2024-2025学年山东省威海市乳山市九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年山东省威海市乳山市九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★★)Onceuponatime,therewasakingwholesthislegandeyeduringawar.Evenwiththesechallenges,hisclevernessandkindnessmadehimagreatkinginhiskingdom.Oneday,thekingwaswalkingthroughthepalacehallwayandsawtheportraits(像)ofhisancestorsonthewalls.Thinkingthatonedayhischildrenwouldadmirehisportraitaswell,hereallywantedtohaveitpaintedwell.However,hewasn’tsurehowhispaintingwouldturnoutbecauseofhisphysicalproblems.Soheinvitedagroupoffamouspainterstothepalace,offeringagreatdealofmoneytotheartistwhocouldcreateabeautifulportraitforhim.Allthepaintersbegantothinkabouthowtopainttheking.Theysoondecidedthatitwasanimpossibletask,fearingthatiftheportraitdidnotmakethekinghappy,theywouldgetpunished.So,onebyone,theystartedmakingexcusesandpolitelyrefused.Then,onepainterraisedhishandandsaidthathewantedtogiveitatry.Thekingagreed.Thepainterstarteddrawingandcoloringtheportraitcarefullyinaquietroom.Aftersometime,itwasfinallycompleted!Alltheotherpaintersinthepalacecouldn’twaittoseewhatitwouldlooklike.Whenthepainterpresentedtheportrait,everyone,includingtheking,wasamazed.Thepaintermadeaportraitinwhichthekingwassittingonahorse,showingtheone-legside,holdinghisbow(弓)andaimingthearrow(瞄准箭)withhisoneeyeclosed.Thekingwasverypleasedtoseethisbeautifulportrait,andgavethepainteralotofmoneyashepromised.1.Whichdescriptionaboutthekingiscorrect?

A．Hewasdisabled.B．Hewasnotclever.C．Hispeopledidn’tlovehim.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinparagraph1mean?

A．Thewall.B．Theportrait.C．Thehallway.3.Whatdidthekinginvitethesefamouspainterstothepalacetodo?

A．Topaintthepalacewalls.B．Topaintportraitsofhisancestors.C．Tocreateabeautifulportraitofhimself.4.Whydidtheotherpaintersrefusetopaintfortheking?

A．Becausetheythoughtthekingwasugly.B．Becauseitwasalong-termtaskandhardtofinish.C．Becausetheyfearedtobepunishediftheportraitwasnotgoodenough.5.Whatmightthekingthinkofthepainter?

A．Weakandbrave.B．Talentedandclever.C．Politeandthankful.(★★★)Doyouwearglasses?Ifyes,wouldyouliketohavesurgery(手术)soyoudon’tneedtowearthemanymore?Manybelievethatsurgerycansolvetheproblemforever,butthat’sunsure.Mostpeoplewearglassesbecauseofnearsightedness(近视).Whenweseethings,lightcomesintooureyesandfocuses(聚焦)ontheretina(视网膜).Butforpeoplewithnearsightedness,intheireyes,lightfocusesinfrontoftheretina.Thismakesthingsfarawayseemblurrybutclosethingsseemclear.Surgerycansolvethis.XuJiayi,a19-year-oldstudentfromBeijing,hadthesurgeryfivemonthsagoduringthewintervacation.“Afterthesurgery,Icanseeveryclearly.Lifeismoreconvenientwithouthavingtoweareyeglasses,”saidXu.However,theprocessisnotaseasyasyoumightthink.Xusaidthathereyeshurtbadlyrightafterthesurgery.Also,sheneededtousemedicineforatleastthreemonths,“Atfirst,therewerefourkindsofmedicines,thenthenumberbecamesix,”shesaid.Thesemedicineshelpreducethepainsandpreventeyeproblems.Besides,ifyoudon’tlookafteryoureyehealthwell,nearsightednessmayreturnevenaftersurgery.“BecauseIusemyeyestoomuchbothatworkandathome,thingshavestartedtolookblurrytomeagain.”saidDuAnni,32,whohadthesurgerynineyearsago.“Insteadofsolvingnearsightedness,thesurgeryjustletsyoutakeoffyourglasses,thesurgerydoesn’tsolvethechangesintheeye’sstructure.”saidWeiWenbin,adoctorfromBeijing.6.Whatdoestheword“blurry”mean?

