淮安市洪泽区2022-2023学年九年级上学期期中英语试题（含答案和解析）

 2022-2023学年度第一学期学业水平调研测试

九年级英语

第I卷  选择题（共85分）

I．听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

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笔试部分

II．单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。

1． Hurry up, ________ you’ll miss the early bus, Jack!

A． so                              B． or                              C． but                             D． and

2． Writing an English article is not a big deal to me now． The ________ is how to improve my handwriting．

A． chance                       B． courage                      C． change                       D． challenge

3． —________ do you use your radio for?

— I usually use it to listen to sports news．

A． Which                        B． How                           C． What                          D．  Who

4． ________ my dad ________ my mum cooks breakfast for me． I always buy some bread and milk．

A． Either…or…              B． Neither…nor…           C． Both…and…              D． Not only…but also…

5． Every time Amy is in a bad mood, her mother always has good ways to ________．

A． cut her up                   B． wake her up                C． cheer her up                D． give her up

6． The relationship between the two countries is getting worse and worse． It seems that a war will ________ soon．

A． break down                B． break out                    C． break into                   D． be broken

7． Many people find ________ pleasant to travel around the countryside by bike．

A． it                               B． one                            C． that                            D． those

8． —Tony never spends money buying books ________ he likes reading very much．

—You are right． He always borrows them from others．

A． because                      B． until                           C． before                        D． though

9． —Could you tell me ________ the music?

—He used traditional Chinese music art and the sounds of an ancient Chinese bell．

A． how did he make                                                 B． how he made

C． why he made                                                       D． why did he make

10． Dr． Ma is serious and seldom makes mistakes． He often says, “_______．”

A． Practice makes perfect B． No pain, no gain          C． When in Rome, do as the Romans do      D． A miss is as good as a mile

III．完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

One day a little boy asked his father, “What does the word ‘great’ mean? Who are great people and ____11____ do they become great?”

The father asked his son to bring two plants and then told him to plant one of them ____12____ the house and the other outside the house． The boy did as his father said．

“Which one of the two plants do you think will be bigger and ____13____?” the father asked his son．

The boy replied, “The plant inside the house will be safer, ____14____ it will grow bigger, while the plant outside the house is not safe at all． No one will be there to ____15____ it． It may be eaten by animals．”

The father smiled and said, “Let’s wait ____16____． We will know the answer．”

Then the boy ____17____ for study and after four years he came back to his house． He said to his father, “Look, ____18____ happens to this plant inside the house and it is safe．”

When the boy went outside, he was very ____19____ to see a big tree． The boy couldn’t believe his eyes． He couldn’t ____20____ how the plant outside was able to grow much bigger than the plant inside the house．

“The plant outside the house faced every ____21____ and many difficulties!” The father ____22____ to his son why the plant outside was bigger． “The plant inside was safe, it didn’t face weather changes, and it didn’t get ____23____ sunlight, so it didn’t become big．”

Here is the ____24____ to the question about being great: To become a great person, one must have failed many times, experienced many difficulties and ____25____ those difficulties． Only after that he is able to become great．

11． A． how                  B． why                           C． when                          D． where

12． A． beside               B． opposite                      C． inside                         D． outside

13． A． stronger             B． safer                           C． wiser                          D． weaker

14． A． but                    B． or                              C． so                              D． because

15． A． look after          B． walk past                    C． take away                   D． cut down

16． A． perfectly            B． politely                       C． possibly                      D． patiently

17． A． waited               B． looked                        C． left                            D． cared

18． A． something          B． anything                     C． nothing                      D． everything

19． A． excited              B． interested                    C． pleased                       D． surprised

20． A． imagine             B． understand                  C． remember                   D． accept

21． A． season               B． person                        C． choice                        D． chance

22． A． reported            B． preferred                    C． returned                     D． explained

23． A． strong               B． active                         C． rapid                          D． proper

24． A． example            B． answer                        C． meaning                     D． reason

25． A． overcome          B． canceled                     C． discovered                  D． increased

