北京市房山區2023年九年級上學期《英語》期中試卷與參考答案一、單選題1.Mysisterisveryfriendly.________getsalongwellwithothers.A.He B.She C.You D.They答案：B2.Manypeoplegotothebeachforholidays________summer.A.at B.to C.on D.in答案：D3.Hurryup,________we’llbelateforthemovie.A.and B.but C.or D.so答案：C4.—MustIfinishthereportonMonday,MissSmith?—No,you________.YoucanfinishitonTuesday.A.mustn’t B.needn’t C.can’t D.shouldn’t答案：B5.—________storybookisit?—It’sMary’s.A.Which B.What C.Whose D.Who答案：C6.Thegreatprogressmademe________inlearningEnglishthanbefore.A.confident B.moreconfident C.mostconfident D.themostconfident答案：B7.Mymotherisatealover.Sheoften________teaaftersupper.A.drinks B.willdrink C.isdrinking D.wasdrinking答案：A8.—WhatdoyouthinkofthebookTheAdventuresofTomSawyer?—It’sfantastic.I________itthreetimesalready.A.read B.amreading C.haveread D.willread答案：C9.Helen________intheChildren’sHomelastsummervacationandsheenjoyeditverymuch.A.works B.willwork C.hasworked D.worked答案：D10.I________thefloorwhenmymothercamebackhomeyesterdayevening.A.wascleaning B.amcleaning C.clean D.willclean答案：A11.Thesecups________inJingdezhen100yearsago.A.make B.made C.aremade D.weremade答案：D12.—Couldyoutellme________?—At9:00tomorrowmorning.A.whentheonlinemeetingwillbegin B.whenwilltheonlinemeetingbeginC.whendoestheonlinemeetingbegin D.whentheonlinemeetingbegins答案：A二、完形填空Ilovedeverythingaboutschoolexceptforoneperson:Mildred.Shealwaysplayedtricksonme.Aswewalkedhomeafterschool,shewould____13____onthebacksofmyshoes.Then,whenIstoppedtoadjust(調整)myshoes,Mildredwouldhitmyback,whichmademesuddenlyfeel____14____.Soon,mymotherfoundsomethingwaswrong.Itoldherthewholestory.Mymomtoldmenottobeafraidandsaidshehada____15____.Thenextmorning,mymomwalkedupthehillwithme.Justaswegottothetopofthehill,wesawMildred.“Hello,Mildred,”mymomsaid____16____withasmileonherface.Mildredstopped,standingasstillasastatue(雕像).Herhandsandfacewerebrightred.Heroversizedcoathungopen.Therewereonlytwobuttonsonit.Mymotherdidn’tsayanythingatfirst.Instead,shebuttonedupMildred’scoatandturnedthecollar(衣領)uparoundherneck.“I’mMarion’smother.Ineedyou____17____,Mildred.”Mymother’shandsheldMildred’sasshespoke.“Mariondoesn’thaveanybrothersorsisters.Sheneedsabestfriendatschool,someonetogohomewithherafterclassesareover.WouldyoubeMarion’sfriend,Mildred?”Mildredthoughtforawhileand____18____.“Oh,thankyou!”Mymothersaid,“IjustknowyouaresomeoneIcandependon.”Thenshehuggedusandleftasthoughnothingunusualhadhappened.MildredandIwalkedontoschool.AsIlookedoverather,IsawthatMildredwas____19____!I’dneverseenhersmilebefore.Wewalkedhomeeachdayafterschooltogetherandprettysoonwebecamebestfriends.Ididn’tunderstandmymom’splanatthetime.Butfinally,Icametounderstandhermessage:Loveandtrustnever____20____.13.A.keep B.push C.step D.rise14.A.relaxed B.excited C.worried D.frightened15.A.choice B.story C.plan D.problem16.A.warmly B.angrily C.strictly D.carelessly17.A.advice B.help C.information D.explanation18.A.refused B.continued C.nodded D.left19.A.crying B.singing C.thinking D.smiling20.A.fails B.ends C.falls