广东省广州市花都区2018届九年级上学期期末考试英语试题.doc

2017-2018学年广东省广州市花都区九年级（上）期末英语试卷

一、语法选择（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）
"Letting kids learn more about science at an early age is easier than you think．It is happening all around （1）　 　，and you can use everyday things to encourage your children's interest．"Kim's father said．
At first he believed it was difficult to help his children （2）　 　 science．"But in fact，we don't need （3）　 　 high scientific brain．All we need is that we are willing to try，（4）　 　 the world，and to take the time to encourage their interest．"he shared his experience．
"First，you should have an active attitude（态度）yourself．The start by （5）　 　 your children questions about the things you see every day．And then listen to their answers （6）　 　，which will improve their confidence and help you decide （7）　 　 your children know or do not know．"
"Different kids have different interest，（8）　 　 they need different kinds of science projects．"Kim's father said．For example，collecting rocks can interest one of his sons，but his another son （9）　 　 is five years older needs something more to deal with it．"Knowing your children is the （10）　 　 way to find enjoyable learning activities．"Here （11）　 　 some more advice from him．
Choose activities that are the right level of difficulty．
If you are not sure，pick something easier．The suggested ages on the projects and books should （12）　 　 to make sure that the activity is right for your child．
Let your child （13）　 　 the project or activity himself．
It's （14）　 　 to ask rather than force him．If a child （15）　 　 something he is interested in，he will enjoy it and learn more from it．So suggest choosing two or things your child can do．
1．A．we
B．our
C．us
D．ours
2．A．to
B．about
C．with
D．at
3．A．a
B．an
C．the
D．/
4．A．see
B．seeing
C．saw
D．to see
5．A．ask
B．asking
C．to ask
D．asked
6．A．patience
B．patient
C．impatient
D．patiently
7．A．what
B．why
C．where
D．how
8．A．and
B．but
C．so
D．because
9．A．what
B．which
C．why
D．who
10．A．good
B．well
C．better
D．best
11．A．are
B．is
C．were
D．was

12．A．read
B．reading
C．be read
D．be reading
13．A．choose
B．chosen
C．to choose
D．choosing
14．A．enough easy
B．easy enough
C．easily enough
D．enough easily
15．A．pick
B．picks
C．will pick
D．is picked．

二、完形填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分1.5分）
16．（15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
One day a young man Gary went to see a wise old man．He wanted to know why he wasn't able to reach all of his （16）　 　 in his life．
He found the old man reading in a small house by the river．With a smile，the wise man listened to Gary's story and （17）　 　 him，"First come to help me boil a kettle（水壶）of water!"
Gary saw a big kettle standing in the comer next to small stove（火炉），but he didn't find any （18）　 　．So he went out to search for some．
He came back with some dry wood，（19）　 　 the kettle with water and put it on the stove．Then he put some wood in the stove and started a fire．But because the kettle was too （20）　 　，when the wood burned up，the water did not boil．So he ran off to get more．
When he returned，the water had nearly turned cold．This time he （21）　 　 his lesson and prepared more wood in advance．Then the water boiled very （22）　 　．
"If there is not （23）　 　 wood，how would you boil the water？"the wise man asked．
Gary thought for a moment but didn't know the （24）　 　，so he shook his head．
"Well，then just pour out some water from the kettle!"the old man said．
Gary （25）　 　 thoughtfully．
"At first，you set too many goals，"said the old man．"It's just like the large kettle full of water．You didn't have enough wood，so you couldn't boil the water．If you want to make the water boil，then you will have to either pour some out or prepare more wood!"
16．A．jobs
B．tasks
C．goals
D．dreams
17．A．talked
B．told
C．said
D．asked
18．A．wood
B．stone
C．food
D．fruit
19．A．put on
B．filled up
C．took away
D．got to
20．A．small
B．light
C．large
D．heavy
21．A．learned
B．found
C．thought
D．started
22．A．quietly
B．slowly
C．carefully
D．quickly
23．A．fresh
B．clean
C．enough
D．green
24．A．reason
B．question
C．lesson
D．answer

