遼寧省盤錦市盤山縣2023-2024學(xué)年九年級上學(xué)期期末考試英語試題

2023-2024學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期末考試九年級英語試卷（本試卷共45題滿分90分考試時間90分鐘）第一部分選擇題(共50分)一、閱讀理解(共20小題，每小題2分；滿分40分)第一節(jié)閱讀下面語言材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ATheLemonTreeLiterary(文學(xué)的)Prizeisback!It’stimeforourWritingCompetitionfor2024!Pleasereadthefollowingnoticecarefullybeforehandinginyourwriting.Rules:★Studentsaged12—18arewelcometojoininthecompetition.★Youcanchooseanystyleofwriting—Novel,shortstory,poem,playandsoon.★Youmustnotcopyothers’works.Theworksshouldbecreatedbyyourself.Attention:★Pleasewriteyourstyleofwritingontheenvelope(信封).★Yourwritingwon’tbereturnedtoyou.Keyinformation:★Click(單擊)heretogettheformyouneedtoenterthecompetition.RemembertohandinyourformandworksbeforeMay20,2024.★Youcanclick“Results”afterJune4,2024andgetyourcertificate(證書).★Clickhereformoreinformation.1.Whatkindofcompetitionisthis?A.Novel. B.Shortstory. C.Poemanplay. D.Writing.2.Whatshouldyouwriteontheenvelope?A.Thewriter’sphonenumber. B.Thewriter’sage.C.Thestyleofthewriting. D.Themainideaofthewriting.3.Whendoyouneedtohandinyourwriting?A.BeforeJune4,2024. B.BeforeJune20,2024.C.BeforeMay20,2024. D.BeforeMay4,2024.4.Whichstatement(陳述)isrightaccordingtothenoticeofthecompetition?A.An11-year-oldboycanjoininthecompetition.B.Lilycanaskherbrothertowriteapoemforhercompetition.C.Yourworkswillbesentbacktoyouafterthecompetition.D.Youwillgetacertificateifyouwinthecompetition.BAlittleweed(野草)growsinafield.Allarounditstandtallandbeautifulflowers.Theweeddidn’tlikethembecauseitsownflowerwastinyandcommon.Childrenliketoplayinthefieldallyearround.Andspringistheirfavoriteseasonbecausetheycanpickbeautifulflowers!Theycomeandgo,singingandlaughing.Oneday,twosisterscametopickflowersfortheirgrandma.Theypickedmanyandsoonalmostalltheflowersweregone.“Whataboutthatone?”O(jiān)nesaid,pointingattheweed.“Forgetit!”saidtheother.“That’sjustauselessweed!”Itmadetheweedfeelsad.“AmIreallyuseless?”Itaskeditself.“WhywasIevenputonthisearth?”Withallthenearbyflowersgone,theweedfeltlonely.Eventhoughitdidn’tlikethem,itlikedhavingthemaround.Thewindofautumnblewoverthefield,anditwassoonfollowedbythesnowofwinter.Theweedstoodaloneinthewild.Justthen,itnoticedsomebirdsflyinghighabovethefield.“We’rehungry!”theysaid.“Wherecanwefindfood?”Theweedfeltsorryforthepoorbirdsandsaidtothem,“Downhere!Ihavedeliciousseeds(種子)thatyoucaneat!”Theweedscattered(撒播)itslittleseedsacrossthesnow.Thebirdsatetheseedsandthankedtheweed,“You’resokind!”Theysaidastheyflewaway.Theweedwashappytohelpitsnewfriends!5.Whatmadetheweedthinkitselfuseless?A.Theflowers’beauty. B.Thebirds’needs.C.Thechildren’slaughter. D.Thesister’swords.6.Howdidtheweed’sfeelingsdevelopinthestory?A.Lonely→Happy→Sorry. B.Upset→Lonely→Glad.C.Happy→Excited→Lonely. D.Upset→Lonely→Angry.7.Whatwouldmostprobablyhappenattheendofthestory?A.Thebirdswouldmakefriendswiththebeautifulflowers.B.Thebirdswouldbesohungryandcoldthattheywoulddieintheend.C.Theweedwouldbesoangrythatitwouldn’tproduceseedsanymore.D.Thenextyear,theweedwouldmakemoreseedstofeedhungrybirds.8.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Borntobeuseful. B.Lefttobewatched.C.Hopingtobefriends. D.Waitingtobeloved.CYourhandshakeisapartofyourfirstimpression(印象).Doyouwantyourhandshaketosaygoodthingsaboutyou?Herearesomewaystohelpyoulearnhowtoshakehandscorrectly.Knowwhotostart.Thepersoninahigherpositionorwhoisoldershouldbethefirstonetoreachoutahand.Forexampleifyouareinterviewedforajob,theinterviewershouldbetheonetotakethelead.Avoidofferinganunannounced(未打招呼的)handshake.Ifyouoffersomeoneyourhandwhentheyaren’tpayingattention,theymaynotshakehandswithyou.Itdoesn’tmeanthepersondoesn’twanttoshakeyourhand.Sostartwithagreetingtoletothersknowthatyou’rehere.Thehandshakeoftenlastsabout2to5seconds(秒).Mostpeopledon’tspendmoretimeshakinghands.Iftheotherpersonholdsyourhandformorethanfiveseconds,politelywithdraw(撤回)yourhand.Don’tshowasweaty(