2019-2020学年上学期九年级英语期末考试试卷A卷.doc

2019-2020学年上学期九年级英语期末考试试卷A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）完形填空Dads AdviceWhen I finished my school education, I began to find a job. I was very happy because it was time to make my dream come true.One evening, my father talked to me about what kind of 1I should look for. He wanted me to work for a big company and asked me to take his advice. But I really hoped to be a teacher. It was my dream. I didnt accept his 2. We shouted and didnt talk to each other. Even worse, I found it more and more difficult for us to say sorry as time went by.A week later, I decided to break the 3and make the first move. So I dialed (拨打) my fathers number and began talking in a low voice, “Dad.I am 4. I shouldnt argue with you that day!”There was a silence at the other end. After a while, he 5in a low voice. “Well, thats all right, honey.”I was surprised, and raised my voice a little, “Dad, I understand why you dont want me to be a teacher, but to be a teacher is my dream job. I hope you can also 6me.”From the other end of the line comes my fathers answer, “Sorry, honey. I shouldnt force you to accept my idea. You have your own dream, I should 7you.”On hearing this, I was so 8that my eyes were full of tears (眼泪). I realized that this special moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new level.A few weeks later, my mother told me that my father had been ill for half a year. He would get an operation (手术). The operation was successful. My father was saved and 9escaped (逃离，逃脱) death.Many times I feel lucky that I 10the first step to say sorry to my father. I cant imagine how I can live the rest of my life if my father didnt have a successful operation.（1）A . family B . school C . job D . friend （2）A . gift B . advice C . money D . wish （3）A . door B . window C . ice D . plan （4）A . brave B . busy C . happy D . sorry （5）A . answered B . discussed C . sang D . read （6）A . love B . become C . understand D . change （7）A . thank B . train C . remember D . support （8）A . sad B . moved C . proud D . tired （9）A . luckily B . easily C . carefully D . confidently （10）A . taught B . forgot C . hid D . made 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共32分)2. （6分）阅读理解Like you, plants need good things like food, water, and minerals in order to grow. Usually they get these important nutrients(营养) from the rich soil(土壤) in which theyre planted. But theres another way to grow plants that doesnt use soil. Its called hydrogenic gardening.Hydrogenic means working with water. In a hydrogenic garden, plants grow with their roots in water, not in dirt. The water is filled with special food for the plants that gardeners have carefully measured and prepared.Hydrogenic plants grow quickly. In ordinary gardens, plants need time and energy to grow long roots that search the soil for food and water. In a hydrogenic garden, plants can use their energy to grow tall instead. And because there is no soil, there are no weeds and few insect pests(害虫). Gardeners dont need to spray(喷洒) plants with dangerous chemicals. Both the plants and the environment stay healthy.Scientists hope that, one day, hydrogenic gardens may be able to help hungry people all over the world grow enough food-even in countries that have bad soil, or weather that is too hot, too cold, or too dry. And astronauts hope to take hydrogenic gardens with them to the spaceship they fly to Mars, so that they will always have fresh vegetables, and the fun of growing a garden without dirt.（1）Whats the meaning of the underlined word dirt in the second paragraph? A . soilB . waterC . insectD . food（2）Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A . Plants need water and other nutrients to grow.B . There are no weeds in hydrogenic gardens.C . Hydrogenic plants cannot grow in too hot weather.D . Astronauts hope to take hydrogenic gardens to space.（3）Whats the passage about? A . Plant growing.B . Space farming.C . Scientific watering.D . hydrogenic gardening.3. （6分） When people want to know about the weather, they usually go to their radios, TVs, newspapers, or to the Internet. However, you can also find many weather signs among wildlife, because of their highly developed senses. Drops in air pressure produce an effect on small animals in many ways. Mice and deer are good weather indicators. People who spend a lot of time outdoors have observed that, before a storm, field mice come out of their holes and run around. Deer leave high ground and come down from the mountains.Birds are especially good weather indicators because they also show the effect of a pressure drop in many ways. For example, some birds become irritable(暴躁) and quarrelsome and will fight over a piece of bread. Other birds chirp and sing just before a storm. It seems they know they wont get another chance for an hour or two. Birds also look for safe places before a storm. You will sometimes see birds settling in trees or gathering together on a wire close to a building. Pre-storm low pressure make the air so thin that birds have difficulty flying.It is unusual to see many birds flying overhead in the summertime, rather than during the periods in the spring or autumn. Watch for other weather signs if you see this. If they fly in the wrong direction, they may be flying ahead of a storm.By paying closer attention to some important signs in nature, we can become better prepared for any kind of weather.（1）The word “indicators” in paragraph 1 probably means .A . mapsB . servicesC . signsD . stations（2）How can birds sense the coming of a storm?A . By feeling a drop in air temperature.B . By noticing the change of wind directions.C . By feeling a drop in air pressure.D . By noticing the movements of other animals.