牛津译林版九年级下学期期中测试英语试卷

1、第 PAGE 9 页 共 NUMPAGES 9 页20192020学年第二学期初三一模测试试卷英 语 2020.05注意事项：1.本试卷共八大题，满分100分(不合听力口语30分)，考试用时100分钟；2.答题前，考生务必将姓名、班级、学号填写完整，并在相应位置贴上条形码；3. 答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题；4. 考生答题必须答在答题卡上，答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效。第一部分 单项填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满

2、分10分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. The year 2020 is _ unusual one. A new kind of virus is spreading around the world. The fight against the virus is like _ race against time.A. a; theB. an; theC. an; aD. a; an2. Oh! My computer turns off by itself again! _ must be something wron

3、g with the CPU.A. ThereB. ItC. ThisD. That3. The world has been changing fast after the _ of the computer and the smartphone. I cant agree more.A. discoveryB. inventionC. creationD. research4. Could you tell me _? You will stay with your host family, experience life in the USA and learn more about A

4、merican culture.A. how often the teachers set tests to check my progressB. whether I must pay for the course before it startsC. what the best part of the summer English course isD. how much can I learn from the course5. _ Dr. Zhong Nanshan knew that COVID-19 was a deadly new virus, he still went to

5、Wuhan in Central China to help the local people. He is really a brave and kind doctor.A. IfB. As soon asC. BecauseD. Although6. Did you watch the speech Young Wave given by the famous actor He Bing during the May Day holiday? Of course, I did. It is reported that _ people watched this video on Bilib

6、ili.A. millionB. millions of C. a million ofD. millions7. Have you ever read the book called My Country and My People? Yes. It was written by Lin Yutang. His humorous writing style in _ Chinese _ English impresses me most.A. either; orB. neither; norC. not; but D. both; and8. _ great progress China

7、has made since 1978! Yes, its quick development has caught worldwide attention.A. WhatB. What a C. HowD. How a9. What do you think of those smart kids in the game show? There is no doubt that many of them have a gift _ maths.A. forB. in C. onD. at10. Mr. Smith is not in. Would you like me to give hi

8、m a message? _A. Never mind.B. Yes, please.C. Thats all right. D. Dont mention it.第二部分 完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When I got home the other day, I found a lovely red envelope(信封) waiting for me. It was a note from a friend of mine, congratulating(祝贺) m

9、e on my new book. It was 11 unexpected and joyful.In a 12 world where everyone is too rushed for everything, here are some ways that you can be a more wonderful human:Rediscover snail mailAnd not just for lifes big events. Consider 13 ones you can stick a stamp on and send love toward. Maybe someone

10、 lost their dog, and you want to express your 14 . Maybe a classmate did something brave, and you want to show gratefulness or thanks.Smile and dialWhen was the last time you 15 someone to wish them a happy birthday, to get well or to say thank you? Text messages are great. But when someone picks up

11、 the phone, you hear their voice and can share a laugh (or even a cry) together, and it 16 an emoji(表情符号) any day of the week.Ask someone their goals + give a little somethingAsk someone about their goals for the year is a very generous act. This kind of question goes 17 surface(表面的) conversation an

12、d leads you to really get to know a person. Ask just out of curiosity.Besides, give them something that might help them: a book, a connection, or even just a few words of 18 .Share your blessingsI made a promise earlier this year to give a little money every month to charity. I 19 myself often of so

13、mething that Anne Frank wrote: “How wonderful it is that 20 need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” The powers always ours.11. A. completelyB. carefullyC. correctlyD. peacefully12. A. lazyB. busyC. crazyD. silly13. A. luckierB. betterC. smallerD. stranger 14. A. sadnessB. ca

14、relessnessC. happinessD. illness15. A. askedB. toldC. mistakeD. called16. A. losesB. shutsC. stealsD. beats17. A. throughB. beyondC. acrossD. for18. A. encouragementB. developmentC. governmentD. instrument19. A. reachB. recordC. remindD. remember20. A. everybodyB. nobodyC. anybodyD. somebody第三部分 阅读理

