2024-2025学年河南省南阳市唐河县九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年河南省南阳市唐河县九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★★)

airPlantstakeincarbondioxideandmakeoxygenforhumansandanimals;Plantsmake98%oftheoxygenwebreathe.foodTheworld’sfoodsupplydependsonabout150plantspecies;just12plantspeciesprovidethree-quartersoftheworld’sfood.waterPlantshelpcleanwaterandreducefloods;Amatureevergreentreecanholdmorethan15000liters(公升)ofwaterperyear,reducingtheriskofflooding.medicineSomeplantsareusefulasmedicine;About60%oftheworld’spopulationreliesonherbal(草本)medicines.healthA2015studyshowedthatindoorplantscanreducestress.Plantscanalsohelpyoustayfocusedandworkefficiently.根据材料内容，选择最佳答案，并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。1.Whatmakes98%oftheoxygenwebreathe?

A．Air.B．Plants.C．Water.D．Medicine.2.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“species”?

A．成本B．信息C．种类D．花3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?

A．World’sfoodallcomesfromplants.B．Plantscanreducefloods.C．Someplantsareusefulasmedicine.D．Indoorplantscanreducestress.4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．Plantscanprovidefood.B．Weshouldsavewater.C．Healthisimportant.D．Whyareplantsimportant?5.Wherecanyoureadthistext?

A．Inadictionary.B．Inastorybook.C．Inasciencebook.D．Inafashionmagazine.(★★★)Mytwinbrother,Jack,andIgrewupgoingtoAmericanschools.Well,halfayearago,IwasstandinginmynewhomeinZhengzhou.Teachershereareworkingsohardtoteachus.Also,theytrytheirbesttohelpusandgiveusspacetoexplore.Thatisthereasonwhywelearnfasterandbetterthanmostothers.Injustafewmonths,IhavelearnedalotofChinese.Lastmonth,myparentstookJackandmetoHangzhoubyhigh-speedrail.Itwasanew,excitingexperienceforus.Clearly,it’stheeasiest,safestandfastestwaytotravelaround.DadtoldmeChinahasthelongesthigh-speedrailnetwork（网）intheworldnow.InHangzhou,wevisitedZhejiangUniversity.It’sreallygreat!Later,myparentstookustobothHongKongandMacao.Ontheway,wesawtheworld’slongestcross-seabridge,theHongkong-zhuhai-macaoBridge.InmanycitiesIfindpeoplechoosetousesharedbikesorsharedcarstotravelaround.Peopleallusetheirmobilephonestopay!AndCOVID-19vaccinesarefreetoall!WhereverIgo,Icanseepeople’ssmilingfaces.IwonderwhyeverythingissoamazinginChina.Theanswerquicklycomestomymind:hardworkpaysoff.“ThingsarechangingfastinChina,”Mumsaid.“Everyoneisworkinghardforabetterfuture.”根据材料内容选择最佳答案。6.Thewriter’sfamilycametoChina________.

A．ayearagoB．twoyearsagoC．sixmonthsagoD．ninemonthsago7.WhatareteachersinChinalikeaccordingtothewriter?

A．Seriousandbusy.B．Strictandcareful.C．Activeandproud.D．Hard-workingandhelpful8.It’sclearthatthewriter_________.

A．oftentraveledbyhigh-speedrailinAmericaB．issurprisedtoseethedevelopmentofChinaC．thinkstheChinesenetworkisthefastestD．enjoysridingsharedbikesinthecity9.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“hardworkpaysoff”meaninChinese?

