九年級上學(xué)期期末英語試題一、從下面各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。1．Ms.Liisin________eightiesnowbutsheisstillyoungatheart.A．his B．her C．my D．its2．Weplantedsometrees________theparknearourschoollastSunday.A．in B．to C．on D．of3．—________Iuseyourdictionary,Tina?—Sure,hereitis.A．Must B．Can C．Should D．Need4．E-bookscanbestoredinareader,whichismuch________thanpaperbooks.A．light B．lighter C．lightest D．thelightest5．—________didtheShenzhou-17astronautsflyonthereturnjourney?—Formorethan9hours.A．Howlong B．Howfar C．Howmany D．Howoften6．Nevergiveup!We'reallgoodatdifferentthings________wecanmakeadifference.A．or B．but C．a(chǎn)nd D．for7．MatthewCuthbertwasaquietman________didn'tspeakmuch,especiallytostrangers.A．who B．whose C．which D．whom8．—Wherearethestudents?—They________inthecommunitycenternow.A．helped B．willhelp C．a(chǎn)rehelping D．werehelping9．Tom________whenhisparentscamebackhomeyesterday.A．cooks B．cooked C．iscooking D．wascooking10．Peter________manyskillssincehejoinedtheFootballClublastyear.A．learns B．learned C．haslearned D．waslearning11．Thebook,TheAdventuresofTomSawyer,________byMarkTwainmanyyearsago.A．writes B．wrote C．iswritten D．waswritten12．—Mary,doyouknow________theartfestivalnextFriday?—Yes.Inourschoolhall.A．wheredidwehold B．whereweheldC．wherewillwehold D．wherewewillhold二、閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。"Ineverknewbefore,Peter,thatyouweresointerestedindrawing,"saidAuntSophia,asshelookedovertheshoulderoftheboy,whowasbusywithhis13．."Youreallyhavemadegreatprogress.""Ineedtodoso,"criedPeter,"ifIamtocarryofftheprizefordrawing,asIhavedecidedtodothisterm.""Ishouldhavethought,"saidhisaunt,"thatyouhadlittle14．a(chǎn)gainstLee.Heisanartist'sson,andhasalmostusedthepencilfromhiscradle.""Thatwill15．thepleasureofbeatinghim!"criedPeter."I'mworkingonthisforfourhoursadaynow;heneverdrawsformorethantwo.""Youarenotneglecting(忽視)yourLatinforit,Ihope?YouhavehadtheLatinprizeeverytermforthesethreeyearspast,"saidAuntSophia."Yes,"repliedPeter,withaproudsmile;"thereisnoboyinourclasswhocan16．meinthat,thoughMikeisnowworkinghard.ButIamnotsatisfiedwithoneprize:IcannotresttillIhavewonthepaint-boxfordrawing,ofwhichTomLeemakessosure.Itwouldbeglorious(光榮的)tobeatthesonofanartistonhisownground!""Takecare,"saidhisaunt,17．layingherhandonhisshoulder,"thatyoudonotlosetheLatinprize,intryingforthatwhichyouarenotlikelytowin.Rememberthestoryofthedogthatdroppedthebone,incatchingattheshadow(影子)."Ontheeveningofthedayonwhichthenamesoftheprize-winnerswerereadout,Petercamehomefromschoolgloomy(悲傷的).Hislookstoldhisauntenoughtomakehersparehimthepainofquestions;buthislittlesisterRoseywasnotso18．."Hi,Peter,"shecried,runningeagerlyuptohim,"tellme,areyoutogetthetwoprizes?""No,"saidPeterinalowangryvoice."Onlyone?"criedthechildinasadtone."Notone,"mutteredtheboy."Iwassobusytryingtobeatlife,thatIcouldnotholdmygroundagainstMike."Peterthrewhimselfonachair,insoangryamoodthatevenRoseydidnotdareto19．himfurther.Theirauntsilentlyhopedthatthe20．mightproveworththepainwhichitcost,andthattheambitious(有雄心的)boymightnotagainneedtoberemindedofthedoginthestory.13．A．ruler B．eraser C．knife D．pencil14．A．time B．courage C．chance D．patience15．A．spread B．double C．reduce D．change16．A．hurt B．match C．notice D．