广东省广州市越秀区2021-2022学年九年级（上学期）期末英语试卷（含答案）.docx

2021-2022 学年广东省广州市越秀区九年级（上）期末英语试卷
一、语法选择

1．（15 分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从 1～15 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项
Greeting someone ， saying goodbye ﹣ ﹣ ﹣ these situations make me feel uncomfortable.One peck（轻吻）？Two pecks？Three？No kisses at all？Why，as I get to the other person 's face，why can't it be as（1） as a handshake？
（2） survey by the Daily Mail showed that one in five British people now（3） a handshake is too formal（正式的）.Some 42 percent said they never shake hands when they greet friends.One third of people choose to hug，while 16 percent prefer a kiss on the cheek.
British people （ 4 ） to be reserved （ 保守的） ﹣ unfriendly ， some would say.Handshakes （ 5） work for us because we didn't have to get too close，（ 6）
nowadays the super﹣British handshake is no longer fashionable.We want to be more like the easygoing people of some（7） countries，who greet each other with kisses and hugs.
The trouble is，we still find that（8） is a bit strange.What does a married man do when（9） a married woman，for example？How should someone younger greet someone older？Guys don't like to kiss one another，（10） .The biggest questions，（11）
you do decide to kiss，are how many times and which cheek first.Unlike the French，（12） comfortably give three，cheek﹣pecks have usually never been easy for us poor，uncomfortable British people.Even the handshake has its problems：don't shake too （13） ，don't hold the other person 's hand too weakly or don't go in（14） dirty hands.
Maybe it 's better（15） it at a smile and a nod.

（1）A.simply
B.simple
C.simpler
D.simplest
（2）A.A
B.An
C.The
D./
（3）A.feel
B.feels
C.is feeling
D.felt
（4）A.know
B.has known
C.are knowing
D.are known
（5）A.must
B.had to
C.used to
D.had better

（6）A.and
B.but
C.or
D.so
（7）A.other
B.the other
C.another
D.others
（8）A.its
B.it
C.this
D.that
（9）A.greet
B.greeted
C.to greet
D.greeting
（10）A.also
B.too
C.either
D.neither
（11）A.because
B.although
C.since
D.if
（12）A.who
B.whom
C.which
D.what
（13）A.hard
B.harder
C.hardest
D.hardly
（14）A.by
B.from
C.with
D.as
（15）A.leave
B.to leave
C.leaving
D.left

二、完形填空

2．（10 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项
After Twenty Years by O.Henry

A policeman was checking through the whole street.He was so （1） and suddenly slowed down，finding that in the doorway of a dark store stood a man.
"It's all right，officer，"he spoke up quickly

The man lighted a cigar（雪茄）.The light showed a pale face with a white scar（伤疤）. "Twenty years ago tonight，I had dinner here with my best friend，Jimmy.Then I left for
the West for a new（2） to make money.We agreed that we would meet here again after twenty years."
"It sounds pretty （3） ，"said the policeman."Rather a long time between meets." "If he can not come on time，will you wait？"
"Sure!I know Jimmy will meet me here if he's alive，for he always was the truest guy in the world.I（4） him.He'll never forget.I'll give him half an hour at least." said the man.
"I'll be on my way.Good﹣night，gentleman."said the policeman.

After 20 minutes，a tall man（5） ."Is that you，Bob？"he asked，（6） . "Is that you.Jimmy？"cried the man in the door.
"It's Bob!Twenty years is such a long time，Bob."

"You've（7） a lot，Jimmy.I never thought you were so tall." "Come on，Bob.Go around and have a good talk."
The two men walked up the street to a cafe.

（8） ，Bob said，"You're not Jimmy!Twenty years is a long time（鹰钩鼻）to a Dug（塌鼻）."
"But long enough to change a good man into a/an （ 9 ） one"， said the tall man."You are caught，'Silky' Bob!We have been searching for you for a long time.Here，here's a note for you."
"Bob，I was there on time but I（10） that I didn't know you because when you lighted your cigar，I noticed that you are the man wanted by the police.Somehow I couldn't do it myself，so I went around for another policeman to do the task.JIMMY."

