无锡市新吴区2019-2020学年第二学期初三英语期中试卷(含答案)

1、2019 2020 学年第二学期九年级期中测试英语试卷试卷满分：90 分 考试时间：100 分钟。本试题分两卷。第卷（客观题）在第1 至第 6 页，第卷（主观题）在第7 至第 8 页。注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必用0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、考试号填写在答题卡的相应位置上。2. 答客观题必须用2B 铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的正确选项涂黑。如需改掉，用橡皮擦干净后，再改选其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3. 答主观题必须用0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答，答案写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答的

2、答案无效。4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试题和答题卡一并交回。第卷客观题（共50 分）在 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14 小题，每小题1 分，共 14 分）1. Well, I only remember it was Can you remember when Peppa Pig became so popular?Monday that almost all my friends started to becrazy about it.2.A. aB. anC. theD. /Many people a

3、round the world have been busy buying face masks to protectfrom九年级英语试题纸第 2 页 共 8 页covid-19.A. theyB. themC. theirD. themselves3.A. HowB. WhereC. WhyD. Whenwill the 32th Olympic Games be held? It will be held in Tokyo, Japan.4.A. UntilB. WhenC. IfD. SinceI failed in English a third time, I had no dou

4、bt about my gift for learning foreignlanguages.5.A. taking upB. picking upC. looking upD. making up What time does the first train to Beijing leave? Wait a minute. I?m just6. ItA. mustB. needC. canD. should7. What a brave girl she is! I can?t imagine how she finished the raceher foot badly wounded.A

5、. byB. likeC. withD. for I have no idea what made the students so excited.be their team?sw in in the finals.8. Too much traffic on the road. Yes. By the time the traffic, we will run out of gas.A. clearsB. clearedC. will clearD. is clearing9. It will be a long time before Mike finishes doing his hom

6、ework. Yeah, you have to bewith our kid.A. busyB. popularC. seriousD. patient10. Do you knowto the party? He says he needs some time alone to clear his thoughts.A. why didn?t Jack comeB. why Jack didn?t comeC. when did Jack comeD. when Jack came11. Please leave your name and telephone numberour mana

7、ger can call you backlater.A. even ifB. as soon as C. so thatD. according to12. Mike called May to congratulate her on becoming CEO of the company and toher success in the new job.A. promiseB. wishC. confirmD. spare13. Well, this week I got fired, I hurt my left foot, I crashed my car and I got my w

8、allet stolen.But at least you are still alive.A. It never rains but it pours.B. A good miss is as good as a mile.C. You?re never too old to learn.D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.14. Mary, you water the plants in the garden and I will cook the dinner. OK,.A. my pleasureB. no wayC. I?m glad to

9、hear that D. it?s a deal二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(本大题共10 小题，每小题1 分，共 10 分)I?m standing in a class of wild 14-year-old girls as they throw paper and shout with laughter. They won?t 15 to me.I was 22 and I didn?t know what I was doing. I never wanted to be a tea

10、cher. I would like to be a 16 . But when I arrived in London, they were short of teachers. My efforts at teaching were hopeless. When the bell finally rang, I rushed to the teachers? office, red 17 anger. The other teachers weren?t surprised. 4B, th“e wThoarst?t sc lass in school. ” Osnaeid.I was af

11、raid of our next meeting, but I had to continue, because I needed the job. Therefore, I gave up formal lessons. 18 , I brought topics for class discussions. One of the liveliest talks was about the arguments they had with their 19. They paid much attention and were happyto share about their families

12、. Then I had them write about themselves. As time went on, their articles became a(n) 20 between us.The musical My Fair Lady was playing in the West End. So I asked them if they would like 九年级英语试题纸第 2 页 共 8 页to see a 21 stage performance. They thought that I was joking, because no teacher before had

13、 ever 22 taking them out. A few weeks later, 4B and I were sitting in a theatre. They loved the music and the characters. It was the happiest time of their year, and they talked about it for days.Near the end of the term, two girls in 4B who were most unwilling to obey the rules knocked on the door

14、of the teachers? office with flowers. I was 23 to know I had touched their lives, but they had also touched mine. When I returned to Australia several years later, I still wanted to be a writer. For the first time in my life, I stopped 24 and started writing. My first story was titled, My Fair Ladie

15、s . Teaching wasn?t the end of my writing career, it was the beginning.15.A. greetB.holdC. acceptD.listen16.A. directorB.writerC. singerD.musician17.A. withB.atC. forD.on18.A. BesidesB.MoreoverC. InsteadD.Otherwise19.A. parentsB.classmatesC. friendsD.teachers20. A. topicB. agreementC. bridgeD.idea21

