陕西省西安市新城区2022-2023学年九年级上学期期中英语试题(含答案)

陕西省西安市新城区2022-2023学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、语法选择

Man has invented four kinds of satellites (卫星). The first kind of satellite ___1___ the geography of the earth. They are used to make maps. They also help countries to see where they ___2___ find oil or gold.

The second kind of satellite is used to guide ___3___ and planes. A ship or a plane can send a message to the satellite, and the satellite can find out ____4____.

The third kind studies the weather. These satellites watch clouds and strong winds ___5___ across the earth. They warn countries to make preparations ___6___ very bad weather is coming.

The last kind is used for communication. Telephone calls ___7___ countries can be sent by these satellites. Some can carry hundreds of calls at ___8___ same time. The call ___9___ to the satellite, then the satellite sends it to a station in the country and this country is being phoned. These satellites also carry pictures. ____10____ can receive and send about eight programs at a time.

1．A．study B．will study C．was studying D．studies

2．A．must B．may C．need D．should

3．A．ship B．ships C．train D．trains

4．A．where it is B．where is it C．what it is D．what is it

5．A．moved B．moving C．to move D．to moving

6．A．although B．until C．after D．when

7．A．during B．along C．between D．of

8．A．the B．an C．a D．/

9．A．was sent B．will send C．sends D．is sent

10．A．It B．They C．Theirs D．Its

二、完形填空

Listening to a guitar player is nothing new. ____11____ how about listening to a guitar player and a bird?

Frank Magolio is a guitar player from Florida, USA．He loves to sing and play the guitar around the ____12____ and most of the people there know him. These days he stays at home and he finds he has been sharing his home with a talented singer. No, the singer is not his partner. It is his yellow-headed parrot named Tico!

Tico is always ____13____ by Frank’s side. One day, when Frank was singing and playing the guitar, he noticed Tico was accompanying (陪伴) him in the ____14____ way. The pet parrot was sitting on a wooden platform. It started singing the song in its own special voice. The bird not only sang along but also ____15____. It moved around and jumped up and down ____16____ it was singing.

We decided to film this and ____17____ it with our family and friends. Everyone seemed to really ____18____ in the video and started sharing it with their friends. People started asking Tico to sing more songs.”

So far, Tico and Frank have performed a lot of famous ____19____ including Stairway of Heaven and White Wedding, but people love it best when they just start riffing (反复演奏)! It is really ____20____!

And now everyone is falling head over heels for the gifted bird!

11．A．And B．Or C．So D．But

12．A．house B．school C．town D．hospital

13．A．short B．long C．close D．far

14．A．laziest B．cutest C．luckiest D．easiest

15．A．watched B．slept C．performed D．flew

16．A．while B．if C．unless D．though

17．A．hide B．sing C．read D．share

18．A．take a rest B．take a look C．take an interest D．take a step

19．A．plays B．dances C．books D．songs

20．A．moving B．amazing C．worrying D．frightening

三、阅读单选

21．The volunteers will teach children _________.A．how to protect the sea B．how to write a letter

C．how to speak Chinese D．how to play the piano

22．The following statements are true EXCPET _________.

A．The volunteers can have breakfast, lunch and dinner at the service center

B．The volunteers can stay in a room beside the sea without paying money

C．Tom, 17, a good Chinese-speaker, can be the volunteer

D．Lucy, 19, a good Chinese-speaker, can be the volunteer

23．The reading material is probably a ________.

A．news report B．diary C．poster D．letter

In 2007, Barrington Irving became the youngest person to fly alone around the world. He was just 23 years old and he built the plane himself. How did he achieve this?

Irving’s interest in flying started when he was 15. He was working in his parents’ bookstore in Miama, Florida. One of the customers was a pilot, Gary Robinson. One day, Robinson asked Irving if he was interested in flying. Irving didn’t think he was smart enough. But the next day, Robinson took Irving to an airport. He showed Irving inside the cockpit (驾驶舱) of a Boeing 777. That experience changed Irving’s life.

Irving really wanted to fly, but a flight school was expensive. To achieve his dream, he did different jobs. He washed airplanes and cleaned swimming pools. At home, he practiced flying on a video game. In the end, he got enough money for a flight school.

At the flight school, Irving achieved his dream of learning how to fly. But he wasn’t finished. Next, he planned to build his own plane and fly alone around the world.

Building the plane was difficult. Irving asked more than 50 companies for airplane parts. Most said no, but he insisted (顽强地坚持) in asking. Three years later, he had parts worth $300,000. Columbia, an airplane company, agreed to build a plane using the parts. Soon, his plane was ready to fly

On March, 2007, Irving began his round-the-world trip. After 97 days—with 145 hours in the air—he landed back in Miami. A cheering crowd of people were there to welcome him.

Irving saw many young people in the crowd, and this had a powerful effect (影响) on him. He wanted to use his experience to help other young achieve their own dreams.

