北京市通州区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2023北京通州初三（上）期中英语2023年11月学校_______________班级_______________姓名_______________考生须知1.本试卷共8页,共五道大题,38道小题,满分60分,考试时间90分钟。2.请在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校名称﹑班级、姓名。3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。4.在答题卡上,选择题用2B铅笔作答,其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。5.考试结束,请将答题卡交回。第一部分本部分共33题,共40分。在每题列出的四个选项中,选出最符合题目要求的一项。一、单项填空(每题0.5分,共6分)从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.Mr.Blackisagoodteacherandwealllike__________classesverymuch.A.his B.her C.their D.its2.ItisthebesttimetovisitBeijing__________autumn.Aat B.to C.in D.on3.Scienceisuseful,__________Iwilltrymybesttolearnitwell.A.but B.for C.so D.or4.—Excuseme,canIparkmycarhere?—Sorry,you_________.Thisisnoparkingarea.A.can B.can’t C.must D.needn’t5.—__________studentsarethereinyourclass?—Therearethirty-six.A.Howfar B.Howmany C.Howlong D.Howmuch6.—Whichsubjectis__________，English,scienceorgeography?—science.A.interesting B.moreinterestingC.mostinteresting D.themostinteresting7.—Mike,whereisyoursister?—She__________booksinherhome.A.read B.reads C.wasreading D.isreading8.Theearthquake__________onthenightorSeptember,2023.A.happens B.happened C.willhappen D.hashappened9.Thefamoussinger__________asongatthepartytomorrowevening.A.willsing B.sings C.issinging D.sang10.—Whatanoldbuilding!Ithinkithasalonghistory.—Yes,it__________hereforalmostfivehundredyears.A.is B.was C.willbe D.hasbeen11.Englishisimportantbecauseit__________allovertheworld.A.isused B.uses C.wasused D.used12.—Lucy,canyoutellme__________thedictionary?—Sure.Iboughtitinthebookstorenearmyhome.A.whereyoubuy B.whereyouboughtC.wheredoyoubuy D.wheredidyoubuy二、完形填空(每题1分,共8分)阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。TheCatchingTreeLindalookedupatthetree.Itwasthebiggesttreeintown.Itwassobigthatitcaughtthingsthatpeoplelost.Ifsomethingwasfloatedawayorblewaway,itwasusually__13__inthetree.Lindahadlosther__14__，Shewantedtoclimbupandseeifitwasinthetree.Shethoughtshesawitinoneofthehighbranches(树枝).Shehadtoclimbittomakesure.Thebrancheswerenotclosetothe__15__.Theywere-highup.Sheneededaladdertostartclimbingupthetree.Shebegantoclimb.Inthelowestbranches,shefoundbirdnests.Squirrelschatteredatherandrantheotherway.Shewenthigher.Shefoundanoldbaseball.Thentherewasakitethatwasnothers.Shefoundsomeone’scat,butitranawayfromher.Shewenthigherstill.Anewspaperwascaughtinoneofthebranches.Thenaballoonwastrapped(困住)intheleaves.Thereweremorebirds,too.Shewentevenhigher.Morebirds’nestsandsquirrels__16__her.Shefoundapaperairplane.Thentherewasanoldshoe.Nextshefoundalady’shatcaughtinsometwigs(小细枝).Shewentevenhighertothetop.Atlast,shefoundherkiteShe__17__itandtedittoherarm.Shefoundotherthings,too.Therewasatoyrocket,anothernewspaper,andatennisracket.Therewereotherthings,too.Beforeshewentdown,shetookallthethingsthatbelongedto(属于)peoplefromthetree.She__18__theanimalsalone.Theybelongedinthetree.Bythetimeshereachedthegroundagain,theareaaroundthetreewascoveredwiththingsshohadtakendown__19__.Manypeoplewere__20__,buttheywerehappytogettheirthingsback.Lindawasjusthappytohaveherkite.13.A.planted B.put C.placed D.caught14.A.kite B.cat C.baseball D.balloon15.A.sky B.nests C.ground D.buildings16.A.needed B.greeted C.protected D.encouraged17.A.produced B.followed C.freed D.broke18.A.left B.touched C.saved D.studied19.A.fast B.hard C.seriously D.curiously20.A.careless B.rich C.nervous D.surprised三、阅读理解(每题2分,共26分)(一)信息匹配。