山东省烟台市牟平区（五四制）2023-2024学年九年级下学期期中考试英语试题

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第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节 (共15 小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
1. Which f the fllwing times can we visit China Natinal Tea Museum?
A. At 9: 00 am n a spring Mnday. B. At 1: 00 pm n an autumn Saturday.
C. At 8: 30 am n a winter Sunday. D. At 5: 00 pm n a summer Tuesday.
2. Where can peple see all kinds f tea like green tea, black tea and white tea?
A. Tea Histry Hall. B. Tea Sets Hall.
C. Tea Cllectin Hall. D. Tea Infrmatin Hall.
3. Which f the fllwing is NOT true?
A. We dn't need t pay any mney t visit the museum.
B. The Chinese peple have been drinking tea fr thusands f years.
C. In the Tea Custm Hall, yu can learn abut hw peple drink tea arund China.
D. The wrd “hme” in Tea Infrmatin Hall means the huse where the writer lives.
B
One afternn Matthew drve the hrse and cart (马车) t the statin, “Has the five-thirty train arrived yet?” he asked the statin-master.
“Yes, ” he replied, “And there's a little girl waiting fr yu. ”
“A little girl?” asked Matthew, “But I've cme fr a by! The children's hme is sending us an rphan (孤儿) by and he's ging t help us with the farm wrk.”
“Well, perhaps they didn't have any bys, s they sent yu a girl, ” answered the statin-master carelessly. “Here she is. ”
Matthew turned shyly t speak t the child. She was abut eleven, with lng red hair. Her face was small, white and thin, with a lt f freckles (雀斑) , and she had large grey-green eyes. She was wearing an ld brwn hat and a dress which was t small fr her.
“Are yu Mr. Cuthbert? ” she asked excitedly in a high, sweet vice. “I'm very happy t cme and live with yu. The peple at the children's hme were very kind, but it's nt very exciting t live in a place like that, is it? ” Matthew felt srry fr the child. Hw culd he tell her that it was all a mistake? But he culdn't just leave her at the statin. He decided t take her hme with him. Marilla culd explain the mistake t her.
He was surprised that he enjyed the jurney hme. He was a quiet, shy man, and he didn't like talking himself. But tday, he nly had t listen, because the little girl talked and talked. She tld him all abut herself while they drve alng. “My parents died when I was a baby, yu knw, and fr the last three years I've had t wrk fr my fd. I've lived with three different families and lked after their children. ”
When they arrived hme, Marilla came t the dr t meet them, But when she saw the little girl, she cried in surprise, “Matthew, wh's that? Where's the by? ” “The children's hme has made a mistake, ” he said unhappily, “and sent a girl, nt a by. ”
4. Hw did the little girl arrive at the statin?
A. By train. B. By bus. C. By cart. D. On ft.
5. Why did the statin-master answer carelessly?
A. Because he was sick that day.
B. Because the girl made him unhappy.
C. Because it was t late and he was hungry.
D. Because it had nthing t d with him whether a by r a girl was sent there.
6. Why did Matthew and Marilla want a by?
A. Because they wuld like him t be their wn sn.
B. Because nbdy liked girls during the time the stry happened.
C. Because they wanted him t help them t d the wrk n the farm.
D. Because they thught an rphan by wuld nt miss his hme at all.
7. Hw did Anne feel befre and after she heard the wrds between Matthew and Marilla?
A. First excited, then upset. B. First happy, then excited.
C. First unhappy, then excited. D. Always happy and excited.
C
27 February 2024
The number f babies brn in Japan last year fell t a new lw fr an eighth straight year, gvernment data (数据) shws. Besides, the number f marriages cntinues t drp.
It was reprted Tuesday that 758, 631 babies were brn in Japan in 2023. That shwed an abut 5. 1 percent decline (下降) frm the year earlier. It was the lwest number f births since Japan started recrding the statistics (统计) in 1899.
