2020-2021学年广东省广州市越秀区七中九下月考英语试卷

2020-2021学年七中第二学期初三阶段(一)测试英语试题一、语法选择(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) Ifyouwereninetyyearsold，whatwouldyouplantodo?1peoplewanttohavenewchallenges(挑战)2thatage.However，anoldman3JingKuididsomething4surprisedalotofpeople. Asamanof.93,hemetachallenge.Oneday,5filmdirectorcametohimandasked6hewantedtoactinhismovie.“WhatcanIdointhemovie?”askedtheoldman.“You7barber(理发师)inthepast50years.Ibelieveyou'retherightmanformymovieTheBarber.” Theoldmanreadthescript(剧本)beforeacceptingtheinvitation.8heknewthestorywell，hestillneededtokeepallthewordsinmind9howbigthechallengewas!Hefinallymadeitandtookhomeasilvercupforaspecialactingprize.Themoviealso11bothnationalandinternationalprizes.Jingbecameabarberwhenhewasyoung.Helovedthejob,soheworkedhard11abetterone.Inhiseighties,hewasstilldoingthesamejob.Thatwaswhyhe12bythefilmdirector. Whilethefilmwasbeingmade,thedirectorhadhisworriesbecausehedidn'tknowwhetherMr.Jing13keepitgoing.Atlast,whenthefilmingwasdone,thedirectorwasreallypleased.Jing14solvedallhisproblems!NowJingsetaworldrecordasbeinga15actorstarwhohadneveractedbefore.1.A.Few B.Little C.Few D.Alittle2.A.in B.from C.at D.of3.A.wasnamed B.name C.wasnaming D.named4.A.that B./ C.which D.what5.A.the B.an C.a D./6.A.how B.why C.if D.what7.A.hadbeen B.are C.were D.havebeen8.A.Unless B.Though C.Because D.Until9.A.so B.because C.but D.yet10.A.willwin B.wins C.won D.win11.A.tobe B.be C.being D.been12.A.invite B.wasinvited C.inviting D.wasinviting13.A.must B.should C.could D.may14.A.success B.successfully C.succeeded D.successful15.A.93-year-old B.93years'old C.93years-old D.93-years’-old二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) Scientistsdiscoveredthatanimalswholiveingroupssuchaselephants,foxesandwolvesareespeciallylikelytofollowrules.Iftheydon'tandeachdoesitsownthing,thegroupmightbe16.Groupmemberswouldthenbeforcedtolivealoneandthey'dhavea17timehuntingandraisingtheiryoung.Inawaywecouldsayanimalshaveselfishreasonsto18,thatis,it'sintheirown19todoso.Butsometimesthesesameanimalsgooutoftheirwaytodowhat'srighteventhoughthereisnothinginitforthem. TakeSniff,theAfricanchimpanzee,asanexample.Whenthisyoungand20animal,whoalwaysavoidedpeople,sawahungrylocalvillagertryingtoknocksomefruitfromatreewithasticktogetameal,Snifftooka(n)21.Hepickedupanarmloadoffruits,swung22downfromthetree-topsandhandedthemtotheamazedvillager.AndthenthereisthestoryofTobiethegenerouscatwhowouldalways23herdinnerwiththehungrydogthatlivednextdoor. ScientistMarkBensonsays,"Nobodyissurewhysome24actthisway.Itmightsimplyfeelgoodtobejustasitdoesforhumans".16.A.brokendown B.tornapart C.tookaway D.sentaway17.A.shorter B.free C.harder D.great18.A.free B.leave C.connect D.unite19.A.interest B.advantage C.reason D.assistance20.A.friendly B.wild C.shy D.powerful21.A.risk B.order C.rest D.chance22.A.generously B.hungrily C.usually D.Quickly23.A.help B.share C.laugh D.give24.A.villagers B.scientists C.chimpanzees D.animals25.A.selfish B.kind C.calm D.honest三、阅读(共两节，满分35分)第一节阅读理解(共15小题:每小题2分，满分30分)(A) Everyoneknowsthattherearepeoplewhocankeepsecretsandpeoplewhocan't.Therearepeoplewhocankeepthingstothemselvesuntilthedaytheydieandpeoplewhosemouthoftenopenlikeadoor. Ihaveagranddaughterwho,tryasshecould,justcan'tkeepsecret.Takemyrecentbirthday,forexample. "Iknowitisgoingtobeyourbirthdaysoon,"shesaidwithanaughtysmile."Howoldareyougoingtobe?" "HowolddoyouthinkIamgoingtobe? “22.That'sprettyold.” "You'reclose.Iamactuallygoingtobe23."