外研九年级上学期期末试题（外研版九年级上册）

14-15学年外研九年级上学期期末试题Class:Name:Marks：（满分120分）一.单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）()1.—Sarah,haveyoulookedat______menu? —Yes,Iwouldliketohavechickennoodlesoup. A.a B.an C.the D./()2.Itwaswise______LindatolookatthetraintimetableontheInternetbeforesheleftforthetrainstation. A.of B.for C.in D.with()3.—Yoursister’sfilmreportisreallygood. —Yeah!Comparedwith______,mineismuchworse. A.she B.her C.hers D.herself()4.—Whenwegoshopping,wehavetopaysomemoneyfor______bags.—Yes.Theyarebadforourenvironment. A.bin B.paper C.cloth D.plastic()5.—Jimmy’shomeisclosetothecompany,butheuseshiscareveryday. —Well,heistoo______towalktowork. A.lazy B.strong C.well D.bored()6.—Pleasetellmeyour______andweight. —Iam1.75metrestallandweigh73kilos. A.age B.size C.shape D.height()7.—Ithasbeentenyears______wemetlasttime. —Yes.Whatalongtime! A.when B.until C.since D.while()8.—Theremustbesomethingwrongwithmycamera. —Don’tworry.I’llaskmyuncleto______itforyou. A.keep B.buy C.fix D.provide()9.TheAdventuresofTomSawyeristhemostinterestingnovel______Ihaveeverread. A.that B.whose C.who D.whom()10.You’llfailinthemathtest______youworkharder. A.until B.if C.though D.unless()11.—Whoistheyoungman______thefood? —Heisournewmanager. A.divides B.isdividing C.dividing D.hasdivided()12.— —Yes.WhenIarrived,______wasthere. A.everybody B.somebody C.anybody D.nobody()13.—IwenttothezoolastSunday.Isawamonkey______tailwaswhite. —Howinteresting! A.whose B.that C.whom D.who()14.Accordingtotheheadmaster,thewinnersoftheschoolviolincompetition______ontheschoolwebsitenextMonday. A.putup B.wereputup C.willputup D.willbeputup()15.—Frank,doyouknowthesongYouandMe? —Ofcourse.It______byLiuHuanandSarahBrightmaninthe29thOlympicGames. A.wassung B.sung C.issung D.sings()16.—Mum,mustIcutthewooloffthesheeprightnow? —No,you______.Youcandoitlater. A.can’t B.needn’t C.mustn’t D.shouldn’t()17.SaraismadbecauseLincolnhasn’tcalledher______hesaidhewould. A.asif B.eventhough C.sothat D.nowthat()18.IheartheWhitesaregoingtoAustriainafewdays,butIdon’tknow______theywillstaythere. A.howlong B.howoften C.howsoon D.howmany()19.—Linda,canyoutellme______? —Yes,athalfpastthreeintheafternoon. A.whenMrBrownwillpresenttheprizes B.whenwillMrBrownpresenttheprizes C.whereMrBrownwillpresenttheprizes D.wherewillMrBrownpresenttheprizes()20.—Dear,couldyoupleasepassmethathat? —______. A.Perhaps B.Goodidea C.Goodluck D.Hereitis二.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。AAlbert’sfatherwasaverybusymanwhooftenhadtoworkwholeweekends.OneSundaymorning,hearinghisdadopeningthefrontdoortogotohis,Albertrantoaskhimsomequestions:-“Whydoyouhavetogotoworktoday,Daddy?Wecouldplay…”-“Andwhyaretheysoimportant,Daddy?”-“Well,becausetheyturnoutwell,thecompanywillmakelotsofmoney,andit’sthey’llpromote(提拔)me.”-“Andwhydoyouthemtopromoteyou?”-“Well,tohaveabetterjobandearnmoremoney.”-“Great!Andwhenyouhaveabetterjobwillyoubeabletome?”Albert’sfatherthoughtforawhile,sotheboycontinuedwithhisquestions.-“Andwhydoyouneedtoearnmoremoney?”-“Andwhatwouldweneedabiggerhousefor?”