九年级下册期中考试英语试题(有答案)

1、初三第二学期期中英语试卷考试时间：100分钟卷面总分：120分第I卷（选择题，共60分）.单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）从A、日C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。)1. China is an Asian country while England isA. anB. aC. theEuropean country .D. /people in Sichuan to live in.)2. Many new houses have been providedA. to, B. inC. with D. for)3.The problem is very eas

2、y , but not can work it out .A.somebody B. Nobody C. none D.everybody)4. The harder you work,progress you will makeA. greatB. greater C.the greatest D. the greater)5. What were the teachersabout the exam when I came in?A. speaking B. talking C. saying D. telling )6. What do you think of u e ' s

3、new film,-Wonderful. It was the most exciting 3D movie IThe Taking of Tiger MountainA. watchB. have watched)7 The words we should pay attention toA, write B, writing C, are writing)8. 一 Tom didn' t finish his work-Poor thing! But he is realC. was watching on the blackboard .last year.D. watchedA

4、. whileB. untilD, are writtenmidnight.ly pushing himself too hard.C. sinceD. as)9. 一 Would you please show me how to start the game? Sure.A. You ' re welcome B. Never mind C. Have a nice timeD. With pleasure)10.- She' s never been to Beijing .A.So am I)11.I ' ll go the B.So have I-I have

5、 greatre with my parents this summer holiday .C.Neither have ID. Neither am Iin finishing the work by myself. Could youhelp me ? No problem.and devoted all his life to hisA. fun. B. success. C. advice. D. difficulty. ( )12. My grandfather came back to China . hometownA. in his fourties B. at his for

6、ties C. in his forties D. at his fourties( )13.He devoted all the time he had the people.A. to serve B. to serving for C. to serving D. served( )14. Not only my sister but also I interested in the novel for a longtime.A. have become B. has become C. have been D. has been()15.Could you tell me?A. wha

7、t she has dealt with the camera. B. how we can call this ladyC. what is wrong with the watch D. which city we should go二.完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。During the years when I was a teacher, I learned a lot of things. Perhaps the most important one was the life-changing 16

8、of encouraging words.I 17 what Leo Buscaglia had done with his students in UniversityofSouthernCalifornia. In one class Leo Buscaglia and his s tudents had made two listsofwords ,one positive and one negative. Then they 18 the negative words in the trash and tried to use only the positive words for

9、one month. They were 19 athow muchbetter their lives became just byusing words full of 20I decided to try this as well by 21 something good to write on each papermy students 22. No matter how many mistakes a student ' s paper contained, there was always a 23 sentence, beautiful thought, or a gre

10、at idea that I could 24 on. I remember glancing over my desk and 25 some of the students reading those encouraging words 26 . It was a joy seeing their eyes shine a little brighter, their backs sit up a little straighter, and their learning climb a lot 27 .I recently saw one of my 28 married, and ha

11、s two childrenstudents and we talked for a while. He has gotnowv. As I was saying goodbye, he said,“You know I29have a few of those old papers. I look at them from time to time. I just hope my kidshave a good teacher like you." I was amazed at the 30 thosefew positivewordshad on his life.May yo

12、ur own life be forever full of encouraging words in your ears, from your lips and in your heart.()16. A. method B . abilityC . powerD . approach()17. A. improved B . learnedC . wondered D. used()18.A. threwB . collected C . stored D . wrote()19. A. curious B . Disappointed C . amazed D. confused()20

13、.A. astonishment (惊讶) B. encouragementC. friendshipD. advantage()21. A. buyingB. finding C. asking D . wishing()22.A. took down B . put away C . looked through D . handed in()23. A. complete B . strangeC . simple D . meaningful()24. A. agreeB . Comment (评论)C. bring D. depend()25.A.keepingB.havingC.s

14、eeingD.1eaving( )26.A. again and again B. now and then C . little by little D. step by step( )27.A.furtherB.higherC.deeperD.wider( )28.A.presentB.cleverC.CarefulD.former(以前的)( )29. A. everB. never C . stillD . merely( )30. A. resultB . strengthC . effect D. importance TE、-t .*- t 小/ 口 H CL / 人 tAAtA

15、-A 、rt.j【、rL. t j 1 f f 弋/ 1._A.小题，每小题2分，1计30分)A BA5 L15A young man once went into a town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he went home , he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on .He found that they were about two inches too long .He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and t

