湖南省長沙市華益中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年九年級上學(xué)期期中英語試卷

華益—2023-2024-1學(xué)年度初三上期中考試卷第二部分閱讀（共三節(jié)，計(jì)40分）第一節(jié)（共11小題，每小題2分，滿分22分）閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。APeopleinancientChinaworkedlonghourseachday.Torelax,theyinventedmanygames.Someofthemhadalonghistory.Chuiwan(捶丸)ChuiwanwasoneoftheballgamesinancientChina,whichwasverypopularintheSongDynasty.“Chui”means“hit”and“wan”mean“ball”.Thissportwassimilartogolf(高爾夫).Onalargefield,theyplayersweredividedintotwogroups.Usuallytherewere2to10peopleineachgroup.Everyonehadthreechancestohittheballintoholeswithastick.Onlywhenthreehitsintotheholewereachieveddidtheplayerwinthepoint.Cuju(蹴鞠)Firstrecorded2,000yearsago,cujuisknownastheearliestformoffootball.Theballwasmadeofleather(皮革)ontheoutsideandfilledwithricebran(米糠)inside.Asafunandrelaxinggame,cujuwasusedinthearmytotrainsoldiers.Itsrulesweresimilartofootball’s.Eachteamusuallyhad12or16players.Nohandswereallowed.Onlyfeetandheadcouldbeused.Theballshouldbehitintotheoppositegoal(球門).Archery(射箭)IntheWesternZhouDynasty,archerywasanimportantpartofeducationforagentleman.Attheageof15,theybeganlearningshooting.ThemostfamouscompetitionwasGrandArchery.Itwasheldbytheemperor.Thecompetitorsbowed(鞠躬)beforeshootinganddranktogetherafter.()21.Whatsportwaschuiwansimilarto? A.Golf. B.Soccer. C.Baseball.()22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothechart? A.Chuiwanwasfirstrecorded2,000yearsago. B.Handswerenotallowedduringthegameofcuju. C.Playersinarcherycompetitionsbowedaftershooting.()23.Inwhichsectionofawebsitecanyoureadthetext? A.Travel. B.Culture. C.Business.BWhenclearandrefreshingautumnarrivesandchrysanthemums(菊花)covertheworld,it’stimefortheChineseChongyangFestival.TheChongyangFestivalfallsontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth.SoitisalsocalledtheDoubleNinthFestival.Tocelebratetheday,peopleusuallyclimbmountainsandenjoychrysanthemums,sothefestivalisalsoknownastheHeightAscending(登高)FestivalortheChrysantheumFestival.niehasthesimilarpronunciationwith“forever”inChinese.SotheChinesegovernmentsetthedayastheSeniors’Dayin1989.DuringtheWarringStatesPeriod,therewastheChongyangFestival.Butitwasonlycelebratedintheimperialpalace(皇宮).FromtheHanDynasty,itbegantobepopularamongthecommonpeople.DuringtheJinDynasty,therewerecustomsofenjoyingchrysanthemumsanddrinkingwinesontheday.ItwasnotofficiallysetasafestivaluntiltheTangDynasty.IntheMingandQingDynasties,peopleintheimperialpalaceateflowercakesandclimbedthemountaintocelebrate.ClimbingthemountainhasbeenakindofcustomontheChongyangFestivalsincetheWesternHanDynasty.Thechrysanthemumisverypopularastheflowermeanslonglife,soenjoyingchrysanthemumsanddrinkingchrysanthemumteaarealsopopular.Inserting(插)Zhuyuandstickingchrysanthemumsaretraditionstoavoidthebadastheyhavespecialsmellswhichcanrepel(驅(qū)逐)insectsandkeepoutthecold.EatingChongyangcakesisanothertraditiononthefestival.Thereisnofixedwayofthecake,buttheonewithninelayers(層)withtwosheeponitisthebest.TwosheepmeanChongyang.Ninelayersshowpeoplecoulddowellineverything.()24.HowdopeopleusuallycelebratetheChongyangFestival?a.Byclimbingmountains. b.Bytakingcareoftheelderly. c.Byenjoyingchrysanthemums. A.a,b B.b,c C.a,c()25.