2019-2020学年上学期九年级英语期末考试试卷（II ）卷.doc

2019-2020学年上学期九年级英语期末考试试卷（II ）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给出的四个选项A、B、C、D中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并转涂至答题卡。Once when I was six years old I saw a picture in a book,1True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest. It was a picture of a boa constrictor（大蟒） in the act of2 an animal. Here is a copy of the drawing. In the book it said: “Boa constrictors swallow their prey （猎物）whole, withoutchewing it. 3 they are not able to move, and they sleep 4 thesix months that they need for digestion.”After somework with a colored pencil I succeeded in making my first drawing. It looked like this:Drawing Number One.I showed my picture to the grown-ups, and asked them5 thedrawing frightened them.6they answered: “Frighten? Why should any one be7 by ahat?”My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictordigesting an elephant. But since the grown-ups were not able to understand it,I8 another drawing: I drew the 9 of the boa constrictor, so that thegrown-ups could see it10 . They always need to have things explained.MyDrawing Number Two looked like this:Drawing Number TwoWhenever I met one of them who seemed to me at all clear-sighted, I triedthe experiment of 11him my Drawing Number One, which I have alwayskept. I would try to12, so, if this was a person of true understanding.But, 13 it was, he, or she, would always say: “That is a hat.”That is why, atthe age of six, I gave up what might have been a magnificent career as a painter.I had been disheartened by the failure of my Drawing Number One and myDrawing Number Two. Grown-ups never understand 14 by themselves,and it is15 for children to be always and forever explaining things tothem.（1）A . said B . called C . told D . talked （2）A . seeking B . catching C . playing D . swallowing （3）A . After all B . After that C . After another D . After hours （4）A . through B . with C . about D . for （5）A . whether B . why C . how D . where （6）A . And B . Then C . But D . So （7）A . liked B . threatened C . hated D . frightened （8）A . made B . brought C . bought D . had （9）A . outside B . inside C . left side D . right side （10）A . clear B . cleared C . clearing D . clearly （11）A . giving B . sending C . showing D . teaching （12）A . come out B . hand out C . find out D . bring out （13）A . whatever B . whenever C . whoever D . however （14）A . something B . everything C . anything D . nothing （15）A . happy B . pleased C . tiresome D . terrible 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)2. （10分） Im Mary. I have a piece of good news to tell you. My parents bought a new flat in the centre of the city. The rooms are not big, but they are all comfortable. There are more rooms than our old flat. I am excited(激动) because I have my own bedroom. In the old flat, I share the bedroom with my sister.My favourite room in the new flat is my bedroom. I can be alone (单独) in it. It is my own small world. I can listen to music, read comics and chat with my friends on the phone. I can also look for things on the Internet and send e-mails to my e-friends.Kitchen is my favourite room, too. I like helping my mother with the cooking. She is not only a good teacher but also a good cook. She often teaches me how to make some different dishes. She lived in Sichuan when she was a child. So she likes hot food and she can cook very delicious hot food. （1）Whats Marys new flat like?A . Big and comfortableB . Small and not comfortableC . Big but not comfortableD . Small but comfortable（2）Mary can do the following things in the bedroom except(除了)_.A . play the pianoB . chat with her friendsC . send e-mailsD . listen to music（3）Which room does Mary like best?A . The kitchenB . Her bedroomC . The sitting roomD . Both A and B（4）What does Marys mother do?A . A teacher.B . A nurse.C . A housewife.D . A worker.（5）Where did Marys mother live when she was a child?A . The old flatB . The centre of the cityC . SichuanD . The new flat3. （10分）If you think texting(发短信) while walking is dangerous, just wait until everyone starts wearing Googles smart, Internet-connected glasses. These glasses can do anything you now need a smartphone or tablet computer(平板电脑) to do and then some.In Googles video, a guy wearing the Project Glass is shown getting subway information, making an appointment with a friend for coffee and showing the directions in a bookstore, all with the help of the glass. It ends with him playing an instrument for a woman and showing her the sunset through a video chat.The Project Glass Google displayed have a sleek(光滑的) wrap-around look and appear nothing like 3-D glasses. In development for a few years, the project is the idea of Google X, the online search-leaders secret department that produced the self-driving car and could one day send elevators