2023-2024学年上学期湖南省长沙市周南集团九年级期中英语试卷

(考试范围：Unit1-Unit5)命题人：九年级英语组审题人：九年级英语组本试卷共8页，66小题，满分100分。考试用时100分钟。考试说明：闭卷。第二部分阅读（共三节，满分40分）第一节(共11小题，每小题2分，满分22分)阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项A21.IfyouwanttogofromthenorthwesttoCityCenter,youcantakeBus.A.No.3B.No.4C.No.522,YoucanseetheNo.1Hospitalinthe.A.northB.southC.east23.Howmanyhospitalscanyoufindonthismap?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.BShynesscanbeanunhappyfeeling.Whatmakespeopleshy?Scientistssaysuchthingsasgenetics(遗传)lifeexperiences,andenvironmentcaninfluencewhetherapersonisshy.Forexample,insomefamilies,everybodyseemstobeshy.Howdopeopleovercome(克服)shyness?ThisiswhatGilberttellsus.“WhenIstartedofftryingtogetoverbeingshy,Idecidedtodolittlestepsatatime,includingpracticingsmilingandsayinghitopeople.Anditworkedforme.”Butshynessisnotthekindofthingthatmostpeoplecangetoverovernight.Overcomingshynesstakestimeandneedspractice.Herearesometipsgivenbyscientists.Thinkofwhattotalkaboutbeforeyouleavehome.Preparethingstotalkaboutbeforeyou'reinasocialsituation.Forexample,ifyouknowyourclassmatesareinterestedinanupcomingevent,learnaboutitsoyoucanjoinintheconversations.Letpeopleknowyou'reshy.Ifyou'reshy,justshowit.Insteadoflettingpeopleguess,tellthemthetruth.Explainthatyouareshyandfeelnervousbutenjoytalkingtopeople.Makethingseasyfortheotherperson.Remember,you'renottheonlyshypersonaround.Dowhatyouthinkmighthelpothersfeelgood——forexample,sayhelloorsmile.Pickonesocialskilltopracticeatatime.Startsimply.Forexample,smileorbethefirstpersontosayhi.Chooseskillsyoufeelcomfortableenoughwithtopracticeforaday,aweek,amonth,orevenayear.24.Accordingtothescientists,whichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonthatmakespeopleshy?AA.familyrelationshipB.geneticsC.environment25.TheexampleofGilbertinParagraph2isgivento.A.explainthestepsofovercomingshynessB.showhowpeoplegetovershynessC.introduceashygirlcalledGilbert26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“overnight”inParagraph2mostprobablymean?A.CorrectlyB.SuddenlyC.Slowly27.Whichofthefollowingistherightwaytoovercomeshyness?A.Getreadybeforeyoujoininasocialsituation.B.Waitforotherstosayhellotoyoufirst.C.Chooseseveralskillstopracticeatatime.C“MadeinChina”ishavingitsmomentnow—andit'safashionableone.ThestoryofChinesefashionbeganin2011whenFeiyueandHuili,thetwoChinesesportsshoebrands,suddenlygotinternationalattention.Theirproductswereseenallovertheworld.AfamousChinesesportswearbrandLiNingwasattheNewYorkFashionWeekinSeptember,2018.Theyshowedtheirnewdesigns—sweatersandjacketswithChinesecharacters.ShaunRein,managingdirectorofChinaMarketResearchGroup,saidthatthelatestChinesebrandsnolongercatchcustomers'eyesbylowprice.HetoldCNN,"Theyaresurethattheycangoheadtoheadwithforeignbrands."MaybeitisbecauseChina'syoungpeoplearenowmoreconfidentabouttheirownculture.Theydon'tshowimmediateinterestinWesterncultureanymore.“Today'syoungpeopleinChinaarecrazyaboutChineseculturalelements(元素),"JinQu,themanagerofaclothingshoppingwebsite,saidataculturalfestivalin2018.Theyliketheseelementsprintedontheirclothes,eventhebrandpictureofLaoganmainChina,whichwasonceseenasoutsideoffashion.ButnowyoungpeopleareproudoftheseChinesesymbols."Infact,manystarsintheWestnowareinterestedinChineseculturalelementsinfashionRihanna,aUSsinger,forexample,woreaChinesereddresstothe2015MetGalainNewYork.ThedresswasdesignedandmadebyChinesedesignerGuoPei.