山东省烟台龙口市(五四制)2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2024-2025学年度第一学期期中阶段性测试

初四英语试题 （时间: 100分钟）

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第一部分 阅读理解(共两节, 满分35分)第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)阅读下列短文, 从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。

A

Imagine waking up to find a cup of coffee ready and floor swept. With smart devices(装置)

controlled by AI. All housework can be done while you are asleep.

Now your kids can try these devices, show in our community science center from August

1st to August 14th. Here in the center we have many fun activities. Children can also try out

cleaning robot Little Q. It is a cute robot with a round head, two small eyes and two long legs. It’s

like a big toy. Your children will love it.

Opening Hours: 7:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m, from Tuesday to Sunday, closed on Monday.

Visitors: People of all ages are welcome. Children under ten should come along with their

parents. No pets are allowed.

Food & Drinks: No outside food or drinks. Visitors can buy food and drinks in the center.

Tickets: Please call 769520 to book a ticket.

1. What does Little Q look like?

A. B.

C. D.

2. When can a visitor enter the science center?

A. On Monday morning.B. On Tuesday morning.

C. On Monday afternoon.D. On Tuesday afternoon.

3. Who can be allowed to visit the center?

A. A girl with her drinks.B. A man with his dog.

C. A thirteen-year-old boy alone. D. An eight-year-old girl alone.

B

I had the meanest (最刻薄的) mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I

had to have cereal (谷类食物). But at least I wasn’t alone. My sister and two brothers had the same

mean mother as I did. But we all proud of being her children.

My mother knew where we were at all times. She knew who our friends were.

We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids could wear the same

clothes for days.

We had to be in bed by 9:00 pm and get up at 7:00 am. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our

friends. So while they slept, our mother gave us work to do. We had to wash the dishes, make beds

and learn to cook. I was sure she stayed awake at night, thinking up mean things to do to us.

Through the years, things didn’t improve a bit. We could not lie in bed to pretend(假装) to be

“sick” like our friends did in order to miss school.

Because my mother was the meanest mother. All of us went on to higher education. None of us

have ever done bad things. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest people. Now all of us

have a good life. So I am trying to treat my children like this. I will feel proud when my children call

me the mean mother, because you see, I am so glad I had the meanest mother in the whole world.

4. What does the underlined sentence “But at least I wasn’t alone.” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. The writer’s mother was only mean to her.

B. The writer’s father was mean to her as well.C. The writer’s sister and brothers were mean to her as well.

D. The writer’s mother was also mean to her sister and brothers.

5. What can we infer (推测) from the passage?

A. The writer’s family was rich.

B. The writer’s mother was very lazy.

C. The writer studied hard and usually got good grades.

D. The writer is not happy to have such a mean mother.

6. Why did the writer’s mother make her children work at home?

A. Because she was very lazy.

B. Because she had trouble falling into sleep.

C. Because she had no time to do the housework.

D. Because she was teaching her children to live by themselves.

7. How does the writer feel about her mother now?

A. Regretful.B. Thankful.C. Worried.D. Bad.

C

Do you listen to the songs that your parents like? You probably think the music that they like is

old and dull but the songs you like are more popular and interesting.

But researchers at the University of Cambridge, the UK, collected data (资料) from more than

250,000 people over the past 10 years. They noticed that as people age, their social circumstances

(环境) change, and so does their music taste. There are three musical periods that people pass

through as they grow. The first period comes in the teenage years, during which time people like

rock because people regard themselves as independent individuals (个体).

But as people move into early adulthood, their lifestyle changes—they get to know more

people and want to build close relationships with others. As a result, they prefer pop which is often

played at parties.

When middle age comes, people like to listen to jazz and classical. They also like country and

folk, “During this period of life, many people often feel tired because of their work and family, and

there is a requirement for relaxing and emotive (动情的) music.” said Jason Smith, a research

member.