人教版2020届九年级上学期期末考试英语试题A卷.doc

人教版2020届九年级上学期期末考试英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They 1each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning 2night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.One late autumn evening, after their work in the 3was done, Simon said to his wife, Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). Oh, thats a good idea, said his wife. But please dont tell him, said Simon, If he knows I put the rice there, he will 4take it.So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victors barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found 5strange. I took a bag of rice to Victors house last night, 6I still have the same number of bags in my barn. 7did that happen?Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brothers barn that night. But the next morning, he found the 8number of bags in his barn again! This is very strange, he thought. That night he 9again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brothers house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another 10coming down the road. He was carrying something on his 11, too. Younger Brother! Simon cried, What are you doing? I was 12you, Older Brother, said Victor, Your family is 13than mine. I thought you needed more rice. The two brothers quickly 14that they had been taking rice to each other. They 15what had happened. It is good to have a brother like you, they both said. And they lived happily ever after. （1）A . disliked B . hated C . loved D . enjoyed （2）A . to B . at C . through D . with （3）A . shops B . fields C . hospitals D . factories （4）A . never B . sometimes C . usually D . ever （5）A . everything B . anything C . nothing D . something （6）A . so B . and C . but D . or （7）A . How B . What C . Why D . Where （8）A . small B . different C . big D . same （9）A . planned B . failed C . hoped D . tried （10）A . brother B . person C . sister D . wife （11）A . back B . shoulder C . head D . hand （12）A . proud of B . polite to C . angry with D . worried about （13）A . smaller B . richer C . larger D . happier （14）A . remembered B . knew C . believed D . hoped （15）A . laughed about B . dreamed about C . pointed at D . shouted at 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)2. （10分）根据材料内容，选择正确答案。Dear Readers,Imagine an 11-year-old girl whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the field.Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who cant fill her stomach with water because its polluted, and who has watched life slip away(消失) from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor.Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the real life.Maria would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. If Maria grows up without any schooling, what will be her future?But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor a child like Maria. Through Save the Children, you can help Marias mother get the tools she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner and the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.To help Maria most, your money will be put together with that of other sponsors, so hard-working people can help themselves. Build a school, a hospitalbring in clean water. This is what Save the Children has been about since 1932.For you, there are many rewards. Have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child. Receive photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person, not with a handout(施舍物), but a hand up. Thats how Save the Children works. But without you, it cant work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form to help a child like Maria and her village.It can make such a difference in her life and yours.（1）We can most probably read the letter in _.A . somebodys diaryB . a newspaperC . a progress reportD . a storybook（2）From the passage, we can infer that _.A . Maria is an 11-year-old girlB . Marias family is very poorC . Maria has to do a lot of hard workD . Maria hopes to get schooling（3）What is Save the Children?A . An organization to help poor children go to school.B . An office of the government to collect money.C . A programme shown at theatres to help the poor.D . An organization which works for children in poor areas.（4）The underlined word sponsor means _ in Chinese.A . 回报B . 资助C . 感恩D . 抢救（5）What does the last sentence in the letter mean?A . If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded.B . What you give is more than what you take.C . Both Marias life and yours will change a lot,D . Marie and you can help each other at school.3. （10分）阅读下面材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。DHow much do you know about London? Now let me tell you.London has about 7, 000, 000 people. About the year 1800, London was a very big city in the world.London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and listen to the famous clock, Big Ben.Like many big cities, London has problems. there are too many cars and people. Every day about 1, 000, 000 people come and go by underground, but there are still too many cars and buses in the streets. So the air isnt clean. However, it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.For me, the best things in London are the parks. There are five parks in the city centre. But my childrens favourite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.（1）Maybe London became a very big city in the world in _. A . 1750B . 1820C . 1950D . 1980（2）What does the underlined word underground mean? A . Ship.B . Car.C . Subway.D . Taxi.（3）What are the best things in London for the writer? A . Famous buildings.B . Parks.C . Cars and buses.D . Toys.