2018-2019学年度九年级上期期末英语试题

一．单项选择（15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

(    ) 1. –There is no doubt that the computer is _____ useful machine.

           --It is said that it was invented in _____ 1950s.

    A. the, the   B. an, the     C. a, the     D. an，a

(    )2. Being good at reading ______on people s faces helps Bob get>    A. expressions     B. attention      C. suggestions   D. directions

(    )3. --Have you got all your textbooks?

          --Don t worry, Mom. ______ is left. They are all in my school bag.

    A. Each     B. Nothing    

    C. Neither    D. None

(    )4.The housing price in my hometown had increased by two percent _____ the past two months.

    A. during      B. till      C. at     D.>(    )5. Very little in the house _____after the big fire was put out.

    A. missed         B. appeared      

    C. rose        D. remained

(    )6. This is a five-star hotel, so you are not allowed to enter if you don t dress_____.

    A. poorly      B. comfortably    

    C. badly     D. properly

(    )7. I felt the cook lied because he_____ to avoid meeting my eyes.

    A. is trying         B. was trying     

    C. has  tried   D. will try

(    )8. Be yourself! Never follow anyone else’s path(道路). _____you re in the woods and you re lost.

    A. unless           B. although     C. while        D. if.

(    )9. HUEWEI made 20 is very hot and it was_____ in a few minutes>    A. cleaned out      B. handed out     

    C. sold out    D. found out

(    )10. Jane is very popular in our class because she has a kind and ____ personality.

    A. outgoing    B. silent     C. mean   D. doubtful

(    )11. Nowadays, high-speed trains, Alipay, shared bicycles and>    A. was called        B. are called      C. are calling  D. have called

(    )12. Although looking after kids_____ sounds like a simple job, great care is still needed.

    A. may    B. must      C. shall      D. should

(    )13. When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, ____ love that you have a thousand reasons to smile.

    A. showing     B. to show   C. showed     D. show

(    )14. Lucy is a girl_____ loves to steal the show>    A. what        B. who      C. which       D. whose

(    )15. Which of the following is correct?

    A.《The Old Man and the Sea 》is my favorite book.

    B. Before we got to the cinema, the movie had started.

    C. No>    D. The teacher said bring mobile phones to school isn t a lot.

二．完形填空（10题，每小题1分，共10分）

    There are 16.______phubbers(低头族) now. What is a phubbers ?

  The word “phubber” is the combination of the words “phone” and “snubber”. It means people 17.____ lower their heads looking at the smart phones. Now using a smart phone 18.____ riding a bike isn t allowed in Holland.

    Holland already has a law 19.____car drivers using their smart phones while driving. Now bikers are not allowed, 20.____ . “the law is needed because smartphones are getting more popular. They have changed people s lives and people had more time>    It s said that there are more bikes than 21.____ in the country. The country has about 22.5 million bikes and 17 million people, 22._____>    “Walkers, too, are at risk when they use smartphones near bikes. 24._____ you re>(   )16. A. fewer and fewer          B. less and less

           C. much and much           D. more and more

(   )17. A. who      B. whom       C. which        D. what

(   )18. A. when     B. while        C. how         D. as

(   )19. A. to        B. for          C. of           D. against

(   )20. A. neither    B. either       C. too          D. also

(   )21. A. drivers    B. people       C. buses        D. cars

(   )22. A. about     B. even         C. hardly       D. almost

(   )23. A. danger    B. dangerous    C. dangerously       D. dangerousness

(   )24. A. whatever  B. whenever     C. however     D. wherever

(   )25. A. notice     B. look         C. attention     D. watch 

三．阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

A

When 1 was a little girl, I remember that when my dad was repairing something, he would ask me to hold the hammer, so we would have time for a conversation with each other. I never saw my dad drinking or taking a night out. All he did after work was taking care of his family.            I grew up and left home for college and since then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning. And when I bought a house several years later, my dad painted it by himself in the fierce summer heat. All he asked was to talk to him, but I was too busy in those days.         Four years ago, my dad visited me. He spent many hours putting together a swing for my daughter. He asked me to have a talk with him, but I had to prepare for a trip that weekend.       

