九年级英语第一学期期中考试试卷(附答案)I、单项选择（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）阅读下列各题，从题后选项中选择一个最佳答案。

1.—do you study for tests?—I study listening to tapes.A. How; with B: What; with C: How; by D. What; by2. Does she have trouble _____ the work in a week?A. finishB. finishingC. to finishD. finishes3. My grandfather us stories when I was young.A. was used to tellB. is used to tellingC. used to tellD. used to telling4. He used to spend a lot of time computer games.A. playB. to playC. playingD. plays5. She used to have short and curly hair, _____ ?A. does sheB. doesn’t sheC. did sheD. didn’t she6. What can we do ______ our English?A. improveB. to improveC. improvesD. improving7. You will fall behind others _____ you work hard.A. ifB. unlessC. thoughD. since8. Don’t be afraid of new words. You can _________ in the dictionary.A. look at themB. look for themC. look them upD. look them over9. Every year a lot of tourists travel to Hainan, because it’s ________ island.A. so a beaufifulB. so beautifulC. such a beautifulD. a such beautiful10. ---Excuse me. Where is the station, please? ---Sorry, I don’t know.---________.A. Bye-byeB. Why don’t you tell meC. Thank you all the sameD. Thank goodness11. The accident happened all of ____ sudden, but luckily nobody was injured.A. aB. theC. /D. an12. It was _______ lovely weather _______ we decided to spend the day on the beach.A. such a; thatB. such; thatC. such; asD. so; that13. ---Excuse me, could you please tell me ______ my car?--- Sure. Park it right ahead. I’ll help you.A. where to parkB. where to stopC. how to stopD. when to park14. ______we take exercise, _____ we will be.A. Much; healthyB. The more; the healthyC. The more; the healthierD. More; the healthier15. --- How is your grandma?--- She’s fine. She used to ____ TV at home after supper. But now she is used to _____ out for a walk.A. watch; goB. watching; goC. watch; goingD. watching; going16. ---What is______ “fast”? --- Quickly.A. the meaning ofB. the meaning forC. meanD. the meaning from17. Jack likes reading books ______ by Lu Xun.A. writesB. wroteC. writtenD. writing18.--- Could you tell me ______? --- Of course. It will leave at 8:00.A. when does the train leaveB. where the train goesC. where does the train goD. when the train leaves19. ______ from the top of the hill, the city looks more beautiful.A. SeeB. SeeingC. SeenD. to see20. --- What s hould I do? I can’t sleep well at night.---You should take a long walk before ____ to bed.A. goB. goesC. to goD. going21. ---I don’t know if the sports meeting ______ put off tomorrow.---Me neither. But I’m afraid the sports meeting will be canceled if it______ tomorrow.A. will be; will rainB. will be; rainsC. is; rainsD. is; will rain22. ---Our team has won the first prize in the soccer games.--- Congratulations! ________ team you are!A. How greatB. What a greatC. What greatD. How a great23.--- Can you tell me how to get to the museum?--- _______ I am very familiar with the city,A.Of courseB. I have no idea.C. Thank you.D. Well done.24. Which sign means “No touching”?A B C D25. Which sound goes with the word “create” ?A. /kri:eit/B. /cri:t/C. /kri:te/D. /krete/II、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。

AWhen you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely. For example, you may ask “Where are the restrooms?”or “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?”These are____26___ requests for directions. Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite. So we need to __27___ how to be polite when we ask for help.Good speakers change the way they speak ____28___different situations. The expressions they use might depend on ___29_____they are speaking to or how well they know each other. it is all right to ask direct questions to your classmates because you know them well. However, if you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?”, this might sound impolite.Usually polite questions are ____30____. They include expressions such as “Could you please…?’ or “ May I ask…?” Sometimes we even need to spend time leading into a request. For example, we mightfirst say to a stranger, “Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me?” or “I’m sorry to trouble you, but…” ___31___ you ask for help.It might seem more difficult ___32___ politely than directly. However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations. This will help you communicate better with other people.26. A. similar B. direct C. strange D. interesting27. A. use B. learn C. write D. avoid28. A. in B. from C. by D. with29. A. that B. whom C. which D. what30. A. short B. shorter C. long D. longer31. A. since B. before C. after D. when32, A. telling B. to tell C. speaking D. to speakBIt’s reported that China will allow all couples to have two children from January 1st, 2016. It will end the one-child ___33__ that has begun since the late 1970s. One-child policy ___34___ some problems for one-child family and the country. The government has realized the problems, so the government will change the situation.The long-awaited (期待已久的) move immediately excited the public. Many ___35___ couples will prepare for a second child, because they think only ___36___ one child will make the only child feel lonely. So they want to have ____37___ child. But some young couples are still considering whether to have a second child. They think having another child will need much money. ___38___ life will be hard.But many businessmen have begun seeking opportunities to earn money from the policy. Almost all companies are ___39___ child-raising, including baby clothes, toys and cartoons. some foreign milk powder companies do business in China.James Liang, a professor in Peking University, predicts(预测) that the annual(每年的) number of births will increase by 2.4million. “ ____40___ 30,000 yuan (about $ 4,724) is spent on a baby every year, about 75 billion yuan will be created.” said Liang.33. A. fact B. result C. measure D. policy34. A. taught B. brought C. gave D. continued35. A. young B. old C. bad D. foreign36. A. has B. had C. having D. have37.A. other B. another C. others D. some38. A. Theirs B. His C. Her D. Their39. A. with B. about C. at D. in40. A. When B. Although C. If D. UntilIII、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面三段材料，根据材料内容和要求，从题后选项中选择一个最佳答案。