into space.Google posted the video and short blog post about “Project Glass” on April 4th, asking people to offer feedback(反馈) through its Google Plus social network. By April 5th, about 500 people did, voicing a mix of amazement and concern about the new technology. What if people used it in cars and could not concentrate on driving? What about the effect on(对有影响) your sight of having a screen so close to your eye?Some asked for the glass, but Google isnt giving those out just yet. The company didnt say when normal people can expect to get their hands on a piece of Project Glass, but going by how quickly Google will come out with new products, it may not be long. Enderle said that it could be about six months to a year before wide tests are coming, and a year or more for the first version(版本) of the product.（1）This passage mainly talks about.A . an invention B . a video C . Google（2）Theof the “Project Glass” is not mentioned in this passage.A . shapeB . inventorC . price（3）If you want to buy such a piece of glass, you should wait at least for.A . a year B . 6 months C . 3 months（4）We cant use the glass to.A . communicate with othersB . keep away from the sunC . get information（5）Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?A . The “Project Glass” looks like 3-D glasses.B . Many people think that the glass may help a lot while driving.C . Some people worry that the glass will be bad to our sight while wearing it.4. （10分） Can I see my baby? the happy new mother asked. When the baby was lying in her arms and she moved the cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped(吃力地喘着气). The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the hospital window. The baby had been born without ears. Luckily, time proved that the babys hearing was perfect. Though the misfortune(不幸)happened to him, he grew into a handsome boy. Yet he felt ashamed when he communicated with others.You should get in touch with other young people, his mother told him, with a kindness in her heart. The boys father talked with the family doctor about his ears. Could nothing be done?the father asked. I believe I could give him a pair of outer ears, if they could be got, the doctor replied.Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, You are going to the hospital, Son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need, but its a secret.The operation is a big success. Later he married and entered the diplomatic(外交的) service. One day, he asked his father, Who gave the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.You could, my son, said the father, but the agreement was that you are not to knownot yet.The years kept their secret, but one of the darkest days did come. He stood with his father over his mothers casket(棺材). Slowly, the father stretched forth(伸出) a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears.Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut, his father whispered gently, and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?（1）Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby? Who gave the son the ears?A . Because her son had a tiny face.B . Because she saw her son crying.C . Because her son was in her arms.D . Because her son was born imperfect.（2）Who gave the son the ears?A . His mother.B . His father.C . A doctor.D . A stranger.（3）The underlined word reveal in the last but one paragraph means _.A . seeB . showC . findD . search（4）The best title for the passage would be _.A . Mothers hairB . An unforgettable memoryC . Who gave me the ears?D . Who is my best respectable person?（5）The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers that _.A . The secret was kept until the mother diedB . Real love lies in what is done but not knownC . The operation on the boy was a great successD . The boy entered the diplomatic service when he grew up5. （8分）根据材料内容，选择正确答案。CTed, my little brother, is in Grade One. Last Friday he came back from school with a letter. The letter was from his teacher. “I got a red flower today. Could you please sign this note?” he said to mum. The note showed that he had been talking in class.Ted hardly gets top scores in his school work. The best he gets is “OK”, but he often gets “You can do better than this.” Mum knows what it means. She tells me “You can do better than this” means “Extremely bad” in China.In the USA, teachers never say anything too bad about their students, even if the students are making trouble in class or not working hard enough. The worst they might say is “Please be nicer tomorrow”. Many parents are satisfied with a B-grade for each subject.But things in Chinese schools are quite different. Parents have high expectations for their children. I sometimes felt that my second-grade cousin spend more time on homework than I did when I was 6th grade in the US! Yet his parents and teachers didnt think he worked hard enough.Is it too strict in China? Or is it not strict enough in the USA? Maybe both are true.