冀教版2019-2020学年九年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷.doc

冀教版2019-2020学年九年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）完形填空 Letting kids learn more about science at an early age is easier than you think. It is happening all around us, and you can1everyday things to encourage your childrens interest.Most parents believe it is difficult to help their children with science. But you dont need a high scientific 2to teach your children science. All you need is that youre willing to try, to see the world, and to 3the time to encourage their natural curiosity(好奇心).You can help by having an active attitude towards science yourself. Then start4by asking your children questions about the things you see every day. And then listen to their answers without judging(评判)them, which will5their confidence, and help you decide just what your children know or do not know.Different kids have different interests, 6they need different kinds of science projects. Collecting rocks may interest your young daughter, but your older son may need something more to deal with it. Knowing your children is the best way to7enjoyable learning activities. Here are some more pieces of advice：Choose activities that are the right8of difficulty. If you are not sure, pick something easier.Read the suggested ages on any projects, books, and then make sure that the activity is9for your child. Let your child choose the project or activity himself. Its easy enough to ask rather than force him. Suggest choosing 2 or 3 things your child can do. When a child picks something he is10in, he will enjoy it and learn more from it.（1）A . buy B . make C . use （2）A . degree B . place C . brain （3）A . follow B . solve C . take （4）A . seriously B . simply C . cheaply （5）A . lose B . create C . improve （6）A . so B . if C . though （7）A . delete B . find C . cancel （8）A . answer B . way C . level （9）A . proper B . famous C . cheap （10）A . proud B . interested C . known 二、 阅读理解（共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） (共4题；共30分)2. （6分）阅读理解 MAY RESTAURANTTel: 83386223Add: 635 Grand RoadOpen:Mon. to Fri. 7:00 a.m.2:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.Sat. & Sun. 7:00 a.m.2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.You can get 20% discount if you have dinner from Monday to Friday.HISTORY MUSEUMTel: 87796960Add: 69 HK RoadOne of Guangdong largest museums about the history of Guangdong.Open:Mon. to Fri. 9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.Sat. & Sun. 9:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.Ticket: 6 for an adult; 4 for a child; 14 for a family (two adults and a child)MOON HOTELTel: 83338989Add: 368 East Huanshi RoadBreakfast: 6:30 a.m.9:00 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m.2:00 p.m.Dinner: 5:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.Coffee shop: 11:30 a.m.2:00 p.m.(Sat. & Sun.)LILY SHOPPING MALLTel: 87872738Add: 5300 Shanghai RoadOpen:Mon. to Fri. 10:00 a.m.11:00 p.m.Sat. & Sun. 9:00 a.m.10:30 p.m.（1）If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, which telephone number do you need? A . 83386223 or 83338989.B . 87796960 or 83386223.C . 83338989 or 87872738.D . 82135679 or 87878989.（2）Kitty is ten years old. If Kitty and her younger brother go to History Museum with her parents, how much would she pay for? A . 18.B . 16.C . 21.D . 14.（3）Which one is closed for three hours in the afternoon on weekends? A . MOON HOTEL.B . MAY RESTAURANT.C . HISTORY MUSEUM.D . INSECT MUSEUM.（4）According to the passage, which one of the following is TRUE? A . You can learn the history of Guangdong in History Museum.B . You can have dinner at 3 p.m.in Moon Hotel.C . Peter can hear the history of Hongkong in History Museum.D . Alice can pay for his lunch on Sunday with 20% discount.3. （8分）阅读理解 Did you know that 7 out of 10 students have cheated at least once in the past year? Did you know that 50 percent of those students have cheated more than twice? This shocking data is from a recent survey of 9,000 U.S. high school students.Incredibly, teachers may even be encouraging their students to cheat! Last year at a school in Detroit, some teachers were found to have provided their students with answers to statewide standard tests. Students at the school told police that they were promised pizza and money if they cheated on the test. Similar reports at several schools in San Diego country have prompted an investigation by the Education Department. A student at a local high school says she sees students cheating on almost every test, and the teachers dont do anything about it. In response to the claims of school-assisted cheating, the head of the National Association of School Principals said that while cheating should never be accepted, it showed the pressure that schools were under. Because school funding is now decided by students test performance, there is incredible pressure on school to raise marks in any way they can.But schools are not the main problem. Many students claim that theyre