15、解 (共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AWelcome to Oasis Mall! We offer shoppers an excellent shopping experience. With all kinds of stores, the mall has something for everyone. Here is the map of the ground floor of Oasis Mall.21. Centrepoint is on the _ of Oasis M

16、all.A. ground floorB. second floorC. third floorD. fourth floor22. According to the map, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Centrepoint may be a popular fashion place for ladies.B. Carrefour Market is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.C. If shoppers enter Oasis Mall from the main entrance, the

17、y will find Fun City on their left.D. Emax sells top-class brands only.BWater is important in our daily life. When you are thirsty, you might want to drink water. However, a new study has found that drinking water is not the best way to stay hydrated(补水的).Water does a good job of hydrating the body

18、quickly, according to British researchers. However, drinks with a little bit of sugar, fat or protein(蛋白质) can do a better job. Why is that? The more you drink, the faster the drink leaves your stomach and goes into your bloodstream. There, it can dilute(稀释) the bodys fluids(液体) and keep you hydrate

19、d. Milk, for example, has some sugar, protein and fat. These make fluids leave your stomach more slowly and keep you hydrated for a longer time.However, drinks with more sugar, such as fruit juice or soda, are not more hydrating. When these drinks go into the small intestine(小肠), they take more wate

20、r from the body into the small intestine to help deal with the sugar. This will make you feel even thirstier.Which drinks hydrate us the most?No. 1: MilkIts more hydrating than water or other drinks.No. 2: Water and coffeeA cup of coffee is about as hydrating as a cup of water. However, drinking two

21、 to four cups of coffee will make you thirstier. You can put one or two spoonfuls of milk in your coffee to keep you hydrated.No. 3 Fruit, Juice and sodaIf you have to choose between these drinks and water, always go with water.23. Which of these drinks can hydrate you the most?A. Milk. B. Water.C.

22、Soda.D. Fruit juice.24. Why cant sugary drinks keep you hydrated?A. Because these drinks cant go into your bloodstream. B. Because these drinks leave the stomach quickly.C. Because it takes more water to deal with the sugar.D. Because the small intestine cant dilute these fluids.25. How does water k

23、eep you hydrated?a. Water goes into the bloodstream. b. Water enters your stomach.c. They body is hydrated. d. Water leaves the stomach.e. The bodys fluids get more water.A. badceB. bdaecC. baedcD. bdaceCHobbies are something we enjoy doing in our free time for fun. It is often the case that we firs

24、t become interested in something, and then we practise it ourselves. When we often do it or practise it for fun, it becomes our hobby. Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. The choice of hobbies is different from person to person. It depends on ones own interests and jobs. People who sit at a desk

25、 all day long like to develop active hobbies while people like sports players like to take up quiet hobbies. Everyone should do something for a change so as to keep a balance between work and play.People can choose hobbies that are very popular and easy to develop, such as watching TV, reading, wind

26、ow-shopping, going to the movies and so on. These hobbies need no special training. They can also choose hobbies that are not so easy to develop, such as painting, playing musical instruments, taking part in sports, etc. These hobbies need special training and talents.Most people take up one hobby o

27、r another for relaxation while others, such as old people, have hobbies for killing time. However, students have to study. They have to finish a lot of homework, to take many exams and to fight for their future. But as the saying goes, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Students need hobb

28、ies to refresh themselves in order to have better performances in their studies. 26. Which of the following people will be most likely to take up active hobbies according to the article?A. A football player.B. A fireman.C. A swimming coach.D. A history teacher.27. What hobbies are not so easy to dev

29、elop?A. Window-shopping and reading.B. Painting and playing musical instruments.C. Watching TV and taking part in sports.D. Going to the movies and singing.28. What can we learn from the article?A. Students need hobbies to balance work and play.B. Students have to study hard without any hobbies.C. E

30、veryone has his or her own hobbies.D. Interests are something we practise ourselves.DOn October 25th, 2018, Christies(佳士得拍卖行) had a very unusual sale. It sold the first piece of artwork created by artificial intelligence for $432,500.The painting was created by an AI program written by Obvious, an A

31、I research studio in Paris. Soon questions rang through the media: Is this art? Who is the artist? How about the owner? Are machines now creative, too?All good questionsbut too early. The technology is far from advanced(高级的), as Obvious suggested, because the public is completely confused about what

