辽宁省大连市沙河口区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

辽宁省大连市沙河口区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷二阅读理解阅读语言材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AHereissomeinformationaboutLittleFarmintheOzarks.Readitcarefullyandseewhatyoucanfindonthispage.APlacefornewbeginning…Goingfishingforthefirsttime,startinginanewschool,savingthefarmhousefromafire—thesearethethingsofyoungRoseWilder’sfirstyearatRockyRidgeFarm.Shehasmovedtherewithherparents,LauraandAlmanzo,tobeginanewlifeintheMissouriOzarks.Rosefeelsoutofplacesasthenewgirlinherclassbutgraduallybuildsconfidence,andRockyRidgebecomestrulyherhome.LittleFarmintheOzarkscontinuesthestorythatLauraIngallsWildertoldofherownchildhoodandthathasbeenlovedbygenerations(代)ofreaders.ReadalltheLittleHousebooks:LITTLEHOUSEINTHEBIGWOODS(1932)LITTLEHOUSEONTHEPRAIRIE(1935)LITTLEFARMINTHEOZARKS(1994)FARMERBOY(1933)ONTHEBANKSOFPLUMCREEK(1937)BYTHESHORESOFSILVERLAKE(1939)THELONGWINTER(1940)LITTLETOWNONTHEPRAIRIE(1941)THESEHAPPYGOLDERNYEARS(1943)THEFIRSTFOURYEARS(1968)CoverdesignbyCharlesKreloffCoverart©1994byDanAndreasenCover©1994byHarperCollinsPublishers1.Who’sthemaincharacterofthebookLittleFarmintheOzarks?A.Laura. B.Rose. C.Almanzo. D.Harper2.ThebookLittleFarmintheOzarksisabout________.A.agirl’snewlifeatRockyRidgeFarm B.agirl’stroubleinhergrowthC.agirl’schildhoodinthenewschool D.agirl’sgreatchangeinRockyRidge3.Whatinformationaboutthebookcan’tyougetonthispage?A.Theprice. B.Thewriter.C.Thelanguagesused. D.Thepublishing(出版)time.4.Wherecanweprobablyreadthetext?A.Inatravelmagazine. B.Ontheboardinalibrary.C.Onthebackcoverofthebook. D.Ontheintroductionofafamouswriter.BManyyearsago,onmyfirstdayofcollege,aroommateofmineturnedtomeforhelp.Hetookabottleofsodaoutofhisbag.Thelid,wastootight.I(quiteeasily)openeditforhim.Oneweeklater,westartedtoreceivemilitarytraining(军训).Wehadtogather(集合),Iwasstillindreamlandat5:20.Thatroommateofminewokemeup.Isincerely(诚挚地)thankedhim.Luckily,neitherofuswaslateforthatday’straining.Laterthatday,Ihadachatwiththatroommate.Isaidthatwewerenolongerjustclassmates;wehadalreadybecomefriends.Perhaps,wedidn’thavetomindourp’sandq’ssomucharoundeachother.Hethoughtovermywordsandnodded.Overthenextfouryears,wecontinuedtohelpeachotherquiteoften.Ialwaysfeelthankfulwhensomeoneoffersmeahelpinghand.ButIwasoftentooshytosaythankyououtloud.AndIalwaysfeltembarrassed(尴尬的)wheneversomeonethankedmeforasmallfavor(帮忙).AfterIstartedtowork,however,myattitudetowardsthankschanged.Athankyouisoftenjustapoliteendingtoaconversation.However,itisimportant.SayingthanksdirectlyletstheothersideknowthatIamthankful.Italsomakestheofficealovelierplace.Thanksisapowerfulword.Wheneveryoufeelthankful,sayit.5.Whatdidthewriterdoonthefirstdayofcollege?A.Heboughtabottleofsodaforhisroommate. B.Hewokeuphisroommateat5:20a.m.C.Hemadefriendswithhisroommate. D.Heofferedhelptohisroommate.6.Whydidthewriterseldomsay“thankyou”inthepast?A.Hethoughtit’snotnecessary. B.Hedidn’tfeelthankfulforothers.C.Hewasshytoexpresshisthanks. D.Hefeltembarrassedtobethanked.7.Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodo?A.Expressourthanksdirectly. B.Understandthepowerofthankyou.C.Bethankfulinourlives. D.Helpotherswheneverpossible.8.Howisthetextorganized?（①＝Paragraph1,②＝Paragraph2……）A. B. C. D.CHaveyouheardoftheWorldScienceFictionConvention(WorldCon)?Thisyear,itwasheldinChengdufromOctober18to22.WorldConisthebiggestsci-fievent(盛会)intheworld.Ithasbeenheldsince1939.ThiswasthefirsttimetheeventhadbeenheldinChina.Duringtheevent,thewinnersofthisyear’sHugoAwardswereannounced(宣布).Theawardsareveryfamousinthesciencefictionworld.TheyarevotedonbymembersofWorldCon.Chinesesci-fiwritersandartistsenjoyedabignightonOctober21.TheSpace-TimePainter(《时空画家》)wontheawardforthebestnovelette(短中篇小说).Itwaswrittenbypart-timewriterHaiYa(海涯).“I’mverylucky,”hesaid.“It’slikemydreamshiningintoreality.”Hehopesthathisworkscanmakemorepeoplethinkabouttechnology,timeandart.Besidesthat,ZhaoEnzhewonthebestProfessionalArtist(最佳职业艺术家)award.Theartisthasworkedinthegameindustryformorethan20years.HehasbeenmakingcoversforChina’sScienceFictionWorldmagazineforalongtime.Themagazineisthebest-sellingoneofitskindintheworld.Inaddition,China’sZeroGravityNewspaper(《零重力报》)wonthebestFanzine(最佳粉丝杂志)award.FourworksbyChinesewriterswereshortlisted(最终入围)fortheBestShortStoryaward.Overthepastyears,alotofChinesesciencefictionworkshavebeentranslatedintomanydifferentlanguages.Theyhaveattracted(吸引)moreandmorereadersaroundtheworld.TheinfluenceofChinesesciencefictionkeepsgrowing!9.WhatdoyouknowaboutWorldCon?A.Itusuallylastsfor5days.B.Itisthebiggesteventintheworld.C.Ithasalonghistoryofover90years.D.ItwasheldinChinaforthefirsttimethisyear.10.HowmanyHugoAwardswonbyChinesearementionedinthetext?A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Seven.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”referto?A.differentlanguages B.morereadersC.ChineseSci-fiworks D.theHugoAwards12.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ChineseSci-fiShinesatHugoAwardsB.TheWorldScienceFictionConventionheldinChinaC.Winnersofthisyear’sHugoAwardsD.TheinfluenceofChineseSci-fikeepsgrowingDItwasthecoldestwinterever.Manyanimalsdiedbecauseofthebiggestenemyforthem—thecoldweather.TheHedgehogs(刺猬)facedtheproblemaswell.Butthesecleverhedgehogshadanidea.Theydecidedtogrouptogethertostaywarm.Thiswaytheycoveredandprotectedthemselves,buttheyforgotoneimportantfactthatwhentheygottogethertowarmeachother,theirpointyquills(尖尖的刺)startedhurtingtheirclosestfriends!Afterawhile,theybegantobleed,andtheycouldnolongerbearthepain.Theyhadnoothergoodideas,sotheydecidedtodistancefromtheother.However,thecoldaircamein,andsomeofthemstartedtogetillanddie.Nowtheyfacedadifficultchoice—eitheracceptthequillsoftheirfriendsordisappearfromtheEarth.Wisely,theydecidedtogobacktobeingtogether.Theyfoundoutthatlivingwithpain(疼痛)fromtheirclosefriendswasasmallpricetopayforthewarmthofbeingtogether.Andso,thehedgehogslearnedanimportantlesson:Thebestrelationshipisnottheonethatbringstogetherperfectpeople,butwheneachindividual(个体)learnstolivewiththeimperfectionsofothersandcanadmiretheotherperson’sgoodqualities.Fromthatdayon,theyhappilystucktogether,quillsandall,livingawarmandlonglife.13.Whatdidthehedgehogsdecidetodotostaywarm?A.Stayinginsideahole