1、人教版九年级英语下学期期中测试02一、听力理解（20小题，每小题1分，共20分）第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。（）1. What do people do in Switzerland when they meet for the first time?A. Kiss on the cheek.B. Shake hands.C. Bow to each other.（）2. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Make a call.B. Cancel the date.
2、C. Drive faster.（）3. Why is the woman so surprised?A. A young man kissed her on the cheek.B. A young man kissed Maggie on the cheek.C. The young man is Maggies boyfriend.（）4. What was the woman doing when the accident happened?A. Parking her car.B. Working in the park.C. Walking near the park.（）5. W
3、hat do we know about the woman?A. She knew the young man.B. She lost her mobile phone.C. She has called the police.第二节听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。（）6. Why did the woman leave the concert hall halfway?A. She disliked the music.B. Two men made her bor
4、ed.C. She had to answer a telephone call.（）7. What does the man think of the two men?A. Rude.B. Serious.C. Friendly.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。（）8. Whats the woman going to Sydney for?A. Visiting her friends.B. Spending her holiday.C. Working there.（）9. How long did the man stay in Sydney?A. For a year.B.
5、 For a holiday.C. For a month.（）10. How did the man travel in Sydney?A. By train.B. By taxi.C. By bus.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。（）11. Who has been to Sydney twice?A. Tom.B. Sam.C. Sams father.（）12. When is Sam leaving?A. On June 27.B. On July 27.C. On July 7.（）13. Has Tom ever flown in a plane before?A.
6、 Yes,he has.B. No,he hasnt.C. We dont know.听下面一段独白，回答第14至第15两个小题。（）14. Where does Mary live?A. She lives with Jack in a tall building on Beijing Road.B. She lives alone in a tall building on Beijing Road.C. She lives in a house in a middle school.（）15. Which floor does Mary live on?A. The twelfth fl
7、oor.B. The tenth floor.C. The second floor.第三节听下面一篇短文。根据短文内容，完成表格。短文读两遍。An AccidentTimeLast 16._PlaceA schoolWhat happenedIn the gym:All the window glass and the main 17._were broken.The 18. _ were made dirty.In the library:Two 19. _ in the library were stolen.Books and 20. _ were thrown onto the fl
8、oor.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。（）1. In my opinion, we can improve our oral English _ we often practice talking with others.A. unlessB. thoughC. ifD. until（）2.Those who went to the dance last weekend were _ young people.Well, its not out of my expectation.A. mostlyB. especiallyC. us
9、uallyD. normally（）3. In this country, its_ to stick your chopsticks into your food.A. rightB. politeC. rudeD. kind（）4. Im not sure, but hes supposed _ sometime next week.A. returnB. returnsC. to returnD. returning（）5.I hear you are in my town. _ any time you like.Ill if I have time.A. Drop byB. Come
10、 outC. Show upD. Run off（）6.I dont like the awful pictures.Neither do I. The awful pictures make me_.A. happyB. happilyC. sadD. sadly（）7.I would rather _ you the secret right now.Why not?A. dont tellB. not to tellC. not tellD. didnt tell（）8. I found it boring_ the lecture. I nearly fell asleep.A. li
11、stening toB. to listen toC. listen toD. listened to（）9. The_ he learns,the_ knowledgeable he will be.A. more; moreB. more; lessC. most; mostD. most; least（）10. I will not leave you alone. _ I go,I will take you along.A. WhereverB. WhateverC. WhoeverD. However（）11. My phone is broken. It _ just now.A
12、. came outB. went offC. took offD. set off（）12. Percy called me to come to the party, but she herself didnt_.A. show aroundB. show upC. put upD. come up with（）13. The boy was_ exhausted_ he fell asleep at once.A. too; toB. so; thatC. such; thatD. too; so（）14.How long have Mr. Green and Mrs. Green _?
