江苏省扬州市九年级英语上学期期末考试试题

PAGEPAGE10九年级英语（满分：120分；考试时间：100分钟）说明：1．本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分；2．答题前，考生务必将本人的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置上。3．选择题每小题选出答案后，请用2B铅笔在答题卡指定区域填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再填涂其它答案。非选择题请用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷或草稿纸上作答一律无效。第Ⅰ卷（选择题60分）一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。1.ThesecondSundayofMayis________Mother’sDay.It’s________specialdayforchildrentoshowtheirlovefortheirmothers.A.a；the B.the；a C.不填；a D.不填；the2.Haveyouseenthemovie《LostinThailand》?Yeah,it’strulyworth______.It’s_____interestingthatI’veseenittwice.A.seeing;too B.tosee;enough C.seeing;so D.tosee;such3.Look,Sueisoverthere.That________beher.SheisinCanadanow.A.mustn’t B.can’t C.needn’t D.won’t4.Thegirldevotedasmuchtimeshecan__________others.A.tohelpB.helpingC.tohelpingD.helped5.–DidyouseeTomattheparty?--No,Marytoldmethathe________bythetimeIgotthere.A.leftB.wasleavingC.hadleftD.hasleft6.Hewouldrather________forhimselfthan________forameal．A.cook；goingoutB．tocook；gooutC．cook；gooutD．cooking；goingout7.Notonlyhisparentsbutalsohisgrandfather_________toalotofplacesofinterestinourcountrysincetheycamehere.A.hasgoneB.hasbeen C.havegone D.havebeen8.Willyoupleaseexplaintometheinterestinggameyouareplaying?Sure.Nowletmeshowyou_______first.A.wheretogo B.howtodo C.whentodo D.whattodo9.MyfriendSimonoftenoffersmesome_________,whicharereallyveryuseful;Sowhenyouhaveproblems,youoftenknow_________.A.advice;whattodo B.suggestions;howtodealwithitC.advice;howtodealwiththem D.suggestions;howtodealwiththem10.Didyouhaveanyone_________thewatch?Yes.Ihadthewatch_________yesterday.A.torepair;repairB.repaired;repairedC.repair;toberepairedD.repair;repaired11.Canyougivemeahand?Sorry,Ican’thelpyoudothisbecauseitis______myability.A.above B.over C.morethan D.beyond12.Ourteacheraskedme________.A.whatwasAnndoingthesedaysB.whyPeterdidn’tcometoschoolthedaybeforeC.whenwillthedolphinshowbeginD.howlongIusuallyspentonmyhomework13.Thelittlegirl_______inthebighousealoneatnight.A.daresnotliveB.darenotliveC.doesn’tdarelivingD.daresnottolive14.MoYan,oneofthegreatestwritersinChina,has_______withthe2012NobelPrizeforliteratureand______as“People’sWriter”. A.behonoured,isconsidering B.honoured,hasconsidered C.beenhonoured,isconsidered D.ishonouring,considers15.Wherearewegoingtohaveatrip?______________________.A.Itdoesn’tmatter B.It’suptoyouC.That’sOK D.Takeyourtime二、完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Ayoungcollegestudentthoughtthathehadchosenthewrongmajor(专业)atacommoncollege,sohedrankeverydayanddidn’t16atall.Hefeltmoreandmore17abouthisfuture.Buthewasnever18fromProfessorYang’sbiologyclass.Helikedthecourse.Besides,Yang’sclasswasso19thathealwayslistenedcarefully,nevercaringabout20theotherstudentswerepayingattentionornotinclass.Onceheputa21inthehomeworkhehandedin,saying:“Professor,itissaidthattoday’scollegeThatdayProfessorYang23forhimafterclass.Whenhecame,hefoundtheprofessoratatablewith24onit.Theydrankhappilyovertheirmeal.Whentheybecamehalfdrunk,theprofessortookoutasmall25thatwassprouting(发芽的).“Doyouknowhowmuchthis26?”heaskedtheyoungman.“It’ssoftbutpoisonous.27willtakeitevenifit’sfree.”Hethen28thepotatoaway.Theprofessorthen29himanotherpotato.Itwashalfthesizeofafootballandperfectlyround.“Thispotatoisorganic(有机的).Itis30largeandfreshbutalsofreeofpollution.Itisinhighdemandandquitepopular.”Theyoungmanwasimpressedbywhathe’dheard.