九年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末英語試題一、第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小題，每小題1分，共15分)Nooneisbornawinner.Peoplebuildthemselvesintowinnersbyworkinghard.Ilearnedthislessonfroman1．manyyearsago.ItooktheheadcoachingjobataschoolinGeorgia.Itwasasmallschoolwitha2．footballprogram.Itwasatraditionfortheschool'soldteamtoplay3．thenewteamattheendofspringpractice.Theoldteamhadnocoach,andtheydidn'tevenpracticeto4．thegame.Asthecoachofthenewteam,Iwas5．becauseIknewweweregoingtowin,butwelost.Icouldn't6．Ihadgotintosuchasituation.Thinkingaboutit7．,IcametorealizeIhadtochangemyattitude(態(tài)度)towardstheir8．.Ibegantohelpthembuildconfidence.Most9．,Istartedtotreatthemlikewinners.Thatsummer,whentheotherteamsenjoyedtheirvacation,we10．hardeveryday,passingandkickingthefootball.Sixmonthsafterourfailure,wefinallyfacedtheNo.1teamonthefield.Ifeltitwouldbea11．foruseventhoughwelostthegame.Butthatwasnotwhathappened.Myteambeatthe12．inGeorgia!Fromtheexperience,Ilearnedhowtheattitudeoftheleadercan13．themembersofateam.Insteadofseeingmyteamas14．,Iencouragedthem.Ihelpedthemseethemselvesdifferently,andtheybuiltthemselvesintowinners.Winnersare15．,notborn!Whenyouhaveadream,goforit!1．A．example B．instruction C．experience D．a(chǎn)chievement2．A．weak B．favorite C．busy D．special3．A．on B．for C．with D．a(chǎn)gainst4．A．fightwith B．preparefor C．giveup D．thinkabout5．A．nervous B．excited C．patient D．interested6．A．hope B．realize C．consider D．believe7．A．finally B．quickly C．carefully D．quietly8．A．a(chǎn)bility B．courage C．pride D．nature9．A．simply B．certainly C．importantly D．suddenly10．A．developed B．competed C．kicked D．practiced11．A．victory B．lesson C．prize D．chance12．A．biggest B．best C．smartest D．busiest13．A．beat B．treat C．train D．influence14．A．losers B．heroes C．guests D．winners15．A．found B．made C．educated D．encouraged二、第二節(jié)(共10題，每小題1分，共10分詞語運(yùn)用MynameisLily,andIamastudentinthe16．(nine)grade.WhenIfirstenteredmiddleschool,I17．(be)nervousanddidn'tknowwhattoexpect.However,astimewentby,Istartedtogetusedtothenewenvironmentandmakenew18．(friend).Oneofthe19．(big)challengesformewaslearninghowtostudywell.Inmiddleschool,wehavemoresubjectstolearnandmorehomeworktodo,20．inprimaryschool,Ilearnedtomake21．studyplanandbreakdownmytasksintosmallerparts.SoIcanfinishmyhomework22．timeandstillhavetimetodothingslikereadingbooksandplayingsports.Anotherchallengeformewaspublicspeaking.Iusedtobeveryshyandafraidof23．(make)mistakes.However,myEnglishteacherencouragedmeandgavemesome24．(use)tips.Withherhelp,Ibecamemoreconfidentandimprovedmyspeaking.Now,Ifeel25．(complete)relaxedwhenspeakinginclass.三、AAyearbookisatraditioninsomehighschools.Thebookcontainsthenameandthepictureofeachstudentinyourfinalyear,sothatyoucanrememberwhoyouwenttoschoolwith.A15-year-oldschoolgirlCatherineCookandherbrotherDavid,16,wantedmorethanthis.Theythought,"Wedon'treallyknowourclassmatesfromjustapicture,sowhynothaveayearbookonline?Youcouldlearnaboutpeople'smusicaltastes,themoviestheylikeandsoon."Withtheirhardwork,awebsitenamedmyYearbookwassetup,whichsoonbecamepopularamongschoolmates.Onthewebsite,memberscanconnectwitheachotherbysharingmovies,music,photosandstudyguides.Somestudentsfeelthattheydon'tfitinatschool,butcanmakefriendsmoreeasilyonline.MyYearbookuserscanalsomakevirtual(虛擬的)"LunchMoney"bycompletingactivitiesonthewebsite.Theythengiveitawaytocharities(慈善機(jī)構(gòu))inthemyYearbook"causes"programme,whichhassent22,000bookstoAfrica,andbought20,000kilosofriceforpeoplewithoutenoughfood.RunningthewebsitedidnotstopCatherineandDavidfromcompletingtheirschoolworksuccessfully.Now,theygoontouniversity,butstillmanagetoputin50hoursaweektodevelopthewebsite.26．WhydidCatherineandDavidwanttohaveayearbookonline?A．Tomakemoremoney. B．Toknowmoreaboutschoolmates.C．Towatchmoviesonline. D．Tobecomepopularatschool.27．Whatis"LunchMoney"usedfor?A．Helpingpeopleinneed. B．TravellingtoAfrica.C．Runningthewebsite. D．Completingschoolwork.28．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheWebsiteActivities B．ACharityProgrammeC．AnOnlineYearbook D．TheFinalYearatSchool四、BOnMarch14,mathandscienceloversaroundtheworldcelebratedaspecialday:PiDay.Piisequaltoabout3.14,butthenumbergoesonendlessly.ItissometimeswritteninGreek.Withthehelpofcomputers,mathematicianshavebeenabletocalculate(計(jì)算)piouttooveratrillion(萬億)decimal(小數(shù)的)places,butthereisstillnoendtothenumber.Thismakespipuzzling,evenforthemostfamousscientistsandmathematicians.PiDayiscelebratedaroundtheworldonMarch14,sincehowwewritethisdate,3/14,looksjustlikethenumberpi.Forsomepeople,theappeal(吸引力)ofPiDaygoesfarbeyondmathandscience.Pishowsupthroughoutpopularculture.Youcanseeitinmovies,comics,musicandmoreworksthatshowcreativity."Inmodernmovies,anytimethefilmmakerwantstoevoke(喚起)asenseofmystery,oftenthesymbolpiisused,"saidDavidBlatner,aJewish-AmericanwriterofTheJoyofPi.Peoplealsolovetryingtomemorizethedigits(數(shù)字)ofpiandcompetingagainstotherstoseewhocanrememberthemost.Manyteachersholdclassconteststoseehowmanynumberstheirstudentscanmemorize.TheGuinnessWorldRecordforreciting(背誦)themostdigitsofpiisheldbyLyuChaoofChina,whosuccessfullyrecitedpiouttonearly67,890decimalplaces.Aboveall,PiDayisabouthavingfunwiththenumber.PeoplecelebratePiDaybyeatingorthrowingpieandwithfunpi-relatedgamesandactivities.In2016,Princeton,NewJersey,heldabirthdaypartyforAlbertEinsteinwhosebirthdayalsofallsonMarch14.Therewasalsoa"WalkaPiEvent"wherepeoplewalked3.14milestogether.Justlikethenumberitself,thepossibilitiesforPiDayaretrulyendless.29．Inmodernmovies,thesymbolpiisoftenusedto________.A．standformathsandscienceB．showsomethingmysteriousC．remindusofmoviesandcomicsD．showgreatunderstandingoftheworld30．Peopleshowinterestinpiby________.a.namingmanyinventionsafterpib.recitingasmanydigitsofpiaspossiblec.includingpiinmanyformsofcreativeworkd.calculatingitouttooveratrilliondecimalplacesA．a(chǎn)bc B．a(chǎn)bd C．a(chǎn)cd D．bcd31．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．People'sexpectationofpi.B．Theimportanceofpitomath.C．ThestorybetweenAlbertEinsteinandpi.D．FunactivitiestocelebratePiDay.