1415牛津九上期中试题二.docx

1、1415牛津九上期中试题二14-15学年牛津九年级上学期期中试题Class: Name: Marks： （满分120分）一、单项选择（每小题1分，满分15分）( )1. Why not buy an old car first if you dont have enough money for a new one? Thats a good . A. saying B. question C. suggestion D. situation( )2. Tom is a quick learner. But he is at times. Thats true. He is sometimes

2、not calm enough. A. impolite B. inactive C. incorrect D. impatient( )3. It is difficult for us to what life was like for slaves (奴隶) in the ancient world. A. imagine B. create C. doubt D. solve( )4. I was moved greatly by the song. I could control my feelings at the moment. A. really B. hardly C. ne

3、arly D. clearly( )5. Tony is still in bed. He may miss the early bus. Last night he late to watch the final of the World Cup. A. stayed up B. put up C. got up D. caught up( )6. The song Where did the time go the old days and the love of family. Sure. Its my favorite song. A. helps us out B. reminds

4、us of C. lets us down D. cheers us up( )7. I am afraid I have to give up Chinese chess. I have made in the past few weeks. Youd better not. It takes time and patience, you know. A. little progress B. much progress C. few progresses D. great progresses( )8. watching a movie in an IMAX cinema costs ov

5、er 100 yuan, the IMAX cinemas are always full of audience. A. As B. When C. Although D. Since( )9. Why do you want a new job youve got such a good one already? A. whether B. why C. when D. how ( )10. Tim, do your parents like football? my dad my mum likes it. They both prefer tennis. A. Either; or B

6、. Neither; nor C. Not only; but also D. Both; and( )11. Mr Black, my primary school teacher, used to tell us that practice perfect. A. make B. would make C. made D. makes( )12. How time flies! Three years since I you last time. A. have passed; meet B. has passed; met C. passed; have met D. has passe

7、d; has met( )13. Cheer up and keep on trying. Courage is doing . A. what are you afraid to do B. what you are afraid to do C. how are you afraid to do D. how youre afraid to do ( )14. Remember that whenever you a present for someone, you should think about it from the receivers point of view. A. bou

8、ght B. have bought C. will buy D. buy( )15. Reading is the best way to kill time on the train. . I never go travelling without a book. A. You are joking B. Thats true C. I dont think so D. It sounds like fun二、完形填空（每小题1分，满分10分） An ant is walking by the river. He looks at the river and says to himself

9、, “ 16 nice and cool this water looks! I must drink some of it.” But when he is drinking, he 17 into the river.“Oh. Help! Help!” the ant cries.A dove (鸽子) is sitting 18 the tree. She hears him and offers him a leaf, “ 19 up that leaf,” she says, “and you will get to the bank (河岸).”The ant climbs up

10、onto the leaf, and the wind blows the leaf to the bank.“Thank you, Dove. Youre so 20 . You have saved my life, and I wish I could do 21 for you. Goodbye!” the ant says and runs home.“Goodbye!” says the dove. “Be 22 not to fall into the river again.”After a few days, the dove is building her nest (巢)

11、. And a man is raising his gun (枪) to shoot 23 .The ant sees this, and runs 24 to bite the mans leg. “Ouch! Ouch!” The man 25 a terrible pain and drops his gun. The dove flies away quickly. So the man picks up his gun and leaves.The dove comes to the ant and says, “Thank you, my little friend. You h

12、ave saved my life.” The little ant is so glad, because he can help the dove.( )16. A. Where B. What C. When D. How( )17. A. falls B. drives C. looks D. runs ( )18. A. on B. in C. with D. down( )19. A. Get B. Come C. Climb D. Put( )20. A. quick B. kind C. patient D. worried( )21. A. anything B. nothi

13、ng C. everything D. something( )22. A. careful B. happy C. easy D. dangerous ( )23. A. it B. her C. him D. them( )24. A. slowly B. off C. fast D. upstairs( )25. A. feels B. takes C. causes D. gives三、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分30分）AThe Folk Art Show The best chance to learn about local art and culture.Open: Octobe

14、r 20-25Organizer: City MuseumAddress: 110 Century RoadTelephone: 72314431 Scan the QR code (扫描二维码) to get more information and book tickets.The City Flower ShowOpen: October 8-17Price: ￥50 for each adult; ￥25 for each child; free under the age of 10; 20% off for groups over 10. Address:112 New Town

