南京市鼓楼区2022-2023学年九年级上学期期中英语试题（含答案解析无听力）

九年级（上）期中试卷

英  语

姓名：_________ 班级：_________ 学号：_________

选择题（共55分）

一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

第一部分  听对话回答问题

本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟时间从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1． What is Mary’s animal sign?

2． What does Linda want to be?

3． What’s Jenny’s problem?

4． What does Suzy usually do when she is free?

5． Which instrument will Sandy play during the art festival?

6． When will the next train arrive?

A． At seven thirty．    B． At seven forty．    C． At seven fifty．

7． Which colour does the mum advise her son to choose?

A． Blue．    B． Grey．    C． Black．

8． What sport does Tracy like best?

A Skating    B． Running．    C． Swimming．

9． How do you feel about Harry from the dialogue?

A． Lazy．    B． Careless．    C． Impatient．

10． Which kind of music does the girl prefer?

A． Folk music．    B． Rock music．    C． Pop music．

第二部分  听对话和短文答题

你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟时间从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听一段对话，回答第11—12小题。

11． Why does Mary feel angry?

A． Because her sister took her things away．

B． Because her sister didn’t say sorry to her．

C． Because her sister didn’t return her things．

12． What does Peter advise Mary to do?

A Just forget about it．

B． Ask her sister to say sorry．

C． Get the magazines and CDs back．

听第一篇短文，回答第13—15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

13． A． France    B． Germany    C． Poland

14． A． 1810    B． 1817    C． 1825

15 A． writing music    B． giving concerts    C． giving piano lessons

听第二篇短文，回答第16—20小题。

16． How can hobbies help you according to the listening text?

A． Make more friends．    B． Develop your interests．    C． Get higher marks．

17． What is one of David’s hobbies?

A． Reading    B． Painting    C． ‘Writing

18． What did David’s teacher encourage them to write about?

A． Their daily life at school．

B． Their experiences at the camp．

C． Their interesting stories at home．

19． When did David’s book come out?

A． In 2020．    B． In 2021．    C． In 2022．

20． What does David get from his hobbies?

A． Friendship and success．    B． Pleasure and success．    C． Health and knowledge．

二、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1． Nanjing Forest Music Festival impresses people ________ its peaceful environment and pleasant music．

A． by                             B． with                           C． for                             D． through

2． Simon is crazy about basketball． He watches the NBA ________ there is a game on TV．

A． until                          B． if                               C． whenever                    D． as soon as

3． I have a deep love for my parents because ________ my father ________ my mother cares much for me．

A． either, or                    B． both, and                    C． neither, nor                 D． not only, but also

4． —Cola or ice tea, Jack?

—Ice tea, please． ________ is better than a bottle of ice tea on such a hot day．

A． Nothing                     B． Anything                    C． Something                  D． Everything

5． —Why do you like your English teacher so much?

—She is so ________ that she always makes her lessons lively．

A． patient                       B． interesting                   C． organized                   D． careful

6． Nanjing Museum is well worth visiting because you can have a ________ of rich culture．

A． look                           B． taste                           C． praise                         D． gift

7． —I’m tired of having so much homework and so little time for my hobbies!

—Cheer up! If you learn to ________ them, you’ll enjoy your school life．

A． achieve                      B． consider                      C． match                         D． balance

8． —Why is the boy always wearing red?

—He may ________ that red can give him more power to take action．

A． wonder                      B． doubt                         C． hope                          D． require

9． Jim seldom ________ late doing his homework because he can manage his time well．

A． stays up                      B． stays away                  C． stays out                     D． stays in

10． Once a top student, Edward ________ since he began to play computer games

A． fell behind                  B． is falling behind          C． has fallen behind         D． has been behind

11． —I hear that you took part in a clean-up activity in Zijin Mountain last Sunday．

—Yes． It ________ to protect the environment．

A． organized                   B． was organizing            C． was organized             D． has organized

12． —Cindy, could you tell me ________?

