湖北省武汉市2021-2022学年九年级上学期期中检测英语试题（word版 含答案）

2021年秋季学期期中考试

九年级英语试卷

卷面分数：80分         考试时间：90分钟        命题人：九年级英语组

第二部分  语言知识及运用 (25分)

I. 完形填空：先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。共15小题，计15分。

One of the world’s most encouraging sayings I ever heard was by Brian Tracy. He said, “The   1    between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many times more than unsuccessful people.”

I deeply   2   the true meaning of the saying soon after my first book came out. I was living in Atlanta at that time and   3   my first signing sale for my new book at the largest bookstore in the city.  4   a nice sign was placed outside the room showing pictures of both me and my book, not any customer entered the room. As each minute passed, I became less   5   .

At 6:25 p.m., just before the store’s closing, I   6   to leave. At that moment, just when I couldn’t feel any worse, a middle-aged couple walked into the room. I tried to   7   my feelings and introduced myself and my book.

The couple turned the pages each other, and the husband nodded(点头)to his wife. She then told me, “I think we will   8   the book.”

Although I held their hands to thank them for being my   9   readers with the excitement to jump in the air, I realized the woman was trying to say   10   else.

“The   11   we’re buying it is that our son died two years ago,” she said. “Maybe your book will help   12   get it over.” At that moment, I knew if I never sold a copy of the book, my four years of   13   had been meaningless.

Although I would have many more challenges after my book became a bestseller, this couple’s story was all the motivation (动力) I needed at that point to keep me  14  .

Thanks to them, I would realize that the greatest of lives are made all in the same way: One challenge... one challenge ... one difficulty... one step... and one small   15   at a time.

1. A. ability       B. interest           C. difference           D. importance

2. A. said        B. understood         C. remembered      D. repeated 

3. A. completed       B. invented        C. organized    D. created

4. A. So              B. Since             C. Because     D. Although

5. A. active         B. patient         C. nervous         D. humorous

6. A. suggested      B. advised        C. prepared         D. started   

7. A. express    B. spread       C. hide           D. mention

8. A. see                 B. review       C. catch            D. get

9. A. end         B. best           C. first          D. last

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

11. A. reason    B. doubt     C. score      D. result

12. A. him          B. her             C. you               D. us

13. A. writing       B. remaining      C. studying    D. interviewing

14. A. falling into   B. giving up   C. fighting on          D. putting on

15. A. failure         B. success         C. shyness          D. pleasure

II综合填空：根据所给首字母、上下文或汉语提示完成空格中所缺单词，使短文完整通顺，语法正确，每空一词。共两篇20小题，每小题0.5分，计10分。

（A）

It was a rainy morning. The children refused to be quiet before the lesson. As a new teacher, I tried every way to get them to be quiet, but f  16  . My worry was   17  (增加) and I could feel my heart beating quickly. “Teaching is not for me.” I thought. Then I had an idea.  18  I was nervous inside, I tried to be brave to raise my voice, “Put your heads on the desks and close your eyes! We are going on a journey.”

Amazingly, the children seemed  19  (沉默的). “Now what should I do?” I thought to   20  . Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I picked one out, put it in the machine and played it.

To my surprise, my class l  21  their heads on their desks, closed their eyes and waited. When the music started, the room was   22  of the most beautiful sound. All the children were listening. When the music e  23  , I asked them all to lift their heads slowly so that we could talk about our musical journey. At this point, when all the children were ready to talk about their experiences, I began to learn   24   to be a teacher in class. The music allowed me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, the knowing and the unknown and most of all, an   25  (理解) of each other. This was the power that music in the classroom could have.

（B）

May 21, 2020 marks the first International Tea Day (ITD). It was named by the United Nations   26   Nov 21, 2019. ITD is more than about   27   (庆祝) the delicious drink. It also tries to improve working   28   (状况)of the farmers and workers. It makes the   29    (公众)know the importance of tea all over the world.

Tea is the world’s second most p  30    drink. Drinking tea can bring many healthy benefits(益处). Now tea is l  31   by millions from China to England, from India to Afghanistan—each culture with its o  32   tradition.

