2023—2024學年河北省邢臺經濟開發區思源教育集團下學期九年級開學考試英語試卷

一、單項選擇(★★)1.—HaveyouboughtyourtickettoYorkyet?—No,butmydadisdrivingmetothe_______togetitthisafternoon.

A．cinemaB．museumC．trainstationD．busstop(★★★)2.Samfindssweepingrobotsuseful,andheplanstobuy___________forhisgrandma.

A．itB．oneC．thisD．that(★★)3.Helefthishometown_______acold,snowymorning.

A．inB．onC．atD．during(★★★)4.—Didyounoticeagirlinredcomein?—No,Ididn’t.I_______abook.

A．readB．havereadC．wasreadingD．willread(★★)5.Jacksoldsomeofhisthingsand_______themoneytoachildren’shome.

A．gaveupB．gaveinC．gaveoutD．gaveaway(★★)6.Itisquite________tomakealistofeverythingyouhavetodo.Itwillhelpyoualot.

A．harmfulB．usefulC．uselessD．successful(★★)7.Iamverygladthatmyideaonhowtosavewater________bymyclassyesterday.

A．acceptsB．isacceptedC．acceptedD．wasaccepted(★★★)8.Shewentonwithherwork,_______shewastired.

A．andB．althoughC．butD．or(★★★)9.Benisn’tathome.He_______toBeijingonbusiness.

A．wentB．hasgoneC．willgoD．isgoing(★★★)10.—Whatlovelyflowers!Couldyoupleasetellme_______?—Intheflowershop.

A．whenyouboughtthemB．whereyouboughtthemC．howyouboughtthemD．whyyouboughtthem二、完形填空(★★★★)What’syourideaaboutsuccess?Somepeoplesaythatbeginnershavealltheluck,whileothersbelievethatsuccess_________onlywithpractice.Infact,Ifeelbothofthesestatementsarenottrueallthetime.Eachistrueinsomeways_________notinothers.Forexample,Iwenttoadrawingcompetitionmanyyearsagoand_________surprisingly.Asaprize,IgotafilmtickettoseeTitanic.Iwasreally_________becauseitwasthefirsttimeIhadtakenpartinanycompetition.ThinkingthatImightbeluckyagain,I_________joininginotherartcompetitions.ButtheresultwasthatI_________wonagain.Iacceptedthefactthattheotherpeoplehada_________artisticabilitythanIdid.ArtwasnotsomethingIwasespeciallyinterestedinandIhadneverpracticedthedifferentartskills.So,the_________Iproducedwerenotofaveryhighstandard.Theseexperiencestaughtmealot.ThoughImighthavebeenlucky_________.Ialsoneedtoputinhardwork.Asweknow,__________makesperfect,soIbelievesuccessbuildsonlessluckandchance.11.A．movesB．comesC．returnsD．leaves12.A．orB．soC．andD．but13.A．wonB．beganC．failedD．ended14.A．sorryB．activeC．luckyD．nervous15.A．triedB．forgotC．stoppedD．remembered16.A．oftenB．everC．alwaysD．never17.A．greaterB．morenaturalC．lowerD．morecommon18.A．resultsB．filmsC．prizesD．drawings19.A．atlastB．atmostC．atfirstD．atleast20.A．chanceB．practiceC．differenceD．experience三、閱讀理解(★★)High-techgarbagesorting

Alibaba,ChinaSomepeoplemightfindithardtotellwhichpieceofgarbagegoesinwhichbin.AminiappinAlipaycanhelp.Typeinthenameofthetrashandtheappwillgiveyouananswerrightaway.Alibabaisalsodevelopingimagerecognition(圖像識別)technology.Soon,wemightbeabletosortgarbagebysimplytakingaphotoofit.AMPRobotics,USThiscompany’srobotusesAIandcamerastorecognizeimagesofgarbage.Itcansortfoodanddrinkcontainers(容器)byscanning(掃描)theirlogos.Therobotcansort60itemsperminute.Itis50percentfasterthanhumansandcansort9outof10itemscorrectly,accordingtoDigitalTrendswebsite.ZenRobotics.FinlandThiscompanyusescomputervision(視覺),machinelearningandAItosortgarbageonamovingbelt(傳送帶).Themoresortingitdoes,thebetteritwillperform,asitlearnsfromitswork.21.Aminiappcan________.

A．typeinthenameofthetrashB．putgarbageintothecorrectbinbytakingphotosofitC．helppeopledecidewhichbinshouldthegarbagegoesD．sortgarbageonamovingbelt22.WhichisNOTtrueaboutAMPRobotics?

A．ItisakindofrobotwithAIandcameras.B．Itscanslogosoffoodanddrinkcontainerstosortthem.C．Itcansortoneitempersecond.D．Itcansortalltheitemscorrectly.23.Thisarticleisprobablytakenfrom________.

