2023年甘肃省秦安县英语九年级第一学期期末考试试题（含解析）

2023年甘肃省秦安县英语九年级第一学期期末考试试题

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I.单项选择

1、MichaelinaschoolinYunnanfromFebruarytoJunenextyear.

A.teachB.taughtC.willteachD.wasteaching

2、ThegirlanEnglishsonginthenextroomisTom'ssister.

A.whoissingingB.issingingC.sangD.wassinging

3^—Wouldyoulikesomespecialhome-madestinkytofu（臭豆腐）？

_・Ihavenoreasontorefuseit.

A.Yes,IwouldlikeB.No,IamafraidnotC.Yes,please

4、Theworld'slongestcross-seabridge,the55-km-IongHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge（HZMB）onOct24.

TheHZMBwillmakeitmucheasiertotravelbetweenthethreeareas.

A.opensB.wasopenC.opened

5、—IfsveryhotinChongqinginsummer.—here.

A.SoitisB.SoisitC.SoitdoesD.Sodoesit

6^Itisnecessaryforchildrentoexchangeideaswithparentsfromtimetotimeagoodparent-children

relationshipcouldbesetup.

A.sothatB.becauseC.assoonas

7、—WhathappenedtoJim?

•一Hiscarbrokedownontheway.And,Thecarbehindwasoutofcontrolandhithiscan

A.agoodmissisasgoodasamileB.itneverrainsbutitpours

C.theearlybirdcatchesthewormD.everydoghasitsday

8、Mr.Whitewithhistwokidstothebeachforvacationeveryyear.

A.goB.goesC.wentD.aregoing

9、一一Michael,howcanIknowthetruth?

…Well,youcandothesurvey,butyoudon'thavetoaskatthescene.

A.somebodyB.anybodyC.nobodyD.everybody

10、Boysandgirls,youareintheexaminationroomatthismoment.Aslongaswefightonwiththeandefforts,

theresultwillfinallyendinsuccess.

A.wisedomB.wiseC.wisdom

n.完形填空

11、完形填空（共15小题，计15分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

Iwaswalkingdowntheroadonedaywhenmycellphonerang.1voiceontheotherendspoketome,“Dad,please

comebacksoon.Imissyousomuch!”Ijudgedthatitwasawrongnumber.Alittlewhilelater,thecallcameonceagain,

soI2replied"You'vedialedthewrongnumber!”andthenhungup.Duringthefollowingdays,Igotthesamecall_

3ButIdidn'tcaremuchaboutit.

Thenonedaysheconstantlycalledme,thoughIdidn'tanswer.FinallyIansweredthephoneandheardaweakvoice,

“Dad,pleasecomeback.Imissyousomuch!Dad,I'm4somuchpain!Momsaidyouweretoobusytotake5

ofme.But,dad,please6meagain.OK?”Theinnocent（天真的,无邪的）7wasdifficulttoreject（拒绝）.I

madea8kissonthephoneandheardtheweakvoicesay,“Thankyou...Dad,Iamso...happy,so...happy../9

Shortlyafterthis,Ibecamecuriousaboutwhohadbeenontheotherendofmy9SoIcalledback,andawoman

answered,uSorry,sir.Iamreallysorrytohave10you.Mydaughterhassufferedfrombonecancer11she

wasborn.Andherfather...diedinan12ashortwhileago.Idarenottellherthis13Poorbaby.Whenshe

couldn'tstandthepainfulchemotherapy（化疗）,shewouldcryforherdad,whohadalways14her.Ireally

couldn'tbearit,soIgaveherarandom（随意的）phonenumber.・.”“Howisyourdaughternow?”Icouldn't15to

ask."Shehaspassedaway.Youmusthavekissedheronthephone,becauseshewentwithasmile,tightlyholdingthe

cellphone..."Tearsblurredmyeyes....

