北京101中学2020届上学期初中九年级开学摸底考试英语考试试卷

#/14北京101中学2020届上学期初中九年级开学摸底考试英语试卷本试题共计100分，考试时间100分钟。听力部分（共30分）一、听后选择（共12分，每小题1.5分）从每题所给的A、B从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。请听一段对话，完成第1至第2小题。1.HowmanyEnglishclasseswillLindahavetomorrow?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.2.WhatwillLindareadinEnglishclasses?Englishnewspapers.B.Englishmagazines.C.Englishstorybooks.请听一段对话，完成第2.WhatwillLindareadinEnglishclasses?Englishnewspapers.B.Englishmagazines.C.Englishstorybooks.请听一段对话，完成第3至第4小题。Whatdoesthemanwanttobuy?A.Ahat.B.Ashirt.C.Asweater.A.Ahat.B.Ashirt.C.Asweater.Howmuchshouldthemanpay?25dollars.3025dollars.30dollars.35dollars.请听一段对话，完成第5至第6小题。HowlonghasNancybeenwatchingTV?A.Forawholenight.B.Forawholeday.C.Forawholeweekend.A.Forawholenight.B.Forawholeday.C.Forawholeweekend.WhatwillNancydotomorrow?Gooverherlessonsanddosomehousework.Doherhomeworkanddosomehousework.Gooverherlessonsanddoherhomework.请听一段独白，完成第7至第8小题。Whatshouldwecreateinourmindwhenweremembersomething?A.Astory.B.Asong.C.Apicture.A.Astory.B.Asong.C.Apicture.Howcanweexerciseourmind?A.Bylisteningtomusic.B.Bykeepingthinking.C.Bydoingsports.、听后回答（共8分，每小题2分）听下面4段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，回答下列问题。每段对话你将听两遍WhereisJacknow?Whenwilltheman'spartybe?WhydoesTomlikebasketballbetter?WhatwasDavedoingwhentherewasanearthquake?三、听对话，记录关键信息。对话你将听两遍。（共10分，每小题2分）请根据所听到的对话内容和提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在相应位置上HowtoKeepHealthyFirstHavehealthyeatinghabits.Eatmorevegetablesandfruits,lessjunkfood.Drinkeight13ofwatereveryday.SecondTakeexercisetokeepus14andstrong.Dosports15timesaweek.ThirdGotobedearlyandgetupearly.Getabouteighthours'sleepanight.LastBe16.Listento17music.

•Talkwithyourfriendsandfamily.四、单项填空（共10分，每小题1分）Mr.Greenisveryfriendlyandwealllike.himB.herC.meD.you-Happybirthday,Kate.Here'sagiftyou.-Thankyousomuch.A.withB.inC.forD.fromWorkhard,youcan'tgetabettergradeinthetest.A.orB.soC.butD.and-areyourfamilygoingthissummerholiday?-ToDalian.We'llstaythereforaweek.A.WhyB.WhenC.HowD.WhereThisroomisthanthatone,butit'sbeautiful.A.smallB.smallerC.smallestD.thesmallestA.smallB.smallerC.smallestD.thesmallest-Hi,Tom!Whatdidyoudoyesterday?-I-Hi,Tom!Whatdidyoudoyesterday?-Ichesswithmygrandpa.A.playB.playsC.playingD.playedMrs.ZhangP.E.inthisschoolsince18yearsago.She'sgotalotofteachingexperience.A.hastaughtB.isteachingC.teachesD.taughtA.hastaughtB.isteachingC.teachesD.taughtIfImyhomework,Iwillwatchthesoccermatchwithyouthisevening.A.finishB.willfinishC.finishesD.finishedWhenmymothergothome,Iabook.A.hasreadB.willreadC.wasreadingD.read-Doyouknowtomorrow?-Afterschoolintheafternoon.

