24广东省广州市南沙区九2020-2021学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷.docx

1、2020学年第一学期九年级学生学业水平测试英语本试卷共四大题,共8页。满分90分,考试时间100分钟。注意事项:1,答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座于埃写在答趣卡上。2。选揖题每小题选出答车后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂如高改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案,答案不能答在试卷上.3，非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区匀相应位置上:如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和文液,不按以上要求作答的答案无效,4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁,考试结恣后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。一、语

2、法选择(共15小题:每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从1-15各题所给的A、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Michael Forster was a young film producer. He was planning his 1._ film. He wanted a popular actress, Sarina Chan, 2._ in his film. He knew3._ it would be difficult to persuade（说服）the actress to work for him.His pla

3、n was 4._ her out to dinner. I will try to impress her, he thought. Then shell act in my film.Sarina agreed to have dinner with him. He chose the most expensive restaurant in the city. “Good evening, Mr. Forster, Miss Chan, the waiter said. Please come this way. Your table is ready 5._ you.They two

4、6._ to a table near the window, and then 7._ waiter came and took their order. During the meal, Michael noticed that Herbert Grange was in the restaurant, 8._ was a very famous producer.9. _ Grange left his table to go to the toilet, Michael asked Sarina to excuse him, and went to the toilet as well

5、.While Grange 10._ his hands, Michael said, Mr. Grange, please help me, will you? Im trying to persuade Sarina Chan to act in my film, 11._ she only worked with famous producer. Would you be12._ to come over to my table, slap me on the back and say, Good to see you, Michael. We must have lunch again

6、 soon?“OK,” Mr Grange smiled and said, “13._ is my pleasure to help an ambitious（雄心勃勃的）young man.Michael returned to his table. 14._ minutes later. Herbert Grange came up to him and said, “Good to see you, Michael. We must have lunch again soon.” Michael looked up at him 15._ and said, Oh, go away,

7、Herbert, cant you see I am busy?1. A.first B.the first C. one D. the one2. A.act B.actedC.actingD.to act3. A. that B. which C.what D. why4. A.take B.to take C.took D. taken5. A. for B.to C.with D. about 6. A. leadB. were ledC. ledD. leading7. A. the otherB. otherC. anotherD. the others8. A. whichB.

8、whoC. thatD. what9. A. BeforeB. WhenC. ThoughD. Because10. A. washedB. washesC. was washingD. has washed11. A. becauseB. orC. andD. but12. A. Enough kindB. enough kindlyC.kind enoughD. kindly enough13. A.ItB. ThisC. ThatD. One14. A. FewB. A fewC. LittleD. A little15. A.angerB. angryC. angrilyD. more

9、 angrily二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。There was a little boy with a bad temper(脾气) and he always 16._ with his friends. One day, his father gave him a bag of nails (钉子) and told him that 17._ he lost his temper, to drive a nail into the wood. The first day the b

10、oy had driven 37 nails into the wood.Then the nails gradually became fewer and fewer. He discovered it was 18._ to hold his temper than to drive those nails.into the wood.Finally the day came when the boy didnt lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy

11、 now should 19._ one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.The father led his son to the wood. He said, You have done well, my son, but look at the 20._ in the wood. The wood will 21._

12、be the same. When you lose your temper, you will hurt others.You cant put a 22._ in a man and draw it out. It wont matter how many times you say 23._, the wound(伤口) is still there. Friends should be treated kindly. They make you smile and 24._ you to succeed. They share a word of praise, and they al

13、ways want to open their hearts to us.Make sure you 25._ your temper next time when you want to say something bad.16. A. playedB. learntC. chattedD. argued17.A. in timeB. every timeC. all timeD. on time18.A. easierB. harderC. fasterD. slower19.A. dig outB. hold outC. pull outD. put out20. A. nailsB.

