浙江省杭州市余杭区九年级上学期英语开学考试卷

九年级上学期英语开学考试卷一、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）（共4题；共30分）1.阅读理解HereispartoftheFAQspageofFreeComic(连环画)BookDaySite.Readitandanswerthequestions.FREECOMICBOOKTODAYPOLITICS

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◆WhatisFreeComicBookDay？FCBDisdaywhenfreecomicbooksarehandedouttoanyonewhoentersacomicstore.◆WhenisFreeComicBookDay？ItfallsonthefirstSaturdayofMayeachyear.（NextisSaturday,May,2,2020！）◆Whendiditstart？ThefirstFCBDwasonMay4,2002.Toknowwhathashappenedsincethen,checkTheStory.◆Arethecomicbooksreallyfree？Yes.However,howmanyyoucanhaveforfreeisdifferentfromstoretostore,butyouwillgetatleastone.GotoThePoliciestocheckthenumber.◆HowdoIknowwhatfreecomicbooksIcanchoose？ClickonTheComicstoseewhatfreebooksyoucanchoosethisyear.◆IsthisjusthappeningintheU.S.？Ofcoursenot!ShopsinCanadaandsomeothercountriesalsocelebrateFreeComicBookDay！AnycomicbookshopintheworldcantakepartinFreeComicBookDay.Ifyouwantyourlocalshopstogetinvolved,letthemknow!SeeourShopLocatorforonenearyou.（1）IfJackwantstoknowwhatfreebookshecanchoose,whichpartofthesiteshouldhegoto？A.TheStory.

B.ThePolicies.

C.TheComics.

D.ShopLocator.（2）FCBDiscelebrated______accordingtothepassage.A.forafewdays

B.onChildren'sDay

C.ontheInternet

D.insomecomicshops（3）WhichsentencecanbefoundinaposterforFCBD?A.Allare10%off.

B.Buymore,getonefree.

C.Comeinandtakeoneaway.

D.Thefirsttenwillgetafreecopyof"OnePiece".2.阅读理解WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast--theskywasbecominggray.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.Therewasnothingtosee,butIknewitwasthere.Afteraboutamile,astrangerappearedinfrontofme."AmIgoingtherightway?"Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing."Yes,"hereplied,"you'llgetthereinfiveminutes."Finally,Icametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.Suddenly,therainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneontherocks.Farbelowme,thegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld--theGrandCanyon.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRivernearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesaway,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyrightandonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!Iremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhour,andIaskedmyself,"IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?"Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink?（1）Whatdoestheword"it"inParagraph1referto?A.Thedarkpath.

B.Thegate.

C.Thecar.

D.TheGrandCanyon.（2）Wheremaythepassagecomefrom?A.Amagazine.

B.Agrammarbook.

C.Astorybook.

D.Adictionary.（3）Whywastherenothingtosee?A.Becausetherewasnothing.

B.Becauseitwasinthemorning.

C.Becauseitwasraining.

D.Becauseitwastoodark.（4）Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Togivefactsaboutthenaturalworld.

B.Tosayhowhefeelsaboutthenaturalworld.

C.TotellaninterestingstoryabouttheGrandCanyon.

D.ToattractpeopletovisittheGrandCanyon.3.阅读理解Adesertisaverydrylandwherethereishardlyanyrain.Intheday,itcanbesohotthatyoucouldfryaneggontheground.Butduringthenightitissometimessocoldthatwaterwouldturnintoice.Manydessertsarecoveredinsand.Butsomehavemountains,rocks,orlakesthathavedriedupintheheat.TheGreatAmericanDesserthascliffs(thathavebeenmadeintoamazingandbeautifulshapesbythewind.TheSaharaDesertinAfricaismostlysand.TheAustralianDeserthasredsand.Sometimesitdoesnotrainforawholeyearinthedesert.Butthereiswaterdeepunderthegroundandsomeplantshaverootsthatgoverydeeptofindit.Otherplantshaverootsthatspreadout(延伸)longwaysotheycantakeintherainassoonasitfalls.

Onedesertplantisthecactus,whichhaslong,spreadingroots.Thecactusstoreswaterinsideitshardskin.Thisskinprotectsitfromheatandcold.Camelsareabitlikecactusplants!Theystorewatertoo-insidetheirbodies.Theyhavespecialfurwhichprotectsthemfromthesunduringthedayandkeepsthemwarmatnight.Somepeopleliveinthedesertbuttheyalwaysmaketheirhomesnearanoasis.Anoasisiswherewatercomesfromanundergroundriver.Nearanoasis,peoplecangrowlotsofplantsandkeepanimals.Lifeishardinthedesert,forpeople,animalsandplants.Butdesertpeopleliketolivethere.（1）What'sthepassagemainlytalkingabout？A.Animals.

B.Deserts.

C.Cliffs.

D.Plants.（2）Thecactuscanliveinthedesertbecause_____.A.It'sverycoldatnight

B.itsrootgoesdeepforwater

C.ithaslongandspreadingroots

D.itcanprovidewater（3）Mostdesertpeoplelivenearthe_____.A.animals.

