55湖南省长沙市立信中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

立信—2023-2024-1学年度初三上期末试卷第二部分阅读（共三节，计40分）第一节（共11小题，每小题2分，满分22分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThreevillagesinChinahavebeennamedBestTourismVillages2023.ThisisanhonorgivenbytheWorldTourismOrganizationtovillagesaroundtheworldthathavemadeeffortstodeveloptheirtourismindustry.Hereisasimpleintroductionofthem.PlaceHuanglingVillageXiajiangVillageZhujiawanVillageLocation(地理位置)JiangxiProvinceZhejiangProvinceShaanxiProvinceIntroductionItisknownforthespecialclassicHui-stylebuildings.OneofitsmostfamousplacesisHuanglingAcademy(书院).Ithasbecomeavillagewithmodernagriculturalindustrialpark(农业产业园)andisfamousforits“redculture”.Thevillageplanstobecomeanationallynatural“receptionhall”(接待厅)fortheQinlingmountains.()21.WhichvillageisinnorthernChina? A.HuanglingVillage. B.XiajiangVillage. C.ZhujiawanVillage.()22.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat. A.ZhujiawanVillagemaybecomeanationallynaturalreceptionhall B.Visitorsaresupposedtoenjoy“redculture”inHuanglingVillage C.AllthesethreevillagesarefamousforclassicHui-stylebuildings()23.Onwhichwebsitecanweknowmoreaboutthesevillages? A. B. C.www.movienews.cogBAfterabusymorning,lunchcanprovidetheenergyyouneed-butsometimesitalsomakesyoufeelsleepyatyourdesk.It’snormaltofeeltiredafterlunch.Thisisbecausewhenhumanseat,mostofourbloodgoestothedigestiveorgans(消化器官)toprocessthefood.It’snotabigdeal,butfeelingtiredcanmakeithardtofocusontherestofyourstudies.Here’swhy,andhowtoimprovethesituation.Acommonreasonforfeelingtiredafteramealiseatingtoomuch.Somepeopleovereatinsteadofstoppingwhentheyfeelfull.Noteatingbreakfastcanalsoleadtoovereatinglaterintheday.Peoplewhofeelverytiredafteramealcanconsiderslowingdowntheireatingandeatingless.Ifyoudon’tgetenoughsleep,yourbodywillincreaseproductionofghrelin,whichtellsyourbrainit’stimeto“feedyou”.Notgettingenoughrestcanalsohaveabadinfluenceonyourdecision-makingskillsandabrainareathatcontrolsfoodintake(摄入),makingitharderforyoutoturndowndeliciousfoods.Somakesureyousleepforeighttotenhourseverynight.()24.WhichisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph2and3? A.Youcouldavoidbeingtiredbynoteatingbreakfast. B.Somepeoplemaynotstopeatingwhentheyarefull. C.Feelingtiredafterhavinglunchisratheruncommon.()25.Whichofthefollowingfoodmaynotmakepeopletired? A. B. C.()26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ghrelin”meaninParagraph5? A.睡眠素 B.消瘦素 C.饥饿素()27.Accordingtothepassage,whichcouldbethebesttitle? A.TiredafterEating B.TiredafterWorking C.TiredafterSleepingCItisreportedthat360,000tonsoftheclothingarethrownawayintheUKeveryyear.Theaverage(平均的)pieceofclothingisonlyworn10timesbeforeitisthrownaway.IfhalfofallUKadults’nextclothesweresecondhand,itwouldsave12.5billionkilogramsofCO2emissions(二氧化碳排放).Ifeachadultgaveawayalltheclothesnotworninthepastyeartopeopleinneed,4.9billionkilogramsofCO2emissionscouldthesaved.TheseresultsledtoanactivitycalledSecondHandSeptember.Theactivityencouragesmorepeopletobuysecondhandclothesandgiveawaywhattheynolongerneedorwearfor30days.TheactivitywasfirstheldintheUKfouryearsago.Inthisway,itsorganizershopetocutdownwasteandfightclimate(气候)change.Thisyear,thosewhotookpartintheactivityweregivenafreesetofpostersandpostcardssothattheycouldspreadthewordaboutsustainable(可持续的)shoppingandhelpfighttheclimatechangeinstyle.Ifyou’reinterestedinit,therearemanyways.Takealookatthembelow.Packuptheclothesyounolongerwear,andgivethemawaytopeopleinneed.Butbeforedoingso,makesuretheyareclean.Ifyouhaveclothesyounolongerwear,andgivethemawaytopeopleinneed.Butbeforedoingso,makesuretheyareclean.Ifyouhaveclothesyoudon’twantorlike,whynotaskyourfriends?Theymayhavesomeclothestheydon’tlikeorwanteither,soyoucangiveyourstothemandtheycangivetheirstoyouinreturn.Oneman’strash(垃圾)isanotherman’streasure.Giveyouroldclothesanewlife.Forexample,turnandold-lookingpairofjeansintoapairofshorts,giveanoldshirtanewcolor,oraddsomeinterestingpatternsontoajacket.Notonlycanyoumaketheclothesspecial,butyoucanalsomaketheclothesyoulovelastlonger.Whynotputthingstogooduse?()28.Howdoesthewriterintroducethesituationofwasting? A.Bytellingstories. B.Bygivingnumbers. C.Byaskingquestions.()29.WhichisTRUEaboutSecondHandSeptember? A.Youcangetgiftsforjoiningintheactivity. B.Theactivityusuallylastsatleastfor30days. C.ItfirsttookplaceintheUSAfouryearsago.()30.Whatwaysarementionedinthepassagetodealwiththeoldclothes? Exchangethemwithyourgoodfriends. Packthemupandsendthemtothosewhoareinneed. Takepicturesofthemandsellthemonlineatalowprice. Addsomefunnypatternsontothemorgivethemnewcolors. A. B. C.()31.Whatisthewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassage? A.Totellpeoplehowtobuysecondhandclothes. B.Tocallupmorepeopletocutdownclotheswaste. C.Tointroducesomeeventsaboutenvironmentalprotection.第二节（共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。Whichcolorwillbethemostfashionablein2024?TheanswermaybePeachFuzz(柔和桃),whichwasannouncedbyPantone,theglobalauthority(权威)incolorastheColoroftheYearfor2024.Itisacolorbetweenpinkandorange.32..Anditalsocommunicatesamessageofcaringandsharing,communityandworkingtogether.Pantonefurtherexplainedthatthecolorwaschosenbecausehumansaroundtheworldhavegonethroughmanyhardtimesinthelastyear.33..Theyalsoneedtofindtimetobecreative,gettogetherandgetawayfromthebusymodernlife.ThecolorofPeachFuzziswhathumansneed.Astimemagazinereported,itissuchawarmcolorthatwhenpeoplehearitsname,theyalwaysthinkofhowsoftthepeachestotouch,thesoftfeelingofsilk,andthesoftenessofbirdfeathers(羽毛).Beside,thecolorPeachFuzzbringsanewmodernity(现代性).“34..Andyetithasbeenchangedandputintomen’splaces.Ithinkthatspeakstoitsmodernity,”saidEiseman,aPantoneworker.PeachFussismuchmorethanacolor.It’sanidea.Onethatbringswarmthandcourage.Pantonechoosesacoloreveryyears.35.A.ThefirstonewasClassicBluein2000B.Itismoreoftenawoman’scolorC.SotheyneedapeacefulfutureandtolookafterthemselvesD.PantoesaiditbringsafeelingofkindnessE.Thecoloralsotellsusthatnaturestillplaysanimportroleinourlives32.33.34.35.第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，计15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Duringmylastyearofjuniorhighschool,ourteacher,Mrs.Green,gaveusatest.Iwasa(n)36studentandIdidwellinallsubjects.Ifinishedthequestionsuccessfully37Ireadthelastone:Whatisthe38nameofthewomanwhocleanstheschool?Ofcourse,Ithoughtthatmusthavebeenajoke.Isawthecleaningwomaneveryday.Shewasshortandabout50yearsold.Shehaddarkhair.ButhowcouldIknowhername?Ihad39talkedwithherbefore.Infact,I’dnevereven40talkingtoher.Ilookedatmypaperandstartedtofeelrathershameful.It’s41formetoknowtheanswer.Finally,Ihandedinmypaper,leavingthelastoneunanswered.Beforethetestended,onestudentaskedifthelastquestionwouldbe42inourgrades.