九年级上册英语半期考试题

2012年秋期九年级上册英语半期考试题
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一单项选择（每空1分，共20分。

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( ) 1.—How do you improve your writing skills?
_________ keeping a diary every day.
A. On
B. By
C. With
D. From
( ) 2.-- I hear all the museums will be open to people free in Hangzhou soon.
-- That’s good news. More people will ______their weekends visiting the museums.
A. spend
B. take
C. cost
D. pay
( )3. —Mike doesn’t look happy. What’s wrong with him?
—It seems that he has some trouble ______ that problem.
A. solve
B. solves
C. solving
D. to solve
( ) 4. —Are you afraid of ______, Linda? —No, I’ve grown up.
A. alone
B. living alone
C. lonely
D. being lonely
( ) 5 —What kind of music do you like?
----I prefer music _____ has great lyrics.
A. who
B. which
C. who
D. where
( ) 6. .Li Tie plays soccer in England.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. /
( ) 7. We must try our best our English .
A. improve
B. improving
C. improved
D. to improve
( ) 8 I think students should _______ to have at least one hour a day for sports.
That’s good for their health.
A. allow
B. not allow
C. be allowed
D. not be allowed
( ) 9. ---I usually go to bed late at night.
---_________________.
A. So I do.
B. So do I.
C. So am I.
D. So I am.
( ) 10 —How many books does the library have? — About two ________.
A. million
B. millions
C. thousands of
D. thousands
( ) 11. Alice has difficulties in learning Chinese. Let’s __ some good ideas for her.
A. come up with
B. come along
C. come out
D. come over
( ) 12. What a beautiful car! If I _____ enough money now, I ______ buy it.
A. have; will
B. have; would
C. had; would
D. had; will
( ) 13. — Can you smell _____ in this soup? —No, I can’t. Let me have a taste.
A. everything strange
B. strange anything
C. anything strange
D. strange something
( ) 14. —How_____ do you read English?
--Sometimes.
A. long
B. often
C. far
D. much
( ) 15.—Is that Lucy’s cousin, Anna?—No, it ______ her. She has gone to Paris.
A. mustn’t be
B. might be
C. can’t be
D. could be
( ) 16. The woman was ______ her son because he didn’t finish his homework.
A. afraid of
B. angry with
C. different from
D. angry at
( ) 17. My sister finds learning English ______, but I am very ______ in it.
A. frustrated; interested
B. frustrating; interesting
C. frustrated; interesting
D. frustrating; interested
( ) 18. My father wants to give up ______, but it’s hard for him to ______.
A. smoke; give up it
B. smoking; give up it
C. to smoke; give it up
D. smoking; give it up
( ) 19. —I prefer playing basketball to ______.Because I’m too outgoing.
A. stay at home
B. staying at home
C. sing
D. go out
( ) 20. After I heard the bad news, I was_______ sad _______ say anything.
A. so, that
B. too, to
C. so, t o
D. to, not to
二完形填空（每空1分，共10分。

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Bob wants to get some money. He finds a job at a shop. Every day he 21 some work after school. But __22 Saturday he works 23 day. Every day after school, he
takes a bus to the shop. He 24 there at 4:00. At the shop he cleans and washes vegetables, 25 , then puts them in bags. 26 he sweeps the floor. Bob likes his work. He works 27 4 to 6.Then he goes home. He 28 supper at half past six. After supper he studies. He is usually tired 29 , 30 he goes to bed early.
( ) 21 A. finishes B. does C. gets D. has
( ) 22 A. on B. in C. for D. at
( ) 23 A. the B. other C. all D. a
( ) 24 A. gets B. gets to C. comes D. comes to
( ) 25 A. eats them B. puts away them C. waters them D. puts them away ( ) 26 A. Some time B. Sometime C. Sometimes D. /
( ) 27 A. at B. on C. from D. between
( ) 28 A. eats B. ate C. does D. have
( ) 29 A. before the night B. after school C. before supper D. at night
( ) 30 A. So B. But C. For D. And
三阅读理解（每题2分，共40分。

