2024-2025學(xué)年江蘇省蘇州工業(yè)園區(qū)星海實驗初級中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年江蘇省蘇州工業(yè)園區(qū)星海實驗初級中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷

一、完形填空(★★★)Sarawalkedslowlyhomefromschoolkickingstonesalongthesidewalkandthinkingabouttheassignment(作業(yè)).Mrs.Peters,herteacher,gavethe________inclassrightbeforeschoolfinishedsothatstudentscouldthinkabouttheassignmentovertheweekend.“Thisassignmentwillbea________one!”shesaid.“Eachofyouwillfindsomethingthatyouaregoodatandwriteareportfortheclass.I’msureyou’llbehappytodoit!”Asshehadexpected,studentsimmediatelybegantotalkaboutallthe________thattheyhadforthereportexcitedlyinclass.Sara’sbestfriend,Betsy,lovedtoplaythepianoandwasalreadyaskilledpianist.Tomwasthecaptainoftheschoolteamandwouldwritehisreportaboutbasketball.Everyoneseemedtohaveanideafortheproject________Sara.“It’simpossibleformetochoosesports,”thoughtSara,asshewalkedinthroughherfrontdoor—rememberingherbasketballforthewrongteamandherstrong________ofrunning!Shelovedtosinganddance,________shediditonlyforfunwithherfriends.Asforart,shebelievedthatherpaintingswereaboutthesamequalityasherlittlesisterwhowasfive.Sara________whatintheworldshewouldwriteherpaperabout.TheminuteSarawalkedthroughthedoor,hersistercamerunningtowardshertogiveSaraherdailyafter-schoolhug!Suddenly,Sara________thehappymomentswithhersister.Everyday,Saratriedtothinkofsomethingspecialthattheyweregoingtodotogether.Sometimes,theywentoutforawalkorplayedinthebackyard.Otherdays,theystayedinsidethehousetoreadorwatchtheirfavoriteshowonTV.Today,Sarawasplanningtohelphersistermakeacastleoutofpillows,chairsandblankets.Withasmile,Saraconsideredhowmuchshe________beingabigsister.AsSaragatheredblankets,pillowsandsnackstoeatintheircastle,hersistershoutedhappily.ThenanideacametoSara—shewasanexpertatsomething!Sarasmiledassheknewthatshealsohadawonderful________.Shebelievedshewouldhandinanexcellentassignmentnextweek.1.A．supportB．presentC．instructionD．speech2.A．difficultB．strangeC．possibleD．pleasant3.A．thingsB．ideasC．experiencesD．work4.A．includingB．besidesC．exceptD．like5.A．loveB．dislikeC．interestD．miss6.A．butB．soC．becauseD．a(chǎn)nd7.A．wonderedB．sharedC．checkedD．proved8.A．describedB．collectedC．picturedD．recorded9.A．missedB．enjoyedC．mindedD．imagined10.A．smileB．sisterC．dayD．report二、閱讀理解(★★)TreasureHuntThecityofWhitinghamisholdingatreasurehunt.Ifyouarebetweentheagesofelevenandfifteen,youmaytakepart.ThetreasurehuntwilltakeplaceatBenoitParkonMay31at1:00P.M.Let’smeetinsidethepark’swestgate!Treasurehunterswillbegivenasetoftencluesthatleadtothetreasure.Youmayhuntaloneorinteams.Thehiddentreasureisaboxfilledwithcouponsworth$300inall.Thecouponscanbeusedattheseplaces:Aggie’sIceCreamShopBikeandSkateWorldFeatherandFishPetStoreGibbonsBowlingAlleyWhitinghamRollerRinkToyCityIncaseofrain,thetreasurehuntwilltakeplaceonJune7at1:00P.M.11.Whichofthefollowingpeoplecantakepartintheactivity?

A．Austin,acollegestudent.B．Zoe,a9-year-oldgirl.C．Kelly,ayoungteacher.D．Andrew,amiddleschoolstudentaged14.12.Whenandwheremaythetreasurehunttakeplace?

A．AtToyCityonMay31.B．AtBenoitParkonJune7.C．AtGibbonsBowlingAlleyonJune7.D．IntheAggie’sIceCreamShoponMay31.13.Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?

