陕西省宝鸡市凤翔县2019-2020学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷

As the old Chinese saying goes,“food is very important for people.”Although food has played ___ important part in Chinese culture for years, hunger had been a huge problem in the country until the 1970s.

But there is a very great person ___ helps to solve the problem. The great person is the Chinese scientist Yuan Longping. When he was a child, he____ the people were hungry. And he felt very sad. He wanted to change the condition（状况）. From then on. he studied hard in order to make people have ____ food than before to eat.

When Yuan Longping grew up and worked, he has been doing researches on rice ____ he was at college. He overcame one and another problems. In 1964, he discovered a______ rice plant after hard work. Since then, he has made great progress on hybrid rice （杂交水稻）.So，he ____ “the Father of Hybrid Rice." For the honor（荣誉），he never cares about it. He still works in the filed ____ dawn（黎明）to sunset like a farmer.

Yuan's hybrid rice is helping to solve food problems around the world. Although Yuan is knowledgeable, he understands that even the wisest people ____ still learn new things all the time. His spirit really encourages us　 ___ hard. So learn from him from now on!

1.A.a B.the C./ D.an

2.A.what B.which C.who D.whose

3.A.see B.saw C.sees D.seen

4.A.more B.many C.much D.the most

5.A.although B.when C.if D.since

6.A.specially B.special C.most special D.more special

7.A.is called B.called C.was called D.calls

8.A.for B.beyond C.thought D.from

9.A.should B.must C.might D.could

10.A.study B.to study C.try D.to try

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Last Monday, my mother went to Nanjing on business. My father was busy with his work. He had no time to ___ me. So he gave me some money and told me to buy ____ I want to have for supper.

There is a ____ noodle shop in our neighborhood. The owner of the noodle shop is a southerner who comes from Shenzhen. There are often many customers enjoying eating delicious noodles in the noodle shop. Sometimes, some ____ have to wait for dinner. The noodle shop is very popular so the owner must ____ a lot of money.

After school, I went to the noodle shop in a hurry because I was hungry. But when I arrived there. I found a ___ on the door. It read,“Sorry，today we only serve the sanitation workers（环卫工人）. The sanitation workers are welcome to have dinner for free."

A customer like me said that the owner wanted to ____ the sanitation workers. The owner said that those workers work very hard every day. He only wanted to ____ his own thanks to those workers. So he decided to offer those workers a free bowl of noodles.

Through the windows of the noodle shop, I ____about thirty sanitation workers eating noodles. They seemed to be talking about some interesting things. There were big smiles on their faces. ____ I didn't eat delicious noodles, I was moved by the owner's kindness. In fact, in the world, kindness is everywhere.

1.A.look at B.look for C.look up D.look after

2.A.what B.why C.when D.where

3.A.expensive B.cheap C.famous D.formal

4.A.customers B.owners C.waiters D.workers

5.A.earn B.pay C.cost D.spend

6.A.flower B.notice C.mark D.lantern

7.A.praise B.change C.thank D.describe

8.A.buy B.give C.lend D.express

9.A.decided B.explained C.had D.saw

10.A.If B.Because C.Although D.Since

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Once upon a time there was no tea at all in England. People there used to drink a light beer. No coffee or milk but large glasses of beer stood on the breakfast table.

When tea was first brought to England, an old couple got some as a special treat. But they do not know how it should be used. They cooked the leaves in hot water, and spread them on a piece of bacon (熏肉) which they were going to have for dinner. They ate the leaves, and threw the tea away! However, tea is becoming as popular as coffee and milk in England today.

Tea is the leaf of a plant which grows widely in China, Japan and some other countries. Tea farmers usually grow many tea plants on a large piece of land. When the leaves are ready to be picked, it is the busiest time for tea farmers in a year. They pull off the leaves and dry them. In their spare time, they pick out the best leaves and get them ready for market. In China, whenever a visitor comes into house, he is served with a cup of tea.

1.Beer was served for breakfast in England long ago.

2.Tea was first brought to England by an old couple.

3.The old couple threw the tea leaves away and enjoyed tea.

4.Tea farmers are the busiest in a year when they pick and dry tea leaves.

5.Tea, coffee and milk are all popular in England today.

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1.What are the four young people mainly talking about?

A.Looks. B.Changes C.Hobbies D.Problems

2.Who is good at his/her subjects now?

A.Frank B.Cindy. C.Peter D.Helen

3.What can we know from the passage?

A.Frank has become more outgoing now. B.Cindy is active and likes exercising.

C.Others are ready to help Helen to change. D.Peter used to be in good health and exercise much.

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How does a good father usually protect his daughter? An American father has given us a different answer.

Chris Early comes from Tennessee, the USA. He owns a Knoxville video production company. He uses a camera drone (摄像无人机) to watch his 8-year-old daughter as she walks to school alone. He always wants his daughter to know “Dad is always watching.”

Chris bought the camera drone for his business at first. About one month ago, when his daughter Katie decided to walk to school.by herself, he had a good idea of using the camera drone to follow Katie.

“I could see other amazed people looking up and I'm sure Katie must be thinking ‘Er, it's my dad'," Chris said to a reporter from a local TV. “It is a good way to keep an eye on her. I let her know that I'm always caring for her."

