辽宁省大连市名校联盟2023-2024学年九年级上学期末考试英语试题

九年级(上)期末检测英语试卷(本试卷共45道题，满分90分，考试时间90分钟)考生注意:所有试题必须在答题卡指定区域内作答，在本试卷上作答无效。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)第一节阅读下列语言材料，从每题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ADiana’sadvicecolumnoftheweek.Ioftenfindithardtocontrolmybadmoods(情绪).ItrybutIcan’tcheermyselfup.Doyouhaveanyadvice?—LeoIt’scommontobeinlowspiritssometimes,butitsunhealthytooftenhavebadmoods.Ifyoufeelyourselfgettingangry,taketendeepbreaths.It’llhelpyoucooldown.It’salsoagoodideatotalkaboutyourproblemswithsomeoneyoutrust.Ialwaysgetnervousbeforetests.Istudyhardbutwhentheteststarts,Iforgeteverything.Ifeelsostupid.WhatcanIdo?—AdanTrustyourselfIfyoustudyhardeveryday,you’llachieveyourgoas.Whenyou’retakingyourtest,you’dbetterkeepcalmandpayattentiontoyouranswers.I’msureitwillhelpyouproducegoodresults.HowcanIstopbeingsoshy?IwanttomakeAfriends,bepopularandtalktopeopleeasilybutI’mnotsurehow.—KateMostpeopleareshyfromtimetotime,soyou’renotalone.Ifyoumeetnewpeople,askthemabouttheirinterestsandtheireverydaylife.It’sagreatwaytoturnstrangersintofriends.Makeyourselfcalmandstartmakingfriendlyconversationstoday.1.Whohasaproblemabouttakingexams?A.Adan B.Leo C.Diana D.Kate2.Dianaadvisesallofthemto.A.befriendlytoothers B.takemoretestsC.keepcalm D.askforadvice3.AccordingtoDiana,Leoshould.A.behealthybydoingexercise B.haveatalkwithsomeonehebelievesC.studyhardandcooldown D.cheerhimselfup4.WhichisTRUEaccordingtotheform?A.Leoneverfeelshappy.B.Adenpaysmuchattentiontohistestpaper.C.AllDiana’ssuggestionsarehelpfultochildren.D.Kateshouldcommunicatewithotherswell.BSomeoftheboyswhistled(吹口哨)duringschoolhours,sotheirteacherwassoangrythathesaidhewouldpunishanyonewhowhistledagain.Thenextmorning,whentheroomwasveryquiet,aloudwhistlewasheard!Thestudentswereverymuchsurprised,andtheteacheratoncelookedaroundtodiscovertheoffender(肇事者).Thebamefellonaboywhowasoftenatroublemaker.Buthestronglydenied(否认)theactyethiswordswerenotbelieved,forIamsorrytosayhewasnotanhonestboy,sotheteacherwouldbringhimupforpunishmentSeeingwhatwasabouttohappen,athinlittleboy,aboutnineyearsold,whostoodupfromhisseatanxiously.“DonotpunishJohn,sir,”hesaidtotheteacher“ItwasIwhowhistled.”“Iwasdoingalong,hardsum(算术题),andinrubbingout(擦掉)anotheranswertomakeroomforitIrubbedoutthedifficultonebymistake.ButbeforeIrememberedwhereIwas,Ihadwhitedrightoutsir!Ididn’tdoitonpurpose(故意地)actually.”“Iamvery,verysorry,sir!Ididnotmeantowhistle,butIcannotletJohnbepunishedformymistake.”Theteachersaid,“Charles,youhavedonerightNoonecandoubt(怀疑)thatyouhavespokenthetruth.”Charlesreturnedtohisseatwithaflushedface(脸红了),andeventheyoungestchildintheschoolfeltproudofhim,foreverystudentcouldseehowbravelyhehadacted.Charleswastrulyabraveboy.Hehaddonethatwhichheknewtoberight,eventhoughatthetimeitmighthavebroughtsufferinguponhimself.Truecouragemayalsobeshownbyrefusingtodothatwhichweknowtobewrong,thoughfriendsmaylaughatusforsayingNo.5.Whatdoestheword“blame”meaninthefourthparagraph?A.惩罚 B.过错 C.信任 D.