2007-2008学年度菏泽市成武县第一学期期中考试
九年级英语试题
总分：120分 时间：100分钟
第Ⅰ卷 选择题(75分)
Ⅰ．听力部分(20分)
一．请听句子，选择与其意思相符的图片。(共5分，每小题1分)
二．请听句子，选择正确的应答语。(共5分，每小题1分)
6．A．Last night B．Becky Wang C．Australia
7．A．In the United States B．With my parents C．In 2005
8．A．Thank you B．Sorry，I don’t know C．That’s a good idea
9．A．Listen up,please B．What’s it about? C．That’s news to me!
10．A．By car B．Two weeks ago C．About 6,700 kilometres long
三．请听对话，选择正确答案。(共5分,每小题1分)
11．On which day will there be a school concert?
A．On Thursday． B．On Friday． C．On Saturday
12. What may the boy be reading about?
A. Stonehenge B.The Great Pyramid. C. The Grand Canyon.
13. How old is the stone bridge?
A. About 1,205 years old. B. About 800 years old. C. About 1,005 years old.
14．What is Jack doing now?
A．He’s cleaning the room． B．He’s washing the vegetable．
C．He’s doing his homework．
15．Where does the band Green Garden come from?
A．Canada B．Australia C．England
四．请听短文，选择正确答案。(共10分，每小题2分)
16．When is Fei Xiang’s birthday?
A．On November 24 B．On September 24 C．On December 24
17．Where was Fei Xiang born?
A．In Taiwan B．In New York C．In Beijing
18．What does Fei Xiang look like?
A．He is tall with black eyes
B．He is tall with blue eyes
C．He is tall with brown eyes
19．Which of the following songs was NOT Fei Xiang’s?
A．Fire in the Winter B．Clouds of My Homeland C．My Heart Will Go On
20．What language did Fei Xiang speak to his father when he was young?
A．English B．French C．Chinese
Ⅱ．单项选择(15分)
( )21．If you work hard，you’ll get good ．
A．notes B．checks C．grades D．answers
( )22．The Great Wall is about 6,700 kilometres ．
A．wide B．long C．tall D．high
( )23．Smoking is not in the library．
A．allowing B．allowed C．to allow D．to be allow
( )24．Our team played well，but we didn’t the competition，we were by the other team．
A．win，defeated B．succeed，defeated C．score，defeating D．do，defeating
( )25．Do you think Frank will be chosen to his class at the school sports meeting?
A．stand B．influence C．reply D．represent
( )26．一You missed the train，didn’t you?
一Yes，I did．When I the station，it had already left
A．reached B．got C．came D．arrived
( )27．My father would buy a digital camera online buy one in a shop．
A．intead of B．rather than C．because of D．prefer to
( )28．We should be careful things that are bad. the environment
A．about, for B．about, with C．to, to D．to, with
( )29．Bill the club and its activies when he was a college student.
A．took part in, joined B．joined, took part in
C．joined, joined D．took part in, took park in
( )30．Please touch the shirt, it feels soft because it's silk.
A．made of B．made from C．made in D．made by
( )31．I would like to buy that coat because it's the styde.
A．last B．late C．latest D．fastest
( )32．―Is English more difficult than maths?
―No, English isn't as as maths.
A．easy B．difficult C．easier D．more difficult
( )33．―Would you like to see the film of the King Lion with me?
―Sorry, I it twice.
A．saw B．was seeing C．have seen D．would see
( )34．―What's on Today's Newspaper ? Is there ?
A．anything interesting B．interesting anything
C．something interesting D．interesting something
( )35．― , Simon? Can you help me carry the bag?
―Sure
A．Can I ask a fovour B．What can I do for you
C．How much is the bag D．Where have you been
Ⅲ．完形填空(10分)
Most people in the United States speak English．There are over 2,000 languages，spoken all over the world．You know that every language has 36 own words． 37 you want to learn a foreign language，you must learn its words．You must know 38 the words mean，and you must say them in the 39 ．Words are 40 up of sounds，and different languages have different sounds．There are thousands of languages sound． When you 41 English，you are using only about fifty of them．
Some languages are spoken faster than 42 ．English is spoken 43 slowly than French. Women speak 44 than men．In America，women speak about l75 words every minute． 45 men speak about only 150．How many words every minute do you speak?
( )36．A．itself B．if C．it’s D．its
( )37．A．When B．Whether C．If D．Why
( )38．A．what B．where C．that D．which
( )39．A．idea B．country C．right away D．street
( )40．A．make B．makes C．making D．made
( )41．A．say B．speak C．to say D．to speak
( )42．A．the other B．other C．others D．another
( )43．A．much B．more C．most D．best
( )44．A．faster B．slowly C．fastest D．most slowly
( )46．We can see sunrise and sunset because ．
A．the sun is near to us
B．the earth turns round every day
C．the sun goes out of the clouds in the daytime and into them at night
D．the earth moves round the sun
( )47．There are four seasons in a year because
A．the earth moves round the sun
B．the sun turns round the earth
C．the sun moves from one place to another
D．the earth travels nearer and nearer to the sun
( )48．When the earth goes round the sun，we have on the part that is towards the sun．
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
( )49．When we have winter，the part of the earth that we stand on is ．
A．near the sun
B．nearer to the sun
C．farther away from the sun
D．the some distance as the other part from it
( )50．When both halves of the earth are the same distance from the sun，we have ．
A．spring and autumn B．spring and winter
C．summer and winter D．summer and antumn
B
Have you ever thought how books are made? Well，after a book is written．it passes through the hands of many different workers．Each one works very carefully，for there must not be any mistakes in the book．It is read many times by different people before it is finished．
Millions of books are published in our country every year．So people can get enough to read．Now may I ask you a question? How well do you take care of books? What have you learned about the care of books?