25．A．waved
B．nodded
C．shook
D．signed．

三、阅读 （共两节，满分45分）
（A）
It was a Christmas night．I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on such a beautiful festival．When I was complaining about it，three people appeared at my desk﹣﹣a tired woman and two children．
"Are you all sick？"I asked doubtfully because they seemed all right．
"Yes，"the woman answered weakly and lowered her head．
But when they started to present their problems，things because 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 pretending to cough．
Something was wrong．But I only explained that it might take a while before a doctor could meet them．"Take your time，please，"said the mother．I checked their charts﹣﹣﹣no address．Suddenly I knew，they were homeless while the hospital was warm．
The family huddled（卷缩）together under the Christmas tree，smiling and talking with each other sweetly．Quietly，I went back the nurses'station and told them what happened in the waiting room．It was just like God sending us a gift on Christmas Day．The nurses'station suddenly came back to life．All the nurses went into action for"a Christmas emergency"．
We took out our meals for our Christmas"patients"．We also put together oranges and apples as presents．We tried to exceed the needs of a family who needed only a warm place on Christmas night．Later，the little girl kissed me and said，"Thanks for being our angel．"
26．How did the writer feel before the family appeared in the hospital？　 　
A．Tired
B．Pleased
C．Unhappy
D．Excited
27．Why did the family come to the hospital？　 　
A．They were ill and came to see a doctor．
B．They would like to visit a friend．
C．They wanted to spend Christmas with the writer．
D．They were homeless and had no place to stay．
28．The underline word"gift"in Paragraph 6refers to　 　．
A．the warm place
B．the homeless family
C．the delicious meal
D．the serious patients
29．Why did the nurses offer the family meals and presents？　 　
A．To make them feel at home．
B．To make them feel healthy．
C．To make them leave soon．
D．To share presents from God．
30．What can we learn from the story？　 　
A．A friend in need is a friend indeed．
B．It's wrong to tell a lie to others．
C．It's a pleasure to help those in need．
D．A hospital is a good place for Christmas night．
(B)
Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history？Many people would think of Confucius，whose birthday was September 28．Although he lived over 2000years ago，people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today．
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu，which lies in today's Shandong Province．He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period．He had a hard childhood．His father died when he was only 3years old．His mother brought him up．As a child，he had to work to help his mother，but young Confucius didn't give up studying．He visited many famous teachers and leaned music，history，poetry and sports．

Later，he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history．At that time only children from noble families could go to school，but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn．He had about 3000students in his lifetime．
Today，people still follow Confucius'lessons．He told us that we have something worthy to be learned．"When I am with three people，one of them must be better than me in some areas．I choose their good qualities and follow them．"
He also taught us that thinking is very important in study．"All study but no thinking makes people puzzled．All thinking but no study makes people lazy．"
Confucius is not only a great teacher，but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society．His most important ideas are about kindness and good manners．He said young people should take care of the old．People should give up only thinking of themselves and work for others．Some of his popular words are："A kind person should care for others"and"A person should be strict with himself，but be kind to other．"People uses his ideas to help themselves and society．At present，more than 100Internet websites are telling people about him，and his ideas have gone far into east and south Asia．
31．People still remember Confucius today because of　 　．
A．his hard work in the childhood
B．his wise thoughts about education
C．his travelling from state to state
D．his birth in Spring and Autumn Period
32．The underline word"noble"in Paragraph 3means　 　．
A．poor
B．bright
C．hard﹣working
D．rich
33．Which is the correct order of the following statements？　 　
①Confucius'father died and he had to help raise the family．
②Confucius educated about 3000students in his life time．
③Confucius visited many famous teachers in his childhood．
④Confucius'ideas are learned from all over the world．
⑤Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history．
A．③①④②⑤
B．①③⑤②④
C．①③②⑤④
D．③①④⑤②
34．Which of the following is Not mentioned in the passage？　 　
A．No one has something worthy to be learned．
B．All study but no thinking makes people puzzled．
C．All thinking but no study makes people lazy．
D．A person should be strict with himself，but be kind to others．
35．From the last paragraph，we can infer that　 　．
A．people in East and South Asia know little about Confucius'ideas
B．people only use Confucius'ideas to help them study
C．more and more people will learn about Confucius'ideas in the future
D．we can hardly find any information about Confucius on the internet．