-“Withabiggerhousewe’llbemorecomfortableandwe’llbeabletodomorethings.”Albertthoughtforawhile,andthen.!Thengoquickly.”Onhearingthis,Albert’sfatherclosedthefrontdoor,leaving.Hetookoffhisjacket,andsatwithAlberttoplaywithhim.Albert,whowasasashewasdelighted(欣喜的),said:“Yes,Ithinkthepromotionandthenewhousecanwaitforafewyears.”()21. A.room B.office C.bed D.()22. A.private B.small C.serious D.()23. A.if B.although C.as D.since()24. A.useless B.possible C.strange D.()25. A.advise B.persuade C.want D.()26. A.playwith B.lookat C.worryabout D.talkabout()27. A.car B.company C.garden D.house()28. A.refused B.left C.smiled D.remembered()29. A.except B.including C.among D.without()30. A.surprised B.angry C.sorry D.worriedBWhenpeoplestayatanicehotel,theyoftenaskforaroomwithaview.Why?It’sGalacticSuiteisplanningtobuildthehotelinspaceinSpain.Fromthewindowsoftherooms,peoplecanseealloftheEarththem.What’smore,theywillthesunrisingandsettingfifteentimeseveryday.Isn’tthatspecial?Now,IhowmuchImustpayforthisspecialtrip.Onehastospend4milliononthethreedaysattheGalacticSuiteSpaceHotel.Fourmilliondollars!

itcostsanarmandaleg(花费很大),alotofpeopletrytotakethisspecialtrip.Peoplecanlearnmany

newthingsduringthetrip.However,peoplehavetobe.Itiswellknownthattothebathroominspaceisnevereasy!()31.A.wonderfulB.bad C.hard D.uncomfortable()32.A.schools B.libraries C.colleges D.cities()33.A.key B.view C.score D.choice()34.A.first B.second C.third D.last()35.A.in B.at C.below D.on()36.A.hear B.feel C.know D.see()37.A.count B.know C.think D.wonder()38.A.Though B.After C.When D.If()39.A.familiarB.new C.comfortable D.good()40.A.go B.went C.going D.togo三.补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。A.Itmakesmesick.B.Youareright.C.Whataboutyou,Andy?D.WhydoyoulikeYaoMing?E.Whoisyourfavouriteprofessionalplayer?F.Momsaysthateatingfishisgoodformyeyes.G.Er,theyarenotverygoodforyourhealth.A:Whatisyourfavouritesport,Bob?B:Basketball.Iplayiteveryday.(41)A:Ipreferrunningandjumping.I’mgoingtobeagoodathletelikeLiuXiangwhenIgrowup.(42)B:YaoMing.A:IlikeYaoMing,too.Bytheway,whatfooddoyoulikebest?B:Fish.(43)Doyoulikefish?A:fries.B:(44)Ithinkyou’dbettereatmorevegetablesandfruit.A:(45)I’lltrytoeatmorehealthyfoodfromnowon.四.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。AResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityinIllinoisfindthatmusictrainingcanhelpstudentsbecomesmarter.Theyalsofindthatoneyearofmusictrainingdoesn’tmakeadifference.Twoyearsdoes.Theydidatwo-yearstudybyprovidingfreemusiclessonsforsomestudentsfrompoorfamiliesatahighschool.Let’stakealookattheresults.Overall(总的来说),morethan50%oftheschool’sstudentsdidnotgraduate(毕业).However,about90%ofthe44studentswhotookthefreemusiclessonsgraduatedandwenttouniversity.AdelinaFlores’sdaughterisoneofthose44students.Shesaidshewasn’tsurprisedbytheresults.Herdaughterhadalreadytoldhershewasgettingbetteratmathsafterreceivingthemusictrainingandthatherreadingskillshadimprovedalot.AdelinaFloresadded,“She’sgrowntobemoreconfident.”Childrenhavetoactuallyplayaninstrumenttogetsmarter.Theycan’tjustlistentomusic.Oneoftheresearcherscomparedthedifferencetothatofbuildingupone’sbodythroughexercise.Shesaid,“You’renotgoingtobecomehealthierjustbywatchingsports.”