冀教版2019-2020学年九年级上学期英语期中测试试卷A卷

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A . Each B . Worst C . Part D . Best （10）

A . excited B . satisfied C . happy

D . guilty(内疚的)

五、 阅读理解 (共4题；共34分)

10. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 The first time my wife Linda gave birth was in a hospital.

When Linda got pregnant (怀孕) for the second time, we wanted a home birth, not just for ourselves, but for our daughter. We are very open with our daughter. We want to teach her respect and awe (敬畏) for the things of bodies. So she was part of the process from the very beginning.

In the morning the midwives came just as Linda was climbing into the birth tub (盆). Our daughter offered her mom water and food while she rested. When she found the noise and activity of birth, she was too nervous to stay long, so she spent a few minutes next to the tub, then went into another room to play. The midwives called her back in time to see her brother come into the world. As Linda pulled our tiny newborn son up, our daughter and I rushed to her side. all four of us hugging and crying and very excited. That night, and many times since then, our daughter said. \a baby.\of her life, something that can happen in the same room where she colors and watches movies.

It was crucial that our daughter was part of that experience, not just for her, but for Linda and me as well. Everything we wanted for her—trusted care providers; a very familiar environment; continuing support; good food—were things we needed but didn't have the first time Linda gave birth. We crossed this threshold (门槛) together, as a family, and it was messy and scary and painful and unusual and mysterious and really perfect.

（1）The writer of this passage is probably ________. A . a father B . a mother C . a daughter D . a son

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（2）What does the underlined word \ A . carefully hardworking cooks B . specially trained nurses C . truly talented singers D . very friendly drivers

（3）From the last paragraph, we can see in fact the writer ________. A . didn't warn her wife Linda to give birth in the family B . didn't want their family to cross the threshold together

C . thought it was crucial that their daughter was not part of the experience D . wanted her daughter to know that she was trusted and needed in the family （4）According to the passage we can see ________. A . the writer's first child is a son

B . there are five people in the writer's family now

C . the writer's daughter saw her brother come into the world D . the writer wanted a home birth only just for their daughter （5）Which is the best title (标题) for this passage? A . My First Child Was Born in a Hospital. B . The Second Child in My Happy Family. C . A Messy and Painful and Unusual Family.

D . Why Did We Choose a Home Birth for Our Second Child? 11. （8分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 B

A young man and an old man were waiting for a train at a station. They sat next to each other. \ The young man could hardly believe his ears. “What?” he said to himself in surprise. Then he began to think how to get the gold from the old man.

The old man looked tired and sleepy and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. So the old man lay down and before long he fell asleep.

The young man ran away with the old man's bag as quickly as he could. Then he stopped and quickly opened the bag. There was nothing but a lot of small stones in the bag!

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（1）At first, the young man_______at the station. A . wanted to fool the old moil

B . didn't know what was in the old man's bag C . didn't wait for the train D . wanted to wait for the old man

（2）The young man ran away with the old man's bag very quickly because ______. A . he could run very fast

B . he wanted very much to get the gold in the bag C . he decided not to take the train D . the old man asked him to do so （3）What was in the old man's bag? A . Gold. B . Small stones.

C . Gold and small stones. D . Nothing.

（4）“Nothing but” in the story means“__________”. A . everything B . very C . nothing D . only

12. （6分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

My name is Peter. I was born in Paris. When I was three, my family moved to London. We stayed there for one year then my dad had to move to New York. We spent about two years there. I moved to Shanghai last May and I like the new country very much.

I study at an international school in Shanghai. There are people from nearly all parts of the world. I like my school very much and I can learn many things. I love learning Chinese and keep practising it with my classmates. After school, my favourite sport is football. I like drawing and painting, too. Shanghai has four seasons and I like spring best here, because I can go out in the evening and play with my friends. In my hometown, the summers are hotter than Shanghai but the winters are not so

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cold as t hey are here.

Shanghai is like a small world where all kinds of people and food can be seen. I like being part of it and I am very happy to stay here.

（1）The word \ A . 当地的 B . 网络的 C . 国际的 D . 乡村的

（2）What does Peter like doing best after school? A . Playing football. B . Drawing. C . Painting.

D . Doing his homework.

（3）Which of the following is TRUE?

A . Peter was five years old when he lived i n London. B . Peter often speaks Chinese with his classmates. C . Peter likes summer best in Shanghai.

D . You can only see Chinese people and Chinese food in Shanghai. 13. （10分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 （A）

It was a Christmas night. I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on such a beautiful festival. When I was so tired that I didn't want to work any longer, three people came to my desk — a tired woman and two children.

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But when they started to tell their problems, things became unclear. One child had a fever, but his temperature was OK. The other child had an earache, but she could not tell me which ear hurt. It seemed that the mother was trying to cough.

Something was wrong. But I only explained that it might take a while before a doctor could meet them. \— no address. Suddenly I knew, they were homeless and the hospital was warm.

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