1、四川省成都市青羊实验中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题一、单项选择1Britain is _ European country. It lies in _ southwest of Europe.Aan; aBa; theCan; the2Do you know Thomas Edison?Of course. He is a great inventor who is known _ inventing the light bulb.AforBasCwith3In winter, the weather in Beijing is much colder than _ i
2、n Chengdu. So _ is difficult for me to adapt (适应) to the cold weather.Athat; itBit; itCthat; that4I never feel _ even though I stay at home _.Aalone; lonelyBlonely; aloneCalong; alone5To help me get better grades this term, my mom warns me _ too many computer games, and my dad suggests _ more exerci
3、ses.Anot to play; doBnot to play; doingCnot play; doing6Max, I really dont know why I cant improve my English. In fact, Ive tried my best. Could you please tell me _ to deal with this kind of problem?Take it easy! Making progress bit by bit is enough. Be patient and confident.AhowBwhatCwhy7I hear _
4、your mother _ your aunt likes watching soap operas.Right, just as many women do.Aboth; andBneither; norCnot only; but also8Chengdu Tianfu International Airport _ in June 2021 has become a new landmark (地标) of Chengdu.AcompletedBwas completedChas been completed9The speakers at the speech spoke so exc
5、itedly, didnt they?_. They made me feel I can achieve any goal Ive made!AYes, they did.BNo, they didnt.CYes, they were.10Excuse me, I wonder _.Yes, and it was made in Italy.Awhat the shirt is made ofBif the shirt is made of cottonCwhere the shirt is made二、补全对话A: Hi, Martin. How was your trip to Amer
6、ica?B: When I was there, it happened to be Halloween. Everyone dressed up and played “Trick or treat”. 11 A: Sounds fun. 12 B: For 2 weeks. Ive visited tons of beautiful places and went shopping.A: Really? Are all the things expensive there?B: Not really. We went to a duty-free shop (免税). 13 A: Than
7、ks so much. Im looking forward to seeing it. 14 B: No. It was made in a local factory. But most of the daily things there are made in China, such as. basketball shoes, toys and so on.A: Thats true. 15 B: Yes. Look at me, all the things I wear from my head to my toes (脚趾), are made in China.A: So are
8、 mine. We both like “Made in China”.AWas it made in China?BHow amazing it was!CHow long did you stay there?DI bought a wallet for you as your birthday gift.ENot only the small things, but also the high-technology products like phones or computers are from China.三、完形填空A group of classmates got togeth
9、er to visit their old teacher.These classmates all had good jobs and made lots of money. They talked happily. Then their talk soon turned to the 16 in work and life. The teacher went to the kitchen and came back with a large pot of coffee and 17 cups. The teacher told them to help themselves to the
10、coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said, “Can you notice that all of you took nice-looking expensive cups, leaving behind the plain (平常的) and cheap ones. You 18 want the best for yourselves, and that is exactly the source (根源) of your problems.”“What all of you rea
11、lly wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you went for the best cups and then began 19 each others cups.”“Now think about this: life is the coffee, and the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold, and do not change the life. Sometimes, by caring only about the cup
12、s, we 20 to enjoy the coffee. So dont let the cups drive you, and enjoy the coffee Instead.”16AsuccessBstressCdirection17AdifferentBbeautifulCcheap18AseldomBexactlyCSimply19ApassingBcomparingCexchanging20AtryBdareCfailIn an 21 action, the Chinese military shared photos on Thursday morning of a missi
13、le (导弹) launch (发射) that happened on Wednesday.The Peoples Liberation Army Rocket Force posted four pictures which show a large green missile flying into the sky. The missile 22 from a launcher surrounded by tropical bushes. This is not common because the Chinese military 23 shares photos of their l
14、ong-range missiles or their launches.On Wednesday, the military said the missile carried dummy warheads (假弹头) and was launched into the Pacific Ocean. They did not say what type of missile it was or 24 it was launched from. 25 , the Chinese military had said that the Rocket Force has several types o
15、f long-range missiles, including the DF-31AG, DF-5B, and DF-41. The new photos 26 the missile was not from the DF-5 series because those are launched from large towers or silos. The missile in the pictures 27 the DF-31AG, which was first shown in 2017 during a parade celebrating the 90th anniversary
16、 of the PLAAccording to the spokesman for the Defense Ministry, the test was part of the Rocket Forces 28 training. This kind of test is held every year to check the missiles abilities and the soldiers skills.Shao Yongling, a retired military strategy (战略) professor, said that releasing the news and
