九年级英语上期中练习一、词汇运用(A)根据句意及汉语提示拼写单词。1．Who______(发现)America,doyouknow?2．Theteacheris_______(耐心的)withhisstudents.3．Hasheever_________(警告)youofthedanger?4．Thedoghasbeen____________(死)foranhour.5．—Couldyoupleasetellmethewaytotheschool?—____________(请再说一遍)?6．Wetake_____________(骄傲)inhissuccess.7．WhywasyourfriendKate____(缺席)yesterday?8．Ican’trememberhisnumber________(精确地)．9．Hesaidthathewouldworkinthe_____(当地的)schoolafterfinishinghisstudy.10．Therearesome________(气球)inthesky.(B)用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。ItisatruestoryaboutanoverseasstudentinGermany.Afteryearsofhardwork,thestudentgraduatedwithamazingachievement.Everyonethoughthewasgoingtogetagoodjob(11)_______.Buttohisdisappointment,hewas(12)_______againandagain.Whenhetriedtofindoutthereason,hewasshocked—Theanswerwassimple,“Wedon’tofferjobstoanydishonest(13)________inGermany.”Whatwaswrong?Thetruthisshortly(14)_______hearrivedinGermany;thecleverguyfounditwaseasytoskipbuyingsubwaytickets.Inordertosavemoney,he(15)______wentwithoutaticket.Asaresult,hehadbeencaughtwithoutaticketinthesubwayseveraltimes.Remember:Honestyisthebestrule.二、完形填空(A)Iusedtobeshy.Ihidbehindmyeldersister__16__Ihadtospeaktoastranger.WhenIwasaskedto__17__inclass,Icouldhardlybreathe,muchless(更不用说)speak.Then,__18__theseventhgrade,mysistersuggestedItakevoicelessons.Afterthinking__19__，ItriedbutIkeptitasecret.Ibeganalotofexercises,makingsoundsso__20__thatIcouldn’thelplaughing.Ilearned__21__toshoutloudlylikeacowboy.Bypracticingaroundwithsoundintheclass,Igained(获得)__22__inmyvoice.Afewmonthslater,Iwasaskedtosingforsomeoldpeople.IthoughtIwoulddobetterthanbeforebecauseofthevoicelessons.Iopenedmy__23__andmadenosound.Icouldn’trememberthewords!Myfaceturned__24__.Thenthethoughtstuckme:I’ve__25__myselfenoughinfrontofthecrowd(众人).There’sreallynothingelsetolose.So,formy__26__song,Ijustrelaxedandfelttheenergyofthesong__27__me.AndIdidmuchbetter.Afterthat,Istartedsingingto__28__asloudlyasIcouldinmyroom.That’ssomethingIhadneverdonebefore.Iamnota__29__personanymore.__30__hasmadememoreoutgoing.()16.A.whateverB.wheneverC.whereverD.however()17.A.sayB.tellC.speakD.talk()18.A.ofB.inC.onD.to()19.A.happilyB.slowlyC.quicklyD.carefully()20.A.goodB.niceC.strangeD.wonderful6\n()21.A.whenB.howC.whereD.what()22.A.chanceB.successC.progressD.confidence()23.A.eyeB.mouthC.armD.hand()24.A.yellowB.whiteC.redD.green()25.A.improvedB.encouragedC.embarrassedD.helped()26.A.fifthB.fourthC.thirdD.second()27.A.beatB.liftC.loseD.hurt()28.A.herselfB.himselfC.itselfD.myself()29.A.shyB．seriousC.quietD.young()30.A.SmilingB.SingingC.SwimmingD.Surfing（B丽）Itbeganayearago,aroundChristmas.EverytimeIdrovedownourstreet,I__31__anoldmansittinginhisfrontyard.Hewasusuallysmokingordrinking,andlookingratherunhappy.Oneday,whileIwasdrivingpasthimwithmy__32__,Idecidedtowaveathimwithalotofexcitement.__33__,whenhenoticedmewavingathim,helookedabitshocked.Then,Isawhishandgoupandhewavedback.