山东省烟台市芝罘区(五四制)2022-2023学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

山东省烟台市芝景区（五四制）2022-2023学年九年级上学

期期中考试英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读单选

China'seducationsystemannouncedanew“DoubleReduction“policy（双减政策）,

“DoubleReduction^^referstoareductioninthetotalamountandtimeofschoolhomework

andareductionofafter-schooltrainingprograms.

After-schoolclubsareagreatwaytohelpkidsdevelopthemselvesindifferentareas.

Theywillservekidswellthroughouttheirlives.

Ithelpsbuildconfidence.Youhavetolearntothinkahead

andknowwhenyouropponent（对手）makesamistake.

Beginningage:6

ChessTime:Thursdays

Ithelpsimproveproblem-solvingskills.Youcannever

predictwhatyouropponentwilldo,soyouhavetobeableto

reactquickly.Concentrationandfocus（注意）arealsokeyto

2keepingcalmunderpressure.

FencingBeginningage:9to11

Time:Wednesdays

Itteachesthebasicsofroboticstechnologyandencourages

teamwork.Kidsaregroupedintoteamswithonecoach.The

First

3teamsworktogethertobuildwalking,talkingrobots.

Beginningage:9

LegoLeague

Time:Tuesdays

粤Ithelpsdevelopattention.Itrequiresfocusand

concentration,whichcanhelpkidsdobetterinschool.Safetyis

£1fdaveryimportant,sokidsareexpectedtoberesponsible.

ArcheryBeginningage:7

Time:Fridays

1.Whichclubcana6-year-oidjoin?

A.Chess.B.Fencing.C.FirstLegoLeague.D.Archery.

2.WhencankidsattendFirstLegoLeague?

A.OnFridays.B.OnThursdays.C.OnTuesdays.D.OnWednesdays.

3.WhatdoesArcheryhelpkidsdo?

A.buildteamworkB.developattention

C.learntothinkaheadD.improveproblem-solvingskills

“Iwillthinkofit."Itiseasytosaythis,butdoyouknowwhatgreatthingshavecome

fromthinking?

SirIsaacNewtonwassittinginhisgardenwhenhesawanapplefallfromatree.He

begantothinkandtriedtofindoutwhytheapplefell.Thenhediscoveredhowthesun,moon,

andstarsarekeptintheirplaces.

AboynamedJamesWattsatquietlybythefire,watchingthelid（盖子）ofthekettle

moveupanddown.Hewantedtofindoutwhythesteaminthekettlemovedthelid.From

thattimehewentonthinkingandthinking.Andwhenhebecameaman,heimprovedthe

steamengine（蒸汽机）somuchthatitcouldeasilydotheworkofmanyhorses.

JamesFergusonwasapoorboy.Once,seeingtheinsideofawatch,hewondered,uWhy

shouldInotmakeawatch?,,Buthowcouldhegetthematerialstomakethemainspring（钟

表的主发条）？Hesoonfoundhecouldmakeitwithwhalebone（鲸骨）.Hethenmadea

woodenclockwhichkeptgoodtime.Hismotto（座右铭）was“Iwillthinkofit”Andhe

madehisthoughtsusefultohimselfandtheworld.

Boysandgirls,whenyouhaveadifficultlessontolearn,don'tloseheart,anddon'task

someoneforhelpbeforehelpingyourselves.Think,andbythinkingyouwilllearnhowto

thinktosomepurpose.

4.Whichphenomenon（现象）wastheideaofIsaacNewton'sdiscoveryfrom?

A.ThefallingofanappleB.Thecleaningofagarden

C.ThefallingofatreeD.Themovingofalid

5.WhatwastheachievementofJamesWatt?

A.HekeptthinkingB.Hefoundthesteaminthekettle

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C.HeimprovedthesteamenginemuchD.Hewatchedthelidmoveupanddown

6.Whichistherightorderofthefollowingsentences?

①JamesFergusonmadeawoodenclock.

②JamesFergusonsawtheinsideofawatch.

③JamesFergusonmadethemainspringwithwhalebone.

A.③②①B.②③①C.②①③D.②①③

7.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Learntoaskforhelp.

B.Adifficultlessontolearn.

C.Itiseasytosay“Iwillthinkofit.”

D.Think,andbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinktosomepurpose.

Twentyyearsago,Idroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2：30

a.m.WhenIarrived,Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked."Justaminute,“answeredaweak

voice.Afterawhile,thedooropened.Asmallwomanovereightystoodbeforeme.Itookher

bagtothecar,andthenreturnedtohelpher.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowards

thecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.

“It'snothing,“Itoldher.t4IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewaythatIwouldwantmy

mothertobetreated.,,fc€Oh,you'resuchagoodman,“shesaid.Shegavemeanaddress,and

thenasked,"Couldyoudrivethroughthecity?”

"It'snottheshortestway,“Iansweredquickly.

"Oh,I'minnohurry,“shesaid.'Tmonmywaytoahospice（护理所）.Idon'thaveany

familyleft.ThedoctorsaysIcan*tliveverylong.^^

Iquietlyreachedoverandturnedoffthemeter（计价器）.

Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehad

onceworked,theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived,aballroomwhereshehadgonedancing

asagirl.

Atlast,shesaid,'Tmtired.Lefsgonow."Thenwedrovetotheaddressshehadgivenme.

“HowmuchshouldIpayyou?”

“Nothing,"Isaid.

“Youhavetomakealiving,“sheanswered.

“Oh,thereareotherpassengers,“Ianswered.

Almostwithoutthinking,Igaveherahug.Ourhugendedwithherremark（评论），“Yougave

anoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.”

8.Whendidthetaxidrivergotopicktheoldwoman?

A.Atnoon.B.Atnight.

C.Intheevening.D.Intheafternoon.

9.Howoldwasthewoman?

A.Oversixty.B,Overseventy.

C.Overeighty.D.Overninety.

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theoldwomanwouldnotlivelong.

B.Theoldwomandidn'thaveanykidstolookafterher.

C.Ittookthemovertwohourstoarriveattheaddress.

D.Itwastheshortestwaytodrivethroughthecity.

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.

B.Theoldwithoutfamilyalwaysfeelslonely.

C.Peopleshouldtakecareofoldpeoplewell.

D.Givingisalwaysbetterthanreceiving.

Floods（洪水）,droughts（干旱）,storms,hotdays...extreme（极端的）weatheris

becomingmoreandmorecommonallovertheworld.

Thisiscausedbygreenhousegasemissions（温室气体排放）fromhumanactivities,

reportedChinaDaily.

Thissummer,bigstormshitareasofEurope.Atleast13peoplediedinAustria,France

andItalybyAug19.InPortugalandSpain,hugemountainfireshaveforcedthousandsto

leavetheirhomes.

IntheUS,morethan80percentofthewestisindrought,upfromjust20percentin

2021.Three-quartersoffarmersintheseareashavestoppedgrowingfood.

InChina,theheathashitthesouthsinceJune.Thetimeofthisyear'shightemperature

willbreakthe62-dayrecordin2013,becomingthelongestheatwavein61years.

Extremeweathereventsarenotonlykillingpeopleanddestroyinghomes.Theyalso

drivemorepeopleintohunger.MillionsinEastAfricahavelittlefoodtoeattoday,according

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totheWorldHealthOrganization.Forfouryears,therewasn'tenoughrainduringitsrainy

seasonsandthelandwastoodrytogrowfood.

Extremeweatherhasalsomade218oftheknown375infectiousdiseases（传染病）more

serious,includingmalaria,choleraandanthrax,accordingtothejournalNatureClimate

Change.Asviruses（病毒）trytoadaptto（适应）highertemperatures,theybecomestronger

andhardertokill.

12.WhatdoweknowfromtheChinaDailyreport?

A.Theworldseeslessextremeweatherthanbefore.

B.Mostextremeweatherconditionshappeninsummer.

C.Humanactivityhascausedmoreextremeweather.

D.Thereisnowaytostopextremeweatherfromhappening.

13.WhatareParagraphs3-5mainlyabout?

A.Whichcountrysuffersfromextremeweatherthemost.

B.Howmanypeoplediedfromextremeweather.

C.Causesofdifferenttypesofextremeweather.

D.Theeffects（影响）ofextremeweatherindifferentareas.

14.WhyaremillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungerinEastAfrica?

A.Becausemountainfiresdestroyedtheircrops.B.Becauseitdidn'trainatallthis

year.

C.Becausethelandistoodrytofarm.D.Becauseextremeweatherkilledmany

farmers.

15.Howdoesextremeweathermakediseasesmoreserious?

A.Itweakenspeople'shealth.

B.Itcausesvirusestobecomestronger.

C.Itoffersmorefoodtovirusesandseriousdiseases.

D.Itincreasesthenumberofinfectiousdiseases.

二、阅读还原6选5

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为

多余选项。

Astimegoesby,areyoustillthesamepersonyouwere?Manyofyouwouldthinkyou

are.16Youcouldbeacompletelydifferentpersonwhenyougetold.Psychologists（心

理学家）attheUK'sUniversityofEdinburghdidthestudyonagroupofScottishpeople.

17

In1950,agroupofteachersgaveover120014-year-oldstudentspersonalitytests.

18Theywereself-confidence,senseofresponsibility,perseverance（耐心），strongwishes

towin,creativityandmoods（'情绪）.

In2012,researcherssuccessfullyfound174ofthose1200studentsandgavethematest

similartotheonetheyhadreceivedbefore.19Theyweresurprisedtofindgreat

changestoallsixpersonalitytraitsofthesepeople.20Itwas“asifthesecondtesthad

beengiventodifferentpeople.^^Thestudyreported.

Inthepast,personalitywaswidelybelievedtobeunchangeable.Thisnewstudymay

bringsomefreshideastotheworld.

A.Theytestedsixbasicpersonalitytraits.

B.Thentheycomparedthethen-and-nowtestresults.

