2022-2023学年度第二学期期初检测
九年级 英语
考试时间：110 分钟 满分：110 分
（将答案按序号填在答卷纸上）
第一卷 （选择题 共60分）
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
第一部分 听对话回答问题
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。
1. When was Jack born
A. B. C.
2. What does the man have for breakfast
A. B. C.
3. Where is the woman going
A. B. C.
4. What time will they meet this afternoon
A. B. C.
5. What do you think of Simon
A. He is friendly. B. He is silly. C. He is practical.
6. What’s Sophia’s phone number
A. 85488281. B. 84588182. C. 84588281.
7. What will the man probably do
A. He will show the woman how to make tea.
B. He will make coffee instead.
C. He will make tea for himself.
8. Why didn’t the man catch the plane
A. Because he didn’t start early.
B. Because he didn’t know the way.
C. Because the traffic was too heavy.
9. How much is a jumper
A. 40 yuan. B. 35 yuan. C. 70 yuan.
10. Where are the two speakers
A. On the mountain. B. On the way to the mountain. C. At home.
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题
你将听到一段对话和一篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。
听一段对话，回答第11至12小题。
11. What do they know about Yunnan
A. It’s a large place with many people. B. It’s a nice place. C. It’s too far away.
12. How will they get more information about the travel
A. By going to the travel agency (旅行社).
B. By reading newspapers.
C. By watching TV.
听一篇短文，回答第13至15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
My friend Sandy
When they became friends 13 years ago
Appearance tall and slim, a 14 face with big eyes
Qualities honest and helpful
Wants to be a 15
13. A. one B. two C. three
14. A. round B. square C. flat
15. A. teacher B. programmer C. social worker
听第二篇文章短文，回答第16至20小题。
16. When did Jenny write the letter to Lucy
A. This Friday. B. On December 5th. C. On December 24th.
17. When did Jenny leave Lucy
A. About four weeks ago. B. About two months ago. C. About one year ago.
18. Where is Jenny working now
A. In New York. B. In London. C. In Washington.
19. What does Jenny think of her new job
A. Interesting. B. Easy. C. Bad.
20. Why can’t Lucy go to Jenny’s Christmas party
A. She is busy with her work.
B. She has to visit her grandfather.
C. Her grandfather will come to visit her family.
二、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. The old lady next door asked Henry to help her fix the window yesterday. Henry didn’t feel well, but she was too old to fix it herself, so he _________.
A. remained B. regretted C. allowed D. agreed
22. __________ you can’t answer the question, we’d better ask someone else for help.
A. Since B. Until C. Unless D. Although
23. An argument ____________ between the couple. This made their son very happy.
A. broke into B. broke out C. broke through D. broke away
24. — Do you really want to turn down this offer
— I have to. I’m afraid the job is ___________ my ability.
A. beside B. beyond C. behind D. between
25. — I heard Mr Smith’s 8-year-old son recently won his first piano competition.
— __________ great progress he has made! His hard work finally paid off.
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
26. I prefer ___________ her some presents ___________ her some money.
A. to buying; to giving B. to buy; to give
C. buy; give D. buying; to giving
27. I still remember the college and the teachers ___________ I visited in London years ago.
A. what B. which C. who D. that
28. — Excuse me, could you tell us _______________
— Walk along the street, take the first turning on the left and you will see it on your right.
A. where is the post office B. where the post office was
C. which is the way to the post office D. how can I get to the post office
29. Look at the notice. It tells you that the school fitness centre will ______________.
School Fitness CentreFrom the end of January, the fitness centre will be closed during the weekends and evenings.
A. keep closed from the end of January
B. open again to students at the end of January
C. change its opening hours at the end of January
D. have shorter opening hours until the end of January
30. Which of the following sentences has a different clause
A. An actress is a woman who acts in plays or films.
B. I bought a scarf which is made of wool last Sunday.
C. People hope that the police will catch the murderer soon.
D. The book that I borrowed from the library is very interesting.
31. — How do you like your life in Grade 9
— It seemed a little difficult at first, but everything ________ fine now.