A．Unclear.B．Colorful.C．Blind.7.WhatdidXuJiayithinkabouthereyesurgery?

A．Shefeltpainduringit.B．Itimprovedhereyesight.C．Itdidn’tfixherproblem.8.WhatcanweknowfromDuAnni’scase?

A．Hereyesurgeryfailed.B．Thesurgerydoesn’tworkforadults.C．Patientsneedtoprotecttheireyesafterthesurgery.9.WhichonemightbeWeiWenbin’sopinion?

A．Thesurgerychangestheeye’sstructure.B．Thesurgerycansolvenearsightednesscompletely.C．Thesurgerymakespatients’livesmoreconvenient.10.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A．Toexplainhowpeoplebecomenearsighted.B．Tointroducethesurgeryfornearsightedness.C．Todrawpeople’sattentiontosightproblems.(★★★)Youmusthaveheardof“citybucity”(meaningcityornotcity),aninternetbuzzword(流行语)createdbyaforeignblogger.It’susedtoaskifaplacefeelslikeabig,fashionablecity.MillionsofforeignerslikethebloggerarevisitingChinaandpostingtheirtravelvideos.Thevisa-freetransitpolicy(过境免签政策)playsanimportantroleinit.Thevisa-freetransitpolicystartedin2013.Backthen,itallowedtravelerstostayfor72hoursinsevendifferentbigcitiesinChina.Now,travelerscanstayfor144hoursin41placesacross19areas.IthasallowedmoretravelerstoChina.Inthefirstthreemonthsofthisyear,266percentmoreforeignerscametoChinathroughvisa-freepoliciescomparedwiththesameperiodlastyear,accordingtotheNationalImmigrationAdministrationofChina(国家移民管理局).Now,moreandmorepeoplegettoseetherealChina.“ThisisthewholereasonwhywedecidedtocometoChina—wewantedtoseeexactlywhatit’slikeforourselves,”-saidIrishLukeinhisonlinevideo.HethoughtChengduwasreallygood,beautifulandmodern”completelydifferentfromwhathehadheardaboutChinafromWesternmedia.ForeignersusedtovisitfamousspotsliketheForbiddenCityandtheGreatWall.Butnowtheypreferexperiencingeverydayactivitieslikeshoppingatmarkets,ridingsharedbikesandjoiningsquaredancinginparks.TheseactivitiesgiveforeignersacloserlookateverydaylifeinChina.11.Wherecanwereadthepassage?

A．InatextbookB．InmagazineC．Inaguidebook.12.Whatdoestheunderlinednumber266inparagraph3show?

A．Thenumberofforeignvisitorsisbecomingsmaller.B．MostforeignersprefertostayinChinaformorethansixdays.C．AnimportantincreaseinforeignerscomingtoChinabecauseofthepolicy.13.Accordingtothepassage,whydomoreforeignersvisitChinanow?

A．TheywanttoseetherealChinaforthemselves.B．Theywanttofollowtheinternetbuzzword“citybucity”.C．Chinahasbecomethemostpopularcountryintheworld.14.HowdidLukefeelaboutChengdu?

