北京市延庆区九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

延庆区第一学期期中试卷初三英语知识运用（共14分）一、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.Lastweek,1.Thetwinschoseadressfor_____motherasabirthdaygift.A.herB.themC.theirD.his2.StanLee,thefatherofMarvelComic,passedaway_____Nov.12th,2018.A.onB.atC.inD.over3.Sorry,Imustgotothelibrary.Lily_____formethere.A.waitedB.iswaitingC.waitsD.waswaiting4.WilliamShakespeareisoneof_____writersintheworld.A.famousB.morefamousC.mostfamousD.themostfamous5.—_____yougotocinemawithmethisSaturday?—Sorry,Ican’t.ThisSaturdayismymother’sbirthday.A.MayB.CanC.MustD.Need6.Washyourhandsbeforemeals,_____youmaygetill.A.andB.butC.orD.so7.—_____willthetalkshowstart?—Itwillstartat8:00.A.WhenB.WhyC.HowD.Where8.—Whatwereyoudoingthistimeyesterday?—I_____theclassroom.A.havecleanedB.wascleaningC.cleanedD.clean9.I_____playingthispieceofmusicfortwomonths,soIplayitbetter.A.practiceB.practicedC.willpracticeD.havepracticed10.Myfatheroften_____tothegymwithmethoughhehaslotsofworktodo. A.wentB.hasgoneC.goesD.willgo11.The24thWinterOlympicGames_____inBeijingandZhangjiakouin2022.A.holdsB.isheldC.willholdD.willbeheld12.—Canyoutellme_____nextSunday?—Bytrain.A.howwewillgotoShanghaiB.howdidwegotoShanghaiC.howwewenttoShanghaiD.howwillwegotoShanghai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。FrompapertopianoIwas11yearsoldwhenIaskedmymomforpianolessonsin2010.Wewerepoor,soshesaidapolite“no”.Thatdidn’t13me.IGoogledthemeasurementsforakeyboard,drewthekeysonapieceofpaperandstuckitonmydesk.Iwouldclicknotesonanonlinekeyboardand“play”thembackonmypaperone—keepingthesoundtheymadeonthecomputerinmyhead.Ispentsixmonthsplayingwithouttouchingarealpiano.OncemymomsawthatIwas14,sheborrowedmoneyandboughtme10lessons.Istillrememberthefirstone.Iwasstruckbyhowrealthesoundofthepianowas.I15mygradeoneaftereightlessons.OnceIstartedsecondaryschool,wecouldn’taffordlessonsagain.Ipassedgradethree,thengradefive,practicingonlyonmy16.Oneevening,whenIwasabout13,mymomsaidshehadasurpriseforme;itwasanelectronickeyboardboughtwithmoreborrowedmoney.ItwasthefirsttimeI’d17forher.Shewasinshock.Myschooldidn’toffermusicA-level.IfoundthePurcellSchoolforyoungmusicians,butthetryouts(选拔)weredifficult.Tomyamazement,Iwasofferedaplace.AtPurcell,Ispenttwoyearsworkingas18asIcould.Iperformedtoraisemoneyandsavedenoughtobuymyfirstpiano.WhenIleftPurcell,Iwasawardedtheseniorpianoprizeandsenioracademicmusic prize.IamnowattheGuildhallSchoolinLondon.Ifeelproud:it’sbeen10yearssinceI19mypaperpiano,andI’matoneoftheworld’sleadingmusicschools.Thepaperpianohelpedsparkmy20abouthowmusicworks,thebuildingblocksthatformthepieces.13.A.surpriseB.helpC.stopD.shame14.A.seriousB.pityC.poorD.caring15.A.failedB.begunC.changedD.sat16.A.bookB.pianoC.paperD.computer17.A.studiedB.playedC.thankedD.waited18.A.hardB.nervouslyC.politelyD.fast19.A.searchedB.borrowedC.boughtD.drew20.A.valueB.curiosityC.prideD.confidence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、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）AMountainsaremorethan500meterstallandit’snoteasyforplantstoliveonthem.Thewindisstrong.Thesoilisthinandrocky.Whichplantscanlivethere?Comeandseesomeofthem.Firsareevergreentrees.Theyalwayshavegreenleaves.Theirleaveslooklikeneedles.Firsarelargetrees.Theycanbe20to80meterstall.Theirtrunkcanbe0.5to4meterswide.InmanycountriesinEurope,peopleusefirsasChristmastrees.Cushionplantslooklikeasmallcushion(垫子).Theygrowtogetherandtheyarelessthan30cmtall.Buttheycanbe3meterswide.Manyotherplantsliveunderthem.Cushionplantskeepthecoldaway.Theymakethesoilinsidesoftandwet.Inthisway,cushionplantshelpotherplantssurvive. Snowlotusesliveatelevationsrangingfrom2,400to4,000meters.Theclimatethereiscold.Italwayssnowsandtheairisthin.Mostplantswilldie.Butthesnowlotusesgrowwell.Theycanbe15to35cmtall.Peopleusetheminmedicine.Saxifragesareevergreen.Theyhavestar-shapedflowers.Mostsaxifragesareverysmall—lessthan12cmtall.Theygrowveryslowlyincoldenvironments.Saxifragescanlivebothinthemountainsandinyourgarden,yettheyarenotresistant(耐受的)tohightemperatures.21._______canbeusedinmedicine.A.FirsB.CushionplantsC.SnowlotusesD.Saxifrages22.Saxifragesare_______.A.20to80cmtallB.morethan30cmtallC.15to35cmtallD.lessthan12cmtall23.Whatdoweknowaboutcushionplants?A.Peopleplanttheminsoftandwetsoil.B.PeopleusethemasChristmasdecoration.C.Theycanprotecttheplantsunderthemfromthecold.D.Theycanlivebothinthemountainsandinyourgarden.BWhatcanyoudotohelpout?Onewintermorning,TapiwaChiwewewasdrivingtoworkinJohannesburg,SouthAfrica.Henoticedahaze(薄雾)hangingoverthecityanditdidn’ttakelongforhimtorealizethatitwasanenormouscloudofairpollution.Atthatmoment,Chiwewewantedtodosomethingaboutit,butdidn’tknowwhat.Hewasacomputerengineerandknewlittleaboutenvironmentalscience.Hefirstdidresearchonairpollutionandfoundthatitistheworld’sbiggestenvironmentalhealthrisk.Hedecidedtoworkonitinacooperative(合作的)way.Hetalkedtoscientists,officials,andengineerswhohelpedhimdevelopadeeperunderstandingofthe situation,aswellasanideatoimproveit.Throughyearsofwork,ChiweweandhiscoworkersfromSouthAfricaandChinacreatedanonlineairqualitydecisionsupportsystem.Basedonhistoricalandreal-timedata,thesystemcanaccuratelypredictairpollutionandairquality,whichcanhelppeoplemakebetterdecisionsabouttheirdailymovements,aswellashelpofficialsbettermanagetheiroperations.Chiwewelearnedanimportantlesson—“alessonweallneedtotakeintoheartifwearetoworktowardsabetterfuture.Evenifyou’renotanexpertinaparticularfield,youroutsideexpertisemayholdthekeytosolvingproblemswithinthatfield,”hesaid.WhatifChiwewehadn’tbotheredtoresearchtheproblemanddosomethingaboutit?Whatifhehadjusthopedthatsomeone,somewhere,wastakingcareofthematter?AsChiwewesaid,“Whynotjustgoaheadanddealwiththeproblemaswellasyoucan,inyourownway?Youmaybepleasantlysurprised.”24.WhatmadeChiwewewanttotakeaction?A.Hedidn’tknowwhatthecloudwas.B.Henoticedairpollutionoverhiscity.C.Hedidn’twanttobeacomputerengineer.D.Hewasanexpertinenvironmentalscience.25.InwhichorderdidChiwewesolvetheproblem?A.cabdB.abcdC.cdabD.adbca.Heaskedforexpert’ssuggestions.b.Hecreatedasystemthatworksonline.c.Hedidresearchontheproblem.d.Heallowedotherstousethesystem.26.Whatisthepointofthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Weshouldalwayscooperatewithothers.B.Thereisalwayssomethingnewtolearn.C.Expertsneedtodoresearchwhendealingwithproblems.D.Takingactiononyourownisbetterthanwaitingforothers.C Givingpresentationsisachallenging,butimportantpartofeducation.Apresentationisthekeytomakingyourmessageclear,whetheryouareinanintervieworgivingatalkinfrontoftheclass.Awell-preparedandpracticedpresentationcanimproveyourconfidencedramatically.Onpresentationday,therearesomewaysyoucantaketoensurethatyouperformwell.Practicethepresentation.Beforepresentation,itcanbehelpfultopracticeonyourown.Whileyouarepracticingyourpresentation,doyourbesttoworkonmemorizingwhatyouwanttosay,andwhenyouwanttosayit.Yourpresentationwillbealotbetterifyouaren’tconstantlylookingdownatnotecardsorsearchingapieceofpapertofigureoutwhatyouwanttosaynext.Controlyournerves.Thereareafewthingsyoucandobeforethepresentationtohelpcalmyournerves—manyofwhichyoucanevendorightatyourdesk.Trybreathingdeeply;silentlyrepeatingaffirmations(suchas“Icandothis.I’mgoingtodoagreatjob”);orusingpositivevisualization(imagineyourselfgivingyourpresentationsuccessfullyandknockingitoutofthepark).Thesestrategiescanhelpyousettleyournervesandgointoyourpresentationfeelingcalmandcollected.Speakslowlyandenunciateclearly.Ifyouhavepracticedenough,