九年级英语上期中检测题
一、单项选择（共15小题，计15分）
( ) 1. I have never ______ there before.
A. been to B. been C. gone to D. gone
( ) 2. It’s too hard for me ______ English well.
A. learning B. to learn C. to learning D. learn
( ) 3. Jack likes playing ______ soccer, but he doesn’t like playing ______ piano.
A. /, / B. the, / C. the, the D. /, the
( ) 4. —______ do you improve your listening? —I improve it ______ listening to tapes.
A. How, with B. What, with C. How, by D. What, by
( ) 5. _ seems that Jane has known the bad news.
A. She B. It C. This D. That
( ) 6. All of us were _ at the _ news.
A. frustrating, frustrating B. frustrating, frustrated
C. frustrated, frustrating D. frustrated, frustrated
( ) 7. Jane is so shy that she is afraid of _ in front of a group.
A. speak B. speaks C. spoke D. speaking
( ) 8. This student wrote ______ composition (作文) last week.
A. a 800-word B. an 800-words C. an 800-word D. a 800-words
( ) 9. ______ of the twins has been to New York.
A. Both B. Nobody C. Neither D. None
( ) 10. —Do you know how to use the computer?
—Sorry, I don’t. Why ______ ask the teacher ______ help?
A. don’t, for B. don’t, to C. not, for D. not, with
( ) 11. My grandfather _ us stories when I was young.
A. was used to tell B. is used to telling C. used to tell D. used to telling
( ) 12. We need ______ our school uniforms when we have a meeting.
A. wear B. wearing C. put on D. to wear
( ) 13. They play basketball ______ Friday afternoons.
A. in B. on C. at D. /
( ) 14. “Stop ______, and listen to me,” the teacher said.
A. talk B. talking C. to talk D. talked
( ) 15. —I hope you don’t mind my opening the window. — ______.
A. Not at all B. You’re welcome C. Of course D. It’s a pleasure.
二、完形填空（共10小题，计10分）
Yesterday evening, when I went to town 1 my mother, we met a strange old man.
It was raining 2 and we had no umbrella. We were trying to 3 a taxi when he came up to us. He was carrying a nice umbrella and he said that he would give 4 for only a pound. He had forgotten his wallet, he said he needed taxi to go back home. My mother didn’t believe what he had said at first, and 5 him a lot of questions. But she finally believed the man and gave him the pound. She was happy to 6 a good umbrella for so little. But the old man didn’t get into a taxi. We walked 7 him and found he went into a pub (酒馆) and bought himself a glass of 8 with the pound. After he drank it, he 9 his hat and took up one of the many wet umbrellas there and went off with the new one.
Soon after that, he 10 it again.
( ) 1. A. in B. near C. with D. by
( ) 2. A. hard B. big C. heavy D. small
( ) 3. A. get out of B. get into C. get up D. get off
( ) 4. A. it us B. it to us C. us it D. us to it
( ) 5. A. showed B. asked C. lent D. borrowed
( ) 6. A. have B. buy C. see D. make
( ) 7. A. with B. for C. before D. after
( ) 8. A. orange B. tea C. coffee D. whiskey
( ) 9. A. put on B. took off C. put up D. put down
( ) 10. A. lost B. dropped C. sold D. wore
三、阅读理解（共5小题，计5分）
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up (混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor (幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.
( ) 1. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn English is ______.
A. writing B. using it C. listening D. learning grammar
( ) 2. What should you do in learning English?
A. Be careful not to make any mistakes B. Write as quickly as you can
C. Speak English as much as you can D. Laugh more often
( ) 3. When people laugh at your mistake, you should ______.
A. not care B. be happy C. feel worried D. be unhappy
( ) 4. When you make a mistake, you should ______.
A. keep quiet B. get angry C. be kind D. keep your sense humor
( ) 5. The story tells us: “_______.”
A. Only foolish people make mistakes
B. Few people make mistakes
C. People never make mistakes
D. There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes
四、词汇运用（共20小题，计40分）
（一）根据句意和首字母写出单词。
1. John and I are good friends and nothing can break our f____________.
2. You should pay a____________ to your pronunciation. You can read after the tapes.
3. They have made a d____________ to buy a new house.
4. She used to be q____________, but now she is outgoing.
5. Don’t eat too much c____________. It’s bad for your teeth.
6. Peter didn’t r____________ his mistakes.
7. His writings have i____________ many people. They love to read his books.
8. Students shouldn’t c____________ more on their clothes than their studies.
9. Teenagers should d____________ their own school uniforms.
10. Do you know his r____________ for being late.
（二）根据句意，用方框中词语的适当形式填空，每个词只能用一次。
| have to, friend, hate, enjoy, write, all the time, had better, fun, right, worry about |
11. Why don’t you follow me ________________?
12. Everyone ________________ him. He often asks them for money.
13. When we got to the station, the train had left. We ________________ wait for the next train.
14. My brother ________________ watching video tapes.
15. Don’t ________________ me. I’ll be better soon.
16. Reading is good for your ________________.
17. It’s very warm in the room. You ________________ take off your coat.
18. He is always ________________ to us. We all like him.
19. The _______________ story made us all laugh.
20. He seldom goes to other places. He often walks ________________ home from work.
五、补全对话（共5小题，计10分）
从方框中选择适当的句子完成对话，每个句子只能用一次，有多余选项。
Miss Wu: Can I help you?
Li Gang: Yes, I’d like
to return this book, please.
Miss Wu: (1)______
Li Gang: No, I couldn’t read it. I had a hard time reading a few pages, then I
decided to give up.
Miss Wu: (2)______
Li Gang: It wasn’t the
language. It was the words. They are too small for me.
Miss Wu: (3)______ What can I do for you then?
Li Gang: Well, I’d be
glad if you could find me another book.
Miss Wu: (4)______
Li Gang: Yes, but one
with bigger words.
Miss Wu: (5)______
Li Gang: Oh, Oliver Twist. This one is fine. And the words are much bigger. Thank you very much.
Miss Wu: You’re welcome.
| A. What about this one? B. You can’t keep the book for long. D. Isn’t it interesting? F. Did you enjoy the book? |
六、同义句转换（共5小题，计10分）
1. Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking English?
________ ________ join an English language club to practice speaking English ?
2. It cost me much money to buy a new computer.
I ________ much money ________ a new computer.
3. I think studying English is not difficult.
I think ________ ________ to study English.
4. The grammar is too hard for me to understand.
The grammar is ________ hard ________ I can’t understand it .
5. Martin’s mother didn’t have enough money to pay for his education.
Martin’s mother ___________ __________ to pay for his education.
七、书面表达（共1小题，计10分）
假如你是Peter，下表是你在小学和目前在初中经常做的一些事情，请根据表格内容写一篇短文描述你习惯上的变化。（词数不少于80）
| In primary school | Now in middle school |
| have much free time | study in school all day |
| watch TV at home in the evening | go to school to have more classes |
| don’t like tests | don’t mind the tests |
| like reading comics | have no time for it |
| go to countryside to see grandparents | attend short-time class |
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