九年级上册期中测试卷及答案

九年级(上册)期中测试

(时间：100分钟，满分：100分)

Ⅰ.单项选择。(每小题1分，共15分)

( )1.Britain is ________ European country and China is ________ Asian country.

A. an；an

B. a；a

C. a；an

D. an；a

( )2.—Do you know who ________ America?

—No. Let's find out the answer on the Internet.

A. looked for

B. discovered

C. found out

D. invented

( )3.—What did the guard say to you just now?

—He warned us ________ any farther. There's danger ahead.

A. didn't walk

B. not to walk

C. walk

D. to walk

( )4.I'm lucky enough to have a ________ to work as a volunteer in Sichuan. A. decision B. advice C. education D. chance

( )5.—What do you think a driver is required ________ attention to?

—He or she must avoid ________ after drinking.

A. paying；to drive

B. to pay；to driving

C. paying；driving

D. to pay；driving

( )6.—Do your parents allow you to go to the movies on weekends?

—Yes. I ________ to go to the movies on weekends.

A. am not allowed

B. allow

C. allowed

D. am allowed

( )7.— ________ delicious beef!

—Well. You can eat more if you like it.

A. What

B. What a

C. How

D. How a

( )8.—How do you usually go to school?

—I ________ take a bus，but I walk now.

A. am used to

B. used to

C. use to

D. was used to

( )9.—Your dress looks nice. Is it ________ cotton?

—Yes. And it's ________ my mother.

A. made of；made by

B. made from；made in

C. made of；made in

D. made from；made by

( )10.—I'm afraid of going out at night. What about you，Nick?

—I'm afraid of speaking ________.

A. in time

B. on time

C. in fact

D. in public

( )11.I like my students and I ________ being a teacher.

A. take pride in

B. pay attention to

C. get along with

D. make a decision

( )12.Do you know ________？

A. when will he be back

B. when he will be back

C. where did he go

D. where will he go

( )13.—We'd better not go out for a picnic this afternoon.

—________. The weather report says it's going to be rainy.

A. Let's go

B.I agree with you

C.I disagree with you

D.I don't understand you

( )14.English is very important and it is ________ used all over the world.

A. badly

B. especially

C. widely

D. exactly

( )15.—She is afraid of the dark.

— ________ I never go out at night.

A. That's OK.

B. Thank you.

C. Me，too.

D. Good luck.

Ⅱ.完形填空。(每小题1分，共10分)

It was an early sunny morning. When I woke up，I __16__ realized that it was Easter morning. We would go to Aunt Mary's house __17__ we spent Easter there every year.

When we reached my aunt's house，I hugged all my __18__，including my cousins，aunts and uncles. After talking with them for about an hour，I started to get __19__.So I decided to play video games with my cousin Alex.

We __20__ for a long time. Then Aunt Mary called __21__ for dinner. After we ate dinner，we walked to Davis Park to take part in an Easter egg hunt (搜寻).

After the adults __22__ all the Easter eggs，we all began running like hungry cheetahs (猎豹)__23__ trees and large rocks to look for the eggs. Alex and I decided to work as a __24__ so that we could get as many eggs as possible. When we found that we couldn't __25__ any more eggs，Alex and I walked into Aunt Mary's house. For the rest of the afternoon we held the video game controller (控制器)in one hand and Easter eggs in the other hand.

( )16.A.politely B. suddenly C. carefully D. wisely

( )17.A.so B. but C. because D. if

( )18.A.relatives B. friends C. patients D. visitors

( )19.A.lonely B. scared C. excited D. bored

( )20.A.studied B. laughed C. slept D. played

( )21.A.them B. him C. us D. me

( )22.A.threw B. hid C. forgot D. lost

( )23.A.towards B. against C. opposite D. below

( )24.A.dog B. team C. farmer D. hero

( )25.A.buy B.cat C. find D. sell

Ⅲ.阅读理解。(每小题2分，共30分)

A

Hawaii has always been a magic name to people who like traveling. People from all over the world dream of seeing the beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. It's always one of their dreams to watch the sun going down. The sun drops like a ball of bright fire into the sea, and it drops so quickly that you can even see it move.

About two thousand years ago, the first people went to Hawaii in a very small boat. They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees. But it was difficult for people to go to Hawaii at that time. And there were no big hotels like the ones today. Now people can get to Hawaii in different ways. More and more people go to Hawaii. So lots of nice big hotels have been built in recent years. However, the scenery (自然景色) in Hawaii hasn't changed much. The white sand beaches and the waving palm trees are still there. People often have a peaceful time,