1、省姜堰市溱潼九年級英語下學期開學考試試題 牛津版一、單項選擇。總分值15分( ) 1.its _ unusual day for him to get _ useful stationery. a. an,/ b. a, an c. a, the d. an, an( ) 2. children can play “trick or treat games on _ in western countries. a. easter b. halloween c. christmas day d. new years day( ) 3. has he ever been heard _ about

2、 his trip to the lonely island?a. of talking b. talk c. to talk d. to say( ) 4. the firemen _ the fire as soon as they got to burning buildings. a. put up b. put away c. put out d. put down( ) 5.- _ is the train station from the school? - about twenty-minute bike ride. a. how many b. how long c. how

3、 far d. how soon( )6. - would you like to go hiking with me, susan? - id like to, _ you dont want to go alone. a. until b. before c. if d. after( )7. -your new bike is very fashionable -_. a. much better than yours. b. yes. of course it's very good. c. it's very kind of you to say so. d. no,

4、 you are totally wrong.( )8. . andy would rather _ while millie prefers_ to_. a. walk ,jogging, walking b. walk ,jogging, walk c. to walk, to jog, walking d. walking ,jog, walk( )9. i think your advice is of great _ to me and its_. a. valuable ,worth giving b. valuable ,worth taking it c. value ,wor

5、th giving it d. value ,worth taking( )10. in our study, the _ we work, _ mistakes well make. a. more hardly, the less b. harder, the less c. more hardly, the fewer d. harder, the fewer ( )11. - could you tell me something about ann?- she _ a man _ a lot of money. a. was married; with b. married; wit

6、h c. married; to d. was married; to( )12. - where do you think _ he _ the presentation? - sorry, i have no idea. a. /; attended b. has; attended c. did; attend d. had; attended( )13.- what did he say? - he asked _. a. if did your uncle catch the “bird flu virus b. who has been sent up into space in

7、“shenzhou-vic. when zhalong nature reserve became one of the worlds important wetlandsd. that the olympic games will be held in beijing( )14. which of the following is not used for giving advice?a. you had better not watch a horror film since you get scared easily.b. you mustnt give your goldfish to

8、o much food.c. the swimming pool isnt open today. i dont know where to go swimming.d. perhaps you should buy some souvenirs for your parents. ( )15. which of the following has a different structure from the others?a. the joke made them laugh. b. the students found the exam easy. c. we consider him a

9、n excellent monitor. d. on childrens day, the parents bought their daughter a present.二、完形填空。計15分when are you an adult成年人?when do you think you are an adult? maybe different 16 have different ideas.now let's see what some american teenagers say.sam: in 17 idea, you are an adult at the 18 of 18.

10、that's when you can vote(投票. you can help to 19 who rules the whole country. that's also a grown-up does! my grandfather couldn't vote 20 he was 21. they changed it to 18 in 1971. jenny: i don't 21 it's hard to say. i can drive a car at 16, can't i? when you have a driver'

11、;s license, you can 22 it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things. 23 sixteen must be the age when you change from a 24 person to an adult. because you can tell others you are not a 25 any more.suzie: well, i think there is 26 wrong with american laws for when young people can _27_ t

12、hings. i can vote at 18 and drive at 16. so you would think taht 18 is a grown-up, 28 16 isn't. but then i can't drink wine until i'm 21! if i'm 29 an adult at 18, how can people stop me from 30 a cup of beer in a bar?( )16. a. teenagersb. adultsc. driversd. grandfathers( )17. a. his

13、b. myc. herd. your( )18. a. ageb. endc. frontd. number( )20. a. afterb. untilc. whend. if( )21. a. hopeb. wantc. liked. think( )22. a. showb. sendc. askd. pass( )23.a. butb. and c. so d. or( )24.a. oldb. young c. littled. tall( )25. a. baby b. grown-upc. boyd. kid( )26.a. anythingb. everythingc. som

14、ething d. nothing( )27.a. dob. buyc. liked. borrow( )28.a. as if b. even thoughc. ever sinced. above all( )29.a. already b. still c. alsod. yet( )30.a. sellingb. making c. drinkingd. giving三、閱讀理解。總分值20分aa businessman lost his wallet. there was plenty of money in it. so he makes a promise, “if someon

15、e finds my wallet and returns it to me, i'll give half the money to him. a dustman found the wallet in a dustbin. he sent it back to the loser. but the businessman changed his mind.“there was still a diamond ring in my wallet, said the loser. “i won't gave half the money in my wallet to you

