2024-2025学年浙江省J5共同体联盟学校九年级上学期期末质量检测英语试卷

2024—2025学年浙江省J5共同体联盟学校九年级上学期期末质量检测英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★★)Whywesaymaidongxi(买东西)insteadofmainanbei,andshangcesuo(上厕所)insteadofxiacesuo?Let’sfindouttheanswerinthehistory!

Eastorwest

Whengoingshopping,Chinesepeoplesaymaidongxiinsteadofmainanbei.

IntheTangDynasty,thereweretwopopularmarketsinChang’an:theEastMarketandtheWestMarket.Whenshopping,peopleusuallywenttotheEastMarketfirst,andthenwenttotheWestMarket.Astimewentby,peoplestartedtocallshoppingasmaidongxi.Leftorright

InChinese,wesayyijianxiangzuowhenwehavedifferentopinions.Whyisitnotyijianxiangyou?

Mostpeopleareright-handed.Wefeelstrangeiftheywriteorusechopstickswithrighthand.Thiswasalsotrueinoldtimes.Sowhenpeopleinancienttimedisagreedwithothers,theywoulduse“left”,suchasinyijianxiangzuo.Ifpeopledon’tacceptcommonbeliefs,westillsaytheyarefollowingpangmenzuodao.Upordown

Weuseshangcesuotomean“gotothebathroom”andxiachufangtomean“gotothekitchen”.Why?

Thelayout(布局)ofancienthousesfollowscertainrules.Thegateofthehousewouldfacesouth,withthebathroominthenortheasternpartofthehouseandthekitcheninthesoutheasternpart.Onmaps,earthisusuallyatthetopwhilesouthisatthebottom.Sopeoplewouldsaytheyweregoing“up”tothebathroomand“down”tothekitchen.1.Wherewouldthepeopleinthepicturegoshoppingfirst?

A．TheEastMarket.B．TheWestMarket.C．TheSouthMarket.D．TheNorthMarket.2.Whatdoes“left”meaninancientChinese?

A．Beingtrue.B．Beingcommon.C．Beingdifferent.D．Beingstrange.3.Whichofthefollowingisthelayoutofancienthouses?(■=“gate”;★=“bathroom”;▲=“kitchen”)

A．B．C．D．(★★★)Temperaturesarerising.“We’reseeingthehottestsummersinhistory,severalyearsinarow.”Dr.GrantLipmantoldTIME.He’sanemergencydoctor.It’smoreimportantthanevertoknowhowtokeepcool.Asaresultofthelongheatwaves,nighttimetemperaturesarealsohigher.Theygivepeoplelesstimetocooldown.Beingreallyhotmakespeopleimpatient,uneasyorangry.Andinseriouscases,itcanleadtoheatillness.Thisillnessisaresultofyourbodytemperaturerisingtoadangerouslevelduringhotweather.Itnormallyhappenswhenyouarestayingintheheatfortoolongwithouttakingproperstepstocooldown.Yourbodydealswithheatinmanyways.Oneisbysweating.Anotherisbygivingoffheat.Yourbodyworkshardtostaycool.Stayingcoolusesenergy.Buttherearewaystohelpyourbodypreparefortheheat.First,youcangetusedtoheat.Youcantrainforthehotweather.Goingsomewherehot?Lipmansuggestsanhouroutsideeveryday.Healsosuggestsotherwaystohelppreventheatillness.Avoidheavyexerciseinthemiddleoftheday.Wearlooseandlightclothing.ClothingwithahighUPFwillbebetter.Itcanprotectyourskinlikesunscreendoes.It’simportanttodrinklotsofwater,evenifyouarenotthirsty.Weneedmorewhilesweating,forwearelosingelectrolyteswhichareveryimportantforourbodies.Ifyou’reoutside,findsomeshade.Andalwaysgoinsideifyouarefeelingtoohot.Lookoutforsignsofheatillness.4.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2refersto________.

