浙江省溫州市第二中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年上學(xué)期九年級(jí) 英語期中試卷（筆試部分）

2023學(xué)年九年級(jí)第一學(xué)期第二次月考英語試題卷2023.11筆試部分(共100分)一、完形填空(共15小題，每小題1分，共計(jì)15分)閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 ItwastheChristmasseasonof2022.Nine-year-oldJaronandhissix-year-oldbrother,Parker,wereinvitedtoattendareading___16___sponsored(贊助)byastoreinthehometown.Thestudentswhoreadthemostbookswouldeach___17___abicycle.Alltheyhadtodowastohavetheirparentsandteacherssignforeachbooktheyread.Parkerwasespecially___18___becausethiswasagreatwayforhimtogetabikebyreadingbooks.Hereallywantedoneandstartedtoreadbooksasfastashecould.But___19___seemedtoworkhardforthecompetition.Nomatterhowmanybooksheread,hefounditdifficulttocatchupwiththeothers.However,hisbrotherJarondidn’t___20___thecompetition.Asamemberoftheschoolfootballteam,hehadtotrainhardafterschooleverydaysothathe___21___didreading.Buthestillkeptaneyeonhisyoungerbrother.Thisafternoon,onhiswayhomefromschool,hewenttothestoreandcheckedhowmanybookseachreaderhadfinished.Hefoundthathisyoungerbrotherhada___22___chanceofwinningthecompetition.TouchedbythetruemeaningofChristmas—thehappinessof___23___,hehopedtowinthecompetition,notfor___24___butforParker.HereallywantedtohelpParkerachievehisdream.But___25___couldhemakeit?Jaronreadasmuchaseighthoursaday.Itwastheexcitementofgivingsuchawonderfulgiftthatkepthimgoing.The___26___camewhenthefinallistsweretobeturnedin.Jaron’smothertookhimtothestore,___27___heturnedinhislist.Byreading280books,Jaronhadwontheprizeforhisyoungerbrother!Inordertomakeitabigsurprise,withhisparents’help,he___28___thebicycleinhisgrandma’sbasement(地下室).___29___ChristmasEve,thewholefamilygatheredtogetheratGrandma’shomeforaspecialfamilyhomeevening.Theytalkedandlaughed.ThenJaronrantothebasementandwheeledoutthetwo-wheeledtreasure.SeeingwhatJaronhaddoneforParker,therestofthefamily___30___smiled.Parkerranovertothebike,andthebrothershuggedoverthetopofit.( )16.A.training B.discussion C.experience D.competition( )17.A.win B.buy C.make D.borrow( )18.A.calm B.bored C.excited D.nervous( )19.A.anybody B.nobody C.somebody D.everybody( )20.A.careabout B.waitfor C.talkabout D.learnfrom( )21.A.sometimes B.hardly C.always D.usually( )22.A.fair B.whole C.little D.special( )23.A.reading B.giving C.learning D.challenging( )24.A.itself B.himself C.herself D.themselves( )25.A.how B.what C.when D.where( )26.A.day B.week C.month D.year( )27.A.so Bor C.and D.although( )28.A.hid B.Rode C.cleaned D.Repaired( )29.A.On B.After C.Before D.Since( )30.A.shyly B.Politely C.proudly D.confidently閱讀理解(共15小題，第31-33小題，每小題1分;第34-44小題，每小題2分第4小題分共計(jì)30分)閱讀下面短文，第31~44小題從所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，第4題小題在答題紙規(guī)定區(qū)域作答。ATherearelotsofexcellentmuseumsinChina,whicharewellworthvisiting.Herearesomeofthem.ThePalaceMuseum,BeijingThePalaceMuseuminBeijingisthemostvisitedmuseumintheworld,withtensofmillionsofpeoplevisitingeveryyear.In2016,arecord16millionpeopleexploredthismuseum.TheWorldExpoMuseum,ShanghaiTheWorldExpoMuseuminShanghaiopenedtothepubliconMay1,in2017.Locatedontheformersiteofthe2010ShanghaiWorldExpo,themuseumistheworld’sonlyofficialmuseumforworldexpos,andthefirstofitskindtoshowthedevelopmenthistoryoftheevent.TheNationalMaritimeMuseum,TianjinTheNationalMaritimeMuseuminTianjinshowsChina’smaritimecivilizationthehistoryofthemaritimeSilkRoadandinformationaboutChineseseas.Thecomplex(建筑群)hasbeendesignedintheshapeofflyingfish,asshowninthephoto.TheKaleidoscopeArtManor,YunnanProvinceTheKaleidoscopeArtManorintheMilecountyinHonghe,SouthwestChina’sYunnanProvince,isawinebottle-shapedcomplexbyusingredbricks.representingthelocalredwineculture.DesignedbyYunnan-bornartistLuoXu,theplaceservesasanartcenter.