广东省广州市育才实验学校
2020-2021 学年九年级第二学期第一次月考
英语试题（含答案）
出卷/审核人：初三备课组
说明： 1. 本试卷分为选择题部分和非选择题部分，全卷共四大题七小节，共90分。考试时
间100 分钟．
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第 I 卷
一、语法选择
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、 B、C和D
项中，选出最佳选项。
Computers, smartphones, and ___1___ machines are the perfect servants. They always do ___2___ they are
“told”. We usually “tell” them to do things by using a mouse or keyboard. But what if we could just talk to them
normally and literally （真正地） tell them what to do?
This type of technology, ___3___ as voice control or voice recognition（识别）,___4___ in films and TV
shows since the 1960s. The Star Trek TV series, which debuted （首播） at this time, showed spaceships that
could reply to human voice commands （命令）. The 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey “starred” HAL 9000, a
computer ___5___ human astronauts could talk to. It was ___6___ used to play chess and maintain the astronauts’
spaceship.
Real-world voice recognition, on the other hand, is used for more everyday tasks. You ___7___ be familiar
with Siri and Alexa, two examples of voice recognition software made by Apple and Amazon. They can be asked to
do many things, ___8___ setting alarms and playing music to ___9___ online grocery orders and activating
household appliances.One of the nice things about voice recognition ___10___ that it can be used when we’re on the go. When
you’re driving a car or ___11___ down the sidewalk, it can be ___12___ or even dangerous to pick up your
smartphone and type away on the keyboard. Voice recognition ___13___ you to focus on whatever you’re doing at
the moment while still doing other tasks.
People with hearing disabilities can also benefit, ___14___ speech recognition software can be used to “listen”
to ___15___ words and turn them into text that deaf people can read. Advanced speech recognition software can
even hear words spoken in one language and then translate them into another language.
1. A. the other B. other C. others D. another
2. A. when B. where C. which D. what
3. A. known B. knows C. knew D. knowing
4. A. shows B. is shown C. has shown D. has been shown
5. A. when B. where C. that D. what
6. A. main B. remain C. mainly D. mains
7. A. might B. can C. should D. must
8. A. in B. for C. as D. from
9. A. placing B. places C. placed D. place
10. A. is B. are C. was D. were
11. A. walk B. walks C. walked D. walking
12. A. convenient B. convenience C. inconvenient D. inconvenience
13. A. allow B. allows C. allowed D. allowing
14. A. when B. as C. if D. so
15. A. speak B. spoke C. spoken D. is spoken
二、完形填空
When I was in the seventh grade, I volunteered about thirty to forty hours a week during the summer at a local
hospital in my town. Most of the time I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie. He never had any ___16___ , and
nobody seemed to care about his condition. I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, helping
with anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, even though he replied to me with only a
very ___17___ moving of his fingers. Mr. Gillespie was still in a coma（昏迷）.
I left for a week to vacation with my parents, and when I ___18___ back, Mr. Gillespie had gone. I didn’t
have the courage to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might tell me he had died.
Several years passed. One day, when I was at the gas station, I noticed a familiar face. When I realized who it
was, my eyes filled with ___19___. He was alive! I asked him if his name was Mr. Gillespie, and if he had been ina coma about five years ago. With a（an） ___20___ look on his face, he replied, “Yes”. I explained how I
knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. With tears in his eyes, he gave me the
warmest hug （拥抱）I had ever ___21___ .
He began to tell me how, as he lay there in a coma, he could ___22___ me talking to him and could feel me
holding his hand the whole time. He thought it was an angel, not a person, who was there with him. Mr. Gillespie
firmly ___23___ that it was my voice and touch that had kept him alive.
Then he told me what happened to him to put him in the coma. We both cried for a while and exchanged a
hug, said good-bye and went our separate ___24___.
Although I haven’t seen him since then, he fills my heart with joy every day. I know that I made a difference
between his life and his death. More ____25____ , I will never forget him and what he did for me: he made me an
angel.
