九年级英语上学期期末试卷

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第I卷（共75分）

I、情景反应｛每小题1分;共5分）

本题共5个小题，每小题你将听到一组对话.请你从每小题所给的A、B、

C三幅图片中，选出与你所听到的信息相关联的一项，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑.

II、对话理解（每小题1分;共5分）

本题共5个小题，每小题你将听到一组对话和一个问题.请你从每小题

所给的A,B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂

里八、、♦

6.A.TojoinanEnglishclub.B.Todomorereading.

C.TowatchmoreEnglishmovies.

7.A.At2:00p.m.B.At5:00p.m.C.At7:00p.m.

8.A.Shewasshort.B.Shehadshorthair.C.Shehadlonghair.

9.A.Disappointing（令人失望的）.B.Moving.C.Scary.

10.A.Heismakingdinner.B.Heiseatingnoodles.

C.Heistalkingonthephoneloudly.

in、语篇理解（每小题i分;共5分）

本题你将听到一篇短文.请你根据短文内容和所提出的5个问题，从每

小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中.选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项

涂黑.

11.HowlonghasMrs.Leetaughtinthemiddleschool?

A.Forforty-eightyears.B.Fortwentyyears.C.Fortwenty-five

years.

12.WhatisMrs.Leeproudof?

A.Shehasrichteachingexperience.B.Sheisafamousteacher.

C.Ilerstudentsoftenwritetoher.

13.WhatdoesMrs.Leetellhernewstudents?

A.Tostudyhard.B.Nottotellalie.C.Notlobelateforclass.

14.WhydidMrs.LeetellherstudentstofinishExercise6on

Page8?

A.Becausetheydidntgetgoodgradesintheexam.

B.Becauseshewantedtoknowiftheywerehonest.

C.Becauseitwaseasyforthemtodotheexercise.

15.Howdidthestudentsfeelafterknowingthetruth?

A.Sorry.B.Angry.C.Excited.

IV、听力填空（每小题1分;共5分）

本题你将听到一篇短文。请你根据所听内容，完成下面的表格，并将获

取的信息填到答题卡相应的位置上。每空一词。

HowtoCommunicateWellonaTeam

♦Learntobean16listener.Ifyourenotsureaboutsomething.

Youshouldaskhimorheraboutit.

♦Thinkaboutothersideas17.Thisshowsyouareinterested

inhisideasandmakeshimfeelgood.

♦Discussyournew18withtheteammembers.Thishelpstoget

betterideas.Italsohelpsto19yourrelationships.

♦Dontcriticize（指责）someonethatmakesmistakes.20youcan

helphimtofindoutreasonsanddealwiththeproblem.

V、单项选择（每水题1分;共10分）

请你从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，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.

21.Chinesehavebeengoingglobal."MadeinChina"hasbecomecool

andmorepeopletrustChinesebrands.

A.productsB.palacesC.poems

12.Mr.Lidecidestomovetothecityfromthecountrysidesothat

hischildrencouldabettereducation.

A.receiveB.supportC.require

23.TheshirtwithTFboyspictureonitmustbelongtoAndrew.

Headmiresthem.

No.itbehis.Hedislikesblack.

A.couldB.cantC.must

24.WhencanIknowtheresultofjobinterview?

—Be.Itwillbepublished（公布）at4oclockthisafternoon.

A.politeB.patientC.silent

25.Haveyouseenthetrafficaccidentonthewaytoschool?

Yes,luckily.Nobodywashurt.

A.hardlyB.mostlyC.badly

26.NationTreasureisaTVshowhelpspeoplelearnaboutthe

culturalrelics（文物）ofourcountryinafunway.

A.whoB.thatC.where

27.Lindahastoattendanimportantmeetingtonight,soshewill

hersistersbirthdayparty.

A.beabsentfromB.beproudofC.beknownfor

28.Theguarddoesntletmein!

Dontbeangrywithhim.Thatishisjob,.

