2023学年第一学期九年级英语学科期中考试
（满分140分，完卷时间90分钟） 2023.11
考生注意：本卷有7大题，共84小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part 1 Listening（第一部分听力）
I. Listening comprehension（听力理解）（共25分）
A. 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. ____________
B. 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，选出最恰当的答案）（5分）
6. A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot. D. By bike.
7. A. At 5:00 p. m. B. At 6:00 p. m. C. At 9:00 p. m. D. At 9:30 p. m.
8. A. In the cinema. B. In the library. C. At the supermarket. D. At the post office.
9. A. Because she wants to play with her neighbour.
B. Because her neighbour makes too much noise.
C. Because her new house is big and nice.
D. Because she wants to learn music.
10. A. The lecture was famous. B. The girl enjoyed the lecture very much.
C. The lecture was boring. D. Most of the people liked the lecture.
C. 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短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（5分）
11. A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus at a station.
12. The old man told the young man that there was money in his bag.
13. The young man woke the old man up when the bus came.
14. The old man must be sad when he knew the young man had taken away his bag.
15. According to the story，we learned that the young man was tricked by the old man.
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（根据你听到的短文，完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）（10分）
16. Whether your purpose is to put the child sleep or ____________ ____________, storytelling needs a set of skills.
17. The audience will listen to you more closely when you are telling the story from ____________ ____________.
18. If your audience is just one person, keep ____________ ____________ for most of the time.
19. If you use popular words to tell stories, people feel they can follow along by ____________ ____________ what you will say next.
20. Storytelling is not a ____________ ____________ and we all have to be good at storytelling at one point or another.
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
（第二部分语音，词汇和语法）
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）（共15分）
（ ）21. This kind of medicine is not yet on the market for ____________ time being.
A. a B. an C. / D. the
（ ）22. ____________ my opinion, kids should learn to do some housework.
A. On B. In C. Of D. With
（ ）23. Each shop has ____________ own way to attract customers.
A. it B. itself C. its D. it’s
（ ）24. Simon sat under the tree with a book in one hand and an apple in the ____________ hand.
A. other B. another C. the other D. others
（ ）25. Susan heard ____________ fall on the floor, so she got up to take a look.
A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
（ ）26. The two girls seem to become ____________ to each other than before after the match.
A. close B. closer C. closest D. the closest
（ ）27. My old neighbour Charles felt ____________ after his children moved out.
A. lonely B. safely C. angrily D. happily
（ ）28. It is a rule that visitors ____________ touch the paintings at the exhibition.
A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. may not D. wouldn’t
（ ）29. ____________ pleasant the trip was! It really opened my eyes.
A. What B. What a C. What an D. How
（ ）30. Please ____________ your exam papers once again before handing them in.
A. going over B. went over C. go over D. to go over
（ ）31. I ____________ from Mr. Green since he moved to Beijing. I’ll visit him when I go there.
A. won’t hear B. don’t hear C. didn’t hear D. haven’t heard
（ ）32. After she finished ____________ the story, Alice wrote a review for her school newspaper.
A. read B. reading C. to read D. reads
（ ）33. More and more parents expect their children ____________ on computers less.
A. depend B. depending C. to depend D. depends
（ ）34. ____________ Ben didn’t win the race，he was still wearing a smile on his face.
A. Although B. Until C. if D. Because
（ ）35. —____________ will we know the results of the test
—In a week, I suppose.
A. How much B. How far C. How long D. How soon
Ⅲ.Complete the following passages with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次）：（共8分）
A. support B. responsible for C. simple D. control E. keen on
Flynn McGarry is now called “the country’s hottest chef (厨师)”. When he was young, he could 36 the kitchen easily.
He wanted to cook as much as he could. Before he tried cooking at home, he looked at all these cookbooks and surfed the Internet. He thought he could achieve that one day. McGarry said, “Every time I try it, I hope to keep getting better and better. I just became 37 it.”