13、For more than thirty years.A. marriedB. had marriedC. marryD. been married（）15. They_ about eight hundred English words by the end of last term.A. have learnedB. had learnedC. will learnD. are going to learn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。Have you ever been to a
14、special town in Thailand?In this town,monkeys are 1 in the town. They run around the streets. They climb on cars,houses,and other buildings. They can go anywhere they want to,and they get into everything!The monkeys are very noisy in this town and they often make a lot of2.But how do the people of t
15、his town feel about these little animals?They know that sometimes the monkeys can make life 3.People also feel terrible 4 the monkeys sit on their cars,run everywhere and take food.But people there dont 5 the trouble caused by the monkeys. They knowthat its not just the monkeys. The people of the to
16、wn also cause the problem. So they 6 the monkeys to run around the streets. They dont tryto stop the monkeys. The people of this town do even 7 for the monkeys.They have a monkey party once a year!But 8 do they have this big monkey party?In fact,monkeys are veryimportant for Thai people. Monkeys app
17、ear in Thai stories. Because of one special story,some Thai people consider monkeys to be 9.In the story,a demon（恶魔）takes the gods wife away. The monkey Hanuman helps to10 the gods wife. As a result,Hanuman becomes a hero and many people in Thailand are especially kind to monkeys today.（）1. A. every
18、whereB. somewhereC. nowhereD. anywhere（）2. A. funB. troubleC. facesD. food（）3. A. difficultB. easyC. happyD. luck（）4. A. untilB. thoughC. whenD. whether（）5. A. hear aboutB. learn aboutC. worry aboutD. talk about（）6. A. tellB. askC. allowD. let（）7. A. moreB. lessC. worseD. bad（）8. A. whereB. whyC. ho
19、wD. what（）9. A. godsB. kingsC. heroesD. friends（）10. A. killB. saveC. catchD. take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。ALast July,my 12-year-old car died on Californias Santa Freeway. It was an hour before sunset,and I was 25 miles from home. I couldnt reach anyone to pick me up,so I decided
20、to take a bus. Not knowing the routes,I thought Id just go east.A bus stopped. I got on and asked the driver how far she was going.“Ten more miles,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there.This clearly was going to be a long night.I got off at the end of the route and she told me whi
21、ch bus to look for.After waiting 30 minutes,I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus came up. There was no lighted number above its windshield. It was out of service,but the door opened. It was the same driver.“I just cant leave you here,” she said. “This isnt the nicest pl
22、ace. I will give you a ride home.”“You will drive me home on the bus?” I asked,astonished.“No,I will take you in my car,” she said.“Its a long way,”I insisted.“Come on,”she said,“I have nothing else to do.”As we drove from the station in the car,she began telling me a story. A few days earlier,her b
23、rother had run out of gas. A good man picked him up,took him to a service station and then back to his car. “Im just passing the favor（善意的行为）along,”she said.When I offered her money as a thank-you,she wouldnt accept. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along,” she said.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。（）1. Th
24、ere was something wong with the writers car_.A. late at nightB. early in the morningC. an hour before sunsetD. thirty minutes after sunset（）2. The writer changed his mind after waiting 30 minutes because_.A. he became impatient and a bit worriedB. a taxi ride would be more comfortableC. he knew the
25、driver would never returnD. the bus driver had given him wrong information（）3. The bus driver drove the writer home later because_.A. her brother had told her to do soB. she wanted to earn more moneyC. she happened to go in the same directionD. she wanted to do something good for others（）4. The unde
26、rlined word “astonished” in the passage probably means “_”.A. surprisedB. gratefulC. happyD. angry（）5. The bus driver hoped that the writer_.A. would drive someone homeB. would help someone in needC. would keep her in memoryD. would give the money to othersBChina covers large areas and has a great p
27、opulation. Different living habits have always been an interesting topic in the country. Recently, another difference between southern Chinese and northern Chinese became a hot one:the way people shop at markets.People from southern China say that they always buy what they need for just one or two m
28、eals. It is normal for them to buy half of a Chinese cabbage,two potatoes and 0.25 kilograms of beef at a time.However,one may be laughed at if he does this in the north. Instead,buying enough vegetables and meat for a week is usual. Also,you can buy asmall amount（数量）of fruit,such as a single apple
29、or pear,each time in thesouth. Shop owners even help you peel and cut them. But shop owners in the north hardly offer such service. And many fruits are sold in baskets and boxes.The difference could be due to the different weather.Food can be kept for a long time in the north,as it is usually cold a
