鲁教版九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷A卷

鲁教版九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷A卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分） Zhang Jin was so lucky to have a free trip to Thailand. But he didnt 1to have a dangerous experience. The next day, when Zhang Jin arrived in Bangkok (曼谷), he was shocked to find himself in a city2with street battles (战斗) between two groups. One group was supporting the Thai government while the other was 3it and had street battles with the4 . Two people were killed and hundreds injured. Because of it, 240,000 foreign tourists, including over 3,000 Chinese people like Zhang, failed to leave and had to5in the country.We were 6 on the streets. But we felt at home with other Chinese from HongKong or Taiwan, said Zhang. 7, the Chinese government sent flights to bring the people back. Now, all the Chinese tourists are safely back home. The moment the plane left Thailand, we cheered for joy, said Zhang.Last week the street battles finished.8, the countrys tourism industry(旅游业)needs9to return to normal. Tourism is the10 part of the countrys economy (经济)， Thailand is called Land of Smiles and has some of Asias best beaches. It has made ￥17 billion from 15.5 million tourists this year. （1）A . like B . believe C . expect D . refuse （2）A . filled B . begun C . covered D . ended （3）A . for B . with C . at D . against （4）A . police B . students C . workers D . teachers （5）A . leave B . stay C . live D . sleep （6）A . happy B . sorry C . sad D . nervous （7）A . Badly B . Luckily C . Mostly D . Suddenly （8）A . But B . However C . Though D . So （9）A . time B . people C . money D . rest （10）A . highest B . smallest C . biggest D . lowest 二、 阅读理解 (共5题；共40分)2. （8分）阅读下面的材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 In every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out. Many join organizations run (管理) by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain. Since the powerful (猛烈的) earthquake took place in Sichuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life. Some offer their professional skills for free. Others have no qualifications (资历), but they love to work hard to help.One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother Teresa. She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of Calcutta. She helped the homeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families.Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too. They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something. They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher. As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life.All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways. They might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villages, Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you.（1）The Peace Corps is _ in the United States. A . a cityB . an organizationC . a volunteerD . a school（2）The underlined word those in the passage means _. A . the homelessB . the sickC . the poorD . the kids（3）What is NOT the reason for teenagers to be volunteers according to the passage? A . They want to make more friends.B . They want to be helpful.C . It helps them get work experience.D . It can improve their social life.（4）What is the main idea of this passage? A . The world needs volunteers.B . Mother Teresa was a great volunteer.C . Volunteers do all kinds of work.D . There are different ways of volunteering.3. （10分） When do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees? Or do you see many other things, such as singing birds, colorful plants and wild flowers?The forest is a whole world of its own. It is full of many different living things(生物). But even though they are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on.The trees feed the forest peopleby making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and minerals(矿物) from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots joins the soil together and stops it from dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it.Human beings(人类) are like the living things in the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck drivers to bring it to our shops and clerks(售货员) to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and cook it and others to take our waste things away. Then, of course, we need doctors, nurses, government leaders, mailmen, telephone operators, and many others.We also need other human beings in another way. We need people for friendship, to talk over our problems, exchange ideas. Think how lonely and unhappy you would be if you lived all alone.Life is a matter of giving and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to help us. Think what a good feeling you have when you have done something for someone else!（1）According to the text, colorful plants and flowers live on _.A . the leaves of the treesB . water and mineralsC . the soil and airD . all of the above（2）It is the _ that make it possible for living things to live in the forest.A . treesB . birdsC . plantsD . farmers（3）According to the writer, human beings are _ the forest “people”.A . different fromB . likeC . dislikeD . unhappy with（4）The writer mainly wants to tell us_.A . we need people for friendshipB . we need one another in order to liveC . the forest is a whole world of its ownD . the forest is full of different living things（5）Which one is the relationship(关系) between a forest and your life？A . We can see trees in the forests.B . We like the living things in the forest.C . We need farmers to grow our food in the forest.D . We are the same as the forest; We need each other to live on.4. （10分）Nat lived in a small town in England. He always stayed in England for his vacation, but last year he thought, “Im never outside this country. All my friends go to Spain , and they like it very much. So this year Im going there, too.”First he went to Madrid (马德里) and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went out for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Nat forgot about this and when he was crossing a busy street, a bike knocked (撞) him down.Nat lay (躺) on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said,“Where am I ?”An old man was selling maps at the side of the street, and he at once cameto Nat and said, “Map of the city, sir ?”