江苏省扬州梅岭中学2023届九年级上学期期末考试英语试题

年级英语二、单项选择〔共15小题，每题1分，计15分〕从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最正确答案。21.---Whatareyoureading,Jim?---______introductiontotheartfestivalwrittenby______universitystudent.An;aB.An;an C.A;the D.A;an22.---WhydoyoulikeMichaelJackson?---________hewastheKingofPop.A．AsB．ForC．BecauseD．Since23.---________youleavenow?Youonlyarrivedhereanhourago.---Sorry,butsomuchhomeworkiswaitingforme.A.MayB.MustC.CanD.Might24.---HaveyoureadthebookTheDiaryofaYoungGirl?---Actuallyyes.It’s(a)________ofthevictoryofthehumanspirit.A.symbolB.recordC.progressD.success25.---We’dbetterinviteJimandJacktothepartytonight.---Yes,_____?I’llgivethemacallrightnow.A.whyB.howC.whatforD.whynot26.---Whatdidtheteacheraskustodo?---Sheaskedusto________adialogueinpairs.A.takeupB.putupC.turnupD.makeup27._______myparents_______mybestfriend,Jim,thinkIcanmakeagoodaccountantbecauseI’mgoodatmath.A.Both,andB.Notonly,butalsoC.Neither,norD.Either,or28.---Excuseme,couldyoutellme?---Infiveminutes.A.howsoonwillthefilmbegin B.howsoonthefilmwillbeginC.howlongthefilmhasbeenon D.howlonghasthefilmbeenon29.---Doyouknowtheboy_______isplayingfootballoverthere?---Certainly.Heisafriendofmine.A.whomB.whichC.whoD.what30.---WhenwillDianaarrive?---Oh,she____________.Sheisinthemeetingroomnow.A.arrivesB.isarriving C.arrivedD.hasarrived31.---DidyougototheconcertlastSunday?---No,Iwatchedthe__TVbroadcastofitathome.A.lively B.live C.alive D.living32.---HowdoyoulikethispieceofmusicbyTanDun?---Well,ofallthemusicthathehaswritten,Ithinkthisishis________one.A.well-knownB.better-knownC.best-knownD.most-known33.---MayIuseyourcomputer?---Sorry,itdoesn’twork.It_______mending.A.remembersB.remindsC.receivesD.requires34.---Sandydoesn’tlikehorrorfilms.---________．A.SodoIB.NeitherdoI C.SoIdoD.NeitherIdo35. ---IthinkRunningManisthemostpopularTVgameshownow.---______.A.Ican’tagreemoreB.That’sallright.C.Nevermind

D.I’mgladtohearthat三、完形填空〔共15小题，每题1分，计15分〕阅读以下短文，从文后各题所给四个选项中选出一个最正确答案。LangLangwenttoapianoschoolinBeijingwhenhewasjusteight.“Youneedfortune(运气),〞saidhisfather.“Butifyoudon’tworkhard,no36willcome.〞Whatmadehimsadwas

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D.develop四、阅读理解(共15小题，每题2分，计30分)A◆TheBigCakeShowcomestotheWestPointArenainExeter,England,March21-22.Hopefully,cakesofallsizeswillbeonsaleandonshow.AnimpressivelistoffamouscooksharingtheirgreatknowledgeandskillincludesMaryBerry,PaulHollywoodandGreggWallace.Tickets,from￡12,canbeboughtonline(bigcakeshow).◆FromJanuary27toMarch8,RHSGardenWisleyinSurrey,Englandhassomespecialgueststobrightenthewinter:beautifulbutterflies.ButterfliesintheGlasshouseintroducesagroupofbutterfliesfromothercountriesfeedingonfruitandthejuice-richplantsoftheExoticZone,Ticketsforadultsare￡13.20,forchildrenare￡6.60.Forafamilywith2adultsand2children,theyshouldpay￡32.75intotal.Forgroupsofmorethan10adults,eachshouldpay￡10.80(.uk/wisley).◆Theweek-longLondonWineWeekstartsfromMay18.Buya￡5wristband(手带)togetapocket-sizedguidebookanddiscounted〔折扣〕wineataaroundthecapital.PartneringwithLondon’sbestbarsandrestaurants,wewillbeorganizingeventssuchasmasterclassesandmeet-the-makertime,andtherewillbeaspecialoffertowristbandwearers(londonwineweek).◆TheWorldShakespeareFestivalbeginsinApril,witheverythingfromforeignproductionsofShakespeareanplaysatShakespeare'sGlobetoShakespeareanplaysattheRoyalOperaHouse.PlayswillrununtiltheendoftheyearinLondon,Birmingham,NewcastleandGateshead.Andthere’saprogrammeofeventssuchasdirectortalksandfamilyworkshops.Pricesstartfrom￡60(.uk).51.PerhapsPaulHollywoodis___________.A.theeventorganizerB.abeautifulbutterflyC.afamouscookD.thecakeshowhost52.Ifyouwanttobuywineatlowerprices,youshould_____________.A.pay￡5foracardB.buyawristbandfirstC.getaguidebookD.eatinLondon’srestaurants53.Whichofthefollowingactivitieslastsforthelongesttime?A.TheBigCakeShow.B.TheLondonWineWeek.C.ButterfliesintheGlasshouse.D.TheWorldShakespeareFestival.BWhenIwasnineyearsold,Iwrotemyfirstpoem.