thisshouldn’tbedifficult;however,somepeopletalktooquicklyandtooquietlywhentheygetnervous.Trytoremindyourselftotalkslowlyandloudlyenoughsoeveryonecanhearyou.Ifyou’reusinganelectronicpresentation,youcanuseeachnewslideasachancetostopforafewsecondsandrecognizewhetheryouarespeakingslowlyandloudlyenoughforeveryonetohear.Engagetheaudience.Whetheryou’vegotaone-on-onetalkoraspeechinfrontof400people,think“storytelling”.Sometimesallittakesisafewsecondstoconnectanaudiencememberwithastory,accordingtoEricEnglish,acommunicationteacherattheUniversityofPittsburghintheUS.Trytolookaroundtheroomandmakeeyecontactwithvariouslistenersforafewseconds.Ifyouareabletomakeeyecontactforafewsecondswithseveraldifferentpeopleoverthecourseofyourpresentation,youwillbegivingthe impressionthatyouarerelaxedandconfident.Don’tforgettosmile!27.Ifyouwanttogetpeople’sattention,youshould_______.A.preparenotecardswhilegivingpresentationB.takeadeepbreathbeforeyourpresentationC.makeeyecontactwithdifferentlistenersD.considerspeakinginfrontofatrustedfriend28.Theexpression“knockingitoutofthepark”probablymeans“_______”.A.relaxingintheparkB.performingquitewellC.enjoyingthepresentationD.knockingtherocksinthepark29.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.PresentationisimportantforeducationB.PresentationisthekeytosucceedC.HowtogiveabetterpresentationD.HowtomakethepresentationclearDWeoftenlearnthatmanypeople,especiallywomen,don’tlikethesunshine.Theyareafraidofgettingsunburntandmakingtheirskindeep-colored.Butagrowingbodyofscientificresearchsuggeststhatcompletelyavoidingsunlightisn’tsuchagoodidea.ResearchersatSweden’sKarolinskaInstitutesaythatavoidingthesuncanbeasbadforyouassmoking.Hereiswhyyoushouldsoakup(吸收)somesunshineeveryday.Itpromotesbonegrowth.“VitaminDisahormone(激素)thatpromotescalciumabsorptionandisnecessaryforbonegrowth,”tellsDr.Roizen.SincesunlightisaprimarysourceofVitaminD,thehormoneisalsocalledas‘thesunshinevitamin’.“TheVitaminDfoundinourbodyneedsactivation.ThesunhelpstochangeinactiveVitaminDlevelstoactive,”explainsDr.Roizen.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),gettinganywherefrom5to15minutesofsunlightonyourarms,hands,andfacetwiceorthriceaweekisenoughtogetthevitaminD.Itisgoodforyourheart.Peoplearemorelikelytodieofheartdiseaseinwinterthanin summer.AccordingtoresearchersfromCopenhagenUniversityHospital,thosewiththelowestlevelsofvitaminDare81%morelikelytodieofheartdiseasecomparedwiththosewiththehighestlevelsofthevitamin.Sunexposurecuttheriskofheartattackandstrokebyreducingbloodpressure,accordingtotheresearch.Itmakesyoufeelhappier.“Wealwaysfeelbetterwhenthesunisshining,butisnotonrainyorcloudydays.”saysEmmaDerbyshire,publichealthnutritionistandspokeswomanforHealthandFoodSupplementsInformationService.Thesunworksthroughanumberofreceptorsinthebraintoaffectourmentalstatus(精神状态).Moderatesunlightexposurehelpsimproveyourmoodandfocusbyboostingtheserotonin(血清素)levels,whichknownasthe‘happinesshormone’.“Atestfoundthatsafesunexposurecanactuallyhelptreatdepressive(抑郁的)symptoms,”saysEmma.Inaddition,a2017studypublishedintheJournalofHumanResourcesfoundthatstudentswhogetmoresunlighteverydayperformbetterintests.Tosoakupmoderatesunlighteverydayisimportantforus.Butifyou’regoingtobeoutsideformorethan15minutes,it’sagoodideatoprotectyourskin.Youcandothatbyapplyingsunscreenorwearingaprotectivehatandshirtcanalsohelp.30.Accordingtothetext,womendislikethesunlightbecause_______.A.theyareafraidofbeingsunburntB.thesunisbadforeyesC.it’smorelikelytohaveskincancerD.theyfeelunhappy31.Accordingtothepassage,Dr.Roizenprobablyagrees_______.A.sunlighthelpsimprovevitaminDlevelsinourbodiesB.sunlighthelpsloweryourbloodpressurelevelsC.sunlightcanproducehappyhormoneD.sunlightcanbebadforusassmoking32.