1、 九年级(上)期末英语试卷 题号IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX总分得分一、单选题(本大题共15小题,共15.0分)1. Aquamanis_2018 Americansuperherofilmbasedon_DCcomicscharacterofthesamename()A. an,aB. a,C. the,theD. a,the2. -Afteryearsofhardwork,hefinallygotahigh_inhiscompany-Wherethereisawill,thereisaway()A. positionB. situationC. productionD. con
2、dition3. -ChinajustmadehistorybylandingonfarsideoftheMoons!-_excitingnews!()A. WhatanB. WhataC. WhatD. How4. -_youtakeacloselookatwildanimals,youwontknowhowmuchdangertheywillface-Weshouldacttogethertoprotectwildanimals()A. ThoughB. IfC. BecauseD. Unless5. -WhatdoyouthinkofJackssongs?-Great!Ihaveneve
3、rhearda_voice()A. betterB. bestC. worseD. worst6. -Theprojectmyfatherputhiseffortinto_highlyof-Hesetsagoodexampleforyou!()A. arethoughtB. thinkingC. hasthoughtD. wasthought7. -As2019 comes,whatwouldyouliketosaytoyour2018?-ImhappythatIdidnt_onthewayandfinallyfoundwhatItrulywant()A. giveinB. giveawayC
4、. giveupD. giveout8. -Doesyourmotherlikecountrymusicorjazz?-_,shelikesYangOpera()A. EitherB. NeitherC. BothD. None9. -HasTomreturnedthebooktoyou?-No,he_itforaweek()A. keepsB. haskeptC. keptD. willkeep10. -JinYong,_attheageof94,afterlongillness-WeallfeelsadaboutthelossofagreatWuxiawriter()A. passedon
5、B. passedinC. passedbyD. passedaway11. -ItssaidthatSandyjustreturnedfromtheUSA-Look!Thegirlinfrontofus_beSandy,sheseemstaller()A. mustB. needntC. mayD. cant12. -MsXuoftenusesthelatestteachingtoolsinclass_bringusmorepleasurewhenwelearnEnglish-Itssmartofhertodoso()A. whoB. whatC. thatD. /13. -Couldyou
6、tellme_?-CertainlyJustgodowntheroadandyoullfinditonyourleft()A. whereisthenearestbookshopB. wherethenearestbookshopwasC. howcanIgettothenearestbookshopD. howIcangettothenearestbookshop14. -Ifailinmydrivingtestagain!-_Everythingwillbecomebettersoon()A. Cheerup!B. Keepsilent!C. Badluck!D. Whynotcry?15
7、. -ImgoingtostudyabroadbutIdontknowhowtofitinwiththelifeoverseas-_()A. ThegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideB. DoastheRomansdoC. DontputallyoureggsinonebasketD. Theearlybirdcatcheswarms二、完形填空(本大题共15小题,共15.0分)A man chose kindness instead of anger when his son has been bullied(欺凌) at school The (16) s
8、tory has been shared thousands of times When Fontenots eight-year-old son Jordon was bullied at school by an 11-year-old (17)named Tamarion, the Houston-area father stepped in My son gets daily reports and it seemed like the two boys always had (18)Fontenot says I asked my son about it and he told m
9、e the boy was too (19) to him He asked the school for help I told them this can be a lot for a kid and we didn t know what my son was(20)They said they would take care of it, he says But the same thing happened once again a week later, Fontenot found he had to have a (21)with Tamarions mother, and f
10、rom her, he got to know that the family had fallen on hard times and was homeless I decided I wanted to talk to the boy myself, and his mom agreed Fontenot notes Young Tamarion said he was green with envy of Jordons (22)clothing The boy himself is also a victim He was (23)by the other kids Because h
11、is clothes were dirty Knowing the(24), Fontenot chose kindness over blame The following week, he went shopping to buy new(25) for Tamarion I could help both him and my son, and the situation would become (26) The experience gave important life (27) for the children Fontenot told Tamarion that everyo
12、ne makes (28) I told him that whatever is going on, you have to walk with your head up Nothing can bring your confidence(29) As for Jordon he learned something valuable as well I told my son that if you put good things out to the world, good things will (30) you Today, the two boys are friends16. A.
