1、第 1 页 共 7 页2022-2023-1 九年级线上教学阶段性测试九年级线上教学阶段性测试英语英语注意事项：注意事项：1.全卷共全卷共 90 分，考试时间分，考试时间 90 分钟。分钟。2.考生务必将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。考生务必将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。一、完形填空（每小题一、完形填空（每小题 1 分，共分，共 10 分）分）Do you know anything about the invention of the bar code(条形码条形码)?Asmall food store ownerfound it was_(1)to keep records of the
2、 product information.In 1948,he asked the Drexel Institute ofTechnology to solve this_(2).Bernard Silver,a graduate student,was interested.He and his friendNorman Joseph Woodland_(3)to work on it.Soon,they invented their first working system(系统系统).The system did work_(4),but it was very expensive an
3、d sometimes the system didnt workwell.If the invention was to become_(5)in stores,the problems had to be solved.Finally,Woodland solved _(6).The patent(专利权专利权)for the bar code system was _(7)for by Silver and Woodland in 1949,butthe patent was not given until 1952._(8)this patent was given,the syste
4、m was still not popularamong store owners.In 1970,a business named Logicon Inc._(9)the Universal Grocery Products IdentificationCode(食品工业统一码食品工业统一码).Marshs Supermarket in Troy was the first store to _(10)this bar codereading system.It has become very popular ever since,and now its used in all types
5、of stores all over theworld.()1.A.easyB.difficultC interestingD.boring()2.A.planB.problemC.projectD.doubt()3.A.startedB.continuedC.refusedD.failed()4.A.at firstB.for exampleC.on timeD.in person()5.A.livelyB.cheapC.directD.popular()6.A.itB.himC.herD.them()7.A.askedB.offeredC.madeD.divided()8.A.Unless
6、B.AlthoughC.IfD.Since()9.A.foundB.mentionedC.inventedD.remained()10.A.give upB.put upC.set upD.clean up二、阅读理解（每小题二、阅读理解（每小题 2 分，共分，共 30 分）分）APeople at home keep asking me,Is it hard to learn Chinese?Why have you learned it so well?Well,theres one thing that makes Chinese easy to learn:there are so m
7、any people to talk to.Youve probably第 2 页 共 7 页heard that its the most spoken language.Today its also one of the most written languages online.Andwith so many Chinese people interested in learning English,it couldnt be easier to find a friend forlanguage learning.You just have to know where to look
8、for them.The really good place to look for them is QQ.QQ has the same status(地位)in China as AIM(AOLInstant Messenger)does in the US.It is reported that at any moment,up to 9,000,000 people are usingQQ.Theyre at work,or in a web caf(网吧),or at home,and the information of the users can be found.Ifyou s
9、ign on with your address set to abroad,youll soon find that many thousands of them are interestedin speaking to you!This is a great way for you to learn Chinese,and for them to learn English.I thinkthat its a very interesting way of cultural contact(文化交流),too,for ordinary people from around theworld
10、 to be able to have one-on-one contact.()11.In the first paragraph,the writer tells us _.A.why his family members want to learn ChineseB.where you can find people to talk to for language learningC.the easiest thing to do is learning ChineseD.Chinese isnt so hard to learn as his friends think()12.Fro
11、m the second paragraph we know that QQ and AIM are _.A.addresses for the Internet usersB.documents you need to get onlineC.tools for people to talk onlineD.games of a computer()13.Offices,web cafes and homes _.A.attract the most people to learn ChineseB.provide both QQ andAIM in ChinaC.are the best
12、places for English learnersD.have the most people online()14.The writer wrote this passage mainly to _.A.tell a way of learning ChineseB.show what the Chinese people are doingC.tell the important of learning ChineseD.show the difference between AIM and QQ()15.The writer of this passage is probably _
13、.A.a Chinese who works abroadB.an expert who works at homeC.an American who works in ChinaD.a salesman who sells softwaresB第 3 页 共 7 页Researchers from Israel found that our given names may have something to do with our facialappearances.Lead writer Yonat Zwebner of a university,along with her team,d
14、id eight differentexperiments in Israel and France.The different experiments were set up to answer two main questions:whether people can correctly guess a persons name based only on a photo of a face and what is behindthis matching effect.During the experiments,researchers asked students to look at
