2010学年第一学期九年级英语期末考试

2010学年第一学期期末考试 九年级英语试题 (说明：考试时间：80分钟，满分：120分  请把答案写在答题卷上) 第一部分： 听力（25分） 一、听句子，选择正确图片。每个句子读一遍。（5分） 1.       A                    B                   C 2.       A                    B                    C 3.       A                    B                   C 4.       A                    B                   C 5.       A                    B                   C 二、听句子，选择正确答语。每个句子读一遍。（5分） 6. A. I think you are right.              B. It’s a good idea.           C. How do you think so? 7. A. In 1958.                        B. In Nanjing.                C. I’m afraid not. 8. A. Very good.                         B. Of course.                C. Yes, I’d love to. 9. A. Twice.                            B. For four years.             C. Not yet. 10. A. I agree with you.                 B. That’s all right.             C. So do I. 三、听对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。（5分） 11. What are they talking about? A. The population of some Western European countries.  B. The world’s population. C. Life in some Western European countries. 12. What job does Jack do as a greener person? A. Collect waste paper and soft drink cans.   B. Soft waste paper and soft drink cans.     C. Spread the messages. 13. Why does the man think English is a little hard for him? A.      Because he can’t spell some English words.  B. Because he can’t pronounce some of the words.     C. Because he can’t understand some of the words. 14. How many languages can Mr. Green speak? A. One.                        B. Two.                        C. Three. 15. Which does the man think is the most useful invention nowadays? A. The TV set.              B. The fridge.               C. The computer. 四、听短文，选择正确答案。短文读两遍。（5分） 16. The speaker first came to _______ in the story. A. England               B. theU.S.A.             C. Australia 17. How many days did the speaker go to the language school per week? A. Five.                 B. Six.                   C. Seven. 18. When did the speaker ask Kate a question? A. After school.         B. In an English class.   C. During the break. 19. What did the speaker think after Kate said those words? A. Kate was really helpful.   B. Kate wanted to eat a cake.              C. America was really a country for money. 20. Why did Kate look at the speaker with a big smile? A. Because the speaker was funny.      B. Because the speaker mistook her. C. Because Kate was very friendly to the speaker. 五、听短文，完成表格。短文读两遍。（5分） Research Percentage（百分比）     21     percent of the students wanted to leave the earth. How many     22     students took part in the research last week. CCTV live Day The students will discuss those questions on     23      evening on TV. Channel The program will be shown on     24     . Time The TV program will be from     25     to 9:00. 第二部分：笔试（95分） 一、单项选择。（15分） 26. Lily can’t swim. Lucy can’t swim, either. So ______ of them can swim. A. both                   B. neither                C. none                 D. each 27. —Where is Mr. Smith? —He ______ to the library. I ______ him there five minutes ago. A. has been; have met   B. has been; met   C. has gone; have met  D. has gone; met 28. You don’t have to take notes ______ I tell you to do so. A. if                            B. when                 C. because              D. unless 29. I didn’t hear ______ because it was so noisy. A. what you said  B. what you say  C. what did you say   D. what do you say 30. We were ______ tired ______ walk any farther at that time. A. not only; but also    B. too; to   C. so; that                  D. enough; to 31. —I’m a little ______ money. Could you give me a hand? —No problem. A. fond of                  B. tired of                 C. short of             D. sure of 32. —What a nice classroom! —Yes. It ______ every day. A. is cleaning             B. is cleaned             C. has cleaned       D. must clean 33. Tom knew little Chinese, so he couldn’t make himself ______ when he came toChina. A. understand             B. understood             C. to understand      D. understanding 34. —I want to be an astronaut some day. But it seems impossible. —I am sure your dream must come true ______ you work hard. A. as soon as             B. as long as              C. as much as        D. as well as 35. —I ______ think the task ______ in such a short time. Can you give me more time? —Of course.  A.不填; can finish B.