2023-2024学年广东省广州市南沙区滨海实验学校九年级（上）期中英语试卷

2023-2024学年度第一学期九年级学情调研英语（共8页，57题，满分90分。用时100分钟。）一、语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Haveyoueverheardoftheoldsaying,“Notwosnowflakes（雪花）arealike?”Snowflakesaresmallpiecesofsnowthatfallfromthesky.Everyone___1___amazedwhentheyseethespecialandbeautifulshapesofthem. Recently,London’sNaturalHistoryMuseumput355photosofsnowflakesfromthe1800sonlineforpeopletoenjoy.Theseamazingandamazingphotos___2___byWilsonBentley,anAmericanmeteorologist（气象学者）___3___livedintheUS.Theywereboughtbythemuseumin1899. “___4___aresobeautiful.”SaidAndreaHart,aworkeratthemuseum. WilsonBentleywasbornintoafamilyoffarmers___5___February9,1865,inthesmalltownofJericho,Vermont,US.Theareawouldget___6___snowinwintereveryyear.Daybyday,Wilsonbecamemoreandmore___7___inscienceandsnow. At___8___ageoffifteen,hereceivedamicroscope（显微镜）asagiftfromhismother.Sincethatday,Wilsonwouldlook___9___atthedelicatesnowflakesunderthesnowflakesunderthemicroscopeeverydayinthewinter,andtry___10___them,buttheywouldoftenmelt（融化）beforehe___11___finish. Overthenext47wintersofhislife,hetookover5,0000photosofsnowflakes.Healsowrotedowninformationsuchashowcolditwas,andwhatdirectionthewindwasblowingtosee___12___theyhadsomethingtodowiththeshapesandsizesofthesnowflakesornot. Inhiswholelife,Wilsonlovedsnowandice___13___muchthatspentagreatamountoftimelearningalotaboutthemallby___14___.Becauseofhishardwork,hehasbeenconsideredbypeopleallovertheworldasoneofthemostfamous___15___intheworld.Somepeopleeventhinkthathisphotoshelpedstartthetraditionofpeoplecuttingsnowflakesoutofpaper.1. A.feel B.feels C.felt D.isfelt2. A.took B.wastaken C.take D.weretaken3. A.who B.which C.what D.whom4. A.It B.They C.There D.Here5. A.at B.in C.on D.during6. A.alotof B.many C.alot D.more7. A.interest B.interesting C.interested D.interestingly8. A.an B./ C.a D.the9. A.close B.closed C.closing D.closely10. A.todraw B.drew C.draw D.draws11. A.could B.can C.may D.might12. A.whether B.if C.what D.that13. A.very B.too C.such D.so14. A.him B.himself C.his D.he15. A.meteorologist’s B.meteorologist C.meteorologists D.meteorologists’二、完型填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 从短文后所给的A、B、C和D项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Villagelibrariesmayhelpchangechildren’slives WhenZhangDongdong,fromBeijing,arrivedatSanbaoStreetinQinglong,GuizhouProvinceinAugust,2019,he___16___thatmostofthechildrentherelivedwiththeirgrandparents.Theirparentsmovedtolargecitiesto___17___.Thefamilieswerepoor,andtherewerefewbooksforthechildrentoread.They___18___hadtextbooks.Zhangfelt___19___forthechildren,sohetriedhisbestandcollected3,000booksfromalloverthecountry.Andthenhe___20___SanbaoChildren’sLibrary. InOctober,ZhangwenttoZhanmaVillageandvisitedthevillageprimaryschool.Zhangfoundthattheschoollibrarywasasmallroom___21___onlyoldbooksinitandtherewasnoplaceforchildrentoread.SoZhangbegantobuildanother___22___attheendof2019,andonJune1stthefollowingyear,World___23___Day,ZhanmaVillageLibraryopeneditsdoor. “I’mnottheonlyonethathasbuiltalibraryforavillage,”Zhangsaid.