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北京广渠门中学学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

北京广渠门中学2020-2021学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

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一、单选题

1．Mybrotherboughtatoyasbirthdaypresent.

A．him;myB．me;myC．my;meD．his;him

2．—Whatareyougoingtowear________theshow?

—Ayellowshirt,bluejeansandtrainers.

A．forB．withC．asD．from

3．—istheAmazonRiver?

—Someexpertssayit’s7,025kilometerslongbutotherssayit’s6,440kilometerslong.

A．HowfarB．HowsoonC．HowmuchD．Howlong

4．一MustIcomeat6:

30tomorrowmorning?

—No,youneedn’t.Youcomeonehourlater.

A．canB．needC．shouldD．must

5．Itriedcallingyou,yourphonewasoutofservice.

A．andB．butC．soD．or

6．ChiangMai（清迈）hasbeenoneoftouristplacesforChinesesincethemovieLostinThailand（《泰囧》）wasshown.

A．hotB．hotterC．hottestD．thehottest

7．—Whereisyourbrother?

—Heisn’tathome.Hebackinthreedays.

A．willcomeB．comesC．comingD．come

8．IsawKeninthemeetingroom,andheJoefortheschoolmagazine.

A．interviewsB．interviewC．hasinterviewedD．wasinterviewing

9．—Hello.MayIspeaktoMary?

—Sorry.Shetomuseumjustnow.

A．goB．wentC．goesD．willgo

10．----Wouldyouliketowatchthethree-DfilmTitanicwithme?

----Certainly.Idon’tmindseeingitagainalthoughI______________ittwice.

A．sawB．wasseenC．haveseenD．hadseen

11．Ababy'sfirstmonthbirthdayisaspecialeventinChinaand_____withaspecialparty.

A．celebratesB．iscelebratedC．wascelebratedD．willcelebrate

12．–I’mgoingtobuyacar.Anyadvice,Charlie?

--Well,itdependson______.Ifmoneyisn’taproblem,youcanbuyaBMW.

A．whenwillyoubuyoneB．whatcolordoyoulike

C．howmuchyoucanaffordD．whereyouaredriving

二、完型填空

WhenIwasasmallboy,somethinghappenedtomethatmademeneverputanywildcreatureinacage.

Welivednearaforest,andeveryeveningthemockingbirdwouldcomeand13.Idecidedtocatchayoung14andkeepitinacage,andinthisway,Iwouldhavemyownprivatemusician.ThenIsucceededincatchingoneandputitinacage.Atfirst,thebirdwas15,soitfluttered（扑腾）inthecage.Butfinallyitwasusedtolivinginitsnewhome.Ifeltveryexcitedwithmyselfandlookforwardtosomebeautifulsinging.

Onthesecondday,thelittlebird’smotherflewtothecagewith16inhermouth.Thebabybirdateeverything.Iwas17toseethis.CertainlythemotherbirdknewhowtofeedherbabybetterthanIdid.

ThefollowingmorningwhenIwenttoseemybird,Ifoundit18onthefloorofthecage.Iwasterriblysurprisedandsad!

Whathadhappened?

ArthurWayne,afamousbiologist,happenedto19myfatheratthattime.Aftersheknewmystory,sheexplainedtome,“Amothermockingbird,findingheryounginacage,willsometimesbringitpoisonberries.Shethinksitbetterforherbabytodiethantolose20.”

SincethenIhavenevercaughtanylivingcreatureandputitinacage.Alllivingthingshavearighttolivefree.

13．A．danceB．flyC．singD．jump

14．A．birdB．boyC．fishD．thief

15．A．happyB．carefulC．activeD．afraid

16．A．waterB．foodC．songsD．stones

17．A．worriedB．pleasedC．boredD．tired

18．A．aloneB．aliveC．deadD．sick

19．A．inviteB．visitC．challengeD．introduce

20．A．friendsB．parentsC．freedomD．happiness

三、阅读单选

Inventionsmaketheworldbetter,smarterandalittlemorefun.

Thefoldingbikehelmet（头盔）

Peoplehatetowearahelmetbecauseit’sthickandheavy.Morpherisabikehelmetmadefromplastics.Itisjustasstrongasthetraditionalones,butflexible（灵活的）enoughtofoldalmosttotallyflat.Alsoitismucheasiertocarry.

Shoesthattiethemselves

AfterweseethemovieBacktotheFuture,almosteveryonewantsapairofself-tyingshoes.Now,thankstoNike,theshoesdreamcomestrue.Whenyoupressabutton,theshoescantiethemselves.

Thesmartalarmclock—HelloSense

Analarmclock,calledHelloSense,canimproveyoursleep.Itcancontrolthetemperature,lightandevenairqualityinyourbedroomtohelpyouhaveaperfectsleepenvironment.Anditcanrecordyoursleepcycles.

Sweeppotatoesthatcouldsavelives

Thelack（缺乏）ofvitaminAcancauseblindnessandmanyotherillnesses.Insub-SaharanAfrica,plantexpertsarehelpingthemgrowakindofnewsweetpotatoes.Thesepotatoescanhelpthemfightagainstsomeillnesses.

21．Whichcompanymakesself-tyingshoes?

A．Adidas.B．Kappa.C．Nike.D．Li-Ning.

22．ThesmartalarmclockcanNOT.

A．improveoursleepB．recordoursleepcycles

C．controlourweightD．controlthetemperatureinthebedroom

23．Youcanfindthepassageina.

