九年级英语期中测试题笔试部分（85 分）I. 选择填空（ 15 分）从下面每小题的A、B C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

（共15小题，每小题1分）【】 1. — What is ______ news today?— China has decided to lower __________ operating speed for its bullet trains in order to keep safe.A. a; theB. the; aC. the; theD. /; a【】 2. — How is the double-head baby now?— She is still suffering from infection（感染） problems, and _______ medicine and other modern facilities（设备）.A. depending onB. reminding ofC. living onD. carrying on 【】 3. — Can you give the photo to me? It ' s really _______ .— Sorry, I can ' t. I ' ve _______ it to Ann.A. interesting; setB. amazed; restedC. interested; sentD. amazing; promised 【】 4. — How about going to Hainan during the summer holiday?— Oh, no. It 's too hot. I ____ Dalian _______ Hainan.A. rather; thanB. neither; norC. prefer; toD. either; or【】5. — Were you _________ by the heavy rain yesterday?— No. My mother _______ me of taking an umbrella.A. caught; suggestedB. caught; remindedC. kept; remindedD. kept; warned【】 6. — You can ask Paul for help _________ he is the strongest boy in our class.— Yeah. He is _______ to carry all the suitcases.A. because; strong enoughB. because; enough strongC. so; strong enoughD. so; enough strong【】 7. — Jenny is not happy these days.— Yes. She is ________ because of a piece of ________ news that her parents won't take her to Paris.A. disappointed; disappointedB. disappointed; disappointingC. disappointing; disappointingD. disappointing; disappointed【】 8. —_______ do you think more and more foreign tourists come to China every year?— Because there are many great ____ they want to visit.A. What; place of interestB. Why; places of interestC. Why; place of interestD. When; places of interest【】 9. —___________ people do you like to make friends with?— The one _________ has the same interest with me.A. What kind of; whoB. What kind of; whichC. What do you need; whoD. What do you need; which【】 10. —__________ , when should I book the ticket?— You' d better book tickets _______ because it is a popular concert.A. By the way; on averageB. On the way; without hesitationC. By the way; in advanceD. On the way; in advance【】 11. — How much do you ______________ the plans for our vacation?— I just know they are beginning ____ .A. think of; take shapeB. know about; to take shapeC. look like; take stepsD. regard as; to take steps【】 12. —___________ is it from your home to school?—__________ is about 20 minutes ' walk.A. How far; ItB. How long; ThereC. How far; ThereD. How long; It【】 13. — Look! There are ____________ cars on show.— Yes. And ___________ cars made in Germany is about 20.A. the number of; the number ofB. a number of; the number ofC. the number of; a number ofD. a number of; a number of【】 14. — It is necessary ______ us to take a heavy coat when we go climbing because it is cold on top of the mountain.— Yes. It is wise ____ you to say so.A. for; forB. of; forC. of; ofD. for; of【】 15. — You look so beautiful in the red dress.A. You must be jokingB. Maybe you are rightC. Thank you a lotD. I don 't agree with youII. 完形填空（ 10 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后每小题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

（共10小题, 每小题 1 分）An drew, 29, is famous as a very skillful hiker. He is also known for carefullyprepari ng and research ing every detail of his 16 . ____An drew spe nt about six mon ths hiki ng and skii ng through Alaska and Can ada. The trip lasted from March 14th 17 September 1st of last year.It was not a(n) 18 trip. Snow was beginning to melt. So it could not support his19 on skis. And it was difficult to walk through the knee-deep snow. He said the most difficult period of the trip was 20 the Arctic.To succeed on these difficult trips, An drew does a lot of research. He uses hun dreds of maps to 21 his way. And, he does not 22 much with him. This way he can move more 23 . For example, in summer he carries about ten kilograms of equipme nt.His diet duri ng his trips in cludes chocolate can dies, nu ts, potato chips, dried beef and en ergy bars. It is not the most healthful 24 , but his aim is to eat as many calories( 卡路里)as possible.An drew says he is not sure 25 his n ext trip will be. But it will be someplace through big, wild places.【】 16.A. trips B. less ons C. drinks D. r aces【】 17.A. and B. but C. until D. o r【】 18.A. sad B. happy C. difficult D. e asy【】 19.A. time B. weight C. family D. w ork【】 20.A. running B. cross ing C. walki ng D. s tepp ing【】 21.A. plan B. print C. write D. t hi nk【】 22. A. help B. find C. carry D. m ake【】 23.A. slowly B. bravely C. quietly D. quickly【】 24.A. breakfast B.supper C.lunch D. diet】25.A. where B. whether C. which D. whenIII. 阅读理解（ 35分）i.阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。