九年级英语第一学期期中考试试卷(附答案)
I、单项选择（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）
阅读下列各题，从题后选项中选择一个最佳答案。
1.—do you study for tests?
—I study listening to tapes.
A. How; with B: What; with C: How; by D. What; by
2. Does she have trouble _____ the work in a week?
A. finish
B. finishing
C. to finish
D. finishes
3. My grandfather us stories when I was young.
A. was used to tell
B. is used to telling
C. used to tell
D. used to telling
4. He used to spend a lot of time computer games.
A. play
B. to play
C. playing
D. plays
5. She used to have short and curly hair, _____ ?
A. does she
B. doesn’t she
C. did she
D. didn’t she
6. What can we do ______ our English?
A. improve
B. to improve
C. improves
D. improving
7. You will fall behind others _____ you work hard.
A. if
B. unless
C. though
D. since
8. Don’t be afraid of new words. You can _________ in the dictionary.
A. look at them
B. look for them
C. look them up
D. look them over
9. Every year a lot of tourists travel to Hainan, because it’s ________ island.
A. so a beaufiful
B. so beautiful
C. such a beautiful
D. a such beautiful
10. ---Excuse me. Where is the station, please? ---Sorry, I don’t know.
---________.
A. Bye-bye
B. Why don’t you tell me
C. Thank you all the same
D. Thank goodness
11. The accident happened all of ____ sudden, but luckily nobody was injured.
A. a
B. the
C. /
D. an
12. It was _______ lovely weather _______ we decided to spend the day on the beach.
A. such a; that
B. such; that
C. such; as
D. so; that
13. ---Excuse me, could you please tell me ______ my car?
--- Sure. Park it right ahead. I’ll help you.
A. where to park
B. where to stop
C. how to stop
D. when to park
14. ______we take exercise, _____ we will be.
A. Much; healthy
B. The more; the healthy
C. The more; the healthier
D. More; the healthier
15. --- How is your grandma?
--- She’s fine. She used to ____ TV at home after supper. But now she is used to _____ out for a walk.
A. watch; go
B. watching; go
C. watch; going
D. watching; going
16. ---What is______ “fast”? --- Quickly.
A. the meaning of
B. the meaning for
C. mean
D. the meaning from
17. Jack likes reading books ______ by Lu Xun.
A. writes
B. wrote
C. written
D. writing
18.--- Could you tell me ______? --- Of course. It will leave at 8:00.
A. when does the train leave
B. where the train goes
C. where does the train go
D. when the train leaves
19. ______ from the top of the hill, the city looks more beautiful.
A. See
B. Seeing
C. Seen
D. to see
20. --- What s hould I do? I can’t sleep well at night.
---You should take a long walk before ____ to bed.
A. go
B. goes
C. to go
D. going
21. ---I don’t know if the sports meeting ______ put off tomorrow.
---Me neither. But I’m afraid the sports meeting will be canceled if it______ tomorrow.
A. will be; will rain
B. will be; rains
C. is; rains
D. is; will rain
22. ---Our team has won the first prize in the soccer games.
--- Congratulations! ________ team you are!
A. How great
B. What a great
C. What great
D. How a great
23.--- Can you tell me how to get to the museum?
--- _______ I am very familiar with the city,
A.Of course
B. I have no idea.
C. Thank you.
D. Well done.
24. Which sign means “No touching”?
A B C D
25. Which sound goes with the word “create” ?
A. /kri:eit/
B. /cri:t/
C. /kri:te/
D. /krete/
II、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
A
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely. For example, you may ask “Where are the restrooms?”or “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?”These are____26___ requests for directions. Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite. So we need to __27___ how to be polite when we ask for help.
Good speakers change the way they speak ____28___different situations. The expressions they use might depend on ___29_____they are speaking to or how well they know each other. it is all right to ask direct questions to your classmates because you know them well. However, if you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?”, this might sound impolite.
Usually polite questions are ____30____. They include expressions such as “Could you please…?’ or “ May I ask…?” Sometimes we even need to spend time leading into a request. For example, we might
first say to a stranger, “Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me?” or “I’m sorry to trouble you, but…” ___31___ you ask for help.
It might seem more difficult ___32___ politely than directly. However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations. This will help you communicate better with other people.
