重庆市巴蜀中学校2020年九年级下学期一诊英语试卷（含答案）

2019-2020年巴蜀九下一诊试题

英语

I. 听力（略）

II. 单项选择。(每小题1分，共10分)

21. —Online study is ____ unusual way for most of the students.

—It’s great. I’ve never studied in ____ more interesting way.

A. an; /  B. the; the  C. an; a  D. an; the

22. —Do you agree with our daughter’s decision that she is going to the summer camp alone?

—Sure, I think Cathy needs to think things for ____ and try to face all her problems ____.

A. itself; easily     B. yourself; hard 

C. herself; bravely     D. himself; hardly

23. —The Dragon Boat falls ____ the fourth Thursday of June.

—We are planning a trip ____ Changshou Lake to watch the boat races.

A. on; on  B. in; of   C. at; to   D. on; to

24. —How is your junior high school?

—Wonderful! Learning in Bashu Middle School is ____ experience that I’ll never forget it all my life.

A. so exciting     B. such an exciting

C. so an exciting    D. such exciting

25. —The talented show will begin in half an hour, but Sandy hasn’t turned up yet. 

—Don’t worry. I ____ her and she’s sure to be here soon.

A. will call  B. have called  C. am calling  D. call

26. —Jack, I have cleaned the bedroom for you.

—Thanks, Mom. You ____. I could manage it myself.

A. can’t  B. mustn’t  C. needn’t  D. shouldn’t

27. When the Sports Park ____, it will be a great place for exercising and relaxing.

A. has built B. will build  C. will be built D. is built

28. —Mr. Miller, I feel too tired to sleep well under too much pressure.

—I’m so sorry to hear that, As we all know, ____ you relax, stress can become a risk to your health.

A. unless  B. if    C. when   D. because

29. —I tried to make Kate ____ her school project carefully but I found it difficult.

—Well, I saw you ____ that when I went past.

A. did; do  B. do; doing  C. done; to do  D. does; doing

30. —The light in the professor’s lab was still on at 11:00 o’clock. Do you know ____？

—Maybe at midnight again.

A. how long has he worked  B. why does he stay up so late

C. if he is busy studying  D. when He stopped working

III. 完形填空。(每小题1. 5分，共15分)

I still remember my first fishing trip as if it were yesterday.

It was a sunny day of early summer. I received the first fishing pole   31 my uncle’s hand, and walked with him towards the river. My uncle, who knew 32   the best hangouts (群) of fish were, kindly placed me at best point. I threw out my line as I had so often seen others and   33   excitedly for a bite. Nothing came of it. “Try again,” said my uncle. Suddenly the bait (鱼饵) went down out of sight. “Now for it,” I thought, “Here is a fish at last.” I made a strong pull, and brought up a mass of weeds (海草) . Again and again I drew it back   34  . I looked at my uncle in low spirits. “Try once more,” he said, “We fishermen must have   35  . It took me a whole day until I got my first fish.” Suddenly   36   pulled hard at my line, and swept off with it into deep water.   37  , I saw a big fish wriggling (扭来扭去) in the sun. “Uncle!” I cried, looking back in uncontrollable excitement, “I’ve got a fish!” “Not yet,” said my uncle calmly. As he spoke, there was a plash (泼溅) in the water, my hook hung empty from the line. I had lost my   38  . I sat down on the stone silently and refused to be comforted. Even my uncle promised that there were more fish in the river. He put the pole again in my hands, and told me to try my luck once more. “But remember, boy,” he said, “Never show off catching a fish until he is on dry ground.”

Though years have now passed, I have always been reminded of the fish that I did not catch. When I hear people   39   something that hasn’t been done yet, I call to mind the wise warning of my uncle, “It’s no use talking too 40   about anything until it’s done.”

