上海版2020届九年级下学期英语第二次模拟考试试卷D卷

上海版2020届九年级下学期英语第二次模拟考试试卷D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_ 一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)1. （10分）阅读理解Long ago, a wolf called Howler lived in a valley where lots of fruit trees grew. He often tried to climb up the trees to eat the fruit, but couldnt reach.In the valley, an old man named Martin also had a few fruit trees that he looked after very well. But as he was getting older, he noticed that he didnt have the strength to pick the fruit.Martin had the most beautiful fruit trees in the valley, which was why Howler had his eye on them. One day he decided to steal the fruit and started jumping up and down the tree.Martin looked out of the window and realized that the wolf was trying to steal fruit from his beautiful trees. Howler jumped and jumped, but he couldnt reach even the lowest branches of such a big tree.Seeing this, Martin had a great idea: he offered Howler a ladder to climb up, but in return the wolf would have to give him half of the fruit. Howler accepted the deal and began to collect the fruit. For the whole morning, he went up and down the ladder filling his basket with the fruit.Howler soon realized that he could eat all the fruit if he didnt give Martin some. He thought up a new and secret plan. Martin, on the other hand, trusted Howler and even began to think they would be friends forever.But the wolf stole the ladder and went off to other trees in the area for more fruit.Realizing that the ladder was missing, Martin went looking for it. Martin felt very disappointed at the trick and no longer trusted Howler. Though he wasnt angry with the wolf and they became friends again, he never made any more deals with him.At last, Howler learned that he shouldnt trick people and he should keep promises. He also learned that if he had been honest and not greedy, he would still have been able to enjoy more delicious fruit.（1）Which is NOT true about Martin? A . He had the most beautiful fruit trees in the valley.B . He was looking for a friend to help him pick the fruit.C . He took good care of the plants.D . He was too old to pick the fruit.（2）What was their deal? A . The wolf would pick all the fruit in the valley with the ladder.B . Martin would give all his fruit to the wolf if the wolf picked the fruit.C . The wolf would give all the fruit he picked to Martin.D . The wolf would give Martin half of the fruit he picked with the ladder.（3）The underlined word “it”(in Paragraph 7) refers to . A . the fruitB . the big treeC . the basketD . the ladder（4）How did the wolf break the deal? A . He stole the ladder for more fruit in the area.B . He made a new ladder himself.C . He ran away because of the hard work.D . He stayed in the trees and ate all the fruit.（5）It can be inferred from the story that . A . making a deal is very importantB . we should trust othersC . we should keep promisesD . wolves are always bad2. （10分）阅读理解。Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous scientists in this century. He was born in 1942. Hes a world well-known on space and time. Stephen is researching some very big questions, such as: How did the universe begin? How will it end?Stephen was a student at Oxford University. He studied math and science. Then, at the age of twenty, he became sick. He was so young, but the doctors said to his family, “He has only two more years to live.” As a matter of fact, the doctors were wrong- he didnt die. He cant walk now but he uses a wheelchair(轮椅). He cant feed himself and get in or out of bed himself. But he refused to give in to the condition. He talks with the help of a computer. After Oxford, Stephen went to Cambridge University. Three years later, in 1965, he became a doctor of philosophy(哲学).Because of his serious health problems, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams(图表)or to write. So he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking, he became one of the most famous scientists in the world. In 1991, he met the Pope(教皇) in Rome. They talked about his ideas. Then in 1998, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time. It sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages. He was once invited to China, he impressed us with his self-confidence, humorous and witty(风趣的) conversation.（1）Which of the following is NOT true? A . Stephen is good at thinking.B . Stephen cannot walk.C . Stephen has had the answers to some very big questions.D . Stephen had once studied math and science at Oxford University.（2）How old was Stephen when he became a doctor of philosophy? A . 21B . 23C . 27D . 