淄博张店区九年级英语期末考试题

Michael, a famous TV host in Hong Kong, wrote a letter to his son. It’s not only helpful to children, ____1____ also good for all ages. The following paragraphs are chosen from his letter.
❶Life is ____2_____. While you’re wasting it today, you’ll r ealize you are at the end of life tomorrow. So ____3_____ you start to value your life, the earlier you can enjoy it.
❷You might fail if you don’t study hard, ___4____ a lot of successful people haven’t received higher education.
❸I don’t ____5_____ you to support me for the rest of my life, so I’m not going to do ___6____ for you. You will live on your own ____7_____ you grow up.
❹You should be friendly ____8____ others, but you shouldn’t expect the same from others.
❺I’ve bought the lottery(彩票) for almost 20 ____9_____. From young to old, but I’m still poor. So you have to work hard to be ____10_____. There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
1. A. and B. but C. so D. if
2. A. bad B. free C. short D. long
3. A. early B. earlier C. the earlier D. the earliest
4. A. although B. because C. so D. if
5. A. hope B. expect C. make D. let
6. A. same B. the same C. different D. difficult
7. A. when B. but C. while D. how
8. A. in B. to C. of D. at
9. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
10. A. succeed B. success C. successful D. win
Although “no” is a very little word, it is not always easy to say it, and no doing so often causes trouble.
When we are asked to stay away from school, and waste time and be naughty when we should study, we should say “no” at once. When we are asked to waste time on our way to school, we should say no. When some schoolmates want us to talk or play in the classroom, we should say no. When we have done something wrong, and we are tempted to cover it with lies, we should say “No, I can't tell a lie; it is wrong.” If we are asked to do things that are not helpful to us, we should think about what is right for us at that time.
Learn to say “no”. Once you do that, you will find how easy it actually is. You'll get more time for yourself, your study and things that are most important to you.
Saying no can be difficult at first. If you are not sure how to say no, here are some simple ways for you to say no in a polite mann er. Use the words like these. “I am sorry, but I can't. ”，“I'd love to do this, but. . . ”，“Let me think about it first and I'll get back to you. ”，“Now is not a good time as I'm in the middle of something. How about we speak at X time？”11．What do the underlined words “are tempted” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．离开B．被怂恿C．被热爱D．发火12．What good thing can we get when we learn to say “no”？
A．We lose our friends. B．We have less time.
C．We can get more time. D．We lose money.
13．Which one is Not Polite if you want to say “no”？
A．I'm sorry but I can't. I must do homework now.
B．I'd love to do this, but I have to do homework first.
C．Let me think about it and I'll get back to you.
D．No, I can't. You are wrong.
The lazy boy at school
“My god, what terrible trouble it is to me to learn lessons! Here I have one two----no, not two----but thirty words with meanings to learn. I wish words had no meanings!”
“Well, I know I must begin to learn them. P-U-N-I-S-H, punish. I know the meaning of that word without the book.”
“Oh, this difficult lesson! I will never get it. P-L-E-A-S-U-R-E, pleasure, that means playing ball. But I am sure if John, who is another boy in my class, he would say pleasure means having a new book. Read, read, read... I hate reading. When I because a man, I’ll never open a book. Oh, how I wish I were grown up now!”
The lazy boy becomes a man
“Yes, I am a man. And how I wish that I had not been such a little fool when I was a boy! I hate my books, and tried to forget my lesson.’
“Now remember John? He liked reading better. He learned more and worked harder than I did. Now, John is like myself, a man, but a very different kind of a man.”
“I see my fault now, but it is too late. I have no time to read, or for pleasure, because I must hard with my hands for my daily bread.”
14. According to the passage, what does the boy like doing?
A. Playing ball.
B. Going to movies
C. Having a new book.
D. Learning lessons.
15. Why does the boy want to grow up?
A. Because he doesn’t like John.
B. Because he wants to make money.
C. Because he wants to leave his parents.
D. Because he doesn’t want to read books.
16. What kind of a man do you think John probably becomes?
A. A cleaner
B. A worker
C. A waiter
D. A scientist.
17. What can we learn from the passage?
A. If we were lazy in childhood, we would be sad and poor when we grew up.
B. We should play well enough when we are young.
C. We should learn from the lazy boy.
D. Growing up is a good thing.
Next time, when you get stuck behind a slow driver, look at the color of his car. It will probably be green. American researchers have found that green cars are chosen by stubborn drivers who dislike to get out of the way for anybody. They also criticize (批评) the other drivers for the way they drive.
The study also shows that bright red cars are usually driven by outgoing people who hate being overtaken. And, it is said that yellow cars are always in a hurry. Drivers of yellow cars will not wait in a traffic jam. They will turn off the road and try to find another way.
Blue is the color chosen by the relaxed drivers. It’s not possible for them to get angry with other drivers and they will almost certainly stop before the red light.
Black was the only color available when cars were first sold. Many people remember that Henry Ford, the producer of the first cars, once said “Any color—so long as it’s black” when someone asked about what color car he could have. Now black has become a popular color in some countries.
18. The underlined word “stubborn” may mean”” in C hinese.
A. 不肯退让的
B. 不愿意失败的
C. 不够仔细的
D. 不够勇敢的
19. What will blue car drivers do when they meet a traffic jam?
A. They will criticize others for the way they drive.
B. They will turn off the road and try to find another way.
C. They will get angry with others.
D. They will not get angry and will stop to wait.
20. Which is TRUE about black cars?
A. Black car drivers are outgoing.
B. Henry Ford preferred black cars.
C. Ford doesn’t sell black cars.
D. Few people like black cars.
21. The passage mainly talks about ____________.
A. cars
B. drivers and traffic jam
C. cars and drivers
D. colors of cars and drivers
A huge block of ice appeared in the middle of the forest one morning. It was as tall as a tree. What’s more, it was so cold that everyone kept away from it. But there was a wonderful treasure in the ice. The Lion King said, “_____22_____”
As soon as he said this, all the animals decided to have a try. They all started to break the ice, except the fox. ____23_____ The animals tried their best to break the ice, but they all failed. They were disappointed. Suddenly, they saw something moving in the ice. _____24_____. He got the treasure without breaking the ice block. The animals were surprised, so they asked him how he had done it.
____25_____ He found that the ice was too big to break. He also found that he could get to the middle of the ice by digging a tunnel (隧道). At one end of his tunnel, he built a small fire, and it can quickly melted (融化) a hole in the ice. Then he went into the ice and got the treasure.
The fox became the king of the forest. He showed everyone that one can achieve more by
26. When we face difficulties, we should be brave and full of e____________.
27. The new mobile phone is so expensive that I can’t a__________ it.
28. The polluted air is very h__________ to us. It’s bad for our health.
29. “The future belongs to us.” means “The future is o___________.”
30. Life is full of the u___________. We can’t expect everything.
Dave and his younger sister Tina lived in a small village. One day, they took part in a competition---they had to climb a few ____31____ to win the competition.
At the beginning, things went ____32____. But after a few days. Dave was too ____33____ to walk any farther. Tina was angry with him. In Tina’s eyes, Dave could do everything well.
“Perhaps I should be the strong one and ____34 ___ him.” she thought. So she said to Dave, “All right, but you should walk ____35 ___ me for the rest of the day. Then you can go back if you like” This was easy for Dave, ____36 ___ he agreed and they achieved their goal. The next day, Tina pointed to the next mountain and said. “I ____37 __ that you could walk to that mountain with me."
Dave agreed quickly ____38 ___ it was not far. Every day, Tina would set an easy goal for
Dave so that he could walk with her. Finally. ____39 ___ finished climbing all the mountains and won the competition.
All of us face challenges. But if we ____40 ___ with them step by step, we will succeed in the end.
Once, a group of boys decided to play a soccer game. Each of them would bring something for the game. So one would bring the ball, another would bring the whistle (哨子), others would bring the corner flags, and so on.
Before the game started, they had to choose the head of the team. They decided that the boy who had brought the most important thing would do that. But they couldn't decide which thing was the most important. So they thought they could start playing with all the things, and threw them away gradually and the one left was the most important one.
The first thing they threw away was the whistle, because the referee (裁判) could just shout instead. As time went by, they threw away all the things away and used other things instead. They went on playing until they used a tin (罐头盒) instead of the ball.
At this moment, the boys realized that all the things could be thrown away, but their team spirit was the most important. They should work together to make the game a great one. So they started to play again with all the things they had brought there.
No one thought about who was playing better or worse. They just concentrate on having fun and improving their game. It was really a great game.
41. Why did the boys throw away the whistle first?
_______________________________________________________________________________ 42. According to the passage, what did the boys think was the most important at last?
_______________________________________________________________________________ 43.
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46. 柔与安静的音乐使我放松。

