外研版九年级上英语期末试卷及答案(最新整理)

14-15学年外研九年级上学期期末试题
Class: Name: Marks： （满分100分）
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

( )1.— Sarah, have you looked at ______ menu?
— Yes, I would like to have chicken noodle soup. What about you?
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. /
( )2. It was wise ______ Linda to look at the train timetable on the Internet before she left for the train station.
A. of
B. for
C. in
D. with
( )3. — Your sister’s film report is really good.
— Yeah! Compared with ______, mine is much worse.
A. she
B. her
C. hers
D. herself
( )4.— Please tell me your ______ and weight.
— I am 1.75 metres tall and weighs 73 kilos.
A. age
B. size
C. shape
D. height
( )5.— Jimmy’s home is close to the company, but he uses his car every day.
— Well, he is too ______ to walk to work.
A. lazy
B. strong
C. well
D. bored
( )6.— There must be something wrong with my camera.
— Don’t worry. I’ll ask my uncle to ______ it for you.
A. fix
B. buy
C. keep
D. provide
( )7. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the most interesting novel ______ I have ever read.
A. that
B. whose
C. who
D. whom
( )8.— Who is the young man ______ the food?
— He is our new manager.
A. divides
B. is dividing
C. dividing
D. has divided
( )9.— Were you the first one to get to the meeting room?
— Yes. When I arrived, ______ was there.
A. everybody
B. somebody
C. anybody
D. nobody
( )10. According to the headmaster, the names of the winners of the school violin competition ______ on the school website next Monday.
A. put up
B. were put up
C. will put up
D. will be put up
( )11.— Mum, must I cut the wool off the sheep right now?
— No, you ______. You can do it later.
A. can’t
B. needn’t
C. mustn’t
D. shouldn’t
( )12. Sara is mad because Lincoln hasn’t called her ______ he said he would.
A. as if
B. even though
C. so that
D. now that
( )13. I hear the Whites are going to Austria in a few days, but I don’t know ______ they will stay there.
A. how long
B. how often
C. how soon
D. how many
( )14.— Linda, can you tell me ______?
— Yes, at half past three in the afternoon.
A. when Mr Brown will present the prizes
B. when will Mr Brown present the prizes
C. where Mr Brown will present the prizes
D. where will Mr Brown present the prizes
( )15.— Dear, could you please pass me that hat?
— ______.
A. Perhaps
B. Nice idea
C. Good luck
D. Here it is
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，选出一个最佳答案。

Albert’s father was a very busy man who often had to work whole weekends. One Sunday morning, hearing his dad opening the front door to go to his 16　, Albert ran to ask him some questions:
-“Why do you have to go to work today, Daddy? We could play …”
-“I can’t. I have some very 17 matters to see to.”
-“And why are they so important, Daddy?”
-“Well, because 18 they turn out well, the company will make lots of money, and it’s 19　
they’ll promote (提拔) me.”
-“And why do you 20 them to promote you?”
-“Well, to have a better job and earn more money.”
-“Great! And when you have a better job will you be able to 21 me?”
Albert’s father thought for a while, so the boy continued with his questions.
-“And why do you need to earn more money?”
-“Well, to be able to have a bigger and better 22　.”
-“And what would we need a bigger house for?”
-“With a bigger house we’ll be more comfortable and we’ll be able to do more things.”
Albert thought for a while, and then 23　.
-“Will we be able to do more things together? Great! Then go quickly.”
On hearing this, Albert’s father closed the front door, 24 leaving. He took off his jacket, and sat with Albert to play with him. Albert, who was as 25　
as he was delighted (欣喜的), said:
-“Yes, I think the promotion and the new house can wait for a few years.”
( )16. A. room B. office C. bed D. computer
( )17. A. private B. small C. serious D. important
( )18. A. if B. although C. as D. since
( )19. A. useless B. possible C. strange D. interesting
( )20. A. advise B. persuade C. want D. encourage
( )21. A. play with B. look at C. worry about D. talk about
( )22. A. car B. company C. garden D. house
( )23. A. refused B. left C. smiled D. remembered
( )24. A. except B. including C. among D. without
( )25. A. surprised B. angry C. sorry D. worried
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。

