1、山东省青岛市市北区二校联考山东省青岛市市北区二校联考九九年级上期中英语试卷年级上期中英语试卷 IV.单项选择（每小题 1 分，共 10 小题） 21.How do you improve your English? By _ to English CDs. A. listening B. listen C. to listen D. listened 22.Could you please_ smoke here? Sorry, I wont. A. smoke B. not smoke C. dont smoke D. not to smoke 23.Remember this, John.
2、 _ careful you are, _ mistakes you will make. A. The more; the less B. The more; the fewer C. The less; the fewer D. The more; the more 24.My aunt goes to climbing mountains every Sunday. Oh? But she _ climbing mountains. A. use to hate B. use to be hate C. used to hate D. is use to hating 25.We had
3、 a _ holiday for the National Day. A. seven days B. seven days C. seven-days D. seven-day 26.Mom, is it OK for me to watch TV for a while? Sorry. Why not watch TV after your homework_? A. completes B. completed C. has completed D. is completed 27.I hear _ your grandpa _ your grandma like watching Yu
4、 Opera. Right, just as many old people do in China. A. both, and B. either, or C. neither, nor D. not only, but also 28.I dont know the new word. It doesnt matter. You can _ in the dictionary. A. look up it B. look it up C. look for it D. look it for 29.The table looks nice. _ it _ wood? Yes. The be
5、st wood. A. Is, make of B. Does, made from C. Is, made of D. Is, made from 30.Could you tell me _ to visit the Great Wall? Just the day before yesterday. A. how the star came B. when did the star come C. if the star will come D. when the star came V.完形填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） Being a parent is wi
6、thout doubt among the most challenging jobs in the world. But no matter how _31_ it is, some people voluntarily(主动地) take this roleeven if they dont have to. We know them as foster(收养) parents. Katie Holstein is one such example. In 2017, though unmarried, she decided to become a mother. Eight month
7、s later, she got a license and was _32_ to become a first-time mom to two babies. It was not an easy _33_ for Katie. However, she made it. The babies were looked after very well. Over the next three years, this _34_ mom fostered 16 children. They were all under five years old because she wasnt willi
8、ng to take teenagers. However, her attitude changed when she met a teenage girl named Akyra. Akyras foster family needed a break. Katie was asked to let Akyra _35_with her for a week. To Katies surprise, she and Akyra got on well. They had the same _36_such as watching movies and reading novels. As
9、time went on, the pair grew _37_. Katie made up her mind to foster her for real. Akyra was 14 at that time and planned to live with Katie until she aged out of the system at 18 years old. Noe Katies story is _38_ known. She hopes it will encourage other people to _39_ their homes to foster kids. Bei
10、ng a real family doesnt always mean being connected by blood. Sometimes, it just means being connected by the _40_. I promise you, there are children in your community tight now who need a safe place to land. They need willing families, not perfect ones, explained Katie. 31. A. interesting B. exciti
11、ng C. unhealthy D. difficult 32. A. forced B. encouraged C. allowed D. asked 33. A. task B. question C. exam D. rule 34. A. beautiful B. powerful C. careful D. useful 35. A. stay B. come C. communicate D. compete 36. A. difficulties B. ideas C. interests D. friends 37. A. stranger B. quicker C. stro
12、nger D. closer 38. A. widely B. clearly C. nearly D. directly 39. A. build B. open C. clean D. change 40. A. brain B. age C. money D. heart VI.阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案，或作出正误判断，A 为判断正（A）误（B）题，其他为选择题。 （每小题 1 分，共 20 题，共 20 分） A In1826, a Frenchman named Niepee needed pictures for his business. But
13、 he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo. The next important date in the history of photography(摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading
14、 room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerres way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. Peop
15、le took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains. In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to catty a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some
16、 in the United States worked so hard. Matthew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many portraits of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very life-like(栩栩如生的). Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copie
17、s of the real world, they showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms. 41. The first photo taken by Niepee was a picture if his house. 42. The Daguerreotype was a kind of camera. 43. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in 1840, he had to take many films and something else
18、with him. 44. Mathew Brady took many pictures of moving people. 45. This passage tells us how photography was developed. B What do you see when you look at abstract （抽象） art? Does it make sense to you? Does it look like anything? Is it supposed to? Abstract art became popular in the early 20th centu
19、ry. Artist did not want to paint, draw or sculpt things exactly like they looked. They didnt want their art to be realistic. They were more interested in basic shapes and colors. Picasso is probably the most famous of these artists. He painted and drew in many different styles. Sometimes he used a l
20、ot of blue colors (his blue period). Later, he used more red and pink colors (his rose period). Many of his other paintings are called cubist(立体画派) because they are made of painted squares. After a long time, Picassos paintings became more and more abstract. He painted people and things you strange
21、shapes. His work was so original; many of his fellow artists didnt understand it. Kandinsky, another famous artist, used lines, shapes and patterns to paint his subjects. His paintings also used strong colors to express feelings. Other artists like the surrealists(超现实主义者)， were interested in subcons
22、cious(潜意识). Painters like Breton and Magritte used many symbols in their work. The meaning or subject of their work wasnt always clear. Dali, another surrealist artist, painted pictures that look like dreams. There are still many abstract artists around the world. Thats the way many artists prefer.
