2020-2021年江苏省无锡市宜兴市外国语九年级第一学期英语期末试卷（无答案）

2020~2021学年第一学期期末考试卷

                      九年级英语试题        2021.01

本试题分两卷。第I卷(客观题)在第1至第6页，第I卷(主观题)在第7至第8页。

考试时间为100分钟。试卷满分为90分。

注意事项:

1.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡的相应位置 上:并认真核对姓名、考号是否与本人的相符合。

2.答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的选项涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选 涂其它答案。

3.答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答,写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上; 如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案:不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要 求作答的答案无效。

4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回，

第I卷(客观题共50分)

-、单项选择在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。(本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分)

1.24 hours is    one-hour news round-up on CCTVl3. The programme covers some important news of the day.

A. the   B.a   C.an    D./

2.“Don't attend big parties or get together with your friends during the next few weeks or you and your friends will      meet again in the hospital!" the doctor said in a humorous way

A. Properly  B. mostly   C. probably  D. mainly

3.When we read a piece of news online, we      make sure it's true before sending it to others. If not, we may spread something bad.

A. May  B.can't   C. needn't   D. must

4.- Some students don't know how to       worries.

- They can ask parents and social workers for help

A. care for  B. deal with  C. depend on  D. believe in

5.- How long will the Spring Festival Gala iast?

-    the bell rings for the Chinese New Year

A. Until   B. Since   C. While   D. Not until

6.- Sometimes it seems that time is flying.

- Yes. Wasting time is a    .

A. Success   B. choice  C.shame  D. method

7. You can't change who you are by reading a book or listening to areport What

     is what you do, not what you know.

A. includes  B. decides  C. means  D. matters

8. - The 80-year-old granny is planning to go bungee jumping-

-What?! I have never heard of     idea before.

A. a crazier   B.the crazier  C. a craziest   D. the craziest

9.What's your plan for the coming wintcr holiday,Alex?

—I__some reading in the city library.

A.was doing  B. did  C. have done D.am going to do

10.We can't visit the zoo at 8 p.m.because it's    the visiting hours.

A.beyond  B.through  C.during  D.between

11. The Diary of a Young Girl is a book written by Anne Frank    is a record of that tirme.

A.what  B.which  C.whose  D. who

12.— Nick has passed the driving test?

—Yes.____NickJack has.

A.Both; and  B.Neither;nor  C.Either;or  D.Not only;but also

13.Mother's birthday is coming.Can you tcll me    ?

A.what gift can I give her       B.where will we have a big mcal

C.how Ican give hcr a surprise   D.whether 1 planned a trip for her

14.— The competition is too hard for me.I will certainly lose.

-    You should never say no before you try.

A.No problern.B.Come on C.Forget it! D.Pardon me?

二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳 选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题Ⅰ分，共10分）

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They are very busy working to 15 the family. They don't act in the romantic ways that I read in books or see on TV.It is even more _16_ for them to send flowers to each other on Valentine's Day.

One day,when my mother was sewing a quilt (被子).I  17 sat down beside her and looked at her"Mom,is there love between you and Dad?"” I asked her in a very low voice.

My mother stopped and raised her head with 18 in her eyes. Then she bowed her head and continued sewing.She didn't answer at once. I was very 19  because I thought I had hurt her.Later, she said "Look at this thread(线). Some of it 20 , but you can't see most of it.If life is a quilt, then 21 should be a thread.It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime,but it's really there."

I listened carefully but I couldn't understand her until the next spring.At that time,my father suddenly got 22. Every day in the morning and evening,my mother helped him walk slowly on the country road. Along the road were many beautiful flowers，green grass and trees. The sun shone gently through the leaves. All these made the most beautiful 23 in the world.

“Mum,how are you feeling now?"'I asked her.

She said gently. "I just like walking with your father."Reading her eyes,I know she loves my father 24

Before I thought love meant flowers，presents and sweet kisses. But from this experience,I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of life,inside,making life strong and warm.

15. A.manage    B.support   C.organize    D .afford

l6. A.common    B.difficult  C. impossible  D.dangerous

17. A.carelessly  B.quictly   C.excitedly    D.impatiently

18. A.fear       B.joy      C.excitement   D. surprise

19. A.worried    B.relaxed  C.angry        D.amazed

20. A.hides      B. loses   C.breaks       D. appears

21.A.money     B. present  C. love        D.time

22. A. rich      B.sick     C.poor        D. well

23. A couple    B. family   C.picture      D.life

24.A dcply     B. secretly   C, wisely     D. clearly

三、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根树知文内容，在每小顺所给的四个选项中选出最佳选 项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分)

Global Study of Teens

Recently,Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)stutied600,000 15-year-olds aroundi the world. Let's look at the result.