13、 warmB. coldC. commonD. usual17. A. teacherB. schoolmateC. friendD. monitor18. A. talksB. warsC. informationD. friendship19. A. kindB. funnyC. softD. rude20. A. looking throughB. going overC. looking afterD. going through21. A. fightB. conversationC. flightD. competition22. A. cleanB. expensiveC. st
14、rangeD. special23. A. looked up toB. made fun ofC. heard ofD. set up24. A. truthB. newsC. endingD. clues25. A. bagsB. shoesC. clothesD. books26. A. betterB. clearC. worseD. dry27. A. skillsB. stylesC. lessonsD. stories28. A. bedsB. decisionsC. progressD. mistakes29. A. upB. outC. downD. in30. A. lea
15、ve behindB. keep away fromC. catch up withD. come back to三、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共32.0分)APeople celebrate New Year in a number of ways Generally, wherever they take place, New Year traditions are designed to bring luck and fortune in the year ahead Big fireworks displaysIn new Zealand, crowds gather at Auck
16、land Sky Tower in the capital for an impressive fireworks display, and the same happens in Sydney Harbour in Australia In Canada, people gather in Nathan Phillips Square, while in Brazil, people flock to the Copacabana beach to watch the sky being lit up by fireworksEating grapesWhen the clocks hit
17、midnight in Spain, youll see people reaching for grapes This is because there is a tradition to eat one grape each time the clock strikes at midnight The idea is that this will bring you 12 lucky months in the year aheadRinging bellsSome countries, like Japan and South Korea, ring bells to start the
18、 New Year In Japan, the bells are rung 108 times, so you can expect it to be quite noisy!31. Where do people in Toronto have the fireworks display? _ A. At Auckland Sky TowerB. In Sydney HarbourC. In Nathan Phillips squareD. In the Copacabana beach32. How many grapes do people eat to bring good luck
19、 to the coming year? _ A. OneB. FourC. TwelveD. Twenty-four33. According to the passage, which way is celebrated by the most countries ? _ A. Watching fireworksB. Eating grapesC. Ringing bellsD. Hitting clocksBDont tell anyone We hear these words when someone tells a secret to us But it can be hard
20、to keep a secret Were often tempted(诱惑) to spill the beans, even if we know we shouldnt According to Shah, professor at Baylor College of Medicine, US, keeping a secret may become a trouble This is because people often have a drive to share it with someone But with secrets so often getting out, why
21、do people share them at all? Shah explained that people often feel that it will help them keep a person as a friend Another reason people share secrets is guilt over keeping it from someone close to them A sense of distrust can develop when close people do not share it with each other Talkative peop
22、le could let secrets slip out, but this doesnt mean that it is a good idea only to share secrets with quiet people A quiet person may be someone who keeps everything inside To tell such a person a secret may cause stress for them, and make them talk about the secret Shah said that to judge whether t
23、o tell someone a secret, youd better put yourself in their position Think about how you would feel to be told that you mustnt give the information away Shah also suggested that if you accidentally give up someones secret, you should come clean about it Let the person know that their secret isnt so s
24、ecret any more34. What is the meaning of the underlined phrase spill the beans? _ A. Keep a secretB. Give a secret awayC. Make beans outD. Give up the friendship35. The underlined pronoun it refers to _ A. secretB. troubleC. knowledgeD. drive36. The third paragraph mainly tells us _ A. Talkative peo
25、ple could let secrets slip out easilyB. Its a good idea to share your secrets with quiet peopleC. Quiet people can always keep everything insideD. Its possible that quiet people also talk about secrets37. Which of the following statements may be Shahs advice? _ A. Tell secrets to a person close to y
26、ou in order not to feel guiltyB. Put yourself in someones position and decide whether to tell a secretC. Dont let the person whose secret is given up by you know the truthD. Share someones secret with as many people as possibleCFor two long years I lived the life of a slave I dreamt to be free day a
27、nd night but it was never possible My master liked to go fishing in a little boat and he always took me with him A man called Moely and a young boy called Xury also went with us One day my master said to us Some of my friends want to go fishing tomorrow Get the boat ready So we put a lot of food and
28、 drink on the boat and the next morning we waited for my master and his friends But when my master arrived, he was alone My friends dont want to go fishing today he said to me, But you go with Moely and the boy and catch some fish for our supper tonight Yes, master I answered quietly but inside I wa
29、s excited, my chance came! We took the boat out to sea For a time we fished quietly and then I moved carefully behind Moely and knocked him into the water Swim! I cried My master liked to shoot sea birds so there were guns on the boat Quickly I took one of these guns Go back to the shore, or Ill sho
