2022—2023学年第二学期一阶练习九年级英语说明：1.本试卷满分为90分，本次考试75分钟。2.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔在答题卡填写自己的准考证号、姓名、考场号、座位号，用2B铅笔把对应该号码的标号涂黑。3.请你将选择题的答案用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上，非选择题的答案请用黑色的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题卡相应的横线上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。一、听说部分。（本大题共30分）（略）二、语法选择。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）This year’s FIFA World Cup was held in Qatar on November 20, 2022. In this sports event, a total of 32 teams competed ___1___ each other for 28 days. FIFA ___2___ the tournament(联赛) to include 48 teams in the year 2026.As we all know, the FIFA World Cup ___3___in May, June or July for suitable weather. ___4___, the sports event this year has been changed to winter because of Qatar’s local temperatures. Qatar was Located in the desert. ___5___ temperatures in summer months usually reach above 40℃. Playing in such temperatures means both being unable ___6___well and putting players at risk.To successfully hold the World Cup, Qatar needed to build ___7___ sport stadium and other infrastructure(基础设施), like airports, metro lines and roads. ___8___, host countries have had between 10 and 12 soccer stadiums, but Qatar has only eight stadiums. These stadiums are located in ___9___ capital city of Doha so that players will not have to fly between cities.The Qatar 2022 may be the last World Cup for some famous soccer stars such as Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentine player Lionel Messi. ___10___ wonderful the tournament was! We all enjoyed this big event.1. A. ofB. atC. with2. A. expandsB. will expandC. expanded3. A. heldB. will holdC. is held4. A. HoweverB. ThoughC. Because5. A. ItB. ItsC. It’s6. A. to playB. playC. playing7. A. muchB. moreC. most8. A. TraditionallyB. TraditionalC. Tradition9. A. aB. anC. the10. A. WhatB. What aC. How三、完形填空。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Wang Fa, 14, is a member of the Va ethnic group (佤族) from Yunnan. After ____11____ the under-14-title (冠军) at the ASICS Tennis Junior Tour in Guangzhou, an audience (观众) from Yunnan gave him a bamboo basket as a ____12____.“We always carry ____13____ baskets when we work in the field. This is a ____14____ farming tool of the Va ethnic group. I ____15____ my racket in this basket to honor (致敬) my hometown,” Wang said after the match.Before tennis, Wang was just an ordinary boy from a village. But in 2016, he was ____16____ by a local club. Over the past six years, Wang, along with other players, has trained ____17____ to improve his skills and physical strength (体力). The children would ____18____ at 6:30 am and practice for more than six hours a day. Every day, they needed to swing a racket more than 7,000 times and run 9 kilometers.Wang’s parents didn’t want him to learn tennis at first because they couldn’t ____19____ it. But the tennis club offered to teach him for ____20____.” I will aim for the top on the professional stage,” Wang said.11. A. beatingB. winningC. fightingD. dropping12. A. giftB. lessonC. jobD. ticket13. A. plasticB. silverC. bambooD. mental14. A. unusualB. uselessC. narrowD. normal15. A. carriedB. coveredC. createdD. compared16. A. treatedB. chosenC. taughtD. cheated17. A. simplyB. badlyC. hardD. hardly18 A. get upB. get onC. put upD. put on19. A. affordB. offerC. suggestD. solve20. A. talentB. moneyC. helpD. free四、阅读理解。（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）A阅读理解AAgatha Christie was an English detective story writer. In her detective stories, she created several detectives. The two most famous of them are Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. Here is a list of some stories written by Agatha Christie.Murder on the Orient ExpressIt was first published (出版) in the UK in January 1934. When one of the passengers on the train is discovered murdered, Poirot begins finding the murderer at once.Evil under the SunIt was first published in the UK in June 1941. A quiet holiday at a hotel is all that Poirot wants. But a beautiful woman is found killed on the beach near the hotel. Who kills her?The Body in the LibraryIt was first published in the US in February 1942. Dolly asks her old friend Miss Marple for help when a dead girl is found in the library. Who is the girl? Miss Marple begins looking for the answer.Death in the CloudsIt was first published in the US in March 1935. Poirot is a passenger on an airplane flying from Paris to London. But one of the passengers Madame Giselle is found dead on the plane. Who kills her?根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。21. Agatha Christie was a ________.A. detectiveB. writerC. nurseD. teacher22. Murder on the Orient Express was first published in ________.A. 1942B. 1941C. 1935D. 193423. What does Poirot want to have in Evil under the Sun?A. A quiet holiday.B. A detective novel.C. A beautiful painting.D. A new murder.24. What is the relationship between Miss Marple and Dolly?A. Mother and daughter.B. Teacher and student.C. Friends.D. Sisters.25. In Death in the Clouds, the story happens ________.A. on a trainB. on a planeC. on the beachD. in a libraryBThe China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation(中国扶贫基金会) has started a program to hire and train 100 local women as substitute mothers(替代妈妈) to take care of left-behind(留守) children. The three-year program will select 100 villagers across Sichuan Province and hire one woman in each village.“It’s a model to solve the problem of left-behind children,” said Liu Wenkui, secretary of the foundation. The “substitute mothers” will do parents’ job, finding out what the children need and helping them with problems. Each substitute mother will take care of about 300 to 500 children. There will be a “children’s home” in each village to be the mother’s office and children’s playing space. Their job is to provide quick service and discover the children’s problems.The program hopes to hire women aged 19 to 55 years old from the villages. “We want to hire full-time ‘mothers’ to make sure they won’t think about other work,” Liu said. “We want local women because they understand local languages and cultures.” The program in Sichuan is an experiment, and Liu said, “If it is a successful model, we will start it in the whole country.”