浙江省杭州市春雷中学2024-2025学年上学期九年级英语11月期中试题

这是一份浙江省杭州市春雷中学2024-2025学年上学期九年级英语11月期中试题，共6页。
第一节阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D) 中选出最佳选项。
A
Every year,Time magazine puts ut its list f the year's best inventins.Sme f them help us slve prblems, while thers make life easier r mre fun.Here are three f the inventins n this year's list.Which ne d yu think is the best?
Life-like animals
At the Hlgram Z(全息动物园)in Australia,yu dn’t just see a giraffe.Yu see a grup f giraffes running twards yu and then ver yu.“We shw peple things they have never seen befre,”says the z's CEO. Visitrs t the z can see life-like wnders.Thanks t hlgram technlgy,the public can see wildlife while n animals have t be kept in cages.
Stpping fires
Alert Califrmia is a safety prgram in Califrnia.It uses AI t predict wildfires.The AI detectr(探测器) uses mre than a thusand cameras in frests acrss the state.It can spt smke and ther early signs f fire.In tw mnths,the prgram crrectly predicted 77 fires befre any 9ll calls came in.
Air n Mars
If astrnauts land n Mars in the future,they’ll need air t breathe and a way t get hme. NASA's Mxie can help slve bth prblems.This small equipment can separate xygen(氧气)frm the atmsphere(大气)n Mars and help astrnauts breathe.In additin,the xygen can be used t prvide energy fr spaceships.This is imprtant fr sending astrnauts hme frm Mars.
16.What makes the Hlgram Z in Australia special?
A.The high technlgy.B.A safety prgram.C.The CEO.D.A spaceship.
17 Why is NASA's Mxie used by astrnauts?
A.T predict the fires.B.T meet the needs f breath.
C.T call the spaceship.D.T send animals hme
18.Which part f a magazine in the passage prbably taken frm?
A.HistryB.Business.C.Culture.D.Science.
B
The muntains where I live are full f curvy(弯曲的)and dangerus rads.J was driving dwn ne f thse rads last spring.Days f rain made the grund slippery t drive n.
As I turned arund a curve,I saw a tree that had fallen acrss the rad.It blcked my way.I hit the brakes(刹车)and slwly drve arund it.Then I stpped.I knew it was nly a matter f time befre smene driving faster than I was wuld run int that tree.
I gt ut f my car and tried t pull the tree int the ditch(沟),but it was t big and heavy t mve.I didn't knw what t d.But 30 secnds later,a white truck appeared and pulled ver.
Out stepped a yung man.“Yu need a chainsaw(电锯)?”he asked.I said,“Yes!”He pulled ne ut f the back f his truck.Fr the next few minutes,he cut the tree int several parts while I carried them acrss the rad and drpped them n the ther side.“Yu never knw when yu will need a chainsaw,”I jked while my new friend smiled and put his chainsaw back in the truck.I waved gdbye and watched him drive ff befre heading back t my wn car.
In this life,yu never knw when yu will need a chainsaw.Yu d knw,hwever,when yu will need a kind and lving heart.
19. What was the rad like last spring?
A. Curvy and slippery.B. Smth and clean.C. Straight but wet.D. Dry but dangerus.
20. Which f the fllwing is the right rder accrding t the passage?
① I didn't g n my way until watching him drive ff.
② I failed t mve the big and heavy tree int the ditch.
③ A fallen tree acrss the rad blcked my way.
④ A man cut the tree int parts with a chainsaw.
A. ④②③①B. ③②①④C. ③②④①D. ③④②①
21.Which wrd can best describe the writer's feeling at theend f the passage?
A.Wrried.B.Surprised.C.Relaxed.D.Grateful.
22.What is the best title fr the passage?
A.A useful chainsaw.B.A kind and helpful act.
C.A scary accident.D.A dangerus and tiring jurney.
C
Sme experts say thatrbts will take away human jbs with the rapid develpment f AI.A March 2023 reprt frm Gldman Sachs shwed that AI culd d a quarter f the wrk dne by humans.Acrss the Eurpean Unin and the US,the reprt further ntes that 300 millin jbs culd be lst t autmatin(自动化).
