2023-2024学年陕西省咸阳市秦都区九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

2023—2024学年陕西省咸阳市秦都区九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

一、完形填空(★★★)LoretoJoos,an18-year-oldgirlfromChile,hasgivenherselfaChinesename,XingMeiling.Oneday,whenshe________thirteenyearsold,Xingdownloaded(下载)anappforChineselearningaccidentally.Excitedbythe“newworld”,shebeganusing________apptoteachherselfChinese.InAugust2019,shewonthetopprizeduringtheChileregionalqualifier(地区预选赛)oftheChineseBridgeCompetition.Sincethen,Xing’sneighborsandclassmates________herthe“ChineseGirl”.InSeptember2019,XingwenttoChinatotakepartinthefinalroundofthecompetition.Itwasthefirsttimeforhertoleaveherhomecountry.Shetriedher________togetusedtoanewenvironment.“During________triptoChina,Ilearnedaboutmanynewthingsandideasthatgreatlyopenedmymind,”saysXing.“Now,learningChineseisanimportantpart________mylife.IenjoystudyingChinesewordsandculture,”saysXing.“Ialwaysfindjoyandpeace________IstudyChineseandlistentoChinesemusic.”Duringthepastthreeyears,XinghastaughtmanychildreninChile________Chinese.Someofthechildren________byXingandsaidtheywouldalsoteachChineseinChileaftertheygrewup.“AsasuperfanofChina,I’dliketouse________fromChinesetodeepenthefriendshipbetweenChinaandChile,”saysXing.1.A．wasB．isC．wereD．are2.A．aB．anC．theD．/3.A．werecallingB．callC．calledD．havecalled4.A．goodB．betterC．bestD．well5.A．mineB．myC．meD．myself6.A．atB．fromC．withD．of7.A．sinceB．becauseC．whenD．though8.A．speakB．tospeakC．createD．tocreate9.A．wereencouragedB．areencouragedC．encouragedD．encourage10.A．howIhavelearnedB．howhaveIlearnedC．whatIhavelearnedD．whathaveIlearned(★★★)阅读下面短文，理解大意，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。Manyyearsago,therewasafamilynamedFranklin.TheylivedinBoston.OnaJanuarydayin1706,ababyboywas_________.Theboy’sparentsgavetheboyaname—Benjamin.Benjaminwasverysmart.Hecould_________whenhewasfiveandhecouldwritewhenhewasseven.Thenextyearhisparents_________himtoschool.Afterschool,Benjaminlikedreadingverymuch.Andwhenhehadmoney,healwayswentto_________books.Theboylikedlookingforwaystohelppeople_________lifemore.Forexample,hetriedtoknowifthereweresomewaystoswimfarther,maybewithsomethingonhishandsor_________.Slowlyapictureofswimmingshoesgrewinhismind.Theymustbenottoobigortoo_________.Andtheymustbenottooheavyortoolight.Atlast,heinventedtheflippers(脚蹼)forswimming.Healsoinventedthelightningrod(避雷针).Westilluseittoday.It_________buildingsandshipsfromlightningdamage(损害).Franklinhas_________manygreatachievementsindifferentareas.Hewasnotonlyaninventor,butalsoawriter,apolitician(政治家)andsoon.ThomasJefferson,thethirdpresidentofAmerica,calledBenjaminFranklin“the__________manoftheageandcountry”.11.A．bornB．filledC．preventedD．received12.A．refuseB．enterC．readD．hit13.A．avoidedB．sentC．mixedD．considered14.A．produceB．trustC．explainD．buy15.A．enjoyB．prepareC．discoverD．spread16.A．headsB．feetC．toesD．ears17.A．correctB．realC．smallD．brave18.A．seemsB．doubtsC．satisfiesD．protects19.A．madeB．relaxedC．believedD．laid20.A．highestB．greatestC．busiestD．widest二、阅读理解(★)TodayisSaturdayandtherewillbeaconcertatGrandConcertHallat7:30p.m.LindaandLucyarrivedthereearly,andtheywerereadingtherulestotheaudience(观众).

RulestotheAudience●Alltheaudienceshoulddressneatly(衣着得体),andifyoudon’t,wewon’tletyouin.

●Don’twearyourslippers(拖鞋)intotheconcerthall.Ifyoudo,youwillnotbeallowedtoenterthehall.

●Don’ttakefoodordrinksintotheconcerthall.Ifyoudo,wewilltakethemaway.

●Don’ttakephotosduringtheconcert.Ifyoudo,you’llhavetoleave.

●Don’tsmokeintheconcerthall.Ifyoudo,we’llaskyoutoleave.

●Pleasekeepyourmobilephonesoffduringtheconcert.Afterreadingtherules,Lucysaid,“Don’tforgettoputyourcameraintoyourbag,Linda.”Then,LindaputitinherbagandtheywentintotheGrandConcertHallhappily.21.LucyandLinda______onSaturday.

A．watchedTVB．wentshoppingC．studiedathomeD．wenttoaconcert22.Youwillnotbeallowedtoenterthehall,ifyouwear______.

