杭州保俶塔九年级英语上学期开学考试题（卷）

...wdwd......wd...保俶塔学校九年级英语开学考第一局部听力（略）阅读理解（共两节，总分值40分）第一节（共15小题，每题2分，总分值30分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最正确选项。AYARDSALEJuly17＆18，2018ITEMSNEEDEDCollectionsstartsonJuly1DeadlineJuly13(noitemswillbeacceptedafterthisdate)Doyouhavebooks,lamps,toys,records,DVDs,holidaydecorations.Jewelryoranyotheritemsjustcollectingdust?Timetocleanouttheattic(阁楼)andbringyouritemstoParishHall.Allelectronicitemsmustbeinworkingorder.Noclothing,computersorTVsaccepted.ThosewithquestionsorofferingtohelpcancallJaneCameronat(401)1024-1051.Theyardsaleendson________.A.July1B.July13C.July17D.July1817.Ifyouwanttodonateelectronicitems,theymustbe_______.A.newB.cleanedC.usableD.secondhand18.Whatcanyoudoifyouwanttobeavolunteerattheyardsale?A.VisittheSt.TheresaChurch’swebsiteB.DonateasmanycomputersasyoucanC.Writeane-mailtoJaneCameronD.Call(401)1024-1051BPappadavada,apopularrestaurantinKochi,India,isencouragingcustomersandthecommunitytoputtheirleftoverfoodinafridgelocatedoutsideoftherestaurantforthehungrytotake.Peoplewhoareinneedofamealareencouragedtotakefromthefridgeatanytime,foranyreason.MinuPauline,whorunsPappadavada,hasnicknamedthefridge,whichwasplacedthereonMarch23andisshadedbyaneighboringtree,“treeofgoodness”.Thefridgeisopen24hoursaday,sevendaysaweekandstaysunlocked.Paulineasksthatpeoplewritethedatetheyleftthefood,sothosewhotakeknowhowlongit’sbeenthere.Butmostfooddoesn’tstayinthefridgeforlong.Inspiteofahugeresponsefromthecommunityandplentyofdonations,thefridgeneedstobebroughtmoreintoreplaceintime.Paulineherselfaddsaround75%to80%offoodfromPappadavadaadayinthefridge.TheideatoputafridgeonthestreetcametoPaulinelateonenightwhenshesawaladysearchinginatrashcan(垃圾箱)forfood.Shewasespeciallysaddenedbecausethatparticularnight,herrestauranthadmadeatonoffoodthattheycouldhaveeasilygiventhewoman,insteadofhersearchingforit.Shefeltlikeshecontributedtowaste,andavoidingwasteiswhatPaulinepaysherattentionto.“TheonlythingIwanttosaynoisthatpeopleareactuallybuyingfoodandputtingitinthefridge.ButI’dratherpeopleputtheirfoodtheyboughtbutaren’tgoingtoeatinthefridgeinsteadofthetrashcan,”shesaid.19.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?A.atreeplantedonMarch23B.thefridgeoutsideforthehungrytotakefrom.C.thepopularrestaurantinKochi,IndiaD.aneighboringtreenearPappadavada20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtoPhyllis?A.Anyonewhofeelshungrycantakethefoodatanytime.B.Peopledonatethefoodwiththedatewhentheyleftit.C.Peopleinthecommunitymadeahugeresponsetotheidea.D.Mostofthefoodinthefridgeisofferedbypeoplearound.21.Whatdoesthemanageroftherestaurantadvisesinthelastparagraph?A.peopleshouldneverthrowfoodsintodustbinB.everyoneshouldalwaysavoidwasteC.peopleshouldn’tbuyextrafoodforhelpingD.everyoneshouldhelpthoseinneed22.Whereprobablycanwereadthispassage?A.AstorybookB.AfashionmagazineC.AlocalnewspaperD.AguidebookCColdweatherhasagreateffectonhowourmindsandourbodieswork.Maybethatiswhythereare

somanyexpressionsthatusetheword"cold".Forexample,peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelingsaresaidtobecold-blooded.Coldcanaffectotherpartsofthebody.Buttheexpression”getcoldfeet”hasnothingtodowithcoldoryourfeet.Theexpressionmeansbeingafraidtodosomethingyouhaddecidedtodo.Forexample,youagreetobeCEOofacompany.Butthenyoulearnthatalltheotherofficershaveresigned(辞职),andalltheworkofthe

organizationwillbeyourresponsibility(责任).YouarelikelytogelcoldfeetaboutbeingCEOwhenyou

understandthesituation.

Theexpression"givesomeonethecoldshoulder"probablycomesfromthephysicalactofturning

yourbacktowardsomeone,insteadofspeakingtohimface-to-face.Youmaygiveacoldshouldertoafriendwhohasnotkeptapromise:hemadetoyou,ortosomeonewhohasliedaboutyoutoothers.

