宜城市24-25上學期九年級期中測試英語試題

機密★啟用前宜城市2024-2025學年度上學期期中學業(yè)質(zhì)量測試九年級英語（本試卷共8頁，滿分90分，考試時間100分鐘）★祝考試順利★注意事項：1.答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在試卷和答題卡上，并將準考證號條形碼粘貼在答題卡上指定位置。2.選擇題的作答：每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。寫在試卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域無效。3.非選擇題的作答：用黑色簽字筆直接答在答題卡上對應的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)。寫在試卷、草稿紙和非答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。4.考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。筆試部分（90分）完形填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。It’struethatourlifehasbecomebetterbecauseoftherapiddevelopmentoftechnology.Forexample,farmers1doallthefarmworkbyhand,nowtheyusemodernmachinesinstead.Anditseemsthatwecango2wewantaroundtheworldjustwithasmartphoneinhand.Asstudents,youmayfeelthatourclassesbecomevery3becauseofseewooandthewhiteboard.Technologycanallowstudentstolearninmoreinterestingways.Itcanhelpteachersexplaindifficultideas.Itcanalsohelpstudentswhohavespecialneeds.However,arecentreportfromUNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization)4thatusingmoretechnologyinclassesmaynothelpasmuchasmanypeoplebelieve.Thereportsuggeststhattechnologyshouldbeused5inschools,anditalsoadvisesthatsmartphonesshouldbekeptaway6classrooms.Thegoalofthenewreportwastoimprovehowtechnologyisusedineducation.Thereportsaysthattechnologycanbe7,butitshouldn'tbetheimportantpoint.Instead,technologyshouldbeusedtosupportlearning.“Toomuch8ontechnologyineducationusuallycomesatahighcost,”thereportsays.Overthelast20years,technologyhasbeen9moreandmoreinschools.Thesedays,it'scommonforstudentstousecomputersortablets.Inmanyplaces,it'snormalforstudentsto10informationontheInternetratherthanusingbooks.UNESCOsaystechnologycanbeverydistracting(分散注意力的).Whenstudentsusephonesinclass,itcanget11oftheirlearning.Onestudywascarriedoutin14countriesanditshowedthatevenjusthavingasmartphonenearbycanbedistracting.Anditalsosaysthattechnologychangessofast12it'shardtostudyhowitreallyaffectsstudents.Sometimes,simpletechsolutionslikeradioorTVcanhaveanevenbigger13thanhigh-techdevices(設(shè)備).Evenso，UNESCOsaysthatlessthan25%oftheworld'scountriesbanphonesinschools.“Justlikeanythingelse,technologyisadoubleedgedsword(雙刃劍).Weneedtoteachchildrentolive14with14withouttechnology,”saidthedirectorbehindtheUNESCOreport.Thereportsuggeststhebestwaytolearnisstilltowork15withteachersatschool.Workingwithclassmatesalsohelpsstudentslearn.UNESCOsaysthatmostschoolsshouldspendmoremoneyonthingslikebooks,classrooms,andteachers.()1.A.usedtoB.areusedtoC.areusingtoD.areusedfor()2.A.whoeverB.whateverC.wheneverD.wherever()3.A.boringB.livelyC.friendlyD.convenient()4.A.suggestsB.requestsC.managesD.expresses()5.A.lessB.moreC.betterD.worse()6.A.inB.forC.withD.from()7.A.awfulB.carefulC.helpfulD.beautiful()8.A.traditionB.attentionC.productionD.introduction()9.A.usedB.usingC.usefulD.useless()10.A.lookatB.lookupC.lookforD.lookafter()11.A.inthewayB.onthewayC.tothewayD.offtheway()12.A.ifB.thatC.becauseD.until()13.A.chanceB.processC.directionD.influence()14.A.not...butB.both...andC.eitherorD.neither...nor()15.A.badlyB.quietlyC.closelyD.politely二、閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀三篇短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個與短文內(nèi)容相符的最佳選項。