浙江省宁波市2016-2017学年九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷

1. 阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。    

    What do you think of stress? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Most of the students think 1 can do harm to(伤害) them in some ways. There's a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even 2 his study because of the stress from school and family. We also usually 3 that someone turns to psychological(心理的) doctors because of   4working stress. There is no doubt(无疑地) that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.

    On the other hand, other people  5that stress is not a bad thing. They believe stress can produce momentum(动力) 6 . For them, right attitude and action can reduce(减少) stress and make it  7  . When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to an ideal(理想的)  8  for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. Born in a poor family, I deeply knew life was not easy for us, and  9  my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a 10 life in the future. As the saying11  , "No pains, no gains." So I did what my mom expected because I didn't want to  12  . At last, I did measure up(达到标准) to my mom's expectation and go to college successfully. Thanks to my mom's  13  ! Thanks to the stress! 14 , I don't think stress is a bad thing.

    Overall, stress is not a bad thing in itself. The key is  15 we deal with it.

2. 阅读下面材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项

    Here's a shopping receipt (收据) of Linda.

Jiulong Great World   118 Tongguan North Road Lianyungang, 222000 13/04/2016          15:17 PM

Number   Item (物品)         Product#           Price 1        Pair of trousers      3597981144        ￥150.00      3     Pairs of socks       8294653379        ￥10.00/each 1        Sweater            3607889911        ￥375.00 WELCOME NEXT TIME!

3. 阅读下面材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项

    Some people like to collect stamps. Others prefer posters or coins. But Pinky Bhutia is different. She collects children. In her mountain village, in Sikkim, she is known as the wonderful young woman who adopts(领养) all the children she can.

    Pinky was 14 when she adopted her first child, a Nepali baby girl, whose patents passed away. Pinky's parents did not mind. Pinky left school and started working full time because she had a baby to feed. Today , she has twelve adopted children, and two sons from her marriage.

    Pinky is about 30 years old and she comes from a common family. If you passed her on the street, you wouldn't give her a second look. She lives in a brown mud-washed(泥刷的) house. There is a vegetable garden outside. Red hens with noisy chicks run all over the garden looking for food.

    If you ask her why she provides a home for so many kids, she smiles shyly. But her eyes are serious. "I know what it is to be poor and hungry." As a child, her only dream was to eat a full meal, and her favorite amusement was watching people with shoes and imagining what it felt like. By adopting poor and homeless children she is making sure that they never feel that hopeless.

    Pinky feels very proud when she sees her children happy and bright, her oldest baby, Aarita Rai, is now 20 years old, Then, there is 19-year-old Nimbe who came to Pinky because her mother was unable to look after her. She started to work in a government office two years ago. Ten-year-old Bhim and 14-year-old Kumar came to Pinky five years ago, after their father's death. They started living on a patch of land given by Pinky and grew vegetables for sale.

    "I like children. It's not one more mouth to feed but one more soul saved," Pinky says.

4. 阅读下面材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项

    Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed. Paper provided an important way to communicate with knowledge.

    Paper was first made in China about 2,000 years ago. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100.After that, the forestry countries of Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States because the most important in paper-making. Today Finland makes the best paper in the world. And it has the biggest paper industry in the world.

    When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes, and writing paper. So paper plays important role in our lives. 

    Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Houses are often insulated (隔热) with paper. You perhaps seen homeless men sleep on a large number of newspapers. They are insulating themselves from the cold. In Finland, in winter it is sometimes 40 degrees below zero. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.

5. 阅读下面材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项

    ①Teens are gaining（增加） weight. Today most teenagers are at least one size larger than teens were 20 years ago. Even clothing sizes have changed. Did you know that a small today used to be a medium, 20 years ago?

②A recent research shows 97％ of teens need more exercise. It's bad news because too little exercise means you are missing a lot of good things in life. Exercise helps in two ways.

③First, exercise helps your body. Physical activity can make your body strong. It can also keep you at a healthy weight. Doctors say that people who stay at a healthy weight have fewer health problems.

④Second, exercise can help your mind. People who get plenty of physical activity might worry less and sleep better at night. You may even learn better in school. Students who are healthy can listen and understand better in class.

    ⑤You can change your' life and- be more active at any point. It's never too late. An article called "How to Limit Screen Time and Get Moving" gives these ideas:  

    Step away from the screen. Doctors call watching TV or playing video games screen time. You should have no more than two hours of screen time a day. You will enjoy life more if you live it instead of watching it!

    Start slowly. An hour a day can seem like a long time. Start with 10 minutes of new activities every day. Add more as you get stronger. Think about walking. Take the stairs instead of the lift. You will feel healthier.