He said his mother’s cooking was another reason for him to cook. He didn’t quite like his mother’s food, so he decided to try something 38 and cook for himself. Every day after school, he began practicing his knife skills. Soon after, he created more expensive dishes for famous restaurants in his country.
When he was interviewed, he said, “I am really thankful to my mother for her 39 . Focusing on your passion and hard work certainly pay off in the end.
A. including B. process C. natural D. require E. regular
World Sleep Day, on 21st March, was created to bring attention to the growing number of sleep problems. Sleep is a 40 part of human life, but many people in the modern world don’t realize it’s very important. In 2020, scientists at the University of Athens in Greece did a survey of over 35,000 people in 10 countries around the world, 41 China, Belgium and South Africa. Among the people, sleep problems are quite common.
There are many things you can do to improve the quality of your sleep. First, you should have 42 sleep habits. Try to go to bed and wake up around the same time each day. You also need to make your bedroom a cool, dark, quiet place to sleep so that heat, light and noise do not disturb you.
Usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with less than this amount, but others may 43 more. Anyway, sleep should always be enough to make one bring back his strength and get ready for a day’s work.
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）
44. Our soldiers did not fire until the ___________ were close enough. (enemy)
45. They were proud to say these paintings belonged to ___________. (they)
46. If you don’t give up, you will ___________ sooner or later. (success)
47. The little girl began crying when she heard of the ___________ of her puppy. (die)
48. People in China celebrate ___________ festivals in many special ways. (tradition)
49. Scientists say some animals will soon ___________ because of the serious pollution. (appear)
50. A sudden noise made the children ___________. (frighten)
51. The speech ___________ talks about how to have a healthy diet. (main)
Ⅴ.Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词）（共14分）
52. Bruce wrote some letters to his pen friend last month.（改成一般疑问句）
___________ Bruce ___________ any letters to his pen friend last month
53. The railway station is thirty minutes’ ride from his office.（对划线部分提问）
___________ ___________ is the railway station from his office
54. They started early yesterday morning. They wanted to attend the lecture on time.（合并为一句）
They started early yesterday morning ___________ ___________ they could attend the lecture on time.
55. Jane often offers to look after her grandfather at weekends.（保持句意基本不变）
Jane often offers to ___________ ___________ her grandfather at weekends.
56. My friends gave me some books at my fifteenth birthday party.（改为被动语态）
I ___________ ___________ some books at my fifteenth birthday party.
57. “Can I keep the magazine for two weeks ” the boy asked the librarian.（改为宾语从句）
The boy asked the librarian ___________ he ___________ keep the magazine for two weeks.
58. lift, is, the elderly man, the bag, strong enough to（连词成句）
__________________________________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing
（第三部分 读写）
Ⅵ.Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（共50分）
A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）（12分）
My husband brought home a box of six chickens at the start of the pandemic (流行病), our nine-year-old daughter, Sophie, hasn’t let them out of her sight. She named every one and was very upset when we wouldn’t let them sleep in her bed.
Sophie takes at least one chicken with her when she is out. One hot day, she wanted to take Captain Flint to the river. I wasn’t so sure about it: Could chickens swim Sophie balanced a stick on her river tube (游泳圈) for Captain Flint to stay on, and the two floated down the river.
Naturally, Sophie dressed as a chicken in a festival and put Trixie in her arms. The neighbors thought it was hilarious and they laughed. “Wait, is that a real chicken you’re holding ”
The chickens are teaching us about love as well as loss and sadness. Sadly, Captain Flint died after an accident. We said a few words about what a good chicken she was, and thanked her for the joy she brought to our lives before we buried (埋) her. Sophie painted a lovely picture in memory of her and has been wearing a hat with Captain Flint’s photo ever since.
The chickens weren’t allowed in the house until one evening after taking online courses when Sophie told me, ”There’s nothing to feel happy about. “Since then, we’ve allowed one inside at a time. That is, if Sophie immediately cleans up after the visit. The chickens brought a lot of joy back to our lives. In a few short months, they have taught us to accept what we can’t change and find joy where we can. I am so grateful.