—Not very far, but you’d better go there by bike．

A． where is the youth centre                                      B． how far the youth centre is

C． how can I get to the youth centre                           D． how long it takes to the youth centre

13． —Simon, you failed the Maths exam again! Your dad will surely go red．

—Sorry, mum． I’ll work harder．

In the dialogue, “go red” means “be ________．”

A． angry                         B． stressed                       C． tired                           D． sad

14． Paul handed in his project on October 29 just one day before the deadline． The word “deadline” is ________．

A． a task                         B． a line                          C． a place                       D． a date

15． —Jenny, I’d like some coffee for a change．

—________． It’s over there on the tea table in the sitting room．

A． Help yourself              B． Never mind                 C． With pleasure              D． Change it, please

三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Colour therapy is a form of therapy that uses colour and light to treat certain mental (精神的) and physical conditions． It’s said that certain colours can influence people’s energy and ____16____．

At some point, we’ve all experienced the ways that colour can influence us． For some people, seeing the green in nature on their daily run helps ____17____ their moods, or they may feel a little better wearing a favourite yellow dress．

The ____18____ of colour therapy goes back to Indian medicine． It is believed that colours are able to influence the body ____19____． For example, red is used to make a person who might be feeling tired or down get ____20____． What’s more, red may also make people who might be stressed feel comfortable． Green plays an important part in colour therapy． Green is the colour of nature, so it can help reduce stress and relax a person． ____21____ a warm colour, orange can be used to create happy feelings．

There are two ways of colour therapy． It can ____22____ be done by looking at a certain colour or by directly reflecting (反射) certain colours on parts of the body． Colour therapists believe that colour can ____23____ our bodies through our eyes or skin． Each colour has its special frequency (频率)． Each special frequency has a different influence on people and is used for different ____24____． Warm colours are used to make people feel excited, while cool colours are used to make people calm down．

According to colour therapy, certain colours can produce certain feelings from most people, but this isn’t always the ____25____． Humans are different． The influences of certain colours on people may differ from person to person． Some colours most people might find calming might be depressing to others．

16． A． weight               B． ability                        C． health                         D． thought

17． A． match                B． express                       C． harm                          D． improve

18． A． practice             B． wisdom                      C． story                          D． habit

19． A． possibly             B． differently                  C． exactly                       D． correctly

20． A． surprised           B． interested                    C． worried                      D． excited

21． A． With                 B． For                            C． Like                           D． As

22． A． also                   B． either                         C． neither                       D． both

23． A． cure                  B． keep                           C． enter                          D． help

24． A． purposes            B． ways                          C． causes                        D． results

25． A． trouble              B． reason                        C． case                           D． matter

四、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

26． The book suggests that a helpful person may choose to be a ________．

A． judge or web engineer                                          B． project manager or nurse

C． salesman or school teacher                                    D． government official or librarian

27． Amy is careful and hard-working． Her personality type is ________．

A． Type ESTJ                 B． Type ISTJ                   C． Type ESFJ                  D． Type ISFJ

B

In 2005, Cliff Jones began a journey round Britain on a unicycle, a bike with only one wheel． He had already made a documentary film about his experiences travelling around Europe in a 50-year-old car． He was mad about motor sport and had a job building racing car engines． To save money, Cliff rode to work in London on an old bicycle, which he also used to go to France on holiday． “That trip opened my eyes,” he says． “I decided to do a tour of Britain by bike．”

Cliff didn’t want a normal touring bike, and he knew he wanted to build one himself． “The craziest bicycle I could think of was a unicycle, so I went to a factory to see how they are made．” After one false start in 2004, when he had to turn back because of a knee injury, he finally set out in 2005． He was away for four months, and travelled over 8,500 kilometres．

The best bit of the trip was arriving in Wales and seeing Mount Snowdon． “Although I met cyclists who could easily ride up mountains on their bikes, which I couldn’t do, I never regretted my unicycle． The further away from London I got, the more amazed people seemed by it．” His worst moment came when he had to drink some dirty water from a stream． A serious fever kept him in bed in hospital for five long days． He was determined not to give up and go back home before he had completed his challenge, but found it hard to carry on because he felt so weak． Though he had a hard time, Cliff now says, “If l could afford it, I would like to do something similar again．”

28． What is the writer trying to do in this text?

A To introduce a special transport．

B． To describe a rather unusual journey．

C． To advise people to take special holidays．

D． To encourage people to travel long distances．

29． What made Cliff decide to cycle round Britain?

A． Touring Europe in an old car．                             B． Visiting a unicycle factory．

C． Attending motor races abroad．                            D． Travelling to France on his bike．

30． What was Cliff’s biggest problem during the trip?

