2020-2021雅礼教育集团九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷时量120分钟，满分120分I．听力技能（两部分，共20小题，计20分）略II．知识运用（两部分，共20小题，计20分）第一节语法填空从A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。（共10小题，计10分）21.—Ihavebeenpreparingforthiscompetition,butnowitiscanceled.—_______badluck!A.HowB.WhatC.Whata22.—Who’splayingthepianointhenextroom?ItthatJason?—It_______beJason.Heexercisesinthegymatthistimeeveryday.A.mightB.mustC.can’t23.Sofar,over200milliontrees_______withthehelpofAlipayAntForest.A.wereplantedB.haveplantedC.havebeenplanted24.—Everyoneshowedupattheparty_______Mary.Doyouknowwhathappenedtoher?—Thereisabigtestandshehastoprepareforit.A.exceptB.besidesC.with25.Asoneofthegreatestmysteriesintheworld,Stonehengeiswellworth_______.A.visitB.tovisitC.visiting26.Guidebooksareveryusefulwhenyoutravelabroad,soremembertobuy_______assoonasyougettoSwitzerland.A.itB.oneC.that27.Watchyourstepsanddon’tfallagain.Walkas_______asyoucan.A.carefulB.carefullyC.morecarefully28.—Mom,canyougetmeacameraasmybirthdaygift?—Sure._______youcanmanageyourtimeandmakeprogressinyourstudy.A.IfB.UnlessC.Though29.HaveyouwatchedthemovieLittleWomen_______isdirectedbyGretaCelesteGerwig?A.whoB.whoseC.which130.30.—WhatdidMr.Wellessaytoyou?—Heaskedme_______.A.ifIhavehandedinmyhomeworkB.whyIwaslateforclasstodayC.howdidIfeeltoday第二节词语填空通读下面的短文，掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。（共10小题，计10分）ManyyearsagoIworkedasataxidriver.OnceIhadto31apassengeratmidnight.WhenIarrivedatthehouse,thehousewasdark.Justincasethepassengermightneedmyhelp,Istillknockedonthedoorinsteadofwaitinginthecar.ThedooropenedandIsawaladyin3280s,withasuitcaseinherhand.33andasked,“Couldyoudrivethroughthecity?”Sheknew34Whenwegotintothetaxi,shetoldmethethatitwasnottheshortestway.“Iamonmywaytoahospice(临终安养院).Ihavenofamilyleft”.Inoticedinhereyes.Iaskedwhatroute(路线)shewouldlikemetotake.Whilewedrovethroughthecity,sheshowedmethe35thatwereimportanttoher:thebuildingwheresheworkedasanurse,thehousewheresheandher36livedjustafterthemarriage,andsoon.Aftertwohoursofdriving,shesilentlysaid,“I’mtired,let’sgonow.”Whenwearrivedthehospice,sheaskedhowmuchsheshouldpay.Itoldhertherewasnoneedtodothat.“Butyouhavetomakealiving.”Shesaid.“Therewillbeotherthankedmeforgivingherthosemomentsofjoy.ThatdayIdidnotdriveanymorepassengers.Ijustdrovewithoutanylady.Itseemstomethatthisdrivewasthemost3938,lostinthoughtsabouttheold37.“Ireplied.ShethengavemeahugandthingI’vedoneinmylife.40.TheyarebeautifullyWealwayslookforgreatmoments,butsometimesgreatmomentscatchuspackedinsomethingthatmightbeconsideredasnothingspecial.31.A.lookfor32.A.my33.A.address34.A.tears35.A.peopleB.pickupB.hisB.numberB.courageB.places2C.careforC.herC.nameC.prideC.events36.A.mother37.A.patients38.A.purpose39.A.different40.A.unexpectedlyB.childB.passengersB.feelingB.meaningfulB.carefullyC.husbandC.studentsC.memoryC.normalC.successfullyIII．