2024—2025學年北京市平谷區九年級上學期期末英語試卷

一、單項選擇(★★)1.MyfatherandIlikeplayingchess.________oftenplayitonweekends.

A．IB．TheyC．WeD．You(★★)2.Ialwaysmakebreadformyfamily________Friday.

A．atB．onC．inD．to(★★)3.We________reade-booksonane-bookreader,acomputerorasmartphone.

A．canB．mayC．needD．must(★★★)4.LiuYangis________astronautintothespaceinChina.

A．youngB．youngerC．mostyoungD．theyoungest(★★)5.Thedoctorshaveworkedfor10hours,________theystoppedtohavearest.

A．soB．butC．andD．or(★★★)6.—________haveyoupreparedthemathexam?—Forawholeweek.

A．HowoftenB．HowlongC．HowsoonD．Howmany(★★★)7.He________computergamessooftenthathefallsbehindtheotherstudents.

A．playedB．isplayingC．playsD．willplay(★★★)8.Whilehisfatherwaswateringtheflowers,Tom________amodelplane.

A．wasmakingB．madeC．ismakingD．hasmade(★★★)9.Don’tmakesomuchnoise.Mygrandfather________inthebedroom.

A．sleepsB．issleepingC．sleptD．hasslept(★★★)10.NearBeijing,WeiGuiyingandateamofhelpers________millionsoftreessince20yearsago.

A．haveplantedB．plantedC．plantsD．willplant(★★★)11.He________asmyrolemodelbecauseheoftenhelpsmesolveproblems.

A．regardsB．willregardC．isregardedD．willberegarded(★★★)12.—Couldyoupleasetellme________?—BecauseIputalotofeffortindoingit.

A．howcanyoumakesuchachievementsB．howyoucanmakesuchachievementsC．whycanyoumakesuchachievementsD．whyyoucanmakesuchachievements二、完形填空(★★★)AlldayinclassIcouldn’tsitstill.Ijustcouldn’twaittotelleveryone.MyteacherhadpickedME!Myteacherhad________metomakeaspeechintheschoolhall.ItwouldbethefirsttimeI’deverstoodupinfrontofthewholeschool—gradesonethrougheight.EverymorningandeveryafternoonI________myspeechtillIknewitforwardandbackward,therewouldbenochanceoffailure.Myteacherbelievedinme,andIwantedtoshowherIwasworthy,thatshemadetherightchoice.Enteringtheschoolhall,itlookedjustlikeIimagined,thehugefamiliarhall,thewholeschoolthere.ButIwasn’tafraid.I________mytimetoshine.Ifollowedthecue(提示),steppedtowardtheheadmasterwhoheldoutthemicrophoneforme.Withoutnotice,myheadwenttotallyblank(空白).Itwassoimportanttome.Iknewwhattosay,butIdidn’t...Iwas________.Scarestartedtobuildupinsideme.Lookingaroundtheaudience,myheadfeltlikeanemptyscrapbookpagesfromartclass.Theheadmastersaidmynameagain.AllIcouldstammerwas“Um...Iforgot.”Thehallfellinto________.ThenIwasledoffstage.Ifeltlikeaballoonwithairletout.Butevenworsethandisappointingmyself—andthefeelingIhad________myteacherandparents;thefearthateveryonewouldlaughatme.Tomysurprise,whenIwassureIwasthe“I-Forgot”kid,myclassmatescameuptomeand________me,eventheolderkidsinourschool.IthoughtIwouldneverspeakagaininpublic.ButImadeupmymindthatIhadtofacemyfearbecauseofthehelpofmyteacherandfriends.Iwasbackonstage.Iemphasizedthepowerof________.Iwanteveryonetorealizethatwhenpeoplearoundyoufail,nottojudge,nottolaugh,tocare!13.A．foundB．trustedC．chosenD．welcomed14.A．madeB．practicedC．gaveD．presented15.A．enjoyedB．changedC．hadD．took16.A．surprisedB．confusedC．worriedD．frightened17.A．silenceB．thoughtC．dangerD．difficulties18.A．complainedB．understoodC．disappointedD．interrupted19.A．congratulatedB．comfortedC．supportedD．reminded20.A．understandingB．developmentC．admirationD．encouragement三、閱讀理解(★★★)閱讀下面的保持健康方法，請根據每個人的健康問題匹配相應的解決辦法，并將健康問題所對應的A、B、C、D選項填在相應的位置上。選項中有一項為多余選項。WaystoKeepHealthy

