精品解析：山东省烟台莱州市（五四制）2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2023—2024学年度第一学期期中学业水平测试 初四英语试题 注意事项: 1. 本试卷共90分; 考试时间100分钟。考试结束后, 请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 2. 答题前、务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号填写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置上。 3. 选择题选出答案后, 用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑; 如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其它答案标号。 4. 非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答, 答案必须写在答题卡指定区域内相应位置; 如需改动, 先划掉原来的答案, 然后再写上新的答案; 不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。 5. 在试卷上和答题卡指定区域外的答案无效。 第一部分阅读理解（共两节, 满分35分） 第一节（共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分） 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。 A There is nothing wrong with having an accent (口音). In fact, most native English speakers won’t care if you do. You should feel confident about your accent! But as you improve your language abilities, losing your accent might be something you’ve started to think about. And, if you’re entering the workforce in an English speaking environment, it is important to get your pronunciation to a level that native speakers can understand without difficulty. So, here, we’re looking at some tips to help you sound like a native speaker. Speak slowly and clearly Pay close attention to getting your words out clearly and speaking slowly as you go. When your pronunciation gets better, you can speed up your speaking speed. Learn the schwa skillfully The schwa is a vowel which sounds like “uh”. English speakers pronounce many other vowel sounds as the schwa. Learning when to exchange them can make your English sound more natural. Use “He” and “She” correctly Make sure that you call men “he” and women “she”. If you mix them up, it can be confusing (混淆的) for your listeners and it is a giveaway that you are not a native speaker. Fall tone and rise tone fluently In English, the meaning of what you say can change based on the way you say it. Make sure to work on your falling and rising tones so that your meaning is communicated clearly. Learning how to sound like a native speaker can be a hard task. But it’s something you’ll have to do on your language learning journey. If you want to improve your pronunciation, the tips above will be of great value to you. 1. What should you do to make your Eng