精品解析：湖南省常德市澧县2022-2023学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

2022年下学期期中考试试题卷 九年级英语 考生注意：1. 请将答案填涂或填写在答题卡上，填写在试题卷上的无效。 2. 本试题卷本学科试卷共8页，三大部分，满分100分，考试时量90分钟。 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 阅读技能（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下面五篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。 A Compass It was a great gift to the world from ancient China. Before it was invented, sailors had to depend on the stars to find direction. After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel. And many new discoveries were made with the help of it. Gunpowder It was one of the greatest inventions. It is said that in the 3rd century a Chinese man wrote about how to make it. At first, it was used for making fireworks. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, people began to use it in wars. The method of making it was brought to the Arab world and Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries. Paper-making China was the first country in the world to make paper. During the Western Han Dynasty（202 B. C. —9A. D. ）, paper was made in some places in China. It was developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty （25 A. D. —220 A. D. ）by Cai Lun. He made paper with bark, ropes, rags and so on. Before it was invented, the ancient Chinese carved characters on animal bones and stones. They also wrote them on bamboo and wooden sticks. Printing It was developed in 1041-1048 in the Song Dynasty. A man named Bi Sheng carved characters on pieces of clay and wood. Then he put ink on them. After the characters were printed on paper, the pieces of clay or wood could be used again. This technology then spread to Korea, Japan and Europe. It was the basic method at that time. 1. After the _________ was invented, the oceans were open to travel. A. compass B. printing C. gunpowder 2. At first, gunpowder was used for _________. A. finding direction B. making fireworks C. carving characters 3. Printing was developed in the _________. A. Tang Dynasty B. Song Dynasty C. Han Dynasty 4. The best title for the reading material is _________. A. The Four Dynasties of Ancient China B. The Four Great Inventors of Ancient China C. The Four Gre