25（3）A Brief History of Time is _. A . a book which is well-known all over the wordB . a book about Romes historyC . Stephens talk collection with the Pope in RomeD . Stephens talk collection with me in China（4）Stephens studies DO NOT relate(涉及) to _ according to the passage. A . scienceB . mathC . philosophyD . art（5）The right order of Stephens main experiences is _.a. He went to Cambridge University.b. He became very ill.c. He wrote his first import book.d. He met the Pope in Rome.A . c- a- b - dB . a- b- c- dC . b-a-d-cD . a- c- b d3. （10分）仔细阅读下面的材料，根据阅读内容选择正确答案填空Friendship RestaurantWe have different kinds of Japanese food here. The food menu is in Japanese and Chinese. All the waiters or waitresses can speak at least one foreign language.Tel: 3129997 Time: 11:30am 10:00pmVolunteer ProjectMaybe you want to help others but dont know how to do it. Then Volunteer Project will help you. Here you will get the best idea of volunteering.Call 822-5566 to join it. Email address: Lisahot-mail.comThe Dream CornerDo you want to improve your English? Do you want to practice your English with native speakers? If yes, why not join the Dream Corner? Come here on Friday afternoon every week.Red Bird ClubDo you like dancing ? Do you want to show off your cool dance at parties? Join us and make your dream come true. Closed on Tuesday. Call 822-333 for information.The Underwater WorldHere you will find different kinds of fishes and even some kinds of sharks. You will feel you are in the sea but of course this is not true. If you like fishes, I suggest that you pay a visit to it. Time: 9:30am 5:30pm.（1）In the Friendship Restaurant you can eat _ food.A . ChineseB . JapaneseC . EnglishD . French（2）Sarah wants to do some volunteer work. She can call _ to get some ideas.A . 846-3809B . 312-9997C . 822-3331D . 822-5566（3）Red Bird Club is closed on _.A . TuesdayB . MondayC . SaturdayD . Thursday（4）According to the ad, you can see _ in the Underwater World.A . volunteersB . excellent dancersC . sea animalsD . waiters and waitresses（5）If you want to practice English with native speakers, you can join_.A . the Red Bird ClubB . the Volunteer ProjectC . the Dream CornerD . the Underwater World4. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。Is there some one you hate? Well. Maybe you dont really hate them. But you get really angry every time you think of them. If you dont let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness(痛苦).Bitterness appears when we cant forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But instead of controlling he anger ,we keep t deep inside . Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we are hurting that person by criticizing(指责)him or her often ,but we are really only hurting ourselves.Bitterness can not only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease ,but also hurt out relationships with friends and family members .No one enjoy being around an angry person for very long .If you see bitterness in your life ,here are some ways to deal with it .Accept itInstead of trying to deny your anger ,make it clear to yourself and accept it .See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it .Stop making excuses for itYou may feel you have a right to be angry .You may think you are right and the other person is wrong . You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad .But in the end ,bitterness hurts you much more than the other person . The bitterness will hold you back . and the other person will go on with his or her life .Forgive and forget itYou probably can not completely put the anger out of your mind .But you can decide to forgive the other person . Forget it and move on .Youll enjoy better health and peace of mind .（1）According to the passage, we might get angry when someone_.A . holds us backB . forgets usC . doesnt like usD . hurts us（2）Bittemcss comes from .A . our health problem like heart diseaseB . the anger that lives deep inside our mindC . the person who says something that hurts usD . our relationships with friends and family members（3）The underlined word deny in the passage means _.A . 否认B . 误解C . 疏远D . 减轻（4）The best way to deal with the bitterness is to _ .A . make the person who hurts us look badB . hate the person who hurts us very oftenC . accept that you are hurting the other personD . forgive the person who hurts us and forget it（5）What can we learn from the passage?A . We should enjoy someone who hurts us.B . We should pay more attention to our friends.C . The peace of mind is more important than the hurt itself.D . We better to let bitterness go along with the other person.二、 任务型阅读 (共2题；共10分)5. （5分）阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格里只填一个单词。The Internet nowadays opens a wide world to people, including teenagers, but many parents worry that their children may meet with something unhealthy when searching online. In order to solve this problem, a new search engine for children called Kiddle has appeared.Search results are filtered（过滤）,so only safe website are shown and descriptions are written in simple language. Searches with bad words are shut off, too.Kiddles uses the same colors as Google in its logo and a similar design on its homepage, toowith an extra robot picture.The top three Kiddle search results show safe websites and pages written specially for kids, and those websites and pages are well chosen and checked by Kiddle developers.The fourth to seventh results will be safe and trusted