2024-2025学年陕西省西安市国际港务区高新一中陆港中学九年级（上）期末英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2024-2025学年陕西省西安市国际港务区高新一中陆港中学九年级（上）期末英语试卷一、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共5分。Doyoubelievethattomatoescan"talk"？Theyknowwhenit'sbestto"talk"andwhenit'sbestto"stayquiet".

Tomatoeswilltrytheirbesttoshowtheirgrowthcondition.Forexample，（1）______Theycansensewhenotherplantsaregrowingaroundthem.

（2）______Tomatoesproducechemicals（化学物质）calledvolatileorganiccompounds（VOCs，挥发性有机化合物）to"talk"witheachother.TheyuseVOCstohelpprotectthemselves，warneachotheraboutdangers，lettheirenemies，suchasinsects，knowtokeepaway，（3）______.

Butwhatwillhappenwhenatomatoplantmeetsitsfriend？DoesitmakemoreorlessVOCs？（4）______Theyaretwomixed-breed（杂交的）tomatoesandtwotraditionalbreeds.Theycheckedandcomparedthetomatoes'actionswhentheywereleftaloneandwhentheymetfriendlyfungi（菌类）.Researchersputtheplantsinabagandcheckedtheairaroundthem.（5）______TheresultsshowedthatfriendlyfungimadethetomatoesproducefewerVOCs.Also，themixed-breedtomatoeswerenotasgoodatmakingVOCsasthetraditionalones.

Theresultsmeanthatweshouldnotlookdownupontheplant.Weneedtolearnmoreaboutthisplant'sdefence（防御）abilitywhengrowingsuchplants.Thescientistsarenowlookingintofurtherstudiestoexplainthereasons.

A.Whencantomatoes"talk"withothers？

B.Howdotomatoes"talk"toeachother？

C.ResearchersfromtheUSstudiedfourtypesoftomatoes.

D.butit'sbadfortheenvironment.

E.andbringinsomethinghelpfultothesoil.

F.Thentheywaitedtoseewhatchemicalsthetomatoesproduced.

G.thebigandbrightleavesmeantherewillbemanysweettomatoes.1.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G2.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G3.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G4.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G5.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G二、完形填空：本大题共20小题，共20分。MygrandmaenjoyedaphotoshowinherhomevillageCaijiapo.ItwaspartoftheGuanzhongMangbaArtsFestival.Whensherecalled（回忆）(6)lifemorethan20yearsago，mygrandmacouldn'thelpbutcry.Itwasquitehard.Thevillagershadtoworkdayandnighttosupporttheirfamilies.Mygrandmalovedart，(7)herfamilywastoopoortoaffordherstudyon"useless"art.

However，things(8)since2018.Thelocalpeoplenowleadamuch(9)life.Someof(10)evenbecomegoodatart.Inthevillage，youcansee(11)differentartworkstoreflectthedevelopmentofthevillage.

MygrandmaalsovisitedtheZhongnanTheaterduringtheFestival.Shehadspentmanyhourswatchingdramasthere.Thisyear，sheevengotachance(12)there.ShesangasongtothanktheteachersandstudentsfromXi'anAcademyofFineArts.TheyhelpedorganizethefirstMangbaArtsFestivalin2018，whichreceivedhighpraise.Thenthey(13)tocontinueit.

Caijiapo'sdevelopmenthasalsohadagoodinfluenceonnearbyvillages，includingLiyukou：SongisavillagerfromLiyukou.Sheusedtobetheownerofanoodlerestaurant.Now，(14)hadpassedsinceshelearnedtheskillofmakingcoffee.Andsherunsacoffeeshopandservesvisitorstothevillage.(15)Shehopesthatmorepeoplecanleadalifelikeher.6.A.a B.an C.the D.\7.A.though B.unless C.if D.but8.A.change B.changed C.havechanged D.willchange9.A.happy B.happier C.sad D.sadder10.A.they B.them C.their D.themselves11.A.howtheyuse B.howdotheyuse

C.whattheyuse D.whatdotheyuse12.A.watch B.towatch C.perform D.toperform13.A.ask B.wereasked C.areasked D.wereasking14.A.3years B.3year C.3-years D.3-year15.A.Howhappyherlifeis! B.Whathappyherlifeis!