A．anewspaperB．asciencefictionbookC．amedicineinstructionD．astorybook(★★★)ZhengHewasafamousChineseexplorer.In1405,hesetofffromChinaonthefirstofsevengreatvoyages.ThiswasnearlyacenturybeforeChristopherColumbusfirstsetsailonhisjourneyofdiscoverytoAmerica.Histravelsweresoimportantthattheyarestillstudiedtoday.ZhengHewasborninYunnanin1371.HerosetobecomeatrustedofficialoftheYongleEmperoroftheMingDynasty.TheemperororderedZhengHetovisitandexplorethelandsoutsideChina.Histaskwastodeveloprelationsandsetuptraderouteswithforeigncountries.Inafewyears,hebuiltagreatfleetofship,thebiggestintheworldatthattimeTheshipswereknownastreasureships.Theywerebigenoughtocarry25000peopleaswellasverylargequantitiesofgoods.From1405to1433,ZhengHewentonseventripsandvisitedSouth-EastAsia,theMiddleEastandeventheeastcoastofAfrica.Itseemedthatnowherewastoofarforhimtovisit.ThesevoyagesallowedChinatotradevaluablegoodslikegold,silverandsilk.Attheendofeachvoyage,ZhengHereturnedwithmanythingsthatwereseeninChinaforthefirsttime,suchasagiraffefromAfrica.Besidesdevelopingtrade,thevoyagesalsoencouragedtheexchangeofculturesandtechnologies.Theyhelpedthedevelopmentofthosecountriesandregions.ZhengHediedin1433duringhislastvoyage.However,hisvoyagesweresuchahugeachievementthatpeoplestillrememberhimasapioneerinopeningupculturalcontactsbetweendifferentpeoplesaroundtheworld.24.WhichisnottrueaboutZhengHe?

A．HewasafamousChineseexplorer.B．HewasthefirstmantodiscoverAmerica.C．HewasatrustedofficialoftheYongleEmperor.D．HewasapioneerinChinesehistory.25.WhichisNOTtheeffectsthathistripshaveonChinaandtheworld?

A．Theysetuptraderouteswithforeigncountries.B．Theyencouragedtheexchangeofculturesandtechnologies.C．TheyonlyallowedothercountriestotradegoodstoChina.D．Theymadetherelationshipsbetweencountriesstronger.26.What’sthebesttitleofthisarticle?

A．ThewholelifeofZhengHe.B．ThevoyagesofZhengHe.C．AgreatvoyagetoAfrica.D．AgreatmaninQingDynasty.(★★★)Onceuponatime,therelivedabigmangotree.Alittleboylovedtocomeandplayoniteveryday.Timewentby.Thelittleboygotabitolderandhenolongerplayedonthetree.Oneday,theboycamebacktothetreewithasadlookonhisface.“Comeandplaywithme.”thetreeaskedtheboy.“Iamnolongerakid.Idon’tplayontreesanymore.”theboyreplied.“Iwanttoys.Ineedmoneytobuythem.”“Sorry.Idon’thavemoney.Butyoucanpickmymangoesandsellthemsoyouwillhavemoney.”Theboywasexcited.Hepickedallthemangoesonthetreeandlefthappily.Twentyyearslater,theboyhadgrownintoaman.Hereturnedtothetreeagain.“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreesaid.“Idon’thavetimetoplay.Ihavetoworkformyfamily.Weneedahouse.”“Sorry,Idon’thaveahouse,butyoucancutoffmybranchestobuildyourhouse.”Themancutallthebranchesoffthetreeandlefthappily.Thetreewasgladtoseehimhappy.Fortyyearslater,themanreturned.Hewasmucholder.“Sorrymyboy,butIdon’thaveanythingforyouanymore,exceptmydyingroots.”thetreesaid.“Idon’tneedmuchnow,justaplacetorest.Iamtiredafteralltheseyears,”themanreplied.“Good!Oldtreerootsarethebestplacetoleanonandrest.Comeandsitdownwithme.”Themansatdown.Thetreewasgladtoseehimonceagain.27.Whydidtheboypickallthemangoesonthetree?

A．Becausehedidn’twantotherpeopletoeatthem.B．Becauseheneededmoneytobuytoys.C．Becausehewantedtoeatthem.D．Becausehewantedtosharethemwithhisfamily.28.Themanusuallycamebacktothemangotreewhen_______.

A．hewasonholidayB．hewantedtoplaywithitC．hewasunhappyD．heneededsomething29.Whatdidthemangotreestandfor?

A．Understanding.B．Life.C．Waiting.D．Love.30.Whatdidthetreewantfortheboy?