下面材料分别介绍了四个习语,请根据21-23题中对Alice,Jenny和Mike的描述,将其与相应的习语匹配,并将文中每个标题前的A、B、C、,D选项填在相应的位置上。AIdioms(习语)inEnglishThefollowinginformationisaboutsomeidiomsinEnglish.Pleasefindtherightidiomsforthefollowingsentences.Asleeponit:Tothinkaboutsomethingforawhilebeforemakingadecision.Bgetsomethingoffone’schest:Totalkaboutaproblemthathasbeenworryingsomeoneforalongtime,andsomeonefeelsbetterbecauseofthis.Cputyourfootinyourmouth:Sayingsomethingyoushouldn’thavesaid.Ddownforthecount:Tired;givingupunableorunwillingtoparticipateanylonger.21.Don’ttellmewhetheryou’llmovetoTexaswithmeornottoday.Ithinkyoushould__________,andtellmeyourdecisiontomorrow.22.No,youcan’ttakemydogforawalk.Shewillgiveupbecausesheis__________afterrunningafterthecatsallday.23.MissSmith,I’msorry.Ihaveto__________,andit’saboutmyEnglishhomework.Icopiedmyfriend’sanswersyesterday.Ican’tfeelbetterafterthat.(二)信息选择。阅读下面的三篇短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。BFortheLoveofHisHumanAt7weeks，Rockywasgiventoaboywithproblems.Unfortunately,theboytiedthedogandthrewhimintoalake.Luckily，theboy’sfathersavedthedog.However,thenextday,theboytriedtomakeRockydieagain.Hetookthedogandheldhimunderwater.Thedogwassavedoncemorebythefatherandwasreturnedtotheanimalhome.Later,RockywasgiventoRitawhenhewas10weeksold.ThetwowerealwayswithinreachofeachothersotheywerecalledRandRbythefamily.Once,whenRitawasabouttoenterastore,twolargemenrushedoutofthedoor,cryingtotheshopkeeper,andnearlyknockingRitaover.Rockyrushedforward,puttinghimselfbetweenthegirlandthetwomen.Hegrowled(咆哮)andthemenbackedoff.Heseemedfearlessmostofthetime.ButRockysfearofwaterwasclearwhenRitawentswimminginanearbylake.Hewouldpullback,paceontheshore(岸),andshake.Whenhewas3yearsoldandRitawas11,shefelloffaboardwalkandintothelakefacedown.Herbodywasnotmoving.WecanneverknowwhatwentthroughRocky’smindashestoodtherewatchinghiskeeper，buthejumpedintothewater.HeswamtoRita,caughtherdress,swambacktotheshore,andpulledherout.Rocky’sfearofthewaterwascertainandneverbecameless.Hecontinuedtoavoiditfortherestofhislife,andnooneeversawhimsomuchasplaceafootinthelakeagain.Hebravedthewaterjustonce,forRita,forlove.24.RockymetRitawhenRockywas__________.A.7weeksold B.10weeksold C.3yearsold D.11yearsold25.RockyandRitawerecalledRandRbythefamilybecause__________.A.RitawantedtohelpRockytoforgettheboywithproblemsB.RitaaskedherfamilymemberstocallthemlikethisC.theybecamefriendsandwerealwaystogetherD.herfamilymembershopedRitawouldbeasbraveasRocky26.Rocky__________tosaveRitafromwater.A.felloffthelakefacedown B.growledattwolargemenC.rantoaskRita’sfather D.faceduptohisfearCTipstoImproveEnglishListeningSkillsAsanEnglishlearner,isyourEnglishlisteningskillprogressingwell?Ifitisstillposingaproblem,maybethefollowingtipscangiveyousomehelp.Firstofall,rememberthatyouarenotalone.ListeningcomprehensionisprobablythemostdifficulttaskforalmostallleanersofEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Themostimportantthingistolisten,andthatmeansasoftenaspossible.Whenyoubegintolisten,donottranslateintoyournativelanguage.Whenyoutranslateintoyournativelanguage,youaretakingthefocusofyourattentionawayfromthespeakerandconcentrating(集中注意力)onthetranslationprocesstakingplaceinyourbrain.Translationleadstoamental(精神的)blockinyourbrain.Itsometimesdoesn’tallowyoutounderstandanythingatall.Mostofpeoplerepeatthemselves.Thinkforamomentaboutyourfriends,family,andyourteachers