D.leaves答案：13.C14.D15.C16.A17.B18.C19.D20.A三、閱讀理解A：Sportsplayaveryimportantroleinourlives.Playingsportscanmakeusstrongerandhealthier.Fourstudentstalkaboutthesportstheylikebest.Istartedrunningaboutayearago.Atfirst,Ijustranoneortwokilometers,butnowIdoabout10.I’vejoinedarunningclubinthetowncentre.Ididn’tknowanyofthemembersbefore,butnowIhavemadealotoffriends.WeruntogethereverySundayafternoon.TwoofmyclassmatessuggestedIshouldstartrockclimbing,sonowthethreeofusdoittogether.Themotherofoneofustakesustotherock-climbingclubeveryWednesdayevening.Ireallyloveit.Idon’tthinkI’llevergetboredofclimbing.IgoskateboardingmostFridayeveningsinthepark.Theparkisonlytenminutes’walkfrommyhome,andIstaythereforhalfanhourorso.Mycousinistheretoo.He’sabeginner,andI’mteachinghimafewmoves.He’sstartingtogetreallygood!IstartedplayingtenniswhenIwasfive.IreallywanttoplayitwellandIhavetennislessonsoutsideschoolonMondayafternoon.IwonseveraltenniscompetitionsatschoolandmysportsteachertoldmethatIwasanexcellenttennisplayer.21.________startedrunningoneyearago.A.Arno B.David C.Tina D.Melissa22.WhodoesDavidgoskateboardingwith?A.Hiscousin. B.Hisfriends. C.Hisclassmates. D.Histeacher.23.WhendoesTinahavetennislessons?A.OnSundayafternoon. B.OnWednesdayevening.C.OnFridayevening. D.OnMondayafternoon.答案：21.D22.A23.DBDarcy,abrightandlovelygirl,wasverypopularatschool.Shegotonwellwitheveryonebecauseshetriedtobekindandfriendlytothem.Sheonceinvitedthewholeclasstoherbirthdayparty,andshehardlyhadtimetospendwitheachoneofthem.However,shefeltveryhappybecausenoothergirlhadsomanyfriendsatschool.ButshefeltupsetonNationalFriendshipDaythisyear.Onthatday,everyonewasadvisedtomakepresentsfortheirthreebestfriends.Darcyenjoyedthetimeofchoosingthreefromamongherfriends.However,shebecametheonlyonewhohadnotreceivedapresent.Shecouldn’thelpcrying,notunderstandingwhynooneregardedherastheirbestfriendeventhoughshehadmadesomucheffort.Seeinghercrying,herclassmatestriedtocheerherup,butnoneofthemstayedlongbeforeleaving,whichwasexactlywhatDarcyhaddonesomanytimestoothers.Thensherealizedthatshewasonlyagoodschoolmateratherthanafriend.Justpayingattentiontoeveryoneandnotmakingthemangryisnotenoughtobuildatruefriendship.WhenDarcygothomethatnight,sheaskedhermotherwhatsheshoulddo.“Darcy,mydear,”saidhermother.“Itisimpossibletobuyfriendswithasmile,afewgoodwordsorsomepresents.Towinatruefriend,youneedtogivethemtimeandcare.Youmustalwaysbeclosetothem,ingoodtimesandbad.Besides,it’sonlypossibletohaveafewtruefriendssinceyoudon’thaveenoughtimeforeveryone.”Hearingthewords,Darcydecidedtochangeherway:alwaysbewillingtohelpfriends,putupwithalloftheirdislikesandproblems,andcareaboutthemwithallherheart.Yes!Thatiswhatmakestruefriends!24.HowdidDarcyfeelonNationalFriendshipDaythisyear?A.Happy. B.Upset. C.Surprised. D.Angry.25.Whatdidherclassmatesdowhentheysawhercrying?A.Theytriedtocheerherup. B.Theymadepresentsforher.C.Theyinvitedhertoabirthdayparty. D.Theystayedwithherforalongtime.26.Tomaketruefriends,Darcyrealizedthatsheshould________.A.askhermotherforhelp B.getonwellwitheveryoneC.madeanefforttobefriendly D.giveherfriendstimeandcare答案：24.B25.A26.DCWhatwillastronautseatwhenaspacetriptakesyears?“Lotsoffreshvegetables,”saysDr.JanetWilliams,whoseteamhavespentthelast10yearslearninghowtogrowplantsinaspacestation.Andit’sagoodthingthatshehasalreadystartedherwork,becausespacegardeningcanbereallyhard.AsusualastronautGeorgeWhitelookedintotheclosedplantroom.HehadplantedDr.Williams’quick-growingseedlings(秧苗)init,butnoneofthestemswereshowing.Heopenedtheroomtocheckandfoundtheproblem.Thestemsweren’tgrowingupwardandtherootsweren’tgrowingdownward.OnEarth,gravity(重力)helpsaplant’sstemsandrootstofind“up”and“down”.However,inthespacestation,therewasalmostnogravity.Dr.Williamssuggestedasolution:givetheplantsmorelight,asplantsalsousesunlighttofindtheirway.Anditworked.Whentheplantshadmorelight,thestemsturnedupandtherootswentdown.NowDr.Williamswasfreetoworryaboutthenextproblem:Wouldherbabyplantslivetoflower?Canwegrowfoodonaspacejourney?Manyplantsdiedonthespacestation.Dr.Williamsthoughtsheknewwhy:thespaceplantswerehungryforair.PlantslivebytakingupCO2fromtheair.Sinceaplantusesitupintheairaroundit,theplantneedsthemovingairtobringmoreCO2closetoitssurface.OnEarth,theairisalwaysmoving.Gravitypullsdowncoldair,andwarmairrises.Andwiththeseairmovements,plantsgetenoughCO2.Manyearlierexperimentswithplantsinspacehadusedclosedrooms.Dr.Williamstriedanewgreenhousethathadafantokeeptheairmoving.Theplantslovedit.Theyfloweredandevenproducedmoreseeds.UsingDr.Williams’method,astronautGeorgecompletedthefirstseed-to-seedexperimentinspace,andmovedoneplantclosertoagardeninspace.“Andthis,”saysDr.Williams,“isgoodnewsforlong-termspacetravel.”27.WhyhaveDr.Williams’teamtriedtogrowplantsinspace?A.Toproducefreshairforastronauts. B.Tohelpastronautsrelaxthemselves.C.Toprovidefoodforlongspacejourneys. D.Tomakethespacegardenmorebeautiful.28.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.A.Dr.Williams’teaminventedaspecialfanfortheirgreenhouseB.theairconditionwasgoodenoughforplantsintheclosedroomC.astronautGeorgefoundtheseedlingsgrewwellafterbeingplantedD.aseed-to-seedexperimentwassuccessfulwithDr.Williams’method29.WhatisParagraph6mainlyabout?A.HowspaceplantsgetenoughCO2. B.Howtostopspaceplantsfromdying.C.Whyspaceplantshardlystayedalive. D.Whyspaceplantsneededthemovingair.答案：27.C28.D29.CDOneofthegreatestsources（根源）ofunhappiness,inmyexperience,isthedifficultywehaveinacceptingthingsastheyare.Whenweseesomethingwedon’tlike,wewishitcouldbedifferent.Wecryoutforsomethingbetter.Thatmaybehumannature,orperhapsit’ssomethingingrained（根深蒂固）inourculture.Therootofunhappinessisn’tnecessarilythatwewantthingstobedifferent.However,it’sthatwedecidedwedidn’tlikeitinthefirstplace.We’vejudgeditasbad,ratherthansaying,“It’snotbadorgood,anditjustisit.”Anexample:Inmyrecentpost,ABeautifulMethodtoFindPeaceofMind,quiteafewreadersthoughtmyattitudetowardlifewasnegativebecauseIsaidyoushouldexpectpeopletomessup,expectthingstogodifferentlythanyouplanned,andthatyoushouldacceptthat.Theysaidit’stoonegativetoexpectthingstogowrong.However,it’sonlynegativeifyouseeitasnegativeandjudgeitasbad.Instead,youcouldacceptitasthewaytheworldworksasthewaythingsactuallyare.Andtrytounderstandwhythatis.Thiscanbeappliedtowhateveryoudo:howotherstudentsactatschool,howmyfriendstreatmeandhowheavythetrafficis.Ifyouacceptthesethingsastheyare,andtrytounderstandwhythey’rethatway,itwon’tcauseyouthefeelingofgrief,becauseyou’llnolongersay,“Oh.Iwishbadthingswouldn’thappen!”Doesitmeanyoucanneverchangethings?Notatall.Butchangethingsnotbecauseyoucan’tacceptthingsastheyare,butbecauseyouenjoytheprocessofchanging,learningandgrowing.Canwemakethisworldabetterplace?Youcansaythatyou’llcontinuetotrytodothingstohelpothers,togrowasaperson,tomakeadifferenceinthisworld.That’sthecorrectpathyouchoosetotake,becauseyouenjoythatpath.Therefore,whenyoufindyourselfjudgingandwishingfordifferences,tryadifferentway:accept,andunderstand.Itmightleadtosomeinterestingresults.30.Thewriterbelievesthatpeoplefeelunhappybecause________.A.unhappinessisanaturalemotioninlife B.everyonehastheirownopinionsonthingsC.theydislikesomethingintheverybeginning D.peopleoftenhavedifficultiesinjudgingthings31.Thewords“grief’inParagraph4probablymean“________”.A.worry B.joy C.pride D.fear32.