九年级英语上册半期试卷精编版

第一卷选择题（本部分共五节，共计90分）
第一节：听力（共三小节，共计20分）
第一小节情景反应（共7个小题，每小题1分，共计7分）
根据你所听到的句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答语，并将其字母代号填入题前括号内。

（每个句子听两遍）
（）1. A. I don’t like the color. B. I want to buy a sweater for my son. C. I have got a headache.
（）2. A. It’s sunny, isn’t it? B. It’s Friday, isn’t it? C. It’s spring, isn’t, it?
（）3. A. Thank you. B. What makes you think so?. C. Please don’t say so.
（）4. A. His bike. B. Today’s newspaper. C. A horse.
（）5. A. That’s all right. B. Yes, please. C. All right.
（）6. A. Yes, it is. B. Sorry, Jim is out. C. No, I’m not. ( ) 7. A. It’s a computer. B. Many years ago. C. For sending e-mails.
第二小节对话理解（共8个小题，每小题1分，共计8分）
根据你所听到的对话和问题，从下列各题A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并将其字母代号填入题前括号内。

（每段对话听三遍）
（）8. A. At school. B. In the library. C. In a clothing shop. （）9. A. John B. Henry C. Brown
（）10. A. It was Thursday. B. It was Saturday. C. It was Monday.
（）11. A. Monkey. B. Dog. C. Bird.
（）12. A. To the park. B. To the library. C. To the museum. （）13. A .by writing B. by reading aloud C. by listening to tapes ( ) 14. A. In America. B. In France C. In China.
( ) 15.A. Silk B. Cotton C. Paper
第三小节短文理解（共5个小题，每小题1分，共计5分）
根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。

短文听三遍。

( ) 16. The boy wanted to have delicious food when he was ________________.
A. 13 years old
B. 9 year old
C. 5 years old
( ) 17. At the age of 9 the boy got ______________.
A. a basketball
B. a ping-pong table
C. much delicious food
( ) 18. When the boy was 10, he wanted to ______________.
A. be a famous Ping-Pong player
B. fly to the moon
C. learn about
business
( ) 19. The boy thought that he needed more money to ____________ when he grew up.
A. do many interesting things
B. buy delicious food
C. go to space ( ) 20. The boy wanted to learn about business to ____________.
A. be able to play basketball on the moon
B. be the richest and happiest man
C. get more money to help others
第二节单项选择（共15个小题，每小题1分，共计15分）
请从下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

( ) 21. The underlined part in the word “repeat”is pronounced as ________.
A. / i: /
B. / I /
C. / e /
D. /a:/
( ) 22.—How do you learn English words?
—_____ making word cards.
A. To
B. By
C. For
D. With
( ) 23.You will find _____ easy to learn it well.
A. that
B. its
C. it
D. this
( ) 24.Linda’s father hates waiting in long lines. I think he’s not very _______.
A. patient
B. talented
C. popular
D. powerful
( )25 —I don’t know how to deal with these old books.
—_____giving them to the children from poor families.
A. What about
B. Why don’t you
C. Shall we
D. Why not
( ) 26. The family was _____ poor _____they couldn’t buy a TV set.
A. so; that
B. not; until
C. not; but
D. such; that
( ) 27. _______lovely boy he is !
A. How
B. What
C. What a
D. How a
( ) 28.—Could you please tell me______?
—They’re over there.
A. where are the restrooms
B. where were the restrooms
C. where the restrooms are
D. where the restrooms were
( ) 29. She _____live with her grandparents, but she doesn’t now.
A. used to
B. is used to
C. was used to
D. is use to
( )30. —Mom, I was the first to reach the top of the mountain.
—Good job, Jack! I’m_____ of you!
A. careful
B. proud
C. pride
D. afraid
( ) 31. My father wants to give up_____ ,but it’s hard for him to_____.
A. smoke; give up it
B. smoking; give up it
C. smoking; give it up
D. smoke; give it up
( ) 32. Computers ______widely in our daily life now.
A. use
B. used
C. were used
D. are used
( ) 33. It _____me half an hour to reach the top of the mountain.
A. spent
B. cost
C. took
D. paid
( ) 34.Fifteen-year-olds______to have jobs in China.
A. is not allowed
B. are allowed
C. is allowed
D. are not allowed
( ) 35. _____ it rains heavily, they go on working outside.
A. How
B. Why
C. Although
D. What
第三节补全对话（共5个小题，每小题1分，共计5分）
阅读下面对话，从方框中选择适当的句子补全对话。