A．努力就会有回报B．努力能弥补一切C．付出总要有限度D．付出就不怕失败10.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．BetterChina,happierlifeB．WonderfulplacesinChinaC．ChineseschoolsandteachersD．DifferencesbetweenChinaandAmerica(★★★)Werecyclerubbish,sowhynotlanguage?Recyclinglanguagemeansusingvocabulary(词汇)thatyouhavelearnedbeforeagainandagain.However,unlikerubbishthatpilesup(堆积)inourenvironment,ifwedonotrecyclelanguage,wesimplyforgetit.Sohowdoyourecyclelanguage?Therearebasicallythreewaystodoit.Thefirstisthroughreading.Gobacktoyourfavoritearticlesandreadthemoncemore.Justrereadthemanddonotworryabouteachvocabularyitem.Iftherearesomethatyouarenotsureabout,makeaguessandyouwillprobablyguessright.Thesecondwaytorecycleisthroughwriting.Lookatsomeofyourfavoritearticlesandwriteeitherashortparagraphorafewsentencesinyourownwords.Afteryouhavedonethisafewtimes,gobackandreadthroughwhatyouhavewritten,checkingvocabularyfunctions.Don’tworryifyouhavemademistakes.Youshouldlearnfromyourmistakes.Thethirdwaytorecyclelanguageisbyhavingachatwithyourselfaboutyourfavoritearticlesathome.YoucanpretendthereissomeonewithyouwhospeaksEnglishandtellhimwhatyouarethinkingaboutorhowyoufeel.11.Accordingtothepassage,recyclinglanguagemeans________.

A．usinglessvocabularyB．writingvocabularyoverandoveragainC．learningmorenewvocabularyD．usingvocabularythatwehavelearnedveryoften12.Ifwerecyclelanguage,itmay________.

A．bekeptinourmindB．beforgotteneasilyC．pileupinourenvironmentD．disappearfromourmindsoon13.Whenyouwerewritingashortparagraph,ifyoumadeamistake,youshould________.

A．correctitatonceB．learnfromitC．beworriedaboutitD．forgetaboutit14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinrecyclinglanguage?

A．Reading.B．Listening.C．Writing.D．Speaking.15.What’sthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A．Howtorecyclerubbish?B．Thedifferencesbetweenrecyclinglanguageandrubbish.C．Threewaystorecyclelanguage.D．Whyshouldwerecyclelanguage?(★★★)Whyshouldweusepaperstraws(吸管)?Cafesandrestaurantsaroundtheworldusedtousealargenumberofplasticstraws.However,overthepastfewyears,manyofthemhavestartedusingpaperones.16Aplasticstrawusuallytakesmorethan200yearstobreakdown.Itslowlyturnsintosmallerandsmallerpieceofplastic.Iftheyfallintothesea,seabirdsandfishwillmistake(误会)themforfoodandeatthem.17Paperstraws,ontheotherhand,starttobreakdownwithinjustthreedays.18However,somepeoplestilldon’tlikepaperstraws.19Ifyouareoneofthem,herearesomeotherchoicesforyou.Forexample,glassstrawsareeasytocleanandcanbeusedforalongtime.20That’swhatmanypeopledidinthe1800s—beforeplasticstrawswereinvented(发明)!根据材料内容，从所给的A—E五个选项中，选出能填入空缺处的最佳答案，使短文通顺、内容完整，并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