A.intotalB.atleastC.afterall

29.—Steve,inordertospeakEnglishlikeanativespeaker,

youmustpracticemore.

—Iagree..

A.ItsapieceofcakeB.PracticemakesperfectC.Itservesyou

right

30.Couldyoutellme?Imgoingtopickyouupattheairport.

At4:40p.m.thisFriday.

A.whattimeyouwillarrivehereB.whoyouarecomingwith

C.wherewearesupposedtomeet

VI、补全对话（每小题1分;共5分）

根据对话内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余项。

Tina:Hi,Mary.Yourskirtlooksreallynice.

Mary:Thankyou.31

Tina:Thiskindofskirtisnowinstyle.32

Mary:Cotton.Verycomfortabletowearit.

Tina:Wow!Whynotwearittoschool?

Mary:33Wemustwearschooluniforms.

Tina:34

Mary:Iagreewithyou.ButIcanwearittoLilysbirthdayparty

thisSaturday.

Tina:Great!35

Mary:Sorry,Idontknow.Itsnotpolitetoaskhowmuchthegift

costs.

Tina:Forgivemeforsayingthis.

A.Whatisitmadeof?

B.Ithinkitsquitepretty.

C.Itsabirthdaygiftfrommysister.

D.Iwonderifmysistercanbuyoneforme.

E.Bytheway,howmuchdidyoursisterpayforit?

F.Ithinkweshouldbeallowedtowearourownclothes.

G.Wearenotallowedtowearourownclothesatschool.

vn、完形填空（每小题i分;共10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，

选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Manyteenagershavehobbies.Butsometimesthesecangetinthe

wayoftheirschooIwork,andparentsmightworryabouttheir36at

school.Teenagersoftenthinktheyshouldbeallowedtopractice

theirhobbiesasmuchastheywant.Doyouagree?

Carla,afifteen-year-oldgirl,is37insinging,andisasinging

staratschool.Shedreamstobeaprofessionalsinger.However,

herparentsdont38hertopracticesomuchbecausetheythinktheir

daughtershouldstudyhardtogetgoodgradesand39agood

university."Wehavesupportedeveryoneofhercompetitions.We

havenothing40singing.Butsheneedstospendmoretimeonher

schooIworkbecauseits41tobecomeaprofessionalsingingstar.”

saysherfather.ButCarlareallydisagrees.Tknowmyparents42

me,AndtheyhopeIwillhaveabetterlifeinthefuture.ButI

takesinging43.Ishouldbeallowedtomakemyowndecision.Only

thenwillIhavea44toachievemydream."saysCarla.

Parentshavetoownthecorrectattitude（态度）towardsthe

childrensdevelopment.45itsnormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,

itsevenmoreimportanttohavehealthyandhappychildren!

36.A.successB.growthC.ability

37.A.weakB.talentedC.strict

38.A.planB.decideC.allow

39.A.educateB.downC.exchange

40.A.againstB.enterC.across

41.A.possibleB.difficultC.valuable

42.A.careaboutB.runafterC.takeafter

43.A.exactlyB.wiselyC.seriously

44.A.chanceB.choiceC.course

45.A.SoB.AlthoughC.But

VW、阅读理解（一）（每小题2分;共30分）

A

阅读下面关于发明物的描述，找出与其匹配的图片，并在答题上将其对

应的选项涂黑。其中有一项为多余选项

46.Itisasmallpieceofequipmentconnectedtoacomputer.You

canmoveitwithyourhandtogiveorderstothecomputer.Itmakes

thecomputeroperationmoreeasily.

47.Ittellsthetimeandhelpspeoplekeepintouchwithothers.

Itispopularforkids.Itismoreconvenientforparentstofind

theirchildren.

48.Peoplewholiketowalkaroundenjoywearingit.Theycanenjoy

theirfavoritemusicwhilewearingitinthegym,intheparkor

intherestaurant.Ithastheadvantageofreducingnoise.Youcan

besurroundedbythefascinatingmusicevenonabusystreet.