25. The OECD study is about        .

A.teenagers  B. boys   C. girls   D. adults

26. How many students are always unhappy with their lives according to the recent study?

A.12,000   B.24,000   C.30,000    D.36,000

27 This study may be taken from       .

1. a travel guide       B.a book review  

C. a research paper     D. a medicine instruction

Cinyee Chiu,an artist from Tiwam，is always happy to try something new.Her amazing works won lots of prizes. Among them,“24 Solar Terms"is the most popular.

Ancient Chinese dividcd a year into 24 parts according to the changes of the wcather. It's the 24 solar terms.But not everyone knows them well. Cinyee Chiu put the 24 solar terns in pictures to help people understand them better.

'Cinyee turned each solar term into an animal.But these animals are not just animals. You can also find seasonal fruits.vegelablcs or bcautiful flowers on them.

When spring comes,water gets warm and fish start to swim around. so Cinyee chose fish as a symbol of Start of Spring.Also,she drew the spring vegetables,Chinese chives on the back of the fish.

White Dew〔露珠）fails on about Sep.8.It shows the beginning of the cool autumn.There are colorful leaves and cooler nights at this time of year.As the temperature falls,white dew is often seen on the grass and trees at night.For White Dew,Cinyee chose a raccoon—a small animal with thick hair. She drew white spots(小圆点) on the raccoon to show dew.And she used the dragon fruit to show the rich colors in autumn.

The young artist really gave the ancient Chinese culture a new look.

How many examples did the writer give to showCinyee's "24 Solar Terms'

A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.

129. Which of the following pictures can't be from Cinyee's"24 Solar Terms”?

30. The writer mainly wanits to talk about       .

A.who divided a year into 24 parts

B.why Cinyee made herself known

C.how Cinyee showed the 24 solar terms

D. what Starl of Spring and White Dew mcan

C

1“Oh, how large he is!”

2“lsn't he?And such wonderfully strong legs:"      

3“See his trunk,too! Isn't it cute! And he is well stuffed(填充的）!This is really one of the best toys in the UK that ever came into our shop,Geraldine,don't you think so?"

4“Yes,Angelina.I must call fathcr to come and look at him.He will make a lovely present for some box or girl-I mean this Stuffed Elephant will make a lovely present,not our fathcr"'Miss Angelina Mugg smiled at her sister. They were opening boxes of Christmas toys in their father's store.

5“Oh,no! Of course,we wouldn't want father to be given away as a toy!"laughed Geraldine."But this Stuffed Elephant--oh,I just love him!”

6Miss Geraldine Mugg caught up the large toy animul and hugged it tightly in her arrs.

7"Be careful" called her sister."You may break him!”

8“Oh, he's just a Stuffed Elephant!” laughed Geraldine."I mean he hasn't any works inside him to wind up(装有发条的).There 's nothing but cotton inside him. But I am beginning to like him more than I care for some of the toys that do wind up. I almost wish I were small again, soI could have this Elephant for myself?”

9“He is nice.," said Angrelina.

10“Well I'm glad they like me,"thought the Stuffed Elephant to himself, for just now he was not allowed to spcak out loud or mmve around, us the Make Bclicve toys could do at certain times.

ll…

(Taken from The Story ofa Suffed Flephanf)

31. From the passage,we can know that the sisters'father is a(n)____

A.toy maker B.animal keeperC. shop ownerD.salesman

32. What can we learn about Gcraldine from the underlined part in Paragraph 4?

A.She is very excitcd to find the cute Stuffed Elephant.

B.She doesn't like hcr father and wants to leave him.

C.She wants her father to make a lovely toy lor her.

D.She wants to get a toy as a present from his father.

33.What does Paragraph 11 probably discuss?

A.The story about the girl's family.

B.Some other toys the sisters have.

C.Something unusual about Make Belicve toys.

D.Someone who will get thc Elephant.

D

On Oct 8. Louise Gluck became the I6th woman to win the Nobel Prize in literuture. Louise Gluck has had many other awards over her career since her first publication in1968. In 1993, she won the Pulitzer Prze for her collection of poems. Her work received a Nional Book Award for Poetry in 2014.

“She is awarded the prize for her simple and clear writing style of poems. To her, the most beautiful poems come from her life. She cares a lot about common people in her creating." Nobel Committee Chair Person said.

 Louisc Gluck was bom in New York City in 1943 and she began writing poetry at an early age. After graduation, she started teaching poetry at universities. She is considered to be one of America's most talented poets. She is also called "one of the purest poets now writing."

The themes of her works cover loss and death. Because of this, readers have often found her works to be ‘dark" However, there is much more than darkness. For example, in her poem Snowdrops, she uses the coming of spring after winter to show new life after death. She leads readers down a dark path but with the light at the near end. This is often the case in Gluck's poems, being able to feel joy in the end

Although she's already a well-known writer, Gluck didn't expect to be given the Nobel award. When asked what the prize means to her, the poet said. It's too sudden..l don't really know what it means. " Her only hope is that she can remain her daily life.