“If parents are forced to leave home to earn a living and unable to take their children with them, we are looking for a transition(过渡的) way to solve the problem.” he added.26. How long will it take to hire and train the substitute mothers?A. Three months.B. One year.C. Three years.D. Ten years.27. What does the underlined word “hire” mean in Chinese?A. 雇用B. 选择C. 设立D. 邀请28. A substitute mother will possibly be ________.A. a girl at the age of 18B. a woman with a part-timeC. a man from the local villageD. a woman who knows local language29. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. A substitute mother plays a role of parents.B. Each village mother will take care of about 300 to 580 children.C. Each village will have a “children’s home’.D. The children’s parents will pay the substitute mother.30. What is the best title for the passage?A. Left-behind Children’s Problems.B. Substitute Mothers in Villages.C. Left-behind Women’s Problems.D. Substitute Children in Villages.C配对阅读。左栏是五个人的情况介绍，右栏是七种应用软件的介绍，请为每个人选择一个适合的软件。____31____ Angela doesn’t like driving on holiday. She hopes to be picked up by someone without wasting time.____32____ Steve loves food and eats out often while travelling. He wants to know the best places to eat and how much they will cost.____33____ Remy loves knowing the best places to visit and sharing them with others—especially new hotels and restaurants.____34____ Before Sacha goes on holiday, he wants to know what clothes to take. He doesn’t like to pay to download apps.____35____During Becky’s visit, she enjoys talking to the local people and learn their languages. She doesn’t mind paying for apps.A. City RouterThe new app is a free route planner that covers cities in Europe. It’s perfect for checking driving time and distance. B. TravelZoomOn TravelZoom, you can read reviews of hotels and restaurants you’re going to visit. You can also give advice to others, such as the best burger in San Francisco! C. Foodie WorldWith more than 40,000 restaurants to choose from, it’s the biggest and best app of its kind. It lets you search for places to eat at a reasonable price. You can book your table for free. D. Go-Go cityGo-Go City connects you with skilled taxi drivers around the world directly from your smartphone. There’s no need to wait for a taxi to pass by, wherever you are. E. AcasterThis free app is perfect for travellers who like to check what the weather will be like in the next hour or for the coming days. So it’s good for planning what clothes you need to take with you. F. TravelatorIf you’re going to a country that speaks one of the languages on Travelator, you can learn some useful expressions on this fun language-learning app. The only down side is the price at $10. It’s the most expensive app in our list. G Happy Journey Happy Journey will help you choose a flight based on whether there’s good leg room, bigger seats, new planes, faster wi-fi, fewer passengers and a lot more.五、短文填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）请阅读下面这篇文章，在所给的每个空格中填入一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。Road-side business has become a hot topic recently. Premier Li Keqiang once said that road-side business can reflect common people’s life lively.Last weekend, four college students decided to taste the trade pattern and difficulties of life outside school ___36___ selling vegetables on the side of the road together.In the morning, they had to ___37___ up at 3 o’clock. First, they went to the farm near the city to buy different ___38___ of vegetables. To reduce the cost, they learnt to bargain with the ___39___. Then they went back to the city as soon as possible to take up a street stall. At about 6:30 a.m. after putting vegetables in order and nicer ones on top, they began to ___40___ vegetables. They peddled (叫卖) ___41___ and actively to attract customers. When the vegetables were not sold out, they gave them free to the ___42___ people. After two days, they earned about 300 yuan.After this unusual experience, they ___43___ their feelings with each other. “We were tired, ___44___ we gained a lot. Compared with hanging out, such social practice makes us learn ___45___ difficult it is to make money.” said Wang Wen, who came up with this idea.六、读写综合。（本大题分A、B部分，共25分）A、（本题有5小题，每小题2分，共10分）回答问题请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题，并把答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。Yao-Chinese Folktales(《中国奇谭》) is a recent hot topic for many young people in China. With eight 20-minute short stories the cartoon came out on Bilibili in January. Each story tells a Chinese monster, or yao.Yao are spirits that animals, plants and non-living things turn into. People are afraid of yao because of their fear of the unknown world. In many people’s minds, yao usually look horrible and do bad things. But in this cartoon, things are different. In the stories, yao are lovely, fun and mysterious. They have their own lives just like humans.The cartoon won many people’s hearts. It shows a different side of Chinese yao culture. “Most yao in China’s old stories are warm, kind and friendly,” said Zhang Yun, who wrote a book about China’s 1,080 kinds of yao. This cartoon tells people the true spirit of yao in Chinese culture.Besides traditional Chinese art styles, the cartoon also shows modern designs. The team used modern technologies such as computer graphic. They also made the stories closer to modern people’s lives. For example, the story of Nobody (《小妖怪的夏天》) sets its eyes on a little pig’s spirit. His sad life makes people think of themselves as ordinary workers.46. How many stories are there in Yao- Chinese Folktales?_______________________________________________47. When did the cartoon come out?_______________________________________________48. What are yao?_______________________________________________49. Why are people afraid of yao?_______________________________________________50. What does the little pig in Nobody remind people of?_______________________________________________51. 书面表达请根据要求完成短文写作，并将作文写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。中国传统文化形式多样，如剪纸、舞狮等。它们越来越受到国人的重视。现学校文学社拟出版一期关于中国传统文化的专刊，请你按照要求撰写一份稿件。内容包括：（1）介绍你最喜欢的中国文化形式，并说明原因；（2）记述一次你参加过的、与中国传统文化相关的活动，并谈谈你的感受；（3）呼吁大家积极参与中国传统文化活动。作文要求：（1）不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名。（2）语句连贯，词数80左右。文章开头已给出，不计入总字数也不需要抄入答题卡There are many different forms of Chinese culture._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________