2024-2025學(xué)年安徽省合肥市第四十二中學(xué)九年級(jí)上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年安徽省合肥市第四十二中學(xué)九年級(jí)上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試卷

一、單項(xiàng)選擇(★★)1.Crosstalk(相聲)isoneofthemostpopular________oftraditionalChineseart.

A．waysB．modelsC．formsD．results(★★★)2.Tomlikesnewthings,but________keepshisinterestformorethanaweekortwo.

A．noneB．neitherC．eitherD．each(★★★★)3.Wedidn’tbegintheclass______ourteachercamebackfromtheoffice.

A．untilB．whenC．sinceD．while(★★)4.—Whydoesasimplemeallikethiscostsomuch?—Wehave________thecostofthecupyoubrokejustnow.

A．receivedB．includedC．comparedD．introduced(★★★)5.—Somelocalgovernmentsare________strictrulestoprotecttheenvironment.—That’sright.Asstudents,weshouldalsodoourparts.

A．puttingoutB．runningoutC．givingoutD．carryingout(★★★)6.Itisquiteforyoutosucceedifyouputyourheartintoyourwork.

A．lateB．difficultC．impossibleD．natural(★★)7.—CouldyoutellmehowtogettoHefeiNo.42MiddleSchoolquickly?—Ifyourideasharedbike,you________therein10minutes.

A．willarriveB．a(chǎn)rriveC．a(chǎn)rrivedD．havearrived(★★★)8.Therainbeat________thewindowandmadealoudnoise.

A．a(chǎn)mongB．fromC．a(chǎn)gainstD．over(★★★)9.—WhatshouldwepayattentiontowhenshoppingontheInternet?—Well,takingyourpersonalinformation________andavoidsharingitonlinewouldhelp.

A．hardlyB．carefullyC．exactlyD．seriously(★★)10.—I’mgoingtoHefeiLuogangCentralParkwithmyparentsthisweekend.—________.

A．GoodluckB．HaveagoodtripC．WelldoneD．Nodeal二、完形填空(★★)ZhengQinwen,21,wonChina’sfirstOlympicgoldinthetennissingles(單打)attheParisOlympicsonAugust3.“________candescribemyfeelingrightnow,it’sunreal.I’vealwaysbeenhopingtogetamedalforChina.Finally,I________it,”Zhengsaidafterherwin.From2020to2024,Zheng’sworldranking(排名)________fromover600toNo.7.Yearsofcompetitiontaughthertoplay________patience(耐心)andcontrolherenergyinmatches.Herperformance(表現(xiàn))haswonherthetitleof“QueenWen”amongfans.“Ilovemyfansforgivingmethistitle,becauseitfitsmycharacter(性格)well.Youneedtoshowyourselfasqueenofthecourt(球場(chǎng)),becauseyouneedthisenergy,this________toshowthatyouarethebest.”Zhengsaid.PlayingforChinaattheOlympicsgaveZhengpower.Shemadeherwayto________aftersurviving(挺過(guò))tiringmatchesthat________forthreehours.Thisgreatsuccessisjustthestartofanew________forZheng.Justafewdayslater,shetookpartintheCincinnatiOpenbutaRussianplayer________herinathird-roundmatch.“IwasproudtowintheOlympicgold,butit’stimetoforgetitandstartoveragain.________Ithinktoomuchaboutmypastachievements(成就),Iwon’tplaymynextmatchwell.”Zhengsaid.11.A．EverythingB．SomethingC．AnythingD．Nothing12.A．triedB．carriedC．madeD．broke13.A．jumpedB．ranC．walkedD．hopped14.A．towardsB．a(chǎn)gainstC．withD．for15.A．toolB．methodC．a(chǎn)dviceD．power16.A．discussionB．successC．happinessD．situation17.A．wentpastB．wentacrossC．wentafterD．wenton18.A．jobB．tourC．seasonD．journey19.A．beatB．wonC．lostD．compared20.A．IfB．UntilC．UnlessD．Till(★★★)“Ican’taffordtoplaybadmintonnow.”Manybadmintonloversarenowsayingthisbecauseofthesurprisingprice________ofbadmintonshuttlecocks(羽毛球).AbottleofYonexAs02shuttlecocks,which________for81yuanlastNovember,hasrisento149yuan.Whathasledtothepricegrowth?Shuttlecockmakerssaythesimplereason________thisisthegrowingpricesofthefeathers(羽毛)ofducksandgeese(鵝).DuckandgoosenumbersofChinahave________since2020,increasingtheprice.AccordingtoYangchengEveningnews,thenumbersofducksandgeesekeptwere4,218billionand515millionin2023respectively(分別地).However,thenumberswere4,878billionand634millionin2019.Also,onlyfeathersfrom________kindsofducksorgeesearehardenoughandcanbeusedtomakeshuttlecocks.Oneshuttlecockneeds16feathers,butonegooseorduckcanonly________upto14suchfeathers.Atthesametime,makingshuttlesisnota________task.Thefeathersneedtobecleanedbleached(漂白),anddisinfected(消毒).Thisisto________bacteria(細(xì)菌)andmakesuretheshuttlestaystough(堅(jiān)固的).________feathershuttlecocksareexpensive,canweuseman-madeonesinstead?Carbonfiber(碳纖維)shuttlesareone________.Theyareabout10yuaneach,andtheylastlongerandflybetter.However,controllingthemduringhitsismuchhardercomparedtonaturalones.So,manyplayersarenotreadytosaygoodbyetofeathershuttlecocksjustyet.21.A．riseB．factC．opinionD．show22.A．raisedB．inventedC．offeredD．sold23.A．withB．blowC．forD．beside24.A．goneoffB．goneoverC．gonedownD．gonethrough25.A．specialB．beautifulC．silentD．clear26.A．competeB．provideC．dropD．spare27.A．terribleB．possibleC．necessaryD．simple28.A．keepinB．keepupC．keepawayD．keepon29.A．AlthoughB．SinceC．AfterD．Before30.A．choiceB．changeC．resultD．chance三、補(bǔ)全對(duì)話(★★★)A:Hi!Steve.31Look,isn’titbeautiful?B:Wow,it’sreallybeautiful!32A:Why?B:Becausetheythinkthatitwillgetinthewayofmystudy.33IfIhaveamobilephone,IcancallmyparentswhenIhavesomethingimportant.A:34Mobilephonesmakeourlifemoreconvenient.Butmanystudentssendmessagestoothersinclass.B:35AndIthinktheteacherswillbeveryangryifwedothat.Soweshouldturnthemoffinclass.A:Yes,ifeveryonecandoit,maybeourparentswillallowustohaveamobilephone.B:Ihopemyparentswillallowmetohaveamobilephoneoneday.

