江苏省盐城东台实验中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2023—2024学年度第一学期期中考试 九年级英语试题 （ 考试时间：120分钟 试题总分：140分 ) 命题、校对：姜玲玲 第I卷 ( 选择题, 共85分 ) 一、听力（共20 小题，每小题1 分，计20 分） 第一部分 听对话回答问题 ( ) 1. What colour are they talking about? A B C ( ) 2. What is the problem according to the speaker? A B C ( ) 3. What does the man often do to relax himself ? A B C ( ) 4. How does Kate go to school? A B C ( ) 5. When will they leave for the art show? A. At about 9:15. B. At about 9:30. C. At about 9:45. ( ) 6. What will the woman do? A. Open the windows. B. Close the windows. C. Go out and breathe the fresh air. ( ) 7. What day is it today? A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday. ( ) 8. Which city does the man like best? A. Washington. B. Paris. C. London. ( ) 9. Why does the man need a map? A. To tour Manchester. B. To find a restaurant. C. To learn about China. ( ) 10. What does the woman mean? A. She needs the car for her family. B. She is going out next week. C. She invites the man to an outing. 第二部分 听对话和短文答题 听一段对话，回答第11、12题。 ( ) 11. Where is Lily going for lesson? 　 A. Her school. B. A language school. C. An art school. ( ) 12. What is she planning to do in France? 　 A. To have fun. B. To improve her French. C. To learn painting. 听一篇短文，完成第13～15题。根据短文内容，完成信息记录表。 Why do people enjoy running today? Doctor’s suggestions Eat and drink less. Never smoke. 13 more. How running helps ·It helps build 14 . ·It helps people lose weight. ·It can help people 15 ( ) 13. A. Walk B. Exercise C. Run ( ) 14. A. a strong heart B. strong arms C. strong legs ( ) 15. A. work B. sleep C. relax 听一篇短文, 回答第16～20题。 ( ) 16. What was the weather like that night? A. It was cloudy. B. It was windy. C. It was rainy. ( ) 17. Where was Mrs Brown going? A. Back to her home. B. To her friend’s house. C. To her office. ( ) 18. Why was Mrs Brown worried? A. Because the traffic was worse at night. B. Because she could not find her friend’s house. C. Because she had poor eyesight and she couldn’t see road signs clearly. ( ) 19. What was the first thing Mrs Brown did on the way? A. She drove slowly. B. She went to a hotel. C. She turned on the radio. ( ) 20. Which did Mrs Brown think was the best idea? A. Driving slowly. B. Turning on the radio. C. Staying in a hotel. 2、 补全对话（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分） Linda: Hi, Jim! What are you doing? Jim: Hi, Linda! 21 Linda: What are you looking for on the Internet? Jim: I’m searching for some information about Sanjiangyuan National Park. Linda: Sanjiangyuan National Park? 22 Jim: Really? Please tell me something about it. Linda: Sure. It is located in Qinghai Province and it’s a top national park in China. Jim: Wow! 23 Linda: Yes, it is known as the “water tower of China”. Jim: Amazing! I have just learned that Sanjiangyuan is home to the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers. Linda: Exactly right. 24 Jim: What animals are there in this park? Linda: Tibetan antelope, snow leopard, and Tibetan wild donkey. 25 Jim: How precious the animals are! I hope one day I can go there and see them. A. I have been there recently. B. Anything else? C. I’m surfing the Internet. D. They have lived there for generations. E. And there are also many wild animals in the park. 三、完形填空（共15小题, 每小题1分, 计15分） 阅读下列短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Once in a physics class, the teacher asked the students, “Why do we have brakes (刹车)?” A student got up and replied, “Sir，to 26 the car.” Another student replied, “To reduce and control the 27 of the car.” Another said, “To 28 crashes.” Soon，all the students began to give similar answers. So，the teacher 29 to answer the question himself. He said, “I quite agree with all of your answers， 30 I look at this in an opposite way. The brakes in our car allow us to make it run faster.” Listening to this，there was a complete 31 in the class because no one had imagined this answer. The teacher continued, “For a moment，let’s imagine our car has no brakes，then how 32 are we ready to drive it？