初三期末英语试题

2020-2021学年度九年级第一学期期末教学质量检测

英语试卷

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|1.本试卷共10页，共五道大题，39道小题,满分60分，考试时间90分钟。

72.在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校、姓名和准考证号。

，否3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

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知4.在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。

5.考试结束，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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.J.K.Rowlingisafamouswriter,andwealllikereadingbooks.

A.herB.hisC.theirD.your

2.China'sfirstspaceprogrambegan_______1956.

A.atB.inC.onD.to

3.Iworkhardatschool_____Itrytobehelpfulandkindallthetime.

A.orB.butC.andD.so

4.一_______youletmepaintthefencealittle,Tom?

—Well,no,Ben.Tmafraid....

A.NeedB.ShouldC.MustD.Could

5.一Whodoyouthinkwasthegreatestinventor?

一DaVinciwasagreatinventor_____hewasapioneerinmanyareas.

A.becauseB.aswellasC.althoughD.sothat

6.Forlanguagestructures,themoreyouusethem,______learningEnglishwill

be.

A.easyB.theeasiestC.theeasierD.easier

7.SteveJobs'inventionsandcreativity______ourwayoflifealready.

A.havechangedB.willchangeC.haschangedD.ischanging

8.Matthewwasaquietmandidn'lspeakmuchtostrangers.

A.whichB.whomC.whoseD.who

9.In2002,YaoMingdecidedtheNBAdraft.

A.enteringB.toenterC.enterD.entered

10.—Wherearetheofficers?

一Look!Theytheelephantinthepalacenow.

A.touchedB.willtouchC.touchD.aretouching

11.ThebookAlicesAdventureinWonderlandin1865.

A.haspublishedB.publishesC.waspublishedD.published

12.一Canyoutellme?

一Wecamefromtheearth.

A.whereyouarefromB.whereyouwerefrom

C.whereareyoufromD.wherewereyoufrom

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。

DonotJudgeaBookbyItsCover

“ThisisJohn,“saidMr.Turner.Theboystandingnexttohimwastall,witha

friendlyface.I13AdamandChengiveeachotherthethumbs（大拇指）up.

Thatmeanttheyweregoingtoinvitehimtojointhecoolgroup.Theysmiledathim

andhesmiledback.

Mr.Turneralwaysgave14studentsabuddy（伙伴）withthesame

hobbiesasthem.Iwassurehewouldn'tchooseme.Iwasn'toneofthecoolkids.

“Hyun,IwantyoutobeJohn'sbuddythisterm,“saidMr.Turner.Me?I

couldn't15myears!Everyoneintheclasslookedinmydirection.Adamand

Chenevenlookedunhappy.

Johnwalkedovertomy16andsatdownbesideme.Hesmiledatme.

“Hen。,“hesaidinaconfidentvoice.

"Hello."Ireplied,notlookingathim.

AllmorningIcouldfeeltheboysinthecoolgrouplooking17atme,but

Johndidn'tseemtonotice.

Finallythebellrangforabreak.Ihadbutterfliesinmystomach.Iknewthat

AdamandChenweregoingtomake18ofmeinfrontofJohn,andthatJohn

woulddecidethathe'dratherbebuddieswiththem.

Sureenough,assoonaswegotoutside,AdamandChenswaggered（大摇大摆

地走）uptous.

“Mr.Turnersaysyou'reagoodbasketballplayer,John,^saidAdam.""How'd

youliketo19withusatlunchbreak?Hyundoesn'tknowanythingabout

basketball.

“Nothanks,“saidJohn."I'dratherplaychesswithHyun,ifhedoesn'tmind.

Mr.Turnersayshe'sanexcellentplayer.”

Iwaswalkingon20asJohnandIcrossedtheplayground.Iremembered

thesayingwelearntinclassaboutnotjudgingabookbyitscover,Icompletely

misjudgedJohn.