A．coolingdownB．stayingintheheatC．beingreallyhotD．beingimpatient,uneasyorangry5.What’sthemainpurposeofquotingDr.GrantLipman’swordsinParagraph1?________

A．Tointroducethetopic.B．Toexplainthewriter’sopinion.C．Tomakethepassagemoreinteresting.D．Todrawattentiontohightemperature.6.Whichofthefollowingistheproperwaytopreparefortheheat?________

A．Weshouldgooutsideifwefeeltoohot.B．Weshouldexerciseoutsideinthelateafternoon.C．Wedon’tneedtodrinkwaterifwearen’tthirsty.D．Wemustgosomewhereveryhottopreparefortheheat.7.Whatwillthewriterprobablytalkaboutafterthelastparagraph?________

A．Whattodoifpeoplegetheatillness.B．Wheretogoforsummerholiday.C．Thecausesofthehightemperature.D．People’sopinionaboutDr.GrantLipman.(★★★)Sarahhadalwayshelpedoutatherdad’srestaurant,buttodayfeltdifferent—shewasgiventheresponsibilityofservingcustomersforthefirsttime.Excited,yetnervous,shecarefullycarriedaporksteaktoTable6.Herexcitementquicklyturnedtoanxiety(焦虑)whenshesawKassy,apopulargirlfromschool,sittingtherewithherfriends.Feelingshyandafraid,Sarahhidbehindthefrontdesktoavoidbeingseen.ThoughSarahwasanexcellentstudent,sheoftenfeltoutofplaceamongherwealthyclassmates.SherememberedhowKassyusedtomakefunofherandworriedthatothersmightlaughatherforworkingatarestaurant.WhileSarahwashiding,herdadnoticedherandasked,“Sarah,what’sgoingon?”Feelingbadforlettinghimdown,shequietlyreplied,“I’mjustnervousaboutservingthem.”Herdadsmiledwarmly,“Takeabreak,sweetheart.You’vebeendoingagreatjob.”AsSarahwalkedbacktothekitchen,shefeltevenworseforgivingupherresponsibility.Buttohersurprise,Hannah,oneofKassy’sfriends,cameover.“HeySarah,”shesaidsoftly.“IknowhowKassycanbesometimes.Butwhatyou’redoinghereisreallyimpressive.Myparentscouldn’trunarestaurantlikethis.”Hannah'skindwordswashedawaySarah’sanxiety.Shesmiledthankfullyandfeltanewsenseofstrengthbuildinsideher.Feelingmoreconfident,Sarahreturnedtothediningareaandbroughtthecheck(账单)toKassy’stable.WhenKassytriedtomakefunofher,SarahandHannahdidasilly“crabdance”andlaughedtogether.AsSarahcrossedthediningroom,sherealizedshedidn’tfeelembarrassedanymore.WhetherKassylikedherfamily’srestaurantornot,itdidn’tmatter.AsSarahreturnedtothefrontdesk,shefeltawarmsenseofpride.Sheknewthattherestaurantwasspecialtoher,nomatterwhatothersthought.Sheunderstoodthathardworkandkindnesswerethemostimportantthings.Fromthenon,shestartedtoenjoyhernewrolewithconfidenceandpride.8.WhydidSarahhidebehindthefrontdeskattherestaurant?

A．Shefeltnervousaboutservingothers.B．Shedidn’twanttoworkanymore.C．Shewasafraidofmakingmistakes.D．ShewasafraidofbeingseenbyKassy.9.WhatkindofpersonisSarahsdad?

A．Seriousandstrict.B．Kindandhelpful.C．Impatientandangry.D．Rudeandcareless.10.HowdidHannahhelpSarahfeelbetter?

A．ShepraisedSarahonherhardwork.B．ShetoldSarahthatKassywaswrong.C．SheofferedSarahabreakfromwork.D．SheencouragedSarahtostopworking.11.InwhichorderdidSarahrealizethefollowingthingsafterservingKassy?①Shedidn’tfeelembarrassedanymore.②Shewashappywithherfamily’srestaurant.③Shedidn’tcarewhetherKassylikedtherestaurant.