whendidMikecomeC.whenwillMikecomewhendidMikecomeC.whenwillMikecomewhenMikecamewhenMikewillcome五、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）Duringmysecondyearatthecitycollege.Iwastoldthattheeducationdepartmentwasofferinga"free"course（课程）calledThinkingChessforthreecredits（学分）.Ijumpedattheideaoftakingtheclassbecause,afterall,whodoesn'twantto28afewdollars?Morethanthat,I'dalwayswantedtolearnchess.And,evenifIweren'texcitedenoughaboutfreecredits,newsaboutourinstructorwasappealingenoughtome.Hewasaninternationalgrandmaster（大师）,which_29Iwouldbelearningfromoneofthegame'sbest.Icouldhardlywaittohim.TheinstructorAshleywaskindandsmart,aformergraduatereturningtoteach,andthismeetwasnogameforhim.Hemeantbusiness.Inhisintroduction,hemadeitjobrealthatourcreditswouldbehard-earned.Inorderto30theclass,wehadtowriteapaperonhowweplanto31whatwewouldlearninclasstoourfutureprofessionsand,finallytoourlives.ImanagedtogetanAinthat32andlearnedlifelessonsthathaveservedmewellbeyondthe33.TenyearsaftermychessclasswithAshley,I'mstillputtingtousewhathe34me:Themostimportant35thatyoulearnwhenyouplaychessishowtomakegood36.Oneverysinglemoveyouhavetoanalyze（分析）asituation,processwhatyouropponent（对手）isdoingandevaluate（评估）thebestmovefromamongallyourchoices,thesewordsstillringtruetodayinmy37asajournalist.28.A.wasteB.earnC.saveD.pay29.A.supportB.demandedC.heldD.meant30.A.attendB.passC.getD.observe31.A.protectB.exposeC.applyD.compare32.A.gameB.gradeC.courseD.test33.A.lifeB.classroomC.departmentD.situation34.A.taughtB.wroteC.questionedD.promised35.A.factB.stepC.mannerD.skill36.A.gradesB.decisionsC.progressD.comments37.A.roleB.desireC.concernD.behavior六、阅读理解（共32分，每题2分）(A)Doyouliketravelling?Ifyouareinterested,cometoourtravelservicecenterassoonaspossible.Weofferthefollowingtravellinesforyoutochoose.2-DayHuai'anCultureGroupTourHowaboutgoingtoHuai'anfortheweekend?YoucanvisitZhouEnlaiMemorialandtasteHuaiyangdeliciousfoodsuchaslobsters(龙虾)andcrabs.TourPrice:¥690/personCallusat800-817-7223DayQingdaoPrivateTourQingdaoisfamousforitssunshine,whitesandybeachesandclearwater.Youcanrelaxhere,walkingalongthebeachesandbreathingthefreshair!TourPrice:¥669/personCallusat800-810-6223DayColourfulTaiwanGroupTourIfyouliketotakearound-islandtrip,Taiwanisthebestplaceforyou!YoucanclimbA-liMountain,goboatinginSunMoonLakeandexperiencethedifferentculturesoftheisland.TourPrice:¥8500/personCallusat800-850-82888-DayLondonPrivateTourCometoLondonforafewrelaxingdaystoenjoytheviewoftheThamesandvisitsuchplacesofinterestasTowerBridgeandBigBen.TourPrice:¥16800/personCallusat800-830-7288HowlongwilltheHuai'anCultureGroupTourlast?Twodays.B.Fourdays.C.Fivedays.D.Eightdays.HowmuchwillMrs.Lipayifshetakesthe4-DayQingdaoPrivateTour?¥690.B.¥669.C.¥8500.D.¥16800.IfyouwanttogoboatinginSunMoonLake,youshouldcall.800-817-7223B.800-810-6223800-830-7288D.800-850-8288Ifyoutakethe8-DayLondonPrivateTour,youwillbeabletotasteHuaiyangfoodB.climbA-liMountainC.enjoytheviewoftheThamesD.breathethefreshair（B）AnUnforgettableDayIhadmixedfeelingstoday,nervous,worried,happy,excited...MyheartwentdownwhenMissChen,ourheadteacher,saidthatMatthewandBeth,twostudentsfromEngland,wouldspendthreemonthswithus!IwasworriedthatIhadtospeakEnglishsomuch!Butattheendoftheschoolday,IwashappierthanIthoughtbecausethemorningwiththemtodaywasmoreenjoyablethanIexpected.TodayisthemostunforgettablefirstdayIhavehad!Matthewisfantastic!HisEnglishisclearerandeasiertolistentothanIthought.TheotherEnglishstudent,Beth,isthemosthelpfulgirlI'veevermet.Therewerelotsofthingstodoonthefirstday.BethofferedtohelpMissChenputupallthenotices.Ofcourse,someofthecredit（功劳）shouldalsogotoMEbecauseItranslated（翻译）someofthenoticesforher.MissChenpraisedus!Wefinishedallthepreparations10minutesearlierthanexpected,thenBethandItalkedforawhile.MatthewsangseveralEnglishsongsanddidsomestand-upcomedyattheparty.Weallpraisedhim.Whenthebellrangtoendthefirstschoolday,noneofuswantedtoleave.WhenIwentbackhome,Ihadalittleheadache.IhaveprobablyspokenmoreEnglishtodaythanthewholeoflastyear.Itwasreallyahappyday!Ihopeourfriendshipcancontinue,evenaftertheygobacktoEngland!ThewriterfeltwhenheheardthenewsfromMissChen.A.excitedB.angryC.sadD.embarrassedBethhelpedMissChenwiththe.A.comedyB.speechesC.noticesD.translationMatthewandBethonthefirstday.A.spokemuchChineseB.gotlotsofpraise

