2021-2022学年北京市海淀区九年级（下）期中英语试卷（附答案详解）.pdf
2021-2022学年北京市海淀区九年级（下）期中英语试卷一、单 选 题（本大题共12小题，共6.0分）1.My brother is very f r i e n d ly.g e ts along well with others.()A.HeB.She C.ID.You2.Wu Dajing,a gold medalist,started to practice speed skating the age of ten.()A.on B.in C.for D.at3.-do you play basketball with your friends?-Once a w eek.()A.How oftenB.How long C.How soon D.How far4.Our parents help and support us a lot,_we should be thankful to them.()A.but B.or C.so D.because5._ you lend me your dictionary,Laura?-Sorry J cant.I have just lent it to E ric.()A.Could B.ShouldC.Must D.Need6.We should keep in mind that nothing is_ _than safety.()A.important B.more importantC.most important D.the most important7.Nick,take out the trash,please.一Wait a minute,Mom.I an e-mail to Mr.Smith now.()A.write B.am writing C.wrote D.will write8.The supermarket at 8：30 a.m.and closes at 8：30 p.m.every day.()A.is opening B.opened C.opens D.will open9.All of us great progress since we started junior high school.()A.makeB.madeC.have madeD.will make10.The kids an online lesson when their parents arrived home yesterday.()A.took B.take C.are taking D.were taking11.A new hospital in the village by the government last year.()A.builds B.built C.is built D.was built12.一Tom,do you know-Next Friday.()A.when will we hold the sports meetingB.when we will hold the sports meetingC.when did we hold the sports meetingD.when we held the sports meeting二、完形填空(本大题共8 小题，共 8.0分)It was January 2021.My second term in high school had just ended.Two weeks earlier,myparents checked my grades and(13)more than 20 missing tasks.Bright and able as I was J had often struggled(挣扎)with(!4)and procrastination(拖 延),especially with writing tasks.But this time was different,and the pandemic(疫 1W)was toblame.I was doing my first year partly from home where I did my school work on my owntime,and,for the most part,without teacher guidance.The(15)was too much.I could do a million other things rather than my homework.I told mymom what I was missing from my teachers and classmates,When a teacher walks around theclassroom,you want to be on task,and you dont want to fall behind the other students.*My parents tried to help,but their(16)fell far short of their expectations.Tired from workinglong days,they criticized rather than advised.Late-night learning hours ended inf 17)matches.All three of us were upset and stressed out.We knew we couldnt solve this alone.So when my mom heard that Steve Merrill,anexperienced teacher,could help,she(18)out.Mr.Merrill told me that his students also had problems in the same areas：task organization andtime management.He taught me to break down big tasks into small ones.We met twice aweek,over video,where we could look over my tasks and put the skill into practice.After a fewmonths,!started to see positive results.My grades were improving.My work habits werebecoming more regular.There were(19)late-night learning hours and fights.The other evening I came downstairs to ask my parents tor help with a writing task.There wassomething different.!had(20)most of it two days before the deadline!While I dont expect thisschool year to be easy,I now have some of the tools I need to help me through it.13.A.countedB.finishedC.changedD.gave14.A.discussionB.expressionC.competitionD.organization15.A.knowledgeB.stressC.freedomD.advice16.A.rulesB.effortsC.habitsD.experiences第2 页，共 20页17.A.searchingB.readingC.jokingD.shouting18.A.reachedB.helpedC.workedD.dropped19.A.betterB.fewerC.strongerD.busier20.A.sharedB.forgottenC.completedD.mistaken三、阅读理解（本大题共13小题，共 26.0分）AYou change into your pajamas,turn off the lights,and get yourself ready to sleep.How do youprefer to sleep,on the back or on your side?Here are some interesting sleeping positions.21.Which sleeping position often causes lower back pain?A.Starfish.B.Soldier Position.C.Sleeping on Your Belly.D.Freefall.监yStarfishStarfish is when you lie on your back and sleep with yourarms lifted up near your head.According to studies,only 5%of people sleep like this.lt often causes lower backpain.You can place a pillow（枕头）under your knees if youhave lower back pain.You will feel more comfortable thisway.1Soldier PositionThis sleeping position is kind of strange,but verycommon.Its when you sleep on your back with your armsdown and very close to your body.Studies have shown thatpeople who sleep like this may be quieter.lt is actually agood sleeping position,as it helps keep your spine（脊柱）in a straight line.Sleeping on Your BellyDo you like to sleep on your belly,but experience problemsoftentimes?The position might not help you.It can makeyour neck uncomfortable.But if this is how you like tosleep,you might consider using a very soft cooling pillowto keep your neck comfortable.专FreefallIf this sleeping position is not familiar to you,you shouldknow that at least 7%of the worlds population sleep thatway.In this position,you have your hands on or around yourpillow,with your head turned to one side.But it may create atwist（扭伤）in the neck.Some studies suggest thatgenerally youre a social person if you like to sleep in thisposition.