(选项中有两项是多余的)
A: Excuse me, sir. 36
B: Certainly. Go along this street. Turn left into Xingfu Street, and the museum is on your right.
A: 37_
B: It’s about thirty minutes.
A: I see. 38
B: Yes, you can. A No.103 bus will take you there.
A: 39
B: Over there. Look! The bus is coming.
A: Thank you very much.
B: 40__
36.______ 37.______ 38._______ 39.______40._______
第四节完型填空（共10个小题，每小题1分，共计10分）
阅读短文，从下列各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

There are many problems between parents and their children. Some parents
don’t understand their 41 , and many of them even argue with each other.
If I am a parent, how will I 42 my child? Well, I think there are many ways.
43 , I’ll encourage my child to do things he or she likes. The things
should be good 44 him or her. If it is not good for my child, I’ll talk to
him or her about the disadvantage of the thing in a 45 way.
Second, I will always take pride in everything good that my child 46 .
For example, if he or she gets good grades, I’ll say something like 47 , “Well done! I’m very proud of you.”These words will both make my child and
me very 48 .
Third, I will spend 49 time staying with my child than my parents
did with me. I’ll chat and go shopping with my child. I am 50 these
things will make parents and their kids get on well.
( )41．A．classmates B．kids C．friends
( )42．A．give lessons to B．get along with C．talk to
( )43．A．First B．Next C．Later
( )44．A．for B．about C．before
( )45．A．silent B．lazy C．patient
( )46．A．will do B．is doing C．has done
( )47．A．it B．this C．them
( )48．A．happy B．strange C．sad
( )49．A．little B．less C．more
( )50．A．afraid B．sure C．surprised
第五节阅读理解（共20个小题，每小题2分，共计40分）
第一小节请根据短文内容，从下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A
What did Americans use to do on weekends in the early twentieth century?
Places to stay at People spent lots of weekends at home. Then new inventions changed the weekends.
Ways of traveling People rode streetcars to parks. Young people like roller coasters(过山车).Bicycling became a popular activity if they wanted to be outdoors.
Amusement The first movies lasted only one minute. Soon, however, movies got longer. In the 1920s,movie theaters sold millions of tickets each week! In the
1927,movies finally had sound. Sometimes, people stayed at home instead, and listened to another new invention, the radio.
( ) 51. Where did Americans use to spend lots of time on weekends?
A. At home.
B. In the theater.
C. Outdoors.
D. In the park.
( ) 52. Which of the following are new inventions now?
A. Bicycles.
B. Movies.
C. DVDs.
D. Radios.
( ) 53. What was a popular activity for Americans to go outdoors on weekends in the twentieth century?
A. Riding streetcars.
B. Bicycling.
C. Visiting parks.
D. Riding roller coasters.
( ) 54.What do you know about the first movie?
A. They seemed very long.
B. They didn’t see well.
B. They were very boring. D. They had no sound.
( ) 55.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. The Americans and their parks in the twentieth century.
B. The things Americans used to do in the twentieth century.
C. The first American movies.
D. New inventions changed Americans’weekends.
B
The purpose of students who come to school is to study. But studing needs right ways, or we would waste the time or the money. The followings are ways for studying.
The best time for reading is morning. Because in the morning ,the air is fresh and our minds are clear. For that reason, we can get good results.
When we study we must be patient. If we don’t understand a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next until we have learned the first one well.
When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book. We cannot read absent-mindedly (心不在焉地) , or we could get nothing from the book while we are
reading.
We must always ask “why”. If we can’t understand well, write it down and ask our teachers or parents, brothers or friends in some possible ways. We must know it completely and then our knowledge can be used well.
Though there are many ways for studying, however, the above mentioned (提到的) will be helpful if we can keep them in heart.
( ) 56. Morning is the best time for reading because .
A. we can be more patient
B. we can have a good time
C. the air is fresh and our minds are clear
D. we can relax ourselves
( ) 57. When we are studying, .
A. we must chat with friends on the phone
B. we’d better listen to pop music
C. we have to eat something
D. we should put our hearts into the book
( ) 58. If we don’t understand a text well , .
A. we should copy others answers
B. we should read it again till understand it
C. we don’t do it any more
D. we should give it up and read the next one
( ) 59. Which of the followings is NOT TRUE ?
A. The purpose of students who come to school is to study.
B. When we are studying, we can’t be absent-minded.
C. We don’t have to ask “why”when we can’t understand well.
D. We should know knowledge completely and use it well.
( ) 60. The best title of this passage is .
A. Right Ways of studying
B. Don’t Waste Time
C. Be Patient
D. Learn to Ask “Why”
C
Tea, coffee and cocoa are three major drinks all over the world. Tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea, as well as silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export since then.
Tea has a history of over 4,000 years and China is the home of tea. In ancient China, tea was used as a kind of medicine, while nowadays people drink tea daily. Longjing, Pu’er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. Thanks to the mild climate and rich soil in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan, tea is produced mainly in these provinces. The word for tea in different languages came from Chinese, like”cha’i”in Russian. And the Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique(独特的)tea
culture, which includes tea planting, tea leaves picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is also popular in some saying, like “A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea.”In dances, songs, poems and novels, tea is often mentioned, too. ( ) 61. How many drinks are mentioned in this passage?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
( ) 62. Tea is produced mainly in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan because_____.
B. they are all big provinces.
C. they are close to the sea.
D. there are quite lot of mountains there.
E. the climate is mild and the soil is rich there.
( ) 63. The underlined sentence “A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea.”in the last paragraph means”_____”
A.一个朋友就是一杯茶。

