山东省日照市新营中学2021-2022学年九年级下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

山东省日照市新营中学2021-2022学年九年级下学期期中考试英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、完形填空

Friends play an important role in our life. Most people hope that their friends will always be there. They ___1___ friendship to last forever. ___2___, even the best friendship can end.

As time goes by, many friendships end because of a(n) ___3___ in personality or way of life. The friendship slowly loses importance and finally ___4___.

Tommy wrote, “I didn’t even know the friendship was over until I caught myself thinking of Alan as a former friend.”

Peter explained. “We ___5___ seeing each other less and less. The friendship was just over.”

Sometimes friendships ___6___ suddenly from a disagreement or move to another place.

Alice said, “The end of our friendship was a gradual thing. I moved from one side of the city to the other. Since then we ___7___ made a phone call. We met less and less. At last our friendship ended.”

Jack said, “When I moved to Seattle after college, our friendship died. Both of us were always ___8___ with new jobs, so we didn’t keep ___9___ touch with each other. Our friendship was so dead that I didn’t call him _____10_____ I went home.”

Yet the biggest problem to a friendship is change. Lillian Rubin in her book Just Friends say, “Generally it’s _____11_____ that friends will accept each other if they both remain what they were when they met, or change in similar directions. If they change or grow in different ways, the friendship most likely _____12_____ lost.”

No matter why, when, or how friendships end, there is always _____13_____ pain of loss. When nothing can be _____14_____ to keep the friendship, it is important to forget the pain. Then move on _____15_____ new friendships.

May new friendships bring you pleasure and happiness!

1．A．prefer B．expect C．decide D．hope

2．A．So B．Luckily C．Then D．Unfortunately

3．A．suggestion B．experience C．change D．interest

4．A．improves B．disappears C．appears D．forgets

5．A．started B．practiced C．continued D．finished

6．A．break in B．break away C．break off D．break down

7．A．never B．seldom C．always D．often

8．A．fed B．satisfying C．pleased D．struggling

9．A．in B．by C．on D．at

10．A．since B．while C．before D．even if

11．A．impossible B．true C．false D．strange

12．A．to be B．is C．will D．will be

13．A．no B．some C．any D．little

14．A．done B．checked C．carried D．thought

15．A．beginning B．forming C．to build D．to ask for

二、阅读单选

16．Exchange students from France or Spain will possibly stay for ________ in host families.A．1 year              B．5 weeks              C．2 months              D．10 days

17．According to the passage, we can learn that ________.

A．teens in host families can experience different cultures

B．exchange students have to cook dinner by themselves

C．parents in a host family should have full-time jobs

D．exchange students will come back next summer

18．The text above is probably a ________.

A．diary B．notice C．poster D．letter

Recently whenever I turned on my computer or my mobile phone, news about the great effect of Hurricane (飓风) Harvey on thousands of people caught my eyes. We saw many unfortunate events. However, there were also the bright news that showed the goodness of mankind. As a journalist, I wrote many human interesting stories during my career. That’s why the story about the guys in the bakery caught my eyes.

When the staff at a Mexican bakery chain in Houston were stuck inside the building for two days, they didn’t sit there feeling sorry for themselves. They used their time wisely after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. While they were waiting for the rescue (救援) that came on Monday morning, four decided to make as much bread as possible for their community.

The flood water rose in the street outside. They took advantage of their emergency power supply(备用电源) to bake bread. They used more than 4,200 pounds of flour to create plenty of sweet bread. Although the water kept rising, they continued baking to help more people. By the time the owner managed to get to them, they had made so much bread that we took it to the people affected by the floods.

The store manager, Brian Alvarado, told The Independent, “Whenever a disaster happens, nobody should just feel forlorn. Instead, we should take positive action to save ourselves and help others. Our acts of kindness will make a big difference.”

19．What did the bakery store workers do after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey?

A．They ate nothing but to wait for their community to rescue them.

B．They managed to live by selling more bread in the store.

C．They felt sorry that they couldn’t escape from the store.

D．They volunteered to make bread for their community.

20．Which of the following best explains “forlorn” underlined in the last paragraph?

A．Desperate.   B．Hopeful. C．Positive. D．Lucky.

21．What can we infer from the text?

A．The author preferred to write stories about people facing disasters.

