湖北省武汉市硚口区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷（解析版）二、选择填空1. —I’m really sorry for what I have done!—Oh, ________! I can understand you didn’t mean it.A. forget itB. you’re rightC. sounds greatD. I’m sorry too2. —Let me give you a ride as you didn’t have a sound sleep last night.—Thank you, dad. ________.A. Do as you likeB. Have a breakC. With pleasureD. It couldn’t be better3. —Ms. Green, can I have one more day to hand in my research project—________. Soft fire makes nice soup.A. Be quickB. No problemC. No wayD. That’s OK4. —Have you heard Mr. Li ________ for excellence in teaching last week—Yes. I’m glad to hear that because he’s the best teacher I’ve ever seen.A. honoredB. has honoredC was honored D. has been honored5. —Is Wuhan Science and Technology Museum far from Jianghan Customs House—Not at all. So you can easily visit ________ in a day.A. eitherB. allC. bothD. neither6. —I’ve seen more and more people interested in bird watching nowadays.—________ bird watching, we’re closer to li ving with nature in peace.A. ForB. ThroughC. AboutD. On7. —Unlike most blue lakes, an Australian lake turns pink in hot weather.—We’ll need to expect the unexpected ________ the globe becomes warming.A. asB. soC. thoughD. if8. —Would you talk to the teacher if you find his classes uninteresting or even boring—Yes, but I’d take unkind words kindly for fear of causing ________.A. difficultyB. pleasureC. painD. danger9. —It was a lot of hard work to climb up such a high mountain! —But it was ________ it as you get a great view from the top.A. knownB. uneasyC. smoothD. worth10. —In many poorer countries, people still ________ want basic food and shelter.—It’s government’s responsibility to help the poor.A. badlyB. hardlyC. suddenlyD. finally11. —Jack I’m afraid I’ll be unable to attend the concert.—Oh! If you don’t go, you may live to ________ it.A. supportB. regretC. preventD. perform12. —Would you mind my smoking here now—I’d ________it if you didn’t smoke in front of the chi ldren.A. reflectB. pityC. preferD. attend13. —Linda wouldn’t leave her children alone in the house.—She’s worried that they ________ get hurt.A. mustB. mightC. can’tD. should14. —Mary wants to hang out with me but I need to study for an exam. What should I do—You have to stand your ground and ________ your studies.A. stick toB. drop byC. put onD. shut off15. Helen Keller once said “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” It tells us ________.A. when can we find a warm placeB. where does the sun rise fromC. what readers should see in a sunny dayD. how people can live a happy life三、完型填空When Paul Durietz taught his first social studies class, the Beatles (披头士乐队) had not yet broken up. Pele, then 29, had just won his third World Cup title (冠军). And Durietz hasn’t walked away from the subject since. Now, the 76-year-old teacher ____16____ the Guinness world record for the longest career (职业生涯) as a social studies teacher.Social studies ____17____ history, politics and world cultures. Durietz ____18____ to become a social studies teacher when he was just 11 years old, ____19____ because of his love of history. He got his first teaching job in 1970 at Woodland Middle School in the U.S. state of Illinois. He has been teaching social studies at the same school ever since. Durietz enjoys ____20____ his knowledge of history with his students. “Teaching is never ____21____,” he says. “Every day is different.”Things have ____22____ a lot over the years. When he started teaching, Durietz wrote on a blackboard with ____23____, and students used paper textbooks. Today, he and his students use computers and electronic whiteboards. With or without ____24____, Durietz has organized contests and many other ____25____ activities. Maybe t hat’s why his students always enjoy his classes. Over thepast 54 years, Durietz has also helped to ____26____ more than 20 new social studies teachers at his school. He is ____27____ to have students come back and tell him that they became history teachers because of him.Durietz has no plans to retire (退休) ____28____ soon. He hopes to break his own record. Have you ever thought about becoming a teacher when you grow up Durietz ____29____ that people who want to be teachers make sure they have a lot of ____30____. Also, choose subjects that you care deeply about. “Keep working on what you love in life,” he says.16.A. prefersB. liftsC. holdsD. carries17.A. calls onB. focuses onC. looks onD. keeps on18.A. supposedB. expressedC. doubtedD. decided19.A. mainlyB. graduallyC. nearlyD. widely20.A. valuingB. enteringC. sharingD. educating21.A. movingB. boringC. painfulD. tiring22.A. changedB. performedC. causedD. solved23.A. penB. pencilC. stickD. chalk24.A. pityB. effortC. senseD. technology25.A. seriousB. friendlyC. creativeD. reasonable26.A. trainB. protectC. receiveD. produce27.A. regretfulB. relaxedC. surprisedD. proud28.A. anywhereB. anytimeC. anythingD. anybody29.A. greetsB. praisesC. suggestsD. prevents30.A. patienceB. energyC. honorD. victory四、阅读理解Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees 《怎样观察一棵树》By Nancy R.Hugo, US THE COMMERCIAL PRESS You know about bird watching, but what about “treewatching” In this boo k, published in 2016, Nancy R.Hugo shows you that there’s much more to a tree than you may think. By looking at 10 well-known types of trees, Hugo opens up the world of trees, including their leaves, flowers, buds（芽）and bark（树干）. She shows you how to look past the leaves to find some tree’s “secrets”. Written in easy-to-understand language, Hugo offers ways to kick-start a “tree-watching” hobby. The book also features many amazing tree pictures. The Natural History of Selborne 《塞耳彭博物志》By Gilbert White,UK Penguin Classics This one is a natural history classic. Written in 1789, the book explores the natural world of Selborne, a village in England where the author lived. Over a period of 20 years, White describes different animals through the changing seasons. We can see the world with the same joy and attention as the author. The book is made up of letters. White wrote to two of his friends. This gives it a feeling of warmth and energy. White wasn’t a scientist, just a curious person. This made him “a true natural historian”, said the Natural History Museum of the UK. There is a Tree in the North 《北方有棵树》By Ouyang Ting, China THE COMMERCIAL PRESS You don’t have to go to a forest or mountaintop to observe（观察）nature. Ouyang Ting proves this point in her book. She shows us the wonders of nature in the modern and busy city of Beijing across all four seasons. Fromice and snow to flower blossoms（花朵）, Ouyang looks at all things around us in detail. She also talks about the weather, like the clouds, wind and rain. Ouy ang’s rich knowledge of natural history makes her descriptions jump off the page. The book shows a new possibility for Chinese naturalists to write about nature from a complex perspective（复杂的视角）, noted newspaper China Reading Weekly.31. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news aboveA. Technology.B. Culture.C. Business.D. Reading.32. Which of the above books was first writtenA. China Reading WeeklyB There is a Tree in the NorthC. The Natural History of SelborneD. Seeing Trees:Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees33. The classical book from Britain makes the readers feel ________.A. warm and friendlyB. professional and amazingC. easy to understandD. creative and knowledgeable34. It’s clear that ________.A. it took White four seasons to write his bookB. Nancy’s book has been translated into ChineseC. Ouyang Ting lived in a village when she wrote the bookD. readers can find stories about penguins in Gilbert’s book35. Through the reading materials above, the editor might want to ________.A. lead us to read more books about natureB. explore the unknown world with the writersC. open the world of the great outdoors for readersD. show readers what new books are popular these daysAnand is from a city in the south of India. In 2017, he was working as an engineer at a car part company.One day that year, Anand and his friends passed by a smelly, dirty lake. All of a sudden, he tripped (绊倒) and fell into the lake. When his friends pulled him up, he remembered that this lake used to be clean years ago. “Why is it so dirty now ” he wondered. Something had to be done about it. Anand wanted to get his company to help clean up the lake. He did a lot of research for the project. He found that this lake had once been part of a big network (网状系统) of lakes. About 1500 years ago, the Chola Dynasty (朱罗王朝) built this lake network to supply water for farmland.Anand spent four months studying the Chola methods. All thiswork won him a social responsibility grant (补助金) from his company.What’s next then Get people to join his project! Luckily, Anand found hundreds of volunteers in the company. They began to work right away.By clearing the lake of waste and muck (淤泥), they opened up its blocked (堵塞的) waterways. Then, they built five small islands with the muck and grew many plants on them. Six months later, when Anand boated on the clean lake, he was filled with joy.Later, Anand left his job to set up a non-profit organization (非营利组织). The NPO works to cleanup more lakes. So far, it has cleaned up 35 lakes in the city. Anand’s work has not only improved the environment, but also provided clean water for farming and drinking.36. Which statement can describe Anand wellA. He is a serious engineer.B. He is interested in history.C. He has a great power of action.D. He doesn’t care about fame and wealth.37. What does the underlined word “supply” meanA. protectB. saveC. increaseD. provide38. What is the right time order of