山东省烟台市芝罘区（五四制）2023-2024学年九年级下学期期中考试英语试卷（含答案）

山东省烟台市芝罘区（五四制）2023-2024学年九年级下学期期中考试英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Weekends,airconditioners(空调),takeouts...areallcommonthingsformodernpeople.Haveyoueverwonderedifancientpeopleenjoyedthesamelifestyles?Let’stakealook.NoweekendsInancientChina,therewerenoweekendsbecausepeopledidnotuseaweeklycalendar.Buttheycouldstillrelaxafterwork.DuringtheHanDynasty,officerstookonedayoffeveryfivedays.DuringtheTangDynasty,officersworkedfortendaysandrestedforoneday.Therewerealsomanypublicholidaysinancienttimes,suchasSpringFestival,wintersolstice(冬至)andMid-AutumnFestival.Peoplelikefarmersandbusinessmenusuallyworkedmostoftheyear,buteventhemosthard-workingpeoplewouldtakeafewdaysoffduringSpringFestival.SmartwaysofstayingcoolInancienttimes,thoughpeopledidn’thaveairconditioners,theyhadtheirownwaystogetthroughthehotsummer.Peoplecollectediceblocksinwinterandstoredtheminanicehouse.Whensummercame,peoplecouldtaketheiceblockshomeandusethemtomaketheirroomscooler.Therewasakindofpillow(枕头)madeofporcelain(瓷器)thatfeltpleasantlycool.Ancientpeoplealsomadebamboointobedmats(垫子)tosleepon.They’restillusedtoday.TakeoutsnotanewthingTherewastakeoutasfarbackastheSongDynasty.InthefamousSongDynastypaintingAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival(《清明上河图》),atakeoutworkercanbeseenwithfoodinhand.Peopleatthetimeevenhadspecialmealboxesfortakeoutdishes.Theyalsousedwarmingplatesmadeoftwolayers(层)ofporcelain.Hotwatercouldbeputbetweenthemtokeepdisheswarm.1．Whyweretherenoweekendsinancienttimes?A．Becauseancientpeopleweremorehard-workingthanmodernones.B．Becauseancientpeopledidn’tuseaweeklycalendar.C．Becausetheemperorsdidn’tallowtheirpeopletohavearest.D．Becauseancientpeoplewantedtomakemoremoney.2．HowmanywaysarementionedtostaycoolinancientChinainthepassage?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.3．Howdidpeopleinancienttimeskeeptakeoutdisheswarm?A．Theyputhotwaterbetweenplates. B．Theylitcandlesunderthedishes.C．Theycoveredthedisheswiththickcloth. D．Theywalkedfasttodeliver(送)thedishes.4．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．InancientChina,peoplelikefarmersandbusinessmenworkedallyearround.B．Ancientpeopleusedbedmatsmadeofsilktostaycool.C．AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestivalwaspaintedinSongDynasty.D．Modernpeoplestillhavethesamelifestylesasancientpeople.HaveyouwatchedEscapeFromtheBritishMuseum?Thisshortvideoseries(系列)wasdirectedbytwoChinesevideobloggers(视频博主).TheywenttotheU.K.inJuneandspentthreemonthsmakingtheseries.Therearethreevideosintheseries.Eachvideoislessthantenminuteslong.Inthestory,aChinesejadeteapot(玉壶)turnsintoagirl.SherunsoutoftheBritishMuseumandmeetsaChinesenewsreporter.Withhishelp,shefinallygoesbacktoChina.Somelinesintheseriesareverytouching.Oneexampleis,“Family,Ihavebeenlostforalongtime.”ThevideobloggerssaytheywanttodrawattentiontoChineseculturalrelics(文物)abroad.DuringtheSecondOpiumWar(第二次鸦片战争),BritishandFrenchsoldiersstoletheOldSummerPalace.ThestolenrelicsweresenttomuseumsacrossEurope.Today,theBritishMuseumhasabout23,000Chineserelics.InAugust,2023,apieceofnewsshockedtheworld.About2,000relicshadbeenstolenfromtheBritishMuseum.Someofthemwerefromabout3,500yearsago.Manycountrieshavequeried(质询)thesafetyofthemuseum.ThetwovideobloggersstartedpostingtheirseriesonAugust30.Itsoonbecameverypopular.ManyviewersbegandiscussingthereturnofChineserelics.Thisshowspeople’slovefortraditionalChineseculture.Italsoshowsthatshortvideoscanbemorethanjustfun.“Theseriessendsoutanimportantvoice,”saidoneoftheviewers.“WewanttheChineserelicstocomeback!”5．WhatdoestheChinesenewsreporterdointhisshortvideo?A．HetakesthejadeteapotoutoftheBritishMuseum.B．Hehelpsthejadeteapotfindthewaytothemuseum.C．HedrawsattentiontoChineseculturalrelicsabroad.D．HetakesthejadeteapotbacktoChinafromEngland.6．WherewerethestolenculturalrelicssentduringtheSecondOpiumWar?A．TheBritishMuseumonly. B．ThemuseumsalloverEurope.C．Themuseumthroughouttheworld. D．ThemuseumsoutsideChina.7．Whatroledoesthisshortvideoseriesplay?A．ItcallsforculturalrelicsabroadtobereturnedtoChina.B．Itencouragesmorepeopletoshootshortvideoseries.C．ItremindsmorepeopletovisittheBritishMuseum.D．ItasksalltheChinesepeopletolovetheirmotherland.Theweatheriscold,butpeople’sheartsarenot.Heilongjianghasbecomeapopulartravelplacethiswinter.The25thHarbinIceandSnowWorldcontinuestocatchmanytourists’attention.Theamusementparkcoversanareaof810,000squaremeters.Visitorsmostlycametoenjoythebeautywhenitgetsdark.Theycanenjoymorethan1,000worksofart,allmadeoficeandsnow.ButtheHarbinIceandSnowWorldisnottheonlyplacetogo.Therearemanyothergoodchoices,too.Touristscanalsoenjoyhavingbarbecues(烧烤)inQiqiharandgoingtohotspringsinDaqing.TheycouldevenwatchthesunriseinFuyuan,China’seasternmostcity.TheHarbinsubwayisrunninglongerhourstomeetpeople’sneeds.PassengerscanusefreeticketstotravelbetweenthestationsoftheSunIslandandtheIceandSnowWorld.Soit’seasierforthemtogotothetwomaineventstakingplacethere.Heilongjiangalsowroteathank-youlettertoallthetourists.Itthankedthemforvisitingandtakingpartindifferentactivities.Alltheirshortvideosandtravelarticlesonline,theletterpointsout,havemadeHeilongjiangknowntomorepeople.Theletteralsoinvitedvisitorstosharetheirfeelings.Besides,theletterencouragedvisitorstomakesuggestions.Allthiswouldmaketheprovinceabetterplaceasproblemscanbesolvedassoonaspossible.Theirlikesandsuggestions,thelettersays,encouragetheprovincetodoabetterjob.Eveninacoldseasonlikethis,theenthusiasm(热情)oftouristscanbefeltalloverthecountry.8．Whatattracts(吸引)touristsmostinHarbinIceandSnowWorld?A．Theactivitiesintheamusementpark. B．Thebeautyoftheamusementparkatnight.C．Theprocessofmakingiceandsnowartworks. D．Thegoodservicesprovidedbytheamusementpark.9．HowmanyothergoodchoicesarementionedinParagraph2?A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph3referto?A．Events. B．Tickets. C．Stations. D．Passengers.11．Whatarethepurposesofthethank-youletterfromHeilongjiang?①Toshowthankstotourists.

②Toinvitetouriststowriteback.③Toasktouristsforsuggestions.

