浙江省宁波市鄞州区-学年九年级上学期期末拔优竞赛测试英语试题 （含答案）

2020 学年第一学期九年级英语竞赛测试卷
一、完形填空（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

It was a day before I started school again after having the world's best summer. I was puzzled standing at that bus stop, for I knew that after I stepped on that bus, my 1 would be gone for a long time.
I never had friends at school. My parents always said that if you want to have friends, you have to be a friend. I did that, but it didn't 2 . I was still ignored( 忽视), I didn't want it to be the same way this year. Before I knew it, it was the 3 day of school.
Then, the bus slowly 4 .The door opened, and I walked to the 5 of the bus. As I passed the other kids，they would whisper and suddenly giggle. The bus trip seemed to take a long time 6 we reached the school. When we arrived, I walked to my classroom, and sat at the 7 in the very back of the classroom. It wasn’t that I disliked school, but I wasn’t a 8 of the kids at the school. I 9 listening to the teacher in class，but I didn't like it when the bell rang for 10 .
I walked to an empty table，opened my lunch bag，and began to eat 11 .A girl with a friendly
smile came over to my table.
“What's your name?”she asked.
“Rachael,” I said in a low voice.
“I am Monica,”she said. She 12 talking to me, and I talked to her a little bit.
“No one likes me, "I said after a while of 13.
“I do,” she replied
“I14 that after a while of being lonely you have to be friends with people that look lonely too. Then, 15 will ever be lonely in this world,” she said.
Ever since those words have been said to me, I have lots of true friends. I will never forget the day my friend gave me advice that would last a lifetime.
1. A. freedom B. choice C. chance D. money
2. A. happen B. leave C. work D. come
3. A. first B. last C. next D. other
4. A. started B. left C. stopped D. began
5. A. side B. back C. front D. top
6. A. before B. after C. when D. unless
7. A. table B. window C. desk D. door
8. A. brother B. friend C. leader D. king
9. A. finished B. minded C. missed D. enjoyed
10. A. lunch B. dinner C. breakfast D. supper
11. A. happily B. slowly C. comfortably D. normally
12. A. stopped B. remembered C. disliked D. kept
13. A. silence B. noise C. practice D. anger
14. A. explained B. regretted C. learned D. promised
15. A. someone B. on one C. everyone D. anyone
二、阅读理解（共20 小题；每小题2 分，满分40 分）
(A)
In a Chinese class, the teacher read an old poem to students, “The ring of the bell reached
the boat at midnight(夜半钟声到客船).” Then he stopped, and asked, “How could the sound travel so far?”
Well, that’s not a normal question in a Chinese class. But for “no-boundary( 无边界) classes” at Luwan Middle school in Shanghai, it is quite normal. In such classes, teachers work together and teach different kinds of knowledge in one class. The school has organized about 60 such classes.“We hope students can get a general u nderstanding of science,” said He Li, headmaster of the school.
What subject could go together? The school lets teachers decide. They have tried putting physics and music, physics and Chinese, and physics and chemistry together.
To that question asked by the Chinese teacher, a physics teacher sitting near him gave the answer, “Sound waves deflect( 偏折)towards a lower temperature. At midnight, the ground is colder than the air. The sound waves deflect towards the ground. So we can hear a faraway sound much clearer.”
“It was so interesting!” said Wang Yinkai, 14, from the school. “We didn’t think about any relationship between these subjects. But now in such classes, we learn to look at a question from different sides.”
Li Zhiyuan, 14, said that these classes also help students make more friends.
“We often do both chemistry and physics experiments in one class,” said Li. It’s q uite
possible that you’re good at one subject but not the other. “So we need each other’s help.”
16.“How could the sound travel so far?” should be a question.
A. Chinese
B. music
C. chemistry
D. physics
17.It can be learned from Paragraph 4 that .
A.the air is colder than the ground at midnight
B.sound waves deflect towards a higher temperature
C.we can hear a faraway sound much better at midnight
D.the sound waves deflect towards the air at midnight
18.The “no-boundary classes” can help students .
municate with other students
b.look at a question from different sides
c.pay more attention to science and Chinese
d.get different kinds of knowledge in one class
A. abc
B. bcd
C. acd
D. abd
19.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. How to help each other.
B. New organized classes.
C. How to learn Chinese better.
D. Differences between subjects.
(B)
Children in England will no longer be able to buy energy drinks. The UK government has made plans to ban(禁止) the sale of energy drinks to kids. It is now asking for public suggestions as to what age the ban should start at (16 or18), the BBC reported.