IV．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

Here are the five longest rivers in the world．

There are 76 rivers in the world over 1,000 miles long． A lot of people think that rivers always flow south, but 4 of the longest rivers in the world flow north． The United States alone has around 3．5 million miles of rivers． Four of the top 10 longest rivers flow through China at some point．

26． The Nile River is ________ longer than the Yenisei River．

A． 155 miles                   B． 218 miles                    C． 233 miles                   D． 690 miles

27． The Mississippi River ends at ________．

A． the Arctic Ocean         B． the Gulf of Mexico      C． the East China Sea       D． the Mediterranean Sea

28． Which is the second longest river in the world?

A The Nile River．           B． The Amazon River．   C． The Yangtze River．    D． The Yenisei River

29 What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A． Rivers over 1,000 miles long in the world．

B． In which direction most rivers flow．

C． Fun facts about world rivers．

D． Four longest rivers flowing through China．

B

One morning a highly successful businessman, running a big company, was getting ready to go to his office． When he reached into his car and opened the door, a dog sleeping under his car suddenly came out and bit on his leg! The businessman quickly picked up a few rocks and threw at the dog, but none hit the dog． The dog ran away．

Upon reaching his office, the businessman called a meeting of his managers to ask about their tasks, and during the meeting he put the anger of the dog on them． The managers also got upset by the anger of their boss and they put their anger to the workers under them． The chain of this reaction kept going, and finally the anger reached to the office cleaner．

Now, there was no one working under the cleaner! So, when the office time was over, he reached his home, and his wife opened the door． She asked him: “Why are you so late today?” The cleaner said loudly, “I didn’t go to the office to play football． I went to work so don’t irritate me with your stupid questions!”

So, the wife got upset for no reason． She put her anger on her son who was watching TV, saying, “This is all you do． You have no interest in studying! Turn off the TV now!”．

The son got upset too! He walked out of his house and saw a dog passing by looking at him． He picked up a rock and hit the dog in anger． The window of the businessman’s car in front of the building was broken unluckily．

30． The businessman got angry on the meeting because ________．

A． his leg was bitten by a dog

B． the window of his car was broken

C． the company had a lot of problems

D． the managers didn’t finish the tasks on time

31． According to the passage, we can infer that ________．

A． something enjoyable happened in the company

B． it’s not bad for the managers to attend the meeting

C． the anger kept going to the lower level of workers

D． the cleaner knew why he was scolded by his leader

32． The wife asked her son to turn off the TV because ________．

A． the family had a poor life

B． he wasn’t interested in studying

C． he should go out for exercise

D． she was upset and tried to put her anger to him

33． From the story, we can learn that ________．

A． anger itself isn’t a problem

B． be careful of a sleeping dog under a car

C． take a few moments to collect your thoughts

D． hold in your anger and don’t hurt those around you

C

The Marches’ house was between two large houses． On one side there was an old brown house． On the other side there was a large stone mansion（豪宅）． This was the home of old Mr． Laurence and his grandson, Laurie． It was a very grand house and the rooms looked very comfortable behind the heavy silk curtains（窗帘）at the windows． But it was a house without life． The Marches’ house was different． It was always busy and full of noise and people．

A few days after the party Jo saw Laurie again． He was standing at an upstairs window in the mansion and looking down at their garden． Beth and Amy were playing in the snow． They were throwing snowballs and having a lot of fun． Laurie’s face was very sad．

“Poor boy!” she thought． “He’s all alone． It’s a shame! He needs some friends．” She couldn’t stop thinking about him． ________ but how could she go to his house without an invitation?

Then one snowy afternoon, while she was looking out of the window, she saw Mr． Laurence． He was getting into his carriage（马车）． He was going out． This gave her an idea．

“Laurie is alone in the house,” she thought． “Perhaps he’s looking out of his window．”

She put on her hat and an old coat and took a broom（扫帚） and a shovel（铁铲）from the kitchen．

“What are you going to do, Jo?” asked Meg when she saw her sister in the hall．

“I want to get some exercise,” answered Jo with a smile． “I’m going to clear the garden path．”

Laurie was standing at the window again． He wasn’t looking at her so she threw a snowball to get his attention（注意）． When the snow hit the glass, he turned his head immediately and a big smile changed his pale, sad face．

Jo laughed and shouted, “How are you? Are you ill?”