A．HedislikedChengdu.B．Hewassurprisedbyitsbeauty.C．HethoughtitwasjustashehadheardfromWesternmedia.15.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．ThepopularityofChinesecities.B．Theinfluenceofthevisa-freetransitpolicy.C．Theinfluenceofinternetbuzzwordsontourism.(★★★)阅读短文，将句子还原到文章当中使短文内容完整。有一项为多余选项。请将答案按编号涂卡。Seeingbloodinahorrormoviemightmakeyoucoveryoureyes,butrealbloodisn’tscaryatall.16That’swhyblooddonorsareconsideredlifesavers.Blooddonorsarethosegivingblood—usuallyabout200mlatatime—tobloodbanksorblooddonation(捐赠)centers.17Forexample,someonemayhavelostbloodinaccidents,orhaveaseriousillnessthatrequireshisbloodtobereplaced.Hospitalsandbloodbanksstorethebloodandtrytokeepenoughonhand.18Medicalworkersaskdonorsseveralquestionstomakesurethebloodissafetouse.Thenthedonorsrelax,oftenreadingamagazineortalkingastheirbloodisdrawn.Afterward,thedonorsmayreceivesomejuiceorwaterandmaybefruittogivethemenergy.Theprocessissimple,notscary.19Togiveblood,apersonmustbeatleast18yearsoldandmustmeetcertainotherrequirements.Studentsofallages,though,canlearnmoreaboutthedonationprocessbyvisitingalocalblooddonationcenter.20Itisalsoaneasywaytohelpacommunity.

A．Donatingbloodisnotdifficult.B．Thenthebloodcanbeusedforpeopleinneed.C．Infact,bloodisthegiftoflifeandkeepsusalive.D．Donatingbloodisnotonlyoneoftheeasiestwaystosavelives.E．Mostpeopleareabletodonatebloodagaininseveralmonthsiftheywish.F．Mostblooddonationcentersusuallyhavestafftrainedtosolvesuchsituationsquickly.二、完形填空(★★★)阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选择最佳选项。请将答案编号涂卡。Doyoustillrememberthedebate(争论)betweensweetandsaltyzongziduringDragonBoatFestival?Itseemsthatthedifferencesbetweennorthernersandsouthernershavealwaysbeena_________topicamongChinese.Nowanotherdifferencehas_________apopulardebate:Thewaynorthernersandsoutherners_________forfoodatmarkets.PeoplefromsouthernChinamightsaythey_________tobuywhattheyneedforjustoneortwomeals.Itis_________forthemtobuyjusthalfaChinesecabbage,twopotatoesand0.25kilogramsofbeefatatime.However,onemaybe_________ifhedoesthisinthenorth._________,buyingvegetablesandmeatenoughforaweekisusual.Also,_________yougotothemarketinthesouth,youcanbuyasmallamountoffruit,suchasanappleorpear.Shopownerseven_________youwashandcutthem.Butshopownersinthenorthhardly__________suchservice.Thedifference__________bebecauseofthedifferentclimate(气候).Foodcanbe__________foralongtimeinthenorth,asitisusuallycoldanddrythere.Manynorthernershavethe__________ofstockingup(囤货)onfood.Butbecauseofthehotandwetweatherinthesouth,southernChineseprefertobuyjustenoughfoodforonemealoroneday.Otherwise,thefoodmaygo__________.Maybethesedebatesabout__________helpusChineseknowmoreabouteachother.21.A．boringB．funnyC．popular22.A．paidB．becomeC．given23.A．shopB．callC．care24.A．decideB．preferC．hope25.A．hardB．easyC．normal26.A．lookedafterB．laughedatC．foundout27.A．InsteadB．HoweverC．Besides28.A．sinceB．beforeC．when29.A．helpB．watchC．make30.A．receiveB．spreadC．offer31.A．shouldB．wouldC．could32.A．keptB．frozenC．bought33.A．ruleB．habitC．purpose34.A．badB．wrongC．black35.A．weatherB．traditionsC．differences三、选词填空(★★★)根据短文内容，选择适当的单词填空，使短文意思完整。每个选项至多使用一次，有两个多余选项。请将答案编号涂卡。

