山东省济宁市十五中2024-2025学年九年级上学期开学考考试英语试题

2023-2024学年度第一学期开学测试 九年级英语 考试时间:40分钟 总分:100分 一、阅读理解(40分) A Qingming, literally (字面上) means “clear and bright”. It is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China. After the festival, the temperature rises and rainfall increases. And then farmer begin to grow crops. Qingming Festival falls on April 4 this year. As a festival, Qingming is believed to have a history of about 2,500 years. The most important tradition of Qingming is to honor ancestors and remember the dead family members. So Qingming is also called Tomb-Sweeping Day. When sweeping the graves, people pray, clean the tombstones and burn offerings, usually paper money, paper clothes, paper houses and now even a paper phone. Lots of ancient poets expressed their sad feelings with words.One of the most famous poems describing the festival was the poem Qingming by Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty as follows : A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day; The mourner’ s heart is going to break on his way.“Where can a wine shop be found to drown my sad hours?” A cowherd points to a cot amid apricot flowers. Some traditions of Qingming have brought such problems as traffic jams and air pollution or even forest fires. As part of a greener Qingming campaign, people have been encouraged to pay respect to their ancestors and dead family members online, or burn less or no paper money to protect the environment. 1.The weather will_____ after Qingming. A.be much warmer B. rain heavily C.be snowy D.be windy 2.When is Qingming Festival this year? A.On April 1. B. On April 2. C. On April 3. D.On April 4. 3.The underlined word “offerings” means A. things for children B things for the poor C gifts for the dead D. gifts for the old 4.What does the third paragraph mainly tell us? A.The life of Du Mu. B. Poems about the festival. C.Sad feelings of people. D.Poets in Tang Dynasty. 5.The greener Qingming campaign encourages people to honor the dead ______. A. at home B.in the open air C. on the Internet D. by the forests B Appreciating where you live 欣赏你住的地方 I've always thought my house is in the worst possible place. I live on the edge of town.My little community of twenty-something houses is about 800 meters away from any other community. Every night, my parents drive home along a rather lonely,forest-lined road to get home. It's hard for me to carpool with classmates and their parents. But yesterday,I found it is fantastic to live where I do. Yesterday, the whole state of New Jersey, where I live, experienced a snowstorm. When I woke up in the morning, my backyard was a blanket of snow. Everything seemed so clean, as if nature had decided to cover everything and started anew. As I stood by the glass door to have a look, a family of deer galloped past my yard. It was like a scene taken out of Bambi! But that was just the beginning. My family keeps a package of bird feed next to the porch. Every now and then, my mom leaves some feed on the porch for birds to eat.Later that day,while I was eating lunch,I noticed a flash of red in front of the window.Two of the most brilliant cardinals sat on two wooden posts outside my window, pecking away at grains of feed.Their bright red coats stood in contrast to the whiteness outside. The scene took my breath away. When my parents came home that night,I reported to them my findings from the day.“You know," my mom said, "If we lived anywhere else, you wouldn't be able to see any of this." She was right. I always dreamed of living and working in a large city when I grow up. But now,I also cherish the quiet beauty that a suburban backyard offers. 6.Why did the writer use to think his house was in the worst possible place? A.Because it was too big. B. Because it was too small. C.Because it was too far away. D.Because it was too close to a store 7. What happened in New Jersey the day before? A.It rained heavily in the morning . B. There was a snowstorm in the whole state. C. The sky was clear and the sun was shining. D.There was a thunderstorm in the afternoon. 8.How does the writer feel about where he lives now? A.He thinks his house is in the worst possible place. B.He is indifferent about where he lives. C.He cherishes the quiet beauty that his suburban backyard offers. D.He is planning to move to a larger city. 9.When did the writer realize that living in the suburbs had its benefits? A.When it was hard for them to carpool with classmates. B.When their parents drove home on a lonely, forest-lined road. C.When they saw a family of deer on their street. D. When their mom reminded them that they would not see these things if they lived in a city. 10.Where did the writer watch the deer run by? A.In the forest B.Along the lonely road. C.On the window. D. Behind the community. C Mr . White is sixty years old . He always talks about how fast things have changed , and he often says that life in the past w as better than it is these days . Now cities are full of cars . Some families even have two or more cars , so parking is be coming a big problem . The traffic（交通） in so me cities is getting worse and worse , too . Ca r drivers drive so fast that there are more traffic accidents . More and more people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down . Mr . White often sees people in the restaurant eating face to face while looking at their own mobile phones . He thinks it is strange that they don ' t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal . Some of them even have fun chatting （闲聊） with others on the phone . Most families own computers now . A study found that children use the Internet more and more . The number of children using the Internet has grown by three times in the past three years . Mr . White ' s grandson is a middle school student . He often stays up late playing computer games on the Internet . He falls a sleep in the early hours of the morning and s pends less time doing homework . His teacher told Mr . White that his grandson failed(失败） another test . Mr . White got very angry with him . Mr . white thinks that life was simple and happy , but now it has changed a lot . 11. What does Mr . White think of the life now ? A . He thinks the life now is very simple . B . He thinks the life now is worse than it was . C . He thinks the life is the same as it was . D . He thinks the life now is more comfortable . 