31. A. for   B. to    C. from   D. by

32. A. where  B. which   C. whose   D. what

33. A. listened  B. jumped  C. waited   D. read

34. A. broken  B. empty   C. open   D. shiny

35. A. hope  B. courage  C. wisdom  D. patience

36. A. anything B. something  C. nothing  D. everything

37. A. Pushing it out    B. Putting it up

C. Picking up it     D. Pulling it up

38. A. prize  B. money   C. way   D. job

39. A. to show off     B. showing off

C. show off     D. showed off

40. A. carefully B. proudly  C. straight  D. actively

IV. 阅读理解。(41-43小题，每小题1分，44-59小题，每小题2分，共35分)

41. From the experiment (实验), we can learn something about ____.

A. Geography  B. Biology C. Chemistry  D. Physics

42. We need to write down ____ during the experiment.

A. our best guess    B. the melting time

C. the temperature of the water D. the weight of the cubes

43. Which of the following is most probably the result of this experiment?

A. The ice cube on the plate melted most slowly.

B. The unwrapped ice cube in warm water melted fastest.

C. The ice cube in your hand melted more slowly than the one on the plate.

D. The ice cube wrapped in foil melted faster than the unwrapped one in warm water.

B

IF

If you can keep your friends when all about you

Are losing theirs and wondering why;

If you can believe in yourself when others don’t,

And believe in your friends too;

If you can be patient and learn to wait,

But not force others to wait for you;

If you can listen to the advice of others,

               △               ；

If you can see problems as things that can improve,

And meet them without fear;

If you can speak the truth always,

And give those you love your help;

If you can learn from the times you have won,

But learn too from the times you lost;

If you spend time making things right for others,

And let them help you in return.

If you can stay true to your friends in the face of trouble,

Yours will be a truly wonderful life,

Because you will have the comfort that you did for your friends

And made the best of the friends you had.

I was given the idea to write this poem by the very famous poem IF by Rudyard Kipling. Considered one of the great English writers, Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born in India in 1865 and educated in England but returned to India in 1882. At the time of his birth, his parents, John and Alice,

just arrived in India from British Empire. The family lived well, and Kipling was especially close to his mother. However, at the age of six, Kipling’s life was torn (撕裂) apart when his mother, wanting her son to receive a formal British education, sent him to Southee, England, where he attended school and lived with a foster (收养的) family. He was beaten and treated badly by his foster mother. In later life two of his children died. All these events affected Kipling deeply. But they made him a stronger and better person. He wanted to overcome these problems and not let them overcome him. He must

have been a very good friend to have.

In 1907 he accepted the Nobel Prize for Literature, the first Englishman to be so honored.

44. Which of the following can be probably put in   △  ？

A. Yet decide for yourself what is right

B. And accept them without thinking twice

C. But never accept others’ opinion

D. And always turn them down at once

45. This writer wrote this poem most probably to ____.

A. give people some advice  

B. remember Rudyard Kipling

C. introduce Rudyard Kipling’s poem

D. show us how to write a poem

46. Kipling’s parents sent him away because ____.

A. his parents just arrived in India.

B. his mother wanted him to get British education.

C. his parents found him a great foster family.

D. they moved back to England.

47. What words can we use to describe Kipling?

A. Unlucky but open-minded.

B. Happy and strong.

C. Unlucky but strong-minded.

D. Stronger and better.

C

Are you interested in the painting? Do you think it was drawn by a child or an artist?

In fact, it’s a painting by Craigie Aitchison. Born in 1926, the Scottish artist is best known for his simplistic style and bright color.

Aitchison started in law studies and changed to art in the early 1950’s. He spent two years studying painting in London but from the beginning, his painting was quite different from anything that was taught by his professor. He didn’t want to follow any tradition and painted the way he liked.

In 1955, he went to study in Italy. He toured the country enjoying the landscape and the bright sunlight there. He also fell in love with early Italian paintings with their simplified description of events. So he always loved using thin and broad areas of pure color to put clear light into his painting and to express a mood of poetic charm. This led him to take up painting colors thinly one on top of another from light to dark, but he was never sure what the results would be. He said, “It’s a secret---because I don’t know myself. I don’t start by painting yellow, knowing I’m going to put anything on top. Anyone can do the colors---you can buy them. I simply notice what you put the colors next to.”

Although some people laughed at his paintings, like most talented people, Aitchison overcame others’ doubts and became a successful painter. His paintings were mostly portraits (肖像画), plants, sceneries, life and flower pieces.

