【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ． Ah! said one farmer, tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well． The second answered, Nonsense （胡說） , the rain will only kill the crops （莊稼）． So they began to fight． Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling（爭吵）． Both farmers explained about the black cloud． What cloud? asked the third farmer． They all looked at the sky． The cloud was no longer there． ( )56． The two farmers were _____． A． going home B． going to the field C． going to work D． going to see their friend ( )57． The two farmers _____ on that day． A． had a holiday B． worked hard C． didn39。t work D． wanted to fight with each other ( )58． According to the passage, when there are black clouds in the sky, the two farmers think _____． A． it will rain soon B． it will be fine C． it will get hot D． the sun is shining brightly ( )59． The two farmers fought because _____． A． they were hungry B． it rained C． one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didn39。t think so D． they both hoped for rain ( )60． The third farmer came and said to the other two． He _____． A． wanted to make friends with them B． joined them in the quarrel C． had nothing to do D． wanted to know why they were fighting C Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(許諾 ) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(處置 ). One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with badly burned ears. “What happened to your ears?” asked Mr Black. “Well”, said the man. “I went to watch a football match yesterday while mu wife was ironing （熨） clothes. She had put the iron（熨斗） nearthe telephone before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sittingroom ,the phone rang and I answered the iron !” “And what happened to the other ear?” “When I put the iron down the table ,the telephone rang again !” ( ),so he almost drove the car into the river. A. Mr Smith was not careful B. Mr Smith drank too much C. Mr Smith fet they were on the bridge D. Mr Smith couldn’t work in the morning ( )62. Mr Smith went to watch the football match_____. A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Saturday D Sunday ( ) can guess . A. Mr Smith drank much after the match B. Mr Smith was very angry with his team C. Mr Smith didn’t drink those days D Mr Smith watched the match those days ( ) ______badly burned Mr Smith’s ears. B. drinking D irons ( ) would happen to Mr Smith ? A. He would go on driving for Mr Black B. He would join his football team C. He would never watch any matches D. Mr Black would send him away D Mr. Smith was on holiday. He was staying in a small town. One sunny morning he went to the market and saw a beautiful carpet(地毯 )there. It was big and colorful. He looked at it for a long time, but went away. The next afternoon he passed by and saw it again. He asked the price. “How much is it ?” “It’s a special carpet, sir. So it is not cheap. It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” a salesman said. “Yes, it’s very beautiful, but…” “It’s very old, sir. It belonged to a great man many years ago. So I can’t sell it cheap.” “Well, how much is it ?” Mr. Smith asked again. “ A beautiful, old carpet, sir. And it is also a magic flying carpet. A man came this morning and would like to pay more than five hundred pounds. However, I didn’t sell it.” “Oh, dear,” said Mr. Smith. “ But I like you, sir. You are a very nice gentleman. I will sell it to you. Five hundred pounds, is it OK?” “Hmn”, Mr. Smith thought for a while , “all right.” “Very good, sir,” said the man .” Will you pay now and take it with you ?” “No,” said Mr. Smith . “Here’s my address. Fly over on the carpet, and I’ll pay you when you arrive.” 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷所給句子的正誤，正確的寫 “A”，錯誤的寫 “B”。 ( )66. Mr. Smith was very interested in the carpet. ( )67. The carpet looked big and beautiful. ( )68. The salesman wanted to sell the carpet for 500 dollars. ( )69. Mr. Smith paid for the carpet at once and took it with him. ( )70. Mr. Smith believed what the salesman said. 1213 學(xué)年 寧陽二十一中 九年級英語上 期中試題 (總分 120 分 時間 90 分鐘 ) 第一部分 第二部分 第三部分