1、浙江省杭州市萧山区五校朝晖初中等届九年级质量检测学科竞赛英语试题及参考答案2020学年第一学期九年级12月（学科竞赛）质量检测英语试题 请同学们注意：1、试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分。满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。2、所有答案都必须做在答题卷标定的位置上，务必注意试题序号和答题序号相对应。3、考试结束后，只需上交答题卷。祝同学们成功！第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30 分）第一节（共5 小题，每小题2 分，满分10 分）听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅
2、读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whats the weather like now?A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.2.Where was the handbag made?A. In the USA. B. In China. C. In Australia.3.How was the film according to the woman?A. Boring. B. Exciting. C. Interesting.4.Where does the conversation possibly take place?A. In a subway. B. At
3、an airport. C. At a gas station.5.What does the woman mean?A.This apple pie tastes very good. B.Her mother likes the pie very much. C.This pie isnt delicious at all.第二节（共10 小题，每小题2 分，满分20 分）听下面3段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白后，你都有时间阅读各小题，每小题5 秒钟。听完后，各小题给出5 秒的作答时间，每段
4、对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6 至第8 三个小题。6.How did Henry Pitt book the room two days ago?A. By telephone. B. By e-mail. C. By the Internet.7.Which of the following is TRUE about Henry Pitt?A.His ID card number is F982324325. B.His room is on the 7th floor next to the stairs.C.He wants to have the morning call
5、 service.8.Why will he have to get up early tomorrow morning?A.He is used to getting up early. B.He must attend an important meeting.C.He wants to have breakfast early.听下面一段对话，回答第9 至第11 三个小题。9.Why does Jeff plan to go to the library?A.To prepare for the final exams. B.To meet his friend, Jenny. C.To
6、 read some magazines and newspapers.10. Whats the most possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Friends.11.What is Jenny going to do first after English class?A.She is going swimming with her friend, Jeff. B.She is going to give books back to
7、the library.C.She is going to practice Chinese in the library.听下面一段独白，回答第12 至第15 题四个小题。12.What is the woman doing in Chicago?A. Doing sight-seeing. B. Having a meeting. C. Visiting someone.13.How will the woman go home?A. By train. B. By car. C. By air.14.What does the woman ask the man to do tomorr
8、ow afternoon?A. Buy a special birthday gift. B. Take Lydia to her grandmas. C. Watch a Disney movie with Lydia.15.When should Mike go to take the birthday cake?A. At 4 p.m. tomorrow. B. At 5 p.m. tomorrow. C. At 6 p.m. tomorrow.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节 (共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项（A、B、C和
9、D）中选出最佳选项。ABabysitter WantedI am seeking a babysitter for my 6-month-old son. A few hours on Saturdays and Sundays to help me and then other times as needed. He or she should be over 18, responsible, loving, warm, and have some experience in caring for babies. This position also suits a college stud
10、ent with experience looking for a part-time job. The pay is $10 an hour. If this sounds like a good job to you, please reply to rebecharv or call 800-4964. Office Manager WantedOur company is looking for a full-time experienced manager to run the business. Strong skills in organization and business
11、management are required for this position. The office manager will be responsible for keeping financial (财务的) records, so he or she should be familiar with computers. Please reply to jim or call 800-6978 to apply.Office Cleaner WantedLooking for a Part-time job? A position in the Mississauga area ne
12、eds an office cleaner! Part-time 4 hours a day from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Duties include: Cleaning the washrooms Cleaning the furniture Sweeping the floors Other general cleaning experience is necessary. Pay: $15 per hour.Reply to: job-1365632206craigslist.org or call 800-8197.16. To be an office m
13、anager, one has to be . A. warm and responsible B. experienced and hard-working C. responsible and experienced D. helpful and responsible17. If 15-year-old Nancy is free on Saturdays, which job can she apply for? A. An office manager. B. An office cleaner. C. A babysitter. D. A waitress. 18. The abo
14、ve ads are most probably taken from a .A. guidebook B. newspaper C. magazine D. textbook BMy daughter and I were driving from Los Angeles to Dallas. We were running low on gas somewhere in New Mexico and hoped to meet a gas station soon.But that didnt happen and we realized we were not going to make
15、 it to the next town. So my daughter made up a sign that said, “Low on gas. Can you help me?” and held it outside her window hoping a driver in the next lane（车道）would notice it and stop.There werent too many cars passing by us at that time. It was a desolate stretch of the road and about 3:30 p.m. o
16、n a weekday. A truck was driving along in the neighboring lane ahead of us. We caught up with it in the hope that the driver would notice the sign. An elderly gentleman was driving it and after an expression of confusion（困惑）on his face, he seemed to have noticed the sign and slowed down to pull over