1.A.Aboy'sB.Achild'sC.Mydaughter'sD.Myson's

2.A.politelyB.happilyC.sadlyD.rudely

3.A.hereandthereB.nowandthenC.moreorlessD.soonerorlater

4.A.nearB.onC.inD.at

5.A.careB.controlC.noticeD.charge

6.A.hugB.kissC.touchD.encourage

7.A.suggestionB.ideaC.requestD.advice

8.A.softB.sweetC・lowD.loud

9.A.heartB.phoneC.mouthD.ears

10.A.troubledB.terribledC.fooledD.played

11.A.whenB.sinceC.asD.while

12.A.elevatorB.eventC.accidentD.apartment

13.A.identityB.mistakeC.messageD.news

14.A.encouragedB.enjoyedC.satisfiedD.suggested

15.A.helpB.waitC.knowD.forget

m.语法填空

12、用所给动词的正确形式填空。

Everyyearanimalsallaroundtheworldtakepartinsomewonderfuljourneys.

HereL(be)thestoriesoftwoamazinganimaltravelers

HumpbackwhalespreferaSlowjourney.Thehumpbacks,whichtravelover

10,000kilometersontheirjourneyfromAlaskatoHawaii,swimata2.(relax)speedofabout1.6kilometersanhour.

Althoughthey3.(notswim)fast,humpbackWhalestravelfartherthananyotherkindsofwhale.

EveryAugustafantasticsightcan4.(see)intheskiesaboveOntarioandMontreal-millionsofamazingMonarch

butterfliesbeginningtheir4,000-kilometerjourneyfromCanadatoCentralMexico.Infact,thejourney,which

5,(take)about3months,islongerthantheaveragelifeofthebutterfly.Finallymanyofthebutterfliesreachingtheir

finalplacearethegreatgrandchildrenoreventhegreatgreatgrandchildrenofthebutterflieswho

6・(begin)thejourneyinMexicotheyearbefore.

IV.阅读理解

A

13、DearSirorMadam.

OneoftheteachersatmyschoolinNewYorktellsmethatyourschoolhassummercourses.Iamplanningtogoto

Beijingnextsummerandwouldliketotakeashortone-monthcourse.

Iam18yearsoldandhavebeenstudyingChineseforsixyears.IwasbornintheUSAandhaveneverbeentoChina

before.IamgoingtostudyChineseattheuniversity.IthinkthecoursewillhelpmeimprovemyChinese.

Couldyousendmeacatalogue(目录)andapplicationform(申请表)?IwouldalsolikeinformationaboutBeijingand

otherplacesnearby.Ihopetodosometravellingwhenthecourseisover.

Thankyou!Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.

JimGreen

1.JimGreenisastudentfrom.

A.AmericaB.ChinaC.CanadaD.Australia

2.HewillcometoChinanextsummerto__

A.improvehisChineseB.visitfriends

C.lookforjobsD.teachsummercourse

3.Hewillorobablvafterthesummercourse.

A.graduatefromuniversityB.workinthisschool

C.takeatripinBeijingD.posthisapplicationform

B

14、Nowadays,thefoodthatyoubuycomesfrommanydifferentcountries.Havealookinyourfridge,cupboard,and

fruitbowlandchecktheorigins（来源）ofthefood.PerhapsthereareapplesfromCalifornia,lambfromNewZealand,

orpotatoesfromEgypt?Youwillprobablybesurprisedhowfarfoodtravelstogettoyourplate.Thisjourney,from

“fieldtoplate”，iscalled"foodmiles^^.Afoodmileisthedistancethatfoodtravelsfromthefarmer'sfieldtotheperson

whobuysthefood.Nowadays,foodoftentravelsthousandsofmilestogettotheconsumer（消费者）.Whyisthis,and

whataretheeffects（影响）oftheselongdistances?

Traditionally,farmerssoldtheirfoodinthelocalmarketsothefooddidn'thavetotravelveryfar.Theconsumersalso

didnottravelveryfar,becausetheywenttotheirlocalmarkettobuythefood.Thiswasagoodsystemforfarmersand

consumers.However,thereweresomedisadvantages.Forexample,consumerscouldonlybuyfoodthatfarmers

producedlocally.Inaddition,theycouldonlygetfoodthatwasinseason.Now,becauseofmoderntechnology,food

comesfromallovertheworld.Wedonothavetowaitforspringorsummertobuystrawberriesortomatoes.They

areinwinterifwewant.