A．Youcanevenusestrawsmadefromrealstraws.B．Itisbadfortheirhealthandmayevenkillthem.C．Arepaperstrawsreallybetterthanplasticstraws?D．Theythinkthatusingapaperstrawwillaffectthetasteofthedrink.E．Theyaremuchsaferforanimalsandbetterfortheenvironment.二、完形填空(★★★)Lifesometimeshasdarkness,andwehavetofindourwayout.WhenIwasinprimaryschool,Imadeupmy________thatIwouldmakeittothebesthighschoolinmycity.________thingsdon’talwaysgoasweplanned.IhadpoorgradesandIfound________hardtoevenfinishmybasichomework.Myclassmates________mewhenweweretalkingaboutourdreams.“Youwillneverbea________girl,”theysaid,withoutanykindness.Myteachercametostopthem.Butaftersheheardabout________theysaid,shealsotriedtotellmehow________itwouldbetogetintothatschool.“Thatwasallmystudents’dreamforyears,”shesaid.“Butonly________ofthemhavemadeit.”Ididn’twantto________.Istudiedhard.Ilookedthroughthelibrarybooksformore________tothequestions.Istayeduplateto________mathproblems.IreadEnglishbookstoincreasemyvocabulary.I________allmysavingsbuyingexercisebookstogetmoreknowledge.Itriedmybest________mydream.Allthehardworkpaidoff.Imadeittomydream________.EverymorningIdressedupinmynewschooluniformand________lefthome.Imetfantasticfriendsandterrific(极棒的)teachersinmynewschool.Sometimesyouhavetobeyourownlighttolightyourwholelife.21.A．heartB．mindC．headD．thought22.A．ButB．AndC．SoD．Or23.A．thisB．thatC．oneD．it24.A．talkedwithB．lookedforC．laughedatD．smiledat25.A．successfulB．braveC．happyD．crazy26.A．whichB．whatC．whoD．whom27.A．easyB．possibleC．boringD．difficult28.A．afewB．fewC．alittleD．little29.A．putupB．giveupC．giveawayD．putaway30.A．chancesB．treasuresC．answersD．marks31.A．solveB．findC．introduceD．record32.A．tookB．paidC．usedD．spent33.A．realizeB．torealizeC．realizingD．realized34.A．bandB．gradeC．schoolD．job35.A．happyB．happilyC．sadD．sadly三、选词填空(★★★)阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

addoileducationuseifwhymanyfriendstartencourageWhenthepeoplearoundusfeeldown,weusuallysayjiayou.Whenwewatchthedragonboatraces,wecanalsohearjiayou.Weusuallysayitwhenwe36someone.Itmeans“addoil”inEnglish.Butwhereisitfrom?And37doweuseit?Thereisastorybehind“Addoil”.IttookplaceduringtheQingDynasty.“Addoil”38withanofficial(官员)namedZhangYing.Hewasthezhifu,ormayor(市长),ofXingyiinGuizhou.Hebelievedthatgood39couldhelpbuildastrongcountry,sohetriedtodeveloplocaleducationbetter.Whathedidmademuch40peoplestudy.Hesentlowerofficialstowalkaroundthecityatnightwithbuckets(桶)of41.InancientChina,peopleusedoillamps(灯)atnight.42theseofficialssawthelightofoillampsinsomeone’shomeandheardthesoundofreading,theywouldknockonthedoorandsay,“Themayor43oilforyourlamp!”Theofficialswouldthengivethepersonoilsothathecouldstudytillthenight.Zhangdidthisandpaidfortheoilfor13years.ManyyoungpeopleinXingyilaterbecameofficials,poetsandscholars(学者).“Addoil”isstill44today.Nexttime,sayjiayoutoyour45whentheyneedyoutocheerthemup.It’sveryuseful.四、短文填空(★★★)阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。Lastyear,Ididn’tlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.Theteacherspoke46quicklythatIdidn’tunderstandhermostofthetime.ButIwasafraidofaskingquestionsbecauseofmypoorpronunciation.Ijusthidbehindmytextbookandsaidnothing.ThenonedayIwatched47EnglishmoviecalledToyStory.I48fondoftheexcitingandfunnymovie!SoIbegantowatchotherEnglishmovies,too.Icouldgetthemeaning49listeningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationalsoimprovedbylisteningtotheconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethinginterestingisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedsomeusefulsentenceslike“50isapieceofcake”.NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.五、补全对话(★★★)根据下面的情景,在每个空白处填上适当的句子,使对话的意思完整、通顺。A:Hello,thisisAnn.51?B:Hello,Ann.ThisisJackspeaking.A:Jack,Icalledyoujustnow,butnobodyanswered.B:IwaswatchingTVathome.Thesoundwasalittleloud,soIdidn’thearthephone.A:52?B:TheTVprogramisabouthowanorganizationhelpspoorcollegestudentsfromfar-awaymountainareas.A:53?B:Iftheorganizationknowstherearestudentswhoneedhelp,theywillprovidethenecessaryfin