浙江杭州萧山地区九年级上期中英语试卷

The underlined part in the “competitor” is pronounced as ________

---How do you study      a test?
---I study      watching movies.

--- _____ you _____ to ride a motorbike?
--- Yes. But last month I sold it and bought a car.

---All Chinese were eager (急切的) to know        after it got missing.
---Yes. I am afraid it takes time to find out the answer.

The comics are so         that most children are         in them.

He is _______ his son’s success.

I don't know if he       tomorrow. If he         , I'll tell him about it.

---Could you tell me where _______ the post office?
--- ________? I didn’t hear it clearly.

---Your sweater looks very nice. What was it made_____?
---Silk, and it was made ______ Wuhan.

______ cold day! I must put on more clothes.

----Don’t eat too much. You’re too fat.
----Yes. I have ______ 7 pounds now.

---I can’t understand many new words.
---You should         in a dictionary.

--- My sister is still afraid of the dark, _____she is already 15 years old.

---It’s difficult to get to the other side of the river．
---I think a bridge ________ over the river．

Jimmy is very helpful. _____I stay with him, _____I like him.

完形填空（共15小题，计15分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Pets are a part of people’s life. If you are like most people         have pets, you care for them as if they were your children. Meeting their needs is a(n)         part of your day, because you want them to have everything they need. One thing they need but cannot tell you about is      .
Many pet        put on animals’ music because this helps their pets to feel      when they are gone. Most people are        throughout the day, leaving their pets        at home. To make your pets feel comfortable and safe, you could try putting on music before you       the house.
You might have to        music to see what type works for your pet. If you just want to keep your pet calm, you will need to play        music instead of rock or hip-hop music, which might        your pet.
Also, you need to know that different pets act        to music. Hard rock music has also been found to work        to calm some pets, as well as piano music.       piano music works well on most animals, it works best on cats.
Playing music is also a great idea for people with        pets. They can have such a difficult time getting used to their new environment that they need all the help.

A．which B．who C．whom D．whose

A．small B．difficult C．Important D．unimportant

A．food B．money C．music D．interest

A．owners B．scientists C．shops D．projects

A．sadder B．angrier C．worse D．better

A．at work B．at home C．at the door D．at the church

A．aloud B．awake C．alone D．asleep

A．buy B．leave C．build D．clean up

A．change B．make C．write D．listen to

A．noisy B．hard C．loud D．soft

A．interest B．annoy C．worry D．entertain

A．bravely B．correctly C．differently D．the same

A．badly B．well C．hard D．closely

A．Though B．Until C．Because D．Since

A．big B．old C．little D．new

Zhang Feng, a 23-year-old man from Zhengzhou, China, has developed a special kind of kungfu skill. He called it “Shaolin Sunshine Hand”. It allows him to get enough energy with his fists (拳头) to put out candles up to three meters away.
I used to watch those Chinese kungfu films during the 80s and 90s. I used to love seeing kungfu actors make things far away with their fists, but at that time I knew it was not true. However, after I watched the video, I changed my idea. The video went very popular in China recently. It showed that the young man named Zhang Feng put out 15 candles in a line three meters away with air or energy generated by his flying fists.
You may say it’s not true, and you’re not the only one. But the young man actually invited two reporters from The Zhengzhou Evening News newspaper into his home to see his act and then film him doing it. The two reporters tried their best, but were only able to put out one of the 15 candles set 10 cm apart, and even blowing air didn’t put out all the candles. Zhang Feng, on the other hand, put them all out just by throwing punches. The two reporters were in awe and couldn’t explain how he did it. They said that Zhang Feng was a great Shaolin master.
What did the writer use to think of it seeing kungfu actors make things far away with their fists?

Zhang Feng could put out 15 candles in a line with ______.

Why did Zhang Feng invite two reporters to his home?

The underlined phrase “in awe” probably means “______” in Chinese.

