2020-2021学年第一学期九年级英语期中考试试卷

2020-2021学年第一学期九年级英语期中考试试卷九年级英语期中考试说明：1、全卷共2页，考试时间为90分钟，满分90分。

2、答案必须填在答题卡对应的题号上，选择题用2B铅笔涂成长方形，如：[A] [B] [C] [D],非选择题用黑色或蓝色钢笔、圆珠笔，但不能用铅笔或其他颜色笔。

一、单项选择。

(15分)1. Does your friend want to go to_____ European country or _____ Asian country?A. a , aB. an ,aC. a , anD. an , an2. Mom used to _____ TV after supper. But now she is used to _______ out for a walk.A. watch ; goB. watch ; goingC. watching ; goingD. watching ; go3. --Could you please tell me how to improve my English? --Certainly , I_______ .A. canB. couldC. mustD. would4. I think _____ sports ______ good for your health.A. doing; areB. do ; isC. doing ; isD. do ;are5. I have finished _________my report. May I start to learn ________the guitar?A. writing; playingB. writing; to playC. to write; playingD. to write; to play6. You can learn something from anything if you _____ it.A. pay attention toB. add toC. make a difference toD. keep to7. Scientists are trying their best to ______ ways to treat the terrible disease called H7N9.A. come up withB. look forward toC. talk aboutD. give up8.You’d better _____ here _____ the heavy rain.A. not to leave; becauseB. not leave ; becauseC. not leave; because ofD. not to leave; because of9.—Tim played the guitar very well in the school talent show.–I think so. He practices ______it every day.A. playB. playingC. to playD. plays10. I don't know ________ for England next week.A. when they will leaveB. when they would leaveC. when will they leaveD. when would they leave11. Many trees and flowers _____ in our city every year.A. plantedB. were plantedC. plantD. are planted12.— _____must the machine be checked? — It needs checking every month.A. How longB. How manyC. How oftenD. How soon13. The things on show are all made ________ China.A. inB. ofC. fromD. with14. The bike is broken. It needs.A. repairB. to repairC. repairedD. repairing15.—May we leave the classroom now?—No, you ________. You ________ to leave until the bell rings .A．needn't；aren't allowed B．may not；are allowedC．mustn't；aren't allowed D．can't；are allowed 二、完形填空。

