山東省煙臺(tái)市牟平區(qū)(五四制)2023-2024學(xué)年九年級(jí)上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試題

試卷第=page11頁(yè)，共=sectionpages33頁(yè)試卷第=page11頁(yè)，共=sectionpages33頁(yè)山東省煙臺(tái)市牟平區(qū)（五四制）2023-2024學(xué)年九年級(jí)上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試題學(xué)校:___________姓名：___________班級(jí)：___________考號(hào)：___________一、閱讀單選Children’sWriterYesterday,themuch-lovedchildren’swriterBeverlyClearypassedawayatage104.Whenshewasachild,shehadtroublelearningtoread.Whenshegrewup,shesetouttowritebooksforchildreninherlatetwenties.Clearykeptwritinguntilshewas83,creatingover40booksinall.________SarahParkhasknownabouttheinfluenceofmusiconthebrainsinceayoungage.Now,shehopestousemusictohelppeoplewithmental(心理上的)healthproblems.Herinvention,SparkCare+,madeherbecamethetopyoungscientist.SparkCare+candealwiththeinformationandchoosethepropermusictohelpliftthepatients’spirits.TheDreamofaHorseTrainerYuanHaoisahorsetrainer.HehasahorsenamedDandan.ItisYuan’sdreamtobringDandantoequestrian(馬術(shù)的)competitions.TrainingwithDandanisnoteasywork.YuanoncefellfromDandanfivetimesduringtraining.Dandanhasbeentrainedformorethansixmonths,anditisgettingbetteratfollowinginstructions.Yuanfeelsheisonestepclosertohisdream.1．WhichofthefollowingisfalseaboutBeverlyCleary?A．Shelivedaverylonglife.B．Manypeopleloveherverymuch.C．Shekeptwritingformorethanhalfacentury.D．Shestartedwritingbookswhenshewasaveryyounggirl.2．Whatwouldbethebestheadingforthesecondnews?A．TheTopYoungScientist B．AGirl’sMedicalDreamC．InventionsAreEverywhere D．EnjoyingSuccessWhenYoung3．WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutYuanHao?A．Hehasrealizedhisdream. B．Hewonmanyequestriancompetitions.C．HehadsomedifficultiesintrainingDandan. D．Hehasn’tmademuchprogressintrainingDandan.TheSoundofaForeignWordCausedDebate(辯論)onUSCampusLastAugust,TheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,knownasUSC,becameinvolvedinadebateoverlanguagethatappearedwidelyinU.S.andChinesenewsstories.Itstartedwithawhitecommunicationsprofessortalkingaboutsmallwordsorsoundsthatpeopleusewhilespeakingtosignalpauses.Becauseofthecoronavirus(冠狀病毒)healthproblems,GregoryPattonwasteachingtheclassonlineinavideoconference.Thisfactmayhaveaddedtotheproblem.Pattonadvisedhisbusinessschoolstudentsthattheyshouldkeepthepauses,butshouldavoidthese“filler”sounds.“Um”and“er”areexamplesofthesesoundsinEnglish.IntheChineselanguage,Pattonsaid,thewordpeopleoftenusetofillspacebetweenthoughtsis“that”.Thewordispronounced“ne-ga”,whichsoundslikeanEnglishwordthatisoffensive(冒犯的)toBlackpeople.Itisknownas“theN-word”andisusedtomakeBlackpeoplefeellessthanhuman.Manystudentsweresurprisedtohearthesoundcomefromaprofessor.SomeBlackstudentswereupsetandsentalettertotheschoolexpressingtheirdispleasure.TheysaidtheprofessorshouldhavewarnedthemthathewasabouttosayawordthatsoundedlikeabadwordinEnglish.Patton,however,saidhehadusedtheexampleinclassesbeforewithoutcomplaint,sohedidnotthinkaboutwarningstudents.ThecomplaintsledtoPattonbeingremovedfromtheclassfortherestoftheterm.Patton,however,wasnotdismissed(開(kāi)除)bytheschool.Heisstillteachingattheuniversitytoday.BartlettsaidoneofthemainproblemstocomeoutoftheeventwasPatton’sstrongwishtoprotecthisreputation(名聲).Hewantedtobesuretheschoolwouldsupporthim.BartlettsaidagroupofChinesestudentswrotealettersupportingPatton.Sincetheclasswasonline,itwasrecorded.Whenpeoplesawthevideooftheclass,theywerenotsurewhytheprofessor’sclassbecameaproblem.4．WhywasGregoryPattonteachingtheclassonlineinavideoconference?A．