上海版2019-2020学年九年级下学期英语期中考试试卷C卷

第 1 页 共 16 页 上海版上海版 2019 20202019 2020 学年九年级下学期英语期中考试试卷学年九年级下学期英语期中考试试卷 C C 卷卷 姓名姓名 班级班级 成绩成绩 一 一 完形填空 共完形填空 共 1515 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 1 分 满分分 满分 1515 分 分 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1515 分分 1 15 分 完形填空 What s the meaning of life This is a question we all ask ourselves at one point The best 1 that I came across was written by the great psychologist Viktor Frankl He wrote that The meaning of life is to give life meaning When I was a young boy I gave my life meaning2 simply playing running swimming laughing and riding my bike When I went to school I gave my life meaning by studying hard getting good grades and trying to make my mom and dad 3 When I was a teenager I found meaning in 4 sports hanging out with my friends and trying my best to help others In college I found my life meaning by deciding what I wanted to study and what career I would 5 for When I was working as a teacher I found meaning in helping to open young minds to new 6 and old wisdom When I had kids I found meaning in protecting and watching over those I loved When I found out 7 of my sons were mentally handicapped 智障 I found meaning in loving them 8 them and learning so much from them about life love patience faith and joy 9 I grew older I began to understand meaning isn t something that comes and goes We can give meaning to every moment of our life We can bring meaning to the things we do All we have to do is to 10 第 2 页 共 16 页 It is love that makes life worth living It is love that gives life meaning 1 A answer B saying C story D result 2 A with B by C at D about 3 A wise B serious C proud D worried 4 A playing B bringing C giving D looking 5 第 3 页 共 16 页 A provide B prepare C cheer D make 6 A ideas B advice C promises D news 7 A neither B either C both D every 8 A waiting for B caring for C depending on D paying for 9 A As B Unless 第 4 页 共 16 页 C Since D Before 10 A feel B think C dream D love 二 二 阅读理解 共阅读理解 共 1515 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 2 分 满分分 满分 3030 分 分 共共 4 4 题 共题 共 3030 分分 2 6 分 阅读下面材料 从每题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 A PHOTO A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY Taking a photograph each day and posting it online is a popular hobby To study how this habit influences health British researchers interviewed the creators of online photo magazines and discovered that daily photography improved their lives in several ways it made them mindful of the present it pushed them to go for walks to get their photos and it gave them chances to communicate with people who share their interests THE 16 8 DIET WORKS In a small study researchers at the University of Illinois asked 23 fat participants 参与者 to spend 12 weeks following a type of diet called the 16 8 diet In the eight hours between 10 a m and 6 p m they could eat as much as they wanted of any food However for the remaining 16 hours of the day they were allowed to have only water and other calorie free drinks Compared with control group the 16 8 dieters took in about 300 fewer calories a day lost 3 percent of their weight and saw a great drop in their blood pressure 10 MINUTES OF EXERCISE CAN IMPROVE MEMORY Can t find your keys Go for a quick walk or do a few yoga 瑜伽 poses In a recent study 36 healthy young adults who had just exercised for ten minutes showed improved connectivity 连通性 第 5 页 共 16 页 between the parts of the brain for new memories and the parts for detailed memory processing The participants also improved their performance on a memory test The researchers now plan studies in older adults to find out whether regular light exercise improves their memory as well 1 Which may help lower blood pressure according to the passage A The 16 8 diet B Taking a photo every day C 10 minutes of exercise D Having a memory test 2 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A A photo a day improves people s lives B The 16 8 dieters took in 300 calories each day C 36 healthy young adults followed a type of diet called 16 8 diet D Studies on old adults showed regular light exercise could improve memory 3 Which column 栏目 of the magazine is the passage probably from A Technology Time B Sports Club C Photo News D Health World 3 8 分 阅读理解 In Canada and the United States there is a new group of children called satellite kids who live in one place but whose parents live in another place Asians are immigrating 移居 to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever before Most Asians immigrate because they believe that they can give their children a better 第 6 页 共 16 页 education in the west In Asia especially in China Japan and Korea it is difficult to go to university Students must first pass the strict national examination However in Canada and the United States it is easy to go to university and anyone who wants to go can go As a result Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university The problem is that when Asians arrive they discover that finding a job and making money are more difficult in the west So these children become satellite kids and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a satellite kid Only until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the satellite kids problem Because these children do not speak English and because their parents are not there to take care of them they are often absent from school To be a satellite kid means growing up in such a country where you know you are different and you can t make friends because you do not speak English well Also it means growing up alone because your parents are not there 1 Satellite kids refer to 指代 the Asian kids A without parents B living abroad alone C with university education D not speaking English 2 Some Asian immigrant children become satellite kids because their parents A want to leave their own country B want them to go to university C return to their countries to work D want them to depend on themselves 3 The following problems of satellites kids are right except A they grow up alone B they don t often go to school 第 7 页 共 16 页 C they can make friends easily D their parents can not look after them 4 What is the main idea of the passage A Parents feel lonely abroad B Parents want a better education for their kids C Canadians and Americans kids can t find jobs easily D Kids in foreign countries alone are very in need of care from families 4 8 分 阅读短文 从每题所给的 A B C 和 D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 On April 26 2017 a big Chinese ship caught the eyes of the whole world China s first homemade aircraft carrier 航空母舰 hit the water in Dalian Liaoning The new big ship is China s second aircraft carrier It was designed in China and built in China too It is about 315 meters long and 75 meters wide That is a bit larger than three soccer fields An aircraft carrier is like an airport on the sea It can carry planes and troops to war Planes fly from the carrier and land back on it and soldiers work and live on it too But