上海市浦东新区民办欣竹中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

上海浦东新区民办欣竹中学2024年第一学期英语学科九年级期中考试卷Part2GrammarandVocabulary（第二部分语法和词汇）Ⅱ.Choosethebestanswer（选择最恰当的答案，共15分）1.TheDoubleNinthFestivalremindsustorespect________elderly.A.a B.an C.the D./2.TheperformanceofClassAstudentsismuchbetterthan________ofClassBstudents.A.one B.that C.those D.this3.________usefuladviceonmydietourteacherhasgivenus!A.What B.Whata C.Whatan D.How4.Theorganizationisconsidering_________somemoneytovictimsofthenaturaldisaster.A.donate B.donating C.todonate D.todonating5.Thisboyissosmartthathisteacherbelieveshemaybe________Edison.A.other B.theother C.another D.others6.Becarefulwithyourpassportandmoneywhenyouareinaforeigncountry,______?A.willyou B.canyou C.aren’tyou D.don’tyou7.Alice,you________onthephonenow,pleasecometomyofficeasquicklyaspossible.A.want B.arewanting C.arewanted D.havewanted8.Look,thebuildingoverthereisthelandmarkofourcity.Itishigh.A.fifty-fivemetre B.fifty-fivemetres C.fifty-five-metre D.fiftyfivemetres9.Alotofflightswere________becauseofthesmoglastmonth.A.putdown B.putup C.putoff D.putout10.Thelibraryofourneighborhood________twelvehoursaday.A.opens B.isopen C.hasopened D.isopened11.TomhaslivedinChicagoandNewYork,buthedoesn’tlike________cityverymuch.Aneither B.both C.none D.either12.Isawthewholeaccident________myowneyeswhenIwasonmywaytoschool.Ain B.on C.with D.by13.Howlong________inChina?SheisnowinAmerica.A.wasMrs.Williamsbeen B.haveMrs.WilliamsstayedC.didMrs.Williamsstay D.willMrs.Williamsbestayed14.Wehavedecidedtokeepthesecretjustamongus,________wewillnottellittoanyoneelse.A.so B.but C.for D.or15.________hisgoal,healwaysstayeduplatetoworkhard.A.Toachieve B.Achieve C.Achieving D.AchievedCompletethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorexpressioninthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每个单词只能填一次）A.balanceB.influencedC.remainD.judgedE.availableManypeopletodayfeelthatrelationshipsbetweenmembersofthesamefamilyarenotascloseastheywereafewyearsago.Changesinourworkinglivesandthedevelopmentoftechnologyhavecertainly____16____howfamiliescommunicate.Iwouldarguethatfamiliesgenerally____17____ascloseastheyeverwere.Nowparentsarefindingagreaterworkandlife____18____intheirworkinghours.Thismeansthateveninafamilywherebothparentswork,theyareoftenabletomakesurethatatleastoneparentis____19____totaketheirchildrentoafter-schoolactivitiesortoattendshowsandconcertsattheschool.Abettermanagementofworkandlifealsoenablesfamiliestospendmorequalitytimetogether.A.exampleB.replyC.runD.completeE.modernItisacceptedthatthetimeneededto____20____ahousehasbeenalsoreducedoverthelastfewyearsasmoreandmoremachineshavebeeninvented.A(n)____21____ofthisisthewashingmachine.Withit,parentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildreninsteadofwashingclothes.Ibelievethatfamilymembersdocommunicatewitheachothermorethantheymayhavedoneinthepast.Goingonlinecanbeseenasa____22____wayofbringingfamiliestogether.Inthepast,familymemberslivingapartwouldhavetowritelettersandoftenwaitalongtimefora(n)____23____,whilenowadaystherearemanymorewaystokeepintouch,suchassocialmediaandvideocalls.IV.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms.（8分）24.The________madesureallthegatesofthecityweresecurelylocked.