2024-2025學(xué)年河北省張家口市橋西區(qū)九年級(jí)上學(xué)期11月期中考試英語試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年河北省張家口市橋西區(qū)九年級(jí)上學(xué)期11月期中考試英語試卷

一、完形填空(★★★)Therewasonceafable.Itsaidthatwhenaprince________hispalace,hewouldbethewisestking.Theking’sfamilyusedtoliveinabeautifulpalace.However,anearthquake.________itandkilledthekingandthequeen.Luckily,theirsons,LucasandAndy,survived.Lucasthoughthemightbetheprince,________hedecidedtofindhispalacewithAndy.________theirtravel,aspiritgavethemakey.Shesaid,“Idon’tknowwherethepalaceis.Youmusttrythekeytofindit________.”Theyfailedaftertryingmanytimes.Thatletthebrothers________.Whentheyreachedapoorvillagewithnomoneyleft,theyhadtostayinalittlehousethereandlearntogrowcropsinthe________.Althoughthelifetherewashard,thebrotherswerehappybecausethevillagerslovedthemverymuch.Theyforgotthepalace.Onenight,whiletidyingup,Andy________thekeyagainbyaccidentandshowedittoLucas.“Thepalacemusthideintheforest,________ustofindit,”saidLucas.Aadyanswered,“We’vetraveledtomanyplaces.Iwasnever________thanIamnowalthoughwedon’thavemuch.________Ihadtofindapalace,itwouldbethislittlehouse,”Aftersayingthat,heputthekeyintothelockofthelittlehouse.Justthentheplace________completely.Thehousewasfilledwithlightandmusicandthereweregardensandanimalsoutside.Awonderfulpalaceappeared,whichmadethevillagers________.Theonlythingthat________thesamewasthedoor.ItmadeeveryoneknowhowAndy,theirwiseking,foundthatthewaytohappiness________inasimplelifeandhardwork.1.A．knockedB．foundC．examinedD．produced2.A．includedB．regrettedC．mentionedD．damaged3.A．soB．orC．butD．a(chǎn)nd4.A．BetweenB．DuringC．ExceptD．Towards5.A．itselfB．ourselvesC．yourselvesD．themselves6.A．inB．a(chǎn)loneC．outD．down7.A．fieldB．officeC．theaterD．factory8.A．a(chǎn)dmittedB．sawC．triedD．threw9.A．lookingafterB．thinkingofC．waitingforD．caringabout10.A．poorerB．clearerC．happierD．uglier11.A．ThatB．IfC．UnlessD．Which12.A．fellB．brokeC．a(chǎn)ddedD．changed13.A．boredB．humorousC．a(chǎn)sleepD．surprised14.A．madeB．showedC．remainedD．developed15.A．layB．cutC．tookD．brought二、短文填空(★★★)Fillintheblankswiththecorrectwords.Whenitcomestomyhero,itmustbemygrandpa.Hewasborninthemiddleofthe16(twenty)century.Hisfamilywasverypoor,hehadtogiveupthestudy17wenttoworkattheageof15.Atfirst,hefoundajobatacarfactorybuthedidn’tknowhow18(repair)cars.Hetriedhardtofocus19theskills.Forseveralmonths,hekeptpracticingbyhimself.Withtheefforts,hefinallybecameoneofthe20(lead)inthefactory.Aftermakingenoughmoney,hewentontostudyinhissparetime.Later,heentered21universitytofinishhisstudy.Atlast,hesetup22(he)ownfactory.Asa23(success)manwithinspiringstories,heisoften24(invite)togivespeechestoothersnow.SinceIlearnedhislifeexperience,I25(know)thatnomatterhowpooryouwereborn,youcantrytomakethedreamscometruewithawillingheart.三、閱讀理解(★)DoyouknowAI(ArtificialIntelligence)?Itmakesourliveseasierandbetter.Let’sseesomeamazingAIs.

