初三英语期中测试卷及答案

2014秋季九年级英语期中复习Ⅰ. 单项选择(15分)

1. I study English ______ making flashcards.

A. of

B. by

C. in

D. On

2. Great changesin our hometown in the last ten years.

A. have happened

B. have been taken place

C. have been happened

D. have taken place

3. —Do you know the meaning of these new words?

—Sorry, I don’t. Let’sin the dictionary.

A. look after them

B. look up them

C. look them after

D. look them up

4. It’s too. I don’t think you can get to school on time, you take a taxi.

A. late; unless

B. late; if

C. early; unless

D. early; if

5. The thief oftenthings from this factory.

A. steals

B. treats

C. punishes

D. spreads

6. _____ you _____ to go to the park when they were children?

A. Did, use

B. Did, used

C. Do, used

D. Do, use

7. The Dragon Boat Festival is afestivalChina.

A. tradition; of

B. traditional; of

C. tradition; at

D. traditional; at

8. ILinda will get good grades because she has worked hard for a long time.

A. ask that

B. ask if

C. believe that

D. believe whether

9. ______ fine weather today! Why not go out for a walk?

A. What a

B. What

C. How

D. How a

10. Can you tell meto the post office?

A. where get

B. where to get

C. how get

D. how to get

11. Please tell meto improve my English.

A. what I can do

B. what can I do

C. how I can do

D. how can I do

12. Mr. Wang used todinner in the restaurant, but now he is used to

every meal with his family at home.

A. have; eat

B. have; eating

C. having; eat

D. having; eating

13. Mary is very shy. Shegoes out and she has few friends.

A. often

B. always

C. seldom

D. usually

14. A lot of waterin Shanghai every year. It’s a big problem.

A. wastes

B. is wasted

C. have been wasted

D. is wasting

15. No matter, you must follow the school rules.

A. where are you

B. what do you do

C. who are you

D. who you are

Ⅱ. 完形填空(10分)

How do the students in our class study English? We do a survey and this is1we learn. Most students say they learn English by2it. Some students have more specific3. Tom says that he learns English by working4a group. He has some good friends. They study together every day. They can learn5each other and talk in English. Tom says he can learn a lot that way. Linda learns English by listening to6. She often listens to English in the morning, sometimes in the evening. She reads English well and gets the pronunciation right. Lin Tao says that7the English club is the best way to learn English. In the club, he can get lots of conversation practice and they have fun8English. As for learning grammar, some students say they don’t learn grammar, 9some say it’s necessary10grammar. If you learn grammar well, you can make the perfectsentences and get good grades.

()1. A. when B. what C. where D. how

()2. A. use B. to use C. using D. used

()3. A. suggestB. suggestionC. adviceD. advices

()4. A. with B. without C. to D. at

()5. A. to B. from C. with D. in

()6. A. TV B. music C. tape D. tapes

()7. A. join B. joiningC. take part inD. taking part in

()8. A. to learn B. learningC. learn D. learned

()9. A. but B. and C. or D. because

()10. A. to learn B. learningC. learn D. learned

Ⅲ. 阅读理解(30分)

A

Do you want to do well in exams? Sometimes your knowledge is not enough, you also need goodstrategies. Here are some for you:

Before you answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous, take a few deep breaths to help you relax.

Always read the question carefully and make sure that you understand it. Read it a few times if possible.

Find out how much each question is worth or how many points you need.

If it asks to give one answer, only write one.

If there is a difficult question, don’t worry. Go on to the next question and come back to it if you have time later.

Try not to leave questions unanswered when you finish the test. Sometimes a guess may get your points.

When you finish, go back and check your answers. You will need to check your writing or spelling mistakes.

1. From the passage, we know we canto help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous.

A. tell ourselves not to be nervous

B. ask the teacher for help

C. go out for a walk

D. take a few deep breaths

2. To make sure we understand the question, we had better.