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六安市轻工中学2023~2024学年度九年级下学期 期中考试英语试卷（B卷） 第一部分 听力（共四大题，满分20分） Ⅰ.短对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 1. What are they talking about? A. B. C. 2. How does the boy improve his English? A. B. C. 3. How often does the boy play football? A. Every day. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week. 4. How much should the woman pay? A. Ten yuan. B. Twenty yuan. C. Thirty yuan. 5. Where are the two speakers? A In a hospital. B. In a restaurant. C. On a bus. Ⅱ.长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6.7小题。 6. Where does the man come from? A. China. B. Japan. ℃. England. 7. What does the man think of the restaurants in Tokyo? A. Crowded. B. Cheap. C. Excellent. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至10小题。 8. When is Sally always free? A. On Friday night. B. On Saturday afternoon. C. On Sunday morning. 9. What are they going to play at last? A. Volleyball. B. Ping-pong. C. Tennis. 10. Who did the man train hard with?! A. His father. B. His friend. C. His coach. Ⅲ.短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据所听内容在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。 11. How old is Kathy? A. 3. B. 10. C. 13. 12. Who does Kathy live with? A. Her parents. B. Her grandma. C. Her cousin. 13. When did the accident happen? A. Last Saturday morning. B. Last Saturday afternoon. C. Last Sunday morning. 14. What happened to Kathy? A. She dug a hole in the ground. B. She fell off the bike. C. She failed a writing competition. 15. Where is Kathy now? A. At home. B. In the hospital. C. At school. Ⅳ.信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。 Switzerland Area It is a 16 _______ but beautiful country, about 15,000 square miles. People The people are famous for their hard 17_______. They love to 18_______and many of them live outside Switzerland. Language There are 19_______kinds of languages in Switzerland. Italian is spoken only in the 20_______of the country. 第二部分 Ⅴ.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. Parents should keep their promises to build ________ with their children. A. progress B. education C. trust D. care 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：父母应该信守承诺，建立与孩子们的信任关系。 考查名词辨析。progress进步；education教育；trust信任；care关心。根据“keep their promises”可知，信守承诺与信任有关，故选C。 2. The little girl standing there looks so sad—her eyes are________ with tears. A. covered B. filled C. provided D. washed 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：站在那里的小女孩看起来很悲伤——她的眼睛里噙满了泪水。 考查动词辨析。covered覆盖；filled充满；provided提供；washed洗。根据“her eyes are...with tears.”可知，是指眼中充满泪水，故选B。 3. —How amazing ChatGPT is! —Yes. The new invention makes it quite ________ for people to write papers and stories. A. simple B. natural C. difficult D. private 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——ChatGPT是多么了不起！——对这项新发明使人们写论文和写故事变得非常简单。 考查形容词辨析。simple简单的；natural自然的；difficult困难的；private私人的。根据“How amazing ChatGPT is!”和“The new invention makes it quite ... for people to write papers and stories.”可知，ChatGPT使得写论文和写故事非常简单。故选A。 4. —Helen, do you know the news that a boy was hurt badly in the traffic accident on his way to school? —Yes, he rode too fast. We should ride our bikes ________ to keep safe. A. easily B. quietly C. suddenly D. slowly 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——海伦，你知道一个男孩在上学的路上发生交通事故，受了重伤的消息吗？——是的，他骑得太快了。为了安全，我们应该慢慢骑自行车。 考查副词辨析。easily容易地；quietly安静地；suddenly突然地；slowly慢地。根据“he rode too fast.”可知，你骑得太快，应该慢慢骑保持安全。故选D。 5. The app has ________ to do with medical health. It can help people get medical knowledge on the smartphone. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：该应用程序与医疗健康有关，它可以帮助人们在智能手机上获得医学知识。 考查不定代词。everything一切；nothing没有什么；something某物；anything任何事情。根据“It can help people get medical knowledge on the smartphone.”可知，这个应用程序帮助人们获得医学知识，所以与医疗健康有关。have something to do with...“与……有关”。故选C。 6. To make students realize the importance of green life, some activities on environmental protection ________ next term. A. added B. are added C. were added D. will be added 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：为了使学生认识到绿色生活的重要性，下学期将增加一些环保活动。 考查被动语态。主语“some activities”和谓语动词add构成动宾关系，根据“next term”可知，此处用一般将来时的被动语态，其构成为“will be done”，故选D。 7. ________ the heroes in the fight have been dead for many years, their spirit will live on in our hearts forever. A. Unless B. After C. Although D. If 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：尽管战斗中的英雄们已经去世多年，但他们的精神将永远活在我们心中。 考查连词。Unless除非；After在……之后；Although尽管；If如果。根据“...the heroes in the fight have been dead for many years, their spirit will live on in our hearts forever.”可知，尽管英雄们去世了，但是精神永存，应用although引导让步状语从句。故选C。 8. —People spread Chinese culture in their own ways now. —Exactly! ________, Zhong Yetang shows ancient food by making short videos. A. For example B. After all C. By the way D. As a result 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——现在人们以自己的方式传播中国文化。——完全正确！例如，钟冶唐通过制作短视频来展示古代食物。 考查副词短语。For example例如；After all毕竟；By the way顺便说；As a result结果。根据“Zhong Yetang shows ancient food by making short videos.”可知，此处是在举例说明人们用自己的方式传播中国文化。故选A。 9. —The dinning hall in our community was built for the old people. —That’s great! Old people over seventy won’t ________ their daily meals. A learn about B. worry about C. hear about D. talk about 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我们社区的餐厅是为老年人建造的。 ——太好了！七十岁以上的老人不会担心他们的日常饮食了。 考查动词短语辨析。learn about了解；worry about为……担心；hear about听说；talk about谈论。根据“The dinning hall in our community was built for the old people.”可知，此处是说七十岁以上的老人不会担心他们的日常饮食，故选B。 10. —I don’t think that I can do well in the running race. I might make my classmates upset. —________. You don’t need to push yourself too hard. A. Good job B. No way C. It’s a pleasure D. Take it easy 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我认为我不能在赛跑中取得好成绩，我可能会让我的同学不高兴。——别紧张，你不需要把自己逼得太紧。 考查情景交际。Good job做得好；No way没门；It’s a pleasure我的荣幸；Take it easy别紧张。根据“You don’t need to push yourself too hard.”可知，安慰对方别紧张。故选D。 