皋城中学2017-2018九年级第一学期期中考试英语试卷一、单项选择（15分）1. If you don’t know the meaning of a word, you can look it up in a ______A.notebookB.listC.dictionaryD.novel2. --Excuse me, is there ______bank near here?--Yes,_____is one near hereA.the,itB. a,itC. a, thereD. the ,there3. Our dream is that the people all over China work together to_____our beautiful futureA. increaseB. reviewC. improveD. create4.My math teacher is very _____,he always helps me out although I often make the same mistakes.A.activeB.famousC.strictD.patient5.Books are made ____paper and paper is made _____wood.A.from,fromB.from,ofC.of,ofD.of,from6. --Will you go to the party tomorrow, Jim?--I won’t unless I______A.invitedB.inviteC.will be invitedD.am invited7. --Please tell me______--At 10 a.m,in half an hourA.when the train arrivesB. when the train will arriveC.when did the train arriveD.when the train arrived8.Eat less meat and do more exercise or you’ll ______your weightA.put downB.pass byC.put awayD.put on9. --Did you friend ____with you online?--Yes ,now we hardly ever do that.ed to chate to chated to chattinge to chatting10._______,China people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by enjoying the full moon and eating mooncakes.A.SuddenlyB. SecretlyC.QuicklyD.Traditionally11. --Kate isn’t good at running.--I______ she should practice running for twenty minutes everyday , this is my advice.A,request B.suggest C,mean D,repeat12. --Could you please take out the rubbish ,Lin Tao?--______.I’ll do it right now.A.My pleasureB.With pleasureC.You’re welcomeD.It’s kind of you13. --____pretty the dragon boats are!--Yes. Aren’t they interesting?A.What aB.HowC.How aD.What14.I think _____necessary to look at both sides carefully before crossing the road.A.thatB.thisC.itD.that’s15.--We must work as a team or we’ll fail again.--Yes. Just a saying goes like this_______A.one finger can’t lift a small stoneB.he laughs best who laughs lastC.one stone kills two birdsD.one is never too old to learn二、完形填空(30分)AUncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their __16__are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But __17__ of them likes to use his head. They're both __18__ though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They __19__ find out why.Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the __20__ in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They __21__ some money from their friends and bought nearly 300 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a cart(牛车). Bad luck!A lot of apples have already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a __22__ price. They felt unhappy and __23__ their village.“I can't understand why we __24__ so much in business while others always get more money. Uncle Li asked one day.“The cart was too __25__” Uncle Wang said without thinking. “We'll carry more apples on a bigger cart next time!”“I agree!” said Uncle Li. “How foolish (傻的) we were !”16. A. factories B. farms C. companies D. buildings17. A. both B. either C. neither D. every18. A. poor B. rich C. excellent D. famous19. A. always B. nearly C. almost D. never20. A. medicine B. houses C. carts D. apples21. A. owned B. made C. borrowed D. saved22. A. low B. high C. cheap D. expensive23. A. ran away from B. went back to C. got out of D. kept away from24. A. lost B. got C. found D. achieved25. A. slow B. small C. fast D. bigBThere is always something that we can never forget. And it can really change our life.Time is __26__for everyone. It organizes our everyday moments. However, before I received a watch from my __27__,time never had any importance in my life. It organized my life and made me more responsible.I received this gift on a Sunday. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to pick up Uncle Jim and take him to my father's house. However, I was late because I __28__ with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I __29__ my uncle and went to the airport to meet him, but I was too late. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to my father's house.I __30__ my father's house at 2:00 pm that day. Looking at my father's face, I felt __31__ at that moment. My father asked me to sit next to him and he handed me this watch as a gift. Then he said,”Bob, did you have fun with your friends today?”“Yes, Father, and I'm sorry about not picking up Uncle Jim,”I replied. He then said,”What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your __32__. I think you should learn __33__ from it, and this watch will be a reminder for you in your future life.”The watch is very important to me, not __34__ its price, but because of the __35__ that I learned from it.26.A.easy B.difficult C.important eful27.A.uncle B.father C.friend D.mother28.A.gave out B.hung out C.set out D.went out29.A.missed B.meant C.remembered D.saw30.A.got B.arrived C.reached to D.got to31.A.sad B.shy C.excited D.happy32.A.words B.ideas C.actions D.manners33.