“Besuchapotato,”saidtheprofessor.A.help B.sleep C.study D.playA.hopeful B.interested C.hopeless D.sadA.late B.absent C.busy D.pityA.interesting B.boring C.famous D.shortA.if B.weather C.whether D.thatA.paper B.point C.sentence D.noteA.workers B.students C.teachers D.professorsA.shouted B.sent C.cried D.waitedA.meals B.juice C.fruits D.foodA.apple B.potato C.tomato D.bananaA.spends B.pays C.costs D.takesA.Everybody B.Somebody C.Anyone D.NobodyA.took B.put C.threw D.gaveA.sliced B.showed C.found D.putA.notonly B.both C.either D.neither三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。A31.Thenameofthewebsiteis________. A.Home B.LearningEnglish C.Listening D.E32.ThewebsiteisusefulnotonlyinlearningEnglishbutalsoin________. A.teachingEnglish B.findingwork C.travelguiding D.homesetting33.ThewebpagedoesNOTprovide________. A.freelessons B.anadvertisement C.achatroom D.aquestionnaireBWatergoesaroundandaroundEarthinaneverendingjourneycalledthewatercycle（循环）.Thesunheatsuplakes,oceans,andotherwetplacesonEarth.Whenthewatergetswarmenough,itchangesintovapour.Plantsalsogiveofflotsofwatervapour.Someofthiswatervapourcoolsoffhighintheskyandbecomesclouds.ThenitfallsbacktoEarthinanewplaceasrainorsnow.Thiscyclehappensoverandoveragain.Thegroundcanabsorbwaterlikeasponge(海绵).Ifyoucouldseethisgroundwater,itwouldn’tlooklikealakeorriver.Thegroundwaterismixedinwiththerocksandsandthatlieinlayers(层)belowEarth’ssurface.Groundwatermovesalongslowly.Howslowly?Maybe1.5kilometresinonecentury.Someofthiswaterhasbeenundergroundforthousandsofyears.Andoncegroundwaterispumpedoutofthegroundfromadeepwell（井）bypeople,itmaytakehundredsofyearsforanotherwatertotakeitsplace.34.InwhichorderdoeswatergoaroundEarth?a.Falldownasrainorsnow.b.Heatedupbythesunonlakes,oceansandotherwetplaces.c.Cooloffhighinthesky.d.

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D.picked37.Whatconclusion（结论）canwedrawfromthepassage?A.Groundwatercanbequicklyreplacedbyotherwateroncepumpedout.B.Groundwaterisveryvaluable.C.Groundwaterhasnothingtodowithhumanbeings.D.Groundwatertravelinanunknownway.CAsamusicteacherfortwenty-sevenyearsIhavealwaysknownthatmusictouchesthesoul.Itcanbreakthroughallkindsofbarrierstoreachstudentsinaveryspecialway.Itcanbethemeansforeachchildtofindtheirlight.AfewyearsagoIwasblessedwiththeopportunitytoteachpre-schoolstudentsoneafternoonaweek.OneofmymostmemorablestudentswasVanessa.Shewasfiveyearsold,haddifficultywalkingandcouldnotspeak.WemostlysatonthefloorforourmusiclessonsandVanessalikedtositonmylap.OneofherfavoritesongswasJohntheRabbit.ItwasacallandresponsesongwhereIsangthecallandthestudentsclappedtwotimeswhilesingingtherepeatingphrase“Ohyes!”Vanessalikedtoputherhandstogetherwithmineandclapwithme.WeperformedthatsongduringeveryclassVanessaandIclappedtogether.Sheneversaidorsangaword.OnedaylateintheschoolyearwhenthesongwasfinishedVanessaturnedaround,lookedatmeintheeye,clappedhertinyhandstwotimesandsaidthewords“Ohyes!”Iopenedmymouthandcouldnotspeak.Throughmusicwehadmadeaconnection.SeveralyearslaterIcameacrossVanessaonthestreetintown.Istoppedmycarandwavedtosayhello.Shewavedbackwithabigsmileonherfaceandthenclappedherhandstwotimesmimickingthesongwehadperformedinourmusicclass.Thispreciouslittlegirlthroughherconnectionwithmusicleftanimpressiononmethatwilllastforever.Everychildhastheabilitytolearnandgrow.Itisuptouseducatorstodiscoverthewaytoreacheachandeveryoneofourstudents.Weallmustfindeachchild’slight.38.Theauthorthinksmusic__________.A.canmakechildrencalmdownB.canconnecthearttoheartC.isdifficultforpre-schoolstudentsD.isagoodmeanstofindajob39.AccordingtothesecondparagraphVanessa_________.A.gotusedtosingingsongsB.wastooshytospeakC.wastheyoungestintheclassD.enjoyedtheauthor’sclass40.WhenVanessaspokethewords“Ohyes!”theauthorfelt________.A.surprisedB.happyC.frightenedD.satisfied41.