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冀教版 2019-2020 学年九年级下学期英语期中考试试卷 A卷
姓名 :________ 班级 :________ 成绩 :________
一、 完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） ( 共 1 题；共 15 分)
1. （15 分）完形填空
Letting kids learn more about science at an early age is easier than you think. It is happening
all around us, and you can1everyday things to encourage your children's interest.
Most parents believe it is difficult to help their children with science. But you don't need a
high scientific 2to teach your children science. All you need is that you're willing to try, to see the
world, and to 3 the time to encourage their natural curiosity( 好奇心 ).
You can help by having an active attitude towards science yourself. Then start4by asking your
children questions about the things you see every day. And then listen to their answers without judging( 评
判)them, which will5 their confidence, and help you decide just what your children know or do not know.
Different kids have different interests, 6they need different kinds of science projects. Collecting
rocks may interest your young daughter, but your older son may need something more to deal with it. Knowing
your children is the best way to7enjoyable learning activities. Here are some more pieces of advice ：
Choose activities that are the right8of difficulty. If you are not sure, pick something easier.
Read the suggested ages on any projects, books, and then make sure that the activity is9for your
child. Let your child choose the project or activity himself. It's easy enough to ask rather than force
him. Suggest choosing 2 or 3 things your child can do. When a child picks something he is10in, he will
enjoy it and learn more from it.
（1）
A . buy
B . make
C . use
（2）
A . degree
B . place
C . brain
（3）
A . follow
B . solve
C . take
（4）
第 1 页 共 13 页A . seriously
B . simply
C . cheaply
（5）
A . lose
B . create
C . improve
（6）
A . so
B . if
C . though
（7）
A . delete
B . find
C . cancel
（8）
A . answer
B . way
C . level
（9）
A . proper
B . famous
C . cheap
（10）
A . proud
B . interested
C . known
二、 阅读理解（共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） ( 共 4 题；共 30 分)
2. （6 分）阅读理解
第 2 页 共 13 页MAY RESTAURANT HISTORY MUSEUM
Tel: 83386223 Tel: 87796960
Add: 635 Grand Road Add: 69 HK Road
Open: One of Guangdong^ largest museums about the
history of Guangdong.
Mon. to Fri. 7:00 a.m. —2:30 p.m.
Open:
5:00 p.m. —9:00
p.m. Mon. to Fri. 9:00 a.m. —5:00 p.m.
Sat. & Sun. 7:00 a.m. —2:00 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 9:00 a.m. —3:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. —10:00 Ticket: ￡ 6 for an adult; ￡ 4 for a child;
p.m.
￡ 14 for a family (two adults and a child)
You can get 20% discount if you have dinner
from Monday to Friday.
MOON HOTEL LILY SHOPPING MALL
Tel: 83338989 Tel: 87872738
Add: 368 East Huanshi Road Add: 5300 Shanghai Road
Breakfast: 6:30 a.m. —9:00 a.m. Open:
Lunch: 11:30 a.m. —2:00 p.m. Mon. to Fri. 10:00 a.m. —11:00 p.m.
Dinner: 5:30 p.m. —10:00 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 9:00 a.m. —10:30 p.m.
Coffee shop: 11:30 a.m. —2:00 p.m.(Sat. &
Sun.)
（1）If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, which telephone number do you need?
A . 83386223 or 83338989.
B . 87796960 or 83386223.
C . 83338989 or 87872738.
D . 82135679 or 87878989.
（2）Kitty is ten years old. If Kitty and her younger brother go to History Museumw ith her parents,
how much would she pay for?
第 3 页 共 13 页A . ￡ 18.
B . ￡ 16.
C . ￡ 21.
D . ￡ 14.
（3）Which one is closed for three hours in the afternoon on weekends?
A . MOON HOTEL.
B . MAY RESTAURANT.
C . HISTORY MUSEUM.
D . INSECT MUSEUM.
（4）According to the passage, which one of the following is TRUE?