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing34.A.instead of B.according to C.because D.because of35.A.way B.knowledge C.lesson D.suggestion三、补全对话(5分)A: Hello, this is Laura. May I speak to Cindy?B: Hi, Cindy speaking.A: ___36___B: I am watching a film on the Internet.A: ___37___B: A popular film called Zootopia (《疯狂动物城》).A: ___38___B: Yes, it’s about animals' dreams. I am deeply moved by it. A: Sounds good. I'll enjoy it when I’m free.B: I'm sure you’ll like it. ___39___A: Oh, I found an interesting place to go for a picnic. Want to join us tomorrow?B: Umm, let me have a look first. ___40___A: Sure. Please do remember to give me a reply.B: OK. Thanks for calling.四、阅读理解（40分）ASoon computers and other machines (机器) will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone's eyes are different. So in the future you won't have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You'll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.The eye-recognition (眼睛识别) program has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon this technology (技术) will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are.However, scientists are also working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don't change as you get older, and don't get dirty like hands or fingers, and even twins have different eyes. So the eye-recognition program can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is.However, some other programs may only be 51% correct at present. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile!41. The eye-recognition program has already been tested in _____in a few countries.A: banks and shops. B: libraries and schools. C: schools and banks D: hospitals and hotels 42. How does the eye-recognition program work?A: You look at the machine and type a number. B: You need to speak and then look.C: The machine looks at your face. D: You look at the machine.43. We already have machines that can tell who you are from?A: your eyes or your smell. B: your voices or the mark made by your finger C: your faces or your voices. D: your face or your foot print44. The eye-recognition program can be up to _____correct, depending on how good the technology is.A: 51% B: 14% C: 94% D: 49%45. which of following is true?A: eye-recognition program has already been tested in the USAB: smell-recognition will take the place of all other way finding out who people areC:51% of people like the idea of eye-recognition programD:computers can remember you by looking at your clothesBWe call Earth our “mother planet”. So we should enjoy nature and learn to protect it like we love our mother.April 22 marks the 45th World Earth Day, a day for us to celebrate Earth. This year, the idea of the day is “It's our turn to lead”. It tries to express millions of voices to push all leaders to take action on climate (气候) change, the environment, and the connection between poorness and climate change.Climate change is an important and lasting change of climate. It makes sea levels rise. If sea levels carry on rising, some places, such as the Maldives, St. Petersburg in Russia and Bangkok in Thailand, may disappear under water in just a few years. What’ worse, some animals must become fewer or even die. As a result, it may cause the extinction of certain kinds of animals.Can we do anything about it? Sure. Everybody can do a little bit to make a big change. Here are some suggestions ：●Make sure you knowLearning about the environment is very important. There are many good books that will help you learn. You can also find more information on the Internet.●Try to walk to schoolDo you go to school by bus or by bike? If you ride bikes, you are doing something good for Earth. Cars, buses and planes produce plenty of air pollution. If your house is near the school, you can simply walk to school to save our earth.●Wash the green wayWash clothes in a green way. It's the best way to wash them by hand if possible every day. Dry the clothes the natural way, by hanging them on a line in an open air instead of putting them in a dryer.46. The idea of the 45th World Earth Day is ““A. More trees, fewer carsB. It's our turn to leadC. Take action on climate changeD. Live the green way47. The underlined word “extinction” in the passage probably means “______”A. 战争B. 灭绝C. 兴起D. 