2024年下學期九年級期中檢測試卷英語科目命題人：梁慧娜、王青審題人：周玲考生注意：本試卷共4道大題，61道小題，滿分100分，時量100分鐘。第一部分聽力(共兩節，滿分20分)第一節聽下面五段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話讀兩遍。(共5小題,滿分5分)ζ.HowdoesTomlearnEnglish?A.Bykeepingdiaries.B.Byreadingaloud.C.Bywatchingmovies.2.WhatdoesthemanlikebestabouttheDragonBoatFestival?A.Watchingboatraces.B.Eatingzongzi.C.DrinkingXionghuangwine.3.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?A.Thepostoffice.B.Therestaurant.C.Theofficebuilding.4.WhatdidPaulusetolike?A.Singing.B.Painting.C.Playingbasketball.5.Whatistherulermadeof?A.Wood.B.Silver.C.Steel.第二節聽下面六段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有2-3個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。(共15小題，滿分15分)聽第六段材料，回答第6、7小題。6.WhendidMikegotothesciencemuseum?A.LastThursday.B.LastFriday.C.LastSaturday.TWhatdidMikedowiththerobot?A.Playedchess.B.Playedbasketball.C.Playedgames.聽第七段材料，回答第8、9小題。8.Whichflooristhesupermarketon?A.Thefirstfloor.B.Thesecondfloor.C.Thethirdfloor.9Whattimedoestheshoppingmallclosetoday?A.At9:45.B.At10:45.C.At10:15.聽第八段材料，回答第10、11小題。10.WhereisBobgoingthisweekend?A.Hengyang.B.Yueyang.C.Changsha.11.HowoftendoesBobvisithisuncle?A.Onceayear.B.Twiceayear.C.Twiceaweek.聽第九段材料，回答第12至14小題。12.WhatdidMollyusetobelikeinprimaryschool?A.Sheusedtobeshy.B.Sheusedtowearglasses.C.Sheusedtohatedresses.13.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Doctorandpatient.B.Classmates.C.Waiterandcustomer.第1頁共7頁14.Wheremaytheconversationtakeplace?A.Inabank.B.Inaparty.C.Inapolicestation.聽第十段材料，回答第15至17小題。15.WhatdidEricforgettobringwithhim?A.Hiskey.B.Hiswallet.C.Hisumbrella.16.Whowasafraidoftherides?A.Robert.B.Frank.C.David.17.WhatdidEricthinkofthetripduringtheholiday?A.Surprising.B.Tiring.CFantastic.聽下面一段獨白，回答第18至20小題。18.Howmanyinventionsdoesthespeakertalkabout?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.19.Whatcanhelpusgetdifferentkindsofinformationinthespeaker'sopinion?A.TV.B.Smartphones.C.Computers.20.Howlonghasthebikebeenaround?A.Forover100years.B.Forover200years.C.Forover300years.第二部分閱讀(共兩節，滿分30分)第一節(共10小題;每小題2分,滿分20分)閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中，選出最佳選項。AAschooldidasurveyamong1,200studentsabouttheirfavoritekindsofEnglishhomework.Herearetheresults.Differenthomeworkcanmeetstudents’differentneedsanddeveloptheirabilities.SolearnwellanddoEnglishhomeworkwisely.21.Whatpercentofthestudentslikereadingandwritinghomework?A.22%.B.29%.C.42%.22.Whatcanweknowfromtheresults?A.Moststudentslikereadingandwriting.B.WatchingEnglishmoviesisahands-onproject.CStudentscandeveloptheirabilitiesthroughdifferenthomework.第2頁共7頁BYoumightsometimesfeelthatlifeisboringandrepetitive.Onewaytochangethisisbyaddingasenseofceremony(儀式).Today,youngpeoplearethemostcreative——theypersonalizecelebrationstomakeeverydaylifemoreexciting.LiXinranisoneofthesepeople.InMay,shecelebratedher27thbirthdaywithfriends,duringwhichsheintroducedaspecialdresscode(著裝規定)—attendeesdressaccordingtotheirpersonalitytypes(類型).“Thepersonalitiesaretiedtoourtruecharaetersandhowwecommunicatewithoneanother,soeveryonewasveryexcitedduringthepreparations,”sheexplained.Whilemanyyoungpeopleenjoyplanningtheirowncelebrations,somechoosetopaytodoit,leadingtotheriseof“partyplanning”asagrowingbusinessinrecentyears.HuMengdi,25,isapartyplannerlivinginChengdu.“It'ssointerestingtoplanpartiesforpeoplewithdifferentneeds.”shesaid.OneofhermostunforgettableeventsincludedfiveelderlywomenwhowantedtocelebrateFather'sDayfortheirhusbands.Thesewomenallowedhertoseethatromance(浪漫)hasnothingtodowithage.“Lifeismorethanjustliving.Thesmallsurprisesfromasimpleceremonymakeourdailylifebrighter,”Husaid.AccordingtoRenDanhua,24,asociologygraduatestudentatWuhanUniversity,asenseofceremonyplaysakeyroleinself-identity(自我認知)andpersonalsatisfaction.