2010—2011学年度第一学期3/4考试卷
九年级英语
命题人：李彩艳审卷人：张振香 分数：
Ⅰ.单项选择。（15分）
() 1.English is popular around the world and most people speak it _____ a second language.A.as B.like C.for D.by () 2.— Is Spanish similar _____ Italian?
— Not really.
A.to B.with C.for D.on
() 3.— _____ are you shouting at aloud?— Tom.He hasn’t bought me a tube of _____.
A.What; toothpaste
B.Whom; toothpaste C.How; toothpasteD.Where; toothpaste () 4.Wang Fan, could you give us _____ on how to learn English _____?
A.some advices; good B.some advice; good C.any advices; well
D.some advice; well
() 5._____ you do, I will be on your side.
A.Whenever
B.Whatever
C.However
D.Wherever
() 6.Everyone knows that a desk is made _____ wood and paper is made _____ wood, too.A.of; of B.from; of C.from; from D.of; from
() 7.There are many differences between American English and British English in spelling and
pronunciation, especially in _____ English.
A.written B.oral C.official
D.busine
() 8.Oh, the milk _____ strange, do you think it’s OK to drink?
A.was tasted B.tasted C.is tasting D.tastes
() 9.Yesterday evening, I went to the train station to see my best friend _____.
A.off B.up C.through D.out
() 10.We should have _____ in ourselves.We will make it if we try our best.
A.succe B.confidence C.progre D.knowledge (
) 11.You can go out to play football after _____ your homework.
A.finish B.finishing C.finishes D.finished
() 12.Because I’m afraid of Mr.Wolf in the cla, I _____ not answer any question.A.can’t B.dare C.could
D.will () 13.My English is poor, but _____ students laugh _____ me.
A.a little; at
B.a few; at
C.few; at
D.little; in () 14.I thought Mr.Li _____ not come to help me with my English today.A.can B.may C.might
D.must () 15.They agreed with him, but it didn’t mean to _____ him.
A.believe in B.believe C.believing in D.believes
Ⅱ.情景交际。（5分）
从方框中选出适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。 A: What’s wrong, Jim? You look unhappy.B: I’m not.I feel a little worried about my English.A:
B: I’m not getting along well with it.A:
B: Well, I seldom have chances to meet English people.A:18
B: Where should I go? A:19
B: But ...it seems English people never speak to me.A: Ah! You should speak first.
B:20
Ⅲ.完形填空。（10分）
The English language is different from any other language.Yet English words do not
21the same.It is always22.People need new words23new inventions and new ideas.Different words come into use or older words are used in a new way.
English can change by borrowing words from other languages.The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from24and so on.Now new space and science wordsfrom other countries, too.New words are also made by adding two words26.The words “strawberry” , “postman”and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.
Sometimes new words are forms of old words.The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the28of the long word.The word “plane” was made by cutting off thepart of “airplane”.While “smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”.And products can become new words.Our “sandwich” was named afternamed Sandwich, and “jelly(果冻)” was a name made up by the company that first made this product.() 21.A.leave B.change C.stay D.use () 22.A.keeping B.changing C.kept D.changed () 23.A.for
B.of
C.with D.about () 24.A.India B.America
C.Germany D.China () 25.A.are borrowing B.are being borrowed C.borrow D.buying () 26.A.alone B.out C.together D.outside () 27.A.longer B.middle C.never D.short () 28.A.beginning B.end C.middle D.front () 29.A.back
B.middle
C.front D.end () 30.A.a man B.a kind of food C.a company
D.a place
Ⅳ.阅读理解。（40分） ( A )
Some people have very good memories, and can easily learn quite long poems by heart, while there are people who can only remember things when they have said them over and over.
Charles Dickens, the famous English author, said that he could walk down any long street in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had paed.Many great men in the world have had wonderful memories.
A good memory is great help in learning a language.Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child.Some children—like boys and girls who live in foreign countries with their parents—seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one.In schools
it is not easy to learn a second language because the pupils have so little time to practice it, and they are busy with other subjects as well.
The human mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photographs not only of what we see but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste.
Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
() 31.All the humans have good memories.
() 32.Charles Dickens, the famous American writer, could remember things well.() 33.A good memory is of importance in your learning a language.() 34.Sometimes we can learn a second language without going to school.() 35.The human mind is a good camera.( B )
Students often want to practice their English outside cla.One of the best ways to practice your
English is to speak to a foreigner.This week’s question comes from a student who is eager to start a conversation with the foreigners he sees every day.One student asks, “Is it Okay to try to talk to foreigners I see in the street?”
The answer is yes or no, but probably no! If you see a foreigner who looks lost, it is polite to ask him,“May I help you?” But, otherwise, you should probably let them get on with their busine.Situations, however, do exist(存在) where it is quite all right to talk to foreigners.If a foreigner enters your school, office, shop or restaurant, for instance(例如), feel free to ask him (for example):— What is your name?
— Where do you come from?— What do you think of Beijing?
— How long will you stay in Beijing?
There are also situations where it’s Okay to talk to foreigners in public places.If you see a foreigner
alone in a restaurant, bar or coffee shop, it may be appropriate(合适的) to ask him or her:— Is this seat free?
— Do you mind if I talk to you in English?
You can probably help them if they are new to China and if they are alone.You may be able to make
them feel more welcome.
After a few such questions, you should know whether this person wants to talk to you or not.If they ask you similar questions, or if they give long, informative answers, you’re in luck.If not, then give them their privacy(独处).Talking to strangers is fun if you choose the right time and place.() 36.It is the best way to practice your spoken English with _____.
