from the school library. I read both Chinese and English novels. My favorite Chinese novel is Journey to the West. Have you ever heard of it? It is one of the four famous novels in Chinese literature. The story is full of imagination, and the main character Monkey King is very brave.
From reading books, I know more about history and traditional culture. I also learn to understand things and people better.
What kind of books do you often read? Yours, Li Hua
九年级英语上学期期末考试试题（无听力）
知识运用（共 25 分）
四、单项填空（共 10 分，每小题 1 分）
从下面各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选 项。
21. My brother likes reading. A. He A. at 23. Hurry up, Tom,
A. and A. strong C. strongest
B. She
has a lot of books. C. You D. I 2005.
D. for
22. Yao Ming broke the record held by Michael Jordan B. on
C. in
you’ll be late for school. B. but C. so
than the dog’s.
D. or
24. The elephant’s legs are
B. stronger
D. the strongest
you swim? B. may
C. need D. must
25. — Jack,
— Yes, I can.
A. can
— He
26. — Peter, where is your brother?
his English homework.
B. does
C. will do
D. did
A. is doing 27. I
A. know
C. knew
my friend Tim for 5 years.
B. have known D. will know
London with my parents.
D. visited
28. If we have a ten-day holiday, we A. visit A. discovers
C. is discovered
B. were visiting C. will visit
many years ago.
B. discovered
D. was discovered
29. DNA is very useful for us, it
30. — Do you know now? — Because we need to develop our life.
A. why we have more new inventions B. why we had more new inventions C. why do we have more new inventions D. why did we have more new inventions
五、完形填空（共 15 分，每小题 1.5 分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四
个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Celebrate the Good Days
It was in April of what seemed to be a great year. I was in fourth grade with the greatest teacher,
Miss De Rosear — the coolest teacher.
I had just come home from school to find Mom at home. That was 31 because she never arrived home before me. Mom was sitting on the sofa with Dad. A thousand terrible things started flashing through my mind. What if Grandma had
passed away? I did not have the 32 to say goodbye. What if my brother was hurt? As I crawled (爬) up on the sofa next to Mom, she gave me a kiss and a huge smile, so I 33 and went on with my normal after-school activities. During the TV show
that I always watched after school, Mom started getting phone calls. The calls continued for the rest of the night. Each time the 34 rang, Mom rushed to her room. I then knew that something bad had happened. When Mom came back, I asked, ―Mom, why do you keep on 35 phone call?‖
the room every time you get a
She turned to my sister and me and said, ―Girls, I have something to tell you. I have cancer (癌症).‖
As she said that I felt a sharp pain in my heart. I was thinking, ―Why is God taking my mom
from me so soon? What have I done?‖ I didn’t know that we were just beginning a very long, 36 journey.
The next day on the bus I turned to my friend, Kate. ―My mom…‖ That was all I could say before I started crying. Kate gave me a big hug and said 37 , ―I know, and I’m here for you.‖ I knew that Kate would support me.
During the summer, Mom stayed home. On the good days, sister and I talked about what we were going to do next day, week, month, or year with 38 . We never talked about losing her.
We got 39 from many different people. When school started again, Mom had to have surgery (手术). I stayed with one of my teachers, Mrs. Stephens. Mrs. Stephens made me rainbow French toast. She was always there for me with a smile, a hug, or ―it will be okay‖ advice.
On April 5, my mom became a five-year survivor (幸存者). When that day came, we had a big party. Friends came from far and wide to celebrate how 40 Mom is and her success against cancer! There will be good days and bad days — some more bad than good. But as I have learned from my mother, celebrate the good days!
31. A. boring 32. A. wish 33. A. agreed 34. A. alarm 35. A. leaving 36. A. comfortable 37. A. proudly 38. A. Mom 39. A. thanks 40. A. lovely
B. unlucky B. chance B. cried B. phone B. watching B. dangerous B. softly B. Dad B. choices B. important
C. strange C. plan C. cared C. clock C. using C. interesting C. happily C. friends C. knowledge C. special D. enjoyable D. reason D. relaxed D. doorbell D. cleaning D. painful D. carelessly D. teachers D. support D. beautiful
阅读理解（共 50 分）
六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项 中，选择最佳选项。（共 30 分，每小题
2 分）
A
Storybird is an exciting and supportive community for writers, readers, and artists of all ages. It encourages writers of any age to turn those images into fresh stories. Millions of members use Storybird for millions of things. Thinking of joining? Here’s how people use Storybird.