不填; can be finished C. don’t; can finish D. don’t; can be finished 36. There are ______ workers in the city, and ______ of them come from the country. A. millions of; two fifths                                B. millions of; two fifth       C. eight millions; two fifths                           D. eight millions; two fifth 37. I was not good at playing the violin before, but I ______ it and now I can play pretty well. A. stuck to    B. belonged to   connected to   D. looked forward to 38. There are so many kinds of MP4s in the shop. I can’t decide ______. A. when to buy            B. where to buy         C. what to buy        D. which to buy 39. —Why are the trees ______? —They ______ making paper. A. cutting down; are used to                   B. cut down; are used for C. cut down; are used to                        D. cutting down; are used for 40. —The meeting is on Monday. —______ —I said the meeting was on Monday. A. Thank you for telling me.                     B. I will take part in it on time. C. I beg your pardon?                          D. Really? I’m free on Monday. 二、完形填空。（10分） I can’t remember when I started collecting litter.But it was when I got tired of seeing litter nearby and that no one else was going to  pick it up. I live ____41___ a forest inOhio,America.I can walk there ___42_ three minutes! I used to love going there to play with my dog.But one day there  was ____43_ much litter there that I became very ____44___. I decided I had to clean up the forest.I wanted to ____45_ happy going there again. I made my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon.I ____46__ a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes ___47__ starting to pick up litter,my bag was full!It had cans,___48_,broken glasses and newspapers in it. From then on,I ____49___ to the forest four times a year to pick up the litter.I often work there for three hours.It makes me feel ___50__ to do something for the environment（环境）.  41. A. alone     B. far away from      C. near 42. A. after       B. in          C. for 43. A. very       B. such         C. so 44. A. happy     B. unhappy       C. glad 45. A. feel        B. look        C. make 46. A. had        B. wore        C. took 47. A. later        B. after        C. before 48. A. waste papers  B. a plastic bag   C. bottles 49. A. will go      B. went          C. have gone 50. A. tired        B. great          C. sad 三、阅读理解。（30分） (A)   Around Hangzhou is a special news program in English on HZTV-1. It’s about the city and lasts for 8 minutes. You can watch the program at 10:27 p. m. every Sunday and watch it again at 7:30 a. m. and 3:35 p. m. on Monday. Tel: 85195197 Add: 310004,139 North Ring Road,Hangzhou   Hangzhou Weekly is to help foreigners understand more about the city. It’s a new edition (版次) in English in Hangzhou. It usually appears on the 48th edition of the city’s most popularnewspaperCity Express every Thursday. Tel: 85051699 Add: 310041,218 Tiyuchang Road,Hangzhou In Touch is an English language magazine. Turn the pages and inside you’ll find passages on history, art, music, sports, travel and food ofZhejiang. At the end of every month you can get the magazine in hotels, restaurants and cafes all aroundZhejiangwithout paying. Tel: 87630035, 87633103 Add: 310007,5 Huanglong Road,Hangzhou 根据表格内容，选择正确答案。 51. AroundHangzhoucan be watched _______ a week. A. once                       B. twice             C. three times            D. four times 52. If you want to know about the history ofZhejiang, you can find it in _______. A. In Touch     B. AroundHangzhou   C. City Express    D.Hangzhou Weekly 53. Hangzhou Weekly usually appears _______ of the city’s most popularnewspaper City Express every Thursday. A. on the first edition                        B. on 48 editions of the newspaper      C. on the 48th edition                         D. on every edition 54. Where can you get the magazine In Touch? A. In hotels, hospitals and shopping centers all aroundZhejiang. B. In schools, banks and cafes all aroundZhejiang. C. In hotels, restaurants and cafes all aroundZhejiang.    D. In factories, offices and supermarkets all aroundZhejiang. 55. If a foreign friend wants to know more about the city ofHangzhou, he can call _______. A. 87633103             B. 85051699        C. 85195197             D. 87630035 (B)    Life in the 21th century is very different from the life in the past.Many changes have taken place.The population is growing fast.There more people in the world and most of them live longer.    Computers are getting much smaller and more useful,and there will be at leaset one in every home.Computer studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools.    