14、holesC. temperD. mark21.A. alwaysB. oftenC. neverD. sometimes22. A. forkB. stickC. nailD. knife23. A. I like youB. I am sorry C. I hate youD. I wont do that24. A. askB. adviseC. encourageD. order25.A. controlB. loseC. takeD. check三、阅读（共两节；满分35分）第一节 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AOne beautiful spring day, a

15、 red rose blossomed in a forest. As the rose looked around, a pine treenearby said,“What a beautiful flower! I wish I was that lovely.The rose turned and said,“T seems that I am the most beautiful flower in this forest.Then the rose looked at a Cactus (仙人掌) and said, Look at that ugly plant full of

16、thorns!The pine tree said, Red rose, what kind of talk is this? You have thorns too.The proud red rose looked at the pine tree and said in anger.You do not know what beauty is at all. You cannot compare my thorns to those of the cactus.”What a proud flower! thought the tees.The rose tried to move it

17、s roots away from the cactus, but it could not move. As the days passed, the red rose would look at the cactus and say insulting things, like This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor.”The cactus never got upset and even tried to advise the rose, saying, God did not create any form of

18、 life without a purpose.Spring passed, and the weather became very warm. Life became difficult in the forest, as there was no rain The red roSe was going to die because of the lack of water.One day the rose saw sparrows stick their beaks (喙) into the cactus and then fly away, refreshed. This was puz

19、zling. and the red rose asked the pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds were getting water from the cactus.The rose opened its eyes in wonder and said, The cactus has water?Yes, you can also drink from it The sparrow can bring water to you if you ask the cactus

20、for help.The red rose felt too ashamed to ask for water from the cactus, but finally it did ask for help. The cactus kindly agreed. The birds filled their beaks with water and watered the roses roots.Thus the rose learned a lesson and never judged anyone by their appearance again.26. Why was the red

21、 rose angry with the pine tree at the beginning of the story?A. Because it thought the pine tree was ugly.B. Because it didnt want to be the pine trees neighbor.C. Because the pine tree didnt think the rose was beautifulD. Because the pine tree compared its thorns to the cactus.27. The sparrows stic

22、k their beaks into the cactus_.A. to drinkB. to eat cactusC. to make fun of the cactusD. to make holes in the cactus28. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 8 means_.A. God created many forms of life.B. God created some useless form of life.C. Every form of life was useful in some way.D. All forms o

23、f life were created by God.29. What is the best title for the passage?A. The ugly cactus B. The proud rose C The helpful sparrowsD. The kind pine treeBOccupation: InventorBorn: 1398 in Mainz GermanyDied: February 3, 1468 in Mainz, GermanyBest known for: Introduced movable type and the printing press

24、 (印刷机) to EuropeJohannes GutenbergJohannes Gutenberg introduced the idea of movable type 2nd the printing press to Europe. While this may not sound like a big deal at first, the printing press is often considered as the most important invention in modem times. Think about how important information i

25、s today. Without books and computers, you wouldnt be able to learn, to pass on information, or to share scientific discoveries.Before Gutenberg introduced the pining press it took a lot of time and effort to make a book in Europe. It wasnt that hard to write a letter to one person by hand, but to cr

26、eate thousands of books for many people to read was nearly impossible. Without the printing press we wouldnt have had the Scientific Revolution (科学革命) or the Renaissance(文艺复兴). Our world would be very different.Gutenberg took some existing technologies and some of his own inventions to come up with

27、the printing press in the year 1450. One key idea he came up with was movable type. Rather than use wooden books to press ink onto paper, Gutenberg used movable metal pieces to quickly create pages.Gutenberg introduced his new idea all the way through the printing process enabling pages to be printe

28、d much more rapidly. His presses could print 1000 pages per day versus only 40-50 pages with the old method. This was a great improvement and allowed books to be acquired by the middle class for the first time in the history of Europe. Knowledge and education spread throughout the continent like nev

29、er before.30. How old was Guteberg when he came up with the idea of the pinting pessA.52B.70C.73D.1831. Which of the fllowing is NOT the fflet of Gutenbergs invention?A. Using movable meal pieces enables people to create books quickly.B. Knowledge and education spread throughout Europe like never be

30、fore.C. People could pass on information, or share scientific discoveries.D. 1000 more pages could be printed than before every day.32. What is writers purpose 10 write paragraph 2?A. To tell us what Gutenberg invented.B. To tell us how Gutenberg invented the printing press.C. To tell us why Gutenbe

31、rg invented the printing press.D. To tell us how important the printing press was.33. We may read his passage in a magazine called_.A. Great Minds in History B. Future ScienceC National GeographyD. Global NewsCKeeping the world in our pocketsIt used to be that a person would have to carry a number o

