2020届九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷.doc

2020届九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷一、 从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳 (共8题；共8分)1. （1分）You look pale, Tony. Whats wrong? I feel under the weather today. A . feel sickB . feel boredC . am ashamed2. （1分）There was a contest last Friday. Jim won first prize. A . partyB . competitionC . team3. （1分）Why do you always ask your grandpa for advice when you are in trouble? Because he is a wise man. He can teach me how to solve my problems.A . tallB . smartC . bad4. （1分）I have studied English for three hours. Im really tired now.Youd better take a break. Its not wise to study all the time.A . cleverB . foolishC . excited5. （1分）Professor Lee regularly gives lectures on modem French literature. A . examplesB . messagesC . speeches6. （1分）Li Na won the competition in the French Open. We take pride in her. She is the first Asian tennis player to win it.A . are happy withB . are proud ofC . are interested in7. （1分）Nearly all the houses were damaged in the earthquake in New Zealand. I am sorry to hear that.A . lostB . disappearedC . destroyed8. （1分）Shes too weak to feed herself. A . goneB . comingC . not strong二、 从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选 (共7题；共7分)9. （1分）I am learning swimming next week! Sounds great!A . looking afterB . putting awayC . doing well inD . looking forward to10. （1分） Which dress do you prefer, the blue one or the pink one? The pink one. It feels _.A . uncomfortableB . as comfortableC . more comfortable11. （1分）If you dont hurry, you will _ the train. Dont worry. Im coming.A . loseB . missC . catch12. （1分）Every time Tom is late, hell _ an excuse. So I wonder what his excuse is this time. A . set upB . put upC . take upD . make up13. （1分）Ill be free this weekend. You can come to play with me on _ of the two days. A . allB . eitherC . neitherD . some14. （1分）Mr. Green _ the bus and then left the station for the taxi in a hurry. A . turned onB . got onC . turned offD . got off15. （1分）You can _the word in a dictionary if you cant get its meaning. A . look afterB . give upC . look upD . give away三、 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） (共1题；共15分)16. （15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire(退休). He told his boss that he was leaving1an easy life with his family. The boss was 2to see his best worker go and asked 3he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, but it was easy4that his heart was not in his work. He used bad wood and didnt work5before. When the carpenter 6his work, his boss came to see the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said. This is your house, my gift to you. The carpenter was surprised! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all7. So it is the same with us. We build our life, a day8, often putting less than our best into the9.Then, in surprise, we know that we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it again, we would do it much more differently. But you cannot go back. Someone once said, Life is a do-it-yourself job. So, build your10well（1）A . for living B . to live C . to save （2）A . sorry B . happy C . pleased （3）A . when B . that C . if （4）A . to see B . to do C . to hope （5）A . as often as B . as good as C . as well as （6）A . started B . stopped C . finished （7）A . different B . slowly C . badly （8）A . at times B . at a time C . at one time （9）A . living-room B . room C . building （10）A . house B . heart C . lab 四、 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分） (共5题；共30分)17. （6.0分）阅读理解 Sydney TowerAddress: 100 Market St，SydneyPhone: 02 9333 9222Fax: 02 9333 9203Opening hours: 9: 00 am to 10:30 pm(Sundays to 11: 30 pm)Ticket price: $60for an adult(成年人)$30for a childWebsite: www. How to get there: take the train to Town Hall Station and have a short walk along Market StreetHow to book(预订) tickets: by phone/fax or through the webAttraction: Sydneys best views are just the beginning！Sydney Tower takes you to the highest point above Sydney for exciting 360 views of our beautiful city. （1）If you want to book a ticket to Sydney Tower, you can_. A . email them at B . phone 02 9333 9203C . search www. D . write to 100 Market St, Sydney（2）Johnson wants to go to Sydney Tower with his child. He will pay_. A . $60B . $90C . $120D . $180（3）The passage above is probably_. A . a piece of musicB . a conversationC . an advertisementD . a story18. （6.0分）阅读短文，选择正确的选项。 Dear Mom,How is everything going with you and dad? Im writing to tell(告诉) you something about my school life in China. First, I want to say China is a great country. In my class there are 13 girls and 15 boys. They are from different countries, like China, England, America and so on. They are very nice. In the morning, I dont have to have class, but I need to do sports. And in the afternoon, I have Chinese from 1:30 to 3:30. Chinese is a very interesting language. Now I have some Chinese friends. They are friendly and I can talk to them in Chinese. From 3:40 to 5:40, I have science. But I dont like it because my science teacher teaches it in Chinese. I cant totally get it. I miss you very much! Bob（1）There are _ students in Bobs class. A . 13B . 28C . 26D . 15（2）Bob has classes for about _ hour(s) every afternoon. A . oneB . twoC . threeD . four（3）The underlined word “totally” means “_” in Chinese. A . 简单地B . 完全地C . 实际地D . 少数地（4）Which of the following is NOT true? A . Bob is in China.B . Bobs classmates are from the same country.C . Bob always does sports in the morning.D . Bob doesnt like science.（5）This passage is mainly about _. A . Bobs favorite subjectB . Bobs friends in ChinaC . Bobs school lifeD . Bobs family life19. （6.0分）阅读理解 The story of how the song Happy Birthday to You came to be, began as a sweet one that later sourced. Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at the Louisville, Kentucky Experimental Kindergarten, and Dr. Patty Hill, the headmaster of the same school, together wrote a song for the children, called Good Morning to All. As the local expert on spiritual songs, and as the organist（风琴师） for her church, Mildred combined her musical talents with her sisters knowledge in the area of Kindergarten Education, Good Morning to All was sure to be a success.The sisters published the song in a collection named Song Stories of the Kindergarten in 1893.Thirty-one years later, after Dr. Patty Hill became the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia Universitys Teacher College, a gentleman by the name of Robert H. Coleman published the song, without the sisterspermission. What was worse, he added a second verse（歌词） Happy Birthday to You.Mr. Colemans addition of the second verse made the song become well known and, gradually, the sisters original first verse disappeared. Happy Birthday to You, the one and only birthday song, had altogether replaced the sisters original title Good Morning to All.After Mildred died in 1916, Patty, together with a third sister, Jessica, discussed the issue together and took Mr. Coleman to court（法庭）, they proved that they, indeed, owned the melody（曲调）. The court finally decided that the family legally（合法地） owns the song, whenever it is sung for commercial purposes（商业目的）.（1）The underlined words that later sourced in the first paragraph means . A . the song later had an unhappy storyB . the song was later used for commercial purposesC . the words of the song were totally changed by othersD . the song didnt become popular after years of its birth（2）What made the song Good Morning to All a success? A . Mr. Colemans addition of the second verse.B . Mildreds passion and Pattys years of hard work.C . Mildred and Pattys love and patience for children.D . Mildreds musical talents and Pattys educational experiences.（3）Which is the right order of the following events? a. Good Morning to All was published.b. Mr. Coleman was taken to court.c. A second verse was added to Good Morning to All.d. Happy Birthday to You became very popular.e. Mr. Coleman published the song.A . adcebB . aecdbC . acedbD . acebd（4）What is the passage mainly about? A . The addition of a famous song.B . The origin of a famous song.C . The life of Mr. Coleman.D . The life of the Hill sisters.20. （6.0分）阅读理解 New rules and behave our standards for middle school students came out. Middle schools are going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The following are some of the new rules.You should not dye your hair, smoke or drink. You should not copy others work in an exam. Dont do it again if you did it!Good students love animals and care for other people. Being kind to animals is being kind to ourselves. Be friendly to the people around you. Try to think of others, not only yourself.Dont look down on new ideas. Everyones ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone. Learn to protect yourselves. If you have to go home late, you should let your mother or your father know. Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. But some things on the Internet arent good for teenagers, so try to look at web pages that are good for you.（1）The new school rules will help teenagers by telling them _. A . how they can study wellB . what they should do at schoolC . what is right and what is wrongD . how they can pass an exam（2）If you go home late, you should tell your _ about it. A . teachersB . classmatesC . parentsD . friends（3）Good websites can _. A . be a waste of timeB . do homework for studentsC . make life busierD . help students with their studies（4）According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A . Its not polite to dye hair.B . Dont copy others work in an exam.C . Be kind to others and try to think of others.D . Dont look down on new ideas.（5）The passage mainly tells us how to _. A . protect ourselvesB . be the top studentsC . care for othersD . use the Internet21. （6.0分）阅读理解 Chinas second female astronaut, Wang Yaping, has given the countrys first-ever video lecture from space. The whole lecture lasted about 40 minutes.Speaking to students through live video, from the Tiangong-I space laboratory, Ms. Wang used spinning tops (旋转的陀螺), a ball and some water to explain physics in zero-gravity(失重), with the help of a fellow astronaut.Ms. Wang used different experiments to demonstrate the concepts of weight and mass(重量和质量的概念) in space. Towards the end of the class, Ms. Wang made a film(薄膜) of water using a metal ring. She then turned the film of water into a water ball by pouring more water onto it.Around 330 primary and secondary school students watched the lecture from a special classroom in Beijing, where they could also ask Ms. Wang questions through live video. From time to time, the students greeted her lecture with warm applause(掌声).When answering a students question, Ms. Wang described what she could see in space. The stars we see are much brighter, but they do not twinkle(闪烁), she said, The sky we see isnt blue, but black. And every day, we can see the sun rise 16 times because we circle the Earth every 90 minutes.About 60 million students and teachers around China also watched the lecture live on TV.（1）Whats the purpose(目的) of the space lecture? A . To explain physics of zero-gravity in space.B . To demonstrate the concept of weight and mass in space.C . To tell us what can be seen in space.D . To show that the Earth is far away from space.（2）What does the underlined word demonstrate in the passage most probably mean in Chinese? A . 区别B . 强调C . 传授D . 演示（3）Towards the end of the lecture, Wang Yaping made a film of water so as to .