阅读技能（四部分，共24小题，计48分）第一节图表理解阅读下列图表，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共5小题，计10分）A41.ThenoticeaskspeopleNOTto_______.A.smokeB.bringanydogswithyouC.coveryourface42.Wherecanyouprobablyseethisnotice?A.Inahotel.B.Atarestaurant.C.Attheairport.3B43.Whenwilltheactivityend?A.At7:30p.m.B.At8:30p.m.C.At9:30p.m.44.Whichistrueaccordingtotheposter?A.Peoplein180countrieswilljoininEarthHour.B.ThegoalofEarthHourisjusttosavemoney.C.EarthHourmakesthedarknesswonderful.45.DuringEarthHour,_______.A.peoplehavetostayathomeB.afamilycanhavefuninatentintheyardC.everyonehastosleepatonce第二节短文理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共10小题，计20分）A4Inmanymovies,therearesometimescharacterswhohavechips(芯片)implanted(植入)intheirheads.Thismightcometrueverysoon.Neuralink,USbusinessmanElonMusk’scompany,hasdevelopedachipthatwasimplantedintotheheadofapig.OnAug28,Muskdidalivestream(直播)onhowitworksbyshowingthesignaltransmission(信号传输).Thechipisthesizeofacoin.Ithasover3,000electrodes(电极)thatcanmonitor(监测)about1,000neurons(神经元).Sointhelivestream,whilethepigwasbreathing,peoplecouldseeitsbrainactivityonalargescreen.Ifthistechnologyisusedonhumans,afterthechippicksupsignalsinthebrain,thesesignalswillbesenttonearbycomputersorAPPsandthenbetranslatedintoactions,suchasmovinganarmorleg.It’snotadreamforpeopletouseasmallchiptochangetheirlifewiththeirminds.Fornow,thegoalistouseittohelpdisabledpeople.Theycouldcontrolartificiallimbs(假肢)withtheirmindsandmovearoundmoreeasily.Peoplecouldevenusethetechnologytoplayvideogamesordrivecars.However,thereisstillalongwaytomakethesethingshappen.Thechipcansendsignalsfromabout500neuronsinthepig’sbrain.However,thehumanbrainhas80billionneurons.Also,itisnotsafetoimplantthechipyet,asitcouldharmthebrain.Hackers(黑客)couldalsohackintothechipandcontrolothers’thoughtsandfeelings.Thereisanotherproblem,too.Whenhumansareconnectedtocomputers,aretheystillhumans?46.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.ThechipwasinventedbyaUKcompany.B.Thereisacoininthenewchip.C.Apigwasusedinthetest.47.Therightprocessofsignaltransmissionis_______.A.brain—→chip—→computerB.brain—→action—→computerC.chip—→brain—→action4S.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellusaboutthetechnology?A.Theabilityithastocontrolbrainactivity.B.Theinfluencesitwillhaveonpeople’slifeC.Theproblemsitmightbringtohumans.49.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.There’remoreadvantagesofthetechnologythanrisks.B.Thechipwillbeimplantedintohumanbrainssoon.5C.Moreresearchesshouldbedoneonthetechnology.50.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthedevelopmentofthechip?A.Hopeful.B.Doubtful.BC.Disappointed.Youlikemoney,right?Mostpeopledo.Butwhatisitreallyworth?Usually,itwillbuythegoodsandservicesthatyouexpect.Butsometimesit’sworthlessthanthepaperthatit’sprintedon.Iknowthatsoundshardtobelieve,butit’shappenedbefore.DuringWWI(WorldWarI),theFrenchandtheGermansgotintoafight.Millionsdiedandbillionsofdollarswerespentbecauseofthewar.TheFrenchpaidforlossbytaxing(征税)theirpeople.ButtheGermansborrowedmoneytopayforthewar.AstheGermansborrowedmoreandmoremoney,thevalueoftheirmoneydroppedgreatly.Thingsgotmuchworseafterthewarended.SinceFrancewonthewar,theGermanshadtopayanindemnity(赔款).FrancewantedbillionsofUSdollarseachyear,notinGermanMarks(马克).TheGermanshadnochoicebuttoprintGermanMarksandthentradeditforUSdollars.Astheyprintedmoreandmore,themoneywasworthlessandless.Thingssoonwentoutofcontrol.ByNovemberof1920,oneUSDollarcouldbuy4,210,500,000Marks.ThevalueoftheirmoneydroppedsofastthatGermanworkers,aftertheygotpaid,hadtogotothestorerightaway.Iftheywaiteduntiltheday’send,theirmoneywouldbeworthless.Apieceofbreadcost200,000,000,000Marks.Thatmadelifedifficultifyouwerenotgoodatmath.Someevenburnedtheoldbillstokeepwarm.Thisiscalledinflation(通货膨胀),whichmaycauseseriouseconomic(经济的)andsocialproblems.Luckily,withgreateffortsofthegovernment,theeconomyofGermanyfinallyrecoveredandthingscamebacktonormalyearslater.Sowhileyouarerunningaftermoney,rememberthatmoneyisjustapromise,andthatpromisescanbebroken.651.ThepurposeofParagraphlisto_______.A.showtheimportanceofmoneyB.leadintotheinflationinGermanyC.introducethehistoryofWWI52.HowdidtheGermanspayforthewarduringWWI?A.Theyaskedhighertaxfromtheirpeople.B.Theyborrowedmoneyfromothercountries.C.Theyprintedmoreandmoremoney.53.IfyoulivedinGermanyin1920,youshould_______.A.buywhatyouneededassoonasyougotpaidB.gobacktoschoolandlearnmathwellC.burnallthemoneysincetheywereofnouse54.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recover”mean?A.衰败55.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WorldWarI:AFightforWealthB.Money:AWorthlessThingforLifeC.Inflation:APainfulLessontoGermany第三节语篇补全阅读下面的短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全短文。选项中B.复苏C.繁荣有一项为多余选项。（共4小题，计8分）Thereissomuchkidsneedtolearn.So,wepickandchoosethemostimportantsuggestionstoshare,hopingwhentheyareontheirown,theywillrememberthem.56.__________________Whenyoulookatotherstomeasure(测量)yourvalue,youarethrowingawayyourowntalentsandstrengths.Youwillneverfindoutwhoyouare.Instead,youshouldspendyourenergydiscoveringyou’reyourtalentsandbuildingonyourstrengths.Bethebestyou,asthat’senough.ChooseyourpeoplewiselyWhoyoustaywithwillalwaysbeyourmostimportantchoice.Sopickyourfriendscarefullybecausetheywillhaveagreatinfluenceonyourlife.It’sOKtoletunhealthyrelationshipsgo.57.__________________Andit’salsoOKtoavoidpeoplewhoaren’thealthyforyourgrowth.7Alwaysmaketimeforself-careIt’ssoeasytoforgetthatweneedtotaketimeforourpersonalneeds.Asyougettoknowyourselfbetter,findoutwhatyouneedtobehealthy,bothphysicallyandemotionally.Ifyoudon’tpayenoughattentiontothem,theresultcanbeterrible.58.__________________Thenpracticethemmoreoften.BecarefulhowyoumeasuresuccessWeliveinaworldthatoftendefines(定义)successbybeauty,wealth,andfame.Infact,yoursuccessonlydependsonyourhappiness,achievement,andpeace.Whatbringsyoudeepjoy?Whatbringsmeaningtoyourlifeandchallengesyoutogrow?59.__________________A.Livealifethatanswersthosequestions,andyouwillfindtruesuccess.B.Nevercompareyourselfwithothers.C.Youwillneverknowhowbraveyouareuntilyoutakethatfirststep.D.Sofindcorrectwaystorestbothyourbodyandmind.E.Makesuretheyaresupportive,kind,andworthyourtrust.第四节阅读表达阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。（共5小题，计10分）Howdoweknowaboutthingsthathappenedthousandsofyearsago,whentherewerenovideosorphotos?Oneansweriswrittenrecords.TheearliestwrittenrecordsorChinesecultureareknownasoracleboneinscriptions(甲骨文).Ithasbeen122yearssincethediscoveryofit.Morethan3,000yearsago,peopleintheShangDynasty(16th—11thcenturyBC)likedtoaskfortunetellers(占卜师)aboutthefuture.Forexample,whatwilltheweatherbelikenextweek?Willmywifegivebirthtoaboyoragirl?Fromworktolove,peopleaskedquestionsaboutmanytopics.Thefortunetellerwouldwritethequestiononanoraclebone(甲骨),heatitup,andthenreadthecracks(裂纹)inittofindananswer.Tensofthousandsoforacleboneshavebeenalreadyfound.TheynotonlyshowancientChineseculture,butalsothedevelopmentofChinesewrittenlanguage.Manyofthecharacters(汉字)weusetodayaresimilartothoseused3,000yearsago.