A．Butmyparentswon’tbuyoneforme.B．That’stheproblem.C．Yesterdaymyfatherboughtmeamobilephone.D．That’strue.E．Myparentswillbuymeamobilephone.F．ButIdon’tthinkso.四、閱讀理解(★★)

Linda,15It’stimetosaygoodbyetothisyear’sNationalDayholiday.Howwasyourholiday?Didyougoonatrip?Iloveexplorenewplaces.Whentravellingwithmyfamily,Iusuallyhelpmaketravelplansbeforethetrip.Ialsohelplookaftermyyoungerbrother.ThismakesmefeellikeIcandosomethingformyfamily.Jack,14Whentraveling,Idon’tliketogototouristsites.Iliketowatchlocalpeople.Iwanttoseehowtheyliveandwork.Itakephotosofthemwhentheytalkorwork.Ithinkthisisthemostinterestingpartoftravelling.Helen,15Mymomalwayssays,studyhardandplayhard.Soweoftentravel,nearorfar.Duringschooldays,Iworkhard.Myparentsarebusyatwork.Wetraveltorelaxwhenwe’refree.Weenjoybeautifulsceneryanddeliciousfood.

36.Whoishelpfulwhentravelling?

A．LindaB．HelenC．JackD．Allofthem.37.WhatisHeleninterestedindoingduringhertrip?

A．Visitingtouristsites.B．Watchinglocalpeopleliveandwork.C．Tastingdeliciousfood.D．Takingpicturesofbeautifulscenery.38.WhydoesLindaoftentravel?

A．Torelaxandhavefun.B．Tostudyharder.C．Tomakenewfriends.D．Toexplorenewplaces.39.Whatdoweknowaboutthethreestudents?

