2022-2023学年广东省广州市白云广雅实验学校九年级（上）期中英语试卷

一、语法选择（共 15 小题； 每小题 1 分， 满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从 1～15 各题所给的A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

• 1．Two years ago，Holmes decided to take part in voluntary work.He volunteered（1）

  as a barber.He chose to spend Saturdays giving free haircuts to poor kids so that they'd look（2）

  on that first day of classes.But he had a rule：The kids should receive their free haircut by having to read a book to him.
     The idea was so popular（3）

  he continued it the first Tuesday of every month for the next two years.Five-to-ten-year-old boys would sit（4）

  the barber chair with a book，and read aloud.If they had difficulty（5）

  it，Holmes was there to help.After the haircut，they'd review the book — just like in school，only（6）

  fun.
     "These kids are（7）

  to learn，" said Holmes. "They want to open their minds."
      Holmes，who is married and has two sons aged three and four，（8）

  that not every parent has the time to read with their kids. "I get it.You have kids.You're working two jobs，and then sitting down and listening to（9）

  read is the last thing you have time to do.You have to clean the house or cook dinner.So I say bring your kids in（10）

  let them read to me."
     "There was a（11）

  boy who tried his best to read his book（12）

  ，stuttering（口吃）over words（13）

  he didn't have a stutter，" said Holmes.He let the boy take the book home and practice. "When（14）

  child came back a few days later，he read it with no problem.That encouraged me，" Holmes said.
     "The world today is with violence （暴力），" he said， "but the barbershop is a safe place for the kids.They can read books and get（15）

  from free reading."
  
  

  （1）	A．to work	B．working	C．works	D．worked
  （2）	A．coolly	B．cool	C．coolness	D．cooler
  （3）	A．as	B．for	C．so	D．that
  （4）	A．on	B．in	C．at	D．to
  （5）	A．to read	B．read	C．reading	D．to reading
  （6）	A．many	B．much	C．more	D．most
  （7）	A．excited	B．exciting	C．excitedly	D．excitement
  （8）	A．believe	B．believed	C．believing	D．believes
  （9）	A．they	B．them	C．their	D．themselves
  （10）	A．and	B．but	C．so	D．for
  （11）	A．seven-years-old	B．seven years old	C．seven-year-old	D．seven year old
  （12）	A．care	B．careful	C．careless	D．carefully
  （13）	A．because	B．if	C．as	D．though
  （14）	A．a	B．an	C．the	D． /
  （15）	A．helps	B．help	C．helping	D．helpful
  组卷：17引用：2难度：0.4

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二、完形填空 （共 10 小题； 每小题 1 分， 满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 16～25 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

• 2．As a university student，I decided to learn German.For some reason，I really liked the language，but I was not very good at learning it.The grammar（1）

  me a lot and even drove me crazy.My only advantage was（2）

  — I got an A on every word test I took.After two years of study，I managed to communicate in broken German and applied to study in Germany to complete my degree.It was the（3）

  term I would ever have.
     The moment I arrived in Germany，I felt like I was making a fresh start.The German I learned in university wasn't（4）

  for everyday conversation.My book knowledge didn't work when I used it to read emails and talk with my classmates.I was often nervous at school because I always（5）

  whether the teachers would call on me in class and whether I'd understand their questions.I only（6）

  a little around my eight roommates.It's mainly because they were willing to speak German slowly to me and didn't seem to mind my（7）

  .
     I chose to study three courses — reading and writing，grammar and history.All were in German and difficult，but the history class was the worst.The teacher spoke so fast that almost everything he said flew right over my head.I sat in the front，took notes and even wrote down every single word he said（8）

  ，but nothing helped.I had no idea what the class was really about.
     Years have passed，but I still remember how it felt to（9）

  another language so hard.That trip was a difficult but（10）

  lesson.I think my failure that term taught me just as much as my success.
  
  

  （1）	A．gave	B．saved	C．helped	D．troubled
  （2）	A．spelling	B．speaking	C．reading	D．listening
  （3）	A．easiest	B．hardest	C．happiest	D．luckiest
  （4）	A．important	B．useless	C．practical	D．special
  （5）	A．worried about	B．learned about	C．talked about	D．asked about
  （6）	A．feared	B．relaxed	C．rested	D．celebrated
  （7）	A．purposes	B．changes	C．opinions	D．mistakes
  （8）	A．sadly	B．angrily	C．carefully	D．confidently
  （9）	A．teach	B．learn	C．create	D．describe
  （10）	A．funny	B．boring	C．valuable	D．terrible
  组卷：15引用：1难度：0.5

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三、阅读（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，根据题目要求，从 26～40 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

