2024-2025学年浙江省杭州市开元中学九年级（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2024-2025学年浙江省杭州市开元中学九年级（下）期中英语试卷一、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。Maxstoodatthewindow，watchinghisbrother'scarslowlydisappeardownthedriveway.Hisparentswereboth(1)，stillwavingathisbrother.Hecouldn'tbelievethathisbrotherhadjustleftforcollege.HeandCamdenhadalwaysbeenclose(2)theyareatdifferentages.Sure，sometimesCamdenhadgivenhimhardtime，butthenthat's(3)bigbrothersweresupposedtodo.Mostofthetime，CamdenwasnicetoMax.Andnow，Camdenwasgone.MaxknewCamdenwould(4)whenhehadvacations，buthealsoknewitwould(5)bethesameasitwas.

Asthedooropened，hisparentscamein，Max(6)hearhismothercrying.HisparentsweregoingtomissCamdenjustasmuchas(7)was.Heneededtobethereforthem，butnow，hejustwanteda(8)alone.

Openingthedoortohisroom，hewas(9)toseeaboxsittingonhisbed.Hewentoverandsawacardbesideit.He(10)knewitwasCamden'shandwritingevenwiththeveryfirstword…surprise.

Herandownstairstoshowhisparentsthe(11).Theyopenedittogether.Camdenhadwrittenahandbookonwhattheyshoulddoforthefirsttendays(12)heleft，sotheywouldn'tmisshimsomuch.Maxquicklysawonedayaboutgoingtoamovieandgettingpizzaandthen(13)thehappinessonthephonewithCamden.Maxwasgladtoseethathisparents(14)astheyleftthehousetobeginenjoyingthe(15)Camdenhadgiventhem.1.A.inside B.outside C.beside D.upstairs2.A.because B.so C.though D.unless3.A.what B.how C.why D.which4.A.comeby B.comeon C.comeout D.comeback5.A.always B.sometimes C.usually D.never6.A.would B.should C.could D.must7.A.I B.he C.she D.it8.A.problem B.solution C.moment D.friendship9.A.embarrassed B.amazed C.tired D.relaxed10.A.slowly B.finally C.immediately D.recently11.A.letter B.box C.handbook D.note12.A.when B.since C.before D.after13.A.explaining B.sharing C.competing D.comparing14.A.smiled B.cried C.argued D.jumped15.A.college B.handwriting C.ideas D.vacations二、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。A

NepalHighteaonMountQomolangmaAgroupofvisitorshavesetaGuinnessWorldRecordforthehighestteapartyintheworld.Theteapartystartedatabout6，495metersabovesealevelonMountQomolangmainNepal.AndrewHughes，fromtheUS，heldtheparty.Detroit，theUSForgottenartistsonshowAnewexhibitionintheUSiscelebratingworksbyItalianwomenartists.Theylivedbetween1，500and1，800.Theworkscamefrom17painters.ArtemisiaGentileschi'sworksarealsoonshow.Sheisnowknownasoneofthegreatestpaintersofthe17thcentury.AustraliaHumpbackwhalenumbersgrowTheAustraliangovernmenthastakenhumpbackwhalesoffthecountry'slistofendangeredanimals.Australiansstoppedkillingwhales60yearsago.Sincethen，thenumberofhumpbackwhalesinAustralianwatershasgrownfromlessthan1，500toaround40，000.16.Wheredidthevisitorshavethehighestteaparty？______A.InNepal. B.InAmerica. C.InAustralia. D.InIraq.17.WhatdoyouknowaboutArtemisiaGentileschi？______A.Shewasbornin1500.

B.ShewasanItalianartist.

C.ShelivedinDetroit，theUS.

D.Shewasfamousbetween1，500and1，800.18.HowarehumpbackwhalesinAustralianwatersnowadays？______A.TheyarestillinAustralia'slistofendangeredanimals.

B.TheyhavebeenkilledbyAustralianssince60yearsago.

C.Thenumberofthemhasgrownbyabout38，500.

D.TheyarenolongerlivinginAustralianwaters.BStellamagazineaskedYouGov,aresearchcenter,tointerviewover1，000womeninBritainabouteverythingfromtheireatinghabitstotheirrelationshipsandfamilyvalues,tofindoutwhattheyreallythink.Herearesomeoftheresults.