A.Japanese
B.Americans
C.your clamatesD.French people () 37.From the second paragraph, we can get to know that _____.A.it is polite to stop a foreigner to talk with him in the streetB.it is polite to interrupt foreigners in a conversation
C.it is impolite to interrupt a foreigner when he or she is on busine
D.it is impolite to help a foreigner find his way
() 38.When you first meet a foreigner, you should say “_____”A.Where are you going?B.Have you eaten your dinner?
C.Can you help me with my English?
D.Nice to meet you.
() 39.The writer suggests us that we should _____.A.follow the foreigners when we meet them in the streetB.talk with foreigners in an accepted wayC.have a meal with foreigners in a restaurant
D.move to a place where a foreigner lives
() 40.This paage comes from a newspaper in column _____.A.Sports B.Health C.Language D.Busine
( C )
You may know that some English words come from French.
One interesting thing is that when we talk about meat at the table, we use French words.But when we talk about animals, English words are used.For example, a pig is called pig when it’s living, but it’s called pork when it is killed and its meat is brought to the table.
When the Normans(诺曼人) ruled(统治) England, the English farmers were made to raise animals for food, but they could not eat the meat.The meat was sent to the Normans’ tables.The farmers could only eat rabbit, because rabbits ran all over the fields and rabbit meat was cheap.So the meat of a rabbit was not changed into a French word.It was called rabbit by the English farmers at that time and is still called rabbit today.
() 41.We know that the word “pork” is _____.
A.a kind of animal
B.really an English word
C.really a French word D.used only by Frenchman () 42.The English farmers were made to raise animals by _____.A.the farmers themselves B.the landlords(地主)
C.the Normans
D.the owners of the animals
() 43.Which of the following sentence is wrong?
A.A rabbit is a kind of animal.
B.“Pig” is another way of saying “pork”.
C.The expreions of some meat of animals was changed into French words.
D.The farmers could eat rabbit, because it was cheap when the Normans ruled England.() 44.When the meat of a cattle(奶牛) is brought to a table, its _____.A.known as “pork” in English nowB.a kind of French foodC.changed to another thing
D.called “beef” in English now
() 45.In the sentence “When the Normans ruled England”, which of the following can
substitute(替换) “ruled”?A.had power to control the country and the people ofB.moved to live inC.were born in
D.became the king of
( D )
Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If so, you will find“Being a Happy Teenager”written by an Australian writer Andrew Matthews useful.
In his book, Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers.There are many subjects, such as parents and friends, and the book says we should stop being angry and should forgive(宽恕).The book tells us some useful skills, such as how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to make your memory better.Many teenagers think that happine comes from a good exam result or praise(赞扬) from other people.But you can still be happy when there are no such“good”things.
Succe comes from a good attitude(态度).If you learn from problems, you will have succe in the future.Some school students have problems, such as being too tall or too short.But Matthews tells us that happine comes form thinking in a positive(积极的) way.If you are tall, people notice you and you can get a better view(视线) at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes take le room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important leon: You choose to be happy!
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 46.What’s the name of the book written by Andrew Matthews?
__________________________________________________ 47.What’s in Matthews’ book?
__________________________________________________
48.According to the paage, where does happine come from to many teenagers?
__________________________________________________ 49.Is it right to think in a positive way?
__________________________________________________ 50.What’s Matthews’ most important leon?
__________________________________________________ Ⅴ.词汇。（10分）
(A)根据句意及首字母提示，补全句子。（5分） 51.Can you t_____ this English sentence into Chinese?
52.Which kind of English study m_____ can you learn from this paage? Remember tochoose one that fits you best.
53.It is important for you to buy a g_____ book when you learn a foreign language.54.Do you learn anything else b_____ Chinese at school? 55.— Whenever you need help, telephone me.
— Good idea.I wish I wouldn’t meet any d_____.
(B)
56.Her parents _____ speaking to the headmaster.57.David is leaving for Wenzhou _____.
58._____, he has to travel to a country where English is not spoken.
59.Long long ago, many British people _____ to leave their country and brought the English
language to other countries.
60.If you want to _____ studying English well, you need to do more listening and reading.Ⅵ.综合填空。（5分）
从方框中选出10个单词，并用其适当形式填空，使短文意思正确通顺。
The 26-year-old Sui Feifei who is known as “beauty” on the sports ground shines in basketball games.61her pretty face and her talent(才能) attract many sports fans.
Because Sui is one of the top basketball in Asia(亚洲), she was chosen to play in the WNBA(women’s NBA) in the U.S.A.It’s the time she has worked abroad.She said she was ready for the challenges ahead.She finds friendship and help from her teammates and fans.So she always has confidence in .Much of her confidence comes from her good English.“My best point is that I enjoy speaking—I’m never afraid66my mouth!” She likes speaking English to .Off the sports ground, she is a good writer.She reads , from foreign novels to Chinese Kungfu stories.That makes her love writing very much.She writes for many newspapers, and she enjoys diaries.She feels free to put her down on paper.
This is Sui Feifei, a popular new star.61._____62._____63._____64._____65._____ 66._____67._____68._____69._____70._____ Ⅶ.书面表达。（15分）请根据提示，写一篇阐述英语重要性的文章；（80词左右）
1.英语是世界上使用最广泛的语言；2.全球有4亿多人把英语作为第一语言来使用；
3.世界上有许多国家把英语作为一门外语来学习和使用；
