1、海淀区九年级第二学期期中练习海淀区九年级第二学期期中练习 、单项填空（共 6 分，每小题 0.5 分） 从下面各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. Peters sister is a manager and works in a big company. A. he B. she C. his D. her 2. We all studied at home March this year. A. in B. on C. at D. to 2020. 05 3. I had a good time in the park my parents taug
2、ht me how to fly a kite. A. if B. but C. or D. because 4. does your mother go to the supermarket? Once a week. A. How often B. How long C. How far D. How soon 5. We make good use of our time to realize our dream. A. should B. may C. would D. might 6. In order to catch up with her classmates, Lily wo
3、rks A. hard B. harder C. hardest D. the hardest 7. We our sports meeting every year and it brings us great fun. A. were having B. had had C. had D. have 8. When I yesterday morning, my father was cooking in the kitchen. A. getup B. have got up C. got up D. will get up 9. What is Mike doing now? He a
4、n online class in his room. A. was taking B. is taking C. took D. takes 10. Our lifestyle a lot since this Spring Festival. We care more about our diets. A. changes B. will change C. has changed D. is changing 11. More natural parks in Beijing next year. A. are built B. build C. will be built D. wil
5、l build 12. Did you notice in her office? Yes, she was going over our writing. A. what is Ms. Liu doing B. what Ms. Liu is doing C. what was Ms. Liu doing D.what Ms. Liu was doing 二、完形填空（共 8 分，每小题 1 分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最 佳选项。 My Understanding of Money I used to walk around t
6、he store with my parents constantly begging for something. I remember the sight of all the colorful bags of chips and candy that I asked my parents to buy for me. I cannot remember a time when I didnt beg for something at the store. When I was about twelve years old, my dad always 13 my begging and
7、told me with a frustrated（使人挫败的）face, “You can waste all the money as you want when you have a job.“ I listened, but I never really heard the 14 he was trying to get across to me. Since I wanted so many things and my parents were not going to buy them for me, I decided to make money as a 15 myself.
8、I remember the feeling of getting new money in my pocket, then throwing it out within the next week. A few years later, I was a freshman in high school and did not feel like looking for a new job. One day, I saw people handing out flyers（传单）at school. I wasnt 16 at first because I thought I was fine
9、 making money by babysitting. But once I 17 thought about the money I could make, I applied to work as a lifeguard advertised on the flyer. After a few months training, I could finally start the job. But the more money I made, the less I wanted to spend. As the work and pay increased, so did my resp
10、onsibility with money. Instead of 18 my money on useless things, I started saving up. I finally realized that money meant so much more to me because I was the one 19 for it. Now, I have 5,000 dollars in my bank account, and I limit myself to what I buy. My life has permanently（持久地）been influenced be
11、cause I know the 20 of money. It is more than what I can spend. 13. A. met B. changed C. forgot D. refused 14. A. reply B. story C. message D. news 15. A. babysitter B. advertiser C. safeguard D. salesgirl 16. A. involved B. interested C. accepted D. pleased 17. A. proudly B. slowly C. seriously D.