building an aircraft carrier is like an airport on the sea It can carry planes and troops to war Planes fly from the carrier and land back on it and soldiers work and live on it too But building an aircraft carrier is so hard and expensive It costs a lot of money and needs a large amount of steel and other special materials For example a basic aircraft carrier is made of 60 000 tons of steel It also uses complex 复杂的 technologies including radar electrics mechanics and weapons Finally it takes years to build one Today not many countries own an aircraft carrier or have the ability to build one China has become the seventh country in the world that can build an aircraft carrier by itself after the USA Russia England France Italy and Spain 1 In which year did China s first homemade aircraft carrier hit the water A In 2017 第 8 页 共 16 页 B In 2016 C In 2018 D In 2019 2 What s the best title of this passage A An Airport on the Sea B China Has Bought the Second Aircraft Carrier C China s Homemade Aircraft Carrier D The Sixth Country to Build an Aircraft Carver 3 What is not needed to build the aircraft carrier A special materials B technologies C steel D wood 4 How many aircraft carriers does China have according to the passage A one B two C three D four 5 How does the writer feel about the homemade aircraft carrier in China A proud B worried C upset 第 9 页 共 16 页 D hopeless 5 8 分 阅读理解 Gardening is popular in many parts of the world It brings us sweet smelling flowers fresh fruit and vegetables But you can get more from your garden Gardening helps to keep healthy Today s people sit indoors for too long and don t get much exercise When you garden you have to move around It s a good chance for you to exercise your body by watering flowers or doing some digging Besides when you are in your garden you can feel the warm sunshine This means you are getting Vitamin D It help your bodies use calcium 钙 which necessary to keep your bones 骨骼 strong It gets them off computers televisions and phones Gardening can be great teacher to teach children about nature and healthy eating It can also help them to understand the meaning of No pains no gains Gardening is a great way to meet people and build relationships When you are gardening you are outdoors So it is a perfect time to communicate with your neighbors Most people love to talk about their hobbies and so do gardeners They usually enjoy showing people what they are growing And most enjoy sharing advice and stories about their gardens 1 When it s you can get Vitamin D in your garden A sunny B cloudy C snowy D rainy 2 According to the passage is one of the gardening activities A watching TV B watering flowers C walking dogs 第 10 页 共 16 页 D playing with phones 3 Which of the following can be the missing part in Paragraph 3 A Gardening will be good for your bones B Gardening may help people to feel happy C Gardening is a great activity to do with children D Gardening can be a good way to meet neighbors 4 The best title of the passage may be A Outdoor Activities B Advantages of Gardening C Healthy Eating Habits D Relationships with Neighbors 三 三 词汇运用 共词汇运用 共 1515 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 1 分 满分分 满分 1515 分 分 共共 2 2 题 共题 共 1515 分分 6 5 分 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空 Saturday because like interesting difficult English why have boring favorite 1 I don t like math because it s 2 What s your subject English 3 Why do you like English it s fun 4 We don t go to school on 5 We P E on Tuesday 第 11 页 共 16 页 6 What is his favorite subject He science best 7 does she like art 8 is Lily s favorite subject 9 Science is but it s fun 10 P E class is 7 10 分 U the Monkey King can hide his tail he can t turn himself into a man 四 四 语法填空 共语法填空 共 1010 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 1 分 满分分 满分 1010 分 分 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 8 10 分 阅读下面短文 根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空 未提供单词的 限填一词 使文章 意思完整 正确 When Ruby a seven month old elephant from Thailand came the Phoenix Zoo in 1974 she was the only elephant at the zoo Her roommates were some chickens and a goat Ruby was very bored She had no elephants around her She was given food and everything she needed she had nothing to do When the workers at the zoo saw Ruby scratching 刮 the ground A stick they had an idea They gave her a paint brush and some paint With just a little bit of help from her trainer Ruby became a paint of her own style She produced many paintings Her expensive painting was sold for 25 000 Elephants have the brains to learn how paint But just like people not all of have the interest or talent 天赋 to turn it into a career Ruby was one of the few who did Ruby die in 1998 at the age of 25 very young for an elephant There are very few elephant art left in North America In Asia there are programs trying to develop elephant artists Money got from the sell of their art goes towards protecting wild 野生的 elephants 五 五 任务型阅读 共任务型阅读 共 5 5 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 1 分 满分分 满分 5 5 分 分 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 第 12 页 共 16 页 9 5 分 阅读下面短文 根据所读内容 在文章后表格的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词 注意 每个空格 只填一个单词 共 10 空 每空 1 分 满分 10 分 All over the world and for many different reasons there are millions of people who never eat meat These people are called vegetarians 素食主义者 To people who eat meat being a vegetarian may seem like a very strange thing But they won t eat meat for several different reasons First vegetarians have a big health advantage One of the major health problems in modern world is too much food especially in the form of animal fats Medical study suggests that animal fats including butter quicken the development of cholesterol 胆固醇 in the human body Too much cholesterol seems to be part of the cause of heart disease Most vegetarians have low level of cholesterol Too much animal fats also seem to lead to certain kinds of cancer and vegetarians have less these cancers than people who eat a lot of meat Overall studies comparing the health of vegetarians and meat eaters show that the meat eaters are twice as likely to die of heart disease as vegetarians are Better health is one reason that people choose to become vegetarians Another reason is religion 宗教 Eating of meat is never allowed in some religions The largest of these is the Hindu religion which has about 600 million believers in the world Although not all Hindus are vegetarian many are and there are many believers of other religions such as Buddhism and even some Christian religions that also do not eat meat Many vegetarians do not eat meat simply because they do not like the taste of it They have no religious or other reasons they just do not like meat Another important reason that vegetarians give for not eating meat is the health advantages that were given above Lastly there are many people who do not eat meat because they just do not like the idea of killing animals for food They believe that life all life is va