16、wo sisters were washing up the tea- things there ." The new trousers are too long. " He said , " They need shorteningby about two inches .Could one of you do it for me ,please ?” His mother and sisterwere busy and none of them said anything .But as soon as had finished washing up,she

17、went quietly upstairs without sayinganything to her daughters.Later on after supper ,the elder sister remembered her brother ' s trousers .She wasupstairs without saying anything to anyone ,anda kind-hearted girl ,so she went quietly shortened the trousers by two inches.rememberedhad done.The yo

18、unger sister went to the cinema ,but when she came home she, too , her brother ' s trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sisterYou can imagine the look on the young man next morning.()31 .The young man ' s trousers were's face when he put the trousers on thefor him at f

19、irstA. a bit too long B. very good C. not too long D . too short()32 .The young man ' s mother and sisters didn ' t answer because they were bu sy in the kitchen.A. cooking B .making tea C. washing clothes D. washing cups, glasses and so on ()33. His elder sister shortened the trousers .A. i

20、n the eveningB. after lunchC. as soon as she had finished the washing D. after she came back from the cinema ()34. The next morning the young man found that the trousers were inchestoo short for him.A. two B. four C. six D. eighton the next morning ,he()35 . Wecan imagine that when the young manput

21、the trousers would feel .A. happy B. surprising C .surprised D. thankful BI work in a nursing home and my job is to take care of the elderly.This year, a very sweet old lady that I cared for, Alice, has gone through a difficult time. She ' s got dementia and she has been in the hospital twice. I

22、n November I was finally able to get her back to her"homd .Alice used to think her daughter was coming to visit her on Christmas day and that they were going to have the whole family together like the old days.When she finally realized that happy moment was not going to happen, she was very.now

23、ing that her daughter was coming after Christmas was not enough to make her feel happy, I hated the idea of her being alone on the holiday!On Christmas Eve, I gave her a surprise by asking if she would like to go to a candlelight service at church (教堂)that night.Instead of taking her to my church, I

24、 took her to her old neighbourhood church where all her friends were. We got there early and I g ot her a seat where her friends couldsee her as they camein. Then soon some of her friends came to the church and they rushed over to greet her and sit beside her. The candlelight service was beautiful a

25、nd Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there.The truth of the story is that I am the one who got the best gift the smile on Alice ' s face.()36. The underlined word“dementia" in Paragraph 2 probably is A. an illnessB. a letterC. a houseD. a plan()37. What might the missing

26、word in Paragraph 3?A. offB. awayC. upD. down()38. What was the best gift that the writer got on Christmas Eve?A. The candlelight service.B. Praise from Alice ' s friends.C. Thanks from Alice ' s daughter.D. Alice ' s happiness.（）39. Who made the old woman feel glad in the story?A. Her d

27、aughter.B. Her grandchildren.C. Her new neighbours.D. Her old and new friends.（）40. What is the best title for this passage?A. My candlelight Christmas EveB. The dream of an old, lonely ladyC. A real presentD. My dreamCLittle Tommywas doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything tutors

28、 （家庭教师），cards, special learning centers in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic （天主教的）school.After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face.He didn ' t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and start

29、ed studying. Books and papers were spread （铺开）out all over the room and little Tommywas hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This

30、went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She coul

31、d no longer hold her curiosity （好奇心）.Shewent to his ro om and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns （ 修女）？“Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head,"No."“Well then, " she asked again. "What was it? "Little Tommy looked at her and said,“Well, on the first day of scho

32、ol, when I sawthat man nailed （ 车丁）to the plus sign （ 力口号），I knew they weren' t joking. ”（）41. Why did Tommy ' s parents send him to a catholic school?A. Because he could eat well there.B. Because he could earn more about nuns.C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.D. Bec

33、ause his parents didn 2 want him to learn math any more.（）42. Tommy' s mother felt surprised that his son.A. was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinnerC. kissed her hello after school D. worked hard but said little（）43.“Hitting the books " means "_ in Chinese.A.用功B.捶书C.发泄D.振作

34、（）44. The last sentence in the passage shows that.A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail B. Tommy was afraid of being nailedC. Tommy didn ? like the plus sign D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others （）45. From the passage, we can infer （推断）that.A. teachers should be strict with their studentsB. mistaking （

