外研版九年級上英語期末試卷及答案

14-15學年外研九年級上學期期末試題Class:Name:Marks：（滿分100分）一.單項選擇(每小題1分，共15分)從每小題所給的四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。()1. —Sarah,haveyoulookedat______menu? —Yes,Iwouldliketohavechickennoodlesoup.Whataboutyou? A.a B.an C.the D./()2.Itwaswise______LindatolookatthetraintimetableontheInternetbeforesheleftforthetrainstation. A.of B.for C.in D.with()3.—Yoursister’sfilmreportisreallygood. —Yeah!paredwith______,mineismuchworse. A.she B.her C.hers D.herself()4. —Pleasetellmeyour______andweight. —Iam1.75metrestallandweighs73kilos. A.age B.size C.shape D.height()5. —Jimmy’shomeisclosetothepany,butheuseshiscareveryday. —Well,heistoo______towalktowork. A.lazy B.strong C.well D.bored()6. —Theremustbesomethingwrongwithmycamera. —Don’tworry.I’llaskmyuncleto______itforyou. A.fix B.buy C.keep D.provide()7.TheAdventuresofTomSawyeristhemostinterestingnovel______Ihaveeverread. A.that B.whose C.who D.whom()8. —Whoistheyoungman______thefood? —Heisournewmanager. A.divides B.isdividing C.dividing D.hasdivided()9. —Wereyouthefirstonetogettothemeetingroom? —Yes.WhenIarrived,______wasthere. A.everybody B.somebody C.anybody D.nobody()10.Accordingtotheheadmaster,thenamesofthewinnersoftheschoolviolinpetition______ontheschoolwebsitenextMonday. A.putup B.wereputup C.willputup D.willbeputup()11. —Mum,mustIcutthewooloffthesheeprightnow? —No,you______.Youcandoitlater. A.can’t B.needn’t C.mustn’t D.shouldn’t()12.SaraismadbecauseLincolnhasn’tcalledher______hesaidhewould. A.asif B.eventhough C.sothat D.nowthat()13.IheartheWhitesaregoingtoAustriainafewdays,butIdon’tknow______theywillstaythere. A.howlong B.howoften C.howsoon D.howmany()14. —Linda,canyoutellme______? —Yes,athalfpastthreeintheafternoon. A.whenMrBrownwillpresenttheprizesB.whenwillMrBrownpresenttheprizes C.whereMrBrownwillpresenttheprizes D.wherewillMrBrownpresenttheprizes()15. —Dear,couldyoupleasepassmethathat? —______. A.Perhaps B.Niceidea C.Goodluck D.Hereitis二.完形填空(每小題1分，共10分)通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從各小題所給的四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。Albert’sfatherwasaverybusymanwhooftenhadtoworkwholeweekends.OneSundaymorning,hearinghisdadopeningthefrontdoortogotohis16,Albertrantoaskhimsomequestions:-“Whydoyouhavetogotoworktoday,Daddy?Wecouldplay…”-“Ican’t.Ihavesomevery17matterstoseeto.”-“Andwhyaretheysoimportant,Daddy?”-“Well,because18theyturnoutwell,thepanywillmakelotsofmoney,andit’s19they’llpromote(提拔)me.”-“Andwhydoyou20themtopromoteyou?”-“Well,tohaveabetterjobandearnmoremoney.”-“Great!Andwhenyouhaveabetterjobwillyoubeableto21me?”Albert’sfatherthoughtforawhile,sotheboycontinuedwithhisquestions.-“Andwhydoyouneedtoearnmoremoney?”-“Well,tobeabletohaveabiggerandbetter22.”-“Andwhatwouldweneedabiggerhousefor?”-“Withabiggerhousewe’llbemorefortableandwe’llbeabletodomorethings.”Albertthoughtforawhile,andthen23.-“Willwebeabletodomorethingstogether?Great!Thengoquickly.”O(jiān)nhearingthis,Albert’sfatherclosedthefrontdoor,24leaving.Hetookoffhisjacket,andsatwithAlberttoplaywithhim.Albert,whowasas25

ashewasdelighted(欣喜的),said:-“Yes,Ithinkthepromotionandthenewhousecanwaitforafewyears.”()16. A.room B.office C.bed D.puter()17. A.private B.small C.serious D.important()18. A.if B.although C.as D.since()19. A.useless B.possible C.strange D.interesting()20. A.advise B.persuade C.want D.encourage()21. A.playwith B.lookat C.worryabout D.talkabout()22. A.car B.pany C.garden D.house()23. A.refused B.left C.smiled D.remembered()24. A.except B.including C.among D.without()25. A.surprised B.angry C.sorry D.worried三.閱讀理解(每小題2分，共40分)閱讀下列材料，完成每篇材料后的問題。