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沪教版九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1625 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A game of catch is simply two people throwing a ball back and forth（来回地）. It seems a little1and many people may not be interested in it. The two people are close enough to talk, but too far to touch. They might have baseball gloves, or they might use their hands.In fact, playing catch is part of2practiceto make you get used to using a ball and glove. But any American kid will teach you its much more than that. Playing catch is a time for kids to3with your father. Its a time when theres4to worry about except catching a ball. Its a time when words move as seamlessly（准确不误地） as the ball itself, back and forth, easy and relaxing. Its an excuse to5time together.Because baseball is an American sport, and a big part of being American, playing catch is kind of an all-American dad activity. In the suburbs（郊区）, most people have backyards not6enough to play baseball in, but just big enough for a game of catch. Those who have no7can play in the street or in the park.When adults are asked to talk about the good8of their dads, many of them will say something about playing catch. Why? Probably because dads are usually very9. A catch game is a time that is only for one thing. This is a time when a kid has her dads10. There is no work, no phone and no other people around to take your dad away from you. For the time that it takes to play a game of catch, your dad is all yours.（1）A . interesting B . boring C . amazing D . exciting （2）A . basketball B . baseball C . football D . volleyball （3）A . fight B . compare C . have D . be （4）A . nothing B . something C . everything D . anything （5）A . waste B . save C . spend D . forget （6）A . small B . large C . clean D . tidy （7）A . time B . money C . yards D . friends （8）A . jobs B . achievement C . education D . memories （9）A . busy B . brave C . strict D . kind （10）A . help B . worry C . courage D . attention 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)2. （10分）Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The programme works because everyones eyes are different. So in the future you wont have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. Youll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.The eye-recognition programme is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon, this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are.However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes dont change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the programme can be up to 94 correct, depending on how good the technology is. Some programmes may only be right 51 of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91 of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition. In the future your computer will be looking you in the eye. So smile!（1）How does the eye-recognition programme work?Why can the programme be up to 94 correct?A . You write your number.B . You show your ID card.C . You look at the machine.D . You say your name.（2）Why can the programme be up to 94 correct?A . Because eyes never change.B . Because hands or fingers can get dirty.C . Because people like the idea of the programme.D . Because the programme is widely used around the world.（3）The eye-recognition programme can know you from _.A . the shape of your handB . the shape of your footC . your voiceD . your mark made by your finger（4）Which of the following is true?A . The programme is being tested in Japan.B . Machines with other systems can also tell who you are.C . 91 of people like the idea of the programme.D . Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes.（5）What does Paragraph 4 talk about?A . Introduction to other kinds of programmes.B . Advantages of the programme.C . The places where the programme is tested.D . The way how the programme works.3. （8分） Li Lu is a fifth-grade student who lived in a small village in Shanxi Province. She lived with her grandparents, because her parents are migrant workers in big cities. During the days when there were no school buses, Li Lu had to ride a bike five kilometers and climb a small mountain to school every day. Her 70-year-old grandfather says he and Li Lus grandmother always worried about her safety.“There are so many cars on the roads, and we were really _concerned_ about her all the time. When it was time for her to come home, we would stare at the alleys (小巷的) entrance until she showed up.”But with the start of the new school year, the schools new bus now picks up the students. Eleven-year-old Li Lu pointed at her seat on the bus and said ,“Now I dont ride my bike any more. My grandparents no longer need to worry about me. The bus is spacious and comfortable. Look! This is my seat, with my name tag on the seatback.”（1）How far is Li Lus home from her school?A . Five minutes by bikeB . Over five kilometers.C . Fifty minutes by busD . Four kilometers.（2）The underlined word “concerned” can be best translated into _.A . 关注B . 有关的C . 担心的D . 涉及（3）Why does Li Lu live with her grandparents?A . Because she lives far from school.B . Because her parents have diedC . Because she had to ride a bike five kilometers to school.D . Because her parents work in big cities.（4）Whats the main idea of this passage?A . Going to school by bike.B . Far away from school.C . Li Lu has taken the new school busD . Li Lu and her family.4. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries.Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.Children in the US will leave their parents home when they grow up.They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs.They often write to their parents or telephone them.And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs.Americans think it is important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.Parents ask children to do some work around their house.And in many families, parents pay their children for doing some housework so that hey learn how to make money for their own use.（1）The size of most American families is _ that of other countries. A . larger thanB . smaller thanC . as big asD . as small as（2）When children grow up, they leave their parents home to _. A . get marriedB . be freeC . find good jobsD . study（3）They visit their parents _. A . on weekdaysB . on weekendsC . at any timeD . on holiday（4）Which of the following is NOT true? A . Children have the freedom to choose their own job.B . Parents dont ask their children to do the housework.C . When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home.D . Parents think it is important for children to make their own decision.