吉林省长春市七十二中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期第二次大练习英语试题

2024一2025学年度上学期九年级第二次阶段性大练习 英语试卷 一、基础知识（共10分） L.单项选择。(10分) 从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 1.The"double reduction (policy makes it possible for students to have more time to do outdoor activities A.sparc B.proud C.central D.absent 2.We should try our best to avoid moncy.We should learn to use it wiscly. A.waste B.wasted C to waste D.wasting 3.Miss Li is playing the piano in the hall. beautiful music it is! A.What B.What a C.How D.How a 4.Chinese people's lives a lot in the past twenty years. A.changed B.have changed C.are changing D.will be changed 5.The baby up late,but now he gets up early. A.is used to get B.used to get C.is used to getting D.used to getting 6.Li Yan to the welcome party yesterday. A.invitcs B.will invite C.was invited D.is invited 7.You'd better ask others for advice you made the final decision. A.unless B.bccause C.until D.before 8.The School Day is coming!We arc ready to to the big day. A.count down B.cut down C.pull down D.lie down 9.-Can you help me find out an invention that has to do with our daily life? I'll do it at once. A.It's my pleasure B.Not at all C.Never mind D.With pleasure 10.-I wonder to get to Jilin University by bus from here? 一About twenty minutcs. A.how soon will I spend B.how soon I will spend C.how long will it take me D.how long it will take me 英语试卷第1页，共8页 二、阅读（共50分） Ⅱ.完形填空。(15分) 阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最住答案。 One of the world's most encouraging sayings I have ever heard was by Brian Tracy.He said,"The 11 between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many times more than unsuccessful people." I deeply 12 the true meaning of the saying soon after my first book came out.I was living in Atlanta at that timc and I 13 my first signing salc(签字售卖)for my new book at the largest bookstore in the city.14a nice sign was placed outside the room showing pictures of both me and my book,no customer entered the room.As each minute passed,I became less 15 At 6:25 p.m.,just before the store's closing,I 16 to leave for home.At that moment,just when I couldn't feel any worse,a middle-aged couple walked into the room.I tried to 17 my feelings and introduced myself and my book. The couple turned the pages each other,and the husband nodded to his:wife.She then told me,"I think we will 18 the book." Although I held their hands to thank them for being my 19 rcadcrs with the excitement to jump in the air,I realized the woman was trying to say 20clse. "The 21 why we're buving it.is that our son died two years ago,"she said."Maybe your book will help 22 not feel so painful."At that moment,Iknew that if I never sold a reading book,my four years of 23 had bccn meaninglcss. Although I would have more challenges after my book became a bestseller,this couple's story was all the motivation (I nceded at that point to keep me 24. Thanks to them,I would rcalizc that the grcatcst of lives arc madc all in the same way-Onc challengeone difficulty :one step..and one small 25 at a time. 11.A.ability B.interest C.difference D.importance 12.A.said B.understood C.remembered D.repeated 13.A.completed B.invented C.organized D.created 14.A.So B.Since C.Because D.Although 15.A.worried B.patient C.nervous D.humorous 16.A.suggestcd B.adviscd C.prepared D.continucd 17.A.pass B.spread C.hide D.mention 18.A.scc B.revicw C.catch D.get 19.A.worst B.best C.first D.last 20.A.nothing B.everything C.anything D.something 21.A.reason B.doubt C.score D.result 22.A.him B.her C.you D.us 23.A.writing B.listening C.studying D.intervicwing 24.A.falling into B.giving up C.fighting on D.putting on 25.A.failure B.success C.shyness D.pleasure 英语试卷第2页，共8页 Ⅲ.阅读理解。(35分) (A) CYBERBULLYING IS A BIG PROGRAM The World Health Organization(WHO)brought out a new report on cyberbullying(网络欺凌).i survcyed morc than 279,000 young pcople from 44 countrics and regions. *15%(I in 6)of teenagers have experienced cyberbullying. The proportion (of tecnagers being cyberbullied since 2018. 159% 16% 129% 13% Boys 2018 2024 Girls 2018 2024 *About 12%(1 in 8)of teenagers report cyberbullying others The proportion of tccnagers who rcport cyberbullying others since 2018.Boys arc morc likcly( to report cyberbullying than girls. 7% 99% SOURCE:WHO.2024: GRAPHICS BY XU MEIFANG:PHOTOS Boys 2018 2024 Girls 2018 2024 FROM QIANTU 根据短文内容和表格内容，选择最佳答案。(5分) 26.How many studcnts took part in the survey about cyberbullying? A.279.000. B.300.000. C.350.000 D.375,000. 27.What's the proportion of girls experiencing cyberbullying in 2024? A.7%. B.9%. C.13%. D.16%. 28.What's the proportion of tcenagers cyberbullying others? A.9%. B.11% C.12%. D.14%. 29.Which of the following statements is TRUE? A.Fewer tccnagers have cxpcricnced cyberbullying since 2018. B.Boys have experienced cyberbullying more than girls. C.Boys more likely to cyberbully others than girls. D.Cyberbullying only happens in sevcral countrics. 30.What does the report tell us? A.Cyberbullying is a big program. B.How to stay away from cybcrbullying. C.The ways of dcaling with cyberbullying. D.We should face cyberbullying bravely. 