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.docx
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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
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一、单选题
1.—Ishouldhavebeenmorecarefulintheexam.
—Itisagreatpitythatyou__________.
A.didn’tB.haven’tC.werenotD.arenot
2.—What'swrongwithMary?
—She's_______athersister'sbadbehavior.
A.crazyB.nervousC.excitedD.mad
3.MarieCurie__________radiumandwontheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1903.
A.foundB.discoveredC.exploredD.invented
4.ThewebsiteI__________didn’tofferwhatIneeded.
A.searchedforB.lookedforC.searchedD.looked
5.—Whenshallwegoonthetrip?
—__________.
A.TillnextweekB.NearlyaweekC.FornextweekD.Notuntilnextweek
6.Luckily,thedrivernarrowlymissedhittingthetree__________onlyseveralinches.
A.forB.atC.byD.with
7.Thechildwas__________immediatelyaftersupper.
A.enoughtiredtogotobedB.tootiredtogotobed
C.sotiredthathewenttobedD.verytiredsothathewenttobed
8.Whodidtheteacherhave__________anarticleforthepaperjustnow?
A.writeB.writingC.writtenD.towrite
9.Jackaskedhisclassmate__________.
A.whenwouldhecomebackB.nottobesoangry
C.thattheearthisbiggerthanthemoonD.whatlifewillbelikeinthefuture
10.—MayIborrowyourcar?
—Sure,it’s__________.
A.atyourconvenienceB.atyourserviceC.atyourbestD.atyourease
二、完型填空
Thenewscienceofspendingcomestoasurprisingconclusion.Howweuseourmoneymay11asmuchormorethanhowmuchwe’vegotit.
Moneyspentonexperiences,ratherthanmaterialgoods,bringsalongmorehappiness.
Imaginethatyouwakeuptomorrowmorningtodiscover$1millionunderyourbed.Whatwouldyoudowiththatcash?
Themoneywillprobablymakeyouthinkaboutonethingaboveallelse—yourself.Alargeamountofresearchrevealsthatmoney12ourselfishsides.Wewill13muchonwhatthatmoneycandoforusalone.Perhapsyouareimaginingbuyingafastercar,orevenanewhouse.
Butstudiesshowthat14goodsoftenfailtodeliverlastinghappiness.Fortunately,ourongoingresearch15manywaystogetmorehappinessfromeverydollaryouspend.Changinghowyouspendmoneycanincreaseyourhappiness.
Butmakingthese16needstochallengesomeofourideasofspending.It’shardnottoviewbuyingahouseasawiseinvestment.Butresearchshowsitbringsverylittlehappiness.AstudyintheUnitedStatesfoundthathomeowners,onaverage,werenohappierthanrenters.
So,workinghardtosavemoneyforahousemightnotbesuchagoodidea17itmeansspendinglesstimewithyourfamiliesandfriends.Anddozensofstudiesshowthatpeoplegetmorehappinessfrombuying18thanmaterialthings.Experimentalpurchase—suchastrips,concertsandspecialmeals—aremoredeeplyconnectedtooursenseofself.
Andexperiencescomewithonemoreadvantage.Theytendtobringus19tootherpeople,butmoreoften,materialthingsareenjoyed20.Sosocialcontactsareimportanttoimprovementalandphysicalhealth.
11.A.presentB.matterC.appearD.equal
12.A.showsB.explainsC.provesD.designs
13.A.dependB.concentrateC.takeD.look
14.A.mentalB.materialC.beautifulD.clever
15.A.invitesB.offersC.prefersD.follows
16.A.changesB.plansC.decisionsD.mistakes
17.A.ifB.howC.unlessD.though
18.A.housesB.carsC.experiencesD.health
19.A.familiarB.closeC.properD.native
20.A.completelyB.worldwideC.secretlyD.alone
三、阅读单选
LONDON—ManchesterisBritain’sfattestcity,asurveyfor“Men’sHealth”hasfound,beatingGlasgowforthefirsttimesincethemagazinestartedexaminingtheissuethreeyearsago.
EditorPeteMuirsaidthesurveyhadlookedatavarietyoffactorsfromgymmembershiptoheartdiseaseratestofindthefattestcity.“ManchesterhasmorefastfoodrestaurantsthananywhereelseintheUK,”hetoldReuters.“Peoplearetakingtheeasychoice—eatingandthenjustsittinginfrontoftheTV.”