It is the brakes in our car that gives us 33 to drive our car faster and reach our destination.” All the students felt very surprised. They 34 thought about brakes in the car this way. The teacher smiled and continued, “ 35 ，there are many such Brakes in our life，which stop us or limit our moment. Our parents，teachers，friends ask us about direction we want to follow, our progress or decisions in life.” We are likely to think of their questions or difficult situations as Brakes that 36 us down. But what will happen if we see them as our supporter that allows us to take risks while making sure that we protect ourselves? From time to time, we have to stop or even step 37 so that we can take a very big jump. It is because of such questions or situations that we are able to 38 where we are today. Without these Brakes we could lose direction or die of unlucky 39 . So，we need to understand Brakes in our life are not meant to push us back but to help us move forward 40 than before so that we can reach our destination quickly and safely. Should we be thankful for Brakes in life or just see them as hindrance (障碍物) to our work？ ( ) 26. A. stop B. check C. manage D. drive ( ) 27. A. shape B. size C. space D. speed ( ) 28. A. cause B. repair C. avoid D. produce ( ) 29. A. forgot B. decided C. promised D. hoped ( ) 30. A. although B. until C. unless(除非) D. because ( ) 31. A. sleep B. breath C. silence D. trouble ( ) 32. A. clearly B. far C. carefully D. fast ( ) 33. A. strength B. courage C. energy D. chance ( ) 34. A. never B. always C. often D. sometimes ( ) 35. A.Suddenly B. Luckily C. Similarly D. Generally ( ) 36. A. turn B. calm C. break D. slow ( ) 37. A. down B. back C. away D. forward ( ) 38. A. remain B. leave C. reach D. explore ( ) 39. A. cancers B. races C. games D. accidents ( ) 40. A. faster B. harder C. earlier D. better 四、阅读理解（共20小题, 每小题2分, 计40分） （一） 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A Successful at the Civil Service Exam ( Meng Jiao ) Gone are all my past woes (困境) ! What more have I to say? My body and my mind enjoy their fill _______. Successful, faster runs my horse in vernal breeze (春风); I’ve seen within one day all flowers on the trees. (Translated by Xu Yuanchong) ( ) 41. What emotion can we feel through the poem? A. Joy. B. Sadness. C. Doubt. D. Surprise. ( ) 42. Which of the words is the most suitable to fill in “________”? A. yesterday B. today C. tomorrow D. tonight ( ) 43. The poet wrote this poem because _______. A. his horse could run faster than others’ B. spring is the best time to go for a trip C. he enjoyed the beautiful flowers on the trees D. he passed the Civil Service Exam successfully B Sun Jiarui, a 10-year-old girl from Outang Central Primary School in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, recently becomes famous online for her cooking skills. Sun, who has been learning to cook from her father since she was eight, can now cook more than 50 dishes. The Outang Central Primary School has also gotten Sun and her father to promote the cooking arts to the students. China’s Ministry of Education has issued the Life Skills Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education（2022 edition）(《义务教育劳动课程标准(2022版)》). In the coming term in September, primary and secondary school students in China will find a new “practical activities” course in their schedule, with at least one class every week. The new course has three types of tasks: everyday housework, including cleaning, organizing, cooking, and using and repairing home appliances; productive labor, including traditional handicrafts; and volunteer work. Primary school students will be asked to understand and master the basics of home cooking, from preparing vegetables to finally being able to complete the whole process of home cooking by themselves. News that primary and secondary school students will learn cooking from September became one of the top trending topics on Sina Weibo, attracting more than 300 million views. “This reminds me of my life skills class in primary school. I learned to make dumplings and do simple needlework,” one Weibo user commented. “These will be lifelong skills for these kids, helping them develop into well-rounded grown-ups, not just students who are able to take exams,”said another user. As part of the “double reduction” policy aiming to reduce homework and time spent on after-school private tutoring, life skills education has become a new highlight of education reform. A Beijing-based educational expert said that education should pay attention to “the progress of individual students” and a change in priority from “the evaluation of results to the process”. “We should use comprehensive assessment (综合评价) to observe each student’s growth and progress, instead of just focusing on exams.” said the expert. ( ) 44. Why does the writer mention the 10-year-old girl Sun