A
Hello, I’m Bob, chairman of Cape No. 8 Museum. Welcome to be here. Next week, we will have a special show about old machines from different countries. You can find how machines were used to help people one hundred years ago.
How did the Germans make their first cars? How did our grandfathers in China use their farming tools? When did the Americans try to make their planes? And when did the Spanish make comfortable shoes in their factories? You will find the answers.
After this trip of the machine history, enjoy some coffee by our museum coffee-making machines in A-Chou’s Café in the corner of this floor.
Thanks for your coming.
Bob, Sun. 0104
( )26.When is the museum closed?
A. On Monday.
B. On Tuesday.
C. On Saturday.
D. On Sunday.
( )27.How long is the museum open on Friday?
A. 7 hours.
B. 8 hours.
C. 11 hours.
D. 12 hours.
( )28.What can we see in the Chinese Room?
A. Old planes.
B. Shoe-making machines.
C. Coffee-making machines.
D. Old farming tools.
( )29.Victory is a BMW car fan. Which room should he go to?
A. Spanish Room.
B. French Room.
C. German Room.
D. American Room.
( )30.Which is the best theme for this special show?
A. Machine Time.
B. Living Ways.
C. The Business World.
D. Movie Show.
B
I’m Jackie. Recently, I spilt (洒) a cup of coffee over my laptop by accident. Almost immediately, the screen went black and it stopped working. Soon I began to feel ▲. I felt that I had lost a hand!
I also realised that my life had been under the control of technology for a long time! Almost every day, I used the Internet for at least four hours, whether to do my homework, learn news, go shopping online or communicate with my friends. Something else that has surprised me most is using a pen and paper for writing. I find that writing has become a little strange to me! I used to love writing, but in the last couple of years, I have become used to typing with my fingers. Surely technology has made our lives easier, but it also has destroyed something.
Since then, I’ve decided to use technology when I feel I really need to. Now I use my mobile phone less. Instead I write letters to my family and friends, taking time to really think about what I am saying to them. I’m not afraid of my life without the Internet any more. I’m glad about these small changes.
( )31.Which of the following can be put in ▲?
A. tired
B. excited
C. worried
D. relaxed
( )32. In the past, Jackie spent about ______ hours on the Internet every week.
A. 4
B. 8
C. 20
D. 28
( )33. What is Jackie probably?
A. A writer.
B. A student.
C. A news reporter.
D. A shop manager.
( )34. What’s the underlined word “typing” mean in Chinese?
A. 打字
B. 测距
C. 速算
D. 穿针
( )35. Why does Jackie write letters to his friends and family now?
A. Because he wants to practise handwriting.
B. Because he doesn’t want his life to be too easy.
C. Because he doesn’t want to depend too much on technology.
D. Because he doesn’t like communicating with them on the Internet.
C
Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois find that music training can help students become smarter. They also find that one year of music training doesn’t make a difference. Two years does.
They did a two-year study by providing free music lessons for some students from poor families at a high school. Let’s take a look at the results. Overall (总的来说), more than 50% of the school’s
students did not graduate (毕业). However, about 90% of the 44 students who took the free music lessons graduated and went to university.
Adelina Flores’s daughter is one of those 44 students. She said she wasn’t surprised by the results. Her daughter had already told her she was getting better at maths after receiving the music training and that her reading skills had improved a lot. Adelina Flores added, “She’s grown to be more confident.”
It’s amazing, isn’t it? However, there is one problem. Children have to actually play an instrument to get smarter. They can’t just listen to music. One of the researchers compared the difference to that of building up one’s body through exercise. She said, “You’re not going to become healthier just by watching sports.”
( )36. About ______ of the students who took the music training didn’t graduate.
A. 4
B. 14
C. 40
D. 44
( )37. Which of the following is NOT Adelina Flores’s daughter’s change after receiving the music training?
A. She became healthier.
B. Her maths improved a lot.
C. She became more confident.
D. Her reading skills improved a lot.
( )38. If you want to be smarter through music training, you need to ______.
A. learn to write music
B. listen to music as often as possible
C. learn to play an instrument for a year
D. play an instrument for at least two years
( )39. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Children from poor families can be smarter.
B. All students should take free music lessons.
C. People who are interested in music are smarter.
D. Music training can make children smarter.
( )40. Where does the passage probably come from?
A. A poster.
B. A magazine.
C. A storybook.
D. An advertisement.
D
A Portable Treat
Some people like a snack (小吃) that they can carry around. Donuts (油炸圈饼) are the perfect, portable treat!
No one knows who made the first donut. Some people think they came to America with Dutch settlers. The Dutch people loved sweets! They made the first cookies, cream pie, and cobblers in
America. They made donuts, too.
A sea captain named Hanson Gregory may have made the first donut. He was steering his ship during a rough storm. He had been eating a fried cake. Then a storm came. He needed both hands to steer. He also wanted to eat his little cake. Captain Hanson stuck the cake on a spoke (辐条) of the steering wheel. This made the very first donut hole! People liked the idea of a hole in the middle of their fried cakes. Sometimes the centre wasn’t cooked.
Donuts got better. A man named John Blodell made a donut cutter. People were happy. Donuts always looked round and perfect! Later, big machines popped out thousands of donuts. They were all perfect!
The American word “donut” was first used by a store called Dunkin’ Donuts. Other countries spell the word “doughnut”. People all over the world love donuts. Italian donuts are called zeppoles. Polish donuts are called paczkis. German donuts are called “berliners”.
There are many other kinds of stuffed donuts. Some are filled with jelly. Others have custard cream in the middle. September 14 is National Cream-Filled Donut Day! Donuts can have vanilla, chocolate, or banana cream inside.
So have a donut! It’s the perfect, portable snack! Just don’t eat too many, or your middle will fill out like a donut.
( )41.What does the underlined word “portable” mean in Chinese?
A. 松软的
B. 便于携带的
C. 酥脆的
D. 可得到的
( )42.What job did the person do who may have invented the donut?
A. A sailor.
B. A store owner.
C. A cook.
D. A sea captain.
( )43.We can infer (推断出) that people thought that a donut hole was a good idea because ______.
A. they could eat donuts on a ship
B. they could carry the donut on their finger (手指头)
C. the centre part of the donut was never cooked enough
D. they liked to peek (偷看) through the donut
( )44.Which is the German word for a donut according to the article?
A. doughnut
B. zeppole
C. berliner
D. paczkis
( )45.What is the main idea of this article?
A. The donut has a long and interesting history.
B. Technology helped make donuts even better.
C. September 14 is National Cream-Filled Donut Day.
D. The Dutch brought sweets to America.
四. 情景交际(每小题2分，共10分)
根据对话内容，在横线上填上适当的内容补全对话。