"Acoldfish"isnotafish.Itisaperson.Butitisapersonwhoisunfriendly,unemotionalandshownoloveorwarmth.Acoldfishdoesnotoffermuchofhimselftoanyone.

"Outinthecold"meansnotgettingsomethingthateverybodyelsegot.Apersonmightsaythateverybodybuthimgotapayraise.Hewasleftoutinthecold.Anditisnota

pleasantplacetobe.Ifyougetcoldfeet,thismeansthat____.A.youfeelbravetodosomethingB.youfeeltoonervoustodosomethingC.youfeeltoocoldtodosomethingD.youfeelveryangryaboutdoingsomething24.HenryinvitedMarytogooutbutwasrefused.WecansayHenry____.A.wascoldbloodedB.wasgiventhecoldshoulderC.wasacoldfishD.wasoutinthecold25.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.OpinionsaboutcoldweatherB.Expressionsconnectedwith“cold”C.RelationbetweencoldandbodyD.Examplesofpeoplewhohaveacold26.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure(构造)ofthepassage?(P-paragraph)DManyhaveheardofshark’sfinsoup.ThisfamousandexpensivedishisespeciallypopularinsouthernChina.Butdoyourealizethatyou’rekillingawholesharkeachtimeyouenjoyabowlofshark’sfinsoup?Whenpeoplecatchsharks,theycutofftheirfinsandthrowthesharkbackintotheocean.Withoutafin,asharkcannolongerswimandslowlydies.Thismethodisnotonlycruel,butalsoharmfultotheenvironment.Sharksareatthetopofthefoodchainintheocean’secosystem.Iftheirnumbersdroptoolow,itwillbringdangertoalloceanlife.Manybelievethatsharkscanneverbeendangeredbecausetheyarethestrongestintheirfoodchain.Butinfact,around70millionsharksarecaughtandtradedinthisindustryeveryyear.Thenumbersofsomekindsofsharkshavefallenbyover90percentinthelast20to30years.Environmentalprotectiongroupsaroundtheworld,suchasWildAidandtheWWF,areteachingthepublicabout“finning”.Theyhaveevenaskedgovernmentstodeveloplawstostopthesaleofshark’sfins.Sofar,noscientificstudieshaveshownthatshark’sfinsaregoodforhealth,sowhyeatthem?Helpsavethesharks!WhichofthefollowingmightNOTbethereasonforthepopularityofsharkfinsoup?A.ThedishisverydeliciousB.ItisprovedtobegoodforhealthC.MillionsofsharkaretradedeveryyearD.Thedishisexpensiveandfamous28.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?A.behardlyseenorknownB.shownokindnessorforgivenessC.causewasteandpollutionD.beimportantorserious29.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.SharkscanneverbeendangeredB.SharksalwaysbringdangertotheoceanlifeC.It’spossibleforsharkstoswimwithoutfinsD.Thenumberofsharkshasreducedalot30.What’sthepurposeofthearticle?A.ExplainwhypeopleenjoysharkfinsoupB.IntroducemorefactsaboutsharkfinsoupC.RemindpeopletosavethesharksD.Suggestpeoplepaymoreattentiontoenvironment第二节(共5小题,每题2分,总分值10分)下面文章中有五处(第31-35题)需要添加首句。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符合各段意思的首句。选项中有一项为哪一项多余选项。A.RepeatingagoalhelpsyousticktoitB.Roadblocksdon'tmeanfailureC.Setthegoalsfirst.D.IttakestimeforachangetoturnintoahabitE.Doingsomethingtotrytoleaseyourself.F.Specificandrealisticgoalsworkbest.Lotsofteenagersthinkitdifficulttosetandreachgoals.Whataboutyou?Ifyouranswerisyes,don'tfeelupset.Thefollowingtipscanhelpmakeiteasier.31___________"Iamgoingtorecycleallmyplasticbottlesandmagazines”isamuchmorepossiblegoalthan"Iamgoingtodomorefortheenvironment.Anditiseasiertostickto.32___________Itwillprobablytakeseveralmonthsbeforeachange--likegettinguphalfanhourearliertoexercise-becomesahabit.That'sbecauseyourbrainneedstimetogetusedtotheideathatthenewthingyou'redoingispartofyourdailyactivities.33____________Sayyourgoaloutloudlyeachmorningtoremindyourselfofwhatyouwantandwhatyouareworkingfor.Everytimeyouremindyourselfofyourgoal,you'retrainingyourbraintomakeithappen.34____________Thekeytomakinganychangeistofindthedesirewithinyourself-youwanttodoitjustbecauseofyourself,notbecauseofaparent,ateacherorsomeoneelse.35____________Makingslipsisactuallyapartoflearningprocess.Itmaytakeafewtriestoreachagoal.Butthat'sOK--It'snormalforyoutogiveupafewtimeswhentryingtomakeachange.Sorememberthateveryonewillmakemistakes.Justremindyourselftogetbackontherighttrack.