冀教版九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷A卷.doc

冀教版九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分） In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In 1way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often 2. Robert Bruce , leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider3a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough 4in the rock. He tried six times. On the 5time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to6the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made 7models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked 8he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have9failure. Now I know 50,000 ways it wont 10“So what? First，always think about your failure. What caused 11？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go 12next time.Second, is the goal youre trying to reach the right one? Try to do some 13about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me? This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldnt be doing any way.The third thing to keep in 14about failure is that its a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself even though you may have 15 （1）A . other B . another C . first D . second （2）A . told B . said C . talked D . spoken （3）A . doing B . taking C . making D . playing （4）A . room B . house C . place D . soil （5）A . tenth B . sixth C . eighth D . seventh （6）A . save B . help C . defeat D . kill （7）A . hundred B . hundreds C . hundred of D . hundreds of （8）A . why B . when C . what D . who （9）A . not B . no C . never D . nothing （10）A . do B . make C . took D . work （11）A . one B . it C . that D . this （12）A . high B . large C . right D . bright （13）A . Thinking B . shopping C . reading D . cleaning （14）A . heart B . eyes C . ears D . mind （15）A . failed. B . succeeded C . finished D . passed 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)2. （10分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 The fire at Notre Dame Cathedral (巴黎圣母院) in Paris has raised questions about the condition of thousands of other historic buildings across Europe. It also raises questions about whether European governments are doing enough to keep up and care for such buildings.Some people say the fire last month was a wake-up call, not just for Europe, but the whole world. Large fires have long robbed humanity of knowledge, art and treasures. One example is the fire at the famous library of Alexandria in northern Egypt about 1700 years ago.In 2015, the German engineering company Siemens found that Scotland had about 10 serious fires a year, while England lost at least twelve listed buildings a year. In Germany, 70 historic buildings have been destroyed since 2000.And all too often, fires happen while old buildings are being repaired. Experts say that what is needed is continuous attention and maintenance (维护). These steps, if taken, could help avoid the need for major repairing work.But regular attention and maintenance costs money.Part of the problem comes from the shortage of money provided by governments after the 2008 financial crisis (金融危机). As a result, governments are increasingly looking for rich companies to keep up these historic buildings.We do need more money, but this is a shared duty for governments, businesses and citizens across Europe, said an officer from the European Union.Some say world-famous monuments like Notre Dame are the driving force behind tourism and should get more respect. People have noticed the importance of such respect.Historic buildings are a gold mine(矿). You cannot explore it and then just leave the mine and go to another one. It is something you really have to value, the officer said.（1）After the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, more attention is paid to _. A . European governmentsB . famous librariesC . engineering companiesD . the old buildings（2）According to the passage, one of the biggest enemies of cultural treasures is _. A . robbersB . firesC . moneyD . tourists（3）These steps in Paragraph 4 refer to (指代) _. A . attention and maintenanceB . careful repairing workC . enough respect from peopleD . serious financial crisis（4）The officer thinks _ should accept the duty of caring for these famous monuments. A . citizens around the worldB . the European governmentsC . rich European businessesD . the whole European society（5）The purpose of writing this article is to ask everyone to _. A . value historic buildingsB . donate plenty of moneyC . pay attention to big firesD . avoid exploring mines3. （10分）阅读理解Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal (偷) the bell on his neighbors door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, Ill put some cotton in my ears. Then I wont be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out. “Steal my bell? Ill teach you a lesson (教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑). （1）The thief was trying to get .A . his neighborB . his neighbors doorbellC . some cottonD . a door with a bell on it（2）The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell.A . safeB . difficultC . dangerousD . easy（3）The neighbor ran out probably (很可能) because_.A . he knew his doorbell was being stolenB . he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit himC . He realized (意识到) something strange happenedD . Both B and C（4）The neighbor hit the thief to _.A . give him lessonsB . punish (惩罚) him for stealingC . help him with the bellD . be his teacher（5）Which of the following is TRUE?A . The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.B . The thief knew why the neighbor came out.C . The thief thought the neighbor could not hear the bell.D . The thief didnt want to know why the neighbor ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.4. （8分）阅读下面三篇短文，根据短文内容，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。BThere is a famous English saying “You are what you eat”, and it means what you put in your mouth will become part of you. Many experts use it to tell people its important to have a good eating habit. For example, too much sweet food makes a person overweight. To avoid being fat, kids are told to keep off sweet food. However, a team of American scientists have discovered something new about eating sweet food.