2024-2025學年江蘇省鹽城市康居路初級中學九年級上學期期中考試英語試卷

2024—2025學年江蘇省鹽城市康居路初級中學九年級上學期期中考試英語試卷

一、聽力選擇(★★★)1.What’sMary’sanimalsign?

A．B．C．(★★)2.WhatisSandygoodat?

A．B．C．(★★★)3.What’sPeter’sproblem?

A．B．C．(★★)4.Whichwaydoesthegirllikebesttolearnabouttheworld?

A．B．C．(★★★)5.Whogavethegirladogforherbirthday?

A．Herparents.B．Heraunt.C．Heruncle.(★★★)6.WhichcolourdoesthewomanthinkLisashoulduse?

A．Red.B．Yellow.C．Green.(★★★)7.HowoftendoesStevengototheEnglishReadingClub?

A．Onceaweek.B．Onceamonth.C．Twiceaweek.(★★★)8.WhatwillDanieldothisweekend?

A．WatchTV.B．Gotothemuseum.C．Gotoschool.(★★★)9.Wherearethey?

A．Inahotel.B．Inarestaurant.C．Inashop.(★)10.WhywasSimonlatethismorning?

A．Becausehehelpedanoldman.B．Becausehemissedthefirstbus.C．Becausetherewasalotoftraffic.(★★★)聽一段對話，回答下面兩個小題。11.Howlonghasthemanbeenawayforaholiday?

A．Aweek.B．Amonth.C．Ayear.12.Whatlanguagedothelocalpeoplespeak?

A．FrenchandEnglish.B．EnglishandChinese.C．ChineseandFrench.(★★★)聽第一篇短文，回答第1-3小題。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案，完成信息記錄表。

AfilmaboutgrowingupCharacter?Jimisa______andlonelyboy.

?Heisinterestedin______.StorySomechildrenplaytricksonhimandfightwithhim.Jimfeelsunhappyand______.ThenBenhelpsJimfacehisfear.13.A．shyB．curiousC．creative14.A．MusicB．ArtC．Physics15.A．gladB．a(chǎn)fraidC．excited(★★★)聽一篇短文，回答下面五個小題。16.WhatisMaggieBrown?

A．AChineseteacher.B．AnEnglishteacher.C．APEteacher.17.WhichcountrydoesMaggiecomefrom?

A．France.B．TheUSA.C．Thailand.18.HowdoesMaggiefeelaboutherjob?

A．Excited.B．Confident.C．Bored.19.WhatmightyoungchildrenthinkaboutMaggie?

A．Sheisnotgoodatsinging.B．Shedoesnotteachverywell.C．Sheisaninterestingteacher.20.WhatwillMaggiemissifshemovestoanothercountry?

A．Herhometown.B．HerlifeinParis.C．Thechildren’shappyfaces.二、補全對話(★★)根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從所給的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，每個選項限用一次。A:Mrs.Black,youoftenhelpchildren.21B:Sure.Childrenoftencallmeandaskforsomeadviceabouthowtosolvetheirproblems.A:22B:Manystudentscan’tdecidewhentostudyandwhentoplay.Ithinktheyshouldlearntobalancestudyandplay.A:23SometimesIgettoomuchhomeworkandIdon’tknowwhichtodofirst.B:Youmustfeelworriedattimes,right?A:Yes,canyougivemesomesuggestions?B:Allright.24A:Isee.Thankyousomuchforyourhelp.B:25