( )31.IfAliceisinterestedinthehistoryofSilkRoadonthesea,shemaywanttogoto_____.A.thePalaceMuseum BtheWorldExpoMuseumC.theKaleidoscopeArtManor D.theNationalMaritimeMuseum( )32.Fromtheinformationabove,wecanknowthat__________.A.sixteenmillionpeoplevisitthePalaceMuseumeveryyearB.theWorldExpoMuseumpresentsthehistoryofworldexposeC.theKaleidoscopeArtManorshowsYunnan'swhitewinecultureD.theNationalMaritimeMuseumisdesignedbyaYunnan-bornartist( )33.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.Asalesposter. B.Atravelguide.C.Ahealthmagazine. D.AnEnglishnovel.BIfyouarenotsatisfiedwithyourownphoto,whatcanyoudo?Youcanuseappsonyourmobilephonestochangephotosofyourselves.Thenyou’lllookperfectinthephoto.Thisiscalledairbrushing.Thesedays,withthedevelopmentoftechnology,it’sdifficulttofindaphotoofapersoninamagazinewhichhasn’tbeen“improved”byairbrushing.“Youseethesewomenwithperfectfaces,andyouknowtheyaren’treal,”says15-year-oldShelly.“Butwhenyou’rereadinganarticleaboutafamouspersonyoulikeinmagazines,youforgetthat,andjustwanttolooklikethem.Corey,also15,says,“Peoplethinkit’sjustgirlsthatcareaboutthismatterbutit’sboys,too.We’resupposedtohavebigmuscles(肉),likesportsmen,butthat’simpossibletogetifitisn’tournaturalbodyshape.”Researchhasshownthatseeingpicturesof“perfect”girlsinmagazinesmakesreadersfeellessconfidentaboutthewaytheylook. Luckily,thereareplentyofpeoplewhowanttochangethings.ActressMeghanMarkleandSingerPalomaFaithhavebothspokenoutaboutnotlikingmagazinestoairbrushtheirphotos.TheGirlGuideshaveintroducedthe“Freebeingme”badge(邀章),whichmemberscangetbyspreading(傳播)messagesintheirlocalcommunityabouthowwonderfulitistohaveanaturallook.Thesearesmallsteps,butifpeoplekeeptakingthem,perhapsonedaywe’llfindthatthenaturallookisthoughttobebeautifulagain.( )34.Whatisairbrushingfor?A.Findingrealperfectfaces. B.Buildinghealthybodiesforpeople.C.Seeingpicturesoffamousgirls. D.Makingpeoplelookbetterinphotos( )35.Howmightreadersfeelafterseeing“perfectphotosinmagazines? A.Mad. B.Confident. C.Worried D.Relaxed( )36.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Boyshavelittleinterestinairbrushingtheirphotos.B.Somefamouspeopleareagainstairbrushingtheirphotos.C.TheGirlGuidesencouragepeopletoairbrushtheirphotosD.Youngpeoplerefusetoseeairbrushedphotosinmagazines( )37.What’sthewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toaskpeopletodomoreexercise. B.Toteachpeopletothinkindifferentways.C.Toadvisepeopletospreadmoremessages.D.Toleadpeopletoaccepttheirnaturallooks.CYawning(打哈欠)issomethingwealldo—maybebecausewe’retiredorwearenotinterestedinthesameoldthings.Sometimes,justseeingotherpeopleyawncanmakeusyawn,too.Butwhydoesithappenlikethis?Manyofusthinkweopenourmouthswhenweyawntotakeinmoreair,butinfactitappearsthereisnoclearbiologicalreason.AccordingtoBBCBitesize,anewresearchsuggestsitmightbebecauseyawningcoolsthebrain(大腦)downandstopsitfromyawngettingtoohot,muchlikethefaninthecomputer.Thismightbewhywe’remorelikelytofeelsleepyandyawninwarmtemperatures.Whatisclearisthatwemightyawnmorewhenwe’reverytiredandreadyforashortsleep,andwecancontrolourselveswhenwedoit.Yawningissomethingthatwecan’tstop.Ithappenswhetherwewanttoornot.Oncewestart,nothingcouldstopus!It’salsotruethatyawningisacontagiousbehavior.JohnDrury,aresearcherfromSussexUniversity,toldBBC,“Dogsyawnwhentheirownersyawn,andanimalsyawntoeachother”Hisresearchofthisbehaviorfoundthatitisrelatedtooursocialgroupandhowclosewearetothesepeople,andthatwearelikelytocopytheirbehavior.AnotherresearchbytheUniversityofNottinghamin2017foundsimilarresults.Theyaskedvolunteerstowatchotherpeopleyawn.Theyfoundpeople’sabilitytostopyawningwaslimited(限制)whenothersaroundthemyawned.Theyalsofoundwhenpeopleweretoldnottoyawn,orusingelectricalstimulation(電),theirdesire(欲望)toyawnwouldincrease.Thesefindingscouldbeuseful,theresearcherssaid,becauseitmighthelptreatotherconditionslikeTourette’s(兒童抽動(dòng)癥),whichinvolvesthesameareaofthebrain.Whatiscertainisthattheactofyawningcanhappenatanytimeevenwhenwethinkwe’renottired.