People work fewer hours.They are having more free time for sports,watching TV and traveling.Travelling is much easier and cheaper.And many more peoplego to other countries for holidays.Our food is changing,too.Meat is expensive.People eat more fruit and vegetables.Maybe people don’t have enough work to do.This is a big problem. 56. There are ______ in the 21st century.    A. fewer people  B. more people  C. few changes   D. small population 57. In the future,the computer will be _______. A.      smaller and not many people will use it  B. much bigger and few people will use it C.more expensive and a lot of people will use it  D. much smaller and more useful 58. People eat more _______ now.    A. vegetables   B. meat and rice   C. fruit    D. both A and C 59. In the future,more people _______.     A. will go to other countries for holidays   B. will work for many hours  C. will study at school         D. will stay at home on holidays 60. People work fewer hours and have more free time for _____.    A. traveling    B. sports    C. watching TV    D. A,B and C  (C) Thursday,August 13 We got to the clean ,lovely city of Yangzhou early in the morning.This is our first trip to China.All the different smells attract our attention to the local food.We are going to try something special for dinner tonight.The hotel we are staying in is not expensive but very clean.We plan to stay here for a few days,visit some places in the city,and then travel to the Great Wall in the north. Sunday,August 16 We visited the famouse Slender West Lake which was crowded with visitors from all over the world,and bought a lot of toys for our friends outside the gate of the park.Everything is so colorful,and we have taken hundreds of photos!Later today we will do the famouse foot massage（按摩） and then leave for the Great Wall.We will take the night train north,stay in Beijing for two days,and then catch a bus to the Great Wall. Wednesday,August 19 Our trip to the Great Wall was long and boring.We are in a small village now.The villagers here love the quiet life.They are the kindness people I have ever met.They always smile and say “Hello”.Ralph and I can only speak a few words in Chinese,so smiling is the best way to show our kindness.  61. From the passage we can see that the writer had a ______ stay inYangzhou. A. four-day    B. five-day     C. six-day      D. seven-day  62. The writer didn’t _____ inYangzhou. A.      taste delicious food B. visit places of interest C. do foot massage D. climb mountains  63. How did the writer leaveYangzhougorBeijing? A. By train.     B. By air.      C. By sea.      D. On foot.  64. Which of the following is NOT true? A.      It took them a long time to get to the Great Wall. B.      The writer went toBeijingat night. C.      People in the village live a quiet but happy life. D.     The writer was traveling alone but happily.  65. What is the best title for the passage? A. My First Visit toYangzhou      B. My Travel inChina C. Delicious Food and Beautiful Places  D. A Trip to the Great Wall 四、按要求完成句子。（20分） (A)根据汉语提示完成句子，每空一词。（10分）   66. 我的家乡发生了巨大的变化。 Great changes _______ _______ ________ in my hometown.   67. 他们的生活条件似乎不是很好。 _______ ________ ________ their living conditions were not very good.   68. 你知道怎么回答这个问题吗？ Do you know _______ ________ ________ this question?   69. 参加英语角能提高你的英语水平。 _______ _______ _______ the English Corner can improve your English.   70. 众所周知，所有有生命的物体都有DNA。 ______ ______ _______,there is DNA in all living things. (B)情景交际。（10分） 从方框中选择适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。 A. I disagree with you.  B. We have to save water. C. My parents do most of the shopping. D. Don’t take a bus or a taxi if you don’t have to. E. What’s next? F. I will never do that. G. What can I do? H—Henry  J—Jim H: Hi, Jim. Would you like to help protect the environment? J:  Sure.    71   H: Well, first, you can start by turning off the lights. J:  Yes. That’s easy. Sometimes I turn on the lights without thinking.    72   H: Second, you can ride a bicycle.    73   J:  That’ll save money, too. What else? H: Third, try to recycle paper. J:  Mmm, we have a lot of waste paper at home. Good idea. H: The fourth idea is turning off the shower when you’re not using it. J:  You mean when I have shampoo(洗发剂)in my hair? H: Yes.    74    And the fifth, take a bag when you go shopping. Don’t use plastic bags. J:  OK.    75    I’ll tell them.   五、 书面表达。（20分） 根据中英文提示，写一篇意思连贯、符合逻辑，80个词左右的短文。 手机给人们的日常生活提供了许多方便，但同时手机的使用也存在着一些弊端。作为一名中学生，你对学生持有手机有什么看法？ 提示词：more and more, mobile phone, offer a lot of convenience (方便)，send short messages, bring some trouble _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________