Yourclosefriend

Xiaoaiisarobot.Ifyoufeellonely,youcantalkwithit.Itisgoodatsinging,writingandtellingstories.Youcanmakefriendswithit.World’sfirstAIanchor(主播)

ThefamousChineseanchor,LiBing,isreportingthenews.But“he”isnottherealLiBing.Itistheworld’sfirstAIanchor.Itlooksandspeaksjustlikearealperson.ItspeaksbothChineseandEnglish.Itcanwork24hourswithoutanymistakes.PopularAIartist

Abeautifulpaintingwassoldforabout3,000,000yuannotlongbefore.Butitisn’taworkbyafamouspainter,suchasVincentvanGogh.AnAIartistpaintedit.TheAIartistimitatedover15,000workstolearntopaint.Nowitisoneofthemostpopularartistsintheworld.26.What’stheworld’sfirstAIanchor’sadvantage?

A．Itlooksandspeakslikearobot.B．Itcanspeakmorethanthreelanguages.C．Itcanworkalldaywithoutanymistakes.D．Itisgoodatdrawingandreportingnews.27.WhatistheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“imitate”?

A．承認(rèn)B．臨摹C．表達(dá)D．期待(★★★)I’mtalkingaboutourchangeswehavehadsincewebecamehighschoolboyswithmyfriends.Herearesomeoftheiranswers.ChenMing:Iusedtoliketobealoneanddidn’tfeelliketalkingtoanyone.ButwhenImetZhouHuiandLiQiang,Ifoundthattheywerereallynice.Thengraduallywebecamecloserandfinallybecamethebestfriends.Thankstothem,I’mgettingactiveandoutgoingnow,andIhavemademanyotherfriends.Ifeelhappyeveryday.ZhouHui:Ididn’tdowellinmystudy,butsinceIbegantostudyinthisschool,thingshavechanged.Theteachersherealwaysgivemethegoodsuggestionsaboutmyschoolworkandencouragemebysaying“I’msureyoucanmakeit”or“YouareoneoftheclevereststudentsIhaveevermet”.Thesewordsreallymeanalottome.NowI’moneofthetopstudentsinmyclass.LiQiang:Iusedtobeaveryfatboy.WhenIcametothemiddleschool,myfatherworriedthatIwouldbelaughedatbymynewclassmates,soIdecidedtoexerciseeveryday.Itreallyworked.NowI’musedtorunningandexercisinginthemorning,andIamthinandstrong.MyP.E.teacherthinksI’mgoodatrunning.28.WhatareZhouHui’steacherslike?

A．Funny.B．Serious.C．Helpful.D．Humorous.29.WhatwasLiQiang’sfatherworriedabout?

A．LiQiang’slooks.B．LiQiang’sfriendship.C．LiQiang’shobbyD．LiQiang’sschoolwork.30.Whatdothethreekidshaveincommon?

A．Theylikesports.B．Theyasktheteacherforhelp.C．Theylovebeingalone.D．Theyhavechangedforthebetter.(★★★)Whenthefamousscientist,AlbertEinstein,was16yearsold,heimaginedhimselfridingalongabeam(束)oflight.Heusedthispictureinmindtohelphimwhenworkingoutthetheoryofrelativity.“Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge,”saidEinstein.Daydreaming,called“thoughtexperiments”byEinstein,canmakeyouhavewildimagination,likeflyingaroundinspace.Itletsyourmindwalkslowlyaroundideas,memoriesandexperiencesthataren’thappeningrightnow.AccordingtoChina’shealthauthorities(權(quán)威機(jī)構(gòu)),daydreamingforawhileeachdaycanimproveyourhealthandcreativity.Gettingintoadaydreamletsyourmindrelaxwhenthingsaredifficult.Ithelpsyoudealwithworriesandfears.Forexample,imagininghowyou’regoingtospeakupinclassislikepracticingthesceneinyourhead,whichcanmakeyoufeelcalmer.Daydreamingalsoinspires(激勵(lì))creativityandletsyoufindnewworldswheretherearenolimitstowhatyoucandoorwhoyouare.GaoWei,anexpertinthoughtsandfeelings,thinksweshouldfindtimetodaydream.“Thinkingforpleasurecanbeapowerfultooltoshapeourfeelings.”hesaid.However,trynottoletyourmindbeabsentwhenyouneedtopayattentioninclassorcrosstheroad.Instead,findthetimewhenyoudon’thavetodoanythingcarefully,likegoingforawalk.Thinkaboutinterestingideasandseewhereyourmindtakesyou.Researchshowsthatpeopleoftencomeupwithmoresolutionstoproblemsafterthey’vetakenamindbreak.Sonexttimeyou’rebusywithhardwork,stopforamomentandseewhereyourdaydreamstakeyou.31.InParagraph1,thewritertellsussomething________tostartthepassage.