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeofwritingParagraph3? A.ToshowothernamesoftheChongyangFestival. B.TotalkaboutthehistoryoftheChongyangFestival. C.TointroducethetraditionsoftheChongyangFestival.()26.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph? A.Drinkingchrysanthemumteamayavoidthebad.B.TwosheepontheChongyangcakemeanhealthandhappiness.C.ThespecialsmellsofZhuyuandchrysanthemumscanrepelinsects.()27.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure(結(jié)構(gòu))ofthetext? A. B. C.CSuccessisoftenconsideredtobetheoppositeoffailure.Toteenagers,theyreallyneedtheachievementofagoalorcompletionofsomething,suchasgoodgradesandtheabilitytogetalongwellwiththeirclassmates.Mostparentsmeasured(判定)thesuccessoftheirchildrenaccordingtogrades.Someschoolsusedtoagreewiththeseparents,butnowtheypayspecialattentiontomoral(道德的)educationandcharacter-building(品格培養(yǎng))tomakesureteenagersachievesuccessinbuildinghumanrelationships.ScTeenagersareoftentoldthatsuccessisnoteasytoachieveandthatsuccessliesinhardwork.Greateffortshavetobeputintoprojectwork.Theyshouldavoiddoingthingsmuchlaterthanplanned.Thiswillleadtoamountainofworkwhichfinallymakesthemnervous.Anothergoodquality(品質(zhì))isasenseofresponsibility(責(zé)任)whichmakesthemrememberthatataskhastobecompleted.Stickingtomoralvaluesisthekeytosuccesstoo.Honestteenagerswillwinthetrustoffriendsleadingtogoodrelationships.Self-motivation(自我激勵(lì))isanotherqualitytobedeveloped,forself-motivatedteenagerswillhavethestrongwillanddrivetoperformataskandfinallygettoenjoyasenseofachievement.()28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph1referto(指代)? A.Mostparents. B.Someschools. C.Theirchildren.()29.Howdoesthewriterdevelophis/herideainParagraph2? A.Byaskingquestions. B.Byexplainingreasons. C.Bygivingexamples.()30.AccordingtoParagraph3,whichsentencemayagreewiththewriter’sidea? A.Projectworkmakesteenagersnervous. B.Goodqualitieswillleadtoahappylife. C.Teenagersareadvisedtocompletetasksintime.()31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext? A.TheMeaningofSuccesstoTeenagers B.TheWaytoCommunicatewithOthers C.TheKeytoDiscoveringHiddenAbility第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。每個(gè)選項(xiàng)僅使用一次。HowtoAskforDirectionsAskingfordirectionsisthefirstthingwedowhenwearriveinanewplace,orevenwhenwearejusttryingtofindastrangeplace.32Herearesometipsforyou.Usegreetingandpoliteexpressions.Startingtheconversationwithagreetingisnecessary.Ifyouwanttogetaniceanswer,you’dbetterbeingbysaying“Hello”first.Andsomewordslike“may”“can”and“could”willhelpyouexpressyourselfbetter.Buildyourvocabulary(詞匯).Youshouldknowthebasicwordsthatcanbeusedwhenaskingfordirections.Learnthemostcommonlyusedprepositions(介詞)like“between”andadverbs(副詞)like“near”.33It’salsousefulforyoutorememberplaceslikeHighPark,andwordslike“bank”,“block”...Thentrytousetherightwordswhenaskingforadirection.34Sometimes,itcanhappenthatyouarestillfarfromtheplaceyoulookforandyouhavetousethepublictransport.Whichkindofpublictransportationshouldyouchoose?Youmightasklikethis,“Isitfar?DoIneedtotakethebusorthesubwaythere?”Youalsoneedtorememberdifferentkindsoftransportationliketheundergroundorthetaxiwhenexplainingyourneed.Trytoknowsomeimportantlandmarks(地標(biāo)).Don’tbeafraidofusingsymbols.Everycityintheworldhasitsownsymbols.Youcandecrease(減少)searchtimeifyouknowwhatthemostimportantsymbolsareinthecity.Forexample,inLondon,England,youmayfindthattherearemanysymbolshere.35Finditandmarkit!Don’tbetooshytoask.Learntorelaxifyougetlostsomewhere.Everypersonmaydothatnowandthen,especiallywhenvisitinganewcity.36A.Gettoknowthetransportationsystem.B.Butalwaysmakesureyoucanaskothersforhelp.C.Theyareveryusefulwhenyouneedtofindsomewherefast.D.Knowinghowtoaskforthemcanmakeourlifemucheasier.E.Anditisalsoimportanttoknowwhereyourhouseorhotelisonamap.32.33.34.35.36.第三節(jié)（共4小題，每小題2分，滿分8分）閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。OnMay30,2023,China’sShenzhou-16spacecraftflewtoitsspacestation.Amongthethreeastronauts,anewfacehasattractedalotofattention.HeisGuiHaichao,aprofessor(教授)atBeihangUniversity.Bornin1986inShidian,YunnanProvince,Guigrewupinacommonfamily.Whenhewasinprimaryschool,hewasknownforaskinglotsofquestions.Therewereonlyafewbooksavailabletohiminthevillageschool,buthespentmuchofhisfreetimeexploring(探索)theunknownworldwithinthebooks.Inhighschool,Guiwasalwaysthefirsttoarriveattheclassroominthemorningtostudyandthelasttoleaveatnight.Hisinterestinaerospace(航空航天)beganattheageof17.Thatyear,Shenzhou-5wassuccessfullysentintospaceandYangLiweibecameChina’sfirstastronautinspace.Guistudiedevenharder.Twoyearslater,heenteredBeihangUniversitytolearnaircraftdesign(飛行器設(shè)計(jì))andengineering.Toachievehisdreamofexploringspace,Guispentnineyearstakinghisbachelor’s,master’sandPhDdegrees(學(xué)士、碩士和博士學(xué)位)atBeihangUniversity.Thenheworkedabroadforthreeyearsasapostdoctoralresearcher.AfterreturningtoChina,hebeganteachinganddoingresearchatBeihangUniversity.Now,GuiHaichao’sdreamofexploringspacehascometrue.HehasbecomethefirstChinesecivilian(平民的)astronautaswellasChina’sfirstpayload(有效載荷)experttoenterspace.37.WherewasGuiHaichaoborn?38.WhendidGuoHaichaobecomeinterestedinaerospace?39.WhydidGuiHaichaospendnineyearstakinghisdegreesatuniversity?40.WhatcanwelearnfromGuiHaichao?第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共三節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共10小題，每小題1分，計(jì)10分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。WhenIwaseight,Imovedtoanewprimaryschool.ThatfirstIfoundmyselfinanewclassroomfullofthirtynewfaces.Asashychild,thiswasreally41.Whentheteacherletmestandupand42myself,Iwastrembling(顫抖).LaterthatdayasIwalkedintotheschoolhall,Ididn’tknowwhichbooktotake,soI43theboyinfrontofme.Butwhenwesatdown,theheadteacherdiscoveredmy44.“Youshouldtakethebluebook,notthegreen!”sheshouted.Myfaceturnedredasall45turnedtome.Thesameteacheraskedmetosinginfrontof300children.I’dhadnoideathatthiswouldhappen.Isanginalowvoice,withaseaofchildrenstaring(盯著看)atme46.Theteachershouted“Louder!Louder!”insuchaquiethall.ButIcouldn’tmakeit.Later,Irealizedthatshewasencouragingmetobe47.Shethoughtcallingoutmymistakesandforcing(迫使)metoperform(表演)inpubliccouldshaketheshynessoutofme.Butitmademequieter.Iwasso48thatIdidn’twanttogotoschool.ButwhenIwasatmiddleschool,thingsbeganto49.Icouldperforminpublic.Iwasstillshy,butIhadmanyfriendsandIlovedperforming.Moreimportantly,Ihavechangedmyideaaboutshyness.It’snota(n)50.Instead,it’spartofmycharacter.