1、浙江省绍兴市柯桥区浙江省绍兴市柯桥区 2021 届九年级上英语期中调测试卷届九年级上英语期中调测试卷 一、完形填空（本题有一、完形填空（本题有 15 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，共计分，共计 15 分分) 1.阅读下列短文，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Im Elisa. Several days ago, our family were sleeping in Canadas Banff National Park when a wolf (狼) suddenly 1 our tent. My husband, Matt, was hurt. This is a 2 t
2、hing to post on my Facebook, since I havent fully understood 3 it had happened yet. It was like something out of a terrible 4 . Matt threw his body in front of me and the boys, and fought with the wolf as 5 caught his arms and hands. We were shouting for help as he was fighting with it and trying to
3、 save us. I 6 my body on top of the kids and Matt made the wolf not move by holding its mouth closed with his hands, but he 7 and the wolf started to drag(拖) Matt away, while I was catching his 8 trying to get him back. I dont think Ill ever be able to describe the terrible experience 9 . It was the
4、n that Russ 10 into the picture. He kicked the wolf and it finally let go of Matt. They continued to throw huge rocks 11 the wolf while we ran as fast as we could to the car for safety. 12 , the wolf ran away. And then Russ sent us to the nearest hospital and we got the 13 in time. It could have bee
5、n so much worse, and we are just feeling so happy that we are all still sitting here as a 14 family. Matt is our hero and we are forever 15 that Russ came to help and saved Matts life. 1. A. looked into B. cleaned up C. broke into D. ate up 2. A. hard B. famous C. direct D. secret 3. A. how B. what
6、C. where D. when 4. A. song B. exam C. movie D. speech 5. A. he B. it C. you D. she 6. A. hated B. laid C. cut D. punished 7. A. wondered B. agreed C. cried D. failed 8. A. habit B. face C. trick D. leg 9. A. fairly B. shyly C. properly D. suddenly 10. A. blew B. came C. swam D. climbed 11. A. at B.
7、 with C. for D. of 12. A. Quietly B. Strangely C. Finally D. Bravely 13. A. advice B. treatment C. knowledge D. direction 14. A. complete B. lonely C. sick D. terrible 15. A. upset B. careful C. proud D. thankful 二、阅读理解（本题有二、阅读理解（本题有 15 小题，每小题小题，每小题 2 分，共计分，共计 30 分分) 2.阅读理解 One hundred years ago, th
8、e world was a very different place. Many important things were invented that year. Some of them totally changed peoples lives. In 1920, the worlds first three-color traffic light was put to use. William Potts, a U.S. police officer, invented the modern traffic light system using red, green and amber
9、 (黄 褐色的) lights. It was first set up in Detroit, U.S.A. In the past, there was no easy way to deal with injuries(损伤).That all changed in 1920. Earle Dickson, a U.S. cotton buyer, invented the Band-Aid. One day, Dicksons wife cut her fingers while cooking. Dickson wanted to help treat the injury. He
10、tied tape and gauze(纱布),and a Band-Aid was born. The product hit the local market the following year. KDKA was Americas first commercial(商业的) radio station. It made its first broadcast on November 2, 1920.That day was election day (大选日). For the first time, people could know the results before they
11、read the next days newspaper. Westinghouse Radio was the company behind KDKA. The company set up KDKA in order to sell more radios. The plan worked. In just four years, 600 new radio stations had appeared across the United States. As a result, Westinghouse Radio was able to sell a lot of radios. （1）
12、From the text, we know the Band-Aid was _. A.invented by a police officer B.made to cook dishes better C.used to help treat injuries D.found by Dicksons wife （2）It can be learnt that _. A.William bought cotton from Dickson B.KDKA was the name of a radio station C.600 radios were soon sold out in 192
13、0 D.the inventions appeared in different years （3）The text is probably from the section(栏目) of _ in a newspaper. A.Traffic B.Medicine C.Science D.Business 3.阅读理解 I bought two sachets(小香袋)of warm cinnamon spice(肉桂香料) while shopping today. Seeing I was fighting with my crutches(拐杖), a staff helped to
14、push my shopping cart to the door. I gave one to him and he was really pleased. With so many things, I decided to take a taxi to go home. The driver put my things in the big box and was really lovely with small talk. A song came on the radio and he sang along to it. It was Stevie Nicks. He then told
15、 me that about20 years ago, he took a Will you marry me, Stevie? banner(横幅) to her concert. He said the band were pointing to it and laughing during the performance. When we arrived at my house, he asked if I would be able to get the four shopping bags out of the box myself. Of course I said yes and
16、 with my strong independent nature, I said that I could manage. He was kidding though. He brought the shopping bags up to the door. As he got back into the car, something told me to gift the other sachet to him. By this stage, he was already back in his car. He rolled down the window. I told him I w