Eightypercentofwomensaythatlosingtheirhealthistheirgreatestconcern（关注点），followedbyputtingonweight（52%）andlosingtheirjobs（24%）.ItseemsthatBritishwomenaren'ttoohappywiththeirbodies：twenty-threepercentofwomenareonadietnowandfifty-eightpercenthavegoneonadietinthepast.Onlyfourpercentofwomendomorethansevenhours'exerciseperweek,whiletwenty-onepercentdonoexerciseatall.

Thebiggestchallengeformodemwomenisbalancinghomeandworklife（82%），followedbybringinguphappychildren（56%）andfindingtimeforthemselves（52%）.

Asfortheirlovelives,ninepercentofwomenaged45-54mettheirhusbandsthroughtheInternet,andforty-ninepercentofwomenbelievethatthebestagetogetmarriedisbetween25and29.

Andwhatabouttherelationshipsbetweenmenandwomen？Fifty-ninepercentthinkfathersshouldtakemoreresponsibilityfortheirchildren.Thesewomenarealsonotsopleasedwiththeirhusbands'effortsathome：fifty-onepercentsaytheynowdooverseventy-fivepercentofthehousework.Despitethis,overseventypercentofwomenwouldprefertohaveamalebossthanafemale.

Andtheirheroes？Thewomantheymostadmireisex-PrimeMinisterMargaretThatcher（7%），followedbytheQueen（5%）.19.Accordingtothepassage,whatiswomen'ssecondgreatestconcerninBritain？______A.Losingtheirhealth. B.Puttingonweight.

C.Losingtheirjobs. D.Bringingupchildren.20.Whatcanweknowfromtheresearch？______A.FindingtimeforthemselvesisthemostdifficultforBritishwomen.

B.Forty-ninepercentofwomenmettheirhusbandsthroughtheInternet.

C.MostBritishwomenaresatisfiedwiththeirhusbands'effortsathome.

D.ThewomanthatBritishwomenmostadmireisMargaretThatcher.21.Howisthepassageorganized？______A.Bytellingstories. B.Bylistingreasons.

C.Byusingnumbers. D.Byaskingquestions.22.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage？______A. B.

C. D.CInternationaltravelispopular，butvisitorscanrunintotroubleiftheydon'tknowsomebasic"rules".So，it'simportanttolearnabouttheculturesthey'revisiting.

BRAZIL

Ingeneral，Braziliancultureisinformal（随意的）.MostBraziliansareveryfriendly，soit'simportanttogreetthepeopleyoumeet.Normallywomenkissonthecheek，butmenusuallyjustshakehands.Braziliansusuallystandveryclosetoeachotherwhilespeaking.Evenifthisisunusualinyourculture，trynottomoveawayifithappens.Ifyougotoabusinessmeeting，youarenotexpectedtotakeagift.

Ontheotherhand，ifyouareinvitedtosomeone'shouse，youshouldtakeagift—likeflowersorchocolate.However，avoidanythingpurpleorblack，asthesecolorshavetodowithdeath.

Ifyouareinvitedtodinner，arriveatleast30minuteslate，butalwaysdresswell，becauseaperson'sappearancecanbeveryimportanttoBrazilians.

SAUDIARABIA

SaudiArabiaisaverytraditionalcountry.Itisimportanttogreettheoldestorthemostseniorpersonfirst.Peopleshakehandsinbusinesssituations，butmenandwomendonottouchinpublic.

Inabusinessmeeting，donotstartwithbusinessmattersatonce.Instead，leadintheconversationbyaskingaboutpeople'sfamilyorhealth.Arriveontimeforbusinessmeetings，butdon'tbesurprisedifothersarelate.BeingontimeislessimportantinSaudiArabiathanitisinmostwesterncountries.Businessdressisformal.

Giftsarenotexpectedatbusinessmeetings.IfyouareinvitedtoaSaudihome，acceptablegiftsarechocolateorcoffee.Becarefulnottoadmirethethingsthehostowns，becauseheorshewillfeelnecessarytogiveanitemtoyouasagift.23.Theunderlinedword"this"inParagraph2refersto______.A.kissingonthecheekwhengreeting

B.dressingformallywheninvited

C.preparinggiftsatbusinessmeetings

D.standingveryclosewhentalking24.IfweareinvitedtoaBraziliandinner，we'dbetter______.A.dressinformally B.be30minuteslate

C.bringblackflowers D.askabouthealth25.Whichofthefollowingarementionedinbothcountriesinthepassage？______

①lead-intopics②greetings③arrivingtime④givinggifts⑤dressesA.①②③④ B.①②④⑤ C.①③④⑤ D.②③④⑤26.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage？______A.Toaskmorepeopletotraveltodifferentcountries.

