2019届九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷一、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题15分；共计15分）1. 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.I put my bag in the luggage area, and sat down in my seat. Just before taking off, a line of soldiers came and filled the 1seats.After flying2about an hour, it was announced lunches were available for $5. As I3for my wallet to buy one, I heard the soldier ask his partner 4he planned to buy lunch. “No, the lunch seems too expensive. I’ll 5till we get to Chicago.” His friend agreed.I looked around at the other soldiers.6were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane, and handed the flight attendant a $50 bill. “Take a lunch to all those7,” After eating, I went to the restroom. A man stopped me. “I saw what you did. I want to be part of it. Here, take this.” He8me$25.Soon after I returned to my 9. I saw the Flight Captain coming down the aisle .When he got to my row, he stopped and said, “I want to 10your hand. I was a soldier. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of 11I never forgot.” I was embarrasse d when applause was heard from all of the passengers. Later, a man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand, wanting to shake 12. He left another$ 25 in my hand.We landed in Chicago, I 13my bag. Waiting just inside the airplane doorwas a man who stopped me and put something in my pocket.14$25.Upon entering the terminal, I gave $75 to the soldiers. “It will be about time for a sandwich. God Bless You.” I said. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them some 15. It seemed so little.（1）A . smallB . emptyC . cleanD . soft（2）A . atB . ofC . forD . in（3）A . reachedB . broughtC . tookD . carried（4）A . thatB . ifC . whatD . why（5）A . sitB . keepC . waitD . stay（6）A . AllB . SomeC . NoneD . Both（7）A . soldiersB . passengersC . partnersD . captains（8）A . sentB . lentC . borrowedD . handed （9）A . planeB . seatC . flightD . row（10）A . shakeB . kissC . watchD . pull（11）A . coldnessB . kindnessC . happinessD . sadness（12）A . yoursB . hisC . theirsD . mine（13）A . took upB . gave upC . picked upD . got up（14）A . The otherB . AnotherC . OtherD . Others（15）A . mealsB . sandwichesC . breadD . hamburgers二、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题6分；共计30分）2. 阅读理解Wake up, little darling, the birdies areout,And here you are still in your nest!The laziest birdie is hopping about；You ought to be up with the rest.Wake up, little darling, wake up!Oh, see what you miss when you sleep solongThe dewdrops, the beautiful sky!I can not sing half what you lose in mysong；And yest, not a word in replay.Wake up, little darling, wake up!I’ve sung myself quite out of patience withyou,While I bend o’er your dear head；Now birdie has done all that birdie can do：Her kisses will wake you instead!（1）The poem is probably written by a .A . motherB . teacherC . studentD . son（2）The best sentence for the blank in the poem is “ “.A . Wake up, wake up, little darling!B . Wake up, little darling, wake up!C . Her songs will wake you instead!D . Her songs will help you instead!（3）The best title for the poem might be .A . Birdie’s Morning SongB . An Impatient Mother BirdieC . A Lazy BirdieD . My Little Darling3. 阅读理解She used to sleep on the sidewalk of theFifth Street Post Office. I could smell her before I came close. She wore dirtyclothes and her mouth was nearly toothless. I hardly saw her talk with others.If she was not asleep, she talked to herself. I always had sympathy for her.What a poor old lady! She must be desperate andhungry.One Thanksgiving, we had lots of food leftover. I thought about the old lady. She might be still hungry. So I packed thefood up and drove over to the Fifth Street.It was a cold night. There was hardlyanyone out. But I knew she wouldstay at the same place and I would find hereasily.There she was, squatted against a fencenear the post office. She was dressed as she always was.I drove my car over to her, rolled down thewindow and said, “I’ve brought you some food. Would you like some turkeyand apple pie？”However, the old woman didn’t seem to bevery excited about this. She looked at me and sai d quite clearly, “Oh, thankyou very much, but someone has given me food earlier and I’m quite full now.Why don’t you take it to someone else who needs it？”Her words were clear and her manners weregracious. Soon her head sank into her arms again. I was th e only person who didn’tknow what to say. An old lady who was clearly down on her luck still thoughtabout others. Why don’t more of us do that？（1）From the passage, we can infer the old lady was .A . hopelessB . toothlessC . homelessD . careless（2）It’s c lear that .A . the old lady liked chatting with othersB . the old lady begged for food on the streetC . the story happened in DecemberD . the writer wanted to help the lady（3）The old lady refused the food because .A . the old lady didn’t like turkey or pieB . she has already eaten foodC . she was angry at what the writer saidD . she didn’t trust the writer （4）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？