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九年级英语期中测试A卷（基础卷）（详解版）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单项选择
1．—How often do you play football, Peter
—________.
A．For one week B．One week ago C．In one week D．Once a week
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——彼得，你多久踢一次足球？——一周一次。
考查特殊疑问句和一般现在时。For one week一周，表示时间段；One week ago一周前，表示过去的时间；In one week一周后，表示将来的时间；Once a week一周一次，表示经常性的动作。根据“How often”可知是问频度，故选D。
2．Last week, Lin Tao’s speech on how to be a good volunteer ________ all of us up.
A．will cheer B．is cheering C．cheered D．has cheered
【答案】C
【详解】句意：上周，林涛关于如何成为一名好志愿者的演讲使我们大家都振奋起来。
考查动词时态。根据“Last week”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。故选C。
3．Take action now, ________ you can’t achieve your goal.
A．but B．so C．and D．or
【答案】D
【详解】句意：现在就采取行动，否则你无法实现你的目标。
考查连词辨析。but但是；so因此；and和；or否则。此处是祈使句+and/or+陈述句的结构，根据“Take action now, … you can’t achieve your goal.”可知，后半句表示否则就无法实现目标，故选D。
4．—Excuse me! Is there ________ university in this town, sir
—Yes. Go along the Dong Street and you will find it.
A．不填 B．the C．a D．an
【答案】C
【详解】句意：——打扰一下！先生，这个镇上有大学吗？——有的。沿着东街走，你就会找到它。
考查冠词。此处泛指一所大学，应用不定冠词，university以辅音音素开头，应用a。故选C。
5．Lucy spends a lot of time practicing singing. She sings much ________ than before.
A．well B．better C．best D．the best
【答案】B
【详解】句意：露西花很多时间练习唱歌。她唱得比以前好多了。
考查形容词比较级。well好地；better更好；best最好；the best最好，the+最高级。根据“much”修饰比较级和“than”可知，此处用比较级better，故选B。
6．The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great book. It ________ in everyday English.
A．writes B．is written C．has written D．will be written
【答案】B
【详解】句意：《汤姆·索亚历险记》是一本很好的书。它是用日常英语写的。
考查时态和语态。描述的是客观事实，应该用一般现在时，此处it指代前面提到的这本书，与write是被动关系，应该用一般现在时的被动语态。故选B。
7．We ________ each other since I moved to America last year.
A．haven’t seen B．didn’t see C．sees D．were not seeing
【答案】A
【详解】句意：自从我去年搬到美国后，我们就没见过面。
考查时态。句子是since引导的时间状语从句。主句用现在完成时，从句用一般过去时，故选A。
8．—Listen! What’s the noise over the store
—Well, people ________ for its delicious homemade food.
A．are queuing B．queue C．were queuing D．queued
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——听！那边商店有什么声音？——嗯，人们为它美味的自制食物在排队。
考查动词时态。根据“Listen”可知，此句用现在进行时，结构为be+doing，故选A。
9．In the 1970s, scientists and business people also wanted to use the Internet ________ messages.
A．sent and received B．sends and receives
C．to send and receive D．send and receive
【答案】C
【详解】句意：20世纪70年代，科学家和商人也想使用互联网来发送和接收信息。
考查动词短语。根据题干可知，use...to do sth“使用……做某事”，空处使用动词不定式。故选C。
10．— _______ do you prefer, e-books or paper books
—E-books. They are convenient to carry around.
A．Which B．Why C．When D．Where
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——你更喜欢哪个，电子书还是纸质书？——电子书。它们便于随身携带。
考查特殊疑问句。Which哪个；Why为什么；When什么时候；Where哪里。根据“…”do you prefer, e-books or paper books 以及“E-books.”可知，此处询问的是“更喜欢哪个”，因此此处用which进行提问。故选A。
11．Take your swimming clothes because you ________ want to go swimming in the sea, even in December.
A．might B．can’t C．need D．mustn’t
【答案】A
【详解】句意：带上你的游泳衣，因为你可能想去海里游泳， 即使是在十二月。
考查情态动词。might可能；can’t不能；need需要；mustn’t禁止。根据“Take your swimming clothes”可知，你“可能 ”想去海里游泳，用might。故选A。
12．The farmers divided the apples ________ big ones and small ones.
A．to B．for C．into D．between
【答案】C
【详解】句意：农民们把苹果分成大苹果和小苹果。
考查介词词义辨析。to朝向；for为了；into进入；between在……之间。固定短语divide…into…意为“把……分成……”。本句是表示把苹果分成大苹果和小苹果两部分。故选C。
13．Jennifer and Lisa were all pupils at the School of the Air. When they got to their classroom, they turned on the radio and listened to ________.
A．what should they do B．what they should do
C．what are they doing D．what they are doing
【答案】B
【详解】句意：Jennifer和Lisa都是空中学校的学生。当他们到达教室时，他们打开收音机听他们应该做什么。
考查宾语从句。分析句式，题干设空处是动词短语listened to后的宾语从句，其语序应用陈述语序，故排除A、C项（均使用了疑问语序）；再根据题干“When they got to their classroom, they turned on the radio and listened to…”表述的是过去的情况，因此宾语从句应用过去的相应时态或情态动词，即B项表述符合语境。干扰项D项使用了现在进行时态，不符合语境。故选B。
14．Many people were dying ________ they did not get to hospital quickly enough.