B.Tointroducesomebasicrulesindifferentcultures.

C.ToteachtouristshowtounderstandEnglishculture.

D.Toshowdifferentopinionsaboutdifferentcultures.DIn1957，thefirstspaceshipwassentuptotravelaroundtheearth，anditstartedthetimeofSpaceAge.Yearslater，astronautstraveledaroundtheearthandmenwalkedonthemoon.Today，spaceexplorationcontinues，andgovernmentstryhardtomakenewdiscoveries.However，therehasbeenonebigchange：privatecompaniesareenteringthefieldofspacetravel.

SpaceXhasbeenverysuccessfulinspacetravel.TheymadethespaceshiptoworkfortheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）.ElonMusk，theboss，wantstodomore.HehopesthatSpaceXwillbeabletosendpeopletoMarsby2025.

AnotherfanofspacetravelisSirRichardBranson.HiscompanyiscalledVirginGalactic.Hewantstoopenspacetraveltoeveryone.Thecompanyhassoldalmost700futuretripstospaceatahighprice.Thetouristscomefromcountriesallovertheworldandareofdifferentages.

Theseprivatecompaniesarelucky.Theydon'thavetowaitformoneyfromthegovernment.However，theyalsohaveproblemsandaccidentshappensometimes.In2014，aVirginspaceshipfelldownduringatestflight.The39-year-oldpilotwaskilled.In2016，anotherSpaceXspaceshipexploded（爆炸）.Noonewashurt，butimportantpartsofitwerelost.

Theexplorationofthespacecontinues.Somecompanieswanttotakepeopletothemoonandbacksomeday.OtherswanttotakepeopletoMars.Thepossibilitiesareendless.Maybeinourlifetime，thosedreamswillcometrue.27.Theunderlinedword"exploration"inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.discovery B.development C.training D.business28.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.astronautsfirsttraveledaroundtheearthin1957

B.SpaceXisanameofacompanyownedbyElonMusk

C.VirginGalactichopestosendpeopletoMarsby2025

D.privatecompaniesdobetterthanthegovernment29.What'sthewriter'sattitude（态度）tospacetravel？______A.Supportive. B.Satisfied. C.Uncaring. D.Disappointed.30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage？______A.ThePredictionsaboutFutureSpace.

B.TheRacesbetweenPrivateCompanies.

C.RecentDevelopmentofScienceTechnology.

D.PrivateCompaniesEnteringSpaceExploration.三、任务型阅读-多任务混合：本大题共1小题，共10分。31.阅读下面材料，从所给的A—E五个选项中选出正确选项（其中一项是多余选项），将其序号填入1—4题，并按要求回答第5题。

Howtobeanexpertfact-checkerProfessionalfact-checkers，peoplewhomakesurenewspaperarticlesandmagazinestoriesarecorrectbeforethey'republished，saythatlookingbeyondthestoryistherealsecrettofindingthetruth.Usethesetruth-tellingtipstoknowifwhatyou'rereadingisforreal.(1)______Typetheexactsameheadingofthestoryintoasearchengine（搜索引擎）.Ifthestoryisn'treal，websitesmaypopuprightawaythatcallitoutasnotreal.

Searchotherarticlesonthesametopic.（2）______Ifastoryseemshardtobelieve，anditonlypopsupinoneortwoplaces，that'sawarningsignthatsomething'swrong.(2)______Isthisanewstory？Ordidithappenalongtimeago？Ifitisn'tarecentevent，theinformationmaybeincorrectorjustoutofdate.

Double-checktheexperts.（4）______Aretheexpertsqualified（有资格的）tospeakaboutthetopic？Dotheorganizationstheyworkforholdacertainpointofview？Andifso，areexpertswithdifferentpointsofviewincludedinthestory？Ifthearticleisone-sided，that'sasignofpossiblyunfairreporting.

Getunstuck.Socialmediaisdesignedtokeepyouonthesite.Ifyouthinksomethingisdoubtfulaboutastory，leavethesocialmediasiteandlookupthestoryonasearchenginetolookforothersources（来源）.Also，trysearchinginanewbrowser（浏览器）orclearingyourhistory，soyoursearchhistorycan'tfollowyou.

