九年级英语上学期期中试题（满分：120分时间：100分钟）一. 单项选择 (20分)（） 1. Britain is_______ European country and China is______ Asian country.A . an; an B. a; an C. an; a（） 2.Miss Li asks us to remember that _ __careful we are, _ ___mistakes we will make.A.the more; the fewerB. the fewer ; the moreC. the more ; the more( ) 3.-What did the guard say to you just now?-He warned us ______any farther. There’s danger ahead.A. didn’t walkB. not to walkC. walk（） 4 .-Could you tell me_____ the station?-Take the No.5 bus.A. where areB. how can I get toC. how to get to（） 5.- Helen, why don’t you listen to VOA news to practice your listening?-I thi nk it’s______ hard for me______ follow it.A. enough; toB. so, thatC. too; to（） 6. Our hometown _____ a lot in the last few years.A. changedB. has changedC. is changing（） 7. ______delicious beef!-Well. You can eat more if you like it.A. WhatB. What aC. How a（） 8.-How do you usually go to school?- I_____ take a bus, but I walk now.A. am used toB. used toC. was used to（） 9. He seldom gave his parents any problems,______?A. Did heB.didn’t heC.does he（）10. I like my student and I _____being a teacher.A. take pride inB. pay attention toC. get along with（）11. Do you know_____?A. When will he be backB. when he will be backC. where will he go（）12. Disneyland ____by millions of people all over the world.A. enjoysB. is enjoyingC. is enjoyed（）13. We need to spend some time_____ a request.A. lead inB. leading in to C .to lead in to（）14. I don’t have a partner to practice English____.A. /B. withC. to（）15. My friend suggested _____ a job in a bank.A. getting B .to get C. .get（）16.-He went to see the man who was in hospital yesterday.-________A. So did weB. So we didC. We did so（）17. His father ____for two years and his father’s _____made him sad.A .has dies, die B. has been dead, death C. has died, death（）18. Can you write _____ passage in English?A. a 600-wordsB. a 600 wordsC. a 600-word（）19. Could you please tell me______?A. what are the shirts made ofB. what the shirts are made ofC. where were the shirts made of（）20.-Why do we eat vegetables every day, Mum?- ______ healthy, my dear.A. To keepB. KeepC. Keeping二．完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）AShyness means feeling frightened(害怕的）( when you’re around other people.）Some children are __21__shy. Some become shy later because o f their life experience.In fact everyone gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just how much they feel shy. Most people have red faces and talk in _22_ sentences when they are shy. Some become__23____shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervousto___24__and pay for their food. Some are afraid of _25__familiar（熟悉的） people，so they seldom go out. This kind of shyness can be ___26___for a person. If shyness doesn’t stop you __27___doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a big___28____.Some experts say shy people are good at working because t hey think more and ____29_____less. But remember not to let opportunities(机会) pass you by just because of it. If you have to sing or give a performance in front of others justdo it. There’s ____30__to be afraid of.（） 21. A. shown B. born C. thought（） 22. A. broken B. slowly C. different（） 23. A. very B. too C. so（） 24. A. pack B. order C. cook（） 25. A. meeting B. smiling C. speaking（） 26. A. good B. helpful C. bad（） 27. A. from B. with C. to（） 28. A. question B. example C. problem（） 29. A. do B. talk C. get（） 30. A. something B. everything C. nothingBMrs. Yuan is a writer. She’s __31___ and often helps the poor person. It was very cold one snowy morning. On the way to her office, she saw an old man 32 onthe ground. She came to him and help him to 33 and bought some porridge and breadfor him. The old man ate up the food quickly and 34 her very much. Then she asked.“Where do you live, Grandpa?”“I have no 35 , madam,” said the old man. “ I have to sleep outside 36 .”“How old are you?” “Ninety-two.” Mrs Yuan became 37 and went on asking, “Why not live in the old people’s house?” “ 38 I have a son,” said the oldman. “they’ve 39 admitted(接纳) a person who has children.”“Do you have any children?”“Yes,” answered the old man. “I have a son.”“Where is your son, then?”“He has no children, 40 the old people’s house admitted him.”“It’s unfair!” said Mrs. Yuan. She overcame（克服） several difficulties and at last helped him to live in the old people’s house.( ) 31. A. strange B. kind C. terrible( ) 32. A. walking B. running C. lying( ) 33. A. stand up B. look up C. sit up( ) 34. A. thanked . B. hated C. looked at ( ) 35. A. house B. trees C. clothes( ) 36. A. at noon B. at night C. every day ( ) 37. A. sad B. sorry C. surprised( ) 38. A. As B. Because C. Since( ) 39. A. never B. always C. often( ) 40. A. and B. but C. so三．阅读理解（每小题2分，满分50分）AWhat do you do when you feel unhappy? Do you listen to music? Do you talk toa friend?Maybe next time you feel sad, you should try going outside if it is sunny.Doctors know that how much sunlight we get can change how we feel. Scientists learnedthis by interviewing people who live in different parts of the world. In the farnorth, in Alaska or Finland, for example, the days are very short in the winter.People living in these places say that they often feel unhappy in the winter. Inthe south, where there are more daylight hours, fewer people say they are unhappyin the winter. Thereason is the amount（数量，总量） of sunlight these people get each day.Sunlight changes the chemicals（化学品） in our bodies, and these chemicalscan change the way we feel. A couple of hours of strong l ight or light froma special lamp（灯） can help your body make the chemicals that make us feelhappy.Another way to feel happier is to get some exercise. Just like sunlight,regular（有规则的）exercise helps our bodies make certain chemicals, which make us feel happier. In addition(另外), exercise helps people sleep better and lack（缺乏的） of sleep often makes people feel unhappy. Exercise also helps you get rid of（消除） stress. When you are angry or upset about something, exercise is a good way to get those bad feelings out of you.( ) 41 Why do people in the far north feel unhappy more often than people in the south?A. Because they can’t go outside.B. Because they get less sunlight.C. Because the weather is too cold.