九年级上册英语期中考试卷

It’s common to carry things on bikes, trains and even planes. But do you know small drones(无人

机) can help carry packages to your home?

For two years, Google has been working hard in their secret research lab. Their latest project is called Project Wing.

Project Wing is Google’s invention of a drone delivery service. It is half plane and half helicopter and is slightly bigger than a seagull. It can deliver(投递) packages to buyers by drone to door.

The first drone test was made on a farm in Warwick, Australia. It sent sweets and dog treats to a farmer. The drone flew to the farm, hovered (盘旋), and dropped the package with a wire. Delivery is here!

The best thing about drone delivery services is that delivery time will be greatly cut down. You’ll be able to order what you like online in the morning. And by noontime, the delivery drone will land your package.

Throughout history, there have been different kinds of inventions that have helped people move things around, said Astro Teller, lead scientist of Google Wing, to CNN. Teller thinks Google drones will be the next big step.

Interestingly, drones are not that young. The US has been using armed drones since 2002. But drones may also get another use. Film companies have asked to use drones to shoot videos from the sky.

Yet Google’s delivery drones won’t be able to fly to buyers any time soon. However, Google has proved that drone delivery is possible. And with Amazon announcing their drone delivery service last year, the further research is going on to make delivery drones safe and suitable for buyers. 53. What is Project Wing?

A. Armed drones. B. Google’s invention. C. New apple APP. D. Wings to help people fly. 54. What’s the usage of the drone in Project Wing according to the passage? A. Taking photos. B. Delivering goods. C. Ordering online. D. Hovering in the sky. 55. What is the advantage of Project Wing?

A. It can shoot videos in the sky. B. It is cheaper than other aircrafts. C. It has something to do with Amazon. D. The delivery time will be greatly cut down. 56. The following paragraph of this passage will discuss .

A. drones can only be used in film making and army.

B. delivery drones service will have a long way to go.

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C. Google and Amazon have achieved the drone delivery service at any time.

D. people will continue the research on better drone delivery service for buyers.

D

Most animals have little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hunt them for food. Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership which does good to both of them. You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites(寄生虫) on sheep. The sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove the cause of discomfort. So although they can manage without each other, they do better together. Sometimes an animal has a plant partner. The relationship develops until the two partners cannot manage without each other. This is so in the corals(珊瑚) of the sea. In their skins they have very small plants which act as “dustman”, taking some of the waste products from the corals and giving in return oxygen(氧气) which the animal needs to breathe. If the plants are killed, or are even prevented from light so that they cannot live normally, the corals will die. 57. Some birds like to sit on a sheep because . A. they can eat its parasites B. they depend on the sheep for a living C. they enjoy traveling with the sheep C. they find the position most comfortable

58. The underlined word “ they ” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to . A. birds and parasites B. birds and sheep C. parasites and sheep D. sheep, birds and parasites

59. It can be learnt from the text that the coral depends on the plant for . A. comfort B. light C. oxygen D. food 60. What does the second paragraph mainly discuss?

A. Some animals live better together.

B. Some plants depend on each other for food.

C. Some animals and plants develop their relationship easily. D. Some animals and plants depend on each other for a living.

第二卷 （共50分）

五、填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

A) 根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。并将答案填写在答题纸标号为61～65的相应位置上。

61. Yang Liping, a ▲ (天生的) dancer, made many wonderful performances on the stage. 62. You can ▲ (创造) what you want in life if you work hard. 63. We should have the ▲ (勇气) to take on new challenges.

64. He has been ▲ (缺席的) from lots of classes because he is poor in health. 65. All her teachers and classmates ▲ (赞扬) her designs for the art festival

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that day.

B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。并将答案填写在答题纸标号为66～70的相应位置上。

66. The man prepared an ▲ (usual) present for his wife on their wedding day. 67. Many car accidents take place just because of people’s ▲ (careless). 68. It is said that Gang jiong is so attractive that it is worth ▲ (watch). 69. I like red and white because they are a good ▲ (match).

70. Mike is imaginative enough to come up with new ideas and his ▲ (suggest) are often

practical.

