2023 学年第一学期期末考试九年级英语试卷考生注意：1. 本卷有七大题, 共84小题。2. 试卷满分140分。考试时间90分钟。3. 全部试题均采用连续编号。请将所有答案做在答题纸的指定位置上, 做在试卷上一律不 给分。Part 1 Listening (第 一 部分听力)I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解)(共25分)Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容, 选出相应的图片)(5分)1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到 的对话和问题, 选择最恰当的答案)(5分)6. A. See a film. B. Go home C. Go for a picnic. D. Watch TV. 7. A. 7:30. B. 8:30. C. 10:30. D. 12:30. 8. A. Disappointed. B. Embarrassed. C. Surprised. D. Satisfied. 9. A. Teacher and student. B. Manager and clerk. C. Husband and wife D. Customer and waitress. 10. A. The price was too high. B. The food was terrible. C. The restaurant was dirty. D. The service was slow. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false(判断下 列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T” 表示, 不符合的用“F” 表示)(5分)11. The farmer's house was always quite noisy because he raised a lot of animals. 12. The farmer couldn't stand(忍受)the noise, so he went to the wise man for help. 13. The dog and the cow made the farmer's six children argue more than ever. 14. The farmer had visited the wise man three times before his house was completely quiet. 15. After putting the animals back outside, the farmer found his house wasn't so noisy any more. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences(听短文完成下列内容, 每空格限填一词)(10分)16. Mozart was well known for making wonderful music and he was ________ ________as a child!17. Although Mozart could not see the piano keys, he still ________ ________.18. Mozart had ________ ________ to play the violin by the age of eight. 19. An opera is like a play. But the parts of an opera aren't spoken. They ________ ________.20. Mozart ________ ________ but his music is still played and loved all over the world. Part 2 Grammar and Vocabulary (第二部分语法和词汇)II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)(共15分)1. Mr White, our science teacher, showed his interest ________ science in his early life.A. toB. withC. inD. for2 Students should learn how to protect ________ from all kinds of danger.A. theyB. themC. theirD. themselves3. You’d better close your eyes for ________ seconds to relax after watching TV for a long time.A. fewB. a fewC. littleD. a little4. The temple is one of ________ buildings in the town. We must take action to protect it.A. ancientB. more ancientC. most ancientD. the most ancient5. These blueberries and bananas look ________. I’d like to buy some for my grandparents.A. softlyB. lovelyC. properlyD. gently6. —________ will you go to the supermarket?—I’m not sure, probably in another ten minutes.A. How longB. How oftenC. How soonD. How fast7. We ________ know something about the Youth Protection Law so that we can protect ourselves.A. canB. wouldC. mayD. should8. By the time Jack was fourteen years old, he ________ a story book on his own.A. would publishB. has publishedC. publishedD. had published9. Many graduates ________ by the headmaster to celebrate the school’s 80 birthday last month.A. invitedB. have invitedC. were invitedD. were inviting10. Would you mind ________ care of my pet dog when I’m on a business trip this weekend?A. takeB. to takeC. takingD. taken11. The traffic is so heavy in the rush hour. You’d better ________ the road conditions ahead of time.A. checkB. to checkC. checkedD. checking12. There was something wrong with my bicycle, ________ I had to go to school on foot yesterday.A andB. orC. butD. so13. Your education will be incomplete ________ you have practical life skills.A. ifB. althoughC. becauseD. unless14. John is not a good team player. He rarely shares opinions with his teammates, ________ he?A. isB. isn’tC. doesD. doesn’t15. The little boy picked up the money and handed it to the police officer. ________ honest boy he is!A. HowB. WhatC. What aD. What anComplete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或短语填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)A. protects B. message C. sickness D. prevents E. toolsComputers are the results of scientific discoveries. Some people believe they are good ____16____.The Internet is also good, but some people spend too much time online. They can’t stop. Doctors say this is a new ____17____. They call it Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD, 网络成瘾症). People with IAD are online a lot. It takes them hours to ____18____ their friends or play online games. Many people with IAD spend more time on the