2024-2025学年（上）三门峡九年级质量检测英语

1、阅读下面短文，将划线部分的句子译成汉语或英语。

Why do we play sports? Your answer may be “to get exercise”. That’s right. In fact, there are at least 4 more reasons.

It helps students do better in school. Students are busy with their study and many school activities everyday. But a research shows that students who play sports do better in school than those who don’t. (1) Sports help students show themselves better in study.

(2) 运动对学生的健康有益。 These days, some students spend too much time watching TV and playing video games. (3) But we need to know that health comes first. When we play sports, we go outside and exercise in the sun.

Playing sports builds self-confidence. Students who play sports feel better about themselves because they know they can practice more. Sports are a feel-good activity. (4) 运动帮助学生保持健康和结交新朋友。Sports are also a great way to learn teamwork. (5) It teaches young people about how to talk with other people.

Why not play sports from now on? Let’s take actions!

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【5】________________________________

2、The news that Donald Trump has got COVID-19 is ________ rapidly across the world.

A．punishing

B．treating

C．spreading

3、I'm afraid your dad can’t join us for lunch．He_______ a speech on Chinese art to the first-year students in the hall.

A. gives B. has given

C. is giving   D. gave

4、---Thanks for the delicious food.  ---________.

A. Don't mention it.   B. I'm glad you enjoy it.

C. I'm glad to hear that. D. Don't forget it.

5、— I heard you have a chance to enter that top university in the world?

— .

A. Don’t mention it.     B. That’s not the case.

C. What’s up?   D. Is that so?

6、—I really don’t know which computer I can choose. They look almost the same.

—It ________ what you want to use it for.

A．takes on

B．carries on

C．puts on

D．depends on

7、—I am getting weaker and weaker．   —_____________?

A. Why not spend more time with your friends   B. What about taking more exercise

C. Shall we write letters to each other   D. Why don’t you eat less food

8、Computers are so popular in our country that every pupil knows _____ e-mails.

A. how can he send

B. how does he send

C. how to send

D. how sending

9、We all went to the Universal Beijing Resort __________ Jim. He had a bad cold.

A．besides

B．except

C．against

D．with

10、Yesterday the teacher told us that the earth ________around the sun.

A. moved B. moves C. was moving D. had moved

11、Do you know _______ to the top of the mountain yesterday?

A．When did they get

B．When they got

C．When do they get

D．When they will get

12、—Jack, don't eat too much. You have _______ too much weight these days.

—OK, Mom. I will try to be on a diet.

A.put on B.put off C.put up D.put away

13、—Would you like to play basketball with us this afternoon? --_______ , but I have too much homework.

A. I don’t care   B. It’s very nice of you

C. Of course not.   D. My pleasure

14、The moonlight goes ____ the window and makes the room bright.

A. across   B. through   C. over   D. in

15、—Jeff, whose book is this?

—It ________ be Carla’s. I found her name on its cover.

A．can

B．may

C．must

D．need

16、Look! The old man is   . His heart is still beating.

A. alive B. asleep C. active D. absent

17、This kind of car was _________ in 1890.

A. discovered   B. invented   C. looked out   D. found out

18、— Could you let me know __________ yesterday?

— Because the traffic was bad.

A．why did you come late

B．why you came late

C．why you come late

19、—It has been thirty years since I   my hometown.

— How time flies! Great changes in our hometown   in the last thirty years.

A. leave; take place   B. left; have been taken place

C. left; have taken place D. have left; took place

20、--- Zhou Weilun could hardly speak English three years ago,____?

---No,he couldn’t. But now he is quite good at it.

A. couldn’t he   B. could he

C. didn’t he   D. couldn’t him

21、It seems that the students devote much time and energy _____ a high score in the exam.

A. in getting   B. to getting

C. to get   D. for getting

22、A: Hi, Bill! Come in, please.

B: Hi, 【1】 ?

A: I’m looking for information about Sydney on the Internet. I’m going to Sydney for my holiday.

B: Aren’t you lucky!##dot## 【2】 ?

A: No, but my father has been there. So I know there are many places of interest there.

B: 【3】 ?

