九年级英语期中考试试卷(上学期)

九年级英语期中考试试卷（上学期）一.单项选择( 每小题 1 分，共15分) 从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能够填入空白处的答案。

( )1. —This is _______ useful guidebook.—I agree with you. We may get lost without it. A. a B. an C. the D. /( )2. In my opinion, parents should get their kids to face difficulties their own.A. byB. onC. withD. for( )3.Mrs Brown, don ' t worry about Daming. He is old enough to take care of __________ .A. himselfB. herselfC. yourselfD. itself( )4. —Amanda, what' s your favourite subject?— _____ , though it ' s not easy for me.A. AutumnB. ChemistryC. SwimmingD. Electricity( )5. —Amy, can you help me look for my pet cat? It went just now. —Oh, sure.A. badB. sickC. wrongD. missing( )6.Where are your dad and brother, Lisa? We ' ve been waiting for them for ten minutes.Well, Dad _____ Tom for losing his glasses in the livingroom.A. punishesB. is punishingC. punishedD. will punish( )7. —Sara, I hear your son is sick.—Yes, he has had a high fever. That ' s why I want to take two days ______ .A. offB. backC. overD. on( )8. —Xi ' an is such a beautiful city. What about _______here for two more days?—Good idea. And we can go to visit the Terracotta Army.A. movingB. leavingC. remainingD. reaching( )9. Old Tom is unhappy because _____ has visited him sincehe moved to town.A. everybodyB. somebodyC. anybodyD. nobody ( )10. More than people visited the ____ carexhibition.A. two million; eight- dayB. two millions; eight days 'C. two millions; eight- dayD. two million; eight day 's ( )11. Celia, you ' d better _______ the TV now. It 's time to go to bed.Oh, Mum, the talk show will be over soon. Please give me ten more minutes.A. turn onB. turn upC. turn offD. turn down( )12. —Please _____ , or you will have to get out of thereading room.—Oh, sorry.A. stop shoutingB. stop to shoutC. stopping shoutingD.stopping to shout( )13. Mr Green asks us to hand in our reports _____ wefinish them.A. beforeB. as soon asC. thoughD. because( )14. —I ' ve decided to go to Las Vegas to spend my summer holiday. —_____ . What about going there together?A. So do IB. So have IC. So did ID. So will I( )15. —I came first in the long jump.—_____ . I ' m so proud of you.A. Good luckB. Have funC. Well doneD. You 're joking二.完形填空( 每小题 1 分，共10分) 通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个答案。

Mr Oliver was the richest man in town. He didn 't have to16 . All day long the only thing he did was to sit at his window and watch everyone else work hard for a living.Every 17 Mr Oliver sat at his window and waited for people to come home from work. 18 after a busy day, theyrested and looked out at the stars and the moon at night. But soon 19 all went to bed, fell asleep and dreamed. After a while, Mr Oliver went to bed,too, 20 he didn ' t fall fast asleep.One night, Mr Oliver heard a 21 at his window. He found a little injured bird on his windowsill ( 窗台).“Poor little thing, ” Mr Oliver said 22 . “The city isno place for birds. ”He carried the little bird inside and took care of its injured wing ( 翅膀).Mr Oliver worked and worked. 23 , he fell asleep with thelittle bird in his hands. And then he dreamed about a 24for birds.The next morning, Mr Oliver hurried outdoors and 25 to work. He wanted to build a beautiful park for birds with trees and beautiful flowers in it.From that day on, Mr Oliver never had difficulty falling asleep and he became a happy and busy man.( )16. A. wait B. worry C. work D. drive( )17. A. morning B. noon C. evening D. night( )18. A. Hungry B. Tired C. Happy D. Excited( )19. A. you B. he C. we D. they ( )20. A. because B. but C. so D. if ( )21. A. voice B. knock C. song D. noise( )22. A. angrily B. sadly C. proudly D. nervously( )23. A. At last B. First of all C. In fact D. Above all( )24. A. park B. hospital C. home D. square( )25. A. forgot B. offered C. began D. agreed三.阅读理解( 每小题 2 分，共40分)阅读下列材料，完成每篇材料后的问题。

