辽宁省铁岭市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

英语试卷 （本试卷共45道题 满分90分 考试时间90分钟） 注意：所有试题必须在答题卡上作答，在本试卷上作答无效 第一部分 选择题（共50分） 一、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分） 第一节 阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A April 22ⁿᵈ is Earth Day. What can you do to make the planet a better place to live? Here are some things you can do to help plants and wildlife. ◆Do not get in the way of the natural habitats (栖息地) of plants and animals. Do not pick wild flowers. ◆Talk to people at home or your teacher about planting a garden to interest butterflies and birds. ◆Pet waste has bacteria (细菌) that may harm fish and wildlife. Clean up your dog’s waste while walking it. Do you know Three Rs? ◆Reduce Buy and use things that are made to last Use 75 percent less energy than standard lights. ◆Reuse Use empty boxes as holders for things like pencils and pens Fix something that’s broken instead of throwing it away. Use both sides of every piece of paper. ◆Recycle Take old mobile phones to a recycling center. Separate rubbish so you can recycle paper, glass, aluminum cans (铝罐), and plastic. Instead of throwing out food waste, make it turn into new soil. Click here for more things we can do to make the world a greener, cleaner place. 1. What can we do to help plants or animals? A. Pick beautiful wild flowers. B. Walk our pet dogs less often. C. Feed animals in their habitats. D. Plant a garden at home. 2. Those who can find new ways of using things like empty bottles may be good at ________. A. reducing B. reusing C. recycling D. refilling 3. According to the text, people are encouraged to ________ in their daily life. A. buy more things than we need B. make more food waste C. use both sides of the paper D. collect old mobile phones 4. Where is the text probably taken from? A. An environment website. B. A science magazine. C. A history book. D. An interesting diary. B I have spent nearly 10 years learning mechanics (机械学) by myself at home. I have always tried to make people trust me. However, this past year I have finally gotten to where I feel I will be! I started out this year having just taken another factory job with $13.50 an hour and lived a difficult life. Three months ago, my neighbors bought a used Harley motorcycle (哈雷摩托) that everyone thought could hardly be repaired well. After taking a look at it, I said that I would be able to repair it. It turned out that I saved them the $2,000 that they expected to pay to rebuild it. They were satisfied and told many of their friends about me. I got a lot of new business just by word of mouth. In about two months, I had over twenty people coming to me for work and I was making good money. I was making thousands a month on the side on a good month. But because of instability (不稳定) of the work, I still couldn’t leave my day job at that point. Then I got a job through one of my customers. I was able to solve difficult problems quickly. He was so pleased with it that he offered me another job that started even higher—$17 an hour. I finally made some progress. In a year, I went from being the lowest level worker to having bosses invite me to work for them. Now I can honestly say I feel truly proud of myself and my skills. 5. Why did the writer live a hard life the years before? A. He was poor at mechanics. B. He hardly won others’ trust. C. He worked in factories for years. D. He started a factory on his own. 6. What can we learn about the writer from paragraph 3? A. His working conditions. B. His learning experience. C. His life’s turning point. D. His friends’ business. 7. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to the author’s ability to ________. A. get a good job soon B. find a used motorcycle C. make new friends D. deal with problems quickly 8. How does the writer feel after getting a better-paid job? A. Confident. B. Curious. C. Calm. D. Thoughtful. C Inventions, mostly, change the world for good. Countless inventions not only help human beings at that moment but also encourage many other inventions. Let’s see some new inventions. Maybe you need to go to a sports hall to play table tennis because you may not have a suitable table at home. What if the door of your room could be turned into a tennis table? German designer Tobias Franzel designed the Ping Pong Door. It can be built to fit your door. Open the door and enjoy the game! Do you ever feel unsafe when you are out by yourself? A US company made a small alarm called Birdie+. You can keep it in your hand. It has a small handle (柄) and a button (按钮). If you pull out the handle, it will make a really loud noise and give out a flashing light so other people will notice you. If you press the button, it will call your family and even the police to help you. Noise-canceling earphones (降噪耳机) can help you clear all noises. However, it can be dangerous when you are walking on busy streets. Now, US scientists have used AI to allow users to pick the sound they want to hear. They can choose from 20 kinds of sounds, such as bird sounds, baby cries and people’s voices. The tool lets them hear nothing but the sound they have picked. The scientists successfully tested the AI system in different environments such as offices, streets and parks. Inventions make our life easier and better. Do you want to be an inventor like Thomas Edison? 9. We can play ping-pong on ________ at home with the help of Tobias Franzel’s design. A. the door B. the table C. the bed D. the floor 10 How can Birdie+ help us when we press its button? A. By making a very loud noise. B. By offering our family a hand. C. By giving out a flashing light. D. By calling the police in time. 11. What can we learn about noise-canceling earphones? A. They can help clear the dangerous noises. B. They allow users to hear the picked sound. C. They help choose our favorite songs. D. They test the AI system successfully. 12. What can be the best title for the text? A. Useful advice. B. Meaningful goals. C. Cool inventions. D. Rich experience. D Working outdoors can be harmful for your skin (皮肤). A United Nations report says it’s connected with skin cancer. