2022-2023学年山东省济宁市汶上县九年级上学期期末考试英语试题

2022-2023学年山东省济宁市汶上县九年级上学期期末考试英语试题

Book review by Jarrad

On the weekend I read a totally amazing book called The Adventures（历险记）of Siegfried and Hannah. It was such a cool book because it was full of magical journeys to many mysterious lands. You never knew where the characters were going to end up next.

The main characters are a boy called Siegfried and his little sister Hannah. They are always ready for a mysterious adventure every time they step out their door. The book contains twelve separate stories.

I won’t spoil it for you, but what I loved the most was that the main characters were just like real kids. They were the sort of kids that I’d want to be friends with.

I would really recommend（推荐）that you read this book, especially if you like fairies,

dragons, magic, adventures and surprises. It is the best book that I have read all year. There was nothing I did not like about this book, except that it should have been longer! 1. What did Jarrad think of this book?

A．Common.

B．Amazing.

C．Humorous.

D．Scary.

2. Who are the main readers for this book review?

A．The students in Jarrad’s class. C．People who have read the book. 3. What does the cover of this book tell you?

A．What the writer’s name is. C．Who the main characters are.

When I was a little girl, I remember when my dad was doing housework, he would ask me to help around, so we could have time for a talk. I never saw my dad drinking or taking a night out. All he did after work was taking care of our family.

I grew up and left home for college and since then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday. And when I bought a house several years later, my dad painted it by himself in the summer heat. All he asked was to talk to him, but I was too busy in those days.

B．When the book came out.

D．In which country the story happened. B．The teachers in Jarrad’s school. D．Kids who are interested in adventures.

Four years ago, my dad visited me. He spent many hours putting up a swing for my daughter. He asked me to have a talk with him, but I had to prepare for a trip that weekend. During the trip, I received a call. My father was in the hospital. I bought a plane ticket at once. And on my way I was thinking about all the chances I missed to have a talk with my dad. Before I arrived at the hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was he who didn’t have time for a talk with me.

After his death, I learned much more about him and even more about myself. All he ever wanted was my time. And now he has all my attention every day. 4. What did the writer’s dad always do after work?

A．He drank with friends. C．He took her out every night.

B．He took care of his family. D．He had no time to see her.

5. When did the dad call the writer after she left home for college?

A．On Mondays.

B．On Fridays.

C．On Saturdays.

D．On Sundays.

6. What was the weather like when the dad painted the house for her?

A．Warm spring.

B．Hot summer.

C．Cool autumn.

D．Cold winter.

7. What can we know about the writer from the last two paragraphs?

A．She has a son.

B．She got to the hospital before her father died. C．She misses her father every day now. D．She took a train to see her father.

Music plays an important role in the lives of people all over the world. That is why many wonder what influences their tastes in music. Could your music list show something about your personality? One study by Heriot-Walt University offered a possible answer by an experiment. Here are the results it found:

Pop Music. Fans of top 40 pop hits are likely to be outgoing and honest. While pop music lovers are hard-working and have high self-esteem(自尊), researchers suggest that they may be less creative and easy to get worried.

Rap or Hip-Hop Music. People usually believe that rap lovers are more aggressive(好争斗的), but researchers have found no such connection. They say rap fans are likely to have high self-esteem and are usually outgoing.

Rock or Heavy Metal Music. Although sometimes rock or heavy metal music seems aggressive, researchers found that fans of this style of music are usually quite gentle. They can be creative, but are often shy and have low self-esteem.

Classical Music. Classical music lovers are typically shyer but also feel comfortable with themselves and the world around them. They are creative and have a good sense of self-esteem.

Though personality alone does not explain musical preferences, this experiment helps you know yourself and others better. 8. What’s the purpose of the study?

A．To know what kind of music people like most. B．To tell people the importance of listening to music. C．To show people which kind of music they should listen to.

D．To test the relationship between a person’s personality and his or her music list. 9. How might a person’s personality be if he or she is a fan of pop music?

A．Quiet and shy. C．Friendly and polite.

B．Serious and strict. D．Outgoing and honest.

10. What kind of music does Mrs. Green like listening to if she feels relaxed about the world around her?

A．Pop music.

B．Rock music.

C．Classical music.

D．Rap music.

11. What’s the best title for the text?

A．Music and hobby C．Fans and music

Paper, as one of the four great inventions of our country, can be seen everywhere in our life. Although it is very common, it can always play an important role when we need it. The invention of paper ended the complex(复杂的) history of ancient writing and greatly promoted(促进) the spread and development of culture.

Paper is an important invention in ancient China. Writing was developed gradually from ancient times when people depended mainly on writing instruments for making ropes. At first, oracle

bone(甲骨) was used as a writing material. Bamboo, wood and silk were also discovered and used during the Spring and Autumn Period. But as silk was too expensive and the bamboo pieces were too heavy, paper was produced. Thanks to the invention and popularization of paper, people could no longer use stone, wood, metal and other materials to record writing or pictures, and a large amount of ancient information was spread and preserved.

Paper is quite useful in our life. It is the carrier of writing and printing. Painters use it to describe the beauty of the world, writers use it to tell the warmth of the world, and educators use it to spread knowledge.

It is also used for packaging(打包). Harder cardboard is used to pack things, such as delivery

boxes(快递盒). Of course, it can also be used for other purposes, such as printing paper, toilet paper, and so on.

B．Music and personality D．Researchers and music

All in all, paper plays a significant role in our lives and is used for all kinds of purposes: to write, to paint…

12. Which of the following cannot be used as a writing material according to the passage?

A．Bamboo.

B．Wood.