A．acoatB．slippersC．sportsshoesD．asweater23.Whotookacamerainthebag?

A．LindaandLucy.B．Thewriter.C．Linda.D．Lucy.(★★★)DuringthemonthofAugust,thenumberoftouristsinEdinburghalwaysincreasesquickly.TheycometoenjoytheEdinburghArtFestival.TheEdinburghArtFestivallastsforaroundfourweeks.Lotsofartistsandperformerscometoshowtheirtalents.Thereareshowsforchildren,youngpeopleandadults,suchasdanceshows,musicconcerts,photographyandartexhibitions(展览),etc.Youcanwatchwhatyouwantatwhatevertimeofaday.Thefirstshowusuallystartsat9a.m,andthelastfinishesataround2a.m.SomeshowsattheArtFestivalcanbealittleexpensive,butmostofthemareverycheap,andsomeareevencompletelyfree.Forthosewhocannotdecidewhattosee,therearelotsofshowsontheRoyalMile.It’sEdinburgh’smainstreetfortourists.Therearealwayssingers,actorsandmusiciansofferingfreeshowstothecrowdsthere.ThousandsoftouristsfromallovertheworldgototheEdinburghArtFestivaleveryyear.Thefestivalalsoattractsmanyperformers.Soyoucanmeetmanyinterestingpeople.Formanyperformers,theEdinburghArtFestivalcanbethestartoftheircareer(职业生涯).Forexample,actorRowanAtkinson,theactorofMr.Bean,beganhiscareerattheFestival.Edinburghisafantasticandfuncitytovisitallyearround.However,thebesttimeforthiscityisAugust.24.TheEdinburghArtFestivallastsforabout________.

A．onemonthB．oneweekC．twomonthsD．twoweeks25.WhencanweseeshowsintheEdinburghArtFestival?

A．At3a.m.B．At6a.m.C．At8a.m.D．At10a.m.26.Theunderlinedword“attracts”inParagraph5probablymeans“________”.

A．teachessomeonesomethingusefulB．catchessomeone’sattentionC．protectssomeonefromsomethingbadD．showssomeone’sskills27.What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A．TointroducesomeplacesofinterestinEdinburgh.B．ToencouragepeopletogototheEdinburghArtFestival.C．ToshowpeoplehowimportanttheEdinburghArtFestivalis.D．ToaskpeopletoshowtheirtalentsintheEdinburghArtFestival.(★★★)Haveyoueverwonderedwhysomepeoplelivelong,butothersdon’t?Manyscientistshavestudiedthemysteriesofalonglifeforyears.Thousandsofstudiessupporttheideathatalonglifeisinfluencedbytwomajorthings.Genetics(遗传)isamajorinfluence.Somepeople’sparentsandgrandparentswholivedlonglives.Then,thesegenes(基因)wouldbepassedtothem.HowardFriedmanisahealthscientist.Hewroteabookaboutlivingalonglife.Hesaysgeneticsexplainsabout1/3ofwhypeoplelivetoanoldage.Theothermajoroneishealthcare.Goodfood,cleanwaterandmedicalcareallhelpalot.However,scientistshavefoundsomeotherfactors(因素)thatcaninfluencehowlongpeoplelive!First,stayingactiveinlifeisimportant.It’snotthesameasdoingexercise.Instead,it’sthemostimportanttoremainactiveinanaturalway,anddosomethingyouenjoy.Thesecondistohelppeople.Feelinglovedmakespeoplefeelgood.However,lovingandcaringforothersmakespeoplelivelonger.Thefinaloneisbeingconscientious(尽心尽责).Somepeoplebelievebeingconscientiousmeanslivingaboringlife.However,it’snottrue.Ithelpslivelonger.Genescannotbechangedandit’salsodifficulttoimprovethehealthcaresystem.However,thenewresearchresultsgiveusnewideastoimprovehowlongwelive.28.WhydoesthewritermentionHowardFriedmaninParagraph3?

A．Tointroduceareallygreathealthscientisttous.B．Toencourageustoreadhisbookaboutlivingalonglife.C．Toshowgeneticsinfluenceshowlongapersonlivesgreatly.D．Todescribetheprocessofgeneticsinfluencingaperson’slife.29.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.

A．beingconscientiousmeanslivingaboringlifeB．wecanchangegenestomakeuslivelongerC．remainingactiveinanaturalwayislessimportantthandoingexerciseD．helpingothersisoneofthefactorsofinfluencinghowlongpeoplelive30.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A．thekeystoalonglifeB．themeaningoflifeC．theimportanceofalonglifeD．theinfluenceofhealthcareonlife(★★)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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Idevelopedahabitofdailylearningsomethingnewmanyyearsago.It’soneofthebestthingsI’ve,everdone.31.Anditalsogivesmeadeeperunderstandingofhowtheworldworks.Whenwelearnsomethingnew,ourbrainformsnewneuronal(神经元的)connections.Themorewelearn,theeasieritisforustogetknowledge.Thebrainislikeamuscle(肌肉).32Learningnewthingscanalsoimproveourskills,suchascreativewriting,mathsandmanyothersthatwe’llfindhelpfulnowandinthefuture.Whenwe’restudyinganewsubject,ourbrainactivelyprocessesthenewknowledgeofit.33KnowingdifferentknowledgealsohelpsustoavoidbeingcheatedontheInternet.Evenwhenyouarejustwritingabookreview,youaretrainingyourmindtobecomemoreanalytical(善于分析的).34.Weshouldletourselvesknowasmuchaspossible.Nexttimeyoumeetyourfriends,sharesomeoftheinformationthatyou’velearnedanddiscussedwiththem.35.

