2024-2025学年安徽省合肥市庐阳中学九年级上学期期中英语试卷

2024—2025学年安徽省合肥市庐阳中学九年级上学期期中英语试卷

一、单项选择(★★★)1.ZhengHeissuchagreat________inexchangingculturesthatChinesepeopletodaystillrememberhim.

A．pioneerB．pilotC．presidentD．postman(★★)2.Photosare________,buttheysayalotaboutourlives.

A．specialB．strangeC．silentD．silver(★★★)3.Nomatterwherehisjobtookhim,healways________tobehomeforThanksgiving.

A．allowedB．managedC．continuedD．agreed(★★★)4.—As2024comes,whatwouldyouliketosaytoyour2023?—I’mhappythatIdidn’t________onthewayandfinallyfoundwhatItrulywant.

A．giveinB．giveawayC．giveupD．giveout(★★★)5.LiLeididn’tplaycomputergameslastweekend.________,heworkedasavolunteerinanoldpeople’shome.

A．InsteadB．CertainlyC．NaturallyD．Though(★★★)6.Timewaitsfornoman.Butsomepeoplewon’trealizeit________it’sgone.

A．asB．whenC．untilD．since(★★★)7.Mrs.Lialwaysspeaksatthetopofhervoice________thestudentsatthebackcanhearher.

A．sothatB．eversinceC．assoonasD．aslongas(★★★)8.—________willtheWhitesbehere?—Infifteenminutes.Theyjustcalledme.

A．HowoftenB．HowsoonC．HowlongD．Howfar(★★★)9.He________Chinaforonlyamonth,buthegetsonwellwithhisclassmates.

A．hasbeeninB．hasbeentoC．hasgonetoD．hascometo(★)10.—Ineedtocleanthekitchen.Couldyoupleasegivemeahand,Rita?—________.I’mcoming.

A．That’sterribleB．I’msosorryC．WithpleasureD．Goodidea二、完形填空(★★★)Doyoulikeskating?Fornormalpeople,it’snota（n）_______sport.Eventheprofessional（职业的）playerscangethurteasilywhenplayingit.DanMancinais36yearsoldandheis_______forhisgoodskateboardingskills.Danstartedskating29yearsagoandtookitmore_______at13.Hebecameinterestedinthesportbecauseitcouldhelphimshowhimself.However,Danwassickandbecameblindattheageof23.Hewasreally_______.“Ithoughtmyskatinglifecametoanend,”theAmericansaid.Later,hestoppedskating.InMarchof2012,hestartedskatingagain.Hemadeshort_______ofskatingandputthemonline.Becauseofthosevideos,Danmetanewgroupofpeopletoskatewithanditgavehimenough_______toreturntothestreets.“ThenIrealizedIcouldbethesamepersonandthatIcouldstilldothethingsthatI_______.Ijusthavetodotheminadifferentway,”Danadded.Danwantsto_______aspecialparkforblindskateboardersinhishometown.“Somepeoplethinkit’scrazyand_______fortheblindtoskate,butIdon’tthinkso.Don’tletotherpeople________whatyoucandooryoucan’tdo.Youknow,it’salluptoyou,”Dansaid.11.A．difficultB．easyC．unhappyD．exciting12.A．readyB．lateC．sorryD．famous13.A．clearlyB．seriouslyC．recentlyD．carefully14.A．sadB．happyC．excitedD．relaxed15.A．filmsB．showsC．storiesD．videos16.A．happinessB．hopeC．confidenceD．reason17.A．learnB．loveC．hateD．want18.A．makeupB．lookupC．setupD．takeup19.A．terribleB．helpfulC．interestingD．impossible20.A．decideB．knowC．findD．afford(★★★)Dreamsmaymakeyousmart.Thiswasdiscoveredbyscientistswhodoresearchondreams.Whatisadreamexactly?Scientistsexplainthatduringsleeptimeyourbrainreviewyour________intheday.Ittriestoconnectyour________experienceswiththeoldmemories(记忆).Asyourbrainconnectsthings,itturnsthemintoa(n)________,andthenyougetadream.Dreamsmayhelpyou________worriesandfears.Whathashappenedduringthedaymaybepainful.Whileyouaresleeping,however,thebrainwill________thepainfulmemoriesagaininasafedreamspace.Therethebadmemoriesbecomelesspainful.Andyouwillfeel________afterwakingup.Dreamsalsoseemtobeabletohelpyoulearn.Soscientistsadviseyounottostayupallnightstudying,________whenanexamiscoming.Theysayasweetdreammighthelpyougethighermarks.Dreamsmaymakeyoumore________,too.Itwasreportedthatafamoussongwritercameupwithhisbestsonginadream,________hewokeup,hewroteitdown.However,dreamsalonecan’tbringaboutcreativity(创造力).________,thesongwriterspentalotoftimethinkingaboutthesongbeforethedream.Inaword,hardworkismoreimportantforcreativity,thoughdreamsalsohavearoletoplay.21.A．lessonsB．subjectsC．experiencesD．luck22.A．goldB．newC．strangeD．bright23.A．storyB．workC．studyD．rock24.A．lookupB．dealwithC．tryoutD．writedown25.A．playB．inviteC．chooseD．pick26.A．smarterB．lazierC．betterD．friendlier27.A．luckilyB．especiallyC．honestlyD．secretly28.A．outgoingB．confidentC．nervousD．creative29.A．assoonasB．eventhoughC．becauseofD．sothat30.A．InfactB．AsaresultC．AllofasuddenD．Tooursurprise三、补全对话(★★★)根据对话内容，从选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。A:TheFirstofOctoberisChina’sNationalDay,isn’tit?B:Yes.PeoplehavecelebratedtheNationalDaysince1stOctober1949.31A:Doyouhaveanyplansfortheholidaythisyear?B:Yes.MyparentsandIaregoingtovisitsomefriendsinTianjin.A:32B:Wewillvisitsomeplacesofinterestthereandwe’llspendonedayinTangguandit’sbythesea.A:33B:Aboutonehour’sdriving.34A:OurNationalDayiscalledIndependenceDay.It’son4thJuly.B:35A:Well,youcanseeAmericanflagseverywhere.B:Weallloveourowncountry.Goodbye.

