1、 1 / 7龙岗区 2017-2018 学年第一学期期末质量检测九年级英语试题笔试部分（85 分）I.词汇测试（15 分）i. 从下面每小题的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母編号涂器。 （共 8 小题，每每小题 1 分）（ ）14. - How is your Chinese test this morning?- Good Most importantly, I wrote the composition without difficulty.A. easily B. difficultly C. hardly（ ）15. -What happ
2、ened then? I am so curious.-The two girls chatted for a while and said good-bye to each other.A. a long time B. some time C. a short time（ ）16. -Need any help? -No, thanks. I can manage.A. control it. B. make it. C. find it.（ ）17. - How much do you know about O. Henry?-He is a celebrated novelist wh
3、ose novels always have surprising endingsA. clever B. successful C. famous（ ）18. -Did you have a good time at the party?- I felt completely out of place among all these successful people.A. uncomfortable B. unhappy C. unluck（ ）19. -It seems that you have close relationship with your family.- Thats w
4、hy I try my best not to let them down.A. make them embarrassed B. make them disappointed C. make them relaxed（ ）20. - Can you give us some advice on how to protect ourselves in an earthquake?-In case of any natural disasters, we need to find safe places immediately.A. at first B. at last C. at once（
5、 ）21. - My parents refused to buy me the latest iphone X.- It is no good for you to require everything to drive them mad.A. make them calm B. make them angry C. make them sadii. 根据句子意思，从下面每小题的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出恰当的词语完成句子，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。 （共 7 小题，每小题 1 分）（ ）22. When a group of people have gathered to wat
6、ch a play or listen to a concert, we usually callthem_.A. actors B. astronomers C. audience（ ）23. To protect the Earth. We _things so that they can be used again.A. reduce B. recycle C. reuse（ ）24. If you find the correct answer to a difficult physics problem, you_ it.A. obey B. solve C. melt（ ）25 -
7、 Four smart buses, Alphaba, began a trial running in Futian Bonded Zone.- Shenzhen is really a _ in creating new products.A. pioneer B. painter C. passenger2 / 7（ ）26. We are not allowed to talk when taking exams, so we should finish the test _.A. in silence B. In surprise C. in general（ ）27. - He i
8、s not honest. Last week, he _ me _lending him 100$.- Youd better ask him to pay you back as soon as possible.A. accused of B. tricked into C. treated . to（ ）28. - Its awful of him to shout at us in public.-_, lets forget about that for the moment.A. Whenever B. Whoever C. Whatever完形填空（15 分）阅读下面短文，从短
9、文后所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。 （共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分）I will never forget the first time I tried chicken feet. It was a_29_. I tried it at my girlfriends house in Huizhou, Guangdong, China during Spring Festival.It wasnt that I didnt like chicken feet, although, since I tried it for
10、the first time. I had great interest in it. It was a disaster _30_ no matter how hard I tried, I just didnt know how to eat the thing. We dont usually eat chicken feet in the _31_, and even in Chinatown there, it is not a common item on the menu.Now, all around me at the table, I saw people _32_ the
11、 little feet at an unbelievably fast speed. I, on the other hand, was 33 and couldnt get a small piece of skin from the foot.My girlfriend was busy in the kitchen. Her uncle told me how to bite in broken English, but I _34_ to follow him. He then pointed to the place where I should bite. _35_ was st
12、aring and I felt the pressure. Not the pressure of being in China and not understanding much_36_, or even missing my family in London. The thing I felt most _37_ about was whether or not I would be able to bite the toe off a chicken foot while everyone was looking at me.But eventually, I did it. Now
13、 I can eat chicken feet _38_ any problems and this is something I thought I would never say - I actually look forward to eating more!（ ）29. A joke B. accident C. disaster（ ）30. A. until B. but C. because（ ）31. A. UN B. US C. UK（ ）32. A. enjoying B. throwing C. getting（ ）33. A. slow B. careful C. bus
14、y（ ）34. A. afforded B. failed C. tried（ ）35. A. He B. Everyone C. No one（ ）36. A. Chinese B. English C. French（ ）37. A surprised B. relaxed C. pressured（ ）38. A. with B. without C. fromIII阅读理解。 （30 分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。 （共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分）Nowadays, thanks to the Inte
15、rnet, taking online classes is becoming increasingly popular. Some people say that it is a convenient way to study, while others worry that students may get affected by the Internet. Four students share their views.3 / 7Name Age OpinionsWang Haonan 15 I love taking online courses. It gives me a lot
