山东省烟台市莱山区2024-2025学年 （五四学制）九年级上学期期末英语试题

2024一2025学年度第一学期第二阶段检测练习题 初四英语 温馨提示， 1.本试卷共8页，满分90分：考试时间100.分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 2.答题前、务必用0.5毫米黑色签宇第将自已的姓名、准考证号、座位号执写在试卷和答题卡规房的 位置上。 3.选择题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答避卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑：如丽改动，用橡皮擦干净后 再滥涂其它答築标号。 4.非选择题必须用0.5米照色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡指定区城内相应位置：如隔改动， 先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案：不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。 5.在试卷上和答愿卡指定区域外的答案无效。 第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A UPCYCLE COMPETITION From your old shirt.to a bag,an old glass to a pencil holder-Let your creativity run wild! YYbo can enter the competitiou? Know Your Earth-saving Facts! ges9-15 You should create a team mhemubers 'in a RECYCLING VS.UPCYCLING feam) How can you enter the competition? cardboard as waste cardboard as old product Emailing you name,age,grotp information and your creation to hi(@eathhelperco send to factory to ◆By25Jly2025 create new things 8器- (More regutremenis are on www.earthhelper.co/upcycle. creation of reusable ereation of product things (e.g.paper or with new purpose Make sure you check them before sanding you notebook】 and greater vale! emaiL) ☑ What prize can you get? Why is it important that we recyele or uptycle? ◆lst Prize:S600 When we recyole or upoyole,we put waste,unwanted materials ◆2 nd Prize:S400 into usefu!products.In doing so,we avoid filling up our lands with 3rd Prize:$200 imore waste.Also,recycling and upcycling save power and make Photos ofwinners'creations will be purt on less pollution from making new things.Italso helps to.stop bad air www.earthhelper:co/upcycle.) that makes the Earth too hot.In short,recycling and upcycling are super important for keeping our planet safe for fhe future. 初四英语试题第1页（共8页） 1.Wholcan join the Upcycle Competition? A..Aboy who is eight years old. B..A team that has three 12-year-oids C.A family of parents and two kids. D.A group which has five teenagers. 2.What can the pictures in the chart.help to make olear for the readers? A.The way of winning the.competition. B.The importance of recycling and upcycling. C.The process of taking part in the competition. -D.The differences between recycling and upcycling 3.Which of the following is TRUE about the competition? A.Ifyour team wins the second place,you can.get 600 dollars. B.One can send his competition information after 25 July,2025. C.The best creations'photos will be put cn www.earthhelper.co.upcycle. D.You can send an email to hi@earthhelper.co to know more requirements. B For a few years,I had a chance to teach disabled preschool students once a week.One of my students was a 5-year-old girl named Vanessa.She had difficulty walking and couldn't speak.We mostly sat on the floor for our.music lessons.Vanessa liked to sit on my leg.One of her favourite s0 ngs was John the Rabbit.was B call and response(-唱一和的)song where I sang the call and the students clapped twice while singing the repeating part,"Yes,ma'am!"Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me.But she never said or sang a word. One day late in the school year,when we.finished singing the song,Vanessa turned around, looked me in the eye,clapped her little hands twice and said the words,"Yes,ma'am!"At that momert(时刻)，I was the one who couldn't speak. Several years later,I met Vanessa on the street in town.1 stopped my car.She said helfo to me with a big smile on her faoe and clapped her hands twice,singing the song we had sung so many-times in'musie class.This little girl,through her connection wic music,reminded me of her. Eyery child has the ability to learn and grow.As:teachers,we just have to find a way to help every siudent we meet,no matter what their situation is. 4.What can we know about Vanessa? A.She was good at singing. .B.She was the youngest in the class. C.:She enjoyed the writer's class D.Something was wrong with her eyes. 5.In Paragragh 2,why couldn't the writer speak? A.She would leave her job the next day. B.She was surprised to hear Vanessa speak. C.She couldn't remember the lyrics of the song.. D.It was the first time Vanessa sang the whole song. 初四英语试题 第2页（共8页） 6.What did Vanessa show by her actionwhen.she met the writer on the street in town? A.She didn't forget the teacher and the song. B.She made a living by singing the song. C.She was actually able to walk and speak well.D.She dfdn't like the song from preschool. 7,What has the writer learned from her teaching experience? A.Not everycne can be a good teacher. B.1 eaching is not as easy as we think C.Every student is different from otherg. D.All the students need teacher's help. Modern houses are usually built with cement and steel(水泥和钢筋).But the producin馆and using of them can create much CO2.Now,two women architects in India have come up with a new idea::building with mud(泥巴) "Not many architects think the climate (change is something they need to think about, but we're trying to change that,"said Rosie Paul,starter of the building company Masons lnk. Rosie and her best friend Sridevi Changali started the company eleven years ago.It was expected to save both India's ancient heritage (of mud buildings and the environment! Mud is magic!Its breathable nature allows wet into the house,improving indoor air.Also, mud wails'can siowly take in heat from the sun and store it,giving it out at night in cooler temperatures.As mud is easily available,it can save much of the transportatien cost.On the other hand,the building is done by local commurities,which provides jobs for-local people. An active supporter was Sindhoor Pangal.She hated the life ip the big eity and finally decided to live among some beautiful green trees in the countryside.Masons Ink designed her house carefully.What's special is that Masons Ink and Sindhoor worked with an all-women team to create the house. Rosie and Sridevi were among over 800 people who attended the first Buildings and Climate Global Forum(全球论坛)on March7-8th,2024,in Paris.he forum was organized by France and the United Nations Environment Programme.It encourages people to build strong and eco-friendly(生态友好)buildings.. 