北京市密云区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

北京市密云区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末考试

英语

一、单项填空（每题0.5分，共6分）

从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.Mybrotherisonlysix,but_______canalreadyhelpwithsomehousework.

A.heB.sheC.itD.they

2.WehavePEclass_______threeo'clockeveryafternoon.

A.onB.toC.inD.at

3.一Sam,_______Ijoinyouinthecommunityservice?

一Ofcourse,youcan.

A.canB.mustC.shouldD.need

4.Aftertakingtennisclasses,mysisterismuch_______thanlastyear.

A.strongB.strongerC.strongestD.thestrongest

5.一_______doyoutidyyourownroom?

一Twiceaweek.

A.HowoftenB.HowsoonC.HowmuchD.Howlong

6.Washyourhandsbeforemeals,_______youmaygetill.

A.andB.butC.orD.so

7.一Lucy,whatareyoudoing?

一I_______amodelship.

A.makeB.madeC.wasmakingD.ammaking

8.Ifyougototheconcertwithus,you_______agoodtimethere.

A.haveB.willhaveC.hadD.havehad

9.TheShenzhou-15astronautstoEarthsafelyonJune4,2023.

A.returnB.returnedC.willreturnD.havereturned

10.ImanyfriendssinceIcametothisschool.

A.makeB.madeC.willmakeD.havemade

11.Today,manywinterOlympicsports_______evenbychildren.

A.enjoyedB.enjoyC.areenjoyedD.wereenjoyed

12.一Doyouknow?

一At9:00tomorrowmorning.

A.whenthevideomeetingbeganB.whendidthevideomeetingbegin

C.whenthevideomeetingwillbeginD.whenwillthevideomeetingbegin

二、完形填空（每题1分，共8分）」「

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、D四个选项中，选

择最佳选项。

“Doyouhaveyourcostume（装扮）fortheHarvestFest（丰收节）competition?^^Megasked.

“Ihaveone-Magnifico,myfavouritehero,“saidJordan,sittinginhiswheelchair（轮椅）.“But

it'sboring.^^Megshrugged.uYouloveMagnifico.What'sthematter?^^

“DannyandAlexaregoingasMagnifico,too."Jordanshookhishead."It's13formeto

win.^^

Megsaid,“Maybeyoushouldgoassomethingdifferent.99

“ThecompetitionisFridaynight.It'stoolatetochangecostumes,9,Jordansighed.

Backathome,Jordanwasquiet,thinkingaboutMeg'swords14.WhenhepulledintoMom's

homeoffice,hesawpapersandbookseverywhere.uWhatareallthese?”heasked.

"I'mcleaningoutmyolddesk.Thenewoneisarrivingtomorrow.^^ShesmiledatJordan.

"What'sonyourmind?”

Jordanexplainedthecostumesituation.64Ireallywanttobethe15

“Wehavelotsofoldclothesandcostumes.Whynottakealook?"Mom16.

“OK."Jordanfoundlargesunglassesandalongblackwig,butnothingwasuseful.

Thenextday,Megfoundhim."Anynewidea?”

“I17someoldclothes.^^Heshrugged."Nothing.”

“Jordan,youhavetothinkoutsidethebox,“saidMeg."Seewhatyouhavearoundyourhouse.

There9shiddenpotential潜能）ineverydayitems.Mycandy-barcostumeismadefromrecycled

aluminumfbil.99

WhenJordangothome,hefoundMomputtinghernewdesktogether.Ontopofthedeskwasa

largebox.Suddenly,he18whatMegsaid-thinkoutsidethebox.

“Whatdoyouthink?”Momasked,pointingtoherdesk.Jordan'seyesfellonthe19.He

smiled.“It'sperfect!"

OnFridaynight.Jordanwasfullypreparedforthecompetition.WhenDannyandAlexsaw

Jordan,theycouldn'tbelievehiscostume.

“TheMagnificoMobile?"Danny'seyeslitup."Thewheelsofyourwheelchairareperfectfor

itsbackwheels."HewonderedhowJordanmadeit.

Jordanbeamed."Thanks!Igottheideafromabox.”

Itwastimetoannouncetheresult."Thewinneris...JordanEastman!9,Everyoneclapped.

“See?”Megsaid.taYoujustneededtobe20!”

“Yeah,thinkoutsidethebox!”Jordansmiled.

