九年級(jí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。1．Myfatherisadoctor.________readsEnglishmedicalmagazineseveryday.A．He B．She C．They D．We2．Mikeoftengoestomountainstocollectdifferentstones________Sundays.A．for B．in C．on D．a(chǎn)t3．—Hi,Bob,________youswim?—Yes,Ican.ButI'mnotgoodatswimming.A．must B．can C．may D．could4．Thisterm,theinter-classbreakis________thanbeforeforstudentsinBeijing.A．long B．longer C．longest D．thelongest5．—Hi,Lily.________wasyoursocialpracticeyesterday?—Wow,itwasfantastic.A．What B．When C．How D．Where6．Marywasill,________shestilltookthemathexamyesterday.A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．so D．or7．Everyyear,millionsoftravelers________Beijinghutongtoexperiencelocalculture.A．visit B．visits C．vsited D．isvisiting8．NextFriday,myclassmatesandI________theamazingperformanceattheschoolhall.A．enjoys B．enjoyed C．isenjoying D．willenjoy9．—Hey,Mike,whatwereyoudoingwhenitrainedyesterday?—I________inthelibrary.A．read B．reads C．willread D．wasreading10．I________toplaytheErhufortenyearsandnowI'mcrazyaboutit.A．learn B．learned C．havelearned D．waslearning11．Shanhaijing,alsoknownastheClassicofMountainsandSeas,________over2,000yearsago.A．write B．wrote C．iswritten D．waswritten12．—Sam,doyouknow________duringtheMid-AutumnFestival?—Sure,letmetellyou.A．whatChinesepeopleusuallydo B．whatdoChinesepeopleusuallydoC．whatChinesepeopleusuallydid D．whatdidChinesepeopleusuallydo二、完形填空（每題1分，共8分）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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。Atthefarendoftown,nexttoadarkforest,satawhitehouse.Kidsatmyschoolwerecuriousabouttheterriblehouse,butactuallyitwaswhereIlivedwithmyfamily.Momcleanedeveryroomandpaintedtheinside.Buttheoutsidestilllooked13．.InevertoldanyonethatIlivedinthatwhitehouse.Thenoneday,Eddie,aboyinmyhistoryclass,shoutedloudly,"Ican'tbelieveSarahlivesinthatterriblehouse.Ithoughtonlywildanimalslivedthere!"Ifeltmyfacegrewhotandheldbackatear."Thehousewilllookalotbetteroncewehaveit14．..."Iopenedmybook,pretending(假裝)toread.Thenextdayatschool,anolderboynamedJuanstoppedmeinthehall."Iheardyouareinterestedinhavingyourhousepainted.MyfriendDavidandIarestartingapaint15．.Canwegiveyouaquote(報(bào)價(jià))?""It'sactuallyanicehouse—goodbones,"hecontinued."Andapaintjobcanmakeahouselooknew."Iwastouchedbyhiswords."Thanks.LetmetalktomyMomandgetbacktoyou."Afterschool,ItoldMomandGramaboutthe16．."IhavealittlemoneyIcouldgiveyou,"Gramsaid."Ihavesomemoney,butI'msureitwon'tbeenough."Momsaid17．.Inthemorning,anideahitmeinmyhead.Atschool,IsawJuanandwavedhimdown."Haveyoupaintedanyhousesyet,Juan?""Notyet.Wejuststarted.""Well,whatifyoupaintmyhouseasasample(樣板)?Insteadof18．you,wewouldletyouputasigninouryardtoadvertise,andpeoplecouldseewhatagreatjobyou'vedone.Youknow,onegood19．isworthamilliondollars."Juanlaughed."Howaboutifinadditiontoasign,youpayforthepaint…andbuyusapizza?""Itmightwork,"Isaid,smiling.WiththemoneyIcollected,wewereableto20．