湖南省长沙市雅礼集团2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷(含答案)

2022-2023-1雅礼集团九年级上期末考试

第二部分 阅读（共三节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

National Gallery（美术馆）of Canada（NGC）

21. When can you visit the gallery in November？

  A. At 8:50 a.m. B. At 9:40 a.m. C. At 5:30 p.m.

22. If you spend $15 at the cafe, how much should you pay as an NGC member？

  A. $10. B. $12. C. $15.

B

The 2022 Qatar（卡塔尔）World Cup brought us many wonderful games and let us witness（见证）the rise of new superstars. What’s your most impressive（印象深刻的）soccer player?

23. Which country was the final winner of the 2022 World Cup?

  A. Argentina.  B. Portugal.  C. France.

24. Who is the greatest player in Zhao Xuanyu’s heart？

  A. Lionel Messi. B. Cristiano Ronaldo.  C. Kylian Mbappe.

25. What do these soccer players have in common?

  A. They led their teams to win every match.

  B. They took part in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

  C. They can’t serve for their national teams any longer.

C

The epidemic（疫情）has changed our lives in different ways — the way we study, work, or even how we greet each other. Now people around the world are coming up with new greetings to stay safe.

Wink（眨眼）at others

Italians often hug or kiss each other when greeting. Recently, an Italian woman has made a video to help everyone fight the disease. According to her, if you want to say hello to others, do not hug or kiss. Instead, you can wink at them with one eye. It’s a cute way of greeting.

Pat (轻拍) on the back

It’s a very normal thing to shake hands. But if you do this during the epidemic, the virus (病毒) can jump from one person to another. A health official in Australia said a pat on the back might be better. But it might not be a proper greeting for everyone. For example, it’s a bit impolite if you do this to your teacher.

Tap feet（跺脚）together

There is new way to greet others that is now popular in Iran（伊朗）, according to a popular video. In the video, three Iranian men meet and tap their feet together. They wear masks and put their hands in their pockets. It looks like they are playing a fun game. If we cannot shake hands, why not try to “shake” feet?

26. What do Italians often do when they greet each other?

  A. They often shake hands.

  B. They often hug or kiss.

  C. They often wink at others.

27. The virus can jump from one person to another if people _______.

  A. shake hands B. wink at others C. tap feet together

28. What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 3 refer to？

  A. The virus. B. A pat on the back.  C. Shaking hands.

29. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage？

  A. Winking at others is a cute way of greeting.

  B. It’s not polite to give a pat on your teacher’s back.

  C. Tapping feet together is a traditional way to greet others in Iran.

30. What is the passage mainly about?

  A. The epidemic has changed the way we study and work.

  B. How people greet each other during the epidemic.

  C. If we cannot shake hands, why not try to“shake” feet?

D

China now has 43 items（项目）on the intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产）list, making it the nation with the most entries（入选）on the list in the world. Qinqiang（秦腔）was selected as the national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. It is special for its simple, bold（大胆的）, artistic opera style.

Hou Yan, 48, is the president of Qinqiang Theater of the Ningxia Performing Arts Group. She started learning Qinqiang Opera from her mother when she was 4 years old.

Training in Qinqiang Opera is very hard. In 1985, Hou studied at an art school in Ningxia. She needed to do waist bending（下腰）and somersaults（翻筋斗）each day. In training, she had to hold each move for half an hour. A small mistake could mean she had to start all over again.

Her hard work paid off. Hou started to work in a troupe（剧团）in Yinchuan at the age of 16. But in 1993, pop and Western music hit Qinqiang Opera hard. The troupe had to close and Hou left the opera stage.

In the past few years, however, China has worked hard to build up its traditional culture. Hou went back to the stage in 2000. She felt happier than ever before.

Now, Hou’s team gives hundreds of Qinqiang Opera performances every year in Ningxia. The average（平均的）age of Hou’s opera team is 30.

“As we become more confident（自信的）about our culture, more young people become promoters（传播者）of our own culture,” Hou said.

