辽宁省本溪市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

辽宁省本溪市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

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一、阅读理解

Sports&ActivityDaySaturday,March16,20242:00p.m.〜6:00p.m.

ArokActivePark（15,RudyStreet）

LearnaSportPlayasaFamily

☆JoinusforourSports;ActivityDay!

☆LearnasporttogetherasafamilyatourSportsCenterwithmanyactivitiesincluding

DanceTraining.

☆Getyourfamilytogetherthroughafun-filledPower（力量）UpTraining.

Register（登记）Now

☆RegistrationisFREE!

☆Bethefirst200toregisterbyMarch1sothatyoucanreceivefreegiftsworth$70.

☆RegistrationclosesbyMarch10andyoucanregisterbye-mailingenquire@the

following:yourname,ageandphonenumber.

Formoreinformation,call777-1224.Therewillalsobebusserviceforfreeat15,Rudy

StreetonMarch16forallthefamilies.

1.Theactivityismainlyfor.

A.friendstogetcloserB.familiestospendtime

C.kidstolearntodanceD.parentstoeducatekids

2.Ifyoucometotheactivity,youcan

A.getfreegiftsB.registeronMarch15

C.learnasportD.eatbreakfastforfree

3.Accordingtothetext,thePowerUpTrainingisfullof.

A.funB.painC.warmthD.pressure

4.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Theactivitywillbeheldonweekdays.

B.Everyfamilyshouldpayfortheregistration.

C.Thefirst200familieswillhavefreebusservice.

D.Ifyouwanttojointhem,yourphonenumbermustbeknown.

Oncethereweretwobrothers.TheelderwascalledSimonandtheyoungerVictor.They

lovedeachotherverymuch,andalwaystookcareofeachother.Everydaytheyworkedfrom

morninguntilnight,gettingasmuchgrain（谷物）aspossiblefromtheirfields.

Onelateautumnevening,aftertheirworkinthefieldswasdone,Simonsaidtohiswife,

“Victorgotmarriedlastmonth.Hehastosupporthisfamily.IthinkIshouldputabagofrice

inhisbarn（谷仓）

“Oh,thafsagoodidea,“saidhiswife.So,latethatnightSimontookabagofriceto

Victor'sbarn.Butthenextday,hefoundsomethingstrange!Hestillhadthesamenumberof

bagsinhisbarn!

Simondecidedtotakeanotherbagofricetohisbrother'sbamthatnight.Butthenext

morning,hefoundthesamenumberofbagsinhisbamagain!"Thisisverystrange,9,he

thought.Thatnighthetriedagain.Hecarriedalargebagofriceandwalkeddowntheroadto

hisyoungerbrother'shouse.Inthebrightmoonlight,hecouldseeanotherpersoncoming

downtheroad.Hewascarryingsomethingonhisshoulder,too."'YoungerBrother!9,Simon

cried,“Whatareyoudoing?^^“Yourfamilyislargerthanmine.Ithoughtyouneededmore

rice.^^saidVictor.Thetwobrothersquicklyknewwhatthestrangethingwas.Theylaughed

aboutwhathadhappened.4tItisgoodtohaveabrotherlikeyou,^^theybothsaid.Andthey

livedhappilyeverafter.

5.Whatworkdidthetwobrothersdoeveryday?

A.Theygrewgrain.B.Theyfedchickens.

C.Theysoldvegetables.D.Theybuilthouses.

6.WhenSimonwantedtogivericetohisbrother,hiswife.

A.hidallthericeB.agreedwithhim

C.wantedtogivemoreD.becameangry

7.Victorcameatnightto_______.

A.getmorericefromhisbrotherB.invitehisbrothertodinner

C.givehisbrotherhisownriceD.findwhathisbrotherwasdoing

8.Whafsthemainideaofthestory?

A.Thebrotherstoldliestoeachother.

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B.Hardworkalwaysbroughtgoodluck.

C.Alovingpersoncouldhaveagoodlife.

D.Lovebetweenfamilymemberswasvaluable.

Testscanbestressful.Butdon'tworry!You'renotalone!Testshavebeenstressing

peopleoutforthousandsofyears.Here'soneman'sstoryaboutteststress.

DuringtheTangDynasty（朝代）therewasapoormannamedMengJiao.Heloved

studyingandwritingpoems.Thoughhishardworkhelpedhimbecomeatalentedpoet,he

neededtomakemoremoney.HedecidedtotaketheKeJuexams.Theexamswereopenfor

anyonetotake.Whoeverpassedcouldgetanofficial（官方的）job.

