2014-2015学年外研版九年级英语上期中质量调查试卷含答案

和平区2014-2015学年度第一学期九年级英语学科
期中质量调查试卷
二、单项选择
从下面每小题的ABCD四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

21. While he _______ the dishes in the kitchen, someone ______ at the door.
A. was washing; knocks
B. was washing; knocked
C. washes; knocks
D. washed; has knocked
22. The light _______ the windows, and made the room bright.
A. took off
B. looked for
C. went through
D. fell away
23. --- Where is Tony?
--- Oh, don’t you know he _______ to Beijing to see his parents.
A. has gone
B. has been
C. have been
D. goes
24. Many soldiers ______ in World War Two.
A. are dying
B. was dead
C. died
D. has died
25. I paid 50 dollars, _______ postage and packing.
A. including
B. included
C. include
D. includes
26. What he said made everyone _______.
A. laugh
B. to laugh
C. laughed
D. laughing
27. If you don’t get up early, you’ll ______ the bus.
A. leave
B. follow
C. catch
D. miss
28. The girl is ____nice ____ we all want to help her.
A. so; this
B. so; that
C. too; that
D. too; to
29. I stayed with my parents in the countryside for a month _____ school started.
A. for
B. so
C. if
D. until
30. The city has changed a lot. I can’t even remember ______ in the past.
A. what it is like
B. what is it like
C. what was it like
D. what it was like
31. I’m good at dancing and I can paint _____.
A. as well
B. either
C. as well as
D. so well as
32. --- Didn’t you see the sign, kid? No _______.
--- Sorry, I didn’t notice it.
A. to smoke
B. smoking
C. smokes
D. smoked
33. He could _____ wait and left this city immediately.
A. any longer
B. much longer
C. not longer
D. no longer
34. Everybody will dance ____ the music starts.
A. for
B. so that
C. as well as
D. as soon as
35. The environment is important to us. It is ___ to protect it.
A. wrong
B. necessary
C. simple
D. amazing
36. --- Where is Mary?
--- I haven’t seen her. She may be at home. I ____.
A. want
B. suppose
C. suggest
D. agree
37. Usually students ______ two minutes to write down their names before an exam.
A. is given
B. will give
C. are given
D. give
38. --- _____. You look sad.
--- My grandma is ill.
A. What’s up?
B. That’s great.
C. What a pity!
D. That’s not the point.
39. The police didn’t know whether she was ______ or dead.
A. lively
B. alone
C. lovely
D. alive
40. --- Oh, it’s raining hard. We can’t play football this morning.
---_______.
A. That’s a shame
B. So am I
C. Have a good time
D. That’s good news.
三、完型填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A few years ago, I worked a 12-hour night shift(夜班) and got home from work.
I was on my way back home and was very tired. I 41 at a restaurant to have breakfast. Right after I placed my order, I saw a man come in. He was carrying a small backpack and looked like he had seen better times. He reached in his pocket and pulled out some 42 . He asked the waitress if 38 cents was 43 to buy a cup of coffee. She looked at his backpack and said, “44 . Have a seat.” (Coffee was 50 cents a cup at that time). It really touched me how she had tried to protect his pride and how he hadn’t asked for a ny charity.
Shortly before my 45 came, I asked the waitress to come over. I said, “You know, I am not feeling well. I don’t think I am going to be able to eat my breakfast. Do you think there is 46 here who might eat it?” She first asked i f I was OK and then she 47 . She said, “ I think so. Are you sure?” I told her that I was sure.
