九年级英语第一学期期末模拟卷

九年级英语第一学期期末模拟卷Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案):

1. Tom’s new flat is near _____underground station, so it’s easy for him to go out.

A) a B) an C) the D) /

2. Joyce began to play the violin _____ October last year.

A) in B) at C) on D) of

3. We should look after_____ when our parents aren’t at home.

A) we B) our C) ours D) ourselves

4. The waiter wasn’t careful enough to make so _____ mistakes in adding up the bills.

A) much B) many C) a little D) a lot

5. My grandma _____ not remember my telephone number when I told her about it.

A) must B) may C) could D) should

6. Gong Yangling from Harbin in China can remember more than 15 _____ telephone numbers.

A) thousand B) thousands C) thousand of D) thousands of

7. We’d better _____ more trees in our school garden to make it more beautiful.

A) plant B) to plant C) planting D)to planting

8. Damin’s g randson is not interested _____ learning the fishing skill.

A) at B) in C) of D) with

9. It’s _____ colder and colder. Would you take more clothes with you?

A) looking B) getting C) feeling D) growing

10. Amy and Frank went to the concert, but _____ of them enjoyed the performance.

A) neither B) none C) both D) all

11. Please put on your coat, Cathy, _____ you’ll be cold.

A) so B) or C) and D) but

12. The three astronauts in Shenzhou VII Spacecraft landed _____ in InnerMongolia.

A) safely B) loudly C) clearly D) suddenly

13. _____ amazing the stories about memory are!

A) What B) What a C) What an D) How

14. We know that Mount Everest is _____ mountain in the world.

A) high B) higher C) highest D)the highest

15. The television set _____ properly since the elderly man moved to this flat.

A) doesn’t work B) hasn’t worked C) didn’t work D)isn’t working

16. Would you please tell us _____ we will have a class meeting tomorrow?

A) what B) who C) where D) which

17. Ben’s father _____ a lot, but now he has given it up.

A) is used to drink B) is used to drinking

C) used to drink D) used to drinking

18. Red lanterns _____ under the roof before the door on New Year’s Day in China.

A) hanged B) hung C) are hanged D) are hung

19. Perhaps Jimmy _____ a famous painter if he _____ practicing drawing.

A) is… will keep B) is… k eeps C) will be… keep s D) will be… will keep

20. Listen! Mike and his classmates _____ the football match in the classroom.

A) are discussing B) were discussing C) discussed D) has discussed

21. Many students were having a lesson in schools when the big earthquake _____ in Sichuan.

A) took up B) took place C) took hold of D) took the place of

22. Linda doesn’t do much exercise, so she is not fit at all. The underlined part means _____.

A) clever B) pleasant C) healthy D) pretty

23. If you study harder, you can learn your English better. The underlined part means _____.

A) explain B) change C) achieve D) improve

24. My English teacher asked me _____.

A) why Jan e hasn’t watched the game B) why hasn’t Jane watched the game

C) why Ja ne hadn’t watched the game D) why hadn’t Jane watched the game

25. A: I am terribly sorry, but I’ve broken your Walkman.

B: _____

A) You’re welcome.B) That’s all right.

C) Of course not. D) It’s my pleasure.

26. A: I think computers may be able to do most things than a human brain can do.

B: _____

A) All right. B) Be careful!

C) I think so, too. D) Have a good time.

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):

27. It’s difficult for ____________ to dr aw a nice picture. (she)

28. China has become the ____________ country to send its astronauts into space. (three)

29. Look! A ____________ is fishing happily on the lake. (fish)

30. As we all know, computers are ____________ used in our daily life. (wide)

31. It’s ____________ for all living things to live without water. (possible)

32. Our physics teacher is of average ____________. (high)

33. Make a picture in your mind if you want to ____________ something. (memory)

34. My grandparents become ___________ when they are getting old. (forget)

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):

35. They had a school sports meeting last Friday. (改为一般疑问句)

____________ they ____________ a school sports meeting last Friday?

36. Jac k’s uncle will come back from America in a few days. (对划线部分提问)

____________ ____________ will Jack’s uncle come back from America?

37. The train will start from Shanghai to Beijing at eight tomorrow. (保持句意基本不变)

The train will ____________ ____________ from Shanghai to Beijing at eight tomorrow.