13.A.possibleB.difficultC.importantD.dangerous

14.A.secretlyB.angrilyC.proudlyD.carefully

15.A.judgeC.officerB.winnerD.player

16.A.orderedB.guessedC.suggestedD.promised

17.A.tookoffB.paidforC.threwawayD.lookedthrough

18.A.rememberedB.doubtedC.discoveredD.recorded

19.A.boxB.deskC.clothesD.sunglasses

20.A.politeB.helpfulC.creativeD.humorous

三、阅读理解（每题2分，共26分）

（一）阅读下列中国传统文化展览信息，根据人物爱好和需求匹配最合适的展览，并将展

所对应的A、B、C、D选项填在相应的位置上。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A

A.ChinesetraditionalsportsandactivitiesaretheB.Foodanddrinkhasaspecialmeaningto

culturalheritage（文化遗产）ofChina.MostofChinesepeople.Eatingdoesnotjustmeanfilling

themnotonlyaregoodforhealthbutalsohavethestomach.Whatandhowtoeatismore

highartisticvalue.important.

C.ChinesepaintingisoneoftheoldestartisticD.Thetwenty-foursolarterms（节气）havea

traditionsintheworld.TheartistspaintonricehistoryofthousandsofyearsinChina.Theyare

paperorthinsilkwithbrushes.stillusefultodayinpeople'slife.

21.I'mJackFrank,ascientistfromEngland.I'mdoingresearchonChinesesolarterms.

22.FmMrs.Frank,ahousewife.Tminterestedincooking.Iwanttoknowmoreaboutspecial

meaningofChinesefood.

23.近部、FmAlice.TmlearningpaintinginauniversityinChina.Ihopetobeanartistinthe

future.

（二）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,

选择最佳选项。

B

Itwasmyfirstdayatschool.ItwasalsoMissCaroline'sfirstdaytobeateacher.

MissCarolinebeganthedaybyreadingusastoryaboutcats.Thenshestartedtoteachusthe

alphabet（字母表）.WhenMissCarolinediscoveredthatIwasliterate（有读写能力的），shesaid,“Tell

yourfathernottoteachyouanymore.Ifsbesttobeginreadingandwritingwitha

freshmind.”

Aftersupperthatnight,myfathersatdownwiththepaperandcalled,"Scout,

readytoread?”ItoldhimIdidn'tfeelverywellanddidn'tthinkI'dgotoschoolany

moreifitwasallrightwithhim.

“Youneverwenttoschoolandyoudoallright,soriljuststayhometoo.You

canteachmelikeGrandpataughtyou.”

“No,Ican't,"saidmyfather.UIhavetomakealiving.Besides,they9dputmeinprisonifIkept

youathome.Nowwhat'sthematter?"

Itoldhimwhathappenedatschool."MissCarolinesaidyoutaughtmeallwrong,sowecan't

everreadanymore.Pleasedon'tsendmeback,pleasesir.”

"Firstofall,“hesaid,“ifyoucanlearnasimpletrick（技巧）,Scout,you'llgetalongalotbetter

withallkindsofpeople.Youneverreallyunderstandapersonuntilyouconsiderthingsfromhis

pointofview一”"Sir?”

“一untilyouclimbintohisskinandwalkaroundinit.”

Myfathercontinued,"Youlearnedmanythingstoday.MissCarolinelearnedseveralthings

herself.Wecouldnotexpecthertolearnallourwaysinoneday,andweshouldunderstandher

whensheknewnobetter."

“ButifIkeepongoingtoschool,wecan'teverreadanymore...99

“That'sreallyworryingyou,isn'tit?”

“Yes,sir.^^

Whenhelookedatme,Isawthelookonhisfacethatalwaysmademeexpectsomething.taDo

youknowwhatacompromise（妥协）is?”heasked.

""Breakingthelaw?”

“No,anagreement.Itworksthisway,“hesaid.uIfyoupromisemetogotoschool,we'llgoon

readingeverynightasusual.IsitOK?”

“Yessir!”

24.WhathappenedtoScoutonherfirstdayatschool?

A.Shewasnotabletoreadthealphabet.

B.Shelostinterestinreadingandwriting.

C.Shecouldn'tfollowMissCarolineinclass.

D.Shewasaskedtostoplearningfromherfather.

25.WhatdidScoutagreetodoattheendofthestory?

A.Gotoschool.B.Stayathome.C.Teachherself.D.Makealiving.