(Troy)25.Mum,wouldyouplease________(hot)somemilkforme?26.Lilyisthe________ofthetwo.(slim)27.The________puppyracedaroundthepark,runningaftereveryballinsight.(energy)28.Let’s________afiremantogiveusalectureonelectricalsafetynextweek.(invitation)29.The________inredskirtsintheleftcornercomefromSouthKorea.(act)30.Thesecretaryremindedherboss________thathewouldhaveameetingatfive.(two)31.Thewoodenbridgeontheriverhasbeenin________forover100years.(serve)V.Rewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired.（14分）32.Thetrainspedalongat120milesperhour.(改成否定句)Thetrain________________alongat120milesperhour.33.Nursesanddoctorsoftengivehealthadvicetopatients.（改为破动语态）Healthadvice________often________topatientsbynursesanddoctors.34.Theislandtherewillbecrowdedinthefuture,________________?（改为反义疑问句）35.Thefisharethenremovedfromthebirds’mouthsbyDamin.(保持原句意思基本不变)Thefisharethen________________fromthebirds’mouthsbyDamin.36.JustinBiebercuthishairtoselloneBaytoraisemoneyforcharity.（对划线部分提问）________________JustinBiebercuthishairtoselloneBayfor?37.Haveyouwondered?WhydoJapanesetakeofftheirshoesbeforeentering?（改为宾语从句）Haveyouwondered________Japanese________offtheirshoesbeforeenteringahouse?38.basic,of,your,is,tolink,one,way,improving,memory,the,use,method（连词成句）__________________________________________________.Part3ReadingandWriting（第三部分读写）VI.Readingcomprehension（阅读理解，共50分）ItwasasunnysummerSaturday.ThesunshonedownuponthegrasslandroundCloverFarm.Robby,theeldestofthefarmer’sfourchildren,wasnothappy.“Comeon,Robby,tellmethetrouble,”calledouthismotherfromthehousewhereshewasatwork.Robbyanswered,“Mother,Idon’twanttotakethechildrentothegrassland.Iwanttopleasemyself!”“Whotoldyoutotakethechildrentothegrassland—Father?”Motherasked.“Yes,itwas.HesaidIwastotakethemtoplayonthegrassland,andnottoleavethereuntilhecamebackfromthemarket.”“Andwhatisityouwanttodoinstead?”“IwanttogowithmynetdowntoButterflyCorner.Therewillbelotsofbutterfliesoutthissunnyday.Andtheotherboysatschoolareallcollecting.TheyhavemorethanIdo.”“Oh,dear!ButIcanguesswhyhegavethoseorders.Heknewthatthiswasaverybusydayforme,”hismothersaid.“Andasthisismarket-dayatthetown,hewouldbeawayuntildinnertime.So,yousee,hehasleftyouincharge.YouareinFather’splacethismorningtoguardthefarmandallofus,especiallythelittlekids.Don’tyouthinkit’sanhonortobesotrusted?”“SomethinghappenedinRobby’sheartbecauseofhismother’swords.Hewalkedquietlyaway.Afterall,whatwerethebutterfliescomparedwiththekidsleftinhischarge?“Hip,hip,hooray!”Robbycheered:Hehadwonavictory—overhimself.“Hi,Nettie!Hi,Dumps!Comealong!Andwhere’sBaby?Wearegoingtothegrassland,andI’llteachyoutoplayanewgame!”heshouted.Thekidsenjoyedahappyday.Atthedinnertable,Fathershowedthefamilyanewbike.HesaidtoRobby,“NowI’lltellyouwhyIwantedyoutostayathomethismorning.Itwasforthissurprise.Look,myboy!ForweeksbackI’vebeenplanningtobuythisbicycleforyou.TodayIboughtit,andit’syours!”ForafewsecondsRobbycouldnotbelievehiseyes.Thegood,kindfatherhadbeenplanningforthisboy’spleasure!