2007-2008学年度潍坊市诸城第一学期期中考试
九年级英语试题
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一、听力测试（每小题1分，共20分）
1．A．By train． B．By plane． C．By ship．
2．A．Cream． B．Chips． C．Cheese．
3．A．His home is near．
B．His home is not far from here．
C．His home is over there．
4．A．A football match yesterday afternoon．
B．A basketball match yesterday afternoon．
C．A football match yesterday morning．
5．A．I arrived earlier than my friend．
B．My friend arrived earlier than I．
C．I arrived at the same time as my friend did．
（二）听句子，选择该句的最佳答语。每个句子读一遍。
6．A．At seven o'clock． B．Always． C．Monday through Friday．
7．A．No, I mustn't． B．No, I don't． C．No, I won't．
8．A．It doesn't matter． B．Certainly．Sorry! C．You’re welcome．
9．A．No，it's not so beautiful．
B．Do you want another one?
C．I'm glad you like it．
10．A．I'm afraid you have to buy a new one．
B．You can't find it anywhere．
C．Never tell me about that．
（三）听对话，选择正确答案。
你将听到五段对话及五个问题。每段对话及问题读两遍。
11．A．Study language and culture．
B．Visit a friend．
C．Do business．
12．A．From
13．A．At home． B．In the country． C．At the beach．
14．A．Something cool and cake．
B．Something cool and some fruit．
C．Something hot and cake．
15．A．Father and daughter． B．Mother and son． C．Husband and wife．
（四）听短文，选择正确答案。短文读两遍。
16．A．She went to a college．
B．She looked for work．
C．She helped her parents at home．
17．A．Her friends． B．Her sister． C．Her parents．
18．A．The people there were friendly．
B．It was near her home．
C．The job there was easy．
19．A．￡27． B．￡30． C．￡37．
20．A．She's lazy． B．She's kind． C．She's not clever．
从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。
二、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
21．The photo often reminds me my old friend, Jack．
A．to B．of C．in D．at
22．In China, are allowed to drive．
A．eighteen-year-old B．eighteen-years-old
C．eighteen-yea-olds D．eighteen-year old
23．I spent 15 minutes the story yesterday evening．
A．reading B．read C．to read D．reads
24．I think important for students to learn English well．
A．this B．that C．these D．it
25．We often learn English asking others help．
A．by，by B．with，for C．by，for D．with，with
26．--How can I learn English well?
--You should practice it as often as you can．
A．speak B．speaking C．speaks D．to speak
27．--Kate is very athletic．
-- ．
A．So Tom is B．So do Tom C．So does Tom D．So is Tom
28．Many students in our school are in English．
A．interesting B．interest C．interests D．interestd
29．1 would do some reading TV after supper．
A．than watching B．than watch
C．rather than watch D．rather than watching
30．The old man his health very much，so he eats mainly fruit and vegetables．
A．1ooks like B．1ooks around C．takes care of D．takes off
31．--Why not the West Lake?
--That sounds interesting．
A．consider visit B．consider visiting
C．consider to visit D．to consider to visit
32．-- reading aloud to practice pronunciation?
--That's a good idea．
A．Why not B．How C．How soon D．What about
33．Kathy her mother．Both of them are very beautiful and kind．
A．look after B．takes after C．looks after D．look like
34．This coat is small for Kathy．
A．much too B．too much C．too many D．much more
35．Children to do dangerous things．
A．can't B．shouldn't
C．shouldn't allow D．shouldn't be allowed
根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，将其序号填在题前的括号中。
Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents．They 36 that their parents don't understand them．They often think their parents are too strict 37 them．
Parents often find 38 difficult to win their children's trust (信任) and they seem 39 how they themselves 40 when they were young．
For example, young people like to do things without much 41 ．It's one of their ways to 42 that they grow up and they can 43 any difficult problems．Older people worry more easily．Most of them plan things ahead and don't like their plans 44 ．So when you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success 45 you ask before you really start doing it．
Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they wear, the music they enjoy and something else．But they 46 to cause any trouble．They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people's world and they want to make a new culture (文化) 47 their own．And if their parents don't like their music or clothes or their way of speech, the young people feel very sad．Sometimes 48 going out with their parents, they just want to stay at home 49 and do what they like．
If you plan to do something, you'd better win your parents over and get them to understand you． 50 your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do．
三、完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）
36．A．see B．hope C．say D．know
37．A．with B．in C．to D．over
38．A．that B．this C．one D．it
39．A．to forget B．forgetting C．to remember D．remembering
40．A．thought B．wanted C．needed D．felt
41．A．speaking B．thinking C．seeing D．reading
42．A．learn B．see C．find D．show
43．A．solve B．find C．know D．find out
44．A．to be started B．to be made C．to be changed D．to be known
45．A．since B．if C．because D．after
46．A．don't mean B．mean C．don't like D．like
47．A．at B．to C．over D．of
48．A．instead B．instead of C．besides D．except
49．A．alone B．lonely C．silently D．silent
50．A．Of B．If not C．If so D．However
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Mrs. Smith often felt lonely when her husband went to work．The room was small and she always spent only half an hour tidying it．She couldn’t get up early in the morning, so Mr. Smith had to cook breakfast himself．She usually had some bread and milk for lunch and only cooked supper for herself and her husband．They had no television．Mr. Smith always went to bed at nine．
It was a winter morning．The sun was shining and it was warmer outside than it in the room．The woman sat on the step of a shop, looking at the busy traffic．At that moment a man with a map in his hand was coming towards her．
"Excuse me, madam," said the man．"Could you tell me how to get to the nearest hospital, please?"
Mrs. Smith looked at him up and down．"He seems a farmer," the woman said to herself．"Let me laugh at him．"
Then she turned to him said．"Lie down in the middle of the street and you'll soon be sent to a hospital．"
"Please set an example (示范) to me, then," said the man．
She had to tell the way to him and then she said, "I think you've been in a city for the first time．It's much more beautiful than the field．Is that right?"
"Yes, madam," said the farmer with a smile．"But I think it is built on the field!"
四、阅读理解（每小题1．5分，共30分）