2023—2024学年度第一学期期中考试
九年级英语
注意事项：1. 全卷共6页，满分为90分，考试用时为75分钟。
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3. 在答题卡上完成作答，答案写在试卷上无效。
一、语法选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。
Using plants to dye (给……染色) cloth is nothing new to us all. It has a history of over 1,000 years in China. In recent years, more and more people have begun to improve 1 traditional way of dyeing.
Chen Yongmei, a young girl from Hunan, is one of 2 . She helped bring plant dyeing to a whole new height 3 making good use of waste products of vine tea (藤茶).
Chen grew up helping her family dye cloth. One day, she accidentally found that old vine tea 4 from her hometown made a good dye. Then she 5 her own business of vine tea dyeing.
“Compared with chemical (化学的) dyeing, vine tea dyeing is more environmentally friendly, 6 it doesn’t cause any water pollution. Besides, only water and tea 7 during the dyeing process.
For this reason, vine tea dyeing isn’t 8 for human health,” Chen said.
She is also going to build an education center 9 people the art of plant dyeing. “Plant dyeing is a traditional skill in China, and it should be 10 used. I’m glad to play my part in helping it develop,” said Chen.
( ) 1. A. the B. a C. an
( ) 2. A. they B. them C. theirs
( ) 3. A. for B. with C. by
( ) 4. A. leaf B. leaves C. leaves’
( ) 5. A. starts B. will start C. started
( ) 6. A. but B. if C. because
( ) 7. A. require B. required C. are required
( ) 8. A. bad B. worse C. the worst
( ) 9. A. teach B. to teach C. teaching
( ) 10. A. wide B. widely C. wider
二、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。
When I was eight years old, I needed to give a speech at the school hall. I was nervous but excited. As I was walking onto the stage (舞台), I accidentally fell down. A teacher came to help me up and 11 me to the microphone (麦克风), I remained 12 for a while and then cried. Seeing that, all the children began laughing. That experience made me 13 . After that, I did everything to stay away from the stage. It became so bad that I couldn’t even speak in a(n) 14 of just several people. Then I realized that I must work to 15 this problem. I must control it well so that I wouldn’t lose any more chances (机会). My first step was to 16 feeling sorry for myself and start small, I read many books about facing the fear of public speaking. I watched a lot of videos that taught how to give 17 . Then I followed some steps to push myself to stand in front of the 18 with confidence and share my ideas. 19 , I became better and better. Now, I can stand on a stage in front of many people, give a humorous speech, and even help people fight the 20 of public speaking.
( ) 11. A. connected B. drove C. led D. invited
( ) 12. A. silent B. seated C. active D. absent
( ) 13. A. angry B. scared C. lonely D. careless
( ) 14. A. race B. trip C. exam D. interview
( ) 15. A. talk about B. find out C. deal with D. look into
( ) 16. A. stop B. continue C. consider D. practice
( ) 17. A. directions B. examples C. speeches D. answers
( ) 18. A. mirror B. crowd C. computer D. line
( ) 19. A. Normally B. Secondly C. Usually D. Slowly
( ) 20. A. fear B. spirit C. way D. joy
三、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。
A
Half-day mini groups to Zhujiajiao Water Town Travel plan 8:00 am—9:00 am Hotel pick-up The guide and driver will meet you at your hotel. 9:00 am—12:00 pm Visit Zhujiajiao Water Town It takes about one hour to drive to Zhujiajiao Water Town. Then you’ll enjoy a relaxing boat trip there. The guide will lead you to Kezhi Garden, Qing Dynasty Post Office and Fangsheng Bridge. 12:00 pm—1:00 pm Free time for lunch in Zhujiajiao You can walk freely on the streets and choose to eat whatever you like. There are many fine restaurants and the prices are fair. 1:00 pm Drive back to downtown (市中心的) Shanghai We will drive back to the Yu Garden subway station after the visit and our half-day tour ends here. You can return to the hotel by yourself or explore (探索) other places as you like. Notice ☆We serve mini groups with at most 6 guests. ☆Guests under the age of 80 can join the group. Tour price (US dollars per person) AgePrice<3free3-1179>1189
( ) 21. The guests will travel around Zhujiajiao _____________ .
