人教版九年级英语上学期期中试卷

二、单项选择（15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

( )21. —Kate, are you ______ only child in your family?

—Yes, but _____ new baby is on the way.

A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the

( )22. It’s so cold outside. Remember to close the door ______ you when you leave.

A. beside B. including C. before D. behind

( )23. Bob has got good exam results. His parents are proud of his _____.

A. success B.chance C. program D. dream

( )24. When our teacher heard of the news. He was too angry to say _______.

A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

( )25. —Do you want orange juice or Coke?

—Either. I’m very ______ now.

A. afraid B. sleepy C. thirsty D. hungry

( )26. Joe, my close friend, moved to Beijing many years ago, and I ________ him

since then.

A.don’t see B.didn’t see C. haven’t seen D. won’t see

( )27. —The two concert tickets are just what I need. Tell me how you ______ to get them, Carol?

—With the help of my cousin.

A. continue B. fail C. refuse D. manage

( )28. ---A nice car! Is it yours?

--- No, it isn’t. I_______ it from a friend of mine two days ago.

A. borrow B. have borrowed C. will borrow D. borrowed

( )29. ____ we keep our hearts open, we can experience the happiness that friendship brings us.

A. Although B.If C. Since D. During

( )30. Everyone wants to reach the top of the mountain, but all the happiness happens

while you ______ it.

A. climb B. climbed C. are climbing D. have climbed

( )31. --- Do you have plans for this Sunday?

--- I’m not sure. I ______ go to Xiangshan Park to see the autumn leaves.

A. can B. must C. may D. need

( )32. Wilbur has failed the game three times, but he doesn’t want to ______. He wants to continue.

A. wake up B. give up C. stay up D. get up

( )33. Soccer is a wonderful game for children.It _____ great exercise,such as

running and kicking.

A. requires B. remains C.produces D. provides

( )34. Our boss asked Tom to go and _____ out if Bob was abroad.

A. find B. finding C. found D. to find

( )35. —I missed the exam last week because I fell ill.

—______. I know the exam is very important to you.

A. What a shame! B. How wonderful!

C. It’s hard to say. D. It doesn’t matter.

三、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，

并将其标号填入题前括号内。

Long time ago, housework was hard because people didn’t have water or electricity at home. One of the most 36 housework activities was washing clothes. People had to wash their clothes with their hands. They usually took their dirty clothes to a 37 and used rocks, sand and river water to clean them. It was 38 hard work.

For many years, people tried to find easier ways to wash their clothes. Sailors (水手), for example, put their clothes in bags and 39 them into the sea. This way worked quite well because the moving water 40 .

In 1858, people invented the rotary (旋转式的) washing machine, 41 it was difficult to use. The water was cold, so people had to first warm 42 with a fire. After the machine washed the clothes, people had to pull (拉) the clean, 43 clothes through a special machine to get the water out of them.

Later, people invented the first electric washing machine. It was more convenient (方便的) because it 44 warm the water but the clothes were still very wet. People didn’t invent the automatic (自动的) washing machine until 1937. This 45 has changed our lives. Today, washing machines get clothes clean for us while we sit and relax.

( )36. A. interesting B. difficult C. pleasant D. popular

( )37. A. factory B. farm C. mountain D. river

( )38. A. hardly B. still C. always D. even

( )39. A. showed B. turned C. threw D. cut

( )40. A. helped B. lifted C. stopped D. shone

( )41. A. and B. but C. or D. so

( )42. A. them B. it C. him D. her

( )43. A. warm B. cold C. dry D. wet

( )44. A. might B. should C. could D. must

( )45. A. machine B. plan C. message D. project

四、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。

A

Rob Frenette had problems with bullies (欺辱) at school for eleven years. He was often lonely and scared (害怕的). When he was fifteen, however, he decided to do something about his problems. He walked into a newspaper office and told them about the bullying. His story went into the newspaper and soon all the TV stations in Canada wanted to talk to him about his experiences. They also wanted to hear his ideas to stop bullying.

After that, Rob went on with his studies at school, but in his free time he helped other people with bullying problems. With a friend Katie Neu, he made a website called www. bullyingcanada. ca. Visitors to the website can find advice, stories and poems about bullying, in both English and French. When people are upset, they can talk on the phone or online to Rob and his team. Every weekend Rob has to answer e-mails to the website. He also speaks to children, teachers and members of government around the country about bullying.

Rob’s most important message is: “When bullies are unkind to you, it isn’t your fault (错误). There’s nothing wrong with you, so you should try to keep trusting (相信) yourself. And remember that people care about your problems. You just have to find those people.”

One of Rob’s ideas is “Blue Day”, a special day for stopping bullying in schools. Students have to wear blue clothes and in class they learn how to stop bullying. More than 150 Canadian schools now celebrate Blue Day, but Rob won’t stop until there’s a Blue Day in every school in Canada.

( )46. How did Rob often feel at school before he was fifteen?

A. Relaxed. B. Unhappy. C. Shocked. D. Tired.

( )47. We can learn from this passage that Rob suffered from bullying since he was ______.