16、. A. livelyB.wonderfulC. liveD.fantastic22. A. keptB.mindedC. managedD. suggested23. A. proudB.interestedC. curiousD.relaxed24.A. movingB. dreamingC. workingD. travelling三、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13 小题，每小题2 分，共26 分）A九年级英语试题纸第 14 页 共 8 页25. The Boat Restaurant stays o

17、pen forin total.A. two hoursB. three hoursC. five hoursD. nine hours26. If you have dinner in this restaurant, you may not order.A. burgersB. coffeeC. saladD. pizzas27. From the menu above, we know that.A. beer （啤酒） is served in this restaurantB. there are four kinds of different ice creamC. the sal

18、ad and chips cost extra if you order a snackD. bread and butter comes free with all the startersBApple has entered the textbook market. The tech giant introduced iBooks textbooks many weeks ago. They are digital books in many subjects taking in science, maths, history and geography. Apple says it of

19、fers a “ new textbook experience ” and suggests its interactive iBooks textbooks are next chapter （篇章） in learning ”.It sounds like good news for pupils and students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks. Every textbook you need can be stored on your iPad.No more having to

20、 buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away. Instead of boring old textbooks which are quickly out of date you can have an interactive learning experience. You can play videos, draw 3D pictures when you do some math problems, listen to music, make no

21、tes and mark passages electronically. You can also share studying materials on social networking sites with your friends.Of course there?sa catch. You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks, mostly priced each at $14.99 （94.74 yuan） or more. And

22、the rest, will Apple start a completely new way of learning? As they say, is history. That remains to be seen.28. Where can we find this kind of passage?A. In a music magazine. B. In a story book. C. In a newspaper. D. In a diary.29. When you are using iBooks, you can do most of the things except.A.

23、 listening to the songsB. going shoppingC. solving maths problemsD. reading and making notes30. Which is the best title for this passage?A. Experience Digital TextbooksB. Apple Enters New MarketC. Say Good-bye to TraditionD. A Different Way of LearningCHe tried it once more and he felt himself going

24、 when he turned the fish. The fish frightened himself and swam off again slowly with the great tail weaving in the air.I?ll try it again, the old man promised himself, although he had little strength now and couldnot see things clearly.He tried it again and it was the same. So, he thought, and he fe

25、lt himself going before he started, I will try it once again.He took all his pain and what was left of his strength and his long gone pride and he put it against the fish?s pain and the fish came ov er onto his side and swam gently, his mouth almost touching the boat.The old man dropped the line and

26、 put his foot on it and lifted the harpoon （ 鱼叉 ） as high as he could and drove it down with all his strength, and more strength he had just gathered, into the fish?s side just behind the great chest fin that rose high in the air to the height of the man?s chest. He felt the iron go in and he leaned

27、 on it and drove it further and then pushed all his weight after it.Then the fish came alive, with his death in him, and rose high out of the water showing all his great length and width and all his power and his beauty. He seemed to hang in the air above the old man. Then he fell into the water wit

28、h a crash that sent spray （ 水花 ） over the old man and over all of the boat.31. The process of fighting the fish was.A. surprisingB. tiringC. challengingD. interesting32. Which of the following words best describe the old man?A. Humorous and powerful.B. Clever and happy.C. Active and helpful.D. Brave

29、 and strong-willed.33. Which of the following statement is TRUE?A. The old man gave up fighting in the end.B. The fish died as soon as the iron went in.C. The fish fell into water after getting hurt.D. The old man caught the fish in the end.DIf you know a place really well, you might say that you kn

30、ow it“ like the back of your handHow well do you know the back of your hand, though? New research shows that we don?t know as much about our hand as we think we do.Wilder and shorterProfessor Matthew Longo, at the University of London, tried an experiment. His team of researchers included the left h

31、ands of 100 people. They then asked the people to point to wherethey thought their fingertips and knuckles （ 指关节 ） were. They found this very difficult.“ People think their hand is wider than it actually is,” said Longo. Fingers also seem shorterSense of position“It is connected to our sense of posi

32、tion,” explained Longo. This is our ability to tell wheredifferent parts of our bodies are, even when we can?t see them. I“t tells us whether a joint （ 关节） isstraight or not, ” he said. It also tells us whether we are going up or down in an elevator. All this information comes from our nerves （ 神经 ）

33、. It?s like our brains have maps for the size and shape of our bodies. “ This experiment tried to find those maps, Longo. ” SaidStrength of feelingThese maps make mistakes. “ Ourb rains ,see? areas as larger where the skin feels touch strongly, sa” id Longo. Body parts don?t appear as their true siz

34、e, but appear bigger or smaller depending on how strongly they feel touch. Our lips （ 嘴唇 ）, for example, have more nerves than our noses, so our “ maps” show lips as being bigger than our noses.34. What do we know about Longo?s experiment?A. It examined left-handed people.B. People could find their

