2018-2019学年上外附中九上英语期中

1、第 1 页 / 共 12 页i. choice. (15）a. grammar (10 分分)11. it was _ cold winter night. _pale moon hung low in_ sky.a. a;a; theb. a; the; thec. / the; ad. ; the; the12. on the top of the hill is a tower _.a. 80-meter-highb.of 80 meter highc. 80 meters highd.80 meter high13. 1 am busy writing my essay now. pl

2、ease ask me about that_ time.a. some otherb. the otherc. otherd. others14. english is a_ language and should not be taught as if it were a_ one.a. living; dyingb. alive; dyingc. alive; deadd. living; dead15. when they are talking about the cities in america, the first_ into my mind is newyork.a. whi

3、ch comesb. that comesc. what comesd. comes16. the police got to_ was once an old school_ the peasants used as a store.a. what; thatb. where; whichc. where; thatd. which; where17.1 really didnt know_ she had arrived in kunming.a. when it was thatb. was it when thatc. when was it thatd. that it was wh

4、en18.this morning i have been told that part of the text books_ arrived.a. haveb. hasc. ared. is19. how does it make you feel that human beings could be sold _theywerenothingmore than donkeys or tools?a. even ifb. ever sincec. now thatd. as though20.peter would certainly have attended the lecture_.a

5、. were not his car out of orderb. had his car not been out of orderc.if his car were not out of orderd. hadnt his car been out of order21. _by smartphone high-quality built-in cameras and easy access to picture-enhancingapps, “ selfies” become a popular form of self-expression among social media use

6、rs.a. being made possibleb. to make possiblec. made possibled.making possible22. beyond the house_, which extend for almost two miles.a. do open fields lieb. lie open fieldsc. lies open fieldsd. does open fields lie23. bob fell off the ladder yesterday but hes all right hes lucky-he_ himself badly.a

7、. could have hurtb. may have hurtc. might hurtd. should have hurt第 2 页 / 共 12 页24. after lying in bed for a whole day, he seemed_ from the flu though he still cougheda lot.a. being recoveredb. to be recoveredc. recoveringd. to be recovering25. according to the report the number ofamericans _unemploy

8、ment aid has droppedto the lowest level in more than four years.a. soughtb. seekingc. having soughtd. to have sought26. humble_ it may be, there is no place like home, _he may go.a. although ; whereverb. as; no matter wherec. though; whered. as; where27. the witness said that the heavy truck_ east t

9、o west when the motorcycle suddenlyrushed out from the dark alley.a. had traveledb. traveledc. was travelingd. was to travel28. after testing hundreds of lipsticks, investigators claimed the rumor _ some lipstickscontain lead turned out to be true.a. whetherb. whatc. thatd. which29. undersea mountai

10、ns generally form when volcanic mountains rise up from the seafloor butfail to reach the surface, while_ break the surface become islands.a. which thatb. thosec. whichd. those that30. his happy face suggests that_ a good lime at the party last night so id suggest_him the question right now.a.should

11、have; your askingb. had; you to askc.have; you to askd. had; your askingb. vocabulary (5*)31. these programs are designed for those young people who want to_ higher educationbut do not have enough time to go to university.a. ensureb. expandc. promoted. pursue32.his father_ her to take some piano les

12、sons during the summer vacation, but shewouldnt listen.a. suggestedb. demandedc. advisedd. intended33.1 cant _ why he quit school at such a young age.a. work outb. figure outc. come to realized. become aware34. the teenager, who was looking for a job, found many fast food restaurants in hisneighborh

13、ood with “help wanted” _on the windows.a. signalsb. designsc. signsd. symbols35. electronic information can be used as _ in criminal cases, which includes blogging,texting, wechat, qq records and so on.a. evidenceb. proofc. identityd. cause第 3 页 / 共 12 页36. most doctors have long believed that_ pres

