广东省广州市越秀区执信中学2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末英语试题.docx

2022-2023 学年度第一学期
初三级英语科线上阶段调研试卷
命题人：初三英语备课组 审题人：梁婷婷本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分为 90 分。考试时间 100 分钟。
注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上，用 2B 铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。
2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动， 用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。
3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。
一、语法选择（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is making the whole world crazy. It is the 22nd World Cup and the first championship in the Middle East. It is 1 the first soccer World Cup held in winter. With just 29 days, the
Qatar tournament is 2 World Cup in 44 years, which begins 3 November 20.

4 , the tournament is not FIFA’s “most important project”. 5 official of the world soccer

organization states its top project 6 Football for Schools. The plan is 7 soccer balls to schools

around the world so 700 million children can learn about the game. The organization wants to donate lots of balls and provide a mobile phone program or app so adults 8 teach children how to play. The program started
in 2019 but was delayed 9 the COVID-19 pandemic. It started again this year with a budget of $100

million, which is one percent of 10 Qatar spent building stadiums.

Steve Pila 11 the project in South Africa for 3 years. He 12 calls it “the most

important project in the world of football” because the coaching app for smartphone is really practical. Many schools do not have enough teachers 13 are trained in coaching soccer, but even the children in the
most rural areas will enjoy 14 by studying football from the screen. 15 good news it

is!

1 A. too

B. also

C. either

D. as well
2. A. short
B. shorter
C. shortest
D. the shortest
3. A. in
B. at
C. on
D. to

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4. A. However

5. A. The
B. But

B. An
C. Though

C. A
D. And

D. /
6. A. call
B. was called
C. calls
D. is called
7. A. to provide
B. provide
C. provides
D. provided
8. A. should
B. must
C. can
D. have to
9. A. because
B. because of
C. so
D. as a result
10. A. what
B. that
C. which
D. how
11. A. was run
B. ran
C. has run
D. was running
12. A. excited
B. exciting
C. excitedly
D. excitement
13. A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. what
14. A. them
B. themselves
C. oneself
D. they
15. A. How
B. How a
C. What a
D. What
二、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
I was always busy and had too many things to do. Whenever my daughter would cause me to change my plans, I thought to myself, “We don’t have time for this.” So the two words I always said to her were: 16 .
The other day, the two of us rode to a 17 near our home. After shopping, I bought her an ice cream,

and she sat down at a table happily admiring the ice cream in her hand. Suddenly a 18 look appeared on

her face. “Do I have to eat it up in a hurry, Mum?”

I nearly 19 when hearing this—the pains of a hurried life influenced my poor girl so deeply! As she

looked at me waiting to know if she could take her time. I knew I had to make a 20 . I thought of the time

when I rushed my child through life, I began 21 what really mattered in life ...

“You don’t have to hurry. Just enjoy it.” I said gently. Her whole face brightened and she 22 her

shoulders. We sat side by side talking about things that interested us.

When she got to the last bite, she held it out to me. “I 23 the last bite for you, Mum,” she said

24 . As the icy taste put out my thirst, I realized I just got the present of a lifetime. I gave my child a little

time and in return, she gave me her last bite and 25 me that things taste sweeter and love is easier to get

when you stop rushing through life.

16. A. Keep quiet
B. Take care
C. Work hard
D. Hurry up
17. A. station
B. supermarket
C. office
D. school
18. A. tired
B. worried
C satisfied
D. surprised
19. A. laughed
B. shouted
C. cried
D. smiled

20. A. choice
B. plan
C. wish
D. mark
21. A. explaining
B. forgetting
C. wondering
D. discussing
22. A. lifted
B. raised
C. turned
D. relaxed
23. A. saved
B. carried
C. bought
D. tasted
24. A. wisely
B. calmly
C. sadly
D. cheerfully
25. A. supported
B. reminded
C. promised
D. thanked
三、阅读（共两节，满分 35 分）
第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下列短文，根据题目要求，从 26～40 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Many people travel to different places in the world by air. Usually it takes a long time, perhaps half a day, for passengers to stay in the plane. So airlines offer passengers food. But it is common that they feel bad about food taste. To solve this problem, airlines try hard to improve their food. They would like to do so because they don’t want
to lose customers.

