廣東省廣州市天河區(qū)第十八中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年九年級上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

廣東省廣州市天河區(qū)第十八中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年九年級上學(xué)

期期中考試英語試題

學(xué)校:姓名：班級：考號：

一、語法選擇

Ourwordsmayinfluencepeopleforyears,andevenforalifetime.Theyprovidethem

I__couragetogoonoronemorereasontogiveup.

Myfamilymovedto2citywhenIwasfourteen.Juniorhighwasalwaysa

difficulttimeforme,andthismovemademyninth-gradeyeareven3

Irememberwalkingintothedininghallforthefirsttime.Theotherkidsbadgood

friendswiththem,4Ididn'tknowanyone.Ifeltlonelyandwenttothenearestseat

after5myfood.Thekidswhosatbesidemelookedatmeupanddownandthen

6__.Icouldfeelmyfaceturningredatthatmoment.Thisembarrassingmoment7by

oneofthekids.

“Man!Youhaveabignose.^^Ifelthurtanddidn'tknow8tosay.Iwantedtocry,

butImanagedalittlesmile-asifitdidn'thurtmeatall.Butitdid.

Fromthenon,Iwouldoftenlookat9inthemirror（鏡子）.ItseemedthatIwas

justlivingformynose.10,Igrewoutofthisinfluenceatlast.ButitreallyH

metwentyyears.

Ialsowentthrough12terriblebusinessfailure（失?。?Icalledmydadforhelp

andwhathesaidgavemecourageandconfidence13onwithmylife.

Encouragingwords14reallyhelppeoplealot.Soencourageothersmoreandtry

tohelpthemout_15theyareinneed.

1.A.withB.,forC.toD.at

2.A.otherB.,anotherC.theotherD.others

3.A.hardB.,hardlyC.harderD.thehardest

4.A.soB.,butC.orD.because

5.A.getB.gotC.togetD.getting

6.A.laughB.,laughedC.willlaughD.waslaughing

7.A.brokeB.,werebrokenC.brokenD.wasbroken

8.A.whenB.,whyC.whatD.where

9.A.myselfB.meC.mineD.my

10.A.ThankfulB.ThankfullyC.ThanklessD.Thanklessly

11.A.takeB.tookC.willtakeD.hastaken

12.A.aB.anC.theD./

13.A.goingB.wentC.togoD.go

14.A.needB.mightC.shouldD.can

15.A.thoughB.whenC.unlessD.until

二、完形填空

Attheageof16,Ericdidn'tdowellinhisstudybecauseheoftenplayedwithsomebad

kids.

Oneweekendmorning,Ericcarriedafishingnetandpreparedtogofishingwiththose

kids.Hisfatherstoppedhimandsaid,"Eric,youwerespendingtoomuchtimeplaying,so

youdidn'tdowellinyourstudy.YourmotherandIare16aboutyourfuture.,,”Why?

JackandRobertalsofailed,buttheywentfishingasusual.”"Myboy,^^lookingatEric,his

fathersaidlovingly,6<Letmetellyouastoryinourhometown.^^

“Thereweretwocatsplayingontheroof.Suddenly,they17thechimney（煙囪）

carelessly.Whentheyclimbedoutofthechimney,onecafsfacewas18whilethe

other5sfacewasclean.Seeingthedirty-facedcat,theclean-facedonethoughtitsownface

wasalsodirty,soitquicklyrantotheriversideandwasheditsface.Thedirty-facedcatsaw

theclean-facedone,thinkingitsownfacewascleanaswell,soitwalked19and

sanglikeabirdallthewayhome.^^

“Eric,20canbeyourmirror（鏡子）.Onlyyouareyourownmirror.Someof

thekidsarenotstrictwiththemselves.Ifyoutakethemtobeyourmirror,evena21

personmaybecomestupid.^^Hearingthis,Ericwas22withhisheaddown,laying

downhisfishingrod,andthenreturnedtohissmallroom.

Afterthat,Ericwasstrictwithhimself.Heoftentookhimselfasamirrorandkepttelling

himself,“Iamspecial.Idon'twanttobeascommonasothers.ThiswaswhyEric23

inhiscareerandbecamefamous.Everyonehashisownwishinlife.Differentpeoplewill

producedifferentideasaboutlife.Youcanlearnfromotherpeople,butyoucannever24

otherscompletely.

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Youmustknowyourselfwellandknowwhatyouwanttoget.Yourfuturedoesn't

25howothersact,butonwhatyouaregoingtoact.

16.A.excitedB.embarrassedC.worriedD.surprised

17.A.fellintoB.ranintoC.jumpedintoD.walkedinto

18.A.redB.blackC.whiteD.pink

19.A.happilyB.angrilyC.sadlyD.quietly

20.A.somebodyB.anybodyC.nobodyD.everybody

21.A.friendlyB.beautifulC.lazyD.clever

22.A.annoyedB.ashamedC.excitedD.cheerful

23.A.fellB.failedC.succeededD.survived

24.A.followB.understandC.orderD.teach

25.A.holdonB.goonC.liveonD.dependon

三、閱讀單選

Accordingtoanewsurvey,students9safetyhasbecomeabigproblem.Nowinmanybig

citiesinChina,someschoolshavetaughtanunusuallesson:self-protection.Studentslikethis

lessonbecausetherearenoboringclasses.Andtheycanlearnhowtosavelivesandknow

howtostopdangerbeforeitreallyhappens.

