2015秋九年级英语半期考试试卷

三台县初中办学水平提升研究调研测试二（九年级）英语本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分。

试题卷共8页，答题卡共2页。

满分140分，考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分50分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题, 每小题l分, 满分20分）从（A、B、C、D）四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. Thailand is ____ Asian country and London is ____ European city.A. a; aB. an; anC. an; aD. a; an2. —_______ do you practice your pronunciation? —By______ aloud.A. How; readingB. How; readC. What; readingD. What; read3. The winner of the singing competition was a _____ girl named Zhang Mei from China.A. 19-years-oldB. 19-year-oldC. 19-years-oldsD. 19-year-olds4. Knowing how to ask for information _______ is important for us.A. politeB. politelyC. impolitelyD. directly5. Do you know how many cars ______in Shanghai every year?A. produceB. will produceC. are producingD. are produced6. Chen Hui ______computer games, but now he_______ the basketball.A. is used to playing; is used to playingB. used to play; is used to playingC. used to play; is used to playD. is used for playing; used to play7. —Excuse me, could you please tell me _______ ?—Sorry. But the bus stop is over there. You can go and check the bus lines.A. which bus goes to the Sea ParkB. where is the bus stopC. when I can get to the Sea ParkD. how can I get to the bus stop8. I wonder if he _______ to the party tomorrow. If he _________, I will call you.A. will come; comeB. will come; comesC. comes; comesD. comes; will come9. —I will have a big test next week. — __________.A. Good luckB. CongratulationsC. No problemD. It doesn’t matter10. —I want to visit Mr. Lee. Could you tell me his ______?—Of course. He is my neighbor. Just follow me.A. addressB. nameC. storyD. hobby11. These kites are made ______ paper. But the paper is made ______ wood.A. of; ofB. from; ofC. from; formD. of; from12. Li Yang is always the first student_______ to school.A. getB. to getC. gettingD. to getting13. Mum added lots of ______ on the food, but i t still wasn’t _______.A. salt; enough saltyB. salt; salty enoughC. salty; enough saltD. salty; salt enough14. ________ you are doing now, you should try your best to do it well.A. SoB. ButC. OrD. No matter what15. Joe was seen ________ at the corner of the classroom.A. cryB. criedC. to cryD. crying16. ________ is believed that Liu Xiang is one of the best athletes in China.A. IB. ThatC. ItD. This17. —The 20th World Cup _________in Brazil, right?—Yes. It ______this summer.A. held; took placeB. was held; was taken placeC. held; was taken placeD. was held; took place18. My sister ________ a lot in the last few years.A. growsB. is growingC. grewD. has grown19. —A number of people _______ killed by the terrorists at the Urumqi train station.— _______ terrible it was!A. were; HowB. was; HowC. were; WhatD. was; What20. —The China V oice is coming. I won’t _______ any live broadcast(直播）!—I’m looking forward to _______ every match of it, too.A. miss; to watchB. miss; watchingC. to miss; watchD. to miss; watched第二节：完形填空（共l5小题, 每小题2分, 满分30分）阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的(A、B、C、D)四个选项中选出能填人相应空白处的最佳选项。

