初三英语九年级下学期期中测试题

九年级下学期期中测试(100分)I．词汇：(15分)(A) 根据句意及首字母填写单词：1. The light bulb is one of the greatest i__________ in the world.2. Don’t t__________ rubbish everywhere. It’s our duty to keep our school clean.3. Thanks to the tour g__________, we enjoyed ourselves during this trip toBeijing.4. Most people use s___________ to wash their hair. It has a pleasant smell.5. Don’t forget to l___________ the door if you are the last to leave.(B) 词语释义：选出与句中划线部分意义最接近的解释。

( ) 6. I haven’t seen you for ages. How’s it going?A. several timesB. no timeC. a short timeD. a long time ( ) 7. She closed her speech with a funny joke.A. hadB. gaveC. endedD. began( ) 8. I was just a small potato in the company, so few people noticed me.A. not youngB. not tallC. not old enoughD. not important ( ) 9. Not all teachers agree that spending too much time on the Internet is good for students.A. SomeB. Lots ofC. FewD. Many( ) 10. —My mother likes to watch Korean TV plays.—Me, too.A. So do I.B. So am I.C. Either is OK.D. You decide.(C) 用所给词的适当形式填空：1.Many soldiers got ______ (exhaust) during the hard training.2.What the teacher said is quite ______ (convince). All the students believe him.3.The music was so _______ (please) that they all lost themselves in it.4.The length of the seat belt is ______ (adjust)5.O·Henry’s stories were famous for the surprising ______ (end).II．选择填空：（15分）( ) 1. Hold on to your dreams, ______ they will come true one day.A. butB. andC. orD. so( ) 2. I usually sleep with the window open ______ it’s very cold.A. untilB. unlessC. asD. if( ) 3. British people eat ______ a lot, and they are cooked in different ways.A. potatoB. potatoesC. beefD. chicken ( ) 4. —The coffee is good. ______?—Certainly. I am very glad you love it.A. Could I have another cupB. What a bout something elseC. why not have a tasteD. Where did you buy it( ) 5. Personal computers _____ in 1976. It has changed the whole world.A. have been inventedB. are inventedC. were inventedD. invented ( ) 6. ─Do you believe _____ you read in ads?─No, only some of them.A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything ( ) 7. He _____ every Sunday volunteering in an old people’s home.A. spendsB. givesC. usesD. takes( ) 8. You can imagine how different the table manners here are from _____.A. usB. oursC. ourselvesD. our( ) 9. I don’t like eating chocolate. The taste is too ______.A. hotB. deliciousC. niceD. sweet( ) 10. _____ people will watch Beijing Olympic Games on TV in 2008.A. Million ofB. Millions ofC. Five millionsD. Million ( ) 11. The room is messy. I don’t know _____.A. how you lived in itB. when did you live in itC. why did you live inD. where you lived( ) 12. To keep safe, everyone _____ to wear a seat belt in the car.A. is supposedB. supposesC. supposedD. will suppose ( ) 13. I have _____ chores to do today that I can’t go out with you.A. so muchB. such manyC. so manyD. such ( ) 14. My parents usually buy me some simple clothes _____ can last a long time.A. whoB. thatC. whomD. whose ( ) 15.─Hi, mike! How’s it going?─______.A. Good ideaB. I think soC. Pretty goodD. Of courseIII．交际运用：（15分）Tim: I don’t know what classes to take this semester. (1) . Have you thought about it, Brenda?Brenda: Yes, I have. I think I’d make a good journalist (2) .Tim: Maybe I could be a teacher because I’m very creative. And (3) .Brenda: Oh, I would n’t want to be a teacher. (4) .Tim: I know one thing I could never do.Brenda: (5) .Tim: I could never be a stockbroker (股票经纪人) because I am not good at making decisions quickly.（B）根据情景在横线上填写一个适当的单词、短语或句子。