A．Theyalllikemakingtravelplans.B．Theyalltravelalot.C．Theyenjoytravellingindifferentways.D．Theyoftentravelwiththeirfriends.(★★★)DearDavid,Beingacommonandquietstudentinmyclass,Ifeellikemyteachersandclassmatesdon’tcareaboutme.Ihavefriends,buttheyalwaysseemcloserwithotherpeopleinsteadofme.IwanttofeellikeImatteratschool.WhatshouldIdo?AndyDearAndy,IcanunderstandasIwasquitealonelyandshykidatschool.Ioftenfeltthatmyfriendsdidn’tcaremuchaboutme.Itcanbeahardthing.However,asfriendscomeandgo,wesometimesmakeourmostimportantfriendslaterinlife.Beyourselfandstayconfidentinwhoyouare.Youdon’tneedtochangeyourselftotrytofitin.Butyoucantryengaging(參加)moreactivitiesifyouhavetime.Joiningaschoolclubortwomighthelpyoumeetmorefriendsandmakeyoumoreoutgoing.Asforyourteachers,trytobepatientwiththem.Iusedtobeateacher,andIcantellyou,allmystudentsmattered.Butsometimes,thelouderonesgotmoreattention.Iftheseworriescontinue,youcouldtrytalkingwithyourteachersaboutit.Attimes,it’snaturaltofeellikewedon’tmatterenough,butaslongasyou’reworkinghardanddoingthingsthatmakeyouproudofyourself,that’swhatcounts.David40.WhatisAndy’sproblem?

A．Heistooquiettohavefriends.B．Histeachersdon’tlikehim.C．Heoftenfailsinexams.D．Hedoesn’tgetmuchattentionatschool.41.WhatisNOTDavid’sadvice?

A．Hecantalktohisteachers.B．Heshouldtalktohisparents.C．Hecantakepartinactivities.D．Heshouldbehimself.42.WhatisDavid’sopinionabout“friend”?

A．Friendswilldoanythingforyou.B．Friendswillstaythesameforever.C．Friendsarethemostimportantinone’slife.D．Themostimportantfriendmayappearlaterinone’slife.(★★)Birdsarebuildingtheirnests(巢)withrubbish.Therubbishincludescigarettebutts(煙頭)andplasticbags.AgroupofEuropeanscientistslookedintoabout35,000studiesonbirdsnests.Theyfoundthatbirdshaveusedman-madethingsinnestsalmostonEarthexceptAntarctic(南極).Somerubbishseemstobehelpful.Thisiswhybirds“l(fā)ike”puttingitintheirnests.Forexample,cigarettebuttshavesomechemicalssotheycankeepinsects(昆蟲)awayandprotectthechicks(雛鳥).Plasticbagsareusefulinkeepingtheanimalswarm,andotherhardthings,suchaspapercards,canmakenestsstronger.However,intheend,humanrubbishmayonlybringharmtobirds.Thetoxic(有毒的)chemicalsincigarettehurtthechicks.Thechicksmaygetsickorhaveshorterlives.Tomakemattersworse,ifthecigarettestillburnswhenthebirdbringsitbacktoitshome,itmaysetfiretothenest.Piecesoffishingnetmayalsotrap(纏住)birds,andit’simpossibleforthemtogetoutbythemselves.Ifthechickseatotherkindsofrubbishbyaccident,theywillalsogethurt.Ourfriendsintheairarefeelingthebadeffectsofhumanspollutingtheenvironment.43.Howcancigarettebutts“help”birds?

A．Theycanmakenestsstronger.B．Theycankeepnestswarm.C．Theycanburnotherharmfulrubbish.D．Theycankeepinsectsaway.44.WhatdidtheEuropeanscientistsfind?

A．Birdscanhelpcleantheenvironment.B．ThereisalmostnobirdlivinginAntarctic.C．Thereisrubbishinthenestsofmanybirds.D．Peopleuseman-madethingstohelpbirdsbuildtheirnests.45.Whatarethelasttwoparagraphs(段落)mainlyabout?

A．Theactivitiesofbirdsintheirnests.B．Thebadsidesofrubbishinbirdnests.C．Thereasonsforthedeathofyoungbirds.D．Thepollutionhumansmakeintheenvironment.46.Howshouldweconsiderbirdsnestingwithrubbish?

A．Ithurtsmorethanithelps.B．Humanactivitiescanhelpanimals.C．It’sgoodforbirdsinthelongrun.D．Itshowsthefriendshipbetweenbirdsandhumans.(★★)Aviolinwasupforauction(拍賣)oneday.Theviolinwasveryold.Itdidn’tlooklikeitwasevenplayable.Theauctioneer(拍賣師)didn’tfeellikeitwasworthhistime.Buthestillhelditupwithasmile.“Who’llstartthebiddingfortheviolin?”heshouted.“Onedollar?Onedollar.Then,two!Onlytwo?Twodollars,andwho’llmakeitthree?Threedollars,once;threedollars,twice;goingforthree…”“Waitamoment!”Agray-hairedmancameforward.Hesaid,“MayIplayasongforyou?”Thepeopleinthehallgavehimlittleapplause(掌聲)ashepickeduptheviolin.Butwhenhestartedplaying,theaudienceenjoyedthemusic,forthemanplayedquitebeautifully.Then,hestoppedplaying.Theauctioneerheldtheviolinupagainandsaid,“Whowouldliketobidontheviolin?”“Onethousanddollars!Who’llmakeittwo?Twothousand!Andwho’llmakeitthree?Threethousand,once;threethousand,twice;goingandgone,”hesaid.Someofthepeopletherefeltquitepuzzled(困惑的).Theyweren’tsurewhathadchangedtheviolin’sprice.Thepersonwhobid3,000dollarsfortheviolinexplained—itwasthe“touch”ofamaster’shands.47.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bidding”mean?