Thankfully,it's nt all bad news.The experts als add that there are still things AI cannt d.These tasks have clear human qualities, like emtinal intelligence and creative thinking.
“I think there are generally three kinds f jbs that are ging t be safe,”says Martin Frd, writer f Rule f the Rbts: Hw Artificial Intelligence Will Transfrm Everything.“The first wuld be jbs that are creative enugh t cme up with new ideas and build smething new.
The secnd is jbs that require cmplicated interpersnal relatinships.Frd pints t nurses,businessmen and reprters.“These are jbs,”he says,“where yu need a very deep understanding f peple.I think it’ll be a lngtime befre AI has the ability t interact in the kinds f ways that really build relatinships.”
“The third safe ne,”says Frd,“is jbs that really require lts f mbility(机动性)and dexterity(灵活性) and prblem-slving ability in unpredictable envirnments.These are the kinds f jbs where yu're dealing with a new situatin all the time,s they are prbably the hardest f anything t autmate.”
“It's imprtant t nte,”says Frd,”that a higher educatin r a high-paying psitin is nt a prtectin against AI takever.In shrt,lking fr rles in changing envirnments that include unpredictable tasks is a gd way t stp jbs frm being taken by AI. At least,fr a while.”
23. What des the underlined phrase "These tasks" in Paragraph 2 refer t?
A. The jbs AI cannt d.B. Sme pieces f bad news.
C. The jbs taken by AI.D. Sme creative thinking jbs.
24. Which f the fllwing is a gd way t stp human jbs frm being replaced by AI?
A. Getting a higher educatin.B. Repeating a task many times.
C. Having a high-paying psitin. D. Dealing with varius tasks well.
25. Which f the fllwing statements is TRUE accrding t Martin Frd?
A. AI can have a deep understanding f humans.
B. Being a businessman is ne f the hardest jbs.
C. Jbs with creative thinking are less at risk f being replaced.
D. Mst f the wrk dne by humans will be taken by AI sn.
26. What is the main idea f the passage?
A. Sme gd ways t get jbs. B. The jbs that wn't be taken by AI.
C. Different pinins abut jbs. D. The fight between AI and humans.
D
D yu knw Rma peple?They were called Gypsies(吉普赛人)by Eurpeans because they thught they came frm Egypt (a cuntry in Africa).Abut a thusand years ag,the Rma peple left their hmeland.They are knwn as nmads because fr hundreds f years many f them have lived in large grups that travel frm place t place.They have n real hmeland.
Tday, the Rma are nw living all ver the wrld.They have kept their language and many custms.Fr example, it's imprtant fr Rma t marry ther Rma. It's als a custm fr parents t chse the persn their children will marry.Rma peple get married when they are yung,smetimes even as yung as 14.
Rmany is the language f the Rma peple,which was written dwn nly recently.Because the Rma are nmadic and have mved all ver the wrld,their language has develped in many different ways.It is smetimes hard fr Rma in ne part f the wrld t cmmunicate with Rma frm anther part.
Rma music is famus all ver the wrld because many Rma thrughut histry have been musicians.Their music has influenced many ther kinds f music,like classical and jazz.
Rma dn't usually assimilate(同化)int hst cuntries.Over many centuries,gvernments have frbidden them t marry each ther,travel r wear their traditinal bright clthes.They have their gld taken away frm them -treasures frm their parents and grandparents.They have been taken as slaves(奴隶),and have been frced t change their names.
But tday,the Rma are finding ways t live in peace with thers while keeping the treasures f their culture.
“There's a will within us t cntinue t live as a peple.”says Gerge Kaslv,whse family arrived in New Yrk frm Russia a hundred years ag.“All the ther ethnic(种族)grups wh came t America assimilate gradually with time ging;they lse their custms and language.But nt the Rma.We hld ut.”
27.What des the underlined wrd “nmads”in the 1st paragraph mean?
A.Peple wh lived centuries ag.B.Peple wh cme frm Rme.
C.Peple wh have their hmeland.D.Peple wh mve frm place t place. 28.Why is the cmmunicatin difficult between Rma in ne area and anther?
