江苏省无锡市崇安区届九年级下学期期中英语试题及答案译林牛津版.docx

1、江苏省无锡市崇安区届九年级下学期期中英语试题及答案译林牛津版无锡市XX中学20132014学年第二学期期中考试九年级英语考试时间：100分钟 2014.4第I卷（客观题 共50分）一、单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大 题共14分，每小题1分)1. Do not give up! Perhaps _ tough task needs more of your effort. I wont. Ill have _ second try anyway.A. a; a B. the; a C. a; the D. the; the2. The tourist

2、s will find the guide book is of even _ practical value than they thought, as it shows different routes to the places they are going to. A. less B. little C. great D. greater3. Has Donnie finished reading the novel? Not yet. There _ still _ of it left. A. is; three-fourths B. are; three-fourth C. is

3、; third-fourths D. are; three-fourths4. I left my keys in the room yesterday. I had to get in _ the window. Its dangerous to do that. A. above B. to C. through D. over5. Which would you like, a cup of coffee or tea? Neither, thanks. I _ drink a glass of water.A. prefer B. like C. would like D. would

4、 rather6. The old lady feels _ bad at the moment because she was caught in the _ rain just now.A. terrible; heavy B. terrible; heavily C. terribly; heavy D. terribly; heavily7. Do I have to sell my old computer? It almost stops working. You _ do so, it only needs _. Something has gone wrong with it.

5、 A. mustnt; to repair B. cant; repairing C. neednt; repairing D. may not; to repair8. Emily, heres a dictionary. I hope it will help you. Thank you. Its _ what I need. A. only B. just C. still D. almost9. He was hoping to go abroad but his parents _ that they wont support him unless he can borrow mo

6、ney from the bank. A. were deciding B. decided C. have decided D. will decide10. How about your journey to Canada? Everything was wonderful except that our car _.A. slowed down B. put down C. got down D. broke down11. ThenovelisnteasyforXiaoWangtoread,isit? _.Hisforeignlanguageisfarbetterthanexpecte

7、d. A.Yes,itis B.No,itisnt C.Idontthinkso D.Imafraidnot12. I never doubt _ the places of interest is worth _.A. whether; visiting B. that; to visit C. whether; a visit D. that; a visit 13. _ good time we had during our stay in Hainan last year! Yes, _ fun we had playing some water sports there! A. Wh

8、at a; what B. How; how C. What; how D. How a; what14. I am going to spend my holiday in the countryside. _. The air there is fresh and the views are attractive as well. A. Sounds wonderful B. Of course C. Let me see D. Well done 二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入 相应空白处的最佳答案。 (本大题共10分，每小题1分)Some

9、times it is impossible to deliver（投递）all the mail that arrives at the post office. Perhaps there is an 15 mailing address and there is no return address. The post office cannot just 16 the mail, so it becomes “dead mail”. Dead mail is 17 to one of the U.S. Post Services in Atlanta, New York, and San

10、 Francisco. Seventy-five million pieces of mail can be put in these offices in one year.There the workers of the dead mail offices have 18 ways to deal with all of these pieces of dead mail. First of all, they look for 19 that can help them deliver the mail; they open packages, expecting that someth

11、ing 20 will show where the package came from or is going to. Dead mail will also be listed on a 21 so that people can call in and check to see if a missing thing is there on the screen. However, all of this mail cannot simply be 22 forever; there is just too much of it. When a lot of dead mail comes

12、 together, the dead mail offices hold public auctions (拍卖). Every three months, some people who are 23 are invited to the offices with objects found in dead mail packages and they are sold to the 24 bidder (出价者).15. A. impatient B. important C. unclear D. inactive16. A. turn off B. eat up C. sell ou

13、t D. throw away17. A. sent B. returned C. lent D. sold18. A. no B. various C. silly D. cruel19. A. people B. time C. clues D. books20. A. funny B. inside C. useless D. outside21. A. phone B. mirror C. TV set D. computer22. A. stored B. put C. bought D. borrowed23. A. bored B. interested C. worried D

14、. satisfied24. A. cheapest B. cleverest C. highest D. easiest三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（本大题共26分，每小题2分）(A)More and more people think it necessary to study in an English-speaking country and it didnt take long at all for me to decide to come and study in UK.I have been used to school life since I

15、came here two months ago, and I am starting to enjoy most of my time in here. School starts at 9 oclock every morning, and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we have long days, in which we have 9 lessons and school finishes at 4 oclock. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday we have short days, in whi

16、ch we have only 6 lessons and finish at 1 oclock. After lessons, we have 2 hours of activity time, when you can choose from a number of activities, including many sports, such as rugby(英式橄榄球) , football, basketball and tennis.As a boarder(寄宿者), the quality of food is something I consider very import

17、ant, and Merchiston has not let me down. The school kitchens are run by a professional company, and the quality of food is excellent, and they are always trying to make the diet healthy. One of the obvious advantages of being a boarder is that we can have breakfast in the school, which means we dont

18、 have to pull ourselves out of bed as early as the day pupils!25. How many lessons do the students have every week in this school?A. 15 B. 45 C. 27 D. 1826. The passage mainly tells us about _.A. the writers school life in the UK as a boarder B. the writers opinion of the school life in the UK C. th

19、e differences in school life between China and the UK D. the boarder life in a British middle school 27. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined phrase “ let me down” in the passage?A. made me blue B. cheered me up C. encouraged me D. made me surprised (B) People often said

20、Thomas Edison was the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be pleased only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such a thing

21、 as genius,” Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work. But Edison was a thinker as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them. E

22、dison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure. Edison could not understand why anyone could not be interested in li

23、fe. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what idea he had about life. “Work,” he answered, “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years o

24、f work.28. What is genius according to Thomas Edison?A. Hard thinking. B. Hard work. C. Useful ideas. D. Useful inventions.29. How did Edison always deal with the secrets of nature after exploring them?A. To write down what he had learned. B. To carry out a new experiment.C. To make them useful in l

25、ife. D. To share them with others.30. What does the last sentence in the passage mean?A. Edison was born to be a great inventor.B. Edison was able to live another 100 years.C. Edison was ready to make his 100th invention.D. Life was too short for Edison to work for human beings. (C)My parents quarre

26、led a lot, and I was really worried about it. I didnt know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friends house. Though I knew I wouldnt tell her about my parents situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I was pack

27、ing up my things when suddenly the power (电) went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on.I was really disappointed(失望的) because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I

28、 went to his room and told him that Id stay with him until the power was restored(恢复). He was quite happy and said. “Great chance.” “What is?” I asked.“To talk, you and I,” he said. “To hold a one-to-one little meeting about what were going to do with your mom and dad, and what were going to do with

29、 ourselves and the situation we are in now.”“But we cant do anything about it, Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same “boat” as I was.And that is how the most amazing friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitt

30、ing there in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life from how fast things change to how they sometimes dont change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be. Suddenly, t

31、he lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “I guess that means youll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!”31. Why was Grandpa happy to see the writer?A. Because he felt quite lonely. B. Because he could discuss the problem with him.C. Because he was a