北京市昌平区九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

Daming and I will go to USA this winter. _______ look forward to the trip.

Spring Festival this year is_______19^th February．

Deng Yaping says she isn’t so clever, ______ she has a very strong will．

– Dad, _____ I borrow your camera?
– Sure. But why?

I think man-made wonders are ____________ than natural ones.

Your computer will go wrong if you _____ games too often on it.

The story of this book______ how young people love each other.

– Will teachers _____ by computers in the future, Tony?
–Maybe yes, maybe no. But I’m sure we’ll learn from both of them.

Liu Xiang trained so hard ______ he hurt his foot.

It’s a good habit of doing your homework _________ you come home from school.

完形填空（共15分，每小题1.5分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son. Everybody expects you to be perfect, but I’m just a fourteen-year-old kid, and I’m not a special___, too, when it comes to math, geography, music, and baseball.
Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of     or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building. I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school. “I     we have a winner right here in my class.”
After school I walked home, thinking about the essay I would write. My father is an astronaut, I would start out. No, I decided. I wouldn’t do that. The whole country and maybe even the whole world saw my father as an astronaut, but that wasn’t     I saw him.
How did I see my father? Hmm.
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream. I     how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was ____ by a car. Yes, to me, he wasn’t just a world-famous astronaut. He was my dad.
My parents and I went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! The third prize was announced and it was not me. I was relieved and disappointed. The second prize was announced. It was me  .
I went up to the stage and read what I had written, “My father’s son”. When I finished, the people ____ and cheered. I saw my father blowing his nose. Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the _____ moment of my life.”
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was ____ just to be my father’s son.

A．one B．Son C．student D．person

A．astronaut B．Hero C．dad D．man

A．think B．Guess C．know D．hope

A．the way B．the truth C．the father D．the face

A．felt B．thanked C．remembered D．noticed

A．killed B．stopped C．thrown D．carried

A．seriously B．surprisingly C．exactly D．excellently

A．stood up B．sat up C．calmed down D．walked down

A．best B．luckiest C．happiest D．proudest

A．right B．Special C．enough D．Different

Friendship Restaurant We have different kinds of Japanese food here. The food menu is in Japanese and Chinese. All the waiters or waitresses can speak at least one foreign language. Tel: 312 – 9997 Time: 11:30 am – 10:00 pm	Volunteer Project Maybe you want to help others but don’t know how to do it. Then Volunteer Project will help you. Here you will get the best idea of volunteering. Call 822 – 5566 to join it. E-mail: lisa@hotmail.com	Dream Corner Do you want to improve your English? Do you want to practice your English with native speakers? If yes, why not join the Dream corner? Come here on Friday afternoon every week.
The Underwater World Here you will find different kinds of fishes and even some kinds of sharks. You will feel you are in the sea but of course this is not true. If you like fishes, I suggest that you pay a visit to it. Time: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm	Red Bird Club Do you like dancing? Do you want to show off your cool dance at parties? Join us and make your dream come true. Closed on Tuesday. Call 822 – 3331 for more information.

Sarah wants to do some volunteer work. She can call _____ to get some ideas.

Red Bird Club is closed on _____.

If you want to practice English with native speakers, you can join _____.

Some popular places to visit are built by people. Other famous places are created by nature. For example, in the northeast of the United States, there was a famous rock on a high mountain that looked just like an old man. He had lots of hair, a big nose and a beard．People called him“The Old Man of the Mountain” and every year more than a million people came to look at him. “The Old Man of the Mountain”, also known as the Great Stone Face or the Profile, was 1,200 feet (370 meters) above Profile Lake, and measured 40 feet (12 meters) tall and 25 feet (7.6 meters) wide. The site is located in the town of Franconia, New Hampshire, USA.Scientists think that the stone face had been there for about 17,000 years.
In May 2003, there was very bad weather near the Old Man of the Mountain.There were very high winds and the temperature was very cold. The sky was so cloudy that people couldn’t see the stone face for many days. As soon as the storm was over, people looked for the Old Man and they couldn’t see him. They discovered that he had fallen apart. The stones that made his face sank down the mountain. A number of scientists climbed up to see if they could repair the stone face, but they had to give up. They figured out（断定）that the damage from the weather was just too bad.

