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赣州经开区九年级英语期中测试卷 一、听力测试（本大题共20小题, 每小题1分, 共20分） A）请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项上涂黑。听完每段对话后, 你将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题, 每段对话读两遍。 1. Where is the man going? A. To a school. B. To a library C. To a bookstore. 2. What's the woman's mother? A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. An actress. 3. How does the man feel? A. He feels hungry. B. He feels thirsty. C. He feels ill. 4. How much did the boy pay? A. 200 yuan. B. 100 yuan. C. 50 yuan. 5. What does Sue mean? A. They will play football tomorrow. B. They will play volleyball tomorrow. C. They won't play football or volleyball tomorrow. B）请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听每段对话前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟; 听完后, 各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 请听第1段对话, 回答第6、7小题。 6. What will they buy for their father? A. A T-shirt. B. A tie. C. A wallet. 7. When will they meet? A. At 5:02. B. At 5:12. C. At 5:20. 请听第2段对话, 回答第8、9小题。 8. What did the girl use to do after school every day? A. Play tennis. B. Play baseball. C. Play Ping-Pong. 9. What didn't the boy use to worry about? A. Grades. B. Tests. C. His homework. 请听第3段对话, 回答第10至第12小题。 10. Where is the girl from? A. America. B. Australia. C. England. 11. Why does the girl come to China? A. To see her parents. B. To go traveling. C. To find a job. 12. What will the girl do next year? A. She will work in China. B. She will work in Japan. C. She will stay in her own country. 请听第4段对话, 回答第13至第15小题。 13. Why is the boy late? A. Because of a bad headache. B. Because of heavy traffic. C Because of getting up late. 14. How many languages can the new student speak? A. Three. B. Five. C. Four. 15. What can we get from the conversation? A. They are going to learn languages. B. They are going to go to England. C. They are going to see a movie. C）请听下面1段独白, 根据独白内容完成下列句子, 每个空格不超过3个单词。将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置。听独白前你将有 50 秒的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。 16. To write a________________ for study. 17. First, everyone has to hand in homework before________________. 18. Second, don't forget to________________ all the books on the last page. 19. Lastly, make it________________ for the teacher to read. 20. Please use page numbers so that the teacher can________________ find the information. 二、单项填空（8分）（本大题共8小题, 每小题1分, 共8分） 请阅读下面各小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. ——What is the of your excellent spoken English? ——Practice makes perfect! A. result B. influence C. duty D. secret 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你的极好的英语口语的秘密是什么？——熟能生巧。 A. result结果； B. influence 影响； C. duty 职责； D. secret秘密；根据Practice makes perfect!可知是秘密；故选D 2. The writer ________ his first novel in his forties but he couldn’t write any after that. A. completes B. have completed C. completed D. will complete 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个作家在他四十多岁的时候完成了他的第一部小说，但是在那之后他再也不能写作了。 考查一般过去时。completes一般现在时；have completed现在完成时；completed一般过去时；will complete一般将来时。根据句中时间标志词“in his forties”并结合语境可知，时态为一般过去时，所以动词应用过去式形式，“complete”变为“completed”。故选C。 3. —When I come back from work, I prefer to listen to some soft music. —That’s a good way to help you get ________. A. excited B. nervous C. relaxed D. worried 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——当我下班回来之后，我更喜欢听一些轻音乐。——那是一个帮助你放松的好方式。 考查形容词辨析。excited令人兴奋的；nervous紧张的；relaxed放松的；worried担心的。根据第一句“When I come back from work, I prefer to listen to some soft music.”可知，听轻音乐的目的是想要在下班之后放松。“relaxed”即“放松的”符合句意。故选C。 4. We all know that learning a foreign language well ________ time and hard work. A. repeats B. requires C. reports D. refuses 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们都知道学好一门外语需要时间和努力。 考查动词辨析。repeats重复；requires需要；reports报道；refuses拒绝。根据“learning a foreign language well…time and hard work.”可知，学好一门外语需要时间和努力。故选B。 5. —The number of pandas________ year by year. —It’s really great. A. is increasing B. was increasing C. had increased D. increased 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——熊猫的数量一年年在增加。——这真是太好了。 考查现在进行时。is increasing现在进行时；was increasing过去进行时；had increased过去完成时；increased一般过去时。根据“year by year”可知，这是表示一种趋势，描述的是一个逐步进行的过程，应用现在进行时态。故选A。 6. —Clara, listen to the song and see ________ you can remember the words. —OK. I will give it a try. A. if B. which C. what D. how. 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——Clara听这首歌然后看看你是否能记住单词。——好的，我尝试一下。 考查宾语从句引导词。if是否；which哪个；what什么；how如何。根据“you can remember the words.”以及“listen to the song and see”前后是两个句子，可知see后面是宾语从句；根据答语“I will give it a try”可知表达是否能记住单词。故选A。 7. —It is said that light and bright colors make people________. —It’s true. And I also feel happy when I am in a house like that. A. more active B. the most active C. less active D. the least active 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——据说浅色和亮色使人更加活跃。——确实是。并且当我在那样的房间里我感到非常开心。 考查形容词比较级。根据“And I also feel happy when I am in a house like that”这样的房间里感到非常开心，可知是更加活跃，用形容词比较级，部分双音节词比较级前加more。故选A。 8. Not only cancer but also heart and lung diseases ________ by smoking. A. influence B. are influenced C. will be influenced D. will influence 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：不仅癌症，而且心脏病和肺部疾病也受到吸烟的影响。 考查被动语态。根据空后“by smoking”并结合语境可知，该空应用一般现在时的被动语态。结合句中“Not only...but also...”可知，应遵循就近原则，be动词用“are”，所以该空应用“are influenced”。故选B。 三、完形填空（本大题共26小题, 每小题1分, 共26分） A）请阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Here is the car of the future! This car is very ____9____ from today’s cars—it is silent and clean. Today’s cars have wheels, ____10____ this one does not. It moves like a snail (蜗牛), but much ____11____ than a snail! This car will use electricity ____12____ gasoline (汽油). It can be recharged (充电) very ____13____ from chargers built into the road. It will also be very easy to ____14____. In fact, you won’t need to drive it because it will drive ____15____. You will just need to tell the computer “Go to X” and the car will go there. Also, it will ____16____ your destination (目的地) very quickly, much faster than today’s cars. It will also be very safe and comfortable. Now scientists are making new materials for the surfaces of ____17____. Eighty years from now, perhaps sooner, some ____18____ roads will have solar energy panels (太阳能板). They will store this ____19____ under the road and some cars will be able to use it. However, you will probably ____20____ drive a “snail car”, even if you’re over 18 today. This, perhaps, is the car of the year 2100 and your grandchildren will maybe drive it. Driving will be nice in the 22nd century! No ____21____, no traffic jams, and no stress. Scientists have lots of ____22____ about cars of the future. It must be very interesting to see these ideas ____23____. 