“Theoracleboneinscriptionsstandforthespecialbeautyofalanguagethathasbeenpasseddown.”saidChenNan,aprofessoratTsinghuaUniversity.Doyouwanttoknowhowtowritetoday’sbuzzwords(流行语)inoracleboneinscriptions?ChenNancanshowyou.Byusingtheseancientcharacters,heandhisteamdesignedaseriesofemojis(表情)whichcanbedownloaded(下载)onyourmobilephone.Youaresuretobeamazedatthecuteemojisbringingancientculturebacktolife!860.Whenwereoracleboneinscriptionsdiscovered?61.WhydidpeopleinShangDynastyaskfortunetellersforhelp?62.Howmanystepsdidafortunetellerfollowtofindananswer?63.Whatcanweknowfromoraclebones?.Canwelearnaboutoracleboneinscriptionsinamodernway?IV．写作技能（三部分，共11小题，计32分）第一节语篇翻译阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。（共5小题，计10分）JoeBidenwillbethe46thPresidentoftheUnitedStates.TheresultwasannouncedonSaturdaymorning.65.Manypeopleincitiesacrossthecountryrushedintostreetstocelebrate.JoeBidenwasborninamiddle-classfamily.Whenhewasyoung,hesufferedfromstuttering(口吃).Becauseofit,hewasoftenlaughedatbyotherkids.66.他妈妈让他在镜子前反复大声朗读，untilheovercameit.In1972,hisfirstwifeNeiliaandtheiryoungestdaughterwerekilledinatrafficaccident.67.Thetwoboyswereluckytobealive,buttheywerebadlyhurt.Atthattime,Bidenhadjustbeenelected(举为)asasenator(参议员).Yearslater,Bidentriedrunningforpresidenttwice,butfailed.68.对他而言，成功之路是很艰难的。ItappearsthatthethirdtimeistheluckycharmforJoeBiden.OnSaturdaynight,JoeBidengaveaspeechtothenationandgavehispromise.ThoughheranasaDemocrat(民主党人),hewouldgovernthecountryasaPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Ashesaid,69.thepubliccaredmoreaboutabetterAmerica,ratherthanwhowontheelection.Hepromisedtoworkforthosewhosupportedhimandthosewhodidnot.Healsospokeabouthoweveryoneshoulddreambigbecauseanythingwaspossible.65．66．67．68．69．9第二节情景交际通读下面的对话，根据上下文补全对话内容。（共5小题，计10分）?A:Hi,Peter.70.B:I’mwritingtomyhostfamilyinChina.Theytreatedmelikeafamilymember.A:Hownicetheyare!71.B:Ilivedwiththemforabouthalfayear.A:Itmustbeawonderfulexperience.Youmusthavelearnedalotthere.B:That’sforsure.CustomsinChinaareverydifferentfromourshere,especiallythetablemanners.A:Weeatwithknivesandforks.HowaboutinChina?72.??B:No.Theyaresupposedtoeatwithchopsticks.Anditisimpolitetopointatanyonewithchopsticks.B:Oh,Isee.Well,willyouvisitChinaagain?A:Sure.Actually,Ihavebeenplanningmysecondvisit.B:Soundsgood.So73.?A:AftertheCOVID-19pandemic(新冠疫情).Wouldyouliketogowithme?HowIwishallthesewillcometoanendsoonandwecanstartourvisittoChina.B:74.A:Me,too.第三节书面表达（计12分）.75.为控制疫情进一步蔓延，河北石家庄发布紧急通知，所有中小学提前进入寒假，加强线上学习，期末考试推迟至下学期。王明是石家庄某所中学初三年级的学生，面对突如其来的变化，他有点焦虑与不知所措。假设你是李华，请你给王明写一封信从健康、学习、以及与家人相处三个方面，给他一些建议，帮助他健康平安、充实快乐地度过这个假期。1)词数：不少于80词(开头已给出，不计入总词数）；2)不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。提示词：COVID-19pandemic新冠疫情DearWangMing,I’mverysorrytohearaboutthebadnewsofyourcity.Yours,LiHua10参Ⅰ．听力技能略Ⅱ．知识运用第一节语法填空21—25BCCAC第二节词语填空31—35BCAABⅢ.阅读技能第一节图表理解41—45ACCAB第二节短文理解46—50CABCB第三节语篇补全56—59BEDA第四节阅读表达60.(Theywerediscovered)122yearsago.61.Becausetheywantedtoknowthefuture.62.Three(steps).63.TheynotonlyshowancientChineseculture,butalsothedevelopmentofChinesewrittenlanguage..Yes(,wecan).Ⅳ.写作技能第一节语篇翻译65.全国许多城市里的人跑到街上庆祝。66.Hismotherlethimreadaloudrepeatedlyinfrontofthemirror.67.两个男孩幸免于难，但他们受伤严重。68.Theroadtosuccessisverydifficultforhim.69.民众更关心的是一个更好的美国而不是谁赢了大选。第二节情景交际51—55BBABC36—40CBABA26—30BBACB1170.Whatareyoudoing?71.Howlongdidyoulivewiththem?72.Dotheyusethem,too?73.whenwillyouleaveforChina?/whenwillyougotoChina?(注意小写)74.Sure(,I’dloveto).第三节书面表达略12
