广西壮族自治区2020版九年级上学期期末英语试题A卷

广西壮族自治区2020版九年级上学期期末英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、补全短文7选5Before there was the written word, there was the language of dance. Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow, life and death, and everything else in between._We dance from Florida to Alaska, from north to south and sea to sea. We dance at weddings, birthdays, office parties and just to fill the time.“I adore dancing,”says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in Iowa. “I cant imagine doing anything else with my life.” Bridges runs dance classes for all ages. “Teaching dance is wonderful. _Its great to watch them. For many of them, its a way of meeting people and having a social life.”_“I can tell you about one young couple,” says Bridges. “Theyre learning to do traditional dances. They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile._ ” So, do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, calmer, healthier? Andrea Hillier says, “Dance, like the pattern of a beating heart, is life. Even after all these years, I want to get better and better. _I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me Im alive.”A.So why do we dance?B.Dance in the U.S. is everywhere.C.If you like dancing outdoors, come to America.D.My older students say it makes them feel young.E.I keep practicing even when Im extremely tired. F.Dancing seems to change their feeling completely.G.They stayed up all night long singing and dancing.1 . _2 . _3 . _4 . _5 . _二、完型填空I am a student in PEP School. My name _ John Miller. This is my schoolbag. _ blue. I like the color very much. Oh, whats this _ English? Its _ English dictionary. How do you _ it? D-I-C-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y. Is that an eraser? No, it _. Its a key. That is my pencil box. You can _ a ruler, two pencils and three pens in it. _ is my ID card? I _ it this morning. My name is on the card. I must find it. Call me _ 655-4887 or e-mail me at J.6 . AbeBamCisDare7 . AItBItsCTheyDTheyre8 . AtoBatCinDon.9 . AaBanCtheD不填10 . Asay.BcallChelpDspell11 . AisBisntCare.Darent12 . AlookBmeetCseeDlose13 . AWhatBWhoCHowDWhere14 . AfindBlostCthankDfound15 . AatBinCaboutDto三、阅读单选When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use.Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause （引起）people to die.In Sweden（瑞典）, King Gustaf decided to find out whether or not this was true.It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time.They were twins and were almost alike in every way.They had both been sentenced to death (判处死刑).The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee.Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind.At last,the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,the other died a few years later.Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today.16 . Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in_.Athe eighteenth centuryBthe eighteen centuryCeighteenth centuriesDeighteen centuries17 . What does the word harmful mean in Chinese?-It means_.A有趣的B苦涩无味的C有害的D可口的18 . The brother who had drunk tea every day lived_.Auntil he was over 83Buntil he was 83Cuntil the other had been dead for several yearsDuntil he had drunk tea for a few years19 . Today the Swedish drink_.Amuch more coffee than teaBmuch tea and coffeeClittle tea and coffeeDmuch tea but little coffeeThe idea of anonymous(匿名) social media is stronger than ever. However, theres a debate over the pros and cons of using popular anonymous apps. Supporters of these apps offer several reasons why they believe the technology is good. Many people post life events on apps to share with family and friends. However, some of those same people will turn to anonymous sites to ask for life advice when they feel uncomfortable sharing personal details with a friend. According to the economist Michael Heyward, since users are not identified, troubled individuals can find help from a non-judgmental source through apps. Take the popular anonymous app AfterSchool as the example. The app allows teens to speak freely with others about emotional and everyday life worries and problems. Along the same lines, supporters believe that meaningful conversations can push important subjects to the front because a person is more likely to comment without fear of outcomes. These situations enable people to draw attention to subjects that might otherwise be pushed aside. One of the goals of using anonymous apps is to encourage the users to post news as it happens. In 2017, a new service that produces articles automatically from users posts came out. Surprisingly, it is popular-even writers at news companies use it. Some journalists even have started using these apps to report on the tech industry. However, critics, people who are against the idea of anonymous commenting, see these apps as tools that spread less-desirable behaviors(举止). They reason if the limitation set by social rules is removed, there will be more improper behaviors. One of the most common criticisms of anonymous social media is how easily a user can post a hurtful comment on an individual. This often puts the victim at the disadvantage of having to prove the statement false. Also, beyond the worry of such posts, there are more serious worries about crimes resulted