2020-2021年江苏省扬州市某校九年级（上）寒假作业测试英语试卷一、单选题1. In 2016, ________ China set April 24 as ________ country's Space Day.A a; theB the; theC the; /D /; the2. —Have you asked ________ about the case?—No, except Bob.A everybodyB anybodyC nobodyD somebody3. About ______ of the students in Grade Nine this year were born in the ______.A three-five/1996B three-fifths/1990sC third-fifth/1997D third-fifths/1990s4. —There is still a copy of the book in the library. Will you go and borrow ________? —No. I'd rather buy ________ in the book store.A it; itB it; oneC one; itD one; one5. —________ is the population of India?—It is ________ than ________ of China.A How large; fewer; itB What; smaller; thatC How much; less; thatD How big; smaller; it6. —Can a plane fly ________ the Atlantic Ocean?—Yes. But it needs to go ________ the clouds for hours.A across; throughB through; overC across; acrossD over; in7. My parents gave red packets to my cousin every Spring Festival ________ she got a job, because she said she was able to make money.A afterB whenC untilD since8. —Do you know the boy ________ is sitting next to Peter?—Yes, He is Peter's friend, They are celebrating his ________ birthday.A /; ninethB that; ninethC who; ninthD which; ninth9. —Have you heard of a cool washing machine called Bicycle Washing Machine? —Yes, it's a new ________ by a group of Chinese university students.A inventionB informationC instructionD introduction10. —Is Su Ning fit for the task?—Hang on. I'll tell you ______ what I think of it.A properlyB correctlyC exactlyD highly11. —My car ________. Could you please give me a ride tomorrow?—I'm sorry I can't. I'm ________ London tomorrow morning.A has been broken down; leavingB has broken down; leaving forC broke; leaving forD is breaking; leaving12. —How do you like Guilin?—It's really a beautiful city, and its fantastic landscape ________ me a lot.A expressedB explainedC impressedD complained13. —I'm falling to pieces. Everything is turning against me.—________! I believe you can deal with it.A Cheer upB Be carefulC Calm downD Look out14. My cousin Linda is weak in English. She asked me ________.A how is the best way to learn EnglishB how could she learn English wellC how she can learn English wellD what the best way to learn English was15. —It's not difficult for five workers to push the broken van away.—Yes, ________.A Many hands make light workB When the cat's away, the mice will playC Everydog has its day D Don't put all your eggs in one basket二、完形填空16.After school on Friday, I waited at the school gate to walk home with Jemma, as usual. Then I saw（1）_______ talking and laughing happily with some other girls. She glanced（瞥了一眼）at me and left me alone there. I knew right then that I had（2）_______ my best friend.After dinner, Mom asked, "Is Jemma coming by tomorrow?" I shrugged（耸肩）and said nothing.The next morning, Mom asked, "Today is（3）_______, What are you and Jemma going to do?"I shrugged again. "（4）_______ is Jemma?"Mom took a look at me. Then she said, "Will you take these magazines to Grandma, please?" （5）_______ I walked down the street, a new girl in the neighborhood came towards me, smiling. But I just went（6）_______ her.Grandma welcomed me at the door with a warm hug.Sitting on the sofa, I noticed a（an）（7）_______ of kids in old-fashioned clothes on the table. Grandma pointed at a girl with short fair hair."That's Beth Lambert," she said. "My best friend. Until a week before we took this photo." I was（8）_______ at that."Beth and I were best friends in school. We did everything（9）_______. Then one day, she made new friends and said she didn't want to hang out with me any more. Nothing hurt（10）_______ that."I didn't say anything. I couldn't. I knew I'd start（11）_______ if I opened my mouth. Grandma hugged me again. "Simone, sometimes friends grow（12）________. It might happen to anyone," she continued. "Then, see him?" Grandma's finger（13）_______ to a boy with glasses in the photo. "He lived near me. When I was walking home by myself（14）_______ this boy was, too, I said 'hello'. And we became friends.""So if we want to start a new friendship," she smiled. "One（15）_______ is all it took."As I was heading home, that new girl appeared again. I went towards her and spoke, "Hello."（1）A itB themC herD him（2）A lostB hurtC forgottenD beaten（3）A MondayB FridayC SaturdayD Sunday（4）A HowB WhereC WhichD Who（5）A AsB BeforeC AfterD Until（6）A toB pastC withD against（7）A cardB photoC posterD advertisement（8）A gladB angryC satisfiedD surprised（9）A togetherB outsideC differentlyD quickly（10）A less thanB because ofC more thanD instead of（11）A singingB laughingC shoutingD crying（12）A oldB separateC strongD close（13）A movedB connectedC returnedD waved（14）A soB butC forD and（15）A hugB smileC wordD question三、阅读理解17.The next day, the swallow flew back to the Happy Prince, "I have come to say goodbye," he said. "Little swallow," said the Prince, "will you stay with me just one more night?" "It is winter," answered the swallow, "and the snow will soon be here. In Egypt, the sun is warm,and my friends are waiting for me." "In the