2023-2024学年初中英语全册人教版九年级下册英语期中真题卷2（含答案）

人教版九年级下册英语期中测试真题卷

一、选择题（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳

选项。

1.---Whydidn'tyouhelpthelittleboy?

---Oh,hehadstruggledtohisfeetIcouldrunoverandofferedanyhelp.

A.beforeB.afterC.whenD.since

2.Theyremainedfullofhopeanddeterminationtheirrepeatedfailures.

A.insteadofB.insearchof

C.becauseofD.inspiteof

3.Fearisoneofthemanyenemieshiddeninsideus,andifuncontrolled,itcandestroyour

lives.

A.leavingB.left

C.havingleftD.tobeleft

4.Weliveinthissocietynowliterallysomeoneisalwayshelping.

A.whenB.whereC.thatD.what

5.Manycompaniesdon'trealizeimportantthecustomersare,whichiswhytheylosetheir

customersunconsciously.

A.whatB.whetherC.howD.which

6.Aftercompletingthetraining,I,togetherwithmyclassmates,tothetownthatwasfar

fromthecity.

A.weresentB.wassent

C.havebeensentD.hasbeensent

7--Theroadoutsidetheschoolbothersthestudentsalot.

-Actually,wedon*tknowwhenitwillbecompleted.

A.beingbuiltB.tobebuilt

C.tobuiltD.built

8.---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o'clocktomorrowmorning?

---I'mafraidnot.Iameetingthen.

A.willhaveattendedB.wasattending

C.willbeattendingD.amattending

9.---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.

---Don'tmentionit.

A.willhavebeenB.wouldhavebeen

C.mustbeD.couldbe

10.themotherreallydoubtsishersonwilljointhearmysoon.

A.That；whatB.What；whether

C.That；whetherD.What；that

二、阅读（共两节，满分30分）

11.（6分）Somepeopleski（滑雪）downmountains.Othersclimbhugerocksorphotograph

dangerousanimals.Whydopeopleenjoyriskyactivitieslikethese?

Somepeopletakeriskssimplybecauseitmakesthemfeelgood.Psychologist（心、理学

家）Marvinsaysthatthiskindofexplorers（探险者）arealwayslookingforchangeand

excitement.Whenpeopledosomethingneworrisky,achemical（化学物质）inthebrain

createsapleasantfeeling.Theylovethisfeelingandwanttoexperienceitasoftenaspossible.

Otherpeopledon'ttakerisksforthefeelingofexcitementbuttoachieveagoal.For

example,MikeFaywentonadangerous2,000-milespecialjourneyincentralAfrica.He

workedtohelpsavethewildlifethere.Fay*sexpeditionshelpedcreate13nationalparks.

Forotherpeople,suchasextremeathletes（极限运动员），takingrisksispartoftheir

job.SportspsychologistShanesaysextremeathletesseetheworlddifferently.Inadangerous

activity,mostpeopleprobablydonotfeelincontrol.Extremeathletesaredifferent：theyfeelin

controlindangeroussituations.Thedangercanevenhelpthem.Forexample,skierDaron

Rahlvessaysthatbeingafraidmakeshimtryhardertosucceed.

Mostofusarenotextremeathletesorexplorers.However,westilltakerisksinour

lives.Someofustakesocialrisks，suchasspeakinginfrontofalargegroupof

people.Sometimes,wetakefinancialrisks,suchasbuyingahouse.Andsometimeswetake

careerrisks,suchasleavingajoborstartingabusiness.Mostpeopletakerisksinsomeareasof

life,butnotinothers.Whatkindofrisk-takerareyou?

(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword“expedition"inParagraph3mean?

A.Muchmoney.

B.Ajoumeywithaspecialgoal.

C.Agreatidea.

D.Aplanforadangerousjourney.

(2)Howmanykindsofextremeathletesorexplorersarementionedinthepassage?

A.Three.

B.Four.

C.Five

D.Six.

(3)Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.MikeFayisaprofessionalrisk-taker.

B.Mostpeopledon*ttakerisksintheirdailylife.

C.Extremeathletesdealwithdangerbetterthanothers.

D.DaronRahlvestakesrisksmainlyforchangeandexcitement.

12.(8分)Spainisfamousforitstomatofestival,calledLaTomatina.Ithappensinasmall

townnamedBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugusteveryyear.Duringthefestivalthereareall

kindsofactivities,butthemostexcitingpartisthetomatofight.Ittakesplaceattheendofaweek

-longcelebration(庆祝).Youareencouragedtothrowtomatoesinthefight.