忠诚6.Whowaspunishedatlast?A.thetroublemaker B.Charles C.Theyoungestchild D.Noone7.WhatdoyouthinkofCharles?A.Heisbraveandhonest. B.Heisshyandcareless.C.Heisanxiousbuttruthful. D.Heismeanbutbrave.8.Thewritertellsthestoryto.A.telluswe’dbetteralwayslistentoourteachers.B.encourageustotellrightfromwrong.C.havethecouragetosaynotosomethingwrong.D.correctourmistakesifwefindthem.CIjoinedaftnessclubfivemonthsago.Everymorning,therewasacoachwhoworkedoutatthesametimeasIdid.Hedidhisdailyexercisewithsuchaquietdetermination(决心)thathemadeitalllookeffortless(毫不费力)althoughIknewalltoowellhowhardhewasworking.Acoupleofweeksago,Iwaswatchinghimdochin-ups(引体向上).Ihadnevertrieddoingchin-upsbefore,butitlookedsoeasy,soIaskedhimifIcouldtryone.Hequicklysteppedaside(退到一边)andencouragedmetotry.Ipulledmyselfupwithoutthinking...once...thentwice.IstoppedbecausethatwasallIhadinme,buthesteppedupbehindmeandpushedmeupfortwomore.ItfeltsogoodandIfeltstrong.ThenextfewdayswhenIfinishedmyworkout,Iwouldaskhimtowatchmedochin-ups.However,eachtimeIcouldonlydotwo.Iwasquiteupset,buthetoldmethatwhenhetrainedfirefighters,menwererequiredtodo5chin-ups,andwomenwererequiredtodooneortwo.Mostpeoplecouldn’tdothematall,sohewasamazedatwhatIcoulddo.HefurthertoldmethatifIpracticedeveryday,Iwouldbedoingfiveorsixinnotime.BecausehetoldmeIcould,Ididn’trealizehowdifficultitwas.IwasencouragedtotryandIdidn’tdoubt(怀疑)itforamomentItrulythankhimforlettingmebelievethatformesuccessisnotonlyapossibility,butalsoagoalthatIcanachieve.9.Thewriterwantedtotrydoingchin-upsforthefirsttimebecauseA.shewasgoodatsports B.shefeltverywellC.itlookedsoeasy D.itwaspartofhertrainingplan10.Whenthewritercouldonlydotwochin-ups,shefeltA.strong B.good C.amazed D.upset11.Thecoachletthewriterbelievehecandowellinchin-upsby.A.doingchin-upsonhisownB.pushinghimupC.givinghimtheexampleoffirefightersD.teachinghimtheskillstodoit12.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Confidenceisthesecrettosuccess.B.Encouragementcanhelpusachieveourgoals.C.Truthismuchmorepowerfulthanlies.D.Exercisecanchangebothourbodiesandminds.DEachofushasdreamsandgoas(目标)forourfuture.Theprogress(进步)youmakeeverydayhastodowithyourpersonaldreamorgoal.Butwhydoyouhavedreamsandgoals,youstillendupwithnothing?Whatisthedifferencebetweensuccessfulpeopleandthedreamers?Thesecretistheirpersistent(锲而不舍的)action.Whenyoulearnyourlessonsinschool,youmustworkhardandnotgiveup.Youwilloftenfindsomeofyourlessonsveryhard.Tryandkeeptrying,andyou’llbesuretosuccessfullydowithanydifficultyyoumeetwith.Ifwehaveahardlessontoday,letustryourbesttolearnitwellandthenweshallbepreparedforaharderonetomorrow.Thisisthefamousformula(公式)forsuccess:Dream>Believe>Achieve(达成).Mostpeoplehavewhattheywant(Dream)andthinktheycanrealizetheirdreams(Believe).Andthentheydonothing.Theyjustimaginetheirdreamscancometrue.Whentheygettiredofwaitingandlosealot,theygetbored.Theysayangrilyhowterribletheirlifeis.Ipersonallybelievethatifyoureallywanttoachieveyourdreamsandgoalsinlife,youhavetoaddonethingtoyoursuccessformula:Dream>Believe>Act>Achieve.Forme,actisthemostimportantthingforsuccess,andthat’stoTakePersistentAction(Ac).Ifyousay“Ican’tdoit”andgiveup,youcanneverdoanythingvaluable.However,“I’lltry”createswonders.Let’sremembertherewillbeobstaclesinourlife.Wemustfacethembravelyandsolvethem.Successisnotsomethingthatfallsdownfromthesky.Mostsuccessfulpeoplemadetheirdreamscometruebecauseoftheirpersistentaction.Pleaseremember:Actonisthebridgethatconnects(连接)ourdreamsandgoalstoreality(现实).13.Whatshouldyoudowhenyoufindyourlessonsveryhard?A.Askteachersforhelp. B.Giveupandtrythenextone.C.Keeptryingyourbest. D.Getreadyforaharderone.