北京市西城区2018届九年级上学期期末考试英语试题(word版)

北京市西城区2017—2018学年度第一学期期末试卷九年级英语2018.1知识运用(共14分)一､单项填空(共6分,每小题0.5分)从下面各题所给的A､B､C､D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.IB.meC.myD.mine2.—Whendoyouleavehomeforschool?—Iusuallyleave7o'clockinthemorning.A.atB.onC.inD.during3.Theinventionofairplanesmakestravelingmuchthanbefore.A.easyB.easilyC.easierD.theeasiest4.IwillcallyouassoonasItheticketsfortheconcert.A.getB.gotC.havegotD.willget5.Therainisheavynow.Youneedtoputonyourraincoat,youwillgetwet.A.orB.andC.butD.so6.—Whatdidyoudolastweekend?—Weapicnicinthepark.Itwasaniceday.A.haveB.hadC.hashadD.willhave7.—Thewaterissoclearhere,isn'tit?—Yes.Iseethecolorfulfishesswimminginit.A.shouldn,tB.mustn,tC.needD.can8.IgreatprogressinEnglishsinceIstartedtoreadanEnglishstoryeveryday.A.madeB.makeC.havemadeD.willmake9.Ibasketballwhenmymumcalledme.A.amplayingB.wasplayingC.playedD.haveplayed10.ThebookyouaretalkingaboutiswrittenineverydayEnglish.A.whoB.thatC.whenD.what11.Myteacher'sglassesbyherbabyyesterday.A.brokeB.breakC.werebrokenD.arebroken12.—Couldyoutellmetomorrow?—Bybus.A.howdidyougotothemuseumB.howyouwenttothemuseumC.howwillyougotothemuseumD.howyouwillgotothemuseum二､完形填空(共8分,每小题1分)阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A､B､C､D四个选项中,选择最佳选项｡WhenIstartedworking,Icouldn'tunderstandwhysomepeopleseemedtosucceedinanythingtheytried.However,othersjustcouldn,tmanagetoachieveanything.Afterawhile,Ifoundthebiggest13liesinsettingandreviewinggoalsregularly.Astudyshowsthosewhohavewrittengoalsandreviewthemregularlyareamongthehighestachievers.Whatdoyoudowithyourdesires(渴望)andwantsinlife?Youcouldpaynoattentiontothemandleavethemto14inyourmind,orstarttakingactiontogetwhatyouwant.Youneedtosetgoals.Agoalstartswithasimpledesire.Doyouuseany15fornotsettinggoals?Whateveritis,Iamsureyourexcuseislimitingyou.Ifyou,re16aboutwhatyouwant,youmightendupatacertainagewiththingsthatyoudidn,twant.Settinggoalsandreviewingthemregularlycanincreaseyourchancesofsucceeding.Itcangiveyoutherightdirectionand17youmovingclosertowhatyouwant.Youwillachievemoreinmonthsthanmanypeopledoinyears.Ifyouhaveastrongdesireforsomething,youhavetwo18:wishfulthinking,ortakingaction.Youcanwishforamiracle(奇迹),butdonothing.Or,youcangetclearonthestepsandtakethem,19,onebyoneuntilyoureachsuccess.Settinggoalsisthemostimportantandnecessarysteptoachievesuccessinanyarea.Itbeginswithadesire,andthenawrittengoal,20bytherightattitudeandaction.Keepreviewingyourgoalsandwatchhowyourwishmiraculouslyturnsintoyourreality.13.A.differenceB.surpriseC.hopeD.sale14.A.singB.danceC.lightD.disappear15.A.toolsB.excusesC.storiesD.examples16.A.excitedB.unclearC.sureD.unhappy17.A.imagineB.feelC.stopD.keep18.A.stepsB.decisionsC.choicesD.wishes19.A.slowlyB.suddenlyC.luckilyD.sadly20.A.decidedB.correctedC.followedD.built阅读理解(共36分)三､阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A､B､C､D四个选项中,选择最佳选项｡(共26分,每小题2分)ACaliforniathesespeciestoliveandbreedinasafeenvironment.Inaddition,asnumbersofsomewildspeciesdrop,thereisanincreaseddangerofpopulationsbecomingtoogenetically(基因上)similar.Breedingprogramsprovideasafeguard:zoobredanimalscanbeputintothewildtoincreasegeneticdiversity.However,thosepeoplewhoareagainstzoossaythatmanyzoobredanimalsarenotputbackintothewild.AlotofanimalsaresoldnotonlytootherzoosbutalsotocircusesintheUSorwildparksinSouthAfrica,wheresomepeoplearewillingtopayalotofmoneyforthechancetokillahelplessanimal.Often,theseanimalsarefamiliarwithhumansandhaveverylittlechanceofescaping.So,arezoosgoodforanimalsornot?Perhapsitalldependsonhowwellzoosaremanaged,andthebenefitsofzooscansurelyoutweightheirharmfuleffects.However,itisunderstandablethatmanypeoplebelieveenclosinganimalsforanyreasonissimplywrong.27.AccordingtoParagraph2,someseaanimalsmaydieearlierthantheirwildrelativesbecause.A.theywerebornintheoceanparkB.theydon'thaveenoughlivingspaceC.theyareforcedtobehaveunnaturallyD.theysufferfromfamilyseparation28.Whatisthemainpurposeofinternationalbreedingprogram?A.Toincreasegeneticdiversity.B.Toprotectmistreatedanimals.C.Tofreeenclosedanimals.D.Todoresearchonanimalbehavior.29.What,stheauthor,sopinionofzoos?A.Hedoubtsthevalueofzoos.B.Heisatruesupporterofallkindsofzoos.C.HeisagainsttheideaofhavingzoosaroundD.Heseestheimportanceofthezoomanagement.DTheRiseofArtificialIntelligence(AI;人工智能)discussesAItechnologyandhowitmightaffecthumansinthefuture,butthefutureisalreadyhere.In2011,America'sFavoriteQuizShowheldacompetitionbetweentwomenandanIBMcomputernamed“Watson”.IBMdescribesWatsonas“atechnologythatunderstandsallformsofdataandalsoreasonsandlearns.”BothmenthoughttheycouldbeatWatson.Instead,thecomputeranditsArtificialIntelligencesoundlybestedbothofthehumanbeings.ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCEMADESIMPLEArtificialIntelligencegenerallyreferstomachineswithhumanlikeintelligence,suchasproblemsolvingandlearning.InordertobeconsideredAI,thecomputermustpasstheTuringtest,namedafterAlanTuring,aBritishmathematicianwhoworkedwiththefirstcomputers.Inthe1950s,Turingpublishedapaperquestioningwhetheracomputercouldbeusedtotrickhumansintobelievingtheywereinteracting(互动)withanactualhumanbeing.Hefoundthatif30%ofhumanswhointeractedwitha“machine”believedtheywereactuallyinteractingwithahumanbeing,thenthecomputercouldbeconsideredasAI.AsimpleexampleofAIisApple,sSiri.AskSiritodoanything,fromcallingafriendtobookingadinnertable,andSiricandoit.Siriseemsalmosthuman.Whenyouask,“Areyouarealperson?”Sirianswers,“Thatisareallypersonalquestion.”But,justbecauseasystemcanbehavelikehumansdoesnotmeanitcanthinklikehumans.Or,doesit?JOININGOFHUMAN&MACHINEItseemsthatourdevices(设备)willturnintohumans.Ourphonesalreadytellustotakeanumbrellabeforewewalkoutthedoor.Theyvolunteertrafficconditionssoweknowhowlongitwilltaketodrivetowork.Ourdevicescaninteractwithusinawaythatlookslikearealconversationwithanotherhumanbeing,likewithSiri.ItdoesnotseemcrazyatalltothinkthatAImaybeprogrammedtoactuallythink.Ifithasnotalreadyhappened,itlikelywillhappeninthenearfuture.HavewecometothetimewhencomputersandAIhavecaughtuptohumanbeings?Althoughcomputershavetheabilitytomakeourlifebetter,isitpossiblethattheymaycontrolanddestroyhumanbeingsintheend?WHATTHEFUTUREHOLDSItseemsprettyclearthatinthefuture,we'regoingtoseeahumanmachinehybrid.Humanswillbestronger,livelongerandbesmarter.RayKurzweil,acomputerscientist,believesthatwithin50years,thehumansonEarthwillbeabout50to80%robotic.ThereisnoquestionthatAIwillbeapartofeverytechnologythathumanscreate.Willitturnouttobemoreofabenefittohumankindorwillitbeariskandthreaten(威胁到)humanityasweknowit?IfAIisprogrammedaccordingtoIsaacAsimov's3LawsofRobotics,humanswon,thaveaproblemwithmachines;butforsome,evilAIstillstandsinthewayofapeacefulandsafelifeonearth.30.ThestoryofcomputerWatsonismentionedheretotellusthat.A.theageofmachineshascomeB.humansmaketheirownenemiesC.AIhasactuallycomeintoourlifeD.humansareplayingadangerousgame31.