新目标英语九年级期中测试题

刘林云

一、 听力（略）

二、 单项选择（40分）

21. —Let's go to see the show.

—I'm sorry， but I_______it. It's very interesting.

A. have seen B. see

C. am seeing D. had seen

22. —It's very hot， but quite wet today.

—_______.

A. So it is B. It is so

C. So is it D. So it does

23. A tsunami（海啸）_______in some southern Asian countries in December， 2004._______homeless people had to stay in the open air.

A. has happened； Thousands of

B. happened； Thousands of

C. has happened； About twelve thousand of

D. happened； Twelve thousands

24. —Did you have anyone_______the trees？

—Yes， I had the trees_______ .

A. to water； water B. to be watered； watered

C. water； to be watered D. water； watered

25. As you see， the number of cars on the roads_______these days.

A. keeps rising B. keep rising

C. keep to rise D. keeps to rise

26. The pears in my basket are smaller than_______in Jim's.

A. it B. this C. ones D. those

27. The man had to work harder_______he could support his poor family.

A. so that B. as if

C. even though D. because

28. —Susan， why are you still here？ They are all ready to start.

—I'm sorry， but I_______when to meet.

A. don't tell B. didn't tell

C. haven't told D. am not told

29. —Do you know_______our teacher is ill？

—Oh， I' m sorry to hear that.

A. if B. whether C. that D. which

30. If you want to book a round⁃trip ticket you'll have to pay_______$30.

A. more B. other

C. the other D. another

31. I like all the subjects_______maths. It's too hard for me to learn.

A. especoally B. besides

C. including D. but

32. Who will look after your house_______you are away？

A. as soon as B. while

C. before D. after

33. The river smells terrible. People must_______dirty things into it.

A. be stopped to throw B. be stopped from throwing

C. stop to throw D. stop and throw

34. —I don't mind telling you what I know.

—You_______ . I'm not asking you for it.

A. needn't B. mustn't

C. may not D. can't

35. —Hello， may I speak to your father， please？

—Sorry， my father_______to Shanghai. He went there this morning.

A. goes B. has gone

C. has been D. go

36. Look at these clouds._______ .

A. It'll rain B. It's going to rain

C. It'll be rain D. It is to be rain

37._______are！ I've never seen so many beautiful flowers before.

A. What beautiful the flowers B. How beautiful the flowers

C. What beautiful flowers D. How beautiful flowers

38. Could you please tell me_______ ？

A. when will the plane take off B. where does he come from

C. how's the weather D. who would come tomorrow

39. Don't touch anything in the room_______the hostess tells you to.

A. if B. though

C. unless D. even though

40. I don't like the pen. It_______well.

A. isn't written B. doesn't write

C. wasn't written D. isn't writing

三、 完形填空（15分）

Mr West was born in a small English town. His father kept a 41 there. The owner didn't think it was 42 for his son to go to school. So he taught him how to get 43 money. Later they were rich and 44 to the city to do their business. Now old West couldn't manage his shop and his son， Junior Mr West had to do it 45 his father. As he had little knowledge， Mr West was often 46 in public and sometimes he got into trouble. So he 47 a lot of books and put them on the shelves（书架） in his sitting room so that the visitors can see them 48 they went in. He often went to the parties and carefully 49 what the learned（有学问的） men say. He hoped to make friends with them.

One day Mr West was told that it was a 50 writer's birthday that day. He hurried there with his wife. He gave the writer some 51 presents and the old man thanked him. After 52 they began to talk about the literary works（文学作品）. He could hardly answer any questions. The writer had to ask him 53 one， “What was Shakespeare（莎士比亚）？”

“It was a kind of drink，” answered Mr West， “but people do not like it now.”

