江苏省常州市金坛区直溪中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末专项训练一英语试卷

这是一份江苏省常州市金坛区直溪中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末专项训练一英语试卷，共8页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，七选五，完形填空，综合填空等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解（每题3分）
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Celebrating the Harvest Arund the Wrld
A harvest festival is a celebratin f the fall mnths and the harvest that ften accmpanies these mnths. Many cuntries celebrate harvest festivals in different frms.
Canada
In Canada, peple celebrate their harvest n Thanksgiving. This traditin is said t date back t the 16th century. The English explrer Martin Frbisher(1535—1594) came upn the land, searching fr the “New Wrld”. As he arrived in Canada in 1578, he celebrated surviving the lng jurney by hlding a frmal celebratin and eating salt beef and peas. Tday, it has becme a recgnized hliday in the cuntry that falls n the secnd Mnday in Octber. On Thanksgiving, mst return hme t gather with their family. One f the highlights(高潮) f the hliday is a big Thanksgiving Day meal, which usually includes turkey and bread, which are prepared and presented in a unique Canadian way.
The United Kingdm
Harvest festival activities are cnsidered a special time fr cmmunities t cme tgether in celebratin. The harvest festival may start with carrying baskets f fruits and vegetables t a lcal church where peple sing praise sngs fr a healthy harvest while praying fr future harvests. A special effrt may be made t give fd t the less frtunate. Large dinners may als be hsted where each member brings a special dish t share with each ther.
China
In 2023, the Farmers’ Harvest Festival was launched in China. It’s held n the day f the autumn equinx(秋分), which falls rughly n Sept. 22 r 23. Every year, a range f events are rganized natinwide. In Jiaxing, Zhejiang Prvince, farmers brught 100 seed varieties t the main site f the ceremny in Hanhu District and placed them in a wall t mark the achievements f the seed industry. In Heilngjiang Prvince, the festival was cmbined with lcal traditins f the Daur peple and the lcals danced arund bnfires.
1. Originally, Thanksgiving was celebrated in Canada fr .
A. their harvestB. finding the new wrld
C. surviving the lng jurneyD. gathering with their family
2. Harvest festival activities may be held in the UK EXCEPT .
A. attending a church serviceB. dnating fd t the pr
C. sharing fd at a dinner partyD. dancing arund bnfires
3. Which f the fllwing statements is prbably NOT true?
A. Different cuntries celebrate their harvest in different ways.
B. There are similarities in celebrating the harvest amng different places.
C. The Farmers’ Harvest Festival is an annually natinwide thing in China.
D. Lcal traditins are included in celebrating the harvest arund China.
B
As a teenager, Gray wuld cllect mushrms (蘑菇) with her family in Cape Twn, Suth Africa, and after mving t the cast 14 years ag, she fully accepted wild fraging ( 搜 寻 食 物). Gray started experimenting with wild flavrs, adding edible flwers and herbs t iced teas and cakes.
She became a persnal wild fd ck, fraging daily fr ingredients dwn the cast in the summer. “I believe that fd that is picked as fresh as pssible and as clse t yur lcatin as pssible is the best fr yu,” Gray says, “and wild fds meet all thse requirements.”
Wild fds are cnsidered t be anything nt planted by humans. They’re surced depending n the seasn. There is n shrtage f ptins in the Cape Flral Regin — recgnized by UNESCO as ne f the mst special places n Earth fr plant bidiversity. Mre than 9,000 plant species grw in this regin.
“Fraging here supplied the main fd fr the Khikhi peple, ne f the ldest peple n Earth,” accrding t Mark Heistein, CEO f Cape Winelands Bisphere Reserve. Hundreds f these ingredients are als believed t have medicinal qualities, says Heistein, “like ribs tea, cnsidered a health tea, which is exprted wrldwide.”
Since 2017 Gray has been sharing her lve f the edible landscape with lcals and turists thrugh seasnal wrkshps arund 10 kilmeters suth f Cape Twn. She has taught thusands f peple hw t frage.
