福建省福州市第一中学2021-2022学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

福建省福州市第一中学2021-2022学年九年级上学期期末英
语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单项选择
1．Kindle is ________ useful app with which you can read e-books on the phone.
A．a B．an C．the
2．________ your help, we can finish the task in time.
A．Thanks for B．Without C．Thanks to
3．It is ________ lovely weather that we decide to go boating on the lake.
A．such B．such a C．so
4．The old man lives ________ on the ________ island.
A．lonely; alone B．alone; lonely C．alone; alone
5．The sweater is made ________ wool and my mother made it ________ her hands. A．from; by B．of; with C．by; with
6．— I usually have an egg and some bread for breakfast.
—________
A．So have I.B．So do I.C．So I do.
7．The population of my hometown is about ________ that of Fuzhou.
A．three-fourth as large as B．three fourth larger than C．three quarters as large as 8．The little girl ________ out at night because she is afraid of darkness.
A．dare not go B．dares not go C．doesn’t dare go 9．It’s ________ that she ________ the nice digital camera for more than two months. A．said; has bought B．said; has had C．says; borrowed 10．The boys’ 800-meter race will be ________ if there is heavy rain tomorrow. A．controlled B．canceled C．connected
11．Lucy can finish her homework as long as she ________ another ten minutes.
A．will be given B．is given C．gives
12．—How much money does it ________ you to buy the bike?
—________. My parents gave it to me as a gift on my birthday.
A．take; Nothing B．spend; No one C．cost; None
13．As a teacher, Zhang Guimei has made a great ________ to women’s education of China.
A．contribution B．communication C．construction 14．—How do you like the movie Wolf Warriors?
—It’s the most wonderful film ________ I have ever seen.
A．what B．that C．which
15．—Could you tell me ____________?
—About 20 minutes’ drive.
A．how long it will take us to get to the City Library
B．how soon shall we get to the City Library.
C．how far it is from here to the City Library
二、完形填空
Katie and Alice were twins. They were so alike that few people could tell them apart.
better while Katie liked foreign languages better and she was good at French.
Once Katie ____17____ going to a summer camp in France. However, Alice wasn’t
____18____ it, so she refused. Katie was unhappy.
Two months later, Katie ____19____ Alice rushed to the airport to pick her up. To Alice’s surprise, Katie looked ____20____ different. When Alice asked Katie about France, Katie didn’t talk much. This made Alice a little angry because they used to tell each other almost ____21____. Over the weeks, the sisters communicated even less. It seemed that Katie was always busy talking with her French friends on the Internet and Alice was angry about that.
Soon it was their birthday. The twins used to talk all night long before the big day. That night, Katie came into Alice’s bedroom, saying, “I’m sorry that I haven’t ____22____ to you much recently. For a while, I thought my French friends were ____23____than my old friends. ____24____ I was wrong. You’re my sister, and you will always be my best friend.”
Alice said, “I’m sorry, too. It’s natural for twins to make new friends. I shouldn’t have been ____25____ with you.”
16．A．abilities B．habits C．interests 17．A．finished B．practiced C．suggested 18．A．proud of B．interested in C．good at
19．A．left B．returned C．changed
20．A．seriously B．completely C．widely 21．A．something B．anything C．everything 22．A．introduced B．read C．spoken 23．A．interesting B．more interesting C．much interesting 24．A．But B．Though C．So
25．A．angry B．strict C．pleased
三、阅读单选
There are many classical(古典的) cultures in China. All of them have a very long history.
26．Wang Xizhi played an important role in ________.
A．Chinese handwriting B．Chinese folk music C．Chinese painting
D．weiqi
27．The ________ is a traditional Chinese instrument.
A．guitar B．violin C．piano D．erhu 28．Traditional Chinese painting includes the following except (除了) ________. A．mountains and water B．flowers C．cities D．birds 29．Weiqi is a board game played by ________.
A．only one player B．two players C．three players D．four players 30．Chinese classical cultures ________.
A．have a long history B．are popular only in China
C．are not welcomed by the higher classes D．are the beginning of the world cultures
Once there lived a wise man. He was worried about his son’s future because his son was lazy. One day, he said to his son, “I want you to find some treasure. I have drawn a map to guide you”.
The son set out the next day. Along the way, he was helped by someone with food and by someone with rooms to live in. He came across robbers （强盗）. He also saw changing scenery and seasons. Finally, after a long year, he got to the place his father had said. It took him two days to look for the treasure but found nothing.
So he had to get back to his home. Sometimes, he would stop to enjoy the beauty of nature.
He also learnt to make meals. He even had to fix his clothes himself. He met the same people who had helped him earlier. This time, he stayed and helped them in order to repay them.
When he got home, he apologized to his father for not finding the treasure. “There wasn’t any treasure,” the father answered with a smile. “But I think you have found your life’s true treasure.”
31．What did the wise man tell his son to find?
A．His future.B．A map.C．Some treasure.D．A special place. 32．What didn’t the son see during the journey?
A．Robbers.B．Sea.C．Scenery.D．Rooms.
33．Did the son find the treasure at last?
A．No, he found something.
B．Yes, he found a map.