A．so that B．because C．although D．so
【答案】B
【详解】句意：很多人因为没有及时送往医院而濒临死亡。
考查连词辨析。so that为了；because因为；although虽然；so所以。根据“Many people were dying...they did not get to hospital quickly enough.”可知，前后句子是因果关系，空处应是because，引导原因状语从句，表示很多人生命垂危的原因是没有及时送往医院。故选B。
15．Bob managed ________ the sofa by himself.
A．lift up B．lifting up C．lifted up D．to lift up
【答案】D
【详解】句意：鲍勃设法自己把沙发抬起来。
考查非谓语动词。manage to do sth“设法做某事”，为固定短语。故选D。
二、短文选词填空
Choose the proper words in the box to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once (选择最恰当的选项填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)
A．recognize B．secrets C． imagine D．crazy E. silent
The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radios, televisions and telephones that it is hard to 16 what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, cars hesitate in the streets because there are no traffic lights to guide them, and food turns bad in 17 fridges. Nature has been experimenting for millions of years. However, people began to 18 how electricity works a little more than two centuries ago. Scientists are discovering more and more that the living world may have many interesting 19 of electricity that could do something good to our human life.
A．effects B．unfortunately C． well D．special E. beat
All living cells (细胞) send out weak waves of electricity. As the heart starts to 20 , it sends out its records, which form an electrocardiogram (心电图). The brain, too, sends out brain waves of electricity. An electroencephalogram helps a doctor to tell how 21 the brain is working. The electric waves are extremely small. They are so small that sensitive machines are needed. But in some animals, certain muscle (肌肉) cells are so 22 that they do not work as most muscle cells at all. When large numbers of these cells are linked together, the 23 can be very surprising.
【答案】16．C 17．E 18．A 19．B 20．E 21．C 22．D 23．A
【导语】本文主要讲述了电的重要性及细胞电波的作用。
16．句意：人们对电灯、收音机、电视机和电话是如此习以为常，以至于难以想象没有它们的生活会是什么样子。根据“what life would be like without them.”可知，此处是想象生活会是什么样子，imagine“想象”符合语境，to为不定式符号，后跟原形。故选C。
17．句意：停电时，汽车在街上犹豫，因为没有交通灯指引，食物在无声的冰箱里变质。根据“When there is a power failure... and food turns bad in ... fridges.”可知，食物在无声的冰箱里变质，silent“无声的”符合语境，形容词作定语，修饰名词fridge。故选E。
18．句意：然而，人们在两个多世纪前才开始认识到电是如何工作的。根据“people began to ... how electricity works”可知，此处表示认识到电是如何工作的，recognize“认识到”符合语境，began to do sth“开始做某事”，空处用原形。故选A。
19．句意：科学家们越来越多地发现，生物界可能有许多关于电的有趣的秘密，这些秘密可能对我们人类的生活有好处。根据“Scientists are discovering more and more that the living world may have many interesting ... of electricity”可知，此处是指关于电的秘密，many后跟名词复数，secrets“秘密”符合语境。故选B。
20．句意：当心脏开始跳动时，它会发出记录，形成一种心电图。根据“As the heart starts to”可知，此处是心脏开始跳动，beat“跳动”符合语境，to为不定式符号，后跟动词原形。故选E。
21．句意：脑电图有助于医生判断大脑的工作情况。根据“how... the brain is working”及备选词可知，此处应用副词well“好地”，修饰动词。故选C。
22．句意：但在一些动物中，某些肌肉细胞非常特殊，它们根本不像大多数肌肉细胞那样起作用。根据“certain muscle (肌肉) cells are so ... that they do not work as most muscle cells at all.”可知，某些肌肉细胞很特殊，空处用形容词special“特殊的”，作表语。故选D。
23．句意：当大量的这些细胞连接在一起时，其效果会非常惊人。根据“When large numbers of these cells are linked together”可知，效果会很惊人，the后跟名词，备选词“effects”符合语境。故选A。
三、用所给单词的正确形式填空
24．Recycling has been a —nearly half of the household waste is recycled. (succeed).
