广东省珠海市紫荆中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

广东省珠海市紫荆中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英

语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、语法选择

TheChongyangFestivalfallsontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth.Itisalsocalled

theDoubleNinthFestival.Asboththemonthandthedayarenine,itgotitsname.Today,

peopleusuallycelebratetheday1climbingmountainsandenjoying

chrysanthemum（菊花），2thefestivalisalsoknownastheHeightAscending（登高）

FestivalortheChrysanthemumFestival.3meaningfulfestivalitis!

Thefestivalhasahistoryofover2,0004DuringtheWarringStatesPeriod,there

wastheChongyangFestival.Butitwas5celebratedintheimperialpalace（皇

宫）.FromtheHanDynasty,itbegantobevery6amongthecommonpeople.__7

nameoftheChongyangFestivalfirstturnedupintheThreeKingdomsPeriod.Itwasnotset

asafestivaluntiltheTangDynasty.Sincethen,allthepeople8thefestivalwith

differentkindsofactivities.

IntheMingandQingDynasties,peopleintheimperialpalaceallateflowercakesto

celebrateit.Theemperorsclimbedmountainsonthatdayaswell.Theybelieved__9

theycouldgetgoodexerciseandlonglifeinthisway.In1989,theChinesegovernmentset

thedayastheSeniors'Day.

AsSeptemberhastheclearskyandfreshair,itisagoodtime10mountains.Also,

itisgoodforourhealth.

1.A.withB.byC.for

2.A.soB.thoughC.but

3.A.WhatanB.WhataC.How

4.A.yearB.year'sC.years

5.A.simpleB.simplyC.simpler

6.A.popularB.morepopularC.themostpopular

7.A.AB.AnC.The

8.A.celebratedB.havecelebratedC.willcelebrate

9.A.thatB.ifC.what

10.A.toclimbB.climbC.climbing

二、完形填空

Onceuponatime,therewasaverybadman.Whenhesawpeople11happily,he

becameangry.Whathehatedmostwaswhenpeoplewerepolitetoeachother,sayingwords

like“please"and"thanks”.12,hedidn'tusesentenceslike“Excuseme,couldyou

pleasetellmehowtogettothebookstore?^^Hethoughtallthekindandpolitewordswere

useless.Sohe13withaplan.Hedecidedtoinventa14whichcouldstealwords.

Withthismachine,hewouldbeabletosteal"'excuseme","please","thanks","sorry”,and

15wordswhichpeopleusedtobepolite.Finally,hemadeit.Whenpeoplesaidkindand

politewords,nothingcameout.Allthosewordswerestolenbythe"bad"machine.Itseemed

thatpeoplereallydidn'tneedtobepolite.

However,afterafewdays,everyonebegantoarguewithothersandpeoplegot16

easily.

Thebadmanwasgladabouthis17.However,thereweresome“special“girls.

Theywereunableto18,sotheyhadtocommunicatebyusingsignlanguage（手语）.

Theywere19kindandpolitebecausethe"bad"machinecouldn'tstealgestures（手

势）.Soonthey20whathadbeenhappeningtoeveryoneelse.Theyfollowedthebad

man,foundthe"bad"machineandbrokeit.Afterthat,peoplebegantosaykindandpolite

wordsagain.

11.A.fallingdownB.passingbyC.givingupD.takingout

12.A.EspeciallyB.LuckilyC.NormallyD.Suddenly

13.A.cameoutB.cameupC.cameonD.camein

14.A.carB.boxC.motorD.machine

15.A.similarB.differentC.easyD.difficult

16.A.boredB.nervousC.angryD.sad

17.A.performanceB.shameC.businessD.success

18.A.seeB.speakC.walkD.write

19.A.stillB.alreadyC.almostD.hardly

20.A.repeatedB.admiredC.realizedD.accepted

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三、阅读单选

InternationalDayofFamilies

TheInternationalDayofFamiliesiscelebratedonMay15theveryyear.Itistoraise

people'sattentiontothehappinessandprogressofthefamily.Tocelebratethe30th

InternationalFamilyDaythisyear(2023),FamilyCenterwillholdsomefamilyactivities.

Activitiesforthefamily：

★Familysports.

★Readingalettertoyourfamily.

★Acookingcompetitionamongfamilies.

Time：9：00a.m.一5：00p.m.,onMay15th

Place：ontheSouthInternationalSquare

Prize：

firstprize-afive-dayforeigntour

secondprize-aseven-daydomestic(国内的)tour

thirdprize-afour-daydomestictour

Rules:

Eachfamilycanchoosetwoorthreekindsofactivities.Whenyousignup,youshould

makeadecision.Allthelettersmustbewrittenbyfamiliesthemselves.Theywillnotbe

returned,sopleasekeepacopy.Don'tbelate,oryou'llnotbeallowedtotakepartinthese

activities.Familieswhowanttotakepartintheactivitiesmusthandintheirapplicationforms

beforeMay5thoryoucancall2877-2197tosignupbeforeMay10th.Andwewillprovide

breakfastandlunch.

