北京市汇文中学教育集团2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

北京汇文中学教育集团2023—2024学年度第一学期期中考试初三年级英语本试卷共12页，共60分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。一、单项选择（每题0.5分，共6分）从下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.Tonyismybrother.________hobbyisskating.A.My B.Your C.Her D.His2.NewYear’sDayusuallyfalls________January1st.Itisthestartofanewyear.A.on B.in C.at D.of3.Timishonestandlikestohelpothers,________weallenjoybeingwithhim.A.but B.or C.so D.though4.LucyspeaksChinesemuch________thanbeforebecauseofherhardwork.A.well B.better C.best D.thebest5.—Jack,________youfinishthehouseworkittenminutes?—Yes,Ican.A.need B.can C.must D.should6.—________wasFrankwhenheinventedpopsicles?—Attheageof11.A.Howlong B.Howoften C.Howold D.Howmuch7.Mymother________Englishfornearly20years.Shelikesherjob.A.teaches B.willteach C.isteaching D.hastaught8.I________tothethemeparkwithmyfriendslastyear.A.go B.went C.will D.havegone9.—Whatwereyoudoingatsevenyesterdayevening,Lucy?—I________mybrotherwithhisEnglish.A.help B.helped C.washelping D.havehelped10.Ifit________sunnytomorrow,we’llgotoaparktohaveapicnic.A.is B.was C.willbe D.hasbeen11.ThesecondspacewalkbyChina’sShenzhou-14astronauts________onSeptember17th,2022.A.complete B.completed C.iscompleted D.wascompleted12.—Couldyoupleasetellme________?—LastFriday.A.whenweheldthesportsmeeting B.whendidweholdthesportsmeetingC.whereweheldthesportsmeeting D.wheredidweholdthesportsmeeting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。AGood-luckDumplingWhenIwasinmymiddleage,somethingterriblehappenedtome.AsIwasawayfromhomeforalmostayear,mywifeandchildrenwereveryworried.Andmy80-year-oldmothernearlybrokendown(崩溃).OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,Iwasfinallyallowedtoreturnhome.Motherlookedatme,hereyesfilledwith13.Butsoonshesaid,“Let’sstartmakingdumplingsfortheFestival.”Andthenanidea14her,“Let’sputinacoinandmakeagood-luckdumpling.Whoevereatsitwillbeblessed(有福的).”Whilemakingthegood-luckdumpling,mymothersecretlymadea(n)15onit.Shepretendednothinghadhappened,butthetrickdidn’tescapemyeyes.AfterMotherboiledthedumplingsallbyherself,sheputthegood-luckdumplingontopoftheothersinabowlonpurposeandpushedthebowltome.Feelingloved,Ilookedatherin16eyes.Ihadthoughtitwouldgiveheralovelysurpriseifsheatethegood-luckdumpling.So,whenshewenttothekitchen,Iputthedumplingintoherbowl.Obviously,whenMotherreturned,shedidn’t17itandwentoneatingwithhereyesonmeallthetime.“Ouch!”suddenlyshecriedout.Thecoinhadhurtherteeth.“Oh,Grannyisblessed”,mywife18.“I...howcome?”Motherwas19.Justatthatmoment,thecoinfelloutofhermouth.SoIjoinedmywifeandchildren,“Grannyisblessed!Motherisblessed!”Motherburstintolaughter,andthentears,asmywifeandI20withherallhersadnessandjoy.13.A.disbelief B.anger C.fear D.calm14.A.interested B.impressed C.hit D.changed15.A.mark B.decision C.try D.note16.A.anxious B.upset C.thankful D.honest17.A.take B.notice C.accept D.allow18.A.argued B.cheered C.warned D.suggested19.A.touched B.inspired C.confused D.attracted20.A.shared B.discussed C.remembered D.found三、阅读理解（每题2分，共26分）阅读下列短文，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。