Juan'soffer.Eachday,asJuanandDavidworked,everybrushstrokewaslikemagic.Whenthepaintingwasdone,thehouselookedamazing.Atthetop,therewasalovelyboard"SunnyHousebyJuan&David".Now,thehousewasverybeautiful,insideandoutside,andIfeltproudofwhatIhaddonetoit.13．A．colorful B．beautiful C．a(chǎn)wful D．useful14．A．sold B．built C．locked D．painted15．A．journey B．business C．a(chǎn)ctivity D．research16．A．offer B．reply C．a(chǎn)dvice D．difficulty17．A．a(chǎn)ngrily B．proudly C．sadly D．excitedly18．A．thanking B．paying C．teaching D．trusting19．A．a(chǎn)dvertisement B．friend C．job D．house20．A．believe B．question C．choose D．a(chǎn)ccept三、閱讀理解（每題2分，共26分）閱讀下列新書介紹，請(qǐng)根據(jù)人物需求匹配最適合的書籍，并將書籍所對(duì)應(yīng)的A、B、C、D選項(xiàng)填在相應(yīng)位置上，其中一個(gè)選項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。21．Iaminterestedinnaturalworld.Iwanttoknowmoreaboutthestrangeanimalsandinsects.22．IamgoingtofinishmyprimaryschoolandIwanttoreadsomethingabouthowtodealwiththechangesahead.23．Ilikereadingstories.ThiswinterholidayIwouldliketoreadsomeexcitingstoriesabouttimemachines.NewBooksA.Paulisstartinghislastyearofprimaryschool.Therearechangesaheadandevenhisbestfriendseemsdifferent.Cansomefriends,ateacherandhisloveofbookshelphimout?B.EshaplanstowintheBrainTrophy(獎(jiǎng)杯)withherinventionofatimemachine.HerbigsisterisaccidentallytransportedtothepastandEshamusttakeonhungrydinosaurstogethersisterback.C.Jordan,Drew,Liamandtheirfriendsareheadingtoabigcityonaschooltrip.Jordancan'twaittoexplorethecity'smuseums—buttherewillbeunexpectedchallengesahead.D.Whydojumpingbeansjump?Howdoseacucumbersprotectthemselves?Whatcausesthenorthernlight?Ifyou'reinterestedinnature,you'llenjoythesestoriesofthemostunusualnaturalworld.四、BOnaSaturdaymorning,IplannedtogotothepoolbutMomaskedmetowatchmyfive-year-oldsisterLyssaandthree-year-oldbrotherDougiebecauseshehadanimportantjobinterview."Couldn'tJuliewatchtheminstead?"Iasked."Shecanhelp,butshe'sonlyten.I'llfeelbetterwithafifteen-year-oldincharge(負(fù)責(zé))."Momgavemeakissandoffshewent.Aboutteno'clock,thekidswereplayinginthefrontyardwhileIwasreadingmysportsmagazine,withmyheadphoneson.Deeplylostinareallycoolstory,IhardlynoticedJuliealreadystandingoverme.Itookmyheadphonesoff."Lookatthesky,"shesaidinaquivery(顫抖的)voice.Irolledmyeyesather.ThatwaswhenIsawahuge,gray-blacktornadosnakeddownfromtheskytotheground.Icouldn'tbelieveit—areal,livetornado!Andheadedourwayinhighspeed!Iwassoafraidthatmyheartjumpedupalmosttomyears.ItriedhardtorememberthefactsIlearnedabouttornadosafetyinschool.Getlow.Findabasement,orifyou'recaughtoutside,findthelowestplaceyoucan.Lookingaroundus,myeyesstoppedonaditch(溝)aboutahundredyardsoff."Julie,"Ishouted,takingLyssaquickly."GetDougieandfollowmetotheditch!"Weweremakingourwayhardbecauseofthewindandrain.Suddenlyweallfellonamuddybottomtwofeetbelow.Imadeeveryonelieasflatastheycould,armsprotectingtheirheads.Trashraineddownonusandthetornadoblewawayalmosteverything.Ithoughtweweregonersforsure…Butthenextmoment,itwasover.Iliftedmyheadandsawthetornadorushingaway.Soontheskybegantoloseitsdarkcolor.Ikepttouchingkids,amazedwewereallOK.Standingonthemess,Icouldn'tstopthinkingwhatifJulie'dbeenwatchingthemandI'dbeenatthepool!24．