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学年第一学期期中考试九年级英语试卷
考试时间:120分钟 满分:150分
第二部分 英语知识运用(共二大题,共50分)
VI.单项选择 ( 每题1分,共20分)
( )31.--- he prefers the book ____he borrows from his best friend ---- ___________
A. /. B. who. C. when. D. where
( )32. Mum, my _______are too short. Will you buy me a new pair? A. trousers B. glasses C. clothes D. dress ( ) 33. --- When do you go shopping?
--- I usually go shopping _________ Sunday mornings. A. on B. in C. at D. for
( ) 34. Hangzhou is a nice city. My dad ________ me there when I was about ten years old.
A. pulled B. caught C. took D. brought ( ) 35. --- Hi, Mike! How is it going? --- ___________.
A. Good idea. B. I think so C. Pretty good D. Of course ( ) 36 .____________ weather it is!
A. What a fine B. How fine C. What fine D. How fine the
( ) 37. David comes from _________ European country and he is __________ honest boy.
A. an; a B. a; an C. the; an D. a; the ( ) 38. —Can the little girl read﹖
—Yes.She can read an story. A.500 words B.800 word C.800-word D.500-words'
( ) 39. There is going to ________ a football game on TV this evening. A. have B. hold C. be D. has
( ) 40. “Trick or Treat” is a popular game for children on _________.
A. Halloween B. Easter C. Thanksgiving Day D. New Year’s Day ( ) 41. Betty arrived __________ London _________ the evening of Jane 1st. A. at; in B. at; on C. in; in D. in; on ( ) 42. --- How do you like the TV play? ---___________________.
A. It’s wonderful. B. What about you?
C. Yes, I like it. D. No, I don’t like it at all.
( ) 43. ---I hear you have got a ticket ____ the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
---Yes, I got it ________ my uncle.
A. of; from B. to; from C. to; by D. for; to
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( ) 44. --- Must I wait for you here now?
--- No, you _______. You may be back in half an hour.
A. don’t have to B. mustn’t C. can’t D. shouldn’t ( ) 45. ---________ enjoyable it is to travel by air! --- _____________________.
A. How; So is it B. How; So it is C. What; So is it D. What; So it is
( ) 46. His grandfather since two years ago.
A.died B.has died C.has dead D.has been dead
( ) 47. Kate met a lot of problems she was going over her lessons.
A.before B.as soon as C.until D.while
( ) 48. --- What did the English teacher talk to you last Friday?
--- She told me to ________ my lessons carefully before the exam. A. look up B. go over C. look after D. go on ( ) 49. Li Lei ran than Lin Tao.
A.much slow B.very more slowly
C.much more slowly D.very slowly . ( ) 50。--- Would you mind opening the window?
--- _______.
A. Of course not. Do please. B. Ok. Do as you like.
C. That’s all right. D. Yes, please.
VII. 完形填空 (每小题1.5分, 共30 分)
(A)
These days it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no __51__ in sports? It may not be true. They often say they have _52 more important things to do.
What are these important things? Exams! They have to get themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school, so many of them almost _53___ bookworms. In the past in the summer holidays, they could do ___54___ they like, but now they have to spend all their free time preparing for exams. So __55_ have kept them away going in for sports.
Because of the pressure (压力)from their parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time _56__ books. As for the students themselves, they don’t want to fail the exams because they want to continue their __57studies. So it becomes necessary to give __58_ of their spare time to their studies and ___59_ up their school sports.
It is true that a good education cannot go without physical training, and the same
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is true that a quick mind hardly goes along without __60_ body. Without a strong body, you can never do anything well, then how can you make great success in life?
51. A. interested B. interesting C. interests D. interest 52. A. very B. much C. another D. most 53. A. turn B. look C. become D. grow 54. A. anything B. all what C. something D. nothing 55. A. teachers B. parents C. holidays D. studies 56. A. on B. at C. in D. to
57. A. farther B. far C. further D. furthest 58. A. few B. any C. all D. none 59. A. take B. give C. put D. send
60. A. strong B. ill C. weak D. heavy (B)
Concorde’s Birthday
CONCORDE, the world’s fastest passenger plane, will soon be over 33 years old. It first 61______ on 2 March 1969 in France. Concorde was developed by both France and Britain. From 1956 these two countries had a 62______ of a supersonic passenger plane. In 1962 they started to 63______ together on the project. The plane 64______ over 1.5 billion pounds to develop. It is the most tested plane in the history. It was given over 5000 hours of testing. Concorde flies at twice the speed of 65______. This means that it 66______ only 3 hours 25 minutes to fly between London and New York, compare with 7—8 hours in other passenger jets. Because of the five-hour time difference between the USA and Britain, it is 67______ to travel west on Concorde and arrive in New York before you leave London! You can catch the 10:30a.m. 68______ from London, Heathrow and start work in New York an hour 69______! Concorde is much used by business people and film stars. Each Concorde is built at a cost of 55 million pounds. Twenty have been built so far. Air France and British Airway 70______ the most. They each have seven planes. 61. A. invented B. produced C. flew D. took off 62. A. talk B. dream C. meeting D. fight 63. A. work B. do C. carry D. finish 64. A. paid B. wanted C. needed D. cost 65. A. voice B. sound C. noise D. shout 66. A. spends B. takes C. covers D. travels 67. A. possible B. impossible C. real D. unreal 68. A. plane B. passenger C. flight D. airline 69. A. later B. late C. earlier D. early 70. A. build B. make C. sell D. own 第三部分 阅读理解(共40分)
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VIII.阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,共40分)
(A)
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73. isn’t open for two and a half hours in the afternoon on weekdays. A. Full Hotel B. Hongnan Restaurant C. History Museum D. Baihe Shopping Center
74. On Sunday morning, the coffee shop in Full Hotel doesn’t open until .
A. 6:30 am B. 7:00 am C. 7:30 am D. 8:00 am 75. You can know when you visit History Museum.
A. the history of South China B. the history of Guangdong’s native people C. the history of Shanghai D. the history of Hong Kong
(B)
Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). he looked up at the clock there. It was
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only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.
“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.
“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
76. Tom went into the station cafe because . A.Mike asked him to have a cup of tea.
B.it was quite early and he could find a seat there. C.he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirl.
D.he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there.
77. What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock? A.Half past twelve B.Twenty to twelve C.Half past eleven D.Half past one
78. From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find .
A.the time is right B.it’s going slower C.it’s going backward D.it’s going faster 79. Which of the following is true? A.Tom arrived in Paris on time
B.The next bus would leave in half an hour C.After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer D.Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once
80. Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story? A.The Mirror of the Station B.Not A Careful Man
C.Missing A Bus D.The Clock In The Mirror
(C)
In 1955, Walt Disney (迪斯尼) himself opened the first Disney Park in Los Angeles, the USA. Later Disney world was opened in Florida in 1971. It cost between $ 500 and $ 600 million to build. Tokyo Disney Park opened in Japan in 1983, and Europe (欧洲) Disney opened in France in 1992.
Now Hong Kong is going to build a Disney Park and it will be open in 2005.
More than 80% of Hong Kong's population would like to visit the Disney Park when it's opened. But about half of them thought the adult admission fee (成人参观费), of between HK $250 to HK $ 300 (US $ 32 to US $ 38), was too high. The children's admission fee is not known yet. But children may not mind paying any entrance fee. \