福建省厦门第六中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2024-2025学年初三（上)厦门六中期中考试 英语 (试卷满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟) II.口语表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 从所给的7个选项中选出能填入对话空白处的最佳选择，使对话通顺，连贯，意思完整。 (有两个多余选项) Sue:Wow!Tim,this shirt looks nice on you. Tim:21. My sister bought it for me. Sue:I see.I'd like to buy one,too.22 Tim:It's on Center Street.23. Sue:Do you often go there? Tim:Yes,it's a big store with all kinds of clothes. Sue:My mother's birthday is coming.I'd like to buy a dress for her.Can you go with me? Tim:24. What about this Saturday? Sue:25. I have a piano lesson on Saturday.Is this Sunday OK with you? Sue:Tim:I'm free on Sunday.That's a deal A.With pleasure. B.Best wishes to you. C.It's between a supermarket and a bank. D.I'd love to,but I'm not available that day E.Thank you F.Could you please tell me when you bought it? G.Could you please tell me where the shop is? 综合运用（一） I.完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 Tommy's world turned completely upside down last month.The store where his father worked went out of business.His family had to move across the city to live with his grandmother in her small apartment 26 his father found a new job. Tommy was upset.Life at Grandma's house was different.There were so many 27,like no shoes inside.He had to share a bedroom with his brother,Peter.The worst part was that Grandma didn't even own a television.Tommy had to watch his favorite shows on the computer. Tommy's unhappiness 28 as he spent more time in the crowded apartment. One day after school,Tommy was surprised to see a classmate,Abby,beside Grandma's building.Abby lived two floors below Grandma's place.Her apartment was the same 29 as Grandma's,but she lived with even more people. "Doesn't it feel 30 all the time?"Tommy asked "Sure,but it's fun!I share my room with my sisters.We're always playing,singing,or dancing together.I think I'd be lonely 31 them,"Abby said."And my grandmother always tells us stories.She's the best storyteller!"she added with 32. That night,Tommy didn't watch his favorite show.33,he listened to Grandma describe the first time she went on a ship.He also 34 playing with Peter.He saw the beauty of living with family as he came to realize that it wasn't so 35 at Grandma's place 26.A.while B.whether C.until 27.A.rules B.choices C.reasons 28.A.died B.increased C.finished 29.A.color B.floor C.size 30.A.crowded B.strange C.comfortable 31.A.for B.like C.without 32.A.pride B.doubt C.surprise 33.A.Luckily B.Instead C.Anyway 34.A.ended up B.had fun C.gave up 35.A.bad B.free C.helpful V.阅读理解（共三节，25小题；满分45分) 第一节阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最 佳答案。（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分） A Zenghouyi Chime Bells -3.35m .7.48m 2.73m 2.65m Discovery Location:Tomb ofMarquis i of the Zeng State(曾侯乙墓)，Suizhou,HUbei P1 ovince. Year:1978 FACTS The full set include 64 chime bells and one Bo Bell from King of Chu. The bells are divided into eight groups and placed in three rows Many different skills were used to make the main body of the bells. On the surface of the bells,there are pattemns of people,animals,dragons,flowers,and so on. There are also characters to tell the pronunciation of each bell. ● Each single bell can produce two different tones (when it is hit from the front and the side. The Zenghouyi Chime Bells not only show the world the excellent bronzecasting(青铜器铸造) skills of ancient Chinese people,but also show the high achievements of China's pre-Qin ritual and sic civilization(礼乐文明) The set of bells is one of China's first-class cultural relics.In 2002,it was included in the first list of 64 cultural relics that are not allowed to be shown outside China. 36.From the picture,we can learn the of the Zenghouyi Chime Bells. A.material B.color C.weight D.size 37.The bells were discovered years ago. A.22 B.24 C.46 D.64 38.What can we learn about the Zenghouyi Chime Bells? A.There are 64 bells in all. B.The bells are in three groups. C.The characters on the bells tell us more about them D.The larger the bell is,the more tones it can make. 39.What's the missing word in▲_？ A.Importance. B.Popularity. C.Discussion. D.Development. 40.Where can we most probably find the reading? A.In a storybook. B.In a culture magazine. C.In a science report. D.In a physics textbook. 及 Once there was a smart person who noticed a group of people always complaining ( about the same problems in their community.Every day,they would gather and share their complaints.The smart person thought it was time for a change. One day,instead of listening to their complaints,the smart person shared a funny joke. Everyone laughed and had a good time!But when he repeated the same joke,only a few people tried to smile.By the third time,nobody found it funny at all. With a friendly smile,the smart person said,"You see,my friends,even the funniest joke will get boring if you hear it too many times.It's the same with your complaints.You keep talking about the same problems,but nothing changes.If you want things to improve,you need to take action instead of just complaining." His words made the crowd stop and think.They realized they had been wasting their time.So, they decided to work together to find ways rather than repeat the same problems. From then on,whenever they felt like complaining,they remembered the smart person's words. 