2017-2018学年广东省广州市海珠区九年级（上）期末英语试卷
一、语法选择（共 15 小题；每题 1 分，满分 15 分）
A long time ago，some farmers lived in a small village．And there was a farmer（1） had four sons．
The farmer raised the four boys on his own．He hoped that his sons could learn not （2） opinions about things too quickly．So he gave his four sons （3） question in turn asking them to go to see a pear tree at a distance in different seasons．The sons promised they would not let their father （4） ．
The first son（5） out in the winter，the second in the spring，the third in the summer，and the youngest in the autumn．
One year passed．When all of them returned home，the farmer called them together to describe（6） they had seen．
The first son said the tree was（7） ，bent and distorted．It wasn't worth seeing at all．And it seemed that it wouldn't bear any fruit，（8） ．
The second son said it was not like that．but the tree was covered（9） green buds and made people feel full of hope．
The third son disagreed，saying that it was full of flowers which smelled so sweet and （10） so beautiful．And he had never seen such beautiful scene that everyone would love it．
The last son disagreed with all of them，saying that it （11） with fruit，full of life and content．People would be satisfied with it．
At last，the four sons'eyes were fixed（12） their father．The father smiled．Then he told his four sons that（13） they were all correct，they only saw the tree in one season．He told his sons that（14） could not judge a tree or a person only by one season，and that the essence of a person could only be measured when all the seasons （15） over．
If you just give up in winter，you will miss the hope of spring，the beauty of summer and the harvest of autumn in your life．
1．A．who B． what． C．which D．/
2．A．give 3．A．a 4．A．up 5．A．set 6．A．how 7．A．awful 8．A．also 9．A．in 10．A．look 11．A．fills 12．A．to 13．A．if 14．A．he 15．A．is
B．gave B．an B．on B．sets B．what B．more awful B．too B．on B．looks B．filled B．up B．so B．him B．are
C．giving C．the C．off C．has set C．that C．awfully C．either C．of C．looked C．is filled C．on C．but C．they C．was
D．to give D．/ D．down D．have set D．why
D．more awfully D．neither D．with D．was looking D．was filled D．with D．although D．them D．were．
二、完形填空 （共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
Elephants are big，but Teensy was the smallest of them．Teensy tried everything she could think of to help herself grow．She put her legs out straight．She ate a lot．However，nothing seemed to （16） ．
One day Teensy went with the elephants to have lunch．They stopped in front of some trees and found their favourite green leaves．Teensy raised her nose and tried again and again．but she couldn't （17） the branches．Not even the low ones!
At the end of the day，Teensy was with the rest of the elephants watching the （18） ．But Teensy couldn't see very much．\，\，\see more than your knees，if you please．\．They were too （19） enjoying the sunset．Teensy sat down and Waited （20） for them to finish admiring the sunset．She knew she was too little to walk away by herself，so she sat and （21） what the sunset must look like．\，I guess it is too pretty for words!\．Teensy was very sad．\，woe is me．\．Suddenly，Teensy heard a tiny voice．\？\said．Teensy looked down and saw a mouse．\（22） ，\．She told the mouse about seeing only elephant （23） instead of the sunset．
\，\．
\？You're not little at all，\．
\？\，\．I know how it feels．\sorry，\．\．
\，\，\（24） CAN be good．\
\．Little or big，you should always be（25） of who you are．\mouse． 16．A．do 17．A．cut 18．A．trees 19．A．busy 20．A．happily 21．A．enjoyed 22．A．sad 23．A．ears 24．A．big 25．A．afraid
三、阅读 （共两节 25 小题；满分 45 分）第一节 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每题 2 分，满分 40 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
Manu，an eight﹣year﹣old boy，was sleeping comfortably in his bedroom．After a weekend break from his school，Manu failed to get up on time on Monday morning again． \，wake up．It's time for you to go to school，\，
Akhila，from the kitchen．Manu pulled the blanket over him and pretended he didn't hear his mother's repeated shouting．\：30and your school bus will be here in ten minutes．Wake up and get ready．\
After much yelling，Manu finally got up lazily when the school bus stopped in front of the house．Akhila had to ask the driver to wait for a few minutes．She quickly helped Manu get ready and helped him get on his school bus．
\．Akhila sighed and thought to herself．\
B．get B．see B．sunset B．tired B．patiently B．watched B．slow B．backs B．tall B．proud
C．work C．hear C．colors C．hungry C．excitedly C．imagined C．pretty C．noses C．heavy C．careful
D．answer D．reach D．branches D．difficult D．friendly D．explained D．polite D．knees D．little D．ashamed．
with this boy？Manu neither wakes up on time nor completes any of his daily tasks at the right time．It's time to teach him a lesson．\
The next morning，Akhila was in the kitchen as usual．Everything seemed normal in the house except for the unexpected silence．
Manu finally woke up at around 9o'clock．He looked at the clock and ran to the kitchen，crying out，\？I am really late for school．\．\have a maths test today and Madam Mangat will punish me if I miss her class and the test!\Mangat was the strictest teacher in Manu's school．The fear of missing her class made Manu cry even louder．\，what should I do now？Please help．I promise I will wake up every day on time．\
Akhila could no longer see her son crying and said，\will do your
daily task on time without pestering you to do it． \
Akhila said in a loving voice．\allowed
you to take up the test today．\
Manu hugged his mother．\you．\quickly got himself ready for school without any help
from Akhila．
On the way to the school，there was silence in the car but a smile on Akhila's face．
26．When did Manu get up on the Monday morning？ A．After 6：30．
B．After the school bus left． C．Before 6：30．
D．Before the school bus arrived．
27．What does the underlined word\？ A．Inviting politely． B．Asking many times． C．Allowing many times． D．Encouraging patiently．
28．In what order did the following events happen？ a．Manu cried for help．
b．Akhila drove Manu to school．
c．Akhila asked Manu for one more promise． d．Akhila got special permission from the teacher． e．Manu got himself ready for school without help． A．a，d，c，e，b． B．d，a．c，e，b． C．a，d，e，b，c． D．d，a，e，c，b
29．Why was there a smile on Akhila's face at last？ A．She didn't wake up Manu． B．Manu did well in the maths test． C．She taught Manu a lesson successfully． D．Manu got up by himself that morning．
30．What is the best title for the passage？ A．A lazy son． B．A strict mother． C．A quiet lesson． D．A happy family．
We choose food to eat every day．We might know some of the reasons for the choices，but food scientist Dr．
Brian Wansink has found that we are unaware of 90% of our food decision．Here are some\ideas\．
Food for thought
In one of the studies，Dr．Wansink made volunteers eat chocolate yogurt in a dark room．He told them the yogurt was with a taste of strawberry even though they were all eating chocolate．Finally，65% of volunteers described the yogurt as having a\
The research shows that our imagination has an effect on our taste．If you expect a food to taste good，it will．So take a moment before you eat your unpleasant healthy food to remind yourself that you are eating delicious fish and chips．