九年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末英語試題一、第一節(jié)完形填空(共10題；每題1分，滿分10分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Timeschange!1．IheardthattheBrightBookstorewasclosing,Iwassad.Thebookstorehadbeenintheneighborhoodfor50years,anditwasagreatplacewherepeoplecouldconnectwitheachotherthroughtheirloveofbooks.WhenImetTim,thestore'sowner,hetoldmeitwasdifficulttorunatraditionalbookstore.Mostyoungpeoplepreferredreadinge-booksorreading2．.Childhoodmemoriescamebacktomeso3．.Agroupofusoftenwenttothebookstore.Welookedatthenewbooksand4．hoursreadingthere.Timencouragedustoshareourideasbywritingthemonalargeboard.Afewmonthslater,Iwasbackandwas5．toseethattheBrightBookstorewasstillopenforbusiness.Itseemedasoldasbefore,butinsideitwaslikeadifferentworld.Inanarea,abookreadingwasgoingon.Nearby,somereadersweresharingtheirideasonascreen6．thelargeboard.Somewerereadingoncomputers.Itevenhadacoffeeshop7．nicefood.Clearly,theBrightBookstorewasingood,creativehands.Timtoldmethatthereweremorecommunityeventsinthecoffeeshopsuchasbookreadingsandevenconcertsandmovienights.Thebookstorewasturned8．a(chǎn)placewherethebookloversgottogetherandsharedideasandexperiences."Well,asyoucansee,technologyandcreativityhavebroughtmyoldbookstoreintothe21stcentury!I'msogladtoseethat9．Iwantedforthecommunityisstillhere,"saidTim.Nomatterhowtimes10．,therearealwayspeoplewholovereading.Withthedevelopmentoftechnology,traditionalbookstoresshouldalsochangeinacreativeway.1．A．If B．Until C．When D．Unless2．A．online B．nearby C．inside D．behind3．A．widely B．loudly C．clearly D．badly4．A．suggested B．spent C．required D．worked5．A．wise B．patient C．surprised D．relaxed6．A．insteadof B．a(chǎn)ccording C．because D．a(chǎn)crossfrom7．A．selling B．guarding C．increasing D．dividing8．A．of B．with C．from D．into9．A．nothing B．everything C．everybody D．nobody10．A．change B．see C．stop D．spread二、第二節(jié)短文填空(共15題；每題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或用括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式填空。AsGrade9students,therearemanydifficultiesinourlivesandstudies.Whatshouldwedoinfaceofthem?Shallwerunawayfromthem?11．shallwegoouttodealwiththem?Wemustthink12．(two)beforeacting.Firstofall,weshouldregardthemaschallengesandfacethem13．(brave).It'sagoodchancetoimproveourselves.Secondly,wemuststepoutofourcomfortzoneandtry14．(solve)thesedifficultiesstepbystep.Ittrulyrequirescourageand15．(confident)todefeatthem.Nothing16．(be)impossibleifwekeepontrying.Itisnecessaryandimportantforustolistencarefullyinclassandtake17．a(chǎn)ctivepartinallkindsofpractice.Weshouldalsocooperatewithour18．(partner)orteammemberssincerely.Mostimportantly,wemustconcentrateourselveswhile19．(study).OnceI20．(do)badlyinEnglish.ButI21．(improve)alotsinceIchangedmymethodsandattitude(態(tài)度)oflearning.Theharderwework,the22．(good)futurewewillhave.Only23．thiswaycanwebecomemorecapableandconfident.There'snoshortcut.Whateverchallengeswemayface,weshouldalwaysrememberwestudynotonlyfor24．(we)ownfuturebutforourcountry.Strongyouth,strongcountry.Let'sgoonfightinguntilwe25．(success).Comeon,guys!三、AWelcometoHolkerHall&GardensVisitorInformationHowtoGettoHolkerByCar:FollowbrownsignsonA590fromJ36,M6.Traveltimes:Windermere—20minutes,Kendal—25minutes,Lancaster—45minutes,Manchester—1hour30minutes.ByRail:TheneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnforth,LancasterandPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&airports.OpeningTimesSunday—Friday(closedonSaturday)11:00a.m.—4:00p.m.,30thMarch—2ndNovember.AdmissionCharges