A．Atravelguide.B．Ahistorybook.C．Ageographymagazine.D．Adailynewspaper.(★★★)Everyyear,wildfiresdestroytensofthousandsofsquarekilometersofforestland.Peoplelosetheirhomes.Somearehurtorevenkilled.Smokejumpershelptostopthis.Smokejumpersarespecialfirefighters.Somefiresareinhard-to-reachplaces,suchasinthemiddleofamountainforest.Thesefirefightersjumpfromplanesorareloweredintothoseareasbyhelicopters(直升機).Whentheyarrive,smokejumpersfirstcheckthelandanddecidehowtofightthefire.Theirmainjobistostopthefirefromspreadinguntilotherfirefightersarrive.Smokejumpersuseshovels(鏟子)oraxes(斧頭)toclearthelandofburnablethings.likedrygrassanddeadtrees.Theycarrywaterwiththemtoo,butnotalot.Althoughmostsmokejumpersaremen,morewomenarejoiningnow.Themostimportantfactors(因素)areheightandweight.SmokejumpersintheU.S.,forexample,mustbebetween54and91kilograms.Thisway,theydon’tgetblownawaybythestrongwindsorgethurtwhen-they-land.Smokejumpersalsoneedtoknowhowtosurviveinthewild.InRussia,manysmokejumpersknowhowtofindfoodintheforestandcanevenmakesimplefurniturefromtrees.Theworkisdangerous,andthehoursarelong.Butforthesefirefighters,smokejumpingisn’tjustajob.Theylovebeingabletojumpoutofplanes,fightfiresandliveintheforest.AlexiTishinisa28-year-oldRussiansmokejumper.Hesays,“Thisisthebestjobfortoughguys(硬漢).”14.Whenasmokejumperreachesafiresite,whatisthefirstthingheorshedoes?

A．Lookforwater.B．Cleartheland.C．Studytheland.D．Fightthefire.15.Ifyouwanttobeasmokejumper,youmustbe________.

A．a(chǎn)youngmanB．a(chǎn)universitystudentC．a(chǎn)RussianD．withinacertainweightrange(范圍)16.InAlexiTishin’sopinion,whydopeoplebecomesmokejumpers?

A．Forthemoney.B．Fortheexcitement.C．Forthecountry.D．Forthemedals.17.Whatisthebesttitleofthearticle?

A．FlyingintoFireB．DangerousJobsC．ForestFireD．ChallengingYourself(★★★★)NoisealertCryingbabies.Buzzingmosquitoes.Ringingcaralarms.Theyareallannoyingnoises.Butwhat’stheworst?Arecentsurveyliststhethingswehatetohear.Thelistofhorriblenoiseshadover100items.Severalmobilephoneringtonesappearnearthetop.Othernoisesincludebarkingdogs,pneumaticdrills(風(fēng)鉆).electricleafblowers,loudsnoringandbangingnoisesearlyonaSundaymorning.However,number-oneonthelistwasthesoundofadentist’sdrill,“Thatjustsendsshiversdownmyspine,”saidoneperson.“Afteravisittothedentist,Isometimeswakeupatnightwiththatsoundinmyhead.It’shorrible.”saidanother.”I’veseenpatientsshakingwithfearwhenIbringoutthedrill,”explainedadentist.Ofcourse,anyonewho’sactuallybeentothedentistandheardthesoundwillprobablyagreewiththat.Butthere’ssomegoodnews.Anewdevice(設(shè)備)developedbyexpertsatuniversitiescancanceloutthesoundofthedrill.Thetinygadget(小裝置)allowspatientstolistentomusiconanMP3playerwhilethesoundofthedrilliscanceledout.However,patientsarestillabletohearthedentist’svoicebecausenotallsoundsarefiltered(過濾)out.Thetheorybehinditisfairlysimple.Microphonesareplacedclosetothedentaldrill.Thesepickupanysoundsandchangethemintodigitalsignals.Then,electronicfilterscanceloutanyunwantedsoundwaves.However,thegreatthingisthatthistechnologyalsoallowsothersnoises(suchasthedentist’svoice)tocomethrough.It’seasytouse,too.PatientssimplyplugthedeviceintotheirMP3players.Then,viaheadphones,theycanlistentomusicandhearthedentist’svoicewithoutbeingdisturbedbythenoiseofthedrill.Fantastic!So,nexttimeyougotothedentist,remembertobringyourMP3player.18.What’sonthetopofthelistofhorriblenoisesaccordingtotherecentsurvey?

A．Barkingdogs.B．Adentist’sdrill.C．Electricleafblowers.D．Amobilephone.19.Whatdostheunderlinedphrase,“sendshiversdownmyspine”probablymean?

A．makemefeelsadB．makemeveryangryC．makemeveryscaredD．makemeveryexcited20.Thefifthparagraphmainlytalksabout________.

A．howthesound-filteringdeviceworksB．whoinventedthesound-filteringdeviceC．whatthesound-filteringdeviceismadeofD．howthesound-filteringdevicewasinvented21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthenewdevice?

