广东省广州市白云区2023-2024学年九年级上学期11月期中英语试题

2023学年第一学期期中调研九年级英语(问卷)(满分90分)第一卷(选择题，共45小题，满分60分)一、语法选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。StephenHawkingwasborn,inOxford,Englandon8thJanuary,1942.HewenttoschoolinStAlbans--asmallcitynearLondon.1hedidwell,hewasnevertopofhisclass.After2school,HawkingwentfirsttoOxfordUniversitywherehestudiedphysics,thenhewenttoCambridgeUniversitywherehestudiedcosmology(宇宙学).Ashe.himself3,hedidn'tworkhard.Hewasaverylazystudent,anddidvery4work.However,hestillgotgood.marks.Itwasattheageof20thatHawkingfirstnoticedsomethingwaswrongwithhim.Hestartedtobump(撞上)intothings.WhenhevisitedhisfamilyatChristmastime,hismotherwas5worriedthatshemadehimsee6doctor.Hawkingwassenttohospital7tests.Finally,theresultcameback.Hawkinghadmotorneuronedisease(运动神经元病),aseriousillnesswhichwouldmakehimunabletospeak,breatheormovewithoutthehelpofamachine.Doctorssaidtheyhadnoway8him.Hewoulddiebeforehewas23.Atfirst,Hawkingbecamevery9.Afterawhile,though,hebegantoseehislifeinadifferentway.10helaterwrote,“BeforeI11aboutmyillness,Ihadbeenveryboredwithmylife.There12nothingworthdoing.ButshortlyafterIcameoutofhospital,IsuddenlyrealizedthattherewerealotofworthwhilethingsIcoulddo.”13ameaningfullife,HawkinggotmarriedandfoundajobatCambridgeUniversityasaprofessor.Hestronglybelievesthathisstoryshowsthat14,however(无论怎么)badtheirsituationis,shouldlosehope.“Lifeisnotfair,”heoncesaid.“Youjust15dothebestyoucaninyourownsituation."()1,A.AndB.ButC.AlthoughD.While()2.A.leavesB.toleaveC.leftD.leaving()3.A.sayB.saidC.saysD.wassaying()4.A.afewB.fewC.alittleD.little()5.A.soB.veryC.suchD.quite()6.A.theB.aC.anD./()7.A.withB.ofC.onD.for九年级英语第1页共9页()8.A.helpB.helpedC.tohelpD.willhelp()9.A.sadB.sadderC.thesaddestD.saddest()10.A.LikeB.OnC.InD.As()11.A.tellB.toldC.amtoldD.wastold()12.A.seemstohaveB.seemedtohasC.seemedtobeD.seemedtois()13.A.ToliveB.LivingC.LivesD.Live()14.A.somebodyB.anybodyC.nobodyD.everybody()15.A.couldB.havetoC.hadtoD.might二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Onemorning,whenIwasleavingformybusiness,amiddle-agedmancameupandaskedmeforhelp.Hesaidhehadnomoneytogetfoodforhislargefamily.“Youlook16.Whydon’tyouwork?”Iasked.“SimplybecauseIcannotgetwork,sir.”“IfIgiveyouwork,whatpaydoyouwant?”“AslongasIcangetbreadformyfamily,sir.”heanswered.Idecidedtofindoutifhereallymeantwhathesaid.“OK.I'llgiveyouonepoundanhour,ifyou17abrick(砖块)underyourarmandwalkaroundthesquareforfivehourswithoutstopping.”“Thankyou,sir.Iwill.”IfoundabrickandstartedhimonhiswalkbeforeIwenttomy18.Ineverthoughthewoulddowhathehadsaid.WhenIcamebackfivehourslater,Isawhimstill19withthebrickunderhisarm.Istoppedhimandgavehimfivepounds.Hethankedmeandtoldmethatsomepeoplehad20tohelphimwhentheyknewwhyhewasdoingallthis.Hesaidtheywouldgivehimworkdirectly,buthe21.Beforeleaving,heaskedifIwouldgivehimthe22,Idid.Severalyearslater,awell-dressedmangreetedmeonatrain.SeeingIwasnotsurewhohewas,he23thathewasthebrickmanandhadhisownbusinessnow.