3 Gradually(逐渐地)，their community became a happier and more pleasant place to live. 41.The smart person told the group a joke to A.make them happy B.bring a complaint C.bring about a change D.improve his joke-telling skills 42.How did the group react(作出反应)at first when the smart person told the joke? A.They laughed a lot. B.They smiled politely. C.They didn't find it funny at all. D.They asked him to tell another joke 43.The smart person told the same joke three times to present the idea that A.jokes can make people forget their problems B.repeating a joke makes it less funny C.complaining makes people unhappy D laughter is the best medicine 44.What did the crowd do after hearing the smart person's words? A.They left the community B.They kept complaining. C.They didn't take the smart person's advice. D They decided to work together to solve the problems. 45.What can we learn from the story? A.All roads lead to Rome. B.Many hands make light work. C.Be thankful and stop complaining. D.Complaining never makes anything better. C Tuck Chan is a popular Chinese restaurant in Malaysia.It is run by Wang Yaohong and his family.The restaurant was opened in 1941 by Wang's great-grandfather from Guangdong China.In the beginning,it only sold snacks.Later,it began serving many other Chinese dishes and became famous.However,Tuck Chan always remembers where it all started. Every year around the Mid-Autumn Festival,it makes top-quality mooncakes.From August to September,Wang changes the restaurant's opening hours so that he and his family can spend more time making mooncakes.In the kitchen,everybody works quickly.The mooncakes are made completely by hand. In recent years,more and more bakeries have started to use factory-made bean fillings ()But Wang believes handmade fillings taste better.Every week,he and his family spend at least two days making fillings.For the lotus seed ()filling,for example,they begin by taking lotus seeds from their pods ()The seeds are boiled twice,steamed for eight hours,and mixed with sugar.After the filling is ready,Wang and his family turn it into small-sized filling balls.Then,they put flour around each ball and press it into wooden molds ()After having baked the mooncakes,and perfect mooncakes slide(滑动）out. The work is hard,but Wang says it's worth the effort.The mooncakes are soft with fillings that melt (in your mouth.If you have a chance to see the mooncakes cooling on the wooden shelves,make sure to take a deep breath and enjoy the wonderful smell.The mooncakes won't stay on the shelves for very long,anyway. 46.Tuck Chan in this passage is the name of A.a restaurant B.a family C.a mooncake D.a dish 47.Why does Wang changes the restaurant's opening hours from August to September? A.To spend time with his family. B.To serve many other Chinese dishes. C.To cool the mooncakes on the shelves.D.To make mooncakes with his family. 48.Which of the following can be put in▲_？ A.Wang bakes the mooncakes B.Wang knocks each mold four times C.Wang serves the mooncakes D.Wang eats the mooncakes 49.What can we learn from the passage? A.The mooncakes are easy to break into pieces. B.Tuck Chan always offers the top-quality dishes. C.It takes Wang a long time to make homemade fillings. D.Tuck Chan sells the mooncakes with factory-made bean fillings. 50.What is this passage mainly about? A.Wang's handmade mooncakes. B.Tuck Chan's factory-made mooncakes. C.The lotus seed fillings D.Wooden shelves to cool mooncakes. 第二节还原型阅读（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分) D Being a teenager is not easy these days.You have to face new problems and try to find out how to deal with them.You have problems in fitting into society(适应社会).5l. Teenagers have always had these problems,but young people today live in a world that is changing so fast They will have too many choices.52. But it can also be a bad thing as it may cause"mental internal fiction(精神内耗)”. Scientists say thatmental internal fiction"happens when people have to think a lot in order to be able to move from "old ideas"to "new ideas".They have to ask themselves such questions as "Are the new ideas good?"and "Will they make me feel happy?"53. That's because they are still too young to make the right choices.So they may feel tired,unhappy and even have trouble sleeping at night. 54. There are some ways to solve them.First,you must know yourself.Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom ()Second,develop new interests.A friend of mine decided to learn about Beijing Opera.He said that learning about"old things"made it easier for him to deal with the new things"in modern life.55. Connecting with nature can help you know yourself and make you feel relaxed. A.This can be good as it means more chances(机会) B.But don't lose heart if you have these problems C.The third thing you can do is spend time in nature. D.It is difficult to find the answers especially for young people E.And then there are worries of school grades and future jobs. 第三节阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每空一词（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分) Humans have long tried to predict()weather.Predicting rain or shine can shape people's life and make a difference. In 650 BC,the Babylonias tried to predict the weather based on the appearance of clouds Around 340 BC,Aristotle,a famous Greek thinker and scientists,tried to introduced the type of weather,such as rain,cloud and lightning.He believed that there was water,air and fire around the earth.It was almost 2000 years before his ideas were replaced by new ones. By 300 BC in China,the calendar divided the year into 24 festivals,gradually,each festival related to a type of weather..Like the Rain Water(雨水)，Frost's Descenl(霜降)and soon.That was useful for farmers to plan when to plant and harvest. People used a lot of ways to predict the weather over the centuries.You might have heard the expression "Red sky at night,sailors'delight",which suggests a red sky in the evening is followed by good weather.This has a basis in science.On the other hand,some thought that if sheep crowded together,it meant to rain.But there isn't any science behind it. The science of weather prediction really took off in the 1830s with the invention of the telegraph.It sent messages over hundreds of thousands of miles.So weather maps were drawn up and the storm systems were studied.The next big step came in the 1920s with the invention of the radiosonde",a balloon carrying weather instruments high above the ground to collect information. Experts took the information and built a picture of the weather over the following few days. Today supercomputers are used to take data (from the world and process it very fast to work out weather.For example,they once helped predict Hurricane Lee,which hit the US and Canada,would land nine days in advance(提前). b 女 的 Humans'Efforts to Work Out the Weather Weather predictions has developed from experience to 56. Ancient times In 650 BC the Babylonias studied the clouds Around 340 BC Aristotle formed the ideas about weather. By 300 BC In China,24 festivals helped 57.to plant and harvest. Over 2,000 years People had many ways to predict the weather, like watching the sky or animals.Some based on science.Some 58. In the 59. Telegraph marked the use of modern science in predicting the weather. In the 1920s Radiosonde helped get information. Today Supercomputers can collect data from the world and 60. it very fast. 综合运用（二） I.连词成句（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分） 61.how,the,cookies,delicious,are 62.accident,was,tea,by,invented 63.popular,didn't,to,I,in,be,school,use 64.of,are,shirts,what,the,made 65.to,do,to,know,how,the,you,get,bookstore Ⅱ.看图写话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据每小题所提供的图画情景和提示词，写出一个与图画情景相符的句子。 (invent,1875) 66. > (use,wear) 67 (class,tomorrow) 68. (make,wood) 69 (by,group) 70. VIⅡ.短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，根据语境或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所 填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。 Doing exercise is very important for a happy and healthy life.So people all over the world have invented many kinds of exercise so far.Baduanjin,a kind of traditional Chinese sport,is just one of 71 (they). The 72. (tradition)Chinese exercise was invented over 800 years ago.At first,I was 73 (know)as one kind of basic exercise for Shaolin Wushu.It is divided into eight 74. (part)and each part of it has one action.Compared with other sports,Baduanjing is slow and played with light music.75 it is simple and easy to learn,it works well.People only need to wear comfortable clothes and shoes before doing it.It used to be popular with the elderly However,more and more young people have 76 (fall)in love with it.They think it's perfect for them,77. (especial)for office workers after they spend hours sitting in front of the desk.Doing Baduanjin is 78. good choice to help them relax and sleep well.They also believe that it will make thin people strong and heavy people lose weight if they keep 79 (practice)it at least once a day. Nowadays,some young Chinese are even making efforts to spread the Chinese sport around the world to help foreigners know how wonderful our Chinese culture is.We should be proud 80. them! IV短文写作（满分20分） 81.一转眼，你就是毕业班地学生了。在这三年里。你和你的同学们一定发生了巨大的变化。 请结合图示，写写你在外形、性格、学习和生活方面地变化吧。词数80左右。 How time flies！ Three years have quickly passed. 试题结束，请认真检查！ 9 OL