2014-2015 学年度第一学期九年级英语期中测试卷一、单项选择()1. _ you ever _with a group? -Yes, I have.A. Have; study B. Have; studied C. Do; study D. study()2 . I found seeing action movies very _ .They make me _A exciting, excited B excited exciting, C exciting, exciting D excited, excited()3. What about _English-language videos?A. looking B. looking at C. seeing D. watching ()4. The man _ like playing pingpong, but now he _ playing it every day. A didnt used to, is used for B didt use to, is used to C was not used to, used to D was used for, is used to ()5. I n the past, we had _homework, so we were_ busy every day.A too much, much too B much too, too much, C much too, much too D too much, too much()6. No one likes him _A. still B. never C. any more D. too() 7. Li Lei thinks that _ milk is good for our health.A. drinking B. drink C. drinks D. not drink() 8. I find _ easy to learn English well. Do you agree with me?A. that B. it was C. it D. its () 9. He needs a good friend _.A. playing B. to play C. to play with D. play with() 10. Could you tell me _?A. where does she live B. where she livesC. where she lives in D. where does she lives in() 11. If you dont know how to spell new words,_ in a dictionary.A. look up it B. look it up C. look them up D. look up them() 12. My sister _, but now she is very tall.A. used to short B. is used to be short C. used to be short D. is used to be short() 13. Martin is _. I like him very much.A. a 8-year-old boy B. an 8-year-old boyC. an 8- years- old boy D. an 8-year-old-boy() 14. The girl was often heard happily in her room. A. sing B. to sing C. singing D. sings() 15. The sick boy _ to hospital by the police yesterday. A. is taken B. was taken C. takes D. took() 16. Today Chinese _ by more and more people around the world.A. speak B. is spoken C. are spoken() 17. _ the Water Festival is!A. How fun B. What fun C. What a fun D. How a fun() 18. _ good news! A. How B. What a C. What D. How a () 19. He _ many books in the last few years. A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. was written() 20. How do you study _ a test?A. for B. in C. on D. at二、完形填空As I have learnt English very well in the university(大学), there is a good chance I will be able to stay on as a teacher with the university where I am_21_. Most of my friends and parents_22_that its best for a girl to be a university teacher.But I dont know_23_to do. It is not that I wouldnt like to be a teacher. But I dont want to stay, not now, because I need some experience in telling my students how to turn_24_into practice.I once taught business English at a night school, yet I had never done any business. Though I prepared my lessons well, I still_25_to create (创造) a “real-life” situation(情景) for my students to practice with. I feel now is not the right time for me to_26_here and spend my life in a university. I want to work in a place where I can_27_what Ive learnt: my knowledge of English and French. I also want to know more about other things.I know that_28_I leave the university, I shall start from the beginning in some ways, but Im_29_to learn, to work hard to keep up with others and then, if possible, surpass(超过) them. English can be a good tool to help me. It is a_30_to an end, but not the end itself.( ) 21. A. visiting B. working C. studying D. playing( ) 22. A. know B. think C. excuse D. hear( ) 23. A. whether B. what C. how D. why( ) 24. A. pictures B. covers C. pages D. theory( ) 25. A. failed B. enjoyed C. decided D. needed( ) 26. A. study B. work C. travel D. wait( ) 27. A. learn B. finish C. worry D. use( ) 28. A. if B. before C. until D. even( ) 29. A. free B. slow C. ready D. polite( ) 30. A. language B. means C. life D. story三、阅读理解AIn England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.If you dont take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) la