2021-2022学年广东省广州市越秀区九年级（上学期）期中英语试卷（word版 无答案）

2021-2022学年九年级（上）期中英语试卷

一、语法选择 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．It was a clear day in 1997.Lottie Williams was walking through a park in the US with her fiends（1）　 　suddenly，something tapped on the shoulder.It was about（2）　 　as an empty soda can.Later scientists told her it was a piece of a Delta II rocket that had been used to launch（3）　 　satellite.

    Many countries around the world have sent satellites into space.We need satellites（4）　 　and receive TV and radio signals，and for many（5）　 　things.But when they become old or they may（6）　 　down or we don't need them anymore，we just leave them there.They become space junk.

    Scientists think that there are about sixteen（7）　 　objects larger than 10 centimeters wide flying around the earth，and tens of millions of smaller objects，（8）　 　They travel at round 7 kilometes a second.That's fast!And it's their speed that mates these pieces of space junk（9）　 　dangerous.If one small piece of space junk hits something at high speed，it（10）　 　do a lot of damage.Luckily，there haven't been many collisions.But in 2009，an old Russian satellite hit and destroyed an American satellite﹣﹣﹣and that created 2

    Pieces of space junk re﹣enter the Earth's atmosphere every day，（11）　 　Lottie Williams is the only person（12）　 　has been hit.The piece that hit her was light，and the air in the atmosphere had slowed it down.Most space junk burns up and doesn't reach the Earth's surface.However，（13）　 　2011，a metal Fall 35 centimeters wide fell to Earth in Namibia，Africa. （14）　 　made a hole in the ground 30 centimeters deep and over 3 meters wide.Lottie was lucky because she（15）　 　by that!

二、完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2．The classroom was full of those of us who wanted to work on the school newspaper.I didn't write a lot，but working on the paper （1）　 　like fun.I liked the idea of being a reporter，interviewing my friends，and（2）　 　middle school events.

    To be chosen，we had to turn in an example of our（3）　 　.I wrote an article about the joys of summer，and showed it to my father，a talented poet He read it and frowned.

    "It's okay." my father said，taking out a pencil. "But how about changing this sentence to..."And as a result，he rewrote the whole piece﹣without me（4）　 　 him.

    No surprise﹣﹣﹣his version was wonderful.He had a gift for language.It was so much better than my piece that I turned in his version instead of mine.

    "Welcome to the Dundec School News."my teacher said to me.But before I could be（5）　 　about the news，be added， "Based on that excellent article you wrote about summer

    I was so surprised.I was unable to write at that level，but I couldn't tell the（6）　 　to the teacher，and I couldn't ask my father for help，either.

    That term working on the paper was really painful.And my teacher expressed his （7）　 　，"Can't you write something more like that first piece you wrote？" he said each time I turned in my article.

    I couldn't，because at that age，I didn't have my father's ability and experience as a writer.Week after week，but my writing never.（8）　 　the level of the first article.

    At last，to my total shame，another student took my place.I（9）　 　that my father rewrote my first article himself，instead of trying to help me to improve it.But in my heart，I knew it was my fault because I allowed him to do it.

    Later，I did become a successful writer on my own.Looking back，I realized that the pain and shame of that school experience had a（10）　 　side.It taught me to depend on myself and be myself.So every day，I try to use my own words，find my own style and be my own best self.It feels great.

三、阅读（共两节，满分30分）第一节 阅读理解（ 阅读下列短文，从26～40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

3．John James Audubon was born on April 26，1785 in Haiti.John spent much of his childhood in France where he spent many hours outdoors painting the world around him.In 1803 he moved to the United States，and found the animals in his new home were among the most beautiful in the world.He particularly enjoyed watching the birds.

    John spent much of his early adulthood trying and failing at many businesses in the United States.Instead of taking care of business，John was usually off exploring in the wilderness.

    At first，John spent his time hunting for food and sport，but he became more interested in the birds he found.He began studying them，and noticing their behaviour.He often sketched （素描） and painted the birds he was watching.