Becauseofthebadweather. B．BecausePattonwasverybusy.C．Becauseoftheprofessor’sgoodreputation. D．Becausethecoronaviruswaswidelyspread.5．Whatis/arethe“filler”sound(s)inEnglish?A．That. B．“Um”and“er”. C．Ne-ga. D．“TheN-word”.6．Whycouldpeopleseethevideooftheclasslater?A．Becausetheclasswasonline,itwasrecorded.B．BecausePattonwantedtoprotecthisreputation.C．Becausetheprofessor’sclassbecameabigproblem.D．BecausePattonwantedtobefamousallovertheworld.7．WhyisacommonwordinChinese“ne-ga”offensivetoBlackpeopleaccordingtoyourbackgroundknowledge?A．Becauseitmeans“that”inChinese.B．BecauseBlackpeopledon’tunderstandChineseatall.C．BecauseBlackpeopleliketheword“negro”betterthanotherwordslike“Blacks”.D．Because“ne-ga”hassimilarpronunciationto“negro”whichBlacksespeciallyhate.Theyear2022markedthe50thanniversary(周年紀(jì)念)ofthearrivaloftwogiantpandasattheSmithsonian’sNationalZooandConservationBiologyInstituteinWashington,DC．Tocelebrateit,thenationalzoocarriedoutalotofactivitiesonMarch16andtheyranthroughAugust27,2022.In1972,then-USpresidentRichardNixonandhiswife,Pat,madeahistoricvisittoChina.Onherseconddayinthecountry,PatwenttotheBeijingZootoseepandas.AtadinnerbeforetheyleftChina,Premier(總理)ZhouEnlaitoldPatthatChinawouldgifttheUSpeopletwopandas,whichmadeherverysurprisedandhappy.Thetwopandas,LingLingandHsingHsing,arrivedatthenationalzooonApril16,1972.Theylivedthereformorethan20years,beforepassingawayinthe1990s.TheirarrivalnotonlybroughtwarmthandjoyfortensofmillionsofUSpeople,butalsostartedtheUS-Chinagiantpandaprogram.Anothernewpandacouple,MeiXiangandTianTian,arrivedatthezooin2000.Nowtheystillliveatthezoowithoneoftheirkids,XiaoQiJiorLittleMiracle(奇跡),whilethecouple’sotherthreekids,TaiShan,BaoBaoandBeiBeihavecomebacktoChina.“Overthepast50years,giantpandashavebecomeaniconic(標(biāo)志性的)species(物種)forourzoo,”saidBrandieSmith,directorofthenationalzoo.“Moreimportantly,theyshowhowgreatprotectionresultscanbeachievedthroughthejointeffortsbetweenChinaandtheUS.AndIalsohopetheprogramwilllastforatleastanother50years.8．WhatsocialpositionwasPatin1972?A．TheUSpresident. B．TheUSpremier. C．TheUSfirstlady. D．TheChinesepremier.9．HowmanychildrenhaveMeiXiangandTianTianhadsofar?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.10．Whichofthefollowingunderlinedwordshasadifferentpartofspeech(詞性,詞類)?A．Ialsohopetheprogramwilllastforatleastanother50years.B．In1972,then-USpresidentandhiswifemadeahistoricvisittoChina.C．PremierZhouEnlaitoldPatthatChinawouldgifttheUSpeopletwopandas.D．Theyshowhowgreatprotectionresultscanbeachievedthroughthejointefforts.11．Whichistherightorderofthefollowingevents?a.LingLingandHsingHsingreachedtheSmithsonian’sNationalZoo.b.Thecelebrationofthearrivalofthe2giantpandaslastedforover5monthsin2022.c.PremierZhouEnlaitoldPatthatChinawouldgivetheUSpeopletwopandasasgifts.d.TheUSpresidentRichardNixonandhiswifepaidanimportantvisittoChina.e.ThepandacoupleLingLingandHsingHsingdiedinthe1990s.f.ThepandacoupleMeiXiangandTianTian,arrivedatthezooover20yearsago.A．d-c-a-e-b-f B．d-c-a-e-f-b C．d-a-c-e-b-f D．d-c-e-a-f-bTheyoungmotherlookedatherdyingson,tookhishandandasked,“Babsy,doyouhaveanydreamsforyourlife?”