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浙江省温州市龙港地区九年级上学期期中考试英语试题
【校级联考】浙江省温州市龙港地区2019届九年级上学期期中考试英语试题
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一、单选题
1.EveryoneknowsthatChinais_______ancientcountrywithalonghistory.
A.aB.anC.theD./
2.–Thefamouspainteropenedanart________lastweek.
–Great!
I’minterestedinallhisworks.
A.connectionB.exhibitionC.actionD.direction
3.(2016﹒湖北襄阳)—Didyoucatchtheearlybusthismorning?
—Yes.Thebusstartedtomove_Igotonit.
A.thoughB.beforeC.assoonasD.asif
4.–Couldyoutellme________yourparentshavebeenawayfromhome?
–Aboutfivedays.
A.howfarB.howlongC.howoftenD.howsoon
5.—There’refourbedroomsinthehouse_______withitsownshower.
—That’swhatIwant.I’vegotafewkids.
A.eitherB.neitherC.eachD.none
6.–Tony,don’tforgetto________thelightsbeforeyouleavetheclassroom.
–OK,Iwon’t.
A.turndownB.turnupC.turnonD.turnoff
7.Moreandmorepeopleareinterestedinonlineshopping,andtheypaymuchattentiontosales________thoseonNovember11.
A.simplyB.actuallyC.probablyD.especially
8.–Manypeopleplaywithmobilephonesalldayinsteadofreadingbooks.
–That’stoobad.Everyone________getintothehabitofreading.Readingismoreenjoyable.
A.mayB.shouldC.wouldD.could
9.–Couldyoutellme________?
–Oh,no.Theplaceisasecretbeforewegetthere.
A.whenwewillstartB.wherewewillgo
C.howwewillstartD.whowewillgowith
10.–Linda,areyougoingtoenterthespeakingcompetition?
–____________!
I’msureIaminwithachance.
A.YoubetB.NowayC.BadluckD.Congratulations
二、完型填空
Itdoesnotalwayscomeeasytodiscoveroneself.Fromayoungage,IhadastrongsenseofwhoIwastobecome,11anaccidentmademeredefine(重审)myself.
Tome,skatingwasaboveall.Therewas12inthisworldthatfilledmyheartwithsuchjoy.Ispenttwenty-fourhoursaweekpracticingmy13.Havingnosociallifeorinterestsbutskating,mydevotion(挚爱)broughtmefirstplacemedalsinnearlyevery14.
Unfortunately,inoneshow,Ifelldownandhurtmyself15.AfterseveralX-raysandMRI(磁共振)scans,the16(told)TiethatIcouldn'treturntomysportanymore.Thepaininmybackwashardtobearandeventhe17dailytasksbecamedifficult.
Asmypassion(激情)was18,IhadlittlesenseofwhoIwastobecome.Aftereightmonthsofsuffering,somethinghadto19.Insteadofwastingmydayssittingaroundpainfully,Ibegantoputmy20intolocalcommunityserviceprojects.Byvolunteering21aswimmingteacherandsummerreadingassistantforkids,IgotanideaofwhoI22tobecome.Afterafewmonths,Idevotedtimetomyinterestinthearts.LittlebyLittle,I23outoftheshadow(阴影)andrebuiltmyconfidence.
Sometimes,some24rocksblock(阻碍)ourway.Wecanchoosetostaybehindortrytoclimbover.Myaccidentwasarockthat25tostopmefromreachingsuccess.TodayI’maveryconfidentandoptimisticperson.
11.A.andB.butC.orD.so
12.A.everythingB.somethingC.nothingD.anything
13.A.skillsB.behaviorsC.thoughtsD.habits
14.A.meetingB.partyC.concertD.competition
15.A.quicklyB.softlyC.badlyD.slowly
16.A.waiterB.doctorC.teacherD.policeman
17.A.usefulB.basicC.properD.busy
18.A.foundoutB.broughtbackC.wakenupD.takenaway
19.A.changeB.remainC.leaveD.arrive
20.A.energyB.dutyC.wealthD.spirit
21.A.withB.forC.asD.to
22.A.wantedB.startedC.promisedD.lived
23.A.ranB.jumpedC.stoodD.stepped
24.A.smallB.largeC.uglyD.round
25.A.managedB.helpedC.failedD.continued
三、阅读单选
MadagascarisasmallislandcountryinAfrica.Theweatherisveryhotalltheyear.Itisagoodplaceforholidays.Let’senjoyitsbeautytogether.
CuteLemurs
Manylovelylemursliveinthiscountry.Theylooklikemonkeys.Theyhavelongandusefultails.Whenthey“talk”toeachother,theywavetheirtails.Andthetailscankeepbalancewhentheyjumpintrees.Theyusuallyeatleavesandfruit.Butsometimestheyalsoeatinsectsandsmalleranimals.
PeopleinMadagascar
Mostpeopleintheislandarefarmers.Theyareveryfriendly.Theyarebrownandnottall.TheyspeakMalagasylanguageandFrench.Lookatthegirlinthepicture!
Herfatherandmotherarebothfarmers.Theygrowriceandbananas.Andtheyalsokeepcattle.Iftheyhavethemostcattle,theyaretherichest.
Traveler’sPalm(旅人蕉)
Traveler’spalmisafamousplant.Ithasmanybigleaves.Whenatravelerishot,hecanhideundertheleaves.Andithasdeliciousfruit.Whenheishungry,hecaneatthefruit.Thereisalotofwaterintheleafstalks(茎).Whenheisthirsty,hecancuttheleafstalkwithaknifeanddrinkthewater.Itishelpfultotravelers.