A: I’m leaving at 9 a.m. on Thursday July 26.

B: 【4】 ?

A: Of course. I have never flown in a plane before.

B: You must be very excited when you fly in a plane.

A: Really, I can’t wait for it.

B: 【5】 ?

A: Two weeks. I’m sure I will have a good time there.

B: You will.

23、补全对话（在下面对话的空白处填上适当的话语，使对话完整。话语可能是句子、短语或词。)

A: Excuse me, 【1】   _____________?

B: Yes, there is.

A: How can I get there?

B: 【2】   ______ and turn left at the third traffic lights. And then you can see a KFC.

The Home-in hotel is across from the KFC.

A: 【3】_______________?

B: It’s about 25 minutes’ walk. With so many things, you’d better take a bus.

A:   【4】___________?

B: You can take a No.6 bus. The bus stop is on the other side of the street.

A:   【5】 ___________.

B: You are welcome.

24、School is a good place for us to study. Yet sometimes, it's easy for us to have accidents there. Experts suggest that right safety training could avoid 80% of these accidents. Here are parts of safety rules in some countries.

【1】________ countries are mentioned in this passage.

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

【2】Students should receive right safety training because ________．

A．it is easy

B．it could avoid most of these accidents

C．it is interesting

D．it is accepted by the teachers

【3】If there is a fire, Chinese students should go to the playground hurriedly ________．

A．with a wet cloth covering their mouth

B．by using ladders

C．by bike

D．by pushing each other

【4】Public elementary schools in Japan hold earthquake training ________．

A．once a week

B．once a month

C．once a year

D．every day

【5】This passage mainly talks about ________．

A．how to escape from earthquakes

B．how to put out the fire

C．some school safety rules in some countries

D．a bicycle course

25、Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）

Long March（长征）exhibit

The Shenzhen History Museum is putting on an exhibition of the Long March. On show are more than 220 photos and some other things that show how the Red Army made the Long March from Jiangxi Province to northern Shanxi Province in the mid-1930 s.

Time: 10:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m.

Address: 1368 Shennan Road

Admission: 8 yuan for Chinese/15 yuan for foreigners

Thai elephants

Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at the Window of the World by riding bicycles, playing basketball, balancing on a beam（梁）, dancing and blowing a harmonica（口琴）. People are encouraged to lie on the ground and have the elephants step over them.The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. And there is an additional（另外的）show at 1:30 p.m. At weekends.

Address: West Huaqiaocheng

Admission: 60 yuan

Dancing dolphins（海豚）

Dolphins leaping from the water to touch a ball; swaying（摇摆）their bodies to music, kissing people and doing maths by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium（海豚水族馆）in Shenzhen Ocean Park an attraction for children. Seals and sea lions also perform.

Hours: 10:30 a.m., 4:00 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.

Admission: 40 yuan for adults and 20 yuan for children

【1】At the exhibition, you'll see ________.

A.many articles written by famous writers B.many things left by the Red Army

C.books on the Long March D.many photos and pictures about the Long March

【2】Which of the following is not done by the Thai elephants?

A.Riding bicycles. B.Blowing a harmonica.

C.Doing maths. D.Dancing.

【3】If you go to see the Thai elephants on Sundays, you'll see the show at ________.

A.9:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m., 8:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. B.only 1:30 p.m.

C.9:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m., 8:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. D.10:30 a.m., 4:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

【4】The dolphinarium in Shenzhen Ocean Park is a hall where you can see ________.

A.not only dolphins but also seals and sea lions perform B.only dolphins perform

C.seals and sea lions perform D.only seals perform

【5】Which of the following statement is true?

A.Long March exhibit is free to the public.

B.Elephants are encouraged to lie on the ground and have the people step over there.

C.Dolphinarium attracts children most.

D.We can go to the Long March Exhibit at 9:00 a.m

【6】You can see the dancing dolphins ________.

A.at 5:00 a.m. B.at 10:00 a.m.

C.at 10:00 p.m. D.at 4:00 p.m.