38. Can you tell me when to visit my English teacher? (改为宾语从句)

Can you tell me when ____________ ____________ visit my English teacher?

39. Kitty was too frightened to say a word when she saw a big dog. (保持句意基本不变)

Kitty was ____________ frightened ____________ she couldn’t say a word when she saw a big dog.

40. The scientists store much information in the computers every day. (改为被动语态)

Much information ____________ ____________ in the computers every day.

Reading comprehension (阅读理解):

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):

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 fo r their first 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 (现金). 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 t hem. “It was not anything special,” he said, “Until I had the chance to go to these countries and meet 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 the meeting was very excitin g. “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.

( )41. John Brown didn’t feel happy when he inherited $1,000,000.

( )42. John Brown had to look for his job when he was 23 years old.

( )43. John Brown gave all his money to help poor children to live better lives.

( )44. 15 children from poor countries are given $200 a month for each by him.

( )45. The money pays for the children’s school expenses and their services.

( )46. When John met the little girl in Africa he helped, he was very happy.

( )47. John Brown said he would go on helping those children in need.

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

Khalil Colon was smiling after 20 laps(圈) of running around school playground. A year ago, the 9-year-old boy said that running made him feel like dropping on the middle of the floor.

“But now I can run 20 laps and I’m not even tired,” said Khalil.

Twenty laps is the magic number because it’s a mile. Khalil is one of 20,000 New York City schoolchildren who have joined in a programme run by the New York Road Runners Foundation that aims to get kids to run.

The programme, which helps overweight children, is in more than 100 New York City schools and 20 schools in other states. The children who win prizes like medals and certificates(证书) run 26 miles each time – a marathon. In New York City, a health department survey found that only 53% of public elementary school students were at a healthy weight. Overweight children are more likely than their slimmer(减肥者) mates to become overweight adults and to develop health problems including heart disease and diabetes(糖尿病).

The government has worked on the problem in some ways. “The research is very clear that when children are healthy, and when y ou provide chances for them to get healthy, it raises their achievement(成绩) level,” an official said.

The programme costs just $50 per child per year, including T-shirts, prizes and training for the physical education teachers at school.

Maisha Cadet-Duval, a physical education teacher, asks her helpers to count their laps as they run or walk around the playground. When they have completed 20, they do some rope skipping and sit-ups.

Nine-year- old Cierra Agosto said, “We didn’t have so many activities before. We never got to do push-ups and sit-ups. But now doing sports makes me feel good about myself.”

48. Khalil Colon can run 20 laps and ______ now.

A) he feels like dropping B) he isn’t thirsty

C) he stands on the middle of the floor D) he isn’t even tired

49. The programme ______.

A) helps overweight children B) is in 100 schools in other states

C) helps old people lose weight D) is in 20 New York City schools

50. A health department survey found that ______.

A) there were overweight schoolchildren only in New York City

B) only 53% of the children win prizes like medals and certificates

C) only 53% of public elementary school students were at a healthy weight

D) about 20,000 New York City children run 26 miles each time – a marathon

51. Overweight children are more likely than their slimmer mates to ______.

A) become far stronger adults B) raise their achievement level

C) become overweight adults D) develop their food problems

52. The program costs just $ 50 a child per year, including ______.

A) T-shirts, sports shoes and the cost of the playground

B) T-shirts, prizes and training for the P.E. teachers at school

C) sports shoes, prizes and paying for the government in the country

D) prizes, T-shirts and paying for the health department survey in the city

53. Which of the following is not TRUE?

A) The chi ldren didn’t have so many activities before.

B) Physical education teachers give the children chances to get healthy.

C) The children who win prizes run 26 miles each time – a marathon.

D) When the children have completed 20 laps, they do some rope skipping and sit-ups.

54. Which is the best title for this passage?

A) Keeping the children healthy

B) Taking part in a running programme

C) Working on the problem in some ways

D) Running clubs help overweight children

C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):

Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The programme works because everyone’s eyes are 55 . So in the future you won’t have to remember a number 56 you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.

