1、九年级英语期末考试第 1页（共 12 页）2019 学年第一学期天河区期末考试九年级英语九年级英语本试卷共四大题，本试卷共四大题，12 页，满分页，满分 110 分。考试时间为分。考试时间为 120 分钟。分钟。注意事项：注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考号、学校、班级、姓名、座位号，再用 2B 铅笔把对应的标号涂黑。2选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。不能答在试卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域的相应位置上；如需要改动，先划
2、掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。一、语法选择一、语法选择（共共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 15 分分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从 115 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。As a great musician, Paderewski was most famous for his piano playing. Wishingto make pr
3、ogress on the piano, one day, a boy1to a Paderewskis concert byhis mother. After they sat down, the mother saw2friend. She left the boy alonein his seat and walked up3her friend happily.Catching the chance to explore the mystery of the concert hall, the little boy stoodup and finally made his way th
4、rough a door4was marked “No Admittance（进入）”. Soon, the hall got dark and the concert was about to begin. When the mother5to her seat, she discovered that the child was missing.Suddenly the curtains parted and the lights focused on the piano on the stage. Tothe mothers6, she found her little boy sitt
5、ing at the piano. Without7where he was, the boy was innocently （天真地） picking out Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.Just8that very moment, the great piano master appeared. He moved to thepiano9, and whispered in the boys ear, “Dont stop. Keep playing.” Then hesat down and added a running obbligato （伴奏） .
6、 Together, the old master and the youngbeginner changed an embarrassing situation into a wonderfully creative experience. Itbecame one of10parts of the whole concert that evening. People were touched九年级英语期末考试第 2页（共 12 页）so much and the mother was too shocked11. She believed that such anexperience wo
7、uld make a big difference to her12boys life.In fact, thats the way it is in life. Sometimes life isnt exactly like13wehave expected.14, when we believe in the hands of a greater power, our life canbe truly beautiful.Next time you set out to achieve great works, listen carefully. You can hear thevoic
8、e of the master, whispering in15ear, “Dont stop. Keep playing.”1. A. takesB. tookC. was takenD. is taken2. A. aB. anC. /D. the3. A. greetingB. to greetC. greetsD. greeted4. A. whatB. whoC. whereD. which5. A. returnedB. returnC. returnsD. returning6. A. surprisingB. surpriseC. surprisedD. surprisingl
9、y7. A. knowB. knowsC. knewD. knowing8. A. atB. forC. inD. on9. A. quickB. quicklyC. quickerD. more quickly10. A. excitingB. most excitingC. the most excitingD. more exciting11.A. spokeB. speaksC. to speakD. speaking12. A. 9 year oldB. 9 years oldC. 9-years-oldD. 9-year-old13. A. whatB. whenC. howD.
10、why14. A. BecauseB. ButC. HoweverD. So15. A. youB. yourC. yoursD. yourself二二、完形填空、完形填空（本大题有本大题有 10 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1.5 分，共分，共 15 分分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 16-25 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 选项中选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several exams because he often played withsome bad kids. One weekend morn
11、ing, Einstein carried a fishing net and prepared to gofishing with those kids. His father stopped him and said, “Einstein, you were spendingtoo much time playing, so you failed in the exams. Your mother and I are16about your future.”九年级英语期末考试第 3页（共 12 页）“Why? Jack and Robert also failed, but they we
12、nt fishing as usual.”“My boy, you cant think so, “Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly,” Let metell you a17in our hometown.”“There were two cats playing on the roof.18, they fell into the chimney （烟囱）.When they climbed out of the chimney, one cats face was19while theothers face was clean. S
13、eeing the dirty-faced cat, the clean-faced one thought its ownface was also dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The dirty-facedcat saw the clean-faced one, thinking its own face was clean as well, so it walked20and sang like a bird all the way home.”“Einstein,21can be your
14、 mirror（镜子）. Only you are your own mirror.Some of the kids are not strict with themselves. If you take them to be your mirror, evena22person may become stupid.” Hearing this, Einstein was ashamed, layingdown his fishing rod, and then returned to his small room.After that, Einstein was strict with hi
15、mself. He often took himself as a mirror andkept telling himself, “I am special. I dont want to be as common as others.” This waswhy Einstein23in his career.1,000 people have 1,000 kinds of wishes in life. Different people will producedifferent ideas about life. You can learn from other people, but
16、you can never24others completely.You must know yourself well and know what you want to get. Your future doesnt25how others act, but on what you are going to act.16. A. excitedB. sureC. worriedD. crazy17. A. songB. storyC. speechD. saying18. A. LuckilyB. HopefullyC. SuddenlyD. Recently19. A. redB. di