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Acceptingthefactsmightproducebetterresults.B.Changingthingsisaprocessoflearningtoaccept.C.Thereadersfoundthewriter’sattitudeveryhopeful.D.Judginggoodorbadmayhelpusunderstandthingsclearly.33.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toexplainhowunhappinesschangesourlives.B.Tointroducewhatwecandotoavoidunhappiness.C.Toencourageustofindthesourcesofunhappiness.D.Tosharetheexperiencesofdealingwithunhappiness.答案：30.C31.A32.C33.D四、任務型閱讀任務型閱讀——多任務混合。Today,manychildrenspendalotoftheirfreetimeplayinggamesontheInternet.IntheUK,99%ofkidsaged8to15playvideogames.Theyspendalmost14hoursgamingaweek.Thisinformationtellsusthatthebenefitsanddangersofvideogamesmustbecarefullyconsidered.Formanypeople,videogamesarefun.Theyhavebrightlights,funnycartoonsandexcitingstories.Everywhereyoulook,youcanseechildrenplayingthesegames.Theyplayonbusesandtrains,inrestaurantsandevenatschool.Videogamesareeducationaltoo.Theymakekidsthinkinacreativewayandtheyhavetomovetheirhandsandeyesquickly.Thiscanimprovethewaythatachild’sbrainworks.What’smore,videogamesmakechildrenusetheirimagination.Theplayerhastodomanycreativethings,likedrawing,tellingstoriesandbuildingthings.Videogamesarealsogoodforchildrentolearnabouttechnologybecausetheycanlearnhowcomputersandotherdevicesworkwhiletheyplay.However,arecentstudysuggeststhatvideogamescanalsobebadforchildren.First,childrencandownloadmanygamesforfree.Thismeansthatparentsoftendon’tknowiftheirchildrenareplayingviolent（暴力的）orscary（恐怖的）games.Second,manychildrenspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesoncomputersandthiscanleadtohealthproblems.Third,ifchildrenspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesinsteadofdoinghomework,theycanhaveproblemsatschoolandgetbadgrades.Finally,videogamescanaffectchildren’ssocialskills.Ifchildrenspendtoomuchtimeplayingvideogamesbythemselves,theymightnotlearnhowtoplaywiththeirfriends.Inconclusion,itseemsclearthatvideogameshavesomeadvantagesandsomedisadvantages.Itisuptoparentstoknowwhatgamestheirchildrenareplayingandhowmuchtimetheyspendonthem.Parentsshouldalsomakesuretheirchildrengetenoughexerciseandspendtimewithotherchildren.34.Howlongdokidsaged8to15intheUKspendonvideogamesaweek?35.Whyarevideogamesgoodforchildrentolearnabouttechnology?36.Whatmighthappenifchildrenspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesinsteadofdoinghomework?37.What’syouropinionaboutvideogameplaying?Whydoyouthinkso?答案：34.Theyspendalmost14hoursgamingaweek.35.Becausetheycanlearnhowcomputersandotherdevicesworkwhiletheyplay.36.Theymightnotlearnhowtoplaywiththeirfriends.37.Ithinkwecanplayvideogames,butweshouldpayattentiontotimeandaskparentstosuperviseus.五、書面表達38.假如你是李華，在科學月活動中，你校英語社團公眾號正在進行關于“我敬仰的科學家”系列推送活動。請你用英語給公眾號留言，介紹一個你敬仰的科學家或發明家，對其作簡要介紹。提示詞語：great,helpful,invented,developed,teach提示問題：?Whoisthescientistorinventoryouadmire??Whydoyouadmirehim/her??Whatwashis/hermajorachievement?根據所給提示，完成一篇不少于50詞的英語文段寫作。文中已給出內容不計入總詞數。所給提示詞語僅供選用。請不要寫出你的校名和姓名。I’mLiHua,fromClass1,Grade9.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案：例文I’mLiHua,fromClass1,Grade9.I