C．Silk.

D．Leaves.

13. What can we know from the passage?

A．People can pack things with hard paper. B．There are three types of paper we use today.

C．Paper writing was discovered in the Spring and Autumn Period. D．People didn’t use bamboo because bamboo was too expensive. 14. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “significant”?

A．Important.

B．Useful.

C．Special.

D．Necessary.

15. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To tell the usage of the paper. B．To introduce the kinds of paper. C．To introduce the history of paper. D．To show the importance of paper.

16. The first flight of C919 is a great success and we’re p__________ of it. 17. The box is e_________, and we need to fill it up.

18. I’m worried about your s_________. You are too young to go out alone. 19. The Chinese use c_________ instead of knives and forks to eat noodles.

20. I’ve always wanted to go on a wonderful holiday. But I can’t _________（付得起）it. 21. If we don’t protect the environment well, we’ll be ________ (惩罚) sooner or later. 22. If the weather is nice, we could have a ________ (野餐) in the park. 23. A bicycle is often more _________ (方便的) than a car in cities.

Oct.16 is World Food Day. The UN started the day in 1979. A big number of people in the world still don’t have enough food 24 (eat). Right now, there are still more than 1,000 million hungry people in the world. Many 25 (child) go to sleep hungry, and 15 million of them die of hunger each year.

Most people don’t realize how much food they throw away every day. The average person throws away 50 kg of food every year. According to the UN, more than one third of all food produced

worldwide goes to waste each year. The amount of food wasted in Europe can feed 200 million people a year.

So think twice next time you want to throw away food. Only order as 26 (many) food as you can eat in a restaurant. 27 you can’t eat all you order, take the rest home.

Shen Junbo is a high school boy from Lianhua community, Haidian district in Beijing. He 28 (praise) by many Internet users for pasting (贴) poems at a nucleic acid test site (核酸检测点). 29 May 4th, 2022, Shen was standing in line with his mother. They were waiting for the second round of nucleic acid test. He then noticed that the volunteers had to ask people not to get close to each other time after time because the lines on the ground were unclear.

He came up with the idea of printing out poems and pasting them on the ground. In this way, people could read the poems as well as keep a certain distance from each other without 30 (get) bored. Shen 31 (careful) picked out some excellent poems online after getting back home. He used the lucky money he received during the Spring Festival to print them out at a store. It was past 11 p. m. when he finally finished pasting all the poems on the ground that night.

The next morning, the residents (居民) saw the poems and were all very 32 (surprise) at what Shen did. Internet users thought Shen was such a creative boy. “I’m sure people 33 (notice) these poems whether they’re playing with their cellphones or not,” one netizen (网民) told the newspaper. 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词填空，每空一词。方框中有两个词为多余选项。

won them members danger love other worries regretted moved

When I’m in trouble, I always take out a book and read it quietly. I put my heart into it so that I can forget all the 34 . I have developed a habit of reading in this way. When I was a little boy, I was interested in comic books and storybooks. When I grew older and went to a middle school, I began to read novels, plays, essays and so on. I found I could get much from 35 . Little by little, I took a great interest in literature and last term I 36 the first prize in the composition contest among high school students in our city.

The Little Match Girl makes me feel sad because she lives a hard life. Robinson Crusoe takes me into a strange world full of 37 . My favorite book is The Story of My Life because I’m deeply 38 by Helen Keller’s spirit of being strong and never giving up. Besides these, books also tell me 39 things—how to be a brave man and how to tell the difference between right and wrong. In a word, good books can let me know what I didn’t know before. I have 40 not reading more books before. 阅读短文，根据要求完成文后的题目。

Calligraphy(书法), in English, means the art of producing beautiful hand-writing using special pens or brushes. Chinese calligraphy is a traditional form of writing characters with a long history. It has existed(存在) for more than 2, 000 years.

There are five main kinds of traditional Chinese calligraphy. They are zhuanshu, lishu, kaishu, xingshu and caoshu. Through centuries of practice, Chinese calligraphy can be seen on the walls of offices, shops, hotels, and houses. Calligraphy isn’t only popular among the Chinese. Picasso, the world-famous master of art, once expressed, “If I once lived in China, I must have become a calligrapher rather than a painter.”

Practicing Chinese calligraphy needs basic instruments. They are brush, inkstick, paper, and inkstone(砚台). We call them the “Four Treasures of the Study”. It’s impossible for everyone to become a master of Chinese calligraphy. But practicing it more often is really useful and helpful. First, you can learn hand-writing to improve your understanding of Chinese characters. Next, it is believed that calligraphers enjoy a long life because the practice is a good form of physical training. Besides, you have to get concentrated(全神贯注的) and have a peaceful mind when practicing it. This way, you will get improved and your worries will be gone.

Some primary schools offer lessons to teach students Chinese calligraphy. There are also clubs of Chinese calligraphy started by calligraphy lovers. Chinese calligraphy is an important part of our traditional culture. We should pass it on.

41. How long has Chinese calligraphy existed? (No more than 5 words)

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42. Where can we see Chinese calligraphy? (No more than 13 words)

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43. What are brush, inkstick, paper, and inkstone called? (No more than 9 words)

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44. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。

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45. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

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46. 同学们，有效的学习方法能使你的学习境界大开，让学习成为一种享受。在你初中三年的学习过程中，你一定会有一些好的学习方法与你的同伴分享，请按以下要求写一篇短文，内容须包含以下要点： ·your good learning method(s)

·an experience that you helped your partners ·your thoughts and feelings 要求：

（1）词数100左右，提示词仅供参考； （2）文中不得出现真实的人名、校名。

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