C.Howhappylifeitis! D.Whathappylifeitis!DearAmelia，

How'sitgoing？Imissyousomuch.IlikemylifeasanexchangestudentinChina.TodayIhadaninteresting(16)class.Myteachertaughtusmanyidioms，whicharecalledchengyu.Andbehindthem，thereweremanystories.(17)them，Ihadadeepimpression（印象）ontheonecalledHonortheTeacherandRespectHisTeaching（chengmen-lixue）.

IntheNorthernSongDynasty，therewasaJinshinamedYangShi.Heisagreatscholarinancienttimes.Helikedstudyingandlearningverymuchandheoftenvisitedteachersandfriendsto(18)knowledge.

YangShioncewenttovisithisteacher，ChengYi.Theteacherwasasleepwhenhearrivedthere(19).Atthatmoment，hisheadwas(20)thesnowflakesanditwasverycold.YangShiwasjustatthegate，waitingforhisteacherforfearthathewould(21)theteacher'srest.Whentheteacher(22)，thesnowunderYangShi'sfeethadbeenvery(23).Theteacherwassomovedbyhis(24).

Afterthat，peopleoftentakeYangShiasagoodexampletoteachkidstobehumble*andrespectteachersallthetime.Thisstory(25)peopletoshowteacherstheirrespect.IhopeyoucanhaveachancetolearnmoreaboutChineseandChineseculture.

Ihopetohearfromyousoon.

Yours，Linda*Theword"humble"meansnotconsideringyourselftobeasimportantasothers.16.A.math B.Chinese C.English D.physics17.A.Inthecentreof B.Inthemiddleof

C.Between D.Among18.A.lookat B.lookup C.lookafter D.lookfor19.A.slowly B.quietly C.early D.late20.A.bornwith B.coveredwith C.comparedwith D.connectedwith21.A.influence B.change C.avoid D.produce22.A.setup B.wokeup C.broughtup D.putup23.A.thin B.light C.deep D.empty24.A.progress B.opinion C.spirit D.advice25.A.educates B.introduces C.follows D.provides三、补全对话-填空：本大题共1小题，共5分。26.（Tom，astudentfromtheUSstudyinginXi'an，wantstoknowsomethingabouttheSpringFestivalfromhisfriendZiye.）

Tom：Hi，Ziye!Ihavebeenwatchingadocumentaryrecently.ItmentionstheSpringFestival.（1）______？

Ziye：Ofcourse，Ican.ItisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsinChina.InDecember，itwasaddedto"UNESCOIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity（联合国教科文组织人类非物质文化遗产）".

Tom：Oh!（2）______.WhatdopeopledoduringtheSpringFestival？

Ziye：Peopledomanyfunthings，likegettingtogetherandhavingareuniondinnerwithfamilymembers.PeoplealsowatchtheSpringFestivalGala（春节联欢晚会）.Usuallytherewillbeamascot（吉祥物）everyyear.

Tom：（3）______？

Ziye：Themascotofthisyeariscalled"sishengsheng".

Tom：（4）______？

Ziye：ItmeansgoodwishestoChinesepeoplearoundtheworld，hopingthateveryonehasanewyearfilledwithhealth，happinessandgoodluck.

Tom：Isee.Chinaisreallyrichinculture.Thanksalot.

Ziye：（5）______.(1)

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四、阅读理解：本大题共10小题，共15分。ATheOakTree

ByJohnnyRayRyderJrAstrongwindblewnightandday.

ItstoletheOakTree'sleavesaway，

Thenbrokeitsboughsandpulleditsbark

UntiltheOakTreewastiredandstark（光秃秃的）.

ButstilltheOakTreeheldits▲

Whileothertreesfellallaround.

Thetiredwindgaveupandspoke，

"HowcanyoustillbestandingOak？"

TheOakTreesaid，"Iknowthatyou

Canbreakeachboughofmineintwo，

Carryeveryleafaway，

Shakemybodyandmakemesway（摇晃）.

ButIhaverootsstretchedintheearth，

Growingstrongersincemybirth.

You'llnevertouchthem，foryousee

Theyarethedeepestpartofme.

Untiltoday，Iwasn'tsure

OfjusthowmuchIcouldendure（忍耐）.