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.TheauthorhasbeenintouchwithVanessaforseveralyears.B.Vanessabecameashealthyasotherchildren.C.ThesongmadeadeepimpressiononVanessa.D.BeingagoodeducatorbecameVanessa’sdream.DOnethingthatBritishandChineseculturesshareisaloveforfinetea.Today,whenwethinkofWesternteaculture,weoftenthinkoftheEnglishandbeautifulchinateacups.AfternoonteaPeoplebelievethatanEnglishlady,Anna,firstintroducedtheideaofafternoontea.Inthe18thand19thcenturies,theEnglishatetwomainmealseachday—breakfastandaheavysupperthatwouldlastforseveralhoursintheevening.Asaresult,peopleoftengotveryhungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthesetwomeals.Tosolvethisproblem,Annacameupwiththecleverideaofinvitingsomefriendstojoinherforanafternoonmealbetweenfourandfiveo’clock.Thismealincludedcakesandsandwiches,andteawasservedtowashdownthefood.Inordertomakethisafternoonmealimportant,finechinacupsandplates,andsilverteapots,knives,forksandspoonswereused.Soonafternoonteapartiesbecamepopular.Today,afternoonteapartiescontinuetoplayanimportantpartinthesociallifeinmodernBritain.Willyoucomeforcoffee?CoffeealsohasanimportantroleinBritishculture.Peopleoftenusethewords“Willyoucomeforcoffee?”tomean“Wouldyouliketocometomyhomeforachat?”Usuallyseveraldifferentdrinkssuchastea,hotchocolateorasoftdrinklikeorangejuicewillbeservedaswellascoffee,andyouwillbeaskedwhatyouwouldlike.However,youwillnotbeofferedwineata“coffee”party.CoffeehouseandtheLondonStockExchangeInthe17thcenturyLondon,coffeehouseswerebusyandnoisyplaces.Businessmenandbankerswenttocoffeehousestodotheirbusiness,aswellastodrinkcoffee.InfacttheLondonStock（股票）Exchangeisbelievedtohavestartedfromthesecoffeehouses.42.Annaintroducedtheideaofdrinkingafternoonteabecauseshe_________.A.enjoyedchattingwithherfriendsintheafternoonathomeB.lovedfineteaandbeautifulchinateacupsintheteapartyC.wantedtosharesomenicefoodandsomefineteawithherfriendsD.foundpeoplefelthungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthetwomeals43.Ifsomeonesaystoyou“Willyoucomeforcoffee?”,you_________.A.willbeofferedsomecoffeeorsomewineB.willbeaskedtohaveachatwithhimorherC.areaskedwhatyouwouldliketodrinkoreatD.areinvitedtotakepartinanafternoonteaparty44.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat_________.A.anewbusinesswasstartedincoffeehousesB.businessmenwenttocoffeehousesjustforcoffeeC.coffeehousesarestillusedbybankersinBritainD.peopledon’tgotocoffeehousesbecauseofthenoise45.Thebesttitleofthearticleis_________.A.CoffeehousesandBusiness B.BritishandChineseCulturesC.EnglishTeaandCoffeeCulture D.TheBeginningofTeaandCoffee第Ⅱ卷（非选择题60分）四、词汇应用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）46.Moredetailsabouttheproductsare______________onrequest(可用的).47.Theenemysoldiershadseveral_______,butfailedatlast.(进攻).48.PrincipalLucalledonustodonateourmoneytothe21-year-old___________student,DingKun,wholeftourschoolin2009(大学).49.Anyonewhois________thelawshouldbepunished(违反).50.Onastormynight,thewitnesssawhim________________tostandup,butdidn’twork.(挣扎).51.Onsummerdays,lyingonthebeachcanbequite_______(relax).52.Thefilm,1942,directedbyoneofthemostfamousChinese_____________gotasuccess(direct).53.54.It’sexcitingforthefootballfanstowatchalive_____matchbetweenGermanyandItaly(cover).55.ThereporteraskedDetectiveLuhowmanycrimestheyhadsolved____________(success).