1、第 1 页，共 19 页2019-2020 学年江苏省无锡市锡山区锡东片九年级（上）期中英语试卷学年江苏省无锡市锡山区锡东片九年级（上）期中英语试卷副标题题号IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIII总分得分一、阅读理解（本大题共 13 小题，共 26.0 分）A1.Where can you find such a picture？ _ A. A news reportB. A story bookC. A comicD. A science poster2.What can we learn from the picture？ _ A. You can do it without others
2、helpB. At least two different drinking glasses are neededC. Cold water seems much heavier than hot waterD. You dont have to touch the water to find its cold or hot3.What is the way to see temperature according to the picture？ _ A. By watchingB. By weighingC. By feelingD. By guessingBMany people migh
3、t think that if they had more money， then they would be happier in life For example， people might look at what others have， like expensive clothes or nice cars， and wish they could have the same But the things that money can buy can not bring happiness to a person for long But is that really true？ S
4、tudies have found that money can， in fact， make people happierInstead， its giving money to others that makes people happyIt could be 第 2 页，共 19 页buying a present for a friend or a family memberIt could be buying a homeless person food to eat It could be giving money to a person in need Just think ab
5、out the last time you used your own money to do something for someone else How did you feel？ Whether it is a small or large amount of money People feel happier when they give This is because making someone else happy makes the giver happy， too This idea of joining your happiness to the happiness of
6、others is described as a ubuntu in an African language There is even a story about a man visiting Africa who asked some kids to race to a nearby tree The first child to touch the tree would get a sweet treat Surprising， all the children held hands and ran together They all touched the tree at the sa
7、me time The man asked why they had done this The children just said they could only enjoy eating the treat if everyone had one4.Where can we best put But its not having money that brings happiness in Paragraph 2？ _ A. B. C. D. 5.Why does the writer quote（引用） a story in Paragraph 3？ _ A. To explain A
8、fricans like sweetsB. To show examples are not enoughC. To make the writers opinion clearerD. To express happiness is from children6.What does the writer try to tell us？ _ A. Buying new things can make people happyB. The key to happiness is making others happyC. If you want to be happy， you can visi
9、t AfricaD. People who have a lot of money might not be happyCThat morning， we noticed a cab following Sir Henry and DrMortimer in London But who？ We went to Sir Henrys hotel Holmes asked Dr Mortimer if anyone with a black beard lived in or near Baskerville Hall Yes， said DrMortimer，Barrymore We must
10、 send a telegram to check whether Barrymore is in London or at Baskerville Hall，said Holmes Sir Henry said he wanted to go to Baskerville Hall OK， said Holmes But you mustnt go alone Watson can go with you Sir Henry and I agreed to take the 10：30 train on Saturday Holmes thought deeply on the way ho
11、me： the story of the Hound， Sir Charless death， the strange letter， the missing boot and the black-bearded man He sat in his room all afternoon， smoking and thinking Just before dinner， a telegram arrived It said，Barrymore is at Baskerville Hall That becomes a dead end， Watson We will have to look f
12、or another way to go forward Just then the door bell rang It was the cab driver who drove the man with the black beard I got a message that you are asking for me， he said Ive never had a complaint I came here to ask you what you had against me! No， no， said Holmes Instead， Ill give you money if you
13、tell me about the man in your cab this morning He watched this house at 10：00 and then told you to follow the two gentlemen The driver looked surprised and then answered，The man said he was a detective（侦探） 第 3 页，共 19 页and that I shouldnt tell anyone about him Its serious， my friend， and you may be i
14、n trouble if you refuse to answer His name， said the driver， was Sherlock Holmes Id never seen Holmes more surprised Then he laughed He scored against me that time， Watson The driver told us everything he knew Holmes gave him the money and sent him away This is a dangerous enemy （敌人）， Watson -Taken
15、from The Hound of the Baskervilles7.According to the passage， the underlined phrase dead end in Paragraph 10 means _ A. Holmes wanted to give up solving the caseB. the road in front of Baskerville Hall was closedC. the cab driver didnt find his way and turned roundD. they didnt know who the man with
16、 a black beard was8.According to the passage， we can know that the cab driver _ A. was as dangerous as the black-bearded manB. received a complaint from the black-bearded manC. didnt know why Holmes asked for him at the beginningD. didnt tell Holmes anything about the black-bearded man9.Which of the
17、 following is the correct order according to the passage？ _ a Holmes received the telegram b The cab driver came to see Holmes c Watson was asked to go with Sir Henry d Holmes was surprised and then laughed e Watson and Sir Henry took the 10：30 trainA. cabdeB. ceabdC. abcdeD. acebdDHigh above Earth，
