最新学年第一学期期中考试-九年级英语试卷(含答题纸-答案)

2008学年第一学期期中考试试卷

九年级英语

(满分100分，考试时间100分钟)

Part One Vocabulary and Grammar(词汇和语法)

I. Choose the best answer. (选择最恰当的答案) ：共24分

( ) 1. The Red Cross is international organization.

A. a

B. the

C. an

D. /

( ) 2. When will the train ?

A. get to

B. arrive

C. arrive in

D. reach

( ) 3. A: Would you mind my opening the window? B:

A. Never mind.

B. That’s all right.

C. Of course not.

D. It doesn’t matter.

( ) 4. As senior middle school students, we should learn to look after .

A. ourselves

B. us

C. myself

D. we

( ) 5. People are often told that they pick flowers in public gardens.

A. must

B. need

C. may

D. mustn’t

( ) 6. My father to attend the opening ceremony of our school sports meeting yesterday.

A. is asked

B. was asked

C. asked

D. has asked

( ) 7. Angela told the teacher two uncorrected mistakes on her paper. honest girl she is!

A. What an

B. What

C. What a

D. How

( ) 8. Will you to Australia for studying during the summer holidays?

A. by air

B. by a plane

C. take place

D. take a plane

( ) 9. You have surfed the internet for .

A. one and half an hour

B. one hour and a half

C. a half and an hours

D. one and a half hour

( ) 10. I’ve got .I hope they aren’t overweight.

A. two luggages

B. two pieces of luggage

C. two luggage

D. two pieces of luggages

( ) 11. The plane is to in a minute. Please fasten your seat belt.

A. take up

B. take away

C. take off

D. take out

( ) 12. Would you mind me your passport and ticket, please?

A. to show

B. show

C. showing

D. showed

( ) 13. As the flight is delayed because of the bad weather , the girl at the airport for several hours.

A. waited

B. would wait

C. is waiting

D. has been waiting ( ) 14. Linda was absent from school yesterday .

A. because she is ill.

B. because her illness

C. because of she was ill.

D. because of her illness.

( ) 15. I think I’ll have cold drink coffee.

A. better than

B. rather than

C. instead

D. prefer

( ) 16. He’d rather economy class the next flight.

A. fly…on

B. to fly…on

C. fly… in

D. flying…in

( ) 17. Tim as well as his twin brother Tom very hard and a prize every day.

A. studies, are awarded

B. studies, is awarded

C. studies, awarded

D. study, award

( ) 18. This maths problem is too difficult for us .

A. work out

B. to work it out

C. to work out

D. work out it

( ) 19. They asked me .

A. What was my name.

B. When I would give them a talk

C. if the sun rose in the east

D. how many times I had gone to Beijing

( ) 20. of us is working hard to make our country richer and stronger.

A. Each

B. Every

C. Everyone

D. Nobody

( ) 21. This pair of trousers the pink blouse.

A. goes well with

B. go along well with

C. goes on with

D. go with

( ) 22. The music beautiful.

A. listens B sounds C. hears D. smells

( ) 23. “Excuse me”in English.

A. often use, every day

B. is often used, every day

B. often use, everyday D. is often used, everyday

( ) 24. he is, he feels.

A. The busier, the more happily

B. The busiest, the happiest

C. The busier, the happier

D. The busy, the happy

II. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给的单词的适当形式填空，每空限填一词）：共10分

1. Coal and oil are products. (nature)

2. Cancer is a disease. (dead)

3. Some people don’t like London for it is often rainy and . (fog)

4. The sick man is getting . (ill)

5. The coat is too long for you. You’d better it. (short)

6. Mary used to put her in her piggy, but now she has opened a bank account (save).

7. My good friend Jenny likes food very much (freeze).

8. How long can you hold your (breathe)?

9. The business class airfare for his was $ 160. (fly)

III. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据要求改写下列句子，每空限填一词）：共12分

1.All of the students in our class have lunch at school. (改为否定句)

of the students in our class lunch at school .

2. Do you write a diary or not? He asked me. ( 两句合并成一句)

He asked me I a diary or not.

3. We need a lot of information to conduct our survey. （改为被动语态）

A lot of information to conduct our survey.

4. People grew rice in South China in ancient times. （改为一般疑问句）

rice in South China in ancient times?

5. He is a man of few words. （改为反意疑问句）

He is a man of few words，？

6. My luggage weighs 24 kilos. （对划线部分提问）

does your luggage weigh?

Part Two Reading and writing(阅读和写话)

I. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）：共44分

A.True or false （判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用T表示，不符合

的用F表示）共6分

Macao is only forty miles from Hong Kong and it is easy to reach. You can get there by sea. It is an interesting place and it has a long history. Macao is part of China and most people living there are Chinese.

The first Europeans to go to Macao came from Portugal （葡萄牙）.More than four hundred years ago, Portuguese went there to do business with China. Some settled and made their homes there. They built strong forts（堡垒）to guard the city and the harbor. They also built churches, schools, hospitals and other places. Slowly the city grew. People from many countries came to live and work in Macao.