26. A. similar B. direct C. strange D. interesting
27. A. use B. learn C. write D. avoid
28. A. in B. from C. by D. with
29. A. that B. whom C. which D. what
30. A. short B. shorter C. long D. longer
31. A. since B. before C. after D. when
32, A. telling B. to tell C. speaking D. to speak
B
It’s reported that China will allow all couples to have two children from January 1st, 2016. It will end the one-child ___33__ that has begun since the late 1970s. One-child policy ___34___ some problems for one-child family and the country. The government has realized the problems, so the government will change the situation.
The long-awaited (期待已久的) move immediately excited the public. Many ___35___ couples will prepare for a second child, because they think only ___36___ one child will make the only child feel lonely. So they want to have ____37___ child. But some young couples are still considering whether to have a second child. They think having another child will need much money. ___38___ life will be hard.
But many businessmen have begun seeking opportunities to earn money from the policy. Almost all companies are ___39___ child-raising, including baby clothes, toys and cartoons. some foreign milk powder companies do business in China.
James Liang, a professor in Peking University, predicts(预测) that the annual(每年的) number of births will increase by 2.4million. “ ____40___ 30,000 yuan (about $ 4,724) is spent on a baby every year, about 75 billion yuan will be created.” said Liang.
33. A. fact B. result C. measure D. policy
34. A. taught B. brought C. gave D. continued
35. A. young B. old C. bad D. foreign
36. A. has B. had C. having D. have
37.A. other B. another C. others D. some
38. A. Theirs B. His C. Her D. Their
39. A. with B. about C. at D. in
40. A. When B. Although C. If D. Until
III、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面三段材料，根据材料内容和要求，从题后选项中选择一个最佳答案。
A
Life… What is it?
See it in the colors of autumn,
A gentle snowfall in winter,
A sudden rain in spring,
The beauty of a summer day.
Notice it in the laughter,
Of the young and the old.
Know it in the hope,
The blessings(祝福)are bountiful.
What is life?
It is joy, awareness,
And the music within our hearts.
阅读以上诗歌，根据其内容回答下列各个小题。
41. How many seasons are mentioned in the poem?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
42. Who laughs in the poem?
A. The rich and the poor.
B. All the people
C. The young and the old.
D. The parents and the children.
43. What does the underlined word “ bountiful” mean?
A. Rich
B. Hard
C. Strong
D. Soft
44. The poet considers life as ______ according to the poem.
A. money
B. power
C. joy
D. success
45. The best title of the passage is probably _______.
A. Different Seasons
B. What Is Happiness
C. Life Is Spring
D. The Music Within Hearts
B
阅读下列图表，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。
46. All the information about the writer must be included except his/ her _________.
A. school name
B. e-mail address
C. telephone number
D. home address
47. What is required for the articles wanted according to the passage?
A. They must be fully created by the writers themselves.
B. They must be typed on both sides.
C. They must be provided with photos.
D. They must be written by hand
Big Market
● ● High School
Zoo
● ● Long Street ● Old Garden
Green Park
● ● ● ●
New Theater City Library
City Bank ● Red Train
● ● Airport Yellow Train
Post Office Blue Train
48. Sue takes the train at Zoo. Which station is NOT on her way to Old Garden?
A. New Theater.
B. Long Street.
C. City Library.
D. Zoo
49. Bill lives near City Library. He wants to go to High School. First, he takes Red Train. At which station should he change trains to Yellow Train?
A. New Theater.
B. Post Office.
C. Green Park.
D. Big Market
50. If a man wants to go from New Theater to Post office, the trains he should take are _______.
A. Red Train →Yellow Train →Blue Train
B. Yellow Train →Red Train
C. Red Train→ Blue Train →Yellow Train
D. Blue Train→ Yellow Train →Red Train
C
The color systems(系统) used by scientists and artists are completely different. An artist will mix blue and yellow paint to get a shade of green; a scientist will mix green and red light to create yellow. The printed page in a magazine is yet another system.
Scientists recognize the light primaries(原色) are red, green and blue. When mixed, red and green light rays produce yellow, blue and green produce cyan(青色),red and blue produce magenta(紫红色). Red, green and blue mix to create white(light).This color model is used in computer monitors, television sets and theater.
Most artists recognize red, yellow and blue as the three basic primary colors. These primaries are the
pure colors which cannot be created by mixing any other colors.
In the print industry, cyan, magenta, yellow and black are used as the primary colors. When you mix all the colors, the result is grey.
