陕西省西安市长安区2022-2023学年九年级上学期期中英语试题(含答案)

陕西省西安市长安区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

Tommy was a lizard (蜥蜴) who lived between rocks. One day, some children caught him when he ___1___ on a stone. He had no other choice but to run away from danger ___2___ losing his tail.

After the children left, Tommy returned and started looking for his tail everywhere. ___3___ he couldn’t find it. He didn’t want to give up so he went on looking for it. Days and months passed, and Tommy kept asking everyone he met ___4___ they saw his tail.

One day, someone he asked replied to him in surprise, “Why ___5___ need two tails?”

Tommy turned and found that he had got a new tail. Seeing ___6___ tail, he felt surprised and excited. Then he decided to go back home. On the way, he saw his old tail on the ground. It ___7___ behind a stone by the children. It was ugly, but Tommy was happy to find it. He picked it up and continued his journey.

Soon he met a duck. “Why are you carrying such an ugly old tail ___8___ you have had a lovely one?” the duck was surprised.

“Because I spent months looking for it,” replied Tommy.

“I don’t think you need it now, though,” said the duck. “___9___ it, and you will have a new life.”

The duck was right. Tommy understood. So he decided to drop his old tail and all his past worries there. He felt at ease (释然) and ____10____ continued his journey. All he took with him were thoughts of the future.

1．A．was lying B．lies C．is lying D．will lie

2．A．at B．for C．by D．of

3．A．So B．Or C．And D．But

4．A．that B．whether C．which D．what

5．A．you are B．are you C．you do D．do you

6．A．a B．an C．the D．/

7．A．is left B．was left C．left D．leaves

8．A．when B．until C．unless D．if

9．A．Carry B．To carry C．Drop D．To drop

10．A．sad B．sadly  C．happy D．happily

二、完形填空

When I was young, I was very proud. I liked to show off (炫耀) in front of others to get their praise. But after one ___11___ experience, I came to understand that it’s important to be modest (谦虚的).

One day, my ___12___ and I were riding our bikes in a park. My mother knew I had just learned how to ride for a ___13___ time, so she asked me to wear some safety equipment (装备). “No, I won’t wear them!” “It’s ___14___,” my friend said. “You need more practice.” “I might have ___15___ later than you, but I can ride even better!” I said loudly. She narrowed her eyes and said, “Let’s wait and see!”

I saw a road leading into some woods. “I’ll race you!” I shouted. Then we ___16___ towards the woods. However, the road wasn’t as ___17___ as I thought. I kept humping up and down, and then suddenly. bam! I ___18___ my bike. I broke my arms. “Ha-ha!” My friend made a face and helped me up: “Be more careful next time,” she said. Tears ran down my ___19___. “Sorry,” I said.

All in all, this experience made me ___20___ that we must be modest. A fall into a pit, a gain in my wit.

11．A．unhealthy B．unforgettable C．unknown D．uncertain

12．A．father B．brother C．sister D．friend

13．A．short B．long C．terrible D．hard

14．A．safe B．dangerous C．comfortable D．easy

15．A．eaten B．slept C．learned D．stopped

16．A．walked B．rode C．ran D．flew

17．A．big B．small C．smooth D．soft

18．A．fell off B．threw away C．put down D．laid out

19．A．hair B．face C．hand D．arm

20．A．remember B．guess C．promise D．realize

三、阅读单选

阅读上面表格中五个城市过去某日的天气情况，选择正确答案。

21．What would Simon do outside in Moscow that day?A．Plant trees. B．Make a snowman.              C．Cook meals.              D．Wash vegetables.

22．It was ________ in Beijing.

A．rainy B．snowy C．sunny D．windy

23．The weather in ________ was the hottest.

A．Beijing B．Singapore City C．Hong Kong D．Sydney

With the development of science and technology, education in the future will be very different.

People will use the Internet more to take classes in different subjects in different places. For example, students may take a math lesson online, upload (上传) their homework later and then send it to their teacher by email. Also, students will be able to study at famous universities in other countries without leaving home. In this way, studying will become much easier.