Perhaps you bought yourself some new books．Have you put paper covers on them? Do you open them carefully?
Do you always put a paper cover on a library book too? Even more care must be taken of library books，for they are read by many boys and girls．If one person is careless with a library book，then it can’t be read by others．Don’t you sometimes say：”Somebody has torn this book, somebody has lost some of the pages? ”And you are angry．
Many people like reading．They always take care of books．
( )51．A good title for this reading selection is
A．How Books Being glade B．About Book
C．Taking Care of Books D．Books Published in the Country
( )52．The first paragraph tells us
A．how books are made
B．lots of different work for a book published
C．before a book is published many people read it many times
D．there must not be any mistakes in the book．
( )53．The last two paragraphs tell us
A．to put a paper cover on a library book
B．1ibrary books must be taken care of at home
C．taking more care of library books
D．don’t tear library books
( )54．Why should we take care of library books?
A．Because somebody has torn the book
B．Because somebody has lost some of the pages
C．Because they are read by boys and girls
D．Because if one person is careless with a library book，then it can’t be read by others
( )55．What is the main idea of the selection?
A．School boys and girls should take care of books
B．People can get enough to read
C．To take care of books is a duty for everyone
D．Books are worth reading
C
There have been many great inventions that changed the way we live．The first great invention was one that is still very important today-the wheel．This invention made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances．
In the early 1800s the world started to change．There was little unknown land in the world．People began to work to make life better．
In the l9th century，many great inventions were made．Among them were the camera and the light．There were more great inventons in the first part of the 20th century，such as the helicoper in l907，movies with sound in 1910 and jet planes in the l930s．This was also a time when a new material was first made．Nylon came in l935．It changed the kind of clothes people wear．
By this time most people had a very good life．Man has a desire to explore more．The world was known to man but the stars were not．Man began looking for ways to go into space．Russia made the first step．Since then have made their steps into space．
In l 969 man took his biggest step．An American first walked on the moon．This is certainly just a beginning．New invention will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of．
( )56．This passage mainly talks about
A．why cars were very important
B．when light was invented
C．which country made the first step into space
D．the process(进程)of inventions
( )57．Nylon came out nearly at the same time as
A．the radio B．the camers C．jet planes D．movies
( )58． made the first step into space．
A．Russia B．China C．America D．Japan
( )59．What does“a desire”mean in the passage?
A．A good way B．A new invention C．A strong wish D．A wonderful idea
( )60．Which of the statements is NOT true?
A．The wheel was the first great invention，but it is not very important today
B．An American first stepped in the moon
C．In the early l 800s there was little unknown land
D．New inventions will change our lives greatly in the future
第Ⅱ卷 非选择题(45分)
V．词汇(10分)
A．根据句意和所给首字母完成句子。
1．Coufucius is known for his w thoughts．
2．Pay a to your handwriting，or you won’t get good marks．
3．M of people around the world come to visit China every year．
4．The Dream of Red Chamber(《红楼梦》)is a great work of Chinese l ．
5．The shoes made by h are more expensive than those made in a factory．
B．用所给单词的正确形式填空
6．The battery (not charge)yet．How can he use the digital camera?
7．The information can (keep)on the MP4 player．
8．No (shout)means“You can’t shout here”．
9．We watched the train until it (appear)into the distance．
10．It is (waste)to throw away reusable things．
Ⅵ．用方框内的短语填空。(10分)
A．take up B．so that C．hurry up D．looking forward to E．see to
1．一The car need to be repaired
―I’ll it later．
2．Walk or ride a bike to school we can save a lot of energy．
3．Did Liu Xiang’s training programme a lot of his time?
4． ，we haven’t got enough time left．
5．Are you visiting the moon one day?
Ⅶ．情景表达(10分)
A．I’m hungry
B．I’ll think about it
C．What does that sign say?
D．It will be interesting
E．OK，That’s a deal
Bill： 1 ．
Jerry：It says，“Victoria and Albert Museum”
Bill：I have always wanted to visit the museum．It has got some wonderful paintings．
Jerry： 2 ，so I’d like to have some lunch first
Bill：Well，Let’s drop in at the museum after lunch．
Jerry： 3 ．
Bill：Oh，come on． 4
Jerry：OK，but we don’t stay as long as an hour．
Bill： 5
Ⅷ．书面表达(15分)
请以“保护环境”为题，写篇60―80字的短文内容如下：
①你所在城市常见到的卫生脏乱情况及其原因
②工厂、车辆过多给环境带来的污染
③我们应当怎么做
参考词汇：dirty，throw away，rubbish(垃圾)，harmful gas(有害气体)，pollution，environment，stop…from… hopeful