广东省广州市白云区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

2023学年第一学期学生学业质量诊断调研九年级英语（试题）本试卷共四大题，8页，满分90分。考试时间100分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔成签字笔填写自己的考生号，学校、姓名、班别、试室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应号码涂黑。2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他谷案，不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域的相应位置上：如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁；考试结束，将本试卷和答題卡一并交回。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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Robertlikestakingawalkintheparkafterwork.Onedaywhenhe1inthepark,heheardsomeonecallinghisname.Hestopped2around,butsaw3.Thenhefelttiredandsatdownonabench.4hewaslookingaround,hesuddenlyfoundalittlesnakewassittingnexttohim.5terribleitwas!Hewaslooafraid6awayfromthebenchanddidn’tknowwhattodo.Thenheheardsomeonecalling7nameagain,8womanappearedbesidethebenchandsaid,“Robert,comehere!You9stayonthebenchlikethat.People10byyou.”Robertwasingreatsurpriseandlookedatthewoman11alongtime.Hedidn’tknowher,12howdidsheknowhisname?Sohesaid,“Excuseme,Ihavenoideaaboutyou.ButpeoplealwayssayI’mhandsome.”Thewomanseemedtobeshockedby13Roberthadsaid.Atthatmoment,Robertfoundsomethingamazing.Thelittlesnakenexttohim14moveddownfromthebenchandwenttowardsthewoman.ThenRobertheardthewomansay,“I’mnottalkingtoyou.I’mtellingRobert,mypetsnake:”YoucanimaginehowembarrassedRobertwasatthatmoment.Lifeisfulloftheunexpected.Afterall,15peoplewouldliketokeepasnakeasapet.1.A.iswalking B.waswalking C.walks D.haswalked2.A.look B.looking C.tolook D.looked3.A.nobody B.somebody C.anybody D.everybody4.A.After B.Before C.Until D.When5.A.Howa B.How C.What D.Whata6.A.moves B.moving C.tomove D.moved7.A.he B.himself C.him D.his8.A.A B.An C.The D./9.A.can B.can’t C.must D.needn’t10.A.isscared B.wiltscared C.willbescared D.werescared11.A.for B.in C.at D.on12.A.though B.or C.so D.but13.A.who B.what C.why D.where14.A.slow B.slower C.slowly D.slowest15.A.few D.little C.afew D.alittle二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从16~25各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thatway,myfriendCarolandIstoodatthefootofthe11,240-footMountHoodattheageof16.Westartedat3a.m.It’s16tostartwinterclimbsatnightwhenthere’snosunlightsothesnowisfrozenhard.Itwascoldbutwehad17clothes.Alongtheway,wemettwootherclimbersand18ontogetherAfter5hours,wereachedDevil’sKitchen,apointatabout10,000feet.Thenthewindgotstrongerandtheotherclimbersturnedback,butCarolandIwentahead.Wewerewell19theclimb.Ataround9a.m.wereachedIceStep.Suddenly,Iheardtheiceundermyfeetbreak.Inasecond,Ifellbackward.IcouldhearCarolcallingmeasIrolleddown(滚下)the20.Istuckoutmyarmsandlegs,tryingtocatchanything.21.IcametoastoponagroundjustaboveDevil’sKitchen.Iwasalive!Icheckedmybody,myhead,neckandarms.Forthemostparts,Iwasfine,exceptforabad22inmyleftleg—Icouldn’tmove.AsCarolmadeherwaydown,Ishoutedforhelpandotherclimberscame.They23therescueteamandstayedwithme.Ikeptmyselfawakeuntiltherescuersreachedme.TheypulledmedownthemountaintoWestHospital.Thedoctorssaiditwouldbeayear24Icouldclimbagain,butIwasback6monthslater.The25mademegrowasaperson.Goingthroughthatatsuchayoungagehelpedmerealizethatnothingcouldkeepmefromdoingmyfavoritetilingintheworld.16.A.clearer B.brighter C.safer D.deeper17.A.wet B.new C.cool D.warm18.A.planned B.started C.continued D.finished19.A.caredfor B.preparedfor C.lookedfor D.wailedfor20.A.mountain B.lake C.tower D.step21.A.Normally B.Exactly C.Luckily D.Nearly22.A.pain B.sign C.habit D.illness23.A.cried B.called C.shouted D.helped24.A.when B.since C.before D.after25.A.example B.achievement C.memory