“Mommy,Ialwayswanttobeafireman.”Laterthatday,fightingbackhersadness,shewenttothelocalfirestationandfoundBob,afiremanwithalovingheart.Sheexplainedherson’sdyingwishesandaskedifhecouldlethimridearoundinafiretruck.Bobsaid,“Notonlythat,butwecandobetter.OnWednesday,we’llmakehimanhonorary(榮譽(yù)的)firemanallday.Hecancometothefirehouse,eatandgooutwithus.Oh,ifyougivemehismeasurements(尺寸),wecangethimeverythingarealfiremanhas.”Threedayslater,firemanBobwenttothehospitalandhelpedBabsyputonhisuniform,tookhimtothefiretruckandreturnedtothefirestation.Therewerethreefirealarmsthatday,andBabsywasondutyforeachone.Herodeindifferentfiretrucksandmadevideosforlocalnewsprograms.Babsywasinheaven(天堂).Babsywassotouchedbyhisdreamcometrueandalltheloveandcarepouredintohimthathelivedthreemonthslongerthanthedoctorsexpected.Onenight,attheendofBabsy’slife,theheadnursehurriedtocallhisfamilytothehospital.Shealsocalledthefirecaptain(隊(duì)長(zhǎng))andaskedifhecouldsendauniformedfiremantoseeBabsy.Hereplied,“Wecandobetter.We’llbethereinfiveminutes.”Soon,afireenginearrivedandanaerialladder(消防云梯)wasputtoBabsy’sthird-floorwindow.FourteenfiremenandtwofirewomenclimbeduptheladderandenteredBabsy’sroom.Theyhuggedhim,shookhishand,andtoldhimhowmuchtheylovedhim.BeforeBabsytookhislastbreath,heasked,“Captain,amIreallyafiremannow?”“Ofcourse!Babsy.”HearingthosewordsBabsysmiledandclosedhiseyes.12．HowdidBabsy’smotherfeelwhenhewasillinhospital?A．Happy. B．Lucky. C．Upset. D．Excited.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Babsywasinheaven.”mean?A．Hediedorpassedaway. B．Hewasontopoftheworld.C．Helosthopeforeverything. D．Hewasonaplaneinthehighsky.14．HowmanyfirepersonswenttoseeBabsyforthelasttime?A．Onlyone. B．Two. C．Fourteen. D．Sixteen.15．Whatcan’tweinfer(推斷)fromthisstory?A．Bobwastheonlypersonwithalovingheartinthisstory.B．Thedoctorshadn’texpectedthatBabsycouldlivethatlong.C．BothBabsyandhismotherwerepleasedandsatisfiedintheend.D．ThepeoplefullofloveandcarefromthefirestationmadeBabsy’sdreamcometrue.二、閱讀還原6選5Upanddown.Highandlow.16Theyalsoconnecttoourfeelingsandexperiences.17Thisisbecauseourmindscaneasilyconnectlowplaces,likethefloorortheground,withdirt.So,whensomeoneasks,“Howlowcanyougo?”theyareexpressingtheiropinionthatanotherperson’sbehaviorisbad.Ifyouaredownandout,thatmeansyouarepoor,withoutenoughmoneyforthethingsyouneed.Andifyouaredowninthedumps(垃圾場(chǎng)),thatmeansyoufeelunhappyordepressed(沮喪地).MovingupNow,let’smoveuptoafewexpressionswith“high”.Imagineyouaredrivinginanareawithalotoftraffic.18Butthismakesthecarbehindyouslowdown.Thedriverofthiscarnowhonksthehorn(按喇叭)foralongtime,leans(傾斜)outthecarwindow,andshoutsatyou.Atthispoint,youhaveachoice.19Totakethehighroadmeanstobehaveinawaythatismorallycorrect,evenwhenotherpeoplearoundyouarenotbehavingwell.Ournextexpressionrelatestotime.Sometimestherearethingsthatpeopleshoulddo,buttheywaitlongerthannecessarytodothem.20Inthesesituations,wecanusethephrase“it’shightime”tosaythatpeoplehaveputoffdoingsomethingfortoolong.Forexample,someonecansay,“It’shightimeyoucleanedupthatapartment.Itissodirty!”根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。A．Youseeacarwaitingtoturnontoyourstreet,soyoustopandletthatcarmaketheturn.B．Ournextexpressionhassomethingtodowithwealthandmoney.C．Bywaiting,theysometimescreateproblemsormakethingsworse.D．Theseshortwordsdescribemorethanjustdirections.E．Youcanalsoshoutinreturn,oryoucantakethehighroadandnotanswer.F．Manyculturesaroundtheworldconnectthewords“l(fā)ow”or“down”withsomethingnegative(消極的).