tempted to cheat because of peer pressure and intense competition to get top grades. Many kids also say that their parents are setting a bad example by cheating on income taxes, lying about age to pay lower admission prices, or cheating their way out of speeding tickets. They are sending a message to their kids that it is okay to cheat and lie.So, what can be done? In our schools math classes, each student has different problems on their test papers, so it is useless to look at someone elses answers. Teachers could also randomly mix the problems throughout the page. Another solution is for adults to lower their expectations. Chances are that students believe cheating is the only way to meet unreasonably high expectations. Perhaps it is time for parents and teachers to seriously examine whether higher test results are important enough to encourage cheating.（1）What does the writer think of the levels of cheating in American schools? A . It is an extremely serious problem.B . It is no worse than other countries.C . He expresses no clear opinion.D . It is mainly the fault of local school.（2）Which of the following causes of cheating is NOT mentioned? A . Pressure from others.B . Too much work.C . Strong competition.D . School funding.（3）Why are some schools ignoring their students cheating in America, according to the passage? A . Because schools will get better students.B . Because teachers will then receive a higher salary.C . Because schools will get more government money.D . Because schools fear parents will be very angry.（4）According to the 3rd paragraph , how are parents encouraging their children to cheat? A . By putting too much pressure on their children to succeed.B . By criticising their children too much when they fail.C . By urging them directly to be dishonest.D . By failing to behave honestly themselves.（5）In the last paragraph the writer _. A . offers possible solutions to the problemB . describes the causes of the problemC . outlines the results of the student cheatingD . suggests some of the reasons for cheating4. （8分）阅读理解 The Garbage (垃圾) Project started at the University of Arizona in 1973. Since then, the students and teachers in it have studied the modern garbage in different cities.To study the garbage, the students had to travel to landfills (填埋场) , the places where cities bury (填埋) their garbage. While the students were studying the garbage they wore special clothes. Students were very careful when they opened bags of garbage.One important thing the students have learned from studying the garbage is that the garbage in landfills disappears very slowly. That was surprising to both the students and many scientists who had thought that about 70 % of the garbage in landfills would disappear quickly. Even in cities where it rains a lot, the students found newspapers from 1948, 40-year-old hot dogs, and vegetables from 1970. And the students also found many more empty bottles of cola than they expected.How to dispose of our garbage well depends on what kind of garbage it is: regular(普通的) garbage, dangerous materials, or recyclable materials, such as newspapers and glass bottles. Regular garbage goes to regular landfills. Dangerous materials are harmful to peoples health and the environment. They shouldnt go into regular landfills.Homes are full of dangerous waste. One kind of the dangerous waste in homes is batteries. When batteries are buried directly（直接地）in a landfill, they often break open. The poison inside them moves through rain water to the bottom of the landfill. Then it can pollute the natural water in the ground.Another dangerous waste from homes is motor oil. When people pour old motor oil on the ground or throw it in the garbage, it pollutes the environment.Our garbage problem is not new, but as the worlds population continues to grow, it will become a bigger and bigger problem.（1）The Garbage Project started at the University of Arizona in _. A . 1973B . 1970C . 1948D . 1940（2）To study the modern garbage, the students had to do many things except _. A . Wearing special clothesB . traveling to landfillsC . burying the garbage themselvesD . opening bags of garbage（3）The underlined words dispose of in Paragraph 4 means _. A . crash intoB . deal withC . worry aboutD . put up（4）From the article, we know old motor oil _. A . should go to regular landfillsB . isnt harmful garbageC . mustnt be poured on the groundD . never pollutes the environment（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A . There are only two kinds of dangerous waste in homes.B . Scientists thought about 70 % of the garbage in landfills would disappear slowly.C . The students found empty bottles of cola were not as many as they expected.D . Batteries often break open when they are buried directly in a landfill.5. （8分）阅读理解 Are you often in mind-wandering, enjoying the state of having nothing to do, or just standing and staring? Did you dream to get good grades and devote yourself to the tasks for a few days, however, your dream fell to