“Everyone told me what I couldn’t do,” says Irving. “They said I was too young, and that I didn’t have enough money. But even if no one believes in your dream,” he says, “you have to pursue (追求) it.”

24．Why was Gary Robinson important in Irving’s life?

A．He got Irving interested in flying.

B．He sent Irving to a flight school.

C．He helped Irving build a plane.

D．He taught Irving how to fly.

25．What does the writer want to show us by writing the 3rd and the 4th paragraphs?

A．To show us how we can achieve our dreams.

B．To show us that interest is the best teacher.

C．To show us that Irving tried very hard to achieve his goals.

D．To show us that Irving was a lucky person.

26．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Becoming a Pilot. B．Life in Flight School.

C．Achieving a Dream. D．Building You Own Plane.

These days, teenagers are heavily influenced by the media. Many of them have watched thousands of hours of TV. That’s more time than they spend with teachers at school. And we haven’t considered the hours they spend using the Internet and reading newspapers.

However, several studies have shown a serious problem: today’s teenagers lack media literary (媒体素养). In other words, they have difficulty critically thinking about the information they see. One study that was done on middle school students showed that more than 80 percent of them didn’t tell the difference between real stories and ads that looked like news.

Standford professor Kevin John teaches a class called Media Effects. He tries to help his students learn media literary. The professor gave an example that shows why media literary is important. In the example, two news stations report a snowstorm. The other focuses on kids playing in the snow. “With a news story, news stations tell you what they feel are the important details (细节). These details mostly depend on the opinions of the news director,” said John. “A person who has media literacy would realize that each story is about one side at this time. There is more going on.”

Some experts think the school is the best place to teach media literacy. Others believe everyone — from parents to reporters — should help teenagers learn the skills.

As for the best time to start learning literacy, many experts suggest the age of 12. But some basic ideas can be taught even earlier. “It’s never too early to start learning media literacy,” John said.

27．The underlined word “lack” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_____________” in Chinese.

A．提高 B．降低 C．关注 D．缺乏

28．Professor Kevin John agrees that _________.

A．everyone is supposed to help children learn about media literacy

B．children should be taught media literacy at an early age

C．teenagers should focus more on news report than on other reports

D．children should spend more time on their school work than on other things

29．By mentioning the example, Kevin John wants to tell us that _________.

A．it is not right to describe those kids playing happily in a snowstorm

B．teenagers should know that there are different sides to the same thing

C．snowstorms may cause a lot of trouble for people

D．news reports are usually more serious and we can always believe it

30．The passage is mainly about _________.

A．how to develop teenagers’ media literacy

B．where teenagers should be taught media literacy

C．why teenagers are supposed to have media literacy

D．when teenagers should learn media literacy

四、阅读还原7选5

In western society, especially in the English-speaking world, the chance for young people to visit other countries is considered important. Many young people spend a year traveling in different countries after they finish high schooly at the age of 18 before they go to university (They call “it” a gap year). ____31____.

Parents often want their children to grow up a little and see what the real world is like, some parents may be worried about their children’s safety but more think that the advantage of independence are worth the worries. ____32____.

Young people also want to experience freedom and see what life is like on the other side. This other side could be the other side of the world or just the other side of life. ____33____

____34____ A little bit of growing up and experience will help them make their important decisions about jobs, especially when they are unsure about what they want to study in college.

Another reason for a gap year is to get a break from studying before they start the next few years of university. So anywhere you travel in the world, you will meet western young people exploring the world.

So much of the world has been traveled and explored. Today’s young people are looking for more worthy experiences. ____35____ Many gap year volunteers are now spending a few months teaching English in Thailand, helping to feed giant pandas in China or digging wells in a village in Africa.

These young people’s wish to explore the world is an expression of their values (价值观). Both discovering the world and making a difference to it are important parts of the western values.

As Chinese young people, will you do the same?

A．Some of them work as volunteers to do something for the country that they are visiting.

B．For example, if they have a rich life, they may want to see how people in poor areas live.

C．This can give them a chance to experience different life in different corners of the world.

D．They need to learn to look after themselves.

E．A gap year is also an important chance for young people to think about what they want to do in the future.

F．In their eyes, their children’s growing up and independence are much more important.

G．They want to make some money by doing some part-time jobs.

五、完成句子

36．请你在公共场合注重自己的行为。

Pay attention to your behaviors ____________, please.

37．日常生活中，他是个很幽默的人。

In his ________, he is a humorous person.

38．唐代诗人张若虚以《春江花月夜》闻名于世。

Zhang Ruoxu, a Tang Dynasty poet, is ___________ for his poem A Moonlit Night on the Spring River.

39．李谷一和朗朗都是中国著名的音乐家。

Both Li Guyi and Lang Lang are famous ______________.

40．老师再三教导我们考试时要细心，避免犯错。

We are told to be careful in the test to __________ mistakes by our teachers over and over again.

