外研版九年级英语上学期期末试题A卷.docx

1、外研版九年级英语上学期期末试题A卷外研版九年级英语上学期期末试题A卷一、 选择填空。从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）Whats this? Its _ orange. A . aB . anC . /D . am2. （2分）Bobs mother is my aunt. He is my _A . uncleB . brotherC . friendD . cousin3. （2分）He promised his old friends during his stay in Tianjin . A . seeingB . to seeC .

2、see4. （2分）Please dont be _ in the library, boys and girls. A . smallB . easyC . tidyD . noisy5. （2分）Tina is _ and _ than Tara. A . funny; outgoingB . more funny; more outgoingC . funnier; more outgoing6. （2分）Jacks birthday is April 11.A . onB . atC . inD . of7. （2分）The house is made _ bamboo and it

3、is made _ six rooms. A . up of; ofB . from; up ofC . of; up ofD . from; of8. （2分）Must I do the rest of the work today?No. You _finish it tomorrow.A . mustB . canC . needntD . cant9. （2分）Is this the factory _ he worked ten years ago? A . the oneB . thatC . whichD . where10. （2分）（2017重庆）Its reported t

4、hat Ke Jie _ by AlphaGo in May, 2017. A . beatB . beatsC . was beatenD . will be beaten11. （2分） Where is your cousin? He _ an English exam now.A . hasB . hadC . has hadD . is having12. （2分）He was riding to school it began to rain. A . asB . soC . whileD . when13. （2分）Great changes in my hometown in

5、the last few years. A . took placeB . will take placeC . have taken placeD . have been taken place14. （2分） Would you like to go swimming with me, Tom? Sorry, but our teachers always tell us in the river.A . dont swimB . not swimmingC . not to swimD . to not swim15. （2分）- I wonder _ at 8: 00 last nig

6、ht.- I was watching TV.A . what were you doingB . what did you doC . what you were doingD . what are you doing二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳的一项填空。Earthquake are common: thousands of them happen each day. But most are too weak to feel. During a1 earthquake, there is often a grea

7、t noise first. Then the earth2 terribly and many houses fall down. Railway tracks break and trains go3 lines; a great many factories are destroyed; thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes. Besides the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake4, other accidents such as fires o

8、ften5.More buildings are destroyed and more deaths caused.It is well-known of the dangers of an earthquake,6 for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes. More than 2000 years ago, 7, a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng invented a machine which could8 from which direction the seismic

9、 waves（地震波）had come, and this machine is still used by scientists today. Now we know much more about earthquake and 9 they happen, but we still cant10 exactly when and where an earthquake will happen, and cant stop it from happening.（1）A . real B . weak C . big D . small （2）A . moves B . shakes C .

10、bumps D . breaks （3）A . on B . along C . off D . with （4）A . them B . it C . themselves D . itself （5）A . follow B . get C . have D . enter （6）A . because B . and C . but D . then （7）A . as a result B . in fact C . for example D . as well （8）A . find out B . think up C . point at D . look for （9）A .

11、 where B . why C . what D . when （10）A . say B . talk C . speak D . tell 三、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共33分)17. （10分）阅读理解“My dear lady，”says Holmes“Youre shiveringAre you cold? Do you want a cup of hot tea?”“Im not cold，”the woman replies，“I fear for my life!”“We are here to help youDont worry about anythingI dont

12、know youBut I know many things about youFor example，I know how you traveledYou came to London by trainYou also rode to the train station on a horsedrawn wagon“Why，yesYoure right.But how do you know these things?”“I see a return ticket in your gloveI see fresh mud on the left arm of your dress. Now t

13、ell us your problem“My name is Helen Stoner，”she states，“My mother and father are deadI am living with my stepfatherDrGrimsby RoylottHe comes from a rich familyBut they are no longer richThey have nothing except a small piece of land and a huge old houseWe are living in the house. DrRoylott is using