ALesssugar,morewater.It’sagoodideatoavoidaddedsugarinwhateveryoueat,yetsoda,sportsdrinks,andenergydrinksmaybeabiggersourcethanyourealize.Thesesugarydrinkshavebeentiedtoheartattacks,gout,andobesity.BMovemore,sitless.Atleast150minutesaweekofmoderate(中等的)exerciseisideal,expertssaythatanymovementisbetterthannothing.Somakeitapointtostandupmoreoftenandstretch.CGetenoughrest.Sleepisoftenlowonthelistinourfast-pacedsociety,butit’samustforgoodhealth.Ifyoudon’tusuallywakeupfeelingrefreshed,tryslippingintobed15minutesearliereveryweekuntilyoudo.DWashyourhands.It’soneoftheeasiestandmosteffectivewaystoavoidcatchingwhatevercontagious(傳染性的)bugsaregoingaround.Afteryoulatherupwithsoap,scrubyourpalms,thebacksofyourhands,betweenyourfingers,andunderyournailsforatleast20seconds.

21Recently,whenIwakeupinthemorning,Iusuallyfeelsleepy.22WhenIamthirsty,Ilikedrinkingsodawater.NowIfindIamgettingfatterandfatter.23Mymotherisateacher.Sheneedstositonthechairtodoalotofworkeveryday.(★★★)TheTrulyRichManGateslivedinNewYork.Thoughhewasnotrichorfamous,hewasambitiousanddetermined.Oneday,ashehurriedthroughtheairport,herealizedhewantedanewspapertopassthetime.Gettingtoavendor,hefumbledthroughhispocketsbutfoundhehadnomoney.Seeinghispredicament(困境),thevendor,akind-heartedmanwithawarmsmile,handedhimanewspaper.“Takeit,”hesaid,“it’sonme.”Gateshesitated,butthevendorinsisted,“Consideritagift.Itwon’thurtme.”Monthslater,Gatesfoundhimselfatthesameairport.Onceagain,hehadnomoney.Surprisingly,thesamevendorwasthere,andagainheofferedGatesafreenewspaper.Gatestriedtorefuse,explaininghestillhadnomoney,butthevendorwouldn’thearofit.“I’mgivingitfrommyprofits(收益),”hesaid.“It’smypleasure.”Yearspassed,andGatesbecameawealthyandsuccessfulperson.Oneday,herememberedthevendor’sgenerosityandfeltadeepdesiretorepaythekindness.Hespentamonthandahalffindingoutthevendor.Gatesaskedwithabroadsmile.“Doyourememberme?”Thevendorlookedathimcloselyandreplied,“Yes,you’reGates.Igaveyounewspapersforfreetwice.”Gatesnodded.“Iwanttoreturnthefavor.Tellmewhatyouwishforinlife,andIwillfulfillit.”ThevendorlookedatGatesthoughtfullyandsaid,“Sir,howcanyourhelpcomparetomine?IhelpedyouwhenIwasapoornewspapervendor.Youareofferinghelpnowthatyouaretherichestmanintheworld.Howcanyourhelpmatchmine?”Inthatmoment,Gatesrealizedthevendor’sgenerositycamefromaheartthatdidn’tneedwealthtogive.Fromthatdayon,Gatescarriedthelessonwithhim:truewealthismeasurednotbywhatyouhave,butbywhatyougive.24.Gateswashelped________bythevendor.

A．onceB．twiceC．threetimesD．fourtimes25.Whichwordscanbestdescribethevendor?

A．Generousandkind.B．Kindandrich.C．Richandsuccessful.D．Determinedandpoor.26.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.

