湖南省岳阳市汨罗市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读单选 Film Extras Wanted Have you ever wanted to be in the movies? Are you interested in acting? We’re making a film in the local area during July and August and we’ll need several young people as extras (临时演员). We’re looking for active and social 14-18-year-old people. Pay:￡50 a day+meals. Please include a recent photograph in your application. Newspaper Boys/Girls We’re looking for honest young people to deliver (投递) newspapers and magazines. We need one person for morning deliveries (7 a.m.—8 a.m.) and two people for evening deliveries (5 p.m.—6 p.m.). You must be at least 13 years old and have your own bicycle. For morning deliveries you need to be good at getting up early, too! Pay:￡30 a week When you apply (申请), please say whether you prefer mornings or evenings. 1．To be a film extra, one has to be ________. A．polite and patient

B．active and social

C．honest and strong

Part-Time Assistants Wanted Shop’n’Save Supermarket needs two young people (14-18) for evening and weekend work. The job includes helping customers, putting things on the shelves, collecting trolleys, etc. Hours:5 p.m.-7 p.m. on weekdays or 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Pay:￡4 an hour and free lunch for weekend hours. The Coffee Pot Restaurant We’re looking for Saturday assistants (帮手) in our busy town centre restaurant. The job will include setting and clearing tables, serving customers and helping in the kitchen. We’re looking for polite and patient people who can work under pressure. Hours:10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. including a half-hour lunch break. Pay:￡5 an hour + lunch 2．A part-time assistant at Shop’n’Save Supermarket needs to ________. A．set and clear tables

B．provide a photo

C．help customers

3．If 13-year-old Tom is free from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., which job can he apply for? A．A restaurant assistant.

Teens will finally grow up some day, leaving their parents and facing the challenges in life alone, so they should learn basic life skills and form good working habits.

试卷第1页，共8页 B．A film extra.

C．A newspaper boy.

The government has been trying to pay attention to the importance of hard-working spirit education (劳动教育). But this has been overlooked in recent years. Many teens do not value the importance of working hard. There is a teenage girl named Nancy, who never helps out around the house. Once her mother was on vacation for a week, leaving her alone at home. When her mother came home from vacation, she could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.

Schools play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard. Primary and middle schools should provide students with hard-working spirit courses every week. To our joy, some schools have provided each class with a piece of field to plant their favorite vegetables. For example, No. 38 Middle School in Hefei set up a 500-square-meter farm on an open platform ( 露天平台) of their teaching building. Each class is asked to grow and pick vegetables there.

Parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. Teens should master one or two life skills every year. These skills can include cooking, washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms. The basic skills may help teens to solve the problems they will meet in the future.

4．What does the underlined word “overlooked” mean in Chinese? A．强调

B．忽视

C．珍惜

5．The writer gives the example of Nancy in the second paragraph to show ________. A．Nancy is too busy to help out around the house B．many teens do not value the importance of working hard C．Nancy’s parents don’t want her to help with chores at home 6．Which is not the life skill for students according to the passage? A．Playing computer games.

C．Cooking.

B．Washing clothes.

7．What is the title of the passage? A．Family education education

Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unlucky, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

试卷第2页，共8页 B．School education

C．Hard-working spirit

Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “sorry, I am a stranger here.”

Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.

When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

8．The writer always refuses to give people directions because ________. A．she’s a strange to the city

B．she’s afraid of giving wrong directions. C．she has no time to help others

9．A man stopped the writer on the way to ________. A．sell her something

B．ask for the time

C．ask for the directions.

10．The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ________.

A．lives

B．studies

C．works

11．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The writer is too shy to give others directions B．The writer has a very poor sense of directions C．The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.

二、阅读还原5选5

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Nowadays we often work as a team. 12 People want team leaders they can trust. Would you like to be a good leader? Here’s some advice for you.

Ask to know your team.

Learn about each person on your team.You can’t be a successful leader unless you know your team. Be a “learner” instead of a “knower” as you don’t have all the answers.

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13 . For example, as you pass someone, you can ask, “Hi! Do you enjoy doing this work?” or “Do you have any ideas about how to do it better?”

Talk to your team. 14

It’s a good practice to talk actively with everyone on your team. Tell them what you’re thinking about and what new problems you are considering. The more you talk to them, the more comfortable they will feel when they give you their opinions.

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Let your team feel you are a good listener. Whenever they have problems at work or at home, listen to what they want to say. Be patient and never trying to interrupt (打断) them. Make your team feel they can talk to you.

Care about your team.

Show your team you care about them. People will work harder for their leaders if they feel they are really cared about. 16 That will make your team trust and respect you more.

A．Listen to your team

B．Try to get close to them by asking questions C．But leading a group of people can be difficult D．Be as active as you can when you stay with your team

E．If someone comes to you with a problem, always be ready to help

三、阅读回答问题

阅读短文, 然后根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。

In the middle of the Xiangjiang River, the Orange Isle named for its rich oranges rides through the center of the river from south to north, meeting the Yuelu Mountain in the west and neighboring the ancient Changsha in the east. It has been known for its beautiful scenery (风景) and long history since ancient times.