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Scoutdidn'ttrustherfather.B.Herfatherwasawiseperson.

C.Scoutdidn'tlikereading.D.HerfatherwasmadatScout.

C

Swedenproducesabout4.4milliontonsofwasteayear,butonly1%makesitswaytothe

landfill.Whenitcomestowastemanagement.Swedenisaheadofitstime.HowhasSwedendone

it?一

InSweden,everyoneworkshardtomaketheenvironmentfreeofwaste.Peoplearetaughtto

recyclefromaveryyoungage.Theyareaskedtoreturncansandbottlestosupermarkets.The

governmentplacesrecycling（回收利用）stationsnomorethan300metersfromhomes,schools,and

offices.TheseallhelpwastemanagementinSwedenmucheasierandmorepractical.

Thecountryalsorewardsthosewhorecycle.In1984,Swedenstartedthepantasystem.It

encouragespeopletorecyclebottlesinexchangeformoney.Theprocessisverysimple.Peopleput

theiritemsintoamachine.Eachpiecehasasmallbarcodethattellsthemachinehowmuchitis

worth.Peoplecancollectavoucher（条形码）forthatamountbypressingagreenbutton,ortheycan

donatethemoneytocharitybypressingayellowbutton.In2021,theSwedishrecycled1.8billion

bottlesandcansbyusingpantasystem.

Swedenrecyclesnearly50%ofwhatitthrowsaway.Butwhatabouttheotherhalf?

AltogetherSwedenhas34waste-to-energyplants（发电站）thatprovide1,445,000homeswithheat

and780,000homeswithelectricity.ChangingwasteintoenergyhasreducedSweden9sCO2.

emissionsby2.2milliontonsayear.In2016,Swedenhadstartedrunningoutoftrash,soitbegan

importing（进口）wastefromothercountries.Itnotonlykeepstheplantsworking,butalsolets

Swedenmakemuchmoney.ThatiswhatmakesSwedendifferentfromtheothercountries.

Sweden'swastemanagementhasmadeagreatsuccess.Butstill,thecountryiswonderinghow

itcandomore.Theyhopetoseeadaywhenlandfillsareathingofthepast.

27.Theword“These“inParagraph2referstothethathelptorecyclethewaste.

A.plansB.actionsC.meaningsD.reasons

28.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebestfilledintheinParagraph4?

A.ThiswasteisrecycledbySwedishathome.

B.Thiswastegoestolandfillsandisburntthere.

C.Thiswasteisputintomachinesandissoldabroad.

D.Thiswastegoestoplantsandischangedintoenergy.

29.Whatisthewriter9smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.TocelebratethesuccessofwasterecyclinginSweden.

B.ToadviseothercountriestoaskforhelpfromSweden.

C.TointroducetheSwedishmethodofwastemanagement.

D.ToshowSwedenearnsmuchmoneybyrecyclingwaste.

D

Aphenomenonknownas"kuakuaqun"or“praisegroup“hastakenChinesesocialmediaby

storm.ThenumberoftopicslikethisonWeibohasreachedmorethan23million.Userscanjoina

chatgrouponWeChatorQQ,wheretheyareshoweredwithvarietiesofgenerouspraiseand

encouragement.

Justimaginethescenes:YougetanAinanexamandyouwanttogetsomepraise.Whenyou

postitintoapraisegroup,youarepraisedfornotonlyyoureffortsbutalsobeingascleverasAlbert

Einstein.Ifs10p.m.andyouaretheonlypersonintheoffice.Youreceiveareply,"Youareso

hardworking!You'lldefinitelygetahigherposition!Praisetoyou!”Evenifyougotoatoiletand

forgettakingsometissue,someonepointsoutthat"you'recaringabouttreesandtheenvironment!

Goodforyou!”

Howwouldyoufeel?

Theappearanceof"praisegroups"providesanopportunityforordinarypeoplewhocannotget

positivefeedbackeasilyintheirdailylifetogetcomfortfromtheirhears.Italsoshowsthelifeand

socialpressureoftoday'syoungpeople.Moreover,thepopularityofthesechatgroupsisareflection

ofChineseculturewhichvaluesmodestyandhumility-peopleoftenhidetheirtrueemotionof

seekingandgivingpraise.Aslongaspeople'spraisedoesn'tsoundobviouslyuntruthful,you're

likelytowelcomeit.Sometimes,peopleenjoypraisingothersaswell,justbecauseheretheycan

dropeverythingandhavefunbygivinglavish（夸张的）comments.However,somepeoplearealso

willingtoencourageandsupportothersfromtheirhearts.

