14-15外研版九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)上冊(cè)期中試題(含答案)

一.單項(xiàng)選擇(每小題1分，共15分)從每小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。()1. —Thisis______usefulguidebook. —Iagreewithyou.Wemaygetlostwithoutit. A.a B.an C.the D./()2.Inmyopinion,parentsshouldgettheirkidstofacedifficulties______theirown. A.by B.on C.with D.for()3.MrsBrown,don’tworryaboutDaming.Heisoldenoughtotakecareof______. A.himself B.herself C.yourself D.itself()4. —Amanda,what’syourfavouritesubject? —______,thoughit’snoteasyforme. A.Autumn B.Chemistry C.Swimming D.Electricity()5. —Amy,canyouhelpmelookformypetcat?Itwent______justnow. —Oh,sure. A.bad B.sick C.wrong D.missing()6. —Whereareyourdadandbrother,Lisa?We’vebeenwaitingforthemfortenminutes. —Well,Tom______forlosinghisglassesinthelivingroombydad. A.punishes B.ispunishing C.ispunished D.willpunish()7. —Sara,Ihearyoursonissick. —Yes,hehashadahighfever.That’swhyIwanttotaketwodays______. A.off B.back C.over D.on()8.—Xi’anissuchabeautifulcity.Whatabout______herefortwomoredays? —Goodidea.AndwecangotovisittheTerracottaArmy. A.moving B.leaving C.remaining D.reaching()9.OldTomisunhappybecause______hasvisitedhimsincehemovedtotown. A.everybody B.somebody C.anybody D.nobody()10.Morethan______peoplevisitedthe______carexhibition. A.twomillion;eight-day B.twomillions;eightdays’ C.twomillions;eight-day D.twomillion;eightday’s ()11. —Celia,you’dbetter______theTVnow.It’stimetogotobed. —Oh,Mum,thetalkshowwillbeoversoon.Pleasegivemetenmoreminutes. A.turnon B.turnup C.turnoff D.turndown()12. —Please______,oryouwillhavetogetoutofthereadingroom. —Oh,sorry. A.stopshouting B.stoptoshout C.stoppingshouting D.stoppingtoshout()13.MrGreenasksustohandinourreports______wefinishthem. A.before B.assoonas C.though D.because()14. —I’vedecidedtogotoLasVegastospendmysummerholiday. —______.Whataboutgoingtheretogether? A.SodoI B.SohaveI C.SodidI D.SowillI()15. —Icamefirstinthelongjump. —______.I’msoproudofyou. A.Goodluck B.Havefun C.Welldone D.You’rejoking ()16.Teenagers_______allowedtodriveinthestreet．A.shouldnotbe B.shouldbenot C.notshouldbe D.shouldn’t()17.Themovieisso_______thatIamvery_________init．A.interesting;interesting B.interested;interestedC.interesting;interested D.interested;interesting()18.AlltheChinesepeopletake________ourachievement．A.pride B.proudof C.pridein D.proudin()19.It’s______coldtoday,butIhavestillfinished______homework．A.toomuch;toomuch B.muchtoo;muchtooC.toomuch;muchtoo D.muchtoo;toomuch()20.Hisparentswereworriedthathe______toomuchtimechattingonline.A.spent B.cost C.paid D.had()21.Itissaidthatpotatochips______bymistakeaboutahundredyearsago.A.invent B.invented C.areinvented D.wereinvented()22.—Sally,yourChineseisverygood.______haveyoubeeninChina?—SinceIwassix.A.Howlong B.HowfarC.Howsoon D.Howoften()23.Please______thedogformewhileI’maway.A.lookat B.lookafterC.lookup D.lookout()24.I’mwaitingformyfriend._______,I’llgoshoppingalone.A.IfshecomesB.IfshewillcomeC.Ifshedoesn’tcomeD.Ifshedidn’tcome()25.—Whatdidyoursistersaytoyoulastnight?—Sheaskedme_______myfatherhersecret.A.totellnot B.nottotellC.don’ttell D.nottell二.閱讀理解(每小題2分，共40分)閱讀下列材料，完成每篇材料后的問(wèn)題。