江苏省宜兴市桃溪中学2023年九年级英语第一学期期末考试试题含解析

江苏省宜兴市桃溪中学2023年九年级英语第一学期期末考试试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、---Whenwillcarracebegin---I'mnotsure.Maybenextweek,ormaybeweekafternextA．a;the B．an;the C．the;a D．the;the2、ThethirdlineofZhengzhouSubwaybytheendofDecemberof2020.A．willcomplete B．wascompleted C．iscompleting D．willbecompleted3、Youcan’timagine_______whenhelearnedhefailedtheexamagain.A．howhewasdisappointedB．howdisappointedhewasC．howdisappointedheisD．howexcitedhewas4、---AllthepeopleofTaizhouneedtoworktogethertomakeourcitymorebeautiful.---That’sit.__________.A．PracticemakesperfectB．Manyhandsmakelightwork.C．WheninRome,doastheRomansdoD．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.5、Ifsuccessisagate,theroadthisgatemustbemadeupofdifficulties.A．towards B．against C．opposite D．beyond6、---______fineweatheritis!Shallwegohikinginthehills?---Whynot?A．WhatB．WhataC．HowD．Howa7、—Whoismaninabluejacket,doyouknow?—Yes.Heisunusualandtalentedviolinist.A．the;a B．a;a C．a;an D．the;an8、—WhatdoyouthinkofyourEnglishteacher?—Sheisagoodandcaringone.Thoughherteachingstylethatofmostotherteachers,shealwayshasmorecreativeteachingmethodsthanothersdo.A．issimilarto B．issimilaras C．thesameas9、---Eric,_____canyouhaveyourposterbeenready?---I'mnotsure.Wearestillwaitingforthefinaldesign.A．howlong B．howsoon C．howoften D．howfar10、—Listen!IsLaurasingingintheclassroom?—Itbeher.Shehasgonehome.A．can B．can’t C．mustn’tⅡ.完形填空11、SinceIwasachild,mymouthhascausedmetrouble.I’mnotabadperson.Ihavea1time

learningwhentokeepmymouthclosed.Mymomhastoldmeagainandagain,‘Robert,yourconstant2wordsarehurtingme.Ifyou

continuedtobethisrude,youwillgetintobigtrouble.’It’sbeenaproblematschoolseveraltimestoowhenteachershavetoldme3Ididn’twanttohear.Iusedtofeelitwasmydutyto4myself.OnedayinEnglishclassIwasworkingonmyhomeworkuntilIheardaclassmate5behind

me.ItwasNathaniel,wholikeddoingthatasusual.Atfirst,Isaidvery6,“Nathaniel,wouldyoupleasebequiet?”However,Nathanielcontinuedtalkingtohimself.Iquickly7“Nathaniel,shutup!”Forthenextfiveminutes,wethrewhurtfulwordsbackandforthateachother.Iknewthesewordswouldmakehim8.Itwouldhurthisfeelingsandshuthimup.WhatIsaidfilledhimwithanger.Hetriedtoreachovermyseatandcatchmeasheshouted,“That’s

it!That’sit!”9atwhathewasdoing,Isatbackinmyseat.IhadneverseenNathanielactlikethisbefore.Lateron,weweretakentotheheadmaster’soffice.There,Mr.Black,ourEnglishteacher,toldusto10thematter.Itwasn’tuntilthenthatIfinallyfound

