外研版九年级英语下学期期末测试卷
第一部分 听力 （共25分） 一、听句子，选择句子中所包含的信息。每个句子读一遍（5分）
( ) 1 A grades B grapes C grams ( ) 2 A playing B painting C pleasing ( ) 3 A bad B hat C pet ( ) 15 How does the things weight on the moon ? A Heavier than on the earth
B As heavy as on the earth C Lighter than on the earth
第二部分 笔试 （共95分） 第一节 选择题（共55分）
三、单项选择（共15分，每题1分）
( ) 4 A word B would C world ( ) 5 A help out B work out C look out
二、听七段对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍（20分）
听第一段对话，回答第6题
( ) 6 What happened in Jack’s hometown ?
A An earthquake B An accident C A fire 听第二段对话，回答第7题
( ) 7 What was held in the boy’s school ?
A A singing competition B A school party C A sports meeting 听第三段对话，回答第8题
( ) 8 Who would the man help if he had one million dollars ?
A The poor students B The old people C The tigers in the zoo 听第四段对话，回答第9题 ( ) 9 What should Mary do ?
A Put the burnt area under cold running water
B Cover the burnt area with a piece of cloth C Put some medicine on the burnt area
听第五段对话，回答第10题
( ) 10 Why couldn’t Jack sleep last night ? A Because he went to bed too late B
B Because he will take an exam today
C Because the neighbor played the piano loudly
听第六段对话，回答第11-12题 ( ) 11 What color is the sweater ?
A Light blue B Light green C Light red ( ) 12 Where did the boy find the sweater ?
A In the classroom B On the school bus C On the playground 听第七段对话，回答第13-15题
( ) 13 How far is the moon away from the earth ? A About 380 000kilometers
B About 318 000 kilometers C About 300 800 kilometers
( ) 14 How long does it take to reach the moon by spaceship ?
A Over three days B Two days C Less than two days
( ) 21 I knocked on the door and __________ answered it
A somebody B nobody C anybody D everybody
( ) 22 ----Where are the _________? ----They are playing _______ football on the playground A boys students ; the B boy students ; the C boy student ; / D boy students ; / ( ) 23 Many supermarkets open ________ 8:30 ______Sunday A at ; in B on ; in C at ; on D on ; at
( ) 24 My father was preparing for his speech _______ my mother was doing some washing last night A of B while C unless D until
( ) 25 This kind of T-shirt looks _________ and sells _________
A nice ; well B nice ; good C well; well D good ; nice ( ) 26 Can you give me a _________ explanation ?
A further B father C furthest D farthest ( ) 27 There _________ a football match in our school this afternoon
A are going to have B is going to have C are going to be D is going to be ( ) 28 ---Alice , you __________ on the phone . ----- I’m coming . Thanks A want B are wanted C are wanting D have wanted ( ) 29 The dress __________ smooth and soft A felt B feels C is felt D is feeling
( ) 30 He lives in Beijing . But he once _________ in Daqing for ten years A has worked B had worked C worked D works
( ) 31 ---Look , Sue is over there . ---That ________ be her . She is in Canada now A won’t B can’t C needn’t D mustn’t ( ) 32 _________ more and you’ll improve your spoken English A Speak B Speaks C Speaking D To speak ( ) 33 ________bad weather it is today !
A What a B How C What D How a
( ) 34 It is three years ________ you tale the college entrance examination A since B before C as D after
( ) 35 ---How do you find the new English text book ? ---______________
A It’s lost B She helps me find it C It’s nice and good D By finding occasionally 四、单项选择
Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the developing world. But the 36 is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a wealthy country like Germany?
Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making 37 for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. They first 38 one long hot summer when most Germans were 39 on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, 40 a table in the street and gave food to the homeless. The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t 41 . “What these people also need is warmth and 42 ,” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t hesitate to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita 43 there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always 44 to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.
The couple were soon 45 all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to 46 donations. Today, over thirty companies regularly donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to deliver them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer donates new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive no 47 for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t 48 money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets 49 She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a 50 in the world.
( ) 36 A result B truth C reason D idea
( ) 37 A preprations B houses C meals D suggestions ( ) 38 A began B met C called D left ( ) 39 A asleep B alone C across D away ( ) 40 A brought up B set up C put aside D gave away ( ) 41 A enough B necessary C helpful D expensive ( ) 42 A fame B freedom C courage D caring ( ) 43 A make sense B found out C make sure D worked out ( ) 44 A open B crowded C noisy D near ( ) 45 A costing B wasting C taking D spending ( ) 46 A pay for B ask for C look into D carry out ( ) 47 A permission B payment C direction D support ( ) 48 A borrow B raise C save D expect ( ) 49 A surprised B excited C tired D amused ( ) 50 A profit B difference C decision D rule 五、补全对话（共5分，每题1分）
( ) 51 Could you check it for me and see if there’s any mistake in it ? ( ) 52 Carl , Would you like to have dinner with us tomorrow evening ?
( ) 53 We can go to the city in the morning and come back to the country in the evening ( ) 54 Next time I won’t come here in winter. Maybe summer is interesting here , isn’t it ? ( ) 55 Excuse me . Would you please tell me where Hilton Hotel is ? A I agree with you B Great . I will like to C Good . I’d love to
D Then we’ll waste a lot of time and money E All right , I’ll read it
F Yes, it is on Zhongshan Road
六、阅读理解（共20分，A、B 每题1分， C 每题2分） A
Scientists say that people are the only animals that can cry. We cry when we are sad when we are happy. We cry for thousands of different reasons. When someone dies we cry. When a baby is born we cry too. But crying is mystery(难解的谜)what are tears Where do they come Why do we get them Modern science does not have all the answers to these questions.
There are two different kinds of tears—emotional (情感的) tears and reflex(本能反应的) tears. Emotional tears come from feelings happiness or sadness. Reflex tears are the kind that comes when we get a piece of dirt in the eye. But nobody knows where tears come from. William Frey is studying tears. Freys study shows that women cry more often than men. However his study does not tell us why women cry more. He also has a theory about why people cry but it is only a theory and he has not proved it yet. Crying can remove the poisons(毒素) produced by emotional stress(紧张)or physical stress in the body and helps people stay healthy. Psychologists(心理学家)also believe that crying is good for you. They say it helps reduce stress. Stress can cause high blood pressure (高血压) heart disease and other illness. Crying can help prevent these illnesses and keep us well. For our health and happiness it may be good for all of us men and women to have a good cry more often.
Judge the following sentence true (T) or false (F)
( ) 56 When someone dies, we cry . This is a kind of reflex crying ( ) 57 It is known that women cry more often than men
( ) 58 According to the passage , we know that tears can produce poisons in the body ( ) 59 Scientists have already found out the reasons for crying ( ) 60 Only emotional tears are good for us B
A Lots of people like diving into water , because they can explore the underwater world . But there is
another kind of diving . Some people dive into the sky ! This is really a very exciting sport . A skydiver goes high up in the air on a plane . Then he jumps off the plane and floats in the air with the help of a parachute
B Most kids have started to use search engines. Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting
Internet sites , and they
can also locate places where you might not want your kids to go . There are search engines designed