A．①②③B．③①②C．①③②D．②①③(★★★★)Reshicompleteda12children’sbook,AliceandSparkle,withthehelpofachatbotcalledChatGPT.Achatbotisacomputerprogramthatusesartificialintelligence(AI)toimitatehumanthinkingandwriting.Thebook’stextwasproducedusingit,andReshicreatedillustrations(插图)usinganotherAIprogram,Midjourney,whichusesspecialcomputation(计算)rulestotranslatewordsintoimages.WhenReshipostedthebookonline,itbecameverypopularwithchildren.SomepeoplepraisedReshiforbeingclever.However,noteveryonewashappy.Someartistscriticizedthebook.Theysaidthepictureswereofpoorquality,andmoreimportantly,thewaythepicturesweremadewasabigproblem.Midjourneyworksbysearchingthroughmillionsofimagesontheinternet.Itusesalgorithmstofindpatternsintheseimagesandmakenewones.Theproblemis,Midjourneytakesimagesfromartists’workwithoutaskingforpermission.SomecompanieshavealreadystartedusingAIinsteadofhumanworkers.Forexample,anAIrobottoldjokesatacomedyclubinsteadofaperson.TheSanFranciscoBalletalsousedAI-createdimagesforadvertisingaballetshowcalledTheNutcracker.Manyartistsandwritersareworriedabouttheirjobs.TheyfearthatifAIcancreateartandwritingforlessmoney,peoplemaynotpaythemfortheirwork.Josephine,ajournalistwhomakesmoneyfromwriting,says,“Ilovewriting,butit’stroublingtoseepeoplelookingforcheaperchoicesinsteadofsupportingrealhumanwriters.”ThereisarealconcernaboutprotectingtheworkofartistsandwriterswhocouldhavetheircreationsusedbyAIprograms.Thetechnologyindustrythatdevelopsthesetoolsshouldinvolveartistsintheprocessofmakingthem.12.Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfroma________.

A．newspaperB．sciencefictionC．storybookD．travelguide13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“algorithms”meaninParagraph3?

A．Creativeideas.B．Millionsofpictures.C．Usefultools.D．Computationrules.14.InParagraph4,thewritershowsthepopularityofusingAIby________.

A．listingnumbersB．givingexamplesC．makingcomparisonsD．showingopinions15.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsReshi’sevent?

A．Supportive.B．Uncaring.C．Critical.D．Changeable.二、任务型阅读(★★★)阅读下面关于英语学习APP的介绍，根据四位同学的不同需求，从方框中所给的A-E五个选项中为他们选择最合适的APP(其中一项是多余选项)，将其序号填入1—4小题，并回答第5小题。注意：请将第5小题的答案写在答题纸上非选择题部分的相应位置。

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Iaminterestedinimprovingandreviewingmyvocabulary,andIenjoylearninginafunway.Ilikedoingactivitiesthatareenjoyable.What'smore,Ireallyenjoycompetingwithmyfriends,asitmakesthelearningprocessmoreexciting.Cathy

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1enjoystudyingallsubjects,butIfindthatIneedmorehelpwithEnglishvocabularyandgrammar,Idon’tenjoytraditionalexercisesbecausetheyfeelrepetitiveandboring.Iamlookingforanappthatoffersactivitiesthatarequick,interactive,andfun,soIcanlearnwellwithoutgettingtiredoftheprocess.Andy18

I'dliketogetbetteratunderstandingmoviesandTVshowsinEnglish.Ipreferappsthathaveagooddesign,astheymakelearningmoreenjoyable.I’mwillingtospendmoneyonanappthatoffershigh-qualitycontentandhelpsmeimprovemyskillsinaneffectiveway.Anna

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Ifindthatmostlanguageappsaretooeasyforme,andIamlookingforsomethingmorechallenging.Iwanttofocusonimprovingmylisteningskills,andIneedanappthatprovidesmoredifficultexercises.SinceIoftentravelbybus,Iwouldliketousetheappduringmyshortcommute,soitneedstobequickandconvenienttousewhileonthego.Gina

AppsForLearningEnglish

A.WordPowerfocusesonlearningwords.Itfeatureseightengaginggames,andthemostexcitingpartisthatyoucancompetewithotherusersonline.

B.EnglishSceneisexpensive,butithasanice-lookingdesign.ThisapphasinterestingvideostoriestohelplearnersimprovetheirunderstandingofEnglish.

C.NewscastisdesignedtohelplearnerscomprehendnewsinEnglish.Afterlisteningtonewsstories,usersanswerrelatedquestions.Eachpartlastsaboutfiveminutesandischallenging.

D.Themesisanunusualappthatemployscreativeexercisestoteachgrammarandvocabulary.Itsshort,game-likeactivitiesareperfectforquickpractice.