9. A. valuable B. popular C. different D. expensive 10. A. and B. but C. or D. so 11. A. faster B. cleaner C. cheaper D. quieter 12. A. instead of B. thanks to C. because of D. as for 13. A. slowly B. loudly C. carefully D. quickly 14. A. take B. plan C. drive D. stop 15. A. yourself B. himself C. herself D. itself 16. A. find B. reach C. pass D. stay 17. A. cars B. roads C. wheels D. batteries 18. A. big B. ordinary C. new D. beautiful 19. A. oil B. electricity C. air D. energy 20. A. only B. seldom C. never D. ever 21. A. situation B. pollution C. population D. protection 22. A. ideas B. ways C. experiments D. activities 23. A. give up B. put off C. make sure D. come true 【答案】9. C 10. B 11. A 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. C 21. B 22. A 23. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了未来的汽车。 【9题详解】 句意：这辆车与今天的汽车大不相同——它既安静又干净。 valuable有价值的；popular受欢迎的；different不同的；expensive昂贵的。根据“it is silent and clean.”以及后文内容可知，这辆车与今天的汽车大不相同，故选C。 【10题详解】 句意：今天的汽车有轮子，但这辆没有。 and并且；but但是；or或者；so所以。根据分析句子“Today’s cars have wheels, …this one does not.”可知，前后构成转折关系，所以应该填入but，转折连词，意为“但是”符合语境。故选B。 【11题详解】 句意：它像蜗牛一样移动，但比蜗牛快得多！ faster更快的；cleaner更干净的；cheaper更便宜的；quieter更安静的。根据前一句“It moves like a snail (蜗牛)”，结合选项可知，此处应该表达但比蜗牛快得多。故选A。 【12题详解】 句意：这辆汽车将用电代替汽油。 instead of 而不是；thanks to幸亏；because of由于；as for至于，关于。根据后文“It can be recharged (充电) very…from chargers built into the road.”，结合选项可知，此处应该表达这辆汽车将用电代替汽油。故选A。 【13题详解】 句意：它可以通过道路内置的充电器快速充电。 slowly缓慢地；loudly大声地；carefully小心地；quickly快速地。根据“It can be recharged (充电) very…from chargers built into the road.”，结合选项可知，此处应该指的是快速充电。故选D。 【14题详解】 句意：驾驶起来也会很轻松。 take拿走；plan计划；drive驾驶；stop停止根据后文“In fact, you won’t need to drive it because it will drive…”，结合选项可知，此处应该表达驾驶起来也会很轻松。故选C。 【15题详解】 句意：事实上，你不需要驾驶它，因为它会自动驾驶。 yourself你自己；himself他自己；herself她自己；itself它自己。根据“you won’t need to drive it”可知，此处应该指的是自动驾驶，drive itself“自动驾驶”。故选D。 【16题详解】 句意：而且，它会很快到达你目的地，比现在的汽车快得多。 find发现；reach到达，抵达；pass路过，通过；stay呆在。根据横线后“your destination (目的地) very quickly”，结合选项可知，此处指的是很快到达你的目的地。故选B。 【17题详解】 句意：科学家正在为路面制造新材料。 cars汽车；roads路；wheels轮子；batteries电池。根据前文内容，结合选项可知，此处应该指的是正在为路面制造新材料。故选B。 【18题详解】 句意：从现在起80年后，也许更快，一些新的道路将有太阳能电池板。 big大的；ordinary普通的；new新的；beautiful美丽的。根据“Eighty years from now, perhaps sooner, some… roads will have solar energy panels (太阳能板).”，结合选项可知，此处应该表达一些新的道路将有太阳能电池板。故选C。 【19题详解】 句意：他们会把这能量储存在路面下，一些汽车就可以使用。 oil油；electricity电；air空气；energy能量。根据前文“Eighty years from now, perhaps sooner, some…roads will have solar energy panels (太阳能板).”以及“They will store this…under the road and some cars will be able to use it.”，结合选项可知，此处应该指的是储存能量。故选D。 【20题详解】 句意：然而，你可能永远也不会开“蜗牛车”，即使你今天已经过了18岁。 only仅仅；seldom很少；never从不；ever曾经。根据后文“This, perhaps, is the car of the year 2100 and your grandchildren will maybe drive it.”可知，此处应该表达你可能永远也不会开“蜗牛车”，即使你今天已经过了18岁。故选C。 【21题详解】 句意：没有污染，没有交通堵塞，没有压力。 situation情况；pollution污染；population人口；protection保护。根据横线后“jams, and no stress.”，结合选项可知，此处应该指的是没有污染。故选B。 【22题详解】 句意：科学家们对未来的汽车有很多想法。 ideas主意，想法；ways方法；experiments实验；activities活动。根据后文“It must be very interesting to see these ideas…”可知，此处指的是想法。故选A。 【23题详解】 句意：看到这些想法实现一定很有趣。 give up放弃；put off推迟；make sure确保；come true实现。根据“It must be very interesting to see these ideas…”，结合选项可知，此处应该表达看到这些想法实现一定很有趣。故选D。 B）选词填空 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，并将答案填到答题卡的相应位置，每个词限用一次。 drive far watched cold hour although goal former offer land hardly Keep Your Goals in Sight When she looked ahead , Florence Chadwick saw nothing but fog (雾). She felt so tired. She had been swimming for nearly sixteen ____24____ . Already she was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions. Now, at the age of 34, she wanted to be the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast. On that fourth of July morning in 1952, the sea was cold and the fog was so heavy that she could ____25____ see her support boats. Sharks swam to her, only to ____26____ away by gun shots. Against the cord sea water, she swam on, hour after hour, while millions ____27____ on national television. Alongside Florence in one of the boats, her mother and her coach ____28____ her encouragement. They told her it wasn’t much ____29____. But all she could see was fog. They encouraged her not to give up. She had never given up until then. With only a half mile to go, she asked others to pull her out. She told a reporter, “Look, I’m not excusing myself, but if I could have seen ____30____ I might have made it. ” It was not the ____31____ water or tiredness that beat her. It was the fog. She was unable to see her ____32____. Two months later, she tried again. She knew that somewhere behind that fog was land and this time she made it ____33____ was very foggy. Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel, breaking the ____34____ record by two hours! 【答案】24. hours 25. hardly 26. be driven 27. watched 28. offered 29. farther 30. land 31. cold 32. goal 33. although 34 former 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了 Florence Chadwick 横渡海峡的经历，告诉我们千万不要轻易放弃。 【24题详解】 句意：她已经游了将近十六个小时。根据“She had been swimming for nearly sixteen...”可知，指的是16个小时，hour“小时”，此处填可数名词复数。故填hours。 【25题详解】 句意：在 1952 年 7 月 4 日的那个早晨，海水很冷，雾非常大，以至于她几乎看不见她的支援船。根据“the fog was so heavy that she could...see her support boats.”可知，指的是几乎看不到，hardly“几乎不”，符合语境。故填hardly。 【26题详解】 句意：鲨鱼游向她，却被枪声吓跑。根据“only to...away by gun shots”可知，是鲨鱼被枪声吓跑，此处用被动语态be done形式，动词不定式作后面接be动词原形。故填be driven。 【27题详解】 句意：她在汹涌的海水中一个小时又一个小时地游着，而数百万的人在国家电视台上观看。根据“while millions ... on national television”可知，指的是数百万人观看，时态是一般过去时。故填watched。 【28题详解】 句意：在其中的一艘船上，弗洛伦斯的母亲和教练在她身旁给她提供鼓励。根据“her mother and her coach ... her encouragement. ”可知，offer sb. sth.表示 “给某人提供某物”，时态是一般过去时。故填offered。 【29题详解】 句意：他们告诉她不是很远。根据“much...”可知，much后面接形容词比较级，far的比较级是farther。故填farther。 【30题详解】 句意：她告诉一名记者：“看啊，我不是在为我自己找借口，但如果我能看到陆地，我可能就成功了。” 根据“I might have made it”可知，指的是看到陆地，land“陆地”，不可数名词表泛指。故填land。 【31题详解】 句意：打败她的不是冷水，也不是疲劳。根据“ the ...water ”可知，指的是冷水，cold“冷的”，形容词作定语。故填cold。 【32题详解】 句意：是雾的原因。她无法看到自己的目标。根据“It was the fog.”可知，在雾中无法看到目标，goal“目标”，符合语境。故填goal。 【33题详解】 句意：她知道在那雾的后面某个地方就是陆地了，这一次她成功了，尽管还是有很大的雾。根据“somewhere behind that fog was land and this time she made it ... was very foggy.”可知，尽管有雾，但她依旧能成功，此处是although引导的让步状语从句。故填although。 【34题详解】 句意：弗洛伦斯·查德威克成为第一位游过卡特琳娜海峡的女性，将此前的纪录缩短了两小时！根据“breaking the...record”可知，指的是打破之前的记录，former“之前的”，形容词作定语。故填former。 