辽宁省锦州市凌海市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

辽宁省锦州市凌海市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语
试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、完形填空
student in his class. His grades were so bad that he himself thought the same. He was addicted (沉迷于) to the games.
However, Tom’s mother didn’t give him up. To encourage him, his mother thought of many ways 2 failed. Finally, she talked with him 3 . She made three rules for him. First, he was allowed to watch only two TV shows each week. Second, he had to stop playing with mobile phone and computer games. Third, 4 listening to the teachers carefully in class. Besides, she told Tom that good learners always connected new knowledge 5 learned knowledge.
The boy felt upset at first. He tried to communicate with his mother. His mother 6 that he should give himself a chance and try following the rules. Then he started to work hard at schoolwork and read books as 7 as possible. When he was the only student 8 knew the answer to a difficult question that the teacher asked in class, all his classmates and teachers were surprised to him. The boy continued on his path (道路) of 9 and became the top student in his class. With the help of his mother, he found the path to success. He got further 10 . He became an excellent doctor after graduating from a famous university of medicine.
1．A．youngest B．tallest C．thinnest D．silliest 2．A．or B．and C．but D．so 3．A．truly B．patiently C．silently D．widely 4．A．look forward to B．pay attention to C．get used to D．look up to 5．A．by B．in C．with D．at 6．A．suggested B．created C．dealt D．treated 7．A．sometimes B．often C．seldom D．never 8．A．which B．where C．who D．how 9．A．warmth B．wealth C．length D．growth 10．A．expression B．education C．introduction D．direction
二、阅读单选
Age will not stop talent from shining! Teenagers showed this in Hangzhou Asian Games.
11．How many days did the Hangzhou Asian Games last for?
A．14 days.B．15 days.C．16 days.D．17 days. 12．From the passage, ________ is the youngest Asian Games gold medal winner.
A．Cui Chenxi B．Chen Ye C．Huang Yuting D．Han Jiayu 13．Chen Ye’s success depends on ________ support.
A．his mother’s B．his father’s C．his brother’s D．his sister’s 14．Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Cui Chenxi won a gold medal in the Men’s Park Final Skateboarding.B．Chen Ye learnt to be a carpenter by himself.
C．Huang Yuting got three gold medals in Hangzhou Asian Games in total.D．Chen Ye is two years older than Huang Yuting.
What is the secret of success? Maybe different people have different ideas. Socrates was one of the greatest thinkers in the world. He had his own idea about success.
Once, a young man asked Socrates about the secret of success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. The next morning, they met. The young man asked Socrates, “How do you become so successful? Please tell me.” Socrates said nothing but took the young man along to the river. When the water got up to their necks, to the young man’s surprise, Socrates took him and ducked into the water quickly.
The young man tried his best to get away, but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the young man’s face started turning blue. Socrates pulled the young man’s head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp（喘气）.
Socrates asked, “What did you want the most when you were there?”
“Air,” the young man answered.
Socrates said, “That is the secret of success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it.”
15．What did the young man want to know from Socrates?
A．what he was like B．how he could succeed C．where he could succeed D．how to escape from water
16．Where did Socrates and the young man meet?
A．Near the young man’s house.B．Near Socrates’ house.C．Near the river.D．In the river.
17．The underlined word “ducked” in Paragraph 3 means “________.”
A．pressed B．pulled C．kicked D．stuck 18．What’s the best title of the passage?
A．The Secret of Happiness B．The Secret of Success C．The
Greatest Thinker Socrates D．The Successful Young Man
Zibo, a city in east China’s Shandong Province, has gone viral（走红）on Chinese social media for its local food, Zibo barbecue. It suddenly went viral after a group of college students sharing the videos of themselves enjoying a meal on social media in late February.
Zibo barbecue offers a special dining experience. On each table, there is a small stove. Customers can roast（烤）meat themselves and then wrap a skewer（串肉扦）of meat in a thin pancake, usually with a spring onion and some sauce inside. It offers a sense of participation
（参与）and free time for diners. On several streets, lines can be seen outside barbecue restaurants, which stretch（延伸）for more than 100 meters on weekends.
Behind Zibo’s sudden fame are the efforts and services of the local government, as well as a good reputation（声誉）of businesses in the city, with good review s from visitors who share their experiences online. In order to encourage people to visit the city, Zibo added 21 new barbecue bus lines, so that tourists can “get on the bus to rest, get off to eat”. Zibo barbecue is bringing more and more people to the city.
19．The college students made Zibo barbecue go viral on Chinese social media by ________.
A．sharing the pictures of barbecue online B．eating the barbecue with their friends in Zibo
C．praising the barbecue of Zibo online D．sharing the videos of barbecue online 20．Customers enjoy the Zibo barbecue because ________.
A．they can bring their own meat for it B．the don’t need to pay for it
C．they can make it by themselves D．they like waiting in line to wait for it 21．Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Zibo has gone viral on Chinese social media since in late January.B．Only college students enjoy Zibo barbecue.
C．In Zibo, you can see the lines, which stretch for over 200 meters on the streets.
D．Zibo’s sudden fame because of its government, good reputation of businesses and good reviews from visitors.
22．We may read the passage ________.
A．in a newspaper B．on a poster C．in a storybook D．in a textbook
Worry about the climate? There’s plenty to do to help your local environment. And small actions can make a difference.
Getting closer to nature by becoming a citizen（公民）scientist is the most useful way. You could count birds, butterflies or even flowers in your garden. There are lots of citizen science projects to take part in. It’s a fun group activity, and your data（数据）can help scientists better understand our environment. Soil and water are the most important resources on our planet. Planting more fruit and vegetables can create a local food supply（供应）. Eating locally can reduce carbon emitted. It’s easy for us to shop online. But what will happen next? First it will clutter（凌乱地塞满）your house, then it’ll clutter the planet.
In addition, reducing car pollution is one of the ways we can reduce CO2 emissions and improve air quality. Getting more people ride a bike is also a great way to reduce pollution. 23．Who can help the scientists better understand our environment?
A．The college students.B．The volunteers.C．The citizen scientists.D．The community workers.
24．In writer’s opinion, ________ are the most important resources on our planet.
A．flowers and trees B．food and water C．vegetables and fruit D．soil and water
25．According to the passage, if we always shop online, ________.
A．our life will be poorer and poorer B．we’ll be happier and happier
C．our house will become untidy D．our house will be more beautiful 26．What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this article?
A．To help us to be happier and healthier.B．To call on people to protect the
environment.
C．To tell us the benifit of eating green vegetables.D．To make us healthier and healthier.
三、阅读还原5选4
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从短文后的五个选项中选出能够填入短文空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项，并将其代表字母涂在答题卡（纸）的相应位置。

