广东省广州市天河区第十八中学2024-2025学年九年级下学期开学英语试题

2024学年下学期九年级适应性训练（英语学科) (时间：100分钟满分：90分) 一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项 中选出最佳选项。 Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days,but living and dealing with parents can be even 1.Since I was a teenager,I 2 that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along.With any relationship,you need to let3 people know your feelings.If you are not able to communicate,things 4 bad.When you are mad at your parents,it is no use not talking to them.If you look 5 the word "communication" in dictionary,it will say"the exchange of ideas and information".6 a good relationship,you must keep communication strong.Let people know how you feel,even if it's just by 7 a note. You have to make your parents8 good about how they are doing as a parent.If you are trying to make them see something as you see it,tell them that you'll listen to what they say,but ask them9 to listen to you.10 away only makes the situation worse. This is11 example.One night,Sophie went to a street party with her friends.She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks,but she felt 12 would be rude of her to go home first.As a result,she was late getting home.Her parents were angry at first.but when Sophie explained 13 she was late,they weren't so mad.Communication is the key factor there. Relationship can only 14 with communication.Just remember, 15 you get into a situation like Sophie's,tell your parents how you feel. 1.A.tough B.tougher C.toughest D.the toughest 2.A.have learnt B.learnt (learn D.will learn 3.A.the others B.another C.other D.others (4.A.become B.will become C.becomes D.are becoming 1 5.4.in B.to C.up D.at 6.A.Kept B.Keep C.Keeping D.To keep 7.A.writing B.to write C.write D.writes 8.A.felt B.feel C.feels D.to feel 9.A.polite B.politeness C.politely D.impolite 10.A.Walk B.Walks C.Walked D.Walking 11.A.a B.the C.an D./ 12.A.its B.it C.itself D.it's 13.A.how B.why C.which D.what 14.improved B.be improving C.improve D.be improved 15.A.although B.before C.unless D.if 二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。 In ancient China,there was a wise man named Zhuge Liang.He was good at 16 difficulties in smart ways.The use of the"Empty City Strategy"was one of them. One day,Zhuge Liang found himself in a/an 17 situation.Sima Yi's army was reported being 18 and Zhuge's support was still far away. Zhuge Liang soon had an idea.He sent his soldiers to West City.Zhuge Liang ordered them to 19 the city gates and sent them to clean the roads.The men couldn't understand Zhuge Liang's request,but Zhuge told them not to 20.Then he had secretly sent many soldiers around for the coming war.Zhuge himself went up the city wall and began to play his favourite music there However,when Sima Yi's army arrived and saw the open gates,empty.streets,and only a few old soldiers working as cleaners,they 21 and didn't enter the city.Zhuge told them that the city was empty and he had prepared to welcome the enemy.Sima Yi believed it was a22 2 since Zhuge had never taken any unsure plans in his life and he couldn't be 23 trusted.So, Sima Yi's army camped miles away outside West City. Later,general Zhao Yun retumed to West City.Zhuge Liang sent Zhao to attack the 24 and he went back to his State right away.Sima Yi was again told by his men that West City was empty.When he headed towards West City for the second time,he met Zhao Yun and the hidden soldiers.When he finally learnt what had happened,he realized why he was 25,and left that area. 16.A.avoiding B.describing C.solving D.winning 17.A.boring B.awful C.strange D.interesting 18.A.bigger B.nearer C.weaker D.smarter 19.A.rebuild B.paint C.clean D.unlock 20.A.worry B.scare C.fight D.shout 21.A.succeeded B.doubted C.reported D.pretended 22.A.trick B.show C.game D.match 23.A.fully B.nearly C.easily D.suddenly 24.A.gate B.heart C.city D.enemy 25.A.told B.killed C.beaten D.caught 三、阅读（共20小题，满分35分） 第一节阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从26~40各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，.选出最佳选项。 A Welcome to TVC!We have many different kinds of TV shows for everyone.Let's see which programme will interest you at 8:00 tonight on five of our channels. 3 CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 News Lady Double Your Money Tonight is the beginning of a whole new story. Jason Wong is the host of the popular It is the first day for Linda,young and bright,to game show where the contestants can win work as a news reporter in the TV station. f10,000 and then double it!There are questions Everything seems to go well at the beginning until on all kinds of topics to test everyone's general a piece of big news breaks out.She is asked to knowledge.Which player of tonight will get make a live report on it.Can she manage it? the chance to double their money? CHANNEL3 19th-century House Our reality show continues,now with only eight of the twelve contestants,all living in a house built 200 years ago.It isn't easy to live with no electricity. CHANNEL5 CHANNELA The Jordan Lee Show What You Think Jordan Lee presents her completely new You can enjoy the latest news from all over chat show.She talks to famous guests and asks the world with Michael Yang.You are welcome to them questions everyone wants to know the phone in to share opinions. answers to.Tonight,we will have sports star Sally Chan. 26.Which two programmes