E.PassWords3000providesanopportunitytopracticethe3000mostcommonwordsinEnglish.Itisforlow-levelstudents.It’sfree,andnewquestionsareaddedeverymonth.Whichappwouldyouliketochoose?Why?(不超15词)20三、完形填空(★★★)Longago,therelivedaking.Hewasquite________.Heneverputinmucheffortorcaredaboutthewell-beingofhispeople.________hispeoplebecameangrywithhim.Oneday,thekingwentintotheforesttohuntanimals.Afterawhile,hefelt________.Tohissurprise,hecameacrossalake.________hedrankfromthewater,aswan(天鹅)landedonarocknearby.“Imust________thatswan!”hethoughttohimself.However,________heraisedhisbow(弓),theswanflewaway.Thekingthenheardavoicesay,“Iamtheswan.________youwanttocatchme,youmustgotoheaven.”Surprised,thekingasked,“Pleaseshowmethewaytoheaven.”“Dogoodthingsand________yourpeople,andamessengerfromheavenwillcometoyou,”thevoicereplied.Withthisadviceinmind,theking________asacommonmanandwentoutintothestreets.Hetriedtooffersome________toapooroldman.Buttheoldmanangrilyreplied,“DoyouknowwhyI'mlikethis?It'sbecauseofourking!Hehasdone________forus.”Justthen,thekingheardthe`swan’svoiceagain.“Itseemsyou’redoinggoodthings________becauseyouwanttogotoheaven.Thatmeansyouarethinkingaboutyourself.Youmustactoutofthegoodnessofyour________,”theswansaid.Thekingsuddenlyrealizedthatthiswas________.Fromthatmomenton,hebecameahardworkingandkindruler,understandingthat________hiskingdomahappyplacewaslikecreatingaheavenofhisown.21.A．lazyB．hardworkingC．friendly.D．strict22.A．ButB．BecauseC．OrD．So.23.A．busyB．hungryC．thirstyD．angry24.A．SinceB．AsC．ThoughD．And25.A．eatB．sellC．catchD．buy26.A．asfarasB．aswellasC．aslongasD．assoonas27.A．UnlessB．IfC．AfterD．When28.A．cheatB．serveC．changeD．punish29.A．dressedupB．putupC．giveupD．pickup30.A．animalsB．housesC．moneyD．books31.A．nothingB．everythingC．anythingD．something32.A．trulyB．nearlyC．hardlyD．only33.A．tearsB．feelingsC．heartD．surprise34.A．hardB．trueC．easyD．safe35.A．buildingB．callingC．makingD．covering四、选词填空(★★★)将方框中所给词语的适当形式填入短文中，每词仅用一次。

wood,available,festival,pickup,customerDidpeopleeattakeoutinancienttimes?Yes,peoplehadtakeoutasearlyasthe`SongDynasty.Theemperor,Xiaozong(1127-1194),likedtoorderfoodlateatnight.Hisservantswouldgoaroundthecityto36thefood.Sodidcommonpeople!Restaurantworkerswouldshoutoutwhichdisheswere37.Anddelivery(递送)workerswouldbringtheordereddishestotheir38.InthefamouspaintingAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingming39,youcanseeadeliveryworkercarryingfood.PeopleintheSongDynastyalsohad40mealboxesfortakeout.Theboxeswerelongwithseverallayers.Theyusedspecialplateswithtwolayerstokeepthefoodwarm.Hotwaterwasplacedbetweenthelayerstokeepthefoodhot.五、短文填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式(每空一词)。I’mLily,andImovedtothiscitytoattendanewschool.Atfirst,I41(仰慕)myclassmateswhoweregoodatEnglish.SoIpracticed42(重复)newwordseveryday.Myteacher43(建议)thatIpracticespeakingmore,soIdid.OnedayIdecidedtojointhedebateclub.Speakingin44(公开)placeswasnotsoeasyforme,butItriedtobe45(放松).Ilearnedthatgrowthdoesn’tcomeeasily.It46(需要)effortandcourage.Duringsummerbreak,Ispenttimewithmy47(当地)friends.Wewentonatripandsharedmany48(幽默)stories,whichmademerealizehowmuchIhadgrown49(逐渐).Iusedtobeshy,butnowIfeelmoreconfidentandopen-minded.Personalgrowthisaboutmakingbetter50(选择)andlearningfromexperiences.Everychallengehashelpedmegrew,andIknowI’llkeepimproving.It’sajourneythatneverends.(★★★)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Shadowpuppetry(皮影戏)beganduringtheWesternHanDynasty.Itwasoncepopularinthecountryside51itwassimpleandcheap.Itcombinesacting,singing,andmusictotellfolkandhistorical52(story).Usually,thepuppets53(make)fromleatherorpaper.Makingthemisnoteasy.Puppetmakershavetofollow24stepstocreateapuppet,54washingtheleather,carvingandpainting.Eachpuppethas11parts,con