Hall&GardensGardensAdults:￡12.00￡8.00Groups:￡9.00￡5.50SpecialEventsProducers'Market13thAprilJoinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsomeexcellentrecipeideas.HolkerGardenFestival30thMayTheeventcelebratesits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsingardening.NationalGardenDay28thAugustHolkeronceagainopensitsgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.WinterMarket8thNovemberThisisaneventforallthefamily.Walkamongavarietyofshopssellinggiftswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.26．HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?A．20minutes. B．25minutes. C．45minutes. D．90minutes.27．HowmuchshouldamemberofatourgrouppaytovisittoHall&Gardens?A．￡12.00. B．￡9.00. C．￡8.00. D．￡5.50.28．Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?A．Producers'Market. B．HolkerGardenFestival.C．NationalGardenDay. D．WinterMarket.四、BWhyistheseasalt?Longbeforewediscoveredscientificwaysofthinkingaboutit,weexplaineditinastory.Eventhoughtheanswerisn'tscientific,itholdssomeothertruthinit—especiallyaboutthehumanheart.Longago,apooroldcouplelivedonthecost.Oneday,anoldstorytellercametotheirvillage.Theoldcouplegavehimameal.Inreturn,hegavethemacoffeemill(磨粉機(jī))andsaid,"Say‘Mill,pleasegrind(磨粉)',andit'llmakewhateveryouwant,tostopit,say‘Mill,pleasecease(停止)grinding.'threetimes."Soontheoldcouplesoldthenicethingsthemillmadetopeopleandhadamuchbetterlife.Buttheyoungcouplenextdoorwereenvious(妒忌的)whentheysawtheoldcouplewearinggoodclothesandbuyinggoodfood.Sooneday,theyounghusbandwenttotheoldcouple'shousesecretlyandheard,"Mill,pleasegrindhotchocolate!"Hewassurprisedtoseeitcomingout.Thentheyoungcouplestolethemillfromtheoldcouple.Withit,theyrodeahorseandsetoffdownthecoast,wherenoonewouldknowthem.Alongtheway,thehusbandshowedexcitedlyandasked,"Whatdoyouwantittomake?""Oh,Idon'tknow.Whynotsalt?"thewifesaid."Mill,pleasegrindsalt!"hesaid."Itworks!"thewifeshouted.Butthentheynoticedthesaltwenteverywhere."Makeitstop,"thewifesaid.Butthehusbanddidn'tknowhow."Mill,pleasestopgrinding!Please,nomore!"Hiswordsdidn'twork.Themillkeptgrinding.Finally,theyounghusbandthrewthemillintotheseaasfarashecould.Andthereit'sbeen,forhundredsofyears,endlesslygrindingsalt.That'swhytheseaissalt.29．Whattypeoftextisthispassage?A．Folkstory. B．Instruction.C．Sciencefiction. D．Sciencereport.30．Howdidtheyounghusband'sfeelingschangeaccordingtothepassage?A．Sorry—sad—excited. B．Envious—excited—afraid.C．Envious—nervous—proud. D．Surprised—thankful—happy.31．Whycouldn'ttheyoungcouplestopthecoffeemill?A．Becausethemillwasbroken.B．Becausetheyoungcoupleleftthevillage.C．Becausethehusbanddidn'tsaytherightwords.D．Becausetherewassalteverywhere.