九年级上学期英语期中考试试题(不含听力）
第二部分：笔试 (120分)
I、单项填空（20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（每小题1分）
( ) 21. — Hello, this is Tom. Is Jack in?
— Sorry, he to his uncle’s home. May I take a message? A. has been
B. go
C. is going
D. has gone
( ) 22. — the population of the U.S.A in 2005?
— It about 296 million.
A. What is; is B. What was; was C. How many is; was D. How many was; is
( ) 23. — Have you returned the library book ?
— Yes, I’ve returned it.
A. already; already B. yet; yet C. already; yet D. yet; already
( ) 24. Miss Gao has taught us English two years. I have been here
two years ago. A. since; for
B. since; since C. for; since D. for; for
( ) 25. Li Ming’s mother for 5 years.
A. has died
B. died
C. has been dead D. has dead
( ) 26. of the students boys in our class.
A. One fifth; are B. One fifths; are
D. One five; is
C. First fifths; is
( ) 27. The world’s population problem will be serious all the countries
do something to control it. A. or
B. but
C. unless
D. and
( ) 28. I don’t understand the text, there are few new words.
A. so
B. because
C. if
D. though
( ) 29. Tom asked me ____I could come to his home for the birthday party on Saturday
evening.
A. if B. what C. when D. that ( ) 30. My teacher asked me .
A. what’s my name B. how old I am
C. what I wanted to be in the future D. what does my father do ( ) 31. –I won’t go to Yukio’s birthday this Saturday evening. --If you don’t, ____________.
A. So do I B. So will I C. Neither do I D. Neither will I ( ) 32. There is ______in the magazine, nobody likes it.
A. something interesting B. nothing interesting C. anything interesting D. interesting something ( ) 33. –What did the physics teacher say just now? --She said light _______much faster than sound.
A. traveled B. travels C. is traveling D. was traveling ( ) 34. Trees can prevent the wind the earth away.
A. from blowing B. to blow C. blow ( ) 35. Work hard, _____you’ll fail the exam.
A. and B. but C. or D. while
( ) 36. He ______ to school by bike, but now he ______ to school on foot.
A. used to going; gets used to go B. used to go; gets used to going C. used to go; gets used to go D. get used to going; used to go ( )37. One-child policy has ______ controlling China’s population.
A. did well in B. been good at C. worked good in D. worked well in
( )38. ------ What a nice motorbike! How long have you ______ it? ------ About half a year.
A. had B. receive C. bought D. taken ( ) 39. I didn’t know what happened ______her last night.
A. to B. on C. about D. with ( ) 40. He was supposed ______ here yesterday. A. come B. to come C. coming D. comes
D. blows
II、完形填空（10小题，每小题2分，共20分）
When you go out for a business trip or weekend, you have to 41 pack your mobile phone, laptop(手提电脑), MP3 player, camera and so on. It’s wonderful for you to 42 no batteries, no chargers(充电器) and no wires.
This is the future “wireless power”. That is 43 of passing on electricity through the air to laptops and other small electrical devices (装置) without the need of wires. These new devices were 44 the first trade products in Las Vegas at the International Consumer Electronics Show, the world’s biggest trade 45 for small electrical devices.
Experts believe this is just the 46 . In a world without wires, you can use a laptop in cafes or airports 47 you put an “electricity hotspot” inside and no longer have to search for a charger form your bags. It is said that you will be able to 48 your devices in the room that has wireless power, and then they will get the power 49 . If one room has wireless power, you would know that once you walk through the front door, your mobile phone starts charging up, even when it is still in your bag or pocket. You’d never need to 50 the right charger again.
This kind of technology, named Power Bean, can turn electricity into a laser(激光), then pass it on as heat, across the room.
( ) 41. A. probably B. never C. hardly D. nearly ( ) 42. A. make
B. get
C. bring D. own C. a reason
D. a way
( ) 43. A. a suggestion B. an idea ( ) 44. A. between ( ) 45. A. game
B. with B. show B. end
C. among D. during C. contest C. dream
D. concert D. prediction
( ) 46. A. beginning ( ) 47. A. though ( ) 48. A. send
B. if
C. because D. while C. leave
D. put
B. let
( ) 49. A. on time ( ) 50. A. look after III、阅读理解：（30分）
B. just now C. at once D. in the future
B. look up C. look at D. look for
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。（每小题2分） A
An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress on display, but the girl stood still behind the counter, taking no notice of the request.
The old woman spoke to the girl again, raising her voice a bit, but still received no answer. The old woman looked closely at the girl and nodded to her, “I am too old to see well.” I can’t even tell a plastic (塑料的) model from a real girl.”
On hearing this, the salesgirl shouted at the old woman, “ What? Did you call me a plastic model?”
The old woman was greatly surprised. “On, dear me,” she said. “The model can speak. Then it must be a robot of a new type.”
( )51. The old woman wanted ______in the clothes shop.
A. to buy something B. to play a joke on someone C. to try things on
( )52. The assistant was a ________.
A. woman
B. model
C. robot
( )53. The assistant took no notice of the old woman because _______.
A. she was a plastic model B. she was too old to see well C. she was not a good assistant
( )54. The assistant began to speak because_________.
A. she got to know her mistake
B. she wanted to show that she was not a model C. she thought the old woman had insulted (侮辱) her
( )55. When the assistant shouted at her, the old woman was greatly surprised
because_________.
A. she had thought the assistant would speak B. she didn’t expect the assistant would speak C. she had thought the assistant was a robot