1、江苏省苏州市苏州中学伟长实验部学年九年级下学期期中英语试题江苏省苏州市苏州中学伟长实验部2020-2021学年九年级下学期期中英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、单选题1I should have been more careful in the exam.It is a great pity that you _.Adidnt Bhavent Cwere not Dare not2Whats wrong with Mary?Shes_ at her sisters bad behavior.Acrazy Bnervous Cexcited Dmad3Marie Curie _ rad
2、ium and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.Afound Bdiscovered Cexplored Dinvented4The website I _ didnt offer what I needed.Asearched for Blooked for Csearched Dlooked5When shall we go on the trip?_.ATill next week BNearly a week CFor next week DNot until next week6Luckily, the driver narrowly
3、missed hitting the tree _ only several inches.Afor Bat Cby Dwith7The child was _ immediately after supper.Aenough tired to go to bed Btoo tired to go to bedCso tired that he went to bed Dvery tired so that he went to bed8Who did the teacher have _ an article for the paper just now?Awrite Bwriting Cw
4、ritten Dto write9Jack asked his classmate _.Awhen would he come back Bnot to be so angryCthat the earth is bigger than the moon Dwhat life will be like in the future10May I borrow your car?Sure, its _.Aat your convenience Bat your service Cat your best Dat your ease二、完型填空 The new science of spending
5、 comes to a surprising conclusion. How we use our money may 11 as much or more than how much weve got it.Money spent on experiences, rather than material goods, brings along more happiness.Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning to discover $1 million under your bed. What would you do with that ca
6、sh?The money will probably make you think about one thing above all elseyourself. A large amount of research reveals that money 12 our selfish sides. We will 13 much on what that money can do for us alone. Perhaps you are imagining buying a faster car, or even a new house.But studies show that 14 go
7、ods often fail to deliver lasting happiness. Fortunately, our ongoing research 15 many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend. Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.But making these 16 needs to challenge some of our ideas of spending. Its hard not to view buying a
8、house as a wise investment. But research shows it brings very little happiness. A study in the United States found that homeowners, on average, were no happier than renters.So, working hard to save money for a house might not be such a good idea 17 it means spending less time with your families and
9、friends. And dozens of studies show that people get more happiness from buying 18 than material things. Experimental purchasesuch as trips, concerts and special mealsare more deeply connected to our sense of self.And experiences come with one more advantage. They tend to bring us 19 to other people,
10、 but more often, material things are enjoyed 20 . So social contacts are important to improve mental and physical health.11Apresent Bmatter Cappear Dequal12Ashows Bexplains Cproves Ddesigns13Adepend Bconcentrate Ctake Dlook14Amental Bmaterial Cbeautiful Dclever15Ainvites Boffers Cprefers Dfollows16A
11、changes Bplans Cdecisions Dmistakes17Aif Bhow Cunless Dthough18Ahouses Bcars Cexperiences Dhealth19Afamiliar Bclose Cproper Dnative20Acompletely Bworldwide Csecretly Dalone三、阅读单选 LONDONManchester is Britains fattest city, a survey for “Mens Health” has found, beating Glasgow for the first time since
12、 the magazine started examining the issue three years ago.Editor Pete Muir said the survey had looked at a variety of factors from gym membership to heart disease rates to find the fattest city. “Manchester has more fast food restaurants than anywhere else in the UK,” he told Reuters. “People are ta
13、king the easy choiceeating and then just sitting in front of the TV.”Manchesters problem is part of a wider trend. On Thursday, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) blamed a lack of exercise and poor diet for a fifth of adult Britons being obese (过度肥胖的). “Obesity is a major risky factor connected
14、 with heart disease, diabetes and premature death (糖尿病和早亡).” said an ONS survey. “None of the 108 young men in the survey reported eating five portions of fruit or vegetables on average each day.”In Manchester, the head of the citys public health programs said he did not believe that they were neces
15、sarily the fattest city, but that they did have problems and were aiming to address them. Social deprivation (贫困) was a major factor. “One of the myths is that the stressed-out rich businessman is the one who is overweight,” David Regan told Reuters. “In fact, it is the poor areas that have the most
16、 problems. We aim not to be the fattest but the fittest city but we have a long way to go.”Second in the survey is Stoke-on-Trent, followed by Liverpool, Swansea and Lecicester. Glasgow is sixth.21Manchester took the place of _ and became Britains fattest city.ALiverpool BLondon CStoke-on-Trent DGla
17、sgow22Obesity may lead to the following EXCEPT _.AHeart disease Bdiabetes Cpremature death Da lack of exercise23This article is most probably taken from _.Aa newspaper Ba science book Ca novel Da biography Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a c
18、ity? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons for example, economic reasonswhy they should be preserved. So, let us assume that histori
19、cal buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have
20、 been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt the area they are in, but
21、 the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative and do not like change.Although we have to respect peoples feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is
22、 the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky ch
23、oice.24Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?AWe should reproduce the same old buildings.BBuildings should not dominate their surroundings.CSome old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.DNo one understands why people speak against new buildings.25By “more things forward” in th
24、e last paragraph, the author probably means “_”.ADestroy old buildings BPut things in a different placeCChoose new architectural styles DRespect peoples feelings for historical buildings26What is the main purpose of the passage?ATo explain why people dislike change.BTo warm that we could end up livi
25、ng in caves.CTo admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.DTo argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas. It was on the afternoon of the day of Christmas Eve, and I was in Mrs. Protheros garden, waiting for cats, with her son Jim. It was snowing. Patient and cold, our ha
26、nds wrapped in socks, we waited to snowball the cats. The wise cats never appeared. We were so still in the snow that we never heard Mrs. Protheros first cry from the bottom of the garden. Or, if we heard it at all, it was, to us, like the cry of the neighbors Polar cat. But soon the voice grew loud
27、er. “Fire!” cried Mrs. Prothero.And we ran down the garden, with the snowballs in our arms, towards the house; and smoke, indeed, was pouring out of the dining room.This was better than all the cats in Wales standing on the wall in a row. We loaded with snowballs, stopped at the open door of the smo
28、ke-filled room. Something was burning all right; perhaps it was Mr. Prothero, who always slept there after midday dinner with a newspaper over his face; but he was standing in the middle of the room, saying, “A fine Christmas!”There was no fire to be seen, only clouds of smoke and Mr. Prothero stand
29、ing in the middle of them, waving his slipper as though he were conducting.“Do something,” he said.And we three all our snowballs into the smokeI think we missed Mr. Portheroand ran out of the house.“Lets call the police,” Jim said.“And Emie Jenkins, he likes fires.” But we only called the fire-brig
30、ade, and soon the fire-engine came. Mr. Porthero went out just in time before they turned the hose (水管) on.27Why were the boys in Mrs. Protheros garden?AThey were about to start a snowball fight.BThey were waiting to see if there would be any fires this year.CThey were waiting to hear Mrs. Portheros
31、 first cry.DThey were waiting for the neighbours cats to appear.28The underlined phrase “snowball the cats” (in Paragraph 1) means “_”.Amake cats out of snow Bbury cats under the snowCthrow snowballs at the cats Dplay tricks on cats29When the boys saw smoke pouring out of the dining room, _.Athey were joyful and excited Bthey were frightened and worriedCthey were sorry for Mrs. Prothero Dthey were worried about Mr. Proth
