一、单项选择（15分）
( )1.---How do you study _______a test? ----I study _______reading the textbook. A.for ; for B.for ; by C.by ; for D .by ; by ( )2.I don\'t know _______.Can you tell me________? A.how swim; what to do B.how to swim ; what to do it
C.how to swim; what to do D.what to swim; how to do ( )3.Liu Xiang is one of ______ runners in the world.
A.famous B.more famous C.the most famous ( )4.My brother spends too much time ______computer games. A.to play B.play C.plays D.playing ( ) 5.If I ____ ten million dollars, I ____travel around the world. A.have; will B.had; will C.had; will D .had; would ( )6.The young trees should ______well as often as poible A.be water B.watered C.watering D.be watered ( )7.He pretended ________me when he walked by. A.not see B.not to see C.don\'t see D.to not see ( )8._________that river ________very clean? A.Did ;use to B.Did ;use to be C.Does ;used to D.Does ;use to be ( )9.You__________to school so early.It opens at 7. A.needn\'t come B.don\'t need come
C.needn\'t coming D.needn\'t to come ( )10.----How many people will come to Beijing next year? ----It\'s hard to say._________people , I think. A.Million of B.Millions of C.Three millions D.Three millions of ( )11.-----Whose guitar is this? -----Susan plays the guitar.It must _______.A.belong to her B.belong her C.belong to hers D.belong hers ( )12.Do you like music ____makes you excited? A.that B.what C.who D.it ( )13.We prefer ________at the party rather than______. A.to sing; dance B.to sing; dancing C.sing; to dance D.sing ;dance ( )14.------Where would you like to visit? ------ I\'d like to visit____
A.warm somewhere B.warm anywhere
C.somewhere warm D.anywhere warm ( )15.I like places __________it\'s not cold in winter. A.those B.which C.where D.this
二、完形填空(15分) Jack went to a barber‟s shop and had his hair cut.But when he ____1 out，he was not happy __2__ the result．When his friend Bob saw him，he laughed and said。“What has happened to your hair。Jack?‟‟ Jack said．“I tried a new barber‟s shop today， __3__ 1 wasn‟t quite satisfied with my old one，but this one seems ___4___ worse．”
Bob agreed，“Yes，I think you‟re right，Jack\"．
Now I‟ll tell you __5 to do when you go into a barber‟s shop next time：look at all the barbers‟ hair，find out whose hair 1ooks 6__ ，and then go straight to him.”
“ __7__ shall I go to him?” Jack asked．„„But that would be foolish!”
“Oh，no，it wouldn‟t，”answered Bob．“Who cut that man‟s hair? Just think it.He couldn‟t cut it
8__ ，could he? 9 barber cut it．So you know he 10 be the worst barber．” 1．A．brought B．came C．1ooked D．watched 2．A．with B．on C．into D．along 3．A.so B．when C．and D．because 4．A．very B．too C．even D．quite 5．A．why B．how C．when D．what 6．A.worst B．best C．shortest D． longest 7．A.How B．What C．Why D．When 8．A．herself B．himself C．yourself D．myself 9．A.Other B.Others C．Another D．The other 10.A．mustn‟t B．can‟t C．must D．can
三、阅读理解(20分)
A We asked thirty children between 14 and 1 8．A11 the children had computers at home．The usual time spent on computer in a week was about 1 2 hours, with the highest user about 3 2 hours．and the lowest user only 5 hours．
A11 the children said they usually used computers to play games．Fourteen children told us thev did some word proceing(文字处理)at times．Only two of them said computers helped them with their leons．and eight children told us they kept addrees and phone numbers on their computers or used them as diaries．Only three children said they were learning to make computer programs and nobody looked up databases(数据厍)．The diagram gives all the results one by one．The results show that computer use is quite high among 14 to 18-year—old children．They also show quite clearly that computers are looked on by most young people as little more than game machines．It means that，though computers are common in the homes of young people，they have not yet become popular in everyday 1ife．
（ ）1．In the diagram，what does the letter „„d‟‟ show?
A．It shows three people between 14 and 18．
B．It shows only two of the thirty children．
C．It shows that only two of them use computers to help them with their leons．
D．It shows that only three of them use computers to help them make computer programs．
（ ）2.Most of the 3 0 children spent about hours on computers in a week． A．5 B．1 2 C．20 D．32 ( ) 3.There iS one mistake in the diagram．What is it? A．The number of “e\" should be lower． B．The number of „„d‟‟ should be higher． C．The．number of “a” is too high． D．There should be no number about “f‟‟．
( )4.In the last paragraph “little more than” means ．
A．almost the same as B．far more than C．different from D．much more than ( )5.The writer thinks ．
A．children must learn to play a11 kinds of games B．more other uses of computers should be learned C．young people should spend more time on computers D．computers will become much cheaper
B My grandfather is an eighty-year-old man.He changed, and he often says that life used to be better. Families aren‟t families the way they used to be．A lot of families have broke down．If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together．And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children，but now everyone‟s working．No one has time to look after children at home．
And the cars! No one walks any more：everyone drives．We used to walk five miles to school every day，even in winter．But now they don‟t．And in schoo1．the children don‟t have to think any more．In math cla，for example，we used to add，subtract, multiply and divide in our heads．Kids don‟t use their heads any more；instead，they use calculators(计算器)．
Most families have computers now．In the past we didn‟t have computers．We didn‟t even have lights．My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen．But now nobody eats home．cooked food any more．
And people don‟t talk to each other any more．They are too busy to talk，too busy to eat，too, busy to think……
Life used to be simple, but it isn‟t any more． ( )6．My grandfather thinks the 1ife ．
A．is better than it used to be B．is worse than it used to be C．is as good as it used to be D．is as bad as it used to be ( )7．What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?