【答案】success
【详解】句意：回收利用已经取得了成功——近一半的家庭垃圾被回收利用。succeed“成功”，动词原形。根据“a”可知，空格处应用名词单数，即success“成功”。故填success。
25．To be honest, we sometimes have to face competitions when we grow up. (fair)
【答案】unfair
【详解】句意：老实说，我们长大后有时不得不面对不公平的竞争。根据“we sometimes have to face...competitions when we grow up”可知，此处指“不公平的竞争”，unfair“不公平的”，形容词作定语修饰名词“competitions”。故填unfair。
26．Several soldiers moved towards the target under cover of . (dark)
【答案】darkness
【详解】句意：几个士兵在黑暗的掩护下向目标移动。“of”是介词，后面加名词，“dark”译为“黑暗的”，是一个形容词，词尾加“ness”，变成名词，故填darkness。
27．Tina always checks whether the door is locked more than once. (secure)
【答案】securely
【详解】句意：蒂娜总是不止一次地检查门是否锁好了。此空修饰动词locked，应填副词securely“牢固地”，故填securely。
28．She is trying her best to get a job to be financially . (depend)
【答案】independent
【详解】句意：她正尽最大努力找一份工作，以实现经济独立。根据空前动词“be”可知，这里需要形容词作表语，由“She is trying her best to get a job”可知，这里表示经济上“独立的”。故填independent。
29． , a turkey is at the center of the table on Thanksgiving Day. (tradition)
【答案】Traditionally
【详解】句意：传统上，感恩节餐桌的中央是一只火鸡。分析句子结构可知，此空位于句首，且空格后有逗号隔开，应填副词修饰整个句子，tradition对应的副词是traditionally“传统地”，故填Traditionally。
30．He has bought a new pair of glasses which him to see the words on the blackboard better. (able)
【答案】enable
【详解】句意：他买了一副新眼镜，这使他能更好地看到黑板上的字。分析句子结构可知，这是一个定语从句，此空是从句中的谓语动词，根据语境“bought a new pair of glasses”可知，这里表示“使他能看到黑板”，“使某人能够做某事”enable sb to do sth，且是一般现在时，先行词glasses是复数，动词用原形。故填enable。
31．Damin is an elderly but strong who still works every day. (fish)
【答案】fisherman
【详解】句意：大民是一个上了年纪但很强壮的渔夫，他仍然每天工作。这是一个定语从句，由空后的关系代词who可知，先行词是人，所以这里表示“渔民”，由动词“works”可知是可数名词单数。故填fisherman。
四、句型转换
32．Our school organizes an English debate once a year. (对划线部分提问)
does your school organize an English debate
【答案】How often
【详解】句意：我们学校每年组织一次英语辩论。划线部分的意思是“每年一次”，是指频率，用“how often”提问。故填How often。
33．The Greeks seized the captain through a trick. (对划线部分提问)
did the Greeks the captain
【答案】 How seize
【详解】句意：希腊人用诡计抓住了船长。划线部分表示方式，对此提问用疑问词how，助动词did后接动词原形，故填How；seize。
34．They created many memorable moments in the film. (改为否定句)
They many memorable moments in the film.
【答案】didn’t create
【详解】句意：他们在电影中创造了许多难忘的瞬间。此句是一般过去时的肯定句，变否定句时要借助于助动词did，否定是didn’t，didn’t后跟动词原形。故填didn’t create。
35．There is no need to compare yourself to anybody else. (改为反意疑问句)
There is no need to compare yourself to anybody else,
【答案】is there
【详解】句意：没有必要拿自己和别人比较。本句是There be句型，前半部分有“no”，所以是否定含义，反意部分用肯定is there。故填is there。
36．She hung several of her daughter’s paintings on the wall in the sitting-room. (改为被动语态)
Several of her daughter’s paintings on the wall in the sitting-room.
【答案】were hung
【详解】句意：她在起居室的墙上挂了几幅她女儿的画。考查主动语态变为被动语态。原句是一般过去时，应改为一般过去时的被动语态，其结构为：was/were+动词的过去分词。主语 “Several of her daughter’s paintings”是可数名词的复数形式，be动词用were；hang的过去分词为hung。故填were hung。
37．I missed the early bus this morning. (保持句意基本不变)
I catch the early bus this morning.
【答案】failed to/didn't
【详解】句意：今天早上我错过了早班车。missed the early bus=failed to catch the early bus“没赶上早班车”，fail to do sth“做某事失败”，也可以直接否定catch，原句是一般过去时，改写后的句子也用一般过去时，故填failed to/didn't。
38．a beautiful voice, she, soon, the singer, such, that, becomes famous, has
.
【答案】The singer has such a beautiful voice that she soon becomes famous
【详解】根据所给标点可知，应用陈述句的形式，分析所给单词，the singer作主语，has作谓语，such为程度副词，作状语，后接名词或名词短语，a beautiful voice作宾语，that引导状语从句，she作从句的主语，soon作状语，becomes作从句的谓语，famous作从句的表语。故答案为：The singer has such a beautiful voice that she soon becomes famous“这位歌手有一副如此好的嗓音以致于她很快就出名了”。
五、阅读单选
What will life in the future be like Will it be much better than it is now
And what will we be able to do in 10, 20 or 30 years’ time Genetic engineering (基因工程) may help us make the perfect human. Babies may grow up to play basketball like Yao Ming or look like Cecilia Cheung. Also, we may be able to bring the dead back to life. Maybe people will be able to meet and talk with their dead family members.
Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the difference between humans and machines.
Perhaps we will be able to make copies of ourselves, so we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. People may be able to find ways of putting the life of a person into a new body.
Nanobots (纳米机器人) will be important. We will use them when we are sick. For example, when we have a stomachache, we will swallow (吞下) a nanobot and it will travel through our stomach, taking a video of what’s happening there. The video will help the doctor heal (治愈) us.
In the future, computers may have their feelings. They may be able to think better than us. We may be more and more interested in computers and the internet, spending all our time in front of computers. Perhaps we will forget our real needs. Perhaps we will become super couch potatoes (电视迷) weighing 250 kg!
39．What is the main idea of the second paragraph
A．Why we use genetic engineering.
