九年级英语下学期期中考试试题及答案.docx

1、九年级英语下学期期中考试试题及答案第二学期九年级英语期中试卷试题卷I一、听力（本题有15小题，第一节每小题1分，第二、三节每小题2分；共计25分）第一节：听小对话，选择图片。1. Where will Kim and Fiona go for their holiday? A. B. C. 2. How does Kevin usually go to school? A. B. C. 3. What is Tom going to do during the holiday?A. B. C. 4. Which sport does Cathy prefer? A. B. C. 5. What

2、 did Daisy buy for his father? A. B. C. 第二节：听对话，回答问题。听下面一段对话，回答第6和7两个小题。6. How much does the ticket to New York cost? A. 248. B. 258. C. 285.7. What would the man speaker like to eat this time during the flight?A. Some meat. B. A special salad. C. Some fruits.听下面一段对话，回答第8到10三个小题。8. Who is Tom lookin

3、g for?A. Kate. B. Jane. C. Mary.9. Why does Tom come into the room?A. He works there.B. He wants to talk to Kate.C. He wants to have a letter typed.10. What is Kate going to do next year?A. Go to Japan. B. Change her job. C. Go to a night school.第三节：听独白，完成信息记录表。 Question AnswersWhat specials do peop

4、le have on that holiday? 11 What kind of festival is Thanksgiving Day? 12 When did the first Thanksgiving in America take place? 13 Who had a celebration to thank to have a good harvest first? 14 What did they learn to do with the help of local Indians? 15 11. A.Nuts. B.cookies. C.A big turkey. 12.

5、A.Family. B. Friends C.Office.13. A.In November, 1620. B.In October,1621. C.In October, 1863.14. A.Englishmen. B.Frenchmen. C.Americans.15. A.Plant rice. B.grow corn and raise animals C.raise animals and plant flowers二、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分；共计15分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。The back door of the a

6、mbulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the _16_ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had _17_ food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.The driver, Mr. Whi

7、te, _18_ his siren (报警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against _19_. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the _20_. From the back of the _21_the parents were shouting at him to _22_, since Ally had almost stopped breathing.

8、 In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to _23_, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking to his left and right as he did so.Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows _24_, since th

9、e car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not _25_the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight on into the path of the ambulance.Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked

10、to see how little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of _26_on the faces of the parents.“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is _27_ again.”“It must have been the crash.” said her husband. “It _28_ the food out of her throat.” The babys color was turning to _29_, and she was crying in a lou

11、d but healthy _30_.They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.16. A. worried B. angry C. happy D. surprised17. A. little B. some C. no D. few18. A. opened on B. turned on C. turned off D. sped up19. A. police B. life C. lights D. time20

12、. A. empty street B. busy traffic C. large crowds D. deserted place21. A. street B. cars C. traffic D. ambulance22. A. hurry B. slow C. stop D. drive23. A. think B. ignore C. lose D. miss24. A. open B. clean C. up D. down25. A. hear B. see C. find D. notice26. A. pleasure B. anger C. fear D. surpris

13、e27. A. crying B. breathing C. smiling D. speaking28. A. took B. picked C. knocked D. made29. A. usual B. common C. ordinary D. normal30. A. sound B. voice C. tone D. noise三、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分；共计30分）阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AOne of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all

14、 the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.1. Whats the matter？ I went to a party last night, so I2. I feel so tired these days. I think yo

15、ud better3.Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the mostYou can see from the above three examples that the context(上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So guessing is very important in understanding English, especially spoken English.31. This passage tells us ma

16、inly about _.A. the importance of guessing” in learning a foreign languageB. how to guess what one is going to talk aboutC. some examples of right guessingD. how important it is to guess all the time 32. From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in Example 1 is _.A. so I didnt have a go

17、od time. B. so I went to bed very late.C. . So I felt unhappy. D. so I got up very early.33. Maybe the finished answer in Example 3 is _.A. she is one of the most famous film stars.B. she is one of the most beautiful women.C. she is one of the most famous speakers.D. . she is one of the most talkati

18、ve women.BI was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “ Son, remember: Be slow and steady, and that will win the race. Dont you think theres something to learn from the tortoise?”Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when Im entering for the 60-

19、metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”I was shocked, “But the tortoise didnt wish that the hare would fall asleep!”“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hun

20、dred times faster than he himself did.”“He didnt have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance, by pushing on steadily.”Sonny thought a while. “Thats a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadnt happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the r

21、ace. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but hed never have won the race. Thats for sure.”I gave up. Todays children are not like what we used to be. Theyre just hopeless.34. The writer argued with his son because _. A. he liked tortoises while his son liked hares B. they

22、 disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolish C. he tried to teach his son a moral lesson but the son had totally different opinionD. he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didnt.35. Sonny believed that the tortoise _. A. won the race by his own hard working B. took a risk

23、 by agreeing to run a race C. was not given a fair chance in the race D. in fact did win the race luckily36. Billy, Tony and Sandy must be_. A. boys who were unknown to Sonnys father B. boys who Sonny has run races with before C. boys who Sonny has never raced with before D. boys who Sonny did not e

24、xpect to race with again37. The writer thinks that his generation_. A. are cleverer than Sonnys generation B. have the same ideas about life as Sonnys generation C. are more hopeful than Sonnys generation D. have different ideas about life from Sonnys generationCWhen you enter a crowded room or go o

25、n a picnic or to a party, who is the most attractive and appealing person? It is the person who is cheerful, has a smiling face and behaves as if he or she is enjoying every moment of the event! Such people have an optimistic（乐观的） opinion on lifeThey are the ones with a positive attitudeOn the other

26、 hand, lets see that fellow in the corner with a long faceHe is most probably thinking about the time and money wasted in having funHe is a pessimist, one with a negative attitudeA person with a positive attitude gets on well with the job at handHe doesnt worry about whats gone before or what might

27、happen in the futureIf there is a problem, he quickly thinks of ways to solve itIf the problem cannot be solved singly, he seeks help from someone elseHe doesnt feel that its beneath his dignity to seek assistance When Sonal lost her history notes days before an important examination, she sat down a

28、nd criedThen she pulled herself together, borrowed a friends notes, worked day and night and managed to copy down whatever she had lostSonal passed the exam with flying colors Its just not possible, even for the greatest optimist, to smile all the time and feel good all dayEveryone has a period of b

29、lues now and then, when everything seems sad and without cheerBut once you develop a positive attitude, once you realize that life is a series of ups and downs, dark clouds and bright sunshine, in no time at all, youve bounced back, ready to welcome the world again with open arms and a huge smile! S

30、o from this moment on, keep your face to the sunshine and youll never see the shadows38What might be the best title of the passage？ ATo live with an aim in life BTo be a pessimist or optimist CLife is full of ups and downs DDevelop the positive attitude39The case of Sonal suggested that _ Aa person can solve the problem once he thinks of a way BSonal made up for what she had lost by working day and night CSonal was a pessimist because he lost her history notes Dthe history notes that she lost was not important for her40The underlined phrase bounced back in the last paragraph me