“Whoa，”shesaiddrawingtheouttomakebiggerimpact(影响). "MymumsaidshewouldtakemeshoppingbecauseIwantedtobuyyouapresentmyselfandIdid." Andwiththat,itbegan.Iknewitwasjustamatteratimebeforesheruinedthesurprise.Ten，nine，eight...itseemedlikeshewasabouttoexplode(爆发). "MumtookmetoSteinMart!"Seven,six,five...shejumpedoutofherchairwithexcitement. "Idon'twanttoknowwhatyoubought."Isaid. "Oh,yesyoudo!"Mygranddaughterislikeamindreader,butIcan'ttellherthat.“Youliketurquoise(绿松石).Iknowyoudo."Shewashopping(跳)fromfoottofoot，spinningincircles，hervoicerisinghigher.Four，three，two... "Youdon'twanttoknowifIgotyouanecklace.”"No!" "OK,Iwon'ttellyou." Shesatdownandbegantodraw.Shedrewsemicircle(半圆)withtheturquoiseshapesborderingitononesideandthensmilingfromeartoear，heldthedrawinguptoherchest. "IthinkIamgoingtolikeit,”Isaid. Whenhermompickedherup,sheimmediatelyadmittedtotellingthesecret.Shesaidthatherstomachhadhurtbecausethesecretneededtocomeout.Isn'tthathowitalwayshappens?It'snotyourfaultItisthesecret'sfault. Onmybirthday，unwrapped(拆开包装)thecolourpaperinsidethegiftbagandpulledoutalovelyturquoisenecklace.ItwasverysimilartothedrawingI'dseenthedaybefore. Thekidmayneverhavecareerinespionage(间谍行为)，butshesurelyhasafutureinart.26.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor'sgranddaughter? A.Shewantedtoruintheauthor'sbirthday. B.Shewasveryworriedthattheauthorwouldn'tlikethegift.C.Shewantedtotelltheauthoraboutthegiftbecauseshewasproudofit.D.Shewasadvisedbyhermothertobuyanecklacefortheauthor.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inparagraph9referto? A.Howtheshoppingtripwent. B.Thegranddaughtergivingawaythesecret. C.Theauthortryingtofindoutaboutthegift.D.Thegranddaughterexplaininghowshechosethegift.28.Whatwastheauthor'spurposebycountingdown? A.Todescribehownaughtyhergranddaughterwas. B.Toshowhowmuchshewantedtoknowwhatthegiftwas.C.Todescribehowimpatientshewaswithhergrandmother.D.Toshowhergranddaughtertoldthesecretasquicklyassheexpected29.Whenshereceivedthegift,theauthor. A.foundthathergranddaughterhaddrawnitverywell. B.wasdisappointedaboutlearningaboutthegifttooearly. C.wasannoyedathergranddaughterforlettingoutthesecret.D.foundhergranddaughterwassorryfortellingherthesecret.