A: Hello?B: Hello, Ms Lock. (6) _ Jack Burr.A: Uh, Mr. Burr… in Apartment 205?B: No, in Apartment 305.A: Oh, yes. (7) _ ? Does your refrigerator need fixing again?B: (8) _ , it’s the oven this time.A: Oh, so (9) _ ?B: Well, I think the temperature control needs to be checked. Everything I try to cook gets burned.A: Really? OK, I’ll have someone look at it right away.B: (10) ___ , Ms Lock.A: Uh, by the way, Mr. Burr, are you sure it’s the oven and not you r cooking? IV．完形填空：（10分）In the park I sat down to read on the bench, disappointed by life with good reason to complain, for the world was __1 letting me down.Then a young boy came up to me and said with great excitement, “Look, what I found!” In his hand was a flower and he placed it to his nose. He said with overacted surprise, “It sure 2 pretty and it’s for you.”The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must 3 it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower and replied, “Just what I need.” But 4 placing the flower in my hand, he held it midair without reason. It was then that I noticed for the very 5 time, that the boy was blind.I heard my voice trembling (颤抖), tears 6 in the sun, as I thanked him for picking the “best”one. I sat there and wondered 7 he managed to see a self-pitying woman.Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the 8 ; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been 9 , I had made up my mind to see the 10 in life.( ) 1. A. once B. hardly C. always D. seldom( ) 2. A. feels B. smells C. keeps D. seems( ) 3. A. get B. try C. give D. take( ) 4. A. as for B. instead of C. except for D. because of( ) 5. A. first B. one C. last D. once( ) 6. A. shining B. falling C. running D. drying( ) 7. A. when B. how C. what D. whose( ) 8. A. world B. flower C. boy D. life( ) 9. A. annoyed B. silly C. proud D. blind( ) 10. A. future B. problem C. beauty D. reasonV．阅读理解：(1)Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You don’t want to work and you have to stay in bed, and you will feel very sad.What makes us ill? They are germs. Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes. But you can see them with a microscope. They are very, very small and there could be hundreds of them on a little bit of something.Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty warter under the microscope, we will see a lot of them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.Germs are not only found in water. They are found in air and dust. If you get a cut in the finger, and if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut, germs will come into your finger. Your finger will become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes if the germs go into all of your body, you may have pain in every part of the body.( ) 1. If ______, you may be ill now.A. you like to stay in bedB. your body becomes hotC. you feel cold in winterD. you feel hot after work( ) 2. Which of these could be a microscope according to this passage?A. B. C. D.( ) 3. Germs can be found _______.A. everywhere around usB. only in our bodyC. only in dirty waterD. only in a microscope( ) 4. Which of the statement is TRUE?A.If things are very small, they are germs.B.If things can’t be seen, they must be germs.C.Germs are too small to see with our eyes.D.Your fingers may be cut by small germs.( ) 5. the main idea of the passage is that ______.A. germs are in dirty waterB. it’s bad to be illC. you’d better take care of your fingersD. germs make us ill(2)Have you ever seen the film Traveling Bird? In the film, groups of birds fly high above the sky and cross the way above snow, rivers, fields, sea and grassland. I’m sure you will love the beautiful picture when you see the film.But you may not feel so good if you have learnt about bird flu(禽流感) from TV or on the Internet. Some governments had to kill chickens in their cities. A large number of chickens and even some people died in Asia. And nearly 8,500 birds died in Russia because of bird flu.Chickens can get bird flu from the feces (粪便) of the passing birds. It is not so difficult to control the chickens in cages or on farms. But it is much more difficult to control the birds in the sky.Luckily, scientists have found a medicine for bird flu. But the virus (病毒) can change easily and quickly. So bird flu is still a serious problem we must face.( ) 6. We know how birds get bird flu from the film Traveling Bird.( ) 7. Not only birds and chickens but also man can get bird flu.( ) 8. The feces of the passing birds can cause bird flu.( ) 9. It is easier to control chickens than the control flying birds.( ) 10. Scientists have found the medicine, so we needn’t worry about bird flu any more.(3)When my wife and I went to live in an Arab country, my friends told us to be prepared for a culture shock (文化冲击). Later, we realized that the advice given to us by our friends was correct.The culture shock started with the weather. Here, the burning sun can cook an egg in a minute The hot weather made us feel so tired that we were falling asleep at midday!Another culture shock was the working week. We worked from Saturdays to Wednesdays, including Sundays. It was also strange to see people praying (祈祷) in a certain direction! They have strict rules for women. They do not let people see their faces in public. They do not let women drive cars, either. All dresses worn by women have to cover the body completely. They believe that women cannot be seen in public.At the weekends, we went camping in the desert. I will never forget watching the sun setting over the desert. We also enjoyed riding on the camels.In the end, we enjoyed living there, but their culture is very different from the American culture.( ) 11. The writer experienced the culture shock ______.A. before going to the Arab countryB. after camping in the desertC. during stay in the Arab countryD. while watching the sunset.( ) 12. People in the Arab country do not go to work ______.A. on Mondays and TuesdaysB. on Saturdays and SundaysC. on Wednesdays and ThursdaysD. on Thursdays and Fridays( ) 13. Which of the following is strict rules for women?a. cover faces in publicb. not go outsidec. be dressed in whited. not drive carsA. a; cB. a; dC. b; cD. b; d( ) 14. What does the writer think of living in the Arab country?A. He enjoyed living there.B. He enjoyed the culture there.C. He was interested in praying.D. He felt strange to see the weather.(4)People live around the world. They like to have celebrations. In China, people celebrate new Year. New Year is in January or February. They wear red clothes because red is the color that will bring joy. Chinese children get money in red envelopes for the new year. In Gambia (冈比亚) , people celebrate Independence Day. It is in February. They wear bright clothes and play music at the celebration. In England, people celebrate May Day. May Day is in May. They wear pretty clothes to celebrate the coming spring. The children like to dance on this day. In America, people celebrate Thanksgiving Day. It’s in November. They have a very big dinner with their families and friends. They eat turkeys and a lot of other delicious food. They have a long talk after the dinner.(5)Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors, cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic(天主教的) school.After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time,day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No.”“Well then,” she asked again. “WHA T was it?”Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed to the plus sign (加号), I knew they were n’t joking.”( )21. Why did Tommy’s mother send him to a catholic school?A. Because he could eat well there.B. Because he could learn more about nuns.C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.( ) 22. Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _________.A. was still the same as usualB. ate so much at dinnerC. kissed her hello after schoolD. worked hard but said little( ) 3. “hitting the books” means “_________” in Chinese.A.用功B.捶书C.发泄D.振作( ) 4. The last sentence in the passage shows that ________.A. Tommy felt sorry for the manB. Tommy was afraid of being nailedC. Tommy didn’t like the plus signD. Tommy liked playing jokes on others( ) 5. From the passage, we can infer that _________.A. teachers should be strict with their studentsB. mistaking might do good sometimesC. a catholic school is much better than other onesD. nuns are good at helping children with their math.VI．完成句子：（每小题2分，共10分）1．Liu Xiang is one of ______________________ (最受欢迎的明星) in China. 2．People should learn _______________________(怎样保护自己).3．Miss Li _____________________ (被当作) our good friend.4．The students _______________ (想出)a good idea to _____________ (解决)the problem.5．They are _______________________ (为这个有病的小男孩捐款).VII．书面表达：（10分）中国自古就有尊师重教的优良传统，“程门立雪”就是一个典型例子。