2019-2020学年河南省郑州市九年级(下)期中英语试卷

1、2019-2020学年河南省郑州市九年级（下）期中英语试卷一、听力理解（20小题，每小题1分，共20分）第一节听下而5段对话.每段对话后 有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，并将答案填写在答题卡相 应的位置上.每段对话读两遍.1. （1 分）How did the woman go to school in the past?A. Bycar.B. Onfoot.C. Bysubway.2. （1 分）What will the man have to do for another two days?A. Liein bed.B. See a doctor.C. Buy

2、somemedicine.3. （1 分）What would the girl probably get for her birthday?A. A hat.B. A sweater.C. A watch.4. （1 分）How much does the man need to pay?A. 5 dollars.B. 6 dollars.C. 7 dollars.5. （1 分）Why does the woman want to leave a little earlier today?A. To meetherbrother.B. To leaveforAustralia.C. To

3、see her brother off.第二行听下面几段对话或独白.每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三 个选项中选出最佳答案，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上.每段对话或独白读两遍.6. （2分）听下而一段对话，回答下列小题.（1） What percent of the primary students in our country are near-sighted?A. 40%.B. 50%.C. 70%.（2） What does the woman think is the most important?A. Giving eyes a rest.B. Not rea

4、ding in the sun.C. Using mobile phones less.7. （2分）听下面一段对话，回答下列小题.< 1） Where is the boy going?A. To England.8. To America.9. To Australia.（2） What is the boy's advice about communicating with each other?A. Chatting online.B. Writing letters.C. Making phone calls.8. （3分）听下而一段独白，回答下列小题.（1） Who

5、will open a restaurant?A. Mark's father.B. Mark's friend.C. Mark's uncle.（2） What makes Mark worried?A. Too much work.B. The bad weather.C. His poor English.（3） Why is Mark calling Peter?A. To ask him for help.B. To talk about his holiday plan.C. To invite him to go traveling with him.9.

6、 （3分）听下而一段对话，回答下列小题.（1） When is Sally's birthday?A. Tomorrow.B. The day after tomorrow.C. Next week.（2） Why doesn't Bruce buy the bag?A. Becauseitspriceisnotgood.B. Becauseitscolorisnotgood.C. Because the material is not good.（3） WhatisSally'sfavoritecolor?A. Red.B. Green.C. Blue.第三节听下而一

7、篇短文.根据短文内容，按照你所听到的先后顺序将下列图片排序，并将 答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上.短文读两遍.10. （5 分）二、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要 求做题.11. （10 分）Dear Guests, Have you forgotten anything?The reception carries some of those essential things we often forget to pack - Toothbrush, Shaving Cream, Shoe Shine, Comb, Sewing Kit - all

8、are available from the reception. Slippery FloorsPleasetake care when getting inandout of the bath or theshower as the floormay be slippery.Bathmatsare available atReception. Help the EarthPleasehelp usreduce the useoflaundry chemicals andsave energy.Placing usedtowelson the bathroomfloorwillsuggest

9、 that youwish to beprovided with clean ones. Used towels placed on the shelf will not be changed.Any question, please call 17580088 for help. Thank you for your cooperation. Word Bank reception 前台1 slippery 滑的 mat垫子 towel毛巾 根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上.（1） If a guest forgets to take his toothbrush,

10、 what should he do?A. Buy one in a shop.B. Go to the reception.C. Ask the manager for help.D. Give his parents a call.< 2） If guests are afraid to fall down in the bathroom, what can they do? A. Ask for the bath mats.B. Reduce the time of shower.C. Call 17580088 to offer help.D. Put the used towe

11、ls on the floor.（3） Guests are advised to reduce the use of laundry chemicals to .A. protect the laundryB. keep safeC. stay healthyD. save energy（4） Where should guests put the used towels if they want them to be changed?A. Onthebed.B. Ontheshelf.C. Onthebathroomfloor.D. In the laundry.（5） Where can

12、 we probably read this passage?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inahotel.C.Inatheater.D.Inahospital.12. （10 分）Once there lived a farmer who owned a land along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Even after letting out several advertisements to look for someone to take care of his farm, no one seemed to sign up for it

13、.People were reluctant to work along the Atlantic, it had frequent storms. These storms were cruel, violent and destroyed every building and crop field they touched.Aftermonthsof advertisingandrequest refusals, aman cametothefarmer for the job. "Do you have any skills or experience to work on a

14、 farmlikethis ? "the farmer asked him. "Well, I maynot haveenoughexperience,but I can sleep whenthewind blows/1 repliedthe man.Although thefarmer wasn'tsureif the man wasthe right personforthe job, the farmer was too desperate to have someone to help him on the field that he hired him