(10分)“You know, Ann,” my friend Nick said, “Lisa and Anita were just talking about you.” I immediately got _16 “They said that you join the Students Union just because the teacher likes you, not because you are excellent.”I 17 to keep myself from crying , getting down to my knees. After Nick told me everything my supposed best friends said about me, I felt I was 18 .Lisa and Anita came in, acting as if(好像) 19 had happened. Lisa was still my deskmate and Anita was still my partner for our history project. I was 20 that they were able to pretend we had the perfect friendship. 21 _ they’d said such hurtful things.I felt like I didn’t have a friend in the world, all because of rumor(谣言).The tongue can be our worst 22 . Rumors do harm to friendship. They are like sharp knives, breaking one’s dignity(尊严) into pieces. When we say 23 things abo ut others, we’re hurting their hearts.So how was I to act next? I thought of 24 them back. But instead, I told them directly they had hurt me. Lisa started25 and Anita was speechless. I knew they were both sorry for what they had said. They said sorry to me, and I forgave them although I was still unhappy. Sure, things were a little embarrassing (尴尬的) at first, but soon enough everything was back to the way it had been before. I still deal with rumors from time to time. Talking about others is a part of our life, but the more I learn about the friendship, the more I realize the importance of tolerating others.16. A．.relaxed B．nervous C．scared D．energetic17. A．struggled B．decided C．continued D．preferred18. A．different B．wrong C．sick D．alone19. A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing20. A．surprised B．satisfied C．frightened D．worried21. A．simply B．especially C．obviously D．probably22. A．criminal B．victim（受害者）C．suspect D．enemy23. A．unpopular B．unlucky C．unkind D．unusual24. A．attacking B．arguing C．bringing D．pulling25. A．shouting B．keeping C．fighting D．crying三、阅读理解(30分)AWe're not allowed to go near any of the boys. They boys sit on one side of the classroom and thegirls on the other.Becca，11，SurreyAt my school，we all have to walk on the left and if we don't，we will lose our break time for a week.Katie，10，EssexAt my school，if you are in the 8th grade，you're not allowed to write in pencil；you have to writein pen. If you make a mistake，you have to use a ruler to put a straight line through it.Helen，13，Isle of WightWe're not allowed to take hot food outside the canteen(食堂)，even a small bag of chips.Sarah，14，EssexWe cannot write in any color except black.Alison，12，Moyle26. According to the passage，we know Becca is________．A．10 years old B．a girl C．a boy D．a teacher27. Katie can not ________ at her school.A．play at break time B．sit near a boyC．walk on the right D．eat in the classroom28. Students in the 8th grade in Helen's school________．A．have to write in pen B．can't use rulersC．have to eat in the canteen D．can't write in black29.Alison is allowed to ________．A．take food B．eat in the canteenC．write in black D．write in any color30. What is the material mainly about?A．Why your school has unusual rules.B．What unusual rules your school has.C．The influence of the unusual school rules .D．Students' opinions on the unusual school rules .BStreet art is very popular all over the world. You can find it on buildings, street signs and dustbins from Tokyo to Paris, from Moscow to Cape Town. Street art has become a globe culture and even art museums are collecting works of street artists.People have different opinions about street art. Some think it is bad, but others think it is a very beautiful new culture.Street art began in New York in the 1960s. This style of drawing and writing became known as graffiti(涂鸦). Graffiti art showed that young people wanted to rebel（反叛）against the rules. They traveled around cities to make paintings that everyone could see.One well-known street artist is Swoon. She cuts out paper images of people and puts them on walls. Swoon didn’t start her career as a street artist. She studied art but, as tim e went on, got bored with the works she saw in museums. Then she fell in love with graffiti. The people in New York enjoy Swoon’s strong and interesting style. Some museums have already bought some of her works.Street artists do their work for some reasons. A number of them choose street art because it is closer to the everyday life.Nowadays, the Internet has a big influence on street art. Artists can show their pictures to the people all over the world. Many people, however, however, say that seeing a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it live.31. Where did the street art begin?A. In New YorkB. In Cape TownC. In TokyoD. In China32. What does the underlined word “global” mean in Chinese?A. 全部的B.全国的C.全球的D.全省的33. In the 1960s, in New York, young people ____________.A. hated graffiti artB. liked to paint for museumsC. wanted to say no to the rules through graffiti artD. are too bored.34. Swoon studied ____________ in the past?A. artB. scienceC. historyD. music 35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Young people all think street art is very beautiful new culture.B. Young people all think street art is boring.C. The Internet has little influence on street art.D. The people in New York like Swoon’s works.C36.Liang and Wang, both teachers, are going totake their summer holidays at a beautiful seaside.They like good wine and shopping.37.Chen Hui and Li Hong, university students,want to travel with very little money, and wouldlike to know the country by working with thelocal people for two weeks.38. Mr. Zhang, a young and busy manager, needsa holiday to relax. He would like to gosomewhere warm and sunny, where he can swimin the sea, and he enjoys water sports.39.Mr. Lee and his wife, who have recentlyretired, want to see places of cultural and historicinterest, but Mrs. Lee hates flying.40. Ling Xia, a nurse in a hospital in Guangzhou,hopes to spend her 21st birthday in the north andskate on real ice.A. Seven Days on Jinsha IslandSeven-day holidays on Jinsha Island, lovelybeach with golden sand and deep blue sea.Sailing and some other water sports.B. East China in ComfortComfortable bus tour around five cities inEast China. Six days out of normal holidayseason, seeing local culture and history.C. A Four-day Holiday in GuilinRelax yourselves for a four-day holiday inGuilin. Taste delicious Guilin rice noodles. Atour on the Lijiang River by boat.D. Holiday Homes in SanyaWonderful holiday flats in Sanya in summerby the sea, really near shops and restaurants, allkinds of wine provided.E. A One-day Travel in GuangzhouClimb Mount Baiyun in the morning, visitYuexiu Park in the afternoon. A night time boattrip on Pearl River at 8:00.F. One Week on Sun Island, HarbinOne-week holidays in the Full Moon Hotel.Beautiful flats with sights of Sun Lake. Skating,skiing and other winter sports.G. Farm Holidays in Guizhou[来源:学科网]Working holidays on a farm in Guizhou forone to three weeks, if you are ready to work withthe farmers. Rooms, food and trips all providedfree — you only pay for the low cost traffic.四、短文填单词，每个空格只能填写一个单词（15分）Wu Dajing won gold in the Men’s 500m Short Track Speed Skating at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on February 22nd.Before this race, the Chinese short-track team got only silver and bronze. They met 41 many troubles that it made Wu Dajing China’s last hope of 42 gold medal at these Games. The 23-year-old entered the final with a lot of pressure. However, he didn’t give his competitors 43 chance. He just kept his speedfrom the start.“I am just so 44 of myself to have been able to hold on and bring out my best in the race. I only realized I was the winner at the finish line and I’m very happy that I have won the 45 gold medal for China in these Games,” said Wu.Chinese team head coach, Li Yan said excitedly, “Many thanks to our people for 46 support. In 47 to get ready for the races, we have turned 48 our social networks, but still saw some reports from Chinese media. These reports are important, 49 they give us encouraging messages and now there are more people caring about this sport. It has never been easy for all of us, but we finally got our long-awaited gold medal on 50 last day of the short track competition.”五、读写综合（共20分其中信息归纳5分，书面表达15分）Exam stress is a hard part of life for many students. Why do they often feel stressed when getting ready for exams?Many students feel stressed because of the expectations（期望）of their teachers and parents.They want to make their teachers and parents pleased. This high aim can make the problem of exam stress get worse.Some of the exams may come from the students themselves. Some students are afraid of failure. They are afraid that they can’t pass the exam, so they think about the exam’s difficulty and worry about their grades. This will certainly make them stressed.If students feel that they haven’t got ready for the exam, they will have a foreboding（有不祥预感的）feeling on test day. This will also make them stressed. A poor night’s sleep influences students, too. If students do not get enough sleep the night before, they will feel stressed.Feeling nervous before an exam may always be part of school life. But if students know why they haveB)书面表达：（15分）如何减压让生活更美好许多学习生活中的烦恼都会使人产生压力,为了更好地发现及解决同学们中存在的心理压力问题,你们班特意开展了一次以"Less Pressure, Better Life"为主题的英语演讲比赛,请你准备发言稿,谈谈你的一些缓解压力（How to reduce pressure）的好办法,与同学分享,内容包括:(1) 同学们中普遍存在的压力是什么;(2) 我的压力是什么;(3) 我是如何成功缓解我的压力的。