湖北省黄石市有色中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷
九年级英语10月份阶段性测试
命题人：刘嘉 审题人：李海燕 涂德新
笔试部分 （共90分）
一、单项选择 （每小题1分，共10分）
1. What a tiring day it is! I’m looking after my sister’s little daughter today. She has been in my home 8:30 this morning.
A. at B. since C. until D. to
2. Are you alone? I just want a word with you. Could you stop for a while?
A. single B. certain C. new D. private
3. He rides a bike to work instead of driving his car every day in order to keep in .
A. surface B. service C. shape D. secret
4. --- You are so different from Jane! How can you become so close?
--- Because whenever I’m not happy, she always sits beside me.
- silently B. comfortably C. politely D. seriously
- ---Hi, Jill. I’d like to share with you the latest news about the height of Qomolangma.
--- Really? Make sure the news is true before you it.
- receive B. hear C. spread D. produce
- --- I think keeping dogs will not make you feel lonely.
--- . In my opinion, dogs sometimes bring you a lot of trouble.
- Take it easy. B. I agree with you C. That’s a good idea. D. Not exactly
- --- What did your father say just now?
--- He asked me .
- if I like to see a movie with him B. where I will spend my weekend
C. if I enjoyed myself at the party D. when did I go to the party
- --- As a teenager, we should always think about our dreams and goals.
--- I couldn’t agree more. If you don’t know what you want, you might nowhere.
- get out of B. lead into C. end up D. get into
- --- I heard your grandpa has an old cup.
--- Yes. It silver and my grandpa drink tea with it when he was young.
- is made of; was used to B. is made from; used to
C. is made of; used to D. is made from; was used to
- --- Why haven’t you apologized to Annie yet?
--- “Sorry” is the hardest word to say sometimes you know you’ve done
something wrong.
- unless B. since C. as if D. even if
二、完形填空 （每小题1分，共10分）
A boy of 10 years old or so went to a grocery shop to make a telephone call. Clearly, he
changed his tone(音调)of 11 while speaking over the phone. When this was happening, the
store owner observed(注意) and showed great interest to the 12 that followed:
"Madam, I am a poor boy. Can you give me a job 13 grass on your lawn(草坪)?” the
little boy asked.
"Sorry, I already have someone cut my lawn," the woman at the other end of the phone line 14 .
"Madam, I will cut your lawn for 15 the price of the person who cuts your lawn now."
"I'm very 16 with the person who is presently cutting my lawn. He is doing a good job."
"Madam, I'll even sweep your yard, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of the
whole town, Florida."
"No, thank you."
17 getting angry, the little boy smiled and put back the receiver(话筒) 18 .
The store owner, who was listening to the conversation, walked over to the boy and said, "Son, I
like your attitude(态度) and I would like to offer you a job."
"No, thanks. But 19 your offer."
"But it seemed you really needed a job when you were talking over the phone."
"No sir, I was just checking my 20 on the job I already have. I am the one who is
working for that lady I was talking to! " the little boy answered.
11.A. review B.form C. direction D. voice
12. A. invitation B. conversation C. speech D. situation
13. A. growing B. selling C. cutting D. watering
14.A. interviewed B. accepted C. replied D. required
15. A. half B. over C. all D. double
16.A. certain B. pleased C. sorry D. angry
17.A. Instead of B. Because of C. Thanks to D. Take care of
18. A. surprisedly B. madly C. bravely D. softly
19. A. hate B. thanks for C. accept D. afford
20. A. progress B. likes C. difficulty D. performance
三、阅读理解 （每小题2分，共40分）
A
Scientists have come up with a new design for Italian noodles. The new noodles start out flat,
but they turn into curly shapes once they have been cooked. The new noodles are not only fun to
look at, but also takes up less packing space and cooks faster than traditional dry noodles.
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3D printing is no longer a technology of small objects. On March 19, China first 3D-printed
concrete(混凝土) bookstore was open to the public in Shanghai. It can hold 15 people at a time,
Who can read and share their love for books together. Do you want to visit it?
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Check out the world's first 3D candy printing pen. There are six different flavors(味道）to 
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choose from: strawberry, orange, apple, grape, lemon and cola. No idea what to draw?
No worries! You can visit their website and find some patterns to get you started.
- All the news above has something to do with .