14、sure can surely lower the risk of heartattack.a. reducingb. to lessenc. damagingd. to destroy37. in my opinion, the information is more than_. it is_.a. invaluable,valuableb. worthlessvaluelessc. valuable .pricelessd. invaluable.priceless38. with dim sum accompanied by tea, drinking morning tea is t

15、he most_ feature ofcantonese tea culture.a. peculiarb. particularc. distinctd. distinctive39. tom was in low spirits as he was_ wasting too much money on the things he doesntneed.a. punished withb. blamed forc. charged ford. criticized of40. as one of the most recognized global brands, the company i

16、s well _ in the industrywith a reputation for providing customer-focused solutions.a. respectfulb. respectedc. respectabled. respectiveii. cloze (10）black friday is coming and while most people are preparing for the shopping festival, imfacing a year of buying nothing - a whole 12-month shopping ban

17、._41_by the black friday counter-movement buy nothing day,which encouragesyou to stay away from a 24-hour shopping craze for the sake of rushing to the shops, i want to seeif i can take it further and go a year without spending on_42_ but bills and food.this means no meals out, no cinema trips, no h

18、olidays unless they are _43_, no visitsto the pub, no new clothes, no coffee - you get the idea. it also means i wont be able to buy traintickets or bus fares so my_44_ bicycle will be relied on to get froma to b.and i wont be able to_45_ friends and family to pay for me eitherits a year of nospendi

19、ng. im hoping the next year will teach me a thing or two about just how little i needto_46_, help me to save more and open my eyes to the wonderful free _47_thathappen right under my nose.living in london will be a_48_ and a curse; there is a wealth of events that happenin the capital, with concerts

20、 and exhibitions on my doorsteps, but these often come with a highprice. however, there are plenty of free events to_49_-ive just never done do before.it wont be easy though and im sure there will be times when money will have to changehands. i have_50_ the wish to pile up items.however, i have purc

21、hased two bike-packing bags that fit into my bike frame and a newsleeping mat so i can have a free wild camping holiday next year.41.a. discouragedb. inspiredc. exhaustedd. flattered42.a. anythingb. coffeec. clothesd. holidays43.a. reasonableb. meaningfulc. forcefuld. free第 4 页 / 共 12 页44.a. expensi

22、veb. flexiblec. mobiled. trusty45.a. rely onb. give upc. figure outd. run into46.a. make offb. go throughc. live ond. set out47.a. eventsb. clothesc. ticketsd. trips48.a. luxuryb. disasterc. blessingd. success49.a. exchange forb. take advantage ofc. work ford. come across50.a. releasedb. abandonedc.

23、 relievedd. resistediii .reading. (20)(a)in the fall of 1985, i was a bright-eyed girl heading off to howard university, aiming at alegal career and dreaming of sitting on a supreme court bench somewhere, twenty-one years lateri am later i am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a differen

24、t tale to tell.my grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. she was the first inour family to reach that goal. but one year after i started college she developed cancer. i made thechoice to withdraw from college to care for her. it meant that school and my personal dreamwou

25、ld have to wait.then i got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt andbiological children. in 1999, we adopted our first son. to lay eyes on him was fantastic and veryemotional. a year later came our second adopted boy. then followed son no.3. in 2003, i gavebirth

26、to another boy.you can imagine how fully occupied i became, raising four boys under the age of 8! ourhome was a complete zoo - a joyous zoo. not surprising, i never did make it back to collegefull-lime. but i never gave up on the dream cither. i had only one choice: to find a way. thatmeant taking a

27、s few as one class each semester.the hardest part was feeling guilty about the time i spent away from the boys. they oftenwanted me to stay home with them. there certainly were times i wanted to quit, but i knew ishould set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.in 2007, i gra

28、duated from the university of north carolina. it took me over 21 years to get mycollege degree!i am not special, just single-minded. it always struck me that when youre looking at a bigchallenge from the outside it looks huge, but when youre in the midst of it, it just seems normal.everything you wa

