江苏省海门市2011～2012学年度第二学期期中考试
九年级英语试卷
注意事项 1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分, 共120分，考试时间120分钟。考试结束，将答题卡交上，试卷自己保留。 2.答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试号、科目名称用2B铅笔涂写在答题卡上。 3.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。不能答在试卷上。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共60分）
第I卷共45小题，答案请按要求填涂在答题卡上
一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. Thank you, Mary. It’s really ______ useful information for all of us. A. a B. an C.不填 D. the
2. — Lucy dances so well. Where was she trained?
— She learns all by herself. She goes to any training class. A. usually B. often C. never D. even
3. His bike is broken. He asked ______ if I would like to share with him. A. me; mine B. him; his C. me; his D. I; mine 4. Why are you taking the novel away? I ______ before bed every day. A. am used to read B. am used to reading C. used for reading D. used to read 5. — I heard that Mr Smith found a way to fix our computer. — Really? That was very _______ of him. A. generous B. clever C. easy D. necessary
6. Don’t go too far, ______ you might lose your way. It’s not easy to find you in the crowds. A. so B. or C. but D. and 7. If we _______the unnecessary lights, we’ll save some energy. A. get off B. put off C. take off D. turn off 8. — Long time no see! Where have you all been?
— Oh, my parents and I _______ in Nantong last month. A. has been B. have been C. were D. was 9. This book _______ Tom’s. It has John’s name on it. A. should be B. mustn’t be C. may be D. can’t be 10. The movie is really worth _______. You’ll enjoy it for sure. A. see B. listen C. seeing D. listening 11. How_________the garbage smells！You’d better throw it away. A. bad
B. wonderful C. badly D. wonderfully
12. —_______ are the London Olympics?
— In about three months. We are looking forward to the great scene. A. How long B. How far C. How soon D. How often 13. — Would you help me with the report? It’s too difficult to work with the data. — .
A. Never mind B. With pleasure C. That’s right D. Not at all 14. — When shall we go to watch the basketball match? — Not until the work ________ tomorrow.
A. will be finished B. is finished C. will finish D. have finished 15. — Could you tell me __________?
— Certainly. At 8 o’clock.
A. when will the train to Beijing leave B. when the train to Beijing would leave C. when the train to Beijing left D. when the train to Beijing will leave 二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One morning a student was walking with his teacher when they noticed a pair of old shoes by the roadside.
The owner of the shoes was working in a field nearby, and he had nearly finished his work. The student said to his teacher,“Let's play a trick on the man: we’ll 16 his shoes, and wait to see what he does when he can't find them.” “My young friend, we should never have 17 by tricking others like that,” answered the teacher. “ Instead, let's put a 18 in each of the shoes, and watch what he will do.” The student did so, and then they 19 nearby.
The man soon came back to get his 20 , but when he slipped his foot into one of his shoes, he felt something 21 in it. He bent down and found the coin. Surprise appeared on his face. He looked at the coin for a minute, and then 22 , but nobody could be seen. He then went on to put on the other shoe, but he was even more surprised to find the 23 coin. He then knelt down (跪下), looked up to heaven and said 24 aloud, in which he spoke of his wife, 25 and helpless, and his children without bread. The student was deeply 26 , and his eyes were filled with tears. “ Now,” said the teacher, “you must be much happier than if you had played your 27 .”
The boy replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I’ll never 28 . I feel now the truth of these words, which I didn't 29 before: ‘It is more blessed (神圣的) to 30 than to receive.’”
16. A. hide 17. A. lessons 18. A. stone 19. A. hid 20. A. lunch 21. A. terrible 22. A. looked up 23. A. strange 24. A. goodbye
B. wash C. sell B. experience C. fun B. coin C. sweet B. stood C. worked B. coat C. drink B. hot C. hard B. looked around C. looked down B. second C interesting B. yes C. hello
D. repair D. games D. clip D. rested D. shoes D. soft
D. looked out D. lost D. thanks
25. A. homeless B. lively C. careless D. sick 26. A. amazed B. excited C. pleased D. moved 27. A. trick B. role C. game D. cards 28. A. learn B. take C. forget D. accept 29. A. hear B. understand C. remember D. write 30. A. work B. refuse C. advise D. give
三、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A man was sitting in the park watching the ducks on the pond, when a woman went to him.
She had a white dog. She sat down on a bench, took out a magazine and began to read. The dog was sitting between her and the man. After it had been sitting quietly for about ten minutes, the dog turned and looked up at the man.
“Excuse me,” the dog said, “but you look like a kind man. Please buy me from this terrible woman.”
The man could hardly believe his ears. A dog spoke to him in English!
“She is so mean to me, ” the dog continued, “She never pets me or plays with me. She doesn’t feed me properly and she often beats me when she’s in a bad mood, which is most of the time.”
The man was amazed to hear the dog say all this. He was even more surprised when the dog added, “And I’m really a very good dog. I’m quite famous, too. I won a medal in the last war and was twice wounded in action. I’ve saved three children— two from drowning and one from a fire.”
The man decided that he would try to buy the dog from the woman. He would pay a lot of money if necessary. The dog would soon earn tens of thousands of dollars on television. It could be the world’s first talking dog.
“Excuse me,” he said to the woman, “but I love your little dog. Will you sell him to me? ” “I’ll be glad to sell him,” the woman said. “You can have him for ten dollars.”
“Ten dollars!” the man said. “Only ten dollars? Why so little?” “Because, ” the woman said, “he always tells lies.”
31. The dog explained that it had ______.
A. stopped a fireman from saving three children B. never been in the war C. acted bravely in dangerous situations D. refused a medal in the last war 32. The man would like to pay______ to buy the dog.
A. ten dollars B. only a little C. a lot of money D. nothing 33. The woman was ______.
A. happy to sell her dog B. happy to feed her dog
C. hoping her dog would earn much money D. hoping her dog would help the man
B
A sign is another kind of language. Here are some of them that you see on the roads.