2023-2024学年辽宁省本溪市九年级（上）期末英语试卷

本溪市2023~2024学年上学期期末考试九年级英语试卷（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）第一节阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.ASports&ActivityDaySaturday,March16,20242:00p.m.~6:00p.m.ArokActivePark(15,RudyStreet)LearnaSport&PlayasaFamily☆JoinusforourSports&ActivityDay!☆LearnasporttogetherasafamilyatourSportsCenterwithmanyactivitiesincludingDanceTraining.☆Getyourfamilytogetherthroughafun-filledPower（力量）UpTraining.Register（登记）Now☆RegistrationisFREE!☆Bethefirst200toregisterbyMarch1sothatyoucanreceivefreegiftsworth$70.☆RegistrationclosesbyMarch10andyoucanregisterbye-mailingenquire@thefollowing:yourname,ageandphonenumber.Formoreinformation,call777-1224.Therewillalsobebusserviceforfreeat15,RudyStreetonMarch16forallthefamilies.1.Theactivityismainlyfor_______.A.friendstogetcloser B.familiestospendtimeC.kidstolearntodance D.parentstoeducatekids2.Ifyoucometotheactivity,youcan_______.A.getfreegifts B.registeronMarch15C.learnasport D.eatbreakfastforfree3.Accordingtothetext,thePowerUpTrainingisfullof_______.A.fun B.pain C.warmth D.pressure4.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Theactivitywillbeheldonweekdays.B.Everyfamilyshouldpayfortheregistration.C.Thefirst200familieswillhavefreebusservice.D.Ifyouwanttojointhem,yourphonenumbermustbeknown.BOncethereweretwobrothers.TheelderwascalledSimonandtheyoungerVictor.Theylovedeachotherverymuch,andalwaystookcareofeachother.Everydaytheyworkedfrommorninguntilnight,gettingasmuchgrain（谷物）aspossiblefromtheirfields.Onelateautumnevening,aftertheirworkinthefieldswasdone,Simonsaidtohiswife,“Victorgotmarriedlastmonth.Hehastosupporthisfamily.IthinkIshouldputabagofriceinhisbarn（谷仓）.”“Oh,that’sagoodidea,”saidhiswife.So,latethatnightSimontookabagofricetoVictor’sbarn.Butthenextday,hefoundsomethingstrange!Hestillhadthesamenumberofbagsinhisbarn!Simondecidedtotakeanotherbagofricetohisbrother’sbarnthatnight.Butthenextmorning,hefoundthesamenumberofbagsinhisbarnagain!“Thisisverystrange,”hethought.Thatnighthetriedagain.Hecarriedalargebagofriceandwalkeddowntheroadtohisyoungerbrother’shouse.Inthebrightmoonlight,hecouldseeanotherpersoncomingdowntheroad.Hewascarryingsomethingonhisshoulder,too.“YoungerBrother!”Simoncried,“Whatareyoudoing?”“Yourfamilyislargerthanmine.Ithoughtyouneededmorerice.”saidVictor.Thetwobrothersquicklyknewwhatthestrangethingwas.Theylaughedaboutwhathadhappened.“Itisgoodtohaveabrotherlikeyou,”theybothsaid.Andtheylivedhappilyeverafter.5.Whatworkdidthetwobrothersdoeveryday?A.Theygrewgrain. B.Theyfedchickens.C.Theysoldvegetables. D.Theybuilthouses.6.WhenSimonwantedtogivericetohisbrother,hiswife_______.A.hidalltherice B.agreedwithhimC.wantedtogivemore D.becameangry7.Victorcameatnightto_______.A.getmorericefromhisbrother B.invitehisbrothertodinnerC.givehisbrotherhisownrice D.findwhathisbrotherwasdoing8.What’sthemainideaofthestory?A.Thebrotherstoldliestoeachother.B.Hardworkalwaysbroughtgoodluck.C.Alovingpersoncouldhaveagoodlife.D.Lovebetweenfamilymemberswasvaluable.CTestscanbestressful.Butdon’tworry!You’renotalone!Testshavebeenstressingpeopleoutforthousandsofyears.Here’soneman’sstoryaboutteststress.DuringtheTangDynasty（朝代）therewasapoormannamedMengJiao.Helovedstudyingandwritingpoems.Thoughhishardworkhelpedhimbecomeatalentedpoet,heneededtomakemoremoney.HedecidedtotaketheKeJuexams.Theexamswereopenforanyonetotake.Whoeverpassedcouldgetanofficial（官方的）job.MengJiaostudiedhardforthetests.Hetookthemseveraltimes.Eachtime,hefailed.ButMengJiaonevergaveup.Hestudiedharderandharder.Hetookthetestsoverandoveragain.Finally,whenhewas46yearsold,MengJiaopassedthetest!Hewassohappy!Heputonnewclothes.Hetiedonredflowerstocelebrate.ThenherodeonahorsethroughChang’anCity.Duringhisride,MengJiaowroteapoem.InEnglish,itreads,“Horsebackridingswiftly（迅速地）throughthespringbreeze（微风）,whileseeingalltheflowersofChang’aninoneday.”MengJiao’spoemtellsabouthisfeelingsonthatexcitingday.HiswordsdescribethefeelingofenjoyingtheflowersandChang’anCityinaday.Thepoembecamefamous.Butpeoplesaiditwouldbeimpossibletoreallyenjoyeverythinginoneday.Thisledtothephrase（成语）“seeingflowerswhileridingahorseswiftly.”Itdescribesgivingsomethingaquicklookwithoutnoticingthedetails（细节）.9.MengJiaodecidedtotaketheKeJuexamsbecausehe_______.A.neededtomakemoremoney