13.A.noticedB.pickedC.realizedD.checked

14.A.brightB.newC.usualD.silent

15.A.coverB.touchC.nameD.believe

16.A.spaceB.landC.deskD.class

17.A.angrilyB.honestlyC.shylyD.confidently

18.A.senseB.muchC.funD.use

19.A.agreeB.beginC.celebrateD.play

20.A.iceB.airC.fireD.earth

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）

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Chang'c5BackHome

InanancientChinesestory,aladynamedChang'eflew

tothemoonalone.Shenevercamebackhome.

However,anotherChinese“Chang'e"justcameback.

Afterweeksofspacetravel,theChang'e5lunarprobe（月球探

测器）camehomeonDecember17,2020.Itlandedin

SiziwangbannerintheInnerMongoliaautonomousregion.

Chang'e5broughtbackChina'sfirstsamples（样本）of

rockandsoilfromthemoon.Theyarethefirstlunarsamples

inover40yearssincetheSovietLuna24probein1976,

ChinaDailyreported.Chinahasbecomethethirdcountryin

theworldtosuccessfullybringbackrocksfromthemoon.

ThereturnofChang'e5wasthelaststepinChina's

three-steplunarexplorationprogram（探月工程）.Itbeganin

2004,includingorbiting（环绕飞行），landing,andbringing

backsamples,Xinhuareported.

PresidentXiJinpingpraisedthissuccess."Thereisno

endforspaceexploration,Xisaid.

21.WhendidtheChang'e5lunarprobecomeback?

A.OnDecember17,2020.B.In1976.

C.In2004.D.Over40years.

22.WhatdidChang'e5bringback?

A.AladynamedChang'e.B.Thesamplesofrockandsoil.

C.TheSovietLuna24probe.D.Thefirstlunarsamples.

23.Thethree-steplunarexplorationprogram.

A.wasanendforthelastspaceexploration

B.startedinSiziwangbannerintheInnerMongolia

C.helpedChinabringtherockandsoilforthethirdtime

D.includedorbiting,landing,andbringingbacksamples

SoldierandScholar

“Pleasedon'ttraveltoWuhanunlessifsabsolutelynecessary,“Zhong

Nanshan,afamousrespiratory（呼吸科的）expert,remindedthepublicwhenthe

novelcoronavirusfirsthitWuhan.Butdespitethedanger,he,84,rushedonan

overnighttraintoWuhantofightthedisease.

KnownastheherowhodefeatedSARSin2003,

Zhong'simageandmessagesareflooding（遍布）social

media.Manypeoplesaythey“trusteverywordof

Zhong”.HehasgivenChinesepeopleconfidencein

winningthebattle.

Growingupinafamilyofdoctors,Zhonglivesbyasimplemotto:savelives

andalwaysbehonest.In2003,whenSARShitChina,hevolunteeredtotreat

patientsandaskedhiscolleagues（同事）tosendtheirmostseriouscasestohim.

Aftermonthsofwork,histreatmentplanforSARSwasadopted（采纳）byChina

andthenthewholeworld,savingthousandsoflives,People,sDailyreported.

Seventeenyearslater,Zhongisonceagainleadinganexpertteamtostudythe

novelcoronavirus.Althoughthisnewvirusisknowntobemoredangeroustothe

elderly,Zhongdoesn'tseemworriedabouthisownsafety.

OnJanuary18,hetookahigh-speedtrainfromGuangzhoutoWuhan.Two

dayslater,hebecamethefirstexperttomakecertainthatthenewviruscanbe

spreadbetweenhumans.OnJanuary29,heandhiscolleaguesspentoverfourhours

onlinecheckingfivepatientswhowereinseriouscondition.Thenextday,hechose

thetreatmentforthosepatients.Underhisguidance,histeamdevelopedarapidtest

kit（快速检测试剂盒）forthediseasethatcanshowresultswithin15minutes.

AsPeople'sDailywrote,“the84-year-oldZhongNanshanshowshis

professionalismasascholar,courageasasoldier,andasenseofdutyasthe

backboneofournation.”

24.WhatachievementsdidZhongmakeinthefightagainstSARS?

A.HewasthefirstdoctortostarttreatingSARSpatients.

B.Hetreatedthemostseriouspatientsonline.

C.Histreatmentplansavedlotsofpeople.

D.HestatedthatSARSwasundercontrol.

