广东省广州市越秀区2023-2024学年九年级上学期英语期末试题

越秀区九上期末考真题2023-2024本卷完成时间100分钟；满分90

一、语法选择A kind-heated man,seeing abutterfly struggling（努力）to freeitself fromits cocoon,very gently,he helpedopenedthe cocoon.The butterfly_l_,but couldnot fly.The mandidnt knowthat onlythrough thebirthstruggle canthe wingsgrow_2_enough forflight.I call the storylearning tolove withan openhand.I am learning that I mustfree the one I love,for ifI try tocontrol Ilose_3_I try to hold.—4Itryto changesomeone I love becauseI feelI knowhow thatperson shouldbe,I takeaway animportantright（权力）of hisor hers,_5_right totake responsibilityfor oneselfand tochoose onesown life.No matterhowkind mypurpose is,I canlimit andhurt himor herby thekindest acts_6_protection orconcern.As Ilearn andpractice more and more,I cansay to theoneI love:“Iloveyou,I valueyou,I respectyou and Itrust thatyou havethe power7______all thatit ispossible foryou to become.Iloveyou8much thatI cansetyou freeto walkbeside mein joyand insadness.I willshare youtears,but I will notask you_9_.I willcare andcomfortyou,but I will nothold youup whenyou canwalk10_.I willstand readyto bewith youin yourloneliness11I willnot takeawayfrom you.Sometimes Iwill beangry and when I am,Iwilltrytotell youopenlyso thatI neednot hateour12_.I cannotalways bewith youor hearwhat yousay forthere aretimes when I mustlistento myselfand carefor myself,andwhenthat happens,Iwill be as_13with you as Ican be.”T_14to saythis tothose Ilove andfor whomI care.And Ialways remind_15_:loving withan openhand.

1.A.freed B.has freed C.was freeingD.was freed

2.A.strong B.stronger C.strongest D.strongly

3.A.why B.when C.what D.whose

4.A.Although B.If C.Unless D.Until

5.A.the B.a C.an D./

6.A.in B.about C.with D.of

7.A.become B.to becomingC.to becomeD.became

8.A.very B.too C.really D.so

9.A.dont cryB.not tocry C.not cryingD.not cry

10.A.alone B.lonely C.loneliness D.lone第二节完成句子

51.《永乐大典》被认为是了解中国文化的重要书籍之一“Yongle Dadian,,as oneof theimportant booksfor learningabout Chinese culture.

52.你知道古人用了多久时间完成《永乐大典》吗？Do youknow itancient peopleto completeYougle Dadian”

53.19世纪中叶，帝王对百科全书不感兴趣，这使《永乐大典》不太受欢迎，数百手抄本消失In themiddle of19th century,kings________________________________________________the encyclopedia,which madeYoungle DadiarTless popularand somecopies evendisappeared.

54.科学家们仍坚持寻找留在民间的《永乐大典》，以便今后他们可以和古人直接对话Scientists stillkeep thelost pagesof YongleDadian,they canhave adirect dialogueto ancientpeople in the future.

55.对于我们来说，学习中国历史和传承中华文化是很有必要的[ts usChinese historyand keepChineseculturealive.第三节书面表达2020年3月劳动课程labor course被正式纳入中小学教学体系请根据以下表格，写一封稿件给当地的英文报纸介绍两点劳动课程的内容，以及作为九年级学生学习该课程面临的两个主要困难和针对困难的两点建议Course ContentsProblems Adviceon theproblemscooking dishes,gardening,fixing feelingbored;being tired;having too

1...machines,making tools...much homework;being poorat…（可自

2....行选择或补充）（可自行选择或补充）作文要求1语句连贯，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名2词数100-120个左右，文章开头已给出，不计入词数As weall know,the laborcourse isan importantpart inour study.

