安徽省铜陵市第四中学2018-2019学年九年级第一学期期中考试英语试卷(Word版无听力部分,无答

2018-2019 九年级第一学期英语期中水平测试

Ⅵ.单项选择 31. They went climbing the morning of May 1st and came back that afternoon.

A. on B. in

C. at

D. for

32. I took the wrong train , I didn’t even know it until half an hour later.

A. by mistakes B. by accident C. by mistake D. with mistakes

33. 一What will the bike ? —The same as you said, eight hundred dollars each. A. spend

B. cost C. pay D. afford

34. — We will certainly finish the work on time we use every minute well. —Yes, I agree.

A. as soon as B. as long as C. even though D. as if 35. —Quite a few laws and rules on food safety into use last month.

—Can you tell me what they are?

A. were putting B. have been put C. were put D. put 36. You'd better make a of all the things you have to buy before going shopping.

A. list B. choice C. position D. chance 37. —Do you enjoy yourself at the concert? —Yes, I have never been to one before.

A. a better B. the best C. a worse D. the worst

38. Though TF boys is popular with teenagers, it won't be liked by

A. nobody B. somebody C. everybody D. anybody 39. It's believed that spending too much time on We Chat does harm than good. A. many

B. much

C. more

D. most

40. —I never expected you could offer such a report with information. Thank you! —Don't mention it. A. a bit B. a few

C. a great deal of D. a large number of

41. What should we do for poor children? You can a study group to help them. A. take up B. set up C. look up D. put up

42. It's snowing outside! Put on more clothes, you may catch a cold. A. or

B. but C. and D. so

43. When we got to Uncle Yang’s house yesterday afternoon, he_ a bike. A. is repairing B. was repairing C. will repair D. has repaired

44. —Could you tell us ? —Sometimes，if I have time.

A. how long you play computer games

B. how often you go to the park C. how soon you will see a film

D. how much time you spend on homework everyday 45. — Would you please help me do the dishes, John? — I’m busy cleaning my room. A. You're welcome B. With pleasure C. It doesn't matter

D. I'm sorry

Ⅶ.完形填空 A Have you heard about “Survival( 生存）Holidays”? “Survival Holidays is for children to go into the 46 place for exciting activities. Now about 1,000 companies are allowed to take 47 into the great outdoors without parents following.

Why do people like “Survival Holidays”? It is because they think being close to nature is important to children. Many children in big cities 48 all time watching TV and playing computer games. So “Survival Holidays” gives them an important 49 .

Is Survival Holidays\" a wonderful idea? Children need more 50 time to play. They also need to live and learn by themselves

Parents 51 too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities under the control of adults, 52 children don’t know what to do when they are in trouble. Even something like crossing a small river or falling down seems very terrible to them.

Many people think the survival activities are important to children. Even years later, they will 53 remember what they have learned. Some have learned to cool in different times.

Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these 55 will help them a lot in their lives. 46. A. lonely B. lively C. noisy D. quiet

47. A. visitors B. parents

C. children

D. students

48. A.

offer B. provideC. spend D. take

49. A. change B. action C. invention D. support

50. A. fresh

B. free

C. spare

D. valuable 51. A. care B. learn C. ask D. worry

52. A. or B. so C. because D. but

53. A. even B. still C. ever D. really

. A. become B. seem C. look

D. stay

55. A. secrets

B. skills C. tasks D. ideas.

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安徽省铜陵市第四中学2018-2019学年九年级第一学期期中考试英语试卷（Word版无听力部分，无答案） B Every school day, we use schoolbags to carry all of our things to school. They are a big part of our lives. But have you ever thought about the 56 of the schoolbag? In the Han Dynasty. when old-style private schools were opened, Students used bamboo boxes. to carry books to school. People consider the bamboo box to be the 57 schoolbag. Kids put different things, like books, brushes, Ink stones( 砚 ）and paper in the boxes. You can see the bamboo box in many TV shows. 58 ,in the Legend of White Snake. Xu Shilin carries a bamboo box to the capital to take an exam.

Hundreds of years 59 . people developed a new kind of schoolbag called “hip-pocket”. It was lighter than the bamboo box. With the founding of the New China, military Rucksacks(帆布背包) 60 and became popular. Ask your grandparents or parents about these bags. Maybe they can tell you about their 61 of carrying them when they were at school.

A new style of schoolbags are colorful and cool in 62 years. Many of them have fashionable 63 on them, such as pictures of cartoons or pop stars. And they are more comfortable to use. Some students pull wheeled bags with heavy textbooks and others carry backpacks. Schoolbags are still changing. Can you imagine 65 future schoolbags will be like? 56. A. material B. history C. shape D. color

57. A. most famous. B. most beautiful C. Finest D. earliest 58. A. However B. Moreover C. Such as D. For example 59. A. before B. later C. ago D. after

60. A. appeared B. produced C. invented D. discovered 61. A. experiences B. pictures C. mysteries D. dreams 62. A. last B. far C. recent D. near 63. A. people B. wheels C. words D. designs . A. full B. filled C. fill D. poured 65. A. how B. what C. which D. that

B: No. 70. Just next to the People’s Cinema.

