广东省广州市广铁一中学2020-2021学年九年级上学期开学考试英语试题

学校_________   班级__________  姓名__________  学号__________

一、单选题

1. When I was young, my mum often taught me________some beautiful songs.

2. — Can you finish________the bike this afternoon?
— I’m not sure. However, I will try my best.

3. — Mum, can I go out to play football now?
— Not now. Your homework must________first.

4. — Why didn’t the children go out to play basketball yesterday?
— They didn't go outside________the terrible weather.

5. — I didn’t see you in the library this time yesterday afternoon.
— I________my report.

6. If you want to pass the exam, you had better do it________than before.

7. It was brave________these firefighters to save people from danger.

8. ________to music in my free time brings me so much fun.

9. ________he failed many times while studying English, ________he never gave up.

10. Don’t worry. He is________to work out the maths problem.

二、完型填空

11.    “Volunteering makes you  ______________  at the world differently. You can see how little things can  change a person’s life for the better.” says Mason, one of the volunteers this year. He______________part in the voluntary work in a community in Guangzhou.

To encourage more people to become volunteers, the National Volunteer Week _____________every April in many countries. However, it is not easy to take the first step ______________people will worry    about not being able to meet the organization’s expectations (预期) . Not having enough time also prevents some from______________their abilities.

The following tips can help if you have some of these worries:

Start out slowly and don’t add too much pressure. Even______________hours a month can make a big difference in someone’s life. Take part in a training meeting for new volunteers, and you will deal with the work_____________. Work with an experienced volunteer. He ______________help you understand the organization’s expectations. Invite a friend or family member to serve. It is good _____________with them. Finally, it is important to remember that not all volunteer experiences are perfect. If one experience doesn’t work, don’t give ____________and you’ll surely find the right opportunity.

12.    On Tuesday. forest workers in northern China’s Saihanba Forest Farm have received a UN environment prize for their outstanding contribution(贡献).

“As an ordinary worker on the farm, I am ___________ by the prize,” said a forest worker, Zhao Fuzhou.

“The prize should___________three generations ( 代 ) of foresters,” said Zhao Zhenyu, 78, one of Saihanba’s first foresters, who began planting __________on what was then a piece of barren(贫瘠的) land in the early 1960s.

After years of hard___________,  Saibanba  is  now  a  huge  forest  covering  about  930   square

kilometers. Now the ___________in Saihanba purifies( 净化) 137 million cubic meters of water and produces half a million tons of oxygen.

“Fifty-five years of efforts tell us that when one generation of foresters after ___________spares no  effort to improve the environment, they will ___________,” Zhao Zhenyu said.

“Saihanba has turned degraded land into __________one, part of a new Green Great Wall that will  play a part in helping to poet millions of people from air pollution,” Zhao Zhenyu said.

Liu Haiying, head of the forest farm, said that the forests which have restored have the ability  to produce huge benefits. “I believe that__________we continue to make our efforts, generation after generation, China can create more green areas ___________Saihanba and reach an agreement between  humans and nature. said Liu.”

三、阅读单选

13.    People sometimes ask me, “What’s the most frightening experience you’ve ever had?” Well, it happened when I was 12. It was also the most uncomfortable experience I have ever had. My mother, my sisters and I left Heathrow Airport to go on holiday to Cyprus.

My dad came to the airport to say goodbye. Unfortunately, he was working and could not  come with us. We got on the plane. The take-off was fine. Later the air stewards served us our  meals.

I was busy eating when the plane rocked. My plate went flying. Most of the other passengers’ plates fell too. I remember thinking that there must be food everywhere.

All of the lights in the plane went off. The seatbelt signs came on. The plane kept on bumping.  I was scared that there might be a serious problem. I wished that my father was with us. Then we heard the captain of the plane. He said, “I’m sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We are going through a storm. Please stay in your seats”.

The air stewards also had to stay in their seats. There was no one who could clear away our plates and food. My drink had fallen on my trousers and I was so uncomfortable. There was thunder and lightning outside.

We had to sit like that for more than an hour while the plane bumped along. After a while I wanted to go to the toilet. So did everyone else, I'm sure. The air stewards tried to stay calm and polite.

It seemed like hours before we were allowed to move again and clear up. I did not feel well after all that bumping around. Luckily the plane was alright and we landed safely. We later found out that we had passed through one of the most violent storms ever over the Mediterranean Sea!

I've heard a lot from the frightening experience. Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is mystery.

Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called “the present”. Let’s treasure every moment that we have.

【小题1】Why didn’t the author’s father go on holiday with the family?

【小题2】What happened when the plane rocked?

【小题3】While the plane bumped along, he author might have the feelings except________.

【小题4】What caused the plane to bump?

【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?

14.    We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money, but most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?” “And Paul — why didn't I pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late. Why do we go wrong about our friends — or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You're a lucky dog.” Is he really on your side? If he says, “You're a lucky guy” or “You're a lucky gal,” that's being friendly. But “lucky dog”? There's a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But bringing in the “dog” bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck.

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says square with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.

【小题1】The questions in the first paragraph tell us that the speaker ________.

【小题2】From the example “You're a lucky dog”, we can learn that ________.