A . You can learn the history of Guangdong in History Museum.
B . You can have dinner at 3 p.m.in Moon Hotel.
C . Peter can hear the history of Hongkong in History Museum.
D . Alice can pay for his lunch on Sunday with 20% discount.
3. （8 分）阅读理解
Did you know that 7 out of 10 students have cheated at least once in the past year? Did you know
that 50 percent of those students have cheated more than twice? This shocking data is from a recent survey
of 9,000 U.S. high school students.
Incredibly, teachers may even be encouraging their students to cheat! Last year at a school in
Detroit, some teachers were found to have provided their students with answers to statewide standard
tests. Students at the school told police that they were promised pizza and money if they cheated on
the test. Similar reports at several schools in San Diego country have prompted an investigation by the
Education Department. A student at a local high school says she sees students cheating on almost every
test, and the teachers don't do anything about it. In response to the claims of school-assisted cheating,
the head of the National Association of School Principals said that while cheating should never be accepted,
it showed the pressure that schools were under. "Because school funding is now decided by students' test
performance, there is incredible pressure on school to raise marks in any way they can."
But schools are not the main problem. Many students claim that they're tempted to cheat because
of peer pressure and intense competition to get top grades. Many kids also say that their parents are
setting a bad example by cheating on income taxes, lying about age to pay lower admission prices, or
cheating their way out of speeding tickets. They are sending a message to their kids that it is okay
to cheat and lie.
So, what can be done? In our school's math classes, each student has different problems on their
test papers, so it is useless to look at someone else's answers. Teachers could also randomly mix the
problems throughout the page. Another solution is for adults to lower their expectations. Chances are
第 4 页 共 13 页that students believe cheating is the only way to meet unreasonably high expectations. Perhaps it is
time for parents and teachers to seriously examine whether higher test results are important enough to
encourage cheating.
（1）What does the writer think of the levels of cheating in American schools?
A . It is an extremely serious problem.
B . It is no worse than other countries.
C . He expresses no clear opinion.
D . It is mainly the fault of local school.
（2）Which of the following causes of cheating is NOT mentioned?
A . Pressure from others.
B . Too much work.
C . Strong competition.
D . School funding.
（3）Why are some schools ignoring their students cheating in America, according to the passage?
A . Because schools will get better students.
B . Because teachers will then receive a higher salary.
C . Because schools will get more government money.
D . Because schools fear parents will be very angry.
（4）According to the 3rd paragraph , how are parents encouraging their children to cheat?
A . By putting too much pressure on their children to succeed.
B . By criticising their children too much when they fail.
C . By urging them directly to be dishonest.
D . By failing to behave honestly themselves.
（5）In the last paragraph the writer _________.
A . offers possible solutions to the problem
B . describes the causes of the problem
C . outlines the results of the student cheating
D . suggests some of the reasons for cheating
4. （8 分）阅读理解
第 5 页 共 13 页The Garbage ( 垃圾) Project started at the University of Arizona in 1973. Since then, the students
and teachers in it have studied the modern garbage in different cities.
To study the garbage, the students had to travel to landfills ( 填埋场 ) , the places where cities
bury ( 填埋 ) their garbage. While the students were studying the garbage they wore special clothes. Students
were very careful when they opened bags of garbage.
One important thing the students have learned from studying the garbage is that the garbage in
landfills disappears very slowly. That was surprising to both the students and many scientists who had
thought that about 70 % of the garbage in landfills would disappear quickly. Even in cities where it
rains a lot, the students found newspapers from 1948, 40-year-old hot dogs, and vegetables from 1970.
And the students also found many more empty bottles of cola than they expected.
How to dispose of our garbage well depends on what kind of garbage it is: regular( 普通的 ) garbage,
dangerous materials, or recyclable materials, such as newspapers and glass bottles. Regular garbage goes
to regular landfills. Dangerous materials are harmful to people's health and the environment. They
shouldn't go into regular landfills.