35、knuckles.C. People thought their hands were smaller than they actually were.D. People though their fingers were shorter than they actually were.35. What does the underlined word It ” ref“e rto?A. The misbelief people had.B.Thenew experiment.C. The size of the hand.D.Thelocation information.36. Where

36、 does our sense of position come from?A. The maps people draw.B.Thenerves in our brains.C. Other people?s descriptions.D.Theshape of our bodies.37. We can infer （ 推断 ） from the article that.A. there are more nerves in the fingers than in the toes.B. our lips have a weaker sense of touch than our nos

37、e.C. the hand feels touch more strongly than fingers do.D. our brains can see the world better than other animals.第卷主观题（共40 分）四、词汇运用( 本大题共8 小题，每小题1 分，共 8 分)(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。38. Hello. Can I speak to Mr. Smith in Room 508 please? Just a moment please. Sorry,t here?s no(回复) from Ro

38、om 508.39. If you try to(表扬) your children in different ways, you?ll find they will opentheir hearts to you.40. We won?t have 2 months off during the(即将来临的) summer holiday.41. I?m afraid you can?t get a ticket(凭借) official channels.(B) 根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。42. He was awarded a gold watch in return of

39、 his(serve) to his company.43. Please follow the instructions carefully and fix the shelf(proper).44. Kids are(require) not to tell personal information to strangers.45. Some scientists believe that(tidy) rooms are not good for your mental health.五、动词填空用 括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。 (本大题共6 小题，每

40、小题1 分，共 6 分)46. David likes to touch his cell phone while he(drive) a car. It?s really dangerous!47. I saw several boxes of books at the gate of our school just now. They(send) to children in poor areas.48. A car crashed into a tree because the old man(mistake) gas for brake ( 刹车 ).49. The fashion s

41、how will begin in half an hour, but Sandy hasn?t turned up yet. Don?t worry. I(call) her and she?ss ure to be here soon.50. The baby usually falls asleep with its mother(sing) a sweet song.51. How could you keep me waiting here for half an hour? Sorry. I(talk) with a friend and I completely forgot a

42、bout the time.六、阅读填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词，所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。(本大题共5 小题，每小题1 分，共 5 分)There is an English saying,“ Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people tookthe saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the inf

43、luences it has on the human body. They have found that laughter can really make people healthier.Tests were carried out to study the influences of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure ( 血 压 ) and breathing. It was found that laughter has

44、similar influences to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing. If laughter exercises the body, it must be good too.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce pain on the body. In one test doctors produced pain in groups of students who l

45、istened to different radio programmes. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which reduces both stress and pain.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics ( 诊 所 ), in which they

46、try to improve their patients? condition by encouraging them to laugh. Because of good influences, such clinics are very popular with all kinds of patients. Doctors have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough toproduce good influences similar

47、to those caused by laughter.Since laughter is so effective （ 有效的 ）, try to laugh as much as you can. Believe it will domuch good to your health. If you are not used to laughing in front of others, you can also smile as often as possible to others, because it can have almost the same influence.TitleL

48、aughterThemeLaughter can improve our52.The recent medical discoveries? Doctors have studied what influences laughter has on people.? Doctors have found people?s health can be improved by53.The importance of laughter?Laughter can increase people?s blood pressure, heart beating and breathing.?Stress a

49、nd pain are reduced 54 laughter can help to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain.The use that doctors make of laughter?Doctors set up laughter clinics, where patients are55to laugh to improve their condition.?If patients don?t really like laughing, they can smile because smile can make similar i

50、nfluences to laughter.The writer?s advice?Try to laugh as often as possible.? Smile much to others if you don?t like to laugh in56.七、完成句子按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。 （本大题共6 小题，每小题1 分，共 6 分）57. 澳洲的森林大火已经导致了很多野生动物的死亡。The forest fire in Australiathe death of many animals.58. 你认为我们报道那场慈善演出会有什么困难吗

51、？What difficulty do you thinkthe charity show?59. Jim 小心翼翼，以避免重蹈覆辙。Jim was so careful that he could.60. 突如其来起来的病毒爆发使得他别无选择只得放弃去国外学习。Hestudying abroad because of the sudden virus outbreak.61. 我们建议青少年应被允许做出自己的决定。We suggest that teenagers should.62. 你还记得这三年来是谁总对你严格要求的？Do you rememberyou for these three years?八、书面表达（本大题共15 分）假设你是李亮，你的美国朋友Tim 在邮件中谈到他们那里也出现了很多例新型冠状病毒肺炎，他很紧张，不知道该如何来防御病毒。请你按照下图要点给他写一封回信，告诉他在疫情期间要Stay Calm Stay Healthy 。注意事项：1. 邮件内容根据图示自拟，要求语句通顺