四、阅读理解（本大题共23小题, 每小题2分, 共46分） A）请阅读下面短文, 根据短文所给内容从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Are you interested in helping your kids take up a new hobby? Here are some ideas for you. Gardening Gardening not only allows your kids to get their hands dirty but also makes them quiet. It can provide a good way to work out.You don’t even need to have an outdoor space of your own, because community gardens will work just fine. Bread-making Bread-making is a hands-on activity. Kids get excited to make something they like. Also, they learn some simple cooking skills. Most importantly, you get closer to your kids while spending time doing something fun. Calligraphy书法 Chinese calligraphy is beautiful handwriting. It is done with a special brush or pen. This hobby will improve your kids’ handwriting, hand-controlling skills and help them focus better. Paper-folding Paper-folding is special. It helps to improve your kids’ hand-controlling and creative thinking skills. It also saves money because there are a lot of videos online to teach your kids for free. 35. Gardening ________ . A. requires a private garden B. provides a good way to work out C. teaches kids to save money D. helps kids keep their hands clean 36. What can improve kids’ creative thinking skills? ________ A. Gardening. B. Bread-making. C. Calligraphy. D. Paper-folding. 37. The passage is written for________. A. teachers B. students C. parents D. visitors 【答案】35. B 36. D 37. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要向家长介绍了帮助孩子培养新的爱好的方法，并给出了一些建议。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一个格“It can provide a good way to work out.”可知，它可以提供一种很好的锻炼方式。故选B。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一个格“Paper-folding is special. It helps to improve your kids’ hand-controlling and creative thinking skills.”可知，折纸是特别的。它有助于提高你的孩子的手控制和创造性思维能力。故选D。 【37题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Are you interested in helping your kids take up a new hobby?”可知，你有兴趣帮助你的孩子培养新的爱好吗？这篇文章是写给家长的。故选C。 B Chinese sprinter (短跑运动员) Su Bingtian won the men’s 100m semifinal (半决赛) during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on August1, 2021. He finally achieved his goal in his third Olympic Games. He had already run below 10 seconds in 100m competitions twice that year. He finished the preliminary race (预赛) at 10.05 seconds. Su Bingtian set a new Asian record with a time of 9.83 seconds in the men’s 100-meter semifinal at the Tokyo Olympics to become the first Chinese sprinter to qualify (取得资格) for the men’s 100-meter final of the Olympics. He also became the first Asian athlete to reach the Olympic final of the event since the digital timer (数字计时器) was introduced. Though he did not win a medal, Su was a star in Tokyo. First, he set a new Asian record of 9.83 seconds in the men’s 100m semifinal, becoming the first Chinese sprinter to reach the final of the event at the Olympics. Then Su finished sixth in the final, which was also a history-making performance. After that, Su joined in the men’s 4×100m relay event and again made the final and finished fourth in the final. Su Bingtian would be the flag-bearer (旗手) of the Chinese delegation at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. “This will be my second time to attend the closing ceremony. The first time was in the last Olympic Games,” Su told China Media Group. 38. The passage is probably a(n) ________. A. folk story B. science fiction C. instruction D. report 39. How much did Su improved from the preliminary race to the semifinal? A. 0.22 seconds. B. 10.05 seconds. C. 0.18 seconds. D. 9.83 seconds. 40. Put Su’s achievements in the correct time order. a. Winning the men’s 100m semifinal. b. Finishing sixth in the men’s 100m final. c. Finishing the preliminary race at 10.05 seconds. d. Finishing fourth in the men’s 4×100m relay event. A. d—a—c—b B. c—a—b—d C. c—d—a—b D. a—c—b—d 41. What can we infer from Paragraph 2? A. Asian athletes did quite well in men’s 100m race. B. Su won the final of the men’s 100m race at 9.83 seconds. C. Su was the first Chinese athlete to finish the men’s 100m final at the Olympics. D. Chinese sprinters have entered the final of the men’s 100m race before. 42. What’s the meaning of the underline word “ceremony” in paragraph 4? A. 典礼 B. 资格 C. 友谊 D. 创新 【答案】38. D 39. A 40. B 41. C 42. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要介绍了我国短跑运动员苏炳添坚持刻苦训练，不断的超越自己，并最终在东京奥运会上取得优异的成绩，创造了新的亚洲纪录。 【38题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章可知，本文主要介绍了我国短跑运动员苏炳添坚持刻苦训练，不断的超越自己，并最终在东京奥运会上取得优异的成绩，创造了新的亚洲纪录。由此可知本文可能是一篇报道。故选D。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“He finished the preliminary race at 10.05 seconds.”和第二段“Su Bingtian set a new Asian record with a time of 9.83 seconds in the men’s 100-meter semifinal at the Tokyo Olympics...”可知，苏炳添在男子100米比赛中以9.83秒的成绩创造了新的亚洲纪录，而他在预赛时是10.05秒，从预赛到男子100米比赛进步了0.22秒。故选A。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“He finished the preliminary race (预赛) at 10.05 seconds.”可知，男子100米预赛中苏炳添跑了10.05秒（对应c）；根据第一段“Chinese sprinter (短跑运动员) Su Bingtian won the men’s 100m semifinal (半决赛)”可知，苏炳添赢得了男子一百木半决赛（对应a）；根据第三段“Then Su finished sixth in the final”可知，男子100米决赛中苏炳添是第六名（对应b）；根据“After that, Su joined in the men’s 4×100m relay event and again made the final and finished fourth in the final.”可知，在男子4x100米接力赛决赛中，苏炳添获得第四名（对应d）。故选B。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Su Bingtian ... to become the first Chinese sprinter to qualify (取得资格) for the men’s 100-meter final of the Olympics.”可知，苏炳田成为第一位获得奥运会男子百米决赛资格的中国短跑运动员，即第一位在奥运会上完成男子100米决赛的中国运动员。故选C。 【42题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“Su Bingtian would be the flag-bearer (旗手) of the Chinese delegation at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.”并结合选项可知，苏炳添在闭幕式上担任旗手，ceremony的意思是“典礼”。故选A。 C Can plants talk? Modern research has found something amazing: they do communicate with each other. It has been known for some time that plants use chemicals to communicate with each other. This happens when a plant gets attacked by insects. The plant gives out chemicals from the leaves that are being eaten. This is like a warning, or a call for help: “I’m being attacked!” When another plant gets the chemicals, it starts to give out its own, different chemicals. Some of these chemicals drive insects away. Others attract the wasps（黄蜂; 蜜蜂）! The wasps kill the insects that are eating the plants. Scientists hope to learn more about this plant warning system, so that we can use it to grow more crops. More surprisingly, plants also use sound to communicate. People can’t hear these sounds; but plants are making them. Some plants make noises with their roots. Corn and chili plants do this. Some trees make clicking noises when there is not enough water. Most surprisingly of all, plants have an amazing system of communication that can link nearly every plant in a forest. Scientists call this system the “wood wide web” . The wood wide web is linked underground by fungi（霉菌）. It links the roots of different plants to each other. It is in some ways similar to the Internet we use. Using the wood wide web, plants can share information and even food with each other. However, it may lead to bad effects. Plants may use it to steal food from each other, or spread chemicals to attack other plants. Perhaps one day scientists will learn how to create a “firewall” to help prevent these attacks within the wood wide web. Scientists are learning more every day about the secret ways in which plants talk to each other. Maybe one day we will know enough about plant communication to be able to “talk” with them ourselves. 