“Ofcourse.”theteachersaid.“Inyourlife,youwillmeetmanypeople.Theyareallimportant.Theydeserves(值得)your43andcare,evenifallyoudoistosmileandsayhello.”I’veneverforgottenthat44.EveryonedeservesmycareandIshouldgettoknowthepeoplewhoworkandlivearoundme.Thatwas,themost45lessoninmylife.Later,Ialsolearnedthatthecleaningwoman’sfirstnamewasHannah.()36.A.good-looking B.hard-working C.easy-going()37.A.until B.although C.since()38.A.last B.middle C.fist()39.A.never B.sometimes C.always()40.A.heardabout B.thoughtabout C.worriedabout()41.A.impossible B.embarrassing C.thankful()42.A.allowed B.recalled C.counted()43.A.agreement B.attention C.discovery()44.A.lesson B.fault C.advantage()45.A.important B.boring C.harmful第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。Howcanyoulearnaboutacity?Citywalkingmightbeagreatchoice.Insteadofsimplywalkingaround,citywalkersfollowcertainroutes(路线)ondifferentthemes.Alongtheway,theytake46.(photo),listentotheguideandtakepartinfunactivities.InChina,theCitywalkpopularityis47.(gradual)speadingfromfirst-tiercitieslikeBeijingandShanghaitosecondandthird-tiercities.XiaoYiyiis48.plannerof“walkUpChangsha”,acitywalkingorganizationinChangsha.Manyfolkcultureresearchers49.(invite)byherastourguides.Recentlysheposted(发布)sixpicturesaboutCitywalkroutesinChangshaonDouyintoprovideexperiences50.everyoneto“walkinopen-airmuseums”.Oneofherroutesisthoughttobethemost51.(create)becauseitincludesmoreunusualplacesofinterestlikehistoricalbuildingsfromthe19thcentury,fantasticoldblocks,andevenastop-offtoenjoythelocalsnacks,likestinkytofu.“Citywalk52.givespeopleawaytoexplore(探索)acitymakesitpossibleforthemtoseesomethingtheydon’tnotice.”Onthelifestyleplatform(平台),LittleRedBook,postsabout“Citywalk”53.(increase)sincethisJuly.WhycanCitywalkbecomesopopular?Actually,Citywalkingisnotjustawaytotravelbutcanbeapartof54.(we)dailylives.Itisalifestylethateveryonecantry.Juststarttoenjoyeverythingaroundyouwhile55.(walk)fromyourschooltoyourhome.You’llalwaysfindsomethingsurprising.第三节任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成下列任务。Zhangzhouhandpuppetry(木偶戏)hasahistoryofover1,000years.Inhandpuppetshows,aperformeroftenusesthepalm(手掌)andfingerstosupportthepuppets.Highlyskilledartistscanperformwithtwopuppetswithdifferentpersonalitiesatthesametime.In2006,Zhangzhouhandpuppetrywaslistedasanationallevelintangibleculturalheriage(非物质文化遗产).ZhuangYanhongisa55-year-oldinheritor(传承人)ofZhangzhouhandpuppetry.Shewasbornintoa“handpuppetryfamily”.Soherloveforitstartedinherchildhood.“Myfatherisanational-levelinheritorandmymotheracostumedesigner(设计师)forhandpuppets,”saidZhuang.Zhuanghasstudiedinaprofessionalartschoolsincetheageof10and.她16岁时就能和大师们一起表演。AccordingtoZhuang,handpuppetshowsbecamelesspopularwiththeriseofTVdramas.Tosavetheoldartandmakeitaliveagain,manyinheritorsdowhattheycantogiveitamoderntouch.Thepuppetryhasbecomemuchmorerealisticasflexible(灵活的)armsandlegswereinvented.IthasalsoborrowedfromothershowformslikeBejingOpera,modernTVdramasandcartoons..Inheropinion,thesechangesareaninspirationtohandpuppetrylovers.“Ibelievethearthasabrightfuture.”Zhuangsaid.任务一：将文中划线句子翻译成英文。56.任务二：将文中划线句子翻译成中文。57.任务三：回答下列问题。58.Ho