B.wantedtowritepoemsC.wantedtoenjoytheflowers D.hadtodealwiththestress10.Thethirdparagraph（段落）tellsus_______.A.stressisbadforstudy B.weshouldgiveupwhenwefailC.itwasnoteasytopasstheKeJuexamsD.MengJiaowassocleverthathesucceeded11.MengJiao’spoemonhorsebackexpressed_______.A.thebeautyofChang’anCityB.hisexcitementafterhissuccessC.hisstressfromtheKeJuexamsD.thedifficultyhehadduringhisstudy12.Whichofthefollowingcomesfromthestory?A.鸟语花香 B.五花杀马 C.走马观花 D.落花流水DManypeopledreamoftravelingintoouterspace.However,spendingtoomuchtimeinspacemaycausehealthproblems.That’swhyastronautsshouldn’tspendmorethansixmonthsontheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）atatime.Muscle（肌肉）andboneloss（骨质损失）.Inaweightlessenvironment,astronautsdon’tneedtousetheirmusclestosupportthemselves.Sotheirmusclesstartshrinking（萎缩）.Tokeeptheirmusclesstrong,astronautsneedtoexerciseforabouttwohourseachdayontheISS.Sleepdisorder（紊乱）.Inspace,thesunrisesevery90minutes.Itishardforastronautstogetusedtothislight-darkcycle（循环）whentheysleep.Also,theyneedtosleepinasleepingbagthatisfixedtoawall.Itisuncomfortable.Nowastronautshaveindividual（单独的）sleepingpods（睡眠舱）thathelpshutoutsomeofthelight.Still,studieshavefoundthatmostastronautsonlysleepaboutsixhourseachnight,eventhoughtheyshouldhaveeightandahalfhours.Brainchanges.Scientistshavefoundthatthepositionofthebrainchangesduringspaceflight.Thiscaninfluencehowthebraindealswithhowwesee,staybalanced（平衡）andmovearound.That’swhysomeastronautscan’tcontroltheirmovementandbalanceafterreturningtoEarth.Scientistshavealsofoundthatastronautsmaygetusedtothischangeaftergoingonmorespaceflights.Buttheystillneedtodomoreresearch.13.Whenastronautsdon’tusetheirmusclesinspace,_______.A.theyshouldeatmuchmeat B.theirmusclesstartshrinkingC.theyneedtoexerciseallday D.theycan’tsupportthemselves14.Astronautscan’tsleepwellmainlybecauseof_______.A.theweight B.thetemperature C.thelight D.theair15.Anastronautcan’tcontrolhismovementbecause_______.A.hismuscleshrinks B.hecan’tsleepwellC.hedoesn’thaveanyresearch D.thepositionofhisbrainchanges16.Howisthetextorganized?（①=Paragraph1,②=Paragraph2,...）A. B. C. D.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，其中有一个多余的选项。IneverenjoyedreadingsciencefictionuntilonedayafriendofminepassedmeTheThreeBodyProblem.Ifellinlovewiththebookfromtheverybeginning.17Ifinisheditinonlyafewdays!Ilikedthewriter’swayofdealingwithtime.Itjumpsbetweenhistoryandpresent.Thisstory-tellingstylereallyinterestedme.Therearealiensinit,butthesubjectofthisstoryislifeonEarthandhowhumansaredestroying（毁坏)theplanetandworkingtogethertofightwithaliens.18TheThree-BodyProblemhasbeenmadeintoaTVseries（电视连续剧）.Atfirst,Ididn’tlikethisidea.BooksoftenlosealotoftheirvaluewhentheyaremadeintoTVseries.Booksareslow.19ButTVmovesmuchfaster.Youngpeopleareoftenmoreinterestedinwhattheyseeontheirscreensthaninthestoriesandtheirmessages.However,someofyoumaybetooyoungtofullyunderstandbookslikeTheThree-BodyProblem.20Besides,TVseriescanalsohelpyoureadmorewidely.Butonceyoureallyfallinlovewithreading,youwillrealizethatagoodbookmaybemuchbetterthanTVseries.A.Youmaygiveupreadingitatonce.B.Youmustbepatienttofindwhatisgoingon.C.Itcausesinterestinscience,anditmakesreadersthink.D.Inthatcase,theTVseriescanhelpyoureadmoreeasily.E.ItwassonicethatIcouldhardlymovemyeyesawayfromit.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。