When COVID-19 hit Suth Africa and the cuntry entered lckdwn, Gray was unable t run her grup wrkshps in persn, but she cntinued t find a grwing fanbase nline. She has run 10 nline wrkshps fr grups during lckdwn.
“It’s very irnic (讽刺的) t be able t create this cnnectin fr peple t nature thrugh a screen,” Gray says. “The true fragers are nt n any scial media platfrms — they’re the nes wh are ding the wrk in the muntains and ut in the wild.”
4. What des the underlined wrd “edible” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Pisnus.B. Delicius.C. Eatable.D. Sweet.
5. Why is the Cape Flral Regin mentined in paragraph 3?
A. T call n peple t prtect the envirnment.
B. T shw the resurces the lcal peple enjy.
C. T praise the cntributin f the lcal peple t nature.
D. T stress the imprtance f preserving plant bidiversity.
6. What is Mark Heistein’s attitude tward fraging?
A. Wrried.B. Carefree.C. Surprised.D. Favrable.
7. What can be learnt abut the wrkshps run by Gray?
A. They are held in Cape Twn.
B. They are grwing in ppularity.
C. They were clsed during lckdwn.
D. They were bringing the lcals tgether.
C
During the 1800s, African Americans wrked lng days in the fields f the American Suth. T make the time g faster, they sang “field hllers (叫喊)” that they used t sing in Africa. After the Civil War, African American music began t take new frms. It als adapted dance music, called “jump-ups”, which had great rhythm (节奏). By the early 1900s, the guitar had becme the main instrument f the blues.
Nrthern Mississippi, als knwn as the Delta, was the center f the blues traditin. By the 1920s, the Delta had many blues clubs called “juke jints”. African Americans listened and danced t music in these clubs. Sme f the greatest blues singers and players perfrmed in them.
Blues have a sulful (深情的) sund that listeners can easily recgnize. The musical ntes are ften “bent”. This means that players change the ntes slightly t give a sng mre strength. Whatever their rigin, these bent ntes mst ften define the blues．
Lyrics are the wrds f a sng. Blues lyrics describe everyday life. The lyrics are ften very intense and persnal. They tell abut sad times and hard wrk. They describe peple wh find r lse lve, peple wh have mney r wish fr mre, and peple wh feel happy r sad and lnely. The lyrics may use humr t describe life’s trials and jys. They almst always use the rhythms f everyday speech.
By the 1940s, large numbers f African Americans had left the Delta and mved nrth t find wrk. Many settled in Chicag. A new kind f blues, called “electric” r “Chicag” blues, began there. It used many f the same themes as the riginal blues. Hwever, the new style f blues was played with electric guitars that “wailed” and with muth instruments called harmnicas. The music ften included a steady, strng drumbeat. The lud, intense Chicag blues was excellent dance music. Chicag blues led t the creatin f a new music style: rck and rll.
8. What can yu cnclude abut the blues music frm the article?
A. It has been successful nly in the American Suth.
B. It became a way t cmmunicate and express feelings.
C. It wuld nt have started withut the juke jints f Mississippi.
D. It has spread in America due t several African musicians.
9. Why prbably did African Americans mve t Chicag?
A. They liked Chicag blues.B. Mre jbs were available there.
C. The Suth was t ht in the summer.D. Peple in Chicag appreciated their music.
10. Cmpared with the Delta blues style, the Chicag blues style .
A. used mre bent ntes.B. used humr in the lyrics mre ften.
C. was luder and used sme different instruments.D. was much mre ppular.
11. Which f the fllwing wuld the authr prbably agree?
A. Blues music can cmmunicate many human emtins.
B. Blues music fcuses mainly n the sadness f everyday life.
C. Delta blues music is the nly real blues music.
D The musicians f blues music were mstly in pr cnditins.
