2022-2023学年北京市顺义区九年级上学期期末英语试卷

2022-2023学年北京市顺义区九年级上学期期末英

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一、单项选择

1.YaoMinghasachievedalot,andisalsoknownforhischaritywork.

A.sheB.heC.itD.they

2.Shenzhou15wassuccessfullylaunchedNovember29,2022.

A.toB.ofC.inD.on

3.—WhycanweonlyreadLeonardodaVinci1sdiarieswithamirror?

-everythingiswrittenbackwards.

A.ThoughB.SoC.IfD.Because

4.WangXuanwasoneofcomputerscientistsandinventors.

A.famousB.morefamousC.mostfamousD.themostfamous

5.—doyouprefer,e-booksorpaperbooks?

一E-books.Theyareconvenienttocarryaround.

A.WhichB.WhyC.WhenD.Where

6.一IshowthebottomofmyshoesintheMiddleEast?

一No,youcantt.Ifsrude.

A.MustB.NeedC.CanD.Should

7.SometimesKylie'smotherwantsherwiththehousework.

A.tohelpB.helpC.helpingD.helped

8.TomthefencewhenBencameoverwithajuicyappleinhishand.

A.ispaintingB.paintsC.waspaintingD.willpaint

9.SteveJobswasaleaderknewhowtomaketeamsachievegreatresults.

A.whichB.whoC.whoseD.whom

10.MyEnglishalotsinceItriedmyEnglishteacher,sadvice.

A.improveB.willimproveC.hasimprovedD.improved

11.ThebookTheAdventuresofTomSawyerin1876.

A.ispublishedB.waspublishedC.publishesD.published

12.—Doyouknow?

—In2003.

A.whenYangLiweiwentintospaceB.whenYangLiweiwillgointospace

C.whendidYangLiweigointospaceD.whenwillYangLiweigointospace

二、完形填空

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个

选项中，选择最佳选项。

PassingDown

IstillrememberthatlearningexperiencewhichhadabigeffectonthewayIlive

mylife.

“Mywallet!Whereisit?”weremyfirstwordswhenIfoundmywalletwas

missing.Isearchedmymemoryforafewgoodseconds,thenthatIhad

leftmypreciouswalletinthelibrary'spublicrestroom!

Becausethelibrarywasnow,Ihadtowaituntilthenextmorningto

lookforit.WhenIgottherethenextday,allIfoundwasacleanrestroom.Thiswas

thefirsttimeIcouldrememberevertoseeacleanrestroom.AsIwalked

out,Ilookedatmyselfinthemirrorandshookmyheadattheforgetfulfbolinfront

ofme.

Ipolitelyapproachedthelibrarianatthefrontdeskandaskedherifawallethad

beenfoundintherestroomyesterday."No.”Thatwasthat.Iwalkedoffwitha

senseof.

IwonderedwhatIwoulddoifIhadfoundawalletwithsixtydollars,aphonecard

andotherirreplaceablepersonalthings.Finally,Ipainfullythefactthatmy

walletwasgone.

Aweeklater,Ireceivedapackageinthemail.Itwasmywallet!Andmost

,nothingwasmissing!Buttherewasaletterfoldedupinoneofthewallet

pocketthathadnotbeentherebefore.Islowlyunfoldedtheletterwhich

somethinglikethis:

Whenwecontinuetohelppeoplearound,wewillliveinalargerandmore

rewardingworld.

Thispersondidn'tevenleaveareturnaddress.SoIcouldn,tthankwhoeverit

was.Butfromthatdayon,IpromisedmyselfthatIwillfollowthisand

helpothersandmakethemasdelightedasIwaswhenIopenedthatpackage!