She then walked over to the gentleman and told him that I have ordered some food
and it was too 48 to stop the order but I didn’t feel like eating. Would he be so kind as to take it 49 they wouldn’t have to throw it away? I had walked to the cash register (收银台) and was paying for the meal. At the cash register, I asked if they had gift cards. They did. I bought one 50 $25.00 and asked them to give it to the gentleman after I left.
41. A. looked B. stood C. waited D. stopped
42. A. notes B. tickets C. change D. paper
43. A. enough B. short C. good D. easy
44. A. Not really B. Never mind C. With pleasure D. Of course
45. A. menu B. food C. coffee D. bill
46. A. anyone B. everyone C. someone D. no one
47. A. accepted B. refused C. understood D. left
48. A. early B. late C. slow D. quick
49. A. because B. if C. so that D. unless
50. A. at B. for C. with D. by
四、阅读理解
阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A
Home Alone is a very funny 1990 American film. It tells us a story about a boy who is accidentally left alone at home.
One night before Christmas, the McAlister family meet at their house. They are planning to fly to Paris for the holiday and are busy getting ready. Eight-year-old Kevin is the youngest child and is fighting with his brothers, sisters and cousins. When he goes to bed, he is so angry that he wishes all his family would go away. In the morning, everyone wakes up very late. They are still in a hurry to get to the airport, so they forget Kevin and he is left alone at home by accident.
Although Kevin is alone, he is very happy at first. His terrible family have gone------his wish has come true.He watches TV, eats lots of fast food and plays games. He has a good time. But later on, he goes out and hears two bad men called Harry and Marv planning to steal from his house. He goes home and plans some very funny ways to catch Harry and Marv. Many things in the houses get broken as Kevin tries to stop them. Finally, the police come and the men are taken away.
The house is now in a mess, so Kevin tidies it up and waits for his parents. They get
back from Paris and are very happy to find that Kevin is safe.
51. According to the passage, Home Alone is _______.
A. a book
B. a film
C. a play
D. a song
52. Why does Kevin think his family ar e “terrible” at first?
A. Because his family are busy preparing for the holiday.
B. Because he is angry with his brothers, sisters, and cousins.
C. Because his family wake up late.
D. Because he is left alone at home.
53. What doesn’t Kevin do when he i s alone at home?
A. Going to the police station.
B. Eating fast food.
C. Playing games.
D. Stopping the thieves stealing.
D. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time
54. When Kevin’s family come home, they find_______.
A. the house is in a mess
B. two bad men are at their home
C. Kevin is safe
D. Kevin is gone
55. From the passage. We can infer that_______.
A. Kevin is not clever or brave
B. Kevin can’t do housework
C. Kevin loves his family
D. Kevin doesn’t want to go for the
holiday
B
Music saved her life
Until her recent death at the age of 110. Alice Herz-Sommer was the oldest survivor(生存者）of the Nazi Holocaust(纳粹大屠杀）. It was a terrible experience, but she endured the ordeal(忍受煎熬）through her passion for music. She is optimistic(乐观的）。