“Wehavetomovefrommakingtocreating”,Chinese-AmericandesignerAricChenoncetoldTheNewYorkTimes.“Wewanttoreplacethewords‘MadeinChina'withDesignedinChina'.”28.ThenewdesignsofafamousChinesesportswearbrandinSeptember,2018were.A.sweatersandjacketswithEnglishwordsB.coatsandscarveswithAmericansymbolsC.sweatersandjacketswithChinesecharacters29.Theunderlinedword“They”inParagraph5refersto“”.A.clothesonJinQu'sclothingshoppingwebsiteB.today'syoungpeopleinChinaC.directorsofsomeChinesecompanies30.WhydoesthewriterusetheexampleofUSsingerRihannainParagraph6?A.ToproveRihannaisafashionablecelebrity.B.ToshowpeopleintheWestarefascinatedbyChineseculturalelements.C.TointroduceChinesedesigner,GuoPei.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ChineseClothesBrandsB.SportsinChinaC.DesignedinChina第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。LearningChineseisthejourneytowardunderstandingandspeakingChinese.It'seasyforEnglish-speakerstogetdiscouragedwhenstudyinganyforeignlanguage,especiallyChinese,sinceit'ssodifferentfromEnglish.Takeadeepbreath.32.Herearesometipstohelpyou.Practiceeveryday.Withoutdailypractice,knowledgewillflowoutofyourheadlikewaterthroughabasket.33.Createaninterest.Studiesshowthatifyouareinterestedinsomethingyourbrainismoreactiveandit'salsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.34.SoifyoufinditboringtolearnChinese,trywatchingChineseTVshows,listeningtoChinesemusicandreadingChinesenewspapers,magazinesornovels.35.Unlessyouaresomesortofgenius(天才),youmaynotrememberawordthatyouonlyseeoruseonceortwice.Somakesuretogobackandreviewvocabularyandgrammarstructuresthatyou'velearned.Youwon'trealizehowmuchyou'veforgottenuntilyoulookatthemagain.Don'tbeafraidofspeakingChinese.Youcannevermasteronelanguagewellunlessyouarebraveenoughtospeakit.TryspeakingChinesewithChinesespeakers.36.A.ChinesecornersorsalonsaregoodplacestopracticeyourspokenChinese.B.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethinginteresting.C.Alwaysreview.D.Itactuallyisn'tthatscary.E.So20minuteseverydayisbetterthanafive-hourmarathononSundays.第三节（共4小题，每小题2分，满分8分）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Asachild,LouisBraillewantedonethingmorethananythingelse.Hewantedtoread.Hewasacleverchildandhedidwellatschool,buthecouldnotreadbecausehewasblind.Hewasnotbornblind,however.Beforehewasthreeyearsold,hewasabletoseeaswellasanyoneelse.Butonedayhehadaterribleaccident.Louis'fathermadeshoesandheusedtotakeLouiswithhimwhenhewenttohisworkshop.Oneday,whenhelefttheshopforamoment,Louisstartedtoplaywithhistools.ThetoolswereverysharpandLouishurthiseyes.Hehurtthemsobadlythathewasneverabletoseeagain.Whilehewasatschool,Louisoncereadafewbooksforblindpeople.Theyhadverylargelettersandwerenoteasytoread.Hewantedtoinventabetterwayforblindpeopletoreadandhedid!Bythetimehewas15yearsold,hehadinventedaspecialalphabetusingraiseddots(突起的点).ThisiscalledBrailleandwasnamedafteritsinventor.37.WhendidLouisbecomeblind?38.WhatdidLouis'fatherdo?39.WhydidLouisdislikethebooksfortheblindpeoplewhilehewasatschool?40.Whatwasthespecialalphabetnamed?第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）阅读下面短：从短文后各题A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空处的最佳选项。