山東省濟(jì)寧市濟(jì)寧學(xué)院附屬中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年九年級上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

2023-2024學(xué)年濟(jì)寧市濟(jì)寧學(xué)院附屬中學(xué)九年級第一學(xué)期期中考試二、閱讀理解(共15小題,計30分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳答案。AName:TheWanderingEarthII(《流浪地球2》)Kind:Sciencefiction;ActionRelease(上映)Time:January22Period:2hours53minutesBoxoffice(票房)inChina:3.93billionyuan($566million)BoxofficeinNorthAmerica:$4millionDirector:GuoFanActors:AndyLau,WillisChuang,WuJing...Theme:Thesunisgoingtodie.Whenfacingsuchanaccident,humansdidn'trunawayfromtheearth,buttheychosetowanderwithit.Theybuilthugemachinestopushtheearthtoleavethesolarsystem(太陽系)andfindanewone.Themovieisalsoabouttheinsideworldofthecharacters,showingtheirimportancetofamily,whichisdeeplyrooted(扎根)inChineseculture.16.Whatistheboxofficeofthemovieintotal?A.$3.93million.B.$4million.C.$566million.D.$570million.17.Whoisthedirectorofthemovie?A.GuoFan.B.AndyLau.C.WuJing.D.WillisChuang.18.____________whenfacingtheaccidentinthemovie.APeopleranawayfromtheearthB.PeoplewanderedwiththeearthPeoplefoundanewplanetD.PeopleleftthesolarsystemBWhenDrewMascottigraduated(畢業(yè))fromhighschool,hegotajobdelivering(送)pizzas.Butsoonherealizedthatitwasn'twhathewantedtodofortherestofhislife.Sohetookanightclassatalocaltechnologyschooltoseeifwelding(焊接)——whichjoins(連接)twometalstogetherwithheat——wasaskillthat“wasgoingtostick.”Itdid.Mascottiwantedtolearneverythingaboutweldingariddecidedhe'dmadeweldinghisjob.Butone,nightclasswouldn'tbeenough.MascottiwenttoHobartWeldingSchoolinOhioforreal.technicaltraining.Besidesweldingcourses,Mascowialsotookclassesinsubjectslikemetallurgy-thestudyofmetalandreadingblueprints.Hebecamemorecertainthatwouldsticktothejob.Forthepast18years,Mascottihasbeenawelder.Heworksforacompany.Itsproductslplayaroleinthegreendevelopment.AtypicaldayforMascottiincludesanumberoftasksandskills.Oneminute,he'sdrivingaforklift.Thenexthe'sreadingblueprints,orcuttingmaterials."Therearealottodealwith,"hetoldTimeforKids."It'snotjustwelding."Mascotti'sfavoritepartofbeingawelderis"makinganmeaningfulliving".Healsotakesprideinhelpingtheenvironment.“I'mgladtosticktowhatIreallywanttodo,”hesays“I'mworkingforacompanythatishelpingthecountrytogogreen,andit'ssatisfyingtobepartofthatprocess.”19.WhatisDrewMascotti?A.Adeliveryman.B.Awelder.C.Adriver.D.Asalesman.20.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“It”refertoinParagraph2?A.Thenightclass.B.TheskillofWelding.C.Thelocaltechschool.D.Thewayofdeliveringpizzas.21.HowmightDrewMascottithinkofhisjob?A.Busybutmeaningful.B.Easyandsatisfying.C.Tiringbuthighlypaid.D.Relaxingandcommon.22.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.WeldingcourseB.StickingtoItC.WorkingforacompanyD.HelpingenvironmentCHewasanoldmanwhofishedaloneinaboatandhehadgoneeighty-fourdaysnowwithouttakingafish.Inthefirstfortydaysaboyhadbeenwithhim.Butafterfortydayswithoutafish,theboy'sparentshadtoldhimthattheoldmanwasnowexactlyandfinallysalao,whichistheworstformofunlucky,andtheboyhadgoneattheirordersinanotherboatwhichcaughtthreegoodfishthefirstweek.Itmadetheboysadtoseetheoldmancomeineachdaywithhisboatemptyandbealwayswentdowntohelphimcarryfishingtools.Theoldmanwasthinwithdeepwrinkles(皺紋)inthebackofhisneck.Hishandshadthedeepscars(疤)fromdealingwithheavyfish.Butnoneofthesescarswerefresh.Everythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiseyesandtheywerethesamecolourastheseaandwerecheerfulandfullofconfidence.“Santiago,”theboysaidtohimastheyclimbedfromthebankwheretheboatwaspulledup.“Icouldgowithyouagain.We'vemadesomemoney.”Theoldmanhadtaughttheboytofishandtheboylovedhim.“No.”theoldmansaid.“You'rewithaluckyboat.Staywiththem.”“Butrememberhowyouwenteighty-sevendayswithoutfishandthenwecaughtbigoneseverydayforthreeweeks."“Iremember,”theoldmansaid.“Iknowyoudidnotleavemewillingly.”“Itwaspapamademeleave.IamaboyandImustdowhathetoldmeto.”“Iknow.”theoldmansaid.“Iquiteunderstandthat.”“Hehasn'tmuchfaith(信念).”"No."theoldmansaid."Butwehave.Haven'twe?"“Yes.”theboysaid.“CanIofferyouabeerontheTerraceandthenwe'lltakethefishingtoolshome.”“Whynot?”theoldmansaid.“Betweenfishermen.”TheysatontheTerraceandmanyofthefishermenmadefunoftheoldmanandhewas