【小题3】The passage tries to tell you how to ________.

【小题4】In listening to a person, the important thing is ________.

【小题5】If you follow the writer’s advice, you would ________.

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【小题1】When can children listen to stories?

【小题2】All of the following activities are free except________.

【小题3】Amy enjoys cooking in her free time. She wants to learn making sweet things. Where can she go?

【小题4】Who shares information about money?

【小题5】You can read this text in a________.

16.    Xia Boyu, 70, is the first Chinese double amputee(被截肢者) to have reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, the highest mountain in the world, Du Juan reports.

On May 14, 2018, Xia, who is the same age as the People’s Republic of China, made his dream come true by reaching the top of Qomolangma(Mount Everest) seven days after leaving Base Camp on the Nepal side of the mountain.

Success didn’t come easy. He had failed to reach the 8,844-meter peak four times before becoming one of the few double amputees to reach the top of the world.

The first climb by a Chinese team to the peak of Qomolangma was in 1960. Xia, who was born in Chongqing in 1949, was chosen by the Chinese mountaineering team in 1974. In 1975, the second mountaineering team set off. All the teammates finally reached the top, but Xia suffered bad frostbite(冻伤) in his legs, which had to be amputated at the knees.

“It’s beyond imagination how difficult it was to accept the fact that I would suddenly become a disabled person.” Xia recalls. “I could not imagine a fixture of sitting in a wheelchair, perhaps forever?”

When a doctor told him that with artificial limbs(义肢) he could live a normal life like anyone else, and he would even be able to do a lot of physical exercise, his hopes rose and he made up his mind to climb Qomolangma again.

To prepare for his fifth attempt(尝试) on Qomolangma, every day he got up at five in the morning and completed 90 minutes of strength training at home. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays he would ride a bike to Fragrant Hills, 30 kilometers from his home, walk to the top and then ride back home. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, he completed 10 km of speed walking.

“Without targets, people lose direction,” Xia says. “So I will keep climbing and contributing in more ways to society.”

【小题1】Which is the correct order according to the passage?
a. Xia had to be amputated at the knee immediately after the climb.
b. Xia joined the Chinese Mountaineering team.
c. Xia made his dream come true by reaching the top of Qomolangma.
d. Xia tried four times but failed, so he prepared for the fifth.
e. Chinese team set for the first climb to the top of Qomolangma.

【小题2】What do we know from the passage?

【小题3】We can learn all the following EXCEPT that ________.

【小题4】What can replace the underlined word “targets” in the last paragraph?

【小题5】What is the passage most probably taken from?

四、补全短文5选5

17.    

What is calligraphy? It’s handwriting. Any language can be written in calligraphy, but Chinese calligraphy is especially beautiful. It takes a lot of patience and practice to write Chinese calligraphy.【小题1】. During the lessons, they learn how to hold a brush.

They also learn how to make different strokes (一笔) to make Chinese characters. There are many different kinds of brushes people can buy to do calligraphy.

【小题2】. But there is one kind of calligraphy brush that is extra special. This brush is made from baby hair! Hundreds of years ago in China, people started to believe a baby-hair brush was good luck. It is a tradition.【小题3】.

【小题4】.To make a brush, a family will cut off a baby’s hair when he or she is about one month old. Then they will take some of the baby’s hair to a shop to be made into a brush.【小题5】.It takes more than 80 steps to make one brush. That’s why these brushes are such a treasure.

五、根据首字母填空

18. We’re on the way now. We’ll a________at the airport in half an hour.

19. Doctor Smith worked late last night and got everything r________for his speech.

20. Here’s the m________. We have many delicious foods in our restaurant.

21. Like many w________animals, giant pandas are getting fewer and fewer.

22. There’s no e________for your mistake. You must say sorry and do it again.

23. The film was not interesting and the boy felt b________.

六、完成句子

24. 妈妈做饭时，我帮妈妈洗菜。
I helped clean the vegetables________my mother________.

25. 医生们每天都很累，但是他们仍然维续工作。
Though the doctors are very tired every day, they still________working.

26. 通过《中国诗词大会》这个电视节目，我们知道读古诗词很重要的。
We know that________for us________poetry  from the TV program “The Chinese Poetry Conference”.

27. 好消息！小卖部也可以微信支付了。
________it is! We can pay by WeChat in the sore.

28. 在结果公布之前，我们别无选择只能等待。
We________to wait before the result was announced.

29. 真遗憾！我们的球队踢得不够好，不能进入决赛。
It’s a pity! Our team_________to reach the final.

30. 广州将修建更多的地铁线路以后交通会变得越来越便利。
More subways________in the future and the traffic in Guangzhou will become more and more convenient.

七、材料作文

31.    目前街头出现了越来越多的猫与狗，对此“中学生英语报”组织了一场“城市内是否可以饲养宠物”的讨论。请可你根据下表信息，介绍讨论的观点并说明自己的观点和建议。

注意：
(1) 词数 80 左右。
(2) 可以适当增破细节，使行文连贯。
(3) 开头语已为你写好，但不计入总词数。

Is it a good idea for people to keep pets at home in cities? Recently we have had a heated discussion. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________