D
As a Chinese native religin, Taism has a clse relatinship with Chinese flk custms. With the develpment f Taism, it has becme deep-rted in, and the practices f, the rdinary peple. This can be seen bth in Taist religius festivals and sacrifice-fferings.
There are many Taist festivals, and quite a few f them have evlved int flk festivals. Fr example, the Duble Ninth Festival n September 9 f lunar calendar came frm the Taist festival. It is said that in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), there was a Taist immrtal named Fei Changfang, wh was resurceful enugh t drive all devils away. At that time, he had a pupil called Huan Jing. One day, Fei Changfang fresaw a disaster n September 9 in Huan Jing’s family, and tld Huan Jing t fasten a bundle f dgwd nt his arm, and drink chrysanthemum wine in an elevated place s as t prevent the disaster. Having dne what he had been tld, Huan Jing’s family was indeed safe and sund. Alng with the spreading f Taism, this legend has evlved int the Duble Ninth Festival. When the day cmes, peple will carry dgwd and drink chrysanthemum wine in elevated places.
Many immrtals in Taism came int being n the basis f earthy flk gds, and thus the Taist gd-wrshiping system has much in cmmn with the earthy flk gd-wrshiping. On the ne hand, a number f earthy flk gds such as Caishen(mammn), Chenghuangshen(city gd), Dngyuedadi(gd f East Muntain) and Guanshengdi(gd f Saint Guan) have becme part f the pedigree f flk gds; n the ther hand, Taist immrtals such as Lajun(Hly Lrd), Yuhuangdadi(Jade Emperr) and Baxian(eight immrtals) have becme widespread and part f peple’s life.
Mrever, sme Taist tab tricks have an extensive influence n the flk sciety, especially in the cuntryside; r rather, they have cnstituted a necessary part f flk custms. The cmbinatin f Taism and Chinese flk custms is in varius aspects, but it is mainly embdied in celebratins f festivals and seasnal changes and spirit wrshiping.
12. Where can yu prbably find this article?
A. Frm a histry textbk.
B. Frm a travel brchure.
C. Frm a research paper.
D. Frm a cultural website.
13. Hw are Paragraph 2 and 3 mainly develped?
A. By analyzing causes and effects.
B. By giving examples.
C. By making cmparisns.
D. By fllwing time rder.
14. What is the genre r type f literature f this article?
A. A stry.B. An argumentatin.
C. An expsitin.D. A news reprt.
15. What can be a suitable title fr the article?
A. Taism and flk custms
B. Taism, a Chinese native religin
C. The rigin f Chinese flk custms
D. The develpment f Taism
二、七选五（每题2分）
What’s the best way t make friends at a new schl?
Althugh it might feel verwhelming during yur first few days at a new schl, it’s easier t make friends than yu might think.____16____. Just try t be inviting, smiling, and making eye cntact, and peple will naturally greet yu. If yu see smene yu recgnize frm class, the basketball curt, r the cmmunity, give a smile r say hi. Intrduce yurself.____17____. Asking questins such as “What sprts d yu like t play?” r “Have yu been here since kindergarten?” is a gd way t begin a friendship.
____18____. Yu can save smene a seat, say hi in the hall, r ffer cngratulatins n a gd test scre. Even a simple cmpliment, such as “I like yur backpack,” can g a lng way tward making a friendship. Yu culd jin a sprts team, engage in schl activities, such as chir r theater, r frm r jin a study grup. All are great ways t meet ptential friends, establish cmmn bnds, and get academic supprt. And guidance cunselrs can arrange fr “buddies” with similar interests and the same classes t intrduce new students t the campus the first few days f schl.
One mre thing that yu can d is t lk fr ther peple wh are new t the schl.____19____. At the very least, yu’ll share the fact that yu’re bth in an unfamiliar envirnment. And if yu are starting at a new schl in start-up year, almst everyne is new! Yu can talk abut yur ld schl, yur new schl, yur pinins, grades, teachers, and interests with a wide variety f peple.____20____.