Mymotherreadthelittlepoemandcried.“Buddy,it’sabeautiful,beautifulpoem!〞Mymotherpouredoutherpraise.“WhattimewillFatherbehome?〞Iasked.Icouldhardlywaittoshowhimmypoem.Myfatherhadbegunhismoviecareerasawriter.Hewouldbeabletoappreciate〔欣赏〕mypoemevenmorethanmymother.Iconfidentlyputthepoemrightonmyfather’splateonthediningtable.Mymothersaidhewouldbehomearound7.ButMyfathergothomeanhourlaterthanexpected.Hesatdownatthetableandnoticedhisplate.“Whatisthis?〞Iheardhimsay.

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“Ifyoudon’tmind,I’dliketodecidethatformyself,〞Fathersaid.

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“Ithinkit’sbad,〞myfathersaid.Icouldn’tlookup.Myeyesweregettingwet.

“Ben,sometimesIdon’tunderstandyou,〞mymotherwassaying.“Thisisjustalittleboy.Heneedsencouragement.〞

“Idon’tknowwhy,〞myfatherheldhisground.“Isn’tthereenoughbadpoetry(诗歌)intheworldalready?NolawsaysBuddyhastobecomeapoet.〞Iranfromthediningroom,threwmyselfonthebedandcried.

Afewmonthslater,Ireadthatfirstpoem.Itwasabadpoem.Iworkedupthecouragetoshowhimashortstory.Myfatherthoughtitwasnotgoodbuthopeful.Iwaslearningtorewrite.AsIworkedmywayintootherbooksandplaysandfilms,IrealizedhowluckyIwastohaveamotherwhosaid,“Buddy,it’swonderful!〞andafatherwhoshookhishead“Ithinkit’sbad.〞Botharelovethatforcesmetoimprove.Infact,allofusinlifeneedbothlovingforce.54.WhatdidthemotherthinkoftheBuddy’spoem?A.Shewassomovedthatshecried.B.Shethoughtthepoemwaswellwritten.C.SheconsideredBuddyhadnotalentforpoetry.D.ShebelievedBuddyneededadvicefromhisfather.55.Theunderlinedsentence“Myfatherheldhisground〞maymeans________.A.MyfatherbegantoexplainhisreasonsB.MyfathergotsoangrythathestoodupC.MyfatherrefusedtochangehisthoughtsD.Myfatherthrewmypoemontheground56.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatFatheris________.A.lovingandstrictB.carefulandstrictC.carefulandrude D.carelessandstrict57.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Afewmonthslater,thewriterstoppedwriting.B.Afteryearsthewriterhatedhisfatherverymuch.C.ThatdayFatherdidn’tcomehomeuntilaquarterpasteight.D.ThewriterwasconfidentthatFatherwouldpraisehispoem.CKatiewasinbigtrouble．Shewassuchasweetkid;athird-gradeteacheralwaysdreamedofhavingaclassroomfilledwithKaties,shewasnevereveradiscipline〔纪律〕problem.Ijustcouldn'timaginewhyshehadmadeherparentssoangry．ItseemedthatKatiehadbeenspendingmoneyinthelunchroom.HerparentsexplainedthatKatiebroughtagreathomemadeluncheachday,andtherewasnoreasonforhertobuyschoollunch.Theywonderedwhybutfailed．Sotheyaskedmetohelpthemgettothebottomofthissituation.Thenextday,IaskedKatietomyoffice.“Whyareyoubuyinglunches,Katie?Whathappenedtoyourhomemadelunch?〞Iasked.“Iloseit,〞shereplied.“Idon'tbelieveyou,Katie.Issomeonestealingyourlunch,Katie?〞Iasked.“No.Ijustloseit,〞shesaid．Well,therewasnothingelseIcoulddo．