（1）A.nervous
B.embarrassed
C.friendly
D.careful
（2）A.praise
B.product
C.advantage
D.adventure
（3）A.amazing
B.necessary
C.humorous
D.correct
（4）A.allow
B.trust
C.expect
D.invite
（5）A.kept still
B.joined in
C.took a seat
D.came along
（6）A.lazily
B.doubtfully
C.usually
D.carelessly
（7）A.explained
B.received
C.changed
D.suffered
（8）A.Luckily
B.Actually
C.Suddenly
D.Exactly
（9）A.awful
B.helpful
C.successful
D.forgetful
（10）A.remembered
B.felt
C.pretended
D.supposed

三、阅读（共两节 20 小题；满分 30 分）第一节阅读理解（共 4 小题；每小题 6 分，满分30 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

3．（6 分）Many teenagers like listening to music in their spare time.Can you imagine that a 15﹣ year ﹣ old girl has attracted nearly 1.7 million music followers on China's leading video ﹣ sharing platform Bilibili and made national headlines？
Zhang Yuxuan，who is better known as Vicky Xuanxuan on social media，can turn many things into melody in her music world﹣﹣ ﹣ a box of candies， pens and glass bottles.She records the sounds around her and mixes them into songs.
Yuxuan's most popular clip﹣﹣﹣ the release of her English song She﹣﹣﹣ has been viewed more than 14 million times and received over 1 million thumbs﹣up emoji on Bilibili.
"In the clip.I tried to let viewers know how the song was created，" says Yuxuan，who lives in Shenzhen
The six﹣minute video tells how a melody coming to the schoolgirl's mind is developed into a beautiful song in half an hour.She records playing the guitar on Apple's music﹣making app Garage Band，and then mixes vocals and backing tracks.
Talking about her inspiration for She，Yuxuan says， "I really appreciate the heroine's

confidence and independence in a very famous movie.Women like that are so attractive."

The song has amazed people.A Bilibili user says it is a song that you cannot stop playing time and time again.The video has forced many to reflet on their own productivity，as another user posts：
"A student in junior middle school can create a song in half an hour， but I， a college

student，she has over 120，000 subscribers.A subscriber named Carolyn Davidson comments： "I'm 71 years old and it definitely healed my heart."
Just like Zhang Yuxuan， we all have dreams.Let's hold on to them and try our best to achieve them.

（1） What is the main idea of the passage？

A.Introducing a girl named Zhang Yuxuan. B.Telling readers many young people like music.
C.Giving some information about the Bilibili platform. D.Telling readers some things about the national headline.
（2） Which of the following best explains the underlined sentence in the passage？

A. It tells readers about Yuxuan 's hobbies.

B. It gives the reason for creating the song.

C. It describes Yuxuan's character in daily life.

D. It shows how the song was successfully created.

（3） What can we learn from the girl's story？

A. Internet can make people famous easily.

B. We all need to dream，even in the daytime.

C. Don't give up until you realize your dream.

D. Songs from young people can attract people of all ages.
4．（6 分）A mindset is the way of thinking.Your mindset can affect almost every part of your daily life.Dr.Carol Dweck，a scientist who studies how the mind works，has discovered that people with a fixed（固定的）
Imagine that two students ， Anna and Amy ， are taking a really hard math test in September.Anna has a fixed mindset，everything is easy for you.Amy has a growth mindset， which means she believes that your intelligence can grow.Not everyone can become a genius
So which is right ？ It's Amy.Believe it or not， research shows that you really can get smarter by working hard，practicing
As you know ， your brain is made un of billions of neurons （ 神经元） .They are all connected and send messages to each other.Scientists have found that when we learn，they will break down.So，learning is like exercise for your brain.The more you work it out

According to Dr.Carol Dweck 's studies，people with a fixed mindset worry about grades.They 're afraid of looking stupid when they make mistakes.People with a growth mindset care about learning not grades.They learn from their mistakes and try to find different ways of solving problems.They ask for help when necessary.In only two years，babies learn to walk，they just try again.
Dweck's team also discovered that，with some work，kids can choose to have a growth mindset.They can do better in school.The trick is to notice what mindset you have.If you ever think yourself stupid

（1） Which of the following is TRUE about neurons？

A. Learning is not always helpful to them.

B. All of them are connected to each other.

C. They only make new connections when we study.

D. The connections among them will never break down.

（2） What might a man with a growth mindset agree about？

A.I will look foolish when I make mistakes in study.

B.If you are smart enough，you can do everything easily.

C.The mindset plays the most important role in people 's life. D.Everyone can get smarter by working hard and practicing more.
（3） The writer gives the example of babies in Paragraph 5 to show that babies .

A. learn new skills from mistakes

B. easily make mistakes in daily life

C. learn skills faster than older people

D. have fewer worries than older people

（4） How did the writer develop his main idea？

A. By listing numbers.

B. By telling true stories.

C. By comparing the differences.

D. By showing reasons and results.

5．（8 分）ESA √@esa • 6 h

Congratulations to the China National Space Administration on the launch of three 'taikonauts' on their Shenzhou 12 mission to the Tianhe （Heavenly Harmony） space station. On June 17th ， 2021 ， in their Tweets to congratulate China on the launch of three "taikonauts" on their Shenzhou Ⅶ mission to outer space，both the European Space Agency
and Roscosmos used the word"taikonauts".