An energy drink is a type of drink that contains stimulants(兴奋剂), such as caffeine. Red Bull is one of the most famous energy drinks. The makers of these drinks say that they can give you energy when you feel tired. However, these drinks have very high levels of sugar and caffeine. Energy drinks have 65 percent more sugar than normal soft drinks. This may explain why obesity(肥胖) rates have risen among children.
Too much caffeine can lead to health problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness. A 250ml can of Red Bull contains about 80 mg of caffeine, three times the level of a can of Coca-Cola, The Guardian noted.
In the UK, more than two-thirds of 10-to-17-year-olds buy energy drinks, according to government data. “Childhood obesity is one of the greatest hea lth challenges this country faces. It's important that we do all we can to make sure children have the best start in life,” UK Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement.
The ban would apply to( 应用于)drinks containing more than 150 mg of caffeine per liter. Under the ban, shops in England that sell the drinks to children would face fines of up to ₤ 2,500(22,070 yuan).
20.From the first paragraph, we can learn that .
A.Britain has banned the sale of energy drinks to kids
B.the UK government hasn't decided what age the ban should start at
C.kids of all ages will no longer buy any energy drinks
D.children in the UK can’t buy energy drinks at the moment
21.Which of the following mainly leads to children's obesity according to the passage?
A. Stimulants
B. Caffeine
C. Sugar
D. Energy
22.According to the ban, what kind of drinks are allowed to sell to children?
A.Drinks that contain 80 mg of caffeine
B.Drinks that contain 65 mg of caffeine
C.Drinks with less than 150 mg caffeine per liter.
D.Drinks with more than 150 mg caffeine per liter
23.What can we learn from the passage?
A.The ban will be carried out around the world
B.Energy drinks do a lot of harm to children's health
C.The UK will ban the sale of all drinks to children
D.Shops that are against the ban would not be punished
(C)
“What is success?’’ Mr. Gruber asked his 6th grade business class. It was his opening conversation for the first class of the term.
“Success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch TV, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.’’ One student a nswered, earning (博得) laughs from all the students.
Mr. Gruber smiled, but shook his head. “Tom, that is excess(过量). That is not success.”
“How about being able to provide for your family?’’ A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer.
“N ow we’re getting closer,’’ Mr. Gruber smiled,“but try thinking about what you need and what you want.”
“Getting everything you want.’’ Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs. Mr. Gruber sighed “I believe we’ve already talked about excess versus(与…比较) success.”“Getting everything you need, but some of what you want.”James, sitting in the back wondered aloud.
“ Quite right! ’’ Mr. Gruber clapped. “Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. The more you get that you want, the more successful you are. You do reach a point where you are living in excess, though.”
“What does this have to do with business?’’ Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny, he wasn’t happy.
“Well, Tom, think of it this way: the p oint of business is to make a living to support your family. Once you have properly seen to (确保) your needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want.”
“What if I don’t have a family?’’ he continued to be difficult.
“Then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one.”
“He has goldfish to think about!’’ Peter, Tom’s friend, shouted out.
“Then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl.’’ Mr. Gruber corrected himself. Tom nodded, satisfied with that answer.
24.Which student didn’t seem to be taking the class seriously?
A. Tom
B. James
C. Peter
D. Sandy
25.How did Mr. Gruber make his class lively and interesting?
A.He kept explaining things clearly.
B.He just read from a textbook.
C.He taught humorously and friendly.
D.He got his students to take part in a discussion.
26.Which word can best describe Mr. Gruber according to the passage?
A. Strange
B. Patient
C. Strict
D. Honest
27.What can be the best title of this passage?
A. Get What You Want
B. Needs and Wants
C. Try to Get More Money
D. How to Live Well
(D)
It's winter in Siberia in the east of Russia. Lake Baikal is frozen. If you want to get to Olkhon Island, more than a kilometer out from the shore ( 岸), you can’t take a boat. You have to drive across the ice. But don’ t worry —the ice is about 60 centimeters thick. Just try not to think about how much water is below you. Try to forget that you’re traveling over the deepest lake in the world.
