学年第一学期期中考试九年级英语试卷考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第二部分英语知识运用（共二大题，共50分）VI．单项选择（每题1分，共20分）（）31．--- he prefers the book ____he borrows from his best friend---- ___________A. /.B. who.C. when.D. where（）32. Mum, my _______are too short. Will you buy me a new pair?A. trousersB. glassesC. clothesD. dress( ) 33. --- When do you go shopping?--- I usually go shopping _________ Sunday mornings.A. onB. inC. atD. for( ) 34. Hangzhou is a nice city. My dad ________ me there when I was about ten years old.A. pulledB. caughtC. tookD. brought( ) 35. --- Hi, Mike! How is it going?--- ___________.A. Good idea.B. I think soC. Pretty goodD. Of course( ) 36 .____________ weather it is!A. What a fineB. How fineC. What fineD. How fine the( ) 37. David comes from _________ European country and he is __________ honest boy.A. an; aB. a; anC. the; anD. a; the( ) 38. —Can the little girl read﹖—Yes．She can read an story．A．500 words B．800 word C．800－word D．500－words'( ) 39. There is going to ________ a football game on TV this evening.A. haveB. holdC. beD. has( ) 40. “Trick or Treat” is a popular game for children on _________.A. HalloweenB. EasterC. Thanksgiving DayD. New Year’s Day( ) 41. Betty arrived __________ London _________ the evening of Jane 1st.A. at; inB. at; onC. in; inD. in; on( ) 42. --- How do you like the TV play?---___________________.A. It’s wonderful.B. What about you?C. Yes, I like it.D. No, I don’t like it at all.( ) 43. ---I hear you have got a ticket ____ the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.---Yes, I got it ________ my uncle.A. of; fromB. to; fromC. to; byD. for; to( ) 44. --- Must I wait for you here now?--- No, you _______. You may be back in half an hour.A. don’t have toB. mustn’tC. can’tD. shouldn’t( ) 45. ---________ enjoyable it is to travel by air!--- _____________________.A. How; So is itB. How; So it isC. What; So is itD. What; So it is( ) 46. His grandfather since two years ago．A．died B．has died C．has dead D．has been dead( ) 47. Kate met a lot of problems she was going over her lessons．A．before B．as soon as C．until D．while( ) 48. --- What did the English teacher talk to you last Friday?--- She told me to ________ my lessons carefully before the exam.A. look upB. go overC. look afterD. go on( ) 49. Li Lei ran than Lin Tao．A．much slow B．very more slowlyC．much more slowly D．very slowly . ( ) 50。

--- Would you mind opening the window?--- _______.A. Of course not. Do please.B. Ok. Do as you like.C. That’s all right.D. Yes, please.VII．完形填空（每小题1.5分, 共30 分）（A）These days it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no __51__ in sports? It may not be true. They often say they have _52 more important things to do.What are these important things? Exams! They have to get themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school, so many of them almost _53___ bookworms. In the past in the summer holidays, they could do ___54___ they like, but now they have to spend all their free time preparing for exams. So __55_ have kept them away going in for sports.Because of the pressure (压力)from their parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time _56__ books. As for the students themselves, they don’t want to fail the exams because they want to continue their __57studies. So it becomes necessary to give __58_ of their spare time to their studies and ___59_ up their school sports.It is true that a good education cannot go without physical training, and the sameis true that a quick mind hardly goes along without __60_ body. Without a strong body, you can never do anything well, then how can you make great success in life?51. A. interested B. interesting C. interests D. interest52. A. very B. much C. another D. most53. A. turn B. look C. become D. grow54. A. anything B. all what C. something D. nothing55. A. teachers B. parents C. holidays D. studies56. A. on B. at C. in D. to57. A. farther B. far C. further D. furthest58. A. few B. any C. all D. none59. A. take B. give C. put D. send60. A. strong B. ill C. weak D. heavy(B)Concorde’s BirthdayC ONCORDE, the world’s fastest passenger plane, will soon be over 33 years old. It first 61______ on 2 March 1969 in France. Concorde was developed by both France and Britain. From 1956 these two countries had a 62______ of a supersonic passenger plane. In 1962 they started to 63______ together on the project. The plane 64______ over 1.5 billion pounds to develop. It is the most tested plane in the history. It was given over 5000 hours of testing. Concorde flies at twice the speed of 65______. This means that it 66______ only 3 hours 25 minutes to fly between London and New York, compare with 7—8 hours in other passenger jets. Because of the five-hour time difference between the USA and Britain, it is 67______ to travel west on Concorde and arrive in New York before you leave London! You can catch the 10:30a.m. 68______ from London, Heathrow and start work in New York an hour 69______! Concorde is much used by business people and film stars. Each Concorde is built at a cost of 55 million pounds. Twenty have been built so far. Air France and British Airway 70______ the most. They each have seven planes.61. A. invented B. produced C. flew D. took off62. A. talk B. dream C. meeting D. fight63. A. work B. do C. carry D. finish64. A. paid B. wanted C. needed D. cost65. A. voice B. sound C. noise D. shout66. A. spends B. takes C. covers D. travels67. A. possible B. impossible C. real D. unreal68. A. plane B. passenger C. flight D. airline69. A. later B. late C. earlier D. early70. A. build B. make C. sell D. own第三部分阅读理解(共40分)VIII．阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）(A)71. If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call at .A. 83386223 or 83338989B. 87679690 or 83386223C. 83338989 or 87872738D. 87872738 or 87679696072. If you want to buy a new dress, you can go to .A. 69 Hong Kong RoadB. 368 East Huanshi RoadC. 5300 Shanghai RoadD. 