Today many people visit Macao. Some only go there to watch dog-racing or motor-racing, or to gamble （赌博）with their money. But Macao is a quiet and peaceful place. It is pleasant just to walk around and look at the old buildings and forts. You can feel you are back in the old days. Of course, some of the buildings are now in ruins. The Church of St. Paul has only the front wall. But it is still interesting to see.

When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. When you are hungry, there are good restaurants with many kinds of food. Nearby are some islands, which are also nice to visit and are easy to get to. There is certainly a lot to see and to do in Macao.

( ) 1. It’s easy to get to Macao because it is not far away from Hong Kong.

( ) 2. Portuguese were the first to settle in Macao.

( ) 3. The phrase “in ruin” means “destroyed and terribly damaged.”

( ) 4. You can feel in Macao you are back in the old days because you can watch dog-racing or motor-racing.

( ) 5. Some visitors like to gamble with Chinese in Macao.

( ) 6. You will have a break in good restaurants when you feel tired.

B.Choose the best answer. (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)

We cannot feel speed. But our senses let us know that we are moving. We see things moving past us and feel that we are being shaken.

We can feel acceleration (加速度) , an increase in speed. But we notice it for only a short time. For example, we feel it during the take-off of a plane.

We feel the plane’s acceleration because our bodies do not gain speed as fast as the plane. It seems that something is pushing us back against the seat. In fact, our bodies are trying to stay in the same place, while the plane is carrying us forward.

Soon the plane reaches a steady speed. Then, because there is no longer any change in speed, the feeling of forward motion stops.

( ) 1. We can tell that we are moving by .

A. watching things moving past us

B. feeling the speed

C. feeling ourselves being shaken

D. both A and B

( ) 2. Acceleration is the name for .

A. an increase in speed

B. a stead speed

C. any kind of movement

D. the movement of the plane

( ) 3. During the take-off of a plane, we feel that we are being .

A. thrown forward

B. pushed back against the seat

C. lifted out of seat

D. pushed down into the seat

( ) 4. We feel the plane’s acceleration because our bodies gain speed

A. just as fast as plane

B. faster than the plane

C. more slowly than the plane

D. before the plane

( ) 5. This feeling stops when .

A. the plane stops climbing

B. the plane lands

C. there is no longer a change in speed

D. we begin to feel speed

( ) 6. This passage is .

A. a children’s story

B. a detective story

C. a piece of news

D. popular science

C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单

词或句子,完成短文) 共6分

Allan was 1 . This is his first time to go traveling 2 . He did not know how to find his seat, so he went to the air hostess and asked, “Could you help me? I can’t find my seat.”The air hostess showed him the seat and told him to sit down and fasten the seat belt. She told Allan not to move about when the plane was going up. And she also said that Allan’s ears might feel 3 strange, but he didn’t need to 4 it. When the plane was flying very high, Allan could stand up and walk round. He could also read newspapers. The air hostess would 5 food and drinks. Allan could enjoy the flight and 6 soon.

( ) 1. A. pleased B. ready C. worried D. satisfied ( ) 2. A. by ship B. by air C. by car D. by bus

( ) 3. A. a little B. little C. a bit of D. bit

( ) 4. A. worrying B. be worried C. worry about D. worry

( ) 5. A. hold B. take C. bring D. carry

( ) 6. A. arrive home B. arrive to home C. get to home D. reach at home D.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (阅读短文，在空格

内填入合适的单词) 共14分

Eating in a spaceship or in a space plane is different from eating on the e 1 . The food that astronauts carry with them does not look like the food you eat on the earth. Astronauts cannot d 2 water from open cups. The water is p 3 in the special gun. Then, the astronauts shoot the water into their m 4 .

Some food is carried in closed bags. It is cooked and frozen before astronauts get it .All the water is removed from the food. In the space capsule, the astronaut puts the water back. He “shoots”hot or cold water into the food bag with a s 5 gun. He eats the food t 6 a small hole in the bag.

Eating in space is not easy. Astronauts must l 7 to eat in this way.

E. Read the passage and then answer the questions. （阅读短文，回答问题共12

分）

John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited（继承）$1,000,000 when he was 23. He didn’t feel happy at all. His college friends were looking for their jobs, but he didn’t have to . John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He didn’t tell any of his friends and gave $100,000 of his money to a charity that helped poor children to live better lives. Today he is 36, he still wears cheap shoes and clothes and owns a small car only, but he is much happier. Up to now John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world, $200 a month for each. The child does not receive the money in cash. The money pays for the child’s school expenses, food, medical care and clothing. John receives a report each year on the child’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English. When John first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was not anything special,” he said, “Until I had the chance to go to these countries and met the children I was helping, I did not know anything about the type of life they had.”

Once, John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very, very happy,” he said. “ I saw that the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to the child in a way that giving money alone cannot.”“I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in need,” he added.

1.What kind of life is John living?

He is living a .

2. Did John want to look for a job or stay at home after he got the money?

3. Does John only help the poor children in Africa?

4. The child doesn’t receive the money in cash, does he?

5. Why did John say that the meeting with the little girl was very exciting?

Because he saw his money was well used and this made him