2008-2009学年度辽宁省大石桥一中第一学期九年级期中考试
英语试卷
时间：90分钟 满分：120分
一. 单项选择（20分）
（ ）1. Mario ____________short, but now he’s tall.
A. used to B. use to be C .uses to be D. used to be
（ ）2. You don’t spend too much time ________computer games.
A. playing B. play C. to play D. played
（ ）3.I have _______girl.
A. a eight-year old B. an eight-years old
C. a eight years old D. an eight-year-old
（ ）4.We ___________to speak aloud in the public place.
A. should be allowed B. shouldn’t be allowed
C. should allow D. shouldn’t allow
（ ）5.I don’t know__________.
A. which sweater buy B. which sweater to buy
C. which to buy a sweater D. which sweater can I buy.
（ ）6.----_________do you study for a test? ----By listening to tapes.
A. What B. When C. Why D. How
（ ）7.----Must I do my home work?
----No, you______.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. won’t
（ ）8.He _______ his children.
A. is strict B. is strict to C. is strict with D. stricts
（ ）9.If I ______ you, I ____ a small present.
A. was , would take B. were, would take C. were, will take D. am, will take
（ ）10.He ____ at home, because I saw him just now.
A. can be B. must be C. can’t be D. may be
（ ）11.I ____ my cat for two days.
A. see B. saw C. haven’t seen D. didn’t see
（ ）12.It’s _______ hard for us ______understand what he said.
A. to; too B. too; to C. to; to D. so; that
（ ）13 Did you leave your room with your light _______?
A. on B. with C. in D. tuning on
（ ）14.Yesterday the girls were _____ at the _____ news.
A. excited, excited B. excited, exciting
C. exciting, excited D. exciting, exciting
（ ） 15.The volunteers went on working instead of _______ a rest.
A. have B. has C. to have D. having
（ ）16. ---What’s on TV tonight? Is there ____? ----I’m afraid not.
A. something interesting B. anything interesting
C. nothing interesting D. interesting anything
（ ）17. ---Can you go and play with us? ---Sorry, I am busy my homework.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. making
（ ） 18. If it fine tomorrow, I don’t know if they ____ football. If they ____ that, ____.
A. is; will play; do; so will I B. will be; will play; will do; so will I
C. is; play; will do; so do I D. will be; will play; do; so I do
（ ）19. Older people should politely.
A. speak to B. be spoken C. tell D. be spoken to
（ ）20. People like to visit
A. neither; nor B. either; or C. both; and D. not;
二.完形填空（20分）
A
Football is, I do think, the
most favorite game in
To a stranger, one of the most
surprising things about football in 24 is the Great knowledge of the game which 25
the smallest boy seems
to have. He can tell you the names of the
（ ） 21. A. cities B. matches C. teams D. places
（ ） 22. A. waiting B. looking C. asking D. shouting
（ ） 23. A. other B. same C. team D. places
（ ） 24. A.
China
B. the
（ ） 25. A. all B. hardly C. only D. even
（ ） 26. A. players B. cities C. countries D. matches
（ ） 27. A. names B. pictures C. heard D. thought
（ ） 28. A. says B. asks C. decides D. hopes
（ ） 29. A. England B. players C. football D. men
（ ） 30. A. ideas B. age C. stories D. education
B
A sailor 31 had a talk with a farmer. He told him
about all his adventures 32 sea and how many times he was 33
downed. “My father was
downed at sea,” he said. “
“And where did your grandfather die?” asked the farmer.
“He died at sea, too,” answered the sailor.
“Oh!” said the farmer. “The sea must be a 38 place. Are you not afraid of going to sea?”
The sailor 39 . “Where did your father die?” he asked.
“He died in his bed, of course,” said the farmer.
“And your grandfather?”
“He died in his bed, too.”
“Oh!” said the sailor. “A bed 40 be a dangerous place. Are you not afraid of going to bed?”
（ ） 31. A. once B. twice C. three times D. long ago
（ ） 32. A. in B. in to C. to D. above
（ ） 33. A. near B. nearby C. nearly D. near to
（ ） 34. A. On B. Under C. Above D. During
（ ） 35. A. was driven B. drove C. was driving D. had driven
（ ） 36. A. had lost B. were lost C. lost D. losing
（ ） 37. A. answered B. asked C. added D. spoke
（ ） 38. A. safe B. nice C. bad D. dangerous
（ ） 39. A. laughed B. cried C. shouted D. told
（ ） 40. A. must B. can C. need D. would
三. 阅读理解（40分）
A
In the world today, all of the people need recreation（消遣）. We can not work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual（个人的） sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoor（室内的）.
Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such watching TV, singing and dancing. It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.
（ ） 41. Which is the most popular form of recreation?
A. Sports B. Watching TV
C. Sleeping D. Singing and dancing
（ ） 42. People want to take part in sports in order to .
A. keep healthy and enjoy life B. make friends
C. find a good job D. make more money
（ ） 43. Outdoor sports include（包括） .
A. watching TV B. singing and dancing
C. listening to the radio D. skating and mountain climbing
（ ） 44. Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?
