广东省东莞市塘厦初级中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、广东省东莞市塘厦初级中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题一、语法选择Judies class was studying Chinese culture. One day, her teacher went into the classroom 1 some kites. He told them that kites 2 in China more than 2,000 years ago. At the end of the class, he said, “The Chinese make kites that mean something important to th

2、em. I expect each of you 3 a kite that means something important to you. You will have a 4 understanding of kites than before.”Judie decided to ask her dad for help as it was 5 first time to make a kite.“What do you think of when your see a kite?” her dad asked.Judie thought for a moment and 6 , “Bu

3、tterflies.”Judies dad agreed that it would be a good idea to make a butterfly kite. They made a cross with some wood sticks, 7 then Judie painted a butterfly on a piece of white paper. Next they stuck the paper on the cross. Finally they tied a long tail to the bottom.The next morning, they took 8 k

4、ite to the park and tested it. “Wow!” she cried proudly. “ 9 high my butterfly flies!”“Judie, can you tell me 10 butterflies?” asked her dad.Judie replied, “To me, butterflies mean beauty and freedom!”1AtoBinCwith2AinventBare inventedCwere invented3AmakeBto makeCmaking4AgoodBbetterCthe best5AherBher

5、selfChers6AanswersBansweredCwill answer7AandBbutCor8AaB/Cthe9AHowBHow aCWhat a10Awhy do you likeBif you likeCwhy you like二、完形填空Have you ever watched the dragon dance? How much do you know about the dragon dance? Today I will share something about it.Dragons are a(n) 11 of China and the dragon dance

6、is a form of traditional Chinese dance. Usually, a team of people 12 the dragon and perform wonderful dances. Like the lion dance, the dragon dance is often seen in festivals and celebrations. 13 , the dragons are made of wood, bamboo and a special kind of cloth. So they are always quite 14 . Howeve

7、r, in modern times, the dragons are much lighter because people use much lighter 15 to make them. A dragon can be of different lengths (长度). But it is 16 that the longer the dragon is, the more luck it will bring. Usually, 17 a very long dragon is hard for a small group. When the dragon is long, it

8、becomes heavy, too. So the dragon dance needs great strength and special 18 .The dragon dance began in the Han Dynasty and was started by the Chinese who had great respect for dragons. The dragon dance had been a 19 event before the Song Dynasty. At that time, people could often see it during import

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13、erent colors if you like.21Where can you buy these things according to the ad?AIn a mall.BIn a store.COn the Internet.DIn a supermarket.22From the ad, you can buy the children bicycle for a child of _.A5B2C10D1223Which can be the best birthday gift for your uncle?ASome buttons.BA handbag.CA tea pot.

14、DA children bicycle.24My mother ordered some fashion buttons and she can get them _ days later.AtwoBfiveCsevenDten25If you have420, you can buy _.Atwo handbagsB500 buttonsCa handbag and a bicycleDa tea pot and a handbagAmong all the pen productions, the writing brush (maobi) is a kind of special wri

15、ting tool mainly made in China.Archaeologists (考古学家)said that writing brushes first appeared about 5,000 years ago. Hengshui, Xuancheng and Huzhou were three centers for making writing brushes in Chinese history. Many people still celebrate the invention of the brush every year._ Materials for the h

16、ead part include rabbit hair, horse hair and so on. Some Chinese people like to make the writing brush with babies lanugos (胎毛). People believe that a writing brush made of the hair of newborn babies will bring good luck while taking exams. As for stalks (笔杆), normal materials are usually wood, but

17、we can also see some special ones made of ivory, gold and some other expensive materials.Its considered that the writing brush is the most important one among the Four Treasures of Chinese Study. In Chinese calligraphy (书法) and Chinese painting, the writing brush is widely used. In ancient China, ch

18、ildren had to learn calligraphy and try to write a good hand. Even the emperors were good at calligraphy. Nowadays, some Chinese people still practice calligraphy with a writing brush from a very young age. Calligraphy is beneficial to people in some ways. When writing, people will forget all worrie

19、s and even themselves, turning all thoughts into the beauty of art. People think it helps improve a persons temper (脾气).Writing or painting with writing brushes is not only a way of communication, but also a way of expressing a persons inner world.26The following cities were the centers for making w

20、riting brushes EXCEPT _.AHengshuiBXuanchengCHuzhouDLanzhou27Which of the following sentences can be put into the “_” in paragraph 3?AThe lanugos of newborn babies can bring good luck.BThe materials needed to make writing brushes are expensive.CThe head of writing brushes can be made of different mat

21、erials.DA writing brush can be divided into two parts: the head and the stalk.28What does the underlined word “beneficial” in paragraph 4 mean?ASpecial.BDifficult.CHelpful.DInteresting.29What can we know from the passage?APeople started to use the writing brush 4,000 years ago.BChinese people now st

22、ill use writing brushes in many fields.CWriting brushes made from the human hair will help you get good grades.DThe writing brush is the most important invention in modern China. 30What is the structure of the passage?ABCD 31 Mr. Green from France opens a restaurant in Guangzhou. Most of his custome