“__34_didyouwaveathim?”mydaughterasked.Itoldherit’sjustanactofkindnessthatdoesn’t__35__anything.Itgivesbothhimandmeafeelingofjoy.Mydaughterrepliedthatshefeltabituncomfortabletowavetoa__36__,butnexttimeshewouldtryitaswell.Welikedclosetotheoldman,__37__wesawhimratheroften.Wheneverwedroveby,bothofuswouldstartwavingathimand,prettysoon,theoldmanstarted__38__ateveryonewhopassedbyhishouse.Onetime,mydaughter’sfriendcametovisitandshetoldmydaughterthatshesawthisstrangeoldmannearourhomewaveathervery__39__.Shementionedthatshewavedback,althoughshedidn’tknow__40__,anditfeltreallygood.Assoonasmydaughterheardthis,shetoldherfriendthe__41__ofhowallthewavingbegan.Herfriendanswered:“Tellyourmomthat’sreallycool!”Otherfriendsgavesimilar__42__.Thistaughtmydaughterthatanactofkindnesscanbenaturaland__43__,ifyoureallywanttodoit.Itshowedushowgivinghappinesscandogoodto__44__thegiverandthereceiver.Movedbytheoldman’sactions,we’replanningtogiveourwavingneighborathank-youcardtoexpressour__45__forhisexcitingwaves.Wearereallythankfulforhimsharinghissimplejoywithallwhopassbyhishouse.31.A.noticedB.feltC.heardD.kept32.A.husbandB.sonC.daughterD.friend33.A.JustnowB.OntimeC.IntheendD.Atthebeginning34.A.WhyB.HowC.WhenD.Where35.A.buyB.costC.hideD.guess6\n36.A.friendB.driverC.classmateD.stranger37.A.orB.butC.soD.yet38.A.shoutingB.wavingC.laughingD.looking39.A.angrilyB.excitedlyC.loudlyD.carefully40.A.himB.meC.herD.us41.A.lessonB.accidentC.newsD.story42.A.giftsB.notesC.opinionsD.books43.A.easyB.funnyC.usualD.special44.A.pastB.betweenC.allD.both45.A.attentionB.thanksC.suggestionsD.interests三、阅读理解AA2-year-odboyisbeingdescribedasaheroafterusingFaceTimetosavehismotheraftershewasbadlyhurt.AccordingtoareportfromKGUN,Laurawastryingtostopafightbetweentwodogswhenoneofthedogsbit(咬)partofhermiddlefingeralmostcompletelyoff.Lauratriedtocall911herself,butshesaidherhandsweretoobadlyhurttomakethecall.“Iaskedmydaughterstocall911,andthey’refour,andtheywerequiteafraidtoeventouchthephone,becauseitwascoveredinmyblood(血),”LauratoldKGUN.Themothercontinuedtolosealotofbloodandthoughtshewouldgointoadeepsleep—untilher2-year-oldsonBentleycameupwithadishclothfromthekitchen.Aftercleaningsomeoftheboldoffhismother’siPhone,BentleycontinuedtouseFaceTimetocallLaura’sfriendConnie.“AllIcouldseewashislittleforehead.Isaid‘HiBentley’anditwasquietforalittlebit.ThenIheardLaurashouting,”ConnietoldKGUN.Conniethencalled911,andBentleyunlockedthedoortoletfirefightersintothehouse.LauratoldKGUNsheisverythankfulforherlittleheroandhassincetaughtallofherchildrenhowtocall911.46.Laurawasbadlyhurtwhenshewas_______.A.openingthedoorB.cookinginthekitchenC.makingaphonecallD.tryingtostopadogfight47.ThroughFaceTime_______learnedabouttheaccidentandcalled911atlast.A.Laura’ssonB.Laura’sdaughterC.Laura’sfriendD.Laura’shusband48.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom_______.A.anewspaperB.aposterC.asciencemagazineD.aguidebook6\nBManypeoplehaveafear(害怕)ofpublicspeaking.Accordingtoastudy,ithasaninfluenceon3inevery4people.Thisfactissurprisingandworrying,asmostjobsrequiresomespeakingability.Thefollowingwillhelpyoutomakeaspeechbetter.Writenotecards.Writemainideasonyourcards.Don’twritedetails.Putinsomefunfacts,questions,andotheractivitiesonthecardstosharewiththeclass.Don’tlookatyournotecardsforalongtimewhilespeaking.Ifnecessary,you’reonlygoingtowanttohaveaquicklookatthecardforinformation,notreadeverylastword.Smileatyourclass.Whenitcomestimetospeak,there