16、until you return it to me!“i've never seen a diamond ring in the wallet, said the dustman.they began to quarrel. the businessman refused to do what he had said. the dustman became angry and took him before a judge法官.after the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, “i&

17、#39;m sure you are an honest man. it's true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. but it's also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. i don't think it's yours. wait for some time. perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!the

18、n the judge turned to the dustman and said, “take the wallet home. if the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!( )31. the wallet the businessman lost _.a. was found in a shop b. was sent to the judge c. was found in a dustbin d. was never to be found( )32. the bus

19、inessman was eager (渴望) to get back the wallet because _.a. there was the address of an important judge in it b. there was a lot of money in itc. he put in it a diamond ring he had just bought d. it was a very expensive one( )33.which of the following is true according to the story?a. the businessma

20、n broke his promise. b. the dustman asked the businessman to give him more money.c. they began to quarrel because the wallet got dirty. d. the dustman kept the diamond ring for himself.( )34. having heard what had happened, the judge _.a. took the side of the businessmanb. made a wise decisionc. too

21、k pity on the loserd. didn't know what to do( )35. where do you think the diamond ring was?a. the businessman hid it.b. the dustman kept it. c. the judge stole it. d. the story of the ring was nothing but a lie. baround the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports activitie

22、s. of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventure冒險 those who have climbed the highest mountain, explored unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. now, however, there are people who seeklook foran immediate thrill刺激from a dangerous activ

23、ity, which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.i would consider bungee jumping is a good example of such an activity. you jump from a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 meters above the ground with an elastic rope (彈性繩) tied to your feet. you fall at up to 150 kilometers

24、an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. it is estimated估計that two million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. other activities which most people would say are as dangerous as bungee jumping include jumping from tall building and diving into the sea from the top o

25、f high cliffs懸崖.why do people take part in such activities as these? some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. in the past, people's lives were constantly under threat威脅. they had to go out and hunt for food. diseases could not easily be c

26、ured, and there was a continuous battle戰斗for survival.nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. they live and work in comparatively safe environments; they buy food in shops; there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. the answer for some of these

27、people is to seek danger in activities such as bungee jumping.( )41. the best title for the text is .a. dangerous sports: what and why?b. the boredom of modern lifec. bungee jumping: is it really dangerous?d. the need for excitement( )42. more and more people today _.a. are trying activities such as

28、 bungee jumping b. are climbing the highest mountainsc. are coming close to death in sports d. are looking for adventures such as exploring unknown places( )43. in bungee jumping , you _.a. jump as high as you can b. slide down a rope to the ground c. tie yourself to a rope and fall to the ground d.

29、 fall towards the ground without a rope( )44. people probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because _. a. they have a lot of free timeb. they can go to hospital if they are injuredc. their lives lack excitementd. they no longer need to hunt for food ( )45. the writer of the text has a _ att

30、itude (態度)towards dangerous sports.a. positive積極的 b. negative否認的c. neutral中立的d. nervous 五詞匯運用。總分值20分 1. after hearing the bad news, he seemed _(happy).2. when i see the sun, i have the feeling of _(warm)3. dont make much noise in the classroom. many students _(revise) for the coming exam.4.we should

31、 help each other, because everyone needs _(other) help.5. excuse me. can i buy two tickets for the concert?im sorry youre too late. all the tickets _ (sell) out this morning.6. what problems do they have _ (raise) money for the students from mianyang?7. zhang yimou, one of the most famous _ (direct)

32、 in china, has brought us an amazing and creative opening ceremony.8. more people would lose their lives without the _ (fireman) help.9.it is all the chinese _ wisdom and hard work that make the chinese film industry step into the world better. (direct)10.the picture in the newspaper shows us that h

33、u jintao _ hands with wu poh-hsiung, chairman of taiwan kuomintang in beijing on may 28, . (shake)六、閱讀表達 。 此題共5小題。每題2分，計10分we are in a world full of competition. our parents compete with others in their offices, our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges, and we compete_ our _in

34、school. most of us give up in the face of competition and will never be successful. (2)為什么我們不可能比別人做得更好呢？ one important reason is that we have no self-confidence. in fact, everyone was born equal. you can do what others do. although your classmates may be better than you in some ways, you may be bett

35、er than them in other subjects. 3so everyone has his or her advantages. dont look at things from a single point of view. try to discover your own advantages, and believe that you can do better than others in those ways. competition is not so terrible. dont be afraid of it. and dont be afraid of those classmates who are better than you. remember that self-confidence is the fir