2023-2024学年广东省广州市白云区九年级（上）期中英语试卷
发布：2024/10/5 13:0:1
一、语法选择阅读下面短文，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。
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1．Stephen Hawking was born，in Oxford，England on 8th January，1942.He went to school in St Albans-- a small city near London. （1）
he did well，he was never top of his class.
After（2）school，Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics，then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology（宇宙学）.As he himself （3），he didn't work hard.He was a very lazy student，and did very（4）work.However，he still got good marks.
It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him.He started to bump（撞上） into things.When he visited his family at Christmas time，his mother was （5）worried that she made him see （6）doctor.Hawking was sent to hospital（7）tests.Finally，the result came back.Hawking had motor neurone disease（运动神经元病），a serious illness which would make him unable to speak，breathe or move without the help of a machine.Doctors said they had no way （8）him.He would die before he was 23.
At first，Hawking became very （9）.After a while，though，he began to see his life in a different way. （10）he later wrote，"Before I（11）about my illness，I had been very bored with my life.There（12）nothing worth doing.But shortly after I came out of hospital，I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do."（13）a meaningful life，Hawking got married and found a job at Cambridge University as a professor.He strongly believes that his story shows that （14），however（无论怎么） bad their situation is，should not lose hope."Life is not fair，"he once said."You just（15）do the best you can in your own situation."（1） A.And B.But C.Although D.While （2） A.leaves B.to leave C.left D.leaving （3） A.say B.said C.says D.was saying （4） A.a few B.few C.a little D.little （5） A.so B.very C.such D.quite （6） A.the B.a C.an D./ （7） A.with B.of C.on D.for （8） A.help B.helped C.to help D.will help （9） A.sad B.sadder C.the saddest D.saddest （10） A.Like B.On C.In D.As （11） A.tell B.told C.am told D.was told （12） A.seems to have B.seemed to has C.seemed to be D.seemed to is （13） A.To live B.Living C.Lives D.Live （14） A.somebody B.anybody C.nobody D.everybody （15） A.could B.have to C.had to D.might 组卷：15引用：3难度：0.5
二、完形填空阅读下面短文，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。
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2．One morning，when I was leaving for my business，a middle-aged man came up and asked me for jye.ailp.He said he had no money to get food for his large family."You look（1）
.Why don't you work？"I asked."Simply because I cannot get work，sir.""If I give you work，what pay do you want？""As long as I can get bread for my family，sir."he answered.
I decided to find out if he really meant what he said. "OK.I'll give you one pound an hour，if you （2）a brick（砖块） under your arm and walk around the square for five hours without stopping.""Thank you，sir.I will."
I found a brick and started him on his walk before I went to my （3）.I never thought he would do what he had said.
When I came back five hours later，I saw him still （4），with the brick under his arm.I stopped him and gave him five pounds.He thanked me and told me that some people had （5）to help him when they knew why he was doing all this.He said they would give him work directly，but he （6）.Before leaving，he asked if I would give him the（7）.I did.
Several years later，a well-dressed man greeted me on a train.Seeing I was not sure who he was，he （8）that he was the brick man and had his own business now."You know，I still keep that brick and always consider it as the most （9）thing I have because it has brought me luck and success."