17、asnt Stevie Nicks, but here was a gift that would make him smell sweet-smelling. He laughed and told me I was an angel (天 使). This was a lovely, fun and warm exchange. He was not smelling roses(玫瑰花), but in the Christmas season, it was much better to smell warm cinnamon spice. As for me, I would rat
18、her be an angel than Stevie Nicks, although Im sure shes lovely. （1）The writer gave the staff a sachet to _. A.ask him for help B.show his kindness C.help him have less pressure D.stop fighting each other （2）The driver asked the writer to take away her shopping bags by herself because he _. A.hurrie
19、d to pick up another passenger B.didnt have the duty to do it C.played a joke on the writer D.thought the writer could do it （3）We can infer(推断) the driver might _. A.have a pleasant talk with the writer B.marry Stevie after the concert C.fall in love with the writer D.accept the writers roses at la
20、st （4）According to the story, the writer wanted to express _. A.magical results of deep love B.her opinions about those helping her C.her feelings about strangers D.the good relationship among people 4.阅读理解 The local government killed more than 34,000 stray dogs(流浪狗) several months ago because they
21、were afraid that the dogs would spread rabies (狂犬病). This caused a discussion across the country. Some people said that it was very cruel to kill dogs. There might be a better way to avoid the disease. In the future, killing stray dogs might be seen as a crime. The Chinese government published a dra
22、ft(草案) of animal rights law. It says that a person who kills a stray dog without good reasons will be put in prison(监狱). The draft also says that people who treat animals badly will be considered crimes under the criminal law The government published the draft so that the public could read it and di
23、scuss their thoughts. People share different opinions. Some think the law is good. They say other countries like Britain and Japan have similar laws. They say we will do better at protecting animals if there is one. But others say its not necessary to fight animal abuse with a new law. Some people a
24、lso say that the draft doesnt deal with the biggest matters facing the countrys development. The country should make progress to give all people equal (平等的) rights, they say, before turning attention to animals. Another part of the draft is causing discussion. It says that people should not force an
25、imals to do something dangerous, like jumping through a ring of fire. But many people enjoy watching this kind of performance at the circus, especially kids. They say that if the animal does it properly, it will not get hurt. （1）The local government killed many dogs because _. A.the dogs were dirty
26、B.they wanted to stop rabies C.the dogs were homeless D.people wanted to eat the dogs （2）The underlined word cruel means _ in Chinese. A.盛行的 B.残忍的 C.有效的 D.直接的 （3）We can learn from the last two paragraphs that _. A.the draft isnt good for Chinas development B.Japan has similar laws about protecting a
27、nimals C.kids say animals should be forced to perform well D.China should pay more attention to animals than to people （4）The passage is mainly about _. A.when to kill stray dogs B.why to beat animals C.how to punish people D.whether to make a draft for animals 5.阅读理解 Mars is an empty planet, but th
28、at could change. Someday, it might have farms where fruit and vegetables could grow. Growing food on Mars has always seemed hard. But scientists think they have found a way to do it. They put sheets(薄膜) of material on the ground. The sheets could change the cold, dry planet into land for farming. Ro
29、bin Wordsworth worked on the sheets at Harvard University in Massachusetts. He said the sheets could let people live on another planet. On Mars, the conditions are not good, though. Most importantly, the planet is cold and dry. The soil might have polluted parts, and the air does not have much nitro
30、gen(氮气) that plants need to grow. The sheets do not solve all the problems. Still, they could help to set up a place for plants. The plants would grow only under the sheets. So there is less worry about harming the rest of Mars. The sheets would cover the plants. The scientists worked with sheets ab
31、out an inch thick. Those allowed light through for plants. They also warmed the ground and trapped enough heat to melt ice on Mars. Placing the sheets over icy parts of Mars could let plants alive there. Their study was printed in Nature Astronomy. The sheets could be on the ground to grow water pla
32、nts and they also could be hung. That would give room to plants to grow on land below them. Wordsworth said, You can imagine this being used in a number of ways. It could be used for visitors to Mars. Later it could be for people who live there. However, its a pity that the sheets are being studied