12、secretly 18. A. cutting B. raising C. receiving D. wasting 19. A. working B. saving C. longing D. begging 20. A. limit B. value C. power D. supply Spring Equinox It starts around March 21% During this time, swallows fly back to the north. It is also a good time for people to fly kites and eat spring
13、 vegetables. Summer Solstice It begins around June 21st. To celebrate Summer Solstice, people often give colored fans to each other because fans can help them cool down. Autumn Equinox It starts around September 23rd. From Autumn Equinox, most of the areas in China will enter the cool autumn. It is
14、a season for people to eat crabs and enjoy chrysanthemums（菊花）. Winter Solstice It begins around December 22nd. It marks the arrival of the coldest season in the year. People usually make and eat dumplings with their family members. 阅读理解（共 36 分） 三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的 A、B. G、D 四个选项中，选择最佳 选 项。（共 26
15、 分，每小题 2 分） A The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. In the ancient days, they were important instructions for the farming production as well as peoples daily lives. Here are four solar terms and some details about them. 21. Spring Equinox begins around . A. March
16、 21s B. June 21st C. September 23rd D. December 22nd 22. To celebrate Summer Solstice, people A. eat spring vegetables B. give each other colored fans C. enjoy chrysanthemums D. make and eat dumplings 23. marks the arrival of the coldest season in the year. A. Spring Equinox B. Summer Solstice C. Au
17、tumn Equinox D. Winter Solstice B Katys Book Report It was Monday afternoon. Pointing to the blackboard, Mr. Hayes reminded, his students, “You should hand in your book report next Monday.“ Katy said in a low voice, “I havent started yet.“ Tom looked surprised, “Ive already finished reading mine.“ “
18、We stil, have a whole week,“ Katy said. “Theres plenty of time. I will start reading it tonight right after the soccer practice.“ But Katy was too tired to read after the soccer practice. “Ill start the book tomorrow,7 she told herself. Tuesday came. Katy watched TV for a few hours, and then worked
19、on her coin collection until bedtime. “Its too late to read now,“ Katy decided. “Tomorrow, Ill start it for sure.“ On Wednesday, Tom warned her not to leave things until the last minute. “Its not. the last minute,“ Katy told him. “I still have four whole days left.“ Unfortunately, she had to clean u
20、p her messy room first. Then, she was too tired to read. So Katy put off starting her book until Thursday. Katy finally began reading her book on Thursday. It. was so hard that she had read only a few pages by bedtime. On Friday night, Katy gave up watching her favorite video, for she had to read he
21、r book. Then on Saturday morning, she went on reading it. “At least I have the whole weekend,“ she thought. However, she forgot her soccer game! So she lost several hours to read, which made her even more worried. Katy read for the rest of Saturday, and she thought to herself, “I wish Id started it
22、earlier, like Tom!” Katy finally finished reading her book on Sunday morning and stayed up writing her book report until midnight. She looked tired and nervous, thinking to herself, “I think this project has taught me an important, lesson.“ 24. What did Mr. Hayes remind his students to work on? A. A
23、 video game. B. A soccer practice. C. A book report. D. A coin collection. 25. How did Katy feel after the soccer game on Saturday? A. Bored. B. Worried. C. Shocked. D. Disappointed. 26. What lesson has Katy got from the project? A. She should read more books. B. She should learn more writing skills
24、. C. She shouldnt compare herself with others. D. She shouldnt leave her work to the last minute. C Different from common belief, blue light may not have a strong negative effect as people thought according to the scientists from the University of Manchester. Its known that our body clock measures b
25、rightness through melanopsin （黑素蛋白） ， a specialized light sensitive protein in the eye. So there has been lots of interest in studying the influence of light on the body clock. Researchers changed the make-up of short and long wavelength light, which provided a small difference in brightness as well
26、 as changes in color. Findings suggested blue light might be troublesome to our sleep patterns. The new research, however, used a different method, since the changes in color may oppose the benefits from reducing the brightness signals detected（探测）by melanopsin. The team used specially designed ligh
27、ting to change color without changing brightness. Findings of the new research showed that blue colors produced weaker effects on the subjects body clock than equally bright yellow colors. “Our recognition of color comes from the retinal cone cells （视网锥形细胞）, and the blue color signals they supply re
28、duce the influence of light on the body clock,” explained the lead researcher. “The research shows the common view that blue light has the strongest effect on the body clock is misguided.“ According to the team, using dim（昏暗的），cooler lights in the evening and bright warmer lights during the day may
29、be more beneficial to ensure healthy patterns of sleep. Twilight（暮光）is both dimmer and bluer than daylight and the body clock uses both of those features to decide on the proper times to be asleep and awake. The findings have important suggestions for the design of lighting and visual displays which
30、 aim to promote peoples sleep patterns. Present technologies are mostly designed to limit our evening exposure to blue light by changing the screen color of mobile devices. The technology, however, may send the body clock mixed messages. This is because the small changes in brightness they produce c