A. Tell them yur name and where yu’re frm.
B. Sn, yu’ll have mre than ne new friend.
C. It’s always gd t d smething nice fr smene.
D. After-schl activities are chck full f ptential friends.
E. Yu’ll discver yu’re prbably nt the nly new student.
F. Making new friends at schl might seem like a challenge.
G. Yu can behave in a way t help yurself make gd friends.
三、完形填空（每题2分）
When 29­-year-­ld artist Sphia recalls her mther, Marilyn, she remembers her singing. “She lved karake and funny 80s’ ____21____，” Sphia says. “She sang all the time.” In late 2017, befre cancer____22____Sphia’s mther f her vice, she____23____a message in English and____24____it inside a teddy bear: “Yu make Mmmy s prud. N matter where yu are, a part f me will always be with yu. I lve yu frever.”
After her mther’s death in 2019 at age 53, that teddy bear became Sphia’s mst priceless ____25____. Therefre, when the backpack cntaining it was ____26____in the mess f mving, Sphia was____27____. She spent that night crazily____28____ thrugh dustbins in dwntwn Vancuver. When her____29____prved fruitless, she tk her hunt t the Internet, ______30______ phts f her lst Mamabear and the security vide n Twitter. A lcal CBC reprter ______31______the stry, and the news made it all the way t an actr, wh encuraged his 17 millin Twitter fllwers t help Sphia, ______32______ a $5,000 reward fr the bear’s safe return.
______33______, Mamabear made it back t Sphia’s arms fur days later, thanks t sme gd­hearted peple, wh ______34______ the thief frm the security vide Sphia had shared n scial media. Sphia was excited: “I feel like lsing that bear and _____35_____ it was just my mther telling me, ‘The wrld is kay, kid. Yu’re ging t be fine. I will always be with yu.’”
21. A. sngs B. gals C. paths D. adventures
22. A. challengedB. chargedC. reminded D. rbbed
23. A. imprvedB. recrdedC. prpsed D. cntacted
24. A. targeted B. gatheredC. pressed D. kept
25. A. ptin B. material C. pssessin D. facility
26. A. ignred B. stlen C. escaped D. deserted
27. A. upset B. alarmed C. awkward D. cncerned
28. A. ging B. lking C. passing D. cmbing
29. A. behaviurB. effrt C. perfrmance D. measure
30. A. seeking B. shtingC. sharing D. editing
31. A. cvered B. advancedC. viewed D. respnded
32. A. designingB. cntributing C. ffering D. stressing
33. A. CnfidentlyB. AmazinglyC. Psitively D. Anxiusly
34. A attractedB. battled C. judged D. recgnized
35. A. exchanging B. acquiring C. desiring D. recvering
四、综合填空（每题1.5分）
Why d I have t g t schl?
Much f what yu need t knw t live successfully as an adult des nt cme naturally; it has t____36____ (learn) and studied and memrized. Children learn t speak naturally, fr example, by listening t thse arund them, ____37____ reading and writing must be particularly taught. The cmplicated prcess f learning the alphabet and the sunds it represents, putting letter sunds tgether t make wrds, and learning the meaning f wrds in rder t read and write are skills____38____nly cme with special effrt. Knwing hw t figure ut prblems that invlve numbers and learning hw the wrld is run r hw nature wrks____39____ (be) imprtant things t learn t.
___40____ yur parents might be able t teach yu these things, they wuld need many hurs each day t d it. Mst parents wrk utside the hme and wuldn’t have the time t give prper ____41____ (instruct), thugh sme kids are hmeschled by their parents instead f ging t schl. In the United States the public schl system prvides years f free educatin____42____children. (Children wh g t private schls r____43____parents have received special permissin t teach them at hme are exceptins.) Teachers, wh are____44____ (specific) trained t knw what children shuld learn and hw and when, are the peple wh d the jb f educating. T ensure that children learn what they need t knw, state gvernments require that all children g t schl fr a certain number f years (usually until age 16), and kids wh skip schl a lt can find ____45____(they)in curt.