福建省厦门市思明区湖里中学2022-2023学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

期中英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．—You’ve dropped _________ “s” in the word “necessary”. —Oh, _________ letter “s” is doubled. A．a; a

B．a; the

C．an; the

2．—More and more foreigners come to visit the Great Wall. —That’s true. It is the _________ of China. A．proud

B．pride

C．praise

3．It’s _________ 12 o’clock at noon. We have to go back for lunch. A．hardly

B．daily

C．nearly

4．—How soon will the next No. 3 bus come？ —_________ about five minutes. A．In

B．For

C．At

5．While watching the film yesterday, I couldn’t stop laughing at some _________ moments. A．humorous

B．challenging

C．dangerous

6．There is _________ in today’s homework. I can finish it easily. A．nothing difficult

B．something new

C．anything important

7．—What does the sign on the door say?

—No friends or relatives can enter the patient’s room unless he _________. A．invites

B．is invited

C．is inviting

8．Some people eat with their eyes. They prefer to order what ______ nice. A．looks

B．smells

C．tastes

9．The new technology will keep you in the driveway and help you avoid _________ other cars. A．hitting

B．hit

C．to hit

10．Tom often asks the teacher for help to _________ worries.

A．argue with

B．deal with

C．live with

11．—I lost my ID card. What should I do?

—You should go to the police station ________ , then you can have a new one.

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A．at most B．by accident C．in person

12．Mary shut the window just now ________ she could keep the insects out.

A．so that

B．even if

C．ever since

13．— ________ wonderful the music is! — Yes. It makes me relaxed after a busy day.

A．How

B．What a

C．What

14．—I wonder _________________________.

—You should call her to make sure, so we can know where to pick her up.

A．why Lisa is leaving B．whom Lisa is coming with

C．whether Lisa is coming by train or by air 15．—I’m sorry about your glasses.

—_________, I don’t like them anyway. They are too old-fashioned.

A．Take it easy

B．Never mind

C．With pleasure

二、完形填空

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 You never know where life will lead you. When I was a young boy, I got 16 up my nose one time. After that I 17 wanted to get in the water again. I thought swimming was not for me. One day, I 18 my skateboard and broke my leg so badly, and the doctors said I could never really skateboard again. They said swimming was the only 19 that would be good for me. Well, I gave it a 20 . Every week, I got a little 21 and hated swimming a little less. I worked at it so much that one day my high school swimming coach asked me to 22 the school team. You can imagine how that made me and my family feel 23 I was so afraid of the water before! Much to everyone’s surprise, I won third place in the city finals. 24 is a big part of my life now. You never know which road life will take you down. Look at me — a swimmer! For this reason, I say: don’t limit() your 25 . And remember, life is a 试卷第2页，共11页

swimming pool. Jump in and start swimming! You might be surprised at where you end up. 16．A．water 17．A．still 18．A．tuned down 19．A．exercise 20．A．visit 21．A．better 22．A．check 23．A．or 24．A．Skating 25．A．excuses

B．sand B．never B．looked at B．story B．hand B．slower B．catch B．as B．Swimming B．praises

C．juice C．also C．fell off C．housework C．try C．higher C．join C．if C．Jumping C．choices

三、阅读单选

(employed adj. 被雇佣的 deposit n. 定金 utility n. 公共设施) 26．The owner of this room is looking for ________.

A．a male roommate only C．a male or female roommate

B．a female roommate only D．a room cleaner

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27．If you live with the owner of the room, you will pay ________ a month.

A．$ 80

B．$ 617

C．$ 697

D．$ 777

28．________ isn’t available for free if you live in the room.

A．Surfing the Internet C．Watching TV

B．Swimming

D．Visiting a coffee house

29．A ________ person isn’t suitable for living in the room.

A．caring

B．untidy

C．kind

D．quiet

30．In which section of the newspaper can we read the text? ________

A．Health.

There was once a man called Ali who was travelling home with his friends through a desert. On their way, they met a poor stranger dressed in rags (衣裳褴褛), who would like to join them. They welcomed him and continued their journey through the desert.

It was not long before they lost their way. What’s worse, there were no rivers, springs or even water wells in sight. With their water running out, they decided that the only way to survive (生存) was to ration the water that was left among them. Every day, each person could drink just one small cupful when they stopped for the night.

One evening, when it was Ali’s turn to drink, he noticed the stranger staring at (注视) him. Ali gave him his share of the water. The stranger drank the water, for he was very thirsty, leaving Ali nothing to drink.