五、CAhungryflyspeedsthroughaforest.Itsmellsnectar(花蜜)andlandsonagreenleaf.Itstartstodrinkthesweetliquid(液體).Suddenly,thefly'sworldturnsgreen.Thetwosidesoftheleafcloseagainsteachother.Longgreenteethlocktogetheraroundit.TheflyhasbeencaughtbyVenusflytrap(捕蠅草).Thereisnowaytorunawayalive.TheVenusflytrapisperhapsthemostfamouskillerplant.However,scientistshaveonlyrecentlystartedtounderstandhowithunts(獵取)andeats.Afteryearsofstudy,plantscientistAlexanderVolkovbelieveshenowknowstheVenusflytrap'ssecret."This,"saysVolkov,"isanelectricalplant."TherearethreesmallhairsalongeachoftheVenusflytrap'stwoleaves.Whenaninsecttouchesahair,itcreatesanelectricalsignal(信號(hào))intheleaf.Theinsectcancontinuefeeding—fornow.Butifittouchesanotherhairwithin20seconds,theleaftrapssuddenlyshut.Thisallowstheplanttotellthedifferencebetweenadropofwater,forexample,andamovinginsect.Oncetrapped,aninsecthaslittlechanceofstayingalive.Insteadofnectar,theVenusflytrapnowreleases(釋放)adifferentliquid—onethatslowlyeatsawayattheinsect.Tendayslater,almostnothingisleft.Theplant'sleavesopenagain,andtheVenusflytrapisreadyforitsnextmeal.32．Whatdoes"thefly'sworldturnsgreen"reallymean?A．Theflylandsonagreenleaf. B．Theflyspeedsintotheforest.C．Theflydrinksthegreennectar. D．Theflyiscaughtbytheleaf.33．Whatmakestheleafclose?A．Thedropofwater. B．Thesmelloftheinsect.C．Thetouchesonthehairs. D．Thehungeroftheplant.34．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheVenusflytrap?A．Ituseselectricalsignals. B．Itstrapclosesveryslowly.C．Itmakesthreekindsofliquid. D．Iteatswithitslongteeth.35．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Wonderfulelectricity B．PowerfulhairsC．Afamouskillerplant D．Thedeathofaninsect六、D①ThatSusanissofunny...Ineedtobringthecartothewashtomorrow...whyisthispersonsoloud...herecomesthesun,doo-doo-doo.②Weoftenfindourselvesinanendlessthoughtloop(圈).Andeverysooften,wetrytostopthisendlessflowofthoughtsbytellingourselvestojuststopthinking.Butdoweorcanweeverreallystopthinking?③Itdependsonyourdefinition(定義)of"thinking",accordingtoMichaelHalassa,aresearcheratMIT,theUS.Webasicallygothrougheachdayinoneofthetwostates—weeitherrealizethatwe'rethinkingorwedon't.Ourbrainswon'tstopthinkingcompletelyuntilwedie.④"Thebrainneverstopsthinkinginasense.Mostthoughtsareactuallyinthebackgroundwithoutusnoticingthemandthere'snotreallyawaytoturnthesethings."Halassasaid.⑤Youcancomparethistohowacomputerworks.Whenyouaren'tusingyourcomputerwhileit'sturnedon,itisstillrunningoperations"inthebackground".Yourcomputer,muchlikeyourbrain,isalways"thinking",evenifyou'renotactivelyusingit.⑥"Ifyouseeafamiliarfaceinacrowdandthinkyouknowthem,youmightnotbeabletocomeupwithhowyouknowthemrightaway,"Halassasaid."Butmaybehourslater,you'llsuddenlyremember.That'saresultofyourbrainthinkinginthebackground."⑦Weevenmakedecisionsmostlyunconsciouslyorwithoutrealizingthem.Forexample,someofthisbackground"thinking"resultsinwhatwecalla"gutfeeling(直覺)".Duringourbrain'sdecision-makingprocess,sometimeswecreateastorytoexplainthedecision—sometimesit'saccurate(精確的),sometimesit'snot.⑧Evensittingherereadingthis,thinkingabout"thinking"issendingmessagesacrossachainofneurons(神經(jīng)元)inthebrain.Soifwesomehowmanagetostopourselvesfrom"thinking",thebrainwon'tsignoff.Itwillcontinuetohavethoughts—wejustwon'trealizethem.36．Whenyouareinanendlessthoughtloop,you________.A．