2022-2023學年北京市海淀區(qū)九年級上學期期末英語試卷

2022-2023學年北京市海淀區(qū)九年級上學期期末英

語試卷

—＞單項選擇

1.MybrotheriscominghomefromShanghai.Iwillmeetatthetrain

station.

A.itB.herC.himD.them

2.FmgoingtothezoowithmysisterJanuary15th.It1sherbirthday.

A.inB.onC.atD.to

3.一Whosetoycaristhis?

—ItbelongtoJim,becauseheistheonlylittlechildatthepicnic.

A.wouldB.needC.mustD.can

4.It*sbelievedthatthebluewhaleisanimalontheearth.

A.largeB.largerC.largestD.thelargest

5.—doyouusuallygorunning,Mrs.Wang?

一Inthepark.

A.HowB.WhatC.WhyD.Where

6.Wehadtoprepareforatestlastnight,weleftAmy1sbirthdayparty

early.

A.soB.forC.butD.or

7.—Peter,whereisyourfather?

一Oh,heanonlinemeetinginthestudynow.

A.willhaveB.ishavingC.hadD.hashad

8.Mr.Smithtomorethan20countriessince2010.

A.travelsB.wastravellingC.hastravelledD.willtravel

9.ThemusicbyafolkmusiciannamedAbinglastcentury.

A.writesB.wroteC.iswrittenD.waswritten

10.―CouldyoupleasetellmetheCapitalMuseum?

一Sure.Youcantakethesubway.

A.howIcangettoB.howdoIgettoC.whenIcangettoD.whendoIgetto

二、完形填空

WhenImovedtoAmericainthe7thgrade,IdidnotspeakanyEnglish.Ihadno

choicebuttokeepworkinghard.AlthoughImadewhenIreachedthe9th

grade,peoplestillfounditdifficulttounderstandmebecauseofmyaccent（口音）.

Oneday,ataparty,Iwasinvitedtoplayaguessinggame.Whenitwasmyturn,I

triedtotheobjectthatIhadinmind.Suddenlysomeonesaidwithalaugh,

uWhatdidshesay?"Ifelt.Outofkindness,agirlgentlyadvisedmeto

repeatit,butIgotstuckontheword“purple"一Icouldn'tit.This

time,everyonelaughedwhileIwastryinghardtogetthewordoutofme.

Thisexperiencehaditsowninfluenceonme.Whenopportunitieswereopenedup

forthesummerprogramIhadbeenwaitingfbr,Itoattendtheinterview.

Luckily,Igottonsofencouragementfrompeoplearoundme.SoIdecidedtohavea

try.

Attheinterview,theotherstudentsinmygroupspokeprofessionallyandvery

naturally,butIdidn'tspeakthatmuch.IknewthatIcouldhardlybeunderstood

becauseofmyaccent.Besides,whenIwas,itwouldbeevenmore

difficultformetopronouncewordsclearly.Aftertheinterview,Istayed,saidsorry

andexplainedtotheteachers.Ididn'twantthemtothinkIwasn*tinterestedorI

wasbeingunfriendly.Buttheyappreciated（欣賞）thatImyself.

“It'sOK.Youdon1thavetosaysorry.Youraccentdoesnotmakeyoulessthan

others,"saidoneoftheteachers.

Surprisingly,Iwasacceptedintotheprogram.ImaginehowIfelt!

Uptonow,IstillfeelluckythatItookthatstep.ItisathatIhave

changed.Ididnotletmyaccentstopme.VmsureIwillcontinuetofeelanxious

aboutspeakingEnglishwithstrangers.Butthat'sOK.Itwillnotstopmefrom

tryingtobebetter.