A. looks out B. finds out C. turns out D. runs out
32. — Whether the food we eat is safe enough is worth __________ about.
— Yes. We can’t be too careful with food safety.
A. to think B. being thought C. thinking D. to be thought
33. Tom and I belong to a team. If he doesn’t agree on the plan, __________.
A. neither do I B. neither I will C. nor do I D. neither will I
34. — Where is Jim
— I saw __________ the violin when I went past his room.
A. he play B. him play C. he playing D. him playing
35. — You mean you’ll never be late again. Can I trust you
— ___________, Ms Green. This is the last time I have come late.
A. No kidding B. With pleasure C. Of course not D. You have my word
三、完形填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In 1809, Louis Braille was born in a small town in France. At the age of three, Louis hurt one of his own eyes by accident. Before long, the 36 spread to his second eye. And a short time later, Louis could not see and he was blind.
Still, Louis went to school with children who 37 see. But after two years, his parents took him out of school. They thought that there was 38 more for him to learn at school.
Louis’s parents thought it was hard for the blind to live at a small place and he would end up on the street. 39 they moved Louis from his small town to the big city when he was ten. His parents sent him to a school for 40 boys in Paris, France. It was one of the first schools for blind people in the world. Louis learned many 41 at this school, like making chairs. He also learned how to read. At that time, blind people read by feeling raised letters on the paper.
But the letters were 42 to read. Too many letters felt the same. Louis wanted to find a better way. Over a few years, he tried to 43 a touch system for reading and writing. He used six dots (小圆点) instead of twelve to form each letter. It allowed a person’s fingertip (指尖) to feel the whole symbol without having to move. This 44 let blind people read much faster and more easily.
Today we call this form of written language Braille. Louis Braille died in 1852, but his form of written communication 45 .
36. A. silliness B. sickness C. loneliness D. madness
37. A. could B. couldn’t C. would D. wouldn’t
38. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
39. A. Because B. And C. So D. But
40. A. strong B. clever C. blind D. unhappy
41. A. hobbies B. skills C. rules D. changes
42. A. easy B. simple C. good D. difficult
43. A. create B. control C. attack D. name
44. A. difference B. message C. exercise D. service
45. A. holds on B. hurries on C. lives on D. walks on
四、阅读理解（共 15 小题, 每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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46. A plastic bottle’s life cycle begins with _______________.
A. oil B. water C. coal D. pellets
47. How many of the waste plastic bottles are recycled
A. Almost all. B. More than half.
C. Less than a quarter. D. Less than one third.
48. After reading this short passage, we should _______________.
A. extract more oil B. reuse extracted oil
C. recycle plastic bottles D. reduce water pollution
B
Computers, smartphones, and other machines are the perfect servants. They always do what they are “told”. We usually “tell’ them to do thing by using a mouse or keyboard. But what if we could just talk to them normally and literally (真正地) tell them what to do
This type of technology , known as voice control or voice recognition (声音识别), has been shown in films and TV shows since the 1960s. The Star Trek TV series, which debuted (首播) at this time, showed spaceships that could reply to human voice commands (命令). The 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey featured an intelligent computer called HAL 9000. It’s a computer that human astronauts could talk to. It was mainly used to play chess and maintain (维修) the astronauts’ spaceship.
Real-world voice recognition, on the other hand, is used for more everyday tasks. You might be familiar with Siri and Alexa, two examples of voice recognition software made by Apple and Amazon. They can be asked to do many things, from setting alarms and playing music to placing online grocery (日常采购) orders and activating household appliances (家用电器).
One of the nice things about voice recognition is that it can be used when we’re on the go. When you’re driving a car or walking down the sidewalk (人行道), it can be inconvenient or even dangerous to pick up your smartphone and type away on the keyboard. Voice recognition allows you to focus on (专注于) whatever you’re doing at the moment while still doing other tasks.
