山东省威海乳山市（五四制）2024-2025学年九年级下学期期中考试英语试题

初四英语

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第一部分：阅读理解

第一节：阅读选择（共三篇短文，共15小题，每小题1.5分，计22.5分）

阅读A、B、C篇，从每小题A、B、C选项中选择最佳答案。请将答案按编号涂卡。

A

We all have the ability to make friends. Making friends is a skill, and the first step in developing that skill is knowing how to get along with others. Unluckily, many people never reach their potential (潜能). The following are some tips.

★Realize your own advantages. You have skills that others can enjoy. Some people don't let others see their goodness.

★Believe that you are a good person who has something to share with others.

★Develop a sense of humour (幽默). Learn to laugh at yourself and your disadvantages. It will give out some of the stress in your life.

★________ They have their opinions, and you have yours. Different opinions are healthy. Learn how to listen to others without putting them down or trying to persuade (说服) them that your opinion is right.

★Be kind. In your life, you will learn that if you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. When should you start being kind? Right now. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend. Encourage someone who is upset. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness.

★Never give up. Even if you are faced with unkind people, never give up. Don’t let them change you into one of them. Find people who will value you.

1. What's the first step in developing the skill to make friends?

A Developing a sense of humour.

B. Realizing your own advantages.

C. Knowing how to get along with others.

2. Which of the following can be put into the blank ________?

A. Speak out your opinions.

B. Consider the opinions of others.

C. Get others to listen to what you say.

3 What should you do when someone is sad?

A. Encourage him. B. Leave him alone. C. Say sorry to him.

4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. You should try to get others to accept your opinion.

B. Kindness can be shown in many small ways in daily life.

C. People who are good at making friends never show their goodness.

5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Ways to be a better person.

B. The importance of making friends.

C. Some advice on how to make friends.

B

Do you know about the differences between American English and British English? How did these differences come about? There is no quick answer to this question.

At first the languages in Britain and America were the same. In 1776 America became an independent country. After that the languages slowly began to change. For a long time, the words in America stayed the same, while the words in England changed. For example, 300 years ago the English talked about “fall”. Today most British people talk about“autumn”, but Americans still talk about “fall”.

In 1960, as American music got more popular around the world, American English words about music styles became better known. This made the difference in vocabulary between American and British English more obvious.

At the same time, British English and American English started borrowing words from other languages. For example, the British took “typhoon” from Chinese, while the Americans took “tornado” from Spanish.

Noah Webster was the most important person in the history of American English. In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. He wanted to make American English different from British English. So he changed the spelling of many words. Except for these differences in spelling, written English is almost the same in both British English and American English.

With the economic development, the USA is playing an important part in the world. The differences between American English and British English are much greater in spoken language nowadays. However, most of the time people from the two countries do not have any difficulty in understanding each other.

6. When did America stop being a part of England?

A. In 1776. B. In 1828. C. In 1960.

7. What does the underlined word obvious mean in paragraph 3?

A. private B. clear C. general

8. Why is British English different from American English?

A. Britain decided to change the spelling of many American words.

B. American English changed but British English stayed the same.

C. The Americans and the British took different words from other languages.

9. Why did Noah Webster change the spelling of many words?

A. To make American English easier to learn.

B. To correct the mistakes in British English spelling.

C. To set American English apart from British English.

10. What’s the structure of the passage?

A.  B.  C.

C

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