Jiarui? A. Because she becomes famous on the Internet. B. Because she has set a good example of learning life skills. C. Because she could cook over 50 dishes when she was eight. D. Because she will teach students cooking skills at school. ( ) 45. The underlined word “master” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”. A. learn B. discover C. teach D. offer ( ) 46. What can we learn from the expert’s words in the last paragraph? A. We should ask students to do more homework at school. B. The learning results are far more important than the process. C. For many students, life skills are not as useful as before. D. More attention should be given to students’ growth and process. C During work hours, among the sounds of machines, the kitchen of Bach’s Bakery (面包房) is especially tidy and quiet, not because of any rules against talking during work hours, but because all of the workers have a hearing disability. They are hard-working and professional in their work, and use sign language to communicate with each other from time to time. Bach’s Bakery lies in Changsha City, Hunan Province. It is run by a German couple, Uwe Brutzer and his wife Dorothee Brutzer, who started it up ten years ago with the purpose of creating more jobs for those disabled in the neighborhood. So far, Bach’s Bakery has trained around 30 hearing-disabled people. While some skilled workers found jobs in other bakeries and hotels and have been able to live on their own, several of them have stayed to work at the bakery after they completed the training. The Brutzer’s work has won the support of many people in China. With the spread of news about the bakery, many Internet users learned about Bach’s Bakery and its inspiring story. As a result, many local people in Changsha as well as visitors from other parts of the country come to buy their products. Uwe said that public attention has encouraged them a lot and helped grow the bakery’s business, resulting in workers getting higher pay. However, what he values more is that, through media (媒体) reports, more people have come to understand that disabled people can work as well as other people when they are given chances. Now, as they are preparing to return to Germany, they have found a German couple teaching in China as the new managers, and handed over the bakery to a public welfare (福利) organization. Their wish is to continue providing free training for the hearing-disabled and that the bakery will never be changed into a shop with moneymaking as its main goal. ( ) 47. The workers in Bach’s Bakery use sign language because _____________. A. their boss doesn’t allow them to talk B. machines make too much noise C. they can’t communicate in spoken words D. heavy work keeps them too busy to speak ( ) 48. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that Bach’s bakery _____________. A. also offers jobs to people outside Hunan B. helps its workers live independently C. requires its workers not to leave after training D. has more than 30 workers now ( ) 49. In Uwe’s opinion, the greatest value of public attention is that _____________. A. disabled workers are paid more B. his shop becomes more popular C. the disabled are better understood D. sales of their products get stronger ( ) 50. What’s the best title for the passage? A. A Silent Bakery B. A Special Wish C. The Success of the Disabled D. The Rules of Bach’s Bakery D Excerpt (节选）I Saturday, June 20, 1942 Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me. Not only because I have never written anything before, but also because it seems to me that no one will be interested in what a thirteen-year-old schoolgirl has in mind. Oh well, it doesn't matter. I feel like writing, and I have all kinds of things to say. I don’t want to write down the facts carelessly in this diary the way most people would do, but I want the diary to be my friend, and I’m going to call this friend Kitty. “Paper has more patience than people.” I thought of this saying on one of those days when I was feeling a little depressed and was sitting at home with my chin in my hands, bored, wondering whether to stay in or go out. Excerpt II Wednesday, July 8, 1942 Dear Kitty, It seems like years since Sunday morning. So much has happened. It’s as if the whole world has suddenly turned upside down. But as you can see, Kitty, I’m still alive, that’s the main thing. A few days ago, as we were taking a walk around our neighborhood square, Father began