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He was leaving his office when Bill, a nightwachman(巡夜人), came in. Bill just came off work.. After he said “Good morning” to Mr Robertson, Bill told the owner about his dream. Last night he dreamed Mr Robertson's plane crashed(坠毁) soon after it took off. Mr Robertson was very surprised when he heard this. He decided to go by train.
Bill's dream came true. That morning the plane really crashed just after it had taken off. Mr Robertson heard that news soon after he came back. To express his thanks, Mr Robertson gave Bill 5000 dollars. He gave him a letter, too. Mr Robertson told Bill that a man like him should be let to go. Bill was surprised and asked, “For what reason?” Mr Robertson said, “Go home and read the letter, and you'll know why.”
Bill went home and opened the letter in a hurry. After he read it, he became very sad. In the letter there was only one sentence. But it was enough to tell the reason why he was let to go. Can you guess why? ( )54.The nightwatchman .
A. worked very hard B. had a terrible dream
C. saw a plane crash D. wasn't kind to Mr Robertson ( )55.Mr Robertson .
A. was lucky not to be on the plane B. still traveled by air
C. decided not to travel by train D. didn't thank the nightwatchman
( )56.The sentence in the letter might be“ ”. A. You're too old to be a nightwatchman
B. I didn't want to see you again because of your dream C.A nightwatchman should keep awake the whole night D. Thanks a lot for telling me your dream
（C）
Jackie Chan was born on April 7th, 1954, in Hong Kong, China. His parents left the mainland of China for Hong Kong a short time before he was born. His parents named him“Chen Gangsheng”, which means“born in Hong Kong”. They wanted to celebrate the safe trip to Hong Kong.
At first, Jackie's family lived in the French Embassy(大使馆). His father was a cook and his mother was a housekeeper. When Jackie was seven years old, his family moved to Australia. His father got a job in the American Embassy. Later, they went back to Hong Kong. Jackie's father sent him to the China Drama Academy(专科院校). Jackie studied and worked 19 hours a day. The students practiced Kung Fu and learned how to do many stunts(特技) there.
When Jackie was 17, he began to do dangerous stunts for films. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood, but he wasn't very successful. He went on to make films in Hong Kong and got great successes. Finally, in 1995, Jackie Chan has both Chinese and American fans and his films make millions of dollars. ( )57.What is Jackie Chan?
A. He is a cook. B. He is a singer. C. He is a film star. D. He is a
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housekeeper.
( )58.When did Jackie Chan's parents move to Hong Kong?
A. They moved to Hong Kong a short time after Jackie Chan was born. B. They moved to Hong Kong a short time before Jackie Chan was born. C. They moved to Hong Kong after they came back from America.
D. They moved to Hong Kong after Jackie Chan studied in the China Drama
Academy.
( )59.What did Jackie Chan learn in the China Drama Academy?
A. Singing. B. Dancing. C. Kung Fu and stunts. D. Dramas. ( )60.Which is true according to the passage? A. Jackie Chan is over fifty years old. B. He was born in America.
C. He was very successful when he first went to Hollywood. D. He became famous at the age of 17.
(D)
In every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out. Many join organizations run (管理) by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain. Since the powerful (猛烈的) earthquake took place in Sichuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life. Some offer their professional skills for free. Others have no qualifications (资历), but they love to work hard to help.
One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother Teresa. She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of Calcutta. She helped the homeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families.
Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too. They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something. They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher. As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life.
All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so
many ways. They might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villages. Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you.
61. The Peace Corps is __ in the United States.
A. a city B. an organization A. the homeless passage?
C. a volunteer
D. a school D. the kids
62. The word those in the passage means __ .
B. the sick C. the poor
63. What is NOT the reason for teenagers to be volunteers according to the
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A. They want to make more friends. C. It helps them get work experience.
B. They want to be helpful.
D. It can improve their social life.
64. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Volunteers need qualifications.
offer their help without any pay.
others.
65. What is the main idea of this passage?
B. Volunteers
C. Young kids can’t be volunteers. D. Some volunteers bring joy to
A. The world needs volunteers. B. Mother Teresa was a great volunteer.
C. Volunteers do all kinds of work. D. There are different ways of volunteering.
五、词汇运用(本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分) 66.Is Reader a _________ (月)magazine?
67.Taking photos is not __________(允许) in most museums.
68.It is __________(浪费) to throw away our old clothes and the bottles. 69.Noise does great harm to people’s ____________(健康). 70.Playing football is many boys’ _____________(最爱). 71.The girl didn’t give up ___________ (虽然)she failed again. 72.People enjoy _____________(他们) by doing sports.
73.Autralia is the largest English speaking country in the ___________(南方) part of the world.
74.___________ (百万)of foreigners came to Beijing to watch the Olympic Games this summer.
75.Many people think that electricity is one of the most important _____________(发明) in the history.
六、任务型阅读(本题有5小题。每小题1分．共5分)
下面是五位同学写给《21世纪中学生英文报》的求助信。在信中，五位同学分别谈了自己在学习或生活中的问题。请将五个问题与编辑给的建议进行配对，并把序号A、B、C、D、E填入76～80题的横线上。 Problems Advice 卷 二
Whatever I do, I always think about if other people will like. How can I stop When you failed a test, it’s better to tell your mom the truth than for her to find out another way. Ask her if she can worrying about what they think? help you study in the future.
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My dream is to be on the Olympic team for swimming. My dad thinks I started too late and I’ll never be able It’s a good way to join an English language club to practice speaking English. And you can make a to make it. What should I do? vocabulary list too. -- B ___77 __ What should I do if I failed a test? I’m afraid to tell my mom because she might get mad at me and I can’t play soccer. In your new school, just go over to someone who looks friendly and talk with him or her. You can ask that person about your teacher or the other kids in your class. Good luck! ___78___ -- C I just came to a new school and I’m Just be yourself and try not to care kind of shy, so how do I make new about what others think, The more you friends? ___79___ think about it, the worse you will feel. Just relax. -- D I am good at all subjects except You should tell your dad about your English. I can’t remember words dream and that if you work really hard, well. And I am weak in speaking and it might happen even though you start listen. ___ 80___ 七．书面表达（共2小题，81小题5分，82小题15分，计20分） 81．在一次英语沙龙活动中，外籍教师Ellen与大家一起畅谈人生理想。他让大家把自己的设想写下来保留着，看10年后有多少人能实现自己的理想。请根据表格中的提示或结合你的实际情况完成下面这一片段。
My future life Job Place to live in Others travel…, keep…as a pet … a (an) teacher, reporter, artist… Shanghai, Paris…
When I grow up, I want to be a (an) __ . And I think ___ sounds like an interesting city, so I’d love to ____ there. And one day in the future, I am going to ___ . I am sure my future isn’t a dream!
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82．根据所给的材料写一篇英语短文。材料：假如你是李明，学生会（the Student Union）正在招聘新成员，你去应聘。请给学生会的Mr Huang 写一封申请信，根据表格介绍自己。 Name Li Ming Class Class 1, Grade 2 Age 15 Appearance (外貌)
Tall ,thin … Personality (个性) Outgoing (外向的) , easygoing (易相处的) …. Study English Over five years Good at English
drawing …. Hobby
Reading, playing the piano….. More information The best student in his class
like to help others …. ….. …….. 要求
1. 内容可以适当发挥。不少于80
个单词。 2. 不得写你真实的姓名和班级。 3. 开头已给出。
Dear Mr Huang,
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外研版九年级英语期中考试试题和答案解析