34. Which prize didn't Louise Gluck get during her life?

A Nobel Prize   B. Katka Award  C. Pulitzer Prize   D. National Book Award

35. Louise Gluck won the Nobel Prize in literature for the reasons except____.

A.her easy but clear language         B, her caring forall maunkind

C. her idea cormning from daily life    D.her beautiful words and drawings

36. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

A. Poetry is with Louise Gluck through her life time

B. Louise Gluck's poems are too dark to be read.

C. Louise Gluck hopes to have a long life.

D. People always feel joy when reading Louise Gluck's poems.

37. Which rmight be the best title for the passage?

A. Louise Gluck's Career

B. Themes of Louise Gluck's Poetry

C. A Female Nobel Prize Winner

D. America's Most Talented Poet in History

第II卷(主观题共40分)

四、词汇运用(本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分)

(A)根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。

38. What language is that guy speaking? I can hardly catcha____(单个的)word!

39. You can't ____(想象)how the fans felt when Kobe Bryant passed away that day.

40. Forcigners think ____(高度地)of Peking opera because it shows rich Chinese culture.

41. Luckily, my pet dog, likes hubbing against the wall and making ____(污点),which are not

easily removed.

(B)根据句意，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

42. The fim Find Your Woiceby my favorite ____(direct) has won high praise.

43. Be careful noto let out your ____ (person) information while surfing the Internet.

44. Audrey Hepburn performed so well that she was ______(mistake) for areal princess.

45. This is a terrible disaster and the videos of flood and earthquake coming from a traveller are____(simple) heartbreaking.

五、动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。(木大题共6小题，每小题1分，共6分)

46. We are told to start at once, or we ____ (miss) the train

47.____(be) hurt by the trul better than comforted by the lies

48. I once____ (work)as a volunteer for UNICEF and I feel proud of that.

49. Uncle John said he ____(attend) my birthday party, but he never showed up

50. Betty ____(phone) someone. so l nodded to her and went gway in ghurry.

51. wc have enough time for a richbreakfasl because the coach ____(cancel) the outdoor activity because of the bad weather

六、阅读填空通议下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个 最恰当的单词，所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格 只能填一个单词。(木大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)

The game of Go is one of the lour most popular ganes in Chinese culture. It is not only a competitive event of the mind, but also a board game of entertainmenL(娱乐)

Go was created in China more than 4,000 years ago. Now many pcople around the world have shown great interest in it, loo. Moreover, Go still

serves as a way of cultural exchange among the people in many Eastern and Western countries today.

 A game of Go has many mcanings fior real life. It represents a square world of round pieces in black and white. There are 181 black pieces and l80 white ones in total While the board is fixed. the pieces can be placed in millions of different ways,just as life in the real world may take many turms The proper placement of each tiny Go piece is the same as how one might solve a dificult problem in life

Go carries deeper cultural and competitive meanings. Different from chess and Chinese chess, in the game of Go, the players do not wipe out (消灭)each other's pieces. Instead, they will try to win a larger share of space while allowing the other side some space. The one who forces the other side into a dead come wins the gamme

A modern Go talent in China once believed that the final purDose of the game was to achieve peace. Instead of fighting as enemies,the two players work together and play an excellent game.

七、完成句子按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。（本大题共6小题，每小题1分，其6分）

57.你说的话与这个项日毫不相干。简直就是浪费时间!

What you said _________________the project. It's a waste of time.

58.让我们吃惊的是,他短时间内提供了非常有价值的建议.

_____________, he offered us valuable advice in a short time.

59．这个讲座将会被现场直播。你没有必要专程赶去北京。

The speech________________so you neecn't pay a special visit to Beijing.

60.这首曲子很优美，百听不厌。

The song is wonderful enough____________ again and again.

61．弗兰克很有表演天赋，参加了好几次“演员大赛”的选拔。

Frank has such a gift for acting _________________Acting Contest several times.

62．她热心的邻居问她，她的小猫失踪多久了。

Her wanm-hearted neighbour is asking her_____________.

八、书面表达（本大题共I5分）

在初三的英语学习中，你认识了很多名人，他们才华横溢，却依然刻苦努力;他们身处逆境， 却依旧顽强拼搏，为广大中学生树立了光辉的榜样。为了引领青少年向美向善，你校英文报正开 展“我最喜欢的名人”的征文活动。你草拟了写作流程图，请根据下图用英语写一篇短文参加活 动。]ul exl hap.

注意事项;

1．短文须根据流程图自拟，要求语句通顺，意思连贯，符合题意;

2．提供的人名非限定性内容，仅供参考;

3.词数在90个左右，短文首尾已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数;

4.短文必须写在答题卡指定的位置.上。