Forfurtherinformation,visithttps://FamilyC/doc.

21.Whenwasthe1stInternationalDayofFamilies?

A.In1990.B.In1992.C.In1993.D.In1994.

22.YoucantakepartinthefollowingactivitiesEXCEPT.

A.doingsportswithfamilyB.givingatalkaboutfamily

C.joininginacookingcompetitionD.readingalettertoyourfamily

23.Whatcanyoudoifyourfamilywinthesecondprize?

A.Takeatriptoacountrythatyouhaven'tbeentoforfivedays.

B.Takeatriptoacountrythatyouhaven51beentoforaweek.

C.Takeatripinyourcountryforfivedays.

D.Takeatripinyourcountryforaweek.

24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Theactivitieswilllastforsevenhours.

B.YoucouldhandintheapplicationformsonMay9th.

C.Youcanenjoyfreelunchanddinnerifyoutakepartintheactivities.

D.YoushouldbeontheSouthInternationalSquarebefore9a.m.,oryoucanjoininthe

activities.

25.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?

A.Onanoticeboard.B.Onanewspaper.C.Inastorybook.

D.Onawebsite.

IleftmyhometowninLondonlastyearandnowIhaveenjoyedworkinginthissmall

cityinChina.Learningaforeignlanguageopensyoureyestothecultureandhistoryofa

country.SoinordertoknowmoreaboutChina,IstartedtolearnChinese.

Butattimes,Ifoundmyselfinfunnysituations.WhenIgreetedstrangersinChina,they

begantotalkalotandveryfast.Theyaskedmequestionsabouteverything.ButallIcoulddo

wastolookatthemwithablankface.Ihadnoideawhattheyweretalkingabout.Werethey

justbeingkind,funnyorimpolite?Manypeoplewanttomakefriendswithme.ButIamabit

upsetwhenIfindoutthereasonwhytheyneedaforeignfriend.Theysaytheywantto

practicetheirEnglish.Idon'tneedfriendslikethis.Ilikefriendstosharemyfeelingsand

ideaswith.

However,themoreChineseIlearn,themoresimilaritiesIfindithaswithEnglish.In

English,“thick-skinned“istodescribeapersonwhodoesn'tcareaboutcriticism（批评）.I

wassurprisedtofindthat"houlianpi“inChinesemeansthesame.Andbothlanguagesshare

somecommonidioms（习语）.Forexample,"lookonwithfoldedarms^^means

tt,,

xiushoupangguan?and“bumtheboats^^issimilarto"pofUchenzhou”.

FmstillonmyjourneytoChineselearning.Ibelievethatsometimesyouhavethemost

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funonajourney.

26.Thewritercomesfrom________.

A.theUKB.theUSAC.AustraliaD.Canada

27.ManyChinesewanttomakefriendswiththewriterbecause.

A.theyareinterestedinWesternculture

B.theywantapartnertopracticeEnglishwith

C.theyarewillingtosharefeelingsandideaswithhim

D.theywanttohelptheforeignerwithhisChinese

28.Theunderlinedword"similarities“means""inChinese.

A.相似点B.不同点C.规律性D.重要性

29.Athick-skinnedpersonmay.

A.beverystrongandseldomfallill

B.liketocriticizeothersfortheirmistakes

C.talkalotandspeakfast

D.feelOKwhenhe'scriticized

30.Iftherewouldbeaparagraphbeforethelastparagraphofthetext,itmostprobablywould

beabout.

A.thereasonswhyhewantstolearnChinese

B.thesimilaritiesChineseandEnglishshare

C.thedifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglish

D.theimportanceoflearningChineseandEnglish

四、阅读匹配

阅读配对

31LiZihaoisafanofCantoneseA.SayItLoudly

Opera（粤剧）culture.HewantstoknowThelessonisastudyofhowtogiveopera

moreaboutitsbeginningandopinionswithsomeexamples.Throughthis

development.lesson,youwillbeabletoexpressand

32ZhangYitonghaslearnedexchangeyourideaswithothers.

CantoneseOperafortwelveyears.SheB.ToSpeakLikeaNative

wantstobeasuccessfuloperaartist.Wehavegotprimary,juniorandsenior（高级

33ChenHaoxuanwantstospeak的）lessonsofCantoneseOpera.Youcanhave

Cantonesewell.HehopestolearnitinafunlearningtospeakCantonesebyplayingall

moreinterestingway.kindsofgamesinclass.

34CaiYongjunlikestowatchC.OperaJourney

CantoneseOperaandhe'dliketosharehisItgivesyouacompleteintroductionofthe

opinionswithothersafterwatchingthem.developmentofCantoneseOpera.Youwill

35YangSiqiisinterestedintheknowwhenitbeganandhowithasdeveloped

beautyofoperafacesandclothesinthroughcenturies.

differentstyles.ShehopestolearntoD.DiscovertheCulturalBeauty

design（设计）foroperaactorsandThelessonistodevelopthestudents5interestin

actresses.LingnanculturebyshowingfamousCantonese

Operas.

