廣東省梅州市豐順縣湯坑中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年九年級上學(xué)期期末考試英語試題

2022—2023學(xué)年梅州市湯坑中學(xué)九年級英語上學(xué)期期末考試卷2023.01試卷滿分120分?？荚囉脮r120分鐘。一、語法選擇：本大題共10小題，每小題1分，下面四個選項中只有一個正確答案。1.Awealthymanlovedhissonverymuch.Ashewantedhissontoleadahappylife,hedecidedtosendhimtoseeawiseoldmanforhisadviceonhappiness.Whentheoldmanlearntabouthis,hehandedtheboyanemptybowlandsaid,“Gototherivermilesawayanditwithwater.Iwilltellyouaboutitnowaterisspilt(灑)whenyoureachhere.”Althoughtheboywasverysurprisedatthis,hehadnochoicebuttothistask.Theboyonfootfortheriverandsometimelatercamebackwithabowlofwater.Theoldmanaskedhim,“Didyounoticethebeautifulflowersalongtheroadandthebirdssinginginthetrees?”Theboycouldsaynothingaboutthembecausehegavehisattentiontothebowlinhishands.Theoldmansmiledandsaid,“Bringmebowlofwater,butthistimeenjoytheflowersandthesingingofbirdsaswell.”Whenhereturned,theboywasabletoeverythinghehadseentotheoldman.Butwhenhelookeddownathisbowl,hefoundthatmostwaterwasgone.Heforgotallabouthisbowlwhileenjoyingthebeautifulthingsalongtheroad.“Well,youngman,”theoldmansaid.“Enjoythebeautyoftheworld,butneverforgetthewaterinyourbowl.Thisistheofhappiness.”(1)A.research B.promise C.purpose D.experience(2)A.wash B.fill C.compare D.connect(3)A.if B.until C.unless D.while(4)A.putout B.pickout C.pointout D.carryout(5)A.setoff B.paidoff C.gotoff D.keptoff(6)A.public B.weak C.quick D.full(7)A.any B.every C.another D.theother(8)A.change B.imagine C.examine D.describe(9)A.lazily B.sadly C.luckily D.excitedly(10)A.result B.cause C.secret D.decision二、完形填空：本大題共10小題，每小題1分，下面三個選項中只有一個正確答案。Itisnotalwayseasytodiscoveryourself.Fromayoungage,IhadastrongsenseofwhoIwouldbecome,butsomethinghappenedandchangedeverything.Tome,skatingwasmoreimportantthananythingelseintheworld.Nothingelsefilledmyheartwithsomuchjoy.Ihadnosociallifeorotherinterestsskating.Ispent24hoursaweekdevelopingmysills.AndIwaspaidbackwithfirstplacemedalsinalmosteverycompetition.Unluckily,duringonecompetition,Ifell.Ifeltaterribleinmyleg.ThedoctortoldmethatIskateanymore.Myloveforskatinghadbeentakenaway.Ididn’twanttotalkwithandIlostheart.Aftereightmonths,IlookedatthemirrorandIreallyfeltsadaboutmyself.Whenmypoorfaceinthemirror,Iknewsomethinghadtochange.Insteadofsittingaroundandwastingmydays,Ibegantoworkwithlocalserviceprojects.Ivolunteeredasaswimmingteacherforkids,IknewwhoIwantedtobecome.Isteppedoutandrebuiltmyconfidence(自信).Sometimes,challengeswillourlife.Wecanchoosetostaybehindortrytogetpastthesechallenges.Myaccidentwasachallengewhichtostopmefromreachingsuccess.Today,I’maveryconfidentandoptimisticperson.(1)A.interesting B.private C.accidental(2)A.except B.over C.with(3)A.pain B.pity C.punishment(4)A.needn’t B.couldn’t C.won’t(5)A.anybody B.nobody C.somebody(6)A.wasexpressed B.wasdiscovered C.wasreflected(7)A.If B.When C.Although(8)A.probably B.hardly C.gradually(9)A.getusedto B.getinthewayof C.getoutof(10)A.offered B.chose C.failed三、閱讀理解題：本大題分為ABC三篇閱讀理解題，共15小題，每小題2分，下面四個選項中只有一個正確答案。(A)Takinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffersvariety(多樣性)toyourstudytimeandhelpsyoutoholdyourinterest.Youwillwanttotakenotesduringclassroomdiscussionsandwhilereadingatextbookordoingresearchforareport.Wheneverorhoweveryoutakenotes,keepinmindthatnote-takingisaselectiveprocess.Thefollowingmethodsmayworkbestforyou.●Readthetextquicklytofindthemainfactsandideasinit.●Readthetextandwatchforwordscarefullythatcanshowmainpointsandsupportingfacts.●Writeyournotesinyourownwords.●●Noteanyquestionsorideasyoumayhaveaboutwhatwassaidorwritten.Asyoutakenotes,youmaywanttouseyourownshorthand(速記).Whenyoudo,besurethatyouunderstandyoursymbols(符號)andthatyouusethemallthetime.