the following events①To build small islands②To win a grant③To clear the muck④To do a lot of research⑤To plant trees⑥To find volunteersA. ⑥④①③⑤②B. ④②⑥③①⑤C. ③④①⑥⑤②D. ②④①③⑤⑥39. What can be inferred from the passageA. The Chola Dynasty had a long history.B. Many visitors go boating on the clean lake.C. The car part company is very socially responsible.D. Anand took pride in what he had done for the company.40. Which of the following would be the best title for the passageA. A Fall Into the LakeB. A Non-profit OrganizationC. A Smelly Dirty LakeD. A Group of Loving VolunteersXunpu is a small fishing village in Fujian Province. Last year, a few ladies took pictures there and shared them online. In the photos, their hair was tied into buns (发髻) and they wore a wreath (花冠). There were fresh, plastic and silk flowers on the wreath. It is called“Zanhuawei”. The photos were widely spread online. Many tourists started to come to the village. In less than six months, the number of zanhua stores there grew from less than 10 to more than 150. The tradition of wearing flowers has been a part of local life since the Tang Dynasty. The village is famous for its good seafood. When female villagers sell their seafood at the local market, they put flowers in their hair. This way, buyers can distinguish (识别) them from sellers in nearby villages.The tradition is also seen at happy events such as weddings. Locals send out invitation cards along with flowers. In turn, their female guests wear the flowers to the event.★ Kids braid (编织) their hair and put flowers on their temples (鬓). Teenagers tie their hair into a round bun and put flowers in it. Middle-aged women often wear spiral (螺旋形的) buns. They put flowers and gold ornaments (金饰) in their hair. As for elderly women, they prefer red flowers, head scarves and other ornaments. “If you put flowers in your hair in this life,” the locals believe, “you will be pretty in the afterlife!” In 2008, the tradition was listed as part of China’s intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产).41. What is the symbol of ZanhuaweiA. Plenty of fresh seafood.B. The wishes for a better life.C. The ages of different people.D. The long history of the village.42. Why do female villagers put flowers in their hair while selling seafoodA. To show their personality.B. To get some invitations.C. To tell where they are from.D. To attract more customers.43. Which of the following can be put in ★A. Different people prefer different headdress designs.B. Many headdress designs are waiting for people to choose.C. People can tell their families from different headdress designs.D. There are different headdress designs for different age groups of wearers.44. In the last paragraph, you can find the answer to the question “________”.A. What do Xunpu villagers believe inB. How old is the flower-wearing tradition in XunpuC. What are the headdress designs for different wearersD. How did the flower-wearing tradition become popular online45. The first paragraph inspires us ________.A. Xunpu is well-known for seafoodB. Zanhuawei has become a good way to get richC. wearing flowers has been popular since the Tang DynastyD. modern technology can help traditional arts move forward词与短语填空basic cleaned off kept off doubt sense purpose circle46. Mobile phones should be ________ during the meeting.47. When we listen to his music we can ________ both the beauty and sadness in it.48. The Chinese are without ________ the ones who best understand the nature of tea.49. No one is sure what Stonehenge was used for, but most agree that its position must be for a special ________.50. Billy was uncomfortable at a fine-dining restaurant last night because he didn’t know ________ table manners.六、综合填空Lauren is a 17-year-old girl from Iowa, U.S.A. Her parents plant soybeans (大豆) and corn on their farm every year, so she was familiar (熟悉) with ____51____ (farm) from a young age.In 2020, Lauren ____52____ (volunteer) at a food bank. She found that there were very few fresh vegetables in the food. “Can I start a garden on part of our farm ” she asked her parents. “I want to provide vegetables for people in n____53____.” Her parents agreed.Lauren decided to plant 15 different vegetables on about 2,000 square meters of land. These crops ____54____ (include) carrots, tomatoes, green beans and more. It took a lot of hard work to grow them. ____55____ the hot summer, she had to w____56____ her crops by hand for two hours a day. She also checked for weeds (杂草) daily.In 2022, Lauren harvested her first crops. They w____57____ about 18 kilograms. So far, she has d____58____ more than 3,000 kilograms of crops. She p____59____ to expand (扩张) her garden to 8,000 square meters in 2025. “I want to help feed more people,” said the girl. “Helping others makes me feel the ____60____ (happy)!”七、书面表达61. 本学期即将结束，同学们将面临期末检测。
