三中英语上期中试卷

一、单项选择（15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

( ) 1. There a small shop near our school, but now there is a beautiful garden. A. used to was B. was used to be C. were used to be D. used to be ( ) 2. _______ the population of the U.S.A. in 2005? It ______ about 296 million. A. What is; is B. What was; was C. How many is; was D. How many was; is ( ) 3. __________ To the supermarket with Wang Fan. A. Where have you gone? B. Where did you go to the supermarket? C. Where have you been? D. Where’s Wang Fang? ( ) 4. — I have never visited a paper factory. ___________ A. So have I. B. So I have. C. I haven’t now. D. Neither have I. ( )5 Miss Gao has taught us English _____ two years. I have been here ______two years ago. A. since; for B. since; since C. for; since D. for; for ( ) 6. She asked me ________ A. how many chairs are there in the classroom B. how many chairs there are in the classroom C. how many chairs there were in the classroom D. how many chairs there had in the classroom ( ) 7. My teacher can decide _____a suitable way to help me when I’m _____need. A. in; on B. on; in C. in; to D. on; at ( ) 8. ______you ______ your homework yet? Yes, I ______ it ten minutes ago.. A. Did; do; finished B. Have; done; have finished C.Have;done;finished D. Will; do; finish ( ) 9. _____ exciting news! We will have ___long holiday after the exam. A. What an, a B. What, a C. How an, the D. How, the ( ) 10. I think English is more difficult than _______.

A. any subject B. any subjects C. any other subject D. any other subjects ( ) 11. .Kate worked so hard that she was successful _____ math test . A. in passing B. passed C. at passing D. passing ( ) 12 I can’t stand ______ for you so long. A. to wait B. waiting C. waits D. waited ( ) 13 How about going hiking this weekend?

— Sorry, I prefer______ rather than . A. to stay at home; go out B. to go out; stay at home C. staying at home; go out D. going out; stay at home ( ) 14 _____ of the world’s books and newspapers are written in English. A. Third quarters B. Three quarters C. Three quarter D. Third quarter ( ) 15. She has ____ this car for nearly ten years. A. buy B. bought C. have D. had 二、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內。

Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.

When he was 12, his parents__1__. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others.People always laughed____2 him . No one showed kindness(友善)to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige . One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly One of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped___3____,she drop[ped other bags .He cameTo help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” She said kindiy, smiling A special feeling came to him These__4____kind words he had ever heard. He Watched her___5____she went far away, and he whistled ( 吹口哨 )to his dog and went directly to The river neardy.

“Thank you,dear!You are a nice little boy!”he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low___6___he said to his dog,“You are a nice little dog!”Tised___7_____ears asif( 似乎 )it understood.“Uh!Even a dog likes it!” he asid,”Well,Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you anymore.”Tige waved its tail happily.The boy thought and thought.finlly he iooked at himself in the river.He saw_____8___but a dirty boy.He wasbed his face___9_____. He was amazed( 震惊 ).From then on,he had a new ligfe.

After telling this,the businessman stopped for a while,and then he said,”Ladies and gentlemen,this is the very plece Where that kind woman planted in me the firet seed ( 种子 )of kindness. All of us should learn abut kindness.__10____ a greatpower it has!”

If you show kindness to others, you will be an abie man. ( )1. A. dead B. dying C. died D. die ( )2. A. at B. to C. / D. of

( )3. A. picking it up B. picking up it C. to pick up it D. to pick it up ( )4. A. the first B. first C. the last D. the first time ( )5. A. until B. before C. when D. while ( )6. A. sound B. noise C. noisy D. voice ( )7. A. it B. it’s C. one’s D. its

( )8. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. somebody ( )9.A. carefully B. careful C. careless D. carelessly ( )10. A. What B. How C. It D. It seemed

三、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分） 阅读理解。（共计40分每小题2分）

( A )

下面是一篇打乱次序的短文，请根据大意重新排列(短文第一段已给出) Dick was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family.

（A）“No, it’s much cheaper,” said the man. “But another name was engraved(刻) on it.” “It doesn’t matter,” said Dick. “My aunt couldn’t read.” ( B )The woman was very happy but one day she died in a traffic accident. The young man was very sad. After he buried her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone(墓碑) for her. He went to town and came in a shop, but all the tombstones were too expensive.

( C )He asked, “Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?” “Yes, we do, sir.” answered the shopkeeper. “Is it as expensive as the new one?”

( D )Twenty years passed. Dick became a tall, strong man. He found work on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money. He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents.

（E）When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and wasn’t found. Dick’s mother left her three-year-old son

without saying good-bye. His aunt had to look after him.

1._______ 2.________ 3._______ 4._________ 5.________

( B )

If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?

Don’t listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the U.S.A. volunteer(志愿) to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.

Alice Hamilton,17

I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific（极好的）— I’ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time.

Jason Moore,18

This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost(低成本的) houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

Trish Anderson,16

I’m going to teach kids who have trouble in reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.

( ) 6. Young people in the U.S.A. volunteer to spend _____ helping others. A. school holidays B. weekdays C. every morning D. every afternoon ( ) 7. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer? A. To sleep under the stars.

B. To breathe the clean mountain air.

C. To spend the whole summer living in the tent. D. To help build new hiking paths in the mountains. ( ) 8. From the passage, we know that Jason Moore _____. A. likes reading B. is 18 years old C. isn’t very rich D. is good at sport ( ) 9. _____ wants to be a teacher. A. Alice Hamilton B. Jason Moore C. Trish Anderson D. None of them ( ) 10. Which is the most possible title(标题) for this passage? A. Reading for Life B. A Special House Program C. The Forest Center D. Young American Volunteers

( C )

Many young people can use a computer, but few of them know how to look after it. Remember the following tips when you use a computer.