ChenHaoyu,ateacheratBeijingNo.25MiddleSchool,givesyoungstudentsadviceon

howtodealwithdanger.

Ifyouarerobbed

Keepcalm.Ifyoucannotcryforhelporrunaway,givetherobberyourmoney.Tryto

rememberwhattherobberlookslikeandtellthepolicelater.

Ifyouareinatrafficaccident

Ifacarhitsyou,youshouldrememberthecarnumber.Ifitisabicycle,trytocallyour

parentsbeforeyoulettheridergo.Thisisbecauseyoudon'tknowhowseriouslyyouare

hurt.

Ifitisraininghardandthereislightning

Don'tstayinhighplacesandstayawayfromtrees.

Whenthereisfire

Getawayasfastasyoucan.Putwetthingsonyourbodyandtrytofindanexit.Donot

takethelift.

Ifsomeoneisdrowning（溺水）

Ifyoucan'tswim,don'tgetintothewater.Cryoutforhelp.

Rememberthatdangerisneverasfarawayasyouthink.Takecareofyourselfatall

times!

26.Therearewaysofself-protectionmentionedinthepassage.

A.6B.5C.4D.3

27.Ifyourhouseisonfire,youmust.

A.putdrythingsonyourbodyB.takethelifttoleavethehousequickly

C.takeeverythingyouhaveandthenrunawayD.runawayandfindanexitas

quicklyasyoucan

28.Whereisthispassageprobablyfrom?

A.Asciencemagazine.B.Astorybook.C.Aschool

newspaper.D.Anadvertisement.

Sharkfrightenmostofus,butDanielWeaver,asharkscientist,swimswiththemfora

living!Weaskedhimsomequestionsaboutthisunusualjob.

SoDaniel,whatisitliketobeasharkscientist?

Well,ifsagreatjob.IoftentraveltofarawayplaceslikeSouthAfricaandFijitostudy

sharks.Ontheotherhand,asharkscientistsometimesdoesboringdeskwork,suchaswriting

reports.Also,sharkscientistsdon,tusuallygetpaidalot.

Whatqualities（品質(zhì)）doyouneedtobecomeasharkscientist?

Sharkscientistsneedtobewiseandstrong.Theyenjoyworkingoutdoorsandtheyhave

tobecoolandpatient.Theyalsohavetobequitebrave!

Sodoyouthinkitisadangerousjob?

Well,sharkshaveupto15rowsofsharpteeth.However,sharkshardlyattackhumans.

Thereareover350kindsofsharksintheworldandonly10aredangeroustous.Infact,dogs

killmorepeopleeveryyearthansharks!Humanskillover12millionsharksayearforfood

andsport!

Howdoyoubecomeasharkscientist?

AsharkscientistusuallystudiesMarineScienceorZoologyatuniversity.Itisalsogood

togetsomeworkexperienceinanaquarium（水族館）.Inmyopinion,Ihavethebestjobin

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theworld!

29.Asasharkscientist,Daniel.

A.alwaysstudiessharksB.makeslotsofmoney

C.swimswithsharksforalivingD.onlywritesreportsonsharks

30.InDaniel'sopinion,oneneedstobetobecomeasharkscientist,

?excited?patient③brave?strong⑤wise

A.①②③④B.①③④⑤C.②③④⑤D.①②④⑤

31.Theunderlined"MarineScience^^and“Zoology“mustbetwoatuniversity.

A.subjectsB.booksC.scientistsD.prizes

32.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.

A.sharksarelikelytoattackhumans

B.dogsareasdangerousassharkstohumans

C.sharksarenotdangeroustohumansatall

D.humansdomoreharmtosharksthansharksdotohumans

Thisisataleoftwofriends-Haixiaisblind,andWenqihasnoarms.Ontheirown,the

twoare"disabled”.Buttogether,theyareapowerfulteam.Theychangedtheirvillageintoa

rich,greenforest.

Theirstorybeganin2000,Haixiawasalreadyblindinhisrighteye,andlosthisleftone

afteranillness.Wenqilosthisarmsinanaccidentwhenhewasjustthree.Neithercouldfind

ajob,sothetwodecidedtoteamup.Theyrentedsomepoorlandandbegantoplanttrees.In

return,thelocalofficialspaidthemalittlemoney.

HaixiaandWenqineverimaginedthattheywouldendupcreatinganenvironmental

paradise（天堂）.Theirforestnowhasover10,000trees,hundredsofbirdsandmanyother

wildanimals.Inaddition,itsavesthevillagefromriverfloodingduringtherainyseason.