Many young people have trouble communicating with their parents. 27
First, make a list of the things you and your parents disagree about most. With each of these things, try to find an answer acceptable to both you and your parents. 28 You have to be ready to change a little if you want them to change.
Second, talk to your parents when it is convenient for them. Remember that your parents may have to work long hours and this can make them tired, so be patient with them.
Third, listen to what your parents have to say. How can you expect them to listen to you if you are not ready to listen to them? In addition, your parents were once young like you,
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30 Talk with your parents and find out their reasons. Part of growing up is learning to live with these kinds of disagreements, and learning to understand another
person’s way of looking at things.
With a little hard work, you can learn to communicate better with your parents.
A．if you do not get a satisfactory result, try not to get too angry.
B．In the end, you can communicate with your parents if you want.
C．so they understand your situation better than you expect.
D．However, there are some very useful tips to help solve this problem.
E．It is no good for you to require everything to go your way.
四、语法填空
阅读短文，然后在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用短文括号中所给的词的适当形式填空，使短文内容完整、正确，并将答案填在答题卡（纸）的相应位置。

Cao Chong was the son of Cao Cao. One day, Sun Quan 31 (send) Cao Cao a present. It was a huge elephant. Cao Cao wanted to find out the weight of the elephant. “Can anyone tell me how 32 (weigh) it?” he asked the crowd around 33 (he). “Can we get a large scale（秤）” asked a soldier. 34 , no one could find a scale large enough. Just then, young Cao Chong had a wonderful idea. “I can weigh the elephant!” he said. “Let me have 35 try.”
Cao Chong asked some 36 (soldier) to lead the elephant onto a boat. As the heavy animal walked onto it, the boat went even 37 (low) into the water. Cao Chong drew a line on the side of the boat to mark how low it went. The elephant was taken off the boat and the boat 38 (fill) with rocks until it went down again and water reached the line on the boat.
Cao Chong then weighed the rocks. He added up the weight of all the rocks and said, “This is the weight of the elephant.” Cao Cao was very happy 39 his son. “My son is very clever, isn’t he?” he said. 40 (everyone) agreed.
五、阅读回答问题
Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional festival s in China. It comes on the first day of the first Lunar month. It is the day for family reunion（团圆）. Here are some folk customs（习俗）for the Spring Festival.
One custom is putting up red couplets（对联）on the doors. And you can see Chinese “fu” on the doors and the windows, too. Both of them show the best wishes to the life for the new year. People also set off fireworks on Spring Festival eve in the yard. It is said that people in the past wanted to send the monster “Nian” away by doing it.
In north of China, duplings are necessary. They are really delicious. People think the more dumplings you eat on Spring Festival, the more money you will have in the new year. And the shape of dumplings is just like the ingots（元宝）, a form of currency made of gold and silver that was once used in China.
Although with the development of the society, some traditional customs for the Spring Festival have dissappeared, the festive atmosphere（年味）will not change.
41．When is the Spring Festival in China?
42．What do people usually put up on the doors and windows for the Spring Festival? 43．Why do people eat dumplings on Spring Festival in north of China?
44．What do you usually do during the Spring Festival? How do you feel them? Please tell us. （At least 30 words）
六、讲稿
45．为配合我市“争创全国文明城市”活动，某校开展了以“How to be a polite middle school student”为主题的英语演讲比赛。

假如你是Candy，请根据以下提示信息，写一篇演讲稿。

提示：
1. follow the school rules;
2. greet the teachers and classmates actively;
3. communicate with others politely;
4. help the people who are in trouble;
…
注意：
1.文中要包含提示中所有信息，还可适当发挥。

2.词数80~100词。

（开头已给出，不计入总词数）
3.要求字迹工整，语句通顺，条理清晰。

4.文中不要出现真实的学校，班级和姓名。

Dear teachers and students,
I am Candy. I’m from Class 8 Grade 9. I’m so happy to take part in the English speech contest.
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ That’s all. Thanks for your listening.。