A．newspaperB．storybookC．guidebookD．cookerybook

Anelderlycarpenter（木匠）wasreadytoretire（退休）.Hetoldhisbossthatheplannedtoleavethebuildingbusinessandliveamorerelaxinglifewithhiswife,enjoyinghisbigfamily.Hewouldmissthepaycheckeachweek,butheneededtoretire.Hebelievedtheycouldgetby（勉强过活）evenonasmallamountofmoney.

Thebosswassorrytoseehisgoodworkerleaveandaskedifhecouldbuildjustonemorehouseasapersonalfavor.Thecarpentersaidyes,butsoonafterwardshewasfoundtobeabsent-minded.Heusedshoddymaterialstobuildthehouse.Howdisappointingitwastoendhiscareerinthisway!

Whenthecarpenterfinishedallhiswork,thebosscametoinspect（检查）thenewhouseasusual.Butafterthat,hehandedthefront-doorkeytothecarpenter,saying.“Thisisyourhouse,mygifttoyou.”

Whatashock!

Whatashame!

Ifhehadknownhewasbuildinghisownhouse,hewouldhavedoneitallsodifferently.Nowhehadtoliveintheworsthousehehadeverbuiltinhislife.

Thinkofyourselfasthecarpenter.Thinkaboutyourhouse.Eachdayyouhammeranail,placeaboard,orputupawall.Buildwisely.Itistheonlylifeyoueverbuild.Evenifyouliveitforonlyonemoreday,thatdaydeserves（值得）tobelivedcomfortably.Lifeisado-ityourselfproject.Yourlifetodayistheresultofyourattitudes（态度）andchoicesinthepast.Yourlifetomorrowwillbetheresultofyourattitudesandthechoicesyoumaketoday.

24．Accordingtothearticle,thecarpenter.

A．wastoooldtobuildafinehouseB．hadalargefamilytoraise

C．wasnotinneedofmoneyD．wasnotwelcome

25．Thecarpenterwaswhenhelearnedthatthehousehehadbuiltwasforhimself.

A．excitedB．delightedC．worriedD．surprised

26．Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellusinthetext?

A．Weshouldbuildahousewisely.B．Buildingahouseislikebuildingalife.

C．Weshouldpursue（追求）acomfortablelife.D．Weshouldhavetherightattitudetowardslife.

Youngsunflowersturnandswingeveryday.Newfindingsaddtoevidencethattheplantsareanimal-like.

Harmer,aprofessorintheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,DepartmentofPlantBiology,carriedoutaseriesofexperimentsonsunflowersinthefield,inpotsoutdoorsandinindoorgrowthchambers.

Bystakingplantssothattheycouldnotmove,Harmershowedthathecoulddestroytheirabilitytotrackthesun.Healsonoticedthatsunflowerspreventedfrommovingwerenotastoughandleafyasthosethatwerefreetomove.Whenplantsweremovedindoorwithasettledoverheadlight,theycontinuedtoswingbackandforthforafewdays.

Theindoorplantsdidstarttrackingthe“sun”againwhentheapparentsourceoflightingwasmovedacrosstheroom.Theplantscouldreliablytackthemovementandreturnatnightwhentheartificialdaywasclosetoa24-hourcycle,butnotwhenitwascloserto30hours.

Whensunflowerstrackthesun,theeastsidesoftheirstemsgrewmorerapidlythanthewestsides.Atnight,thewestsidesgrewfasterasthestemswungtheotherway.Theteamidentifiedanumberofgenesthatwereexpressedathigherlevelsonthesunwardsideoftheplantduringthedayorontheothersideatnight.Aplantgrowth-regulatinghormone（激素）,calledauxin,appearstobeakeydriver.

The“dance”tothesuncycleobviouslyslowswhenthesunflowermatures（成熟）anditsflowersopenup.Atthatpoint,theplantsstopmovingduringthedayandsettledownfacingthesunintheeast.

“Beeslikewarmflowers.”Harmersaid,addingthatthebeesarecold-blooded,solandingonawarmflowersavesthemenergyandperhapsfeelsreallygood.

“Themorningwarmthchangestheflowersinawaytomakethemmoreappealingtoinsects,perhapscausingthemtoreleasemoreattractivescentsearlierintheday.”hesaid“We’recurrentlytestingthisidea.”

27．WhydidHarmerdotheexperimentonsunflowers?

A．ToseehowsunflowersgrowupB．Toshowwhatsunflowers’genesare.

C．Tostudywhysunflowerstrackthesun.D．Tocheckifsunflowersswingincloudydays.

28．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“staking”probablymeaninParagraph3?

A．breakingB．controllingC．growingD．searching

29．Whatistheresultofsunflowersbeingstoppedfrommoving?

A．Theywillproduceanumberofnewgenes.B．Theywillgrowfasterthanusual.

C．Theywon’tswingbackthoughsetfree.D．Theywon’tgrowwell.

Ifmusicmakesyousmarterandexercisehelpsyoutothink,surelyexercisingtomusiccanturnyouintoanintelligentperson.

AteamofscientistsfromOhioStateUniversitydidexperimentson33volunteerswhoweregettingbetterfromheartdiseasefollowingoperation.TheyfoundthatpeoplewhoexercisedwhilelisteningtoItalianmusicianAntonioVivaldi’s“TheFourSeasons”didmuchbetteronlanguageabilityteststhanwithoutmusic.

“Factssuggestthatexerciseimprovethelearningabilityofpeoplewithheartdisease,”saidthepsychologist（心理学家）CharlesEmery,wholedthestudy.“Andlisteningtomusicisthoughttoenhanceunderstanding.Wejustwantedtoputthetworesultstogether,”headded.

Thevolunteerssaidtheyfeltbetteremotionallyafterworkingoutwithorwithoutth