浙江省杭州市蕭山區(qū)2022-2023學(xué)年九年級(jí)下學(xué)期期中英語試題

2022-2023學(xué)年浙江省杭州市蕭山區(qū)九年級(jí)（下）期中英語試卷一、閱讀理解（共兩節(jié),滿分40分）THEWILDESTPLACETodayIwanttotellyouaboutLongleat.It’sahugesafariparknearmyhometown.We’redoingaschoolprojectaboutwildanimals,soourteachertookustoseesomeoftheanimalsintheirnaturalhome.First,wewenttoLongleatHouse.It’sthebiggesthouseI’veeverseen!WelearntaboutthehistoryofLongleatandvisitedthelibraries.Thereareover40,000books!Thenwestartedthetouroftheparkinabus.Ittakesabouttwohourstoseeallthedifferentanimals.Wesawgiraffes,rhinosandlions.Itwasamazing!Themonkeysweremyfavourite.Theylovejumpingonthebusesandlookingatthepeopleinside!Itooksomegreatphotos.Afterthatwehadlunchinacafenearagarden.Thenwegotonasmallboatandwenttoseethegorillas(大猩猩).Theyliveonanisland.Youcanseeoneinthephoto.Ourguidetoldusaboutthecharactersofthedifferentgorillas.Itwasreallyinteresting.Theyaremoredangerousthanthemonkeys,sothevisitorscan’tgoontheisland.GotoLongleatandseethewildanimals!1.WhydidBengotoLongleat?A.Tospendtheweekend.B.Tovisitanimalsinthewild.C.Totakeanimalphotos.D.Todoavolunteerproject.2.WhatwasBen’sfavoriteanimal?A.Giraffes. B.Lions C.Gorillas. D.Monkeys.3.HowdidBengotoseethegorillas?A.Byboat. B.Bybus. C.Onfoot. D.Bybike.Whenyouheartheword“home”,youprobablythinkoftheplaceyouarelivinginrightnow.Maybeitisanapartment,asinglehouse,oratwo-storyhouse.Maybeitismadeofwoodorstone.Youmaythinkhousesarerathernormalbuildings,butsomehousesaroundtheworldareratherunique!TheBedouin(居無定所的阿拉伯游牧民族)peopleoftheMiddleEastandNorthAfricaliveininterestinghomes.TheBedouinpeopleliveinthedesert,andtheymovearoundwithoutstayingtoliveinoneplaceverylong.So,theyliveintentsthataremadeofanimalhair.Thetentsareeasytoputupandtakedownwhentheymovefromplacetoplace.Inasimilarway,agroupofMongolianpeopleoftheGobiDesertalsoliveintentsratherthanbuildings.Thesehomescalled“ger”homes,arealsomadeofanimalhair,buttheyareroundinsteadofsquarelikeBedouintents.Beforepeoplemadethefirsttents,theylivedincaves(洞穴).SomepeopleinthesouthernpartofSpainliveincavestoday,too!Theycallthesecavehomes“cuebas”.Thesecaveskeepthehousecoolduringthesummerandwarmduringthewinter.Anothertypeofhomeisthe“igloo”usedbytheInuitpeopleofCanadaandGreenland.Igloosarenormallymadeoficeandsnow.Theiglooprotectsthepeoplefromthewindaswellaskeepsthemwarm.Infact,thetemperatureinsideanigloocanevenreach16℃justfrombodyheatalone.TheBagabaopeopleofthePhilippinesusedtoliveinwhatmaybeachildhooddreamforsome—atreehouse!Thesetreehouseswerebuiltsothatthepeoplecouldwatchforenemiesandprotectthemselvesfromwildanddangerousanimals.Inaddition,thepeoplecouldstaycoolintheirtreehousesduringthehotsummerseason.AlthoughtheBagabaopeopledon’tliveinthesetreehousesanymore,theystillusethingslikethemforrestingandformeetingpeople.Ifyouevergetthechance,besuretocheckoutdifferenthomesofdifferentcultures!4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unique”inParagraph1mostprobablymean?A.Common. B.Special. C.Popular. D.Modern.5.What’sthemaindifferencebetweenthetentsusedbyBedouinandMongolianpeople?A.Differentshapesused.B.Differentconditionsusedin.C.Differentmaterialsused.D.Differentreasonsusedfor.6.WhatdidthepeopleofPhilippinesusetolivein?A. B. C. D.7.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Thecavescan’tkeepthehousesincomfortabletemperatures.B.It’sverycoldinthe“igloo”becauseit’smadeoficeandsnow.C.ThetreehousesarenotusedbytheBagabaopeopleanymore.D.Cultureinfluencesthewayspeoplebuildtheirhousestolivein.DidyoueverseekidinventorsonTVorinthenewspaperandthink,“Thatcouldbeme!”You’reright—itcould.Kidshavebeeninventingforages,makingtoysordesigningtoolstomaketheirchoreseasier.Mostkidsdidn’tevenrealizetheywereinventors.Yetsomekidssoldtheircreations,andothersbecamefamousbecauseofthem.Today,moreandmorekidsareinventingthings.Maybeyou’vethoughtaboutbeinganinventor.Maybeyou’realreadyaninventor.Perhapsyou’vetakenpartinaschoolinventionfairoranationalcompetition,yetyouwanttoknowmore.WhatothercompetitionscanIenter?What’sapatent(專利權(quán))?What’satrademark?Cankidsreallyselltheirinventions?HowcanIdothat?ThisbookKidsInventingleadsyouthroughthestepsofturningyourideasintorealitieschangingyoufromakidwithasolutiontoaproblemintoarealinventor.Perhapsyou’lldiscoveranaspect(方面)ofinventingthatreallyinterestsyou—gettingideas,makingamodel,writinginyourlog,namingyourinvention,presentingyourideastoothers,workingaspartofateam,orevensellingyourinvention.Letthekidinventorsyou’llreadaboutinthisbookinspireyou.Theyworkedhard,andtheyhadfun.Somemademoney.Somewonscholarships(獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金).Allofthemwereoptimists.Theybelievedthattheycouldsolvetheproblemstheyfacedatdifferentstagesofinventing,andtheyexperiencedthejoyofsolvingthoseproblemsandexciting,surprising,andastonishingotherswiththeresults.Beingakidinventorhasitsownrewards,oneofwhichisthethrillofsaying,“I’maninventor.”Inventingisaseriesofsteps,ajourneyofdiscovery.Tobeginyourjourney,justturnthepage.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”refertoinParagraph1?A.Thecreations. B.Theinventors. C.Thekids. D.Thechores.9.WhatcanwelearnaboutthebookKidsInventing?A.It’sabouthowtomaketoysandtoolsfordailylife.BItdescribestheproblemswhichinventorsmaymeet.C.Itprovideswaystomaketheinventionsinfactories.D.Itcanhelpreaderstoturntheirideasintorealities.10.What’soneoftherewardsofbeingakidinventor?A.Makingalotofmoney.B.Winninganationalcompetition.C.Saying“I’maninventor.”D.Learningaboutfamousinventor.11.What’sthewriter’spurposeofthetext?A.Toexplainwhychildrenneedtobeinventors.B.ToaskpeopletoreadthebookKidsInventing.C.Tointroducefamousinventorsandinventions.D.Toencouragekidstomakemoneybythemselves.Rightnowakidisshoutingbecausehedoesn’twanttoeathislunch.Whataretheparentsdoing?They’refilming(拍攝)thevideoonasmartphone.Soonafter,they’repostingthevideoonsocialmedia.Ateenageboyisplayinganewsongonhisguitar.Hismotherisfilminghim.Twodayslater,theboydiscoversthatotherpeoplearewatchingthevideoonline.ParentsintheUKpostabout1,000photosoftheirchildrenonlinefromwhentheyarebornuntiltheirfifthbirthday.Babiesandtoddlersdon’tcareaboutthisatthetime.ButastudybytheUniversityofMichigansuggeststhatthereisadifferencewith10-to17-year-olds.Teenagersdon’talwayslikeparentspostingsomephotos.Allbabiescry,butteenagersdon’twantpeopletoseeoldphotosofthemselvesdoingthis.Someparentsshareallkindsofphotosoftheirchildren,maybeevenwhentheyaredoingsomethingsilly.Theydoitwithgoodpurposes,forexample,tosharespecialmomentswithgrandparentsorfamilywholivefaraway.Butsomemiddle-agedusersofsocialmediadon’tchecktheirprivacy(隱私)settingsandsharepostswithothersbyaccident.Insomecountriesparentsarenotallowedtopostphotosoftheirownchildrenwithouttheirpermission.InItaly,a16-year-oldboyisrequiringhismothereithertostopsharingimagesofhimonsocialmediaorpaya€10,000fine!InFrance,parentspayfinesofupto€45,000andcanspendayearinprison(監(jiān)獄)whentheypostphotosoftheirchildrenwithouttheirpermission.Parentsareusuallyverysensible(敏感)aboutphotosoftheirchildren.ThereportfromtheUniversityofMichigansuggeststhisisanareawhereit’simportantforparentstolistentochildrenoverten.Letthemsaywhattheyarehappytoshare,andwhowith.Thatwaythewholefamilycanenjoylookingbackatallthosespecialmoments!12.Whatwastheteenagerboy’smotherdoingwhenheplayedhisguitar?A.Shewasenjoyinghisperformance.B.Shewasaskinghimtostopplaying.C.Shewasrecordingavideoofhim.D.Shewassharingthemomentsonline.13.Howdobabiesandkidsfeelabouttheirphotosbeingpostedonline?A.Theyloveit. B.Theyfeelsilly.C.Theyhateit. D.Theydon’tmindit.14.Whydosomeparentspostphotosoftheirchildrendoingsomethingsilly?A.Toplayjokesontheirchildren.B.Tosharefunnymomentswithfamily.C.Toshowtheirchildrennotperfect.D.Togetmorelikesonsocialmedias.15.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.Parents!ListentoYourChildrenAboutPhotoSharing.B.Parents!NeverSharePhotosofYourChildrenOnline.C.Parents!TeenagersShouldBeAllowedtoSharePhotos.D.Parents!ChildrenShouldn’tUseSocialMediasUnder18.下面文章中有五處（第1—5題）需要添加小標(biāo)題。請(qǐng)從以下選項(xiàng)中選出符合意思的標(biāo)題。