2023-2024学年甘肃省兰州一中九年级（上）期中英语试卷

这是一份2023-2024学年甘肃省兰州一中九年级（上）期中英语试卷，共15页。

A．ifB．asC．unlessD．since
2．（1分）Yu dn't have t __________ every new wrd in the dictinary while reading．（ ）
A．lk frB．lk up
C．lk atD．lk after
3．（1分）The girl fund it hard the wrk by herself.（ ）
A．finishedB．t finishC．finishingD．finishes
4．（1分）﹣﹣China is getting better and better at making high technlgy prducts.
﹣﹣That's right.Peple arund the wrld can hardly avid ________ these prducts made in China.（ ）
A．t buyB．nt t buy
C．buyingD．nt buying
5．（1分）It tw mnths since I my hmetwn.（ ）
A．was；leaveB．was；left
C．has been；leaveD．has been；left
6．（1分）GPS can ________ shw where yu are at any time and in any weather.A lt f drivers use it.
A．trulyB．exactlyC．mstlyD．prbably
7．（1分）﹣Mum，summer hliday is cming．I wnder ．
﹣Hw abut Qinling Wild Z？（ ）
A．where can we gB．where we can g
C．hw can we gD．hw we can g
8．（1分）Yesterday the teacher tld us the earth the sun．（ ）
A．ges arundB．went arund
C．is ging arundD．wuld g arund
9．（1分）After wrking her way arund the wrld，Annie ended up English as a freign language．（ ）
A．teachB．taughtC．teachingD．t teach
10．（1分）﹣﹣I dn't knw if his uncle_____.
﹣﹣I think he_____if it desn't rain.
A．will cme；cmes
B．will cme；will cme
C．cmes；cmes
D．cmes；will cme
完形填空
11．（10分）Shing Mun Cuntry Park （城门郊野公园） is a great place t get away frm the busy city.Yu can enjy its beautiful sights.The （1） f the park is in nrthwestern Kwln，in the hills f Tai M Shan.It is （2） t g there by bus，because there are several buses passing by it.
Shing Mun Cuntry Park pened in 1977.There were nt many cuntry parks in Hng Kng then and it was （3） ，s lts f peple visited the park.Nwadays，there are many （4） r shpping centers arund the park and it is still ne f the mst ppular places in Hng Kng.
The Cuntry Park Visitr Center is at the （5） f the entrance （入口）.Yu can find ut mre abut the park's histry there.Yu can （6） a free map f the cuntry park there t.
Shing Mun Cuntry Park is hme t many interesting flwers and trees.The best way t enjy the beautiful and （7） cuntry park is t walk alng the banks f Tai Shing Stream.Peple （8） have been there are amazed by its waterfalls and rcks.
Facilities in the cuntry park include kisks，rain shelters，barbecue areas，jgging trails and nature trails.The infrmatin bard and （9） signs shw yu the way t all these facilities.There is als a camp area （10） ，which attracts lts f teenagers t hang ut.
The cuntry park is pen all year rund.It is best t g there in spring and autumn when the weather suits hiking.
阅读理解
12．（7.5分）Everyne knws that China is changing and develping very quickly at the mment.Many yung peple frm hme and abrad thught abut the changes.The fllwing are sme cmments which yung peple made n a website message bard.
（1）Wh is nt Chinese？
A．Jacksn.
B．Susan.
C．Zhu Li.
D．Carmn.
（2）Where is Carmn nw？
A．In China.
B．In America.
C．In Canada.
D．In Hng Kng.
（3）When did Jacksn study in Beijing？
A．In 1990.
B．In the early 1990s.
C．Less than 10 years ag.
D．Mre than 20 years ag.
（4）What is Zhu Li's hmetwn like nw？
A．It's still very pr.
B．Sme peple have enugh mney t buy cars.
C．There are green trees everywhere.
D．There're many tall buildings.
（5）What can we learn frm the passage？
A．Carmn desn't want t start a business in China.
B．China is changing and develping very fast nw.
C．Jacksn dislikes Chinese family values and their sense f respnsibility.
D．Susan thinks Chinese peple aren't able t vercme the challenges and difficulties.
13．（7.5分）Tday I will talk abut public speaking.Hw t give a successful public speech is a ppular tpic fr yung peple.They think it is the mst acceptable way t shw their ability and persuade thers t trust their leadership in the wrkplace.
At the beginning f the speech，wave yur hands r greet with them frmally and prmptly.Leave 5 r 10 minutes t answer their questins and take phts with them after the speech.
Chse a tpic that yu are really gd at and make a cncise（简洁的） PPT，giving nly the infrmatin that is necessary and imprtant，using few wrds.Use yur speech，persnality and bdy language t attract the audience.PPT is just a tl that helps yu t shw graphs and wrds t the general public.