ACelebratingChineseNewYearwithChinesefriendscanbegreat,but,becauseoftheculturalgap（間隙）,itcanbereallyeasytogivethewronggiftforChineseNewYear.HerearefivethingsyoushouldnotgiveasaChineseNewYeargift.Wallet——LossoffortuneIntraditionalChineseculture,givingawalletasagiftmeansgivingawayallyourmoneyandyoumightloseallyourfinances(財源)andluck.However,itisnoproblemtogiveawallettoyourfamilymemberwhoalreadysharesyourfinancialaccountsandmoney.Handkerchiefs——SayinggoodbyeforeverPeoplegenerallygivehandkerchiefsattheendofafuneral(葬禮).Handkerchiefsareasymbolofsayinggoodbyeforever.Givingsomeoneagiftlikethisinsinuatesyouaresayinggoodbyeforever.Umbrellas——BreakupUmbrellasareabadideatogiveasgifts,becausetheChinesewordfor“umbrella"soundslikethewordfor“breakingup”.Givingsomebodyanumbrellamayinsinuatethatyoufeelyourrelationshiphasfallenapart.Sharpobjects——CutoffrelationshipGivinganythingsharp,suchasaknifeorscissors,isalsoabadidea,asit'sthoughttocutofftherelationship.AcommonChinesesaying“onecutanditisintwoparts"meanstheendofarelationshipbetweenpeople.Shoes——EvilShoesareabadideaasapresentforChineseNewYearbecausetheChinesewordfor“shoes”soundsexactlylikeawordforbadluckor“evil”.Ontopofthat,shoesaresomethingthatyoustepon,andtheyareconsideredasderogatory(貶義的)gifts.()16.Whycan'tyougiveawalletasagiftduringtheSpringFestivalinChina?A.Becauseitistooexpensivetobuyawallet.B.Becauseitisasymbolofsayinggoodbyeforever.C.Becauseyourfamilymemberswon'tletyoudothat.D.Becauseitmeansthatyoumaygiveawayallyourmoneyandluck.()17.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“insinuates”iscloseto"___________”A.finds B.warns C.suggests D.decides ()18.GivinganumbrellaasaChineseNewYeargiftisimpolitebecauseitmeans___________.A.youwillbreakupwithhim/herB.youaresayinggoodbyeforevertohim/herC.youwilldeveloparelationshipwithhim/herD.youdon'twanttosharesomethingwithhim/her()19.Whycan'tshoesbegivenasaChineseNewYeargift?①Becauseshoesarehardtomatchwithaperson'sfeet.②BecauseshoesareoftenseenasderogatorygiftsinChineseculture.③Because“givingshoes"standsforgivingbadluckinChineseculture.④Becausethesoundof"shoes"inChineseissimilartothesoundof"evil".A.①②③ B.②③④ C.①③④ D.①②③④ ()20.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Romewasnotbuiltinaday.B.Nomaniswiseatalltimes.C.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.D.Respectyourself,ornooneelsewillrespectyou.BEverybodylikestocelebrateabirthday.Somepeoplelivelongenoughtohave120ofthem.Theworld'soldestlandanimalhasjustcelebratedhis190thbirthday.TheanimalisaSeychellesgiantturtle(巨大的海龜)calledJonathan.Scientistsbelievehewasbornin1832,buttherearenoofficialrecordsofhisbirth.SomescientiststhinkJonathanmightactuallybetenyearsolder.Hecouldbeasoldas200.JonathanwasbornintheSeychelles.HewastakentotheBritishoverseasterritory(海外領(lǐng)地)ofStHelenaintheSouthAtlanticOceanin1882asagiftfortheStHelenagovernor(州長).JonathanwasbornbeforeBritain'sQueenVictoriabecamethequeen,andbeforetheinventionofthepostagestamp,Morsecodeandrefrigeration.Jonathan'svets(獸醫(yī))sayhehadagoodbirthday.Therewasathree-daypartyforhim.Cooksmadehimaspecialbirthdaycakethatwasfullofhisfavoritevegetables.StHelenaalsopublished(出版)asetofspecialstampstocelebratehisbirthday.Unluckily,Jonathancouldn'tseeanyofthecelebrationsbecauseheisblind.Healsohasnosenseofsmell.However,hehasanexcellentsenseofhearing,sohecouldhearHappyBirthdaybeingsung.Jonathan’svet,JoeHollins,saidthegiantturtlestillhasplentyofenergy.Healsolikestorelaxinthesun.MrHollinssaid,“Onwarmdays,hewillsunbathe--hislongneckandlegsstretchedfullyoutofhisshelltoabsorb(吸收)heatandpassitontohiswholebody.”