    Make fitness fun. Find a sport you like. It doesn't need to be the traditional sports of basketball, soccer, or baseball. Those are all great sports and if you like them, play them. However, you can also try hiking, skateboarding, or even rope jumping. If you enjoy the sport, you will do it.

    Choose food carefully. Help your family shop for healthy food. Read the labels（标签）, Look for  healthy foods. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Stop buying soft drinks and junk foods. You will feel better if you eat right.

Exercise with others. Find a friend or family member to exercise or play with you. You will have more fun and it helps keep you responsible for going.

6. 根据所给汉语意思及文章内容，写出单词的正确形式。（每空限填一词）

    Oliver Twist is a famous novel (写) by Charles Dickens. It mainly talks about the boy named Oliver Twist. His parents  (死), he has to grow up with many poor (陌生人). One day, when nobody pays (关注) to him, he runs away in a (仓促) to London. After he gets to London, he is cheated by one bad guy called Fagin who is very (不礼貌的)and then he starts his life of (偷). In Fagin's house, Oliver also meets some good partners who really care about him. When Oliver is taken to the police station, a good man  saves him and is quite (耐心的) with him. He teaches Oliver how to read books, how to learn (明智的) and how to be a gentleman. These abilities are very （有帮助的）to him. More importantly, Oliver's happy childhood has finally come to an end

7. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。

take     east     bookstore     minute    suggest

A: Good afternoon, Rose.Where are you going?

B: I'm going to the .

A: Oh, you want to buy some books. Why not go to the Reader's Room in the City Library?

B: What is Reader's Room?

A: It is a place where people can change their old books with others.

B: That sounds great! Could you tell me where it is?

A: It's in the of the People's Hospital.

B: Do you know how I can get there?

A: I taking No.56 bus.

B: Could you tell me how long it ?

A: About twenty .

B: It is not a long time. I will go there. Thanks! 

8. 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， 在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
    When I was 5 years old, I went to the USA with my mom. I can still remember the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA.
    On Halloween, we paid a visit to a pumpkin farm in the morning. Each of us （bring） a pumpkin to school. I used the pumpkin to make a which had two triangle (三角的) eyes and a scary . In the afternoon, we put on the Halloween costumes and went on parade in school. Some of the costumes were nice, but some of them looked scary. I chose to wear a suit of Superman's clothes.
    I did a lot of things on that day, but the part I liked best was "trick or treat" in the evening.
    After dinner, I went outside with an empty bag. I (hope) to get a lot of candies from people. At first, I was a little, so when I knocked at the door, my heart was (beat) very fast. A lady came out, and I said (careful) to her, "Trick or treat". My voice was very low, and even I myself could hardly hear it. To my, the lady was so kind to give me two candy bars. I was so , thanked the lady and moved on. I couldn't remember how many houses I visited, but I could remember how many candies I got – I got 91 pieces of candy that day. I was so proud of (I).
    What a happy Halloween I had! And I wish that we could have a Halloween every month!

9. 阅读下面短文，请从A—E五个选项中为每一段选择合适的小标题完成小题。  

    ①  It's on the fourth Thursday of November. And it is also a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away, family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative. All give thanks together for the good things that they have.

    ②  It is on the first Sunday after the full moon which falls on or after March 21st. It is said that on that day Jesus Christ comes back to life. But now for most people, it is a spring holiday, while for children, it means, more than anything else, Easter eggs or chocolate eggs!

    ③  It's also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important Chinese festivals with a history of more than 2,000years. It was originally designed in memory of ancient poet called Qu Yuan.

    ④  It is a very important Chinese festival. There will be a big family dinner. People who work far away from home will try to come back. At night, people can enjoy the moon while eating moon cakes. They are the special food for this festival.

    ⑤  It falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar in China. The aim is to promote respect for the elderly. According to centuries-old customs, people climb mountains to admire the view.

A. The Double Ninth Festival    

B. The Mid-autumn Festival C. Easter Day     

D. The Dragon Boat Festival   

E. Thanksgiving Day

10. 按照表格提示，以"How we've changed in our study"为题，介绍你校开展探究式学习活动前后同学们学习情况的变化并谈谈你的想法。

	以前	现在
课堂上	老师提问题； 学生听讲、做笔记	老师提出问题，学生互相讨论或学生自己提问，自己讨论论解决
课后	完成大量作业	丰富多彩的课外活动，如阅读自己感兴趣的书籍，去图书馆或上网查阅资料等

注意：（1）文中应包含表格中所提供的要点，可适当发挥；（2）文中不能出现真实姓名和学校；（3）词数：80-100词（短文开头已给出，不计入总词数，可以选择使用）

参考词：exploring study(探究学习); language points(知识点)，raise questions; discuss; after-school activity; look for information

How we've changed in our study

    Recently, our school has been carrying on exploring study.……