AHello,I’mBob,chairmanofCapeNo.8Museum.Weletobehere.Nextweek,wewillhaveaspecialshowaboutoldmachinesfromdifferentcountries.Youcanfindhowmachineswereusedtohelppeopleonehundredyearsago.HowdidtheGermansmaketheirfirstcars?HowdidourgrandfathersinChinausetheirfarmingtools?WhendidtheAmericanstrytomaketheirplanes?AndwhendidtheSpanishmakefortableshoesintheirfactories?Youwillfindtheanswers.Afterthistripofthemachinehistory,enjoysomecoffeebyourmuseumcoffee-makingmachinesinA-Chou’sCaféinthecornerofthisfloor.Thanksforyouring. Bob,Sun.0104()26. Whenisthemuseumclosed?A.OnMonday. B.OnTuesday. C.OnSaturday. D.OnSunday.()27. HowlongisthemuseumopenonFriday? A.7hours. B.8hours. C.11hours. D.12hours.()28.WhatcanweseeintheChineseRoom? A.Oldplanes. B.Shoe-makingmachines. C.Coffee-makingmachines. D.Oldfarmingtools.()29. VictoryisaBMWcarfan.Whichroomshouldhegoto? A.SpanishRoom. B.FrenchRoom. C.GermanRoom. D.AmericanRoom.()30. Whichisthebestthemeforthisspecialshow? A.MachineTime. B.LivingWays. C.TheBusinessWorld. D.MovieShow.BI’mJackie.Recently,Ispilt(灑)acupofcoffeeovermylaptopbyaccident.Almostimmediately,thescreenwentblackanditstoppedworking.SoonIbegantofeel▲.IfeltthatIhadlostahand!Ialsorealisedthatmylifehadbeenunderthecontroloftechnologyforalongtime!Almosteveryday,IusedtheInternetforatleastfourhours,whethertodomyhomework,learnnews,goshoppingonlineormunicatewithmyfriends.Somethingelsethathassurprisedmemostisusingapenandpaperforwriting.Ifindthatwritinghasbeealittlestrangetome!Iusedtolovewriting,butinthelastcoupleofyears,Ihavebeeusedtotypingwithmyfingers.Surelytechnologyhasmadeourliveseasier,butitalsohasdestroyedsomething.Sincethen,I’vedecidedtousetechnologywhenIfeelIreallyneedto.NowIusemymobilephoneless.InsteadIwriteletterstomyfamilyandfriends,takingtimetoreallythinkaboutwhatIamsayingtothem.I’mnotafraidofmylifewithouttheInternetanymore.I’mgladaboutthesesmallchanges.()31.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin▲? A.tired B.excited C.worried D.relaxed()32.Inthepast,Jackiespentabout______hoursontheInterneteveryweek. A.4 B.8 C.20 D.28()33.WhatisJackieprobably? A.Awriter. B.Astudent. C.Anewsreporter. D.Ashopmanager.()34.What’stheunderlinedword“typing”meaninChinese? A.打字 B.測距 C.速算 D.穿針()35.WhydoesJackiewriteletterstohisfriendsandfamilynow? A.Becausehewantstopractisehandwriting. B.Becausehedoesn’twanthislifetobetooeasy. C.Becausehedoesn’twanttodependtoomuchontechnology. D.Becausehedoesn’tlikemunicatingwiththemontheInternet.CResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityinIllinoisfindthatmusictrainingcanhelpstudentsbeesmarter.Theyalsofindthatoneyearofmusictrainingdoesn’tmakeadifference.Twoyearsdoes.Theydidatwo-yearstudybyprovidingfreemusiclessonsforsomestudentsfrompoorfamiliesatahighschool.Let’stakealookattheresults.Overall(總的來說),morethan50%oftheschool’sstudentsdidnotgraduate(畢業(yè)).However,about90%ofthe44studentswhotookthefreemusiclessonsgraduatedandwenttouniversity.AdelinaFlores’sdaughterisoneofthose44students.Shesaidshewasn’tsurprisedbytheresults.Herdaughterhadalreadytoldhershewasgettingbetteratmathsafterreceivingthemusictrainingandthatherreadingskillshadimprovedalot.AdelinaFloresadded,“She’sgrowntobemoreconfident.”It’samazing,isn’tit?However,thereisoneproblem.Childrenhavetoactuallyplayaninstrumenttogetsmarter.Theycan’tjustlistentomusic.Oneoftheresearchersparedthedifferencetothatofbuildingupone’sbodythroughexercise.Shesaid,“You’renotgoingtobeehealthierjustbywatchingsports.”()36.About______ofthestudentswhotookthemusictrainingdidn’tgraduate. A.4 B.14 C.40 D.44()37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTAdelinaFlores’sdaughter’schangeafterreceivingthemusictraining? A.Shebecamehealthier. B.Hermathsimprovedalot. C.Shebecamemoreconfident. D.Herreadingskillsimprovedalot.