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杨山实验中学2022年下学期期中学业水平检测卷九年级英语一、阅读技能（六个部分，共35小题，计60分）(A)完形填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）A wealthy man loved his son very much. As he wanted his son to live a happy life, he decided to send him to see a wise old man for his advice on happiness.When the old man learned about his    1   , he handed the boy an empty bowl and said. “Go to the river miles away and    2    it with water. I will tell you about it    3    no water is split （洒） when you reach here.” Although the boy was very surprised at this, he had no choice but to    4    this task （任务）.The boy set off on foot for the river and some time later came back with a bowl of water. The old man asked him, “Did you    5    the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees?” The boy could say nothing about them because he gave his    6    attention to the bowl in his hands.The old man smiled and said. “Bring me    7    bowl of water, but this time enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds as well.”When he returned, the boy was able to    8    everything he had seen to the old man. But when he looked down at his bowl, he found    9    that most water was gone. He forgot all about his bowl while enjoying the beautiful things along the road.“Well, young man,” the old man said. “Enjoy the beauty of the world, but never forget the water in your bowl. This is the    10    of happiness.”(    ) 1．A．research B．promise C．purpose(    ) 2．A．share B．fill C．compare(    ) 3．A．if B．until C．unless(    ) 4．A．lay out B．carry out C．give out(    ) 5．A．look forward to B．pay attention to C．use to(    ) 6．A．public B．weak C．full(    ) 7．A．other B．others C．another(    ) 8．A．repeat B．request C．review(    ) 9．A．lazily B．sadly C．luckily(    ) 10．A．result B．cause C．secret(B)根据短文内容从方框内的六个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文内容完整、意思连贯。（本大题有5小题，每小题2分。共10分）Lana went to see a new movie in the morning. But she didn’t enjoy it.She’s talking to Jenny about what happened.Jenny: You look unhappy.    11   Lana: I watched a movie in the morning.Jenny:    12   Lana: No. The movie was great. It was the audience （观众）. Some people were late for the movie, some took phone calls during the movie, some made noise while eating snacks and some talked loudly.    13   Jenny: That’s too bad! People should obey certain rules while watching a movie.Lana: Yes. The first thing is to keep the theater quiet. We should sit down before the movie begins.    14    We should eat snacks quietly. And we should talk as little as possible.Jenny:    15    And we should take away our rubbish when we leave.Lana: I hope everyone should do these things so that we can enjoy the movie better.Jenny: Me too.A．I was annoyed all the time.B．So the movie was boring, wasn’t it?C．Yes, you are right.D．How wonderful the movie was!E．What’s wrong with you?F．We should turn off our mobile phones.(C)回答下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答所提问题（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）请阅读中国日报有关女排的报道，根据所提供的信息回答问题，并将答案写在答卷指定的位置上。Xi congratulates Women’s Volleyball TeamOn September, 29th, President Xi Jingping congratulated the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team on defending their world championship （总冠军） with 11 straight wins in Osaka, Japan. Xi said that the team has brought glory （荣耀） to the motherland and the people with their outstanding achievements in the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup. It’s the fifth time for the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team to win the World Cup and so far it has collected a of 10 major trophies （奖杯）, including three from Olympics and two from world championships （锦标赛）. Congratulations!Lang Ping is a hero who uses her strong will and professional skills to help the team go to the world stage.Started practicing volleyball in 1973 and trained hard. Five years later, she was able to play for the Chinese national team. She won many world competitions, including the World Championship crown in 1982 and a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. People in China like to call her “Tie Lang Tou”. She was so strong and did a very good Job that nobody could beat her. No matter what she did, she never gave up.In 1995, she became the head coach of the Chinese national team. She led the team to win some world Champions. Later, she had to leave the team because of health problem. Luckily, she became the couch of Chinese national team again in 2013. It’s not easy for her to make the women volleyball players be trained better than before. However, she never gives up. Finally, all her efforts paid off.Never give up is the spirit that inspires the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team to make it to the top.16．