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。Agraduationspeechistocelebratetheachievementsofthegraduatingclass.Thejuniorgraduationiscoming,haveyoupreparedthespeechfortheceremony?Herearesometipsforyoutoprepareagoodone.____16____Startpreparingyourgraduationspeechassoonaspossible.Thiswillgiveyouenoughtimetoimproveyourideasandmakeamemorablespeech.____17____Considerwhoyourlistenerisandwhattheymightexpectorwanttohear.Trytousethelanguagetheycanunderstandandexamplestheyareinterestedin.____18____Findoutatopicthatyouknowaboutandthatinterestsyourlisteners.Startbybrainstormingideasforyourspeech.Thinkaboutwhattopicinterestsyou.Writedownanyideasthatcometomindandfinallyhaveacleartopicofyourspeech.____19____Youcanshareyourexperiencestomakeyourspeechconnectyourlistenerswithyou.Makesuretoincludeyourownstoriesthathelpsupportyourmessageandleavethemadeepmemory.____20____Practiceyourspeechuntilyoufeelconfidentandcomfortablegivingit.Thiswillhelpyouavoidforgettingyourwordsonthedayofthegraduation.A.UsePersonalStoriesB.StartEarlyC.KnowYourListenersD.PracticeMoreE.ChooseaTopicF.EndwithaStrongMessage二、完形填空MadelineStuartisanexcellentyoungladyfromAustralia,whohasMadelineStuart(唐氏綜合癥).Thedoctortoldherparentsthatshemaynotbeabletodothingsonherown,buttheydidn’t____21____onher.WhenMadelinewasalittlegirl,her____22____decidedtotakeherindanceclasses.Atfirst,shewasshy,____23____shequicklyfellinlovewithdancing.Sheperformedso____24____thatitsurprisedbothherfamilyandteachers.Whilelearningto____25____,shealsolearnedhowtoexpressherselfand____26____withothers.Madeline’sfamilywasvery____27____andbelievedinherpotential(潛力).WhenMadelinewas18yearsold,hermothertookhertoafashionshowwhereshewatchedthemodels’greatperformances.Madelinedecidedthatshewantedtobecomea____28____.Atfirst,Madelinefacedmany____29____.Manypeoplethoughtthatbecauseofher_____30_____,shecouldnotbecomeaprofessionalmodel.However,Madelinedidn’tgiveup.Shekept_____31_____andbegansharingherownphotosandvideosonsocialmedia.Soon,she_____32_____theloveandattentionofpeopleandbecameapopularmodel.Madeline’sstoryremindsusthatwith_____33_____workandperseverance(毅力),wecanachieveourdreamsnomatterwhatdifficulties_____34_____mayface.Sheisatruerolemodel,provingthatanyonecancreateabright_____35_____intheirownway.21.A.makeup B.giveup C.dressup D.pickup22.A.family B.friend C.doctor D.teacher23.A.or B.for C.so D.but24.A.nicely B.quickly C.poorly D.loudly25.A.speak B.walk C.dance D.act26.A.argue B.communicate C.agree D.compare27.A.honest B.general C.helpful D.outgoing28.A.singer B.dancer C.nurse D.model29.A.changes B.decisions C.difficulties D.choices30.A.education B.wealth C.talent D.illness31A.talking B.trying C.exercising D.thinking32.A.won B.offered C.expressed D.showed33.A.creative B.hard C.professional D.regular34A.they B.she C.we D.you35.A.color B.sky C.idea D.future三、英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié),滿分10分）In1974,intheShaanxiProvinceinChina,somefarmers____36____(dig)aholeforawell.Theywerelookingforwater,buttheydiscoveredsomethingamazing.Theyfound____37____armymadeofclay.Later,theycametobeknown____38____theTerracottaWarriors(秦始皇兵馬俑).Thearmyhas8,000soldiersand670horsesinit.QinShiHuangwantedthisarmytoprotect____39____(he)inthenextlifeafterhis____40____(die).In246BC,QinShiHuangbecamethefirstEmperorofChina.Hewasonlythirteenyearsoldwhenhebecameemperor.Rightaway,workbeganonhisburial(埋葬)ground.WeknowofthestoryoftheemperorandtheworkfromtheChinesewriterSimaQian.SimalivedaboutahundredyearsafterQinShiHuang.Hesaidthat700,000____41____(man)workedonthearmyoffigures,whichtookfortyyears____42____(complete).ThesoldiersintheTerracottaArmywerejustmodels,____43____theirweapons(武器)werenot.Theyeachhadsomeof____44____(fine)weaponsoftheirtime.Chinesemetalworkersmusthavebeenveryskilledandsmart.Theknivesandotherweaponstheymadeareallstillverysharp.Also,someoftheweapons_____45_____(cover)withspecialchemicalsthatprotectedthem.四、單詞拼寫（共10小題,每小題1分,滿分10分）46.Iheardthesoundofab________ringinginthedistance.47.Tomi