Therearemanystoriesabouthowthefestivalbegan.Oneofthestoriesgoesthatduringthe

1940's,somefriendsstartedatomatofight,whileanotherstoryisaboutalocalband.Anyway,

everyoneinBunolseemstohaveadifferentstory.

Beforethetomatofight,thereareparades(游行)，musicalbands,streetpartiesandsoon.

Onthedayofthefight,shopkeeperscovertheirwindowsanddoorsinordertokeepaway

fromthetomatofight.Atthesametime,thousandsoftouristsandlocalpeoplecometothetown

squaretogether.Thenlargetrucks(卡车)fulloftomatoesarrive.Fromthebackofthelarge

trucks,agreattownbandstarttothrowtomatoesatothers.Thenthecrowdsfightback,throwing

thetomatoesatanythingandanyone.Soonthestreetsareintheseaofredtomatojuice.

Everyoneissupposedtoobeyasmallnumberofrules：Youmustsquash(压烂)thetomato

beforethrowingitandyouareallowedtothrownothingbuttomatoes.

Itisusuallyoverinlessthanhalfanhour.Everyonethensetsofftotherivertoclean

up.Soundslikefun!

(1)Themostexcitingactivityofthefestivalis・

A.parades

B.streetparties

C.thetomatofight

D.themusicalbandshow

(2)Thestoriesabouthowthefestivalbeganareaccordingtothepassage.

A.veryclear

B.rathersad

C.veryfamous

D.quitedifferent

(3)Onthefightday,.

A.peoplefightforthewholeday

B.peoplecanthroweverything

C.shopkeepersarenotallowedtowatchpeoplefight

D.lotsoftouristsandlocalpeopletakepartinthefight

（4）Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe.

A.TravelinSpain

B.TheTomatoFestivalinSpain

C.TheHistoryofSpain

D.RulesoftheTomatoFestival.

13.（8分）Americansareproudoftheirvarietyandindividuality,yettheyloveandrespectfew

thingsmorethanauniform,whetheritistheuniformofaliftoperatorortheuniformofafive

-stargeneral.WhyareuniformssopopularintheUnitedStates?

Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneofthefirstisthatintheeyesofmostpeople

theylookmoreprofessionalthancivilian（平民的）clothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedto

expecthigherqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.Thetelevisionrepairmanwhowearsa

uniformislikelytoinspiremoretrustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes.Faithintheskill

ofagaragemechanic（技术工人）isincreasedbyauniform.Whateasierwayistherefora

nurse,apoliceman,ahairdresser,orawaitertoloseprofessionalidentity（身份；特性）than

tostepoutofuniform?

Uniformsalsohavemanypracticalgoodpoints.Theyareoftenmorecomfortableand

morelastingthancivilianclothes.

Primaryamongtheargumentagainstuniformsistheirlackofvarietyandthelossof

individua出yexperiencedbypeoplewhomustwearthem.Thoughtherearemanytypesof

uniforms,thewearerofanyparticulartypeisgenerallystuckwithit,withoutchange,until

retirement.Whenpeoplelookalike,theyarelikelytothink,speak,andactsimilarlyonthejob

atleast.

Uniformsalsogiverisetosomepracticalproblems.Thoughtheyarelong-lasting,often

theirinitialexpenseisgreaterthanthecostofcivilianclothes.Someuniformsarealso

expensivetomaintain,requiringprofessionaldrycleaningratherthanthehomelaundering（洗

涤）possiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes.

（1）WhatsurprisesusisthatAmericans.

A.stilljudgeamanbyhisclothes

B.thinkhighlyofuniforms

C.lesspreferwearingcivilianclothes

D.respectaliftoperatorinuniform

(2)Peoplearelikelytothinkthatamaninuniform.

A.suggestsqualitywork

B.showshissocialposition

C.appearstobemorepractical

D.looksmorefreshandattractive

(3)Thosewhoareagainstuniformsbelievethatpeoplewearinguniforms.

A.areusuallyhelpful

B.havelittlefreedom

C.losepersonalcharacter

D.enjoygreaterpopularity

(4)Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.

A.peoplegenerallytrustapersoninuniform

B.peopleenjoywearingcomfortableuniform

C.thecostoftheuniformisacceptabletopeople

D.peoplewearuniformstoshowtheirprofessions

14.(8分)Animal-rightsactivistsoftencomplainthatcutebeastsgetmoresympathythan

equallydeservinguglyones.Ifso,onewouldthinkalovelycreaturelikethemink(貂)would

beeasytoprotect.YetintheNetherlands,minkistheonlyanimalthatcanstilllegallybe

farmedfortheirfur.Thatisabouttochange.OnAugust28ththegovernmentbroughtforwardto

thisyearabanonmink-farmingthathadbeenscheduledtotakeeffectin2024.Thetimetable

wasspedupnotbecauseminkhadbecomemoreadorable,butbecausetheycancontract

COVID-19andspreadittohumans.

