初三上期末测试卷

九年级期末测试卷（1—12）

一、单项选择（15分）

（）1. —How do you learn English words?

—making flashcards.

A. To

B. By

C. For

D. With

（）2. He thinks ___ the Chinese Spring Festival is very interesting.

A. how

B. what

C. that

D. who

（）3.—Excuse me. Could you tell me ___ get to the nearest post office?

—Sorry, I am new here.

A.how can I

B. how I could

C. how to

D. what I can

（）4. —Do you know _______? —Yes, in two days.

A. when will Mr Li come back

B. how long Mr Li will come back

C. what time will Mr Li come back

D. how soon Mr Li will come back

（）5. —How does Jack usually go to school?

—He ______ ride a bike, but now he ______ there to lose weight.

A. used to;is used to walk

B. was used to;is used to walking

C. was used to; is used to walk

D. used to; is used to walking

（）6. The desk is made ____ wood.

A. from

B. at

C. of

D. in

（）7. The tall building ____ 10 years ago.

A. built

B. was built

C. is built

D. builds

（）8. ___ far as I know, her mother is a very famous writer.

A. With

B. In

C. As

D. On

（）9. “I'm a singer” is ______ an interesting TV show _____ many people like watching it.

A. so; that

B. such; that

C. so; as

D. such; as

（）10.—Dad, why must I stop ______ computer games?

—For your health, my boy.

A. play

B. to play

C. to playing

D. playing

（）11. My mother told me that my homework must ______ on time.

A. finish

B. be finish

C. be finished

D. finished

（）12. He doesn’t do his homework , though he has . .

A. carefully enough; enough time

B. careful enough; time enough

C. carelessly enough; enough time

D. enough carefully; enough time

（）13. Who does this T-shirt belong ______?

A. in

B. on

C. to

D. of

（）14. —Look! It be Mr Zhang.

—No, it be Mr Zhang. He has gone to Paris.

A.may; mustn’t

B. Must; may

C. Must; can’t

D. Can; may not

（）15. The woman _______ is singing in the hall is our teacher.

A. what

B. which

C. who

D. whom

二、补全对话（10分）

（A）根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项

M: Hi, Wang Li! You look unhappy, what’s wrong?

W: _____ 1.__________

M: I don’t think that’s a good idea. We need to spend time with friends.

W: That’s right. ____2._________

M: Really? But my father asks me to make friends with all of my classmates.

W: _______3._________

M: But my mother doesn’t let me play computer games for long. W: __4.________ We mustn’t spend too much time playing computer games.

M: _______5.___________

W: You are right. I think we need to talk to our parents and make them

understand us.

(B)根据对话内容，填入适当的句子。

A: Good morning! 1 ？

B: Yes, please. I'd like to buy a shirt for my mother.

A: 2 ？

B: My mother likes blue best. Do you have any blue shirts here?

A : Of course! How about this one?

B: Oh, I think it’s very nice.3 ？

A: 80 yuan. It is very

cheap.

,

B: OK! 4 . Here’s the money. Thank you.

A: 5 .

三、完形填空（20分）

(A) 根据短文内容，选择适当的词填空。

There are two twin boys. They are very 1 of them is happy and outgoing. He always looks on the bright side of things. His brother, 2 , is sad and unhappy. He has a negative outlook on life. The parents want to 3 the sad child. They came up with a plan and put the two boys into different 4 . The sad boy was put in a clean room with all kinds of wonderful, interesting 5 , while the happy boy was put in a dirty room with a lot of horse manure（肥料）．6 an hour, the parents opened the door into the clean room. To their surprise, the sad boy was sitting,7 . He even didn't move or play with any toys. "Why are you crying?" asked the parents. "I don't have anyone to play with!" he said. The parents then opened the second door. They were amazed. Their son was running 8 around the room, and throwing handfuls of horse manure into the air. "What are

you doing?" they asked. "Well," said the excited little boy, "with all this horse manure lying around, I guess there may be a baby horse

9 in this room and I'm going to find him!" If we have a 9 attitude, difficulties are easy to overcome.Do you think so?

（）1. A. interesting B. smart C. different D. creative

（）2. A. however B. so C. and D. luckily

（）3. A. take up B. put up C. get up D. cheer up

（）4. A. rooms B. schools C.situations D.classes

（）5. A. cooks B. toys C. games D. movies

（）6. A. After B. In C. For D.Since

（）7. A. reading B.playing C.watching D.crying

（）8. A.slowly B.excitedly C.carefully D.heavily

（）9. A.lying B. hiding C. working D. singing

（）10.A. clear B. exact C.positive D.

modest

(B) 选词填空（有两项是多余的）

A long time ago, in a rich and beautiful country, there lived an unhappy king, He slept badly and didn’t feel 1 eating. His face was always pale as chalk. He often cried for no reason. This made the queen and his people 2 .