B．How to bring the dead back to life.
C．Where genetic engineering develops.
D．What genetic engineering can help us to do.
40．It may be harder to tell the difference between humans and machines because ________.
A．humans will live longer
B．humans will live among dead people
C．humans may be able to make copies of themselves
D．humans can change their body parts into machine parts
41．We can tell from the story that nanobots can carry ________ to help doctors.
A．a computer B．water C．medicine D．a camera
42．According to the last paragraph, computers may be able to ________.
A．talk like human beings B．have feelings
C．talk with dead people D．heal sick people
43．What can we know from the end of this passage
A．Humans may get fatter in the future.
B．The dead won’t be brought back to life.
C．We will no longer be interested in our own lives in the future.
D．We will no longer need doctors and teachers.
【答案】39．D 40．C 41．D 42．B 43．A
【导语】本文描述了未来的生活，基因工程和机器人将改变我们的生活。
39．段落大意题。根据第二段“Genetic engineering may help us make the perfect human. Babies may grow up to play basketball like Yao Ming or look like Cecilia Cheung. Also, we may be able to bring the dead back to life. Maybe people will be able to meet and talk with their dead family members.”可知本段讲述基因工程在未来各个领域的作用；选项D“基因工程可以帮助我们做什么。”符合本段文意。故选D。
40．细节理解题。根据第四段“Perhaps we will be able to make copies of ourselves, ....”(也许我们能够复制自己)可知，未来可能更难区分人和机器，因为人类可能能够复制自己。故选C。
41．推理判断题。根据第五段“For example, when we have a stomachache, we will swallow a nanobot and it will travel through our stomach, taking a video of what’s happening there…”(胃痛时吞下一个纳米机器人，它会拍下胃里的视频)可知，纳米机器人可以携带摄像机。故选D。
42．细节理解题。根据第六段“In the future, computers may have their feelings.”可知，在未来，电脑可能会有自己的情感。故选B。
43．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Perhaps we will become super couch potatoes weighing 250 kg!”(也许我们将成为250公斤重的超级沙发土豆)可知，人类将来可能会变得更胖。故选A。
六、完形填空
Arthur lives in Portsmouth with his wife and three children. He has a good job but he isn’t happy. Arthur is the captain of a large tanker[1]. He loves ships and the sea and is good at his job. He earns a lot of money and has a lot of free time at work to study languages and write. So what’s the 44
Arthur has a “three months on-two months off” contract[2], which means that he goes to sea for three months and then has two months of holiday. This means that some years he isn’t at home for Christmas, some years he is away during the summer holidays and every year he misses someone’s birthday, school shows and other important days. His children are 12,10 and 6 and they grow 45 at that age.
When Arthur comes home, the children spend a day or two just looking at him and trying to 46 what to say. There are also good times. The family have parties to celebrate any birthdays missed and they sometimes have Christmas dinner in November or January but there is always a feeling of sadness that they can’t happen at the right time. It is obvious that the last week of his leave is filled with 47 .
Life is also difficult for his wife, Theresa. She is a teacher and, for three months, has no husband to help her with shopping, cooking, cleaning and checking homework. She is very 48 , so the children help with the housework, go to bed at nine o’clock and get up for school without any problems. Theresa prepares dinners in advance and makes the most of every hour of the day. Then, Arthur comes home. He ignores the normal bedtimes because he wants to tell his children stories and play with them. The children stop doing housework and, because they go to bed late, they are tired when they get up in the morning. Of course, Theresa understands and is pleased to see her family so happy, but it takes a week or more to get life back to normal when Arthur goes back to sea.
Now, Arthur wants to find a job on land but he knows it isn’t easy. What can a ship’s captain do when he isn’t on a ship Arthur’s dream is to be a writer of children’s books and work from home. This dream 49 him up when he is on the other side of the world and still has two months before he sees his family again.
Word box[l]tanker n.游轮 [2]contract n.合约
44．A．ambition B．wish C．problem D．idea
45．A．immediately B．happily C．safely D．quickly
46．A．imagine B．consider C．pretend D．remember
47．A．tears B．meals C．pains D．interests
48．A．nice B．strict C．serious D．friendly
49．A．wakes B．puts C．lifts D．cheers
【答案】44．C 45．D 46．B 47．A 48．B 49．D
【导语】本文介绍了亚瑟是一名大型油轮的船长，因为出海有两个月的时间不能陪孩子，因此不开心。
44．句意：那么问题出在哪里呢？
ambition夙愿；wish希望；problem问题；idea主意。根据“He has a good job but he isn’t happy.”可知，这里是问题出在哪里。故选C。
45．句意：他的孩子分别是12岁、10岁和6岁，他们在那个年龄成长得很快。
immediately立即；happily高兴地；safely安全地；quickly迅速地。根据“His children are 12,10 and 6 and they grow…at that age.”可知，这里是指孩子们长得很快。故选D。
46．句意：当亚瑟回家时，孩子们会花一两天的时间看着他，思考该说什么。
imagine想象；consider考虑；pretend假装；remember回想起。根据“trying to…what to say.”可知，这里指孩子们思考该说什么。故选B。
47．句意：很明显，他休假的最后一周充满了泪水。
tears眼泪；meals膳食；pains痛苦；interests兴趣。根据“there is always a feeling of sadness that they can’t happen at the right time.”可知，这里是指眼里充满了泪水。故选A。
48．句意：她非常严格，所以孩子们帮忙做家务，九点睡觉，起床上学都没有任何问题。
nice美好的；strict严格的；serious严重的；friendly友爱的。根据“so the children help with the housework, go to bed at nine o’clock and get up for school without any problems.”可知，这里是指她非常严格。故选B。
49．句意：当他在世界的另一端，还有两个月的时间才能再次见到家人时，这个梦想让他振作起来。
wakes醒；puts放；lifts举起；cheers欢呼。根据“when he is on the other side of the world and still has two months before he sees his family again.”可知，这里是他的这个梦想让他振作起来。cheer up意为“振作起来”。故选D。
七、短文首字母填空
Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）
The Elephant and the Rope
A gentleman was walking through an elephant camp. He suddenly stopped. He realized that the elephants weren’t being kept in cages or held by the use of chains(链条). Each of the giant animals was held by only a small rope tied to its front leg.