13.A.realizedB,imaginedC.noticedD.decided

14.A.busyB.crowdedC.closedD.empty

15.A.hopingB.hatingC.preferringD.refusing

16.A.excitementB.encouragementC.movementD.disappointment

17.A.admiredB.changedC.acceptedD.discovered

18.A.nervouslyB.surprisinglyC.honestlyD.obviously

19.A.readB,printedC.wroteD.explained

20.A.courseB.planC.orderD.example

三、阅读匹配

配对阅读。左栏是对四位学生英语技能情况的描述，右栏是学校英语教师开发

的四个校本课程的简介，请为左栏的每位学生选择一个合适的课程。

21Amyisamiddleschoolstudent.

A.YoucantakeMr.Li'scourseatRoom

AssheispoorinEnglishreading,she

405atnightfromMondaytoFriday.It

hopestoimproveherreadingability

willsurelyhelpyouimproveyour

throughtrainingclasses.Butsheisfree

listeningskillsalot.

onlyonTuesdaysandThursdays.

B.InMissWang*swritingcourse,you

22Listeningunderstandingisthe

biggestproblemforPeter.Nowhewouldwilllearnhowtowriteinaproperway.

liketotakeacoursetodevelophisThelessonswillbegivenatRoom307on

listeningskillsonFridays.Saturdays.

23JackisplanningtogotoaC.IfyouarepoorinspokenEnglish,why

Britishuniversity.Buthehasdifficultyindon*tyoucometotheEnglish一

communicatingwithothersinEnglish.HespeakingclassgivenbyMr.Smithfrom

wantstoimprovehisspokenEnglishunderBritain?Hewillbewaitingforyouat

theguidanceofaBritishteacher.Room202onWednesdayandFriday

24EnglishisKate*sfavoritenights.

subject.Shedoeswellinlistening,D.MissZhanghassomesuggestionson

speakingandreading,butsheisweakathowtodobetterinreading.Ifyouwantto

writing.Shewantstotakesomelessonssomasternecessaryreadingskills,cometo

astowritebetter.Room308onTuesdayandThursday

evenings.

四、阅读单选

RobertBallardwasbornin1942.Fromanearlyage,helovedthesea.Ballardgrew

upinSouthemCalifornia.Hespenthisfreetimeatthebeachnearhishome.He

enjoyedfishingandswimming.Heevenlearnedtodive.

WhenBallardwasn1tattheocean,helovedreadingaboutit.Atage10,heread

20,000LeaguesUndertheSea,abookwhichdescribestheunderseaadventuresof

CaptainNemo.BallarddecidedhewantedtobelikeCaptainNemowhenhegrewup.

Hisparentshelpedhimfollowhisdream.

Ballardwasahardworkingstudent.Hespentmanyyearslearningallhecould

abouttheocean.Bytheageof28,hewasanexpert.In1970,hetookajobasa

scientistatWoodsHoleOceanographicInstituteinMassachusetts.Therehestudied

underwatermountainoftheAtlanticOcean.Hecameupwithwaystopredict

volcanoes（火山）undertheoceans.Workingwithotherscientists,Ballardalsofound

previously（以前）unknownseaanimals.Theseanimalslivedfarbelowtheocean*s

surface,wherescientistshadbelievednoanimalscouldlive.

Bythe1980s,Ballard'sinterestschanged.Hedevelopedunmannedvehiclesto

exploretheoceanbottom.Hisfirstfind,thewell-knownshipTitanic,madeBallard

famous.Hewasnothappywithjustonebigfind,however.Helookedforandfound

otherwell-knownships.OnewastheGermanbattleshipBismarck.AnotherwastheU.

S.S.Yorktown,anaircraftcarrier（航空母舰）thatsankduringWorldWarII.

TodayRobertBallardisstillanunderwaterexplorer.Healsoheadsanorganization

thatencouragesstudentstolearnaboutscience.Ballardhopesthatsomeofthe

studentswillfollowinhisfootsteps.Afterall,theworld'shugeoceansaremostly

unknown.Whoknowswhatremainstobediscoveredunderthesea?

25.WhenBallardwasyoung,hisdreamwastobe.

A.ascienceteacherB.ananimalexpert

C.afamouswriterD.anunderwaterexplorer

26.WhenBallardworkedatWoodsHoleOceanographicInstitute,he.