Somecountrieshavetoimport（进口）mostoftheirfood.Thisisbecausetheyhavedifficultclimates.TheUnitedArab

Emirates（UAE）,forexample,gets85%ofitsfoodfromothercountries.EvenfoodmadeintheUAEoftenusesimported

materials.

What'swrongwith“foodmiles"？Isthisnotagoodwayofincreasinginternationaltrade?Ibelievethesemilesare

worryingforanumberofreasons.Firstofall,becausefoodtravelssuchlongdistances,weneedmoreplanes,lorries,

andshipstomovethefood.Thismeansweusemoreoilorpetrol,sothereismorepollutionandmoreglobal（全球的）

warming.Inaddition,foodthattravelsalongwayisnotfreshandusuallynotverytasty.Tomatoes,forexample,are

pickedearlyandstoredfortheirlongjourney.Forthisreason,theyareusuallytastelesswhentheygettothe

consumer.Localfoodhasabettertaste,anditalsoreducestheamountofglobalpollution.Weneedtobuymorelocal

food.

1.Theunderlinedword“available”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans“

A.notbusyB.easytoget

C.willingtotalkD.impossibletoget

2.SomecountriesliketheUnitedArabEmirateshavetoimportmostoftheirfoodbecauseof.

A.longdistances

B.moderntechnology

C.freshandtastyfood

D.difficultclimates

3.Whatiscalled“foodmiles^^accordingtothispassage?

A.Thejourneyfromfieldtoplate.

B.Theeffectsoflongdistances.

C.Theoriginsofthefood.

D.Thedisadvantagesofimportedfood.

4.ThewriterusestheLASTparagraphmostlytoencouragereadersto.

A.increaseinternationaltrade

B.buymorelocalfood

C.travellongdistances

D.useimportedmaterials

C

15>Therearealwayspeoplewhohaveherodreaminmind.Althoughtheylivedthousandsofmilesawayfromeachother,

thetwodream-makersStanLeeandJinYongmadetheirheroeswell-knowntothewholeworld.

StanLee,thefatherofMarvelComicscreatedadreamworldwithalistofSuperheroes,includingSpider-ManandIron

Man.

Intheearly'60s,withthehelpofartistssuchasJackKirby,hecreatedmorehumansuperheroeswholivedinthereal

world.Theywerenotasperfectastheheroesatthattimeandtheyfoughtagainsteverydaydifficulties.Fromthenon,

Marvelcharactersareknowntheworldover.MarvelfilmsandTVseries（连续剧）havebecomehugesuccesses.

JustashisfavoriteSayingExcelsior!whichmeansmovingon,hekeptworkingforhissuperherodreamtotheendofhis

life.

JinYongwasconsideredasoneofthegreatestkongfunovelwritersinChina.Andformanypeople,hemadeaJianghu

thattheycouldruninto.

Jinwroteallofhis15wuxiabooksbetween1955and1972.Whilethevaluesandtastesofreadershavechangedgreatly,

hisbooksandtheheroeshecreatedcontinuetoattractpeople.Hisworkshavebeenmadeintomovies,TVseriesand

evenvideogames.

Jinisverygoodatusingthelanguage.Hisstoriesarealwaysfullofrichhistory;kongfuisdescribedindetail（细节）.

BostonUniversityprofessorPetrusLiusaid,“HeturnsnovelsintoanencyclopediaofChinesehistory,medicine,

geography,philosophy（哲学）....Nobodyeverdoesthat.”.

1.WhywereStanLee'ssuperheroesdifferentintheearly'60s?

A.Becausetheywereperfectheroes.B.Becausetheywerelikehumans.