A . To tell us how to help people in need.B . To make us know the importance of helping others.C . To remind us to always think about others.D . To show the old lady is a poor but selfless woman.4. 阅读理解Born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicicknew from an early age that he was different. There is no medical explanationfor Vujicic’s physical disability. Though he struggles with some little things of everyday living , he has become a great speaker.Confidence didn’t come naturally to Vujicic.Growing up in Melbourne, Australia, he struggled with depression and was bullied （欺凌）at school. When he wasjust 10 y ears old, he tried to kill himself. Thanks to his family’s strongsupport and selfless love over time, Vujicic chose to be positive towards life.After his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with aserious disability when he was seventeen, he started to give public talks. Thegreat Australian has visited more than 50 countries and given thousands oftalks. No matter where he goes, he communicates the main message﹣that no matter what difficulties you meet, you can overcome ! Here’swhat he said in one of his powerful speeches：“I felt like I was a burden to those around me and the sooner I go, the better it’d be foreveryone. I wanted to end my pain and end my life at a young age, but I amthankful once again, for my parents and family who were always there to comfortme and give me courage.Because of my emotional struggles I hadexperienced with bullying andloneliness, God has given me a passion of sharing my story and experiences to help others deal withwhatever difficulty they have in their life and let God turn it into ablessing. To encourage and inspire others to live to their fullest potentialand not let anything get in the way of achieving their hopes and dreams.”（1）According to the passage above, we know that .A . Nick Vujicic had a happy childhoodB . Nick Vujicic was a burden to his familyC . Nick Vujicic was from BritainD . Nick Vujicic has inspired lots of people （2）Nick Vujicic’s speech mainly wants to tell people that .A . actions speak louder than wordsB . practice makes perfectC . where there is a will, there is a wayD . health is better than wealth（3）The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 ref ers to .A . bullyingB . lonelinessC . disabilityD . difficulty（4）Which of the following word can best describe Nick Vujicic？A . Brave.B . Honest.C . Humorous.D . Patient.5. 阅读理解Uber announcedthat it plans to invest 20 million in developing an aircraft in France over thenext five years.It will open a new research and developmentcenter in Paris﹣its first technology huboutside of North America.“France is a perfect home for our nextstep forward with its strong history of research and development, world classengineers and a unique role in aviation worldwide,”Ubersaid in a statement.Uber already has R & D offices inPittsburgh, Toronto, and San Francisco. They focus mainly on Uber’s self﹣driving technology, but have also been working on Uber’s Elevatef lying car program.The Advanced T echnologies Center in Pariswill open later this year and only focus on flying cars. It will conductresearch into airspace management, real﹣timecommunication networks, energy storage, and charging systems.Uber’s announcem ent, made at a tech meetingin Paris, has been supported by French President Emanuel Macron, whoseambitious economic reforms are to attract more foreign investment.The company also announced a five-yearresearch partnership with Ecole Polytechnique, a leading French institute oftechnology.Uber has been working on its flying carprogram since 2016. NASA became a partner for the program a year later bydeveloping air traffic management for a fleet of flying cars.Uber expects flight to become a daily partof our transportation lives. The company believes it can offer rides in flyingcars for about the same price as an Uber X ride. This technology may completelychange our transportation lives in the future.（1）What’s the purpose of this passage？A . To explain why Uber wants to build flying cars in France.B . To describe how Uber builds the flying cars in France.C . To tell people that Uber will build flying cars in France.D . To warn people not to take flying cars in France.（2）What does the underlined word “hub” in Paragraph 2 probablymean in Chinese？A . 技术B . 中心C . 研究D . 发展（3）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE？A . Uber has already opened a research center in Paris.B . Uber has been studying flying cars for ten years.C . French President is against the flying car program.D . Flying cars may become popular in the future.（4）The passage is probably taken from a website about .A . cultureB . politicsC . historyD . technology三、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题5分；共计5分）6. 下面是有关如何安全使用平衡车（Segway）的说明，请根据图片所示步骤，从A到E中选择正确的。
