辽宁省盘锦市兴隆台区第一完全中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题
辽宁
九年级
期末
2024-01-14
45次
整体难度：
适中
考查范围：
语篇、主题
一、阅读理解 添加题型下试题
 When you hear of Tang dynasty, you may think of Li Bai, one of the most popular poets in history. This summer, his life story came out on big screens in China in a new cartoon movie, Chang An. The movie mainly tells the life stories of Li Bai and his close friend Gao Shi. From the movie, people find it easier to better understand Tang dynasty. Surprisingly, forty-eight famous Tang poems appears in the movie. |
 We read Tang poems from an early age, but we knew little about the footprints of poets. Here comes a documentary (纪录片) from CCTV, called Follow the Poems to Travel. It gives you a way to know more — which places the poets visited and how they felt along the way. It took three years to make the documentary. The reporters interviewed 64 people who are interested in history and surveyed 58 places they visited. They finally chose the stories of five poets. |
 In the book Chang’an Ke, the writer Bei Mingyu tells the history with the life stories of the most famous Tang poets. When you read this book, you will find that those young people in Tang Dynasty were just like many of us today. They came to the city of dreams, showing their talents and hoping for a great success. Wang Wei was one of the talented ones. There were two worlds in his life. One is in Chang’an. When he worked, Wang was really somebody. The other is the world where Wang enjoyed the nature as a common man. |
1. Which question is NOT answered in the second passage?
| A．What is the documentary about? |
| B．How popular is the documentary? |
| C．What did the reporters do to create the documentary? |
| D．How many poets does the documentary mainly talk about? |
| A．To visit the city of dreams. | B．To watch others show talents. |
| C．To make their dreams come true. | D．To enjoy the beauty of nature. |
| A．Wang Wei liked nature better than his work. |
| B．You can learn few poems of Tang Dynasty in the movie Chang An. |
| C．Some poets visited different places in their life time in Tang Dynasty. |
| D．Li Bai and his close friend Gao Shi are mentioned in Follow the Poems to Travel. |
| A．History and poets. | B．Geography and poets. |
| C．Friendship and poets. | D．Nature and poets. |
When I became a junior, I decided to take Latin (拉丁文) at school. I was so excited and really expected to learn it well.
However, the Latin class turned out to be quite boring. Each day, Mr Keady, the teacher, would ask us to open our books and read aloud the Latin forms of words. This was the way he taught us every day. That was until one afternoon when, once again, we were asked to open our books, and I decided to speak up.
When Mr Keady asked what was wrong, I explained why I found his class boring, how I had expected more, and that his teaching method seemed old-fashioned. When I finished speaking, I expected Mr Keady to angrily send me to the head teacher.
To my surprise, he sat at his desk quietly, looking disappointed and tired. After a moment of silence, Mr Keady spoke. He quietly said that he would think carefully about what I had said. And that was it.
In the following weeks, the Latin class didn’t become the exciting learning environment I had hoped for, but Mr Keady did try harder to interest us in his classes.
Maybe some people would praise what I did, but even so many years later, I feel bad about it. If I saw him now, I would tell him how much I regretted what I’d done that day in class. I would also tell him that he taught me a wonderful lesson that day. Following my unkind words, Mr Keady showed me that being wounded doesn’t mean you have to give away your dignity (尊严), and that no one can take it away from you.
5. How did the Latin class turn out for the writer?| A．Exciting. | B．Boring. | C．Challenging | D．Fashionable. |
| A．He became angry and talked to the head teacher. |
| B．He was speechless for the rest of the class. |
| C．He looked sad and tired and started to reflect. |
| D．He was surprised and promised to improve it. |
| A．Disappointed at the changes. | B．Happy to get praised, |
| C．Wounded by the teacher. | D．Regretful about what was said. |
| A．One can always hold onto their dignity. | B．Unkind words can sometimes work. |
| C．Honest communication is important | D．Don't try to teach teachers lessons. |
Recently, David, a professor at Harvard Theological Seminary shared and explained his ideas on Chinese faith(信仰) and belief in a speech. After Professor David’s video of the speech was posted on social networking sites, it got a heated discussion among people abroad, which also reminded us Chinese to be proud of our culture, and pass the great spirits on. This is part of his speech.