Soft and quiet music __________ me ____________. 47. 在我返回学校之前，铃声已经响了。

_______ ________ _________ I got back to school, the bell had rung.
48. 与朋友商量问题是很重要的。

It’s important ______ _________ problems __________ with friends.
49. 我盼望着上高中。

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A river was running towards the valley (山谷), but when she came to a rock, she was afraid.
The rock asked her, “Where are you ____50_____ (go)?”
The river answered, “I’m going to the valley. My friends are waiting ____51_____me.”
The rock made fun of the river and ____52______ (say), “You are still very young. Go back ____53_____ the hill, and don’t come here again!”
Then the river said, “I can only go ahead. There ____54_____ (be) no river that goes backward.” The rock became ____55________ (angry) and said, “Speak no more! You must go back!”
The river said, “Where should I go?”
“Go anywhere you like, just don’t come close to ____56_______(I)!” After a while, more and ____57_____ (much) water came together as the river hesitated (犹豫).
_____58______ (Final), the river ran over the rock.
She then said to the rock, “A person _____59_____ has a strong will (意志力) only go ahead, and nothing will stop him!”
初四毕业班的学习生活对于很多同学来说是一项挑战。

假如你是一名班主任老师Mr. Meng, 你的学生王刚写了一封电子邮件向你倾诉自己的问题，过于肥胖而且学习压力大。

请你根据以下提示信息给他写封电子邮件，向他提一些好建议。

提示：1. 饮食健康 2. 坚持每天锻炼身体 3. 坚持好的学习习惯
4. 与朋友，家人或者老师多交流
要求：100词左右。

Dear Wang Gang,
I’m sorry to hear that you have some problems, ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
Mr. Meng。