2005-2006学年度第一学期九年级英语测试题

2005—2006学年度第一学期九年级英语测试题I.听力（20分）Ⅰ-Ⅰ请听句子，选出与所听内容意思相同或相近的句子。

（共5分，每小题1分）( ) 1. A. She is working here. B. She doesn`t work here now. C. She is used to working here.( ) 2. A. In my opinion, students should study in groups .B. In my opinion , students should be allowed to study in groups .C. In my opinion , students should not be allowed to study in groups .( ) 3. A. I would use the money to help poor people .B. I would use the money to teach children .C. I would use the money to help poor children .( ) 4. A. This schoolbag could be Jean`s .B. This schoolbag couldn`t be Jean`s .C. This schoolbag must be Jean`s .( ) 5. A. The vacation is free . B. I have time to go on vacation . C. I am not free to go on vacation . Ⅰ-Ⅱ请听对话，根据其内容选择最佳答案。

（共5题，每小题1分）请听第一段对话，回答第6和第7小题。

( ) 6. How many times has Sam been to Sydney ?A. OnceB. twiceC. Never( ) 7. When is Sam leaving for Sydney ?A. At 9:00 p、m . on Friday , July 27 .B. At 9:00 p、m . on Friday , June 27 .C. At 9:00 a、m . on Friday , July 27 .请听第二段对话，回答第8—10小题。

( ) 8. What would the woman do if she couldn`t sleep well ?A. She`s see a doctor .B. She`d drink some coffee .C. She`d take a long walk before going to bed .( ) 9. What would the woman do if the teacher asked her to give a speech ?A. She`d say she ways shy .B. She`d say she was ill .C. She`d say yes .( ) 10. What will the man do if he wants to make friends with a new student ?A.He will write a letter to her .B. He will introduce himself to her .C. He will invite her to see a movie.Ⅰ-Ⅲ请听短文，根据其内容，回答下列问题。

