江苏省无锡市崇安区2020届九年级英语下学期期中测试（一模）试题(无答案)

无锡市崇安区2020学年第二学期期中考试九年级英语试卷考试时间：100分钟 一、单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大 题共14分，每小题1分)1. I hear youll have _ one-week holiday _ next month. Is that right?A. a; the B. a; / C. an; the D. an; /2. Which basketball player do you like best, Kobe, James or Jordan? _ of them. Lin Shuhao is my favourtite.A. All B. Either C. None D. Neither3. The murder happened _ the farm _ a rainy night.A. in; in B. on; on C. in; on D. on; in4. When will you go back to your hometown? _.A. Not until the work is finished B. Until the work is finishedC. After the work will be finished D. As soon as the work will be finished5. What should we do first if we want to _ our village?A. decide B. discover C. describe D. develop6. He didnt listen to the teacher carefully, _, he couldnt answer the questions.A. for example B. even thoughC. as a result D. as usual7. The cleaners should not be looked down on and they are angels of the city _.A. in some waysB. all the wayC. on the way D. by the way8. How terrible! I just wonder _.A. whose the rubbish belongs toB. who the rubbish belongs toC. whose does the rubbish belong toD. who does the rubbish belong to 9. You _ believe what he has said. It _ be true.A. neednt to; shouldnt B. neednt; cant C. dont need; may not D. dont need to; mustnt10. My plan is _ videos at home. What are you going to do, Jenny? Well, I prefer _ movies at the cinema.A. to watch; seeB. watching; seeC. watching; to seeD. to watch; to see11. My father _ Beijing many times. He _ there again last week.A. has been to; has goneB. has gone to;wentC. has been in; has goneD. has been to; went12. Whats the matter with you, Sandy? Im _ a bad cold. I think I am dying.A. going wrongB. getting into C. suffering fromD. catching up with 13. Mike _ English, but now he is better at it than _ in his class.A. is used to hate; any student B. used to hate; the other students C. is used to hating; all the other students D. used to hate; all the students14. How did you find your visit to Qingdao, Joanna? _.A. Oh, wonderful indeedB. I went there alone C. First by train and then by shipD. A guide showed me the way二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入 相应空白处的最佳答案。 (本大题共10分，每小题1分)Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money. Suppose you plan to 15 a house, your first step is to find a suitable piece of 16 . You will probably try to 17 a sunny place, in apleasant situation, near stores and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work.Next you will find an 18 builder. And together with the builder you will make a 19 . The builder will draw it. The builder will also 20 the cost of your house. He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood, the glass, and everything else that he must use in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate must 21 , because the prices may 22 , and many other things may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house. 23 the builder gives you his estimate, you may wish to change your plan. You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much, or that you can 24 a little more and add something to your original(原来的，最初的) plan.15.A. buy B. create C. build D. find16. A. floor B. place C. landD. playground17.A. look for B. look C. search D. find18.A. excited B. experienced C. interesting D. extra19.A. map B. plan C. decision D. visit20.A. find out B. carry on C. work out D. work on21.A. be correctedB. be copied C. be read D. be written22.A. raise B. change C. disappear D. influence23. A. When B. While C. Before D. Since24. A. cost B. spend C. take D. pay for三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（本大题共26分，每小题2分）(A)TODAYS WEATHEREast England, North East England: Mostly rather cloudy at first, although it will be dry. Bright or sunny spells(一段) are expected in many places by the afternoon. Light went to southwest winds.North West Scotland, Northern Ireland: a lot of cloud is expected. Western coast will also see some light rain at times. Light southwest winds.South Wales, West Scotland: cloudy at first but bright or sunny spells should develop, away from western coasts, by the afternoon. Light west winds.Edinburgh, North East Scotland: a dry day with some pleasantly warm sunshine by the afternoon, especially around Edinburgh. Light west or southwest winds.Outlook: Dry, bright and warm once again in central and eastern parts. Western coasts will be still rather cloudy with the chance of a little rain.FOURDAY FORECASTCITYTodayTomorrowSaturday SundayGlasgow21cloudy20rainy18cloudy 25fineNewcastle21fine21cloudy20cloudy 22cloudyLiverpool20cloudy22cloudy20cloudy 24rainyLondon26cloudy25fine26fine27sunnyBirmingham25fine23cloudy21cloudy24fine25. What day is today?A. Friday. B. Thursday. C. Tuesday. D. Monday.26. In the afternoon, the weather in _ will not get better.A. North East England B. Northern Ireland C. West Scotland D. North East Scotland27. There are southwest winds in some parts of Britain EXCEPT_.A. East England B. North West ScotlandC. South Wales D. Edinburgh(B)Apples logo is one of the most familiar icons around the world.But whats the story about the Apple logo? The image of the apple is obvious, because thats the name of the company. What about the bite? The famous story is that the logo shows respect(尊敬) and honour for Alan Turing. He was the father of computer science. He researched artificial intelligence(人工智能) and unlocked German wartime codes(密码). However, after the war, he was put into prison, because of his beliefsHe could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison. However, Rob Janoff, who designed the famous Apple logo, said, “Its not the truth, but only a legend(传说). The real reason why I designed it with a bite is very simple. I wanted people to get that it was an apple not a cherry. When I go to markets to buy apples, I always mistake apples for cherries. It really has nothing to do with the scientist.”Are you kidding? An apple is much bigger than a cherry. Its very easy to tell. But if you use an apple to design a logo, some people may mistake it for a cherry. 28. Both the apple and the cherry are almost the same actually in_. A. shape B. size C. colour D. weight29. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “kidding”? A. joking B. a little child C. a kind of logo D. nodding30. Whats the purpose of writing the passage about the apple logo? A. To introduce its designer. B. To tell us a legend about it C. To try to find the truth of it. D. To explain its market research.(C) Recently, a professor of philosophy(哲学教授) in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep record of every penny(便士) they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life. Since money is so important to us, we consider those who own a lot of it to be very important. The writer interviewed some millionaires in researching his book. Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man? Answer: The most surprising thing is why people regard me so highly. I am nothing. I do not know much. All I am is rich. People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument(工具) rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.31. According to the first paragraph, people have not realized _. A. how important money is in their day-to-day life B. how one spends money shows what is important to him C. that money is more important than their philosophy of life D. that their understanding of life is more important than money32. What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview? A. He does not feel that he is well educated. B. He does not think that he is a very important person. C. He does not think that being rich is worth so much attention. D. He does not consider himself to be very successful.33. Which of the following might the writer DISAGREE? A. Money is important in modern society. B. The meaning of life does not completely lie in money. C. Wealth(财富) will surely bring the owner happiness. D. Happiness is not necessarily the result of wealth.(D) We know the famous onesthe Thomas Edison and the Alexander Graham Bells but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)? Shouldnt we know who they are? Joan Mclean think so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that shes developed a course on the topic. Besides learning “who” invented “what”, however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the “why” and “how” questions. According to Mclean, “When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to find chances for inventing and more active to give inventing a try.”So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard(在上) a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldnt be a built-in device(内置设备) for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started to think it over. One of her ideas, a lever(操作杆)on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper. Today we benefit from(受益于) countless inventions. Can you imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgans traffic light?34. By talking about “traffic light” and “windshield wiper”, the writer wants to say that countless inventions are _.A. advantageous, because their inventors are famousB. advantageous, though their inventors are less famousC. not useful, because their inventors are less famousD. not useful, though their inventors are famous35. Professor Joan McLeans course aims to _.A. add colour and variety to students school lifeB. inform students of the windshield wipers inventionC. carry out the requirements by Mountain UniversityD. prepare students to try their own invention36. The passage leads us to believe Tommy Lees invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _. A. not finally accepted by the umbrella producer B. inspired by(受启发) the story behind the windshield wiper C. because of his dream of being caught in a rainstorm D. not connected with Professor Joan McLeans course37. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage? A. How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers? B. How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window? C. Shouldnt We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper? D. Shouldnt We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?第二卷（主观题 共40分）四、词汇运用 (本大题共8分，每小题1分)(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出所给单词的正确形式。1. He was too (急躁的) to listen to what I said. 2. Jim (立即) rushed out of the classroom as soon as the bell rang. 3. Do you know who was the first person to (证明) the earth is round? 4. Over 40 new books are on (减价) at 25 per cent off their normal price. （B）根据句意, 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。5. He was a big man in his (forty), smartly dressed in a suit and tie.6. The wallet is one of the (postman) there, he has been looking for it the whole morning.7. We need a further (discuss) to decide whether to order a new washing machine. 8. After lying in bed for three hours, I felt even (sleepy). 五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共8分，每小题1分)1. The Greens (collect) more than 1000 old clocks and watches in the past 5 years. 2. The man (look) relaxed as he sat in the chair watching TV.3. Zhang Wei sent me an e-mail the day before yesterday. He (not reply) to mine for nearly 2 months. 4. If Steve finishes the job in time, he _ (allow) to have a two-week off.5. Listen! How beautiful the song “You and me” (sound)! Are you familiar with it? 6.Did you notice anybody enter the building just now? Sorry, I (cut) down the tree in the garden.7. I think this is the very work that we must finish (help) her. 8. The news said that the scientists (compare) it with the first cloned sheep the next day.六、短文填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母， 在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在答题卷上 必须完整写出。 (本大题共5分，每格0.5分) There are four people in my family. Every day my parents are very busy t 1 to make money in order to pay the high tuition(学费）for my brother and me. They h 2 say “I love you” or send flowers to each other. Besides, my father has a bad temper(脾气). It is easy for him to l 3 his temper when hes very tired from the hard work. I didnt know whether there was love between them u 4 one spring. At that time, my father suddenly got badly sick. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very w 5 as if both of them had a serious illness. After they were back, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day in the morning and dusk(黄昏). H 6 , after two months my father still couldnt walk by himself. All of us were worried about him. “Dad, how are y