trouble17．A．gently B．excitedly C．proudly D．bravely18．A．bored B．a(chǎn)mazed C．thoughtful D．careful19．A．praise B．a(chǎn)dvise C．support D．question20．A．lesson B．record C．exam D．a(chǎn)ctivity三、A閱讀下列書籍的介紹，請根據(jù)人物需求為其匹配最適合的書籍，并將其對應(yīng)的A-D選項(xiàng)填在相應(yīng)位置上。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。AThebooktellsthestoryofapignamedWilburandhisfriendCharlotte,aspider.WhenWilburisindangerofbeingkilled,Charlottewriteswordsinherwebtosavehim.HereffortsmakeWilburfamousandsavehislife.BItisaboutaboynamedAugustwhowasbornwithafacialdifference.Hestartsattendingaschoolandfaceschallengesmakingfriends.Thestoryshowshowacceptance,courage,andkindnesscanmakeabigdifferenceinpeople'slives.CItisabouttheracetotheSouthPolebetweentwoexplorers,RobertScottandRoaldAmundsen.ItdescribestheirdifficultjourneysthroughthefreezingAntarctic,facingice,snow,anddanger.Thebookshowstheirbraveryanddeterminationtobethefirsttoreachthepole.DThebookshowshowAmericanhistorytextbooksoftenleaveoutimportantfactsandtellincompletestories.Ituncovershiddentruthsandcorrectscommonmyths,helpingreadersseehistorymoreclearly.Thewriterofferssomesuggestionstomaketextbooksmorehonest.21．Patrickishelpinghisfather,ahistoryteacherinanAmericanschool,lookforabook.Hisfatherneedsabookwhichcanprovidehimwithsomethingthatthetextbooksdonotmention.22．LindawantstofindabookasapresentforherbrotherAlantocheerhimup,ashehashadnofriendssincehemovedtoanewschool.23．Jackisveryinterestedinanimalsandhopestoreadinterestingstoriesabouttheminhisfreetime.Hedreamsofwritinghisownanimalstoriessomeday.四、BI'vegottheworstnameintheworld.MynameisTomT.Terdle(soundslike"TomTheTurtle").Peopleoftenlaughedatmebecauseofmyname.Whatwasevenworse,mydadhadtomovearoundwithhisjob.Everytimewemoved,Ihadtogetreadyforthestupidnamesandafightortwo.ThistimewemovedtoPortAransas,ontheGulfofMexico.Ithoughtitwascooltoliveneartheocean,butgoingtoanothernewschoolmeanthearingnewkidscallmenames.ThatwaswhyIfoughtagain.SoIgotkickedoutofschool—forthreedays.Feelingfrustrated,Iwalkedonthebeachandfoundlotsofeggs,buriedunderthesand.ThedeeperIdug,themoreeggsIfound.ThenIheardanangryvoice,"Whatareyoudoing?""Huh?"Ilookedup,sandallovermyfaceandanegginmyhand.Standingbehindmewasanoldlady."Youaregoingtokilleveryoneofthose!"shesaid."Killwhat?"Iasked."Theturtles,"shetooktheeggoutofmyhandwhilepointingtoawoodensignnearby:"BeAware!SeaTurtleNestingArea!"Ifeltbad.Thenwecarefullyputthesofteggsbackintheholeandcoveredthemwithwarmsandtogether.Finally,wefinished.Ifoundshewasactuallyakindladyandeasytotalkto.Soon,Itoldhereverything,theschoolsandthekidsmakingfunofme.Shesmiledandlaughed,"Well,Tom,theycallmetheTurtleLadyandItakealotofprideinbeingcalledthat.Iloveturtles.Bytheway,sinceyou'reoutofschoolforafewdays,canyouhelpmetonightwhentheeggswillprobablyhatch(孵化)?"Howinterestingitsounded!Shemightbeold,butshewasimmediatelymyfriend.Thatnight,wastheoneIwouldneverforget.Whenwewerewatchingforsomesignsthattheeggsweregoingtohatch,shetoldmeabouttheseaturtles.IlearnedmorethanwhatIhadinallmyscienceclasses.Then,theycame.Likeabigwave,thelittleturtlesbegandiggingfromthesandy,nestsandmovingdowntothesea.Whenmostofthemmadetheirwaytothewater,shesmiled,"Gobackandgetsomesleep,TurtleTom.Todayisabigday."Forthefirsttimeever,Iwasn'tmadaboutthatname.Fromthenon,Ihavegottenridofmysensitivity(敏感，易生氣)tobeingcalledTurtleTom.Instead,nowasamarinebiologist(海洋生物學(xué)家),Iampleasedwhenschoolkidscallmethat.IoftenwalkonthebeachesatPortAransas.IfeelTurtleLadyisstillthereinspirit,guardingtheseaturtles.24．