Internet than with family or friends. Some people with IAD just can’t switch off their computers. Using computers too much ____19____ them from working efficiently. Some people even quit their jobs!A. get angry B. In this way C. think about D. By the way E. take a breakDo you have IAD? Test yourself with these questions. How many hours a day are you online?Is it a lot or a little? When you are not online, will you ____20____ playing a computer game or checking your messages? When you are online, will you forget the time? Do you ____21____ when you can’t play a game? If you have IAD, what can you do? Dr. Ivan Goldberg and Dr. Kimberly Young have some ideas. First, ask yourself “Why am I online a lot?” Then try to ____22____. For example, use the computer or play games once a week, not every day. ____23____, you can have a good social life with other friends.IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)(共8分)24. Many people prefer to look up the meanings of the new words in ________. (dictionary)25. Look at this photo. The ________ lady from the left is our class teacher. (nine)26. When people get older, their short-term memory usually becomes ________. (bad)27. Doctor Chen and his crew will ________ on the sick man next Wednesday. (operation)28. There’ll be an important interview tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t ________ go out tonight. (possible)29. ChatGPT is considered as one of the biggest ________ which have greatly changed the technology world. (invent)30. When you read an article in English, it’s ________ to understand every single word. (necessary)31. Thousands of volunteers helped the homeless people in that area ________ their houses after the terrible earthquake. (build).V. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求, 改写下列句子。52-57题, 每空格限填一词, 58题注意句首大写)(共14分)32. Tina and her friends set up a camp and played the guitar in the park. (改为否定句)Tina and her friends ________ ________ up a camp or play the guitar in the park.33. The policemen were searching for the kidnappers when it began to rain. (对划线部分提问)________ ________ the policemen doing when it began to rain?34. Nowadays, people use smart phones to take pictures instead of cameras. (改为被动语态)Nowadays, smart phones ________ ________ to take pictures instead of cameras.35. Dad asked me, “Have you read today’s newspaper?”(改为间接引语)Dad asked me ________ I ________ read that day’s newspaper.36. This math problem is hard. Nobody can work it out. (合并为一句)This math problem is too hard ________ ________ to work out.37. Simon takes part in online courses more often than Emily. (保持句意基本不变)Emily ________ take part in online courses so often ________ Simon.38. pocket money, cost, the latest helicopter model, the little boy, a lot of (连词成句)________________________________.Part3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写 )VI. Reading Comprehension(阅读理解)(共50分)Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)Tutors (Full time/Part-time)HAPPY CLASSROOMJob duties:1. Teaching primary schoolstudents Chinese, English, and Mathematics2. Preparing teaching materials3. Answering parents’ and students’ questionsLocation:City CentreRequirement (要求):University graduatePlease contact Miss Cheng at 33133313 on or before 16 August.Fashion DesignerKIDS’ WORLDResponsibilities:☆ Designing kids’ clothing☆ Doing research on the latest fashion styles☆Communicating with customersJob requirements:☆At least three years’ experience in the fashion industry☆ Creative and hard-workingLocation:If you are interested, you may send your resume (简历) to Mr ZhangRoom 402, Sunshine Building, 17 Green Road3313 on or before 16 August. Secret Corner CafeAre you cheerful, polite, detail-minded and responsible? If yes, join us!We are located in Seaside Town. Our customers love the peaceful and relaxing environment here. We are now looking for a shopkeeper, who needs to help keep the cafe clean and tidy, keep good relationships with our customers and sell our food and drinks. Working on public holidays is required.Would you like to work with us? Please send an email to Mr Li at sccafe@gmail. com.39. Jason’s sister wants to teach English. She can probably contact ________.A. Mr LiB. Miss ChengC. Mr ZhangD. her English teacher40. KIDS’ WORLD is a place which sells __________.A. tasty seafood and drinksB. different kinds of teaching materialsC. fashionable clothes for childrenD. research papers on latest fashion