出汗的)hand.Ifyouhandsomeoneasweatyhand,youmaymakethemuncomfortable.Beforeshakingtheirhand,dryyourownhand.Ifyou’reholdingadrink,holditinyourlefthandsothatitwon’tmakeyourrighthandwetorsweatybecauseweoftenuseourrighthandtoshakehandswithothers.Shakehandsinanup-and-downdirection.Don’tgobackandforwardorsidetoside.Don’tswingtheotherperson’shandmorethanthreetimes.Itmaymaketheotherpersonuncomfortable.9.Inwhichpartofamagazinemaywefindthetext?A.Nature. B.Geography. C.Culture. D.Travel.10.Whatshouldyoudobeforeshakinghandswithothers?A.Tellthemhowtoshakehands. B.Greetthempolitelytogettheirattention.CAskthemtowashtheirhandsfirst. D.Hitthemontheback.11.Whydoyouholdyourdrinkinyourlefthandbeforeshakinghands?A.Becauseweoftenuseourrighthandstoshakehandswithothers.B.BecauseIliketoholdthingsinmylefthand.C.Becausemylefthandisstrongenoughtoholdthings.D.Becausemylefthandisoftensweaty.12.Thebeststructureofthepassageis________?A. B. C. D.DHowdoweknowthetime?Aclock,awatchoramobilephonecanhelpus.However,manyyearsagotherewerenoclocksandknowingthetimewasnotsoeasy.Overthecenturiespeoplehavedevelopeddifferentwaysoftellingthetime.About5,500yearsago,theEgyptians(埃及人)inventedthesunclock.Thiswasatallstonebuilding.Itsshadow(影子)showedthemovementofthesun.Sopeoplewereabletoknowmidday.TheEgyptiansmadeasundial(日晷)about3,500yearsago.Itwassmallerthanthesunclockandcouldletpeopleknowthetimeforhalfaday.Oncloudydaysoratnightitwasimpossibletotellthetimewithasunclockorasundial.Waterclockswerethefirstclocksnottousethesun.Theideaissimple.Waterflows(流動)fromonebottletoanother.Whenthewaterreachesacertainlevel,itshowsthehours.TheEgyptiansusedwaterclocksabout3,400yearsago.TheseclockswerepopularintheMiddleEastandChina.Buttheyfailedtomakepeopleknowtheexacttime.Inthe13thcentury,themechanical(機(jī)械的)clockwasinvented.Thiswasmoreexact,butitwasexpensivetomakeone.Overthenextfewcenturiesitwasdeveloped.In1927,thefirstquartz(石英)clockwasdeveloped.It’scheaperforordinarypeopletoownaclock.Peoplebegandependingonthemmoreandmoretorunbusinesses,marketsandsoon.In1956,camethedigital(數(shù)字的)clock.Andnowadayssatellitessendourmobilephonesthetimetotheexactsecond.Therehasbeenalotofprogressintimekeeping.Clocksarealwayschangingbutsomethingsneverchange.Manyofusstillhavetroublegettingoutofbedontimeandnotbeinglateforschoolorwork.13.Accordingtothepassage,wecan’tusea________totellthetimeonarainyday.A.waterclock B.sunclock C.digitalclock D.mechanicalclock14.Howmanykindsofclocksarementionedinthepassage?A.Four. B.Five. C.Six. D.Seven.15.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“ordinary”?A.現(xiàn)代的 B.特殊的 C.富有的 D.普通的16.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Theimportanceoftime. B.Thedevelopmentoftimekeeping.C.Theinventionsofclocks. D.Thehistoryofadigitalclock.閱讀短文，從文后所給的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，其中有一個多余的選項(xiàng)。Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.___17___Studiesshowthatifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Forexample,ifyouneedtolearnEnglishandyoulikemusicorsports,youcanlistentoEnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.___18___Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetitunlessyouuseit.“Practicemakesperfect.”Goodlearnerswillkeeppracticingwhattheyhavelearned,andtheyarenotafraidofmakingmistakes.___19___Forexample,theymaytakenotesbywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Theyalsolookforwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Theymaydothisbyexplainingtheinformationtothemselves.___20___Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindouttheanswers.Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.LearningisalifelongjourneybecauseeverydaybringssomethingnewEverythingthatyoulearnbecomespartofyouandchangesyou,solearnwiselyandlearnwell.A.Goodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.B.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethinginteresting.C.Goodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.D.