北京市西城区届九年级上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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北京市西城区届九年级上学期期末考试英语试题

北京市西城区2017—2018学年度第一学期期末试卷

九年级英语2018.1

知识运用（共14分）

一､单项填空（共6分,每小题0.5分）

从下面各题所给的A､B､C､D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项｡

1.—Amy,wouldyoupleasepassthesalt?

—Sure,hereyouare.

　A.I　B.me　C.my　D.mine

2.—Whendoyouleavehomeforschool?

—Iusuallyleave7o'clockinthemorning.

　A.at　B.on　C.in　D.during

3.Theinventionofairplanesmakestravelingmuchthanbefore.

　A.easy　B.easily　C.easier　D.theeasiest

4.IwillcallyouassoonasItheticketsfortheconcert.

　A.get　B.got　C.havegot　D.willget

5.Therainisheavynow.Youneedtoputonyourraincoat,youwillgetwet.

　A.or　B.and　C.but　D.so

6.—Whatdidyoudolastweekend?

—Weapicnicinthepark.Itwasaniceday.

　A.have　B.had　C.hashad　D.willhave

7.—Thewaterissoclearhere,isn'tit?

—Yes.Iseethecolorfulfishesswimminginit.

　A.shouldn,t　B.mustn,t　C.need　D.can

8.IgreatprogressinEnglishsinceIstartedtoreadanEnglishstoryeveryday.

　A.made　B.make　C.havemade　D.willmake

9.Ibasketballwhenmymumcalledme.

　A.amplaying　B.wasplaying　C.played　D.haveplayed

10.ThebookyouaretalkingaboutiswrittenineverydayEnglish.

　A.who　B.that　C.when　D.what

11.Myteacher'sglassesbyherbabyyesterday.

　A.broke　B.break　C.werebroken　D.arebroken

12.—Couldyoutellmetomorrow?

—Bybus.

　A.howdidyougotothemuseum　B.howyouwenttothemuseum

　C.howwillyougotothemuseum　D.howyouwillgotothemuseum

二､完形填空（共8分,每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A､B､C､D四个选项中,选择最

佳选项｡

WhenIstartedworking,Icouldn'tunderstandwhysomepeopleseemedtosucceedinanything

theytried.However,othersjustcouldn,tmanagetoachieveanything.Afterawhile,Ifoundthe

biggest13liesinsettingandreviewinggoalsregularly.Astudyshowsthosewhohavewritten

goalsandreviewthemregularlyareamongthehighestachievers.

Whatdoyoudowithyourdesires（渴望）andwantsinlife?

Youcouldpaynoattentiontothem

andleavethemto14inyourmind,orstarttakingactiontogetwhatyouwant.Youneedtoset

goals.Agoalstartswithasimpledesire.

Doyouuseany15fornotsettinggoals?

Whateveritis,Iamsureyourexcuseislimiting

you.Ifyou,re16aboutwhatyouwant,youmightendupatacertainagewiththingsthatyou

didn,twant.

Settinggoalsandreviewingthemregularlycanincreaseyourchancesofsucceeding.Itcangive

youtherightdirectionand17youmovingclosertowhatyouwant.Youwillachievemorein

monthsthanmanypeopledoinyears.

Ifyouhaveastrongdesireforsomething,youhavetwo18:

wishfulthinking,ortaking

action.Youcanwishforamiracle（奇迹）,butdonothing.Or,youcangetclearonthestepsand

takethem,19,onebyoneuntilyoureachsuccess.

Settinggoalsisthemostimportantandnecessarysteptoachievesuccessinanyarea.Itbegins

withadesire,andthenawrittengoal,20bytherightattitudeandaction.Keepreviewingyour

goalsandwatchhowyourwishmiraculouslyturnsintoyourreality.

13.A.difference　B.surprise　C.hope　D.sale

14.A.sing　B.dance　C.light　D.disappear

15.A.tools　B.excuses　C.stories　D.examples

16.A.excited　B.unclear　C.sure　D.unhappy

17.A.imagine　B.feel　C.stop　D.keep

18.A.steps　B.decisions　C.choices　D.wishes

19.A.slowly　B.suddenly　C.luckily　D.sadly

20.A.decided　B.corrected　C.followed　D.built

阅读理解（共36分）

三､阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A､B､C､D四个选项中,选择最佳选

项｡（共26分,每小题2分）

A

California

21.IfyouwanttostandinthefootprintsofJohnnyDepp,wherewillyougo?

　A.LosAngeles.　B.Hollywoo　D.　C.VeniceBeach.　D.SantaCruz.

22.PeoplemustvisittheskateparkonVeniceBeachbecause.

　A.skateboardingstartedthere　B.manyfamouspeoplegothere

　C.theycanlearnhowtodancethere　D.therearerollercosterstorideon

23.Thepassageisprobablya（n）.

　A.bedtimestory　B.letterfromanoldfriend

　C.schoolnotice　D.introductionfortourists

B

TonyaAndrewsisamathteacherinTexas.For16years,shelovedherdearpetcatBlondie

verymuchandwantedtospendasmuchtimewithheraspossible.Itistotallyunderstandablethat

shehadaspecialfeelingforBlondiebecauseshe,dsavedherfromabuildinginForthWorth.But

recently,shortlyaftersheandherhusbandhadrealizedthatBlondieseemedtobegettingsick,the

elderlycatdiedinherarmsonherwaytothepethospital.Naturally,Mrs.Andrewswasheart

broken.