Since moving to London years ago, he has not been part of the Scottish painting scene. However, his work still influences young British painters now.

In 1988, Mr. Aitchison was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in U. K. His works are in the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland, the Tate Gallery in London, and the National Museum Wales in Cardiff, among others. The artist died in 2009 in London.

48. The article mainly tries to ____.

A. describe specific works by Craigie Aitchison

B. teach readers how to paint like Craigie Aitchison

C. explain how Craigie Aitchison learnt painting

D. introduce Craigie Aitchison to the readers

49.After reading the passage, can you guess which picture might be Aitchison’s work?

   A     B    C    D

50. What might a visitor at an exhibition (展览) say about Aitchison’s work?

A. I love his recent paintings of Scotland, which are very similar to a number of other Scottish painters.  

B. I wonder if his law training helps him at all, especially in selling his work.

C. You can still see the influence of his trip to Italy in some of these pictures.

D. You can find he didn’t learn from his teacher carefully.

51. What do you think is the structure of the passage? Fill in the blank.

Paragraph ____ introduce(s) the artist.

Paragraph ____ talk about ____.

Paragraph ____ describe(s) Aitchison’s achievement.

A. 1, 2,  3, 4;    Aitchison’s career as an artist;  5; 6, 7;

B. 1;   2, 3, 4;   Aitchison’s trip to Italy;   5, 6, 7;

C. 1;  2, 3;   Aitchison’s life as a student;   4; 5, 6, 7;

D. 1, 2;  3, 4, 5, 6;   Aitchison’s move to London;  7;

D

Do you have good friends? Do you sometimes feel so close to them that they are like family to you?

It turns out that this isn’t just an expression. A study has found that you and your friends have more genes (基因) in common than strangers do. Researchers looked at the genes of 1, 932 people and compared them in pairs of unrelated friends and strangers. They found that friends have 1% of genes

that match.

1% of genes may not sound like much to us, but to geneticists it is a larger number. In fact, this is the same amount of genes you share with your fourth cousins, those who have the same great-great-great grandparents as you.

So do you happen to become friends with people who share your genes? Not at all. In fact, it is evolution (进化) that brings you together.

People who share certain genes also share skills and have similar likes and dislikes. In ancient times, it was important that people who were alike stayed together. For example, people who hada similar susceptibility (易感性) to the cold were more likely to help each other build a fire, giving them a better chance to stay alive.

Among all the genes studied, those producing a change in sense of smell were the most similar in friends. This is probably because people who smell things in the same way are more easily drawn to similar environments. For example, people who like the smell of coffee may hang out at cafes more often and as a result are more likely to meet and become friends with each other.

With these findings, researchers have developed an interesting test called the “friendship score”.

It can help tell how likely two people will be friends by studying their genes.

So, here is a question for you: would you like to take this test and know in advance (提前) who your friends are going to be, or would you still prefer to learn about it by yourself and let time be the judge?

52. What does the author mean by saying “It turns out that this isn’t just an expression”?

A. Friends look like our cousin.

B. Friends share 1% of genes with us.

C. Friends feel close to our family

D. Friends can help us when we feel cold

53. The writer takes the example of ancient people in Paragraph 5 to ____.

A. study how ancient people dealt with the cold

B. predict that similar environments lead to friendship

C. prove that it is evolution that brings friends together

D. explain why ancient people gave each other chance to keep alive

54. According to this passage, what is the right relationship?

A. Evolve same skills and hobbies → Same Genes → Become friends

B. Same Genes → Evolve same skills and hobbies → Become friends

C. Same Genes → Become friends → Evolve same skills and hobbies

D. Become friends → Evolve same skills and hobbies → Same Genes

55. You decide to use the “friendship score” described in the article to make an App based on the purpose of the score. What’s the best name for your new App?

A. Hello Gene!    B. GeneTest

C. GreenFinder    D. GeneFriends

E

Candy is smart, talented and really nice. As a team leader, she wishes Frank, a member of her politics project, did his part as required. But rather than criticize (批评) him, Candy offered polite encouragement trying to push him instead, only to find that Frank kept falling behind. It ended up that other team members, who had to take on more work, complained about both Candy and Frank, while Frank himself complained that he was not treated fairly.