that11Ihurtsomeonephysically(身体上),thewoundseventually

heal(愈合).ButwhenIhurtthemwithmy12,

sometimesthepainnevergoesaway.Attheendofthediscussion,Isaid13toNathaniel.WhenIwentbacktomyroom,Ilostmyselfinto14howoftenandhowmuchwhatIsaidhurtothers.It’satthattimethatIrealizedIshouldkeepmy15closedjustbeforeIthrewhurtfulwords.Ihopemymouthwon’tcausemeanytrouble.1．A．busy B．hard C．happy D．fantastic2．A．tiring B．beautiful C．bad D．exciting3．A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything4．A．support B．stop C．smell D．spend5．A．singing B．reading C．laughing D．talking6．A．carefully B．carelessly C．politely D．angrily7．A．repeated B．expressed C．replied D．shouted8．A．nervous B．afraid C．sad D．bored9．A．Angry B．Surprised C．Nervous D．Happy10．A．discuss B．solve C．take D．report11．A．because B．so C．when D．until12．A．words B．action C．ideas D．experience13．A．goodbye B．thanks C．hello D．sorry14．A．talkingabout B．thinkingof C．complainingabout D．hearingof15．A．eyes B．mouth C．door D．windowⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。Morethan700yearsago,ScotlandwasfightingwithEngland.TheKingofEnglandwantedtocontrolScotland.Hehadastrongarmy,soitwasdifficultfortheScotstofight.Scotlandlostmany1．（time).Eventually,KingRobertofScotlandhadto2．[rʌn]fromtheEnglisharmy.Onerainyday,KingRobert3．(hide)inacave.Hethoughtthathewasnotgoodenoughtobetheking.Hewasso4．[ˈwʌrid]thathedidn’tevenseeaspider(蜘蛛）nearhim.Helookedupwhenhesawthespiderclimbing.Itwastryingtoclimbuptoitsweb(珠网）atthetopofthecave,butitfelldown.＂Howsad!＂thoughtKingRobert.＂Thespiderislikeme.It’snotstrongenoughHewatchedwhilethespidertriedagain.Itfelldowna5．time.＂Becareful,littlespider,＂hesaid.＂Lifeissohard.You’llnevergetbacktoyourweb.＂6．thespidertriedagainandagain.KingRobertwatchedwhileit7．(slow)climbedbacktoitsweb.Afteranhour,thespiderreachedtheweb.＂Youarereallygreat,＂thekingsaid.＂Ifyoucankeeptrying,8．can’tI?Imustcarryonfighting.＂Thentheking’sarmygrew9．(strong)thanbeforeandsuccessfullystoppedtheEnglisharmy.10．[ˈnəʊbədi]knowsifthisisatruestory.Manyparentstellittotheirchildrenbecausetheywantthemtokeeptrying.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、LastsummerIwenttoIndiawithmyfamily.Wespent10daystravelingaroundRajasthanandIwillneverforgetit.WesawlotsofthingsliketheTajMahal(泰姬陵)andwewenttoatigerreserve(保护区).OurguidewascalledKrishnaandhewasreallyniceespeciallywhenIdidn’talwaysunderstandthingshewouldexplainittomeandanswerallmystupidquestions.AlsowhenIgotillwithafever，hewasreallykindandgavememedicineandgotapriest(神父)togivemeablessinginaHindutemplewevisited，andthenIgotwellagainveryquickly.Therewerelotsofamazingpartsoftheholiday.OnewaswhenwegottorideonelephantsinJaipur.MysisterandIrodeanelephantcalledLucky.WewereinacamelcartbutKrishnatalkedtothecamel’sownerandwewereallowedtorideonthem，whichwasreallycool.IalsoreallylikedtheTajMahalbecauseitwasevenprettierthanIimagined.Mysisterlosthershoes.ButthepeopleinIndiaarereallykind，sowefoundthemagain.TheweatherwasreallyhotwhichwasnicebecauseKrishnagaveuslotsoftimetospendinthepoolandrelaxin-betweengoingtoseealltheamazingplaces.ThiswasthebestholidaythatIhaveeverbeenon.IwishIcouldcomebackanotheryear.1．Fromthispassagewecanknowthatagoodguide______.A．needstolearnaboutgivingablessingB．cananswervisitorssomestupidquestionsC．musttakevisitorstotheTajMahalandthetigerreserveD．shouldexplainsomethingthatvisitorscan’tunderstand2．Theunderlinedword“blessing”inthepassageprobablymeans_____.A．dream B．surprise C．wish D．suggestion3．Whathappenedtothewriter’ssisterduringthetrip?A．Shemissedtheprettysights.B．Shelosthershoes.C．Shegotillinhotweather.D．Shefellintothepool.4．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Astupidtourist.B．Akindtourguide.C．Aterribletrip.D．AholidayexperienceB14、Wehumansliveindifferentpartsoftheworld,butwehavethesame“mother”.Shegivesuseverythingweneedinourdailylife.SheisourMotherEarth.April22isEarthDay.Thethemeofthisyearis“GreenCities”.Agreencityisahealthyandpleasantplaceforpeopletolive,accordingtotheUnitedNations.Agreencitycangetitsenergyfromregenerativesourceslikesolar(太阳能的)andwindpower.Also,itisconnectedbycleanpublictransportation.Moreover,agreencityismadeupoffacilities(设施)thatcansaveenergyandreducewaste.Aroundtheworld,manycitiesandcountrieshavedonewelltobuildthemselvesinagreenway.Chicagoiswellknownforitsgreenroof(屋顶)program.Theseroofsarecoveredwithplants.Theplantsgetagreatamountofrainwater.Later,thewaterevaporates(蒸发)tohelpmaketheaircoolandclean.Sofar,thereareabout360greenroofsinChicago,accordingtotheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Curitiba,Brazil,hasgreattransportation(运输).Itopenedtheworld’sfirstbusrapidtransit(BRT)systemin1974.BRTrunsonspeciallanes.Thismakessurethatbusesareontimeevenintrafficjams.WiththehelpofBRT,thecityhasthelowestlevelofairpollutioninBrazil.Today,manyothercountrieshavecopiedBRT,includingChinaandMexico.Singaporeishometothefirstzero-energybuildinginSoutheastAsia.Zeroenergymeansabuildingisabletocreatemoreenergythanituses.Zero-energybuildingsworkwithsolarpanels(板)mainlyonroofs.Thesepanelscanmakeelectricitywhichpowersthebuildings.By2030,Singaporeplanstobuild80percentofitsbuildingslikethis.1．WhatisagreencityaccordingtotheUnitedNations?A．Acitywithmanygreentreesandflowers.B．Agreenplaceforpeopletolive.C．Ahealthyandpleasantplaceforpeopletolive.D．Aplaceisgreenforpeopletolive.2．ThethemeofEarthDaythisyearis“”.A．GreenRoofsB．GreenCitiesC．ReducingandRecyclingD．EnvironmentalProtection3．Theunderlinedword“regenerative”inParagraph3means“”.A．gettingterriblethingsandsmellsB．givingnewlifeandfreshnessC．reducingwastethingsD．producingoldmaterialsagain4．Fromthepassage,welearnthatinthethreecities.A．peopleareencouragedtogrowplantsontheirroofsB．speciallanes(车道)aredesignedtosolvetrafficjamsC．peoplemakegooduseofsolarandwindenergyD．peopleareprovidedwithapleasantplacetolive5．Thepassageismainlydevelopedby.A．givingexamplesB．explainingreasonsC．listingsuggestionsD．showingdifferentopinionsC15、On

