本溪市2023~2024學年上學期期末考試九年級英語試卷（本試卷共45道題滿分90分考試時間90分鐘）考生注意：所有試題必須在答題卡指定區(qū)域內作答，在本試卷上作答無效第一部分選擇題（共50分）一、閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分；滿分40分）第一節(jié)閱讀下面語言材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項.ASports&ActivityDaySaturday,March16,20242:00p.m.~6:00p.m.ArokActivePark(15,RudyStreet)LearnaSport&PlayasaFamily☆JoinusforourSports&ActivityDay!☆LearnasporttogetherasafamilyatourSportsCenterwithmanyactivitiesincludingDanceTraining.☆Getyourfamilytogetherthroughafun-filledPower（力量）UpTraining.Register（登記）Now☆RegistrationisFREE!☆Bethefirst200toregisterbyMarch1sothatyoucanreceivefreegiftsworth$70.☆RegistrationclosesbyMarch10andyoucanregisterbye-mailingenquire@thefollowing:yourname,ageandphonenumber.Formoreinformation,call777-1224.Therewillalsobebusserviceforfreeat15,RudyStreetonMarch16forallthefamilies.1.Theactivityismainlyfor_______.A.friendstogetcloser B.familiestospendtimeC.kidstolearntodance D.parentstoeducatekids2.Ifyoucometotheactivity,youcan_______.A.getfreegifts B.registeronMarch15C.learnasport D.eatbreakfastforfree3.Accordingtothetext,thePowerUpTrainingisfullof_______.A.fun B.pain C.warmth D.pressure4.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Theactivitywillbeheldonweekdays.B.Everyfamilyshouldpayfortheregistration.C.Thefirst200familieswillhavefreebusservice.D.Ifyouwanttojointhem,yourphonenumbermustbeknown.BOncethereweretwobrothers.TheelderwascalledSimonandtheyoungerVictor.Theylovedeachotherverymuch,andalwaystookcareofeachother.Everydaytheyworkedfrommorninguntilnight,gettingasmuchgrain（谷物）aspossiblefromtheirfields.Onelateautumnevening,aftertheirworkinthefieldswasdone,Simonsaidtohiswife,“Victorgotmarriedlastmonth.Hehastosupporthisfamily.IthinkIshouldputabagofriceinhisbarn（谷倉）.”“Oh,that’sagoodidea,”saidhiswife.So,latethatnightSimontookabagofricetoVictor’sbarn.Butthenextday,hefoundsomethingstrange!Hestillhadthesamenumberofbagsinhisbarn!Simondecidedtotakeanotherbagofricetohisbrother’sbarnthatnight.Butthenextmorning,hefoundthesamenumberofbagsinhisbarnagain!“Thisisverystrange,”hethought.Thatnighthetriedagain.Hecarriedalargebagofriceandwalkeddowntheroadtohisyoungerbrother’shouse.Inthebrightmoonlight,hecouldseeanotherpersoncomingdowntheroad.Hewascarryingsomethingonhisshoulder,too.“YoungerBrother!”Simoncried,“Whatareyoudoing?”“Yourfamilyislargerthanmine.Ithoughtyouneededmorerice.”saidVictor.Thetwobrothersquicklyknewwhatthestrangethingwas.Theylaughedaboutwhathadhappened.“Itisgoodtohaveabrotherlikeyou,”theybothsaid.Andtheylivedhappilyeverafter.5.Whatworkdidthetwobrothersdoeveryday?A.Theygrewgrain. B.Theyfedchickens.C.Theysoldvegetables. D.Theybuilthouses.6.WhenSimonwantedtogivericetohisbrother,hiswife_______.A.hidalltherice B.agreedwithhimC.wantedtogivemore D.becameangry7.Victorcameatnightto_______.A.getmorericefromhisbrother B.invitehisbrothertodinnerC.givehisbrotherhisownrice