（4）Whats Hamleys in London according to the passage?Its a _.A . toy shopB . museumC . parkD . clock（5）Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? _. A . London has a population of about 7, 000, 000B . London is famous for buildings and Big BenC . The traffic in the city is easy because of the undergroundD . The air in London is cleaner than 100 years ago4. （10分） One day, a man found the cocoon (茧) of a butterfly and he brought it home.A few days later, the man saw a small hole in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it stopped.So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a knife and cut a bigger hole in the cocoon. The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it had a weak body and small, thin wings. The butterfly didnt start to fly.In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.The man acted with kindness but he didnt understand that he had done something wrong. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of getting out of the cocoon forces the fluid(液体) from the butterflys body into wings. It helps the butterfly be ready to fly. If the butterfly never has to force itself out of the cocoon, its wings never get the fluid and it can never fly.Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be as strong as we could have been and we would never fly.So, the next time you are faced with a challenge or a problem, remember the butterfly.Struggle a little then fly!（1）Why did the man cut a bigger hole in the cocoon?A . To catch the butterfly easily.B . To play with the butterfly.C . To help the butterfly come out.D . To make the butterfly stronger.（2）What happened after the butterfly got out of the cocoon?A . It died soon.B . It had a strong body and wings.C . It could fly after a few days.D . It couldnt fly during the rest of its life.（3）Why couldnt the butterfly fly? Because _ .A . it got out of its cocoon without struggleB . nobody had taught it to flyC . all newborn butterflies could not flyD . the man broke its wings（4）What does the writer want to tell us?A . Kindness in our lives can help us grow.B . Try to be ready to help others.C . Without others help we can still succeed.D . Hard work leads to success.（5）Which is the best title for the passage?A . The Old Man and the ButterflyB . Life StruggleC . How To Help a Butterfly FlyD . Kindness and Rush5. （8分）阅读理解Only humans speak using words. But all kinds in the animal world can communicate in one way or another. Maybe you have heard about the way bees dance around to send messages to each other and the way dogs bark in different ways to give warnings, to be friendly or to be playful. But did you know about infrasonic communication used by elephants? This is how it works:Humans hear low sounds like thunder rumbling in the sky. But we dont hear sounds lower than this. However, animals such as elephants and hippos can hear much lower sounds than humans can. And whats more, they can make those low sounds as well, and they use them to communicate with each other. This is known as infrasound.The amazing thing about infrasound is that it travels over several kilometers. Higher-level sounds like the one people can hear, dont travel well through walls, leaves, trees and so on, which is why we cant hear sounds from more than 100 meters away. But infrasound is much stronger and things like grass and trees have no influence on it. Therefore, it can travel much further. Elephants can hear infrasonic calls from four kilometers away!There have been reports of people watching groups of elephants feeding or resting and then the elephants suddenly all stopped what they were doing for no reason at all. They obviously heard a warning call from a long way away, but the people didnt hear a sound. In places like a zoo or wildlife park where you can get nearer to animals, it is a bit easier to sense when infrasonic sounds are made. When you stand near mother elephants with their babies in a zoo, you may notice a slight rumbling in the air every few minutesnot loud or strong, but clearly noticed. This is infrasonic communicationthe mother elephants “talking” to their babies.（1）Why does the writer mention bees and dogs in Paragraph1? A . Because they use infrasonic communication.B . Because they communicate like the elephants.C . Because they are examples of animal communication.D . Because people want to learn how they communicate.（2）Which of the following is TRUE about infrasound? A . Humans can hear infrasound easily.B . It travels nearly several kilometers.C . It sounds low but cant travel very far.D . It travels well through walls, leaves and so on.（3）In places like zoos, _. A . elephants dont need to make infrasonic soundsB . it is easier for elephants to make infrasonic soundsC . mother elephants dont let people stand near their babiesD . humans can easily sense infrasonic sounds when they are made（4）Which would be the best title for the passage? A . Talking to humansB . Talking to animalsC . Playing with humansD . Playing with elephants三、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）请仔细阅读5则小短文中的信息，从A到F的信息内容中，选出与各内容相符的最佳选项。其中有一项为多余选项。_Lucy wants to buy a book for her little brother. She is thinking where to buy it._Tony loves traveling and he wants to find a job as a guide._Mike is going on a trip. He wants to book(订购) a hotel room for his holiday._Mr Blacks son is deaf(聋的). He wants to find a school for him._Anna is interested in films(电影). She loves watching films with her friends.A. The Childrens Library is a good place to borrow books for children. There are many kinds of childrens books in it.B. International Hotel, a four-star hotel, is a wonderful place for you to relax and have fun.C. Special Education School is a suitable school for those disabled（残疾的）children.D. Movie Center is a perfect place for you to enjoy films. You can see the latest films there.E. Youth Travel Agency needs a group of young guides. If you want to be a guide, please send your resume （简历）here.F. The Xinhua Bookstore is in the center of the city. You can take a No.13 bus there.四、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Chen Qingyue，13，is a Chinese student in the eighth grade in the United StatesBut he has made_(he) a“star” on Wechat! He has a public WeChat account(账号)to share his life in the US，from study_afterclass activitiesChen _(move)to the US last yearHe studies at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle Scho