Whatdidthewriterplantodoatfirst?A．Towatchmovies. B．Tohaveajobinterview.C．Togotothepool. D．Toreadsportsmagazines.25．Whatdidthewriterfeelwhenhesawthereallivetornado?A．Funny. B．Afraid. C．Disappointed. D．Upset.26．Whatcanweknowfromthelastsentence?A．Thewriterfeltluckytoprotecthissistersandbrother.B．Thewriterfeltregretfultostaywithhissistersandbrother.C．Thewriterfeltproudthathehadlearnedabouttornadosafety.D．Thewriterfeltsorrythathishousewasdestroyedbythetornado.五、CIsn'titstrangethat,whensomething'sfunny,youmightshowyourteeth,changeyourbreathing,becomeweakandachyinsomeplaces,andmaybeevencry?Inotherwords,whydowedothisfunnything—laughter?Sincethere'snorecordoflaughter,it'simpossibletosayexactlyhowandwhyitdeveloped,butscientistshavesometheories.Importantly,humansarenottheonlyanimalstodaythatdosomethinglikelaughter.Byrecordingsounds,researchersinthelate90srealizedthatmiceweredoingsomethinglikelaughterwhilebeingtickled(撓癢癢).Scientistshavealsostudiedatleast65kindsofanimals—mostlymammals,butalsosomebirds—andfindthattheylaughduringsocialplay.Byrecordingandstudyingthelaughter-likesoundsapes(猿類)makeduringplay,researchersthinklaughtermayhavedevelopedtoclearlyshowfriendlinessfromthebeginning.Butofcourse,wehumansdon'tjustlaughwhenwe'replaying,butalsowhenwe'reamused,andevensurprised,confused,ornervous.Somescientiststhinkafterhumansseparatedfromothergreatapesanddevelopedlargesocialgroupsandmorecomplex(復(fù)雜的)languageabilities,laughtertookonmorepurposes.Theyfindthatlaughtergraduallybecamesomethingwecouldusenotjustduringplaybutwithinspeechtoexpressmeaningsandtoshowouremotions.Thisisthoughttobeoneofthereasonsthatlaughteriscontagious(傳染的):it'slikeaninvitationtoshareinsomeone'semotionalstate.Justhearinglaughtercanactivatekeyareasinyourbrain,causingyoutosmileorlaughyourself.And,whenpeopleinonestudywatchedafunnyvideo,theylaughedlongerandmoreoftenwhenanotherpersonwaspresent—eventhoughtheyreportedfeelingthesamelevelofamusement.Andlaughterisnotjustsociallyimportant;it'salsothoughttobegoodforus.Whenwelaugh,ourbrainsproducefeel-goodchemicalsandlowerlevelsofstress.Someresearchevensuggeststhatpeoplewholaughmorecandealwithstressmoreeffectivelyandhavebetterhealth.Laughterisauniversalhumanbehavior.Babiescanlaughbeforetheycanspeak.Whetherit'sthebestmedicinedependsonyourillness.Butassomethingthatmakeslifehappier,strengthensrelationshipsandperhapsimprovesyourhealth,youcan'tgowrongwithagoodlaugh.27．WhydoesthewriterusetheexamplesofmiceandotheranimalsinParagraph3?A．Toshowhowanimalslaughwhilebeingtickled.B．Toprovetherearerecordsofhowlaughterdeveloped.C．Toshowhumansarenottheonlyanimalsthatcanlaugh.D．Toprovehumansandanimalslaughforthesamereason.28．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Humanslaughbetterthanotheranimals.B．Laughterdevelopshumans'languageabilities.C．Peoplecaninfluenceeachotherwhenlaughing.D．Feel-goodchemicalsinbraincancauselaughter.29．