Keep your computer in a cool, dry room. Too much or too little heat is bad for computers. Damp(潮湿) is also bad for them. Most computers work best at a temperature of 5-10 degrees centigrade(摄氏度).

Do not let people smoke cigarettes near your computer. Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of the computer and can cause many problems.

Do not eat or drink when you are near your computer. Pieces of food or drops of water on the keyboard can also cause many problems.

Make sure that the keyboard and the screen are the correct height for you. If they are not correct, you will get backache.

Make sure the screen is the correct distance from your eyes. If you wear glasses, make sure these glasses are correct for using with the computer. Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer.

Keep your screen clean and do not have it too bright. A dirty screen can hurt your eyes. A very bright screen can also be bad for your eyes. If you can afford one, buy a computer screen. It will be better for you than using the screen of a TV set.

Never use any software(软件) that you don’t know whether they are clean or not. You must be careful because some software can bring viruses(病毒) into the computer. If your computer has viruses, it can’t work or even breaks down. 根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

( ) 11. According to this passage, most young people can control computers

well while paying little attention to the keeping of them.

( ) 12. Putting the keyboard and the screen too high means you don’t

have to look at your manuscript(手稿) while typing.

( ) 13. Some people use a different pair of glasses when they use a computer

because they want to protect their eyes.

( ) 14. It’s better to use a TV set screen instead of a computer one because a

TV set is usually larger than a computer one.

( ) 15.“Clean software”means the software without any viruses.

( D )

The workers who brought the girl to the orphanage(孤儿院) knew little about her. The street where they found her had been her home for many years. Her parents were unknown. They left her long ago. At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write. While she was studying at the orphanage, she learned something else—to be independent(). At twenty-one, she left the orphanage and began to work as a secretary. And then, in 1975, while she was still working as an ordinary secretary, something special happened. She entered the Miss Hong Kong Competition and won it. This was the turning point in her life. Now her name, Mary Cheung, was known to everybody.

Mary entered the competition because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something. Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life. This led her first into television and then into business as a manager. When she was working as a manager, she had trouble with her reports. “My English just wasn’t good enough,” she says. Luckily, she had a boyfriend (who later became her husband) to help her.

Mary studied management(管理) at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980. She started her own business in 1985. But she did not stop developing herself. She then studied at the University of Hong Kong. Since 1987, she has spent a lot of time on photography(摄影). She has held several exhibitions(展览) of her works in many places—China, New Zealand and Paris. She still found time, however, to work on TV, write for newspapers and bring up her family.

The girl from the street has come a long way, but her journey has not finished yet.

( ) 16. Before Mary Cheung was brought to the orphanage, ______. A. she had lived with her parents whose names were not known B. she had lived in the street for many years C. the workers knew her well D. she had learned to write and read by herself

( ) 17. The sentence “orphanage girls could be something” means that

orphanage girls could be _____.

A. popular and successful B. understood by others C. Miss Hong Kong D. known to everybody ( ) 18. When did her life change completely? A. In 1987. B. In 1985 .C. In 1980. D. In 1975. ( ) 19. This passage is probably taken from _____. A. a newspaper B. a science magazine

C. a history textbook D. a novel

( ) 20. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is true? A. All the children at the orphanage liked Mary. B. Mary was not happy working as a secretary. C. Mary’s boyfriend was good at English. D. Mary’s life in the orphanage was difficult. Ⅳ. 情景交际。（10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: It’s very late. Are you still on the computer? B: Well, yes. 1 A: What kind of e-mails?

B: Some are messages from my friends and some are from the relatives. A: Do you have to write them back right away? B: 2 Usually people want a quick reply. A: 3 B: I’ve already had 40 people’s addresses in my address book! 4 A: 5 E-mail is really very convenient(方便的). A. And I think e-mail is one of the best ways to communicate with others. B. I’ve got so many e-mails to go through. C. I agree with you. D. Of course! E. How many e-mail addresses have you had? F. I feel like getting more e-mails. G. I am not sure whether I’m right or wrong. Ⅵ. 综合填空。(5分) 根据短文内容，用所给单词的适当形式填空。

practice, difficult, correct, write, learn, think, easy I fell in love with English at a very young age, because I 1 it was a wonderful language. Full of strong wishes of 2 English, I began to learn it. But soon I found it 3

than expected. There were too many words, expressions and many other things to memorize (记忆). And even if you know how 4 them, you can’t use them 5 . And I did rather badly in my first English test. While I was in trouble, my English teacher gave me much help. I wish to practice speaking English with foreigners every day!

1._______ 2._______ 3._______ 4._______ 5._______ Ⅶ.书面表达。（15分）

（A）保护环境，人人有责。请你列举出5条我们日常生活中能做到的有利于保护环境的句子。（5分）

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（B）请根据家乡的变化以“Changes in my hometown”为题，，写一篇80词左右的短文(10分） ________________________________________________________________Ⅳ. 情景交际 BDEAC

Ⅵ. 综合填空。1 thought 2 learning 3 more difficult 4 to write 5 correcting ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

九年级英语上期中测试卷

一、单项选择 DBCDC CBCBC ABABD 二、完形填空 CADAA DDBAA 三、阅读理解

1-5 EDBCA 6-10 ADBCD 11-15 TFTFT 16-20 BADAC

Ⅶ.书面表达 略