山東省威海市文登區(qū)鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)（五四制）2024-2025學(xué)年九年級上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

2024-2025學(xué)年第一學(xué)期初四英語期中考試一、閱讀選擇（每題1分，共20分）A“Theredwallsandgreentiles(瓦)seteachotheroffbeautifully.

It’ssoBeijing,”saidLin.HewasenjoyingacitywalkalongtheBeijingCentralAxis(中軸線).TheBeijingCentralAxisisastraightnorth-southline.ItisfromtheBellTowerandDrumTowertotheYongdingGate,about7.8kilometersfromnorthtosouth.Manyculturalandhistoricbuildingsarehere,includingthePalaceMuseum,Tian’anmenSquare.TheBeijingCentralAxishasseentheriseandfallofdynasties(朝代)sincethe13thcentury.Inancienttimes,theBeijingCentralAxisjoinedroyal(皇家的)palacesandmarketplacesforcommonpeople.Thoughtimechangesmanythings,theBeijingCentralAxishasleftaspecialfeelingwithmanyChinesepeople.TheBellandDrumTowerswereusedtokeeptimeonce.Todaytheyseethedailyculturalactivitiesoflocalpeople.AteachernamedLuZhousaysthatwhenhewalksaroundtheBellandDrumTowers,hecanfindpeaceinthebusycitylife.AnumberofvisitorsfromotherpartsoftheworldhavebeensurprisedbytheBeijingCentralAxis.MarcoPolo(1254～1324)wrotein

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(《馬可·波羅游記》):“Upanddownthecitytherearebeautifulpalaces...andfinehousesingreatnumbers.”Thesewesternrecordshavegivenpeoplearoundtheworldatasteofitshistory.1.Whatdoes“It’ssoBeijing”inParagraph1mean?A．It’sthesameasBeijing. B．It’smuchofBeijingstyle.C．It’sinthemiddleofBeijing. 2.HowmanyyearsofhistorydoestheBeijingCentralAxishave?A．About400years. B．About600years. C．About800years. 3.HowdoesLuZhoufeelwhenhewalksaroundtheBellandDrumTowers?A．Surprised. B．Peaceful. C．Busy.4.WhatmadeMarcoPolosurprised?A．Therelaxingcitylife. B．ThehistoryofYuanDynasty.C．Beautifulpalacesandfinehouses.. 5.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?A．TotellthehistoryofChina. B．Toshowpeople’sdailylifeinBeijing.C．TointroducetheBeijingCentralAxis.BAccordingtoarecentstudy,theMiddleEastiswarmingalmosttwiceasfastastherestoftheworld.Withoutadoubt,hightemperatureswillhavedeepinfluencesonthedevelopmentofthearea.Thatshowsthegrowingrisktohumanscausedbyextreme(極端的)weather.Withmoreandmoreextremeweatherevents,wemustfindbettertechniquestomakepredictions(預(yù)測)aboutthem.

AIisapowerfultool.Itcandealwithinformationandprovideadvicetohelpusbetterunderstandandmakepredictionsabouttheweather.Traditionalweathermodelsuseinformationfromsatellites(衛(wèi)星).Butthesemodelshavetheirdisadvantages:theyarenotveryexact.Theyalsofailtodiscovercomplexconditionsoftheairaroundtheearth.

