湖北省武汉光谷实验中学2021-2022学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题（Word版含答案）

武汉光谷实验中学2021-2022年度九年级第一学期期中考试

第二部分笔试部分

二、单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出个最佳答案。 将代表该答案的字母在

答题卡上相应的位置涂黑。

26.---Mary, you have to put what you learn into use.____.

---You're right. This way I'll never forget.

A. It takes time B. It's a piece of cake C. Use it, or lose it  D. Every minute counts

27.---Mike, I heard that Jack failed in the exam again.

---______.I told him to get prepared, but he wouldn't listen.

A. What a shame! B. It serves him right.  C. That's great!  D. I beg your pardon.

28.---______? Mike won the singing competition.---Good for him. He used to be so shy.

A. Guess what  B. Pardon me   C. Are you kidding   D. Really

29. ---It is so crowded in the street, so I seldom drive to work.

---That's why I choose to leave early to____the rush hour in the morning.

A. hide   B. manage   C. miss    D. avoid

30.--- I used to____in the countryside. I have already been in Wuhan for 2 months.

--- Oh, how is everything? Are you used to___here in Wuhan?

A. live; live  B. living; living  C. live; living    D. living; live

31.---How is your job interview?

---It's perfect for me. The job requires____for communication.

A. Attention  B. skill    C. tradition   D. secret

32.---Don't be so____with your little brother, Mike!

---I am not,Mom.I have only one red pen.

A. strict   B. careless   C. mean    D. busy

33.---Books written by Liu Cixin____well. Have you ever read one of his books?

--- Yes. They are very popular among teenagers.

A.sold           B. sell               C. have been sold     D. were sold

34.---_______bad luck! I was caught in the heavy rain today.

---You were? It was____a bad idea not to take an umbrella with you on rainy days.

A. What; so  B. What; such   C. How; so   D. How; such

35. ---Mike, let's go to watch The Battle al Lake Changjin(《长津湖》). It's a big hit.

---All right. My_____this time.

A. treat   B. pleasure   C. business   D. pride

36. --- You need to be quick. It's already ten o’clock.

---Don't ____me. It will make things even worse.

A. note    B. trouble     C. warm     D. rush

37.---Can you tell me anything about Chinese clay art pieces?

---Sure, they are first shaped___hand.

A.by    B.in      C. with     D. from

38.---How long do you spend on your homework after the“double reduction" policy was introduced?

---______one hour, and sometimes even shorter.

A. Normally  B. Exactly   C. Directly   D. Naturally

39.After years of practicing playing the piano, the musician______playing music for a living.

A. picked up   B. ended up   C. set up    D. put up

40.---Excuse me,I am wondering_____.

---Sure,there is a bookstore down the street.

A.When does the store open.

B. what should I do next

C.Whether you can help me buy a magazine

D. where I can get a dictionary

三、无形填空(本题共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41-55各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Eighty-year-old 4i Xinsheng clearly remembers the day her husband was diagnosed(诊断)with

Alzheimer's(阿尔兹海默症).

It was March 4.2019." she says. “We ate fish at a restaurant , and he_ 41_ taking one to go.

When we got home 5 minutes later, he asked me what was in the takeout box and where I got it from.When I told him, he looked blankly(茫然的)at the box and said he had no_ 42_of it. I was shocked.I realized it was a symptom(症状) of an illness rather than the memory loss_43_ to the old.The next day,I to him to the hospital for testing He was diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's"

She says it's lucky she_ 44_ quickly and took her husband to the hospital right away. Since

then, she has done everything she can to_45 _the process of the illness. She wasn't used to her

husband's illness at first, so she would often feel anxious and angry when he kept asking _46_

questions. Now, she's learned to take care of_ 47_ so that her husband has someone to depend on.

“I have to live_ 48_ and do things that make me happy._49_ as time goes on, I'd become ill too.

I'm actually very_ 50_ because I can't have a proper conversation with him.As a_ 51_ ,I took up drawing and writing to look on the bright side." she says.

_52_ the couple took part in the dance-therapy program, Time to Dance. The program

_ 53_dance classes to people living with Alzheimer's and their caregivers. It has done_ 54_ very

meaningful. At the same time, it brought _55_ to people with Alzheimer's, who are often left

unnoticed and forgotten in a comer.