Why did President Xi congratulate the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team?_______________________________________________________________________________________________17．How many times has the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team won the World Cup?_______________________________________________________________________________________________18．How does Lang Ping help the team go to the world stage?_______________________________________________________________________________________________19．When did Lang Ping start to play for the Chinese national team?_______________________________________________________________________________________________20．What is the spirit of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team?_______________________________________________________________________________________________(D)阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）Saying goodbye to friends who are moving away is always hard. A Going-away Party can help to make every spirits bright and let your friends know how much you will miss them. We also have several other kinds of party invitations that may be suitable for a Going-away Party.Invitation to a Going away PartyDear Joy and Mary:You are invited to a farewell for the “GREEN FAMILY’S VISIT TO AFRICA”Departure （启程） date: 4th MayThe best part of our big adventure （冒险） to Africa will be when we come face-to-face with elephants, lions, crocodiles （鳄鱼） and other African wildlife （野生动物）. We have always wanted to do this.Party given by: Mr. and Mrs. Green, Tom and JohnDate: Saturday, 11th April 2013Time: 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.(    ) 21．Who is the invitation sent to?A．Mr. and Mrs Green. B．Joy and Mary. C．Tom and John(    ) 22．The party will take place on ______.A．19th March B．4th May C．11th April(    ) 23．The Greens will go to Africa to ______.A．see some old friends B．have a Going-away Party C．see some African wildlife(    ) 24．When will the Greens leave?A．19th March B．4th May C．11th April(    ) 25．The Greens will hold the party because they ______.A．will have a birthday party B．will go to Sydney C．will go to Africa(E)配对阅读。左栏是个人信息介绍，右栏是宾馆的介绍。请为他们五个人选择最适合的宾馆，并将其字母编号写在题号前的括号内。(    ) 26．Jimmy is an American traveler. After playing Ping pong, he wants to drink some beer with his friends. And they like to eat in a Chinese restaurant.(    ) 27．John likes swimming and his wife likes shopping. They also want to live in a place with lots of flowers.(    ) 28．Joe has to take the first flight early tomorrow morning, so he just wants to stay at his room and watch some TV programs.(    ) 29．Jane and his husband are British. They would like to stay in a place where they can enjoy sunshine and sea views.(    ) 30．Jenny is a Japanese traveler. She likes shopping in the downtown.A．Tian Yuan HotelGreen local food, swimming pool, close to the bus station.B．Ge Lin HotelClose to the airport, telephone, bath, and TV.C．Sun HotelEuropean restaurant, coffee shop, facing the south and the blue sea.D．Chang Jiang HotelChinese and Japanese restaurant, night club, shops on both sides of the street in the city center.E．Jin Sha HotelSwimming pool, shops and supermarkets, large garden with flowers.F．Great Wall HotelTable tennis room, bar, swimming pool and Chinese restaurant.G．Pacific HotelBritish restaurant, bar, close to the city center.(F)回答下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答所提问题（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）In October 2012, I joined an organization to volunteer to work in Thailand. When I arrived in Thailand, I thought would be taken to an orphanage （孤儿院）. However, I was told that I had to go to the place where I would live by to alone. And then I knew that my job was to teach English in a school instead of working at an orphanage.The next day I went to the school and met the kids I would teach. In the classroom, the kids looked at me, saying nothing. No one could speak English. But from their eyes, I knew they were really nervous to learn English, it seemed like a big challenge for me, but that was just what I wanted.Although I loved the kids and the challenge, my life in Thailand was quite hard at first. I was alone and there was nobody I could talk to. However, I didn’t give up. If I had been afraid of difficulties, I wouldn’t have traveled all the way from England to Thailand to be a volunteer. Little by little, I learned some Thai （泰国语） and started to fall in love with Thailand. Every time I saw the kids’ pleasure of learning English, I was happy and felt that what I was doing was really worthwhile.Now I’m working in a hospital in Thailand. If you also want to be a volunteer like me, don’t worry too much about the food or the place where you live. After all, as a volunteer, the most important thing is to help people who need help!