九年级英语期中试题姓名_ 得分_一、 单项选择题。151. I saw a _ of men go out just now. Do you know what happened? ( )Sorry, I dont know.A, few B, little C, couple D, plenty2. Hi, Lucy. Have you finished your homework yet?No, just a half. I am really bored with so much homework.-_.( )A, So do I B, So am I C, So I do D, So I can3. Our teacher often tells us _ in the river. Its dangerous. ( )A, dont they B, not swim C, not to swim D, not swimming 4. Can you guess if they _ speaking English with us?I think they will do if they _ free. ( )A, will practise, are B, will practise , will beC, practicing , being D, practice, are5. Would you like _ camping with me? ( )Id like to. But Im busy _ my homework.A, to go, to do B. to go , doing C, going , to do D, going, doing6. _ I got back. I found my mother cooking for me. ( )A, When B, Before C, Since D, Although7. How old is your daughter? ( )_. We had a surprise party for her_ birthday last Saturday.A,Twelve, twelfth B. Twelfth, twelveC, Twelve, twelve D, Twelfth , twelfth8. We are sure that the little girl can do the housework _.( )A, by her own B, of her ownC, with her own D, on her own9. The boy can speak both English and Japanese _ he is only ten.- Wow. What a clever boy! ( )A, if B, because C, although D, so10. No_ ,the baby is sleeping.A, shout B, shouting C, to shout D, shouted11. It is _ an interesting TV show _ many people like watching it. ( )A, so, that B, such, that C, so, as D, such, as12. You will be late for school _ you dont get up early.A, but B, if C, and D, or13. Ill hand in my homework _ I finish it. ( )A, while B, before C, until D, as soon as14. Did you have any trouble _ the problem? No, we didnt. ( )A, solving B, to solve C, solve D, solved15. Physics _ more difficult than Chinese. Do you think so? Yes, I think so. ( )A, is B, are C, was D, were二、 完形填空。15My hobby is reading. I read storybooks, magazines, newspapers and many kinds of material that I find _16_.This hobby _17_ when I was a little boy. I always _18_ my parents to read stories to me. Soon they got tired of reading to me. So as soon as I could _19_ . I did it by myself. I started with some simple stories. Now I read about _20_ that I can get.Reading makes _21_ learn about many things. I learned about how people lived in the past. I learned about the space travel, big _22_ like whales（鲸）, and many other things in our world.The wonderful thing about reading is that I do not have to learn things in the _23_ way. For example, I do not have to go into the _24_ to learn about wild tigers. I can read all about them in a book.Books provide readers with a lot of _25_ and facts. They have certainly helped me in my daily life. ( )16. A. interesting B, boring C, expensive D， comfortable( )17. A. finished B, continue C, ended D， started( )18. A. protected B, wanted C, hated D, stopped( )19.A ,write B, dance C, read D, sing( )20.A, something B, anything C, anybody D, somebody( )21. A. him B, her C, me D, we( )22. A, animals B, plants C, buildings D, birds ( )23. A, easy B, hard C, wonderful D, interesting( )24. A, forest B, sea C, river D, sky( )25, A, subjects B, songs C, decorations D , information三、 阅读理解。45(A)The most common disease in the world is the cold. It often starts with a sore throat. You sneeze and your nose runs. You usually have a headache, too. Often you have a cough later. Its not a serious disease, but you can feel quite bad.There isnt good medicine for a cold, but you can take medicine to make you feel better. Its good to rest, and to drink a lot of water, too. A doctor once told me, “With no medicine, it will go on for a whole week!”Where does our medicine come from? A long time ago, people found that some plants made them feel better. They ate leaves, roots, fruits or seeds of plants. We know the juice of lemons makes a sore throat feel better. In modern times, scientists have studied many plants, and found out what chemicals are in them.Many kinds of our medicine today are made from those chemicals. There are some diseases that we cant treat yet. But because of modern medicine, people now live longer than their grandparents.( )26. From this article, a cold often starts with _.A, a pain in your throat B, a coughC, a fever D, feeling a little tired( )27. What should we do when we catch a cold ?A, we should stay in hospital for a week.B, we should have a good rest and drink much water.C, we should wait for a whole week.D, we only need a good rest( )28. What makes a sore throat feel better?A, Exam