Dutchfarmersnormallyraisedabout2.5millionminksayear,makingtheNetherlandsthe

world'sfourth-largestproducerafterDenmark,ChinaandPoland.InApril,acoupleofminks

andthefarmhandswhotendedthemwerediagnosedwithCOVID-19.Genetictracing

showedthatatleasttwoworkershadprobablybeeninfectedbymink,ratherthantheotherway

around.Theaffectedanimalsweredestroyedandstricterhygienerulesimposed,butbysummer

thevirushadspreadtoathirdofthecountry*sfarms.InJune,parliamentvotedtoshutdownthe

industryassoonaspossible,andthecabinetagreed.

ThatwasawinfortheNetherlandsPartyfortheAnimals,whichhasfourseatsinthe150

-memberparliament.In2013,ithelpedpassthelawthatgaveminkfarmersuntil2024toget

outofthebusiness.Nowthepartyanditssupportersobjecttothegenerouscompensation(补

偿)thegovernmenthasofferedforbringingforwardthedeadline：$150million,or$1

millionperfarmer.Somemembersofparliamentclaimthatthecompensationpaidfor

destroyingtheinfectedminkswashigherthanthemarketpricefortheirfur.

Furfarmerssaymodernstandardsallowminkstoberaisedhumanely,andthattheyare

notabigreasonforthespreadofthevirus.Butminkstendtolivebythemselvesinsteadof

livingingroups：animal-rightsadvocatessaytheycannotberaisedhumanelyinsmall

cages.AsforCOVID-19,theworryisthatminkcouldserveasamediumforittoattack

humanimmunization(免疫)programs.Theindustry'svalueismodest(farmersputitat

$150million-$200million,activistsatunder$100million),andpollsshowthepublic

overwhelminglyopposesit.nInademocraticcountry,thatwidespreadbeliefhastotranslate

intoapoliticaldecisiontobanfurfarming,"saysEstherOuwehand,leaderofthePartyfor

theAnimals.Thefarmersaccepttheyareshuttingdown.Theremainingargumentisover

money.

(1)Accordingtothepassage,whydidanimal-activistshaveanunexpectedwinfor

protectingminks?

A.Becausemink'scuteappearancewonpeople'sheart.

B.Becausetheminkscouldactasahostforaninfectiousdisease.

C.Becausethegovernmentcarriedoutanactearlierthanplanned.

D.Becausethefarmersstoppedraisingminks,consideringthegreatreward.

(2)Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying"theotherwayaround"inparagraph2?

A.Thefarm-raisedminkswerebomwiththevirus.

B.ThefannerswereinfectedwithCOVID-19byminks.

C.TheminkscontractedCOVID-19fromtheircaregiver.

D.Theaffectedminkshadcontactwiththevirusinnature.

(3)EstherOuwehandandhispartymemberssupportedthefollowingstatementsEXCEPT___

A.Minkscanbeeasilybredbyhumanswithoutbringinganyharmtothem.

Bitisacceptabletoshutdownminkfurindustrybecauseitisn*tprofitable.

C.Objectiontofurindustryisamainreasonbehindthisgovernmentaldecision.

D.Theamountofmoneytomakeupforthelossoftheminkfarmerswastoohigh.

(4)Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.CutenessWins

B.AnUnexpectedWin

C.WinterforMinks

D.Farmersv.s.Activists

三、阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为

多余选项。

15.(5分)Sometimes,youfeeldownorunhappy.(1)Soifyou*rehavingabaddayand

needaboost,thenhelpisjustaclickaway.

Awebsiteistryingtoofferpeoplepositive(积极的)messagesfromstrangerstocheer

themup.(2)Peoplecanpresenttheirpositivethoughtsandfeelingstothosewhoarein

lowspiritshere.

Thewebsite,thenicestplaceontheinternet,letspeoplepostvideosofthemselves

blowingkissesandleavingpositiveandencouragingmessagestoliftvisitorsspirits.

(3)Anditisconsideredtohelpmanypeopleoutwhentheyfeellow.The

wellknownartistwholivesinSanFranciscosaidhecameupwiththeideawhenheandhis

friendLaurenwerehavingoneofthosebaddays.

