2019年九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷.doc

2019年九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷一、 从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳 (共8题；共8分)1. （1分）They are even good friends when they strongly disagree. A . have the same ideaB . have different opinionsC . help each other2. （1分）Its our duty to protect the environment. A . jobB . workC . responsibility3. （1分）Can I use the printer at your office? Im afraid you cant. The machine is dead at present. A . not workingB . wrongC . destroyed4. （1分）I am sorry that I am unaware of the mistake. A . dont knowB . dont care aboutC . know a little about5. （1分）What do you love? I love travelling.A . sightseeingB . climbingC . walking6. （1分） Did you enjoy yourselves at the party yesterday? Yes, we did.A . have a good timeB . lose your temperC . make up yourselves7. （1分）Birds have the ability to sing. A . canB . like toC . are happy to8. （1分）The rainforest is home to the wild animals. A . a place to feedB . a place to playC . a place to live二、 从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出恰当的词语完成句子。（ (共7题；共7分)9. （1分）To someone or something means that you make someone or something come somewhere. A . hangB . pickC . attract10. （1分）When I was a child, my dad often me to the park nearby to watch birds.A . bringsB . tookC . brought11. （1分）How often do you go skating? _. I cant skate at all.A . AlwaysB . SometimesC . Never12. （1分）Did she know the young man well? Yes, of course. She was _ that the young man had gone mad.A . excitedB . interestedC . certain13. （1分）We have to _ the picnic because the weather is getting worse and worse. A . cancelB . attendC . prepareD . provide14. （1分）Lanzhou is_ beef noodles. A . be famous forB . famous ofC . famous forD . famous to15. （1分）Everyone should protect our environment, so its necessary not to trees. A . put awayB . cut downC . pick upD . put down三、 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） (共1题；共15分)16. （15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 The ocean is no longer a safe place for many creatures. For many years, 1activities such as polluting and overfishing(过度捕捞) have made it 2for many creatures to live in it. In 2015, Chile, a country in South America, tried to 3that. It created the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park. It is the 4ocean reserve in North or South America. It is about 115,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean. Thats about the 5of the state of Arizona, USA.No 6or any other kind of harmful human activity will be 7in the waters in that area. Thats good news for the sea creatures that live in that part of the Pacific Ocean. The area is 8to many unusual creatures not found anywhere else in the world.2015 was a big year for protecting the worlds oceans. In total, more than one million square miles of ocean were 9protected in the year.Liesbeth van der Meer is a scientist at Oceana, a group working to 10the oceans. She said Chiles new reserve was a great victory(胜利) for the worlds oceans.（1）A . harmful B . good C . colourful （2）A . easy B . possible C . difficult （3）A . change B . continue C . move （4）A . longest B . widest C . largest （5）A . size B . thing C . area （6）A . swimming B . fishing C . running （7）A . warned B . stopped C . allowed （8）A . family B . home C . house （9）A . angrily B . separately C . newly （10）A . protect B . damage C . practise 四、 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分） (共5题；共30分)17. （6.0分）阅读理解 What do you think will happen when the traditional culture meets modern technology? Yes, the dead words become lively characters（人物）at once. How happy it is to enjoy these Chinese cartoons！Ma Liang is a poor boy who loves painting. He always uses his magic brush to fight against bad people in the village. The cartoon The Magic Brush came out in 1955. A group of tadpoles（蝌蚪）are born. They try to find their mother that they have never seen. The story is very simple, but it needs complex technology to show the artistic style of ink（水墨）painting. Little Tadpole Looking for Mom was watched in 1961 first. The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven（19611964）is（Chinas first colour cartoon. It is from the Chinese novel Journey to the West. Its successful. Not only we but also many westerners like the great monkey Sun Wukong. To beat two bad persons, an old man grows 7 calabashes（葫芦）, and they change into 7 boys. They try their best to beat the bad. Calabash brothers（1986）is a masterpiece（杰作）of Chinese paper-cutting art. （1）shows the artistic style of ink painting. A . The Magic BrushB . Litle Tadpole Looking for Mom.C . The Monkey King：Uproar in HeavenD . Calabash Brothers（2）What does the underlined word complex mean in Chinese? A . 重复的B . 复杂的C . 杂乱的D . 冗长的（3）The Monkey King：Uproar in Heaven is . A . the first film in ChinaB . only loved by ChineseC . the first colour cartoon in ChinaD . loved by all the westerners（4）Which is TRUE according to the passage? A . Ma Liang punished the villagers with his brush.B . Little Tadpole Looking for Mom came out in 1964.C . The Monkey King is from a Chinese novel.D . Calabash Brothers is from Chinese clay art.18. （6.0分）阅读理解 Blues Clues People around the world are familiar(熟悉的) with the cartoon series for the early childhood development skills. The cartoon series ever won nine Emmy awards because of the lovely dog. Blues Clues became a good friend of those preschoolers. And Blues Clues keeps a great source for children of all ages.Santas Little Helper Santas Little Helper, is a cute, but poorly trained greyhound. The greyhound has been a gatekeeper for the Simpson household for years. Finally he was replaced ( 替换 ) by well-trained Laddie. Even so, Santas Little Helper has stayed with the Simpsons ever since.Brian Griffin The Griffins dog is noticeable for his wit, intelligence (智力 ), love for martinis, and ability to speak. While only 7 years old, Brian is only a few creditsshort of a degree (学位) from Brown University.Lady & the Tramp The first couple of animated dogs, Lady and the Tramp show us that even dogs need love and companionship from their own kind. When not pushing meatballs with their noses and eating spaghetti, Lady and the Tramp fell in love and soon had a litter of their own.