四川省古蔺县观文初级中学2020届九年级英语上学期期中试题I. 单项选择（共15小题; 每小题1 分，满分15 分）1.The boy makes money _newspapers. A. sell B. in selling C. by selling D. on sell2. Does our headmaster have _ to tell us?A. something important B. important something C. anything important D. important anything3. .I am _in the movie. A. interested, interesting B. interested, interested C. interesting ,interested, 4. My father wants to give up_, but its hard for him to_.A. smoke; give up it B. smoking; give up it C. smoking; give it up D. smoke, give it up5._he tried many times, he still couldnt move the heavy box. A. So that B. First ofall C. Even though D. In the end6- My sister plays_piano every week but she doesnt play_football. A.the, the B., C.the, D ., the 7. When she won the first prize,she was just a girl.A.twelve years old B.twelve-years-old C.twelve year old D.twelve-year-old8.The young man used to _to work, but he is used to _to work now. A. drive, walking. B.drove, walked. C.drive, walks. D.driving, walk9. There _ a wonderful football match next Wednesday.A. is going to B. is going to be C. is going to have D. will have10.-Mr Ding,I have some trouble _the passage!-Remember _it three or four times at least !A.to understand ,reading B.understanding ,readingC.understanding ,to read D.to understand ,to read11. We didnt know _.A. where did they come from B. where were they from C. when would they come D. why they came here12. They talk instead of homework.A.doing B.do C.to do D.to doing13. There are _ flowers in the square during National Day. A. million of B. millions of C. two millions D. two millions of14. Anna is not to go to school.A.young enough B.enough young C.old enough D.enough old15.- -The man _ me of my Chinese teacher. They wear the same clothes. -So your Chinese teacher looks cool, too.A. thinks B. reminds C. looks D. helpsII. 完形填空。（共10小题; 每小题1 分，满分10 分）One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly(蝴蝶) and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small worm(幼虫) in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 16 body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped. So the boy 17 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be grateful(感激).He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole 18 .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it 19 a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin wings(翅膀) .The butterfly didnt start to fly. In fact, the butterfly 20 the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.The boy acted with kindness but he didnt understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of 21 out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterflys body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 22 to fly. 23 struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be 24 we could have been and we would never fly.In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even require growth, without it , We cant avoid 25 or problems. So, next time you are growing into a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a littlethen fly!16. A. it B. its C. itself D. its17. A. decided B. asked C. showed D. ordered18. A. slimmer B. bigger C. shorter D. smaller19. A. touched B. sounded C. looked D. smelt20. A. took B. paid C. spent D. cost21. A. get B. getting C. to get D. got22. A. ready B. quiet C. glad D. happy23. A. Somewhere B. Something C. Some times D. Sometimes24. A. as helpful as B. as weak as C. as strong as D. as creative as25. A. happiness B. difficulties C. success D. hopeIII. 阅读理解 (共20小题，每小题2分, 满分40 )AZhang Lili, a young teacher from Heilongjiang, has been given the honor “the most beautiful teacher”. She risked her life to save 2 students from a high-speed bus in May.2020. She was badly injured in the accident. Her good deed(事迹) and brave acts have won great admiration from across the country. Many people have sent best wishes to her and donated a lot of money for her treatment(治疗).Zhu Zhiwen was born in Shangdong in 1969. A year ago, he was an unknown farmer. But now he is very famous because of his great voice. He won the first prize in the program of “Im a Big Star”. That day, he won an old green overcoat, so people called him “Overcoat Brother”. He studied singing by listening to the radio. And he keeps practicing singing every morning fo