山东省烟台市北部（五四制）2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2023-2024学年度第一学期期中教学质量检测

初四英语试题

注意事项：

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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Howmuchfreetimedoyouhaveontheweekend?Whatdoyouusuallydoinyourfreetime?Wedidasurveyof

200studentsinNo.10MiddleSchoolLet'sseetheresults.

Howmuchfreetimedoyouhaveeachweekend?

Howwouldyouliketospendyourfreetime?

Sharingstories

Iloveplayingsocceronweekendsbecauseitmakesmeexcited.ButIbrokemyleginasoccergamelastyear

andwasawayfromschoolfortwoweeks.Nowmymomwon'tletmeplaysocceragain.Weoftenfightaboutit.Ifeel

soterrible.

—Nick

1.Howmuchfreetimedo66%ofthestudentshaveeachweekend?

A.Lessthanforhours.B.Abouthalfaday.

C.Awholeday.D.Morethanaday.

2.Whatwouldmostboysliketodointheirsparetime?

A.TodohouseworkB.Todovolunteerwork.

C.Toplaysports.D.Toplayvideogames.

3.WhydoesNickoftenfightwithhismother?

A.Becausehecan'tplaysocceragain.

B.Becausehedoesbadlyinhisexams.

C.Becauseheoftenhurtshislegs.

D.Becausehedoesn'twanttogotoschool.

B

Therearetoomanymysteriesintheworldthatwehaven'tdiscoveredyet.Someofthemarehiddenintheplaces

whichareimpossibletofind.Othersremainunsolvedevenuptothisday.InssmalltownofGryfinoinPolandlies

oneoftheworld'smysteriesthathavebeenknown—asmallgroupofpinetrees（松树）.Thesetreeslookstrangein

shape.Fromthelowestplace,thesetreesgrowwitha90°bend（弯曲）tothenorth,butthengobacktogrowstraight

upintothesky.

Accordingtoscientists,thepinetreestherewereplantedmanyyearsago.Thoughtheyarestrangeinshape,these

treesaregenerallyhealthy.Mostofthemareverytall.Someevengrowtonearly15.24meters.Thafsabouttheheight

ofafive-storybuilding.Therearemanyguessesaboutthemysteryofthetreesintheforest.Someguessthatthe

specialgravity（重力）inthisareahascausedthetreestobendtothenorth.Butitseemsthatthisguessisn'tproper,

becausegravityonlypullsthingsdownanddoesn'tmakethembendOthersguessthattheheavysnowinthearea

weighsdownthetreesastheyaresmall.However,ifthatisthecase,howwouldtheyexplainthefactthattheother

treesinthisareaarenotthesame?

Themostpossibleexplanationisthatlocalfarmersshapedthetreeswhenplantingthem.Inthepast,itwas

commonforfarmerstoshapetheirplantsforspecialpurposes.However,thatisonlyoneoftheguessesfrompeople.

Thesecretbehindthetreesisstillwaitingforustodiscover.

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthepinetreesinPoland?

A.Theylooksmallinsize.

B.Theydon'tgrowsohealthily.

C.Theygrowwitha90°bendtothesouth

D.Theymaybeastallasafive-storybuilding.

5.Howdoesthewriterliketheideathattheheavysnowweighsdownthetrees?

A.Unbelievable.B.Correct.C.Interesting.D.Valuable.

6.Howmanyguessesdocsthetextgiveusaboutthemysteryofthetrees?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

7.What'sthetextmainlyabout?

A.SomestrangepinetreesinPoland.

B.HowtallthepinetreesinPolandare!

C.WhatthepinetreesinPolandlooklike.

D.WhypeopleinPolandplantedthepinetrees.

C

AImakesourliveseasierandbetter.LefsseetheamazingAI.

Thecooldriverlessbus

Abusdooropensandyougetonthebus.Wait!Whereisthedriver?Hereisanewkindofdriverlessbuscalled

Apolong.Ithas14seatsanddoesn'tneedadriver.Thebusfollowstrafficrules.Itwillstopassoonasitseesthestop

light.

