江苏徐州市铜山区九年级上学期期中英语试卷

Not only the students but also their teacher _______ about the four people.

We live in a world _______ colours.

The family is very poor and they can’t________ to buy a computer for him.

The students were all tired, but ________ of them stopped to have a rest.

It is said that people born in the year of the Dog are ________.

Don’t ______ too late, or you will feel tired tomorrow.

Bill Gates has donated millions of dollars to charities. He is really a(n)_____man.

---I will buy you a new bike if you learn how to swim this summer.
---Is that a _______? I’m sure I’ll get the bike.

Her father is a professor in________university in our city.

On Sundays, she prefers ________ at home alone ________ with her friends outside.

The boy with two dogs was sleeping when the fire___________.

________ can give our energy and is also the colour of envy.

I don’t understand ________.

---It’s time to sleep, Daniel.
---Oh, Mum, I won’t go to bed _____ I finish my homework.

---Have you found ________ in the grass, Millie?  ---No, not yet.

完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Have you ever had a dream to make your home a happier place? Maybe there are some points you can follow.
Sometimes you don’t think your parents are fair to you. When you want to dress ____ a modern way, your mum doesn’t ____ you wearing a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask ____ you are speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as you used to be. How can you ___ close again?
Closing the gap by American writer Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your ____. He gives ways to help you ____ your parents. When you think, “my parents don’t want me to have any fun,” that usually means your parents want you to be ____. ___ parents and children have needs. They need to feel they are important and loved. You should ____ your parents your needs, and find out what ____ are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you happy. He gives you some ideas:
Make time to ____. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future. ____ a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings; Show your parents ____. Wash your ____ and help clean the house. Your parents will feel that you are no longer a little child.
If you follow these, you will be able to break down the ____ between your parents and yourself.

A．with B．in C．of D．by

A．hate B．mind C．like D．enjoy

A．what B．that C．whether D．why

A．go B．look C．become D．come

A．friends B．teachers C．children D．parents

A．listen to B．understand C．listen D．follow

A．safe B．dangerous C．angry D．sad

A．All B．Not C．Neither D．Both

A．speak B．say C．tell D．talk

A．their B．theirs C．they need D．they

A．talk B．write C．think D．play

A．Write B．Have C．Keep D．Read

A．You’re young B．They’re old C．you’re growing up D．you understand more

A．hands B．face C．socks D．clothes

A．doors B．walls C．windows D．floors

Oxford University, said that time spent on homework showed the influence of the school—if children were expected to do homework and if they enjoy their subjects. “That’s one of the reasons Indian and Chinese children do better. They put more time in it.” he added.
It’s also reported that students who enjoyed school got better results. It is suggested that children aged 5 to 7 should be given one-hour homework a week, half an hour a night for 7 to 11-year-olds, two hours a night for 14 to 16-year-olds.
“Headteachers should make their own homework policy (规定),” the government says.
Idian and Chinese children do better in their lessons. Why?

It is suggested that 5 to 7-year-old children should be given ______.

From the passage, we can know that ______.

Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he hasn’t got much money. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on it.
One evening there was a big football match on a playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole (电线杆) outside the playground and climbed up it quickly. A policeman came and said, “It’s dangerous to stay on it! Come down!” “Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers in the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!” the policeman said happily and left.
When the match was nearly over, he came again and asked, “Who's won?” “Theirs, 3:2.” “Come down,” said the policeman angrily. “Such a match isn't worth watching!” Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said anxiously, “Climb up and quickly and see who’s kicked a goal!”
Henry didn’t have much schooling because ______.

Henry watched the big football match ______.

The policeman became ______ when Henry said “Theirs, 3:2”

From this passage, we know ______ are football fans.

