广东省广州市越秀区2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

第第10页/共11页2022学年第一学期广东省广州市越秀区期末诊断性调研九年级英语本调研题共14页，满分90分。建议完成时间100分钟。一、语法选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1~15A、B、CD项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Onceonadarknight,amanwasdrivingdowntheroadwhenhenoticedanelderlywomanstandingontheroadside,beingworried.So,heparkedhiscar 1 hersandgotouttohelp.Themancouldseetheoldwomanwasnervousandunderstood 2 shefelt.“I’mheretohelpyou,ma’am.MynameisBryanAnderson.”Theoldwomantoldhimthathercar’stire(轮胎)wasflat.Themantookhistoolboxandbeganchangingtheflattire.Themanquicklyreplacedthetire.Theoldwomanexpressedherthankstohimashefinished.“HowmuchshouldI3you?”askedtheoldwoman.Themandidn’tacceptbeingpaidbecausethiswasnothisjob.Instead,hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtorepayhim,sheshouldhelpsomeoneinneedthenexttimeshesawone.“ 4 ofitaspaymentforthisdeedofmine.”themanadded.Onthewaybacktoherjourney,

theoldwomannoticed 5 smallcafedowntheroad.Shewentintorelax.Aftershe 6 ,awaitresscametoher.Theoldwomannoticedthatthewaitresswasinthelaterstageofherpregnancy(怀孕)butstillsmilingandworkinghard.Afterfinishinghermeal,theladypaidahundreddollarbillwhichwas 7 higherthanherbillamount.Thewaitresswentinside 8 thechange,butwhenshereturned,theoldwomanhadleft..Thewaitressnoticed 9 onthenapkin.Hereyeswerefilledwithtearswhenshereadanote 10 waswrittenbytheoldwoman,“Thankyouforyouramazingservices.Someoneoncehelpedmewithoutexpectinganythinginreturn.Ifyoutrulywanttorepayme,passonyourkindness, 11 donotletthischainofloveendwithyou.”Therewerefour 12 dollarbillsleftunderthenapkinforthewaitress.Laterthatevening,whenthewaitressreturnedhome,shestill 13 howtheoldwomanknewthatsheandherhusbandwasindesperateneedofhelp.Lifewouldbehardforthemwiththebabycomingverysoon.Shetouchedherbelly 14 andsaid,“Everythingwillbefine,mylittleBryanAnderson.Weareblessedbykindnessfrompeopleallaround.”Loveandkindnessgivenfreelytendtomaketheirwaybackto 15 .Thatisthechainofkindness.1.A.atthefront B.atthefrontof C.inthefrontof D.infrontof2.A.whatB.howC.whichD.that3.A.payB.topayC.willpayD.paying4.A.ThinkB.TothinkC.ThinkingD.Thought5.A./B.aC.anD.the6.A.seatB.seatsC.isseatedD.wasseated.7.A.moreB.muchC.manyD.most8.A.getB.gettingC.gotD.toget9.A.nothingB.everythingC.somethingD.anything10.A.whatB.thatC.whoD.when11.A.butB.soC.andD.or12.A.hundredB.hundredsC.hundredofD.hundredsof13.A.wonderedB.waswonderingC.haswonderedD.wouldwonder14.A.gentleB.gentlerC.gentlyD.gentleness15A.youB.yoursC.themD.theirs二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)该项涂黑。Nevergointoasupermarkethungry!Thisisagoodpieceofadvice.forfoodbeforelunchtime,you’llprobablybuymorethanyou 16 needaneducationinhowandhownottobuythingsatthestore.First,youchecktheweeklynewspaperads.Findoutwhatthingsareonsaleanddecideifyou 17 needthem.Inotherwords,don’tbuyanythingjustbecauseit’s 18 thanusual!