E.DreamJobs

Thelessondiscussesthemake-upandclothes

stylesofsomesuccessfulmovies.Ithelpsthose

whowanttobecomeamake-upartistand

designer.

F.PerformingArt

Thelessonstudiesexcellentperformanceskills

ofCantoneseOperawhicharedifferentfrom

thoseinotherkindsofoperas.Ithelpsyouhave

abetterunderstandingofLingnanculture.

G.ToBeaRisingStar

ThelessoninvitessomefamousCantonese

Operaartiststosharetheirlifeandthereare

sometraininglessonsforyou.Itisagreat

chancetolearnperformanceskillsfromthem.

五、短文选词填空

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用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空。

use,many,they,it,other,reason,however,second,be,something,keep,friendly

Weixin（微信）wasputintomarketonJanuary21,2011.Becauseof36attractive

functions（功能）,lowcostandconvenience,itbecomesahotfreesoftware.Youcansee

peoplearoundyou37Weixintotalkwiththeirfriendsnow.Theyareespecially

studentsinhighschoolsanduniversities.Theotherusersareworkers.Theagerangeisfrom

tentosixtyyearsold.MostpeoplemaybecomeWeixinusers.

WeixinsupportsWi-Fiand5Gnetwork.Itcanenjoygroupchatupto500people.

Besidesthis,itcando38.Weixincansearchpeoplearoundyou.Italsosupportsto

sendvideo.Youcansharethewonderfulpictureswithotherpeopleatanytime.Itcanshare

yourmessagestotheworldandmakenewfriends.Weixincan39yourpicturesand

textsinyourphone.Italsohelpsyoutogetyourmessagesfrom40.Weixinmakes

41people"talk"witheachotherindifferentplacesatdifferenttime.Peoplebelievethat

therewill42manyotherfunctionscreatedinthefuture.

ThecostofWeixinisverylow.Italmostcosts43toownWeixinifyouhavea

smartphonesuchasNokia,Motorola,Lenovo.44itcostswebtraffic（流量）tosend

andreceivemessages.Itisenoughtospendtenyuanonyourwebtrafficforamonth.The

lowcostisoneofthemain45whyWeixinbecomespopular.Mostpeoplecanafford

it.

六、读写综合

A.回答问题

Educationdepartmentsinseveralprovinceshavesaidthatstudentsshouldnotbe

punishedfornotfinishingsummerholidayhomework.Hefeirequiredschoolstogivea

“summerhomeworkdeferralperiod（缓交期）“，allowingforhomeworktobehandedin

withintwoweeksofthestartoftheschoolyear.Whatdoyouthinkofthe"summer

homeworkdeferralperiod^^?

Ithinkit'sagoodwaytolowerstudents5pressure.Ibelievemostofthestudentswhoput

offtheirhomeworkinthelastfewdayshavetheirreasonsfordoingso.Ontheonehand,

studentstodayhavemanymorethingstodo,likeafter-schoolclasses,exercisesinevery

subjectanddifferentcompetitionstotakepartin.Ontheotherhand,studentssometimes

procrastinate（拖延）underthehugepressureofclassesandhomework.Sometimestheyjust

needmoretimetofinishtheirhomework.

LiYixuan,a14-year-oldgirl,Jiangsu

Holidayhomeworkisareviewofthelasttermandapreviewofthenext.Aslongaswe

organizeourholidaytimeproperly,itwillnottakeupmuchofourtime.Also,bydoingthe

homework,wecanimproveourmemoriesoftheknowledgethatwehavelearned.Itwillalso

helpuslearnbetterinthenextterm.Ifwesetupaso-called“homeworkdeferralperiod”,it

notonlyencouragesstudentstoorganizetheirholidaytimebadlybutalsomightinfluenceour

studyinthenewterm.

QiuWenjun,a12-year-oldboy,Liaoning

Thiswillnothaveanyinfluenceonstudentswhoalreadyhavehighrequirementsplaced

onthemselves.However,forthosewhoareprocrastinating,itwillmaketheirsummer

vacationtimelonger.Thiswillleadthemtoalwaysthink,46Nohurry!Therecanbeadelay

（推迟）"whendoinghomeworkduringtheholiday.Thisbringsdowntheirlearning

efficiencyandactuallyencouragesthemtobelazyasaresult.

WangHexuan,a13-year-oldgirl,Beijing

46.Whichprovincerequiredschoolstogivea“summerhomeworkdeferralperiod^^?

47.AccordingtoLiYixuan,whatdostudentsdounderthehugepressureofclasses?

48.QiuWenjundoesn'tagreewiththe"home