How did poor Candy get into this mess? The primary reason was that Candy failed in a key part of leadership--the duty to provide clear feedback (反馈) for team members. This isn’t simply a duty but a correctness.

Failing to question or criticize Frank’s work, Candy was in fact unkind. Many people are not a failure, like Frank. They’re just in the wrong place, and still left in the dark. What they really need is feedback from their leaders. However, Candy didn’t bring out a gift in Frank.

A leader had better use open, honest, continuous and clear feedback to help solve someone’s best fit in their job or in the organization. This method also avoids surprises. It’s not uncommon to see someone suddenly removed from a team. Maybe it serves them right, but with a kind leader, they wouldn’t have been caught off-guard (猝不及防) because they would have been receiving open, honest, continuous and clear judgment of their performance.

Then why is it so hard for leaders to give good feedback? People always like to be liked, so they avoid anything that may cause unpleasantness. But that kind of feedback usually helps members find the right place for them. If you just only like to be liked, the chance of being respected is really low. However, if you start off focusing on being respected, you have a chance of being liked. Of course, the most difficult part for a nice leader is criticizing someone.

Back to Candy’s case. Not telling Frank how he was on the team only made a hard situation worse. But with a different mindset, she could have led her team to success and have been a likeable and critical leader.

56. The word “gift” in Paragraph 3 probably means “____”.

A. present  B. ability   C. pride  D. praise

57. According to this article, what is necessary between leaders and team members?

A. being nice to team members is likely to win leaders great respect

B. criticizing team members results in serious complaints to the leader

C. open and honest communication is a must for leaders and team members

D. praise and encouragement from leaders bring out better team performance

58. Based on the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Candy should patiently encourage Frank to try his best.

B. Candy should gradually kick Frank off her team.

C. Candy should politely show Frank the improvement he made.

D. Candy should clearly tell Frank her judgment of his performance.

59. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Become a Good Leader   B. Set a Good Team

C. Frank’s problem     D. Cindy’s Worry

V. 口语应用 (每小题1分，共5分)

阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话。

A: Hello, Ben.

B: Hello, Li Hu. You look happy today.

A:   60 

B: Congratulations! But I know little about it. Do you often have this activity?

A:   61   We have it to celebrate our Dragon Boat Festival.

B: We don’t have such a festival in our hometown.   62 

A: Yes, it is.   63 

B: Is it delicious? Where can I get this kind of food?

A: It is quite delicious. And I am good at making it.   64 

B: That’s very kind of you. Thanks a lot.

60. ______ 61. ______ 62. ______ 63. ______ 64. ______

第II卷 (共55分)

VI. 任务型阅读。(65-67小题，每小题2分，68题3分，共9分)

When it comes to the letter grade on your test or homework, you might notice that there is no letter E. Have you ever thought about why that is so?

In the A, B, C, D and F grading system, the first four letters are typically considered passing grades. An F in this system simply stands for “fail”. The word “fail” happens to start with the letter F, which seems to leave out the letter E. The fact of the matter is that any letter can mean “not passing” or “fail”. Some schools have U grade for “unsatisfactory” or I grade for “incomplete”.

Even with all this said, we should also point out that E grade actually has been used pretty commonly throughout the history of letter grades in the US.

The first college in the US to use a letter grading system like the ones we use today is Mount Holyoke College. In 1897, they began to use the following grade scale:

A: 95%-100% (excellent)  B: 85%-94% (good)

C: 76%-84% (fair)    D: 75% (barely passed)

E: below 75% (failed)

We can see the inclusion of E instead of F.

Gradually, the letter grading system became more popular all over the US. However, many schools decided to drop the E grade and go straight to F. There is no evidence (证据) to really support this, but one possible explanation is that teachers were worried that some students and parents might mistake E for “excellent”.