AIcanovercome(克服)thesedisadvantagesbyusingthetechnologyofdeeplearning.Itcanlearnfromhistoricalandreal-timeinformationandproducetrustworthypredictions.AIcanalsodealwithinformationfromdifferentplaces,suchassatellitephotosoronlineposts,toprovideclearerpicturesoftheweathersituation.ApaperonthePangu-WeatherAImodelhasdrawnalotofattention.Pangu-WeatheristhefirstAIpredictionmodelthatismoreexactthantraditionalweatherpredictionmethods.Thismodelcanincreasethepredictionspeedby10,000times,makingglobalweatherpredictiontimedroptoseconds.InMay2023,TyphoonMawarappearedinthePacificOcean.AccordingtotheChinaMeteorologicalAdministration,Pangu-WeathermadeexactpredictionsaboutthedirectionofMawarfivedaysbeforeitchangeditswayintheeasternwatersoftheislandsofTaiwan.6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Hightemperatureswillhavefewinfluencesonthearea.B．TheMiddleEastiswarmingfasterthantherestoftheworld.C．Traditionalweathermodelscandiscovercomplexconditionsoftheairaroundtheearth.7.HowcanAIovercomethedisadvantagesoftraditionalweathermodels?A．Byusingthetechnologyofdeeplearning.B．Byonlylearningfromreal-timeinformation. C．Bydealingwithinformationfromthesameplaces.8.WhyisTyphoonMawarmentioned?A．Totellusabouttherisksofextremeweather.B．ToshowhowexactPangu-Weather’spredictionsare.C．Toexpressthattheproblemsofextremeweatherhavebeensolvedcompletely.9.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthetext?A．TheRisksofExtremeWeather B．ThePangu-WeatherAIModelC．AI—ThePowerfulToolofWeatherPrediction10.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?A.Inahealthmagazine.B.InasportsmagazineC.InasciencemagazineC根據(jù)語篇內(nèi)容，判斷下列句子正誤，正確的填“A”，錯誤的填“B”。ThesmalltownofHay,ontheRiverWye,sitsontheborder(邊界)betweenEnglandandWales.Youcanonlyreachitonsmallcountryroadsandthetrainsnolongerstopthere.Itwasaquietplaceuntil1961.Thatyear,alocalmannamedRichardBoothcamebackfromatriptotheUSwithalotofsecond-handbooks.Heboughtthetown'soldfirestationandchangeditintoashoptosellthem.Forthenext10years,heboughtmoreemptyshopsandmadethemintobookshopstoo.Haybecametheworld'sfirst"booktown".Withthemoneyhemade,Richardboughtthetown'soldcastle(城堡).OnApril1,1977,hejokinglycalledhimselfKingofHayandsaidthetownwasnowanindependentcountry!Hishorsewastheheadofthegovernment,andheevengavepeoplepassports.Somelocalpeoplethoughthewasalittlecrazy.Buthewasn'tcrazyatall.ThejokemademorepeoplecometoHayandbuysecond-handbooks.Bythe1980s,therewere1millionbooksonsaleinthetown'sover30bookshops.Thenin1988aliterature(文學(xué))festivalbeganinthetown.Writerscametotalkabouttheirnewbooks,alongwithscientists,politiciansandeventhePresidentoftheUS!Now，halfamillionvisitorsgotothefestivaleveryyearandspendoverthreemillionpounds.NowtherearebooktownsinEurope,Australia,CanadaandevenMalaysia.Notbadforsomethingthatstartedinasmalltownof1,300people.()11.Hayisnoteasytogettoandtherearenoroads.()12.Tosellhisfirstgroupofsecond-handbooks,Boothboughtanoldcastle.()13.WhenhecalledhimselfKing",localpeoplecouldhaveaspecialpassport.()14.Visitorstotheliteraturefestivalspendhalfamillionpoundsayear.