People with hearing disabilities can also benefit (获益), as speech recognition software can be used to “listen” to spoken words and turn them into text that deaf people can read. Advanced speech recognition software can even hear words spoken in one language and then translate them into another language.
49. What do we know about voice recognition
A. It came into service in the 1960s. B. A 1968 film came up with the idea.
C. It is only used in high-tech areas. D. It is used by people in their daily lives.
50. How does voice recognition help keep people safe
A. It allows you to type on the keyboard more conveniently.
B. It encourages people to do many tasks at the same time.
C. It helps you focus on what you are doing.
D. It can control your car for a short while.
51. What can voice recognition do in the real world
A. Turn spoken words into text for the deaf. B. Recognize a certain voice.
C. Play chess. D. Create languages.
C
I didn’t want to be a bodybuilding champion. I wanted to be the best bodybuilder of all time.
Deep, deep down ask myself, “Who do you want to be ” Not what, but who. I’m talking about thinking it out for yourself, “What makes you happy ”
You have to think outside the box. That’s what I believe, after all. What’s the point of being on this Earth if all you want to be is be killed and avoid trouble
We have so many rules in life about everything. I say break the rules. Don’t break the law, but break the rules.
I remember that after I had finished with my bodybuilding career I wanted to act. I wanted to be a star in films. Everyone had the same thought that I couldn’t be done. They said, “Look at this body, you have this huge monstrous (巨大的) body, you’re overly developed.” They thought I wouldn’t fit into movies. But I didn’t listen to them. Those were their rules. I was completely certain that I could do it.
Then I got my big break (重大转机) in Conan the Barbarian. That shows you should trust yourself no matter what anyone else thinks.
On that movie, the director said, “If we didn’t have Schwarzenegger, we would have to build one.” Then when I did The Terminator, I said, “I’ll be back…” One of the famous lines in movie history, all because of my crazy accent (腔调). It just shows that you should never listen to those who say you can’t do something.
Don’t be afraid to fail. In everything that I have tried, I’ve always been willing to fail. Don’t be afraid of making decisions. You can’t be paralyzed (吓倒) with the fear of failure or you will never push yourself. You can push because you believe in yourself and your imagination. You know it’s the right thing to do and success will come. Don’t be afraid to fail.
—By Arnold Schwarzenegger
52. When Arnold Schwarzenegger decided to act, _______________.
A. he was sure he could achieve something in acting
B. he received a lot of help from his family and friends
C. he found acting more fun than bodybuilding
D. he was ready to listen to others’ advice
53. We know from his speech that Schwarzenegger is _______________.
A. stubborn and arrogant (傲慢的) B. patient and reliable (可靠的)
C. modest and old-fashioned D. confident and strong-willed
54. The underlined phrase “think outside the box” in Paragraph 3 means _______________.
A. think while standing outside the box instead of inside the box
B. think about the outside world in an open way
C. go outside to see the outside world
D. think in a creative and unusual way
55. In this speech, Schwarzenegger mainly suggests that people should _______________
A. break the rules and laws when necessary
B. trust themselves and never be afraid of failure
C. think twice before making decisions
D. not push themselves too hard
D
Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook by yourself Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores What can’t you be bothered to do
A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of the adults are so idle (懒散的) that they’d catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.
Just over 2,000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain’s largest health center. The results were extremely surprising.
About one in six people questioned said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.
More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.
This led the report to conclude that it’s no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese (very fat) before they start school.
Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently (明显地；显然) their pets too.”
“If we don’t start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most fundamental tasks.”
And Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the idlest city in the UK, with 75% questioned admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.
The results bring serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.
