北京市西城区2018年九年级上学期期末考试英语试题版

1、.北京市西城区20172018学年度第一学期期末试卷九年级英语2018.1知识运用一单项填空从下面各题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项1. Amy,wouldyoupleasepassthesalt?Sure,hereyouare. A.I B.me C.my D.mine2. Whendoyouleavehomeforschool?Iusuallyleave7oclockinthemorning. A.at B.on C.in D.during3.Theinventionofairplanesmakestravelingmuchthanbefore. A.easy B.

2、easily C.easier D.theeasiest4.IwillcallyouassoonasItheticketsfortheconcert. A.get B.got C.havegot D.willget5.Therainisheavynow.Youneedtoputonyourraincoat,youwillgetwet. A.or B.and C.but D.so6. Whatdidyoudolastweekend?Weapicnicinthepark.Itwasaniceday. A.have B.had C.hashad D.willhave7. Thewaterissocl

3、earhere,isntit?Yes.Iseethecolorfulfishesswimminginit. A.shouldn,t B.mustn,t C.need D.can8.IgreatprogressinEnglishsinceIstartedtoreadanEnglishstoryeveryday. A.made B.make C.havemade D.willmake9.Ibasketballwhenmymumcalledme. A.amplaying B.wasplaying C.played D.haveplayed10.Thebookyouaretalkingaboutisw

4、rittenineverydayEnglish. A.who B.that C.when D.what11.Myteachersglassesbyherbabyyesterday. A.broke B.break C.werebroken D.arebroken12. Couldyoutellmetomorrow?Bybus. A.howdidyougotothemuseum B.howyouwenttothemuseum C.howwillyougotothemuseum D.howyouwillgotothemuseum二完形填空阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的ABCD四

5、个选项中,选择最佳选项WhenIstartedworking,Icouldntunderstandwhysomepeopleseemedtosucceedinanythingtheytried.However,othersjustcouldn,tmanagetoachieveanything.Afterawhile,Ifoundthebiggest 13 liesinsettingandreviewinggoalsregularly.Astudyshowsthosewhohavewrittengoalsandreviewthemregularlyareamongthehighestachiev

6、ers.Whatdoyoudowithyourdesiresandwantsinlife?Youcouldpaynoattentiontothemandleavethemto 14 inyourmind,orstarttakingactiontogetwhatyouwant.Youneedtosetgoals.Agoalstartswithasimpledesire.Doyouuseany 15 fornotsettinggoals?Whateveritis,Iamsureyourexcuseislimitingyou.Ifyou,re 16 aboutwhatyouwant,youmight

7、endupatacertainagewiththingsthatyoudidn,twant.Settinggoalsandreviewingthemregularlycanincreaseyourchancesofsucceeding.Itcangiveyoutherightdirectionand 17 youmovingclosertowhatyouwant.Youwillachievemoreinmonthsthanmanypeopledoinyears.Ifyouhaveastrongdesireforsomething,youhavetwo 18 :wishfulthinking,o

8、rtakingaction.Youcanwishforamiracle,butdonothing.Or,youcangetclearonthestepsandtakethem, 19 ,onebyoneuntilyoureachsuccess.Settinggoalsisthemostimportantandnecessarysteptoachievesuccessinanyarea.Itbeginswithadesire,andthenawrittengoal,20 bytherightattitudeandaction.Keepreviewingyourgoalsandwatchhowyo

9、urwishmiraculouslyturnsintoyourreality.13.A.difference B.surprise C.hope D.sale14.A.sing B.dance C.light D.disappear15.A.tools B.excuses C.stories D.examples16.A.excited B.unclear C.sure D.unhappy17.A.imagine B.feel C.stop D.keep18.A.steps B.decisions C.choices D.wishes19.A.slowly B.suddenly C.lucki

10、ly D.sadly20.A.decided B.corrected C.followed D.built阅读理解三阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选择最佳选项ACalifornia21.IfyouwanttostandinthefootprintsofJohnnyDepp,wherewillyougo? A.LosAngeles. B.Hollywoo D. C.VeniceBeach. D.SantaCruz.22.PeoplemustvisittheskateparkonVeniceBeachbecause. A.skateboardingstarted

11、there B.manyfamouspeoplegothere C.theycanlearnhowtodancethere D.therearerollercosterstorideon23.Thepassageisprobablya. A.bedtimestory B.letterfromanoldfriend C.schoolnotice D.introductionfortouristsBTonyaAndrewsisamathteacherinTexas.For16years,shelovedherdearpetcatBlondieverymuchandwantedtospendasmu