have contestants? A.News Lady and Double Your Money. B.News Lady and The Jordan Lee Show. C Double Your Money and 19th-century House. D.19th-century House and The Jordan Lee Show. 27.Mr.Parker cares about what is happening around the world.Which channel will he probably watch at 8:00 p.m.? A.CHANNEL I B.CHANNEL 2 CHANNEL3 D.CHANNEL 4 4 28.Which of the following posts on the Internet talks about 19th-century Housc? A."Wow,the news report scenes are just as brcath taking as the real oncs.The main character is very attructive." B."They were rcally bad this weck.I answered nll the qucstions casily.I did better than them! Nobody won all that moncy!" C."They are all smart and bruve to challenge themsclves to live in a difficult condition It's fim to find out how they solve problems." D."I can't forget her sad face when she lost the final game last year I'm glad to know that she is now working bard to prepare for the Paris Olympics!" B I like writing.I like meeting people.I couldn't kecp a sccret if you told me and I like discovering new things and telling everyone about them.So I became a journalist ( Sounds simple and easy.right?But the life of a joumalist is morc exciting and much harder than that.It can come with pain and frustrarion(挫折)， Once I ran around in a dark.dangerous-looking street in the snow.I was trying to find a woman who (my editor had told me)"woke in the night to find water pouring on her head".Somebow 1 found her.I took photos.I interviewed her,the building owner and the liremen 1 wrote tbe story... Then I opened the paper to find it at the back.with no name on it,only 100 words long Strangely. however,it made me want to keep going.If you succeed.the rewards of joumalism are truly great. I once wrote about an old people's home.People there.including a 90-year-old blind man. were living in rooms that were full of fleas ()They were told to do their own repairs.A week after the story was published,people there phoned me,full of joy.The managers had said sony to them and promised to change their ways. Journalism can be dangerous and boring.with long and changing work bours.And the pay (at least in the UK)is terrible.But it's also one of the most exciting,rewarding jobs For me.there is no better career than making a difference-and telling the world about it. 6 29.According to the writer,what can't she do being a journalist? A.Writing different kinds of stories.'B.Mecting different pcople. C Discovering new things. D.Staying away from pain and frustration. 30.What does the underlined word "rewards"mean in Paragraph 3? A.回报 B.惩罚 C.编辑 D.帮助 31.What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about? A.How a journalist writes a good story. B A journalist can sometimes help others and bring about changes in people's lives. C.A journalist works long hours. D.It's necessary for a journalist to care more about the poor. 32.What can we learn from the article? A.Working in journalism is easy. B.Journalists are usually well-paid. C.The writer loves her job as a joumalist. D.The writer encourages people to work in journalism. C Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms.For 35 years they farmed side by side,sharing machinery and goods as needed,without a single problem. However,one autumn,things changed.It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse,which grew into a major difference.The difference led to angry words,followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers One morning there was a knock on Paul's door.He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox."I'm looking for a few days'work",the builder said."Are there any jobs here I could help with?" 6 6 "Yes,"answered Paul,extremely plcased to sce the builder."I do have a job for you Look at that farm across the crcek ()That's my brother's farm.Thnt creck used to be a grass field,but last week my brother dug a path from the river and madc the creck.But I'll go him one better.See that pile of wood?I want you to build me a fenee,Iwo metres tall.so I won'l heed to see him anymore.” The builder said thoughtfully."I think I understand the situatioa and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you." Paul had business to town that day and left the builder to his work.When he returned,the builder had just finished his job.Paul was shocked.Instead of a fence there was a bridge,sueiching from one side of the creek to the other. As Paul stood on the bridge,staring in amazement,his younger brother Jason,camc across.and took Paul's hand."You are a good man to have built this bridge aftcr all I've done,"said Jason. Then.Paul,with tears in his eyes,said to the builder who was packing his bag to go,"Thank you so much.Please stay.I have much more for you to do." "I'd love to,"the builder said quietly,"but,I have many more bridges to build." 33.What was the cause of the disagrecment between the two brothers? A.The digging of the creck. B.A prublem about a fann animal. C.Who would pay for building the fence.D.Who owned the ficld betwcen the farms. 34.What does the underlined expression"go him onc better"in paragraph 4 mean? A.Help him out. B.Improve the situation. C.Point out his mistake. D.Do something even worsc. 35.Why did the builder build the bridge? A He needed to be offered more jobs. B.He felt pleased with Paul's thought. C.He misunderstood Paul's instructions. D.He wanted to bring the brothers together. 