43. What will plants do when they are attacked by insects? A. They will kill the insects by themselves. B. They will control the wasps to kill the insects. C. They will send out signals to ask for help. D. They will produce chemicals as a warning or a call for help. 44. How are the wood wide web linked by fungi? A. By making noises with their roots. B. By connecting the roots of different plants to each other. C. By sharing food and information with each other. D. By spreading chemicals to each other. 45. What is the writer’s intention of the last paragraph? A. To give people hope for further studies. B. To praise scientists for their great achievements. C. To call on people to protect the plants on Earth. D. To inspire people to communicate with plants. 46. What is the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 47. Which is the best title for the passage? A. The Secret Language of Plants B. The Study about the Plant Warning System C. The Plants that Give Warnings D. Why Scientists Do Research about Plants 【答案】43. D 44. B 45. A 46. B 47. A 【解析】 【分析】文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了研究发现植物会通过化学物质，声音和真菌彼此交流。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据“This happens when a plant gets attacked by insects. The plant gives out chemicals from the leaves that are being eaten. This is like a warning, or a call for help: ‘I’m being attacked!’”当植物受到昆虫攻击时就会发生这种情况。植物从正在被吃掉的叶子中释放出化学物质。这就像是警告，或者求救:“我被攻击了!”可知，当植物受到昆虫攻击时，它们会产生化学物质作为警告或求助信号，故选D。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The wood wide web is linked underground by fungi（霉菌）. It links the roots of different plants to each other.”可知，真菌是通过相互连接不同植物的根来连接“the wood wide web”的，故选B。 【45题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段的信息“Scientists are learning more every day about the secret ways in which plants talk to each other. Maybe one day we will know enough about plant communication to be able to ‘talk’ with them ourselves.”科学家们每天都在更多地了解植物之间的秘密交流方式。也许有一天，我们会对植物的交流有足够的了解，从而能够自己与它们“交谈”。可推知作者是想给人们进一步研究的希望，故选A。 【46题详解】 篇章结构题。通读全文可知，本文第一段主要介绍了植物会说话和交流，第二、三、四段分述了植物主要通过哪几种方式进行交流，第五段又进行了总述给人们对植物进一步研究的希望；因此本文是采用总—分—总的结构来写的，故选B。 【47题详解】 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了研究发现植物会通过化学物质，声音和真菌彼此交流，结合选项，可知A选项“植物的秘密语言”符合题意，故选A。 D On weekends, we often see people flying kites in the park. But do you know the history of kites? Let’s learn about it. ①_________ Kites were once called zhiyuan in North China and yaozi in South China. The name fengzheng came into being during the Five Dynasties. According to a history book, Li Ye, who lived in the Five Dynasties, used to make and fly kites. He once tied a whistle（哨子） which was made of bamboo to the upper part of his kite so that a sound of “zheng” was made when he was flying the kite. The word for wind in Chinese is “feng”, so the word fengzheng came into being. ②_________ How was the kite invented? There are so many different opinions that we don’t know which one is right. But it is widely believed that the earliest kite in the world was made by Mo Di a famous Chinese philosopher （哲学家）who lived about 2, 400 years ago. He spent three years making a bird with wood and successfully made it fly. The “bird” was later regarded as the first kite in the world. Later, he passed on his kite-making skills to Lu Ban. Lu Ban improved the skills of making kites. He made a kite out of bamboo and it could fly in the air for as long as three days. ③_________ Kite-flying became a kind of recreation （娱乐活动） probably in the Tang Dynasty. At first, only the royal family （王室） and people of the highest class flew kites. Later, the paper-made kite was invented. Paper-made kites were cheaper to make and then they were spread quickly among the common people. ④_________ As time went on, people in different countries began to fly kites. The well-known British scientist, Dr. Needham, once described the kite as an important invention that spread to Europe from China in his book. A foreign kite specialist（专家）said, “The invention of the kite led to humans’ dream to fly and the invention of the plane.” 48. What does the underlined word “it” refer to? A. The wooden bird. B. The paper kite. C. The bamboo kite. D. The whistle. 49. What can we get from the third paragraph? A. Lu Ban spent three days making a kite. B. It’s widely believed that the earliest kite was made by Lu Ban. C. Lu Ban learned the skills of making kites from Mo Di. D. Mo Di was famous because he was good at making things. 50. Match the title with each paragraph. a. Why the kite is important b. When the kite was spread to common people in China c. Who usually flies kites d. How the kite was invented e. How the Chinese name of the kite came into being A. ①-e, ②-d, ③-b, ④-a B. ①-c, ②-d, ③-a, ④-b C. ①-e, ②-a, ③-d, ④-c D. ①-c, ②-b, ③-a, ④-e 51. Why did Dr. Needham and the foreign kite specialist think the kite is an important invention? A. Because flying kites is good for our health. B. Because people around the world all like to fly kites. C. Because we can make friends when flying kites. D. Because it gives people the idea of inventing the plane. 52. What’s the theme（主题）of the passage? A. Education. B. Business. C. Music. D. Invention. 【答案】48. A 49. C 50. A 51. D 52. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍风筝的发明历史及名字的由来。 【48题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“He spent three years making a bird with wood and successfully made it fly. ”（他用三年时间用木头做了一只鸟，成功地使它飞了起来。）可知it指的是木制的鸟，故选A。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Later, he passed on his kite-making skills to Lu Ban. Lu Ban improved the skills of making kites. He made a kite out of bamboo and it could fly in the air for as long as three days.”可知鲁班从墨翟那里学到了制作风筝的技巧。