"Wetriedtobecomecheerful,butnoneoftheusualmethodsseemedtobeworking.Not

music.Notfood.Whatwehopedwassomethingpositive,honestandgood.Sowithonlya

cameraandwork-freeweekend,wecreated'TheNicestPlaceOnTheInternet."he

explainedonhiswebsite.

Oneuserofthesite,JosephMeehan,27,fromBirmingham,said,"It'safunandexciting

website.!visiteveryonceinawhilewhenI'mmissingmyfriendsorfamily.(4)Itmay

evenstopthemfromdoingsomethingstupid.Youcanalsopostyourvideotothewebsite,and

theyaddittotheseries.It'sveryeasytosharethelove."

Mr.Lamisnowworkingonanewproject.(5)Theideaisthatstrangerssendan

audio(声音)diarybyleavingavoicemailandthenanyonecanlistentoit.

A.ThewebsitewascreatedbyJeffLam.

BitannouncestobenthenicestplaceontheInternet".

C.Wedon'tlikeitmostoftime.

D.Don'tthinklikethat.

E.Theprojectallowspeopletoleavepositivevoicemailsforstrangers.

F.Anditishardtocomebacktoyourhighspirit.

GIthinkitcouldreallybehelpfultopeoplethatarefeelingdownorsad.

四、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空

白处的最佳选项。

16.(15分)HarvardLibrary

Ifwecompareprofessorsandstudentstothehostofauniversity,thenthelibraryofa

universitycanbecomparedtothehallway.Thequalityofauniversity,(1),isindirect

proportiontothatofitslibrary.AtHarvard,thelibraryisanessentialpartofeverybody*s

life.Boththequantityandthe(2)ofthelibrarymakestudyanenjoyableprocess.

HarvardLibraryisnotonlythemostancientlibraryintheUnitedStates,butthelargest

universitylibrarywiththelargestscale.In1638JohnHarvard(3)hiswholelibraryto

thethenHarvardCollege.After300yearsofdevelopment,thelibrarynowholds10millionsof

booksand(4)morethan100branchLibraries.Inadditiontothelibrariesownedbyeach

school,therearespeciallibrariesthatare(5)insomeaspects.Whilemostofthebranch

librariesareonHarvardcampus,someareasfarasinWashington,D.C.oreveninFlorenceof

Italy.YenchingLibraryisfamousforits(6)ofEastAsianliterature.LamontLibraryis

thefirstlibraryintheworldthatis(7)forundergraduates.WidenerLibraryisthelargest

libraryinHarvard,onlysecondtoLibraryofCongress.

What(8)tobementionedisthesystemorrathertheserviceofthe

libraries.Usuallythelibrariesareopenfrom9a.m.to5p.m..Themainlibrariesareopenuntil

10p.m..Thelibrariesforundergraduateswillevenbeopenallnightduringthe(9)

period.Thelibrariesalsoprovidewithstudentstheserviceof(10)readingmaterialsfor

allcourses.Atthebeginningofasemester,eachteacherwillgivealistofbookstothe

librarians.Thelibrariansare(11)tofindoutthesebooksandputthemattheplaces

wherestudentscaneasilyfindthem.

Thereisnolimitationforthenumberofbooksthatstudentscanborrow.Asthespacefor

thelibraryislimited,manybooksare(12)insuburbanlibrary.Despitethis,students

cangotofetchthebookatthe(13)librarywithin24hoursaftertheysubmitrequest

forthatbook.Evenifthereisonlyonebooktobefetchedfromthesuburbanlibrary,the

librariesoncampuswillsendsomeonetodothejob.Thiskindof(14)whichput

readersinthefirstplaceisrareeveninIvyLeague.Therefore,studyatHarvardwillbea/an

(15)experience.

(1)A.asaresultB.tosomeextentC.onthecontraryD.atalltimes

(2)A.influenceB.disciplineC.qualityD.prospect

(3)A.donatedB.assignedC.adaptedD.distributed

(4)A.containsB.composesC.involvesD.includes

(5)A.informativeB.differentC.secureD.peculiar

(6)A.collectionsB.documentsC.phenomenaD.exhibitions

(7)A.unusuallyB.formallyC.speciallyD.especially

(8)A.remainsB.happensC.appearsD.deserves

(9)A.examinationB.experimentC.vacationD.graduation

(10)A.confirmingB.preparingC.selectingD.designing

(11)A.desperateB.willingC.reluctantD.responsible

(12)A.exhibitedB.reservedC.storedD.classified

(13)A.appointedB.acceptedC.expectedD.restricted

(14)A.performanceB.serviceC.activityD.response

(15)A.fortunateB.creativeC.positiveD.enjoyable

五、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

17.(10分)GoingtoDisneyWorldisonthetopofmanychildren'sdreamlists.SowhenJermaine

BellfromSouthCarolinaturneddowntheopportunitytogotothe(1)(magic)

destinationforhisseventhbirthdayinordertoputthemoneytowardshelpingthose(2)

hadtofleetheirhomesbecauseofHurricaneDorian,wecouldn'thelpbut(3)

(impress)withhisgenerosity.