第三局部英语知识运用（共两节，总分值25分）第一节：完形填空（共15题，每题1分，总分值15分）Anoldwomanhadtwolargepots,oneoneachendofapole(扁担).Shecarriedthepolewiththepots36herneck.Oneofthepotshadacrack(裂缝)initwhiletheotherpotwasperfectandalwaysfilledafullpotofwater.Attheendofthelong37fromthewelltothehouse,thecrackedpot38onlyhalf-full.Fortwoyearsthishappeneddaily,withthewomanbringinghomeonly39potsofwater.Ofcourse,theperfectpotwas40.Butthepoorcrackedpotwasashamedofitsownimperfection.Oneday,thecrackedpotspoketothewoman41thewell:“Iamashamedofmyselfbecausethiscrackinmysidecauseswatertoleakoutallthewaybacktoyour42.”Theoldwomansmiled:“Didyounoticethatthereare43onyoursideofthepath,butnoton44pot’sside?That’sbecauseIhave45knownaboutyourcrack,soI46flowerseeds（籽）onyoursideofthepath.Andeverydaywhilewewalkback,you47them.“For48yearsIhavebeenabletopickthesebeautifulflowerstodecorate(装饰)thetable.Withoutyoubeingjustthe49youare,Iwouldnothavethisbeauty.”Eachofushasourowncracks.Butit’sthese50thatmakeourlivestogethersointerestingandmeaningful.36A.crossB.acrossC.pastD.through37.A.travelB.rideC.walkD.trip38.A.arrivedB.heldC.reachedD.meant39.A.oneortwoB.oneandahalfC.twoD.halfandone40.A.proudB.sadC.happyD.worried41.A.withB.fromC.byD.in42.A.fieldB.sideC.wellD.house43.A.seedsB.potsC.plantsD.flowers44.A.otherB.theotherC.anotherD.others45.A.neverB.everC.alwaysD.often46.A.tookB.madeC.plantedD.kept47.A.waterB.seeC.visitD.understand48.A.manyB.afewC.twoD.three49.A.roadB.sideC.pathD.way50.A.decorationsB.seedsC.flowersD.cracks第二节阅读下面材料，在空白处填入恰当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，将答案填在相应位置。Thelifehasbeenfullofchallengesand51_________(difficult).Lifeisnotaboutthesmartestpersonorthestrongestperson,oreventherichestperson.52.H_________,lifeisabouthavingthemindinyourheart“NeverGiveUp”,evenwhenyoufeelthatgivingupistheonly53.__________(choose).Theworldiswaitingonyourgifts.Life54._________(will)bethesamewithoutyou.Youareimportanttothisworldandbelieveitornot,someoneiswaitingforyoutoenrichtheirlives.Youaretooimportanttotheworldtojustgiveup.Whatifyouwin.Youmanyfeelthatlifeischallengingyoufromtime55._____timeandyoucan’ttakeitanymore.Youmaywanttogiveuprightnow.Buthereisathought,what56.___________(happen)ifyouovercomethedifficulties?Focusonthefuture.WhenanOlympicrunnerisinarace,heorsheisfocusingononething--thefinishingline.Youhavetofocusonthebigpicture-notjustwhereyouarerightnow.Focusinwhereyouwanttobe.Make57._______agreementwithyourmindandyourmouth.Lifeisn’tcrystalstair.Oneofmyfavoritepoems58.________(call)“CrystalStair”writtenbyLangstonHughes.Inthatpoem,amothertellshersonthatlifeisdifficult,youwillmeetrocksandhardplaces,buttheendisvictorytothose59._______standtheirgroundandridethecourse.Thereisarainbowaftereverystorm.Whateveryouarefacing,youcanmakeitthrough.Thereisarainbowontheothersideofyoursituation.Staystrong,stay60.________(focus)andnevergiveup.第四局部写作第一节单词拼写。根据以下句子及所给的首字母，写出单词的正确完整形式。61.Beconfidenttoyourself.Youwillneverknowwhatwillhappenu_________youtrytomakeithappen.62.C__________aninterestwhatinwhattheylearncanleadintosuccessmoreeasily.63.Learningisalifelongj_________becauseeverydaybringsomethingnew.64.Belldidn’tinventthetelephoneovernight.Hetriedmanytimesandlearnedfromhism____________.65.Harrywondersw__________basketballispopularinChinaornot.66.