A.Searchtheexactheading.

B.Checkthedateofthestory.

C.Searchtheexpertswhoappearedinthestory.

D.Areliablenewsstoryshouldsaywhereallthefactscamefrom.

E.Bignewsstorieswillbecoveredbymostmajornewsorganizations.(3)Howcanyougetyourselfunstuckonawebsiteaccordingtothetext？（不超过15词）

（5）______四、选词填空-短文：本大题共1小题，共5分。32.用方框中所给单词适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

smileinvitefeelingexcitedattimesAroboticistnamedCynthiaBreazealtaughtherrobotKismetabout（1）______.Whenshestarted，Kismetwasjustlikeababy.Sheprogrammedittolikebrightlycoloredtoysandpeopleandtowanttorest（2）______.Shegaveitsixteencomputersandmanycamerastohelpitseeclearly.

Thenshe（3）______kidsandadultstocomeandplaywithKismet.WhenKismet'scamerassawahappyface，Kismetlearnedtoreactinaveryhumanway—by（4）______back.Kismetcanmakedifferentfacestoshowemotions，happy，angry，（5）______，sleepyandmore.(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

五、阅读填空：本大题共2小题，共20分。33.阅读下面短文，根据括号里所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式（每空限填一词）

DoyoulikeChinesepainting？Red，green，black，white，heavy，light，dryandwetchangesofwaterandinkonpaper(1)（显示）themysteriesofChinesepainting.

ToolsandmaterialsforChinesepaintingincludewritingbrushes，ink，coloredink，ricepaperand(2)（丝绸）.Thehardnessorsoftnessofbrushes，paperqualityandcolorsallplay(3)（角色）inChinesepainting.

Water，inkandlinesarethemostbasicpointsforChinesepainting.(4)（不像）Westernpainting，ChinesepaintingusesaspecialChineseviewofscenery.It'svery(5)（常见）thataChinesepaintingisconnectedwithapoem.IfyoucanunderstandChinesepainting，youwillhavea(6)（更好）understandingofChinesepeople.

Puttingpoetry，handwritingandpaintingtogetherisaspecialart(7)（形式）ofChinesepainting.Itmixesdifferentartsintooneperfectly，which(8)（极大）increasestheartisticbeautyofChinesepainting.Chinesepaintingisour(9)（民族）treasure，withitsspecialartisticcharacteristics.

FromtheSongDynasty，paintingandpoetryhavebecomepopularinthepicture.Andpoetryinthepainting(10)（带来）life.Infact，poetryandpaintingareonefamily，makingaperfectart.(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

34.MillionsofpeopleturnofftheirtelevisionseveryAprilaspartofTVTurnoffWeek，whichisorganizedbyanti-television(1)（group）likeNoTV.comandWhiteDot.

"Sure，TVcansometimesbefun，especiallywhenyou'retired(2)theendoftheday，"saysRudyfromNoTV.com，"butmostofthetimeit'sjustboring.Weexpectpeople(3)（leave）theTVforaweekanddosomethingmoreinterestinginstead."

Theresultofhowmuchtelevisionwewatchis(4)（surprise）.TheaverageAmericanfamilywatchesTVfor7hoursand40minuteseveryday.Thismeanswespendovertenyearsof(5)（we）lifewatchingTV.(6)frighteningthethoughtis!

EveryAmericanchildsees16，000killingsonTV(7)heorsheis18，and20，000adseveryyear."Thisis(8)problem."TeacherSusansays，"ChildrenintheUSAspend(9)（much）timewatchingTVthaninschoolandthat'sveryworrying."

TVTurnoffWeekstartedinAmericain1995andnowhappenseveryyearintheUK，France，andAustralia.Wehopethatmoreandmorepeople(10)（join）inthismeaningfulactivityinthefuture.Let'sturnoffourtelevisions，computersandmobilephonesforawhileandgooutside!(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

六、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。35.中国体育健儿在2024年巴黎奥运会上创造了历史，某英语报正在开展"向奥运冠军学习"的主题征文活动。假如你是李华，请根据以下海报中对潘展乐的介绍，写一篇英语短文，介绍潘展乐成功的秘诀以及你从他身上学到的东西，向英语报投稿。

注意：（1）可适当增加细节；不得出现真实姓名、学校等信息；

（2）词数80左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Atthe2024ParisOlympics，ChineseswimmerPanZhanledidanexcellentjob._________________