notangry.Someotherolderfishermenlookedathimandweresad.Buttheydidn'tshowit

andtheyspokepolitelyaboutthesea,theweatherandofwhattheyhadseen.23.HowmanydaysdidtheoldmangofishingwiththeboyaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Forty.

B.Forty-four.

C.Eighty-four.

D.Eighty-seven.24.Whatistherightorderofthestoryabouttheboyinthepassage?①Theoldmancaughtsomebigfishwiththeboy.②Theoldmantaughttheboyhowtofishonthesea.③Theboywantedtogofishingwiththeoldmanagain.④Theboyhelpedtheoldmantakethefishingtoolshome.A.:①④③②`

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D.③④①②25.Fromthestorywecanknowthattheoldmanwas_____.A.amanwhooftenshowedoff

B.amanwhonevergaveupC.amanwhosometimesgotangry

D.amanwhoseldomstayedcalmDIsthereawaytoquicklyrecallinformationjustbeforetakinganexam?Walking

backwardmightbeasolution.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofRoehamptonintheUKsaid

thisactivitycanhelppeopleimprovetheirshort-termmemory.Researchersasked114volunteerstowatchavideo.Afterwatchingthevideo,theywere

dividedintothreegroups.Onegroupwastoldtowalk10-meterstoward.Thesecondgroup

walked10metresbackward.Thethirdgroupstoodinoneplace.Allthreegroupswerethen

asked20questionsaboutwhattheysawinthevideo.Thescientistsfoundthatthebackward-walkinggroupgottwomoreanswerscorrectthantheothertwogroups.Thissuggeststhatthelinkbetweentheconcepts(概念)oftimeandspaceisimportant.intermsofhowourmindsformmemories.Whenyouwalkbackward,youseethingsfromdifferentangles(角度).Thisdifferencehelpspeoplerecallthingsthattookplaceinthepast.Andwalkingbackwardisnotjustgoodforourbrains.Itisalsogoodfortherestbodies.Comparedtowalkingforward,walkingbackwardismorechallenging.Thiscanmakeusimproveourfitness,accordingtoNewScientist.Walkingbackwardusesmoreenergyin.shorttimeandburnsmorecalories.Inaddition,walkingbackwardislessstressfulforourknees.Itcouldbehelpfulforpeoplewhooftenhavepainintheirknees,accordingtoresearchersfromtheUniversityofOregonintheUS.Walkingbackwardalsokeepsourspines(脊柱)strong,whichcanhelptoreducepaininthelowerback.Thismightbewhymanyoldpeoplelikewalkingbackward.26.Walkingbackwardcanhelppeople.A.solvedifficultproblemsB.creategoodmemoriesC.improveshort-termmemoryD.burnlesscalories27.Whatdoyouknowaboutthe114volunteers?A.Theymadeavideoaboutwalking.B.Theywatchedavideobeforewalkingorstandinginoneplace.C.Theyaskedeachother20questionsaboutwalking.D.Theyweredividedintofourteams.28.WhatisthepurposeofwritingParagraph4?A.Totalkaboutmemoryloss.B.Totelltheimportanceofwalkingbackward.C.Toexplaintheresultoftheresearch.D.Toshowthelinkbetweentimeandspace.29.AccordingtothelastparagraphWhvdomanyoldpeoplechoosetowalkbackward?a.Toloseweight.b.Toreducethepainintheirknees.c.Tokeeptheirspinesstrong.d.Torelaxthemselves.A.abB.bcC.bdD.ad30.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Different.waysofwalking.B.Benefitsofwalkingbackward.B.Researchaboutmemory.C.Testaboutwalkingbackward.