2024-2025学年河北省石家庄国际教育集团九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年河北省石家庄国际教育集团九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

一、完形填空(★★★)Physicalactivityisgoodforus.Ithelpsusbuildupourbodies,learnnewskillsandgettoknowthe________ofteamwork.Buteveryyear,morethan3.5millionkidsacrossChinareceivetreatmentforsports-relatedinjuries(受伤).Howdidthishappen?Choosingsportsthatdon’tfittheagesisonereason.Allsportshavea________ofinjury.However,mostinjuriesarecausedbyoveruse(过度使用).It’sbesttoplaydifferentkindsofsportsto________injuriesweoftenseewithoveruse.Wecanstopcommoninjuriesby________sportsthatarerightforourage,developmentandphysicalabilities.Nowarm-up(热身)exercisesbeforeplayingsportsisanotherreason.Thepurposeofwarmingupisto________forourchosenactivity.Awarm-upforlightphysicalactivitytakesaround10minutes.Itincludeslightactivityandsomemovementsthatare________totheactivitywe’reabouttodo.Besides,mostpeopleoftenforgettotake________.Restperiodsduringpracticeandgamescanhelptoavoidinjuries.Weshouldstoptheactivity________itmakesushurt.Afterall,wecan’tplayorexercisethroughthepain.It’sagoodideatohaveatleastoneday________everyfewdaysfromtrainingforacertainsport.Anyway,keep________andfollowthecorrectsportsplan.Thenwecanenjoythefunofdoingsports.1.A．changeB．successC．valueD．dream2.A．riskB．taskC．recordD．test3.A．checkB．avoidC．treatD．receive4.A．pickingB．refusingC．sharingD．creating5.A．cheerB．prepareC．hopeD．act6.A．similarB．blindC．properD．famous7.A．notesB．breaksC．walksD．steps8.A．untilB．ifC．unlessD．although9.A．upB．longC．awayD．off10.A．safeB．poorC．warmD．strong二、短文填空(★★★★)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。What’syourfavoritedrink,water,juiceortea?May21,2020markedthefirstInternationalTeaDay(ITD).It11(name)bytheUNonNov21,2019.ThesubjectofITDisabout12wecanmakegoodtea.Also,spreadingthecultureofteaallovertheworldisanothermainpurpose.Chinaisthehomeoftea.Ithas13historyofmorethan5000years.ItissaidthatShenNongwasthefirst14(discover)tea.Oneday,whenhe15(boil)drinkingwater,some16(leaf)fellintothewaterandremainedtheresometime.Itproduced17niceasmellthatShenNongtastedit.Itwasdeliciousandoneoftheworld’sfavouritedrinkswasinvented.DrinkingteabecamepopularintheTangDynasty.LuYu18(write)thebookChaJing,whichwasreallyfamousinteahistory.SincetheTangDynasty,Chineseteahasleftabiginfluence19othercountries.Afterthe18thcentury,Chineseteawas20(wide)spreadtomanycountries.Nowanumberofpeopleenjoydrinkingteawithgreat21(please).Besides,theyaregreatlyinterestedin22(it)historyandculture.Chinesepeople23(develop)theirteacultureforseveralcenturies,24(include)teaplanting,tea-leafpicking,teamakingandteadrinking.Intea,wefindpeace,art,andpoliteness.Eventhoughmanypeopleknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswho25(well)understandthenatureofteaaroundtheworld.三、阅读理解(★★)