15、anyway. The man worked well around the farm. The farmer was pretty satisfied with the man.Then one stormy night, the strong wind blew hard and woke the farmer. The farmer immediately got off his bed and headed towards the quarter where his helper was sleeping."Wake up!" the farmer shouted,

16、 throwing the soundly asleep man off the bed, "A storm is coming.Tiethings down before theyget blown away.11The man sat upandsaid, "No, sir. I told youI can sleep whenthewind blows.11The farmer turnedredwith fury after listeningto this.He controlledallhis will to fire the man because at th

17、e moment it was more importantto secure his fieldsand barnthan to arguewithhishelper. The farmerran out to tie thethings upand was surprisedbywhathe saw.All of the chickens werein the cages, theCOWSwerein the barn, thedoors were closed, and the shutters were firmly secured. Everything was tied down

18、so that nothing could be blown away.The farmer smiled. Now; he understood what the man meant by when he said he could sleep when the wind blew. He went off to bed and slept soundly through the storm.Word Bank desperate 急切的 hire 雇佣 secure保护barn谷仓；畜棚 根据材料内容选择最佳答案. < 1） What does the underlined word

19、 ,reluctantu mean?A.不情愿的B.很失望的C.极震惊的D.有信心的（2） Why did the farmer decide to hire the man?A. Becausetheman said hewasreallyexperienced.B. Because the man could sleep well when the wind blew.C. Becausethefarmer believedthemancould do things well.D. Becausethefarmer wantedthemanto have atry for thejob.（

20、3） Howdidthe farmer feelatfirstwhen themanrefusedto get upon that stormy night?A. Excited.B. Worried.C. Angry.D. Surprised.14） Why did the farmer smile in the end?A. Because the storm became weak.B. Becauseheunderstoodwhatthe manmeant.C. Because the man helped him get all things done.D. Becausehesuc

21、cessfullytiedall thingsup byhimself.< 5） Whatcanwe learnfromthis text?A. When you're prepared, you have nothing to fear.B. Life is always full of chances if you try hard enough.C. Don*t worry too much about things that may never come.D. It's difficult to wake up a person that pretends to

22、be sleeping.13. （10 分） When we are born, we are given names that stay with us for our whole lives.Some names include good wishes and hopes from parents, while others may be special and easy to remember.But do you know how the new coronavirus got its name?According to International Committee on Taxon

23、omy of Viruses,an organization responsible for naming new viruses, the task of naming a virus is no less important than naming a person.Over the past decade, some improper names have caused problems. In 2009, the "swine flu" was widely used before the official name, H1N1 virus, was announc

24、ed. This led Egypt to kill all of its pigs even though it appeared and spread among people who hadn't been near pigs. In 2015t MERS （Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ） caused some actions against the nations and people of this area.So in 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that t

25、he names of viruses should be easy to remember but avoid being named after geographic locations, people, species or classes of animals and foods.Following these rules,the new coronavirus we are suffering from was named "COVID-19" by the WHO on Feb. 11. In this name, “CO” means ,corona'

26、 "VI" stands for "virus" and ,D11 means "disease".Next time you read about a virus you don't know, you may get some clues about it from its name.Word Bankvirus病毒responsible 负责的announce 宣告根据材料内容选择最佳答案.(1) Thefirst paragraph is written to .A. showthe writer's feel

27、ingsB. leadin the topic of the textC. tellus the background of namesD. remind the readers of their names(2) Whatdoes theunderlined sentence mean ?A. Naminga virusis as important as naming a person.B. Naminga virusis less important than naming a person.C. Naminga virusis the most important thing for

28、a person.D. Naminga virusis more important than naming a person.(3) Whichof thefollowing is an official name of a virus?A. swine fluB. World Health OrganizationC. CoronavirusD. COVID-19(4) The uswine flu" and MERS .A. broke out in Middle EastB. both spread among pigsC. were both improper namesD

29、. appeared in the same year(5) Which magazine does the passage probably come from?ABCD14. (10 分)Dear Seth,You're only three years old, and at this point you are not able tounderstand this letter today. (1) Life can be unkind. There will be people in your life whowon't be very nice. Theylllau

30、ghat you because you'redifferent, or forno goodreason. You will alsofaceheartbreak and might behurt by those you love. (2)Beopento life anyway. You1! find crueltyandpainin your journeythrough life, butdon't letthat stop you fromnewthings. Don't retreat fromlife, anddon'thide or wall

