泰州市兴化市2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷（含答案解析）

泰州兴化市2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末

英语试题

（考试用时：120分钟满分：100分）

（请注意：考生必须将本试卷所有答案填写在答题纸上）

一、单项选择从每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

1．—Kate, are you _________ only child in your family?

—Yes, but a new baby is on the way．It is _________ up-to-date message from my mum.

A．a; a                              B．a; an                            C．the; a                           D．the; an

2．—How do you feel about taking dancing classes?

—To tell the _________, I’m not interested at all.

A．joke                             B．tale                              C．truth                            D．reason

3．—Can I see the boss, Miss Li?  I’d like to ask for the afternoon leave.

—I saw him come in with a long face．I think it’ s a ________ moment for you to do so.

A．stupid                          B．scared                          C．special                         D．smart

4．—It’s very dangerous to look at the mobile phone when we walk across the street.

—You’re right．We ________ be too careful while crossing the street.

A．can                              B．can’t                            C．must                            D．needn’t

5．—I haven’t been to Xinghua for years.

—You really need to pay a visit, and you’ll find changes there are _________ imagination (想象).

A．for                              B．with                             C．without                        D．beyond

6．—Will your younger brother go for a picnic this Sunday?

—If I don’t go, _________.

A．so does he                    B．so will he                     C．neither does he              D．neither will he

7．It is a pity that the music festival ________ because of the heavy rain.

A．will cancel                   B．will be covered live       C．will be cancelled           D．will cover live

8．—I’m sorry I’m late, Mr Chen．But my bike was broken on the way.

—That’s all right．But I don’t like persons who always _________ stories.

A．make up                       B．look up                        C．pick up                        D．give up

9．—________ waste of time it is to watch ________ useless ads on TV! 

—I agree with you.

A．What; the number of                                              B．What a; a number of

C．What a; the number of                                            D．What; a number of

10．—I’m feeling blue these days.

—Everyone has one of those days when _________ goes right.

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

11．The police insisted on ________ the scene of the crime to look for more clues to the murder.

A．check                           B．checking                       C．checked                        D．to check

12．—Is your WeChat account (账户) safe?

—Yes, even my father can’t use it _________ I tell him the password (密码).

A．unless                          B．if                                 C．while                           D．when

13．—What happened this morning?

—A woman was found _________ in her house．She was attacked and bled to _________.

A．dead; death                   B．dead; died                     C．death; death                  D．died; death

14．From the poster on the right we know that Miss White _________.

A．wants a new handbagB．doesn’t like the handbag at all

C．bought the handbag for $80D．doesn’t use the handbag often

15．—“Add Oil” is now included in Oxford Dictionary．Could you tell me ________?

—Oh, it is a phrase from Chinese, expressing encouragement or support.

A．where is it from                                                     B．why it is included

C．what it means                                                        D．when it entered the dictionary

二、完形填空阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

 Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty．He was ___16___ for his hard work and great achievements．But when he was a child, he was a naughty (顽皮的) boy who showed little ___17___ in reading．As he grew up, Zu Ti ___18___ he didn’t have enough knowledge．And he deeply felt that he could not serve his country well．So he made up ___19___ mind to study hard.

Zu Ti had a ___20___ friend named Liu Kun．They had a deep friendship．So they stayed together every day．They even slept on one bed every night and ___21___ at the same time every morning．One day, when they were ___22___, Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing (打鸣)．An ___23___ came to him．He woke up Liu Kun and said, “How about getting up to play swords (剑)?” ___24___ he was still sleepy, Liu Kun agreed with Zu Ti gladly．From then on, they got up and played swords ___25___ the rooster began crowing．They kept their words day after day．They never gave up no matter how ___26___ in winter or hot in summer．Besides, they began to study history ___27___ and put all their energy into reading books．___28___, they learned a great deal of knowledge and made much progress．A few years later, ___29___ of them grew up with talents and wisdom．At last, their ___30___ came true and they made great contributions to their country.

This is the Chinese idiom story To Rise with the Rooster.

16．A．late                       B．sorry                            C．ready                           D．famous

17．A．interest                B．respect                        C．pride                            D．kindness

18．A．decided               B．realized                      C．imagined                      D．promised

19．A．his                         B．her                              C．its                                  D．their

20．A．rich                      B．busy                            C．close                             D．common

21．A．made up                B．got up                       C．gave up                        D．picked up

22．A．sleeping                B．discussing               C．fighting                        D．reading

23．A．order                    B．idea                             C．exam                           D．ability

24．A．Because                B．Unless                       C．Although                    D．If

25．A．as well as              B．as much as               C．as good as                    D．as soon as

26．A．long                       B．dry                              C．cold                             D．quiet

27．A．recently                B．politely                      C．probably                      D．carefully

28．A．On his way         B．By the way                 C．In their way                D．In this way

29．A．both                     B．all                                C．either                           D．neither

30．A．mistakes            B．dreams                        C．hobbies                       D．difficulties

三、阅读理解阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分)

A

Joey was happy because he had many special friends four squirrels (松鼠), two rabbits, and many colorful birds．At the meal time, these wild animals came near to the family and they would feed these special friends.

In the large yard stood thirteen trees of different sizes．One day, while Joey was playing with his sister under the trees, he noticed that a tree trunk (树干) had a sad look．He ran into the house to tell his mom about it．She told Joey to find the reason why it was sad.

So Joey went into the yard, ran to the sad tree and asked, “Why are you unhappy?”