()21.Whenwasthepassagewritten?ln2020. B.In2021. C.ln2022. D.In2023. ()22.Whatdoweknowfromthesecondparagraph?A.JonathanisagiantturtleborninStHelena.B.Jonathanwasbornaftertheinventionofthepostagestamp.C.SomescientiststhinkJonathanmightactuallybe200yearsold.D.JonathanwastakentotheBritishoverseasterritoryasagiftforthequeen.()23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutJonathan?A.Heenjoysrelaxinginthesun.B.Hehasanexcellentsenseofhearing.C.Heholdsahighplaceinpeople'shearts.D.Heenjoysthesmellofhisspecialbirthdaycake.()24What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“stretched”inChinese?A.伸展 B.生長 C.彎曲 D.變粗 ()25What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ASeychellesGiantTurtleB.AnInterestingStoryaboutJonathanC.Theworld'soldestlandanimalcelebratesits190thBirthdayD.SeychellesGiantturtlesLiveMuchLongerThanHumansC①LingRunzhi,41,whohasusedawheelchaireversinceshewas6,listenstoanonlineclassaboutmodernChineselandscapepaintings(山水畫)carefully.②Withafewdeftstrokes(靈巧的幾筆)ofherpaintbrush,Lingskillfullybringstolifeablack-and-whiteworkofart.Despitethelossofsensation(知覺)inherlowerbodybecauseofanillness,thistalentedartistrefusestoletherillnessstophercreativity.③Ling'sarthasnotonlyhelpedherfulfillherowndreamsbutalsoofferedawindowtoawiderworldforotherslikeher.Throughherart,shehelpsthemexperiencethebeautyandwondersoftheworld.④In2003,attractedbythebeautyofembroidery(刺繡)inGuizhou,LingbegantoexploretheartofexpressingsomethingtraditionalofChineselandscapepaintingsthroughembroidery.⑤ShelatertookpartinseveralcompetitionsforthedisabledinGuiyang,winningmorethan40awards.ThegrowingrecognitionofLing'sarthasnotonlymadehermoreconfidentbutalsobroughthappinesstoherlife.⑥Sincethen,Linghasdecidedtocreatemorepaintingsandembroiderytocatchthebeautyoftheworldforpeoplewhofindthemselveschallengedbybadluck,especiallythosewhocan'tmoveaboutbythemselves.*⑦Thereisabeautifulplantingofgreencoppercoingrass(銅錢草)onLing'swindow.Itremindsusthatweshouldnotbeafraidofthewindandsuninlifelikegrass.()26.HowlonghasLingRunzhiusedawheelchair?A.For33years. B.For35years. C.For41years. D.For47years.()27.Theunderlinedword"fulfill”inParagraph3probablymeanslose B.find C.follow D.realize()28.WhatdoyouthinkofLingRunzhi?①Sheiswillingtohelpothers.②Sheisadisabledpersonwhowantshelpfromothers.③Sheisapersonwhoisgoodatlearninganddarestopractice.④Sheisapersonwithphysicaldisabilitiesbutstillhasdreams.A.①②③ B.②③④ C.①③④ D.①②④ ()29.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholetext?(①~⑦foreachparagraph____________.ABCD①①②③①①②③ ②③④④⑤⑥②③④④⑤ ⑤⑥⑦ ⑦ ⑤⑥⑦ ⑥⑦()30.Thewriter'spurposeinmentioningthegrassinthelastparagraphisA.toshowtheimportanceofitinLing'slifeB.toencouragemorepeopletovisitLing'shomeC.tointroduceakindofbeautifulplanttoreadersD.totellpeopletofacethechallengesbravelyinlife第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀短文，從方框內(nèi)所給的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，使短文通順、連貫。選項中有一項為多余選項。