2022-2023学年嘉兴市平湖市九年级英语上学期期末试卷附答案

2022-2023学年嘉兴市平湖市九年级英语上学期期末试卷

第二部分：英语

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一、完形填空（本题15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Throughoutherlife,MckennaReitzwasknownforherlong,thickbrownhair.The33-year-oldmom'shair

]fallingoutafterthebirthofherseconddaughter.Shewenttomanyhospitals,but2couldstopher

airfalling.ByDecemberof2015,shehadnohairandwastoldthatshehadalopecia（秃头症）.

Mckennawas3.Shespentmonthsvisitingdoctorsandtryinganythingtoregrowherhair.She

wouldn'tleavethehousewithouta4.Mckennasaysshecouldn't5lookinthemirrorafterher

hairfellout.Shecouldhardlygetoutofbedinthemorning,butitwasheryoungdaughterswhofinally6

heroutofherfear.

Understandingthatalopeciaisgenetic（遗传）andcouldsomedayhappentothemtoo,shedecidedto7

herdaughtersthathairlossisnottheendofthe8."Ineededthemtounderstandthatifitdoeshappento

them,theycould9it,justliketheysawtheirmomdo.^^sheexplained.

Fromthenon,shestoppedtryingtomakeherhairgrowbackandstartedto10herselfassheis.

Shestoppedwearinghatsinpublic.11shelearnedtolovepublicandthenherself.Shefelt12

now.Mymomalwayssaidtome,"Lifegivesthe13peoplethehardestchallenges.It'smademe

understandthateverypersonhastheirown14

Mckennaisabeautifulperson,insideandout.15showingusthatwearemuchmorethanour

physicalbody,herstrongmindisalsohelpingremovetheshameabouthairloss.

1.A.continuedB.startedC.mindedD.stopped

2.A.nothingB.nobodyC.somethingD.somebody

3.A.carefulB.differentC.seriousD.disappointed

4.A.scarfB.keyC.hatD.coat

5.A.onlyB.justC.stillD.even

6.A.pushedB.pulledC.keptD.led

7.A.suggestB.showC.teachD.warn

8.A.lifeB.beautyC.worldD.week

9.A.comeacrossB.getoffC.careaboutD.getthrough

10.A.acceptB.knowC.noticeD.hate

11.A.AtpresentB.InawhileC.IntimeD.Atatime

12.A.calmB.coolC.comfortableD.confident

13.A.greatestB.smartestC.strongestD.happiest

14.A.storyB.luckC.ideaD.value

15.A.afterB.untilC.unlessD.while

二、阅读理解（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

ASpecialDay

OnedaywhenIwassevenyearsold,Iwenttoaparkwithmyparentsandsisters.Weplayedonthegrass

andsatonthesee-saw（跷跷板）.Itwasawonderfulday.

Now,asaparent,Ioftenthinkofhowmywordsandactionsmightinfluencemychildren.Something

ordinarymightjustbecomeaspecialmemoryforthem.

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Lastyear,whenmysonturnedfour,wehadaspecialday.Inthemorning,wedrovetothetrainstationand

boughttwotickets.Westoodontheplatform,enjoyedthesunshineandwatchedthetrainscomeandgo.Soon

afterwards,wecaughtourtrain.Wetooktwowindowseatsandwatchedhouses,bikersandcarswhizby（呼啸

而过）.

Aftergettingoffthetrain,wewalkedtoarestaurant.Wesat,lookedthroughthemenuandaskedeachother

whatwewouldliketoeat.Wewaitedpatientlyforourfoodandtriedeverythingwehadordered.Thefoodswere

allourfavorite.

Then,wewalkedaroundthecitycenter.Wevisitedatoyshopandendedupbuyingatrain.Afterall,itwas

thelittleman'sbirthday.Wealsoenjoyedsomehotchocolateatacoffeeshop.Finally,wemadeourwaybackto

thetrainstationandreturnedhome.

Everysooften,mysonwilllookatmewithdreamyeyesandask,“Mama,whencanwehaveaspecialday

again?"

Sometimes,wegotoapark;sometimes,wetryoutanewrestaurant.Wedon'tdothistoooften、oritwon't

bespecial.Butwedon'tdoittoorarely、either、orwemightforgethowmuchwebothlovehavingthem.

16.Howdoesthewriterleadinthetopic?

A.Byshowingheropinion.B.Bysettinganexample.

C.Bytellingawarmstory.D.Bysharingherexperience.

17.The"specialday“inthetitlemostlikelyrefersto（指代）.

