湖南师范大学附属中学2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷(含答案)

湖南师范大学附属中学2022-2023学年度第一学期九年级期末考试

英语试卷

时量：120分钟 总分：120分

I. 听力技能（两部分, 共20小题, 计20分）

第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题。听每段对话前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟；听完后,

各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。（共5小题, 计5分）

I. How does the boy like the party?

A. He likes it.   B. He doesn't like it.   C. He doesn't mind it.

2. What will the boy do this weekend?

A. Go to the countryside.

B. Climb the Yuelu Mountain.

C. Join the party.

3. What date is it today?

A. Dec. 25th.   B. Nov. 25th.   C. Jan. 25th.

4. How will Paul go to Hong Kong?

A. By ship.    B. By train.    C. By plane.

5. Whose schoolbag is this?

A. Jack's.    B. Mike's.    C. Peter's.

第二节 听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2-3个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟：听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。（共15小题, 计15分）

听第六段对话, 回答第6、7小题。

6. What's the weather like now?

A. Rainy.   B. Cloudy.   C. Windy.

7. Who will the girl go to the supermarket with?

A. Jim.    B. Her Dad.   C. Jim and his mother.

听第七段对话, 回答第8、9小题。

8. How often does the bus start?

A. Every five minutes.   B. Every ten minutes.   C. Every fifteen minutes.

9. Why does the woman want to take a bus?

A. Because she has enough time.

B. Because she can save some money.

C. Because she thinks it's more comfortable.

听第八段对话, 回答第10、11小题。

10. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. Jim's mother.   B. Jim's school.   C. Jim's schoolwork.

11. What's the relationship Between the two speakers?

A. A teacher and a parent.

B. husband and wife.

C. Neighbors.

听第九段对话, 回答第12至14小题。

12. Why is the girl unhappy?

A. Because she doesn't like English.

B. Because she thinks English is difficult.

C. Because she failed an English exam.

13. What are they talking about?

A. How to learn English better.

B. Why the girl should learn English.

C. Why the girl looks unhappy.

14. What will the girl do to improve her written English?

A. Listen to tapes.   B. Buy some books.   C. Find a pen pal.

听第十段对话, 回答第15至17小题。

15. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a school.   B. In a library.   C. In a hotel.

16. When will the man leave?

A. Late on Sunday afternoon.

B. Early on Monday morning.

C. Late on Monday morning.

17. How much does the man have to pay?

A. $30.    B. $60.    C. $90.

听下面一段独白, 回答第18至20小题。

18. How old is Liu Min?

A. 18.    B. 19.    C. 20.

19. What sport does she do well in?

A. Volleyball.   B. Tennis.   C. Baseball.

20. Which statement about Liu Min is TRUB?

A. She is from America.

B. She didn't realize her dream.

C. She wanted to learn in a foreign university.

II. 阅读技能（两部分, 共20小题, 计40分）

第一节 阅读选择。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。

（共20小题, 计40分）

A

Lin Lu is a student at Guang Ming Middle School, She worked hard but had never made any improvement in her studies. Last term, she used some new learning methods. Surprisingly, she achieved great improvement in Chinese, math and English. Please look at the following chart.

Lin Lu is happy that she has found the right way to learn. She will try these new methods

in other subjects like physics.

21. Lin Lu made the greatest improvement in _____.

A. Chinese

B. Math

C. English

22. What can we know form this material?

A. Lin Lu didn't study hard in the past.

B. It's helpful for Lin Lu to review notes.

C. Lin Lu has tried the new methods in physics.

B

Do you find it hard to describe a person? Don't worry. These characters from famous books will help you.

23. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The marlin is Santiago's pet.

B. Dorothy is brave enough to take adventure.

C. Heidi is too shy to speak to Uncle Alp.

24. What does the writer want to do by writing the text?

A. To show a way to learn words.

B. To share some famous books.

C. To give examples on personalities.

25. In which part of an English-learning newspaper can we read the passage?

A. Pronunciation

B. Grammar

C. Vocabulary

C

Imagine having an app that works like this: When you need help, just open the app, touch

the “notOK” button and a text message will be sent to up to five pre-selected （预先选定的） people, along with a location to show where you are. The message reads: “Hey, I'm not OK. Please call me, text me, or come find me”.