The number f marriages fell by 5. 9 percent t489, 281 cuples, falling belw a half-millin fr the first time in 90 years. Fewer marriages are ne f the reasns fr fewer births. Having children utside f marriage is hard t see in the East Asian cuntry.
Opinin studies shw that many yunger Japanese d nt want t marry r have families. They nte the lack f gd jbs and high cst f living as reasns. Sme say the wrking culture in Japanese businesses makes it hard fr bth parents t wrk. Yung parents say they ften feel quite uneasy as peple d nt want t hear crying babies r children playing utside.
A high gvernment fficial called the nging declining birth rate “critical (危机的) .” He said, “The perid ver the next six years r s until (the) 2030s, when the yunger ppulatin will start declining rapidly, will be the last chance we may be able t reverse the trend (扭转趋势) .”
The number f births in Japan has been falling fr 50 years after a highest tp f abut 2. 1 millin. The decline t a yearly number belw 760, 000 has happened faster than expected. Experts had predicted that it wuld take place by 2035.
Japan's ppulatin f mre than 125 millin is expected t drp t 87 millin by 2070, with fur ut f every 10 peple at age 65 r lder.
A declining and aging ppulatin has a big effect n the ecnmy and natinal security. Recently, Japan lst its place as the wrld's third-largest ecnmy, falling behind Germany.
8. Hw lng has Japan been recrding the number f births?
A. Fr abut 100 years. B. Fr mre than 120 years.
C. Fr 1899 years. D. Fr 2023 years.
9. Which f the fllwing numbers shws the secnd lwest number f births in Japan?
A. 758, 631. B. 489, 281. C. 760, 000. D. 799, 728.
10. Which f the fllwing isn't the reasn fr the lw number f births in Japan?
A. The number f marriages cntinues t drp.
B. In Japan, having children utside f marriage is nt ppular at all.
C. Crying babies r children playing utside are welcme t mst peple in Japan.
D. Many yunger Japanese find it hard t find gd jbs and the cst f living is t high.
11. Which f the fllwing is false?
A. The number f marriages fell by 5. 9 percent t 489, 281 peple in 2023.
B. By 2070, there will be abut 34, 800, 000 peple n yunger than 65 years ld in Japan.
C. The number f births in Japan has been falling t new lws fr eight straight years.
D. The yearly birth number belw 760, 000 happened 12 years earlier than predicted.
D
Peple, rich and pr, crwd int Owin Market. Owin is a huge pen market in Kampala, the capital city f Uganda. Peple here are mstly lking fr secndhand clthing, clthes that have been wrn by smene else. The clthes are usually lw-cst but still are well made.
Such clthes usually cme frm Eurpeans and Americans wh n lnger want r need them. Businesses buy the used clthing, and ther businesses sell them in Africa. The business is wrth at millins f dllars.
Sme peple say the need fr such clthes prves that Africans believe Western fashin is better than clthes made in Africa. Others say mst Africans can't affrd expensive clthes.
In 2017, the U. S. Agency (政府专门机构, 政府内的局, 部, 处) fr Internatinal Develpment hped t find ut abut the clthes East Africans buy. Its study fund that abut tw-thirds f peple in seven East African cuntries have“bught at least a part f their clthes frm the secndhand clthing market. ”
Althugh they are ppular, secndhand clthes are facing increasing resistance (抵制) . Ugandan President Yweri Museveni has held pwer in Uganda since January, 1986. He declared (正式宣布) in August, 2023 that he was stpping imprts (进口) f used clthing. He said the clthes are “frm dead peple”.
“When a white persn dies, they gather their clthes and send them t Africa, ” Museveni said.
Trade fficials have nt yet fllwed the president's declaratin, which requires a legal (法律的) measure.
Other African gvernments are trying t stp used clthing imprts, saying the business is like sending waste t Africa and harms lcal clth industries.
The East African Cmmunity includes Burundi, Cng, Kenya, Rwanda, Suth Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. It has advised stpping imprts f secndhand clthing since 2016. Hwever, member states have nt put it int effect.
