上海版九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷A卷.doc

上海版九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I took the bus to work for many years. No one 1each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and silent.One of the 2was a small old man with grey hair. He took the bus to the center for senior citizens (老年人) every morning. Nobody ever paid much attention to him.One July morning he said good morning to the driver and 3. The driver nodded guardedly (带着戒心地). The rest of us were 4.The next day, the old man boarded with a big smile again and said in a 5voice: And a very good morning to you all! Some of us 6, amazed, and murmured (小声嘀咕) Good morning, in reply. We gradually began to nod and talk to each other.One morning he was 7a nice suit and tie. He even had a bunch of 8in his hand. The driver turned around smilingly and asked: Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie? We never got to know if that was his name, 9he nodded his head shyly and said yes. The other passengers clapped (拍手叫好) at him. Every morning after that Charlie 10flowers. Some passengers also brought flowers for him. The bus became a happy place.Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasnt 11at the stop. When we came 12to the center for senior citizens, one of the passengers asked the driver to wait. He went in to 13Charlie.The old gentleman was 14, but one of his close friends had died at the weekend. The next Monday Charlie was at the stop as usual. His hair had turned greyer. We were silent as he walked onto the bus. No one 15his friend, but we each handed him a bunch of flowers. We wanted to be there for this man who brought us together that summer.（1）A . knew B . liked C . saw D . met （2）A . drivers B . tourists C . cyclists D . passengers （3）A . laughed B . smiled C . answered D . complained （4）A . silent B . scared C . bored D . relaxed （5）A . weak B . loud C . familiar D . low （6）A . looked on B . looked down C . looked up D . looked away （7）A . dressed in B . dressed up C . putting on D . trying on （8）A . books B . grapes C . flowers D . keys （9）A . and B . although C . so D . but （10）A . painted B . grew C . brought D . picked （11）A . talking B . waiting C . looking D . checking （12）A . back B . over C . farther D . nearer （13）A . ask about B . speak to C . exchange with D . agree with （14）A . dead B . ill C . fine D . cheerful （15）A . mentioned B . remembered C . hated D . noticed 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共36分)2. （10分）阅读理解 In your life, there are a lot of people around you. They are your relatives, neighbors, friends or classmates. Sometimes you get along well with them, but sometimes dont. What can you do when someone hurts you? Most people may be angry or even fight with him. But its not a good idea. Youd better forget all this and forgive(宽恕，原谅) him. Maybe its not easy for you to do that, but its possible. Please remember: Keep a good mood, and you will keep healthy. Staying angry with others, in fact, means letting others mistakes treat yourself unfairly. How can you forgive others?First，think of something pleasant and try to get yourself happy. Second, dont wait others to say sorry to you. If anyone hurts you，he wont say sorry to you. He may just want to hurt you or just dont see things the same way. Third, try to see things in others shoes. You can understand their minds better and make yourself a little happier. At last, try to know yourself very well. Whose mistakes caused that，yours or others? If its our fault，try to say sorry to them. If it isnt，smile at the thing. （1）This passage tells us _. A . to get along well with othersB . to say sorry to others bravely when we hurt themC . not to hurt othersD . to forgive others when they hurt us（2）Forgiving others is _ according to the writers opinion. A . easyB . foolishC . possibleD . impossible（3）The underlined sentence means _ in Chinese. A . 尽力坚持自己的观点B . 尽力让别人接受自己的观点C . 尽量站在别人的立场上看问题D . 尽量看到别人立场中的实质问题（4）The writer gives us _ ideas to forgive others. A . threeB . fourC . fiveD . six（5）Forgetting others mistakes and staying happy can make us _. A . sadB . disappointedC . upsetD . healthy3. （10分）根据短文内容，判断下列各句正误 It is school time again, a new start of a new period.You are, probably feeling excited and a little sad that summer is over. Some kids feel nervous or a little scared on the first day of school because of the new things, new teachers, and maybe even a new school. Luckily, these new worries only stay for a little while.On your first day, most teachers start the school year by introducing themselves and talking about all the things youll do that year. Maybe youll have a chance to tell something about yourselves to the others of the class. The most important thing for you is to learn new rules and follow them. After all, rules can make the school life better. Besides, the most exciting thing for you is to meet new friends in a new place. The first day of school doesnt sound bad, but there is some advice for you to make you a better person, such as developing good learning habits, making a good plan and taking your new schoolwork seriously. The last but not the least is to have fun in your new school.As the saying goes: Good beginning is half done.（1）You may only feel excited on the first day of school. （2）Students must learn to keep the rules in the new school. （3）The most exciting thing is to meet new teachers in an old place. （4）Whether you can learn well depends on your teachers, but not your learning habits （5）For students, a good beginning is important in a new school. 4. （8分）阅读理解We cant remember clearly since when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner table. This happens a lot, especially when we eat out. Once a dish comes, instead of lifting our chopsticks（筷子）, we take out our mobiles and click. Later, we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat, waiting to be “liked.” Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see whether we get “liked” or not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for simply a meal.Does that sound familiar（熟悉的） to you? Do you do that often? If not, how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?A recent study suggests that what we are used to doing is not that good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant(令人愉快的). To test this, some researchers did an experiment. Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food. It turned out that the more photos they took, . So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food ahead of you?Besides（除之外） the scientific result, there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals. After posting the photos onto the Internet, one will be unable to control himself and check his mobile many times. “Does everyone accept my photo? I hope a lot of people like it!” It seems like your mobile secretly calls your name all the time, even when you are with real people.So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you. Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.（1）From the passage, we know people like to first before meals recently. A . talk with their friendsB . take photos of the dishC . have a taste of the dishD . check their mobile phones（2）Which of the following can be put in the in Paragraph 3? A . the less cheerful they became.B . the more interested they were in the food.C . the less delicious the food seemed to them.D . the more “liked” they got on Weibo or Wechat.（3）What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 4? A . People often treat mobiles as real people.B . People regard mobiles as their secret friends.C . People often make phone calls when they get together.D . People pay more attention to mobiles than to real people.（4）Which of the following statement（陈述） is the writers opinion? A . We take out our mobiles and click when a dish comes.B . We check our mobiles from time to time during the meal.C . Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant.D . Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food.5. （8分）阅读下列材料，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。(B)Barry is a middle-aged man who is going through a very difficult time in his life. His wife died a few days ago. Barry was so say that he even closed his company.Barry sat around all day. His friends and family tried to encourage him to start doing new things and enjoy life, but they couldnt. One day, Barrys neighbor, a very old woman named Gertrude, saw him from her yard. She asked him to come closer and said, Barry, look at this fence(篱笆). I only built it two years ago, but it is falling apart. You are free now. would you like to fix it for me? Barry was angry. She knew the situation he was in. he was the one who agreed. When he finished, she was very thankful. Barry smiled for the first time in months.Wonderful! But could you paint it for me? asked Gertrude. Barry couldnt believe she was asking for more help. But because he respected(尊重)her so much, he agreed.Over the next few weeks, Gertrude kept giving Barry jobs, he repaired her door and even made some wooden furniture(家具) for her. All the neighbors passed and told Barry what a beautiful job he had done. Barry no longer felt that life was hopeless. He felt happy with his work. He thanked Gertrude. He realized that she was really wise. She knew that sadness could be eased by simply getting busy with something.（1）Barry smiled for the first time because he _. A . closed his companyB . stayed at home all dayC . fixed the fence for the womanD . got other peoples help（2）Gertrude made Barry do something so that he could _. A . be used to his new jobB . make more moneyC . become her good neighborD . get away from sadness early（3）We can infer(推断) from the passage that Barry _. A . loved his wife very muchB . had a serious illnessC . had a very hard lifeD . got married with Gertrude（4）The passage is mainly about _. A . the way to go through a different timeB . the cause of changing a new jobC . some advice on finding a new jobD . the idea of helping others with housework三、 词汇运用 (共2题；共20分)6. （10分）选词填空went, made, customs, tell, friends, told, met, first, used, said, hands, GermanFriends, Id like to_you something important. Before you go to another country, it is a great help if you know the language and some of the _of the country.When people meet each other for the_time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake_. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they havent_for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.Last year a group of German students_to England for holiday. Their teacher_them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English_at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the_shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It _both of them laugh.7. （10分）根据短文内容和所给的中文提示，在空白处填入单词的正确形式。每空一词。Lionel Andres Messi is one of the _(伟大的) football stars in the world. Messi was _(出生) in Rosario Argentina on June 24,1987. His father was a worker and mother was a part-time cleaner. He has two brothers and a sister. At the age of five, Messi started _(踢) football for a club. He _(训练) seven hours or more each day. He was full of energy and ran fast. He soon _(展现）his talent in playing football.Messi never gives up even if he meets difficulties. In 2006, he_(受伤) his foot badly, but he came back three months _(以后) and scored three goals in a match against Real Madrid. His fans all stood up and cheered for _(他). When asked the secret of his success,Messi said, “I am always _（工作）hard to be my best, for my team, for my fans and to try and _(赢). Playing football is part of my life.四、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)8. （1分）Its impolite to ask someone about his or her _(weigh), age and salaries. 五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）任务型阅读Jambos StoryIn 1986, a video of a frightening event involving a gorilla (大猩猩) and a boy was watched by millions of people around the world. The video is still popular on the Internet today, changed peoples opinions of gorillas forever.On 31 August, 1986 a couple took their two young sons to Jersey Zoo. When the family arrived, they went to see the gorillas straight away. The father noticed that the children were too small to see the animals, so he picked up his five-year-old son, Levan, and put him on the top of the wall. Then he turned round to pick up his other son.When the father turned back, Levan had disappeared. The boy had fallen off the wall, into the gorilla area. The parents looked down and saw that their son was lying on the ground, about four metres below them. He wasnt moving.Levans father tried to climb down into the wall to save the boy, but he was stopped by the other zoo visitors. Slowly, the gorillas came closer to Levan. A large crowd of people had come to see what was happening. Everyone was shouting. They were scared that gorillas might seriously hurt the boy.Jambo, a 200kg male gorilla, got to Levan first. He moved carefully around Levan. He softly touched his back. Then he sat down between Levan and the other gorillas. When he saw that a young gorilla had come too close, Jambo stood up and did not let him pass. His message to the other gorillas was clear,”Dont touc