US teenagers Hannah Lucas, 15, and her brother Charlie, 13, have created an app called notOK. It came out in the US and Canada on Jan 31. People just need to pay $1. 99（12. 5 yuan）each month to use it.

Hannah was inspired to create the app during a dark time in her life last year. She suffered from a disease that caused her to pass out（昏倒）at school. Other kids sometimes bullied （欺凌）her about this. She felt sad and wanted to find an app-that would allow her to get help when she was in trouble.

She asked her brother Charlie, whose nickname is “Tech Support”, to find such an app. When they couldn't find one, they decided to create one themselves.

They came up with some designs for the app first. Charlie took a programming class last summer and built a website for the app. Hannah also shared her idea in her summer business class. Some app developers showed interest and decided to help her.

Hannah is happy that her app is helping others. “It makes everything I went through last year worth it, ” she said.

26. Which of the following is. NOT true about the app notOK?

A. It can only send a message to a certain person.

B. Hannah Lucas and her brother developed this app.

C. Users can send their location to others through this app.

27. Why does Hannah Lucas pass out sometimes?

A. She is often bullied at school.

B. She has a disease that causes this to happen.

C. She can't get along well with her classmates.

28. As for Hannah and her brother, what's the purpose of creating this app?

A. To help people find new friends online

B. To call on people to focus on school bullying

C. To help people when they are not feeling well

29. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A. Hannah got her idea in her summer business class.

B. Charlie and Hannah sold this app to an app developer.

C. Hannah is happy that others find this app helpful.

30. What can be the best title of this passage?

A. Better students with creative ideas

B. Work together for a helpful app

C. Call for help with the simple app

D

Hello! My name is Yuan Ningfei. I go to the City of London School for Girls. I'm 14 years old and now in Year 9. I enjoy reading and drama.

World Book Day has arrived! It is celebrated on April 23 in most countries, but in the UK, it is usually in March. This year, our school invited a writer to talk to us about her life as an author.

The author's name is Jo Cotterill. She is an English author who lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and daughters. She has won many awards for writing books for children and teenagers.

In her specch, Cotterill told us a lot about her childhood, as well as her love for unicorns  （独角兽）, her previous job as an actress and, of course, her books. She also showed us some of her award-winning books and described their plots （情节）for us. I was fascinated by her book A Library of Lemons. It is a story about a girl, Calypso, whose father stops believing in friendship and love after his wife dies. All he believes in are books - he teaches his daughter to close her heart and only love books as well.

As you can see from the book's title, Cotterill likes to play with words and invent new titles for her books. In fact, her writing career started with inventive （别出心裁的）titles. Shc said that sometimes she would read in bed on a Sunday and think about interesting titles for new books. She has another book called A Storm of Strawberries. Do you think this title is creative? I simply loved Cotterill's talk. It inspired mc to take up my pen again and keep writing.

31. When do people in the UK celebrate the World Book Day?

A. in March

B. in April

C. in May

32. Which of the following is NOT true about Jo Cotterill?

A. She gave a speech at the author's school this year.

B. She has won many awards for writing about actresses.

C. She told the students a lot about herself during her speech.

33. What's the book A Library of Lemons about?

A. friendship and love

B. Calypso and her father

C. advice for choosing books

34. What makes Cotterill special as a writer?

A. She likes to give creative titles to her books.

B. She enjoys giving speeches about her books.

C. She writes books that are based on real stories.

35. What does the underlined word "inspire" mean in Chinese?

A. 督促

B. 消除

C. 激发

第二节语篇补全。阅读下面的短文, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补

全短文。（共5小题, 计10分。）

Before you read this story, let's take a look at a sentence:

“研究表明, 汉字序顺并不定一影阅响读。”36. _____You might not realize it, but your brain can read and understand most sentences, even when the words are in the wrong order.

This may have something to do with psychology （心理学）. When we＇re first learning how to read, we read word by word. 37. _____People can read five to six words at one time. Also, as experienced readers, we take the things we're familiar with for granted. We don't pay as much attention to small details, such as word order. Therefore, when we read the sentence at the beginning of this article, the content （内容）was familiar to us. So we read it the way we think it should be in our memory, with all the words in the right order. 38. _____We assume （认为） the person is a girl without taking a closer look.

39. _____Read the following sentence: “This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. " It is believed that humans remember the meanings of words mostly by their shape and layout （布局）, rather than the order of the letters.