17、rtyC. hurtD. pale20. A. happilyB. angrilyC. sadlyD. quietly21. A. somebodyB. anybodyC. nobodyD. everybody22. A. poorB. richC. lazyD. clever23. A. fellB. failedC. succeededD. survived24. A. followB. understandC. orderD. instruct25. A. try onB. go onC. live onD. depend on九年级英语期末考试第 4页（共 12 页）三、阅读三、阅读（
18、共两节，满分共两节，满分 4545 分分）第一节第一节阅读理解阅读理解（共共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 40 分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（A）Hot dogs may be your favourite food. But do you know them well?HISTORYOF HOT DOGSIn the 1600sA German called Johann Georghehnercreated the “dachshund” sausage. “Dachshund”is a Ger
19、man small long thin dog.In the 1860sThe very first hot dog - the “dachshund”sausage in a roll - was sold by Germans inNew York. It became popular in the US later.In 1871Charles Feltman, a German, started thefirst Coney Island hot dog stand. It made hotdogs known to more people.In 1893Chris Von Der A
20、he started theAmericantradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks,making hot dogs more popular.In 1901A New York cartoonist, Tad Dorgan, sawthe red hot dachshund” sausages sold onstreets. He wanted to draw a picture of it, buthe wasnt sure how to spell “dachshund”, so hesimply wrote “Hot Dog”. It
21、 is widely believedhow Hot Dog had its name.In 1949The first vegetarian hot dogs came out.FUN FACTS OF HOT DOGSHot dog is not a dog, but a cookedsausage in a long piece of bread.World record foreating hot dogs: 73in ten minutes.Hot dogs were one of the first foodseaten on the moon!About 150 million
22、hot dogs areeaten byAmericans each July 4th.About 21 million hot dogs were soldat American baseball parks in 2010.New Yorkers eat more hot dogs thanpeople in any other city in the USA.九年级英语期末考试第 5页（共 12 页）26. Americans started the tradition of eating hot dogs at baseball parks in.A. 1871B. 1893C. 19
23、01D. 194927. From the passage, “hot dog” has had its name for aboutyears so far.A. 70B. 120C.200D. 40028. What can we know about hot dogs from the passage?A. New Yorkers like eating hot dogs most in the world.B. Germans eat about 150 million hot dogs each July 4th.C.Aworld record says someone ate 73
24、 hot dogs in 10 minutes.D. About 21 million hot dogs were sold inAmerica in the 1860s.29. What is the correct order of the development of hot dogs?a. The first vegetarian hot dogs were made.b. Johann Georghehner created the “dachshund” sausage.c. People first used “Hot Dog” instead of “dachshund”.d.
25、 Charles Feltman made hot dogs known to more people.e. Germans sold the “dachshund” sausage in a roll in New York.A. b-e-d-c-aB. b-c-d-e-aC. d-b-c-e-aD. d-e-a-b-c30. What is the passage mainly about?A. Some ideas of making hot dogs.B. How the hot dog got its name.C. World record of eating hot dogs.D
26、. Some stories and facts about hot dogs.（B）When you think of theArctic（北极）, you may imagine an icy land of completelywhite snow. Others probably imagine it as the last really clean place left on Earth. Wehave polluted the deepest oceans with plastic rubbish, and now, the China Daily says,“Its theArc
27、tics turn.”German scientists have recently found microplastics（微塑料）in Arctic snow.Microplastics are pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters. Sadly, the scientists found1,800 pieces of microplastic per liter of snow.How is plastic pollution reaching the Arctic? According to scientists, “Its clea
28、r thatmost of the microplastic in the snow comes from the air.” They fall off plastic objects九年级英语期末考试第 6页（共 12 页）and are moved by the wind, just like dust. They mix with ice in the air and fall to theground as snow. Finding these plastics in Arctic snow means that we may breathe themin. An even hig
29、her amount of microplastic was found in the snow around cities.Are they bad for us? Scientists can not answer this question for now, according tothe World Health Organization. We do know that our bodies cant take in “large” piecesof microplastic. However, if the plastics are small enough, they can f
30、ind ways into ourbodies and stay there for a long time, which can be bad for our health. Whats more,earlier studies have shown that microplastics may cause lung cancer, which needsfurther confirmation.Microplastics have also been found in rivers and oceans around the world. Earlierstudy has found th
31、at they flow over long distances and into our oceans, damagingecosystems（生态系统）along the way. They start in our wastewater, when we washclothes with plastic fibers. The wastewater then flows into rivers and out to sea, wherethey are eaten by sea animals. If people then eat these animals, it means tha
32、t wereeating the plastic as well.31. What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 1?A. TheArctic turns into a beautiful place.B. TheArctic starts to be polluted by plastic rubbish.C. TheArctic is an icy land of clean white snow.D. TheArctic is the last really clean place left on Earth.32. Wha
33、t does Paragraph 3 tell us?A. How dangerous the microplastics are.B. What the microplastics in theArctic are like.C. How the microplastics get to theArctic.D. How to reduce the microplastics in theArctic.33. What do we learn from the article?A. Microplastics will certainly cause lung cancer.B. Micro