WhatdidTomfindwhilewalkingonthebeachalone?A．Somekids. B．Asign. C．Someeggs. D．Abiologist.25．HowdidTomfeelaboutbeingcalled"TurtleTom"afterhebecameamarinebiologist?A．Hewasstillangryaboutit. B．Hewasindifferenttoit.C．Hewasstillsensitiveaboutit. D．Hewaspleasedwithit.26．WhatmostprobablychangedTom?A．Movingaroundwithhisfamily.B．Theinterestinglessonsinhisschool.C．Beingkickedoutofhisschoolfor3days.D．TheunforgettableexperiencewithTurtleLady.五、COn20July1969,theworldcelebratedanimportantmomentinhistorywhenAmericanastronautNeilArmstrongbecamethefirstmantowalkonthemoon,makingagiantleapforhumanity.Formorethanfivedecades(十年),humanbeingshavemadenumerousattemptstounderstandthespaceenvironment.Theseeffortshavepaidoff,sparkinginnovations(激發(fā)創(chuàng)新)inscienceandtechnologyandgenerating(產(chǎn)生)muchinterestinscienceandscienceeducation.Today,weareinabetterpositiontounderstandouruniverseandthesolarsysteminwhichwelive,thankstospaceexploration.SpaceexplorationhasmadeadvancesintheareasofscienceandtechnologywhichhavebenefitedhumansandimprovedthequalityoflifeonEarth.Severalsocietalbenefitsarelinkedtonewknowledgeandtechnologyfromspaceexplorationsuchassolarpanels,satellitecommunications,globalpositioningsystem(GPS),andweatherforecasting.Thedevelopmentofsatellitetechnology,forexample,providesvaluableinformationaboutclimatechangesuchasthethinningoftheozonelayer,enablinggovernmentsaroundtheworldtotakeactiontoprotecttheozonelayerandmanageclimatechange.Withtheexcitementandcuriositygenerated,spaceexplorationisattractingyoungpeopletocareersinengineering,science,technology,andmathematics,whichhelpstoexpandtheglobalcapacityforinnovationsinscienceandtechnology.Evenifinterestedyoungstersdonotendupinajobintheseareas,spacetechnologysparkstheirimaginationaboutthepossibilityoflifebeyondEarthandspacetravel.Spaceexplorationcontinuestoencouragehumanimagination,inspiringpeopletowritestoriesandcreatemovies,photographs,andsongsaboutspaceexploration.Despitethemanybenefits,spaceexplorationhasoftenbeencriticizedforitshighcost.AccordingtotheUniversityofFlorida,itcostsabout$500milliontolaunchaspaceshuttle,andmanyarguethatthismoneycouldbebetterspentonsolvingtheproblemsonEarthsuchashunger,pollution,diseases,andclimatechange.Althoughspaceexplorationcannotdirectlyprovideimmediatesolutionstotheseproblems,itgeneratesmanyusefultechnologiesandnewknowledgeinsciencesnecessarytoimprovetheconditionsofhumanlifeonEarth.Everyyear,aboutathousandinnovationsgeneratedinthespaceprogramsfindtheirwayintoearthlytechnologythatleadstobetterfarmingtechnologytoincreasefoodproduction,bettermedicalinstrumentstoimprovediagnosisandtreatment,andmoreenergy-efficientvehiclestomitigateclimatechange.Accordingly,themoneyspentonspaceexplorationdoeseventuallybenefithumanbeings.Thereisnodoubtthatspaceexplorationhasproducedmanybenefitsforhumanity,withsignificantcontributionstothefieldsofscienceandtechnology.IthasalsoencouragedmanytounderstandEarthandtheuniverseinadeeperway.Inthecomingdecade,wecancontinuetolookforwardtomoreexcitingdiscoveriesasmorehumanandroboticmissionsareplannedtodestinationssuchasthemoonandMars.Wemayeventuallyevenfindanotherplanetwherehumanscanlive.27．