浙江省杭州市春雷中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年上學(xué)期九年級英語11月期中試題

杭州市春雷中學(xué)2024年第一學(xué)期初三英語11月期中考試第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)閱讀理解(共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AEveryyear,Timemagazineputsoutitslistoftheyear'sbestinventions.Someofthemhelpussolveproblems,whileothersmakelifeeasierormorefun.Herearethreeoftheinventionsonthisyear'slist.Whichonedoyouthinkisthebest?Life-likeanimalsAttheHologramZoo(全息動(dòng)物園)inAustralia,youdon’tjustseeagiraffe.Youseeagroupofgiraffesrunningtowardsyouandthenoveryou.“Weshowpeoplethingstheyhaveneverseenbefore,”saysthezoo'sCEO.Visitorstothezoocanseelife-likewonders.Thankstohologramtechnology,thepubliccanseewildlifewhilenoanimalshavetobekeptincages.StoppingfiresAlertCaliformiaisasafetyprograminCalifornia.ItusesAItopredictwildfires.TheAIdetector(探測器)usesmorethanathousandcamerasinforestsacrossthestate.Itcanspotsmokeandotherearlysignsoffire.Intwomonths,theprogramcorrectlypredicted77firesbeforeany9llcallscamein.AironMarsIfastronautslandonMarsinthefuture,they’llneedairtobreatheandawaytogethome.NASA'sMoxiecanhelpsolvebothproblems.Thissmallequipmentcanseparateoxygen(氧氣)fromtheatmosphere(大氣)onMarsandhelpastronautsbreathe.Inaddition,theoxygencanbeusedtoprovideenergyforspaceships.ThisisimportantforsendingastronautshomefromMars.16.WhatmakestheHologramZooinAustraliaspecial?A.Thehightechnology. B.Asafetyprogram. C.TheCEO. D.Aspaceship.17WhyisNASA'sMoxieusedbyastronauts?A.Topredictthefires. B.Tomeettheneedsofbreath.C.Tocallthespaceship. D.Tosendanimalshome18.Whichpartofamagazineinthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A.History B.Business. C.Culture. D.Science.BThemountainswhereIlivearefullofcurvy(彎曲的)anddangerousroads.Jwasdrivingdownoneofthoseroadslastspring.Daysofrainmadethegroundslipperytodriveon.AsIturnedaroundacurve,Isawatreethathadfallenacrosstheroad.Itblockedmyway.Ihitthebrakes(剎車)andslowlydrovearoundit.ThenIstopped.IknewitwasonlyamatteroftimebeforesomeonedrivingfasterthanIwaswouldrunintothattree.Igotoutofmycarandtriedtopullthetreeintotheditch(溝),butitwastoobigandheavytomove.Ididn'tknowwhattodo.But30secondslater,awhitetruckappearedandpulledover.Outsteppedayoungman.“Youneedachainsaw(電鋸)?”heasked.Isaid,“Yes!”Hepulledoneoutofthebackofhistruck.Forthenextfewminutes,hecutthetreeintoseveralpartswhileIcarriedthemacrosstheroadanddroppedthemontheotherside.“Youneverknowwhenyouwillneedachainsaw,”Ijokedwhilemynewfriendsmiledandputhischainsawbackinthetruck.Iwavedgoodbyeandwatchedhimdriveoffbeforeheadingbacktomyowncar.Inthislife,youneverknowwhenyouwillneedachainsaw.Youdoknow,however,whenyouwillneedakindandlovingheart.19.Whatwastheroadlikelastspring?A.Curvyandslippery. B.Smoothandclean. C.Straightbutwet. D.Drybutdangerous.20.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?①Ididn'tgoonmywayuntilwatchinghimdriveoff.②Ifailedtomovethebigandheavytreeintotheditch.③Afallentreeacrosstheroadblockedmyway.④Amancutthetreeintopartswithachainsaw.A.④②③① B.③②①④ C.③②④① D.③④②①21.Whichwordcanbestdescribethewriter'sfeelingattheendofthepassage?A.Worried. B.Surprised. C.Relaxed. D.Grateful.22.