A. by boat B. by car C. by bus D. by bus
( ) 22. When will the mini group leave Ztujiajiao
A. At 11:00 am. B. At 12:00 pm. C. At 1:00 pm. D. At 2:00 pm.
( ) 23. Who can join the group
A. Mark and Ms six friends.
B. Jane and her 40-year-old parents.
C. 82-year-old couple Mr. and Mrs. Jones.
D. Miss Wu and her class of twenty students.
( ) 24. How much should a couple with their two-year-old kid pay for the tour
A. $89. B. $168. C. $178. D. $257.
( ) 25. Which of the following is TRUE
A. There isn’t a guide during the tour.
B. It’s a one-day tour around Shanghai.
C. You don’t need to pay for your lunch.
D. The driver will not take you back to the hotel.
B
Chen Yuanchun is a teacher at a rural (乡村的) primary school m Cangyuan, Yunnan Province. The 44-year-old woman teaches Chinese, but she is very interested in computer technology. She has introduced coding (编程) to her students as an important information technology skill.
Chen’s connection to coding began in November 2018. She became one of the first teachers in Cangyaan to take training courses on coding. The training was challenging for a beginner like Chen. She needed to learn how to tell a machine to perform actions and finish tasks (任务) through different orders.
She worked very hard because she believed this skill would be useful for her students.
After the training, Chen started a new group in her school to teach the students coding, but some parents opposed her plan. They didn’t understand what coding was and thought Chen was teaching their children to play video games on the computer.
So, Chen could only teach students of her own class at first. For teens, coding does not include writing difficult coding languages. Instead, Chen taught them how to create interesting animations (动画片) and games.
After only one term, every student was able to create something through coding. Learning coding also helped them become more creative and improved their problem-solving skills.
Soon, coding classes became popular in schools all over Cangyuan. Some students even won prizes in a national competition last year.
“I will work harder and hope these children in mountain areas will have a better future by learning information technology,” Chen said.
( ) 26. When did Chen begin learning coding
A. About 3 years ago. B. About 4 years ago.
C. About 5 years ago. D. About 6 years ago.
( ) 27. The underlined word “opposed” in Paragraph 3 means “_____________”.
A. disagreed with B. wrote down C. worked out D. fixed up
( ) 28. What did Chen teach her students in the coding class
A. How to play video games on the computer.
B. How to prepare for difficult coding languages.
C. How to create interesting animations and games.
D. How to use the Internet to search for information.
( ) 29. Which of the following is TRUE
A. The students were not interested in coding at first.
B. Chen’s students won first place at a competition in 2021.
C. Most parents think coding is too difficult to learn.
D. Chen plans to put more time and energy into teaching coding.
( ) 30. What is the best title for the passage
A. How coding helps students think better
B. Teacher brings coding to rural children
C. Coding gets popular in China’s schools
D. Teacher connects coding with Chinese language
C
配对阅读。左栏是五位同学在英语学习过程中遇到的困难，右栏是七条建议一些解决生活问题的建议。请从右栏中为做左栏中的同学选择合适的建议。
( ) 31. Grammar is my biggest problem in English learning. I have no idea how to improve it. ( ) 32. I can’t understand what the speakers are saying when listening to English tapes. Because of it, I can’t get high marks in English tests. ( ) 33. With bad pronunciation, I hardly ever answer questions in the English class. How can I improve my pronunciation ( ) 34. I am able to remember new words quickly, but it’s difficult for me to use them correctly. ( ) 35. My problem in English learning is that even if I have a wide vocabulary, I can’t do well in English reading. A. Write a new word down and then copy the sentence with the word from the passage. Read the sentence from time to time till you can make a similar sentence with the word. In this way, you can learn how to use new words. B. Grammar skills are not easy to develop. You can start by understanding the part of speech (词性) of a word and the role it plays in a sentence, which can help you use the word correctly. Also, a grammar book can be a good helper. C. You can write stories or keep a diary in English. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. The most important thing for you is to be free to express your ideas. D. Good pronunciation comes from stressing (重读) the right words. Remember the rules for stress — usually we stress the content words like nouns and verbs, while conjunctions and prepositions are not stressed. E. The best way of improving listening is practice. You can practice listening to an English story over and over again till you understand what it is about. Just as the saying goes, “Practice makes perfect.” F. It’s a good way for you to remember new words by listening to the English songs you like. In this way, you won’t find it boring to memorize English words. Also, you can learn something when you do what you love. G. You need to learn some skills for reading. When you read for the first time5 read quickly to get the main idea of the passage. For the second time, you need to read carefully to get specific (具体的) information.
四、短文填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。
what, sorry, with, request, shake, she, polite, daughter, little, when, at, that
There was a bell (铃铛) on the door of Pappy’s shop. It could play pleasant music. Pappy loved it very much.