The eye-recognition（眼睛识别）programme is already 57 in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon, this technology will take the place of all 58 ways of finding out who people are.

However, scientists are working on other 59 . Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.

Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you 60 , or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the programme can be up to 94% correct, 61 how good the technology is. Some programmes may only be right 51% of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.

In the future your computer will look you in the eye. So smile!

55. A) perfect B) bright C) different D) careful

56. A) when B) though C) because D) so that

57. A) changed B) listened C) helped D) tested

58. A) either B) neither C) other D) another

59. A) habits B) systems C) chances D) activities

60. A) get older B) become younger C) look smaller D) grow shorter

61. A) finding out B) depending on C) living on D) dealing with

D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，

首字母已给):

It’s time to go back to school and hit the books. The long lazy summer days are over and now we have another school year. So how can we make this year a w 62 one? The answer to that lies in our friends.

Friends play a big role in our lives. We want to share our thoughts and feelings, experience new things and create memories, and friends can help us do that.

Friends are there to listen to you and to share your m 63 of joy and sadness. But most importantly friends are there to support(鼓励、支持) you. Throughout middle school, I was the only foreign student in the school. It was difficult at times to deal with other students. A

64 I started my school year, I began to meet new classmates. I s 65 realized that it was good to have new friends. All of a sudden,

I was crowded by a group of people who o 66 me support and gave me strength to face my difficulties.

The best part of having those new friends is the memories that we created. We shared many laughs and studied t 67 . We shared our experiences. At the end of each day, we would look back and smile realizing that we had made it t 68 another day.

Thanks to God, I have been very lucky in meeting my new friends. I realize now the importance of having friends and being part of a community(社会、社区). I would advise you to get to know as many friends as you can this year and to form a strong circle of friends that can support one anther.

E. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题):

Afghan(阿富汗的) students sit as they listen during an opening ceremony at a school in Kabul(喀布尔) when the new term starts. More than 5.4 million children will study in Afghan schools, and 35% of them are girls. This compares clearly to a little more than a million five years ago, with almost no girls.

A shortage(缺乏) of women teachers, a number of boys-only schools and cultural problems are factors(因素) of keeping girls out of school, an aid (援助) group Care International said.

The education of girls in Afghanistan(阿富汗) is held up as an example of success by Afghan and Western officials. Five years ago, girls were not allowed to go to school and only about 1 million boys attended classes. According to the Education Ministry(部), 3,400 of the country’s 9,062 schools are just for boys, and only about 1,300 are for girls. 28% of Afghan teachers are women teachers, and most of them work in cities.

“There is another reason. Parents in Afghanistan don’t want to have teenage girls being taught by a man teacher,” a Care offi cial said. “Parents also wouldn’t like to send their girls to schools if they are far from their homes.” “One way to have more girl students is to discuss the importance of education with girls’ parents,” the official said.

Hamid Helmi, spokesman for the Education Ministry, said it hoped to improve girls’ education by improving school safety, training women teachers and building more schools in far villages. “Instead of one big school in the center of the city, we want to ha ve 10 small schools near the villages, which will make it easier for girls to go to school,” Helmi said.

The Education Ministry’s goal is that in four years, 60% of all girls will be in classes.

69. How many children will study in Afghan schools when the new term starts?

____________________________________________________________________

70. What are factors of keeping girls out of school in Afghanistan?

___________________________________________________________________

71. When weren’t girls allowed to go to school?

___________________________________________________________________

72. Where do most of 28% Afghan women teachers work?

___________________________________________________________________

73. Parents wouldn’t like to send their girls to schools if they are far from their homes, would they?

___________________________________________________________________

74. Why does the Education Ministry want to build more schools in far villages?

___________________________________________________________________

75. What do you think of the education of Afghan girls in the future?

___________________________________________________________________

Writing (作文):

Write at least 60 words about the topic “The way(s) of my study”. （以“我的学习方法”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)

（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）

Use the following points as a guide. （短文须包含下列要点）

● What subject(s) do you like best?

● How do you learn it/them? (Give one or two examples)

● What are you going to do to learn it/them better?