Homes are full of dangerous waste. One kind of the dangerous waste in homes is batteries. When
batteries are buried directly （直接地） in a landfill, they often break open. The poison inside them moves
through rain water to the bottom of the landfill. Then it can pollute the natural water in the ground.
Another dangerous waste from homes is motor oil. When people pour old motor oil on the ground or
throw it in the garbage, it pollutes the environment.
Our garbage problem is not new, but as the world's population continues to grow, it will become
a bigger and bigger problem.
（1）The Garbage Project started at the University of Arizona in _______________.
A . 1973
B . 1970
C . 1948
D . 1940
（2）To study the modern garbage, the students had to do many things except ____________.
A . Wearing special clothes
B . traveling to landfills
C . burying the garbage themselves
D . opening bags of garbage
（3）The underlined words "dispose of" in Paragraph 4 means ___________.
A . crash into
B . deal with
第 6 页 共 13 页C . worry about
D . put up
（4）From the article, we know old motor oil ____________.
A . should go to regular landfills
B . isn't harmful garbage
C . mustn't be poured on the ground
D . never pollutes the environment
（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A . There are only two kinds of dangerous waste in homes.
B . Scientists thought about 70 % of the garbage in landfills would disappear slowly.
C . The students found empty bottles of cola were not as many as they expected.
D . Batteries often break open when they are buried directly in a landfill.
5. （8 分）阅读理解
Are you often in mind-wandering, enjoying the state of having nothing to do, or just standing and
staring? Did you dream to get good grades and devote yourself to the tasks for a few days, however, your
dream fell to zero as a TV play attracted you some day?
Do we need to have a dream? The founder of Wal -Mart, Sam Walton, says high expectation is the
key to everything. The important thing in life is to have a great aim and the determination to achieve
it, J. W. Goethe, the famous German poet and dramatist says. Successful people suggest that those who
believe in the beauty of their dreams tend to have more self-motivation ( 自我激励 )to keep on trying and
enjoying the beauty of life.
Thomas Edison dreamed to light the world by the power of electricity. He tried over 2,000 different
materials before he was able to create a market light bulb. It's hard for many of us to imagine spending
so much time and energy in exploring a possibility, which is most likely to come to a dead end but for
Edison, who sticked to his dream, it was just an enjoyable process. As Edison says, the most certain
way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Helena, a 17-year-old girl, dreamed to build the magnificent sculpture ( 雕塑 ) in the world. She
devoted herself to observing faces around her and making sculptures. She was woken up by her dream every
morning rather than her alarm clock. She said she became passionate ( 有热情的 ) out of her dream, which
kept her going through any difficulties and found plea sure in it.
You can benefit a lot from your dream, but do you know the behavior that is necessary to fulfill
your dream? You have a dream and you truthfully want good grades. However, you can't help playing on
the smart phone and let go your homework. Or you rush through it so that you can get back to the smart
phone. This is the case when the present-desire to play on your smart phone beats the will to reach the
future goal, which is called immediate gratification. If you always behave like this, you may lose the
chance to meet with your dream.
第 7 页 共 13 页Your dream can inspire you. It can give you motivation to work hard. It helps you to focus on a
path so that you are moving forward. Meanwhile, you need to set a long-term goal and work for it. The
key to dream is concentrating on small wins, which gradually lead to genuine confidence. You will enjoy
the whole process of realizing your dream as well as involving yourself into the passion of the coming
life.
（1）The writer talks about Helena and Edison to _____.
A . suggest good ways of realizing your dream
B . show effects of dream on self-motivation
C . stress the great differences between them
D . share the experiences of their success
（2）The expression immediate gratification in Paragraph 5 probably means .
A . enjoying pleasures here and now
B . following dreams without delay
C . becoming creative in a flash
D . avoiding failure all the time
（3）According to the passage, the writer may agree that .
