沪教版九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷（I）卷

沪教版九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷（I）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。My name is Peter. I live in a small village. In my village, there arent many cars or buses, and the streets are clean. I 1all the neighbors and at the end of the day, we get together and talk. We go to bed 2because there isnt much to do in the evening There arent any theaters cinemas, museums or clubs. But the children can play in the streets or in nature (大自然). They can 3keep animals at home. There is no noise (噪音). We can hear a lot of beautiful sounds from nature 4the birds singing and the rain pouring (倾盆而下). In the evening, we can see lots of clear and beautiful 5in the sky.My penfriend Ken lives in a big city. He says there are more workplaces in the city, better schools, 6shops, finer restaurants and hundreds of cinemas, theaters and museums. Children can go to clubs and parks to 7themselves. I went to the city to visit Ken last month. He took me to the biggest shopping center and we bought some nice gifts for my 8For example, a cool T-shirt for my dad.Which is better, the city or the village? many of my classmates asked me when I came back. Im not sure, 9I know that I like the clean streets, friendly neighbors and fresh air in my 10better.（1）A . ask B . thank C . know D . teach （2）A . early B . late C . fast D . slowly （3）A . still B . ever C . almost D . also （4）A . like B . with C . about D . around （5）A . kites B . stars C . planes D . birds （6）A . smaller B . nicer C . fewer D . quieter （7）A . help B . find C . enjoy D . save （8）A . school B . friends C . classmates D . family （9）A . and B . so C . but D . as （10）A . town B . village C . city D . country 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共49分)2. （8分） The human brain weighs about 1.4 kilograms, but it can hold much more information than most computers. However, there is another difference between humans and computers. Computers dont forget information they are given, but humans often do. No one remembers everything, and luckily we dont usually have to. But everyone can improve their memory if they want to. Here are some suggestions.Try to use new information immediately. For example, if you meet someone who says Hi! Im Carlos, dont just say Hello. Repeat the persons name. Say Break a big number into smaller parts. For example, its hard to memorize (记忆) 109244153. But if you break it into three parts109/244/153it becomes easier.Write out what you need to remember over and over again. This will help you keep it in mind longer, especially for memorizing formulas (公式) or facts.Always review information. If you bring what youve learned back to your mind, they become easier to remember. For example, before you go to sleep, its a good idea to review the new things you learned that day.Discuss with a friend. It is always easier to remember things through discussions. You can have a discussion about whats right and whats wrong, and it will lead to the right answer.Never tell yourself that you have a bad memory. You can always do something to help improve your memory. And everyones memory gets better if they use it often enough.All of the suggestions are helpful. If you follow them, you are certain to improve your memory.（1）Which should be put in the blank (空格)in Paragraph 2 ?A . Hello, CarlosB . How do you do?C . Hello, I am SophiaD . Glad to meet you!（2）What can help memorize a big number more easily according to the passage?A . To store it in a computer.B . To break it into smaller partsC . To discuss it with a friend.D . To review it before you sleep.（3）Which of the following is true according to the passage?A . Discussing with friends can help you remember things.B . Always reviewing information can help you fall asleepC . Formulas and facts can help you learn about your brain.D . Human beings can improve their memory by computer.（4）What does the sentence Never tell yourself that you have a bad memory mean?A . You should tell others about your bad memory.B . You should believe in other people all the time.C . You should ask others to improve their memoryD . You should have confident in your memory ability.3. （6分）根据短文理解完成下列各题。CShenzhen is a city in South China. It is not very big, but it has attracted people of the whole country and the whole world as well.Just about twenty years ago, it was only a small fishing village. There were not many people there. Most of them lived on fishing. Things have greatly changed since the 1980s. It became the first special economic zone (经济特区) in China.Because of the opening policy(政策), economic changes between China and the outside world have increased greatly. People can come and go easily between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Both foreigners and Chinese have built a lot of factories, companies and tourists attractions there. People all over the country have come to find jobs. Many of them have settled down in this new booming(兴起的) city.Shenzhen is developing so fast that it has become a well-known metropolis(大都市) in China.（1）About twenty years ago most of the people in Shenzhen .A . worked in the factoriesB . did houseworkC . caught fish for a livingD . lived a happy life（2）What have foreigners done in Shenzhen?A . They have come to visit their friends.B . They have built a lot of factories and companies.C . They have got plenty of money from China.D . They have come to buy things.（3）Many of them have settled down in this new booming city. settled down means .A . made downB . sat downC . began to workD . stayed there4. （10分）阅读短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。BToday.an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called the Heads-down Tribe (低头族). Are you a head-down tribe member? Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.More and more traffic accidents are happening because more drivers use mobile phones when they are driving. In order to make drivers pay more attention to driving, some new traffic rules have been made. For example, people who use mobile phones while driving in Taiwan are fined（罚款）. Car drivers and motorcyclists who break the traffic rule will be fined NT$ 3,000 and NT$1,000 respectively（分别地）As we can see above, using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost a lot of money. Also，more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the Heads-down Tribe. Lets have a look at an interesting TV report. A man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home. As a result, he knocked into a big lost bear. When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was so afraid that he turned around and ran away quickly. Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile Phones. Its strange that they dont talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone.Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. Are mobile phones good or bad? It depends on how people use them. Lets be healthy users and try to be the Heads-up Tribe.