A: Oh, I see. Thank you!

A. Only 10 minutes’ walk from here. B. What a wonderful novel! C. In the Rose Bookshop. D. He’s a great English writer. E. How many times have you read it? F. What are you doing here?

G. In 1974, the book came out and it became very popular. Ⅸ.阅读理解 A It's believed that J. K. Rowling wrote the first book named Harry Potter in a coffee shop. Was it because she felt more creative when working there? The answer might be yes!

Scientists did tests on students. They divided them into four groups. They then asked the students to do certain tasks involving( 涉 及 ) creative thinking. But each group did the task with different volumes(音量) of background noise.

They found that students did best when working under moderate noise- 70 decibels(分贝). This is about the same volume of background noise in a cafe Students did worse in low noise(50 db). This is the volume of a quiet room. They did the poorest when in a high noise (85 db) environment. This is the noise level in a factory.

Moderate noise can distract(使分心) people just enough so that they think more creatively. “It helps. you think outside the box. On the one hand, working in a very quiet place can strengthen(加强) your focus. But it also stops you from thinking abstractly(抽象地).This is why if you are too focused on a problem and you can't solve it,\" said Methta.\"You leave it for some time and then come back to it and you get the solution.”

However, the scientists said that when you need to do detailed things, like proofreading(校对) a paper, a quiet place is better than a noisy one .

Ⅷ.补全对话 A: Hi, Bill. I notice you are reading the novel again. 66. B: Three times. Every time I read it, I can learn something new. A: Really? Who wrote it? B: Richard Adams.67. I like writers who have special opinions. A: Me, too. Could you please tell me more?

B: OK. Richard wrote a book for his daughters in the early time. 68. A: Sounds interesting. Where did you buy this book? B: 69. A: Is it far from here?

71. What can we tell from the first paragraph? A. JK Rowling likes drinking coffee

B. Drinking coffee helps people become creative.

C. JK Rowling felt more creative when she worked in cafes. D. Moderate noise makes people creative.

72. Which volume of background noise helps students do the best at creative tasks? A. 85db.

B. 70 db. C. 50db.

D. 0db.

73. Which of the following is TRUE when working in a very quiet place? A. It can help people think outside the box 2 / 5

安徽省铜陵市第四中学2018-2019学年九年级第一学期期中考试英语试卷（Word版无听力部分，无答案）

B. It can make people think abstractly. C. It can help people find the solution easily. D. It can help people focus on their work. 74. What is the main idea of the story? A. How to work under a moderate noise level.

B. The reason why JK Rowling likes to write stories in a coffee shop. C. The reason why moderate noise is good for creative thinking. D. How scientists tested students learning abilities.

C. Music almost goes through the whole movie in La La Land. D. Coco reminds us to value the peace we have today.

78. In the last passage, what does the underlined word \"This\" refer to? A. The characters. B. The musician.

C. The movie. D. The music.

C Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sadness. failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with all kinds of situations.

B Love plays an important role in our life. Love makes us feel wanted. Without love. a person could become cruel. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with full love and care, and they teach us what is right and wrong, good and bad.

Happiness is achieved by bringing a smile on others. Peace of mind makes you feel happy. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are sad.

Failure is the way to success, and it helps us touch the sky and shows us a specific way. Here it becomes very important to keep our head on our shoulder(肩膀).

Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds impatience, Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because Li Jiayan, 14, Guangdong after every night there is a new day.

Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull, So what we can choose is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow, 79. We usually have to accept. A. love B. failure

if we want to be successful. C. sadness D. hope

Sun Zhenyao, 13，Anhui Ma Jingwen, 13， Sichuan

Beauty and the Beast was the best film of I think Dumkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan, was the best movie of 2017. It tells this year in my heart. In this movie, Emma's about the British retreat( 撤 退 ) from the dress is so beautiful. Each actor gives an beaches of Dunkirk, France, during World War excellent performance. The movie's touching 11. I enjoy it because 1 like learning about ending shows the power of true love; it can get history. This movie reminds us to value the over( 克服) any difficulty in the world. peace we have now. Wang Keding, 14, Shanxi Coco was the best film I saw this year. The I liked the musical La La Land best. It is about story is about how a little boy realizes his love and dreams, An actress meets a jazz dream of music. When 1 watched the movie, I musician and they fall in love. Its musical cried a lot. I was impressed by one line, scenes impressed me a lot. Many people “Remember me before the memory of love dance and sing in a traffic jam at the beginning disappears.” The movie tells us about love and of the movie. It is not hard to find music in many family, Dying may not be the. most terrible of the movie's other scenes. The music helps thing What's worse is that your family members the characters show what they are thinking. forget you. The movie reminds me to love my This makes La La Land a pleasant movie to family. 75. What were they talking about? A. The best movie. B. The jazz musician. C. The nice music. D. The dream of music.