to talk about going into hiding. He said it would be very hard for us to live far away from the rest of the world. I asked him why he was talking about this now. “Well, Anne,” he replied, “you know that for more than a year we have been bringing clothes, food and furniture to other people. We don’t want our things to be caught by the Germans. Nor do we want to be caught by them. So we will leave.” “But when, Father?”, he sounded so serious that I felt afraid. “Don't worry. We will take care of everything. Just enjoy your cheerful life while you can.” That was it. Oh, may these sad words not come true for as long as possible. (From The Diary of a Young Girl) ( ) 51. Excerpt I shows that Anne _______________. A. wrote a lot of things before B. would write facts carelessly in her diary C. would write all kinds of things in her diary D. thought many people would be interested in her diary ( ) 52. Excerpt II starts with “Dear Kitty”, here “Kitty” is ______________. A. Anne herself B. Anne’s mother. C. Anne’s father D. Anne’s diary ( ) 53. In Excerpt II, the conversation between Anne and her father is mainly about _________. A. going into hiding B. bringing things to others C. enjoying their cheerful life now D. fighting against the neighbourhood ( ) 54. In Excerpt Ⅱ, the word “them” refers to _______________. A. other people B. the neighbours C. the Germans D. Anne’s families ( ) 55. From Excerpt I and Excerpt Ⅱ, we may infer that _____________. A. Anne’s family would live an easy life as before after hiding B. Anne and her family would have a lot of difficulty in the future life C. Anne lost all hopes of future life because of her father’s words D. Anne’s father started to bring their clothes, food and furniture to others in 1942 （二）阅读下列短文，从所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整。其中有一项是多余的。 When was the last time you gave or received a hug (拥抱)? Do your parents hug you before you go to school? In Western countries, 56 . You might hug your teammates after winning a basketball game. If one of your friends is having a bad day, 57 . Friends who haven’t seen each other for a long time will usually hug each other when meeting. Of course, 58 . After coming to China, I’ve noticed that people are generally more reluctant (不情愿的) to hug than they are in my home country, the US. My Chinese friends told me that hugging is considered to be very intimate (亲密的) in their culture, 59 , like couples (夫妇). Chinese people don’t usually hug in public, either. But people’s attitudes (态度) toward hugging can also change. I remember watching a video story about a “hugging party” that was held in Shanghai. A local artist held the party, inviting strangers and asking them to hug each other. The Chinese participants clearly looked uncomfortable, 60 . They decided that hugging doesn’t have to be awkward (尴尬的) and can actually be quite nice. So next time you see your mom or dad, give them a hug—see how it makes you feel. A. it is quite common to greet close friends or relatives with a hug B. and it usually only happens between people who are really close to each other C. you can hug him to cheer him up D. people sometimes give advice or just try to solve the other person’s problems directly E. people in different countries have different opinions when it comes to hugging F. however, after the party, several of them changed their minds 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共55分） 五、词汇运用 （一）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每词或短语限用一次。（共10题，每小题1.5分，计15分） culture university mean hard become crazy about translate dictionary hide great in the future Without a smartphone and connection to social media, a 43-year-old American lives a simple life in China. He spends his time 61 Chinese classic works into English. The man’s Chinese name is Dai Ling. “Ling” 62 “mountain”in Chinese, which tells us something about his life. Dai Ling lives in a small house on a mountain in Qingdao, Shandong Province. For the past 10 years, Dai has translated Tao Te Ching (《道德经》), a classic text written by Laozi, one of China’s 63 philosophers (哲学家) who lived about 2,500 years ago. Tao Te Ching is written in classical Chinese, and many of the words are 64 to understand. “In order to have a better understanding of Tao Te Ching, I bought many 65 on ancient Chinese. I found the 66 meanings of the text, and then translated them into simple English.” Dai said. What drove him to come to China and learn about Chinese 67 ? His answer went back to his 68 life in the 1990s when a history teacher gave him a copy of Tao Te Ching. “After reading the text, I 69 the Chinese view on the world and philosophy (哲学).” he said. Dai has finished translating Tao Te Ching. Then he’s going to translate the Four Books and Five Classics 70 . It’s his dream. （二）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。