A.thefourthbirthdaythattheauthorandhersonspent

B.onerecentdaywhentheauthorandhersonwenttoapark

C.ahappydaythattheauthorhadwhenshewassevenyearsold

D.thehappymemoriesthattheauthorandhersoncreatetogether

18.Theunderlinedsentencesmeanparentsshould.

A.maketheirchildren'sbirthdayaspecialday

B.createthevalueofspecialdaysfortheirkids

C.lovesuchwonderfuldaysandneverforgetthem

D.knowhowoftentheyspendspecialdayswiththeirkids

B

Aninternationalteamofscientistssaysithasdiscoveredtwonew"super・Earth“typeplanetsabout100

light-yearsaway,oneofwhichmaybesuitableforlife.

Unlikeanyoftheplanetsinoursolarsystem,thenearly1,600knownsuper-EarthsarelargerthanEarth,

butlighterthanicyplanetslikeUranusandNeptune.

ResearchersatBelgium'sUniversityofLiegesaidthattheyfoundanotheronewhileusingEarth-based

telescopestochecktheexistence（存在）ofadifferentplanetfirstdiscoveredbyaNASAsatelliteinthesame

solarsystem.

NASA'ssatellitefoundplanetLP890-9b,whichisabout30%largerthanEarthandorbitsitssuninjust2.7

days.ULiegeresearchersusedtheirtelescopesinSpaintotakeacloserlookattheplanet.That'swhenthe

stargazers（天文学家）discoveredanotherplanet,LP890-9c,whichis40%largerthanEarthandtakes8.5days

toorbititssun.

FranciscoPozuelos,aresearcher,saidthattheplanetcouldbesuitabletolifethoughbeinga3.7million

milesfromitssun.Earth,bycomparison,islocatedover93millionmilesawayfromoursun.""Althoughthis

planetorbitsveryclosetoitsstar,atadistanceabout10timesshorterthanthatofMercuryaroundourSun,the

amountofstellarirradiation（照射）itreceivesisstilllow,andcouldallowthepresenceofliquidwateronthe

planefssurface,ifithasenoughair,“Pozuelossaid."ThisisbecausethestarLP890-9isabout6.5timessmaller

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thantheSunandhasasurfacetemperaturehalfthatofourstar.”

19.HowdidULiegeresearchersdiscoverLP890-9b?

A.Theydiscovereditbyaccident.

B.TheydiscovereditwithNASA'shelp.

C.TheydiscovereditwithPozuelos,advice.

D.TheydiscovereditwithtelescopesinBelguim.

20.Whatdoweknowaboutsuper-Earths?

A.Theyareallsuitableforlife.B.TheyaremuchbiggerthanEarth.

C.TheyareheavierthanNeptune.D.Theyare100light-yearsawayfromEarth.

21.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Howtheplanetwasdiscovered.B.Whytheplanetmaybethesuitabletolife.

C.Pozuelos'roleinthediscoveryoftheplanet.D.Comparison'srolebetweenLP80-9andearth.

C

Goodsleepisreallyimportanttoourhealth.Butglobalheatingisleadingtoincreasesinnight-time

temperaturesthatarehappeningfasterthantheyareduringtheday.Thismakesitharderforustogetquality

sleep.Asglobaltemperatureincreases,theaverageglobalcitizenisalreadylosing44hoursofsleepeveryyear,a

recentstudyrevealed.

Thestudyusedsleepandoutdoorweatherdatacollectedfrom2017to2022.Itfoundthathigher

temperaturesreducedsleepbyputtingoffitsonset.People'sbodiesneedtocooleverynightastheyfallasleep,

butthisishardertodowhenitiswarmer.

“Somegroups,however,willbeaffectedmuchmorethanothers."saidKeltonMinor,aresearcherfromthe

UniversityofCopenhagen.Thesleeplossperdegreeofwarmingisaboutaquarterhigherforwomenthanmen,

twiceashighforthoseover65yearsold,andthreetimeshigherforthoseinlesswealthynations.

“Womenusuallyhavehigherlevelsoffatthanmen,whichmaymakethecoolingtimelonger.Olderpeople

areknowntosleeplessatnightandhavepoorerbodytemperatureregulation（调节）.Peopleinpoorernations

couldlosemoresleep,asit'sharderforthemtogetcoolingmachines.^^heexplained.

Thestudieshavealsoshownthatrisingtemperatureshurthealth,includingincreasingthepossibilitiesof

heartdiseases,mentalhealthproblems,accidentsandinjuries.Theyhavealsobeenfoundtoreduceone'sability

toworkandstudy.Poorsleephasalsobeenshowntohavetheseeffects.However,disturbedsleepmaybeakey

reasonwhyresearchersareseeingtheseheatrelatedhealthproblems.