One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual. I noticed that my dad had forgotten some things that we discussed lately. I was in a hurry, so our conversation was short. Several hours later that day I received a call, My father was in the hospital. Immediately I bought a plane ticket and>After his death I learned much more about him and even more about myself. AIl he ever wanted was my time. And now he has all my attention every single day.

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(     )26. When the author was a little girl, she_______ .

    A. liked playing>    B. often talked with her father

    C. was good at repairing things 

    D. learned 1o take care of her family

(     )27. When at college, the author________ .

    A. received a call from her father every Sunday morning

    B. phoned her father every Sunday morning

    C. asked her father to call her every Sunday

    D. asked her father to talk with her

(     )28. What s the meaning of the underlined word “fierce"?      

    A.舒适的     B.阴凉的      C.炽烈的      D.可忍受的

(     ) 29. Why did the author fail to have a talk with her father four years ago？

    A. She had got tired of talking with him.

    B. She was busy painting her house.

    C. Her daughter asked her to play.

    D. She was busy planning a trip.

(     )30. When did the author begin to regret missing the talks with her father?      

    A. After her father s sudden death.     

    B. Many years after her father s death.      

    C. On her way to the hospital to see her father.    

    D. As soon as she got the news that her father was ill.   

B

    US President Donald Trump showed the video of his 5-year-old granddaughter, Arabella,singing and reciting poems in Chinese to President Xi Jinping when he paid his first visit to China. It became a hot topic. What the video didn t show is the growing movement by many American families to have their children study Chinese at a young age. 

 "It was a surprise for everyone to see the little girl speak Chinese excellently, and it s such a wonderful honor to her parents,” saidCorman, the founder and president of a private language school in Mahattan where Ivanka Trump s three  children studied Chinese.  She said the school has seen a major increase in American families having their childrenlearn Chinese, and now there are more than 100 at the school.     

    "It s a huge investment ( 投资 ) in their children s future ,  not>She said the families learning Chinese at the school werefrom all over the world, and they were there for different reasons. There are families where> children to keep their traditional culture, and there are American families who are interested in China and its culture.

“Americans have completely changed their plans about learning foreign languages, and they even have their children start learning foreign languages from as young as four months old," added Corman.

Besides Ivanka Trump, many wealthy parents are also pushing their young children to  Learn Chinese, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife  MacKenzie, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan.

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(    )31. What was the hot topic during Trump s first visit to China?

A. Arabella s Chinese show.      

B. Trump s wealth.

C. Corman s language school.    

D.Ivanka s three children.   )32. More Americans choose to learn Chinese for the following reasons EXCEPT that____

A. China has a large market.

B. they are interested in China and its culture.

C. they are bored with other foreign languages
       D. Chinese-Americans want to keep Chinese traditional culture.

(    )33. What can we learn about Corman in the text?

         A. She visited China with Trump.     

  B. She is good at teaching Chinese.

 C. She manages a language school.  

 D. Her children are learning Chinese.

 34. Why does the writer mention famous  persons  like Zuckerberg in the text?

A. To place an ad for Corman s language school.
       B. To give examples of how famous people like China.
       C. To encourage children of wealthy families to learn Chinese.

 D. To show more Americans paying attention to Chinese learning at an early age.

(     )35. What s the best title of the text?
 A. Trump s first visit to China.          B. Chinese fever in the US.   C. The early learning of Chinese.      D. The interest of American families.

C 

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(    ) 36. Mr. Wang needs to pay ___for his car washing and engine repairing.

A. ¥25      B. ¥190     C. ¥ 195       D. ¥ 205

(    ) 37. The Noah is built for _____.

A. making sci-fi films     B. holding a concert

C. doing exercise         D. saving people from bad weather

(    ) 38. Volunteers are supposed to bring _____on Beach Clean-up Day.
       A. bags and gloves       B. books
       C. swimming suits         D. violins

(    ) 39. The new apartment to be rented is ____.
       A.>       C. at Coast Square        D. at No.22 Changjiang Road

(    ) 40. Which of the following is NOT RIGHT according to the information above?

A. It s not convenient to take a bus near the apartment.

B. The Noah is designed to house up to 40 ,000 people.

C. The volunteers start cleaning up the beach at 9:00 am.

D. If you want to repair your car, you can call 719-5638.