Interestingpeopleareoftenpopular.31Thenhowcanyoubecomeaninterestingperson?Hereissomeusefuladvice.32Doingthesamethingseverydaycanbeboring.Youcanlearnanewsportorpickupahobby.Newactivitieswillmakeyourlifefulloffunandsurprises.Goonatripasoftenasyoucan.Seeingmoreoftheworldcanhelpyoulearnmoreaboutdifferentpeopleandplaces.33Thesecangiveyoulotsofmaterialtomakeyourtalkfun.Spendmoretimewithinterestingpeople.34Watchinghowtheytalkisagreatwaytogetyoustartedintherightdirection.Overtime,youmaybecomeinteresting.Askquestions.Beinginterestingcanmeantalkingaboutyourself,butitalsomeansshowinginterestinotherpeople.Askingquestionsshowsyouarelistening.35That'sbecauseopen-endedquestionscanletotherstalkmore.Doyoufindtheadvicehelpful?Comeandgiveitatry!A.Tryoutnewactivities.B.Readdifferentkindsofbooks.C.Peopleliketobearoundthem.D.Remembertoaskopen-endedquestions.E.Also,trythingsyouwouldn'toftendoduringthetrip.F.Thepeopleyouspendtimewithcanmakeadifferencetoyourpersonality.三、短文填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀短文，從方框中選出正確的詞并用其適當形式填空，使短文通順、意思完整,每詞限用一次。acttwoproudworrytakeforeignerexcitingwideholdwhetherDragonBoatFestivalhasahistoryofover2,000years.Tocelebrateit,Chinesepeoplehavefollowedsometraditions,suchaseatingzongziandhangingmugwortleaves(艾葉).Amongthem,36oneisdragonboatracing.Guangdongis37knownasthe“hometownofthedragonboat",anditholdsmanydragonboatracesindifferentplaceseachyear.Intheseraces,38menorwomen,participants(參加者)orspectators(觀眾),peopleareall39.Theysaytheycanhaveafeelingofcultural40indragonboatraces.Dragonboatracingisnotonly41inGuangdong,butalsoinmanyothercitiesacrossChina.Takethe11thChinaUniversityDragonBoatChampionshipsandthe42KunmingDianchiInternationalDragonBoatRacingasanexample.Teamsfromdifferentcountries43partintheeventinKunming.AparticipantfromGermanysaidmostofherteammembershavemainjobs,andthattheircommonhobbyisboating.TheytookpartintheeventnotonlyforfunbutalsoforlearningaboutChineseculture.Duringtheevent,therewasalsoadragonboatraceonland.Itwasperfectforpeoplewhowanttoexperiencearealdragonboatracewithout44aboutfallingintothewater.Nowdragonboatracingisnotonlyasport,butalsothespiritofChinesepeople.Dragonboatracingishelpingmore45experiencetraditionalChineseculture.四、讀寫結(jié)合（共兩節(jié)，滿分25分）閱讀短文，用英文填空或回答問題。（注意每小題的詞數(shù)要求）Chinahastheoldestlivingtraditionofpoetry(詩歌)intheworld,morethan3,000yearsold,olderthanHomer'sTheIliadandTheOdyssey《荷馬史詩》.ThisiswhatMichaelWoodsaysatthebeginningofhisdocumentary,DuFu—China'sGreatestPoet.Thedocumentarylastsfifty-eightminutes.AnditcameoutfouryearsagointheUK,anditgotpopularquicklyinWesterncountries.Thedocumentaryuses“thegreatest"todescribeDuEu,notonlyinChina,butalsointheworld,comparingDuFutoDanteandShakespeare(但丁和莎士比亞).ItpointsoutthatthereisnosuchpersonintheWestasDuFu.Thedocumentarynotonlyintroduces"theChinesepoetandhispoemstotheWest,butalsotriestofollowDuFu'sstepsbyvisitingChina.Inthedocumentary,WoodvisitsXi'an,Chengdu,Changshaandsoon.“InChina,peoplethinkpoetsshowthepeople'sheartsandthecountry'shistory,"saysWood.“ForChinesepeople,DuFuwasmorethanapoet.Helivedthroughcatastrophes(苦難)andwroteaboutthem.Hewasthefirsttobecomethevoiceofhistime."HistorianMichaelWood,oneofBBC'smostpopularhosts,gotinterestedinChinabecauseofabookcalledPoemsoftheLateTang.Later,hecompletelyenteredtheworldofDuFu'spoetry.46&47.Fillintheblanksinthetable.AdocumentaryDuFu—China'sGreatestPoetHowlongitis_________________(兩個詞)Whenit47.______________(不超過2個詞）In2020Whatit’saboutChinesepoetandhispoetsMichaelWoodisnotonlyahistorianbutalsoa