2020-2021学年九年级上学期英语期中考试卷

【一】听力〔共两节，总分值35分〕【二】语言知识及运用〔共两节，总分值20分〕第一节单项选择〔共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分〕从16~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

16. _________ he was a small child, _________ he knew what was the right thing to do.A. Though;butB. Though;/C. Because;/D. Because;so17. _________ sweet music! I really enjoy it.A. HowB. How aC. What aD. What18. You’ve never been to Shanghai, _________?A. don’t youB. have youC. do youD.haven’t you19. The cook tasted the fish _________. The fish tasted quite_________.A. careful;goodB. careful;wellC. carefully;goodD. carefully;well---Have you _________ Jim recently?---Yes. I got a letter from him last night.A. heardB. heard ofC. heard aboutD.heard fromWe didn’t know what _________, or how _________.A. to do;to look after ourselvesB. to do it;to look afterC. to do it;to look after ourselvesD. to do ;to look afterI’d love _________ a present _________ my brother. Can you give me some advice?A. to buy;toB.to buy;forC. buying;toD.buying;for23.Father suggested _________ to the beach on holiday, but mother didn’t agree.A. goingB.to goC. goD. WentFour students took part in the game. Soon Mary was ahead of _________ three students.A. otherB. anotherC. the otherD. the others---Hello, this is Tina speaking. Is that Sue?---Sorry, she isn’t here at the moment. _________?A. Can I take a messageB. What are you saying to SueC. May I speak to SueD. Who’s that speaking 第二节语法选择〔共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分〕阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从26~35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There are deserts all over the world. They can be found in Africa, China and Latin America. In some places, deserts are growing. This is a serious problem because deserts destroy farmland. They also ruin land where animals live. When people cannot grow food ___26__ find animals to eat,they have to leave their homes. Deserts spread ___27___ different reasons. ___28___ nature causes this problem. Wind can move sand away from deserts and onto useful land. When there is no rain for a long time many plants can ___29___. However, humans can also cause deserts___30___. This ___31___ desertification(沙漠化). This happens in many ways. One way is when people cause too much air pollution, which can make an area hotter. Hotter weather can reduce the amount of rain. Too many people in one area can also damage the land. When large animals ___32___ cows walk on soil too much, they turn it into dust. The wind ___33___ blows this dust away. Trees help ___34___ water in the ground. When people cut down too many trees, the water goes away and the soil is ruined. Plants may stop growing in these places. All of these things can speed up desertification. ___35___ deserts from growing, people must thinkof ways to treat the land better.26. A. and B. or C. but D. so27. A. with B. in C. for D. at28. A. Some time B. Sometime C. Some times D. Sometimes29. A. die B. dead C.dying D. died30. A. grow B. to grow C. grew D. growing31. A. calls B. has called C. is calling D. is called32. A. like B. are like C. to like D. are liked33. A. easy B. uneasy C. easily D. uneasily34. A. hold B. held C. to held D. holding35. A. Stop B. To stop C. Stopping D. Stopped【三】完型填空〔共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分〕阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was in the third grade, I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practise my lines. But once on the stage, every word ___36___ from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my role to be a narrator (解说者) for the play. ___37___ I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day, she noticed my ___38___ and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) popping (炸开) through the grass. I watched my mother bend down by one of the dandelions. "I think I'll dig up (挖光) all these weeds (野草)," she said. "From now on, we'll ___39___ have roses in this garden.""But I like dandelions," I protested (抗议). "All flowers are ___40___ -even dandelions!"My mother looked at me seriously. "Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn't it?" she asked thoughtfully. I nodded."And that is ___41___ of people, too," she added.When I ___42___ that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told what had happened. "But you will be a wonderful ___43___ ," she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud.Thanks to my mother's encouragement, I got to knoweverybody had his or her own ___44___ in the world and I learned to take pride in the role.The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came to me. 〝Your mother asked me to give this to you,〞 she said, handing me a ___45___. After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a dandelion.