A．weshouldhelppeopleinhispredicamentB．helpingothersinneeddoesn’tneedtobepaidbackC．weshouldthankthepersonwhohelpsuswhenwearerichenoughD．havingagenerousspiritismorevaluablethanallthemoneyintheworld(★★★★)October14wasInternationalE-WasteDay—adaymeanttohighlighttheproblemsofelectronicwaste.Thisyear,thedaywasfocusedon“invisible”e-waste—thingsmostpeopledon’tthinkofaselectronics.Electronicwaste,ore-waste,isthenamegiventooldelectronicdevicesthatgetthrownaway.Thesecanincludeoldcomputers,phones,TVs,aswellasallkindsofotherelectronicdevices.Asnewer,moreadvanceddevicescomeout,hugeamountsofelectronicsarethrownaway,insteadofbeingrecycled.Theseitemsoftenendupinlandfills,wherethechemicalsinsidethemmaybeadangertotheenvironment.Electronicscancontainhazardousmaterialslikelead(鉛)ormercury.Ifthesematerialsgetintothegroundorwater,thepollutioncancauseseriousproblems.Mostelectronicsrequireraremetals.Thesemetals,likegold,copper,lithium,andcobalt,mustbeminedfromtheearth.Oftentheminingprocesscreatesseriouspollution.Inmanycases,thesematerialsaregettingharderandhardertofind.Ifmoree-wastewasrecycled,manyofthoseraremetalscouldbetakenfromoldelectronicdevicesinsteadofbeingmined.AgroupknownasWEEE(WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipmentForum)istryingtomakepeoplemoreawareoftheproblemsofe-waste.Recently,WEEEaskedresearchersfromtheUnitedNations(UN)tostudyakindofe-wastethat’softennotnoticedbecausepeopledon’tconsidertheitemstobeelectronics.TheWEEEcallsthiscategory“invisible”e-waste.Thoughit’s“invisible”,it’scertainlynotasmallamount.Theinvisiblee-wasteweighsabout19.8billionpounds.Thesurprisingcategoryleadingtheinvisiblee-wastegroupwastoys.Worldwide,roughly7.3billionelectronictoysarethrownawayeachyear.Theseincludeitemslikecarracingsets,electrictrains,musicaltoys,anddrones.Theyalsoincludetoyswithelectronicparts,likedollsthatspeakorgameswithelectronictimes.Inall,toysmakeupabout35%ofinvisiblee-waste.Buttheproblemisfarlargerthanjusttoys.Thereportalsoshowsthatothereverydayitemslikehomealarms,smokealarms,powertools,andcomputercables(電纜)arealsobigsourcesofinvisiblee-waste.TheUNreportsaysthat36%oftheworld’sinvisiblee-wastecomesfromthesethreecategories.WEEEishopingthatasmorepeople—andgovernments—becomeawareofe-waste,theywillmakeamuchgreaterefforttomakesureelectronicsgetre-usedorrecycled.27.Someelectronicswerethrownaway,because________.

A．theywillberecycledB．peoplenolongerneedthemC．theycontainsomepollutedchemicalsD．thelatestanddevelopeddevicescomeout28.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

A．Invisiblee-wasteismadeupofabout35%toys.B．“Invisible”e-wastedoesn’tcontainmanyharmfulchemicals.C．Raremetalstakenfromoldelectronicwillproducemorepollution.D．Peopleandthegovernmentshavemadeefforttosolvetheproblems.29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．“Invisible”E-WasteandItsproblemsB．TheIntroductionofElectronicWasteDayC．ElectronicWasteDayHelps“Invisible”E-WasteD．ElectronicWasteDayHighlights“Invisible”E-Waste(★★)AreYouCuriousAboutCuriosity?Haveyouevereagerlywantedtoknowwhatgiftyouwouldgetforyourbirthday,orwhatyourscorewasonaschooltest?Haveyoueverliftedastonetoseewhetheranycreepycrawlieslivedunderit?Theseareexamplesofwhatwecallcuriosity.Curiositymakespeoplewanttoexplorethings,toseekoutnewinformation.Peoplebecomecuriouswhentheyknowthatthereissomethingthattheydonotknow.ButPeoplecanalsobecuriousbecausetheywanttodiscoversomethingnew.Wecallthistypeofcuriositygeneralcuriosity.Here,curiositymaybelessaboutfindingaspecificpieceofmissinginformation,andmoreaboutdiscoveringallsortsofnewthings.Byfollowingyourcuriosity,youmayevenlearnsomethingthatyouneverknewyoudidnotknow!Inthelast10years,scientistshavemadeprogressstudyingcuriosity.Interestingly,peoplearenotonlycuriousaboutthingsthatmakethemfeelgood.Theyfoundthatbadthingscanalsomakepeoplecurious.Maybeyouhaveexperiencedthisyourselfwhenyouseeafiretruckrushby,andyouwonderwhathashappened.Ormaybeyouhavebeencuriousaboutascarypartinamovie.Oneimportantaspectofcuriosityisthatpeopleareoftencuriousaboutinformationthatisnotdirectlyuseful.Scientiststhinkthatyoumaywanttoknowthesethingsbecauseinformationitselfisvaluableorrewarding.Butpeoplecanalsobecuriousaboutinformationorexperiencesthatarerewardingjustforthesakeofknowingthem.Justasyouoftendosomethingjustforthesakeofdoingit,youmayalsowanttoknowapieceofinformationjustforthesakeofknowingit.Inthesecases,therewarddoesnotcomefrommoneyorfood,butfromtheexperienceorinformationitself.Curiositycangiveyouamental“push”toseekoutinformation,butcuriositymayalsobeimportantforrememberingthatinformationonceyouhavesoughtitout.Becauseyouexperiencedcuriosity,youcreatedanewmemoryorlearnedsomethingthatyoudidnotknowbefore.Scientistshavefoundthatifyouarecuriousaboutapieceofinformation,yourememberthispieceofinformationbetter.Curiositycanthusbeagoodthing,becauseitmayhelpyoutolearnandrememberthingsbetter.Curiositystimulatespeopletoseekinformation,toexplore,andtofindanswers.So,thenexttimeyouwonderwhetheranycreepycrawliesliveunderastone,andyouliftit,youmaylearnsomethingnewandyourbrainmaystorethisinformation,becauseitisavaluablethingtolearnabouttheworld.30.Youwillmostprobablyexperiencecuriositywhenyou________.