故选C。 【50题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Kites were once called zhiyuan in North China and yaozi in South China. The name fengzheng came into being during the Five Dynasties. ”可知①处和风筝名字的起源有关，e符合；根据“How was the kite invented? ”可知②和风筝是如何发明的有关，d符合。结合选项，A选项符合，故选A。 【51题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The invention of the kite led to humans’ dream to fly and the invention of the plane.”可知因为它给了人们发明飞机的想法。故选D。 【52题详解】 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍风筝的发明历史及名字的由来，所以和发明有关，故选D。 B）阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后根据短文内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中, 使其意思通顺、结构完整, 并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。一空一句。 Spelling words correctly usually depends on how we hear a word and how we change what we bear into letters on the page. But how can we become good at spelling? Follow these wise ways below. ____53____ Practice makes perfect. Practicing difficult spellings can help you remember them. The more exposure (接触) you have to them, the more likely they are to stick in your mind. ____54____ You can read the letters out loud, and then cover them up and try to remember them correctly. Why not write words on sticky notes and place them around your house? ____55____ Your deskmate is a good choice because you two can test each other. When you find a spelling mistake your deskmate makes, you are also more likely to remember it. If you are practicing for a spelling test, try to look over the spellings in the days before it. ____56____ It is almost impossible to teach yourself something you don’t know without the help of someone who does know. Teachers and parents will want to help you get spellings right. If you are learning how to spell a word, learn what it means, too. Prepare yourself for the secret to spelling success—Read! ____57____ It will help you learn spelling patterns, rules and exceptions. If you are enjoying yourself, you might not even realize you are learning. A. There are many different ways to practice. B. Getting someone to test you will also help. C. Read different kinds of materials every day. D. You might be surprised at the progress you make. E. Look up the words you don’t know in the dictionary. F. It’s easy to get confused about different spelling rules. G. Ask for help when you find spelling a word really difficult. 【答案】53. D 54. A 55. B 56. G 57. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了正确拼写单词的三种方式。 【53题详解】 根据“Follow these wise ways below”可知，遵循下面这些明智的方法，所以空处与这些方法有关，D选项“你可能会对你取得的进步感到惊讶”符合语境，表明遵循这些方法的结果。故选D。 【54题详解】 根据“You can read the letters out loud, and then cover them up and try to remember them correctly. Why not write words on sticky notes and place them around your house?”可知，介绍了练习的一些方法，所以空处与练习方法有关，A选项“有许多不同的练习方法”符合语境。故选A。 【55题详解】 根据“Your deskmate is a good choice because you two can test each other.”可知，你的同桌是个不错的选择，因为你们俩可以互相测试。所以空处与测试有关，B选项“让别人来测试你也会有所帮助”符合语境。故选B。 【56题详解】 根据“It is almost impossible to teach yourself something you don’t know without the help of someone who does know. Teachers and parents will want to help you get spellings right.”可知，自学一些不了解的知识时，没有他人帮助是不可能完成的，老师和家长会想帮助你拼写正确。所以空处与他人帮助拼写单词有关，G选项“当你发现拼写单词真的很困难时，寻求帮助”符合语境。故选G。 【57题详解】 根据“Prepare yourself for the secret to spelling success—Read!”可知，为拼写成功的秘诀做好准备——阅读，所以空处与阅读有关，C选项“每天阅读不同种类的材料”符合语境。故选C。 五、补全对话（本大题共5小题, 每小题1分, 共5分） 请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容下而从七个选项中选择五个填入空白处， 使对话通顺、合理、意思完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。一空一句。 A: What beautiful pictures! B: No, they’re not pictures. They are stamps. A: Stamps? ____58____ B: For posting letters. A: ____59____ B: More than 700 of them. A: ____60____ B: Since l was five years old. A: What are you going to be when you grow up? B: I’m going to be a stamp designer. A: ____61____ B: I’m going to study art really hard and go to an art college. A: ____62____ B: Thank you. A. How nice they are! B. What are they used for? C. How many stamps have you got? D. I hope your dream can come true. E. So how are you going to do that? F. Could you please show them to me? G. How long have you been collecting them? 【答案】58. B 59. C 60. G 61. E 62. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇对话。A和B主要围绕B收集的邮票展开。 【58题详解】 根据“For posting letters.”可知，B回答邮票是用来寄送信件的，因此A应是询问B邮票的用处。选项B“它们用来做什么？”符合语境。故选B。 【59题详解】 根据“More than 700 of them.”可知，B回答超过700个，因此A应是询问B邮票的数量。选项C“你有多少邮票？”符合语境。故选C。 【60题详解】 根据“Since I was five years old.”可知，B回答自从5岁，因此A应是询问B收集这些邮票多长时间了。选项G“你收集这些邮票多久了？”符合语境。故选G。 【61题详解】 根据“I’m going to study art really hard and go to an art college.”可知，B回答我打算努力学习艺术，然后去艺术学院，因此A应是询问B以后准备做什么。选项E“你打算做什么？”符合语境。故选E。 【62题详解】 根据“Thank you.”可知，B回答谢谢，因此A应是对B学习艺术，去艺术学院的梦想表示肯定，选项D“我希望你梦想成真”符合语境。故选D。 六、书面表达（15分） 63. 转眼间，你已经是一名九年级的学生了，你还记得刚升入初中时的样子吗？这几年在你身上发生了哪些变化？你是怎样改变的？请以“How I have changed”为题写一篇英语小短文描述你发生的变化。请你根据下面的要求完成这篇短文。 写作要点： 1. Appearance (外貌)； 2. Personality (性格) ； 3. Hobby； 4. English learning。 要求： 1. 短文应包括所有的写作要点，条理清楚，行文连贯，用上used to结构，可适当发挥； 2. 短文中不能出现真实的人名； 3. 词数 80—120。 How I have changed ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 How I Have Changed As a ninth-grade student, looking back at my past years in junior high school, I realize that I have changed a lot. In terms of appearance, I used to be short and thin, but now I am taller and stronger. My face has also changed, and I have grown some facial hair. As for the personality, I used to be shy and quiet, but now I am more outgoing and confident. I am not afraid to speak in front of others and I enjoy making friends. My hobbies have also changed. I used to love playing video games, but now I am more interested in sports, such as basketball and football. I also enjoy reading books and learning new things. In terms of English learning, I used to find it difficult and I didn’t like it very much. But now I realize the importance of English and I have been working hard to improve my English skills. I read English books, watch English movies, and practice speaking English with my classmates. These changes have made me a better person and I am grateful for them. I believe that I will continue to grow and change in the future. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇记叙文； ②时态：时态为一般现在时和一般过去时； ③提示：写作要点已给出，注意不要遗漏提示中的要点，可适当添加细节，并突出写作要点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，按题目要求填入短文标题“How I Have Changed”。 第二步，根据提示内容描述这几年在外貌，性格，爱好，英语学习方面发生的改变。 [亮点词汇] ①in terms of在……方面 ②such as例如 ③continue to do继续去做某事 [高分句型] ①As a ninth-grade student, looking back at my past years in junior high school, I realize that I have changed a lot.（现在分词作状语） ②I believe that I will continue to grow and change in the future.