Ms. Herz-Sommer was born in a Jewish family. In 1943, the Nazis sent her and her family members to Terezin concentration camp(集中营），where tens of thousands of people lost their lives.
During her time in T erezin, the joy of making music kept her going. As a pianist and music teacher, Ms Herz-Sommer put on occasional concerts with other musicians. “Music was our food. Through making music we were kept alive,” she once recalled.
In 1945, she and her son were freed from the concentration camp.However, neither her husband nor her mother survived in the Second World War.
Ms Herz-Sommer’s touching and inspirational story has been made into a documentary film called The Lady In Number 6: Music Saved My Life. It won Best Short
Documentary in this year’s Oscar Awards ceremony.
On the film’s website, Ms Herz-Sommer said, “Life is beautiful, love is beautiful, nature and music are beautiful. Everything we experience is a gift, a present we should cherish and pass on to those we love.”
With great passion for music, Ms Herz-Sommer continued playing the works of Schubert and Beethoven until her final days. On her death bed, she said, “I think I am in my last days but it does not really matter because I have had such a beautiful life.”
56. Alice Herz-Sommer used to be _________.
①a teacher ②a violinist ③a pianist ④an actress
A. ①②
B.②③
C.①③
D. ③④
57. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about Alice Herz-Sommer?
A. She was born in a Jewish family.
B. She was sent to a concentration camp in 1943.
C. She lost her son in the Second World War.
D. She died at a very old age.
58. What kind of film has Alice Herz-Sommer’s story been made into?
A. A documentary film
B. A musical film
C. A comedy film
D. A biographical film
59.What does the underlined word mean?
A. Love
B. Hate
C. Have
D. Own
60. Alice Herz-Sommer’s attitude towards life is __________.
A. fearful
B. optimistic
C. hopeless
D. excited
C.
When US students Olivia Priedeman, 17, woke up one morning,she thought she had had a dream about making plans with a friend.
But it wasn’t a dream. Her phone showed that during the night, Priedeman had read a text message from her friend. She did it while she was fast asleep.
Reading and sending text messages while asleep---called “sleep texting”---is an unusual sleep behaviour, similar to sleepwalking. It’s also a growing concern(关心的事）among doctors:young people can’t live without their phones.
One in three teenagers sends more than 100 text messages a day, according to the Pew Internet &American Life Project. And at least four out of five teenagers said they sleep with their phones on or near their bed.
Elizabeth Dowdell, a professor at VIllanova University in Pennsylvania, has studied sleeping texting. She said that having a phone nearby all night is a big part of the problem.
Andrew Stiehm, a sleep medicine expert with Allina Health in Minnesota, agrees. It’s possible for the part of the brain that controls motor skills (动作技能) to wake up, while the part of the brain that controls memory and judgment(判断) may be still asleep. That’s why some people can perform basic movements ---such as walking, talking, texting or even driving—while they’re sleeping. Some of Dowdell’s students said that they’re disturbed by their nighttime texting behavior. But because sleep texting is unconscious, it’s a difficult habit to break. Dowdell said she knows of some students who wear socks on their hands to keep themselves from texting.
Marjorie Hogan, a doctor at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, suggests keeping all electronic devices(电子设备) outside the bedroom at certain times.
61.What happened to Olivia Priedeman?
A. She sleepwalked to a friend’s house.
B. She dreamed of making plans with a friend.
C. She phoned one of her friends during the night.
D. She read a text message from her friend while asleep.
62. Which part the brain controls keeps awake while asleep?
A. judgment
B. language
C. memory
D. motor skills
63. What does the underlined word “unconscious” mean?
A. 无法
B. 无意识的
C. 无反应的
D. 无规律的
64. What does doctor Hogan suggest people who sleep text do?
A. Stop text during the daytime.
B. Take some medicine to control the behaviour.
C. Keep their phones out of their bedrooms while they sleep.
D. Wear socks on their hands to stop themselves from texting.
65. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. It’s easy to give up a sleep texting habit.
B. One in three teenagers has a sleep texting habit.
C. Sleep texting can reduce the quality of one’s sleep.
D. Sleep texting does more harm to one’s health than sleepwalking.
五、补全对话。