Create
Ava is 13 and writes stories for her friends at school and on Storybird. She’s entered 11 competitions, and has 351 followers
Discover
Kate’s son is five and loves poems while her 9-year-old daughter reads adventure and family stories. They use Storybird’s free
Learn
Marie teaches English Sweden. She uses of beautiful stories.
in her school in
Storybird’s free class tools to manage students and build a library
Sell
Nidhi is an artist living in San Francisco. She sells her art on her website and is creating her own books and comics. Nidhi’s artwork is also on Storybird, where it has thousands of stories and earns her
money by her artwork. 41. Ava writes
A. poems A. library 43. A. Ava 44. Nidhi is a(n) A. follower
for her friends on Storybird. B. stories
C. books
D. comics
42. Kate’s children use Storybird’s free to read poems and stories. B. class
C. website
D. tools
uses Storybird’s free class tools to build a library of beautiful stories.
B. Kate
C. Marie
D. Nidhi
who sells her work on Storybird. B. writer
C. teacher D. artist
B
Brothers
Long ago, there was a rich man who had two sons. The older brother, who was called Nolbu, was greedy (贪婪的) and lazy. However, his younger brother Hungbu was hard-working and kind-hearted. When
their father died, Nolbu inherited (继承) his house and land, but Hungbu received nothing. One day when Hungbu was working in the fields, he found a bird which had broken its leg. He took the bird home and looked after it carefully. The bird gradually became stronger, and when summer came, it flew away to a warm place. A year later
the bird flew back and gave Hungbu a seed (种子). Hungbu sowed (播种) the seed and
it soon grew into a plant which produced many gourds (葫芦). When Hungbu opened one of the gourds, he was amazed to see that it was full of treasure. He wanted to use the treasure to do something useful. The next day he bought a big house and moved there with his family.
When Nolbu heard about his brother’s good luck, he was very jealous (妒忌的) and decided to do the same as his brother. He also found a bird, but he broke its leg
and looked after it until it became strong. The bird also gave him a seed, which produced several gourds. However, when Nolbu opened one of the gourds, goblins (小 妖精) quickly came out of it and stole all his money. After that Nolbu went to his brother to ask for help. Hungbu was sorry for him and so he invited him to share his house. Both brothers and their families lived happily ever after.
45. Hungbu was
A. lazy A. A seed.
. B. kind
C. healthy
D. magic
46. What did the bird give Hungbu a year later?
B. A gourd.
C. A little bird. D. A plant. .
B. the treasure from his brother D. the treasure from the gourd .
47. Hungbu bought a big house with
A. the money from his father
C. the money from his wife
48. After Nolbu’s money was stolen,
A. he beat the goblins B. he sold his own house C. his brother helped him D. his brother gave him a seed
C
A habit is a usual practice. Everyday activities become habits for most people. For example, Mark wakes up every morning and reads his newspaper with a cup of coffee. People in different countries have different cultures. Cultures have certain habits as well. In North America there are many habits which are different from those
in other countries. The way we eat is one example. An American might eat toast (烤面 包) or eggs for breakfast, but in Asia people might eat rice and soup for breakfast.
If someone’s habit troubles you, it is called a pet peeve (不能忍受的事). A pet peeve can be considered rude by another. Cross-culturally you’ll find many different pet peeves. Spitting (吐痰) on the street or bumping into (碰到) someone without
saying ―excuse me‖ might be considered rude. Wearing improper clothes or saying something at the wrong time can also be a pet peeve.
In the United State it is rude to cut in line, which means to step ahead of someone who has been waiting longer than you. Americans will generally form a line if more than two people are waiting.