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（A）
It is easier to go down hill than to climb up hill.So it is easier to fall into bad habits than into good ones. Bad habits do not come suddenly. They come little by little without one being aware of their danger. School boys first pick up little bad habits in school and on the street. When they can’t write their lessons, they copy from their schoolmates. If they see bigger boys smoking, they also want to learn to smoke. If they see their friends gambling they want to gamble. When they get bigger, the habits become stronger and stronger so that they can no longer get rid of them. From copying they learn to steal, from gambling, they learn to cheat. At last they become suspected by everybody. How necessary it is that we get rid of the bad habits in the beginning!
( )31. It is easier to fall into ______than into________.
A. good habits, bad habits
B. bad habits, good ones
C. bad habits, good one
( )32．Bad habits come________.
A. suddenly
B. little by little
C. faster and faster
( )33. Where do schoolboys pick up little bad habits first?
A.In school
B. On the street
C. in school and on the street
( )34.When schoolboys get bigger, their bad habits become_______.
A stronger and stronger B. weaker an d weaker C. better and better
( )35.It is important for us_________.
A. to copy with them
B. to learn to steal and cheat
C. to get rid of the bad habits in the beginning
(B)
Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don’t see the person you are talking with. That may change in the near future.
Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. With it, two people who are talking can see each other.
Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show the person you’re calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to see a book. Then you’ll be able to read t he book over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy, you’ll go to your phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you’re interested in over the phone. You’ll be able to shop all over the town and never leave your room!
( ) 36.Today people can use the phone to talk with others .
A. in all the towns
B. in some places in the world
C. almost anywhere on the earth ( ) 37.The word “it” in the passage means .
A. the picture phone
B. any phone
C. the use
( ) 38.We can through the picture phone according to(根据) the passage .
A. write a boo k
B. do some shopping
C. play games
( ) 39.Picture phones are very .
A. useful
B. impossible
C. bad
( ) 40.Which is not true according to the passage?
A. Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone.
B. With the picture phone, two people can’t see each other.
C. Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth.
（C）
People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But long time ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. In Ch ina, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks（牙）, monkey tail and salt were used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands. Some animals were used as money, too.
The first copper coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver （银）. But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.
( ) 41 People usually use money ____ .
A. to buy gold
B. to get something they want
C. to buy shells ( ) 42 Long, long ago people all over the world used ____ as money.
A. the same metal
B. the same paper
C. all kinds of things ( )43 In the past, the ancient（古代的）Chinese used to have cloth and knives ____ .
A. as a tool
B. as money
C. as a gift
( ) 44 was also a kind of money used by the people on some islands.
A. Gold
B. Animals
C. Rice
( ) 45 The first paper money ____ .
A. looked like the same as the paper money used today
B. looked interesting
C. looked like a note
（D）
Jack is from London. His father has a shop there and his mother works on a farm. He is a student of Grade One. His father drives him to school every day. So he is never late for school and his teachers like him very much.
It’s Tuesday today. Miss Read is teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten. Jack is working hard in class. Soon he can count to ten. Miss Read is very glad，she asks him, “How many people are there in your family, Jack?”
Jack stands up and says, “Two, Miss Read”.
“Who are they?”
“My father and mother.”
“Oh?” Miss Read is surprised and says, “There are three people in your family. ”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”
( ) 46 Jack’s father works .
A、in an office
B、in a school
C、in his shop
( ) 47 Jack often goes to school
A、on foot
B、by bike
C、by car
( ) 48 There are people in Jack’s family.
A、two
B、three
C、four
( ) 49 The teacher of Jack’s is .
A、an old man
B、a woman
C、a little boy
( ) 50 Which of the following is right?
A、Jack is late for school today.
B、Miss Read teaches them English.
C、Jack gives his teacher a wrong answer.
四补全对话，一空一词。

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M: Hello, is Sally __51__?
W: Yes, this is Sally speaking. Who is __52__?
M: Hello, this is Bob.
W: What are you doing?
M: Reading a book.
W: Do you want to come __53__ to my house? We can watch a __54__.
M: OK. That sounds great! __55__ can I get to your house?
W: Go __56__ Peace Street. When you get to the second traffic __57__, turn left. At the __58__ of the street, you’ll see a new hotel.
M: Oh, OK. I know where that is. There’s a small supermarket __59__ to the hotel.
W: Yes, my house is across __60__ the supermarket.
M: OK, I’ll see you at two thirty.
51 ________ 52 ________ 53 ________ 54 ________ 55 ________
56 ________ 57 ________ 58 ________ 59 ________ 60 ________
五从A,B,C,D,E,五个选项中选择适当的句子完成短文。

（每空2分，共10分。

）Americans spend their weekends in different ways. But usually they choose the same
aim(目的) to rest, to enjoy beautiful places and to enjoy the time with their family and friends. Some Americans hold(举行) parties on Saturday night.____61______.Then they won't get up until 9 or even 11 0'clock next morning. As soon as they get up they will go to the nearest corner shop to buy the daily newspaper(日报).____62_____．It will help them to decide what to do on Sunday afternoon. Before going out on Sunday, they will have a meal, which is called "brunch"—"br"from"breakfast"and "unch"from"lunch".___63____.After brunch some Americans may have a picnic with their family or friends. They will take many things with them, such as fresh vegetables, sea food, drinks, table cloth(桌布)and so on. Usually they drive to a beautiful park, a lake or the seaside.___64____.It is the biggest meal of the week and all family members try to present（出席）. Weekends are to be welcome everywhere.______65________.
A. They will make it at home or go to a restaurant nearby
B. They will dance, sing and drink together till mid-night
C. Sunday dinner is the most important meal of the week
D. Most people look forward to coming weekends
E. They can get news about films, plays, shows and sports in the paper
61 ____62 ____63 ____64 ____65____
六写作（10分）
以下是Lily过去与现在的变化，根据表格内容完成作文，开头已给出, 70
How Lily has changed!
It seems that Lily has changed a lot. She used to be short when she was younger,but now_________________________________________________________________
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