Ⅵ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A I teach a class of sixty students. I have thirty weeks to teach them the ____11____ of public speaking. These shy and quiet students make me think of myself. I was born with a speech ____12____ and I was shy. It took me two years to have special education classes to ____13____ the sounds of the English language correctly. But the shyness still made me ____14____ of speaking in front of people. So I joined a debate（辩论）team to practice my speech skills. I stuttered（结巴）at first. However, I used the ____15____ I was given years ago—practice and time. Practice ____16____ almost all my spare time and I began to talk a little louder day by day. In a few months, I could finally stand on the stage with ____17____ to speak out my minds. You can imagine how excited I felt at that time, ____18____ you know how shy I was before. Later on, I decided to be a ____19____ to offer help to people like me. Everyone has his disadvantages. The thing that really _____20_____ is how you face them. With courage, time and practice, everyone can beat them. 11. A. skills B. roles C. orders D. words 12. A. prize B. interest C. difficulty D. purpose 13. A. protect B. produce C. prepare D. promise 14. A. short B. afraid C. full D. proud 15. A. brain B. money C. culture D. advice 16. A. took up B. put down C. waited for D. thought about 17. A. confidence B. population C. information D. introduction 18. A. though B. or C. so D. if 19. A. scientist B. student C. manager D. teacher 20. A. turns B. rises C. matters D. allows 【答案】11. A 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. D 16. A 17. A 18. D 19. D 20. C 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了作者生来就说话困难，而且他很害羞，在花了两年时间上特殊教育班和使用几年时间来练习后，他终于可以自信地站在舞台上说出他的想法了，后来，他决定成为一名老师为像他那样的人提供帮助。 【11题详解】 句意：我有30周的时间教他们公开演讲的技巧。 skills技巧；roles角色；orders订单；words单词。根据下文“So I joined a debate（辩论）team to practice my speech skills.”可知，我加入了一个辩论队来练习我的说话技巧。因此此处指教他们公开演讲的技巧。故选A。 【12题详解】 句意：我生来就说话困难，而且我很害羞。 prize奖品；interest兴趣；difficulty难度；purpose目的。根据“and I was shy”可知，我很害羞，由此可推测，我生来就有说话的困难。故选C。 【13题详解】 句意：我花了两年时间上特殊教育班，才正确地说出英语的发音。 protect保护；produce生产，制造；prepare准备；promise承诺。根据“the sounds of the English language”可知，才正确地说出英语的发音。故选B。 【14题详解】 句意：但这种害羞仍然让我害怕在人前说话。 short短的；afraid害怕的；full满的；proud骄傲的。根据“the shyness（这种害羞）”可知，这种害羞仍然让我害怕在人前说话。故选B。 【15题详解】 句意：然而，我使用了几年前给我的建议——练习和时间。 brain大脑；money金钱；culture文化；advice建议。根据“practice and time”可知，练习和时间是几年前给我的建议。故选D。 【16题详解】 句意：练习几乎占据了我所有的业余时间，我开始一天比一天大声。 took up占据；put down放下；waited for等待；thought about思考。根据“all my spare time”可知，练习几乎占据了我所有的业余时间。故选A。 【17题详解】 句意：几个月后，我终于可以自信地站在舞台上说出我的想法了。 confidence信心；population人口；information信息；introduction介绍。根据“I began to talk a little louder day by day”可知，我一天比一天大声，说明我终于可以自信地站在舞台上说出我的想法了。故选A。 【18题详解】 句意：你可以想象当时我有多兴奋，如果你知道我以前有多害羞的话。 though尽管；or或者；so所以；if如果。根据“You can imagine how excited I felt at that time”可知，你可以想象当时我有多兴奋，如果你知道我以前有多害羞的话，应用if引导条件状语从句。故选D。 【19题详解】 句意：后来，我决定成为一名老师，为像我这样的人提供帮助。 scientist科学家；student学生；manager经理；teacher教师。根据上文“I teach a class of sixty students”可知，我决定成为一名老师。故选D。 20题详解】 句意：真正事关紧要的是你如何面对它们。 turns转弯；rises上升；matters事关紧要；allows允许。根据“how you face them”可知，真正事关紧要的是你如何面对它们。故选C。 B Robots have become a normal part of our everyday lives. They build cars in factories, clean up dirt (灰尘) in the house and ____21____ bombs (炸弹) in war areas. However, some inventors are trying to create a future where robots not only do boring and ____22____ jobs but also become a part of our families. A Japanese robotics company invented LOVOT, a robot that ____23____ as much as a baby and looks like a mix of a penguin and a bear. Though LOVOT cannot build a car, it can build a close relationship with its ____24____ and provide love. In fact, LOVOT is one of the robots meant to help those who feel ____25____. Robots like LOVOT were ____26____ at the perfect time. Many countries are entering the aged society. The populations of old people are ____27____ than that of the young people, resulting in more people who ____28____ not only help with things like getting dressed and cooking meals but also love. Moreover, it is reported that 40 percent of Japanese will be living alone by 2040, meaning loneliness among younger populations may also increase ____29____. However, if LOVOT can give us all the ____30____ we get from pets without any of the mess or daily care, we might not be so lonely. Why don’t you have a try? 21. A. give off B. cut down C. make up D. deal with 22. A. different B. comfortable C. dangerous D. excellent 23. A. costs B. weighs C. thinks D. talks 24. A. seller B. owner C. creator D. cleaner 25. A. lonely B. afraid C. nervous D. excited 26. A. worked B. trained C. invented D. served 27. A. larger B. smaller C. higher D. heavier 28. A. offer B. ask C. need D. refuse 29. A. slowly B. secretly C. suddenly D. greatly 30. A. wealth B. education C. knowledge D. pleasure 【答案】21. D 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了日本枳公司发明了名为LOVOT的陪伴机器人，其形似企鹅和熊的混合体，不需要常规的照顾，却能够给主人带来爱，使主人感觉不那么孤单。 【21题详解】 句意：他们工厂里制造汽车，在家里清理灰尘，在战区处理炸弹。 give off发出，放出（气味、热、光等）；cut down砍倒；削减；make up化妆，编造；deal with处理。结合语境可知，此处应指拆除炸弹，应用deal with。故选D。 【22题详解】 句意：然而，一些发明家正试图创造一个未来，机器人不仅做无聊和危险的工作，而且成为我们家庭的一部分。 different不同的；comfortable舒适的；dangerous危险的；excellent极好的。根据上文“... bombs (炸弹) in war areas”可知机器人所做的工作是危险的，dangerous符合语境。故选C。 【23题详解】 句意：日本一家机器人公司发明了一种机器人LOVOT，它和婴儿一样重，看起来像企鹅和熊的混合体。 costs花费；weighs称……的重量，有……的重；thinks认为；talks谈论。根据空格后的“as much as a baby”可知，此处是说机器人LOVOT的重量如同一个婴儿的重量。weighs“称……重”，符合语境。故选B。 【24题详解】 句意：虽然LOVOT不能制造汽车，但它可以与车主建立密切的关系，并提供爱。 seller销售员；owner主人；creator创作者；cleaner清洁工。根据第一段“become a part of our families”可知，发明家们创造LOVOT时，还希望它能成为我们的家庭成员，因此，LOVOT要与它的主人建立良好的关系，owner主人，符合语境。故选B。 【25题详解】 句意：事实上，LOVOT是旨在帮助那些感到孤独的人的机器人之一。 lonely孤单的；afraid害怕的；nervous担忧的；excited激动的。根据第三段“we might not be so lonely”可知，此处是说，LOVOT是旨在帮助那些感到孤独的人的机器人中的一款。lonely“孤单的；寂寞的”，符合语境。故选A。 【26题详解】 句意：像LOVOT这样的机器人发明得正是时候。 worked工作；trained训练；invented发明；served服务。根据文意可知此处是说LOVOT这样的机器人应时代需要而发明，invented“发明”，符合语境。故选C。 【27题详解】 句意：老年人的人口比年轻人多，导致更多的人不仅需要帮助，比如穿衣和做饭，还需要爱。 larger更大，更多量；smaller更小，更少量；higher更高；heavier更重。根据“Many countries are entering the aged society.”可知，现如今许多国家都进入了老龄化社会，因此老年人口应比年轻人多，larger“更多量”，符合语境。故选A。 【28题详解】 句意：老年人的人口比年轻人多，导致更多的人不仅需要帮助，比如穿衣和做饭，还需要爱。 offer提供；ask要求；need需要；refuse拒绝。根据上文文意可知，老年人口多，导致更多人的生活需要帮助，“需要”符合文意。故选C。 【29题详解】 句意：此外，据报道，到2040年，40%的日本人将独自生活，这意味着年轻人群的孤独感也可能会大幅增加。 slowly缓慢地；secretly秘密地；suddenly突然地；greatly大大地，非常。根据“40 percent of Japanese will be living alone by 2040”可知未来日本人独居的比率会提高，这会导致他们的孤独感极大增加，greatly“大大地”，符合语境。故选D。 【30题详解】 句意：然而，如果LOVOT能给我们从宠物那里得到的所有快乐，而没有任何混乱或日常照顾，我们可能不会那么孤独。 wealth财富；education教育；knowledge知识；pleasure快乐。