六安汇文中学2020-2021学年度第一学期期中考试九年级英语试卷姓名：考试时间：得分：本试卷共61题，共100分，共9页。
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第二部分英语知识运用V. 单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
（）21. Have you ever tried to draw _______ circle with your right hand and anything else with your left hand at _______ same time?A. the; aB. a; aC. a; theD. the; the（）22. --- How do you like your new school, Kate?--- It is very clean and beautiful, _______ it is a bit small.A. IfB. sinceC. unlessD. although（）23. _______ good advice she told us!A. WhatB. What aC. How aD. How（）24. He spent a week _______ all the problems.A. dealing withB. worrying aboutC. caring forD. rushing into（）25. _______ of them knows French, so I have to ask a third person for help.A. BothB. NeitherC. EitherD. None（）26. --- Ouch, the bread is burnt.--- You’d better thhrow it away. Eating burnt food can _______ the risk of cancer.A. connectB. repeatC. increaseD. pronounce（）27. Mary wasn’t sure _______ she could succeed. But she still tried her best to finish the project.A that B. whether C. why D. how（）28. The seventieth National Day _______ by hundreds of millions of people in China last year.A. is celebratedB. was celebratedC. will be celebratedD. can be celebrated（）29. --- You dis so well in the English exam. How do you study English?--- _______ reviewing the lessons we learned in class well.A. WithB. OnC. ForD. By（）30. --- If I work hard on my lessons from now on, can I do well next time?--- Sure. ______________.A. Seeing is believingB. Pride comes befor fallC. Better late than neverD. One tree can’t make a forestVI. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
ADragon Head-raising（龙抬头）Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It comes on the ___31___ day of the second lunar（农历的）month. In 2014, it is ___32___ March 2.On the day in ancient times, people put paths of ashes（灰）into kitchens and around water vats（缸）. This was to ___33___ the dragon into the house.On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and fried pancakes. All the day's foods are named after ___34___ . For example, people eat "dragon whisker（龙须）"—noodles and dumplings are ___35___ "dragon's teeth".In some ancient Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain. They often ___36___ rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month.It is said that after that day there will be more and more rain. This is ___37___ the day is often called "Spring Dragon Day" . It was hoped that ___38___ the help of the dragon，ploughing（耕种）would be easier and the autumn would have a good harvest.It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month might bring ___39___ luck to mothe r’s brothers. So you still see many people ___40___ their hair cut on Dragon Head-raising Day.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40. A.firstA. inA. borrowA. dogsA. calledA. bringA. becauseA. underA. goodA. doB. secondB. atB. leadB. catsB. givenB. takeB. whyB. inB. badB. askC. thirdC. duringC. lendC. dragonsC. knownC. carryC. whenC. withC. betterC. haveD. fourthD. onD. buyD. sharksD. goneD. lendD. thatD. byD. worstD. orderBChristopher is a 24-year-old man from the United Kingdom. He often wears the same clothes for many days because he doesn't know ___41___ to use a washing machine.This is not a joke. Christopher is far from the only young person who doesn't have basic ___42___ skills. According to a recent study by YouGov,today's youngpeople in the UK are ___43___ capable (有能力的）than the old when it comes to basic life skills.For example,about 35%don't know how to sew（缝）on a button and 11%don't understand how to ___44___ a light bulb (电灯泡）.This problem is ___45___ by young people in the United States as well. According to Forbes,manyyoungsters in the US are ___46___ the skill of cooking, as they are much more likely to ___47___ take-out food.Technology may be the main ___48___ for this. Born and raised in a digital age (数字化时代）, young people are more familiar with using phones andcomputers.___49___ ,this does not mean that younger generations are unable to carry out basic everyday tasks. The study results show that although only few know how to pay their water and electricity bills after leaving home, 72%could help ___50___ a WiFi network in a new house.The Mirror noted that as their lives has changed, the major life skills that they are good at have changed as well.41. A. how B. what C. when D. where42. A. study B. reading C. life D. sports43. A. very B. more C. less D. little44. A. change B. buy C. wash D. find45. A. solved B. made C. shared D. caused46. A. enjoying B. losing C. catching D. learning47. A. cook B. drop C. order D. sell48. A. trouble B. difficulty C. result D. reason49. A. Therefore B. However C. So D. Then50. A. set up B. cut off C. clean up D. set off第三部分阅读理解VII. 补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。