湖北省武漢市江夏區(qū)2024-2025學(xué)年九年級上學(xué)期期末檢測英語試卷（含答案及聽力原文無音頻）

江夏區(qū)2024-2025學(xué)年上學(xué)期期末檢測九年級英語試卷2025.1親愛的同學(xué)，在你答題前，請認真閱讀下面的注意事項： 1.本試卷由第Ⅰ卷(選擇題)和第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題)兩部分組成。全卷共10頁，七大題，滿分120分?？荚囉脮r120分鐘。 2.答題前，請將你的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在”答題卡”相應(yīng)位置，并在”答題卡”背面左上角填寫姓名和座位號。 3.答第Ⅰ卷(選擇題)時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把”答題卡”上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答在”試卷”上無效。 4.答第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題)時，答案用0.5毫米黑色筆跡簽字筆書寫在”答題卡”上。答在”試卷”上無效。 5.認真閱讀答題卡上的注意事項。 預(yù)祝你取得優(yōu)異成績！第Ⅰ卷(選擇題共80分)第一部分聽力部分一、聽力測試(共三節(jié)，25小題，每小題1分，滿分25分)第一節(jié)(共4小題，每小題1分，滿分4分) 聽下面4個問題。每個問題后有三個答語，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每個問題后，你都有5秒鐘的時間來作答和閱讀下一小題。每個問題僅讀一遍。1. A.Withmyfamily. B.Atnight. C.Athome2. A.ByBell. B.In1876. C.InFrance3. A.Halfanhour. B.Onfoot. C.Tenminutes’busride.4. A.It’sbroken B.Youcansellit. C.For5years.第二節(jié)(共8小題，每小題1分，滿分8分) 聽下面8段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來作答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。5.Whatisprobablythewoman? A.Anurse. B.Anofficelady. C.Awaitress.6.Howisthewomangoing? A.Bybus. B.Inacar. C.Onfoot.7.Howmuchdidthewomanpayfortheskirt? A.120dollars. B.150dollars. C.180dollars.8.Whatdoesthemanmean? A.Helikestheclockverymuch. B.Hefindsthelectureinteresting. C.Heagreeswiththewoman.9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman? A.Hehaslostalotofweightintwoyears. B.Hestoppedexercisingtwoyearsago. C.Hedecidestogiveupexercising.10.WhatdoesthemanthinkofMr.White’sspeech? A.Easy. B.Interesting. C.Difficult.11.Whatwouldthewomanprobablysaytothemannext? A.Tootiredtodoso. B.Youaresuchabusybee. C.Don’torderonlinesooften.12.Whichscenemaythemanworryabout? A. B. C.第三節(jié)(共13小題，每小題1分，滿分13分) 聽下面4段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間，每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。 聽下面一段對話，回答13至15三個小題。13.HowwillthemangotoNewYork? A.Bycar. B.Byair. C.Bytrain.14.Whenisthemeeting? A.OnWednesday. B.OnThursday. C.OnSunday.15.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace? A.Inanoffice. B.Atastation. C.Atatravelagency. 聽下面一段對話，回答16至18三個小題。16.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation? A.The2024WuhanMarathon. B.Atrainingplanforrunning C.Thehistoryofmarathons.17.Accordingtotheman,whatisthemostimportantoftakingpartinthemarathon? A.Winningtherace. B.Havingfun. C.Makingfriends.18.WhatdoesLucyadviseTomtodoforthemarathon? A.Runfastertoimprovespeed. B.Payattentiontorestandmusiconly C.Runregularlyandgofarthergradually. 聽下面一段對話，回答19至22四個小題。19.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout? A.EnjoyingaTVprogram. B.Studyingchemistryfortheexam. C.Treatingaseriousheadache20.WhyistheboywatchingTV? A.Becausehehaspreparedwell. B.Becauseprogramsareinteresting. C.Becausehewantstorelax21.Whichistrueabouttheboy? A.Heissopoorinchemistry. B.Hewantstohelpthegirl. C.Helikestostaywiththegirl.22.Whatdothetwospeakersdecidetodoatlast? A.Theywillhelpeachother. B.Theywillteachthemselvesallthetime. C.TheywillturntoElizabethforhelp. 