黑龙江省杜尔伯特县蒙古族中学2018届九年级（五四学制）上学期英语期中考试试卷一、单选题1. There is ____”U” and _____”S” in the word “use”.A . an ;aB . a ;anC . a ;aD . an ;an2. ____ the morning of December 14,2012,a school shooting took place at a school in Newton,America and 20 children were shot death.A . InB . OnC . AtD . By3. Teachers will do everything they can ____ students in need.A . to helpB . helpC . helpingD . helps4. Diaoyu Islands ____ part of China since ancient times.A . have beenB . wereC . areD . has been5. The gym ____ I do sports every Sunday is far from my home.A . whereB . on whichC . whichD . that6. ____ of you ____ to keep together because you may get lost.A . Every,hasB . Every,haveC . Each,hasD . Each,have7. Cities are ____ places to live than before because they are dirtier and more crowded.A . more pleasantB . less pleasantC . pleasantD . the most pleasant8. If New Mart ____ 24 hours a day during the winter holiday,I will feel ____.A . is open,excitedB . is open,excitingC . will open,excitedD . will open,exciting9. —Could I call you by your first name?—Yes,you ____.A . willB . mustC . mightD . may10. ____ student will visit the Iron Man Memorial the next day.A . Three hundredsB . Three hundred ofC . Three hundredD . Several hundreds11. The price of housing is ____ in China and many young people rent houses (租房).A . expensiveB . highC . cheapD . low12. Many people want to know ____________________.A . if it is safe to eat KFC chickenB . if is it safe to eat KFC chicken C . that it is safe to eat KFC chickenD . that is it safe to eat KFC chicken13. Don't be a couch potato,or you will ____ weight.A . put downB . put offC . put upD . put on14. — Laughter is the best medicine.—_______________. Now people are using laughter to improve their health.A . That's rightB . That's all rightC . You are wrongD . I don't agree15. The new government tries to make people ______ a better life.A . livingB . to liveC . liveD . lives二、完型填空16. 完形填空The Nobel Prize in literature for 2012(诺贝尔文学奖) is awarded to the Chinese writer Mo Yan. Mo Yan is the first Chin ese1to win the world's most important literature prize.Mo Yan is a pen name that2“Don't Speak.” The 57-yeat-old author,3 real name is Guan Moye,was born in 1955 and grew up in Gaomi in Shandong Province. His parents were farmers. During China's Cultural Revolution (文化大革命),he left sch ool to work4the age of 12,first in agriculture and later in a factory. In 1976,he5China's People's Liberation Army (中国人民解放军) and began to study literature and write. He was6for his novel Hong Gaoliang Jianzu in 1987. The story happens in the eastern China countryside,which was changed into7languages. That story was later made into a movie by leading Chinese di rector Zhang Yimou.But Mo Yan is not the first Chinese-languages writer to win the Nobel Prize. Chinese-born Gao Xingjian was honoured i n 2000,but he left8to live and work in France in 1987 and became a French citizen(公民).The Nobel Prizes include prizes for different kinds of sciences9the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Prizes10given to the winners by the Swedish King every year on the anniversary of Nobel's death.三、阅读理解17. 阅读理解Long long ago,the world was a happy place. Nobody was ever sick or sad.At that time there lived a little girl named Pandora. One day a fairy gave her a wonderful box. The fairy asked Pandora t o promise not to open it. Pandora and her friend often looked at the box and wanted to know what was in it.For a long time Pandora kept her promise,but at last she couldn't help herself. She opened the box a little. Hundreds of bad fairies flew out. They stung (蜇) Pandora and her friend. They cried.The bad fairies flew out of doors and stung all the children in the land. Then Pandora heard a voice crying,“Let me out,a nd I will help you.”She opened the box,and a beautiful fairy flew out. She told Pandora that her name was Hope. She kissed Pandora and her friend,and they felt well at once. Then she flew away to help the other children.Until now,when people are sick or unhappy,the little good fairy,Hope，comes to make them comfortable.（1） Pandora got _____ from a fairy one day.（2） The fairy asked Pandora _____________.（3） Hope was ________________.（4） What did the bad fairies do after they flew out of the box?（5） What's the best title for this passage?18. 阅读理解Read the questions and answer YES or NO,then you will find out how good you are.⒈When you don't understand something,you ask questions.⒉You like listening to older people talk about the past.⒊You think that you can learn something interesting from everyone around you.⒋You are brave enough when you have to talk to people you don't know.⒌You enjoy reading books about famous people.⒍You always see and talk to different people.⒎You are interested in learning new ways of doing things.⒏You enjoy sharing experiences with friends and learning from people of all ages.⒐You talk a lot about yourself.⒑Even if you are often wrong,you make your own decisions.USBoy,9,Plans to Take Balloon Flight AloneALBUQERQUE. New Mexico — Bobby Bradley is ready. He has been training for about five years and learned from so me of the most experienced and decorated pilots in the sport of ballooning.BENGHAZI,Libya — Muammar Gadhafi accepted an African Union(AU) plan to end the Libyan civil war but the opposite said on Monday there could be no deal unless he leaves office.NEW YORK — A new book written by Amy Chua on her super-. strict parenting—Battle Hymn of the Tig er Mother has raised media (媒体) storm and strong arguments in the US.Amy Chua is the mother of two teenage girls. In the book she describes her efforts to give her children what she describ es as a traditional,strict "Chinese" way of bringing up children.TOKYO — The operator of Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant(受地震袭击的核电站) said on Sunday it aim s to reduce radiation leaks(辐射泄漏) in three months and achieve a "cold shutdown" in six to nine months.LOS ANGELES — Sunday night,the 83 annual (每年一度的) Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles. Colin Firth won the Best Actor for his role in "The King's Speech”,and Natalie Port man won the Best Actress Oscar fo r her role in " Black Swan".Judge the following sentences True (T) or False (F).（1） A 9-year-old American boy is ready to take a balloon flight on his own after training for about five years.（2） Gadhafi agreed to end the Libyan civil war but the opposite wouldn't accept it if he leaves office.（3） "Tiger Mother" parenting raises media storm in the US,but all people agree other traditional,strict "Chinese" way o f bringing up children.（4） Japan tries to fix radiation leaks in 9 months.（5） Natalie won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in "The King's Speech" while Col in won the Best Actor for his role in "Black Swan. "四、补全短文21. 根据首字母提示完成短文。