MengJiaostudiedhardforthetests.Hetookthemseveraltimes.Eachtime,hefailed.

ButMengJiaonevergaveup.Hestudiedharderandharder.Hetookthetestsoverandover

again.

Finally,whenhewas46yearsold,MengJiaopassedthetest!Hewassohappy!Heput

onnewclothes.Hetiedonredflowerstocelebrate.Thenherodeonahorsethrough

Chang'anCity.

Duringhisride,MengJiaowroteapoem.InEnglish,itreads,"'Horsebackridingswiftly

（迅速地）throughthespringbreeze（微风），whileseeingalltheflowersofChang5aninone

day.”

MengJiao'spoemtellsabouthisfeelingsonthatexcitingday.Hiswordsdescribethe

feelingofenjoyingtheflowersandChang'anCityinaday.

Thepoembecamefamous.Butpeoplesaiditwouldbeimpossibletoreallyenjoy

everythinginoneday.Thisledtothephrase（成语）“seeingflowerswhileridingahorse

swiftly."Itdescribesgivingsomethingaquicklookwithoutnoticingthedetails（细节）.

9.MengJiaodecidedtotaketheKeJuexamsbecausehe.

A.neededtomakemoremoneyB.wantedtowritepoems

C.wantedtoenjoytheflowersD.hadtodealwiththestress

10.Thethirdparagraph（段落）tellsus.

A.stressisbadforstudy

B.weshouldgiveupwhenwefail

C.itwasnoteasytopasstheKeJuexams

D.MengJiaowassocleverthathesucceeded

11.MengJiao'spoemonhorsebackexpressed.

A.thebeautyofChang5anCity

B.hisexcitementafterhissuccess

C.hisstressfromtheKeJuexams

D.thedifficultyhehadduringhisstudy

12.Whichofthefollowingcomesfromthestory?

A.鸟语花香B.五花杀马C.走马观花D.落花流水

Manypeopledreamoftravelingintoouterspace.However,spendingtoomuchtimein

spacemaycausehealthproblems.Thafswhyastronautsshouldn'tspendmorethansix

monthsontheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）atatime.

Muscle（肌肉）andboneloss（骨质损失）.Inaweightlessenvironment,astronautsdon't

needtousetheirmusclestosupportthemselves.Sotheirmusclesstartshrinking（萎缩）.To

keeptheirmusclesstrong,astronautsneedtoexerciseforabouttwohourseachdayonthe

ISS.

Sleepdisorder（紊舌L）.Inspace,thesunrisesevery90minutes.Itishardforastronauts

togetusedtothislight-darkcycle（循环）whentheysleep.Also,theyneedtosleepina

sleepingbagthatisfixedtoawall.Itisuncomfortable.Nowastronautshaveindividual（单独

的）sleepingpods（睡眠舱）thathelpshutoutsomeofthelight.Still,studieshavefoundthat

mostastronautsonlysleepaboutsixhourseachnight,eventhoughtheyshouldhaveeight

andahalfhours.

Brainchanges.Scientistshavefoundthatthepositionofthebrainchangesduring

spaceflight.Thiscaninfluencehowthebraindealswithhowwesee,staybalanced（平衡）

andmovearound.Thafswhysomeastronautscan'tcontroltheirmovementandbalanceafter

returningtoEarth.Scientistshavealsofoundthatastronautsmaygetusedtothischangeafter

goingonmorespaceflights.Buttheystillneedtodomoreresearch.

13.Whenastronautsdon'tusetheirmusclesinspace,.

A.theyshouldeatmuchmeatB.theirmusclesstartshrinking

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C.theyneedtoexercisealldayD.theycan'tsupportthemselves

14.Astronautscan'tsleepwellmainlybecauseof.

A.theweightB.thetemperatureC.thelightD.theair

15.Anastronautcan'tcontrolhismovementbecause.

A.hismuscleshrinksB.hecan9tsleepwell

C.hedoesn'thaveanyresearchD.thepositionofhisbrainchanges

16.Howisthetextorganized?（①二Paragraph1,②二Paragraph2...）

IneverenjoyedreadingsciencefictionuntilonedayafriendofminepassedmeThe

ThreeBodyProblem.Ifellinlovewiththebookfromtheverybeginning.17I

finisheditinonlyafewdays!

