福建省厦门市五缘第二实验学校2019-2020学年九年级上学期期中英语试卷

What are you holding in your hand while you are taking the examination? Right. A pen.

Though it is small, the pen has changed the history, improved the trade of countries, recorded events, carried news, and done far more work for human beings than all other tools.

Progress without it would have been almost impossible. The invention of the wheels, the introduction of steam engine(蒸汽机), the use of electricity, all these have changed the lives of millions of people, but the pen has done more. It has taken away mountains, and it has prepared the way for all progress and development of the society.

In the past the pen did all the work if you wanted to keep any writing for some time. The lawyers took up their pens and wrote the law of the country from the days when papyrus(纸莎草纸) was first used. The most famous letters in the world were written with a pen. It was with a pen that the greatest thinkers of all time wrote down their thoughts.

The pen is very utilitarian. We cannot sign a bill or write a letter or buy a house without our pen. An agreement is worthless till our name is written with a pen. The writers encourage the world with it. The students take their examinations with it as well.

Our coming into the world is recorded with a pen. Before we have been at school, our name is written on the name list with a pen. We cannot be married till we have signed. A pen records the important events in our life.

Let us remember that we hold in our hand the most powerful instrument which man owns. The pen is a magic tool. Whenever you use it, enjoy it.

1.What is the writer trying to do in this passage?

A. Describe what a pen looks like. B. Introduce the history of the pen.

C. Advise people to prepare a new pen. D. Show the importance of the pen.

2.The word “mountains” in the third paragraph refers to(指代) “something to _________ ”.

A. explain the use of electricity B. lower the students’ scores

C. stop the social development D. change the law of the country

3.The lawyers started to write the law of the country _________.

A. before their thoughts were changed B. when papyrus was first used

C. as soon as they recorded their names D. after they took an important exam

4.The underlined word “utilitarian” in the passage means “_________” .

A. cheap B. boring C. special D. useful

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. A Powerful Tool B. An Important Law C. A Valuable Record D. An Exciting Event

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Have you ever wanted to be in a TV show or movie? There is a new app that lets you put yourself in your favorite shows. But some people are worried about this app.

The app is called ZAO.A tech company called Momo released it last month. It lets users to put their face over another person's face in a video or photo. Users can put themselves into popular TV shows and movies. For example, you can put your face into the movie Titanic. Your face will replace Jack's or Rose's. It looks very natural. Since the app came out on Aug 30, it has been the most—downloaded free app in China as of Sept 10, according to App Annie, a website that tracks app data.

But some people worry about how the app could be abused. People can use the app to make themselves look like politicians or celebrities. They could also violate(侵犯）celebrities' right of publicity(公开权）by using their faces to make videos. People could also make videos for illegal use.

Other people worry that they might lose their facial recognition data. It is possible that hackers could steal this data from app companies and use it to break into users' phones and steal their money.

1.This passage is about　　　　 .

A.a computer game B.a tech company

C.a popular app D.a famous TV show

2.People can use ZAO to　　　　 .

A.perform in real TV shows

B.put their faces into videos and photos

C.download movies for free

D.make themselves look more beautiful

3.Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4 talk about　　　　 .

A.how to use ZAO the right way

B.how to stop hackers from using ZAO

C.why people worry about ZAO

D.why so many people like ZAO

4.If Tommy uses ZAO and makes himself look like Li Xian,he may 　　　　 .

A.spend lots of money on the app B.be caught by the police

C.violate Li Xian's right of publicity D.be rich and successful

5.From this passage,we learn that ZAO is 　　　　 .

A.illegal to use

B.unpopular with its users

C.used by many people because it's safe

D.discussed by its users holding different opinions

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Do you feel bored with the upcoming summer? We asked parents for ideas for things that teens can do and here are some suggestions for fun activities for you to do in the summer.

#1.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Visit older family members and interview them about the past of your family.You could use a smartphoneto record some of the conversation.Things to ask about:

*What did you eat?

*Who was your favorite family member?　　

*What did you do to make yourself happy?

*What was it like when you were a teenager?

#2.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Not only will you make your parents really happy,but you will find all those lost CDs/books/socks that are hidden under the bed.

You can now have a yard sale for the things you no longer want,and make yourself some pocket money at the same time.

#3.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Put together a memory book.It could be about primary or junior school since you're heading to high school: friends made best memories favorite teachers　 favorite subjects hopes/feelings about going to high school,etc.

#4.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Get down and work on the farm, and have a bit of fun.You never know you might love driving tractors and feeding cows and horses.If nothing else it will give you a good taste of what a hard life farming is.

1.Which may not be a good question for the interview in #1?

A.What did you do for fun? B.How did you go to school?

C.What were your parents like? D.What's the plan for your future?

2.Which is suggested in #2?

A.Throwing away what you've found. B.Selling something that is not needed.