（that引导的宾语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 赣州经开区九年级英语期中测试卷 一、听力测试（本大题共20小题, 每小题1分, 共20分） A）请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项上涂黑。听完每段对话后, 你将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题, 每段对话读两遍。 1. Where is the man going? A. To a school. B. To a library C. To a bookstore. 2. What's the woman's mother? A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. An actress. 3. How does the man feel? A. He feels hungry. B. He feels thirsty. C. He feels ill. 4. How much did the boy pay? A. 200 yuan. B. 100 yuan. C. 50 yuan. 5. What does Sue mean? A. They will play football tomorrow. B. They will play volleyball tomorrow. C. They won't play football or volleyball tomorrow. B）请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听每段对话前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟; 听完后, 各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 请听第1段对话, 回答第6、7小题。 6. What will they buy for their father? A. A T-shirt. B. A tie. C. A wallet. 7. When will they meet? A. At 5:02. B. At 5:12. C. At 5:20. 请听第2段对话, 回答第8、9小题。 8. What did the girl use to do after school every day? A. Play tennis. B. Play baseball. C. Play Ping-Pong. 9. What didn't the boy use to worry about? A. Grades. B. Tests. C. His homework. 请听第3段对话, 回答第10至第12小题。 10. Where is the girl from? A America. B. Australia. C. England. 11. Why does the girl come to China? A. To see her parents. B. To go traveling. C. To find a job. 12. What will the girl do next year? A. She will work in China. B. She will work in Japan. C. She will stay in her own country. 请听第4段对话, 回答第13至第15小题。 13. Why is the boy late? A. Because of a bad headache. B. Because of heavy traffic. C. Because of getting up late. 14. How many languages can the new student speak? A. Three. B. Five. C. Four. 15 What can we get from the conversation? A. They are going to learn languages. B. They are going to go to England. C. They are going to see a movie. C）请听下面1段独白, 根据独白内容完成下列句子, 每个空格不超过3个单词。将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置。听独白前你将有 50 秒的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。 16. To write a________________ for study. 17. First, everyone has to hand in homework before________________. 18. Second, don't forget to________________ all the books on the last page. 19. Lastly, make it________________ for the teacher to read. 20. Please use page numbers so that the teacher can________________ find the information. 二、单项填空（8分）（本大题共8小题, 每小题1分, 共8分） 请阅读下面各小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. ——What is the of your excellent spoken English? ——Practice makes perfect! A. result B. influence C. duty D. secret 2. The writer ________ his first novel in his forties but he couldn’t write any after that. A. completes B. have completed C. completed D. will complete 3. —When I come back from work, I prefer to listen to some soft music. —That’s a good way to help you get ________. A. excited B. nervous C. relaxed D. worried 4. We all know that learning a foreign language well ________ time and hard work. A. repeats B. requires C. reports D. refuses 5. —The number of pandas________ year by year. —It’s really great. A. is increasing B. was increasing C. had increased D. increased 6. —Clara, listen to the song and see ________ you can remember the words. —OK. I will give it a try. A. if B. which C. what D. how. 7. —It is said that light and bright colors make people________. —It’s true. And I also feel happy when I am in a house like that. A. more active B. the most active C. less active D. the least active 8. Not only cancer but also heart and lung diseases ________ by smoking. A. influence B. are influenced C. will be influenced D. will influence 三、完形填空（本大题共26小题, 每小题1分, 共26分） A）请阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Here is the car of the future! This car is very ____9____ from today’s cars—it is silent and clean. Today’s cars have wheels, ____10____ this one does not. It moves like a snail (蜗牛), but much ____11____ than a snail! This car will use electricity ____12____ gasoline (汽油). It can be recharged (充电) very ____13____ from chargers built into the road. It will also be very easy to ____14____. In fact, you won’t need to drive it because it will drive ____15____. You will just need to tell the computer “Go to X” and the car will go there. Also, it will ____16____ your destination (目的地) very quickly, much faster than today’s cars. It will also be very safe and comfortable. Now scientists are making new materials for the surfaces of ____17____. Eighty years from now, perhaps sooner, some ____18____ roads will have solar energy panels (太阳能板). They will store this ____19____ under the road and some cars will be able to use it. However, you will probably ____20____ drive a “snail car”, even if you’re over 18 today. This, perhaps, is the car of the year 2100 and your grandchildren will maybe drive it. Driving will be nice in the 22nd century! No ____21____, no traffic jams, and no stress. Scientists have lots of ____22____ about cars of the future. It must be very interesting to see these ideas ____23____. 9. A. valuable B. popular C. different D. expensive 10. A. and B. but C. or D. so 11. A. faster B. cleaner C. cheaper D. quieter 12. A. instead of B. thanks to C. because of D. as for 13. A. slowly B. loudly C. carefully D. quickly 14. A. take B. plan C. drive D. stop 15. A. yourself B. himself C. herself D. itself 16. A. find B. reach C. pass D. stay 17. A. cars B. roads C. wheels D. batteries 18. A. big B. ordinary C. new D. beautiful 19. A. oil B. electricity C. air D. energy 20. A. only B. seldom C. never D. ever 21. A. situation B. pollution C. population D. protection 22. A. ideas B. ways C. experiments D. activities 23. A. give up B. put off C. make sure D. come true B）选词填空 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，并将答案填到答题卡的相应位置，每个词限用一次。 drive far watched cold hour although goal former offer land hardly Keep Your Goals in Sight When she looked ahead , Florence Chadwick saw nothing but fog (雾). She felt so tired. She had been swimming for nearly sixteen ____24____ . Already she was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions. Now, at the age of 34, she wanted to be the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast. On that fourth of July morning in 1952, the sea was cold and the fog was so heavy that she could ____25____ see her support boats. Sharks swam to her, only to ____26____ away by gun shots. Against the cord sea water, she swam on, hour after hour, while millions ____27____ on national television. Alongside Florence in one of the boats, her mother and her coach ____28____ her encouragement. They told her it wasn’t much ____29____. But all she could see was fog. They encouraged her not to give up. She had never given up until then. With only a half mile to go, she asked others to pull her out. She told a reporter, “Look, I’m not excusing myself, but if I could have seen ____30____ I might have made it. ” It was not the ____31____ water or tiredness that beat her. It was the fog. She was unable to see her ____32____. Two months later, she tried again. She knew that somewhere behind that fog was land and this time she made it ____33____ was very foggy. Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel, breaking the ____34____ record by two hours! 四、阅读理解（本大题共23小题, 每小题2分, 共46分） A）请阅读下面短文, 根据短文所给内容从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Are you interested in helping your kids take up a new hobby? Here are some ideas for you. Gardening Gardening not only allows your kids to get their hands dirty but also makes them quiet. It can provide a good way to work out.You don’t even need to have an outdoor space of your own, because community gardens will work just fine. Bread-making Bread-making is a hands-on activity. Kids get excited to make something they like. Also, they learn some simple cooking skills. Most importantly, you get closer to your kids while spending time doing something fun. Calligraphy书法 Chinese calligraphy is beautiful handwriting. It is done with a special brush or pen. This hobby will improve your kids’ handwriting, hand-controlling skills and help them focus better. Paper-folding Paper-folding is special. It helps to improve your kids’ hand-controlling and creative thinking skills. It also saves money because there are a lot of videos online to teach your kids for free. 35. Gardening ________ . A. requires a private garden B. provides a good way to work out C. teaches kids to save money D. helps kids keep their hands clean 36. What can improve kids’ creative thinking skills? ________ A. Gardening. B. Bread-making. C Calligraphy. D. Paper-folding. 37. The passage is written for________. A. teachers B. students C. parents D. visitors B Chinese sprinter (短跑运动员) Su Bingtian won the men’s 100m semifinal (半决赛) during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on August1, 2021. He finally achieved his goal in his third Olympic Games. He had already run below 10 seconds in 100m competitions twice that year. He finished the preliminary race (预赛) at 10.05 seconds. Su Bingtian set a new Asian record with a time of 9.83 seconds in the men’s 100-meter semifinal at the Tokyo Olympics to become the first Chinese sprinter to qualify (取得资格) for the men’s 100-meter final of the Olympics. He also became the first Asian athlete to reach the Olympic final of the event since the digital timer (数字计时器) was introduced. Though he did not win a medal, Su was a star in Tokyo. First, he set a new Asian record of 9.83 seconds in the men’s 100m semifinal, becoming the first Chinese sprinter to reach the final of the event at the Olympics. Then Su finished sixth in the final, which was also a history-making performance. After that, Su joined in the men’s 4×100m relay event and again made the final and finished fourth in the final. Su Bingtian would be the flag-bearer (旗手) of the Chinese delegation at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. “This will be my second time to attend the closing ceremony. The first time was in the last Olympic Games,” Su told China Media Group. 38. The passage is probably a(n) ________. A. folk story B. science fiction C. instruction D. report 39. How much did Su improved from the preliminary race to the semifinal? A. 0.22 seconds. B. 10.05 seconds. C. 0.18 seconds. D. 9.83 seconds. 40. Put Su’s achievements in the correct time order. a. Winning the men’s 100m semifinal. b. Finishing sixth in the men’s 100m final. c. Finishing the preliminary race at 10.05 seconds. d. Finishing fourth in the men’s 4×100m relay event. A. d—a—c—b B. c—a—b—d C. c—d—a—b D. a—c—b—d 41. What can we infer from Paragraph 2? A. Asian athletes did quite well in men’s 100m race. B. Su won the final of the men’s 100m race at 9.83 seconds. C. Su was the first Chinese athlete to finish the men’s 100m final at the Olympics. D. Chinese sprinters have entered the final of the men’s 100m race before. 42. What’s the meaning of the underline word “ceremony” in paragraph 4? A. 典礼 B. 资格 C. 友谊 D. 创新 C Can plants talk? Modern research has found something amazing: they do communicate with each other. It has been known for some time that plants use chemicals to communicate with each other. This happens when a plant gets attacked by insects. The plant gives out chemicals from the leaves that are being eaten. This is like a warning, or a call for help: “I’m being attacked!” When another plant gets the chemicals, it starts to give out its own, different chemicals. Some of these chemicals drive insects away. Others attract the wasps（黄蜂; 蜜蜂）! The wasps kill the insects that are eating the plants. Scientists hope to learn more about this plant warning system, so that we can use it to grow more crops. More surprisingly, plants also use sound to communicate. People can’t hear these sounds; but plants are making them. Some plants make noises with their roots. Corn and chili plants do this. Some trees make clicking noises when there is not enough water. Most surprisingly of all, plants have an amazing system of communication that can link nearly every plant in a forest. Scientists call this system the “wood wide web” . The wood wide web is linked underground by fungi（霉菌）. It links the roots of different plants to each other. It is in some ways similar to the Internet we use. Using the wood wide web, plants can share information and even food with each other. However, it may lead to bad effects. Plants may use it to steal food from each other, or spread chemicals to attack other plants. Perhaps one day scientists will learn how to create a “firewall” to help prevent these attacks within the wood wide web. Scientists are learning more every day about the secret ways in which plants talk to each other. Maybe one day we will know enough about plant communication to be able to “talk” with them ourselves. 43. What will plants do when they are attacked by insects? A. They will kill the insects by themselves. B. They will control the wasps to kill the insects. C. They will send out signals to ask for help. D. They will produce chemicals as a warning or a call for help. 44. How are the wood wide web linked by fungi? A. By making noises with their roots. B. By connecting the roots of different plants to each other. C. By sharing food and information with each other. D. By spreading chemicals to each other. 