25.HowdoesthewriterwriteParagraph5?

A.Intimeorder.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bylistingthenumbers.D.Inspaceorder.

26.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.

A.encouragepeopletostayathome

B.statetheimportanceofZhong'swarning

C.guidepeopletobehonestandbrave

D.praiseZhong'scourageandspirit

C

TheAttractivenessofFairyTales

Almostanyyoungpersoncantellyouthebasicplotof

CinderellaorHansel&GretelorLittleRedRidingHood.

Whatisitaboutthiskindofstoriesthatmakesthemso

memorableandsolovedbykidsandadults?

Whatkidssayaboutfairytales

Michaelsays,“Themagicismyfavoritepartabout

readingfairytales."Witchesandwarlocks（男巫），goodfairies

andeviltrolls,characterswhocantransformintosomething

morebeautifulorancompletelynewshapeinspire（鼓舞，激发）activeimaginations

andmakekidsfeellikeanythingispossible.Zoelovestheadventuresinfairytales.

Readingthemletsmeescapefromtherealworld.Isabella,8secondsthatsaying,"I

canusemyimaginationwhenIreadtheseandvisitplacesIcouldneverreallygo.”

Whateducatorssayaboutfairytales

Educatorsalsolovesharingfairytaleswithkidstobuilduptheirreading

comprehensionandwritingskills.Kristen,asecondgradeteacherlikestousethese

storiestointroducethetopicofperspective（视角）."WereadTheThreeLittlePigs

andthenanotherstoryfromtheBigBadWolfsperspective.Theylovedit!”Jenni,a

fifthgradeteacher,usesfairytaleslikeTheTrueStoryoftheThreeLittlePigsto

kickoffacreativewritingunitwithherstudents.t4Readingabooklikethisopens

upanewworldtothemaswriters.Knowingthatit'sokaytotakeafamiliar

storylineofitgetstheircreativewritingjuicesflowing.”

FavoritefairytalesandtheDisneyfactor

Whenaskedtopicktheirfavoritefairytales,theanswersreachedfromclassics

tomoderntwiststoDisney'sversions.Kyra,12,appreciatesthedepthand

complexity（复杂性）ofclassicfairytales."Theyhelpmethinkaboutreallife

problemsandgivemehope."Jack,12,lovesbookslikeATaleDarkandGrimm

where“thetalestakeatwistandwhoyouthoughtwasbadbecomesgood.”

WhilemanykidsfirstgetintroducedtothesestoriesthroughDisneybooksand

movies,the“Disneyfication”offairytalesisnotfbreveryone."TheDisney

versionsarewaytoocheesyandwrapthemallupwitha'happilyeverafter）

formulaic（公式化的）ending.IpreferthemoderntakesonthefairytaleslikeThe

LandofStorieswherethingsaremorecomplicated."sharesNicole.

27.WhatmakesZoelovefair）'talessomuch?

A.Themagic.B.Thecharacters.

C.Theadventures.D.Theimagination.

28.Whydoeducatorslovesharingfairytaleswithkids?

A.Tomaketheirteachingeasy.

B.Tohelpkidsunderstandthetext.

C.Toencouragekidstolovetheirlessons.

D.Toimprovekids'readingandwritingskills.

29.Whatcanweknowfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Kidsallloveclassicfairytales.

B.Jackprefersthetalesbookswithtwists.

C.Noonelovesthe"Disneyfication"versions.

D.Nicoleappreciatesthedepthofclassicfairytales.

D

Passengerships,tradeships,andfishingboatsarea

normalpartoflifeontheopensea.However,alltheir

activitycreatesagreatdealofnoiseunderwater.Scientists

fromtheUnitedStatesandCanadarecentlyreportedtheir

observations（观察）thattheoceanisgettingnoisier.

ScientistsattheUniversityofVictoriahavestudiedtherecordingsrecorded

withequipmentplacedunderwaternearthebusyshippinglanesoffVancouver

IslandinCanada.Theysayengine（发动机）noiseiscontinuousduringtheday,and

alittlelessstrongatnight.