C．Yes, he found robbers.
D．No, he found nothing.
34．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A．At first the son was really lazy without future.
B．The father was worried about his son’s life.
C．He didn’t fix his clothes himself on his way back.
D．The son helped the people who had helped him before.
35．What is the best title?
A．The true treasure in your life.
B．The hard experience of the lazy son.
C．Helping others means helping yourself.
D．Follow your father s advice when you are young.
Sophia is a most famous robot. She comes from Hanson Robotics, and David Hanson, head of Hanson Robotics, is her creator. He has been developing robots in the past 25 years. He believes realistic﹣looking robots will be able to connect with people and help industries such as healthcare and education.
Sophia has many abilities. She can copy human facial expressions, hold conversations and recognize people by their looks or voices. She can also speak, joke, sing and even make music. Now, the next step is to make her an artist. Hanson is so excited about this idea.He imagines Sophia as a creative artwork and she herself can create art as well.
In March, a digital （数字的）artwork Sophia created with an Italian artist, Andrea Bonaceto, was sold for ＄688.888.The digital work is titled "Sophia Instantiation".It's a 12﹣second video which shows Bonaceto's portrait （肖像）changing into Sophia's digital painting.Along with it is the physical artwork painted by Sophia.
The buyer, a digital artwork collector and artist, later sent Sophia a photo of his painted arm.The robot then added that photo to her knowledge and painted more on top of her artwork.Sophia described the work as the first digital artwork cooperated （合作）between an AI and an artwork collector.
Sophia's artwork is part of a growing trend（趋势）.More and more digital artworks are on sale now.For example, a digital artwork by an artist, Beeple, was sold for nearly ＄70 million, becoming the most expensive digital artwork ever sold.
36．What do we know about Hanson?
A．He is interested in painting.
B．He makes little money from Sophia.
C．He created the robot Sophia.
D．He spent 25 years developing Sophia.
37．What does the underlined word "recognize" in Paragraph Two mean?
A．Punish.B．Meet.C．Comfort.D．Know. 38．Why did Sophia think her artwork was cooperated between an AI and a collector? A．Because the collector taught her how to paint.
B．Because she copied the painting of the collector.
C．Because she added the collector's painting to hers.
D．Because all her works were collected by the collector.
39．What can we infer（推断）from the last paragraph?
A．Sophia's artwork costs the most.
B．Beeple must be a very famous artist.
C．No one can afford digital artworks.
D．Digital artworks are all made by robots.
40．What can be the best title for the passage?
A．Sophia, a Robot Artist.
B．David Hanson.Creator of Sophia.
C．Digital Artworks, Popular Again.
D．Hanson Robotics, Sophia's Company.
China has taken a whole new step in its moon exploration. President Xi Jinping on Dec. 17, 2020 congratulated the complete success of the Chang’e-5 mission(任务) that brings back the country’s first samples collected from the moon. Following America and Russia, China has become the third country in the world to collect rocks from the moon.
Chang’e-5 first took off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan on November 24, 2020. It landed on a massive lava plain (熔岩平原) of the moon on December
1, 2020. Then it started to collect the samples. The samples may help scientists understand more about the moon’s origins. It may help work out how the moon comes into being and how it develops. Hopefully, the success of the collection will set an example for other more difficult missions in the future which will be carried out on other planets.
After the returning capsule (太空舱) landed back on Earth, it will be taken to Beijing by plane, where the capsule will be opened and the samples will be ready for study. “China will also provide some of the samples to scientists in other countries”, said Pei Zhaoyu, a director at the CNSA．
As the Chang’e-5 mission has been completed successfully, Chinese scientists are already making plans for future moon exploration, including project to build a scientific research station on the moon. “We hope to work together with other countries to build the international lunar scientific research station, which could provide a shared platform for lunar scientific exploration and technological experiments,” Pei said.
41．The Chang’e-5 mission was to ________.
A．try a circle around the moon
B．help other countries to bring back the rocks
C．send congratulations to other countries from the moon
D．bring back the rocks from the moon to the Earth
42．The Chang’e-5 started to collect the samples ________ after it took off.
A．a month B．about a week C．twenty-four hours D．twenty-three days
43．What does the word “origins” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A．起源B．未来C．温度D．地形44．Which of the following is true?
A．Three countries have collected rocks from the moon since the 1970s.
B．China will build the international lunar scientific research station alone.
C．Some of the samples may be shared with other countries scientists.
D．The capsule will be sent to Hainan for further study.
45．The passage is mainly about ________.
A．the future plans to explore the moon
B．the place where Chang’e-5 landed or
C．the purpose of collecting samples from the moon
D．China’s success in completing the Chang’e-5 mission
四、阅读还原5选5
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。