A. Because they like sports, but they don’t like to take part in them.
B. Because they don’t enjoy sports.
C. Because they don’t enjoy life.
D. Because they don’t need recreation.
（ ） 45. The passage tells us that .
A. basketball is a kind of team sports
B. everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them
C. different people have different ways of relaxing
D. indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports
B
A long time ago there were no donkeys in Gui Zhou. One day a merchant from another part of the country went there and took a donkey with him. Later the donkey got sick and the merchant left it behind and went on his journey. When the donkey was well again, it ran away into the nearby forest.
The tigers in the forest thought that the donkey was a strange animal and they were afraid of it. Whenever it brayed they all ran away as fast as their feet could carry them.
After a few months, the tigers became friendly with the donkey. They played many games with it, but they still afraid of it.
One day the donkey became angry. It kicked one of the tigers with its hind legs. The tigers were very surprised.
“That must be all it can do when it is angry.” They said. Then all the tigers jumped on the monkey and killed it.
（ ） 46. Why did the monkey stay in Gui Zhou? Because .
A. he got fat B. he got tall C. he got wet D. he got ill
（ ） 47. Dogs bark, donkeys .
A. brayed B. mow C. say D. shout
（ ） 48. Who became friendly with the donkey?
A. The dogs B. The tigers C. The lions D. The cats
（ ） 49. What did the donkey do when he was well again? He went .
A. to the river B. to the tree C. into the forest D. home
（ ） 50. jumped on the donkey and killed it.
A. All the tigers B. All the dogs C. All the donkeys D. All the lions
C
Train No.
From
To
Departure Time
Arrival Time
11
6:35
17:50
186
22:50
5:05
185
13:30
19:30
271
8:35
10:21
（ ） 51. The train from
A. 5:05
B.
6:
（ ） 52. We have to spend on the train if we go to
A. 17 hours and 50 minutes B. 24 hours and 25 minutes
C. 6 hours and 35 minutes D. 11 hours and 15 minutes
（ ） 53. If you want to go to
A. No.11
B.
No
（ ） 54. The No.186 train
arrives in
A. 10:
（ ） 55. It takes from
A. about two hours B. half an hour
C. about an hour D. more than two hours
D
Were
This week
Will be
Pencils
10 cents
5 cents
15 cents
Pens
120 cents
60 cents
79 cents
Exercise books
89 cents
60 cents
85 cents
Letter paper
（100 pieces）
2.59 dollars
2.00 dollars
2.99 dollars
All story--books
30% off
T--shirts
4.98 dollars
3.5 dollars
6.00 dollars
Jackets
22.4 dollars
18.00 dollars
25.99 dollars
Note: one dollar = 100 cents
阅读表格，并根据表格内容回答问题。
56. How much did two hundred pieces of letter paper cost last week?
.
57. How much will you pay for three exercise books next week?
.
58. If a story―book costs 15.00 dollars, how much does it cost today?
.
59. If you buy a T―shirt this week, how much more money can you save than last week?
.
60. How much were two jackets last Monday?
.
四.用所给词适当形式填空（10分）
61. Are you _______ （interest）in playing basketball?
62. I _________（ not use） to have a lot of time playing games with my friends.
63. Look! A dog _________ （run） after a cat along the foot of the wall.
64. I don’t like to visit Hainan, it’s too ______（tour）
65. Why not consider _________ （continue）studying?
66. They made a （decide）to meet at the school gate at seven tomorrow morning.
67. We would concentrate （much）on our clothes than our studies.
68. I don’t feel like （eat）this morning.
69. He was （pride）of his girlfriend .
70. We must learn how _____（ change ）these “problems” into “challenges”
五.选词填空（10分）
forget, bring，mend，beside，luck，pick，same，differently, I ，every , stop，each
Mr. Brown had an
umbrella shop in a small town. People sometimes 71 ________him broken
umbrellas, and then he took them to a big shop in
One day Mr. Brown went to
When Mr. Brown got to the big shop, the shopkeeper had got his six umbrellas ready. After a good look at 78 ________ of them, he said, “You’ve mended them very well.”
In the afternoon he got into the train again. The 79 ________ man was in the same seat. He looked at Mr. Brown and his six umbrellas, “You’ve had a 80 ________ day,” he said.
六．汉译英（10分）（每空0.5）
81.她发现通过学语法提高英语令人沮丧。
She finds it ________ to ______ her English _____ _____ grammar.
82.以前如果她父母回来晚，她就开着灯睡觉。
If her parents came back late，she _____ ______go to sleep ______the light ____。
83.吉姆的家长允许他在上学期间的晚上出去。
Jim’s parent _______him _____ _____ out _____ school nights.
84.如果有其他人带礼物了怎么办？
_______ _______ ________ else ________ a present?
85.我要是有这样一个朋友，我会和她好好相处。
If I______ such a friend, I _____ ______ on well _____ her.
七.书面表达（10分）
以 My Ideas about the School Rules为题写一篇70―100 字的短文。
要求：观点正确，语句通顺，书写认真，答在答题卡上。