Scientistssayitislikelythatwhalesmustcalloutmoreloudlytobeheardover

thisnoise.Thenoisecouldmakeitmoredifficultfororcawhalestofindfood.The

orcasfindfishbyproducingclickingsoundsandothernoises.Loudenginenoise

couldbeinterfcrinqwiththeirefforts.

MichaelJasnyisapolicyexpertfbrtheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil.

Hesaystheriseofunderwaternoiseislimitingtheabilityofwhalesto

communicate.

Shippingnoisefallsacrossthesamefrequencies（频率）thattheseanimalsuse

fbralltheirvital（重大的，紧要的）behaviors-fbrfeeding,fbrfindingmates,fbr

avoidingpredators（捕食者）andfbrgoingahead.”

Mr.Jasnysayssoundtravelsveryeffectivelyunderwater.Anditisnotjust

whalesheisworriedabout.

“Thewholeweboflifeintheoceansdependsonsound.Andasmoreandmore

researchhasbeendone,it'sbeenveryclearthatwhatwehaveonourhandsisreally

amajorproblem.It'saseriousproblem.It'saglobalproblem.Fortunately,in

shippingwehaveaproblemthathasasolution.”

Oneansweristodesignquieterships.America'sNationalOceanicand

AtmosphericAdministration,orNOAA,hasfournewshipsthataremadetobe

quieter.MichaelBahtiarianworksfbrNoiseControlEngineering,thecompany

whichhelpeddesigntheboats.

Mr.Bahtiariansaysthemainsourceofnoisepollutionisthepropeller（螺旋桨）.

Bettershapedpropellersandshipdesignscanhelptoreducenoise.NOAA'sships

alsohavecostlyengines,whichproducelessnoise.Mr.Bahtiariansaysthe

technologytomakequietershipsdoesexistandhasbeenusedinthearmyfbrsome

time.

30.Theunderlinedphrase“interferingwith”inParagraph3probably

means.

A.controllingB.troublingC.encouragingD.stopping

31.Wecantellthatwhalesdependonsoundfbr.

A.communicatingwiththeirmates

B.stoppingpredatorsfromfishing

C.fightingagainsttheshippingnoise

D.tellingthenighttimefromtheday

32.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.

A.expensiveenginesproducelessnoiseintheocean

B.manyanimalsintheoceandependonsoundforliving

C.peopleshouldstopmakingbigshipsinordertosavewhales

D.itisdifficulttofindawaytostopnoisepollutionintheocean

33.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheOceanisGettingNoisier.

B.WhalesandShipsintheOcean.

C.WhalesareFacingaSeriousProblem.

D.QuietShipsareNeededintheOcean.

四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）

Loanwords

Ourclassprojectlastmonthwastofindoutmoreaboutloanwords,words

whichareborrowedbyonelanguagefromanother.

EveryoneknowsthattherearethousandsofloanwordsinEnglish,asEnglish

isinfluencedbyavarietyofdifferentlanguages,and,fbrthatreason,ithasahuge

numberofloanwords.Itissaidthat80percentofEnglishwordscomefromother

languages.Somespeakerspreferusingforeignwordsandphrasesinplaceof

Englishones一theythinktheysoundmoreinteresting.

However,ourprojectwasn'taboutEnglish.Wehadtofindoutaboutloan

wordsinotherlanguages.Dootherlanguagesalsohaveloanwords?Theansweris

"Yes!"Almosteveryimportantlanguageintheworldhasalot,althoughnotas

manyasEnglish.

TwoAsianlanguageswhichhavealotofloanwordsareJapaneseandKorean.

MostoftheloanwordsinJapanesecomefromChineseandEnglish.Chinesewords,

andtheChinesecharacters,firstcameintotheJapaneselanguagemorethan1,000

yearsago.ChinesecharacterswhichareusedinJapanesearecalledkanji,andmany

ChineseKanjihavedifferentmeaningsorpronunciations,aswellasoccasionally

beingwrittenslightlydifferently.

Inrecenttimes,JapanesehasalsoborrowedmanywordsfromPortuguese,

German(especiallymedicalwords),FrenchandItalian(especiallywordsabout

musicandfood).