A. food B. building C. painting D. 3D technology
22. The underlined word "flat" probably means .
A. straight B. daily C. thick D. enough
23. The best heading for the second news would be .
A. A Technology of the Future B. Bookstores Become More
C. A 3D-printed Concrete Home D. 3D Printing Gets Bigger
24. What can the first 3D candy printing pen do?
A. Recording a voice or video. B. Producing six fruit flavors.
C. Drawing a 3D flower. D. Hand-making candies.
25. It's clear that .
A. scientists like eating 3D food B. 3D noodles aren’t easier to pack and cook
C. book lovers want to visit Shanghai D. the website will offer you more worries
B
Huang Zhinong was born in a small town in Yunnan Province. When he was young, he
moved to Kunming with his mother. Feeling like a caged bird in a big city, he was bored with the
busy and noisy city life and looked forward to nature.
His chance soon came. In 1983, he helped shoot(拍摄) a documentary about birds. That experience led him to learn photography and take photos of flying birds.
In the 1980s, the Internet was not popular in China and cameras were expensive. He managed to borrow a camera and threw himself into studying how to use it. During that time, the library became his favorite place where he first read some magazines about nature. It opened a door for
him to connect with nature.
In 1992, a research program was organized to protect a type of unusual monkeys which only live in China. Usually, the home of these monkeys has half-a-year-long winters. It created great challenges for Huang Zhinong’s work, but he never drew back. "I didn’t see the monkeys in the
wild until I went into the mountains the third time," said Huang Zhinong. He went into the snow
mountains six times just to get valuable photographs of the monkeys.
Three years later, his works won international prizes. People around the world began to pay
attention to the protection of wild animals in China. And he is the first Chinese winner of the
world Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
In order to call up tons of people to protect wildlife with cameras, he started “China Wildlife
Photography Training Camp”. He hopes that more young people will join for the nature protection.
- What can we learn about Huang Zhinong from Paragraph 1?
A. He felt like a free bird. B. He was satisfied with the city life.
C. He was born in Kunming. D. He would like to live in the nature
27. Which is the right order of Huang Zhinong’s experience?
a. He won some prizes in the world.
b. He joined in shooting a documentary.
c. He took some pictures of monkeys.
d. He set up a camp to train photographers.
A. a-b-c-d B. b-c-a-d C. c-a-d-b D. d-a-b-c
28. What do the underlined words "drew back" mean in Paragraph 4?
A. gave up. B.grew up. C. set out. D. put on.
29. Where is the passage probably taken from?
A. A diary. B. A survey C. A magazine D. A guidebook
30. What is the best title for the passage?
A. A Photographer’s Way of Protecting Nature B. A Door between Magazines and Nature
C. Difficulties of Taking Wildlife Photos D. World Attention to Animal Protection
C
We can shop alone, go to the gym, and obviously do all the daily activities like going to work
alone. 31 .Going out for a meal or going to the cinema alone is the very example.
People shared their lonely feelings on the Internet and listed the top 10 international lonely
situations, such as having hotpot alone or undergoing an operation(做手术) alone. 32 .
But actually, it depends on you. "Being alone" doesn't mean you're unwanted. 33 .
When you start to enjoy being alone, you'll know more about your own feelings. You'll create a
deeper understanding of what makes you happy, what upsets you, and what saddens you. So if
your family members or partners are not around you, or you leave home to find a job in another
city, please don't complain about your life or lose heart. Be positive and enjoy it.
34 . Since you aren't spending so much time dealing with the thoughts and feelings of
others, it's the best time to turn your focus(焦点) to yourself.
In addition, when you start to enjoy being alone, you'll come to find that you also enjoy your
relationships with other people even more. 35 . You'll feel more confident in your ability
to actually be alone. And that naturally leads to you to feel more independent.
No matter how you feel about being alone, keeping yourself comfortable and happy is the most
important thing in the world.
- And that's because the time spent alone gives you greater feelings about yourself.
B. There are a lot of benefits(好处) once you learn to be used to loneliness.
C. Being alone gives you the perfect chance(机会) to think about yourself.
D. But for some reason, there are some things people just find too strange to do alone.
E. It really sounds terrible because many people think "being alone" is bad.
D
Thang-ga(唐卡) is a special kind of painting. It was found only in Tibet(西藏), China.It started
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