Whenthefriendsworktogether,theypayattentionontheirstrengthsbutnottheir

disabilities.Theirdaybeginsat7a.m.whenthesightlessHaixiacarriesWenqiacrossthe

rivertogettotheirworkingplace.Sincetheydon'thavemoneytobuyyoungtreestoplant,

thetwousebranchesfromothertrees.Haixiaclimbstothetree-topandchoosestheperfect

branchwithWenqi'shelp.Hethendigsaholeandcarefullyplantsit.FinallyWenqiwaters

thearea.

Thoughhard-working,themendon'tmakemuchmoney.ButasWenqisays,“Westand

onourownfeet,sothefruitsofourworktastesweeter.

NeitherHaixianorWenqicaresaboutmoney.Together,theyalreadyhaveeverything

theyneed-aperfectpairofeyes,twostronghands,andthebestfriendshipintheworld!

33.WhydidHaixiaandWenqistartworkingtogether?

A.TheybothneedfriendsB.Theybothneededawaytomakemoney.

C.Theywantedtoimprovetheenvironment.D.Theywererequiredtodosoby

localofficials

34.HaixiaandWenqi'sforesthashelpedthevillageby.

A.stoppingfloodsintherainyseasonB.increasingthenumberoftourists

C.makingthevillagersricherD.providingmorefarmland

35.WhydoHaixiaandWenqiplanttreebranches?

A.Theyareeasytoget.B.Theydonotcostmoney.

C.Theycangrowveryquickly.D.Theyarepreferredbyanimals.

36.InParagraph5,whenWenqisays“Westandonourownfeet,sothefruitsofourwork

tastesweeter”,hemeansthat"

A.theyhopetomaketheforestevenbetterB.thefruitsfromtheirtreesareverysweet

C.theyareproudnottodependonothersD.theyareabletodoanydifficultwork

WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.Butonethingwasn'tvery

funaboutit.HecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn'tcatchanything.Iusuallygotalittle

unhappyandkeptaskinghimwhy.Healwaysanswered,“Son,ifyouwanttocatchafish,

youhavetothinklikeafish”,Irememberbeingevenmoreupsetthen,because'Tmnota

fish!^^Ididn'tknowhowtothinklikeafish.Besides,howcouldwhatIthinkchangewhata

fishdoes?

AsIgotalittleolder,Ibegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.So,Ireadsome

booksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthly

meetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitiveto

watertemperature.Thatiswhyfishprefershallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheshallow

wateriswarmer.Besides,waterisusuallywarmerinsunlightthanintheshadow.Yet,fish

don'thaveanyeyelidsandthesunhurtstheireyes...ThemoreIunderstoodfish,thebetterI

becameatfindingandcatchingthem.

WhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworld,Irememberhearingmyfirstbosssay,

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“Weallneedtothinklikesalesmen.^^Butitdidn'tcompletelymakesense.Mydadneveronce

said,"Ifyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman.Whathesaidwas,"You

needtothinkHkeafish.^^Yearslater,withgreateffortstodolong-termbusinesswithpeople

mucholderandricherthanme,Islowlylearnedwhatweallneedistothinkmorelike

customers.Itisnotaneasyjob.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowing...

37.Whywasthewriterunhappyinfishingtripswhenhewasnine?

A.Hecouldnotcatchafish.B.Hisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim.

C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.D.Hecouldnotchangeafishashisfather

did.

38.Accordingtothewriter,fisharemostlikelytobefound.

A.indeepwateronsunnydaysB.indeepwateroncloudydays

C.inshallowwaterunderwatersidetreesD.inshallowwaterunderdirectsunlight

39.Afterenteringthebusinessworld,thewriterfound.

A.iteasytothinklikeacustomerB.hisfirstboss'ssalesideauseful

C.hisfather^fishingadviceusefulD.itdifficulttosellservicestopoorpeople

40.Whatwillthewritertalkaboutattheendofthepassage?

A.HowtothinklikecustomersB.Whytothinklikecustomers

C.HowtothinklikesalesmenD.Whytothinklikesalesmen

四、閱讀還原5選5

閱讀填空

Today,therearemanyproblemsbetweenparentsandchildren.Manypeoplealwaysask,

“Whydoweoftenargue?”

Parentsshowtheirloveforchildrenindifferentways.Theycooknicefood,andbuynew

clothesforthem.41Parentsalwayssay“Youmustworkhard","Youshoulddoyour

homework","Whynotstudyhard“allthetime.

42TheystoptheirchildrenfromwatchingTV,playinggamesorgoingoutside

untiltheyaregoodattheirstudies.

Why?43Thechildisthehopeofthefamily,andtheywantthechildtobethe

best.

Manychildrenwanttodothingsthemselves.44Theylikepopmusic,basketball

andothernewthings.TheyenjoysurfingontheInternetandplayingQQgames.45In

theirparents9eyes,theseareawasteoftime.

Forthesereasons,parentsandchildrenoft