牛津译林版九年级下学期期中测试英语试卷

第1页共9页2019~2020学年第二学期初三一模测试试卷英语2020.05无效。1.—Theyear2020is________unusualone.Anewkindofvirusisspreadingaroundtheworld.—Thefightagainstthevirusislike_______raceagainsttime.A.a;theB.an;theC.an;aD.a;an2.—Oh!Mycomputerturnsoffbyitselfagain!—________mustbesomethingwrongwiththeCPU.A.ThereB.ItC.ThisD.That3.—Theworldhasbeenchangingfastafterthe________ofthecomputerandthesmartphone.—Ican’tagreemore.A.discoveryB.inventionC.creationD.research4.—Couldyoutellme________?—Youwillstaywithyourhostfamily,experiencelifeintheUSAandlearnmoreaboutAmericanculture.A.howoftentheteacherssetteststocheckmyprogressB.whetherImustpayforthecoursebeforeitstartsC.whatthebestpartofthesummerEnglishcourseisD.howmuchcanIlearnfromthecourse5.—_______Dr.ZhongNanshanknewthatCOVID-19wasadeadlynewvirus,hestillwenttoWuhaninCentralChinatohelpthelocalpeople.—Heisreallyabraveandkinddoctor.A.IfB.AssoonasC.BecauseD.Although6.—DidyouwatchthespeechYoungWavegivenbythefamousactorHeBingduringtheMayDayholiday?—Ofcourse,Idid.Itisreportedthat_______peoplewatchedthisvideoonBilibili.A.millionB.millionsofC.amillionofD.millions7.—HaveyoueverreadthebookcalledMyCountryandMyPeople?—Yes.ItwaswrittenbyLinYutang.Hishumorouswritingstylein_______Chinese_______Englishimpressesmemost.A.either;orB.neither;norC.not;butD.both;and8.—_______greatprogressChinahasmadesince1978!—Yes,itsquickdevelopmenthascaughtworldwideattention.A.WhatB.WhataC.HowD.Howa9.—Whatdoyouthinkofthosesmartkidsinthegameshow?—Thereisnodoubtthatmanyofthemhaveagift________maths.A.forB.inC.onD.at10.—Mr.Smithisnotin.Wouldyoulikemetogivehimamessage?—________A.Nevermind.B.Yes,please.C.That’sallright.D.Don’tmentionit.WhenIgothometheotherday,Ifoundalovelyredenvelope(信封)waitingforme.Itwasanotefromafriendofmine,congratulating(祝贺)meonmynewbook.Itwas11unexpectedandjoyful.Ina12worldwhereeveryoneistoorushedforeverything,herearesomewaysthatyoucanbeamorewonderfulhuman:RediscoversnailmailAndnotjustforlife’sbigevents.Consider13onesyoucanstickastamponandsendlovetoward.Maybesomeonelosttheirdog,andyouwanttoexpressyour14.Maybeaclassmatedidsomethingbrave,andyouwanttoshowgratefulnessorthanks.SmileanddialWhenwasthelasttimeyou15someonetowishthemahappybirthday,togetwellortosaythankyou?Textmessagesaregreat.Butwhensomeonepicksupthephone,youheartheirvoiceandcansharealaugh(orevenacry)together,andit16anemoji(表情符号)anydayoftheweek.Asksomeonetheirgoals+givealittlesomethingAsksomeoneabouttheirgoalsfortheyearisaverygenerousact.Thiskindofquestiongoessurface(表面的)conversationandleadsyoutoreallygettoknowaperson.Askjustoutofcuriosity.Besides,givethemsomethingthatmighthelpthem:abook,aconnection,orevenjustafewwordsof ShareyourblessingsImadeapromiseearlierthisyeartogivealittlemoneyeverymonthtocharity.I19myselfoftenofsomethingthatAnneFrankwrote:“Howwonderfulitisthat20needwaitasinglemomentbeforestartingtoimprovetheworld.”Thepower’salwaysours.11.A.completelyB.carefullyC.correctlyD.peacefully12.A.lazyB.busyC.crazyD.silly13.A.luckierB.betterC.smallerD.stranger14.A.sadnessB.carelessnessC.happinessD.illness15.A.askedB.toldC.mistakeD.called16.A.losesB.shutsC.stealsD.beats17.A.throughB.beyondC.acrossD.for18.A.encouragementB.developmentC.governmentD.instrument19.A.reachB.recordC.remindD.remember20.A.everybodyB.nobodyC.anybodyD.somebody第三部分阅读理解(共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分)AWelcometoOasisMall!Weoffershoppersanexcellentshoppingexperience.Withallkindsofstores,themallhassomethingforeveryone.HereisthemapofthegroundfloorofOasisMall.21.Centrepointisonthe________ofOasisMall.