A．WhereareyougoingtovisitinTianjin?B．Whenisyournationalday?C．Whatareyoudoing?D．Andwehaveathree-dayholiday.E．HowfarisitfromthecentreofTianjintoTanggu?F．Isthereanythingspecialonthatday?G．Whichhotelwillyoustayin?四、阅读理解(★★★)Manypeopleliketogotothelibrarybecauseit’saquietandbrightplaceforreading.Buttheremustbesomedifferencesbetweenyouractioninthelibraryandyouractionathome.Herearesomerulesforyoutolearnbeforeyouenteralibrary.

TimeThelibraryopensfrom7:30till22:00fromMondaytoFriday,from8:00till21:00onSaturdayandSunday.DosandDon’tsEachpersoncanborrowthreebooksatmosteachtime.Everyonecankeepthesebooksforonlyonemonth.Turnoffyourphoneormakeitsilentwhenyougotothelibrary.Ifacallmustbemade,gooutsidetomakeit.Speakinalowvoice.Ifyouwanttodiscussthingswithyourstudygroup,findastudyroomforyourgroup.Don’teatordrinkwhenyouareinthelibrary.Putthebookbackwhereitisafterreading.GoldenRuleRememberthegoldenrule:alwaystreatothersthewayyouwanttobetreated.Ifyoufollowthisrule,youwillenjoyyourselfinthelibrary.SuggestionsLibrariesareplacesforpeopletoreadandstudy.Youareresponsible(有责任的)forcreatingaquietandbeautifulenvironmentforyourselfandothers.Pleaseremembertheaboverulesandputthemintopractice.36.Peopleenjoyreadingandstudyinginthelibrarybecauseofthe________.

A．strictrulesB．fastnetworkC．goodenvironmentD．enoughseats37.IfJimmywantstoborrowsomebooks,whencanhegotothelibrary?

A．7:00a.m.onSaturday.B．7:00p.m.onThursday.C．10:00p.m.onSunday.D．10:00p.m.onSaturday.38.Wherecanyouseethenotice?