B. 君子之交淡如水。

C. 看到朋友就会想起茶
D. 绅士才能喝茶。

( ) 64. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Tea, coffee and cocoa are important Chinese exports.
B. Tea has more than 1,000 year history.
C. Japan is home of tea.
D. In ancient China, people used tea as a kind of medicine.
( ) 65. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Chinese Tea Culture
B. A Saying of tea.
B. Drinks in the world. D. Tea and coffee.
第二小节任务型阅读
People live around the world. They like to have celebra-tions(庆祝活动). 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 (独立日). It is in February. They wear bright clothes and play music at the celebrations.
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 on the fourth Thursday in November. They have a very big dinner with their families or friends. They eat turkey and a lot of other delicious food. They have a long talk after the dinner.
Celebrations Around the World
Countries Celebrations Time Clothes
66 New Year January or February Red clothes
Gambia Independence Day 67 Bright clothes
England May Day May 68 clothes
America 69 Day The 70 Thursday in November
第二卷非选择题（本部分共四节，共计30分）
第一节单词拼写（共5个小题，每小题1分，共计5分）
请根据句意和中文提示写出单词（注意使用单词的正确格式，一空一词）
71. Did you have a ________(交谈) with him?
72. A _______(陌生人) walked up to me and shook my hand.
73. ________ (请再说一遍)me, I didn’t hear you clearly.
74.That is a great________(国际的)question of the day.
75.The bridge still stands over the river strongly after the _______(地震)。

第二节完成句子（共5个小题，每空0.5分，每小题1分，共计5分）
请根据句意和汉语提示完成句子（一空一词）。

76.他们是如何为考试而学习的？
How do they ______ ______ a test?
77.多么漂亮的龙舟队伍啊！
_______ _______ the dragon boat teams were!
78.在公共场合大声说话时不礼貌的。

It’s impolite to speak too loudly ______ ______.
79我想知道我把那些信封放哪儿了。

I ______ ______ I put those envelopes.
80.纸是由木头制成的。

The paper is ______ ______ wood.
第三节选词填空（共8个小题，每小题1分，共计8分）
用所给词的适当形式填空（每词限用一词，一空一词。

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Shanghai is the biggest city with the largest population in the world. It is also the fastest growing city. Its 81 means “on the sea”, because it sits on the shores(海
滨)of the East China Sea. The city used to 82 a fishing town, but these days it is
not only a major financial(金融的)center, but also 83 for its art and culture. Visitors to Shanghai can be 84 from the airport to the center in a fast train. The train travels up to 430km/hour. Once you are in the city, you can’t miss a popular area 85 the Huangpu River.
Also, Shanghai Museum is a great place. And if you want to try the local 86 ,you should go to Yang’s Fried Dumplings. You can get some nice dumplings and a bowl of 87 soup for only 15 Yuan. 88 a result , lots of visitors go there to eat dumplings.
81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88.
第四节书面表达（共1小题，共计12分）
初中的学习生活即将结束了。

请你以“How I Change”为题，写一篇作文，描述你这三年前后的变化。

写作要点包括：外貌、性格、兴趣、生活方式和学习方法等方面。

写作要求：1.词数在80词左右（开头已经写出，不计入总词数）；
2.短文中不能出现真实校名和人名，否则不得分。

3.所给你写作要点都必须用上；紧扣主题，适当发挥。

How I Change
My life has changed a lot in the past three years.___________________________ __________________________________________________________________________。