“Oh,Father!”hecried.39.Howmanychildrendoesthefamilyhave?A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.40.RobbywasnothappyonesummerSaturdaybecause________.A.hismotherwasatwork B.hismotherhassometroubleC.hecouldn’tgotothegrassland D.hecouldn’tcollectbutterflies41.FathertoldRobbyto________.A.helphismotherwiththehousework B.takethekidstoButterflyComerC.takethekidstoplayonthegrassland D.playwiththeotherschoolboys42.Robbychangedhismindandbecamehappyagain________.A.afterhehadatalkwithhismother B.becausehewouldgotothetownC.afterthekidswenttothegrassland D.becauseFathertrustedthekids43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Robbytookthekidstothegrasslandandtheyhadagoodtime.B.FathercamebackfromthetownandboughtRobbyanewbicycle.C.Fatherdidn’ttellRobbywhyhewantedhimtostayathomethatmorning.D.RobbyknewthatFatherwouldbuyhimanewbikethedaybefore.44.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe________.A.LifeonCloverFarm B.AVictoryoverHimselfCCollectingButterflies D.RobbyandtheThreeKidsJKthesingerintheband,wasmyintervieweeJochenKlein.About14yearsago,middle-agedJochendecidedtopackupbeforeleavingforShanghai,abeautifulcityhefellinlovewithatfirstsight.Butnow,the57-year-oldGermanadmittedhe_____45_____imaginedhewouldbeafatherwhenhearrivedhere.Thecitygavehimthemostimportanttreasureinhislife—afamilywithaChinesewifeandtheirten-month-oldbabygirl.Holin:HiJochen,Canyoutellmehowyougotthatspecialname“YouHeng(优衡)”?Jochen:WhenIwashereforthefirsttime,IreportedfromtheWorldEngineeringCongress.SoItraveledalongwithstudents.OneofthemwasShanghainese,whostudiedinGermany,andbecauseofhim,Imetseveralpeoplehere,soIhadsome_____46_____During14days,someofthepeopleImetreallybecamefriends.Theywantedmetohaveanamewithmeaning,andthenweweresearchingbooks.Afterafewhours,theycameupwiththename“YouHeng,whichsoundsalittlebit_____47_____thepronunciation(发音)tomyGermanname.”Holin:Whatmadeyoudecidetostayhereforsuchalongtime?Jochen:Itisexcitingtobehereanditisa(an)_____48_____citytolivein.Alotofthingsaregoingonhere.IthinkonereasonwhyIstayedherewas...ofcourseitisdifferentculture,soyoucanlearnalot.Butthemainpointis,Igettolearnaboutmyself.Ilearnsomethingaboutmyselfallthetime.Holin:DoyouhaveanyimpressiveShanghaistory?Jochen:I’malwayscurious.Forme,therewasnocultureshock.Whatimpressedmewasthatjustalmosteverythingisdifferent._____49_____,Irealizedeatingisnotjustaboutfoodhere,itreallystickspeopletogetherwhichistheculturehere.ThatisdifferentfromGermany.Andthemostimpressivestoryismywife.ImetherinBayer.Sheisofcoursea(n)_____50_____reasonformetostayhere.ShewasalwaysinterestedinGermanculture.BeforeImether,Icouldn’timaginebeingafather.45.A.even B.never C.sometimes D.still46.A.ideas B.solutions C.connections D.difficulties47.A.familiarto B.similarto C.comfortablewith D.importantto48.A.surprising B.amazing C.strange D.usual49.A.What’smore B.Ontheotherhand C.Instead D.Forexample50.A.unusual B.impossible C.additional D.simpleFillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使短文通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出）TheAnswerIsIntheTreesDaveMeko,ascientistattheUniversityofArizona,noticedthatfrom1999tothefollowingyearsitbecamedrieranddrier.AndwaterlevelsinthehugeColoradoRiverweredroppingrapidly.Thiswastheb____51____ofaseriousdrought(干旱).Everyonebeganasking,“Howlongwillitlast?”Mekobelievedthathecouldfindtheanswerinthetrees.Mekoisatree-ringexpert.Hestudiestheringswithinatreetofindinformationaboutclimatechange.Eachyear,atreeaddsanewlayerofwood.Theselayerslooklikeaseriesofrings.Duringtimesofh____52____rainfall,aringiswide.Whenthereisashortageofwater,aringisnarrow.Theseringsarenature’srecordofrainfallandclimatechange.Mekoandhisteamquicklystartedanewresearchproject.Theirgoalwastofindouthowlongpreviousdroughtslasted.Theteamcollectedasmanyoldwoodsamplesaspossible.Theytestedwoodsamplesfrom1,200yearsagountilthep____53____.Whentheyexaminedtherings,thenewsaboutrainfallinthepastwasnotgood.Meko’sresearchshowedthatthe20thcenturywasanunusuallywettime.Treesfromthisperiodhadwide,healthyrings.Rainwasplentifulduringthatcentury,millionsofpeoplemovedtotheregion.Beforethattime,however,theringsshowedthatdroughtsoccurredonar____54____basis.Infact,droughtwaspartoftheusualclimatepattern.Therewereseveredroughtsinthe900s,the1100s,andthelate1200s.Humanhistorys____55____tosupportMeko’sfindings.ThenativeAnasazilivedinthisareaforhundredsofyears,startingaround500AD.Theywerefarmersanddependedonwatertogrowtheircrops.However,attheendofthe13thcentury,theAnasazisuddenlyleftthearea.Expertsdonotknowe____56____whytheAnasazileft.Theythinkitwasbecausetherewasnolongerenoughwatertofarm.AndMeko’streeringsclearlyshowaseriousdroughtatthattime.Howlongwillthecurrentdroughtlast?Usingnature’sc____57____fromthepast,expertspredictthatthisdroughtmaycontinueforanother50years.Answerthequestions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)EducationIstheKeyReporter:Hello,everyone.Besideshelpinganimalsinpain,theSPCAalsorunsaveryactiveeducationprograminschools.MeetMsAnnLek,ourEducationOfficer.Herjobistohelpmorepeopleunderstandanimalssothattheywillbetreated(对待)better.Reporter:WhatisyourjobdutyintheSPCA,Ann?MsAnnLek:Igivetalksatschoolsandinmanyotherplacestohelppeoplelearnmoreaboutanimals.Ipayvisitsatourshelteronceaweektoteachpeoplewhattheyshouldconsiderbeforegettingapet.Besidesweeklytalksandvisits,Ialsohelpeducatethepublicaboutresponsiblepetownership.Reporter:WhendidyoudecidetobecomeanEducationOfficer?MsAnnLek:Ialwaysloveanimalsandwanttomakethisworldabetterplaceforthem.Istartedasavolunteerwiththeorganization,whenIwasstillattendinguniversity.ItissoenjoyabletoworkwiththosewhofeelthesameasIdo.Aftervolunteeringforfouryears,Iwantedtodomore.Idecidedtojointhemfull-timewhentheyneededanEducationOfficer.Reporter:WhatisthemostunforgettableexperienceyouhavemetwhileworkingfortheSPCA?MsAnnLek:Lookingafterpetsandbeingabletobringthemtowork!Ireallyappreciate(感激)thefactthatIcanbringmypetswithmeintotheofficewhenIwantto.They’remyjoyandgivemetheenergyatwork.Beingabletobringmydogsorcatstoworkandhavingmyworkmatesworryaboutthemandshowerthemtotallymakesmyday.Reporter:Whichmisunderstandingofpetswouldyouliketochangemost?MsAnnLek:IreallyhateitwhenpeopleareunhappywhenItalkaboutpets,orwhentaxidriversrefusetotakemebecauseI’mtravellingwithmydog.WheneverIspeaktothemandaskwhy,theyalwaysgivethesameterriblereason:“They’redirty.”Theyworkandtravelcloselywithhumanbeingseverydayandshareallkindsofpublicthings,butwhyshouldwegetworriedaboutcontracting(感染)akindofillnessfromthefriendlyneighbourhoodpets?SoIthinkeducationisthekey!58.IsMsAnnLekanEducationOfficerintheSPCA?___________________________________________________________________________________________59.HowdoesAnnhelppeoplelearnmoreaboutanimals?__