One day, a doctor was called in to examine the king. But he found nothing wrong with his body. “ It’s all in his mind. Neither medicine 3 rest can help him. What he needs is the shirt of a happy person to wear. That’ll make him happy.”

The prime minister was called to the palace. But when they explained the king’s situation to him, he said, “Although I have a lot of power, it doesn’t make me happy. I’m always worried about losing my 4 . Many people are trying to take

5 position.”

Then, the king’s banker came to the palace. “Oh, I’m afraid I’m not happy

6 ,” he said. I have a lot of wealth, but I’m always worried

about 7 my money. Someone tries to steal my money every day.”

Next, the palace singer came to the king’s room. But th is is what he said: “It’s true that I’m famous and everyone 8 my songs. But I’m not happy because I’m always worried about being 9 by others. I cannot be free!”

Finally, the king’s top general was told to go out and find a happy man in three 10 time.

四、阅读理解(30分1-20每题1分，21-25每题2分)

(A)

Everyone knows May Day, but many people may not know Lei Day. Like May Day, people celebrate Lei Day on May 1st. People wear leis on this day. A lei is a big circle usually made of flowers. On Lei Day, people give leis to each other. Where is this holiday celebrated? Hawaii, of course.

People give leis on birthdays, weddings and as a way to say “I love you”. In 1928, a writer, Don Blanding, wrote an article saying that this tradition should become a holiday. Another writer, Grace Tower Warren, thought of the idea of celebrating this day on May 1st and said, “May Day is Lei Day.” On this day in 1928, people wore leis and celebrated with music, dancing and a lei-making competition. The next

year, Lei Day became a public holiday. Today, people still celebrate Lei Day in Hawaii. We hope they all have a happy May Day and a happy Lei Day!

（）1. What does the underlined word “celebrate” mean in Chinese?

A. 庆祝

B. 盼望

C. 厌恶

D. 介绍

（）2. On Lei Day Hawaii people give ____________ to each other.

A. clothes

B. books

C. leis

D. cakes

（）3. When did Lei Day become a public holiday?

A. In 1928.

B. In 1929.

C. In 1930.

D. In 1931. （）4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Lei Day is after May Day.

B. Lei Day was first celebrated in 1928.

C. Don Blanding said “May Day is Lei Day”

D. People all over the world celebrate Lei Day.

（）5. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Lei Day in Hawaii.

B. May Day in Hawaii.

C. How to make a lei.

D. How to celebrate May Day.

(B)

The Chinese first made paper about 2,000years ago. China still has pieces of paper which were made as long ago as that. But Chinese paper was not made from the wood of trees. It was made from the

hairlike parts of certain plants.

Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. Scandinavia(斯堪的纳维亚半岛)-which now makes a great deal of the wor ld’s paper—did not begin to make it until 1500. It was a German named Schaeffer who fund out that one could make the best paper from trees. After that , the forest countries of Canada ,Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States became the most important in paper –making . Today in Finland, which makes the best paper in the world. The paper industry is the biggest in the land . New paper –making machines are very big, and they make paper very fast. The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 30 meters long and six meters wide in one minute.

When we think of paper, we think of newspapers , books letters, envelopes, and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Only half of the paper that is made is used for books and newspapers, etc.

（）6. Which of the following is the first to make paper?

A. China

B. Scandinavia

C. Germany

D. Finland

（）7. Schaeffer found out that

A. the best paper was in the forest

B. a German made the best paper

C.wood could be made into the best paper

D. the oldest paper was made 1500 years ago

（）8. What does the underlined word “inustry” mean in Chinese?

A. 国防

B. 教育

C. 农业

D. 工业

（）9. According to the passage, paper is not used for

A. newspapers

B. envelopes

C. writing paper

D. food and drinks

（）10. The second paragraph mainly talks about paper making

A. in the United States

B. in scandinavia

C. in Europe

D. in all forest countries

(C)

Our village carpenter (木匠) , John, came one day and made a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size for the space between the two windows．When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job.

My wife said to me quietly,“That’s his n inth cup of tea today．”But she said, in a loud voice,“It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it？”

“I’ll decide about that when I see the bill.”I said.

John laughed and gave me his bill for the work．I read:

One dining table 10 November, 1998

Cost of wood $17.00

Paint $1.50