(B) Beforehesailedroundtheworldalone,FrancisChichesterhadalreadysurprisedhisfriendsseveraltimes.Hehadtriedtoflyroundtheworldbutfailed.Thatwasin1931. Theyearspassed.Hegaveupflyingandbegansailing.Heenjoyeditgreatly.Chichesterwasalready58yearsoldwhenhewonthefirstsolotransatlanticsailingrace.Hisolddreamofgoingroundtheworldcameback,butthistimehewouldsail.Hisfriendsanddoctorsdidnotthinkhecoulddoit,ashehadlungcancer.ButChichesterwasdeterminedtocarryouthisplan.InAugust1966,attheageofnearly65,anagewhenmanymenretirehebeganthegreatestvoyageofhislife. Chichestercovered14100milesbeforestoppinginSydney,Australia.Thiswasmorethantwicethedistanceanyonehadpreviouslysailedalone.HearrivedinAustraliaon12December,just107daysoutfromEngland.HereceivedawarmwelcomefromtheAustraliansandfromhisfamilywhohadflowntheretomeethim.Onshore,Chichestercouldnotwalkwithouthelp.Everybodysaidthesamething:hehaddoneenough;hemustnotgoanyfurther.Buthedidnotlisten. AfterrestinginSydneyforafewweeks，Chichestersetoffoncemoreinspiteofhisfriends'attemptstodissuade(劝阻)him.Thesecondhalfofhisvoyagewasbyfarthemoredangerouspart，duringwhichhesailedroundthetreacherousCapeHomsucceedinginsailingroundCapeHorn，ChichestersentthefollowingradiomessagetoLondon:"IfeelasifIhadwakenedfromanightmare.WildhorsescouldnotdragmedowntoCapeHornandthatsinisterSouthernOceanagain." Justbefore9o'clockonSundayevening28May1967，hearrivedbackinEngland，whereaquarterofamillionpeoplewerewaitingtowelcomehim.QueenElizabethIIknighted(授以爵位)himwiththeveryswordthatQueenElizabethhadusedalmost400yearsearliertoknightSirFrancisDrakeafterhehadsailedroundtheworldforthefirsttime.ThewholevoyagefromEnglandandbackhadcovered28，500miles.Ithadtakenhimninemonths，ofwhichthesailingtimewas226days.Hehaddonewhathewantedtoaccomplish.30.WhatcanwelearnaboutChichester? A.Hefailedthesolotransatlanticsailingracein1959. B.Hewasabraveanddeterminedman. C.Thesecondhalfofhisvoyagewasnotasdangerousasthefirsthalf.D.Theradiomessageexpressedhisconcernaboutthesailing.31.WhatdidQueenElizabethIIdoafterChichesterarrivedbackinEngland?A.ShecalledontheEnglishtolearnfromhim. B.Shewaswaitingtocongratulateonhissuccessinsailing. C.Shethoughtpoorlyofhisachievements. D.Sheknightedhimforpraisinghim.32.Wecaninferfromthetextthat. A.anyonewhohadsailedalonetraveledlessthan7050milesbefore1966.B.ChichestersailedroundtheAtlanticin1931. C.mostoftheEnglishretireattheageof65. D.Chichesterdiedoflungcancerin1967afterhewentbacktoEngland.(C) Whenitcomestomakinghealthylifestylechanges,whichshouldcomefirstchangingyourdietorbecomingmorephysicallyactive?Previousstudiessuggestedthatprovidingpeoplewithtoomuchinformationaboutnutritionandphysicalactivityatoncetendstobediscouraging.Thathasledtothepopularityofadvisingpeopletomakechangesgradually,andsetsmallergoals. Sothescientistsdivided200inactiveparticipantswhowereaged45orolderintofourgroups.Onegroupwasinstructedaboutmakingdietandfitnesschangesatthesametime,thesecondgroupwastaughtaboutdietchangesfirst,thenfitnesschangesfourmonthslater,thethirdgroupchangedtheirexercisehabitsfirstandmadechangesintheireatinghabitsfourmonthslater,andthefinal,controlgroupwasnotinstructedabouteitherdietorfitnesschangesbutabouthowtomanagetheirstress. Theresearcherstracked(跟踪)thegroupsforfullyear.Comparedtothecontrolgroup，thethreeinterventiongroupsmadehealthychangesintheirdiet.Thosewhochangedtheirfitnesshabitsfirstsignificantlyincreasedtheamountofexercisetheyreceiveddailycomparedtotheothergroupsafterfourmonths.However，attheendoftheyear，thegroupthatchangedbothdietandexerciseatthesametimewastheonlyonethatmetthenationallyrecommendedtargetsforbothexerciseandnutritionlevels，whilethosewhoworkedonimprovingtheirnutritionfirstwereunabletomeettherecommendedlevelsoffitnessafterayear.Theresearcherssuspectthatchangestodietareeasiertomakethanchangestophysicalactivity. Thefindingsshow,however,thatpairingdietandexercisechangesmayhelptoovercomesomeofthebarrierspeoplefaceinaddingmorephysicalactivityintotheirlives.Ifpeoplechangedietandexerciseorderly,thescientistssay,theymayendupplacingmoreimportanceonthefirstsetofbehaviorchangesandfeellesspressuredtoaddressthesecondset.33.Theadvicementionedinthesecondparagraphseemed. A.popular B.dangerous C.scientific D.unsatisfactory34.Whichgroupmadeprogressearlierthanothergroupsinincreasingtheamountofdailyexercise? A.Thefirstgroup. B.Thesecondgroup. C.Thethirdgroup. D.Thecontrolgroup.35.Thereasonwhythoseimprovingtheirnutritionfirstfailedtomeetthelevelsoffitnessafterayearmightbethat.A.theymightbeverycrazy.B.theywouldn'tliketochangetheirbehaviour.C.itismuchhardertochangephysicalactivity.D.theymightputonweightbeforechangingtheirphysicalactivity.36.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprobablyapproveof?A.Pairingdietandexercisechanges.B.Becomingmorephysicallyactivefirst.C.Changingdietandexercisefollowingafixedorder.D.Changingdietfirstandplacingmoreimportanceonit.(D) Thedigitalmedia(数字媒体)summercampisgreatchanceforstudentsaged7to18tohaveSTEMcourses.Studentscanlearntobuildanapp，programrobot，orexplore(探索)theworldofmusicproduction.STEMcourseswillalsohelpstudentscreate,learnteamworkandsolveproblems.Studentswilllearnfromourteacherswhohavebeenemployedforboththeirteachingexperienceandrichknowledgeintheirfields.Besidesmakingnewfriends,studentswillleavewithamazingfinalprojectsandlastingmemories.Time:August1st--August31stDailySchedule:8:30a.m.~10:00a.m. HandsonSTEMInstruction10:30a.m.~12:00p.m. ContinuedInstructionCreation12:00p.m.~1:30p.m. LunchBreak1:30p.m.~3:00p.m. RobotsProgramming3:30p.m.~4:30p.m. MusicAppreciation(鉴赏)SaturdayOpenHouse:At3:30p.m.everySaturday,parentsareinvitedtoourOpenHouse.Studentscanshowtheprojectstheyhavebeenworkingon.Theirparentscanmeettheteachersandexploremorechancesfortheirchildrentocontinuelearningandcreating.Ifyouareinterestedinit,pleasecontactusa37.Thedigitalmediasummercampcanhelpstudents. A.keephealthy B.learnaforeignlanguage C.improvetheirwritingability D.developSTEMknowledge38.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheteachersofthesummercamp? A.Experienced. B.Humorous. C.Young. D.Strict.39.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue? A.Parentscanbeinvitedtoseetheirkids'projects. B.Studentswillleavethecampwithamazingfinalprojects. CStudents'lunchbreaklastsfortwohours.D.Studentscanlearntoprogramarobotinthesummercamp.40.Wecanseethatthispassageis. A.atravelplan B.apieceofadviceC.asportsreport D.anadvertisement第二节阅读填空(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡41-45的题号上将该项涂黑。 