“Infact,severalsecretaries（书记）takebuildingvillagelibrariesasavery___24___partoftheirwork.Wedothis___25___webelievethatbookscanbegoodfriendsforthechildrenandmaketheirlivesmorecolorful.”16. A.thought B.found C.said D.agreed17. A.play B.study C.work D.travel18. A.even B.always C.still D.only19. A.happy B.embarrassed C.sorry D.surprised20. A.setup B.lookedup C.madeup D.tookup21. A.with B.for C.about D.of22. A.school B.village C.room D.library23. A.Teachers’ B.Children’s C.Father’s D.Mother’s24. A.important B.easy C.unimportant D.difficult25. A.so B.although C.because D.if三、阅读（共2节，满分35分）第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从26～40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。APyramidSurprise LindaandIwerebornonlyafewdaysapart,soeveryyearweplanabirthdaypartytogether.Thisyear,ourbirthdaytheme（主题）was“DiscoverthePyramids”. “WhataboutinvitingMary?”Lindaasked. Marywaslonely,andhadn’tmademanyfriends,butshewasbetteratmaththananyoneelseinclass. “Hmm,shewearsthesameoldtrouserseveryday.Howcouldsheevenaffordapartydress?” Afterschoolthenextday,Lindahandedmeabox.“What’sthat?”Iasked. “Mybirthdaygiftfromaunt.IthoughtitwouldbenicetogivethistoMaty,”Lindasaid. Iopenedthebox.Insidewasagiftcertificate（礼品券）forourfavoriteclothesstore. “Wow.”Igasped.Webothknewhowmanycuteclothesthatwouldbuy. “So,arewegoingtojusthandittoher?” “Howembarrassingthatwouldbe!”Lindaanswered. Shewasright.Marywouldbetotallyembarrassedifwegavehermoneyforclothes. “Whatifweaskourteacher…” “Waitasecond.Ihaveanidea.”Lindasaid. “What?What?” “I’mnotgoingtotellyou!” Onthedayofourparty,Maryarrived,with—nosurprise—theveryoldbrowntrousers. Wesang,dancedandatebiscuits.“Andnowforthebigprizegame.”Lindasaid.Bigprize?Mymouthdropped.Thiswasnotintheplan. “Thebigprizegameislikethis:TomandSamwerebuildingpyramids…Iftheirpyramidshadtobe60feethigh,whowouldfinishfirst?” Amathgame.Ofcourse!Lindawinked（眨眼示意）atme.NoonewassurprisedwhenMarycameupwiththeanswerbeforeanyoneelseandwalkedoffwiththebox. Thenextweek,Matyworeanewpairoftrousers,andevenanewdress.Thewholetimeshehadabigsmileonherface. Andsodidwe.26. Whosebirthdaypartywasit? A.Mary’s. B.Lindaandthewriter’s. C.Linda’saunt’s. D.Linda’s.27. HowdidLindatrytohelpMary? A.Bygivingherthegiftdirectly. B.Byaskingtheteacherforhelp. C.Bysettingupabigprizegame. D.Byinvitinghertotheclothesstore.28. Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage? A.Nooneneedshelp. B.Mathskillsleadtosuccessinlife. C.Agoodfriendsislikeamirror. D.Helpingothersalsomakesushappy.B Itisgoodtoknowthatyourparentswillprovideyouashouldertocryonwhenyoumeetsetbacks（挫折）.Woulditstillbewelcomeifyourmothergaveupherjobtobeclosertoyouallthetime? ManyparentsinChinahavechosentodoso.Theystayhometocookhealthyfoodandhelpchildrenwiththeirhomework,reported21stCenturyBusinessHeraldandsomeevenrentasmallroomneartheirchildren’sschooltosavetheirtime.suchparentshavegotthenicknameof“helicopterparents”,whichmeanstheyalwayscloselyhoveraroundtheirchildren. “Thisisharmfultotheirchildrenastheywillnotbeabletolearnself-dependence,”saidChicagofamilyexpertDanielleSines. However,parentshavetheirownreasons.