阅读以上材料，根据其内容回答下列各个小题
51. ______ on the color systems.
A. Scientists and artists have the same idea
B. Scientists agree with artists
C. Scientists and artists have different ideas
D. Some of their ideas are the same
52. How many color systems are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Only one.
D. Four.
53. If a scientist wants to get yellow, he must mix ______.
A.b lue and green
B. blue and red
C. red and green
D. red, green and blue
54. If an artist wants to get green, he must mix____.
A. blue and yellow
B. blue and red
C. red and yellow
D. red, yellow and blue
55. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Red, green and blue are used in television sets.
B. If scientists want to get white, they will mix red, yellow and blue together.
C. Most artists think red, yellow and blue are the pure colors.
D. In the print industry, if you mix all the colors, you will get grey.
IV、任务型完形填空（共10空；每空1分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，是文意通顺、正确。（每个单词限用一次）
One spring afternoon, I went to the shopping center with my son. As I was looking for the parking space (停车位), I saw a(n) (56)________ pushing her shopping cart (购物车) in front of us, and the cart looked too (57)________ for her — it was full of food and drinks. She was also carrying three bags in her hands. She saw us and tried to move to the side so that we could (58) ________. At that time, the wind blew away two of the food bags, and she ran to catch (59) ________. I asked if she was OK. “Yes,” she said, “I’ll be out of your way soon.” She picked up the two bags but another bag fell off.
I (60) ________ my car and told my son to wait for a minute. I ran to the woman and she said sorry first. She told me those things were for her son’s (61) ________ birthday party. I helped her put the things in her car. She said, “Thank you so much.” I smiled and said, “I am a mother, (62) _______. Many people helped me before. I’m just returning the kindness.” She said thanks (63) ________ and got in her car.
When I walked to the shopping center (64) ________ my son, he took my hand. It was the most touching gesture (动作) of all, and I realized that our children are always (65)________.
V、任务型阅读理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文并按要求完成后面的小题。
Halloween is a strange holiday. It started several centuries ago in Europe. It began as "Hallow Evening" which means "holy night". At that time November 1st was called "All Saints' Day" and people honored all the saints who did not have their own special day. People believed that all the spirits of dead
people were active on the night of October 31st. So people would play all sorts of tricks on each other.
Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. Pumpkins are a symbol of Halloween, so orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Making lanterns out of pumpkins is a Halloween custom.
Halloween is great fun for children. ○1孩子们通常会装扮成鬼魂或女巫（witch）的样子。Small children go "Trick - or- Treating". They wear costumes, knock on doors, and shout, "Trick or Treat!" ○2People almost always choose to give them candy as a treat, instead of choosing to receive a trick from the children. Adults sometimes "trick or treat" their friends, too. Usually the "treat" is a glass of" wine or some small gifts.
66. Halloween is a holiday which started ________ of years ago in _________.
67. It was believed that the spirits of _________ people were active on the night "All Saints' Day".
68. ________ and _________ are both traditional Halloween colors.
69. 请将○1处句子翻译成英语。___________________________________________________
70. 请将○2处的句子翻译成汉语。_________________________________________________
VI、口语交际（共5空；每空2分，满分10分）
根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。
A: Wow! Kate, you have changed a lot!
B: Why do you think so?
A: (71) ________ But now you are very thin.
B: So did you. You used to have long hair but now you have short hair.
A: How is your school life?
B: (72) _______ I go to the classroom after breakfast. I go to the dinning hall at noon. I go home after school. Classroom, dinning hall, dormitor y, classroom… every day!
A: By the way, you used to play basketball after school. (73) _________
B: No. I hardly do that.
A: Why?
B: Because I don’t have time anymore. I have to do a lot of homework after school every day.
A: Oh, poor Kate!
B: (74) _______
A: We are in the same boat! I love music and my father used to take me to the concerts. But now I only go in my dreams.
B: How I miss my old days!
