平顶山市2020年九年级下半期英语月考测验网络考试试卷

1. 阅读理解 详细信息
AI(人工智能)makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the amazing AI.

Cool driverless bus
A bus door opens and you get on. Wait, where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong.
It can seat 14 people and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops every time it sees a stop light.

Your close friend
Hi, everyone. I’m Xiaoice, a chatbot(聊天机
器人). I speak like a 17-year-old-girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I’m good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!

World’s first AI anchor
Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor( 主播) Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is “he” really Qiu Hao? The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor.
It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. The AI anchor joins Inhuman reporting team. You might see it on TV soon.

Popular AI artist
This beautiful painting was at an auction(拍卖) in 2018. It sold for about 3,000,000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI.
The AI artist studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint. Now it is among the most popular artists in the world.



【1】The fact about Apolong is that _____.
A. There is a driver in it B. the door is opened by the passenger
C. there are 24 seats in it D. it stops every time it sees a stop light
【2】Xiaoice CAN’T _____.
A. go out to play with you B. talk with you if you feel lonely
C. be your friend D. sing, write poems or tell stories
【3】The painting is ______.
A. a work painted by Vincent Van Gogh
B. worth about 3,000,000 yuan at an auction
C. studied by three French artists over 15,000 times
D. among the most beautiful paintings in the world
【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Xianice is a 17-year-old girl.
B. The AI anchor can only speak English.
C. The AI anchor can work 24 hours without mistakes.
D. The AI artist is one of the most popular artists in China.
【5】We can probably see the passage in _____.
A. a guidebook B. a notice C. a novel D. a newspaper

2. 阅读理解 详细信息
Peggy is a lovely girl. She is only ten years old but she likes reading and thinking. One evening, while Peggy's mom was preparing dinner, Peggy came into the kitchen. She stood beside her mom for a few minutes and then suddenly asked, “Mom, what is puberty?”
When Mom heard the question, she stopped cooking and looked at her daughter with her mouth wide open. She wasn't sure how to answer the question. Mom thought for a few seconds and then she said to Peggy kindly, "Peggy, why not look the word up in the dictionary? After that, we can talk about it. OK?”
Peggy agreed and left the kitchen happily. Half an hour later, she returned with a thick dictionary in her hand. Her mom asked her what the dictionary said.
“Puberty means, "answered Peggy, " the earliest age at which a girl is able to bear children.” “What do you think of that?" her mom asked.
“I’m not sure really, "Peggy replied in earnest." I have always been able to bear children. It's adults who I can't bear at all.
In English, the word "bear" can have several meanings. In the dictionary, "bear" means "to give birth to a child", but clearly, Peggy was thinking about its another meaning -to endure something.
【1】Why did Peggy come into the kitchen?
A.To learn cooking. B.To find something to eat
C.To ask her mom a question D.To play with her mom.
【2】How did Peggy's mom feel when she heard the question?
A.Interested B.Surprised
C.Pleased D.Relaxed
【3】Why didn't Peggy's mom answer the question?
A.Because she didn’t know the answer herself.
B.Because she didn't want Peggy to know the answer.
C.Because she found it hard to answer the question.
D.Because she was too busy to answer the question.
【4】What does the underlined phrase "in earnest" mean in Chinese?
A.认真地 B.怪异地 C.幽默地 D.忧郁地
【5】What can we infer(推断) from the text?
A.Peggy's mom didn't like children at all.
B.Peggy liked children more than adults.
C.Peggy finally understood the meaning of "puberty".
D.The dictionary didn’t explain the meaning of "puberty" clearly.
3. 阅读理解 详细信息
In our daily life, robots are often found to do work that is too dangerous, boring, difficult, or dirty. And we often see kids play with toy robots.
But what exactly is a robot? There are some important characteristics(特征 ) that a robot must have. These characteristics might help you to decide what is and what is not a robot. It will also help you to decide what you will need to build into a machine before it can be considered as a robot. A robot has these important characteristics.
Sensing First of all, your robot would have to be able to sense the environment around it. Give
your robot sensors (传感器):light sensors( eyes ), touch sensors (hands), chemical sensors(nose), hearing sensors(ears) and taste sensors (tongue).
Movement A robot needs to be able to move around its environment. It can move on wheel, walk on legs or be driven by small engines(发动机). A robot can move either the whole body or just parts of it.
Energy A robot needs to be able to power itself. Some robots might power itself with sunlight,some might with electricity, while others with the battery(电池). The way your robot gets its energy will depend on what your robot needs to do.
Intelligence A robot needs some kind of "smarts". A programmer is the person who gives
the robot its "smarts". The robot will have to have a certain way to receive the program so that it knows what it is to do.
【1】The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 is about ____.
A. the toy B. the characteristic C. the machine D. the engine
【2】The chemical sensors may help a robot to ____.
A. See B. catch C. hear D. smell
【3】In how many ways can a robot power itself according to the passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
【4】The Chinese meaning of "Intelligence" in the last paragraph is ____.
A. 能源 B. 勤奋 C. 智能 D. 外观
【5】What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To help people understand what a robot is.
B. To tell what a robot can do in our life.
C. To describe the movement of a robot.
D. To introduce the history of robots.
4. 选择句子补全短文 详细信息
We are all encouraged to work hard and succeed in life. But failure is still a common part of everyone’s lives. 【1】If you visit the Museum of Failure in Shanghai, you might change your mind.
Samuel West, a Swedish psychologist, founded the museum. The museum displays more than 100 failed products【2】For example, in 1993, Apple released the Newton MessagePad which could be used to take electronic notes by hand. But its price was so high that few people wanted to buy it. Apple stopped making it in 1997. Coca-cola once developed a coffee-flavored soda in 2006. 【3】
West said the failed products were not displayed to make fun of these companies. He thinks success stories are all similar. He is tired of reading and hearing the same boring stories. As Albert Einstein once said, A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”
【4】There are reasons for this. "The best companies are those that encourage failure, embrace out-of-the-box thinking, and allow employees to make mistakes and see what happens,” Simon Casuto wrote for Forbes.
【5】The key is whether or not you can learn from your mistakes.
A.It seems that failure isn't always a bad thing.
B.This idea has been welcomed by many big companies.
C.Perhaps you are afraid of failure, or even think it's shameful to fail.
D.Some of them were made by the most famous and successful companies in the world.
E.The company wanted to catch up with people's growing love for coffee, but the product was taken off the market in 2008.
5. 完型填空 详细信息
阅读短文,掌握大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Ashley was outspoken, fashionable, and the "Queen Bee" in my school.
I looked up to her and idolized her. I listened to the music she listened to, wore the clothes she wore. I even took art class though I had really wanted to take theatre. I finally fitted in ______ group.
One day, I skipped out of my last class a few minutes early to
______ seats for our group at the dining hall. Concentrating on my homework, I didn't notice they had sat down behind me. Before I could say a word, I realized what they were ______.
I listened silently. "She's such a loser," one girl said.
Another girl added, "Ashley, she ______ follows you, trying to copy you."
"I wish she would leave us alone. We were in the same summer school and now she thinks we're best friends." The once familiar voice sounded so ______ and strange.
I was mortified. My hands were shaking. I couldn't help crying ______. I felt heart-broken
for the very first time. How did this happen? I ______ we were friends.
I ran home. My mother just held me while I sobbed for hours. The advice she gave was so ________, and I had heard it a million times. "Just be yourself and people will like you for ________you are. " This time it became so profound. Then and there I ______ to find myself back. That was exactly-what I did.
Over the next month, I went through a lot of ______. I bought new clothes that I wanted to wear. I no longer went to art class ______ them, and took theatre. I began making new friends. I developed my own ______ and never again followed the crowd.
I had an amazing school year. ______ I look back, I think it was the year when I discovered the person I was going to be. Despite the pain I felt that day, it was a ______ they had given me.
【1】A. my B. her C. his D. our
【2】A. get B. buy C. rent D. move
【3】A. thinking about B. talking about C. waiting for D. asking for
【4】A. once B. always C. hardly D. never
【5】A. serious B. special C. weak D. cold
【6】A. sadly B. shyly C. excitedly D. nervously
【7】A. found B. admitted C. realized D. thought
【8】A. funny B. simple C. useful D. different
【9】A. where B. what C. how D. who
【10】A. failed B. forgot C. decided D. continued
【11】A. pains B. doubts C. changes D. troubles
【12】A. with B. about C. against D. without
【13】A. skills B. habits C. projects D. opinions
【14】A. Before B. Unless C. When D. If
【15】A. gift B. choice C. promise D. surprise
6. 选词填空 详细信息
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。