49.ByusingMovableType,bookscouldbeprintedcheaplyand

easily.BiShenginventedMovableTypeinChinainthe11thcentury.

50.ItwasinventedbyAlexanderGrahamBellin1876.Becauseof

it,peoplecancommunicatewithoutmeeting,andtheworldgetsmuch

smaller.

B

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Whatkindofmusicdoyouprefer?Countrymusicismyfavorite.

Whenyouaretiredafterstudyinghard,itishelpfultolistento

Americancountrymusic.Themusicwilltakeyoutomountainsand

fields.

Countrymusicusuallytalksofeverydaylifeandfeelings.Its

thespiritofAmerica,easytounderstand,slowandsimple.

CountrymusicdevelopedinthesouthernstatesofAmerica.Itwas

thefolkmusicoftheAmericancountryside.Thesingersusuallyused

guitarsandaccordions（手风琴）.Theyalsoaddedinstrumentsfrom

theirhomes,likebottlesandplates.Manyofthesongstellabout

thelivesoffarmers.Theytalkaboutlove,sadness,goodtimesand

badtimes.Rurallifecanbehard,sothewordsareoftensad.Now

pianos,violinsandotherinstrumentsareusedinthecountrymusic.

Atfirst,peopleplayedthemusiconlyatfamilyparties.When

peoplemovedtotownsandcitiestolookforwork,theytooktheir

musicwiththem.Countrymusiccontinuedtochangeandbecame

popularacrossAmerica-insmalltownsandinbigcities.Inthe

1920s.peopleplayedcountrysongsontheradio,andtheymadethem

intorecords.Inthe1970s,JohnDenverbecameoneofAmericasmost

famouscountrysingers.Hissong“TakeMehome,CountryRoad"is

well-knownandpeoplestillplayittoday.

Therearemorethanathousandradiostationsthatplaycountry

music24hoursaday!Countrymusicisnowpopularallovertheworld.

51.Countrymusic.

A.isfastandhardtounderstand

B.startedinthenorthernUnitedStates

C.talksofeverydaylifeandfeelings

52.Peopleoftenplaycountrymusicwithatfirst.

A.pianosandviolinsB.guitarsandviolinsC.guitarsand

accordions

53.Theunderlinedwordz，rurallife“probablymeans.

A.lifeinthecityB.lifeinthecountrysideC.lifeathome

54.Inthe1920s,.

A.peoplecouldmakecountrysongsintorecords

B.JohnDenverssongsweremadeintorecords

C.peopleplayed“TakeMehome,CountryRoad“ontheradio

55.Fromthepassage,wecanknow.

A.countrymusicwasplayedonlyatfamilypartiesatfirst

B.manycountrysongsmainlytellaboutthestoryofmodernlife

C.countrymusicissopopularthatallradiostationsplayit

forthewholeday

C

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AnAmericanfriendhasinvitedyoutovisithisfamily,Youvenever

beentoanAmericanshomebefore,andyouarenotsurewhattodo.

Thequestionofwhetherornottobringagiftoftengivesguests

aheadache.ButinAmericanculture,itsnotamust-dothing,to

bringapresent.Propergiftsforgeneraloccasions（场合）mightbe

flowers,candiesor-ifthefamilyhassmallchildren-toys.Ifyou

choosenottobringagift,dontworry.Noonewillevennotice.

MostAmericansagreethatgoodhomecookingbeatsrestaurantfood

anyday.Wheninvitedforameal,youmightask,“CanIbring

anything?''Ifitsaparty,everyonewillbringadish.Otherwise（否

则）thehostwillpossiblyanswer,“No,justyourself."Formost

informaldinners,youshouldwearcomfortableclothes.Rememberto

arriveontime,orcalltotellyourhoststhatyoumaybelate.

Duringthedinnerconversation,itspolitetocompliment（称赞）

thehostessonthewonderfulmeal,Ofcourse,thebiggestcompliment

istoeatlotsoffood.Whenyouvehadplenty,youmightofferto

clearthetableorwashthedishes.Butsinceyouaretheguest.