12. Which is the mst imprtant city in Uganda?
A. Owin. B. Kampala. C. Tanzania. D. Kenya.
13. Hw lng has Yweri been the tp leader f Uganda s far?
A. Abut thirty years. B. Less than thirty years.
C. Mre than frty years. D. Over thirty-eight years.
14. Why d s many East Africans buy secndhand clthing frm Eurpeans and Americans?
①Because the clthes are usually very cheap but well made.
②Because quite a number f Africans dn't have much mney.
③Because sme African gvernments are trying t stp used clthing imprts.
④Because Africans like Western fashin better than theirs.
⑤Because they can make millins f dllars frm the businesses.
A. ①②④ B. ①③④ C. ①②⑤ D. ②④⑤
15. Which f the fllwing is nt true accrding t this stry?
A. The East African Cmmunity is made up f seven cuntries.
B. Peple in Africa are much prer than peple in the USA and Eurpe.
C. Anything said by a president in a cuntry is crrect and must be fllwed by his peple.
D. Arund every tw ut f three peple in seven East African cuntries have bught clthes frm the secndhand clthing market.
第二节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
E
September 1st is the perfect day t pick up a pen and paper and write a letter t smene because it's Wrld Letter Writing Day. 16
Fr a lng time, letter writing was the primary means f lng-distance (远距离的) cmmunicatin. 17 Few peple wuld like t take the time t sit dwn and write a letter.
18 Writing a letter t smene shws them that yu really care abut them, because yu tk the time and effrt t d smething peple seldm d these days. Handwriting is als an imprtant skill yu shuldn't lse, because writing by hand stimulates (刺激) yur brain in a different way than typing and imprves yur language prcessing and reading skills. 19 Far t ften, we hurriedly send texts and e-mails withut really thinking abut the influence ur wrds have n the receiver. With a handwritten letter, yu are frced t be mre careful with the wrds yu chse.
S, hw d we celebrate this day? 20 It culd be a friend r relative wh lives miles away, r smene yu have lst tuch with ver time. Of curse, yu can als learn the crrect methd f writing a handwritten letter, r just read sme famus letters. Whatever yu d, please knw that letter writing is still wrthwhile (值得做的) .
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
答案: 16. _________ 17. _________ 18. _________ 19. _________ 20. _________
第二部分 语言知识应用 (共两节，满分25分)
第一节 完形填空 (共10题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Many f us might want t take n traditinal jbs when we grw up, such as being a dctr r lawyer. Hwever, there are many mre 21 than just these that are available tday.
In Octber, jb-hunting website Zhapin. cm put ut a 22 after surveying peple wh wrk in mre than 800 different jbs in majr Chinese cities. These jbs 23 early childhd educatr, fitness (健身) cach and makeup (化妆) artist.
Mst f the jbs 24 well, with ne in three wrkers making mre than 8, 000 yuan a mnth. The tp-paying jb is veterinarian (宠物医生) -abut 29 percent f these animal dctrs make ver 20, 000 yuan per mnth.
These wrkers' 25 backgrund is als wrth thinking f. Over 60 percent f the surveyed wrkers have a cllege degree r abve, the reprt says.
Mst f the wrkers said they 26 their jbs ut f lve and interest in the area. Many f the jbs are n lnger nly t men r wmen. Fr example, the reprt fund that ne-third f child care wrkers are men. These psitins used t be filled almst nly by wmen.
Many f these jbs are in the 27 industry. Ecnmic (经济的) develpment means peple have mre 28 t spend and are in greater need f high-quality services, China News Service nted.
Fr example, mre peple have started t raise 29 . Pet wners will spend ver 5, 000 yuan per pet this year, an increase f 15 percent frm last year, Xinhua reprted. The 30 strng need fr animal care, therefre, has encuraged mre peple t becme veterinarians.