第4页，共20页22.Sleeping in the soldier position hel ps.A.you fall asleep quicklyB.keep your spine in a straight lineC.you breathe easilyD.treat the pain in your neck23.If Tom likes to sleep in the freefall position,he might be.A.social B.quiet C.honest D.carefulBJeremiahs Mistake Jeremiah hurried into the kitchen andwashed his hands.He had exactly one hour until his father gothome.He wasnt used to starting dinner this early.On hisnights to cook,Jeremiah generally got dinner ready in fifteenminutes.But Dad always praised Jeremiahs meals,no matterhow simple they were.Delicious!he would say.But Jeremiah knew Dad liked morecomplicated（复杂 的）dishes,because on Dads nights to cook,he used a ton ofingredients.Dad was a natural cook.Not Jeremiah-at least,not until tonight.It was Dads birthday,and for once in his life,Jeremiah was cooking something complicated：spaghetti with homemade sauce（酱）.Hed eaten it a million times,so he knew most of theingredients.Tomatoes,onions,garlic,beef,H he thought,looking through the fridge.They hadeverything except the beef.No problem-theyd go vegetarian tonight.Jeremiah cut up the vegetables with Dads special knife and put them into the pot.Then heturned to Dads spice（香料）collection.He picked a few familiar ones and put them in.Thepleasing smell of fresh tomatoes amazed him.He tasted it just as Dad usually did.lt wasterrible!Way too spicy.Aha!A lime would cool things down.He added in as much lime juice ashe could.One more taste.Ugh.lt was awful!Now the sauce was sour and spicy.He left the kitchen and went into his room.He could at least order pizza,so Dad wouldnt have tostay hungry on his own birthday.As he counted his money,he heard the front door open.Hi,Jeremiah!0 Dad called.Coming.,Jeremiah returned to the kitchen,where he found Dad digging through the food cupboard.Tmbuying pizza,Jeremiah said.Its not much of a birthday dinner.Dad turned,holding a bag of chips and a bowl of Jeremiahs spaghetti sauce,We dont needpizza!n Dad smiled.This delicious salsa（萨尔萨辣酱）is a meal in itself!*24.Why did Jeremiah decide to cook something complicated?A.Because it was his dads birthday.B.Because his dad told him to do so.C.Because he arrived home early.D.Because he was a natural cook.25.Jeremiah thought the sauce he made was.A.neither sour nor spicy enoughB.different from what he had expectedC.simple but healthyD.as delicious as he had imagined26.What can we learn about Jeremiahs father?A.He takes his job seriously.B.He is creative and strict.C.He expects his son to be skillful.D.He is loving and encouraging.cWhy Do Top Athletes Choke Under Pressure?According to classic economic theory,thehigher the re ward,the better the expected performance.As a result,we could expect the bestperformance at the most important moments.But why do we so often see the most talented andexperienced athletes perform much worse than expected in important competitions like theOlympics?Why the Drop in Performance?It is not necessarily true that theres a direct relationship between incentives（激励）andachievement.Research has shown that increased motivation（动机）beyond a certain levelharms an athletes performance.We call this phenomenon choking under pressure”.Greaterincentives may lead to higher levels of arousal（兴奋）.The relationship between performanceand arousal looks like an inverted U shape（倒 U 形）,meaning that performance is the bestat certain levels of arousal and drops with over-arousal.The desire to perform as well as possible is thought to create performance pressure.Manystudies have shown increased pressure has a bad effect on athletes*performance in skill-based第6 页，共 20页games.When people overthink or consciously monitor each step,the drop in performancehappens.Beyond the pressure coming from the important competitions,another thing that may addpressure is the level of expectations.An experiment suggested high audience expectations harmperformance in a skill-based task.For example,one of the most famous biathletes inhistory,Martin Fourcade,said it was very emotional for him to compete in his home country andalso much harder than competing abroad because of greater expectations.We tested this home disadvantage by using data from biathlon（冬季两项）competitions over17 years.We have found the most titled athletes miss a lot more shots when competing in theirhome country compared to when they compete abroad.The most reasonable explanation likelyrelates to the level of expectations from the homeland.How to Deal with It?There are several ways to reduce stress,such as a countdown or taking a deep breath before thetask.But the base for any solution is to realize that stress affects performance.Choking underpressure can happen to the best athletes and its not a shame to admit it.The more athletes knowabout the effect pressure can have on them,the more likely they are to succeed at the highestlevel.27.What can we learn from uchoking under pressure?A.The higher the