C.Asking your parents for pocket money. D.Using CDs that you've found as presents.

3.What is the proper title for#1,#2，#3 and #4 separately?

a.Clear out Your Room　　　　　　　　 b.Create a Memory Book

c.Help on a Nearby Farm　　　　　 d.Discover Family History

A.a—d—b—c B.d—a—b—c C.d—b—a—c D.c—a—b—d

4.What can working on a farm bring to you?

A.Your love for country music. B.The interest in your future job.

C.The experience of farm work. D.The fun of sharing with friends.

5.Who is the text probably written for?

A.Teens. B.Teachers C.Parents. D.Farmers.

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The world's largest rainforest, the Amazon, grows over eight counties and covers 40 percent of South America. It makes about one—fifth of Earth's oxygen. People call it "the lungs of our planet.

However, the rain forest is in danger now. A large fire broke out in the Amazon last moth. As of Aug 27, it had lasted for 22 days.

In fact, the Amazon has seen a large number of fires this year. Between January and August, there were over74, 000fires —the highest number since 2013, the BBC reported.

Most of the fires came from human activities" CNN noted. Farmers in the Amazon have long used fire to prepare land for planting. But these fires can easily get out of hand.

The Brazilian government has sent soldiers to fight the fires. But scientists have said that it will take around 20 to 40 years to rebuild the forest's ecosystem. They have also said that the fires have destroyed 15 to 17percent of the rainforest, China Daily reported.

Fires in the forest

The Amazon is home to around 1 million indigenous(土著的）people from up to 500 tribes(落）、About 3million species of plants and animals also live there, including jaguars, sloths and river dolphins. Many of them have lost their homes because of the fires. Here is the number of fires that have broken out in Brazil over the years.

Total numbers of fires between Jan 1 to Aug 20:

1.People call the Amazon rainforest" the lungs of our planet" because　　　　 .

A.it lies along the Amazon river B.it's the world's largest rainforest

C.it makes one—fifth of Earth's oxygen D.it grows over many countries

2.We know from CNN's report that the fire　　　　 .

A.lasted for 22 days B.resulted from human activity

C.is helping farmers plant crops D.is out of control

3.The chart(图标)tell us the total numbers of fires between Jan1 to Aug20　　　　 .

A.is the least in 2019 B.is the most in 2016

C.is the same every year D.is the most this year

4.The last paragraph was written to show　　　　 .

A.how much damage the fire has done

B.what we should do to rebuild the forest

C.how the Brazilian government stopped the fire

D.the importance of protecting the ecosystem

5.We can learn from the text that　　　　 .

A.farmers shouldn't plant crops near the Amazon rainforest

B.Amazon forest's ecosystem will repair itself

C.it will take a long time to rebuild the Amazon

D.earth will run out of oxygen soon

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The film My People,My Country is such　　　　 big success that many people watch it.

A.a B.an C.the

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—What's the secret　　　　　 good health?

—Eating healthy food and taking enough exercise.

A.in B.to C.on

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When times are difficult,tell　　　　 that pain is part of growing.

A.yourself B.you C.your

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On her daughter's birthday,Miss Zhu is going to take her to the new movie as a　　　　 .

A.task B.treat C.choice

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The internet makes　　　　 possible for people to send and receive information at great speed.

A.them B.that C.it

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My house is next to a market,so it is　　　　 for us to buy some food.

A.patient B.expensive C.convenient

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Li Ming was surprised to　　　　 that his new teacher was his neighbor!

A.discover B.create C.admire

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—Will you go to the zoo in Xiang'an? —I'd like to,but it　　　　 the weather.

A.agrees on B.lives on C.depends on

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Learning to write is learning to think. You don't know things clearly　　　 you can write them down.

A.unless B.if C.although

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We really thank our teachers for what they have done for us.They have been with us for nearly three years　　　　 we came to middle school.

A.since B.before C.until

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--- Look! My mother　　　　　 a new dress for me.

--- Wow, it looks very nice on you.

A. is making B. has made C. will make

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—My dad bought this new washing machine,but I don't know　　　　 .

—Let's read the instructions.

A.which one to use B.when to use it C.how to use it

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To my surprise,the STARBUCKS eat paw mugs　　　　 as soon as they went on sale.

A.were sold out B.sold out C.were selling out

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—Chinese national team got more than 200 medals in Military World Games(军运会）！

—Wow,　　　　 exciting news!

A.what B.how C.what an

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—The weather report says we'll expect a sunny day tomorrow.

—　　　　 .I'm going to go climbing with my classmates.

A.I hope so B.Sounds terrible C.I'm afraid so

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Right after lunch, Mother found she had got a cold. She did need a rest in bed. But first she had a few things to do. Prepare the meat for_______.Leave a note for the cleaners.