.Whentheyspeakintheirnativetongue,dotheyrepeatthemselves?Iftheyarelikemostpeople,theyprobablydo.Thatmeansthatwheneveryoulistentosomeonespeaking,itisverylikelythattheywillrepeattheinformation,givingyouasecond,thirdorevenfourthchancetounderstandwhathasbeensaid.Usekeywordsorkeyphrasestohelpyouunderstandthegeneral(大致的)ideas.Ifyouunderstand“NewYork”,“businesstrip”,“lastyear”,youcanthinkthatthepersonisspeakingaboutabusinesstriptoNewYorklastyear.Thismayseemobvious(明显的,显然的)toyou,butrememberthatunderstandingthegeneralideawillhelp-youtounderstandthedetail(细节)asthepersoncontinuestospeak.Listenforcontext.Let’simaginethatyourEnglishspeakingfriendsays,“IboughtthisgreattuneratJR’s.ItwasreallycheapandnowIcanfinallylistentoNationalPublicRadiobroadcasts.”Youdon’tunderstandwhatatuneris,andifyoufocusontheword“tuner”,youmightbecomefrustrated.Ifyouthinkincontext，youprobablywillbegintounderstand.Forexample,boughtisthepastofbuy，listenisnoproblemandradioisobvious.Nowyouunderstand,heboughtsomething—thetuner—tolistentotheradio.Atunermustbeakindofradio.Thisisasimpleexamplebutitdemonstrateswhatyouneedtofocuson.Notthewordthatyoudon’tunderstand,butthewordsyoudounderstand.27.Accordingtothepassage,whatisapossiblewaytounderstandthegeneralideas?A.Toknowthekeyinformation.B.Togetmoredetailedinformation.C.Tounderstandalltheinformation.D.Toremembertherepetitiveinformation.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Translatingcreatesaroadbetweenthelistenerandthespeaker.B.Itisdifficulttogetthekeyinformationwhilelisteningtothematerials.C.Itisuselesstomakeapredictionaboutthewordspeopledon’tunderstand.D.Sayingwhathasbeensaidagaincanhelppeopleunderstandtheinformation.29.Theword“demonstrates”inParagraph6probablymeans”__________”.A.createscontinuously B.showsclearlyC.keepsitasecretof D.studiescarelesslyonDWhenwethinkofcommunication，weusuallythinknotoftouchbutofspeech.Thisisbecauselanguageitselfhappensprimarilyovertheauditory(听力的,听觉的)channel.Sincesoundtravelsmorethanfourtimesfasterinwater(1,480meterspersecond)thaninair(343meterspersecond),it’snosurprisethatahugenumberofanimalsintheoceanalsousesoundasanefficientmeansofcommunication.Thelow-frequencysoundsproducedbylargerwhalescantraveltensofthousandsofmilesunderwater.Manyspecies(物种)offishusesoundforcommunication.Theoceanisfullofanimalsusingtheauditorychannelforcommunication,butthismaybechanging.Becauseofhuman-madenoise,theoceansoundsverydifferentthanitdidmillionsofyearsago.Inoursearchingforbothunderstandingandhavingcommunicationwithoceanspecies,wehavebecomeourownworstenemy.Shipnoiseandwindfarms,alltheseactivitiesarecreatingtheloudandunpleasantsoundintheocean.Toomuchnoisemakesitdifficultforfishtoavoidenemiesorforwhalestohearthoselow-frequencycallsastheynowmustcompetewiththenoiseofshippingtraffic.JasonBruckandotherresearchershavefocusedtheirattentiononthedolphinscommunicationandtheproblemofoceannoise.Theyarelookingathow’evenseeminglyminimal(极小的)amountsofbackgroundnoisemightmakeitdifficultnotonlyfordolphinstocommunicatewitheachotherbutalsotopaylongenoughattentiontolearningnewskills.PaigeStevensisstudyingthewaysinwhichnoiseaffectsdolphinstolearnlivingabilities.Justasweseeinhumans,backgroundnoisemaymakeitdifficultfordolphinstofocusonthetaskathand.Stevens’researchcouldshowthatit’sgettingsoloudintheoceanthatdolphinsmightbe1osingtheirabilitiestothinkclearlyenoughtoliveanormallife.Humansfeelastrongpulltocommunicatewithoceananimals.Andwehaveenoughincommonwithmostspeciesintermsof(就……而言)sharedcommunicationchannelstomakethispossible,evenifit’sjustasofttouch.It’sgoodtowanttohavecommunicationwithourfavoriteoceanspecies,butunlesswefindawaytoturndownthevolume,wewon’teverhearwhattheymightwanttotellus.30.Whatdoyouknowaboutthesound?A.Soundtravelsfasterinairthaninwater.B.Thereislittleloudsoundinthedeepocean.C.Someoceananimalsusesoundtocommunicate.D.Human-madenoiseisgoodforsomeoftheoceananimals.31.PaigeStevensprobablyagreesthat__________.A.animalslikeusinglanguagetocommunicateB.peoplemakesomeoceannoisetostudytheanimalsC.peopleshouldstopcommunicatingwithoceanspeciesD.thebackgroundnoisecankeepdolphinsfromlivingnormally32.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LivingintheOcean B.FromtheOceantotheLandC.AnimalCommunication D.CommunicationintheDeep33.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Totellussomewaystotalktoanimals.B.Tocallonpeopletoreducenoiseintheocean.C.Tointroducethecommunicationwaybetweenhumanandoceanspecies.D.Toencouragepeopletodomoreresearchesoncommunicationintheocean.第二部分本部分共5题,共20分。根据题目要求,完成相应任务。四、阅读表达(34-36题每题2分,37题4分,共10分)阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。OnTopoftheWorldJennyToughisarunner,cyclist,andadventurer.Shehasspentmuchofherlifeclimbingmountainsintheworld’smostplaces,oftencompletelyalone.Inherrecentbook,shetellsherexpeditionsandthelessonsshe’slearnedalongtheway.“Iseeadventureasacreativepursuit(追求),onewhereI’minventingchallenges(挑战)formyselfTheydon’tneedtomakesensetoanyoneelse.Inthiscase,IstartedwithagoaltorunacrossKyrgyzstan.Noonehadeverdoneitbefore,andeveryonetoldmeitcouldn’tbedone.ButIwent,andIdidit,Andonthattrip,Ibecamethebestofmyselfbutfinishingabigprojectlikethatleftahole,andIfeltprettydepressed(沮丧的)afterward.SoIdecidedtojustkeepgoing.”Shesaid.Shealsosaidthatduringthejourney,somanythingshappened—somearescary,somearebeautiful.Wealwayshavetosetarecordorwe’vealwaysgottobethebest.Athousandpeoplecouldrunacrossthesemountainsandcomebackwithathousanddifferentstories.“Somanyofusgrowupinenvironmentswherewe’realwayslookedafter.Eachsolo(单独的)tripItookwasarevelation(启示)ofmyabilities.I’vegottenmyselfinto.somebadsituations;andI’vehadtothinkcreativelytogetmyselfout.IfIhadneverputmyselfthroughthat,Imightneverhavebecomeatrulyonewhoreallybacksherselfwhenthingsgetbad.”Shealsosaid.34.WheredoesJennyToughtellherexpeditionsandthelessonsshe’slearned?35.WhydidJennyToughdecidetokeepgoingafterrunningacrossKyrgyzstan?36.WhathasJennyToughhadtodowhenshehasgottenherselfintosomebadsituations?37.DoyouthinkJennyToughshouldspendmuchofherlifeclimbingmountainsintheworld’smostplacesalone?Whyorwhynot?Pleasegiveatleasttworeasons.五、文段表达(10分)38.从下面两个题目中任选一题,根据所给提示,完成一篇不少于50词的英语文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。题目①假如你是李华,你们学校正在举办“英语学习方法交流”的主题活动。请用英语写一封电子邮件向你们班交换生Peter介绍你英语学习方面曾遇到的问题,以及你的解决办法。提示词语:words,remember,topicsentence,understand提示问题: ·whatproblem(s)didyoumeetinyourEnglishlearning?·Howdidyousolvetheproblem(s)?DearPeter,Howareyou?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Whataboutyou?Pleasetellme.Yours,LiHua题目②某英文网站正在开展以“书香润心灵,阅读伴成长”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华,请用英文写一篇短文投稿,谈谈哪本书对你影响最大,介绍一下这本书的内容,以及给你成长带来的帮助。提示词语:write,story,life,change,help提示问题: ·Whichbookhashadabiginfluenceonyourlife?·Whatisthebookabout?·Howhasthebookhelpedyou?Therearealotofbooksaroundus.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________