2024-2025學(xué)年河南省周口市第三初級(jí)中學(xué)九年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末測(cè)試英語試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年河南省周口市第三初級(jí)中學(xué)九年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末測(cè)試英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★★)

TheFredericksburgSpringFestival

It’stimeonceagainforthebiggesteventoftheyearinFredericksburg.

Thisyear,thefestivalwilltakeplacefromMay1to5.

Becauseoftherecentincreaseinvisitors,thefestivalisbeingmovedtoPineTreePark.

Therewillbebigeventslikesportingevents,artshows,andlightshows.

Therewillbealotofconcertsbylocalmusicians.

Andtheworld-famousrockbandPeterandtheGangwillbethere,too.

Ticketsare$3perdayor$10forallfivedaysoftheevent.

Call584-9373formoreinformation.

Note:Ifitrains,concertswillbemovedtoFredericksburgTheater,acrossthestreetfromPineTreePark.1.Howlongwillthefestivallast?

A．Oneday.B．Threedays.C．Fivedays.D．Sevendays.2.Wherewillthefestivaltakeplace?

A．InPineTreePark.B．InArtMuseum.C．InSpringSquare.D．InFredericksburgTheater.3.Whatcanavisitorenjoyduringthefestival?

A．Petshows.B．Localfood.C．Lightshows.D．Costumeparties.4.Howmuchdoesavisitorpayforatwo-dayticket?

A．$3.B．$6.C．$10.D．$13.5.Whatcanavisitordotogetmoreinformationaboutthefestival?

A．Makeacall.B．Sendanemail.C．Visitawebsite.D．Textaperformer.(★★★)GhaffarPourazar,aBritishman,haslearnedthenecessaryskillstoperformBeijingOperaandhehasbecomepopularwithhislivelyperformanceoftheMonkeyKing,atraditionalcharacterfromtheChineseclassicstoryJourneytotheWest.In1993,hehappenedtowatchBeijingOperaperformedinLondonbyprofessionalsfromJingjuTheatreCompanyofBeijing.Ghaffarfellinlovewiththebeautifulvoices,colorfulcostumes,excellentshowsandsoon.Soafterayear,hearrivedinChinaaloneandbecameastudentofBeijingOpera.Attheageof32,hehadtolearnwithteenagestudentseveryday,startingfromthemostbasictrainingofthelegsandwaist(腰).Atthattime,hewasmostlytroubledbythedialogueinBeijingOpera.Tohim,itwasthebiggestproblem.Buthetriedhisbesttopracticeit.4yearslater,hebegantolearntoperformtheMonkeyKing.HeusuallyarrivedattheworkroomonhourearlierthantheotherperformersandhealsoboughtbooksandCDstounderstandthecharacterbetter.Finally,HeoncewonatopinternationalprizeforperformingtheMonkeyKing.TohelpmorepeopleenjoyBeijingOpera,GhaffaroftenteachesthetraditionalartforminschoolsintheUnitedStates,Britainandothercountries.Ghaffarledagroupofactorstoperform66timesinamonthandahalfintheUnitedStates.Healsoleda48-memberteamtoperforminMalaysia.Inthepast10years,hehasperformedinmorethan400shows.6.WhydidGhaffarstartlearningBeijingOpera?

A．Becausehethoughtitwasanecessaryskill.B．BecauseJourneytotheWestishisfavorite.C．BecausehelovedBeijingOperaafterwatchingone.D．Becausehewantedtobeanactorandmadelotsofmoney.7.HowoldwasGhaffarwhenhestartedtolearntoperformtheMonkeyKing?

A．30.B．32.C．34.D．36.8.WhichofthefollowingwordcanbestdescribeGhaffaraccordingtoParagraph3?

A．Careless.B．Creative.C．Hard-working.D．Warm-hearted.9.Whatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsaccordingtothetext?a.Hegotbasictrainingwithteenagestudents.b.HewatchedaBeijingOperaperformanceinLondon.c.HeboughtbooksandCDsabouttheMonkeyKing.d.HewonaninternationalprizeforperformingtheMonkeyKing.

A．b-c-a-dB．b-d-a-cC．b-a-c-dD．b-a-d-c10.WhatcanweknowaboutGhaffaraccordingtothelastparagraph?

A．HeperformedBeijingOperabyhimself.B．HelikestoteachhischildrentospeakChinese.C．Heleda66-memberteamtoperforminMalaysia.D．HedidalottospreadBeijingOperatoothercountries.(★★★)BeijingOperaisoneofthetraditionalChinesedramaartformsandthelargestChineseoperaform.Havingahistoryofabout200years,itisdevelopedfrommanyotherdramaforms,mostlyfromthelocaldrama“Huiban”.ItwasverypopularinsouthChinaduringthe18thcentury.Theatrical(戲劇的)artformsinmanyothercountriesdonothavesinging,dancingandspokenpartstogetherinonesingledrama.Anoperasinger,forexample,neitherdancesnorspeaksonstage;therearenosingingordancingpartsinamodernplay;inadancedrama,thedancerdoesn’tspeakorsing.TraditionalChinesedrama,includingBeijingOpera,isakindofentertainment(娛樂).Itincludesspokenparts,singinganddancing.BeijingOperahasspreadtomanyotherplaces.MeiLanfang,oneofthemostfamousperformersofall,wasthefirsttointroduceBeijingOperatoforeignersandmadehighlysuccessfultourstoforeigncountries.“Youwilldoubtandsometimesbealittlebored,butyouwillbeinterestedgradually.YouwillbestronglyattractedtoBeijingOpera,evenifyouknownothingaboutthedramabackground.”ThisishowonetravelerdescribedhisfirstexperienceinwatchingBeijingOpera.BeijingOperaisChina’snationaloperaanditisfullofChineseculturaltraditions.WelcometoChinaandenjoyBeijingOpera!11.BeijingOperais________.