（1）Why did Ted come home with a letter last Friday?A . Because the teacher wanted to visit his mother.B . Because he did something wrong.C . Because the teacher was happy with his progress.D . Because the teacher thought he was too lazy.（2）If a student in the USA gets “OK” in his schoolwork, it means _.A . he gets top scoresB . he gets medium scoresC . he gets extremely bad scoresD . he gets the worst scores（3）The underlined words “high expectations” in this passage means “_”.A . 很高的待遇B . 很多的自由C . 很高的期望D . 很多的关爱（4）The writer mainly wants to tell us _.A . the differences between Chinese education and American educationB . Chinese students are better than American studentsC . American parents are not strict enough with their childrenD . whats the best way to educate child三、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共20分)6. （20分）任务型阅读：阅读下列材料，根据文章意思回答以下问题。写出完整的句子。We had a terrible school trip last weekSome students were lateThen we waited half an hour for the school bus，but it didnt arrive. In the end，the teacher took us by subwayIt took over an hourWhen we arrived at the zoo，we were all tired and hungryWe wanted to see elephantsbut there werent anyThere were some really smart seals(海豹)，but we didnt see the showWe arrived too lateWe forgot our cameras，so we didnt take any photosThen it started to rain，and nobody had an umbrellaSo we went for lunch and ate some pizzaMy friends had some ice-cream，tooI didnt have any because I dont like itWe didnt see many animals because it rainedFinally we went back to schoolWe were wet and tiredI didnt enjoy my school trip at all!（1）Did the students have fun on their school trip last week?（2）How long did it take the students to get to the zoo by subway?（3）What did the writer have for lunch on the school trip? （4）Why didnt they see the smart seal show? 四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）单词拼写：阅读下面短文，请根据所给中文正确拼写单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。Imagine a life without arms or legs! You cant hold anything in your arms. You cant walk anywhere with you feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you_ (微笑) at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?Nick was born without limbs(四肢)，so life was not_ (容易) for him. At school many students played _ (笑话) on him because he looks different from everyone else. He was refused to be their friends, so he always felt _ (孤独的). However, he faced that bravely. He_ (学习) to type and write with two toes(脚趾) at the age of six, and he could even surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great _ (成功) and was among the most excellent students in the studies. And he decided on what to do later in his lifeto encourage others to work hard for their _ (梦想).Now Nick is one of the most _ (受欢迎的) speakers in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story_ (对抗)difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you have, not what you dont have.” he said. His story encourages_ (百万) of people. “ I tell people to keep on getting up when they fall and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Trying to stay healthy seems to be a difficult thing for us. To have _healthy lifestyle, there is no _(good) way than to encourage the whole family to have a healthy lifestyle.When others do the same _(activity) as us, we can encourage each other to keep doing. If _get your family to be interested in doing exercise and eating _(healthy), you will be fit and healthy quicker than you think.When you go shopping, only buy healthy food. Buy vegetables and fruit rather than junk food like chips. Try different kinds of foods and try _(eat) more at home.Dont think _food as some kinds of entertainment（娱乐）. We may often meet our friends for lunch. In fact, there are many other things you can do with friends. How about _(meet) friends for a football game rather than meeting for lunch? You can still eat, _the activity doesnt have to focus（集中）on food. The food is less important than the fun activity.Looking after your health should not be boring. _(start) now.六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）假如你是张红, 目前有个在美国的Homestay夏令营。你是否愿意参加, 请说明原因, 并介绍你自己的特长爱好, 及有什么样的要求。请以书信的形式回复。Dear Sir/Madam,Yours,Zhang Hong第 13 页 共 13 页参考答案一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15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、3-5、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、4-5、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、三、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共20分)6-1、6-2、6-3、6-4、四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)7-1、五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8-1、六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)9-1、