16、more choices and freedom. We can choose to learn whatever we really need and even preview the content well learn in classrooms. Also, online classes enable people study whenever and wherever they want, which is very convenient.Chen Junshuo 15I dont think online education is a good way to study. Ther
17、e are many temptations on the Internet, which may keep students from taking the necessary courses. Also, unlike students who study in the classroom, students taking online courses have no one to tell them where they are in the whole learning process.Zhou Siyan 15I think the idea of taking online cou
18、rses is crazy. If we use computers too much, it will do harm to us, and our eyesight may get worse. Also, staring at a computer for a long time without exercising could be harmful to our health.Li Chunyu 14Online classrooms are useful. We may be more engaged In learning when weare alone in front of
19、a computer with no one to affect us. In addition, taking courses online also means we may have more time to operate a computer. This is a good way to practice our computer skills.（ ）39. _ share the same opinion in taking online classes.A. Wang Haonan and Zhou Siyan B. Li Chunyu and Chen JunshuoC. Ch
20、en Junshuo and Wang Haonan D. Zhou Siyan and Chen Junshuo（ ）40. Wang Haonan doesnt think that online classes bring himA. temptations B. choices C. convenience D. freedom（ ）41. _ cares health most among the four students.A. Wang Haonan B. Chen Junshuo C. Zhou Siyan D. Li Chunyu（ ）42. The underlined w
21、ord “This” in the fourth part means _.A. engaging In learning alone B. taking courses on lineC. operating a computer more D. having time for funBBritish writer Kazuo Ishiguro has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature.Born on 8 November 1954 in Japan, he moved to England with his family when he was
22、 five. Ishiguro graduated from the University of Kent with a bachelors degree in English and Philosophy in 1978 and gained his masters from the University of East Anglias creative writing course in 1980Ishiguro is considered one of the most celebrated contemporary fiction authors in the English-spea
23、king world. He has written eight books, which have been translated into over 40 languages. He has received four Man Booker Prize nominations ( 提名 ) and won the 1989 award for his novel The Remains of the Day, which was turned into an Oscar-nominated film. His 2005 novel, Never Let Me Go, was named b
24、y Times as the best novel of 2005 and included in its list of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. His seventh novel, The Buried Giant, was published in 2015Sara Danius, secretary of the Swedish Academy, described his writing style as “a little bit like a mix of Jane Austen, comed
25、y of manners and Franz Kafka“. BBC arts editor Will Gompertz comments him like this “For 4 / 7me, Ishiguro is one of the great living writers working in any language. All writers can tell stories. Ishiguro tells stories on another level. He places the reader in some sort of alternative reality, and
26、you become deeply involved with the characters. Thats the writers job. He just does it better than most.”（ ）43. The second paragraph mainly tells us Ishiguros_.A. family life B. earning experience C. writing experience D. early days（ ）44. We can watch a movie changed from _.A. Never Let Me Go B. The
27、 Buried Giant C. The Remains of the Day D. All Ishiguros books（ ）45. Jane Austen and Franz Kafka may beA. arts editors B. secretaries C. fans of Ishiguro D. novelist（ ）46. What is the best title of this passage?A. 2017 Nobel Literature Prize winner. B. The reason why people like IshiguroC. The books
28、 written By Ishiguro. D. The most celebrated fiction authorCXu Renxiu, a photographer an outdoor explorer from Taiwan, took photos of the rarely seen leopard cat in Dapeng New Area in November, 2017. It is the second time in recorded history that a leopard cat was seen during the day in Shenzhen.Xu
29、is the councilor of the largest nature conservation group in Taiwan. He came to Shenzhen recently to join an activity and decided to take a walk around Dapeng Peninsula at around 11 a m. While he was walking on a mountain path, an animal appeared all of a sudden and caught his attention. He thought
30、it was a wild cat at first, but soon realized it was a rare animal because of its long legs and strong tail, so Xu pressed the shutter without hesitation. The animal ran away after catching a quick glimpse of him.From the appearance of the animal. Xu was sure that it was a leopard cat. He believed t