However, Katie said that at first she never knew what her father did for her. “He didn't tell me, So I was pretty surprised when I knew it. Anyway, I thank my dad very much," the girl smiled and said.

1.At first, Chris Early bought the camera drone to 　　　　　　 .

A.watch his daughter B.use it in his business C.help him become famous D.send to his daughter as a gift

2.It's clear that Katie wants to be a（n）　　　　　 girl.

A.smart B.friendly C.beautiful D.independent（独立的）

3.The underlined part might mean“　　　　　 ”.

A.find B.watch C.talk with D.look for

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A.The story of a girl B.Father and daughter C.A father's special love D.A smart and brave girl

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In China and even in the world, Huawei is a wonder （奇迹）. Although it started producing mobile phones not many years ago, it has become one of the most famous phone companies.

Now Huawei has got third place at the mobile market, just following Apple and Samsung. After seeing more of its smartphones（智能手机）were sold last year, Huawei appears to be more confident in its bigger goals.

“We hope that in tree years our market share（份额）can be the top two and in five years our market share can be the top one," Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei's Consumer Business Group（消费者业务集团），said in a recent TV interview.

The company sold 108 million smartphones in 2015. Compared with 2014, the number increased by 44 percent, though it was much smaller than Apple's 231.5 million iPhones and Samsung's 317.2 million smartphones.

“The number of our smartphones is still growing,” Yu said, "and our company is expecting an increase of 30% in smartphone shipments（出货量），It'll be a great success."

Although Huawei's smartphones sold well in Western Europe and China, the market in the US is another example. Yu said that the company was “so late” to the US. “However, we are trying hard to raise our market share there in the next few years.”

1.How many smartphones were sold by Huawei in 2015?

A.75 million. B.108 million. C.231.5 million. D.317.2 million.

2.Huawei phone company is expecting an increase of 　　　　　　 in smartphone shipments.

A.15% B.20% C.30% D.45%

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Huawei has a very long history of making smartphones.

B.Huawei's market share will be the top one in five years.

C.Huawei has got second place at the mobile market.

D.Huawei is trying hard to make its market share rise in America.

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As teenagers we often have some bad days. If you have a bad day, here are some ways of cheering you up.

Go out with a friend for a walk, a cup of coffee or a lunch date. You need not to discuss your problems at all. Sometimes all you need is a good laugh to get you going again.

Being relaxed is one of the most useful ways to solve stress. Too much stress in your body can influence your feelings. Learn right breathing and practice relaxing your body. They are helpful in dealing with stress.

Some people found it more relaxing when they do physical exercise. Go out for some walking or ride a bike when you are free. You just need to keep moving.

When you are feeling down, why not do some chores like cleaning up your room, doing some washing，or even cooking a meal? You would find it a wonderful way to relax. And getting them done is also an achievement.

You can spend some of your time helping others in a charity. Helping others can not only make you happier but also improve yourself. For example, if you love animals, help at an animal center. If you like helping people, do this at a soup kitchen. Having lots of helping hours will make you better at more things.

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?

It talks about how to_________if you have a bad day.

2.How many pieces of advice are mentioned in the passage？

_____________are mentioned in it.

3.What does the writer think of being relaxed?

Being relaxed is one of__________to solve stress.

4.What does the writer advise teenagers to do when they are feeling down?

When they are feeling down, they had better________like cleaning up rooms,doing some washing or even cooking a meal.

5.Why does the writer advise teenagers to help others in a charity?

Because it can both _______and improve themselves.

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根据对话内容，将方框内符合对话情境的句子抄写在对话空白处，使对话恢复完整。选项中有两项是多余的。

A: Hi, Tom. You don't look well. 1.

B: Well,I always catch a cold, and this is the fifth time during the month.

A: 2.

B: Of course. I think I need to exercise every day. How can I solve my problem?Can you give me some advice?

A: Sure. I run at 7：00 every morning. It makes me relaxed and helps me stay healthy.

3.

B: Good idea. 4. If we can do it together, that would be fun.

A: Yeah. The shortest answer is doing.5.

B: OK, see you tomorrow. Thank you for your help.

A: You are welcome.

Have you seen the doctor?

What about exercising?

Meet you at the playground at 7:00 tomorrow.

I don't want to exercise alone.

Have you eaten any apples?

Why not Join me?

What's the matter?

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交换生约翰将来你们学校学习一个月。来之前，他想了解一下学校的规章制度。假如你是张伟，请你给约翰写一封信，介绍一下你们学校的校规，并适当阐述你对其中一项或几项规定的看法。

提示：

1.学生必须穿校服；

2. 不允许在教室里吃东西；

3. 不能带手机进学校。

要求：

1. 参考提示，可适当发挥；

2.语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；

3.文章不得出现任何真实信息（姓名、校名和地名等）；

4.词数：不少于70词。（开头已给出，但不计入总词数。）

Dear John,

I'm glad that you will study and live with us for a month. Let me tell you some rules in our school.　　　　　　

Wish you come to our school soon!

Yours,

Zhang Wei

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