五、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1分，计10分）阅读下列短文，根据短中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）Literature(文学)isawordusedtodescribewrittenaswellasspokenmaterial.Generallyspeaking,itisoftenusedtodescribeanythingfromcreativeimagination,includingworksofpoetry,dramaandfiction.Thenwhyreadliterature,sinceitisoftenimaginaryandseemsunconnectedwithreallife?Alotofusreadliteratureforenjoymentandrelaxation.It’salwayspleasanttoreadsomeinterestingbooksinoursparetime.Inamodernlifefullofstress,itisourcommonwishtoreadsomeimaginaryworksandlookforrelaxationfromthestressinlife.Readingliteratureismorethanfun;italsoallowsustogetknowledge.Asageneralrule,literaturerepresentsalanguageofapeople,anditoftengivesusaninsight(洞察力)intothetraditions,attitudesandvaluesoftheageinwhichitwaswritten.Sometimesliteraturecanevenofferusnew,creativewaystohaveabetterunderstandingoftheworld.Itintroducesustonewworldsofexperiences.Weenjoythecomedyandthetragedyofpoems,storiesandplays;andwemayevengrowthroughourliteraryjourneywithbooks.Atlastwemaydiscovermeaninginliteraturebylookingatwhatthewritersaysandhowheorshesaysit.Insomeways,weexplorethehumanconditionandanalyze(分析)thewaytheythinkandfeelthewaytheyfeel.Literaturehelpsusthinkclearlyandencouragesustoopenourminds.Sowecancertainlysayliteratureisofgreatimportancetous.Whynotgetgoingwithonepoem,dramaorfictionatonce?Topic56shouldwereadliterature?ExplanationItdescribesanythingbyusing57.Types58,dramaandfiction59toreadliterature

Togetenjoymentandrelaxationtoforgetstressin60.

Toget61tomakeuslearnabouttraditions,attitudesandvaluesoftheageinwhichitwaswritten.

Toofferpeoplewaysto62betteroftheworld,to63literaryworks,togrowthroughtheliteraryjourney,todiscovermeaninginliterature,andevenexplore64humansthinkandfeel.

Tohelpusthinkclearlyandmakeusopenourminds.SuggestionLiteratureis__65__forus.Readingliteratureatonce.六、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。Lastyear,Iwasinvitedtoa__66___apartyfor“Tuesday’sChild,”anorganizationthathelpschildrenwiththeAIDSvirus(爱滋病毒).IwasaskedtoattendbecauseIamo__67__aTVshow.IwenttherebecauseIcared.Attheparty,theyhadallkindsofsmallrooms.Igotintoaspecialone.Inthisroom,anyonecouldpaintasquare.Theygaveeveryonepaintsinbright,beautifulcolorsandaskedthekidstopaintsomethingbeautiful.AsIlookedaroundatallthesquares,Isawthepictureswereallbright,e__68___one.Theboys_69____nexttomewaspaintingaheart,butitwasdark,empty,andlifeless.AtfirstIthoughtmaybehetooktheonlypaintthatwasleftanditjusthappenedtobedark.ButwhenIaskedhimaboutit,hesaidhisheartwasthatcolorbecausehisownheartfeltdark.Iaskedhimwhyandhetoldmehewasverysickandhismotherwasverysick,too.Hesaidhissicknesswasnotgoingtogetbetterandn__70_____washismother’s.Helookedstraightintomyeyesandsaid,“Noonecanhelpus.”ItoldhimIwassorrythathewassickandIcouldcertainlyunderstandwhyhewassosad.Icouldevenunderstandwhyhehadm__71___hisheartadarkcolor.ButItoldhimthatitisn’ttruethatnoonecanhelpthem.Otherpeoplemightnotmakehimorhismotherbetterbuttheycandothingslikegivinghimorherhugs.ThenIhuggedhimforalongtime.IthoughtmyownheartwouldburstwiththeloveIfeltforthissweetlittleboy.Afterthat,Iaskedhimifhefeltanybetter.Hesaidhedid,buthewasstillsickandnothingwouldc____72_____.AsIwasgettingreadytogohome,Ifeltatug(拖拉)onmyclothes.Iturneda__73_____andthelittleboywasstandingtherewithasmileonhisface.Hesaid,‘Thankyou,Madam.Myheartischangingcolors.Itisgettingb__74_____.Ithinkthosehugsreallyw__75____.’Onmywayhome,Ifeltmyownhearthadchangedtoabrightercolor.七、书面表达（计30分）A．根据中文意思，完成下列句子。（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）76、我没有足够勇气告诉这个受害者父母真相。77、你认为你们班谁跳得最高？78、火星上的重力只有地球上的3/8.