六、短文选词填空

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯。（每个单词限用一次，每空只填一个单词。）

This is a story about my good friend and me. I used to be the ___41___ person in my class. When I was in Grade 7, our Chinese teacher asked all of the students in our class to give a speech at the ___42___ of our Chinese lesson. When we got this assignment(作业), I felt a little afraid. “What should I do?” I ___43___.The day to give our speech finally arrived. Although I had all the ___44___ I needed, I was still worried about whether I would be a good speaker. At that moment, my friend Christina ___45___ over and told me to relax. She said she was sure that I could give an excellent speech. This made me ___46___ better.

Finally, it was my turn. I took a deep breath and began my speech. But I forgot the ___47___ sentence! I was so embarrassed(尴尬的). Then, I saw Christina. She was ___48___ at me.

I remembered what she said and I felt more confident. At last, I finished my speech ____49____. Everyone thought the speech was great and I was proud of ______50______.

Sometimes, one simple sentence can mean a lot. Try to encourage others. Both of you will feel happy.

七、阅读补全句子

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

ZOO INFORMATION

LIONS

From: Lions live in the wild in Africa and India.

Our lions are African lions from Kenya.

Males: We have two grown-up males and they weigh about 200 kilograms. They have a collar of long hair called a mane around their faces.

Females: Our zoo has four grown-up females. They weigh about 175 kilograms. They don’t have a mane.

Young lions: Lions live in family groups called prides. Young lions are called cubs. There are six young lions in this pride. Can you tell the males from the females?

Feeding: We feed the lions at 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Grown-up lions eat about 5 kilograms of meat a day. Zoo workers must be careful because a lion’s bite is very strong!

51．Which country are the lions in the zoo from?

They’re from ______________.

52．What is the number of the lions living in the zoo?

The number of the lions living in the zoo is ______________.

53．According to the information board, how often do they feed the lions?

They feed them ____________________.

54．Why do the workers have to be careful when they give food to the lions?

The reason is that _________________________.

55．According to the information board, what is one of the ways to tell whether a grown-up lion is a male or a female?

One of the ways is to see whether it has ___________________ or not.

八、填写适当的句子补全对话

根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。

A: Hi, Rachacl, look at my kite. I made it myself.

B: Wow, how beautiful it is! ________56________?

A: I made it with wood and paper. And I painted a beautiful butterfly on the paper.

B: Interesting! You know, kites are one of the most popular Chinese inventions.

A: You are right. ________57________?

B: The first kite was invented around 3,000 years ago.

A:________58________ ?

B: It was made of wood at that time.

A: Sounds good. _________59_________?

B: No, they weren’t used as toys at that time. They are used for military purposes.

A: I got it. Thanks for telling me the history of kites.

B: You’re welcome. Could you please tell me how to fly your kites?

A: _________60_________.

九、材料作文

61．近年来，西安变化很大。请根据下列表格中的信息，以“How Xi’an Has Changed”为题写一篇英语小短文，从三个方面简要介绍一下西安最近几年的变化。注意:

1.必须包含所提示的信息，并适当发挥;

2.语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整;

3.文章不得出现你的任何真实信息(姓名、校名和地名等);

4.词数：不少于 70 词。(开头已给出，但不计入总词数。)

过去                                    现在

人口   2010 年，大约850万                      大约1300万

环境   街道脏、垃圾多、空气污染严重      干净、很多公园、空气新鲜

How Xian Has Changed

Xi’an is my hometown. It has changed a lot in the past few years._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案：

1．D    2．B    3．B    4．A    5．B    6．D    7．C    8．A    9．D    10．B

11．D    12．C    13．C    14．B    15．C    16．A    17．D    18．C    19．D    20．B

21．A    22．C    23．C

24．A    25．C    26．C

27．D    28．B    29．B    30．C

31．C    32．F    33．B    34．E    35．A

36．in public##in the public

37．daily life##everyday life

38．widely known##widely famous

39．Chinese musicians

40．avoid making

41．shyest    42．beginning    43．thought    44．information    45．came    46．feel    47．first    48．smiling    49．successfully    50．myself

51．Kenya\Africa    52．12\twelve    53．twice a day    54．a lion’s bite is very strong    55．a mane around their faces\a collar of long hair/a collar of long hair called a mane around their faces

56．What did you make it with    57．When was the first kite invented    58．What was it made of at that time    59．Were they used as toys at that time    60．Sure/Yes/Of course/No problem...

61．例文：

How Xian Has Changed

Xi’an is my hometown. It has changed a lot in the past few years. It only had a population of about eight million five hundred thousand in 2010. With the rapid development of the city, more and more people come here. As a result, there are about thirteen million people now. In the past, Xi’an was a badly polluted city with dirty streets, much rubbish, and polluted air. In recent years, people in Xi’an have made great efforts to fight against pollution. Now the city is a very clean one with many beautiful gardens and clean air. I love my hometown very much and I hope it will become better and better.