A．Ican’tagreemore.B．Whatproblemsdomoststudentshave?C．Youcantalktoyourteachers,parentsorfriends.D．Don’tmentionit.E．Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourjob?三、完形填空(★★)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。Abirdwenttolookforitshappinessinafarawayplace.Itflewandflewwhenitsuddenlysawalittleflower.Theflowerwasdying,butitsfacewasfullof________.Notknowingwhy,thebirdaskedthelittleflower,“You’regoingtodie.Whyareyou________sohappy?”“BecauseIwillachievemy________,”saidthelittleflower.“Whatisyourdream?”“To________sweetfruit.”Thenthelittlebirdsawit:happinessisa________intheheart.Thebirdcontinuedflyingandsawalame(瘸的)duck________alittleduckfindthewaybackhome.Althoughitwasdisabled,ithadasmilingface.“I’mhappybecauseIcanhelp________.”saidthelameduck.Sothebirdsawit:happinessisaloveintheheart.Thebirdkeptflyingandsuddenlysawaspider(蜘蛛)climbingupa________.Thespiderfelloffthewallhalfway,butitkept________againandfelloffagain.Evenso,thespiderdidn’t________.Thelittlebirdaskedthespiderinsurprise,“You________againandagain,whydon’tyouhavepain________happinessonyourface?”“Aslongas(只要)Inever________trying,I’mabletoclimbupit.________this,I’msohappy,”saidthespider.Thelittlebirdsawit:happinessisafaith(信念)intheheart.Sothelittlebirdnomorelookedforhappinessbecauseitknewthe________:happinessisnotinthefarawayplacebutinyourownheart.26.A．worryB．smileC．surpriseD．sadness27.A．justB．onlyC．a(chǎn)lsoD．still28.A．secretB．questionC．dreamD．plan29.A．produceB．promiseC．pointD．pollute30.A．changeB．ruleC．storyD．hope31.A．helpB．wantC．a(chǎn)skD．bring32.A．noneB．nobodyC．othersD．a(chǎn)ll33.A．treeB．hillC．chairD．wall34.A．climbingB．doingC．flyingD．falling35.A．comeupB．giveupC．stayupD．takeup36.A．wonB．lostC．failedD．joined37.A．a(chǎn)ndB．orC．butD．so38.A．keepB．forgetC．enjoyD．stop39.A．InsteadofB．BecauseofC．AsgoodasD．Without40.A．healthB．truthC．warmthD．growth四、閱讀理解(★★★)Myopia(近視)inChildrenHowdochildrengetmyopia?

Ifachildspends7+hoursaweekoncomputersormobilephones,hemayhavemyopia.Ifchildrenhavefeweroutdooractivities,theymaytakemoreriskofgettingmyopia.Ifparentshavemyopia,theirkidmayalsohavemyopia.Howmanychildrenhavemyopia?41.Lindahasmyopia.Maybeher________hasmyopia,too.

A．parentB．teacherC．cousinD．friend42.Whichcanshowthechangeinthenumberofmyopiachildrenastheygrow?

A．B．C．D．43.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?①Reasonsformyopia②Thenumberofmyopia③Waystostayawayfrommyopia④Properfoodformyopiakids

A．①②④B．①③④C．①②③D．②③④(★★)TanghuluisaspecialandsweetchildhoodmemoryofmanyChinesepeople.Whenwintercomes,youcanseepeoplesellingTanghuluoneachstreetinBeijing.Brightredincolour,withaperfectsweet-and-sourtaste,TanghuluisapopulartraditionalsnackinmostpartsofnorthernChina.Inthepast,peoplemainlyusedthehawthorn(山楂)tomakeTanghulu.Butnow,peopleprefertouseotherfruitslikeoranges,bananas,grapesandstrawberries.TomaketheperfectTanghulu,youcanfollowthesesteps:Preparewhatyouneed:Hawthornsorotherfruits,whitesugarandwater.

Step1Startoffbywashingthehawthornsoranyotherfruityouchoose.Afterthat,drythefruitfirst.Don’tforgetthisstep.Step2Putthefruitonbamboosticks.Ifyouuselongsticks,put4—6piecesoffruitoneachstick.Ifyouuseshortones,1—3piecesareenough.Step3Addwaterandwhitesugarinapanandthenmixthemwell.Heatthepanuntilbubblesappearandcolorchanges.Whendoingthis,youcantestthetemperatureofthemixture(混合物)bydipping(浸)aspoonofthemixtureincoldwater.Whenthemixturebecomeshardatonce,youhavetherighttemperature.ItisthekeytomakingtheperfectTanghulu.Step4Now,dipeachfruitstickintothesugarmixturetoeasilycoatthefruit.Remembertoturnittocoatallofthesides.Step5Finally,puteachstickonaplate.Remembertoleaveenoughspacebetweeneachothertostopthemfromsticking.Afterafewminutes,youcantastethem.Withthestep-by-stepinstructions,youcanhaveatryathome.Trywithdifferentkindsoffruitstoseewhichtasteyoulikebest.44.WhatdoesthewritertellusaboutTanghuluinParagraph1?

A．Sizeandcolour.B．Colourandtaste.C．Sizeandtaste.D．Historyandsize.45.Afterwashingthefruit,whatshouldwedofirst?

A．Makeitdry.B．Heatitinapan.C．Putitonbamboosticks.D．Dipitinthesugarmixture.46.WhatdoesStep5mainlytellus?