（共10分，每小题2分）( ) 11. What is the main idea of the passage ?A.It is very important and useful to learn a foreign language .B.Some people learn a foreign language more easily than others .C.There are two ways to help you learn a foreign language more easily .( ) 12. What`s the first way to help you learn English ?A. Trying not to make any mistakes .B. Trying not to ask others for help.C. Trying to build up your confidence .( ) 13. What`s the first way to help you learn English ?A. Practicing using English .B. Practicing writing English .C. Practicing speaking English .( ) 14. What does ―Practice makes perfect‖ mean ?A.The more you practice your English , the less you will enjoy it .B.The more you practice your English , the more mistakes you will make .C.The more you practice your English , the better your will learn it .( ) 15. Which is NOT true according to the passage ?A.The harder you study English , the better you do in it .B.English is easy for us to learn well .C.If you want to learn English well , you should keep on using it .Ⅱ.单项选择（16分）16. I much prefer dogs ________ cats .A. withB. toC. inD. at17. The teacher as well as the students ______ going to have another picnic .A. isB. areC. willD. were18. My grandpa enjoyed ________ to the cinema .A. goB. goesC. to goD. going19. Let me give you _______ .A. a adviceB. an adviceC. a piece of adviceD. some advices20. This camera _____ be Carol`s . I have sent it in her home .A. mayB. couldC. mustD. have to21. There is _____ rain in the south of China .A. too muchB. much tooC. so manyD. many to22. What _____ you do if someone asked you to be in a movie .A. willB. wouldC. canD. should23. If he ______ you, he`d take a small present .A. isB. areC. wasD. were24. He is allowed _____ out to play basketball .A. goB. to goC. goingD. went25. He doesn`t seem to copy the homework , _______ .A. tooB. alsoC. eitherD. as well26. _______ beautiful the flowers are !A. whatB. HowC. What aD. How a27. Mario spent a lot of time _______ computer games .A. playB. to playC. playingD. played28. It _____ us ten minutes to walk home .A. paidB. costC. tookD. spent29. How do we deal ______ our problem ?A. withB. byC. ofD. at30. Why not consider ________ Sydney ?A. to visitB. visitingC. visitedD. to be visit31. Would you like to go ________ ?A. somewhere warmB. warm somewhereC. anywhere warmD. warm anywhere Ⅲ.完型填空（10分）Poor Martin lost his work and was trying to find a job . One day he read in the newspaper that a man was 31 to work in a zoo . He was very 32 and went to the boss of the zoo to ask for the job . The boss told him that their monkey had just died and it would be two months 33 they could get another one , so they wanted him to take the monkey`s place .As soon as he heard this . Martin got angry and shouted , ―You want me to take the place of a monkey ! Take this place yourself . You look more like a monkey than I do.‖―Don`t expect it like that ,‖ said the boss , ―I know you don`t look like a monkey , but we`ll 34 you up.‖ Martin thought about it for a while . Thought he didn`t like the idea , he had to make a living after all . So he 35 the job in the end .The next day Martin started to work . It wasn`t so 36 . The only thing he didn`t like was the tiger in the cage next to him . But , as there were strong bars (铁栏杆) 37 them he soon got used to (习惯) his neighbor .One afternoon he climbed up to the top of the bars . Suddenly he missed his footing and fell not on his own side of the bars , but into the tiger`s cage. That great animal was asleep at the time , but the noise of Martins fall woke him up . Martin had to 38 the bars again quickly to get back into his own cage. He tried to get up , but he had hurt his feet so badly that he couldn`t move . He hid (藏) his face in his hands so as not to see the tiger coming . The next few seconds seemed like hours . Then he 39 the tiger whispered (低语) in his ear ,―Don`t be 40 , old man , I`m in the same boat as you .‖( ) 31. A. told B. paid C. wanted D. chosen( ) 32. A. sad B. worried C. surprised D. glad( ) 33. A. before B. since C. after D. ago( ) 34. A. pick B. dress C. bring D. give( ) 35. A. took B. gave C. loved D. lost( ) 36. A. good B. clean C. bad D. nice( ) 37. A . behind B. among C. before D. between( ) 38. A. climb B. lift C. move D. jump( ) 39. A. saw B. heard C. made D. thought( ) 40. A. angry B. sad C. unhappy D. afraidⅣ.阅读理解AGood morning class !Today , I`ll talk about going online .We know that there are too many net bars around us . The Internet can make our lives interesting and enjoyable . Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer and can get more information from the Internet . We can learn English . We can read some good newspapers games . We can send e-mails tour friends quickly . We can chat freely online with our friends . It can help us get in touch with people from all over the world . But some students spend too much time in playing computer games and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. Some girls even get to have boyfriends or some boys get to have girlfriends online . They write too many letters to each other . It takes them too much time to chat online , so they do worse and worse in their lessons and they don`t study well any more . I think we mustn`t be online when it is time for us to study . We can do it in summer or winter holidays . I think we should go online with adults ---- our teachers or parents .At the same time , if we have lots of free time , we can do some our-of –class activities at school . We usually have activities from 4:50to 550 in the afternoon . We have different kinds of activities . If you are interested in sports , you can play basketball or football . We also have some interest groups in school , such as drawing , singing and dancing . We can go to the English Corner on Monday afternoon . We can practice talking in English there . I hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities that we can learn a lot from and less time on the Internet .Thank you for listening to me . That`s all .( ) 42. What is he passage mainly about ?A. Going onlineB. How to communicate with others .C. the teachers or parents .D. Different kinds of activities( ) 43. The Internet can make our lives ________A. helpful and importantB. enjoyable and interestingC. enjoyable but expensiveD. interesting but tiring( ) 44. _______ is not good .A. Going online by yourselfB. Reading newspapers and magazines online .C. Going online with adultsD. Spending all day in the net bars .( ) 45. Playing computer games can make us __________A. healthyB. strongC. cleverD. lazy( ) 46. Which of the following is NOT true ?A. There are too many net bars around us .B.We can learn English on the Internet .C. We mustn`t get online when we are studying .D. We should spend most of the time on the Internet .BLong Long ago , in 331B.C, Greece conquered Egypt and built Alexandria . This city was named Ptolemy became ruler of Egypt .The Greeks loved learning . Ptolemy believed that people needed to have written records of their thoughts and ideas . They needed to have a place to collect their books . For the first time in history , Ptolemy tried to collect together all the Greek books that had been written . To do this , be built the largest and best library in the ancient world .Before this time , great writings were often hard to find , and many had been lost . Books then were written by hand on a kind of paper called papyrus . Sheets of papyrus were rolled around wooden sticks. The papyrus rolls were stored in deep shelves on the library walls .All books brought into Egypt were taken to the library . There, scholars studied them and corrected any mistakes . The books were copied over so they would be easier to read and store . They were listed in a catalog(目录).The library at Alexandria grew to have over half a million books . It was a center of learning for over 700 years before it was destroyed by fire in A.D.391.( ) 47. This passage is about _______A.how the best ancient library in the world was born .B.how Greek people began to learn to read .C.how paper was made in early times .D. how Egypt was conquered .( ) 48. The large ancient library was located in ________A. GreeceB. EgyptC. Alexander`s hometownD. Ptolemy`s hometown( ) 49. Probably this library was built ________.A. in A.D.391B. long before 331B.C. C. a few years before Alexander`s deathD. a few years after Greece conquered Egypt and built Alexandria .CI often hear some students say English is difficult , and it gives them a headache. So they can`t learn it well . But English is very easy for me . I`m good at it . I`m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.First, I think an interest in English is very important . When I was in Grade One , we had a new subject---English . It was fresh to me . I was interested in it , so I worked hard at it . Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark . How happy I was ! Since then , I have been learning English harder and harder. Our English teacher often taught us English songs, and the songs sounded nice . I often think how interesting English is !Second , English is a foreign language . I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully , speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary . Then practice again and again, never be tired . And I also have a good habit: Whenever I have a question , I must make it clear by asking our English teacher . How happy I am when I understand !Besides , I often read English stories , jokes and easy novels , From these I know English is not only interesting but also useful . They help me understand a lot of things . So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well .And I also do some exercises from our workbooks , and I often keep English diaries , English has become a close friend of mine .Now I have learned English for more than two years . I am always the first in our class . At last , I hope every student can learn English well .根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。