Theyoungboyaskedhisparentstousethemoneyforthetriptobuyfoodforthose(4)

need.Hesetupastand(摊位)onHighway125，givingoutwater,chips，andhotdogsto

thosewho(5)(try)toreachsafety.What'smore,theyoungsteralsooffered

upprayers(祈祷)forthepeoplethatrisked(6)(lose)theirhomes.Ashis

grandmother,ArethaGrant,shared：”Heactuallyevenprayedforafamilywhiletheywere

hereinreferencetotheirhousebeingOKwhentheygotback,(7)thatwas

reallyteardropping.n

It*s(8)(inspire)toseesuchgenerosityandconcernforothersinoneso

young.Andweonlyhopehisbirthdayprovestobeasspecialasheis.Whatisequally

impressive(9)(be)Bell'spatience-accordingtoK,he'shappyto

waitforanotheropportunitytogotoDisneyWorld,especially(10)(visit)the

AnimalKingdomandhavingaLionKingparty.

六、写作

18.(15分)为了庆祝同学们顺利毕业和感谢老师的辛勤培育，你班将于下周五晚上在教室

举行毕业晚会(graduationparty).假如你是班长李华，请你就晚会的活动安排、需要协

助的具体事项等给全班同学写一个邀请函.

要求：

(1)注意邀请函的写作特点；

(2)80词左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)；

(3)信中不得出现你的真实姓名、学校名和地名.

Dearclassmates，

Howtimeflies!It'stimetosaygood-bye.Fmlooking

forwardtohearingfromyouall!

Yours,

LiHua.

七、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

19.（25分）Jaycebegannoticingwhenhewasinkindergartenthathelookeddifferentfromhis

classmates.Theyhadtwohandswhilehehadone.Duetotheiryoungage,Jaycewas

encouragedthathewasjustlikeanangelwithonewingfoldedtoprepareforsomething.

Itstartedwhenoneboylaughedathim.Fromthatday,5-year-oldJayceturnedsad.He

returnedhomewithquestions."WhyamIdifferent?Whyme?Why?"Hecriedtoaskhis

mother,Lewis.SeeingJaycewasmadatGodformakinghimthatway,thepoormotherfeltit

ahugedaggertoherheart.Whatmadehermoresorrowfullwasthatshedidn'tknowwhattodo

atthatpointandhowtoprovideanswerstoherson'squestionswhichshecouldneverfindout

herself.Thewhitelieburstjustlikebubblesthatday.

Afewweekslater,LewisturnedontheTVtoanewsstory,whereshewasshockedtofind

outtheanswer.ltwasTrashaun,aneighthgrader,thatdisplayedpositiveenergyfromhishead

tohistoe.The14-year-oldsunnyboyperformedhisslamdunks（大灌篮）ontheTV,who

hadbeenahitontheIntemet.However,likeJayce,hehadmissedmostofhisleftarmsincehis

childhood!LewiscalledhersonJaycein.Thepoorlittleboygotspellbound,watchingdunk

afterdunk.

Atthetime,itseemedthatwatchingTrashaunwouldsimplybeaninspiringmomentfor

Jayce.HesawTrashaunasatoughrolemodelwhohadaseeminglysimilarborndisabilitybut

ledabrilliantlife.Andhaditstayedjustthat,Lewiswouldhavebeenhappy.Butlittledidshe

knowthatafamilyfriendhadalreadyreachedouttoTrashaun,askinghimtohelpsetupa

meetingwithJaycetorebuildhisconfidence.

注意（1）续写词数应为150左右；（2）每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph1

Thedaywasnotspentdrowninginself-pitybutforfun.

Paragraph2

StaringattheshirthesentJayce,Trashaunbegantotalkabouttheirleftarms.

参考答案

1.A2.D3.B4.B5.C6.B7.A8.D9.B10.B

11.(1)D(2)A(3)C

12.(1)C(2)D(3)D(4)B

13.(1)B(2)A(3)C(4)A

14.(1)B(2)C(3)A(4)B

15.(1)F(2)B(3)A(4)G(5)E

16.(1)B(2)C(3)A(4)D(5)D(6)A(7)C(8)D(9)A(10)B