C.hadalittleheadacheforgottoleavetheschoolC.hadalittleheadacheFromthepassage,weknowthatthewriterA.caughtabadcoldthatdaywentbackhomewithBethA.caughtabadcoldthatdaywentbackhomewithBethexpectstotraveltoEnglandlikesthetwoEnglishstudentsexpectstotraveltoEnglandlikesthetwoEnglishstudents（C）In1883,animaginativeengineernamedJohnRoeblingdecidedtobuildaspectacular（壮观的）bridgeconnectingNewYorkwithLongIsland.However,bridgebuildingexpertsthroughouttheworldthoughtthatthiswasapipedream.Itwasnotpractical.Ithadneverbeendonebefore.ButRoeblingrefusedtolistentothem.Hethoughtaboutthebridgedayandnightandheknewdeepinhisheartthatitcouldbedone.Aftermuchdiscussionandpersuasionheconvinced（说服）hissonWashington,whowasapromisingengineerhimself,thatthebridgeinfactcouldbebuilt.Workingtogetherforthefirsttime,thefatherandsondevelopedconceptsofhowitcouldbedone.Withgreatexcitement,theyhiredtheircrewandbegantobuildtheirdreambridge.Theprojectstartedwell,butseveralmonthsafteritbegan,atragicaccidentonthesitetookthelifeofJohnRoebling.Washingtonwassoseriouslyinjuredthathewasneverabletowalk,talkorevenmoveagain."Wetoldthemso","Crazymenandtheircrazydreams","It'sfoolishtochase（追求）wildvisions",thecriticssaidandmostthoughttheprojectshouldbeendedsincetheRoeblingsweretheonlyoneswhoknewhowthebridgecanbebuilt.InspiteofhishandicapWashingtonstillhadaburningdesiretocompletethebridgeandhismindwasstillassharpasever.Washington'swifetriedtoinspireandpassonherhusband'senthusiasmtosomeofhisfriends,buttheyweretoodauntedbythetask.Ashelayinhishospitalroom,anideasuddenlyhithim.Allhecoulddowastomoveonefingerandhedecidedtomakethebestuseofit.Bymovingthisfingerandtapping（轻叩）itonhiswife'sarm,heslowlydevelopedacode（代码）tocommunicatewithher.Thenheusedthiswaytotellhiswifewhattheengineersshoulddo.Itseemedcrazybuttheprojectwasunderwayagain.For13yearsWashingtontappedouthisinstructionswithhisfingeronhiswife'sarm,untilthebridgewasfinallycompleted.TodaythespectacularBrooklynBridgestandsinallitsgloryasatribute（致敬）tothegreatsuccessofoneman'sspiritandhisdeterminationnottobedefeatedbycircumstances（境遇）.Theunderlinedword"daunted"（para.6）isclosestinmeaningto"".A.unpleasantB.amazedC.scaredD.determinedWhichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderoftheeventsthathappenedinthestory?Roeblingconvincedhisson.Washingtonfoundanewwaytocommunicate.Theyhiredthecrew.Thebridgewascompleted.Roeblingwantedtobuildabridge.Therewasatragicaccident.A.e,a,c,f,d,bB.e,a,c,f,b,dC.e,f,a,b,c,dD.e,a,f,b,c,dWhatcanwelearnaboutWashington'swife?A.Shewasdevotedtoherhusband.Sheknewsignlanguageverywell.Shedevelopedacodetocommunicatewithherhusband.Shehelpedherhusbanddesigntheplan.Whatdoesthestorytellus?A.Successwillcomewiththepassingoftime.Strugglesareexactlywhatweneedinourlives.Thepeoplewhomakeadifferenceinourlifeshouldberememberedforever.D.Eventhemostdistantdreamcanberealizedwithanever-say-dieattitude.