B．Hurricane Harvey caused a power failure in Houston.

C．The staff in the bakery sent enough flour to emergency centers.

D．Alvarado organized his workers to bake much bread.

22．What can be the best title for the text?

A．Bake Bread to Make a Difference in Face of Hurricane Harvey

B．Wait for the Rescue in a Big Disaster

C．All Kinds of Disasters Caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston A

D．Popular Mexican Bakery Chain in Houston

A zero-waste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish. So, a zero-waste store is about providing a kind of everyday and pleasant-looking zero-waste products to help people start on a zero-waste life journey.

“Zero waste” or “danshari” was first suggested by a French woman called Bea Johnson. Her idea is: live a life and try not to create any rubbish; use different kinds of ways to save the environment such as stopping the use of one-off objects; giving unwanted things to others or giving them away to organizations like the Red Cross.

Yu Yuan, 27, is deeply interested in this idea. She and her boyfriend have lived in Beijing for many years. And earlier she used to buy things without thinking about them carefully until she saw a video about “zero waste”, in which a family of four placed the rubbish they produced every year in a jar (罐). After watching the video, Yu wanted to experience this zero-waste lifestyle with her boyfriend.

A zero-waste life follows the 6R rule—Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot. Over August—October when Yu followed the rule of zero waste 6R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both produced only two cans of rubbish.

Now, the couple have opened a small shop in Beijing, where they use wood products to take the place of plastic ones and cloth bags printed with environmentally friendly logos. Most products sold in the store can be reused. The store also has second-hand books and CDs/DVDs with ideas to make the best of the used things.

“Those who once experienced the non-waste lifestyle have slowly changed their ideas,” says Ya, “The zero-waste lifestyle is not for ascetics (苦行僧). It is just around us at our finger-tips.” Yu expects some of her friends to join her on the road to zero waste.

23．Bea Johnson suggests that people should ________.

A．work hard for the Red Cross B．share objects with others

C．help their friends live comfortably D．try to produce no rubbish in life

24．We can see from the passage that Yu Yuan ________.

A．likes listening to CDs very much B．is influenced by the 6R rule

C．often buys things she doesn’t need D．offers plastic bags in her store

25．What Yu Yuan says in the last paragraph probably means that ________.

A．the zero-waste lifestyle is not difficult to live B．she feels it hard to continue her lifestyle

C．her friends have followed her lifestyle D．lots of people doubt the zero-waste lifestyle

26．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Joining the couple B．Recycling waste

C．Saving the environment D．Opening up a second-hand store

What makes us who we are? This question has two typical answers. One is the environment around us when we grow up, and the other is our genes (基因). In English, this is called the “nature versus nurture (环境因素) debate”. Nature means genes, whereas nurture means environment, including the people around you.

There is a famous saying: “Give me a child until the age of 7 and I’ll show you the man.” The meaning is that the environment in the early part of our life has the biggest effect on our adult life. Now, there is scientific research to support this famous saying.

Scientists at the universities of Exeter, UK and Hamburg, Germany did studies on birds. They found that their personalities (性格) were affected most by the birds around them when they grew up—more so than genes. They watched small birds in new environments, and wrote down how much they explored. Birds that grew up with very curious birds were more curious themselves.

Nick Royle from the University of Exeter in the UK said the research was surprising because it shows that “for these birds, personality is mainly decided by environment”. However, human personalities are a lot more complicated, so there is much we still don’t know. The nature versus nurture debate will continue for a long time, if not forever.

27．What does the saying in the second paragraph tell people?

A．Seven-year-old children don’t know much.

B．The nurturing period plays a big part in one’s life.

C．How to raise a child in a good way.

D．Nature makes us who we are.

28．According to the studies on birds, we know that ________.

A．curious birds were smarter than incurious ones

B．genes were as important as environments to birds

C．birds’ personalities were affected most by their peers

D．birds’ personalities were affected most by genes

29．What does the underlined word “complicated” in the last paragraph mean?

A．复杂的 B．类似的 C．重要的 D．有趣的

30．What does the story mainly talk about?

A．How the environment, not genes might shape one’s life. B．The personalities of humans.

C．The personalities of birds. D．Scientific research done on birds.