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them.1．Welearnfromthepassagethatthe24SolarTerms.A．areoutofdateB．workwellintheUNC．areusefulineverydaylifeD．makenodifferencetous2．OnDec6,2016,Chinesegovernmentsetupthefirstwhitepaperon.A．the24SolarTermsB．traditionalChinesemedicineC．ChinesedeliciousfoodD．modernwesternmedicine3．Theunderlinedword“deep-fry”referstoinChinese.A．水煮 B．小炒 C．油炸 D．清蒸4．Therightorderofmakingawontonshouldbeaccordingtothepassage.A．B．C．D．5．Theinformationaboveturnsto.A．improveChinesemedicineB．wishpeopletoeatwontonsC．spreadthe24SolarTermsD．introduceChinesecultureD16、AFrench-languagedailyinBelgiumhasissued(出版)whatisthoughttobeEurope’sfirst3Dnewspaper.Butyoumustreaditwithapairofspecialglasses.AllthephotosandadsinLaDerniereHeure’s(DH)specialedition(版)weregivenathree-dimensionaleffect(3D效果),butthetextremainedthesame.DH’seditorsaidtherewerenofurther3Dplansbecauseofthecosts.ReviewersinFrancespokehighlyofthepaper,buttheysaidtheoverallresultwas“farfromperfect”.EditorHubertLeclercqsaidittooktwomonthstogetreadyforthespecialedition,whichhadahigherthannormalprintrunof115,000copiesforthestoressellingnewspapers.“Wehearabout3Dcinema,televisionandvideogames,sowetookupthechallenge,”Mr.LeclercqtoldtheAFPnewsagency.AccordingtoPCWorld’sFrenchedition,readerscouldgetthebestresultsbyholdingthepaper50cmfromtheeyesinawell-litarea.“Ittakesafewminutestogetusedtopicturesin3D,”itsaid,notingthelimitedqualityoftheviewinglenses(镜片).It’ssaidsomeoftheimages-especiallytheads-hadagood3Deffect,butthatotherpictureswerenotclearordifficulttolookat.1．TheEurope’sfirst3Dnewspaperwasfrom.A．BelgiumB．FranceC．Germany2．inLaDerniereHeure’s(DH)specialeditionhadathree-dimensionaleffect.A．AllthepicturesandthetextB．AlltheadsandthetextC．Allthepicturesandads3．Fromtheforthparagraph,weknowthat.A．the3DnewspaperisverygoodB．theyshouldimprovethe3DnewspaperC．theyshouldstopissuingthe3Dnewspaper4．Theunderlinedword“well-lit”inParagraph7meansinChinese.A．照明条件好的B．火燃烧得好的C．光线良好的5．Whichofthefollowingisright?A．Ittooktwomonthstogetreadyforthe3Dnewspaper.B．Itwilltakeyouafewminutestoreadthepicturesin3C．D．Alltheimageshadagood3Deffect.E17、I'vebeenskiingsinceIwaseightornineyearsold.I'vebeenonexpeditions(探险)inmanyplaceslikeChina,Pakistanandsoon.Butitwasinmyhomecountry,theUSA,thatIcameclosesttodeath.ItwasApril,2011.IwasskiingintheTetonswithmyfriendsJeremyandXavier.Theywerebothexcellentsnowboarders.Thatday,Iwasthelastpersontoski.Theywerewatchingmefromasafearea.Suddenly,Iheardsomeonecryloudly.Iturnedaroundandsawthewholemountainstarttomovebehindme.Itwasamassiveavalanche(大雪崩).Thekindofavalanchethatdestroystrees,cars,buses,evenhouses!Tensofthousandsoftonsofsnowwascomingstraightdownthemountainbehindme.Ifeltthesnowpushmeforward,hundredsofmetres,andthencoverme.ItwassoheavythatIcouldn’tbreathe.Andthenitpushedmeforwardagainandup.Ilookedaround,andforafewseconds,Iactuallystoppedbeingfrightened.Ihadamomenttostopandtolookatthepoweroftheavalanche.Ilookeddownintothebottomofthevalley(峡谷).Icouldseetreesthatwere30mtallbecauseIwassofaraway,andtheylookedtinytome."OK,I'mgoingallthewaytothebottom!"Ithought.Thenthesnowpushedmeagaindownthemountainanother450m.Ithoughttheforceofthesnowwoulddestroyme;itwaspowerful.Butintheend.IfeltthevalanceslowdownandIjustfellheavilyoverthesnowatthebottomofthevalley.IttookJeremyandXavierabout20minutestoreachme.Therewasapileofdebris(碎雪)acrossthebottomofthemountain300mwide.Theycouldn'tbelieveitwhentheysawme.Iwassolucky.Hastheexperiencechangedme?DoIthinkaboutlifedifferently?Idon'tknow,maybe.ButIdoknowthatit'simportanttoliveyourlifewithmeaning.Lifeisagift,sobegratefultoGod.1．Fromthepassage,it'struethat_______________________.A．thewritercameclosesttodeathwhenheskiedinPakistanB．theavalanchepushedthewriterdownabout300mawayC．thewriter'sfriendscametolearnskiingwiththewriterD．thewritercouldn'tbreathebecauseoftheweightofthesnow2．Whichwordcanbestdescribethewriter'sfeelingtowardstheavalanche?A．Excited B．Scared C．Happy D．Patient3．Theunderlinedword"they"inParagraph3refersto_________.A．themountainsB．thetreesC．JeremyandXavierD．thevalleys4．Inwhatorderdidthefollowingeventstakeplaceinthestory?a.Thesnowpushedmeharddownintothebottomofthevalley.b.JeremyandXavierwereseeingmeinasafeplace.c.Istoppedforawhiletoseetheavalanche.dMyfriendscametomyside.e.Iheardaloudvoiceandsawahugeavalanchecomingbehindme.A．b-e-c-a-d B．b-e-a-c-d C．d-c-a-b-e D．d-e-c-a-b5．Accordingtothewriter,____________________.A．hisexperienceandhisfriendshavechangedhimB．it'simpossibletoknowtheforceofthesnowC．oneshouldnotliveameaninglesslifeD．hedoesn'tmindthematteroflifeordeathF18、Inourdailylife,wealwayscometothequestion“Whatistherealbeauty”Differentpeoplehavedifferentideas.Lastnight,Ireadatruestoryfromthenewspaper.It’saboutapoor,ordinarylookingoldwoman.Shelivedalone,makingalivingbypickingthingsfromrubbishheaps(垃圾堆).However,shetookinmorethantenhomelesschildrenandtriedtobringthemup.Everydaysheworkedfrom6:00a.m.to8:00p.m..Inordertoearnasmuchmoneyaspossibletoraisethechildrenandtokeeptheminschool,sheevenwenttoalocalhospitaltosellherblood(血)onceamonth.Shegotsoweakbecauseofthelossofbloodthatshesometimesfeltsickonherwayhome.Whenaskedwhyshechosetotakecareofsomanychildren,shesmiledandanswered,“Oh,IlovechildrenandIliketolivetogetherwiththembecausetheyalwaysbringmegreathappiness.”Thoughtheoldwomanwaspoor,shewasfullofloveandrichinspirit.Sothelocalgovernmentandpeopleinhercitytrulyrespectedher.Maybeyoucan’thelpthinking,“Whatmakesthatpoorwomansodifferent?”Itisnothingelsebutherinner(内部的)beauty,hertruedevotionoflovewithoutanythoughtofmoney.Sotherealbeautyisthebeautyinone’sheart,thatis,theinnerbeauty!1．What’sthearticlemainlyabout?A．Howcanwebearealbeautifulperson?B．Whyisitimportanttobearealbeautifulperson?C．Whatisthemeaningoftherealbeauty?D．Howdidtheoldwomanbecomeabeautifulperson?2．Howdidtheoldwomanbringthehomelesschildrenup?A．Byraising(募捐)themoney.B．Bypickingr