36.What is the ending of the story? 7 A.The builder could not gel puid B.Ihe two brothers kept bcing angry. C.The two brothers bccame close ngain D.The builder needed to build another fence. D Do you know who was described as"supcrhuinan"by the great inventor and astronomer Galilco? It was Archimedes who solved the king's problem of the golden crown while taking a bath.He was perhaps onc of the most outstanding scientists in the world.Ic was born on the island of Sicily in the city of Syracuse around the year 287 BC and died in 212 BC Archimedes showed great love for mathematics.Hc madc many discovenes.For example.be determined the exact value of pi (He invented and developed methods similar to calculus and used them to find the arca of a circle and an accurate estimation of the value of pi. Today Archimedes is cousidered onc of the grealest mathematicians in history.He used his mathematical skills and talents to creatc useful inventions to solve practical problems.Onc of bis most famous inventions is called the Archimedes'Screw.It was a device that could lift waicr to higher levels.One of its first uses was to pup water out from a leaking ship.It is still used today in some places to move water from low places to high places.This invention influenced L.conardo da Vinci as he the Archimedes'Screw worked on developing the functioning flying machine. Can you imagine counting the sand in the universe?Archimedes once tried to calculate the number of sand grains in the universe.Obvicusly.it was impossible,bu he was too sman.His intellectual curiosity and achievements to mathemanics.in general,would go op to encourage other mathematicians as well.Most of his achicvements werc far ahead of his time.Archimedes was indeed a genius. 37.What's the main idea of Paragraph 2? A.The great inventions of Archimedes. B.A brief introduction to Archimedes. C.Archimedes'discoverics in maths D.Archimedes'study on the universe. 38.What does the underlined word"It"refer to in Paragraph 3? 8 A.The Archimedes'Screw. B.A leaking ship. C.Water from low places. D.A high level device. 39.Why does the writer mention "Archimedes'Screw"in the passage? A.To explain how it helped Archimedes study maths. B.To show how Archimedes used maths in everyday life. C.To introduce how Archimedes moved water from place to place. D.To tell how Archimedes developed the functioning flying machine. 40.Which of the following is true about Archimedes according to the passage? A.He liked to solve difficult problems while taking a bath. B.He was a man with many talents and died at the age of 87. C.He had great influence on the development of mathematics. D.He got most of his ideas from Galileo and Leonardo da Vinci. 第二节阅读填空（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填入41~45各题空白处的最佳选项。 Which part of the world has the most nearsighted students?Just look around you-it's East Asia.Nine in ten school leavers in major East Asian cities are nearsighted according to the BBC. Experts say books and video games are not to blame.41 People become nearsighted because their cyeballs grow out of shape and light entering their eyes cannot focus correctly.42 And guess what scientists have just discovered?Sunlight can help our bodies produce more dopamine,reported AFP. According to the study,primary school students in Singapore spend only 30 minutes outdoors every day;in Australia,by contrast,kids spend about three hours a day outside.As a result,fewer children in Australia-only 10 percent,compared with 90 percent in Singapore."43They study and they watch television,"Ian Morgan of the Australian National University told AFP. 9 9 "44As long as they get outside,it doesn't secm to matter how much study they do," Morgan explained."There are some kids who study hard and get outside and play hard and they are generally fine.The ones who are at major risk are the ones who study hard and don't get outside.As a result of massive educational pressures and the construction of a child's day,the amount of time they spend outside in bright light is minimized". Experts suggest children should stay outside for two to three hours every day. 15 A.But being a bookworm or a couch potato does not directly harm the eyes. B.This can include time spent in the playground and walking to and from school. C.Children in East Asia just go to school,go home and stay inside. D.The body can produce a chemical called dopamine (to stop eyeballs from changing shape. E.East Asian students,they say,aren't getting enough sunlight. 四、写作（供三节，满分30分） 第一节语篇填词（供5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。答 卷时，要求写出完整单词， School counselors are the people you can tum to when you need help.They know how to listen and can help kids with life's challenges.Counselors have special training in how to help kids s 46problems,make d 47 and stand up for themselves. If someone was bullying you,for example,the counselor would talk to you about it and could give you some u48 advice.The counselor may also talk to the bully and maybe even to the kids who saw what happened.The counselor might talk with your teacher and your parents about the problems as well.T49 this may make you feel a little uncomfortable,facing the problem and trying to deal with it is better than living with a bad s50.With the counselor's help, you don't face difficult school problems alone. 第二节完成句子（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分） 10 10