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文章后第62—71小题的空格里填入恰当的单词。注意：每空只填1个单词。
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, and he was the eighth of the ten children. Michael’s father, Mr Jackson realized that his sons had a lot of talents, and he knew he could train them to become fine musicians. In those days, there were lots of music groups and some of them were very good. He knew if his sons were different from others, they would have to be the best. Their group later became the Jackson Five. Michael Jackson was the lead singer of the five in the team.
Practice makes perfect. And the Jackson boys practiced! Soon the group was much better than others. When the Jacksons took their first professional (专业的) job, their total pay was only five dollars! But they kept on. They played at important parties. They entered big competitions. They worked at various clubs. Five Jackson boys first performed together at a talent show when Michael was six,and they walked off with the first prize. Then name of this group began to get around.
When Michael was only 11 years old, he became the star. The young boy rose to become the “King of Pop”. Later on, Michael got a chance to do some solo (独唱) songs. He made his first solo album (唱片) in 1972. It just didn’t seem possible that so much talent could come from such a young performer. For the following years, Michael was always on the top among the popular singers. One million records of his were sold in New Zealand, which has only a total population of three million.
When Michael was eighteen, he entered another field of his acting career. “I plan to star in movies,” he told his friends, “but of course, my first love is music”. Michael wrote a lot of his own songs. Whatever he did, it worked! Still, with all his success, Michael managed to keep his head calm. “I just do a different job from other people,” he said, “but it doesn’t make me think I’m better than other people,” For anyone who wants to be successful, the road to success is a long hard one to travel.
In 1994, Michael married Lisa Marie, but the marriage ended in 1996. He married Debbie Rowe the same year and had two children. The couple never lived together after 1999. Jackson had three children named Prince Michael I, Paris Michael and Prince Michael II. Michael Jackson died after suffering a heart attack. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over forty years.

Title: A successful     and actor
Different times	His Career
Early life	Of the Jackson Five, Michael sang  . When Michael was six, five Jackson boys first performed together at a talent show and     the first prize easily. His father, Joseph Jackson, played a large role in young Michael’s    .
Success	It seemed     that so much talent could come from such a young performer. Michael was always on     of the list. One million records of his were   out in New Zealand——the number of one-third of the total population in this country. At the age of 18, Michael also    in films.
Marriage and family	His first wife went away from him in    . Then Michael got married for the     timeand the couple had three children in all.

以下是有关五本书内容的描述，请为每本书选择合适的书名（其中有一个为多余选项）
The book is known as a classical children’s adventure novel. It’s about a man named Lemuel Gulliver and voyaging around the world.
The book is also for children. It’s about the seas. It tells us about different kinds of water pollution and the things we can do to keep the seas clean.
This children’s novel tells the story of Juan, a young Guatemalan boy. He is abandoned（遗弃）first by his father, then by his mother, but he finds love and happiness in the end, and learns what it might really mean to live in “the most beautiful place in the world”.
The book is about Tintin, a brave reporter, and his clever dog. As a reporter, Tintin doesn’t write down what people tell him. Instead, he tries to find out the truth by himself. He isn’t afraid of anybody or anything. He is the symbol of peace and justice.
The book is also called the story of the stone. The book tells the story of two unlucky lovers, Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu.

词语填空（共10小题，计10分）
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）

We celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival last week. And I felt      this year because I did something special. I made zongzi with my classmates!
On that day, our class was      into five groups. I had eight helpers in my group, but at first, I still doubted      I could finish it. Before we started, we had watched the teaching video. Our teacher told us to be careful while working. He told us to spreading rice about. When he said “Try it yourselves now!”, I was so nervous. I looked at those reed (芦苇)      and rice and had no idea about all this stuff (材料). But I didn’t want to lose. I tried my best to think      my grandmother did it when I was a child. She always made the perfect zongzi for us. Right! “I just need to do what she did,” I told     . Of course, things were not so easy as I thought. I      a few times. Jimmy laughed at me when he saw my ugly zongzi.
Hard work paid off. I managed to make my own zongzi! It was small, but it      nice. It       everyone in my team! Finally, we made seven zongzi and wo

单词拼写（共10小题，计10分）
根据句子意思和首字母提示填写单词，使句子意思完整、正确。
She loves reading short n________ written by O.Henry.
It’s very c________ to take a subway from Hangzhou Station to Xianghu Lake.
I s________ see movies on my mobile phone because it makes my eyes uncomfortable.
My mother bought a ring made of s________ yesterday.
I think the astronauts（宇航员）in Shenzhou are all the h________of our nation.
Nowadays buzzwords like tuhao,duniang are w        used in our daily life.
The p        of the two words “steel” and “steal” is the same.
China is the biggest country in A        .
She didn’t dare to cheat her father because she was afraid of being p       .
Hou Yi l         out fruits and desserts in the garden and wished Chang’e could come back.

书面表达（共15分）
请根据下表提示用英语介绍Tom过去和现在的情况，并就此事谈谈你的看法及对他的建议。
要求：1．书写规范整洁，80词左右；
2．短文必须包括表格中的信息，条理清晰，观点明确，意思连贯。
3. 短文开头已给出，请接下去写，不计入总词数。

Tom has changed a lot in the last few years.