浙江省宁波市慈城中学2014-2015届九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

九年级英语第一学期期中测试卷

试题I

Ⅰ. 听小对话, 选择图片（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

Ⅱ. 听长对话，回答问题（共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分） 听下面一段较长的对话，回答第6至8三小题。

( )6. Why does the girl want to give up the English contest?

A Because she can't speak English well. B Because she is afraid of speaking in pubic. C Because she is too busy to practice.

( )7. What did the boy use to be like?

A .Shy B. Brave C .Outgoing

( )8. When did the boy take part in an English contest?

A. Two weeks ago B .Two months ago C. Two years ago 听下面一段较长的对话，回答第9至11三小题。 ( )9. What is Gina looking for? A. A white dress. B.A white jacket C. A pink dress. ( )10. Where will Gina go? A. To an English corner. B.To a birthday party. C.To a dinner party. ( )11. What does Gina’s father suggest doing? A. Wearing a dress . B. Wearing a jacket. C. Wearing a T-shirt and jeans.

听下面一段较长的对话，回答第12至15四小题。 ( ) 12. Why didn’t Lucy go to school? A. It was raining hard. B. She hurt her leg. C. Her parents were ill. ( )13. Who took her to a hospital?

A. Her teacher B. Her parents C. Her classmate

( )14. How did she go home yesterday? A. By bus. B. By car. C. By bike. ( ) 15. Who might Mr. Smith be? A. Her teacher. B. Her father. C. Her doctor.

[来源学*科*网Z*X*X*K]Ⅲ. 听短文，回答问题（共5小题; 每小题1 分，满分5 分）

( )16.What’s the name of the activity?

A. An English talk. B. An English party . C .An English show. ( )17. Where will the activity be given?

A. On the playground B. In the classroom.. C. In the library

( )18. When will the activity be given?

A. At 2:00 pm B. At 5:00 pm. C. At 7:00pm.

( )19. Who will be the speaker ?

A. A student from No.20 Middle School.

B. An English teacher from a foreign language school. C. An English teacher from No.20 Middle School.

( )20. What’s the topic of the activity ? A. How to use the computer.

B. How to learn English well. C. How to be an English teacher.

[来源学&科&网]Ⅳ. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ( )21 —Be a good , dear!.

—If you make so much noise, how can others listen to it clearly?

A .reporter B. listener C. singer D. reader ( )22. —Mum, can I go out and play with my friends now? — Certainly, but your homework _________first.

A. should finish B. should be finished

C. finishes D. has been finished

( )23. If you don't know a word , you can ______ in a dictionary.

A look it up B look at it C look it over D. look them up

( )24.—Have you seen the CCTV news on TV?

— Yes, children had a good festival on the sixtieth Children’s Day.

A. one million of B. million C. millions of D. million of ( )25. — What would you do if you _______ a million dollars?

—I would give it to charity.

A. have B. had C. will have D. would have

( ) 26. I always go to sleep the light .

A. in , on B. with, on C. and , in D. and, with

( )27. —Whose book is this ?

—Let me see. It ________ be Cindy’s. You can see her name on it .

A. must B. can’t C may D. shouldn’t

( )28. — your grandfather to be a farmer?

—Yes. But now he is a driver.

A. Did; use B. Are; use C. Do; use D. Have; used ( )29.— Can you follow me ?

— Sorry, I can’t. Could you please speak a little more ? A. quietly B. quickly C. politely D. slowly

( )30. My life ________ a lot in the last few years.

A. change B. changed C. has changed D. have changed

( )31．—What is Rose like ?

— I think she is shy, she always gets when she meets new people. A. nervous B. tired C. happy D. sleepy

( )32. You’ll fail in the English test ________ you work hard at it.

A. because B. until C. unless D. if

( )33. —. Jack, I will go for a picnic with my parents after the exam.

—____ __. A. That’s it. B. I don’t think so. C. Have a great time. D. Don’t mention it

[来源学科网ZXXK]Ⅴ、.完形填空(共15小题; 每小题一分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The word that has changed the world

Apple is one of the most popular fruits in our life, and people eat apples every day. But there are 36 apples that are especially important to the history of our human beings and they have changed the whole world.

Long long ago when the world just started, apple was a forbidden(禁止) 37 in the Garden of Eden, however, a girl

named Eve stole（偷） and ate it. Unfortunately, she was discovered by God, and was driven away 38 the Garden together with a boy called Adam. After they 39 the garden, Adam and Eve had their own babies and 40 the ancestors(祖先) of all of us. This is the beginning of our world, history 41 morality.（道德）

In the Autumn of 1665, there 42 a young man sitting under an apple tree in his garden. His name was Newton. While he was thinking one of the problems, suddenly, an apple dropped down from the tree and fell on his head. 43 this, Newton discovered gravitation(万有引力) on that day and his new idea of science made people really 44 and happy, also he 45 our opinions about nature and the way we think, then people began to learn what 46 was at that time. And 47 , Jobs Steve, this crazy old man changed the world by his apple products（产品）. For example, 48 can be found everywhere in the street, young people feel cool when they use this kind of new high-tech product. Don’t you think 49 apple products have become a symbol （象征）of our time? As Jobs Steve often said he was born to change the world and he made it. 50 he has died, people remember him and miss him, because he made our life more colorful and amazing.

( )36. A. one B. two C. three D. four ( )37. A. vegetable B. fruit C. food D. noodle ( )38. A. from B. in C. with[21世纪 D. under ( )39. A. went B. walked C. lived D. left ( )40. A. got B. turned C. made D. became ( )41. A. but B. or C. and D. though2 ( )42. A. had B. was C. have D. is ( )43.A. Because of B. Because C. After D. Since ( )44 A. bored B. tired C. relaxed D. surprised ( )45. A. gave B. brought C. made D. changed ( )46. A. science B. history C. chemistry D. music ( )47. A. yesterday B. today C. tomorrow D. next ( )48. A. apples B. machines C. iPhones D. computers ( )49. A. what B. who21世 C. where D. that ( )50. A. Although B. But C. However D. Even VI. 阅读理解（共20小题；第51—55题每小题1分，第56—70题每小题2分，满分35分） 阅读下列短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

A Name Ludwig Von Beethoven Florence Nightingale Bill Gates Thomas Edison Yao Ming Personal information Born in 1770, in Germany. A musician, Died in 1827 Born in Italy on May 12th, 1820 An English nurse Died in 1910 Born in 1955 in the USA Wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought Own Microsoft Born in 1847 in the USA Made over 6000 inventions(发明)Died in 1931 Born on September 12th, 1980 in Shanghai, China A basketball player Played in the Houston Rockets, USA .In 2011 he came back to China. ( ) 51. Thomas Edison is from .

A. Canada B. Italy C. America D. Australia

( )52. The was born in 1770.