四川仁寿联谊学校九年级上期中英语试卷

   ----  _______can I improve my pronunciation?
----One way is     listening to tapes.

I don’t know when he______ tomorrow. I think if he_______, I’ll go to see him.

   --       fun the Water Festival is!
--Yeah. And      delicious the food is!

My father used to        work, but now he is used to      there.

—Could you please tell me         ?
—Sorry. I’m not sure how to get there.

He________ for two years. We are still sad about his _________.

—Are your shirts made       cotton?
—Yes, they are. And they were made       the US.

Jack takes up       books in the bookstore        his free time.

He found      interesting that      many products in the local shops were made in China.

–It has been thirty years since I     my hometown.
—How time flies! Great changes in our hometown      in the last thirty years.

—You’ve changed a lot.
–Yeah. We ate five meals a day during my vacation. I’ve     ten pounds.
A put up       B. put out
C. put on      D. put away

A number of foreign players          playing basketball in the NBA. The number of them     about five hundred.
A. are, is        B. is, are
C. are, are      D. is, is

_______the waiter didn’t understand what the old lady was saying, he knew what she wanted.

      Lily      Sam likes popular songs, so they went to Jay Chou’s concert together last night.

—Could you take care of my dog while I’m away?     —       .

完形填写（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
通读下面短文，根据短文内容，从每篇短文后各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel     by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is      and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others    .He just cares about     he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghosts of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to just like Scrooge, so he     after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.

A．wrote B．written C．writing D．was written

A．meaning B．meant C．mean D．kind

A．good B．nice C．terribly D．nicely

A．whether B．if C．that D．what

A．punishes B．is punished C．punished D．was punished

       Mary loved small animals．One morning while she was walking in the forest，she found       weak birds in the grass．She took them home and put them in a small cage．She cared them with love and the birds both grew    ．They thanked her   a wonderful song every morning．
But something happened one day．Mary left the door of the cage open．The larger bird flew from the cage．She thought that it would    ．As it flew close，she grasped(紧抓)it．She was very excited to catch it．Suddenly she felt strange．She opened her hand and looked sadly at the    bird．Her great love had killed the bird!
The other bird was moving back and forth(来回)in the cage．Mary could    its great need for freedom(自由)．It wanted to fly into the clear and blue sky．At once，Mary took the bird     the cage and let it fly away．The bird circled once，twice，three times…
Mary enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing    ．Suddenly the bird flew     and landed softly on her head．It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard．
The easiest way to lose love is to hold it too tight．The best way to keep love is to   it wings．

A．some B．several C．two D．three

A．small B．strong C．thin D．tired

A．with B．for C．about D．at

A．return B．die C．fly back D．fly away

A．1iving B．interesting C．lucky D．dead

A．take B．feel C．say D．get

A．out of B．out from C．out off D．away of

A．sadly B．happily C．friendly D．angrily

A．higher B．farther C．closer D．1ater

A．show B．give C．pass D．buy

Swimming and English Learning
Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.
Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.
Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.
Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.
Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.
You can learn to swim by_______.

We should learn English by _______.

What will you do with mistakes when you speak?

What’s more important for senior school students?

We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.

Birthdays are celebrated all over the world.  Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:

Denmark A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up.	India Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthdays, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolate to everyone in the class. Their best friends help them to do this.
Japan The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh for girls and fifth for boys.	Holland The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also puts flowers on the birthday child’s chair to make it beautiful.

When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see _____outside the
window.

In _______, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school.

In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are ________.

What does the birthday child usually receive in Holland?

The passage is mainly about __________.

Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you. Well, ni-hao. (Laughter) It is such a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you at this great university, so thank you so much for having me. I’m here today because I know that our future depends on connections like these among young people like you across the world.
That’s why when my husband and I travel abroad, we don’t just visit palaces and parliaments(国会) and meet with heads of countries. We also come to schools like this one to meet with students like you, because we believe that relationships between countries aren’t just about relationships between governments or leaders — they’re about relationships between people, particularly young people. So we view study abroad programs not just as an educational chance for students, but also as an active part of America’s foreign policy(政策).
Through the wonders of modern technology, our world is more connected than ever before. Ideas can cross oceans with the click of a mouse. Companies can do business and compete with companies across the world. And we can text, email, skype with people in the world.
So studying abroad isn’t just a fun way to spend a time of learning; it is quickly becoming the key to success in our times. Because getting ahead in today’s workplaces isn’t just about getting good grades or test scores in school, which are important. It’s also about having real experience with the world beyond your borders — experience with languages, cultures and societies very different from your own. Or, as the Chinese saying goes: “It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.”
Where did the speaker probably give the talk to the audience?

The passage shows that the world’s future depends on       .

What is the meaning of the underlined word “compete” in Paragraph 3?

In the speaker’s opinion, what is the key to success in our times?

Where may the passage come from?

补全短文( 5分 )
根据短文内容，从短文后的A-E选择中，选出适当的选项补全短文，并将代表句子的字母填写在答题卡相应的题号位置上。
Basketball is a young game. In the year of 1891,    . The weather was bad. They couldn’t play outside. So they were unhappy. Sometimes they even got into fights.
Finally,   
Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game.     . It was played between two teams. In order to make a score, the ball had to be thrown into a basket ten feet above the floor on the wall.
At first,   . As he couldn’t find boxes of the right size,    . That is how the game got its name basketball. The history of this game is over 100 years.

根据对话内容，从方框中所给的七个选项中选出五个句子补全对话，使对话完整、通顺。并将所选标号在对话后面的横线上。
A: Li Ping, you’re great. You got an A in English last term.      ?
B: I learn English by joining an English-language club.
A: Sounds like fun. Then how can you get the pronunciation right?
B:    .
A: Well, I will try to do more listening practice, too.     ?
B: Oh, yes. I take lots of grammar notes.
A:     .
B: Well, you should find a pen pal to practice writing with.
A: I can’t do well in listening. I can’t understand people who speak too fast.
B: Well,    , not every word.
A: OK, I’ll try. Thanks.

任务型阅读：
John Smith was an old porter. He worked at the station. Every day he was busy carrying heavy things for the people. He was careful with his work. He was kind to everyone. He was always
ready to help others.One morning he stood in the station. He was waiting for the train. Just then he saw a man running towards the trains with a big bag in his hand.
“No train is starting. Why is he in such a hurry?” the old man thought to himself. He went up to the man and    asked, “May I help you?” As soon as the man saw the porter, he stopped running.
“Can I catch the 10:35 train to London?” the man asked. He looked worried. The old porter looked at him for a few seconds and said, “Well, sir. I’d like to help you, but I can’t answer your question because I don’t know how fast you can run.”  Then he explained to the man, “The 10:35 train to London left five  minutes ago. Can you run fast enough to catch it?”
What was John’s job?
___________________________________________________________________
Who did he see when John Smith was waiting for the train?
___________________________________________________________________
Where do you think the man with a big bag was going?
___________________________________________________________________
What time was it when the man got to the station?
___________________________________________________________________
The man didn’t catch the 10:35 train to London, did he?

选词填空。选择方框中所给词汇填入文中，注意词的正确形式：

Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first      about 5000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. One day, Shen Nong was  drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant  into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the     favorite drinks was invented.
A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to     tea. It also discusses where the    tea leaves were produced and what kind of water were used.
It is   that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6^th and 7^th centuries. In England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the   drink. The tea trad from China to Western countries took place in 19^th century. This helped to spread the   of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are    doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.

书面表达：
假如你是李华，这个学期刚转到一所学校。请根据下面表格中的信息，介绍你的一些变化，可适当发挥。

要求：字数：80词左右（开头与结尾已给出，且不计入总词数）。
I have changed a lot since I moved to this new school this term.