12、chtimewithheraspossible.ItistotallyunderstandablethatshehadaspecialfeelingforBlondiebecauseshe,dsavedherfromabuildinginForthWorth.Butrecently,shortlyaftersheandherhusbandhadrealizedthatBlondieseemedtobegettingsick,theelderlycatdiedinherarmsonherwaytothepethospital.Naturally,Mrs.Andrewswasheartbroken

13、.AfterBlondie,sdeath,Mrs.Andrewswenttoworkeveryday,feelingupset.Shecouldn,thelpbutsharethesadnewsofhersadlosswithsomeofherstudentsatJoshuaHighSchoolinJoshua,TX,andshortlyafter,afewofthegirlsinherclasscameupwithafewsurprisestocheerherup.Asonestudentfilmedthemoment,thegirlsfirstgavehersomewhiteroses,f

14、ollowedbycupcakesandballoonstoexpresstheircare.Mrs.Andrewsseemedtouched,butitwastheirnextsurprisethatdeeplymovedherandthateveryonewastalkingabout.Allthattheshockedteachercouldseemtosaywas,Aretheyforme?assheheldthebabycatsnamedMissyandGirlie.Iknewsomethingwasgoingonwhenonlyhalfofmyclasswasinmyroom,se

15、condperiodthenextdaywhenthebellrang,AndrewstoldtheHuffingtonPost,feelingthankful. Thensheheldthemouttomeandsaidtheyweremine.Myheartcannowexperiencehappinessagain.Whatthehighschoolstudentsdidisreallymeaningful,especiallyforpeoplewhohavegonethroughloss,likeTonyaAndrews.Thegoodnewsisthatitcertainlylook

16、slikeitwasworthalltheeffort.TonyaAndrewsfinallywashappywhenherstudentsdidkindthingsforher.24.WhydidMrs.AndrewshaveaspecialfeelingforBlondie? A.BecauseBlondiegotsick. B.Becauseshewasalwayslonely. C.BecauseBlondiewasherfirstpet. D.BecauseshesavedBlondiefromabuilding.25.WhatdidMrs.AndrewsdoafterBlondie

17、died? A.Shesharedthesadnewswithherstudents. B.Sheboughttwobabycats,MissyandGirlie. C.Shegotintoanargumentwithherhusban D. D.ShegaveupherjobatJoshuaHighSchool.26.Accordingtothepassage,whatareMrs.Andrews,studentslike? A.Confidentandhonest. B.Understandingandcaring. C.Humorousandactive. D.Braveandstron

18、gwille D.CZoosarehugelypopularattractionsforadultsandchildrenalike.Butaretheyactuallyagoodthing?Thosepeoplewhoareagainstzooswouldarguethatanimalsoftensufferphysicallyandmentallybybeingenclosed.Eventhebestmanmadeenvironmentscantcomeclosetomatchingthespace,diversity,andfreedomthatanimalshaveintheirnat

19、uralhomes.Thiscausesmanyzooanimalstobecomesick.Catchinganimalsinthewildalsocausesmuchsufferingbyseparatingfamilies.Somezoosmakeanimalsbehaveunnaturally.Forexample,oceanparksoftenforcedolphinsandwhalestoperform.Theseseaanimals dolphinmaydieyearsearlierthantheirwildrelatives.Ontheotherhand,bybringingp

20、eopleandanimalstogether,zooscaneducatethepublicaboutanimalprotectionandencouragepeopletosaveanimalsandtheirhomes.Somezoosprovideasafeenvironmentforanimalswhichhavebeenmistreatedincircuses,orpetswhichhavebeengivenupandnolongerwante D.Zoosalsocarryoutimportantresearchintosubjectslikeanimalbehaviorandh

21、owtotreatillness.circusOneofthemostimportantmodernfunctionsofzoosissupportinginternationalbreedingprograms,especiallyforendangeredspecies.Inthewild,someofthespecieshavedifficultyinfindingmatesandbreeding,andtheymightalsobehurtorevenkilledbypeople.Agoodzoowillenablethesespeciestoliveandbreedinasafeen

22、vironment.Inaddition,asnumbersofsomewildspeciesdrop,thereisanincreaseddangerofpopulationsbecomingtoogeneticallysimilar.Breedingprogramsprovideasafeguard:zoobredanimalscanbeputintothewildtoincreasegeneticdiversity.However,thosepeoplewhoareagainstzoossaythatmanyzoobredanimalsarenotputbackintothewild.A