④Tolearnabouttourists’feelings.⑤Toencouragetouriststosharetravelarticles.A．①②③ B．①②④ C．①③④ D．③④⑤Whenyouthinkofseafood,whichplacewillcometoyourmind?Qingdao,XiamenorWeihai?ButyoumayneverthinkofXinjiangforsure.Recently,fisheryproductsproducedinXinjianghavebecomepopular,especiallyafterJapanputnuclear-contaminatedwater(核污染水)intothesea.InNilkaCountyinXinjiang,about6,000tonsofrainbowtrout,akindoffish,willbeproducedthisyear.Rainbowtroutbelongstothesamefamilyassalmon,whichisakindofwell-knownseafood.Ittasteslikesalmontoo.Whydofarmerstherechoosetogrowfish?TheweatherinsomepartsofXinjiangisseldomhot,andtheriversarefedbymeltwater(融水)fromtheTianshanMountains.Waterdeeperthan6metersalwaysstaysat10℃.Asthemeltwaterisverycleanandcold,it’sa“comfortable”homeforfish,LiChunyu,aworkeratafishcompanysaid.Tomakesuretheriverstaysclean,thecompanyusesmachinestocleanfishwasteinthewater.Theyalsousenetcage(网箱)thataregoodfortheenvironment.Thenetsareabout51meterswideandlie25metersdeepintheriver.Meanwhile,inXinjiang,whitelegshrimp,anotherkindoffish,canalsogrowwell.Salinesoil(盐碱土)coversalargepartofthedesertwherefewplantsareabletogrow.FarmersusedtoputwaterfromtheYellowRiverontothefarmlandtowashawaythesalt.Thiswasawasteofsaltywater.Scientiststhendecidedtocreate“seawater”withthesaltywaterbyaddinginsomeotherchemicals(化学物质).Whitelegshrimpscanlivewellinthiskindofwater.Theytastenodifferentfromthesamekindofshrimpthatgrowsinthesea.Thankstotherichnaturalresources(资源)inXinjiangandthewisdomofthescientists,salmon,shrimpsandmanyotherkindsof“seafood”canbecomeadelicacy(佳肴)onthediningtablesnotonlyinXinjianghomes,butalsoacrossthenation,whichprotectsusfromnuclear-contaminatedwateratthesametime.12．Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?A．Bymakinganexplanation. B．Byaskingquestions.C．Bygivinganexample.

D．Bylistingnumbers.13．Toavoidwaterpollutioncausedbygrowingfish,thecompany_________.①cleanthewaterwithmachines

②growsonekindoffishonceayear③useenvironment-friendlynetcages

④cutsdownthefishproductionA．①③ B．③④ C．①②③ D．②③④14．Whatcanyouinferfromthispassage?A．Lifewillnotbedifferentwithoutseafood. B．Japanwon’tletoutnuclear-contaminatedwater.C．Chinawon’tbeshortoffisheryproducts. D．Xinjiangisrichinnaturalresources.15．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．TheReasonstoGrow“Seafood”inXinjiang.B．Xinjiang“Seafood”orJapaneseSeafood.C．DifferentKindsof“Seafood”inXinjiang.D．Xinjiang“Seafood”—ANewChoiceforChinesePeople.阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。InancientChinesestories,Cangjiecreatedcharacters(文字).Cangjiewassmart,sotheleaderHuangdigavehimthejobofrecordingthings.However,16Hewantedtofindoutawaytosolvetheproblem.Oneday,Cangjiewenthuntingwithseveralotherpeople.17Afterseeingthis,Cangjiethoughtifthereweredifferentsignsfordifferentthings,hecouldrememberalltheimportantthingseasily.18HuangdiwashappywithCangjie’sworkandaskedhimtoteachthesignstoothers.TheyallthankedCangjie.Overtimehegotproud.Cangjiewasteachingaclassoneday.Anoldmanlistenedtohimcarefully.Aftertheclass,theoldmanaskedCangjie,“19Acowalsohasfourlegs.Butwhydoesn’tthesignforthecowshowthat?”Cangjiefoundhemixedthetwosignsupwhenteaching.Hefeltverysorryforthat.20A．