AHowtoPracticeCriticalThinkinginThreeStepsIttakestimetopracticecriticalthinking(批判性思维),butit’snevertoolatetostart.Thefollowingthreestepswillhelppeopletobecomecriticalthinkers.Step1:__________Criticalthinkersstartbyaskingquestions.Theyaskthemselves:Ifthis,thenwhat?Ifthat,thenhowwilltheresultbedifferent?Theymaythinkaboutallpossibleideasbeforetheymakedecisions.Step2:__________Criticalthinkerssearchforanswers.Theymakeuseofallpossibletoolsorinterviewpeopleforinformation.Thentheyanalyze(分析)theinformationwithanopenmind.Theycompareanddecidewhatthebestanswersare.Step3:__________Aftercriticalthinkersgetnewideastoworkoutproblems,theysharetheseideaswiththeirteammatesandgetsupportfromthem.Duringcommunicationwithothers,betterideasoftencomeup.Forquestions1-3,matcheachstepwiththechoices.Thereisoneyoudon’tneed.Step121Step222Step323A.ThinkofPlansB.LookforAnswersC.AskQuestionsD.ShareIdeasBThePickyEaterHowie’smothercalledhimapickyeater.Hewouldcatnothingmuchelsebutcheesesandwichesandtomatosoup.Oneday,Howie’smothertoldhim,“YourfatherandIwillhaveameetingtomorrowevening.YoucanplayatAshwin’shomeandevenstayfordinner.”“What?”Howiecriedoutbeforehecouldrememberhismanners.“Imean,that’sgreat,”headdedunwillingly.HowielikedplayingwithhisfriendAshwin,buttherewerenocheesesandwichesatAshwin’shome!“Iknowyouaresensitiveaboutbeingapickyeater,butyouneedtotrynewthings.Youcan’teatsandwichesandtomatosoupforever.IexpectyoutohavegoodmannersatAshwin’shome.It’srudetosaynowhensomeoneoffersyoufood,”hismothersaid.Thenextday,HowiefollowedAshwinintoAshwin’shomeandtheyplayedtogetherforsometime.“Whydoyoukeepcheckingthetime?”Ashwinasked.“Ijustwonderedifitwastimefordinner,”Howiesaid.“Sure!Smellit!Yummy!”Ashwinsaid.Dinnerwasready.Howiedragged(拖)hisfeetashewalkedtohisseat.Thefoodonthetablewasmuchmorecolorfulthanhisusualdinner.Hehadasinkingfeelinginhisstomach.Howintheworldcouldheeatthismeal?“Tryit,”Ashwin’smothersaid.Howiewishedhecouldsayno,butheknewhismotherexpectedhimtotryit.Hescoopedupatinybitofriceandputitinhismouth,“Wow,it’sdelicious!”AfterHowiewenthome,hetoldhismotherthefoodhetriedatAshwin’shomewasdelicious!ShewashappytoknowHowiebehavedsopolitelyandwaswillingtotrysomenewfoods.Shesaid,“Isitpossiblethatmypickyeaterisgoneforever?”“Ithinkso!”Howiesmiled.24.WhatdidHowie’smomexpecthimtodoatAshwin’shome?A.Tohavegoodmanners. B.TofollowAshwinallthetime.C.Toeatsandwichesortomatosoup. D.Tosaynowhenhewasofferedfood.25.Howiekeptcheckingthetimebecause________.A.hewantedtoleaveinapoliteway B.hewasworriedabouttryingnewfoodC.heknewhisparentswouldcometodinner D.hewashappytohavedinnerwithAshwin26.WhatcanweknowaboutHowie?A.Hedoesn’tgetalongwellwithAshwin. B.HeprefersricetocheesesandwichesC.Hewon’tbeapickyeateranymore. D.Heoftenaskshismomforadvice.CSometimesitseemsthattimeisflying.Perhapsitdoesn’tneedtofeelthisway.Ourexperienceoftimecanbepossiblychanged.Byunderstandingthepsychological(心理学的)processesbehindourdifferentexperiencesoftime,wemightbeabletoslowdowntimealittle.Onebasiclawofpsychologicaltimeisthattimeseemstoslowdownwhenwe’reexposedtonewenvironmentsandexperiences.Thelawiscausedbytherelationshipbetweenourexperienceoftimeandtheamountofinformationourmindsprocess.Themoreinformationourmindstakein,theslowertimeseemstopass.Itfollows,then,thatwehavedifferentexperiencesoftimeindifferentsituations.Insomesituations,ourlifeisfullofnewexperiences.Ourmindsprocessalotofinformationandtimeseemstoslowdown.Inothersituations,wehavefewernewexperiencesandtheworldaroundusbecomesmoreandmorefamiliar(熟悉的).Webecomeinsensitivetoourexperience,whichmeansweprocesslessinformation,andtimeseemstospeedup.Howcanweslowdowntime?Herearetwosuggestions.Firstly,sinceweknowthatfamiliaritymakestimepassfaster,wecanexposeourselvestoasmanynewexperiencesaspossible.Wecangiveourselvesnewchallenges,meetnewpeople,andexposeourmindstonewinformation,hobbiesandskills.Thiswillincreasetheamountofinformationourmindsprocessandexpand(增加)ourexperienceoftime.Secondly,andperhapsmosteffectively,wecangiveourwholeattentiontoanexperience—towhatweareseeing,feeling,tasting,smellingorhearing.Thismeanslivingthroughoursensesratherthanthroughourthoughts.Forexample,onthewayhome,focusyourattentionoutsideofyourself,insteadofthinkingabouttheproblemsyouhavetodealwith.Lookatthesky,oratthebuildingsyoupass,travelingamongthem.Thisopenattitudetoyourexperienceshelpstakeinmoreinformationandalsohasatime-expandingeffect.Toacertaindegree,wecanunderstandandcontrolourexperienceoftimepassing.It’spossibleforustoslowdowntimebyexpandingourexperienceoftime.27.Accordingtothewriter,wecanexpandourexperienceoftimeby________.A.goingtobedontime B.travelingtonewplacesC.havingdinnerasusual D.printingthesamematerials28.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Beingfamiliarwiththeworldaroundhelpsusgetmoreinformation.B.Understandingpsychologicaltimemakeslifepassmorequickly.C.Wecantakeinmoreinformationbylivingthroughoursenses.D.Weshouldbuildastrongerrelationshipbetweentimeandus.29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SlowDownTime B.OnlyTimeWillTell C.RaceAgainstTime D.TimeWillNotComeTwiceDMostenvironmentalpollutioncomesfromhumansandtheirinventions.Theelectricbulbsarethoughttobeoneofthegreatesthumaninventionsofalltime.However,toomuchofagoodthinghasstartedtonegativelyimpacttheenvironment.Lightpollution,theextremeorinappropriateuseofoutdoorartificiallight,isaffectinghumanhealthandwildlifebehavior.Thereisaglobalmovementtoreducelightpollution,andeveryonecanhelp.Lightpollutionisaglobalissue.ThisbecameparticularlyobviouswhentheWorldAtlas(地图册)ofNightSkyBrightness,acomputer-generatedmapbasedonthousandsofsatellitephotos,waspublishedin2016.VastareasofNorthAmerica,Europe,theMiddleEast,andAsiaareglowingwithlight,whileonlySiberia,theSahara,andtheAmazonareintotaldarkness.Artificiallightcanwreakhavoconnaturalbodyrhythmsinbothhumansandanimals.Itinterruptssleepandconfusesthecircadianrhythm(生理节奏)—theinternal,twenty-four-hourclockthatguidesdayandnightactivitiesandaffectsphysiologicalprocessesinnearlyalllivingorganisms.Oneoftheseprocessesistheproductionofthehormonemelatonin(褪黑素),whichisreleasedwhenitisdarkandispreventedwhenthereislight.Anincreasedamountoflightatnightlowersmelatoninproduction,whichresultsinlackofsleep,headaches,stress,anxiety,andotherhealthproblems.Bluelight,inparticular,hasbeenshowntoreducelevelsofmelatonininhumans.Itisfoundincellphonesandothercomputerdevices,aswellasinlight-emittingdiodes(LEDs),thekindsofbulbsthathavebecomepopularathomeandinindustrialandcitylightingduetotheirlowcostandenergyefficiency.Studiesshowthatlightpollutionisalsoimpactinganimalbehaviors,suchasmigration(迁徙)patternsandhabitatformation.Becauseoflightpollution,seaturtlesguidedbymoonlightduringmigrationgetconfused,losetheirway,andoftendie.Largenumbersofinsects,aprimaryfoodsourceforbirdsandotheranimals,aredrawntoartificiallightandareinstantlykilleduponcontactwithlightsources.Evenanimalslivingunderthedeepseamaybeaffectedbyunderwaterartificiallighting.OnestudylookedathowanimalsinsearespondedtobrightlylitpanelsputunderwateroffthecoastofWales.Fewerfilterfeedinganimals(滤食性动物),suchastheseasquirt(海鞘),madetheirhomesnearthelightedpanels.Thiscouldmeanthattheartificiallightisalteringoceanecosystems.Thegoodnewsisthatlightpollution,unlikemanyotherformsofpollution,isreversible(可逆的)andeachoneofuscanmakeadifference!Now,manypeoplearetakingactiontoreducelightpollutionandbringbackthenaturalnightsky.Individualsareurgedtouseoutdoorlightingonlywhenandwhereitisneeded,tomakesureoutdoorlightsareproperlyshielded(遮挡)anddirectlightdowninsteadofupintothesky,andtoclosewindowblinds,shades,andcurtainsatnighttokeeplightinside.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“wreakhavocon”inPara.3probablymean?A.Greatlyimprove. B.Wellmaintain. C.Strictlymanage. D.Seriouslydamage.31.Accordingtothepassage,whichwouldtheauthoragreewith?A.Lightpollutionwasfirststudiedasaglobalissuein2016.B.Deep-seaenvironmentcanhelpanimalsavoidlightpollution.C.Artificiallightaffectsthesenseofdirectionandhabitsofanimals.D.LEDscanbeusedmorebecauseoflowcostandenergyefficiency.32.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecontroloflightpollution?A.Unconcerned. B.Negative. C.Neutral. D.Positive.33.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Tocallonpeopletoreducelightpollution. B.Todiscussforsandagainstsofartificiallight.C.Togivesuggestionstoprotectenvironment. D.Toshowdevelopmentprospectofartificiallight.四、阅读回答问题（34题—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。DancingLionsThistimeofyear,youmightseelionsdancinginthestreetasdrumsbeatheavily.Thesearen’treallions.They’redancersincolorfulclothes,celebratingacenturies-oldtraditioninChina.Peopleperformliondancesbecausetheyhopetobringgoodluckinthecomingyear.InmanyAsiancountries,thenewyeariscelebratedwiththenewmoonthattakeplacesinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruary.Usually,alionismadeupoftwodancers.Onedancercontrolsthehead,theothercontrolsthetail.Therearemanydifferentkindsofliondances.Themostwonderfulmomentmightbejumpingonhighpoles.“Ithinkofitasasport,”saysAnthonyHuang,15,adanceratNewYorkCity’sChineseFreemasonsAthleticClub.Anthonyhasperformedasthelion’stail,butthisishisfirstyearcontrollingthehead,whichcanweigh20pounds.Thechallengesareco-workingwiththeothermembersinthegroupandfollowingthemusicwiththeheavyhead.It’simportantforAnthonytopassonthishistoricaldanceform.“Ifeellikethistraditionreallyrepresentsme,”hesays.Liondanceswereonceperformedmostlybymales.Thesedays,theactivityhasbecomemoreinclusive(包容广阔的).LionDanceMeisagroupinSanFrancisco,California.Onitsdanceteams,boysandgirlsworktogether.Sixteen-year-oldAnandaTang-Leeisamember.Sheusedtoseeboysperformingtheliondancingwhenshewaslittle.Shesays,“Butanyonecantakeitup.Youhavetobelieveinyourself,andhaveconfidencethatyoucandoit.”DuringtheCOVID-19pandemic(新冠肺炎疫情),LionDanceMedidn’tgiveupperforming.Instead,thegroupshoweditsperformancesonline.Thishasgotthedancegroupevenmoreexcitedtoperforminpersonagain,whenit’ssafe.“It’sadifferentperformanceinreallife,”saysIsabellaYu,16,whoplaysdrums,“Webringalotmorethanjusttheperformance.Webringenergyandexcitement,too.”Liondancingwilllikelycontinuetodevelopgradually.Butonethingthatwillneverchangeisthesenseofcommunityamongteammembers.“It’sreallygreat,becausewealwayshaveeachother’sbacks.”Anandasays,“Wecallitafamily.”34.Whydopeopleperformliondances?35.WhatchallengesdoesAnthonyhavetofacewhenhecontrolsthehead?36.HowdidLionDanceMeperformduring