( )38.AccordingtoBBCBitesize,thereasonwhyweyawnmightbe__________.A.ourbrainsneedtoexercise B.ourbrainsneedtobecooleddownC.ourbrainsareinneedofmoreair D.ourbrainsworkbetterinwarmtemperatures( )39.TheunderlinedwordcontagiousinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.trained B.expected connected D.controlled( )40.WhatcanwelearnfromtheresearchbytheUniversityofNottingham?A.Thefindingsoftheresearchhavebeenusedtotreatsomedisease.B.Peoplewillnolongerwanttoyawnwhentheyarctoldnottodoit.C.Peoplewillprobablyyawnwhentheyseesomeonearoundthemyawn.D.Theuseofelectricalstimulationcanhelpcontrolthestrongwishtoyawn( )41.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thewaysofyawning. B.Thestudiesofyawning.C.Thereasonsofyawning D.Theadvantagesofyawning.D“Whatwillyoudoallyourholiday?”askedAmy.“I'llstayinbedlate,anddonothing,”saidMeg“Ihavelotsofbookstoread,"”saidJo.“Let’snotdoanystudying,Beth,”saidAmy,“Let’splayallthetime.”“IwillifMotherdoesn’tmind,”saidBeth.MrsMarchagreedandsaidtheycouldtryitforaweek.“But,”sheadded,“IthinkbySaturdaynightyouwillfindthatallplayandnoworkisasbadasallworkandnoplay.”Thenextday,Megappearedatteno’clockandatebreakfastalone.Itwasalonelymealandtheroomwasuntidy.JoreadabookwithherfriendLauriebytheriver.Bethwasgladthatshedidnothavetowashthecupsandplates.Amywentforawalk,gotcaughtintherainandcamehomeverywet.Attea,everyonesaidthatithadbeenadelightful(令人偷快的)butunusuallylongday.Megnowrealisedthatshedidnotlikethedressshehadboughtintheafternoon.Johadaheadachefromrendingtoolong.Bethcouldn’tfindanythinginhercupboard,andtherainhadmadeAmy’sdresssowetthatshecouldn’twearittoKatyBrown’spartythenextday.____▲____.Shethoughtthegirlswouldlearnalessonfromtheexperienceandshewouldwaitandsee.Theweekseemedtogetlongerandlonger.ThenMrsMarchgavethemaid(女傭)aholiday,andwhenthegirlsgotuponSaturday,therewasnobreakfastready,nofireinthekitchen,andnomotherwaitingforthem.Theymustlookafterthemselves.Secretly,theywereallpleasedtohavesomethingusefultodoagain.BethandAmyputcupsandplatesonthetablewhileJoandMeggotthebreakfast,andthenMegtooksometeaandanegguptoMrsMarch.Theteawastoostrongandtheeggwasburned.MrsMarchdidnotcomplain,butshelaughedtoherselfafterwards.JowantedtoinviteLaurietodinner.Hermothersaidshedidnotmindatallbecauseshewasgoingoutfordinner.Shewouldwaitandseewhathappened.Itwasdinnertime.Jodidherbest,butthepotatoeswerestillhardinthemiddle,thevegetableswerecookedtoolongandfelltopieces,andthemeatwasburnedblack.Thestrawberrieswerenotreadyforeatingandsheputsaltonthemnotsugar!Unfortunately,thiswasnotdiscoveredbeforeLauriebeganeatingthem.Hepretended(假裝)everythingwasallright,butAmytookaspoonfulandranfromthetable.WhenJolearntwhatwaswrong,everyonebegantolaugh.Whataterribleday!”saidJo,aftertheyhadclearedeverythingaway.( )42.Whatwouldthegirlsdofortheholiday?A.Bethwouldgototheparty. B.AmywouldplayallthetimeC.Megwouldstayuplatereading D.Jowouldsleepforaverylongtime.( )43.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputin____▲____?A.MrsMarchenjoyedtheteaverymuchB.MrsMarchsaidshewantedtohavearestC.MrsMarchlistened,smiledandsaidnothingD.MrsMarchwasgladthattheweekwasnearlyover( )44.Motherwentoutfordinnerbecauseshewantedto________.A.punishthegirl B.staywithherfriendsC.giveherselfaholiday D.seehowthegirlswouldmanage45.Wouldthegirlswantanotherweekofallplayandnowork?Why?(請(qǐng)用約40詞回答)_______________________________________________________________________________詞匯運(yùn)用(共15小題，每小題1分共計(jì)15分)A.用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。