九年级英语第二学期期末测评试题

九年级英语第二学期期末测评试题英语试卷听力理解(共18分) （略）语言知识运用（共30分）三、单项填空（共18分，每小题1分）从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

15. -- Lucy, please show_____ your new e-dictionary.-- OK. Here you are.A. IB. meC. myD. mine16. Father’s Day is _______June 22nd this year.A. inB. atC. onD. to17. Mt. Qomolongma is _______ mountain in the world.A. highB. higherC. highestD. the highest18. -- ______ did you spend your winter vacation?-- In England.A. WhereB. WhatC. WhichD. Why19. -- I’m afraid I can’t finish _______ the report this week.-- Don’t worry. I’ll give you a hand.A. to writeB. writeC. writingD. wrote20. -- How can we get to Water Cube?-- Sorry, I don’t know, either. Why not look it up on the ________?A. mapB. treeC. boxD. table21. -- Where is Tom?-- He _______ the Olympic Torch Relay in the street now.A. watchesB. watchC. watchedD. is watching22. Our teacher often tells us ______ the window before we leave.A. closeB. closedC. to closeD. closing23. Little Mary is only three years old, but she _______ read story books.A. mayB. canC. mustD. need24. -- Is there _______ special in today’s newspaper?-- I’m afraid not.A. nothingB. somethingC. everythingD. anything25. You’d better ______ right now, or you will be late for the concert.A. goB. wentC. goingD. to go26. The Art Festival _______ in our town every year.A. holdsB. is heldC. is holdingD. was held27. I will drive the children to school if it ______ tomorrow.A. has rainedB. will rainC. rainedD. rains28. Many people move to the countryside _______ they enjoy the quiet life there.A. untilB. ifC. becauseD. before29. Tom helped a lost child, so he _______ home late last night.A. got upB. got backC. turned onD. turned down30. Kevin ________ Chinese for more than 20 years. Now he speaks it quite well.A. learnB. learnedC. has learnedD. will learn31. -- Do you know ________ this weekend?-- We plan to visit the Science Museum.A. what we are going to doB. what are we going to doC. what we were going to doD. what were we going to do32. -- Would you like to go to see the film Iron Man with me?-- __________.A. That ’s all rightB. Of course notC. Yes, I doD. Yes, I ’d love to四、完形填空 （共12分，每小题1分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

The need to give upTwo friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very 33 and it was impossible to go everywhere. They had to 34 where and which animal to visit as their time was limited (限定). So both of them agreed not to go back 35 choosing a branch road at every crossing.A road sign at the first crossing showed one way to 36 quarters and the other to tiger hill. They decided on the former after a 37 discussion becaus e lions were ―the king of the grassland.‖ The second 38 a division going separately to the panda and the peacock. They chose panda as it was the nation ’s treasure, so they 39 its way. Thus they made choices all 40 the way and each choice meant giving up so that they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and immediately. If they couldn’t, they would 41 more. Only rapid decision could offer more 42 for sightseeing and reduce (减少) possible regret.Life is more or less like this — choices often appear that one has to choose, for example, between two desirable (合意的) jobs, two fascinating universities. To get one you have to give up the other — you can 43 get half of it. If you spend time weighing the pros and cons and thinking about gains and losses, you will most likely 44 with empty hands . Don’t be sad about it. At least you have got half of the desirable things in life — something that is hard to come by.33. A. small B. large C. far D. dirty34. A. know B. agree C. ask D. decide35. A. after B. before C. while D. for36. A. panda B. bird C. food D. lion37. A. long B. hard C. short D. serious38. A. showed B. gave C. formed D. talked39. A. got B. went C. made D. moved40. A. along B. across C. by D. in41. A. fail B. lose C. miss D. waste42. A. choices B. chances C. hope D. help43. A. also B. even C. still D. only44. A. start B. stop C. end D. change阅读理解（共22分）五、阅读理解 （共22分，每小题2分）阅读下面A 、B 、C 三篇短文，根据短文内容，从每题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