“NewandImproved!”or“AllNatural!”onthefrontofapackageaffectsyou.Instead,readthelistofingredients(成分)ontheback.Then 19 theprices;thatis,youshouldexaminethepricesofbothdifferentbrands(品牌anddifferentsizesofthesamebrand.Another 20 forconsumersistobuyordinaryitemsinsteadoffamousbrands.Ordinaryitemscomein 21 packages.Theseproductsarecheaperbecauseproducersdon’tspendmuchmoneyonpackingoradvertising.Thequality,however,isusuallyasgoodasthequalityofwell-knownnamebrands.Inthesameway,inbuying 22 ,youcanoftenfindhighqualityandlowpricesinbrandsthatarenotfamous.Shoppingindiscountclothingstorescanhelpyou 23 alotofmoney.Althoughthesestoresaren’tveryattractive,theirdressingroomsarenotas 24 asthoseinthehigh-priceddepartmentstores.WisecustomersreadmagazineadsandwatchTVprograms,buttheydothiswithoneadvantage:knowledgeofthepsychology(心理学)behindtheads.Inotherwords,well-informedcustomerswatchforinformationandcheckformisinformation.Theyaskthemselvesquestions:Istheadvertiser25somethinginsmallprintatthe16.A.askforB.thinkofC.lookforD.planto17.A.veryB.reallyC.onlyD.already18.A.betterB.newerC.cheaperD.hungrier19.A.seeB.findC.decideD.compare20.A.suggestionB.educationC.16.A.askforB.thinkofC.lookforD.planto17.A.veryB.reallyC.onlyD.already18.A.betterB.newerC.cheaperD.hungrier19.A.seeB.findC.decideD.compare20.A.suggestionB.educationC.examinationD.advertisement21.A.cheapB.uglyC.simpleD.light22.A.foodB.clothesC.productsD.items23.A.saveB.makeC.findD.spend24.A.usefulB.personalC.ordinaryD.comfortable25.A.playingB.checkingC.hidingD.cheating三、阅读(共两节，满分35分)第一节阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)26~40A、B、CD项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOnceuponatime,therelivedagreatkingknownforbeingbraveandstrong.Onedayhewaswanderingaroundthewoodsbyhimself.Insteadofdependingonhisadvisers,whowouldpleasehim,hesecretlywalkedamongpeopletocollectinformationdirectlyfromthem.Inthisway,hecouldknowwhatwasexactlygoingoninhiskingdomandwhatpeoplereallythoughtabout.Afterwalkingforalongtime,helosthisway,andfinallycametoahut.Hesawanoldladyoutsidethehut.Thoughtheoldladydidnotrecognizetheking,shestillwelcomedhimwithwarmth.Sheservedthekingaplateofhotricewithcurrydish.Thekingwassohungrythatheputhisfingersonthehotfoodcarelessly,andofcoursethehotfoodburnthisfingers.Hedroppedsomericeonthefloor.“Oh,youseemveryimpatientandhasty(草率的likeourking,”theoldladysaid.Thekingwassurprisedbythelady’swordsandasked,“Whydoyouthinkourkingisimpatientandhasty?”Theoldladysmiledandreplied,“Ourkinghasabigdreamoftakingallhisenemies’cities.However,hejustfocusedontakingthelargerandmoreimportantcitieswhiledisregardingthesmallerones.”Thekingwasconfusedandstoppedtheoldlady,“Butthat’sanicething,andIdon’tseetheproblemwithit.”Withasmile,againshereplied,“Theimpatiencecausedyoutoburnyourfingersandwastesomeofthemeal.Similarly,theking’shasteledtothedeathsofmanysoldiers.Instead,ifyoueatthelesshotpartofthefoodontheouteredgeandthenslowlymovetothehottermiddle,youcanavoidburningyourfingersandwastingfood.Inmyopinion,thekingcantakeoverthesmallcitiesandstopthemfromprovidingsupplies补给aswellasinformationtothestrongercities.Inthatcase,theenemieswilllosetheirconfidenceeasily.Thiswillhelphimtakeoverthelargercitieswithoutsufferingheavydamages.”Finally,thekingrealizedhismistakeandlearnedtheimportanceofpatience.Sohethankedtheoldladyandleftthenextmorning.Afterthat,healwaysmadeplansbeforeimportantdecisionstohelphiskingdomgrowbetter.Whydidthekingsecretlywalkalonetocollectinformation?Hisadviserswouldnotpleasehim.Herefusedtodependonhisadvisers.Hewantedtotrywanderingaroundthewoodsaloneforthefirsttime.Hewantedtoknowtherealsituationinthekingdomandpeople’sthought.