根据“we get from pet without any of the mess or daily care”可知LOVOT可能会提供给我们那些能从宠物身上得来的快乐，但不用去照顾、打理它们，pleasure“快乐”，符合语境。故选D。 Ⅴ.补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。 Joe: Amy, our school will set up a new club! Amy: Really? ____31____ Joe: The paper-cutting club. ____32____ Amy: Of course. Paper-cutting is beautiful and has many kinds, and most people love it. ____33____ Joe: So it does, especially during the Spring Festival. Some families put up beautiful paper-cutting on their windows. Amy: I can’t wait to learn it. ____34____ Joe: Don’t worry. You will find it easy if you keep practicing. Amy: Thank you. When will the club open? Joe: ____35____ Would you like to go with me that day? Amy: I’d love to. A. Why not give it a try? B. I will do a good job. C. It will open in two weeks. D. What club will be set up? E. Do you like paper-cutting? F. But I’m afraid I can’t do it well. G. It expresses people’s best wishes for life. 【答案】31. D 32. E 33. G 34. F 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本对话主要谈论剪纸与剪纸俱乐部。 【31题详解】 根据“The paper-cutting club.”可知此处与俱乐部有关，D选项“将成立什么俱乐部”符合情景。故选D。 【32题详解】 根据“Of course. Paper-cutting is beautiful and has many kinds, and most people love it.”可知，此处与剪纸有关，E选项“你喜欢剪纸吗”符合情景。故选E。 【33题详解】 根据“So it does, especially during the Spring Festival. Some families put up beautiful paper-cutting on their windows.”可知，此处应与春节人们剪纸有关，G选项“它表达了人们对生活最美好的祝愿”符合情景。故选G。 【34题详解】 根据“Don’t worry. You will find it easy if you keep practicing.”可知，此处表示担心，F选项“但是我恐怕做不好”符合情景。故选F。 【35题详解】 根据“When will the club open?”可知，此处表示时间，C选项“它将在两周后开业”。故C。 第三部分阅读（共两节，满分40分） Ⅷ.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Have a good time at Fun Here ·We’re all about family fun at Fun Here! ·Parking is always free. ·All tickets can be bought at the gate. * * * * * * * * * $ Price Adult: $18 Child: $8 Child under six: free * * * * * * * * * * * * A Few Rules ·Please do not bring glass bottles into our park. ·Kids aged two and under are allowed in the main pool and the lazy river. But they must wear a swim diaper (尿片) and a life jacket at all times. ·Pets are not allowed inside the water park unless they are required for disability assistance (残障援助). However, no pets are allowed in the water. FAQ ·First Aid/ Health Service Our First Aid Desk is at the front of the water park, near the restrooms and changing rooms. If necessary, people should bring their own wheelchairs. ·What are the opening hours? From 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. every day. ·Does Fun Here offer bad weather passes (通行证) in the case of bad weather? We do our best to keep the water park open. However, if there are days in which bad weather can cause us to close the water park, we will give weather passes to you and you can come back another day. 36. How much do they pay if Mr Brown and Mrs Brown visit Fun Here with their 5-year-old son? A. $18. B. $26. C. $36. D. $44. 37. Which is not allowed to be taken into Fun Here? A. (guide dog) B. (glass bottle) C. (clothes) D. (chair) 38. Where is the text most probably from? A. A research paper B. A health magazine. C. A shopping poster. D. A vacation guidebook. 【答案】36. C 37. B 38. D 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了Fun Here水上乐园的相关信息，包括门票价格、规则、常见问题等，旨在为游客提供便利和指导。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Adult: $18”和“Child under six: free”可知，Mr Brown和Mrs Brown需要支付$18×2 = $36，而他们的5岁儿子免费。因此他们总共需要支付$36。故选C。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据“·Please do not bring glass bottles into our park.”可知，不可以带玻璃瓶。故选B。 【38题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章可知，Fun Here是一个提供家庭娱乐的水上乐园，文本中包含了价格、规则、常见问题等信息，这些内容通常出现在度假指南中。因此，文本最可能来自度假指南。故选D。 B To fight against climate change, scientists have suggested whales as a solution. It turns out that whales are excellent at controlling CO₂. Whales remove (清除) CO₂ from the air in two ways. First, they move nutrients (养分) from their eating areas deep in the ocean back to the surface, where they let go of them in their waste. Those nutrients help the growth of plants which take in CO₂ from the air. Second, whales themselves collect CO₂ in their bodies when they eat other animals. The total amount of the gas adds up to about 33 tons over a whale’s lifetime. When whales die, they take all that CO₂ with them down to the ocean floor. At one time, millions of whales were in the world's oceans. Unluckily, whaling brought many whales to death. Though many whales have been saved nowadays, they still face serious dangers. They are influenced by pollution from chemicals (化学品), noise, and lots of plastics that end up in the oceans. Whales are important to the future health of our planet. If whale populations increased to what they were before whaling, whales could take in about 1.7 billion tons of CO₂ each year. Compare this to the high costs needed to plant forests, and you will see why whales might be an amazing solution. It might be difficult to realize, but it’s worth fighting for. 39 Why have scientists suggested whales as a solution? A. Because whales are facing great dangers. B. Because whales are good at controlling CO₂. C. Because whales are more useful than forests. D. Because whales can save other animals in the oceans. 40. What’s the second paragraph mainly about? A. The ways whales use to remove CO₂from the air. B. The whale populations in the world’s oceans. C. The amount of CO₂ whales take in every year. D. The ways whales use to look for other animals. 41. Whales face many dangers except according to the text. A. greenhouse gases B. chemicals C. noise pollution D. plastic pollution 42. What is the main purpose of the text? A. To show a whale’s lifetime. B. To explain why whales are in danger. C. To show the influence of whaling. D. To call on people to save whales. 【答案】39. B 40. A 41. A 42. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲了为应对日益严重的气候变化问题，科学家提议用鲸鱼来减少空气中二氧化碳的含量。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段内容“To fight against climate change, scientists have suggested whales as a solution. It turns out that whales are excellent at controlling CO₂.”可知，科学家建议用鲸鱼作为解决办法是因为鲸鱼擅长控制CO₂。故选B。 【40题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段中“Whales remove (清除) CO₂ from the air in two ways.”可知，本段主要介绍了鲸鱼清除空气中的二氧化碳的两种方式。故选A。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Though many whales have been saved nowadays, they still face serious dangers. They are influenced by pollution from chemicals (化学品), noise, and lots of plastics that end up in the oceans.”可知，鲸鱼面临许多危险，比如化学品、噪声和塑料带来的污染。故选A。 【42题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后两句“Compare this to the high costs needed to plant forests, and you will see why whales might be an amazing solution. It might be difficult to realize, but it’s worth fighting for.”可推知，作者写本文的目的是呼吁人们保护鲸鱼，从而保护我们的地球。故选D。 C Zang Chaiyuan, a young woman from Yantai, has been working deep into the night as people line up for her huabobo. The popular traditional food dates back over 300 years. Zang showed interest in huabobo when she was young. Her grandmother used to make huabobo, in all kinds of shapes. Zang says, “She taught me how to make huabobo.” Her grandmother always told her that huabobo should not only look good and taste delicious, but also be healthy. So Zang used milk, eggs, natural fruit and vegetable juice to make her huabobo. After leaving university, Zang learned from a huabobo master and she mastered the skills. She wanted to open a huabobo shop, but her parents were against that. In 2020, Zang opened her first huabobo shop in Yantai. Seeing her persistence (坚持不懈), her parents no longer stood in her way and even came to help. In 2022, Zang opened her second and third huabobo shops. Sales in her shops and online orders have both been on the rise. Her products have also made their way to big cities including Beijing and Shanghai. “As long as I get to do what I want and make something of it, it will be worth it. I also love traditional Chinese culture and believe the craft (手艺) of making huabobo is worth promoting (发扬),” Zang says. 43. In Zang’s opinion, huabobo should ________. ①look good ②taste delicious ③be healthy ④be cheap A. ①②④ B. ①②③ C. ②③④ D. ①③④ 44. What does the underlined word “that” refer to (指的是)? A. Her leaving university. B. Her staying up late working. C. Her opening a huabobo shop. D. Her learning from a master. 45. What can we learn from the text? A. Zang has had two huabobo shops up to now. B. Zang will work on spreading the craft of making huabobo. C. Zang learned how to make huabobo from her parents as a kid. D. The traditional food huabobo dates back over 3,000 years. 【答案】43. B 44. C 45. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了臧钗瑗从小就对花饽饽感兴趣，大学毕业后，通过学习和不断地练习，她掌握了制作花饽饽的手艺，并开了自己的花饽饽店，她希望制作花饽饽这门传统手艺能得到发扬和传承。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Her grandmother always told her that huabobo should not only look good and taste delicious, but also be healthy.”可知，在她看来，花饽饽应该是好看，尝起来可口及健康的。故选B。 【44题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“She wanted to open a huabobo shop, but her parents were against that.”可知，她想开一家花饽饽店，但她的父母反对。因此that指代的是她开花饽饽店这件事。故选C。 【45题详解】 推理判断题。根据“I also love traditional Chinese culture and believe the craft (手艺) of making huabobo is worth promoting”可知，她认为制作花饽饽这门手艺值得发扬，因此可知，她将致力于传播制作花饽饽这门手艺。故选B。 D Imagine your smartphone’s screen gets broken, or your favourite shoe gets a hole. What do you do? You can buy a new one or you can take your broken items (物品) to a “repair cafe”. The first repair cafe was set up in Amsterdam in 2009, and the Repair Cafe Foundation says there are now more than 400 around the world. A repair cafe holds a free face-to-face meeting of skilled volunteers and locals who want things fixed. Visitors bring broken items from home and watch, learn or help as the repairs get done. Some things are fixed during the event, while for more challenging items people might turn to local special repair shops. Australians sent more than half a million tons of leather (皮革) to landfill (垃圾场) in one year — more than ten times the amount (数量) that was reused or recycled. Repairing means a try to stop the throwaway culture. Repair cafes get people talking and give them the chance to network and learn about the local resources. And, perhaps most surprisingly for anyone who considers repairing to be some kind of drudgery, repair cafes can be fun and creative. It might be quicker and easier to throw things away, but it’s more expensive and less fun too. 46. When did the first repair cafe appear? A. In 2004. B. In 2009. C. In 2015. D. In 2019. 47. Why does the writer mention the landfill in Paragraph 3? A. To stress the difficulty of landfill. B. To show the importance of reuse. C. To support the throwaway culture. D. To show the influence of repair cafes. 48. What does the underlined word “drudgery” mean? A. Special networks. B. Weekly meetings. C. Hard boring work. D. Interesting games. 【答案】46. B 47. B 48. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了修理咖啡馆的产生及其快速发展和意义。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The first repair cafe was set up in Amsterdam in 2009”可知第一家修理咖啡馆在2009年出现。故选B。 【47题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Australians sent more than half a million tons of leather (皮革) to landfill (垃圾场) in one year — more than ten times the amount (数量) that was reused or recycled.”可知澳大利亚人一年向垃圾填埋场运送五十多万吨皮革，这是重复使用和回收量的十倍多，由此推出提到提到垃圾填埋场是想说明重复使用的重要性。故选B。 【48题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“And, perhaps most surprisingly for anyone who considers repairing to be some kind of drudgery, repair cafes can be fun and creative.”可知对于那些认为修理是……的人来说，也许最令人惊讶的是，修理咖啡馆可以很有趣，也很有创意。由此推出这里drudgery意为“苦工，苦差事”。故选C。 E The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms (节气). The Beginning of Spring comes first, usually in February. Mángzhòng, is the 9th solar term. The following are things we need to know about it. An increase in rainfall It usually rains during this period. There is a long time of rainy or cloudy weather and it also means the harvest (丰收). But it’s also the best time for growing rice, vegetables and fruits. As a result, it’s a busy period for farmers. Wish for good harvest “An Miao”, meaning seedling (幼苗) protection, is a traditional farming activity of southern Anhui province. People also make different types of bread and color them with vegetable juice. The bread is used to wish for a good harvest in fall and people’s safety. Have light food During this period, temperatures rise across China and people often feel thirsty and tired, so vegetables and fruits are the first choice. Instead of much meat, people like to eat light food, such as tomatoes, watermelons, and strawberries. 