1、江西省抚州市东乡区三校2021-2022学年九年级下学期期中英语试题 一、听短对话选答案1How long has Jenny played the piano? AFor 3 years.BFor 5 years.CFor 8 years.2When does the girl can use the Internet at home? AWhen she plays computer games.BWhen she meets new friends.CWhen she does her homework.3How will the man go to Bayi Square next S
2、unday? ABy bus.BBy bike.CBy car.4Who did the best in the English writing contest? ABill.BKate.CTim.5What does the woman mean? ABoth of the parents feel strange.BJimmy usually helps with the housework.CJimmy wants to get something from his parents.二、听长对话选答案听对话,回答以下各小题。6How long did Ann feel sick?AFor
3、 two weeks.BFor three weeks.CFor four weeks.7Why was it hard for Ann to breathe?ABecause she climbed the mountains.BBecause the air has been polluted.CBecause she was too stressed out.听对话,回答以下各小题。8Which color does the man like?ARed.BBlue.CGreen.9What can we know about the man?AThe man doesnt have a
4、membership card.BThe man spent 30 yuan at last.CThe man spent 70 yuan at last.听对话,回答以下各小题。10When does John get up every morning?AAt 5:30.BAt 6:00.CAt 6:30.11Why does John get up so early?ABecause he wants to keep healthyBBecause he wants to prepare every subject.CBecause he wants to remember and rev
5、iew something.12Which of the following is TRUE?AJohn has a lot of spare time.BJohns mother doesnt get up early.CJohn will take the most important exam.听对话,回答以下各小题。13When can the people do sports?AOn Wednesday morning.BOn Wednesday afternoon.COn Saturday.14Where will the people go on Saturday?AOxford
6、.BNew York.CLondon.15What can we get from the dialogue?AThey can play basketball in the sports center.BThey can have a rest on Friday afternoon.CThey will watch a popular film on Sunday.三、听录音补全句子请听下面一段独白,根据独白内容完成下列句子,每个空格不超过3个单词。听独白前你将有50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。16It was a warm day, so Mark lay down under
7、a tree and soon _.17When Mark woke up, he saw _ near him .18Mark jumped up and ran away _ he could.19_ on the drivers side opened and a man started to get in.20The car _ at the top of the hill, and the man pushed it all the way down.四、单项选择21I cant use this machine. There are no _ on how to use it.Ai
8、nstitutionsBinstructionsCinstrumentsDinspirations22Millions of wild flowers colour the valleys, _ in April and May.AespeciallyBtypicallyCluckilyDcarelessly23Please hold fast to the ladder. I _.Afell offBwas falling offCam going to fall offDhave fallen off24The senior high school entrance examination
9、 is very important. You will lose the opportunity _ you make an effort.AthoughBonceCunlessDif25Since the prices of the house are very high, now most young people prefer to rent a house because they cant _ it.AbuyBallowCaffordDhave26Jimmy, I couldnt find your homework when I came this morning.I guess
10、 I _ with Kate. Then I forgot.Ais talkingBtalksCwas talkingDhas talked27Jack is _ of the two but he is the one who is good at sports.Aa tallerBthe shorterCa shorterDthe taller28Can Linda spare some time for my birthday party?If she _, she will try her best to make it.Awill be invitedBis invitedCinvi
11、tesDinvited五、完形填空I used to regard myself as a quite international person, but my bookshelves told a different story. Besides a few Indian novels and an Australian book, my literature(文学) collection was only made up of British and American titles. At the start of 2012, I set myself the _29_ of trying
12、 to read a book from every _30_ in a year to find out what I was missing.Knowing that its impossible to find books from nearly 200 nations in the _31_ bookshop, I decided to ask the planets readers for help. I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World for suggestions of _32_ I could read in
13、English. The response(响应)was _33_. People all over the planet contacted me, offering ideas and book _34_. Some posted me books from their home countries. Several writers sent me unpublished translations of their novels, giving me a chance to read works _35_ in Britain. Even with such an amazing team
14、 behind me, however, getting books in English was no _36_ task. This was especially true for some African countries. And when it _37_ to the small island nation of San Tome & Principle, I would have given up _38_ a team of helpers. All in all, getting stories like these _39_ as much time as the read
15、ing, _40_ the effort was worth it. In the hands of different writers, I was taken inside the _41_ of people living far away and shown the world through their eyes. These _42_ not only opened my mind to life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel. And that in turn _43
