2023—2024學(xué)年四川省瀘州市江陽區(qū)九年級上學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷

一、單項選擇(★★★)1.WhenIlearnedtoswim,Iwasafraidofjumpingintothepool.Mymothercheeredmeandgaveme________.

A．courageB．mistakeC．purposeD．knowledge(★★)2.—Doyouplantowatchdramasordocumentariestonight?—________.Ican’tstandthem.Iprefertowatchacomedy.

A．BothB．NeitherC．EitherD．None(★)3.Hefailed________uptothetopofthemountainbecausehewastootired.

A．ClimbedB．climbC．toclimbD．climbing(★★)4.Heusedtobequiteshy,buthe________alotsincehejoinedtheactingclub.

A．waschangingB．haschangedC．changedD．willchange(★★)5.Myparents________foraboutsixteenyears.

A．marriedB．gotmarriedC．havemarriedD．havebeenmarried(★★)6.Heisagoodteacherandheisalways________everystudent.

A．a(chǎn)ngrywithB．tiredofC．disappointedwithD．patientwith(★★)7._______IstaywiththepeopleinJinan,________Ｉthinktheyare.

A．Thelonger,thefriendlierB．Longer,friendlierC．Long,friendlyD．Thelongest,thefriendliest(★★★)8.Lucy________dependonhermom,butnowsheisoldenoughtolivebyherself.

A．usedtoB．isusedtoC．isusedforD．isusedby(★★★)9.________COVID-19isundercontrolnow,westillneedtoprotectourselvesbywearingmasksandwashinghandsoften.

A．BecauseB．AlthoughC．SinceD．But(★★★)10.—Hi,Alexia.Hereisaletterforyou.—Thanks.Iwonder________.

A．wherewastheletterfromB．whysomeonewillknowmyaddressC．whethertheletterwasfrommypenpalD．howdidyougettheletter二、完形填空(★★★★)讀短文，選出最佳選項，并把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑。Thesedays,somemiddleschoolsinChinaaretryingtodosomethingdifferent.Thestudentschoose________accordingtotheirownneeds.Foreachsubject,theycanmakeachoicefromdifferentlevels(等級)ofdifficulty.Soinsteadofstayinginthe________classroom,theygotodifferentclassroomstohavetheirlessons.Andtheteachersmakespecialteachingplansfor________.Thereare________opinionsaboutit.XiaRui,a13-year-oldgirl,said,“Ireallyloveit.Ithinkit’snicethatwecan________classesbyourselves.MyEnglishispoor.Iusedtobe________toanswerquestionsinclass.Ithinkthatthegoodstudentsmay________mewhenImakemistakes.NowIfeelmuchmorerelaxed.”ButherclassmateChenGangdidn’tagree.“Idon’tthinkitissogood________itisdifficultforstudentstofindwheretheclassroomsare,”hesaid.“________thebreak,studentscanbeseenhereandthere,runningandshoutingtofindtheir________.”“I’mworriedthatsomestudentsmaythinktheyareinthelowerclass________loseinterestinthesubject,”theirmathteacher,Mr.Wangsaid.“Ialso________thatsomeparentsmayfeelunhappyiftheirkidsstudya________ataneasylevel.”“Inmyeyes,itisgood________bothstudentsandteachers,”Mr.Wangalsosaid.“Asteachers,wecanmaketeachingplansmore________andthestudentswilldevelopbetter.”11.A．booksB．classesC．teachersD．schools12.A．cleanB．sameC．brightD．empty13.A．usB．himC．themD．you14.A．hardB．easyC．sameD．different15.A．playB．teachC．chooseD．work16.A．pleasedB．sadC．a(chǎn)fraidD．a(chǎn)ngry17.A．laughatB．listentoC．lookafterD．waitfor18.A．whetherB．becauseC．whenD．before19.A．OnB．AfterC．FrontD．During20.A．parentsB．friendsC．booksD．classrooms21.A．a(chǎn)ndB．butC．tillD．or22.A．hopeB．reportC．cryD．worry23.A．studentsB．plansC．subjectD．classroom24.A．forB．a(chǎn)tC．onD．with25.A．slowlyB．difficultlyC．quietlyD．clearly三、閱讀理解(★★★)ZhaoYiyiis11yearsold.ShewasborninHongKong,andnowstudiesandlivesinCalifornia,US.Zhaodidsomethingamazingrecently—shewroteafairy-talebookinEnglishcalledIndiaandtheFairies(《銀蝶與仙女》).ThebookcameoutinJune.Thebookhassixstories.Eachonehasmagicandtriestotellussomethingbig.Forexample,inWolfsvile(《狼鎮(zhèn)》),ayounggirlsavesawolfandmakesfriendswithit.InLily,aleopard(獵豹)issadbecausepeopleruin(破壞)herhome.“Throughfairy-tales,wecancallonpeopletoloveourfriendsandfamilies,natureandanimals,orwhateverisbeautiful.”saidZhao.ZhaolikesreadingtheUSmagazineNationalGeographic.Fromit,shelearnedthatalldogscomefromwolves.ThenshegottheideaofthestoryWolfsville.ForZhao,it’simportanttobeimaginativeandthinkfreely.“WhenIlookatplants,Ithinkoffairiessitingonleaves.WhenIlookatbuildings,Ithinkofbigmonsters(怪物)tryingtogetme,”Zhaosaid.“Youcanbealittlebolder(更大膽的)withyourideas.”Patience(耐心)isimportanttoo,accordingtoZhao.Shewriteswhenanideacomes.Whenitgoesaway,shereadsabookorgoesoutsidetoseedifferentthingsinnature.Shejustwaitsforittocometoheragain!26.WheredoesZhaoYiyistudiesandlivesnow?