“Asenseofceremonycanbeachievedwithouttalkingwithothers.Forexample,ifIweretocelebratemybirthdayalone,Imightgetmyselfab?rthdaycake.Thissimpleactisalsoatypeofceremony,”Renexplained.Sowhynotgiveourlifeasenseofceremony?23.Whomightbethemostcreativetocelebrateeverydaylife?A.A2-year-oldbaby.B.A23-year-oldgirl.C.A60-year-oldman.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Partyplanningisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.B.Personalitiesdon'tinfluencethewaywecommunicate.C.Asenseofceremonycanonlybeachievedwithothers.25.Howisthepassagedeveloped?A.Byexpressingreasons.B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bylistingsteps.26.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Thecreativityofpeoplehelpswithpeople'sdevelopment.B.Thetypeofpersonalitymakesadifferencetopeople'slife.CThesenseofceremonyaddsmeaningfulnesstopeople'slife.COnOctober7,2024,twoscientists,VictorAmbrosandGaryRuvkun,wontheNobelPrizeinPhysiology(生理學)orMedicine.TheyaregiventheprizefortheiramazingdiscoveryofmicroRNA.whichhelpscontrolhowourgenes(基因)work.Youmightwonderhowallourcells(細胞)knowwhattodo.Everycellinourbodyhasthesameset第3頁共7頁ofinstructions(指南),justlikeacookbook.However,differenttypesofcellsdoverydifferentjobs.AmbrosandRuvkunstudiedhowthesedifferentcellsdevelopandfoundtinymolecules(分子)calledmicroRNAs.Thesemoleculesactliketinyhelpersthatcontrolgeneactivity.TheirresearchshowedthatmicroRNAsareveryimportantforthegrowthandhealthofalllivingthings,includinghumans!What'sexcitingisthatthehumangenome(基因組),whichisourcompletesetofgenes,hasoverathousanddifferentmicroRNAs.Thisdiscoverymeansalotforhumanbeings,becauseitrevealedanewwayinwhichourbodiesusegeneticinformation.Noscientistshaddiscovereditbefore.ThankstoAmbrosandRuvkun,wenowunderstandthatthesetinyRNAmoleculesareimportantforhowbodiesdevelopandwork.Theirworknotonlyhelpsuslearnmoreaboutbiologybutalsoopensupnewideasformedicineandhealth.So,nexttimeyouthinkabouthowourbodieswork,rememberthesetinyhelpersplayingabigroleinourlives!27.WhydidthetwoscientistswintheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine?A.Becausetheyknewhowallourcellsworked.B.Becausetheyhelpedcontrolhowgenesworked.C.BecausetheydiscoveredtheamazingmicroRNA.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“revealed”meaninparagraph4?A.揭示B.欣賞C.避免29.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwereadthepassage?A.ArtandMusic.B.Science.C.Sports.30.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.TointroducethelifeofthetwoNobelPrizewinners.B.ToexplainthediscoveryofthetwoNobelPrizewinners.C.ToshowthedevelopmentofthetwoNobelPrizewinnens.第二節(共5題;每小題2分,滿分10分)根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。Studiesshowthatpeoplenowhavemorefreetimethaneverbefore.Butwhydon'tyoufeelthatway?Thesedays,manyofyouspendlotsoffreetimeusingyourphones.Picturesandinformationkeepgettingintoyourminds,sonowonderyoudon'tfeelfullyrelaxed.Tohelpyoufeelrelaxedandfresh,itisimportanttouseyourfreetimewisely.31.Setyourgoals.32.Doyouwanttogetfit,learnsomethingneworjustrelax?Don'tworryaboutwhatyoushoulddo.Justthinkaboutwhatwillmakeyousatisfied.33.WhenyouwatchTVorread,youareonlytakingthingsin.Trytobeaproducerforachange.Forexample,whiletryingtobuildamodelplaneorwritingablog(博客),youareusingdifferentpartsofyourbrainandyouwillfeelfreshasaresult.Meetlike-mindedpeople.Everyonehasdifferentinterests,34.Youcanjoinaclubandgettoknowpeoplewiththesameinterestsasyou.Onceyou'refullyrelaxed,youcanthinkaboutwhatyou'dliketoimproveinyourlife.Wanttobestronger?Learnaskill?35.Sojustgetoutthereandenjoyyourself.第4頁共7頁A.Getcreative.BHereiswhatyoucando.C.Thinkaboutwhatyouwanttoachieveinyourfreetime.D.,sodon'texpectyourfriendstolikethesamethingsasyou.E.Therearemanygroupsandclubstohelpyoulightupyourlife.第三部分語言運用(共三節，滿分35分)第一節(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C三個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。