635 Grand Road73. isn’t open for two and a half hours in the afternoon on weekdays.A. Full HotelB. Hongnan RestaurantC. History MuseumD. Baihe Shopping Center74. On Sunday morning, the coffee shop in Full Hotel doesn’t open until .A. 6:30 amB. 7:00 amC. 7:30 amD. 8:00 am75. You can know when you visit History Museum.A. the history of South ChinaB. the history of Guangdong’s native peopleC. the history of ShanghaiD. the history of Hong Kong(B)Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). he looked up at the clock there. It wasonly twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mik e. Tom was so sad(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.76. Tom went into the station cafe because .A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea.B．it was quite early and he could find a seat there.C．he d idn’t like to stay with the schoolgirl.D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there.77. What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock?A．Half past twelve B．Twenty to twelveC．Half past eleven D．Half past one78. From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find .A．the time is right B．it’s going slowerC．it’s going backward D．it’s going faster79. Which of the following is true?A．Tom arrived in Paris on timeB．The next bus would leave in half an hourC．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longerD．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once80. Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?A．The Mirror of the Station B．Not A Careful ManC．Missing A Bus D．The Clock In The Mirror(C)In 1955, Walt Disney (迪斯尼) himself opened the first Disney Park in Los Angeles, the USA. Later Disney world was opened in Florida in 1971. It cost between $ 500 and $ 600 million to build. Tokyo Disney Park opened in Japan in 1983, and Europe (欧洲) Disney opened in France in 1992.Now Hong Kong is going to build a Disney Park and it will be open in 2005.More than 80% of Hong Kong's population would like to visit the Disney Park when it's opened. But about half of them thought the adult admission fee (成人参观费), of between HK $250 to HK $ 300 (US $ 32 to US $ 38), was too high. The children's admission fee is not known yet. But children may not mind paying any entrance fee. "If I start saving money now, I'll have enough money to pay the entrance fee in fiveyears' time," said Chan Po-sang, a 12-year old girl."I can't take my son to the Disney Park in the USA," said Mrs. Yu, mother of a small boy, "That's why I agree with the government's plan (政府计划) to build one here. Then I'll be able to take my son there. The admission fee of several hundred dollars is nothing compared with (与......相比)the price of an air ticket to the USA."81. The first Disney Park was built in __________.A. FranceB. TokyoC. AmericaD. Hong Kong82. How many Disney Parks will there be in Asia (亚洲) by the year 2005?A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 483. What do the Hong Kong people think about the plan?A. Most of them agree with it.B. Half of them don't agree with it.C. Few of them agree with it.D. Only children like it.84. Do all the Hong Kong people care (关心) much about the entrance fee?A. Yes, they all think that the fee is too high.B. No, the children may not mind how much the fee will be.C. Yes, most of them feel that the fee is not high.D. The writer doesn't tell us.85. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. The adult admission fee is lower than the children admission fee.B. Disney Parks are getting more and more popular among children and adults.C. The children's admission fee is about HK $ 250 to HK $ 300.D. Since the fee is too high, few Hong Kong people want to visit the park..(D)Many people like to search the Internet．Exploring the Internet is one of the most important activities of the day．The Internet brings the outside world closer to people's homes．Some people say the world is smaller than before because of the Internet．What's going on in other countries﹖ How do people live in places far away﹖Is there a good sports game somewhere﹖ What's the life like in the deepest part of the sea﹖ If you want to answer all these questions just come to the Internet．Of course people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio． But with the Internet they can learn better and more easily．A lot ofinformation(信息) can be collected at a great speed．Can we go shopping without leaving home﹖ Can we see a doctor without going to the hospital﹖ Can we study without going to school ﹖ Can we draw money without going to a bank﹖ All these things seemed to be impossible but now they have become quite possible． The Internet helps us open our eyes． The Internet also helps us open our minds． The Internet often gives us new ideas．In a word it helps us in many ways．Great changes have taken place in our lifesince the use of the Internet．86．Some people say the world is smaller than before because ．A．all people like to search the InternetB．the Internet makes the earth smaller in sizeC．the Internet brings the outside world closer to themD．exploring the Internet is one of the most important activities of the day87．The sentence “the Internet also helps us open our minds” meansA．the Internet is new to usB．something is wrong with our mindsC．our minds can be opened only by the InternetD．we can learn more with the help of the Internet88．We can not through the Internet _________．A．know a good sports match somewhereB．cook the mealsC．know a lot of informationD．see a doctor and study all kinds of subjects89．This passage has told us ．A．it's helpful to explore the InternetB．not to explore the Internet any moreC．to stop reading to explore the InternetD．students should not explore the Internet at any time 90．Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE﹖A．The Internet can get the information faster than reading．B．We don't leave home or get the money from the bank by radio． C．People can learn better and more through the Internet．D．People always learn a lot of new ideas with the Internet．第四部分补全对话（每小题1分，共5分）IX根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。