Tea was d  33    in 2727 BC in China.   34   the ruler Shen Nong was boiling water over an open fire, some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water. Shen Nong then fell in love with the drink, and that is how tea became a drink in Chinese culture. Drinking tea is a centuries-old tradition in the UK. There’s tea for breakfast, tea during break time, tea when visiting a friend’s house, tea to wake up, tea to relax… you get the idea. For Indians, tea is also a huge part of daily life.

Help y  35   to some tea when you are free. Maybe, you will fall in love with it, too.

第三部分  阅读与写作（55分）

阅读理解：读A、B篇，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。共10小题，计20分；读C篇短文，将方框里的五个句子还原到短文当中。共5小题，计10分。

A

There once was a very honest shopkeeper. He would open his shop at 8:00 a.m. after having his breakfast and at 1:00 p.m. he would go for lunch. In the evening at 8:30 p.m., he closed his shop.

However, to get time for lunch was really difficult because he didn’t have anybody to help him at that time. So any customer who was shopping at 1:00 p.m. would be asked to watch the shop until the shopkeeper returned from lunch.

One day, four thieves(小偷)planned to steal from his shop while he was gone for lunch. One of the thieves went at 1:00 p.m. He hoped to be asked to watch the shop.

The thief, pretending (假装) to be a customer, went in at 1:00 p.m. and started buying several things. As planned, the shopkeeper asked the thief to sit on his chair for thirty minutes until he returned. The thief agreed and sat on the chair.

Then, the other three thieves quickly came and told the pretended customer to help. But something had changed in his mind. He knew that if he was given responsibility, he should not perform any dishonest acts during that time. His friends did not agree and began stealing things. The now honest man tried to stop them. Then a fight started. And at the same time the shopkeeper returned and asked why they were fighting. The now honest man explained the whole thing. The shopkeeper had been searching for an honest man to watch the shop. The shopkeeper realized that he had found the right man.

(    ) 36. What was the shopkeeper’s problem?

A. He had nobody to watch the shop when he went for lunch.

B. He was too busy to have lunch every day.

C. Nobody could prepare lunch for him every day.

D. Nobody bought things in his shop when he went for lunch.

(    ) 37. The thief went to the shop at 1:00 p.m. because _______.

A. he thought the shopkeeper invited him for lunch then.

B. he thought he could buy cheap things then.

C. he thought he would be asked to watch the shop.

D. the shop was closed at that time.

(    ) 38. What does the underlined word “responsibility” mean in Chinese?

A. 警告      B. 责任       C. 提醒       D. 奖励

(    ) 39. When the shopkeeper returned from lunch, he found _______.

A. there was a fight in his shop.         B. things in his shop were stolen.

C. there was a new owner of the shop.   D. the thief was selling things in his shop.

(    ) 40. From the passage, we can know that _______.

A. a thief is always a thief.          

B. an honest man is always brave.

C. you can’t help dishonest people when they need help.

D. trust can change a thief into an honest man.

B

It’s hard to find a person who doesn’t like traveling. The human’s hopes to explore(探索)new areas drive us to visit new countries and find new places. It’s a pity that it is impossible to explore every corner of the world even if you travel the whole life. So people search travel articles to learn more.

If you want to become a travel writer who helps people to choose a trip, you should know how to create an article about traveling experience. Maybe the following can help you.

Read different resources(资源). Do you want to improve your skills and do great writings? Start by exploring how experts do. Start following famous travel writers and find out how they engage readers. Also, it will help you to know about the latest news in the traveling.

For sure, anyone can create a blog(博客)about traveling. But the top travel writers don’t create articles according to stories of other people. They make every trip by themselves and share their experience in their articles. If you want to become a successful writer, you should have a large background in traveling. So you can create original(原创)articles and share your traveling secrets with your readers.

Don’t forget about your opinions when you discover how to write a travel article. If you want to copy someone’s story, you can rewrite it and collect a few points. But if you’re going to become a famous travel writer, you need to create original articles. Feel free to share your opinions and feelings.

Being a travel writer is exciting. You have to travel, explore new areas and share your experience with readers.

(    )41. The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “engage” is____________.

A. 聘请      B. 吸引      C. 告诚     D. 利用

(    )42. If you want to improve your writing skills, you should____________.