TheproblemwasstillunsolvedthenextweekwhenInoticedaboywhowasnewtotheschoolsittingaloneatalunchtable.Healwayslookedsadandscared.IthoughtIwouldgoandsitwithhimforawhile.AsIwalkedtowardshim,Inoticedthelunchbagonthetable.Thenameonthebagsaid“Katie〞.NowIunderstoodandItalkedtoKatie.Itseemedthatthenewboyneverbroughtalunch,andhewouldn’tgotothelunchlineforafreelunch.HehadtoldKatiehissecretandaskedhernottotellanyonethathisparentswantedhimtogetafreelunchatschool.Katieaskedmenottotellherparents,butIdrovetoherhousethateveningafterIwassurethatshewasinbed.Ihadneverseenparentssoproudoftheirchild.Katiestillbuysluncheverydayatschool.Andeveryday,assheheadsoutofthedoor,hermomhandsheradelicioushomemadelunch．58.WhatdidthewriterthinkofKatie? A.Shebehavedwellatschool． B.Sheoftentellsliesatschool． C.Sheoftenmadetroubleatschool． D.Sheusedtobeadisciplineproblem．59.WhydidKatieeatschoollunchinsteadofherhomemadeluncheveryday? A.Shelostherhomemadelunch． B.Shehadherhomemadelunchstolen． C.Shedidn’tlikethetasteofherhomemadelunch． D.Shegaveherhomemadelunchtoahungryboy．60.HowdidKatie’sparentsfeelwhentheyknewthetruthaboutthelunch? A.Theywereveryangry. B.Theywerequiteproud． C.Theywererathersad. D.Theyweresoscared．61.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage? A.Katie’ssecretoflunchwasdiscoveredbythewriter． B.Katiewastoldthatherparentshadknownhersecret．C.Katietoldthewriterthetruthofherlunchduringtheirfirsttalk． D.Katiestoppedbuyinglunchatschoolafterhersecretwasdiscovered．DWhatIsSelf-trackingAllaboutPerhapsyou’vetracked〔观测〕howmanykilometersyou’verun,howmanyhoursyou’vesleptorhowmuchyou’veeateninaday.Ifso,you’vetakenpartinapopularmovementcalledthe“QuantifiedSelfMovement〞or“Self-tracking〞.Sowhydoesapersonself-track?Someonemaybetryingtoloseweightorimprovetheirsleep.Anotherpersonfeelstiredaftereating.Self-trackingcouldhelphimtoknowwhatfoodsmakehimsleepyandwatchhisdiet.self-tracking〞.Althoughself-trackinghasmanyadvantages,DennisNash,presidentofDataSpeaksHealthSolutions,saysself-trackinghasitsdisadvantages.Oncepeoplestarttrackingtheirdailyactivities,itcanbecomeanextrataskpeopleliketodooften.Also,theymightbegintoworrytoomuchabouttheirhealth.Thoughself-trackingdoesn’tmakesurethatone’squalityoflifewillimprove,itcanencouragepeopletomakehealthierchoices.62.Peoplechooseself-trackingbecause_______.A.itwatchesyoureatinghabitsB.itincreasesyourmovementC.itrecordshowmanykilometersyouruneverydayD.itcollectspersonaldataandleadstoself-improvement63.ThewritermentionstoolssuchassmartphonesandappsinParagraph3toshow_______.A.wedependtoomuchonthemB.itiseasiertodoself-trackingC.theydoharmtopeople’shealthD.toolsarenecessarytodoself-tracking64.Self-trackingwasfirstlycomeupwithby_______.A.twomagazinewritersB.athletesandtheircoachesC.doctorsandtheirpatientsD.scientistsofDataSpeaksHealthSolutions65.Youcanfindthisarticleinthepartof_______.A.Education B.Sports C.Health D.News第二卷〔非选择题60分〕五、词汇运用〔共10小题；每题1分，计10分〕根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)66.She