23、They want each person to look at art and find their own meaning in it. 46. Which would be most like abstract art? A. A painting of a house. B. A sculpture of a car. C. A drawing of two people in an coffee house. D. A red and blue painting, with no clear subject. 47. What happened to Picassos work af
24、ter a long time? A. It became more abstract. B. It became less original. C. He went from using red colors to using blue colors. D. He only painted with colored squares. 48. How did Kandinsky express feelings? A. By using colors and shapes. B. By painting realistic people. C. By painting with a lot o
25、f symbols. D. By painting in red and pink colors. 49. Who is probably the most famous abstract artist? A. Breton. B. Dali. C. Picasso. D. Magritte. 50. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Picasso painted in many different styles. B. Dalis pictures look like dreams. C. Abstract artists feel each w
26、ork of art only has one meaning. D. Magrittes art was full of symbols. C Imagine wearing a magic hat that allows you to write words down just by thinking of them. This is not a sci-fi story, but actual research done by students at Tianjin University. They used brain-computer interface(BCI,脑机接口) tech
27、nology to write the character fu(福).“Its written by a robotic arm controlled by our researchers minds, said Xu Minpeng, a professor at the university. In the lab, two researchers wear caps with sensors while their eyes focus on a computer screen to mind write the character. After a compute reads sig
28、nals from their brainwaves, a robot writes the character on red paper. It takes 3 minutes for the researchers to write fu. In fact, BCI technology has already been used in several different areas. In 2016, Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong used it in the Tiangong II space lab. They teste
29、d a BCI system in space for the first time. It is hoped that in the future, astronauts can use these systems to do difficult tasks, since its not easy for them to move around in space. BCI technology can also help people with disabilities. For example, people who have lost their hands or arms can us
30、e BCIs to write messages and surf the internet. BCIs could also be used in smart homes in the future. Simply thinking turn on the light could turn on the lights in your home. There is more research on BCI. Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, is also working on BCI technology. Last year, Musks researchers
31、implanted(嵌入) a chip(芯片) into the head of a pig. The chip collects signals from the brain and sends them to nearby computers wirelessly. Musk hopes that in the future, humans can use these chips to control things with their minds. 51. When write fu, the robotic arm is controlled by_. A. magic B. ele
32、ctrical signals C. the human brain D. caps with sensors 52. Paragraph 3 is mainly about_. A. what BCI technology is B. why the research is important C. how BCI technology is being developed D. how the robot finishes its task 53. How might BCI technology help in space? A. It might help send signals b
33、ack to Earth. B. It might take the place of astronauts. C. It might help astronauts move more freely. D. It might help astronauts do difficult tasks. 54. What can BCI technology do? a. It can help disabled people. b. It allows people to control others e. It allows people to read others minds. d. It
34、frees peoples hand. A. ab B. bc C. ad D. bd 55. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story? A. The recent study about BCI. B. The bad side of using BCI. C. The future uses of BCI. D. The areas that BCI can be used in. D An exhibition about the Grand CanalPadding for a Thousand Miles(舟楫千里大运
35、河文化展)ended at the National Museum of China in Beijing on March 1. The Grand Canal is more than 2,500 years old. It is made up of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the Sui and Tang Grand Canal, and the Zhedong Canal._56_. It has influenced the development of Chinese economics and culture for hundreds
36、 of years. Before it was built, people in ancient China used horses and oxen, or simply traveled by foot, to trade goods. It was out of the question to transport large-size goods._57_. _58_. Materials from different parts of the country were sent to Beijing via the canal, including bricks(砖) fired i