(    ) 31．What did the writer think she would do in Thailand at first?A．Teach in a school. B．Work at an orphanage. C．Provide service for volunteers(    ) 32．How did the writer feel when she started her job on the first day?A．She wasn’t interested in it at all. B．She wanted to go back home. C．She thought it hard but interesting.(    ) 33．The underlined word “worthwhile” means “______” in Chinese.A．值得的 B．费力的 C．无聊的(    ) 34．Which of the following is TRUE about the writer?A．She may come from England.B．She can only speak English now.C．She doesn’t like teaching children very much.(    ) 35．The writer tells us her experience as a volunteer to ______.A．explain that being a volunteer in a strange country isn’t a good ideaB．tell people not to worry about their food and housing conditionsC．show that a volunteer should face difficulties bravely二、写作技能（四个部分，共21小题，计40分）A）词汇运用。根据所给汉语或英文首字母写出短文中所缺英语单词（共5小题，计5分）Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for 36．______. Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss. There are many 37．______ folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. 38．______ took this could live forever, and Hou Yi 39．______ to take it with Chang’e. However, a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Chang’e refused to give it to him and took it all. She became very light and 40．______ up to the moon.B）综合填空。阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。（共10题，计10分）The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. In order to celebrate this festival, people do a lot of things, such as    41    the whole house, posting couplets, visiting friends and    42   , and so on. Setting off firecrackers is one of the most important activities. Do you know why?This is a story about Nian. Once    43    a time, there was a bad monster    44    Nian. On the Eve of the New Year, Nian would come up from sea and eat the villagers. People were so    45    that they would a stay at home. One Spring Festival’s Eve, the monster came again. The villagers hid in    46    houses. The monster went to the first house. Suddenly they heard a loud noise: BANG! BANG! BANG! The noise frightened the monster. It saw fire and red paper around the door. It quickly ran    47   .The villagers went to the first house. The people in the first house told them    48    Nian was afraid of red, light and thunder （雷声）. So    49    it saw the red paper and the lights and heard the firecrackers, it just ran away.Since then, people get together and have a family reunion （团圆饭） on New Year’s Eve. They put red couplets on the door, wear red clothes, set off firecrackers and keep the house bright for    50    whole night.C）补全对话。根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上适当的句子，使对话的意义连贯、完整。（共5小题，计10分）A: Hi, Alice! 51．______B: Yes, I did.A: Do you like eating candy now?B: No, I don’t. 52．______A: Me? I enjoy eating candy all the time. Did you use to play computer games?B: 53．______ But now I don’t have time to play computer games.A: I used to go to school by bus. What about you?B: I used to go to school by bus, too. But now I like walking to school. 54．______?A: No, I don’t like walking. 55．______?B: I often ride a bike in my free time. I think it’s a good way to keep Healthy.三、书面表达（10分）写一封信给你的朋友，给她/他一些关于学好英语的建议。Use the following expressions to help you:There are three good Ways to...I think you should...If you do this, you will...It is also a good idea to... because...You could try to improve your English by...This will help you to...____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  参考答案1-10 CBABB  CCABC11-15 EBAFC16．Because they defended their world championship with 11 straight wins.17．The Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team has won the World Cup five times.18．By using her strong will and professional skills.19．She started to play for the Chinese national team in 1978.20．Never give up.21-25 BCCBC26-30 FEBCD31-35 BCAAC36-40 36．centuries  37．traditional  38．Whoever  39．planned  40．flew41．cleaning  42．relatives  43．upon  44．called/named  45．afraid/scared  46．their  47．away  48．that  49．when/after  50．the51．Did you use to eat candy?52．What about you?53．Yes, I did.54．Do you walk to school now?55．I ride a bike to school every day.