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浙江省杭州市文晖中学学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

浙江省杭州市文晖中学2020-2021学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

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一、阅读单选

Playingwithappsonsmartphonesisverycommonamongyoungpeople.Let'strysomespecialappsandenjoythem.

Buttercamera

Inthisapp,therearemanyfilters（滤镜）thatcanmakeyourphotosmorebeautiful.Butthecoolestthingisthatitcanhelpyouaddprettyandartisticcharacters.Thecharacterscanbeanythingyoulike.Theycanbeyourownwords,famoussayingsorevenapoem.Youcanmakeaphotodiarythatshowsyourfeelings.

TaoMix2

Onceinawhile,youmayfeeltiredafterabusyschoolday.Whynottrythisapp?

Thisisamusicapp.Butthesoundsinitallcomefromnaturethereareover100soundsofnature,suchasbirdcalls,windandrain.Youcanhearallthesesounds.Thebestthingisthatyoucancreateyourownmusicbyrecordingothersoundsyoulike,forexample,thesoundofyourownlaughter.

Beaker（烧杯）

Ischemistryyourfavoritesubject?

Withthisapp,yoursmartphoneturnsintoabeaker.You“pour”chemicalmaterialsbytouchingtheupperright-handcornerofyoursmartphone.You“light”amatchbyswipingthescreenquickly.Youcanshakethe“beaker”tomakechemicalreactionsgofaster.Thereare300chemicalreactionsinall.

1．Jimisaphoto-takingfan.Hemightbeinterestedin________.

A．ButtercameraB．TaoMix2C．BeakerD．WeChat

2．Accordingtothepassage,wecan________.

A．addsoundsofnaturetothebutterCamera.

B．recordthevoiceofourfriendsintoTaoMix2.

C．“pour”chemicalmaterialsbyswipingthescreen.

D．“light”amatchtomakechemicalreactionsfaster.

3．Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.

A．novelB．poemC．storybookD．sciencemagazine

Ihavealwaysbeenabiggirl.Iamcomfortablewithmybodybutthereisapricetopayforbeingdifferent.

Inprimaryschool,Iwascrazyaboutgymnastics（体操）andIwonthefirstprizeinmyfinalyear.ButIhadtoworkhardtodealwithmyshortcomings.Aftertheothergirlsleft,Iwouldstillbeintheschoolhall,practicingagainandagainwithoutthecoacharound.Ittooktonsoftimetomastertheribbon（带子）.However,IfoughtonandimprovedsomuchthatIwasintheNationalChampionshipsin2015.

WheneverIwentupinacompetition,Ialwaysfeltthatthecrowddidnotexpectmuchfromtheoverweightchildbeforethem.TheytalkedaboutmyWeightinlowvoices.Onemanevensaid,“That’stheugliestleotard（紧身衣）I’veeverseenandthegirllookslikeanelephantinleotard!

”Hearingtheirwords,youcouldunderstandmyfeelings.ButIjustkeptsilentbecauseIdecidedtoletmyribbondothetalking.Iworkedharderonmyribbon.

IwasthewinnerinNationalChampionshipsthatyear,butthatwasnotthebestthingIgotfromhoursoftiringpractice.ThebestthingwastheknowledgethatmybodycannotdecidewhoIamandshouldneverlimitwhatIcando.IbelieveIcanachieveanythingbecauseIambiggerthanmybody.

4．Howdidthewriterreact（回应）totheman’swordsonherclothing?

A．Shetalkedbackangrily.B．Shechangedherclothing.

C．Shecriedoutloudly.D．Shereactedtoitwithherperformance.

5．Theunderlinedword“limit”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto________.

A．惩罚B．限制C．帮助D．需求

6．Whichwordsmightbethebestonestodescribethewriter?

A．Crazybutshy.B．Unhappybutpolite.

C．Uglyandbig.D．Hardworkingandconfident.

7．Whatisthewriter’smainopinioninthisarticle?

A．Practicemakesperfect.B．Silenceisgold.

C．Bethebestofwhateveryouare.D．Agoodbeginningishalfdone.

Weoftenfindthatweekendsandholidaysfeelsoshortwhileclassesandworkfeelsolong.Actually,though,weknowthatthisisnottrue.Butwestillwonderwherethatstrangefeelingcomesfrom.

Infact,thisisoneofthewaysthatwe’retrickedbytime,accordingtothewebsiteAllThatIsInteresting.Thewebsitelistsseveralwrongimpressionsweoftenhaveabouttime.Let’shavealook.

Firstofall,emotionsaffectourtime-keepingabilities.Negativeemotions,especiallyanxietyandboredom,maketimeseemlongerbecausetheymakeusconcentratemoreonthepassageoftime.However,whenweareenjoyingourselves,wepaymoreattentiontowhatwearedoingandarelikelytolosetrackof（失去对……的意识）time.

Hereisanotherexample.In2007,agroupofscientistscarriedoutatest.Inthetest,peoplefell50metersintoasafetynetandwerethenaskedabouttheirexperience.Althoughtheexperiencetookshorterthanseconds,thepeoplethoughtitwasmuchlongerthanitactuallywas.

Thisisbecauseofthewayourbodiesreplytodanger,accordingtothescientists.Ourbodiesproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline（肾上腺素）whenwearefacedwithdanger.Itallowsustoconcentratebettersothatwecanstayalive.Asaresult,weareabletorememberfarmoredetailsoverashortperiodoftime,whichmakesitseemsliketimeisgoingmoreslowly.

Anothersituationwhenwemakemistakesabouttimeiswhenwetakeafternoonnaps.