32、f dfet devices (设备) with them to do different tasks. For example, a cell phone in the past only made telephone call, a calculator only took care of mathematical problems, and a GPS device was the only thing to guide you along the way. With the development of the smartphone, though, all of these othe

33、r devices quickly became out of date. People wanted to carry one simple item, and the smartphone made it possible. The technology was there, and so was the market. Before long smartphones became very common.The modern technology has made todays smartphones much more powerful than a lot of computers

34、from just ten years ago. With wireless technology, people can surf the Internet, play online games, send e-mails, and do all the things they once could only do on a computer. However, they have the power to do things at their fingertips (指尖).Many people argue that while smartphones are powerful tool

35、s,they are making people depend on them. Why would a person need to learn to read a map when he can simply ask his phone a question? Who needs to learn maths when you have excellent calculating power in your pocket at all times? What reason is there to memorize facts about history. ant or geography

36、when that information can be found on the Internet? These are just some of the questions being asked and answered when smartphones are still widely used. Like any technology, smartphones have their advantages but they do have disadvantages as well that we must keep our eyes on.34. Which of the follo

37、wing is NOT the reason why many devices are becoming out of date?A Because they only have one functionB. Because smartphones are very powerful.C. Because they make people depend on them.D. Because people would rather carry one device.35. The author want to tell us _ in paragraph 3.A. why people depe

38、nd on smartphonesB. what people can do with smartphonesC. how smartphone take the place of computersD. what problems people have with smartphones36. What can we infer from this article?A People can finish all their work with smarphones.B. We wont need to learn facts about history, art or geography.C

39、. Todays smartpbones are much more powerful than computers.D. People should pay attention to the disadvantage of smartphones.DIts a Mailbox. Its a Bird House.No. Wait. Its a LibrarySunshine Park Has A Little Free LibraryBryan Lim is excited to be the director of the Little Free Library for our neigh

40、bors in Sunshine Park Community!The way it works is simple:u We bring to the library a number of good books that we hope will interest our neighbors.u You stop by and take whatever catches your eyes.u You return and bring other books for the library whenever you can.u Books are always a gift. Never

41、for sale!Join us for our small opening at 9 a.m. on March 25th, 2020.Call 9051 6601 or email bryanbeautiful- for more information!LITILE FREE LIBRARY.ORG TAKEABOOK SHARE A DOOKwww.littlefreelibrary.orgMore about Little Free Library:The idea was started in 2009 in Hudson, Wisconsin, when Todd Bol pla

42、ced homemade wooden box in his front yard. The box looked like a one-room schoolhouse. Inside were a dozen or more books free for the taking. I Was put here in memory of Todds mother, a teacher who loved reading. She had died several years earlier.His neighbors and friends loved it so he built sever

43、al more and gave them away, Later, more people joined Todd in starting the project called Little Free Library.In 2019, there were more than sixty thousand Little Free Libraries in over eighty countries around the world.37 What cant you do in the Little Free Library?A. Take a book.B. Buy a book.C. Le

44、ave a book.D. Return a book.38.If you want to get more information about the Little Free Library, you can do the following except_.A. Call 9051 6601.B. Write an email to Bryan.C. Go to www. Littlefreelibrary.orgD. Write an email to Todd Bol.39. Who built the first Little Free Library?A. Todd Bol.Bry

45、an LimC. Tods mother.D. Todds neighbor.40. What do you know about the project called the Little Free Library?A. People can get gift for free in it.B. It becomes more and more popular.C. It was started in memory of Bryans mother.D. More than sixty thousand people joined in the project in 2019.第二节 阅读填

46、空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）第二节阅读填空(共5小题:每小题1分，满分5分)根据短文的内容，从方框所给的选项中选出能够填入短文空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Hearing is very important to all of us. We cam hear beautiful music, nice songs of birds, the laughter of people or other different kinds of sounds in the world with our ears. 41._.The following will tell you how

47、 to protect ears.42._. Especially when headphones are used. So turn down the volume when youre wearing headphones or try not to wear headphones You should give your ears a rest if you like wearing headphones.Before swimming, remember to put earplugs into your cars or wear a swim hat to stop water from getting i