2024-2025学年贵州省贵阳市云岩区联盟校上学期九年级期中英语试卷

2024—2025学年贵州省贵阳市云岩区联盟校上学期九年级期中英语试卷

一、选词填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，从框内7个选项中选出能分别填入6个小题空白处的最佳选项。

A.oneB.motherC.whenD.unlessE.thickF.madeG.herselfInthepast,allthewomeninXunpu,asmallfishingvillageinFujianProvince,putcolorfulandspecialfloralheaddressesontheirhair.HuangRongbing’s1wasoneofthem.WhenHuangwasalittleboy,healwayswatchedhermother,WenXiuzhen,combherlongand2hair.Afterformingabunatthebackofherhead,shewouldputcolorfulflowersintohair.Theheaddressisknownaszanhuaorzanhuawei.ItinspiredHuang’scareerchoice.In2016,heandhiseldersisteropenedasalon(美发店).“Wehavebeenfullybookedandnowthereareover200businessesofferingservicestodresstouristswithazanhua.”saidHuang.Theincreaseintouristvisitshas3Huanghappy.That’sbecauseitnotonlykeepsthebusinessbusybutalsohelpsspreadthehistoryandculturebehindzanhuaheadwear.MissYang,4ofHuang’scustomers,evenbroughtzanhuaculturetoParisinFrancelastyear.UndertheEiffelTower,shetookphotosandvideosof5withazanhuainherhair.HuangsaidthewomenofXunpuarehard-working,warm-heartedandbrave.Theyarefamousforcatchingthebestseafood.“Theyexpresstheirwishforhappiness6theyputazanhuaontheirheads.Theflowersareseenasasymbolofhope.Zanhuawaslistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage(国家非物质文化遗产)in2008.”headded.二、完形填空(★★★)Iwascute,active,happy...untilthatdaywhenIwas15monthsold.Ihadabad_______.Ilandedonaglassrabbit.Unluckily,itcutmyeyebadly.Thedoctorsaidiftheeyewastakenout,my_______wouldbecomeoutofshape,somyscarred(有疤痕的),blindandgreyeyelivedonwithme.Peopleoftenaskeduncomfortablequestionsaboutmyeyeorevenplayedjokesonme.Whenthe_______playedgames,Iwasalwaysthe“badguy”.Igrewupimaginingthateveryonelookeddownonme.ButwhenMomnoticedIwas_________,shewouldstandbymeandsay,“Holdyourheaduphighandfacetheworld.”Asachild,Itoldmyself,“Be_________orIwillfalldownorknockintosomething.”Asateenager,Ialwayslookeddownto_________myshame(羞愧),butIfoundthatpeoplelikedmewhensometimesIheldmyheaduphigh.Inhighschool,Iwasevenmademonitor,butoutsideIstillfeltlikeafreak(怪物).AllIreallywantedwasto_________everyoneelse.Whenthingsgotreallybad,Iwouldcrytomymomandshewould_________meandsay,“Holdyourheaduphighandfacetheworld.Letthemseethelovethatisinside.”ThatishowMomtaughtmepride.Mom’slovehelpedremovemyowndoubt.Finally,Iwasabletolookpeopleintheeye.Ilearnedtoappreciatemyselfandtohave_________forothers.“Holdyourheaduphigh”hasbeenheardmanytimesinmyhome.The__________mymothergavemelivesoninmychildren.Eachofthemhasfeltitspower,too.7.A．coughB．fallC．fever8.A．faceB．legC．arm9.A．doctorsB．kidsC．parents10.A．tiredB．boredC．unhappy11.A．helpfulB．carefulC．thankful12.A．showB．stopC．hide13.A．lookforB．looklikeC．lookafter14.A．encourageB．interviewC．admire15.A．adviceB．energyC．love16.A．giftB．surpriseC．knowledge三、阅读理解(★★★)

TheMid-AutumnFestivalisaveryimportantChinesefestival.Itfallsonthe15thdayoflunarAugust.Afewdaysbeforethefestival,everyoneinthefamilywillhelptomakethehousecleanandbeautiful.Lanternswillbehunginfrontofthehouse.Ontheeveningtherewillbeabigfamilydinner.Peoplewhoworkfarawayfromtheirhomewilltrytocomebackforthereunion(团圆).Afterdinner,peoplewilllightthelanternswhichareusuallyredandround.Childrenwillplaywiththeirowntoylanternshappily.Atnightthemoonisusuallyroundandbright.Peoplecanenjoythemoonwhileeatingmooncakeswhicharethespecialfoodforthisfestival.Father’sDayiscelebratedonthethirdSundayofJunebothintheUSAandtheUK.MsSonoraSmartDodd,alovingdaughterfromSpokane,hadthegoodideathatsocietymustcelebrateadaytohonorthefather,becausehemadeanimportantcontribution(贡献)totheraisingofchildren.Peoplecelebratethefestivalbyhonoringtheirfathersandexpressingloveforthembygivingpopulargiftslikecards,flowers,chocolatesandties.Littlechildrenoftengivehandmadegiftstotheirdad.17.WhatwillpeopledobeforetheMid-AutumnFestival?