C.Becausetheywereverysuccessful.D.Becausetheyweremuch

2.IfyouwereabigfanofStanLee,whatwouldyoupostonyourWeibo?

A.IfellinlovewithkongfuafterIreadhisbooks.

B.JackKirbyisStanLee'sbestsuperherointherealworld.

C.Iamalwaysdreamingofbeingaheroinhisbooks.

D.Hechangedthewaywelookatheroes.

3.HowlongdidittakeJinYongtofinishallhiswuxiabooks?

A.15years.B.17years.C.19years.D.21years.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"encyclopedia”meaninChinese?

A.百科全书B.中国历史C.医学丛书D.地理图册

5.WhatdidStanLeeandJinYonghaveincommon?

A.Theybothtoldhistoricalstories.B.Theybothfoughtagainstdifficulties.

C.Theybothcreatedmanyheroes.D.TheybothmadefamousTVseries

D

16、Welcometoouridiom（习语）corner!

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1.Picturecanbechosentoexpress“todosomethingwithoutthinking”.

A.B.C.D.

2.Wecan'tbelieveRobertwonthiswatch.He'sreally.

A.awalkingmanB.atriggerC.adarkhorseD.anegg

3.TheChinesemeaningtotheidiom“towalkonair"isprobably"

A.一无所有B.欢天喜地C.愁眉苦脸D.不假思索

4.Thewriterdidn'tusetohelpthereadersunderstandtheidiomsabove.

A.explanations（解释）B.picturesC.examplesD.results

E

17、“Whati§success?”Mr.Blackaskedhis6thgradebusinessclass.Itwashisopeningconversationforthefirstclassof

theterm.

“Successisridinginasweetcar,watchingan80-inchTVandlivinginaplacewithatleasttwelverooms.”Onestudent

answered,earning（博得）laughsfromallthestudents.

Mr.Blacksmiled,butshookhishead.“Tom,thatisexcess（过量）.Thatisnotsuccess.^

“Howaboutbeingabletoprovideforyourfamily?”AblondegirlnamedSandyinthefrontsuggestedasananswer.

“Nowwe'regettingclose%"MnBlacksmiled,“buttrythinkingaboutwhatyouneedandwhatyouwant.”

“Gettingeverythingyouwant."Tomshoutedoutanansweragain,tryingformorelaughs.

Mr.Blacksighed（叹气）."Ibelievewe'vealreadytalkedaboutexcessversus（与・・・比较）success.”

“Gettingeverythingyouneed,butsomeofwhatyouwant?”James,sittinginthebackwonderedaloud.

“Quiteright!”MrBlackclapped.^Successisgettingeverythingyouneedandsomeofwhatyouwant.Themoreyouget

thatyouwant,themoresuccessfulyouare.Youdoreachapointwhereyouarelivinginexcess,though.”

“Whatdoesthishavetodowithbusiness?95Tomasked.Itseemedifitwasn'tfunny,hewasn'thappy.

“Well,Tom,thinkofitthisway:thepointofbusinessistomakealivingtosupportyourfamily.Onceyouhaveproperly

seento（确保）theirneeds,youcanthenseetogettingtheextrasthatyouwant.”

“WhatifIdon'thaveafamily?”hecontinuedtobedifficult.

“Thenyouhavetoprovideforyourself,afamilyofone."

“Hehasgoldfishtothinkabout!”Peter,Tom'sfriend,shoutedout.

“Thenheneedstoprovideforafamilyofonewithafishbowl.”Mr.Blackcorrectedhimself.

Tomnodded,satisfiedwiththatanswer.

“Sointhenextnineweeks,we'regoingtostudybasicbusinesssituations,likehavingacheckingaccountand

understandingcreditcards（信用卡）

Tomrubbedhishandstogetherexcitedly.wWhendowegettostartspending?^

“Youalreadyare,Tom.You'respendingtimewithus!”Mr.Blacklaughed.“Now,lefsseewhatyouguysknowabout

creditcards...”

1.WhatwasMr.Black?

A.Aheadmaster.B.Abusinessman.

C.Ateacher.D.Anofficial.

2.Whichstudentdidn'tseemtobetakingtheclassseriously?

A.Tom.B.James.C.Peter.D.Sandy.

3.HowdidMr.Blackmakehisclasslivelyandinteresting?

A.Hetoldsomejokes.

B.Heplayedjokeswiththestudents.

C.Heshowedsomeexamplestohisstudents.

D.Hegothisstudentstotakepartinadiscussion.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichwordcanbestdescribeMr.Black?

A.Strange.B.Patient.C.Shy.D.Proud.

5.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.GetWhatYouWantB.NeedsandWants

C.TrytoGetMoreMoneyD.HowtoLiveWell

F

18、Paulawoketothesoundofthealarmclock.Normally,thiswouldbefollowedbyfeelingsofworryabout

thedayahead.Buttodaywasdifferent.Todayhecouldn'twaittogotoschool.

Herushedtohisdeskandpickeduptheoldjamjarwhichcontainedacolorfulbutterfly.Ithadtakenhimhoursto

catchandnowitwasgoingtobepartofhisbiologypresentationforschool.

Whilemostofhisclassmateswouldbeshowingdrawingsofinsectsoranimalstakenfromtextbooks,Paulplanned

topresentsomethingdifferent-・・・alivecreature.Thiswassuretogethimthehighestgradeintheclass.

Paulsatathisdeskadmiringtheinsect'sbeautifulredandyellowwings.Hehadmadeairholesinthejar'slid,and

addedleavesforthebutterflytoeat.Itmightbeinaglassprisonbutatleastitwasbeingwellcaredfor,Paulthoughtas

heleftforschool.

Paulenteredtheclassroomearly,andputthejarinhisdesk.Biologywasthefirstlessonafterlunchandhewanted

hispresentationtobeasurprise.Aftertakingthejarfromhisbag,henoticedthebutterflywasverystill.Itswings

movedveryslowlyanditscolorseemedtohavefadedtoo.Probablyjustalittletiredfromthetripinthebag,Paul

hoped.

Throughoutthemorning,Paulsecretlycheckedontheinsect.Eachtimeitseemedalittlestiller,itscoloralittle

duller.Somethingwaswrong.Whenthelunch-bellrang,hewaitedforhisclassmatestoleavebeforeopeningthejar.

Thebutterflywasstillalive,butonlyjust.

Hetookthejartothebathroomandsprinkledafewdropsofwateronthebutterfly'shead.Thecoolingeffectwas

instantThebutterflycametolifeagainandPaulbarelymanagedtoreplacethelidbeforeitflewout.Butratherthan

pleasure,thesightoftherevivedbutterflycrashingagainstthejar,desperateforfreedom,madePaulfeelguilty.Hewas

beingcruelforamark.

Ashewalkedbacktoclass,feelingashamed,thebellwentagain.ItwastimeforBiology.Hewalkedovertothe

window,openedthejarandsetthebutterflyfree.Amomentlaterthebiologyteacherentered.HPaul,your

presentation'sfirsttoday.”

nSorrysir,ntheboyreplied,“Iforgotallaboutit.n

1.WhatcanweguessaboutPaulfromthepassage?

A.Heoftencaughtanimals.B.Hedidnotusuallyenjoyschool.

C.Hewasaverycleverstudent.D.Hewassometimesquitecruel.

2.WhywasPaulconfidentthathisbiologyprojectwouldreceiveahighgrade?

A.Becausebiologywashisfavouritesubject.

B.Becausehisprojectideawaspopular.

C.Becausehehadspentmuchtimepreparing.

D.Becausehisbutterflywasrealandverycolourful.

3.Theunderlinedword"revived“inParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto"

A.refreshedB.returnedC.replacedD.relieved

4.WhydidPaulfinallyfreethebutterfly?

A.Itwastimeforclass.B.Itwasnolongerveryactive.

C.Hefeltashamedathisactions.D.Heforgotaboutthepresentation.

5.Inwhatorderdidthe