What’s more, people will spend more time studying. In the future, people will change their jobs often. Many of them will have three or four different jobs. So they will have to go back to school to improve themselves. As a result, they will meet classmates of different ages.

What about the subjects at school in the future? Will they change? Yes, of course. Children will use computers at school from the very beginning. Foreign languages will be more important then. All children will learn two or three languages. Their abilities to learn languages will be great. So it will be a good idea for children to learn more languages from an early age.

In a word, education will become easier in the future.

24．The writer thinks studying at famous universities in other countries will be ________.

A．harder B．worse C．simpler D．stricter

25．People of different ages will appear at school to ________.

A．improve themselves B．visit their favorite school C．make new friends              D．test themselves

26．In which part of a newspaper can you read this passage?

A．Health. B．Education. C．Sports. D．Art.

27．What kind of writing is the text?A．Ad. B．News. C．Email. D．Story.

28．The underlined word in the passage probably means “________”.

A．unbelievable B．uncertain C．unforgettable D．unexpected

29．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Richard went to the City Wall in September. B．Richard’s father loves history very much.

C．Richard has sent many photos to Xiao Li. D．Richard is an exchange student in Xi’an.

30．Richard wrote the passage to ________.

A．introduce his travel plan in Xi’an B．introduce his family members

C．describe places of interest in Xi’an D．describe the Terracotta Army

四、阅读还原7选5

As we all know, animals are important in our daily life. For example, dogs can be good helpers to human. What about monkeys? ___31___ Yes. They can do a great job, too. Monkeys can help disabled people live a better life just as dogs do.

___32___ One difference is that monkeys live longer than dogs do. This means that a monkey’s “childhood” is also longer than a dog’s. So it may take them four to six years before they are ready to begin training. It’s said that it is almost as much work as raising a young child!

After monkeys begin training, they usually take about a year to learn enough tasks’ to be good helpers. ___33___ For example, if a person wants to have the lights turned on, he or she may give the order “sun”. ___34___ The monkey will know what its owner wants when it hears these orders, and it will complete the tasks.

As the monkeys get better at completing their tasks, they learn new and more difficult ones. ___35___

Can you imagine that in the future some disabled people keep monkeys as their pets and at the same time the moneys can help them to make their life easier?

A．Some monkeys can even learn how to use a computer!

B．Monkeys can play with people when they are free.

C．Can they also help human?

D．One important thing that they need to learn is how to follow orders.

E．If the owner has dropped something, he or she might say “fetch”.

F．Likes dogs, monkeys need lots of training to be human helpers.

G．Unlike dogs, monkeys don’t need lots of training to be human helpers.

五、完成句子

36．请改正你作业中的错误。

Please correct the _________________ in your homework.

37．我希望每个人都能加入进来，玩得开心。

I hope that everyone will be able to _________________ the fun and enjoy yourselves.

38．这是私人信件，因此你不能看。

This is a _________________, so you can’t read it.

39．我们对年龄较大的人讲话应有礼貌。

We should _________________ to older people.

40．爸爸下个月要出差。

My father will be _________________ next month.

六、短文选词填空

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。)

Robots will help us clear rubbish from polluted water worldwide. That’s the goal that a group of Grade Seven ____41____ from a school in Australia try to achieve. They have already ____42____ robots to do the dirty work in this school’s pool. Anna, 12, says she feels really sad to learn about the global problem of plastic (塑料) ____43____, but it is good to find a way out and their robots do quite well.

The smart robot works like a broom (扫帚) in the shape of a V. It cleans up the water’s surface, picks up plastic bottles and then sends them to the person who is ____44____ the rubbish.

“Robots work better, ____45____, and can go further into the water,” says Anna. “There are things that humans ____46____ not do, but robots can. They will be really ____47____ in dealing with environmental problems.

Some students write the code (代码) to guide the ____48____ activities. Aijay, 12, enjoys the learning while having fun doing it.

