浙江省湖州市南浔区学年九年级上学期期末英语试题.docx

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浙江省湖州市南浔区学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

浙江省湖州市南浔区2020-2021学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

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一、完型填空

Once,myfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuyticketsforthecircus（马戏表演）.

Finally,therewasonlyone1betweentheticketofficeandus.Thisfamilymadeabigimpression（印象）onme.Therewere2children,allprobablyundertheageof12.Theirclotheswerenot3,buttheywereclean.Allofthechildrenstoodinline,talking4abouttheclowns（小丑）theywouldsee.Itwasclearlyavery5dayoutforthem.Theirparentsseemedhappyastheycouldbe.

Theticketlady6thefatherhowmanyticketshewanted.Heproudlyanswered,“Iwantto7tenticketssoIcantakeallmyfamilytothecircus.”

Theticketladytoldhimthe8.

Themotherloweredherhead.Therewasnolongera（n）9onthefather’sface.“Howmuchdidyousay?

”heasked10.Theticketladyrepeatedtheprice.Themanobviously（显然）didn’thaveenoughmoney.11howcouldhetellhiskidsthebadnews?

Seeingwhatwashappening,mydad12a$20notefromhispocket（口袋）anddroppeditontheground.（Wewerenotrichourselvesatall!

）Thenhetapped（轻拍）themanontheshoulderandsaid,“Excuseme,sir,you13this.”Themanunderstoodmyfatherwas14him.Hepickedupthemoney,lookedstraightintomydad’seyes,andintearsreplied,“15,sir.Thisreallymeansalottomeandmyfamily.”

Althoughwedidn’tgotothecircusthatnight,wedidn’tgowithout.

1．A．personB．ticketC．familyD．team

2．A．eightB．tenC．twelveD．twenty

3．A．bigB．niceC．tidyD．cheap

4．A．exactlyB．quicklyC．bravelyD．excitedly

5．A．busyB．usualC．boringD．important

6．A．toldB．askedC．warnedD．suggested

7．A．buyB．bringC．makeD．borrow

8．A．sizeB．styleC．priceD．number

9．A．painB．smileC．woundD．expression

10．A．quietlyB．happilyC．stupidlyD．carelessly

11．A．OrB．SoC．AndD．But

12．A．gaveupB．tookoutC．lookedatD．putaway

13．A．hadB．foundC．droppedD．ordered

14．A．helpingB．hittingC．catchingD．answering

15．A．OKB．SorryC．ThankyouD．It’snotmine

二、阅读单选

Alovely,cleverboy,withalaughingface,

Whoseeverymomentwasfullofgrace（恩宠）,

Heaskedhismotherathome,

“Mother,tellme,whenwilltomorrowcome?

”

“Itisalmostnight,”themothersaid,

“Andtimeformyboytobein_______▲;

Whenyouwakeupandit’sdayagain,

Itwillbetomorrow,mydarling,then.”

Thelittleboysleptthroughallthenight,

Butwokewiththefirstredstreakoflight（曙光）;

Hepressedakisstohismother’sbrow（前额）,

Andasked,“Isittomorrownow?

”

“No,littleTed,thisistoday;

Tomorrowisalwaysonenightaway.”

Hethoughtforawhile,butjoyscamefast,

Andthisdifficultquestionquicklypassed.

Butitcameagainwiththeshades（阴影）ofnight;

“Willitbetomorrowwhenitislight（天亮了）?

”

Fromyears,tomorrowhewantedtoborrow,

Hetriedsohardtocatchtomorrow.

“Youcannotcatchit,mylittleTed;

Enjoytoday.”Themothersaid,

“Somewaitfortomorroweverydaythroughmanyyears—

Itisalwayscoming,butneverishere.”

16．“_____________”isthebestwordtofillintheblankinParagraph2.

A．publicB．bedC．schoolD．hospital

17．Theboyoftenaskedhismotherabouttomorrowbecausehe_____________.

A．couldn’tfallasleepB．wasn’thappyatall

C．hopedtoplaytomorrowD．wantedtocatchtomorrow

18．Themother’swordsshowedthat_____________.

A．weshouldtryhardtocatchtomorrow

B．waitingfortomorrowwasnecessary

C．weshouldaskquestionseveryday

D．enjoyingtodaywasthemostimportant

WhenMattySallin,34,wasworkingonadegreeinartandtechnologyatNewYorkUniversity,hegotinterestinghomeworkinelectronicclass.Hedecidedtoinventanalarmclock.

Everybodyhastostanditeveryday,anditisreallyunpleasant!

hesays.Heaskeddifferentpeoplewhattheywouldliketobewokenupinsteadofanoisyalarm.Alotofthemsaid,"Thesmellofbacon（培根肉）".

SoSallinandtwoclassmatesinventedanewkindofalarmclock:

awoodenboxwithapigfaceandadigitalclockthatusesthesmellofcookingbaconinsteadofthesoundtowakesomeoneup.Heexplains,"There’snodangerofburning,becauseIbuiltitcarefully.Ituseshalogenlightbulbs（钨卤灯）insteadofafireforcookingandturnsoffautomatically（自动地）aftertenminutes."Yes,theclockitselfcandoit.Justafeweasystepsareneededtosetthealarm.

"Whatyoudoistoputsomefrozenbaconinthenightbeforeandsetthealarm,"saysSallin.

"Ifyousetthealarmfor8:

00,itwillturnonat7:

50andslowlycookfortenminutesunderthehalogenbulbs,"hesays.Thenthebulbsturnoffandafanblowsthesmelloutthroughthenoseofthepig.

