I thought I was safe until there was a HUGE hole in my room. When my mum came home later, she smelt the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag, luckily for me, over the hole. I thought this meant she would never see it. However, after running round the house checking for a fire, she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole. Next I was grounded(关禁闭)and in trouble for months. Even worse though, the hole was still there, reminding me of what I did.

46. How old was the writer when he wrote the passage?

A. 11 years old. B. 13 years old.

C. 15 years old. D. 17 years old.

47. The underlined words “stamped out” in the first paragraph mean ________.

A. 吹灭 B. 踩灭

C. 杀灭 D. 浇灭

48. Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.

①The boy set fire to some kitchen paper.

②The boy did some drawing.

③The boy was grounded.

④The boy stamped the fire out.

⑤His mother checked for a fire.

A. ②④③①⑤

B. ②①④⑤③

C. ②①④③⑤

D. ①③④②⑤

49. Who put out the fire at last?

A. The writer.

B. The writer and his sister.

C. The writer’s mother.

D. The writer’s father.

50. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. It’s difficult to put out a fire.

B. The boy didn’t look after his sister.

C. The boy made a big trouble when he was 11.

D. Don’t leave children home alone while shopping.

B【九年级英语期中试卷及答案】

In every little girl’s toy box，there might be a Barbie Doll. Barbie is 54 years old this year. It was designed in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler. She and her husband Elliott started the toy company Mattel. She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara. The first Barbie Doll appeared at the toy fair(交易会)in New York on March 9th, 1959. This date is used as Barbie’s birthday.

Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars. Today, a Barbie in good condition might cost more than twenty-seven thousand dollars. Mattel says 90% of the girls in the United States aged from three to ten own at least one Barbie Doll. And girls aged three to six own an average(平均)of about twelve.

When Mattel created Barbie Dolls over half a century ago，they never thought this doll would become a legend. Now Barbie Dolls are famous all over the world. They are sold in one hundred and fifty countries，and every second three Barbie Dolls are sold around the world.

51.Who designed the first Barbie Doll in 1959?

A. Mattel. B. Elliott.

C. Barbara. D. Ruth Handler.

52.A Barbie Doll cost dollars in the first year after it appeared.

A. 3 B. 50

C. 90 D. 27,000

53.What does the underlined word “legend” mean in the passage?

A.传播 B.传奇

C.传承 D.传达