第2页共9页第3页共9页A.groundfloorB.secondfloorC.thirdfloorD.fourthfloor22.Accordingtothemap,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Centrepointmaybeapopularfashionplaceforladies.B.CarrefourMarketisopenfrom7a.m.to9p.m.C.IfshoppersenterOasisMallfromthemainentrance,theywillfindFunCityontheirleft.D.Emaxsellstop-classbrandsonly.BWaterisimportantinourdailylife.Whenyouarethirsty,youmightwanttodrinkwater.However,anewstudyhasfoundthatdrinkingwaterisnotthebestwaytostayhydrated(补水的).Waterdoesagoodjobofhydratingthebodyquickly,accordingtoBritishresearchers.However,drinkswithalittlebitofsugar,fatorprotein(蛋白质)candoabetterjob.Whyisthat?Themoreyoudrink,thefasterthedrinkleavesyourstomachandgoesintoyourbloodstream.There,itcandilute(稀释)thebody’sfluids(液体)andkeepyouhydrated.Milk,forexample,hassomesugar,proteinandfat.Thesemakefluidsleaveyourstomachmoreslowlyandkeepyouhydratedforalongertime.However,drinkswithmoresugar,suchasfruitjuiceorsoda,arenotmorehydrating.Whenthesedrinksgointothesmallintestine(小肠),theytakemorewaterfromthebodyintothesmallintestinetohelpdealwiththesugar.Thiswillmakeyoufeeleventhirstier.Whichdrinkshydrateusthemost?No1:MilkIt’smorehydratingthanwaterorotherdrinks.No2:WaterandcoffeeAcupofcoffeeisaboutashydratingasacupofwater.However,drinkingtwotofourcupsofcoffeewillmakeyouthirstier.Youcanputoneortwospoonfulsofmilkinyourcoffeetokeepyouhydrated.No.3Fruit,JuiceandsodaIfyouhavetochoosebetweenthesedrinksandwater,alwaysgowithwater.23.Whichofthesedrinkscanhydrateyouthemost?A.Milk.B.Water.C.Soda.D.Fruitjuice.24.Whycan’tsugarydrinkskeepyouhydrated?A.Becausethesedrinkscan’tgointoyourbloodstream.B.Becausethesedrinksleavethestomachquickly.C.Becauseittakesmorewatertodealwiththesugar.D.Becausethesmallintestinecan’tdilutethesefluids.25.Howdoeswaterkeepyouhydrated?a.Watergoesintothebloodstream.b.Waterentersyourstomach.c.Theybodyishydrated.d.Waterleavesthestomach.e.Thebody’sfluidsgetmorewater.A.b–a–d–c–eB.b–d–a–e–cC.b–a–e–d–cD.b–d–a–c–eCHobbiesaresomethingweenjoydoinginourfreetimeforfun.Itisoftenthecasethatwefirstbecomeinterestedinsomething,andthenwepractiseitourselves.Whenweoftendoitorpractiseitforfun,itbecomesourhobby.Almosteveryonehassomekindofhobby.Thechoiceofhobbiesisdifferentfrompersontoperson.Itdependsonone’sowninterestsandjobs.Peoplewhositatadeskalldaylongliketodevelopactivehobbieswhilepeoplelikesportsplayersliketotakeupquiethobbies.Everyoneshoulddosomethingforachangesoastokeepabalancebetweenworkandplay.Peoplecanchoosehobbiesthatareverypopularandeasytodevelop,suchaswatchingTV,reading,window-shopping,goingtothemoviesandsoon.Thesehobbiesneednospecialtraining.Theycanalsochoosehobbiesthatarenotsoeasytodevelop,suchaspainting,playingmusicalinstruments,takingpartinsports,etc.Thesehobbiesneedspecialtrainingandtalents.第4页共9页Mostpeopletakeuponehobbyoranotherforrelaxationwhileothers,suchasoldpeople,havehobbiesforkillingtime.However,studentshavetostudy.Theyhavetofinishalotofhomework,totakemanyexamsandtofightfortheirfuture.Butasthesayinggoes,“AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.”Studentsneedhobbiestorefreshthemselvesinordertohavebetterperformancesintheirstudies.26.Whichofthefollowingpeoplewillbemostlikelytotakeupactivehobbiesaccordingtothearticle?A.Afootballplayer.B.Afireman.C.Aswimmingcoach.D.Ahistoryteacher.27.Whathobbiesarenotsoeasytodevelop?A.Window-shoppingandreading.B.Paintingandplayingmusicalinstruments.C.WatchingTVandtakingpartinsports.D.Goingtothemoviesandsinging.