XX外国语学校九年级英语上半期考试试题
Name：____________ Class: ____________ Number: _____________
全卷分A卷和B卷；A卷含听力部分。A卷满分为100分，B卷满分为50分。考试时间120
分钟。A卷分A卷I和A卷II。A卷I为选择题，A卷II为其他类型的题。A卷I答案请务必填在机读卡上；A卷II和B卷的答案请写在答题卡上。
A卷（共100分） A卷I（选择题， 共90分）
注意事项：
1． 答A卷I前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目用2B铅笔写在机读卡上。
2． 解答A卷I时， 在每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应的题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改
动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。
3． 考试结束后，监考人员将机读卡和答题卡一并收回。
第一部分 听力测试 （共25小题， 计25分）
一、听句子，根据所听到的内容选择正确答语。（共6小题，每小题1分；计6分） ( )1.A. No, it’s his. B. No, it isn’t. C. It must be Mike’s. ( )2.A. She didn’t prepare for the test B. She got an ”A” on the test. C. She is twelve years old.
( )3.A. Yes, he is. B. No, he doesn’t. C. He’s a good author. ( )4. A. I want to buy one. B. I really like it. C. I don’t think so. ( )5.A. His favorite sport is football. B. He’d like two more apples. C. He hurt his leg badly.
( )6.A. We enjoy it a lot. B. We love him very much.
C. He writes his own music.
二、听句子，选择与你所听到的句子内容相符的图片，并将代表图片的字母填在相应的题号前。（共4小题，每小题1分；计4分）
A B C D
7.__________ 8.__________ 9.__________ 10.__________
三、 听对话，根据对话内容及问题选择正确的答案。（听两遍）（共10小题，每小题1
1
分，共10分）
( ) 11. A. The weather in Australia B. The winter in America C. The summer in Australia ( ) 12. A. To his office B. To his hometown C. To a foreign country ( ) 13. A. It wasn’t difficult B. It was very difficult C. It was too easy ( ) 14. A. Mr Jones might mend it B. Mr Jones couldn't mend it
C. She doesn’t want to ask Mr Jones
( ) 15. A. 7:05 B. 7:55 C. 8:00
( ) 16. A. Home rules B. School rules C. Driving rules ( ) 17. A. By 11:00 pm. B. By 9:00pm. C. By 10:00pm ( ) 18. A. It must be Carla B. It must be Lisa C. It must be Maria ( ) 19. A. He’d have an exam B. He’d go to Shanghai C. He’d stay at home
( ) 20. A. Classical music B. pop music C. dance music
四、 听短文，根据短文内容选择正确的答案。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
( )21.Bob was at home alone because_______.
A. he was ill B. he had a party C. his parents went out ( )22.Bob was told what to do _______.
A. by his parents B. by the fireman C. by his friends ( )23. Bob smelt something bad _______.
A. when he was going to bed B. just before his parents left
C. when he was looking for something
( )24. When he called the fireman, Bob _______.
A. went to put away his things B. ran out quickly
C. telephoned his parents
( )25. Which of the following is right?
A. The house was burnt down. B. The fire lasted just a while
C. The parents helped to put out of the fire. D.
第二部分 基础知识运用 （共35小题， 每小题1分； 计35分）
五、选择填空 （共20小题，每小题1分； 计分20分）
A) 从各题的A.B.C三个选项中，找出和划线部分意思相同或相近，并能替换划线部分的选项。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）
( )26.Those who like to speak in public are pretty confident A. beautiful B. quite C. quiet ( )27. She is terrified of speaking in front. A. is afraid to B. is tired of C. is afraid of ( )28. I don’t want to go on vacation there for entertainment A. fun B. rest C. interest ( )29. I couldn’t come up with a good excuse for being late. A. think about B. think over C. think of ( )30. We saw lots of photos on display in the hall.
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A. on show B. on the wall C. exhibition
B) 从各题的A.B.C三个选项中选择正确答案。（共15小题，每小题1分；计5分）
( )31. Each of us had to write a _______ report every two weeks.
A. two-hundred-words B. two-hundred-word C. two- hundreds-word ( ) 32. This is the boy who _______ very hard.
A. study B. studying C. studies ( ) 33. I thought it _______ interest me at all.
A. doesn’t B. didn’t C. isn’t
( ) 34. ----Look! The man at the gate _______ be our headmaster. He is always standing there every morning.
----No, it_______ be him. He is holding a meeting in the office now.
A. must, mustn’t B. can, mustn’t C. must, can’t ( )35. If it were a nice day, they _______ for a picnic. But they are unlucky today. A. would go B. will go C. are going ( ) 36. He would rather _______ at home than _______ to the park with Jenny.
A. stay, go B. to stay, to go C. staying, going ( ) 37. Look! There is a purse _______ on the ground.
A. lie B. lying C. to lie ( ) 38. ---- Could you please tell me _______? ---- I’m confident and creative.
A. what you are like B. what you like C. how you are ( ) 39.I can’t play the guitar, _______ his brother.
A. Either can B. Neither can’t C. Neither can ( ) 40. _______ middle school students allowed to use mobile phones at school? A. Do B. Are C. Can ( ) 41. Don’t let computer games _______ our study.