49. How many solar terms in The traditional Chinese calendar? A. 6. B. 12. C. 24. D. 30. 50. In which month does Mángzhòng most probably come? A. February. B. June. C. September. D. December. 51. What do people do to wish for a food harvest? A. They protect vegetables and fruits. B. They practise growing rice in rain. C. They have light food instead of meat. D. They make different kinds of bread. 52. What is the best title (标题) for the text? A. Get busy in Mángzhòng! B. Things to know about Mángzhòng! C. Eat healthily in Mángzhòng! D. Ways to celebrate Mángzhòng! 【答案】49. C 50. B 51. D 52. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国传统二十四节气中的芒种。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms (节气).”可知，中国传统历法将一年分为24个节气。故选C。 【50题详解】 推理判断题。根据“The Beginning of Spring comes first, usually in February. Mángzhòng, is the 9th solar term.”可知，立春通常在二月，芒种是第9个节气。再根据“It usually rains during this period. There is a long time of rainy or cloudy weather and it also means the harvest (丰收). But it’s also the best time for growing rice, vegetables and fruits.”可知，芒种最可能在六月。故选B。 【51题详解】 细节理解题。根据“People also make different types of bread and color them with vegetable juice. The bread is used to wish for a good harvest in fall and people’s safety.”可知，人们制作不同种类的面包来祈求丰收。故选D。 【52题详解】 最佳标题题。文章主要介绍了芒种期间的降雨增多、祈求丰收的传统活动以及饮食选择等内容，因此最适合的标题是“关于芒种需要了解的事情”。故选B。 第二节 阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。 F Cai Meiqi,71 years old, is a “tour guide”. She started to organize blind people to travel in 2007. They traveled from high mountains in Sichuan and the Great Wall in Beijing to the beaches in Thailand. Cai herself isn’t healthy. She has only one eye. After hard work, she became a doctor. After retirement (退休), she joined in volunteer work for the blind. She found that they not only wanted to learn how to make money, but also wished to “see” the world. So she decided to help them. However, it wasn’t easy for her. Once Cai went to the airport seven times to ask for enough seats and cheaper tickets; Luckily, many kind people helped them along the way. Thanks to Cai, Li Daosheng, a man in the blind group, changed his bad habit. “Before this, my life was boring, so I took up smoking. After knowing that I could go outside, I stopped smoking and saved money for my trip,” Li said. He took his first trip in 2008. Although he couldn’t see the view, he still enjoyed himself. He could feel the different roads and hear the sound of new environments. When Cai was asked about if she would keep on organizing blind people to travel, she said, “I hope ______” 53. Why did Cai go to the airport seven times?（不超过10个词） __________________________________________ 54. When did Li take his first trip?（不超过5个词） __________________________________________ 55. What would Cai say at the end of the text?（不超过15个词） __________________________________________ 【答案】53. To get enough seats and cheaper tickets. 54. In 2008. 55. I can take blind people to touch the world as much as possible. 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了71岁的蔡美琪退休后投身盲人公益，组织盲人旅行，克服困难帮助他们“看”世界，并改变了盲人李道生的生活态度。 【53题详解】 根据“Cai went to the airport seven times to ask for enough seats and cheaper tickets”可知蔡去机场七次是为了争取足够的座位和更便宜的机票。故填To get enough seats and cheaper tickets. 【54题详解】 根据“He took his first trip in 2008”可知李第一次旅行是在2008年。故填In 2008. 【55题详解】 根据全文可知，蔡从 2007 年开始组织盲人旅行，并且在这个过程中克服了很多困难，帮助盲人实现了看世界的愿望，她对这项事业充满热情。所以当被问及是否会继续组织盲人旅行时，她很可能表达自己希望带盲人尽可能多地接触世界。故填I can take blind people to touch the world as much as possible. 第四部分 写（共两大题，满分25分） Ⅸ.单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。 56. These good books are well w_________ (值得) reading. 【答案】(w)orth 【解析】 【详解】句意：这些好书很值得一读。worth“值得”，be worth doing sth“值得做某事”，故填(w)orth。 57. Our school will h________ (举行) an activity to let us share our reading experiences next week. 【答案】(h)old 【解析】 【详解】句意：下周我们学校将举行一场活动，让我们分享我们的阅读经历。根据汉语提示可知，此处需填入“hold举行”，且空前的will是情态动词，后接动词原形，故填(h)old。 58. Yesterday I bought two s________ (围巾) for my grandma and my mother. They both like them. 【答案】(s)carfs##(s)carves 【解析】 【详解】句意：昨天我给姥姥和妈妈买了两条围巾。她们都很喜欢。scarf “围巾”，可数名词，根据“two”可知，此处应用复数形式，故填(s)carfs/(s)carves。 59. Today is the girl’s n________ (第九) birthday. She is 9 years old now. 【答案】(n)inth 【解析】 【详解】句意：今天是这个女孩的第九个生日。她现在九岁了。“第九”ninth，序数词表顺序。故填(n)inth。 60. Lin Tao usually f________ (折叠) the quilt after getting up. 【答案】(f)olds 【解析】 【详解】句意：林涛通常在起床后叠被子。fold“折叠”，动词。本句是一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，动词用三单形式。故填(f)olds。 Ⅹ.书面表达（共1小题；满分20分） 61. 每个人的成长过程都不可能一帆风顺。请你结合下面图示信息，以“Growing up”为题，用英语写一篇短文，谈谈你在初中三年里遇到的问题，并分享你的解决措施。 注意： 1.短文须包含上图所有信息，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 2.文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称； 3.词数80~100（短文题目与首句已为你写好，不计入总词数）。 Growing up During the past three years, I have met some problems and I have tried my best to solve them. Let me share some of my experiences with you. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 Growing up During the past three years, I have met some problems and I have tried my best to solve them. Let me share some of my experiences with you. Speaking of schoolwork, I used to be bad at math and got poor grades. To improve my grades, I asked my teacher for help and made great progress. When it comes to relationships, I used to argue with my parents because I thought they didn’t understand me. One day, after trying having a talk with them peacefully, I deeply regretted what I had said before. I said sorry to them and understood them more. As for habits, I used to stay up late. I always felt sleepy during the day. Then I tried listening to some quiet music instead of playing computer games and went to bed early. Now I am always full of energy during the day. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析]    ①题材：本文是一篇记叙文，为材料作文；    ②时态：时态为“一般现在时”和“一般过去时”；    ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏，适当增加细节完整表述内容。    [写作步骤]    第一步，开头已给出，引出本文主题；    第二步，讲述过去遇到的问题以及解决的方法。    [亮点词汇]    ①used to do sth过去常常做某事    ②ask sb for help向某人求助    ③as for至于 ④stay up late熬夜    [高分句型]    ①To improve my grades, I asked my teacher for help and made great progress.（动词不定式作目的状语）    ②When it comes to relationships, I used to argue with my parents because I thought they didn’t understand me.