37、n Shandong and Jiangsu and timber(木材) cut in Hunan. Peking roast duck even owes its beginnings to he canal. White lake ducks in the south were shipped to Beijing. _59_. Zhou Zhihua from Hangzhou grew up next to the canal. He said people from all walks of lifebusinessmen, dock workers and drivers wou
38、ld often gather along the canal. _60_. Today, the hustle and bustle(熙熙攘攘) of the area is just something from the past, but the spirit of openness has become part of the local culture, Xinhua noted. A. At nearly 3,200 kilometers long, it is the worlds longest man-made waterway. B. They were then rais
39、ed to make Peking roast duck. C. After the Grand Canal connected the north and the south, business and cultural exchanges were able to develop further. D. They shared their experiences, traditions, and culture with others. E. In fact, the Grand Canal played an important role in the building of the F
40、orbidden City. F. Today, they show great interest in its great change. 56._ 57._ 58._ 59._ 60._ VII. 综合填空（15 分） A.用方框中做给词的适当形式填空。 每词限用一次。 （每小题 1 分，共 5 分） 61. The living conditions of Chinese people _ greatly over the years. 62. This material can be made into shoes after it _. 63. He _ the girl to me
41、 if I know nothing about her. 64. I _ you put the key in the pocket just now. 65. My mother _ her shoes at the moment. B. 用所给词或提示的适当形式填空。 （共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分） If you go to a state or country fair in the US in summer, you may have a chance _66_ (see) an unusual sport that is becoming more and mor
42、e popular around the world. Its called Rabbit Show Jumping. Rabbit Show Jumping started in Sweden in the 1970s when members of a small rabbit club were considering _67_ (hold) jumping contests for their pers. At first, the rules were based on horse show jumping, which is _68_ Olympic event. Soon the
43、 rules were changed to make them even _69_ (good) for rabbits. Over time, Rabbit Show Jumping became very popular in Sweden. In 1987 Sweden held its first _70_(全国的) contest. Soon, Sweden began working _71_ other countries to help them learn the sport. Since then, the popularity of the Rabbit Show Ju
44、mping competitions _72_ (rise) all over Europe, as well as in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. The rabbits _73_ (train) with food reward(奖赏). But often rabbits dont need lots of training, since running and Jumping are things they like to do anyway. Rabbits are popular as pets, e
45、specially with people who dont have room for a large pet. And show Jumping gives the pets and the owners something to do together. Many owners believe the activity is very good for the rabbits _74_ theyre exercising their bodies and minds _75_ running, jumping and thinking. For many people, its some
46、thing theyve never seen before. The contests are very popular with children. VIII. 阅读表达（共 20 分） A When you are swimming in the sea, youll find its easy for you to float(漂浮). This time, were learning about salinity(盐度) and floating with a simple floating egg experiment. We learn that there are places
47、 on the earth where water is so salty that you can actually read a newspaper while you float along, for example Dead Sea. And you may have noticed that sea water is easier to float in than pool water. Heres why: 1. Fill glasses halfway with water. 2. Add 10 spoons of salt to one of the glasses, mix
48、until it dissolves (溶解), and then add several drops of color. process, introduce, see, polish, improve Two clear glasses Food coloring Spoon Salt Two eggs 3. Carefully put an egg into each glass of water, and watch what happens. The egg in the plain water sinks. The egg in the salty water floats. (I
49、f the egg does not float well in the salty water, add more salt to the glass.) particles (粒子) in the salty water glass are The water and salt closer together than plain water particles are. They press harder against the egg than the plain water particles do and the egg floats. 76.判断句子正误 （T or F）(1 分
50、 0 When you do this experiment the glass must be full of water. ( ) 77.根据短文内容完成下列句子。 （3 分） This is a _ experiment. It can explain why the people float _ in the sea than in the pool. If the egg doesnt float, this is because the salt is not _. 78.文中划线单词 they 指代的内容（2 分）_ 79.找出文中与It is possible for you