A．Lightthelanterns.B．Haveabigfamilydinner.C．Cleantheirhousesandhangthelanterns18.WhenisFather’sDayintheUSA?

A．OnthesecondSundayofJune.B．OnthethirdSundayofJune.C．OnthethirdSaturdayofJune.19.WhydidpeoplesetupFather’sDaytohonorthefather?

A．Becausehegavepopulargiftstohischildren.B．Becauseheexpressedgreatloveforhischildren.C．Becausehemadeacontributiontotheraisingofchildren.20.Wemayreadthistextfromthesectionof________inamagazine.

A．CULTUREB．HEALTHC．PEOPLE(★★)Whatyearwereyoubornin?Areyouadragon?Thatistosay,wereyoubornintheYearoftheDragon?Asweknow,thisyearistheYearoftheDragon,andeveryoneisexcitedabouttalkingaboutdragons.Manyofthemhavenoticedthatmoreandmorepeopleareusingtheword“loong”insteadof“dragon”intheirdailylife.Actually,theloongsinChineseculture,believeitornot,arefardifferentfromthedragonsinWesternculture.First,let’stalkabouttheirorigins(起源).Loongsareconnectedtostarsandrain.Theyarebelievedtohavetodowiththepowerofemperorsinthepast.Dragons,however,arerelatedtofloodsanddangerouswatersunderground.Second,let’sdigintotheirstories.Loongsarelikemessengersbetweentheskyandtheearth.Theyhelpouttherulers,whobecomekingsbecauseofthem.Dragons,though,aretroublemakers.Theyfightwiththerulersandcanevenbeatthem!Butastimepasses,dragonslosetheirshineandheroesstartkillingthem.Third,let’slookatwhattheymean.Sinceloongsrepresent(代表)power,theyareseenasasymboloftheemperorandanimportantpartofceremoniesandtraditions.Dragons,though,arebadnews.Theyareasymbolofevil(恶),andbeatingthedragonsisseenasavictoryoverevil.Lastly,let’scheckouthowtheylook.Loongsarelikeamixofanimals,withheadslikecamelsandneckslikesnakes.Theydon’tneedwingstoflybecausetheyarealreadyskilledatit.Dragonsaremorelikesnakes,livingundergroundandcausingproblems.Theydon’thavewingseither,butpeopleaddthosetomakethemlookmoreimpressive.21.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?

A．Byaskingquestions.B．Bylistingnumbers.C．Bygivingexamples.22.Whatareloongsconnectedwithaccordingtothepassage?

A．Starsandthemoon.B．Thepowerofemperors.C．Dangerouswatersunderground.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Loongshavewings.B．Dragonsaregoodnews.C．Loongsareusedinceremonies.24.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Theoriginsofdragonsandloongs.B．Themeaningsofdragonsandloongs.C．Thedifferencesbetweendragonsandloongs.(★★★★)①Whentwopeoplemeet,therearealotofwaysofgreeting.Thewaysofgreetingarenotalwaysthesameindifferentcountries.②InAmerica,twopeopleusuallygreeteachotherwithahandshake.Itisawaytoshowrespecttotheotherperson.Athletes(运动员)fromoppositeteamsshakehandsbeforeagameforthesamereason.However,mostAmericansdon’tshakehandswhentheymeetpeopletheyhavealreadyknownwell.WhenAmericanfriendsmeeteachother,theymightonlywave(挥手),ormaybejustnodtheirheads.③InNewZealand,thereisaspecialwayofgreetingcalled“Hongi”.Inthegreeting,twopeoplepresstheirnosesandforeheads(前额)togetherandclosetheireyes.ThisisanoldtraditionthatcomesfromtheMaori,whowerethefirstpeopletoliveinNewZealand.Eventoday,manyNewZealandersstillpresstheirforeheadswhentheymeet.④Kissingissometimesusedasawaytogreetsomeone.Insomecountries,importantpeopleusedtowearspecialrings.Itwasthecustomforvisitorstokisstheseringswhentheycameforameeting.InFrance,whenpeoplemeet,theysometimeskisseachotherontheface.⑤InJapan,peoplebowtoeachothereverytimetheymeet.Evenfamilymembersbowtoeachother.Howlowtobowdependsonhowrespectedtheotherpersonis.⑥Today,newwaysofgreetingarecreatedallthetime.Peoplecandothiswithaquick“hi”,ahandshake,orevenasimplesmile.Theimportantthingisthatthepeopletheyaregreetingunderstandthem.25.Theunderlinedpart“thesamereason”refersto“______”.

A．showingloveB．showingrespectC．thankingeachother26.Whatisthestructureofthispassage?

A．B．C．27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．FamilymembersinJapandonotbowtoeachother.B．Insomecountries,ringswereonceusedforkissing.C．It’sOKtojustnodheadswhenAmericanfriendsmeet.28.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.