29、nt wont arrive in your life on one day. its a process. remember: little steps addup to big dreams.51. when the author went to howard university, her dream was to be_.a.a writer b. a teacherc. a judged. a doctor52. why did the author quit school in her second year of college?第 5 页 / 共 12 页a.she wante

30、d to study by herself.b.she fell in love and got married.c.she suffered from a serious illness.d.she decided to look after her grandma.53. what can we learn about the author from paragraphs 4 and 5?a.she was busy yet happy with her family life.b.she ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.c.she want

31、ed to remain a full-time housewife.d she was too confused to make a correct choice.54. what does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?afailure is the mother of success.b. little by little, one goes far.c. every coin has two sides.d. well begun, half done.55 which of the following

32、can best describe the author?a. caring and determined.b. honest and responsec.ambitious and sensitive.d. innocent and single-minded.(b)look to many of historys cultural symbols, and there youll find an ancestor of frosty, thesnowman in the movie frozen. it appeared on some of the first postcards, st

33、arred in some of theearliest silent movies, and was the subject of a couple of the earliest photos, dating all the wayback to the 1800s. i discovered even more about one of humanitys earliest forms of life art duringseveral years of research around the world.for example, snowmen were a phenomenon in

34、 the middle ages, built with great skill andthought. at a time of limited means of expression, snow was like free art supplies dropped fromthe sky. it was a popular activity for couples to leisurely walk through town to view the temporaryworks of chilly art. some were created by famous artists, incl

35、uding a 19-year-old michelangelo,who in 1494 was appointed by the ruler of florence, italy, to build a snowman in his mansionscourtyard.the miracle of 1511 took place during six freezing works called the winter of death. the city ofbrussels was covered in snowmenan impressive scene that told stories

36、 on every street corner.some were political in nature, criticizing the church and government. some were a reflection ofpeoples imagination. for the people of brussels, this was a defining moment of defining freedom.at least until spring arrived, by which time they were dealing with damaging floods.i

37、f you fear the heyday of the snowman has passed, dont worry: ive learned that someexplosive snowman history is still being made today. every year since 1818, the people of zurich,switzerland, celebrate the beginning of spring by blowing up a snowman. on the third monday ofapril, the holiday sechsela

38、uten is kicked off when a cotton snowman called the boogg is stuffed第 6 页 / 共 12 页with explosive and paraded through town by bakers and other tradesmen who throw bread to thecrowds. the parade ends with the boogg being placed on a 40-foot pile of firewood. after thebells of the church of st. peter h

39、ave rung six times, representing the passing of winter, the pile islit. when the snowman explodes, winter is considered officially overthe quicker it is burntdown, the longer summer is said to be.56. why did the author mention “frosty” in the first paragraph?a.to emphasize on the popularity of the c

40、haracter “frostyb.to introduce the earliest silent movies with snowmen.c.to arouse the readers interest in the topic of snowmen which will be described later.d.to explain the hidden meaning of“frosty.57. according to the passage, why did snowmen become a phenomenon in the middle ages?a.people though

41、t of snow as holy art supplies.b.people longed to see masterpieces of snow.c.building snowmen was a way for people to express themselves.d.building snowmen helped people develop their skill and thought58. the heyday of the snowman, (paragraph 4) means the time when_.a.snowmen were made mainly by art

42、istsb.snowmen enjoyed great popularityc.snowmen were politically criticizedd.snowmen caused damaging floods59. in zurich, the blowing up of the bodgg symbolizes_a. the start of the paradeb. the coming of a longer summerc. the passing of the winterd. the success of tradesmen60. what can be concluded

43、about snowmen from the passage?a. they were appreciated in history. b. they have lost their value.c. they were related to movies.d. they vary in shape and size.(c)you may have heard some of the fashion industry horror stories: models eating tissues orcotton balls to hold off hunger, and models colla

44、psing from hunger-induced heart attacks justseconds after they step off the runway.excessively skinny models have been a point of controversy for decades, and two researcherssay a models body mass should be a workspace health and safety issue. in an editorial releasedmonday in the american journal o