The man felt confused. It was c 50 that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds and run away. But, for some reason, they did not. In fact, they didn’t try to escape at all.
He saw a trainer nearby. Curious and wanting to know the answer, he went up and asked, “Excuse me, but I want to know why the elephants are just standing there. Why do they never try to run away ”
The trainer replied, “When the elephants are very young and much smaller, we use ropes of the same size to tie them. At a young a 51 , the elephants are not strong enough to break free from the ropes. They try and try, but fail each time. As they grow up, they are conditioned to(习惯于) believe they cannot break away. They believe the ropes can still hold them, so they n 52 try to break free ever again.”
L 53 the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before I think every one of us can relate to this story and the feeling of having failed at something or another over the years. Over time, we might begin to think that we are not able to do a particular(特定的) thing and we a 54 this as the truth and never try again. We think to ourselves, “I tried that before and it didn’t work out. What is the point in trying it again and w 55 my time I don’t want to look like a fool!” And this is how we start to settle for a life that is “safe” and “less exciting”. However, we could regard all the so-called “failures” in our lives as just stepping stones along our path, and decide to respond in a way that is positive. Say to yourself, “Ah, well, at least I tied. Now I know a wrong way to do it, so it makes my next attempt(尝试) clearer!”
So, don’t limit yourself to a small world. Stay f 56 on what you want to achieve and keep trying until you succeed. You will never know how far you can go until you have the courage to do it. And if you fall, just get up and try again!
【答案】50．(c)lear 51．(a)ge 52．(n)ever 53．(L)ike 54．(a)ccept 55．(w)asting 56．(f)ocused
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者通过自己所看到的一件关于大象的事情，告诉我们之前的失败只是我们成长路上的垫脚石，我们需要不断地继续尝试。
50．句意：很明显，大象可以在任何时候挣脱束缚逃跑。was后接形容词作表语，根据“the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds and run away”及首字母可知，大象可以逃跑是很明显的，clear“明显的”，故填(c)lear。
51．句意：大象还很小，还不够强壮，无法挣脱绳索。根据“When the elephants are very young”及“At a young”可知，大象小的时候不够强壮，age“年龄”，根据a可知，此空应填单数形式，故填(a)ge。
52．句意：它们相信绳子还能拴住它们，所以它们再也不会试图挣脱。根据“They believe the ropes can still hold them, so they …try to break free ever again”及首字母可知，相信绳子还能拴住它们，所以不再逃跑，never“从不”，故填(n)ever。
53．句意：就像大象一样，我们中有多少人一生都抱着一种信念，认为我们不能做某事，仅仅是因为我们曾经失败过一次？根据“… the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something”及首字母可知，我们中有多少人像大象一样，like“像”，故填(L)ike。
54．句意：随着时间的推移，我们可能会开始认为我们不能做某件事，并接受这一事实，不再尝试。根据“we … this as the truth and never try again”及首字母可知，接受这一事实了，accept“接受”，根据try可知，此空应填动词原形，故填(a)ccept。
55．句意：再试一次又浪费我的时间有什么意义？根据“What is the point in trying it again and …my time”及首字母可知，再试一次是在浪费时间，waste“浪费”，根据trying可知，此空应填动词ing形式，故填(w)asting。
56．句意：专注于你想要实现的目标，不断尝试，直到成功。根据“Stay…on what you want to achieve”及首字母可知，专注于你想要实现的目标，stay focused on“专注于”，故填(f)ocused。
八、阅读回答问题
阅读该短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Ancestors left us many valuable things and intangible cultural heritage (ICH，非物质文化遗产) is one of them. It includes things like music, art, sports and other social practices.
With a knife, scissors (剪刀) and comb (梳子), people in Shanxi can creatively turn the dough (面团) into different characters. The common ones are babies and animals. During many festivals, even now, they are sent to friends and family as gifts. But few young people can make them.
More than 1000 years ago, the Bai people used tie-dye (扎染) to make colorful clothes. Dring the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was popular. In the 1960s, it became a fashion in the US. Now some children learn it in their art classes. Hope more of them can join.
