2015-2016学年度第二学期期中检测九年级英语试题（本卷共110分，考试时间100分钟）一、 选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）( )1.Thanks for your invitation, but Im so sorry I cant go . I need to _ my baby at home.A. take away B. take off C. take care of D. take out of( )2. -Whats wrong with you, Eric? You look tired.-I _ to prepare for the final exam last night. A. picked up B. woke up C. stayed up D. put up( )3. Lindas father hates waiting in long lines. I think hes just not very _.A. patient B. talented C. popular D. powerful( )4. The fire is dangerous. We should _ as quickly as possible. A. put it on B. put it out C. put it away D. put it off( )5. She _be here. He is on the way to London. A. cant B. may C. can D. mustnt( )6.-Liu Ming , is that our head teacher Miss Chen over there ? -It cant be her . She _Xiamen for a meeting. A. has been to B. has gone to C. has been away D. has left( )7.Xuzhou Department Store _in 1911 and it has become a cinema in recent years. A. build B. is built C. built D. was built( )8.-The air pollution is terrible. - It will be worse _we take action to protect the environment. A. if B. unless C. until D. when( )9.-Why dont you wear our school uniforms? -Oh, I dont like their styles. They are out of _. A. control B. sight C. reach D. fashion( )10.-Why do you look so happy?- My father _ me to buy me an iPhone for my birthday.A. suggested B. advised C. promised D. agreed.( )11.After the earthquake , we are trying to help the _people to rebuild their homes. A. harmless B. endless C. useless D. homeless( )12. How terrible the accident was! The man was hit _and _. A. by car; bled to death B. by a car; bled to death C. by car; bleed to death D. by a car; bleed to death( )13.-I missed the wonderful film yesterday.-_. But you can watch it tomorrow. A. Hurry up B. I dont think so C. Try your best D. What a pity.( )14.-Which of the two pairs of shoes will you take? - Ill take _. They are too small for me. A. neither B. all C. either D. both( )15. -My grandma passed away yesterday. -_. A. Dont mention it B. No problem C.Im sorry to hear that D.Thats OK二、 完型填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）Most of us have three meals a day .We take food for granted(当然). And we dont think about it. 16 experts think a food crisis(危机)is coming. This crisis is going to make us 17 the way we think about food.Food is in great need 18 a growing of world population. By 1960, the population was three billion. It doubled to six billion by 1999. By 2050, this planet will need to 19 at least nine billion people. As a result, the food prices get higher and higher.So, what can a 20 , crowded world do ? One suggestion is to eat 21 meat. Meat uses more natural resources(资源)than grains(谷物). It requires more 22 to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5 and 10 times more 23 than vegetables. So , eating less meat will 24 more land for farming, and it will save water.To eat less meat, people will need to change their eating habits. That will not be 25 .Americans, for example, have 26 loved meat. In general, They eat twice as much meat as people in other countries. At the same time, in developing countries like China and Brazil, sales of meat have doubled in the last 20 years. 27 will double again by 2050. Growing need of meat wil1 28 to put pressure（压力） on natural resources.World population is increasing, resources are becoming fewer, and food prices are rising .Therefore, we need to rethink 29 we eat every day. For meat lovers, we dont need to give up meat 30 .But we need to eat more grains and less meat.( )16.A. And B. But C. Or D. Until( )17.A. change B. find C. get D. tell( )18.A. instead ofB. thanks to C. because ofD. as for( )19.A. help B. have C. feed D. meet( )20.A. busy B. tired C. thirsty D. hungry( )21.A. less B. more C. much D. little( )22.A. time B. land C. people D. place(