( )36. A.developed ( )37. A. If ( )38. A. difficulty ( )39. A. hardly ( )40. A. harmless ( )41. A. true ( )42. A. realized ( )43. A. actor ( )44. A. honor ( )45. A. letter B. leftB. BecauseB. mistakeB. onlyB. healthyB. kind B. remembered B. narrator B. progress B. noteC. failed C. Though C. danger C. still C. beautiful C. same C. explainedC. motherC. valueC. dandelionD. disappeared D. Since D. unhappiness D. also D. fresh D.clever D. promised D. daughter D. interest D. fish 【四】阅读理解：本大题25小题；每题2分，共50分〕(A)46. The underlined word 〝one〞refers to 〝__________〞.A. dogB. biteC. eventD. job47. Sally has done the following jobs EXCEPT __________.A. picking fruit in SpainB. working for a rich familyC. looking after sick animalsD. cooking in an Italian restaurant48. What does Leo think of being an actor?A. It’s hard to make a living.B. It’s helpful to read his reviews.C. It’s easy to make lots of money.D. It’s fun to have different experiences.49. What did Leo hate most when working at an egg-packing factory?A. No breaks.B. Standing for too long.C. The bad smell.D. Putting eggs into boxes.50. The best title of the passage might be __________.A. An Animal DoctorB. Terrible Job ExperiencesC. How to Find a Part-time JobD. Reviews of Sally a nd Leo(B)A man bought a new pair of trousers for his primary school mate’s reunion〔重聚〕dinner. When he tried it out at home, he found that the trousers were too long by 10cm.He asked his mother to help him shorten the pants. His mother said she could not do it as she was not feeling well. So the man asked his wife .His wife said she was very tired that night, so she could not help him. Then the man asked his daughter. His daughter apologized for not able to do it because she had agreed to go dancing with her boyfriend."Ah well!" The man decided to wear his old trousers to the reunion. Later that night, his mother thought to herself, "My son has beenvery nice to me. I’ll just help him before going to bed." So she shortened the pants by 10cm.Then his wife thought," My husband knows I am always busy and seldom ask me to help him. " So she shortened the man’s pants by another 10cm.His daughter came home from dancing, and thought, "Daddy loves me very much. And he is such a cool daddy, allowing me to go out with my boyfriend. I would help him to shorten his pants." So she shortened her daddy’s pants yet another 10cm.The next day, three ladies told the man that his pants were shortened. He tried them on and found that his pants had become shorter by 30cm!He laughed heartily, and said, "I must wear this pair of pants to show my schoolmates that my mum, my wife and my daughter are such loving people." At the dinner, his old classmates were very envious of his loving family.What would you do if it happened to you? Laugh out loud or start yelling?Many of us have "High EQ" when dealing with the outsiders, "Low EQ" when dealing with our own family members!Please be more patient with your families! Destiny is lucky enough to find the people who love you so much and bear everything ofyou.51. When the man was refused by the three Ladies, he decided to _____.A. shorten the pants by himselfB. decided to wear new trousers to the reunionC. bought another pair of trousersD. decided to wear his old trousers to the reunion52. The man laughed heartily because_____.A. he was happy to see his pants were shortenedB. his pants looked so funnyC. all his family wanted to help himD. his new pants fit him so well then53. The underlined word 〝envious〞in the passage means 〝〞in Chinese.A. 自豪的B. 厌倦的C. 羡慕的D. 渴望的54. We can see from the passage that______.A. the man always asked his wife to help himB. the man liked to show off his new trousersC. the man was used to wearing short pantsD. the man loved his family very much.55. The best title of this passage is____.A. Pants Shorten by 30cmB. A Loving FamilyC. The ReunionD. High EQ or Low EQ(C)Decide to Do wellEverybody makes decision in daily life. They can be as important as what you will do in the the future or as simple as what you will eat for breakfast. Any decision could be the turning point of your life.I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3.Before I made that decision I was one of the boys who tried too hard to act as an adult. I didn’t know that only kids want to show themselves as adults.I didn’t listen to my parents and teachers, and my grades became poor. Then came the high school entrance exam.At the turning point of my life, my mom wanted to have a conversation with me. I wanted to turn it down but when I looked at her eyes, I felt I couldn’t refuse. Instead of asking me to study hard, to my surprise, Mom just asked what I wanted to do in the future. Without thinking too much, I just said I would like to study hard.Mom smiled and asked again: 〝I asked, what do you WANT to do?〞I never seriously thought about the question. So, I kept silent.〝Whether you want to go on studying or enter the society,〞she went on, 〝it is your own decision. Your life ought to be decided by you, not by anyone else, including me. 〞After saying that, she had tears in her eyes.For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision. I sat in my chair and thought about myself, my life and what kind of person I wanted to become.It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest decision so far in my life—I wanted to be a man who makes a difference in the world. To achieve that, I needed to study hard.The path to my future became clear to me. I didn’t act rebelliously(叛逆地) any more. With passion (激情) in my heart, I studied hard.Now, I’m 17 and I’m in one of the best schools in my city, in one of the best classes at the school and I am one of the best students in the class.Thanks to that decision, I have become what I am today. When did the writer make the important decision?A. After he was 17 years old.B. After he was in one of the best classes.C. When he was a pupil.D. When he was studyingin Junior 3.57. What was the writer like before the decision?A、His grades became poor.B、He tried too hard not to act as an adult.C、He was one of the top students in his class.D、He did what his teachers and his parents asked him to do.58. How did the writer make the decision?A、It was easy for him to make the decision.B、It was his second time to make the decision.C、He made the decision seriously.D、It was his mother that made the decision for him.59. Put the events into right order.①I wanted to turn down my mum when she wanted to talk with me②I told my mum I would like to study hard.