12. Why do people say nothing face to face during a meal ? A . Because they don ' t sit opposite each other . B . Because they are busy in looking at their phones . C . Because it is strange . D . Because they don ' t know each other. 13.Which statement is WRONG according to the passage ? A . Mr . White has his own computer now . B . Mr . White ' s grandson often plays computer games . C . Some people like chatting with others on the phone . D . The traffic in some cities is getting worse and worse . 14.What changes have happened according to the passage ? ① Most families own computers .② There are more shared bikes now . ③ Accidents happen more often .④ Some families have two or more cars . A.①②③ B.①②④ C.②③④ D.①③④ 15. What can we infer （推测） from the passage ? A . Mr . White is a worker in a factory . B . Mr . White ' s grandson is not interested in the Internet . C . Mr . White is worried about his grandson . D . Mr . White likes today ' s life more than that of the old days . D Rose is my good friend. She told me that she would come to Japan for vacation in July. But she was very upset. She said she didn't t know what to do in Japanese restaurants. I had to ask her to understand these table manners and tell her what to do in the restaurant. Some restaurants in Japan have tatami floor (榻榻米地板).When you step in a restaurant,you must take off your shoes. When you sit at the table, you will receive a small wet cloth (布) at most Japanese restaurants. Use this to wash your hands before eating, then carefully fold (折叠) it and put it on the table. Don't use it as a napkin, or to touch any part of your face. Before and after a meal, it is important to say traditional thank-you words. You can make a little noise when you eat. For example, it is common to make some slurping noises while eating noodles. Japanese can say it tastes better if you slurp. For sushi, you should eat up. it is polite to lift small bowls of rice or soup when you eat. After you finish your meal, it is good manners to restore (复原) all your dishes to the way they were at the beginning of the meal. For example, you can put chopsticks back on the chopsticks shelf. i think these manners are helpful to her. 16. Why is Rose upset? A.Because she doesn't t have a passport. B. Because the ticket price is too expensive C.Because she doesn't t understand Japanese. D.Because she doesn’t know Japanese table manners. 17. What must Rose take off when she steps on tatami floor? A. Her socks B. Her coat. C. Her shoes. D. Her cap. 18. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to (指代)? A. The restaurant. B. The wet cloth. C. The table. D. The bowl. 19. Which of the following are good table manners in Japan? ① eat the whole sushi ②) make noises all the time ③ lift small bowls of rice on the table ④put the chopsticks on the bowl after dinner ⑤ say traditional phrases of thanks before eating A.①③⑤ B.①③④ C.②③④ D.①②③ 20. What is the text mainly about? A. How to pay in a Japanese restaurant. B. How to order in a Japanese restaurant C. Rose's plan for her travelling to Japan D. Table manners in a Japanese restaurant 二、单词拼写与运用。(20分) 1. Some students in our class like to read _______(小说) and they even read them in class 2.-Who are those people?-They are my _______(亲戚). 3.Seeing the Chinese soldiers, the enemies ran away in all of the (方向). 4.We Chinese are so p_______ of the successful launch of Shenzhou-16. 5.The bottle is made of g_______.It breaks easily. 6.You will be ________(惩罚) if you are found copying others’ homework. 7.My 6-year-old brother was _______(鼓励) to go to school on his own. 8.My e-mail a_______ is Jackie@163.com. 9.There is a delicious s______coming from the kitchen.Is Mom cooking fish? 10. The Olympic gold medal winner Quan Hongchan is our p______ without doubt. 三、语法填空(20分) Like most other things, a book is the result of thousands of years of human invention. First, the invention of writing came out 1________(probable) about 5, 500 years ago. With writing, people did not have to remember everything in their heads. They could communicate with people that they never 2______ (see) and share their knowledge with future generations.Later, the Greeks were well-known for their literature and science,3______ their "books" looked very different from the books of today. They were called scrolls(卷轴). They were difficult to use. About 2, 000 years ago, books with lots of 4_______(page) were invented. For more than 5________ thousand years, the pages of books were made from animals' skin.That changed in the 6_______(thirteen) century, when Europeans learned about a very useful Chinese invention-paper.But the biggest change 7______ books in Europe came in 1439, when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. Before that, books in Europe were copied by hand, so they were very expensive. Many more people 8______(afford) the books that were produced on a printing press. These days it is difficult to imagine a world without books. But human 9_______(invent) does not stop. Every year, more stories10_______(bring) as e-books and read on a screen. 四、任务型阅读理解(20分) Helen has always been interested in helping her community (社区). Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school. When she was a school teacher, she also found time to volunteer. After she retired (退休), she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was older,he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading. She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community. She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published (出版). Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren. After a strong storm hit some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre.One day Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees (难民)who needed to learn English. She met once a week with Sahra, a 38-year-old woman from Somalia. Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life. In the end, they wrote a book together and used the photos in the book. This helped Sahra learn many new words about her everyday life. Helen says,“The real value of my volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help .They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs.” 1.When did Helen first volunteer for the American Red Cross? 2. What did Helen do just after she retired? 3.Why was Ann excited when her book got published? 4.Why did Helen give Sahra a camera? 5.请将划线句子翻译成汉语 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$