21. A. experiences B. chices C. services D. interests
22. A. lessn B. number C. stry D. reprt
23. A. include B. cmplete C. decide D. remind
24. A. wrk B. pay C. stay D. care
25. A. natinal B. natural C. educatinal D. scial
26. A. chse B. built C. taught D. expected
27. A. farming B. educatin C. service D. transprtatin
28. A. time B. energy C. effrt D. mney
29. A. pets B. children C. mney D. plants
30. A. falling B. grwing C. cming D. leading
第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
As winter cmes, there are many acrss the cuntry wh g t the suth f China with its warmer climate and clean beaches. Hwever, there are thse mre daring with their travel plans wh head nrth lking fr snwy adventures (冒险) in the icy climates (气候) f Nrtheast China. 31 (surprise) , an increasing number f turists have been drawn t the really cld Harbin, knwn as the Ice City.
Harbin, whse name 32 (say) t start frm a Manchu wrd that means “a place fr drying fishing nets”, develped frm a small village alng the Snghua River t becme ne f 33 (large) cities in Nrtheast China and capital f Heilngjiang prvince.
The city develped quickly with the arrival f the Chinese Eastern Railway, which cnnected it t the utside wrld, 34 (special) the Russian Empire (帝国) . This gt ready fr Harbin's future develpment f its special culture where East meets West.
The city has develped slwly frm being knwn as the fashin capital f China in 35 1920s, and is nw famus fr its ice and snw festivals that have becme well-knwn acrss the wrld. These attract thusands f 36 (visit) , with sculptrs (雕刻家) traveling frm all crners f the wrld t shw their talents and all kinds f winter-themed 37 (act) and sprts.
38 these festivals may be the mst imprtant times f any trip t Harbin, the city still has much mre t ffer, frm its traditinal Eurpean-style architecture (建筑) t its mre mdern buildings, such as the Harbin Grand Theatre and prbably the city's mst famus landmark, the Saint Sphia Cathedral, 39 (build) in 1907.
While winter may be the mst imprtant time t visit Harbin, the city has plenty 40 (ffer) all year rund and its individual charms (独特的魅力) make it a must-see place n matter the weather.
31. _________ 32. _________ 33. _________ 34. _________ 35. _________
36. _________ 37. _________ 38. _________ 39. _________ 40. _________
第三部分 书面表达 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节 阅读表达 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。
Dear Libby,
Here I am deep in Guatemala (危地马拉) ! It's six in the evening, and nearly time fr dinner. Papa is lking at the map and planning tmrrw's activities.
We arrived in Guatemala City at 11: 30 pm n Wednesday night. We decided t stay in an expensive htel because this was ur first night in a new cuntry. Next day we did a few sights - gvernmental palace, textile (纺织业) museum etc. Then we caught a bus t Quetzaltenang (r Xela) . It's fur hurs by bus and we gt there abut 9 pm. Unluckily it was dark s we culdn't see the vlcanes (火山) and lakes as we drve up int the highlands.
Next day (yesterday) we traveled arund the market and I bught sme gifts. Frm there we tk a number f lcal buses t Lake Aititlán, and then a bat t a place called Santa Cruz, and this wnderful little htel where we are nw. It is very cheap and the fd is delicius. This mrning we swam in the lake - I'm glad I brught my swim suit-and talked t the lcal children, wh taught us sme f their language.
Tmrrw we'll g back t Xela fr the independence day (September 15th) festivities. Then n t a little village near the Mexican brder (墨西哥的国境) n the nrth. As we all knw, Mexic is the nrthernmst (最北的) cuntry in Latin America.
Well, I'll write mre later. Nw it's time fr mre rice and vegetables!
Best wishes,
Marjry
PS: I frgt t tell yu, there was an earthquake when we were in Xela. Nt a very big ne, but frightening!