(1)A.Usewordsnotcompletesentences.B.Otherwise,youmaynotbeabletoreadyournoteslater.C.Youwillalsowanttodevelopyourownmethodfortakingnotes.D.Thatmeansyoumustfirstdecidewhatisimportantenoughtoincludeinyournotes.E.First,thesimpleactofwritingsomethingdownmakesiteasierforyoutounderstandandrememberit(2)A.Usewordsnotcompletesentences.B.Otherwise,youmaynotbeabletoreadyournoteslater.C.Youwillalsowanttodevelopyourownmethodfortakingnotes.D.Thatmeansyoumustfirstdecidewhatisimportantenoughtoincludeinyournotes.E.First,thesimpleactofwritingsomethingdownmakesiteasierforyoutounderstandandrememberit(3)A.Usewordsnotcompletesentences.B.Otherwise,youmaynotbeabletoreadyournoteslater.C.Youwillalsowanttodevelopyourownmethodfortakingnotes.D.Thatmeansyoumustfirstdecidewhatisimportantenoughtoincludeinyournotes.E.First,thesimpleactofwritingsomethingdownmakesiteasierforyoutounderstandandrememberit(4)A.Usewordsnotcompletesentences.B.Otherwise,youmaynotbeabletoreadyournoteslater.C.Youwillalsowanttodevelopyourownmethodfortakingnotes.D.Thatmeansyoumustfirstdecidewhatisimportantenoughtoincludeinyournotes.E.First,thesimpleactofwritingsomethingdownmakesiteasierforyoutounderstandandrememberit(5)A.Usewordsnotcompletesentences.B.Otherwise,youmaynotbeabletoreadyournoteslater.C.Youwillalsowanttodevelopyourownmethodfortakingnotes.D.Thatmeansyoumustfirstdecidewhatisimportantenoughtoincludeinyournotes.E.First,thesimpleactofwritingsomethingdownmakesiteasierforyoutounderstandandrememberit.(B)Toencouragereading,aChinesecompanyplacedover10,000booksaroundtheunderground,intaxisandonplanesinBeijing,ShanghaiandGuangzhou.TheactivitygotthesupportofmanyChinesestars.The“bookdroppingmovement,”however,wonlittlepraise.Instead,themovementcausedmuchcriticism(批評).Somebookswereleftuntouched.Aroundtheunderground,passengersthoughtthebookswerelefttheretosavetheseats.Somebooksweretakenawaybycleaners.Peoplealsocomplainedthattheycouldn’tgettothebooks-thetrainsandbusesweretoocrowded.Themovementledtoahotdebate.Mostpeoplethoughtitcoulddolittletoencouragereading.“IthinkthebestresultisthatpeopletakephotoswhentheypickupthebooksandwriteapostinWeChat.Afterthat,theywilljustbringthebooksbackhomeandplacethemontheirbookshelves,”wroteoneWeibouser.SomepointedoutthattheChinesestarswhosupportedthemovementdidn’tseemtobereadingmuch.Isn’titembarrassing(尷尬)thatthemovementissupportedbystarswhodon’treadalot?MurongXuecunisafamousChinesewriter.Hethoughtthebook-sharingmovementwasnotatallabadthing.“Inthepastyears,theChineseeconomy(經(jīng)濟(jì))hasbeendevelopingrapidly.Everybodyisbusywithwork.Theydon’thavetimeforreading,"saidMurong.“However,justbecauseChinesepeopledon’treadoften,itdoesn’tmeanweshoulddonothingtoencouragereading,”Murongadded.(1)What’spurposeofThe“bookdroppingmovement”?A.Totesthowmuchpeoplelikereading.B.Toencouragepeopletoread.C.Toencouragepeopletotakepublictransport.(2)Whatresultof“bookdroppingmovement”isn’tmentionedinthepassage?A.Somebookswerethoughttosavetheseats.B.Somebooksweretakenawaybycleaners.C.Somepeoplethoughtitaffectedthetraffic.(3)Theunderlinedword“debate”meansinthepassage.A.風(fēng)氣 B.爭論 C.興趣(4)Thefourthparagraphmainlytellsus.A.“book-droppingbattle”workslittleB.mostpeopleliketakingselfiesC.peoplepreferreadinginWeChat(5)WhatisMurongXuecun’sideaabout“book-droppingbattle”?A.Book-sharingcampaignmayimprovetheeconomy.B.Chinesepeoplearetoobusytoreadbooks.C.Weshouldn’tgiveupencouragingreading.