三、完形填空Spaghettiandmeatballsismyfavoritefood.Andreadingismyfavoritehobby.Whenyouareinterestedinabook,youstoppaying21towhat’sgoingonaroundyou.People22itasbeing“l(fā)ostinabook”.It’sawonderful23,buttheremaybesomerisks.OnedayIwashomealone.Iwaseatingahugeplateofspaghettiandmeatballsandreading.Atthetime,myfamilyhadapetbird,abigwhitecockatoo(風(fēng)頭鸚鵡)namedLuke.Hewas24toleavehisperch(棲木)andflyaroundinsidethehouse.Lukeenjoyed“talking”topeople,buthewasn’t25touserealwords.AsIwasreadingandeating,Lukewastalkingtome,butIwaslostinmybook.SoLukedecidedtoflytomyside.Heflewfromhisperch,and26Iknewit,he’dlandedrightontopofmyspaghettiandmeatballs!Iwasso27thatIdidn’tevenhavetimetothink.Itriedtoshooed(噓聲趕走)itoffmyfood!However,hisbothfeetstuck(卡住)inmyspaghetti,sowhenhe28again,thespaghettiinhisfeetwentflyingeverywhere.Theyfellonmyshirtandhitmeintheface.AsIpullednoodlesoutofmyhair,Lukeflewbacktohisperch,anddroppedspaghettisauce(醬汁)alltheway.Lukewasn’t29,exceptforhispride-thesauceinhisbeautifulwhitefeathers(羽毛)turnedhimorangeforseveralweeks.Everytimemyfamilymentionedit,theycouldn’tstop30.21．A．money B．energy C．a(chǎn)ttention D．wonder22．A．delete B．describe C．depend D．decide23．A．feeling B．education C．courage D．experience24．A．glad B．a(chǎn)ngry C．free D．thankful25．A．wanted B．a(chǎn)llowed C．a(chǎn)sked D．trained26．A．if B．unless C．a(chǎn)fter D．before27．A．happy B．sorry C．surprised D．excited28．A．gotup B．tookoff C．gavein D．fellover29．A．hurt B．left C．seen D．eaten30．A．singing B．laughing C．reading D．thinking四、語(yǔ)法填空閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Asunnymorningwasagreatstarttoacolddayinanewcity.Icalledataxiwhich,tomysurprise,arrivedin31(little)thanaminute,stoppingatmyfeet.Taxisaren’tknownfortheirarrivingontimeinthiscity.It’softenalongwaitandtheyalwaysendupparkingawayfromyou,whichoftenleadstoalotofconversationsonthephone.AsIgotin,Ireceivedawarmwelcome.Thedriver,Raju,startedaconversationstraightawayaswesetoff.Hisconversationwasfull32politeEnglishwordsandIcouldseethathisvocabulary(詞匯)wasnottoobadforsomeonewhohadn’tgonetohighschool.Iwasenjoyingit.TheonlythingIdisliked33(be)themusic.Iaskedhimtoturnitoffandseeifhelikedthesongsonmyphone.Tomysurprise,Rajuknewnamesofthe34(music)andthesingers.Hetoldmehisteenageyearsweretheearlynineteennineties—sameasmine.Weenjoyedsixoldsongsbeforewereachedthemarket.RajuthankedmeforthemusicIplayedandrefused35(take)anymoney.SoItookoutsomechocolateandpassedittohim.Hedidn’ttakeitatonce,butcouldn’tsayno.After36(spend)anhourinthemarket,Idecidedtoleave.Icalledataxiand37(surprise),itwasRajuagain.Hewelcomedmewithahappysmile,“TheEarthisround.”Imadehim38(promise)toacceptthemoneythistimeorIwouldcanceltheservice.Heagreed.IwasgladtherewasnomusicplayinginthetaxiasI39(prefer)totalkwithhim.IlearnedRajuwasacancersurvivor(癌癥康復(fù)者)andthebreadwinnerofthefamily.Iaskedhim40heneededhelp.Hesaidnoandtoldmethathewouldkeepworkinghardaslongashisbodyallowed.Beforesayinggoodbye,IaskedifIcoulddoanythingforhim.“Saysomethingniceabouttaxidrivers.”helaughedanddroveaway.五、閱讀回答問(wèn)題閱讀下面短文，完成短文后的問(wèn)題。Andy,amanwearinganoldhatandpoorclotheswentintoasmallrestaurant.Thewaitresssaid,“Haveaseat.I’llbringthemrightout.”AndyturnedbutcarelesslyranintoagentlemannamedDavid.“Watchwhereyou’regoing,man,”Davidshouted.Andyapologizedpolitely.Davidturnedtothewaitress,“Anyway,uhm…threepiecesofpizza.”“Wehaveafiveforfivedollardealifyouwanttoaddtwomore.”“Sure.Whynot?”DavidwenttothetableandsatdownoppositeAndy.“OK,fivepiecesofpizza.”Thewaitressputtheplateonthetableandleft.Davidreachedouthishandtogetthepizza,butAndywasquickerthanhim.Davidmovedtheplateclosertohimselfandgotapiecetoeat,glaringat(瞪著)Andy.Andywassurprised.Theyalmostfinishedeatingtheirownatthesametime.Andygotanotherpiece.Davidbreathedheavilyandsaid,“Thisisunbelievable!”Hegotonetohaveab