17、 photos shows China is being more 29 . She added that the test was to show the world that Chinas nuclear power is strong and reliable, 30 China faces many security (安全) challenges.21AunusualBimpossibleCamazing22Araised upBtook offCturned up23ArepeatedlyBsometimesCseldom24AwhereBwhatCwhy25ALaterBEarl
18、ierCOnce26AdescribeBsuggestCinclude27Aseparates fromBdiffers fromClooks like28AdailyBmonthlyCyearly29AclosedBhiddenCopen30AthereforeBalthoughCsince四、阅读理解Will AI be good or bad for artists?As AI gets more involved (参与) in the world of art, people are asking, “Whats the relationship between AI and hum
19、an artists?”Giacomo Bruni from Italy thinks AI and human artists are different. In his eyes, human artists are like filter (过滤器) of society. They just want to show beautiful things around them to the world. For them, less is more. But AI doesnt understand this. For AI, everything is the same. AI doe
20、snt know what is more important and what is beautiful. So everything in AI-created art is flat.But Sun Yuxin from China said that AI can be helpful for human artists. AI saves a lot of time for artists, and it helps them with a lot of basic (基本的) work. He also said that AI will not make human art di
21、sappear in the near future. Thats because that design is created by peoples mind and AI just helps us make it into the reality.31The question from the title has been clearly and exactly answered in the passage.32The underlined (划线的) sentence just means that human artists can decide what is good, but
22、 AI cant.33The underlined word “flat” in the passage possibly means boring.34In Sun Yuxins opinion, AI can replace human artists to do all of the work.35In order to avoid some problems caused by AI, we have to prohibit (禁止) AI in our lives.Some Canadian children are speaking with the British accent
23、(口音) these days because of Peppa Pig, according to their parents.Peppa Pig has been watched by children around the world since it first appeared on TV in 2004. This popular kids cartoon mainly follows the life of Peppa and her family in the UK. And lots of young children have picked up Peppas way of
24、 speaking after watching it for a long time. People call the phenomenon (现象) the “Peppa effect (效应)”.Some parents shared the changes in their childrens way of speaking English on the Internet. Sebastien Vien said that he started to notice a difference in his three-year-old daughter Mackenzies everyd
25、ay speech. “She started watching the show when she was about 18 months old, and as her speech became stronger, we noticed she was pronouncing the words tomato and there with the British accent,” he said.Some other children picked up not only the British accent, but also some British expressions. Ada
26、m Miller said his children called their backyard “garden”. Holly Besinger said, “My daughter once told us to get all this rubbish off the table! You know, in Canada, we use the word garbage to refer to waste.”Leislie Anderson said the cartoon had improved her sons speech more than any other show. “M
27、y two-year-old son now talks like an old British man. He often says, Its a lovely sunny day, Oh dear! Its actually pretty cute,” she said.36What does the phenomenon discussed in the passage show us?ACultural differences.BCultural influence.CPublic amusement.37How does the writer make us know more ab
28、out the “Peppa Effect”?ABy sharing personal experiences.BBy giving examples.CBy comparing numbers.38If Kim, from England, needs his workmates help with the waste, “_” may be a polite and local expression for him.AWhy didnt you take out the rubbish?BHow about taking out the garbage for me?CCould you
29、please help take out the rubbish?39Whats Leslie Andersons attitude (态度) towards the change in her kids speech?AWorried.BUncaring.CFavorable (赞同的).40What can we infer from the passage?ACanadian English and British English are completely different in pronunciation.BBritish accent is getting popular am
30、ong some Canadian kids these days.CPeppa Pig is the most popular cartoon with Canadian kids.Years ago, my mother bad a terrible earache. The pain was unbearable and it wouldnt go away. Finally, she went to the hospital. The doctor pushed an otoscope (检耳镜) into her ear, and within seconds, be pulled
31、it out and looked at her in the eyes. “Have you been putting Q-tips in your ears?” he asked. Like so many others, my mother had been using Q-tips to clean her ears. And her use of Q-tips had caused an ear problem.Q-tips have long been seen as household basics. They are used for different kinds of be