Yourclosefriend

Hi,everyone.FmXiaobing,achatbot.Ispeaklikea17-year-oldgirl.Ifyoufeellonely,youcantalkwithme.

I'mtalentedatsinging,writingpoemsandtellingstories.Iwanttobeyourfriend!

TheworldsfirstAIanchor（主播）

Hey!Look!ThefamousChineseanchorQiuHaoisreportingthenewsforus.But,is“he"reallyQiuHao?The

answeris“no”.Thisistheworld'sfirstAIanchor.Itlooksandspeaksjustlikearealperson.Itcanwork24hoursand

doesn'tmakeanymistakes.YoumightseeitonTVsoon.

ApopularAIartist

Thisbeautifulpaintingwassoldatanauction（拍卖会）in2020.Thepaintingisworthabout3,0（）0,000yuan!But

itisnotaworkbyafamouspainter,suchasVincentVanGogh.ItwaspaintedbyanAIartist.ThreeFrenchmen

createdtheAIartist.Itstudiedover15,000paintings.Inthisway,itlearnedtopaint.

8.WhatisthefactaboutApolong?

A.Thebusdoorcan'topenitself.B.Itwillstopassoonasitseesastoplight.

C.Thereare24seatsinit.D.Itdoesn'tfollowthetrafficrules.

9.Whatcannotachatbotdo?

A.Shecansing,writepoemsandtellstories.

B.Shecanbecomeyourfriend.

C.Shecantalkwithyou.

D.Shecanplaybasketballwithyou.

10.WhatwascreatedbythreeFrenchmen?

A.Driverlessbus.B.Xiaobing.C.AIanchor.D.AIartist.

11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.AImakesourlivesharderandworse.

B.Thisnewkindofdriverlessbusalsoneedsadrivertocontrolit.

C.Xiaobingisa17-year-oldgirl.

D.TheAIanchorcanwork24hoursanddoesn'tmakeanymistakes.

D

Longago,inasmallvillagebytheMinRiver,therelivedalittleboynamedWenPengandhismother.Wenwent

fishingeverydayandsoldthefishtosupporthisfamily.Oneday,Wencaughtabeautifulgoldenfish.Hethought,

“Thisfishshouldgoforagoodprice."Butjustthenthefishbeganspeaking."PleaseletmegoandIwillgiveyoua

giftinreturn.Wensetthefishfreeandthefishgavehimalargepearl（珍珠），saying,“Thispearlwillgiveyou

everythingyouwant."Wentookthepearlhomeandtoldhismotheraboutit.Hismotherdidn'tbelievehimandthrew

thepearlintotheiralmostemptyricebox.Atcookingtime,themotherwenttothericebox.Tohersuiprise,thebox

wasfullofrice!Sheshouted,“NowIbelievethepearlismagic."

Afterafewdays,BlackTiger,,therichestandcrudest（最残忍的）maninthevillage,heardaboutthepearl.He

wantedtotakeawaythepearl,sohecametoWen'shouse.Buthecouldn'tfindthepearl,soheleftangrily.Atthat

time,Wen'smotherfoundWen'sfacelookstrange."What'swrongwithyou?”sheworried."Ihadthepearlinmy

mouthandIswallowed（吞下）itwhenBlackTigershookme!NowIamterriblythirsty.^^WenrantowardtheMin

Rivertogetwatertodrinkandhismotherranafterhim.Hedrankanddranktilltheriverwasalmostempty.Suddenly

theskybecamedarkandasharpwindbegantoblow.Wenwasturningintoadragonandrisingintotheair.The

mothershouted,ctLookbackatmebeforeyougo,myson!”Thedragonlookedbackandatearfellfromhiseyeand

fellbesidetheriver.Twenty-fourtimesdidthemothercall,andtwenty-fourtimesdidthedragonturnaround,

droppingtwenty-fourtearsbesidetheriver.

ThatiswhyitissaidthattheMinRiverturntwenty-fourtimes.Ineachbend（弯）oftheriverthereisalake,like

adropoftear.

12.HowdidWenmakealiving?

A.Bysellingpearls.B.Bygoingfishing.