At its deepest, Lake Baikal is 1,642 meters deep. It is more than 640 kilometers long. The lake is about twenty-five million years old. On either side of it, there are mountains which are very slowly moving apart—by about 2 centimeters each year.
Around the beginning of the twentieth century, the Trans-Siberian Railway was built, crossing Russia from west to east. Before then, it was a long way to travel to Lake Baikal, so it was quite an isolated place. Building the railroad along the shore of the lake was a big and difficult job, but it allowed more people to visit the area.
Olkhon is the largest island in the lake. For the local people of this area the Buryat people, it is a sacred(神圣的) place. For the Buryats, Lake Baikal is not simply a lake. It is Baikal, the father of 337 daughters. These daughters are all the rivers and streams around the lake. In a Buryat legend ( 传说), one of the daughters, Angara, ran away from the family. That explains why the Angara River runs out of the lake while her 336 “sisters” run into it.
Lake Baikal is usually frozen from January to May. When the weather gets warmer and the ice breaks, visitors can take a boat to Olkhon to enjoy the quiet beauty of this place.
28.When it is frozen, the ice on Lake Baikal is about centimeters thick.
A. 2
B. 60
C. 640
D. 1642
29.The underlined word “isolated” in Paragraph3 means .
A. rich
B. lonely
C. beautiful
D. convenient
30.From the passage, we know that .
A.Olkhon is the largest island in Russia
B.the Angara River runs into the Lake Baikal
C.visitors can’t take a boat to Olkhon in March
D.there are 336 rivers and streams around the Lake Baikal
31.What’s the main purpose of the passage?
A.To describe a beautiful place in Siberia.
B.To describe a legend about the Lake Baikal.
C.To explain how the Lake Baikal was formed.
D.To explain how the Trans-Siberian Railway was built.
(E)
Who needs guard dogs when you have wolves, right? That’s probably what Kazakh villagers in the Almaty thought when they decided to replace their dogs with the scary forest-living beasts. According to local news reports, taming(驯养的) wolves are now the latest trend(趋势) and a hobby among the countryside of Kazakhs. “You can buy a wolf cub(幼兽) for just $500, they say, and hunters are determined that if treated well, the wild animal can be tamed.” the KTK television channel reported. Nurseit Zhylkyshybay, a farmer from the south-eastern Almaty, told reporters that he bought a wolf cub from hunters three years ago, and the animal is now perfectly trained.
Kurtka, Nurseit’s pet wolf, lives in the family’s yard and takes long walks through the village with his master. Nurseit insisted, “I seldom put him on a chain and do take him for walks around the village. Our family and neighbors aren’t scared of him at all. If the wolf is well fed an d cared for, he won’t attack you, although he does eat a lot more than a dog.”
But wolf expert Almas Zhaparov said that the animals are ‘far too dangerous’ to keep at home. “A wolf is like a ticking bomb, and it can go off at any moment,” he warned. “If no thing is done, the fashion could spread to the wealthy Kazakhs, who might try to keep wolves in the grounds of their houses, with possibly deadly results.” Social media users also expressed worries over the trend, asking the government to limit the practice.
Nevertheless, the wolves don’t seem to become an immediate problem. If visuals from news reports are anything to go by, the beasts look pretty happy with their new lifestyle, and appear quite fond of their new masters, not unlike dogs.
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard of taming wolves in former Soviet Union countries. A few months ago, we wrote about a Belarusian family that has managed to train some wild wolves and are now raising them as pets.
32.What can we learn from paragraph 1?
A.It is cheaper to keep a wolf as a pet than a dog.
B.Many farmers like to feed wolves in the Almaty.
C.Many wealthy people begin to feed wolves.
D.It’s easy to train wolves for villagers in the Almaty .
33.The writer uses the example of Kurka to show that ?
A.Wolves can be tamed.
B.Wolves are like ticking bombs.
C.Wolves like living with humans.
D.Keeping wolves at home is easy.
34.The government was advised to by some media users.
A.allow the rich to have wolves
B.tame the wolves for some use
C.take steps to reduce wolves
D.make some ticking bombs
35.Why does the writer write the passage?
A.To persuade people to keep wolves.
B.To report a fashion of keeping wolves.
C.To blame people for their keeping wolves.
D.To call on people to raise more wolves.
三、词汇运用（本题有15 小题，每小题1 分；共计15 分）
A.根据句子及所给汉语注释，写出空白处各单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

