山东省潍坊诸城市2020-2021学年九年级第一学期期末英语试题word版（无听力无答案）

      2020-2021学年度第一学期期末学业质量监测                                                                                 

    九年级英语试题

（满分80分; 时间90分钟）

一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）

    阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

David’s grandma and grandpa live in Ocean City. They bought him a new bike for Christmas. They got a catalog(目录簿) from Ocean City Cycles and chose the bike they thought David would like. Here is a page from the catalog.

1.Which bikes are the most alike(相似的)?

A. The Zoom 200 and the DYNO Spider.     B. The DYNO Spider and the DYNO Raptor.

C. The Zoom 200 and the Zoom 300.        D. The DYNO Raptor and the Zoom 300.  

2. Who would probably like the Zoom 200?

A. A mountain bike racer.     B. A short boy.    C. An old man.    D. A tall girl.

3. If David wants to buy a red bicycle, he can choose from            .

A. The DYNO Spider, the Zoom 300 and the Zoom 200.

B. The Zoom 300, the Zoom 400 and the DYNO Spider.

C. The DYNO Raptor, the Zoom 300 and the DYNO Spider.

D. The DYNO Spider, the Zoom 400 and the Zoom 200.                    

B

Salt has been one of the most valuable things in human history. If you think it is just a simple cooking material we use on our food, you are wrong. It is much more than that. In ancient times, you couldn't buy salt at local stores. People found salt they needed to stay alive in coastal(沿海的) areas where ocean water evaporated(蒸发) and left salt on the ground or underground. So those who lived near the ocean were lucky. They also got salt from the animals they killed.

Salt is as valuable as the water we drink and the air we breathe(呼吸). Without salt, we can’t live. Salt allows people to keep food fresher for longer. In the old days when there was no fridge, people stored meat and vegetables by salting them. Salted food made it possible for large groups of people to stay alive.

Salt was so valuable in some areas that it was used as a way of payment to trade (交易) goods and services. In Tibet, China, small pressed cakes of salt (盐饼) were used as coins. Greek slave(奴隶) traders traded salt for slaves. African traders crossed the Sahara Desert to trade for gold. Roman soldiers were even paid with salt. This is where the word salary (薪水) comes from.

Today, people still use the expression “worth one’s salt”. It shows a person has the ability to do his or her work well. If a person is described as “the salt of the earth”, he or she is a good and honest person that you can always depend on. But do not think “rubbing salt in the wound” will help. Doing that will be painful and won't be good for the wound. “Rubbing salt in the wound” means purposefully making a bad thing worse.

4. In the old days in             , people were even paid with salt.

A. China          B. Greece            C. Rome          D. Africa

5. What did people use salt to do according to the passage?

① To store food.  ② To feed animals.  ③ To trade services. ④ To deal with wounds.

A. ② ③              B.   ①  ③            C.  ②  ④             D. ① ④

6. If someone does his job very well and gets a pay rise, we can say            .

A. he is worth his salt.                B. he is thirsty for salt.

C. he is rubbing salt in a wound.               D. he is the salt of the earth.

7. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A New Kind of Payment--Salt.            B. New Uses of Salt in Today’s World.

C. Ways to Get Salt around the World.        D. The Importance of Salt in History.

C

Sixty-eight cultural relics(文物) that were recently returned to China were warmly welcomed by Chinese people.

The relics, which were smuggled(走私) to the United Kingdom in the past, arrived in Beijing on Oct. 20, the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) said at a news conference(会议) on Nov. 18.

These relics include a number of fine works of art such as plates and teacups. Dating back(追溯到) to a time lasting from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Qing Dynasty, they come from many different provinces, including Fujian, Hebei and Guizhou, Xinhua reported.

Back in 1995, British police found these relics while investigating(调查)an international relic-smuggling ring(团伙). After learning of the discovery, China set up a special working group to bring the items home, People’s Daily reported.

However, a local buyer of the relics refused to negotiate(磋商) their return, so British police held the relics for 25 years. But contact between the Chinese and British governments never stopped, according to Guan Qian deputy director of the NCHA.

In January, the British police told China that the local buyer was missing and that the relics therefore had no owner. The UK offered to return the relics to China, Global Times noted.

“The return is a successful example of cooperation(合作) between China and the UK in fighting cultural relic smuggling under the 1970 Convention(公约),” Guan said at the news conference.

The 1970 Convention requires its members to take action to prevent the smuggling of cultural property(文化遗产), according to the United Nations.

8. Which statement is Right according to the first three paragraphs?

A. The relics were stolen to the United States.   

B. There are many plates and bowls in the relics .   

C. The relics are all from Fujian.      

D. Sixty-eight culture relics are all returned to China.

9. What did China do when they knew the culture relics in the United Kingdom?

A. China did nothing but wait.        B. China set up a special working group.    

C. China looked after them carefully.    D. China punished the thief.

10. Why did the British police hold the relics for 25 years?

A. Because the buyer refused to return them. 

B. Because the British government refused to return.

C. Because China didn’t ask for the relics.

D. Because the relationship between the two countries is bad.

11.Why did the British police offer to return the relics to China at last?  

A. Because the local buyer was missing.

B. Because the British realized their mistakes. 

C. Because the local buyer agreed to return them.

D. Because the 1970 Convention required them to do so.

D

Confidence is very important. It can help you develop a healthy attitude.  12   They may have more chances to become successful. But how can we be more confident? Here are some suggestions.

Speak louder. Try to speak loudly enough, so people can hear you clearly. But if you speak in a low voice, you may make yourself misunderstood, which makes you unconfident.   13   

Play sports. Maybe physical exercise makes you tired, but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.