A.separateB.caringC.considerD.believeE.wings

F.recycleG.thirstyH.harmfulI.effortsJ.standardInourlifejourney,weoftenmeetmanychallengesjustlikeabirdtryingtoflywithits36.Whenweareinjuniorhighschool,especiallyintheninthgrade,wemayfeellikeweareinasituationwhereweneedtoovercomemanydifficultiestoreachthe37wesetforourselves.Wemightbe38forknowledge,wantingtolearneverynewthingindifferentsubjects,becauseweknowthatgoodgradesareimportantforourfuture.Butsometimes,theheavystudytasksseemto39usfromthefunandrelaxation(放松)weusedtohave.Wemayfeeltiredandeven40givingup.However,weshouldalwaysrememberthattherearemanypeoplearounduswhoare41.Ourteachers,parentsandclassmatesarealltheretosupportus.Theyareliketheotherwingthathelpsuswhenweareflyingtowardsourdreams.Andforourseniorhighschoolentranceexamination(中考),wehavetobebraveanduseourdouble42toovercomeallthedifficultiesontheway.Just43inourselves,andwiththecarefromothersandourowndetermination(决心),wewillsurelybeabletospreadourwingswideandflytowardsabrightfuture.四、短文填空(★★★)阅读短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号里所给单词的适当形式填空。Communicatingwithpeoplefromdifferentculturesintroducesyoutoanewworld.Itmightseemscaryatfirst44(talk)tosomeonewhospeaksadifferentlanguageorfollowsdifferentsocialcustoms,butifyoushowthatyou’redoingyourbest,it’llbeokay.Ifyou’reworriedaboutbeingmisunderstood(误解),neverfear—weherehavefoundsome45(advise)tohelpyou.Differentcultureshavedifferentideasof46(person)space.Ingeneral,itis47(polite)togetinsomeone’sface,ortositorstandtooclosetosomeoneyoudon’tknow.Stayaboutarm’slengthawayenoughroomforaboworahandshakeuntilyoulearn48theotherpersoniscomfortablewith.Forexample,peoplefromLatinAmericanculturesoftenstandclosertogetherandtoucheachother49(much)thanthosefromothercultures.However,ifyoudothiswhenyou’vejustmetsomeone,theymightfeeluncomfortable.Look50informationaboutculturalcustomsonlinebeforemeetingsomeone.Asimplesearchwiththenameoftheperson’scultureornationalityandaphrasesuchas“socialcustoms”willgetyoutheinformationyouneed.Usingsomecommonwordsandexpressionsinsomeone’snative(本土的)languagealso51(help)alot!Forexample,politewordsandphrasessuchas“I’msorry”,“please”,and“thankyou”canhelpsmoothoutanymistakes.五、翻译(★★★)52.据我所知，以前地球的环境被严重污染。_________________________________________________(★★★)53.很遗憾，当时并非每个人都明白保护环境的重要性。_________________________________________________(★★★)54.幸运的是，最近很多人开始从点滴小事做起，采取行动来保护环境了。_________________________________________________(★★★)55.我们可以使用可重复使用的袋子，而不是塑料袋。_________________________________________________(★★★)56.我们回收利用的垃圾越多，我们的生活环境就会越干净。_________________________________________________(★★★)57.我们每个人都应该对更美好的环境负责。_________________________________________________六、任务型阅读(★★★)阅读短文，回答问题。请将答案填写在答题纸指定位置。Doyouputupyourhandwhenyouwanttospeakinclass?Ifso,youhavefollowedarule.Rulescanbeassimpleasputtingupyourhand.Theycanalsobeascomplicated(复杂的)youare“out”inagame.Rulescanbemadebyanyone.Parentsmakerulestohelpchildrengrowuphealthily.Rulesathomemightincludewashingdishesorcleaningrooms.Teachersmakerulestohelpstudentslearnandstaysafe.Puttingupyourhandbeforeaskingaquestionhelpstheclasspayattentiontothelesson.Studentsmakerulesingamestomakesurethattheycanplaywithoutfighting,Rulescanbechangedoften.Ifyouchangeyourminds,youcanchangetherules.Lawsarerulestoo,buttheyaremadedifferently.Lawsaremadebyelectedrepresentatives(被选出的代表).Voters(选民)allowtheirrepresentativestomakelawsthatcanprotectpeople’sright,safetyandmakesureeveryonecanbetreatedfairly.Lawscannotbechangedoften,sorepresentativesconsiderlawscarefullybeforemakingnewones.Thebiggestdifferencebetweenrulesandlawsisthepunishment(处罚)forbreakingthe.Ifyoubreakarule,yourpu