③I studied hard with passion and became what I am today.④I thought for a long time to make the decision that I must study hard.⑤I agreed to talk when I saw my mum’s tear.⑥I acted rebelliously because I tried hard to act as an adult.A. ⑥⑤①④②③B. ⑥①⑤②④③C. ⑤②①⑥③④D. ⑤⑥①②④③60. Which of the following is TRUE?A、The writer made the decision that he should work hard.B、It took the writer several years to make the decision.C、After hearing his mother’s words, the writer had tears in his eyes.D、At the turning point of his life, the writer wanted to have a conversation with his mother.( D )There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have traveled to the places, you can go and see a color film about them, or you can read a travel books.It seems that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective(主观的) idea of travels which their writer has got himself. These books can be useful if the writers share their traveling experiences with others. The second kind are those books which give objective (客观的) information of things to be done and seen. If a cultured person has written such a book about the facts of a place, then it is even more useful. The third kind are those books which are called "a guide" to some place or other. If they are good, they will describe and explain the place in detail. Like the first kind, they can be interesting and exciting, but their main purpose is to help the reader plan his travel in the mostpractical way.Whatever kind of travel book you choose, you must make sure that the book does not describe everything as interesting, exciting or fantastic. You must also keep an open eyes on its date of publication (出版)because travel is a very practical matter and many things change quickly in the twenty-first century. Finally, you should make sure that it’s easy to find the useful information for your travel.The passage was written to introduce_______.A. travel mapsB. travel booksC. travel filmsD. travel places62. The following travel books may be of use when you plan your travels except _______.A. the book written by some people who have had the same travel experience themselvesB. the book which tells you what is worth doing and seeing based on the factsC. the book in which a lot of big adjectives are used to draw your attentionD. the book which offers you a lot of useful information like a tour guide63. The underlined phrase〝a cultured person〞means a personwith ________.A. a good appearanceB. a good educationC. a lot of experienceD. a lot of money64. The date of publication must be noticed because ________.A. the prices of travel books may be differentB. the writers of travel books may be differentC. the information in travel books is always the sameD. the information in travel books is always changing65. According to the passage, it is best to read ______ before traveling to a place of interest.A. the first kind of travel booksB. the second kind of travel booksC. the third kind of travel booksD. some travel articles in newspaper( E )When you watch TV programs about wild animals, it is surprised to see how an antelope (羚羊) can run away from a strong lion. In the wilderness, everyone has his own way to protect himself. Even plants have their own ways to fight off enemies.Over millions of years, plants have developed their own defense system (防卫系统). Chemicals are fantastically used by plants to survive (幸存). By making their leaves, flowers, roots andfruits poisonous (有毒的) to enemies, plants can fight back.One such plant is the Golden Wattle tree. The British scientist David Cameron has foun d when an animal eats the tree’s leaves, the amount (数量) of poison increases in the other leaves. 〝It’s like the injured leaves telephoning the others to fight together against the enemy,〞he said.The tree also sends defense messages to neighboring plants by giving out a special smell. Golden Wattle trees in the nearby 45 meters will get the message and produce more poison within 10 minutes. Now, if an enemy eats too many of the trees’ leaves, he will die.Every kind of plant or tree is good at producing a special set of chemicals. Herbivores, like rabbits, can safely eat the leaves of one tree, but they may be poisoned by its neighbor.In this way, plants have not only developed their own defense system, but also shared it with others. This makes it impossible fora single animal to destroy even a small area of forest.66. From the first 2 paragraphs, we can learn that _________.A. plants can do nothing against their enemiesB. chemicals are quite useful for plants to surviveC. an antelope can always run away from a strong lionD. leaves, roots, flowers and fruits of plants are poisonous67. If animals eat one Golden Wattle tree’s leaves, the tree can________.A. kill the animals with a special smellB. tell other trees to come to protect itC. warn other trees against the animals on the phoneD. send defense messages to the neighboring plants68. The underlined word 〝herbivores〞in the 5th paragraph probably means animals which _____.A. produce poisonB. live on small animalsC. like to eat rabbitsD. feed on plants or grass69. The last paragraph of the passage suggests that this kind of defense system is ________.A. bad for animalsB. good for forestsC. helpful to some animalsD. harmful to forests70. The passage is mainly about __________.A. the examples of protecting forestsB. the balance between animals and plantsC. the ways of plants fighting against enemiesD. the relationship between lions and antelopes【五】写作〔共三节，总分值35分〕第一节单词拼写〔共10小题，每题1分，总分值10分〕根据以下句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。