A.thoughtofideastopredictunderwatervolcanoes

B.setupanorganizationtoteachstudentsscience

C.foundsomeunknownseaanimalsalone

D.exploredtheunderseaworldbyship

27.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.

A.humanbeingshaveexploredmorethanhalfofthesea

B.Ballarddidn'tlikefishingandswimminginhischildhood

C.Ballard*sparentsfeltdisappointedathisunderseaadventures

D.Ballardwasgreatlyinfluencedby20,000LeaguesUndertheSea

Becauseofalackoftrainedlifeguardstowatchoverswimmingpools,ateamof

scientistsfromGermanyhasdevelopedanunderwaterrobottohelplifeguardsin

rescuing（救援）swimmersinemergencies.

Accordingtoscientists,therearesometypicalposturesthatyoucanuseto

recognizewhensomeoneisindanger.Therobothasbeentestedinavarietyof

settingsincludingindoorpoolsandopenwater.Ifswimmers*movementsare

consistentwithdrowning（溺亡）,theinformationofthedrowningpersonwillbesent

out,whichisstoredinadockingstationonthepoolfloor,anditwillbereleasedbya

signalfromthemonitoringcameras.Oncetherobotreceivesthesignalandreachesits

destination,itwillcarrytheendangeredpersontothesurface.What'smore,the

robotisdesignedwithasetofmovingpartstokeepthelifelesspersonfromsliding

downastherobotsurfaces.

Whentherobotistestedatlakesandotheroutdoorsettings,drones（无人机）took

onthetaskofthemonitoringcameras.Forrescuesinswimminglakeswherethe

visibilityislimited,theunderwatervehiclemustbeequippedwithacousticsensors

（声音传感器）.Soundwaveechoescanbeusedtodeterminepeople'spositionsso

preciselythattherobotcanautonomouslyheadforthetargetpersonandpickthemup.

Whentherobotisinformedofanemergency（紧急情况），asignalwillwarntheteam

immediately.

“Thecurrentsystemis90centimeterslong,50centimetershigh,and50

centimeterswideandlookslikeanunderwatersubmersiblethatmightbeusedfor

exploringshipwrecks.Thecentralinnovation（仓ij新）ofthesystemisthesidefolding

wingsthatfixlifelesspeopleonastretcherwithoutinjuringthem.Tobringthemto

thesurfaceofthewater,balloonsarefilledwithatotalof15to20kilosofbuoyancy

（浮力）.

Theresearchteamarestilldoingresearchontherobot,aimingtomakefuture

versionssmaller,lighterandlessexpensive.Atpresent,apatenthasalreadybeenfiled

fortheaquaticrobot.Inmodifiedversions,itcantakeonfurthertasks一suchas

offshoreanddamwall（坝墙）inspectionsorbeingusedtomonitorthehealthoffishin

fishfarms.

28.WhydidGermanscientistsinventanunderwaterrobot?

A.Tohelplifeguardstorescue.

B.Topreventswimmerspracticing.

C.Tocheckifthereareemergencies.

D.Towatchovertheswimmingpools.

29.Theexpression“bereleased”inParagraph2probablymeans“”.

A.besentoutB.becontrolled

C.betakenupD.bedelivered

30.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ARobottoBuildDamWallsB.ARobottoPreventDrowning

D.ARobottoImproveSwimmers'

C.ARobottoProtectLifeguards

Skills

Booksofferafantasticescapefromtherealworldwhenrealitycomestobealittle

toohardtohandle.Childrenseemtoagreeonthispoint,especiallyduringthe

lockdownduetothepandemic（疫情）.Anewreportonthereadinghabitsofmore

than1millionchildrenfoundthattheyreadlongerbooks,especiallyduringschool

closures.

TheWhatKidsAreReadingReportbyRenaissanceLearningfoundthat1,135,860

UKandIrishstudentsread23,660,983books,accordingtotheBBC.Thereportalso

foundthatthesesamechildrenreadmoreduringthelockdown,decidingtoreadmore

challengingbooks.