11.A.turnsB.troubleC.progressD.promises

12.A.touchB-chooseC.repeatD.describe

13.A.unclearB.uneasyC.unexpectedD.uninterested

14.A.pronounceB.recognizeC.translateD.understand

15.A.failedB.fearedC.managedD.volunteered

16.A.confusedB.specialC.nervousD.respectful

17.A.helpedB.provedC.showedD.expressed

18.A.signB.lessonC.decisionD.warning

三、閱讀匹配

Herearefouramazingoutdooractivitiesinthecomingvacation.

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熊盼

RedRockCanyonBikeTour

AlaskanSightseeing（觀光）Tour

A21-kilometerbiketourofRedRock

Godeeperintotheanimalwordtowatch

Canyonisafunwaytoexplorethedesert

bearsanddwolves.

view.

Language:English

Language:English,French

cD

Snorkeling（浮潛）inSilfra

MorningVolcano（火山）Hike

Thistourmakessnorkelingeasy.Youcan

Discovertherainforestandenjoyanatural

enjoythehotchocolateafterthat.

hotspringwaterfall.

Language:English,Italian,French

Language:English,French

Forquestions1-3,matchthepersonwiththerightactivity（A-D）.Thereisone

activityyoudonotneed.

Mike,LauraandBobaremakingplansforthecomingvacation.Mikealwaysgets

excitedattheideaofexploringadesert.Lauraislookingforawateractivitytodo

withtheexchangestudentsfromItaly.AsforBob,heplanstowatchthewildanimals.

A.AlaskanSightseeingTour

19Mike

B.RedRockCanyonBikeTour

20Laura

C.SnorkelinginSilfra

21Bob

D.MorningVolcanoHike

四、閱讀單選

AsDavidwaswatchingafamilyridingbyonbikes,herememberedhowsome

olderboyslaughedathimwhenhewaspracticingridingthebikelasttime.David

knewhewastoobigfortrainingwheels.

“Mom,"saidDavid,withtearsinhiseyes."WhyisDadalwaysworking?He

promisedtohelpmetakeoffthosetrainingwheelsandteachmetoride."David

complainedtoMom.

uYouknow,heisunderquitealotofpressurenowwithhisnewjob.Let'sgive

himabreak,"Momsaid,“Whynotletmehelpyou?WecangiveDadasurprise

whenhegetsbackfromwork."

Davidsighedbutagreed.Wearinghishelmet（頭盔）,herodethebikewithout

trainingwheels.

“You'dhavetoholdthebikeforme.”

“Don'tworry/Momreplied.

Thebikefeltshakywhenhegoton,butDavidknewMomwouldn'tlethimfall.

Slowlytheymovedfarther.

“You'dhavetorunwithme,"hesaid,ridingfaster.

“Comeon,David.Youcandoit,"Momsaid.

ThesoftwindkissedDavid'sfaceasherodealong."Thenyou'dhavetolet

go.

“Ialreadydid,"avoicecamefrombehindhim.

DavidturnedhisheadandsawMomwaving,withabigsmileonherfoce.Hethen

rodebacktohismother.Itfeltscary,butitalsofeltcool.Hewasridinglikeabigkid!

Momhuggedhim.lTmproudofyou!VmsureDadwillbe,too."

LaterthatdaywhenDad'scarpulledover,Davidrodetohimonhisbike,shaky

butexcited.

“Wow,really?Withoutyourtrainingwheels,ha?Vmsoproudofyou!"

“Thanks,butyouknowwhat,Dad?Ican'twaittoridebikestogetherwithyou

andMom.”

“Howaboutnow?"

22.Davidcriedatfirstbecause

A.hehadafightwithhismomB.otherboysoftenlaughedathim

C.hisbicyclewasoldandshakyD.hisdadfailedtokeephispromise

23.Whilepracticingridingwithoutthetrainingwheels,Davidfelt.

A.painfulbutluckyB.nervousbutexcited

C.angrybutthankfulD.upsetbutconfident

24.Attheendofthestory,Davidwouldprobably.