（C）
Besides water，is there any other drink you need to have nearly every day？Can't remember？Here are some ideas．Its colour is white．It tastes creamy．It is good for the body and helps build strong bones．Oh yes，it is milk．
Ever since you can probably remember，you been told that milk is like a superfood．It has important nutrients and is good for people in many ways．It is rich in protein．vitamin D and calcium（钙），which make children's growing bones stronger．Also milk can help keep blood pressure down and thus lower the possibility of heart disease．And a glass of warm milk helps us get a good night's sleep．The list can go on and on．
However，some studies show that milk might not really be good for you．It may in fact cause some health problems．For example，drinking a lot of whole milk （three or more servings a day） may results in obesity（肥胖），US science wet site LiveScience reported．But fat free milk may not be good either．It can be filled with many other things like sugar and manmade flavours（味道）to make it taste better．
Another problem is that milk may not in fact be all that good for people's bones．According to a study in the British Medical Journal，scientists found that some people who had more milk in fact had more fracture（骨折）bones，not less．
"The best way for kids to take good care of bones is to go outside and play．"Amy Lanou，a teacher of nutrition at the University of North Carolina，US，told LiveScience．
Milk may not be a superfood，but it does have some valuable nutrients．These nutrients are hard to get into kids in other ways．And you should drink milk in the name of loving it．not just in the name of your health，experts suggests．
36．Why is milk good for children？　 　
A．It is white and tastes creamy．
B．It can be filled with many things．
C．It can make kids become fat．
D．It has much protein and calcium．
37．Milk is good for us．How many ways are mentioned in the passage？　 　
A.2　　　B.3　　　C.4　　　D.5
38．The best way for kids to take good care of their bones is to　 　．
A．play in the open air
B．get enough good sleep
C．eat less man﹣made flavours
D．drink as much as possible
39．What does the writer think of milk？　 　
A．It is a superfood．
B．It has no nutrients．
C．it has good and bad sides．
D．It's loved by everyone．
40．Where can we read the passage？　 　
A．In a storybook．
B．In a travel guide．
C．In a science magazine．
D．In an advertisement．
41．（10分）Top books to try
Did you read your favourite books on April 23？It was World Book Day．Here are some great books picked out for you．Some of them are fictions．Others are about real life experiences of children your age．

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard：The Sword of Summer（2015）
Rick Riordan，US
Magnus Chase is a teenage boy who finds out he is the son of a Noru god．To save the world，Magnus must go on a journey to find the Sword of Summer，which is long lost．Scary giants and a powerful wolf try to stop him from completing his task．Luckily，he has his friends Hearth and Blitz，who help him along the way．This book's humour will have you chuckling and the interesting believable characters help make this book a must﹣read．

Diary of a Wimpy Kid：Old School（2015）
Jeff Kinney，US
This book is the 10th book from the bestselling series．It is just as good as the others，maybe even better．Greg Heffley is a middle school student trying to deal with everyday problems．Now things get even more interesting when his town decides everyone has to stop using all electronics!Greg faces some new problems without a cell phone and computer．This book shows there are always going to be a few bumps（崎岖）in the road，but it also reminds you that you can laugh about it along the way．

Crenshaw（2015）
Katherine Applegate，US
Can you imagine losing everything？Both your parents lose their job，and your family may not have enough money to pay rent or even buy food anymore．That is what happens to Jackson and his family in the book Crenshaw．While their family faces these troubles．Jackson's imaginary friend．a silly cat named Crenshaw，tries to
help him deal with
everything．This book
talks about the
importance of family
and friends and will
make you cheer for
Jackson throughout the whole book．

41．Who wrote the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid：Old School？　 　
A．Rick Riordan
B．Jeff Kinney
C．Katherine Applegate
D．Magnus Chase
42．When did you probably read the poster？　 　
A．In the summer of 2013
B．On April 23rd，2014
C．In March 2015
D．In June 2016
43．Which of the following is true？　 　
A．Crenshaw is the 10th book from the series．
B．Hearth and Blitz are Jackson's good friends．
C．Greg Heffley is a student living in a town．
D．All the books are about real life experiences．
44．Ben likes humorous stories best，which book will he choose？　 　
A．Crenshaw．
B．The game of live．
C．Diary of a Wimpy Kid：Old School．
D．Magnus Chase and Gods of Asgard：The Sword of Summer．
45．What can we learn from Jackson's story？　 　
A．Family and friends are important．
B．There are a few difficulties in the road．
C．All of the characters are believable．
D．Nothing can stop you completing your task．
Confidence is very important in daily life．It can help you develop a healthy attitude．A study shows that the people who are more confident are much