湖南省常德市2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末考试英语试题

湖南省常德市2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末考试英语试
题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
1．If you win the first prize, you will get _________ as a reward.
A．3000 yuan B．2000 yuan C．1000 yuan
2．To know more about the competition, you can communicate with the host (主办方)
_________.
A．by calling B．by writing emails C．by visiting the website 3．Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A．Your invention has to be useful.
B．You can send materials to the host on November 2nd.
C．You just need to send a photo and the introduction to the host.
Justin and Mary woke up early, even though they were on vacation at their uncle’s lake house. The night before, Uncle Thomas told them about the Foggy Figure (雾怪) that lived in the lake. Justin and Mary decided to see it before their vacation ended.
“Is it foggy outside?” asked Mary, as Justin looked out the window.
“Yes! Let’s go!” said Justin.
It was only 5:00 a.m., so everyone else in the house was still asleep. Mary and Justin came to the boat dock (码头). They saw thick fog over the lake.
“Do you see anything?” asked Mary.
“Nothing. Do you think Uncle Thomas was just trying to scare us with that story?”
Uncle Thomas did have a good imagination. He told Justin and Mary many stories, but this was the first scary story. Mary had a feeling that it wasn’t made up.
Mary shook her head. “Remember what Uncle Thomas said? The Foggy Figure lives in the lake. We’re on the dock. Maybe that’s why we can’t see him.”
“You want to go out on the water?” asked Justin.
Mary looked around, trying to find Uncle Thomas’s boat, but the fog was too thick.
They walked towards the end of the dock and saw the outline of the boat. They carefully got into the boat.
Mary was nervous. “See anything?” They looked around, and slowly, the fog began to lift. Mary turned around and shouted, “The Foggy Figure!” It was in the boat with them!
Justin and Mary hugged each other in fear, but then they heard a laugh. It was from Uncle Thomas. “I knew that story would get you two out of bed early enough to take a boat ride with me.”
Justin and Mary were happy that there was no Foggy Figure.
4．When did the story happen?
A．In the morning.B．At midnight.C．In the evening. 5．What did Mary think of the story of Foggy Figure at first?
A．It was interesting.B．It was made up.C．It was real.
6．What was Uncle Thomas’ purpose to tell the scary story?
A．To cheer up Justin and Mary.
B．To make Justin and Mary get up early.
C．To try to scare Justin and Mary.
7．From the story, “The Foggy Figure” actually was _________.
A．Uncle Thomas B．a boat C．thick fog
The boy, Wang Fa, 14, is a member of the Va ethnic group (佤族) from Yunnan. After he won the under-14 title (冠军) at the ASICS Tennis Junior Tour in Guangzhou, an audience (观众) member from Yunnan gave him the bamboo basket as a gift and took some photos for him. These photos have gone viral (走红).
“We always carry bamboo baskets when we work in the field. This is a typical farming tool (工具) of the Va ethnic group. I carried my rackets (球拍) in this basket to honor my hometown,” Wang said after the match.
Before tennis, Wang was just a common boy from a village. But in 2016, he was chosen by a local club as one of the first 10 local children to learn to play professional tennis. “I was nervous at the beginning because the outside world was so different from my home,” he said, adding that tennis has helped him make more friends and get a better education.
Over the past six years, Wang, along with other players at the Yunnan Wild Elephants Tennis Club, has trained hard to improve his skills and physical strength. The children would get up at 6:30 a.m. and practice for more than six hours a day. Every day, they needed to swing a racket more than 7000 times and run 9 kilometers.
“It was not for tennis, I would still be helping my family with farm-work back home.” Wang said. Wang’s parents didn’t want him to learn tennis at first because they couldn’t afford it. But the tennis club offered to teach him for free.
For Wang, winning the ASICS Tennis Junior Tour title was a beginning of a hopeful future. “I will aim for the top spots (位置) on the professional stage.” he said.
8．Where is Wang from?
A．Guangzhou B．Yunnan C．Guangxi
9．What can we know about Wang’s childhood?
A．He was a normal boy growing in the city.
B．He always carried bamboo baskets when he worked in the field.
C．He was chosen to be a professional tennis player in 2018.
10．What is the writing purpose of Para.4?
A．To show how hard-working these tennis players are.
B．To tell us how many players there are in the club.
C．To explain why the players wanted to stop practicing.
11．What can you learn from Wang’s story?
A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B．All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
C．No pains, no gains.
I have learned English for 11 years, but I know few English idioms (习惯用语). When I went to study in America last year, I had trouble communicating with Americans at times.