    He was so sad that he couldn't earn enough money to support his family，so he spent time improving his painting skills and began to sell his pictures.He discovered that he could earn some money by doing something he really enjoyed.

    John wanted to have his collection of bird paintings published.He found no one in America who was willing to publish his works，so in 1826，John headed for London

    It wasn't long before he was able to publish his masterpiece，Birds of America.Some people called his work the "Double Elephant Folio" because it was enormous!The pages were over three feet tall and over two feet wide.

    The public loved John's books and be had finally achieved financial success.He also enjoyed fame as one of the greatest naturalists and artists of his time.

    John James Audubon died on January 27，1851.Even today，over 160 years after his death

（1）What is John James Audubon most famous for？ 　 　

A.Painting pictures of birds.

B.Exploring in the wilderness.

C.Taking photographs of birds.

D.Recording birds' behaviour.

（2）Why were Audubon's books called "Double Elephant Folio"？ 　 　

A.The books included partings of birds.

B.The pages of the books were very large.

C.The books included pictures of elephants.

D.The pages of the books were shaped like elephants.

（3）What is the purpose of the passage？ 　 　

A.To teach readers about birds.

B.To share Audubon's paintings.

C.To teach readers ho v to earn money.

D.To introduce an artist and naturalist.

4．About 30 years ago，Nissan introduced the world's first "talking car".Actually，it was 30 just a recorded voice that would tell you that your door was open and would continue talking to you until you closed it.Of coursecaught on.Only a few people knew about the car.

    Times have changed and the talking car of the near future is a car that you can talk to rather than a car that talks to you.You'll be able to control your radio by giving voice orders.And you can get traffic reports or directions，and send or receive emails in the King car.To do all these，you needn't push a button at all.

This is good news for those who spend more and more of their lives in their cars.In fact，the new type of cars will be more like offices on wheels because it has computers，wireless internet and satellite radio inside.Companies are hoping that time wasted in traffic could be put to better use.If workers are able to check their emails，and meeting time on the way to work they can spend more time at the offices doing more important tasks.

    Microsoft，of course，is hoping that every one of those mobile offices will use Windows."It's a great goal." says Dick Brass（汽车部门）."But we'd like to have one of our operating systems in every car on earth."There are already 650 million cars in the world，and every year about 50 million new cars roll off the production lines.If Brass' wish came true

（1）The underlined phrase "caught on" in paragraph 1 probably means  　 　.

A.turned on

B.took off

C.became popular

D.was colorful

（2）Which is TRUE about the world's first "talking car"？ 　 　

A.The talking car of the near future is a car that talks to you.

B.It was introduced in the late 20 century.

C.It could record voices.

D.It could not only record but also talk itself.

（3）The radio of the new talking car can be operated by receiving  　 　.

A.traffic reports

B.voice orders

C.light signals

D.electricity energy

（4）Companies may be happy with the new type of cars because  　 　.

A.their workers will get to the office earlier

B.much time will be wasted in traffic

C.their workers will check emails，faxes and meeting time at home

D.their workers will have more time to do more important work at the offices

5．

（1）According to the poster，which of the following is not needed to make the perfume？ 　 　

A.Lemon oil.

B.Rose oil.

C.Lily oil.

D.Jasmine oil.

（2）The correct order of the following steps is  　 　.

①Put the lid on the bottle and shake the bottle.

②Add olive oil into the bottle.

③Put essential oils into the bottle.

④Add vanilla extract to the bottle.

A.②③①④

B.②④③①

C.①②④③

D.④②①③

（3）According to the poster，if you are allergic to olive oil，you should  　 　.

A.avoid contact between olive oil and your eyes

B.not take part in the activity

C.wash your hands after the activity

D.add more water to the bottle

（4）Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the poster？ 　 　

A.The perfume making activity lasts more than an hour.

B.Perfume making has a long history.

C.Olive oil is added to help the fragrance "move" to the skin.

D.If you want to use the perfume as an air freshener，you can mix it with water.

6．Have you ever bought something and then changed your mind？For Alison Jenson，15，this used to happen several times a week.Alison was a shopaholic.She just couldn't stop shopping and she loved special offers.