14、 my mothers mone37 for expensesPart of it was for my sister and me. It was for our marriages”Holmes is sitting in his chairHis eyes are closedHe is listening carefully to Helens storyHe hears every detail.Helen continues. “My stepfather has no friendsHe fights with everyoneHe is strong and gets angr

15、y quickly. Everyone is afraid of him”“He has no friends at all?”asks Holmes“NoHe talks to no one except the gypsies(吉普赛人)They are poor people who travel from place to placeA band of gypsies is staying on our land right now“Are you and your sister afraid of the gypsies?”“My dear MrHolmesYou are makin

16、g me so sadMy sister is deadThat is why I am standing here in this room” ， .（1）The word “shivering” in the first paragraph can be replaced by A . shakingB . doubtingC . wonderingD . crying（2）Which of the statements is true according to the passage? A . Holmes knows Helen very well because they are o

17、ld friendsB . Helen Stoner is a homeless womanC . Helen and her sister are afraid of his fatherD . Holmes knows many facts about Helen（3）Helens life is according to her description A . happyB . comfortableC . hardD . lucky（4）What is Holmes doing while Helen is telling her story? A . Sleeping in his

18、chairB . listening carefullyC . Staring at the womanD . Turning a deaf ear(充耳不闻)（5）The passage is probably from A . a newspaperB . a textC . an advertisement(广告)D . a novel18. （8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。(C )A major development to self-driving cars may change the way we will drive in the

19、 future. Google, the leading company in self-driving technology, has changed its develop plan. It had driverless cars built by car factories, but now it will start building its own cars.Google has started to build some kinds of experimental electric self- driving cars that look like a Smart car or F

20、iat 500. There is no steering wheel(方向盘), gas pedal or brake. The only things a human passenger controls are a red e-stop button (按钮) for fear stops and a start button. The cars only friendly face is designed to make it help people accept self-driving technology.Google workers took part in a long ex

21、periment, in which they used self-driving cars for their usual travel to work. No accident happened, but Googles heads realized that depending on a human passenger to drive in an emergency(紧急情况) wouldnt work because they may be reading, working , or sleeping. Now the self-driving car drives by itsel

22、f if the driver takes his hands off the wheel for over ten seconds.Google recently announced that its cars had covered 700,000 miles of public roads, and they were now running in busy city streets. People who love self-driving cars say this will improve transport by making roads safer, cutting down

23、accident, and making less pollution.Of course, theres no need to look for parking at a crowded shopping mall. Instead, users could let their self-driving cars drop them off to park itself. A mother who took a test ride said that having the car would allow her more time to catch up with her son. The

24、cars could also allow people who might not be able to drive to enjoy the hand-free driving. And drunk driving? Not a problem. It is very likely that by 2020, driverless cars will be common. Do you believe so?（1）What is Googles plan about driverless cars? A . It will have driverless cars built by car

25、 factories.B . It will give up its plan to make driverless cars.C . It will start building its own driverless cars.D . It will help other companies to make cars.（2）The second paragraph mainly describes about _. A . Google self-driving carsB . Smart car or Fiat 500C . a red e-stop buttonD . gas pedal

26、 or brake（3）What advantage of self-driving cars is not mentioned? A . They can start the engine by itself and make peoples hands completely free.B . They can help to solve air pollution and reduce car accident.C . They can park by themselves and make mothers look after young kids easily.D . They can

27、 help those disabled people to enjoy the driving.（4）We can guess from the last paragraph that _. A . self-driving cars are too expensive B . there will be fewer self-driving carsC . there will be more self-driving cars D . the government will stop Googles plan19. （10分）阅读理解AWe need volunteers!Boys an

28、d girls, the school sports meeting is only a week away.Dont you feel excited?As you know, our school holds the sports meeting twice a year, in April and in October.This spring, the sports meeting will last for three days, beginning on April 10.We always have a lot of things to do during the sports meeting，so we need your help from 9：30 to 11：00 in the morning and from 2：30 to 4：30 in the afternoon.We need two boy volunteers and three girl volunteers.If you are interested, please call me at 3783892 as soon as possible.Im Jackie Green.You can also call Tony Black at 3788903.（1）How