canthinkaboutaproblemveryclearlyB．keepthinkingaboutonethingafteranotherC．cannotstopthinkingaboutthingsinthepastD．keepthinkingaboutonethingagainandagain37．WhatdoesParagraph⑤trytotellus?A．Humanbrainsarethinkingallthetime.B．Acomputercanthinklikeahumanbrain.C．Humanbrainsworkfasterthancomputers.D．Acomputercandealwithplentyofinformation.38．Theword"unconsciously"inParagraph⑦probablymeans"________".A．carelessly B．unknowingly C．fearlessly D．undoubtedly39．WhichofthefollowingmayMichaelHalassaagreewith?A．Wealwaysknowwearethinking.B．Wedon'talwaysrealizewe'rethinking.C．Wecanstopthinkingwheneverwewantto.D．We'llneverrealizeitwhenourbrainisthinking.40．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CanWeEverReallyStopThinking?B．WhatIstheDefinitionof"Thinking"?C．HowDotheNeuronsintheBrainWork?D．WillWeContinuetoHaveThoughtsafterWeDie?七、第二部分(共5題，每題2分，共10分)閱讀表達(dá)DoyouknowofSQ3R?Itisareadingmethodnamedforitsfivesteps:survey,question,read,reciteandreview.Manystudentshavebegunusingthismethodtobetterunderstandwhatthey'rereading.S=SurveySurveyheremeanstoskim(略讀)abook.Thisstephelpsyougathertheinformation.Gothroughthepictures,thetitleortables,ifthereareany.Readthefirstsentence.Thissurveysteponlytakes5-10minutes,butitisveryimportant.Q=QuestionQuestionmeanstoaskyourself,"What'sthebookabout?What'sthewritertryingtotellme?"Onceyougetanideaofwhatyou'regoingtoread,thenyoucanreadwithabetterunderstanding.3R=Read,Recite,Review★Readthebook,lookingfortheanswerstothequestionsyouhavehad.Pictureinyourmindwhatthewordsaresaying.★Recitethemainideasofwhatyoujustreadinyourmind,orwritedownthemainideasonpaperinyourownwords.★Reviewwhatyouhavelearned.Makenotestohelpyoureview.Nowyouhaveavaluablestudytool.Useittohelpstudyforatest.Useittohelprememberwhatyouread.Useittohelpunderstandimportantinformation.41．HowlongdoesittakeyouinStep"S"?42．Whyshouldyouaskquestionsbeforereadingabook?43．Whatshouldyoureciteafterreadingabookaccordingtothewriter?44．Howcanyoumakethetoolof"SQ3R"valuable?45．Doyouwanttotrythisreadingmethod?Whyorwhynot?八、第四部分情景交際(滿分10分)根據(jù)下面的對(duì)話情景，在每個(gè)空白處填上一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)木渥?，使?duì)話的意思連貫、完整。A:Hi,Jim.Icalledyouanhourago,butyoudidn'tanswerme.46．?B:Iwaspracticingbasketballwithalltheteammates.A:Butyoulookunhappy.IseverythingOK?B:Well,Ithinkthenewmemberofthebasketballteamisunfriendly.A:47．?B:HeoftenlaughsatmewhenImakesmallmistakesduringthepractice.Thatmakesmeunhappy.A:48．?B:I'vetried,butitdidn'twork.WhatcanIdo?A:Isuggestyoucanhaveanotherheart-to-hearttalkwithhim.Ifitstilldoesn'twork,askyourteacherforhelp.B:49．.Bytheway,whydidyoucallme?A:Oh,I'dliketotrythenewIndianfoodinGreenStreet.50．?B:Yeah,sure.I'mhungrynow.Let'sgo.九、書面表達(dá)51．請(qǐng)用英語寫一篇發(fā)言稿，把你的好習(xí)慣在英語課上分享給同學(xué)們。提示：1.Whatareyourgoodhabits?2.Howdothehabitsinfluence(影響)you?要求：1.短文須包括提示中的兩個(gè)要點(diǎn)，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。2.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的地名、校名和人名。詞數(shù)80個(gè)左右（開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）。Dearclassmates,Iamheretosharewithyoumygoodhabits._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________