Laurie opened the window and said, “I’m better now, thank you． I had a bad cold and I had to stay inside for a week．”

—Adapted from Little Women

34． According to Paragraph 1, we can know that Mr． Laurence’s house was ________．

A． busy and noisy                                                     B． big and noisy

C． comfortable and old                                             D． large and quiet

35． Which sentence can be put in the blank in Paragraph 3?

A． She heard Laurie calling her．                              B． She wanted to go and see him．

C． She played with Laurie happily．                          D． She felt quite excited．

36． Jo hit the glass with the snow to ________．

A． catch Laurie’s attention                                         B． play a trick on Laurie

C． break the window                                                 D． clean up the snow

37． From the passage we know ________．

A． Jo had to stay inside for weeks

B． Mr． Laurence sent an invitation to Jo

C． Laurie was happy to see Jo

D． Laurie was as happy as the sisters

D

Have you ever heard the sound of a hummingbird (蜂鸟)? They make a buzzing noise when they fly． They make this noise because they beat their wings so fast． They beat their wings up to 80 times a second． All that flapping makes a lot of noise． That’s why we call them hummingbirds．

Hummingbirds fly in a unique way． They move their wings so fast that they can hover． This means that they can stay in one spot in the middle of the air, like a helicopter． Sometimes they fly upside down． They are the only bird that flies backward．

Hummingbirds are small． One type called the bee hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world． Bee hummingbirds weigh less than a penny． They are just a little bit bigger than bees． I guess that’s where they get their name．

Hummingbirds move fast． It takes lots of energy to move as fast as they do． This means that they need to eat a lot of food． Their favourite food is nectar, a sweet liquid inside of some flowers． They drink more than their own weight in nectar daily． They have to visit hundreds of flowers to get enough nectar to live． They can only store enough energy to survive through the night． They live on the edge．

Hummingbirds help flowers too． They get pollen (花粉) on their heads and bills (鸟嘴) when they feed． Flowers use pollen to make seeds． Hummingbirds help pollen get from one flower to the next． This helps flowers make more seeds． More seeds mean more flowers． More flowers mean more food for hummingbirds． Isn’t it nice how that works out?

38． They are called hummingbirds because ________．

A． they are very light                                                B． they sing when they fly

C． their songs sound like humming                             D． their wings make a humming sound

39． How do hummingbirds help flowers?

A． They drink nectar from one flower to the next．

B． They eat pollen from every flower．

C． They bring pollen from one flower to the next．

D． They plant seeds from one place to the next．

40． Which title best describe the main idea of this passage?

A． Some interesting facts about small birds．

B． How birds and flowers work together．

C． The world’s smallest birds—bee hummingbirds．

D． The special and helpful hummingbirds．

E

   ①   ． The beginnings of life provide scientists with some of the most difficult questions of modern science． Our knowledge of the development of cells, from which all forms of life are made, is not complete because we do not understand very well the conditions on our planet four billion years ago． Why and how did cells first appear? Was this very probable to happen under the conditions then? Might this happen in other places in the universe(宇宙)?

   ②   ． A group of scientists at University College London are trying to answer these questions． They started by studying the ways in which the first cells on the Earth might have been formed． Next they will use a powerful new telescope(望远镜) to look at places far away in the universe． The scientists hope that the results will improve our understanding of the development of life on the Earth and help us to find similar conditions for life development on other planets．

   ③   ． Dr Nick Lane, who is in charge of(负责) the University College London team, has suggested that 4 billion years ago warm water springs(泉) on the floor of the Earth’s ocean might have helped to create life． Each spring consists of tiny connected holes that water passes through． The team has created models of these springs with these holes in their lab． They have found that they encourage chemical reactions(反应) between hydrogen(氢) in the liquids(液体) that come out of them and the carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) in the sea water．