23、lotofanimalsaresoldnotonlytootherzoosbutalsotocircusesintheUSorwildparksinSouthAfrica,wheresomepeoplearewillingtopayalotofmoneyforthechancetokillahelplessanimal.Often,theseanimalsarefamiliarwithhumansandhaveverylittlechanceofescaping.So,arezoosgoodforanimalsornot?Perhapsitalldependsonhowwellzoosarem

24、anaged,andthebenefitsofzooscansurelyoutweightheirharmfuleffects.However,itisunderstandablethatmanypeoplebelieveenclosinganimalsforanyreasonissimplywrong.27.AccordingtoParagraph2,someseaanimalsmaydieearlierthantheirwildrelativesbecause. A.theywerebornintheoceanpark B.theydonthaveenoughlivingspace C.t

25、heyareforcedtobehaveunnaturally D.theysufferfromfamilyseparation28.Whatisthemainpurposeofinternationalbreedingprogram? A.Toincreasegeneticdiversity. B.Toprotectmistreatedanimals. C.Tofreeenclosedanimals. D.Todoresearchonanimalbehavior.29.What,stheauthor,sopinionofzoos? A.Hedoubtsthevalueofzoos. B.He

26、isatruesupporterofallkindsofzoos. C.Heisagainsttheideaofhavingzoosaround D.Heseestheimportanceofthezoomanagement.DTheRiseofArtificialIntelligencediscussesAItechnologyandhowitmightaffecthumansinthefuture,butthefutureisalreadyhere.In2011,AmericasFavoriteQuizShowheldacompetitionbetweentwomenandanIBMcom

27、puternamed Watson.IBMdescribesWatsonas atechnologythatunderstandsallformsofdataandalsoreasonsandlearns.BothmenthoughttheycouldbeatWatson.Instead,thecomputeranditsArtificialIntelligencesoundlybestedbothofthehumanbeings.ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCEMADESIMPLEArtificialIntelligencegenerallyreferstomachineswit

28、hhumanlikeintelligence,suchasproblemsolvingandlearning.InordertobeconsideredAI,thecomputermustpasstheTuringtest,namedafterAlanTuring,aBritishmathematicianwhoworkedwiththefirstcomputers.Inthe1950s,Turingpublishedapaperquestioningwhetheracomputercouldbeusedtotrickhumansintobelievingtheywereinteracting

29、withanactualhumanbeing.Hefoundthatif30%ofhumanswhointeractedwitha machinebelievedtheywereactuallyinteractingwithahumanbeing,thenthecomputercouldbeconsideredasAI.AsimpleexampleofAIisApple,sSiri.AskSiritodoanything,fromcallingafriendtobookingadinnertable,andSiricandoit.Siriseemsalmosthuman.Whenyouask,

30、Areyouarealperson?Sirianswers,Thatisareallypersonalquestion.But,justbecauseasystemcanbehavelikehumansdoesnotmeanitcanthinklikehumans.Or,doesit?JOININGOFHUMAN&MACHINEItseemsthatourdeviceswillturnintohumans.Ourphonesalreadytellustotakeanumbrellabeforewewalkoutthedoor.Theyvolunteertrafficconditionssowe

31、knowhowlongitwilltaketodrivetowork.Ourdevicescaninteractwithusinawaythatlookslikearealconversationwithanotherhumanbeing,likewithSiri.ItdoesnotseemcrazyatalltothinkthatAImaybeprogrammedtoactuallythink.Ifithasnotalreadyhappened,itlikelywillhappeninthenearfuture.HavewecometothetimewhencomputersandAIhav

32、ecaughtuptohumanbeings?Althoughcomputershavetheabilitytomakeourlifebetter,isitpossiblethattheymaycontrolanddestroyhumanbeingsintheend?WHATTHEFUTUREHOLDSItseemsprettyclearthatinthefuture,weregoingtoseeahumanmachinehybrid.Humanswillbestronger,livelongerandbesmarter.RayKurzweil,acomputerscientist,belie

33、vesthatwithin50years,thehumansonEarthwillbeabout50to80%robotic.ThereisnoquestionthatAIwillbeapartofeverytechnologythathumanscreate.Willitturnouttobemoreofabenefittohumankindorwillitbeariskandthreatenhumanityasweknowit?IfAIisprogrammedaccordingtoIsaacAsimovs3LawsofRobotics,humanswon,thaveaproblemwith

34、machines;butforsome,evilAIstillstandsinthewayofapeacefulandsafelifeonearth.30.ThestoryofcomputerWatsonismentionedheretotellusthat. A.theageofmachineshascome B.humansmaketheirownenemies C.AIhasactuallycomeintoourlife D.humansareplayingadangerousgame31.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat. A.Turingtestwasdesi