A.Because the language is really difficult.
B.Because their language develps differently.
C.Because parents teach their children the language.
D.Because they have mved acrss the wrld.
29.What can we infer abut the Rma accrding t the passage?
A.Mst f the Rma live in very unusual huses.
B.Their language is endangered and may sn die ut.
C.Their culture is very different frm ther Eurpean cultures.
D.Mst Rma get married either when they are very yung r very ld.
30.What is the main purpse f the passage?
A.T tell readers abut an interesting culture.
B.T tell us why the Rma need ur help.
C.T shw us hw all peple are similar
D.T ask peple hw t live in peace.
第二节任务型阅读(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读以下内容，完成第31-34小题，并回答第35小题。
May Day is the day when we celebrate the end f winter and the arrival f spring.Its a time f new life,with new leaves n the trees and wildflwers grwing in the wds and fields.On that day,children in Britain and ther parts f Eurpe ften make May baskets and hang them n a neighbr's dr as a gift f lve and friendship.
Here are the steps f making this kind f basket.
Step 1 Fld paper int a cne (圆锥形) and stick it t keep the shape. Step 2 Cut tp f the cne with scissrs.
Step 3 Make tw hles n ppsite sides f the cne.Leave 5 cm frm the tp. Step 4 Pass ribbn(彩带)thrugh hle sand tie it t create a basket handle.
Step 5 Fill yur basket with different kinds f flwers.
根据以上制作步骤重新排列 A、B、C、D 四幅图片的顺序，并将其编号填入46-49小题中。
31. →32. →33. →34. →E
35.What's the meaning f May baskets as a gift? (10词以内)

第三部分语言运用 (共三节，满分40分)
Grandpa Charlie liked wearing his red hat and taking a walk with Grandsn Tyler. He enjyed 36 at peple n the street. Day by day, peple smiled and waved back when they saw the red hat.
That day Grandpa Charlie had his red hat n and tk a walk with Tyler as usual. They met Henry wh was wearing a grey hat. He was quite sad. It seemed that 37 in the wrld culd cheer him up. “My dctr is making me take walks. I dn’t like it,” Henry 38 unhappily, pulling his scarf up ver his nse. “It shuld be autumn nw, 39 it feels like the dead f winter!”
Suddenly, a wind came. Bth men’s hats flew twards a lake and Henry’s went 40 , Tyler ran dwn the hill, picked up Grandpa’s hat frm the grass and fished Henry’s ut f water.
“It’s wet. Just 41 the hat!” Henry said hpelessly.
Tyler didn’t knw what t say. He gave the red hat t Grandpa, “Here it is. I’ve picked it up frm the grass.”
Just at that time, he thught f hw every time peple waved at the 42 and came up with a plan. He asked Grandpa, “Henry desn’t want his grey hat because it’s wet. Can I give him 43 ?” Grandpa agreed.
Henry tk the red hat and put it n. A car passed, and 44 , the peple inside waved at him. Anther tw cars passed and the peple inside waved. Henry felt strange. When the peple in the 45 car did the same, he waved back. After waving back several times, he smiled feeling every step easier. Tyler’s 46 turned ut t be a success.
Anther day, they met Henry again n the street.
“Gd evening. Want t take a 47 with me?” Henry said.
“What’s ging n? I thught yu hated it.” Tyler’s eyes lit up.
“Well, I 48 thught I culd be different. Thanks t the hat yu guys gave me, everything has changed."Henry lked much 49 and the sadness nce cvering his face was nwhere t be fund.
Later n Grandpa Charlie's birthday,he received a red hat frm Henry,just like his ld ne.After that day,the tw men in the 50 hats waved t every car that passed,and the peple in every car waved back.