A．InHongKong.B．IntheUSA.C．InChina.D．InUK.27.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidZhaoYiyidorecently?

A．ShewasborninHongKong.B．Shewroteafairy-talebookinEnglish.C．ShewenttoCalifornia,US.D．Sheruinedherhome.28.Whendidthebookcomeout?

A．InJune.B．InJuly.C．InMay.D．InSeptember.29.Throughfairy-tales,Zhaodoesn’twanttocallonpeopletolove________.

A．ourfriendsandfamiliesB．natureandanimalsC．whateverisbeautifulD．computergames30.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesthelasttwoparagraphtalkabout?

A．WhoisZhaoYiyi?B．What’sthebookabout?C．Howdidshegettheidea?D．Whatdoesittaketowritefairytales?(★)IntheAmericanfilmNightattheMuseum,theexhibits(展覽品)inamuseumcometolifeafterthebuildingcloses.Theyhavefuneverynight.NowinChina,a24-hourmuseumisbringingpeoplejoylongintothenight.The24-hourmuseumisinsidetheZhejiangMuseumofNaturalHistoryinHangzhou.Itisopenaroundtheclockonweekends,andonweekdays,itisopenfrom10:30am.tomidnight.Coveringanareaof300m2,themuseumshowsabout300exhibitstovisitors.Theexhibitsmainlyincludespecimens(標本)ofanimalsandplants.Theyhelpvisitorslearnmoreaboutthebiologicaldiversity(生物多樣性)ofZhejiangProvince.Dinosaurs(恐龍)areoneofthehighlightsoftheexhibition.Inveryoldtimes,manykindsofdinosaursoncelivedintheZhejiangarea.Peoplehavefoundlotsofdinosaurfossils(化石)there.Plantsareanotherimportantpartoftheexhibition.Zhejiangishometothousandsofplants.Someofthemareveryunusual,andsomeplayabigroleinlocalpeople’slives.Themuseumalsouseshightechnologytohelpvisitorsearnabouttheexhibitsinamoreinterestingway.Manypeople,especiallystudents,welcomethe24-hourmuseum.Theythinkthenewmuseumisamazing.Itoffersthemagreatplacetohavefunandlearn.Atthesametime,therearehighhopesthatthemuseumwillopenanewwayformuseumsacrossZhejiangProvince.Wouldyouliketovisitthe24-hourmuseum?31.ThewritertalksaboutthefilminParagraph1to________.

A．showhisloveforthefilmB．sharehisexperienceinthemuseumC．introducethe24-hourmuseumnaturallyD．tellthestoryofdinosaur32.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanlearnthatthemuseum________.

A．is3,000m2insizeB．hasabout300exhibitsC．opensfivedaysaweekD．openfrom8:30amtomidnight.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“highlights”meaninChinese?

A．轉(zhuǎn)折B．亮點C．傳統(tǒng)D．高分34.What’sthethemeofthepassage?

A．LifeB．GeographyC．TechnologyD．Building35.Whatdostudentsthinkofthe24-hourmuseum?

A．Theythinkit’skindheartedB．Theythinkit’samazing.C．Theythinkit’sfunnyD．Theythinkit’shomeless.(★★★)BuildhomesincyberspaceBuildingacountryisnevereasy.Ittakeshardworkfromgeneration(一代人)togeneration.Buthowaboutdestroyingit?AnewreportfromTheGuardiansaidlongtimeofclimatechangecandothat.ThereportsaidTuvaluwillbethefirstcountrytobecompletelylostduetoclimatechange.TuvaluisaPacific(太平洋)islandnationwithnineislandsand12,000people.Ithaslongbeenatriskfromrisingsealevels.Now,40percentoftheareainitscapital(首都)isunderwaterathightide(高潮).Bytheendofthecentury,itisbelievedthatalltheislandswillbeunderwater,reportedReuters.SomanypeopleinTuvaluhaveoftenmovedaroundthecountryandeventoothercountries.Tohelpwiththeproblem,thecountryplanstobuilditscountryinthemetaverse(元宇宙).Thedigital(數(shù)字化的)countrywillrecreatethesamelandscape(景觀)andkeepitsculturalandhistoricalrecords.Nomatterwheretheyliveintherealworld,thepeopleinthiscountrywillhavetheiridentity(身份)and“l(fā)ive”initsonlinecommunities.Thegovernmenthopestomanageandservethemincyberspace(網(wǎng)絡(luò)空間).ThisnewsmademanypeopleinTuvaluexcited.ButLiZuxi,directorofthemetaverselabofQingboIntelligentTechnology,saiditmaynotbethebestsolution.“ThoughthedigitalnationbelongstoTuvalu,it’sstillbuiltonametaverseplatform(平臺),”saidLi.“Now,themetaverseisnotmature,whichmaybringsomeproblems.”Hegaveusanexample.Ifpeoplefromothercountriesenterthespaceofthedigitalcountrybutjustshowtheirnames,howdopeopleknowiftheydoordonottrulybelongtothatcountry?Liaddedthatinsteadoftryingourbesttobuilddigitalnations,it’sbettertopayattentiontosavingtherealworldnow.36.WhatproblemdoesTuvaluface?

