青海省2019-2020年度九年级上学期期末英语试题B卷

青海省2019-2020年度九年级上学期期末英语试题B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、完型填空Houdini was not only a magician but also a locksmith(开锁匠) with excellent skills. He boasted that he could escape from any _ cell in the world in less than an hour, if he could go into the cell dressed in his street clothes. A small town in the British Isles built a new prison they were extremely proud of. They issued Houdini a challenge.“Come and give it a _?” they said.Houdini loved the publicity and the money, so he accepted.By the time he arrived, the crowd was so excited. He rode _ into town and walked into the cell. As the door was closed, he still felt full of confidence. Houdini _ his coat and went to work.He secretly hid a flexible and tough 10-inch piece of steel which he used to work on the lock. He got it out and started his magic.At the end of 30 minutes, his _ expression had disappeared. At the end of an hour he was all of a sweat. After two hours, Houdini collapsed against the door. The door just opened. Houdini was so _ that tears almost fell, “What just happened? It _ itself!” he cried. You see, it had never been locked-except in his own _-which meant that it was as firmly locked as if a thousand locksmiths had put their best locks on it. One little push and Houdini could have _ opened the door but he never tried that. You dont get opportunities, you need to _. Many times a little extra push is all you need to open your opportunity door.1 . AtownBstreetCprisonDcountry2 . AchanceBhandChopeDtry3 . AproudlyBquietlyCsadlyDluckily4 . Atook outBtook offCtook awayDtook in5 . AexcitedBworriedCconfidentDfoolish6 . AfrightenedBrelaxedCdisappointedDsatisfied7 . AfellBlockedCopenedDbroke8 . AmindBeyesCbusinessDplace9 . AcarefullyBeasilyCheavilyDgreatly10 . AgiveBwantCkeepDmakeJimmy is new. He is_English boy. He is twelve_He_in Beijing. Here is a_of his family. They are Jimmys father, Jimmys mother_Jimmy. His father_in an office. His mother works in an_, too. They are both(都) office_Jimmy is a student. He is in a_He likes English_and his English is good. He often helps other students with their English.11 . AaBtheCanD/12 . AoldByearsCyear oldDyears old13 . AlivesBlives inCliveDlive in14 . AbookBsofaCphotoDcar15 . AorBandCwithDbut16 . AdrivesBworksCteachesDcooks17 . AschoolBhospitalCofficeDfarm18 . AworkersBdriversCteachersDdoctors19 . AhospitalBfarmCrestaurantDschool20 . AveryBlittleCa lotDnot at all二、阅读单选Mom and Dad are two of the most important people in your life. You probably see one of them every day. If your dad worships (崇拜) the Pittsburgh Stealers, you are likely to grow up being a big fan of that football team. And if your mom loves to read, you just might grow up carrying a book everywhere you go, just like she does.Here are four ways you can stay close and build a strong relationship with your parents.Spend time together. How much time do you spend just enjoying each others company (陪伴)？Instead of playing a computer game or watching TV, maybe you can ask your mom and dad to play with you. Go outside together, try a board game or read a book out.2.Share your feelings and ask for help. Your mom or dad may not know that you are having a problem. Tell a parent if you are sad or struggling with something.3. Show your care. Some families are always kissing, hugging, and saying “I love you”. Its important to show that you care for each other. In addition to kisses and hugs, kids and parents show their love by respecting each other, being caring, polite, and thoughtful.4. Whatever you do, do your best! You dont have to be perfect, but when you do your best, you make your parents proud. It makes them happy to see how you are turning into such a great kid. Why? Because it lets them know theyre doing a good job.21 . The first paragraph mainly tells us_.Athe Pittsburgh Stealers is a famous football teamBthe kid will like reading if his or her mother likesCparents influence(影响) their kids greatly.Dwe should follow our parents hobbies.22 . In the third paragraph, the author suggests that _.Ayou keep your parents company all the timeByou stay at home with your parentsCyou do something together with your parents.Dyou enjoy games when your parents watch TV23 . The text aims to tell us_.Aparents are important to everyoneBhow we get along with our parentsCto respect our parentsDto share feelings with our parentsThere are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely(智慧地), we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of the thing in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands(品牌). We need to know how to make a choice(选择) when we shop.Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we want to live useful and happy lives.Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is nicer? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.We have to realize that the choices we make can affect(影响) the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, think about this: Who else does your choice affect?24 . This passage mainly tells us that its important to _.Amake the right choicesBknow how to compare pricesCknow how to shop carefullyDlearn everything at school25 . We need “life skills” if we want to _.Aknow how to choose a part-time jobBcompare brands and pricesClive useful and happy livesDlearn things at school26 . Which choice is more important according to the passage?AWhich fruit to take for lunch.BWhich kind of food to eat, healthy food or junk food?CWhich T-shirt to wear to the movies.DHow to get to school.27 . From the passage we know that our choices can affect _.AnobodyBthe people around usCjust ourselvesDthe prices of the thingsEveryone has a family name. But do you know how they come about? A British writer called David tell us something about the family names in his new book.He shows that in Britain some family names come from places like Warwick, a town in Warwickshire. “Gatsby” comes from the village（村庄）Gaddesby in Leicestershire. “Hill” is also a place.Some family names come from peoples jobs. For example. “Butcher” means someone who sells（卖）meat. “Farmer” is a man who has a farm.Interestingly, some family names come from nickname（s昵称）. For example, my family nameis Black. Because of the different colours, some are called Black, some are called White, Green or Brown. It is said that long ago, few people lived long. There were few people with white hair. When people saw someone with white hair, they would call them “white head”So, when you see a British man with a strange family name, dont be surprised（意外）. Theremight be an interesting history.28 . According to（根据）the book, what does the butcher do?ADo farm work.BCook meals.CSell meat.DCut hair.29 . Which name comes from a place?AHill.BWhite.CButcher.DBlack.30 . How many family names are mentioned（提到）in this passage?AEight.BNine.CTen.DEleven.31 . What does the story mainly（主要）talk about?AMost people lived long in the past（在过去）.B“White head” is nickname.CWhere family names come from.DWhy there are different names.三、填写适当的句子补全对话.补全对话在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语L: Hi, Yin Li. I want to relax myself after the big exam. Do you have any good ideas?Y: Hmmm.32 . ?L:I think listening to music is kind of boring.Y: Do you like playing computer games?L:33 . . But its bad for my eyes.Y: Maybe you can take a trip.L:34 . . I like traveling. Where can I go?Y:35 . .L: No, never. Is Dalian a good place to travel?Y: Yeah, there are lots of things you can do there.L: Great!36 . ?Y: Yes, Id love to. Although Ive been there, I want to go again.四、回答问题阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。English dictionaries which were written before 18th century had only words which were not common, or words which were difficult to spell. Then, in 1755, Dr. Samuel Johnson, a great English writer, wrote a famous dictionary. This dictionary contained common words as well as unusual ones. It also showed how words should be used in sentences.In 1858, a group of people who study language started to write The Oxford English Dictionary (OED). They wanted to list all the words of the English language. They even included words which were not used any more. They also wrote sentences that show the meanings of words. They also described the history of words, saying when words were first used in English, and which languages they came from. The OED tells us, for example, that “algebra” comes from Arabic and was first used in English in the 16th century. The dictionary took hundreds of people over seventy years to complete. It has been improved many times, as the number of words used in English has increased. The more recent dictionary gives the meanings of over one million words. It is put into twenty-one books: each one is over one thousand pages long.Although Americans speak English, they use some words that are not used in British English. For example, the season an English person calls “autumn”, is called “fall” by an American. The first dictionary of American English was published by Noah Webster in 1828. He also decided to spell some words in a simpler way. For example, he wrote “colour” as “color”, “centre” as “center”, and “plough” as “p