人教版中学九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷（I）卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）阅读下面的短文，根据短交内容从每小题所给的A、 B、 C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思完整，句子通顺，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 For Pineda, it was a long way to succeed. His story began in El Salvador; where he was born with something wrong with his mouth. He had great 1in speaking. At age 2, his familys house burned down. Pineda was hurt 2, and his legs needed to be cut. His mother died when he was 8, and he3years on the streets before he was taken in by an orphanage(孤儿院). Finally, at the orphanage, Pineda began to receive support and encouragement. He taught himself to play the guitar. He began his4with other musicians. Then the group went to Chicago, where Pineda, then 18, 5the attention of many people, who wondered what they could do to help him. A hospital offered him free medical care. A rich man agreed to6for Pinedas tickets to and from El Salvador. When he was in the hospital, Pineda began7music, and wondered if he might be able to record his own album(音乐专辑).Soon with the help of a musician, The Sound of Gratitude(感激) was born. On October 15th, Pineda went to a Chicago club to8his new songs to strangers, and to the friends who had helped him come so far,It was 9that Pineda had come into such a good luck, after having so many years of hardship(艰难). We have a 10in El Salvador, Suffer(受难）first, then enjoy. I guess thats whats happening. he said.（1）A . preparation B . difficulty C . development D . conversation （2）A . politely B . wisely C . simply D . seriously （3）A . spent B . used C . cost D . took （4）A . speech B . education C . performance D . suggestion （5）A . influenced B . caught C . refuse D . separated （6）A . ask B . look C . pay D . wait （7）A . writing B . lending C . selling D . praising （8）A . learn B . lead C . find D . play （9）A . freezing B . amazing C . outgoing D . embarrassing （10）A . meeting B . crossing C . saying D . meaning 二、 阅读理解 (共5题；共41分)2. （10分）阅读理解ANo12 Middle School is a very good schoolHere are students five favorite teachers in the schoolLets take a look at what they look likeSarah is a math teacherShe has short curly hairShe wears glassesHer eyes are big，her nose is small and her mouth is small，tooPaul teaches historyHe has long curly hair and a round faceHe doesnt wear glassesPaul is good to his students，His eyes are always full of(满是的)love for his studentsBill is a thin manHe has short straight hair and he doesnt wear glassesHe doesnt look like a music teacher,but he is students favorite music teacher in the schoolTim is an art teacherHe has a small nose，big eyes and a big mouthHis hair used to(曾经)be long and curly,but now his hair is short and straight.That makes him look good.Cindy is a very beautiful English teacher. She is tall and she has long curly blonde hairShe always talks to her students with a smile(微笑)on her round face根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 （1）What subject does Sarah teach? A . HistoryB . EnglishC . ArtD . Math（2）Which of the following is Paul?A . B . C . D . （3）What does the students favorite music teacher look like?He is tall He is thin He wears glasses He has straight hair A . B . C . D . （4）Who has a new look now? A . SarahB . BillC . TimD . Cindy（5）What can we know from the passage? A . Tim has a big noseB . Cindy has long black hairC . The five teachers work in No12 Middle SchoolD . Sarah always talks to her students with a smile on her face3. （10分）Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The programme works because everyones eyes are different. So in the future you wont have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. Youll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.The eye-recognition programme is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon, this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are.However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes dont change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the programme can be up to 94 correct, depending on how good the technology is. Some programmes may only be right 51 of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91 of p