A．Themoreyousleep,thesmarteryouwillbeB．ThiswillgiveyouadeeperunderstandingofthetopicyouaretryingtoknowmoreC．Bylearningsomethingnew,wecanhaveinterestingconversationswithourfriendsD．ItopensmyeyestotheworldE．YouarenotabletolearneverysubjectwellF．Themoreweuseit,thestrongeritgetsG．Andthenitcomparesthenewknowledgetowhatwealreadyknow三、完成句子(★★★)36.数百名顾客同时来到那家商店。Hundredsofcustomerscametothatshop______.(★★★)37.我很荣幸能在国旗下发表演讲。Itisagreathonorformetogiveaspeechunderthe______.(★★)38.昨天她还我英语书时，礼貌地向我道谢。Shethankedme______whenshereturnedmyEnglishbookyesterday.(★★★)39.我的父母为我感到骄傲，因为我在上周的篮球比赛中得了第一名。Myparents________mebecauseIgotthefirstprizeinthebasketballcompetitionlastweek.(★★★)40.越来越多的年轻人开始钦佩伟大的科学家们。Moreandmoreyoungpeoplebeginto________greatscientists.四、选词填空(★★★)用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。(每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词)

picturechangehetrybemomonerelaxcarefullaughRickwasayoungboyandalwaysangryateverythingaroundhim.Oneday,41momcamehomewithacanvas(画布).“Whenyoufeelbadaboutsomething,drawitonthecanvasinsteadofbeingangry,”shesaid.Thoughhe42notveryhappy,Rickgaveitatry.Aftercreatingmanypictures,hetookhisartworktohismom.“Tellme,Rick.Whatarethese43about?”“The44isabouthowsomekidsshowoff(炫耀)theirnewclothes.ThesecondisthatmyteacheralwaystellsmethatI’mdoingsomethingwrong.AndthelastoneisthatoneofmyschoolmatessaidIshould45myattitude(态度).Theyallmakemesoangry.”Rick’smomtookRickbyhersideandtoldhim,“Rick,you’regettingsoangrybutyounevertrytounderstandwhy.”Then,sheexplained46,“Allthepeopledidnothingwrong.Eventhoughthekidswereshowingofftheirgoodclothes,youwerenever47atbythemforbeingpoor.Yourteachertalkedtoyoubecauseyoucausedtroubleinclass.Andyourschoolmatejust48tohelpyoumakeachange.”“Nexttimewhenyougetangry,youcantakeadeepbreathto49yourself.Youmightnotbeangryanymoreinthisway.”Ricktookhis50adviceandbecamelessangrythanbefore.Heevenstartedtofeelhappyaroundotherchildren.五、任务型阅读(★★★)阅读下面的语篇材料，根据所读内容，完成下列各题。EveryoneinChinaknows“Tianyan”.ItisactuallynamedFAST.Itistheworld’slargestsingle-apertureradiotelescope(单口径射电望远镜),asbigasthirtyfootballfields.ItwascreatedbyNanRendong—ascientistandengineer.NanRendongwasborninLiaoyuan,JilinProvincein1945.HewenttoTsinghuaUniversityin1963.In1984,hecompletedmorethantengreatastronomicalobservations(天文学观测)intheworld.Inthe1990s,NanRendongstudiedandworkedinJapan.Atthattime,Chinadidn’thaveitsownequipment(设备)tomakeastronomicalobservations.Chinesescientistshadtoborrowequipmentfromdevelopedcountries.Soin1994,NanRendongmadeuphismindtoreturntoChina,givingupthechanceofmakingmoremoney.Hewantedtobuildhisowncountry’sequipmentforastronomicalobservations,sothatChinesescientistscouldseethefar-reachingsky.IttookNanRendong24yearstoplanforandbuildFAST.Finally,hisdreamcametrue,butthescientistleftusforeveraftermanyyears’hardwork.Heoncesaid,“IfthereisonlyasmallmistakewhenbuildingFAST,wearesorrytothecountryandtheChinesepeople.Toovercomedifficulties,wejustdependoneveryone’seffortsandkeeptrying.Itisthefruitfromthehardworkofalargegroupofpeople.”51.HowbigisFAST?Itisasbigas________.52.WherewasNanRendongborn?Hewasborn________,JilinProvince.53.WhydidNanRendongreturntoChinafromJapan?Becausehewantedtobuild________forastronomicalobservations.54.HowlongdidittakeNanRendongtoplanforandbuildFAST?Ittookhim________toplanforandbuildFAST.55.WhichEnglishwordmeans“克服”inthepassage?Itis“________”.