as paper, bright as a mirror and musical as a bell”.29. People a

9、lso draw beautiful pictures, _ flowers, plants and birds on porcelain. 30.Today, porcelain is still common in our _ life, you can see it everywhere.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 词汇和语法)II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)31. From Monday to Friday in our school, every student has to wea

10、r _ uniform. A) aB) anC) theD) / 32. I cant find _ in the small wooden box. Its empty. A) something B) anythingC) nothingD) some things33.We all agree that owning a car is _ expensive than taking the underground.A) far little B) much moreC) many moreD) much34. _ of the earth is covered with water.A)

11、 Two-three B) Two-thirdC) Two-thirdsD) Second-three35. We can go to Shanghai Forest Park easily through Xiangyin Road Tunnel which is _.A) 2-kilometre-long B) 2 kilometres long C) 2-kilometre long D) 2-kilometres-long36. Paying _ credit card is easier and safer than taking a lot of money nowadays.A)

12、 for B) byC) withD) on37. The water in the river _ three feet last night because of the sudden flood. A) raised B) rose C) grew D) added38.They _ about how to protect our earth when I entered.A) will talk B) have talked C) are talking D) were talking39.The Eiffel Tower _ by the French engineer Alexa

13、ndre Gustave Eiffel for the Paris Exposition (巴黎博览会) of 1889.A) designed B) was designedC) will designD) will be designed40.Ships of all kinds _ the Yangtze River, so we shouldnt swim there.A) fill B) are full of C) fill with D) are full with41. When the earthquake was felt, Mr. Wang rushed into the

14、 teaching building to ask the students _ out to safety. A) to run B) runC) ranD) running42. Look out! The traffic is moving fast. Its _ dangerous _ cross the road.A) very to B) soto C) much to D) tooto43. Trees can _ CO2. So we must protect them. A) take part in B) take in C) take place D) take into

15、44. You will be out of date _ you keep on studying from time to time.A) if B) unlessC) becauseD) or45. Could you tell me _?A) who is heB) if he will attend the meeting tomorrowC) wheres the nearest fast food restaurantD) what he has received my Christmas cards46. The sick mans allowed to take a walk

16、 in the garden every day, _?A) isnt he B) hasnt heC) is heD) wasnt he47. _ freezing weather it is! The water in the river has frozen.A) How B) What a C) How a D) What48. The girl asked me to sit down in her place. The underlined part means “_”. A) take her seatB) take down her seat C) sit her seatD)

17、 sit down her seat49. _ is known as the center of finance（金融）in the USA. A) The White House B) Wall Street C) Downing Street D) The Buckingham Palace 50. A: Mr. Li, may I ask you some questions? B: _ A) What was it?B) Never mind.C) Go ahead.D) Yes. What is it?III. Complete the following passage with

18、 the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次。注意有一个多余选项）:（共8分） A. will B. moment C. hold on D. dream E. dangerous F. alive G. for long H. sudden I. messages Miners（矿工）work under the earth to collect coal. They have _51_ jobs because sometimes the ea

19、rth sinks or fall apart（坍塌）. When this happens, miners are trapped（被困在）underground. They are covered with earth and rocks. They will die if they dont have air to breathe, food to eat, or water to drink. They cannot live without any of these things _52_. Trapped miners _53_ of being free and dont giv

20、e up. In July 2011, nine miners went to work in California. All of a _54_, there was a terrible accident. A wall broke apart（断裂） and water flooded the place where the miners were working. The water came up to their necks. At first the miners shouted, but no one could hear them. Luckily, people on th

21、e surface found out where the miners were and dug a breathing hole. Later, they gave them _55_ from their families, which told them to _56_ and never lose heart. Many people took part in helping to save them. After several days hard work, they successfully pulled the tired miners out of the mine _57

22、_. People called this “ miracle of lives（生命中的奇迹）”. On one hand we applaud(向鼓掌) for the efforts and hard work of the rescuers（营救人员）, we are moved by the coal miners strong _58_ to survive and we admire the care of people for these miners. But on the other hand we think the authority(有关当局) should take

23、 strong measures to prevent more of these sorts of accidents from happening. IV. 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）: (共8分）59. Mike believed his lucky number was ten, so he decided to live on the _floor. (ten)60. How can I get rid of this _visitor?