五、CWhenpeoplethinkofgreatscientists,theymostprobablythinkofmenscientistslikeThomasEdisonandAlbertEinstein.Butwhataboutgreatwomenscientists?Theworldwouldcertainlynotbeasmarvelouswithouttheirhardwork.Hereisalistofsometopwomenscientistsandtheirachievements.MarieCurieCuriewasborninPolandonNovember7,1867.Shewasapioneerinradioactivity(放射性研究).ShewasalsothefirstpersontowintwoNobelPerizes,withoneinphysicsandtheotherinchemistry.RosalindElsieFranklinFranklinwasbornonJuly25,1920.ShegraduatedfromCambridgeUniversity.Sheplayedagreatroleinthe1953discoveryofthestructureofDNA.AnnieJumpCannonCannonwasbornonDecember11,1863.ShewasanAmericanastronomer(天文學(xué)家).Shedividedmorethan500,000starsintodifferentkindsanddiscoveredmorethan300starsinherlife.SallyKristenRideRidewasbornonMay26,1951.SheisanastronautfromtheUSA.In1983,shebecamethefirstAmericanwomaninspace.MariaGaetanaAgnesiShewasbornonMay16,1718.ShewasfamousforwritingthefirstbookaboutCalculus(微積分).Shewasalsothefirstwomanmathprofessorinauniversity.GraceMurrayHopperShewasbornonDecember9,1906.Shewasoneoftheearliestcomputerprogrammersandaleaderinthedevelopmentofcomputersoftware.32．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"marvelous"meanmostpossibly?A．Mysterious. B．Special. C．Wonderful. D．Interesting.33．WhywasAnnieJumpCannongreat?A．BecauseshegraduatedfromCambridgeUniversity.B．Becauseshedividedmorethan500,000starsintodifferentkinds.C．BecauseshebecamethefirstAmericanwomantogotospace.D．BecauseshediscoveredthestructureofDNA.34．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．CannonandRidewerebothAmericanastronauts.B．HopperwasbornearlierthanAgnesi.C．FranklinwasamathprofessorinCambridgeUniversity.D．CuriewontheNobelPrizetwiceduringherlifetime.35．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AmericanWomenScientistsAndTheirAchievementsB．TheEarliestWomenScientistsC．SomeTopWomenScientistsAndTheirAchievementsD．TheFastDevelopmentOfScience六、DWeknowmanymusicalinstrumentswell,suchaspianos,violins,drumsandsoon.Whatabouttheerhu?TheerhuisatraditionalChineseinstrument.Itisthemostpopularofthehuqinfamily,andithasalonghistory.ThemodernerhudevelopedfromtheXiqin,whichwasplayedbymanyethnicminorities(少數(shù)民族)duringtheTangDynasty.IntheSongDynasty,musiciansbegantousetheerhutoperformdifferentkindsofmusic,anditbecamequiteapopularinstrument.Withtheriseofsomeformsoffolkart,theartoftheerhudevelopedquicklyduringtheMingandQingDynasties.Itbecameanimportantaccompanying(伴奏)instrumentindifferentfolkmusic.Atpresent,itisusedinbothtraditionalandmodernmusic,suchasinpop,rockandjazz.Ithasevenbecomeasolo(獨(dú)奏)instrument.OneofthemostfamousmusicalpiecesplayedontheerhuisErquanYingyue.Astheerhuwasmainlyplayedbycommonpeopleandtheplayingskillswerepasseddowninoralform,sotherearefewwrittenrecordsabouttheerhuthatcanbefound.Tostudythehistoryandthedevelopmentoftheerhu,historiansusuallyturntoancientpaintings.TheearliestpicturesofthisinstrumentwerefoundinYulinCavesandEasternThousandBuddhaCavesinGansuProvince,wherefiveerhupictureswerediscoveredonmurals(壁畫).36．Whendidtheerhubecomeapopularinstrument?A．IntheTangDynasty. B．IntheSongDynasty.C．IntheMingDynasty. D．IntheQingDynasty.37．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"oral"meaninParagraph3?A．Listening. B．Spoken. C．Reading. D．Written.38．Tostudythehistoryoftheerhu,whatdohistoriansusuallydo?A．PlayErquanYingyue.B．Listentodifferentkindsoffolkmusic.C．Gethelpfromancientpaintings.D．Readsomebooksaboutethnicminorities.39．WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thehuqinbelongstotheerhufamily.B．Folkartstopsthedevelopmentoftheerhu.C．