英语试卷第3页，共8页 (B) Once upon a time,there was a little boy.His parents were poor farmers. The Glden Ukndco They couldn't pay for a worker,so the boy had to help.He worked hard. Every day,he had a one-hour rest at sunset ()He used that time to climb to the top of a hill.There,he could see a house on another hill.It had golden windows.They were really bright and shone like diamonds () One day,the boy's father said to him,"You worked really hard,so you can take a day off.Try to learn somcthing good.” The boy thanked his father.Then,he left home and walked to the far hill He came to the house and knocked on the door,and a girl answered.He told her about the golden windows.The girl shook her head and said,"Poor farmers like us only have glass windows.Look there! That's the house with the golden windows."She pointed at something far away. When the boy looked,he saw his own house.He then thanked the girl and rushed home. Inside,he saw his family and smiled.He told them about his execllent day.He also said,"I learned a great lesson-our house has golden windows." 31.What do we know about the little boy? A.He was quite lazy. B.He was very rich. C.He was a son of poor farmcrs. D.He was a son of a worker. 32.What did the boy do when he had a one-hour rest? A.He rested at home. B.He built a house. C.He helped his parcnts. D.He climbed to the top of a hill. 33.The boy took a day off because he A.worked hard B.wanted to play C.found a diamond D.needed to visit the girl 34.What did the girl point at? A.The windows made of gold. B.The windows made of diamond. C.The windows of the girl's house. D.The windows of the boy's house. 35.How did the boy feel when he got home? A.Happy. B.Lonely. C.Surprised. D.Strange. (C) There are 706 billion LEGO bricks (on the earth,7 LEGO sets are sold in every second,and more than 400 million people have played with Lego bricks.LEGO has already been a successful company in the world.Actually,there arc many ups and downs along with its development. Start from woods The LEGO company was set up in 1934.The name comes from the Swedish "leg godt",meaning "to play well".Ole Kirk Kristiansen,the founder of LEGO,was a master carpenter(木匠大师)，soit'snot surprising that the first LEGO toys were made of wood.They were simple,such as wooden ducks.In 1942, the factory that made wooden LEGO toys was bumed to the ground,which made Ole realize the disadvantages of working with wood. Success-brick by brick Soon Ole found out that plastic is a good material to make toys.LEGO started making self-locking 英语试卷第4页，共8页 bricks in 1949.But it wasn't until 1958,when the locking design was much improved,that sales were rising.Becausc of its quality and the cndless creativity that it lets children have,LEGO achicved a huge success. Overcome difficultics In 2000,children began to spend more time playing video games.By 2003,LEGO's sales were down by 30%,and LEGO nearly went broke.The tuming point appeared in 2004 when LEGO focused again on its bricks.And it also worked with films and televisions,like Star Wars.The Internet was used to build a LEGO group where fans show their love to LEGO collections.In 2015,it again became a name known by the world. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。(5分) 36.What can we leam from the numbers in Paragraph 1? A.LEGO has a long history. B.LEGO has achieved a huge success. C.LEGO is the best company. D.LEGO is going to have a bright future. 37.What docs the undcrlincd word "thcy"in Paragraph 2 rofer to? A.Lego bricks B.Plastic toys. C.Wooden ducks. D.The first LEGO toys. 38.Which of the picturcs shows the right devclopment of LEGO company? 2015 19n 195 194 19绵 200 1941942 194u 39.How did LEGO company overcome difficultics according to the passage? A.By spending more time playing video games. B.By using plastic materials again. C.By working with films and tclevisions. D.By showing their love to the world 40.What's probably the best title of the text? A.LEGO:from small to big B.LEGO:toys and joys C.LEGO:from wooden to plastic D.LEGO:ups and downs (D) Salt has always been important to pcople.In the past,it was as valuable as gold.Over the years,pcoplc discovered different ways to get salt.Some early people got salt from rocks.In other places,people got salt from the sea.They took sea water and put it in the sun.After a long time,the water dried up ) Then people could get salt. 英语试卷第5页，共8页 Today,people still get salt from the sca.But most salt comes from salt mines (and salt wells () How do people get salt from salt mines?They dig deep into the ground for it.To get salt from salt wells, people put two pipes (into the ground.Water is sent down through one of the pipes.And the water is mixed with the salt in salt wells.It makes salt water.Then the salt water is pushed up through the other pipe.Later,the salt is taken out of the salt water. People once worked hard to find and make salt.Now,people can buy it at any food store. 根据短文内容，判读句子正(T)、误(F)。(5分) 41.Some carly pcople got salt not only from rock but also from the sca. 42.People put sea water in the sun to get salt. 43.People get salt from salt mines by digging deep into the ground. 44.Today,all salt comes from salt mincs and slat wells. 