A. explore how experts do       B. visit new areas

C. discover more readers        D. report the latest news

(    )43. According to Paragraph 4, a top travel writer should____________.

A. create a blog about reading       B. write articles about others’ stories

C. become an experienced traveler   D. share other people’s traveling secrets

(    )44. According to Paragraph 5, we know a famous travel writer____________.

A. should often copy someone’s story  

B. usually rewrites somebody’s travel articles

C. only shares others’ experience and feelings

D. should always have their own opinions

(    )45. This passage mainly tells us____________.

A. why people search travel articles to learn more

B. why people want to become a travel writer

C. how to write a good article about your traveling

D. how to travel, explore new areas and share your experience

C

“The only constant(不变) in life is change,” Heraclitus said in about 500BC. That could be more true today. We live in a world that is changing every minute. Technology is out of date almost by the time you buy it. We get tons of information every day. Francis Bacon said,” Knowledge is power.” In fact,   46   than he would have experienced in his whole life.

Why are we afraid of change? That’s because our brains want to protect us. After all, who knows what new dangers might appear? However,   47   . Nobody can stop in life. Luckily, our brains become stronger when meeting the unknown. Dealing with the unexpected needs imagination and creativity. To be more imaginative(富于想象力的) and creative,   48   .

You can learn how to face the changes in daily life. For example, try a new restaurant, or go to a play or a concert you normally wouldn’t attend. Small changes can help you gradually(逐步地) get used to the things that you’re not sure. So when bigger things happen,   49   .

People who fear change often stick to a certain lifestyle. They believe they can control the future by doing so. But   50   . If you can move from just accepting it to actively finding it out and dealing with it, you will be successful.

II写作：本大题共两部分，计25分。

A. 完成句子：根据所给提示完成下列句子。共10小题，计10分。

51. 怀特先生五十岁时开始学游泳。( take )

Mr. White                     when he was 50 years old.

52.宜昌以三峡大坝广为人知。(know)

    Yichang                    the Three Gorges Dam. 

53.他说的话对我的人生有重要的影响。(influence)

What he said                     my life.

54.通过做习题，她在数学方面已经取得了大的进步。(exercise)

She has made a lot of progress in math                   .

55.这场疫情带给我们太多感动，我们为自己是中国人而感到自豪。(proud)     

The epidemic has moved us too much and we                    a Chinese.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

56.因为天气寒冷，他妈妈警告他不要脱了外套。(warn)

His mom                    take off the coat because it was cold.

57.用这种方式寻求帮助听起来不那么礼貌。(polite)

Asking for help in this way                    .

58.由于堵车，王飞过去常缺席我们的会议。(absent)

Wang Fei                    our meeting because of the traffic jam.

59. 我想了解你当时是怎么处理这个问题的。(deal)

I’d like to know                    this problem at that time.

60. 无论发生什么，我都不会把你单独留下。(matter)

                   , I won’t leave you by yourself.

B. 书面表达： 共1题，计15分。

61. 进入初中以来，你的生活一定发生了很多变化，请你从学习方法和业余生活等方面写一篇短文，谈谈你现在与过去相比所发生的变化。

要求：1）短文应涵盖以上要点，可适当添加内容；

2）词数80-100词左右，文章标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数；

3）文中不得出现真实的人名和班级。

                      How I’ve Changed!

My life has changed a lot in the past few years. I used to                                                                   

九年级英语期中考试答案

完形填空

1-15  CBCDB    CCDCD   ADACB

综合填空

16. failed        17. rising/increasing/growing

18. Although      19.silent

20.myself        21. laid

22.full           23.ended

24.how           25.understanding

26.on            27.celebrating

28.conditions      29.public

30.popular        31.loved/liked

32.own          33.discovered

34.when         35.yourself/yourselves

阅读

36-40 ACBAD     41-45 BACDC     46-50 BDEAC

完成句子

51.took up swimming       52.is widely known for

53.has an important influence on/has important influences on

54.by doing exercises       55.are proud of being/to be

56. warned him not to       57. sounds less polite

58.used to be absent from    59. how you dealt with

60.No matter what happens