As one of the most famous styles, Shu Embroidery (蜀绣) is known for its smooth needlework (针线活) and beautiful colors. However, because of cheaper products made by modern machines, fewer people buy bandmade embroidery products. So the skill is in danger. Luckily, some young people are learning it.
West Lake Longjing Tea Roasting Technique (炒茶技术) is an important part of Chinese tea culture. Although machines can do the job now, the quality (质量) is not good. Only by hand can we make tea leaves have best color, shape and taste. We need to pass it down and let more young people learn it.
57．What does the underline word “them” in Paragraph 1 refer to
58．How do people turn the dough into different characters like babies and animals
59．When was tie-dye popular in the US
60．How many kinds of ICH does the writer talk about in the passage
61．What the writer’s purpose according to the passage
【答案】57．Many valuable things. 58．With a knife, scissors and comb, people turn the dough into different characters like babies and animals. 59．In the 1960s. 60．Four. 61．The writer’s purpose is to introduce four kinds of ICH.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，向我们介绍了四种非物质文化遗产。
57．根据“Ancestors left us many valuable things and intangible cultural heritage (ICH，非物质文化遗产) is one of them. ”可知，祖先给我们留下了许多有价值的东西，非物质文化遗产就是这些有价值东西中的其中一种，所以them指代“many valuable things”，故填Many valuable things.
58．根据“With a knife, scissors (剪刀) and comb (梳子), people in Shanxi can creatively turn the dough (面团) into different characters.”可知，用刀、剪刀和梳子，山西人可以创造性地把面团变成不同的人物，故填With a knife, scissors and comb, people turn the dough into different characters like babies and animals.
59．根据“In the 1960s, it became a fashion in the US”可知，在20世纪60年代，它在美国成为一种时尚，故填In the 1960s.
60．根据“With a knife, scissors (剪刀) and comb (梳子), people in Shanxi can creatively turn the dough (面团) into different characters.”“the Bai people used tie-dye (扎染) to make colorful clothes”“Shu Embroidery (蜀绣) is known for its smooth needlework (针线活) and beautiful colors.”“West Lake Longjing Tea Roasting Technique (炒茶技术) is an important part of Chinese tea culture”可知，一共提到了四种非物质文化遗产，故填Four.
61．根据“Ancestors left us many valuable things and intangible cultural heritage (ICH，非物质文化遗产) is one of them.”可知，本文的目的是为了向我们介绍四种非物质文化遗产，故填The writer’s purpose is to introduce four kinds of ICH.
九、材料作文
62．自律自控是关乎一个人发展进步的重要素质。假期是提升自律自控能力的好时机，校刊以“自控”（self-control）为题，开展征文活动，请同学们结合假期生活，围绕以下问题写一篇英语作文。
提示词语：plan, responsible, help, self-control…
提示问题：
1. Why do you think self-control is important to you
2. What did you do to improve your self-control ability this summer vacation
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【答案】例文
Self-control plays an important role in our life. We must be strict with ourselves in everyday life.
For me, self-control is good in many ways. It makes my life easier, happier and healthier. My life and study are so well organized with self-control that I can save a lot of time. What’s more, being self-controlled helps me prepare for a better and brighter future.
During the summer vacation, I tried my best to improve my self-control ability. First of all, I followed my family rules and got on well with my parents at home. Secondly, I finished my homework on time and helped my parents with housework. Thirdly, I read more and played computer games less. I believe strong self-control ability will make me become a responsible person.
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
②时态：时态为“一般现在时”和“一般过去时”；
③提示：注意结合提示内容进行写作，适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。
[写作步骤]
第一步，介绍自控能力的重要性；
第二步，叙述为了提高自控能力，你暑假期间做的事情。
[亮点词汇]
①first of all首先
②get on well with和……相处融洽
③on time按时
④prepare for为……做准备
[高分句型]
①My life and study are so well organized with self-control that I can save a lot of time.（so...that引导的结果状语从句）
②What’s more, being self-controlled helps us prepare for a better and brighter future.（动名词作主语）
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九年级英语期中测试A卷（基础卷）（学生版）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单项选择
1．—How often do you play football, Peter
—________.
A．For one week B．One week ago C．In one week D．Once a week
2．Last week, Lin Tao’s speech on how to be a good volunteer ________ all of us up.
A．will cheer B．is cheering C．cheered D．has cheered
3．Take action now, ________ you can’t achieve your goal.
A．but B．so C．and D．or
4．—Excuse me! Is there ________ university in this town, sir
—Yes. Go along the Dong Street and you will find it.
A．不填 B．the C．a D．an
5．Lucy spends a lot of time practicing singing. She sings much ________ than before.
A．well B．better C．best D．the best
6．The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great book. It ________ in everyday English.
A．writes B．is written C．has written D．will be written
7．We ________ each other since I moved to America last year.
A．haven’t seen B．didn’t see C．sees D．were not seeing
8．—Listen! What’s the noise over the store
—Well, people ________ for its delicious homemade food.
A．are queuing B．queue C．were queuing D．queued
9．In the 1970s, scientists and business people also wanted to use the Internet ________ messages.
A．sent and received B．sends and receives
C．to send and receive D．send and receive
10．— _______ do you prefer, e-books or paper books
—E-books. They are convenient to carry around.
