2023-2024学年江苏省南通市如皋市九年级（上）期中英语试卷

二、单项选择（本题共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。

• 1．China's panda Ya Ya finished             30-day stay in Shanghai after landing in China and then was sent to        Beijing Zoo in May.（　　）

  A．a；a

  B．a；the

  C．a；不填

  D．the；不填
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• 2．—Millie，I can't solve the problems by myself.What should I do？
  —Maybe working in groups is a good         .（　　）

  A．challenge

  B．standard

  C．method

  D．therapy
  组卷：15引用：2难度：0.5

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• 3．While reading newspapers we usually    the headlines to get the main ideas．（　　）

  A．look at	B．look after
  C．look out	D．look through
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• 4．Don't be afraid of difficulties. Remember： kites rise highest _______the wind， not with it.（　　）

  A．against

  B．above

  C．across

  D．along
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• 5．-Mum，why do I have to wash hands so many times a day？
  -For your health，you______be too careful．（　　）

  A．can't

  B．shouldn't

  C．mustn't

  D．needn't
  组卷：196引用：25难度：0.5

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• 6．—Why is the Belt and Road Initiative（一带一路）         by the rest of the world？
  —Because it has helped improve lives of 30 percent of the world's population.（　　）

  A．forced

  B．praised

  C．reminded

  D．doubted
  组卷：10引用：2难度：0.8

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• 7．-Peter，what difficulty have you had _______English so far？
  -Mum，I'm weak in listening.Luckily，I often get some advice that is worth _______ from Mr Wu.（　　）

  A．to learn；to take	B．to learn；taking
  C．learning；taking	D．learning；to take
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• 8．           she couldn't afford to buy a flat for herself，she went back to live with her mother.（　　）

  A．If

  B．Though

  C．Unless

  D．Since
  组卷：53引用：4难度：0.7

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• 9．— Why did you buy such a small shelf？_______books_______shoes can be put on it.
  —But my blind boxes can，I guess.（　　）

  A．Both；and	B．Neither；nor
  C．Either；or	D．Not only；but also
  组卷：58引用：5难度：0.8

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• 10．—When shall we go back to Rugao？I'm really not used to the food here.
  —     （　　）

  A． Until the work will be done

  B． Until the work is done

  C． Not until the work is done

  D． Not until the work will be done
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七、阅读与回答问题 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

• 29．Chinese people like the red colour a lot.Even now，Chinese people like to refer to ourselves as Chizi，meaning the red descendant（子孙）.
     Red represents the motherland and authority.Official uniforms of the Tang Dynasty were red.In the Qing Dynasty，red was used on official caps to show different rankings.As we know，the Five-starred Red Flag was first raised on October 1st，1949.Even nowadays，headlines of official documents（文件） are painted in red.This is why they are called red-head documents.
     For ordinary people，red stands for happiness.For example，the word "double happiness" used for weddings is red.The bride （新娘）wears red clothes which are different from the white gowns of the west.During the Chinese Spring Festival，people will give red packets with money inside to the children as good wishes.Couplets （对联） hanging on both sides of the doors are written in red.The word red equals prettiness.The expression "hongyan" meaning red colour is a synonym of a beautiful girl.Red is also one of the most popular words used in the names of Chinese women.Butin traffic lights red means stop driving.This is how the westerners like to use the red colour.It is because red is very bright，and is good for warning purposes.But it doesn't really have any negative meanings.
  
  （1）What does Chizi mean？
  

  
  （2）When was the Five-stared Red Flag first raised？
  

  
  （3）Why are official documents called red-head documents？
  

  
  （4）When will people give red packets？
  

  
  （5）What do you think of the red colour？
  
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八、书面表达（本题满分25分）

• 30．青年者，国家之魂。一个民族只有寄望青春、永葆青春，才能兴旺发达。请以"How to Be a Good Student"为题，谈谈我们该怎样做好自己，不负时代赋予我们的责任。
   
  注意事项：
  1）词数90左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
  2）文中不得出现真实的地名、校名、人名等信息。
  How to Be a Good Student It's very important to be a good student.As teenagers，what should we do？       
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