45、f public health, katherine record and bryn austin made theircase for government regulation of the fashion industry.the average international runway model has a body mass index (bmi) under 16-low enoughto indicate starvation by the world health organizations standard. and record and austin areworried

46、 not just about the models themselves, but about the vast number of girls and women theirimages influence.第 7 页 / 共 12 页especially girls and tens, says record. seventy percent of girls aged 10 to 18 report thatthey define perfect body image based on what they see in magazines. thats especially worry

47、ing,she says, given that anorexia(厌食症)results in more deaths than does any other mental illness,according to the national institute of mental health.its commonly known that certain diseases are linked with occupations like lung disease incoal miners. professional fashion models are particularly vuln

48、erable to eating disorders resultingfrom occupational demands to maintain extreme thinness.records suggestion is to prohibit agents from hiring models with a bmi below 18.in april, france passed a law setting lower limits for a models weight. agents and fashionhouses who hire models with bmi under 1

49、8 could pay $82,000 in fines and spend up to 6 monthsin jail. regulating the fashion industry in the united states wont be easy, record says. but withthe new rules in france, u.s. support could make a difference. a designer cant survive withoutparticipating in paris fashion week, she says, adding, o

50、ur argument is that the same would betrue of new york fashion week.61. what do record andaustin say about fashion modelsbody mass?a.it has caused needless controversy.b.ii affects models health and safely.c.it is but a matter of personal taste.d.it is a kind of beauty.62. what are record andaustin a

51、dvocating in the monday editorial?a.prohibition of models eating non-food stuff.b.achange in the publics view of female beauty.c.elimination of forced weight loss by models.d.consequences anorexia leads to.63. why are record andaustin worried about the low body mass index of models?a.it contributes

52、to many mental illnesses.b.it defines the future of the fashion industry.c.it has great influence on numerous girls and women.d.it keeps many otherwise qualified women off the runaway.64. what do we learn about frances fashion industry?a.it has difficulty hiring models.b.it has now a new law to foll

53、ow.c.it allows girls under 18 on the runway.d.it has overtaken that of the united states.65. what does record expect of new york fashion week?a.it was definitely create a completely new set of rules.b.it will do better than paris fashion week.c.it will differ from paris fashion week.第 8 页 / 共 12 页d.

54、it will have models with a higher bmi.(d)the history of human civilization is entwined with the history of the ways we have learned tomanipulate water resources. as towns gradually expanded, water was brought from increasinglyremote sources, leading to sophisticated engineering efforts such as dams

55、and aqueducts. al theheight of the roman empire, nine major systems, with an innovative layout of pipes andwell-built sewers, supplied the occupants of rome with as such water per person as is provided inmany parts of (he industrial world today.during the industrial revolution and population explosi

56、on of the 19th and 20th centuries, thedemand for water rose dramatically. unprecedented( 空前的） construction of tens of thousandsmonumental engineering projects designed to control floods, protect clean water supplies, andprovide water for irrigation and hydropower brought great benefits to hundreds o

57、f millions ofpeople. food production has kept pace with soaring populations mainly because of the expansionof artificial irrigation systems that make possible the growth of 40% of the worlds food.yet there is a dark side to this picture: despite our progress, half of the worlds population stillsuffe

58、rs, with water services inferior to those available to the ancient greeks and romans. morethan one billion people lack access to clean drinking water and preventable water-related diseaseskill an estimated 10.000 lo 20,000 children every day.the consequences of our water policies extend beyond jeopa

59、rdizing(损害) human health. tensof millions of people have been forced to move from their homes-often with little warning orcompensation- to make way for the reservoirs behind dams, than 20% of all freshwater fishspecies are now threatened or endangered-because dams and water withdrawals( 取 水 ） havede

60、stroyed the free-flowing never ecosystems where they thrive. certain irrigation practicesdegrade soil quality and reduce agricultural productivity.at the outset of the new millennium, however, the way resource planners think about water isbeginning to change. fortunately- and unexpectedly- the deman