18、 more than a hundred weather satellites （卫星） are collecting information They send pictures of cloud patterns to scientists on Earth They also take measurements （测量） of weather conditions， such as air temperature， air pollution and lightning strikes The meteorologists study the pictures They make mat
19、hematical models using the measurements The models can help meteorologists make forecasts The models forecast how， when and where the weather will change in a few hours or in several days They might forecast （预测） rain in your area tomorrow If so， you might decide to take your umbrella to school More
20、 important， weather forecasts tell when bad weather is on the way Floods， tornadoes， thunderstorms， and hurricanes put people in danger Weather forecast can save lives For example， satellites pictures taken over time show how fast a hurricane is growing and the path it is taking People can be ready
21、for the storm Meteorologists are always working to make better forecasts The United States began using weather satellites in 1960 Todays satellites take clearer pictures and collect more information Satellites collect information about cloud systems They have a birds-eye view of smoke from wildfires
22、 and of ash clouds from volcanoes （火山） Weather satellites can also follow an oil spill on the oceans flow They can watch a cloud of sand blowing from a desert in Africa Information from weather satellites is sent to supercomputers These computers are huge， and they make mathematical models quickly 第
23、 4 页，共 19 页Planes and ships need to know the weather so they can go around dangerous storms A weather satellite can also help a ship in trouble The satellite is part of a search and rescue （救援） system The satellites can send a warning from the ship in danger to the US Coast Guard The Coast Guard can
24、 send out a rescue team10.A meteorologist in the first paragraph is a weather _ A. modelB. satelliteC. scientistD. pattern11.What can we learn from the passage？ _ A. Smoke or ash could hardly influence weather on earthB. Weather satellites are never more than forecasting bad weatherC. Weather foreca
25、sts are of little importance to peoples safetyD. Modern weather satellites are looking for a wider use in weather forecast12.What can we infer from the passage？ _ A. Weather forecast is widely used in every field of humans lifeB. Weather satellites from the US are the most amazing and useful in the
26、worldC. Weather forecast would be different without computer or supercomputersD. Weather forecast would influence people more greatly as technology develops13.What may be the next paragraph about？ _ A. Many planes fall into the ocean because of natural disastersB. Few ship accidents are avoided with
27、 the help of weather satellitesC. No accidents take place with the search and rescue systemD. More rescue teams around the world work together to save endangered ships二、完形填空（本大题共 10 小题，共 10.0 分） Growing up is hard for everyone. We all face lots of stress as teenagers. Now (14) facing all of that str
28、ess while being in the spotlight (聚光灯) . Thats (15) Canadian singer Justin Bieber had to deal with as he grew up. He was first (16) by a music producer when he was just 13 years old. He became a superstar within just a few years, selling millions of albums and touring the world. But at the time of h
29、is success, he is also fighting with mental (精神上的) illness and drug abuse (药物滥用) . However, it seems that he has put these troubles (17) him. Bieber recently wrote a post (帖子 ) on Instagram, saying that growing up in the spotlight was indeed quite (18) . I went from a 13-year-old boy from a small to
30、wn (19) being praised left and right by the world I made every bad decision you could have thought of and went from one of the most loved people to the most (20) person in the world, he wrote. He said it was his wife (21) helped him turn his life around. Bieber is not the only one who has faced stre
31、ss from becoming (22) at a young age. Actors Edward Furlong and Macaulay Culkin saw their lives take a downward turn after they succeeded in Hollywood during their childhoods. Why did they experience this? Childhood is about finding out who you are and being able to relate to (与相处) others, and those
32、 things are harder to learn when youre famous. That amount of public watch makes (23) hard for kids to do that, scientist Eileen Kennedy-Moore told USA Today. 14. A. adviseB. rememberC. noticeD. imagine15. A. howB. whatC. whichD. who16. A. discoveredB. impressedC. metD. developed第 5 页，共 19 页17. A. a
33、roundB. insideC. behindD. among18. A. personalB. worryingC. challengingD. powerful19. A. toB. intoC. againstD. without20. A. trustedB. hatedC. connectedD. devoted21. A. whichB. whomC. whatD. that22. A. famousB. importantC. valuableD. different23. A. himB. thatC. itD. them三、单选题（本大题共 14 小题，共 14.0 分）24