Encourage yourself. Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you did well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh?  14   

Get rid of(消除) fear. Fear goes along with failure. But it’s easy to overcome(克服) if you know that failure is part of life. Don’t hide your head just because you said something stupid once. Try to start again and believe you can do better.

Pick up a hobby. If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding.   15   

二、语言知识运用（共20小题；满分20分）

A

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）

The rubber coat was invented by an Englishman named Macintosh in 1823.

In 1492. Columbus, a well-known Italian voyager,   16  the New World--America. He brought a lot of things to Europe from South America. Rubber was one of them,   17  people didn't know its use at that time. In 1770, people found that rubber could be used as  18  .

Macintosh was a worker in an eraser factory in Scotland. One day he spilt(洒) some rubber liquid over his coat  19  when making erasers. He was too busy to clean it and went back home wearing the  20  coat. On the way home, it  21  heavily. When he got home, he  22   the wet coat. To his surprise, the area of the  23  with rubber over wasn’t wet. Why not make a rubber raincoat? Macintosh thought. The next day he brushed the rubber liquid all over his coat. He wore the “rubber coat” on rainy days and took a walk outside to  24  if it could really keep off the rain. Surprisingly, the clothes inside the “rubber coat” weren’t wet at all. The rubber raincoat was created in this  25  .

Year after year, people kept improving the raincoats. Today raincoats are widely used in our daily life.

16. A. created          B. invented           C. discovered        D. expressed
17. A. so             B. or         C. and           D. but
18. A. rulers           B. erasers          C. books       D. pencils
19. A. quickly       B. easily         C. recently         D. carelessly
20. A. cheap        B. long        C. dirty        D. new
21. A. rained        B. blew         C. rushed        D. ran
22. A. got off        B. put off         C. took off         D. set off
23. A. body          B. coat        C. house         D. factory
24. A. mean       B. begin    C. print        D. test
25. A. hobby           B. rule         C. way        D. sign

B

阅读下面的短文,用括号内所给词的适当形式填空,必要时可加助动词（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）

There is little doubt that plastic waste pollution is one of the ___26___(big) problems in the world today. Plastic waste continue to increase day by day. However, it seems that India has found a fantastic way ___27___(deal) with the problem.

Ambikapur, a city in India, started India’s ___28____(one) garbage café last year. People ____29___(encourage) to bring their plastic waste there, so they can get a free hot meal. The café offers a _____30__(fill) meal for a kilo of plastic waste. “It’s become well known _____31__(rapid) because it’s located right by the  main bus stop in the city,” said Ambikapur mayor Ajay Tirkey. “We are getting many people coming in every day. One day a whole family ___32___(come) in with lots of plastic weighing seven kilos.”

The collected plastic waste is recycled and then is used to ____33___(build) roads by the city. Ambikapur has already built roads out of plastic. It has worked really well, even during the rains.

The café’s idea of exchanging plastic waste for food is catching on in other cities in India too. In Siliguri, the graduates of a local school are distributing free food on Saturday to anyone who ____34___(collect) half a kilo of plastic waste. At the other end of the country in Mulugu the authorities give one kilo of rice in return for one kilo of plastic. Local school children also go around collecting plastic. The authorities of the capital, New Delhi, have also decided to open several garbage cafés.

What a creative way that helps both a city and ___35____(it) people. What about your city, and even your country? Are there anything helpful?

三、翻译句子（共4小题；每小题1.5分,满分6分）

用括号内所给的词或短语,将下列句子译成英语。

36. 光说不做是没有用的。（without）

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37. 他在玩上比在学习上花的时间少。（spend）

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38. 这不是我与他交谈过的男孩。（talk with）

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39. 我哥哥从来没学过骑自行车。（never）

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四、阅读表达（共5小题；第42小题1分，其余每小题2分，满分9分）

Although he has lost one arm, Zhang Jiacheng never hopes to lose his love for basketball or willingness to improve his skills of playing it.

The 13-year-old boy recently got wide attention from netizens(people who use the Internet) in China when a video of his excellent dribbling(带球) skills in a one-on-one situation was posted online. “It’s so encouraging. How can you easily give up your efforts after watching his video?” One netizen wrote on Sina Weibo.

Born in Guangdong Province, Zhang lost his right arm in an accident at just five years old, which was a terrible event for such a young kid. However, Zhang decided to face the hardship, and not let the fate(命运) control his life. Because he has a dream: to be a basketball player.

Other children around always wondered how he could play basketball with just one arm. “Hard work” is the only thing that Zhang can do. Be it rainy or windy, Zhang ______ stopped playing basketball, and has achieved huge improvement in his skills.

In the video, Zhang has showed his dribbling skills in front of a defense made up of several professional basketball players, and received a loud cheer from people watching on site. “Your right hand has been taken away in a terrible way, but you have the best left hand. You are the real star in this game,” former CBA player Wang Jing said after watching Zhang’s performance.

Zhang has posted 13 videos of his basketball skills on Douyin, and earned almost one million likes. “Give it a try, or give it up” Zhang once wrote in one of his videos. Of course, he chose the former(前者) .

40. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.(将划线句子翻译成汉语）

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41. What made Zhang Jiacheng face the hardship bravely when he lose his right arm?(根据短文内容回答问题）

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42. Fill in the blank with an adverb in para.4.（在第四段的横线上填一个副词，使语句通顺）

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43. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “defense” in the para.5?(写出第五段中划线单词的意思）

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44. What can you learn from the passage?(你从文章中学到了什么?)

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五、写作（满分15分）

某软件公司为了开发一款适合中学生在课后学习英语的app,邀请你一起参与设计。请根据下文提示，用英语向该公司介绍你的构想。

注意事项：

1. 词数90左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 内容要包括表中要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯通畅；
3. 文中不得出现真实的人名，校名、地名等。

Here is my design for the new app.                                                

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