()46.About______ofthestudentswhotookthemusictrainingdidn’tgraduate. A.4 B.14 C.40 D.44()47. A.Shebecamehealthier. B.Hermathsimprovedalot. C.Shebecamemoreconfident. D.Herreadingskillsimprovedalot.()48.Ifyouwanttobesmarterthroughmusictraining,youneedto______. A.learntowritemusic B.listentomusicasoftenaspossible C.learntoplayaninstrumentforayear D.playaninstrumentforatleasttwoyears()49.What’sthemainideaofthispassage? A.Childrenfrompoorfamiliescanbesmarter. B.Allstudentsshouldtakefreemusiclessons. C. D.Musictrainingcanmakechildrensmarter.()50.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom? A.Aposter. B.Amagazine. C.Astorybook. D.Anadvertisement.BLadyHippo,MrsCrocodileandtinyMotherMosquito(蚊子)weretalkingofhowgoodtheirchildrenwerewithalltheotheranimalsofthemarsh(沼泽地).Theyspokesowellofthemthatseveralpassers-bywantedtoseetheirchildren’sgoodness.So,thenextday,Hippo-Mini,Croco-DaleandMosquito-Joesetabout(开始为……忙碌)showingeveryonehowgoodtheycouldbe.Thelittlehippodecidedtobringwatertoallthesickanimalsintheareawhowereinjuredortooweaktogodowntothelaketodrink.Foritspart,thelittlecrocodilespentthewholedaywatchingfromtheshoreandactingasalifeguardsothatthoselostanimalswouldnotdrown(淹死)inthelake,andtheyweresurprisedtohavebeensavedbyacrocodile.EveryoneofferedtheircongratulationstoLadyHippoandMrsMosquito-Joethoughthewouldn’tbeabletomatchhismuchbiggerfriends.Butratherthangivingup,hespentthedaytalkingtooneandall,visitingfriendshereandthere,andheappearedthatnightwithanarmyofanimalsmadeupofmonkeys,ants,lions,elephants,snakes,giraffes...andtheiraimwastospendawholedayimprovinglifearoundthelake.Theyworkedsohard,andtheywereinsuchagoodspirit,thatonedaywasenoughtorenewtheplace.Alltheanimalsonthemarshwerereallyhappy.Andnolongerdidanyonehavetheirdoubts(怀疑)thathewasabletomakeothersevenbetterthanhimself.()51.Wheredoesthestorytakeplace? A.Bythesea. B.Inthedesert. C.Onthemarsh. D.Inthemountains.()52.Thelittlehippo. A.broughtfoodtoallthesickanimals B.offeredwatertoallthesickanimals C.tookcareofalltheinjuredanimals D.ledsomeanimalsdowntothelaketodrink()53.Howdidtheanimalsfeelwhentheysawtheyhadbeensavedbyacrocodile? A.Afraid. B.Unhappy. C.Worried. D.Surprised.()54.Mosquito-Joevisitedfriendshereandtheremostprobablybecause. A.hehadnotseenhisfriendsforalongtime B. C.hewantedtoorganiseanarmyofanimalstocarrywater D.hewantedthemtohelphimfightwithhismuchbiggerfriends()55.Whatdoesthestorytellus? A.It’snevertoooldtolearn. B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed. C.Doinggoodiswithinthereachofallofus. D.Respectyourself,ornooneelsewillrespectyou.CLastyear,Iwasworkingonabookaboutpenguins(企鹅),andIwentonatriptoAntarctica.Antarcticaishometomanypenguins,soit’saperfectplacetotakephotographsofthem.Aboatwastakingagroupofscientiststhereonaresearchtrip,andtherewasspaceforme.I’mnotagoodsailor,butitwastheeasiestwaytogetthere.Thenightbeforeweleft,Icouldn’tsleep.Whatiftherewerestormswhilewewereontheboat?WhatifIgotseasick?ItoldmyselfthateverythingwouldbeOK.Thedayweleft,theweatherwasbeautiful.Theoceanwaspeaceful,andtheskywasblue.Butitdidn’tstaythatwayforlong!Laterthatday,ahugestormcame.Rainpoureddown,andthewavesweretwelvemetreshigh.Ourboatwaswildlytossed(使上下摇晃).Iwasveryafraid,andthenIgotseasick.Bythethirdday,thestormwasover.Wewereinthemiddleoftheocean,hundredsofkilometresfromhome.Thickmisthungintheair,andeverythingwaswhite.Itwasastrangeandlonelysight.Thenwehitpackice(大块浮冰).Theboathadtopushitswaythroughtheice.Itoldmyselfthattheicemeantweweregettingclosetothepenguins.Ourboatwastoolongtosailtothemainland,sowechangedtotheZodiac.TheZodiacdidn’tlookverysafe—itwasthesmallestboatI’deverseen!ButifITheretheywere—thousandsandthousandsofpenguins.TheycoveredthebeachasfarasIcouldsee.Itookdozensof(几十)photos—someofthebestI’veevertaken.NowthebookhasbeenpublishedandI’malreadyplanningmynextone.Ijustneedtothinkofaninterestinganimalthatlivesalittleclosertohome...()56.Whatdoesthewritermostprobablydo? A.Awildlifephotographer. B.Adoctor. C.D.Asailor.()57.Thewriterfeltthenightbeforetheyleft. A.excited B.unhappy C.nervous D.tired()58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage? A.Thefirstdayonthesea,theywerecaughtinahugestorm. B.Bythethirddaytheyarrivedinthemiddleoftheocean. C.TheychangedtotheZodiacbecausetheirboatwastoolong. D.ThewriterisnowplanninghisnexttriptoAntarctica. ()59.WhichwordbestdescribesthetriptoAntarctica? A.pleasant B.adventurous C.boring D.interesting()60.Choosethebesttitleforthispassage. A.APerfectPlaceforPenguins B.ABraveHeart C.ATriptotheLandofPenguins D.LovelyPenguinsDIrelandisstrongandrichinmusic.TheIrishpeoplelovetosing,todanceandtomakemusicofallkinds.Theharp(竖琴)hasalwaysbeenaveryimportantmusicalinstrumentinIreland.DuringthewarsbetweentheIrishandtheEnglish,itwaslikeanationalflagfortheIrish.Intheseventeenthcenturyitbecamemorethanthat.OneveryfamousharpistwasO’Carloan.HewasborninWestmeathinabout1670.WhenO’Carloanwasaboutsixteenyearsold,hebecameblind.Withthehelpofakind,richladyhelearnedtoplaytheharp.Healsowrotepoetryandmusicfortheharp.PeoplehavesavedalotofhismusicandmanyharpistsstillplayO’Carloan’sbeautifulsongs.Whenweheartheword“nocturne”,weusuallythinkofChopin.Chopin’snocturnesarefamousbutthefirstnocturnecamefromanIrishman.HewasJohnField.Hewasapupilofthegreatpianoplayerandteacher,Clementi.HewasoneofthereallygreatpianistsinLondon.Wecan’thearhimtodaybecausetherewasnorecordofmusicinhistime.Irelandalsohasitsgreatpopandrockmusicians.AverysuccessfulrockgroupisU2.ItstartedinDublinin1976.ItknowstheyoungpeopleofIrelandandthethingsthattheyfeelandwant.ItspeaksforyoungIrishpeoplebutit’sfamousallovertheworld.TodaytherearemanyIrishmusicians.Alotofthemareinternationallyfamous,andthatiswonderfulforacountrywithonlyfivemillionpeople.()61.WhathappenedtoO’Carloaninabout1686? A.Hewentblind. B.Hewasbornblind. C.Hebegantolearnthepiano. D.Hebecameaworld-famousmusician.()62.WhatdidaniceladyhelpO’Carloanlearntodo? A.Tosing. B.Toplaytheharp. C.Towritepoems. D.Tolearnthepiano.()63.WhatdoweknowaboutU2? A.Itwasstartedbyarichlady. B.Itstartedhundredsofyearsago. C.It’saverysuccessfulrockgroupinIreland. D.Itisthenameofaninternationallyfamousmusician.()64.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage? A.Irelandhasalargepopulation. B.ThefirstnocturnecamefromChopin. C.JohnFieldisthepianoteacherofClementi. D.()65.WhichcanbetheBESTtitleforthepassage? A.Famousmusicians B.Arichcountry C.TheIrishmusic D.Musicalinstruments五.单