A．Itcanmakethesoundofadentist’sdrilldisappear.B．Thedevicecanpreventallnoisesfromcomingthrough.C．Thedevicecanchangeunwantednoisesintopleasantmusic.D．Withthedeviceon,patientscanhearnothingbutmusicontheirMP3.(★★★)“Iwishyouagoodday,Uncle,”saidDete,asshewalkedtowardshim,“andIhavebroughtyouTobiasandAdelaide’schild.Youmaynotrecognize(認(rèn)出)her,asyouhaveneverseenhersinceshewasoneyearold.”Hearingthattheoldmanaskedcurtly.“Butwhathasthechildtodowithmeuphere?”Detemadeanswer,“Thechildisheretostaywithyou.Ihavedonemydutyforthesefouryears,andIhavetogobecausethefamilyIhadwaitedonaskedmetogotoFrankfurt.Youarethenextofkin(親屬)tothechild.”Assheuttered(說出)herlastwords,Unclelookedatherandsaidtoherinacommandingvoice,“Getback,anddonotletmeseeyourfaceagain.”Detedidnot—waittobetoldtwice.“Good-byetoyouthen,andtoyoutoo,Heidi,”shecalled.AssoonasDetehaddisappeared,theoldmanwentbacktohisbench.Heidi,meanwhile,wasenjoyingherselfinhernewsurroundings.“Come!”andthegrandfatherwentbeforehertowardsthehut.“Bringyourclothesinwithyou,”heaskedherasshewasfollowing.“Ishan’twantthemanymore”washerpromptanswer.Theoldmanturnedandlookedsearchinglyatthechild,whosedarkeyesweresparklingindelightedhopeofwhatshewasgoingtoseeinside.“Sheiscertainlynotwantingwisdom,”hemurmuredtohimself.“Andwhyshallyounotwantthemanymore?”heaskedaloud.“BecauseIwanttogoaboutlikethegoatswiththeirthinlightlegs.”Heidiasked,“WhereamItosleep,grandfather?”“Whereveryoulike,”heanswered.Heidiwasdelighted.Inthecornernearhergrandfather’sbedshesawashortladderagainstthewall;upsheclimbedandfoundherselfinthehayloft.“Ishallsleepuphere,grandfather,”shecalleddowntohim,“It’slovely,uphere.Comeupandseehowlovelyitis!”“Oh,Iknowallaboutit,”hecalledupinanswer.Inthemiddleofthenighttheoldmangotup.“Thechildwillbefrightened,”hetnumured.Hemountedtheladderandwentandstoodbythechild’sbed.OutsidethemoonlightwasfallingthroughtheroundwindowstraightontoHeidi’sbed.Shelayundertheheavycoverlid,hercheeksrosywithsleep,herheadpeacefullyrestingonherlittleroundarm,andwithahappyexpressiononherbabyfaceasifdreamingofsomethingpleasant.Theoldmanstoodlookingdownonthesleepingchilduntilthemoondisappearedbehindthecloudsandhecouldseenomore,thenhewentbacktobed.——ExcerptfromHeidi,writtenbyJohannaSpyri22.WhydidDetebroughtHeiditotheoldman?

A．BecauseDetewastoobusytolookafterher.B．BecauseDetewantedtogivehimasurprise.C．BecauseDetedidn’thavemoneytoraiseher.D．BecauseDetehadtoleaveforanotherplace.23.Whatdoestheunderlined“delighted”inParagraph5?

A．sadB．happyC．helplessD．a(chǎn)ngry24.Whatcanbeinferred(推斷)fromthepassage?

A．Heididislikedtheplacewheretheoldmanlive.B．TheoldmanmayaskHeiditoleavehishouse.C．ThenewenvironmentmadeHeidiquitenervous.D．TheoldmanwashappytohaveHeidibyhisside.25.Whichchapter(章節(jié))couldParagraph3to9comefrom?

A．TograndfatheronthemountainB．Atgrandpa’shouseC．HeidigrowsthinnerD．Preparationsforajourney(★★★★)請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Teenagersoftenexperienceupsanddownsinemotions.Sometimesnegative(消極的)emotionsfrompresentschoolworkandworriesaboutfuturearewithus.26Theyeveninfluenceaperson’sconfidencegreatlyandmakeithardtorealizedreams.Forexample,peoplewhothink“Ican’tdothis”or“Idoubtmyskills”mayfailtofinishtheirtasks.Thisisonereasonwhyit’simportanttoknowsomenegativeemotionsandfindwaysthatchangethemforthebetter.27.Sometimestheycanbesosuddenandpowerfulthatit’shardtoknowexactlywhatyou’reexperiencing.Thebestwayistostopforashorttimeandthinkforamomentwhenyounoticeyourselffeelingunhappy.Trytonamewhatemotionitisandsaytoyourself,“Ifeelangry,sad,orworried.”28Ifyou’reunhappybutaren’tquitesurewhy,itcanhelptotalktosomeoneyoutrust,likeaclosefriendorfamilymemberswhocankeepasecret.29Ifyouhavemuchdifficultytalkingaboutyourfeelingsoryouthinkpeoplecannotunderstandyou,keepadiary,draworpaint,ordosomethingelsethathelpsyougetthroughhardtimes.30Ifyouspendtimefindingoutmoreaboutyourfeelings,youwillbecomeskilledatsolvingtheemotionalproblemsastheycomeup.