town square," said the Happy Prince, "there is a young girl who sells matches. She has dropped her matches onto the ground, and now no one will buy them. Her father will hit her if she does not bring home some money, and she is crying. Take out my other eye and give it to her, and her father will not hit her.""I will stay with you one more night," said the swallow, "but I cannot take out your other eye. You will not be able to see if I do." "Little swallow," said the Prince, "do as I say." The swallow took out the Prince's other eye and dropped the jewel into the match-girl's hand. "What a lovely bit of glass," cried the little girl, and she ran home laughing. Then, the swallow flew back to the Prince. "You can not see now," he said, "so I will stay with you always." "No, little swallow," said the Prince, "You must go away to Egypt." "I will stay with you always," said the swallow, and he slept at the Prince's feet.From The Happy Prince（1）Why was the little match-girl unhappy?A Because she was cold.B Because she was hungry.C Because she could not bring home some money.D Because she hated her father.（2）Why wasn't the swallow willing to promise to do as the Prince said?A If so, the Prince would not be able to see.B If so, the girl's father would hit her.C If so, the Prince would die.D If so, the swallow would not be able to see.（3）Why did the swallow decide to stay with the Prince?A Because he wanted to give love to the poor together with the Prince.B Because his friends did not like him.C Because he had no family.D Because the people in the city disliked him.18.Have you ever paid for educational podcasts（播客）or live videos? Ask some people and most of them will say yes. "Pay-for-knowledge" has been more and more fashionable these years. The contents of these "pay-for-knowledge" products are from language learning to gardening or baby-caring. Everything you think of can be found online at this moment. "Pay-for-knowledge" is on the rise（兴起）.Why is "pay-for-knowledge" industry developing so rapidly? First, its development is based on the Internet. With a fast network and a smartphone, anyone who has passed the identity （身份）check can be an online teacher, and anyone with an online account can buy "pay-for-knowledge" products that he or she wants at an affordable price. Second, people are afraid to miss any information. On one hand, people hope for more useful information.On the other hand, such information is usually at the hands of experts（专家）whoserve well-known companies and universities. Moreover, the need to learn new skills in today's job market also pushes people to learn on such educational podcasts.The industry of "pay-for-knowledge" has proved to be lucrative. It promises possibilities of turning information into money. It is good for the development of our country and it can help sellers make lots of money. Besides, buyers can enjoy self-growth from it. What's more, this is a reflection（反映）of respect for knowledge and talents.However, the rapid development of "pay-for-knowledge" has a few problems. For one thing,the market is full of eye-catching words such as "How to be an Industry's Expert in 5 Hours" and "15 Classes to Be a Master of Appreciating（欣赏）Classical Music", which sound like if you pay for it, you are sure to succeed. For another, a large number of customers buy them just for showing off. In fact, those who have really had self-growth after buying online courses may be the kind of people who need them least. In other words, with or without these courses, they can make it anyway, because they are those who have the ability to learn by themselves.In general, the best is the one that suits you most. "Pay-for-knowledge" may be used asa good start for self-growth. Be careful! Otherwise, your dream of success may not come true.（1）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A "Pay-for-knowledge" products can help all the people succeed.B People must learn from experts who serve famous companies and universities.C People who can teach themselves need "pay-for-knowledge" products most.D "Pay-for-knowledge" products can offer people different kinds of courses.（2）What can we learn about "pay-for-knowledge" industry from Paragraph 2?A The history of its development.B The problems of its products.C The causes of its rise.D The advantages of itsproducts.