（共10小题, 每小题1分, 计10分） Tea is considered as one of the most necessary things for people in China. Chinese people have been planting, picking, m 72 , and drinking tea since ancient times. Of all Chinese tea-making methods, boiling tea is one of the o 72 , dating back to the Hang Dynasty (618—907). People boiled tea leaves for a long time, and sometimes they cooked them together with different k 73 of herbs and fruits. However, his old way of making tea has become p 74 again among Chinese young people, known as “stove-boiled-tea” . On the app Little Red Book, there are over 40,000 posts on the new topic. In order to “cook” the tea properly, the art of boiling tea is a process that r 75 constant (持续不断的) attention to the temperature. People sit around the stove and have snacks such as fruits, nuts, and desserts with the hot tea. During this process, people can have fun t 76 with friends while tasting this new style of tea. Some also wear traditional Hanfu as if it could take them b 77 to the ancient times. Similar t 78 other popular lifestyles such as cycling and camping, “stove-boiled-tea” shows young people’s wish to run away from the busy city life and find their inner p 79 . As is said by a young lady from Little Red Book, “It’s really r 80 to drink tea, feel the gentle wind, and chat with best friends.” 六、读写综合 （一）阅读并回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，计10 分） Double-11 festival refers to an online activity that stimulates (刺激) people to buy things. It’s one of China’s biggest online shopping seasons of a year. In many people’s eyes, Double-11 means lots of discounts (折扣). Many of the goods sell at a lower price than before. So people usually buy the goods on that day to save money. However, does it really a kind of money-saving guide for people? To “save” money, you have to read the “rules of the game” carefully. For example, many online stores have been using live-streaming (视频直播) to attract (吸引) customers. People have to spend too much of their time collecting coupons (优惠券) and watching live-streaming broadcasts. Besides, the deals on Double-11 have changed a lot. In the past, the discounts were big. But now the whole point of a shopping festival is to get people to spend more, not to help shoppers save money. Many online stores will use all kinds of means to set shopping traps. For example, some stores will offer a discount only when you have spent more than a fixed high price. As a result, in order to save a small amount of money, you have to pay more. So, think twice before you click “buy” or ask your parents to buy something for you. Make sure you have carefully thought out why you are buying it. And, most importantly, don’t let your attention to Double-11 take up too much of your time and affect your studies and normal life. 根据短文内容回答问题，每题答案不超过6个词。 81．What is one of China’s biggest online shopping seasons of a year according to the passage? _____________________________________________________________________________ 82．Why do people usually buy the goods on Double-11? _____________________________________________________________________________ 83．How do many online stores attract customers? _____________________________________________________________________________ 84．What is the whole point of a shopping festival now? _____________________________________________________________________________ 85．What should we do before clicking “buy”? _____________________________________________________________________________ （二）书面表达（共1题，计20分） 86. 近几年，我们被很多闪光的人物感动：有为国争光的体育健儿，有抗击疫情的医护人员，有风雨无阻的快递小哥，有兢兢业业的社区工作人员……他们在各自的工作岗位上奉献着光和热。某英文网站正在开展“My ideal job”为主题的征文活动。请你根据以下内容提示用英语写一篇短文投稿。 1. What is your ideal job？ 2. Who or what experience makes you have such an idea? 3. How are you going to make it come true? (at least 2 points) 注意： 1. 所写内容必须涵盖以上内容提示，并作适当发挥； 2. 词数 100 左右(文章开头已给出，不计入总数)； 3. 文中不得提及真实姓名、班级名等相关信息。 My ideal job Everybody has his ideal job. ___________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 九年级英语期中试题 第 4 页 共 5 页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$