17、. We pulled over right behind him.He was friendly and was willing to help us. At first he thought we didnt have enough money to buy gas, so he offered to buy us gas at the next town Roswell that was about 10 miles away!When we explained our trouble, he said he was a factory worker and was returning
18、home from work. His factory was about 10 minutes away and they had gas there, so if we could give him 20 minutes, he would head back there, get a can of gas and fill up our car for us. We could not believe our good luck!We were filled with thanks for the kindness of strangers such as this person whe
19、n we waited for him to return. Sure enough, he was back with the can. He refused to take payment for the gas. Tears came down, as did our warm thanks.19. What happened to the writer and her daughter while driving to Dallas?A. They lost their way. B. They were running out of gas.C. Their car broke do
20、wn. D. They had no money to buy gas.20. The underlined words “desolate stretch” in Paragraph 3 probably mean “ ”.A. dark side B. desert area C. crowded crossing D. busy part 21. The writer and the daughter asked for help by . A. making a telephone call B. waiting at the roadsideC. hanging out a sign
21、 D. shouting to passing drivers22. Which can be the best title for the passage? A. Asking for Gas B. Waiting for a ReturnC. Shocked by a stranger D. Touched by KindnessCWhats that in the air? A bird? A plane? And why does it have your cough medicine? Its no superman. Its a delivery（投递）drone（无人机）! On
22、 November 1st in North Carolina, UPS used a drone to send two prescription（处方）medicines from a CVS hospital to a customers home and a far community. Although it is not UPS first drone delivery, this is the first time drones have been used for prescription medicines. The delivery drones can lift up t
23、o five pounds and take online orders. Some drones are fit with a propeller（螺旋桨）that allows them to fly longer with less oil. Did you know that they can reach speeds of 70 mph! These drones have the customers goods put on them by workers. Then, using a GPS, the drones can find a way to the customers.
24、 And to make sure everything goes on well, a far operator will control the drone.Drones can avoid traffic and go to areas transportation cannot reach. This means drones are good for transporting quick medical things to crowded or far areas. They can also deliver medicine to people with disabilities.
25、 However, drone delivery still comes with disadvantages. Without proper agreement from the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA), operators cannot let drones fly during the night, or out of sight. There are also challenges in the delivery itself such as finding a place for drones to land, and prevent
26、ing drones from knocking with each other in mid-air. The expectation of widespread drone delivery is closer than ever before. More companies - even Amazon-jump on the drone fashion. I am looking forward to having a try. If drone delivery comes to your city, what will you order?23. According to the p
27、assage, UPS may be . A. a prescription medicine for cough B. a plane for sending products C. a medical shop which takes online orders D. a company that offers delivery service24. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that .A. a CVS hospital was the first to use drones for deliveryB. drones can pick up
28、 things from the ground by themselves C. drones depend on GPS to find their way D. drones are not influenced by heavy traffic25. The main idea of Paragraph 3 is .A. the future development of delivery B. the reasons why delivery drones are useful C. the difficulties in controlling delivery drones D.
29、the advantages and disadvantages of delivery drones 26. How does the writer feel about the drone delivery? A. Excited and hopeful. B. Scared and upset. C. Interested but nervous. D. Proud but worried. DA few weeks ago, we attended a lesson given by our classmate Wu Ruijie who talked about some of he
30、r experiences in America. It was very interesting and lively, we all listened carefully and were moved by the lesson. During the lesson, she shared some stories about her daily life in the United States with us and some culture shocks（文化冲突）that she experienced. I still remember the story she told wh
31、ich took place in the New York subway. One day, she was talking to her Chinese friend on her mobile phone while a black woman was standing beside her. She often used a Chinese word whose pronunciation was similar to the rude N-word, so the black woman started to very angrily glare at（怒视）her. This wa
32、s only one of her stories.Ms. Tang also shared a story she had experienced when she was in Australia. On a hot sunny day, while she was walking on the street holding an umbrella to protect her from the strong sunlight, suddenly a man behind her said to her, “Is it raining?” The reason is that in Australia people dont use umbre