11.A.who B.where C.how D.which

12.A.differs B.differences C.differently D.different

13.A.more honestB.the mosthonest C.honest D.honestly

14.A.learned B.amlearningC.was learningD.had learned

15.A.I B.me C,myself D.mine

二、完形填空He was an old man whofished alonein asmall boaton thesea andhe hadgone eighty-four daysnow withouttaking afish.In the first forty days a boy hadbeen withhim.But afterfortydayswithout afish,the boysparents toldhim that the oldman was nowSalao,which is the symbolof being_16_,and the boy hadgone withanother boatthat caughtthree goodfishthe firstweek.However,the old mans emptyboat broughtthe boy_17_because thesail（航彳亍）looked like the flagofforever failure.The old manwasthin withdeep wrinkles（皱纹）in theback of his neck.His facewas terribly_18_because of the strongsunlighton thesea every day andhis handshad thedeep scars（伤疤）from dealingwith heavyfish on the lines.But noneofthese scarswere new.Everything abouthim wasold excepthis eyesand they were thesame coloras thesea andwere_19_and unbeatable.“Santiago,“the boysaid tohim asthey climbedthe bankfrom thesea.I couldgo withyou again.Weve madesomemoney.^^The oldman hadtaught theboy to_20and theboy lovedhim.No Jthe oldman said.“Youre witha lucky_21_.Stay with them.”“But rememberhow youwent eighty-seven dayswithout fishand thenwe_22_big onesevery dayfor threeweeks.”“I remember/9the oldman said.“It waspapa whomade meleave.IamaboyandImust_23him.”“I knowJ the oldman said.It isquite normal.,9“He doesnthave muchconfidence.”“No Jthe oldmansaid.But wehave.Havent we”“Yes Jtheboysaid.Can I___24__youabeer”“Why not^^theoldmansaid Between two_25_.”

16.A.brave B.strong C.cruel D.unlucky

17.A.youth B.sadness C.peace D.freedom

18.A.brown B.dirty C.pale D.yellow

19.A.terrible B.bored C.cheerful D.excited

20.A.ship B.climb C.drink D.fish

21.A.boat B.man C.fish D.dog

22.A.beat B.served C.caught D.tricked

23.A.love B.follow C.thank D.tell

24.A.cook B.send C.make D.offer

25.A.people B.villagers C.fishermen D.boys

三、阅读第一节阅读理解AConfucius onceheard twoofhisstudents arguing.One wasgentle andpeaceful.The otherwas smartand kindbut hadaquick temper.If hewished to do athing,he didit.If anyonetried to stop him,he wouldshow suddenand terribleanger.One day,after anotherargument,blood camefrom hismouth.In greatfear,he wentto Confucius.“What shallI dowith my body heasked,I fearI shallnot livelong.It maybe betterthatIno longerstudy andwork.You loveme asa father.Tell mewhat to do formybody・“Confucius answered,Tsze_Lu,you arewrong aboutyour body.It isnot the study,nor thework in school,but yourgreat anger thatcauses thetrouble.“When youand Nou_Wui argued,he wasat peaceand happyagain in a short time butit tookyou toolong toget overyouranger.Also,you getangry with others tooeasily.If you dont usemore self-control,you cantexpectto livelong.Now tellme howmany teethyou have.^^“Thirty-two.”“How manytongues舌头”“Just one.“How manyteeth haveyou lost”“I lostone whenI wasnine yearsold,and fourwhenIwas abouttwenty-six yearsold.”“And yourtongue—is itstill perfect^“Oh,yes/9“You knowMun-Gun,who isquite old”“Yes,I knowhim well.^^“How manyteeth doyou thinkhe had at yourage”“I donot know.”“How manydoes hehave now”“Two,I think.But histongue isperfect,though heis veryold.”“You see the teethare lostbecause theyare strong,and keepgoing aftereverything theywant.They arehard andhurtthe tonguemany times.The tongueis peacefuland gentlewith theteeth.It nevergrows angryand fightsthem.Yet,it isalwaysthere untilthe end.“And soit iswith man.The strongestto fight,is thefirst tofail;and you,Tsze-Lu,willbeeven soif youdone learnthegreat lessonof self-control.

26.According to the passage,who of the followinggot angryeasilyA.Confucius.B.Tsze-Lu.C.Nou-Wui.D.Mun-Gun.

27.Why didTsze_Lu goto Confuciusfor helpA.He alwaysargued withothers.B.Others studentsdidnt likehim.C.He wasworried abouthis health.D.He wasafraid hecouldnt studyany more.

28.From thisstory,which of the followingbest describeConfuciusA.Gentle andhard-working.B.Confident andgood atlearning.C.Serious andeasy-going.D.Patient andskillful inteaching.

29.What lessoncan welearn fromthis storyA.We shouldnever arguewithothers.B.Gentle peoplelive longerthan strongpeople.C.We shouldcontrol ourselvesand neverstay angryfor long.D.Always protectour teethbecause theycould beeasily lost.（）B

①A newstudy shows that roosterscan identify（辨认）themselves ina mirror.The suiprisingresult raisesquestions notjustabout how smart roostersare,but abouthow scientiststest animalintelligence.

（2）Scientists useMark Testto testwhether ananimal canidentify itself.First ofall,a markis puton ananimal,usually ina placethat canonly beseen witha mirror.Then the animal isplaced beforeamirror.If itseems topay attention to themark,scientists believetheanimalhas identifieditself.

③The MarkTest isoften seenasa good wayto learnhow smartan animalsis._AScientists ata universityin Germanyrecently ranthe MarkTest onroosters.They puta pinkmark on thechest ofthe roosters.But whenthe roosterslooked ina mirror,they didntseem tonotice themark.