()15.Todaytherearebooktownsinmanycountries,DGoingtohighschoolisanewexperiencefullofexcitementoftheunknown.Itiscommontofeelalittleuncomfortablegoingintoasituationwhereeveryoneisastranger.Youmayprobablymissyourfriends.Tryingactivelyto.findnewfriendscanhelpeasethefeelingsofbeinglonely.Highschoolisagreatchancetomakenewfriends.16●Gettoknowyourroommates.Youmayfindyouhavelotsofthingsincommonwithyourroommate,butevenifyouarecompletelydifferentfromeachother,withalittleeffortandunderstandingthetwoofyoumaybecomebestfriends.●17Ifyouleaveyourdooropen,thisshowsthatyouwelcomevisitors.Asaresultpeoplewillnaturallystopandsayhello.Closeddoorsarenotlikelytobringmanyvisitorsandthosewhostayintheirroomsmaygiveotherstheimpressionofbeingcold.Otherstudentswillbelesslikelytostopandbuildanewfriendship.●Joinclubsororganizations.Itisagreatwaytomeetnewpeople.Itisagreatwaytohelpyoumeetnewpeople.18Bystayingactiveinhighschoolgroupssuchasclubsandorganizationsyoucanmeetlotsofpeoplewithwhomyousharecommoninterests..●Talktoclassmates.Gettoknowyourclassmatesasyou’llbespendingseveralmonthswiththem.Startingconversationsinclassisagreatopportunitytomeetpeoplewhoareinterestedinthesamekindofstudiesasyouare.Shortandfriendlydiscussionscanbuildfriendships●19Ifyouareathletic,tryingoutforasportwilldoforyouthesamethingthatjoiningaclubwilldo.Youwillmeetalargegroupofpeoplewhoshareyourinterestsinsports.Inshort,Ifyouarenervousabouttheupcominghighschoollife,youmayaswelltrythesesuggestions.20Andyouwillfindyourselfwellfitinhighschoolrightaway.A.Don’tstayinyourroomsallthetime.B.Openthedoortowelcomefriends..C.Herearesomesuggestionsabouthowtomakemorefriends.D.Italsohelpsyougetmorefamiliarwiththecampus.E.Theycaneaseyourworriesandguideyoufromthebeginning.F.Tryoutforasport.二、完形填空（共6小題，每題1分）Asthesayinggoes,Ittakesavillagetoraiseachild."OneinNewton,Massachusettscommunitycertainlytakesthattoheart.Onesummer,GlendaandRaphaelSavitzmovedintotheirnewhomeinNewtonandhadtheirdaughterSamanthasoon.21______,Samanthawasborndeaf.Thatdidn'tstopSamanthagrowingintoanactivegirl.Whenshewasout,shetriedtocommunicatewithherneighbors.However,theycouldn'tunderstandherbecausetheyknewlittlesignlanguage.Itmadethemveryupset.Insteadofgivingup,the22______decidedtolearnsignlanguagetogether.TheyfoundasignlanguageteacherandtookclassesinLucia'slivingroom.LuciahaslivedinNewtonforover20years.Shebelieves23____thepowerofthecommunity.Samanthaiscreatinga24______forustogettogether,"shesaid.Itwasnoteasyfortheneighborstolearnsignlanguage,buttheyenjoyedtheprocess.Beforelong,theycouldcommunicatewiththelittlegirlfreely.BothSamanthaandherparentswereveryhappy.We'reseeingchangesinSamantha.We'rejustsothankfulthatweliveherewiththesewonderfulpeople,"saidSamanthasmother."Ican'tthinkofa25____placeformydaughter.Whatismore,theyarenottheonlyoneswhosaytheyarethankful.Samanthaisdoing26_____forus,"saidsomeneighbors."Shehasmadeourcommunitycloser.()21.A.Finallyв.SuddenlyC.Unluckily()22.A.childrenв.familyC.neighbors()23.A.inв.aboutC.at()24.A.reasonв.resultC.course()25.A.worseB.fartherC.better()26.A.anythingв.somethingс.nothingsupportedB.explainedC.severalD.foundE.adviceF.becauseG.jumpedH.try三、選詞填空（共7小題，每題1分，共7分，每個選項(xiàng)使用一次，有一個多余選項(xiàng)）Istoodatmygrandmother'sfrontdoorwithmyson.Holdingabottleofsoapywater，hewasblowingbubbles（肥皂泡）.Heblewandblew，butnobubblescameout.Hehandedmethebottlesadlyandsaid，"Daddy，canyoumakebubbles？"