Where’s “The Old Man of the Mountain”?

What’s “The Old Man of the Mountain” also known as?

How long had the stone face been there?

What’s the reason for the loss of the stone face?

What might the future be like? Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.
The last few days of every year in big cities in China, when everyone returns home, have been the worst headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult. But in 28 years, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.
Newspaper will come to an end in 2043. There will be less and less people reading news on paper and the cost of making and buying newspaper will be reduced. In the future, digital (数字的) newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.
Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel (燃料). Coal,natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy (能源). And the alternative ways of energy will help reduce the cost and pollution, too.
Schools will go electronic (电子化). Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail.Students will find their personal teachers to ask for special help for those the robot teachers cannot do.  And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.
The newspapers will disappear __________.

The underlined the alternative ways in the 4^th paragraph means _________.

From the passage we can know  _______  in the future.

The passage mainly tells us ______________.

Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way.Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.
Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday celebrated at the turn of the Chinese calendar. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean the house, in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of “good fortune”or “happiness”, “wealth”, and “longevity”. Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money in red paper envelopes.
In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31^st or January 1^st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in form alclothes like tuxedos and evening gowns, and they may drink champagne（香槟）at midnight. During the first minutes of the New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sun rise.
It is also a common Western custom to make a New Year’s promise, called a resolution. New Year’s resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the New Year.
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the New Year can start afresh. Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a New Year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the New Year.
Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the New Year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the new coming year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck—but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!
The passage is mainly about_____.

We can learn from the passage that_____.

To have a happy new year,_____.

When eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day, people think_____.

阅读短文，根据短文内容．从短文后的六个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共10分，每小题2分）
It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class, or maybe she’s just sick at home for the day. Break or lunchtime can be lonely without her. Will it ever feel the same?      , but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends. But remember, there’s always room for more friends.
Start by looking around your classroom—think about which one you’d like to play with at break.Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or offer greetings. Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom.    , walk over to the ones you want to play with,act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in.
   ,or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teachers to help you to make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend.      .As a result, you’ll soon have one, or two, or even more new friends.
You might still miss that special best friend.      , you can share something you didn’t have before she left: You can introduce her to your new friends!

E. And you’ll be happy with them
F. Be kind, be friendly, offer to help

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
Spiderman is one of the most famous comic book heroes of all time. He was created by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first introduced to the world in the pages of Marvel comic books.
Spiderman’s story is the story of Peter Parker, a child who lost his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle. Peter is a shy, quiet boy wearing glasses and has few friends. One day, on a high school class trip to a science lab, he gets bitten by a special spider. Soon Peter realizes he has amazing powers: he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense. He no longer needs his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his Uncle Ben has told him, that “with great power, there must also come great responsibility (责任),” Peter decides to use his powers to fight enemies who do cruel things to people. And so, Spiderman is born.
Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superhero. He is in love with Mary Jane but cannot tell her about his amazing powers. Besides, his best friend Harry hates Spiderman! Peter is also short of money and time. He has to sell photos of Spiderman (himself!) to a newspaper and he keeps losing his other jobs because he’s so busy saving people! Yet he has to fight different kinds of cruel enemies.
Who created Spiderman?
Where does Peter go on his high school class trip?
What happened to Peter after he was bitten by the spider?
How is Spiderman born at last?
What kind of life is Peter living?

根据中文和英文提示，写一篇意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的短文。
所给英文提示词仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
你有过独自一人在家的经历吗？请根据你的亲身经历选择情况A或情况B完成短文。
情况A：曾经独自一人在家。你的某次经历及其感受是什么样的？
情况B：未曾独自一人在家。如果有这样的一次机会，你的父母会放心吗？你又会怎样照顾自己呢？
提示词：look after, have fun, miss, grow, worried, excited, surprised
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