B.GettingclosetogetherC.Eatingtogether D.Huddlingstill14.Theunderlinedword“distance”inparagraph2probablymeans________.A.wake…up B.keep…away C.worryabout D.takeoff15.Howdidthehedgehogsdealwiththecoldfinally?A.Theyacceptedthepain. B.Theystayedwithotheranimals.C.Theymovedtheirquillsaway. D.Theygotseparatedfromeachother.16.Whatdoesthetextwanttotellus?A.It’stheworsttolivewithdiscomfort.B.It’shardtokeepagoodrelationship.C.Choosethelesseroftwobadones.D.Agoodrelationshiprequiresasenseofdistance.ERulingthepoolOnOct23ChineseswimmerQinHaiyanggotthetitle(称号)oftheBestMaleSwimmeroftheYear2023.HegottheawardjustonedayafterhewontheSwimmingWorldCupOverallMaleAward.___17___PeoplecallQinthe“KingofBreaststroke(蛙泳之王)”forhisbreaststrokeachievementsin2023.___18___AttheWorldAquaticsChampionshipsinFukuoka,Japan,the24-year-oldbrokefiveAsianrecordsandbecamethefirstswimmerinhistorytowinallthreebreaststrokegoldsatasingleedition(单届).___19___It’shardertoswimfastbecauseallthestrokes(划水)inbreaststrokehappenunderthewater.Thismakesthewaterpushbackontheswimmermore,andittakesalotofskilltoswimwell.“Evenasmallchangeinhowyoumoveyourhandscanmakeyouswimfasterorslower,Ionlyneedonetoswimasfarastheydo.”EventhoughQinhaswonmanyawards,heisstillmodest.___20___“I’mjustabreaststrokeswimmer,”Qinsaid.A.Breaststrokeisnoteasy.B.Qinkeepsworkinghardtoswimfaster.CSohedoesn’twantpeopletocallhimKingofBreaststroke.D.Hewonall23goldmedalsinbreaststrokeinthebigcompetitions.E.ThesearetwoveryimportantachievementsforChineseswimming.三完形填空阅读短文,理解其大意,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Amywasadearlittlegirl,butshewasalwayswastingtimegettingpreparedtodohertasks,insteadof___21___thematonceassheshoulddo.Inthevillage,MrThorntonkepta___22___wherehesoldallkindsoffruits,includingberries(莓子)wheninseason.OnemorninghesaidtoAmy,“Amy,Inoticedsometine,ripe(成熟的)blackberriesonMrGreen’sfarmtoday.Hesaidthatanybodywaswelcometothem.Iwillpayyou13centsakilogramforallyou___23___forme.”Amywas___24___aboutthethoughtofmakingsomemoneytohelphermum,soshequicklyranhometogeta___25___toholdtheberries.Thenshethoughtshewouldliketoknowhowmuchmoneyshewouldgetifshepickedfivekilograms.Afterfindingoutthatshewouldget65cents,shestartedto___26___big,“SupposingIshouldpicktwelvekilograms,howmuchshouldImakethen?”“Dearme,”shesaidin___27___,aftercalculating(计算)forawhile,“Ishouldmakeadollarandfifty-sixcents!”Ittookhersometimetodreambigger,andthenitwasnearlunchtime___28___shehadtostayathomeuntiltheafternoon.Assoonaslunchwasover,shetookherbasketandhurriedtothefarm.Someboyshadbeentherebeforelunch,andalltheripeblackberrieswerepicked.Shecouldnotfindhalfakilogramto___29___herbasket.Thenshethoughtofwhatherteacheroftentoldher,“Onedoer(实干家)isworth100dreamers.Doyourtaskatonce;then___30___it.”21.A.planning B.doing C.thinking D.considering22.A.farm B.factory C.store D.garden23.A.buy B.borrow C.offer D.pick24.A.excited B.worried C.bored D.interested25.A.box B.bag C.rope D.basket26.A.dream B.spread C.repeat D.manage27.A.pеace B.surprise C.agreement D.trouble28.A.although B.because C.that D.so29.A.replace B.pay C.fill D.add30A.comparedwith B.thinkabout C.gothrough D.communicatewith四语篇填空阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。