One day, a little girl walked into his shop. “Hello, sir,” she greeted him (36)_____________ . “I’d like to buy a present for my grandpa, but I don’t know (37)_____________ I can choose.”
“How about a watch ” Pappy suggested.
The little girl didn’t answer. She pointed (38)_____________ that bell and said, “I’d like to buy it.”
“I’m (39)_____________ . That’s not for sale,” Pappy replied. “Maybe your grandpa would like this (40)_____________ radio.”
The girl looked at the radio and (41)_____________ her head. She then begged (祈求道), “Please.”
Suddenly Pappy thought of his daughter Mary, He hadn’t seen (42)_____________ for years since she moved abroad. The little girl looked just like Mary, who used to make polite (43)_____________ like that.
Though Pappy felt a bit sad, he finally agreed.
Later that evening, (44)_____________ Pappy closed up the shop, he heard a familiar (熟悉的) sound. There in the doorway stood the little girl, ringing the bell Beside her was his own (45)_____________ , with the biggest smile he had ever seen.
“Mom says the present is for you,” the little girl said.
五、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分）
A. 回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
Some foreigners who are living in China celebrate the Spring Festival with their Chinese friends, feeling the unique charm (独特的魅力) of traditional Chinese culture.
Rebecca Williams, an Australian voice actress, has been celebrating the Spring Festival in China for the last 20 years. Living in Beijing, she has put herself into activities like taking part in temple fairs (庙会) and watching the Spring Festival Gala. “I’m even good at making dumplings,” Rebecca shared Making dumplings used to be difficult for Rebecca, but now it is a piece of cake for her.
“Of course celebrating the Spring Festival in Beijing is a lot of fun, but I also hope to experience more traditions about the festival in different places,” 31-year-old Sam, an English teacher from Australia, said. So he followed his friend to his hometown Qufu, Shandong to celebrate the Spring Festival in 2023.
Qufu is famous as the birthplace of Confucius, People there held some traditional activities to welcome the Spring Festival. At the Confucius Mansion (孔府), Sam saw someone writing couplets (对联). He also bought and ate huamo, a kind of traditional food for the festival. Yet what moved him most was the warmth from his friend’s family. In Qufu, Sam really got something different about the Spring Festival to share with his family in Australia.
46. How long has Rebecca been in China
47. What did Rebecca use to think of making dumplings
48. Why did Sam celebrate the Spring Festival in Qufu in 2023
49. How did people in Qufu welcome the Spring Festival
50. What moved Sam most in Qufu
B. 书面表达（本题15分）
51. 中国传统节日是中华民族丰富多彩的历史文化的重要组成部分。为弘扬民族文化，増强民族自信，某校英文网站开展了以“我最喜欢的中国传统节日”为主题的征文活动。假设你是该校的一名学生，请你根据以下思维导图内容提示用英语写一篇短文投稿。
写作要求：语句连贯，词数80个左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Among all the traditional festivals in China, my favorite one is the Spring Festival.
2023-2024学年度第一学期期中考试
九年级英语参考答案及评分标准
一、语法选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
1-5:ABCBC 6-10:CCABB
二、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
11-15::CABDC 16-20:ACBDA
三、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
21-25:ACBCD 26-30:CACDB 31-35: BEDAG
四、短文填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
36.politely 37.what 38.at 39.sorry 40.little 41.shook 42.her 43requests
44.when 45.daughter
五、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分）
A. 回答问题（本题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
46.She has been in China for at least 20 years. / For at least 20 years.
47.It was difficult. / Difficult.
48.Because he hoped to experience more traditions about the festival in different places.
49.They held some traditional activities. / By holding some traditional activities.
50.The warmth from his friend's family moved him the most. / The warmth from his friend's family.
B. 书面表达（本题15分）
51.参考范文：
Among all the traditional festivals in China, my favorite one is the Spring Festival. As one of the most important traditional festivals in China, it is celebrated in late January or early February. Almost all people in China and even some in other countries celebrate the Spring Festival.
There are two reasons why I love this festival. One is that it helps bring our family and friends closer to each other. The other is that it's a good time to leave the past behind and look forward to a new beginning.
The celebration of the Spring Festival usually starts weeks before the day. I often help clean the house to drive away bad luck. And when the day finally arrives, I always put on new clothes and celebrate it together with my family, eating dumplings and enjoying the Spring Festival Gala. It makes me feel happy and cheerful.

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