湖南省衡阳市2018-2019学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷

阅读下面的短文，判断短文后的句子是否与短文内容相符，符合的写(A)，不符合的写(B)。

Many people are trying to save the earth with special days like “Meatout Day”, “Earth Day” and “Buy Nothing Day”.

“Meatout Day” is on March 20th. Many people around the world don’t eat any meat for one day. In this way, they’ll get healthier and reduce greenhouse gases (减少温室气体).

“Earth Day” is on April 22nd. Many people all over the world try to do something green on this day. In Italy, people don’t use plastic bags. In Canada and Norway, people ride bicycles and don’t use their cars. In the USA, people dress up like plants and animals to dance in Times Square, New York.

“Buy Nothing Day” is usually on the fourth Friday in November. On this day many people don’t buy anything. “Buy nothing” means “make no rubbish”. When you make less rubbish, you can make a cleaner earth.

Do you want to join them? Then you can remember these special days and do something green.

1.Many people don’t eat any meat on “Meatout Day”.

2.Many people do something to protect the environment on “Earth Day”.

3.In Italy, people ride bicycles and don’t use their cars on April 22nd.

4.All people buy and sell nothing on “Buy Nothing Day”.

5.According to the passage, people have these special days to save the earth.

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根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

Lei Haiwei, a 37-year-old fast courier(快递员) from Hunan Province, got first place in a televised Chinese poetry knowledge competition. He beat other competitors, including a master's degree (硕士学位) graduate from Beijing University, in the third season of the Chinese Poetry Competition on CCTV on April 4.2018.

“My interest in ancient poems began as early as I was six years old. My father hoped I would grow up to be a man who keeps the mountains, rivers. lakes and seas in mind," the courier said.

In 2001 the younger Lei found a job in Shanghai and began to read books related to ancient poems at bookstores or libraries in his spare time, since he didn't make much money. The young man also developed a habit of reciting poems he liked and writing them dawn after returning home.

Though Lei works 88 a fast food courier in Hangzhou later, his love for poems never died.

Even on his busiest work days, he used any available moment to recite poems. For example, I am used to reciting poems when I wait for food at restaurants and traffic lights on my way to deliver food. Reciting poems not only enriches my knowledge but also makes my job less boring. As for my future plan, I will stick to reading and reciting poems," Lei said.

1.What is Lei Haiwei?

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2.What place did he get in the competition?

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3.Lei Haiwei doesn't have great interest in ancient poems,does he?

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4.When was the third season of the Chinese Poetry Competition held?

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5.What is Lei Haiwei's future plan for the poems?

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Many people want to buy the newest gadget (小玩意) the fastest car and the most expensive watch-but are these things really worth?

For some people, these things give them status(地位) .They're cool because they have a cool car, or they're better at the newest Xbox game. Lots of people say that buying new things makes them happy, They like having new, pretty,impressive things. The problem is that people don't say happy and the feeling you get when you buy something new disappears. For example, there's a new iPhone. You stop liking your old car. Your friend has Beats in a different color and they're so much nicer! Things get old and outdated. And someone else always has something better.

So, what can you buy and stay happy with? A research suggests that the best thing to spend your extra(额外的) money on is doing things like traveling, learning to cook , speaking a language, skiing or surfing. What about going to the theater, eating at a Michelin star restaurant or climbing a mountain?

In the long term(从长远来看)，people are happier with money they spend on activities than on things. You don't remember what shoes you wore, but you remember running the marathon! When you do new things or things you enjoy, you get life experience and memories. You can share them with people. Even it you don't enjoy the experience. you can learn something and often a little while later you see the god sides of it. At least, it's a story to tell-maybe even a funny one.

So forget about designer clothes and fancy gadget- a new skill or experience lasts longer!

1.The first paragraph is mainly written to _________.

A.introduce the background B.come up with the question C.explain the reason

2.What does the underlined word "outdated" probably mean?

