广东省江门市蓬江区紫茶中学2022-2023学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

广东省江门市蓬江区紫茶中学2022-2023学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号：一、语法选择Long long ago in a village, a farmer owned land near the sea. He always wanted workers j him, but most people did not want to work on farms near the sea. They were afraid of the terrible storms that often hit and destroyed （摧毁）buildings and plants.Finally, a short man came to the farmer. 44 A re you 2 good vorker? the farmer asked him "Well, I can sleep when the wind blows,M answered the little man. Although surprised by this answer, the farmer gave him the job 3 he really needed help. The little man worked very 4 on the farm, and the farmer felt pleased with his work.Then one night the wind blew loudly in from the sea. Jumping out of bed, the farmer 5 to the short man's room. The farmer shouted、"Get up! A storm is coming! Tic things down before they 6 away!” But the little man laid 7 bed lazily and said "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”When hearing the words, the farmer hurried outside to prepare for the storm on his own. To his 8. he found that 9 was tied down and nothing could be blown away.The farmer then understood 10 the short man meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep while the wind blew.When you're prepared, you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?1. A. to helpB. helpsC. helpedD.help2. A. theB. anC. aD./3. A. soB. andC. becauseD.although4. A. hardlyB. hardC. hardestD.harder5. A. rushedB. rushesC. was rushedD.rushing6. A. are blowingB. blewC. will be blownD.are blown7. A. onB. atC. inD.to8. A. surpriseB. surprisedC. surprisingD.surprises9. A. somethingB. nothingC. anythingD.everything10. A. thatB. whichC. whatD. how二、完形填空Note-taking （记笔记）is a skill that can help you do well in all your school work. It can make you confident （自信的）when you are studying. But unluckily, most students don't know how to take notes. The following can tell you how to take notes.If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that's great. Because of time, you can write down the most 11 facts instead of copying everything. Different teachers do things 12. For example, some teachers may 13 lots of data （数据）and factsin class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may 14 the important points. So don't try to write down every15in class, or you might miss some important points. Some studentsreally learn16with the help of these notes. Don't be afraid to ask your teacher torepeat what you missed. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can't follow him, 17 him after class is good idea.Comparing your notes with your classmates' can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates 18 some mistakes.Note-taking also needs organization （组织条理）.Keep notes for each 19 in one place, so （hat you can find everything easily when a test comes.Good note-taking takes time. If you 2。to arrange （整理）your notes every evening, you'll surely have less time to watch TV. But you'll save time in the coming test.11. A. importantB. beautifulC. popularD. interesting12. A. slowlyB. busilyC. differentlyD. clearly13. A. talk aboutB. think aboutC. learn aboutD. worry about14. A. copyB. repeatC. inventD. consider15. A. pictureB. mistakeC. wordD. game16. A. worseB. slowerC. betterD. higher17. A. showingB. leavingC. beatingD. asking18. A. produceB. makeC. learnD. correct19. A. schoolB. subjectC. homeD. student20. A. decideB. listenC. stopD. collect三、阅读单选2019 International Wild Bird Photo CompetitionEvery year, as part of the Bird and Nature Festival, an international photo competition dedicated （献给）to wild bird is organized. A selection of the best photos will be presented at the Crotoy during the event, which will be held from April 21 st to 29th, 2019.Deadline: November 30th, 2018Who may enter: The competition is open to amateurs （业余爱好者）and professional photographers from all over the world.Themes: There are 5 themes open to photographers over 18 years old.Bird in its environment Fashion design Bird in dangerWater games Mini-seriesA special theme is open to young photographers aged 15 to 17 years old, with only one theme一Wild bird.You may submit （提交）a maximum（最多）of 10 photographs.Entry fees:Photographers over 18 years old: $2 each photoYoung photographers aged 15 to 17 years old: freePrizes:Grand Prize: $1,500 一1st prize in each category: $8001st prize fbr the category “Young Photographers” by material endowment（资助）.For more information:Please visit www.festival-oiseau-nature. com/concours/enconcours-photo/to learn more about the competition.21. The competition is about.A. plantsB. pets22. Who can join in the competition?A. Only professional photographers.C. Teens aged below 15.C. wild birdD. wildlifeB. Only amateur photographers.D. Both A and B.23. Which theme isn't open to photographers over 18 years old?B. Wild bird.A. Bird in its environment.C. Fashion design.D. Bird in danger.24. Jack, aged 17, wants to submit（提交）five photos and his father wants to submit sixphotos. How much should they pay?A. $2.B. $10.25. Where may wc read this text?A. In a story book.C. On a website.C. $12.D. Free.B. In a sports magazine.D. In a science report.I think April Fool's Day （愚人节）is a very unusual holiday. On April Fool's Day, you have to watch out for practical jokes. You also can't trust everything you hear on April 1st. Even some main newspapers will put fake news to fool people. I heard a story about how on April Fool's Day, a London newspaper printed an article about how aliens （外星人）landed in England. This caused many people to be afraid and the local police were not very pleased with the newspaper.It can be interesting to play tricks, but you'd better not to go too far. One April Fool's Day, 1 called my mother from the university 1 attended. I told her that I failed all of niy exams and because of this, I wasn't able to graduate. She was so worried that she started to cry. I felt really bad about making her sad and tried to tell her it was just a joke. After I told her it was only an April Fool's Day's joke, she got angry with me that she hung up the phone. I had to call her back and apologize before she would talk to me again.April Fool's Day's jokes can be funny, but you should be careful not to hurt people's feelings and embarrass （使尴尬）them too much. Before you act, you should always make sure to put yourself in others' shoes and think about how they might fccL 26. What can't be trusted on April fool's day?A. Everything you hear.B. Strangers' jokes.C. Friends'jokes.D. Everything on TV.27. What docs the underlined word “fake” mean in Chinese?A. unknownB. unhealthyC. unhappyD. unreal28. When the writer called his mother on April Fool's Day, what was the writer?A. A worker.B. A student.C. A teacher.D. A reporter.29. Which is the following is TRUE?A. Once aliens landed in England.B. April Fool's Day is a usual holiday.C. The mother felt upset when she got the call.D. You can do anything to fbol your friends on April Fool's Day.30. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Don't play jokes on your friends.B. It's bad fbr newspapers to put fake news.C. Children shouldn't play jokes on their mothers.D. Don't hurt people's feelings when playing jokes on April Fool's Day.四、阅读匹配左栏是五个人参观需求，右栏是七个公园介绍。请为每个人选合适的公园，并将答题卡 对应题目所选的选项涂黑。31 Toni is bird lover. He wants to visit a park where he can watch different kinds of birds. If he can have a picnic there, it will be great.32 Jim loves sports. Recently he watched the opening ceremony （仪式）of Olympic Games in Beijing. He also dreamed of doing sports there.33 Betty is a mother of three kids. She is thinking about how to spend the weekend. And she prefers a park which is safe and full of fun.34 Susan needs to finish a biology report about plants. She wonders where she can find as many plants as possible.35 After reading a passage about hiking （远足），Steve shows a great interest in it. HeA. 1（ is a huge park. Il offers easy paths in the green forest. With plenty of fresh air, it is a perfect park for families to go hiking.B. It is one of the oldest gardens in Guangzhou. And it is a treasure of classic Chinese garden art. Visitors can also go boating there.C. This park goes along the coastline, so you'll enjoy the beauty of sea. Most of the paths follow the beach, which is rocky.D. It is the first national forest park in China. It has a name of "Nature Garden” with 517 kinds of plants growing there.E. This park includes some famous' buildings in Beijing, such as Bird Nest and Water Cube. The park also combines sport with nature.wants to give it the first try with his parents this holiday.F. This park is friendly to children of all ages. Children can not only have a good time playing there but also learn a lot about nature.G. This park provides picnic tables and beautiful natural views. It is also a perfect place fbr bird watching.五、根据汉语提示填空36. I want to rent a（单个的）room near my company.37. With （he development of（毛技），our living condition has become better.38. Let's（讨论）the topic now.39. You should think it over before you make an important（决定）.六、根据句意填空40. I my bicycle to my friend Jack last week.七、根据首字母填空41. Jiangmen is in the s part of China.42. Many students are iby the computer games, so they can't study well.43. My little brother b his shoes every day though he is only 5 years old.44. China and Japan arc both A countries.45. The shepherd（牧羊人）guided his s down the hill.八、短文语境提示填空The sweetest memory of my childhood is about a round tabic. 46 I was still little, my whole family would get together on traditional festivals to have dinner.When I go（ a bi（ older, my aunt brought back her boyfriend and my grandma cheerfully added another seat to （he round 47. It seemed a little more crowded but we all fellmuch closer to each other. I lost my grandpa 48 the age of 23, he died. That 49 us feel sad. However, when the whole 50 got together once again, we totally agreed that his chair, his bowl and his chopsticks should stay the same. 51 his seat was empty, we felt as if he had never left us.Wc all have a table like this in our homes. It is 52 sign of reunion of our family, showing feelings. The reasons why wc conic together may be different, but the feelings behind it are the 53. Usually all 54 of cultures are accepted by us around thetable. What's more, we express the love around the table not only fbr our family, but also for our community, our nation, and 55 the whole world.九、读写综合There are some things that are almost impossible to say to our close friends-especially if we want them to be our friends for life. Are you wondering what problems others have?"I can't stand your other friends.”My best friend. Kate, sometimes hangs out with some people that I really don't like. I think they have a bad influence on her, and she only spends time with them because they are "cool”. Could you tell me if I should bring the matter up with her, or if it would be better fbr me to keep quiet? I don't want to lose her as a friend.一Linda“I won't help you cheat."My closest friend, Kim, has lost interest in school and studying. He says he's bored with the whole thing, so he often asks me whether I'll get him copy my homework. By now I've said no, but he keeps asking me. I told him that I thought we would get in trouble, but he just laughed and told me not to worry. 1 don't want to put my grades at risk, but I'm afraid to face my friend about this, so I just keep avoiding the topic. How can I get him to stop asking? I was wondering if you could give me some suggestions about my problem.Mike“No, I can't do that for you!MAnna is my best friend. She is a thirteen-year-old girl. We get along with each other well, but she is asking me to do things for her all the time. Could you help me pick out some new clothes. Would you mind if I borrowed your bike. Can you look after my apartment while I'm away? And these arc just a fbw examples. Tvc said yes so many times that now I'm afraid I,ll hurt her feelings if I say no. Any ideas?Amy56. Why doesn't Linda like some people that Kate hangs out with?57. Who has lost interest in school and studying?58. What does Kim often want to do?59. How old is Anna?60. How many examples docs Amy give?B.书面表达61. 假如你是某报社的一位编辑，Tom向你写信求助，他的好朋友Jack坐在他旁边， 经常跟他讲话导致他无法专注自己的学习，他想换一个座位但乂怕伤到他朋友的感情。 请你以编者Cathy的身份给这位同学|可信，并针对他的问题给出合理的建议。1 .理解他不能专注自己的学习，让他不要担心；2 .提出你的建议，并说明理由。（至少两条建议，如告诉他你的感受和想法；向老 师寻求建议和帮助等）3 .希望能帮到他。作文要求：1.不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓 名。4 .语句连贯，词数80左右。作文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。可能用到的短语:I understand that., pay attention to., in my opinion, I hope.Dear Tom,I'm sorry to learn that you have some trouble with your best friend.Yours,Cathy