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Abitofstressandworrymightbehelpfulinencouragingyoutodobetter,buttoomuchofitcandoharmtoyourhealthandstopyoufromworkingorstudying.Soit’snecessaryforyoutodealwithstressandworry.BecomesomebodywhocanknowhowtorelaxDon’tsitdownbeforethecomputerorthetelevisionsetforlong,oryoumayfeelmorestressedandworried.Youcanchoosesomethinglikedeepbreathingorlisteningtosomemusictorelaxyourselfinstead.Getproperexercise,foodaswellassleepYou’dbetterexerciseproperlybecauseyouwillfeelstrongerandlessstressedafterexercising.Itisalsoveryimportantforyoutohaveenoughsleepsothatyoucandoyouractivitiesofdailylife.Besides,tobecomeenergetic,youshouldhavehealthyfood.CommunicatewithothersIfsomethingworriesyou,Remembertoshareyourproblemswithyourfamilyorfriends.Doingsocanmakeyoufeelmoreunderstoodandyouarenotalone.ConnectwithnatureWhenyoufeellow,it’sagoodideatotakeawalkwithafriendortwo.You’dbetterchooseaplacewhichyouknowwellandwhereyoufeelsafeinordertobeabletoenjoyandrelaxinnature.Trythinkinginthepositive(积极的)mannerWehavetothinkmoreofthebeautifulandgoodthingsofourlives,whichhelpsyouinlettingyourmindsgoawayfromunnecessarystressandworry.AskadoctorforhelpAttimes,stressbecomessoseriousthatitbecomesacauseofworry.Inthiscase,itiswiseforyoutogotoadoctorforhelp.Heorsheisabletohelpyousolvetheproblembetterandfaster.Title:HowtoDealwithStressandWorry76fordealingwithstressandworryAbitofstress77youdobetter,buttoomuchofitis78toyourhealthandinfluencesyourstudyorwork.79ofdealingwithstressandworryBecomesomebodywhocanknowhowtorelaxChoosesomethinglikedeepbreathingtorelaxyourselfinsteadof80downbeforethecomputerorthetelevisionsetforlong.Getproperexercise,foodaswellassleepExerciseproperlyinordertomakeyoufeellessstressed.Enoughsleepandproperfoodgiveyoulotsofenergytodo81activities.CommunicatewithothersDon’t82toshareyourproblemswithyourfamilyorfriendsifyoufeelworried.83withnatureTakeawalkwithyourfriendsinaplacewhereyoufeelsafe.TrythinkinginthepositivemannerThink84ofthebeautifulandgoodthingsofourlives.AskadoctorforhelpGotoadoctorforhelpifstressbecomesvery85.七、缺词填空(共10空；每空1分，计10分〕根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。〔每空一词〕IwillneverforgetthetenthsummerofmychildhoodwithmygrandfatherinwesternNorwayatthemountainfarmwheremymotherwasborn.Onedaymygrandfathersaid,“Come.Ihavesomethingforyou.〞If86himtoaworkroom.“Youshouldhaveatoyboat.YoucansailitatStorvassdal,〞hesaid.Great,Ithought,lookingaroundfortheboat.Buttherewasn87.Grandfatherpointedtoablockofwood.“Theboatisinthere,〞hesaid.Thenhehandedmesometoolsandshowedmeh88tousethemproperly.“It’llbeafineboat,andyou’llmakeitwithyourownhands,〞hesaid.“Noonecangiveyouwhatyoudoforyourself.〞Thew89ranginmyheadasIworked.FinallyIfinishedtheboat.Itwasn’tmuchtolookat,butIwasp90.ThenIsaileditatStorvassdal.WehadtoreturntoAmerica.“Youcannotbringthatboathomewithyou,〞mymothersaid.Wealreadyhadtoomuchbaggage.Feelingsad,Ih91myboatunderabigrockatStorvassdal.Isaidgood-byetoGrandfather,notknowingIwouldn92seehimagain.In1964,IwenttoStorvassdalwithmyparentsandmywifeandchildren.Tomysurprise,for34yearsmytreasures93here,waitingformyreturn.Ifeltwethreeweretogetheragaina94mygrandfatherhaddied22yearsbefore.Afterthat,Ireturnedtothelakefivetimes.EachtimeIheldtheboatandcarvedtheyear,myg95seemednear.MylasttriptoStorvassdalwasin1991.Ibroughtmygranddaughters:Catherine,13;Claire,12.AtStorvassdal,Clairesaidsoftly,“Grandpa,somedayI’llcomeback.〞Sheadded,“AndI’llbringmychildren.〞八、书面表达〔计30分〕A．根据中文意思，完成以下句子，词数不限。〔共5小题；每题2分，计10分〕96.很多人直到屠呦呦获得了一项诺贝尔〔Nobel〕奖才知道她。

