广东省广州市第二中学2020-2021学年度第二学期九年级英语开学检测

2020-2021学年度第二学期二中初三英语开学检测
一、语法选择(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分
Years ago, a very rich man and his young son shared an interest in collecting art. They traveled around the world, collecting priceless works of art 1 famous artists like Van Gogh and Monet.
When war broke out, the son left to serve his country. After a few weeks, the old man received a letter saying his son had died while 2 another soldier to a hospital. The man became very 3 and sad.
One day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting--it was 4 portrait (画像) of his son. 5 the world would never consider it a great work, the painting was important to the man. The painting of his son became the old man's 6 thing. The following spring, the old man was 7 ill and passed away.
All of the old man's paintings would 8 at an auction (拍卖). The auction began with a painting 9 was not on any of the buyers' lists ...it was the painting of the old man's son.
"Who will open the price at $100?" the auctioneer asked. Moments passed and no one spoke or 10 their hand. Someone said: "Who cares about that painting? Let's get on to the good 11 .” More voices followed in agreement. "No, we 12 sell this one first,” replied the auctioneer. "Now, 13 will take the portrait of the son?"
Finally, a good friend of the old man spoke: "Will you take $10 for the painting? That's all 14 have.” “Will anyone go higher?” called the auctioneer. After more silence he said,“Going once . going twice .. sold!" The auctioneer looked at the crowd and announced that the whole auction was over. "According to the father's will, whoever takes the son's portrait gets the whole 15 ." the auctioneer said.
1. A. for B. by C. from D. with
2.A. take B. took C. taking D. will take
3.A. alone B. lonely C. lone D. loneliness
4. A. a B.an C. the D. /
5. A. Because B. If C. Though D. Since
6. A. value B. valuable C. more valuable D. most valuable
7. A. serious B. seriousness C. seriously D. more serious
8. A sell B. to sell C. be sold D. be selling
9.A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
10. A. raised B. raise C. rise D. rose
11. A. one B. ones C. it D. that
12. A. would B. may C. can D. must
13. A. who B. where C. which D. whom
14. A. I B. myself C. my D. me
15. A. collect B. collection C. collecting D. collective
二、完形填空(共10小题:每小题1分，满分10分)
When we were young, we wished everything to go quickly. We dreamed to become 16 . Every morning, when sitting in the classroom, we were looking forward to hearing the bell ring in the afternoon. 40 minutes seemed like 40 hours in class. A term seemed to be three times longer than the 17 .
People always say that it feels like time tends to move faster as we get older. When we get older, our life seems to be a copy of the day before and that makes time move 18 .
Time is something like a pile of memories, so the fewer 19 experiences we have, the less likely we are to fill in those memories with interesting things.
The older we get, the faster time goes by. In the first few years of our lives, anything we sense or do is brand new. Many of our experiences are special, so they 20 deeply in our memories. As the years go by, we have many similar experiences instead of new ones. We have 21 the life and never want to change anything.
For example, try to remember what happened to you every day last week. The only answer is work and sleep. It will be 22 for you to remember the specific things you did on Monday, Tuesday, etc. You may even forget he wedding party of your fiend's son.
What can we do about this? Maybe we need some 23 that will encourage us to try out new experiences, such as pointing out things we have hardly done, recommending dishes we have seldom taste and suggesting places we have 24 been to. Such an APP could make our lives more wonderful, encourage us to try new things, slow down the passage of time and increase our happiness. Before such an APP is invented, try to do at least one new thing every week. It's not too difficult to 25 yourself to do new things
16. A. teenagers B. winners C. adults D. scientists
17. A. month B. holiday C. weekend D. season
18. A. quickly B. slowly C. lately D. suddenly
19. A. old B. similar C. painful D. new
20. A. go B. attract C. develop D. remain
21. A. suffered from B. got used to C. taken care of D. worried about
22. A. exciting B. easy C. boring D. difficult
23. A. friends B. messages C. apps D. memories
24.A.never B. ever C. finally D. always
25. A. allow B. agree C. remind D. push
三、阅读(共两节，满分35分)
第一节阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(A)
Summer camp programs at Washington museums
Washington has a wide variety of museums Many of these world-class museums have special programs for children. The following museums take this a step, further and offer summer camp programs to educate and entertain kids during the summer months. Apply early because these camps can fill up fast.