Thesignsyoucreatedforthehorseandthedogshowtheyhavefourlegs.B．ThankstoCangjie,peoplecouldrecordthingseasily.C．Fromthenon,Cangjiewasmorecarefulabouthiswork.D．Henoticedthehunterschosetheirwaybylookingatthedifferentfootprints(脚印)ofanimals.E．Throughhardwork,hefinallycreatedthesignsforwriting.F．Cangjiefoundthatthejobbecamemoredifficultasthenumberofthethingstorecordgrew.二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ihavecometorealizethatlifeisajourney.Whetherwechoosetokeepmovingaround,orwechoosetostayinoneplace,weareonajourney.Thatjourneyisnotaneasyone21everydayitmakesusfacenewproblemsinnewways.WhenIwasalittleboy,Ilikedmovingaround.Ialwayslookedforwardtothenexttripawayorthenextholiday.MaybeitisbecauseIlivedinasmalland22town.HowIwantedtheschoolholidayswhenIcouldgotothecoast!ThereImetwithfriendsandmycousins,andhadso23fun.Ialsometnewpeopleandsometimeswewouldtraveltogetherexploring(探索)differenttownsandbeachsideplaces.WhenIfinishedhighschool,Ikeptmoving.InmyfirstyearoutofschoolItraveledwithafriend.WevisitedseventeencountriesinEurope,workingdifferentjobsaswewent.24excitingadventure(冒险)wehad!Noonecouldkeepusstill!Whenoneplaceoronejobbecameboring,we25.Ifwedidn’tlikethepeoplewewerestayingwith,wesaidgoodbye.InthiswayIwenttothreedifferentuniversitiestostudyandlivedinfivedifferenttowns.Allthiscarriedonformanyyears26Igotmarriedandhadmyownfamily.Nowhavingafamilyisadifferentthingbecauseyoucannotchoosewhotheyareasyouwant.Whenyoustayinthesameplace,withthesamepersons,youstartawholenewjourney.Thatisthejourneyoffacingyourmistakesandtryingtomakethemright.27walkawayandmeetsomeonenewwhenyoumakeamistake,youhavetosaythatyouaresorryandtryagain.Whentheonesyoulovehurtyou,youmayfeelangryorunhappy.Butinsteadof28thedecisiontoleave,youhavetotrytotellthemhowyoufeelandforgive(宽恕)them.Thenyouwillstayinthesametown,choosingoneplacetoliveandonejobtoremainin.Thereagainyouarechallengedtofacelife,doingthings29payingyourbillsandtryinghardtogetalongwellwithyourboss.Youhavetokeeponatyourjobwhenyou30givingitallupandtravelingagain.Soratherthanmovearoundondifferenttrips,youareonanewjourney.Thisjourneyofstayingstillisjustasimportantasallthetravelsintheworld.21．A．why B．because C．that D．so22．A．boring B．interesting C．relaxing D．amazing23．A．many B．much C．some D．more24．A．What B．Whatan C．How D．Howan25．A．wentoff B．cameup C．pickedup D．turnedoff26．A．when B．since C．unless D．until27．A．Ratherthan B．Insteadof C．Inorderto D．Wouldrather28．A．planning B．finding C．making D．holding29．A．forexample B．suchas C．insteadof D．aheadof30．A．seemto B．decideto C．looklike D．