A．howtobeapolitepersonB．differentwaysofgreetingC．waysofsayinghelloindifferentlanguages(★★★)Note-takingisaskillthatcanhelpyoudowellinallyourschoolwork.29Butunluckily,moststudentsdon’tknowhowtotakenotes.Herearesomesuggestions.Writedownkeyfacts.Ifyourteacherwritesnotesontheblackboard,that’sgreat.Youcancopythemorwritedownthemostimportantfactsofallinclass.30Forexample,someteachersmayfocusonlotsofdatesandfactsinclass,buttheyonlywritetheimportantonesontheblackboard.Otherteachersmaynotwriteanythingdown,buttheymaysaysomethingimportantagainandagain.Ask.31.Ifyourteacherspeakstoofastandyoucan’tfollowwhatheissaying,youcanaskhimafterclass.Compare.Comparingyournoteswithyourclassmates’canbegoodforyourlearning.32Organize.Note-takingalsoneedsorganization.Keepnotesforeachsubjectinonenotebook,sothatyoucanfindeverythingeasilywhenatestcomes.33Ifyoudecidetorecopyyournoteseveryevening,you’llsurelyhavelesstimetowatchTV.Butyou’llsavetimeinthecomingtest.

A．Note-takingisnotveryeasy.B．Goodnote-takingtakestime.C．Differentteachersdothingsdifferently.D．Itcanmakeyouconfidentwhenyouarestudying.E．Don’tbeafraidtoaskyourteachertorepeatwhatyoumiss.F．Itcanalsohelpyouandyourclassmatescorrectsomemistakes.四、任务型阅读(★★★)阅读下面短文，根据其内容填空和回答问题。（1至4题每题答案不超过3个单词，5题须用完整句子回答）OnecannotdiscussChinesemusicwithoutmentioningtheChineseseven-stringzither(七弦琴),alsoknownastheguqin,oneofthefourarts—alongwithgo,calligraphyandpainting.Itfirstappearedover3,000yearsagoandrepresentsChina’ssolomusicalinstrumenttradition.Atfirst,theguginhadonlyfivestrings,representingthefiveelementsofmetal,wood,water,fireandearth.Later,intheZhoudynasty,KingWenofZhouaddedasixthstringforhisson.KingWuofZhouaddedaseventhstringtoencouragehisarmytofightwiththeShang.Ambience(环境气氛)wasimportantinplayingtheChinesezither.Usually,itwaspracticedinquietsettingandneverforpublicperformance.Ancientartistsenjoyedperformingbyastreaminthemountains.Thesoundoftheguqinmixedwiththeechoes(回音)fromthemountains,untilthemusicianfoundhimselfatonewithnature.Playingitinsnowwasalsoafavoritepastimeforancientartists,whobelievedtheinstrumentwasthepurestofitskindintheworld.Also,anightwithmoonlightwasconsideredidealforplayingtheguqin.WangWei(701-761),agreatpoetoftheTangdynasty,likedplayingitinabambooforestonnightswithmoonlight.Guqinpiecesareusuallyaroundthreetoeightminuteslong,withthelongestbeingGuanglingVerse,whichis22minuteslong.OtherfamouspiecesincludePlumBlossomsinThreeMovements,WildGeeseLandingontheSandbankandEighteenSongsofaNomadFlute.Nowadays,therearefewerthanonethousandwell-trainedguqinplayersandperhapsnomorethanfiftylivingmasters.Theoriginalnumberofseveralthousandpieceshasgreatlyreducedtoonlyahundredworksbytoday.TheguqinanditsmusicwasaddedtothelistoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity(人类非物质文化遗产)in2003.34.Guqin,oneofthefourarts,hasahistoryof______.35.Guqinwasalwaysplayedinquietsettingandwasn’tusedfor______.36.Ancientartistsenjoyedplayingtheguqinbyastreaminmountains,______oronanightwithmoonlight.37.______piecesoffamousguqinworksarementionedinParagraph5.38.Whatcanwedotohelpspreadtheguqinculture?____________________________________________________________________五、完成句子(★★★)39.学会烹饪对青少年多么重要啊！________________itisforteenagerstolearncooking!(★★★)40.学生不能将手机带进课堂。Students________________tobringmobilephonestoclass.(★★★)41.史密斯先生想知道如何前往贵州省图书馆。Mr.Smithwonders________gettoGuizhouLibrary.(★★★)42.我们能否学好英语取决于自身的学习习惯。WhetherornotwecanlearnEnglishwell________________ourlearninghabits.(★★★)43.以前害羞的妹妹现在能自信地参加演讲比赛。Mysisterusedtobeshy,butnow________________attendspeechcontestsconfidently.六、短文填空(★★★)阅读下面短文，在各题空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号单词的正确形式。DuringtheWarringStatesPeriod,therewas44mancalledBanfromtheStateofLu.PeopleusuallycalledhimLuBan.He45(know)asthemostexcellentcarpenter(木匠)then.Itissaidthatheoncemadeabirdofwood.Itwassolifelikethatitflewinthesky46threedays.Oneday,ayoungcarpentercametoahousewhichhadabigreddoor.Hehelduphisax(斧头)andsaid,“Iamagreatcarpenter.Nomatter