In fact，it was not the brick that made the man successful，but his faithfulness（坚定） in doing （10）a very little thing.（1）A.strong B.young C.smart D.honest （2）A.break B.carry C.fix D.hide （3）A.business B.home C.bookshop D.office （4）A.crying B.talking C.doing D.walking （5）A.continued B.forgotten C.offered D.refused （6）A.accepted B.refused C.ran D.walked （7）A.bread B.pay C.brick D.job （8）A.explained B.imagined C.realized D.supposed （9）A.beautiful B.important C.expensive D.interesting （10）A.even B.nearly C.so D.out 组卷：41引用：4难度：0.4
三、阅读第一节阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
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3．"I will think of it．" It is easy to say this，but do you know what great things have come from thinking？
Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he saw an apple fall from a tree．He began to think and tried to find out why the apple fell．Then he discovered how the sun，moon，and stars are kept in their places．
A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire，watching the lid of the kettle move up and down．He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the lid．From that time，he went on thinking and thinking．And when he became a man，he improved the steam engine （蒸汽机） so much that it could easily do the work of many horses．
James Ferguson was a poor boy．Once，seeing the inside of a watch，he wondered． "Why should I not make a watch？" But how could he get the materials to make the mainspring （钟表的主发条）？He soon found he could make it with whalebone（鲸骨）．He then made a wooden clock which kept good time．His motto （座右铭） was "I will think of it．" And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world．
Boys and girls，when you have a difficult lesson to learn，don't lose heart，and don't ask someone for help before helping yourselves．Think，and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose．
（1）From the passage，we know that some great things come from．
A．listening
B．reading
C．speaking
D．thinking
（2）The achievement（成就） of James Watt was that he．
A．kept thinking
B．found the steam in the kettle
C．improved the steam engine much
D．watched the lid move up and down
（3）The right order of the following sentences is．
①James Ferguson made a wooden clock．
②James Ferguson saw the inside of a watch．
③James Ferguson made the mainspring with whalebone．
A． ③②①
B． ②③①
C． ②①③
D． ③①②
（4）What is the main idea of the passage？
A．Learn to ask for help．
B．A difficult lesson to learn．
C．It is easy to say "I will think of it．"
D．Think，and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose．组卷：10引用：6难度：0.6 -
4．Two cats were walking through a forest.Suddenly，they found a loaf（条）of bread lying under a tree.Both pounced（猛扑）on it and caught the loaf at the same time.Neither would give up and they fought for a long time.Finally，they decided to divide it into two pieces and take one piece each."But how do we divide it？"one cat said.
A monkey sitting on a branch of a tree saw what had happened between the two cats.He wanted to eat the bread，too.Suddenly，he came up with an idea，so he came down from the tree and walked up to the confused cats.
"Hi，my dear friends!Can I help you？"the monkey asked.The cats told the monkey what the problem was and asked，"Can you divide the loaf for us？"The monkey agreed.
The monkey broke the bread into two pieces.But one piece was a little bigger than the other."Oh no!I will take a little bite of this bigger piece to make both equal（相等的），"the monkey said.He took a bite from the bigger piece.But the bite he took was too big."Uh oh!Now it has become smaller than the other piece.I will just have to take a little bite from this piece now，"the monkey said.
The monkey took another bite.The two cats sat in front of the monkey，seeing the loaf of bread get smaller and smaller.When the whole loaf was finally gone，the monkey said，"I am sorry.It was really difficult to divide that loaf.I must be going now."He jumped back into his tree and was gone.
"If only we had not fought against each other，we could have stuck together and kept our bread，"the two cats said.
（1）What did the cats decide to do after finding the loaf？
A．To throw it away.
B．To find another piece of bread.
C．To break it into two equal pieces.
D．To find someone to divide it in two.
（2）What did the monkey do when he took the first bite？
A．He ate the smaller piece by mistake.
B．He exactly made the two pieces equal.
C．He took a little bite of the bigger piece.
D．He took a big bite of the bread on purpose.
（3）Which of the following best describes the monkey？
A．Tricky.
B．Kind-hearted.
C．Faithful.
D．Humorous.
（4）What lesson might the cats learn from this experience？
A．It is wise to ask for help.
B．It is hard to divide things fairly.
C．It is important to unite to work together.
D．It is necessary to get enough food.组卷：19引用：5难度：0.5
第二节完成句子根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。
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13．李华认为帮助别人是有意义的。
According to Li Hua，help others.组卷：35引用：6难度：0.6
第三节：书面表达
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14．许多同学进入初三后会有很多烦恼，烦恼会使人产生压力。假如你是校英语报编辑李华，为了解决同学们的心理压力问题，请你写一篇相关的英语短文，短文需包括以下要点：
注意：压力来源 作业、考试成绩、（？）（请你补充） 解决方法 （1）与父母、朋友沟通交流； （2）进行体育运动； （3）（请补充）
（1）词数：80词左右（短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数）；
（2）不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
Pressure is a serious problem in today's world.Even at school，many students feel stressed.组卷：9引用：4难度：0.5