41. A. risked  B. suggested  C. required  D. tried

42. A. ability  B. attention  C. memory  D. background

43. A. common B. only    C. special   D. private

44. A. spread  B. discovered  C. acted   D. treated

45. A. stop  B. change   C. slow   D. control

46. A. different B. the same  C. difficult  D. boring

47. A. him  B. them    C. it    D. herself

48. A. comfortably B. peacefully  C. actively  D. quietly

49. A. But  B. And   C. So   D.Or

50. A. nervous  B. lonely   C. patient   D. hopeless

51. A. result  B. rule   C. wife   D. gift

52. A. Clearly  B. Recently  C. Finally  D. Luckily

53. A. offers  B. produces  C. teaches  D. directs

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

55.A. heat  B. pride   C. convenience D. warmth

四、阅读理解(本题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选项中，逸出最佳选项。

                                        A

TECHNOLOGY                          China Daily

Oct.16th, 2021

Astronauts make space station new home

China's Tiangong space station, which will house three

astronauts for six months,will be a comfortable home.

Media and public attention has moved to Chinese

astronauts life in space after spaceraft Shenzhou XII,

carrying Zhai Zhigang. Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, was

successfully launched(发射) on Saturday morning

Zhai, a Chinese calligraphy(书法) fan, decided to bring

Screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace brushes, ink, paper, and ink stones - known as the essential four for calligaply- to space, he told.CCTY in an interview.

Besides, Zhai has also taken some music videos from his favorite TV series and movies with him to play during free time. However, Zhai is not the only person who plans to play songs in space. His two partners-both Wang and Ye-were also considering taking musical instruments.

Wang,China's first woman astronaut to enter the Tiangong space station,raised people's interest

by saying she will hold a musical performance from space station.

Wang, a mother of 5-year-old girl, and Ye also expressed love for their families as both of them

have brought family photos with them. Wang has also prepared New Year gifts for her two colleagues.

56. From the material above, we can know that_______.

A. the photo was provided by CCTV

B. the news was reported by China Daily

C.the news comes from the SPACE section

D. three astronauts make the space their new home

57. The astronauts' life in space drew attention probably because______.

A. their life in space was colorful

2. they would give performances in space

C. it was the first time for Chinese astronauts to get into space

D. the public wondered what they would do in space

58. Which of the following things does Zhai decide to take with him?

A. The essential four for calligraphy.

B. New Year presents.

C. Musical instruments.

D. His family photos.

59. According to the news, which words can best describe Wang Yaping?

A. Brave and loving.

B. Polite and humorous.

C. Honest and caring

D. Direct and talented.

60. The main purpose of the writing is to

A. show the astronauts' love for music

B. introduce what Tiangong space station is like

C. tell about three Chinese astronauts' life in the space station

D. express the happiness about the successful launching of Shenzhou XIII

                               B

Zhang Fubai, 70, is a follower of sugar painting- the intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产)in Tianjin. The sweet business was inspired by his father,who was also a sugar painter.

"When I was a little boy, the children in the neighbourhood would beg my father for sugar

paintings." he said. At 9 he began to copy the flowers and insects his painted, and would even try

to create sugar paintings himself, “I thought it was fun, but I never expected to become a sugar painter myself".

In 1966 he finished middle school and became a carpenter(木匠）and part-tine tailor(裁缝)

dealing with all kinds of drawings. He didn't make up his mind to join the family business until 1980. In the flowing years, he would spend days observing small animals in the fields and rivers. Years of experience as a carpenter and tailor helped improve his painting skills.

His paintings are very creative. So far, he has created close to 200 sugar painting styles. and he

updates(更新) all the styles every one or two years. If his customers ask him for something he doesn't know, he will search on the Internet and try to design the styles in his head.

For now, he is a little worried about passing on the art.

"Few young people are interested in learning sugar painting." he said,"I hope the younger

generation can pay more attention to the intangible heritage; it will sweeten their lives, I promise."

61. Which of the following statements about Zhang is true?

A. He has created more than 200 sugar painting

B. His father pushed him to take up sugar painting

C. He has always dreamed of becoming a sugar painter

D. He was interested in sugar painting when he was young.

62. The underlined word“observing" is closest in meaning to______

A. drawing slowly

B. catching quickly

C. watching carefully D. raising happily

63. What worries Zhang is that_______.

A. he can't create new styles himself

B. there are fewer customers than before

C. his sweet business is faced with some problems

D. sugar painting might disappear in the near future

64. It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A. carpenters and tailors all enjoy drawing pictures

B. Zhang's father's sugar paintings were free

C. Zhang's job experiences have some influence on his job

D. the styles of Zhang s sugar paintings come from the Internet

65 The best title of this passage is______.

A. The Sweet Business

B. A Sugar Painter's Lifestyle

C. To Be a Sugar Painter

D. The Follower of Sugar Painting

                               C

In a small classroom in Shenyang, a group of young models are practicing for a catwalk show(T台走秀) with joy and confidence. They are children who face different challenges, some seeing the world in a unique(独特的) way as a result of conditions such as cerebral palsy(脑瘫) and autism(自闭症).Wang Leilei, the teacher standing by their side, is nearly blind.