styles41. The shopkeeper probably need NOT ________ at the Secret Corner Café .A. keep the cafe clean and tidyB. get along well with customersC. welcome customers warmlyD. prepare the food and drinks for customers42 Which of the following applicants (申请人) meets the need of the job requirements?A. Jack applies for KIDS’ WORLD. He has just graduated from university.B. Gary wants to work for Secret Comer Cafe. He can’t work on public holidays.C. Emily is an experienced fashion designer. She loves communicating with customers.D. Jason’s sister wants to work as a part-time tutor. She is afraid of talking with parents.43. The applicants can NOT find ________ from the noticeboard.A. ways to apply for the jobsB. the salaries of the jobsC. the names of the companiesD. the responsibilities of the jobs44. The main purpose of the material is to __________.A. sell different kinds of productsB. attract students to join different clubsC. provide different job opportunitiesD. share useful information among graduatesChoose the words or expressions to complete the passage. (选择最恰当单词或短语，完成短文。)AI is becoming more and more powerful, which makes some people worry that they will lose their jobs to machines. Nowadays, companies have released AI that can answer questions, write articles and create images. Now, even people in ____45____ fields must think about the possibility of AI replacing them. However, many experts (专家) still believe that these AI programs can’t really take the place of human beings. Using AI for certain tasks may be a good thing. Perhaps AI will take over less interesting work and it allows people to do more satisfying jobs. For example, washing machines save people a lot of time, so they can use that extra time productively. ____46____, AI may be able to take over dull tasks to let people do more proper thinking, since thinking up new ideas is something AI can’t do. Another ____47____ for AI is human interaction (互动、交流). Most people prefer to communicate with humans rather than machines. Therefore, AI is unlikely to replace humans for jobs that require personal connection, such as advising or teaching. A robot can perform tasks, but it can’t truly care about others, and sometimes care is what people need. AI can process data (数据) quickly, but it can only use data that it is given. So, it isn’t able to ____48____ situations that are quite different from those in its data. Therefore, although some AI programs can create content, ____49____ of them can be truly creative. Finally, if AI receives wrong information, it has no way of recognizing or correcting it. Humans may also make mistakes, but life experience can make them learn from their mistakes. For the time being, AI does not have such an ability. ____50____, AI must continually check the data to make sure its conclusions are accurate.45. A. industryB. businessC. creativeD. education46. A. FinallyB. SimilarlyC. InsteadD. However47. A. advantageB. influenceC. progressD. challenge48. A depend onB. search forC. deal withD. pay attention to49. A. allB. someC. mostD. none50. A. In additionB. As a resultC. Above allD. On the other handRead the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)In 2013, Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba (古巴) to Florida (美国弗罗里达州) without the help of a shark cage, at age 64. Diana was born in New York City but moved to Florida after her graduation from college. She began swimming at the age of 10 and showed t____51____ and love for the sport from an early stage. Under the coach of Jack Nelson, the former (昔日的) Olympic swimmer, she won a lot of long-distance swimming competitions during the 1960s and 1970s. Diana became well-known for setting a new r____52____ for swimming around the island of Manhatan (曼哈顿岛) in 1975 in a time of 7 hours and 57 minutes. At the age of 28, Diana tried to swim from Cuba to Florida for the first time, but was unsuccessful after high winds forced her to give up the journey. After experiencing v____53____ injuries and health problems, Diana felt the need for new challenges beyond the pool. At the age of 30, she became a journalist in broadcast. Diana loved her new job, but from the bottom of her heart, there still was an u____54____ goal. After 30 years of no swimming, Diana began training at age 60 with the goal of finishing what she started. In 2011, she failed the Cuba-to-Florida swim t____55____, first making it 29 hours and then 41 