Chinese themselves may not know they have this kind of national spirits, which help to make them stand up till now and lead them to a better future. In American myths(神话), fire is given by God. In Greek myths, fire is stolen by Prometheus but in Chinese myths, fire is made by them. This is the difference. They use such stories like Drilling Wood for Fire to warn future generations to fight against nature! When facing flood, we hid ourselves in the Ark of Noah, but in the stories of the Chinese, their ancestors got over the difficulties and beat the flood back in the story of Dayu and the Flood. See, it is still a struggle(奋斗), a struggle against disasters! If you read Chinese myths, you will find them quite unbelievable. In Chinese culture shown in the stories, you will find that there is only one word-struggle! If there is a mountain in front of your door, do you choose to move the house or dig a tunnel? It is clear that moving the house is the best choice. However, in the Chinese story Yu Gong Moves the Mountain, they moved the mountain away! Chinese ancestors used such stories to tell future generations: you can lose, but you can’t give in. Unluckily, our myths tell people to listen to God’s ideas. |
These myths, which we Chinese have heard from childhood and passed on to the next generation, are more than just stories. In fact, the speech from David reminds all that it is important for us Chinese to learn about the national spirits and the faith. We dare to fight, are not afraid of losing, and will not accept failure easily.
9. The professor David mainly develops his idea in the speech by _______.| A．raising questions | B．explaining reasons |
| C．giving examples | D．listing numbers |
| A．Wolves Are Coming | B．Houyi Shoots the Suns |
| C．The Bird Jingwei Fills Up the Sea | D．Kuafu Runs after the Sun |
| A．all the Chinese myths are better than those in other countries |
| B．the national spirits of China are worth learning and keeping |
| C．Chinese ancestors used the myths to record their life |
| D．the myths in other countries have nothing to do with struggling |
| A．Fight for Our Country |
| B．Learn about Chinese Heroes |
| C．The Reminder of Chinese Faith |
| D．Different Myths and Faith in the World |
In early December, the US broke a terrible new record: 38 big shootings (大规模枪击事件) in a single year, in which 203 people have died. Why is there so much gun violence (暴力) in the US? Although the problem is complicated (复杂的), there are three big reasons: too many guns, weak gun laws and cultural factors (因素).
The US has a lot of guns—120.5 guns for every 100 Americans, according to a 2017 survey (调查). In other words, there are more guns than people in the US. This makes it easier for people to get guns.
Although US federal law says certain people can’t buy guns, it’s still fairly easy for Americans to buy them anyway, said Vox. A big part of this is loopholes (漏洞) in gun sales. In the US, when you buy a gun from a licensed (有经营许可的) shop or at a gun show, they have to check your background. But if you buy from a private seller, they don’t have to do that. Even in those cases where a background check is made, it can only take up to three days at most. If the seller does not receive a clear answer within three days, the seller can still sell the gun, reported CGTN.
The US also has a unique gun culture, influenced by the Second Amendment of the US Constitution (宪法第二修正案). Some people believe it gives them special rights (权利), making them refuse to give up their guns for the greater good.
Around 60 percent of Americans think gun violence is a big problem and want stricter gun laws. But keeping gun violence under control in the US is not easy. Because it’s unclear if US lawmakers, who listen to powerful gun groups like the National Rifle Association or Gun Owners of America, will make changes.
13. What are the main reasons for increasing gun violence in the US?a. the high ownership of guns
b. the weak laws on buying guns
c. the light punishment on gun violence
d. the right to have guns in the minds of Americans
| A．abc | B．abd | C．acd | D．bcd |
| A．won’t have any chance to buy guns |
| B．can buy guns with a special license |
| C．can buy guns from private sellers |
| D．can buy guns by showing their background |
| A．meaningless | B．costly | C．difficult | D．possible |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