（ ）59. What happened after the chickens arrived
A. Sophie never went outdoors to play. B. Sophie slept with them every night.
C. Sophie refused to take online courses. D. Sophie stayed with them all day.
（ ）60. What did Sophie take Captain Flint to do
A. Teach her to swim in the river. B. Show her off to some neighbors.
C. Help her drink water from the river. D. Play with her joyfully in the river.
（ ）61. What does the underlined word “hilarious” in Paragraph 3 mean
A. beautiful B. funny C. encouraging. D. exciting.
（ ）62. After Captain Flint died, Sophie and her parents __________.
A. made a beautiful hat with Captain Flint’s photo
B. thanked her for bringing much joy to them
C. let Captain Flint flow down the river
D. took a photo with Captain Flint and other hens
（ ）63. Why did parents later agree that chickens could enter the house
A. Sophie agrees to clean up. B. Sophie dresses as a chicken.
C. Sophie takes exercise regularly. D. Sophie promises to study harder.
（ ）64. From the story we can learn that __________.
A. Chickens are the best friends and can be kept as pets.
B. Children’s joy is always simple.
C. We should try to find joy in our life.
D. We should learn to say “thanks” o animals around us.
B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）（12分）
Discovering the Power of Placebos (安慰剂)
A little girl cries after falling and bumping her knee against the ground. Her father rushes over and looks closely at the leg. “I’ll kiss it and make it better,” he says. The kiss works. The girl sniffles (抽噎), then jumps up and gets back to playing. Her pain is 65 .
Things like this one happen on playgrounds and in homes around the world every day. When a child gets a bump or bruise (淤伤), says better Ulrike Bingel, “Someone will blow the pain away.” Bingel is a doctor at a Germany university.
A caring adult seems to have the ability to stop a child’s pain with a puff of air, a kiss or even just a few kind words. 66 , none of these things can repair injured skin. So what’s happening Doctors call it the placebo effect. It describes what happens when something that should have no effect leads to a(n) 67 positive change in someone’s body.
Placebos are a very 68 part of medical research. To prove that a new medicine works, researchers must show that the people who are taking a new drug will be in much better health than those who are taking a placebo. This placebo is usually a pill and it 69 the same as the new medicine but contains no medicine. At times a person may feel better after taking a placebo pill though the pill did not act on any disease.
This placebo response isn’t an illusion (幻觉). It comes from the brain. A placebo effect can only influence body processes that the brain can change like a pain. “Placebos can’t fight cancer,” Bingel says. But they can change how 70 someone experiences pain or other illness.” Bingel and his team are working to better understand what brain processes make this happen.
（ ）65. A. delivered B. forgotten C. forgiven D. increased
（ ）66. A. For example B. Now and then C. Of course D. In the end
（ ）67. A. correct B. strange C. real D. easy
（ ）68. A. attractive B. important C. natural D. different
（ ）69. A. looks B. becomes C. keeps D. thinks
（ ）70. A. commonly B. hardly C. slightly D. strongly
C. Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）
Different people may find that different learning methods work best for them. While some would turn to teachers for help in order to get better grades, others choose to study t 71 In fact, many universities encourage their students to form study groups and make good use of them.
“Two heads are better than one.” That’s the s 72 idea behind study groups. By participating in a study group, students can benefit from some of their best academic (学术的) resources: other students. They get to pick each other’s brains and i 73 their own understanding of different problems. Moreover, study groups can create the slightly tense (紧张的) atmosphere. Many people think it’s good to study in it. For example, some students tend to procrastinate (拖延) when they are studying a 74 . However, by joining a study group, they get to observe their diligent partners and are more willing to work harder.
Study groups work best when they are s 75 . Four to five students is just OK. And it’s necessary to make sure everyone has the same goal, to prepare for a particular test, to discuss class readings or to review a lecture’s notes.