The writer had a smile and soon he stopped 54. On their way home， his wife said，“You made a mistake just now. Shakespeare is a

55 cake， like the Chinese mooncake！”

41. A. factory B. cinema C. shop D. park

42. A. possible B. useful C. easy D. difficult

43. A. much B. more C. little D. less

44. A. went B. got C. moved D. ran

45. A. with B. after C. before D. instead of

46. A. beaten B. helped C. hurt D. laughed at

47. A. borrowed B. made C. bought D. wrote

48. A. because B. that C. as soon as D. if

49. A. listened to B. heard C. looked at D. saw

50. A. strange B. famous C. kind D. foreign

51. A. cheap B. expensive C. useless D. small

52. A. dinner B. school C. discussion D. class

53. A. more difficult B. the most difficult

C. easy D. the easiest

54. A. talking B. to talk C. to answer D. answering

55. A. thin B. thick C. delicious D. large

四、 阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

（A）

阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按要求做题。

I recently lost my pet pig， Arnold， because of a traffic accident. Arnold was an 8⁃month⁃old pig that taught me so much about love and friendship. My heart broke because of his death.

Arnold didn't know he was a pig， and he thought he was just another member of our family. He modeled his behavior through watching me， my wife， my two daughters and our dogs. He was sure he was loved by all， and really he was. He learned his name， how to sit and how to use his food bowl when he was just 7 weeks old！

He loved to sleep on my legs as I sat on the couch watching TV. He didn't care if he grew to weigh 45 pounds. He expected me to hold him onto my legs at 8：00 every evening. He would fall fast asleep within seconds after snuggling（偎依） his wet nose between my neck and shoulder.

Arnold helped me a lot in the country. Just by being there at my feet and interested in what I was doing， he made a most boring job of mine enjoyable. When he was out walking and I called his name， he would come running at the top speed to me. Just as I was angry with some difficult work， Arnold would show up， with his wet nose in my ear. Arnold would honk， seeming to say，“Take a break and laugh with me for a while. That should make it all better.” And it did， every time.

My wife and two daughters began to say that Arnold and I were so close that he had become the son that I never had in our family. The neighborhood kids used to visit Arnold and couldn't wait to play with him.

I'll never forget Arnold.

56. Arnold was_______ .

A. a pet dog B. a pet pig

C. the writer's son D. the writer's daughter

57. Aronld could_______ .

A. make the writer smile B. help the writer walk

C. talk with the writer D. make the difficult work easier

58. What does the phrase “ show up” in Paragraph 4 mean？

A. Perform. B. Stand up.

C. Look up. D. Come.

59. According to the passage， which statement is TRUE？

A. Arnold liked watching TV.

B. Arnold died of a badly illness.

C. The kids liked playing with Arnold.

D. The writer's wife didn't love Arnold.

60. Why will the master never forget Arnold？

A. Because he was special.

B. Because he was his son.

C. Because he was cleverer than others.

D. Because he brought the master so much joy.

（B）

Snake dishes have become popular in recent years. Snake meat is often seen in restaurants. It seems that eating snake is now in fashion， and if you haven't eaten snake yet， you're “out of date”.

But I wonder whether all of the trends（趋势） are worth following. Some people may think that eating snake is good for their health. But these people don't find out that mice and worms are often in snakes' bodies， and there are also many parasites（寄生虫） found inside snakes. They may be bad for our health.

Apart from this， we're sorry to see that more snakes are being killed by a butcher's knife. According to the English newspaper， Shanghai Star， about 1，000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China. In Shenzhen of Guangdong Province， sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner table in a single day.

If we still turn a blind eye to this， a vicious circle（恶性循环） will happen. If more snakes are eaten by people， the number of snakes will drop， but the number of mice will increase， which will result in a decrease of crop output.

This will make more people hungry. Who wants to see such a tragedy happen？ Therefore， let's not eat snakes any more. To protect snakes is to protect ourselves.

61. The writer thinks_______ .

A. eating snake meat is good for our health

B. eating snake meat is a trend

C. snake meat is expensive

D. eating snake meat may do harm to our health

62. “ Out of date” in Paragraph 1 means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 流行 B. 赶时髦 C. 迟到 D. 过时了

63. In Shenzhen， as many as 10 tons of snakes_______ .

A. are often eaten in a day

B. are eaten in a day sometimes

C. are usually eaten in a single day

D. are never eaten in a single day

64. Nearly_______tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in a year in China.

A. 10 B. 3，650 C. 1，000 D. 100

65. Why does the writer say that to protect snakes is to protect ourselves？

A. Because snake meat is good for our health.

B. Because snake skin can be used to make many beautiful shoes， bags and clothes.

C. Because eating snake is now in fashion.

D. Because a drop in the number of snakes will result in a decrease of crop output.

（C）

How do they get your pocket money？ How do they spend it？ To these questions， the answers given by a Chinese boy are different from those by an Australian boy. Li Meng is a student of Grade One of a middle school in Beijing and James Wardly is a student of a secondary school in Melbourne， Australia. Here are two charts. One is about how they get their pocket money， the other is about how they spend their pocket money.