D.findwhathisbrotherwasdoing8.What’sthemainideaofthestory?A.Thebrotherstoldliestoeachother.B.Hardworkalwaysbroughtgoodluck.C.Alovingpersoncouldhaveagoodlife.D.Lovebetweenfamilymemberswasvaluable.CTestscanbestressful.Butdon’tworry!You’renotalone!Testshavebeenstressingpeopleoutforthousandsofyears.Here’soneman’sstoryaboutteststress.DuringtheTangDynasty（朝代）therewasapoormannamedMengJiao.Helovedstudyingandwritingpoems.Thoughhishardworkhelpedhimbecomeatalentedpoet,heneededtomakemoremoney.HedecidedtotaketheKeJuexams.Theexamswereopenforanyonetotake.Whoeverpassedcouldgetanofficial（官方的）job.MengJiaostudiedhardforthetests.Hetookthemseveraltimes.Eachtime,hefailed.ButMengJiaonevergaveup.Hestudiedharderandharder.Hetookthetestsoverandoveragain.Finally,whenhewas46yearsold,MengJiaopassedthetest!Hewassohappy!Heputonnewclothes.Hetiedonredflowerstocelebrate.ThenherodeonahorsethroughChang’anCity.Duringhisride,MengJiaowroteapoem.InEnglish,itreads,“Horsebackridingswiftly（迅速地）throughthespringbreeze（微風）,whileseeingalltheflowersofChang’aninoneday.”MengJiao’spoemtellsabouthisfeelingsonthatexcitingday.HiswordsdescribethefeelingofenjoyingtheflowersandChang’anCityinaday.Thepoembecamefamous.Butpeoplesaiditwouldbeimpossibletoreallyenjoyeverythinginoneday.Thisledtothephrase（成語）“seeingflowerswhileridingahorseswiftly.”Itdescribesgivingsomethingaquicklookwithoutnoticingthedetails（細節(jié)）.9.MengJiaodecidedtotaketheKeJuexamsbecausehe_______.A.neededtomakemoremoney B.wantedtowritepoemsC.wantedtoenjoytheflowers D.hadtodealwiththestress10.Thethirdparagraph（段落）tellsus_______.A.stressisbadforstudy B.weshouldgiveupwhenwefailC.itwasnoteasytopasstheKeJuexamsD.MengJiaowassocleverthathesucceeded11.MengJiao’spoemonhorsebackexpressed_______.A.thebeautyofChang’anCityB.hisexcitementafterhissuccessC.hisstressfromtheKeJuexamsD.thedifficultyhehadduringhisstudy12.Whichofthefollowingcomesfromthestory?A.鳥語花香 B.五花殺馬 C.走馬觀花 D.落花流水DManypeopledreamoftravelingintoouterspace.However,spendingtoomuchtimeinspacemaycausehealthproblems.That’swhyastronautsshouldn’tspendmorethansixmonthsontheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）atatime.Muscle（肌肉）andboneloss（骨質損失）.Inaweightlessenvironment,astronautsdon’tneedtousetheirmusclestosupportthemselves.Sotheirmusclesstartshrinking（萎縮）.Tokeeptheirmusclesstrong,astronautsneedtoexerciseforabouttwohourseachdayontheISS.Sleepdisorder（紊亂）.Inspace,thesunrisesevery90minutes.Itishardforastronautstogetusedtothislight-darkcycle（循環(huán)）whentheysleep.Also,theyneedtosleepinasleepingbagthatisfixedtoawall.Itisuncomfortable.Nowastronautshaveindividual（單獨的）sleepingpods（睡眠艙）thathelpshutoutsomeofthelight.Still,studieshavefoundthatmostastronautsonlysleepaboutsixhourseachnight,eventhoughtheyshouldhaveeightandahalfhours.Brainchanges.Scientistshavefoundthatthepositionofthebrainchangesduringspaceflight.Thiscaninfluencehowthebraindealswithhowwesee,staybalanced（平衡）andmovearound.That’swhysomeastronautscan’tcontroltheirmovementandbalanceafterreturningtoEarth.Scientistshavealsofoundthatastronautsmaygetusedtothischangeaftergoingonmorespaceflights.Buttheystillneedtodomoreresearch.13.Whenastronautsdon’tusetheirmusclesinspace,_______.A.theyshouldeatmuchmeat