新目标九年级英语期中试卷I．单项选择（15%）1. Excuse me, would you please tell me ______buy a digital camera?A. what to B .where to C. what I can D. where can I2. I’d like a piece of paper _________ .A. to writeB. to be writingC. to write onD. to write with3. Can you provide us _________ some information _______ the computer?A. for, withB. with, aboutC. about, withD. with, with4. –“I hope _________ play soccer with us tomorrow. ”–“Yes, I hope _________. ”A. him not to, not tooB. he won’t, it tooC. him not to, that tooD. he won’t, so too5. Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is not an easy task because technology _______ so rapidly.A. is changingB. has changedC. will have changedD. will change6. – Lisa has made great progress these days.– _________, and _________.A. So has she, so have youB. So has she, so you haveC. So she has, so you haveD. So she has, so have you7. I didn’t go to the party not _______ the weather but _______ I didn’t feel well.A. because of; becauseB. because; because ofC. because; becauseD. because of; because of8. If I _____ her address, I _____ write to her.A. know; wouldB. knew; willC. would know; wroteD. knew; would9. Plays ______ twice a month in that theatre.A. put onB. are put onC. was put onD. often put on10. He is the only one of the workers who ______ Japanese.A. speakB. speakingC. speaksD. to speak11. Mr. Smith, _______ of the _______ speech, started to read a novel.A. tired; boringB. tiring; boredC. tired; boredD. tiring; boring12. – Could you tell me _________?– I am confident and creative.A. how are youB. what you are likeC. what are you likeD. how you are13. _______ would you like to live in?A. WhereB. WhichC. WhenD. Which city14. – How about going hiking this weekend?– Sorry, I prefer _______ rather than _______.A. to stay at home, to go outB. to go out, stay at homeC. to stay at home, go outD. to go out, to stay at home15. I am going to get my hair _____ this aternoon.A. cutB. to cutC. cuttingD. be cutII．词汇（15%）(A)根据句子整体意思及所给首字母写出单词。

1. Most of the girls are t_______ of spiders.2. After entering WTO, we must meet c__________.3. He is so clever that he has s_______ all the problems in the lesson.4. The police entered the house without p___________.5. Some of her best loved photos are on d __ in this exhibition .(B)用所给词的正确形式填空。

6. He is considering _____ (buy) a computer for his son.7. I spent a _____ (peace) afternoon by the river.8. That kind of newspaper is a _____ (day) newspaper.9. His father is a famous _______. (photo)10. Look! A policeman _____ (chase) a young man.11. Be sure ______ (not miss) the exhibition.12. Yao Ming is one of the best _______ (know) Chinese basketball players in the world today.13. It is useful _______ (memory) the words of pop songs.14. You can’t believe him, because he is ______ (honest).15. He was going to start working the ______ (follow) week.III．完形填空（10%）One day, two friends were walking through the desert. __1__ the journey they had a quarrel, andone friend hit __2__ one in the face.The one who was hit was hurt, __3__ he didn’t say anything. Instead, he wrote in the sand, “Today my best frien d hit me in the face.”They kept on __4__ until they found an oasis. They decided to get some water. The one who had been hit fell into the mire (泥潭) and was in danger, but the friend __5__him.When he felt all right, he wrote on __6__, “Today my best friend saved my life.”The one who had hit and saved his best friend asked him, “After I __7__ you, you wrote in the sand and now you write it on a stone. __8__?”The other replied, “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in the sand where winds of forgiveness can blow __9__ away. But when someone does something __10__ for us, we must write it on the stone where no wind can ever blow it away.”1. A. During B. Before C. For D. After2. A. some B. another C.the other D. each3. A. and B. but C. or D. so4. A. jumping B. running C. singing D. walking5. A. hurt B. left C. saved D. hit6. A. the sand B. the desert C. a tree D. a stone7. A. helped B. quarreled with C. hurt D. complained to8. A. How B. Why C. What D. When9. A. them B. these C. this D. it10. A. good B. harmful C. dangerous D. interestingIV．阅读理解（30%）（A）Harry Potter returns!KIDS make different wishes for the new year. Some hope that the days will pass by more quickly. Why? Because they are waiting to read a new book, “Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince”!It is the sixth book in the Harry Potter stories. It will be in bookstores in Britain and the US on July 16,2005. Chinese kids will be able to read it three months later.The last one, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” came out on June 21, in 2003. “I only hope you feel it was worth the wait when you finally read it,” said the writer J.K.Rowling,on the Internet.The lastest book tells of Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.Rowling has been thinking about how to start the new book for many years. She gave her readers some hints on what the book was about.Rowling hasn’t said who the Half-Blood Prince is. But she did say it is neither Harry nor Voldemort.One of her characters will die in the book. No one knows who it will be. It’s still a secret. However, fans can be sure Harry is safe for now. Rowling has said this may be the sixth and final book about Harry as a young boy.1. Chinese kids may read the new book _______.A. in October,2004B. in July,2005C. in October,2005D. in March,20052. Who is the Half-Blood Prince in the new book?A. Harry.B. Voldemort.C. Rowling.D. We don’t know.3. What does the word “hint” mean in Chinese?A. 火花B. 暗示C. 撞击D. 