AIntheseatherearemanyislands.Initswarmwaterstherearesomelittleones.Wecallthem“coralislands（珊瑚島）”.Acoralislandisverynicetolookat.Itlookslikearingoflandwithtrees,grass,andflowersonit.Onepartoftheringisopentothewater.Thereisalittleroundlakeinsidetheisland.Ifyoulookintothislake,youwillseethebeautifulcoral.Youmaythinktheyareflowers.Ifyoulookatapieceofcoral,youwillseemanylittleholesinit.Ineachoftheseholesaverysmallseaanimalhaslived.Theseseaanimalsmakethecoral.Theybegantobuildunderthewater.Yearafteryear,thecoralgrewhigherandhigher.Atlastitgrewoutofthewater.Thentheseabroughtitsmalltreesandsomethingelse.Aftersomeyears,thesethingschangedintoearth.Sometimesthewindbroughtseeds（種子）tothisearth.Sometimesbirdsflewoveritandbroughtseedstotheisland.Thelittleseedsgrew.Afewyearslatertherewereplantsallovertheisland.Moreyearslaterthereweretreesgrowingthere.Soyousee,theseislandswerebuiltlittlebylittle.Theworkerswereverysmall.Dotheynotteachusalesson?Canyouthinkwhatthelessonis?()26.Inthesea.A.therearecoralislandsinallplacesB.therearesomecoralislandsC.thewaterisalwayswarmD.wecanseemanyflowers()27.Acoralislandlookslike.A.aroundcake B.trees,grassandflowersC.aringofland D.aroundlake()28.Thereareintheholesincoral.A.flowers B.littlecoralsC.trees D.seaanimals()29.Howdidseedsoftrees,grassandflowerscometothecoralislands?A.Thewindandbirdsbroughtthemtothecoralislands.B.Onlythewindbroughtthemthere.C.Peoplebroughtthemthere.D.Fishbroughtthemthere.()30.Fromthestorywelearnthat.A.smallworkerscan’tdobigthingsB.onlybigworkerscandobigthingsC.smallworkerscandobigthingsiftheyworkhardandworkalongtimeD.allsmallthingscandobigthingsBOctoberisgettingcloseranditalsomeansthattheyearof2014iscomingtoanend.“Hooray!It’saholiday!”Whileyouarethinkingofputtingtextbooksasideandplayingvideogames,let’stakealookatwhatchildreninothercontinentsusuallydoduringtheirholidays.ChildreninAmericadon’thavemuchhomeworktodo.Theykeepthemselvesbusybyplayingcampgames.Aparentsays,“MydaughterShirleyusuallyattendsdifferentcamps.Wedon’taskhertospendplentyoftimeonmathsproblemsorspellingtests.”ChildreninAustraliatakepartinactivitiesonovertwentydifferentthemes(主題).Theylearnpainting,dancing,singing,history,cultureandsoon.Parentscanaccompanytheirkidstoenjoythelearningprocessandtobuildacloserrelationshipwiththem.ThesearewhatAfricankidsdo:buildaboat,haveacamelrace,makeadrumandmakearag(碎布)football.Don’tyouthinkitisinterestingthatkidsinotherplaceshavenoideahowtomakeadrum,butkidsinAfricado?Planyourholidaywellandtrywhatyouwanttotry.Makeagoodplanandyouwillhavealotoffun.()31.WheredoesShirleycomefrom? A.Asia. B.America. C.Australia. D.Africa.()32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accompany”meaninChinese? A.提醒 B.監(jiān)視 C.陪伴 D.排斥()33.Accordingtothepassage,onlykidsinAfricaknowhowto______. A.playcampgames B.dospellingtests C.buildaboat D.makeadrum()34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE? A.ThepassagewaswrittenbeforeOctober. B.KidsinAmericaaregoodatmaths. C.KidsinAustraliaspendmuchtimeonhomework. D.KidsinAfricadon’tplayfootball.()35.