from anonymous violence(暴力). While there are pros and cons to this debate, its necessary to realize that anonymity is a hallmark(标志) of our history. As social media becomes a larger presence in everyday life, its likely this subject will continue to be debated.20 . AfterSchool in the third paragraph is mentioned to _.Astress the bright side of anonymous appsBencourage teens to use social media moreCintroduce a very popular app among teensDshow the possible problems of social media21 . The writer probably agrees that _.Aits beneficial to encourage further use of anonyrnous appsBmore rules are needed to make a standard for anonymous appsCpeople need to wait to see whether anonymous apps are really badDanonymous apps have something to do with the development of the society22 . What might be the best title for the passage?ADo You Have a Right to Be Anonymous?BThe Popularity of Social MediaCAnonymous Apps, Good or Bad?DA Debate on the Use of Apps四、填写适当的句子补全对话在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语（话语可以是词、短语或句子），使对话完整。（Two girls met on the playground during the break）A：Hi，LucyI havent seen your English teacher for a long time23 . ?B： She has gone to ShanghaiA：24 . ?B： She went there for further educationA：25 . ?B：She went there with another three teachersA：26 . ?B：They will come back in three daysA：Do you miss her?B：Of courseShe is my favorite teacherOh，there goes the bellI must goByeA：27 . 五、单词填空Fill in the blanks with proper words. The first letter of each word is given. Forty-five Years of Ping-Pong DiplomacyThe University of Michigan in the United Sates welcomed a great n 28 . of visitors in September. They came to c 29 . the 45th anniversary of ping-pong diplomacy（外交）between China and the US. Some of them were ping-pong p 30 . from the two countries, reported China Youth Daily.In 1971, a US ping-pong team came to China at the invitation of the Chinese team. They were the f 31 . group of Americans allowed into China after many years of cold relations beginning from 1949.A year later, a Chinese ping-pong team visited the US in 1972. Its first s 32 . was the University of Michigan. The visits helped s 33 . up the diplomatic relations between China and the United States in 1979.In 2017, d 34 . the universitys celebration, there was an exhibition match, Former would champions Liang Gelilang and Zheng Huaiying from China played against American players Dell and Connie Sweeris. They first met each other and b 35 . friends in 1971 when the US team visited Beijing.Connie Sweeris, now 70 years old, still remembers her first trip to China.“Chinese players and people were very f 36 . and welcoming,” she told China Daily. “We not only shared table tennis but also our c 37 . and life together.”六、语法填空语法填空用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的限填一词，将答案写在答题卷上。Mr Jones used to weigh over 100 kilograms. His doctor told him that he would get serious health problems 38 . he lost weight.Hearing this, Mr Jones was frightened. First, he tried to eat 39 . (little), but soon after, he felt hungry. As a result, he ate more.Then he went to the drugstore40 . (look) for a way to solve his problem. He was advised to take diet pills. However,he changed his mind later because they were too expensive and he knew they were bad for his health.After trying many ways, Mr Jones still weighed 100 kilograms. He was very unhappy. Then one day, after listening to a radio programme, he had an idea. He told his family he would walk to work 41 . of driving. Every day, Ill walk one hour in the morning, and another hour in the evening, he said. I will change42 . way I live. Everyone was astonished at his decision. He would walk eight kilometres every day!The whole family supported him. The next morning, after 43 . (have) a good breakfast, he left home for work. Slowly, Mr Jones started to lose some weight. At the end of the 44 . (one) month, he had lost three kilograms,which was a great encouragement to him. Everyone in his family was 45 . (exciting) about the result.So far, Mr Jones 46 . (keep) on walking for years. He weighs 70 kilograms now and he is 47 . (healthy) in his family.七、回答问题How can you create public transport in the Amazon jungle（亚马逊丛林）without polluting it？The Achuar people（阿丘雅人）in Ecuador（厄瓜多尔）have found a clever solution. Since April 2017，a boat powered completely by solar energy has travelled along the rivers that connect nine different small villages in the jungle. The boat，Tapiatpia，is named after a special kind of electric eel（电鳗）in the area. It has given the Amazon its first solarpowered public transport system. It creates no pollution in the jungle which is home to the largest number of plants and animals in the world. Transport in the area used to rely on boats powered by petrol（汽油）. These boats were expensive to run because petrol here cost five times more than that in the capital city of Quito（基多）. Tapiatpia is cheaper to run，and therefore the fare for each stop is lower. A solarpowered boat ride costs one dollar per stop for each passenger，while a petrolpowered boat ride costs at least five dollars. The solar-powered boat，which can carry 18 people at a time，is changing life in the jungle. More children go to school because the fare is more affordable. Besides，when someone is ill，his family or friend