文档内容
房山区 2020-2021 学年度第一学期期末检测试卷
九 年 级 英 语
知识运用（共14分）
一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5分）
从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Mr. Smith is a funny teacher. We all like ________ lessons.
A. his B. her C. your D. their
2. People usually visit Sanya ________ winter.
A. at B. on C. in D. of
3. Tom, hurry up, ________ you will miss the school bus.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
4. —________ do you go to the chess club, Peter?
— Once a week.
A. How much B. How often C. How long D. How far
5. —________ I borrow your eraser? I left mine at home.
— Of course. Here you are.
A. Can B. Should C. Need D. Must
6. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is one of ________ sea-crossing bridges in the world.
A. long B. longer C. longest D. the longest
7. My father likes sports. He often ________ in the morning.
A. ran B. runs C. will run D. has run
8. — What were you doing at 7:00 yesterday evening, Lisa?
— I ________ up the kitchen with my mother.
A. clean B. cleaned C. was cleaning D. am cleaning
9. Linda came to China in 2011. She ________ here for ten years.
A. lives B. will live C. was living D. has lived
10. Please be quiet! Your little sister ________ an online class now.
A. will have B. is having C. has D. had
.
11. The 24th Winter Olympics ________ in Beijing in 2022
A. holds B. will hold C. is held D. will be held12. — Could you tell me ________ this English dictionary?
— Sure. I bought it at Xinhua Bookstore.
A. where you bought B. where did you buy C. where you will buy D. where will you buy
二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最
佳选项。
A Second Chance
I was in fifth grade and about to take a science test. Since first grade, I had always been good at school. Simple
science was easy for me and I always did well on tests. When it came to fifth-grade science, however, I was
struggling (挣扎). I couldn’t seem to ____13____ it no matter how hard I tried. I was anxious.
My mom and dad had always been so proud of my grade, and I didn’t want to let them down. So just before
the test I had written several ____14____ from the textbook on my desk in pencil. The writing was so light that it
could hardly be seen. I sat ____15____ as the teacher started to hand out to the test. I didn’t want to get caught, but
I didn’t want to fail, either.
As the teacher was starting down my row, suddenly the fire alarm went off. It was an unscheduled fire drill (消
防演习).We all ____16____ out of the door and stood together, waiting to be allowed back into the building.
As I stood outside in the warm sunshine, I realized what a fool I had been. I knew my mom and dad would still
love me no matter what my grade was. As soon as we came into the classroom, I walked to my desk and
____17____ the notes away. I had been given a second chance, and I wasn’t going to waste it. I took the test, did
my best and felt ____18____. I don’t remember what my grade was, but what happened that day has ____19____
in my heart and mind ever since.
Life is full of second chances, but you have to be willing to take them. You have to be willing to accept your
____20____ and grow from them. Every day when you wake up, you are given a second chance at life. Treasure it!
And use it wisely!
13. A. recognize B. understand C. believe D. explain
14. A. answers B. letters C. notes D. sentences
15. A. quietly B. nervously C. happily D. excitedly16. A. rushed B. stepped C. walked D. looked
17. A. cleaned B. sent C. threw D. took
18. A. shameful B. frightened C. peaceful D. stressed
19. A. worked B. created C. shared D. stayed
.
20 A. decisions B. beliefs C. feelings D. mistakes
阅读理解（共36分）
三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最
佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）
A
During ancient times, children didn’t have much to enjoy themselves. What did they do
for fun in their childhood? Let’s have a look!
Diabolo passed down to ordinary people during the Ming Dynasty (朝代).
It was always made of bamboo and wood, and was hollow (空心的) in the
center. By throwing and catching diabolo on ropes, the high-speed rotating (旋
转) diabolo would make a sound.
Playing diabolo
During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport
in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm.
Stones were carved (刻) into small balls and kicked.
Playing stone balls
Watching shadow plays was very popular during the Tang and Song
dynasties. Shadow puppets (木偶) were made from the leather (皮革) of
donkeys. People controlled puppets behind the white screen, told stories and
accompanied by music.
Watching shadow plays
Shuttlecock kicking came into being in the Han Dynasty. A shuttlecock
could be made by chicken feathers (羽毛),coins and cotton cloth. It was kicked
in groups of three or four during walking or running.
Kicking shuttlecocks
21. When did diabolo pass down to ordinary people?A. During the Ming Dynasty. B. During the Qing Dynasty
C. During the Tang Dynasty D. During the Han Dynasty
22. Children often ______ in winter to keep warm during ancient times.
A. played diabolo B. played stone balls C. watched shadow plays D. kicked shuttlecocks
23. Shadow puppets were made from ______.
A. stones B. bamboo and wood C. coins D. leather of donkeys
B
.
The whole school was talking about the coming trip at a winter camp Everyone was excited and looked
forward to having fun at the camp. But I was quite nervous about it.