Why do we have letter grades? Part of the reason is that they made grading simpler during a time of great change for schools. As the 20th century began, growing cities and an increase in population led to larger school classrooms. Most teachers at that time thought this new letter grading system was an easy, fair and clear way to grade students.

Today, more and more people argue that letter grades don’t fully reflect student learning. However, as teachers try to improve grading methods (方法) , many parents continue to prefer the letter grades they got as kids. They are familiar (熟悉) and easy for parents to understand. So while they might not be perfect, the letter grades probably aren’t going way any time soon.

65. Is there E grade in the grading system right now?

_____________________________________________________

66. According to the passage, why did most teachers like the letter grading system?

_____________________________________________________

67. What does the writer of this article want to explain?

_____________________________________________________

68. Do you like the grading system mentioned in this passage? Why or why not?

_____________________________________________________

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VII. 完成句子。(每空1分，共10分) 根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩写。

69. He’s already put some salt in the soup. (改为否定句)

He ________ ________ any salt in the soup yet.

70. The quilt on the bed is orange. (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ is the quilt on the bed?

71. Thirty years has passed since the bookstore opened. (改为同义句)

The bookstore has ________ ________ for thirty years.

72. 他太小了还不清楚长大后想做什么。

He was so young that he had no idea what he was going to be when he ________ ________.

73. 当我走出厨房的时候，听见有人敲门。

When I got out of the kitchen, I heard someone ________ ________ the door.

VIII. 短文填空。(每空2分，共16分)

Thanks   74   better healthy care, most people are living healthier and longer lives. Someone who is born today can expect to live about thirty-five years longer than someone who was born in the nineteenth century. It is even thought that in the future more and more people will   75   their hundredth birthdays. Here are some rules for a healthy life.

Get off the sofa!

Sure, it is comfortable to sit on the sofa and watch TV. But doctors say you should get off the sofa. To keep fit, you have to walk at   76   10, 000 steps every day. When farmers were working in the fields, they were   77   at the same time. Think about it: do you get the same amount of exercise today as they did in the past?

Eat healthy food!

It is important to eat food that is fresh and natural, for example, fruit and vegetables. Fast food is not healthy. You should only have it once in a   78  . Eating too much of the wrong food will harm your health.

Rest while you can!

When we were babies, we slept for much of the night. Teenagers do no need as much sleep as babies, but it is important for you to get about eight   79   sleep a night. At weekends, you have got more time, so use it not just for your friends, but for rest too.

Don’t   80  . Be happy!

May people believe that happiness is important for our general health. Sometimes it is not   81   being a teenager because of the difficulties of school, exams or friendships. If you are worried about something, talk to your parents or your teacher.

74. ________  75. ________  76. ________  77. ________

78. ________  79. ________  80. ________  81. ________

IX.书面表达。(总分20分)

习总书记告诫青年人“艰难困苦，玉汝于成”。每个人的成长都是一种蜕变的过程，从幼稚走向成熟，从逆境走向成功。“精感石没羽，岂云惮险坚”，初中三年你有过逆势前行克服困难和的经历吗？请以”The harder, The Better”为题，写一篇书面表达讲述你的一次经历和感悟。

要求：

1. 确定主题；

围绕主题，表达内容积极向上，有具体生动的事件：

3. 词数80-120

4. 作文中不要出现考生和相关人物的真实校名和姓名。

提示问题：

What was the difficulty?

What did you do to get over the difficulty?

What have you learned from it?

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答案

Ⅱ. 单项选择。

21-25 CCDBB  26-30 CDABD

Ⅲ. 完形填空

31-35 CACBD  36-40 BDA B/C B

Ⅳ. 阅读理解。

41-43 DBB   44-47 AABC  48-51 DCCA  

52-55 BCBD  56-59 BCDA

V. 口语应用。

60-64 GBFAC

VI.任务型阅读

65. No

66. Most teachers at that time thought this new letter grading system was an easy, fair and clear way to grade students.

67.

68. 略

VII. 完成句子。

69. hasn’t put  70. What color  71. been open 

72. grew up   73. knocking at/on

VIII. 短文填空。

74. to  75. celebrate  76. least  77. exercising

78. while 79. hours’  80. worry 81. easy