新目标（Go for it）版2018-2019学年初中英语九年级上学期期中测试卷（一）（音频暂未更新）

—Follow me, please. I'll get there, too.

—Yes, I do. And you can see that books are made _______ paper.

—Let's ask our teacher for help.

—Of course. Whether or not you can read fast mainly      your reading habits. Try to read word groups while reading.

— Wow! They were celebrating the Water Festival.

    Olive oil has been a main food in the Mediterranean（地中海的）countries for thousands of years, and some olive trees that are hundreds of years old still produce fruit.

    Almost everyone knows that olive oil is good for our health. But what most people may not realize is that olive oil is used for a lot more than just food. People make soap out of it, polish diamonds（钻石）with it, and burn it for light. In ancient times, olive oil was even used as weapon（武器）.

    These days, more and more people all over the world are discovering that olive oil may be the best oil for cooking. In the United States, people use five times（倍）more olive oil today than they did 20 years ago.

    Nowadays, most of the world's olive oil is still produced in the Mediterranean countries such as America and Australia also produce it. Spain produces the most olive oil in the world, followed by Italy and Greece.

    When Mat was a kid, he was afraid to go to the toilet. He thought there was a little man living just under it, and he would attack(攻击) him if he was there too long. He always went as quickly as possible.

    Many years later, he found that a good friend used to believe that his body was full of rice. He began to think, "Did other people have strange ideas when they were kids？ "He collected their stories and wrote a book. Later he started a website to collect more stories. The website is called "I Used to Believe". Anyone can write stories there. What a funny and strange world! Here is one from Tom.

    "I think I am a normal adult, but when I was five, I used to believe that the goal of parents was to kill their kids. One day, I kept crying when my father was busy. He got angry and put his hand around my neck. He wanted to quiet me. I remember thinking, 'OK, this is the end. 'Then he let me go and I thought to myself, 'I guess he won't do it now because too many people can see him."

    Jack was a rich young man. One day, he was driving very happily down a street. Suddenly from his car came a terrible sound. He felt , so he stopped his car and looked around. He saw a child standing nearby with a few small stones in his hand. He jumped the car and found a dent (凹痕) in the door. He was so  that he caught the boy and shouted at him, "Who are you?  did you throw a stone at my new car?"

    "Please, sir, please… I'm sorry! But I didn't know what else to do!” said the child. "I threw the stone because I wanted to get you to notice me. I need your !"

    He began to cry and said, "My brother out of his wheelchair and was almost under it. He is hurt and too  for me. Could you give me a  to get him back into his wheelchair?"

    After hearing this, Jack was moved and hurried to help him. He lifted the child's brother gently back into his wheelchair. He looked over the boy  to make sure that he was OK. Then he watched the child  his brother towards their home. Suddenly the child turned around and bowed（鞠躬）to him.

    Humans' Greatest Achievements

    The earth is 4.5 billion years old, but the human race has lived on it for just 200, 000 years. In that short time, we have achieved some amazing things.

    The list is almost endless. The invention of the airplane has changed our lives. The discovery of antibiotics(抗生素) has saved the lives of millions of people. Can you imagine living without electricity？What about the printing press(印刷术)？Without the printing press, you wouldn't be reading this. In the last 50 years, there have been great achievements in communication, such as radio, TV, computer, the Internet, and smartphone (智能手机).

    What about the arts？The arts have brought pleasure to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics？

    Finally, we must not forget humans' early achievements. We can't imagine modern life without cooked food and cars.

    What are humans' greatest achievements？To answer the question, we need to decide what we mean by "great" Or is it just something that makes us say “Wow”, like the Great Wall？What do you think?

根据短文内容, 从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处, 使短文内容完整正确.

    Willard Franklin came to my class half a year ago. From his first day here, he kept himself in his own world and never spoke to others. As his teacher, I tried  (have) a talk with him but failed.

    As Christmas came near, our school decided to raise money for the poor in our school.

    "Christmas is a season of giving." I said, "By  (give) a little money, you will help some poor students with toys, food and clothes. We  (start) the collection tomorrow."

    The next morning, Willard Franklin came up to my desk with his head down and (drop) two coins into the small box. "I don't need milk for lunch," he said in a low voice.

    After school I came to our headmaster's office when he  (read) a paper. I talked with our headmaster what had happened in the morning. "I may be wrong, but I usually thought Willard refused to be a part of our class. Could you please tell me how (solve) the problem?" The headmaster said, "I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need help. Here,  (take) a look."

    I found Willard Franklin was among them on the list. At that moment, I felt I really knew Willard for the first time: a cold face with a warm heart.

    Nick is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has little free time. He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just like that way, he neither eats nor drinks for several hours.

    Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too excited and didn't want to move. He didn't have anything for six hours. When he had to go the bathroom, he found he could not move. He was taken to the hospital. The doctor told him he should do some different kinds of activities.

    After coming back from the hospital, Nick follows the doctor's advice. He often plays soccer with his friends. Sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, but he never does it for long. Now, he lives a happy and healthy life.

⑴你经常在什么时候去哪里购物；

⑵你和谁一起去购物；

⑶你购买的贵重物品是什么，是哪里生产的；

⑷你是否喜欢网购，理由是什么。

    I'm a junior high school student.