“Youknow,Istillkeepthatbrickandalwaysconsideritasthemost24thingIhavebecauseithasbroughtmeluckandsuccess.”Infact,itwasnotthebrickthatmadethemansuccessful,buthisfaithfulness(坚定)indoing25averylittlething.()16.A.smartB.honestC.strongD.young()17.A.hideB.breakC.fixD.carry()18.A.businessB.homeC.bookshopD.office()19.A.cryingB.walkingC.doingD.talking()20.A.offeredB.forgottenC.continuedD.refused九年级英语第2页共9页()21.A.acceptedB.refusedC.ranD.walked()22.A.breadB.payC.brickD.job()23.A.explainedB.imaginedC.realizedD.supposed()24.A.beautifulB.interestingC.expensiveD.important()25.A.nearlyB.evenC.soD.out三、阅读(满分35分)第一节阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。A“Iwillthinkofit.”Itiseasytosaythis,butdoyouknowwhatgreatthingshavecomefromthinking?”SirIsaacNewtonwassittinginhisgardenwhenhesawanapplefallfromatree.Hebegantothinkandtriedtofindoutwhytheapplefell.ThenhediscoveredhowtheSun,Moon,andstarsarekeptintheirplaces.AboynamedJamesWattsatquietlybythefire,watchingthelid(盖子)ofthekettlemoveupanddown.Hewantedtofindoutwhythesteaminthekettlemovedthelid.Fromthattimehewentonthinkingandthinking.Andwhenhebecameaman,heimprovedthesteamengine(蒸汽.机)somuchthatitcouldeasilydotheworkofmanyhorses.JamesFergusonwasapoorboy.Once,seeingtheinsideofawatch,hewondered,“WhyshouldInotmakeawatch?”Buthowcouldhegetthematerialstomakethemainspring(钟表的主发条)?Hesoonfoundhecouldmakeitwithwhalebone(鲸骨).Hethenmadeawoodenclockwhichkeptgoodtime.Hismotto(座右铭)was“Iwillthinkofit”.Andhemadehisthoughtsusefultohimselfandtheworld.Boysandgirls,whenyouhaveadifficultlessontolearn,don'tloseheart,anddon'tasksomeoneforhelpbeforehelpingyourselves.Think,andbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinktosomepurpose.()26.Fromthepassageweknowthatsomegreatthingscomefrom.A.listeningB.readingC.speakingD.thinking()27.TheachievementofJamesWattwasthathe.A.keptthinkingB.foundthesteaminthekettleC.improvedthesteamenginemuchD.watchedthelidmoveupanddown()28.Therightorderofthefollowingsentencesis.①JamesFergusonmadeawoodenclock.②JamesFergusonsawtheinsideofawatch.九年级英语第3页共9页③JamesFergusonmadethemainspringwithwhalebone.A.③②①B.②③①C.②①③D.③①②()29.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Learntoaskforhelp.B.Adifficultlessontolearn.C.Itiseasytosay“Iwillthinkofit.”D.Thinkandbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinktosomepurpose.BTwocatswerewalkingthroughaforest.Suddenly,theyfoundaloaf(条)ofbreadlyingunderatree.Bothpounced(猛扑)onitandcaughttheloafatthesametime.Neitherwouldgiveupandtheyfoughtforalongtime.Finally,theydecidedtodivideitintotwopiecesandtakeonepieceeach.“Buthowdowedivideit?”onecatsaid.Amonkeysittingonabranchofatreesawwhathadhappenedbetweenthetwocats.Hewantedtoeatthebread,too.Suddenly,hecameupwithanidea,sohecamedownfromthetreeandwalkeduptotheconfusedcats.