上海版2020届四校九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷.doc

上海版2020届四校九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 单项选择 (共12题；共24分)1. （2分）I think is really difficult for me to memorize so many new words. A . itB . thatC . This2. （2分）He spent_ time and planted_ trees than any other student in our class, I felt very happy.A . most, moreB . less, moreC . less, lessD . fewer, less3. （2分） _ nice dress it is! Thank you!A . What aB . WhatC . HowD . How a4. （2分）Would you like to come over for the party tonight?_.A . Yes，pleaseB . I dont knowC . Yes, Id love toD . Yes, Id like5. （2分）Im too tired. We had better stop _ table tennis.OK. We can stop _ a rest.A . playing; to haveB . to play; havingC . playing; havingD . to play; to have6. （2分）Would you like some salad?Yes, please. Its my favorite. I think_is more delicious than salad.A . somethingB . anythingC . nothing7. （2分）I usually forget _ the window, but I remember_ it yesterday. A . shutting; shuttingB . to shut; to shutC . shutting; to shutD . to shut; shutting8. （2分）There were people in the museum last week. A . too muchB . too manyC . a lotD . a lots of9. （2分）What will you do during this summer holiday?I have to _ my little sister. I wont go anywhere. A . take care ofB . take a vacation withC . be worried aboutD . come round10. （2分）I dont knowhe will win tomorrow. I never doubtit will rain tomorrow. A . if, ifB . if, thatC . whether, whetherD . that, if11. （2分）The new coat is beautifulI want to A . try them onB . try on itC . try it onD . try it12. （2分）He told me that the earth _ around the sun. （ ）A . wentB . had goneC . goesD . have gone二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)13. （10分） Yesterday when my son and I were eating dinner, I saw a policewoman walking past our house. A woman with a1look was following her.I opened the 2, went out and asked if everything was OK. The policewoman said that the womans3had gone missing(失踪) an hour earlier. I said that we hadnt seen the girl, but wecould4.Iexplained to my son that we couldnt finish our5right then. He said,” Be a kind person, Dad. We got in our car and6the girl all over the town. Along the way,a group of children were playing. 7they heard what had happened, they said they would help8. They rode their bikes and joined us. 9the little girl was found safe a few miles away. I was so 10to see many people help a stranger. It is a nice world.（1）A . worried B . laughing C . surprised D . lucky （2）A . mouth B . car C . door D . window （3）A . son B . daughter C . mother D . grandmother （4）A . succeed B . eat C . see D . help （5）A . housework B . dinner C . games D . work （6）A . looked for B . looked at C . looked after D . looked out （7）A . Before B . After C . Although D . So （8）A . them B . you C . us D . themselves （9）A . Luckily B . Possibly C . Sadly D . Quickly （10）A . proud B . strange C . tired D . happy 三、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)14. （5分）补全对话A:Hello, Kate speaking.B:Hi, Kate. _Where are you now?A:_B:Really? Hows it going?A:_People in Shanghai are friendly.B:Hows the weather in Shanghai? Is it cold?A:No, it isnt. _I like the weather in China.B:Thats good. _The weather is a little cold.A.Its Tim.B.Pretty good.C.Terrible.D.Its raining in Toronto today.E.Im in Shanghai,China.F.Its very cold here.G.Its sunny and warm these days.四、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)15. （10分）根据短文内容选择正确答案。AMalls are popular places for Americans to go to. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats. Mall rats dont stop shopping until they visit hundreds of stores.People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free. And the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are town centres where people come to do many things. They shop, and of course, they also eat in food courts（广场) that have food from all over the world. They see films at theatres. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends.In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do almost everything in malls. Now people can live in their favourite shopping centres in fact.（1）Those Americans _ are called mall rats.A . who eat in food courts at mallsB . who spend so much time at mallsC . who enjoy themselves at mallsD . who do all their shopping at malls（2）The passage gives _ reasons why Americans like malls.A . 2B . 3C . 4D . 5（3）According to the passage, Americans like doing shopping _.A . in one placeB . in a quiet placeC . in a busy placeD . in different places（4）What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?A . People like to go to the mall.B . The Mall of America is noisy.C . When America had the first mall.D . The Mall of America is very large.