Whenit’shotoutsideandwehavetogoout,surelywewanttokeepcool.Wecanputonhats,wearlightclothing,orstayatacoolplace.However,nothingcanbeatagoodfan.NowI’llshowyouhowtomakeagoodDIY(DoItYourself)paperfan.WhattopreparePleasepreparetwopiecesofpaper.Allpaperwillwork,butyourDIYfancanbeusedforalongtimewithquality(优质的)paper.Thengetglue,twosticks,etc.HowtomakeaDIYfanThefirststepistodrawpicturesonthepaper.Justdrawanythingyoulike.Thenextstepistofoldup(折叠)thepaper.Thengluethetwopiecesoffoldedpapertogether.Afterthat,paintthesticks.Thefinalstepistogluethesticksontothefoldedpaper.Andeverythingisdone.Ifyoulookatyourwatch,youwillbesurprised:ittakeslessthan15minutestomakeagoodpaperfan.Thenyoucanfolditupanddropitinyourbag.Whenyouareoutintheheatnexttime,justtakeitoutandenjoythegentlewind.26.Whichisthebestwaytokeepcoolaccordingtoparagraph1?

A．Puttingonhats.B．Usingagoodfan.C．Wearinglightclothing.D．Stayingatacoolplace.27.Whyisqualitypaperagoodchoicetomakeafan?

A．Itislight.B．Itiscolorful.C．Itlastslong.D．Itlooksbeautiful.28.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A．Tosellpaperfans.B．Toshowhowtosavetime.C．Toshareafunstory.D．Toteachhowtomakepaperfans.(★★★)The21-year-oldstudentfromthecollegeofSpecialEducationofChangchunUniversity,JilinProvince,ZhanJunyihasbeendeafsincebirth.Buthehasovercomegreatdifficultiestoachievehisdreamofbecomingaprofessionaldancer,andisnowabletohearmusicthroughanartificialcochlea(人工耳蜗).Whenhewas2,hisparentstookhimtosometrainingcourses,andhelearnedtounderstandpeoplebyreadinglips(嘴唇).Duringtheslowandhardprocess,notonlyhisparentsbutalsosometeachersfromthetrainingcenterofferedgreathelptohim.Thankstotheirlastingeffortsandhelp,Zhanhadthechancetoachieveasmuchassomeonewhocanhear.Zhanhadanartificialcochleaimplanted(移植)whenhewas4yearsold.Thenhewasabletobetterunderstandpeoplewithitshelp.Aftergraduatingfromprimaryschoolin2015,ZhanpassedtheexamfortheChinaDisabledPeople’sPerformingArtTroupe(剧团)andbegantolearndancewiththeothermembers.Tohelphimkeepup,histeacherrepeatedlyplayedthedrumandtoldhimwherethebeatsandrhythm(节奏)pointswere.Then,theteacheralsoguidedhimbyusingsignlanguage.What’smore,ashisartificialcochleacouldeasilyfallout,hehadtowearaheadbandtohelpkeepitin.Throughlastingeffortsandhardwork,ZhancametobeperfectatdancingandenteredChangchunUniversitytostudydancein2021.Inrecentyears,ZhanhasbuiltuplotsofexperienceperformingateventssuchastheopeningandclosingceremoniesoftheBeijing2022WinterParalympicGamesandthe2023SpringFestivalGala(春晚).Afterhegraduates,Zhanwantstoreturntothetroupeandbecomeanational-leveldancer.Hehopestohelpotherchildrenlikehimtolearnhowtodanceandfeelitsjoy.29.HowdidZhanunderstandotherpeoplebeforehewasfour?

A．Byreadingotherpeople’slips.B．Bylearningatatrainingcenter.C．Byusinganartificialcochlea.D．Bygettinghelpfromhisparents.30.Whatcanweinter(推断)fromParagraph3?

A．Whatthefeelingsofthedancerwere.B．WhytheteachertaughtZhantodance.C．ItwasdifficultforZhantolearntodance.D．Morepeoplewillbecomeinterestedindancing.31.Whatisthebesttitle(题目)ofthepassage?