Peoplecanfindplentyofwrittenrecordsabouttheerhu.D．Theerhuisusedinbothtraditionalandmodernmusicnow.40．Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheHistoryofErhuB．TheFormofFolkMusicC．TheDevelopmentofChineseInstrumentD．TheRiseofDifferentDynasties七、第二節(jié)閱讀表達(dá)(共5題；每題2分，滿分10分)閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。WorkingOutthroughOnlineVideosPhysicalexerciseisgoodforourmind,bodyandspirit.Today,workingoutthroughonlinevideosisbecomingverypopular.SincetheInternetiswidelyused,it'sveryeasyforustodoso.Thatmeanswecanworkoutanytimeanywhere.Oneofmyfriends,LinFei.followedshortworkoutvideostododailyexercise."Withliveprograms,Ifeellikeworkingoutwithmyfriends,whichencouragesmetoholdontothelastminute."shesaid.Anotherfriendofmine,Michael,toldmethatworkoutvideoslethimfeelsocomfortable."Ihaveafearofworkingoutatthegym（健身房）becauseIdon'tlikebeingwatchedbyothers.Workingoutathomemakesworkingoutmuchmoreenjoyable."hesaid.Withtheirexamples,Idecidedtogiveitatry.WhenItoldmyplantomyeldersister,aP.E.teacher,sheremindedmethatworkoutvideoscouldbehelpfulbutmightstillcarrysomeproblems."Withoutbeingwithsomeoneinperson,youwillbelesswilling（愿意的）toworkouttoyourbest.Workingoutatthegymallowsyoutohaveadviceinrealtimeandgetpushedharder."mysistersaidtome."Well,ifyoureallywanttohaveatry.first,chooseproperprogramsorvideos.That'sveryimportant.Andthenaskyourfriendsforadvice.Theirexperiencescangiveyouagoodsightintowhatyoucanexpect.Anyway,don'tbeaddicted（沉迷的）toit.Youshouldtrydifferentwaystoworkouttobehealthy."Athersuggestions,Ifinallyfollowedanonlineworkoutprogramwithpersonalizedhelpthatisheldforthreemonths.Afterthefirstperiodoftraining,IfeltitverypracticalandhelpfulwhenIputintherightamount（量）ofworkalongwithastrongwill.Comparedwithgoingtothegym,usingonlinevideostoworkoutisamuchcheaperandtime-savingchoice.ButitcanbedifficultsometimeswhenI'mtoolazyortoobusytosticktoit.41．Whichwaytoworkoutisbecomingverypopulartoday?42．WhydoesMichaeldislikeworkingoutatthegym?43．Whatistheproblemofworkingoutwithoutsomeoneelseinperson?44．Howdidthewriterfeelabouthisfirstperiodoftraining?45．Wouldyouliketofollowonlinevideostoworkout?Whyorwhynot?八、補(bǔ)全對(duì)話(共5題；每題2分，滿分10分)根據(jù)對(duì)話情景填入適當(dāng)?shù)木渥友a(bǔ)全對(duì)話。(JackandKangkangarevisitingamuseum.)Jack:AKangkang:BA:Look,Kangkang!Itlookssointerestingandstrange!B:Oh?It'sagreatinventionofancientChina.A:Really?46．?B:ItwasinventedintheHandynasty.A:47．?B:Itwasinventedbythefarmersatthattime.A:48．?B:Guess,please!A:Wasitusedforharvestingcrops(農(nóng)作物)?B:49．.Itwasusedforcarryingwaterfromlowlandtohighland.A:It'squitespecial.50．?B:Pleasereadtheinstructions(說明)andyou'llknowhowitworks.A:OK.Thankyou.九、書面表達(dá)51．孔子學(xué)院（ConfuciusInstitute）在河北招募志愿者，假如你是李華，請(qǐng)用英文寫一篇自薦信。要點(diǎn)提示：(1)性格友善，喜歡交朋友；(2)能用英語講中國故事和與人溝通；(3)了解中國歷史和文化，會(huì)唱京??；(4)愛好廣泛，擅長乒乓球；(5)補(bǔ)充兩點(diǎn)有關(guān)信息或想法。要求：(1)短文須包含以上提示內(nèi)容，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；(2)短文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的地名、校名和人名；(3)80詞左右（開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）。參考詞匯：PekingOpera京劇culture文化Dearsir/madam,IamLiHuafromHebei.MayIhavethehonortoworkasavolunteeratConfuciusInstitute?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________