TheChangshaMarathon2024washeldonOctober20,catchingtheattentionofpeoplewholikerunningallovertheworld.Marathonsareoftenseenastestsofphysicalandmindendurance(持久力).Butforoneman,themarathonwasasymbolofhopeanda(n)36offightingon.HisnamewasTerryFox.TerryFoxwasayoungCanadiansportsmanwhoselifewas37foreverin1976.Atjust18yearsold,hewasdiagnosed(診斷)withcancer(癌癥),akindofbonecancer.ButTerryrefusedtoletcancerbeathim.In1980,Terrymadeadecisionthatwould38millionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Hedecidedtorunamarathonofhope.Hispurposewasto39moneyandawareness(意識)forcancerresearch,hopingtofindatreatmentfortheillnessthathadtakensomuchfromhim.Allthepeopleworriedabouthishealthbutfeltso40ofhisideastohelppeopleinneed.Terry'sjourneywasnota(n)41one.Heranonaprosthetic(假體的)leg,facingalotofphysical42anddifficulties.Afterrunningfor143days,hehadtostop43thecancer'sreturnandspreadtohislungs(肺).However,Terry'sfightdidnotend.Hecontinuedtoraisemoneyandawarenessthroughspeechesandappearances,untilhisdeathin1981.TerryFox'smarathonofhopewasnotjustaboutrunning.Itwasaboutthestrengthofthehumanspirit,the44todealwithdifficulties,andtheimportanceofnevergivingup.Hisstoryremindsusthateveninthe45times,thereisalwayshopeandareasontokeepfighting.()36.A.spiritB.searchC.stress()37.A.carriedB.changedC.caused()38.A.endangerB.explainC.encourage()39.A.raiseB.requireC.repeat()40.A.privateBproudC.polite()41.A.secretB.fairC.easy()42.A.challengesB.chancesC.choices()43.A.thankstoB.becauseofC.sothat()44.A.abilityB.connectionC.direction()45.A.darkesB.greatestC.warmest第二節(共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分)閱讀下面的短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。InChineseculture,thejasmine(茉莉)flowerholdsanimportantplace.InPutonghua,jasmine46.(sound)like“noprofit(沒利mòlì)”.Besides,itssmellisbelievedtohelpclearthemind.第5頁共7頁Eventothisday,theMingdynastyfolksong“MoLiHua”whichspeakshighlyofthe47.(beautiful)ofthewhiteflower,isoneofthemostwell-knownfolksongsintheworld.48.,asmmeisnotoriginally(起初)fromChina.ItissaidthatittraveledfromancientRometoIndiathroughtheMaritimeSilkRoad(海上絲綢之路).ThisancientconnectionbecameactivebetweenthesecondcenturyBCEandthemid-to-late19thcentury.DuringtheHanperiod,jasmine49.(bring)toChina.BytheSongperiod,Fuzhoucity,nowthecapitalofSouthernCh?na’sFujianprovince,wasseenasaperfectlocationfor50.tc:t)jasmine.Duringthistime,womenstartedtoputjasminein51.(they)hairafterbathingtomakethemsmellbetter.Today,streetsellersinsomecitiesselltheseflowers52.isitors.Theyareprettypopularamongwomenvisitors.Accordingto53.(traditionMChinesemedicine,jasmineteaiscoolinnature,lightintaste,andbelievedtomoveawayheat.Sugar-freeteadrinksareflyingoffthe54.(shelf)insupermarketsandconveniencestoresasyoungpeoplelikehealthierlifestyles.Amongthem,jasmineteastandsoutasafavorite,55.(especial)duringthehotsummer.第三節(共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分)閱讀下面的短文，根據短文內容回答問題。AsIsteppedintotheninthgrade,Ifelttheweightoftheworldonmyshoulders(肩膀).Thepressurefromschoolworkwaslike.aheavyrockforme.Iwastoobusywithstudyallthetime.Atfirst,Ioftenstayedawakeatnight,mymindracingwiththoughtsoftests.Ifeltstressedout.Mygradesbegantodrop,andIfeltunconfident.Idecidedtotakecontrolofmysituation.Istartedbycreatingastudytimetable.Itbalanced(平衡)mytimebetweenschoolworkandleisure(休閑).Afewdayslater,Ireachedouttomyteachersforhelp,whichwasabigstepforme,anditmadeaworldofdifference.Slowly,therockofanxiety(焦慮)begantolift.Ifoundthatbybreakingdownmytasksintosmaller,doublepieces,Icouldgetthemdoneonebvone.Ilearnedtheimportanceofplanningtimeandaskingforhelpwhenneeded.Mygradesimproved,andmoreimportantly,myconfidencegrew.Throughthisexperience,I'vediscoveredmyabilitytoworkunderpressure.I'vecometounderstandthatit'sokaytoaskforhelpandthatfacingchallengesbravelyisthebestwaytoovercome(克服)them.Now,asIlookback,Iseethatthebiggestchallengewasn'tjustaboutmygradesormystudyhabits.I'velearnedthatwitheverychallenge,there'sachanceforgrowth.Andthat'salessonI'llcarrywith,notjustthroughhighschool,butfortherestofmylife.56.Whatwasthepressurefromschoolworklikeforthe