A.askDadforanewhelmetB.joinotherboysincycling

C.ridebikeswithhisparentsD.planafamilytripwithDad

Researchshowsthatthere*sactuallysomethingpeoplecandotoreducetherisk

fordementia（癡呆）.Justputonastepcounterandstartcheckingyoursteps-walking

between3,800and9,800stepseachdayhelpstocutdowndementiarisk.

Thestudyfoundthatpeoplebetweentheagesof40and79whotook9,826steps

perdaywere50%lesslikelytodevelopdementiawithinsevenyears.Furthermore,

peoplewhowalkedwith"purpose"——atapaceover40stepsaminute-wereable

tocuttheirriskofdementiaby57%withjust6,315stepsaday."Itisabrisk（輕快的）

walkingactivity,likeapowerwalk,"saidBorjaDelPozoCruz,aresearcherin

healthsciencesforUniversityofCadizinSpain.

Thestudyshowedevenpeoplewhowalked3,800stepsadayatanyspeedcuttheir

riskofdementiaby25%."Thatwouldbeenough,atfirst,forinactivepeople,"said

Cruzinanemail.“Infact,itisamessagethatdoctorscouldusetomakevery

inactiveolderadultsmove—3,800stepsisverydoableformany,eventhosethatare

lessfit,"headded."Perhaps,moreactiveandfitterpeopleshouldaimfor10,000,

whereweseethegreatesteffects."

Buttherewasanevenmoreinterestingresultcomingoutofthestudy:Thelargest

reductionindementiarisk一62%一wasachievedbypeoplewhowalkedatavery

briskspeedof112stepsperminutefor30minutesaday.Earlierresearchdescribed

100stepsaminuteasa“brisk”levelofintensity（強度）intheirarticleIs112the

New10,000.Dr.OkonkwoandDr.Planalp,tworesearchersondementia,arguedthat

112seemedeasiertoachievethan10,000stepsaday,andpeoplelookingtoreduce

theirdementiariskfocusontheirwalkingspeedovertheirwalkeddistance.

Theresearchersagreethisisaveryinterestingfinding,andtheynotethatintensity

ofsteppingmattersmorethanhowfarpeopleusuallywalkiftheywanttostaysmart

afteraging.Technologycouldbeusedtofollownotonlynumberofstepsbutalso

speed.Thesetypesofnumberscanalsobeputincommonwatches,butmoreresearch

isneeded.

25.WhatcanweknowfromCruz1sstudy?

A.100stepsaminuteisamustforolderB.Steplengthmattersinreducing

people.dementiarisk.

C.Inactivepeoplecanstartwith3,800D.Youngpeopleshouldaimfor10,000

stepsaday.stepsaday.

26.WhydoesthewritermentionthearticleIs112theNew10,0007

A.ToquestiontheeffectofapowerB.Toshowthebenefitsofpurposeful

walk.walk.

C.ToprovetheimportanceofwalkingD.Tostresstheadvantagesofwalking

speed.distance.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WalkWiselyandStaySmartB.WalkFasterorWalkForever?

C.StayActiveandWalkAheadD.WearCountersorWatchOthers?

InarecentstudyintheU.S.andU.K.,VanTilburgandhisteamaskedpeople

throughonlinesurveystodescribethecharacteristicsofaboringpersonaccordingto

someonetheyknew.Beingdullandquiet,havingnointerests,noopinionsand

lacking（缺乏）asenseofhumorareoftenmentioned.

Theresearchersthenfollowedupwithadditionalsurveys.Theresultsclearly

suggestthatbeingconsideredboringisanegative（負面的）personality

characteristic,andisoftentiedtointroversion（內向）.

Sowhyareintrovertssometimesseenasboring?Maybebecausequietpeoplevalue

theirprivacyandavoidsharingtheireverydaylife.Theirbehavioristheoppositeof

thepreferenceinaculturetowardsextroversion（夕卜向）.Thispreferenceleadstoa

fixedideathat"quiet"means“boring”,anditreflectsapushtoward

uncontrolledextroversion-justthinkaboutpeoplecrazilypostingnearlyeverything

onsocialmediaoftheirlifeandactivitiestoattractattention.