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Somefindingsaboutlaughter.B．Somepurposesofhumans'laughter.C．Theimportanceofhumans'laughter.D．Theinfluenceoflaughteronothers.六、DPlantsfacemanychallengesduringtheirlifetimes.Unlikeanimals,plantscannothideduringastormormoveawayfromaninsectattack.Instead,theymuststandstillanddealwitheverychallengethatcomestheirway.Thishasmadeplantsmastersofself-defense(防御)andexpertsatadapting(適應(yīng))themselvestochangesintheirenvironments.Onewayplantscanchangetodealwithchallengesisthroughaprocesscallednaturalselection(選擇).Thisisusuallyaveryslowprocessinwhichthoseplantsthatarebestadaptedtotheirenvironmentsproducethemostoffspring,orseeds.Adaptationscouldbesharpthorns(刺)thatprotectaplantfrombeingeatenbyagiraffe,orpoisonous(有毒的)leavesthatprotectitfrominsects.However,changethroughnaturalselectionusuallyhappensveryslowly.Inlong-livedplantsliketrees,itcantakehundredsofyears.Luckily,thereisanother,muchquickerway.Thistypeofchangeiscontrolledbysomethingcalledepigenetics.EpigeneticmarksontheDNAcontrolhowcompacted("turnedoff")orloose("turnedon")theDNAis.Thischangeisespeciallyimportantinlong-livedtrees,likeconifers(針葉樹),astheymayfacemoreenvironmentalconditionsintheirlifetimes.Itallowsconiferstorememberthestressfulpastandbebetterpreparedforthefuture.Coniferscanform"memories"becauseofmanykindsofenvironmentalchallenges,suchastemperatureconditions,insectattacksandsoon.Oneenvironmentalsignal(信號(hào))thatcantriggerconifermemoriesisthetemperaturethebabytreesexperiencedwhentheseedsweredeveloping.Treesthatdevelopedatdifferenttemperaturesshowdifferenttimingintermsofwhennewleavesappearinspring.Newleavesappearearlierontreesfromseedsatlowertemperatures,andtreesdevelopedatwarmertemperaturesgrownewleaveslaterintheseason.Treatingconiferswithplant-madedefensechemicalscanalsocausememories.Whensmallconifertreesaretreatedwithplant-madedefensechemicalsinthefall,theyarebetterabletodefendthemselvesagainstinsectattackswhentheyareplantedoutintheforestinspring.Treesrememberthepast—notwithbrains,likeus,butthroughepigeneticchanges.Therearestillalotofthingswedonotknowabouthowandhowlongtreescanrememberthepast.Whenwehavelearnedmoreabouttreeepigenetics,wecanperhapsgrownewforeststhatarebetteratdealingwithclimatechange,insectattacksanddiseases.30．Whatdoyouknowaboutnaturalselectionfromthepassage?A．Theabilityofhidingduringastormisanexampleofnaturalselection.B．Naturalselectionallowsplantstochangerapidlytotheirenvironments.C．Theabilityofgrowingsharpthornsisaresultofnaturalselection.D．Naturalselectionisaslowprocessthatisenvironmental-friendly.31．Theword"trigger"inParagraph4mostprobablymeans"________".A．starttochange B．cause…toworkC．starttoshare D．cause…tolose32．Whatwouldthewritermostprobablyagreewith?A．Epigeneticchangeisbetterthannaturalselection.B．Temperaturecaninfluencethesizeofconiferleaves.C．Climatechangecanhelpconiferstodealwithinsectattacks.D．Moreepigeneticsknowledgeisneededtohelptreesgrowbetter.33．