Worryingly,therewerenosignsofpeoplebeingabletoadapttohotternights.Thegrowingnumbersof

peopleinmanycountriesaroundtheworldaresimplynotgettingenoughsleep.

22.Peoplearelosingtheirsleepbecausehightemperature.

A.putsoffthehappeningoffallingasleep

B.increasesthepossibilitiesofwakingup

C.makesitharderforpeopletogetqualitysleep

D.destroystheabilityofbodytemperatureregulation

23.AccordingtoKeltonMinor,wecanknowthat.

A.olderpeoplesleeplessbecauseofpoorhealthcondition.

B.womenusuallyhavehigherbodytemperaturethanmen.

C.peopleinrichcountriesusuallyhavemoresleepingtime.

D.oldwomaninpoorcountriesaremorelikelytolosesleep.

24.Paragraph5mainlywantstotellus.

A.thedamageofhightemperaturesB.theeffectsofpoorsleep

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C.thekeyreasonofheatrelatedproblemsD.thewaystogetenoughsleep

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“adaptto“probablymean?

A.getusedtoB.putanendto

C.payattentiontoD.lookforwardto

三、词汇运用（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式。

BorninShaoxing,Zhejiangprovince,in1868,CaiYuanpeihadathirstforknowledgefromayoungage.He

26（接受）aclassicaleducationandtraveledtoBeijingatage25,whereheplaced37thinthecountryinthe

imperialexaminationsandgotthehighleveljinshi27（学位）in1892.ThenhewenttotheHanlin

Academy.

Bytheturnofthe28（第二十）century,theQingdynastywasinamess.Caiwas29（不满

意）withQingrule.HedecidedtostudyGermananddreamedofcontinuinghiseducationin30（欧洲）.

In1907,hisdreamofstudyingcametrue.Helearnedsomegoodteaching31（方法）.Inl911,Cai

returnedtoChina,lookforwardtotakingpartinthebuildingofanewnation.

CaireturnedtoPekinguniversity32（后来）in1919asaheadmaster.Cai33（传播）the

valuesoffreethinkinginhisclassandwaslovedbyhisstudents.Thisgreateducator34（死亡）inHong

Kongin1940attheageof72.Buthis35（承诺）toopendiscussionandeffortinimprovethelevelof

educationleftalastingmarkontheperiod.Heisthoughtasaherotothisday.

四、语法填空（本题有8小题，每小题1分，共8分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

WhenMancinawasyoung,hewouldskateboardduringthewinterseasons.Atthebeginning,heknew

nothing36skateboardingandcouldn'tplayitsowell.Itwasn'tuntilhemovedtoadifferent

neighbourhoodandmetagroupof37（skate）thatMancinabegantotrulyloveskating.

However,atjustthirteenyearsold,doctorstoldMancinathathehadaneyeproblem.38justayear

andahalf,helostvisioninhislefteye.Mancinastoppedskateboarding.Afterafewyears,hepickedupthe

boardagainand39（film）avideoofhimselfskateboardingwiththehelpofacane（杖）.Thevideo_

40（share）online.ItmadeMancinadecidetoreturntothesportalthoughheisnow41（complete）

blind.

“Beingablindskater,Ihavetotakemytimetofeelobstacles（障碍物）andhaveagoodunderstandingof

42（it）beforeIstartskating,“saidMancina.€€Idependonmywhitecanethemost.Iuseittoknowmy

environmentandtofindobstacleswhileskating.,,

MancinahopestoperformattheParalympicsin2028.Hisfutureplansincludebreakinghisownrecordand

buildingaskatepark.Onceit'sbuilt,he43（introduce）blindkidstotheworldofskating.

五、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，其中44-47每小题1分，第48小题3分，共7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。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Inrecentyears,Chineseonlinenovelshavebecomepopularathomeandabroad.44Sixteenworks

havenowfoundtheirplaceonthebookshelvesoftheBritishLibrary.TheBritishLibraryisoneoftheworld's

largestlibraries.Itchoosesbooksbasedontheirculturalvalueandtheirpopularityamongreaders.Thisisthe

firsttimethatChineseonlinenovelshaveenteredthecollectionoftheBritishLibrary.The16bookscovera

varietyoftopics.They'reconsideredassomeofthebestChineseonlinenovelsfromthepast20years.

45HisworkGreatPower,HeavyIndustryisamongthe16novelsthatwereaddedtotheBritish

Library.ThenoveltellsthestoryofhowChina'smanufacturingindustry（制造业）hasbeenabletogrowso

strongsincethe1980s."ThismayhelpforeignreadersgettoknowChinabetter,Qichengsaid.

46"Manymaythinkthatallonlinenovelsarefast-foodlovestories,oneofthemsaid."It's