At last, she fell into bed, soon asleep…

Then the door banged(砰地一声）open as the_______came home from school. “Mom! Mom! Where are you" "Didn't you even get up yet?" "What about dinner?”

I'm sick. And I can't do anything. I'll have to leave all to _______.Cook the potatoes. Take care of the baby. Put plates, spoons and forks on the table."

“Wonderful!" “No problem!” The children ran off _______. Mother was left in her quiet room. She felt terrible! But everyone else seemed great. In fact, there seemed to be a party going on with loud laughs _______the children.

There was a sudden crash(破碎声).Then a voice shouted, "Get the baby out of the way _______he cuts himself. Don' break Mom's rest!”

Another crash camel The younger girl rushed in with news." They _______your plate and the dog ate all your dinner.”

The girl ran off. There was more noise until, finally, the children appear,_______. They were proud of what they brought. There is a glass of water, three beans, a cold boiled potato and a small piece of meat.

Suddenly, Mother felt _______.As the children watched carefully, she ate her cold dinner. “"Everything____________ so good,” Mom smiled. "Thank you, my kids. I feel better now.”

1.A.breakfast B.lunch C.dinner

2.A.father B.cleaners C.children

3.A.you B.me C.her

4.A.excitedly B.quietly C.angrily

5.A.in B.with C.from

6.A.after B.before C.when

7.A.made B.dropped C.sold

8.A.crying B.smiling C.cooking

9.A.tired B.afraid C.great

10.A.tastes B.looks C.smells

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One day, a poor boy named Howard Kelly was selling goods to pay his way through school. He only had one dollar left, and he was hungry.1.However. He became very nervous when a young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal, he changed his mind and asked for a drink of water. 2. He drank it slowly and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

You don't owe me anything, she replied. 3.

He said,“ Then I thank you from my heart.”

As Howard left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in humanity(人性)also grow stronger. Years later, that lady became very ill. 4. They finally sent her to a big city, where they called inexperienced doctors to study her unusual disease.

Dr Howard Kelly was one of these doctors. When he heard the name of the town she came from, he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.

Dressed in his doctor's clothes, he went in to see her. He recognized her at once.5.After a long struggle, the battle was won. Doctor Kelly was asked to see the lady's medical bill. He looked at it, and then wrote a note on it that said:

"Paid in full with a glass of milk."

Dr Howard Kelly

A.The local doctors did not know what was wrong with her.

B.|He decided to ask for a meal at the next house he visited.

C.My mother taught me never accept payment for kindnesses.

D.He made up his mind to try everything he could to save her life.

E.The lady thought he looked hungry,so she brought him a large glass of milk.

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情景交际　 根据情景提示，完成下列各题

1.老师想知道你是如何学习英语的，你可以这样回答：

_____________________________________________________________.

2.你想知道Amy对达人秀的看法，可以这样问：

_______________________________________________________，Amy?

3.你想知道餐馆在哪里，可以这样问：

Could you please tell me_________________________________________?

4.你想告诉班级的同学们你过去很害羞，可以这样说：

_____________________________________________________________.

5.你想知道同桌是否曾经去过厦门，可以这样问他：

_____________________________________________________________?

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看图写话 根据每小题所提供的图画情景和提示词，写出一个与图画情景相符的句子

1.________________________________________.

2.________________________________________.

3.________________________________________.

4.________________________________________.

5.________________________________________.

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Father of Chinese Pinyin——Zhou Youguang died on January 14, 2017, one day after his111th birthday. The Hinabook Publishing House confirmed (确认)Zhou's death, because it published several Zhou's 1.(book) many years ago. Zhou Youguang was born in Changzhou of East China's Jiangsu Province on January13,1906. Zhou Youguang was 2.first economist(经济学家）working on Wall Street. In 1955, he 3.(become) a linguist(语言学家)as a famous founder of Pinyin writing system. In the 1950s,he came up 4.pinyin in a meeting. Pinyin is a system to make it easier to5.[raɪt]Chinese characters by using the western alphabet(字母）. He said the development speed of Pinyin was6.(surprise).

It was used not only in education 7.also in industry and business. It is a key to understanding Chinese culture, and has become a8.[brɪdʒ] linking China to the whole world. Zhou enjoyed 9.(watch)English—language TV news. He said that English news was often filled with those without captions（字幕）.

The captions make it easier to understand the 10.[meɪn] idea of every news item than those without captions. Zhou's death is a loss for Chinese.His contributions for Chinese language will be remembered forever.

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转眼同学们已经成为了毕业班的学生，回首初中三年，大家一定都发生了巨大的变化。请从以下几方面进行描述你这三年的变化：1.外貌；2.性格；3.学习习惯等。

注意事项：

1.文章开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2.意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯，书写规范；

3.请勿在文中使用真实的姓名、班级。

People always change as time goes by,and so do I.

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