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.TuringtestwasdesignedtoexaminethefirstcomputersB.machinesinteractingwithhumanscanbecalledAIC.SiricanvolunteertobookadinnertableD.AIwillhelphumanstobestrongerandsmarter32.Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“ahumanmachinehybrid”probablymean?A.amachinewithahumanlookB.ahumancreatedbymachinesC.abodypartroboticparthumanD.arobotthatcanbehavelikehumans33.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.thehistoryandfutureofAIB.theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofAIC.theexamplesofAID.thecompetitionbetweenhumansandAI四､阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题｡(共10分,每小题2分)AlbinoPowerIwasbornanalbino(白化病患者)inScranton,Pennsylvania,in1945.Nooneinmyfamilyhadeverknownwhatanalbinowas,whatitmeanttobeanalbino,whathadtobedonedifferentlybecauseIwasanalbino.Myparentsandfriendstreatedmejustliketheytreatedeverybodyelse.Thatwasjustaboutthebestthingtheycouldhavedone.Itgavemealegupontrustingmyself,sowhentroublescamealong,Icoulddealwiththem.True,myschoolbookphotoalwayslookedlikeasnowballwithtwopiecesofcoalforeyes.Likemostalbinos,Ihadterribleeyesight,butthefactthatIcouldhardlyseedidn,tworrymeallthatmuch.Kidslaughedatme,callingme“Whitey”.PeoplestaredatmewhenIheldreadingmaterialrightatthetipofmynosesoIcouldseeitwellenoughtoreaD.EvenwhenIwaseightornine,movietheaterworkersstartedaskingmetopayadultpricesbecauseI“lookedolder”.Theworstpartformewasthatbecausemyeyesightwassobad,Icouldn,tplaysportsverywell.Ididn,tgiveuptrying,though.Ipracticedplayingbasketballeveryday.AndIstudiedharder.Finally,Igotbetteratschoolandlovedit.BythetimeIgottocollege,Iwasdoublemajoring(专业),goingtosummerschoolandtakingpartineverykindofafterclassactivityIcouldfind.Ihadlearnedtobeproudofbeinganalbino.Ididmybesttomake“albino”apositiveword.AndIdecidedtomakemylivingwithmyeyes-andinsports.Icouldn'tseewellenoughtoplaysports,butwithagoodandlonglastingeducationandthedrivetodoit,IcouldmakealivinginvolvedintheareaIloved.I,vedoneitnowformorethanthirtyyearsinprintandinvideo,andnowincyberspace.PeoplemakejokesabouthowI,mtheonly“blindeditor(编辑)”theyknow,butthejokesarefriendlysmilesnow,andsomeofthemaresignsofrespect.AndImakejokesaboutbeinganalbino.Ihaveevendevelopedanallwhiteroutine,ifyoucouldcallitthat.IwasjustaproudalbinokidfromthecoalcountryofPennsylvania.Inowrealizethatbeingbornanalbinohelpedmetogetoverdifficulties,becomeconfident,andbeproudofmypersonalachievement.34.Howdidthewriter'sparentsandfriendstreathim?35.Whycouldn,tthewriterplaysportsverywell?36.Whatwasthewriterdoingbythetimehegottocollege?37.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthe“blindeditor”jokesnow?38.Whatdoes“AlbinoPower”meantothewriter?书面表达五､文段表达(10分)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.Whydoyouwanttojointhisclub?3.Whatmakesyoutherightpersonforthisclub?DearSir/Madam,ThankyouforconsideringmyapplicationandI,mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua题目②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.Hewasdoublemajoring,goingtosummerschoolandtakingpartinaferclassactivities.37.Theyarefriendlysmiles.38.Itisthepowertohelphimtogetoverdifficulties,becomeconfident,andbeproudofhispersonalachievement.书面表达五､文段表达39.参考范文:题目（1）DearSir/Madam,I'mwritingtoapplyforthesingingclubbecauseIlovesingingandmanypeoplesayIhaveabeautifulvoice.Sincethethird