Manchester’sproblemispartofawidertrend.OnThursday,theOfficeofNationalStatistics(ONS)blamedalackofexerciseandpoordietforafifthofadultBritonsbeingobese(过度肥胖的).“Obesityisamajorriskyfactorconnectedwithheartdisease,diabetesandprematuredeath(糖尿病和早亡).”saidanONSsurvey.“Noneofthe108youngmeninthesurveyreportedeatingfiveportionsoffruitorvegetablesonaverageeachday.”
InManchester,theheadofthecity’spublichealthprogramssaidhedidnotbelievethattheywerenecessarilythefattestcity,butthattheydidhaveproblemsandwereaimingtoaddressthem.Socialdeprivation(贫困)wasamajorfactor.“Oneofthemythsisthatthestressed-outrichbusinessmanistheonewhoisoverweight,”DavidRegantoldReuters.“Infact,itisthepoorareasthathavethemostproblems.Weaimnottobethefattestbutthefittestcitybutwehavealongwaytogo.”
SecondinthesurveyisStoke-on-Trent,followedbyLiverpool,SwanseaandLecicester.Glasgowissixth.
21.Manchestertooktheplaceof__________andbecameBritain’sfattestcity.
A.LiverpoolB.LondonC.Stoke-on-TrentD.Glasgow
22.ObesitymayleadtothefollowingEXCEPT__________.
A.HeartdiseaseB.diabetesC.prematuredeathD.alackofexercise
23.Thisarticleismostprobablytakenfrom__________.
A.anewspaperB.asciencebookC.anovelD.abiography
Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?
Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasonsforexample,economicreasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?
Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影响)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.
Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilttheareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservativeanddonotlikechange.
Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.
24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.
B.Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.
C.Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.
D.Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.
25.By“morethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“__________”.
A.DestroyoldbuildingsB.Putthingsinadifferentplace
C.ChoosenewarchitecturalstylesD.Respectpeople’sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings
26.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.
B.Towarmthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.
C.Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.
D.Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.
ItwasontheafternoonofthedayofChristmasEve,andIwasinMrs.Prothero’sgarden,waitingforcats,withhersonJim.Itwassnowing.Patientandcold,ourhandswrappedinsocks,wewaitedtosnowballthecats.Thewisecatsneverappeared.WeweresostillinthesnowthatweneverheardMrs.Prothero’sfirstcryfromthebottomofthegarden.Or,ifwehearditatall,itwas,tous,likethecryoftheneighbor’sPolarcat.Butsoonthevoicegrewlouder.“Fire!
”criedMrs.Prothero.
Andwerandownthegarden,withthesnowballsinourarms,towardsthehouse;andsmoke,indeed,waspouringoutofthediningroom.
ThiswasbetterthanallthecatsinWalesstandingonthewallinarow.Weloadedwithsnowballs,stoppedattheopendoorofthesmoke-filledroom.Somethingwasburningallright;perhapsitwasMr.Prothero,whoalwayssleptthereaftermiddaydinnerwithanewspaperoverhisface;buthewasstandinginthemiddleoftheroom,saying,“AfineChristmas!
”
Therewasnofiretobeseen,onlycloudsofsmokeandMr.Protherostandinginthemiddleofthem,wavinghisslipperasthoughhewereconducting.
“Dosomething,”hesaid.
Andwethreealloursnowballsintothesmoke—IthinkwemissedMr.Porthero—andranoutofthehouse.
“Let’scallthepolice,”Jimsaid.
“AndEmieJenkins,helikesfires.”Butweonlycalledthefire-brigade,andsoonthefire-enginecame.Mr.Portherowentoutjustintimebeforetheyturnedthehose(水管)on.
27.WhyweretheboysinMrs.Prothero’sgarden?
A.Theywereabouttostartasnowballfight.
B.Theywerewaitingtoseeiftherewouldbeanyfiresthisyear.
C.TheywerewaitingtohearMrs.Porthero’sfirstcry.
D.Theywerewaitingfortheneighbour’scatstoappear.
28.Theunderlinedphrase“snowballthecats”(inParagraph1)means“__________”.
A.makecatsoutofsnowB.burycatsunderthesnow
C.throwsnowballsatthecatsD.playtricksoncats
29.Whentheboyssawsmokepouringoutofthediningroom,__________.
A.theywerejoyfulandexcitedB.theywerefrightenedandworried
C.theyweresorryforMrs.ProtheroD.theywereworriedaboutMr.Proth
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