D.experience三、阅读（并两节：满分35分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从26~40各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)WhenWangHaiyanwasyoung,herfavoritetoysweren’tBarbiedolls.Instead,shestartedlearningtomakeshadowpuppets(皮影)fromherfatherattheageof13.Now43,Wanghasspent30yearspractisingandspreadingtheart.Shadowpuppetryisaformoftheaterthatusespuppetsmadefromleatherorpaperwithmusicandsinging.ItwasinventedduringtheWesternHanDynasty,ittellsusaboutfolktalesandhistoricalstories,passingdowncultureandtraditionsoverthousandsofyears.Shadowpuppetryisallaboutcreatingthepuppetsandperformingwiththem.Wang’shometownofHuaCounty,Shaanxi,isknownasthebirthplaceofthefolkart.Puppet-makersmustfollow24stepstomakethepuppets,includingwashingtheleather,carving(雕刻),andpainting.Carvingisthemostdifficultpart.“Wehaveaspecialcarvingskill—movingtheleatherundertheknife,”Wangsaid.“Youhavetoholdtheknifestillinyourrighthandandonlymovetheleatherinyourlefthand.”IttookWangthreeyearstomasterthisskill.Sheusedabrick(砖)tostrengthenherlefthandwhilepractising.Ittakesabout3,000carvestomakeashadowpuppet.“Thecomplicated(复杂的)stepsmakeithardtohanddownthefolkart,”shesaid.ButWanghasfoundawaytodoso.In2016,shemadeshadowpuppetsbasedonthecartoonseriesHuyaoXiaohongniangandgaveanonlineperformance.Sheusedcolorslikeblueandpurplethataren’toftenseeninshadowpuppetryandaddedsomestickstothepuppetstomaketheperformancemorelively.“Ihopemoreandmoreyoungpeopleenjoyshadowpuppetryandpassitdown.”Shesaid.26.What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.Whatshadowpuppetryis. B.Howshadowpuppetryisperformed.C.Whenshadowpuppetrybecamepopular. D.WhyWangisinterestedinshadowpuppetry.27.Whichisthehardeststepinmakingapuppetaccordingtothepassage?A.Washingtheleather. B.CarvingtheleatherC.Paintingtheleather. D.Foldingtheleather.28.AccordingtoWang,whyisitdifficulttospreadshadowpuppetry?A.It’sdifficulttolearntomakepuppets. B.ThisartisonlyknowninHuaCounty.C.Itrequiresgreatstrengthtoperformtheart, D.Thehistoryofshadowpuppetryistooold.29.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Wangspent30yearslearningtocanepuppets.B.Wangenjoysgettingyoungpeopleinterestedinthisart.C.Wanghassetupacompanytomakeandsellshadowpuppets.D.Tangisworkingonacartoonaboutshadowpuppets.(B)MartinStrelisalong-distanceswimmer,bestknownforswimmingtheworld’sbigrivers.HewasborninSloveniain1954.Hetaughthimselftoswimwhenhewassixandbecameaprofessional(职业的)swimmerin1978.MartinholdsGuinnessWorldRecordsforswimmingtheDanubeRiver,theMississippiRiver,theYanetzeRiverandtheAmazonRiver.Ofallhisachievements,thegreatestishisAmazonRiverswim.TheAmazonisknownasthelargestandmostdangerousriverintheworld.Severalswimmershadtriedtoswimit,butallfailed,Martindecidedtoriskhislifeandmakehistory.Hewantedtoshowtheworldthatpeoplecouldachievetheirdreamsandgoalswithhardworkandperseverance(毅力).OnApril7th,2007,MartinStrelcompletedhisAmazonRiverallthewayfromAtalaya(Peru)totheAtlanticOceanatBelem(Brazil).Hestruggled(奋战)withtheriverfor66daysandswam3,274milesintotal-Hebecameaworldwidehero.Manypeoplestillcannotbelievewhathehasdonesofar,sothatiswhytheysometimesdescribehimas“Fishman”,“HumanFish”oreven“theCraziestManintheWorld”.In2009,Americanfilmmakersproducedadocumentary(纪录片)calledBigRiverMan.Andthebook,TheManWhoSwantheAmazon,hasbeenso]dinmanycountries.Ittellsusaninspirationalstoryofperseveranceandhardwork,whichhasencouragedmanypeople.Martindoesn’tswimformoney.Instead,heswimstoteachpeopleabouttheimportanceofkeepingwaterclean.Martinhasalwaysbeenlookingforthechallengesoftheimpossible.Atpresent,heistrainingforanewchallenge—swimmingforTheGrandCanyon.30.HowoldwasMartinStrelwhenhesucceededinswimmingtheAmazonRiver?A.24. B.53. C.55. D.69.