A．Howoftenyoucantasteit.B．Whentocoolthefruitsticks.C．Wheretoputthefruitsticks.D．Whocantastethefruitsticking.(★★★)Human,Don’tCometooCloseWhenweseebabiesorpets,wecan’thelpgentlytouchingthemtoshowourlove.Andtheygiveushappyfeelingsback.Butarecentstudyshowsthatit’sdifferentforplants.Infact,________.That’sbecausetouchingchangestheirgenes(基因)and,evenworse,canslowtheirgrowth.ProfessorJimWhelaninAustraliaexplainedit.“Thelightesttouchfromahuman,orevenplantstouchingeachotherinthewind,leadstoahugegenechangeintheplant.”Inordertotesttheidea,thescientistsdidanexperiment(實驗)onplants.Theygrewanumberofplantstotheageoffourweeks.Thentheytouchedthemwithapaintbrushevery12hoursovera36-hourperiod.Theyfoundthatthemitochondria(線粒體)intheplantswerepartlyhurt.Themitochondriaarethe“powerhouseofthecell”.Themitochondriaproduceenergyforthecellinbothanimalsandplants.Ifthis“powerhouse”isweakened,theplantswilllosealotofenergythatshouldhavesupportedtheirgrowth.Whelanfurtherexplained,“Ifthetouchingisrepeated,thenplantgrowthisreducedbyupto30percent.”AccordingtoScienceAlert,repeatedtouchingormovingplantswillmakethemgrowshorterthanothers.Althoughthetouchinghasastronginfluenceonplants,it’snotalwaysbad.Theresearchersbelieve,insomeways,itcouldbehelpful.Itmayhelpplantsfightagainstinsectsandbadweather.Thenewresearchfindingsleadstoadeeperunderstandingoftheplants’replytotouching.Andtheresearchmightalso“openupnewwaystooptimize(優(yōu)化)growthinthefuture.”ScienceAlertreported.47.Whichofthefollowingisthebestfor“________”inParagraph2?

A．peopleliketouchingplantsB．plantsdon’t“l(fā)ike”tobetouchedC．plantswillgrowbetteriftheyaretouchedD．peopleshouldtouchplantsasmuchaspossible48.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“weakened”mean?

A．Becominglessstrong.B．Becominglessdifficult.C．Becominglesshelpful.D．Becominglessinteresting.49.Accordingtothepassage,scientistsfoundthatrepeatedtouchingcould________.

A．makethelifeofplantslongerB．causethedeathofplantsC．helpplantsproducemoreenergyD．makeplantsgrowmoreslowly50.Themainpurposeofthepassageistotellus________.

A．newwaystokeeptheanimalsB．somewaystoshowourlovetoanimalsC．theadviceabouthelpingplantsgrowshorterD．goodpointsandbadpointsoftouchingplants(★★★)Aladdinmadeawishtothemagiclamp,“Pleasebuildabeautifulpalacenexttotheking’spalace.”Thenextmorning,thekingfoundanewpalacewhichisclosetohispalace.ThekingmetAladdinatthedoorwhenhewenttoseethenewbuilding.Aladdinsaid,“MyLord,thisismypresenttotheprincess.Inthisway,youcanstillseeeachotherevenaftersheismarried.”ThekingwastouchedbyAladdinandagreedtoletAladdinmarryhisdaughter.TheweddingofAladdinandtheprincesswasbigandcelebratedbythewholecity.Themagician(魔法師)heardthisanddecidedtobringthelampback.HemadeseveralbeautifullampsandthenwenttoAladdinandtheprincess’spalace.Hetalkedtotheirservants(仆人),“Doyouhaveanyoldlamps?YoucanexchangethemformynewlampsbecauseI’minterestedinroyal(皇家的)things.”Theservantsrushedtotelltheprincessthestrangenews.TheprincessagreedandaskedthemtotakeAladdin’slamptothemagicianbecauseshebelieveditwasjustacommonoldlamp.Aftergettingthelamp,themagicianquicklymadeawish,“TakemehomewithAladdin’spalaceandtheprincess.”WhenAladdingothomeatnight,hefoundthepalaceandtheprincessweregone.“Maybethewicked(惡的)magicianwasback,”hethought.Aladdinfeltverysad.Suddenly,herememberedthemagicring.Aladdinaskedtheringtobringhiswifeandpalaceback.“I’mafraidIcan’t.Itdependsonthemagiclamp.”repliedthering.“Butatleastyoucantakemetomywifewhereversheis”ThenAladdinwastakentotheprincess’sflat.TheprincesstoldAladdinwhathappenedthatnightthroughthewindowoftheflat.“Wheredidheputthelamp?”Aladdinasked.Theprincessreplied,“Hetakesitwithhimallthetime.”Aladdinwasgladwhenhearingthat.Thenhepassedtheprincessasmallbottleandtoldherhisplan.Thewaterinthebottlecanmakethemagicianfallasleepquickly.Thatevening,theprincessinvitedthemagiciantohaveagreatmeal.Themagicianbecamerelaxedwhenseeingthedeliciousfoodandwine(葡萄酒).Theprincessthenfilledhiscupwithwine,againandagain,sohesoongotdrunk.Atthistime,shetookoutthesmallbottleandputitintothemagician’scup.Hedrankandsoonfellasleep.Afterthat,Aladdincamein.Hefoundthelampandmadeawish.Finally,Aladdinandtheprincessgothomesafely.Themagicianwasputinprison(坐牢).Fromthenon,theylivedahappylifeandtheydidmanygoodthingsforpeoplewiththehelpofthemagiclamp.——TakenfromAladdinandtheMagicLamp51.WhichisNOTTRUEaboutthenewpalace?