However, according to scientific research, part of the reason why plane food tastes bad is that at high altitude we can not taste things as well as we do on the ground. Also scientists have found that our noses become very dry even before a plane takes off. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure reduces one third of the sensibility of our taste buds (味蕾). So our taste buds become senseless. The sad fact, however, is that our noses don’t know it.
All of these help explain why food on the plane tastes so bad. They also help explain why airlines choose to

offer passengers salty and spicy food. Without doing so, the food would be tasteless.

Now there are many researches on this. According to one of them, some volunteers are asked to lie with their feet higher than their heads for weeks. And scientists write down their feelings about food taste.
Though scientists try their best, it is not as easy as they thought. Because they can’t deal with the special environment successfully, such as the change in air pressure, making food taste good is still hard for them.
26. In Paragraph 2, “this problem” means .

A. passengers stay long in the plane B. food on the plane does not taste good

C. airlines do not offer food in time D. food on the plane is expensive

27. Which is the reason why plane food tastes bad?

A. Food will easily go bad at high altitude.

B. People’s noses become too dry to smell anything.

C. The change in air pressure reduces part of the sensibility to taste.

D. Plane food is not salty and spicy enough.

28. Why do scientists feel it hard to make food on the plane taste good?

A. Because there are not enough researchers on this.

B. Because different people have different tastes for food.

C. Because volunteers can’t lie with their feet higher for long.

D. Because the environment on the plane is too special to deal with.

29. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Taste of Airplane Food B. Airplane Travel

C. Scientific Research on Taste Buds D. The Change in Air Pressure

B
Have you tried eating insects? “Although they look a little strange, they are crunchy（脆的）. I eat them for their protein,” Yang Xingyu, who likes fried insects, told China Daily.
A growing number of people are beginning to eat insects such as beetles, bees and grasshoppers. They can be fried, boiled with soup, or mixed with dessert. About 2 billion people have already added insects to their diets, according to a UN report.
Insects are rich in protein, vitamins and minerals. As professor Guo Jianjun at Guizhou University said, insects are known as “God’s last piece of cake for mankind”.
“Most of the fat in insects is unsaturated fatty acid（不饱和脂肪酸）.” Guo said, “It’s good for the heart and

brain. Insects are sometimes used in medicines as well. Researchers have been looking at how eating insects can make humans’ immune function better.”
More importantly, insects are rich in number. They can play an important role in fighting the lack of food due to the growing population worldwide. According to the UN, the global population will rise to 8.5 billion by 2030, and about 10.4 billion by the 2080s. It is rising much faster than the availability of food, said Huang Dawei from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Developing new food sources is needed right away.
Eating insects helps with the environment, compared with traditional food sources. For example, pigs produce 10 to 100 times more greenhouse gases per kilogram than mealworms（面包虫）, reported China Daily.
“We study insects which can be eaten to benefit our own health, animal health and environmental health,” said

Huang.

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30. Yang Xingyu eats insects because .

A. she likes crunchy food B. it’s a popular diet

C. she wants to be different D. they are rich in protein

31. What can we learn from the UN report?

A How many people are eating insects. B. How people start eating insects.

C. Why people like eating insects. D. Which insect is best accepted.

32. Why are insects seen as “God’s last piece of cake for mankind”?

A. Because they are good for health.

B. Because some of them taste like cakes.

C. Because there are few insects left on Earth.

D. Because people have liked eating insects for a long time.

33. What are the benefits of eating insects?

a. It is good for people’s hearts and brains. b. It reduces the harmful insects.

c. It slows down population growth. d. It offers more food sources to society.

A. ab B. ad C. bc D. cd

C
Twelve Dancing Princesses is a German fairy tale. It is included in the Children’s and Household Tales (《格林童话》) by the Grimm brothers.

Tramper could feel the stony road through the holes in his boots. A newspaper blew by. Tramper picked it up and sat down to cover the holes in his boots with the paper.
A weak old lady stared at him.

“You think you have shoe troubles!” she said. “The King has twelve girls and all of them have holes in their slippers!”
The old lady’s feet were bare (光脚的), cut and purple from the cold. Tramper felt sorry for her, so he gave her

his shabby boots. To thank him, she gave Tramper her dirty cloak (斗篷). As she walked away down the road, she called, “Stay awake. Drink no drop. Taste no cup.”
“A strange way to say goodbye,” thought Tramper.