A．Onthewebsiteofthelibrary.B．Inadictionaryinthelibrary.C．Inatravelguideinthelibrary.D．Inadiaryinthelibrary.(★★★)Withthewintervacationcoming,IrealizedIneededtofindapart-timejob,becauseIdidn’twanttoaskmyparentsformoney.IhadimaginedhavingajobatawintercampwhereIcouldplaygameswithchildren.Infact,theonlyjobIcouldfindwascleaninguptablesatalocalconveniencestore.Atfirst,Iwantedtogiveupthejobbecausegettinguptooearlyinthemorningmademeunhappy.I’llneverforgethowtiredIfeltonmyfirstday,butI’llneverforgetsittingtogetherandtalkingaboutourdayswithmyworkmatesforthefirsttimeeither.Suddenly,Ifeltgoodtobeamemberofthem.Afterworkingattheconveniencestoreforalmostoneyear,Iwasusedtogettingupsoearly,becauseIknewtherewouldbeafewgoodmomentseverydaythere.Workingattheconveniencestore,I’velearnedtogrowintoaboythatcandependonmyselfandgetalongwellwithothers.AndI’mnottheshypersonthatIusedtobe.Meetinganimpolitecustomermightmakemefeelbad,butverysoonIcoulddealwithitwithoutdifficulty.Thejobhasgivenmesomuch,andIcan’twaittogobacktotheconveniencestoreandcontinuetogrowfrommyexperience.39.Howdidthewriterfeelatfirstwhenhefoundthejobattheconveniencestore?

A．Excited.B．Surprised.C．Disappointed.D．Satisfied.40.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A．Hedidn’twanttogobacktotheconveniencestore.B．Hehadfewgoodmomentsattheconveniencestore.C．Heforgottalkingabouttheirdayswithhisworkmates.D．Heimprovedhimselfafterworkingattheconveniencestore.41.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphrefersto（指的是）__________.

A．beingashypersonB．gettingalongwellwithhisworkmatesC．meetingarudecustomerD．growingfromtheexperience42.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．MyWorkmatesB．ATiringJobC．ALocalConvenienceStoreD．AMeaningfulWorkExperience(★★★)Experts(专家)saythatstudentsusuallyneedeighttotenhours’sleepatnight,butmostChinesestudentsdonotgetenoughsleep.SomeChineseparentsareusuallygladtoseetheirchildrenstudyinglate.Theywillthinktheirchildrenworkveryhard.Butnotallparentsarehappyaboutthis.Onceamothertoldusthateverymorningher10-year-oldboyputuponefingerwithhiseyesstillclosed,begging(乞求)foronemoreminutetosleep,Likethousandsofstudents“earlybirds”inChina,hehastogetupbeforesixeverymorning.Areportshowsthatwithoutagoodnight’ssleep,studentsseemtobeweakerthantheyshouldbe.Manystudentsfallasleepduringclassatonetimeoranother.Toomuchhomeworkisnottheonlyreason(原因)whystudentsstayuplate.SomewatchTVorplaythecomputergamesintothelatenight.Expertssaythatstudentsshoulddevelopgoodstudyhabits.Sosomecleverstudentsneverstudylate,buttheyareabletoworkwellinclass.43.The10-year-oldboybeggedforonemoreminutetosleepbecause________.

A．hedidn’thaveenoughsleepB．itwasn’ttimeforhimtogetupC．hedidn’twanttogotoschoolD．hewantedhismothertowakehimup44.Thephrase“stayuplate”heremeans“________”.

A．studylateB．watchTVlateC．notgotobeduntillateD．stayoutside45.Accordingto(根据)thepassage,whichofthefollowingisright?

A．Ifyouwanttostudybetter,youmuststudylateatnight.B．Sleepinglessmeansworkinghard.C．Somecleverstudentsareabletoworkwellinclassbecausetheyhavegoodstudyhabits.D．Studentsdon’thaveenoughsleeponlybecausetheyhavealotofhomeworktodo.(★★★)Teahasalonghistorywithoverfourthousandyears.It’sgoodforhealth,soitbecomespeople’sfavoritedrink.Todaymoreandmorepeoplearoundtheworlddrinktea.TheUNmakesMay21stastheInternationalTeaDay.Throughthewaystomaketea,teaisclassifiedintowhitetea,greentea,blackteaandyellowtea.Somepeoplelikedrinkingteaathome,butsomelikedrinkinginotherplaces,suchasteahousesandoffices.Inmanycountriesintheworld,teacultureisdifferent.InAmerica,manypeopledrinkblacktea,butinthesouthoftheUS,peopleliketodrinksweettea.Sweetteaiscoldblackteawithsomesugarinit.Englishpeoplealsoliketodrinktea.Everyafternoon,ataboutthreeorfouro’clock,it’s“teatime”.Familyorfriendscantalkwitheachotherwhilehavingafternoontea.Englishpeopleliketodrinktheirteawithmilkinit.TeaisnotjustahotdrinkinChina.Somepeoplethinkit’sverydelicious.Somedrinkitbecauseitmakesthemfeelnottired.Andsomethinkithelpsloseweight.Peoplealsouseteatomakesomedeliciousfood.Forexample,youcanfindteaeggshereandthereandDragonWellTeaShrimp(龙井虾仁)isawell-knowndishinHangzhou.46.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A．Teaisakindofpopulardrinkallovertheworld.B．Onlyafewpeopledrinkteaaroundtheworld.C．Teahasalonghistoryoflessthan4,000years.D．Teaisn’tveryimportantinpeople’severydaylife.47.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“classified”meaninChinese?

