2023-2024学年度第二学期中期过关性评价英语试卷九年级英语试卷说明：1．全卷分试卷和答题卡，共8页，考试时间70分钟，满分75分。2．答题前，请将班级、考生号、姓名填(涂)写在答题卡。不得在答题卡其它区域做任何标记。3．答题卡上的答案必须写在题目指定位置上。(选择题答案必须涂在答题卡上，凡答案写在试卷上不给分)4．考试结束，请将答题卡上交。第一部分 选择题I. 完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。Little George lived in a poor village. One summer afternoon, George’s mother sent him to the field to pick up some dried wood for the fire.By the time the sun was high, George was very ___1___ and wished for a cool place to rest and have some food. As he walked on, he found some shade（阴凉处）, and by it were some fine, wild ___2___.“How good these will be with my bread and butter,” thought George. He ___3___ all of the strawberries and couldn’t wait to lift one of them to his mouth. Suddenly he remembered his sick ___4___, alone in her dark, cold room in the village. With this in mind, he put the strawberry back again. “Shall I save them for her?” he asked himself. He thought how refreshing（提神的）they would be for her, but was still ___5___ them with a longing（渴望的）eye. “I will eat half, and take the other half to her,” he said. He divided them into ___6___ parts, but each part looked so small. He put them together again. “I will only eat one,” he thought. But, as he again lifted it to his mouth, he saw that he had taken the ___7___, and he put it back. When the sun was beginning to sink, George left for home. How ___8___ he felt, then, that he had all his strawberries for his sick mother. He heard his mother’s faint（虚弱的）voice calling him. “Is that you, George? I’m glad you’ve ___9___. I’m thirsty, and am longing for some tea.”George ran to her and joyfully offered the strawberries. “And you saved them for your sick mother, didn’t you?” she said, laying her hand ___10___ on his head, with tears in her eyes.1. A. hotB. warmC. fullD. sick2. A. pearsB. orangesC. watermelonsD. strawberries3. A. sawB. ateC. pickedD. touched4. A. fatherB. motherC. brotherD. sister5. A. looking atB. asking forC. talking aboutD. shopping for6. A. fiveB. fourC. threeD. two7. A. finestB. smallestC. greenestD. dirtiest8. A. movedB. worriedC. relaxedD. pleased9. A. set offB. come backC. run awayD. rushed out10. A. hardlyB. stronglyC. lovinglyD. doubtfullyII. 阅读(共三节，满分40分)第一节 阅读理解(共15题，每题1.5分，满分22.5分)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。AThe World Earth Day is on April 22nd. Here at Greenpeace, we know how much you want to make a positive difference to your world. So, read on to find out how to protect our earth.http://www.greenpeace.org.cn/Have a greener, healthier, and more peaceful planet.Save energy and water!◇ Before leaving home make sure to turn off the electricity. Take great effort to develop wind power and so on.◇ If you can, try bicycling, walking, or using public transportation to get out instead of using the car.◇ Don’t let water run while brushing your teeth and take short showers of four minutes or less.Be a pioneer!◇ Share your knowledge with others and help them become eco-heroes too. It takes lots of people working together to make changes happen. So share, share, share.◇ Volunteer with more friends. Write to some companies to stop them working together with people who are harmful to the forest.Reduce, reuse, and recycle!◇ Before you throw something away, stop and think about what else it could be used for.◇ If you don’t want to keep some things, try to find out who else needs them. Our goal is to keep usable things out of landfills.Be friendly to wildlife!◇ Make your garden wildlife-friendly. You could build a bee hotel, provide some food, or even create a pool. ◇ If you own a cat that goes outdoors, put a bell around its neck so that little wildlife can hear it coming and run away quickly.11. What can we know about Greenpeace?A. Greenpeace is a great APP to offer people greener and healthier food.B. Greenpeace is a useful book to teach people how to protect the earth.C. Greenpeace provides people with ways of environmental protection online.D. Greenpeace is an environmentally-friendly city.12. What does Greenpeace call on people to do?A. Use wind power instead of electricity.B. Work together to protect the ecosystem.C. Put something they don’t need in the landfills.D. Stop companies doing harmful things to the forest.13. Why do we have to put a bell around the cat’s neck when it goes outdoors?A. Because it can make other little animals afraid of the cat.B. Because it can remind little wildlife to keep away from the cat.C. Because it can help the cat to be friendly to other little wildlife.D. Because it can help the cat hear other wildlife more clearly.14. Which of the following questions is answered in the passage?A. How can we find more information about Greenpeace?B. How many minutes should we spend brushing the teeth?C. How can we avoid building the hotels and pools in the forest?D. How can bicycling or walking help improve the health?15. Which of the following can be the proper slogan for Greenpeace?A. No trade, no killing.B. Wasting food is the crime.C. Positive change through action.D. Protecting the wild animals.BShenzhen