Yourhostsmaynotletyoudothatinstead,theymayinviteeveryone

tomovetothelivingroomfordessertwithteaorcoffee.After

anhourorsoofgeneralchit-chat,itsprobablytimetoheadfor

thedoor.Anddontgoaroundlook.11gatthehouse.Itsmorepolite

towaitforthehosttoofferyouaguidedtour.

56.WhatsthebestgiftiftheAmericanfamilyhassmallchildren?

A.Candies.B.Toys.C.Dishes.

57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothesecond

paragraph?

A.MostAmericanspreferservingguestsathometoeatinginthe

restaurant.

B.Guestsarcsupposedtobringthedishestohostsfamilythough

itsnotaparty.

C.Americansdontmindifguestsarealittlelateformost

informaldinners.

58.Howdoyoushowyourbiggestcomplimenttothehostessonthe

wonderfulmeal?

A.Bysayingsheisgoodatcooking.

B.Bysayingthefoodisdelicious.

C.Byeatinglotsoffood.

59.WhatarenotsupposedtodowhenyouareinvitedtoanAmerican

family?

A.Offertoclearthetableorwashthedishesafterdinner.

B.Drinkteaorcoffeeafterdinnerinthelivingroom.

C.Lookaroundthehousewithouthostsguiding.

60.Whatsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AmericanHospitality（待客之道）.

B.TableMannersinAmerica.

C.Americanlifestyles.

第n卷（共45分）

IX、阅读理解（二）（每小题2分;共20分）

A

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有一项为多余选项。

Willparentsbelievewhatyousayandlistentoyouropinions?

Alotdependsonyourparents.61Becausecommunicationisatwo-way

street,thewayyoutalkcaninfluencehowwellparentslistenand

understandyou.Heressomeadviceforyoutotalkwithyourparents.

Beclearanddirect.

Beasclearasyoucanaboutwhatyouthink,feelandwant.Give

details（细节）thatcanhelpparentsunderstandyoursituation.62

Behonest.

Ifyourealwayshonest,parentswillbelikelytobelievewhat

yousay.63.Ifyoulie,theyllfindithardtotrustyou.

Trytounderstandtheiropinions.

Ifyouhaveadisagreement,canyouseeyourparentsside?Ifyou

can.sayso.64Thiscanhelpthemunderstandyours,too.

Trynottoargue.

Youdbetteruseatone（语气）thatsfriendlyandrespectful.This

helpstomakeyourparentscareaboutwhatyousay.65Ofcourse.

Thisishardforanyofus（adultsincluded）whenwerefeelingangry

aboutsomething.Beforetalking,youcandosomethingtoblowoff

steam（发泄）.Forexample,cryorhityourpillow.

A.Thinktwicebeforeyoumakeadecision

B.Butsomeofwhathappensdependsonyou,too.

C.Tellyourparentsyouunderstandtheiropinionsandfeelings.

D.Italsomakesitmorelikelythattheylltalktoyouinthe

sameway.

E.Ifyousometimeshidethetruth,parentswillhaveaharder

timebelievingwhatyoutellthem.

F.Theycanlistenbetterorbemorehelpfuliftheyunderstand

whatyoumeanandwhatsreallygoingon.

B

阅读下面短文，简要回答所给问题，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上,

Beethoven（贝多芬），aramousmusicianintheworld,wasbornin

Germanyin1770.

Inhischildhood.Beethovendidnthaveahappylife.Hisfather

wasasinger.Whenhewasonlyfour,hisfatherbegantomakehim

practicehourafterhourondifferentmusicalinstruments（乐器）.

Ifhedidnotputhisheartintoit,hisfatherwouldbeathimor

makeithardonhim.

Beethovenlovedmusicandhelearnedsofastthathewasableto

goaroundtogiveconcertswhenhewasonlyaboyofeleven.Atthe

ageofseventeen,hewonhighpraisefromMozart（莫扎特），thegreat

musicianatthattime,Itsunluckythathismotherdiedinthisyear,

andhisfatherwasoutofjob,sohehadtogoouttoworkforhis

family.