A．AHelpingHandtoaDeafBoy.B．ABraveBoywithaHearingProblem.C．ADanceClassforDisabledPeople.D．ADeafDancer’sRoadtoSuccess.(★★★)Haveyouheardofinnerpainting?It’saformoftraditionalartinChina.Artistsusespecial,finebrushesthatcangointoverysmallcontainerstocreatetheirpaintings.Withahistoryofover200years,therearedifferentschoolsofinnerpainting.Beijing,Hebei,ShandongandGuangdongschoolsarefourofthem.LiShaoyue,fromZibo,ShandongProvince,isthefifth-generationinheritoroftheShandongschool.Shelearnedtheskillsfromherfather,LiHuitong,amasteroftraditionalChineseartsandcrafts.“IhaveseenmyfatherdothissinceIwasachild.Healwaysworkshardandtriestoimprovehisskills,”Lisaid.Shewantedtobeaninnerpainterlikeherfatherbecausesheknewfeweryoungpeoplewerewillingtolearninnerpainting.“Ifitweretobediscontinuedhere,itwouldbeagreatpity,”sheadded.Lihasworkedasaninnerpainterfornineyears.Overtheyears,shehasfinishedalotofworksofartforsaleandshow.Shethinksinnerpaintingrequiresinheritanceanddevelopment.Oldartistsusuallychoosethemesofhistoricalscenesandstories.However,Liwouldliketousesomethingnewandmodernasthesubjectofherartwork.”Now,I’msharinginnerpaintingskillsonsocialmediaplatformstomakemorepeopleknowaboutinnerpainting.Ihopemoreyoungpeoplewillpracticeinnerpainting,”saidLi.32.Whatdoweknowaboutinnerpainting?

A．Ithasatleastfourschools.B．Ithasahistoryof2,000years.C．Itrequiresartiststodrawinanycontainer.D．Itisenjoyedbymoreandmoreyoungpeople.33.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A．WhatLi’sfamilyislike.B．WhatLididtodevelopinnerpainting.C．WhyLiwantedtobeaninnerpainter.D．HowLidevelopedaninterestinpainting.34.WhichofthefollowingmightLiShaoyueagreewith?

A．Innerpaintingskillsaresimpleandeasytolearn.B．Socialmediaplatformsarehelpfulinsellingpaintings.C．Historicalscenesandstoriesarenecessarytoinnerpainting.D．Somethingnewandmodemshouldbeaddedtoinnerpainting.35.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ThefutureofinnerpaintingB．DifferentschoolsofinnerpaintingC．AyoungartisttriestodevelopinnerpaintingD．Greatinnerpaintersspreadtraditionalculture(★★★)ItiswidelyknownthatChinahasthemostadvanced(先进的)high-speedrailwaynetworkintheworld.Now,thecountryisbreakingitsownspeedrecordwithCR450.CR450cantravelat400kilometersperhouronaverage,withatopspeedhitting453km/h.Beforethis,thefastesthigh-speedtrainoperatinginarailnetworkintheworldisChina’sCR400,whichrunsat350km/honaverage.Onceputintouse,forexample,theCR450willshortenthetraveltimefromBeijingtoShanghaitojustabouttwoandahalfhours,whichtakesatleastfourandahalfhoursatthemoment.“Thekeyisnottomakethetrainrunfastbuttohaveitbrakeaccurately(精准地)andsteadily(平稳地),”ZhaoHongweioftheChinaAcademyofRailwaySciencestoldCCTVNews.ThestandardisthattheCR450shouldhavethesamebrakedistanceastheCR400,whichis6,500meters,eventhoughittravelsalotfaster.Itcanalsostartbrakingmorequickly,takingjust1.7secondscomparedtothe2.3secondsneededfortheCR400.Theengineersdidlotsoftestswiththebrakestomakethesystembetter.Inthetests,thebrakedisc(制动盘)gotreallyhot,reachingtemperaturesofupto700℃.Itscolorchangedfromblacktored.Thechangeswerethenrecorded.Allthedataweresavedinasmartsystemtomakeadigitalmodelofthebrakesystemforcalculations.Apartfromhavingabetterbrakingsystem,theCR450hasthesamenoiselevelastheCR400.Moreover,itis12percentlighterand20percentlessenergy-consuming,accordingtoCCTVNews.Withallitsadvantages,peoplearegettingexcitedaboutthetrain’sdebut,whichisplannedtobeonshowthisyear.36.AccordingtoZhaoHongwei,whatis“thekey”toCR450?

