上海版九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷B卷

第 1 页 共 16 页 上海版九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷上海版九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷 B B 卷卷 一 一 完形填空完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 1 10 分 A teacher once told each of her students to bring a clean plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school For every person they didn t want to forgive 原谅 in their lives they chose a potato wrote the person s 1 and the date on it and put it in the plastic bag Some of their bags were very2 They were then told to carry this bag with them 3 for one week They would put it beside their bed at night on the seat when sitting in a car or on a bus and next to their desks at 4 The 5 carrying the bag around with them made students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds They had to pay attention to 注意 it all the time so that they wouldn t 6 it or leave it in embarrassing 尴尬的 places As time passed by the potatoes went 7 and smelt terrible Too often we think of tolerance 宽容 as a 8 to other people but it clearly is for 9 If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred 仇恨 in our hearts we will have to 10 them around all our lives 1 A age B name C hobbies D weight 2 A small B beautiful C light D heavy 3 A everywhere 第 2 页 共 16 页 B nowhere C somewhere D where 4 A home B work C night D school 5 A students B days C potatoes D teachers 6 A forget B buy C remember D find 7 A big B wrong C bad 第 3 页 共 16 页 D good 8 A feeling B waste C gift D greeting 9 A themselves B ourselves C yourself D itself 10 A miss B meet C carry D enjoy 二 二 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 5 5 题 共题 共 5353 分分 2 10 分 My teachers suggested that I see a speech specialist 专家 in school I never really gave much thought to my speech If other people understood what I was saying then that was good enough I didn t mind repeating myself many times Before testing me the speech specialist asked me what I thought of having good speech I told her I thought it was not important Well when you are in an interview for a job and they don t know what you are saying what 第 4 页 共 16 页 are they going to say to you Nice meeting you bye she said Maybe good speech was important I took part in 20 minute classes each week with the specialist After she tested me she told me that I spoke too fast and didn t give enough eye contact 眼 神交流 I learned that when I made eye contact with someone it meant that I was talking to that person and I could also see what he or she thought about what I was saying When my first speech class started I found that I had been speaking too fast to be understood Every time I spoke too fast the specialist stopped me and told me to start again At first I got stopped after almost every other sentence After a while I felt my speech slow down I wasn t sure if people could understand me better but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself Speech is an important skill to have If you do have good speech that s a good thing but if you don t have it it is never too late to improve 1 The article is probably taken from A a newspaper B an advertisement C a detective story D a science book 2 What did the writer think of having good speech before the classes A It was very useful B It was nothing important C It was impossible D It was good for interviewing 3 What were the writer s problems when he was speaking a He spoke too quickly b He never stopped once he started talking 第 5 页 共 16 页 c He seldom kept eye contact with people d He didn t give others time to ask questions A a b B b c C a c D b d 4 From the sentence but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself we know that A the writer s friends couldn t understand him B the writer still couldn t make eye contact C the writer improved a lot D the writer didn t slow down 5 Through the passage the writer wants to tell us that A seeing a speech specialist is necessary B speech is an important skill to have C good speech can help you make friends D good speech gets good affect 3 10 分 阅读理解 Dear Xia Yu Do you know that there are two special days for parents in America One is Mother s Day on the second Sunday of May and the other is Father s Day on the third Sunday of June On these two days American children often give gifts to their parents or take them out for lunch or dinner Common gifts are flowers and cards for mothers and shirts or ties for fathers I heard that it is becoming more and more popular to celebrate Mother s Day and Father s Day in China I wonder if children 第 6 页 共 16 页 over there also give similar gifts to their parents I believe that there are many ways to show our love Actually we don t have to spend a lot of money It s also a good idea to help parents to do something instead 1 What are two special days for parents in America A Mother s and Father s Day B the Labor Day C Halloween 2 When is Mother s Day A on 8th May B on 12th May C on the second Sunday of May 3 What gifts do children give their parents on Mother s Day A money B flowers and cards C beautiful clothes 4 Are there Mother s Day or Father s Day in China A Yes there are B No there aren t C It s not mentioned 5 How do we celebrate Mother s Day or Father s Day A eat out B give them more money C help them to do something 第 7 页 共 16 页 4 10 分 阅读理解 Jenny Miller was a strange little girl She liked to spend her time alone eating chocolate Her parents were worried so they took all the chocolate away Jenny left her house to look for some chocolate She found a small house full of glasses Among all the glasses a blue glass caught Jenny s attention It was full of chocolate There was also a card in it saying Change tears into chocolate Jenny was very excited She took the blue glass and ran out of the house to look for someone crying First she met a little boy crying hard and she collected his tears The tears were quickly changed into chocolate While Jenny was collecting the tears she comforted 安慰 the boy Finally the boy stopped crying and they had a fun time together Later Jenny met a woman who had broken some plates and an old man who couldn t find his dog They were so sad that their tears could not help falling down Jenny collected their tears and made them happy again Soon Jenny realized that making people happy was even more important than finding chocolate So she stopped collecting tears and began to help sad people As a result she became friend with them and lived a much happier life than before 1 What did Jenny