45.This passage mainly tells us who discovered salt. (E) How to Tell a Story Well Telling a story well is an important skill.It helps us make sense of the world.Ifyou cannot tell a story well,don't worry.This skill can be learned.Just gct started with the following tips. 46 A great story usually develops towards a centrar message.When making up a story,you should have a clear idea of what you're going to tell. Include conflict冲突). 47 Your main characters need to suffer a lot and try very hard to achieve their goals.It's OK to be cruel to your main characters-in fact,it's necessary.Their troubles make your story more exciting.Listeners will be satisfied with a happy ending after conflict. Have a clear structure. There are many different ways to structure a story,but a beginning,middle and end is a must in a story.48 In this way,listeners will easily understand your story. Focus on main points. It can be hard to choose the important main points for your story.Many people often include cvery small fact.Actually,some are unnecessary.They will make listeners less focused on the central idea. 49 Connect personal experiences. 50Whether or not you are telling a real story,you can always look to your cxpericnces for somc idcas. 阅读短文，把A~E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。(5分) A.Your life can help you create a story. B.Choose a central idea. C.As a storyteller,you can't make up a good story without conflict. D.You can use a story mountain to build the three parts. E.Write the key events and your listeners can follow your story better. 英语试卷第6页，共8页 (F) Zhou Chu was born about 1,700 years ago.He grew up without much parental control.He was tall and strong with great physical strength.However,he had a bad temper((),had lots of bad habits and was somctimes violent ()Everybody was scared of him.They tricd not to mect him or talk to him in the street.Gradually,he started to feel lonely. One day,Zhou Chu saw some old men talking.He went up to them and asked,"Hey!Old men!Why are you looking so worried?"One man said,"We are worrying about the Three Evils around." "What arc the Thrcc Evils?Tell me and I'll beat them!"Zhou Chu waved his arms to show his strcngth "Well,"said one man."First,there's a tiger in the South Mountain.It often takes away our animals and even attacks (people.Then,there's a flood dragon under the long bridge over that river.It often makes big waves,breaks our ships and kills many pcople." "Okay,"said Zhou Chu."So what's the third evil?"The men looked at each other but nobody spoke. "What is the third evil?"Zhou Chu said angrily.One man said,"The third evil is you!" "Me?"Zhou Chu was very angry."Am I a tiger or a flood dragon?"he shoutcd.The man said,"You're always doing bad things.Are you different from the tiger or the llood dragon? Zhou Chu went home.He felt very ashamed of himself and was very somv for his behavior.In the cnd,he said to himsclf,"I must stop bchaving like this.I'lI get rid of (the Evils,all three of them!" The next day,he found the big tiger and killed it;After that.Zhou Chu went for the flood dragon. They fought in the river for three dat's and three nights.Finall he killed it. He went home and decided to change himself From then on,Zhou Chu was a completely changed man.With hard work.he became a famous man and he has bcen praiscd by gcncrations cver sincc. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。(10分) 51.Why was everybody scared of Zhou Chu? 52.What were the Three Evils in people's minds? 53.How did Zhou Chu feel after knowing what the third evil was? 54.What did Zhou Chu decide to do after killing the tiger and the flood dragon? 55.What good things can you lcam from Zhou Chu? 三、语言运用（共10分） IV.短文填空。(10分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Philip Qiu is the founder of the Museum of Chinese in America.This museum 56 (build)in 1980 for the purpose of promoting Chincsc culturc."We organize many kinds of cultural activitics and cxhibitions 57 (show)fantastic Chincsc culture to visitors."he said. Over the past five years,the museum 58(tell)and recorded the stories and experiences of Chinese in the United States and has spread traditional Chinese culture.Meanwhile,it has promoted the cxchanges of history and culture betwecn the two59_(country).Besides,the muscum has held 15 high-quality exhibitions with different themes such as history,painting and religion,receiving more than 英语试卷第7页，共8页 100,000 visitors from different places in the world. There is 60 exhibition about Pursuing Harmony Betwcen Human and Nature at the muscum recently.61(it)exhibits (include calligraphy,musical instruments and portraits "I 62 (true)believe that human civilization is like a big family,and the culture of every nation in the world should be respected.Cultural exchange 63 this will help strengthen communication bctwcen China and the United States and make their relations much 64 (good)."Qiu said. In the future,65 the museum has more chances,it will hold different themes of online and offline activities to help spread Chinese culture and tell the wonderful stories of Chinese people in the United States. 四、书面表达（共20分） V.(A)某中学现招募志愿者，为来本校参观的美国中学生们提供必要的引导和帮助。假如你是王 强，请根据下面要点和要求，用英语写一封不少于40词的自荐信。(5分) 要点：(1)表达意愿： (2)说明优势。 要求：要点齐全；表述通顺；简洁得体；开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Mr.Li: Your Wang Qiang (B)人生就是一个学习和收获的过程。通过学习，你能掌握技能，改进方法，明白道理，请以1 Lcam,IGain'”为题，结合生活实际，写一篇英语短文，介绍你的一次学习的经历，并谈谈你的收获 和感悟。写一篇不少于80词的英语短文。(15分) 英语试卷第8页，共8页