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杭州保俶塔九年级英语上学期开学考试题
保俶塔学校九年级英语开学考
第一部分听力(略)
第2部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
A
YARDSALE
July17&18,2018
ITEMSNEEDED
CollectionsstartsonJuly1
DeadlineJuly13
(noitemswillbeacceptedafterthisdate)
Doyouhavebooks,lamps,toys,records,DVDs,holidaydecorations.Jewelryoranyotheritemsjustcollectingdust?
Timetocleanouttheattic(阁楼)andbringyouritemstoParishHall.
Allelectronicitemsmustbeinworkingorder.
Noclothing,computersorTVsaccepted.
ThosewithquestionsorofferingtohelpcancallJaneCameronat(401)1024-1051.
16.Theyardsaleendson________.
A.July1B.July13C.July17D.July18
17.Ifyouwanttodonateelectronicitems,theymustbe_______.
A.newB.cleanedC.usableD.secondhand
18.Whatcanyoudoifyouwanttobeavolunteerattheyardsale?
A.VisittheSt.TheresaChurch’swebsiteB.Donateasmanycomputersasyoucan
C.Writeane-mailtoJaneCameronD.Call(401)1024-1051
B
Pappadavada,apopularrestaurantinKochi,India,isencouragingcustomersandthe
communitytoputtheirleftoverfoodinafridgelocatedoutsideoftherestaurantforthehungrytotake.
Peoplewhoareinneedofamealareencouragedtotakefromthefridgeatanytime,foranyreason.MinuPauline,whorunsPappadavada,hasnicknamedthefridge,whichwasplacedthereonMarch23andisshadedbyaneighboringtree,“treeofgoodness”.
Thefridgeisopen24hoursaday,sevendaysaweekandstaysunlocked.Paulineasksthatpeoplewritethedatetheyleftthefood,sothosewhotakeknowhowlongit’sbeenthere.Butmostfooddoesn’tstayinthefridgeforlong.Inspiteofahugeresponsefromthecommunityandplentyofdonations,thefridgeneedstobebroughtmoreintoreplaceintime.Paulineherselfaddsaround75%to80%offoodfromPappadavadaadayinthefridge.
TheideatoputafridgeonthestreetcametoPaulinelateonenightwhenshesawaladysearchinginatrashcan(垃圾箱)forfood.Shewasespeciallysaddenedbecausethatparticularnight,herrestauranthadmadeatonoffoodthattheycouldhaveeasilygiventhewoman,insteadofhersearchingforit.Shefeltlikeshecontributedtowaste,andavoidingwasteiswhatPaulinepaysherattentionto.
“TheonlythingIwanttosaynoisthatpeopleareactuallybuyingfoodandputtingitinthefridge.ButI’dratherpeopleputtheirfoodtheyboughtbutaren’tgoingtoeatinthefridgeinsteadofthetrashcan,”shesaid.
19.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?
A.atreeplantedonMarch23B.thefridgeoutsideforthehungrytotakefrom.
C.thepopularrestaurantinKochi,IndiaD.aneighboringtreenearPappadavada
20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtoPhyllis?
A.Anyonewhofeelshungrycantakethefoodatanytime.
B.Peopledonatethefoodwiththedatewhentheyleftit.
C.Peopleinthecommunitymadeahugeresponsetotheidea.
D.Mostofthefoodinthefridgeisofferedbypeoplearound.
21.Whatdoesthemanageroftherestaurantadvisesinthelastparagraph?
A.peopleshouldneverthrowfoodsintodustbinB.everyoneshouldalwaysavoidwaste
C.peopleshouldn’tbuyextrafoodforhelpingD.everyoneshouldhelpthoseinneed
22.Whereprobablycanwereadthispassage?
A.AstorybookB.AfashionmagazineC.AlocalnewspaperD.Aguidebook
C
Coldweatherhasagreateffectonhowourmindsandourbodieswork.Maybethatiswhythereare somanyexpressionsthatusetheword"cold".
Forexample,peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelingsaresaidtobecold-blooded.Coldcanaffectotherpartsofthebody.Buttheexpression”getcoldfeet”hasnothingtodowithcoldoryourfeet.Theexpressionmeansbeingafraidtodosomethingyouhaddecidedtodo.Forexample,youagreetobeCEOofacompany.Butthenyoulearnthatalltheotherofficershaveresigned(辞职),andalltheworkofthe organizationwillbeyourresponsibility(责任).YouarelikelytogelcoldfeetaboutbeingCEOwhenyou understandthesituation.
Theexpression"givesomeonethecoldshoulder"probablycomesfromthephysicalactofturning yourbacktowardsomeone,insteadofspeakingtohimface-to-face.Youmaygiveacoldshouldertoafriendwhohasnotkeptapromise:
hemadetoyou,ortosomeonewhohasliedaboutyoutoothers.
"Acoldfish"isnotafish.Itisaperson.Butitisapersonwhoisunfriendly,unemotionalandshownoloveorwarmth.Acoldfishdoesnotoffermuchofhimselftoanyone.
"Outinthecold"meansnotgettingsomethingthateverybodyelsegot.Apersonmightsaythateverybodybuthimgotapayraise.Hewasleftoutinthecold.Anditisnota pleasantplacetobe.
23.Ifyougetcoldfeet,thismeansthat____.