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Ausefulchainsaw. B.Akindandhelpfulact.C.Ascaryaccident. D.Adangerousandtiringjourney.CSomeexpertssaythatrobotswilltakeawayhumanjobswiththerapiddevelopmentofAI.AMarch2023reportfromGoldmanSachsshowedthatAIcoulddoaquarteroftheworkdonebyhumans.AcrosstheEuropeanUnionandtheUS,thereportfurthernotesthat300millionjobscouldbelosttoautomation(自動(dòng)化).Thankfully,it'snotallbadnews.TheexpertsalsoaddthattherearestillthingsAIcannotdo.Thesetaskshaveclearhumanqualities,likeemotionalintelligenceandcreativethinking.“Ithinktherearegenerallythreekindsofjobsthataregoingtobesafe,”saysMartinFord,writerofRuleoftheRobots:HowArtificialIntelligenceWillTransformEverything.“Thefirstwouldbejobsthatarecreativeenoughtocomeupwithnewideasandbuildsomethingnew.Thesecondisjobsthatrequirecomplicatedinterpersonalrelationships.Fordpointstonurses,businessmenandreporters.“Thesearejobs,”hesays,“whereyouneedaverydeepunderstandingofpeople.Ithinkit’llbealongtimebeforeAIhastheabilitytointeractinthekindsofwaysthatreallybuildrelationships.”“Thethirdsafeone,”saysFord,“isjobsthatreallyrequirelotsofmobility(機(jī)動(dòng)性)anddexterity(靈活性)andproblem-solvingabilityinunpredictableenvironments.Thesearethekindsofjobswhereyou'redealingwithanewsituationallthetime,sotheyareprobablythehardestofanythingtoautomate.”“It'simportanttonote,”saysFord,”thatahighereducationorahigh-payingpositionisnotaprotectionagainstAItakeover.Inshort,lookingforrolesinchangingenvironmentsthatincludeunpredictabletasksisagoodwaytostopjobsfrombeingtakenbyAI.Atleast,forawhile.”23.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"Thesetasks"inParagraph2referto?A.ThejobsAIcannotdo. B.Somepiecesofbadnews.C.ThejobstakenbyAI. D.Somecreativethinkingjobs.24.WhichofthefollowingisagoodwaytostophumanjobsfrombeingreplacedbyAI?A.Gettingahighereducation. B.Repeatingataskmanytimes.C.Havingahigh-payingposition. D.Dealingwithvarioustaskswell.25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoMartinFord?A.AIcanhaveadeepunderstandingofhumans. B.Beingabusinessmanisoneofthehardestjobs.C.Jobswithcreativethinkingarelessatriskofbeingreplaced.D.MostoftheworkdonebyhumanswillbetakenbyAIsoon.26.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Somegoodwaystogetjobs. B.Thejobsthatwon'tbetakenbyAI.C.Differentopinionsaboutjobs. D.ThefightbetweenAIandhumans.DDoyouknowRomapeople?TheywerecalledGypsies(吉普賽人)byEuropeansbecausetheythoughttheycamefromEgypt(acountryinAfrica).Aboutathousandyearsago,theRomapeoplelefttheirhomeland.Theyareknownasnomadsbecauseforhundredsofyearsmanyofthemhavelivedinlargegroupsthattravelfromplacetoplace.Theyhavenorealhomeland.Today,theRomaarenowlivingallovertheworld.Theyhavekepttheirlanguageandmanycustoms.Forexample,it'simportantforRomatomarryotherRoma.It'salsoacustomforparentstochoosethepersontheirchildrenwillmarry.Romapeoplegetmarriedwhentheyareyoung,sometimesevenasyoungas14.RomanyisthelanguageoftheRomapeople,whichwaswrittendownonlyrecently.BecausetheRomaarenomadicandhavemovedallovertheworld,theirlanguagehasdevelopedinmanydifferentways.ItissometimeshardforRomainonepartoftheworldtocommunicatewithRomafromanotherpart.RomamusicisfamousallovertheworldbecausemanyRomathroughouthistoryhavebeenmusicians.Theirmusichasinfluencedmanyotherkindsofmusic,likeclassicalandjazz.Romadon'tusuallyassimilate(同化)intohostcountries.Overmanycenturies,governmentshaveforbiddenthemtomarryeachother,travelorweartheirtraditionalbrightclothes.Theyhavetheirgoldtakenawayfromthem-treasuresfromtheirparentsandgrandparents.Theyhavebeentakenasslaves(奴隸),andhavebeenforcedtochangetheirnames.Buttoday,theRomaarefindingwaystoliveinpeacewithotherswhilekeepingthetreasuresoftheirculture.