1、20232024学年度第一学期期中检测九年级英语试题（本卷满分140分，考试时间90分钟）听力部分（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）略笔试部分一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。1The Opening of 19th Asian Games was held in Hangzhou _ September 23rd, 2023.AinBonCatDto2Mum, were you born in the year of the Pig?Yes, your grandpa and I were both born u
2、nder this animal _.AscoreBshapeCsignDstand3Jannie, why not wear a _ shirt for exams? Its the color of wisdom.MaybeBut I think we can just read it for funHard work is the most important.AyellowBredCblueDwhite4With double reduction policy, students dont have to _ for homework till midnight.Aset upBsta
3、y upCput upDmake up5_ Tu Youyou _ Mo Yan have won the Nobel Prize.YesAll the Chinese people around the world are very proud of them.ANot; butBNeither; norCBoth; andDEither; or6How do you usually learn about the world, Millie?From booksI can read _ I want to.AbeforeBafterCsinceDwhenever7Im really sor
4、ry, mum.Cheer up, dear! No one should give up learning _ because he failed an exam.AcertainlyBsimplyChardlyDcarefully8 Daniel, is there anything else youd like to know about colours? Yes, I am still wondering _ .Awhether colours can change our moodsBthat there is a relationship between colours and m
5、oodsCwhy do strong colours make people take action easilyDwhat different colours represent and how do they influence us9I hear that youve got a chance to enter the top university in the world._I havent received any offer indeed.ADont mention itBThats not the caseCNothing wrong with itDCant agree mor
6、e10From the following words, Abraham Lincoln tells us that _.Its not the years in your life that countIts the life in your years.Abraham LincolnAquality of life is unimportantBliving longer is more importantCwe should learn to count the yearsDwe should value our life more二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读短
7、文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。We often reach a point in our life when we should be ready for change that will help us unlock our self-improvement powerHowever, theres always _11_ right under our nose but we dont see itThe only _12_ we think of unlocking our self-improvement power is when everything
8、 gets worst.When do we realize that we need to change diets? When none of our shirts and jeans would _13_ usWhen do we stop eating candies and chocolates? When all of our _14_ have fallen offWhen do we realize that we need to stop smoking? When our lungs(肺) have gone _15_We see the warning signs and
9、 signals when things get difficult.Change will happen, like it _16_ hate itAt one point or another, we are all going to finally unlock our self-improvement power not because the world says so, but because we _17_ its for our own good.Happy people dont just _18_ change, they embrace (拥抱) itUnlocking
10、our self-improvement power means unlocking ourselves _19_ the box of thought that is just the way we areIt is such a poor excuse for people who is afraid of _20_.Jane _21_ tells everyone that she doesnt have the courage to be around groups of peopleShe heard her family tell the same things about her
11、 to other peopleOver the years, that is _22_ Jane has believedEvery time a great crowd come, she steps back and locks herself up in a roomJane not only believes in her story, but _23_ it!Self-improvement may not be everybodys favorite word, but if we look at things in a different way, we might have
12、greater chances of enjoying the whole process _24_ counting the days until we are fully improvedExercise three times in a week at the gym would lead to a healthier lifeReading books every day would build up _25_And only when we are enjoying the whole process of unlocking our self-improvement power w
13、ill we realize that were beginning to take things light and become happy.11AanythingBsomethingCeverythingDnothing12AplaceBpersonCtimeDthing13AfitBmatchCpreferDinfluence14AhairBfingersCfeetDteeth15AwellBgoodCbadlyDbad16AandBbutCorDso17ArealizeBremindCproveDdoubt18AmeetBgetCacceptDsolve19AintoBoverCth
14、roughDout of20AcalendarBcolourCchanceDchange21AneverBsometimesCalwaysDseldom22AthatBwhatCifDwhen23AlivesBforgetsCenjoysDremembers24Ain allBinstead ofCaccording toDso that25AknowledgeBpowerCpeaceDstrength三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）A）阅读下面四篇短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。AEmojis are great for expressing
15、 your feelings that you dont want to write, and replacing short messages, which allows you not only to improve your typing speeds but also to express the meaning in a more visual (视觉的) wayIn 2023, there are some new emojis.SealSeals are large sea animals living or growing partly on land and partly i