B.plants.

C.oasis.

D.sun（4）Whichofthefollowingistrue？A.Desertpeopleliketoliveinthedesertthoughlifeishard.

B.Peopleinthedesertusuallyfryeggsontheground.

C.Camelshavespecialfurtostorewater.

D.Allthedesertsarecoveredinsand.4.阅读理解Therearemanystoriesaboutfightsbetweenpeopleandwildanimals.WehaveheardaboutelephantsinAfricaeatingvillagepeople'splants.Therehavealsobeenreportsoffoxeslivinginpeople'sgardensintheUK.Astownsandcitiesusemoreandmoreland,animalshavelesslandtoliveon.Usuallyit'stheanimalswhichlosethecompetition,Itisreportedtigersgraduallylosetheirnaturalareastolive.Forestsandgrasslandsarebeingchangedintocities,towns,farmingregionsandindustrialareas.Butinsomeplacestheanimalsareslowlywinning.

I'vediscoveredanamazingstoryfromSouthAfrica.Inonepartofthecountry,peoplegrowalotofgrapesformakingwine.Afewyearsago,theybegantohaveproblemswithlargegroupsofmonkeyswhichliveinthemountainsnearby.Themonkeyslovethesweetfruit.Theyateallthegrapestheywanted,andthenranofftothemountainstosleep.Thefarmersreactedangrily,butsomepeopledefendedthemonkeys."Themonkeyshavealwayslivedhere."theysaid.

Butrecently,themonkeyshavebecomedifficultbecausetheygetintopeople'shomestostealfood.Andthey'renotfriendlylikethemonkeysonTV!Oneday,theyevenfrightenedaten-year-oldboywhenheheardstrangenoisesinthekitchen.Peoplecallthepolice,butthey'renotallowedtohurttheanimals.Somanyfamiliesaresellingtheirhomesandmovingaway.Imaginethat!Ifyouhaveanygoodanimalstoriesfromyourtown,pleasesendthemtoour!（1）Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksabout_____________.A.whereandwhatanimalsliketoeat

B.peoplehavefewerplacestolivein

C.competitionsbetweenmenandanimals

D.relationsbetweenanimalsandplants（2）Whatanimalstoriesarementionedinthepassage?A.Elephantsatepeople'splantsinAfrica.

B.Foxesmadestrangenoisesinthekitchen

C.Tigersalwayshavemorelandtoliveon.

D.MonkeysatealotofgrapesintheUK（3）Whatispeoples'attitudetowardsthemonkeysinSouthAfricanowadays?A.Satisfied

B.Frightened

C.Cheerful

D.Strict（4）What'sthewriter'spurposetowritethearticle?A.Totellpeopletofightwiththewildanimals.

B.Toteachpeopletogrowgrapesfortheanimals.

C.Toadvisepeopletostayawayfromtheanimals.

D.Toencouragepeopletosharestoriesaboutanimals二、任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）（共1题；共10分）5.下面文章中有五处（第1-5题）需要添加小标题请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。A.Thetaxisarealwaystidy.B.Thetaxisarecheapandeasytopay.C.Thetaxidriversarequitefriendly.D.Thetaxidriversdriveveryfaster.E.Thetaxiscanbeeasilyconnected.F.Thetaxisarealwaysavailable.ANewWayofCallingTaxisNowadays,manycompaniesprovideanewtaxiservicethroughAppsonthesmartphone.Theyhavegrownquickly.AnApp,infact,isacomputerprogramworkingonsmartphones,computersandothercommunicationdevices.⒈________ThenicestthingaboutthiskindofAppsisthatyoucanseewhereyourtaxiisorhowlongitwilltaketoreachyouonyoursmartphonescreen.AndyoucanalsofindthetelephonenumberofthedriverintheApp,soyoucancallorsendmessagestothedriverwhenyouarewaiting.⒉________TheAppisalwaysthere24hoursaday,365daysayear.Ifyouwanttogosomewhere,youcaneasilyopentheAppathomeoranywhereintheopenair,thenitconnectsyoutothenearestdriver.Usuallyittakesonlybetween5and15minutestogetataxibyusingtheApp.⒊________Thiswayofcallingtaxisispopularbecauseofitsgreatservice.Youhavenothingtodowithataxicompany.Ifyouareverypleasedwiththerideandthedriver,youcangivethedriverahighscorethroughtheApp,sothetaxidriversusuallyservewell.Generallyspeaking,itcanmakeyoufeelgood.⒋________Moreover,thepaymentcanbeeasilydonethroughyourbankcardorAlipay.Howmuchyouneedtopaydependsonthecountryandthecitythatyouarein.Actuallydiscountscanbefoundfromtimetotime.SocallingtaxisthroughtheAppsisusuallymuchcheaperthanhailingthetaxisontheroad.⒌________Also,thetaxisarecleanerthannormaltaxis.Sometimesthedriversarenottherealtaxidrivers.Theyhavetheirownwork.Theydrivetheircarsforexchangemoney,sotheykeeptheircarscleanallthetime.Theywantpassengerstofeelcomfortable.三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）（共1题；共15分）6.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项Agirlcomplainedtoherfatheraboutherhardlife.Shedidn'tknowwhatshehadtodoandwantedto1