根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的句子，将对话补充完整。

（选项中有两项是多余的）
Lily: Hi, Jim!How was your party?
Jim: It’s wonderful!________66_____________
Lily: I’m sorry. I had planned to, but I had a fever that day.
Jim: Sorry to hear that. Are you all right now?
Lily: Yes, thanks.________67_____________
Jim: Well, we had many different kinds of food, such as chicken, pizza, salads....
Lily: Did you have a birthday cake?
Jim:________68_____________
Lily: What about music?
Jim: It was great! As you know, Linda’s brother is a famous DJ, so she brought lots of good CDs with her ________69____________ we had an unforgettable time.
Lily: What time did the party end?
Jim: ________70_____________ I couldn’t get up the next day.
Lily: Well, it sounds as if you enjoyed yourselves.
Jim: Yes. I like having parties because they can make us happy and relaxed.
六、完成句子
根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空只填一词
71. 爱护身体是有道理的。

It ___ ____ to take care of your health.
72. 住在城市比不上住在乡下。

Living in a city can’t ______ living in the country.
73. 那个小男孩看起来出了问题，所以我游过去救她。

That little boy looked as though he was _____ ____, so I swam out to save him.
74. 难怪这地方是空的。

______ ______ the place is empty.
75. 1938年，白求恩医生来到了中国，帮助中国人民，后来为中国人民献出了生命。

In 1938, Doctor Bethune came to China to help the Chinese. Later he ________ ______ them.
七、任务型阅读
根据短文内容，按要求完成句子。

Life comes and goes quickly. Keep writing diaries, they will help you record life and become a better person.
Record now to remember later
There are many little things that happen to you every day. These things show you how you should do later in life. So remember to write them down. ①And you can share the things written in diaries with your lovers later in life.
Write to express feelings
②_______ can help you express your _______ and help you move on with your life. For example, if you have someone close who hurt you or even someone who passed away, you have no chance to tell them the things you wanted to tell them. Then you can write a “letter” in your diary to express yourself. It must be a very healthy way.
Record your success
Another great thing to add to a diary is all of your successes. When you are in your unhappy days, it’s nice to go back and see what you have done successfully before. The diaries about your successes help you move forward in your life.
Understand your failures
Recording your failures is as important as recording your successes. You can learn from your failures. Writing down your failures and learning from them keeps you from making the same mistakes over and over. You should understand that you can and will fail, and it keeps you calm and realistic.
76.将①划线处翻译成汉语
_______________________________________________________________________ 77.在②划线处填入适当的单词，使句意完整、上下文通顺
___________________________
78.What can the diaries about successes help you do?
_______________________________________________________________________ 79.在文中找出与下列句子意思相近的句子：
Recording your failures and learning from them can let you not make the same mistakes again and again.
_______________________________________________________________________ 80.找出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子。

_______________________________________________________________________
八、综合填空
阅读下面的短文，根据每个空格中所给的词首字母填入适当的词，使短文意思完整。

It’s necessary to discover what you’re good at or not and what you like or dislike.
Many students will be unhappy if they f 1 in a very difficult physics course, but in fact they have known a lot about t 2. They realize that they should not become engineer or p 3 scientists in the future. So failing can help a student to live a happier life if he or she draws something out of it. They may then decide on their own aim and c 4 the kind of work that they would be fit for and they would like to do.
You can’t be sure whether you like something u 5 you have tried it. If you make a d 6 that you would like to play the violin, you need to take more music classes b 7 you know if you are really interested in it.
It is not e 8 to hope to be a violinist. You also have to stand the hard practice before you become one. If you would enjoy being a great violinist, but hate the hard and b 9 work, just give it up.
It’s a good plan to try as many ideas as possible when you are still young. An d then you will be able to find o 10 what your true interests are.
九、书面表达
据报道，我国青少年的体质健康状况令人担忧。

最近的调查结果发现许多问题：一分钟跳绳坚持不到50秒，跑步到终点直接累倒在地，看不清视力表, ……
作为一名中学生，你将如何提高自身的身体素质？请根据图片的提示，谈谈自己的打算，必须包括文中图片所给信息，并适当发挥。

注意：1. 文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；
2. 书写规范，语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚；
3. 词数80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；
My plan to be healthier
It is reported that most young people in China are becoming unfit. Without regular exercise, stu dents are becoming weaker. In order to be healthier, I will…
范文：
It is reported that most young people in China are becoming unfit. Without regular exercise, students are becoming weaker. In order to be healthier, I will take the following actions.
First of all, I think it is necessary to have enough sleep. It is suggested that we should sleep for at least 8 hours every day. At the same time, I want to have a healthy diet. I plan to have more fruits and vegetables, and eat less meat. What’s more, I decide to spend more time exercising instead of playing computer games all the time. In addition, I believe it is meaningful to do eye exercises. In this way, I can protect my eyes well.
In a word, I will follow my plan to become healthier.。