A．生活 B．工作 C．婚姻 D．家庭 ( )8．What changes have happened to some families? ①There are lights at home．
②People like to eat home．cooked food．
③Lots of families have computers．
④Lots of couples live apart because of some prob1ems． A．①②④ B．②③④ C．①②③ D．①③④ ( )9．Which is TRUE according to the paage? A．People have too much time to talk with each other． B．Life now is very simple．
C．Many families have broken down because of problems between husbands and wives．
D.Mothers stay at home and look after their children． ( )10.．Which is the best title for this paage? A．How life used to be B．The better life C．The changes in our life D.Hard-working students
四、任务型阅读（10分）阅读短文，根据其内容，完成下列任务。 Do Yao Ming, Liu Xiang and Justine Henin have anything in common with people like us? You probably answer “NO!”
It seems that top athletes live in a world that is completely different from ours.However, if we could see into their minds, it would be clear that they are actually just like us.Just how an athlete becomes a succe means ① for us all.To achieve their goals, sportspeople not only have to prepare physically, but mentally(内心地).They have to get to know themselves, manage stre and develop their powers of concentration.So they can put all their effort into their events.We may not be sports stars ourselves, but we have to face same problems.We set goals for ourselves and think about personal development.We have to manage our fears before big exams.We worry about our friendships with both clamates ② teachers.Like sportspeople, we try to be mentally strong and give our best.Only few of us will be competing in the Olympic Games.But, all the same, there is much we share with sports heroes.Just like athletes, how we feel influences our decisions, behavior and achievements.Top athletes show us that succe isn‟t simply down to chance.We can control the direction of our life‟s journey.
任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词。（每空限填一词） 1. ① ________________ ② ________________ 任务二：请把上文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
2. _____________________________________________________________ 任务三：请根据短文内容回答下列问题。 3. What does Justine Henin do? She _________________________________________________________ 4. The writer has a positive attitude towards top athletes‟ succe, doesn‟t he?
_______________________________________________ 5. What can we learn from the reading above? _______________________________________________________________
五、词汇（25分）
（一）、单词拼写（10分）
1.If you want to s _____ in paing the exam, you have to work hard.2.He looked sad at that moment.I r ________ there was something wrong with him.3.The doctor told me that it was h _________________to eat vegetables.4.I find it hard to d __________________with family problems.5.You won‟t pa the exam u __________________you work hard.
（二）、综合填空（15分）选择单词，用其适当的形式填空，使短文意思正确、通顺。
（每词限用一次）
with; on; tell; be; part; their; three; remember; whole; magazines
The “book-reading campaign” will start this year.This campaign (1)_____________ to improve the cultural and ethical(道德) quality of the (2)_____________ country.The campaign about reading books acro the country will also (3) _____________ people to read some good books by using radio, television, (4) _____________, newspapers, the Internet and so on.
The campaign has (5) _____________ parts with different themes.The first part started during the Spring Festival in February, a time when many people returned to (6) _____________ hometowns.The campaign advises people to take a good book (7) _____________ them to read in their free time.The second (8) _____________ started sometime after “World Reading Day” (9) _____________ April 23 and before August.This part will tell people something about science and technology.The third part is to (10) _____________ the 30 years of China‟s opening up.
1._______________2.______________3._____________4._______________5.______________ 6._______________7.______________8._____________9._______________10._____________
六、书面表达(15分)
你喜欢旅游吗？我们的祖国地大物博，有着很多让人流连忘返的美丽景观。你去过的那些地方中，你最喜欢哪里？ 请你用英语写一篇短文，介绍一处给你留下深刻印象的自然景观或旅游圣地。
题目自拟，短文不得少于80个单词。
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九年级英语期中试题参考答案:
一、单选BCCDD DBBAB AAACC
二、完形填空1-----5 BADCD 6-----10ACBCB
三、阅读理解
1-----5 DBDAB 6-----10 BCDCC 51.任务型阅读
1. ① leons/examples/models/…② and/…
2. 看起来似乎优秀运动员与我们处于（生活在）一个完全不同的世界。 3.(She) is an athlete./ a sportsperson./ a sportswoman./ a player./ a sports star./…
4.Yes, he does./Yes.5.Succe isn‟t simply down to chance./ It would be clear that top athletes are actually just like us./ Like sportspeople, we also try to be mentally strong and give our best./ Just like athletes, how we feel influences our decisions, behavior and achievements./…
五词汇
（一）单词拼写1.succeed 2.realized 3.helpful 4. deal 5.unle
（二）综合填空
五、is 2.whole 3.tell 4.magazines 5.three 6.their7.with 8.part 9.on 10.remember
六、作文Visiting the Great Wall There are many places of interest in Beijing.And my favorite one is the Great Wall. The Great Wall is considered as one of the seven wonders of the world.It‟s about six or seven metres high and four or five metres wide.It has a long history of 2,500 years.It was built by the Ancient Chinese working people.
When we stood on it, we saw around.There are mountains around it.It looked like a huge dragon, magnificent and grand.It‟s so famous that many people coming from every parts of the world visit it.The Great Wall is the pride of our nation.