40. _____We cannot read them as quickly and efficiently as we read normal text.

III. 语言运用（三部分, 共25小题, 计35分）

第一节阅读表达。阅读下面的短文然后回答问题。（共5小题, 计10分）

In most classes, students sit at desks and listen to teachers in a classroom. But in a now class at Chapman Middle School （CMS） in Kansas, US, students are leaving the blackboards behind for blue skies and green grass.

They are actually taking an outdoor life class. It's not a typical class, but teachers are trying it out. “We want kids to experience different activities in the open air. " the class’s teacher John Harris said.

Twenty-six students attend the term-long class. The class includes four parts: archery（射箭）, hunting safety, survival skills （生存技能）and fishing. All these classes will teach students how to be alive in the real natural environment. Students will also discuss how to protect natural resources.

Before Harris' class this year, archery teacher Andy Fewin taught a 9-week outdoor life class. All CMS students took it. And they were all excited about it. They had no such kind of training before. ＂It gets kids involved （参与）in something other than sitting and playing video games, ”Fewin said.

Harris shares the same idea. He believes everyone needs to enjoy life and get outside.

“The outdoor life class aims to get the kids interested in coming to school and enjoying their.

class time. ” Harris said. But he ensured that everyone needed to finish their other work first. “It really teaches them to focus and pay attention in class. If they don't, then they'll miss out on the fun things we're doing, ” he said.

41. Where do students in a new class at CMS have their special class?

42. How long does this class last?

43. What do students learn in the class?

44. Is this the first time that such a class has been taught at CMS?

45. What's the purpose of the outdoor life class?

第二节 完形填空。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。

（共10小题, 计15分）

One dark night, a man was walking slowly in a lonely town. Suddenly, a yellow light appeared at the end of the road. It came from a_46_which was carried by a man. A villager near him said, “Here comes the Blind Sun. ”

“Blind?” the man said, “That's too_47_. A blind man has no idea of day and night, can't_48_the beauty of nature, or even doesn't know what the light is, Isn't he funny to carry a lantern?”

When the lantern came near, the man asked, “Excuse me, may I ask whether you're really blind?”

The blind man answered, “Yes, the_49_I stepped into the world, I can't see anything. "

The man asked, “ In that case, _50_do you carry a lantern?"

“At night, all people_51_lighit are just as blind as me, so I light a lantern. "

The man said, “I see, you light for others. "

But the blind man said, “No, I do it for myself. "

“For yourself? But there is no need to do that. "The man felt_52_again.

“Were you ever knocked by others because of the dark?" “Yes, sometimes. " the man answered.

The blind man said__53_, “ Believe it or not, I never knocked anyone. Although I'm blind, I carry the lantern not only to light for others, but also to let others see mc, _54_they won't knock me. "

After hearing that, the man was lost in thought. . .

In fact, everyone has a lamp in himself. Light it actively not only for others, but also for yourself!-Never put yourself in a dark situation when you feel left out and find it hard to 55_well with others. Are you ready to light your lamp?

46. A. bag B. basket C. Lantern

47. A. strange B. useful C. clear

48. A. enjoy B. touch C. play

49. A. moment B. place C. reason

50. A. how B. why C. which

51. A. for B. without C. with

52. A. excited B. tired C. surprised

53. A. proudly B. angrily C. lively

54. A. because B. so C. if

55. A. put on B. hold on C. get on

第三节语法填空。阅读下面短文, 从空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。（共10小题, 计10分）

At 8, 844. 43 meters high, Mount Qomolangma is 56. _____（tall） mountain in the world. While it is famous 57. _____its challenging hike, parts of the mountain are facing a problem: garbage. Every year, thousands of 58. _____（visit） throw away tons of trash,  including soda cans （罐）and plastic bags.

According to the UN, over 140 tons of trash have been left on the mountain. To reduce （减少）trash, China is limiting （限制）the number of people 59. _____can climb the mountain's north side. Only 300 people will 60. _____（allow） to climb it each year, and only during spring.

Local residents （居民）cleaned the mountain last year, removing trash at a height of 5, 200 meters. They 61. _____（collect）about 8. 4 metric tons of trash, according to figures from the Tibet autonomous region＇s government （西藏自治区人民政府）.

This year, the local government plans 62. _（spend）4 million yuan on a new clean-up campaign, setting up stations to sort, recycle 63. _____break down garbage collected from the mountain.