A． He was very ill for nearly a week．                       B． He had a terrible knee injury．

C． He had trouble riding up mountains．                    D． He couldn’t afford food and drinks．

C

October 20

I hardly ate breakfast． I didn’t pay attention in class． I kept thinking of the Relays Friday．

The 4×100 relay means four runners each run a hundred metres． Each runner passes their baton (接力棒) to the next runner． Since I’m the fastest, I’ll surely run the anchor leg． The anchor gets the baton last． The anchor crosses the finish line． The anchor is your chance to win． The anchor gets the praise．

All day long I imagined Friday’s race: Samuel leads off, he hands the baton to Billy halfway through the first turn, Billy hands to Paul． I look back past my shoulder． They’re all coming． I pick out Paul． He’s running into the final turn, he’s fifteen metres from me．．． ten metres．．． I take off． I put my left hand behind me (Hit it! Hit it! Now!)． I feel the baton hit my left hand． I hold it and rush out． I’m dead last, ten metres behind everybody． It’s hopeless． By the time I hit the straightaway (直道), I’m passing the next-to-last runner, then the next, and the next． Forty thousand people jump． “Who is he?” they ask, and the answer comes, “It’s Coogan! Crash Coogan of Springfield!” I pass another, and now there are only three ahead of me, but there’s not enough time． “He can’t do it!” They scream, and now there are two ahead of me and the finish line seems so close and there’s only one ahead of me now and the human hurricane is blowing at my back, and I’m on the leader’s shoulder and suddenly there is complete silence． Seeing us sideways (侧向), we look like one． I remember the coach told me that in a close race, the one who leans (前倾) will win, so now with one last breath I throw my arms back and my chest forward and the red finish line breaks like a butterfly across my shirt． I slow down, I stop． I throw the baton high into the air, and the hurricane finally catches me and I close my eyes and let the cheer wash over me: COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGAN!

31． What is the main purpose of Paragraph 2?

A． To prove Crash is a good racer．

B． To feel the excitement of a race．

C． To explain how relay races work．

D． To show Crash’s feeling about the relays．

32． What is the most important thing to Crash?

A． Running as fast as he can．                                   B． Following the coach’s advice．

C． Trying to win the relay race．                               D． Making the crowd feel excited．

33． What does the “hurricane” in Paragraph 3 refer to (指的是)?

A． The weather on the race day．                              B． The excitement inside his body．

C． The sound made by the other runners．                  D． The noise made by people in the stands．

34． What does the story mainly tell us?

A． It is difficult to win a relay race．                         B． Crash wanted the race to last longer．

C． People get excited about a close race．                   D． Races are not over until the last moment．

35． What do you know about Crash after reading the story?

A． His mind is on the race．                                     B． He has never won a race．

C． He is not sure of himself．                                   D． He has a lot of team spirit．

非选择题（共55分）

五、填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A) 请根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为56—60的相应横线上。

36． There is always an ______ (活泼的) discussion each time． An interesting question is raised in Roy’s class．

37． All your hard work will be paid off and it will __________ (承诺) you a bright future．

38． We were so excited that we could ________ (几乎不) speak when our teacher told us the good news．

39． Many foreigners find it difficult to __________ (发音) some Chinese characters like “周” or “钟”．

40． My father seems kind but he is very __________ (严格的) with us about table manners．

B) 请根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为61—65的相应横线上。

41． After waiting for one more hour, I was becoming _________ (patient) and a bit angry．

42． Since we have more subjects in Grade 9, I have difficulty __________ (plan) my time well．

43． A red wool sweater seems like many Chinese people’s best _______ (choose) for festivals, like Chinese New Year．

44． A street in Cape Town is ________ (name) after the famous South African leader, Nelson Mandela．

45． —Mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes and grasslands are a life community．

—I can’t agree more． Green is as _________ (value) as gold．

C) 选词填空

请根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或词组填空，使短文内容完整正确。

China is a country which is rich in ancient myths (神话)． To know more about Chinese culture, you’d better know these traditional stories first, and then you’ll ____46____ what spirits Chinese people think highly of．

Among those stories, my favourite is “Jingwei Tries to Fill the Sea”． The main character is the daughter of Yan Emperor． While playing in the Eastern Sea, she ____47____ unluckily． Then she changed into a bird, called Jingwei, who decided to fill up the sea． She had a ____48____ with the sea, saying that she would keep on carrying sticks and small stones into the wild sea, even if she knew that maybe one million years wouldn’t be enough to reach her goal． Nothing could ____49____ her from achieving her dream．