Miller like to eat when she was alone A Cakes B Hamburgers C Ice cream D Chocolate 2 What was in the blue glass EXCEPT chocolate A Tears B A card C A candy 第 8 页 共 16 页 D Nothing 3 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A Jenny left her house in order to find chocolate B Jenny met a woman who couldn t find her dog C Jenny saw Change smiles into chocolate on a card D Jenny s parents were worried about her because she was too fat 4 Why did the little girl collect tears A Because the little girl s parents needed them B Because she wanted to make some new friends C Because the tears could keep her in a good health D Because the tears could be changed into the chocolate 5 From the passage we can learn that A Jenny s parents were strict with her B chocolate is so delicious that we should eat more C we will be much happier when we make others happy D the tears are good for our health so we should collect more of them 5 8 分 Zhalong is a nature reserve in Heilongjiang in north east China It is one of the world s most important wetlands The reserve covers an area of 210 000 hectares The area provides food and shelter for wildlife It is an ideal home for different kinds of plants fish and birds Many birds live comfortably in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round while some only stay there for a short time There are many fish in the wetlands and the birds can easily catch them for food Zhalong has long been called the home of the crane There are 15 crane species 物种 in the world 8 of them are in China and there are 6 species in Zhalong area It is an important living area for the rare red crowned cranes There are not many red crowned cranes in the world 第 9 页 共 16 页 Every spring and summer red crowned cranes lay and hatch 孵化 their eggs in Zhalong Some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings This means there will be less and less space for wildlife More and more birds are in danger because they do not have enough living space Many of them died The Chinese government wants to protect these endangered birds and they can be safe in Zhalong Every year a lot of tourists go to Zhalong to watch birds This year members of our Bird watching Club are going to study the different kinds of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their numbers The study begins next month We once a year We are now inviting secondary school students to help We need more people to help us count and do something to help the birds Many people do not understand the importance of the wetlands We hope this information will help them understand and make them actively take action to protect wildlife 1 What does the underlined word ideal mean A Perfect B Dangerous C Crowded D Expensive 2 What can we learn from the second paragraph A All birds stay in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round B There are eight species of red crowned cranes in Zhalong C The number of the world s red crowned cranes is small D Every winter red crowned cranes hatch eggs in Zhalong 3 Which of the following can we choose for the blank 空白 in the fifth paragraph 第 10 页 共 16 页 A go birdwatching B do a bird count C go bird hunting D hold a bird show 4 The purpose of the article is to A attract more visitors to pay a visit to Zhalong Nature Reserve B ask people to take action to protect wetlands and wildlife C prevent people from watching birds in Zhalong Nature Reserve D make people around the world know the Birdwatchting Club 6 15 分 阅读表达 阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题 将答案写在答题纸标有题号的横线上 Jess really felt very happy When he got to his seat in the classroom that morning he found an invitation 邀请书 on his desk It was from some of his classmates asking him to join them on a camping trip This was the first time they asked him to join in an out of school activity Why were they asking him now Nobody seemed to like him In fact he was so lonely and unhappy that he drowned 沉溺 his feeling with snacks So he put on lots of weight and this gave his classmates something more to make fun of him Cindy who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation went out quickly to tell the others that the trick worked Everyone was happy that Jess believed it But there was no camping trip The whole thing was not true At first Cindy thought it was fun But later when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his savings Cindy had a second idea She knew that Jess s family had little money and she hated to see him spend his savings on something he would never use Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth Her close friends would be angry with her 1 How did Jess feel when he found the invitation that morning 第 11 页 共 16 页 2 Why did some of his classmates give him the invitation 3 Is it necessary for Cindy to tell Jess the truth Why or why not 三 三 词汇运用词汇运用 共共 2 2 题 共题 共 1515 分分 7 5 分 根据句子理解 用所给词的适当形式填空 possible hero write somewhere she 1 Nothing is if you work hard 2 I m sorry I didn t finish my composition 3 Zheng Chenggong and Lin Zexu were both great in Chinese history 4 I couldn t find my pencil case I must have left it at home 5 I said I didn t think it was a good idea for to copy my homework 8 10 分 It s necessary to discover what you are good at or not and what you like or dislike Many students would be unhappy if they f in a very difficult physics course but in fact they have known a lot about t They realize that they should not become engineers or p scientists in the future So falling can help a student to live a happier life if he or she draws something out of it They may then decide on their aim and c the kind of work that they would be fit for and they would like to do You can t be sure whether you like something u you have tried it If you make a d that you would like to play the violin you need to take more music classes b you know if you are really interested in it It is not e to hope to be a violinist You also have to stand the hard practice before you become one If you would enjoy being a great violinist but hate the hard and b work just give it up It s a good plan to try as many ideas as possible when you are still young And then you will be able to find o what your true interests are 第 12 页 共 16 页 四 四 语法填空语法填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 9 10 分 阅读下面短文 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求 在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用 括号中词语的正确形式填空 Confidence is very important in daily life It is use to develop a healthy attitude 态度 If peo