（3）The best title for the text would be.A . Signs of a StormB . Drops in Air PressureC . Animals Sharp SensesD . Natures Weather Signs4. （10分） Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses (吻). So, I really doubt (怀疑) whether (是否) there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money to pay the schooling for me. They dont act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentines Day is even impossible.One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (被子). I asked her if there was love between them. She stopped her work and looked up with surprise. Then she bowed (弯下) her head and continued sewing the quilt. I was very worried because I thought I hurt her. But after a few minutes she said, “Look at this thread (线). Sometimes it appears, but most of the time it disappears in the quilt. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly (几乎不) be seen anywhere or anytime, but its really there, and makes the quilt long-lasting.” I listened carefully but I couldnt understand her until the next spring.My mother suddenly got sick seriously and had to stay in the hospital for a one-month treatment. Every morning and dusk (黄昏) after she returned from the hospital, my father helped my mother walk slowly on the country road. There were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees, and the sun gently shone them through the leaves. All of these made up the most beautiful picture in the world. Reading their eyes, I knew they loved each other deeply. From this experience, I realized that love was just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.（1）The writer thought his parents life was not .A . romanticB . greatC . meaningfulD . true（2）Valentines Day may be a day for .A . parentsB . loversC . classmatesD . friends（3）What do the sentences in the third paragraph show?A . There is beautiful scenery (风景) everywhere in the world.B . There is true life anywhere in the world.C . There is no love without beautiful flowers.D . There is really love between the writers parents.（4）What is the best title of this passage?A . Love should appear every day.B . Love means flowers.C . Love is just the thread of a quiltD . True love.（5）The writer did not understand their parents love until_.A . the next summerB . his mother was deadC . his mother was seriously illD . he himself grew up5. （10分）阅读理解(B)Life today moves faster than ever before. Thanks to technology(技术), the speed of life has increased(增加) over the past century. Time-saving inventions, like e-mail and ATMs, have made daily tasks more efficient (有效率的). People today need speed. A recent CNN survey shows that sixty percent of Americans said they wont wait longer than 15 minutes for food or services. A restaurant in Japan even asks customers to pay by time spent at table, not by what they eat! Unfortunately, studies show that lifes hurried paceproduces stress and leads to health problems. An online survey at showed that 56 % of people in China usually feel short of time. They are always busy and feel nervous all the time. Maybe people need to take time to slow down and smell the roses.However, whether you enjoy speed or prefer a slower pace, its easy to be amazed(大为惊奇) at how fast life moves. And with tomorrows technology, it will likely get even faster.（1）What makes the speed of peoples life increase so quickly? A . Jobs.B . Business.C . Competitions.D . Technologies.（2）The underlined word “pace” means “_” in Chinese according to the passage. A . 步骤B . 频率C . 部署D . 步调（3）An online survey at showed that _. A . people today expect speedB . lifes hurried pace leads to health problemsC . people today are short of rest and free timeD . people prefer the high-speed of life（4）Lifes hurried paceproduces _. A . time to smell roseB . happinessC . pleasureD . health problem（5）Which of following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A . You will pay more money when you have meals in Japan.B . Most people in America dont like to wait longer for food or services.C . The writer thinks people should slow down their lifes hurried pace to relax.D . The speed of peoples life will get even faster in the future.三、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共20分)6. （20分）任务型阅读：阅读下列材料，根据文章意思回答以下问题。写出完整的句子。We had a terrible school trip last weekSome students were lateThen we waited half an hour for the school bus，but it didnt arrive. In the end，the teacher took us by subwayIt took over an hourWhen we arrived at the zoo，we were all tired and hungryWe wanted to see elephantsbut there werent anyThere were some really smart seals(海豹)，but we didnt see the showWe arrived too lateWe forgot our cameras，so we didnt take any photosThen it started to rain，and nobody had an umbrellaSo we went for lunch and ate some pizzaMy friends had some ice-cream，tooI didnt have any because I dont like itWe didnt see many animals because it rainedFinally we went back to schoolWe were wet and tiredI didnt enjoy my school trip at all!（1）Did the students have fun on their school trip last week?（2）How long did it take the students to get to the zoo by subway?（3）What did the writer have for lunch on the school trip? （4）Why didnt they see the smart seal show? 四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）In 2013, the most p_TV program(节目) must be Dad, where are we going . Most of people love the five lovely children , and are moved(感动） by their childishness.(童真). Five star-daddies take careof them without m_help. They take us to visit many wonderful places in our country by w_the program.Do you like Kimi ? He is just four years old . He is a boy, b_he is quite shy .His daddy is a superman（超人）in his heart. Angela is a smart girl. She likes eating so much. That is w _she looks a little heavy. She is very polite to ask others for h _when she has problems(问题）. Cindy is a beautiful girl .We all know she often cries at first, but we can find great c _on Cindy. She doesnt cry any more later. In fac