31、hat the animal went out in the day to find food. There was a stone wall opposite to where the animal was standing, and I suppose there were birds or mice on the wall. which attracted the leopard cat ”he saidLeopard cats dont usually live in the mountains but prefer to the areas close to villagers wh
32、ere food for the chickens attracts mice. Mice are leopard cats favorite food. But leopard cats are extremely careful to avoid humans, so it is hardly to see them during the day. The first record of a leopard cat being seen during the day in Shenzhen dates back to 7 years ago when a middle-school tea
33、cher, Wu Jianhui, photographed a leopard cat in the Mangrove Reserve (红树林自然保护区）.（ ）47. When was the leopard first seen during the day in Shenzhen?A. In2011. B. In 2010. C. In 2017. D. In 2009.（ ）48. Xu Renxiu is not_.A. a councilor B. a photographer C. a teacher D. an explorer（ ）49. Leopard cats _.A
34、. like eating mice the best and can rarely be seenB. have strong legs and can run away quicklyC. like meeting human beings during the dayD. usually live in the mountain and go out at night（ ）50. We can read the passage in the_ edition of Shenzhen Daily.A. Local News B. Sports C. Entertainment D. Adv
35、ertisementD5 / 7Artificial intelligence (AI) can do many different things. Recently, researchers in Switzerland have created a DAC, the “deep artificial composer”, which can create original music all by itself.Florian Colombo, a scientist who helped create the DAC, said that the Al could produce com
36、plete melodies, with a beginning and an end. But for the time being, the DAC is only able to produce music based on traditional Irish folk one, but its hoped that it will eventually be able to create songs based on any type of music.To “teach” the DAC, the scientists trained it to listen” “to over 2
37、,000 different folk songs. Based on this input, the AI taught itself how to compose music, including timing right to choosing the right notes.But while the idea sounds very promising, we shouldnt expect the DAC to replace real-life composers any time soon. According to Colombo, the system was design
38、ed to produce only simple melodies. So far, it can only create songs based on a single instrument, not an entire orchestra.Colombo said that his aim in creating the DAC was to help people create their own music not to have it made for them. His inspiration came from Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart
39、. Its said that he used to throw dice to help him pick which notes to use when making new music.A good composer with new ideas will never be replaced by the DAC.” said Colombo.（ ）51. Now, the music DAC produced comes from the music in _.A. Austrian B. Ireland C. Swiss D. Colombia（ ）52. From the pass
40、age, we know that the DAC _.A. can only produce part of melodies instead of whole oneB. is able to make songs which is based on any type of musicC. was taught how to compose music by scientists-in Swiss folkD. composed music by itself after listening to lots of songs（ ）53. The underlined word “inspi
41、ration“ in the fifth paragraph means_.A. idea B. creation C. exploration D. intelligence（ ）54. According to the passage, we can infer that the scientists _.A. expect the DAC to replace good composersB. are amazed at the melodies made by the DACC. are disappointed with the system of the DACD. have ac
42、hieved their purpose of creating the DACEDuring US President Donald Trumps visit to China, he showed the video of his granddaughter, 5-year-old Arabella. She was singing and reciting poems in Mandarin to President Xi Jinping. It became a hit on social media. She was even more popular than her grandf
43、ather.To learn Mandarin. Arabella has come to a private language school in Manhattan several times each week over the past few years. Her brother, Theodore, started when he was four months old. And now there are more than 100 children learning Mandarin at the school for various reasons. There are fa
44、milies where one or both parents are from China, who want their children to keep their cultural heritage, and there are American families who are attracted by their interest in China and its culture.The two daughters of well-known US investor Jim Rogers have become rather popular these days, too.In
45、a video widely read online, the two sisters recited traditional Chinese poetry and the younger sister read a Chinese tongue twister. Their proud father said.“ When you have children, you should be sure to teach them Mandarin. Chinese is going to be the most important language in their lifetime.”After the birth of the first daughter, Zuckkerberg, Facebook CEO, and his wife gave her a Chinese name, 6 / 7Chen Mingyu, and began to teach her Chinese from her first day on. He once uploaded a video showing an AI teaching her mandarin. He also set a good example to his daughter by speakin