PALACE NOTICE

WANTED: Answer to the Mystery of the Worn Slippers. REWARD: Princess’ hand in marriage.
WARNING: All those who fail will be locked up.
It rained. Tramper put on the cloak and tried to read what was left of the wet newspaper. As it fell apart in his hands he read:

Why not?” thought Tramper. “I bet I could solve the mystery. I’ve got nothing to lose. I don’t even have any boots.” And when he looked down, his feet were gone too. His feet, legs and body had gone. He was invisible. “The
cloak is magic!” he said.

The king’s twelve daughters were a mystery. Each night they took off their silk slippers and went to bed. But each morning their silk slippers were full of holes, and the girls were tired out.
How could it happen? The girls’ bedroom door was locked, so they could not get out. How could it go on? (to be continued...)
34. Which of the following is TRUE about the old lady?

A. She gave Tramper a newspaper. B. She worked for the king.

C. She was rich. D. She gave her cloak to Tramper.

35. The Palace Notice wanted to find someone who .

A. got the newspaper B. stole the princesses’ slippers

C. knew the reason for the worn slippers D. the princesses fell in love with

36. What does the underlined word “invisible” mean?

A. Can’t move. B. Can’t be seen. C. Can’t walk. D. Can’t change．

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37. What happened to the twelve princesses every day?

A. Their slippers always had holes in them when they woke up

B. Somebody went into their living rooms every evening.

C. They went out of the palace every night.

D. Their bedroom door was forced open at night.

D

Welcome to the Ambassador Hotel. To make your stay as enjoyable as possible, we hope you will use our facilities (设施) to the full.
★ Dining Room
Breakfast is served in the dining room from 8 to 9:30 a.m., or the room staff (职员) will bring a breakfast tray to your room at any time after 7 a.m., if you place an order for it by telephone. Please fill out a card and hang it outside your door so that no one disturbs your rest.
Lunch: 12:00 to 2:30 p.m.

Dinner: 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Telephone: 48752

★ Room Service
This operates 24 hours a day. Phone the Reception Desk, and your message will be passed on to the room staff. Telephone: 48759
★ Telephones
To make a telephone call, dial 0 for Reception and Laundry, and ask to be connected. We apologize for delays in putting calls through when the staff are very busy. There are also public telephone booths near the Reception Desk. Early calls should be booked with Reception.
★ Shop
The hotel shop is open for souvenirs, gifts and toiletries from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Telephone: 48687
★ Laundry
We have a laundry on the premises and will wash, iron and return your clothes within 24 hours. Phone the laundrymen to collect them. Telephone: 48867
★ Bar
The hotel bar is open from 12 to 2 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.. The Reception staff will cash cheques and

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exchange money in many foreign currencies.

38. The announcement mainly gives us information about .

A how many facilities there are in the hotel

B. what are the telephone numbers for different facilities

C. how to book a room in the hotel

D. what service customers can receive

39. You arrive at the hotel at 3 a.m., and want a snack, what should you do?

A. Go to the dining room. B. Go to the hotel bar.

C. Phone Reception Desk. D. Give a message to the waiter.

40. Where does this text probably come from?

A. A tourist map. B. A guide booklet. C. A news report. D. A hotel notice.
第二节 阅读填空（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）
阅读短文及文后的 A～E 选项，选出可以填入 41～45 各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
阅读短文及文后的 A〜E 选项，选出可以填入 41〜45 各题空白处的最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。
While the COVID-19 has prevented people from traveling, there’s a silver lining to that dark cloud: micro- tourism, or mini-vacations
41 With the pandemic prevention and control measures making long trips less convenient, more and

more Chinese people choose to take short trips instead.

42 But the pandemic meant that people had to adapt to a new travel style. Traveling a long distance

means people should take public transportation. 43 To stay healthy, short-distance travel is the better

choice.

After a long and tiring week at work, people like to invite three or four friends and drive to the suburbs on weekends. 44 Other times, they just bring camping gear, a camera, some food and water, and walk
around the mountains or parks. 45 For example, in 2020, Shanghai launched a number of micro-tourism

products for half-day and one-day tours, including exploring cultural heritage sites in the city, experiencing rural life and going hiking.
A. To adapt to the new trend, many cities also create more opp