辽宁省盘锦市盘山县2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末考试英语试题

2023-2024学年度第一学期期末考试九年级英语试卷（本试卷共45题满分90分考试时间90分钟）第一部分选择题(共50分)一、阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分)第一节阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATheLemonTreeLiterary(文学的)Prizeisback!It’stimeforourWritingCompetitionfor2024!Pleasereadthefollowingnoticecarefullybeforehandinginyourwriting.Rules:★Studentsaged12—18arewelcometojoininthecompetition.★Youcanchooseanystyleofwriting—Novel,shortstory,poem,playandsoon.★Youmustnotcopyothers’works.Theworksshouldbecreatedbyyourself.Attention:★Pleasewriteyourstyleofwritingontheenvelope(信封).★Yourwritingwon’tbereturnedtoyou.Keyinformation:★Click(单击)heretogettheformyouneedtoenterthecompetition.RemembertohandinyourformandworksbeforeMay20,2024.★Youcanclick“Results”afterJune4,2024andgetyourcertificate(证书).★Clickhereformoreinformation.1.Whatkindofcompetitionisthis?A.Novel. B.Shortstory. C.Poemanplay. D.Writing.2.Whatshouldyouwriteontheenvelope?A.Thewriter’sphonenumber. B.Thewriter’sage.C.Thestyleofthewriting. D.Themainideaofthewriting.3.Whendoyouneedtohandinyourwriting?A.BeforeJune4,2024. B.BeforeJune20,2024.C.BeforeMay20,2024. D.BeforeMay4,2024.4.Whichstatement(陈述)isrightaccordingtothenoticeofthecompetition?A.An11-year-oldboycanjoininthecompetition.B.Lilycanaskherbrothertowriteapoemforhercompetition.C.Yourworkswillbesentbacktoyouafterthecompetition.D.Youwillgetacertificateifyouwinthecompetition.BAlittleweed(野草)growsinafield.Allarounditstandtallandbeautifulflowers.Theweeddidn’tlikethembecauseitsownflowerwastinyandcommon.Childrenliketoplayinthefieldallyearround.Andspringistheirfavoriteseasonbecausetheycanpickbeautifulflowers!Theycomeandgo,singingandlaughing.Oneday,twosisterscametopickflowersfortheirgrandma.Theypickedmanyandsoonalmostalltheflowersweregone.“Whataboutthatone?”Onesaid,pointingattheweed.“Forgetit!”saidtheother.“That’sjustauselessweed!”Itmadetheweedfeelsad.“AmIreallyuseless?”Itaskeditself.“WhywasIevenputonthisearth?”Withallthenearbyflowersgone,theweedfeltlonely.Eventhoughitdidn’tlikethem,itlikedhavingthemaround.Thewindofautumnblewoverthefield,anditwassoonfollowedbythesnowofwinter.Theweedstoodaloneinthewild.Justthen,itnoticedsomebirdsflyinghighabovethefield.“We’rehungry!”theysaid.“Wherecanwefindfood?”Theweedfeltsorryforthepoorbirdsandsaidtothem,“Downhere!Ihavedeliciousseeds(种子)thatyoucaneat!”Theweedscattered(撒播)itslittleseedsacrossthesnow.Thebirdsatetheseedsandthankedtheweed,“You’resokind!”Theysaidastheyflewaway.Theweedwashappytohelpitsnewfriends!5.Whatmadetheweedthinkitselfuseless?A.Theflowers’beauty. B.Thebirds’needs.C.Thechildren’slaughter. D.Thesister’swords.6.Howdidtheweed’sfeelingsdevelopinthestory?A.Lonely→Happy→Sorry. B.Upset→Lonely→Glad.C.Happy→Excited→Lonely. D.Upset→Lonely→Angry.7.Whatwouldmostprobablyhappenattheendofthestory?A.Thebirdswouldmakefriendswiththebeautifulflowers.B.Thebirdswouldbesohungryandcoldthattheywoulddieintheend.C.Theweedwouldbesoangrythatitwouldn’tproduceseedsanymore.D.Thenextyear,theweedwouldmakemoreseedstofeedhungrybirds.8.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Borntobeuseful. B.Lefttobewatched.C.Hopingtobefriends. D.Waitingtobeloved.CYourhandshakeisapartofyourfirstimpression(印象).Doyouwantyourhandshaketosaygoodthingsaboutyou?Herearesomewaystohelpyoulearnhowtoshakehandscorrectly.Knowwhotostart.Thepersoninahigherpositionorwhoisoldershouldbethefirstonetoreachoutahand.Forexampleifyouareinterviewedforajob,theinterviewershouldbetheonetotakethelead.Avoidofferinganunannounced(未打招呼的)handshake.Ifyouoffersomeoneyourhandwhentheyaren’tpayingattention,theymaynotshakehandswithyou.Itdoesn’tmeanthepersondoesn’twanttoshakeyourhand.Sostartwithagreetingtoletothersknowthatyou’rehere.Thehandshakeoftenlastsabout2to5seconds(秒).Mostpeopledon’tspendmoretimeshakinghands.Iftheotherpersonholdsyourhandformorethanfiveseconds,politelywithdraw(撤回)yourhand.Don’tshowasweaty(出汗的)hand.Ifyouhandsomeoneasweatyhand,youmaymakethemuncomfortable.Beforeshakingtheirhand,dryyourownhand.Ifyou’reholdingadrink,holditinyourlefthandsothatitwon’tmakeyourrighthandwetorsweatybecauseweoftenuseourrighthandtoshakehandswithothers.Shakehandsinanup-and-downdirection.Don’tgobackandforwardorsidetoside.Don’tswingtheotherperson’shandmorethanthreetimes.Itmaymaketheotherpersonuncomfortable.9.Inwhichpartofamagazinemaywefindthetext?A.Nature. B.Geography. C.Culture. D.Travel.10.Whatshouldyoudobeforeshakinghandswithothers?A.Tellthemhowtoshakehands. B.Greetthempolitelytogettheirattention.CAskthemtowashtheirhandsfirst. D.Hitthemontheback.11.Whydoyouholdyourdrinkinyourlefthandbeforeshakinghands?A.Becauseweoftenuseourrighthandstoshakehandswithothers.B.BecauseIliketoholdthingsinmylefthand.C.Becausemylefthandisstrongenoughtoholdthings.D.Becausemylefthandisoftensweaty.12.Thebeststructureofthepassageis________?A. B. C. D.DHowdoweknowthetime?Aclock,awatchoramobilephonecanhelpus.However,manyyearsagotherewerenoclocksandknowingthetimewasnotsoeasy.Overthecenturiespeoplehavedevelopeddifferentwaysoftellingthetime.About5,500yearsago,theEgyptians(埃及人)inventedthesunclock.Thiswasatallstonebuilding.Itsshadow(影子)showedthemovementofthesun.Sopeoplewereabletoknowmidday.TheEgyptiansmadeasundial(日晷)about3,500yearsago.Itwassmallerthanthesunclockandcouldletpeopleknowthetimeforhalfaday.Oncloudydaysoratnightitwasimpossibletotellthetimewithasunclockorasundial.Waterclockswerethefirstclocksnottousethesun.Theideaissimple.Waterflows(流动)fromonebottletoanother.Whenthewaterreachesacertainlevel,itshowsthehours.TheEgyptiansusedwaterclocksabout3,400yearsago.TheseclockswerepopularintheMiddleEastandChina.Buttheyfailedtomakepeopleknowtheexacttime.Inthe13thcentury,themechanical(机械的)clockwasinvented.Thiswasmoreexact,butitwasexpensivetomakeone.Overthenextfewcenturiesitwasdeveloped.In1927,thefirstquartz(石英)clockwasdeveloped.It’scheaperforordinarypeopletoownaclock.Peoplebegandependingonthemmoreandmoretorunbusinesses,marketsandsoon.In1956,camethedigital(数字的)clock.Andnowadayssatellitessendourmobilephonesthetimetotheexactsecond.Therehasbeenalotofprogressintimekeeping.Clocksarealwayschangingbutsomethingsneverchange.Manyofusstillhavetroublegettingoutofbedontimeandnotbeinglateforschoolorwork.13.Accordingtothepassage,wecan’tusea________totellthetimeonarainyday.A.waterclock B.sunclock C.digitalclock D.mechanicalclock14.Howmanykindsofclocksarementionedinthepassage?A.Four. B.Five. C.Six. D.Seven.15.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“ordinary”?A.现代的 B.特殊的 C.富有的 D.普通的16.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Theimportanceoftime. B.Thedevelopmentoftimekeeping.C.Theinventionsofclocks. D.Thehistoryofadigitalclock.阅读短文，从文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.___17___Studiesshowthatifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Forexample,ifyouneedtolearnEnglishandyoulikemusicorsports,youcanlistentoEnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.___18___Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetitunlessyouuseit.“Practicemakesperfect.”Goodlearnerswillkeeppracticingwhattheyhavelearned,andtheyarenotafraidofmakingmistakes.___19___Forexample,theymaytakenotesbywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Theyalsolookforwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Theymaydothisbyexplainingtheinformationtothemselves.___20___Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindouttheanswers.Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.LearningisalifelongjourneybecauseeverydaybringssomethingnewEverythingthatyoulearnbecomespartofyouandchangesyou,solearnwiselyandlearnwell.A.Goodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.B.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethinginteresting.C.Goodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.D.