（1）Nat always spent his vacation_ .A . in MadridB . in SpainC . outside his countryD . in England（2）One year, Nat went to _ .A . EnglandB . LondonC . SpainD . America（3）The exact (准确) Chinese word for “busy” in this story may be “_”.A . 忙碌的B . 紧张的C . 热闹的D . 热烈的（4）“Map of the city, sir ?” means “_”.A . Do you have a map of the cityB . Show me a map of the city, pleaseC . Do you want to buy a map of the city, sir ?D . Do you want to have a look at the map of the city（5）The end (结尾) of the story is _ .A . sadB . happyC . interestingD . boring5. （6分） Hearing live music is one of the most pleasurable experiences available to human being. The music sounds great, it feels great, and you get to watch the players as they play it. No matter what kind of music you love, try listening to it live.This guide focuses on classic music, a tradition that originated before recordings, radio, and the Internet, back when all music was live music. In those days live human beings performed for other live human beings, with everybody together in the same room. When heard in this way, classic music can have a special excitement. Hearing classic music in a concert can leave you feeling refreshed and energized. It can be fun. It can be romantic. It can be spiritual.Classical music concerts can seem like snobby（高傲的）affairs full of foreign terms and unusual behavior. It can be hard to understand whats going on . It can be hard to know how to act. But dont worry. Concerts are no stranger than any other amusement, and the rules of behavior are much simpler and easier to understand than the stock market, football, or system software programs.If you havent been to a live concert before, or if youve been confused by concerts, this guide will explain, so you can relax and enjoy the music.（1）FromParagraph1,wecanseethatthewriterencouragesus_.A . towatchthemusicianstomakemusicB . toexperiencethespiritofclassicalmusicC . toattendliveconcertsandenjoylivemusicD . togetpleasurefromdifferentkindsofmusic（2）Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“originated”inParagraph2?A . listenedB . startedC . performedD . disappeared（3）Thewriterconsidersthatliveclassicalmusic_.A . isfullofforeigntermsB . istoodifficulttounderstandC . isstrangerthanotheramusementsD . isexcitingtobothplayersandlisteners6. （6分）阅读下列短文，在空白处填入与短文内容相符的信息，完成阅读摘记。 Our world has all kinds of colours. They make the world so colourful. Whats your favourite colour? Here are some answers from four students:David: I like winter, because it often snows in winter. When it snows, everything is white. Its beautiful and I can go skiing. I like the colour best.Betty: My favourite colour is green. Green is the colour of the world. When I see green thing, I always think of my favourite sport, soccer. The soccer field(场地) is green, too!Kate: Strawberries and cherries are my favourite fruit. What colour are they? They are red! The setting sun is red. Our national flag (国旗) is red. Red is also the color of fire. It always make us warm and excited.Jack: The sky and sea have the same colour-blue. Thats my favourite colour. Blue makes me calm (平静).When Im unhappy because of a bad school grade, I just lie on the grass and look up at the beautiful blue sky.（1）What does the underlined word soccer mean in Chinese? A . 篮球B . 足球C . 排球D . 乒兵球（2）请根据短文，在A、B、C、D四个选项中选择合适的选项完成下列表格。（无需填写单词） NameDavidBettyKateJackFavourite colour_A. red B. green C. blue D. white三、 词汇运用 (共2题；共15分)7. （5分）根据短文内容从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，使短文完整、通顺and, live, even, be, pandaHere are five kinds of animals. Elephants eat plants and fruit. They like water. The zebra _in Africa. It eats leaves and grass. There _only about 1,800 _in China. They eat bamboo and plants. The tiger is in Asia. It is large _strong. It eats meat. It is good at swimming. Monkeys live in Africa, Asia and America. They eat meat, leaves, fruit and _eggs.8. （10分）根据中文提示, 在短文空白处填入一个适当的词。 For students who study computer science in MIT, they usually need four years to _ （完成） their education. They need to study 33 subjects in the four years and pass all the exams. But Scott Young is _（不同）. The man from Canada did not spend so long on this job. _（相反）, he only spent one year! How could he do this so _ （快地）? The answer is simple learning in the _ （合适的） way! Scott Young calls his way of learning HolisticLearning Strategy (整体性学习法). It has many great study _ （技能）. Anyone can use this strategy. _（无论什么）you want to learn, it may help you learn better and faster. It says if youre learning something, you should try to _ （解释）it to others. If you cannot make people understand you _ （清楚地）, that means you do not learn it very well. Do you often have _ （压力）in your study life? Are you always worried about your grades? Come to read Scott Youngs book, LearnMore Study Less, and learn more about the Holistic Learning Strategy!四、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)9. （10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Hey, my name is Sydney Roberge. Im 13 years old and I _ (life) in the USA. Im fun and outgoing. I like all _ (kind) of music and love to sing every day. My dream is _ (be) famous for my singing one day. I dont care _ you are black or white. My favorite sport is football. I love animals, and my favorite animal is a cat.Id love to chat with someone who is _ (young) than 18 and older than 13. Im very open and Im looking for a friendship. I plan to move to the UK _ Ireland when I turn 18, so Id like to talk to someone from those parts of the world, but it _ (real) doesnt matter where you are from as long as you are _ (friend).Here is a _ (describe) of what I look like and a little more about _ (I):E-mail address: uklover 42 yahoo.comWell, anyway, I cant wait to hear from you!五、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）假设你是来自英国的Linda, 你已经在中国学习和生活了两年时间。请根据以下表格提示, 用英语写一封email给自己的英国朋友Lucy, 向她介绍你最喜欢的.Favourite city: Beijing; the Great WallFavourite animal: Pandas; in dangerFavourite play: Teahouse; Lao SheFavourite festival: 要求：1. 必须包含以上表格中的要点, 可以适当发挥；2. 文中不能出现真实的学校、班级和人名：3. 词数：90词左右, 文章开头已经为你写好, 不计入总词数。Dear Lucy, China is a great country and I like China very much. I would like to introduce China to you.Yours,Linda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5题；共40分)2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、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、6-1、6-2、三、 词汇运用 (共2题；共15分)7-1、8-1、四、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)9-1、五、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10-1、