C）根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题纸标号为71～75的相应位置上。

stay up; the bright light; work it out; impatient; make progress;

When doing his math homework, Lu Lifei, 14, from Jiangsu, came across a problem. He couldn’t 71 . So he took out his cell phone, opened a special app and searched the problem. Answers soon appeared on the screen. “It’s convenient. You don’t have to 72 late to solve the problem or get a tutor on the spot,” Lu said. Nowadays, some students just copy the answers online without thinking carefully enough. They become 73 . Knowing how to use the Internet is important. The key is that we must have good self-control. No matter how difficult the problem is, think about it independently (独立地) first. Be sure to understand the reasons behind the answers, or you won’t 74 . If you’re not confident about your self-control, ask your parents for help. I think you will see 75 ahead of you.

六、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分）

A) 阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后第76～85小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。 ．．

Cheating

Some students cheat because they are busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other students might feel that they can’t pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, it isn’t a good idea.

A student who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents, so they can find some better ways together. Talking about these problems and working them out will help feel better than cheating.

If a student gets caught cheating, the teacher may give a “zero” score on the test, send him or her to the head teacher’s office and call his or her parents. Worse than the bad grades may be the feeling of having disappointed other people, like parents and teachers. A parent may worry that you are not an honest person and a teacher might watch you more closely the next time you’re taking a test.

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There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn’t cheat, but some students have already cheated. If that’s you, it’s never too late to stop cheating. Cheating can become a habit, but a student is always able to act better and make better choices. It might help to talk the problem over with a parent, teacher, or friend.

There’s an old saying that cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

Facts about cheating ●Cheating means breaking up rules to get unfair advantages in 77 76 at school. ●They cheat because they are busy or 78 . ●They want to spend 79 time and get good grades. ●If a teacher finds him/her cheating, he/she will get 80 . Results ●Teachers may make a 81 call to his/her parents. ●Cheating is a bad habit to make his/her parents 82 . ●His/her parents will feel that he/she is a 83 person. Solutions ●Have a talk with teachers and parents and give up the bad 84 . ●Act better and make better 85 .

七、书面表达（满分15分）

假如你是阳光中学初三学生Daniel，写信给青少年专家Sigmund Friend，告诉他进入初三后你的烦恼。请根据下表中信息，完成一封求助信。

要求： 1. 词数80左右(信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。

2. 要点必须包括表格中的所有信息，可以适当发挥。 3. 表达清楚，语句通顺，语义连贯。

个人信息 15岁，九年级学生；

性格特点 勤奋…，喜欢运动，……；

烦恼 学习和兴趣之间找不到平衡；

愿望 ……。

Dear Sigmund Friend,

My name is Daniel. I’m from Sunshine Middle School. 二、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. C 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D

三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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36. B 37. A 38.C 39. D 40. B 41. A 42. C 43. D 44. D 45. C 四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

46. C 47. A 48. D 49. A 50. A 51. B 52. C 53. B 54. B 55. D 56. D 57. A 58. B 59. C 60. D

五、填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） A） 61. born B) 66. unusual C）

71. work it out 72. stay up 75. the bright light

六、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分） A）任务型阅读 76. Reasons/ facts 80. zero/ punished 84. habit

七、书面表达（满分15分） Dear Sigmund Friend,

My name is Daniel. I’m from Sunshine Middle School. I am fifteen years old. Now I am a Grade 9 student. I love sports very much because it can bring strength to my body and mind. I am very confident and I am not afraid of making speeches in front of many people.

However, I have some problems now. I have too much homework every day. I often stay up late to finish it. I don’t get enough sleep and I feel tired in class. I find it hard to achieve a balance between my homework and my hobby.

What should I do? Can you offer me some valuable suggestions? I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best wishes， Daniel

77. exams/ tests 85. choices

78. lazy

79. no/ little 83. dishonest

81. phone/ telephone 82. disappointed

73. impatient 74. make progress

67. carelessness 68. watching

69. match

70. suggestions

62. create

63. courage

64. absent

65. praised

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