Wang lost her eyesight at 25, which was a heavy blow to her as a professional model,forcing her leave the catwalk behind. For a long time, her life was completely dark. It was her husband and child who helped her out and she started a new chapter in life by running an online shop and attending TV shows.

During an event caring for disabled children in May 2020,she was deeply moved by those who had the same passion(热情) for art as her. They reminded her of who she used to be, so she decided to provide free Training classes for such children, teaching them catwalk performance, hoping to give them confidence.

Although Wang has rich performing experience, teaching children with physical or mental challenges is not a easy job. The biggest difficulty is not her poor eyesight. Instead, it is communicating with these children.

Just as Wang hoped, her students have not only got some artistic training, but have also become more confident. Han Han, a 14-year-old child with autism, says the modeling class is the happiest thing in his life.

“He used to be very shy and was not good at expressing himself. Now, he has become more

outgoing and is willing to hang out with other children. He even joined the soccer team at school," says Han Han's grandmother.

Wang says,“Although I cannot see the world anymore, I hope to become a beam of light to more children facing such challenges, because this gives me a strong feeling of satisfaction."

66. We can know from the passage that the young models_____.

A. find it easy to learn catwalk performance

B. are both physically and mentally challenged

C. may have met some difficulties in modeling classes

D. have a better understanding of the world than others

67. According to the writer,______.

A. Wang got out of the dark time soon

B. Wang's husband and children reminded her of her dream

C. many children were deeply moved by Wang's love for art

D. the disabled children changed a lot after attending Wang's catwalk classes

68. Wang finds it difficult to teach the kids mainly because

A. she doesn't have much experience

B. it is difficult to make herself understood

C. she is too busy with her business

D. she doesn't have very good eyesight

69. What can we know about Han Han?

A. He has got over his illness.

B. He enjoys the modeling class most

C. He loves sports very much.

D. He has no difficulty in communication.

70. The writer's purpose of writing the passage is to tell us“___”

A. where there is will, there is a way

B. every coin has two sides

C. God helps those who help themselves

D. roses given, fragrance(香) in hand

五、词与短语选择填空(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构，句义和逻辑上正确。(提示: 选项中有两个是多余的。)

lively / worked out / ability / direct / laid out / require / time

71. He quickly___________ her favorite fruit and desserts on the table.

72. You really_____________a lot of talent and hard work to succeed.

73. It's all right to ask your classmates________questions because you know them well.

74. The clay art pieces are usually cute children or_____ characters from a Chinese fairy tale.

75. Everyone is born with the________to learn.

六、阅读理解填词(共10小题， 本题共10分，每小题1分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处写出各单词的正确形式，单词的第一个字 母已给出。

In the future, the world's cooks may be using wooden knives. This may seem a little strange. But scientists have c___76___ wooden knife. It is three times sharper than the steel knives we use. The scientists are from the University of Maryland. Researcher Teng Li said wooden knives would add to the n___77____ of wooden tools we use in kitchens across the world. He said, "In our kitchen, we have many wooden things that we use for a very long time, like a cutting board, c____78____,or a rolling pin(擀面杖). These new knives can also be used many t___79___ if they are polished and sharpened."

The scientists improved the strength of their wood by i__80___ the cellulose(纤 维素)it has.

Cellulose is the m__81__ constituent(成 分)of wood. It has a higher strength than steel and ceramics.The new material is so s___82___ that it can easily cut through the hardest steak. Another advantage of wooden knives is that they are environmentally f__ 83__ They could help us avoid using plastic cutlery(刀具). The scientists have also d___84___wooden nails(钉子). These could help the building industry b__85__ they will not rust(生锈) like many nails.

七、书面表达(共1大题，满分15分)

假如你是李华，校园报英语版举办征文比赛，请你写一篇参赛稿， 内容要点如下:

1.过去出行靠走或自行车，现在中国速度震惊世界:

2.过去吃不饱穿不暖，现在安居乐业:

3.过去看病难，现在人们寿命延长很多:

4.过去擅长于制作日常用品，现在有很多高科技产品，如华为5G技术,

5. 补充到两点个人想法。

注意:

1.文中不能透露个人姓名和学校名称;

2.词数60-80;

3.内容连贯，不要逐条翻译;

4.开头和已给出，不计入总数。

参考词汇: China speed n.中国速度comfortably adv.舒适地

Huawei 5G.华为5G

Changes of China in My Eyes

 Great changes have taken place in China in the past 40 years. People’s daily life,from ways of transportation to food to medical care,has changed a lot._________________________________

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