16、_ my thinking. One by one, the country names on the list changed into real places. At its best, I learned, books make the world real.29AthoughtBchallengeCrecordDexample30AcountryBislandCcityDtown31AfamiliarBfavoriteCnationalDlocal32AtitlesBbookshopsCbookshelvesDplaces33AboringBshockingCamazingDinter
17、esting34AshopsBwritersCcoversDlists35AacceptableBpopularCunavailableDvaluable36AfunBproperCdifficultDeasy37AcameBwentCreferredDhappened38AinBforCwithDwithout39AwastedBtookCspentDsaved40AsoBandCbutDor41AbeautyBthoughtsChometownDspirits42AwritersBtranslatorsCstoriesDplaces43AchangedBsupportedCdecidedD
18、disturbed六、短文选词填空请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。 每个词限用一次。understand , science, that, discoveries, forget, physics, include, one, great, however, developWorld famous scientist Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 in his home in Cambridge, England on March 14. British Prime Minister Theresa May said
19、 Hawking was one of _44_ scientists of his time. She also said, “His achievements will not _45_.”Hawking was one of the most respected scientists in _46_. Because of an uncommon disease, he was kept to a wheelchair. _47_, the disease did not stop him from studying. He used every new day _48_ life of
20、fered to continue his research of the universe(宇宙). He said, “Where there is life, there is hope.” He _49_ a way of thinking about problems in his mind to reach a solution.This way of thinking has led to his important _50_. He was the _51_ person to present the idea of some special energy in the uni
21、verse. At the same time, Hawking tried to explain many of these difficult _52_ ideas to more people. He wrote several science books, _53_ the bestseller A Brief History of Time which made him a household(家喻户晓的) name.Stephen Hawking spent his whole life _54_ the universe. He is, no doubt , a legendar
22、y scientist of all time.七、阅读单选WHICH FAMOUS PERSON IN HISTORY WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE MET AND WHY?For me it would clcarly be Leonardo da Vinci, Id love to have met him. He was such a creative talent and not just an artist. He seems to have predicted a number of inventions that only came about hundreds
23、 of years later, like flying machines and so on. Is like to tell him he really did see the future.Naomi, ChicagoId choose Cleopatrathe last king of ancient Egypt(埃及). She is thought to have been very beautiful and is generally considered to have developed some really useful political alliances (政治同盟
24、). Not many women were that powerful in ancient times, Id like to have seen how she did it.Lucinda, NairobiIm Latin American, so I would name Simon Bolivar as the person I would like to have known. Hes supposed to have been a very great, brave leaderand is accepted to have helped achieve independenc
25、e for several countries in Latin America in the nineteenth century.Patricia, CaracasI studied philosophy(哲学) , so I would like to have spoken face-to-face with the Chinese philosopher donfucius. Id like to have discussed with him his political philosophy and his idea about family values. He seems to
26、 have had a lot of respect for older people, and even though he lived over two thousand years ago, some of his opinions are still meaningful.Li Yun, Shanghai55Whose ideas about inventions have come true?ALeonardo da Vincis.BCleopatras.CSimon Bolivars.DConfucius.56Which of the following is TRUE from
27、the passage?ALeonardo da Vinci invented a flying machine hundreds of years ago.BLucinda would like to have met Cleopatra because she was pretty.CSimon Bolivar was a person who encouraged independence of women.DLi Yun would like to have talked with Confucius about his family values.57In which part of
28、 a magazine can we read the passage?AArt.BMovieCHistory.DTechnology.Nathan Sawayas childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks(积木). His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was five years old and hes been building with toy bricks
29、 ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him! Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up his highly-paid job to become an artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build eve
30、rything from the Statue of Liberty to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art. He started by building small models but then decided to do something big and created a self-portrait. It took him two days just to build th
31、e eyes.Nathans work has appeared in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his work because it is fascinating. Since it began in 2007, Nathans exhibition “The Art of the Brick” has been very popular with mus
