2018-2019学年山东省聊城市刘集中学九年级上学期英语期末考试试题（解析版）

山东省聊城市刘集中学2018届九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷

一、完形填空

1. ( 15分 ) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

??? Once， in a small village， lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved 1 very much， but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send 2 _of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions， the two boys finally 3 _a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go 4 into the mines (煤矿) and， with his earnings(赚得的钱)， 5 his brother studying at the college. Then， when the brother who won the toss finished his studies， after four years， he would support the other brother studying at the 6

??? James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much 7 than those of most of his teachers， and by the time he 8 ， he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

??? 9 James returned， the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began， James 10 up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear 11 He said， "Jack， now you can go to the art college and your 12 will come true. I will take care of you. "

?? ?But Jack said 13 ， "Brother， the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands， so it' s too_ 14 Now I can' t even hold a glass. "

??? To show his great love and respect， James drew his brother' s hands with 15 towards the sky.

??? He called his drawing "The Praying Hands"， which became very famous years later.

1. A. painting B. books C. school D. money 2. A. any B. all C. both D. neither 3. A. looked out B. worked out C. took out D. got out 4. A. off B. away C. up D. down 5. A. support B. agree C. follow D. let 6. A. home B. mine C. college D. school 7. A. better B. worse C. cheaper D. older 8. A. arrived B. graduated C. walked D. waited 9. A. Before B. When C. Though D. While 10. A. picked B. turned C. looked D. stood 11. A. brother B. sister C. father D. mother 12. A. way B. idea C. dream D. practice 13. A. happily B. surprisedly C. angrily D. softly 14. A. early B. late C. good D. helpful 15. A. legs B. feet C. arms D. fingers 二、阅读理解

2. ( 10分 ) 阅读理解

? ??Betty has travelled to Beijing several times since 1980, and this is how she has seen the city change.

The Great Wall Then

Visiting the Great Wall at Badaling on my first trip, I ran into only a few tourists from local Chinese tour buses. Years later, to avoid the crowds at Badaling, I went to the Great Wall at Mutianyu. My six-year-old son was so excited that he said, “Every step is enjoyable!” Now

Most tourists still see the Great Wall at Badaling, but a great many come to Mutianyu now. Many hikers like to visit the Great Wall at Jiankou for the beautiful sights. There are no cable cars (缆车) and often even no steps. Shopping Then

In the 1980s, tourists used foreign exchange certificates and the Chinese people used renminbi. Credit cards (信用卡) were not widely used.

We visited the Beijing Department Store (opened in 1955). And it was on the street, Wangfujing. Everything in it was very cheap and made in China. Now

People can pay in many new ways such as Alipay (支付宝) and Wechat Pay. Also, credit cards are accepted almost everywhere.

Now Wangfujing is a famous street where people can buy all kinds of things. The Beijing Department Store is still there. Goods are cheap. The store is bigger now. （1）Betty went to Mutianyu instead of Badaling because ______.

A.?her son didn't like Badaling?????????????????????????????B.?there were too many people at Badaling