（4）So the scientists trieda newtest byusing theshadow（阴影）of hawk（鹰）to seewhether ornot therooster thoughtitwas alone.Roosters maymake loudcalls towarn nearbychickens whena hawkflies above.If theyrealone,they remainquiet.

⑤First,the scientistshelped the roosters get used to being ina closed—in spaceand havinga mirroraround.Aftersome time,they tookthe mirrorout andran severaltests bymaking ahawk shadowappear abovethe birdand watchinghowit reacted.

（6）When therewas nomirror,the roostersreacted asusual.They calledout whentheywerenear another rooster,butremained quietafter theother roosterwas takenout bythe scientists.

（7）Then,the mirrorwas putback.When arooster couldsee itselfin the mirror,it remainedsilent evenwiththehawkshadow aboveit.Later,the scientistsput theotherroosterbehind themirror.It stilldidnt makeany sound.

（8）The resultsshow thattheroostersknew theywere seeingthemselves inthemirror,and notother roosters.Thatshows thatthe MarkTest may not beagoodtest ofwhether ananimal canidentify itself.

⑨The scientistshope theirresults willencourage otherscientists tolook forbetter waysof testinghowsmartanimalsare.It mayturn outthat somekinds ofanimals aremore intelligentthan peoplethough.

30.What isthefirststep forthescientiststo dothe MarkTestA.Paying attentionto amark,B.Putting amarkonanimal.C.Feeding ananimal somefood.D.Placing ananimal beforea mirror.

31.Which ofthe followingcan beput in▲in paragraph3A.As aresult,they needa betterway.B.However,some scientistsdid anothertest onroosters.C.Until recently,only onekind ofbird hadpassed thetest.D.But somescientists believeit doesntwork wellfor allanimals.

32.According toparagraphs

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⑦，which ofthe followingshows thecorrect orderofthesecond testA.b-a-e-c-dB.b-e-a-c-dC.a-b-d-e-c D.a-e-b-d-cA.Animal WorldB.Quiz TimeC.Science DiscoveryD.Book Review

33.Which part ofthemagazine isthe passagemost probablyfrom（）CA recentstudy saysvolunteering canbe goodfor health.Maybe itcould helpwith someproblems theyouth arefacingthese days.Kids andteenagers whovolunteer arentjust helpingothers.They mightalso behelping themselves.The newstudyfound thatvolunteering throughschool or other groupsis connectedwith betterhealth amongchildren andteens.Kids whotook partin voluntarywork were34%more likely（可能的）to bein verygood physicalhealth thanthosewho didnt,thestudyfound.And those who volunteeredwere66%more likelytobeconsidered doingwell ingeneral.Kidsaged12and olderwho volunteeredwere25%less likelyto have anxiety thanthosewhodidnt.The findingscome frominformationprovided bythe parentsof some50,000kids inthe UnitedStates ages6to

17.About halfof thoseparentsreported thattheir kidsdid voluntarywork.The resultofthestudy comesatanimportant timefor youthhealth.In recentyears,moreand more youngpeoplesuffer fromanxiety.More than40%of highschool studentsreported experiencingfeelings ofsadness orhopelessness in

2021.So theresa clearneed forconvenient anduseful methodsof solvingthis problem.Giving backtothesociety maybeone choice.And thisstudy isntthe onlyone toreach thatconclusion.However,studies likethis haveHmitations.Parents answeredquestions about their kidshealth andvoluntary activity.But aparent mightnot knowif theirchild experiencesanxiety（焦虑）or considersthemselves tobe doingwell.

34.How didthe authororganize paragraph3A.By tellingstories.B.By listingnumbers.C.By answeringquestions.D.By givingexplanations.

35.What doesthe underlinedword“limitations inparagraph5meanA.Ending.B.Weakness.C.Information.D.Consideration.