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TreeMasters:HowCanTreesDealWithClimateChange?B．TreeExperts:HowCanTreesMakeMoreSeedsinSpring?C．TreeChallenges:HowCanTreesLiveDuringInsectAttacks?D．TreeMemories:HowCanTreesRememberWithoutaBrain?七、閱讀表達(dá)（第34-36題每題2分，第37題4分，共10分）閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。ThePowerofHopeHaveyounoticedthemorningsareslowlygettinglighter?Beinghopefulthatspringisaroundthecornerandwarmer,brighterdaysareaheadisapowerfulfeeling.Thisisbecausehopegivesusthestrengthtobepositive,evenwhenthingsdon'tgoourway.Hopeisapositivefeelingthatthingswillgetbetter.It'smorethanjustwishfulthinking;hopemeanstakingactionandbelievingyouhavethepowertoachieveyourgoals."WhenI'mhopeful,itmakesmeseethebrightnessinmyself,"saysJonah,agedeight,"It'sgoodtobehopefulbecauseitgivesyouachancetobehappyaboutthings."CharlesSnyder,apsychologist(anexpertinhowwethink)studiedhopefulthinkingandsaidithasthreemainparts:havingagoal,thinkingupdifferentwaystoachieveitandbelievinginyourselfevenwhenthingsgowrong.Snydercalledhopea"rainbowofthemind,"becauseit"liftsourspiritsandmakesusthinkofwhatispossible."Beinghopefulaboutsomething,liketryingoutanewsportorhobby,takescouragebecauseyou'retakingastepintotheunknown.Thishelpsyouworkoutwhat'simportanttoyou,aswellasmakingyoumoreconfident.Studiesshowthatbeinghopefulalsohelpsyoulearnbetteratschool,buildstrongfriendshipsandfeellessstressed.Hopeisaskillyoucanlearn.HopeexpertDavidFeldmansuggestsstartingbyworkingtowardsagoalthat'simportanttoyou,thenthinkingupdifferentwaystoachieveit.Soifyouhopetobeachefoneday,forexample,aimtolearnonenewrecipeaweek.Stayingfocusedonyourgoaltakesenergy,soeathealthilyandgetplentyofsleep.Ifyoustarttofeelhopeless,getinspiredbypeoplewhohavealreadysucceededortellsomeonewhosupportsyousotheycanhelpyouimprove.Finally,makeuseofyourimaginationandpictureyourselfachievingyourgoal.Picturingsuccessinthefutureishopeinaction.34．Howmanymainpartsdoeshopefulthinkinghave?35．Whywashopecalleda"rainbowofthemind"?36．Howdoyougetenoughenergytostayfocusedonyourgoal?37．Whodoyouthinkisalwayspositivearoundyou?Why?(Giveatleasttworeasons.)八、文段表達(dá)（10分）38．根據(jù)所給中文和英語提示，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(jì)入總詞數(shù)。所給提示詞語僅供選用。請(qǐng)不要寫出你的校名和姓名。假設(shè)你是李華，國(guó)外友好學(xué)校的學(xué)生代表團(tuán)寒假將到你校參觀訪問。你作為學(xué)校某社團(tuán)的代表，將在歡迎儀式上介紹你的社團(tuán)。請(qǐng)你用英語寫一篇短文介紹該社團(tuán)。提示詞語：share,provide,enrich,improve提示問題：·Whatschoolclubwillyouintroduce?·Whydoyouintroducethisclub?Dearmyfriends,Welcometoourschool!_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________39．根據(jù)所給中文和英語提示，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(jì)入總詞數(shù)。所給提示詞語僅供選用。請(qǐng)不要寫出你的校名和姓名。生活中總會(huì)有一些不期而遇的驚喜。某校英文報(bào)刊正在開展以"ABigSurprise"為主題的征文活動(dòng)。假設(shè)你是李華，請(qǐng)你用英文寫一篇短文投稿，講述你的一次意外驚喜。提示詞語：busy,party,touched,realize提示問題：·Whathappened?·Whatdidtheexperiencebringtoyou?ABigSurpriseLifeisfulloftheunexpectedmoments,andsometimesthesemomentscanbetrulyamazing.________________________________________________________________________