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inspirational(inPara,5)”probablymean?A.frightening B.terrible C.encouraging D.lively32.What’sthepurposeofMartinswimmingthebigrivers?A.Tomakealotofmoneyforagoodliving.B.Toteachpeopletheimportancekeepingwaterdean.C.Toproduceexcitingdocumentariesandbest-sellingbooks.D.Toteachpeoplehowtoswimthebigrivers.33.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.SwimforFun B.FacetheFailureC.SwimforMoney D.ChallengetheImpossible(C)InternationalPoetry(诗歌)CompetitionINTRODUCTION:WorldPoetryDayiscelebratedon21March.Itspurposeistoimprovepeople’sabilitytoread,write,andteachpoemsallovertheworld.Thisyear,theInternationalPoetryCenterisholdingapoetrycompetitiontocelebratethefestival!Thecompetitionisopentoallthepoets(诗人)aged18andoverfromallovertheworld.GROUPS:OpenGroup(opentoallthepoetsaged18andover)ESLGroup(opentoallthepoetsaged18andoverwhocanwriteinEnglishasaSecondLanguage)Thewinnersofeachgroupwillreceive£1,000.RULES:①Allthepoemsmustbeunpublished(未出版的)works.②Poemswillnotbereturned,sopleasekeepacopy.③Thepoem(s)mustbeinEnglishandcreatedbythepoethimself/herself.TIME:From3March2023to28August2023.NOTE:Toenterthecompetition,pleasevisittheCenterShoptopay£5foreachpoem.Oncethepaymentismade,pleasee-mailthepoem(s)topoetrycomp@163.com.RemembertomarkOpenorESLinthelopright-handcornerofthedocument(文档)toshowwhichgrouptoenterbeforee-mailingyourpoem(s).Questionsaboutthecompetitioncanbee-mailedtopoetrycomp@.34.What’sthepurposeoftheWorldPoetryDay?A.ToencouragetheBritishtowritepoems.B.Toteachchildrenhowtoreadandwritepoems.C.Tohelppeopletoread,writeandteachpoemsbetterD.Toraisemoneyforthepoetsfromallovertheworld.35.Ifyouwanttotakepartinthecompetition,thepoem____________.A.shouldbewrittenbyyourself B.shouldbewritteninyoursecondlanguageC.willbereturnedafterthecompetition D.canbeapublishedone36.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thecompetitionwilllastforfourmonths.B.YoucanmarkOpenorESLinthetopleft-handcornerofthedocument.C.Ifyoutakepartinthecompetition,youwillget£1,000.D.Youcane-mailpoetrycomp@formoreinformation.(D)Evenafter10p.m.,avideomeetingbetweenagroupofstudentsisstillgoingstrong.Forthesestudents,whoaredevotedtoself-study,thisvirtualmeetingislikealibrary.Thevirtualself-studyroom(虚拟自习室)hasbecomeapopularsilentspacetoworkalongsideotherstudents.Aneight-hourvideo,postedinMarch,showstheself-studyroomsofmanytopChineseuniversities.Theseroomshavebecomeawarmplaceforpeoplewhoenjoyagoodlearningatmosphere.“Atfirst,IwasjustlookingforapartnertopreparefortheIELTSexamtogether.Ineverexpectedittobesopopular,”saidYueYetu,whostartedanonlinesteam.“Itamazedmethatover150peoplewereonlineatthesametime.Theparticipantsincludedteenagersandadults,mostofwhomwerepreparingfortheirexaminations.Greatlymotivated,Yuehaspassedherexambutshestillkeepsthevirtualself-studyroomrunning.“Theydon’thavetoturnonthecamerasintheroom.However,manyofthemwouldprefertofireupthewebcambecauseitremindsthemnottobedistracted.”Yuesaid.Yuealsosetupachatgroup,wheredozensofmemberssharedtheirlearningprocessandupsanddownsinlife.“Ireceivedalotofsupportfromit,andIwasdeeplymoved,”saidChenYihan,aparticipant.ToYue,hervirtualself-studyroomhasfar-reachingmeaning.Onawinterday,apairofsiblings(姐妹)showedupinherroom,wearingfingerlessglovesandreadinginthelowlight.Seeingthat,shedecidedtokeeptheroomrunningfor24hours.Shesaidtheymadeherrealizethemeaningorcreatingsuchanonlinespace.37.Whatisthevirtualself-studyroomlikeforthestudentswhoaredevotedtoself-study?A.Itisaplacewheretheycansocializewithfriends.B.Itisalibrarywheretheycanfindresourcesandstudyquietly.C.Itisaplatformwheretheycanwatchvideosandtakeonlinecourses.D.Itisanonlinemarketplacewheretheycanbuyandsellstudymaterials.38.WhydidYueYetustartanonlinestudystream?A.TofindapartnertopreparefortheIELTSexamtogether.B.Tocreateaplatformforpeopletosharetheirlearningprocess.C.Toprovideaspaceforpeopletodiscusstheirupsanddownsinlife.D.Toencouragepeopletoturnontheircamerasduringthevirtualmeetings.39.Whydomanyparticipantsprefertoturnontheirwebcamsduringthevirtualmeetings?A.Toshowofftheirappearanceandimpressothers.B.Tohaveface-to-faceconversationswithotherparticipants.C.Toremindthemselvesnotlobedistractedwhilestudying.D.Tosharetheirlearningprogresswithothersthroughvideorecordings.40.WhatdidYuerealizeafterseeingthesiblingsreadinginthelowlightinhervirtualself-studyroom?A.Sherealizedthatthevirtualself-studyroomshouldbeopen24hoursaday.B.Sherealizedthatsheneededtoimprovethelightinginherownstudyroom.C.Sherealizedthatsheshouldstartofferingone-on-onetutoringsessionsinthevirtualself-studyroom.D.Sherealizedtheimportanceofcreatingsuchanonlinespaceforpeopletolearntogether.第二节阅读填空（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Holdingconversationsmaynotseemlikeaskill,Afterall,wetalktopeopleeveryday.Butmanypeoplefeelnervouswhenmakingconversations.41Useyourbodylanguage.42Thewayyoustandandacttellspeoplealotaboutyou.Whenyou’retalkingwithsomeone,standstraightandlookhimintheeye.Whenyou’relistening,lookattheotherperson,andlean(依靠)forwardtoshowthatyou’reinterestedinwhatheissaying.Trytointeract(互动)witheachother.Agoodconversationisnotaspeech.43Ifyouredoingallthetalking,stoptogivetheotherpersonstimetospeak.Iftheydon’tsayanything,tryaskingthemaquestion.Maybethey’llsaysomethingyouarealsointerestedinandcanreplyto.Peopleareexcitedtofindotherswithsimilarinterests.44Don’tworryiftheconversationhasquietmoments.Thinkofthemaschancestochangethetopictosomethingyou’reinterestedin.45Oronceagain,youcanaskaquestiontotheotherpersons.Withanyskill,youwillimproveonholdingconversationswithtime.A.Don’tbeafraidofsilence.B.Itmeansthatpeopleshouldtalkintheconversation.C.Asweallknow,manyconversationshappenwithoutanywords.D.Youcouldalsotalkaboutsomethingyou’vedonerecently.E.Herearesomewaystomakeagoodconversation.四、写作（共三节；满分30分）第一节语篇填词（共5空；每空1分，满分5分）根据下列语篇以及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答題卡时，要求写出完整单词。（每空只写一词）StephenHawkingwasafamousphysicist.Hewasbornin1942,HediedathishomeonMarch14th,2018inCambridge,Britain.Sincehewas21yearsold,Hawkinghadbeen(46)b__________________ill,buthedidn’tgiveuphishopeofliving.Hewentonto(47)s__________________atCambridgeUniversityaftergraduatingfromOxfordUniversity,In1965,hegotadoctor’sdegree(博士学位).ThenheworkedasaprofessoratCambridgeUniversity.Hawkingwasknowntorhisworkwithblackholes.Healso(48)w__________________severalpopularsciencebooks.Althoughhedidn’tliveasfreelyasothers,hestillfeltliewashappyandhewasthankfultolife.WhenHawkingwas(49)i__________________toChina,hemadespeechesinsomefamousuniversities.FromStephenHawking’s(50)w__________________life,welearnthatnomatterhowbadlifeis,weshouldnotlosehope.Asheoncesaid,“Lifeisnotfair,youjusthavetodothebestyoucaninyourownsituation.”笫二节完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）51.上个月，Linda来中国出差。Lastmonth,LindacametoChina____________________________________.52.对于她而言，能尝试各种美味的事物是很开心的事情。____________________________________forher____________________________________allkindsofdeliciousfood.53.她对此次旅行很满意。She______________________________________________________thejourneyverymuch.54.Linda说：“中国人的饮食是多么健康呀！”“____________________________________theChinesedietsare!”Lindasaid.55.Linda想直到她什么时候再有机会到中国。Lindawonders________________________________________________________________________achancetovisitChinaagain.第三节书面表达（共1小题；满分15分）你们学校英语社团正在组织题为“Myfamilylifeis__________________”的征文活动。假如你是李明，请根据以下内容提示用英语写一篇短文参加活动。内容要点如下：1.五口之家，家庭幸福，邻里和睦：2.分担家务，周末户外活动：3.相互支持，经常交流，良好家规助我成长；4.请补充说明一至两点与