（1）A heard-down tribe member _.A . is good at using the InternetB . is a dangerous driverC . is always looking at his or her mobile phoneD . doesnt like reading books（2）The underlined word motorcyclists in the passage means _ in Chinese.A . 摩托车手B . 手机使用者C . 低头族D . 骑行者（3）The American was _ when he knocked into the bear.A . driving a carB . going to workC . using his mobile phoneD . listening to music（4）According to the passage, the Heads-down Tribe _ when they eat in a restaurant.A . look at their own mobile phonesB . dont talk to the people who sit oppositeC . dont communicate with others on the phoneD . both A and B（5）Whats the best title for the passage?A . Driver your car carefullyB . Use mobile phones properlyC . Be a head-down tribe memberD . Dont put your head down.5. （25分）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。My two little daughters and I usually go out and help others on Thankful Thursday. Last Thursday, we were going to buy lunch for the beggars(乞丐) in the street. Then we went to the nearest KFC.I ordered 15 lunches from it and drove my car to hand them out. We gave the lunches to the beggars. They were excited. We were happy to see that. Then we noticed a small, old woman, asking for pocket money. We gave her our last lunch bag. Before we got into the car, she started to speak to us. “No one has done anything like this for me before,” she said with a smile. ”Well, Im glad that we were the first,” I answered. “So, when will you eat your lunch?” I asked.She just looked at me with her big, brown eyes and said, “Oh, dear, Im not going to eat this lunch. You see, I have a little daughter, I usually cant buy her favourite food. But today she will be so happy!”I dont know if the kids noticed the tears in my eyes. I have asked many times whether our actions of kindness were too small to change anything. Yet at that moment, I realized the truth of the words: We can do small things with great love.（1）Who were they going to buy lunch for? (Not more than two words)（2）How many lunches did the writer order? (Not more than two words)（3）When did the woman start to speak to the writer? (Not more than six words)（4）How will her little daughter feel today? (Not more than five words)（5）What can we learn from the passage? (Not more than eight words)三、 词汇运用 (共2题；共16分)6. （4分）根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式begin，strange，suddenly ,heavy（1）Look! Theres something_in the skyWhats it? （2）Jackie stood up and_to move around his room （3）It rained_last night and it is very wet now （4）A warm thought(想法)_came to meI might buy some flowers for my mom7. （12分）阅读下面短文，在空白处写出适当的单词，单词首字母已给出。【有的词请注意词形的变化】There was a boy who was forced to a boarding(寄宿的)school by his parents. Before being sent away, this boy used to be the b_ student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. But things changed after he went to the new school. His grades started d_. He hated being in a group. He was l_ all the time. He felt he was worthless and that no one loved him.His parents began to worry a_him. But even they did not know what was wrong with him. So his dad decide to visit the school and have a t_with him by himself.They sat on the beach near the school. The father started asking him q_ about his classes, teachers and sports with a smile on his face. After some time his dad said kindly, ”Do you know w_ I am here today, my dear son?”The boy answered back q_, “To check my grades.”“No, no.”his dad replied calmly, “I am here to make you u_that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I dont care about grades. I care about you. Nothing could be more valuable than your h_. You are my life!”These words made the boys eyes filled with t_. He hugged his dad happily. They didnt say a_to each other for a long time.Now the boy knew there was someone in the world who cared about him deeply. He meant the world to someone. From then on, the boy felt confident in his life again.四、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)8. （1分）They think that they have spent a happy _ (child) in the countryside. 五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共30分)9. （30分）任务型阅读Last month some thieves stole a valuable teapot from a museum in Hong Kong. They took the teapot to America, but the American police found it. The museum sent Mr. Chan, a member of the museum staff, to collect the teapot. On the plane back to Hong Kong, he noticed two men. They were watching him closely. Perhaps theyre going to steal the teapot again. I must think of a plan,” he thought.Mr Chans daughter, Amy, met him at Hong Kong Afimor. Mr Chan NS was carrying two boxes. He gave his daughter the pink box and said to her in a low voice, Take this gift box home with great care. He walked away with the brown one. The two men followed him.Amy opened the box at home. She was expecting a pair of sports shoes, but she just found an old teapot. This is not a very interesting gift, said Amy, a bit disappointed. Thats all right. Lets make some tea in it, said her mother. Then they found a note in the teapot. It said, Dear Amy, _ Love Dad.”The two men kidnapped(绑架)Mr. Chan on his way to the museum. They opened his box and found a pair of sports shoes inside.Wheres the teapot?” the two thieves shouted at the top of their voice with red faces. How dare you cheat us? We saw you give your daughter a box at the airport. Come with us! Were going to search your home, one of them said。When the thieves entered Mr. Chans flat, it was dark and quiet. All of a sudden, the door closed and the lights went on. The police were waiting inside.Amy and her mother came out of the bedroom with the teapot. That teapot is very valuable, said Mr. Chan. A long time ago it belonged to an emperor. He drank tea from it.“We were going to drink tea from it, too, said Amy, laughing.（1）Was the teapot found in America? （2）What did Mr Chan notice on the plane back to Hong Kong? （3）What was in the pink box? （4）How did the two thieves feel when they didnt find the teapot? （5）Where were the thieves caught? （6）What did Mr. Chan probably write to Amy in the note? Fill in the blank with TWO sentences. 六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）你知道“施比受更有福”的含义吗？“施”指“给予”，“受”指“接受”，“施比受更有福”意为“给予比接受更幸福”。请根据下列提示，以“It Is More Blessed to Give than to Receive”为题，写一篇不少于80词的短文。内容提示：1）你的朋友小梅经常去养老院帮忙照顾老人；2）她帮助老人打扫房间、洗衣服、陪老人聊天、照顾生病的老人；3）你问她为什么这么做，她说：“施比受更有福。”相关词汇：养老院 the nursing homeIt Is More Blessed to Give than to Receive第 15 页 共 15 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49分)2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、3-1、3-2、3-3、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16分)6-1、6-2、6-3、6-4、7-1、四、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)8-1、五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共30分)9-1、9-2、9-3、9-4、9-5、9-6、六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10-1、