Beethovenwasoftenpoorandillduringhislife.Afteroneillness.

hecouldnthearwellfromtheageof22,graduallyhelosthishearing.

Oneday.hesuddenlyfoundhimselfdeaf.Atthattimehewasonly

thirty-one.Itwasablow（打击）tohimindeed.Butalltheseterrible

thingsdidntmakehimdislikemusic.Hestillwentonworkingand

writingmusicpieces.Topeoplessurprise,someofhisbestpieces

werewrittenafterhelosthishearing.

In1827,leavingmorethan300greatpieceswhichallthegreat

pianomastersplayandpraise,thefamousmusiciandied.Buthis

nameisstillrememberedtothisday.

66.whatdidhisfatherdowhenBeethovencouldntpracticethe

instrumentswell?

67.WhatcouldBeethovendoin1781?

68.WhendidBeethovensmotherdie?

（19.WhatwasabowtoBeethoven?Whatdidhedothen?

70.Whyis“Beethoven“stillrememberedtothisclay?

X、词语运用（每小题1分;共10分）

根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯，

并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。方框中有两个词为多余项。

Itsowishduringholdactivity

interestbuthappylistsuccessnormal

JianzhiisatraditionalstyleofpapercuttinginChina.Itis

thesymbolofChinesecultureforhundredsofyears.Itcanbeseen

inmanypartsofChina71theSpringFestival.Peopleput"Fu"on

windows,doorsandwalls72themgoodluckandahappynewyear.

Italsotriestoshowhealth.73orpeace.Asforcolor,people74

usered.Becausepeoplerespectedthesuninoldtimes.Redisthe

colorofsun,anditmeanshopeandlife.

VoyoWoo,aChineseimmigrant（移民）inAmerica,istryingtoshow

Chineseculturetopeopleinothercountries.Lastyear,shetook

partinmany75topromote（宣传）Chinesepapercutting.Andshealso

76apapercuttingshowatashoppingcenternearWashington.She

hopedmorepeoplewouldknowandenjoyit.Shesaid,“itisimportant

topromotethisarttoAmericansoranyonewhois77init.Chinese

artisnotonlyforChinese,butalsoforpeopleallovertheworld.”

Infact,papercuttingcanbefoundinmanycountriesaroundthe

world.78onlytheChinesepapercutting79intheUNESCOintangible

CulturalHeritageLists（非物质文化遗产名录）.TheChinesepaper

cuttinggets80placebecauseithasahistoryofmorethan1,500

yearsandittellssomuchofChinesehistoryandculture.

XI、书面表达（共15分）

近几年来，在中国人们庆况西方国家节日的氛围越来越浓。在2020年

圣诞节前夕，微信群朋友圈里疯传抵制圣诞节的各种视频和文字信息。为

使同学们学会客观、理性的看待问题，九年级三班以“ShouldChinese

CelebrateWesternFestivals?”为题展开了辩论。

假设你是正反或反方的一员（只需选择一方），请表明你的观点及理由。

并和同学们分享你最难忘的一次节日经历。

要求：1.词数不少于80词；

2.提示词正反方均可使用，仅供参考；

3.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名。

英语参考答案

第I卷（共75分）

I.情景反应（每小题1分;共5分）

1-5CABAC

II.对话理解（每小题1分;共5分）

6-10ACBAB

in.语篇理解（每小题1分：共5分）

11-15CCBBA

IV.听力填空（每小题1分：共5分）

16.active17.carefully18.project19.improve20.Instead

V.单项选择（每小题1分：共10分）

21-25AABBC26-30BACBA

VI.补全对话（每小题1分：共5分）

31-35CAGFE

vin.完形填空（每小题1分洪1o分）

36-40ABCBA41-45BACAB

Vffl.阅读理解（一）（每小题2分;共30分）

46-50EAFDC51-55CCBAA56-60BACCA

第H卷（共45分）

IX.阅读理解（二）（每小题2分：共20分）

A.61-65BFECD

B.66.Hisfatherbeathimormadeithardonhim.