“Duringthelockdownoverall,pupilsweretendingtoreadlongerbooksofgreater

difficultyandwithgreatercomprehension,0saidUniversityofDundeeprofessor

KeithTopping,theauthorofthereport."Havingmoretimetoreadgavechildrenthe

chancetoimmerse（使沉浸）themselvesinliterature.Schoolsshouldencouragemore

readingtimenowthattheyareopenagain."

Sowhatbookshavechildrenbeenreadingwhilestayingathome?Oneinseven

childrenturnedtoabooktheyhadreadbefore.Obviously,manypopularbooksand

novelsbecamemorepopularthanever.Forexample,J.K.Rowling'sbookscame

upastaggering（'原人的）36times,asmorechildrenpickeduptheHarryPotterseries.

Apartfrompopularbooks,46percentofchildrenstartedtoreadnewbooks.Jill

Murphy,authorofTheWorstWitchandtheLargeFamilypicturebooks,wasanew

entrant（新成员）onthisyear*sFavouriteBooksliststoo.

NewdatafromtheNationalLiteracyTrust（NLT）foundthat60percentofchildren

saidreadingmadethemfeelbetterduringthelockdown,while32percentsaidreading

helpedthemfeelbetteraboutnotseeingfriendsorfamily,accordingtoTheGuardian.

“Halfofthechildrenagreedthatreadingimprovedtheirpsychologicalwellbeing

（幸福）andencouragedthemtodreamaboutthefuture,offeringasourceofcalm,

escapism（逃避现实）andrelaxation,0ChristinaClarkfromtheNLTtoldtheBBC.

“Havingmoretimetoreadandtheincreasedautonomy（自主权）ofbookchoice,

alongwiththeopportunitytoreadforitsowninterest,0Clarkadded,"werekey

reasonswhymoreyoungpeopleareenjoyingbeingimmersedinstories".

31.Oneofthereasonsstudentsreadmoreduringthepandemicmaybe.

A.theencouragementfromteachers

B.thepressurefromtheirparents

C.havingmorefreetimeathome

D.helpingthemmeetfriends

32.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?

A.Students*favoritebooks.

B.Thebooklistsofclassics.

C.Newkindsofchildren*sbooks.

D.Popularwritersamongstudents.

33.Thewriterprobablyagreesthatreadingduringthelockdowncan.

A.improvechildren,spsychologicalwellbeing

B.showchildrenthedarksideofescapism

C.bringchildrenclosertotheirfriends

D.increasechildren1stasteforbooks

五、阅读回答问题

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

InternethistorywasmadeonSeptember19,1982,whenprofessorScottFahlmanat

CarnegieMellonUniversity,US,posted":一）"ontheschool1sonlinebulletin

board（电子布告栏）.

GuinnessWorldRecordscalledthissmileyfacethe"firstdigitalemoticon（数字

表情符号）”.

Inthe40yearssince,emoticons,andlateremojis,havebecomecentraltoour

conversationsonline.GIFsandmemes（表情包）alsoappeared.Nowthereare3,600

emojisavailablefbrustoshowourfeelings,accordingtoCNN.

"Theyofferthingsthatwordsaren*tsaying.Theysaidthatwhenyousay

'okay；whatkindofokayisthat?"JenniferDaniel,headoftheEmoji

SubcommitteefortheUnicodeConsortium,anorganizationinchargeofchoosing

officialemojis,toldCNN.Shesaidemqjisarelikeour"bodylanguage*'online.A

2017studyevenfoundthattheuseofemojishelpsusgetthesamesatisfactionfrom

talkingonlinethatwegetfromcommunicatinginperson.

Justaslanguagedevelops,sodoemojis.TheUnicodeConsortiumbringsoutnew

emojiseveryyear.Anditcaresaboutrace,gender,性另lj）andotheraspectsinemoji

sets.In2015,itreleaseddifferentskintones（肤色）.In2016,differentjobswereadded,

suchasteacherandfirefighter-alongwithfemalevers