A．Ittakespracticetoknowaboutemotions.B．Talkingthingsovercanalsohelpdealwithyourfeelings.C．Devotingyourselftosomethingpositivecanhelpliftyourmood.D．Youshouldalwaysbelieveyourselfwhenyouwanttogiveup.E．Bydoingthis,youwillbeabletoknowyouremotionsbetterandunderstandyourproblemsmoreclearly.F．Whennegativethoughtsandfeelingsappear,theymaybeharmfultomanypartsoflife.G．Anyway,expressingyourfeelingsinaproperwayinsteadofhidingthemdeepinyourheartisagoodchoice!三、單詞拼寫(★★)31.________(無論何時)Iseebeautifulsunset,Ifeelpeaceful.(★★)32.Hisparentsarenot________(嚴(yán)格的)aboutthingslikehomework.(★)33.Ihavemany________(選擇)tomakewhenitcomestochoosingacareer.(★★)34.MasterHuZhengsheng________(提醒)hisstudentsthatkungfuwasdesignedforfighting,nottoentertain.(★★)35.AnumberofBritain’sbeachesfailtomeetEuropean________(標(biāo)準(zhǔn))oncleanliness.(★★★)36.MarcoPoloisa________bymanypeopletobeoneofthegreatestexplorersthateverlived.(★★)37.IhadbeenwaitingfortwentyminutesandIwasgettingi________.(★★★)38.Hewassoexcitedabouttheupcomingjourneythathecouldh________waittostarthisnewadventure.四、選詞填空(★★)請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語，在答題卡標(biāo)有題號的橫線上、填入其正確形式。每個單詞或短語僅用一次。

morethanearlymatchappearsymbolTheChinesepingfeng(foldingscreen)isanancientinventionandtraditionalChinesefurniture(家具).Its39commonusedatesfrom(追溯到)theHanDynasty.Thetermpingfengmeansprotectionfromwind,showingitspurposeattheverybeginning.Astimepasses,ithasbeenmadeintodifferentsizeswithcolourfulpaintings.Onscreensusually40adragon.Itrepresentslight,growthandlife-givingwater.Italsostandsfornobilityandpower.Thepeacock,abeautifulbird,canbeseenonscreens,too.It’sa41ofeverlastinglife.Beautifulflowers,whichmeanwealthandgoodluck,arealsochosenasapopulardesignofthepingfeng.Allthedesignscarrypeople’sbeautifulwishes.Todaythepingfengisbackinfashionforitsbeautyanditspracticaluseasfurniture.Actingasamovingwallordivider,itcanbetheperfect42formodernsofasandwalls,whichaddsstyletothem.Thepingfengis43beautifulfurniture.五、短文填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。把答案寫在答題卡的橫線上。Doyoubelievepickinguprubbishhasbecome44worldcompetition?InNovemberof2023,thefirstRubbishCollectionWorldCupwas45(hold)inAsia.Teams4621countriestookpartinit.Accordingtotherules,eachteamwillhave60minutestocollectrubbishasmuchaspossible.Britain47(final)wonthefirstprize.“Wehopemorepeoplearoundtheworldwillpayattentiontoenvironmental48(problem),”saidaBritishteammember.WhenKen,thefounder(創(chuàng)始人)ofthecompetition,wasinterviewed,hetalkedabout49hecameupwiththeidea.Severalyearsago,hefoundmanyseaanimalsdied,afterthey50(eat)therubbishinthesea.Sohestartedtopickuprubbishonhiswaytothebeacheverymorning.“Pickingupapieceofrubbishmaysavea51(turtle)life.It’salsoagoodwaytokeepthebeachclean.”Inhiseyes,52(change)people’sthoughtsaboutrubbishwasmoreimportant.“Pickinguprubbishismeaningfuland53(help).”addedKen,“Now,Iamgladtohearthatlotsofpeopletakepartinittoprotectourenvironment.”六、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★)閱讀短文，回答下面3個問題。MyhusbandTylerandImadethedecisiontoraiseaguidedogpuppy.AfterattendingmeetingswithAninaGreen,theclubleader,Isignedupeagerly.OnApril27,wegotourpuppy,Escort.Holdinghimforthefirsttimewasamazing.Hewassoft,sleepy,andsurprisinglylarge.Weattendedpuppykindergartenweekly