36.Tianyige Museum always （使想起）us of our rich and colorful cultural pasts..
37.We can see that Ningbo (位于) in the east of Zhejiang province in the map of China.
38.I am going to publish at least three （文章）in that magazine.
39.Could you please show me your (护照)，young men?
40.Sometimes people behave (不礼貌地) in public, such as smoking.
41.Chinese people have celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival for (世纪).
42.Tony is one of the most （有创造性的）in our class.
43.Finally, he was (选择) as a captain of the team because of his wonderful skills.
44.What he said just now is (可相信的) because most of us have met this kind of thing
already.
45.What (造成) the car accident is still a secret.
B.根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

with direction almost talk raise
More than a billion people around the world have smart phones, 46 all of which come with some kinds of navigation(导航)app such as Apple Maps or Amap. This 47 the
age-old question we meet 48 any technology：What abilities is our brain losing to these apps? But also importantly：What abilities are we gaining?
49 with people who are good at finding their way around or good at using paper maps,
I often hear a lot of annoyance with digital maps. North/south 50 gets messed up，and you can see only a small section at a time.
四、语法填空（本题有10 小题；每小题1 分；共计10 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一．个．适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

From children’s birthday parties to holidays, we all want to remember those special moments
in our life with photos. But if you can’t stop taking photos, you m ust end up 51 (forget) those moments all in a flash!
A recent study has found that taking too many photos could make us miss 52 is going on right in front of our eyes. Researchers led a group of students 53 (visit) a museum. They asked the students to either take photos or just try to remember the exhibitions
54 looking at them. When the researchers tested their memory the next day, the students
55 cameras failed to remember well. However, those 56 did not take photos remembered more clearly.
A 57 (Canada) expert said, “When cameras are 58 (take) out, people have trouble remembering what actually happens.”
Mrs. Crum, a mother of three, said in 59 (agree), “Taking photos usually takes up
too much time. The more we use the camera, the less time we spend with our children.”
However, neither parents nor children review their old photos very often. Actually, reviewing old photos is really 60 (help). What’s the purpose of taking photos if don’t do that?
五、书面表达(本题有 1 小题, 共计20 分)
61.成长过程中，压力无处不在（父母的期待，同伴的竞争，频繁的考试，重大的比赛，全
新的挑战……）。

对你而言，哪件事情曾让你很有压力？你是如何应对这个压力的？就此话题，请你结合自身经历，分享你应对压力的经验和感悟。

要点提示：* What made you stressed？
*When did it happen?
*How did you deal with the stress？
*What have you learned from the experience?
注意：（1）词数: 100 词左右；
(2) 短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数；
（3）文中不得出现真实的校名和姓名。

短文首句：In my life there was one thing that made me very stressed.
2020学年第一学期九年级英语竞赛测试卷
参考答案
一、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
1-5 A C A C B 6-10. A C B D A 11-15. B D A C B
二、阅读理解（本题有20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
16-19 D C D B 20-23 B C C B 24-27 A D B B
28-31 B B C A 32-35 B A C B
三、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
36. reminds 37. lies/is 38. passages/articles 39. passports 40. impolitely
41. centuries 42. creative 43. chosen 44. believable 45. caused
46. almost 47. raises 48. with 49. talking 50. direction
四、语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
51. forgetting 52. what 53. to visit 54. by/ through 55. with
56. who/ that 57. Canadian 58. taken 59. agreement 60. helpful
五、书面表达(20分)：One possible version
In my life there was one thing that made me very stressed. It happened when I was in Grade Seven. It was the first time I took part in an English competition. It seemed that there was a heavy weight on my shoulders.
Luckily, my teacher encouraged me and I kept practicing again and again. Many times I thought about giving up, but I fought on. With the help of my teacher, I finally got the first prize in the competition.
This experience is not only unforgettable, but also valuable for me. I learned that we need to face stress. Only then will we have a chance to deal with the stress.（100字）。