In addition to trash, workers will also collect the bodies of 64. _____（die） climbers. As of the 2019 climbing season, more than 300 people have died on Qomolangma, with 12 deaths this year.

65. _group of artists will try to turn some trash into artwork. They will show these works locally, to remind people not to leave trash when climbing the mountain.

IV写作技能（两部分, 共25分）

第一节 语篇翻译。阅读下面的短文, 将划线部分译成英文或中文。（共5小题, 计10分）

Have you ever found yourself thinking about something and you just can't get it out of your head？ What you＇re doing is something called ruminating （左思右想）. How to stop ruminating? Here is some advice.

Distract （转移）your mind 66. Try to do something else that requires a lot of attention, such as painting, reading or watching a film. Pay attention to the words or action to make sure you are only thinking about what you are doing right now.

Do some exercise

A quick walk, run or cycle could help you shake off your thoughts or get a new perspective （视角）on the problems. 67. 据说, 他们在锻炼的同时解决了很多问题。So give it a go and sec if it works for you.

Write it down

This way can help get the problem out of your brain. 68. Also, you may find the problem is not as important as you think when you see it in black and white, Then you are able to make a plan about how to work out the problem and move forward.

Communicate with someone

69. 与亲密的朋友或家人谈论你的烦恼。They might give you some good advice. And you may realize that the problem isn't as difficult as you first imagined.

Consider the big picture

70. How will the things you're thinking about influence you in a year? Five years? For example, will it matter that you didn't get a good grade in one test if you do better next time?

This can help you put it into perspective and spend more time enjoying life instead of worrying. 66. _____

67. _____

68. _____

69. _____

70. _____

第二节 书面表达（计15分）

我们大力提倡学生利用假期参加多种多样的社会实践活动（social practice activity）。今年寒假, 社区提供了以下社会实践活动, 包括在地铁站做引导员（guide）、在博物馆做讲解员（docent）、在图书馆做志愿者等, 假如你是李华, 你参加了其中一种, 请就此写一篇日记记录你的一日社会实践活动, 内容包括：1. 选择的活动及理由；2. 简单叙述活动过程：3. 活动感想、收获等。

February 6th, Monday. Fine

Different social practice activities were organized in our community so that we could have plenty of chances to get in touch with our society.

参考答案

I. 听力技能（两部分, 共20小题, 计20分）

略

II. 阅读技能（两部分, 共20小题, 计50分）

第一节 阅读选择（共20小题, 计40分）

21~22 BB

23~25 BCC

26~30 ABCCC

31~35 ABAAC

第二节 语篇补全（共5小题, 计10分）

36~40 BCEAD

III. 语言运用（三部分, 共25小题, 计35分）

第一节 阅读表达（共5小题, 计10分）

41. In the outdoors.

42. For a semester.

43. Archery, hunting safety, survival skills, fishing and discussing how to protect natural

resources.

44. No, it isn't.

45. In order to teach students to focus and pay attention in class.

第二节 完形填空（共10小题, 计15分）

46~50 CAAAB

51~55 BCABC

第三节 语法填空（共10小题, 计10分）

56. the tallest;57. for, 58. visitors:59. who; 60. be allowed

61. have collected;62. to spend;63. and;64. dead:65. Another

IV. 写作技能（两部分, 共25分）

第一节 语篇翻译（共5小题, 计10分）

66. 尝试做点别的需要大量注意力的事情, 比如画画、读书和看电影。

67. It is said that they solved lots of problems during exercise.

68. 此外, 你可能会发现问题并没有你以非黑即白的眼光去看它时那么重要。

69. Talk about your problems with your family and friends.

70. 你在思考的内容将如何在未来的一年影响你？

第二节 书面表达（计15分）

In order to enrich students' after-school life, our school organized a social practice activity last weekend. All the teachers and students of our grade took part in it. We visited the People's Park in the morning. We enjoyed the beautiful scenery, sang and danced together there. We took some photos there. We visited the Civic Square in the afternoon. We watched the photo exhibition to understand the great changes in our motherland and hometown in the past 70 years. We deepened the feelings between our classmates and teachers through this activity. This activity broadened our horizons and increased our knowledge. I was so inspired that I was determined to study hard and serve the motherland. I decided to spread the achievements of China to the outside world.

What a meaning activity it was!