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage? A.Toadvisekidstomakeholidayplans. B.Tointroducesomegoodholidaycamps. C.Toencouragekidstomakefriendswithparents. D.Toshowtheimportanceofdoinghomeworkduringholidays.CIneverylittlegirl’stoybox，theremightbeaBarbie.Doll.Barbieis54yearsoldthisyear.Itwasdesignedin1959byanAmericanbusinesswomannamedRuthHandler.SheandherhusbandElliottstartedthetoycompanyMattel.ShenamedthenewdollaftertheirdaughterBarbara.ThefirstBarbieDollappearedatthetoyfair（交易會(huì)）inNewYorkonMarch9th，1959.ThisdateisusedasBarbie’sbirthday.MattelsoldthreehundredthousandBarbieDollsinthefirstyearatapriceofthreedollars.Today，aBarbieingoodconditionmightcostmorethantwenty-seventhousanddollars.Mattelsays90%ofthegirlsintheUnitedStatesagedfromthreetotenownatleastoneBarbieDoll.Andgirlsagedthreetosixownanaverage（平均）ofabouttwelve.WhenMattelcreatedBarbieDollsoverhalfacenturyago，theyneverthoughtthisdollwouldbecomealegend.NowBarbieDollsarefamousallovertheworld.Theyaresoldinonehundredandfiftycountries，andeverysecondthreeBarbieDollsaresoldaroundtheworld.()36.WhodesignedthefirstBarbieDollin1959？A.Mattel. B.Elliott.C.Barbara. D.RuthHandler.()37.ABarbieDollcostdollarsinthefirstyearafteritappeared.A.3 B.50 C.90 D.27000()38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)egend”meaninthepassage？A.傳播 B.傳奇 C.傳承 D.傳達(dá)()39.Thewriterdoesn’ttellus.A.BarbieDollsareverypopularwithgirlsB.BarbieDollssellwellaroundtheworldC.whatthefirstBarbieDollwasbasedonD.thedollBarbiewasnamedafterBarbara()40.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage？A.Barbie’sbirthday B.BarbieDollsC.AlovelygirlnamedBarbie D.WhyareBarbiespopular?DKitesurfingasawatersportbeganinthe1980s,butdidn’tgetpopularuntiltheendofbyusingalargekitetopullarideronthewaterathighspeed.Atfirst,kitesurfingwasadifficultanddangeroussport.Nowitisbecomingeasierandsaferbecauseofthesaferkitedesign.Foranableandstrongperson,kitesurfingcanbeaveryfun,excitingsport,justlikeskatingonthewaterwithafeelingofflying.Ithasbecomemoreandmorepopular.Comparedwithotherwatersports,kitesurfingiseasiertolearn.Abeginnercanunderstandhowtooperatethekitewith5-10hoursoftraining.Andanybodyagedfrom13to65canlearn.Itisnotexpensivetogettheequipment(裝備)forkitesurfing,whichcosts$1,000to$2,500.Traininglessonsrangefrom$200to$500fortwoorthreehours.Withthedevelopmentofitsequipmentprogress(進(jìn)步),kitesurfingisbecomingevensafer.Aftersometraining,youcanenjoyitsexcitementandchallengingfeeling.havekitesurfingclubs.InChina,Xiamenistheonlyplacethathasthekitesurfingclub,which()41.Kitesurfinghasahistoryofaboutyears. A.30 B.50 C.100 D.130()42.ismentionedinthepassageasthepowerofkitesurfing. A.Water B.Wind C.Thesun D.Thekite()43.means“”inChinese. A.在……范圍內(nèi)變動(dòng) B.按……順序排列 C.向……方向延伸 D.根據(jù)……歸類()44.Themostimportantreasonforthepopularityofkitesurfingisthat. A.itspriceisgettinglowerandlower B. C. D.allpeoplecanlearnandtakepartinit()45.Themainideaofthispassageisabout. A.howtooperatekitesurfing B.theprogressofkitesurfingequipment C.thehistoryofkitesurfinginChina D.thedevelopmentofkitesurfing三、詞語(yǔ)運(yùn)用（每小題1分，滿分20分）A．根據(jù)句意及首字母或漢語(yǔ)提示完成單詞46.Tomisnowmakingmuch________（進(jìn)步）atschool.Hismotherisveryglad.47.Mywatchisbroken.Canyouhelpmer_______it?48.Weshouldn’tspitin________（公共）places.49.Don’tk________theballontheroad.Itistoodangerous.50.Howlongdidyouspend________（解決）theproblem？51.Themanisp________forhisbadbehavior.52.Youshoulekeeps________whileyouareinthelibrary.53.Hereadseverala________/r/