(C)Ifyouwanttobecomeabetterreader,whatshouldyouknowaboutthespeedofreading?Somepeoplereadveryquickly,whileothersreadveryslowly.Butwhichoneisbetter?Thequickreadermaybeagoodreaderwhenhereadsastorybookforfun.Buthemaynotbeabletoslowdowntoreadinstructionscarefully.Hemayreadsoquicklythathedoesnottaketimetounderstandfullytheideasandinformationwhichareimportanttoremember.Theslowreadermaybeagoodreader.Buthemayspendaltogethertoomuchtimereadingasimplestorywhichismeanttobeenjoyedbutisnotimportantenoughtoberemembered.Soyousee,neitherthereaderwhoreadseverythingquicklynortheonewhoreadseverythingslowlyisreallyagoodreader.Herearefourimportantthingstorememberaboutthespeedofreading:Knowingwhyyouarereadingwilloftenhelpyoutoknowwhethertoreadquicklyorslowly.Somethingsshouldbereadslowlythroughout(徹底地).Examplesareinstructionsformakingordoingsomething,mathproblems,scienceandstorybookswhicharefullofimportantinformation.Youmustreadsuchthingsslowlytoremembereachimportantstepandunderstandeachimportantidea.Somethingsshouldbereadquicklythroughout.Examplesaresimplestoriesforenjoyment,lettersfromfriends,andbitsofnewsfromhometownpapers.Insomeofyourreading,youmustchangeyourspeedfromfasttoslowandslowtofast,asyougoalong.Youwillneedtoreadcertainpagesquicklyandthenslowdownanddomorecarefulreadingwhenyoucometoimportantideas.(1)Whichisbetter,readingslowlyorreadingquickly?A.Readingslowly B.Readingquickly C.Neitherofthem(2)Whatshouldyoureadslowlywhenyouread?A.Letters,messagesande-mails.B.Newspapersandmagazines.C.Somethingfullofimportantinformation.(3)Whatshouldyoureadquicklywhenyouread?A.Storybooks,newspapersandsoon.B.Instructionsformakingsomething.C.Scienceandhistorybooks.(4)Whymustwereadinstructionsslowly?A.Becausewemustunderstandfullytheideasofthem.B.Becausewemustremembertheimportantinformationofthem.C.BothAandB.(5)Howcanwebecomeagoodreader?A.Readasfastaspossibleanddon’trememberthemall.B.Changeourspeedwhenwereadsomethingdifferent.C.Readthingsquicklythroughout.四、短文填空：本大題共10小題，每小題1.5分，共15分，下面四個選項中只有一個正確答案。Inthe13thcentury,MarcoPolotraveledalongwaytoChina.Asweknow,hewasafamousItalian,DuringhisstayinChina,hesawmanywonderfulthings.OneofthethingshewasthattheChineseusedpapermoney.Peopleinwesterncountriesdidn’tusepapermoneyuntilthe17thcentury.However,peopleinChinabegantousepapermoneyinthe10thcentury.wasinventedbyaChineseabout2,000yearsago.HisnamewasCaiLun.Hethenthesepiecesofpapertogetherandmadethemintoabook.Nowpapermainlycomesfromtrees.Weuseiteveryday.wewastealotofit.Ifwekeepondoingso,peoplecutdownmanymoretrees.Thentherewillnotbeanytreesleft.Iftherearenotrees,therewillbenopaper.Sohowcanwepaper?Whenwearemakingnotes,wecanusebothsidesofeachpieceofpaper.Wecanbuydrinksinbottlesinsteadofinpaperpackets.Wecanalsousecottonhandkerchiefs(手帕)andnotthepaperones.Whenwegoshopping,wecanusefewerpaperbags.Ifthesalesmangivesusapaperbag,wecankeepitanditlater.Wecanhelptoprotecttreesifwethink.Weshoulddoitnow,beforeitistoolate.五、讀寫綜合：本大題分為AB兩題，A小題10分，B小題15分。PeoplewhoarescaredofheightsshouldtrynottodriveoveranewbridgeinGuizhou.Thenewbridge,calledtheBeipanjiangBridge,isthehighestoneintheworld.LocatednearBijieinGuizhouProvince,thebridgestands565metersaboveadeepriver.ItconnectsthemountainousprovincesofGuizhouandYunnan.Justhowhighisthenewbridge?Thinkofa200-storey(層)building.GuizhouProvinceisalreadyhometosevenofthetenhighestbridgesinChina.TheBeipanjiangBridgehasjustovertaken(超過)theSiduRiverBridgeinHubeiProvincetobecometheworld’shighest.ThebuildingoftheBeipanjiangBridgestartedin2012anditwasopenedtotraffic(通車)onDecember29,2016.Itcostabout100millionyuan.TheBeipanjiangBridgeispartofahighway(高速公路)connectingHangzhouCityinZhejiangProvinceandRuiliCityinYunnanProvince.Thebridgeis1,341,4meterslonganditcutsthetraveltimefromLiupanshuiinGuizhoutoXuanweiinYunnanfromaroundfivehourstojustoveranhour.Chinaisnostrangertorecord-breakingbridges.Thesecond-andthird-highestbridgesintheworldarealsolocatedinthecountry.TheBeipanjiangBridgeisfivemetershigherthantheprevious(先前的)recordholder.(1)HowhighistheBeipanjiangBridge?(2)Whatwastheworld’shighestbridgebeforetheBeipanjiangBridge?(3)WhendidtheBeipanjiangBridgecomeintouse?(4)HowlongdoesittakepeopletotravelfromLiupanshu