B.theirmusclesstartshrinkingC.theyneedtoexerciseallday D.theycan’tsupportthemselves14.Astronautscan’tsleepwellmainlybecauseof_______.A.theweight B.thetemperature C.thelight D.theair15.Anastronautcan’tcontrolhismovementbecause_______.A.hismuscleshrinks B.hecan’tsleepwellC.hedoesn’thaveanyresearch D.thepositionofhisbrainchanges16.Howisthetextorganized?（①=Paragraph1,②=Paragraph2,...）A. B. C. D.第二節(jié)閱讀短文，從方框內所給的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，其中有一個多余的選項。IneverenjoyedreadingsciencefictionuntilonedayafriendofminepassedmeTheThreeBodyProblem.Ifellinlovewiththebookfromtheverybeginning.17Ifinisheditinonlyafewdays!Ilikedthewriter’swayofdealingwithtime.Itjumpsbetweenhistoryandpresent.Thisstory-tellingstylereallyinterestedme.Therearealiensinit,butthesubjectofthisstoryislifeonEarthandhowhumansaredestroying（毀壞)theplanetandworkingtogethertofightwithaliens.18TheThree-BodyProblemhasbeenmadeintoaTVseries（電視連續(xù)劇）.Atfirst,Ididn’tlikethisidea.BooksoftenlosealotoftheirvaluewhentheyaremadeintoTVseries.Booksareslow.19ButTVmovesmuchfaster.Youngpeopleareoftenmoreinterestedinwhattheyseeontheirscreensthaninthestoriesandtheirmessages.However,someofyoumaybetooyoungtofullyunderstandbookslikeTheThree-BodyProblem.20Besides,TVseriescanalsohelpyoureadmorewidely.Butonceyoureallyfallinlovewithreading,youwillrealizethatagoodbookmaybemuchbetterthanTVseries.A.Youmaygiveupreadingitatonce.B.Youmustbepatienttofindwhatisgoingon.C.Itcausesinterestinscience,anditmakesreadersthink.D.Inthatcase,theTVseriescanhelpyoureadmoreeasily.E.ItwassonicethatIcouldhardlymovemyeyesawayfromit.二、完形填空（共10小題，每小題1分；滿分10分）閱讀短文，理解其大意，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Manyteenagersdon’tgetalongwellwiththeirparentsandtheydon’tknowwhattodo.Ifyoufacesuchaproblem,whatI’msayingnowmightbe21toyou.Haveyouever22talkingtoyourparentstofindoutwhyyoudon’tgetalongwellwitheachother?WhenIwasa(an)23,Ididn’tgetonwellwithmyparents,either.Wesometimesarguedwitheachother.Iam24thatIhadsuchanawfulexperience.NowIamamotherofthreekids.Ofcoursewehavedifferentopinions,butIencouragethemto25withmeopenlyandhonestly.InthiswayIamsurethattheytrustmeandcometomeforanything.Asaresult,wegetalongvery26.Arguingwithyourparentswillmakethem27andyouwon’tfeelcomfortable.Also,rememberthatthe28thingistosolveproblems.Tryyourbesttokeepyourcool.Ifyoucannotcontrolyourfeelings,youcangotoadoctororyourteacherwhocouldgiveyouadviceonyourproblem.Rememberthatyourparentsloveyou.Sometimestheydosomethingthatyoufind29tounderstand.Forexample,youmaywanttobeasingerinthefuture,30yourparentswantyoutodosomethingelse.Ifso,trytothinkintheirshoes.Lifeistooshortandfamilyisimportant!Tryyourbesttogetalongwellwithyourparents.21.A.boring