With the Greek word "naut"，which means sailor，and "taiko"，the Chinese word for space， the word "taikonaut" is specifically used for Chinese astronauts.
Yet "taikonaut"is more than just a word.Its history shows that of China's space journey.Started in 1992，the manned spacecraft engineering（载人航天工程） of China was far behind the USA and Russia in the beginning 6 years later，a Chinese Malaysian.who used it first in newsgroups.However，back then few people picked up on it
It was not until 2003，when China sent Yang Liwei，the first taikonaut into space taking

the Shenzhou V.that the word became widely known.In his speech at Peking University on Friday
Since 1998 ， China has 34 trained taikonauts， each of whom has passed tests that are

usually unimaginably difficult.According to reports.，engineers and scientists，and must pass a lot of test before becoming a real taikonaut.
Behind these taikonauts are hundreds of thousands of other workers that do their jobs to get the taikonauts into space and make certain of their safe return.It is the great efforts of everyone in this project that has made"taikonaut"from just a word on the paper into the reality， and all of them should share the honor of the taikonauts' tasks.The meanings of the word will he further developed and we hope more taikonauts will appear.

（1） When was the word"taikonaut" first used？

A.In 1992.

B.In 1998.

C.In 2003.

D.In 2021.

（2） According to the passage，why has the word "taikonaut" become more accepted since 2003？
A.It shows China's history in space science.

B.34 pilots have passed the test and become real taikonauts.

C.People use it to congratulate China on the new achievement.

D.China has successfully organized manned spacecraft engineering.

（3） Which of the following shows the correct order？

a.China started training taikonauts.

b.China successfully sent a taikonaut into space. c.China started manned spacecraft engineering.
d.ESA and Roscosmos used "taikonauts" to congratulate China. e.The USA and Russia got success in manned spacecraft engineering. A.c﹣a﹣d﹣e﹣b
B.e﹣c﹣a﹣b﹣d

C.c﹣d﹣a﹣b﹣e D.e﹣b﹣a﹣d﹣c
（4） We can find this passage in a/an . A.advertisement
B. travel guide

C. science magazine

D. survey report 6．（10 分）
Advice on Preparing a Healthy Meal for Your Pet Dog

There are many reasons to prepare your dog's food.He might be a picky eater，or you may want to avoid giving him additives in the dog food you buy，or maybe you just want to show

Ask an animal nutritionist for help.What is good for one dog may not be the best for your dog.This is especially true if you're feeding a growing puppy instead of an adult dog.It will be better if your dog has a meal plan that's designed for his
specific dietary needs.

Know what foods to avoid feeding your dog.Some foods we humans safely eat are actually harmful or even toxic to dogs.You should avoid feeding your dog：
×Onion or garlic（大蒜）.The stronger the garlic smell is，the

more dangerous it is.

× Grapes and nuts.These cause kidney（肾脏）failure.

×Chocolate.It can cause choking and even kill your dog.

Include protein.Meat should make up the biggest part of your dog 's meal to provide enough energy.However ， meat should not make up more than half of the meal.
For example，your dog's meal could be 50% chicken，25%

rice

Consider feeding your dog fish.Fish for your dog is like milk for your kids.It has high levels of omega fatty acids which are necessary for a healthy hair.Fish is also rich in vitamin D which helps your dog get Ca into strong bones.You can offer your dog a small amount of fish every day or a fish meal twice
a week.

your dog some love.If you only make a homemade healthy meal sometimes，don't worry too much about balancing the nutrition（营养），if you plan to feed your dog homemade meals for a long time，you'll need to consider more about it.

（1） The underlined word "additives" probably means . A.energy which comes from food
B. materials which may be harmful

C. snacks that the dogs love very much

D. grain products that are not delicious

（2） You visited Tina and found dog 's hair everywhere.After reading the passage，what will you say
to help her？

A. "Why not add some fish to the meal？"

B. "You'd better often comb the dog hair."

C. "Feed the dog as much chicken as you can."

D. "Taking the dog for a bath will be a good choice."

（3） According to the passage，which is a better meal for dogs？

（4） According to the passage，which of the following about feeding pet dogs is CORRECT？ A.Get advice from nutritionist whenever they want to make a meal for dogs.
B. The older the dog is，the more necessary it is to make a special diet plan.

C. Meat is good for dogs so it should make up as big part of the plan as possible.

D. Tell the kids not to feed dogs any fruit or snack if they are not sure whether it's safe.

二、阅读填空

7．（5 分）阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In 1987 ， a small company named Huawei was started in Shenzhen.After more than 30 year of development ， th