( ) 42. How can sunlight change the way you feel?A. On a sunny day, you can play outside.B. Sunlight helps your body make certain chemicals.C. Sunlight increases your body temperature.( ) 43. What does Paragraph(段落) 2 mainly tell us?A. It is better to live in the south.B. Southern people feel much happier.C. More sunlight can make us happier.( ) 44. What will NOT make you feel happier according to the passenge?A. Eating more.B. Exercising more.C. Getting enough sleep.( ) 45 What is the best title for the passage?A. Why Is Sunlight Good for YouB. How Can Exercise Help YouC. Ways to Feel BetterBWhenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his life. He always told me, “You should have goals（目标）like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力).Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was s o challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers, trees, and the birds’ singing, but as time passed, I got a pain （疼痛） in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.”At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later afterthat, I got new hopeand confidence (信心). I found myself standing at the top of the sky, whichwas as clear as crystal (水晶).( ) 46. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was _____ for Fatherand Son.A. hardB. enjoyableC. painful( ) 47. The writer _______as he was climbing the mountain. Which answeris not right ?.A. made a plan for himselfB. enjoyed the flowers, trees and the birds’ singingC. developed his patience( ) 48.The word “quit” in the passage means “________”A. keep onB. put offC. give up( ) 49. We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that ________.A. the writer was very successful in his lifeB. the writer didn’t reach the top of the mountainC. though the writer was young, he could understand his father( ) 50.The best title for the passage is “________”.A. Father and IB. Reaching the Top of theMountainC. Conversations between Father a nd SonCUseful Information in Australia●Useful NumbersAll the telephone numbers are useful and free.✧Fire/ Police/ Ambulance（救护车）—000 Telephone information—12455✧Medical（医学的）Care—1300369359 Taxi—1800421113●Surfing the InternetWith so many Internet tearooms and public libraries, it’s easy to surf the Internet in Australia. Also it’s very cheap for you to surf the Internet.A.Public libraries offer free Internet every day even during public holidays.B.Many travel managers provide connection which is cheap or free.●Post ServiceAll post offices around the country offer post services so you can receivemails as you travel around the whole country.✧Post offices are usually open from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.✧It costs 50 cents to send a standard（标准的） letter in Australia.●Public Hol idaysOn public holidays all shops are closed across Australia, so are banks and post offices.31.New Year’s Day—1st January32.Australia Day—26th January33.Christmas Day—25th December( ) 51. If there is a fire, you can call in Australia.A. 1300369359B. 180042113C.000( ) 52. Which is the right time to send a letter in a post office in Australia?A. At 8:30 on Tuesday.B. At 9:30 on Monday.C. At 8:30 on Saturday.( ) 53. Mr. Green lives alone in Australia and he isn’t in goo d health. He needsa nurse to look after him. What should he do?A. Go to an Internet tearoom.B. Send a letter to his son.C. Call 1300369359.( ) 54. Which one might be open on public holidays?A. Public libraries.B. Shops.C. Banks.( ) 55. Which one is not right according to the above passage?A. Surfing the Internet is cheap in Australia.B. It costs 50 cents to send a standard letter.C. Australians go to work on 26th January.DThe size and shape of your ears show your character more than any other part of the face. Other parts of the face change shapes as they get older but ears don’t change their shapes. They only change in s ize. Reading people’s character from their ears is a very old science.In the past people thought that a person’s ears with color was dangerous. They also thought that the shape of the ears showed if a person was musical or not. Today many people believe that the size and the shape of the ears help you know if a person is musical. Ears are all different and each different thing has a meaning. Next time you look at a person see if his or her ears are large medium-size or small. Lo ok at the lobes （耳垂）. Do they stick to the face Ears that are always red mean that a person may get angry easily. Ears that are always cold and nearly white color mean that a person has a nervous （神经质）character. ( ) 56. When a baby is born_______.A. his/her ears are redB. his/her ears will not change all the lifeC. his/her ears will not change in shape( ) 57. Reading people’s character from their ears is_____A. only for musicB. an old ideaC. very new( ) 58. When one’s ears are red it means________.A. he is a kind manB. he is happyC. he may get angry easily ( ) 59. If you look at someone’s ears the right way is ________.A. to look at the face, ears and nose B to look at the size, color and shapeC to look at the mouth ,eyes and nose( ) 60. Which may be the best title of the articleA . Ears and character B. Ears and colors C. The change of earsEDo you know how to learn better and make your study more effective（有效的）？We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long hours. This isvery good, but it doesn’t help a lot, because a studen t must have enough sleep,enough food, enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk orvisit some friends or some nice places. That’s good for you to study. Then whenyou return to your studies, you’ll learn more and better.Psychologists（心理学家） have found that learning takes place in the following way. Here let’s take English learning for example. First you make a lot of progressand you feel happy. Then your language study seems to stay the same. So you thinkyou’re learning nothing an d you may give up. It will be a long time before yourlang uage study again takes another big jump.So, if you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and interesting. Don’t give up along the way. Learn slowly, andyou’re sure to get a good result.根据短文内容，判断下列句子，正确的写（A）错误的写（B）。