8.Why was the company Masons Ink started? A.To deal with the climate change. B.To make cement and steel cheaper. C.To come up with a new idea of producing CO2. D:To protect.mud buildings and the environment. 9.Aecording to Paragraph 3,mud houses A.can produce magic air for peopie B.get more sunshine ihan others C.can keep a comfortable temperature D.need more difficult skills to build 初四英语试题 第3页（共8页） 10.What's special about Sindhoor's mud house? A.It was built all by women. B.It was designed by herself. C..Trees were planted around it. D.It was built in the city center. 11,Which is TRUE about the Buildings and Climate Global Forum? A.It has been.held many times. B.It hag 800 companies-as-members. C.It hopes to build a greener world. D.It was held in Amertea for two days. 0 There are differences from one country to another in the way people use their cell phones. This has been confirmed (by a recent study of the cell phone use in two European cities- Madrid and London.These cities are both in Europe and share a lot of history and culture,but local customs are still very different.These customs influence the way people in these cities use their phones in public Londoners don't like using their cell.phones in public.If they are with others,they prefer to let calls be answered by voice mail (a recorded message)and then they check for messages later.If people in London do that on the street,they seem to dislike talking with others around:They like to move away from a crowded sidewalk and find a place where they cannot be heard. In Madrid,oD the other hand,few peopie use voice mail because the Spanish dislike talking with machines.If there is no answer,they don't leave a message.They prefer to try again later or wait for a return call.And in Madrid it is common to hear loud and lively phone conversations on the street.In fact,sometimes it happens that a group of friends may be walking down the street together,.each talking on their own phone,but smiling and nodding as though it were one large conversation that everyone could hear.Even when they are not using their phones,the Spanish often hold them in their hands as they walk down the street or put them on the table at a restaurant, so they wilk not miss any incoming calls.In a movie theater,not only do.cell phones sometimes ring,but people sometimes answer them and have short conversations. 12.Why do Londoners use voice mail a lot? A.They enjoy leaving recorded messages.B.They prefer not to answer calls in public. C.They don't like to speak with real voices.D.They think it impolite to talk on the phone. 13.What does the underlined part"do that"in Paragraph 2 refer to? A.use voice mail B.answer a call C.check messages D.meet friends 14.According to the passage,the way people use their cell phones A.fits in with their focal habits and customs B.is similar in European countries C.is connected with where people were bom D.depends on where they use their phones 初四英语试题 第4页（共8页） l5.What can we infer(推断)from the passage? A.Scientists can tell little about people's lives from their phone use. B.The Spanish pay much attention to what they do and say in public. C.Cell phone companies will make less money in London than in Madrid. D.Technology may be the same over the world,but the way people-use it is not 第二节（共5小题；每小题」分，满分5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余 选项。 16 A good start in anything is very important. This causes an unnecessary waste of time and energy Time and energy are as valuable as money.The mere we save,the more we can achieve.A good start can help save time and encrgy. 17 Therefore it is always wise to be careful on:making a good start in any work we do.We shetld pay great attention to any.mistakes we may make In a race,athletes (know that a good'start is key to success,so they prepare carefully for competitions.In the race,it is very important to make a good start.18 Not only in the race but also in everything that we do,this is true.A good start always helps in the progress of the work as a whole.As the saying goes,anything that is well begun can be considered as half Hone! 19 First.before starting ary task,we should be fuli of confidence and believe that we Rave enough ability to complete it.20It sets the base for our task and provides a roadmap to guide us through the completion of the task.Third,we should avoid pushing ourselyes too hard and try to take things one step at a time,especially at the beginning. And finally,hard work can lead to a good start,as well as a successful ending. A (hen,how can we make a good start? B.econd,we should begin with a good plan C.We can't do anything well if we start with the wrong people. D.They spend much time in their training program practicing the start. 