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disregarding”inparagraph3mean?Givingupsomething.Decidingtotakeaction.Consideringsomethingseriously.Doingwithsomethingasunimportant.Inwhatorderdidthefollowinghappentothekinginthestory?Thekingmadeplanstogrowhiskingdomsteadily.Thekingwaslostandthenhegottoahut.Theoldladywelcomedthekingwithwarmth.Thekingwaswanderingaroundthewoodsbyhimself.Theoldlady’swordssurprisedtheking.Thekingrealizedhismistakeandlearnedtheimportanceofpatience.A.d-b-c-e-f-a B.d-b-e-c-a-f C.b-d-e-c-f-a D.b-d-a-c-f-eThekingusedtobe .Asmartandbrave B.bravebutimpatient C.braveandcareful D.smartbutforgetfulBAfunwaytoputyourselfinagoodmood(情绪)isbycreatingamoodboard,sometimescalledavisionboard.What’sthat?“It’sacollectionofanythingthatencouragesyou,makesyouhappy,orspeakstoyou.”saysSusieMooreanauthorandlifecoach.Mooreoftenguidespeopleatmood-board-makingclasses.Attheendoftheclasses,eachpersonhasbuiltacollectionthatputshimorherinapositiveframeofmind.Tocreateyourownmoodboard,you’llneedaboardandpushpins.Aposterboardorcardboardworkstoo.You’llalsoneedoldmagazines,greetingcards,andphotographs.Gothroughthem,cuttingoutimagesforyourboard.Useyourinstincts(直觉)tochoosewhatworksbest.“Anythingthatmakesyoufeelgood,useit,”Mooresays“Whenyouseeit,you’llknow.”HerearesometipsfromMooretohelpyoutocreateyourownmoodboard.Oneplacetostartiswithsomeofyourfavoritethings.Iusedphotosofmyfavouritefood—watermelon,andmyfavouriteanimal—penguins.Youmightuseyourmoodboardtosetgoalsforthingsyou’dliketoachieve.Iwanttoreadatleast30booksthisyear.◯Thinkaboutaplacethatmakesyoufeelsafeandhappy.Maybeit’syourclassroom,aplayground,oracomfortablecornerathome.Youcanputphotosofthatplaceonyourmoodboard,orchoosephotosthatremindyouofit.IusedthisimageofWestVirginia,whereIgrewup.Thisisalsoagoodtimetothinkaboutwhatmightmakeyouhappyinthefuture.Iincludedaphotoofabeach,becauseIhopetogotheresoon.Noteverythingonyourmoodboardhastoserveapurposeorbeconnectedtoyourlife.Choosesomeimagesjustbecauseyoulikethem.EverytimeIlookatthisphoto,itmakesmesmile.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes“amoodboard”?Itisafunwaytotellyourgoodfriendsaboutyourfeelings.Itisaclassthatteachesyouhowtoputyourselfinagoodmood.Itisaboardwhichisusedtoexpresspersonalfeelingsindailylife.Itisacollectionthatencouragesyou,makesyoufeelpleasedandtalkstoyou.Accordingtothepassage,howcanyoucreateyourmoodboard?Askteachersforhelp.Trustyourowninstincts.Useyourpersonalexperience.CopySusieMoore’sexampledirectly.WhatcanwelearnfromMoore’stips?Setgoalsthatyoufindithardtoachieve.Choosephotosthatincludeyourfavouritethings.Stayinaplacethatmakesyoufeelsafeandhappy.Mostofthethingsontheboardshouldbeconnectedtoyourlife.