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) say that working in the sun can lead to a type of skin cancer called non- melanoma. This health problem is caused by the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays (紫外线). Recent scientific research found that nearly one in three people who die from this type of cancer often worked outdoors. The results, according to seven years of worldwide information, show that UV rays from the sun are a major reason for work-related cancer. Jobs in agriculture (农业), building, and fishing are the most affected. Even though fewer people work in direct sunlight now, the number of skin cancer cases from outdoor work has gone up greatly. Almost 2,000 million workers worldwide are at risk, with many cases in developing countries, even more than in wealthier countries. This changes what we thought about skin cancer being mostly in richer countries. Researchers say we need better rules at work to protect outdoor workers. This means planning work timetables to avoid the midday sun, providing shaded (阴凉的) areas, making protective clothing a must, and telling people to use sunscreen. Besides, getting early cancer checks is very important. To help workers more, the report says skin cancers from working in the sun should be listed as workplace illnesses in each country. This way, those affected can ask for payment, and it shows we need to change how we deal with work-related health problems. 13. What do we know about the recent scientific research? A. About 30% of outdoor workers die from skin cancer. B. It collected seven-year information all over the world. C. The sun is the most important cause of all the cancers. D. More and more people worked a long time in the sunlight. 14. What can we learn about skin cancer cases among outdoor workers? A. They remained unchanged. B. They were reduced greatly. C. They changed our thoughts. D. They worried rich countries. 15. What do researchers advise outdoor workers to do in paragraph 4? A. Avoid working outside. B. Wear special clothing. C. Get cancer checks daily. D. Provide free sunscreen. 16. What is the purpose of the text? A. To draw public attention to the work-related health problems. B. To report the health problems about some outdoor jobs. C. To give advice on how to greatly improve public health. D. To explain the different reasons for work-related diseases. 阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。 Visiting a modern art gallery (美术馆) can be enriching and enjoyable, but it’s important to be well prepared to improve your experience. Here is some advice. Do Your Research Beforehand. ____17____ So, before you even step foot into the gallery, do some research on the pieces that will be on show. This way, you’ll have a better understanding of what you’re looking at and you’ll be able to enjoy the artwork more. ____18____ Many galleries offer digital guides or apps that provide further information about the art and artists. Make use of these! Many also have audio (语音的) guides that you can listen to as you walk around. These can help you to understand what you’re looking at and why it’s important. Bring A Friend Along. When you do most things with other people, they become more enjoyable and unforgettable. You will think more deeply about the art you are viewing if you have conversations with a friend about it. ____19____ Don’t Try To See Everything At Once. You might be recommended to try and see everything in a modern art gallery in one go, but this will only lead to disappointment. ____20____ Don’t worry about trying to understand all the big ideas behind the art. By following the suggestions you’re sure to have a great time on your next visit! A. Make use of free books at the door. B. Make the most of modern technologies. C. There’s nothing worse than feeling lost. D. Instead, take your time and focus on a few pieces that speak to you. E. Also, it could draw your attention to something that you might miss. 二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分） 阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 One of my earliest memories (记忆) is playing “shops” with my grandfather when I was 5. After leaving school at 15 I worked in a fruit shop, but I had no plan to ____21____ my own shop back then. Several years later, I got married. Soon after that, my ____22____ Eric and I heard about a shop for sale in the nearby village. We had a look and bought it. That was January 1973. We were a bit ____23____ at shop keeping, so we often didn’t know what the customers were asking for. But we soon learned. You can tell by the ____24____ how busy it’s going to be. On wet days there are very few people around, and when it’s snowy people want ____25____ and milk, as they’re worried about being snowed in. ____26____ it’s hot, everyone buys cold drinks and ice cream. More people shop online nowadays, but they still come here for things missing from their order. I’ve ____27____ technology and have a card reader, but the shop itself hasn’t changed much. Now, as I’m getting older, it’s open from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm on weekdays, instead of ____28____ at 8:30 pm. I keep it open until 2:00 pm at weekends. It was the 50th anniversary (周年纪念日) of the shop on January 13 this year. I wanted to do something special, so I ____29____ a party and had drinks and snacks with customers. This shop has been my ____30____. I never imagined I’d still be here after 50 years, but I love it and the people. It’s what keeps me going, and I’ve got no wish to retire (退休). 