2016学年第一学期期末教学质量检测九年级英语本试卷共四大题, 9页, 满分110分。

考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名、试室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应这两个号码的标号涂黑。

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一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的语法要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C 和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Have you ever read the novel The adventure of Tom Sawyer? Have you ever 1 to a place called Hannibal? Every July, visitors from all over the world come to Hannibal, Missouri, for a special event—National Tom Sawyer Days. The event celebrates the great writer 2 was named Mark Twain. Mark Twain spent his childhood 3 Hannibal, living there for about 10 years, and his creation w as 4 little naughty boy—Tom Sawyer.The event is great 5 . Among the many interesting contests, 6 one is the national Fence Painting Contest. Where does this contest come from? Of course, 7 comes from the famous story “Tome Sawyer Paints the Fence”.Many states in the USA 8 the fence painting contests throughout the year and send their winners to Hannibal for the national Fence Painting Contest. Ten to thirteen-year-old “Tom Sawyers”9 on three parts: first, the clothes they wear; second, how fast they paint the fence; third, how 10 they paint. The winner will get a trophy(奖品). 11 is very excited while watching the event.Besides the fence painting contest, there is another interesting event—the Tom and Becky contest. The contest is open only for middle school students. The students 12 pass two exams. You see, 13 a Tom or Becky is not easy.Althou gh the story of Tom Sawyer is fictional, 14 it’s based on fact and it brings a lot of fun. If you go to Hannibal, you’ll see the white fence which still stands 15 Twain’s boyhood home.1. A. go B. went C. been D. gone2. A. whom B. who C. which D. what3. A. for B. on C. with D. in4. A. a B. an C. the D. /5. A. fun B. funny C. funnier D. funniest6. A. famous B. more famous C. the more famous D. the most famous7. A. it B. they C. this D. that8. A. held B. hold C. holds D. are holding9. A. judge B. judges C. is judged D. are judged10. A. good B. well C. better D. best11. A. Somebody B. Anybody C. Everybody D. Nobody12. A. must B. may C. can D. could13. A. be B. being C. been D. to been14. A. but B. so C. as D. /15. A. in front B. in the front C. in front of D. in the front of二、完型填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从16~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