reward,the better the expected performance.B.Better achievement in games results from a drop in pressure.C.Arousal beyond a certain level harms an athletes performance.D.Athletes performance in games has something to do with their training.28.Which of the following would be the best heading for Paragraph 4 and 5?A.Pressure as a Key to Improving Performance.B.Pressure as a Push for Becoming Top-level Athletes.C.High Expectations as a Cause of Choking Under Pressure.D.High Expectations as an Incentive to Compete in the Home Country.29.To deal with pressure,the athletes should f i r st.A.avoid the possible feelings of pressureB.share their worries with friends and coachesC.try their best to succeed at the highest levelD.recognize the effect of stress on performanceDNowadays,the online world is nearly as important as the real one.lt is not uncommon to see thewhole Internet bands together to cancel*someone after they make a mistake,which is calledCancel Culture.lt can result in a personjf famous,losing fans and having to face attacksonline.Even a normal person faces risks of losing their jobs or personal relationships.Whilestepping foot on any social media platform,everyone including young children can it.Cancel Culture is a lose-lose situation.The person being canceled has to stand the negativeeffects of the Internet,and the people doing the canceling are contributing to（促成）themindset that ifs okay to do this to people they dont know.Young kids may not understand orcontribute completely to Cancel Culture,but by simply being on the Internet,they can see itfirsthand,affecting their real lives.A New York Metro Parents article describes one girl whowas canceled in school the same way people are canceled on the Internet,and her friendswouldnt even talk to or look at her.Dr.Pam Rultledge,a media psychologist,explains in her blog post that Cancel Culturediscourages kids from expressing their opinions and standing up for others.Its always an usagainst them mindset；anyone agreeing with the person being canceled is at risk of being leftout online too.So again I ask,what is this teaching our kids?That they arent allowed to make mistakes?Thatthey have to be perfect?.Everyone messes up at some point,especially young children.Theyshouldnt be publicly punished for it and not given the chance to change peoplesminds.Forgiveness is an important skill kids need to learn,and Cancel Culture is encouragingthe opposite.One small mistake doesnt make someone a bad person,but Cancel Culture makes them feel asif they are.Cancel Culture doesnt have to exist.We make it exist.And just as easily,we canmake it disappear by contributing to an online world full of praise and love.第 8 页，共 20页30.The underlined words ufall victim to in Paragraph 1 probably mean A.be attracted to B.get used toC.be shocked by D.get hurt by31.Why does the writer mention the New York Metro Parents article in Paragraph 2?A.To explain why Cancel Culture does harm to childrens friendships.B.To stress the importance of close relationships with friends for students.C.To show how Cancel Culture has exercised influence on kids*real lives.D.To suggest possible ways of changing the habit of overusing the Internet.32.In Cancel Cultures person who makes mistakes will be.A.comforted with great patienceB.left out and publicly punishedC.taught how to correct the mistakesD.blocked from using the Intemet again33.By saying This may be the current narrative,but it shouldnt be in Paragraph 4,the writerwants to express that Cancel Cu l t u r e.A.is easy to changeB.has a two-sided natureC.is supposed to be canceledD.stops mistakes from being repeated四、任务型阅读-简答（本大题共I小题，共10.0分）34.Eradajere Oleita has a tradition on her birthday of finding some way togive back.So as her 25th birthday was around the corner in 2020,shestarted looking for her next project.She found it when she came across avideo on the Internet about how to iron foil-lined（铝箔内衬的）chipbags into sleeping bags.Oleita said the video gave her the idea of the Chip Bag Project.“This is a project that allows me to really bring two of my passions together,people and theenvironment,Oleita said,We throw so much stuff away and never really think aboutwhere thats ending.It takes about four hours to sew（缝）a sleeping bag.Each takes around 150 to 300 chipbags,depending on whether they*re single-serve or family size,Oleita told The DetroitNews.Our sleeping bags are better than the cotton ones.They arewateq?roof,lightweight,and easy to carry around.*Once each sleeping bag is complete,its packed with other donated winter necessities suchas socks,gloves and hats to be given away to homeless people.Since its start in 2020,the Chip Bag Project has collected over 800,000 chip bags and,asof last December,created 110 sleeping bags.Every time we get a chip bag were taking something一something thats not going intoour water,HOleita said.And when we give somebody a bag,were giving warmth,andwere helping a human life.”The Chip Bag Project is just the latest environmental