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?A.Studentsneedhobbiestobalanceworkandplay.B.Studentshavetostudyhardwithoutanyhobbies.C.Everyonehashisorherownhobbies.D.Interestsaresomethingwepractiseourselves.DOnOctober25th,2018,Christie’s(佳士得拍卖行)hadaveryunusualsale.Itsoldthefirstpieceofartworkcreatedbyartificialintelligencefor$432,500.ThepaintingwascreatedbyanAIprogramwrittenbyObvious,anAIresearchstudioinParis.Soonquestionsrangthroughthemedia:Isthisart?Whoistheartist?Howabouttheowner?Aremachinesnowcreative,too?Allgoodquestions—buttooearly.Thetechnologyisfarfromadvanced(高级的),asObvioussuggested,becausethepubliciscompletelyconfusedaboutwhatAIis,andwhatitisabletodo.Infact,thepaintingwasjustoneofthecountlessartworksAIcouldproduce.ItwastheteambehindObviousthatchosethisone.TheteamfirstprogrammedtheAI,andthentheychose15,000paintingstotrainthesoftware(软件).Connectingthepaintingwiththealgorithm(计算程序)wasjustaclevermarketingtool.AIdidnotproducethepaintingonitsownatall.LotsofartistsareusingthesamesoftwareasObvious,butnoneofthemareworriedaboutlosingjobsbecauseofAI.Astheybuildthemachinethemselvesandworkwithiteveryday,theyknowhowlimiteditis.Whatintereststheartistsistocreateworkstogether:thewayAIletsthemgobeyondtheirnaturalability.ArtistsalsolaughattheideathatAIiscreative.Itcertainlycreatesthings,sometimesinnewandsuccessfulways,butitdoessowithoutapurpose.Itistheartistwhoshapesitsoutput.“Youmakeafireanditproducesinterestingshapes,butintheendthefireisnotcreative.AIisaglorified(被美化的)campfire,”saidoneofthepioneersofusingAIinart.29.Theunderlinedword“confused”inParagraph3probablymeans_________.A.easytounderstandB.angryC.unabletothinkclearlyD.certain30.Paragraph4mainlytalksabout___________.A.whatthepaintingwascreatedforB.howAIlearnedtopaintC.whythepaintingwasconnectedwiththealgorithmD.whythepaintingwasnotcreatedbyAIalone31.Accordingtothearticle,theAItechnologymakesartistsableto__________.A.paintonthecomputersB.comeupwithnewideasC.improvetheirpaintingskillsD.savetimeandmoney32.WecanlearnfromthearticlethattheAItechnology__________.A.canproducecountlessartworksB.requiresnoprogrammingC.canthinkforitselfD.makesartistslosejobs第5页共9页CindyExcusemeDoyouspeakEnglish?LiLei33CindyCouldyoupleasetellmehowtogettoShantangStreet?LiLei:Fromhere,youtakeRailTransitLine2toShantangjieStation.34Cindy:AndcanyoutellmewhereIcanbuyaticket?LiLei:Youcangetonefromthatmachine.Let’ssee…35Youputyourmoneyinhereandpushthisbutton.Cindy:Great!Oh,onemorequestion—doyouknowwhereIboardthetrain?LiLei:Justgodownthosestairsandyou’llseeasignthatsaysToQihe.36Cindy:Thanksforyourhelp!LiLei:37A.It’sinEnglish.B.Sorry,Ihavenoidea.C.Thenyouwalknorthforaboutfiveminutes.D.Yes,alittle.E.Withpleasure.F.You’rewelcome.G.Theticketpriceis3yuan.38.Becarefulnotto▲(触摸)thepaintingsinthemuseum.COVIDhasmadepeoplethinkharderabouttheir▲(关系)withnature.Ithasalsoraisedquestionsaboutlifestyles.40.Ourschoolbasketballteammaylosethecompetition▲(除非)alltheplayersworkhardtogether.41.Hedidn’tsayanything.▲(反而),heclosedthedoorandlefttheroom.42.Thistouristtooklotsofamazingclose-up▲(照片)ofsomeoftheworld’smostdangerousanimalsinaveryspecialway.43.EinsteinwasforcedtomovetotheUSAin1933becauseofWorldWarIIandlaterbecamea(德国的)American.44.—What’sthelastlineofthepoemSongoftheGreatWind?—It’sWherecanIfindbravemen,oh!To▲(守卫)myfourfrontierstoday!—Thisscientistisgreatenoughtodevotemostofherlifetimetothemedicalresearch.—That’swhyshewasspoken▲ofandpresentedwiththenationalmedal.—Philip,howcanIimprovemyspokenEnglishquickly?—I▲youlistenmoreandreadmore.Thatcanimproveyourpronunciationandintonation.—It’sapageorseriesofpagesshowingthedays,weeksandmonthsofaparticularyear,especiallyonethatyouhangonawall.第6页共9页Thenovelcoronaviruskept