’snothingthatdrawsyourclassintoyourspeechthanagoodold-fashionedsmile.Behappy,becauseyou’reabouttoteachyourclasssomethingtheydidn’tknowbefore.Studieshaveshownthatsmilesareinfections.Thatmeansonceyousmile,it’shardforeveryoneelsenottosmile.Soifyouwantyourspeechtogooffwell,smile.That’llmakeeveryonesmileandmaybethosesmileswillmakeyouactuallysmile.Makeeyecontact.Nothingismoreboringthanlisteningtoaspeakerwholooksatthefloororatnotecards.Relax.Yourclassismadeupofyourfriendsandyoutalktothemallthetime.Talkthesamewaynow.havealookateverypersonintheclassroomatleastonce.Thatway,everyonewillfeellikeyou’recommunicatingwiththem.Also,you’lllooklikeyouknowwhatyou’retalkingabout.Usehandmotions.Moveyourhandsalongasyoutalk,usingthemtoexpressyourkeypointsandkeeptheclassinterested.Itwillalsoleadyournervousenergyintoabetterplace.49.Accordingtothepassage,______ofpeoplemightfeartospeakinpublic.A.100percentB.75percentC.50percentD.25percent50.InParagraph3ofthepassage“smilesareinfection”means______.A.smilescanbepassedonB.it’shardtosmileC.smileskeeppeoplefitD.peopleshouldsmileeverydayCCanadaisfamousforitswinterlifestyle,fortheseasonlastshalftheyearthere.AgreatexampleofthisistheQuebecWinterCarnival(嘉年华).Quebecisanoldcitywithbeautifulhistoricbuilding,andmanyagreethatwinteristhebesttimetovisit.Thecitycomesaliveinthesnow,especiallyduringthewinterfestival.Peoplewhovisitthecoldcitycanfindtonsofthingstodothatwillmakewinterseemperfect.TheCarnivalhasamagicalicepalacemadewith9,000tonsofsnow,aboatraceontheSt.LawrenceRiver,andtwonightparades(游行)withfunnypeopleandcolorfulcars.Otherinterestingthingsincludea122-metericeslide,andalargefootballgame.Thereisalsoanexcitingdogsledracethatrunsthroughsixkilometersofthecity’sstreets.Withmorethan20teamsinthegame,thedogsledraceisnoisy,funandfullofgreatcheer.Evenbetter,artistsfromaroundtheworldcometoenterthesnowsculpture(雕塑)competition.Itisamazinghowtheseartistscanbringsnowtolife.TheQuebecWinterCarnivalhaseverythingforthewholefamilyandmore.Itissurelyagreatwaytoexperiencewinteratitsfullest.AnotherfamouswinterfestivalisontheothersideoftheworldinChina.KnownastheCityofIce,HarbinisthecapitalcityofHeilongjiangProvince,whichisnexttoSiberia.Inthewinter,itisverycold,andtemperaturestherecandropto30℃belowzero.Evenso,thecoldweathermakesthecitytherightplacefortheHarbinInternationalIceandSnowFestival.The6\nfestivalisheldeveryyear.53.Accordingtothepassage,manypeoplethink______isthebesttimetovisitQuebec.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter54.TheQuebecWinterCarnivalincludes______.①adogsledrace②awinterswimming③twonightparades④asnowfight⑤aboatraceA.①②③B.②③④C.①③⑤D.③④⑤55.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutHarbin?A.ItisknownastheCityofIce.B.It’sfamousforitsfourseasons.C.ItisinNorthernChina,nexttoQuebec.D.Itholdsanexcitingfestivaleverymonth.56.Thewriterwillprobablywriteabout______inthenextpartofthearticle.A.theQuebecWinterCarnivalB.theintroductionofHeilongjiangProvinceC.thesnowsculpturecompetitioninQuebecD.theHarbinInternationalIceandSnowFestivalDE-wasteisfastbecomingaseriousproblemaroundtheworld.Thisreportwillexaminethisproblemandprovidesomepossiblewaystosolveit.Weliveinasocietythatisproducingandusingelectronics(电子产品)allthetime.Itisoftencheapertobuynewproductsthantorepairoldones.Also,throughcleveradvertising,companiesalwaysencouragepeopletochangetheiroldTVs,mobilephonesandcomputersforthelatestmodels.E-wasteiscreatedwhenwethrowawayoldones.IntheEUalone,about8,700,000tonsofe-wasteisproducedeachyear.Sadly,justover1,000,000tonsisrecycled.Burying(填埋)e-wasteorburningitcauseseriousproblemsfortheenvironment.Electronicshavedangerousthingsinthem.Thesethingscanthengetintothegroundorpollutetheairwhentheyareburnt.Inrecentyears,__▲__.However,theirplansarenotalwaysmanagedproperly.SometimeselectronicsarejustsenttopoorcountriessuchasGhana.Heretheyareoftenburntinpublicareas,whichisverybadforpeople’shealth.Settinguprecyclingcentersisagoodwaytosolvethisproblem.E-cyclingcenterscouldrecyclethepartsthatcanbereusedanddealwiththerestproperly.Anotherwayistomakeproducersresponsible(负责任)fortheirusedproducts.Thismeansthatproducersmusttakebackoldproductswhicharenolongerwanted.Theyshouldthenmakesuretheyareproperlyrecycledorreused.Asforus,weshouldtrytocutdownone-waste.Changeelectronicsonlywhenwehaveto.Anddon’tbuyaproductjusttohavethelatestmodel.E-wasteisaseriousprobleminthemodernworld.Bothproducersandusersmusttakeactionsandtrytokeepittothesmallestamount.57.Accordingtothepassage,itisoften_______tobuynewelectronicsthantorepairoldones.A.moreexpensiveB.moredifficultC.cheaperD.worse58.Inthepassagetheunderlinedword“they”refersto______.A.theoldproductsB.theproducers6\nC.theusersD.thenewproducts59.WhichofthefollowingisthebestfortheblankinParagraph4?A.thee-wasteproblemhasbeensolvedB.thee-wasteproblemcontinuesgrowingC.manycountrieshavestartedrecyclinge-wasteD.peoplehaven’trealizedthee-wasteproblemyet60.Whichsentenceshowsthewriter’sopinion?A.Burninge-wastecausesproblemsfortheenvironment.B.E-wasteproblemisveryseriousandpeopleshouldtakeactions.C.SometimeselectronicsaresenttopoorcountriessuchasGhana.D.IntheEUalone,about8,700,000tonsofe-wasteisproducedeachyear.四、词汇运用A.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每空限用一次，每空限填一词。improveownpleaserelaxweak61.Whoisthe_______ofthenewsportscar?62.Justsitdownandtryto_______forawhile.63.Linda’shealthhas_______greatlysinceshestartedonthisnewdiet.64.LiMingis_______inEnglish,soheneedstospendmoretimeonit.65.MyparentstoldmeMs.Smithwasreally_______withmyworklastterm.B.根据短文内容和所给中文提示写出单词。Everybodyknowsthefamousbuilding—theEiffelTower,whichwas___66___(建成)inParis,France,in1889.Thetoweris324metershigh,anditwasthe___67___(最高的)buildingintheworlduntil1930,whentheChryslerBuildinginNewYork___68___(出现).TodaytheEiffelisvisitedbymore___69___(游客)thananyotherhistoricbuildingintheworld,butitwasn’talwayssopopular.Whenitwas___70___(最初)finished,manypeoplethoughtitwasugly.Onefamouswriterusedtohave___71___(中饭)intheEiffelTowereverydaybecauseitwastheonlyplaceinPariswherehecouldnotseethetower!Manyofthesix___72___(百万)peoplewhovisittheEiffelTowereveryyeartakeoneofthefiveliftstothetop,butsome___73___(选择)toclimbupthe1,665steps.Thetowerhastworestaurantswherepeoplecanenjoy___74___(美味的)food.Andpeoplecanwatchthefantasticviewofthecitywhiletheyare___75___(吃).Thetoweralsohasashopwherepeoplecanbuygiftsforfriendsandfamilies.6