“When we say some people sweet, we mean they are kind and friendly to us. Perhaps his word can help us learn more about peoples feelings and acts.” said Brain Meier, a scientist from the study team. “Taste is something we experience every day. What we have done is to find whether we can know someones character and behavior depending on their taste.”In one of their experiments, college students were asked questions about their character-whether, for example, they were soft-hearted or not. Then they were asked to make a list of their favorite food. According to their answers, the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer.In their another experiment, the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food such as cookies and chocolate were more willing to help other people in need, and those who ate nonsweet food such as chips werent. For example, people with a sweet tooth were more likely to volunteer to clean up their city, visit sick children in the hospital and so on.The result of experiments is that peoples helpfulness or being nice has something to do with their taste for sweet food. So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful. Next time, try some ice-cream.（1）The underlined word “it” refers to(指代) _.A . the sweet foodB . the eating habitC . the American teamD . the English saying（2）According to the result of the experiments, sweet food makes people _.A . overweightB . excitedC . relaxedD . friendly（3）The scientists found that the people who preferred _ were less helpful.A . ice-creamB . chocolateC . chipsD . cookies（4）It can be learnt from the passage that _.A . scientists asked college students questions about their futureB . scientists told college students not to eat sweet foodC . people with a sweet tooth are more willing to help othersD . peoples character has nothing to do with their taste.5. （10分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。BThis is an old story. It was first told long ago. A rich man wanted to make a journey to another town. He was a businessman. He wanted to take things to sell. He also wanted to take some gold to buy some things with. He decided to take ten servants with him. They would carry the things to sell and the food to eat on the journey.He was a kind man. He said to one of his servants, You are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my servants. You can not carry a heavy load. You may choose the lightest load to carry.The servant thanked his master. He pointed to the biggest load. This was bread for them to eat on the journey.You are foolish, said his master. That is the biggest and heaviest load. But the servant lifted up the load cheerfully and the journey began. They walked for four hours. Then they stopped for a rest. They all ate some of the bread. Then there was less bread for the servant to carry. The servants load grew smaller and lighter every day. At the end of the journey, the smallest servant had nothing to carry.（1）The rich man wanted to sell things and _.A . buy some goldB . buy some gold with the moneyC . buy some things with the goldD . sell some gold（2）Before the journey began, the rich man said something to _.A . a businessmanB . one of his servantsC . the servantsD . some servants（3）The weakest servant _.A . asked for his masters adviceB . followed the masters adviceC . refused to accept the masters adviceD . took the advice another servant gave him（4）It took them _.A . less than four hours to finish the journeyB . some days to finish the journeyC . no more than four hours to finish the journeyD . only four hours to finish the journey（5）The smallest servant was very _.A . cleverB . foolishC . honestD . kind三、 词汇运用 (共2题；共11分)6. （1分）He is standing_(near/beside) the table. 7. （10分）根据首字母提示，完成单词，补全短文。The Chongyang Festival is a Chinese traditional festival. It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Its also c_the Double Ninth Festival.The festival started as e_as the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). It has a history of more than 1,700 years. Among the numbers from zero to nine, nine is the h_odd number (奇数).People believe that two “nines” meeting together stand for a long life. So it is a special holiday f_Chinese people to show love and respect for their elders. They hold many k_of activities in honor of old people, wishing them good h_and a long life.The festival comes d_the golden time of fall. On the day, people traditionally drink Chrysanthemum (菊花) wine, eat Double-Ninth Cakes and c_mountains. They also carry a kind of plant named dogwood. People in ancient times b_that the plant could drive away evil (邪恶的) spirits and prevent them from c_an illness in winter.四、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)8. （1分）The mother made a fire _(keep) her children warm.五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共10分)9. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只填1个单词。A good book can teach you things beyond(超出) your class. It can open your eyes and clear your minds. If you want to get into a good reading habit, there are a number of ways to develop it.Plan your timeYou should give yourself at least thirty minutes in all for reading every day. When time is set, nothing can change it. For example, make it a habit to read during breakfast or lunch time.Always carry a bookWherever you go, take a book with you. When you leave the house, make sure that you always carry a good book as well as your school things. Remember that a book always stays with you.Find a quiet placeFind a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair. When you read a book, no one will trouble you. There should be no televisions, computers, music or even noisy family members around you.Have a library dayHave a library card, and you can read as many good books as possible in the library. Make it a weekly trip to the library. You can save a lot of money.Blog itOne of the best ways to develop a good reading habit is to put it on your blog (博客) . If you dont have one, create one. Its free. Ask