Manyteenagersdon’tgetalongwellwiththeirparentsandtheydon’tknowwhattodo.Ifyoufacesuchaproblem,whatI’msayingnowmightbe21toyou.Haveyouever22talkingtoyourparentstofindoutwhyyoudon’tgetalongwellwitheachother?WhenIwasa(an)23,Ididn’tgetonwellwithmyparents,either.Wesometimesarguedwitheachother.Iam24thatIhadsuchanawfulexperience.NowIamamotherofthreekids.Ofcoursewehavedifferentopinions,butIencouragethemto25withmeopenlyandhonestly.InthiswayIamsurethattheytrustmeandcometomeforanything.Asaresult,wegetalongvery26.Arguingwithyourparentswillmakethem27andyouwon’tfeelcomfortable.Also,rememberthatthe28thingistosolveproblems.Tryyourbesttokeepyourcool.Ifyoucannotcontrolyourfeelings,youcangotoadoctororyourteacherwhocouldgiveyouadviceonyourproblem.Rememberthatyourparentsloveyou.Sometimestheydosomethingthatyoufind29tounderstand.Forexample,youmaywanttobeasingerinthefuture,30yourparentswantyoutodosomethingelse.Ifso,trytothinkintheirshoes.Lifeistooshortandfamilyisimportant!Tryyourbesttogetalongwellwithyourparents.21.A.boring B.dangerous C.useful D.strange22.A.thoughtabout B.endedup C.givenup D.turneddown23.A.stranger B.customer C.teenager D.inventor24.A.happy B.sorry C.surprised D.nervous25.A.argue B.part C.communicate D.deal26.A.well B.slowly C.hard D.fast27.A.satisfied B.tired C.angry D.sleepy28.A.mostinteresting B.mostboring C.mostexciting D.mostimportant29.A.easy B.hard C.special D.common30.A.so B.or C.but D.and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。Haveyoueverheardofagameof“catch”?It31（play）betweentwopeople.Theythrow32ballbackandforth（来回地）.Thetwopeoplearecloseenoughtotalk,buttoofartotouch.Theymighthavebaseballgloves,ortheymightusetheir33（hand）.Infact,playingcatchispart34baseballpracticetomakeyougetusedtousingaballandaglove.ButanyAmericankidwilltellyouit’smorethanthat.Playingcatchisatimeforkidstobewiththeirfathers.Whentheyplaycatch,theyare35（worry）aboutnothingexceptcatchingaball.It’satimewhenwordsmoveas36（smooth）astheballitselfbackandforth,easyandrelaxing.It’sthe37（good）excusetospendtimetogether.WhenyouasksomeAmericans38（talk）aboutthegoodmemoriesoftheirdads,theynearlyalwayssaysomethingaboutplayingcatch.Why?Probably39theirdadsareusuallyverybusy.Acatchgameisatimethatisonlyforonething.Thisisatimewhenakidhashisorher40（dad）attention.Thereisnowork,nophoneandnootherpeopletotakeyourdadawayfromyou.Forthetimethatittakestoplayagameofcatch—yourdadisallyours.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。Itwasacommonnight.WhenIwokeup,Isuddenlyrealizedhowquiettheroomwas.Thedeskfanwasrunningnoisily,butitstillseemedstrangelyquiettome.Somethingstillseemedtobemissing.AtthattimeIrealizedIdidn’thearanysnoring（鼾声）foralongtime.Mylovelydog,Snoopy,haddiedoverayearbefore.Asshegotolderandherhealthgotworse,shestartedtosnoreloudlywhensheslept.Atfirst,Ifoundhersnoringannoying（恼人的）.Hersnoringmadeitevenharderformetofallasleepmyself.Yet,astimepassed,itbecamepleasing.Shebecamemypersonalwhitenoisemachine.WhenIwokeupduringthenight,hersnoringwouldmakemefeelcomfortableandmakemesleepeasily.Nowhersnoringwasgoneanditwassoquiet.Mynewdog,Sweetie,layinhercornerandsleptsilently.Isighed（叹气）andrememberedallthejoySnoopyhadgivenmeovertheyears.Sheneverarguedwithme,andeachdayshegavemethegiftsoflaughterandunconditional（无条件的）love.Lifehereisshortfordogsandus.Enjoyeachsecondofitandenjoythepleasureitbrings.41.Whydidthewriterfeelthenightwastooquiet?42.HowdidhefeelwhenhewasusedtoSnoopy’snoise?43.WhatdidSnoopygivethewriter?44.Whatpetdoyoukeep?Whydoyoukeepit?Ifyoudon’tkeepapet,whatpetwouldyouliketokeep?Why?Write30wordsormore.五、书面表达（满分20分）45.亲爱的同学，在刚刚过去的2023年里，总有一些小事温暖你吧。请你用英语记录一件2023年发生在你身上的暖心事，并谈谈你的感受吧！注意：（1）词数80-100；（2）文中不能出现真实的姓名及学校名称。ATouchingMomentinMy2023_______________________________________________________________________________________