2013—2014学年度（上）期中考试九年级英语试卷（月考二）第一部分听力（满分20分）第二部分基础知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节选择填空（共15 小题，每小题1分，满分15分）（）21.The book __________.on the shelf is now missing.A. I put itB. that I putC. that I put itD. I put that（）22.He suggested us ____________ the bus there .A. takeB. to takeC. tookD. taking（）23. We have two rooms ____________, but I can’t decide ___________.A. to live; to choose which oneB. lived; choose which oneC. to live in; which one to chooseD. live; which one（）24.She used to feel shy ____________ in front of many people.A. spokeB. to speakC. speakingD. speak（）25. If you don’t visit the zoo next week, ___________.A. so does MaryB. neither will MaryC. so will MaryD. neither does Mary （）26. –This pair of shoes ________ belong to Jack. He likes this kind very much.--It ________ be his. It’s too large for him.A. can; can’tB. may; needn’tC. must; mustn’tD. must, can’t（）27. He pretended ______ when he met a bear.A. deadB. be deadC. dieD. to be dead（）28. The book from the library may ______ for one week.A. be keptB. be borrowedC. keepD. borrow（）29. There are ________ tourists there every month.A. eight thousandsB. eight thousand ofC. thousands ofD. eight thousands of（）30. There will be a basketball match tomorrow. I ________our team to win.A. hopeB. letC. expectD. make（）31. Since you know the meaning of the word, you _______ look it up in the dictionary.A. don’t needB. do n’t haveC. needn’t toD. don’t have to（）32. –Did Wang Lin do very _________ in the English test?-- Yes, she did better than _________ in her class.A. good; any other studentB. well; anyone elseC. well; any studentD. good; anyone else（）33. They preferred _________ to _________ a bike.A. walk; rideB. walking; rideC. to walk; ridingD. walking; riding（）34. If he ________with us, we _________.finish the work earlier last time.A. is; willB. is; wouldC. was; wouldD. were; would（）35. The young girl _______ is my good friend.A. whom I talked withB. which I talked withC. who I talkedD. whom I talked第二节完形填空（共15 小题，每小题1分，满分15分）John and Bobby joined a wholesale company (批发市场) together just after they left school. They___36_____worked very hard. After several years, Booby was a manager, but John was still a __37__. John could not take it any more; He complained the boss and wanted to leave the ___38__ .The boss knew John worked very hard __39___ these years. He thought a moment and said, “I hope you __40___do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you may ___41___your decision and still work here. ”John __42_ . The boss asked him to go and ___43___ anyone selling watermelon in the market. John went and ___44__ soon. He said a man was selling watermelon. The boss asked ___45___per kg? John didn’t know and went back to the market to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 per kg.Boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to do the same thing __46___ John. Bobby went, returned and told the boss __47___ details(细节), such as, only one person selling watermelon, $1.2 per kg, $10 for 10kg….John was very ___48___ and realized the difference __49_ himself and Bobby. He decided not to leave ___50___ to learn from Bobby.（）36. A. both B. all C. neither D. either（）37. A. boss B. worker C. manager D. student（）38. A. shop B. school C. office D. company（）39. A. since B. at C. for D. in（）40. A. must B. should C. can D. need（）41. A. change B. make C. have D. take（）42. A. argued B. failed C. agreeded D. complained（）43. A. find B. find out C. look D. look for（）44. A. went B. returned C. gave back D. took back（）45. A. how many B. how long C. how much D. how often（）46. A. as B. from C. for D. with（）47. A. many B. much C. most D. more（）48. A. crazy B. excited C. interested D. surprised（）49. A. between B. among C. besides D. except（）50. A. and B. but C. or D. so第三部分阅读理解（共20 小题，每小题2分，满分40分）(A)Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.When Effendi was brough t to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death . Say it out, or you’ll die today.”Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.（）51.This story tells us ________.A. how Effendi fooled the kingB. when the king would dieC. why the Minister diedD. Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death（）52.The Prime Minister died because ________.A. Effendi killed himB. Effendi said he would dieC. He was badly illD. He fell off the horse（）53.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?A. Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.B. Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.C. Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.D. Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.（）54.The king let Effendi go because ________.A. he hoped to live a long lifeB. he was afraid of EffendiC. he didn’t believe Effendi’s wordsD. He knew he would die two days later（）55.Which of the following is not true?A. Effendi played a joke on the MinisterB. The king was afraid of death.C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die.D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.（B）The Chinese government has canceled(取消) the Golden Week of May Day and introduced three new one-day public holidays called Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Dragon-Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. The plan increases the total number of holiday days from 10 to 11.The Spring Festival remains a three-day public holiday, but it will start one day earlier on the eve of the Lunar New Year. The May Day holiday is shortened from three days to one day, while the three-day National Day and the one-day New Year holiday remain unchanged.New Year’s Day, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Drgon-Boat Festival ,May Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival are now long weekends. The Spring Festival and National Day remain seven-day holidays.The three week-long holidays were introduced in 1999, but millions of Chinese people traveling at the same time made places like railway stations and tourist destinations(目的地) very crowded. Many people worry that the new changes will make it even harder to travel during the remaining two golden weeks, and people working far from their hometowns won’t be able to go back home for family gatherings on May Day. Many people are alsoworried that a lot of workers will not get the day off on the newly-added holidays.Employees who have worked less than ten days will also be able to take five days off a year with pay. Those who have worked for 10 to 19 years will have ten days off with pay and those who have worked for 20 years and above will have 15 days off.（）56. Chinese people will have ________ holidays than before according to the new plan.Ａ. Less Ｂ.more C. short D.long（）57. How many seven-day holidays do Chinese peo[ple have now from the new plan?A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. Four（）58. Why did rhe government shorten the May Day holidays?A. There are too many holidays in China.B. The government wanted to add more holidays.C. The long May Day holidays caused some problems.D. People didn’t like the long May Day holidays.（）59. What are people worried about the new plan?A. The employees may not get the days off on the newly-added holidays.B. Too many people will travel during the two golden holidays.C. People working far from their hometowns will have fewer changes to go back home for family gatherings.D. All of the above.（）60. A person who has worked for 11 years can get _____________ days off with pay a year..A. fiveB. less tenC. ten.D. fifteen（C）Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of thecountry.When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “Hello!”or “Nice to meet you.”, and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands when they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away form each other for a long time.Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly ever shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.( )61. If you want to travel, it is ____ for you to know the language and some of the customs of the country you are going to visit.A. very badB. not helpfulC. not usefulD. very helpful( )62. English people usually shake hands when they ______.A. meet every timeB. meet for the first timeC. say goodbye to each otherD. say hello to each other( )63. Usually English people don’t shake hands _______A.when they just meet or say goodbyeB.when they will be away for a long timeC.when they say “How do you do?”D.after they haven’t met for a long time( )64. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A.The English people like shaking hands very much.B.The Germans shake hands as often as possible.C.The Germans hardly shake hands.D.Neither the English people nor the Germans like shaking hands.( )65. This story is about______A. shaking handsB. languagesC. customsD. languages and customs（D）Do you want to live a happier，less stressful(有压力的)life? Try laughing for no reason at all．That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world－and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy．The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai，India，in 1995 by Dr Madan Kataria "Young children laugh about 300 times a day．Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day," says Dr Kataria．"Everyone's naturally good at laughing--It's the universal language. We want people to feel happy with their lives。