3.On the other hand,if we make a good start,the work will also go well. F.If we begin poorly,we may face unexpected difficulties in the middle of the work 初四英语试题第5页（共8页） 第二部分语直知识应用（共两节，满分25分） 第一节完形填空共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处 的最佳选项。 Sharks are often misunderstood as dangerous,but humans do more harm to these animals than they do to us.2 shark attacks do happen,they are quite uncommon.On the other hand,according to one survey,humans 22100 million sharks every year,risking their extinction(灭绝) The kiling of sharks is a 23 for the whole planet Sharks play a key role in th ecosysten1.As sharks die off,the population of the animals that sharks eatill 24.So the loss of sharks affects more than just the food chain.It will break the balarice of nature. Why do people kill sharks?For shark 25!Shark liver oil is used in many popular cosrjetics ()And shark.meat is sold around the world.What's worse.most sharks are 26 killed for their fins,which are used to niake shark fin souip.The process is27: Fishermen out the shark's fins off and then throw it back into the water,still alive.Then the shark dies28,sometimes after severai days.Sharks breathe by 29 se a shark that can't swim will die. Many organizations try.to protect sharks.They can teach us about these animals and give more 30 on how to keep them alive.These organizations also need our support to continue protecting thes important animats. 21.A.Because B.Although C.Unless D.Until 22.A.raise E follow C.kill D.master 23.A.problem B plan C.reply D.industry 24.A.drop B.copy C.spread D.increase 25.A.customers B.products C.safety D.laboratory 26.A.only B.never C.well D.gradually 27..A.metal B.scientific C.cruel D.noisy 28.A.slowly B.loudiy C.unexpectedly D.madly 29.A.jumping B.swimming C.eating D.knocking 30.A.practice B.praise C.money D.adyice 第二节语法填空（供10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 初四英语试题第6页共8页) It happened last year.While,I31(drive)through the mountains in the dark,I got lost I couldn't get a.signal (and had no GPS.At first,I felt32 (worry)and nervous, I Wished I had broughtva paper map with me,but I didn't.Then I remembered something my father_33.--(each)me befere.he acronym(首字母缩略词)L.O.S.T.C.A.R.helped me remember_34to do. Each of the35 (letter)in the acronyrn stands for a word.The "L"is for "landmark )".I tried to search for landmarks in the mountains36(help)me find where I was.When I couldn't,I tried to "observe".I looked around and tried to find any clue (as to where I might have been,but it was too dark. The37(three)letter"S"stands for'sun".Sometimes,the position of the sun can guide you,but here wasn't any sunlight yet. 】couldn'find any traffic either,,or the“T'in the acronym.If on!y-I had charted(制成☒表) my way just like what the "C"stands for. Since there was no one on the road,I couldn't do the"A" 38 stands for“ask'in the acronym either. So】_3g_deave)with the last.letter in the acronym一the letter“R”which stands for retrace(折返)". I tried to retrace the way and while I was doing that,my cell phone's signal returned!Finally, Imade it home 40.(safe)!What an exciting and unforgettable experience! 第三部分书面表达（共两节，满分30分） 第-节阅读表达（共5小题：每小题2分，崩分10分） 阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。 The city of Rotterdam is planing to take apart a famous old bridge so that the world's largest sailboat can be brought through the city when it's completed.Htowever,not everyone is happy about the plan. Although Rotterdam's Koningshaven Bridge,which local people call "De Hef',is no longer in use,it's important to many people in Rotterdam.When the city was about to take the bridge down in the 1990s.many people stocd up and stopped the plan from being worked out (ustead, the city fixed the briege up and left it in piace as a monument(纪念物). That's a problem for the boat building company Oceanco.They're building a huge sailboat, and the boat is too big to pass under the bridge.The boat was ordered by Jeff Bezos,owner of the company Amazon and one of the richest people in the world.The boat company has asked the city to take the central part of the bridge down to allow the boat to pass through. 初四英语试题第7页（共8页） The city has agrecd.The govemment has made a decision to rebuild the bridge afterward. Oceanco will have to pay for all the work done to rebuild the bridge.The work is expected to take a few weeks sometime this summer. Many people are upset about the bridge being taken apart.If either of the company or the city fails to keep their prorlise,they will lose their monument.But the government says the pian is good for most people.After all,the rebuilding will make the bridge stand longer. 41 Whet's the name of the bridge that the Rotterdam is planning to take apart? 42.What did the city of Rotterdam do to the bridge in the 1990s? 43.What is the relatiou between Jeff Bezos and Oceanco? 44.How will the Rotterdam government meet with both Oceanco and its people's aceds? 45.Why are the peopla upset about the bridge being taken apart? 第二节写作（满分20分） 近来，有专家提出了15分钟课间的计划，引起了同学们的热议。有的同学非常赞 同，觉得15分钟足够进行一场游戏，也有了更多的体息时间：有的同学提出导议，担心自 己的课业负担会更沉重。 请根据要点提示，用英文写一篇短文，阐述你的观点和理由。 要点：1、你的观点（赞成或反对） 2、你的理由（至少2点） 要求：1、词数：100通左右开头已给出，不计入总词数)： 2、短文应包括析选观点中的要点，可适当发挥。 3、短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信崽。 These days,some experts suggested a plan about"15-minute breaks". 初四英语试题第页（共8页）