HowLondonconductorschangedtheworldWhenyougetonthebusdoyoueversmileatthedriver?Perhapsfewofusdo.ButaccordingtoanewstudyinLondon,thissimpleactcanincreasethedriver’shappiness.Theresearchershopethatthefindingswillleadto“morefriendlinessonbuses”.Itishardtobelievethatastudy____31____London’sbusescouldchangebehaviorworldwide.However,thishashappenedbefore.Inthehistoryofmedicalscience,London’sdouble-deckersonceplayed____32____importantrole.Everytimeyougoforarunorcheckyourstepcount,youare____33____(actual)“followingthepath”oftheconductorsonthesebuses.Inthe1940s,doctorswereworried.Manyrich____34____(country)weresufferingfroman“epidemic(疾病大流行)”ofheartdisease.Nooneknew____35____.Atthattime,peopledidn'tthinkthathealthandexercisewerelinked.Someeven____36____(feel)thattoomuchphysicalactivitywasabadthing.Afterall,soldiersandfarmershadtodoalotof“exercise”everyday.However,theysufferedfromvariousdiseases.Someof____37____(they)diedyoung.Then,JerryMorris,ayoungdoctor,paidattentiontothemedicalrecordsof31,000Londontransportationworkers.Thefindingsweresurprising.Conductors(whoranupanddownstairsallday)wereabout30percent____38____(likely)togetheartdiseasethandrivers(whosatallday).Exercisewaskeepingpeoplehealthy.Morrisalsolookedatotherjobs.Similarly,postmengotasmallerchance____39____(suffer)fromthediseasethanoperators.Morris’sresearch____40____(publish)in1953.Moreandmorepeoplearoundtheworldthenlookuprunning.Doyouthinkmorepeoplewillnowsmileatthedriverwhentheygetonthebus?五阅读与表达阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。Let’ssitinthe“Green”seats!Areyoulookingforwardtonextyear’sOlympicGames?Paris2024promisestobea“green”event.Itsorganizershavefoundanewwayofgoinggreen:Insomeofthevenues(场馆)inSeine-Saint-Denis(塞纳—圣但尼省),about11,000seatsaremadefromrecycledplastic.TheseatswereproducedbyrecyclingcompanyLemonTriandafewpartners(合作伙伴).Theycollectedplasticwasteandturneditintosmallpieces.Thesepieceswerethenmixedtogetherandheated.Afterthat,theywerecompressed(压缩)inmachines.Theresultswasblackorwhiteplasticsheetswithflecks(斑点)ofcolor.Thesesheetswerethensanded(打磨),cutandassembled(组装)intoseats.Aretheseseatsofgoodquality(质量),youmayask?Don’tworry!Anumberoftestshavebeencarriedoutonthem.TherewereaUVresistance(抗紫外线)test,afireresistancetest,andmore.Peoplewillbeabletositsafelyinthechairsandenjoytheexcitementofthegame!Theseatsweremadefromabout100tonsofplasticwaste.About80percentoftheplasticcamefromlocalrecyclingbins(箱).Localschoolsalsocollectedaboutfivemillioncoloredsodabottlecapsandtheywereusedinthemakingoftheseats.Theseatsnotonlyhelptheenvironment,butalsoeducatepeopleaboutrecycling.AugustinJaclinistheco-founderofLemonTri.“Ourkidsputtheirbottlesinthebins,”hesaid.“Nextyear,they’llsitontheseatsmadefromthesebottles.Thiswillteachthemtorecyclemoreintheirdailylives!”41.WhyistheParis2024Olympicsagree