()38.Ifyouwanttobesmarterthroughmusictraining,youneedto______. A.learntowritemusic B.listentomusicasoftenaspossible C.learntoplayaninstrumentforayear D.playaninstrumentforatleasttwoyears()39.What’sthemainideaofthispassage? A.Childrenfrompoorfamiliescanbesmarter. B.Allstudentsshouldtakefreemusiclessons. C.Peoplewhoareinterestedinmusicaresmarter. D.Musictrainingcanmakechildrensmarter. ()40.Wheredoesthepassageprobablyefrom? A.Aposter. B.Amagazine. C.Astorybook. D.Anadvertisement.DAPortableTreatSomepeoplelikeasnack(小吃)thattheycancarryaround.Donuts(油炸圈餅)aretheperfect,portabletreat!Nooneknowswhomadethefirstdonut.SomepeoplethinktheycametoAmericawithDutchsettlers.TheDutchpeoplelovedsweets!Theymadethefirstcookies,creampie,andcobblersinAmerica.Theymadedonuts,too.AseacaptainnamedHansonGregorymayhavemadethefirstdonut.Hewassteeringhisshipduringaroughstorm.Hehadbeeneatingafriedcake.Thenastormcame.Heneededbothhandstosteer.Healsowantedtoeathislittlecake.CaptainHansonstuckthecakeonaspoke(輻條)ofthesteeringwheel.Thismadetheveryfirstdonuthole!Peoplelikedtheideaofaholeinthemiddleoftheirfriedcakes.Sometimesthecentrewasn’tcooked.Donutsgotbetter.AmannamedJohnBlodellmadeadonutcutter.Peoplewerehappy.Donutsalwayslookedroundandperfect!Later,bigmachinespoppedoutthousandsofdonuts.Theywereallperfect!TheAmericanword“donut”wasfirstusedbyastorecalledDunkin’Donuts.Othercountriesspelltheword“doughnut”.Peopleallovertheworldlovedonuts.Italiandonutsarecalledzeppoles.Polishdonutsarecalledpaczkis.Germandonutsarecalled“berliners”.Therearemanyotherkindsofstuffeddonuts.Somearefilledwithjelly.Othershavecustardcreaminthemiddle.September14isNationalCream-FilledDonutDay!Donutscanhavevanilla,chocolate,orbananacreaminside.Sohaveadonut!It’stheperfect,portablesnack!Justdon’teattoomany,oryourmiddlewillfilloutlikeadonut.()41. Whatdoestheunderlinedword“portable”meaninChinese? A.松軟的 B.便于攜帶的 C.酥脆的 D.可得到的()42. Whatjobdidthepersondowhomayhaveinventedthedonut? A.Asailor. B.Astoreowner. C.Acook. D.Aseacaptain.()43. Wecaninfer(推斷出)thatpeoplethoughtthatadonutholewasagoodideabecause______. A.theycouldeatdonutsonaship B.theycouldcarrythedonutontheirfinger(手指頭) C.thecentrepartofthedonutwasnevercookedenough D.theylikedtopeek(偷看)throughthedonut()44. WhichistheGermanwordforadonutaccordingtothearticle? A.doughnut B.zeppole C.berliner D.paczkis()45. Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle? A.Thedonuthasalongandinterestinghistory. B.Technologyhelpedmakedonutsevenbetter. C.September14isNationalCream-FilledDonutDay. D.TheDutchbroughtsweetstoAmerica.四.情景交際(每小題2分，共10分)根據(jù)對話內容，在橫線上填上適當?shù)膬热菅a全對話。A:Hey,David!B:Hi,Lisa!(46)?A:Terrible!B:(47)?A:Myparentsarealwaysaskingmetostudyhardandparingmewithothers.Itmakesmestressedout(心力交瘁的).(48).B:Well,don’tworry.Whydon’tyouchatontheInternettoshareyourfeelingswithyourfriends?A:Really?(49)?B:Sure.It’sapopularwaytogethelp.Youcangetmanyrepliesfromfriends.A:Butwhatifmyparentsdon’tletmedoit?B:Letmesee.Well,you’dbetterhaveatryfirst.Ifyouhaveachance,youshouldinvitethemtoreadyourblog,andthey’llunderstandyoubetter.A:(50).Thankyoualot.B:Don’tmentionit.五.詞匯(每小題1分，共10分)(A)根據(jù)句意及首字母提示完成句子（每空一詞）。51.—Ithinkteacherswillber__________byputersintheclassroominthefuture.—Idon’tagreewithyou.52.Tinasentmealetterr__________,butIhaven’trepliedtoit.53.Tommyissointerestedintravellingthatheoftenl__________throughtravelmagazinesinhisfreetime.54.Tomysurprise,Tonyfinishedthetaskwithoutanyd__________.55.—Icamefirstinthe110mhurdlesrace.—C__________.(B)從方框內選擇適當?shù)膯卧~或短語并用其正確形式完成句子（每詞或短語只能選用一次）。decide,gosurfing,power,sufferfrom,lend56.LiAnisoneofthemost__________directors,Ithink.57.MyfamilyspenttwoweeksinHawaiilastyearandwe__________everyday.58.Lucy’sparentsareangrywithLucyabouther__________togiveupherjob.59.Amyisworriedaboutherdadbecausehe__________abadbackatthemoment.60.I__________mybiketoTi