Ihadn'tblownbubblesforyears，soIsaid，"I'll27."

Iblewhardatfirst，butfailed.After28.tries，IchangedthewayIblew.Insteadofblowinghardontheloop(環(huán)狀物).Ibreathedonitgently（溫柔地).Imadeit.Myson29.upanddownasabigbeautifulbubblecameout.

I30.tohim，"Son，youcan'tblowhard；youmustbreathegentlyonthelooptomakebubbles."

Hefollowedmy31.andbigbubblescameout.

Therearesomethingsthatyoucangetwithforce，butthereareotherthingsthatonlycomewiththegentlenessofasoftbreath.Toooften，wetrytoforcelove.Itwon'tcome.Itjustbreaksbeforethebubblecaneverform32.weputtoomuchforceonit.

Theclosersomethingistohigherspirit，themoreitislikebubbles.Itcan'tbeforcedandismoreoften33.inthesoftthingsoflife.

Toblowbeautifulbubbles，youjustneedtobreathe.四、語法填空（共8小題，每小題1分，共8分）Onesummernightmorethan1,500yearsago,aChineseboywassittinginacourtyardandwatchingthefullbrightmoon.Heaskedhisgrandpa34.themoonsometimeswasfullandnotatsomeothertimes.Thegrandfatherexplainedthatthemovementofthemoonhad35.(it)ownrules,soitbecamefullatacertaintimeeverymonth.Thenheaskedtheboy,“Areyou36.(interest)inthemoonandstars?”Theboyanswered,“Yes,verymuch.”Theoldmanimmediatelywentintothehouse.Afewmomentslater,he37.(return)withseveralbooks.Theboyspentmuchtime38.(read)thebooksinthefollowingmonths.Hethendecidedtotakeastronomy(天文學(xué))ashiscareer.Atlasthebecameoneofthe39(excellent)mathematiciansandastronomersintheworld.HisnamewasZuChongzhi.TheZufamilymovedfromthenorthtotoday’sNanjingtoescapewarsandpoliticalturmoil(混亂).Undertheemperor’ssupport,theyoungZu40.(send)tostudyattheImperialInstitute.Duringhisstudy,Zuwasabletoworkoutthenumericalvalueofpitobebetween3.1415926and3.1415927.In465AD,ZucreatedanewcalendarcalledDamingCalendar.Thenewcalendarwasagreatimprovementoverpreviousonesandcontainedmany41.(discovery)inastronomy.完成句子（共6小題，每小題2分）這本書是誰寫的？允許他們自己做決定嗎？他不確定這是誰的排球？今天的報(bào)紙上有一些有趣的事情嗎？你認(rèn)為那個籃子是用來干什么的？讓別人等很長時間是不禮貌的。六、閱讀表達(dá)（共6小題，每小題2分，共12分）China’sfirst“giantpandacollege”wassetupinNanchong,SouthwestChina’sSichuanProvince,onMonday,aimingtotrainprofessionals(專業(yè)人員)fortheprotectionofgiantpandasandotherrareanimalsandplants.ThegiantpandacollegeisasecondarycollegebasedontheCollegeofLifeScienceofChinaWestNormalUniversity(CWNU).TheheadoftheCWNUParty,WangYuanjun,saidthatthenewcollegewillnotonlyhelpwithprotectingtheenvironmentandprotectingnaturegloballybutalsoshowhowgreatSichuanistotheworld.DirectoroftheSichuanForestandGrasslandBureau,LiTianman,said,“BecauseSichuanistheplacewheregiantpandashavebeenlivingforalongtime,it’sourresponsibilitytoprotectthem.”However,therearemanythingsthatmakeitdifficultforgiantpandastosurviveandhavebabies.Weneedtousenewtechnologiestosolvetheseproblemsquicklyandprotectthembetter.ThegiantpandacollegeisanewbeginningforSichuan’seffor