"Soinsteadofanalarm,yougetabaconsmellawake,"saysSallin."Thenyoucanopenthedooronthesideandpullthebaconoutandeatit."

WhenSallinwasakid,hespentalotoftimemakingdrawingsofinventions."Iwantedtomakealiftinmybackyardandaspecialtreehouse,"hesays."ButIneverreallythoughtIcouldbecalledaninventor!

"

SallingotanAintheclassandwentontootherthings—butpeoplecontinuetohearabouthisinventionandemailhimeverydayaskingwheretheycanbuyhisalarmclock.

19．Theunderlinedword―itinthesecondparagraphrefersto（指代）.

A．homeworkB．technologyC．anewclockD．anoisyalarm

20．Whichofthefollowinghappensfirst?

A．Cookingthebaconfortenminutes.B．Puttingsomefrozenbacon.

C．Settingthealarmclock.D．Blowingthesmellout.

21．Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat.

A．it’sdangeroustocookbaconforbreakfast

B．Sallinrefusedtospendmuchtimeoninventions

C．peopleareinterestedinSallin’sbaconalarmclock

D．studentsatNewYorkUniversityaretiredofhomework

22．What’sthemostprobabletitleforthispassage?

A．ASpecial“Smell”ClockB．InterestingHomework

C．AGreatInventorD．TheSmellofBacon

Learningtoreadisoneofthemostimportantperiodsinanyone’sdevelopmentasitopensupsomanyopportunities.Somanythingsineverydaylifedependonyourbeingabletoreadclearly.Hereareafewexamples.

Ifyouwanttofindoutthelatestnewsaboutyourfavoritefilmstarortheresultofthelatestmatch,youwillpickupanewspaperandreadwhatithastosayaboutthesetopics.

Ifyouareonalongtrainorplanejourney,youwillprobablyhaveabook,amagazineorane-booktohelpyoupassthetime.Evenifyouaresomeonewho―doesn’treadbooks,itispossiblethatyouwillhavetoreadtherulesofthecomputergamethatyouareplaying.

Veryoften,youreadsomethingwithoutrealizingthatyouarereading.Forexample,youmightcheckthetimetableatanairportormakesurethatyoudrivecarefullyasyouseetheroadsign―HILL.Ifyouareunabletoread,thesenecessaryactionsbecomeeitherverydifficultorimpossibletoachieve.

So,youunderstandhowimportantapartreadingplaysinyourlife.Everybodywhoisusingthistextbook,ToBeABetterReader,hasgottheartofreadingmoreorless.Why,then,youmayaskyourself,isitnecessarytohavetoreadabookthattellsyouhowtobecomeabetterreader—ifyoucanreadalready,whatistheretoimprove?

Well,pleasethinkverycarefullyaboutwhatyoumeanby―reading.Doesitjustmeanthatyouknowthemeaningofwordsonapageandthenspeakthemaloudortoyourself?

Orisitsomethingmorethanthat?

Infact,readingwithoutunderstandingisworthless.Themainpurposeofreadingistohelpyouunderstandtheworldbetterandachieveamorecolorfullife.Sonomatterwhereyouare,trytoreadwithunderstandingandbeabetterreader.

23．FromParagraph2toParagraph4,howdoesthewriterprove（证明）hisopinion?

A．Bytellingreasons.B．Bygivingexamples.

C．Byshowingpictures.D．Bycomparingdifferences.

24．Accordingtothepassage,peoplearereadingwhenthey.

①seeamovieposterinthetheater②findaNOSMOKINGsigninthelibrary

③enjoyabigmealintherestaurant④noticeaGreatSaleadinthesupermarket

A．①②③B．①③④C．①②④D．②③④

25．Itcanbeinferred（推断）thatthetextbook,ToBeABetterReader,canhelpusto.

A．learnnewwordsB．readoutsentences

C．improvereadingskillsD．knowaboutgamerules

26．What’sthemainpurposeofthelasttwoparagraphs?

A．Tohelpusmakeareadingplan.B．Tohelpusbeabletoreadclearly.

C．Toadviseustoreadmoretextbooks.D．Toadviseustoreadwithunderstanding.

Sometimes,youjustcan’thelpit.Maybeyou’rewatchingasadmovie,orthinkingaboutthefriendwhomovedaway.Whydopeoplecry?

Whataretears（眼泪）?

Scientistsareworkinghardtofindouttheanswerstothesequestions.

AdVingerhoetsisaprofessorofpsychology（心理学）atTilburgUniversityintheNetherlands.Heisoneofthefewscientistsintheworldwhohavestudiedcrying.AccordingtoVingerhoets,therearethreetypesoftears.Basaltearsarethefirsttype.Theyactasaprotectiveobjectbetweentheeyeandtherestoftheworld.Nextarereflextears.Theywashyoureyescleanwhensomethinggetsinthem.Finally,thereareemotionaltears.“Theyareconnectedwithourfeelings,”explainsVingerhoets.“Especiallywhenwefeelhelpless.”

Scientistsbelievethatcryinghassomethingtodowithhowhumansdevelopedandlearnedtodependoneachother.“Humansareverycomplex（复杂的）,”saysLaurenBylsma,aprofessorfromtheUSA．“Itseemsthattearsservetogethelpandsupportfromothers.”Shesaysanotherreasonwecryisthathumanshavethelongestdevelopmentalperiodofalmostanyanimal.Ittakesalongtimeforhumanstogrowup.

Vingerhoetsapproves.“Ithinkthatthereasonwhyhumanscryhastodowithourlongchildhood,”hesays.“That’sthetimewhenwearestilldependentonadultsforloveandprotectionandcare.Tearswereasaferwaytobenoticedbyothers.Inthiscase,iti