26.PeopleinMadagascarspeak________.
A.FrenchandEnglish.B.FrenchandMadagasylanguage.
C.EnglishandLatin.D.LatinandMadagasylanguage.
27.LemurseatthefollowingthingsEXCEPT.
A.grassB.leavesC.fruitD.insects
28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
________.
A.Cutelemurshaveshortandusefultails.
B.AlotofpeopleinMadagascararefarmers
C.TheweatherinMadagascarisonlyhotinsummer.
D.TravelerscanfindmuchwaterintheleavesoftheTraveler’sPalm.
InavideopostedonSinaWeibo,wecanseeamanslouchinginaseatonahigh-speedtrain.Heisactuallyauniversitystudent.Nowheisinthehotseat,becausehetookawoman’sseatonthehigh-speedtrainafewdaysago.Whenthewomanaskedhimtogiveherseatback,herefusedandsaid,“Youhavethreechoices–stand,takemyseatorgotothediningcoach.”
Aworkeronthetrainthencametotrytoaskhimtogivetheseatback.Themansaidhewasn’tabletostandonhisownandaskedforawheelchair.Leftwithnootherchoice,theworkerledthewomanpassengertoanotherseat.
Thevideoquicklyspreadonline.Manyareangryabouttheman’sbehavior.Somepeopleevenduguptheman’sname,aswellashiseducationandworkhistory,showingtheinformationonline.
TheJinanPublicSecurityCenterhandeddownapunishmentfortheyoungman.Hewasfined200yuanandwillnotbeallowedtobuytrainticketsforsometime.
However,manypeoplethinkitwasnotstrictenough,addingthatthosewhobehavesimilarlyonairplanescanbeheldcriminallyliable.ChinaNewsServicenoted.
Expertsexplainedthatthepresentlawscouldbeimprovedtostoptrainpassengersfrombehavingpoorly.AndthegovernmentinGuangdonghasalreadybeenontheway.
29.Whatdoesthephrase“inthehotseat”probablymean?
A.Beinginthecenterofaroom.B.Facingsometrouble.
C.Sittingonanuncomfortableseat.D.Becomingpopular.
30.WhatdoweknowfromthevideopostedonSinaWeibo?
A.Themanstoleapassenger’spurse.
B.Themanwassittinginsomeoneelse’sseat.
C.Themanwasaskingawomantodinner.
D.Themanwantedtositinawheelchair.
31.Whatdidotherpeoplethinkoftheyoungman’sbehavior?
A.Theyshowedtheirunderstanding.B.Theystartedtotakeothers’seatstoo.
C.Theyfeltangryaboutwhathedid.D.Theygavetheirseatstohim.
32.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?
A.Theman’slegswereseriouslyhurt.
B.It’salrighttoputothers’informationonline.
C.Badbehavioronplanesisnotpunished.
D.Lawsthatpunishbadbehaviorontrainsarenotasstrictasthoseforplanes.
Travelingmakesusfeelsickbecausemoderntransporttricksthebrainintothinkingwehavebeenpoisoned,ascientisthassaid.
Beinginacar,train,boatorplanemakesconflictingsignalsinthebrainwhichcausesanactionsimilartosomethingthathappenswhensomeoneispoisoned.DrDeanBurnett,fromCardiffUniversity,saidthefeelingofsicknessiscausedbecausethebrainthinksthebodyneedstoremoveatoxinthroughvomiting.Butinfact,the“poisoning”effectiscausedbythemixedmessages--forthemuscles,theytellthebrainthebodyismotionless,butfortheears,theygotthefeelingthatthebodyhassomemovement.
DrDeanBurnettexplainedthatreadinginacarmadethefeelingoftravelsicknessworse,becausetheeyeswerefocusedonasmall,motionlessspaceandgavethebrainnoinformationtoexplainthatthebodywasmoving.
Thefeelingofsicknesscouldbeweakenedbylookingoutofacarwindowbecausethisshowedthebrainthatmovementwastakingplace.“Youcanseethepassageandmovementitself,andthatbalancesthesystem,”hesaid.“Thebrain’sgoing:
‘Oh,look,thingsaremoving--Imustbemoving’--andthenitcalmsdownthesickness.”
DrBurnettsaidtherewasnoclearreasonwhysomepeoplesufferedfromcarsicknessmorethanothers.Buthesaidtherewereseveralotheraspectsofmodernlifewithwhichthebrainhadnotyetrecognizedorunderstood.
33.Tomoftenfeelssickwhentravelinginabus,because________accordingtothewriter.
A.busesmakehisbrainintothinkinghehasbeenpoisoned
B.busesmakehimfeelveryexcited
C.hedoesn’tliketakingabustoanywhereatall
D.Hisbodyneedstoremoveatoxinthroughvomiting
34.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“motionless”iscloseto“________”.
A.activeB.noiseC.quietD.clever
35.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTweakenthefeelingofsicknessinabus?
A.Lookingoutofthewindow
B.Lookingatthepassageofthebus.
C.Lookingatthemovementitself.
D.Lookingatsomethingquiet.
36.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.WhataTerribleTravel!
B.WhyDoWeGetCarSick?
C.TheDangerofModernTransportD.HowtoKeepBalance.
Imaginegettingthechancetogocampingforfivedays.Itwouldbeanadventureinthewild.Youcouldrowonalakeeverydayandleaveyoursmartphoneathome.Wouldyouwanttotrythis?
InJune,fourteenagegirlsfromMinnesota,US,wentcampingintheBoundaryWatersCanoeAreaWilderness.Theyhadagreattime–evenwithouttheirsmartphones.
JuliaRuelle,16,