In addition, some study groups like to give members certain r 76 so that they would study most effectively. First they need an organizer. He usually gets group members to agree to a common purpose and a convenient time and place. They also need a group member to search for sources of information. His or her d 77 is to remind group members to identify their sources. When a group member says “I read somewhere that…” he or she is usually asked for specifics (细节). This person reminds the group that it’s important to know who said what and where it was said. And a gatekeeper tries to make sure that all group members are participating.
71. t________ 72. s________ 73. i________ 74. a________ 75. s________ 76. г________ 77. d________
D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）
A Wonderful Christmas Gift
Christmas was so close, and so was Ann’s birthday. She wished she could get a new dress with frills (荷叶边) and lace (蕾丝) as a wonderful Christmas gift. But Ann did not want to ask her Mom for that. She knew how hard her mom worked to make a living. Maybe she could make a wish — maybe Santa Claus (圣诞老人) would come…
At school her classmates were talking only about Christmas celebrations. “My rich aunt is surely going to give me a pretty doll again,” said Ria.
“I have been hinting (暗示) about that costly watch to my parents,” told Tessie.
Ann felt out of these conversations. She had neither rich parents nor wealthy aunts to give her expensive gifts.
It was not just the gift that worried Ann. It was her mother. Recently she was working overtime and looked pale and worn out.
Soon it was Christmas Eve. In everyone’s house there was a decorated Christmas tree, but Ann’s house was cold and empty. Every child went to bed eagerly waiting for the lovely gifts. Ann went to bed, wishing that at least this time she would get a gift from Santa Claus. Ann slowly drifted off to sleep. She dreamed of Santa riding in the snow…
The next morning Ann jumped up after hearing her alarm. Out of her expectation, there lay a beautiful packet tied with a red ribbon near her bed. Inside the package was a pretty white dress with fluffy frills and attractive lace!
Ann checked the gift carefully to find out who had given her this beautiful dress. Suddenly a small piece of paper fell out from the dress.
Dear Ann, This dress is gifted to you for being a good girl. Hope you continue to do good things and help your mother. Your Loving friend, Santa Claus
Ann felt that there was something familiar about this note. She looked into the note carefully. Then it struck her. She realized that ___________________. Her mother had worked overtime to save money to buy this expensive gift. Ann was happy beyond words. She knew that she was the luckiest girl to have been given the best Christmas gift.
78. What did Ann want for Christmas
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
79. Why did Ann feel out of the conversations of her classmates
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
80. Ann was only worried about her Christmas gift, wasn’t she
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
81. How was Ann’s house different from other people’s houses on Christmas Eve
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
82. Complete the sentence in the last paragraph.
She realized that _________________________________________________________________________________
83. Why did Ann think that she had been given the best Christmas gift
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Ⅶ. Writing（作文）（共20分）
84. Write at least 60 words about the topic “Should school breaks be longer ” according to the given situation.（根据所给情境，以“课间休息是否应该被延长？”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。
目前大多数学校的课间休息时间为 10 分钟，可以让学生进行适当放松，为下节课做必要准备，有些学生认为十分钟课间休息过短，建议延长，还有些学生认为10分钟课间休息对他们来说是足够的。你认为课间休息时间是否应该延长？为什么？
2023学年第一学期九年级英语学科期中考试
听力文字材料&答案
Part 1 Listening（第一部分听力）
1. Listening comprehension（听力理解）
A. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）
1. It’s convenient for us to take some courses on the Internet. (E)
2. Ben’s room is in a mess and he needs to tidy it up. (A)
3. Dragon dance is a traditional skill and can often be seen in Chinese New Year. (F)
4. It’s our responsibility to deal with rubbish properly. (D)
5. Miss Zhang usually walks her dog after supper. (C)
B. 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，选出最恰当的答案）
6. W: Do you often go to school by bus, Peter
M: No. I usually go on my bike. Sometimes my father picks me up.
Q: How does the boy usually go to school (D)
7. W: What’s the business hour of the furniture shop
M: It is open from 9:30 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. Monday through Friday, but closes at 6:00 p. m. at the weekend.