“I’ll hate it,’’ I told my parents. “I’ll get homesick. I’ll look stupid at winter sports, and everyone will laugh at
me.”
“You might be surprised, Jessica,” said Mom. “The only way to find out is to try.”
“It’s what growing up is all about,” Dad added.
When arriving at the camp, we were asked to share one fear.
“I’m afraid I'll be homesick,” someone said.
I wasn’t the only one! I began to relax. After lunch, we were asked to ski down to the field. I skied carefully,
but I still hit a piece of ice and fell down.
“Ha! Ha!” Behind me, somebody started laughing. I looked back to see who was making fun of me. To my
surprise, I saw a girl in the same awkward (尴尬的) position as I was in. “I thought I’d be bad at this, but I’m worse
than I expected!” she said.
Suddenly, I started laughing, too. After being so afraid of falling, it was a comfort not to fear it anymore.
At dinner time, I was so happy to be talking about interesting things that I forget to feel homesick.
The next day, I was chosen to try ski jumping first, even though I didn't want to. But when my feet left the
ground, I felt I was flying and it was wonderful.
Maybe Mom was right when she said, “You might enjoy it if you give it a chance!’’. We all worry about notfitting in and failing when we try new things. But things are always better than we expected. We should be brave
enough to have a try.
24. The writer felt ______ before the winter camp.
A. surprised B. excited C. relaxed D. nervous
25. What happened to the writer when she skied down to the field?
A. She got homesick. B. She fell down. C. She skied first. D. She hit a girl.
26. The writer’s story mainly tells us that ______.
A. skiing brings us a lot of fun B. taking part in a camp is necessary
C. we should be brave to try new things D. we should do something fun to forget fear
C
Imagine this. There’s an apple and a piece of cake on a table. Which one would you like? The delicious cake
or the healthy apple? A bestseller, Willpower Rediscovering Our Greater Strength, suggests that willpower (意志
力) is the ability to make decisions that are better for us in the long term, rather than in the short term.
Here is a famous experiment in the book: the marshmallow (棉花糖) test. In 1972, Professor Walter Mischel
tested the willpower of 600 four-year-olds to six-year-olds. In the experiment, each child was left alone in a room
for fifteen minutes with a marshmallow on a table in front of them. They were given two choices: they could either
eat it or, if they waited fifteen minutes, they’d be given a second one and then they could eat both.
So, what did the kids do? Well, as you can imagine, 70% ate the first marshmallow within the fifteen minutes.
But the other 30% showed willpower they controlled themselves and waited for the second marshmallow. But then
Mischel discovered something really interesting. Twenty years later, he got in touch with the children, who, by
then, were in their early twenties. And he found that those who’d shown strong willpower were getting better marks
at university and were more popular.
Willpower is like a muscle (肌肉), and the more you exercise it, the stronger it gets. So, if you do daily “self-
control exercises”, such as making your bed or brushing your teeth, you’ll improve your overall willpower. And
daily willpower exercises will help you with those bigger goals, such as studying for an exam or training for a
marathon.
Be careful though. Just like any muscle, your “willpower muscle” can get tired. If you’ve had to do lots of
things that require willpower, take a break or give yourself a treat. That way, you’ll build up your willpower again.And one last thing, the writer mentions people who learn foreign languages usually have a lot of willpower.
So, congratulations!
27. From the marshmallow test, we can learn that ______.
A. the kids felt difficult to make choices B. most of the kids showed weak willpower
C. marshmallows could help improve willpower D. the kids could eat one marshmallow every fifteen
minutes
28. The writer probably agrees that ______.
A. willpower should be kept practicing without any stop
B. willpower can be built up by dealing with difficulties
C. strong willpower can help people achieve their goals
D. strong willpower can help people make right decisions
29. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. The finding of the experiment. B. The process of the experiment.
C. The purpose of the experiment. D. The background of the experiment.
D
You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving. If you give without
spending time filling your own needs, then it’s likely you will burn out, or feel upset. When you take without giving
anything back, you never feel fulfilled, so you are always searching for ways to fill the empty space in your life.
The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values. I
break values up into two groups which I call “being” values and “having” values.
Your “being” values are the personalities (性格) of the ideal (理想的) person you would like to be. People can
choose some “being” values that they are willing to make a promise to live by. An example of some “being” values
are: kind, loving, generous, peaceful, wise and even powerful. By acting on these values, you give to others through
your actions and you inspire (激励) others by being a positive role model. Mastering being these personalities
becomes your life purpose.
Your “having” values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy. These could be companionship,
achievement or support. This is what you receive. You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps
to create these feelings and conditions in your life.
When you make a promise to live by your “being” values, it becomes easier to make conscious (慎重的)
choices. If you usually talk about your problems, you could choose to think and act like a calm person. A calm
person might go for a walk, or set a time limit before you react. If you usually worry about something, you couldchoose to act like a responsible or wise person. A responsible or wise person might have the courage to deal with
difficulties they meet. In other words, you would act like the person you choose to be—this is the key to personal
power.