23、rs speak Cantonese (广东话). So he wants to take a one-to-one course to learn it. 32 Mr. Wang always does business with local people in Meizhou. But he cant understand them at all when they speak Hakka (客家话). 33 Xie Ling, a junior high school student from Dongguan, is worried about her coming spoken En

24、glish test. She wants to correct her pronunciation. 34 Liu Ning is learning French. She wants to practice spoken French and correct her pronunciation online. 35 Tina is from Russia. She is looking for a Chinese teacher to help her prepare for the Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College S

25、tudents.AIf you want to do business with foreigners, you must take this course. It can help you learn some simple English.BThis online one-to-one course is perfect for the French who want to learn Cantonese. You can talk with others in Cantonese in four months.C Are you preparing for the Russian Pro

26、ficiency Test? You should take this one-to-two course online. All of our teachers are native Russians.DAre you worried about your oral (口头的) French? Our online teachers can not only practice spoken French with you but also correct your wrong pronunciation.E. Do you want to learn Hakka in four months

27、? This one-to-two course is a good choice.F. This online course is perfect for foreigners who want to learn Chinese well. All of our teachers have over ten years teaching experience.G. This course is great for middle school students who want to improve their spoken English or prepare for a spoken En

28、glish test. We have experienced teachers to correct your pronunciation.四、选词填空选词填空iflearnwhatwesoafraidadvisenoteprogressbyproudmanyAs we all know, English is an important subject in the middle school. Everyone knows that we must 36 English well at school, but some students dont know how to learn it

29、well. Here is some 37 that may help you with your English.The biggest problem is 38 own fear. We worry that we wont say things correctly or that we will look foolish 39 that we dont speak English at all. Dont be 40 of making mistakes.The fastest way to learn something is to do it again and again unt

30、il we get it right. Learning English of course needs practice. Dont let a little fear stop us from getting 41 we want.The best way to learn English is to have a good environment. Take 42 in English, put English books around our rooms, listen to English radios, watch English news and TV programs. The

31、 43 English materials we have around us, the faster we will learn it.Many people think that exercises and tests arent much fun. However, 44 doing exercises and taking tests, we can really improve our English. If we never take tests, we will never know how much 45 we have made.I believe with these me

32、thods, we will improve our ability in learning English well.五、单词拼写46In autumn, the (叶子) turn yellow.47This book was (翻译) into different languages.48Youd better pay (注意) to your spelling.49Lily studies English by listening to a tape and (重复) many times.50It is (方便的) to travel to Beijing by train.51He

33、 is good at giving a (发言) in front of people.52Our neighbor likes (招待) us with kindness.53Somebody has (偷) my bike. I have to walk to school now.54Paul liked to share his (知识) by asking questions.55Jack (失败) to catch the early bus this morning.六、翻译56筷子是用来吃面条的。 57我想知道我们接下来应该去哪。 58我过去在学校不受欢迎。 59知道如何礼貌

34、求助是重要的。 60我们的老师鼓励我们去实现自己的梦想。 七、读写综合A回答问题Many people think that only grown-ups can make a difference. Is it true? Teen Vogue interviewed some teenagers across the world. Get ready to be inspired (启发).16-year-old Michael started using social media to cheer up teenagers of his age to follow their dream

35、s on his baseball blogs. Michael also wrote about sports people and how they faced their difficulties.Lesein first learned about climate change when he was in primary school. His home country of Kenya loses tens of thousands of hectares (公顷) of forest each year.With a deep love of soccer, Lesein sta

36、rted a project named Trees for Goals, planting a tree for every goal he scored in the matches. Later the schools soccer, rugby and basketball teams all followed him. In 2019, almost 1,000 trees in forests outside of Nairobi were planted. Now the government provides trees for them to plant.Alexis Lew

37、is invented a wheeled travois (雪橇) with bamboo at 12 years old to help poor people who need to transport children many miles to hospitals. Another invention of hers is a special mask (面罩) which can be thrown through a window of a smoke-filled building to people inside.Alexis said, “The reason why I

38、try to invent something is that I want to help people in need and I love physics.” Alexis also told the reporter that she wanted children to know that everybody whos ever tried to solve a problem can be an inventor.These young people are certainly shining examples to show youre never too young to ma

39、ke a difference.61How old is Michael? 62When did Lesein first learn about climate change? 63What kind of sport does Lesein like? 64Which invention can help people in a fire accident? 65Why does Alexis try to invent something? B书面表达66假设你是李华，今年你是九年级的学生，开学到现在已经两个多月了。你想和你的美国笔友Jack分享你在学校的生活，请你给他写一封信，内容包括：1).说明你的写信意图和开学以来的感受。2).你最喜欢哪个科目的老师并说明原因。3).对比八年级，从学习和课后活动两方面谈谈你过去与现在的变化。温馨提醒：注意审题和要点。开头已经给出，不算入字数。（文章不少于80词）Dear Jack,How time flies! I have been a Grade Nine student for over two months. Yours,Li Hua试卷第9页，共9页