zero as a TV play attracted you some day?Do we need to have a dream? The founder of Wal -Mart, Sam Walton, says high expectation is the key to everything. The important thing in life is to have a great aim and the determination to achieve it, J. W. Goethe, the famous German poet and dramatist says. Successful people suggest that those who believe in the beauty of their dreams tend to have more self-motivation (自我激励)to keep on trying and enjoying the beauty of life.Thomas Edison dreamed to light the world by the power of electricity. He tried over 2,000 different materials before he was able to create a market light bulb. Its hard for many of us to imagine spending so much time and energy in exploring a possibility, which is most likely to come to a dead end but for Edison, who sticked to his dream, it was just an enjoyable process. As Edison says, the most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.Helena, a 17-year-old girl, dreamed to build the magnificent sculpture (雕塑) in the world. She devoted herself to observing faces around her and making sculptures. She was woken up by her dream every morning rather than her alarm clock. She said she became passionate (有热情的) out of her dream, which kept her going through any difficulties and found plea sure in it.You can benefit a lot from your dream, but do you know the behavior that is necessary to fulfill your dream? You have a dream and you truthfully want good grades. However, you cant help playing on the smart phone and let go your homework. Or you rush through it so that you can get back to the smart phone. This is the case when the present-desire to play on your smart phone beats the will to reach the future goal, which is called immediate gratification. If you always behave like this, you may lose the chance to meet with your dream.Your dream can inspire you. It can give you motivation to work hard. It helps you to focus on a path so that you are moving forward. Meanwhile, you need to set a long-term goal and work for it. The key to dream is concentrating on small wins, which gradually lead to genuine confidence. You will enjoy the whole process of realizing your dream as well as involving yourself into the passion of the coming life.（1）The writer talks about Helena and Edison to _. A . suggest good ways of realizing your dreamB . show effects of dream on self-motivationC . stress the great differences between themD . share the experiences of their success（2）The expression immediate gratification in Paragraph 5 probably means . A . enjoying pleasures here and nowB . following dreams without delayC . becoming creative in a flashD . avoiding failure all the time（3）According to the passage, the writer may agree that . A . its necessary for you to deal with difficulties quicklyB . its better for you to work hard than to have passionC . setting big goals will make differences for your lifeD . having your dream can help you take things light（4）Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A . Keep Calm and Dream OnB . Dream Bigger, Think DeeperC . Dream a Dream and Step by StepD . Follow Your Heart, Live Your Dream三、 词汇运用（共 15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） (共2题；共15分)6. （5分）_ are you going to Shanghai?(what/where/why/who/whose/how/when) Next week.7. （10分）Drums are_(基础的) to African music. People there play them often. 四、 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）语法填空 Do you know the man _（call）Nick Vuijicic, a 30-year-old Australian? Nick was born _limbs（四肢）, so life was not easy for him. At school many students played jokes on him _.he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be their friends, so he always felt _（lone）. However, he faced that _（brave）. He learnt to type and write with two toes at the age of six, and he could even surf and play golf. In college, he was one of the best _（student）in the studies. And he decided on what to do later in his life-to encourage others _（work）hard for their dreams. Now, Nick is one of the _（popular）speakers in the world. He always says, Living life happily is about looking at what you have, not what you dont have. His story _（encourage）millions of people. I tell people to keep on _（get）up when they fall and to always love themselves, he said. 五、 任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）任务型阅读 Jason Queally is one of the fastest men in the world on bicycle. But do you really call the thing in the picture a bicycle? Well, yes, Jasons human-powered machine. With its two wheels, is, of course, a bicycle. Every year, a very important human powered bicycle is held in Nevada, USA. The speed of a bike is measured (测定) for only 200-metres, but players take more than a kilometer to get their bikes going fast. Jason Queallys fastest speed for the 200metre race was 103.5 kilometers an hour. At this years race, Jason failed to reach the finishing line. He was speeding along at about 70 kilometers an hour when he began to lose control of his bike. When he tried to slow down, it began to smoke.