A．Which B．Why C．When D．Where
11．Take your swimming clothes because you ________ want to go swimming in the sea, even in December.
A．might B．can’t C．need D．mustn’t
12．The farmers divided the apples ________ big ones and small ones.
A．to B．for C．into D．between
13．Jennifer and Lisa were all pupils at the School of the Air. When they got to their classroom, they turned on the radio and listened to ________.
A．what should they do B．what they should do
C．what are they doing D．what they are doing
14．Many people were dying ________ they did not get to hospital quickly enough.
A．so that B．because C．although D．so
15．Bob managed ________ the sofa by himself.
A．lift up B．lifting up C．lifted up D．to lift up
二、短文选词填空
Choose the proper words in the box to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once (选择最恰当的选项填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)
A．recognize B．secrets C． imagine D．crazy E. silent
The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radios, televisions and telephones that it is hard to 16 what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, cars hesitate in the streets because there are no traffic lights to guide them, and food turns bad in 17 fridges. Nature has been experimenting for millions of years. However, people began to 18 how electricity works a little more than two centuries ago. Scientists are discovering more and more that the living world may have many interesting 19 of electricity that could do something good to our human life.
A．effects B．unfortunately C． well D．special E. beat
All living cells (细胞) send out weak waves of electricity. As the heart starts to 20 , it sends out its records, which form an electrocardiogram (心电图). The brain, too, sends out brain waves of electricity. An electroencephalogram helps a doctor to tell how 21 the brain is working. The electric waves are extremely small. They are so small that sensitive machines are needed. But in some animals, certain muscle (肌肉) cells are so 22 that they do not work as most muscle cells at all. When large numbers of these cells are linked together, the 23 can be very surprising.
三、用所给单词的正确形式填空
24．Recycling has been a —nearly half of the household waste is recycled. (succeed).
25．To be honest, we sometimes have to face competitions when we grow up. (fair)
26．Several soldiers moved towards the target under cover of . (dark)
27．Tina always checks whether the door is locked more than once. (secure)
28．She is trying her best to get a job to be financially . (depend)
29． , a turkey is at the center of the table on Thanksgiving Day. (tradition)
30．He has bought a new pair of glasses which him to see the words on the blackboard better. (able)
31．Damin is an elderly but strong who still works every day. (fish)
四、句型转换
32．Our school organizes an English debate once a year. (对划线部分提问)
does your school organize an English debate
33．The Greeks seized the captain through a trick. (对划线部分提问)
did the Greeks the captain
34．They created many memorable moments in the film. (改为否定句)
They many memorable moments in the film.
35．There is no need to compare yourself to anybody else. (改为反意疑问句)
There is no need to compare yourself to anybody else,
36．She hung several of her daughter’s paintings on the wall in the sitting-room. (改为被动语态)
Several of her daughter’s paintings on the wall in the sitting-room.
37．I missed the early bus this morning. (保持句意基本不变)
I catch the early bus this morning.
38．a beautiful voice, she, soon, the singer, such, that, becomes famous, has
.
五、阅读单选
What will life in the future be like Will it be much better than it is now
And what will we be able to do in 10, 20 or 30 years’ time Genetic engineering (基因工程) may help us make the perfect human. Babies may grow up to play basketball like Yao Ming or look like Cecilia Cheung. Also, we may be able to bring the dead back to life. Maybe people will be able to meet and talk with their dead family members.
Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the difference between humans and machines.
Perhaps we will be able to make copies of ourselves, so we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. People may be able to find ways of putting the life of a person into a new body.
Nanobots (纳米机器人) will be important. We will use them when we are sick. For example, when we have a stomachache, we will swallow (吞下) a nanobot and it will travel through our stomach, taking a video of what’s happening there. The video will help the doctor heal (治愈) us.
In the future, computers may have their feelings. They may be able to think better than us. We may be more and more interested in computers and the internet, spending all our time in front of computers. Perhaps we will forget our real needs. Perhaps we will become super couch potatoes (电视迷) weighing 250 kg!
39．What is the main idea of the second paragraph
A．Why we use genetic engineering.
B．How to bring the dead back to life.
C．Where genetic engineering develops.
D．What genetic engineering can help us to do.
40．It may be harder to tell the difference between humans and machines because ________.
A．humans will live longer
B．humans will live among dead people
C．humans may be able to make copies of themselves
D．humans can change their body parts into machine parts
41．We can tell from the story that nanobots can carry ________ to help doctors.
A．a computer B．water C．medicine D．a camera
42．According to the last paragraph, computers may be able to ________.
A．talk like human beings B．have feelings
C．talk with dead people D．heal sick people
43．What can we know from the end of this passage
A．Humans may get fatter in the future.
B．The dead won’t be brought back to life.
C．We will no longer be interested in our own lives in the future.
D．We will no longer need doctors and teachers.
六、完形填空
Arthur lives in Portsmouth with his wife and three children. He has a good job but he isn’t happy. Arthur is the captain of a large tanker[1]. He loves ships and the sea and is good at his job. He earns a lot of money and has a lot of free time at work to study languages and write. So what’s the 44
Arthur has a “three months on-two months off” contract[2], which means that he goes to sea for three months and then has two months of holiday. This means that some years he isn’t at home for Christmas, some years he is away during the summer holidays and every year he misses someone’s birthday, school shows and other important days. His children are 12,10 and 6 and they grow 45 at that age.