hours. The swim was too difficult and full of danger. During the long and tiring journey, Diana had met with terrible storm and deadly sea animals such as sharks and box jellyfish (箱形水 母). But every time Diana failed, she was ready to fight back. In August 2012, after she had spent 60 hours in the water, a lightning storm and other problems stopped her for the fourth time. In 2013, 35 years after her first try, the 64-year-old Diana planned to swim from Cuba to Florida for a fifth time. After 52 hours 54 minutes and 18 seconds, Diana completed the historic swim with the help of a crew of doctors, scientists and navigators on September 2. She finally became the first person to a____56____ the close-to-impossible goal. In her book Find a Way, Diana sent us three messages:1.We should never ever give up;2. It’s never too old to chase your dreams;3. The swim looks like an individual sport but a____57____ it needs a team effort.Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)As a kid, Laurie Lower loved to read. She still does. Sometimes, she thinks about what it would be like to want to read a book but not be able to. “I would be heartbroken,” she says. Laurie is a braille transcriber (盲文眷写员). She makes books that can be read by blind people. Most kids can walk into a library or bookstore and find hundreds of books they’re able to read. But it’s not that simple for kids who are blind. They read in a different way. Laurie and other braille transcribers take the printed words of a story or textbook and change them into a code (代码) of raised dots (凸点). People who are unable to see can read these dots with their fingers. The Braille AlphabetWhen Laurie first saw the dots of the braille alphabet, she wondered if she’d ever be able to read and write them easily. She took a class for about six months. First, she learned to form letters in braille. Then she began forming words. “Practice, practice, and more practice were the keys to learning,” Laurie says. All of her practice paid off. Laurie passed the class after completing her final exam: she had to transcribe 35 pages of a book into braille. Today, Lauric works for National Braille Press (NBP, 国家盲人出版社). One of her jobs is to transcribe children’s books into braille. To do this, Laurie first types the story into a computer. Then she uses a computer program to translate those words into the braille code. She needs to look over the translation three to five times to make sure there’s no mistake. After that, a copy of the braille story is printed by a special printer. Then the copy is given to Laurie and other proofreaders (校对员) to check again. When a book is ready, many copies of it are printed on a large printing machine. Then those books become available to the public. People can either buy the books through the NBP website or borrow them from the National Library Service. More than 12, 000 of the borrowers are children. “I love this job!” Laurie says. “Through my brain power and my fingers, I am putting the dots into some kid’s hands.”58. What does Laurie Lower do for a living?______________________________________________59. How can the blind read books in braille?______________________________________________60. How did Laurie learn to transcribe books into braille?______________________________________________61. How does Laurie make sure there is no mistake in the copy of a braille story?______________________________________________62. Where can children borrow the books of braille stories?______________________________________________63. What do you think of Laurie Lower’s job? Explain your reasons. (At least two points)______________________________________________VII. Writing (作文)(共20分)64. Write at least 60 words according to the situation given. (请根据所给情境，写一篇不少于 60个词的短文。标点符号不占格。)最近你学校的英语老师 Johnson 准备开设初三英语拓展课程。该课程有以下三个板块组成：“实境英语听说”、“英语报刊阅读”和“英语国家文化与风俗”。现在他正在征求同学们对英语拓展课程的意见。假如你是初三学生李华，请你阅读以下课程方案后给Johnson 老师写一份邮件。邮件须包含以下内容：你是否愿意参加该课程，简述你的理由；针对课程方案中的学习主题、活动安排或课时数量提出1—2 条改进建议，并说明理由。注意：1. 信中不得出现任何真实人名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分； 2. 照抄阅读语篇内容不得分。Johnson 老师的英语拓展课程学习主题Learning Theme活动安排Activity Schedule课时数量Number of Lessons实境英语听说Real-life English Listening and Speaking听写句子，口头交际5英语报刊阅读Newspaper and Magazine Reading in English阅读报刊，完成练习3英语国家文化与风俗Culture and Customs of English-speaking Countries观看视频，书面介绍1Dear Johnson, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours sincerely, Li Hua