倒塌4. Which is RIGHT according to the passage?A.Rowling is the writer who is the father of three children.B. Harry will die in the coming book.C. Children love Harry Potter stories very much.D. The new book is the final book about Harry( B )An old porter (搬运工人) had worked for the railway for a very long time. One morning he was standing in one of the big railway stations and waiting for travelers to ask him to help them with their luggage, when he saw a small man running toward the trains with a big bag in his hand.The porter watched the man for a few seconds, and the man saw the porter.At once the small man ran up the porter and said, “Can I catch the 10:35 train to London, porter?” He was breathing very fast, and he seemed worried.The old porter looked at him for a moment and then said with a smile, “Well, sir, I’d liketo help you, but I can’t answer your question because I don’t know how fast you can run along rails. You see, ” he explained, “the 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago.”5. The old porter’s job was _______A. to stand in the railway stationB. to answer the traveler’s questionC. to help the travelers carry their luggageD. to ask the travelers to help him6. One morning a small man _______.A. was waiting for the porter to help himB. was running along railsC. was waiting for the train to LondonD. was in a hurry to catch the 10:35 train toLondon7. The small man looked worried, because _______.A. he couldn’t run so fast as the trainB. he wondered if he could catch the 10:35 train toLondonC. the porter watched him for a few secondsD. he lost his bag8. At the end of the story, the porter _______.A. played a joke on the small manB. told the small man when he could catch the trainC. helped the small man to catch the trainD. told the small man there was no 10:35 train toLondon9. When the porter told the man the train had left, the time was _______A 10:40 B. 10:35 C. 10:30 D. 10:45(C)It seems to be strange to most of you that there is a blind spot (盲点) on your eyes. Here isan interesting experiment that can make something disappear, when one eye is open.Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English letters L and R on it, L on theleft and R on the right. First, hold the card about 80cm away and you see both the letters. Then closeyour right eye and look at the letter R only with your left eye. And now, as you moved the card slowly towards you, you’ll f ind the letter L disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your face,the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you’ll findthe letter R disappearing.Why does the letter disappear? It is because there is a blind spot on the eyes. When the image(影像) of the letter falls on the blind spot, it won’t be seen. That is why either of the letters disappears.10. You fail to see the letter L in the experiment because _______.A. your eyes are poorB. its image falls on the blind spotC. you move it close to your eyeD. your left eye is not open11. In which order should you do the experiment?①. Hold the card.②. Move the card nearer.③. Close your right eye.④. Write two English letters.⑤. Look at the letter R.⑥. Make a card.A. ④⑥①②③⑤B. ①③⑥④⑤②C. ⑥①④③②⑤D. ⑥④①③⑤②12. The passage mainly tells us .A. there is a blind spot on the eyesB. an interesting experimentC. where the blind spot isD. how to find the blind spot(D)A great thinker and teacherWho is the greate st teacher In Chinese history? You can’t think of anyone else when you hear people read Confucius’ 2500-year-old words: “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled. All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”Who’s Confucius?He was born on September 28,551 BC in Kingdom of Lu, in today’s Shangdong Province.Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. He had about 3000 students.For more than 2000 years, Conficius’ ideas have been around in people’s everyday lives. Now they have gone far into east and south Asia. People can still hear them today.Why are his ideas so popular? They help not only in everyday life but also in society.Confucius’ most important ideas are kindness and good manners.Confucius said young people should take care of the old. People should give up thinking of themselves and work for others.As a great teacher, Confucius said all should go to school if they could and wanted to learn.Some of Confucius’ popular words are: “A kind person should care for others” and “be strict with yourself, but be kind to others”.People use his ideas to help themselves and society.Now, more than 100 Internet websites are teaching people about him.“Kindness and honesty are the best values of the world today,” said 79-year-old Kong Fanjin. Heis studying Confucius.13. Which sentence means “思而不学则怠“？A. All study but no thinking makes people puzzledB. All thinking but no study makes people lazy.C. A kind person should care for others.D. Be strict with yourself, but be kind to others.14. Why are his ideas so popular?A. They help not only in everyday life but also in society.B. They help in societyC. They help in work.D. They help in study.15. The passage mainly talks about .A. when and where Confucius was bornB. what he didC. his ideasD. where Confucius was bornV．句型转换（10%）1. There is a seat in the corner. The seat is free.（合并为一句）There is a seat in the corner _______ is free.2. He might try to catch the ball.（对划线部分提问）_______ _______ he try to do?3. I like going to sleep with my bedroom light on. (同上)_______ _______ you like going to sleep?4. The backpack must be Cindy’s. （改为反意疑问句）The backpack must be Cindy’s, _______ _______?5. He used to cause a lot of trouble. (改为一般疑问句)_______ he _______ to cause a lot of trouble?6. The weather is not too hot and it is not too cold, either. (改为同义句)The weather is _______ too hot _______ too cold.7. I find it is useful to learn English well.I find _______ _______ to learn English well.8. You shouldn’t smoke in the bus. (同上)You are not _______ _______ smoke in the bus.9. Whatever you give me, I will not trust you. （同上）_______ _______ _______ you give me, I will not trust you.10 It makes my listening skills better. （同上）It _______ my listening skills.11.He has seen that girl, but he can’t remember her. (改为复合句)_______ he has seen that girl, he can’t remember her.VI．句子翻译（5%）1.假若他们不来怎么办？_________ _________ they don’t come?2.昨晚，在我的梦中我在花的海洋中漂浮。