聽下面一段獨白，回答23至25三個小題。23.Whatdoesthefestivalcelebrate? A.Itcelebratesnewtechnologyandideas. B.Itcelebratesdifferentformsofart. C.ItcelebratesthehistoryofWuhan.24.Whichoneisthepurposeofthefestival? A.TofocusonlocalWuhanartistsonly B.Toencourageglobalbusinessexchange C.Toencourageculturalexchange.25.Whatisthepassage? A.Aspeech. B.Astory. C.Anotice.第二部分筆試部分二、選擇填空(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分) 從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。將代表該答案的字母在答題卡上相應(yīng)的位置涂黑。26. —I’mthinkingaboutjoiningtheschoolvolunteerclub.ButI’mnotsureifIcandoitwell. —____________.It’sagreatchancetohelpothersandimproveyourself. A.Noway B.I’msorry C.Justdoit D.Soundsbad27. —Doyouthinktheculturaldifferenceswill____________achallengeforus? —Notreally.Aslongaswerespecteachother,we’llmanage A.remain B.support C.behave D.greet28. —Thebookgivesavery____________introductiontoChinesehistory.Itdoesn’tgointomuchdetail(細節(jié)). —Well,itmaybesuitableforbeginners. A.complete B.unexpected C.hidden D.general29. —Hiswordsdidn’tmakeany____________tome.Icouldn’tunderstandwhathemeant. —Maybeyouneedtoaskhimtoexplainmoreclearly. A.purpose B.sense C.worth D.effort30. —____________ofusknowswhatweshoulddothen. —Inthatcase,let’saskathirdpersonforhelp. A.All B.Both C.Either D.Neither31. —SometimestheteacherspeakssoquicklythatIcan’tcatchallthethingsheteaches. —Metoo.Andwhat’sworse,beforetheknowledgeisfully____________inmind,theexamcomes. A.got B.kept C.brought D.took32. —IthoughtIsawsomeonewavingatmefromacrossthelake,butwhenIgotcloser,therewasnoonethere —That’sstrange.Itmusthavebeena____________ofthelightreflectingonthewater. A.expression B.mistake C.trick D.tradition33. —Themysteryabouttheoldhousehasbeenahottopicforyears.What’sthesituationnow? —It’sstill____________.Manypeoplearestillcuriousaboutit. A.unopened B.unsolved C.uncovered D.undone34. —IheardthatMichaelhasbeentrainingforthemarathonformonths. —That’strue!He’sreallyastrictman.Healways____________histrainingschedule,nomatterhowbusyheis. A.breaksdown B.runsafter C.sticksto D.givesaway35.Thesaying“Jackofalltrades,masterofnone”tellsus____________. A.thateveryoneshouldbeaJackofalltrades B.whypeopleshouldmasteronetrade C.whatshouldwedotobecomeanexpert D.thatweneedn’tbeskilledatallthings三、完形填空(共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分) 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 “Ihaveajokeforyou.” “What?”saidmywife,stillinlowspirits. “Whichisfaster,hotorcold?”Isaid,watchingherfaceinexpectation(期待),“Hot,becauseyoucan36acold.” Sheturnedherheadbackandbrokeintolaughter,andherloveforagoodjokeletgothebadfeelingsfromourearlier37discussion. So,IthoughtI’dtrytomakeotherslaugh,too. Butatmyrestaurantjob,mypartner’s38smilemademeloseheart.However,Istillkeptupthecouragetotrythesamejokewithayoungerwaiter,thenafront-housemanagerand39mybossinthekitchen.They40differently,butnoonelaughed. Thenoneday,tomysurprise,thesamewaitercameuptomeduringa41.