   ④   ． These building blocks are not living themselves, but when there are enough of them joined together in the right way, they can make living things． Water in the system of springs moves the building blocks around until there are a lot of them in a small area． Things that look very much like real living cells can be made in this way．

41． About ________ years ago, different forms of life first appeared on the Earth according to the passage．

A． forty million               B． four billion                 C． five million                D． ten billion

42． The scientists search for ________ at places far away in the universe．

A． the same cells found on the Earth                          B． suitable places for human to live

C new forms of life unknown on the Earth                   D． similar conditions for life development

43． What does the underlined phrase “consists of” mean in English?

A． is made up of              B． is proud of                  C． is satisfied with           D． is famous for

44． It is better to put “These chemical reactions can create the ‘building blocks’ of life．” in ________．

A． ①                             B． ②                              C． ③                              D． ④

45． Which of the following is not true according to the last two paragraphs?

A． Enough building blocks joined together in the right way make living things．

B． Water in the system of springs moves the building blocks around till they are in a small area．

C． The building blocks are living themselves and the scientists change them into living cells．

D． Chemical reactions take place between hydrogen and carbon dioxide．

第II卷 非选择题（65分）

V．词汇运用。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A．

根据句子意思，从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语填空。

46． The job offer was ________ too good to refuse．

47． Never ________! Failure is the mother of success．

48． Children are often in danger from products that are not ________．

49． Luckily, the thief didn’t steal anything ________ from my house．

50． The Internet makes it easy to get the ________ from all over the world．

51． The band ________ cancel the live performance because of the bad weather．

52． There must be something ________, and he’s been so quiet the whole morning．

53． Daniel would ________ his work again and again until he felt he had it right．

B．根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。

54． We need to think twice before making ________ (decide)．

55． —How many people were badly hurt in the fire?

—Three, including two children and a woman in her ________ (fifty)．

56． Mr Li’s ________ (careful) made him lose some important information．

57． E-bike riders must understand the importance of ________ (wear) helmets．

58． In this school, it’s up to students ________ (they) to decide what subjects to learn．

59． Could you please tell me the ________ (lead) names? I need to call them at once．

60． Jim is good at all his lessons, but he never ________(show) off． He is a modest person．

VI．完成句子。（共5小题；每小2分，满分10分）

61． 衣帽间里衣服太多常令Mary受不了，因为她无法使它们保持井井有条。

Too many clothes in the coatroom often ________, because she can’t ________．

62． 吃饭时我的宠物猫到桌子底下藏了起来，因此没人注意到它。

My pet cat ________ under the table at dinner, so nobody ________ it．

63． 令我们惊奇的是，西方国家的许多人民死于新冠病毒。

________, many people ________ the novel coronnavirus in western countries．

64． Daniel痴迷于数学，他可以毫不费力地解答出一些难题。

Daniel ________ Maths and he has no difficulty ________ some hard problems．

65． 如果张明参加《中国好声音》的选拔，他能成功加入李荣浩战队。

If Zhang Ming ________ The Voice of China, ________ joining in Li Ronghao’s team．

VII．任务型阅读。（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

A

When we talk about Chinese folk music, we think of a blind musician whose name is Abing． Abing was born in 1893 in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi． His mother died very early． His father trained him in drums from the age of 10． Abing began learning the dizi at the age of 12, then the erhu． He learned to play many of the local instruments quite well． At the age of 17, Abing first performed in public, which made him well known for his musical talent．

When Abing was 35 years old, he got an eye disease and completely lost the sight of both eyes． From then on, he was known as Blind Abing． He often told people, “I haven’t used the name Hua Yanjun for ages, no one knows it． It’s better if you call me Blind Abing; that’s the name that everyone on the street knows．” Abing became homeless, and he had to make a living as a street performer．

After Abing got married in 1903, he continued to perform every afternoon in a public square in Wuxi． His most famous piece, Erquan Yingyue, was performed in this period． When listening to the moving piece of music, you can sense a strong sadness and pain behind the beauty．

During his lifetime, Abing developed his erhu skills to such a high level that his music spread throughout the country． However, it is a pity that only six pieces of music in total were recorded for the future world to hear．

Abing died in 1950． His Erquan Yingyue is still played as a standard erhu piece today． As one of China’s national treasures, it is a piece which all the great erhu masters praise． The sad beauty makes people recall their deepest wounds from their own painful experiences．

根据上面短文的内容回答问题（每小题答案不超过6个单词）。

66． Where was Abing born?