56. What does the underlined word “quizzed” mean
A. questioned B. answered C. listened D. heard
57. Of 654 respondents with children, 64% said __________.
A. they were often too busy to play with their children
B. they were often so tired that they couldn’t play with their children
C. they were often so sad that they didn’t want to play with their children
D. they were often ill and they couldn’t play with their children
58. Which of the following is true according to the passage
A. All the adults in the UK are very lazy.
B. Half of the children are very fat before they go to school.
C. Pets will be in trouble if their owners don’t keep healthy.
D. All people in Glasgow feel ashamed because they don’t get enough exercise.
59. From the last paragraph, we can learn __________ if they keep lazy.
A. people may have heart disease
B. people can work at home all the time
C. people like shopping online
D. people don’t like climbing the stairs
60. What does the passage mainly talk about
A. The health service in the UK B. A study of British people’s lifestyles
C. A study of British people’s laziness D. The fatness problem in the UK
第二卷 （非选择题 共50分）
五、填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A) 根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为61～65的相应位置上。
61. There was not much ▲ (对话) in this drama play, but we all enjoyed it very much.
62. I think sometimes ▲ (沉默) is the best.
63. The bird ▲ (误以为) the stone for an egg and tried to hatch it.
64. It’s hard to believe that half the ▲ (人口) of the world still lived on one or two dollars a day.
65. Tan Dun is one of the most famous ▲ (音乐家) in China.
B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为66～70的相应位置上。
66. Making ▲ (decide) by yourself is an important symbol that you’ve grown up.
67. I don’t know the correct ▲ (pronounce) of these Spanish names.
68. To welcome the new year, he ▲ (hang) up some lanterns and put up some beautiful pictures on the wall.
69. I guess these bags are those ▲ (direct). Please keep them in your office.
70. You should consider ▲ (control) your temper when you speak to the elderly.
C) 根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或词组填空，使短文内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为71～75的相应位置上。
prefer to only because reasons pay attention to relax
Music is heard in every corner of the world: in every community and in every culture. Why Music is part of human nature and it is needed for many 71 in our lives.
Music plays an important in helping us 72 ; we hear it when we are shopping, in hotels, airports, and restaurants. There is music that you can dance to, sing to, or you may just 73 listen to it for entertainment. In the movies, music is as important as the acting. Although most people don’t 74 it, a good movie has music that helps create the mood for the story.
However, there are times when music does more harm than good, for example, when you listen to music that is too loud. You might think this is OK now, but that’s 75 you are still young. Listening to loud music is not good for ears and it can even make you deaf. If music is necessary part of your world, keep the volume (音量) down.
六、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A)阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为76～85的相应位置上。 注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
Criticism (批评) is everywhere in life. It is up to you to decide how to react to it. Learn how to deal with criticism and lead a happier and more relaxing life.
Ask yourself how the criticism will influence you. Will you lose something important because you are criticized Surely not! So, don’t worry about it. Instead, remember that some criticism actually helps you make some improvements.
You absolutely cannot stop what people say. What you can do, however, is to change the way you deal with criticism. If you let it upset you, then the blame is on you. You have the right to decide what to do with the criticism you receive.
Don’t be afraid to accept criticism. No one likes to be told that he is wrong. Yet, every single person has, at one time or another, been blamed for something. Realize that it’s normal. You may have received some strong criticism, but it doesn’t mean that you are foolish, or that you don’t have the ability to do something properly. Try not to think of it in that way and don’t take it seriously. If you can learn to be optimistic, you will reduce some stress and nervousness about what people think, thus becoming happier.
Consider where the criticism comes from. It may help you step back and find out what causes the criticism. Is the person just trying to offer useful criticism It is much easier to accept correction or guidance from someone that has good intentions. This type of criticism is known as valid criticism, because there is a valid point or reason to it. On the other hand, there are persons that offer their advice just to be useless. This is commonly known as invalid criticism because it is often not of any use at all.
Do your best. And if someone doesn’t like what you’ve done, so what It’s either valid criticism or invalid criticism. But you have the power to decide how you will allow it to affect you.
The author’s opinion about criticism Criticism is a (n) 76 part of life and it is up to you to decide your reaction to it.