National Building Museum -- Artful Architecture Summer Camp July 5-August 12, 2021. Ages 8-11. one- and two-week sessions. Campers can enjoy design challenges, field trips and more while experiencing architecture and design. (202)272-2448.
Tudor Place- Georgetown Summer History Weeks 2021 dates to be announced. Ages 4-10)Nine am-noon. Children experience a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities that bring 175 years of American history to life and teach about the natural environment. Children help prepare snacks and drinks of times past, try on period clothing, explore the historic garden, plant their own garden, play historic games, paint watercolor landscapes, and much more. (202) 965-0400.
National Archives-Genealogy Camp 2021 dates to be announced. Ages 12-and-up. Ever wondered about your family's roots and who is on your family tree? This hands-on weeklong camp will introduce the basics of genealogy research. Discover how to use the resources of the National Archives to look into your past. (202) 337-2288.
International Spy Museum - Spy Camp August 1-5 and 8-12, 2021, 9 am- 3 pm. Spy Camp is designed for ages 10 to 13 and filled with top secret activities that will put spy skills to the test. Children will learn from real spies, and hit the streets to run training missions. Develop a disguise (伪装) for cover, make and break codes, develop escape techniques, create and use spy equipment, discover the science behind you, and more. (202) 654-0930.
26. A child interested in escape skills should join .
A. Artful Architecture Summer Camp B. Georgetown Summer History Weeks
C. Genealogy Camp D. Spy Camp
27. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the article?
A. Those who want to learn about their family history could call(202)337-2288 for further information.
B. Children can take part in these summer camps in different cities
C. As for some camps, the opening date isn't known yet.
D. Children who take part should be at least 4 years old.
28. What can be concluded about these summer camp programs?
A. They last for one or two weeks.
B. They all provide outdoor activities
C. It is advised to sign up early for the programs
D. The purpose of these summer camps is mainly to help children get higher marks at school.
(B)
In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Harvard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted （领养的）and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, 1 gave birth to another boy.
You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo... a joyous zoo. Not surprising. I never did make it back to college full-time, but I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit. But I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!
I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you're looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you're in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won't arrive in your life on one day. It's a process. Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.
29. What does the underlined word “occupied" in the fourth paragraph mean?
A. nervous B. busy C. attracted D. confident
30. Why did the author leave school in her second year of college?
A. She wanted to study by herself. B. She got married and built a big family.
C. She suffered from serious illness. D. She decided to look after her grandma.
31. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?
A. Her family life was tiring yet she enjoyed it
B. She was tired of taking care of her children.
C. She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.
D. She was so confused that she couldn't make a correct choice.
32. What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A. Failure is the mother of success. B. Little by little, one goes far
C. Every coin has two sides. D. Well begun, half done.
(C)
What is the image of a typical female scientist? Perhaps you imagine a pair of thick glasses, messy hair and a few wrinkles on the forehead? With her high-heeled shoes and graceful posture, Ning Yan (or Nieng Yan), may break that stereotype (刻板印象).
Described as “the goddess scientist”, Yan, born in November 1977, is a leading biology researcher at Princeton University in the US. About a year ago, she was included among 100 new members and 25 foreign associates (院士) into The National Academy of Sciences, a famous scientific institution that aims to recognize outstanding research in the US.
You may not know Yan’s contribution to biology, but she is a rising star in the science world and her resume (简历) is impressive. She studied at Tsinghua University from 1996 to 2000. After graduating from Princeton in the US, she was invited to set up her own laboratory at Tsinghua in 2007. At age 30, she became one of China’s youngest-ever female professors.
It was a long road to get where she is now. She told People magazine that she always believes that scientists need to have a pure mind and strong willpower.
Yan likes to work at night. She says it’s because she can focus when the outside is quiet. She also works at least 14 hours a day, but she’s energetic, because research is the most “comfortable” job for her, according to an interview with People magazine.
