九年级英语寒假作业学号___________ 姓名________________一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）( )1. Hong Kong actor GuTianle used to be in _______ prison for some time in his _____. He shared this experience with his fans in his biography (传记).A. a; thirtyB. an; thirtyC. the; thirtiesD. /; thirties( )2. — Do you know what the young man was charged _________?— I hear he robbed a woman _________ her bag.A. with; ofB. of; withC. for; ofD. about; with( )3. Andy loves playing the piano. He ________ the piano after school very often.A. is heard playB. is heard to playC. hears playingD. hears play ( )4. Oh, my god! Our house __________last night. Look at the footprints on the floor.A. broke intoB. was breaking intoC. broken intoD. was broken into( )5. I thought the job would be a success. But it_________ to be a mess!A. turned intoB. turned outC. turned awayD. turned off ( )6.They thought __________ important to look right and left when ________ the road.A. it’s; crossB. it; to crossC. it; crossingD. it was; to cross ( )7. Zhang Guorong’s singing career _________ about over 20 years. It was his ________ appearance at singing in public.A. last ;lastB. lasted for; lastC. lasted; lastedD. lasted for; lasted( )8.He lives _______to Joy, and in the factory he works with her as well.A closely；closelyB close；closelyC close；closeD closely；closely( )9.Sunshine cinema ___________a film called Love boat.A. is showB. is shownC. is showingD. is on show( )10.The world of Dinosaurs is an amazing film which brings dinosaurs ________ on screen.A. liveB. livelyC. aliveD. living( )11. He doesn’t like _________very much. He’d rather _________a director.A. action; becomeB. acting; beC. action; to becomeD. acting; to be ( )12.—If you _______ careful enough, you may hurt yourself.—Thanks. I’ll be as _______as I canA. don’t; carefulB. aren’t; carefulC. can’t; carefullyD. don’t; carefully ( )13. Mary devoted as much time as she could _________for the elderly.A. careB. caringC. to careD. to caring ( )14. Your hair is too long. You _________ it _________ .A. should cut; longB. ought not to cut; shortC. had better have; cutD. had to have; cut( )15.What I wanted to express went ________ words.A. withoutB. beyondC. overD. past二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）Amy was a little girl. She lived near a fruit shop in the village. The shop was 16 by Mr. Smith.One day Mr. Smith said to Amy, “Would you like to earn (赚) some money? ”“Oh, yes,” replied she, “for I want some new shoes, and dad has no 17 to buy them with.”“Well, Amy,” said Mr. Smith, “there are some fine 18 in Mr. Green’s garden, and he said that anybody was welcome to them. I will 19 you thirteen cents (美分) a kilogram for all you will pick for me.”Amy was so 20 that she decided to go to pick the grapes as soon as possible. She ran home to get a 21 at once.Then she thought she would like to know how much money she would get 22 she picked five kilograms. 23 the help of her pencil, she found out that she would get sixty-five cents.“But supposing I should pick twelve kilograms,” thought she, “ 24 should I earn then?” “Dear me,” she said, after figuring (计算) a while, “I should earn one dollar and 25 cents.”Amy then found out what Mr. Smith would pay her for fifty, a hundred, and two hundred kilograms. It took 46 some time to do this, and then it was so near lunch time that she had to 27 at home until afternoon.As soon as lunch was 28 , she took her basket and 29 to the garden. Some boys had been there before lunch, and all the fine grapes were picked.As she went home, she 30 what her teacher had often told her—“Do your task at once; then think about it,” for “one doer is worth a hundred dreamers.”( ) 16. A. kept B. found C. made D. sold( ) 17. A. idea B. use C. money D. place( ) 18. A. apples B. bananas C. grapes D. pears( ) 19. A. cost B. pay C. spend D. take( ) 20 A. sad B. worried C. interesting D. happy( ) 21. A. box B. basket C. bag D. bottle( ) 22. A. until B. although C. if D. whether( ) 23. A. With B. Under C. In D. On( ) 24. A. how long B. how often C. how many D. how much( ) 25. A. fifty-six B. sixty-five C. thirteen D. thirty( ) 26. A. him B. her C. me D. us( ) 27. A. pick B. cry C. make D. stay( ) 28 A. over B. away C. up D. off( ) 29. A. returned B. hurried C. sent D. belonged( ) 30. A. talked about B. talked with C. thought of D. thought over三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）AWelcome to this short tour of London. In this square we are standing in the middle of London. Opposite 对面) is the National Gallery, a museum with lots of famous paintings. Go along the red street to Buckingham Palace. The queen (后) lives here.Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eye. It takes you 135 meters above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day. When you are tired, the best way to see London is by boat. You can get the boat near Big Ben. As you go along the river, the London Eye is on your right, near the Railway Bridge.Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. Then you can see the Tower of London next to the bridge. The Tower of London is the city’s oldest palace. It is nine hundred years old.Take the boat back along the river. Get off the boat and go past the station and walk along the street. Opposite is the old fruit and vegetable market. They don’t sell fruit and vegetables now. There are stores and restaurants, an d lots of street musicians. Turn left into King’s Street, and go past the church. You’re now back where you started, at the square. Now you finish your tour.( ) 31.If you go to visit the National Gallery, what will you find?A. lots of lovely animalsB. lots of valuable plantsC. lots of famous paintingsD. lots of interesting books( ) 32. Where can you get the boat?A. Near Buckingham Palace.B. Near Big Ben.C. Near Tower Bridge.D. Near King’s Street.( ) 33. ______ is London’s oldest palace.A. The Tower of LondonB. The National GalleryC. Buckingham PalaceD. The Houses of Parliament( ) 34. ______ is the London Eye.A. B. C. D.( ) 35. You will not go past ______ on your way back.A. the stationB. the squareC. the parkD. the churchBSmoking in indoor public places including public working places, public transport vehicles and some other special outdoor working places has been banned(禁止)in China since January 2011.Let’s look at the following advantages of banning smoking.b c e dFirst, banning smoking will not only help in saving smokers from health problems and diseases, but will also be good for passive(被动)smokers. When the smoker is smoking in a restaurant, the people around him are sure to breathe in the smoke and suffer from the diseases an active smoker gets. If smoking is banned, spread of these diseases can be controlled.Next, banning smoking will put stress on smokers to give up. Since a smoker is prevented from smoking, he will learn how to live without smoking for long hours. When a smoker doesn’t smell or see anybody around him smoking, it might reduce his wish to smoke too. As a result, people have to give up smoking.Smoking in public places influences non-smokers to start smoking, especially adolescents. When teens see people around them smoking, they will follow them easily. Thus the number of teen smokers will increase. Also asthma(哮喘)and other problems are often seen in children living around smokers. So if it is banned, these places will become safe for children and teenagers. Looking from the economic point of view, smoking should be banned to increase work productivity(生产率).Employees(雇员)who smoke usually take breaks to smoke while working. So the number of hours they put in their work is smaller.If you see from the environment point of view, smoking should be banned. Smoking causes air pollution. If it is banned, it will help keep the environment from getting worse.( ) 36. ________doesn’t belong to a non-smoking place.A.A fieldB.A hospitalC.A libraryD.A restaurant ( ) 37. The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us ______.A. banning smoking is good for restaurantsB. banning smoking is good for non-smokersC. banning smoking is good for spread of diseasesD. banning smoking is good for active smokers and passive smokers( ) 38. How many advantages of banning smoking are mentioned in this passage?A. Two.B. Four.C. Five.D. Six.( ) 39.According to the text, the underlined word “adolescents” means ______.A. menB. womenC. adultsD. teenagers ( ) 40. Which of the following statements in NOT true?A. If smoking is banned, work productivity will increase.B. If smoking is banned, the number of teen smokers will be larger.C. If smoking is banned, it will make the environment become better.D. If smoking is banned, smokers will learn how to live without smoking.CLook carefully at the back of a California state quarter．A man with a walking stick is pictured there．A bird called a California condor(大秃鹫)isflying overhead. Who is this man，and why is he so important that he isfeatured(处于显著地位)on the back of a coin?The man on this quarter is John Muir．Even as a child, Muir loved watching nature. As a young man，he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness．He walked more than a thousand miles across the country，through fields and woods．John Muir liked writing about the places he visited，describing their beauty.Muir also wrote about problems．In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, rnanytrees were being cut down．This made Muir unhappy and worried，because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in them．