rescued and captured nearly 10,000 dogs last year. 1,119 of them have been adopted（收养）by people after receiving treatment at the city’s dog rescue centres, according to a report. Shenzhen has a total of four dog rescue centres, one of which is the Longgang Dog Rescue Centre in Honghualing Ecological Park. As the newest one, the centre was put into use in July 2020. It covers nearly 800 square metres and can accommodate（容纳）more than 4,000 dogs a year. According to the director of the centre, Liu Xiongguang, the centre is divided into eight areas — the office, reception, isolation（隔离）, living, adoption, storehouse, activity and science popularization areas. The centre aims to accommodate, treat, help with the adoption of, and inform the public about the homeless or captured dogs in Longgang. If the dog owner is found within seven days, the centre will tell him or her to get back the pet, or the centre will adopt it. The first place the dogs set foot in is the reception area, where workers at the centre will take photos of them and record them on the list. The dogs with diseases will be isolated and other dogs will remain in the room to wait for the next step. After careful watching, the dogs are moved to the living area. Every dog enjoys a single room there. The workers will feed them and play with them in the activity area. People can go to the WeChat mini-program — Dog Raising Service of Shenzhen — to get information on the dogs at each dog rescue centre in the city. Dog lovers can choose their favourite dogs and then make a request for their adoption online.16. What do we know about the Longgang Dog Rescue Centre from the passage?A. It helped 1,119 dogs last year.B. It has been open for three years.C. It can hold over 4,000 dogs every year.D. It is the largest among the four centres.17. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A. The purpose of the centre.B. The ways of adopting a dog.C. The achievements of the centre.D. The situation of dog adoption in Shenzhen.18. Where will the dogs be moved from the reception area if they have diseases? A. To the living area.B. To the activity area.C. To the storehouse area.D. To the isolation area.19. Which word can best describe “Dog Raising Service of Shenzhen”? A. Popular.B. Convenient.C. Unusual.D. Comfortable.20. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To introduce a dog rescue centre.B. To encourage people to adopt dogs.C. To ask people to take good care of their pets.D. To show how people in Shenzhen adopt pets.CChatGPT, a smart AI chatbot(聊天机器人) tool, has swept the education world in the past months. According to a US survey of more than 1,000 students, over 89 percent of them have used ChatGPT to help with their homework.Some schools in the US, Australia and France have banned(禁止) the use of ChatGPT. In the US, for example, New York City public schools banned students and teachers from using ChatGPT on the district’s networks.The move comes out of worries that the tool could make it easier for students to cheat on homework. Some also worry that ChatGPT could be used to spread incorrect information.Besides bans, teachers are making changes to their classes to avoid the use of ChatGPT. Some college teachers in the US try to include more speaking exams and handwritten papers instead of typed ones.However, not all educators say “no” to ChatGPT. Some Canadian universities are making laws on its use, for both students and teachers. They have no plans to completely ban the tool so far.Bhaskar Vira from the University of Cambridge, said that bans on AI software like ChatGPT are not sensible(明智的). “We have to know that AI is a tool people will use. What we need to do is ‘adapt our learning, teaching and examinations’. That way, we can be honest while using of the tool”.21. Why have some schools in the US banned the use of ChatGPT?A Because it takes the place of teachers.B. Because it often provides incorrect information.C. Because it takes up most of the district’s networks.D. Because it may be used by students to cheat on homework.22. What did some college teachers in the US do to avoid the use of ChatGPT?A. They suggested laws to ban the use of ChatGPT.B. They changed the forms of homework and exams.C. They required the students only hand in handwritten papersD. They stopped the students from using ChatGPT on the internet.23. Which opinion is NOT mentioned in the article?A. Using ChatGPT makes students lazy in thinking.B. The complete ban on using ChatGPT is not wise.C. ChatGPT can be useful for both teachers and students.D. ChatGPT has already completely changed the education.24 What’s the structure(结构) of the article? （P＝paragraph）A. ①-②③④-⑤⑥B. ①②③-④-⑤⑥C. ①②-③④⑤-⑥D. ①-②③④⑤-⑥25. Which of the following is the best title for the article?A. ChatGPT — a smart Al chatbot toolB. Say “no” to the AI tool — ChatGPTC. ChatGPT has caused opposite ideas in educationD. Bans on AI software like ChatGPT are not sensible第二节 短文填空(共5题，每题2分，满分10分)请阅读全文，从下列六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文意思完整、连贯。