32、 AI is, and what it is able to do. In fact, the painting was just one of the countless artworks AI could produce. It was the team behind Obvious that chose this one. The team first programmed the AI, and then they chose 15,000 paintings to train the software(软件). Connecting the painting with the alg

33、orithm(计算程序) was just a clever marketing tool. AI did not produce the painting on its own at all.Lots of artists are using the same software as Obvious, but none of them are worried about losing jobs because of AI. As they build the machine themselves and work with it every day, they know how limite

34、d it is. What interests the artists is to create works together: the way AI lets them go beyond their natural ability.Artists also laugh at the idea that AI is creative. It certainly creates things, sometimes in new and successful ways, but it does so without a purpose. It is the artist who shapes i

35、ts output. “You make a fire and it produces interesting shapes, but in the end the fire is not creative. AI is a glorified(被美化的) campfire,” said one of the pioneers of using AI in art.29. The underlined word “confused” in Paragraph 3 probably means _.A. easy to understandB. angry C. unable to think

36、clearlyD. certain30. Paragraph 4 mainly talks about _.A. what the painting was created forB. how AI learned to paintC. why the painting was connected with the algorithm D. why the painting was not created by AI alone31. According to the article, the AI technology makes artists able to _.A. paint on

37、the computersB. come up with new ideasC. improve their painting skillsD. save time and money32. We can learn from the article that the AI technology _.A. can produce countless artworksB. requires no programmingC. can think for itselfD. makes artists lose jobs第四部分 信息还原 (共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)根据对话内容，从对话后的选项

38、中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Cindy: Excuse me. Do you speak English?Li Lei: 33 Cindy: Could you please tell me how to get to Shantang Street?Li Lei: From here, you take Rail Transit Line 2 to Shantangjie Station. 34 Cindy: And can you tell me where I can buy a ticket?Li Lei: You can get one from that

39、machine. Lets see 35 You put your money in here and push this button.Cindy: Great! Oh, one more questiondo you know where I board the train?Li Lei: Just go down those stairs and youll see a sign that says To Qihe. 36 Cindy: Thanks for your help!Li Lei: 37 A. Its in English.B. Sorry, I have no idea.C

40、. Then you walk north for about five minutes.D. Yes, a little.E. With pleasure.F. Youre welcome.G. The ticket price is 3 yuan.第五部分 词汇检测 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。38. Be careful not to (触摸) the paintings in the museum.39. COVID-19 has made people think h

41、arder about their (关系) with nature. It has also raised questions about lifestyles.40. Our school basketball team may lose the competition (除非) all the players work hard together.41. He didnt say anything. (反而), he closed the door and left the room.42. This tourist took lots of amazing close-up (照片)

42、of some of the worlds most dangerous animals in a very special way.43. Einstein was forced to move to the USA in 1933 because of World War II and later became a (德国的) American.44. Whats the last line of the poem Song of the Great Wind? Its Where can I find brave men, oh! To (守卫) my four frontiers to

43、day!45. This scientist is great enough to devote most of her lifetime to the medical research. Thats why she was spoken of and presented with the national medal.46. Philip, how can I improve my spoken English quickly? I you listen more and read more. That can improve your pronunciation and intonatio

44、n.47. What is a ? Its a page or series of pages showing the days, weeks and months of a particular year, especially one that you hang on a wall.第六部分 句子翻译 (共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。48. 那两个字母代表什么？ 49. 记得在纸上双面打印。50. 这本词典我能借到下周二吗？51. 此药应一天三次随餐服用。52. 家长在孩子的早期教育中扮演着重要的角色。第七部分 阅读表达 (共

45、3小题；53题1分，54题2分，55题3分，满分6分)请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。The novel coronavirus kept us home for months, and its not gone yet. It will end, of course. But it has taught us to take a second look at our habits and to live better. Here are some tips for staying healthy. Keep a strong body We all know that a strong body is the key to fight the virus. How can we keep one? Do more exercise and eat a balanced diet. Drink more water and go to bed before 11 p.m. Develop different hob