It's better t use shrt and cmplete sentences t give the speech.Dn't use lng and cmplicated（复杂的） sentences t express yur pinins.It will make the audience feel bred.
Remember yu nly have ne chance t give a public speech，d yur best t give an unfrgettable first impressin t the audience.Sme peple say that they feel nervus abut giving a speech in public.If yu spend time n yur speech and learn hw t give a better speech，I bet that yu will frget what makes yu nervus.
Last but nt least，knw yur audience.Shw yur respect t the audience，because they cme frm different cuntries with different cultures and educatin backgrunds.Check yur speech materials，make sure they can all be understd.
（1）What des the underlined wrd it refer t？
A.A public speech.
B.A ppular tpic.
C.Their ability.
D.Their leadership.
（2）The third paragraph tells us the PPT shuld be .
A.cmplicated
B.brief
C.practical
D.interesting
（3）Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage？
A.At the beginning f the speech，yu shuld g directly t the tpic.
B.Yu shuld make lng sentences t shw yur ability.
C.Yu shuld leave a gd first impressin t the audience.
D.Yu needn't care abut the audience's cultures and backgrunds.
（4）If yu dn't want t be nervus during the speech，yu shuld .
A.have a talk with yur parents
B.have a walk after lunch
C.spend mre time n it
D.have a discussin with yur partner
（5）What's the best title f the passage？
A.Hw t talk with thers.
B.Hw t give a wnderful speech.
C.Hw t chse a tpic.
D.Hw t intrduce yurself.
14．（7.5分）Kwanzaa（宽扎节） is a celebratin f African﹣American histry and culture.It begins n December 26th and runs until New Year's Day，January 1st.
During the festival，a family member，usually the yungest child，lights candles in a special candle hlder.Each night a candle is lit.Traditinally there are three green candles，three red candles and a central black candle.They represent the seven Kwanzaa principles（原则）.The principles are believed t play a big rle in building strng，successful families，neighbrhds，etc.In the evenings，adults share stries and explain hw t fllw the seven principles in daily life.On the sixth day，which falls n New Year's Eve，family and friends get tgether t enjy a large meal.
Kyle，a third grader，wrte this abut Kwanzaa，"When we celebrate Kwanzaa，we have many peple at hme，light the candles，and have a nice dinner.We learn the meaning f Kwanzaa and remember family members.We say smething gd abut them.Last year，we remembered my grandmther."
In 1966，Dr.Karenga created Kwanzaa.He was studying the histry f Africa at that wanted t create a hliday t bring African Americans tgether and celebrate their histry and culture.He called the hliday"Kwanzaa".In fact，the name cmes frm an African language，and it means"the first fruits f the harvest time".
（1）Hw lng des the festival f Kwanzaa last every year？
A.Tw days.
B.Three days.
C.Six days.
D.Seven days.
（2）What clr are the candles？
A.Green，black and red.
B.Green，white and red.
C.Green，black and white.
D.Black，red and pink.
（3）What des the underlined wrd "represent" in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese？
A.决定
B.展示
C.代表
D.记录
（4）Wh did Kyle remember during Kwanzaa last year？
A.His aunt.
B.His father.
C.His grandmther.
D.His mther.
（5）Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut Kwanzaa？
A.It has a histry f abut 100 years.
B.Its name cmes frm an African language.
C.During the festival，there's a big family dinner each night.
D.The Kwanzaa principles are believed t play a small rle in their cultures.
15．（7.5分）During the 1980s，artist Wilder created a sng in abut 30 minutes.That sng，Break My Stride，has been played in films and TV shws ver the years and turned him int a ne﹣hit wnder.
Nw，nearly frty years later，the sng is being listened t by peple wh weren't even brn when it was created，thanks t its ppularity n the scial media（社交媒体）TikTk.
On TikTk，users usually share very shrt，usually 15﹣secnd，vides f themselves dancing，singing r ding smething funny，mst ften set t music.Break My Stride became ppular n TikTk earlier this year and has been used in ver 800，000 vides.Schl students have psted vides f themselves dancing t the sng.The pp sng has the magic t make peple feel like dancing.In ne TikTk vide that was liked 3.5 millin times，the creatr tk a vide f his mm sleeping and then phtshpped her int different backgrunds related t the wrds f the sng，such as traveling acrss the sea t China in the rw bat.
"Nw with the cming f TikTk，it's like having a hit recrd all ver again with a whle new generatin（一代人），" Wilder，67，tld CNN.Break My Stride recently has been n Apple Music's Tp 100 sngs in ver 20 cuntries.