“There'sawillwithinustocontinuetoliveasapeople.”saysGeorgeKaslov,whosefamilyarrivedinNewYorkfromRussiaahundredyearsago.“Alltheotherethnic(種族)groupswhocametoAmericaassimilategraduallywithtimegoing;theylosetheircustomsandlanguage.ButnottheRoma.Weholdout.”27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nomads”inthe1stparagraphmean?A.Peoplewholivedcenturiesago. B.PeoplewhocomefromRome.C.Peoplewhohavetheirhomeland. D.Peoplewhomovefromplacetoplace.28.WhyisthecommunicationdifficultbetweenRomainoneareaandanother?A.Becausethelanguageisreallydifficult.B.Becausetheirlanguagedevelopsdifferently.C.Becauseparentsteachtheirchildrenthelanguage.D.Becausetheyhavemovedacrosstheworld.29.WhatcanweinferabouttheRomaaccordingtothepassage?A.MostoftheRomaliveinveryunusualhouses.B.Theirlanguageisendangeredandmaysoondieout.C.TheircultureisverydifferentfromotherEuropeancultures.D.MostRomagetmarriedeitherwhentheyareveryyoungorveryold.30.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Totellreadersaboutaninterestingculture.B.TotelluswhytheRomaneedourhelp.C.ToshowushowallpeoplearesimilarD.Toaskpeoplehowtoliveinpeace.第二節(jié)任務(wù)型閱讀(共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分)閱讀以下內(nèi)容，完成第31-34小題，并回答第35小題。MayDayisthedaywhenwecelebratetheendofwinterandthearrivalofspring.Itsatimeofnewlife,withnewleavesonthetreesandwildflowersgrowinginthewoodsandfields.Onthatday,childreninBritainandotherpartsofEuropeoftenmakeMaybasketsandhangthemonaneighbor'sdoorasagiftofloveandfriendship.Herearethestepsofmakingthiskindofbasket.Step1Foldpaperintoacone(圓錐形)andstickittokeeptheshape.Step2Cuttopoftheconewithscissors.Step3Maketwoholesonoppositesidesofthecone.Leave5cmfromthetop.Step4Passribbon(彩帶)throughholesandtieittocreateabaskethandle.Step5Fillyourbasketwithdifferentkindsofflowers.根據(jù)以上制作步驟重新排列A、B、C、D四幅圖片的順序，并將其編號填入46-49小題中。31.→32.→33.→34.→E35.What'sthemeaningofMaybasketsasagift?(10詞以內(nèi))第三部分語言運(yùn)用(共三節(jié)，滿分40分)GrandpaCharlielikedwearinghisredhatandtakingawalkwithGrandsonTyler.Heenjoyed36atpeopleonthestreet.Daybyday,peoplesmiledandwavedbackwhentheysawtheredhat.ThatdayGrandpaCharliehadhisredhatonandtookawalkwithTylerasusual.TheymetHenrywhowaswearingagreyhat.Hewasquitesad.Itseemedthat37intheworldcouldcheerhimup.“Mydoctorismakingmetakewalks.Idon’tlikeit,”Henry38unhappily,pullinghisscarfupoverhisnose.“Itshouldbeautumnnow,39itfeelslikethedeadofwinter!”Suddenly,awindcame.Bothmen’shatsflewtowardsalakeandHenry’swent40,Tylerrandownthehill,pickedupGrandpa’shatfromthegrassandfishedHenry’soutofwater.“It’swet.Just41thehat!”Henrysaidhopelessly.Tylerdidn’tknowwhattosay.HegavetheredhattoGrandpa,“Hereitis.I’vepickeditupfromthegrass.”Justatthattime,hethoughtofhoweverytimepeoplewavedatthe42andcameupwithaplan.HeaskedGrandpa,“Henrydoesn’twanthisgreyhatbecauseit’swet.CanIgivehim43?”Grandpaagreed.Henrytooktheredhatandputiton.Acarpassed,and44,thepeopleinsidewavedathim.Anothertwocarspassedandthepeopleinsidewaved.Henryfeltstrange.Whenthepeopleinthe45cardidthesame,hewavedback.Afterwavingbackseveraltimes,hesmiledfeelingeverystepeasier.Tyler’s46turnedouttobeasuccess.Anotherday,theymetHenryagainonthestreet.