A．Happiness.B．Health.C．Success.D．Hope.(★★★★)Theworldusesaboutathousandmillion(百萬)tonsofwateraday.Waterisahumanrightandeveryoneshouldhavetheirshare.Yetmorethan700millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavetroublegettingclean,safewater.Treatingwastewaterisagoodwaytoprovidefreshwaterforus.Anditalsohelpstheenvironmentbykeepingwasteoutofriversandoceans.80%ofwastewateraroundtheworldisnottreatedatall,anditisrunningintooceans.Butnowwehavegotthetechnologytotreatandreusethewastewater.While75%ofourplanetiscoveredwithwater,onlyabout2%isfreshwater—thatcomesfromrivers,lakes,iceandsnow.Therest,98%ofthewater,isinseasandoceans.Itistoosaltytodrink.Thendesalinationbusinessescomein.Morethan19,000factorieshavebeenbuiltaroundtheworld,mostlyincoastalcountries.Theyprocess(加工)morethan92milliontonsofwatereveryday.Butthetechnologytheyuserequiresalotofenergy.Scientistsareworkingtocreatealesscostlytechnology.Theywanttoproduce20timesmorecleanwaterandmakesureeveryonehasenough.Butfornow,theworldstillfaceseachdaywithnothavingenoughwaterforeveryone.31.Howmanypeoplehavetroubleingettingcleanwateraroundtheworld?

A．Under10million.B．Only19million.C．About92million.D．Over700million.32.Treatingwastewaterhelpstheenvironmentby_____.

A．storingwasteiniceandsnowB．lettingwasterunintooceansC．keepingwasteoutofriversandoceansD．sendingwastetocoastalcountries33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"desalination"inParagraph3mean?

A．遠洋運輸B．潮汐發電C．食鹽銷售D．海水淡化34.Atpresent,thetechnologytoprocesswater_____.

A．needsmuchenergyB．savesmuchmoneyC．satisfieseveryoneD．causespollution35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A．Watershouldbeahumanright.B．Thewaterproblemisstillserious.C．Ourplanetiscoveredwithwater.D．Everyonehasenoughcleanwater.四、任務型閱讀(★★★)Noonecanremembereverything,buteveryonecanlearnhowtoimprovetheirmemory.Herearesometipsabouthowtoimproveyourmemory.Don’tovertrainyourbrain.Whenyou’verememberedalistofnewvocabulary,stopstudying.It’sbettertostudyalotofmaterialsforasmallamountoftimethanasmallamountofmaterialsforalotoftime!Butrememberyoudohavetopractiseyournewvocabularyregularly!Ourmemoryworkswellwhenweareasleep.Ifyouwanttoremembersomething,gotobedandgotosleepimmediatelyafterlearningit.Ifyouhavetoremembersomethingbig,breakitdownintosmallersections.It’seasiertoremember189756430387ifyoubreakitintofoursmallerbits:189-756-430-387.Oneofthebestwaysofrememberingistomake“pictures”onthe“movie-screen”ofyourmindandit’sfuntoo!Expertssaythatourbrainworksalotinpictures.Soifwewanttoremembernewinformation,ithelpstomakeapicturestory.Anyonecanlearntodothis.Letyourselfbesurprisedbyyourmemory!第1題補全信息，第2~3題回答問題，第4題找出全文的主題句，第5題將畫線句子翻譯成漢語。36.Whenyou’verememberedalistof________,stopstudying.37.Howmanytipsdoesthewritergiveus?____________________________________________________________________________________________38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?____________________________________________________________________________________________39.________________________________________________________________________________________40.________________________________________________________________________________________五、短文填空(★★★)“Longdistanceneverseparatesbosomfriends”It’s41(easy)tomakenewfriendsthansayinggoodbyetooldones.WhenIwasstillstudyinginChina,myschool42(hold)asingingcontest(競賽).Isignedup(報名)becauseIreallylovedsinging.IsangwithagirlnamedJenny.She’soneofmybest43(friend).44(unlucky),IwasnervousandIforgotthelyricsforamomentwhenwesang.Welostthecontest.Ifeltguilty(內疚).Jennytriedtocomfortmebysaying,“Therewillbea45chance.”Afteraboutaweek,ourschool’sartfestivalbegan.Idecidedtoenterit.The46(one)personIthoughtoftojoinmewasJenny,t47Iwasn’tsureifshewouldwantto.ButwhileIwasaskingotherpeopletojoinme,shesaidshewouldjoinaswell.WedecidedtosingthesongSeeyouAgainatthefestival,sinceitwassortofafarewell(告別)performancebeforeIleft48theUK.Finallythedayofthefestivalarrived.Andwedidagoodjob.Itwas49unforgettableandtouchingafternoon.IwanttothankJenny,whodidn’tg50uponmewhenIfeltdown.六、完成句子(★★)51.health,to,noise,humans’,is,harmful___________________________________________________________________________________________.(★★)52.this,like,howlong,been,you,have___________________________________________________________________________________________?(★★)53.found,you,yet,have