九年级英语上册期末试卷含答案

九年级英语上册期末试卷含答案内容摘要：

to the way some words are used． Let39。 s look at the words about animals and ants． Although dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans， most expressions in Chinese about the dog， for example， “a homeless dog”， “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”． have negative meanings． But in Western countries， people use “dog” to describe positive actions． In English， for example， “You are a lucky dog” means “You are a lucky person”． And “ Every dog has its day” means“ Each person has good luck sometimes” ． However． Chinese love cats very much． But in Western culture． “ cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel（ 冷的 ） ． There are many other examples of how“ cat” is used differently as well． The rose is regarded（ 视为 ） as a symbol（ 象征 ） of love in both China and some Western countries． People think the rose stands for（ 代表 ） love， peace， courage and friendship． And the rose is the national flower of England， America and many other countries． The words about animals and plants are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures． We can learn about many differences in different cultures by paring how some words are used 请根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。 51． The word “dog” in Chinese usually_______________． A． stands for peace B． stands for good luck C． has a negative meaning D． has a positive meaning 52． “Every dog has its day” means“__________________”． A． Everybody in the world is lucky B． Each person has his own way of life C． If one works hard， he’s sure to succeed D． Everybody has a time in life to be lucky 53． Western people usually use “cat” to refer to“________________”． A． a tired person B． a brave man C． a homeless person D． an unkind woman 54． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A． “A lucky dog” means “a lucky person” in Western countries． B． Chinese people prefer dogs to cats． C． Western people consider cats to be good friends． D． The rose is the national flower of all the Western countries． 55． What does the writer talk about in the passage。 A． Some words have both negative and positive meanings． B． Different countries have different cultures． C． The rose means the same in Chinese culture and Western culture． D． Western culture and Chinese culture have a lot in mon. B An index（ 索引 ） is usually at the end of a book． It tells us most of the topics the writer talks about in the book． The topics are usually listed from letter A to Z． Under each topic， there are some small topics， and we can find the page number after each small topic． Here is part of an index from a cookbook： Potatoes Salads Sandwiches Soups dry 63 cabbage l25 apple and beef l61 bean l89 french fries 67 chicken egg 137 cheese l 70 beef l92 new 82 fruits l39 chicken l72 carrot l96 sour 100 green l51 cold meat l82 chicken 220 请根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。 56． How many small topics are listed in the index of the cookbook the writer shows us? A． 4． B． 16． C． 220． D． 172． 57． If we are learning to make dry potatoes， we may turn to[39。 age________________． A． 63 8． 67 C． 82 D． 100 58． From the material， we know that “apple and beef” is a kind of______________． A． salad B． fruit C． sandwich D． soup 59． In this material． the underlined word“ green” means a kind of_____________． A． colour B． salad C． cookbook D． vegetable 60． The whole material tell。