45. What is the writer’s intention of the last paragraph? A. To give people hope for further studies. B. To praise scientists for their great achievements. C. To call on people to protect the plants on Earth. D. To inspire people to communicate with plants. 46. What is the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 47. Which is the best title for the passage? A. The Secret Language of Plants B. The Study about the Plant Warning System C. The Plants that Give Warnings D. Why Scientists Do Research about Plants D On weekends, we often see people flying kites in the park. But do you know the history of kites? Let’s learn about it. ①_________ Kites were once called zhiyuan in North China and yaozi in South China. The name fengzheng came into being during the Five Dynasties. According to a history book, Li Ye, who lived in the Five Dynasties, used to make and fly kites. He once tied a whistle（哨子） which was made of bamboo to the upper part of his kite so that a sound of “zheng” was made when he was flying the kite. The word for wind in Chinese is “feng”, so the word fengzheng came into being. ②_________ How was the kite invented? There are so many different opinions that we don’t know which one is right. But it is widely believed that the earliest kite in the world was made by Mo Di, a famous Chinese philosopher （哲学家）who lived about 2, 400 years ago. He spent three years making a bird with wood and successfully made it fly. The “bird” was later regarded as the first kite in the world. Later, he passed on his kite-making skills to Lu Ban. Lu Ban improved the skills of making kites. He made a kite out of bamboo and it could fly in the air for as long as three days. ③_________ Kite-flying became a kind of recreation （娱乐活动） probably in the Tang Dynasty. At first, only the royal family （王室） and people of the highest class flew kites. Later, the paper-made kite was invented. Paper-made kites were cheaper to make and then they were spread quickly among the common people. ④_________ As time went on people in different countries began to fly kites. The well-known British scientist, Dr. Needham, once described the kite as an important invention that spread to Europe from China in his book. A foreign kite specialist（专家）said, “The invention of the kite led to humans’ dream to fly and the invention of the plane.” 48. What does the underlined word “it” refer to? A. The wooden bird. B. The paper kite. C. The bamboo kite. D. The whistle. 49. What can we get from the third paragraph? A. Lu Ban spent three days making a kite. B. It’s widely believed that the earliest kite was made by Lu Ban. C. Lu Ban learned the skills of making kites from Mo Di. D. Mo Di was famous because he was good at making things. 50. Match the title with each paragraph. a. Why the kite is important b. When the kite was spread to common people in China c. Who usually flies kites d. How the kite was invented e. How the Chinese name of the kite came into being A. ①-e, ②-d, ③-b, ④-a B. ①-c, ②-d, ③-a, ④-b C. ①-e, ②-a, ③-d, ④-c D. ①-c, ②-b, ③-a, ④-e 51. Why did Dr. Needham and the foreign kite specialist think the kite is an important invention? A. Because flying kites is good for our health. B. Because people around the world all like to fly kites. C. Because we can make friends when flying kites. D. Because it gives people the idea of inventing the plane. 52. What’s the theme（主题）of the passage? A. Education. B. Business. C. Music. D. Invention. B）阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后根据短文内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中, 使其意思通顺、结构完整, 并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。一空一句。 Spelling words correctly usually depends on how we hear a word and how we change what we bear into letters on the page. But how can we become good at spelling? Follow these wise ways below. ____53____ Practice makes perfect. Practicing difficult spellings can help you remember them. The more exposure (接触) you have to them, the more likely they are to stick in your mind. ____54____ You can read the letters out loud, and then cover them up and try to remember them correctly. Why not write words on sticky notes and place them around your house? ____55____ Your deskmate is a good choice because you two can test each other. When you find a spelling mistake your deskmate makes, you are also more likely to remember it. If you are practicing for a spelling test, try to look over the spellings in the days before it. ____56____ It is almost impossible to teach yourself something you don’t know without the help of someone who does know. Teachers and parents will want to help you get spellings right. If you are learning how to spell a word, learn what it means, too. Prepare yourself for the secret to spelling success—Read! ____57____ It will help you learn spelling patterns, rules and exceptions. If you are enjoying yourself, you might not even realize you are learning. A. There are many different ways to practice. B. Getting someone to test you will also help. C. Read different kinds of materials every day. D. You might be surprised at the progress you make. E. Look up the words you don’t know in the dictionary. F. It’s easy to get confused about different spelling rules. G. Ask for help when you find spelling a word really difficult. 五、补全对话（本大题共5小题, 每小题1分, 共5分） 请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容下而从七个选项中选择五个填入空白处， 使对话通顺、合理、意思完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。一空一句。 A: What beautiful pictures! B: No, they’re not pictures. They are stamps. A: Stamps? ____58____ B: For posting letters. A: ____59____ B: More than 700 of them. A: ____60____ B: Since l was five years old. A: What are you going to be when you grow up? B: I’m going to be a stamp designer. A: ____61____ B: I’m going to study art really hard and go to an art college. A: ____62____ B: Thank you A. How nice they are! B. What are they used for? C. How many stamps have you got? D. I hope your dream can come true. E. So how are you going to do that? F. Could you please show them to me? G. How long have you been collecting them? 六、书面表达（15分） 63. 转眼间，你已经是一名九年级的学生了，你还记得刚升入初中时的样子吗？这几年在你身上发生了哪些变化？你是怎样改变的？请以“How I have changed”为题写一篇英语小短文描述你发生的变化。请你根据下面的要求完成这篇短文。 写作要点： 1. Appearance (外貌)； 2. Personality (性格) ； 3. Hobby； 4. English learning。 要求： 1. 短文应包括所有的写作要点，条理清楚，行文连贯，用上used to结构，可适当发挥； 2. 短文中不能出现真实的人名； 3. 词数 80—120。 How I have changed ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$