“MoststudentsinChinaareonlychildren,andsoparentsarewillingtodoeverythingtohelpthemstandoutamongthefierce（激烈的）competition,”saidChinaYouthDaily. ThisJune,LiuLubeganherlastyearinhighschoolinHebei.Hermotherrentedasmallroomnearherschoolsothatshecoulddothewashingandcookingforher.“I’llhavetobethereformychildrenassheismakingthatlastpushforcollege.WhatIdowillsaveheralotoftimesoshecanbetterprepareforthenationalcollegeentranceexam.It’sworthit.”Hermothertoldthereporter.Infact,schoolsinNortheasternstatesintheUSA,suchasConnecticutandNewYork,havethesametrend（趋势）.InSeptember,studentsmovedintotheirdormitoriesbutmanyhadsomeextraequipment（装备）:theirparents. However,studentsarestilladvisedtofacenewchallengesstandingontheirowntwofeet.29. Theunderlinedexpression“hoveraround”inPara.2probablymeans________. A.dealwith B.pickup C.lookafter D.turnto30. WhydidLiuLu’smotherrentaroomnearherschool? A.Totakecareofher. B.Tohelpherwithherstudy. C.Tomakesureshestudieshard. D.Toteachhertolearnself-dependence.31. What’sthepassagemainlyabout? A.Thestudyof“helicopterparents”inAmerica. B.Theparentingstyle—“helicopterparents”inChina. C.TherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildreninAmerica. D.Theimportanceofchildren’sself-dependenceinChina.32. Youcanprobablyfindthepassagein________. A.aguidebook B.anewspaper C.anovel D.astory CWELCOMETONEWCITYZOO SCHEDULEFORSUMMER2021ZOOHOURS:9:00a.m.–6:00p.m. Weathermayaffectsomeactivities. FORHEALTH&SAFETY:✗ Donotcrosssafetylinestotakephotos.✗ Donottouchorfeedanyanimals.✓ Keepchildreninsightatalltimes.⚠️WARNING: Itisagainstthelawtofeedordisturbanyanimalsinthezoo.Violatorswillberequiredtoleavethezoo,andcouldpayfinesupto$300.Thankyoufortreatinganimalsandtheirlivingspacewithrespect!Formoreinformation,pleasecontactthevisitorcentre(825-202-1202)Orvisit.33.At2:45p.m.,visitorscanhaveacloselookat________. A.elephants B.bears C.wolves D.monkeys34.Theunderlinedword“Violators”inthematerialmeans“peoplewho________.” A.visitthezooregularly B.lookaftertheanimals C.feedordisturbtheanimals D.wanttoreturnthezootickets35.WhichofthefollowingaboutthezooisTRUE? A.Thescheduleisforthewinterof2021. B.GUIDEDBUSTOURisavailableat9:00a.m. C.Weatherdoesnotaffectanyactivity. D.Visitorscanvisitformoreinformation.36.Themainpurposeofthisposteristo________inthezoo. A.protectthewildanimals B.payattentiontosafety C.offertimeinformation D.introducetheactivitiesandrulesDParentsandchildrenoftenfacethechallengesofmoney.Commontopicsincludesettingpocketmoney,learningtosave,anddecidingtobuyexpensivethings.Thegoalofmostparentsistoteachtheirkidshowtodealwithmoneywisely.Thegoalofmostkidsisgettingmoneytospend.Howcanfamiliesachievethesegoals?TheTidierfamilyinDenverfoundthebestwaytoteachaboutmoneywastolettheirkidsmakesomemoney.Theirson,Ryan,17,hasbeenwateringinthegardensincehewas8.Heownedhisowntoolswiththehelpofhisparents.Nowhehassaved$7,800.Besides,heboughtabikeandawonderfulsoundsystem.Andheisgoingtobuyacarnextyear.Moneyskillsareanimportantpartofbecomingasuccessfuladult.DavidBradymanagesacompanytowardchildrenandyoungadults.