北京市西城區(qū)2018屆九年級上學(xué)期期末考試英語試題(word版)

北京市西城區(qū)2017—2018學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期末試卷九年級英語2018.1知識運(yùn)用(共14分)一?單項(xiàng)填空(共6分,每小題0.5分)從下面各題所給的A?B?C?D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)?1.—Amy,wouldyoupleasepassthesalt?—Sure,hereyouare.A.IB.meC.myD.mine2.—Whendoyouleavehomeforschool?—Iusuallyleave7o'clockinthemorning.A.atB.onC.inD.during3.Theinventionofairplanesmakestravelingmuchthanbefore.A.easyB.easilyC.easierD.theeasiest4.IwillcallyouassoonasItheticketsfortheconcert.A.getB.gotC.havegotD.willget5.Therainisheavynow.Youneedtoputonyourraincoat,youwillgetwet.A.orB.andC.butD.so6.—Whatdidyoudolastweekend?—Weapicnicinthepark.Itwasaniceday.A.haveB.hadC.hashadD.willhave7.—Thewaterissoclearhere,isn'tit?—Yes.Iseethecolorfulfishesswimminginit.A.shouldn,tB.mustn,tC.needD.can8.IgreatprogressinEnglishsinceIstartedtoreadanEnglishstoryeveryday.A.madeB.makeC.havemadeD.willmake9.Ibasketballwhenmymumcalledme.A.amplayingB.wasplayingC.playedD.haveplayed10.ThebookyouaretalkingaboutiswrittenineverydayEnglish.A.whoB.thatC.whenD.what11.Myteacher'sglassesbyherbabyyesterday.A.brokeB.breakC.werebrokenD.arebroken12.—Couldyoutellmetomorrow?—Bybus.A.howdidyougotothemuseumB.howyouwenttothemuseumC.howwillyougotothemuseumD.howyouwillgotothemuseum二?完形填空(共8分,每小題1分)閱讀下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后從短文后各題所給的A?B?C?D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選擇最佳選項(xiàng)?WhenIstartedworking,Icouldn'tunderstandwhysomepeopleseemedtosucceedinanythingtheytried.However,othersjustcouldn,tmanagetoachieveanything.Afterawhile,Ifoundthebiggest13liesinsettingandreviewinggoalsregularly.Astudyshowsthosewhohavewrittengoalsandreviewthemregularlyareamongthehighestachievers.Whatdoyoudowithyourdesires(渴望)andwantsinlife?Youcouldpaynoattentiontothemandleavethemto14inyourmind,orstarttakingactiontogetwhatyouwant.Youneedtosetgoals.Agoalstartswithasimpledesire.Doyouuseany15fornotsettinggoals?Whateveritis,Iamsureyourexcuseislimitingyou.Ifyou,re16aboutwhatyouwant,youmightendupatacertainagewiththingsthatyoudidn,twant.Settinggoalsandreviewingthemregularlycanincreaseyourchancesofsucceeding.Itcangiveyoutherightdirectionand17youmovingclosertowhatyouwant.Youwillachievemoreinmonthsthanmanypeopledoinyears.Ifyouhaveastrongdesireforsomething,youhavetwo18:wishfulthinking,ortakingaction.Youcanwishforamiracle(奇跡),butdonothing.Or,youcangetclearonthestepsandtakethem,19,onebyoneuntilyoureachsuccess.Settinggoalsisthemostimportantandnecessarysteptoachievesuccessinanyarea.Itbeginswithadesire,andthenawrittengoal,20bytherightattitudeandaction.Keepreviewingyourgoalsandwatchhowyourwishmiraculouslyturnsintoyourreality.13.A.differenceB.surpriseC.hopeD.sale14.A.singB.danceC.lightD.disappear15.A.toolsB.excusesC.storiesD.examples16.A.excitedB.unclearC.sureD.unhappy17.A.imagineB.feelC.stopD.keep18.A.stepsB.decisionsC.choicesD.wishes19.A.slowlyB.suddenlyC.luckilyD.sadly20.A.decidedB.correctedC.followedD.built閱讀理解(共36分)三?閱讀下列短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后各題所給的A?B?C?D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選擇最佳選項(xiàng)?(共26分,每小題2分)ACaliforniathesespeciestoliveandbreedinasafeenvironment.Inaddition,asnumbersofsomewildspeciesdrop,thereisanincreaseddangerofpopulationsbecomingtoogenetically(基因上)similar.Breedingprogramsprovideasafeguard:zoobredanimalscanbeputintothewildtoincreasegeneticdiversity.However,thosepeoplewhoareagainstzoossaythatmanyzoobredanimalsarenotputbackintothewild.AlotofanimalsaresoldnotonlytootherzoosbutalsotocircusesintheUSorwildparksinSouthAfrica,wheresomepeoplearewillingtopayalotofmoneyforthechancetokillahelplessanimal.Often,theseanimalsarefamiliarwithhumansandhaveverylittlechanceofescaping.So,arezoosgoodforanimalsornot?Perhapsitalldependsonhowwellzoosaremanaged,andthebenefitsofzooscansurelyoutweightheirharmfuleffects.However,itisunderstandablethatmanypeoplebelieveenclosinganimalsforanyreasonissimplywrong.27.AccordingtoParagraph2,someseaanimalsmaydieearlierthantheirwildrelativesbecause.A.theywerebornintheoceanparkB.theydon'thaveenoughlivingspaceC.theyareforcedtobehaveunnaturallyD.theysufferfromfamilyseparation28.Whatisthemainpurposeofinternationalbreedingprogram?A.Toincreasegeneticdiversity.B.Toprotectmistreatedanimals.C.Tofreeenclosedanimals.D.Todoresearchonanimalbehavior.29.What,stheauthor,sopinionofzoos?A.Hedoubtsthevalueofzoos.B.Heisatruesupporterofallkindsofzoos.C.HeisagainsttheideaofhavingzoosaroundD.Heseestheimportanceofthezoomanagement.DTheRiseofArtificialIntelligence(AI;人工智能)discussesAItechnologyandhowitmightaffecthumansinthefuture,butthefutureisalreadyhere.In2011,America'sFavoriteQuizShowheldacompetitionbetweentwomenandanIBMcomputernamed“Watson”.IBMdescribesWatsonas“atechnologythatunderstandsallformsofdataandalsoreasonsandlearns.”BothmenthoughttheycouldbeatWatson.Instead,thecomputeranditsArtificialIntelligencesoundlybestedbothofthehumanbeings.ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCEMADESIMPLEArtificialIntelligencegenerallyreferstomachineswithhumanlikeintelligence,suchasproblemsolvingandlearning.InordertobeconsideredAI,thecomputermustpasstheTuringtest,namedafterAlanTuring,aBritishmathematicianwhoworkedwiththefirstcomputers.Inthe1950s,Turingpublishedapaperquestioningwhetheracomputercouldbeusedtotrickhumansintobelievingtheywereinteracting(互動(dòng))withanactualhumanbeing.Hefoundthatif30%ofhumanswhointeractedwitha“machine”believedtheywereactuallyinteractingwithahumanbeing,thenthecomputercouldbeconsideredasAI.AsimpleexampleofAIisApple,sSiri.AskSiritodoanything,fromcallingafriendtobookingadinnertable,andSiricandoit.Siriseemsalmosthuman.Whenyouask,“Areyouarealperson?”Sirianswers,“Thatisareallypersonalquestion.”But,justbecauseasystemcanbehavelikehumansdoesnotmeanitcanthinklikehumans.Or,doesit?JOININGOFHUMAN&MACHINEItseemsthatourdevices(設(shè)備)willturnintohumans.Ourphonesalreadytellustotakeanumbrellabeforewewalkoutthedoor.Theyvolunteertrafficconditionssoweknowhowlongitwilltaketodrivetowork.Ourdevicescaninteractwithusinawaythatlookslikearealconversationwithanotherhumanbeing,likewithSiri.ItdoesnotseemcrazyatalltothinkthatAImaybeprogrammedtoactuallythink.Ifithasnotalreadyhappened,itlikelywillhappeninthenearfuture.HavewecometothetimewhencomputersandAIhavecaughtuptohumanbeings?Althoughcomputershavetheabilitytomakeourlifebetter,isitpossiblethattheymaycontrolanddestroyhumanbeingsintheend?WHATTHEFUTUREHOLDSItseemsprettyclearthatinthefuture,we'regoingtoseeahumanmachinehybrid.Humanswillbestronger,livelongerandbesmarter.RayKurzweil,acomputerscientist,believesthatwithin50years,thehumansonEarthwillbeabout50to80%robotic.ThereisnoquestionthatAIwillbeapartofeverytechnologythathumanscreate.Willitturnouttobemoreofabenefittohumankindorwillitbeariskandthreaten(威脅到)humanityasweknowit?IfAIisprogrammedaccordingtoIsaacAsimov's3LawsofRobotics,humanswon,thaveaproblemwithmachines;butforsome,evilAIstillstandsinthewayofapeacefulandsafelifeonearth.30.ThestoryofcomputerWatsonismentionedheretotellusthat.A.theageofmachineshascomeB.humansmaketheirownenemiesC.AIhasactuallycomeintoourlifeD.humansareplayingadangerousgame31.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.TuringtestwasdesignedtoexaminethefirstcomputersB.machinesinteractingwithhumanscanbecalledAIC.SiricanvolunteertobookadinnertableD.AIwillhelphumanstobestrongerandsmarter32.Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“ahumanmachinehybrid”probablymean?A.amachinewithahumanlookB.ahumancreatedbymachinesC.abodypartroboticparthumanD.arobotthatcanbehavelikehumans33.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.thehistoryandfutureofAIB.theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofAIC.theexamplesofAID.thecompetitionbetweenhumansandAI四?閱讀短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題?(共10分,每小題2分)AlbinoPowerIwasbornanalbino(白化病患者)inScranton,Pennsylvania,in1945.Nooneinmyfamilyhadeverknownwhatanalbinowas,whatitmeanttobeanalbino,whathadtobedonedifferentlybecauseIwasanalbino.Myparentsandfriendstreatedmejustliketheytreatedeverybodyelse.Thatwasjustaboutthebestthingtheycouldhavedone.Itgavemealegupontrustingmyself,sowhentroublescamealong,Icoulddealwiththem.True,myschoolbookphotoalwayslookedlikeasnowballwithtwopiecesofcoalforeyes.Likemostalbinos,Ihadterribleeyesight,butthefactthatIcouldhardlyseedidn,tworrymeallthatmuch.Kidslaughedatme,callingme“Whitey”.PeoplestaredatmewhenIheldreadingmaterialrightatthetipofmynosesoIcouldseeitwellenoughtoreaD.EvenwhenIwaseightornine,movietheaterworkersstartedaskingmetopayadultpricesbecauseI“l(fā)ookedolder”.Theworstpartformewasthatbecausemyeyesightwassobad,Icouldn,tplaysportsverywell.Ididn,tgiveuptrying,though.Ipracticedplayingbasketballeveryday.AndIstudiedharder.Finally,Igotbetteratschoolandlovedit.BythetimeIgottocollege,Iwasdoublemajoring(專業(yè)),goingtosummerschoolandtakingpartineverykindofafterclassactivityIcouldfind.Ihadlearnedtobeproudofbeinganalbino.Ididmybesttomake“albino”apositiveword.AndIdecidedtomakemylivingwithmyeyes-andinsports.Icouldn'tseewellenoughtoplaysports,butwithagoodandlonglastingeducationandthedrivetodoit,IcouldmakealivinginvolvedintheareaIloved.I,vedoneitnowformorethanthirtyyearsinprintandinvideo,andnowincyberspace.PeoplemakejokesabouthowI,mtheonly“blindeditor(編輯)”theyknow,butthejokesarefriendlysmilesnow,andsomeofthemaresignsofrespect.AndImakejokesaboutbeinganalbino.Ihaveevendevelopedanallwhiteroutine,ifyoucouldcallitthat.IwasjustaproudalbinokidfromthecoalcountryofPennsylvania.Inowrealizethatbeingbornanalbinohelpedmetogetoverdifficulties,becomeconfident,andbeproudofmypersonalachievement.34.Howdidthewriter'sparentsandfriendstreathim?35.Whycouldn,tthewriterplaysportsverywell?36.Whatwasthewriterdoingbythetimehegottocollege?37.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthe“blindeditor”jokesnow?38.Whatdoes“AlbinoPower”meantothewriter?書面表達(dá)五?文段表達(dá)(10分)39.從下面兩個(gè)題目中獉任獉選獉一獉題,根據(jù)中文和英文提示,完成一篇不少于50詞的文段寫作?文中已給出內(nèi)容不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)?所給提示詞語僅供選用?請不要寫出你的校名和姓名?題目（1）假如你是李華,正在美國參加一個(gè)交換生項(xiàng)目?你想申請所在學(xué)校的某一社團(tuán),請你寫一份申請,說明你想?yún)⒓邮裁瓷鐖F(tuán),為什么想?yún)⒓舆@個(gè)社團(tuán)以及你自身的優(yōu)勢?提示詞語:singing,chess,interested,confident,friends提示問題:1.Whatclubdoyouwanttojoin?2.Whydoyouwanttojointhisclub?3.Whatmakesyoutherightpersonforthisclub?DearSir/Madam,ThankyouforconsideringmyapplicationandI,mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua題目②題目（2）現(xiàn)在,某英文報(bào)紙正在開展以“我要成為一個(gè)的人”為主題的征文活動(dòng)?假如你是李華,請用英語寫一篇短文投稿?談?wù)勀阋蔀橐粋€(gè)什么樣的人,為什么以及你怎么做才能成為那樣的人?提示詞語:brave,honest,positive,help,love,believe提示問題:1.Whatkindofpersondoyouwanttobe?2.Whydoyouwanttobelikethat?3.Howcanyoumakeit?四?閱讀短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題?34.Justliketheytreatedeverybodyelse.35.Becausehiseyesightwasverybad36.Hewasdoublemajoring,goingtosummerschoolandtakingpartinaferclassactivities.37.Theyarefriendlysmiles.38.Itisthepowertohelphimtogetoverdifficulties,becomeconfident,andbeproudofhispersonalachievement.書面表達(dá)五?文段表達(dá)39.參考范文:題目（1）DearSir/Madam,I'mwritingtoapplyforthesingingclubbecauseIlovesingingandmanypeoplesayIhaveabeautifulvoice.Sincethethird