河南省许昌市第二中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

许昌市二中2024-2025学年上学期期中试卷 九年级英语 (时间：90分，满分：120分) -、听力理解（20小题，每小题1分，共20分) 第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有…个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三 个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。 1.What animal do the girl's grandparents keep? A.A dog. B.A bird. C.A cat. 2.When will the meeting start? A.At8:30 B.At9:00. C.At9:30. 3.Where is Betty now? A.In the dining room.B.In the bathroom. C.In the living room. 4.What will they do tomorrow afternoon? A.Do their homework. B.Prepare for a meal. C.Go swimming. 5.What does the boy want to buy? B. 第二带面几段对话或独白。每多刻话或独白后有儿个小思，八这·斤给的A 、B、C三不选项中选出最准答案。每骏对话或独白读两遍， 听下面一段对话，回答两个小题。 6.What's the color of the woman's bag? A.Red. B.Black C.Green. 7.How will the man get in touch with the woman? A.By writing a letter.B.By sending a message.C.By making a call. 听下面-·段对话，回答两个小题。 8.How often should the boy take the medicine? A.Every three hours.B.Every four hours. C.Every five hours 9.What does the doctor advise the boy to do? A.To take some exercise.B.To drink a lot of water. C.To have a good rest. 听下面一段独白，回答三个小题。 10.What's Smart Answer? A.A TV show.B.An onlinc game. C.A radio program. 11.When can students sce Smart Answer? A.On March 6th.B.On March 16th. C.On Maroh 20th. 12.What's the prize for the winncr? A.A fantastic phone. B.A free trip. C.A fine book. 第1贞共8页 扫描全能王创建 听下面一段对话，回答三个小题。 13.What's John's science report about? A.Space travel B.Friendship. C.A fine book. 14.Where is Eric from? A.Canada. B.Britain. C.France. 15.Why does John ask Eric for advice? A.Because Eric is a science teacher. B.Because Eric is interested in science. C.Because Eric studied science before. 第三节听下面一~篇短文按照你所听内容的先后顺序将图片排序。短文读两遍 CHO 324 16 17. 18 19. 一、阅读理解(20小题，每小题2分，共40分) A High Quality Made-In-China Scarves Material:Silk Size:80cmx80cm&60cmx60cm Color:Red,purple,brown,pink,yellow,blue Place of origin(产地)：Hangzhou,China Price:US $6/Piece (80cmx80cm) US $5/Piece (60cm x60cm) Our service: 1.Any questions will be answered within 24 hours on the phone:400880667. 2.Professional producer. 3.After-sales service: 1)All products will be strictly tested for quality. 2)All products will be well packed before shipping. 3)We make sure that the product will be exchanged (for free in case of bad quality 量) 4.Ways ofpayment:You can pay for the order by credit card,Alipay,or cash ( 21.What are the scarves made of? A.Cotton. B.Silk.C.Steel. D.Clay. 22.Where are the scarves made? 第2页共8页 扫描全能王创建 A.In Guizhou.B.In Zhengzhou.C.In Suzhou.D.In Hangzhou 23.How much should Alice pay if she buys two scarves,a small one and a large one? A.S11 B.S6. C.$I0 D.S12. 24.Which of the following is TRUE? A.There are seven kinds of colors that can be chosen B.If the customer (has any questions,he or she can email the company. C.The scarves can be exchanged for free if there are quality problems. D The customer can pay by WeChat. 25.Where is the text most probably from? A.A science book.B.A shopping website.C.A news report..D.A movie poster. B How could a high school student have a part-time job?After all,we are already so busy with our studies.Well,it can be done. My new ncighbors are a foreign family who just came to China.The parents are both English teachers and their son,John,is a student.They asked me whether I would be willing to work as a "part-time teacher"to teach John some basic(基本的)Chinese so that he could get around better,.and 1 agreed. At first,I thought it would be a piece of cake.How hard would it be to learn Chinese?English is much more difficult!So I didn't really prepare anything in advance().I thought I had enough Chinese to teach a foreigner. However,to think is one thing,and to do it well is another.When I started teaching John,I realized that there's so much culture and history in our language.Why are there four tones(in Chinese?Who created Chinese characters?How come some Chinese characters look like the things they stand for (and some don't?How do I explain that Chinese people love collectivism( 体主义)？How long would it take for a foreigner to leamn enough Chinese to communicate with people around him? I came home quite ashamed(惭t愧的)for I didn't know the answers to thosc questions.I always thought teaching Chinesc was easy,but it turns out that it's not easy.Chinese is a beautiful language rich in culture.What we have learned of Chinese in school is just the tip of the iceberg(冰il一角). This "part-time job"is surely a great learning expcrience for myself.I realized that I needed a deeper understanding of my own language,so that one day,I would be able to proudly share more information about how fantastic Chinese language is. 26.Why did John's parents want the writer to teach John Chinese? A.Because they wanted their son to get around better. B.Because they wanted their son to learn about Chinese culture. C.Because they wanted their son to make fricnds with the writer. 