（5）Some parents pay their children for doing housework because _. A . they want their children to learn how to make money for themselvesB . their children asked them to do soC . they are richD . the law requires(要求)them to do so5. （10分） When you feel sad, tears will come down from your eyes. When you are happy, especially when you laugh hard, tears will also come down from your eyes. But tears have a more important job than showing your feelings.Tears keep your eyes clean and healthy. They wash away dirt and germs(细菌) just like bath. Your eyes also need tears to keep them wet. And eyes must be wet so that they can move smoothly. Your eyes are busy looking here and there all day long. They move quickly from one thing to another. If you didnt have tears, your eyes couldnt move, and soon you would be blind.Maybe you dont like tears, but your eyes cant do without them.（1）The story tells us _.A . what makes people blindB . why people have tearsC . why people cry when they are sadD . what tears are（2）Tears help you by _.A . showing how you feelB . making your face cleanC . washing things from your eyesD . making your eyes bright（3）If your eyes were not wet, you could not_.A . look at things clearlyB . laugh and cryC . keep cleanD . show your feelings（4）When you are happy or sad, you may _.A . look at things quicklyB . wash away dirt and germsC . have tears in your eyesD . move your eyes quickly（5）The sentence “your eyes cant do without them” means _.A . your eyes like having baths very muchB . your eyes like tears very muchC . your eyes cant work without tearsD . your eyes cant open without them三、 词汇运用 (共2题；共15分)6. （5分）请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。choose come twelve it success1.Nobody came close to the door, so the door seemed to close by _ .2.Without the help of our teacher, we did the experiment _ .3.We are all busy getting ready for the _ exams these days.4.The traffic stopped, and he had no _ but to walk home.5.I hope to see you at my_ birthday party.7. （10分）阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。Daniel Kristiansea is a 14-year-old schoolboy from Denmark. Recently, while doing his history homework about World War , he had a surprising discovery _（在后面）his familys home. He found the remains of a World War plane and a _（飞行员）.After telling his father about his history homework, Daniel was encouraged to go out onto their farm with a special machine to find _（金属）. He and his father hoped they might find some old plates or something he could _（给看）to his classmates at school. Much to their surprise, on the _（第五）day, they found some broken plane pieces. When they _（挖）down seven meters, they suddenly came across pieces of _（灰色的）clothes. They reported what they found to the government, and soon the news was _（广泛地）heard across Danmark. Each day their house was _（拥挤的）with news reporters.Daniels father, Klaus, remembered being told by his grandpa that a plane from _（德国）had hit their farm during World War . But Klaus thought it was just a good story. Now it turns out to be true.四、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空(未提供单词的，限填一词)，使文章意思完整、正确。 After six days of spring rain, a _(run) river appeared near Nancy Browns farm. When she tried to get her cows to a _(high) ground, she fell down and hit her head on a fallen tree. Then she fainted(昏倒) in the river for a few minutes. When she woke_, Lizzie, one of _(she) oldest and favourite cows, was licking(舔) her head. The water was rising. Nancy got up and began walking _(slow) with Lizzie. The water was now getting higher and higher. It was hard _Nancy to move her feet. Finally, all she could do was throw her arms around _(Lizzie) neck. About 20 minutes later, Lizzie successfully pulled Nancy out of the running water and onto a small island in the middle of the river.Even though it was about noon, the rain was so heavy that it took people two _(hour) to find Nancy. Soon she was taken to a hospital.When the flood left two days later, Nancy went back to the island at once. She _(find) that Lizzie was gone. She was one of the nineteen cows that Nancy had lost. She saved my life but lost hers, said Nancy_tears.五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）请阅读下面短文，在短文后表格中的空白处填上适当的单词(每空限填一词）。AnnaI work in a bank (银行). My home is near a park and is about ten kilometers from my office. I usually go to work by train. I usually get up at 6:30 a. m. and take the train at 7:00 a. m. It usually takes me about thirty minutes to get to my office. The train is quick and cheap. I am never late for work.JoeI am a student. My house is near a river . My school is across from (在对面) the river. I can walk to school. It takes me about thirty minutes. But I often go to school by boat, because it is more fun. It takes me about twenty minutes.Passage outlineSupporting detialsWhere do they live?1)Annas home is _a park and is about ten kilometers from her office.2)Joe lives near a river. His school is across from the river.How do they go to work or go to school?1)Anna usually goes to work _train.2)Joe can walk to school,but he often goes to school by boat.How long does it take them to get to office or school?1)It usually takes Anna abuot _minutes to get to her office.2) It takes Joe about thirty minutes to _to school.It takes him about twenty minutes by boat.What word is similar to the underlined word home in the passage?_.六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）假如Jim是你最好的朋友，以“My best friend”为题，请你从以下五个方面向大家介绍他。1）. 在学校学习努力，很喜欢看英语书；2）. 身体健康，每周锻炼三四次；3）. 喜欢吃蔬菜和水果，几乎从不喝咖啡；4）. 最喜欢英语学科，认为英语比数学有趣；5）. 不能忍受肥皂剧，认为它很无聊。要求：1）.词数要求80词左右（短文首句已给出，不计入总词数）；2）.要点提示均须涉及，可适当增加内容；3）.不用真实姓名、校名、地名。My best friendHello, everyone, Id like to introduce my best friend Jim to you.第 16 页 共 16 页参考答案一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1-1、二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、2-5、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、4-5、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、5-5、三、 词汇运用 (共2题；共15分)6-1、7-1、四、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8-1、五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9-1、六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10-1、