36.A. lkingB. wavingC. laughingD. pinting
37.A. nthingB. smethingC. everythingD. anything
38.A. rderedB. advisedC. warnedD. said
39.A. unlessB. butC. sD. r
40.A. acrssB. upC. inD. by
41.A. try nB. tidy upC. take ffD. thrw away
42.A. hatB. carC. scarfD. lake
43.A. hisB. mineC. yursD. theirs
44.A. finallyB. surprisinglyC. luckilyD. generally
45.A. firstB. secndC. thirdD. furth
46.A. replyB. planC. excuseD. agreement
47.A. breakB. riskC. tripD. walk
48.A. neverB. ftenC. smetimesD. always
49.A. happierB. braverC. angrierD. lnelier
50.A. ldB. strangeC. magicalD. expensive
第二节词汇运用(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
A. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。
celebrate traditin admire active relative
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival 51 by peple in China.The festival is held n the 15th day f the eighth mnth in the Chinese lunar calendar.It has 3,000 years histry.The earliest recrd f Chinese character “Mid-Autumn”is in a bk f the Han Dynasty(202BC~220AD).It is ne f 52 hlidays in China.Chinese family members and friends always get tgether 53 the bright mn and eat mn-cakes tgether n that day. Malaysia is a cuntry with a large number f Chinese that accunts fr 25 percent f the ttal ppulatin.Almst every family cks traditinal fd and 54 take part in the Mid-Autumn Festival activities such as dragn bat races r lantern making.Sme families als hnr 55 wh have passed away.Althugh Asian cuntries have different festival cultures,what's behind the festivals is the same—the hpe fr a better life and lve fr family members.
B.阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式(空一词)。
Last Sunday, I 56. ___________ (采访) an Asian singer, Emily. She tld me smething interesting abut herself. She said she came frm a wrking-class 57. ___________ (背景). She used t be shy and silent. She almst never made any 58. ___________ (演讲) in public. She didn't 59. ___________ (确切地) dare t d anything in persn. She was even afraid f ants, a kind f little insect.
All these 60. ___________ (影响) her in her barding schl. She ften failed her examinatins and she was absent frm schl frm time t time. As a result, her test scres were lwer.
Nw she has changed a lt. She is getting used t 61. ___________ (处理) with her shyness. And she has made many friends, such as an African girl, a Eurpean by, and a 62. ___________ (英国的) man. They are all helpful t her. She desn't need any intrductins in frnt f 63. ___________ (人群), and she gets tns f attentin everywhere she ges. Nwadays, she 64. ___________ (要求) her private guards arund her whenever ging ut since she became a ppular star. Her parents take pride in her and she is als 65. ___________ (骄傲的) f herself nw.
第三节语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
Sme peple may think that students wh study abrad have mre time fr fun and less hmewrk. But in fact, Grade 12 students in Canada are just as busy as students in China. In Canada, students have 66___________ (pay) equal attentin t all the tests and hmewrk. T reduce 67___________ (they) pressure frm the imprtant curses, like math and English, students will ften chse ne r tw curses in the last year f high schl. They are usually easier s that students can get a fairly excellent final grade.
Take me as 68___________ example-I chse an interesting curse, cking and health. This curse is aimed at 69___________ (help) students develp a healthy lifestyle and diet. The 70___________ (big) fun f this curse is that students can experience cking. I believe this is the reasn why there are a large number f students 71___________ the waiting list. Teachers always let students decide 72___________ they want t ck. And students 73___________ (ask) t wrk in grups with six peple.We enjy the cking time a lt.
After attending this class fr mre than three 74___________(mnth),I believe it's nt as easy as thers think it is because it requires basic knwledge f science,life skills and practice.
Sme peple might think they are just fr fun and dn't need t be taken 75___________(serius). But I believe it is a great way t frget ur stress and I d learn a lt frm thse elective curses.
第四部分书面表达(共1小题，满分20分)
假定你是Li Ping,请阅读你意大利朋友David 发来的电子邮件，并根据要求进行回复。
(1)词数80左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 (2)至少2条建议，2个改变。
Dear Li Ping,
Hw's it ging?I'm s nervus these days.I've been learning English fr tw years,but I'm nt gd at speaking English.Can yu give me sme advice?Hw can I imprve my spken English?
By the way, I’ve nt seen yu fr ver tw years since yu went t junir high schl.Can yu tell me smething abut yur changes?
Take care and hpe t hear frm yu sn.
Yurs,
David