34、plastics are only found in rivers and oceans.C. Plastics can easily find ways into our bodies and stay there.D. Microplastics may be bad for the environment and our health.九年级英语期末考试第 7页（共 12 页）34. Which of the following shows the journey of the microplastics in Paragraph 5?A.B.C.D.35. Where can you
35、most probably read the passage?A. In a geography magazine.B. In a travel guide.C. In a science fiction.D. In a health survey.（C）The Bank of England issued（发行）two banknotes of 1,000,000 each. At thispoint, Brother A said to Brother B, “If an honest and intelligent stranger arrives inLondon without a
36、friend and without money, except for the 1,000,000 banknote, hewill die from hunger. He will be put into prison because everyone will think he stole it ifhe wants to change it.” However, Brother B didnt agree.They continued arguing for days, until Brother B said, “Ill bet 20,000 that thestranger wil
37、l live for 30 days with the banknote and not go to prison.”Brother A accepted the bet. He went to the bank and bought the 1,000,000banknote. After returning home and preparing a letter, the two brothers sat by thewindow and waited for the right man for the bet.They saw many honest faces go by, but t
38、hey were not intelligent enough. Severalfaces were intelligent, but they were not honest. Many faces were honest and intelligent,but they were not poor enough. Other faces were honest, intelligent and poor, but theywere not strangers.When they saw me, they thought I was the man. After knowing my sto
39、ry, they toldme I was the right man for the bet. However, they refused to discuss the bet with me. Ifelt confused and hurt because I was the subject of a joke. Later, one of the gentlemengave me an envelope and told me not to open it until I was in my hotel room. Then theyleft for a journey without
40、any other information for me.Far from their house, I opened the envelope. I saw there was money inside! I didntstop to read their letter but ran to the nearest restaurant at once. I ate and ate. At last, I九年级英语期末考试第 8页（共 12 页）took out the money to pay for my meal. It was a banknote worth 1,000,000!
41、I almostpassed out.I stared at the banknote. The owner of the restaurant and I were both surprised. Idid not know what to do, so I simply passed him the note and said, “Give me the change,please.”The owner apologized a thousand times, “Im very sorry, but I cant change it, sir.Even the banks here don
42、t have such a huge amount of change today.”“I dont have any other money. Please change it.” The owner then said, “Iunderstand that you are a very rich gentleman who likes playing jokes by dressing like apoor man. You can come here and eat all you want, whenever you want. You can pay mewhen you want.
43、”Adapted from The Million Pound Note36. What was the bet between the two brothers?A. The poor stranger will die from hunger if he has nothing but the banknote.B. The poor stranger will go to prison if he has nothing but the banknote.C. The poor stranger can live happily if he has nothing but the ban
44、knote.D. The poor stranger can live for 30 days and not go to prison if he has the banknote.37. Why did the two brothers choose me as the right man?A. Because I was smart, funny, poor and a local.B. Because I was honest, smart, poor and a local.C. Because I was smart, honest, poor and a stranger.D.
45、Because I was smart, humorous, honest and a stranger.38. According to the passage, what might I do after the owners words?A. I might ask my friends to help me pay for the meal.B. I might go to the bank to change this big note at once.C.I might leave the restaurant and pay for the meal next time.D. I
46、 might ask the two brothers to help me pay for the meal.39. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?A. The two brothers discussed the bet with me.B. I dressed well to have a meal in the restaurant.C. I read the letter when I opened the envelope.D. The owner of the restaurant believed I
47、 was rich.40. What is the best title of the article?A. Aletter with money.B.An unusual bet.C. Two brothersargument.D. Two big banknotes.九年级英语期末考试第 9页（共 12 页）（D）Big data（数据）is a lot of sets of information that are put together so they can beused by a computer program. The computer program looks for d
48、ifferent kinds ofanswers or patterns in the data. Big data can have different kinds of information frommany sources, such as information from schools, websites, companies and governments.One set of data can have peoples names and addresses. Another set can have what theylike, where they go to school
49、, and how much time they spend on the computer.Big data can be used in many ways. The government uses it to understand howmany people travel on buses or trains. This information is then used to make bus or trainsystems better. Some schools use big data to understand which child may need specialhelp
50、in class. The teacher can then give certain students more support, so those studentscan learn better in school. Companies use big data, too. It helps them understand whobuys their products. For example, one company uses weather data to see when peopleeat the most ice cream.Big data can be used for g