C.Theyfoundpeople'spersonalitywasunchangeable.

D.Butaccordingtoanewstudy,yourpersonalitycanchangegreatly.

E.Theyoungerandolderselfseemedtobetotallydifferentforeachperson.

F.Theresearchfoundalmosteveryone'spersonalitychangedwhentheygrewold.

三、完形填空

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。

W

Amaninblackclothesjumpshighintotheair.Beforehelandsontheground,hestrikes

（摆出）apose.Withlongwhitesleeves,hespreadshisarmslikewings.

HeisMaJiaolong,aChinese21.Heenjoysdancingoutdoors,whichbringshim

22tonatureandhelpshimtofbcusonhisbreathing.

Since2020,hehas23shortvideosofhimselfdancinginLondon.The

35-year-oldhasnearly5millionfollowersonDouyin,whereheshareshisvideos.

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Whenhewasyoung,hewas24bythedancerswhoplayancientheroesthrough

themovementsofclassicalChinesedance.Hestartedtodanceat12.Twoyearsago,Mahad

togiveonlineclassesbecauseoftheCOVID-19pandemic.However,Macouldn'tmakebig

movesbecausehishomewas25.Oneday,hetookhiswife's26anddancedat

GreenwichPark,apopulartouristspot.Hethenedited（剪辑）thevideo,addedmusicand

sentittofriends.27theylovedit,whichinspiredMatoshareitonline.Manypeople

wereimpressedbyhis28todanceperfectly,evenwhileintheair.

Later,Mamademoreshortvideos.Hecombineshisdancemoveswithimpressiveaction.

Peopleareoftencuriousabouthisperformances.So,29dancing,helikestomake

eyescontactwiththem.Ashisvideoswentviral（走红），he30messagesfrom

peoplearoundtheworld.

Now,makingandsharingshortvideoshasbecomeapartofhislife.Mostimportantly,it

isagreatwaytointroduceclassicalChinesedancetomorepeople,especiallyoverseas

viewers.

21.A.singerB.dancerC.teacherD・actor

22.A.closerB.furtherC.fasterD.higher

23.A.playedB.watchedC.madeD.sold

24.A.challengedB.forgottenC.caughtD.attracted

25.A.smallB.comfortableC.dirtyD.modern

26.A.attentionB.chanceC.adviceD.place

27.A.UnluckilyB.SurprisinglyC.GenerallyD.Sadly

28.A.habitB.purposeC.abilityD.courage

29.A.beforeB.afterC.sinceD.while

30.A.sentB.repliedC.refusedD.received

四、语法填空

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。

DuringtheJinDynasty（265-420）,therewasachildnamedCheYin.Hewassmartand

lovedtoread.Hegrewupinapoorfamilyandcouldn'taffordlampoiltostudyatnight.

Onenight,hesawfireflies（萤/〈虫）outsidehishouseandcameupwith31idea.

Hecaughtsomefirefliesinaclothbagand32（hang）thebagupasalamp.Itwassaid

thathespentallofhissummernights33(read)likethis.

AnotherchildnamedSunKangwholivedduringthesameperiodalsolovedreading.

Onenightduringwinter,Sunusedupallofhislampoilandcouldn'tstudyatnight.Whenhe

34(sudden)wokeupatmidnight,hesawthesnowreflectingthemoonlightoutsidehis

house.Hisfirstthoughtwas"Oh,Icanusethereflectedlighttoread!,,Hetookout35

(he)booksandread,eventhoughhewasfreezingcold.

Both36thetwokidslaterbecamesuccessfulgovernmentofficials.People37

(touch)bytheirhardworkingspiritandtheirstoriesinspired(启发)theChineseidiom

“nangyingyingxue^^(囊萤映雪).

Inthepast,peoplehada38(hard)timestudyingthanwedonow.Theyhadto

copybooksbyhandbecausebooksweredifficulttogetthen.Forpoor39(family),

paperandwritingbrushesweretooexpensivetoafford.Studentsevenhadtotravelover

mountainsandriversinordertofindagoodteacher.40.theseconditionsdidnotstop

youngmindsfromgettingknowledge.

五、阅读回答问题

阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。

AadyaJoshilooksoutattheeucalyptustrees(校树).Theywereplantedtotaketheplace

ofaforestthatwasclearedforwood.Theviewdoesn'tmakeJoshihappy.Eucalyptustrees

don'tgrownaturallyhereinIndia."Native(本土的)treesshouldhavebeenplanted,^she

says.

JoshistartedTheRightGreen.Thegroupteachespeoplehowtobringbackforestsby

growingnativetrees.Once,Earthwashometo6trilliontrees.Now,onlyabout3trillionare

left."Plantingnewtreestoreplacethosethathavebeenlostsoundslikeagoodidea,“she

says."Butwhatpeoplearedoinginmanyplacesisnotrestoring(恢复)forests.They'rejust

replanting.There'sadiflference.”

Treesareimportanttothehealthoftheplanet.Theyhelpcleanthea