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Themorewesoakupthesunshine,thebetter.B.Sunlightdecreasestheriskofdepression.C.Peoplefeelbetterinrainyorcloudydays. D.Sunlighthelpsstudentsgetgoodgradesintest.33.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Todiscussourproblemsofavoidingsunlight.B.Tointroducesomewaysofenjoyingthesunlight.C.Toexplainwhysunlightisgoodforus.D.Toshareresearchers’ideasonsunlight.四、阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）Studyacalendar.Itlookssimpleandorderly.Butacalendarismoreofamathematicalpuzzlethanyoumightguess.Thecalendarweusetodayhasgonethroughcenturiesofchanges.Formillennia,peoplewatchedtheseasons,sun,moon,andstarstohelpthemkeeptrackoftimepassing.AncientpeopledidnotknowthatEarthorbits(沿轨道运行)thesunaboutevery365.25days.Theytriedtotracktheyearbycountingthefullmoons.Eachyearhad12fullmoons.Twelvemoons,ormonths,madeonelunaryear.CalendarsinBabylonusedalunaryear.Twelvemonthsaddeduptoonly354days.Thatmadethelunaryear11daystooshort.Asyearswentby,themonthsandtheseasonsnolongermatchedup.PeopleinancientEgyptcameupwithasolarcalendarof365days.TheyobservedthatSirius,theDogStar,appearedneartherisingsunevery365days.Soonafterthat,theNileRiverwouldrise.TheylookedforwardtothefloodingoftheNile,becauseitbroughtgoodthings.Therichsoilleftbyfloodwaterswasgoodforplanting.TheancientRomansusedacalendarof10months.BecauseaRomanyearwasonly304days,itseemedtoalwaysbeoutofstepwiththeseasons.Holidaysshowedupatthewrongtimeofyear.ARomanrulernamedJuliusCaesarorderedachange.Hecreatedacalendarwith12months,each30or31dayslong.Headdedanextradayeveryfouryearstokeepthingsontrack.Thiscalendarwasusedformorethanamillennium.Butbytheendofthe16thcentury,itwastendaysoutofstep.PopeGregoryXIIIcreatedtoday’scalendarin1582.Hesetnewmathematicalrulesforkeepingthecalendarinstepwiththeseasons.Today,theGregoriancalendarisusedalmost everywhereintheworld.34.HowlongdoestheEarthorbitthesun?35.WhydidpeopleinancientEgyptlookforwardtothefloodingoftheNile?36.Whocreatedacalendarwith12monthsinancientRomans?37.Whenwastoday’scalendarcreated?38.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?书面表达（共10分）五、文段表达(10分)根据中文和英文提示，用英文写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的文段。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。39.世界在发展，文化在交融，英语已经成为人们沟通的桥梁。怎样学好英语是我们一直在探索的问题。某英文报纸正在开展以“英语学习”为主题的征文活动。几年的学习经历你一定积累了许多成功的经验，假如你是李华，请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，请从听、说、读、写四方面谈谈你在英语学习中是怎么做的，以及你的感受。提示词语：listen,speak,read,write,teacher,improve提示问题：●Whatdoyoudo?●Howdoyoufeel?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________延庆区第一学期期末试卷卷参考答案初三英语一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5分）1-5CABDB6-10CABDC11-12DA二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）13-16CADC17-20BADB三、阅读理解(共26分，每小题2分)21-23CDC24-26BAD27-29CBC30-33AABC四、阅读短文，回答问题（共10分，每小题2分）34.About365.25days.35.Becauseitbroughttherichsoilwhichwasgoodforplanting.36.JuliusCaesar.37.Itwascreatedin1582.38.It’saboutthehistoryofcalendar.六．文段表达（共10分）It’simportantforustolearnEnglish,butlearninganewlanguageisnoteasy.I’dliketosharesomeofmywaysofmylearningtips.First,Ithinkit’susefultolistentoEnglish.Everymorning,IlistentoVOAandBBCafterIwakeup.WatchingEnglishmoviesisalsohelpfultome.Second, IspeakEnglishinclassasmuchaspossible.Atfirst,Iwasafraidofmakingmistakes.Withthehelpofmyteacher,Iknewthatthemorewespeak,thefewermistakeswe’llmake.IalsojointheEnglishclubandpracticewithothers.Third,IreadEnglishnewspapers,magazinesandnovels.Itcannotonlyimprovemyreadingabilitybutalsowidenmyfieldofvision.Atlast,IrecitemanygoodpassageswhicharegoodformywritingandIalsokeepdiariestomakemywritingbetterandbetter.Inaword,myEnglishabilitywillbeimprovedalotaslongasIdomorelistening,speaking,readingandwriting.