（when引导时间状语从句，because引导原因状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 六安市轻工中学2023~2024学年度九年级下学期 期中考试英语试卷（B卷） 第一部分 听力（共四大题，满分20分） Ⅰ.短对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 1. What are they talking about? A. B. C. 2. How does the boy improve his English? A. B. C. 3. How often does the boy play football? A. Every day. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week. 4. How much should the woman pay? A. Ten yuan. B. Twenty yuan. C. Thirty yuan. 5. Where are the two speakers? A. In a hospital. B. In a restaurant. C. On a bus. Ⅱ.长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6.7小题。 6. Where does the man come from? A. China. B. Japan. ℃. England. 7. What does the man think of the restaurants in Tokyo? A. Crowded. B. Cheap. C. Excellent. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至10小题。 8. When is Sally always free? A. On Friday night. B. On Saturday afternoon. C. On Sunday morning. 9. What are they going to play at last? A. Volleyball. B. Ping-pong. C. Tennis. 10. Who did the man train hard with?! A. His father. B. His friend. C. His coach. Ⅲ.短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据所听内容在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。 11. How old is Kathy? A. 3. B. 10. C. 13. 12. Who does Kathy live with? A. Her parents. B. Her grandma. C. Her cousin. 13. When did the accident happen? A. Last Saturday morning. B. Last Saturday afternoon. C. Last Sunday morning. 14. What happened to Kathy? A. She dug a hole in the ground. B. She fell off the bike. C. She failed a writing competition. 15. Where is Kathy now? A. At home. B. In the hospital. C. At school. Ⅳ.信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。 Switzerland Area It is a 16 _______ but beautiful country, about 15,000 square miles. People The people are famous for their hard 17_______. They love to 18_______and many of them live outside Switzerland. Language There are 19_______kinds of languages in Switzerland. Italian is spoken only in the 20_______of the country. 第二部分 Ⅴ.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. Parents should keep their promises to build ________ with their children. A. progress B. education C. trust D. care 2. The little girl standing there looks so sad—her eyes are________ with tears. A. covered B. filled C. provided D. washed 3. —How amazing ChatGPT is! —Yes. The new invention makes it quite ________ for people to write papers and stories. A. simple B. natural C. difficult D. private 4. —Helen do you know the news that a boy was hurt badly in the traffic accident on his way to school? —Yes, he rode too fast. We should ride our bikes ________ to keep safe. A. easily B. quietly C. suddenly D. slowly 5. The app has ________ to do with medical health. It can help people get medical knowledge on the smartphone. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything 6. To make students realize the importance of green life, some activities on environmental protection ________ next term. A. added B. are added C. were added D. will be added 7. ________ the heroes in the fight have been dead for many years, their spirit will live on in our hearts forever. A. Unless B. After C. Although D. If 8. —People spread Chinese culture in their own ways now. —Exactly! ________, Zhong Yetang shows ancient food by making short videos. A. For example B. After all C. By the way D. As a result 9. —The dinning hall in our community was built for the old people. —That’s great! Old people over seventy won’t ________ their daily meals. A. learn about B. worry about C. hear about D. talk about 10. —I don’t think that I can do well in the running race. I might make my classmates upset. —________. You don’t need to push yourself too hard. A. Good job B. No way C. It’s a pleasure D. Take it easy Ⅵ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A I teach a class of sixty students. I have thirty weeks to teach them the ____11____ of public speaking. These shy and quiet students make me think of myself. I was born with a speech ____12____ and I was shy. It took me two years to have special education classes to ____13____ the sounds of the English language correctly. But the shyness still made me ____14____ of speaking in front of people. So I joined a debate（辩论）team to practice my speech skills. I stuttered（结巴）at first. However, I used the ____15____ I was given years ago—practice and time. Practice ____16____ almost all my spare time and I began to talk a little louder day by day. In a few months, I could finally stand on the stage with ____17____ to speak out my minds. You can imagine how excited I felt at that time, ____18____ you know how shy I was before. Later on, I decided to be a ____19____ to offer help to people like me. Everyone has his disadvantages. The thing that really _____20_____ is how you face them. With courage, time and practice, everyone can beat them. 11. A. skills B. roles C. orders D. words 12. A. prize B. interest C. difficulty D. purpose 13. A. protect B. produce C. prepare D. promise 14. A. short B. afraid C. full D. proud 15. A. brain B. money C. culture D. advice 16. A. took up B. put down C. waited for D. thought about 17. A. confidence B. population C. information D. introduction 18. A. though B. or C. so D. if 19. A. scientist B. student C. manager D. teacher 20. A. turns B. rises C. matters D. allows B Robots have become a normal part of our everyday lives. They build cars in factories, clean up dirt (灰尘) in the house and ____21____ bombs (炸弹) in war areas. However, some inventors are trying to create a future where robots not only do boring and ____22____ jobs but also become a part of our families. A Japanese robotics company invented LOVOT, a robot that ____23____ as much as a baby and looks like a mix of a penguin and a bear. Though LOVOT cannot build a car, it can build a close relationship with its ____24____ and provide love. In fact, LOVOT is one of the robots meant to help those who feel ____25____. Robots like LOVOT were ____26____ at the perfect time. Many countries are entering the aged society. The populations of old people are ____27____ than that of the young people, resulting in more people who ____28____ not only help with things like getting dressed and cooking meals but also love. Moreover, it is reported that 40 percent of Japanese will be living alone by 2040, meaning loneliness among younger populations may also increase ____29____. However, if LOVOT can give us all the ____30____ we get from pets without any of the mess or daily care, we might not be so lonely. Why don’t you have a try? 21. A. give off B. cut down C. make up D. deal with 22. A. different B. comfortable C. dangerous D. excellent 23. A. costs B. weighs C. thinks D. talks 24 A. seller B. owner C. creator D. cleaner 25. A. lonely B. afraid C. nervous D. excited 26 A. worked B. trained C. invented D. served 27. A. larger B. smaller C. higher D. heavier 28. A. offer B. ask C. need D. refuse 29. A. slowly B. secretly C. suddenly D. greatly 30. A. wealth B. education C. knowledge D. pleasure Ⅴ.