吉林省长春20xx届九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

吉林省长春20xx届九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷内容摘要：

living? 56. A. nurseB. manC. petD. woman 57. A. food B. drink C. money D. room 58. A. bad B. usual C. good D. special 59. A. catB. dogC. mouseD. bird 60. A. Almost B. However C. Also D. Too 61. A. take B. leave C. lend D. send 62. A. happily B. quickly C. luckily D. really 63. A. took B. look C. be D. are 64. A. returned B. died C. came D. started 65. A. Although B. If C. Because D. Even when 66. A. poorest B. happiest C. richest D. oldest 67. A. lent B. got C. gave D. left 68. A. German B. American C. Chinese D. French 69. A. living B. watching C. playing D. enjoying 70. A. teacher B. writer C. singer D. player VI. 阅读理解。 （ 30 分） ( A ) April Fool’s Day is a day to play jokes on others. No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to begin in France. In France, New Year’s Day was celebrated on March 25 and celebrations lasted until April 1st. When New Year’s Day was changed from March 25 to January 1st in the 1560s by King Charles IX （查理九世） , there were some people who still celebrated it on April 1st and those people were called April Fools. April Fool’s Day is a “forfunonly” day. Nobody is expected to buy gifts or to take their friends out to eat in a fancy restaurant. Nobody gets off work or school. It’s simply a fun little holiday, but a holiday on which one must remain forever vigilant,(警惕的） for he may be the next April Fool! Each country celebrates April Fool’s Day differently. In France, the April Fool is called “April Fish” (Poisson d’Avril). The French fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends’ backs and when some discover this trick, they yell ”Poisson d’Avril!” In England, tricks can be played only in the morning. If a trick is played on you, you are a “noodle”. In Scotland, April Fool’s Day is 48 hours long and you are called an “April Gowk”, which is another name for a cuckoo bird. The second day in Scotland’s April Fool’s Day is called Tally Day. Tally Day’s gift to children is the stillfunny “Kick Me ” sign. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 （ 5 分） 71. April Fool’s Day began in . A. America B. France C. England D. Scotland 72. In France people used to celebrate on March 25 before the 1560s. A. New Year’s Day B. Father’s Day C. April Fool’s Day D. Mother’s Day 73. On April Fool’s Day, people usually . A. send presents to others B. ask friends to have dinner C. play jokes on others D. have a day off 74. The underlined word “trick” means “” in Chinese. A. 恶作剧 B. 打击 C. 策划 D. 伤心 75. In Scotland, you are called “_____” ,which is another name for a cuckoo bird. A. Poisson d’Avril B. an April Gowk C. a noodle D. Tally Day (B) In the US, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don’t know. If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to smoke without first asking if it will disturb them. In American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap water(自来水 ) before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill(补充 ). Serving(食物 ) in restaurants are often too large for many people. If you can’t finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”. It may have a picture of a dog on it , but everybody knows you’re taking the food for yourself. Supper and dinner are both words for the evening meal. Some people have “Sunday dinner”. This is an especially big noon meal. Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either. A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 （ 5 分） 76. Which statement is TRUE according to the first paragraph? A. American people like sitting with people they don’t know。