“I am the smallest tree around．The birds don’t fly to me．The rabbits don’t eat grass under me．The squirrels don’t climb to my top．Nobody needs me or loves me,” replied the sad tree.

After knowing the reason, the family had a meeting．Joey suggested making a seat under the sad tree．Joey’s father said he could help make a seat around the tree．The family would sit under the tree and the tree wouldn’t feel sad anymore.

When Joey told his special friends the tree was sad, they decided to do what they could to help make the sad tree happy again.

Early the next morning, when Joey woke up, he noticed birds singing happily in the little tree and saw squirrels running up and down in it．Rabbits were eating the fresh grass around the tree．The little tree was happy again.

Joey ran inside to tell the good news to his family．Joey’s mother and father went into the yard and saw the happy tree.

“Let’s start to build the seats around the trees．I will need help to build them．Get the nails (钉子) for meJoey,” said the father.

“I can help you hold the nails, Dad,” said Joey’s sister.

31．Why did the tree feel sad?

A．Because it thought no one liked it.

B．Because Joey didn’t talk to it.

C．Because it was the only tree in the yard. 

D．Because Joey’s sister didn’t play with it.

32．What is the correct order according to the text?

a．Joey went to find out why the tree was sad.

b．Joey’s special friends decided to help the tree.

c．Joey found a tree unhappy when he was playing.

d．Joey’s father started to build the seats around the trees.

e．Joey’s family discussed how to make the sad tree happy.

A．a-b-d-c-e                      B．c-a-e-b-d                      C．b-a-c-e-d                      D．d-c-a-b-e

33．Which words can best describe Joey’s family?

A．Serious and polite.                                                 B．Brave and honest.

C．Kind and helpful.                                                   D．Quiet and friendly.

34．What can we learn from the text?

A．The difficulty brought the family together.

B．Love helped the tree become happy again.

C．The special friends were thankful to the tree.

D．The tree spread (扩散) happiness to everyone around it.

35．What is the text?

A．A poem.                       B．An interview.                C．An introduction.           D．A story.

B

On October 12, 2022, Chinese astronauts on board China’s Tiangong space station gave a science lesson 400 kilometers above Earth．It was a great success．Do you still remember the first space lesson hosted by Wang Yaping in 2013? Helped by the other two astronauts, she gave the lesson to more than 60 million school children all over the country.

While watching the science lesson from the Tiangong-1 on the morning of June 20, 2013, Wang Lutian, a 10-year-old disabled student at a special school in downtown Beijing, was drawing a colorful rocket with crayons in his classroom．“Moon…stars…a rocket to the sky,” Wang explained his work in a cheerful voice．At that time, he and more than 100 other disabled students were enjoying the lesson given by Wang Yaping, who talked about movements in micro-gravity（微重力）environments．“Zero gravity!” Qian Shaohong, another student at the school, shouted when he saw astronaut Nie Haisheng making a show of crossing his legs in mid-air．“Scientific knowledge has helped open a window for the children to know about the world,” said Zhang Yini, a teacher at the school.

The lesson also increased（增加） interest in space science among teenagers living on the “roof (屋脊) of the world”．“I was most interested in the presentation of the ‘water ball’ in a gravity-free environment．It’s really amazing,” said Rigzin Jigme Doje, a high school student in Lhasa, Tibet．Describing himself as a lover of physics, Doje said the lesson helped him stay true to his dream of becoming a physicist.

The lesson also encouraged other Tibetan school children to relate the mysterious world of outer space to their hometown.

36．The space lesson in 2013 was for ________.

A．Chinese astronauts

B．school children in China

C．Chinese teachers

D．scientists all over China

37．Which picture shows Nie Haisheng’s body movement according to the text?

38．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．Wang Yaping’s talk on micro-gravity environments.

B．The efforts of the disabled students in a special school.

C．The influence of the space lesson on the disabled students.

D．A 10-year-old student’s dream of sending a rocket to the sky.

39．What do we know about Rigzin Jigme Doje?

A．He loved physics.

B．He liked drawing stars.

C．He was a primary school student.

D．He talked a lot about his work.

40．After watching the space lesson, the Tibetan students ________.

A．had a new view of their high schools

B．got an amazing “water ball” in space

C．increased an understanding of the roof of the world

D．developed a deep interest in the world of outer space

四、书面表达（满分25分）)

41．假如你是李平，上周接受了一次九年级学生娱乐活动的问卷调查。请根据问卷内容，用英文写一篇题为“Ways to relax ourselves”的短文，向你校英语报刊投稿。

注意：

1．文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；  

2．语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；  

3．词数100左右，文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

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参考答案

一、单项选择从每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

1．D

【解析】句意：——凯特，你是你们家的独生女吗？——是的，但是一个新生儿马上要出生了。这是一个来自我妈妈的最新消息。

考查冠词的用法。根据空后的“only child”可知，此处需填入定冠词the，the only child“独生子女”，为固定搭配；根据“It is…up-to-date message from my mum.”可知，此处需填入不定冠词表泛指，又因“up-to-date”以元音音素开头，所以，需用不定冠词an。故选D。

2．C

【解析】句意：——你觉得上舞蹈课怎么样？——说实话，我一点也不感兴趣。

考查名词辨析。joke玩笑；tale故事，传说；truth事实，真相；reason理由。根据“I’m not interested at all.”可知，此处是表达自己的真实感受，to tell the truth表示“说实话”。故选C。

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