76. What can Sun Zhenyao learn about from Dumnkirk? A. Music. B. Love.

C. History. D. Dream.

77. Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passages? A. Dunkirk ells us about love and family. B. Beauty and the Beast is about the war,

enjoy. 80. What does the underlined word mean in English? A. Have lost all hope. B. Have something. C. Have a dream. D. Have a point

81. In which section can readers probably read the passage? A. Business.

B. Travel. C. Education. D. Lifestyles

makes you realize the real meaning of happiness and it

82. According to Paragraph 3, can't be with us forever.

A. life B. sadness C. peace D. love

83. What's the general meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage? A. What you can choose is to work hard every day.

B. If you work hard today, you will have a better life in the future.

C. When choosing between “today\" and “tomorrow\" you'd better enjoy tomorrow better. D. Enjoying a better tomorrow is your only choice. 3 / 5

安徽省铜陵市第四中学2018-2019学年九年级第一学期期中考试英语试卷（Word版无听力部分，无答案） D We were going to have a big Christmas dinner. I was very happy because 1 like eating outside. Having nothing all the day, I was starving but only saw my mother and my aunt talking and talking. That made me feel angry.

“Mom, what happened with the food?\" I asked. Then she said, \"Be patient, my dear.” “But I am starving,\" I said.

Finally the dishes came. The first dish was “puchero”. It has chicken, rice, vegetables and pork. Also, it is a very hot dish, so usually you need to wait at least half an hour before you start to eat it, when I saw it on the table, I got a spoon and started to eat it quickly. In a minute, I burned my tongue(舌头).

“Mom, help me! I think my tongue is going to fall off!\" I shouted loudly.

“Do not worry, my child. Your father is going to drive you to the hospital,\" said my mother. After we reached the hospital, the doctor looked over my tongue, “Don't worry. Your tongue will not fall off,\" the doctor said. Hearing this, my father laughed happily. Soon the doctor also laughed. I was embarrassed. However, I was happy because my tongue would not fall off. But I have learned one important thing since that day- patience is a great virtue(品行). 84. The underlined word \"starving\" means“ A. 害怕的 B. 饥饿的 C. 疲倦的 D. 舒服 85. The writer should eat “puchero\" A. After an hourB. after 30 minutes C. at once D. after ten minutes 16. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. There are five ingredients in the dish \"puchero\".

B. The writer was unhappy with his father and aunt's talking. C. The writer and his father went to the hospital by car. D. The writer felt embarrassed because his tongue was hot 17. What is the best title for the passage? A. A Hot Dish- Puchero. B. A Big Dinner with Family.

C. A Terrible Experience of Eating Puchero D. Take Care of Your Tongue

is thought to be good. That is different from many other countries, For example, US schools grade students from letters A to F. German students get a result between 1- 6. Finland doesn't score students under the age of ll. For older students, the lowest score they get is 4 out of 10. Many students in China now also get grades. Schools believe that it will lessen( 削 弱 ) the importance of scores. But not everyone thinks it's a good change. It might give students a wrong “sense of success” and make them want to get \"praise for everything they do,\" according to an article in The Washington Post.

No matter how schools grade them, students \"should reflect(反思 ) on what they have learned and be prepared to build on what they truly do well and learn from what they do not “stated the article.”

88. From the story, how many ways of grading students can we learn in different countries? (不超 过 5 个词)

. Who suggests using grades instead of scoring for test results? (不超过 5 个词) 90. As for grading, what do some Chinese people worry about? (不超过 20 个词) Ⅹ.单词拼写 91. No one knows how to use it c 92. Their football team was b (正确地).

(打败) in that important game.

(培养) a habit of reading.

(便利的) to get information about the world.

\" in Chinese,

according to Paragraph 4.

93. To improve your writing , you'd better d 94. Thanks to the Internet, it is more c 95. There are some green l (叶子) on the tree.

Ⅺ.书面表达 你是否参加过周末补习班?对这件事家长们有不同看法。请根据以下提示，以“Is a Training Class Necessary?\"为题，写一篇英语短文。 Some parents(支持) 1. 有必要。 好;不但可以巩固课堂所学内容,还可以学到更多的东西。 3.你的想法。 要求：1. 表达清楚,语法正确，上下文连贯。 2. 必须包含所给要点，可以适当发挥,不要简单翻译。 3. 演讲稿中请勿提及真实校名及姓名。

Other parents(反对) 1.不能处于主导地位。 2.理由:周末孩子单独在家，上培训班比自己学2.理由:不利于习惯养成,而且得不到休息。

E

Recently, the educational committee( 委 员 会 ) in France handed in a report to the country s Ministry of Education and suggested using grades instead of scores(分数) for test results. “Scores could hurt sensitive( 敏 感 的 ) students and do little help to their study,” said the committee At the moment, the total score of each test in French schools is 20 and a score of 12

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4. 词数 100 左右。开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇:巩固 consolidate

Is a Training Class Necessary?

These days, training classes have had a big influence on us. But are they really necessary? Our parents have different views about these classes. Some of them think it necessary. Firstly, on weekends,

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