“The whole idea is to understand what is going on the planet, and try ____49____ best to find a way to change it,” She says, “so then, when we grow up, the world won’t be _____50_____ with rubbish.”

Their robotics teacher says the students are able to develop creative thinking during the process. “It also helps them get prepared for life outside the school,” he adds.

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。

Kong Zi, Confucius in English, is a great philosopher. He lived and worked in China from 551 BC to 479 BC．He gave China and the world deep thoughts and ideas about life and how to live it well. They are known far and wide. Also, his works are studied in many top universities.

Confucius found out three main truths about a good life. First, he said we, should respect (尊重) the king. Next, we should do everything possible to respect each other. Finally, he believed that we can have a really good and happy life if we learn to live in harmony (和谐). This means that we should try to find a way to live peacefully both with each other, and with the natural world.

During his lifetime, Confucius travelled across China, working as a teacher. Wherever possible, he tried to put his ideas into action. None of his wise sayings were written down while he was alive. His followers collected them after his death. One of his greatest thoughts is that “Don’t do to others what you do not want others to do to you.” Slowly, people everywhere learned about as well as from his wisdom.

Today, Confucius is believed to be one of the greatest philosophers. His thoughts and ideas are studied and spread all over the world.

51．What did Confucius give to China and the world?

He gave China and the world ________________ about life and how to live it well.

52．According to Paragraph 2, what will happen if people learn to live in harmony?

They will have a ________________.

53．Why did Confucius travel across China?

He travelled across China in order to ________________ by teaching.

54．What does the underlined word, “them” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

It refers to ________________.

55．What can we know from the last paragraph?

We can know that Confucius’s thoughts, and ideas are very ________________ in the world.

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: I called you yesterday afternoon, but you didn’t answer. __________56__________?

B: I was watching a video with my students in the classroom.

A: What video?

B: The three astronauts were teaching something interesting to the students.

A: Sounds great. __________57__________?

B: In the space station.

A: Cool! Can you tell me more about it?

B: __________58__________. The astronauts showed some amazing facts which can’t be seen on the earth.

A: Students must be surprised seeing them.

B: __________59__________. Students were very surprised and excited. And they asked some interesting questions.

A: __________60__________?

B: They think the lesson is great. It opens their eyes and encourages them to learn more about space.

九、材料作文

61．近年来，我国的冰雪运动发展很快。北京冬奥会让我们了解了更多优秀的冰雪运动员。请你根据提示介绍滑雪运动员苏翊鸣。

要求：1. 参考提示语，可适当发挥；

2. 语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；

3. 文中不得出现真实姓名和地名；

4. 词数：不少于70词。

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参考答案：

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

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

21．B    22．D    23．B

24．C    25．A    26．B

27．C    28．A    29．B    30．A

31．C    32．F    33．D    34．E    35．A

36．mistake##mistakes

37．join in

38．personal letter##private letter

39．speak politely

40．on business

41．students    42．created    43．pollution    44．collecting    45．faster    46．can    47．helpful    48．robot’s##robots’    49．our    50．filled

51．deep thoughts and ideas

    52． really good and happy life

    53．put his ideas into action    54．Confucius’s wise sayings##his wise sayings    55．popular/famous/known/welcome...

56．What were you doing/Where were you    57．Where (were they teaching)    58．Sure/Certainly/Of course/...    59．You’re right/Yes/...    60．What do students/they think of the lesson/What’s students’ idea about the lesson

61．例文

Do you know Su Yiming? He is a Chinese student. He was born in Ji Lin Province in Feb. 2004. He is not only a skier, but also an actor. He started to learn snowboarding when he was young. He trains very hard to improve his skills. And he is very brave and energetic, so he still keeps on training even if he is tired. Because of his efforts, he won a gold medal in Men’s Snowboard Big Air in the Beijing Winter Olympics Games. He is the hero of the whole country. He wants to go to Tsinghua university in the future. Hope his dream can come true.