67.Hecouldgoaroundtogiveconcerts./Hecouldgiveconcerts.

68.In1787./Whenhewasseventeenyearsold./Whenhewas

seventeen.

69.Heheardnothing./Hefoundhimselfdeaf./Helosthishearing.

Hestillwentonworkingandwritingmusicpieces.

70.Becauseheleftmorethan300greatpieces./Becauseheis

afamousmusician./Becauseofhismusicandspirit./Althoughhe

heardnothing,hedidntgiveupandcontinuedwritingmusicpieces.

说明：只要所给答案符合要求，且表述无误，即可得满分：如果所给答

案符合要求，但表述有误，以五个小题为单位，单词拼写累计四处扣1分，

语法错误累计两处扣1分;如所给答案不符合要求，不可得分；70小题答

案不唯一。

X.词语运用（每小题1分：共10分）

71.during72.towish73.happiness74.normally75.activities

76.held77.interested78.But79.islisted/waslisted80.its

XI.书面表达（共15分）

阅读

一、单项选择（共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）

在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳

答案。

1.Youhavesetgoodexampleforme,Illtrymybesttoreach

heightyoudid.

A.a：aB.a;theC.the;aD./;the

2.Whatdoyouthinkofthisbook?

--Its_____worthreadingthanthatone.

A.wellB.muchC.betterD.more

3.Youlooksosad.Whatsup?

--TheproblemtobemuchmoredifficultthanIthought.

A.putoutB.brokeoutC.foundoutD.turnedout

4.Hey,becareful!Youarespeeding.

—Sorry,Iaboutmymotherinhospital.

A.thoughtB.havethoughtC.amthinkingD.wasthinking

5.Thefoodandmedicineinthecityarerunningout.

—Asaresult,thethereisgettingworse.

A.productionB.locationC.situationD.position

6.Billysometimesgetssleepyinclass.

—Thatsbecausehealwayshaslittlesleep.

A.abitB.abitofC.alotD.alotof

7.Hehasntseenthatinterestingfilmbefore.

—.Illseeitwithmyparentsnextweek.

A.NeitherhaveIB.SohaveIC.NeitherwillID.SowillI

8.Thebookisinteresting.

—ButIdontthinkwilllikeit.

A.somebodyB.anybodyC.everybodyD.nobody

9.ThelightinMikesroomisnton.

Sohebeathome.

A.mustB.shouldC.wontD.cant

10.Itsapitythatthenumberofwildanimalsisgetting

—Wemusttakeactiontoprotectwildanimalsatonce.

A.lessandlessB.fewerandfewerC.smallerandsmallerD.

shorterandshorter

11.HaveyoufinishedreadingTheWonderfulWizardofOz?

No.ItwillbetwodaysIfinishitcompletely.

A.untilB.sinceC.beforeD.when

12.isitfromyourhometoschool?

—Itsabouttenminuteswalk.

A.HowmanyB.HowmuchC.HowlongD.Howfar

13.—WhatapleasanttriptoYangzhou!

—Yes,Iwillforeverrememberthefriendsandplacesofinterest

Ivisitedhere.

A.whatB.whoC.thatD.which

14.Tom,canyoutellmeyesterday?

Icaughtabadcold,MissWhite.

A.whyyoudidntcometoschoolB.whydidntyoucometoschool

C.howyoucametoschoolD.howdidyoucometoschool

15.Myfriendhasachievedhisdreamafteryearsofhardwork.

Great!.

A.OnetreecantmakeaforestB.Wherethereisawill,there

isaway

C.ManyhandsmakelightworkD.Afriendinneedisafriend

二、完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.

OnesunnyMonday,Idecidedtogoforawalkonthepathnearmy

housewithmyhusband.Onmyfingerwasaveryspecialring,Idjust

pickeditupfromjewellersthedaybefore16Ihaditdesignedto

holdaparty.Ilookeddownatmy17asIbeganmywalk,feeling

assunnyastheday.