ButnowI'vefound，withthankstoyou，

I'mstrongerthanIeverknew."27.Whatisthisreading？______A.Adrama. B.Aninterview. C.Apoem. D.Anovel.28.Whichwordcanbeputin▲？______A.thought B.ground C.breath D.game29.Whichofthefollowingsayingsorlinescarriesasimilarmessagetothisreading？______A.精诚所至，金石为开。 B.有志者，事竟成。

C.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。 D.千磨万击还坚劲，任尔东西南北风。BCuiChenxiisaseventhgraderinamiddleschoolinShenyang，LiaoningProvince.Whenhewaspreparingforlessons，henoticedamistakeonapageoftheEnglishtextbook.Inoneofthepictures，thereisahoverfly，andthereisawordunderthepicturetodescribeit.Thewordis"bee".

Cuireportedthemix-upofthesetwoinsectstothetextbook'spublisherandgotareplyverysoon.Thepublisherconfirmed（确认）themistakeafteraskingabiologyexpert.Theysaidtheywouldcorrectthemistakebytakingtheplaceofthewrongpictureinareprintedversion.Thepublisheralsothankedthe12-year-oldboyforreportingthemistakeandpraisedhim.

Whenaskedhowhediscoveredthemistake，Cuisaid，"It'ssimple.Beeshavetwopairsofwingswhilehoverflieshaveonlyonepair.Beesarefatwiththeirroundbelliesandhoverfliesarethin.What'smore，bees'tentacles（触须）areeasytoseewhilethoseofhoverfliesareobscure（模糊的）."

AccordingtoCui'smother，theboyshowsagreatinterestinbiology.Hekept10kindsofantsinhisprimaryschooldaysinordertofindouttheinsects'habitsandhowtheirworkisdivided.Thefamilykeepshundredsofbooksaboutnaturalscience.AndCuihasabookshelfofhisown.Thankstohisparents，Cuidoesn'tneedtotakeafter-schooltrainingclasses.Hehasenoughtimetolearnwhathereallyloves.30.Cuiprobablysaw______inhisEnglishtextbook.A. B.

C. D.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"those"referto？______A.Wings. B.Pictures. C.Bellies. D.Tentacles.32.Thepublishermightuse"______"topraiseCui.A.carefulandprofessional B.patientandcreative

C.activeandhard-working D.cleverandbrave33.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph？______A.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn. B.Interestisthebestteacher.

C.Practicemakesperfect. D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.C（AroominLeonato'shouse.DonJohnandhisservantConradearetalking.）

Conrade：What'sthematter，mylord？Youlookunhappy.

DonJohn：IlookunhappybecauseIamunhappy.

Conrade：Butwhy？YouandyourbrotherDonPedroarefriendsnow.

DonJohn：Don'ttalktomeaboutmybrother!Ihatehim.Hethinkswearefriends，butI'mstillangrywithhim.I'mangrywithallofthe—Leonato，Claudio...

Conrade：Why？

DonJohn：Stopaskingsomanyquestions，Conrade!Mybrotherismyenemy，andsoareallhisfriends.Understand？

Conrade：Yes，mylord.Butyoumusttrytolookhappyifyouwantyourbrothertothinkthatyoudon'thatehimanymore.

DonJohn：You'reright，Conrade.Ihatethemall，butIwillsmilelovinglyatthem.

（Atthattime，Borachiorunsintotheroom.）

Borachio：DonJohn，Ihavesomenews.Claudio，yourbrother'srighthand，wantstomarryLeonato'sdaughter!

DonJohn：Howdoyouknow？

Borachio：IheardyourbrotherandClaudiotalkingseveralminutesago.ClaudiowantstomarryLeonato'sdaughterHero，andyourbrotherisgoingtohelphim.It'sasecret!

Conrade：Didn'ttheyseeyou？

Borachio：No.Iwashiding.Theydidn'tknowIwaslistening.

DonJohn：ThatbraveyounggentlemanClaudioandthebeautifulHero!Ihatethem!MaybeIcanpreventhim.Willyoubothhelpme？

Conrade：Tothedeath，mylord!

DonJohn：Come，andlet'stalkaboutourplans.

Borachio：Wewillfollow!

—TakenfromShakespeare'sMuchAdoAboutNothing34.WhydoesDonJohnlookunhappy？______A.Becausehehasabornunhappyface.

B.Becauseheisangryatsomebody.

C.BecauseheisunhappywithClaudio'smarriage.

