2010/2011(上)九年级英语阶段考试卷
姓名 ＿ ＿ 班级 ＿ 分数＿
---. 选择题 (20分)
（ ）1.---Where are Maria and Jane?
---They＿ the USA.
A.have been to B.are away
C.have gone to D.had been in
( ) 2,--- ＿ the population of the USA in 2005?
----It ＿ about 296 million.
A.What is, is B.What was, was
C.How many is, was D.How many was,was
( ) 3.In the past ten years ,great changes＿ place in my hometown.
A.took B.had taken C.have taken D.will taken
( ) 4.He has not come ＿
A.ever B.already C.yet D.still
( ) 5.---I have seen the film Titanic already.
----When＿ you ＿ it?
----The day before yesderday.
A.have seen B.will see C.did see D.did seen
( ) 6.-----You are late .The meeting＿ for about ten minutes.
-----I’m sorry. The traffic is heavy.
A.has begun B.began C.has been on D.has be on
( )7.-----Can you write the number eight-five thousand ,six hundred and twenty-six?
-----Yes, it is ＿
A.85 626 B.856 .58 662 D.58 626
( ) 8.China has the ＿ population in the world.
A.smallest B.most C.largest D.large
( ) 9.----It seems＿ you like to work with children .
-----Yes, they are so lovely.
A.that B.what C.to D.as
( ) 10.In ＿ , people kept in touch with their friends and relatives far away mainly ＿ letter or telegrams
A.the 1960s ; by B.1960s ; by C. the 1960s ;with D.1960s ;with
( ) 11.----Four fifths of the people in the world ＿ in Asia.
A.is B.are C.has D.have
( ) 12.----The one-child policy in China has ＿ controlling the population.
A. been good at B.worked well in
C.taken good care of D.do well in
( ) 13.-----What are the differences ＿ country life and city life?
-----There’s quite a lot to say.
A.between B.both C.among D. from
( ) 14.---You look tired today.
----Yes, I lots of time searching the Internet and went to bed late last night.
A. took B.cost C.spend D.paid
( ) 15.------The United Nations has＿ the poor people in the world.
A.give support to B. .given support to
C. .gave support to D. given support for
( ) 16. ------The old man has ＿ the changes in China
A. saw, him B. see, himself C.seen,himself D.seen, him
( ) 17.---Jim is good at English.
---- ＿ .He often speaks to foreigners.
A,So is he B. So he is C.So was he D. So he was
( ) 18.--- the strong wind ,we had shut up all the windows.
A.Because of B. Because C.Thanks to D. Thanks
( ) 19.-----I have a nice watch. I have had it＿ 2 moths.
A.since B. in C. for D.after
( ) 20.--- ＿ you ever ＿ Chinese mooncakes, Kangkang/
----No,never. But I have had noodles.
A.Do; try B.Will;try C.Did;try D.Have;tried
二．完形填空 （10分）
There is good news for the chidren in the countryside.we may still remember the girl 1 big eyes.Her big eyes are 2 us her dream: I wish to 3 ! In ,there are still 4 girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their 5 are too poor .If the family has two or three children , it is harder to 6 the money for all the children .So the parents often ask 7 to stay at home ,and boys go to school.
Now they needn’t 8 the money. From 2006 on ,children can go to school for free in some poor place .They don’t have to pay for books and other things .Some of them can even get money from the government to make their life 9 .Soon ,all the children in the countryside can go to school for free.All families are very happy with the news .It is 10 great.
( ) 1. A.with B.on C. to D.in
( ) 2. A.saying B.telling C.speaking D.talking
( ) 3. A.go to work B.go to bed C.go to school D.go home
( ) 4. A.a lot B.lot of C.a lot of D. much
( ) 5. A.schools B.cities C.houses D. families
( ) 6. A.pay B.take C.buy D. lend
( ) 7. A.teacher B.girls C.boys D.all the children
( ) 8. A.look up B.turn on C.worry about D.make sure
( ) 9. A.better B.shorter C.longer D.worse
( ) 10. A.not B.never C.hardly D.really
三，阅读理解（30分）
(A)
Round eyes, round head, round ears, round body! What is this lovely little animals?
He looks like a bear. But he is not a bear. He is a KOALA.
People in love koalas and take care of them. They have set up places for them to live safely. No one can kill them for their pretty fur . When a koala is born ,he has no fur .And he is not as big as your little toe! The mother koala has a pocket in the front of her body .The baby goes into this warm pocket .There he stays for six months .The mother will beat him when the baby does not behave well.
The koala could not live without a special kind of tree .The trees give him both his home and his food .For most of the day koala sleeps in the tree.
At night the koala looks for food . He may go miles to find it. He likes only the bark and the leaves of the tree. He eats nothing else. And he eats more than two pounds each night!
How lovely the koala really are!
( ) 1. People in
A.keep koala in their homes B. put koala in the tree
C.set up places for koala to live safely D.raise baby koalas in their pocket
( ) 2. After he is born ,the baby koala lives in his mother’s pocket
A.for six days B. for six months C.for a night D.all the life
( ) 3. W hat does the mother koala usually do when her baby is bad?
A.She takes him in the pocket B. She keeps him on the back
C.She makes him up D.She beats him
( ) 4. Koala can’t live without a special kind of tree because
A. they have to keep cool under the tree
B. they stay in the tree all the time
C. they eat the fruit on the tree
D. they live in the tree and get food from it
( ) 5.What is the text mainly about?