16、n waterThe emoji seems to represent a baby seal.Bubble teaBubble tea is a cold drink made with iced tea, sweetened milk, and sweet black tapioca balls (木薯球)It is a tea-based drink invented in Tainan and Taichung in the 1980s.HeadstoneA headstone is a piece of stone placed at the head of a grave (墓)
17、which generally shows details like the name, date of birth and date of death of the grave it marks.Pinched fingersThis hand-gesture has different meanings in different culturesItalian people are known to use their hands a lot when talkingIn real life Italians use this hand-gesture when they are aski
18、ng a question quietly in an angry tone.26Which of the following emojis means different things in different countries?ASeal.BBubble tea.CHeadstone.DPinched fingers.27People like to use emojis because _.Athey dont need any messagesBthey dont need to type inCthey are free for everyone to useDthey have
19、many advantagesBGerman Chancellor(总理) Angela Merkel may look like an ordinary womanShe dresses commonly and doesnt show many feelingsBut dont let appearance fool you.As the first woman chancellor in Germanys history, Merkel has topped Forbes magazines list of “The Worlds 100 Most Powerful Women” six
20、 timesShe has even been compared to Margaret Thatcher and many people call her “Iron Lady”.Merkel was born in Hamburg, West Germany, on July 17, 1954As a small child, she quickly learned to speak but it took longer for her to walk“I was a stupid person when it came to moving,” Merkel said“A normal p
21、erson could do something naturally, but I had to think about it in my mind and practice.” As a teenager, she was the top student in high schoolIn 1973, Merkel went to the University of Leipzig, where she studied PhysicsAt 32, she got her doctors degree in PhysicsShe stepped into politics(政坛) in 1989
22、In her first big political job as Minister for the Environment in 1994, her scientific background and strong will proved very usefulIn 2005 she became Germanys ChancellorThrough her political career, Merkels persistence(坚持) and patience helped her a lot“Shes bright and open-minded,” said Hubert Mark
23、l, a German biologist“She is the person who wants to know exactly what is going on, and how never giving up will influence our society and future.”28From the passage we know that Angela Merkel _.Ahas less feelings than an ordinary womanBis the first woman Chancellor in GermanyCis the most powerful w
24、oman in the worldDis called “Iron Lady” by Margaret Thatcher29When she was a small child, Merkel _.Adidnt like to walk aroundBwas slow in learning to speakChad difficulty in learning to walkDshowed great interest in Physics30What does Hubert Markl think of Merkel?AShe cares only about politics.BShe
25、isnt fit for the position.CShe doesnt like to listen to others.DShe is a person with strong will.CWHICH FAMOUS PERSON IN HISTORY WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE MET AND WHY?For me it would clearly be Leonardo da Vinci, Id love to have met himHe was such a creative talent and not just an artistHe seems to hav
26、e predicted (预测) a number of inventions that only came about hundreds of years later, like flying machines and so onId like to tell him he really did see the future.Naomi, ChicagoId choose Cleopatrathe last king of ancient Egypt (埃及)She is thought to have been very beautiful and is generally conside
27、red to have developed some really useful political alliances (政治同盟)Not many women were that powerful in ancient timesId like to have seen how she did it.Lucinda, NairobiIm Latin American so I would name Simon Bolivar as the person I would like to have knownHes supposed to have been a very great, bra
28、ve leader and is accepted to have helped achieve independence (独立) for several countries in Latin America in the nineteenth century.Patricia, CaracasI studied philosophy, so I would like to have spoken face-to-face with the Chinese philosopher ConfuciusId like to have discussed with him his politica
29、l philosophy and his idea about family valuesHe seems to have had a lot of respect for older people, and even though he lived over two thousand years ago, some of his opinions are still meaningful.Li Yu, Shanghai31Leonardo da Vinci was _Ajust an artistBvery creativeCfrom ChicagoDPatricias hero32Luci
30、nda would like to see Cleopatra mainly because _.ACleopatra is thought to have been very beautifulBCleopatra is considered to have developed some really useful political alliancesCCleopatra was the last king of ancient EgyptDshe wants to see how a woman became that powerful in ancient times33_ have
31、helped achieve independence for several countries in Latin America in the nineteenth century.AConfuciusBPatriciaCSimon BolivarDNaomi34Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Confucius according to the passage?AAll of Confuciuss opinions are still meaningful.BConfucius has his own political philosop