A．unpopularinnorthChinaB．onlydevelopedfromthelocaldrama“Huiban”C．a(chǎn)traditionalChinesedramaartformD．a(chǎn)muchlargerChineseoperaform12.AfterwatchingBeijingOperaforthefirsttime,thetravelerfelt________.

A．interestedB．happyC．uncomfortableD．busy13.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphmeans“________”.

A．a(chǎn)modernplayB．localdramaC．a(chǎn)noperasingerD．BeijingOpera14.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?________

A．OnlyoldpeopleareinterestedinBeijingOpera.B．Anoperasingerneitherdancesnorspeaksonstageusually.C．BeijingOperaisakindofentertainment.D．MeiLanfangwasthefirstonetointroduceBeijingOperatoforeigners.15.Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageisto________.

A．a(chǎn)skyoungpeopletolearnBeijingOperaB．introduceeverythingaboutforeignoperasC．showwhyBeijingOperaispopularinEuropeD．tellussomethingaboutBeijingOpera(★★★)It’seasytohearonesideofastoryaboutapersonandjudge(評(píng)價(jià))thepersonrightaway.16Ifyourfriendjusthadanargumentwithsomeoneandtoldyoutheperson’sfaults(缺點(diǎn)),youmightbegintodevelopasenseofhateagainsttheperson.Buthere’sthetruth:everyargumenthasmorethanonesidethatneedstobeconsidered.17Whenyouonlylistentoonesideofastory,it’slikewatchingamovie,butonlysomecertainscenes.Thisway,you’llmissmanypartsthatcaninfluenceyourunderstandingofthewholestory.Bylearningbothsidesofastory,youcangetaclearerpictureofitandabetterunderstandingofpeople’srelationships.Forexample,yoursisterisnowupsetbecauseshedidn’tgettheinvitationtoherfriend’sbirthdayparty.18But,whatifherfriendonlyinvitedherfamilytotheparty?Herfrienddidn’twantyoursistertofeeluncomfortableatthepartysoshedidn’tinviteher.Thenyou’llunderstandhowthoughtfulherfriendis.19Rememberthattherearealwaystwosidesofastory.It’scertainlynotwisetoconsideronlyonesideofthestory.Judgingsomeonebeforehearingthewholestoryisdangerous.20Don’tmakesuchmistakesandneverjudgeothersbeforewalkingintheirshoes.根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，從下面五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項(xiàng)，使文章意思通順、內(nèi)容完整。

A．It’ssocommonthatwe’veallprobablydonethat.B．Whyisonesideofastorynotgoodforjudgingaperson?C．Indoingso,youmightpassthetruthandmakeseriousmistakes.D．Younolongerthinkofherfriendasunfriendlybutunderstanding.E．Afterlisteningtoherside,youmightthinkofherfriendasunfriendly.二、完形填空(★★★)先通讀全文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)可以填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案。FormostChinesepeople,riceisanimportantpartofalmosteverymeal.ButforYuanLongping,ricewashislife-longcareer.Yuan,knownasChina’s“fatherofhybridrice”,________hybridricethathelpsfeedtheworld.Heonceworkedasateacheratanagriculture(農(nóng)業(yè))schoolinHunan.Hehadevenseenmanypeopledieofhunger________during1960s,sohedecidedtostudyhybridrice.Hethoughtthisricecouldfeedmorepeople.Atthetime,otherscientistsdidn’tthinkhybridricewas________.ButYuanwantedtotryanyway.Hespentfouryears________wildricethatcouldbecrossed(雜交)withotherplants.In1964,hefoundit!In1973,hegrewtheworld’sfirsthybridstrain(品種)________farmerscangrowonmanydifferentkindsofland.Itcanfightbadweatherand________,too.IthashelpedChinafeednearlyone-fifthoftheworld’spopulationwithonlyabout7percentoftheworld’sfarmland.Yuanwasafamousscientist.Buthecalledhimselfafarmer.Hespentmostofhistimeinthe________.KennethsaidYuanwasa“down-to-earth”(接地氣的)scientist.“Healwaysseemedtobemoreinafieldthananoffice,andwasmost________inhisworkingclothes,”KennethtoldChinaDaily.Yuanhimselfalsosaid,“IfIamnotathome,I________beonthefarmland;ifIamnotonthefarmland,Imustbeonmywaytothefarmland.”Heoftenrodeamotorcycletowork,________thiswasmoreconvenient(方便的)forhim.Becauseofhisgreatachievement,Yuan________manyprizes,butYuanstilllivedasimplelife.Hedidn’tcaretoomuchabout________.Hedonatedmostofhisprizemoneytoafoundationtohelpyoungscientists.Yuanalsosaid,“Howcanpeoplelive________fillingtheirstomachs?Havingenoughfoodisthefirstbigthingintheworld.Ihadtwodreams.Onewastoenjoytheshadeunderricecropsthatweretallerthanmen.________wasthathybridricewouldbegrownallovertheworld.________beautifulthedreamsare!Onedayhisdreamsmightcometrue.21.A．inventedB．foundC．createdD．discovered22.A．calmlyB．sadlyC．happilyD．lonely23.A．importantB．necessaryC．impossibleD．possible24.A．lookingatB．lookingforC．pointingatD．payfor25.A．thatB．whichC．whoD．whose26.A．peopleB．a(chǎn)nimalsC．diseaseD．behavior27.A．officeB．fieldC．houseD．park28.A．comfortableB．beautifulC．a(chǎn)ttractiveD．popular29.A．mayB．mustC．shouldD．can30.A．thoughB．ifC．a(chǎn)sD．but31.A．beatB．wonC．presentedD．wrapped32.A．healthB．farmingC．riceD．money33.A．withoutB．withC．inD．on34.A．OthersB．OtherC．AnotherD．Theother35.A．WhenB．WhatC．HowD．Where三、選詞填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給詞匯的適當(dāng)形式填空，使短文語義完整。