补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。 Joe: Amy, our school will set up a new club! Amy: Really? ____31____ Joe: The paper-cutting club. ____32____ Amy: Of course. Paper-cutting is beautiful and has many kinds, and most people love it. ____33____ Joe: So it does, especially during the Spring Festival. Some families put up beautiful paper-cutting on their windows. Amy: I can’t wait to learn it. ____34____ Joe: Don’t worry. You will find it easy if you keep practicing. Amy: Thank you. When will the club open? Joe: ____35____ Would you like to go with me that day? Amy: I’d love to. A. Why not give it a try? B. I will do a good job. C. It will open in two weeks. D. What club will be set up? E. Do you like paper-cutting? F. But I’m afraid I can’t do it well. G. It expresses people’s best wishes for life. 第三部分阅读（共两节，满分40分） Ⅷ.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Have a good time at Fun Here ·We’re all about family fun at Fun Here! ·Parking is always free. ·All tickets can be bought at the gate. * * * * * * * * * $ Price Adult: $18 Child: $8 Child under six: free * * * * * * * * * * * * A Few Rules ·Please do not bring glass bottles into our park. ·Kids aged two and under are allowed in the main pool and the lazy river. But they must wear a swim diaper (尿片) and a life jacket at all times. ·Pets are not allowed inside the water park unless they are required for disability assistance (残障援助). However, no pets are allowed in the water. FAQ ·First Aid/ Health Service Our First Aid Desk is at the front of the water park, near the restrooms and changing rooms. If necessary, people should bring their own wheelchairs. ·What are the opening hours? From 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. every day. ·Does Fun Here offer bad weather passes (通行证) in the case of bad weather? We do our best to keep the water park open. However, if there are days in which bad weather can cause us to close the water park, we will give weather passes to you and you can come back another day. 36. How much do they pay if Mr Brown and Mrs Brown visit Fun Here with their 5-year-old son? A. $18. B. $26. C. $36. D. $44. 37. Which is not allowed to be taken into Fun Here? A. (guide dog) B. (glass bottle) C. (clothes) D. (chair) 38. Where is the text most probably from? A. A research paper B. A health magazine. C. A shopping poster. D. A vacation guidebook. B To fight against climate change, scientists have suggested whales as a solution. It turns out that whales are excellent at controlling CO₂. Whales remove (清除) CO₂ from the air in two ways. First, they move nutrients (养分) from their eating areas deep in the ocean back to the surface, where they let go of them in their waste. Those nutrients help the growth of plants which take in CO₂ from the air. Second, whales themselves collect CO₂ in their bodies when they eat other animals. The total amount of the gas adds up to about 33 tons over a whale’s lifetime. When whales die, they take all that CO₂ with them down to the ocean floor. At one time, millions of whales were in the world's oceans. Unluckily, whaling brought many whales to death. Though many whales have been saved nowadays, they still face serious dangers. They are influenced by pollution from chemicals (化学品), noise, and lots of plastics that end up in the oceans. Whales are important to the future health of our planet. If whale populations increased to what they were before whaling, whales could take in about 1.7 billion tons of CO₂ each year. Compare this to the high costs needed to plant forests, and you will see why whales might be an amazing solution. It might be difficult to realize, but it’s worth fighting for. 39. Why have scientists suggested whales as a solution? A. Because whales are facing great dangers. B. Because whales are good at controlling CO₂. C. Because whales are more useful than forests. D. Because whales can save other animals in the oceans. 40. What’s the second paragraph mainly about? A. The ways whales use to remove CO₂from the air. B. The whale populations in the world’s oceans. C. The amount of CO₂ whales take in every year. D. The ways whales use to look for other animals. 41. Whales face many dangers except according to the text. A. greenhouse gases B. chemicals C. noise pollution D. plastic pollution 42. What is the main purpose of the text? A. To show a whale’s lifetime. B. To explain why whales are in danger. C. To show the influence of whaling. D. To call on people to save whales. C Zang Chaiyuan, a young woman from Yantai, has been working deep into the night as people line up for her huabobo. The popular traditional food dates back over 300 years. Zang showed interest in huabobo when she was young. Her grandmother used to make huabobo, in all kinds of shapes. Zang says, “She taught me how to make huabobo.” Her grandmother always told her that huabobo should not only look good and taste delicious, but also be healthy. So Zang used milk, eggs, natural fruit and vegetable juice to make her huabobo. After leaving university, Zang learned from a huabobo master and she mastered the skills. She wanted to open a huabobo shop, but her parents were against that. In 2020, Zang opened her first huabobo shop in Yantai. Seeing her persistence (坚持不懈), her parents no longer stood in her way and even came to help. In 2022, Zang opened her second and third huabobo shops. Sales in her shops and online orders have both been on the rise. Her products have also made their way to big cities including Beijing and Shanghai. “As long as I get to do what I want and make something of it, it will be worth it. I also love traditional Chinese culture and believe the craft (手艺) of making huabobo is worth promoting (发扬),” Zang says. 43. In Zang’s opinion, huabobo should ________. ①look good ②taste delicious ③be healthy ④be cheap A. ①②④ B. ①②③ C. ②③④ D. ①③④ 44. What does the underlined word “that” refer to (指的是)? A. Her leaving university. B. Her staying up late working. C. Her opening a huabobo shop. D. Her learning from a master. 