16. A. sons B. friends C. daughters D. visitors
17. A. gentle B. hurried C. turned D. rang
18. A. came B. quick C. social D. polite
19. A. sadness B. fear C. interest D. excitement
20. A. unhappy B. uncertain C. unusual D. unchangeable
21. A. seen B. received C. offered D. known
22. A. love B. hear C. invite D. follow
23. A. accepted B. respected C. believed D. considered
24. A. directions B. homes C. ways D. places
25. A. necessarily B. possibly C. carefully D. importantly
三、 阅读
第一节 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
A
All over the world, thousands of animals are used for wildlife tourism. People travel to watch monkey shows,
hug baby tigers and swim with dolphins. It might look like fun, but there are reports that animals are hurt now and
again. The World Animal Protection（WAP）says that up to 550,000 wild animals are exposed（暴露）to ill
treatment around the world; in Cambodia, for example, it’s been reported that elephants have died after carrying
tourists for long in hot weather. This is getting attention — over 100 travel companies have promised that they will
no longer open up such places. However, some people argue that animal tourism isn't always as bad as it seems. So
what do you think?Group Yes Group No
• Animals weren't put on this planet for enjoyment. • It is enjoyable and educational for people to
They should be free to live as they choose. communicate with the wonderful animals. The more
people know about them, the more they want to protect
• The way animals are treated is often cruel and
them.
causes much pain. Even if treated well, they cannot
act in the same way as they would in the wild. • Wildlife tourism brings money to poor area and may
.
be the only way for some people to make a living.
• We don't need wildlife tourism We can see
animals close up in their natural home in TV • Not all animals are treated badly. Some endangered
programs. There's no need to disturb（打扰）them in animals are under the protection of programs that look
real life. after rare species （稀有物种）.
26. The underlined words “such places” refer to（指）the places for ______.
A. foreign travelers B. sick elephants
C. wildlife protection D. animal tourism
27. What opinion do the two groups have in common?
A. Animals can live wherever they like.
B. Wildlife should be protected.
C. Animal tourism supports poor people.
D. Wildlife is well looked after.
28. What is the text mainly about?
A. Ways of protecting rare species.
B. Different opinions on wildlife tourism.
C. How to bring tourists enjoyment.
.
D Whether to collect information on wildlife.
B
If you're ever apart from your children， a new study says just talking on the phone will help just
as much as a hug (拥抱).
If you're a parent who spends long hours on the job， you probably feel sorry for spending so
much time away from your kids. But the results of a new study show that a mother's voice alone
can be just as comforting to an anxious child as physical contact (接触).
In an experiment， researchers from the University of Wisconsin Madison asked a group of girls
between the ages of 7 and 12 to solve math problems in front of judges — a stressful situation
for anyone. Before the girls were set to give their answers， the researchers measured their
levels of two hormones(荷尔蒙)：cortisol，which goes up during stressful periods， and
oxytocin， the “love” hormone， which goes down at the same time.After the girls finished the problems， some of them got to meet up with their mothers right
away. The moms came in and hugged the girls. Another group of the girls didn't see their
mothers， but received phone calls from them， in which their mothers told them how well
they'd done. The final group had no contact with their mothers， but instead watched an animal
movie， March of the Penguins.
Finally， the girls' hormone levels were measured again. Although the movie was interesting，
it did nothing to reduce the children's anxiety—but， surprisingly， both the physical contact
and phone calls from their mothers had the same effect on reducing the girls' stress levels.
So， no matter how old you are， if you're feeling stressed about something in your life， a
phone call to Mom might be just the key to help you feel better.
29. If a girl is under stress， _______.
A. she can’t solve math problems
B. she will have high levels of hormone
C. oxytocin will remain at a high level
D. cortisol will go up with oxytocin down
30. Which of the following is the right order in which the study was carried out?
a. The girls' levels of hormones were measured again.
b. The girls solved math problems.
c. The girls' levels of hormones were measured.
d. The girls were divided into three groups.