When you choose to act on your values, you not only feel good about yourself, but you make your chosen
beliefs stronger. Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world, and in turn the way other people
think of you.
30. The word “fulfilled” in Paragraph 1 probably means “______”.
A. satisfied B. disappointed C. awful D. powerful
31. According to the passage, living by your “being” values, you would ______.
A. get a lot of power B. receive support from others
C. fill your own needs D. form positive personalities
32. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Having values are more important than being values.
B. The way other people think of you changes your values.
C. You may shake your beliefs when your values are clear to you.
D. Acting on your values can help balance what you give and receive.
33. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To show the importance of giving. B. To explain what personal values are.
C. To tell people how to be truly happy. D. To encourage people to have a life purpose.
四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
Some scientists were studying sea turtles in Costa Rica in Central America. Suddenly they found one turtle
,
had something sticking out of its nose. It could not breathe. At first the scientists thought it was a worm. But when
they pulled the object out, it was a plastic straw.
The waste created by plastic straws is unbelievable. In the United States alone, 500 million straws are thrown
away every day. That’s enough straws to circle the Earth twice, or fill 125 school buses.
Plastic straws are almost never recycled because they’re too small and could be made from several different
types of plastic. Many of them end up as litter in our streets or worse, plastic waste in our oceans. They aren’t the
biggest polluter of our waterways, but they can be some of the most dangerous to sea animals. Their size makesthem easy for fish or birds to eat. About 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles are found with plastic in their
stomachs. When these animals eat the plastic, they have a 50% mortality rate (死亡率).
Milo Cress is a boy from Vermont, America, who wanted to reduce (减少) and possibly end the use of plastic
straws in restaurants. In 2011, at the age of 9, he founded the Be Straw Free project, which focuses on building
awareness (意识) about plastic waste and its effect on the environment.
“I noticed that whenever I ordered a drink at a restaurant, it would usually come with a straw in it, and I don’t
usually need a straw,” Milo said. He started asking the local restaurant owners to stop providing the customer with
a straw unless he or she asks for one. Many of them agreed and joined the movement. By doing that, the restaurants
report a reduction in the number of straws they use between 50 and 80%.
Drinking with a straw is fun. But think twice. For anyone who really likes to use a straw, there are several
ways to go. The best one is trying a reusable one, which can be washed along with dishes. Bamboo, metal and glass
can be used to make reusable straws. Another one is to use paper straws, which are recyclable and can be found in
attractive colors and patterns. With choices available, there’s no reason to add to the plastic straw waste problem.
34. How many straws are thrown away every day in the United States?
______________________________
35. Why are plastic straws almost never recycled?
______________________________
36. When did Milo found the Be Straw Free project?
______________________________
37. What did Milo ask the local restaurant owners to do?
______________________________
38. What are the choices for people who really like to use straws?
______________________________
书面表达（共10分）
五、文段表达（10分）
从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中
已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
39. 假如你是李华，你们学校将举办废物利用创意作品展。要求每人制作一份手工制品（hand-made
crafts）。你们学校交换生Peter给你发邮件询问相关事情。请用英语回复一封邮件，告诉他展览举办的时
间、地点，并分享你设计作品的一些想法。
提示词语：playground, bottles and cans, old clothes, model planes, bags
提示问题：● When and where will this exhibition (展览) be held?● What would you like to share with Peter about making it?
Dear Peter,
.
I’m glad to receive your email We will hold a hand-made crafts exhibition by making use of wastes.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
If there is anything more that I can help with, please let me know.
Yours,
Li Hua
40. 榜样是一种力量，能够带动我们努力成长。
某学校英语社团正在开展以“My Role Model”为主题的征文活动。请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你心
中的榜样。内容包括：谁是你的榜样，为什么他/她是你的榜样，你从榜样身上学到了什么。
提示词语：teacher, help, encourage, kind, hard-working
提示问题：● Who is your role model?
● Why is he/she your role model?
● What have you learnt from him/her?
My Role Model
Role models can inspire us.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________本试卷的题干、答案和解析均由组卷网（http://zujuan.xkw.com）专业教师团队编校出品。
登录组卷网可对本试卷进行单题组卷、细目表分析、布置作业、举一反三等操作。
试卷地址：在组卷网浏览本卷
组卷网是学科网旗下的在线题库平台，覆盖小初高全学段全学科、超过900万精品解析试题。
关注组卷网服务号，可使用移动教学助手功能（布置作业、线上考试、加入错题本、错题训练）。
学科网长期征集全国最新统考试卷、名校试卷、原创题，赢取丰厚稿酬，欢迎合作。
钱老师 QQ：537008204 曹老师 QQ：713000635