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obstacles”mean?A.Dangers. B.Happiness. C.Wonders. D.Difficulties.15.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Successfulpeopletryharderthandreamers.B.Ifyouhaveadream,youwillsucceed.C.Ifwewanttorealizeourdream,weshouldknowtheformulaforsuccess.D.Everyonewillgettiredonthewaytosuccess.16.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttileforthepassage?A.Nevergiveupyourdream. B.HardworkcanleadtosuccessC.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords. D.Dosomethingvaluable.第二节阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，期中有一个多余的选项。EConfuciuswasbornonSeptember28th,551BCinChina.Hewasagreatteacheratthattime.ConfuciusisalsoknownasKongQiu.(17)However,somepeopledescribehimasbeingbornpoor.Confucius’sideaswerebasedontheconcept(观念)ofself-discipline(自律).Hebelievedthataleaderneededtoexerciseself-discipline.Histeachingideafocusedonthe“SixArt”.ToConfucius,themaingoalofbeingateacherwastoteachpeopletolivewithhonesty.(18)(19)HewrotesomeofthemostfamoustraditionalChineseworks,andoneofthemisTheSpringandAutumnAnnals《春秋》.Confucius’sstudentswroteTheAnalectsofConfucius《论语》accordingtohissayings.ItteacheseveryoneinChinahowtobehavewellandbeagoodman.ConfuciusdiedonApril11th,479BCinQufu,China.(20)HeisalsoanimportantsymbolofancientChineseculture.A.TodayheiswidelyconsideredasoneofthegreatestteachersinChinesehistory.B.TheAnalectsofConfuciusisoneofConfucius’sgreatestworks.C.Throughhisteaching,heinfluencedmanypeopleinthatsociety.D.Confuciusisfamousforwriting.E.Itisthoughtthathewasborninarichfamily.二.完形填空(共10小题，每小题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。Everyoneofushasproblemsinourlives.Sometimesitmakesusquitesad(21)wedon’tknowwhattodo.NowIwanttotellyouoneofmy(22).Iwas13yearsoldbackthen.Oneday(23)Iwasrunningandlaughingwithmyclassmatesontheplayground,Ifelldown.ItwassopainfulthatIcouldn’tmove.Aftermyteachersentmetohospitalthedoctorsaid,“YourlegsarehurtYouhavetohavea(an)(24).”Assoonashefinishedhiswords,I(25).Atthesametime,myteachertoldmeIhadtoaskforleavefromschool.InthosedayswhenIwasinhospital,I(26)talkedwithanyone.Ifeltawful.Daybyday,Irecovered(恢复),(27)Ifoundtwoscars(伤疤)onmylegs.Howuglytheywere!Ididn’tlikethem.WhenIgothome,Ididn’twanttogoanywherewithanyone.Iwas(28)thatpeoplewouldlaughatme.Butmyfathertriedtocheermeup.Hesaid,“Intheworldeverythingisbeautifulandweshouldseeitindifferentways.Yourfriendsunderstandyourpain,so(29)willlaughatyou.”Suddenly,Iknewitwasn’tsobad.I(30)itgradually(逐渐地)andbecameoutgoingagain.Thankstomyfatherandthepeoplewhocaredaboutme,Icouldfacethetroublebravelyandliveactively.21.A.and B.so C.because D.although22.A.problems B.ways C.suggestions D.plans23.A.while B.before C.after D.assoonas24.A.experiments B.operation C.invention D.communication25.A.laughed B.cried C.jumped D.forgot26.A.always B.nearly C.never D.suddenly27.A.and B.so C.or D.but28.A.excited B.lucky C.afraid D.sorry29.A.nobody B.everybody C.somebody D.anybody30.A.refused B.received C.understood D.accept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。