循环48. To protect our Earth, we should from the writer's suggestions.A. dry the clothes in an open airB. ride a bike if we live near the schoolC. use washing machines to wash clothesD. only know lots of knowledge about the environment49. What's the main idea of the passage?A. The history of World Earth Day.B. The danger of certain kinds of animals.C. Ways of getting information on the Internet.D. Climate change and environmental protection.CA few days ago, I asked my mother to teach me how to cook tea eggs. Now I’d like to share the cooking process below with you!Step one: wash 8 eggs thoroughly with clean water and then boil the 8 eggs for about 8 minutes. Make sure you have to cover all of the eggs with water. When time is up, remove the eggs from the hot water.Step two: wrap black tea in a piece of cloth and tie the cloth with a line to make a black tea bag. Then add 3 spoonfuls of salt and sugar to the water.Besides eating tea eggs cooked by my mom, I seemed to also buy tea eggs from small shops when I was a kid. Tea eggs were very popular with children at that time. However, we were later told that eating too much tea eggs was not good for heath. Anyway, I can’t forget the delicious taste and pleasant smell of tea eggs which take me back to the nice memories of the past.50.This passage is mainly talking about______A.how to make tea eggsB.how to keep healthyC.how to eat tea eggsD.how to make delicious food51.which of the following isn’t used for tea cooked eggs?A.saltB.sugarC.black teaD.tomato jam52.which is not true according to the passage?A.first wash the eggs with the clean waterB.add some salt and sugar into the waterC.tea eggs were very popular when the writer was youngD.eating too much tea eggs is good for children’s health53.where can you see the passage?A.in a fashion magazineB.in a story bookC.in a food websiteD.in a travel guidebookDTicket InformationTime :30th July -- 8th AugustMon. -- Fri. (10 a. m.，7 p. m.) Sat. -- Sun. (10 a. m.，2 p. m.，7 p. m.) Place：Esplanade Theater Duration :1.5 hours Ticker prices;$ 25 per child or adult (day shows )$ 35 per child or adult ( evening shows) Family Packages：$ 85 for 4 tickets(10 a. m., 2 p. m. shows) $120 for 4 tickets ( 7 p. m. shows ) Latecomer Policy：Please arrive early. Latecomers will not be allowed to enter until a proper break in the shows. Children：As courtesy(礼貌)to other audience(观众) members，children below three years old will not be allowed in.54. How many days will the show be on?A. For 10 days.B. For 12 days.C. For 15 days.D. For 18 days.55. If a family of four go to the theater in the evening, they have to pay at least _____ dollars for the tickets.A.85B.100C.120D.14056. are not allowed to enter the theater.A. LatecomersB. Adults without childrenC. School studentsD. Kids below three years old57. from the tickets information, we don’t know______A. The priceB. The timeC. The name of filmD. the net addressEMr. Dawson was an old man with a bad temper (脾气). And everyone in town knew it. Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples.One Friday, 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson's house. When Janet saw him, she suggested crossing the street to the other side. But Amy said they needn't.When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, “Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today.”Amy smiled back and told him that Janet would stay with her that night. Mr. Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple. The girls were glad to get them.Later Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town. Why was he so kind to us?” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him. But she pretended there was an invisible (看不见的) smile on his face and then started talking to him. Just a “hello” at first, and then more.“An invisible smile?” Janet was puzzled, “Yes,” answered Amy, “My grandma told me to think so. She says smiles can run around. If we keep smiling at someone, sooner or later he will really smile back.”Remember what Amy's grandma said, and we will find that most people can't refuse our smile 58. What did people feel about Mr. Dawson?(不超过10个词)59. Who did Amy learn “an invisible smile” from?(不超过10个词)60. What does the writer advise us to do?(不超过20个词)五、单词拼写(5分)61.our math teacher treats us with kindness and w_____（温暖）, reading love and joy everywhere he goes.62.our parents always take p______（骄傲）in everything good we do63.when I was a little boy, I s_____（很少）caused any problems64.the zipper is often used in our d______（日常的）lives65.Americans can hardly a______（避免）buying products made in China六、书面表达（25分）手机的发明改变了人们的生活，随着手机功能日益增多，越来越多的学生沉迷于手机娱乐活动。