北京市匯文中學(xué)教育集團2023-2024學(xué)年九年級上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

北京匯文中學(xué)教育集團2023-2024學(xué)年度

第一學(xué)期期中考試

初三年級英語

本試卷共12頁，共60分?？荚嚂r長90分鐘。考生務(wù)必將答案答在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。

一、單項選擇（每題0.5分，共6分）

從下題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

1.Tonyismybrother.hobbyisskating.

A.MyB.YourC.HerD.His

2.NewYear'sDayusuallyfallsJanuary1st.Itisthestartofanewyear.

A.onB.inC.atD.of

3.Timishonestandlikestohelpothers,weallenjoybeingwithhim.

A.butB.orC.soD.though

4.LucyspeaksChinesemuch________thanbeforebecauseofherhardwork.

A.wellB.betterC.bestD.thebest

5.一Jack,________youfinishthehouseworkittenminutes?

—Yes,Ican.

A.needB.canC.mustD.should

6.—________wasFrankwhenheinventedpopsicles?

—Attheageof11.

A.HowlongB.HowoftenC.HowoldD.Howmuch

7.Mymother________Englishfornearly20years.Shelikesherjob.

A.teachesB.willteachC.isteachingD.hastaught

8.1________tothethemeparkwithmyfriendslastyear.

A.goB.wentC.willD.havegone

9.—Whatwereyoudoingatsevenyesterdayevening,Lucy?

—I________mybrotherwithhisEnglish.

A.helpB.helpedC.washelpingD.havehelped

10.Ifit________sunnytomorrow,wellgotoaparktohaveapicnic.

A.isB.wasC.willbeD.hasbeen

11.ThesecondspacewalkbyChina'sShenzhou-14astronautsonSeptember17th,2022.

A.completeB.completedC.iscompletedD.wascompleted

12.―Couldyoupleasetellme?

-LastFriday.

A.whenweheldthesportsmeetingB.whendidweholdthesportsmeeting

C.whereweheldthesportsmeetingD.wheredidweholdthesportsmeeting

二、完形填空（每題1分，共8分）

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

AGood-luckDumpling

WhenIwasinmymiddleage,somethingterriblehappenedtome.AsIwasawayfromhomeforalmostayear,

mywifeandchildrenwereveryworried.Andmy80-year-oldmothernearlybrokendown（崩潰）.

OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,Iwasfinallyallowedtoreturnhome.Motherlookedatme,hereyesfilledwith

13.Butsoonshesaid,"Let'sstartmakingdumplingsfbrtheFestival."Andthenanidea14her,"Let'sput

inacoinandmakeagood-luckdumpling.Whoevereatsitwillbeblessed（有福的）

Whilemakingthegood-luckdumpling,mymothersecretlymadea（n）15onit.Shepretendednothing

hadhappened,butthetrickdidn'tescapemyeyes.

AfterMotherboiledthedumplingsallbyherself,sheputthegood-luckdumplingontopoftheothersinabowl

onpurposeandpushedthebowltome.Feelingloved,Ilookedatherin16eyes.

Ihadthoughtitwouldgiveheralovelysurpriseifsheatethegood-luckdumpling.So,whenshewenttothe

kitchen,Iputthedumplingintoherbowl.Obviously,whenMotherreturned,shedidn't17itandwenton

eatingwithhereyesonmeallthetime.t4Ouch!^^suddenlyshecriedout.Thecoinhadhurtherteeth.

“Oh,Grannyisblessed^^,mywife18.

“I...howcome?”Motherwas19.Justatthatmoment,thecoinfelloutofhermouth.

SoIjoinedmywifeandchildren,"Grannyisblessed!Motherisblessed!”

Motherburstintolaughter,andthentears,asmywifeandI20withherallhersadnessandjoy.

13.A.disbeliefB.angerC.fearD.calm

14.A.interestedB.impressedC.hitD.changed

15.A.markB.decisionC.tryD.note

16.A.anxiousB.upsetC.thankfulD.honest

17.A.takeB.noticeC.acceptD.allow

18.A.arguedB.cheeredC.warnedD.suggested

19.A.touchedB.inspiredC.confusedD.attracted

20.A.sharedB.discussedC.rememberedD.found

三、閱讀理解（每題2分，共26分）

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

HowtoPracticeCriticalThinkinginThreeSteps

Ittakestimetopracticecriticalthinking（批判性思維）,butit'snevertoolatetostart.Thefollowingthreesteps

willhelppeopletobecomecriticalthinkers.