Whatbenefitdoesspaceexplorationprobablybringusdirectly?A．Solutionstodiseases. B．Bettermedicalinstruments.C．Globalwarming. D．Informationaboutclimatechange.28．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Spaceexplorationiscriticizedforhavingfewbenefitsforhumansandsociety.B．Spaceexplorationismainlyaimedatfindinganotherplanettoliveon.C．Spaceexplorationinspirespeopletochoosesomeimaginativework.D．Spaceexplorationsolvesthepollutionproblemsdirectly.29．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thefuturediscoveriesinspace.B．Thebenefitsofspaceexploration.C．ThesolutionstoproblemsonEarth.D．Theadvantagesofscienceandtechnology.六、DNowadays,manypeoplepreferaudiobooks,amoreconvenientchoice,toold-fashionedreading.Youcanlistentothelatestbestsellerwhilecommutingorcleaningupthehouse.Butislisteningtoabookreallythesameasreadingone?There'ssomeevidencethatreadingonascreenreduceslearningandcomprehension(理解力)comparedtoreadingfromprintedtext.Ifyou'rewonderingwhyprintedbooksmaybebetterthanscreen-basedreading,itmayhavetodowithyourinabilitytotellwhereyouareinanaudiobook."Asyou'rereadingastory,theorderofeventsisimportant,andknowingwhereyouareinabookhelpsyoubuildthestoryline,"saysDanielWillingham,aprofessorofpsychology.Theself-directedpace(速度)relatedtoreadingmayalsodifferentiatebooksfromaudiobooks."About10%to15%ofeyemovementsduringreadingareactuallyregressive,"Willinghamexplains."Thishappensveryquicklywhenareaderneedstore-readasentenceorapassagetobetterunderstanditscontent.Andit'ssortofnaturallyfitintotheprocessofreadingasentence."Hethinksthisreadingbehavioralmostcertainlyimprovescomprehension.Astudyin2010foundstudentswholistenedtoapodcastlessonperformedworseonacomprehensionquizthanstudentswhoreadthesamelessononpaper.Interestingly,atthestartoftheexperiment,almostallthestudentswantedtobeinthepodcastgroup."ButthenrightbeforeIgavethemthequiz,Iaskedthemagainwhichgrouptheywouldwanttobein,andmostofthemhadchangedtheirminds—theywantedtobeinthereadinggroup,"Willinghamsays."Theyknewtheyhadn'tlearnedasmuch."Butaudiobooksalsohavesomestrengths."Humanbeingshavebeensharinginformationorallyfortensofthousandsofyears,"Willinghamsays,"whiletheprintedwordisamuchmorerecentinvention."Whenwe'rereading,we'reapplyingpartsofthebraintothecognitivetaskofreading.Listeners,ontheotherhand,cangetalotofinformationfromaspeaker'slivelypronunciationorintonations.PeoplewhohearShakespearespokenoutloudtendtogainalotofmeaningfromtheactor'sperformance.Allthatsaid,ifyou'rereadingorlisteningforrelaxation—notforworkorstudy—thedifferencesbetweenaudiobooksandprintbooksareprobably"smallpotatoes".Ifyouarenot,that'swherepersonalpreferenceandthespecificcontextofyourreadingorlisteningexperiencecomeintoplay.30．Whatdoestheword"regressive"inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A．Recordingwhatyouread. B．Explainingwhatyouread.C．Returningtowhatyouread. D．Comparingwithwhatyouread.31．WhichofthefollowingwouldProfessorWillinghammostprobablyagreewith?A．Readingprintedbookskeepspeoplemorerelaxed.B．