Day after day the same thing happened, and Ali became weaker and weaker without drinking water.

One morning, the stranger woke up Ali. “Get up, Ali. We are not far from water now.” Alil ooked at the stranger curiously. “How do you know that?” he asked. The stranger smiled. He picked Ali up and put him on a camel. “Follow me.” he told Ali’s friends. They walked for a few kilometers. Then they stopped in surprise. The stranger had repaid Ali’s kindness by leading them to an oasis!

31．What does the underlined word “ration” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

A．严格约束

B．充分准备

C．定量供给

D．大量提供

B．Sports.

C．Advertisement.

D．News.

32．Which of the following is the right order of the story? a. They lost their way. b. The stranger joined them.

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c. They met a stranger in the desert. d. Ali gave his water to the stranger. e. The stranger had no water to drink.

A．e-b-c-d-a

B．c-b-a-e-d

C．d-c-b-e-a

D．c-b-e-d-a

33．Which of the following best describes Ali?

A．Mean.

B．Kind.

C．Careful.

D．Strange.

34．Which picture may be the place the stranger led Ali and his friends to?

A． B． C． D．

35．What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed. C．Where there is a will, there is a way.

Fishing is a popular activity and every fisherman knows the rule: keep the big ones, throw the smaller ones back. The reason for it is simple—if you keep the smaller ones, fewer fish will be able to grow and reproduce (繁殖), and the fish population will be in danger. But should we always keep the big ones?

One scientist, Dr. David Conover, has spent the last 10 years studying the effects of the “keep the big ones” rule.

To set up his experiment, Conover and his team caught hundreds of silverside fish and divided them into six groups. For two groups, Conover followed the “keep the large ones” rule and took out the biggest fish. For two other groups, he removed only the small fish. For the last two groups, he removed fish randomly (随机地).

After five years, he measured the fish in each group. In the two groups where the largest fish were regularly removed, the average (平均) fish size was smaller than the average size in the other groups. That is to say, if only small fish survive to reproduce, then future generations of fish are likely to be small.

For the second five years of his experiment, Conover changed the rules and took fish randomly from each group. At the end of the experiment, he found that the fish that were in the “keep the large ones” group for the first five years had started to get larger again, although he expected it would take at least 12 years for the fish in that group to return to their normal

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B．All roads lead to Rome.

D．Helping others is helping ourselves.

size. In other words, it takes less time to shrink (变小) than it does to recover. 36．The underlined word “it” in Line 2 refers to “________”.

A．the activity

B．the fish

C．the rule

D．the fisherman

37．Why do fishermen follow the “keep the big ones, throw the small ones back” rule? A．It helps to protect fish numbers. C．They are used to following it.

B．It helps to protect fish size. D．They will be punished if they don’t.

38．About the “keep the big ones” group, what did Conover find about his experiment after the first five years?

A．It made no difference to fish size. C．It made the fish bigger on average.

B．It affected all fish groups similarly. D．It made fish smaller on average.

39．Which of the following is TRUE according to the experiment?

A．The whole experiment took Conover more than 12 years.

B．The fish in the “keep the large ones” group grew to their normal size in the experiment.

C．It takes fish more time to recover to their normal size than it does to grow smaller. D．The fish in the six groups had the same average size at the end of the experiment. 40．Why is the main purpose of this article?

A．To ask people to catch big fish. B．To describe a scientific experiment. C．To tell people the danger fish are facing. D．To introduce the rules of fishing to readers.

Have you ever heard that it’s impossible to fold a piece of paper more than seven times? Actually, it is just a popular myth (错误观点).

The myth refers to folding a piece of paper in half many times in any direction. The paper is folded in half. Try it for yourself with a piece of notebook paper. The first few folds are easy. But when you make the fifth and sixth folds, you’ll notice that it’s increasingly hard to fold the paper. Why does it happen? Because the number of the layers of paper doubles with each fold. For example, after the sixth fold, you’re left with layers of paper. If you

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have strong hands, you may be able to make that seventh fold. If you start with a piece of paper that is 0.01 centimeters thick, it’ll be as thick as a notebook after seven folds. And it would seem impossible to make more folds. At this point, you may be thinking that the paper-folding myth doesn’t sound much like a myth.

However, in 2002, a high school student named Britney Gallivan proved the idea wrong. Britney successfully folded a 1,200-meter-long roll of toilet paper 12 times (note that she used single-direction folding). She also developed a mathematical rule. It allows you to find out the maximum (最大的) number of possible folds based on paper thickness, paper length, and direction of folding.