A.youfeelbravetodosomethingB.youfeeltoonervoustodosomething
C.youfeeltoocoldtodosomethingD.youfeelveryangryaboutdoingsomething
24.HenryinvitedMarytogooutbutwasrefused.WecansayHenry____.
A.wascoldbloodedB.wasgiventhecoldshoulderC.wasacoldfishD.wasoutinthecold
25.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?
A.OpinionsaboutcoldweatherB.Expressionsconnectedwith“cold”
C.RelationbetweencoldandbodyD.Examplesofpeoplewhohaveacold
26.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?
(P-paragraph)
D
Manyhaveheardofshark’sfinsoup.ThisfamousandexpensivedishisespeciallypopularinsouthernChina.Butdoyourealizethatyou’rekillingawholesharkeachtimeyouenjoyabowlofshark’sfinsoup?
Whenpeoplecatchsharks,theycutofftheirfinsandthrowthesharkbackintotheocean.Withoutafin,asharkcannolongerswimandslowlydies.Thismethodisnotonlycruel,butalsoharmfultotheenvironment.Sharksareatthetopofthefoodchainintheocean’secosystem.Iftheirnumbersdroptoolow,itwillbringdangertoalloceanlife.Manybelievethatsharkscanneverbeendangeredbecausetheyarethestrongestintheirfoodchain.Butinfact,around70millionsharksarecaughtandtradedinthisindustryeveryyear.Thenumbersofsomekindsofsharkshavefallenbyover90percentinthelast20to30years.
Environmentalprotectiongroupsaroundtheworld,suchasWildAidandtheWWF,areteachingthepublicabout“finning”.Theyhaveevenaskedgovernmentstodeveloplawstostopthesaleofshark’sfins.Sofar,noscientificstudieshaveshownthatshark’sfinsaregoodforhealth,sowhyeatthem?
Helpsavethesharks!
27.WhichofthefollowingmightNOTbethereasonforthepopularityofsharkfinsoup?
A.ThedishisverydeliciousB.Itisprovedtobegoodforhealth
C.MillionsofsharkaretradedeveryyearD.Thedishisexpensiveandfamous
28.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?
A.behardlyseenorknownB.shownokindnessorforgiveness
C.causewasteandpollutionD.beimportantorserious
29.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.SharkscanneverbeendangeredB.Sharksalwaysbringdangertotheoceanlife
C.It’spossibleforsharkstoswimwithoutfinsD.Thenumberofsharkshasreducedalot
30.What’sthepurposeofthearticle?
A.Explainwhypeopleenjoysharkfinsoup
B.Introducemorefactsaboutsharkfinsoup
C.Remindpeopletosavethesharks
D.Suggestpeoplepaymoreattentiontoenvironment
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
下面文章中有五处(第31-35题)需要添加首句。
请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符合各段意思的首句。
选项中有一项是多余选项。
A.Repeatingagoalhelpsyousticktoit
B.Roadblocksdon'tmeanfailure
C.Setthegoalsfirst.
D.Ittakestimeforachangetoturnintoahabit
E.Doingsomethingtotrytoleaseyourself.
F.Specificandrealisticgoalsworkbest.
Lotsofteenagersthinkitdifficulttosetandreachgoals.Whataboutyou?
Ifyouranswerisyes,don'tfeelupset.Thefollowingtipscanhelpmakeiteasier.
31___________
"Iamgoingtorecycleallmyplasticbottlesandmagazines”isamuchmorepossiblegoalthan"Iamgoingtodomorefortheenvironment.Anditiseasiertostickto.
32___________
Itwillprobablytakeseveralmonthsbeforeachange--likegettinguphalfanhourearlierto
exercise-becomesahabit.That'sbecauseyourbrainneedstimetogetusedtotheideathatthenewthingyou'redoingispartofyourdailyactivities.
33____________
Sayyourgoaloutloudlyeachmorningtoremindyourselfofwhatyouwantandwhatyouare
workingfor.Everytimeyouremindyourselfofyourgoal,you'retrainingyourbraintomakeithappen.
34____________
Thekeytomakinganychangeistofindthedesirewithinyourself-youwanttodoitjustbecauseofyourself,notbecauseofaparent,ateacherorsomeoneelse.
35____________
Makingslipsisactuallyapartoflearningprocess.Itmaytakeafewtriestoreachagoal.But
that'sOK--It'snormalforyoutogiveupafewtimeswhentryingtomakeachange.Soremember
thateveryonewillmakemistakes.Justremindyourselftogetbackontherighttrack.
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分25分)
第一节:
完形填空(共15题,每题1分,满分15分)
Anoldwomanhadtwolargepots,oneoneachendofapole(扁担).Shecarriedthepolewiththepots36herneck.
Oneofthepotshadacrack(裂缝)initwhiletheotherpotwasperfectandalwaysfilledafullpotofwater.Attheendofthelong37fromthewelltothehouse,thecrackedpot38onlyhalf-full.
Fortwoyearsthishappeneddaily,withthewomanbringinghomeonly39potsofwater.Ofcourse,theperfectpotwas40.Butthepoorcrackedpotwasashamedofitsownimperfection.
Oneday,thecrackedpotspoketothewoman41thewell:
“Iamashamedofmyselfbecausethiscrackinmysidecauseswatertoleakoutallthewaybacktoyour42.”
Theoldwomansmiled:
“Didyounoticethatthereare43onyoursideofthepath,butnoton44pot’sside?
That’sbecauseIhave45knownaboutyourcrack,soI46