Muir believed that nature should be conserved(保护)instead of being changed by human beings．He wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests．Soon，others began to listen．Muir wrote letters to important people，such as President Theodore Roosevelt．The president admired Muir’s love for nature．When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California. Muir convinced(说服)the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation．Later，President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(建立)five national parks．National parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. This means that people cannot build homes or businesses there. One of these parks is Yosemite National Park，the area that is featured on the back of the California quarter．Though it has been almost one hundred years since John Muir died，people continue his work today．His work as a conservationist helped us to see the beauty of our natural world．John Muir made us understand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources---then，now，and for the future．( ) 41．What did John Muir spend much of his life doing when he was a young man?A．Watching natural views．B．Writing about the places he visited．C．Exploring the beauty of the wilderness．D．Creating farmland for sheep and cattle．( ) 42．Why did President Theodore Roosevelt visit John Muir?A．Because Roosevelt loved watching nature．B．Because Roosevelt received letters from John Muir．C．Because Roosevelt admired John Muir’s love for nature.D．Because Roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland．( ) 43．What happened after President Roosevelt went camping with John Muir?A．Many trees were cut down．B．Five national parks were established．C．More homes and businesses were built.D．More farmland was used for sheep and cattle.( ) 44．Why is John Muir featured on the back of a California state quarter?A. Because he walked over a thousand miles across the country．B. Because he helped people understand the importance of protecting the naturalworld.C．Because he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forests．D．Because he once wrote several letters to President Theodore Roosevelt．( ) 45．What is the writer’s purpose of writing this article?A．To advise readers to become active conservationists.B．To make us interested in the story about a great man．C．To tell us something about an important person in history．D．To give information about how to conserve the environment．四、任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）Celebrating New Year’s Day is one of the oldest and most exciting traditions around the world. Since this festival marks the beginning of the year, New Year’s Day is thought of as aperfect time for a “clean start”. People in the world decide to act better in the year just beginning than the year just ended.No day has ever been celebrated in so many different ways. All over the world, countries have their own special beliefs about what the New Year means to them.In Scotland, the New Year is called Hogmanay. In the villages of Scotland, barrels of tar (沥青) are set on fire. It represents that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.New Year’s Day is also the Festival of Saint Basil in Canada. Children leave their shoes by the fireside on New Year’s Day with the hope that Saint Basil, who is famous for his kindness, will come and fill their shoes with gifts.The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah. It is an important time when Jews promise to do better in the future. Special services are held in the church, children are given new clothes and New Year bread is cooked to remind people of harvest time.On New Year’s Day in Japan, everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes are decorated with bamboos—symbols of long life.In European countries such as Germany, France and Belgium, families start the New Year by first attending church services. Afterwards, they visit friends and relatives. In France, boys and girls receive gifts of money on New Year’s Day.New Year Celebrations Around the 46Country/people Celebration activities Special beliefsScotland People 47 barrels of tar.The old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.Canada Children leave their 48 by the fireside. Their shoes will be filled with __49 by Saint Basil.Jews It is a time for people to 50 to do better in the future.People 51 New Year Bread to remind of harvest time.Japan People 52 their new clothes.Homes are decorated with bamboos.Symbols of 53 lifeEuropean 54 People attend church services 55__ visiting friends and relatives.46.__________ 47.___________ 48.___________ 49.____________ 50._____________51.__________ 52.___________ 53.___________ 54.____________ 55.____________五、阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求回答问题。