A . it's necessary for you to deal with difficulties quickly
B . it's better for you to work hard than to have passion
C . setting big goals will make differences for your life
D . having your dream can help you take things light
（4）Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A . Keep Calm and Dream On
B . Dream Bigger, Think Deeper
C . Dream a Dream and Step by Step
D . Follow Your Heart, Live Your Dream
三、 词汇运用（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） ( 共 2 题；共 15 分)
6. （5 分）— ________ are you going to Shanghai?(what/where/why/who/whose/how/when)
—Next week.
7. （10 分）Drums are________( 基础的 ) to African music. People there play them often.
四、 语法填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10分） ( 共 1 题；共 10 分)
第 8 页 共 13 页8. （10 分）语法填空
Do you know the man ________ （call ）Nick Vuijicic, a 30-year-old Australian?
Nick was born ________ limbs （四肢） , so life was not easy for him. At school many students played
jokes on him ________ .he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be their friends, so
he always felt ________ （lone ）. However, he faced that ________ （brave ）. He learnt to type and
write with two toes at the age of six, and he could even surf and play golf. In college, he was one of
the best ________ （student ）in the studies. And he decided on what to do later in his life-to encourage
others ________ （work ）hard for their dreams.
Now, Nick is one of the ________ （popular ）speakers in the world. He always says, "Living life
happily is about looking at what you have, not what you don't have." His story ________ （encourage ）
millions of people. "I tell people to keep on ________ （get ）up when they fall and to always love themselves,
"he said.
五、 任务型阅读（共 5小题，每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） ( 共 1 题；共 5 分)
9. （5 分）任务型阅读
Jason Queally is one of the fastest men in the world on bicycle. But do you really call the thing
in the picture a bicycle? Well, yes, Jason's human-powered machine. With its two wheels, is, of course,
a bicycle.
Every year, a very important human powered bicycle is held in Nevada, USA. The speed of a bike
is measured ( 测定) for only 200-metres, but players take more than a kilometer to get their bikes going
fast. Jason Queally's fastest speed for the 200metre race was 103.5 kilometers an hour.
At this year's race, Jason failed to reach the finishing line. He was speeding along at about 70
kilometers an hour when he began to lose control of his bike. When he tried to slow down, it began to
smoke. Soon the inside of his bike was filled with smoke. He couldn't see, and he couldn't breathe. At
70 kilometers an hour, a crash could be very serious. Jason was frightened, but he managed to stop the
bike safely. He would repair his bicycle and try again another time to be the world's fastest man on
a bike. Better luck next time, Jason.
Maybe you're surprised that these bikes go so quickly, but is it useful? It could be. Cars are
becoming more and more popular, and they are very safe, comfortable and easy to drive, but they also
pollute the air in our cities. Scientists and engineers are learning from fast racing bikes how to make
human-powered vehicles that might be useful for daily travel.
（1）Is Jason's human-powered machine a bicycle?
（2）How often is the human-powered bicycle race held in Nevada?
（3）Did Jason stop his bike safely or was he badly hurt?
（4）Why did he lose this year's race?
（5）What is the best vehicle for daily travel like according to the writer?
六、 书面表达（共 1 小题，满分 20 分） ( 共 1 题；共 20 分)
第 9 页 共 13 页10. （20 分）按要求完成大作文。 （共 15 分）
近期某英文报纸就 "Snowplow Parents （扫雪机式父母） "这一话题展开讨论。 "扫雪机式父母 " 的特征是不惜
一切代价为孩子扫除他们生活中遇到的一切障碍，解决一切困难，以便他们可以轻松拥有成功的人生。
请从下表的两种观点中选择一种观点 ， 并结合此观点阐述自己的看法，用英文写一篇短文投稿。
理解 不理解
观点 父母出于对孩子的爱才这么做。 父母控制一切，孩子没有自由。
自己的看法 自己的看法
要求： 1）词数： 60-80 词。
2）短文应包括所选观点中的要点，可适当发挥。
3）短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
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四、 语法填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10分） ( 共 1 题；共 10 分)
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