Is it true that we British people have a different sense of humor from people in other 【1】? Let's have a look at what we laugh at in Britain。
To us British people, powerful and important people often cause laughter. It's not 【2】 politicians who make us laugh, but anyone whose job is to tell other people what to do and who takes 【3】 too seriously.
We laugh at the power, but also, pitifully, at anyone who is【4】badly. We know they cannot win, but if they do win sometimes. It's even【5】. Our clowns are often silly people doing silly things, while in America, they are often clever people doing clever things-and 【6】at last.
The fact that we laugh 【7】other people might feel hopeless is one of the strangest things to learn about British humor. We do have a strong sense of irony. After some terrible experience, we might say, "Not very 【8】.” And we might say in the middle of a typhoon, "It’s a bit windy today, " or " There is a tiny problem." When something has gone 【9】wrong. We don't like to express strong feelings, but just "keep calm and carry on".
Another thing that can make it difficult to【10】British humor is that we don't always laugh or even smile when we say something funny. We often keep a straight face or use an unsmiling expression when we’re making a joke.
Do you think the British sense of humor is special?
7. 短文填空 详细信息
阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
How do you get on with your teachers? At school, we spend hours【1】our teachers. We learn from them, and they teach us to be good people. The relationship between students and teachers is very important.
Teachers care about our studies and lives and 【2】seems that they know everything about the subjects they teach. They also have the right to decide 【3】should be the class leaders or represent the class to take part in activities. In class, we obey the rules and keep quiet unless the teacher asks us【4】speak. Some of us are unwilling to contact teachers after class because we don't want to trouble them. In fact, teachers 【5】like our parents and friends and we can get on well with them easily.
8. 补全对话 详细信息
根据下面的对话情景,在每个空白处填上一个话当的句子,使对话的意思连贯、完整.
A: David, come and have a look! There is something strange over here!
B: It is not so strange, It's an old machine.
A: 【1】?
B: Many years ago. And I have seen the picture of it in a book.
A: 【2】?
B: It was used to get water.
A: 【3】?
B: Usually two people stood on it. They pushed the pedals down hard with their feet. Then the water could be brought up.
A: Wow! That’s interesting!【4】?
B: It was mainly made of wood. But we hardly ever see such machines now.
A: Yes.【5】.They invented many useful and interesting things
9. 书面表达 详细信息
亲爱的同学们,初中三年,我们学习了很多科目,在所有的学科中,哪一科是你学得最好的?请以“I am best at ”为题,并根据以下要点和要求用英语写一篇短文。
1、要点:1)你是如何学习该学科的?
2)在该学科遇到困难时,你是如何克服的?
3)困难得到解决后,你的感受是什么?
2、要求:1)请补全标题,如 maths,Chinese,PE 等;
2)文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称;
3)词数 100 左右。
I am best at