• 3．Maria and her parents moved to the US from Brazil one year before the COVID-19 pandemic.Better education opportunities lay ahead，and they were happy to get Maria into an American high school to prepare for college.
     Each parent got a job，and Maria started studying.She also signed up for a service club because she wanted to meet people，practice her English and be a part of the community. "I love to serve，" Maria says. "I am grateful to have such an opportunity."
     She worked at the local food bank with other kids of her age，organizing bags for families who were having a hard time.But when the pandemic hit，she found herself at the food bank for another reason：to bring home groceries to her parents. "We were all shocked when my mother lost her job.My friends at the food bank got me through it，" Maria said.
     Luckily，her father kept his job.And with classes moving online，Maria was able to find a full-time job and do her class work at night.Three of her courses were college prep classes that required a lot of work.During her senior year，Maria worked 40-hour weeks and studied even more.Yet，in her spare time，she packed food bags for others before taking hers home.
     Just before graduation，Maria came into the food bank.One of the volunteers started getting a bag ready for her. "I don't need one today，" Maria said. "My mother got a job.I'm here just to help."
     Maria supported her family for eight months.She graduated on time and got scholarship offers from three famous colleges.She moved to part-time work and has completed her first term of college.
  
  （1）What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us？

  
  A．When Maria decided to go to the US.
  B．How Maria managed to get a job.
  C．Why Maria joined the service club.
  D．What Maria did to help her family.
  （2）What allowed Maria to work full time during the pandemic？

  
  A．Leaving the food bank.
  B．The help from her friends.
  C．The support from her parents.
  D．Taking courses online.
  （3）What can we infer from the last paragraph？

  
  A．Maria's great efforts paid off.
  B．Maria does very well in college.
  C．Maria likes doing part-time jobs.
  D．Maria's family gave her lots of help.
  （4）What good qualities does Maria have？

  
  A．Talented and trusted.
  B．Hard-working and devoted.
  C．Honest and creative.
  D．Clever and knowledgeable.
  组卷：7引用：1难度：0.5

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• 4．In the books The Three-Body Problem，Trisolarans （三体人），a type of alien，can dehydrate （脱水） their bodies.They can then ride out terrible environments and come back to life again hundreds of years later.Is it possible that humans could be like that as well？
     Scientists have now found some clues by studying water bears which can live without water for decades，according to University of Tokyo biologist Takekazu Kunieda.
     When water bears find themselves somewhere without water，they go into a form called a tun.In this form，there are no signs of life，and they can survive pretty much anything.Deep freezing，volcanic fire，the dark space ...these tiny water bears just sleep it off and wake up once they are safe again.
     But how do these little eight-legged water bears live without water？Scientists may be onto the answer now.
     "It's thought that as water leaves a cell，some kind of protein must help the cell keep its strength to avoid breaking apart，" said Kunieda.Now scientists have found proteins special to water bears.The proteins protect their cells against dehydration.
     Scientists also put those proteins into human cells.They found these proteins can strengthen the human cell so that it won't shrink when losing water.With experiments using human cells showing successful results，Trisolarans might one day come to be a reality.
  
  （1）What can Trisolarans do？

  
  A．They can protect themselves from dehydration.
  B．They can live in water for hundreds of years.
  C．They can help other dead things come back to life.
  D．They can dehydrate themselves and live in bad environments.
  （2）What does a water bear do when there is no water？

  
  A．It becomes a tun.
  B．It goes to live near volcanic fire.
  C．It finds a dark space to sleep in.
  D．It gives up living.
  （3）What is the key for water bears to live without water？

  
  A．Their special cells.
  B．Their way of dehydrating.
  C．A kind of protein in their bodies.
  D．The strength of their body.
  （4）What is the passage mainly about？

  
  A．How humans can live underwater.
  B．What water bears can do for humans.
  C．A scientific finding on water bears.
  D．The story of The Three-Body Problem.
  组卷：16引用：3难度：0.5

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六、第二节 完成句子（共 5 小题；每题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）

• 13．尽管同学们觉得冬天在户外锻炼很困难，他们仍然在坚持。
  

  students

  to do exercise outside in winter，they kept going.
  组卷：10引用：1难度：0.5

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七、第三节 书面表达（共 1 题，满分 15 分）

• 14．最近，初三学生李华写了一封邮件给心理咨询老师 Anna，以下是邮件的内容：
  

  Dear Anna，     My name is Li Hua.I am a Grade 9 student in Zhixin High School.Recently，I feel really upset.School work is too much and I have no time to relax myself.But every day when I go back home feeling tired，my parents keep nagging （ 唠 叨 ） about everything，cellphone，homework，exams ....It seems that they don't understand me at all.I feel so breathless that I just avoid talking to them.But this makes our relationship even worse.I don't know what to do.Can you give me some advice？

  假如你是 Anna，请从提高学习效率 （efficiency）、劳逸结合、多与父母沟通这几个方面，给李华提一些建议。
  注意：
  （1）词数 80-100 词左右（短文的开头已给出，不计入词数）；
  （2）内容完整，语法正确，语篇连贯；
  （3）考生不得透露个人信息，否则不予评分。
  Dear Li Hua，
      I'm sorry to learn about your problems.                                                      .
  组卷：8引用：1难度：0.5

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