（D）It'scommonknowledgethatthewomaninLeonardodaVinci'smostfamouspaintingseemstolookbackatobservers（观察者）,followingthemwithhereyesnomatterwheretheystandintheroom.Butthiscommonknowledgeturnsoutwrong.Anewstudyfindsthatthewomaninthepaintingisactuallylookingoutatanangle（角度）that's15.4degreesofftotheobserver'sright-welloutsideoftherangethatpeoplenormallybelievewhentheythinksomeoneislookingrightatthem.Inotherwords,saidthestudyauthor,Horstmann,"She'snotlookingatyou."Thisissomewhatironic,becausetheentirephenomenonofaperson'sgaze（凝视）inaphotographorpaintingseemingtofollowthevieweriscalledthe"MonaLisaeffect（效应）".Thateffectisabsolutelyreal,Horstmannsaid.Ifapersonisillustratedorphotographedlookingstraightahead,evenpeopleviewingtheportraitfromananglewillfeeltheyarebeinglookedat.Aslongastheangleoftheperson'sgazeisnomorethanabout5degreesofftoeitherside,theMonaLisaeffectoccurs.Thisisimportantforhumaninteractionwithonscreencharacters.Ifyouwantsomeoneofftotherightsideofaroomtofeelthatapersonon-screenislookingathimorher,youdon'tcutthegazeofthecharactertothatside-surprisingly,doingsowouldmakeanobserverfeellikethecharacterisn'tlookingatanyoneintheroomatall.Instead,youkeepthegazestraightahead.Horstmannandhisco-authorwerestudyingthiseffectforitsapplicationinthecreationofartificial-intelligenceavatars（虚拟头像）whenHorstmanntookalonglookatthe"MonaLisa"andrealizedshewasn'tlookingathim.Tomakesureitwasn'tjusthim,theresearchersasked24peopletoviewimagesofthe"MonaLisa"onacomputerscreen.Theysetarulerbetweentheviewerandthescreenandaskedtheparticipantstonotewhichnumberontherulerintersected（横切）MonaLisa'sgaze.Tocalculate（估测）theangleofMonaLisa'sgazeasshelookedattheviewer,theymovedtherulerfartherfromorclosertothescreenduringthestudy.Consistently,theresearchersfound,participantsjudgedthatthewomaninthe"MonaLisa"portraitwasnotlookingstraightatthem,butslightlyofftotheirright.Sowhydopeoplerepeatthebeliefthathereyesseemtofollowtheviewer?Horstmannisn'tsure.It'spossible,hesaid,thatpeoplehavethedesiretobelookedat,sotheythinkthewomanislookingstraightatthem.Ormaybethepeoplewhofirstcreatedtheterm"MonaLisaeffect"justthoughtitwasacoolname.Itisgenerallybelievedthatthewomaninthepainting"MonaLisa"A.attractstheviewerstolookbacklooksattheviewerswherevertheystandfixeshereyesonthebackoftheviewersseemsmysteriousbecauseofhereyesThepurposeoftheexperimentinvolving24peoplewasto.A.calculatetheangleofMonaLisa'sgazecreateartificial-intelligenceavatarsmakesureHorstmann'sbeliefisrightexplainhowtheMonaLisaeffectcanbeappliedWhatgazerangeinapaintingwillcausetheMonaLisaeffect?AB.UDWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Horstmannthinksit'scooltocreatetheterm"MonaLisaeffect".TheMonaLisaeffectcontributestothecreationofartificialintelligence.Thepositionoftherulerintheexperimentwillinfluencetheviewers'judgement.FeelingbeinggazedatbyMonaLisamaybecausedbythedesireforattention.七、阅读短文，回答问题（共8分，每题2分）Whenananimalhelpsanotheranimal,itusuallygetssomethingvaluable有价值的）inreturn.Foralongtime,manyscientiststhoughtthatonlypeoplecouldactgenerously!慷慨地）justbecauseitfeelsgood.However,anewstudyinGermanysuggeststhatchimpanzees（ananimallikealargemonkeywithoutatail）alsodogoodthingsfornorealreason.Andsodochildrenwhoareasyoungas18monthsofage.Maybeitisbecausehumansandchimpanzeesshareanancestorabout6millionyearsago.Peopleandchimpanzeesappeartodevelopsuchfeatureswithoutanyothertraining,saysWarneken,ascientistinGermany.WarnekenandhispartnersworkedonadultchimpanzeesthatliveonanislandintheAfricancountryofUganda.Theyalsoworkedwith18-month-oldchildreninGermany.Theresearchersperformedthreeexperimentsontheadultchimpanzeesandtwoexperimentsonthekids.Inthefirstanimalexperiment,apersontriedtoreachhisarmintoacagetogetastick,buthecouldn'treachit.Achimpanzeewasinthecage,anditcouldreachthestickifitwantedto.Thirty-sixchimpanzeestookpartinthisexperimentonebyone,andnochimpanzeesawwhattheotherchimpanzeeshaddone.Eventhoughtheanimalshadn'tmetthepersonbefore,theyusuallytookthestickandgaveittotheperson.What'smore,theydidthiswhetherornotthepersongavethembananasasareward（奖励）.Inasimilarexperiment,36childrenactedinasimilarway.Theyhelpedthepersonreachthestick,whetherornottheyweregiventoysfortheirhelp.Researchersdidotherexperimentsonchimpanzeesandbabies.Norewardsweregivenineitherexperiment.Andstill,boththec