Break My Stride isn't alne.A number f ther artists have seen their sngs becme ppular n TikTk.The success f Lil Nas X's Old Twn Rad depends heavily n its ppularity n TikTk，where the sng has been used in 7.5 millin vides.The sng finished 2019 in the UK as "Sng f the Year".
The success f these sngs，bth ld and new，highlights the influence that scial media have n arts and culture.TikTk is changing hw musicians create and publicize their wrk.
（1）What can be learned abut the sng Break My Stride？
A．It has becme ppular again.
B．It was written 20 years ag.
C．It was first used in a TV shw.
D．It was hardly knwn at first.
（2）What des TikTk allw users t d？
A．T get music fr free.
B．T watch lng vides.
C．T share vides f their wn.
D．T study different kinds f music.
（3）What is Paragraph 5 mainly abut？
A．Famus artists n TikTk.
B．The success f scial media.
C． "Sng f the Year" in the UK.
D．The ppularity f ther sngs n TikTk.
（4）What des the writer say abut TikTk？
A．It has a lng histry.
B．It has abut 7.5 millin users.
C．It is mre ppular than TV shws.
D．It has a strng influence n arts.
（5）The underlined wrd "highlights" has the clsest meaning t .
A．catches
B．shws
C．prmises
D．uses
短文填空
16．（10分）Chinese New Year's Eve is a time fr families t be tgether.Wherever they are，peple are expected t g back hme t celebrate the festival with their （1） （family）.
The Reunin Dinner
The New Year's Eve dinner （2） （call）"reunin dinner"，and is believed t be the（3） （imprtant） meal f the year because it has many meaningful dishes.Big families f several generatins （4） （sit） arund tables and enjy the fd and time tgether.Dishes with（5） （luck） meanings must be included in the dinner such as fish，dumplings，and spring rlls（春卷）.Sme Chinese wrship（拜） their ancestrs befre the reunin dinner （6） （shw） that they are putting their ancestrs first.
What t Eat﹣﹣Tp Lucky Fds
Fd fr the New Year has the symbl（7） lucky meanings.Fish is a must fr the New Year's re unin dinner（8） it means"surplus"（剩余的）.These fds are served during the 16 day hliday seasn frm the eve f the Chinese New Year t the Lantern Festival.
Staying up fr Midnight Celebratins
Chinese peple have the custm f （9） （stay） up late n ur New Year's Eve t welcme the new year's arrival.After reunin dinner，families usually sit tgether t watch the Spring Festival Gala（春节联欢晚会）.It's ne f the mst ppular TV shws in China.At the same time，mst peple send WeChat Hngba r shrt messages t friends and（10） （relative） by phne.
任务型阅读
17．（10分）Prfessr Chen Lin was a famus Chinese educatr f the English language.He did a lt t help English learners in China.On January 21，2023，he passed away at the age f 101.
When he was interviewed in 2006，he talked abut an amusing experience with China Daily t express his special lve fr it： "I must say that ver the past 25 years，I have cme t like this English title—China Daily—mre and mre，with my lve fr the newspaper.One small event in my relatinship with China Daily was an amusing and unfrgettable ne.
"In 1982，China Daily celebrated its first anniversary（周年纪念）.At that time，Katherine Flwer f the UK and I were helping with the British English﹣teaching TV prgramme 'Fllw Me.'
"Sn after that，the editrial bard（编辑部）suggested that Kathy and I culd help them with their publicity（宣传；推广）prgramme.S the tw f us appeared in a CCTV ad in which we sat at breakfast table reading China Daily.We raised ur heads and said t the audience，smiling： 'Let's read China Daily DAILY.'
"We thught it was very clever and enjyed it."
Frm then n，the number f China Daily's readers has been increasing.Mre and mre peple，bth at hme and abrad，fell in lve with it.Then at Prfessr Chen Lin's suggestin，a series f English weekly newspapers fr middle schl students，such as 21st Century Teens JR and 21st Century Teens SR，came ut after China Daily.Nw，they are enjyed by many teachers and students in China.
*China Daily is China's fficial English newspaper.Its Chinese title is 《中国日报》.
（1）What language did Prfessr Chen Lin teach？
He taught .
（2）When was China Daily started？
It was started in .
（3）Wh des the underlined part "the tw f us" refer t？
It refers t .
（4）Which English wrd in the passage means"有乐趣的；有意思的"？
It's " ".
（5）What title can yu make fr this passage in n mre than eight wrds using "Chen Lin，China Daily"？
The title can be " ".
单词拼写
18．（1分）As a writer，Lu Xun was especially famus fr his shrt n .
19．（1分）Yu can buy snacks at the c stre.
20．（1分）My grandfather's sunny character has a great i n me in my life.