C.ByworkingforBlackTiger.D.Byworkinginthefields.

13.WhydidWensetthefishfree?

A.Thefishcouldspeak.B.Thefishlookedsobeautiful.

C.Hedidn'twanttohurtthefish.D.Hewantedtogetagiffromthefish.

14.WhendidWen'smotherrealizethepearlwasspecial?

A.Whenshesawthebeautifulfish.

B.WhensheheardWen'swords.

C.WhenBlackTigercametofindthepearl.

D.Whenshenoticedthericeinthebox.

15.HowdidWenfeelwhenhewasabouttoleavehismother?

A.Angry.B.Upset.C.Strange.D.Excited.

第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Firewasdiscoveredmanythousandsofyearsago.Thefirsttimehumanssawfirewasprobablywhenatreewas

destroyedbylightning（闪电）.16Theyprobablymadethefirstfirebyrubbing（摩擦）twostickstogether.

Firewasveryimportanttohumans.Theyneededfireforkeepingwarmatnight.Theyusedfiretocookfood.

17Insomepartsoftheworld,firewasusedtosendmessages.AmericanIndians,forexample,usedfiretomake

smokeasamessage.Insomeothercountriespeoplemadefiretowartheirfriendsofthedanger.

Firewasalsousedtogivelight.18Onemanevenusedfiretotellthetime.Heinventedacandleclock.

19Eachcandleburnedawaycompletelyinfourhours.Helitthecandleandcouldtellthetimebycountingthe

numberofthecandles.20Iftherewasawindblowingonthecandle,itwouldburntooquickly.

A.Butthecandleclockdidnotalwaysworkwell.

B.Beforetheinventionoftheoillamp（灯）humansburnedstickstogetlight.

C.Theyusedfiretokeepbadpeopleandwildanimalsaway.

D.Humanssoonlearnedhowtomakefire.

E.ItwasmadeupofsixI2-inch-highcandles.

F.HowdidIndiansinAmericausefire?

16.17.18.19.20.

第二部分语言知识应用（共二节，满分25分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Manyyearsago,whenIlivedinEngland,partofmycollegetaskwastohelpthechildrenwithspecialneeds.I

waschosentoworkinaschoolwith21children.TheteacheraskedmetolookafterNancy,aten-year-old

girl.Oneofher22couldnotmove.Atschooltheteacherswouldthinkitwasanachievement23she

wasabletoputonherowncoat.ButIsawmoreinher.

Shehadalwayswantedtoputastringthroughtheholeofakey.Forthefiveyears,whenNancywasinschool,

theteacheralways24tohelpher,butalwaysendedupdoingalltheworkforher.IknewNancycoulddo

more,soI25hertodosomethingherself.AtfirstNancyoftenfailedandgotveryunhappy.SometimesI

wantedtogiveup,too.26,afteraweekNancywasabletodowhatshehadwantedtodoaloneforsomany

years.Theteacherscriedwith27whentheysawthethingshewasabletodowithjustsomeencouragement.

Disabledpeople28neverbetoldthattheycan'tdothisorthat.Withjustsomeencouragement29

candoit.Ihopeeveryonewillencouragepeopletodoalltheywantbythemselves30tellingthemtheycan't

doit.

21.A.richB.disabledC.nationalD.smart

22.A.legsB.eyesC.handsD.feet

23.A.ifB.beforeC.becauseD.but

24.A.stoppedB.hatedC.triedD.refused

25.A.encouragedB.madeC.helpedD.caused

26.A.HoweverB.AgainC.FirstlyD.Quickly

27.A.sadnessB.sorryC.patienceD.happiness

28.A.can'tB.needC.shouldD.may

29.A.heB.sheC.theyD.we

30.A.nexttoB.suchasC.becauseofD.insteadof

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题15分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nowadays,bikesareverypopularintowns,citiesaswellasvillages.Butdoyouknowthehistoryofthebike?In

fact,thebicyclehasalongandinterestinghistory.31firstbicyclewasinventedmorethantwohundredyears

ago.Earlybicycles,however,didnotlook32today'sbikes.