AfterBlondie,sdeath,Mrs.Andrewswenttoworkeveryday,feelingupset.Shecouldn,thelp

butsharethesadnewsofhersadlosswithsomeofherstudentsatJoshuaHighSchoolinJoshua,

TX,andshortlyafter,afewofthegirlsinherclasscameupwithafewsurprisestocheerherup.

Asonestudentfilmedthemoment,thegirlsfirstgavehersomewhiteroses,followedby

cupcakesandballoonstoexpresstheircare.Mrs.Andrewsseemedtouched,butitwastheirnext

surprisethatdeeplymovedherandthateveryonewastalkingabout.

Allthattheshockedteachercouldseemtosaywas,“Aretheyforme?

”assheheldthebaby

catsnamedMissyandGirlie.

“Iknewsomethingwasgoingonwhenonlyhalfofmyclasswasinmyroom,secondperiodthe

nextdaywhenthebellrang,”AndrewstoldtheHuffingtonPost,feelingthankful.“Thensheheld

themouttomeandsaidtheyweremine.Myheartcannowexperiencehappinessagain.”

Whatthehighschoolstudentsdidisreallymeaningful,especiallyforpeoplewhohavegone

throughloss,likeTonyaAndrews.Thegoodnewsisthatitcertainlylookslikeitwasworthallthe

effort.TonyaAndrewsfinallywashappywhenherstudentsdidkindthingsforher.

24.WhydidMrs.AndrewshaveaspecialfeelingforBlondie?

　A.BecauseBlondiegotsick.

　B.Becauseshewasalwayslonely.

　C.BecauseBlondiewasherfirstpet.

　D.BecauseshesavedBlondiefromabuilding.

25.WhatdidMrs.AndrewsdoafterBlondiedied?

　A.Shesharedthesadnewswithherstudents.

　B.Sheboughttwobabycats,MissyandGirlie.

　C.Shegotintoanargumentwithherhusban　D.

　D.ShegaveupherjobatJoshuaHighSchool.

26.Accordingtothepassage,whatareMrs.Andrews,studentslike?

　A.Confidentandhonest.　B.Understandingandcaring.

　C.Humorousandactive.　D.Braveandstrongwille　D.

C

Zoosarehugelypopularattractionsforadultsandchildrenalike.Butaretheyactuallyagood

thing?

Thosepeoplewhoareagainstzooswouldarguethatanimalsoftensuffer（遭受痛苦）physicallyandmentallybybeingenclose'd.Eventhebestmanmadeenvironmentscan'tcomeclosetomatchingthespace,diversity（多样性）,andfreedomthatanimalshaveintheirnaturalhomes.Thiscausesmanyzooanimalstobecomesick.Catchinganimalsinthewildalsocausesmuchsufferingbyseparatingfamilies.Somezoosmakeanimalsbehaveunnaturally.Forexample,oceanparksoftenforcedolphinsandwhalestoperform.Theseseaanimalsdolphinmaydieyearsearlierthantheirwildrelatives.

Ontheotherhand,bybringingpeopleandanimalstogether,zooscaneducatethepublicaboutanimalprotectionandencouragepeopletosaveanimalsandtheirhomes.Somezoosprovideasafeenvironmentforanimalswhichhavebeenmistreatedincircuses,orpetswhichhavebeengivenupandnolongerwante　D.Zoosalsocarryoutimportantresearchintosubjectslikeanimalbehaviorandhowtotreatillness.

circus

Oneofthemostimportantmodernfunctionsofzoosissupportinginternationalbreeding（繁衍）programs,especiallyforendangeredspecies（物种）.Inthewild,someofthespecieshavedifficultyinfindingmatesandbreeding,andtheymightalsobehurtorevenkilledbypeople.Agoodzoowillenablethesespeciestoliveandbreedinasafeenvironment.Inaddition,asnumbersofsomewildspeciesdrop,thereisanincreaseddangerofpopulationsbecomingtoogenetically（基因上）similar.Breedingprogramsprovideasafeguard:

zoobredanimalscanbeputintothewildtoincreasegeneticdiversity.

However,thosepeoplewhoareagainstzoossaythatmanyzoobredanimalsarenotputbackinto

thewild.AlotofanimalsaresoldnotonlytootherzoosbutalsotocircusesintheUSorwildparksin

SouthAfrica,wheresomepeoplearewillingtopayalotofmoneyforthechancetokillahelpless

animal.Often,theseanimalsarefamiliarwithhumansandhaveverylittlechanceofescaping.

So,arezoosgoodforanimalsornot?

Perhapsitalldependsonhowwellzoosaremanaged,

andthebenefitsofzooscansurelyoutweightheirharmfuleffects.However,itisunderstandablethat

manypeoplebelieveenclosinganimalsforanyreasonissimplywrong.

27.AccordingtoParagraph2,someseaanimalsmaydieearlierthantheirwildrelativesbecause

.A.theywerebornintheoceanpark　B.theydon'thaveenoughlivingspace

　C.theyareforcedtobehaveunnaturally　D.theysufferfromfamilyseparation

28.Whatisthemainpurposeofinternationalbreedingprogram?

　A.Toincreasegeneticdiversity.　B.Toprotectmistreatedanimals.

　C.Tofreeenclosedanimals.　D.Todoresearchonanimalbehavior.

29.What,stheauthor,sopinionofzoos?

　A.Hedoubtsthevalueofzoos.

　B.Heisatruesupporterofallkindsofzoos.

　C.Heisagainsttheideaofhavingzoosaround

　D.Heseestheimportanceofthezoomanagement.

D

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