Olympia, a beautiful small town in the south of Greece, is well known all over the world for its first holding the Olympic Games as long as 776 BC. At that time the Games were held once every four years. This custom lasted for about 1,170 years, but stopped with the rule of Rome in 394 AD. The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 to promote (促进) the international understanding through players in Athens, Greece. The Olympic motto (箴言) is “ Swifter, Higher, Stronger”.
Xu Haifeng made history by winning the People’s Republic of China’s first gold medal after the country reentered (再进入) the Olympic Competition in 1984.China made a record of 28 gold, 16 silver and 15 bronze medals in the 2000 Sydney Games in Australia, moving from the fourth rank (地位) in Atlanta to No.3 behind the U.S. and Russia. China made a record of 32 gold, 17 silver, 14 bronze medals in the 2004 Athens, Greece, moving from the third rank in Sydney to No.2 on the gold medals list behind the U.S. The 2008 Olympic Games was held in Beijing. China won 51 gold, 21 silver,28 bronze medals and ranked the first on the gold medals list.
Olympia is famous all over the world for ______.

The first modern Olympic Games were held in ______.
A.776BC      B1896.      C.1984        D.394AD
The first modern Olympic Games were held to ______.

China made a record of 32 gold, 17 silver and 14 bronze ______.
A. in the 2004 Athens Games   B. in the 2008 Beijing Games
C. in the 2000 Sydney Games    D. in the 1984 Los Angeles
【小题5In the 2008 Olympic Games, China won ____________ medals.
A. 51       B.21          C.28            D. 100

从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，其中有一个选项是多余的。

In China, your animal sign _______________ the year of your birth.
Whose badminton racket is this? It looks nice. How much is it _______________?
Amy _______________ have the small one than the big one.
She always gets high marks in the exams, but she never _______________.
Our teachers are all hard-working. They have done _______________ work for us.
B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。(每空一词)
Listening to music can make you forget your ____________ (sad)
Don’t be____________ (patient)! He is just a baby.
When you have difficulty making a ____________ (decide), you may ask your parents for help.
He told me that he would _____________ (certain) come to our school.
The art museum ____________ (success) in displaying the new paintings.

用所给动词的正确形式完成短文。
Li Wei, a 22-year-old young man ____________ (name) “Strong Brother” by netizen (网民). He walked on his knees all the way to the 2011 national college entrance examination room. He was born in a poor family in Shanxi province. But unluckily, a traffic accident ___________ (take) away his legs when he was only 3 years old. So he ____________ (walk) on his hands and knees for 19 years. Everyone who sees Li Wei for the first time is surprised ___________ (see) that he can easily play tennis or climb up stairs without feet. In 2011, he became a college student in Chongqing Normal University. Now he ___________ (enjoy) his college life. He always says, “Follow your dream, and it ___________ (come) true one day.”

阅读下面短文，回答问题。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
Let’s Go See Papá is a lovely children’s book. In this book, a little girl tells about her life while her dad is working far away from her.
“I haven’t seen my dad for one year, eight months and twenty-two days,” the girl writes in her journal. She writes everything she has done so that her father will never miss a day.
Sunday is the cheapest day for long-distance (长途的) phone calls, so that day is special to the girl and her mother. One Sunday phone call brings surprising news. Dad tells his daughter that she and Mom will finally be able to come and live with him in the United States. The girl feels happy, (A) __________ she can see her father again. (B) __________ she has to leave her dog and her best friend Rocco behind. A few days later, Mom and the little girl go to the airport. They have to say goodbye to the happy days they spent here.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题。
What does the underlined word “journal” mean in Chinese?
___________________________________________________________________
Whom does the girl get her journal ready for?
____________________________________________________________________
When does the girl’s father usually call her and her mother?
____________________________________________________________________
How does the girl go to the United States with her mother?
____________________________________________________________________
【小题5在文中空白处各添加一个适当的连词，使句意完整正确。
(A) ___________________    (B) ___________________

书面表达（20 分）
前不久，中央电视台记者奔赴全国各地以“什么是幸福？”为主题进行随机采访，采访对象的回答各种各样，不尽相同。作为一位高三的学生，请你根据以下的提示，以What is Happiness 为题，写一篇英语短文。
提示:
1. 不同的人对“什么是幸福？”的回答各不相同。
2. 你认为追求自己人生目标的过程就是一种幸福。
3. 因为幸福来自于乐观的态度，努力后的成就和简朴健康的生活。
注意:
1. 词数120左右。(开头已给出，不计入总词数。)
2. 不要逐句翻译，围绕以上提示，适当发挥，行文连贯。