2023-2024学年湖南省长沙市中雅培粹学校九年级(下)入学英语试卷
展开1.In the Chinese lunar calendar,there are 12 animal signs in the Chinese Zdiac(十二生肖).Each f them is a symbl f a lunar year.The year 2024 is the Year f the Dragn.The animals appear in a certain rder and the cycle(周期)
12 Animals Signs and Characters
(1)Hw ften des the Chinese Zdiac repeat its cycle?
A.Every 12 years.
B.Every 20 years.
C.Every 24 years.
(2)What animal sign is it in 2025?
A.Rster.
B.Hrse.
C.Snake.
(3)Tim was brn in the Year f the Dragn.What is he believed t be like?
A.Practical.
B.Pwerful.
C.Careful.
2.Are yu smetimes a bit tired and sleepy in the early afternn?Many peple feel this way after lunch.They my think eating lunch is the cause f the sleepiness.Or,in summer,they may think it is the heat.Hwever,abut eight hurs after waking up,the bdy temperature ges dwn.This is what makes yu slw dwn and feel sleepy.
In many parts f the wrld,peple take naps(打盹) in the middle f the day. This is especially true in warmer weather when the heat makes wrk difficult in the early afternn.
Researchers are nw studying that naps are gd fr everyne in any weather.A daily nap gives ne a mre rested bdy and mind,which is gd fr health in general.In cuntries where naps are traditinal,peple dn't ften have prblems such as heart disease.
If yu d have the chance t take naps,here are a few tips abut making the mst f yur nap.
Remember that the best time t take a nap is abut eight hurs after yu get up.A shrt sleep t late in the day may nly make yu feel mre tired and sleepy afterwards.If yu d nt have enugh time,a shrt nap even ten minutes f sleep can be helpful.
(1)Why d peple smetimes feel sleepy in the early afternn?
A.It's very ht in summer.
B.They eat t much fr lunch.
C.The bdy temperature ges dwn at that time.
(2)What des the underlined wrd "This" mean in Paragraph 2?
A.The heat makes wrk difficult in the early afternn.
B.Naps are gd fr everyne in any weather.
C.Peple take naps in the middle f the day.
(3)Accrding t the passage,what's the best time t take a nap if yu get up at 7 a.m.?
A.At 11 a.m.
B.At 3 p.m.
C.At 5 p.m.
(4)What's the purpse f the last paragraph?
A.T give examples.
B.T tell stries.
C.T ffer advice.
3.Can't find any place n the earth fr yur next hliday?Lucky fr yu.Space turism is n lnger a thing f science fictin.A Califrnia cmpany is ging t make it pssible fr yu t take a vacatin in space by building a htel in rbit(轨道).
The Orbital Assembly Crpratin plans t build Vyager Statin,a space htel that includes rms fr turists,in 2026
The space htel will be shaped like a large wheel,with 24 space pds(舱) arund it.Each pd is 24 meters lng and 12 meters wide.The pds will be used fr restaurants,labratries(实验室) fr research and s n.
The cmpany says that sme pds will even be private hmes that peple can buy. "Finally,ging t space will just be anther chice fr peple's vacatin,just like ging t Disney Wrld,senir architect f the space htel.He said that the space htel may even include a cncert hall and a mvie theater.
The cmpany says that the space htel will have gravity that is abut ne﹣sixth as strng as the earth's.The lw gravity means peple can d things like jump higher,carry heavier things,and enjy sprts such as basketball in a new way.
With the technlgy rapidly develping,space turism fr cmmn peple is arund the crner,
and it might cme much faster than we think.Wh knws what the future might be like?
(1)What d we knw abut the space htel?
A.It has 24 space pds and can carry up t 200 peple.
B.Each pd is 24 meters wide and 12 meters lng.
C.Its pds may even be wned by peple as their private hmes.
(2)What des the underlined wrd "gravity" mean in paragraph 5?
A.重力
B.高度
C.力量
(3)Which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A.Peple may enjy cncerts and mvies in the space htel.
B.Things will be much heavier in the space htel.
C.We can nly have space turism in science fictins.
(4)What is the passage mainly abut?
A.A new chice fr hlidays.
B.A cmpany's space labratries.
C.A special htel n the earth.
二、第二节 阅读下面短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 有一个多余选项。
4. Snw Lepard(雪豹)and Friends is famus as the first Chinese dcumentary abut snw lepards.Directed by Xi Zhinng,a famus animal phtgrapher(摄影师)(踪迹)f snw lepards and finally becme prtectrs f them.
With an even smaller ppulatin than pandas,(1) In 1971,the first pht f a wild snw lepard was nt taken until 1971 and that drew increasing scientific research interest.Cnsidered the "King f Snw Muntains",abut 60% f the wrld's snw lepard can be fund in China.(2)
Fr the filmmakers wh wrked in areas at altitude f up t 4,700 meters,the wrk was bth challenging and meaningful.They spent six years creating the film n the Qinghai﹣Tibet Plateau(青藏高原).(3)
The dcumentary als talks abut a new way fr humans and wild animals t share the planet peacefully.Yu can easily find ther wild animals in the film.And sme f them had never been watched s clsely befre.
(4) In their pinin,the dcumentary succeeds in catching the mst authentic(真实的)and the wildest frces f nature.It als leads t peple's deep thinking abut wildlife and prtectin f nature.The gal f wildlife prtectin is t ensure the survival f wildlife and t educate peple n living peacefully with ther species.
四、完形填空 第一节 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 三个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
5.When I was in the third grade,I watched a vide that recreated the discvery f King Tutankhamen's tmb(坟墓).I remember Hward Carter(1) a narrw hle in the tmb with a candle.A wrkman asked what he culd see. "Wnderful things!" Carter replied.Frm that mment I knew(2) I wanted t d with my life.