32、auty upkeep (美容保养), arts, home cleaning and baby care. Every box of Q-tips comes with a warming: “Do not put this in your ear,” But many, if not most, have turned a blind eye to it. “People come in with Q-tip, related ear problems all the time,” says Dennis Fitzgerald, a doctor in Washington, DC “Pe
33、ople say they only use them to put on make up (化妆品), but we know what else theyre using them for.”The Q-tip was invented in 1923 by a man named Leo Gerstenzang. He came up with the idea after watching his wife use a toothpick (牙签) with a cotton ball on the end to carefully clean their young child. T
34、hese early Q-tips were similar to those sold today, except for a few key differences. They were single-rather than double-sided. They were for baby care, not everything under the sun. And they didnt try to keep people from putting them in their ears. It wasnt until the 1970s that Q-tip boxes began t
35、o warn against sticking these things inside of ears.Yet today, Q-tips are one of the most common causes of ear problems. “Theres really no way to stop it but take the product off the market,” says Fitzgerald, a doctor. “And that is, you know, impossible.”41Why does the writer talk about her mothers
36、experience at the beginning of the passage?ATo introduce the invention and history of Q-tips.BTo lead to the topic about the dangers of Q-tips.CTo help readers know the best use of Q-tips.42Which of the following statements about Q-tips is right?AThe wrong use of Q-tips leads to many ear problems.BT
37、he early Q-tips were used for babies only by doctors.CPeople pay enough attention to the waning about Q-tips.43What do the early Q-tips look like?A B C 44What does Fitzgerald mean at the end of the passage?AWe never use Q-tips anymore.BThe government should stop the sale of Q-tips.CIt seems hard to
38、avoid using Q-tips in peoples life.45In which column (栏目) can you read the passage in the newspaper?AHealth CareBNew InventionsCArt World五、单词拼写46Tangyuan or Yuanxiao are an important symbol of t in the family during the Latern Festivel.47When talking to a group of people, it is great to look at your
39、 listeners d .48Jason paid so much attention to the computer game that he f to notice Mr. Smith standing behind him.49Suggestions by Dr. Jill will help us have a good sleep at night, such as a screens before bedtime.50“City bu city” (meaning city or not city) is an internet buzzword (流行语) c by forei
40、gn blogger Baobaoxiong.六、补全对话A: Hello, Yaming! How was your holiday?B: Hello, Wei Fen. You 51 the National Day? I took part in a project in my neighborhood. We held a flea market (跳蚤市场).A: Sounds interesting and meaningful. Please tell me more.B: We set up stalls and sold things that are no longer n
41、eeded, such as clothes and toys, 52 of throwing them out. It could also be a great chance to buy cheaper things. Actually, toys, clothes and stationary got much 53 and were sold out in no time.A: Who came up with the idea?B: Some volunteers in our neighborhood. They called on all the neighbors to jo
42、in in the project, using all the ways 54 , WeChat and by visiting every family to tell people the message. All in all, the project was a great 55 . What about your holiday?A: Its a good time for me to enjoy reading. Do you know Haiga Primary School in Liupanshui, Southwest Chinas Guizhou province?B:
43、 Whats the story?A: Music sometimes makes a difference to peoples lives. The similar story is 56 at Haiga Primary School. There was only one teacher and 57 than ten students in two grades. Now things get much better and there are twelve teachers and over one hundred students in 6 grades.B: What make
44、s the change?A: Gu Ya, a 37-year-old teacher, came to teach Chinese there eight years ago. When he first came to the school, he found the kids here were shy and quiet, so he decided to open their hearts 58 music. He taught students guitar, drums and ukulele. In 2022, the school 59 its first rock ban
45、d called Yu. Soon after that, the second band “Unknown Boy”, and the other bands “Naughty ELf” and “Haiga Shaonian” were also set up one after 60 . Most students become outgoing and believe in themselves.B: I think we both got something during the holiday.七、选词填空从下面方框中选出10个单词，将其正确形式填入短文，使短文意思正确通顺（每词限
46、用一次）。centerhotmonthwhileconnectexpressbutrequireillorganizationleadexactAs a lonely stranger in a foreign land,At every holiday my homesickness rises,Far away, I know my brothers have reached the peak (高峰),They are wearing the zhuyu, but one is not present (出席).The famous poem by Wang Wei talks about the traditional Chinese festivalChongyang, also known as the Double Ninth Festival. The Double Ninth Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar 61 . According to the Book of Changes, the numbe