This morning I got an e-mail from Roy. It seems that my boy really enjoys his new 16 at Harvard University. It made me think of the first day when we moved into this house.Little Roy ran around the new house 17 and tried to move his own things—his toys and books into the house, Suddenly, his little hand knocked over a bottle of paint on the shelf. The paint made the tidy floor and white wall a terrible mess.“Oh, my God!”My wife rushed in angrily. I looked at my son, and his small face was filled with 18 .I 19 held his hand, “Take it easy, Roy. Now let’s do something to make it look 20 .”I took out a 21 . “You see, Dad is a magician, I can change it into a big tree.”I said, as I started painting a tree on the wall.His mother soon helped paint some butterflies and flowers on the 22 .We spent the whole afternoon 23 and laughing. The wall became a beautiful forest with plants, birds and small animals. Blue sky and white clouds were also painted by Roy. On that day, everybody in the house knew something 24 happened.The night before Roy left for Harvard, he asked me if I still remembered the day when he knocked over the paint.“Since then I’ve never worried about making mistakes,”he continued, “I believe I can always 25 how to solve the problems.”16. A. house B. life C. paint D. family17. A. happily B. slowly C. angrily D. tiredly18. A. happiness B. hope C. fear D. anger19. A. cried B. shocked C. shouted D. smiled20. A. nice B. bad C. wrong D. clean21. A. pen B. brush C. leaf D. chair22.A. floor B. wall C. house D. brush23. A. washing B. cooking C. painting D. writing24. A. dangerous B. boring C. terrible D. special25. A. put out B. hand out C. find D. took out三、阅读（共25小题；满分45分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ATomorrow was his girlfriend’s birthday and the young man was having a difficult time because he hasn’t decided on a present for her. She never ate sweets, so candy was out of the question. She already had more clothes than she knew what to do with them. What then? He had a very special reason for wanting to impress her with the right gift--tomorrow he was going to give her a big surprise.That afternoon, Simon had an idea. He took Fritz, his girlfriend’s little dog for a walk. They went to the perfume shop of the town’s biggest department store. There were many different kinds of perfume on display. He asked an assistant to open a large number of bottles and wave the stoppers(瓶塞) under the dog’s nose. The assistant did as he asked. Suddenly, Fritz became very lively and barked excitedly, as the assistant waved one stopper under its nose.“I’ll take that one,”said Simon to the assistant.“The price is high, but it is worth it,” he thought.“My favorite perfume!”said the delighted girl the next evening when she saw the present. “How did you know?”she asked with a big smile.“Intuition(直觉), I guess.”said Simon, thinking that it wasn’t wrong to tell a white lie. One day, after they were married, he would admit that his intuition had really been a little dog named Fritz.26. What did Simon think his girlfriend would probably want on her birthday?A. Clothes.B. Candy.C. A dog.D. Perfume.27. Why didn’t Simon ask his girlfri end what she wanted?A. Because he didn’t know how to ask her about it.B. Because he thought girls liked anything.C. Because he wanted to make his girlfriend surprised.D. Because he wanted to ask her to marry him.28. The underlined word“them”(in Paragraph 1) refers to “ ”.A. sweetsB. clothesC. giftsD. dogs29. According to the story, the birthday present for the girl was actually chosen by .A. the young manB. the store assistantC. the girl herselfD. the dog Fritz30. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the story?A. The dog Fritz knew what the young man wanted very well.B. The young man wanted to give his girlfriend a pleasant surprise.C. The kind of perfume the young man chose was very expensive.D. The young man told a white lie about how he chose the gift.BFor the first time in Hong Kong’s history，an artist has been written into middle school textbooks. He is considered one of the best actors in Hong Kong. Yes, he is Chow Yun-fat．The example of his long hard struggle for success has been used in a lesson in a Hong Kong middle school textbooks. Using his experience, students can learn to make the most of their time and to catch every chance to succeed．Indeed，Chow has travelled a long and difficult way to reach his success．In 1955，he was born into a poor family in Hong Kong. His father was a seaman and died when he was little. He had to get up very early to feed the chickens and the pigs and worked in the fields. He described that period of life as “happy though difficult”.When he was 17，he had to leave school．He worked in a number of jobs—as a postman, camera, salesman and taxi driver. These experiences gave him the way to play all kinds of roles later in life．Chow broke into the film career in the late 1970s. He was one of the hardest working actors and starred in a number of popular TV dramas and films including Shanghai Bund and A Better Tomorrow. Since 1985, he has won many awards including Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards and Hong Kong Film Awards. In 1995, he went to Hollywood. Although he was already in his 40s, he had to learn English．He even put chopsticks in his mouth to practice speaking certain sounds.His efforts paid off. He became world-wide famous from the film Crouching Tiger，Hidden Dragon. In 1998, the mayor of Chicago set aside January 12 as “Chow Yun fat Day．”31. Why was Chow’s story chosen into the middle sc hool textbook?A. All the students will understand they are living a better life.B. Young people will know they must travel a lot to reach their success.C. Chow’s experiences will encourage young people to fight for success.D. Students will find something interesting from Chow’s experiences.32. What did Chow Yun-fat do when he was young?A. He traveled a long journey.B. He became the best actor in Hong Kong.C. He worked as a seaman.D. He raised animals and worked in fields.33. In , Chow started to act in English films.A. 1970B. 1985C. 1995D. 199834. What’s the correct order of the following events?a. Chow won Taiwan’s Golden Horse Award.b. Chow learned to speak English for films.c. Chow lived a happy and difficult life.d. The “Chow Yun-fat Day” was set.e. Chow worked as a taxi driver.A. c-a-e-d-bB. c-e-a-b-dC. e-c-b-a-dD. e-a-c-b-d35. What is the best title of this passage?A. A famous actorB. A bitter childhoodC. Famous films in Hong KongD. An example of successCNowadays, the food that you buy comes from many different countries．Have a look in your fridge, perhaps there are apples from California, lamb from New Zealand, or potatoes from Egypt. You will probably be surprised how far food travels to get to your plate．This journey, from “field to plate”, is called “food miles”．A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmer’s field to the person who buys the food．Nowadays, food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumers. Why is this, and what are the effects(影响) of these long distances?Because of modern technology, food comes form all over the world. We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoes．They are available in winter if we want．Some countries have to import(进口) most of their food. This is because they have difficult climates．The United Arab Emirates(UAE), for example, gets 85% of its food from other countries．Even food made in the UAE often uses imported materials．What’s wrong with “food miles”? Is this not a good way of developing international trade? I believe these miles are worrying for a number of reasons．First of all, because food travels such long distances．we need more planes, trucks, and ships to move the food．This means we use more oil or petrol, so there is more pollution and more global warming．In addition, food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty．Tomatoes, for example, are picked early and stored for their long journey．For this reason, they are usually tasteless when they get to the consumers．Local food has a better taste, and it also reduces the amount of global pollution．We need to buy more local food．36. What is called “food miles” according to this passage?A. The home of the food．B. The effects of long distances．C. The journey from field to plate．D. The disadvantages of imported food．37. The underlined word “available” (in Paragraph 2) most probably means “______”．A. easy to getB. difficult to growC. willing to talkD. impossible to get38. ______ make(s) some countries have t o import most of their food.A. Long distancesB. Difficult climatesC. Fresh and tasty foodD. Modern technology39. In the LAST paragraph, the writer encourages readers to ______．A. buy more local foodB. increase international tradeC. travel long distancesD. use imported materials40. What is the passage mainly about?A. About how local food travels from field to plateB. About what “food miles” is and its effectsC. About how some countries import their foodD. About where different kinds of food come fromDLast year, some groups of students in their community (社区) made a survey about “How do people spend their free time? ”The following diagrams(图表) show some results of it:Diagram I: Hours for people of different ages who surf the Internet in a week.Diagram II: Different days people go to the library. (library attendance出席)Diagram III: Different programs people like.（I）（II）（III）41. People aged spend the most time surfing the Internet every week.A. 7-16B. 17-30C. 31-35D. over 5642. How many people go to the library on Saturday?A. About 20%B. About 40%C. Over 60%D. More than 80%43. The word “attendance” in Diagram (II) means “ in the library”.A. the number of booksB. the number of peopleC. the hours people spendD. the days people spend44. Which of the following is TRUE according to the diagrams?A. The fewest people like playing tennis.B. People aged 17-30 like surfing the net most.C. People seldom go to the library on weekdays.D. The most people like playing basketball.42. The three diagrams show us the results of a survey about .A. what people do every dayB. people’s different habitsC. people’s different lifestylesD. how people spend their free time第二节阅读填空（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。