四、單詞拼寫與運用(共8小題，計8分)1.It'scoldhere.Ihavetos___________thewindow.2.Theteenagersoverthereareh__________students.TheycomefromSydney.3.Parisisthec________ofFranceandEiffelToweristhesymbolofthiscity.4.Ifyoudon'tsetyouralarmclock,you'llo________.5.Heshowedgreat_______(勇氣)whenhefacedthedanger.6.Infour_______(季節(jié)),autumnisthebestastheskyissobright.7.Walkingonthebeachalwaysmakesyou________(放松的).8.Iftheweatheristerrible,wemay_________(取消)ourholidayplans.五、語法填空(共10小題，計10分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。ALiBaiwasagreatpoetintheTangDynasty.Whenhewas24yearsold,hel.______(leave)homeandtraveledtoChengduandMountEmei,andthendowntheYangtzeRiver.Later,LiBaimetanothergreatpoet,DuFu,inLuoyang2._______thefirsttime.Theytwobecameclosefriends.LiBaigaveDualotofinspirationintheartofpoetry.Buttheirpoetsweredifferent.LiBai'spoemswereusuallyaboutnature,whileDuFuwrotemanypoems3._______(express)thefeelingsoftheordinarypeople.They4.__________(remember)forever.BIdospendmydays5._______(study)howfishgoabouttheirlives.Firstofall,fisharemuch6.________(smart)thanpeoplethink.Manykindsoffishcantellonefromanother,accordingtotheirgroup,theirrelatives,7.______eventheirowneggs.Formanykindsoffish,althoughseeingisimportant,8.________(sense)suchassmellandtouchareevenmoreimportant.Myownfisharesupposed9._______(be)veryexcitedwhenmyhandappearsneartheirtank(魚缸),evenbeforeIdropthefoodin.I'mnotsurethatfishwillbeabletorememberwhatmyface10.__________(look)like,butIwouldn'tbetoosurprisedifitcouldremembermeinotherways,perhapsbythesoundofmyfootstepsasIwalktowardsthetank.六、完形填空(共7小題，計7分)閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，每空一詞，方框中有兩個詞是多余選項。broughtwithpeaceothersjustnonementionedanotherWhatisthebestvirtue(美德)?Whatcanwelearnfromwater?Laozi,afamousChinesethinkerwholivedaround2,500yearsago,mighthaveananswer.Laozitellsusthatthetopcharacterisjustlikewater.Alllifeintheworldcannotlivewithoutwater,butwaterneverasksforanythinginreturnItbenefits(使受益)all,competingwith1.________.Itsimplykeepsgivingquietly.Also,wateroftenstayswherepeopledon'tlike.Thiskindoflowprofile(低姿態(tài))makeswatertheclosest2._______thelawoftheuniverse(萬物之規(guī)).Indealingwithpeople,wecanactaswater.Doourbesttohelp3.______withouttryingtogetanythingback.Afterall,waterwillnotchoosewheretobe,andit4.________goestowhereitisneeded.TheChinesenationhasalwayshelddearLaozi'sideasaboutwater.PresidentXiJinpingonce5.________itatthewelcomedinnerofAPECEconomicLeaders'Meeting.HesaidAPECmembersare6.________togetherbythewaterofthePacificOceanandhaveasharedresponsibility(責(zé)任)tomakethePacificanoceanof7._________friendshipandcooperation(合作).Thisisthewisdomwaterbringsus.七、閱讀表達(dá)(共5小題，計10分)WhydoChinesepeopledrinkhotwater?ManywesternersfinditsointerestingthattheyalwaysseeChinesepeopledrinkhotwaternomatterwhattemperatureitis.ForChinesepeople,nothingismorecommonthandrinkinghotwatereveryday.Butformostofthewesterners,theideaofdrinkinghotwaterisreallystrangesincetheydrinkcoldwatereveninwinter.WhydoChinesepeopledrinkhotwater?Hotwatervscoldwater,whichoneisbetter?Followustofindanidealanswer.EatinghabitsWeallknowthatChinesepeoplepreferhotmealseveryday.Wh