私？

JStep1:__________

Criticalthinkersstartbyaskingquestions.Theyaskthemselves:Ifthis,then

what?Ifthat,thenhowwilltheresultbedifferent?Theymaythinkaboutall

possibleideasbeforetheymakedecisions.

Step2:__________

Criticalthinkerssearchforanswers.Theymakeuseofallpossibletoolsor

interviewpeopleforinformation.Thentheyanalyze（分析）theinformationwith

Rranopenmind.Theycompareanddecidewhatthebestanswersare.

Step3:__________

Aftercriticalthinkersgetnewideastoworkoutproblems,theysharetheseideas

0withtheirteammatesandgetsupportfromthem.Duringcommunicationwith

others,betterideasoftencomeup.

Forquestions1-3,matcheachstepwiththechoices.Thereisoneyoudon'tneed.

Step121A.ThinkofPlans

Step222B.LookforAnswers

Step323C.AskQuestions

D.ShareIdeas

B

ThePickyEater

Howie'smothercalledhimapickyeater.Hewouldcatnothingmuchelsebutcheesesandwichesandtomato

soup.

Oneday,Howie'smothertoldhim,“YourfatherandIwillhaveameetingtomorrowevening.Youcanplayat

Ashwin'shomeandevenstayfordinner.,,

“What?”Howiecriedoutbeforehecouldrememberhismanners,t6Imean,that'sgreat,"headdedunwillingly.

HowielikedplayingwithhisfriendAshwin,buttherewerenocheesesandwichesatAshwin'shome!

“Iknowyouaresensitiveaboutbeingapickyeater,butyouneedtotrynewthings.Youcan'teatsandwichesand

tomatosoupforever.IexpectyoutohavegoodmannersatAshwin'shome.It'srudetosaynowhensomeoneoffers

youfoodJhismothersaid.

Thenextday,HowiefollowedAshwinintoAshwin'shomeandtheyplayedtogetherforsometime.

“Whydoyoukeepcheckingthetime?”Ashwinasked.

“Ijustwonderedifitwastimefordinner,Howiesaid.

"Sure!Smellit!Yummy!”Ashwinsaid.

Dinnerwasready.Howiedragged（拖）hisfeetashewalkedtohisseat.Thefoodonthetablewasmuchmore

colorfulthanhisusualdinner.Hehadasinkingfeelinginhisstomach.Howintheworldcouldheeatthismeal?

“Tryit,“Ashwin'smothersaid.

Howiewishedhecouldsayno,butheknewhismotherexpectedhimtotryit.Hescoopedupatinybitofrice

andputitinhismouth,“Wow,it'sdelicious!^^

AfterHowiewenthome,hetoldhismotherthefoodhetriedatAshwin'shomewasdelicious!Shewashappyto

knowHowiebehavedsopolitelyandwaswillingtotrysomenewfoods.Shesaid,“Isitpossiblethatmypickyeater

isgoneforever?”

“Ithinkso!”Howiesmiled.

24.WhatdidHowie'smomexpecthimtodoatAshwin'shome?

A.Tohavegoodmanners.B.TofollowAshwinallthetime.

C.Toeatsandwichesortomatosoup.D.Tosaynowhenhewasofferedfood.

25.Howiekeptcheckingthetimebecause,

A.hewantedtoleaveinapolitewayB.hewasworriedabouttryingnewfood

C.heknewhisparentswouldcometodinnerD.hewashappytohavedinnerwithAshwin

26.WhatcanweknowaboutHowie?

A.Hedoesn'tgetalongwellwithAshwin.B.Heprefersricetocheesesandwiches

C.Hewon'tbeapickyeateranymore.D.Heoftenaskshismomforadvice.

Sometimesitseemsthattimeisflying.Perhapsitdoesn'tneedtofeelthisway.Ourexperienceoftimecanbe

possiblychanged.Byunderstandingthepsychological（心理學(xué)的）processesbehindourdifferentexperiencesoftime,

wemightbeabletoslowdowntimealittle.

Onebasiclawofpsychologicaltimeisthattimeseemstoslowdownwhenwe'reexposedtonewenvironments

andexperiences.Thelawiscausedbytherelationshipbetweenourexperienceoftimeandtheamountofinformation

ourmindsprocess.Themoreinformationourmindstakein,theslowertimeseemstopass.