33、in the lab. （1）The scientists made sheets _. A.to change the weather of Mars B.to grow food on Mars C.to get materials on the ground D.to let people live on Mars （2）The underlined word that refers to _. A.Making sheets an inch thick B.Placing the sheets over icy parts C.Growing many plants on the gr
34、ound D.Hanging the sheets above the land （3）From Wordsworths words in the last paragraph, the sheets _. A.will be sent to Mars soon B.are still on the way C.can grow foods for him to eat D.are popular for visitors to Mars （4）What would be the best title for the passage? A.Plants can live on Mars now
35、. B.How do astronauts live on Mars? C.Farming on Mars is coming true. D.Ways of growing plants on the earth. 三、词汇运用（本题有三、词汇运用（本题有 15 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，共计分，共计 15 分分) 6.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次（每空一词)。 my smell overnight send beside （1）The rules are not going to change _. （2）The orange juice _ sour. Dont
36、drink it. （3）Mr. Smith is sitting _ David on the sofa. （4）Have you _ the postcards to your relatives yet? （5）Your blouse is made of silk and _ is made of cotton. 7.阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给的汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词)。 . The balalaika(巴拉莱卡)also called the Russian guitar, is a _ (传统的)Russian musical instrument, It ha
37、s a long neck, a wooden triangle-shaped body and strings(弦). Its usually used to play Russian music with _ (手指). Russians like the balalaika. The music played with it can be cheerful, as if the farmers were _ (跳舞) happily to celebrate their harvest. It can also be energetic, as if the workers were w
38、orking hard to make their country _ (更强壮) and richer. If a Russian moves to live or work abroad. he will _ (正常情况下) take a balalaika with him. When he feels lonely and sad, he will play it to cheer himself up. The balalaika was first played by the poor. At that time, balalaikas were _ (生产) by the pla
39、yers themselves. They were simple with different numbers of strings from two to even _ (六).Later a Russian musician, a _ (先驱者) Vasily improved the balalaika. He _ (创建)a whole family of balalaikas of different sizes, all with three strings. The smallest is 60-70cm long. The biggest is almost 2 metres
40、 high with a leg to sit on the floor. Today, there are _ (职业的) balalaika groups performing around the world. More and more people get to know the balalaika and are attracted by its Russian style music. 四、语法填空四、语法填空(本题有本题有 10 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，共计分，共计 10 分分) 8.阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Stran
41、ge School Rules As students, we are all familiar with school rules. But some rules are strange. Here are two strange school rules. Do you think _ are reasonable? No red ink(墨水) Teachers usually mark our homework _ red ink. The bright color _ (use) to point out all our mistakes. However, red ink is b
42、anned (禁止) _ (strict) by many schools in Australia and the U.K. Some people think that red ink can influence kids feelings _ the color makes them fear and puts pressure on them. They think green, pink, yellow, purple and blue are more relaxing. _ hand-raising While students are taking _ (course), it
43、s common for them to raise their hands in class to answer questions. However, the raising of ones hand has been banned in a school in Nottinghamshire, England. The headmaster of the school _ (believe) that teachers always only see the same students raising their hands. This doesnt encourage the lear
44、ning of the students who are _ (silent). Now, thanks to the rule, a teacher can choose any student _ (answer) the question. The students are becoming more active. 五、任务型阅读（本题有五、任务型阅读（本题有 5 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，共计分，共计 5 分分) 9.阅读下面短文，从方框中所给的 AD 四个选项中选择正确的答案，使短文意思连贯，然后回答问题。 A doctor in the family! After stu
45、dying for a long time, my brother has now graduated and we are very lucky to have a doctor in the family! My mom and dad, my sister and I are all interested in arts and languages. -its so difficult and takes such a long, time to study. So were all very proud of him. As well as this, we have a doctor
46、 of our own to ask about any medical problems we have! How good is that? Hes patient and understanding. And he cares a lot about people. He has helped at car accidents and done some small operations. I cant stand the sight of blood, so I could never do what he does! Micky says he wants to work in hospitals to help people with different illnesses. In my opinion, its wonderful if you can have a job that you really enjoy and Micky has found one. I just hope he isnt so busy that the rest of us have to make an appointment(预约) to say hello. （1）从方框中