A．Itwasmadeofgold.B．Itwasclosetotheking’spalace.C．ItwasagiftfromAladdintotheprincess.D．Aladdingotthepalacethroughthemagiclamp.52.Howdidthemagiciangetthemagiclamp?

A．Bygivingawonderfulmagicshow.B．Byexchanginganewlampforit.C．Bygivingahelpinghandtotheking.D．Bymakingawishtoamagicring.53.WhichwordcanbestdescribeAladdin?

A．Rich.B．Clever.C．Curious.D．Impatient.54.Whichisthecorrectorderofwhathappenedaccordingtothestory?a.Themagiciandrankcupsofwine.b.Thepalaceandtheprincessweregone.c.Aladdinandtheprincessreturnedhome.d.Aladdinhadanideaofhowtosavetheprincess.

A．a(chǎn)-b-d-cB．b-a-d-cC．a(chǎn)-b-d-cD．b-d-a-c55.Whatcanweinfer(推斷)fromthestory?

A．Themagicianwasaniceperson.B．Aladdinmadethreewishestothelampinall.C．Themagicringwaslesspowerfulthanthemagiclamp.D．ThekinggaveAladdinsomethingtomakethemagicianfallasleep.(★★★)Doyoudoteamprojectsatschool?Idoalot.IenjoyteamprojectsbecauseIlikesharingideaswithotherpeople.Ofcourse,teamactivitiesaren’talwayseasy.Youneedtoknowhowtoworkwelltogether.56Knowthepurposes57Ifyou’redoingaclassproject,youneedtochecktheteacher’sinstructionscarefullyandaskquestionswheneversomethingisn’tclear.There’sapopularsaying:Ifyoudon’tknowwhereyou’regoing,youprobablywon’tgetthere.Assign(指派)rolesEveryoneshouldhavearoleintheteam.Forexample,thereshouldbealeaderwhohelpseveryonemakedecisions.Theremightbeanote-takerwhowritesdowntheteam’sideasduringmeetings,andatime-keepertocontrolthetime.5859Forlargeprojects,theworkcanbedividedintosmallertasks.Thenyoucanchoosetasksthatyoudowellorenjoy.Ofcourse,youshouldn’talwaysdothesametask.It’sgoodtotrynewthings,evenifthey’redifficult!MakeaplanWritedownaplanonpaperafterdividingthework.Youcanuseacalendartohelpyou.Listallthetasksandthinkaboutwheneachonemustbefinished.60Andifyoucan’tfinishyourpartontime,telltheothersassoonaspossible.Trytobeconfident.Everythingiseasierwhenyoubelieveinyourselfintheteam.