Since Britney’s success, many people have managed to fold a single piece of paper more than 7 times. Students from a school even folded a piece of toilet paper a total of thirteen times. The toilet paper they used was about 4,000 meters long!

41．The “myth” in the article refers to folding a piece of paper more than ________ times.

A．5

B．6

C．7

D．12

42．How thick the notebook mentioned in the second paragraph?

A．0.01 centimeters.

D．1.28 centimeters.

B．0.07 centimeters. C．0. centimeters.

43．Why can’t we normally fold a piece of A4 paper more than seven times? ①Because it’s too thick. ①Because it’s not long enough. ①Because it’s not strong enough. ①Because it’s folded in the same direction.

A．①①

B．①①

C．①①

D．①①

44．What can we learn from Britney Gallivan?

A．Man has not a greater enemy than himself. B．A man becomes learned by asking questions. C．Knowledge is the most valuable of all things. D．Things that seem impossible may be achievable. 45．What can be the best title for the text?

A．A Rule of Paper-Folding C．The Paper-Folding Myth

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B．A Paper-Folding Record D．The Art of Paper-Folding

四、阅读还原5选5

阅读下面短文，从短文后面所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。

Procrastination is a way of thinking that lets one put off doing something that should be done now. It’s like a voice inside your head that keeps coming up with ideas for things to do right now other than studying: “I can study anytime, but tonight is the only chance I have to do….” or “ 46 ”

There are different possible solutions for procrastination. Different solutions work for different people.

Procrastination is usually a habit. 47 Every time you overcome the feeling of procrastination, the habit becomes weaker.

Make plans for study by using a daily or weekly planner. 48 Just ware（意识到的）of the time and what you need to do today can help you get organized.

49 Form a study group with those who are motivated（有积极性的）and won’t procrastinate along with you. You’ll learn good habits from them while getting the work done now.

Get help. If you really can’t work to your plan, or if you’re always putting things off until the last minute, go to experts. 50 They can help you find ways to overcome this habit.

A．Study in a group.

B．Accept that and work on breaking it. C．Carry it with you and look at it often.

D．They have lots of experience with this problem. E．I should really get this room cleaned up before I study.

五、根据情景写句子

51．朋友要去参加数学竞赛，你可以这样祝福他： .

52．你想知道Kate是如何准备英语考试的，你可以这样问： Kate, ?

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53．你想向朋友介绍你的连衣裙是棉制成的，你可以这样说： .

54．你想表达自己初中三年改变很多，可以说： in the past three years.

55．新同学找不到图书馆在哪里，他可以这样问： Excuse me, can you tell me ?

六、根据图画及所给单词写出句子

根据每小题所提供的图画情景和提示词，写出一个与图画情景相符的句子。 56．invent, 1971 57．Mary, now 58．used, glass 59．learn, by 60．convenient, school

七、短文综合填空

阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

Chinese people started to build gardens more than 2, 000 years ago. Chinese gardens are

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a special form of 61 (tradition) Chinese culture and art.

At the entrance to a Chinese garden, there is usually a huge stone or wall to screen your view. This is to give you a pressed-in feeling, in order to 62 / prə' du:s/ unexpected joy later when you turn around the hall to see the amazing rock formations (岩层) and a big lake. The 63 (good) example is the Summer Palace.

Rock formations play important role in the design of a Chinese-style garden. They are as important to a Chinese-style garden as sculptures (雕塑) are to a European-style garden.

Geyuan Garden in Yangzhou is famous 65 its Four Seasons Rockeries. Gardens in the south are mostly small in size. Chinese garden designers have used the way of “borrowing scenery with a mirror” to 66 /kri'eɪt/ a sense of space. A mirror is hung opposite a window to take in the outside scenery. The whole garden will be 67 (see) in the mirror wherever the tourists are. A pool 68 a lake in a garden also serves this purpose. A pool runs from south to north 69 /θru:/ the garden. To the east of the rockery, a man-made moon is reflected in the pool.

Whatever methods used, every effort is to achieve the purpose of giving 70 (visit) a sense of space in the garden.

八、书信作文

71．假定你是李华，你的外国笔友John对风筝很感兴趣。请你结合以下图示，用英语给他写一封信，分享你参与厦门国际风筝节的活动和感受。词数80词左右。 Place: Dream World of Guanyin Mountain 31 Activities: 1. fly kites Feelings: … 2. make kites 3. enjoy kite-flying shows The 2022 Xiamen International Kite Festival

Dear John,

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Date: July 16—July How is everything going?

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