每詞限用一次。surprisetruethoughsufferwhatever46.Lucywasreally___________whenItoldherthestory.47.___________wedo,weshouldfirstmakesureofourownsafety.48.Thepolicefinallyfoundoutthe_________aboutwhathadhappened.49.Theoldman____________alotfromhisillnessesandpassedawaylastwinter.50.TheBrownsdidn’tstopclimbingthemountain,__________theyweretired.B.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給中文或首字母提示，用單詞的正確形式完成以下短文。Nearlytwohundredyearsago,thousandsofpeopleintheUKandtheUScametothetheaterstolistentoawriterreadinghisownnovels.Whowashe?Well,hisnamewasCharlesDickens.Nowhe51.__________(認(rèn)為；考慮)tobeoneofthegreatestwritersaroundtheworld.CharlesDickenswasborninFebruary1812inEngland.In1826,hebecameaclerkinalawoffice.Henearlybecameaprofessionalactorbeforehis52.__________(二十)birthday.However,hefoundwritingmoreinteresting,sohebegantowritestories53.__________(代替).Inthe1850s,CharlesDickensmadea54.__________(決定)totourBritainandAmerica.Hereadandactedoutpassagesfromhisnovels.Thesereadingtourswerepopularandpeopletook55.__________(自豪感)inhim.In1865,hemetwithaterribletrainaccident.Luckily,heescapedfrombeinghurt.Aftertheaccident,hewasafraidoftravellingbytrain,buthedidn’tstophistours56.u__________January,1870becauseofhishealthcondition.Hepassedawaythatyear.Inhislife,CharlesDickenswrotemanybooks,57.i__________OliverTwist,DavidCopperfieldandGreatExpectations.Infact,hewroteat58.__________(最少)38works.Althoughhehasbeen59.d__________foroveronehundredandfiftyyears,heisstillverypopulartoday.Sofar,hisnovels60.__________(影響)millionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Heisexactlyagreatwriterintheworld.五、語法填空(共10小題每小題1分共計(jì)10分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或填入括號(hào)中所給單詞的正確形式。DoyouknowWorldLetterWritingDay?ItfallsonSeptemberIeveryyear.It61.__________(setup)byRichardSimpkinin2014.Heencouragespeopletowritealettertosomeonebyhandandtheycantakeabreakfromtoday’ssocialmedia.62.__________shouldyouwriteto?Thinkaboutafriendorrelativewholivesfaraway.Aparentorbestfriendwouldalsolovetoreceive63.__________(you)letter.Howdoyouwritealetter?Generallyspeaking,aletterhastheseparts.Thedateandagreetingsuchas“Dear,...”shouldbeonthetopoftheletter.Aclosingsuchas“Love”or“Yours”needstofollowthebody.Enditby64.__________(write)yourname.Whyshouldyoupickupapenandwritealetter?Itisasurprisethatmaymakesomeone’sday.It’salso65.__________goodwaytoshowpeoplethatyouhavebeenthinkingofthem.Everyonelovesapersonaltouch.Itbringsalotof66.__________(enjoy)memories.Whenpeoplereceive67.__________(letter),someevensavethemovertheyears.Itis68.__________(simple)themostwonderfulthing.Arecentstudyshowsthatletterwriting69.__________(make)thewriterhappy,too.“HandwritingisyourDNA.It’syourfingerprintthatyoucanshare70.__________others,”saidRichardSimpkin.Let’sgetsomepaperandpickupapen.Startwritingalettertoday!任務(wù)型閱讀(共5小題，每小題2分共計(jì)10分)閱讀下列短文，在空白處填入與短文內(nèi)容相符的信息，完成閱讀摘記。每空一詞。Victor,now18,begantodocharrería,oneofthebest-knownandmostpopularsportsinMexico(墨西哥)fouryearsago.HeisnowattendingaMexicanschool.Itoffersfreeclassestotrainyoungpeopleintraditionalcowboyskills.Newcomersandforeignersarewelcome.Today,thereareabout100students,bothgirlsandboys.Theytakepartinthreehoursoftrainingtwiceaweektoimprovetheirskills.Thefirstchallengeistolearnhowtothrowalasso(套索)aroundtheneckofacalmbull.Afterthat,theylearntogetonahorseusingstirrups(馬鐙).Thencomeslearningto ridethehorseandfinallytolassomovinganimals.Victorhaslearnedtorideahorse,aswellasthrowalasso.Professionalcharros(墨西哥牛仔)alsogetalongwellwithhorses.Theyfollowstricttrainingandpaygreatattentiontotheirhorses’reactions(反應(yīng)).Forthem,charreríaisnotjustaweekendfunactivitybutawayoflife,andcaringforanimalsisamust.“Charreríahasgrownalotatthenat