1、中学联盟甘肃省瓜州县第二中学届九年级上学期期末考试英语试题甘肃省瓜州县第二中学2015届九年级上学期期末考试英语试题题号总 分得分第卷 （选择题 共60分）得分阅卷人. 语法选择与情景会话（每小题1分，共25分）( ) 1. Mum, I am hungry. May 1 have some_?Of course. But dont eat too much. A. bread B. noodle C. dumpling D. hamburger ( ) 2. Kate won the _ race in the summer sports meeting. A. 100-metres B.
2、100-metres C. 100 metre D. 100-metre ( ) 3. of the land covered with forest. A. Two thirds; is B. Two thirds; are C. Two third; is D. Two third; are( ) 4. I can type than I can write by hand.A. fast B. much faster C. more faster D. fastest( ) 5. The boy was too busy _ his father last term. A. to hea
3、r from B. to write to C. hearing from D. write to( ) 6. Ann, would you like to drink tea or coffee? _. Im not thirsty at all. A. Either B. Any C. Neither D. Both( ) 7. Jim made few mistakes in the Chinese exam, _? A. does he B. didnt he C. did he D. didnt Jim( ) 8. How nice weather is today? Why not
4、 go out and have walk? A. the, a B. a, the C. a, a D. the, the( ) 9. Whats the matter? I have stomachache. Maybe I have eaten _ tonight. A. too much B. too many C. much too D. many too( )10. I did quite well in the exam this time. _. A. so I did B. So I do C. So did I D. So do I( )11.Could you tell
5、me ? A. how I can get to the library B. where can I find the library C. how can I get to the library D. where is the library( )12. The sports meeting _ until next month. A. didnt hold B. wont hold C. doesnt be held D. wont be held( )13. Dont worry, sir. Im sure I can run _ to catch up with them. A.
6、fast enough B. enough fast C. slowly enough D. enough slowly.( )14. My uncle has been taught in this school _ he was twenty years old. A. since B. for C. until D. after( )15. Dont come into the lab _ you are asked to. A. unless B. until C. because D. since ( )16. You will find you can enjoy so many
7、books if you English.A. know B. knows C. will know D. knowing ( )17. I am very tired because I up late.A. got B. stayed C. put D. sat( )18. _ two soccer games in our school next week . A. There is has B. There are have C. There are going to be D. There is going to be( )19. I didnt hear the phone bec
8、ause my father TV then. A. is watching B. was watching C. watched D. watches( )20. When Li Ming hurried home, he found that his mother already to hospital. A. has; been sent B. had; sent C. has; sent D. had; been sent( )21. Shall I tell John about it? No, you _. I told him just now. A. neednt B. can
9、t C. mustnt D. shouldnt ( )22. Excuse me, is this seat taken? _. That man got his books and left a few minutes ago.A. I am afraid so. B. I dont think so.C. I dont know. D. I hope not.( )23. I couldnt get any tickets for the basketball game._ A. Good idea! B. What a pity! C. All right. D. Thats all r
10、ight.( )24. _ Henrys mother _ his father speaks English. They both speak Chinese. A. Either; or B. Neither; nor C. Both; and D. Not only; but also ( )25. When did you start to collect stamps? I got my _ stamp when I was _ years old.A. one, seven B. one, seventh C. first, seventh D. first, seven得分阅卷人
11、. 完形填空。（每空1分，共10分）You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you 26 today wasnt made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝).Three men did most of the important 27 work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to 28 words for t
12、heir dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary. The 29 for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in1857.Twenty -two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor(编者)of its new dict
13、ionary. Murray had never been to 30 . At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. 31 he become a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house 32 in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed
14、 at five oclock and 33 in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was 34 adding（增加)words for the letter “A”! He worked on the dictionary 35 he was very old. Forty-four years l
15、ater, in1928, other editors finished the dictionary.( )26. A. use B. write C. copy D. miss( )27. A. easy B. boring C. early D. dangerous( )28. A. spell B. invent C. collect D. make( )29 A. way B. idea C. use D. prize( )30. A. school B. cinema C. village D. college( )31. A. Later B. Long before C. So
16、 far D. Ever since( )32. A. sold B. built C. broken D. drawn( )33. A. read B. wrote C. worked D. thought( )34. A. already B. still C. usually D. always( )35. A. if B. because C. until D. since得分阅卷人. 阅读理解。（每小题2分，共20分）AStephen Hawkins was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school
17、 in St. Albansa small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology. As he himself admits, he didnt work hard. He was a ver
18、y lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks.It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump（碰撞） into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawk
19、ing was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23.At first, Hawking became very sad, after a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, “Before my illness was diagnosed（诊断）, I
20、 had been very bored with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.” Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on to do s
21、ome of the most important scientific research.Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, however bad their situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair,” he once said. “You just have to do the best you can in your ow
22、n situation.”( )36. As a university student, Stephen Hawking _.A. worked very hard B. studied maths and physicsC. was the best student in his class D. was lazy and did very little work( )37. Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when _.A. he was sent to hospital for tests B. his mother
23、made him see a doctorC. he was twenty D. he visited his family at Christmas time one year( )38. When Hawking was first diagnosed with motor neural disease, he _.A. made up his mind to get married B. began to see his life in a different wayC. thought that nothing in life was worth doing D. became ver
24、y sad( )39. Today, Hawking _.A. works at Oxford University B. works at Cambridge UniversityC. carries out research into motor neural disease D. does not rely on a machine to speak( )40. What would be the best title for this passage? _.A. Motor Neural Disease B. Life Is FairC. Professor Stephen Hawki
25、ng D.A Lazy BoyBVenice is the “Queen” of the Adriatic Sea (亚得里亚海). Every year thousands of people from all over the world travel to Italy to visit the city. Do you know why they like to go there for a visit? Venice is a very beautiful city. It is quite different from other cities in the world. There
26、 arent any roads and streets in the city, so there arent any cars and buses. There are many canals（运河) in the city. There is one big canal and one hundred and seventy-seven small canals. People move up and down the canals in boats to go to work, go shopping or visit their friends. But Venice is sink
27、ing. It is going down and the water is going up. In 2040 Venice will be under water. The Adriatic Sea will cover the city. The Venetians (威尼斯人) love their city and want to stay there. So they want to save Venice from the sea. They do not want to leave. How can they save Venice? They can build some s
28、trong huge walls and gates in the sea. The gates will close to keep too much water out. Thus Venice will not sink.( )41. From this short article we know Venice is _ . A. a very beautiful woman of the Adriatic Sea B. the most important woman in Italy C. a very important and beautiful place of the Adr
29、iatic Sea D. the most important city in Italy( )42. People from all parts of the world go to visit Venice because . A. there are 177 canals in the city B. it is sinking into the Adriatic Sea C. there are a lot of kinds of boats on the canals D. it is not only beautiful but also quite different from
30、other cities( )43. The Venetians usually go to work or visit their friends _ _. A. by bus B. by bike C. in cars D. in boats( )44. Year by year the Adriatic Sea and Venice . A. is rising, is sinking B. is going down, is going up C. has risen, has sunk D. will go up, will go down( )45. Because the Adriatic Sea will cover it, the Venetians . A. have to leave Venice in 2040 B. will try to do something to save their city C. want to stay there until the water covers the city D. do not love the city any longer得分阅卷人. 补全对话（只填序号，每空1分，共5分，选项中有两项是多余的）A: Where did you go last weekend?B: 46. A: But yo