（1）People well know the cartoon series Blues Clues for its . A . childhood development skillsB . Emmy awardsC . funny storiesD . true love（2）Blues Clues keeps a great source for .A . childrenB . youngstersC . old peopleD . people of all ages（3） is trained very well. A . Little HelperB . SimpsonC . LaddieD . Griffin（4）Which of the following is TRUE? A . The cartoon series Blue Clues never got Emmy awards.B . Santas Little Helper left the Simpsons at last.C . The Griffins dog is well known for his intelligence.D . Lady and the Tramp are brother and sister.（5）The passage mainly tells us A . cartoon storiesB . childrens favouriteC . cartoon dogsD . funny pictures19. （6.0分）阅读理解。 A thirsty crow(乌鸦) comes across(偶然遇到) a bottle of water, but the water level is out of its reach. The bird then drops some stones into it and gets the water.Its just a story, you may think. But new research has found that crows brains may sometimes be better than those of 6yearold children.In a recent experiment, American scientist Corina Logan and her team caught six crows to test them. The crows and children had to choose between two sets of tubes(试管). They had to drop stones in and get water.With the red set, when they dropped a stone into a wide tube, the water level raised in a connected narrow tube. The blue set of tubes, however, had no connection between them.Children aged 7 to 10 were able to learn the rule. Children aged 4 to 6, however, failed. Five of the six crows failed the test. But Kitty, a 6monthold crow, passed it. She put most of the stones into the red tubes.So, could a bird be more clever than a kindergartner? Dont be too quick to say no.（1）The first paragraph is _ about crows. A . a piece of newsB . a storyC . a truthD . a joke（2）_ failed the test. A . KittyB . Children aged 7 to 10C . Children aged 4 to 6D . All the six crows（3）From the text, we know crows brains may _ be better than those of 6yearold children. A . sometimesB . alwaysC . neverD . often（4）How many crows did the team do the experiment on? A . 5B . 6C . 7D . 8（5）What does the underlined word kindergartner mean in Chinese? A . 幼儿园小朋友B . 幼儿园老师C . 幼儿园D . 中学生20. （6.0分）阅读理解Mike Isaac and I are reporters of Student Daily. For the topics of our newspaper next month visited Sunshine Elementary School on May 10. We interviewed some students and here is what they（1）What did Mike Isaac and the writer visit Sunshine Elementary School for? A . For environment protection.B . For wildlife protection.C . For good manners in school.D . For topics of the newspaper.（2）What may cause people to be mad at one another in Andrew Vargass opinion? A . Losing more oxygen.B . Speaking in a loud voice.C . Cutting down more trees.D . Hunting tigers for medicine.（3）Who talked about health? A . Joslyn Frace.B . Jayden Mitchell.C . Andrew Vargas.D . Joseph Truong.21. （6.0分）阅读理解 A Teachers GiftThat day I arrived at my class in the morning. Immediately I felt upset and uncomfortable. Today was the day when our teacher would leave and move to another school.Mr. Smith was very easy to talk with and to have fun with. He was cool, relaxed, and was always friendly when you would see him. I couldnt even imagine how things were going to be without him.Thank you everyone for my time here. I will forever keep these memories and friendships Ive made in the past five years. He took a deep breath and said, As a moment for me leaving, please look under your seats.Confused, I slowly checked under my seat to see a yellow block of wood that read Love on it .I quickly got it and began to study it. After seconds of watching the block, I realized that it was a Jenga block（积木块）Tears ran down my face and fell on the Jenga block. I heard my classmates sobbing（抽泣）That was to say, everyone in my class had a Jenga block with the word Love. We hadnt found a way to express our sadness and also we couldnt find a way to express our love to the respectable man. This is a reminder to always love others. Mr. Smith said slowly.Maybe that day wasnt the worst day, and it was just a moment of my life and l was too young to understand Mr. Smith. What Mr. Smith taught us is that whenever and wherever we are. We should love others. The Jenga block acts as a reminder, encouraging me to give a hand to those in need of help. As time goes on, Love others has been a habit（1）What made the writer upset and uncomfortable? A . He arrived at his class late.B . He would move to another school.C . Mr. Smith didnt talk with them.D . Mr. Smith would leave the school.（2）What did the writer think of Mr. Smith? A . Cool and friendly.B . Cool and strict.C . Friendly and handsome.D . handsome and strict.（3）Mr. Smith gave students the Jenga blocks with Love to . A . have a lot of fun with the classB . teach them how to make blocksC . express his respect to the classD . remind them to share love with others五、 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） (共1题；共10分)22. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填人一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Joesph is a teacher in New York. He gives lessons to _ (he) students about American history. But he was born _ Kenya, an African country where the children lead a very different life. For example, a ten-year old boy may spend _ (much) time in taking care of cows than studying at school. The children also learn many _ (skill) like ho