32、eum visitors everywhere.“Im proud that I took a dream I had as a child, to become an artist, and I have actually made a job out of it,” says Nathan. “To do what you love in life is the most important thing.”58Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?ABecause he made little money out of a lawyer.BB
33、ecause he wanted to make toys for the children.CBecause he decided to become an artist of toy bricks.DBecause he was going to work in the museum instead.59What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?ANathans work.BNathans exhibition.CNathans art.DNathans self-portrait.60What would be
34、the best title for the passage?AThe Brick ArtistBThe Brick ExhibitionCToy Bricks for AdultsDThe Artists ChildhoodA Japanese company has created a “smart mask to improve communication for people wearing face coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19.The use of face masks has become the new normal i
35、n parts of the world still trying hard to reduce spread of the coronavirus. However, masks and other kinds of coverings can affect the quality of communication between wearers.It can be more difficult to hear voices through the coverings. Many business and public spaces also have social distance bar
36、riers in place, which also make it harder for people to be heard and understood.The wearable electronic device is designed to help improve speech interactions in such conditions. The Japanese startup company Donut Robotics calls its invention the “e-mask”. The device is worn over other common face m
37、asks.The e-mask is made of soft plastic material. It has a built-in microphone and holes in the front to let air in. When it is turned on, the mask uses Bluetooth technology to connect to a mobile device. An app then helps users perform several actions, including turning speech into text, completing
38、 telephone calls and making the users voice louder. If needed, when people speak, the text of the conversation can also be displayed on a large computer screen, which makes modern online meetings possible. During a company meeting, minutes can be created and translated without typing.Donut Robotics
39、plans to create a world where people can connect with each other from a distance better. The e-mask will be equipped with a Wi-Fi router. And the company is planning to install AR function as well.“About 6,000 e-masks have been sold in Japan since a year ago.” Taisuke Ono, the head of Donut Robotics
40、 said, “I have received strong interest in the product and I believe it will sell well in China, the United States and Europe.”61The e-mask was invented in order to _.Atell people to keep social distanceBhelp people to be heard more clearlyCchange peoples ways of communicationDimprove the quality of
41、 the common mask62_ makes it possible for the e-mask to help a company record and translate the minutes.AA mobile appBAn hole in the frontCA microphoneDThe plastic material63From the passage we can infer that _.Ae-masks are very popular in the world nowBelectronic devices will be replaced by e-masks
42、Cpeople will buy more e-masks than common onesDTaisuke Ono is sure of the bright future of e-masks64The passage is mainly about _.Athe ways to use the e-mask betterBthe invention and function of the e-maskCthe ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19Dthe advantages and disadvantages of the e-maskCan p
43、lants talk? Modern research has found something amazing: they do communicate with each other. It has been known for some time that plants use chemicals to communicate with each other. This happens when a plant gets attacked by insects. The plant gives out chemicals from the leaves that are being eat
44、en. This is like a warning, or a call for help, “Im being attacked!” When another plant gets the chemicals, it starts to give out its own, different chemicals. Some of these chemicals drive insects away. Others attract the wasps(黄蜂;蜜蜂)! The wasps kill the insects that are eating the plants. Scientis
45、ts hope to learn more about this plant warning system, so that we can use it to grow more crops. More surprisingly, plants also use sound to communicate. People cant hear these sounds, but plants are making them. Some plants make noises with their roots. Corn and chili plants do this. Some trees mak
46、e clicking noises when there is not enough water. Most surprisingly of all, plants have an amazing system of communication that can link nearly every plant in a forest. Scientists call this system the “wood wide web”. The wood wide web is linked underground by fungi(真菌). It links the roots of different plants to each other. It is in some ways similar to the Internet we use. Using the wood wide web, plants can share information and even food with each other. However, it may lead to bad
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