36.What canbe thebest titleof thispassageA.Helping Others,Helping OneselfB.Choices forVoluntary WorkC.Voluntary WorkBuilds KidsHealth D.Healthy PeopleDo MoreVolunteeringDHome\Health Information\Weight ManagementMake Chargeof YourHealth;A Guidefor TeenagersHowmuch physical activity doI needPhysicalactivity shouldbe partof yourdaily life,whether youplay sports,take P.E lessonsinschool,do housework,or getaround bybiking orpublic transportation.Taking a walk canbe greatfor yourhealth ifyou areable to do sosafely.The advantagesof physicalactivity caninclude:•improved health•reaching andkeeping ahealthy weight•better thinking,mood,and schoolperformance•fewer chanceof havinghealth problemsTeensare recommendedtodoat least1hour ofphysicalactivityevery day.However,youdonthave todo your60minutes ofactivity allat once.In themorning,try walkingtothebus stopor toschool.At school,try beingactive withfriendsin P.E.lessons,sports,orotheractivities.After school,try joininga sports team or taking yourdog forawalk.How canI addmore physicalactivity tomy dnySpendtime awayfrom your smartphone andother screensSpendingtime onyoursmartphone,onthesofa watchingTV,or playingvideo gamescan addmore hoursof inactivitytoyour day.Try tolimit yourscreen timeto lessthan2hours eachday.Be activewith friends and family members•Join asportsteamor danceclub tobe moreactive andmake newfriends.•Challenge yourfriendsandfamilymemberstodoactivities withyou,like charitywalks,fun runs,or interestinggames.Try freeor low-cost choices•You canuse school playgrounds andsome freesports centers.•If youwant toplay asport orgame thatrequires equipment,check withyour neighborsor friendsat schoolto seeif youcanborrow orshare them.•Look fordance andother exercise videos atyour libraryor online.If youhaveagaming system,check outactive sportsgames.•Daily housework,like cleaningyour roomortakingouttherubbish,can keepyou moving.Contact UsHours:8:30a.m.to5p.m.ET Monday-Friday Chat.r口D Email:healthlnfo@niddk.com PHone800-860-8747Give ChatAvailable B:3OWritea.m.-S p.m.Monday-UsFriday

37.Who isthe passagewritten forA.P.E.teachers andclub coaches.B.Basketball playersand dancers.C.Little kidshaving somehealth problems.D.Teenagers lookingfor informationabout health.

38.Which ofthe followingistheadvantage forteenagers doingphysical activitiesA.Losing weightinashorttime.B.Stopping gettingsick.C.Doing betterat school.D.Being happyallthetime.

39.How longshould ateenager dothe physicalactivity fora aweekA.At least7hours intotal.B.Less than400minutes.C.60minute forone time.D.2hours atdifferent time.

40.How canwe addmore physicalactivities to a dayA.Spend moretime onsmartphone.B.Make friendswith familymembers.C.Watch moreexercisevideos.D.Play somesports games.第二节阅读填空All aroundthe worldthere aresmall changestaking placeattheside ofroads behindschoolplaygroundsand onallkinds ofland acrosstowns andcities.41They arebecoming agreat placefor bothwildlife andlocalpeople whomaynoteasily getclose tonature indaily lives.This isthe Tiny Forests movement,_42TinyForestsfirst appearedas anidea inthe1970s.As thescientists wentontoshare theidea withothers,it soontookoff inmany placesin Asiaand Europe.43In fact,the movementfocuses onurban areaswhere gettingclose tonature isnot thateasy.In aTinyForest,there mustbe atleast600trees,and treesare plantedmuch closertogether andwithout chemicals.44This canhelp makesure thattiny forestsgrow up to tentimes fasterthan otherforests,which meanstheyattract morewildlife.People seeit asa chanceto tryto breakthe growingdisconnect betweenpeople andthe nature.Its alsothought theseplacescould helpreduce therisk offlooding,remove carbonfrom theair andfight climatechange.45Now moreandmorecountries areconsidering becomingpartofthe movement,which meansmore tinyforests willappearsoon.A.So howdoes itworkB.Tiny forestslikethesize oftennis courtsare appearing.C.It hopesto showthat bestthings inlife reallycome insmall actions.D.It iseven saidtobeuseful inimproving thehealth ofthe localpeople.E.There areusually around30different kindsof treesfrom thelocal area.

四、写作第一节语篇填词A farmerhadadonkey andhe usuallytook a rest afterwork withtying his donkey witha ropetoatree.One day,the farmerforgot totake the rope.Then hedecided tolie down,holding the donkey9s earstostopit runningaway.But inthis way,the donkeydidnt feelcomfortable andthe farmerwasnt ableto havearest46e・An oldman passedbyand sawwhat happened.He47sthatthe farmershould takethe donkey tothe placewhere itwas tiedeveryday.Even withouta realrope,it wouldnot runaway.The farmerdid whattheoldmansaid andthen tooka nap.When thefarmer wokeup,he wassurprised toseethedonkey standinginthesameplace.But thedonkey drovehim48m asthedonkeywas notprepared toleavefor home.The farmerhad no49i whattodo.Luckily,he sawtheoldman again.He ranup thetold himthedonkeys strangebehavior.The oldman laughedand said,“Though you50ptotie upthedonkey,did youuntie itGo anduntie theimaginary rope.The farmerfollowed theadvice andthanked thegreat mindfor hishelp.Now heunderstood thathisdonkeywas tiedby itsthoughts,not bytherope.In ourdaily life,if wegetusedto somethoughts orbad habitsand nevermanage to“untie them,we willnever makeanyprogress.。