外研版2020届九年级上学期英语期末测试D卷.doc

外研版2020届九年级上学期英语期末测试D卷一、 语法选择。 (共2题；共20分)1. （10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。There are so many English expressions (表达) about weather. They mean 1different.Raining a lot isnt a good thing, but there is good news about rain: Save for a rainy day 2people are working hard for a future plan. And as right as rain tells us that someone is as 3as usual. So when your friend says, I was ill, but now I feel as right as rain, you know he is OK.However, the expressions about 4dont sound so good. If a person only wants to do something great but 5starts with small things, we may say he has his head in the cloud. And if someone passed (通过) a difficult test (测试) and felt very 6we may say he is on cloud nine.On hot days, wind makes you feel 7and comfortable. The expressions with wind mean a lot more. Sail (航行) close to the wind tells us it is dangerous to 8a dishonest (不诚实的) man. While the expression know which way the wind blows () suggests that a man wont tell his idea about something 9he knows it very well.Snow has many meanings. When there is too much work for you to 10on time, you may say “Ive been snowed down by my work. And as white as snow Means being honest.（1）A . anything B . nothing C . everything D . something （2）A . wishes B . warns C . means D . knows （3）A . shy B . tired C . hungry D . healthy （4）A . rain B . cloud C . sun D . storm （5）A . always B . usually C . often D . never （6）A . excited B . nervous C . afraid D . bored （7）A . cold B . hot C . cool D . warm （8）A . teach B . believe C . beat D . remember （9）A . when B . after C . because D . till （10）A . finish B . forget C . mind D . throw 2. （10分）根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。Be pleased to do anything even though it is very tiny. In fact, theres no single thing that is not worth doing or you are not able to do. So living a happy life with a light heart is the most important. A good mood decides your quality of life. Then1 can you live a happy life?Make each day meaningful(有意义的)by helping someone or just making someone smile. The feeling which makes you want to help others2 at the bottom of your heart. Happiness depends on your feelings in your heart. Helping others is helping yourself. By helping others, you3 more. Seeing their satisfied smile will make you feel4 of what you have done.Face difficulties bravely in your life.5 may meet with difficulties. No one can avoid them. The difficulties can teach you a lot. They are your treasure. They will help you to be closer to6 Focus on the good experiences you 7 in the past few years. Be grateful to life. Dont think too much about the negative things. They8 bad weather. Bad weather will pass sooner or later, and so will the negative things. You may find many dead ends in your life, but you will9 find your way out of them. Everything will get better at last.Never worry about the things you cant change. Worrying isnt useful. Worrying can10 change the situation 11 solve any problem. Perhaps, not every dream will be realized; not every effort(努力 ) will be completed. Never mind, and take it easy.Come on, everybody! Lets live a happy life with a light heart and enjoy the beautiful sunshine every day.（1）A . what B . how C . why （2）A . stay B . staying C . stays （3）A . are giving B . will give C . will be given （4）A . proud B . afraid C . tired （5）A . Somebody B . Nobody C . Everybody （6）A . failure B . success C . trouble （7）A . have had B . have C . has （8）A . are different from B . are fond of C . are similar to （9）A . always B . seldom C . never （10）A . not only; but also B . neither; nor C . either; or 二、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共36分)3. （10分）阅读理解Dear Dad,I know you are busy. You have a lot to do in the army but Im hoping you can help me out anyway. Im thinking of quitting (离开) the soccer team, and want to know your advice.Don t be surprised. Its just that I have so much homework to do this year. If I play with the soccer team, I wont have enough time to finish my homework. And Im the only man of the house while you are away, so I have more housework to do.On the other hand, Ive put in two years on the team. I love soccer more than any other sport in the world. I m a really good player. And the coach (教练) says I will make captain (队长) soon. So I really dont want to quit.Dad, what do you think? Should I try something new that will take less time? My friends on the soccer team are great. We will be friends to the end, but it will be cool to meet some new kids, right?I miss you so much! Please write back to me soon.Paolo根据材料内容选择最佳答案。（1）Where does Paolos dad work? A . In a hospital.B . On the farm.C . In a school.D . In the army.（2）Paolo is thinking of quitting the soccer team becauseA . he is too busyB . he has no friends thereC . he doesnt like his coachD . he cant be captain of the team（3）What can we know from Paragraph 3?A . The coach wants Paolo to quit.B . Soccer is Paolos favorite sport.C . Paolo joined the soccer team this year.D . Paolo wants to be a soccer player in the future.