“OK,”hesaid,clearlyrunningthroughthejokeinhis42onelasttime. “Whatdoyou43adeerwithnoeyes?” IwasalreadysmilingbecauseIcouldn’tbelieveIwasareceiverofajokefora44.“Idon’tknow.What?” “Noi-deer(Noidea).” I45andlaughed.ThatwasalltheencouragementIneeded. Fromthenon,Icontinuedto46jokeswithstrangers.Frombusdriverstowaitersandcustomers,Inoticedachange.Theactoftellingjokesbrokedownbarriers(隔閡),47coldfacesintofriendlyones. Thisjourneytaughtme48lessonsincommunicationandthepowerofhumortokeepupspirits.I’velearnedthatsomepeoplelaughoutloudnotbecauseofmyjoke,butbecausethey’vebeenhavingabadday,weekormonthandthey49theunexpectedcheers. SoI’mgoingtocontinue.I’ll50andmemorizelittlejokestolightupmywife’sdayandthensharethemwithstrangersandfriendsalike,becausemakingpeoplelaughmakesmefeelgood.Justasthesayinggoes,laughteristhebestmedicine.36. A.have B.get C.catch D.feel37. A.relaxing B.unhappy C.interesting D.smooth38. A.bright B.warm C.shy D.weak39. A.only B.even C.ever D.yet40. A.behaved B.looked C.went D.showed41. A.holiday B.process C.break D.period42. A.mind B.eye C.heart D.mouth43. A.offer B.notice C.learn D.call44. A.habit B.gift C.hope D.change45. A.cheeredup B.grewup C.gotup D.tookup46. A.connect B.collect C.share D.practise47. A.making B.turning C.dividing D.cutting48. A.unbelievable B.valuable C.perfect D.unusual49. A.requested B.held C.needed D.spread50. A.lookfor B.reachfor C.preparefor D.payfor四、閱讀理解(共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分) 閱讀下面三篇材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項A_________________________ Recently,USscientistscreatedthefirst“protocells”(原始細胞)onEarthabout3,800millionyearsago.Atfirst,theprotocellsonlymerged(融合)witheachother,soevolution(進化)couldn’ttakeplace.However,whenthescientistsaddedwaterliketherainonEarth4billionyearsago,a“wall”formedaroundeachprotocell,keepingthemseparatedandcausingevolutiontohappen.Mosquitoes“seeing”humans Scientistsrecentlytestedhowwellmosquitoes(蚊子)couldfeelheat,odor(氣體)andCO2.Theresultsshowedthatthoughmosquitoesdependonallthesetofindhosts,theyaremoreinterestedinheatthatmatchesthetemperatureofhuman.Wearingbigclothescanhelpus“hide”ourbodyheatandpreventmosquitoesfromharmingus.Venomtreatingadisease Oneofthemostdeadlymarinesnails(海螺)cangiveoffakindofvenom(毒液).Itcanmaketheir“food”stillinseconds.However,scientistsrecentlydiscoveredsomethinginthevenomthatmayhelpsavelives.Whenseparatedfromthevenom,itcancontrolbloodsugar.Thescientiststhinkitmaybeabletohelptreatadiseasethatabout422millionpeoplesufferfromaroundtheworld.51.InwhichSECTIONofthewebsitecanwereadthenews? A.HEALTH B.ENVIRONMENT C.SCIENCE D.ANIMAL52.Thebestheadingforthefirstpieceofnewswouldbe____________. A.Lifestartingwithrain B.Scientistscreatingthefirstlife C.Scientistsseparatingprotocells D.Lifebeingseparatedfromprotocells53.Mosquitoescould“see”humansmostprobablyby____________. A.feelingbodyheat B.feelingodor C.feelingCO2 D.feelingclothes54.Accordingtothethirdpieceofnews,wecaninferthat____________. A.venomisthemostusefultohumanbeings