2017-2018学年广东省广州市花都区九年级（上）期末英语试卷

一、语法选择（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）

\kids learn more about science at an early age is easier than you think．It is happening all around （1） ，and you can use everyday things to encourage your children's interest．\．

At first he believed it was difficult to help his children （2） science．\，we don't need （3） high scientific brain．All we need is that we are willing to try，（4） the world，and to take the time to encourage their interest．\shared his experience．

\，you should have an active attitude（态度）yourself．The start by （5） your children questions about the things you see every day．And then listen to their answers

（6） ，which will improve their confidence and help you decide （7） your children know or do not know．\

\kids have different interest，（8） they need different kinds of science projects．\．For example，collecting rocks can interest one of his sons，but his another son （9） is five years older needs something more to deal with it．\ （10） way to find enjoyable learning activities．\ （11） some more advice from him．

Choose activities that are the right level of difficulty．

If you are not sure，pick something easier．The suggested ages on the projects and books should （12） to make sure that the activity is right for your child．

Let your child （13） the project or activity himself．

It's （14） to ask rather than force him．If a child （15） something he is interested in，he will enjoy it and learn more from it．So suggest choosing two or things your child can do． 1．A．we 2．A．to 3．A．a

B．our B．about B．an

C．us C．with C．the

D．ours D．at D．/

4．A．see 5．A．ask 6．A．patience 7．A．what 8．A．and 9．A．what 10．A．good 11．A．are 12．A．read 13．A．choose 14．A．enough easy 15．A．pick

B．seeing B．asking B．patient B．why B．but B．which B．well B．is B．reading B．chosen B．easy enough B．picks

C．saw C．to ask C．impatient C．where C．so C．why C．better C．were C．be read C．to choose C．easily enough C．will pick

D．to see D．asked D．patiently D．how D．because D．who D．best D．was D．be reading D．choosing D．enough easily D．is picked．

二、完形填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分1.5分）

16．（15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．

One day a young man Gary went to see a wise old man．He wanted to know why he wasn't able to reach all of his （16） in his life．

He found the old man reading in a small house by the river．With a smile，the wise man listened to Gary's story and （17） him，\（水壶）of water!\

Gary saw a big kettle standing in the comer next to small stove（火炉），but he didn't find any （18） ．So he went out to search for some．

He came back with some dry wood，（19） the kettle with water and put it on the stove．Then he put some wood in the stove and started a fire．But because the kettle was too （20） ，when the wood burned up，the water did not boil．So he ran off to get more．

When he returned，the water had nearly turned cold．This time he （21） his lesson and prepared more wood in advance．Then the water boiled very （22） ．

\ （23） wood，how would you boil the water？\

man asked．

Gary thought for a moment but didn't know the （24） ，so he shook his head． \，then just pour out some water from the kettle!\． Gary （25） thoughtfully．

\，you set too many goals，\．\water．You didn't have enough wood，so you couldn't boil the water．If you want to make the water boil，then you will have to either pour some out or prepare more wood!\ 16．A．jobs 17．A．talked 18．A．wood 19．A．put on 20．A．small

B．tasks B．told B．stone B．filled up B．light

C．goals C．said C．food C．took away C．large C．thought C．carefully C．enough C．lesson C．shook

D．dreams D．asked D．fruit D．got to D．heavy D．started D．quickly D．green D．answer D．signed．

21．A．learned B．found 22．A．quietly 23．A．fresh 24．A．reason 25．A．waved

B．slowly B．clean B．question B．nodded

三、阅读 （共两节，满分45分） （A）

It was a Christmas night．I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on such a beautiful festival．When I was complaining about it，three people appeared at my desk﹣﹣a tired woman and two children．

\？\． \，\．

But when they started to present their problems，things because unclear．One child had a fever，but his temperature was OK．The other child had an earache，but she could not tell me which ear hurt．It seemed that the mother was pretending to cough．

Something was wrong．But I only explained that it might take a while before a doctor could meet them．\，please，\．I checked their charts﹣﹣

﹣no address．Suddenly I knew，they were homeless while the hospital was warm．

The family huddled（卷缩）together under the Christmas tree，smiling and talking with each other sweetly．Quietly，I went back the nurses'station and told them what happened in the waiting room．It was just like God sending us a gift on Christmas Day．The nurses'station suddenly came back to life．All the nurses went into action for\．

We took out our meals for our Christmas\．We also put together oranges and apples as presents．We tried to exceed the needs of a family who needed only a warm place on Christmas night．Later，the little girl kissed me and said，\．\ 26．How did the writer feel before the family appeared in the hospital？ A．Tired B．Pleased C．Unhappy D．Excited

27．Why did the family come to the hospital？ A．They were ill and came to see a doctor． B．They would like to visit a friend．

C．They wanted to spend Christmas with the writer． D．They were homeless and had no place to stay．

28．The underline word\ ． A．the warm place B．the homeless family C．the delicious meal D．the serious patients

29．Why did the nurses offer the family meals and presents？ A．To make them feel at home． B．To make them feel healthy． C．To make them leave soon． D．To share presents from God．

30．What can we learn from the story？ A．A friend in need is a friend indeed．