(A)CHESS CLUB The Chess Club meets in the Watson Trail Park Activity Center on Tuesday BURN BOOT CAMPBurn Boot Camps give you the mostexcitement!mornings from10:00 am – Noon.Beginners or not,ages 8 through 98,all are invited tojoin the fun.Telephone: Call314-914-2385 5 weeks--each class is different! Tuesday and Thursday at 8:15 am during school year, 7:00 am in the summer. Price: $120.00 for 5 weeksTelephone: Call 314-941-8523Location: Watson Trails ParkINDOOR TENNIS LESSON We offer indoor tennis lessons at the Days Inn Motel. Five 1-hour lessons for $60.00. Ages: 7 to 11 years old 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm 12 to 15 years old 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Telephone: Call 314-842-7265 Location: Watson Trail Park. PUPPET THEATERCLASSLooking for a funclass? Kids makepuppets of simplematerials here. If yourchild enjoys playingwith puppets, arts or stories, he or shewill have a great time in this class!Time: 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm, April 4–May 9Fee: $85.00 for one and $165.00 for twoLocation: Watson Trail Park45. When is the Chess Club open?A. 5:00 pm.B. 6:00 pm.C. 10:00 am.D. 4:15 pm.46. You can call_______________ to have indoor tennis lessons.A. 314-914-2385B. 314-842-7265C. 314-246-5263D. 314-941-852347. Kids can make puppets __________.A. in the Chess ClubB. at Burn Boot CampC. at the Days Inn MotelD. in Puppet Theatre Class(B)My teacher, Mrs. Palmquist, makes us do our homework every day. I always do my homework. I don’t want Mrs. Palmquist to be upset with me and I like to get good grades in school.There is a student in our class who never does his homework. His name is Bobby. He always sa ys that he forgot what to do. None of us understood why he didn’t do his home work. It wasn’t hard and it didn’t take long to complete.The week before our winter break, Mrs. Palmquist gave us homework passes ，so we did not have to do homework one night without any trouble. Some of us were surprised when Mrs. Palmquist gave Bobby a homework pass. Why would she give him one? Bobby didn’t do his homework and he was being rewarded (奖励). That wasn’t fair.The next day Bobby didn’t come to school. Mrs. Palmquist t old us that Bobby had been very sick. He went to the doctors, but it didn ’t work. Then he was put in the hospital so that they could help him get better. We were all very sad.The class decided to help Bobby with his homework problem. During our free time we made Bobby cards. Each card had a special gift inside. Every student gave Bobby his or her homework pass.Mrs. Palmquist had tears in her eyes when she realized what we had done. She told us that she was very proud of our actions and cancelled homework for one week.A few months later, Bobby returned to school. He was better. The doctors helped cure Bobby of his illness. Every day after his return, Bobby completed his homework. He didn’t need our gift safter all. Mrs. Palmquist told us that he used our passes every day when he was sick. I learned a lot in Mrs. Palmquist’s class that year. My mom says I learned more than I realized. Adults sure are funny!48. The writer does her homework every day ________.A. to give a giftB. to learn from her teacherC. to help BobbyD. to get good grades49. With the homework passes, the students __________A. didn’t need to do their homeworkB. should do their homework at homeC. could pass exams and get good gradesD. didn’t get homework from Mrs. Palmquist50. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. Bobby didn’t do his homework because of his illness.B. Bobby’s classmates were sad when they knew he was ill.C. Bobby used his own homework passes to get out of trouble.D. Mrs. Palmquist didn’t give her students homework for a week.51. Which of the following is probably the best title for the passage?A. A Sick StudentB. The Special GiftC. A Funny TeacherD. Bobby’s Homework Passes(C)It’s hard to believe how times have changed since the first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, on 6th April 1896. One hundred years ago, there was very little reliance (dependence) on modern technology. There were no landing mats (海绵垫), no stopwatches and no photo finishes. In fact, cameras and stopwatches were not used until the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA.Today technology has completely revolutionized (changed) sports. Take sports equipment (装备) for example. Starting blocks are now equipped with electronic pressure sensors, which, together with digital cameras, provide exactly correct race time and also help to catch runners who ―jump the gun‖. As athletes cross the finishing line, special digital cameras can also easily decide the winner. The days of ―dead heats‖ are gone.Athletes have also benefited (受益) from technological developments. Body-hugging suits, which reduce (减少) wind drag, can help cut up to one-tenth of a second from runner s’ race times. Top athletes are even provided with tailor-made sports shoes. These shoes are made to fit the athlete exactly -- and there are even air compartments in the shoes that can be filled to meet each runner’s individual needs.Technology has also changed the way that many sports are performed. Take one example -- the pole vault (撑杆跳). The inclusion of a landing mat obviously made a big difference to the vaulting style (方式) as athletes no longer needed to worry about hurting themselves as they fell. Without these worries, athletes could obviously jump higher. These days, pole vaulters do not even need to worry about the crossbar as the uprights are now fitted with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that measure (测量) how high the athlete vaulted. Even it has been to the advantage of swimmers. New pools have been designed to reduce wave interference and sports scientists have even developed a new style of swimming that increases buoyancy and reduces drag in the water.The increasing importance of these technological developments has led many sportsmen to suggest that the ―Olympic spirit‖ is being lost in a rush to br eak records and win medals. Many developing countries say that technology has become too important in sport and that athletes from developing countries that cannot afford such technology are disadvantaged. There are no easy answers but one thing is sure -- we cannot turn back times. Technology cannot go backwards.52. How many pieces of high-tech sports equipment are mentioned in Paragraph 2 and 3?A. One.B. Two.C. Four.D. Five.53. The underlined phrase ―dead heats‖ means ________.A. sports equipment which was out of dateB. runners who jumped the gun while runningC. diseases which killed runners in hot weatherD. races in which runners finished at the same time54. What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?A. LEDs can measure the speed of swimming.B. The pole vault was not quite safe in the past.C. Pole vaulters jump higher with landing mats.D. New pools have changed the style of swimming.55. The purpose of the writer in writing this article is ________.A. to suggest we should keep up with the timesB. to show us the future of modern OlympicsC. to prove that the athletes have done betterD. to introduce high-tech sports equipment第II卷（非机读卷共50分）听力理解（共8分）一、听下面一段对话，记录关键信息。