This devotion to her work probably helped Yan in her research to identify the structures of proteins in cells’ plasma membranes (细胞质膜), which puzzled scientists for half a century. Her achievements got her listed among the journal Nature’s Science Stars of China in 2016.
Apart from scientific research, Yan enjoys TV dramas and classic novels. Surprisingly, the novel Journey to the West inspired her to become a structural biologist. In the book, the Monkey King changes into other animals. She wondered what it would be like to change herself. Luckily, Yan now lives in that world every day, exploring how proteins work at the level of atoms. “It was almost destined (注定的) that I would become a structural biologist,” she said in an interview with Nature.
As she realizes her own dreams, Yan tries to encourage more women to pursue careers in science. In her eyes, there is no difference between men and women in the scientific fields.
“Women can work as excellently as men and live the way they choose to,” she said in a public interview.
33. What's the correct order of the following events?
a. Ning Yan was elected as a foreign associate of the USA.
b. Ning Yan was chosen as one of the journal Nature's Science Stars of China.
c. Ning Yan studied at Princeton in the US.
d. Ning Yan set up her own laboratory at Tsinghua.
e. Ning Yan studied at Tsinghua University
A. c, e, d, b, a B. e, c, d, b, a C. c, e, d, a, b D. e, d, c, a, b
34. What should a scientist be like according to Yan?
A. Devoted and strong minded. B. Curious and full of energy.
C. Independent and confident. D. Outgoing and talented
35. What is Yan's opinion of women scientists?
A. They are better at science than men.
B. They are often misunderstood.
C. They are also able to achieve great things.
D. They need to work harder than men to realize their dreams.
36. What's best title of this passage?
A. Ning Yan, a rising star of science B. Ning Yan's career
C. Ning Yan, a typical female scientist D. Ning Yan's dream
(D)
Artificial intelligence (AI) products are not new. However，researchers have been working to improve the technology. Now virtual(虚拟的) assistants, like Siri and Alexa, can have short conversations with us. AlphaGo taught itself to play Go and became better than the top human players.
Now an AI system has been tasked with passing a multiple-choice exam. The goal is to improve machines’ language understanding and logic with so-called- computer vision(计算机视觉)
A system named Aristo was developed by the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, a lab in the United States city of Seattle. It recently passed an eighth-grade science exam taken by many US students. The New York Times reported. It correctly answered more than 90 percent of the questions. Then it was given a twelfth-grade exam. It scored more than 80 percent.
It's an example of the progress in AI development. Four years ago, 700 computer scientists tried to develop AI systems that could pass these kinds of exams. None scored higher than 60 percent.
Aristo was able to pass the exams because it can not only understand language but also use logical thinking to solve problems. For example, it can understand what a forest fire is and how it could endanger animals like squirrels or decrease the food supply they need.
The system used BERT, a kind of neural network technology developed by Google, to answer the questions. BERT has “read” thousands of English articles. If it looks at a sentence with a missing word, it can correctly guess what the word is. With BERT's help, Aristo "read' many multiple-choice questions and answers. Over time, it was able to find logical patterns on its own.
“It may still be in the earliest stages,” said Jingjing Liu, a Microsoft researcher who has been working on similar technologies. “We can’t compare this technology to real human students and their ability to reason.”
However, Aristo’s success means that AI systems are getting better at understanding users, and we might see improved search engines and hospital databases in the near future.
37. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in paragraph 3?
A. The city of Seattle B. Aristo C. A lab in Seattle D. The Allen Institute
38. What can we know about Aristo from its exam results?
A. It was smarter than most US students. B. It could only deal with science questions.
C. It was best at understanding English. D. It did better than other AI systems in similar tasks
39. What do paragraphs 3 to 8 talk about?
A. How Aristo teaches itself. B. How Aristo reads English articles
C. How Aristo is developed. D. How difficult it was to design Aristo
40. What can we learn from Jingjing Liu's words?
A. AI will soon replace humans in many tasks
B. Aristo still cannot compare to human reasoning skills.
C. Humans can't live without Al in the future.
D. Aristo performs better with a larger database.
第二节阅读填空(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)
阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填入41~45各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
No matter what problem you’re facing, everything passes with time. 41 . Here are some suggestions.