34、.-What do you think of the film My People，My Country ？-Well， Ive never seen _more moving one Its worth_second time（）A. a； /B. the； theC. a； theD. a； a25.-My feelings for you have not changed-But you have changed You are not as you _（）A. areB. wereC. will beD. have been26.Ive wanted to read Peter Pan
35、 for long， _ today I finally borrowed the book from the library（）A. orB. butC. andD. since27. She sold her treasures to help others, though it was _ her familys wishes.Its so kind of her.A. againstB. aboveC. onD. for28.In every _there has to be some give-and-take（）A. instructionB. attentionC. friend
36、shipD. achievement29.The book was so interesting that he had read it for three hours _ he realized it.A. beforeB. afterC. untilD. since30.Jane Austen, the writer of Pride and Prejudice, wrote many stories of love. However, she _ single all her life.A. remindedB. requireC. remainedD. refused31.Some p
37、eople are interested in _ mens sense of direction is better developed than _ ofwomen（）A. which； thatB. what； thatC. which； oneD. whether； that32.-I m tired out after three-day work day and night-_ relax yourself？ Go out and enjoy the natural beauty（）A. Why notB. Why dontC. What aboutD. Shall we33.-I
38、 didnt see you at Jims party last week-I thought I_， but more work stopped me（）A. neededB. mustC. couldD. might34.-The past ten years have seen China make great progress with its space program-Indeed The government has _the plan to build the first manned space station around 2020（）A. worked outB. to
39、ok onC. depended onD. tried out35. Whats wrong with Jim？His car broke down on his way to work. And _. The car behind was out of control and hit Jim.A. a good miss is as good as a mileB. it never rains but it pours第 6 页，共 19 页C. the early bird catches the wormD. every dog has its day36. I am worried
40、about_ Whatever the result is，dont be too hard on yoursef（）A. how have I prepared for my final examsB. if I can get great grads in the final examsC. that my school team lost the game because of my faultD. why did my school team lose the game37.- I love the InternetI have come to know many friends on
41、 the Internet- _ Few of them could become your real friends（）A. I cant agree moreB. It couldnt be worseC. Thats for sureD. Thats not the case四、句子翻译（本大题共 6 小题，共 6.0 分）38. 我们已经建成了一条连接北京和天津的高铁We have built a_Tianjin39. 那个小男孩宁愿把焦虑藏在心里也不愿和别人分享The little boy would rather_them with others40. 考虑再三之后，这位工程师别无
42、他法只能改变主意After thinking twice， the engineer_his mind41. 为了让大卫在学习上处于领先地位，他的父母对他要求严格Davids parents are_him to make him_in study42. 上个月，这些可怕的事件萦绕在每个人心头These terrible accidents_last month43. 我们自豪，在过去的 70 年，中国人民取得的多么辉煌的成就We are proud_in the past 70 years五、完成句子（本大题共 5 小题，共 5.0 分）44.To clean the sky， more a
43、nd more cities in our country have started to use stricter national_（标准）45.She_（建议）different colours to different people to change their moods46.Moore asked her dad if she could have her_（个人的） space47.This is_（简直）fantastic， and I thanked each and every one of you for your kindness and generosity48.Y
44、ou cant imagine what difficulty I had_（express） myself clearly at the beginning六、任务型阅读-完成表格（本大题共 1 小题，共 5.0 分）49.Have you or your friends ever talked about studying abroad？ Its becoming a common topic of discussion in China More students are studying abroad than ever beforeLast year， 662，100 Chinese
45、 went abroad to study， a growth of 8.83 percent from 2017 For parents who send their children abroad to study， 43 percent of them hold regular jobs With quick economic （经济的） growth and rising income levels （收入水平）， Chinas people have more chances to open their eyes and have more life experiencesSeven
46、ty years ago， however， the picture was different Thousands of students and science and technology experts（专家） had to have a competition with each other to win a chance to study abroad It was a valuable and unusual experience for people back thenIn 1984， Wang Huiyao， who later built a non-governmenta
47、l think tank （智库） that mainly pays attention to Chinese public policy and globalization （全球化）， went to 第 7 页，共 19 页study at the University of Windsor in Canada He found that while Chinese people knew little about the outside world， Westerners also knew little about Chinese people They even asked to
48、touch my head to see if anything was different， he saidBut today， there are fewer of these misunderstandings With more exchange programs， Chinese students get more chances to share their life stories with people from different cultures Ma Ying， a15-year-old Beijinger， took a short 7-day study trip t
49、o the UK Attracted by the culture there， she decided to stay and study in the country I talked to my parents， and they supported my decison Im happy to study more English， understand their humor， and slowly go the local lifestyle， she saidStudying abroadIntroductionMore discussion about Chinese are
50、studying abroad（1） _ for studying abroadThe number of the Chinese going abroad keeps（2） _ with the rise of economy and income levels quicklyThey have open their eyes to the world and experience different culturesIn the pastIt was of great（3） _ and an unusual experience to study abroad by winning a c