Anotherresearcharguedthatitmightbeproblematictoovervalueextroversionas

moresociallypreferredthanintroversion.Thiswrongideamightstartfromteenage

yearswhenwethinkhavingthemostfriendsandbeingthebest-likedmeansbeing

popular.Thistypeofeveryone-agreedpopularitymaymakequietpeopleseetheir

lackofextroversionasadeficit.

Infact,introvertstendtohavethe"quietego（自我）”,whichallowsthemto

havetheabilitytoputthemselvesinotherpeople*sshoesandunderstandsituations

fromabiggerpicture.AccordingtoresearchersBauerandWayment,thequietegoisa

wayofexplainingtheselfthatgoesbeyondbeinguself-centered"byconsidering

bothselfandothers.Thequietegohelpsintrovertstobalanceself-focusedvalues,like

powerandachievement,andother-fbcusedvalues,suchaskindnessandcarefor

others.Balancingbothvaluescanleadtopsychologicalwell-beingandlife

satisfaction.

Generalizingintrovertedpeoplewithnegativecharacteristicsisfalseandharmful

becauseintroversioncancarrymanypositiveinfluences.Infact,anintrovertedstyle

canbeastrength.Thisisbecauseintrovertsarelikelytobetruertothemselvesthan

extroverts.Moreover,acceptingtheirintroversionasabenefitwouldinturnimprove

theirsenseofhappiness.Therecanbeajoytobeing“boring"thatcangoalong

withaquiet,introvertedpersonality.

28.Introvertedpeopleareoftenseenasboringbecause.

A.theyhavenointerestinpleasingB.theyrefusetoexpresstheirideasin

otherspublic

C.theirsenseofhumorisoftendifficultD.theirbehaviorgoesagainstcultural

togetpreference

29.Theword"deficit"inParagraph4probablymeans"”.

A.mistakeB.weaknessC.symbolD.talent

30.Thewriterwouldprobablyagreethat.

A.extroversionismoresociallyB.introversionusuallyleadsto

beneficialunhappiness

C.beingextrovertedmakespeopletruerD.introvertedpeoplearelikelytogetlife

tootherssatisfaction

31.Whatisthewriter1smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.TocorrectafalseideaaboutB.Todiscussdifferentcausesof

introversion.introversion.

C.ToexplainwhyintrovertedpeopleareD.Tocompareself-fbcusedandother-

quieter.focusedvalues.

五、閱讀回答問題

閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。

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kayaking

Withjustaboat,apaddle（槳）andabitofwater,youcanexperiencefunand

exerciseinakayak.

Kayakingisakindofpaddlingsport,andpeopleoftenmistakeitfbrcanoeing（戈!j

獨木舟）,buttherearesomedifferences.Kayakerssitontheflooroftheboatwhile

canoeistssitonabench.Also,kayakpaddleshaveawideflatpartoneitherend,but

canoepaddleshavethemononlyoneend.

Withinkayaking,thereareafewstylesthatneeddifferentlevelsofskillandfitness.

Anyonecanenjoyrelaxingkayaking,mostoftenpaddlingonalakeorperhapsa

gentleriver.Whitewaterkayakingismuchmoreexcitingbecauseboatstraveldown

fastriversandevenoversmallwaterfalls.Surfkayakersmustbebothstrong-willed

andtalentedastheyridewavesontheopenocean.

Thedifficultyinvolvedwithkayakingistransportation-aboatseveralmeterslongis

notexactlyeasytocarryaround.However,amanwhohadtoleavehiskayakbehind

whenmovingtoasmallerapartmentborrowedtheideaofJapanesepaperfolding,and

madeanewtypeofspecialkayak-itcanbefoldedintoaverythinpack,allowing

thekayakto