A: Hey, David!
B: Hi, Lisa! (46) ?
A: Terrible!
B: (47) ?
A: My parents are always asking me to study hard and comparing me with others. It makes me stressed out (心力交瘁的). (48) .
B: Well, don’t worry. Why don’t you chat on the Internet to share your feelings with your friends? A: Really? (49) ?
B: Sure. It’s a popular way to get help. You can get many replies from friends.
A: But what if my parents don’t let me do it?
B: Let me see. Well, you’d better have a try first. If you have a chance, you should invite them to read your blog, and they’ll understand you better.
A: (50) . Thank you a lot.
B: Don’t mention it.
五. 词汇(每小题1分，共10分)
(A) 根据句意及首字母提示完成句子（每空一词）。

51. — I think teachers will be r__________ by computers in the classroom in the future.
— I don’t agree with you.
52. Tina sent me a letter r__________, but I haven’t replied to it.
53. Tommy is so interested in travelling that he often l__________ through travel magazines in his free time.
54. To my surprise, Tony finished the task without any d__________.
55. — I came first in the 110m hurdles race.
— C__________.
(B) 从方框内选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式完成句子（每词或短语只能选用一次）。

decide, go surfing, power, suffer
from, lend
56. Li An is one of the most __________ directors, I think.
57. My family spent two weeks in Hawaii last year and we __________ every day.
58. Lucy’s parents are angry with Lucy about her __________ to give up her job.
59. Amy is worried about her dad because he __________ a bad back at the moment.
60. I __________ my bike to Tim the day before yester-day, but he hasn’t returned it.
六. 书面表达（满分15分）
假如你是李华，你校将要举办一个演讲比赛。

请根据下列要求，以“Advantages of riding
bicycles”为题，写一篇演讲稿。

要求：80词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。

Hello, everyone,
My name is Li Hua. I’m from Class Two, Grade Three. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ That’s all. Thank you very much!
参考答案：
1-5 CACDA6-10 AACDD11-15 BBAAD
16-20 BDABC21-25 ADCDA26-30 ABDCA
31-35 CDBAC36-40 AADDB41-45 BDBCA
46. How’s it going / How are you
47. What’s happened to you / What’s the matter
48. I don’t know what to do
49. Is it helpful to me
50. That sounds like a great idea
51. replaced52. recently53. looks
54. difficulty55. Congratulations56. powerful
57. went surfing58. decision59. is suffering from
60. lent
One possible version:
Hello, everyone,
My name is Li Hua. I’m from Class Two, Grade Three. The subject of my speech is “Advantages of riding bicycles”.
In my opinion, riding bicycles is a great activity. For one thing, it’s good for our health. Riding bicycles is a good way to build up our body. It can help us to lose weight and stay healthy. For another, it helps to save the environment. As everyone knows, riding bicycles doesn’t cause air pollution or noise pollution.
So I’d like to advise all of you to bike to school instead of using cars.
That’s all. Thank you very much!。