Haveyoueverhadtroubletellingwhattimeitisafteralongnap?

that'sbecausethebestamountoftimeforanapis20minutes.After20minutes,youenteranewstageofsleepcalledslow-wavesleep.Ifyouwakeupmid-wayinthisstage,itwilltakeawhilebeforeyoucancorrectlyperceive（感知）timeagain.Yes,timecanbemysteriousandthereisnowaytocontrolit.Soperhapsthebestthingtodoistomakegooduseofeveryminute.

8．Accordingtothepassage,whatpossiblymakespeoplefeelsolong?

A．weekendsandholidaysB．weekendsandwork

C．classesandworkD．holidaysandwork

9．Accordingtothepassage,inwhichsituationdowemakemistakesabouttime?

A．Whenwehavemanyproblemsleftinthetestpaper.

B．Whenwegotoschoolasusualonweekdays.

C．Whenwearetakingalongnap.

D．Whenwehavedinnerasusual.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph5referto?

A．DangerB．TimeC．ThewayD．Achemical

11．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Negativeemotions,especiallyanxietyandboredom,maketimeseemlongerbecausetheymakeusconcentratemoreonthepassageoftime.

B．Whenweareenjoyingourselves,wepaymoreattentiontowhatwearedoingandweareabletofeelliketimeisgoingmoreslowly.

C．Ifwewakeupmid-wayafteralongnap,itwilltakeawhilebeforewecancorrectlyperceivetimeagain.

D．Timecanbemysteriousandthereisnowaytocontrolit.So,perhapsthebestthingtodoistomakegooduseofeveryminute.

ChristopherColumbus（哥伦布）,whoisoneofseveralhistoricalpersonsregardedasthefirstEuropeantodiscovertheAmericas,wasbornin1451inItaly.Hisfatherwasawoolbusinessman.Whenhewasyoung,Columbuslovedsailingadventureverymuch.Whenhewas26yearsold,hebegantomakebusinessvoyages（航海）.ThefarthestcountrieshereachedwereIcelandandGuinea.

Atthattime,manyEuropeancountriesbecamestrongerandstronger.TheirshipsreachedAfricaandAsia.Theygotgold,silver,silk,teaandotherthingsfromthecountriesofAsia.ThebookTheTravelsofMarcoPologreatlyinfluencedhim,inwhichChinaandIndiawerewrittenperfectly.Columbuswantedtomakeanotherwaytothesetwocountries.Sincehedidn’thaveenoughmoney,heaskedsomecountriesforhelp,suchas,Portugal,Spain,theUKandFrance.HetoldtheleaderstheEarthwasroundandiftheyhelpedhim,hecouldeasilygettoChina.Nobodybelievedhiswordsandhewasregardedasacheat.Ofcourse,hedidn’tsucceed.

Itwasnotuntil1492thathisdreamcametrue.ThequeenofSpainpersuadedtheKingtosupportColumbus.OnAugust2,1492,ColumbusleftSpainandbeganhisvoyage.Hehadthreeships.Aftertwomonths’hardsailing,onOctober12,theygottoanislandintheBahamas.OnOctober29,theyreachedCuba.Butafewdayslater,oneofhisshipsleftthem.AndonDecember25,hisflagshipsunk.Luckily,theshipthatleftthemjoinedhimagain.TheywentbacktoLisbononMarch4,1493.

Althoughtheydidn’tgettorichAsiancountriesandtookbackwealth,theyfoundanewplacethatnobodyhadgoneto.ColumbusthoughtitwasIndiaandcalledtheislandstheWestIndias.

From1493to1504,hesailedtoAmericathreetimes.HereachedmostofthecoastofsouthernAmericaandsetupmanycolonies.

OnMay20,1506,Columbusdiedbecauseofadisease.

12．WhatwasColumbus'dreamaccordingtothepassage?

A．Tobearichman.

B．ToreachAfricaandAsia.

C．TomakeanotherwaytoChinaandIndia.

D．Togetgold,silver,silk,teaandotherthings.

13．HowlongdoesittakeColumbustotakehisvoyagefromSpaintoLisbon?

A．2monthsB．8monthsC．11monthsD．26months

14．InwhatorderdidthefollowingtakeplaceinColumbus'life?

a.HesailedtoAmericathreetimes.

b.In1477,hebegantomakebusinessvoyages.

c.HebeganhisvoyagewiththehelpofthequeenofSpain.

d.Hefoundanewplacethatnobodyhadgoneto.

e.Hetriedtogetsupportfromsomecountries.

A．b-e-d-a-cB．b-e-c-d-aC．c-b-e-a-dD．c-d-e-a-b

15．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．ColumbusandHisVoyages

B．HowColumbusFoundIndia

C．ColumbusLovedSailingAdventure

D．HowColumbusGottheSailingSupport

二、信息匹配

AirJordan（飞人乔丹）shoesareverypopularandexpensive.ThefirstAirJordanshoesweremadein1985.ThenextAirJordanshoescameoutin1986.Theseshoeswerespecialforbasketballshoes,becausetheyweremadeinItalyin1990,whichgavethemaluxury（奢侈的）feel.Twoyearslater,thethirdAirJordanshoeswereproduced.16．

Ifyouwanttomakeyourshoeslooknew,first,getoutatoothbrushandsomecleaningoil.Second,spray（喷）theoilontheshoes.Third,washthedirtoffwiththetoothbrushrepeatedlywhileyouarescrubbing（擦）.Finallyscrubtheshoeswithapape