A．DividetheworkB．It’simportantforeveryonetofollowtheplan.C．Herearesomesuggestionstomaketeamworkeasier.D．Hardworkisthemostimportantthinginthetask.E．Theremightalsobeafact-checkeroragroupspeaker.F．Makesureeveryoneunderstandsthepurposeoftheproject.五、選詞填空(★★★)閱讀短文，從方框中選擇適當?shù)膯卧~或短語并用其正確形式填空，使短文通順，意思完整，每詞或短語限用一次。

speechdecisionlearntellcheersb.upEmmaandEmilyaretwins.Theylooksosimilarthateventheirparentshavedifficulty61thedifferencesbetweenthemjustbyappearance.Butthegirlsaredifferentinmostways.Forexample,Emmalovesthecolourindigo,butEmilylovesthecolourviolet.Emmadoesn’tliketotalkmuch,butEmilyoftenmakes62infrontofherclass.Emmalikesstudyingatnight.Emilywouldrather63inthemorning.Sothetwinsargue(爭論)aboutlotsofthings.Hereisanotherrealcase.WhenEmmasaidwakingupearlyinthemorningwasterrible,Emilyargued,“Theairinthemorningcanalways64.Icangetreadyfortheday!”Intheend,theirparentsmadea65toputanendtotheirargumentandtaughtthemthattheycouldbothbecorrect.

patientotherswhileliketoone’ssurpriseThatday,theirfatheraskedEmmatostandononesideofaboardandEmilyontheotherside.Theycouldn’tseeeachother’sside.Theirfatherasked,“Whatcolouristheboard,girls?”Emmasaiditwasblack66Emilysaiditwaswhite.Theybecame67andstartedarguingagain.Theirfatheraskedthemtochangeplaces.68,theyfoundthattheboardonEmma’ssidewaspaintedblackandonEmily’ssidewaspaintedwhite.Theywerebothcorrect.Manyofusarejust69EmmaandEmily.Wemayinsist(堅持)thatwearerightmostofthetime,butinfact,70canberightaswell.六、短文填空(★★★)根據(jù)短文及首字母提示，填寫所缺單詞，使其意思完整。ZhengQinwen,21,wonChina’sfirstOlympicgoldinthetennissingles(單打)attheParisOlympicsonAugust3.“N71candescribemyfeelingrightnow,it’sunreal.I’vealwaysbeenhopingtogetamedalforChina.F72,Imadeit,”Zhengsaidafterwinning.From2020to2024,Zheng’sworldranking(排名)jumpedfromover600toNo7.Yearsofcompetitiontaughthertoplaywithpatienceandcontrolherenergyinmatches.Herperformance(表現(xiàn))hasw73herthetitle(稱號)of“QueenWen”amongfans.“Ilovemyfansforgivingmethistitle,infact,becauseitf74mycharacterwell.Youneedtoshowyourselfasqueenofthecourt.Becauseyouneedthisenergyandpowertoshowthatyouarethebest,”ZhengtoldChinaDaily.PlayingforChinaattheOlympicsgaveZhengpower.Itwasagreats75toherafterthreehours’tiringmatches.“IamsurethatI’mgoingtofightu76thelastmoment,becauseI’mnotonlyplayingform77.I’mplayingformycountry.”Thisgreatsuccessisjustthes78ofanewjourneyforZheng.JustafewdaysafterherOlympicvictory,shetookpartintheCincinnatiOpen,butlosttoRussianplayerAnastasiaPavlyuchenkovainathird-roundmatch.“Iwasp79towintheOlympicgold,butit’stimetoforgetitandstartoveragain.IfIthinktoomuchaboutmypasta80,Iwon’tplaymynextmatchwell.”七、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★★)Fromfoodloverstolearningortravelpartners,youngpeoplehavebeenlookingfornewwaystoconnectwithothersandhavefuntogether.Apopularwaytodosoisthroughdazisocializing.Theword“dazi”comesfromtheShanghaidialect(方言).Peoplefirstusedittotalkaboutcard-playingfriends.Now,itmeansthepartnerswhojoininsomeactivitiestogether.Andadaziisnotlikeaclosefriendorafamilymember.Peopleusuallydon’thavealongandstrongrelationshipwiththeirdazi.Theseyears,morepeoplearetryingtolookforadazitoenjoyfood,travel,orstudy.Astudyof1,335youngpeopleshowsthat72.6percenthaveoneormoredazi.Nearly69percentbelievethatfindingadaziisabravestepinmovingoutoftheircomfortzone(舒適圈)tofindanewlifestyle.Xiaomiisoneofsuchpeople.Xiaomi,bornin1981,isanofficeworkerinShenzhen.Shehaslookedfortravelpartnersmorethanonce.ThisMarch,XiaomiwenttoGansuProvinceandfoundatravelpartnerther