B.venomcanhelpmarinesnailsmakefood C.venomcancontrolbloodsugarwithoutbeingdealtwith D.manypeoplesufferfrombloodsugarproblemaroundtheworld55.Whatdothethreepiecesofnewshaveincommon? A.Theyhelppeopleliveahealthylife. B.Theyshowsomelatestresearchresults. C.Theyshowushowtoprotectourselves D.Theyshowhowhard-workingscientistsare.B Afteraquietsummerbreak,ZhongzhaiTeachingPointcomestolifeasMengRongdaguidesthechildrentoperformthedrumdanceoftheYaoethnic(民族)group. ZhongzhaiTeachingPoint,knownasa“micro-school”,liesinamountainvillageofGuizhouprovince.Thisyear,itaccommodates23kindergartenchildrenand17firstandsecondgradestudents,with59-year-oldMengtheonlyregularteacher. In1985,MenggraduatedfromQiandongnanMinzuNormalSchoolandworkedasateacheratdifferentprimaryschools.Sincethen,hehassilentlystoodatthefrontofvillageeducation,sohehadrichexperienceinteachinginvillageschools.In2015,MengwaschosentoworkatZhongzhai. ★.ThefreshstudentsdidnotspeakMandarin(普通話).Hetaughtlessonsusinghisself-taughtYaolanguage,guidingthechildreninlearningChinesecharactersandMandarin.Hetaughtallsubjectsandtriedhisbesttomakethestudentsinterestedinhislessons.Atthesametime,healsointroducedethniccultureintotheschool. AtZhongzhai,heisnotjustateacherbutalsoacaretakerforthechildren.Hecookedlunchforthemandevenwalkedthemhomeafterschool.That’swhyheispopularwithchildrenandrespectedbythevillagers. Hewillleavethejobhelovesnextyear,andhisgreatestwishistoseeyoungteacherstakeuphiswork,makingsurethattheschoolcontinuestoworksothatthechildrencanreceiveeducationclosertohome.56.Theunderlinedword“accommodate”inparagraph2means____________. A.lookafter B.givelessonsto C.pickup D.haveenoughspacefor57.What’sthemainideaofparagraph3? A.WhichschoolMenggraduatedfrom. B.Mengenjoyedteachinginvillageschools. C.Mengworkedatdifferentprimaryschools D.WhyMengwaschosentoworkatZhongzhai.58.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★? A.Zhongzhaiwasreallyagoodplace B.Itwasreallyachallengeatfirst C.Mengwasforcedtoworkintheschool D.ThestudentsatZhongzhaiworkedhard59.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidMengdoforthestudents? ①Gavethemlessons ②Tookcareofthem ③Tookuptheirwork ④TaughthimselfYaolanguage ⑤Receivededucationclosertohome ⑥Introducedethniccultureintoschool A.①②⑥ B.①③⑤ C.②④⑥ D.③④⑤60.WhichwordscanbeusedtodescribeMengRongda? A.Creativeandthankful. C.Honestandserious. B.Kindandhelpful. D.PatientandshyC Inoursociety,weoftencareaboutwhatothersdo,butthiscansometimesfeelstressful.Especiallyforpublicpersons,there’softenahiddenpressure.Peopleoftenshowangertowardthemonsocialmedia(媒體)becauseoftheirunintentional(不經(jīng)意的)decisions. TheOlympicchampion(冠軍)QuanHongchansufferedfromthis.Accordingtoreports,QuanreturnedtoGuangzhouafterattendinganevent.Duringhertrip,shestoppedbyanApplestoretobuyaphoneforherfamily.Thisshouldhavebeenasimplepersonalchoice,butitquicklydrewattentiononsocialmedia.Somepeoplesaidshedidn’tloveourcountryjustbecauseshechoseaforeignbrand. Thissituationraisesquestionsabouthowsocietyseesfamouspeopleandtheirpersonalchoices.Shouldathletesbetreatedsostrictlyforsuchdecisions?Theansweris,ofcourse,noQuanhasthesamerightsasanyonetomakepersonaldecisions,includingwhichproductstobuyBeingapublicpersondoesn’tmeangivingupthefreedom(自由)tomakeordinarychoices.Asateenager,sheshouldbeallowedtoenjoyprivacy(隱私)likeanyoneelse. However,publicpersonslikeQuanoftensufferfromtoomuchattentionfromthepublicSinceherOlympicwinin2021,Quan’slifehasbeenunderamicroscope(顯微鏡).Themediaandfansfollowhereverymove.Fromherfamilymembers’activitiestoherpersonalshoppingtrips,herlifehasbeenturnedintoapublicthing.Thiskindofattentioncreatesbigpressure,turningwhatshouldbeakindofprideintoakindofstress. It’stimetoconsiderwhythepublicpaymoreattentiontoherpersonalchoicesthanherrealachievements.QuanisanOlympicchampionwhohasbroughtpridetoourcountrywithherathleticskills.Insteadofpayingtoomuchattentiontosmallmatterslikeherchoiceofphone,thepublicshouldcelebrateherhardworkinsportsandthefameshehaswonforourcountryontheworldstage.Afterall,publicpersonsenjoythesamefreedomasanyoneelsetolivetheirlives.61.Whatdoes“hiddenpressure”forpublicpersonsreferto? A.Peoplecareaboutthem. B.Peoplesharetheirlifeonsocialmedia. C.Theymadeunintentionaldecisions. D.Theirdecisionsledtopeople’sanger.62.Paragraph2iswrittento____________. A.giveanexample B.tellthestoryofQuan C.showQuan’sachievements D.drawattentiontoQuan63.Whichonedoesthewriterdisagreewith? A.Quanshouldbeallowedtoenjoyprivacy. B.Quanshouldbetreatedstrictlyforherchoice. C.Quanhastherighttochooseaforeignbrand. D.Quanhasthefreedomtomakeordinarychoices.64.Howshouldwecareaboutpublicpersons? A.Followtheireverymove. B.Sharetheirlifeonsocialmedia. C.Honortheirachievements. D.Payattentiontotheirpersonalchoices.65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.Quan,OurExample B.Champion,PrideorStress C.HiddenPressureforPublicPersons D.AngerShownonSocialMedia第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題共40分)五、詞與短語填空(共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分) 閱讀下面短文，用方框中所給的單詞或短語填空，使短文在結(jié)構(gòu)、語意和邏輯上正確。(提示：方框中有二個單詞或短語是多余的。)beauty/pleasure/saves/normally/introduced/cutdown/beauty/pleasure/saves/normally/introduced/cutdown/enjoyed TheSydneyOperaHouseisoneoftheworld’smostfamousbuildings.Everyyear,about11millionpeoplefromallovertheworldgotheretoenjoyits____________(66).Moderntechnologyis____________(67)tohelpmanageitsairandtemperaturetokeepvisitorscomfortable,whichhasalso____________(68)itsenergyuse.Over1,400sensors(傳感器)areusedtokeepitworking____________(69)Seawaterfromtheharbor(港口)cancoolroomsofthebuilding,whichalso____________(70)alotofenergy.Allinall,TheOperaHouseisnowaleaderinkeepingeco-friendly.六、綜合填空(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分) 閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)上下文或括號內(nèi)單詞等提示，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的適當(dāng)形式。 