A. stay away from B. get in the way of C. concentrate on ( ) 42. Yesterday I had my hair_______ at the barber’.
A. cutting B. was cut C. cut ( ) 43. The money in the bank ______ to me. I will use it for college education. A. belong B. belongs C. owns ( ) 44. Don’t put the medicine on the table. Medicine _______ the children.
A. must hide from B. must be hidden from C. must be near ( ) 45. Lucy used to be quiet, but now she is _______.
A. quieter B. noisier C. outgoing
六、完形填空。通读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容从A，B，C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
A
Dictionaries are very useful books. People use dictionaries to ___46____ out the meanings of words. ___47____ you are learning English, you should use an English dictionary. Some students have dictionaries. Their dictionaries contain Chinese and English words. They are useful, but it’s usually ___48____ to use a dictionary written completely in English. This will ___49____ you to begin to think in English. A good English dictionary will show you the correct spelling of a word and its pronunciation. Many dictionaries also show __50____ a word is used in sentences.
( )46. A. take B. find C. hand ( )47. A. After B. Because of C. If
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( )48. A. good B. well C. better ( )49. A. make B. let C. help ( )50.A. what B. why C. how
B
The train ___51____ I was travelling on was already half an hour late. I had to arrive ___52____ Vienna at 7:15 in time to catch the 7:25 train to Paris, but there was no ___53____ of that now. I told the conductor about it. He advised me to get off two stops before Vienna station and ___54____ a taxi. When the time came, the conductor __55____ me with my bags. He wished me good luck as I got off the ___56____. And a few ___57___ later, I was going fast to the centre of the city in a taxi. It was about 7:25 when we stopped ___58___ the station. I paid the driver quickly, carried my bags and ___59____ inside. “Paris train” left the station a moment ago. You can guess how I felt ___60____ I knew this! ( )51.A. that B. who C. where ( )52.A. to B. in C. on ( )53.A. time B. hope C. wish ( )54.A. take B. by C. look ( )55. A. carried B. asked C. helped ( )56. A. train B. bus C. taxi ( )57. A. hours B. days C. minutes ( )58. A. into B. inside C. outside ( )59. A. saw B. hurried C. found ( )60.A. when B. where C. what
第三部分 阅读理解 （共15小题；计30分）
七、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误，正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。（共5小题，每小题2分；计10分）
A kind of little cars may be seen in the streets in the future. People will like this kind of small cars better than the big ones. The car is as small as a bike but it can carry two people in it. Everybody can drive it easily , just like riding a bike. Even children and old people can drive them to school or parks.
If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will be more space for all the cars in cities, and there will also be more space for people to walk in the streets.
The little cars of the future will cost less money to buy and to drive. These little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour, so driving will be safer. The cars of the future will fine for going around the city, but they will not be useful for a long trip.
This kind of cars can save a lot of gas（汽油）. They will go 450 kilometers, then they have to stop for more gas.
( )61. Driving big cars can make the air dirtier.
( )62. The little cars can make more space for other cars and people. ( )63. These little cars will be useful for a long trip. ( )64. The kind of cars can save much gas.
( )65. Only children and old people can drive the little cars.
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八、根据短文内容选择正确答案。（共10小题，每小题2分；计20分）
A
Dear Alice,
Your really have two different questions here, so we’ll discuss them one at a time. Your problems at school may be a result of a number of things. You don’t say much about how these classmates get along with each other. It’s possible that all the students are feeling a little caution（谨慎的）in the first term.
It’s also possible that the others are unkind. If this is so, you have to find out why you are the class” outsider”.
In your letter you say you often offer to help others with their work. Is it possible that your classmate didn’t understand your offers? Could it seem that you were trying to “buy” friends with these offers?
Is it possible that you took no notice of your classmates when you had your good friend near you? They may have felt hurt at that time. It may take a time for them to believe in you. If so, try to ask one classmate directly what the problem is. If you hear a negative answer, at least you’ll know what to do. Yours truly, Shelia ( )66. From the letter we know that Alice was very _______. A. lucky B. clever C. unhappy
( )67. From the letter we can conclude(得出结论) that _______.
A. Alice didn’t get along with her classmates B. Alice’s parents made her study too hard C. Alice didn’t want to go to school any more
( )68. In the letter Shelia talked about _______ possible reasons for Alice’s problems. A. six B. four C. five
( )69. Which of the following is NOT true according to the letter?
A. Alice felt her classmates weren’t kind to her.
B. Alice didn’t want to get along well with her classmates. C. The girl asked two questions in her letter.
( )70. Shelia’s advice to Alice is that ________.
A. Alice should find out the true reason for her problems B. Alice should leave school as soon as possible C. Alice should get one negative answer
B
Have you ever thought about your body changes? Up to about the age of eight or nine, girls and boys look quite alike(相像的). They have similar (相似的)shaped bodies and their voices sound almost the same. As they grow, all their organs(器官)grow, too.
At the same time after the age of ten, often at eleven or twelve, boy’s and girl’s bodies start changing. This time of change is called puberty. The changes mean their bodies are getting ready so that they will be able to have children when they are older.
The changes don’t happen to everyone at the same time. Each person has his or her own body changing timetable. By the time they are eighteen, they should be complete. Girls start changing some years sooner than boys. Until they are fifteen or so. They grow faster than boys of the same age. As years go by, boys can catch up and grow taller and stronger. Girls grow taller and heavier as well, their faces and breasts(胸部) become fuller. As well as all the changes you can see happening, other important changes that you can’t
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