辽宁省大连市2018届九年级英语上学期期中试题人教新目标版

辽宁省大连市2018届九年级英语上学期期中试题 第I卷 I. 单项填空（本题共12 分，每小题1分，共12分） 1. We could see a lake _____ us from the top of the mountain. A. at B. beside C. behind D. below 2. When I was young, I always liked to play in the _____ near my home. A. band B. wonder C. stream D. energy21·cn·jy·com 3. -- Is _____ here? -- No, Tom has gone to the USA. A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody 4. Her _____ in tennis was noticed by her coach in a competition. A. hobby B. advantage C. habit D. ability 5. I have bought some postcards _____ you can see what Australia looks like. A. as soon as B. ever since C. as far as D. so that 6. Daisy decided to _____ volleyball at the end of this term. A. clean up B. set up C. give up D. look up 7. -- Why are you unhappy? -- I was late again. I’m afraid Miss Li will be _____ me. A. angry with B. busy with C. proud of D. worried about 8. It’s _____ that the little boy knows so many words a the age of three. I can’t believe it. A. natural B. amazing C. silent D. useful 9.We’re training ____ this year, and we’ll have a chance to win. A. hardly B. hard C. careful D. slowly 10. -- Hi, Daming! Have you finished the project? -- Not yet, I _____ it in more ten minutes. A. finish B. will finish C. finished D. have finished 11. _____ it was snowing heavily outside, Jim still went out to see his friends. A. Because B. If C. Since D. Although 12. -- What do you mean by saying that? Would you like some ice cream? -- _____ ! Can you imagine that there is no electricity in such a hot day? A. Have a try! B. That’s a shame C. No deal D. That’s not the point II. 完形填空（一）（本题共12小题，每小题1分，共12分） 阅读下面短文，理解其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “ When anything happens, believe in yourself.” When I was a young boy, I was so shy to talk to anyone that my classmates 13 laughed at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, 14 happened, an it changed my life. It was an English speech contest(比赛). My 15 asked me to take part in it. What a 16 idea! It meant I had to speak 17 all the teachers and students of my school. “ 18 ，boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win the contest.”Then Mother and I talked about many different topics. 19 I chose the topic “ Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it 20 100 times. 21 my mother, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe myself when the 22 came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and the students. Those classmates who once looked down on me now all 23 “ Congratulations!” to me. My mother hugged (拥抱) me and cried excitedly. Since then, everything has changed for me. 24 I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is not only for a person but also for a country. A. never B. often C. also D. still A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing A. father B ... ...