15、Road, Moonlight CityTelephone: 53418899 Visit www. flowersforlife. com for more information.Camp of Folk ArtWould you like to learn paper cutting, Huangmei opera or to make paper flowers? Come to Camp of Folk Art 2014 at the Youth Center!Age: 13 to 18Time: December 13-20 For more information, call t

16、he Youth Center at (010) 1106-2107.Pop Music WeekBands from home and abroad will give performances in Sunshine Park. Local bands and DJs from local radio station are waiting to share music with fans. Good chance for you to make friends with similar hobbies. Price: ￥30￥50 Time: 9:00 a.m.9:00 p.m., De

17、cember 21-27( )26. By scanning the QR code, you can get . A. an e-mail from City Museum B. more information about the Folk Art Show C. a ticket to the museum for free D. a gift from the City Museum ( )27. Tommy is a 9-year-old boy. He wants to visit the City Flower Show with his parents. How much wi

18、ll they pay? A.￥25. B.￥100. C.￥125. D.￥150.( )28. If Jane wants to learn to make paper flowers, she should go to . A. Century Road B. New Town Road C. the Youth Center D. Sunshine Park ( )29. Phillip, 20 years old, is NOT allowed to go to . A. the City Flower Show B. Camp of Folk Art C. the Folk Art

19、 Show D. Pop Music Week( )30. lasts for the fewest days. A. The City Flower Show B. Camp of Folk Art C. The Folk Art Show D. Pop Music WeekBGoogle and Toyota have worked together to create a new smart car. It can run on the road without a driver. It drives itself. The self-driving car hasnt been on

20、sale to the public, so we dont know how much it costs. Another thing most people want to know is whether it will be safe enough to run on the road.The self-driving car uses electricity (电) as its power, and it cant drive very quicklythe top speed would be 25 miles per hour. It is actually controlled

21、 by a computer system on the car. The system keeps on collecting information by some video cameras inside the car and a LIDAR sensor (激光雷达传感器) on top of it. A computer processes the information and decides what to do. “The self-driving car has only buttons (按钮) for go and stop, so its very easy to u

22、se,” an engineer of Google says. “And whats more, it will make car accidents less and make the world a safer place.” The self-driving car has driven hundreds of thousands of miles in California, and it has only gotten into two accidents by human mistake.According to CNN, self-driving cars will also

23、help to reduce the number of cars in big cities. “Self-driving cars would be able to send you to the workplace and then pick up another person instead of stopping in a parking lot.”( )31. We dont know the price of the self-driving car because . A. it is on sale only in America B. it isnt made for sa

24、le C. people can get it for free D. it hasnt been on sale to the public( )32. The self-driving car can collect information using . video cameras a computer a LIDAR sensor a computer system A. B. C. D. ( )33. According to CNN, self-driving cars will . A. send us more quickly to the workplace B. lead

25、to heavier traffic C. improve traffic condition in big cities D. carry more people than a normal car ( )34. We can infer from the passage that the self-driving car would . A. be good for our environment B. be very cheap C. not follow humans order D. be on sale quickly( )35. Which is the best title f

26、or the passage? A. The best car in the world B. A new self-driving car C. How a self-driving car works D. A car invented by an American companyCNext time, when you get stuck (堵塞) behind a slow driver, look at the colour of his car. It will probably be green. American researchers (研究者) have found tha

27、t green cars are chosen by stubborn drivers who dislike to get out of the way for anybody. They also complain about the way others drive.The study also shows that bright red cars are usually driven by outgoing people who hate being overtaken (赶超). And, it is said that yellow cars are always in a hur

28、ry. Drivers of yellow cars will not wait when they get stuck. They will turn off (离开) the road and try to find another way. Blue is the colour chosen by the relaxed drivers. Its hardly possible for them to get angry with other driversand they will almost certainly stop before the red light.Black was

29、 the only colour available (可提供的) when cars were first sold. Many people remember that Henry Ford, the producer of the first cars, once said “Any colourso long as (只要) its black” when someone asked about what colour car he could have. Now black has become a popular colour in some countries.( )36. Th

30、e passage mainly talks about . A. colours of cars B. drivers favourite colours C. cars and drivers D. colours of cars and drivers( )37. How many colours are mentioned (提及) in the passage ? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.( )38. The underlined word “stubborn” may mean . A. unwilling to change B. unwilling to fail C. unable to be careful D. unable to be brave( )39. What will blue car drivers do when they get stuck according to the passage? A. They will complain about others driving way. B. They will turn off the road and try to find another way. C.