A．followyourfathertoexploreinacaveB．havetoaskforsomenewideasforthepartyC．areshowedaroundinyourfriend’snewhouseD．activelywanttoknowwhatpresentisinthebox31.Fromthepassage,welearnthat________.

A．peoplearecuriousaboutusefulinformationB．curiositymakesusremembertheinformationbetterC．eithergoodorbadthingmakespeoplehavecuriosityD．peoplecan’tbecuriousuntiltheyfindsomethingnew32.TheunderlinedwordstimulatesinParagraph6probablymeans“________”.

A．controlsB．influencesC．encouragesD．attracts33.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A．Tostresstheimportanceofbeingcurious.B．Toadvisepeopletokeepcuriosityforlearning.C．Tohelppeopletoknowwhatwearecuriousabout.D．Toexplainwhypeoplearecurioussomethingnew.四、任務型閱讀(★★★)閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。WhatIsChineseAcupressureMassage(穴位按摩)?—TuiNaHaveyoubeenexperiencingahigh-stresslevelandlookingforwaystorelieveit?Youareprobablyconsideringtherapy(治療).OneofthetypesoftherapythatcanhelpyourelievestressisShiatsu.ItisaChineseacupressuremassagestylethatmeansfingerpressure.AccordingtoChinesemedicine,thehumanbodycontainsmeridians(中醫經脈).TheChinesebelievethataparticularenergyforcecalledqirunsalongthemeridians.Performingacupressuremassageenablestheenergythattendstogetstuckatdifferentpointstoflow.Peopleusethisformofmassagetherapytoimprovepatients’wholefeelingofbeingcomfortable,healthyandhappy.Itinvolvesusingthumbandfingertechniques.Ifenergyflowgetsstuck,thebodyfailstomaintainthebalancerequiredtodealwithdifferenthealthissues.PerformingShiatsucanhelpcombat(減輕)this.SinceShiatsuimprovestheflowofenergyinthebody,therapistsbelievethatitcanhelpmanagedifferentconditions.TherapistsuseShiatsutohelpminimizemusclestiffness(僵硬),menstrualcramps,andheadacheinpatients.Manyexpertsalsouseittotreatlowbackpain,cancer-relatedfatigue,andpregnancysymptomssuchasmorningsickness.Accordingtomostexperts,Chineseacupressuremassageworks.EvenclinicalevidenceprovesthatShiatsuiseffectiveindealingwithsuchconditions.MostChinesebelievethatacupressuremassagetreatsthebodyandspiritandcanalsohelpregulateemotions.Ifyouhaveaserioushealthproblem,youshouldfirstconsultwithadoctorbeforegoingforacupressuremassagetherapy.Sinceacupressureisacomplementary(補充的)typeoftreatment,youshouldnotonlydependonit,especiallywhenyouhaveaseriouscondition.Youshouldavoidacupressureifyouhaveproblemssuchasarash,burns,openwound,bloodcancer,fever,athlete’sfoot,oruncontrolleddiabetes.Doingitwhilepregnantcanbeuncomfortableduetochallengessuchasdifficultylyingonyourback.Ifyouarefeelingdizzy,youshouldbecarefulduringacupressuremassagetherapy.Whilesomepeoplepracticeacupressurebychoosingprofessionals,somepreferat-homeShiatsumassagers.Thoughbothoptionswork,acupressurewithaprofessional’shelpisbettersincetheexpertcantransferenergyandasenseofhealingthroughtheirpersonaltouch.34.Whatdoesacupressuremassagemean?______________________________________35.WhatcanShiatsuimprove?______________________________________36.Whyshouldn’tyouonlydependonacupressuremassagetherapywhenyouhaveaseriousproblem?______________________________________37.Ifyoufeeluncomfortable,willyoutryacupressuremassage?Whyorwhynot?______________________________________五、書面表達(★★★)38.假設你是李華，你的英國筆友Chris想了解體能測試（physicalfitnesstest）。請你用英語回復一封郵件，介紹你們學校組織的提升身體素質的鍛煉活動，并談談你的收獲。提示詞語：sit-up,run,improve,energy提示問題：·Whatdidyoudoinyourschoolexerciseactivity?·Whatbenefitshaveyougot?DearChris,I’mgladtoknowthatyouareinterestedinourphysicalfitn