When Arthur comes home, the children spend a day or two just looking at him and trying to 46 what to say. There are also good times. The family have parties to celebrate any birthdays missed and they sometimes have Christmas dinner in November or January but there is always a feeling of sadness that they can’t happen at the right time. It is obvious that the last week of his leave is filled with 47 .
Life is also difficult for his wife, Theresa. She is a teacher and, for three months, has no husband to help her with shopping, cooking, cleaning and checking homework. She is very 48 , so the children help with the housework, go to bed at nine o’clock and get up for school without any problems. Theresa prepares dinners in advance and makes the most of every hour of the day. Then, Arthur comes home. He ignores the normal bedtimes because he wants to tell his children stories and play with them. The children stop doing housework and, because they go to bed late, they are tired when they get up in the morning. Of course, Theresa understands and is pleased to see her family so happy, but it takes a week or more to get life back to normal when Arthur goes back to sea.
Now, Arthur wants to find a job on land but he knows it isn’t easy. What can a ship’s captain do when he isn’t on a ship Arthur’s dream is to be a writer of children’s books and work from home. This dream 49 him up when he is on the other side of the world and still has two months before he sees his family again.
Word box[l]tanker n.游轮 [2]contract n.合约
44．A．ambition B．wish C．problem D．idea
45．A．immediately B．happily C．safely D．quickly
46．A．imagine B．consider C．pretend D．remember
47．A．tears B．meals C．pains D．interests
48．A．nice B．strict C．serious D．friendly
49．A．wakes B．puts C．lifts D．cheers
七、短文首字母填空
Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）
The Elephant and the Rope
A gentleman was walking through an elephant camp. He suddenly stopped. He realized that the elephants weren’t being kept in cages or held by the use of chains(链条). Each of the giant animals was held by only a small rope tied to its front leg.
The man felt confused. It was c 50 that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds and run away. But, for some reason, they did not. In fact, they didn’t try to escape at all.
He saw a trainer nearby. Curious and wanting to know the answer, he went up and asked, “Excuse me, but I want to know why the elephants are just standing there. Why do they never try to run away ”
The trainer replied, “When the elephants are very young and much smaller, we use ropes of the same size to tie them. At a young a 51 , the elephants are not strong enough to break free from the ropes. They try and try, but fail each time. As they grow up, they are conditioned to(习惯于) believe they cannot break away. They believe the ropes can still hold them, so they n 52 try to break free ever again.”
L 53 the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before I think every one of us can relate to this story and the feeling of having failed at something or another over the years. Over time, we might begin to think that we are not able to do a particular(特定的) thing and we a 54 this as the truth and never try again. We think to ourselves, “I tried that before and it didn’t work out. What is the point in trying it again and w 55 my time I don’t want to look like a fool!” And this is how we start to settle for a life that is “safe” and “less exciting”. However, we could regard all the so-called “failures” in our lives as just stepping stones along our path, and decide to respond in a way that is positive. Say to yourself, “Ah, well, at least I tied. Now I know a wrong way to do it, so it makes my next attempt(尝试) clearer!”
So, don’t limit yourself to a small world. Stay f 56 on what you want to achieve and keep trying until you succeed. You will never know how far you can go until you have the courage to do it. And if you fall, just get up and try again!
八、阅读回答问题
阅读该短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Ancestors left us many valuable things and intangible cultural heritage (ICH，非物质文化遗产) is one of them. It includes things like music, art, sports and other social practices.
With a knife, scissors (剪刀) and comb (梳子), people in Shanxi can creatively turn the dough (面团) into different characters. The common ones are babies and animals. During many festivals, even now, they are sent to friends and family as gifts. But few young people can make them.
More than 1000 years ago, the Bai people used tie-dye (扎染) to make colorful clothes. Dring the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was popular. In the 1960s, it became a fashion in the US. Now some children learn it in their art classes. Hope more of them can join.
As one of the most famous styles, Shu Embroidery (蜀绣) is known for its smooth needlework (针线活) and beautiful colors. However, because of cheaper products made by modern machines, fewer people buy bandmade embroidery products. So the skill is in danger. Luckily, some young people are learning it.
West Lake Longjing Tea Roasting Technique (炒茶技术) is an important part of Chinese tea culture. Although machines can do the job now, the quality (质量) is not good. Only by hand can we make tea leaves have best color, shape and taste. We need to pass it down and let more young people learn it.
57．What does the underline word “them” in Paragraph 1 refer to
58．How do people turn the dough into different characters like babies and animals
59．When was tie-dye popular in the US
60．How many kinds of ICH does the writer talk about in the passage
61．What the writer’s purpose according to the passage
九、材料作文
62．自律自控是关乎一个人发展进步的重要素质。假期是提升自律自控能力的好时机，校刊以“自控”（self-control）为题，开展征文活动，请同学们结合假期生活，围绕以下问题写一篇英语作文。
提示词语：plan, responsible, help, self-control…
提示问题：
1. Why do you think self-control is important to you
2. What did you do to improve your self-control ability this summer vacation
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