Accept it. Although it may seem Challenging to accept a negative situation, it's your best way to move forward. 42. You can only focus on how to improve the present.
Make a plan of action. 43 In financial situations, you can work on a budget and think about how much you can spend a week. If necessary, reduce some cost for your entertainment. In a fight with your lover, you can take some time to cool down and talk about it when both of you have a clear mind.
44 Family members and best friends are the people you should believe in. These people are the ones who know you best and can give you advice. Besides, they will keep your private worry as a secret and will never laugh at you.
Learn from it. There is always something to be learned from every experience you go through, good or bad. 45
Since all is said and done, leave the past behind you and begin looking to a bright tomorrow.
A. You can't change what already happened.
B. The best way to overcome a bad time is to find a way out.
C. Remember that you are not alone
D. It may be hard to look on the bright side, but there are always many ways to solve the problem.
E. Collecting all this knowledge could even help you avoid the situation in the future.
四、写作(共三节，满分30分)
第一节语篇填空(共5空;每空1分，满分5分)
根据下列语篇及所给单词的首字母，写出所缺单词的正确形式。在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词(每空限填一词)。
Kevin was a 12-year-old boy. He had fallen in love with a comb since he saw it for the first time, but it was so expensive that he couldn't 46. a it. He didn't give up and decided to earn money by himself.
On his way home, he came up with an idea. He thought he could collect wasted bottles and sell them to the factory. Every day after school he searched through every corner looking-for wasted bottles. 47. A the work was really tiring, he was cheerful whenever he got a little money from it.
After several month's hard work, Kevin finally got enough money for the comb. He bought it and then rushed home 48. e . His mother was sweeping the floor at that time. Kevin took out a small box from his pocket and placed it in her hand. She opened it and a beautiful comb 49. a . Her eyes were full of tears when she saw a beautiful comb with gold letters: To My Dearest Mother. She hugged Kevin and said: "It's the best 50.p I've ever received.”
第二节完成句子(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子(每空限填一词)
51.他就是那个总是被嘲笑的学生。
He is the student all the time.
52.我想知道它值多少钱。
I wonder .
53.作为对父母爱的回报，我会更加努力学习不让他们失望。
for my parents' love, I will work harder and never them .
54.Tom是一个多么诚实的孩子啊!
Tom is!
55.这场问答比赛使Denise太紧张了，难以保持平静。
The quiz made Denise become nervous .
第三节书面表达(共15分)
中考将至，初三的同学们学业繁重，但学生会呼吁大家仍要坚持每天阅读。大家针对阅读的书籍类型及理由各抒己见。假设你是初三学生会的会长，请根据下列表格的提示，写一篇英语发言稿，在级会上介绍某些同学的建议，并谈谈你的个人建议及理由，以及分享你的读书计划。
类型 理由 读书计划
建议一 报纸杂志 1. 足不出户便知天下事；
2. 增长知识，锻炼思维能力。 /
建议二 漫画 1. 放松头脑，减压；
2. 激发想象力 /
你的建议 ？ （请写出两点理由） 1. 每天做完作业后再阅读20-30分钟；
2. 把有价值的东西记录下来。
注意:
1词数:80个左右(开头已经给出，不计入词数)
2短文必须包括所有要点，可适当发挥;
3.不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
Dear students,
Doing some reading every day is important to us. Students in our grade share their ide about reading.
参考答案：
语法选择 1-5 BCBAC 6-10 DCCDA 11-15 BDAAB
完形填空 16-20 CBADD 21-25 BDCAD
阅读理解 26-28 DBC 29-32 BDAB 33-36 BACA 37-40 BDCB
阅读填空 41-45 DABCE
语篇填词 46 afford 47 Although 48 excitedly 49 appeared 50 present
完成句子
51 who is laughed at
52 how much it is
53 In return, let, down
54 What an honest boy/ kid
55 too, to keep still