Black Friday is the day after the American holiday of Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. ____46____ There people used it to describe the heavy traffic on the day after Thanksgiving. Black Friday is a popular day for people to start shopping for Christmas. ____47____ But is Black Friday always good for people?
Many of us love to get discounts（折扣）, because we can buy many things at a low price. ____48____ Black Friday makes people buy many things, but in fact, they don’t really need some of these things.
Then what’s the alternative（可供选择的事物）to Black Friday? You don’t need to buy as much as possible on Black Friday, and you could buy nothing. People in some countries hold Buy Nothing Day（BND）on the same day as Black Friday, and in other countries people hold it on the last Saturday in November. ____49____ Just don’t buy anything at all for 24 hours. It is sure that BND makes people think more about their spending.
____50____ Some people go for a walk; some people stay at home; some people give out clothes to people in need on that day.
A．The rules of it are simple.
B．The name “Black Friday” originated in（起源于）Philadelphia.
C．On that day, many things are on sale.
D．However, it isn’t always a good thing.
E．What other things can people do on Buy Nothing Day?
五、根据情景写句子
51．你的好朋友Lucy明天要去参加演讲比赛，你祝她成功，可以这样说：
___________________________, Lucy.
52．你想知道朋友的俄罗斯之旅怎么样，你可以这样问：
___________________________ to Russia?
53．你想搭便车去汽车站，你可以这么向对方提出请求：
___________________________ to the bus station?
54．你想知道欧洲的人口有多少，你可以这样问：
___________________________?
55．你希望你朋友的梦想能实现，可以这样说：
___________________________．
六、根据图画及所给单词写出句子
根据图示及所给的提示词，每幅图写一句话，用上所给的提示词。

56．
smell
___________________________
57．
fly；in two days
___________________________
58．
be used to
___________________________
59．
take place；in the past few years
___________________________
60．
it；necessary
___________________________
七、语法填空
阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确，形式正确，使短文意思完整，行文连贯。

Chinese fancy knots (中国结), also called Chinese knots,are very important in Chinese culture. They began as a form of traditional art in the Tang and Song Dynasties (朝代) in China, and ___61___ (become) popular in the Ming Dynasty. Now they are ___62___ (regard) as one of the symbols of Chinese culture.
As for the name itself, it is surely meaningful. The Chinese word for “knot”, jie, means
八、材料作文
71．如今，我们的生活处处离不开网络，网络在我们生活中越来越重要。

请你根据下表所提示要点，以“The Internet”为题写一篇80词左右的短文，阐述网络在你的生活
注：必须包含提示内容，可适当发挥，开头已给出，不计入总词数；意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯，书写规范。

The Internet
The Internet is becoming more and more important in our lives.
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