websites that are not written specially for kids, but have content written in a simple way. These results are also chosen and checked.Results on the eighth and owwards pages are safe and famous websites that are written for adults. They provide expert content, but are harder for kids to understand.Unlike on Google, most results appear along with large thumbnail pictures（缩略图）to make it easier for children to find what they are looking for. For example, when searching for meow meow. Google produces pages for information about a drug（毒品）that has meow meow as its nickname（绰号）,but Kiddle lists information only about cats, even with some cartoon pictures.The company explained, Websites which appear in Kiddle search results satisfy family-friendly requirements, as we filter websites with unhealthy content.Kiddlea Child-Friendly Search EngineCharacteristicsl Only safe websites are shown.l Descriptions are written in simple language.l_ bad words appear.LogoIt uses the same colors as Google with a robot picture.ContentThe top three search resultsWebsites and pages are written _ for kids, after being well chosen and checked.The fourth to seventh resultsWebsites are also worth _ and have content written in a simple way.The eighth and onwards resultsWebsites are safe and famous, written for adults, and they are not _ for kids to understand._ from Googlel Kiddle has many thumbnail pictures.l Kiddle only gives safe information.AdvantageKiddle satisfies family-friendly requirements.6. （5分）任务型阅读This story comes from Nagaland in Northeast India. The Nagas say that, many years ago, the moon lived close to the earth near their village and made friends with the people there. One day, an old woman was cleaning her house. She hit the moon with her brush when she was not looking. The moon began to cry in pain. The children laughed at the crying moon and started to throw stones at it.Only one little girl felt sad because the children were hurting the moon. She told the children to stop but they did not listen. Soon the moon decided to go and live far away from the earth in the sky so the children from the village could not find it. The moon turned its face away from the earth so the children could not see it.The little girl was sad and sang a song to make the moon return. This was why, every month, the sky was dark except when the moon turned its face to the earth again to listen to the little girl singing.根据短文，将下列信息匹配ABThe Nagas believe the moon _A. but now it lives far awayThe children threw stones at the moon _B. the nights sky shone brightIn the beginning, the moon lived close to the earth _C. to make the moon come back to the earthEvery month, when the moon turned and showed its full face to the earth,_D. ran away because it was afraidThe girl sang her song _.E. because they thought it was funny三、 用单词的正确形式完成短文 (共2题；共10分)7. （5分）选词填空A.popular B.when C.at allD.interests E.pick up F.in allDo you know what gifts Western kids enjoy best? How do they give them? Lets have a quick look.The most _gifts are fashionable things like the new video games, CDs and DVDs. A video game costs about US$60 and CDs or DVDs are cheaper at around US$20.Girls like to give jewellery (宝石) they make themselves. They _pretty beads (串珠) in DIY shops and put them together in their own way.US kids give gifts according to their friends _. Puzzles or airplane models are good for smart kids.But if you are not sure what others will like, you can give them gift certificate cards (授权卡) from a store. They can get whatever they like with the cards. The cards can be worth US$20 or US$30 _.Usually parents help the kids buy the gifts that they want. So they can make the right decision.Before the parties, kids usually wrap the gifts in colourful paper. Its also fine to use newspaper as gift wrap.So _to open the gifts? In the West, its usually while everyone is at the party. The receiver (接受者) tries to say something about each gift - like how lovely it is.8. （5分）用方框中所给的短语填空at all times，clean up，cheek in，pass on，in order to（1）If you_at a hotel，you go to the desk and report that you have arrived.（2）Dont worry.There is a doctor here_.（3）Tom has to get up early_catch the early bus.（4）You should always_after a picnic.（5）She said she_the message to the other students the next day.四、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）5月22日是世界野生动物保护日。人类活动破坏了野生动物的生活环境，使许多野生动物正面临濒临灭绝的危险，如何保护野生动物？请根据以“Protecting Wild Animals”为题写一篇80词左右的短文。要点提示：1）问题：越来越多野生动物濒临灭绝。2）原因：人类滥砍滥伐，环境( environment )污染，导致动物生活区域变得越来越少；很多野生动物面临食物危机；一些人为了金钱和动物毛皮( fur )捕杀动物，一些人甚至吃野生动物。3）如何保护：政府制定有关野生动物保护措施；建立国家野生动物保护区（national wildlife parks） 了解野生动物知识，制定有关野生动物保护措施。写作要求：词数80-100；要点完整，可适当拓展内容；书写工整，卷面整洁。Protecting Wild Animals第 15 页 共 15 页参考答案一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)1-1、1-2、1-3、1-4、1-5、2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、2-5、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、4-5、二、 任务型阅读 (共2题；共10分)5-1、6-1、三、 用单词的正确形式完成短文 (共2题；共10分)7-1、8-1、8-2、8-3、8-4、8-5、四、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)9-1、