35、gnedtoexaminethefirstcomputers B.machinesinteractingwithhumanscanbecalledAI C.Siricanvolunteertobookadinnertable D.AIwillhelphumanstobestrongerandsmarter32.Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression ahumanmachinehybridprobablymean? A.amachinewithahumanlook B.ahumancreatedbymachines C.abodypartroboticparthuman

36、D.arobotthatcanbehavelikehumans33.Thepassageismainlyabout. A.thehistoryandfutureofAI B.theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofAI C.theexamplesofAI D.thecompetitionbetweenhumansandAI四阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题AlbinoPowerIwasbornanalbinoinScranton,Pennsylvania,in1945.Nooneinmyfamilyhadeverknownwhatanalbinowas,whatitmean

37、ttobeanalbino,whathadtobedonedifferentlybecauseIwasanalbino.Myparentsandfriendstreatedmejustliketheytreatedeverybodyelse.Thatwasjustaboutthebestthingtheycouldhavedone.Itgavemealegupontrustingmyself,sowhentroublescamealong,Icoulddealwiththem.True,myschoolbookphotoalwayslookedlikeasnowballwithtwopiece

38、sofcoalforeyes.Likemostalbinos,Ihadterribleeyesight,butthefactthatIcouldhardlyseedidn,tworrymeallthatmuch.Kidslaughedatme,callingme Whitey.PeoplestaredatmewhenIheldreadingmaterialrightatthetipofmynosesoIcouldseeitwellenoughtorea D.EvenwhenIwaseightornine,movietheaterworkersstartedaskingmetopayadultp

39、ricesbecauseI lookedolder.Theworstpartformewasthatbecausemyeyesightwassobad,Icouldn,tplaysportsverywell.Ididn,tgiveuptrying,though.Ipracticedplayingbasketballeveryday.AndIstudiedharder.Finally,Igotbetteratschoolandlovedit.BythetimeIgottocollege,Iwasdoublemajoring,goingtosummerschoolandtakingpartinev

40、erykindofafterclassactivityIcouldfind.Ihadlearnedtobeproudofbeinganalbino.Ididmybesttomake albinoapositiveword.AndIdecidedtomakemylivingwithmyeyes-andinsports.Icouldntseewellenoughtoplaysports,butwithagoodandlonglastingeducationandthedrivetodoit,IcouldmakealivinginvolvedintheareaIloved.I,vedoneitnow

41、formorethanthirtyyearsinprintandinvideo,andnowincyberspace.PeoplemakejokesabouthowI,mtheonlyblindeditortheyknow,butthejokesarefriendlysmilesnow,andsomeofthemaresignsofrespect.AndImakejokesaboutbeinganalbino.Ihaveevendevelopedanallwhiteroutine,ifyoucouldcallitthat.Iwasjustaproudalbinokidfromthecoalco

42、untryofPennsylvania.Inowrealizethatbeingbornanalbinohelpedmetogetoverdifficulties,becomeconfident,andbeproudofmypersonalachievement.34.Howdidthewritersparentsandfriendstreathim?35.Whycouldn,tthewriterplaysportsverywell?36.Whatwasthewriterdoingbythetimehegottocollege?37.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthe bl

43、indeditorjokesnow?38.Whatdoes AlbinoPowermeantothewriter?书面表达五文段表达39.从下面两个题目中獉任獉选獉一獉题,根据中文和英文提示,完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作文中已给出内容不计入总词数所给提示词语仅供选用请不要写出你的校名和姓名题目1假如你是李华,正在美国参加一个交换生项目你想申请所在学校的某一社团,请你写一份申请,说明你想参加什么社团,为什么想参加这个社团以及你自身的优势提示词语:singing,chess,interested,confident,friends提示问题:1.Whatclubdoyouwanttojoin?2.

44、Whydoyouwanttojointhisclub?3.Whatmakesyoutherightpersonforthisclub?DearSir/Madam,ThankyouforconsideringmyapplicationandI,mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua题目2现在,某英文报纸正在开展以我要成为一个的人为主题的征文活动假如你是李华,请用英语写一篇短文投稿谈谈你要成为一个什么样的人,为什么以及你怎么做才能成为那样的人提示词语:brave,honest,positive,help,love,believe提示问题:1.Whatkindofpersondoyouwanttobe?2.Whydoyouwanttobelikethat?3.Howcanyoumakeit?四阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题34.Justliketheytreatedeverybodyelse.35.Becausehiseyesightwasverybad36.Hewasdoublema