35、 误解）might do good sometimesC. a catholic school is much better than other onesD. nuns are good at helping children with their math第II卷（非选择题，共60分）B.任务型阅t软。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分） 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment.There were not many

36、people on earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited （无限的）.Today, things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue like this, humanlife on

37、 earth will not survive.Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land.We realiz

38、e that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. However, in most countries, waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this.We know, too, that if the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few y

39、ears, there will not be enough food.What can we do to solve these problems?If we eat more vegetables and less meat, we will easily get more food. Land thatis used to grow crops can feed five times more people that land where animals are kept.The world population will not rise so quickly if people us

40、e modern methods of birth control.Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future.The importance of 46 the environmentProblems1. More fish being 472. More _ 48 being cut down.3. More waste products being put into rivers4. More

41、_ _49being bornCausesThe world is becoming too _50.Modern methods make the situation51 ._ 52 _We human beings （ 人类）will not survive on the earth.Solutions1. Eat more vegetables and less meat so that more food will be53 foreveryone.2. Use modern methods of _54control so that the population will notgr

42、ow too fast.3. Educate people so that the _55 will be better and cleaner.C.阅读与回答问题（共 5小题，每小题2分，计10分）If you lose 12 times in a row （连续地）,will you just give up? Dale Carnegie, apioneer in public speaking and self-development, kept trying. And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.Car

43、negie was born into a poo r family in the United States. The boy didn' t see atrain until he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows for his family.When Carnegie first entered college, he felt upset because he wore his ragged （破旧的）clothes and ordinary（

44、 平凡的）looks. His mother encouraged him,“Why not try tobe better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?”Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate （ 辩论）team. Butone after another, he lost 12 competitions. The young man was very disappointed with himself. He said l

45、ater that he thought of killing himself after failingso many times.But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. His hard work paid off at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became well-known.“Believe that you will succeed, and you will," he said.I

46、n order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best-sellers( 畅销书)include How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. More than 50 million copies of his books have been translated in 38 languages. They are still helping people on the

47、road to success.56. What did Carnegie have to do every morning in his teens?57. Why did Carnegie feel upset when he first entered college?( in no more than 8 words )58. What did Carnegie do to be more active in college?59. What did Carnegie open schools and write books f or?( in no more than 4 words

48、 )60. What should we do if we fail so many times?四.词汇(共20小题，每小题1分，计20分) A.根据句意及所给的汉语提示完成句子。1. .If you talk with British people, pleasesomething like age, weightor money.( 避免)62. Miss Ni is our English teacher . She is the with us in our study of all the teachers,I think.(严格的)63. Here is my present f

49、or you . Please it .(接受)64. Nineof the students took part in the sports meeting. (20)65. A good friend is like a living( 珍宝).B.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。66. Travelling abroad is far more(please) than staying at home, playing computer games all day.67. Hepburn acted so well that she was(mistake) for a real pri

50、ncess.68. The musician was amazed to be presented with the prize on such an(usual) day.69. Such problems between the two countries should be dealt with(peace).70. We are proud of so many(achieve)of our country these yearsC.根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词,使短文意思完整。Life doesn't always give us the joys we want.

51、 We don't always g 71_ our hopes anddreams,and we don't always get our own way. But don't g_72_up hope, because you can make a d_73_, one situation and one person at a time. Look for the beauty a_74_ you, in nature, in others, in yourself, and b_75_ in the love of friends, family, and hu

52、mankind. You can find love in a s_76_ or a helping hand, in a thoughtful gesture or a kind word. It is all around, if you just look for it. Give love, for in giving it you will f 77 the power in life along with the joy, happiness,patience, and understanding. Believe in the goodness of o_78_ and reme

53、mber that anger and depression can be countered by love and hope. Even when you feel as though there isn't a lot youcan do to change unhappiness or p_79, you can always do a little and a little ata time eventually（最终可能）makes a b_80_ difference.五、书面表达（20分）世界因阅读而美丽，人生因阅读而精彩。请以“读书的价值”为主题，围绕自己读书的真实感受，感悟读书生活，分享阅读的价值，写一篇英语短文。内容要点如下：2. 文中不能出现真实姓名，校名等信息；3. 文章必须包含所提供的主要信息，并作适当发挥。注意上下文要连贯，语言流畅,书写工整。The Value of Reading