1、 英语试题 第1页（共 10 页） 绝密启用前 九年级阶段性练习 （英 语） 本练习分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分，共 10 页，满分 120 分。时间为 100 分钟。 第 I 卷（选择题 共 75 分） I选择填空 从每题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 （15 分） 1. Maria has _ sister. They look the same. A. / B. an C. the D. a 2. Whos the lady over there? _ is my music teacher, Miss Crum. A. He B. Him C
2、. She D. Her 3. Sally is so good at dancing and singing. Yeah. She is so _ that we think she will be a super star. A. serious B. talented C. tired D. strange 4. Carla, why didnt you close your window last night? Well, _I found the wind dying down then. A. and B. because C. but D. or 5. Li Ming has b
3、een in England for three years. His parents _ miss him very much. A. must B. would C. could D. can 6. I went to the toy store just now, but _ was there. Sorry, I forgot to tell you it doesnt open until 10:00 am. A. someone B. everybody C. anyone D. nobody 7. _ do you lose weight? You look cool now.
4、Oh, thanks. Just by running every day. A. How B. When C. Where D. Who 8. Larry, do you think _ eggs are enough to make a cake? One more, I think. Six could be better. A. fifth B. fifty C. fifteen D. five 9. In China, we have March 5th as a volunteer day to learn from Lei Feng. Lei Feng must be a per
5、son with great _. A. future B. spirit C. decision D. preparation 10. Dennis, here is a book about the future life in a new planet. _.Maybe it will come true some day. A. Thats too bad B. Sounds cool C. Nothing serious D. Not really 11. You should choose _ how to spend your time during your vacation.
6、 OK, mom. Ill think it over because its really important. A. suddenly B. differently C. completely D. carefully 12. Maybe we could learn to drive after high school. _ amazing idea it is! Lets do it then. 英语试题 第2页（共 10 页） A. How B. What C. What a D. What an 13. Excuse me. How much is this sweater? Oh
7、, wait a minute. Ill _ the price right now. A. show up B. fix up C. check out D. fall over 14. These two big factories _ half the worlds coffee trade and make lots of money. A. appear B. control C. consider D. describe 15. Vera, do you know _? Sure. The noodle house on the third floor has great nood
8、les. A. when shall we go to the mall B. where we can have lunch in the mall C. when the movie will begin D. where can I buy some food II完形填空 阅读短文，从每题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中， 选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。 （15 分） Carl was an old carpenter(木匠). He was known for using wood and other materials to make furniture, even hou
9、ses. But he was tired of his job. He thought he was too old to work and ready to retire(退休). His boss was 16 to see the good worker go. He asked the carpenter 17 he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, 18 his mind was not on his work at all. He used poor materials and worked on t
10、he house 19 . When the carpenter finished his work, the boss 20 the front-door key to him, “This is your house,” he said, “A 21 for you.” What a 22 ! What a shame! If he had known he was building his 23 house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built. 24
11、 it is with us. We do many things in an absent minded way, reacting rather than acting, willing to finish them less than the bestSometimes at important points we do not try our best to build our 25 . Then with a shame we look at the situation we have 26 . We find that we are now living in the house
12、we have poorly built. If we had realized it, we should have done it with our whole heartBut we dont have a 27 to make it all over again. Think of 28 as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it 29 . It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project. Your life toda
13、y is the 30 of your attitudes and choices you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today. 16. A. glad B. nervous C. ready D. sorry 17. A. if B. when C. how D. why 18. A. and B. but C. or D. so 19. A. perfectly B. completely C. carelessly D. success
14、fully 20. A. handed B. left C. sold D. threw 21. A. gift B. promise C. choice D. question 22. A. task B. relief C. surprise D. stress 23. A. real B. expensive C. old D. own 24. A. Neither B. So C. Nor D. As 25. A. studies B. lives C. jobs D. feelings 26. A. created B. changed C. discussed D. improve
15、d 27. A. plan B. chance C. method D. pleasure 28. A. himself B. herself C. myself D. yourself 英语试题 第3页（共 10 页） 29. A. wisely B. peacefully C. rapidly D. widely 30. A. talent B. wealth C. result D. difference III补全对话 阅读对话，从每题A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案完成对话。 （5 分） A: Welcome to our radio station. Today we
16、have Sophie, a volunteer with us. B: Thanks. 31 A: I hear you have been to Africa as a volunteer. 32 B: I worked in Kenya. I think it was the most wonderful time in my life. A: 33 B: Because people there are so friendly. A: 34 B: I was a teacher. The children in my class were blind. I tried my best