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithwhattheyhavelearned.E.Goodlearnersusuallychoosethebestwayofthefollowingmethodswhentheystudy.二、完形填空(共10小题，每小赚1分；满分10分)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。ChineseNewYearisoneofthemostimportantcelebrationintheChinesecalendarItisalsoknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitcelebratesthestartofnewlifeandthe____21____forplantingcrops.ChineseNewYearstartswiththenewmoononthefirstdayofthenewyearanditdoesn’tend____22____themoonisthebrightest15dayslater.JustbeforeChineseNewYear,peoplecleantheirhouses.Theydecoratethemwithpiecesofpaperwith____23____meaning“Happiness”and“Wealth”writtenonthem.Somecouplets(对联)areoften____24____onthefrontdoor.OnChineseNewYear’sEve,familiesgettogetherandhaveanunusualmeal.Ofcourse,themostpopularfoodisdumplings.ChineseNewYearlasts____25____days.Soduringthesedays,peoplealwaysvisittheirrelativesandfriends.Itisagoodtimeforthemtorelax____26____.Childrenalwaysfeelexcitedbecausetheycangetsomeluckymoneyin____27____paperbags.OneofthemostinterestingpartsofChineseNewYearisthedragondanceorliondance.Thedragonsmadeoutofpaper,silkandbambooarereallylively.Chinesepeoplethinkofdragonsashelpfuland____28____animalswhichsymbolize(象征)longlifeandwisdom(智慧).Atthesametime,peoplealsoliketosetofffireworkstowelcomethenewyear.Theyearofthe____29____iscoming.Ican’t____30____.21A.reason B.season C.tradition D.position22.A.unless B.although C.until D.if23.A.words B.pictures C.songs D.poems24.A.putdown B.putoff C.putaway D.putup25.A.thirty B.seven C.fifteen D.five26.A.yourself B.themselves C.himself D.ourselves27.A.black B.yellow C.red D.white28.A.friendly B.scary C.useless D.lazy29.A.water B.tree C.stone D.dragon30.A.wait B.stand C.wonder D.understand第二部分非选择题(共40分)三、语篇填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分)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。Anauditor(旁听生)withcerebralpalsy(脑瘫)___31___(study)atLanzhouUniversityfor12years.HisnameisXieYanting.In1992,Xiewasborninapoorfamilywithoutmuchwealth.Oneday,whenhewas11___32___(month)old,hisfaceturnedpale.Hefellseriouslyilland___33___(send)tohospital.Afterthedoctorsexaminedhim___34___(careful),theysaidhehadcerebralpalsy.Thisalmostdrovehisfamilymad.AsXiegrew___35___(old),hecouldn’tgotoschoollikenormalstudents,sohisparentstaught___36___(he)athome.ThiscontinueduntilXiewas15whenhisfatherdiedofaheartattack(发作).In2011,hesatthecollegeentranceexamination(入学考试).Becausehelostthepower___37___(hold)apenandwrite,hecouldansweronlythechoicequestions.Hescored262outof280.Hedidn’tdisappointhisfamily.However,thescorewasn’thighenoughtoenter___38___university.TomakeXie’sdreamofenteringuniversitycometrue,hismotherwenttoLanzhouUniversityandaskedwhetherhersoncouldstudythereasanauditor.Finally,thepresident(负责人)oftheuniversityagreed.Histeachers___39___classmatesalladmirehiscouragetofollowhisdreams.Theyoftentrytheirbesttohelphim.AtLanzhouUniversity,hemethisbole(伯乐),XuShoujun.Thanks___40___DoctorXuandhismother,hehasfinishedhisdoctoralthesis(博士论文).Hesaidhehopedtobeanother“Hawking”inmath.Bestwishestohim!四、阅读与表达(共4小题，41~43小题，每小题2分，44小题4分；满分10分)阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。Moneymaynotbuyhappiness,butithelps.Manyteenagerswanttolearnhowtomanagemoneybeforegoingoutintotheworld.Besmartwithyourmoney.ThisideaisraisedbyDr.MaraHarvey,amoneyexpert.Thefollowingaresomeofhertips.Learntomakemoney.Askparentsorneighborsifyoucandochorestomakepocketmoney.Thesecouldincludewashingacarortakingthedogforawalk.Agreeonthevalueofdifferentjobsbeforeyoustart.Inthisway,youcanalsoimproveyourcommunicationskills,whichwillhelpwhenyouhaveagrown-upjob,too.Helpyourmoneygrow.Moneycan’tgrowifit’ssittinginsideapiggybank.Putyourmoneyinthebankandyoucangetinterest(利息).Saveyourmoneyinthelongrun.Onedayyoumayfeelsurprisedathowmuchmoneyyouhave.Makeaplan.Ifyouhaveabig