“Goodevening.Wanttotakea47withme?”Henrysaid.“What’sgoingon?Ithoughtyouhatedit.”Tyler’seyeslitup.“Well,I48thoughtIcouldbedifferent.Thankstothehatyouguysgaveme,everythinghaschanged."Henrylookedmuch49andthesadnessoncecoveringhisfacewasnowheretobefound.LateronGrandpaCharlie'sbirthday,hereceivedaredhatfromHenry,justlikehisoldone.Afterthatday,thetwomeninthe50hatswavedtoeverycarthatpassed,andthepeopleineverycarwavedback.36.A.looking B.waving C.laughing D.pointing37.A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything38.A.ordered B.advised C.warned D.said39.A.unless B.but C.so D.or40.A.across B.up C.in D.by41.A.tryon B.tidyup C.takeoff D.throwaway42.A.hat B.car C.scarf D.lake43.A.his B.mine C.yours D.theirs44.A.finally B.surprisingly C.luckily D.generally45.A.first B.second C.third D.fourth46.A.reply B.plan C.excuse D.agreement47.A.break B.risk C.trip D.walk48.A.never B.often C.sometimes D.always49.A.happier B.braver C.angrier D.lonelier50.A.old B.strange C.magical D.expensive第二節(jié)詞匯運(yùn)用(共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分)A.用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，每詞僅用一次。celebratetradcelebratetraditionadmireactiverelativeTheMid-AutumnFestivalisafestival51bypeopleinChina.Thefestivalisheldonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.Ithas3,000yearshistory.TheearliestrecordofChinesecharacter“Mid-Autumn”isinabookoftheHanDynasty(202BC~220AD).Itisoneof52holidaysinChina.Chinesefamilymembersandfriendsalwaysgettogether53thebrightmoonandeatmoon-cakestogetheronthatday.MalaysiaisacountrywithalargenumberofChinesethataccountsfor25percentofthetotalpopulation.Almosteveryfamilycookstraditionalfoodand54takepartintheMid-AutumnFestivalactivitiessuchasdragonboatracesorlanternmaking.Somefamiliesalsohonor55whohavepassedaway.AlthoughAsiancountrieshavedifferentfestivalcultures,what'sbehindthefestivalsisthesame—thehopeforabetterlifeandloveforfamilymembers.B.閱讀下面短文，然后根據(jù)括號內(nèi)所給漢語意思寫出單詞的正確形式(空一詞)。LastSunday,I56.___________(采訪)anAsiansinger,Emily.Shetoldmesomethinginterestingaboutherself.Shesaidshecamefromaworking-class57.___________(背景).Sheusedtobeshyandsilent.Shealmostnevermadeany58.___________(演講)inpublic.Shedidn't59.___________(確切地)daretodoanythinginperson.Shewasevenafraidofants,akindoflittleinsect.Allthese60.___________(影響)herinherboardingschool.Sheoftenfailedherexaminationsandshewasabsentfromschoolfromtimetotime.Asaresult,hertestscoreswerelower.Nowshehaschangedalot.Sheisgettingusedto61.___________(處理)withhershyness.Andshehasmademanyfriends,suchasanAfricangirl,aEuropeanboy,anda62.___________(英國的)man.Theyareallhelpfultoher.Shedoesn'tneedanyintroductionsinfrontof63.___________(人群),andshegetstonsofattentioneverywhereshegoes.Nowadays,she64.___________(要求)herprivateguardsaroundherwhenevergoingoutsinceshebecameapopularstar.Herparentstakeprideinherandsheisalso65.___________(驕傲的)ofherselfnow.第三節(jié)語法填空(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)Somepeoplemaythinkthatstudentswhostudyabroadhavemoretimeforfunandlesshomework.Butinfact,Grade12studentsinCanadaarejustasbusyasstudentsinChina.InCanada,studentshave66___________(pay)equalattentiontoallthe