A. b-c-d-a B. d-b-c-a C. c-b-d-a D. d-c-b-a
31. From the passage， we can infer that _______.
A. it is easy for girls to solve math problems
B. the girls who had watched the movie remained anxious
C. mothers should hug their kids as often as possible
D. older girls have higher cortisol than younger ones
32. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. A mother’s voice can comfort her anxious kids.
B. Mothers should often hug their kids.
C. Mothers should spend enough time caring about their kids.
D. Scientists discovered why kids become stressed when having tests.
CFormer British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said, “The British are the only people who like to be
told how bad things are.” This is definitely true of British comedy（戏剧）. Most people think humor is about
happy things, but for the British, the opposite is true. We love to use our cruel sense of humor to complain and be
negative.
British comedy, for example, draws a fine line between comedy and tragedy（悲剧）. BBC’s The Office is a
TV show, famous for its dry humor. The main character, David Brent, is a foolish man, and the show’s comedy
comes from his delusions. For example, he often tells himself that he is loved by everyone but the viewer can see
that everyone hates him.
Stupid characters for the audience to laugh at are an old tradition in Britain. In Shakespeare’s play Twelfth
Night, the character Malvolio is an old man whom people play tricks on. The audience will laugh away, although
the reality is that this man is a truly tragic individual（个体） .
This side of British humor is reflected（反映）in friendships as well. At university, my friends and I would
always laugh at one another. I had an American friend who actually found this sarcasm（挖苦）quite upsetting.
She didn’t realize that in Britain, the better friends you are with someone, the more you laugh at them.
This way—laughing at everything—may sound rather depressing（沮丧），but our strange humor played a
big part in British history. In World War II, along with a stiff upper lip（坚定沉着）, the British got through it by
laughing. What else was there to do?
There is a saying in English: “Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and you cry alone.” If you are ever on
,
the receiving end of British sarcasm you may feel like crying, but it’s best to just laugh it off!
33. How is British comedy different from other types?
A. It is often surprising and boring. B. It often laughs at human nature.
C. It is often about negative things. D. It often makes people feel depressed.
34. What does the underlined word “delusions” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. strong abilities B. fun characters C. incorrect beliefs D. deep confidence
35. Why is Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night mentioned in the article?
A. To show one of the best examples of British comedy.
B. To explain how Shakespeare’s comedy is different.
C. To show how difficult it is to make people accept British comedy.
D. To prove Britain has a long tradition of laughing at stupid characters.
36. How does the author advise people to react（反应）to British humor?
A. Learn from it. B. Don’t take it seriously.C. Reply sarcastically. D. Be careful not to make stupid mistakes.
D
Uber has picked Melbourne as the first city outside of the United States to test its flying taxis. Test flights in
the Australian city will begin next year with a goal of commercial ride-hailing （打车） services by 2023, it
announced on Tuesday, in November 2016.
“We will see other Australian cities following soon after,” Susan Anderson, Uber’s regional manager for
Australia, said at the company’s annual flying car conference in Washington DC.
Melbourne will be the third city to host trials of Uber’s flying taxis, after Dallas, Texas, and Los Angeles,
California. The electric taxis will be flown by a pilot.
Uber has partnered with NASA for its flying taxi program, named Elevate, and is one of several companies
racing to make flying vehicles a reality. Other big names in the business include Rolls Royce and Boeing.
Even as it works on developing autonomous, electric flying vehicles, which are still several years away, Uber
is taking its service to the skies in other ways.
The company will start a helicopter service on July 9, taking passengers from Manhattan to JFK Airport in
eight minutes. It says customers who buy the roughly $200 ticket will save an hour of travel time during rush hour.
But the rollout（首次展示） of that service is now clouded by safety concerns about increased air traffic in
cities, following two accidents in New York City in recent weeks.
A helicopter crashed onto the roof of a Manhattan building on June 10, killing the pilot. This deadly accident
came weeks after a helicopter crash in the Hudson River. There were no deaths in that incident.
,
“For us it shows the need to make safety the absolute base of everything we do,” said Eric Allison, Uber’s
head of Elevate.
Safety will also be a concern in Australia, where Uber has nearly 4 million regular customers for its ride-
hailing service.