Ways of dealing with criticism ● Understand the 77 that criticism has on you: 1) Some criticism won’t make a difference to you, so don’t feel 78 about it. 2) Some criticism can help you 79 .● Change the way you deal with criticism and try not to be 80 about it.● Accept criticism 81 : Receiving criticism doesn’t mean you are stupid or you are 82 to do things.● Be optimistic about criticism and you will become less stressed or 83 .● Think about the 84 for criticism: It may be valid criticism or invalid criticism.
Conclusion Do your best and remember it is 85 who decide what to do with criticism.
B)根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为86～95的相应位置上。
High school entrance exams mainly focus on academic subjects, such as Math and Chinese. But by 2022, these exams will also feature subjects like music and art.
At a press conference (发布会) h 86 by the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Oct 16, a senior official said that all high school entrance exams should i 87 fine arts testing by 2022. He added that 12 cities in six provinces have started practice, including Nanjing and Qingdao, with s 88 varying from 10 to 40 points, Xinhua reported.
This is being done to encourage primary and secondary school to p 89 more fine arts classes for students. They should c 90 subjects such as music, painting, calligraphy (书法), dance, drama and opera, The Paper noted.
Learning about the fine arts can help student learn to appreciate artistic beauty, which is good for their mental (心理) h 91 , according to the MOE.
However, not everyone a 92 . Some parents say that students already have heavy academic workloads (学习压力), and the adding new testing material would make things
w 93 . It was also pointed out that not every student will be talented enough to be good at these subjects.
In response to this, Jiangsu province authorities (主管部门) said that the tests will be b 94 on basic knowledge that comes from the students’ textbooks. The additional (额外的) workload will not be difficult and shouldn’t put too much s 95 on students, China Business Herald noted.
七、书面表达（满分15分）
2023年到来了，新的一年，会有新的希望，新的经历，你最想在新的一年里实现什么愿望呢？是学习新的乐器，赢一场比赛，到心仪之地旅行，还是考上理想的学校？请以My wish for the new year 为题写一篇英语作文。
内容要求：
1. Have you made new year wishes
2. What are your wishes
3. How will you make your wishes come true
注意：
1. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；
2. 语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；
3. 词数80左右，文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
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参考答案
一、听力（每小题1分，共20分）
1-5. ABBAA 6-10. ACCBB 11-15. BACBC 16-20. BBCAC
二、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
21-25. DABBA 26-30. DDCCC 31-35. CCDDD
三、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
36-40. BADCC 41-45. BDAAC
四、阅读理解（每小题1分，共15分）
46-48. ADC 49-51. DCA 52-55. ADDB 56-60. ABCAC
五、填空（每小题1分，共15分）
A) 根据括号中的中文提示写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。
61. dialogue 62. silence 63. mistook 64. population 65. musicians
B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
66. decisions 67. pronunciation 68. hung 69. directors’ 70. controlling
C) 根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确
71. reasons 72. relax 73. prefer to 74. pay attention to 75. only because
六、阅读填空（每小题1分，共20分）
A) 任务型阅读
mon/ normal 77. influence / effect(s) 78. worried 79. improve 80. upset/sad
81. bravely 82. unable 83. nervous 84. reasons 85. you
B) 首字母填空
86. held 87. include 88. scores 89. provide 90. cover
91. health 92. agrees 93. worse 94. based 95. stress
七、书面表达（满分15分）
Just as the saying goes, “Well begun is half done.” A new year is a good time to make resolutions. I will try hard to make 2021 the start of something good.
As a Junior 3 student, my first wish is to get good grades on the upcoming high school entrance exams. Math is my worst subject. I will spend one extra hour studying Math every day.
My second wish is to exercise more. From now on, I am going to start an exercise program and keep a healthy diet. My last wish is to make more friends. Friendship is important to us. I will be friendlier to others.
These are my wishes for the new year. I will make every effort to make them come true.
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