________________________________________________________________

67． What is Abing’s real name?

________________________________________________________________

68． What kind of music does Erquan Yingyue belong to?

________________________________________________________________

69． Besides beauty, what other feeling can Erquan Yingyue bring us?

________________________________________________________________

70． Were all Abing’s music recorded for future world?

________________________________________________________________

B

Forget your password (密码)? Well, facial recognition (FR人脸识别) technology can help． Using just their faces, people can unlock their smart phones, pay money and take the underground to some places． People have also used FR technology to catch criminals．

However, as the FR applications (应用软件) have been used more widely, the technology has caused arguing on privacy (隐私) and financial (金融) safety risks．

A survey on Apps said that almost 65 percent of people think that FR technology is abused (滥用)． Even worse, more than 30 percent said they have really experienced financial loss because of facial information leak (泄露)．

According to Xinhua, many applications have loopholes (漏洞) that could lead to leaks in personal and facial information data (数据)． However, loopholes aren’t the only worry． On some applications, people only pay 2 yuan for thousands of photos of people’s faces, but such trade is criminal． In August, two suspects were arrested in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, for stealing and reselling personal information．

This brings the problem of the safety of personal bioinformation (生物信息) to people’s attention． Physical characteristics, including facial characteristics and fingerprints, are some of the most valuable identifiers (标识) for persons． They can’t be modified (修改)．

The Civil Code (民法典), which was used this year, also says that personal agreement is required before the collection and owning of personal information． And users have the right to ask to withdraw (删除) their personal information．

根据上面短文内容填空，每空不限一词。

71． If you ________ your password, facial recognition technology can help you unlock your smart phones, pay money and go to some places ________．

72． A survey on Apps said that almost 65 percent of people think that ________ is abused． Even worse, more than 30 percent have really ________ money because of facial information leak．

73． It’s not enough only ________ about Loopholes． On some applications, people only ________ 2 yuan for thousands of photos of people’s faces, but such trade is criminal．

74． The problem of personal bioinformation’s safety ________ people’s attention． Facial characteristics and fingerprints are some of the ________ identifiers for persons and they can’t be modified．

75． The Civil Code also says people can’t ________ and own your personal information ________ you agree and you have the right to ask to withdraw your personal information．

VIII．书面表达。（满分20分）

76． 近年来，“双减”政策在很多学校得到了落实。“双减”实施后，自律者优秀， 懒散者出局。假如你是九 (1)班的李明，请你用英语写一篇短文，介绍你是如何进行自我管理的。内容需包括以下要点：

要求：

1． 词数在80~100词，开头已经给出，不计入总词数；

2． 内容须包括所有要点，并适当发挥，文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等信息。

To be an excellent student, self-management is quite important．_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

…………

参考答案

1． B

【解析】

【详解】句意：快点，杰克，否则你会错过早班车的！

考查连词辨析。so所以；or否则；but但是；and和。此处是结构“祈使句，and/or+陈述句”，根据语境可知，如果不快点就会错过早班车，用or连接。故选B。

2． D

【解析】

【详解】句意：现在写一篇英语文章对我来说没什么大不了的。挑战是如何提高我的书法。

考查名词辨析。chance机会；courage勇气；change变化；challenge挑战。根据“Writing an English article is not a big deal to me now． The … is how to improve my handwriting”可知，写一篇英语文章是没什么大不了的，如何提高书法对我才是一种挑战，故选D。

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