D.Becausehisservantkeepsaskingquestions.35.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttherelationship？______A.ConradeisthelordofDonJohn.

B.HeroisDonPedro'sdaughter.

C.ClaudioisthehusbandofHero.

D.DonPedroisthebrotherofDonJohn.36.WhatdoesConrademeanbysayingtheunderlinedwords？______A.HewillcertainlyhelpDonJohn.

B.HewillkillClaudioandHero.

C.HewilldieifhehelpsDonJohn.

D.Hewon'tbeofanyhelptoDonJohn.五、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。37.

ANEXPERIMENTYOUCANTRYATHOME1.Boiltheeggfor4minutesuntilthewhiteoftheeggishardbuttheyolk（蛋黄）issoft.Letitcool.Thenpeelit.

2.Pourthehotwaterintothebottle.Putonthelid，coveritwithatowelandshakeitwell.Coveringthebottlewithatowelcanprotectyourhands.

3.Takeoffthelidandpouroutthewater.

4.Puttheeggontheopenwarmbottle.

5.Afterafewminutes，theeggispulledintothebottle.GETTINGANEGGINTOABOTTLEYOUWILLNEED：◎anegg

◎atowel

◎somehotwater

◎aglassbottlewitha25-30mmlidHOWITWORKS

Theeggispulledintothebottlebecausethehotwaterinthebottlemakesthebottlewarm，andtheairinthebottlegetswarmtoo.Hotairmakesitsvolumegetbiggerandtakesupmorespacethancoldair.Coldairmakesitsvolumegetsmallerandtakesuplessspacethanwarmair.Soastheairinthebottlegoesbacktotheroomtemperature，itsvolumegetssmaller，anditpullstheeggintothebottle.(1)Howmanyobjectsareneededinthisexperiment？

______objectsareneeded.(2)Whyshouldyoucoverthebottlewithatowel？

Becauseitcan______.(3)Whichstepbestmatchesthepictureontheright？

Step______bestmatchesthepictureontheright.(4)Whichwordinthepassagemeans"体积；容积"？

It's"______".(5)What'sthepassagemainlyabout？

Itismainlyabout______.六、选词填空-短文：本大题共1小题，共10分。38.interestbespreadfullmileunderstand

becomesupposechildrenvalueTherearemanyhumanisticmonuments（人文古迹）andnaturalscenicspots（景点）intextbooks.Childrenarealways（1）______inthem，andtheywanttogothereinperson.That'swhythetextbooktourhas（2）______popularthesedays.

Manyfamilieshavetakenpartinthetextbooktour.Theyfollowthestoriesandchoosetheplacestotravel.Theycan（3）______understandthecultureandexperiencehistoryinthetextbooks.Besides，thelocalcustoms（4）______learned.Thisfurthermakestheirjourneycolorful.

Thetextbooktourisaconnectionbetween"readingthousandsofbooks"and"travellingthousandsof（5）______".Throughthepractice，childrencanhaveadeeper（6）______ofthetextbooksandthetextbooktourfurtherincreases（7）______prideinthemotherland.Italsohelpsthemlearnaboutthe（8）______cultureofChina.

Theriseofthetextbooktourisagreatchancefortheconnectionbetweencultureandtourism.Forexample，theWenchuangovernmentholdssomeactivitiesonthebirthdayofDayu.This（9）______localcultureandprovidesanunforgettableexperiencefortourists.Asthetextbooktourbecomesanewfashion，thegovernmentis（10）______toofferwarmservicestoachieveawin-winsituationforbothscenicspotsandtourists.(1)

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七、完成句子：本大题共5小题，共10分。39.大自然好似一位伟大的艺术家。

Natureislikea

.40.如果我们有时间，应该去接近自然。

Ifwehavetime，weshould

nature.41.我们会看到各种各样的鱼儿在河里自由自在地游着。

Wewillsee

fishesswimfreelyintheriver.42.森林里的空气会清空思绪，让我们感到放松。

Airintheforestwillclearourmindsandmakeus

.43.我们应该热爱和敬畏自然，与自然和平共生。

Weareexpectedtolove，respectand

withnature.八、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。44.在周五早上的英语活动课上，老师向同学们展示了一张李明画的画，邀请同学们发表自己的看法并提出相应的建议。请你结合图片及要点，完