“Hi,mydearfriends!CanIhelpyou?”themonkeyasked.Thecatstoldthemonkeywhattheproblemwasandasked,“Canyoudividetheloafforus?”Themonkeyagreed.Themonkeybrokethebreadintotwopieces.Butonepiecewasalittlebiggerthantheother.“Ohno!Iwilltakealittlebiteofthisbiggerpiecetomakebothequal(相等的),”themonkeysaid.Hetookabitefromthebiggerpiece.Butthebitehetookwastoobig.“Uhoh!Nowithasbecomesmallerthantheotherpiece.Iwilljusthavetotakealittlebitefromthispiecenow,”themonkeysaid.Themonkeytookanotherbite.Thetwocatssatinfrontofthemonkey,seeingtheloafofbreadgetsmallerandsmaller.Whenthewholeloafwasfinallygone,themonkeysaid,“Iamsorry.Itwasreallydifficulttodividethatloaf.Imustbegoingnow.”Hejumpedbackintohistreeandwasgone.“Ifonlywehadnotfoughtagainsteachother,wecouldhavestucktogetherandkeptourbread,”thetwocatssaid.()30.Whatdidthecatsdecidetodoafterfindingtheloaf?A.Tothrowitaway.B.Tofindanotherpieceofbread,C.Tobreakitintotwoequalpieces.D.Tofindsomeonetodivideitintwo.九年级英语第4页共9页()31.Whatdidthemonkeydowhenhetookthefirstbite?A.Heatethesmallerpiecebymistake.B.Heexactlymadethetwopiecesequal.C.Hetookalittlebiteofthebiggerpiece.D.Hetookabigbiteofthebreadonpurpose.()32.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthemonkey?A.Tricky.B.Kind-hearted.C.Faithful.D.Humorous.()33.Whatlessonmightthecatslearnfromthisexperience?A.Itiswisetoaskforhelp.B.Itishardtodividethingsfairly.C.Itisimportanttounitetoworktogether.D.Itisnecessarytogetenoughfood.CSimpletipsonROADTRIPPREPARATIONPreparingaroadtripcanbetiring.Thereareafewthingsyoucandotomakeitasuccess.1.SERVICEYOURCAR3.TAKETHINGSTODOKeepyourcarrunningwellbygettinganoilchangebeforeyouheadoutontheroad.Checkthetirestoo!You’llsaveyourselfaheadachelateron.Whileroadtripsaredefinitelyaboutthedestination,makesureyoupackthingsforyourkidstodotokillthetime.Atleastforanhourortwo.Itwillstopthemfromcomplainingallthetime.2.DON'TFORGETTHESNACKSTheonlythingworsethan“Arewethereyet?”is“I'mhungry!”every2minutes.Sopacksnacks.Lotsofsnacks.4.STOPFREQUENTLYHalfoftheroadtripisgettingthere.Thereisnothingfunaboutgettingtoyourdestinationcompletelyexhausted.Stopatcoolplaces,getsomefreshairandtakealookaround.()34,Thistextmainlytellsthereadershowto.A.enjoyaroadtripB.planaroadtripC.keeproadtripssafeD.preparearoadtrip()35.maybetherightthingtotakeforkidstokillthetimeontheroad.A.CandiesB.MedicineC.GamesD.Fruits()36.Tipsmentionedabovecanpromiseyouasaferoadtrip.A.①③B.①④C.③④D.②③DArtificialintelligence(AI)seemstobeahottopic.Inwhichwayshasitalreadychangedor九年级英语第5页共9页

willchangeourlives?AForbes(福布斯)articleexplainedAIasfollows.FindingmedicineBydealingwithalotofmessages,AIcanfindnewmedicinesfordifferentillnesses.Asweallknow,AIhelpedwiththedevelopmentofCOVID-19vaccines(疫苗).Itcuttimelinesfrom10yearsto10months.Italsohelpedfindaprotein'sstructure(蛋白质结构).Thismeansscientistscancreateprotein-basedmedicine.Creatingvirtual(虚拟的)workplacesManypeoplehadtheexperienceofworkingathomebecauseofCOVID-19.Inthenearfuture,VR,5GandAItechnologieswillimprovethevirtualworkplaces.Companiescancopythemselvesinadigital(数字的)world.Workerswillplayavirtualroleinthesecompaniesastheyworkathome.Theywillnotonlyworkonline,butalsocommunicatevirtually.MakingtheworldsmarterWithhigh-speedchips(芯片),5GandAI,smartobjectscanbecomefasterandsmarter.Forexample,smartcustomercontrolsinaclothesstorewillknowwhatyoulikeandsuggestclothesforyou.Theywillletyou“tryon”theclothesinasmartmirrorandshowwhatcolorsandsizestheyhave.()37.AIhelpedCOVID-19vaccinesA.workbetterB.putintousewithinashortertimeC.dealwithmorepatientsD.spreadtomoreplaces()38.AIwillimprovevirtualworkplacesbyA.helpingcompaniescopythemselvesinadigitalworldB.helpingworkersworkonlineC.helpingworkerscommunicatevirtuallyD.alloftheabove()39.Whatcanweknowaboutsmartcustomercontrols?A.Theycansuggestcomfortableclothesyoureallylike.B.Theycanguideyoutotryondifferentclothes.C.Theycanshowyouaroundthestoreforfree.D.Theycanfollowyouradviceandwalkwithyou.()40.Themainideaofthepassageis.A.howAIhelpsfindnewmedicinesB.howAIchangesourlives10.howAImakestheworldsmarter为howAfhelpspeopleworkonlineandcommunicatevirtually第二节阅读填空(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)阅读文章及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Teenagelife-betternow,orinthepast?Doesthissituationsoundfamiliar(熟悉)?九年级英语第6页共9页Youarecomplaining(抱怨)toyourparentsaboutsomething.Maybeyourcomputerisn'tpowerfulenoughtoplaythelatestgames.41.Thenyouhear...“WhenIwasyourage,thereweren'tanycomputersorvideogames.AndIdidn'tgetabikeuntilIwassixteen.Anditwassecond-hand.42.”So,isitreallytruethatlifeisbetterforteenagersnow?Itiscertainlytruethatmanyteenagershavegotmorethingsnowadays.43.Soparentshavegotmoremoneytospendoneachchild.Andmanythingsarecheaperthantheywerewhenourparentswerechildren.44Fortyyearsago,noonecouldimagineaworldwithtinycomputersandamazingsmartphones.Andnowthesethingsarenecessary-wecan'timaginelivingwithoutthem!However,technologyoftenmeanswespendmoretimeathome.Andoftenit'sjustus,withourcomputerortelevision.Teenagersdon'tdoenoughexercise.45.And,althoughyoungpeoplestillgetonwellwiththeirfriends,somepeoplethinkteenagerstodaydon'thavesomanysocialactivitiesastheydidinthepast.Whatdoyouthink?Howisteenagelifebetterthesedays?A.Anditwastoobigforme.B.Atypicalfamilyissmallernow.C.Oryourfriends’bikesarebetterthanyours!D.Sotheyaren'tashealthyaspeoplewereinthepast.E.Technologyisprobablythegreatestchangeinourlife.第二卷(写作，共三节，满分30分)四、写作(共三节，满分30分)第一节语篇填词(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。(每空限填一词)Paulaisapolitegirl,butsheisveryfat.Itisverya46thatherclassmatesoftenlaughather.Shefeelsthatsheisoutofplaceinclass.SosheaskedAuntLindaforadvice.Lindawasveryhappytohelphere47theproblem.SheanalyzedPaula'ssituationpatientlyands48thatshecoulddoasfollowingFirst,shecouldtaketheadvantageofherintelligence.Sheissogoodathersubjectsthatsheisalwaysahead