Deathisanaturalpartoflife.Manycountriesholdfestivals____________(71)(honor)thedead,suchasZhongyuanFestivalinChinaandHalloweenintheUS,showingdifferentculturalopinionsondeath. ZhongyuanFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe____________(72)(seven)lunarmonth.Ithonorsthedeadthroughallkindsofdifferentactivities.Sinceancienttimes,Chinesepeople____________(73)(believe)thatonthisday,thegatesoftheunderworldareopen,____________(74)(allow)ghoststotravelaroundEarth.Akeycustomistolightlotus(蓮花)lanternsonrivers,helpingspiritsfindtheirwayhome.Thistradition____________(75)(reflect)bothrespectforandfearofthedead. UnlikeZhongyuanFestival,Halloweenis____________(76)muchhappiereventcelebratedonOct31inmanyWesterncountries.Mostpeoplecelebrateitjust____________(77)fun.Kidswilldressupandgofromhousetohousecalling“trickortreat”.Blackcatsandpumpkinsareitssymbols.Blackisoneofthe____________(78)(tradition)Halloweencolors,probablybecauseHalloweenfestivalsandtraditionstookplaceatnight.Westernersseem____________(79)(little)afraidofghosts,dressingupinscarycostumestoturnawayghosts.ThisshowsthatHalloweenisnotaboutfearingdeath,butinsteadfacingitwithhumor. ____________(80)therearemanydifferences,bothculturesvaluerememberingthedead.Thesefestivalsremindpeopletoappreciatelifeandlivefully.七、書面表達(共1大題，滿分20分) 英語老師布置了一項體驗式作業(yè)，希望你和家人假期時去一次附近的圖書館，然后寫一篇英語短文，向同學(xué)們介紹圖書館離你家有多遠，在圖書館內(nèi)能夠體驗的有趣項目(如：readingsalon閱讀沙龍)以及圖書館周邊的公共設(shè)施。請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容提示完成短文。 Howfarisitfromyourhometothelibrary? Whatinterestingactivitiescanyoudointhelibrary? Arethereanybusstops,cafesoranythingelsenearthelibrary?Howarethey? Somethingmoreaboutthelibrary.注意：文中不得透露個人真實姓名和學(xué)校；詞數(shù)100詞左右；標(biāo)題和開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。MyVisittotheLibrary Lastweekend,Iwenttothelibrarynearmyhomewithmyfamily.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

江夏區(qū)2024-2025學(xué)年上學(xué)期期末檢測九年級英語試卷參考答案一、聽力測試(共三節(jié),25小題，每小題1分，滿分25分) 1-5CBABC 6-10BACAC 11-15BACBA 16-20ABCBC 21-25ACBCA二、選擇填空(共10小題,每小題1分,滿分10分) 26-30CADBD 31-35BCBCD三、完形填空(共15小題,每小題1分,滿分15分) 36-40CBDBA 41-45CADDA 46-50CBBCA四、閱讀理解(共15小題,每小題2分,滿分30分) 51-55CAADB 56-60DDBAB 61-65DABCB五、詞與短語填空(共5小題,，每小題2分,滿分10分) 66.beauty 67.introduced 68.cutdown 69.normally 70.saves六、綜合填空(共10小題,每小題1分,滿分10分) 71.tohonor 72.seventh 73.havebelieved 74.allowing 75.reflects 76.a 77.for 78.traditional 79.less 80.Although/Though七、書面表達(共1大題,滿分20分)參考范文MyVisittothelibrary Lastweekend,Iwenttothelibrarynearmyhomewithmyfamily.Itisaboutfivekilometersawayfrommyhome.Sowedecidedtogotherebybus. Inthelibrary,therearealotofinterestingthingstodo.Wecanreaddifferentkindsofbooks,suchasnovels,sciencebooksandhistorybooks.Therearealsosomee-readingareaswherewecanenjoye-books.What’smore,thelibraryoftenholdssomereadingsalons.It’sreallyexcitingtocommunicatewithotherbook-loversthere. Nearthelibrary,thereareseveralbusstops,whichmakesitveryconvenientforpeopletogetthere.Andtherearesomecafes.Thecoffeethereisdeliciousandtheenvironmentisverycomfortable. Thelibraryisnotonlyaplaceforreading,butalsoagreatplacetogainknowledgeandmakefriends.

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