山西大学附属中学校2022-2023学年上学期九年级英语期末试题

山大附中2022-2023学年第一学期九年级期末试题 一. 补全对话 (Li Yi came back from Xi’an. She bought a gift for her British friend, Amy.) Li Yi: Hey, Amy. Guess what? I bought you a gift from Xi’an. Amy: Wow! 1. Li Yi: It’s a shadow puppet (皮影). 2. Amy: Cool! I’ve never heard of it before. 3. Li Yi: Sure. It is an ancient Chinese art different from common plays. Amy: What’s the difference? Li Yi: The performers stand behind a white screen with lights behind it. Amy: Very special. 4. Li Yi: They move the puppets around and do the voices of the characters. Amy: 5. Can I watch it here? Li Yi: Yes, you’re so lucky. There will be a show next Friday. Let’s watch it together. Amy: Great! I can’t wait. A. Thanks for your invitation. B. What’s it? C. It must be interesting. D. Could you introduce it to me? E. It is used in the shadow puppet play. F. How do the performers act? 二．完形填空 请阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑. A young boy was walking in a forest with his father. At some point, they were stopped by a large tree branch (树枝) on the ground __6__ them. The boy asked his father, “If I try, do you think I could move that branch?” His father replied, “There is no __7__ that you can, if you use all your strength (力量).” The boy tried his best to push and __8__ the branch, but he wasn’t strong enough and he couldn’t move it. He said with __9__, “You were wrong, dad. I can’t move it.” “Try again.” replied his father. Again the boy tried hard. He did his best, __10__ it stood still. “Dad, I can’t do it,” said the boy. Finally his father said, “Son, I advised you to use all your strength, but you didn’t. Why didn’t you ask for my help?” We haven’t used all our strength until we’ve got the strength and __11__ from those who love and surround us. Our real strength lies not in independence, but in interdependence (互相依赖). No single person has all of the strengths and resources needed to do every