辽宁省葫芦岛市绥中县2020-2021学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题
2020-2021 学年度第一学期第一次教学质量监测
九年级英语试卷
※考试时间 100分钟 试卷满分120分
考生注意：请在答题卡各题目规定区域内作答，答在本试卷上无效。
第一部分 选择题(共50分)
Ⅰ、单项选择(共15分，每小题1分)
从下面各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
1. There will be fewer car accidents if more people follow △ rules.
A. traffic B. conversation C. business D. expression
2. A stranger can go anywhere in town △ following the e-map on his phone.
A. in B. with C. from D. by
3. Both the central government and the △ government are trying to improve the people's life.
A. private B. local C. present D. underground
4. The sky lantern can rise into the air △ it looks big and heavy.
A. since B. because C. though D. unless
5. People can avoid using mobile phones because they've become part of everyday life.
A. exactly B. normally C. widely D. hardly
6. He doesn't know if Germany is a △ country.
A. American B. European C. African D. Asian
7.——What did the expert △ ? —He didn't give any advice.
A. complete B. require C. suggest D. discover
8. The cap △ cotton.
A. is made in B. is made from C. is made of D. is made by
9. Don't worry. I'll △ the problem.
A. deal with B. pass by C. look up D. put on
10. Tim △ the physic class but nobody knows why he didn't come.
A. was active in B. was afraid of C. was good at D. was absent from
11. The postman said he △ a lot of mail every day.
A. sent B. will send C. has sent D. sends
12. The guard is a smart man and knows what △ next.
A. do B. to do C. does D. doing
13. The speaker will make a better speech if he △ more time.
A. give B. gives C. is giving D. is given
14.—Do you know △ ?
—Yes. Let's go to the amusement park.
A. where can we have fun B. when we can have fun
C. what place is good for fun D. why the amusement is fun
15. —— △ ?I didn't hear you clearly.
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—I said“You look beautiful today.”
A. Anything else B. Pardon C. Guess what D. Why not
Ⅱ、补全对话(共5分，每空1分)
从方框内所给的选项中选择恰当的句子完成此对话。 (有两个多余选项)
A. Sounds like hard work.
B. I used to drink coffee.
C. Could you please give me another cup?
D. I've drunk tea for ten years.
E. Why do people grow tea?
F. I wonder how the tea is produced.
G. What a good smell!
A:What can I do for you, sir?
B: Longjing tea, please.
A: Sure. Here's your tea.
B:Thank you. Wow! 16
A: You like drinking tea, don't you?
B: Yes. 17 But now I like tea better.
A:I believe tea is much healthier.
B: You're right. Is Longjing tea produced in Hangzhou?
A: Yes, it is.
B: 18
A: Well, it's a long process. In short(简而言之), the tea growers grow the tea plants. When the leaves are ready, they process them and pack them. Then they send the tea to many places.
B: 19
A:Yes. And because of those people's work we can drink such good tea.
B: We should thank the tea growers. The tea tastes so good. 20
A: Sure. Just a minute.
Ⅲ、完形填空(共10分, 每空1分)
根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
Many students worry about the English 21 . They want to pass them with good scores instead of 22 them. For this reason, the sutdents wonder 23 there is a 24 to English learning, or maybe an easy way to learn English well. The answer is“No”. You can't learn English well easily. However, you can learn it 25 .
How to remember a word
Different from Chinese, English is an alphabetic writing(拼音文字) language. If you know how to 26 a word, you'll know how to write it according to the rules of pronunciation. So the best way to memorize a word is to remember 27 pronunciation.
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How to improve pronunciation
Listen to and speak English as much as you can. You don't need to care if your pronunciation is 28 or wrong. Just talk in English and you'll find your pronunciation better and better.
How to grasp(掌握) grammar
First, take 29 about what teachers say in class. Second, make sentences and do grammar exercises. 30 you use the sentence pattern, the better you’ll know it.
Be a wise learner, and you'll learn English well.
21. A. textbooks B. partners C. examinations D. speakers
22. A. failing B. avoiding C. spreading D. completing
23. A. that B. if C. where D. how
24. A. course B. request C. product D. secret
25. A. recently B. wisely C. simply D. mostly
26. A. pronounce B. create C. discover D. see
27. A. your B. his C. its D. her
28. A. loud B. usual C. polite D. correct
29. A. breaks B. risks C. notes D. trips
30. A. More B. The more C. Most D. The most
Ⅳ、阅读理解(共20分，每小题1分)
根据短文内容从各题所给的四个选择一个正确答案。
Passage 1
Charles Dickens was born in a small British town, Portsmouth in 1812. When he was nine years old, he began to study at school. Three years later, in 1824, he had to quit school because his parents were put in prison(入狱) for owing(欠债) Charles didn't go to school until his parents went out of the prison in 1825. And he couldn't finish school. Only after one year's study at school, he quit again and never went back to school.
At the age of 14, Charles began to work. First he was in a law firm(律师事务所). Then a theater owner found his acting talent and wanted him to be an actor. Charles didn't get the job because of illness. Instead he became a reporter and wrote for newspapers. Then, at the age of twenty-two, Charles Dickens began to write novels. He wrote a lot of novels all his life such as Oliver Twis, David Copperfield and A Tale of Two Citiest. Dickens died over a hundred years ago, but hundreds of thousands of people are still reading his books with great interest now.
31. Charles Dickens was from
A. England B. France C. Germany D. America
32. The underlined“quit school”means“ △ ”.
A. study at school B. leave school C. close school D. teach at school
33. How long did Charles Dickens study at school?
A. One year. B. Three years.
C. Four years. D. He didn't go to school at all.
34. Dickens is remembered as △ .
A. a reporter B. an actor C. a theater owner D. a writer
35. From the passage we know that △ .
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