24、(welcome)61.“Take care of yourself,” the mother said _ to her son. (gentle)62.The weather in Shanghai _ greatly in the early spring, doesnt it? (variety)63. In Western countries many young people still keep up the _ that women will get married in a long white dress.(traditional)64. Toms answer was _

25、. The teacher nodded with a smile. ( satisfy ) 65. This is the _ plan. Please go over it. ( change ) 66. Much of this waste does a lot of _ to the plants. ( harm ) V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子,每空格限填一词）:（共14分）67.Tom goes to school on foot every morning. (改为否定句）Tom _ _

26、to school on foot every morning.68. People can get drinking water by taking away the salt from sea water. (对划线部分提问） _ _ people get drinking water?69. The postman delivers letters in the late afternoon every day. (改为被动语态) Letters _ _ by the postman in the late afternoon every day.70. It was a very ex

27、citing week. (改为感叹句) _ _ exciting week it was! 71. Johns told to be on time for the meeting. (改为反意疑问句) Johns told to be on time for the meeting,_ _?72. The water is warm. The baby can take a bath in it. (两句合并为一句简单句) The water is _ _ for the baby to take a bath in. 73. I was the only person who was i

28、nvited to the party. (保持原句意思)Nobody _ me _ invited to the party. Part 3 Reading and Writing ( 第三部分 读与写 )VI. Reading Comprehension ( 阅读理解 ): (共50分）A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）: ( 12分)Jim was a young man in his early twenties who was studying to be a carpenter(木匠). He was a good worker,

29、honest and worthy of trust, so his boss was pleased with him. As he was such a likable man and easy to deal with, he was popular with his workmates, too. They also made fun of him a great deal but he never got angry with them and would only laugh. But Jims one great shortcoming(缺点) was that he could

30、 never tell a lie, no matter how hard he tried, not even a little one. In fact, he was so honest and shy that he would blush(脸红) even when he was telling the truth. He used to stand in front of the mirror and practise lying while looking himself in the eyes at the same time. But as soon as he saw hi

31、s face starting to go red he had to look away. One morning, however, he didnt like going to work because he had been to a party the night before and it hadnt ended till the early hours of the morning. And then the first time in his life he decided to take the day off. He rang his boss, pretending to

32、 be a woman. He spoke in a high voice. “ Hello,” he said timidly. “Im afraid Jim cant come to work today. He isnt feeling very well.” Poor Jim was thankful that his boss couldnt see him just at that moment because his hands were trembling(发抖) and his face was bright red. “Thank you for letting me kn

33、ow,” said Mr. Woods, his boss, and then just as he was about to hang up, he said, “ Just a moment, madam, whos speaking.” “Oh!” Jim stammered(口吃), and going all out for making a voice（尽量装出的嗓音）like a woman, he cried in a loud voice: “This is my landlady speaking!”74. Jim was _.A) mid-aged B) a teenag

34、er C) over 25 D) between 20-25 75. He was a _ . A) skillful worker B) skillful carpenter C) researcher studying how to be a carpenter D) being- trained carpenter76. His boss was _ with him. A) displeased B) not pleased C) satisfied D) unsatisfied77. His workmates used to _ . A) cheat him B) play wit

35、h him C) play jokes on him D) beat him78. Telling lies always made him _. A) go blue B) go white C) go red D) feel hot79. At the end of the story poor Jim let the cat _ . A) out of the bag B) out of the house C) into the bag D) into the house B. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passag

36、e(选择最恰当的单词或词语,完成短文): (12分)Venezuela（委内瑞拉）has produced many successful beauty queens, winning both Miss Universe（环球小姐）and Miss World five times. Many Venezuelan girls believe that they can gain confidence, poise（体态）, public speaking skills and better ways to prepare for the future in beauty pageants（

37、选美比赛）. From a very young age, girls in this country grow up dreaming of becoming Miss Venezuela. In Venezuela, the term(称谓) “Miss” as in “Miss Universe” is an honored _80_.These days, people in some countries consider beauty contests to be silly. They have tried to stop these contests, saying the co