“We will continue to work with communities and governments to ensure that we create an urban aviation（飞
行） ride-share network that is safe, quiet and green,” Anderson said.
37. What can we learn about the flying taxis from the text?
A. Most flying taxis are self-driving.
B. The flying taxi was first tried out in Melbourne.
C. Flying taxis could be used in Australia in several years.
D. The flying taxis turned out to be a failure in America.
38. Why does the author mention Uber’s helicopter service?
A. To further introduce NASA’s cooperation with Uber.B. To show the challenges facing the flying taxi service.
C. To explain why Uber’s technology stands out.
D. To describe the development of Uber ’s flying services.
39. What is the author’s major concern about flying taxis?
A. Safety. B. Management.
C. Side effects. D. Affordability.
40. What is the author’s attitude toward the flying taxi?
A. His information is based on facts.
B. He doubles about it.
C. He disagrees with it.
D. He is hopeful about it and expecting good things to happen on it.
第二节 阅读填空
阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Disney films and Japanese anime（动画）are probably the world's most popular forms of animation（动画
片）. However, Chinese animation is starting to make its own mark.
There was a turning point in 2015 when the animated film Monkey King: Hero Is Back amazed viewers with
,
its cool visual effects and exciting plot. ___41___ Ne Zha became a big success in 2019 becoming China’s second-
biggest box office earner that year.
Animated series are also developing quickly. In 2019, 104 Chinese animated series were shown on Bilibili,
taking up half of the animated series that were shown on the site. ___42___
Chinese animation has been praised for its strong storytelling and animation technique. Many works are about
Chinese culture, coming from Chinese myth, folklore and literature.
___43___ The animated series Fog Hills of Five Elements uses a traditional ink wash painting technique,
while Kung Fu Bunny mixes real video with 2D animation.
Tech companies have also put a lot of money into animation and worked to support it. ___44___ Bilibili has
been introducing Chinese animated works to its users since 2019.
Many talented animators are taking part. Lin Hun, for example, was encouraged by fans to start an animation
studio, though he had only a few animators. ___45___
So if Chinese animation is still unknown to you, you might want to check it out!
A. China’s animated series fans became three times bigger from 2016 to 2018, according to Bilibili.
B. Chinese animators are also experimenting with lots of techniques to improve their visual（视觉的）effects.
C. They spent four years making the popular series Fog Hills of Five Elements.D. After that, more animated films Big Fish & Begonia and White Snake followed.
E. Tencent has a project called “100 animations”.
四、写作
第一节 语篇填词
根据上下文填写所缺单词，每空一词。
Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much
homework, when your team l____46____ an important game, when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then
breaks it, you may get angry.
Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and
you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes you hide your anger in your heart. The problem is
that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.
In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger, and it’s normal for you to get angry sometimes. As soon as you find
your problems, you may try to r____47____. When you get angry, you can talk about it with an a____48____, such
as parents, teachers, etc. After doing this, you’ll find those bad feelings can start to go a_____49_____. Here are
some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: count from 1 to 100, give someone a hug, go for a bike
ride, think about g_____50_____ things, etc.
Remember that when you are angry, how you act can make everything better or worse. Don’t let your anger
control you.
第二节 完成句子
51. 当我收到笔友的来信时，我是多么的兴奋啊！
______ ______ I felt when I ______ ______ my pen friend!
52. 明天的会议将谈论到我们城市的交通问题。
The traffic problem of our city ______ ______ ______ ______ in the meeting tomorrow.
53. Mary 想知道如何建立一个新公司。
Marry wants to know ______ ______ ______ ______ a new company.
54. 假期过后，我们总是很难适应早起。
We always have difficulty ______ ______ ______ ______ up early after vacation.
55. 那个一脸焦虑的孩子直到临近开学才开始写作业。
The child ______ looks anxious ______ ______ doing his homework ______ the day before the new semester.
第三节 书面表达
56. 你校英语杂志社就 “我的寒假生活”为主题开展征文活动。请你根据以下提示写一篇英语短文，
向杂志社投稿。Life on weekends is an important part of our daily life. How can we make our weekends more meaningful?
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