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?Toguideushowtocreateamoodboard.Toexplainhowtomakepeoplefeelgood.Totelluswhypeoplecreateamoodboard.Tointroducetheadvantagesofcreatingamoodboard.CWhenSingaporeanTongWeiqiangwatchedHongKongWuxiadramasmorethan10yearsago,hewasimpressedbytheexcitingplotsandthetraditionalclothes.HeevenorganizedsomeactivitiestointroducelocalpeopletoHanfu,thetraditionalChineseclothing,andsetuptheSingaporeHanCulturalSocietyin2012toattractmorefans.TongsaidhebecameinterestedintraditionalculturefromanearlyagethroughclassicnovelssuchasDreamoftheRedChamberandJourneytotheWestandsoon.Whenhegrewup,hereadWuxianovelsbywriterssuchasJinYong,GuLongandLiangYusheng,andhasremainedafanofthetype.“ManypeopleinourculturalsocietyfirstlearnedaboutHanfufromthesecostumedramas(古装剧hesaid.Inrecentyears,withtheincreasedpopularityofChineseculturesuchasdramasandonlineliterature(文学),wuxia-relatedworkshavestartedtogetpopularwithoverseaspeopleagain,includingthoseinSoutheastAsia.Setupin2017,Funstory.aiCompanyisaplatformthatusesArtificialintelligence(AI)fordigitalpublishingoverseas.Ithelpsdeveloptheinternationaldissemination(传播)ofChineseliteraryworks.Ithashelpedmorethan100Chineseonlineliteraturecompaniestobringnearly10,000novelstosome50internationalplatformssuchasKindleandGoogleBooks.TongYe,CEOofFunstory.aiCompany,saidhalfthenovelsonthefunplatformofhiscompanyareXuanhuanandXianxiabooks.Headded,“WhetherinSoutheastAsiaorNorthAmerica,alargenumberoffansarefollowingthiskindofworks.Besides,China’sculturalproductshavemadeadifferencetomorepeopleintheworldinrecentyears.”Withahugefanbase,onlineliteraturehasbecomeapioneerforChineseculturalandentertainmentcontent.reachingoverseaspeople.Inthemeanwhile,wecanseethatChinesecultureopensitswingsacrosstheworld.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweknowaboutTongWeiqiang?HesetuptheSingaporeHanCulturalSocietytoattractmorefans.HeonlyreadDreamoftheRedChamberandJourneytotheWest.Hewasimpressedbytheexcitingactionsandtheinterestingstories.HebecameinterestedintraditionalculturethroughWuxianovelswhenhewasyoung.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inparagraph4referto?Funstory.aiCompany. B.Artificialintelligence(AI).C.TheChineseliterarywork. D.Theinternationalplatform.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?WuxiaandHanfuarethesymbolsofChineseculture.China’sculturalproductshavemadeadifferencetoonlineliterature.Chinesecultureopensitswingacrosstheworldthroughonlineliterature.OnlineliteratureisthemostimportantwayforpeopletolearnaboutChina.D1.ASmallGoodThingbyRaymond1.ASmallGoodThingbyRaymondCarverOneofthemostfantasticstoriesinCarver’sworks,ASmallGoodThingfindsayoungmotherandfatherinaperiodofshockwhentheirsonisserioushurtafteranaccident.Tomakemattersworse,theykeepgettingcallsinthemiddleofthenightfromashoppingmallbakertellingthemtopickuptheirson’sbirthdaycake—acakethatmightneverbeeaten.AlathaChiristie2AndThenThereWereNonebyAgathaChristieAndThenThereWereNoneInthestory,thetenpeopleinvolvedwereallguilty(有罪的).TheywereinvitedbyanunknownpersonsignedasU.N.O,eventuallygatheringinawastedisland.Thenurserysong,TenLittleIndianBoys,justpredictedtheirterribledeath.Itseemsthatbadguyshaveallreceivedtheirpunishment,whichhasaverysurpriseendingforthereaders.3.TheGiftoftheMagibyO.HenryItisChristmastimeandayounghusbandandwifearesufferingfrompoverty.Theybothgiveuptheirowncherishedthingstofindtheperfectpresentforeachother.Thestoryhasatwistendingthatfindsourcharactersinawfulsituationswhichtheyhadneverexpected.ThatiswhytheendingofO.Henry’sstoresissuchadelight.4.HeidibyJohannaSpyriThenovelopenedupawholenewworldtothereaders.ItwasmagicalbecausetheymayrealizethepoweroftheirownimaginationthroughpicturingthemountainsandtheversionofHeidi.Itishardtorealizethatbookscoulddothat.Itledreadersontootherthings,likeTheSecretGarden.Heidiiswhatgotyoustartedinreading.5.ChockybyJohnWyndhamIfyouareafanofsciencefictionandfantasy,youwon’tmissit.It’saboutayoungboywhohasanalienlivinginhismindthatmakeshimseethingsfromadifferentpointofview.Sometimeshegetsupsetwiththealien,andwhenhesays,“I’mhearingvoices”,peoplestartwonderingwhat’sgoingon.Itisabookworthreadingcovertocoverinaday.WhatkindoffeelingdoesthewritershowinASmallGoodThing’sintroduction?sad B.happy C.excited D.surprisedAccordingtothepost,whichtwobookshaveasurpriseending?ASmallGoodThingandAndThenThereWereNoneASmallGoodThingandTheGiftoftheMagiAndThenThereWereNoneandTheGiftoftheMagiAndThenThereWereNoneandHeidiWhichpictureisprobablythebestcoverforthebookChocky?A. B. C. D.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTrue?ThesondiedatthebeginningofASmallGoodThing.OneoftheIndianboysnamedU.N.O.inAndThenThereWereNone.HeidiissimilartothefamousnovelTheSecretGarden.Chockyisaboutaboy’sadventureinthealien’sworld.第二节阅读填空(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)A~E选项，选出可以填入下列各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Whenwetalkaboutnumbers,haveyounoticedhowwenaturallythinkofthenumberthree? 41 Ifyouareacloseobserveroflife,youshouldhavefoundthatthisnumberisallaroundus.Everythinghasabeginning,amiddleandanend.Weeatthreemealsaday.Trafficlightsallovertheworldusethreecolors:red,yellowandgreen.Thingscanalwaysbecomemoresatisfyingtoreadersiftheycomeinthrees.Haveyouevernoticedhowpowerfulbrandsusetheruleofthreetoimprovetheirmarketing?Forexample,“Justdoit”,“I’mlovingit”and“Cokeisit”,42Butwhatisitaboutthenumberthreethatmakesitsomagical?Well,weknowthatthehumanbrainisveryhardtobeunderstood.However,itenjoysthinkinginpatterns(规律).Itisalwaystryingtofindstructureinunrelatedinformation. 43 Andthreeisthesmallestnumberneededtoformapattern.Astheoldsayinggoes,“Onceisluck,twiceiscoincidence(巧合)andthreetimesisapattern.” 44 Theaudiencewillusuallyonlyrememberthreethingsfromaspeech.Doyouwantsomethinginyourspeechtostickinyouraudiences’minds?Putitforwardtothemingroupsofthree.Ifweproperlyusetheruleofthreeinourdailylives,wecanmakemanythingseasier.Forexample,manypeopleliketoaddlotsoftaskstotheirto-dolists.Experts,however,suggesttheyshouldlimitthemselvestojustthreetasks. 45 AndthenexttimeyouaremakingNewYear’sresolutions,considerlistingonlythreethingstoworkon.Thelongeryourlistis