Listeningtoaudiobooksgivespeopleabetterunderstanding.C．Listeningtoaudiobookshelpspeoplebuildaclearstroyline.D．Readingprintedbooksallowspeopletoreadattheirownpace.32．Whydoesthewritermentionthe2010studyinParagraph4?A．Toshowthebenefitsoflisteningtoaudiobooks.B．Toexpresstheeffectivenessoflisteningtoaudiobooks.C．Toprovethatprintedbookscanmakeusworkorstudybetter.D．Tostressthatchoosingwhatkindofbooksdependsonourneeds.33．Whowouldprobablychoosetoreadprintedbooks?A．Peoplewhoaredoingsomehousework.B．Peoplewhoplantotakeanoralexamination.C．Peoplewhogetreadytoperformonthestage.D．Peoplewhoprepareforthecomprehensiontest.七、閱讀表達(dá)（第1-3題每題2分，第4題4分，共10分）閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。Didyouknowthatsomepeopledon'tdotheirreadingassignments(指定的作業(yè))?It'sshocking,butit'strue.Somestudentsdon'tevenreadshorttextsthattheyareassignedinclass.Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Theymaybedistractedorbored.Theymaybeunwillingtofocus.Theymaybeunconfidentreaders.Whateverthereason,ithastostoptoday.Here'swhy.Readingstimulates(刺激)yourmind.Itislikeaworkoutforyourbrain.Whenpeoplegetold,theirmusclesbecomeworse.Theygetweakerandtheirstrengthleavesthem.Exercisecanpreventthisloss.Thesamethinghappenstopeople'sbrainswhentheygetolder.Readingstrengthensyourbrainandpreventsdeclines(下降)inbrainpowerandspeed.Youcanbenefitfromreadinginthenear-termtoo.Readingprovidesknowledge.Knowledgeispower.Therefore,readingcanmakeyouamorepowerfulperson.Youcanlearntodonewthingsbyreading.Doyouwanttomakevideogames?Doyouwanttodesignclothing?Readingcanteachyouallthisandmore.Butyouhavetogetgoodatreading,andtheonlywaytogetgoodatsomethingistopractice.Readeverythingthatyoucanatschool,regardlessofwhetheryoufinditinteresting.Readingexpandsyourvocabulary.Evena"boring"textcanteachyounewwords.Havingalargervocabularywillhelpyoubetterexpressyourself.Youwillbeabletospeak,write,andthinkmoreintelligently.What'sboringaboutthat?Donotjustdoubtatextbecauseitisunfamiliartoyou.Eachtimeyouread,youareexposedtonewideasandperspectives(看法).Readingcanchangethewaythatyouunderstandtheworld.Itcangiveyouabroaderperspectiveonthings.Itcanmakeyouworldlier.Youcanlearnhowpeopleliveinfarawayplaces.Youcanlearnaboutculturesdifferentfromyourown.Readinghasacalmingeffect.Itisgoodforyourstateofmind.Itcanloweryourstresslevelsandhelpyourelax.Youcanescape(擺脫)fromyourtroublesforamomentwhenyouread,andit'sapositiveescape.Thebenefitsofreadingfaroutweighthoseofactinglikeafool.Sodoyourselfafavor:thenexttimeyougetareadingassignment,takeasmuchasyoucanfromit.Squeezeitforeverydropofknowledgethatitcontains.Thenmoveontothenextone.34．Whatarethebenefitsofreadingforourbrain?35．Howcanwegetgoodatreading?36．Howcanreadingimproveourstateofmind?37．Whatdoyouthinkofreading?Why?(Pleasegivetworeasons.)八、從下面兩個題目中任選一題，根據(jù)所給的中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50詞的英語文段寫作。文中已給出內(nèi)容不計入總詞數(shù)。所給提示詞語僅供選用。請不要寫出真實(shí)的校名和姓名。38．某英文網(wǎng)站正在開展以"MyRoleModel"為主題的征文活動。假設(shè)你是李華，請用英語寫一篇短文投稿，談?wù)務(wù)l是你心中的榜樣，你為什么敬佩他/她。提示詞語：helpful,patient,example,stickto提示問題：·Whoisyourrolemodel?·Whydoyouadmirehim/her?MyRoleModelEveryonemayhavehisrolemodel.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________39．假設(shè)你是李華，你校英語社團(tuán)正在開展以"Whichdoyouprefer—eatingath