17、to help them out. A: Would you like to go back to teach the blind children in the future? B: 35 Its a hard job, but I love it. A: Thank you for joining. Its nice talking to you. B: Me, too. 31. A. It doesnt matter. B. No problem. C. Im glad to be here. D. Id like to if Im free. 32. A. Can you tell u
18、s why you went to Africa? B. Can you tell us how you traveled to Africa? C. Can you imagine the life in Africa? D. Can you tell us where you worked in Africa? 33. A. Why do you say so? B. Did you get used to the climate? C. Were the people in Africa friendly? D. What do you think of the people in Af
19、rica? 34. A. Did you enjoy teaching there? B. Were you a teacher there? C. How did you like the children there? D. What did you do there? 35. A. Yes, Id like to but I cant. B. No, perhaps not. C. Yes, I really hope I can. D. No, I hope I can. IV阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
20、（40 分） A 英语试题 第4页（共 10 页） Summer Programs at Museums 36.You can join in the programs at the Postal Museum any day . A. from July 17 to 23 B. from July 29 to 30 C. from August 7 to 20 D. from August 21 to 27 37. If you are interested in the program about video arts, you can phone . A. 965-0400 B. 654
21、-0930 C. 357-3030 D. 272-0560 38. A 15-year-old student can take part in the programs at . A. the Building Museum B. the Postal Museum C. the Air and Space Museum D. the Science Museum 39. In the Air and Space Museum, you can . A. create a stamp B. build a house C. make a paper airplane D. explore a
22、 future city 40.We may read the text . A. in a medical magazine B. on a health poster C. in a TV program about animals D. on the website of a summer camp B More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the 英语试题 第5页（共 10 页） environment. Maybe thats why the
23、re are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost! Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and
24、 getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You dont even have to ride all the way. Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airpla
25、ne. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers. Health Benefits of Bicycling: It helps to prevent heart diseases. Bicycling h
26、elps to control your weight. A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year. Bicycling can improve your mood (心情). Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident. Bicycling is healthier than driving.
27、 41. From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very _. A. surprising B. exciting C. expensive D. popular 42. When you are riding your bicycle around your neighborhood, you may _. A. pollute the environment around B. find something you didnt notice C. go everywhere and use a little oil D.
28、get off your bike and begin to work 43. If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and _. A. get out of the car B. take it onto a train C. put it in your purse D. go on airline websites 44. One of the benefits from bicycling is that _. A. you can fold the bicycle B. you will be friendly to o
29、thers C. you will be more relaxed D. you may get fatter and fatter 45. Which is TRUE according to the passage? _ A. Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people. B. Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes. C. Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhood. D. Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines. 英
30、语试题 第6页（共 10 页） C Someone once said that only change itself never changes. That certainly seems to be the case with me. I can measure(测量) my life by the changes that have taken place. And now I am deciding on another change. We are selling our boat after fifteen years of summers on the water. We bou
31、ght the boat shortly after we moved to Canadas west coast. We then joined a boating club and we enjoyed cruising among the Southern Gulf Islands, meeting friends who likes doing cruising on the sea. Skukum, as well we call the boat, has carried us safely through both smooth and very rough water. At
32、about ten meters long it is large enough to be comfortable to live on for days at a time. Also, the scenery in our part of the world is fantastic with sea-birds, dolphins and even whales. We feel it is time, however, to do something different. Admittedly, this change will be made partly because boat
33、ing is an expensive hobby. Boats require a lot of maintenance(维修), use lots of gas and cost a lot even when they are sitting still(静止的). Beyond the cost is the feeling that we have done just about everything we want to do with the boat. We could continue to spend summer weekends on the water or we c
34、ould make a change in our lifestyle and start doing road trips to places we havent seen across North America. As we have children and grandchildren on both the east and west coasts, driving trips will be more necessary. So its time to make a choice and, having now made it, its time to make a change.