31. When did Hou Yan start to learn Qinqiang Opera？

  A. At the age of 4. B. At the age of 16. C. At the age of 18. 

32. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about？

  A. What Qinqiang Opera is like.

  B. How Hou studied Qinqiang Opera.

  C. What made Hou started to learn Qinqiang Opera.

33. What do the underlined words“paid off”mean in Chinese？

  A. 取得报酬 B. 还清债务 C. 获得回报

4. Why did Hou stop working in the troupe?

  A. Because the troupe closed.

  B. Because she was afraid of the stage.

  C. Because she couldn’t make much money.

35. What can we know from the passage？

  A. Qinqiang Opera is popular around the world.

  B. Singing Qinqiang Opera makes people more confident.

  C. More young people joined Hou to promote Qinqiang Opera.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

To most people, Latin America（拉丁美洲）is a land of happiness and passion. The sunny islands, the lovely moves of dancing, and the wildlife of the Amazon rainforest are all quite amazing.

Gallup did a happiness survey in 148 countries and areas. The 10 happiest countries on Earth are all in Latin America. The survey questions didn’t have anything to do with economies（经济）or politics（政治）. 36. _______

According to Laura Montenegro, an officer from the Latin American country of Panama, it is the environment and people’s personalities that make Latin America such a happy place.

Many Latin American countries have a tropical（热带的）climate. 37. _______. There are fish in the sea and fruit in the trees. This pleasant environment makes people’s lives more easygoing and cheerful.

38. _______. They like singing and dancing. The samba, rumba, cha cha and tango dance styles all come from Latin America. Dancers hold each other tightly（紧紧地）and move in a passionate（热情的）way. 39. _______. People often dance in bars, at parties and at all kinds of carnivals（狂欢节）.

Late January to early March is the carnival season in Latin America. People dress in colorful costumes, walk in parades（游行）, and celebrate life. Brazil’s Carnival is the biggest carnival in the world. 40. _______.

With its culture of friendly people who are always smiling and celebrating, Latin America is the happiest place in the world.

第三节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Luo Yingjiu, 82, has run a small zoo in Enshi, Hubei Province on his own for 33 years.

Most of the animals in the zoo are old and weak, many of which were saved by Luo. The zoo’s lion and tiger died years ago, leaving only a bear, some monkeys, a Tibetan mastiff（藏獒）, a wild boar（野猪）, two raccoons（浣熊）and about 20 dogs. Luo has given names to all the animals in the zoo.

Although a ticket only costs 10 yuan per person, fewer and fewer people visit the zoo. Luo has found it much harder to run the zoo than before.

“Many people tell me to rest at this old age, but my wish is to run the zoo with all my heart until my last day,” said the former soldier. “I’m old in age, but young in mind. The zoo is my lifetime’s happiness.”

His retirement salary（退休工资）is about 5,000 yuan per month, which is enough to lead a good life in a small place like Enshi. However, to feed these animals, he has spent all his savings and has even fallen into debt（债务）.

Starting from January, Luo Wei, 22, the old man’s granddaughter, began to post short videos of him looking after these animals online. She hopes to give people a better understanding about her grandfather’s work. Some kindhearted people sent animal feed（饲料）to the zoo after watching these touching videos. Luo Yingjiu is very grateful to those who care about the zoo and has expressed his thanks in the short videos.

41. How long has Luo Yingjiu run the zoo?

 ____________________________________________________________________

42. Can visitors see a lion in Luo’s zoo now?

 ____________________________________________________________________

43. What is Luo Yingjiu’s wish about the zoo?

 ____________________________________________________________________

44. Why has Luo Yingjiu fallen into debt？

 ____________________________________________________________________

45. How did Luo Wei support her grandfather’s work?

 ____________________________________________________________________

第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It was raining. I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee. While I was waiting for my   46  , I realized there were many people in the place,   47   I felt a little lonely. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls（灵魂）because their souls belonged to the   48  .

I stood up and walked between tables. When I came to a corner, I see a young man sitting in front of a computer. “I am Victor.” He finally answered   49   I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I am busy.” He was chatting online and   50  , he was playing a computer game — a war game. I was surprised.

Why did Victor   51   to talk with me? I tried again to speak to him, but no word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, still no reaction（反应）. I was   52   and put my hand in front of the screen. This time, he shouted, “Leave me alone!” I took a few steps back,   53   if others were looking at me. I looked around and saw nobody show any interest.

At that moment, I realized that the people there were having nice conversations with their machine, not with people. They were   54   interested in having a relationship with the computers. I couldn’t imagine their future if they   55   sharing their lives with machines instead of with people. I was worried and I lost myself in thinking.