第3贞共8页 扫描全能王创建 D.Because the writer knew a lot about Chinese culture. 27.What does the writer think of English,compared with Chinese? A.Easier. B.Harder. C.Funnier. D.Nicer. 28.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A.The writer knows the Chinese knowledge deeply. B.The writer is pleased with(对.，感到满意)his new student,John. C.The writer had enough confidence（自信)to teach John at first. D.John's parents were thankful to the writer because of his efforts ( 29.Which is the right order of what happened? DI agreed to teach John. ②I had new neighbors 3I had trouble teaching John.OI decided to learn Chinese deeply. A①④③② B.②①③④C.④③②① D.①⑧②④ 30.What does the text mainly tell us? A.Chinese is easy to learn. B.The writer knows little about Chinese. C.Chinese includes rich and deep knowledge. D.To think is one thing,and to do it well is another C If we want to understand each other,we have to find out why we laugh and what makes us laugh.Most of the time,people are not completely honest.We do things that others want us to and say things that help us get what we want.But laughing cannot be controlled.When we laugh,we tell the truth about ourselves. Dr.Wiseman starts a“"Laugh Lab”project to study humor..Participants(参t加者)from all over the world are invited to give their personal information,tell their favorite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people on the website. The project lasts for a year,hoping to finally discover the world's funniest joke.And there is also another goal.The organizers try to find out what different people think of funny. People don't always laugh at the same things.According to the results,men and women do have different senses(感觉)of humor.“Men use humor to show superior(优越)to others,while women are more skilled in languages and like word play."says Dr. Wiseman.Also,as people get older,their sense of humor changes.For example,children find a lot to laugh about,as they are always excited to see so many new things.While adults often laugh at jokes about anoying things in their everyday life.What's more, researchers find that there really is a national sense of humor.The French like short jokes while the Germans are famous for not having a sense of humor.But the survey finds that German participants are more likely to find jokes funnier than those from other countries. 第4页共8页 扫描全能王创建 Why?Perhaps that proves the point.Is this joke funny?I don't know,but let's say yes, just to be safe. Dr.Wiseman and his workmates also show jokes created by computers.But no participants find them funny.Although computers can do everything,they should leave the funny stuff to us. 31.What does the writer want to tell us about laugh in Paragraph 1? A.People who often laugh are honest. B.It gives people things they want C.People are asked to laugh sometimes.D.It helps people know others well. 3 What are participants asked to do on the website? ①Tell favorite jokes..· 2Judge jokes of others. ③Study humor. 4Give personal information A.①②④ B.①②③C.①③④ D.②③④ 3 What do we learn about the"Laugh Lab"project according to the passage? A..It is set up to create jokes by computers. B.It lasts for more than a year. C.Getting the funniest joke isn't its only goal. D.Germans dislike this project 3 Which of the following pairs may have the similar sense of humor? A.Jack and his parents B.Bob and his wife. C.Li Hua and his foreign friends.D.Lucy and her twin sister Lily. 85..Where is the text probably taken from? A.A story book. B.A science magazine. C.A travel guide. D.A geography hook D As we know,it's very important to learn a new language.However,many leamners give up halfway.36 Good language leamers have lots of courage().They have no room for worries. They often talk happily Fear (doesn't stop good language leamers because they know practicing is the only way to get better. Good language learners often use their nice observation(skills.37 Good listening and self-correcting skills are very important.Good language learners pay attention to the mistakes they have made and correct them.Good language learners are curious(好奇的)when meeting new things.They ask lots of questions. 38 Why do you say this word in one situation and that word in a different situation?These questions are about how they learn the new language almost every day. 第6页共8页 扫描全能王创建 Good language leamers arc quite paticnt. 39 Good language leamners aren't worried about that.They believe one day they'll be able to have conversations with that word. 40 Whether they need the new language for getting a better job or for getting into a famous school abroad,good language learners are deeply encouraged by themsclvcs.They take language learning very scriously. In a word,practice makes perfect,so take action now. A.They learn from mistakes. B What's the meaning ofthis slang term(俚语)？ C Good language learners are largely encouraged by themselves D Here are some suggestions on how to be good language learners. E.They can't learn much if they stop directly when they meet a new word. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 三，完形填空（15小题，每小题1分，共15分) Mrs.Tan was feeling nervous because her son Tom's exam was coming.This was an important exam and they did not know wbat to 41.Tom's weakest subject was Chinese.Tom,however,was not showing any 42 in the subject.He thought that Chinese lessons would not be 43 to him at all.So he didn't put much effort(努力)into the lesson. One day after Tom's Chinese lesson,his 44 spoke to Mrs.Tan.She was worried that he might not pass his Chinese exam if he 45 being like this.Mrs. Tan had no idea 46 the situation was becoming so terrible.In order to find out the reasons,she decided to have a47 with Tom about it. That evening,both Mr.and Mrs.Tan sat down with Tom and talked to him. They wanted to know why his attitude was so48.They managed not to scold()him but instead,talked to him 49.At first,Tom said nothing.Then, he slowly told themn he did not understand his lessons.He said that the teacher's pace (of lesson was too fast for 50.Mrs.Tan then advised him to talk to his Chinese teacher who was always worrying about him and ask for advice51 how to catch up. After a beart-to-heart discussion with his teacher,the situation52.Tom's teacher was happy to help him and 53 him to ask questions whenever he had problems. By the time Tom sat for his exam,he was feeling morc confident(自信的) When his results 54,he was excited as he had improved a lot in Chinese.Both his parents and his teacher were very 55 of him.It shows that with an effort, all things are possible. )41.A.expect B.require C.offer D.receive （42.A.influence B.spirit C.interest D.ability 第6页共8页 扫描全能王创建 ()43.A.secret B.special C.comfortable D.useful （.44.A.friend 、B.classmate 'C.teacher D.father ()45.A.advised B.continued C.regretted D.practiced ()46.A:when B.why C.what D.where （47.A.talk B.lesson C.try D.walk ()48.A.important'B.bad C.active D.difficult （)49.A.angrily B.strictly C.wisely D.kindly )50.A.them B.her C.us D.him （)51.A.with B.for C.in D.on ()52.A.happened B.improved C.spread D.returned ()53.A.allowed B.needed C.caused D.encouraged )54.A.broke out B.gave out C.came out D.worked out （)55.A.proud B.afraid C.sure D.tired 二、语篇填空（15小题，每小题1分， 共15分) 第一节，选词并用适当形式填空，每词限用一次， 每空限填一次 direction walk stop never when rush strange they surprise if Some people have a very poor sense()of direction.Unluckily,I am one of 56 I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time. When I was a little girl,I57 dared to ask strangers the way.And so I used to 58around and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to. Now,I am no longer too shy to ask people for 59 but I often receive helpless or even wrong information.So I try to avoid giving people wrong information.60 anyone asks me the way to some place,I would say,“Somy,1ama61 here." Once on my way to work,I was 62 by a man.He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building.I gave him my usual reply.But then I realized that he had asked the way to my office building.However,I had no time to turn back and look for him.I was63to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him waiting. 64 I just got to my office,the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions.magine how embarrassed(尴尬的)I was and how .65 he was when we saw each other! 第二节 Before paper 66invented,writing materials were really expensive and few people leamed to read.This all changed thanks to a man named Cai Lun who was regarded as the hero of China.In the year 105 A.D.()he made paper 第7页共8页 扫描全能王创建 from the tree,bamboo,cloth rags (67 fishing nets.His paper was stronger and cheaper68 any paper that had been made before.Since Cai Lun invented the papermaking method,Chinese culture 69 grown more rapidly over the next several centurics.Ideas were much easier to share.70 amazing Cai Lun was！ 五、补全对话(5小题，每小题2分，共10分) A:What's your plan after the exam? B:I will do some reading.71 A:I will go somewhere beautiful.72 B:Yes,of course.Why not go to Mount Tai?It's one of the greatest mountains. A:I went there in 2021.It's a wonderful place. B:Then you can go to Dalian.It has been popular these years. A:That's a good idea.73 B:You can get there by high-speed train.What will the weather be like these days? A:74.Cloudy days arc pleasant for travelling. B:75 B:Not at all. 六，书面表达(20分) 生活中，父母给予我们无私的关爱，但年少任性的我们也曾经给他们惹了不少 麻烦，有时候还跟他们顶嘴、，吵架。随着年龄的增长，我们慢慢地理解他们，懂得 “爱”的伟大。假设你的父亲或母亲的生日马上要到了，请给他（她）写一封信，表 达一·下你对他（她）的祝福。具体内容和要求如下： 1.祝愿生日快乐： 2.回忆·件“不听话”的经历，并向他（她)致歉： 3.感谢他（她）的照顾及帮助（可陈述1-2点）； 4. 致以美好的祝愿并向他（她）做出承诺，你会如何变得史棒： 5.注意时态，可适当拓展，词数100左右。 第8贞共8页 扫描全能王创建