15、photos of peoples faces and guesseach persons name from a list of four choices.They correctly guessed the right name 38 percent of thetime,which was better than the 25 percent of a blind guess.Whats more,when the faces the students looked at came from within their own country,they wereable to best m
16、atch the faces to the names.French students were better at matching only French names andfaces while Israeli students were better at matching only Hebrew names and Israeli faces.Researchers believe it is possible that people change their appearances without paying attention toit,to match their names
17、.One study especially backed up this idea,showing that a hairstyle,somethingthat can be changed by people easily,was enough to guide others in correctly guessing their names.“Earlier research has shown there are cultural meanings carried by names,including how someoneshould look.For example,people a
18、re more likely to imagine a person named Bob to have a rounder facethan a person named Tim.We believe these meanings can,over time,influence peoples facialappearances,”Zwebner said.The results of the experiments may even make parents think twice when choosing a name for theirchildren.“If a name can
19、influence appearance,it can also influence many other things.This research opens animportant direction that may suggest how parents should consider better the names for their children,”said Zwebner,who recently had a baby herself.“As parents,it was really difficult for us to name our 12-day-old daug
20、hter as we know the meaningsof names.”()16.One of the purposes of the experiments is to _.A.give the students a chance to know each otherB.explain what influences our facial appearancesC.find out different personalities carried by different namesD.see if people can correctly guess a persons name fro
21、m his/her face()17.People can match the faces to the names more easily when _.A.they do a blind guessB.they look at photos of the facesC.the faces are from their own countryD.they are given four choices()18 What does the underlined part“backed up”in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Supported.B.Changed.C.
22、Compared.D.Cancelled.()19.What are Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 mainly about?第 4 页 共 7 页A.The results of changing names.B.Names have something to do with appearances.C.The importance of cultural meanings carried by names.D.The importance of a hairstyle in guessing different looks.()20.According to Zw
23、ebner,we know that _.A.facial appearances may influence namesB.a name may influence many things and should be well chosenC.names can be changed by people easily to match their hairstylesD.we should pay less attention to the meanings of names and be ourselvesCHow do money problems influence our socia
24、l life?Do we simply stop going out and enjoyingourselves?And,if we do stop going out,are there any other ways to party?Psychologists say that having fun with close friends and family is very important to our mental health.Last Christmas,Yorkshire Bank,UK did a survey to see how people were planning
25、to celebrate the festiveseason when they had not much money to spend.They found that eight out of ten Britons preferred aninvitation to a house party to a night out in a bar or club.So,the question is,how can we throw a party without spending all our money?Easy just read our“hot tips”:Hot Tip#1 Care
26、ful planning“Its all in the planning,”claim party experts.If you plan the number of guests and the menu withprices in mind,it wont be expensive.Remember,in this situation,less is more the fewer guests youinvite,the lower your costs will be.Equally,if you hold the party in your own home,itll be even
27、cheaperfor everyone.Going to pubs or clubs will be too expensive.Also,if you buy a few candles and simpledecorations,youll be able to create a bar scene in your own front room.Hot Tip#2 Shop intelligentlyOne of the biggest costs is the food and drink.If you shop efficiently,you will spend less money
28、 onthem.In big supermarkets,you often have“three for the price of two”food offers.You can also pick upalcohol quite cheaply if you look for deals.If you host a party,people wont require a three-course meal a simple spread of crisps,olives and dips is enough.Hot Tip#3 Caring is sharingDont be scared