One day, I asked my roommate Kevin, “Shall we play soccer tomorrow?” He answered, “Let’s play it by ear.” I was so puzzled. “Ear can play soccer?” He smiled and explained, “It means let’s see. The weather report says tomorrow is rainy.”
Last October, I was waiting for bus in a station. Beside me sat a young man. When he knew I was a Chinese, he asked me about the Great Wall. I told him, “The Great Wall is more than 20,000 kilometers long.” The man said, “You don’t say.” I was surprised, “There must be something wrong with him.” I thought. Later, I knew he meant “Really?”
I was once invited to my classmate’s home. His mother said to me, “Break your ice, please.” I wondered, “Where is the ice?” Later my classmate told me she meant I could make myself relaxed in their home.
From then on, I realized English idioms had special meanings. It was wrong to understand them word by word.
12．What did the writer go to America for?
A．He did business in America.
B．He studied in a college.
C．He spent holidays.
13．From the 3rd paragraph (段落), we can know ________.
A．the young man was surprised to know how long the Great Wall was
B．the writer wanted to take a train
C．the young man knew the Great Wall well
14．“Break your ice” means ________ in the passage.
A．请随意B．请喝冰水C．打碎冰
15．What’s the best title (题目) for the passage?
A．Differences between Universities in America.
B．The Most Useful Language—English.
C．Importance of Knowing English Idioms.
Little Women written by Louisa May Alcott is one of the most popular books of all time. It is the story of the Marches during the Civil War(内战). The novel follows the lives of four sisters — Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March from childhood to womanhood. You will get to know the family by reading stories of their daily life. You will also meet their kind neighbors Mr. Laurence and his nephew(侄子) Laurie.
Alcott is interested in women’s rights(权利), so she writes four different ways of being a woman through the four March sisters. Beth is a talented pianist and loves being at home. Meg is beautiful, caring but a little vain(虚荣的). Jo is tall and thin and very independent. The youngest Amy was spoiled(溺爱) but had a gift for painting.
Each girl has her own life experience in the poor family. Beth got ill when she helped a poor baby. Meg married Laurie’s teacher and realized her dream to be a good housewife. Jo refused Laurie’s proposal(求婚) and held her dream to be a writer. She met her life partner in New York and her first book came out there. Amy went to Europe for further study of painting and grew up to be an attractive lady. There, she met Laurie and married him.
▲ . It’s interesting to join the characters through the ups and downs of life. It is also amazing that though the book was written in the late 1800s, girls can still find ways from it to deal with the problems they meet about friendship, family and love. As Alcott has shared with us, this is a book that teaches girls how to grow up and how to love.
16．Who is the writer of Little Women?
A．Louisa May Alcott.B．Meg March.C．Laurie Laurence. 17．Little Women is mainly about ________.
A．the Civil War B．the neighbor’s story C．the Marches’ lives 18．Which of the following is TRUE about the four sisters?
A．Beth is quiet and very good at playing the piano.
B．Jo went to Europe and got married to Laurie.
C．Meg is independent and did well in painting.
19．In Paragraph 4, which sentence can be put on ___▲____?
A．These four girls’ life experience has one thing in common
B．Little Women is a warm and educational book for young girls
C．Though the Marches are poor, they live a happy and peaceful life
20．The writer of this passage writes to ________.
A．tell us to be kind to people around because no one is perfect
B．introduce the book Little Women and ask us, especially girls to read it
C．share the sisters’ story and show different opinions about the book
二、完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出
frightening situation into a wonderful creative experience. Everyone in the hall stood up and 34 them.
An artist’s achievements and charm (魅力) depend on not only his perfect skills but his good 35 .
21．A．desks B．stage C．seats
22．A．greet B．feed C．notice
23．A．use B．chance C．season
24．A．flew B．rose C．lay 25．A．through B．across C．above
26．A．film B．concert C．conversation 27．A．sleepy B．missing C．tired 28．A．worried B．angry C．proud 29．A．serious B．sad C．surprised 30．A．singing B．writing C．playing 31．A．smiled B．shouted C．said
32．A．hand B．shoulder C．foot
33．A．loudly B．happily C．terribly 34．A．looked for B．laughed at C．cheered for 35．A．dreams B．qualities C．goals
三、单词拼写
四、用所给单词的正确形式填空
五、单词拼写
六、用所给单词的正确形式填空
foreign country.
41．He didn’t use (eat) a lot of vegetables, but now he loves carrots and tomatoes.
七、单词拼写
42．—The rings look so nice. Are they made silver?
—Yes. And they were made in Thailand.
43．China is famous tea, right?
44．He found interesting that so many products in the local shops were made in China.
45．—I wonder we should go next.
—You should try that new ride over there.
八、用所给单词的正确形式填空
九、单词拼写
十、用所给单词的正确形式填空
十一、单词拼写
49．—I wonder if these are Jim’s glasses.
—They be his. He doesn’t wear glasses.
十二、用所给单词的正确形式填空
十三、翻译题
阅读短文，将文中划线部分译成汉语或英语。