46. A. food  B. drink  C. book

47. A. and  B. so C. but

48. A. Internet  B. future C. nature

49. A. since  B. unless C. after

50. A. in that case B. at the same time  C. all of a sudden

51. A. decide  B. regret C. refuse

52. A. unusual  B. uneasy  C. unhappy

53. A. asking B. wondering  C. doubting

54. A. more  B. less  C. no

55. A. stopped B. suggested C. preferred

第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。

56. _______ (recent), the IUCN（世界自然保护联盟）has declared the extinction（灭绝）of the Chinese paddlefish（白鲟）. In fact, the news is not new. In 2019, some Chinese 57. _______ (researcher) said that the fish probably died out between 2005 and 2010. The last time we saw the Chinese paddlefish was in 2003.

As the world’s 58. _______ (large) freshwater fish, the Chinese paddlefish used to live 59. _______ the Yangtze River. The precious（珍稀的）fish 60. _______ (know) as the Chinese swordfish（剑鱼）. Sometimes it was called the “panda of the Yangtze”. The fish could grow up to 7 meters long and weigh up to 500 kilograms. It had lived for about 150 million years on this planet!

In ancient times, a changing planet killed off the dinosaurs（恐龙）. The Chinese paddlefish lived through the extinction, 61. _______ they couldn’t live through modern times. The large fish finally faced the biggest threat（威胁）: humans. They overfished, built dams（水坝）and polluted the river. All these caused the extinction of the ancient creature.

As we all know, it’s a 62. _______ (pain) loss（损失）to our planet. We can’t get the fish back but its extinction is 63. _______ warning sign to all of us. The Yangtze River is home to more than 400 species of fish but now many of 64. _______ (they) are at risk of dying out. We should make an effort 65. _______ (protect) hem

第三段（共五小题：每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

Even though everyone is born with the ability to learn, some people are really talented in certain areas at a very young age. Miles is one of the examples. Miles is a five-year-old boy, but he is well on his way to becoming a new musical star with a number of fans.

When Miles was a baby, he showed a great interest in music. And he has been able to learn how to play the guitar, ukulele（尤克里里）, drums, piano, and bass（贝斯）at the age of 5. Miles clearly has the talent to be a one-man band, but he doesn’t play music alone. 66. He likes to perform music with friends who have the same interest as him.

As unbelievable as that may sound, playing instruments isn’t where his talents end. Miles has even learned how to mix his own music. He spends a lot of time practicing instruments and creating music. 67. 因为他相信“熟能生巧”。

His parents keep sharing videos of their son playing music online. 68. 现在，这些视频得到大量的关注。 The boy has got nearly 250,000 fans on the Internet. 69. He not only has plenty of fans online, but also gets praise from music masters. Lenny Kravitz once made a comment（评论）on Miles’s video, “Love everything about this.”

His parents are surprised about what Miles has been able to do at such a young age. They feel happy that he has found something that he’s so interested in. 70. Many people think that this boy will end up as a professional musician.

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第四部分 写作（满分15分）

71. 近年来随着影视业的蓬勃发展，看电影已成为一项非常受欢迎的娱乐方式。那么，青少年喜欢看哪些类型的电影呢？学校广播站针对初中生喜欢的电影类型及其原因进行了一次问卷调查。请你根据下面图表的调查结果，写一篇调查报告，并谈谈你自己在不同心情下分别喜欢什么类型的电影，可简单举例，并说明原因。

要求：

（1）短文必须包括所有要点，可以适当补充；

（2）80词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；

（3）文中不得出现真实人名和校名。

The radio station in our school has made a survey on what kind of movies teenagers like and the reasons why they like them. ____________________________________

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2022-2023-1雅礼集团九年级上期末考试 参考答案

21-25：BCACB

26-30：BABCB

31-35：ABCAC

36-40：EDCBA

41. For 33 years.

42. No.

43. To run the zoo with all his heart until his last day.

44. To feed these animals.

45. By posting short videos of him looking after these animals online.

46-50: BCACB

51-55: CCBAC

66 .他喜欢和有相同兴趣的朋友一起表演音乐。

67. Because he believes “practice makes perfect”.

68. Now, these videos got much attention.

69. 他不仅在线上有大量的粉丝，而且得到了音乐大师的赞许。

70. 许多人认为这个男孩儿最终会成为一名专业的/职业音乐家。