    Alison's bedroom is full of stuff. "I've been to every shop in Birmingham，I think，"says Alison.She picks up some earrings.The labels are still on them."These were half price，"I've never worm them." Alison's problem wasn't just jewellery.She also bought a lot of clothes，though not many shoes

    According to experts，we all feel excited after we buy something new.For shopaholics，it's a little different Soon after they buy something

    Psychologists（心理学家）first described the problems of shopaholics in 1915.However，there was very little research on the subject until recently.Now，and the situation is getting worse.There are also more teenage shopaholics now，although most young people don't have enough money to go shopping very regularly.

    Alison knew she had a problem. "I often bought something every day.Usually it was something small，but I just needed to buy in" she says. "I spent money that I got for my birthday，and when I was short of cash，my parents just looked at all the stuff in my room and said， 'This is crazy!' I knew they were right" I needed some big changes in my life.

    Alison now gets help with her problem and feels she has .She no longer thinks she's a shopaholic. "When I want to buy something in a shop，I ask myself two questions，"she says. "Do I need it？Can I afford it？The answer to both questions is usually 'no'

（1）What do experts say about shopaholics？ 　 　

A.Shopaholics feel sad when they are shopping.

B.Shopaholics soon feel unhappy after they have bought something.

C.Shopaholics feel more excited than other people when they shop.

D.Shopping is the only way shopaholics can feel happy.

（2）The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 5 refers to  　 　.

A.psychologists

B.doctors

C.Alison's parents

D.Alison's friends

（3）Which word can best describe Alison's feeling at the end of the passage？ 　 　

A.Glad.

B.Worried.

C.Calm.

D.Moved.

（4）The best title for the passage above might be  　 　.

A.Shop Till You Drop!

B.Shopping Makes Me Happy!

C.You'd Better Shop Less!

D.I Can Stop Shopping Now!

四．第二节 阅读填空 阅读短文及文后A～E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

7．Should parents ask their children to do chores （家务）？（1）　 　 They think that children are too young to cook or clean for themselves or their parents.But many people believe that children can learn a lot from doing regular chores.Parents should help children learn to do the housework that they will have to do when they live on their own.（2）　 　

    Most experts（专家）do agree.（3）　 　 Parents shouldn't，of course，ask a schoolboy to cook when he is doing his homework.If the child has activities after school（4）　 　

    When a child does what his parents ask him to do happily，he will probably have the feeling of growing up.Chores can be useful.They are a teaching tool （工具）.Parents use the tool to teach children（5）　 　 If parents keep a clean house，children won't find any reasons to do chores.

五、写作（共三节，满分5分）第一节 语篇填词 阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。答卷时，要求写出完整单词。

8．On August 5th，in the women's 10﹣meter platform finals of the Tokyo O（1）　 　Chinese diver Quan Hongchan won the gold medal with 466.20 points，the highest in history.Chinese diving queen Gao Min made a c（2）　 　on social media，"I see a lot of myself in her.I can't stop my tears now.She is a g （3）　 　，he is like a God﹣given gift to us."

    Though Quan Hongchan's family is poor and her mother has been ill for a long time，she always does her best to w（4）　 　the Games to earn money for the treatment of her mother.She is not only filled with responsibility but also with naivety（天真）.When a reporter asked her what her personality was，"Who is Brother Xing？" she asked and smiled（5）　 　.Since then，she has had a nickname of "Brother Xing".

六．第二节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）

9．和你聊天是一件开心的事。

　 　　 　　 　chat with you.

10．琳达有能力确保每件事进展顺利。

Linda has the  　 　　 　　 　　 　everything goes well.

11．不要嘲笑处于困境中的人．

Don't　         　 people who are　         　．

12．他觉得好羞愧啊！

　 　　 　he is!

13．上周我们邀请了冠军谢思易来学校做讲座．

The champion Xie Siyi  　 　　 　　 　our school to give a lecture last week.

七．第三节 书面表达（共1题，满分15分）

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