十四、任务型阅读
刘宇(LiuYu)和李华(LiHua)是好朋友，他们在不同的学校上学。

刘宇是学校的“篮球明星”并且是校队主力，但是他最近有不少烦恼，正在跟李华视频通话进行倾诉。

阅读下面的对话，回答问题。

Liu Yu: Hi, Li Hua! Long time no see!
Li Hua: Hi, my basketball star! How’s it going?
Liu Yu: Our school team won the basketball game last week.
Li Hua: Congratulations! I’m so proud of you! But it seems that you are unhappy.
Liu Yu: Yes, I’m unhappy these days because my parents don’t allow me to practice playing basketball as much as I would like to.
Li Hua: Oh, that’s a problem. And are you serious about playing basketball?
Liu Yu: Yes! I want to be a professional player. I believe I can achieve my dream.
Li Hua: Perhaps they think it’s difficult to achieve your dream.
Liu Yu: Right. They are always talking about what will happen if I don’t succeed. That’s boring.
Li Hua: Did you talk with your parents? What did they say?
Liu Yu: We didn’t have a talk and I know my parents care about me but they don’t believe me. They think playing basketball can get in the way of my schoolwork so they don’t allow me to practice at night.
Li Hua: Maybe in most parents’ opinions, children should think about other possible jobs.
Liu Yu: Yes. When I argue with them, it’s like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. What should I do? Should I be allowed to make my own decision? How much time should I spend on my basketball training and my schoolwork?
Li Hua: Ha-ha, just calm down. I hold the view that teenagers should be allowed to make their own decisions. Would you like to listen to my suggestions?
Liu Yu: Of course! Oh, sorry, it’s time for training now. I’ll be late! Could you write to me? See you!
Li Hua: See you! I’ll write to you soon!
56．What is Liu Yu’s hobby?
57．Is Liu Yu serious about his dream?
58．Why do Liu Yu’s parents not allow him to practice his hobby at night?
59．What’s Li Hua’s opinion?
60．Do you think Liu Yu should be allowed to practice his hobby as much as he wants? Why or why not?
十五、书面表达
61．假如你是上述回答问题材料中的李华，请你给你的好朋友刘宇回信，说一说你的看法和建议。

要点：
（1）向刘宇表示理解和支持；
（2）青少年应该被允许做出自己的决定及原因(至少2点原因)；
（3）提出如何解决与父母矛盾的有效方法（至少2点）。

要求：
（1）80词左右；
（2）文中不得出现真实人名和校名；
（3）语义通顺，条理清楚，书写规范。

Dear Liu Yu,
I’m happy to talk with you. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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