31、yourself off. Beopentonew things, newexperiences, and new people. You will fall many times, but if you allow that to keep you from trying, you will miss many chances. (3)Youwill meetmanypeople who will try todo better thanyou, inschool, incollege, and atwork. They1! try to havenicer cars, biggerhous

32、es,nicer clothes and cooler gadgets. (4)Here'sa secret： life isn't acompetition. It's ajourney. Ifyou always tryyourbestto beat others, you'rewasting your life.Learn toenjoy your lifeinstead. (5)Finally,know that I love youand always will.You arestarting a reallywonderful journey, an

33、d I will be there for you.Love, Dad Word Bank cruelty 残忍 retreat 退却根据材料内容，从下而五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内 容完整.A. To them, life is a competition.B. Doremember failureis a stepping stone tosuccess.C. Youwill make it ajourney of happiness, oflearning, and of love.D. I hope you don't have to face

34、this too much, but such things happen. E.Butwhen you growup, I hope youll findsomething valuable inwhat Ishare with you.三、完形填空(15小题，每小题1分，共15分)先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、 B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案.15. (15 分)My mother was a true believer in the power of education tochange lives.She was a(n) (1) who worked f

35、or more than 30years educating students in the Washington, D. C. public school system.At home, she taught me one thing above all： (2) matters. It!s the one thing that (3) can ever take away from you.Those (4) have made all the difference in my life.I took them to heart, pushing (5) to be the best st

36、udent I could be. I started my (6) at a segregated elementary school, (7) entered a very good school for junior high. I worked hard there too, and (8) a scholarship to attend high school at one of Washington's best privateschools.From there,! got into Harvardzand with my mother's words (9) i

37、n myears every step of the way, (10) up earning threeMy mother was (11) , of course. My educationdegrees.has givenmeavariedandhighly rewarding career path inthe public andprivatesectors. It's shaped (12)1 spend my free time and how 1 helpothers.Perhaps most (13) , it's been extremely rewardi

38、ngon a personallevel. 1count myself a 'lifelong learner11 who will never (14)the book onmy owneducation.1am so grateful for my mother's (15) and how she shapedmy life.Word Banksegregated种族隔离的scholarship 奖学金highly rewarding career path回报丰厚的职业道路(1) A.teacher B.doctorC.engineer D.actress(2) A.m

39、oneyB.educationC. timeD.background(4) A.anyoneB.someone C.no oneD.everyone(4) A.examplesB. ordersC. wordsD. experiences(5) A.myselfB.yourselfC.ourselves D.themselves(6) A.tripB.schoolingC.workD.day(7) A.or B.butC. andD.for(8) A.leftB.refused C.expected D.won(9) A.callingB.arrivingC.fillingD.ringing(

40、10) A.madeB.endedC.addedD.gave(11) A.perfectB.rightC.brave D.honest(12) A.howB.whereC.why D.when(13) A.difficultB. interesting C.important D. surprising(14) A.noticeB.closeC.checkD.reach(15) A.influenceB. successC. kindnessD. patience四、语篇填空(共两节.第一节10小题，第二节5小题；每小题1分，共15分)第 一节阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，

41、使短文通顺、意思完整.每 空限填一词，每词限用一次.请将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上.16. (10 分)happen： where： little： ask； balloon： their： suddenly： which： can： beOnce a group of 50 people were attending a training course. (1) the speaker stoppedand decided to do a group activity.He started giving eachperson one balloon.Each one was asked t

42、o write his or her name on it with a marker pen.Then all the (2) were collected and put in another room.Now these people were let into that room and asked to find the balloon (3) had their name written on within five minutes. Everyone (4) hurriedly searching for their name, knocking into each other;

43、 pushing around others and there was total chaos.But no one (5) find their own balloon at the end of five minutes. Now each one was (6) to randomly collect a balloon and give it to the person whose name was written on it. In(7) than four minutes everyone had their own balloon.The speakerthenbegan, u

44、This is(8)in ourlives.Everyoneishurriedly looking forhappinessall around, not knowing (9) itis.Our happiness lies in the happiness ofotherpeople.Givethem ( 10)happiness, you willget yourown happiness.Andthis isthepurposeofhuman life, the pursuit of happiness." Word Bank chaos 混乱 randomly随意地第二fi阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整.每空限填一词.请将答案 填写在答题卡相应的位置上.17. (5 分)A boy went to the cinema. He bought a ticket and went in. But aftertwoor threeminutes hecame (1) He boughta secondticketandwent inagain. After a few minuteshe ran outagainand bought a (2) ticket. Two or three minutes