up.Shefelttiredoffightingandfighting.Oneproblemhadbeenfinishedbut2

cameoverandshefelttired.Herfather,acook,tookherintothe3.Hepouredwaterintothreepans(锅)andboiledit.Whenthewaterwasboiling,inthefirstpanheputsomecarrots,inthesecondheputsomeeggsandinthelastheputsomecoffee.He4

forthemforafewminuteswithoutanywords.Thegirlwaitedimpatiently,notknowing5

herfatherwasdoingthat.About20minuteslater,herfatherturned6

thestove,tookoutthecarrotsandputtheminabowl.Hetookoutthe7

andputtheminanotherbowl.Afterthatthecoffeewaspouredintoacup.Turningbacktohisdaughter,heasked,"Mysweetheart,whatdoyou8?""Carrots,eggsandcoffee."sheanswered.Herfathertoldherto9

hereyesandlethertouchthecarrots.Shedidsoandfeltthatthecarrotswere10.Afterthatheaskedhertotakeeggsand11

them.Then,shegottheeggs.warmandhard.Atlast,thefatheraskedhertosmellthecoffee.Sheasked,"Whatdidyoudothisfor,Father?"He12

thateachonehadthesameunluckyexperience-theboilingwater,but13

hadadifferentresult.Thestrongandhardcarrotshadbecomesoftandweakafterbeingintheboilingwater.Theeggsbecamehardafterbeingcooked.Thecoffeewasvery14

anditchangedthewater."Whoareyou?"askedherfather,"Whenbadluck15

yourdoor,what'syourdecision?Areyoucarrots,eggsorcoffee?"1.A.growB.giveC.setD.pick2.A.otherB.elseC.anotherD.many3.A.bedroomB.officeC.restaurantD.kitchen4.A.lookedB.searchedC.waitedD.called5.A.thatB.whenC.whatD.why6.A.intoB.overC.offD.out7.A.vegetablesB.fruitsC.eggsD.cakes8.A.hearB.tasteC.smellD.see9.A.closeB.openC.washD.clean10.A.hardB.softC.sweetD.sour11.A.dropB.cookC.breakD.drink12.A.smiledB.explainedC.laughedD.expected13.A.eachB.allC.everyD.either14.A.bitterB.colorfulC.specialD.common15.A.liesinB.comesacossC.meetswithD.knocksat四、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）（共1题；共10分）7.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Canmemorybeimproved?Mostpeoplehopetohaveabettermemory________helpsthemsucceedinstudy,workandlife.Luckilyhundredsofstudiesinthepast50yearshavealreadygivenusaclearanswer.Ahealthylifestylekeepsyourbrainyoungandmemorysharp.Firstofall,itisnecessarytohaveahealthydiet.EatingmorefoodrichinVitaminandVitaminEhelpsyouhaveabettermemory.Doingexercisecankeepyourbrainalive,too.Properexercise________(provide)muchneededoxygenforthebrain.Running,swimmingandevenwalkingtwoorthreetimes________weekarehelpful.Moreover,gettingenoughsleepisimportant.The________(healthy)yourlifestyleis,thebetteryourmemorywillbecome,butdonotexpectasuddenchange--ittakesalongtimetomakeadifference.Memoryskillshelpyourememberthingsbetter.Herearetwo________(wide)usedskills.Chunkingiswayofrememberingapieceofinformationby________(cut)itintosmallerones.Forexample.tomemorizeaten-digittelephonenumber2127983630,youcandividethedigits________threegroups:fast212,then798,andlastly3630.Teachingisasimplewaytotrainourbrainstobemoreeffective________youneedtounderstandbeforeteachingsomething.Teachingstrengthenstheunderstanding.Infact,memoryskillswillhardlyworkifyoudon'tunderstandtheinformation.What'smore,onlyaregularreviewcanmakethememorylastlong.Thatiswhystudents________(advise)togooverwhattheyhavelearntafteronedayandthenafterthreedays,andthenuseitasregularlyaspossibleHumanbrainsarelikemusclesthatneednutrientsandexercisetobecomestronger.Ifyoumakeafewlifestyle________(change)andtrysomememoryskills,youcancertainlyimproveyourmemory.五、单词拼写，根据下列句子及所给的首字母，写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填词）（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）（共10题；共10分）8.Jennyhurth________badlywhensheplayedvolleyballyesterday.9.Mymotherisateacherandshehast________Englishinherschoolfor20years.10.Amountainc________isusedtotakingrisks.11.Hewasc________shockedbythebadnewsandcouldn'tsayaword.

12.Thisboxonlyw________4kilograms.Icancarry