()41.A.terrible B.enjoyable C.comfortable()42.A.control B.introduce C.challenge()43.A.found B.warned C.copied()44.A.wish B.talent C.mistake()45.A.arms B.heads C.knees()46.A.inneed B.insilence C.introuble()47.A.brave B.happy C.excited()48.A.tired B.scared C.excited()49.A.pass B.change C.leave()50.A.illness B.kindness C.weakness第二節(jié)（共10小題，計(jì)10分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的適當(dāng)形式。AsChinagrowsstrongerandstronger,moreandmoreforeignpeoplehavestartedtolearnChinese.However,mostofthemfinditdifficult51.(learn)Chinese.TheproblemhascaughttheattentionofafamousAIcompany(人工智能公司)inChina.TohelpforeignerslearnChinese,ithasdeveloped52.smartphoneapp(應(yīng)用程序)callediFLYChinese.WiththehelpofAI-basedvoicetechnologies,theappuserscanlearnChinese53.(wise)andquickly.WhenusersspeakintoChinese.Whentheyread54.(sentence)inChinese,itwillgivethemfeedback(反饋).Itcanalsocorrect(糾正)55.(they)mistakesintheirpronunciationandgrammar.Finally,itwillprovidewordcardsforthemtopracticeandreview.Withthehelpoftheapp,manypeoplehavetheabilitytospeak56.useChinese.Henryisoneofthem.HewasborninAustralia.HestartedtolearnChinesetwoyearsago.He57.(make)greatprogresssincehestartedtousetheapp.Nowhecanhaveconversations58.hisfriends.Theapphasbeenverypopularinforeigncountriessinceitwasdeveloped.Nowit59.(use)byhundredsofthousandsofpeople.Theyarein60.(many)thanonehundredcountries.Howquicklythenumberofitsusershasincreased!第三節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，計(jì)10分）閱讀下面的短文，將劃線部分譯成英文或中文。AgroupofchildrenareplayingfootballonafielddeepinthemountainsofSichuanProvince.Thisistheinspiring(鼓舞人心的)storyofthegirls’footballteamofWawuPrimarySchool.Theschoolismorethan2,600metersabove(在……上面)thesealevel,61.soitiscalled“theschoolabovetheclouds”.In2019,theschool’sheadmaster,QubiShigu,setupthegirls’footballteam.62.女孩們訓(xùn)練非常努力。Astheirskillsimprove,theybecomemoreconfident(自信的).JiniuWuzuoistheteamleader.Shecanheadtheball500timesinarowafterthreeyearsofpractice.ShekeepsaphotoofLionelMessiinherschoolbaganddreamsofbecomingastarplayerlikehim.Theschoolhasamotto(座右銘):Letthemountainschoolbecomeaplacefordreams.QubiShigusays,“63.我會盡我最大的努力幫助孩子們實(shí)現(xiàn)他們的夢想?！盦ubiShigubeganworkingasateacherbackin2003.Hehadtowalknearly15kilometersoverthemountainstoreachWawuPrimarySchool.64.Theschoolusedtobeshortofwaterandelectricity(電).However,hehasstayedthereeversincethen.In2017,hestartedaboys’footballteamattheschool.Now,everygradehasfootballteamsforboysandgirls.WawuPrimarySchoolhasbecomeaplaceforchildrentohavebigdreamsofbecomingfootballstars.QubiShigubelievesthatfootballnotonlybringsthechildreninthemountainareasjoybutalsoprovidesthemwithmoredevelopingpossibilities.65.Andhehopesthatthesportsspiritcanbewiththemalltheirlives.61.62.63.64.65.第四部分寫作（滿分10分）66.青少年時(shí)期是一個(gè)人成長的重要階段。處于這一時(shí)期的你經(jīng)歷了哪些身體和心理上的變化呢？學(xué)校英文報(bào)Teens欄目正在以“HowI’veChanged!”為題開展征文活動。請你根據(jù)下列提示，用英文寫一篇短文投稿，分享你在外貌、個(gè)性、愛好和能力這四個(gè)方面的變化，并具體講述其中最重要的一個(gè)變化，談?wù)勀?/p>