辽宁省大连市第九中学2023-2024学年九年级下学期开学考试英语试题

九年级英语质量调研卷 （本试卷共45道题 满分90分 考试时间90分钟） 考生注意：所有试题必须在答题卡指定区域内作答，在本试卷上作答无效 第一部分 选择题（共50分） 一、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分） 第一节 阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The map gives the general instruction of fire escape (逃跑) in a student accommodation (住所) of a junior high school. The layout (布局) of the accommodation mainly includes bedrooms—with corridors linking (连接) them with stairs and fire exits. The fire escape routes (路线) on the right side can help more students to escape compared with its left. When we come to a new place, we should learn about the escape routes first. 1. Fire Exit A is in the ________ of the student accommodation. A. north B. east C. west D. middle 2. The lift is ________ the restroom. A. in front of B. next to C. across from D. behind 3. How many possible fire escape routes are there for students to escape from the fire? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 4. What can we know from this text? A. Fire Exit A is beside Meeting Point 2. B. Fire Exit B is next to the west stairs. C. The left fire escape route helps fewer students to escape. D. Students come from the lift can use Fire Exit A to escape. B How do you greet your friends? People from different cultures may have different answers: shaking hands, nodding, kissing...But have you ever wondered how animals “say hello” to others? We know how similar chimpanzees (黑猩猩) are to humans. It’s no surprise that their greetings are also close to ours. Chimpanzees usually greet each other with a hand touch, a hug or sometimes a kiss. Some of them can also communicate through simple sign language (手语). Some animals seldom make loud sounds, for example, giraffes. Male giraffes often use their necks to greet each other. Their necks can reach up to two meters. When two giraffes meet, they may “shake” their necks and rub (摩擦) them against each other. This is to feel how strong and tall the other is. Dolphins greet one another with whistles (哨叫声). They can hear other dolphins from many kilometers away. Every d