A.新潮的 B.消逝的 C.过时的

3.Which is NOT the reason why people try to get designer clothes and fancy gadget?

A.Getting status. B.Having happiness C.Keeping away from pressure (压力).

4.According to the research, you should____when you have extra money.

A.Learn to cook and speak a language

B.climb a mountain and buy the fastest car

C.go to a theater and have the designer clothes

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.What Makes People Happy

B.How to Spend Your Money

C.Follow Fashionable Ways of Life

难度: 中等查看答案及解析

Nowadays, phone calls and messages help us communicate with others more often. It means that we seldom write letters now. But a TV show. Letters alive, is bringing back this old habit.

Letters Alive invites famous actors and actresses but there are no funny jokes or different competitions. Instead, only one person walks up to a microphone and reads a letter. The letters were written by people from different times in history. For example, in one episode(集), they read a letter written by the famous writer Xiao Hong to her younger brother in 1941. The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future.

“Every letter opens another world for us, " said Guan Zhangwen, the director of the TV show. “It seems that we can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers". Since its first episode on December 5, 2016, Letters Alive has been widely praised. Many audiences(观众)say that it has provided a breath of fresh air to today’s TV shows.

Besides Letters Alive, some other cultural TV shows have also attracted(吸引)Chinese audiences. They include the Chinese Poetry Conference, a traditional Chinese poetry competition and Readers, a program that invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote. It suggests that cultural values and true feelings are becoming our interest.

1.Letters Alive, a TV show, invites famous people to______.

A. read and share letters　　 B. tell audiences jokes　　 C. enter different competitions

2.How many TV shows are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two　　 B. Three　　 C. Four

3.Chinese audiences _____ the TV shows mentioned in the passage

A. highly praise　　 B. don’t mind　　 C. show no interest in

4.This article is probably taken from the section of_____ in a newspaper

A. Sports News

B. Culture and Entertainment

C. Education and Science

5.According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?

A. Letters Alive is not popular enough to attract audiences

B. Chinese Poetry Conference invites people to read poems and articles

C. We can experience the real lives and feeling of the writers by reading letters.

难度: 简单查看答案及解析

词汇运用。根据英语首字母或所给中文提示写出短文中所缺单词的正确形式。

The Great Pyramid is one of the Seven w1. . It took 100 000 people over 20 years to complete it The Great pyramid was considered a u2. building in the 19th century AD. All that time, it was still the tallest building in the world. According to scientific research, the ancient King, Khutfu, 3.(命令) his men to build the Great Pyramid stone by stone. The biggest stone weighs as much as 15 tons, Each stone was fixed so well, t4. the ancient workers didn't have any modern tools. The Great Pyramid has four sides and each side is 230.4 meters long and 146.5 meters high At that time, there were no modem machines or equipment, so how did the ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid? To this day, it is still a 5.(奥秘) But many scientists continue to study their methods, The completion of the Great Pyramid shows the wisdom and the achievements of ancient Egyptian working people

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综合填空。阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

In movies about the future, robots are usually like our 1. (servant). They help with chores(杂务) and work in dirty or 2.(danger)places. Today there are robots 3. work in factories. They do simple jobs over and over 4., and will never get bored, Scientists are now 5. (try) to make robots which look like humans do the same things as we do. However, some scientists think it will be difficult 6. (make) robots really think like humans. 7. instance, James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are. 8. many other scientists disagree with him. They believe robots will think on 9. own and even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.

What will robots be like in the future? Because of the rapid development of robots, nobody 10. (know)for certain. Let's wait and see.

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书面表达。

假如你是李平，你的英国笔友Linda打算今年夏天来衡阳度假，想让你介绍一个地方，

请你根据以下信息。给她写一封词数不少于80的电子邮件。向她介绍南岳。

提示词:旅游胜地tourist attractions　 风景scenery　 县county

Dear Linda,

I'm glad to hear that you'll travel to Hengyang in this winter. Now.....

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