Do you ever find yourself getting really unhappy for almost no reason? Or suddenly feeling down without knowing why? _____26_____ An important cause for mood（情绪）changes is biology. When puberty（青春期）begins, the body starts producing hormones （荷尔蒙）. These hormones cause physical changes in the body. _____27_____Here are some things you can do that might make those bad moods a bit easier to deal with.____28____ Although not every teen experiences mood changes to the some degree, they are common.Talk to people you trust. Friends can help each other by realizing that they are not alone in their feelings. Talking to parents is important, too. Parents can share their own experiences dealing with bad moods. _____29_____ And a doctor can help to answer questions about development.Get enough sleep. Though it can be hard to find enough time, getting enough rest is very important. _____30_____Create. Taking part in some kinds of activities like building something out of wood or starting an art of music piece. Writing can help you organize and express your thoughts and feelings. Get your thoughts on paper. Do the same thing with paint, music or other art forms. Put your feelings into your art work.A. But at the same time, they also seem to cause mood changes.B. Taking part in some kinds of activities.C. Remember you’re not alone.D. Teachers are often good resources.E. But why is the feeling so common among teens?F. Being tired can lead to more sadness.第三节 信息匹配 (共5题，每题1.5分，满分7.5分)下面的材料A—F分别介绍了六个深圳的公园，请为以下五位同学选出适合他们周末活动的公园。 ____31____ Lisa would like to enjoy the Lotus flowers with her family.____32____ Daniel likes to enjoy the beauty of the sea while hiking.____33____ Henry is in a primary school and he shows great interest in space.____34____ Alice is a photographer and she wants to get a bird’s-eye view of Longgang.____35____ Justin is crazy about sports and he wants to have a street basketball game with his friends.A. One Base is a community sports park near the Upper Hills shopping mall in Futian District. The park provides people with sports venues for running, skateboarding, BMX biking, hip-hop dancing, street basketball.B. Zhangbei Country Park is like a natural oxygen bar benefiting tourists. Popular spots in the park include a winding wooden road where visitors can view Longgang from different directions.C. Xingkong (星空园) on the Shangbu Park Belt has space-themed facilities (设施) for children, such as a rocket-shaped slide, a UFO-shaped slide and a roller skating area. Shanbu Park Belt also has running tracks and are perfect leisure spots for people in all ages.D. Shatoujiao Park is on the foot of Wutong Mountain and hikers can climb the mountain. A long wooden road in the park offers a good way for visitors to enjoy the beautiful view of sea.E. Kuichong Ecological Park is a riverside park with facilities for children and fitness areas for adults. It is far away from the city centre.F. Lotus flowers have now entered their blooming season at Honghu Park in Luohu District recently. Its flowering period is expected to continue until mid-July.第二部分 非选择题III. 语法填空(共10题，每题1分，满分10分)阅读下面的短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词语或使用括号内单词的正确形式填空。Social media is a platform where people from all over the world can connect and interact with each other It has become one of the ____36____ (big) platforms ever in history and has changed so many things in our life. Students are also using social media in a number of ____37____ (way).Social media provides a platform for students ____38____ (learn) and communicate It makes students’ life more convenient ____39____ colorful. Social learning has been involved in almost all the e-learning websites. Students can also take advantage of live video that is a part ____40____ so many social networking sites (社交网站) to take classes.Social media also offers students ____41____ tool to express themselves.Many students are scared of the thought of what ____42____ (happen) if they express themselves. And social media ____43____ (help) them to share their thoughts without any fear, making it more likely for them to come out of the box and explore their talents. When students ____44____ (active) take part in social media, they may come to a global level. For instance, they can even learn about the different courses presented by universities from all around the world, which is beneficial for ____45____ (they) to improve their knowledge of foreign cultures.IV. 书面表达(15分)46. 学校学生会正在招募志愿者，为外国来访学生展示传统手工制作 (如剪纸、风筝、灯笼等)，以弘扬中华传统文化。假如你是李华，请你用英语给校学生会写一封自荐信，在信中说明你申请成为志愿者的理由以及你的优势。内容提示：1．你申请志愿者的理由：(1)热爱中国文化；(2)有机会用英语交流；(3)……；2．你的优势：(1)有过当志愿者的经验；(2)擅长英语；3．你当选之后的打算：……参考词汇：传统手工制作 traditional Chinese handicrafts要求：1．结构完整，要点齐全，可适当发挥；2．表达通顺，语言规范，书写清晰；3．文中不能出现任何真实的人名、校名等信息；4．词数80左右。文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Sir/Madam,I am Li Hua. Learning that the Student Union is looking for volunteers, I’m writing to apply to become a volunteer. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I’m looking forward to your early reply!Yours,Li Hua