九年级第一学期英语期中试卷(含答案)

Two days later, he took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, 39 together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 40 so because I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were 41　. I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers and listening to the noise. It was 42　. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage is even 43　!” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 44　 I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college.

Thanks to my father and our 45 to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

( )36. A. say B. do C. receive D. like

( )37. A. teacher B. friend C. father D. husband

( )38. A. angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised

( )39. A. working B. singing C. playing D. farming

( )40. A. guessed B. meant C. said D. hoped

( )41. A. outside B. inside C. back D. away

( )42. A. terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special

( )43. A. better B. harder C. worse D. easier

( )44. A. but B. if C. so D. although

( )45. A. way B. look C. plan D. visit

四、阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

(A)

Having fun “Growing” and “Stealing”

Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal(偷)” “vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more“seeds(种子)”, “pets” and even “houses”.

Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.

Harold: I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.

Allan: I enjoy putting some “bugs(虫子)” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.

Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for(渴望) the life in the countryside. It reduces(减少) my work pressure(压力); besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”.

Ivy: Well, It’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on(专注于) their study.

( ) 46. According to the passage, we know, in the game people CAN’ T __________.

A. grow things B. steal things

C. borrow things D. sell things

( ) 47. Among the people Joyce interviewed, who LIKES the game and who DISLIKES the

game?

A. Laura; Allan B. Harold; Ivy C. Allan; Harold D. Ivy; Allan

( ) 48. From Laura’s words, we can guess that she’s most probably_____________.

A. a student B. a thief C. a farmer D. an office worker

(B)

Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games!

Badminton This sport was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poono, the same name as the town in which they lived.

It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona. Although the rules of the modern sport were developed in England, Asian countries are now the best.

Did you know?

The best balls are said to be made from the feathers of the left wing of goose.

Football There are two medal competitions for Olympic football, one for men’s teams and one for women’s.

Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games ever since, except for Los Angeles 1932.

Did you know?

Hungary has won three football gold medals-more than any other country.

Taekwondo

This Korean sport’s name means “the way of the hand and foot”. The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body only. The players mustn’t lie on the floor and no equipment can be used.

Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games.

Did you know?

Over 60 million people from 190 countries around the world regularly take part in this sport.

( )49. Who invented the sport of badminton?

A. Indians. B. British. C. Chinese. D. Koreans.

( )50. Which of the following picture shows the sport of “Taekwondo”?

( )51. Where can you most probably find web page?

A. Sydney 2000.com B. Beijing 2008.com

C. Guangzhou 2010.com D. London 2012.com

( C )

A king in Africa had a close friend that helped him grow up. The friend had a habit of looking at everything positively(肯定)that happened in his life and saying,"This is good."

One day the king and his friend were out hunting. The friend would prepare the guns for the king. The friend did something wrong in preparing one of the guns, and after the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb(拇指) was blown off. On seeing the situation the friend said as usual, "This is good !" The king replied, "No, this is not good !" He was very angry and sent his friend to jail(监狱).

About a year later, the king was hunting in a forest. Cannibals(食人者) caught him and took him to their village. As they were going to kill him, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. They never ate anyone who was less than whole. So they sent the king back.

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