How people in take care of koalas
Lovely koalas in
Koala can not live without a special kind of tree
The way mother koala take care of their babies
(B)
All big cities are quite smaller. Living in modern Asian city is not very different from living in an American city .The same can not be said about living on farms, however.
In many parts of the world ,farmers and their families live in villages or towns. In the United States, however, each farm family lives on its own fields, and often can’t see any neighbor .Instead of traveling from a village to the fields every moring , American farmers stay on their land all the week .They travel to the nearest town on Saturdays for shopping or on Sundays for church .The children ride on horses to large schools which serve all the families living in the area. In some areas, there are some small schools serving a few families, and the children walk to school. Of course ,life keeps changing for everyone, including farmers .Today there are ears ,good roads ,radios ,and television sets. And of course there are modern machines for farming .All of these have changed farm life .
For many years ,however,farming in was often a lonely way of living .Farmers had to deal with their own problems ,instead of getting help from others.They learned to try new methods and to believe their own ideas instead of following older ways.
( ) 6.Living in a modern Asian city and living in an American city are
A. very different B.quite the same C. not the same D.a little similar
( ) 7. Living on the farm is
the same as living in a modern Asian city
the same as living in an American city
more interesting than living in any city
different from living in a modern city
( ) 8. The underlined sentence means
American farm families live far away from others
in there are not many farm families
each American farmer has a lot of fields
people can’t see any farm family
( ) 9. Today
farmers and their families in the don’t visit each other
farmers’ living conditions have changed a lot
farmers and their families are very lonely
each farm families in travels from a village or a town to the fields every moring
( ) 10.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
American farmers have changed their lives.
American farmers like their older ways .
Life in the keeps changing .
Life in the world also keeps changing
(C)
It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger all day .When he went by the railway station , he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands .So he drove to him and asked,“Where are you going ,sir?”
“To the Red Hotel,”the young man answered.When the taxi driver heard this ,he didn’t feel happy any more .The young man would give him only three dollars because the holtel was near the railway station .But suddenly ,he had an idea.He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time ,they arrived at the hotel.“Here we are ! You should pay me fifteen dollars ,please .”the taxi driver said to the young man .“What? Fifteen dollars ! Do you think I’m a fool ? Only last week. I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and only gave the driver thirteen dollars .I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”
( ) 1. The driver was not happy before he saw the young man.
( ) 2. It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel.
( ) 3.The young man was cheated.
( ) 4.The two taxi drivers were both honest.
( ) 5.Maybe the taxi driver got thirteen dollars at last.
四．口语运用（10分）
A.选择恰当的句子完成对话。其中有两项
A: Where are you going to spend your holiday this year,Jim?
B:
A: How are you going to get there ?
B: By plane.
A:
B: We’re leaving next Sunday.
A;
B: Thank you very much .And where are you going to spend your holiday?
A: I’ll never forget the place where I was born .I’d like to go back to see all the village there .I miss them very much.
B: I think you must have some fun in your hometown.
B. 在下列横线上填入适当的句子，使对话完整、正确。（每小题1分，共5分）。
Jane: Wow! What a large population!
Kangkang: What?
Jane: Look.it says 1.3 billion , and about one fifth of the people in the world live in .
Knangkang: Mmm,that’s really a lot.Then
Jane: 296million
Kangkang: Oh ,I see.That says the population in developing countries is larger than that in developed countries.
Jane: Yes. ,the population in developing countries is growing faster.
Kangkang: . The population problem is more serious in developing countries.
Jane: Yes. Luckily, the population.
五．词汇：根据句意和汉语提示，在空格处填入正确的单词。（每空一词，小题1分，，共8分）
1. The computer is so expensive that I can’t （负担）it.
2. He is (可能）late for school.
3. The book (属于)to Mary.Her name is on the cover.
.
4. I want to be an (工程师) when I grow up.
5. ---Would you like to play soccer tomorrow?
----I will n ot go out tomorrow (除非)the weather is good.
growth
6. (多亏）the one-child policy,the population growth in China has been under control.
Kangkang’s grany can (叙述)the changes of Beijing in detail.
When you write a composition,you should (考虑)it carefully.
六．综合填空. 用所给词的适当形式填空，每空一词。 (10分)
Traffic accidents killed more than 104,000 people in last year. Chinese cities have 1 cars than before. Every day many people are 2 while they cross the road. Most of 3 are old people and chileren. Old people are often killed 4 they usually can’t see clearly or hear very well. 5 are killed because they are careless.
A car, truck or bus can’t stop 6 ,if it is going very fast. The faster a car is traveling ,the 7 it takes to stop. But people walking in the street do not always understand this ,It’s a difficult for people to know 8 fast car is traveling .
The new traffic laws were put into use 9 May 1st,2004.The new traffic laws will 10 the streets safter for walking and driving.
七．短文写作：
A: 连词成句。4分
he ， for three hours , watch TV
visit, this time yesterday, the Great Wall, a couple of students
enjoy, skate, Jane, two years ago
often, on Sundays,Tom
B:作文。8分
请你根据下面表格中的内容，以I Love My Tometown为题，写一篇60词左右的短文，介绍你得家乡的一些变化。