Itfollows,then,thatwehavedifferentexperiencesoftimeindifferentsituations.Insomesituations,ourlifeis

fullofnewexperiences.Ourmindsprocessalotofinformationandtimeseemstoslowdown.Inothersituations,we

havefewernewexperiencesandtheworldaroundusbecomesmoreandmorefamiliar（熟悉的）.

Webecomeinsensitivetoourexperience,whichmeansweprocesslessinformation,andtimeseemstospeedup.

Howcanweslowdowntime?Herearetwosuggestions.

Firstly,sinceweknowthatfamiliaritymakestimepassfaster,wecanexposeourselvestoasmanynew

experiencesaspossible.Wecangiveourselvesnewchallenges,meetnewpeople,andexposeourmindstonew

information,hobbiesandskills.Thiswillincreasetheamountofinformationourmindsprocessandexpand（增力口）

ourexperienceoftime.

Secondly,andperhapsmosteffectively,wecangiveourwholeattentiontoanexperience—towhatweareseeing,

feeling,tasting,smellingorhearing.Thismeanslivingthroughoursensesratherthanthroughourthoughts.For

example,onthewayhome,focusyourattentionoutsideofyourself,insteadofthinkingabouttheproblemsyouhave

todealwith.Lookatthesky,oratthebuildingsyoupass,travelingamongthem.Thisopenattitudetoyour

experienceshelpstakeinmoreinformationandalsohasatime-expandingeffect.

Toacertaindegree,wecanunderstandandcontrolourexperienceoftimepassing.It5spossibleforustoslow

downtimebyexpandingourexperienceoftime.

27.Accordingtothewriter,wecanexpandourexperienceoftimeby.

A.goingtobedontimeB.travelingtonewplaces

C.havingdinnerasusualD.printingthesamematerials

28.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Beingfamiliarwiththeworldaroundhelpsusgetmoreinformation.

B.Understandingpsychologicaltimemakeslifepassmorequickly.

C.Wecantakeinmoreinformationbylivingthroughoursenses.

D.Weshouldbuildastrongerrelationshipbetweentimeandus.

29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SlowDownTimeB.OnlyTimeWillTellC.RaceAgainstTimeD.TimeWillNotComeTwice

D

Mostenvironmentalpollutioncomesfromhumansandtheirinventions.Theelectricbulbsarethoughttobeone

ofthegreatesthumaninventionsofalltime.However,toomuchofagoodthinghasstartedtonegativelyimpactthe

environment.Lightpollution,theextremeorinappropriateuseofoutdoorartificiallight,isaffectinghumanhealthand

wildlifebehavior.Thereisaglobalmovementtoreducelightpollution,andeveryonecanhelp.

Lightpollutionisaglobalissue.ThisbecameparticularlyobviouswhentheWorldAtlas（地圖冊）ofNightSky

Brightness,acomputer-generatedmapbasedonthousandsofsatellitephotos,waspublishedin2016.Vastareasof

NorthAmerica,Europe,theMiddleEast,andAsiaareglowingwithlight,whileonlySiberia,theSahara,andthe

Amazonareintotaldarkness.

Artificiallightcanwreakhavoconnaturalbodyrhythmsinbothhumansandanimals.Itinterruptssleepand

confusesthecircadianrhythm（生理節(jié)奏）一theinternal,twenty-four-hourclockthatguidesdayandnightactivities

andaffectsphysiologicalprocessesinnearlyalllivingorganisms.Oneoftheseprocessesistheproductionofthe

hormonemelatonin（褪黑素），whichisreleasedwhenitisdarkandispreventedwhenthereislight.Anincreased

amountoflightatnightlowersmelatoninproduction,whichresultsinlackofsleep,headaches,stress,anxiety,and

otherhealthproblems.Bluelight,inparticular,hasbeenshowntoreducelevelsofmelatonininhumans.Itisfoundin

cellphonesandothercomputerdevices,aswellasinlight-emittingdiodes（LEDs）,thekindsofbulbsthathave

becomepopularathomeandinindustrialandcitylightingduetotheirlowcostandenergyefficiency.

Studiesshowthatlightpollutionisalsoimpactinganimalbehaviors,suchasmigration（遷徙）patternsand

habitatformation.Becauseoflightpollution,seaturtlesguidedbymoonlightduringmigrationgetconfused,losetheir

way,andoftendie.Largenumbersofinsects,aprimaryfoodsourceforbirdsandotheranimals,aredrawntoartificial

lightandareinstantlykilleduponcontactwithlightsources.Evenanimalslivingunderthedeepseamaybeaffected

byunderwaterartificiallighting.Onestudylookedathowanimalsinsearespondedtobrightlylitpanelsputunder

wateroffthecoastofWales.Fewerfilterfeedinganimals（濾食性動物），suchastheseasquirt（海鞘），madetheir

homesnearthelightedpanels.Thiscouldmeanthattheartificiallightisalteringoceanecosystems.

Thegoodnewsisthatlightpollution,unlikemanyotherformsofpollution,isreversible（可逆的）andeachone

ofuscanmakeadifference!Now,manypeoplearetakingactiontoreducelightpollutionandbringbackthenatural

nightsky.Individualsareurgedtouseoutdoorlightingonlywhenandwhereitisneeded,tomakesureoutdoorlights

areproperlyshielded（遮擋）anddirectlightdowninsteadofupintothesky,andtoclosewindowblinds,shades,and

curtainsatnighttokeeplightinside.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“wreakhavocon“inPara.3probablymean?

A.Greatlyimprove.B.Wellmaintain.C.Strictlymanage.D.Seriouslydamage.

31.Accordingtothepassage,whichwouldtheauthoragreewith?

A.Lightpollutionwasfirststudiedasaglobalissuein2016.

B.Deep-seaenvironmentcanhelpanimalsavoidlightpollution.

C.Artificiallightaffectsthesenseofdirectionandhabitsofanimals.

D.LEDscanbeusedmorebecauseoflowcostandenergyefficiency.

32.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthecontroloflightpollution?

A.Unconcerned.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Positive.

33.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Tocallonpeopletoreducelightpollution.B.Todiscussfbrsandagainstsofartificiallight.

C.Togivesuggestionstoprotectenvironment.D.Toshowdevelopmentprospectofartificiallight.

四、閱讀回答問題（34題一36題每題2分,37題4分，共10分）

閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

DancingLions

Thistimeofyear,youmightseelionsdancinginthestreetasdrumsbeatheavily.Thesearen'treallions.They're

dancersincolorfulclothes,celebratingacenturies-oldtraditioninChina.Peopleperformliondancesbecausethey

hopetobringgoodluckinthecomingyear.InmanyAsiancountries,thenewyeariscelebratedwiththenewmoon

thattakeplacesinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruary.

Usually,alionismadeupoftwodancers.Onedancercontrolsthehead,theothercontrolsthetail.Thereare

manydifferentkindsofliondances.Themostwonderfulmomentmightbejumpingonhighpoles.UIthinkofitasa

sport,“saysAnthonyHuang,15,adanceratNewYorkCity'sChineseFreemasonsAthleticClub.Anthonyhas

performedasthelion'stail,butthisishisfirstyearcontrollingthehead,whichcanweigh20pounds.Thechallenges

areco-workingwiththeothermembersinthegroupandfollowingthemusicwiththeheavyhead.It'simportantfor

Anthonytopassonthishistoricaldanceform.

“Ifeellikethistraditionreallyrepresentsme,“hesays.

Liondanceswereonceperformedmostlybymales.Thesedays,theactivityhasbecomemoreinclusive（包容廣

闊的）.

LionDanceMeisagroupinSanFrancisco,California.Onitsdanceteams,boysandgirlsworktogether.

Sixteen-year-oldAnandaTang-Leeisamember.Sheusedtoseeboysperformingtheliondancingwhenshewaslittle.

Shesays,“Butanyonecantakeitup.Youhavetobelieveinyourself,andhaveconfidencethatyoucandoit.”

DuringtheCOVID-19pandemic（新冠肺炎疫情），LionDanceMedidn'tgiveupperforming.Instead,thegroup

showeditsperformancesonline.Thishasgotthedancegroupevenmoreexcitedtoperforminpersonagain,whenit's

safe.

“It'sadifferentperformanceinrealsaysIsabellaYu,16,whoplaysdrums,44Webringalotmorethanjust

theperformance.Webringenergyandexcitement,too.”

Liondancingwilllikelycontinuetodevelopgradually.Butonethingthatwillneverchangeisthesenseof

communityamongteammembers."It'sreallygreat,becausewe