2021-2022学年湖北省宜昌市五峰县九年级（上）期末英语试卷

一、完形填空：先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 （共1小题，每小题15分，计15分）

• 1．An old man was telling his own story to a group of boys，who were going to throw stones at a noisy bird.
     "Fifty years ago，I liked throwing stones because I had no other boys to play （1）

  and I became very skillful.One day I went to work for an old couple who were very （2）

  to everybody，even to the birds.And the birds seemed to （3）

  the old couple，too.For seven years，a bird had come and built her nest （鸟巢） in the （4）

  place.She and her mate had just returned on the day when I went to work，and the old couple （5）

  them happily.During the day，I thought I would try my （6）

  upon her.Suddenly the bird flew to a tree near me.I found a nice stone，and I threw it with my （7）

  skill.It hit the bird on the head and she （8）

  dead!
     "I was sorry the moment I saw her （9）

  off the tree.But it was too late.All day long her mate flew about，and cried so （10）

  that he made my heart ache.I said nothing to the old couple，but one of their grandchildren told them about it. （11）

  the old couple never said a word to me，I knew that they were very sad.I could （12）

  look at them in the eye and tell them how （13）

  I was.They have been dead for many years，and so has the poor bird.But don't you see （14）

  that stone rebounded（反弹），and hit me？For fifty years I have still remembered it，though I have never spoken of it before.But if my story （15）

  you，I will be happy."
     The boys at once dropped the stones in their hands and the bird had no more trouble from them.
  
  

  （1）	A．for	B．with	C．on	D．in
  （2）	A．friendly	B．lively	C．rudely	D．widely
  （3）	A．admire	B．support	C．love	D．require
  （4）	A．tiny	B．empty	C．spare	D．same
  （5）	A．welcomed	B．praised	C．prevented	D．avoided
  （6）	A．plan	B．stone	C．skill	D．form
  （7）	A．most	B．least	C．best	D．worst
  （8）	A．rushed	B．left	C．failed	D．dropped
  （9）	A．remain	B．fall	C．lift	D．take
  （10）	A．sadly	B．badly	C．angrily	D．exactly
  （11）	A．Though	B．So	C．Until	D．Because
  （12）	A．ever	B．never	C．always	D．seldom
  （13）	A．mad	B．worried	C．sorry	D．nervous
  （14）	A．when	B．why	C．what	D．how
  （15）	A．land	B．stop	C．manage	D．please
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二、综合填空：根据所给首字母、汉语提示或上下文完成空格中所缺单词，使短文完整通顺，语法正确，每个空只能填一个词。 （共1小题，每小题10分，计10分）

• 2．Poverty （贫困） is a big problem around the world.But China has done a good job of dealing （1）

  it and it has found its own way to fight poverty.Instead of just giving money to poor people，it has tried to （2）

  （教育） people and give them the tools that they need to lift themselves out of poverty.Common people （3）p

  a big role in the fight.Here are two of them.
     After graduating from Beijing Normal University in 2016，Huang Wenxiu （4）g

  up the chance to work in big cities and returned to her hometown of Baise in Guangxi and served as the village's Party chief.A （5）

  （总数） of 418 villagers were lifted out of poverty thanks to her efforts.Unluckily，she died in a flash flood at the （6）

  of 30 while driving back to her village in Baise.She was given the title "Role Model of the Times" by the central government.
     When Mao Xianglin started to work as the Party secretary of his village， （7）

  was only one pathway out of the village for many years.He led more than 100 villagers to build a road with their hands.It （8）t

  them seven years to build an eight-kilometer road.Mao then encouraged the villagers to grow oranges.Last year，their orange yield （产量） was （9）

  （几乎） 40 tons.Young people have returned to （10）

  village to sell oranges online.By the end of 2019，269 villagers had been lifted out of poverty.The personal income （收入） reached 12，670 yuan，40 times more than in the 1990s.
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三、阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（共 10 小题，每小题 2 分计 20 分）

• 3．Ice sports of Winter Olympics 2022 will be held in Beijing City.Beijing is an ancient city with a history of more than 3，000 years，during which time it served as a capital for more than 800 years.It is a world-famous historical and cultural city that reflects the continuity of Chinese civilization（文明） and an international metropolis（大都市） engaged in making itself a World City with Chinese characteristics.Zhangjiakou is co-hosting the Games with Beijing.Snow sports will be held in Chongli County，Zhangjiakou City.Zhangjiakou's climate（气候） and landscape（地貌） are good for winter sports.
     Now the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic is around the corner（opening on February 4th）.Chinese hospitality（好客） will be fully enjoyed by athletes，who are from all over the world and wish to do well in the games，as the Games are providing 678 dishes to athletes from different cultural backgrounds，with elements of the Chinese Lunar New Year and environmental protection.The menu，which has 678 dishes from 12 world areas，was shown on November 11th，2021 by the China Central Television in a program together with the Beijing Organizing Committee.
     Because China will host the Winter Olympics soon，people are really encouraged to try ice and snow sports in the new snow season.Among them is 11-month-old Wang Yuji，who can hardly walk.A video of the girl standing on a snowboard and sliding down a hill in Zhangjiakou，went hot on the internet recently.
  
  （1）Where will the snow sports be held？

  
  A．In Beijing City.
  B．In Zhangjiakou City.
  C．In Shijiazhuang City.
  D．In Fengtai District.
  （2）What does the underlined word "athletes" mean？

  
  A．运动员.
  B．裁判员.
  C．教练员.
  D．工作人员.
  （3）The dishes for the 2022 Winter Olympics will

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  A．be 687 from 12 world areas
  B．have many kinds of tastes
  C．be just for western people
  D．have nothing with Chinese culture
  （4）Which of the following is NOT true？

  
  A．Beijing is a very old big city with a pretty long history.
  B．On November 11th，2021，the menu was known by public.
  C．Chinese are not encouraged to play ice and snow sports.
  D．Wang Yuji became really popular in the recent time.
  （5）What can we learn from the passage？

  
  A．Chongli County is in Beijing City，and will co-host the Games.
  B．Beijing has been the capital city of China for less than 800 years.
  C．The Beijing Winter Olympics cares about the environmental protection.
  D．The visitors to Beijing during the Games can enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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五、根据所给汉语和提示词完成下列句子。 （共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）

• 10．在中国，人们初次见面要握手。（suppose）
  In China，people

  shake hands when they meet for the first time.
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六、书面表达。（共1题，计15分）

• 11．发明改变世界，不少中学生都梦想成为发明家。某英语报社正组织题为"My invention：_________"的征文活动，请你根据下面的要点提示，写一篇80词左右的英语短文参赛。
  要点提示：
  1.你梦想的发明是什么？
  2.这项发明能帮你或他人解决什么问题？
  3.你为什么想发明这个东西？
  要求：
  1.文中不得出现自己的真实姓名。
  2.开头已为你写出，不计入总词数。
     I hope to invent a （an） __________________.
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