Imaginemy18whenIlookedagainattheendofthepathandfound

thediamondwasgone.Hurriedly,westartedbackalongthe19,

lookingforthetinystone.Inmyheart,Iknewhow20mysearch

was.Thepathwaslongandcoveredwithleaves.AsI21theground,

cryingandupset,Imetanoldgentleman."Whatsthematter,love?”

heasked22,“Lostsomething?'7Iexplainedaboutthemissingdiamond.

Hewhistled."Thatsgoingtobe23tofind.Tellyouwhat,love,

Iwalkalongthispatheveryday.Illkeepmy24openforit."I

thankedhim,expectingnothing,25toldhimmyhusbandoftenwalked

ourdogsalongthepath.

Afewdayslater,my26mettheoldmanonthepath."Guesswhat?”

hesaid,“Ifoundyourwifesdiamond!z/Unbelievablyhed27thetiny

stoneandwaswillingtohandthediamondbacktomyhusband,saying

casually（漫不经心地），“ItwasluckythatIfound28.Ionlyhave

50percenteyesightinoneeye."Whenmyhusbandofferedhimmoney

forhishelp,herefusedit.Hecouldhaveeasilykeptthediamond,

or29it,asitsworthseveralthousanddollars,However,thanks

tothisman,Illspendtherestofmydaystryingtodosomething

30thatforanotherperson.AndwhatIhavetodoistolookatmy

ringandremindedmyselfthattherearekindandgeneroussouls

there.

16.A.becauseB.soC.beforeD.after

17.A.houseB.ringC.legsD.feet

18.A.excitementB.fearC.happinessD.sadness

19.A.streetB.pathC.riverD.road

20.A.hopefulB.hopelessC.meaningfulD.meaningless

21.A.dugB.cleanedC.moppedD.searched

22.A.kindlyB.sadlyC.happilyD.rudely

23.A.easyB.hardC.interestingD.boring

24.A.earsB.mouthC.eyesD.hands

25.A.thoughB.butC.andD.or

26.A.fatherB.motherC.husbandD.son

27.A.lostB.foundC.borrowedD.lent

28.A.himB.herC.itD.them

29.A.thrownB.keptC.boughtD.sold

30.A.fromB.toC.likeD.with

三、阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

MARS—TheRedPlanet!

“MARS—TheRedPlanet!”isoneofourEarlyReaderSpacebooks.

IthassurprisingfactsandphotosexplainingallaboutMars.Aiming

mainlyatkidsaged7—10,itsaninterestingwayforreadersto

findoutmoreabouttheredplanet.

TheWeather

“TheWeather"isoneofourEarlyEarthbooksforboysandgirls

aged13—15.Thisisafunandfantasticwayforreaderstofind

outmoreabouttheweatherontheplanet.Itoffersinformationin

afunway—mixingfacts,photos,andevenhasawebpagewithvideo

clipsexplainingmoreabouttheinformationinthebook.

Horses

KidsBookofFunFactssamilkywhitebandofglowinglightthat

spreadsacrossthenightsky.Ifyoulookupattheeveningsky,

theresagoodchanceyouwillnotbeabletoseewhatyourgrandmother

sawwhenshewasalittlegirl.Anewstudysaysthatnearly80

percentofpeopleinNorthAmericacantseetheMilkyWaybecause

oflightpollution.

Themostlight-pollutedcountryintheworldisSingaporewhere

researchersfoundthatpeoplelivinginthecountryneverhavethe

chancetoexperiencetruedarkness.Othercountrieswithlarge

percentagesofpeoplelivingundersuchskiesincludeQatar,Kuwait

andtheUnitedArabEmirates.

Toomuchlighthasadirecteffectonhumanphysiologyandbehavior.

Itcanalsodestroyoursleepcycle.Whatsmore,italsoaffects

wildlife.Forexample,babyturtlesmaynotswimintotheocean

becauseof