DongYuhuiusedtobeteacherofNewOrientalEducation.Heisalivestreamer(直播博主)atKoolearnnow.HowdidayoungEnglishteacherbecomefamous?DongwasborninShaanxiProvince.In2019,hemovedtoBeijingfromXi’an,andbecameanEnglishteacheratNewOrientalEducation.Dong(31)(teach)about500,000studentssincehejoinedNewOriental.Afterthenewpolicywasintroduced,hewasmovedtohisnewjobatDongfangZhenxuan(32)ahost(主持人).“Ithasbeenahardtime,butwedidn’tgiveupandinsistedonlivestreamingforover10hoursaday.IamgladthatIdidn’tgiveupsellingagriculturalproducts(农产品)online,”saidDong.Dongintroducedsteaks(牛排)inbothChineseandEnglish,thenpeoplebegantonoticethatthechannelwasverydifferentfromothers.Whilehe(33)(talk)aboutthesteak,DongalsotaughttheviewershowtoordersteakinEnglishatarestaurant.“Iamjust(34)ordinarypersonsellingvegetablesonDouyin(China’sTikTok).Ihopethatpeopledonotpaytoomuchattentiontome.Morefocus(关注)should(35)(give)tomanyoftheordinarypeople’sliveslestreetvendorsandfarmers,”Dongsaid.“Asforfutureplans,amplanningtosellmoreagriculturalproducts(36)(help)improvefarmers’incomes(收入).Iftheproductsaresold,farmers(37)(make)moremoney.”Dongsad,“Myfatherismyexamplewhoalwaystrieshisbesttobuyandreadnewspapers,(38)heisabusyfarmer.Hethinksnewspapersopenshismind.”Afterhearingthewords,weunderstood(39)OrientalSelectionchosetopayattentiontobooksandagriculturalproducts.AfterChinaDailyreportedthestoryofDong’s(40)(success)transitioning(转型)onitsofficialWeChatonTuesday,Dongleftacommentsayingthat“Assomeonewhostartedreadingthepaperatuniversity,it’sreallyunexpectedtoappearinaStory.”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。TheWorldHealthOrganization(世卫组织)saysairpollutionmakessevenmillionpeoplelosetheirlivesaroundtheworldeachyear.Evenifpollutedairdoesnotkillpeople,itcanmakethemverysick.However,breathingdirtyairdoesmorethanhurtpeople’sbody.Itcanalsoaffect(影响)theirbrainandtheirabilitytothink.Anewstudyshowsthatairpollutioncancausea“huge”reduction(降低)inourintelligence(智商).Theresearchersreportedthatlong-termexposure(暴露)toairpollutioncanaffectaperson’smental(智力的)abilitiesintwoareas:languageandmath.XiChen,theresearcheroftheYaleSchoolofPublicHealthledthestudy.Heandhisteamfoundthatbreathingpollutedaircanreduceaperson’seducationlevelbyaboutoneyear.Chensaidthattheaffectgenerallyisworseforthoseover64yearsofage,formenandforthosewithlittleornoeducation.“Theolderpersons-theyaremoreaffected.Andwefind,quiteinterestinglymenaremoreaffectedthanwomen.Andpeopleworkingoutdoorsaremoreaffectedthanpeopleworkingindoors.”Theresearchersfoundthattheinfluenceofpollutiononlanguageabilityisevenmoreseriousaspeopleage,especiallyamongmenandthelesseducated.Whyareaperson’slanguageskismoreaffectedthanmath?There’sanimportantpartinourbrain:whitematter.Whitematterismoreconnectedwithaperson’slanguageskills.Studieshaveshownthatairpollutionhasagreatinfluenceonthewhitematterinthebrain.Chensaidt