A．Increasingthetrain’sspeed.B．Makingitbrakeaccuratelyandsteadily.C．Havingshorterbrakingdistance.D．Startingtobrakeinashortertime.37.ComparedtotheCR400,thebrakingtimeoftheCR450________.

A．is0.6secondsfasterB．is0.6secondsslowerC．isthesameD．is1secondfaster38.Whatdotheunderlinedword“debut”meaninthelastParagraph?

A．发表B．销售C．亮相D．试验39.WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?

A．Howengineerscooleddownthebrakediscinatest.B．Whatengineersdidtoimprovethebrakesystem.C．Howadigitalmodelwasusedforcalculations.D．WhatdifferencestheCR400andCR450haveintheirbrakesystems.40.Whichofthefollowingisthestructureofthepassage?(①=Paragraph1,②=Paragraph2…)

A．B．C．D．四、任务型阅读(★★★)Humanshavetriedtopredict(预测)theweather.Fromthehuntersofancienttimestotoday’spilots,predictingrainorshinecanshapepeople’slifeandmakeadifference.Doyouknowhowpeopleimprovetheirweatherpredicting?In650BC,theBabylonianstriedtopredicttheweatherbasedontheappearanceofclouds.Around340B.C.,Aristotle,afamousGreekthinkerandscientist,wroteMeteorology.Itintroducedthetypesofweather,suchasrain,cloudandlightning.Aristotlebelievedthattherewaswater,airandfirearoundtheEarth.Itwasalmost2,000yearsbeforehisideaswerereplacedbynewones.By300BCinChina,acalendardividedtheyearinto24festivalsgradually,eachfestivalrelatedtoatypeofweather,liketheRainWater(thestartofthespringrains),theWakingofInsects(thespringthunderawakenssleepinginsects)andsoon.Thatwasusefulforfarmerstoplanwhentoplantandharvest(收获).Peopleusedlotsofwaystopredicttheweatheroverthecenturies.Youmighthaveheardtheexpressionslike“Redskyatnight,sailor’sdelight”,whichsuggestsaredskyintheeveningisfollowedbygoodweather.Thishasabasisinscience,asdoestellingwinddirectionthroughsmokefromthefire.Ontheotherhand,somethoughtthatifsheepcrowdedtogether,itmeantrain.Butthereisn’tanysciencebehindit.Thescienceofweatherpredictionreallytookoffinthe1830swiththeinventionofthetelegraph(电报).Itsentmessagesoverhundredsofthousandsofmiles,soweathermapsweredrawnupandstormsystemswerestudied.Thenextbigstepcameinthe1920swiththeinventionofthe“radiosonde(无线电探空仪)”,aballooncarryingweatherInstrumentshighabovethegroundtocollectinformation.Expertstooktheinformationandbuiltapictureoftheweatheroverthefollowingfewdays.Today,Supercomputersareusedtotakedata(数据)fromtheworld.Anditisprocessedveryfasttoworkouttheweather.Forexample,theyoncehelpedpredictwhereHurricaneLee,whichhittheUSandCanada,wouldlandninedaysinadvance(提前).41.HowdidtheBabylonianspredicttheweather?___________________________________________________________42.Whywerethe24festivalsusefulforfarmers?___________________________________________________________43.Whatdoestheexpression“Redskyatnight,sailor’sdelight”mean?___________________________________________________________44.Whendidthescienceofweatherpredictionreallytakeoff?____________________________________________________________45.Thesentence“Doyouknowhowpeopleimprovetheirweatherpredicting?”hasanobjectiveclause(宾语从句).Giveanotherexampleofthiskindofsentence.(答案须与文中例句不同)____________________________________________________________五、补全对话(★★★)根据下面的对话情景，在空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。A:Whatdidyoudolastweekend,Jenny