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithwhattheyhavelearned.E.Goodlearnersusuallychoosethebestwayofthefollowingmethodswhentheystudy.二、完形填空(共10小題，每小賺1分；滿分10分)閱讀短文,理解其大意,從A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。ChineseNewYearisoneofthemostimportantcelebrationintheChinesecalendarItisalsoknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitcelebratesthestartofnewlifeandthe____21____forplantingcrops.ChineseNewYearstartswiththenewmoononthefirstdayofthenewyearanditdoesn’tend____22____themoonisthebrightest15dayslater.JustbeforeChineseNewYear,peoplecleantheirhouses.Theydecoratethemwithpiecesofpaperwith____23____meaning“Happiness”and“Wealth”writtenonthem.Somecouplets(對聯(lián))areoften____24____onthefrontdoor.OnChineseNewYear’sEve,familiesgettogetherandhaveanunusualmeal.Ofcourse,themostpopularfoodisdumplings.ChineseNewYearlasts____25____days.Soduringthesedays,peoplealwaysvisittheirrelativesandfriends.Itisagoodtimeforthemtorelax____26____.Childrenalwaysfeelexcitedbecausetheycangetsomeluckymoneyin____27____paperbags.OneofthemostinterestingpartsofChineseNewYearisthedragondanceorliondance.Thedragonsmadeoutofpaper,silkandbambooarereallylively.Chinesepeoplethinkofdragonsashelpfuland____28____animalswhichsymbolize(象征)longlifeandwisdom(智慧).Atthesametime,peoplealsoliketosetofffireworkstowelcomethenewyear.Theyearofthe____29____iscoming.Ican’t____30____.21A.reason B.season C.tradition D.position22.A.unless B.although C.until D.if23.A.words B.pictures C.songs D.poems24.A.putdown B.putoff C.putaway D.putup25.A.thirty B.seven C.fifteen D.five26.A.yourself B.themselves C.himself D.ourselves27.A.black B.yellow C.red D.white28.A.friendly B.scary C.useless D.lazy29.A.water B.tree C.stone D.dragon30.A.wait B.stand C.wonder D.understand第二部分非選擇題(共40分)三、語篇填空(共10小題，每小題1分；滿分10分)閱讀短文，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空，使短文通順、連貫。Anauditor(旁聽生)withcerebralpalsy(腦癱)___31___(study)atLanzhouUniversityfor12years.HisnameisXieYanting.In1992,Xiewasborninapoorfamilywithoutmuchwealth.Oneday,whenhewas11___32___(month)old,hisfaceturnedpale.Hefellseriouslyilland___33___(send)tohospital.Afterthedoctorsexaminedhim___34___(careful),theysaidhehadcerebralpalsy.Thisalmostdrovehisfamilymad.AsXiegrew___35___(old),hecouldn’tgotoschoollikenormalstudents,sohisparentstaught___36___(he)athome.ThiscontinueduntilXiewas15whenhisfatherdiedofaheartattack(發(fā)作).In2011,hesatthecollegeentranceexamination(入學(xué)考試).Becausehelostthepower___37___(hold)apenandwrite,hecouldansweronlythechoicequestions.Hescored262outof280.Hedidn’tdisappointhisfamily.However,thescorewasn’thighenoughtoenter___38___university.TomakeXie’sdreamofenteringuniversitycometrue,hismotherwenttoLanzhouUniversityandaskedwhetherhersoncouldstudythereasanauditor.Finally,thepresident(負(fù)責(zé)人)oftheuniversityagreed.Histeachers___39___classmatesalladmirehiscouragetofollowhisdreams.Theyoftentrytheirbesttohelphim.AtLanzhouUniversity,hemethisbole(伯樂),XuShoujun.Thanks___40___DoctorXuandhismother,hehasfinishedhisdoctoralthesis(博士論文).Hesaidhehopedtobeanother“Hawking”inmath.Bestwishestohim!四、閱讀與表達(dá)(共4小題，41~43小題，每小題2分，44小題4分；滿分10分)閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)內(nèi)容回答問題。Moneymaynotbuyhappiness,butithelps.Manyteenagerswanttolearnhowtomanagemoneybeforegoingoutintotheworld.Besmartwithyourmoney.ThisideaisraisedbyDr.MaraHarvey,amoneyexpert.Thefollowingaresomeofhertips.Learntomakemoney.Askparentsorneighborsifyoucandochorestomakepocketmoney.Thesecouldincludewashingacarortakingthedogforawalk.Agreeonthevalueofdifferentjobsbeforeyoustart.Inthisway,youcanalsoimproveyourcommunicationskills,whichwillhelpwhenyouhaveagrown-upjob,too.Helpyourmoneygrow.Moneycan’tgrowifit’ssittinginsideapiggybank.Putyourmoneyinthebankandyoucangetinterest(利息).Saveyourmoneyinthelongrun.Onedayyoumayfeelsurprisedathowmuchmoneyyouhave.Makeaplan.Ifyouhaveabig