“Theyshouldn’tbealwaysthinkingofspendingmoney.”Bradywarns.Instead,theyshouldunderstandbasicrulesformakingmoney,savingmoney,andmanagingmoney.Thatknowledgeisgreatlyneeded.Overthepasttenyears,mostAmericansaged18to24borrowednearly$3,000oncreditcard（信用卡）.Amonghighschoolseniors,fouroutoffivehavenevertakenaclassaboutmoney.GiselleLopez,ofNewYorkCity,learnedthehardway.Sofar,shehasowed（欠）$2,000onherfirstcreditcard.Herparentsrefusedtopay,soGisellegotajob.Thenshepaidthemoneyoffslowlybyherself.“NoweverytimeIusemoney,Iknowthatitcomesfrommyownpocket,”Gisellesays.“Thatgivesmeasenseofresponsibilityformyactions.”Differentkidswillhavedifferentstyleswhenitcomestomoney.Teachingthemhowtousemoneydoesn’thavetomeansettingstrictrules.WhenchildrenlikeRyanandGisellehavetheirownmoneytoconsider,theycanlearntosetthoserulesthemselves.37. Whatisthegoalofmostparentsaboutmoney? A.Tosetkids’pocketmoney. B.Togetmoneytospend. C.Tosavesomemoney. D.Toteachkidshowtousemoneywisely.38. WhatdidRyanbuywithhisownmoney? A.Acar. B.Abike. C.Wateringtools. D.Acompany.39. HowmuchmoneydidGiselleborrowonherfirstcreditcard? A.$2,000. B.$3,000. C.$7,800. D.Wedon’tknow.40. WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothewriter? A.MostAmericanhighschoolstudentshavesomeknowledgeaboutmoney. B.Youngpeopleshouldn’tbealwaysthinkingofspendingmoney. C.Childrenwillsetrulesforthemselvesaboutmoney. D.Childrenshouldn’thaverulesforthemselvesaboutmoney.第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，填在答题卡的相应位置。 WhatpeoplewriteinEnglish,theyuseletterofthealphabet.PeoplewhowriteinChinese,however,usecharacters（文字）thatstandforwordsorideas._____41_____Theearliestformswerecalled“oraclebones”.Thesewereanimalbonesmarkedwithpicturesandsymbols.Inadditiontowritingonbones,theChinesealsohavemarksonturtleshells（龟壳）.By1400BC,theChinesewritingsystem（系统）hadbecomemorecomplex._____42_____Around200BC,Chinesecharactersbecamestandardized.Thismeansthateveryoneusedthesamecharacters. _____43_____Forexample,thecharacterthatmeansmanintheLishusystemfrom200BCissimilartothecharacterthatmeansmanfromtheJiantiziormodernsimplifiedsystem,ofthetwentiethcentury. PeoplehavemadeeffortstochangeChinesecharactersoverthecenturies._____44_____TheChinesegovernmentsimplified（简化）manycharacterssothatpeoplecouldlearntoread.ThissimplersystemisusedinmainlandChinaandSingapore._____45_____Evenwiththesechanges,Chinesewritingfrom2,200yearsagoisstillunderstoodtoday.Ithadmorethan2,500characters.HistoriansbelieveChinesewritingbeganasearlyas1500BC.Themostimportantchangeshappenedinthetwentiethcentury.TraditionalcharactersareusedinTaiwan,HongKongandMacau.ManymodernChinesecharactersaresimilartothosefrom2,000yearsago.四、写作（共三节，满分30分）第一节 语篇填词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据短文的内容及首字母提示写出文中所缺单词。 MybestfriendisTom.Wehavebeenfriendsformorethantenyears.Weusuallystudytogether,playtogetherands___46___ourhappinessandsadnesstogether.Tomisaboywhohasasenseofh___47___.WhenIamunhappy,heusuallytellsmesomejokesorfunnystoriestomakemecheerful.Tomisn’tgoodatstudy.Heisa___48___boyandalwaysmakesalotofmistakesintheexams.Therefore,Itrymybesttohelphimwithhisstudy.Ibelievehewillpasstheexaminthenearfuture.T___49___wehaveagoodrelationshipwitheachother,wehavequarrels（吵）sometimes.Afterquarreling,wer___50___doingsoandapologizetoeachother.Thenwebecomecloserandcloser.IamluckytohaveafriendlikeTomandIhopeo