45. What can we learn from the text? A. Zang has had two huabobo shops up to now. B. Zang will work on spreading the craft of making huabobo. C Zang learned how to make huabobo from her parents as a kid. D. The traditional food huabobo dates back over 3,000 years. D Imagine your smartphone’s screen gets broken, or your favourite shoe gets a hole. What do you do? You can buy a new one or you can take your broken items (物品) to a “repair cafe”. The first repair cafe was set up in Amsterdam in 2009, and the Repair Cafe Foundation says there are now more than 400 around the world. A repair cafe holds a free face-to-face meeting of skilled volunteers and locals who want things fixed. Visitors bring broken items from home and watch, learn or help as the repairs get done. Some things are fixed during the event, while for more challenging items people might turn to local special repair shops. Australians sent more than half a million tons of leather (皮革) to landfill (垃圾场) in one year — more than ten times the amount (数量) that was reused or recycled. Repairing means a try to stop the throwaway culture. Repair cafes get people talking and give them the chance to network and learn about the local resources. And, perhaps most surprisingly for anyone who considers repairing to be some kind of drudgery, repair cafes can be fun and creative. It might be quicker and easier to throw things away, but it’s more expensive and less fun too. 46. When did the first repair cafe appear? A. In 2004. B. In 2009. C. In 2015. D. In 2019. 47. Why does the writer mention the landfill in Paragraph 3? A. To stress the difficulty of landfill. B. To show the importance of reuse. C. To support the throwaway culture. D. To show the influence of repair cafes. 48. What does the underlined word “drudgery” mean? A. Special networks. B. Weekly meetings. C. Hard boring work. D. Interesting games. E The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms (节气). The Beginning of Spring comes first, usually in February. Mángzhòng, is the 9th solar term. The following are things we need to know about it. An increase in rainfall It usually rains during this period. There is a long time of rainy or cloudy weather and it also means the harvest (丰收). But it’s also the best time for growing rice, vegetables and fruits. As a result, it’s a busy period for farmers. Wish for good harvest “An Miao”, meaning seedling (幼苗) protection, is a traditional farming activity of southern Anhui province. People also make different types of bread and color them with vegetable juice. The bread is used to wish for a good harvest in fall and people’s safety. Have light food During this period, temperatures rise across China and people often feel thirsty and tired, so vegetables and fruits are the first choice. Instead of much meat, people like to eat light food, such as tomatoes, watermelons, and strawberries. 49. How many solar terms in The traditional Chinese calendar? A. 6. B. 12. C. 24. D. 30. 50. In which month does Mángzhòng most probably come? A. February. B. June. C. September. D. December. 51. What do people do to wish for a food harvest? A. They protect vegetables and fruits. B. They practise growing rice in rain. C. They have light food instead of meat. D. They make different kinds of bread. 52. What is the best title (标题) for the text? A. Get busy in Mángzhòng! B. Things to know about Mángzhòng! C. Eat healthily in Mángzhòng! D. Ways to celebrate Mángzhòng! 第二节 阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。 F Cai Meiqi,71 years old, is a “tour guide”. She started to organize blind people to travel in 2007. They traveled from high mountains in Sichuan and the Great Wall in Beijing to the beaches in Thailand. Cai herself isn’t healthy. She has only one eye. After hard work, she became a doctor. After retirement (退休), she joined in volunteer work for the blind. She found that they not only wanted to learn how to make money, but also wished to “see” the world. So she decided to help them. However, it wasn’t easy for her. Once Cai went to the airport seven times to ask for enough seats and cheaper tickets; Luckily, many kind people helped them along the way. Thanks to Cai, Li Daosheng, a man in the blind group, changed his bad habit. “Before this, my life was boring, so I took up smoking. After knowing that I could go outside, I stopped smoking and saved money for my trip,” Li said. He took his first trip in 2008. Although he couldn’t see the view, he still enjoyed himself. He could feel the different roads and hear the sound of new environments. When Cai was asked about if she would keep on organizing blind people to travel, she said, “I hope ______” 53. Why did Cai go to the airport seven times?（不超过10个词） __________________________________________ 54 When did Li take his first trip?（不超过5个词） __________________________________________ 55. What would Cai say at the end of the text?（不超过15个词） __________________________________________ 第四部分 写（共两大题，满分25分） Ⅸ.单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。 56. These good books are well w_________ (值得) reading. 57. Our school will h________ (举行) an activity to let us share our reading experiences next week. 58. Yesterday I bought two s________ (围巾) for my grandma and my mother. They both like them. 59. Today is the girl’s n________ (第九) birthday. She is 9 years old now. 60. Lin Tao usually f________ (折叠) the quilt after getting up. Ⅹ.书面表达（共1小题；满分20分） 61. 每个人的成长过程都不可能一帆风顺。请你结合下面图示信息，以“Growing up”为题，用英语写一篇短文，谈谈你在初中三年里遇到的问题，并分享你的解决措施。 注意： 1.短文须包含上图所有信息，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 2.文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称； 3.词数80~100（短文题目与首句已为你写好，不计入总词数）。 Growing up During the past three years, I have met some problems and I have tried my best to solve them. 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