九年级英语半期试题

九年级英语半期试题（满分：150分时间：120分钟）第Ⅰ卷选择题（100分）一、听力（25分）I. 听句子, 选出句子中所包含的信息，读两遍。

(共5小题，每题1分，共5分)( )1. A. checked B. changed C. cheered( )2. A. hats B. heads C. hearts( )3. A. look at B. look after C. look for( )4. A. Tom was late for the driving test. B. Tom didn’t pass the driving test.C. Tom is having the driving test.( )5. A. Mike likes eating fish best. B. Mike is fishing in the park.C. Mike’s hobby is fishing.II. 听句子，选出该句的最佳答语，读两遍(共5小题，每题1分，共5分)( )6. A. He comes from Canada. B. He is climbing the tree. C. He is in the classroom. ( )7. A. It doesn ’t matter. B. My pleasure. C. OK. Thank you.( )8. A. At 8 o’clock B. By bus C. I like English best.( )9. A. Yes, I will. B. Yes, I do. C. Sorry, I won’t.( )10. A. Certainly. B. It’s not good. C. What a pity!III.听对话和问题，选择正确答案，读两遍。

(共8小题，每题1分，共8分)( )11. A. Movie theater. B. Post office. C. Hospital.( )12. A. Bathroom. B. Kitchen C. Living room( )13. A. To have a travel. B. To visit her parents. C. To study a language.( )14. A. A business man. B.A teacher C. A soccer player.( )15. A. Help poor children. B. Help homeless people. C. Help the people without jobs. ( )16. A. Three days ago. B. Two weeks ago. C. One week ago.( )17. A. A bus. B. A bike. C. A car.( )18. A. The boy got his right leg hurt. B. The boy got his left arm broken.C. The boy got his head badly hurt.IV.听短文和问题，选择正确答案。

（共7小题，每小题1分，共7分）( )19. Who was Charlie going to visit the candy factory with?A. His friends.B. His parents.C. His classmates.( )20. What did Charlie see in the candy factory?A. He saw that many workers were working there.B. He saw how the chocolate and candy were made.C. He saw that many children were visiting the factory.( )21. What did Charlie get at last?A. A plastic bag of chocolate and candy.B. A paper bag of chocolate and candy.C. A basket of chocolate and candy.( )22. How many times has Frank seen his cousins before?A. Never.B. Once.C. Twice.( )23. What did Frank get ready?A. All his toysB. All his delicious food.C. All his video games.( )24. Which country were Frank’s cousins from?A. England.B. AmericaC. Canada.( )25.When did they go to bed that night?A. At about 9:30.B. At about 10:00.C. At about 10:30.二、单项选择(共17小题,每小题1分，共17分)( )26. China is _______ Asian country and France is _______ European country.A. a; aB. an; anC. an; aD. a; an( )27. I wonder _______ Jane gets on well with her classmates.—Because she always cares much about others.A. whyB. howC. whenD. why( )28. You can go out if your homework_______.A. are finishedB. finishesC. is finishedD. will be finished ( )29. _______ is the girl _______ our English teacher?A. Who; besideB. Whom; besidesC. Where; besideD. Where; besides ( )30. In our school library there____ a small number of books in the past, but now the number of them_____ growing larger and larger.A. used to have; areB. used to be; areC. used to be; isD. used to have; is ( )31. No matter______ , you must follow the school rulers.A. where are youB. what do you doC. who are youD. who you are ( )32. When I walked past the park, I saw some old people______ Chinese Taiji.A. doB. are doingC. didD. doing( )33. We should speak to the old_____ .A. politeB. politelyC. impoliteD. impolitely ( )34. He can seldom stay awake because he is so tired, ______ ?A. does heB. isn’t heC. can’t heD. can he( )35. What did your father say? —He asked us______ .A. How we fixed up the bicyclesB. why we fix up the bicyclesC. that we fixed up the bicyclesD. where did we fix up the bicycles( )36. He_____ half a year learning how to drive.A. costB. tookC. paidD. spent( )37.—Your son was absent____ school yesterday.—That’s too bad! Maybe I should talk with him____ person.A. on; inB. from; onC. from; inD. at; in( )38. The river is very deep and I’ve warned Sophia______ in it.A. to swimB. to not swimC. not to swimD. don’t swim ( )39. What do you think of the speech?—The speaker spoke _____ quickly _____ I didn’t understand him most of the time.A. such; thatB. enough; toC. so; thatD. too; to( )40. The traffic is terribly busy in the morning. You’d better avoid____ on the street.A. driveB. drivingC. to driveD. driven( )41.—Is this photo taken in Tibet?—Yes, you can see beautiful snow mountains in the_____ of the photo.A. formB. backgroundC. shapeD. product( )42.—Open the window please, Mike. —______ ? I didn’t hear what you said.A. Guess whatB. PardonC. ReallyD. All right三、完型填空：（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）（一）Paper was first invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun in AD 105. He made it 43 the wood of a tree.Today, paper still 44 from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. We must begin using less paper now because it takes about on hundred years for a tree to grow.How can we 45 paper? We can use 46 sides of every piece of paper. We can reuse envelopes(信封). We can choose drinks in bottles instead of drinks in cardboard cartons(纸盒). We can use plastic (塑料) cups and plates instead of paper ones . We can also use handkerchiefs(手帕) instead of paper tissues(纸巾). We can use fewer paper shopping bags and we can reuse these paper bags 47 as well.( )43. A. of B. from C. in D. for( )44. A. comes B. makes C. gets D. uses( )45. A. use B. save C. get D. made( )46. A. every B. all C. each D. both( )47.A. later B. late C. latest D. lately（二）Some people set off firecrackers on New Year’s Eve. Do you know the story of firecrackers?Long time ago, a monster(怪物) came out on New Year’s Eve every year. When the monster came out, villagers always_48_ in their houses. On that night, it came again. It went to the first house. Suddenly it heard a 49 :BANG! The noise was too 50 that it scared the monster. The monster saw the 51 in the house, but it didn’t know where the noise was from. The monster was 52 , and it ran away quickly.The villagers went to the first house. They saw lots of 53 pieces in the fire. They soon realized what happened. The owner and his family were cold, so they lit some bamboo to warm 54 .The bamboo cracked in the fire and 55 a loud noise. The noise 56 like BANG. The BANG sound scared away the monster.Later on, People invented firecrackers and 57 them on New Year’s Eve. It became one of the traditions on the Spring Festival.( )48. A. hid B. ran C. walked D. jumped( )49. A. voice B. noise C. shout D. song( )50. A. loud B. low C. high D. weak( )51. A. fire B. food C. owner D. water( )52.A. pleased B. hungry C. afraid D. excited( )53. A. tree B. bamboo C. plant D. stick( )54. A. himself B. herself C. itself D. themselves( )55. A. gave B. made C. took D. put( )56. A. heard B. listened C. sounded D. watched( )57.A. put off B. took off C. set off D. went off四、阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。