A．利用B．分类C．储存D．精选48.What’sEnglishpeople’shabitofdrinkingafternoontea?

A．Theydrinkafternoonteaatfiveorsixo’clockintheafternoon.B．Theydrinkcoldblackteawithsomesugarinit.C．Theyhaveatalkwiththeirfamilyorfriends.D．Theyeatsomefoodmadeoftea.49.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?

A．Howtomakedifferentkindsoftea.B．Teacultureindifferentcountries.C．Teaisjustahotdrink.D．HowChinesepeoplemakegooduseoftea.(★★★)Nowadays,somecalligraphers(书法家)areconnectingmoderntechnologywithancientwritingarttoletyoungpeopleloveit.ChangBinghuangisateacherofChineselanguageatTamkangUniversity.Hefoundthathisstudentslikedtospendmuchmoretimeoncomputersandphonesthanwritingonpaper,andevenlesstimeoncalligraphy.“Ifeltsadaboutit,”saidChang.“AndIstartedtothinkabouthowtousetechnologytogetyoungpeopleinterestedincalligraphy.”SoChangcreatedasystemcalled“e-pen”.However,thissystemwasnotperfectfirst.Thewritershadtowatchthescreeninsteadofthehands.Itdidnotfeellikewritingcalligraphy.Then,thankstothetabletcomputer(平板电脑),anew“e-pen”wasborn.Peoplecannowlookatthescreenandtheirhandsatthesametime.Thenew“e-pen”appbecamepopularquickly.“Thee-penappisforanyonewithaninterestinlearningChinesecharacters(汉字),”saidChang.Sopeoplewhohavelittleinterestorarenotthatwillingtolearnwillbeabletotakethefirststepintotheworldofcalligraphy.Forexample,youngstudentscannowpracticewritingcharacterslike“love”and“peace”withadigital(数字的)brush.Tokeepthetraditionalive,Changhopesmoreyoungpeoplewilllearnmoreaboutcalligraphywiththehelpofnewtechnology.Withtechnology,theartofcalligraphywillgrowstrongerinanewdigitalage.50.WhydidChangBinghuangcreatethe“e-pen”system?

A．Hewantedtoteachcalligraphymorequickly.B．Hisstudentswereveryinterestedincalligraphy.C．Hewasattractedbythepopularityoftablecomputers.D．Hefoundstudentspreferredtechnologytotraditionalwriting.51.Whoistheuserofthe“e-pen”appaccordingtoChang?

A．SamesuccessfulCalligraphers.B．AnyoneinterestedinChinesecharacters.C．Youngpeoplewhoareskilledintechnology.D．StudentsfromTamkangUniversity.52.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?（P=Paragraph）

A．①/②③④⑤B．①/②③/④⑤C．①②/③④/⑤D．①②③④/⑤五、任务型阅读(★★★)阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。Recently,avideoofaboywithcerebralpalsy(脑瘫)gotthousandsoflikesontheInternet.Inthevideo,theboyfelloverbutcontinuedreciting(背诵)apoemonhiskneesduringarecitationcompetition.TheboyiscalledAima.Whenhewasaboutoneyearold,hehadcerebralpalsy,andhehadtoreceiverehabilitation(康复)training.Afterfiveyearsoftraining,hecouldwalk,buthestillhadapoorsenseofbalance(平衡感).Onthedayofthecompetition,theboyfeltnervous.Althoughhehadpreparedforamonth,hewasn’tsureifhecouldrecitethewholepoem.Hisparentswereinvitedtowatchthecompetition,andhismotherrecordedAima’srecitationonherphone.Asthemusicbegan,Aimastartedrecitingthelongpoem.However,afterrecitingonlyone-thirdofthepoem,Aimafelloverbyaccident.Butthisdidn’tinfluencehisrecitation.Hecontinuedrecitingonhiskneeswhilegesturing(示意)tohisfathertohelphimstandup.Everyonewasmovedbythefightingspiritoftheboy,andtheycheeredforhim.“Afterthecompetition,Aimawasworriedabouthisresult.Ipraise