21. A. run B. sell C. return D. stop 22. A. son B. customer C. husband D. guest 23. A. good B. fresh C. expert D. perfect 24 A. sun B. rain C. weather D. land 25. A. newspaper B. bread C. phone D. money 26. A. Unless B. Although C. When D. Whether 27. A. kept up with B. added up to C. fallen behind with D. come up with 28. A. meeting B. closing C. booking D. shopping 29. A. canceled B. missed C. left D. held 30. A. past B. pity C. worry D. life 第二部分 非选择题（共40分） 三、语篇填空（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分） 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 As we all know chocolate is delicious. But what surprises us is that it isn’t just for eating. Here are some chocolate ____31____ (work) of art we cannot picture. One ____32____ (interest) thing in The World Chocolate Wonderland in Beijing is a 12-metre-long good copy of the Great Wall that was made ____33____ (complete) out of chocolate. In 2011, seven artists used 300 kg of chocolate ____34____ (build) a room with a chocolate floor, and books. And in the same year, French chocolatier Roger ____35____ (create) a chocolate hotel room where a man sat, eating ice cream happily. Then in 2012, a five-metre tree was made from five tons of chocolate. One sculpture (雕刻品) at a shop in Paris, even had chocolate monkeys hanging from chocolate trees. From this, people know more about the problems ____36____ African wildlife faces. One of the ____37____ (great) chocolatiers in London once made a collection of shoes made of chocolate. They used good chocolate and filled shoes ____38____ strawberries. The shoes were on sale for £25 each or £45 a pair. One winter, a chocolate mailbox was made with white hearts to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Customers could post their love letters there, and the company would stamp and send ____39____ (they) by email for free. It would last three weeks. How wonderful! Chocolate _____40_____ (love) by almost anyone, especially children and it can also become a work of art! 四、阅读与表达（共4小题，41～43小题，每小题2分，44小题4分；满分10分） 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 When thinking about our health, we find many things we can do are harder. Reading is one of the easier ones. You can do it in comfortable clothes, in a comfortable chair, or when the weather is terrible outside. You don’t need a membership or special things, and you get the idea. Here are a number of ways that reading can better our health. Reading can reduce stress. In one study, reading was found to be as useful as running or humor in reducing bad feelings. This means that reading influences your physical as well as your psychological (心理上的) health. It doesn’t matter if you read something about fishing, or the experiences shared by others. The more enjoyable it is to you, the better. Turn down other programs while reading on phones or computers. Reading can protect brain health. Reading is good for not just kids but adults. In a study of persons aged 64 and over, those reading at least once a week had better abilities to remember something than those not. At a study for 14 years, those reading more enjoyed greater protection. What’s better, readers may live longer than non-readers. The benefits of reading are many. If you aren’t a natural reader, you have nothing to lose by giving it a try. 41. Why is reading easier than other things when thinking about our health? (Within 10 words.) _______________________________________ 42. List two things that can be useful in reducing bad feelings. _______________________________________ 43. How can reading protect brain health? _______________________________________ 44. What other benefits of reading can you think of? Why? (Write 30 words or more.) _______________________________________ 五、书面表达（满分20分） 45. 假定你是李华，在某英文网站上看见以下的求助信，请你写一封回信。 Dear Li Hua, In trouble— hope for help! I like northeastern Putonghua and have learned it for 2 years. But still find it hard to talk as you did. Please help. Ben Dear Ben, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Li Hua 注意： （1）词数80—100，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； （2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； （3）文章中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 英语试卷 （本试卷共45道题 满分90分 考试时间90分钟） 注意：所有试题必须在答题卡上作答，在本试卷上作答无效 第一部分 选择题（共50分） 一、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分） 第一节 阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A 【1~4题答案】 【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A B 【5~8题答案】 【答案】5. B 6. C 7. D 8. A C 【9~12题答案】 【答案】9. A 10. D 11. B 12. C D 【13~16题答案】 【答案】13. B 14. C 15. B 16. A 【17~20题答案】 【答案】17. C 18. B 19. E 20. D 二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分） 阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 【21~30题答案】 【答案】21. A 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. D 第二部分 非选择题（共40分） 三、语篇填空（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分） 【31~40题答案】 【答案】31. works 32. interesting 33. completely 34. to build 35. created 36. that##which 37. greatest 38. with 39. them 40. is loved 四、阅读与表达（共4小题，41～43小题，每小题2分，44小题4分；满分10分） 【41~44题答案】 【答案】41. Because you don’t need a membership or special things. 42. Reading and running. 43. It improves memory and offers protection to the brain. 44. Reading can improve language skills because it exposes you to a variety of vocabulary and grammatical structures, which helps to expand your vocabulary and improve your language expression skills. Reading can also improve concentration because it requires focus. 五、书面表达（满分20分） 【45题答案】 【答案】例文 Dear Ben, I’m glad to hear that you’re interested in northeastern Putonghua and have been learning it for two years. It’s fine if you’re still finding it challenging to speak like a native speaker. I’m happy to share some simple tips that might help you improve. Firstly, try to practice speaking every day. You can go to the community to chat with the elderly. They have plenty of free time, which makes them great conversation partners and can be very helpful in your language practice. Secondly, you can watch TV dramas and listen to songs in northeastern Putonghua. This will help you understand how people naturally speak. In addition, try to find a friend who speaks northeastern Putonghua well. People from the Northeast are very warm-hearted, and they would be perfectly willing to help you learn their dialect. Remember, it’s okay to make mistakes. That’s how we learn. Keep trying and don’t give up. I truly believe you’ll make great progress! Wishing you all the best on your language-learning journey! Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$