（3）The underlined phrase "be lucrative" in Paragraph 3 means "________".A enjoy self-growthB get much informationC win great respectD produce lots of money（4）The main purpose of this passage is to ________.A remind people to choose "pay-for-knowledge" products wiselyB advise everyone to learn knowledge by themselves onlineC recommend the "pay-for-knowledge" products to peopleD teach parents how to buy some online courses for their children19.When you're in school, the last thing you want to do is to work on weekends. There's homework to do, sports to play, fun to have. But our parents may persuade（劝说）us to find a job to earn money an get some life experience. When I was a teenager, I had to deliver the newspapers to people's homes. Then I got a Saturday job at a supermarket: putting everything in order on the shelves and working as a shopkeeper.Today in the UK you can work from the age of 13 and many children have part-time jobs. It is almost seen as an adult ceremony. It's an independent experience. Teenagers agreed that it taught them valuable lessons about working and managing money with adults. So that's not a bad thing!Some research suggests that not working on Saturdays or holidays may be harmful to one's later life. But recent statistics（数据统计）show 20% of the students have given up having part-time jobs in the past three years.So does this mean British teenagers are now more afraid of hard work? Probably not. Some experts believe young people feel that going out to work hinders（阻碍）their performance in school, they are now under more pressure（压力）to study hard, get good grades andhave a good job in the long run. However, proper part-time jobs are a great way to help young people learn the skills they need in the workplace. In fact, the key is to keep a balance between taking a part-time job and having enough time to study and rest.Many young people actually want to work because it gives them a sense of freedom. A 13-year-old girl named Rachel works in a shop on Saturday. She told the BBC: I like my job because I'm making money and it helps me to talk to people confidently and work with others closely. It seems like a valuable thing to do on a Saturday morning.（1）When I was a teenager, I ________ at first.A had too much homework to doB played sports with my good friendsC delivered food to people's homesD had a part-time job on Saturday（2）What makes some students give up part-time jobs?A They are now more afraid of hard work.B Taking part-time jobs may be harmful to their later life.C Going out to work hinders their performance in school.D Taking part-time jobs isn't a great way to help them learn skills.（3）Rachel likes her part-time job because ________.① She can make some money.② She can get good grades.③ It helps her talk with people confidently.④ It helps her get away from pressure.A ①②B ③④C ①③D ②④（4）The writer's purpose in writing the passage is ________.A To introduce his own part-time job experience.B To encourage students to take apart-time job. C To tell students how to keep a balance between study and jobs. D To make a survey on part-time jobs.20.Many people complain about their bad memory, especially when they are older. How can we improve our memory?Many people think that repeating things is the best way to remember them. While this undoubtedly helps short-term memory (remembering a telephone number for a few seconds, for example), psychologists（心理学家）doubt whether it can help you remember things for very long. The British psychologist E. C. Stanford seemed to prove this point when he tested himself on five prayers（祈祷文）that he had read aloud every morning for over 25 years. He found that he could remember no more than three words of some of them! More helpful, especially for remembering numbers, is grouping the information. The following numbers would be impossible for most of us to remember: 1492178919931848. But look at them in chunks, and it becomes much easier: 1492 1789 1993 1848.According to experts, there are many ways of training your memory. Many of them involve forming a mental picture of the things to be memorized. One method, which may be useful in learning foreign languages, is to create a picture in your mind connected to a word you want to remember.Another method is to invent a story that includes all the things you want to remember. In experiments, people were asked to remember up to 120 words using this skill; when tested afterwards, on average, they were able to recall 90% of them!However, not all of us are interested in learning long lists of names and numbers just for fun. For those studying a large amount of information, psychologists suggest that the best way to form meaningful connections is to ask yourself lots of questions as you go along. So, for example, if you were reading about a particular disease, you would ask yourself questions like: "Do people get it from water?", "What parts of the body does it influence?" and so on. This is said to be far more effective than time spent "passively" reading and re-reading notes.（1）Which of the following is TRUE about repeating things according to the passage?A It helps short-term memory for sure.B It makes remembering thingsinteresting. C It helps to remember things for long. D It makes remembering prayers effortless.（2）The underlined word "chunks" in Paragraph 2 probably means "________".A detailsB turnsC groupsD lines（3）What can we infer from the passage?A Creating a picture is useful in learning Maths.B Inventing a prayer trains our memory quickly.C Remembering long numbers is easy for people.D Asking yourself questions activates the memory.（4）What's the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?A To complain that his memory is bad.B To recognize some memory problems.C To explain some memory experiments.D To share some ways of improving memory.四、词汇运用21. 根据句子意思填空（每空一词）。