B.dangerous C.useful D.strange22.A.thoughtabout B.endedup C.givenup D.turneddown23.A.stranger B.customer C.teenager D.inventor24.A.happy B.sorry C.surprised D.nervous25.A.argue B.part C.communicate D.deal26.A.well B.slowly C.hard D.fast27.A.satisfied B.tired C.angry D.sleepy28.A.mostinteresting B.mostboring C.mostexciting D.mostimportant29.A.easy B.hard C.special D.common30.A.so B.or C.but D.and第二部分非選擇題（共40分）三、語篇填空（共10小題，每小題1分；滿分10分）閱讀短文，在空白處填入一個適當?shù)膯卧~或用括號內所給詞的正確形式填空，使短文通順、連貫。Haveyoueverheardofagameof“catch”?It31（play）betweentwopeople.Theythrow32ballbackandforth（來回地）.Thetwopeoplearecloseenoughtotalk,buttoofartotouch.Theymighthavebaseballgloves,ortheymightusetheir33（hand）.Infact,playingcatchispart34baseballpracticetomakeyougetusedtousingaballandaglove.ButanyAmericankidwilltellyouit’smorethanthat.Playingcatchisatimeforkidstobewiththeirfathers.Whentheyplaycatch,theyare35（worry）aboutnothingexceptcatchingaball.It’satimewhenwordsmoveas36（smooth）astheballitselfbackandforth,easyandrelaxing.It’sthe37（good）excusetospendtimetogether.WhenyouasksomeAmericans38（talk）aboutthegoodmemoriesoftheirdads,theynearlyalwayssaysomethingaboutplayingcatch.Why?Probably39theirdadsareusuallyverybusy.Acatchgameisatimethatisonlyforonething.Thisisatimewhenakidhashisorher40（dad）attention.Thereisnowork,nophoneandnootherpeopletotakeyourdadawayfromyou.Forthetimethatittakestoplayagameofcatch—yourdadisallyours.四、閱讀與表達（共4小題，41~43小題，每小題2分，44小題4分；滿分10分）閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)內容回答問題。Itwasacommonnight.WhenIwokeup,Isuddenlyrealizedhowquiettheroomwas.Thedeskfanwasrunningnoisily,butitstillseemedstrangelyquiettome.Somethingstillseemedtobemissing.AtthattimeIrealizedIdidn’thearanysnoring（鼾聲）foralongtime.Mylovelydog,Snoopy,haddiedoverayearbefore.Asshegotolderandherhealthgotworse,shestartedtosnoreloudlywhensheslept.Atfirst,Ifoundhersnoringannoying（惱人的）.Hersnoringmadeitevenharderformetofallasleepmyself.Yet,astimepassed,itbecamepleasing.Shebecamemypersonalwhitenoisemachine.WhenIwokeupduringthenight,hersnoringwouldmakemefeelcomfortableandmakemesleepeasily.Nowhersnoringwasgoneanditwassoquiet.Mynewdog,Sweetie,layinhercornerandsleptsilently.Isighed（嘆氣）andrememberedallthejoySnoopyhadgivenmeovertheyears.Sheneverarguedwithme,andeachdayshegavemethegiftsoflaughterandunconditional（無條件的）love.Lifehereisshortfordogsandus.Enjoyeachsecondofitandenjoythepleasureitbrings.41.Whydidthewriterfeelthenightwastooquiet?42.HowdidhefeelwhenhewasusedtoSnoopy’snoise?43.WhatdidSnoopygivethewriter?44.Whatpetdoyoukeep?Whydoyoukeepit?Ifyoudon’tkeepapet,whatpetwouldyouliketokeep?Why?Write30wordsormore.五、書面表達（滿分20分）45.親愛的同學，在剛剛過去的2023年里，總有一些小事溫暖你吧。請你用英語記錄一件2023年發(fā)生在你身上的暖心事，并談談你的感受吧！注意：（1）詞數(shù)80-100；（2）文中不能出現(xiàn)真實的姓名及學校名稱。ATouchingMomentinMy2023_______________________________________________________________________________________