31、ome along with colors that are commonly seen during the day. So theres more for the designers to take into Consideration- Setting our body clocks in line with our social and work schedules can be good for our health, and using color correctly could be a way to help us better achieve that. 27. The wr
32、iter mentions diflerent research methods in Paragraph 2 and 3 to . A. suggest how the data of the research should be collected B. explain why the findings of the old research are reasonable C. discuss possible ways of studying the influence of blue light D. show the progress in the methods used in t
33、he studies of blue light 28. According to the new findings, what should the designers take into consideration? A. The changes in both colors and brightness. B. The influence of the daylight on sleep patterns C. The suggestions on the proper use o mobile devices. D. The balance between technologies a
34、nd the body clock. 29. What can we learn from the new research? A. Blue light cannot be easily detected by the body clock. B. Blue light has the weakest effect on peoples body clock- C. Blue light is not as harmful to their sleep patterns as people thought. D. Blue light benefits people more in thei
35、r sleep patterns than yellow light. D Sophia is smart, talented and incredibly nice. As a. team leader, she wishes Nathan, a member of her history project, did his part as required. But rather than criticize him, Sophia offered polite encouragement trying to push him instead, only to find that Natha
36、n kept falling behind. It ended up that other team members, who had to take on more work, complained about both Sophia and Nathan, while Nathan himself complained that he was not treated fairly. How did poor Sophia get into this mess? The primary reason was that Sophia failed in a key aspect of lead
37、ershipthe duty to provide clear feedback（反馈）for team members. This isnt simply a duty but a correctness. Failing to question or criticize Nathans work, Sophia was in fact unkind. Many people are not a failure, like Nathan in this case; theyre just in the wrong place, and still left in the dark. What
38、 they really need is feedback from their leaders. However, Sophia, in this case, withheld a gift from Nathan. “Youd better use open, honest, continuous and clear feedback,“ says Harry Kraemer, a professor of management and strategy at Northwestern University, “to help figure out someones best fitin
39、their particular job or in the organization This approach also prevents surprises. Its not uncommon to see someone suddenly removed from a team. They may have deserved it, but with a kind leader, they wouldnt have been caught ofJguardg because they would have been receiving open, honest, continuous
40、and clear judgment of their performance. Then why is it so hard for leaders to give good feedback? “We like to be liked/1 Kraemer says. So we avoid anything that may cause unpleasantness, but that kind of feedback usually helps members find the right place for them. “If you like to be liked, the cha
41、nce of being respected is extremely low. However, if you start off focusing on being respected, you have a chance of being liked.” Kraemer adds. The most difficult part for the leader, of course, involves criticizing someone. That is what a nice leader finds hard. Back to Sophias case. Not telling N
42、athan how he was on the team only made a hard situation worse- But with a different mindset, she could have set herself and Nathan up for success. 30. The expression “caught off-guard” in Paragraph 5 probably means “ A. kicked out carelessly B. treated unexpectedly C. sent out unfairly D. guided eff
43、ortlessly 31. The writer probably agrees that . A, being nice to team members is likely to win leaders great respect B. criticizing team members results in serious complaints to the leader C. open and honest communication is a must for leaders and team members D. praise and encouragement from leader
44、s bring out better team performance 32. According to the writer, what Sophia should do is . A. patiently encouraging Nathan to try his best B. gradually having Nathan dropped out of the project C. politely showing Nathan the improvement he made D. clearly telling Nathan her judgment of his performan
45、ce 33. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. To be nice or to be kind? B. To be liked or lo be criticized? C.Is it necessary for leaders to be pleasing? D. Is it helpful for leaders to be demanding? 四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共 10 分，每小题 2 分） Studies have shown that when students
46、 join in team sports, their overall educational experience is greatly improved. In fact, no matter they are good at sports or not, there are still benefits to be got from playing team sports! Here are four lessons team sports can teach students. Have a Bigger Picture At some point in life, everyone
47、goes through challenges. People may think that the choices they make only affect themselves, but as it turns out, that simply isnt true! Team sports teach students about friendship and a sense of belonging to something bigger than themselves. When they play sports on a team, they quickly learn that
48、every choice they make has an influence on their teammates and their opponents （对手）! Be Decisive Making choices can often be difficult for many people since they often over-complicate（过度复 杂化）very simple decisions. Playing team sports gets students to reason and come to a decision faster than they mi
49、ght in their day-to-day life. And then, making quick decisions can help students develop a sense of self-confidence. Never Give Up Its always exciting to win in life, but sometimes the greater lessons come from losses in team sports games. To deal with those losses, students should accept them peacefully, move on and try again! Team sports teach students that great comebacks do happen and a loss is never final if they refuse to give up! Put Others First Perhaps the most important lesson that team sports can teach students is how to p