21．（1分）The gds （ffer） by the lcal gvernment.
22．（1分）The turists had waited at the airprt fr tw hurs． They were getting （patient）．
23．（1分）There was a car accident by ice n the rad．（cause）
24．（1分）Mr.Xu is brn with a sense f h ，and what he says and des always makes us laugh.
25．（1分）Culd yu tell me hw fast the cmputer p （处理） the data？
26．（1分）G speaking，the bys in ur class are active in playing basketball.
27．（1分）A thief went int the huse and s sme mney frm it.
材料作文
28．（10分）假如你是韩梅，远在美国的笔友Linda给你写信了!信中Linda向你了解中国有什么著名小吃。请根据表格提示给Linda回信。
要求：
（1）短文应包含表格中的内容，但是不能逐条翻译，可适当增加细节，以使短文连贯、自然：
（2）词数80左右。文章开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Linda，
Yu asked me what famus snacks there were in my cuntry._____________________
Yurs，
Han Mei
2023-2024学年甘肃省兰州一中九年级（上）期中英语试卷
参考答案
单选题
1．【答案】C
2．【答案】B
3．【答案】B
4．【答案】C
5．【答案】D
6．【答案】B
7．【答案】B
8．【答案】A
9．【答案】C
10．【答案】B
完形填空
11．【答案】BADCA CBBDA
阅读理解
12．【答案】ACDBB
13．【答案】ABCCB
14．【答案】DACCB
15．【答案】ACDDB
短文填空
16．【答案】（1）families （2）is called（3）mst imprtant（4）sit （5）lucky（6）t shw （7）f （8）because/and （9）staying （10）relatives
任务型阅读
17．【答案】（1）English
（2）1981
（3）Kathy and Chen Lin
（4）amusing
（5）Chen Lin and China Daily
单词拼写
18．【答案】nvels
19．【答案】cnvenience
20．【答案】influence
21．【答案】are/ were ffered
22．【答案】impatient
23．【答案】caused
24．【答案】humr
25．【答案】prcesses
26．【答案】Generally
27．【答案】stle
材料作文
28．【答案】Dear Linda，
Yu asked me what famus snacks there were in my cuntry.Well，in my cuntry ，ne f the mst famus snacks tanghulu.Each different part f China has different tanghulu.It is usually made f haws，which are put tgether n a stick and cvered with ice sugar.But there are mre materials fr tanghulu tday in sme places，such as strawberries，grapes and even little apples.
It is said that tanghulu ever saved the life f an emperr' s wife in the Sng Dynasty.It was s delicius and healthy that many Chinese peple like eating it.It is nw seen as the bright symbls f happiness and reunin.
Are yu lking frward t eating it？Cme t my cuntry，and I'll treat yu t tanghulu.
Yurs，
Han Mei（1）
A.staff
B.address
C.curse
D.mail
（2）
A.cnvenient
B.crrect
C.uncrwded
D.east
（3）
A.plite
B.implite
C.expensive
D.inexpensive
（4）
A.clerks
B.stamps
C.malls
D.bathrms
（5）
A.crner
B.grape
C.rush
D.pstcard
（6）
A.speak
B.suggest
C.request
D.pardn
（7）
A.strange
B.fascinating
C.warm
D.dead
（8）
A.which
B.wh
C.when
D.where
（9）
A.nte
B.pattern
C.business
D.directin
（10）
A.nearby
B.faraway
C.either
D.enugh

I'm a Chinese student.I'm very prud f China and I'd lve t make a real cntributin（贡献） t the develpment f my cuntry.When I finish my training in Canada，I will g back t China and start a business，s I can give smething back t the cuntry.

I'm a Chinese student in America.My hmetwn used t be very pr.But it has changed nw.Mst peple in my hmetwn have a gd standard f living and sme can nw affrd cars.I'm very pleased with these changes and very prud f them.

I spent tw years in Beijing as a student in the late 1990s and I recently went back there n hliday.I culdn't believe the changes which had taken place in such a shrt time and the qualities（品质） I admire in Chinese peple are their wish t succeed，their family values and their sense f respnsibility.I think these qualities will be very imprtant if China is t cntinue develping.

I hpe that China will becme a successful and prsperus（繁荣的） cuntry.There is still a lng way t g.There are many challenges and difficulties ahead，but I am sure we can vercme them if we wrk tgether.
民间小吃
糖葫芦（ tanghulu）
原料
山楂（haw），有些地方的糖葫芦用草莓（strawberry）、葡萄（grape）甚至小苹果等制成
历史渊源
据说，宋代（the Sng Dynasty）一位皇帝的妻子曾因吃了糖葫芦治好了病，因此流传下来
象征
幸福和团圆