Q: When does the furniture shop close on weekdays (A)
8. M: Excuse me. I want to complain about the milk I bought here.
W: What’s the problem
M: When I opened the carton, it was a funny colour.
W: Oh, I’m very sorry about it. I’ll change one for you now and take care of the rest right away.
Q: Where does this dialogue probably take place (C)
9. M: I hear you are moving to a new house soon.
W: Yes, though the house I live in now is big and nice, my neighbour plays music all night long and I can’t sleep.
Q: Why is the woman moving away (B)
10. W: I went to Professor Wang’s lecture this morning.
M: Really He’s so famous. What do you think of the lecture
W: Most of the people left during the lecture. So did I.
Q: What can you learn from the dialogue (C)
C. 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短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）
A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus at a station. They were sitting next to each other. “What’s that in your bag ” asked the young man. He then pointed to the big bag beside the old man. “Money,” answered the old man.
The young man couldn’t believe his ears. “What ” he said to himself in surprise. “So much money ” Then he began to think about how to get the money.
The old man looked tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open.
“Are you tired, sir ” asked the young man. “You’d better have a good rest. Don’t worry about the bus. I’ll wake you up in time.”
“All right. It’s very kind of you.” The old man lay back and fell asleep.
The young man took the big bag carefully. Just as he was going to run away, he found that a part of his expensive coat was under the old man’s body. He tried to pull it out, but failed. At last he took off his coat and went away with the bag He ran out of the station as quickly as possible. Then he stopped and opened the bag. To his surprise, there was nothing but old newspapers in it. He hurried back to the station, only to find the old man was gone. Gone, with his coat, and the wallet the young man had left in the pocket.
（11. T 12. T 13. F 14. F 15. T）
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（根据你听到的短文，完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）
Storytelling means telling a story to a child or a group of people. Whether your purpose is to put the child sleep or send messages, storytelling needs a set of skills.
First of all, telling stories takes your interest as well as the interest of your audience. It will be more natural for you to tell these stories. The audience will listen to you more closely when you are telling the story from your heart.
Secondly, observe your audience. If your audience is just one person, keep eye contact for most of the time. If you have a large audience, watch everyone from time to time. In this way, you can be sure that the audience is listening to you.
Besides, use popular words as people, especially kids, will enjoy them. In this way, they feel they can follow along by easily knowing what you will say next.
Storytelling is not a lost art and we all have to be good at storytelling at one point or another. To make your storytelling skills better, you should pay attention to every performance and listen to other people’s comments.
(16. send messages 17. your heart 18. eye contact 19. easily knowing 20. lost art)
Part 1 Listening
Ⅰ. A. 1-5 EAFDC
B. 6-10 DACBC
C. 11-15 TTFFT
D. 16. send messages 17. your heart 18. eye contact 19. easily knowing 20. lost art
Part 2 Grammar and Vocabulary
Ⅱ. 21-25: DBCAB; 26-30: BABDC; 31-35: DBCAD
Ⅲ. 36-39. DECA 40-43. CAED
Ⅳ. 44. enemies; 45. them; 46. succeed; 47. death; 48. traditional; 49. disappear; 50. frightened; 51. mainly
Ⅴ. 52. Did, write; 53. How far; 54. so that; 55. care for; 56. was given; 57. if/whether, could;
58. The elderly man is strong enough to lift the bag.
Part 3 Reading and Writing
Ⅵ. A. 59-64 DDBBAC
B. 65-70 BCCBAD
C. 71-77 together；simple；improve；alone；small；roles；duty
D. 78. A new dress with frills and lace.
79. Because her mother couldn’t afford to buy expensive gifts for her.
80. No, she wasn’t.
81. There was no decorated Christmas tree in Ann’s house.
82. this handwriting was similar to her mother’s/the note was written by her mother
83. Because she had got the gift she wanted along with the deepest love of her mother.
Because she thought her mother’s deep love for her was the most precious gift of all.
(Any reasonable answers are OK. )
Ⅶ. 84. 略。（详见评分标准）