97.除非你尽力，否那么你不能实现你的理想。98.他做出如此愚蠢的一个决定，以至于我们不得不放弃这场演出。99.结果证明他与此案无关。100.他训练更加刻苦，结果，他成功地进了NBA。B．写作。〔计20分〕101.假设你的朋友Tony是名“侦探控〞，业余时间都花在看侦探小说、电影、电视剧上，严重影响了学习，请根据下面提供的信息，以“Whatshouldhedo?〞为题，写篇短文介绍他的情况，并提出你的建议。性格特征耐心细致、善于寻找线索，有当侦探的天赋业余爱好痴迷侦探故事，经常熬夜看电影、电视、小说未来理想立志成为一名侦探，相信自己一定能成功主要问题课上瞌睡，影响学习；缺少锻炼，体质不行你的建议······〔不少于两点〕要求：1.表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；2.必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥；3.词数：100词左右〔开头已给出，不计入总词数〕；4.不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。Whatshouldhedo?MyfriendTonyisadetectivefan.▲▲▲九年级英语学业质量分析与反应(听力材料)一、听力(一).听对话答复以下问题(计10分)本局部共有10道小题，每道小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你将有5秒钟的时间选择正确答案。在听到嘀的信号后,进入下一小题。1W:Doyouwantsomemorepies?M:No,thankyou.2.M:Whynotgotovisitthesciencemuseumtoday,Linda?W:I'mafraidit'stoolate.Themuseumopensonlyfrom2to5onWednesday.M:Youmeanwehavetowaituntiltomorrow?W:Iguessso.3.M:WhatwasLilydoingat7yesterdaymorning?W:Shewastidyingherroom.4.M:Whatanimaldoyoulikebest?W:Ilikedogsbecausetheyarehelpful.M:Ilikedolphinsbecausetheyaresmart.5.W:Whatcolordoyoulike,Tom?M:Ilikered.ButIpreferbluetored.6.W:Wouldyouliketogoskatingwithustomorrow?M:I'dliketo.ButIhavetoprepareforthetestforEnglish.W:Oh,whatapity.Iwishyoutogetagoodmark.M:Thanksalot.7.W:I'mflyingtoBeijingnextSaturday.M:Didyoubuyaticket?W:Yes,it'snotexpensive.Itwas40percentoffthenormalprice-only790yuan.8.M:I'mlate.Formybikewasbrokenonthewayhere.W:Itdoesn'tmatter.M:Whendoesthefilmbegin?W:Ithasbeenonfor5minutes.M:I'mverysorryforit.W:It'sOK.Thingslikethathappensometimes.M:Now,let'sgetin.9.W:Whatapity!LiuXiangfailedtorunintheOlympicGamesinBeijing.Why?M:Becausehewasseriouslyhurt.Weshouldunderstandhim.W:Willhestoprunning?M:Idon'tthinkso.Ihopehewillsoonbeabletorun.10.M:Hownicethesetomatoesare!Oh,thosevegetablesarefresh,too.Putsomeinthebasket,Alice.W:Dad,IwantabottleofShampoo.M:Takeonefromtheshelfyourself.W:Nowlet'sgotothecheckout.(二).听对话和短文答复以下问题(计10分)你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每题5秒钟；听完后，每题你仍有5秒钟时间选择正确答案。听一段对话，答复第11-12小题。答题完毕，请等待嘀的信号，进入第一篇短文。11-12M1:Canyoucomehereaminute,please,Mary?W:Yes,sir?M1:CanyouaskTomtotypethisletterforme?W:Yes,sir.CanyoutypethisletterforMr.Smith,please,Tom?M2:Yes,ofcourse.Giveittome,please.W:Hereyouare.M2:Mary!W:Yes?What'sthematter?M2:Sorry,Idon'tknowhowtotypethisletter.Ican'treadit.听第一篇短文，答复第13-15小题。请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。答题完毕，请等待嘀的信号，进入下一篇短文。13-15DavehasoncebeenanAprilfool.Afriendinvitedhimtoacostumeparty.Whenhegotthere,Davefoundthatitwasn'tacostumeparty.Andhewastheonlypersonwearingacostume.LastAprilFool'sDay,whenNick'salarmwentoff,hegotupandwenttoschool.Butwhenhegotthere,theschoolwasempty.Afteranhour,theotherkidsshowedup.Nicklaterrealizedthathisbrotherhadchangedtheclocktoanhourearlier.LastAprilfirst,Joe'sclassmatecalledhimandtoldhimtheywouldhaveamathtestthenextday.Joestayedupallnightstudying,sothenextdayhewasexhausted.Buttheydidn'thaveatestatall!听第二篇短文，答复第16-20小题。Ayoungmancametoanoldman.Hewantedtheoldmantoteachhimtodraw.Theoldmangavehimaneggandtoldhimtodraw.Theyoungmanworkedquicklyandshowedittotheoldman."Drawitagain,"saidtheoldman.Theyoungmandrewanotheregg,buttheoldmanmadehimdoitagainandagain.Theyoungmanwasangry,andsaid,"Icandrawaneggintwominutes.Whydoyoukeepmewaiting?Pleaseteachmehowtodraw."Theoldmansmiledandsaid,