29、to ask your guests to bring something.If you invite close friends,theyll be happy tocontribute.For example,you could ask someone to bring some snacks and someone else to bring cups.After all,the idea is to get your nearest and dearest together in honor of friendship and good times.So,what are you wa
30、iting for?Find an excuse to celebrate and start sending out those invitations.Butremember,save yourself some money,get creative and dont do everything yourself.（）21.The survey was done to find out _.第 5 页 共 7 页A.where people could shop efficiently on ChristmasB.what stopped people going out and havi
31、ng funC.how people with not much money celebrated ChristmasD.why Britons wanted to have a night out in a bar or club（）22.Yorkshire Bank surveyed 1,000 people,how many of them preferred a house party?A.8.B.18.C.80.D.800.（）23.What does the underlined“them”in Paragraph 5 refer to?A.Candles and simple d
32、ecorations.B.Food and drink.C.Three-course meals.D.The biggest costs.（）24.According to the hot tips,what should we do for a party with less money?A.Invite as many friends as you can.B.Ask a friend to bring some snacks.C.Prepare a three-course meal.D.Find an excuse to ask for help.（）25.In which part
33、of a newspaper can we probably find this article?A.Advice page.B.Shopping tips.C.Mental health.D.Medicine三、任务型完形填空（每小题三、任务型完形填空（每小题 1.5 分，共分，共 15 分）分）从方框中选择恰当的词语，并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺，每个词语限用一次。从方框中选择恰当的词语，并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺，每个词语限用一次。Olive oil(橄榄油)is probably the most widely-used oil for cooking.It is m
34、ade(26)_ fresholives.Olive oil has been a main food in the Mediterranean(地中海的)countries for(27)_ ofyears,and some olive trees which are hundreds of years old still(28)_ fruit.Almost everyone knows that olive oil is(29)_for our health.But what most people maynot(30)_ is that olive oil is used for a l
35、ot more than just food.People make soap out of it,(31)_ diamonds(钻石)with it,and burn it for light.In ancient times,olive oil was even(32)_ as a weapon(武器).These days,more and more people all over the world are discovering that olive oil may be the bestoil for(33)_.In the United States,people use fiv
36、e times more olive oil today than they(34)_ 20 years ago.Nowadays,most of the worlds olive oil is still produced in the Mediterranean countries,though(35)_ such as America and Australia also produce it.Spain produces the most olive oil in theworld,followed by Italy and Greece.26._ 27._ 28._ 29._ 30.
37、_31._ 32._ 33._ 34._ 35._四、任务型阅读理解（每小题四、任务型阅读理解（每小题 2 分，共分，共 10 分）分）use,produce,good,cook,do,realize,polish,from,country,thousand第 6 页 共 7 页Wang Fei is a twelve-year-old boy.He is lovely and smart.He is always the best in his class.But hisclassmates wouldnt like to play with him because he has AIDS(
38、艾滋病)like his parents.Even someteachers always keep away from him.Wang Fei felt sad.One day he returned home with tears.He told hismother he fought with a boy because the boy said something bad about his family.His mother cried,“What did my son do?Why?”Now many people are afraid ofAIDS because they k
39、now little about it.It is not so dangerous aswe think.Safe,and,to eat,its,play with them,in fact.They need our love and understanding because theyare the same as us.根据短文内容，完成任务。任务一：根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）（）36.Wang Fei fought with a boy because Wang Fei did something wrong.（）37.Wang Fei and his parents hav
40、eAIDS.任务二：将处画线句子翻译成中文。38._任务三：将处斜体部分组成一个句子。39._任务四：回答问题。40.What should we do for theAIDS patients?_五、词汇考查（每小题 1分，共 10分)41.I think the movie is interesting_(watch).42.He is used to _(keep)silent in front of the crowds.43.I cant get the _(pronounce)right.44.What language _(speak)in Japan?45.Are there
41、any _(Canada)in your hotel?46.Now computers are _(expensive).Most people can afford them.47.Yao Ming is_(success)in his basketball career(生涯).48.Wearing red can help you when you cant make a _(decide).49.I saw Linda _(read)when I passed by the school library.第 7 页 共 7 页50.The camera _(invent)many years ago is so cool.六、书面表达（共 15 分）现在很多中学生被近视困扰，下周的英语课上，你们将就“近视”这个问题进行小组讨论。请你根据下面的图表信息写一篇英语短文为此做准备。要求：90 词左右，可适当发挥。参考词汇：视力 eyesight 保护 protect 近视的 short-sighted_