（4）What does Paolo think of knowing some new kids?A . BoringB . Meaningless.C . Cool.D . Easy（5）Paolo writes this letter mainly to A . thank his dadB . ask his dad for adviceC . tell his dad about his school lifeD . ask his dad to come home earlier4. （6分）阅读理解Are you good with children? Do you like children? Do you have time in the afternoon?We need a babysitter for our son. Hes five years old. The working time is from Monday to Friday, 3:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m.: pay(薪水) is$ 5 an hour.We need help with: Looking after our son, reading to him, playing with him.You must work at our house. We live in Fourth Road, near Huaxing Clothes Store. Please call Mr. Wang at（1）The underlined word “babysitter” in the first paragragh means . A . 婴儿B . 售货员C . 临时保姆D . 前台服务员（2）The babysitter must work . A . at the babysitters houseB . at Miss Wangs schoolC . at Mr. Wangs houseD . at Huaxing Clothes Store（3）How much can the babysitter get in a week? A . $15B . $60C . $75D . $1055. （10分）阅读理解 Miss Green is our Art teacher. We can learn some DIY skills in her class. She often teaches us how to paint, repair, and even cook. On Thursday, Miss Green gave us a special lessonmaking potato printings. What you need are potatoes, thick paint, a large knife, a small knife and some paper. First, decide what shape(形状)you would like to print(印)with your potato. Simple shapes work best and are easiest to make. Try hearts, moons, suns, and flowers to start with. Once youve had some practice, try more shapes like cars, boats, faces and numbers. And then, cut a potato in half with the large knife. Use the small knife to make an outline(轮廓)of the shape you want to make on one half of the potato. Next, cut away the unwanted potato, about a quarter of one inch deep, around the outline of the shape. And then put the potato printing into the thick paint. At last, press(按)the potato printing onto any paper to make your printings. All of us were very happy to make our own printings. I made heart, flower and face printings and Mary made moon and sun printings. （1）What is not needed in Miss Greens class? A . Scissors.B . Paint.C . Knives.D . Paper.（2）How deep should the potato be cut? A . 1/2 inch deep.B . 1/3 inch deep.C . 1/4 inch deep.D . 1/5 inch deep.（3）How many steps does the DIY have? A . Six.B . Five.C . Four.D . Three.（4）What did Mary make? A . Moon and sun printings.B . Heart and flower printings.C . Flower and face printings.D . Sun and flower printings.（5）What do we know about Miss Greens class? A . Miss Green has the DIY class once a week.B . The writer made two printings in Miss Greens class.C . Miss Greens class was a little difficult for the students.D . All the students enjoyed themselves in Miss Greens class.6. （10分） What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but not lifts.From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury (伤害).The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person, hanging by the finger-tips (手指尖) will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked (泄露) into the room.On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof (屋顶). From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement (水泥) might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall（1）It is important to _.A . know the ways to escape a fireB . put out a fire in a burning houseC . jump out of a burning houseD . keep the door closed（2）It is possible to escape through the windows _.A . if you are strong enoughB . if there are some bushes on the groundC . if you live on a lower floorD . if you have a long rope（3）Which of the following ways of escaping is NOT right?A . You can escape through stairways.B . Use a lift to come down at once.C . Escape through the windows which open onto a roof.D . You can choose fire escapes.（4）Keep your head low at the window so that _ if the building is on fire.A . you can get fresh airB . you can call for helpC . you can easily jump offD . you can be seen first（5）The best title for the passage is _.A . Escaping through the WindowsB . Save Yourself from A Burning HouseC . Knowledge on FireD . Waiting for Help三、 阅读填空。 (共1题；共6分)7. （6分）请根据图片所示步骤，从 A、B、C、D 中选择正确的选项与文字匹配，并回答小题。It isnt hard to plant potatoes.First, you take a seed potato and cut it into four pieces. Be sure each piece has one or two eyes where it will begin to grow. Second, cut the pieces in water for one day. Third, plant each potato piece about four inches under the soil. Fourth, water the soil two or three times a day. Finally, put out any weeds（杂草）in the area. Your new potatoes will be ready to eat in about two months.（1）从 A、B、C、D 中选择正确的选项与文字匹配_（2）What is the main topic of this text? A . How to plant potatoes?B . How to take potatoes?C . How to water potatoes?D . How to dig potatoes?四、 单词拼写。 (共2题；共14分)8. （10分）根据文意及首字母提示补全短文。My family went to a restaurant for dinner one night. When we were walking to the restaurant from our car, a girl about my age and her mother c_towards us. They asked if we had any m_. My mum asked where they were l_. The girl said there were six of them staying in an o_black car. My mum gave them a few dollars. Then she sent me inside the restaurant w_my dad and my three sisters. H_, my mum didnt come. Later, I found out that s