35、 Like most changes there will be both benefits and regrets but we feel the time has come. There is no doubt that we will miss the boat but we will also open a new door in our lives. Hopefully, we have made the right decision. 46.What never changes that the writer believes? A. Himself. B. Change. C.
36、Life. D. Hobby. 47. What change did the writer decide on? A. Selling their boat to change the lifestyle. B. Moving to Canadas west coast. C. Meeting more friends who like boating. D. Joining a boating club. 48. According to Paragraphs 2&3, what can we learn about the boat? A. The writers family boug
37、ht the boat fifteen years ago. B. The boat is called Skukum and usually driven on rivers. C. The boat is large enough to live for months at a time. D. The boat has many sea-birds, dolphins and whales inside. 49. From Paragraph 4, which is NOT the reason why the writer has made such a decision? A. Be
38、sides maintenance and gas, the boat costs much even when its still. B. They have done everything they want to do with the boat. C. They want to see more across North America through road trips. D. Their children and grandchildren will move to the east coast. 50. From the last paragraph, what does th
39、e writer think of their decision? 英语试题 第7页（共 10 页） A. He has regretted doing so and missed the boat. B. He hopes the decision will bring them a new lifestyle. C. He believes this is a correct decision without doubt. D. He doesnt like to open a new door in their lives. D Time to get dressed! Time for
40、 school! Time for dinner! Time for bed! Time goes without stopping and is tricky sometimes. There really is nothing we can do. Strangely enough the clocks hands seem to take forever to move forward during a boring class, while time really flies when we are having a good time! We have all kinds of cl
41、ocks and look at them to make sure the time. But have you ever taken a moment to wonder why the hands on the face of a clock move from left to right? That is now called the clockwise direction. Actually, it is not the sudden idea of the inventor. There is a scientific reason for it. Throughout histo
42、ry, time has been measured by the movement of the sun. The earliest form of timekeeping dates as far back as 3500 B.C. This was the shadow clock or the sundials(日晷). People had already realized that the earth is round and that it goes around the sun. So for aged people measured time based on the pos
43、ition of the sun - it was noon when the sun was highest in the sky. The earliest clocks were invented in China around 100 A.D. based on the earlier sundials, which were simple things that marked the movement of the sun with the movement of the earth. Mechanical clocks were invented in the Northern H
44、emisphere(半球) in the 14th century and the inventors naturally wanted the machine to follow the suns movement in the sky. In the North Hemisphere the sun appears to move in the sky from left to right or what is commonly known as clockwise. If you are in the Northern Hemisphere and face the South, you
45、 can watch the sun rising on your left (the east) pass overhead and set in the west (at your right). As simple as that! Come to think of it, if the mechanical clock had been invented in the Southern Hemisphere, the hands of your watch would have been moving from right to left! Do you know there are
46、some Jewish and Arabic clocks that run anti-clockwise? This makes perfect sense as Arabic and Hebrew readers but troubles everyone from other countries. Because Arabic and Hebrew characters are written right to left! 51. What can we learn about clocks and time from Paragraph 2? A. Clocks never stop
47、and are tricky, so people can do nothing to them. B. The movement of clock hands has a scientific reason to be invented. C.Time seems to go more slowly when we are having a good time. D. Clocks were an invention from a sudden idea of the inventor. 52. What does the underline word clockwise mean? A.
48、顺时针 B. 螺旋 C. 来回 D. 经纬 53. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. People didnt know the earth is round and it goes around the sun until 100 A.D. B. The earliest clocks called sundials were invented in China in the 14th century. 英语试题 第8页（共 10 页） C. Old people were able
49、 to tell the time by watching the position of the sun. D. When you face the south in North Hemisphere, the sun will rise on your right. 54.According to the passage, why do the hands of a clock move from left to right? A. Because the earth moves around the sun from left to right as we all know. B. Cl
50、ocks were invented in the North Hemisphere to follow the suns movement. C. The clock direction depends on Chinese peoples writing habit, from left to right. D. The sun rises from the east and sets in the west everywhere on the earth. 55. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Clock hands woul