32、hy.CConfucius was a great Chinese philosopher.DConfucius had lots of respect for older people.35What can we infer（推断） from the passage?APatricia is Asian American.BFlying machines were invented by Leonardo da Vinci.CPeople today still believe Confuciuss opinions are meaningful.DSimon Bolivar was con
33、sidered as a brave engineer.DLook up at the sky in the evening and youre likely to see the blue sky of the afternoon being changed into a reddish-orange one across the skyWhy does the colour of the sky change at different times of the day? The answer has to do with how the suns light and the earths
34、atmosphere（大气层）have an effect on each other.Light travels in waves（波状运动）Every colour we see is decided by the length of those wavesRed wavelengths are the longest, and as you go through the rainbow, the waves get shorter and shorter until you reach the blues and violets, which are the smallest.As th
35、e suns light travels towards us, at first all it meets is space without any particles（微粒）, such as dust and water dropletsBut on earth, there are thousands of particles in the air which are hardly seenThe wavelengths that make it to the earths atmosphere hit these particles, which sends light bounci
36、ng（反弹） in many different directions.But not all wavelengths bounce around to the same degreeBlue wavelengths, because of their smaller size, are scattered（散射） more easily and in many directionsRed wavelengths, which are larger, are scattered the least in the air.During the day, when the light has th
37、e shortest distance to travel through the atmosphere, what we end up seeing are the blue waves that have been scattered all across the skyAt the days end, though, the light has to travel through much more of the atmosphere, and those short, blue light waves have a hard time getting past all particle
38、sThey mostly get scattered away before they ever reach usThe result is that red sky we see at sunset, since longer red wavelengths are still able to pass through the atmosphere.So when you see a red sky at dusk, just remember that its actually the last remaining colour of the whole rainbow.36Accordi
39、ng to the article, the sky changes its colour because _.Athe time changes every dayBthe weather is different every dayCthe particles in the atmosphere change the wavelengths of lightsDthe suns light and the earths atmosphere influence each other37Which of the following colours has the longest wavele
40、ngths?ARed.BOrange.CBlue.DViolet.38Why does the sky look blue during the day?ABecause light meets the dust and water droplets.BBecause the blue wavelengths scattered all across the sky.CBecause particles sends light bouncing in different directions.DBecause the blue light waves have a hard time gett
41、ing past all particles.39When you see a red sky at dusk, it means _.Ain the morningBat noonCin the eveningDat night40In which subject may students learn the knowledge?AChinese.BMaths.CPhysics.DHistory.B）阅读短文，从短文后所给的AF六个选项中选出五个能填入空白处的最佳选项。This teenager can cookand his mum is happy with him_41_ He goe
42、s to school, does his homework, meets his friends and enjoys doing sportsBut between 6 pmand 7 pmfrom Monday to Friday, Li Lei does something differentHe cooks dinner for the family: mum, dad, and his younger sisterI think it is important for teenagers to learn how to do housework_42_ But they need
43、other skills to help them in todays worldFirst I taught Li Lei how to cook easy meals like noodles and fried eggsThen he started studying my cookery booksYesterday he made a vegetable soup_43_Li Leis mumI love cooking and I think Im really good at itNone of my friends cook_44_ It isnt difficult and
44、its great fun!Li LeiIn the past, _45_His mum was unhappy with himToday, things have changed and she is very happy and proud of her son.AI dont know why.BIt tasted very delicious.CLi Lei didnt help at home.DLi Lei is like any other teenager.EI thought doing housework was easy.FMath and English are im
45、portant of course.四、词语运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）A）选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余选项。absent fall behind worries as good as loses heart remained46Everyone may have _ while growing upWe should learn to share them with others.47Who is _ today, boys and girls? Li Ping is ill at home.48We all know that a miss is _
46、 a mileSo we cant be too careful during learning.49Study is like a raceYou either take the lead or _.50Simon never _ even though he meets so many difficulties.B）阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。Frederic Chopin(18101849) was a great composer and an excellent pianistHe composed twenty-four short _51_ (piece) for the piano called PreludesThe longest one, Prelude no15, is better known by its nickname, the “Raindro