A．givingapriceB．fixingaproblemC．playingtheviolinD．listeningtomusic48.Whydidtheoldmanplaytheviolin?

A．Toshowthattheviolinwasbroken.B．Toshowthathewasagreatmusician.C．Toshowthattheviolinbelongedtohim.D．Toshowthattheviolinwasstillplayable.49.Whichisthebesttitleforthestory?

A．AgoodauctioneerB．“Touch”ofamasterC．NochangesforbiddingD．Listentobeautifulmusic(★★★)Whatgenetics(基因)didyourparentspassontoyou?Wasittheireyecolorortheirheight?Itcouldbetheircharactersortheirmusicaltalent.Ormaybeitwastheiranxiety(焦慮)aboutmath.AUSstudyfoundthatgeneticscandecidechildren’smathskillsandanxietyovermath.Itstudiedover500setsoftwinsandfoundthatgeneticshassomethingtodowithmathanxiety.Over10years,thetwinsdidmathtestsandfilledoutquestionsabouttheirmathanxiety.Theyfoundthatfraternaltwins(異卵雙胞胎)haddifferentskillsandanxietyovermath.Identicaltwins(同卵雙胞胎)weresimilar.Thisshowsgenescaninfluencepeople’sanxietyovermath.Mathanxietyhasastrongerinfluenceonachild’sabilities.Itcouldbringthesamefeelingasbeinghurtinthebody.Thisanxietymeansthatstudentswillnotwanttopracticemathasmuchastheycould.Then,theybecomeevenworseatmath.Itonlyaddstotheiranxietyaboutit.Butifyouarebadatmath,don’tjustlookatyourparents.Mathanxietyisstillrare(少見)—geneticreasonsexplainedabout40percent.Theenvironment,includingschoolandfamily,isalsoareason.Soinlife,it’simportanttoknowhowtodealwithanxiety.50.Whichquestiondidthestudytrytoanswer?

A．Whyismathadifficultsubject?B．Whatmakestwinsdifferent?C．Cangeneticsdecideonchildren’smathanxiety?D．Canparentspassontheircharactertotheirchildren?51.Accordingtothearticle,wecanlearnthat________.

A．geneticsisthemainreasonformathanxietyB．mathanxietycanhelpstudentsfaceproblemsC．childrenwithbetterabilitieswon’tbebetteratmathD．mathanxietymakesstudentsfeelworsewithmath52.Whatmightthenextparagraphofthepassagetalkabout?

A．Reasonsformathanxiety.B．Howtodealwithmathanxiety.C．Howtocommunicatewithparents.D．Waysoflearningmathwell.五、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★)閱讀下面短文，并用英語(yǔ)回答問(wèn)題（請(qǐng)注意每小題的詞數(shù)要求）。Once,arichmanaskedayoungmantopaintaboat.Whilepainting,theyoungmanfoundasmallholeintheboatandquietlyfixedit.Afterfinishinghiswork,theyoungmanreceivedhismoneyandleft.Amonthlater,therichmanshowedupatthepainter’shouse.Hegavethepainterabigcheck(支票).“Youhavealreadygivenmethemoneyforpaintingtheboat,Sir!”saidthesurprisedpainter.“Thischeckisnotforpaintingtheboat,butforfixingtheholeintheboat.”saidtherichman.Andthenhetoldthepainterwhathadhappened.Afterthepaintwasdry,therichman’ssontooktheboatforafishingtrip.Hedidn’tknowabouttheholeintheboat.Whentherichmanknewaboutthetrip,hewasworried.Luckily,thankstotheyoungpainter’skindact,hissoncamebacksafeandsound.Sometimesthesmallestactofkindnessmaymeanalottoothers.53.Whatwastheyoungman’sjob?(不超過(guò)5個(gè)字)________________________________54.Whydidtherichmangivetheyoungmanacheck?(不超過(guò)10個(gè)詞)____________________