The Statue (雕像) of Mao Zedong in Youth at the head of Orange Isle is the largest artistic statue of Chairman Mao in China. With the strong visual (视觉的) effects, it is also a landmark building of the Orange Isle. Pei Gong Pavilion (亭) was built in the middle of Orange Isle by Pei Xiu, the chancello (宰相) of the late Tang Dynasty when he was an official

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in Changsha.Standing on the pavilion, you can overlook the Yuelu Mountain in the distance. Also, you can rest on the chair and enjoy the view of the surging Xiangjiang River. Jiangshen Temple is in the tail of the Orange Isle. Founded in the Liang Dynasty of the Six Dynasties (AD 222—5), it was built by the Changsha people to honor the God of the River in ancient times. When people walk into the temple, the old Hunan-style buildings seem to make people travel through thousands of years.

Gongji Tower, located on the north side of Jiangshen Temple, is the tallest ancient building on the Orange Isle. In the past, Changsha people would climb here in winter to watch the wonderful scenery of “Eight Views of Hunan”, “Dusk Snow on the River”. Climbing up the Gongji Tower and looking at both sides of the Xiangjiang River, you can enjoy the beauty of “Mountains, Waters, Isles and the City” in Changsha. 17．What has the Orange Isle been famous for? 18．Where is the Statue of Chairman Mao? 19．Is Pei Gong Pavilion in the tail of the Orange Isle? 20．Why did Changsha people build Jiangshen Temple?

四、完形填空

通读全文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

There are a great number of inventions in the world. Many useful machines were 21 by inventors. These machines have 22 the world a lot. There are many great inventors in the world and Watt is one of them.

Watt was English. When he was a child, he liked to ask questions and he was always 23 hard. One day, he was sitting in the kitchen with his grandmother, he 24 a kettle (水壶) on the stove (火炉). Soon steam (蒸汽) began to come 25 the kettle and the lid (盖子) was shaking. Watt asked what was in the kettle. His grandmother said, “Water, my child.”

“But I know there’s 26 in it. It pushes the lid up.” said Watt. His grandmother

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told him that it was only steam. He asked his grandmother, “ 27 does the steam come up under the lid?” His grandmother said that it came from hot water. Watt said to 28 , “The steam will be much stronger. It can push things. The steam will be much 29 if there’s more water.”

Later, Watt tried hard and made steam 30 for people. He invented the first engine. 21．A．sent 22．A．changed 23．A．playing 24．A．looked at 25．A．at 26．A．Something 27．A．What 28．A．him 29．A．stronger 30．A．working

B．made B．got B．using B．looked B．out of B．nothing B．How B．herself B．strong B．to work

C．invented C．because C．thinking C．saw C．in C．anything C．Whether C．himself C．weak C．work

五、语法填空

阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式。 Using a tea bag is most westerners’ favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about? The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea 31 (sell). He was sending out free tea in silk bags 32 people to try. People put the bags together with the tea 33 (leaf) into the cup and added hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy 34 (clean) the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them the loose tea(散装茶) again. Sullivan 35 (realize) that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine 36 pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed 37 silk to gauze(薄纱) and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK, and today about 85% of the tea in the UK is 38 (pack) in paper bags. 试卷第6页，共8页

However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea. This is because some tea companies put poor quality tea in 39 (they) tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still 40 (a) easy and tasty way to go.

六、语篇翻译

阅读下面的短文，将文中划线部分译成汉语或英语。

Many people are trying to learn a new language. Some of them consider it as a hobby, while others learn it because it is required by their jobs or study. As a foreigner who is really interested in Chinese culture, I like learning Chinese.

It is reported that a person needs to know at least 3, 000 Chinese characters (汉字) to understand most Chinese newspapers. (1)However, some foreigners think it is so hard that they give up halfway. It’s the most difficult part for me, too. But I manage to write each character by watching videos online. Whenever I see a character I don’t know, (2)我会把它写下来并且查阅它。 Slowly I can learn more and more characters that are common in daily life.

As for listening, I usually download (下载) a lot of listening materials and listen to them on the way to school, work and even dates with my friends.(3)I also practice listening by watching Chinese TV shows and films. In this way, I am able to learn how to express myself like a Chinese.

(4)尽可能多地说中文也很重要。 I practice talking about different topics in Chinese when I am cycling around, effectively talking to myself or in my head, thinking through different conversations and scenarios (场景). For example, if I go to a shop, I will think how to say that in Chinese. It helps me to think in a Chinese way, which is really important.

(5) Learning a language is never easy. Basically, I just use every tool on hand and take my learning step by step, and I’m still learning new things to this day! 41． 42． 43． 44． 45．

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七、材料作文

46．上周你班召开了一次“告别陋习，走向文明”的主题班会，会上老师让你们谈谈身边同学的变化。请你根据表格里的内容写一篇有关王明同学的文章。 过去的表现 经常和同学打架 现在的表现 与同学相处融洽 花很多时间玩电脑游戏 积极参加各项活动 经常吃垃圾食品 健康的生活习惯 在课堂上吃东西、睡觉 认真听讲，按时完成作业 考试不及格 各门学科学得很好 1.文章必须包括所有内容要点，注意：可适当发挥，使短文的意思连贯，语句通顺； 2.词数：80词左右：（文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数）

3.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名及地名。

Wang Ming is my classmate. He has made great progress this term. In the past _________________________

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