Ilikedthewriter'swayofdealingwithtime.Itjumpsbetweenhistoryandpresent.This

story-tellingstylereallyinterestedme.Therearealiensinit,butthesubjectofthisstoryis

lifeonEarthandhowhumansaredestroying（毁坏）theplanetandworkingtogethertofight

withaliens.18

TheThree-BodyProblemhasbeenmadeintoaTVseries（电视连续居U）.Atfirst,Ididn't

likethisidea.BooksoftenlosealotoftheirvaluewhentheyaremadeintoTVseries.Books

areslow.19ButTVmovesmuchfaster.Youngpeopleareoftenmoreinterestedin

whattheyseeontheirscreensthaninthestoriesandtheirmessages.

However,someofyoumaybetooyoungtofullyunderstandbookslikeTheThree-Body

Problem.20Besides,TVseriescanalsohelpyoureadmorewidely.Butonceyou

reallyfallinlovewithreading,youwillrealizethatagoodbookmaybemuchbetterthanTV

series.

A.Youmaygiveupreadingitatonce.

B.Youmustbepatienttofindwhatisgoingon.

C.Itcausesinterestinscience,anditmakesreadersthink.

D.Inthatcase,theTVseriescanhelpyoureadmoreeasily.

E.ItwassonicethatIcouldhardlymovemyeyesawayfromit.

二、完形填空

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。

Manyteenagersdon'tgetalongwellwiththeirparentsandtheydon'tknowwhattodo.

Ifyoufacesuchaproblem,whatFmsayingnowmightbe21toyou.

Haveyouever22talkingtoyourparentstofindoutwhyyoudon'tgetalong

wellwitheachother?WhenIwasa(an)23,Ididn'tgetonwellwithmyparents,

either.Wesometimesarguedwitheachother.Iam24thatIhadsuchanawful

experience.NowIamamotherofthreekids.Ofcoursewehavedifferentopinions,butI

encouragethemto25withmeopenlyandhonestly.InthiswayIamsurethatthey

trustmeandcometomeforanything.Asaresult,wegetalongvery26.

Arguingwithyourparentswillmakethem27andyouwon'tfeelcomfortable.

Also,rememberthatthe28thingistosolveproblems.Tryyourbesttokeepyour

cool.Ifyoucannotcontrolyourfeelings,youcangotoadoctororyourteacherwhocould

giveyouadviceonyourproblem.

Rememberthatyourparentsloveyou.Sometimestheydosomethingthatyoufind

29tounderstand.Forexample,youmaywanttobeasingerinthefuture,30

yourparentswantyoutodosomethingelse.Ifso,trytothinkintheirshoes.

Lifeistooshortandfamilyisimportant!Tryyourbesttogetalongwellwithyour

parents.

21.A.boringB.dangerousC.usefulD.strange

22.A.thoughtaboutB.endedupC.givenupD.turneddown

23.A.strangerB.customerC.teenagerD.inventor

24.A.happyB.sorryC.surprisedD.nervous

25.A.argueB.partC.communicateD.deal

26.A.wellB.slowlyC.hardD.fast

27.A.satisfiedB.tiredC.angryD.sleepy

28.A.mostinterestingB.mostboringC.mostexciting

D.mostimportant

29.A.easyB.hardC.specialD.common

30.A.soB.orC.butD.and

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三、短文填空

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。

Haveyoueverheardofagameof“catch”?It31(play)betweentwopeople.

Theythrow32ballbackandforth(来回地).Thetwopeoplearecloseenoughto

talk,buttoofartotouch.

Theymighthavebaseballgloves,ortheymightusetheir33(hand).Infact,

playingcatchispart34baseballpracticetomakeyougetusedtousingaballanda

glove.ButanyAmericankidwilltellyouifsmorethanthat.

Playingcatchisatimeforkidstobewiththeirfathers.Whentheyplaycatch,theyare

35(worry)aboutnothingexceptcatchingaball.It'satimewhenwordsmoveas36

(smooth)astheballitselfbackandforth,easyandrelaxing.It'sthe37(good)

excusetospendtimetogether.

WhenyouasksomeAmericans38(talk)aboutthegoodmemoriesoftheirdads,

theynearlyalwayssaysomethingaboutplayingcatch.Why?Probably39theirdads

areusuallyverybusy.Acatchgameisatimethatisonlyforonething.Thisisatimewhena

kidhashisorher40(dad)attention.Thereisnowork,nophoneandnoother

peopletotakeyourdadawayfromyou.Forthetimethatittakestoplayagameof

catch-yourdadisallyours.

四、任务型阅读

阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。

Itwasacommonnight.WhenIwokeup,Isuddenlyrealizedhowquiettheroomwas.

Thedeskfanwasrunningnoisily,