Jingwei’s story tells us when facing ____50____ we should never give up． It’s her spirit which is passed down from the ancient times that encourages the Chinese people to fight for a better life．

D) 请根据汉语句子及后面括号中的提示，将下列句子译成英语，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为71—75的相应横线上。

51． 周深是个天生的歌手。(born)

___________________________________________________________

52． 他曾参加了一个歌唱比赛，但失败了。(try out for…)

___________________________________________________________

53． 他没有放弃，坚持唱歌。(keep…)

___________________________________________________________

54． 通过不懈努力，他已成为一个受欢迎的歌手。(hard work)

___________________________________________________________

55． 他的成功鼓励年轻人追逐音乐梦想。(follow… music dreams)

___________________________________________________________

六、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A)

请认真阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文章后表格中第76—85小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

“What a pretty Jasmine flower! What a pretty Jasmine flower! Nice to see and nice to smell! Praiseworthy scent, and white as well!”

Have you ever heard of this famous song, Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower)? Mo Li Hua is a Chinese folk song from Jiangsu Province． The song is so well-known that the jasmine flower became the Province Flower of Jiangsu in 2007． It was one of the first Chinese folk songs to be liked by people outside China． There are two versions (版本) of the song． One of them describes a custom of giving jasmine flowers, popular in the southern Yangtze River delta region．

Over time Mo Li Hua has been popular both in China and abroad． The song dates back to the 18th century． It was created during the Qianlong era (1735—1796) of the Qing dynasty． In 1896, the song was used as temporary (临时的) national anthem by the Qing Chinese officials in Europe． In 1982, the song found a place on a UNESCO list of recommended songs and was put into the musical textbooks in Asia． When Hong Kong and Macau returned to China in 1997 and 1999, this music was played in the ceremonies． An adaptation (改编) by Tan Dun and Wang Hesheng was played during the medal ceremonies at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games． In 2018, with Second Farewell to Cambridge by the famous Chinese poet Xu Zhimo, Mo Li Hua was sung in Chinese by the King’s College Choir (国王学院合唱团) in Cambridge University． In its 500-year history, no other Chinese songs have ever been recorded． On the evening of February 15, 2022, Wang Yaping played part of the popular music Mo Li Hua on Shenzhou-13 at the Lantern Festival．

The song expresses sincere and simple feelings of Chinese people． People describe the music as “heart-touching”． It is such a beautiful song that it almost stands for China abroad． This melody is a cultural gift from the Chinese people to the world． With music, friendship is our message around the world, trying to achieve worldwide understanding．

B)

请根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

My favourite great book is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain． Tom lives with his aunt Polly in the quiet streets of St． Petersburg, Missouri． He’s a c____66____ and lively young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures． He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an i____67____ in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days． With Huck he goes looking for t____68____,  with Becky he gets lost in a cave (洞穴), and finally, they find a box of gold．

My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead． He decides to go to his own funeral (葬礼)． He h____69____ and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears． Everyone is surprised to see him but they’re also pleased to see him a____70____．

Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters． Huck is an outsider and e____71____ is afraid of him． Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom’s best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story．

The theme of the story is to do with children g____72____ up and becoming more serious． It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America． Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are p____73____ for bad behaviour．

Why do I think The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876, but it’s still read and loved by people around the world today． And a____74____ it’s only a story, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very real． Today it’s thought to be one of the g____75____books in American literature． Go on—read it! I’m sure that you’ll enjoy it, too．

七、书面表达（满分15分）

76． 假如你是学校网站英语专栏的编辑Sigmund Friend，李雷同学给你写了一封电子邮件。请你根据邮件内容，用英语给他回一封电子邮件。

注意：

1． 内容涵盖所有要点，全文连贯通顺。

2． 词数80左右（己给出的邮件开头和结尾不计入总词数）。

3． 文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

Dear Li Lei,

Thank you for your letter． I hope I can help． _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All the best．

Sigmund Friend

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参考答案

一、略

二、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1． B

【解析】

【详解】句意：南京森林音乐节以其宁静的环境和优美的音乐给人们留下了深刻的印象。

考查介词辨析。by通过；with和；for为了；through通过。impress sb． with sth．“某事给某人留下印象”，固定用法。故选B。

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