Oneofthefirstbicyclescalledthehobbyhorse.Itwasmadeofwood.Peoplerodeby33(push)their

feetalongontheground.

Later,abicyclethathadpedals(踏板)andmetaltires(轮胎)wasinvented.Itwasnotcomfortable.Itwascalled

theboneshaker.34(invent)keptworkingtomakebicyclesmorecomfortable.

Next,thehighwheeler35(develop).Ithadaverybigwheelinthefront.Thisbicyclewasnoteasyto

ride,becausetheridersathighuponit.Theridercouldbe36(bad)hurt.

Thenbicyclesbegantohavetwowheels37wereinthesamesize.Morethanonehundredyearsago,

bicyclesbegantohaverubbertiresfilled38air.Thatwasasolutionfortheproblemofabumpy(不平的)

ride.Thenewtiresmaderidingbecomesmootherthanbefore.

Today,bicyclingissaferandpeopleridebikes39(get)exercise.Scienceandtechnologyaredeveloping

quicklythesedaysandnobodyknowswhatbikes40(be)likeinthefuture.

31.32.33.34.35.

36.37.38.39.40.

第三部分书面表达(共两节，满分30分)

第一节阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下面的短文，完成短文后的问题。

Irunmyclasswithfourrules—berespectful,besafe,workhardandloveyourself.Ifachildbreaksoneofthe

fourrules,,Iwillgivehimaverbalwarning(口头警告).Ifachildbreakstwoofthefourrules,Iwillgivethechilda

notewithadescriptionoftherule-breakingaction.Hewilltakeithomeandshowittohisparents.Ifachildbreaks

threeofthefourrules,thechildhastocallhisparents.Thechildmusttellhisparentswhathedidandwhyheis

calling.Ifachildbreaksthefourrules,thechildwillgototheheadmaster'sofficeandcallhisparents.

Ipaymoreattentiontogoodthingsinmyclassroom.Thestudentssitingroupsandeachgrouphasaname,a

captainandaco-captain.Theyworktogetherasateamtogetpoints.Attheendoftheweek,theteamwiththemost

pointscangetabigprize.

Whafsmore,mystudentscangiveeachother“WarmFuzzies”.Theseareballswithspecialeyes.Imakethe

ballsforthekidsandtheycangivethemtoanyonedoingsomethingniceforsomeoneelse.Thechildrenreallyenjoy

themandwhentheygetaWarmFuzzy,theyusuallyputitontheirbagsandshowitoffwithpride.

41.Howmanyrulesdoesachildbreakifheisgivenanote?

42.Whatdocsachildhavetodoifhebreaksthreeofthefourrules?

43.Whatteamcangetabigprize?

44.WhydothestudentsputtheWarmFuzzyontheirbag?

45.Whafsthepassageabout?

第二节写作（满分20分）

46.假如你是李华，你的笔友Frank要来中国做交换生，他询问你关于中国的习俗。他想知道在中国如何表现

得体，什么事情可以做，什么事情不可以做。请写一封电子邮件给他一些建议，主要内容包括：

1.餐桌礼仪。

2.家庭规矩。

3.与朋友交往的礼仪。

4....

要求：

1.包含以上主要内容，还需要至少补充一条内容。语句通顺，行文连贯。

2.词数100左右（己给出的开头和结尾不计入总词数）。

3.信中不能出现个人姓名、校名等真实信息。

DearFrank,

YoumustbeexcitedaboutcomingtoChinasoon.____________________________________________________

Bestwishes.

Yours,

LiHua

2023-2024学年度第一学期期中教学质量检测

初四英语试题参考答案及评分标准

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

1—5BCADA6—10BABDD11—15DBDDB

第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

16—20DCBEA

第二部分语言知识应用（共二节，满分25分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

21-25BCACA26-30ADCCD

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

31.The32.like33.pushing34.Inventors35.wasdeveloped

36.badly37.that/which38.with39.toget40.willbe

第三部分书面表达（共二节，满分30分）

第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分1（）分）

（注意：部分答案不唯一，观点及文字表述正确即可）

41.Two.

42.Hehastocallhisparents./Hemustte