30、ot you through the head! So Moely turned and swam back to the shore as quickly as he could Xury looked at me with his mouth open because I had always been such a good and quiet servant He did not know what kind of man I was! But Xury was happy to help me Ill go over the world with you! he cried Late
31、r, we managed to get more water and food to sail on Several days had passed Suddenly Xury saw a ship, we called and shouted, but the ship didnt see us Then I remembered the guns which made a lot of smoke Luckily, the ship saw us and returned The captain of the ship listened to my story, He was going
32、 to Brazil and agreed to help me He bought my ship and Xury When we arrived in Brazil three weeks later, I said goodbye to them and went to begin a new life38. My master asked me to go fishing because _ A. I liked to go fishing in a little boatB. I was good at fishing out on the seaC. he wanted to t
33、reat his friends with fishD. he went fishing with his friends for fun39. What kind of chance came to me in paragraph 2? _ A. I might go fishingB. I might be freeC. I might sail on the seaD. I might swim with Moely40. I used the gun to _ A. shoot the sea birds for funB. shoot through Moelys headC. hu
34、nt some animals for foodD. catch the captains attention41. What can we infer from the passage? _ A. The captain became Xurys new masterB. I was pleased with my life of a slaveC. There was only one gun on the shipD. Moely wasnt good at swimming at allDIts long been a scientific dream: to inoculate(接种
35、) people against terrible diseases before birth Recently a Chinese biological researcher brought that possibility into reality On Nov 26, He Jiankui from Shenzhen announced the birth of healthy twin girls earlier in the month They came into being with gene editing(编辑) technology that protected them
36、from HIV His announcement caused a heated discussion In a signed open letter on Nov 27, 140 Chinese researchers in HIV/AIDS from China and abroad spoke ill of the unethical(不合伦理的) research They questioned the need for his project The letter said that there are many treatments that prevent babies bor
37、n to HIV parents from being ill In fact, there are many medicines for this The research only went ahead when it was clear that children would have terrible diseases But the idea that research could find ways to change genes that cause cancer may be exciting, but it is also troubling There are worrie
38、s about babies designed to be with better looks and skills People are also worried that gene editing changes the human genome(基因组), which means that changes will be handed onto future generations and spread through the population Such research also raises ethical questions If successful baby gene ed
39、iting technology becomes real, who will be able to use it? Will it be only the wealthy? And if people live much longer lives, will there be an influence on the size of the world population? Those questions are difficult to answer But one thing is certain: If the cures can affect not just those who a
40、re treated, but the humans as a whole, its important to make sure that scientific developments arent getting too far ahead of our understanding of how to use them42. Why does the writer introduce the birth of healthy twin girls in Paragraph 1? _ A. To announce the newsB. To introduce the topicC. To
41、attract readers interestD. To make a good beginning43. What did the 140 researchers think of his project? _ A. They spoke highly of the projectB. The project was really importantC. They doubted if the project was necessaryD. The project could bring a new terrible disease44. What can we learn from th
42、e passage? _ A. The public paid no attention to the birth of twin girls with gene editing technologyB. So far, taking many medicines is the only way to prevent babies from HIVC. Gene editing technology may have a lasting influence on the future generationsD. Humans have succeeded in controlling the
43、use of gene editing technology45. We probably read this article in a magazine called _ A. National GeographyB. Business WeeklyC. Classical LiteratureD. Biological Development四、任务型阅读-完成表格(本大题共1小题,共10.0分)46. 阅读下列短文,根据短文中的信息完成文后表格写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式(每空一词) Travelling with friends can be very fun It gives you
44、 more freedom However, in real life, exploring new places and cultures with your dearest friends can sometimes be surprisingly stressful We list some of the problems that happen most often on the road to show if travelling is the truest test of friendship Money You may believe theres no need to infl
45、uence your mood when imagining a wonderful journey, but its important to start a discussion about spending before you set off You would rather take the crowded subways to enjoy a better hotel, while your friends prefer a more comfortable ride Travelling Styles Someone once said that common travelling styles are just as important as shared interests in travelling with friends It may cause your anger when you are in a hurry to get to the next destination(目的