Areyoutrulyhappy?Doyoueverknowwhatitmeanstobehappyandwhatittakestoachievehappiness?ThefollowingareafewtipsthatIfollowtocreatehappinessinmylife.◎Makeaplanforattaininggoalsthatyoubelievewillmakeyouhappy.Yourmoodwillbebetterifyouaregoingafter somethingyouvalue.◎Surroundyourselfwithhappypeople.Itiseasytobegintothinknegativelywhenyouaresurroundedbypeoplewho thinkthatway.42◎Whensomethinggoeswrongtrytofigureoutasolutioninsteadofbeingabsorbedinself-pity.Trulyhappypeopledon'tallowsetbackstoaffecttheirmoodbecausetheyknowthatwithalittlethoughttheycanturnthecircumstancesbacktotheirfavour.◎43Thesefewminuteswillgiveyouthechancetofocusonthepositivethingsinyourlifeandwillleadyoutocontinuoushappiness.◎44Whetheryoutreatyourselftolunchtakealong，relaxingbathorsimplyspendafewextraminutesonyourappearance，youwillbesubconsciously(下意识地)puttingyourselfinbettermood.◎Findingthehumorinsituationscanalsoleadtohappiness.Findawaytomakelightofasituationthatwould otherwisemakeyouhappy.◎Keepinghealthyisanotherwaytoachievehappiness.45A.Onthecontrary,ifyouarearoundpeoplewhoarehappy,theiremotionalstatewillaffectyou.B.Thereareimportantquestionsforanyonewhoisseekinghappinesstoaskthemselves.C.Itisalsoimportanttotakesometimeeachdaytodosomethingniceforyourself.D.Spendafewminuteseachdaythinkingaboutthethingsthatmakeyouhappy.E.Beingoverweightornoteatingnutritiousfoodscanhaveanegativeeffectonyourmood.四、写作(共三节，满分30分)第一节语篇填词(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)根据下列句子意思及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词。(每空只写一词) Volunteersareprobablysomeofthemostoverlooked(被忽视的)people.Butnoactivitywouldcarryonsmoothly(顺畅地)withouthard-working-volunteers.Thismonth，IvolunteeredattheColorRuninMelbourne.46.AIdidn'thaveasmuchfunastherunners，Istilllearnedanimportantlesson. Myjobwastogiveahigh-fivetoeveryrunneratthefinishline.Atthebeginning,weregarditassimplejob.Whenthefirstrunner47.p,wereachedoutourhandsandyelled"Goodjob"excitedly.However,asmoreandmorepeoplecrossedthefinishlineandtouchedtheirhandswithmine,myarmgotsore（酸痛的）. Tomakethingsworse,itbecame48h.Ourclotheswereallwetbecauseofthesweat(汗)andwefelttired.Butsoonwesawgroupofkidsrunningtowardsus---theywereaboutyearsold.Theycould49.hcatchtheirbreath.However，theystillkeptgoingwithbigsmilesontheirfaces.Theyputoftheirhandsandsaid，“High-five! Atthatmoment,Iwasquitetouched-theysoyoungbuttheyrefusedtogiveup.SuddenlyIfelt50.mwasfullofstrength.clappedtheirhands,“Welldone,littleguys!" Thatisthemeaningofbeingavolunteer.Itisneveraneasyjob.However,wemeetdifferentpeopleandseethespiritthatencouragesthem.Evenifsuchspiritisnotoftenfoundindailylife,itcanencourage.usalotwhenwedoseeitoccasionally（偶尔）.尔)第二节完成句子(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。(每空只写一词)51.我们令天收到的消息是多么糟糕啊!我们都很难过。wegottoday!Weallfeelsad.52.上周政府派了数百个消防员来灭火。Lastweek,firementoputoutthefirebythegovernment.53.学生们每周花费三个小时到运动场练习踢足球。Studentsthreehoursontheplaygroundeveryweek.54.快点!除非我们5点前到达车站，否则我们就会错过这趟火车。Hurryup!weatthestationbefore5o'clock,wethetrain.55.由于堵车他迟到了。Hewaslatethetrafficjam.第三节书面表达(共1小题，满分15分)近年来，“光盘行动”(ClearYourPlate)悄然流行，这一行动引导崇尚节约，反对浪费的社会风气。其实，在我们的校园生活中也存在一些浪费现象，比