A．Risingsealevels.B．Adroppingpopulation.C．Thelowlevelsofhightide.D．Thereisnotenoughwatertouse.37.Todealwiththeproblem,Tuvaluplansto__________?

A．breakthecountryintoseveralpartsB．fightagainstclimatechangeC．movethecountrytoanotherislandD．buildadigitalcountryonline38.WhatdoweknowaboutTuvaluinthemetaverse?

A．Peoplecanfindthesamebuildingsastheyarenow.B．The“new”Tuvaluislargerthantherealone.C．Ithasnorecordsofcultureandhistory.D．Peopleofthe“new”Tuvaluhavenoidentity.39.WhatisLiZuxi’sopinionaboutthenews?

A．Themetaverseworldissafe.B．HefullysupportstherebuildingofTuvalu.C．Hecallsformorecountriestoenterthemetaverse.D．It’shardtomanageadigitalcountry.40.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A．Themetaverseisreplacingtherealworld.B．Themetaversecanhelptoprotectculture.C．Climatechangehappensmorequicklythanever.D．Themetaversehasabrightfuture.四、補全對話(★★★)根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案填入，使整段對話意思完整，并把答案（選項前的字母代碼）在答題卡上對應(yīng)的題號涂黑。Girl:Mysix-year-oldbrotherstartedschoolthisweek.Boy:Oh,that’sgood.41.Girl:Really?Why?Boy:Oh,schoolwasreallyeasy.Girl:Notforme.Ididn’tusetoliketests.42,butIreallyusedtobeverynervousaboutthem.Boy:Butthetestsinprimaryschoolwereeasy!Girl:Well,yes,theyweren’ttoodifficult.ButIguessIwasn’tusedtothemyet.Ithink43.Boy:Butweusedtoplayeverydayafterschool.44.Girl:Yeah,butweusedtohavetoweartheschooluniform.Nowwecanwearwhateverwelike.Boy:Idon’tmindwearingaschooluniform.45!Idorememberonebadthingaboutprimaryschoolthough.IusedtohateP.E.class.NowIloveit.Girl:Oh,me,too!

A．IstilllikehighschoolmorethanprimaryschoolB．Idon’tlikethinkingaboutwhattoweareverydayC．NowIdon’tworryabouttestsD．NowwejuststudyallthetimeE．LifewasgreatwhenIwassix五、選詞填空(★★★)

A.hardB.importantC.throughD.dressesE.first

F.herselfG.becauseofH.evenI.bringsJ.whatWeallknowYangGuifeiwasagreatbeautyduringtheTangDynastyinancientChina.Thesedays,inXi’an,someone46her,“backtolife”.WangYu,28,isfromShaanxi!Shehasaspecialjob.Everydayshe47likeanancientChinesewomaninaculturalblock(街區(qū)).Shecalls48YangGuifei.Sheworksuptoninehoursaday.Toprepareforherwork,shespends3to4hoursputtingonmakeupandgettingdressedeveryday.Theflowersonherfacelookgood,butare49topaint.Afterlotsofpractice,Wangcannowpaintthemallbyherself.Althoughtired,noteveryoneunderstands50Wangisdoing.“Therearepeoplewholikeme,andpeoplewhodon’tlikeme.Some51saybadthingsaboutme,”saidWang.“IcriedwhenIfirstreadthebadwords.”Infact,itwasnotthe52timeshefeltbadaboutherself.Shealsohadlotsofdarkdaysaftershebecamefat53anillness.Wangisastronggirl.HerloveforHanfuhelpsherget54darktimes!WhensheputsonHanfu,shefeelshappy.Itmakesherfeelconfident(自信的),too.Wangistryingtoliveaconfidentandhealthylifenow.Shesays,“Ithinkbeingfatorthinisnot55.Youshouldjustdressasyoulikeandbehappyandkind.”六、任務(wù)型閱讀(★★)“Awiseoldowlsatinanoak.Themorehesaw,thelesshespoke.Thelesshespoke,themoreheheard.Whyaren’twelikethatwiseoldbird?”EdwardH.Richards.Listeningshowsothersthattheyareimportant.It’sasignofrespect.Ifsomeonelistenstoyoucarefullywhenyouaretalking,itshowsthattheyarereallyinterestedinwhatyouaresaying.Howdoyoupracticelistening?Herearesomesuggestions:Turnoffyourcomputerory