41. Wh is writing t whm?
42. What is the name f the twn where they are nw?
43. What was the date when they first arrived in Guatemala City?
44. On what day f the week did the earthquake happen?
45. Which tw cuntries are neighbrs accrding t the passage?
第二节 写作 (满分20分)
世界文化遗产山西平遥古城始建于周宣王时期 (公元前827年~公元前782年) ，明洪武三年扩建，距今已有2800多年的历史。它被称为我国“保存最为完好的四大古城”之一，也是中国仅有的以整座古城申报世界文化遗产获得成功的两座古城市之一。
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Dear Andy,
Summer vcatin is cming, and I'd like t invite yu t visit Pingya, an ancient twn with a histry f 2, 800 years in the middle f Nrth China's Shanxi Prvince, which has been n the Wrld Cultural Heritage list since 1997.
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Welcme t Pingya. It is a place that yu will never frget if yu visit.
Yurs,
Yu Xinyi
2023-2024学年度第二学期期中质量检测 (笔答题)
初四英语参考答案
第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
1-5 BCDAD 6-10 CABDC 11-15 ABDAC
第二节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
16-20 DFAEC
第二部分 语言知识应用 (共两节，满分25分)
第一节 完形填空 (共10题；每小题1分，满分10分)
21-25BDABC 26-30ACDAB
第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分)
31. Surprisingly 32. is said 33. the largest 34. especially 35. the
36. visitrs 37. activities 38. Thugh/ Althugh 39. built 40. t ffer
第三部分 书面表达 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节 阅读表达 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
41. Marjry is writing t Libby. 42. Santa' Cruz. 43. (It was) September 11th.
44. (It happened) n Thursday. 45. Mexic and Guatemala. (顺序可颠倒)
第二节 写作 (满分20分)
One pssible versin:
Dear Andy,
Summer vcatin is cming, and I'd like t invite yu t visit Pingya, an ancient twn with a histry f 2, 800 years in the middle f Nrth China's Shanxi Prvince, which has been n the Wrld Cultural Heritage list since 1997.
In my pinin, May t Octber is the best time t visit Pingya. It's abut 2 hurs' drive frm Taiyuan, and high-speed trains als lead there. Pingya is a wnderful place with many places f interest. Walking arund the twn, visitrs will see ancient buildings, streets and walls, which can bring peple back t the ld days. One f the mst famus places is Pingya xianya, which sits in the center f the twn. Rishengchang Bank, the first mdern bank in China is als wrth visiting. Besides, the ancient city wall attracts mst f the turists. By the way, yu can try sme special lcal fds like different ndles and Pingya beef.
Welcme t Pingya. It is a place that yu will never frget if yu visit.
Yurs,
Yu Xinyi
(112 wrds) China Natinal Tea Museum
Opened in 1990 in Hangzhu, China Natinal Tea Museum is a museum themed with tea and tea culture in China. Yu can learn abut the culture and histry f tea in China there.
Best seasns: All seasns
Visiting Time: 2~3 hurs
Opening Hurs: 9: 00 am~4: 30 pm (clsed n Mnday)
Tickets: Free
Halls
Tea Histry Hall
Yu can see hw tea has develped in China since thusands f years ag.
Tea Cllectin Hall
Mre than 100 kinds f famus Chinese tea are n shw. Yu will see hw big the family f tea is.
Tea Infrmatin Hall
There're sme pictures f famus peple visiting the museum frm hme and abrad.
Tea Sets Hall
Yu'll see tea sets in different times in China and knw abut the change f their lks and functins (功能) .
Tea Custm Hall
Yu can get t knw the custms f tea tasting in different places, like Yunnan, Sichuan, Fujia n and s n.
A. Even thugh the new technlgies have prvided us with much faster ways t cmmunicate, letter writing is still imprtant fr a number f reasns.
B. Sending handwritten letters t thers can shw a persn's deep lve r emtins (情感) .
C. The best way is t write a letter t smene.
D. The hliday is created t keep the art f letter writing alive in ur digital age (数字时代) .
E. Anther reasn is that writing a letter frces yu t really think abut what yu're writing.
F. Hwever, the appearance f mdern means f cmmunicatin, such as e-mail and text messages, has made letter writing a less ppular activity.