Tday I'm lucky t wrk as an archelgist(考古学家).It's(3) wrk.Smetimes yu find smething that was buried(埋藏) three thusand years ag.Hlding a piece f histry is amazing.
I decided what I wanted t be at the age f 9,and I made it happen.But the rad wasn't easy.I did my studies —university,then a PhD.But(4) the way I was tld many things:I was t yung;I wasn't gd enugh.I als needed mney,s I asked fr six grants(拨款)(5) I gt said n.Six mnths later,the last ne came.This time it was yes.(6) ,I culd start my wn career(事业).
Fr anyne thinking abut a career,I wuld say:Never give up.If yu want t d smething,keep trying.If peple tell yu "NO"(7) yu.At the beginning,it hurts.But the next "NO" hurts a little(8) .It makes yu strnger and actually helps yu.
Secnd,stick t yur dreams,and I mean(9) .Yu dn't have t fllw ther peple.(10) they say smething that has never been dne,make it happen.Yu may be the first t d it!There are always challenges,but yu get ver them in the end.
五、语法填空 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
6.Harbin,the capital city f China's nrtheastern prvince f Heilngjiang,(1) (knw)fr its winter turism.With the arrival f the New Year's hliday,Harbin's ppularity reached new heights and plenty f(2) (turist)came here fr the Ice and Snw festival.But d yu knw the secrets behind the wnderful ice sculptures(雕塑)?
It was the clest time f the year in Harbin.(3) the mrning f December 7,the city welcmed an ice﹣cllecting festival which is a symbl f the city's ice and snw seasn.On the Snghuajing River,peple gt tgether and picked up the first ice cube f this year.They cut the ice int big cubes 40 t 50 cm thick.
Ice frm the Snghuajing River is ne f the(4) (clear)that I've ever seen.Later,sculptrs(雕塑师)(5) (amaze)ice sculptures. "Ice is the bdy f a sculpture and light is its sul," said Su Shi
Tls are imprtant fr(6) (make)ice sculptures.Chainsaws(电锯) and die grinders(石磨)(7) sculptrs use t make hles and cut small crners.An irn is als(8) useful tl because it can wrk like glue.After sculptrs make a small part,they use an irn t melt(融化) it a little
(9) winter is cld,these sculptures brighten the lng and cld mnths with their beauty and(10) (create).
六、简答(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 10 分)阅读下面短文,根据短文内容回答问题。
7.The 24 slar terms are decided by changes in the sun's psitin during the year.They were first used in China and nw are fllwed in many ther parts f the wrld.In China,the 24 slar terms were created thusands f years ag t guide farmers t wrk better.They als reflect China's rich histry thrugh the seasnal festivals,special fd,family gatherings and even healthy living tips with each slar term.
Rain Water r Yushui is a symbl f the increase in rainfall and rise in temperature.With its arrival,the grass and trees turn green again.This year,Rain Water starts n Feb.15 and ends n Mar.5.
There is an ancient Chinese saying, "Rain during the spring time is as valuable as il",shwing the imprtance f rain t the plants and farming.Arund this perid f time(灌溉),especially in nrthern China where the rainfall is less.
It is an ancient Chinese traditin fr daughters t pay a visit t their parents during the day f Yushui.The traditinal gifts are a piece f red silk which expresses the best wishes fr the parents t have gd health and a pt f stewed meat that shws their respect and the gratitude t the parents fr raising them as children.And this traditin is kept in many areas acrss China.
Even thugh the spring is warmer during Rain Water,it is still a bit early t take ff the heavy cat cmpletely and ancient Chinese peple said it wuld be better t keep yur cat n fr a little lnger in the spring because there is usually a returning cld perid,especially fr elderly and children.
Fr the Chinese,if Lichun is the beginning f the spring,Yushui is the secnd step t embrace the warm weather.With the rain,filling the wrld with vitality(生机).
(1)Why were the 24 slar terms created in China?
(2)When is Rain Water this year?
(3)What are the cmmn gifts fr daughters t visit parents during Yushui?
(4)Shuld peple take ff the cat cmpletely during Rain Water?Why r why nt?
(5)In yur pinin,what des the slar term Rain Water symblize?
七、书面表达(满分15分)
8.假如你叫李华,你的英国朋友Tm将于本学期作为交换生来中国学习交流。他来信希望你能分享自己刚刚结束的寒假生活,并且介绍元宵节的文化习俗。请根据以下提示
•分享寒假印象最深刻的活动,不少于2项;
•介绍元宵节的日期、2项习俗。
要求:
(1)&短文必须包含提示中的所有要点,可适当发挥;
(2)80词左右(标题和开头已给出,不计入总词数);
(3)&文中不得出现真实人名和校名。
Dear Tm,
I'm s excited that yu are ging t be an exchange student in China this term.
Yurs,
Li Hua
A.Many mvie viewers have been tuched by the pwer and strength f life shwn in the film.
B.snw lepards have a peaceful relatinship with humans.
C.And the envirnment there is a huge challenge fr bth animals and humans.
D.Hwever,there is nly a very small chance f watching them in the wild.
E.snw lepards mainly live in high﹣altitude(高海拔) and cld areas.
(1)
A.lking ut
B.lking after
C.lking thrugh
(2)
A.what
B.which
C.why
(3)
A.difficult
B.dangerus
C.exciting
(4)
A.alng
B.in
C.by
(5)
A.rewards
B.replies
C.recrds
(6)
A.Simply
B.Usually
C.Finally
(7)
A.harm
B.stp
C.encurage
(8)
A.mre
B.less
C.wrse
(9)
A.hers
B.yurs
C.his
(10)
A.Unless
B.Until
C.If
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