Somenetizens（网民）sharedtheirideas,“Itakeitasawayofadjustingthemood.Thepraise

grouphelpsinaddingourconfidence.Somesincerepraisescanevenbeinspiring（鼓舞人心的）.

However,ifyou'rereallyintrouble,itisyouwhoholdsthefinalkey."Clearly,somedishonest

praisecomesatacost.ChenKan,aprofessorinFudanUniversity'spsychologydepartmentwarned

that“Thebiggestriskistocontinuetostressonthe"falseself,whichmakesithardertoseethe"true

self.Intheend,peopleinthegroupwillfindthatsuchunreasonablepraisedoesn'thelpsolvethe

realproblem.Soonthewholegroupwillbesilentanddead.”

Perhapsthepraisegroupsare"aflashinthepan”,whichmightdisappearsoonerorlater.No

matterhowyouthinkofit,onlywhenyoucanunderstandthepressure,criticismandpraisecorrectly,

willyoufacethembravely.Don'tloseyourselfinothers9voices-thatiswhatreallymatters.

30.ThewritermentionstheexamplesinParagraph2toshow.

A.whowantstojoin"praisegroups"

B.howpeoplecanjoin“praisegroups”

C.whatpeoplecangetfrom"praisegroups"

D.whenpeopleneedtojoin"praisegroups"

31.Whydopeopleliketojoin“praisegroups”?

A.Tohiderealfeelingsofthemselves.B.Toaskforsuggestionsfromothers.

C.Toexpressthevaluesoftheirown.D.Togetcomfortandbeencouraged.

32.Accordingtothepassage,thewritermayagreethat.

A.weshouldseeourselvescorrectlyandpositively

B.praisegroupiseffectivefordealingwithtroubles

C.weshouldspeakhighlyofotherstopleaseeachother

D.praisegroupisnecessaryforbuildingself-confidence

33.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.”PraiseGroup”:Isitworthgivingitatry?

B.“PraiseGroup”:Doesithelptoknowyourself?

C.”PraiseGroup”:Isitimportanttopraiseothers?

D."PraiseGroup”:Doesitchangeyourpersonality?

四、阅读表达（第34-36题每题2分，第37题4分，共10分）

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Today,manychildrenspendalotoftheirfreetimeplayinggamesontheInternet.IntheUK,

99%ofkidsaged8to15playvideogames.Theyspendalmost14hoursgamingaweek.This

informationtellsusthatthebenefitsanddangersofvideogamesmustbecarefullyconsidered.

Formanypeople,videogamesarefun.Theyhavebrightlights,funnycartoonsandexciting

stories.Everywhereyoulook,youcanseechildrenplayingthesegames.Theyplayonbusesand

trains,inrestaurantsandevenatschool.

Videogamesareeducationaltoo.Theymakekidsthinkinacreativewayandtheyhaveto

movetheirhandsandeyesquickly.Thiscanimprovethewaythatachild9sbrainworks.Whafs

more,videogamesmakechildrenusetheirimagination.Theplayerhastodomanycreativethings,

likedrawing,tellingstoriesandbuildingthings.Videogamesarealsogoodforchildrentolearn

abouttechnologybecausetheycanlearnhowcomputersandotherdevicesworkwhiletheyplay.

However,arecentstudysuggeststhatvideogamescanalsobebadforchildren.First,children

candownloadmanygamesforfree.Thismeansthatparentsoftendon'tknowiftheirchildrenare

playingviolent（暴力的）orscary（恐怖的）games.Second,manychildrenspendtoomuchtime

playinggamesoncomputersandthiscanleadtohealthproblems.Third,ifchildrenspendtoomuch

timeplayinggamesinsteadofdoinghomework,theycanhaveproblemsatschoolandgetbad

grades.Finally,videogamescanaffectchildren'ssocialskills.Ifchildrenspendtoomuchtime

playingvideogamesbythemselves,theymightnotlearnhowtoplaywiththeirfriends.

Inconclusion,itseemsclearthatvideogameshavesomeadvantagesandsomedisadvantages.

Parentsshouldknowwhatgamestheirchildrenareplayingandhowmuchtimetheyspendonthem.

Parentsshouldalsomakesuretheirchildrengetenoughexerciseandspendtimewithotherchildren