Where do they get their pocket money？

What is their pocket money used for？

66. James Wardley usually_______for fun.

A. buys cartoon books B. takes pictures

C. goes to the cinema D. buys newspapers

67. We know that the Australian boy gets his money_______ .

A. by working in a supermarket

B. from his parents

C. by selling old newspapers

D. from his friend

68. James Wardley can save_______per week.

A. 45 Australian dollars B. 50 Australian dollars

C. 20 Australian dollars D. 15 Australian dollars

69. The writer mainly wants to tell us that_______ .

A. Li Meng doesn't have enough money for his food and drinks

B. boys in Australia enjoy working in supermarkets

C. it is hard for boys in China to get pocket money

D. students in different countries get and spend their pocket money in different ways

70. Which of the following statements is TRUE？

A. James Wardley gets pocket money from his parents.

B. Li Meng spends 21 yuan per week on food.

C. Li Meng spends 60 yuan per week on a telephone card.

D. James Wardley never goes to the cinema.

（D）

No one can change the weather. 71. But if we read carefully the signs（迹象） around us，we can tell what changes in the weather will be.

72. That means what the wearther will be like in the following days. For many centuries and in all countries， people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feeling pain in their bones（骨头） tells us the coming of wet wearther. 73. But they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. That is probably because the insects（昆虫） fly low， so the birds fly low to eat them. 74， this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle（闪烁） clearly at night， then fine weather will go on. If a fog appears in the morning just above a river， then the day will be warm. 75， then the following day will be fine. Most of the above have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.

阅读短文内容，把下面五句话填到文中空白处，并将其标号填入相应的位置，使短文意思连贯、完整。

A. Some birds fly high if the weather is fine

B. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather

C. Nobody can order the weather and let it be as what you want

D. If the sunset is red in color

E. We call this weather forecasting（天气预报）

五、 补全对话（5个句子，每个句子2分，共10分）

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意义连贯、完整。

Amy： 76？

Bob： Speaking！

Amy： I am calling to thank you for your present.

Bob： 77？

Amy： I like it very much. It is a beautiful sweater. I really like the color.

Bob： By the way， you looked wonderful at the party.

Amy： Thank you！ I really enjoyed it. 78.

Bob： Oh， I'm sorry. I went to the History Museum.

Amy： 79？

Bob：Well， I saw many old inventions on show.

Amy： Wow！ Are there any new inventions？

Bob： Yes， many more！ 80？

Amy： Sounds great.

六、 书面表达（15分）

每年4月7日 是世界健康日。请你根据下表内容提示，以“The Best Way to Keep Healthy”为题，写一篇80个词左右的英语短文。

注意：短文须包括表格里的所有内容，还可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯。

Key：

21-25 AABDA26-30 DADCD31-35 DBBAB36-40 BBDCB

41-45 CBBCD46-50 DCCAB51-55 BADAC56-60 BADCD

61-65 DDBCD66-70 CABDB71-75 CEABD

76. Could/May I speak to Bob， please

77. How do you like the present

78. I called you just now， but you were not in

79. What did you see there

80. Why not go there and visit it， too

书面表达（One possible version）：

The Best Way to Keep Healthy

It's very important for us to keep healthy in our everyday life. But how？ Here is some advice for you to follow：

First you should have a healthy diet. It's necessary to eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. You should not eat too much cheese， butter or anything else too fatty. Eating a lot of sweets can be bad for your teeth， so you had better not eat too many sweets or chocolates. You should also drink as little coffee as possible.

Second， doing exercises is certainly a good way to maintain your health.

Finally， after a day's work you should try to get eight hours of sleep， and you'd better not work or study too hard.