A: (75)________
VII、词汇考查(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
76. I’m looking forward to _______(visit) the Great Wall this summer holiday.
77. I think we should speak to old people ______（polite）.
78. Don’t open your door for a _______(strange) when you are alone at home.
79. Mrs. White lives on the _______(twelve) floor.
80. We must ________(revision) our lessons every day.
81. My teacher told me “either” has two _______(pronounce).
82. The hen _______(lay) an egg in the hen house in the yard.
83. The workers are so tired after a long period of work. They need a ten ________(day) holiday to rest.
84. Could you tell me how ______(get) to the post office?
85. Please take care of _______(you) while I’m away, Tim.
VIII、句型转换（共15空；每空1分，满分15分）
按要求完成下列各小题。
86. Is he from England? Could you tell me?(合并为一句)
Could you tell me______ ______ ______ from England?
87. Light goes faster than sound. Our teacher told us.（合并为一句）
Our teacher told us light ______ ______ than sound.
88. You used to be quiet.(完成反义疑问句)
You used to be quiet, _______ ________?
89.They take pride in everything good that I do.（改为同义句）
They _______ ________ _______ everything good that I do.
90.Kate was so young that she couldn’t dress herself. （改为同义句）
Kate was _______ young _______ dress herself.
91.I think that the teams were fantastic.(改为否定句)
I ________ ________ that the teams ________ fantastic.
IX、根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
92. 去年我体重增加了很多。
I _______ _______ a lot of weight last year.
93. 就在那一刻，这张照片唤起了我对乡下那些美好日子的回忆。
Just at that moment, the photo _______ me ______ happy days in the country.
94.直到你尝试了某事，你才知道它的乐趣。
You ______ know the fun ______ you try something.
95. 为什么魏芬觉得学英语很难？
Why did Wei Fen find ______ difficult ______ learn English?
96.请把电脑和网络连接上。
Please ______ the computer ______ the Internet.
X、书面表达（共1小题；满分15分）
初中毕业在即，相信同学们在英语学习的过程中都会有不同的经历和感受。某英语学习报“特别关注”栏目本期开设的话题是“It Is...to Learn English”。
请你用英语写一篇短文，想该栏目投稿。
要求：
1.将题目补充完整；
2.中心突出，语义连贯，层次清晰，书写规范；
3.文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名；
4.词数不少于80词。
It Is __________ to Learn English
第一学期期中考试九年级英语答题卡
客观题（共55小题。1——40小题每小题1分；41——55小题每小题2分。满分70分）
IV、任务型完形填空（共10空；每空1分，满分10分）
VI、口语交际（共5空；每空2分，满分10分）
VIII、句型转换（共6小题；每空1分，满分15分）
IX、根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
参考答案
九年级英语
I、单项选择
1~5 CBCCD 6~10 BBCCC 11~15 ABCCC 16~20 ACDCD 21~25 BBADA
II、完形填空
26~30 ABABD 31~35 BBDBA 36~40 CBDBC
III、阅读理解
41~45 DCACD 46~50 CABCA 51~55 CBCAB
IV、任务型完形填空
56. woman 57.heavy 58.pass 59. them 60 stopped
61. thirteenth 62. too 63. again 64. with 65.watching
V、任务型阅读理解
66. hundreds; Europe 67. dead 68. Blank; orange
69. Children/Kids usually dress up as ghosts or witches.
70. 大多数时候人们会选择给孩子们糖果作为招待，而不是选择接受来自孩子们的捉弄。VI、口语交际
71.E 72.D 73.B 74. A 75. F
VII、词汇考查
76. visiting 77. politely 78. stranger 79. twelfth 80. review
81. pronunciations 82. ha s laid 83. days’ 84. to get 85. yourself
VIII、句型转换
86. if he is 87. goes faster 88. didn’t you/usedn’t you 89. are proud of 90. too, to 91. don’t think, were
IX、按要求完成句子
92. put; on 93. reminded; of 94. never; until 95. it; to 96. connect; with
X、书面表达
评分标准：
一档文（13—15分）：写出全部内容要点，层次清楚、语言流畅，有句式变化，基本无语法错误（1—2个错误），或有少量由于使用复杂结构而引起的语法或拼写错误, 但不影响意义理解。
二档文（9—12分）：基本写出全部内容要点，层次清楚、语言流畅，有少量语法错误（3—4个错误）
三档文（6—8分）：写出大部分内容要点，语言基本通顺，有一些语法和拼写错误，基本不影响意思表达。
四档文（3—5 分）：写出一半左右有关内容要点，语言不太通顺，语法结构单调、错误较多，只有少数句子可读，影响理解。
五档文（0—2分）：言不达意，不知所云；只有（1—2个）句子可读。