A．bygivinganexampleB．byraisingaquestionC．bylistingnumbersD．bycomparingfacts32.Daydreamingcanmakepeople________.

A．flyaroundB．walkslowlyC．thinkfreelyD．bemorecareless33.TheexpertcalledMr.Gaosuggests________.

A．escapingfromthehardtimeB．lookingfornewworldsC．findingtimetoimagineD．makingapowerfultool34.What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingParagraph4?

A．Toshowascienceresearchresult.B．Totalkaboutinterestingideas.C．Tohelppeoplefinishthehomework.D．Toremindpeopletohaveamindbreak.35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．AlbertEinstein’sdiscovery.B．Theimportanceofdaydreaming.C．Thebesttimetodaydream.D．Howtoimprovehealththroughdaydreaming.四、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★★)Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.Intheworldliterature,therearesomefamousworksaboutloveandmissing.Thefeelingsarenotonlybetweenlovers,butalsobetweenotherpeople,suchasparentsandkids,orfriends.ThereisafamousChinesepoem,“LoveSeeds”.Itwaswrittenbythepoet,WangWei.Heusedredbeanstoexpresshismissingforhisfriends.Thepoetwishedhisfriendtocollectasmanyredbeansaspossible.Astimegoeson,Chinesepeoplehavebeenusingredbeanstoexpressafeelingofmissing.RedbeanshaveastrongmeaninginChineseculture.Redbeansareoftenhardandcomeinaheartshape.Theyaresimilarincolortothatofbloodandcanbekeptforalongtimewithoutfading(褪色).Redbeansmeanloveandloyalty.Mengiveredbeanstotheirloverstoshowtheirloyaltyandwomenwearjewelry(首飾)madeofredbeanstoexpectahappylife.Comparedwithexpressinglovetoothersbysaying“Iloveyou”or“Imissyou”directly,Chinesepoetsexpressthefeelingsoflove,missingandsooninasymbolicway.Forexample,poetsusepearstodescribethemomentofgoodbyeandtheyregardthefullmoonasasymbolofafamilyreunion.Chinesepeoplelovetousepoemstoexpresstheirdeepthoughtsandfeelings.Thecharm(魅力)ofChinesecultureandwordsisshowninseveralwordsinthepoems.36.WhatdidWangWeiwishhisfriendtodo?________________37.Whatshapedoredbeanscomeinaccordingtothepassage?________________38.Whydowomenwearjewelrymadofredbeans?________________39.HowdoChinesepoetsexpressthefeelings?________________40.DoyoulikeChinesepoemsorEnglishpoems?Why?________________五、補(bǔ)全對(duì)話(★★★)Situationalcommunication.A:Sam,Icalledyouatteno’clockyesterday,butnobodyansweredit.41?B:Iwasborrowingabookinthelibraryatthatmoment.A:Whatbookdidyouborrow?B:TheOldManandtheSea.It’saboutamannamedSantiago.Iadmirehisspiritofnevergivingup.A:42?B:Heisafisherman.A:43?B:Yes,it’sagreatbookandit’swellworthreading.Ienjoyitverymuch.A:Howsoonwill