（5）Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A . People can see a doctor in some malls.B . Parking is free in all the malls.C . The malls are only in big cities.D . The largest mall is in Hong Kong.16. （8分）阅读理解Look at the light and beautiful snowflakes (雪花) falling. Ever wanted to hold them in your hands? They are always lost when they meet your hands.Well, this isnt just a problem for you. It was a problem for Wilson Bentley, too. In the 1870s, Wilson Bentley was just a teenager. His family lived in a small town in northeast America. Winters there were long and hard. Bentleys mother was once a school teacher. She taught him at home. Bentley didnt go to school until he was 14. He was a quiet boy, and loved reading his mothers books. But he was interested in his mothers microscope (显微镜). When the other boys were playing with balls, little Bentley was studying things like drops of water, flowers and snowflakes. Bentley loved watching snowflakes. For the next two years, young Bentley spent many winter days in a cold room watching these ice crystals (晶体) under his microscope. The boy thought they were beautiful enough for him to start to draw pictures of them. But there were so many snowflakes that he couldnt draw them all.How could he keep their beauty all the time? Bentley thought of buying a camera.The boy and his mother asked his father to buy one. But, his father didnt agree. He thought the whole thing was a bad idea. He thought the only thing a farmer should do was farming.But finally Bentley did get a camera. For more than a year he tried to take pictures of snowflakes. On January 15, 1885, during a snowstorm, Bentley took the first ever photo of an ice crystal with his camera. “It was the greatest moment of my life,” Bentley said later.For 13 years, Bentley worked quietly and took thousands of photos of ice crystals. Later he became famous as “Snowflake” Bentley.（1）The best title for this passage is . A . Snowflake PhotosB . Snowflake BoyC . Long and Hard WintersD . Teenage Photographer (摄影师)（2）We can tell from the story that Bentleys father was . A . a farmerB . a funny manC . a writerD . a school teacher（3）Which of the following statements about Bentley is TRUE? A . He didnt get any kind of education as a child.B . He was born into a rich family.C . He was crazy about the beauty of snowflakes.D . He was the only person to take photos of snowflakes.（4）The “ice crystals” in the third paragraph refers to (指的是)“ ”. A . water dropsB . rain dropsC . flowersD . snowflakes17. （10分）（2017成都）阅读理解BAnimals grow up in different ways. Some newborn animals are helpless but their mothers protect them. A newborn kangaroo is very small. It is only a few centimeters(cm) long. It closes its eyes and doesnt have hair. It stays safe in its mother s pouch(育儿袋) for a long time.A newborn monkey can not walk. Its mother carries it everywhere.Other baby animals can walk soon after theyre born. They learn to run with their mothers when danger is near. A baby zebra can run, an hour after it is born.Some baby animals are born in a place that is safe. Baby wolves are usually born in big holes with little light. Other baby animals are born in the open. A baby elephant is often born on open land.Animals that drink their mothers milk are called mammals. A mother bears milk is rich. Baby bears have milk for a few months. This is the same with baby zebras. As baby animals grow, they need solid(固体) food. Baby lions eat what their mother can catch!（1）According to the passage, many newborn animals need their mothers help because the babies cant _.A . look after themselvesB . eat any foodC . walk by themselves（2）A newborn monkeys mother carries it everywhere because _.A . it is very smallB . it cant walkC . it closes its eyes（3）Baby wolves are usually born in a(an) _ place.A . openB . brightC . safe（4）Newborn mammals main food is _.A . mothers milkB . solid foodC . smaller animals（5）How many kinds of baby animals are mentioned in this passage?A . SixB . SevenC . Eight18. （10分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案。CIn Junior High School in America, kids study English, writing, math, science, biology, music and art.At 12 oclock, the students eat lunch at school. They have meat, vegetables, fruit, bread and a drink, but they like hot dogs and hamburgers best. American kids like sugar (糖), and after the meal they can have a small piece of cake.Students sleep (睡觉) for a short time after lunch. They begin classes at 1:30 in the afternoon. They go to school on weekdays and have classes for six hours every day and then return home.Parents let their kids play or watch TV until dinner at 6:00 p. m. After dinner, they do their homework. Sometimes kids and their parents have a family activity after dinner.（1）What do the students like best for lunch at school? A . Meat and fruit.B . Hot dogs and hamburgers.C . Hot dogs and sugar.D . Bread and hamburgers.（2）In America, students go to school _ days a week. A . 4B . 5C . 6D . 7（3）The American kids usually have dinner_ in the evening. A . at five oclockB . at six thirtyC . at six oclockD . at five thirty（4）Which of the following is NOT true? A . American students like hot dogs and hamburgers best.B . After lunch students sleep for a short time.C . The classes begin at 2:00 p. m.D . Sometimes students have a family activity with their parents.（5）The best title（标题）for the passage (短文) is _. A . favorite foodB . Junior high schoolC . Outdoor activitiesD . School life in America五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共25分)19. （25分）根据短文内容，回答问题。Potato chips are Americans favorite snacks(零食). Where do potato chips come from? In 1853 a native(本土) American named George Crum made the first potato chips. Crum was a chide(头目) in an expensive restaurant in Saratogasprings， New York. One day， a customer(顾客) did not like the French fries. He said they were too thick(厚的). So Crum made more， this time thinner. The customer still didnt like them. Crum got unhappy. He decided to make the customer angry. So he cut the potatoes， very thin. The customer loved them.Other people wanted Crums potato chips. Now， there was a new food on the menu Saratoga chips. Soon Crum opened his own restaurant and made his special chips.It took a long t