38、ntests treat women as objects（物品）and place too much importance _81_ women's looks. Others even say that all the girls that go there are made in a lab and they are made to look less like themselves, and more like the “ideal”（完美形象）. But in Latin America, beauty contests are a source of pride.Are V

39、enezuelan women really more beautiful than other women? “They are not really more beautiful here,” says Selena, who trains girls for the contest. “It's just that the girls here work harder and prepare more than anyone else.”The preparation takes many hours a day. The contestants（竞赛选手） stretch（伸展

40、）their bodies and practice their walks down the runway. They work on their speeches and practice answering questions such as, “Whom do you admire most in the world?” They starve（挨饿）to _82_ slim. They take classes to learn how to style their _83_ and apply make-up（化妆品）.It isn't easy. One Miss Uni

41、verse winner immediately put on 20 pounds after the contest. She said the only thing she wanted to do after the contest was to eat. The cost is _84_as well. Fortunately the television station that holds the contest pays the costs.Yet most of the contestants say it's worth the effort. A former Mi

42、ss Universe is now mayor（市长）of a large city. Although she had no political experience before _85_, she has been asked to run for higher political office. Winners have an advantage they could not get anywhere else. “It's the only chance you have to make it.” says one contestant. “You can't ge

43、t these opportunities by any other way.” 80.A) prize B) titleC) fame D) name 81.A) ofB) inC) toD) on82.A) lookB) seemC) stayD) make83.A) hairB) clothesC) bodiesD) steps84.A) highB) expensiveC) much D) large85.A) thisB) that C) itD) thoseC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在

44、短文的空格内填入适当的词,使内容通顺, 每空格限填一词，首字母已给): (14分) It may be hard to believe that many people eat insects （昆虫）and bugs（虫子）. Insects are now very common in all of their processed food（加工食品）. Imagine sitting down at the dinner table and b_86_ served a bowl of worms(软体虫). Its enough to make most Westerners stom

45、achs t_87_. But in other countries the same meal makes peoples mouths water. Eating bugs has been around for thousands of years in some countries . Today its estimated（估计）that more than half of the people of the world eat different kinds of bugs. Not only do these insects taste g_88_, but also they

46、are a cheap and nutritious food source. In the US, some people eat bugs for quite a different reason to show their courage. In television shows l_89_ Survivor, contestants（参赛者）eat beetles（甲壳虫）and spiders(蜘蛛), and viewers watch the shows at home, feeling shocked and disgusted(恶心的). But many of the vi

47、ewers dont realize that they may have done the same thing but just dont know it! Many American people dont p_90_ eat bugs, but in the future they may. There are fewer and fewer natural r_91_ and the population is getting larger and larger. Experts say that insects will be raised as an alternative（可供

48、选择的）form of protein（蛋白质）. If more people did their part to eat bugs and broaden their diets and did not just go out and eat chicken, beef and pork, the planet would be better off (境况改善) today. Western children are not as n_92_ about bugs as their parents, because they often visit science museums and

49、 zoos, and at school they are learning more about the environment and bugs. D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)：(12分） George Washington Carver was a scientist who helped farmers learn how to grow new crops and take better care of the soil. He studied many different plants and crops, but some of h

50、is favourites were peanuts, sweet potatoes and pecans（美洲山核桃）. We dont know exactly when George Washington Carver was born, but it was probably sometime in the 1860s. His mother was a slave（奴隶） owned by a farmer in Missouri（密苏里州）named Moses Carver. Young George Carver was fascinated by plants and flo

51、wers. He tended（照料）his own little garden. People began to see what a gift （天赋）he had for growing things. They called him the “the plant doctor” and asked him to help them grow their gardens better. George longed to go to school. But in those days most schools only taught white children. So, George h

52、ad to move to a town eight miles away to attend a school for black children. At that time, some people wrongly believed that a black child should not get any education.His determination carried him all the way through college. In 1894, George Washington Carver graduated from Iowa State University. Soon he was invited to teach at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, a college created especially for African-American students. It was just what Carver wanted: a place where he could study plants and agriculture, and help educate other