20182019学年度浙江绍兴市建功中学九上英语期中试卷

建功教育集团2019学年第一学期期中教学质量检测试卷九年级英语一、完型填空Robert is a thirty-five-year-old American. He becomes aman in science. Once, he was interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he could be so much more creative than other people. He said that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with hiswhen he was about two years old. That day, when he was trying toa bottle of milk out of the fridge, but he dropped the milk bottle. The milk spilled all over the _floor, which turned out to be a sea of milk. He was afraid. When his mother came into the kitchen, instead ofhim, she smiled. She said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have _seen such a huge puddle of milk before. Well, since it has already been done, would you like to get down and play in the milk for a moment before we clean it up?” Robert didhis mother told him. After a few minutes, his mother said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and putto its right place. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel or a mop(抹布). Which do you prefer?” Hethe sponge and together they cleaned up he milk. His mother then said, “Youd better learnto carry a big milk bottle with two small hands, OK? Lets go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it withoutit.” The little boy that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(瓶口) with both hands, he could make it. What a wonderful lesson! It was at that moment that Robert knew he didnt need to be _to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were justto learn something new, and that is what scientific experiments are all about.sometimes the experiment “doesnt work”, we usually can learn something meaningful from it. Wouldnt it be great if all parents would do the same as Roberts mother does?【小题1】ApoorBsuccessfulCluckyDfriendly【小题2】AfatherBbrotherCmotherDsister【小题3】ApassBtakeCborrowDhide【小题4】AbedroomBstudyCbathroomDkitchen【小题5】Ashouting atBcalling onChearing ofDlooking for【小题6】AalwaysBoftenCneverDsometimes【小题7】AthoughBasCforDuntil【小题8】AsomethingBeverythingCnothingDanything【小题9】AneededBenjoyedClentDchose【小题10】AhowBwhereCwhyDwhen【小题11】AkeepingBthrowingCleavingDdropping【小题12】AinvitedBhelpedClearnedDfollowed【小题13】AafraidBdifficultCterribleDdangerous【小题14】AdecisionsBsuggestionsCchancesDplans【小题15】AAlthoughBBecauseCSinceD If二、阅读理解AOnce upon a time there was no tea at all in England. People there used to drink a light beer(啤酒). No coffee or milk but large glasses of beer stood on the breakfast table! When tea was first brought to England, an old couple got some as a special treat. But they did not know how it should be used. They cooked the leaves in hot water, and spread them on a piece of bacon(熏肉) which they were going to have for dinner. They ate the leaves, and threw the tea away! However, tea is becoming as popular as coffee and milk in England today. Tea is the leaf of a plant which grows widely in China, Japan and some other countries. Tea famers usually grow many tea plants on a large piece of land. When the tea leaves are ready to be picked, it is the busiest time for tea farmers in a year. They pull off on the leaves and dry them. In their spare time, they pick out the best leaves and get them ready for market. In China, whenever a visitor comes into a house, he is served with a cup of tea.16. How did the old couple deal with the tea leaves?A. They sold them B. They ate themC. They burnt them D. They threw them away17. Tea farmers are the busiest in a year when they _.A. serve visitors at home B. sell tea in the marketC. pick and try tea leaves D. look for a piece of land18. In which part of a magazine can read the text?A. Nature B. Culture C. Environment D. TechnologyBYou Can Make a Windsock(风筒)Have you ever seen a windsock blowing in the wind? Well, you can make one of your own! This is a fun project that you can do with things you may have. You just need to follow a few easy steps.You will need:one piece of heavy colored paper five ribbonsstrong tape a stringa pencilWhat to do:Step 1: Draw pictures on the paper. You can write your name on it. Do anything that will make it special to you.Step 2: Make the paper into the shape of a tube. Hold one of the shorter edges(边缘) over the other. Then make them together with the tape at each end and in the middle.Step 3: Use a pencil to make a hole into both sides of the tube. The holes should be only on one end of the tube. Pull the string through both holes. Then tie the ends of the string together.Step 4: Now make five holes around the top of the other end of the tube. Put a ribbon through each of the holes. Tie a knot in the ends.Make sure the knots are bigger than the holes.Now your windsock is ready to use, but how does it work? The shape of the tube plays an important part. Wind blows through the tube and makes it fly and dance around. Hold the windsock up in the air by its string and run around. It will fly behind you. You can also hang it outside and watch it dance around on its own!19. Which of these things do you need for Step 2?A. Tape B. Ribbons C. A pencil D. A string20. What do you do after you put ribbons through the holes in the tube?A. Make holes in the tube B. Tape the tube togetherC. Tie knots in the ribbons D. Put a string through the hole21. What is probably the most important to make a windsock work?A. Its shape B. Its size C. The color of the paper D. The number of the holes22. What is the main purpose of this article?A. To tell an interesting story B. To explain how to do somethingC. To teach an important lesson D. To show what a windsock is likeCThe Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia. People reached these different places along these roads. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world. The Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers. It went from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East. Merchants travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk, of course. They also carried and traded other things like spices(香料), cloth, jewels and gold. Along and around these ancient path(小路), have come many fascinating and mysterious stories. It is said that Roman soldiers who lost a war travelled through central Asia. They decided to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese villages. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the legend of the blond-haired, blue-eyed tribes of China was started. Some historians believe that the people of Kashmir were taken away from their country Israel. They were prisoners(俘虏) of war almost 2800 years ago. People say that these people travelled along the Silk Road. They kept their Jewish way of life for a long time. During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable things and new ideas. It included people and trading goods from different areas. All these peoples travelled the Silk Road. And they shared goods, stories, languages, and cultures. In modern times, the old Silk Road routes(路线) are still used, but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses. There is even silk route museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35,000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and peoples.23. It is clear that _.A. the Silk Road was divided into Europe, Africa and AsiaB. Roman soldiers would like to travel along the Silk RoadC. people could travel to different countries along the Silk RoadD. people shared only silk on the Silk Road24. Who married ancient Chinese women in the story of blue-eyed villages of China?A. Asian soldiers B. African soldierC. European soldiers D. American soldiers25. The old Silk Road routes are still used because _.A. there are many old stories about themB. the historians and scientists think highly of themC. China will make good use of the Silk Road againD. people can keep on the traveling and trading along them26. The best title for the passage can be _.A. Stories along the Silk Road B. Silk Route MuseumC. Trade for Silk D. The West and the Far EastDIf music makes you smarter and exercise helps you to think, surely exercising to music can turn you into an intelligent person.A team of scientists from Ohio State University did experiments on 33 volunteers who were getting better from heart disease following operation. They found that people who exercised while listening to Italian musician Antonio Vivaldis “The Four Seasons” did much better on language ability tests than without music.“Facts suggest that exercise improves the learning ability of people with heart disease,” said the psychologist Charles Emery, who led the study. “And listening to music is thought to enhance understanding. We just wanted to put the two results together,” he added.The volunteers said they felt better emotionally and physically after working out with or without the music. But their improvement on the test doubled after listening to music during exercise. Scientists have proved that music can be good for health, education and well-being. It helps reduce stress, sadness and nervousness; encourages relaxation or sleep; wakes up the body and improves memory and thoughts.In medical fields, music is used widely for patients who have had head hurts before and after operation. “The Four Seasons” was used because of its moderate tempo（舒缓的节拍）and positive results in earlier research. “Exercise seems to cause positive changes in the nervous system(神经系统) and these changes may have a direct result on learning ability,” Emery said.Scientists have been studying the results of music on understanding since the early 1950s. By 2019, psychologists were using Mozarts music, especially his violin pieces, to help children with speech disorders. Mozart was chosen because his music is not overexciting and has clear structures. A study showed students who listened to Mozart went on to score higher marks in an intelligence test. With important exams drawing near, your parents will not probably allow you to listen to music. But perhaps now you have good reasons to argue with them.27. The underlined word “enhance” in the third paragraph probably means _.A. explain B. improve C. provide D. produce28. Which of the following statements is true according to the article?A. Exercise seems to cause worse changes without music.B. Scientists often use Mozarts music for it is not too exciting.C. “The Four Seasons” is often used to help children with speech disorders.D. The purpose of the test was to make clear if music is helpful to learning ability.29. We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that _.A. We are supposed to follow our patents wordsB. students should not listen to music before examsC. we have some good reasons to exercise to musicD. music can probably help us to get higher grades in tests30. The article mainly talks about that _.A. music and exercise lead to relaxation or sleepB. thirty-three volunteers work on music in medical fieldC. exercising to music makes people healthy and cleverD. scientists give suggestions on choosing music while exercising三、词汇应用A. 用下列所给的单词的适当形式填空，每空一词。possible success safe twenty proud31. The man _ in reaching the top of the mountain at last.32. Tom is the _ of our school.33. Could you _ tell me the way to dining hall?34. Children should be taught road _ to avoid accidents.35. During the _ century, English became a world language.B. 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）Mark Royal,31, gave up using money in November,2019. He lives in a caravan(房车), parked at a farm near Bristol. He grows his own food and _(生产) electricity from a solar panel(太阳电池板). He has a _(可移动的) phone which is only used for receiving calls.One day, Mark and his friend were talking about _(国际的) problems in the world, such as environment pollution, animal testing and wars. He realized they were all _(与有联系) with money in their own way. He decided to stop using money. He _(卖) his house and gave up his job at a food factory. However, it isnt so _(方便的) to live in a moneyless world. Everything takes a lot more time and effort. For example, instead of half an hour using a washing _(机器), it takes him two hours to handwash the clothes in the cold water.Mark enjoys the lifestyle so much that he decides to keep living like this. At first, his parents didnt understand his _(选择). They wondered what on earth he was doing. But now they_(完全地) support him. They say that they may try it _(他们自己).四、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当地词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（少于三个单词）Plants are very important for _(live) things. Life couldnt go if there _ no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by _(eat) plants and other animals. So animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find _ there are so many plants around us. If you look _(care) at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds (种子). The seeds _(protect) by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. _ a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants dont grow from seeds. They grow from spores (孢子). Spores are very, very small. Some spores are _ small and light that they can float (漂浮) in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same _ the seeds. When these spores _(fall) on wet and shady (阴凉的) places, they