feellike三、短文填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Recently,threeboyswerearrested(逮捕)becauseofkillingamiddleschoolstudent.Thismadepeoplehaveaheated31(discuss)andpaymoreattentiontoschoolbullying(校园欺凌).Schoolbullyingisaseriousproblem32happensinmanyschools.Itcanhaveabadeffectonthoseteenagerswhoareaffectedbyit.Schoolbullyingcancausephysicalandemotionalharmtothevictim(受害者).Victimsmayfeelscared,lonely,and33(help).Theymaylosetheirconfidenceandinterestinlearning.Schoolbullyingalsohasabadinfluence34thewholeschool.Itcancreateanervousanduncomfortablefeeling,whichaffectsthestudyandlivesofotherstudents.35(solve)theproblemofschoolbullying,weneedtotakeaction.First,schoolsshouldletstudentsknowtheharmofschoolbullying.Atthesametime,studentsneedto36(teach)howtogetonwellwithothers.Second,teachersaresupposedtopaymoreattentiontothebehaviorofstudentsanddealwiththeargumentintime.Lastbutnottheleast,ifweschoolbullying,weshould37(brave)saynoandaskourteachersandparentsforhelp.Mr.XuHao,alawyer,saidthat38theboyswereyoung,theymightstillbepunishedbythelaw.HementionedthatChina’slaws39(improve)inthepastfewyearstopreventteenagers40doingverybadthings.Now,kidsasyoungas12canbeheldresponsible.Allinall,everyonehastheresponsibilitytostopschoolbullyingandcreateasaferandfriendlierlearningenvironmentforstudents.四、任务型阅读Recently,LeiJunhasbecomeevenmorepopularontheInternetbecauseofXiaomiSU7,whichisanewkindofelectriccar.Leiisamanwhoisfulloflegends(传奇),notonlybecauseofhisability,butalsobecauseofhisattitudeindoingthingsandbeingaperson.LeiwasborninacommonfamilyinDecember,1969inXiantao,Hubei.Hisfatherwasateacher.WhenLeiwasveryyoung,heshowedamazingtalentinlearning.In1987,whentakingthecollegeentranceexamination,hegot700pointsoutof710pointsinthetestpaper,beingtheNo.1inthecity,andhemadeuphismindtostudyinWuhanUniversity.Duringthecollegedays,healsocompletedthefour-yearcoursesintwoyears,andwonthefirstprizeofthescientificandtechnologicalachievementsofcollegestudentsinHubeiProvince.In2010,XiaomiCompanywasfounded,LeiJunisthefounderofit.HehasrichexperienceinthefieldoftechnologyandhasledXiaomitobecomeawell-knownglobal(全球的)brand.ManymifansthinkXiaomicanprovidebothgooduserexperienceandhighproductqualityforthem.Theycangetbetterenjoymentatalowerpriceaswell.OnNovember29th,2023,Leidonated(捐助)1.3billionyuantohisformerschool—WuhanUniversity.ThisisthelargestsingledonationreceivedbyWuhanUniversitysinceitsestablishment.LeiJunsaidthatwithouthisformerschool,therewouldn’tbehisachievementtoday.30yearsago,whenhewasastudent,heoncereceivedascholarship(奖学金)of2,000yuan,andhethoughtthathewouldreturnitfortentimesormoreinthefuture,andnowhehasmadeit.Leiissuchaman,intelligent,hard-workingandgenerous(慷慨).41．What’sXiaomiSU7?42．HowlongdidLeiJunspendonhiscollegecourses?43．WhatcanmifansgetfromXiaomiaccordingtoparagraph3?44．WhydidLeiJundonatemoneytoWuhanUniversityaccordingtothepassage?45．WhatdoyouthinkofLeiJun?五、书面表达46．假如你是王琳，你的美国朋友Frank通过E-mail告诉你他对中国的传统节日非常感兴趣，希望你能为他介绍一下。端午节即将来临，请你给他回一封信，简单介绍一下端午节，并邀请他来中国一起共度佳节。内容包括：1．时间：农历五月初五（thefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth）；2．人们为纪念（honor）屈原——伟大的诗人和政治家（statesman）；3．活动：1）吃粽子；2）赛龙舟；3）挂艾草（mugwort）以驱除厄运和疾病；4．发出邀请，共度佳节。要求：1．词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；2．须包含所有要点提示，可适当补充，以使语句通顺，行文连贯；3．信中不得出现个人姓名、校名等真实信息。DearFrank,IamveryexcitedtotellyousomethingabouttheLoongBoatFestival,oneofthetraditionalChinesefestivals.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________