interestingflygofromfellquickthemselvesgiftswimmingstoriesWhichwordwillyouusetodescribethebeautyofagirl?InChinese,wemayusesayingsasChenyuluoyanorBiyuexiuhua.However,doyouknowwherethesayingsare36?InChineseancienthistory,therearefourwell-knownbeautiesnamedXiShi,WangZhaojun,DiaoChanandYangYuhuan.Herearetwo37aboutXiShiandWangZhaojun.XiShilivedduringtheSpringandAutumnperiod.Oneday,she38toarivertowashsilkwithherfriends.Somefishwere39intheclearwater.WhenthefishsawXiShi,theyswamdowntothebottomofthewater40.ThefishwereshockedbythebeautyofXiShiandfeltashamedof41.WangZhaojunlivedduringtheHanDynasty.ThekingofHanwantedtosendhertothekingoftheenemycountryasa42.Afewdayslater,whileWangwasonthewaywithagroupofguards,something43happened.Therewasawildgoose44abovetheheadofWangZhaojun.ItwassoshockedbythebeautyofWangthatitevenforgottoflapwings(扇翅膀).Thenit45downheavilyintotheforest.四、短文填空(★★★)閱讀短文，根據(jù)語篇要求填空，使短文通順、意思完整。每空限填一詞。HaveyouwatchedtheBBCdocumentarycalledDuFu:China’sGreatestPoet?46thefirstEnglish-languagedocumentaryaboutDu,itcompareshimtoWilliamShakespeare,oneof47greatestwritersoftheWest.DuwasborninTangDynastyinGongyi48liesbetweenZhengzhouandLuoyanginHenanProvince.Atfirst,heworkedinthecourt(朝廷).Later,becauseofAnlushanRebellion(叛亂),hewentthroughupsanddownsinhisownlife.Healsosawhowpeoplesuffered.Chinesepeoplevaluetherecordingofhistory.49isnopersoninhistorywhoisbetteratitthanDuFu.That’sbecausehistoricaleventsaremirroredinhisownlifeandspiritualjourney.Inhispoems,hetalkedabouthispainfullife50howhecaredaboutthecountryandcommonpeople.SomesaidthatDu’spoemsgivethemacloserlookathistory.That’swhyDu’spoemshavebeensopopularforalongtime.五、補(bǔ)全對(duì)話(★★★)根據(jù)下面對(duì)話中的情境，在每個(gè)空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)恼Z句，使對(duì)話恢復(fù)完整。A:Hi,Yangyang.Didyouhaveagoodweekend?B:51IwatchedamovieonSaturdayafternoon.Itwasreallygreat!A:52B:ItsnameisFullRiverRed.A:53?B:Sure.ThemovieisdirectedbyZhangYimou.IttellsthestoryofYueFei,anationalheroinSongDynasty.A:54?B:ThemovieisnamedFullRiverRedbecauseofoneofYueFei’sfamouspoems.Thepoemhasthesamename.A:I’dliketowatchthemoviewithmyparents.Thankyoufortellingmesomuchaboutit.B:55六、書面表達(dá)(★★★)56.在成長(zhǎng)的過程中，你從書籍中、影視中，也可能是從生活中知道了許多的名人故事，請(qǐng)選取一位給你留下深刻印象的名人，用英文寫一寫他/她給你留下了怎樣的印象以及對(duì)你的影響。寫作要求:1.補(bǔ)全題目；2.文中不得出現(xiàn)考生的真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱；3.詞數(shù)100左右。__________hasleftmeadeepimpression____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________