三、根据汉语提示填空

31．It is ________（难以置信的）that you can run so fast.

四、根据首字母填空

32．The students studying abroad had to make a c________ whether to return or to stay.

五、根据汉语提示填空

33．Speaking ________（诚实）, the house is out of style. I really don’t like it.

六、根据首字母填空

34．Sorry, I’ve f__________ your phone number. Could you please tell me again?

35．The shop is open every day e________ Sundays.

七、根据汉语提示填空

36．The population of China is ________（增长）more slowly than before.

八、根据首字母填空

37．Mary is a________ from class today because she is ill in hospital.

九、根据汉语提示填空

38．Sally became a member of the company after the job ________.（面试）

十、根据首字母填空

39．Bad news s________ faster.

40．Nowadays many farmers can a_________ to buy a house in the city.

十一、语法填空

I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike.

The bike was ____41____ birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how excited I was when I saw the bike and I begged my uncle to teach me how ____42____ (ride) it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt ____43____ (extreme) nervous and I was afraid that I would fall off and hurt ____44____ (me). My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get ____45____ the bike. While I was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat ____46____ I would not fall over. I was so ____47____ (thank) to him for his help. As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle ____48____ (shout), “You are riding it by yourself now!” I was both pleased and scared. I was really riding by myself, but what if I fell off? Could I use the brakes(刹车) to stop? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike. I ____49____ (slow) down and came to a stop.

My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike. Later that day, having learnt how to get on the bike and get off it, I felt like I was walking on air! I am still thankful to my uncle for teaching me to ride a bike on my _____50_____ (nine) birthday.

十二、阅读回答问题

A group of scientists discovered a gas called phosphine(磷化氢) on Venus(金星). That means there may be living things on the planet, which made many people start to imagine the talk between aliens and humans. A reporter from Washington Post wrote a letter to people of Earth on behalf of(代表) the citizens on Venus.

51．What did scientists find on Venus?

______________________________________

52．What do the Venusians ask Earth people to do?

______________________________________

53．How will the Venusians feel when seeing many Earth people on Venus?

______________________________________

54．Why do Earth people want to leave for another planet?

______________________________________

55．Who actually wrote the letter?

______________________________________

十三、材料作文

56．假设你是李华，2022年第25届山东省运动会将在八月底九月初在日照举行。你希望成为志愿者，尽一份力量。现在根据以下内容向组委会写一份申请书。（90字左右）

1）年龄，性别，身份；

2）性格开朗，擅长交际和与人沟通；

3）爱好体育运动，了解家乡文化历史；

4）待人热忱，乐于助人，具有合作精神；

5）希望担当的志愿者工作（接待，服务运动员, 打扫卫生等）。

Dear Sir or Madam,

My name is Li Hua. I would like to work as a volunteer for the 25th Shandong Province Game Rizhao 2022. I’m_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案：

1．B    2．D    3．C    4．B    5．A    6．C    7．B    8．D    9．A    10．D    11．B    12．D    13．B    14．A    15．C

16．B    17．A    18．C

19．D    20．A    21．B    22．A

23．D    24．B    25．A    26．C

27．B    28．C    29．A    30．A

31．unbelievable##incredible

32．choice

33．honestly

34．forgotten

35．except

36．increasing

37．(a)bsent

38．interview

39．(s)preads

40．(a)fford

41．a    42．to ride    43．extremely    44．myself    45．on    46．so    47．thankful    48．shouting    49．slowed    50．ninth

51．Phosphine.    52．They ask them to stay away from Venus.    53．They will feel upset.    54．Because the Earth looks like a mess./Because there are health problems, environmental pollution, traffic jams, political fights, etc. on the Earth./Because there are many problems on the Earth.    55．A reporter from Washington Post.

56．范文：

Dear Sir or Madam,

My name is Li Hua. I would like to work as a volunteer for the 25th Shandong Province Game Rizhao 2022.

I’m a boy of eighteen years old from a high school. I am outgoing and good at communicating with people. What’s more, I have other advantages. I’m especially fond of sports. I was born in Shandong, so I’m familiar with the history of it. Besides, I’m good at cooperation and always glad to help others.

I’m willing to provide the best service for every athlete such as serving them, doing some cleaning and so on.

Please consider my request, and I’m looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li hua