October is getting closer and it also means that the year of2014 is coming to an end. “Hooray! It 's a holiday! ” Whileyou are thinking of putting textbooks aside and playing video games, let 's take a look at what children in other continents usually do during their holidays.Children in America don 't have much homework to do. They keep themselves busy by playing camp games. A parent says, “My daughter Shirley us ually attends different camps. We don't ask her to spend plenty of time on maths problems or spelling tests. ”Children in Australia take partin activities on over twenty different themes ( 主题). They learn painting, dancing, singing, history, culture and so on. Parents can accompany their kids to enjoy the learning process and to build a closer relationship with them.These are what African kids do ：build a boat, have a camelrace, make a drum and make a rag ( 碎布) football. Don 't youthink it is interesting that kids in other places have no idea how to make a drum, but kids in Africa do?Plan your holiday well and try what you want to try. Make a good plan and you will have a lot of fun.( )26. Where does Shirley come from?A. Asia.B. America.C. Australia.D. Africa.( )27. What does the underlined word “ accompany” mean in Chinese?A. 提醒B. 监视C. 陪伴D. 排斥( )28. According to the passage, only kids in Africa know how to .A. play camp gamesB. do spelling testsC. build a boatD. make a drum ( )29. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The passage was written before October.B. Kids in America are good at maths.C. Kids in Australia spend much time on homework.D. Kids in Africa don 't play football.( )30. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To advise kids to make holiday plans.B. To introduce some good holiday camps.C. To encourage kids to make friends with parents.D. To show the importance of doing homework during holidays. “Whoosh!” The ball flew into the net and the game was finally over. This game had gone into overtime ( 加时赛) twice.Until the last goal was scored, no one had any idea which team wouldwin.Dave felt so bad because his team had lost. He liked playing soccer, buthe liked winning even more. Now the two teams should have a picnic together. Dave did not want to eat lunch with the other team. The other显摆）team would probably brag ( by talking about how they won the game.Dave went to the locker room ( 更衣室) to change out of his soccer clothes. There the coach talked to the team about what they had done well. They also talked about how they could improve. Then everybody walked outside towards the picnic table.One of the players from the other team was standing near the picnic table. He handed Dave a paper plate. “Hi, I 'm Miguel, ” he said.“Hi, ” Dave replied, looking down at the ground.“You played great, ” Miguel said. “I didn 't think we were ・J_ ・??going to win. ”Dave was surprised. Miguel was not bragging at all.“Thanks, ” Dave said to Miguel. “You played great, too. ”Dave felt happy. Dave promised himself that the next time his team won a game, he would not brag to the other team. It was wonderful to win, but it was even more important to be a good winner.( )31.What happened first in the story?A. Dave met Miguel.B. The boys ate lunch together.C. Dave went to the locker room.D. The soccer game ended.( )32.Which sentence best describes Dave?A. He didn 't like to lose.B. He got angry a lot.C. He got tired easily.D. He was not friendly to others.( )33.What happened in the locker room?A. Dave and Miguel talked.B. Dave and his team ate lunch.C. The coach talked to the team.D. Dave put on his soccer clothes. ( )34.What was Dave ' s problem?A. He was too tired to eat.B. He didn 't want to eat withthe winning team.C. He didn 't like Miguel.D. He didn 't play soccer as wellas his teammates.( )35. Based on the story, what would probably happen in the future?A. Miguel would brag the next time his team won.B. Dave would not brag the next time his team won.C. Dave 's team would win the next socc er game.D. Miguel ' s team would not play against Dave 's team again.Kitesurfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn 't get popular until the end of last century. It is also known as kiteboarding, and in some European countries as flysurfing.Kitesurfing works through wind power ( 动力) by using a largekite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.At first, kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport.Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design. For an able and strong person, kitesurfing can be a very fun, exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.Compared with other water sports, kitesurfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5-10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment ( 装备) for kitesurfing, which costs $1,000 to $2,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress ( 进步), kitesurfing is becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.With the rising popularity of kitesurfing, most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing club, which provides professional kitesurfing training and equipments.( )36.Kitesurfing has a history of about years.A. 30B. 50C. 100D. 130( )37. is mentioned in the passage as the power ofkitesurfing.A. WaterB. WindC. The sunD. The kite( )38.The underlined word “range ” in the third paragraphmeans in Chinese.A.在……范围内变动B.按……顺序排列C.向……方向延伸D.根据……归类( )39.The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that .A. its price is getting lower and lowerB. more and more people are enjoying its excitementC. its equipment progress makes it easier and saferD. all people can learn and take part in it( )40.The main idea of this passage is aboutA. how to operate kitesurfingB. the progress of kitesurfing equipmentC. the history of kitesurfing in ChinaD. the development of kitesurfingDuring a winter storm in 1919, one dog managed to save the lives of the people on the ship Ethie. Today, people still tell the story of the dog.In December 1919, Ethie was travelling along the coast of northern Canada. Without warning, the ship ran into a bad storm. Because of high winds and heavy snow, the captain could not tell where he was going. Sailing too close to the shore ( 岸), the ship could not move because of some rocks. Ethie was in danger.The captain decided to save the people on his ship. He thought it was too dangerous to try to reach the shore bylifeboat, so he sent up flares （闪光信号） to call for help.People saw the flares and rushed to the beach. The crew （ tried to船员）throw a rope （绳子） to them, but there seemed to beno way to get a rope to the shore.In the early 1900s ships often carried a large kind of dog called a Newfoundland. Newfoundlands are excellent swimmers. During sea journeys, Newfoundlands would bring back things that had fallen off the ship or even save people from the sea.The Newfoundland on Ethie was named Tang. The captain decided that Tang offered their best hope of survival （幸存）. He gavethe dog a long rope. Holding the rope between his teeth, Tang jumped intothe turbulent water. He fought his way through high waves and strong winds. Finally he reached the beach.The people on the shore took the rope. The rope became the ship 's lifeline. Because of Tang, all the people on Ethie landed on the beach safely. He was given a special medal for being a hero. Tang wore the medal for the rest ofhis life.（）41.What happened to the ship Ethie at the beginning of the story?A. It ran into a bad storm.B. It couldn 't reach the shore.C. There was a hole in it.D. It was found at the bottom of the sea.（）42.Ethie could not move near the shore because of .A. the high wavesB. the heavy snowC. some rocks in the seaD. the strong winds( )43. Which order is RIGHT according to the story?①The dog reached the beach.②The captain gave Tang a rope.③Tang was given a special medal.④The captain sent up flares.A. ①③②④B. ④②①③C. ①②④③D. ②④①③( )44.The word “ turbulent ” means .A. roughB. smoothC. safeD. amazing( )45. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. A storm in 1919B. The rope to save peopleC. A medal for a dogD. The hero on the ship四.补全对话(每小题 1 分，共 5 分) 在每小题的空白处选择适当的话语使对话意思完整。