Recently,theshortstorytheRakshaCountryandsheSeaMarket(罗刹海市)hascaughtwideattentionbecauseofapopularsongofthe41.name.ThisstorywaswrittenbyPuSonglingLet'stakealookatwhatitisabout.Onceuponatime,therewasacleveryoungman42.MaJi.Hisfatherwasa43..Asthefatherwasgrowingold,heaskedMatotakeoverthebusiness.Once,whenMawastravellingonthesea,hemethugewaves(海浪).ThenhehastakentoastrangecountrynamedtheRakshaCountry(罗刹国).There,the44.apersonwas,themorepopularhewas.Tosurvive(生存),Mahadtogethisfacedirty.Tohissurprise,hewasadmiredbytheKingofRakshaandwasofferedagood45..Heworkedveryhardthere.However,hidinghistrueselfeverydaymadehimvery46..SoMadecidedtoleavethecountry.MathenbeganhisjourneytotheSeaMarket,wherehesawmanytreasures,mostofwhichwereunknownamongmen.Atthemarket,hedidverywellinbusiness,soMawasinvitedtogototheDragonPalacebythethirdsonoftheDragonKing.Ma's47.wontheking'sadmiration(赏识).Sotheking48.hisdaughter,theDragonPrincess,toMa.Afterwards,Mawantedtogohometovisithisparents.Buttheprincesscouldnotgowithhim.Andtheprincesswasabouttobecomea49..SosheaskedMatocomebackthreeyearslater.Thenextday,Masaidgoodbyetotheprincess.Threeyearslater,Mareturnedas50.andpickeduphistwochildren.ButheneversawtheDragonPrincessagain.41.A.similar42.A.named43.A.trader44.A.better45.A.wife46.A.excited47.A.abilities48.A.gave49.A.daughter50.A.promisedBsameB.saidB.teacherB.prettierB.friendB.unhappyB.appearanceB.marriedB.motherB.refusedC.differentC.layC.farmerC.uglierC.jobC.creativeC.kindnessC.sentC.sisterC.guessed第二节(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheLanternFestivalisaChinesetraditionalfestival.Whenthousandsoflanterns(灯笼)lightupthecityanight,theChineseLanternFestivalhasarrived.Itiscelebratedon51.fifteenthdayoftheChineseNewYear.Severaldays52.theLanternFestival,peoplebegintomakelanterns.All53.(kind)oflanternsshinebrightlyagainstthedarknightsky.Someofthelanternsaresmall,andothersarereallybig.Somelook54.beautifulflowersandlivelyanimals.Thelanterns55.(make)ofdifferentmaterials.Thereareplasticlanterns,silklanterns,andpaperlanterns.Whilemakinglanterns,peopleusuallywriteriddles(谜语)onthem.OntheLanternFestival,peoplegooutsidetohavealookatthelanternsandguesstheriddlesonthelanterns.Usually,peoplecangetaprizeby56.(give)therightanswer.Peopletogetherwiththefamilywalk57.(happy)inthecrowdedstreet,lookingatmanykindsofamazinglanternsareenjoyingthecolorfullanterns,othersarewatching58.(tradition)Chineseliondanceperformances.Peoplepreparedumplingsinthemorningfortheirfamilyandfriends59.(enjoy).Thesweetsmellmakeseveryonehungry.Everything60.(be)veryinterestingandeveryonefeelsveryhappy.第三节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面的短文，将划线部分详成英文或中文。Thesedays,61.shareablethingshavebecomepopularinChina,suchassharedbicycles,carsandumbrellas.Acreativesharingeconomymodelthe“sharedgrannies(共享奶奶)”project---acompletelyfreeservice-isappearinginChengou,Chongqing,andotherpartsofthecountry.InJuly2023,theprogrambeganinJifucommunityinChengdu'sWuhoudistrict.InChina,62.someparentsdon'thavethetimetosendtheirchildrentoschoolorpickthemupwhenclassesend.Tosolvetheproblem,the"sharedgrannies"helppickupthechildrenfromschoolandstaywiththemuntiltheirparentscollectthem.ZhangHuiyingissixty-sovenyearsold.63.似乎她过去常常感到孤单,becauseherhusbandandshelivedfarfromtheirchildren.Tokilltime,shedancedinthesquarewithherfriends.However,herlifehaschangedsinceshebecamea"sharedgranny".Mostofthechildrenshecaresforareschoolpupils.64.并且她每天通过阅读学习新东西—newstories