AChinese clay art is famous because the clay pieces are so small but they look very real. The pieces are usually cute children or 21 characters from a Chinese fairy tale or historical story. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand from a very special kind of 22 and then allowed to air-dry. After drying, they are fired 23 a very high heat. They are then polished and painted. It 24 several weeks to complete everything. These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and 25 .21. A. alive B. lively C. live D. living22. A. clay B. stone C. metal D. sand23. A. in B. of C. at D. to24. A. spends B. pays C. costs D. takes25. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautiesBIn 1608 an Englishman named Thomas Coryate traveled in Italy. He liked the country and 26 down everything interesting. But he found one thing 27 interesting than the others. In his diary Thomas wrote: “28 the Italians eat meat, they use small forks. They do not eat with their hands36. Sunny English Club is for ______.A. nursesB. policemenC. businessmenD. students37. You will pay _____ if you want to stay in the English club for half a year.A. 300 yuanB. 600 yuanC. 1,200 yuanD. 2,400 yuan38. You can visit Ocean Museum _________.A. on SundayB. on WednesdayC. on MondayD. anytime39. One can get free examination in the Health Center if he is _____.A. 9B. 17C. 67D. 7340. If you have 50 yuan, you can go to _______.A. Health CenterB. Ocean MuseumC. Sunny English ClubD. free examinationsB“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. When she saw the baby, she was surprised. The baby was born without ears.As time went by, the baby grew up. There was nothing wrong with his hearing. But some kids laughed at him because he didn’t have ears. The baby was very sad, but hi s parents did nothing but felt sorry for him.The boy’s father talked with a doctor. “Could nothing be done?” the father asked. “ I believe I could give him a pair of outer ears, if they could be got.” The doctor answered. So they began to look for a person who would like to give his or her ears.Two years went by. Then the father said, “You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have found someone and it will give the ears you need. But it’s a secret,” said the father. The operation was very successful. Several years later, he got a good job.One day, he told his father “ But I must know who gave so much to me. I want to do something for him or her.” “I am sorry, but I can’t tell you.” said the father.The secret was kept for years, but the day did come. For the boy it was one of the darkest days. He stood with his father over his mother’s coffin.Slowly, the father raised her thick brown hair to show that his mother had no outer ears. “Your mother said she was glad that she never let her hair be cut,” he said, “and nobody ever thought she was less beautiful, did they?”41. Why did the kids laugh at the boy?A. Because he heard nothing.B. Because he had only an ear.C. Because he had no parents.D. Because he had no ears.42. Who gave the ears to the boy？A. A doctor.B. His father.C. His mother.D. A good man.43. Why did the boy’s mother never let her hair be cut?A. Because she liked long hair.B. Because she didn’t let her son know the secret.C. Because she had only an ear.D. Because she had no ears when she was born.44. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. There is nothing wrong with the boy’s ears.B. The boy’s parents did nothing for the boy.C. Just after the operation, the boy knew the truth.D. The boy knew the truth after his mother died.45. From the passage, we know “__________”.A. ears are very importantB. no ears are goodC. parents’ love is greatD. secrets are known by peopleCIf you ask me to tell how to get along in the United States, I think the following “do’s” and “don’ts” would be helpful.Generally speaking, it isn't easy to find anyone to talk to in a busy city, so you should try to do the following. First, get or borrow a dog! Walk him several times a day! Americans love dogs and cats and usually stop to talk to anyone with a dog. Then, try to eat in a restaurant. People generally share the same table and will sometimes talk to you if they see you are new there. Next, take your dirty clothes to a laundry(洗衣店)! It takes about an hour to wash and dry them and people there often pass the time talking with each other. Always ask for information from a woman if you are a man, and from a man, if you are a woman! Learn to say, “Please” “Thank you” and “You're welcome” and use them all the time! There are some things you shouldn't do. Don’t tell the truth when people ask, “How are you?” The only answer they want is “Fine”. Never ask people their age—especially(尤其) women! Everyone wants to be young. Don't tell heavy people they are fat. Tell them they are losing weight. Everyone wants to be thin. Don't be late when meeting people! When someone says six o'clock, be sure to be there by six. Americans respect time and want everyone to be “on time”.46. It isn’t easy to find anyone to talk to in the USA because ________.A. the streets are emptyB. you are new thereC. people there are busyD. you don't have time47. Americans like talking to ________.A. dogs and catsB. womenC. menD. those who are walking a do g48. When talking to people there, you may say ________.A. “How are you?”B. “How old are you?”C. “What is your weight?”D. “You seem to be fat.”49. The words “heavy people” means ________.A. people who do heavy workB. people who are importantC. people who are thinD. people who are fat50. If you visit a friend, you ________.A. can b e there at any timeB. may be there a little lateC. had better arrive very earlyD. should be there at the right timeDWhen the bell rings, every student takes out an iPad. The light from the screens makes their young faces pretty and lively.That’s what happens every day at my school in the US. We use iPad in class.I felt surprised and excited when I got an iPad the first day I arrived at the school. But it was not free. I paid about $99 to rent it for three years.Every iPad at my school has a special learning system called Focus. Teachers put their teaching materials like textbooks and PPTs on it. When we have classes, we enter the system and download the materials with our iPads.It makes the classes interesting and efficient. For example, several weeks ago, we learned about former South African president Nelson Mandela. Our teacher prepared a video in which Mandela made an encouraging speech. We could not only watch the video, but also check the transcript(文字稿）at the same time. Because of the video, I know more about the great man.We also do our homework with iPads. If the homework is made up of multiple choices(选择题），we can know our grade right after we submit(提交)our homework. If it’s essays, teachers grad e them online, without needing to look through so many papers.However, there are still some bad points about learning with iPads. Some of my classmates play games or log on social networking websites(社交网站）in class.I believe the key to use iPads well is to have good self-control(自制力）, isn’t it?51. The writer paid about _____ dollars to rent an iPad every year.A.99B. 612C. 33 D .20452. How is an iPad used in class?A. We enter the system—Focus and download the materials with it.B. We only turn it on.C. We record what the teacher said in class with it.D. We take photos of what the teacher wrote on the blackboard.53. The underlined word “efficient” means “______ in Chinese.A. 有影响的B. 高效的C. 有活力的D. 无聊的54. We can’t ______ with iPads.A. have classesB. do our homeworkC. play gamesD. grade our essays55. What’s the best title of the passage?A. How to use an iPad.B. Have classes with an iPad.C. How to have good self-control.D. iPad is good for us.第二节：补全对话(共5小题, 每小题2分, 满分l0分)根据下面的对话内容, 从方框内的选项(A、B、C、D、E或F)中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡第Ⅱ卷(非选择题共40分)第三部分：写（共三节, 满分40分）第一节：阅读填空（共5小题, 每小题2分, 满分l0分）阅读下面短文, 然后根据短文内容补全答题卡上对应表格中所缺失的信息, 每空仅填一词。