30、nd dry there. Many northern Chinese have the habit of storing food,especially for the long winter. But the hot and wet weather in the south makes southern Chinese buy just enough food for one meal or one day,or else the food may go bad.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。（）6. In southern China,people usually buy _ at a ti
31、me.A. a small amount of foodB. a large amount of foodC. enough food for a weekD. a lot of meat and vegetables（）7. If you buy fruits in the south,the shop owners may_.A. peel and cut them for youB. laugh at youC. only sell them in boxes and basketsD. only sell a single apple or pear（）8. Many northern
32、 Chinese have the habit of keeping food because_.A. the weather is hot and wetB. food goes bad quicklyC. the weather is cold and dryD. they live far away from markets（）9. The underlined words“due to” mean“_” in Chinese.A.所以B.但是C.然而D.因为（）10. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Different Weathe
33、r in ChinaB. Different Living Habits in ChinaC. Southern Chinese and Northern ChineseD. Southern China and Northern ChinaCSuppose you work in a big company and find English very important for your job. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English
34、.Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.Global English CenterGeneral English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing3-month(700 yuan),6-month(1200 yuan) and one-year(2000 yuan)Choice of morning or eveni
35、ng classes,3 hours per day, Mon.Fri.Experienced college English teachersClose to city center and bus stopsTel:6760-5272Add:105 Zhongshan Road,100082Modern Language SchoolSpecial courses in English for business,travel,banking,hotel managementSmall classes（1216 students）on Sat. &Sun. from 2:00 pm5:00
36、pmEnglish teachers from Canada and the USALanguage lab and computers supplied3-month course:1050 yuan; 6-month course:1850 yuanWrite or phone:Modern Language School,675 Park Road,100056Tel: 6735-3019The 21st Century English Training CenterWe offer morning and afternoon classes,both of which last thr
37、ee months and a half at a cost of 800 yuanWe also have a six-week preparation class during winter and summer holidaysEntrance exams:Jun. 1 and Dec. 1Only 15 minuteswalk from city centerCall 6780-1642 for more informationThe International House of EnglishThree/Six-month English courses for students a
38、t very low cost:60 yuan for 12 hours per week; convenient（方便的）class hours:9:00am12:00 am and 2:00pm5:00pmBest foreign teachers experienced in teaching English as a second foreign languageFree sightseeing and social activities（活动）Very close to Central ParkFor further information call 6743-2308根据材料内容选
39、择最佳答案。（）11. You are free at 18:0020:00. You should choose_A. Global English CenterB. Modern Language SchoolC. The 21st Century English Training CenterD. The International House of English（）12. Which one is close to Central Park?A. Global English Center.B. Modern Language School.C. The 21st Century E
40、nglish Training Center.D. The International House of English.（）13. If you want to study in Modern Language School for six months, you will pay about _.A. 800yuanB. 1000yuanC. 1050yuanD. 1850 yuan（）14. Which one has entrance exams?A. Global English Center.B. Modern Language School.C. The 21st Century
41、 English Training Center.D. The International House of English.（）15. You will probably prefer to go to “The International House of English” because it _.A. offers free sightseeing and social activitiesB. has experienced college English teachersC. costs less than the other schoolsD. has English teach
42、ers from Canada and the USADHabits in RussiaThere is an old saying that says when in Rome,do as the Romans do. I learned the meaning of this when I stayed in Russia as a visiting scholar（学者）.One day I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow. My guests and I were exc
43、ited about our meeting. We had a lively talk until the waiter told me that we were too loud. We lowered（降低）our voices. 16The waiter came over to us two more times with the same message.How bad an impression（印象）we must have left on the local people!In China,its natural and important for a host（主人）to
44、make a lovely atmosphere（气氛）. However,in Russia and Western countries,having a meal in a public place means you must keep your voice low. 17I felt bad about this. 1819 My Russian friend Andrey always looks around and thinks for a while before leaving home. I asked him why he did this. “Aha,”Andrey s
45、aid,“In Russia,people always spend about a minute going over things and plans in their minds before leaving home. 20”Finding the differences between culture is so much fun. I like to keep my eyes and mind open.根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。A. But this didnt last long.B. Russians have their own special habits,too.C. You need to be polite to others.D. So they wont leave anything necessary behind.E. Even though we tried our best,its very difficult to fight agai