26、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。

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30

a.m. When I arrived to collect, I saw a small woman in her eighties standing before me. I took thesuitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly

toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. "It's nothing," I told her. "I just try to treat my

passengers the way I would want my mother treated."

"Oh, you're such a good man." She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address,and then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?"

"It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly.

"Oh, I'm in no hurry," she said. "I'm on my way to a hospice (临终医院). I don't have anyfamily left. The doctor says I don't have very long time." I quietly shut off the meter (计价器). Forthe next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had onceworked, the neighborhood where she had lived. Sometimes she asked me to slow down in front ofa special building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.At dawn, she suddenly said, "I'm tired. Let's go now."We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

"How much shall I give you?" she asked."Nothing," I said."You have to make a living," she answered. "Oh, there are other passengers," I answered.Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly and said, "Yougave an old woman a little moment of happiness."

【1】 The story happened ____________.

A. one night twenty years ago

B. at 2:30 in the afternoon twenty years ago

C. when the driver was twenty

D. when the old lady walked toward the car

【2】The old lady went through the city because ______________.

A. she wanted to show she knew the city very well

B. she didn’t want to reach the hospice early

C. she wanted to see some places for the last time

D. she let the driver earn more money

【3】 Why did the taxi driver not get any money from the old woman?

A. He wanted to help her.

B. He shut off the meter by mistake.

C. Others had paid him.

D. He was in a hurry to take other passengers.

【4】Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. It took them 2 hours to drive through the city.

B. The old lady was the writer’s relative.

C. The writer made a living by driving a taxi.

D. The old lady got happy because of the writer’s kindness.

【5】What can we learn from the story?

A. Giving is always for returning.

B. People should respect the old.

C. People should learn to thank for others’ help.

D. An act of kindness can bring people pleasure.

27、Here is the latest news from BBC.

News One

More than 90 people are now known to have been killed by destructive tornadoes that swept through the Midwest of the United States on Friday. At least 80 were killed in Kentucky and 14 across five other states.

A worker at a Kentucky candle factory told the BBC that many workers had been killed when they worked there. As Peler Bowes reports, what people should do is being discussed when they are warned that a tornado is on the way. And the owner of that factory has, in fact, been talking about this. But clearly it wasn’t of any use for the people in that building.

News Two

The number of people killed by flash floods in the US state of Tennessee has risen to more than 20 on Tuesday. Now rescue workers are continuing to look for those who are still missing.

Record rainfall of more than 40 centimeters in some areas caused widespread flooding. Buddy Frazier is the mayor（市长）of Waverly, one of the worst affected towns. “I’ve been around a long time, and I’ve been through a lot of events here, and this one really shocked me.” He said.

News Three

Haiti’s civil protection service says around 1,300 people are now known to have lost their lives in Saturday’s powerful earthquake which struck the southwest of the country.

Hospitals in the area are fighting to cut down the number of the injured, which is almost doubled to around 6,000 people. In the cities of Jeremies and Les Cayes, rescuers are trying to locate people still trapped under ruins.

【1】What is the first news mainly talking about?

A．Tornadoes hit parts of the US.

B．Tsunamis struck Kentucky, the US.

C．Volcanic eruption happened in the US.

D．Hurricanes caused great damage to the US.

【2】What made Waverly one of the worst affected towns that the mayor has ever seen?

A．Destructive landslides.

B．Terrible sandstorms.

C．Flash floods.

D．Disastrous earthquakes.

【3】How many people have been killed by the powerful earthquake in Haiti on Saturday so far?

A．More than 6,000.

B．Around 1,300.

C．Around 6,000.

D．About 3,000.

【4】What does the underlined word “cut down” probably mean in Chinese?

A．砍倒

B．停滞

C．削减

D．保障

【5】The main purpose of writing the passage is to ________.

A．ask young people to protect environment

B．tell us something about environment

C．show why natural disaster happened

D．introduce natural disaster happened to different places

28、   Do you know which social app Chinese young people use a lot now? “Short videos” are certainly the most p【1】. Some users use Tik Tok and Kuaishou. They think it is fun to share short videos about their lives w【2】 others have other purposes as well.

A 12-year-old user named Elas has about 2.7 million fans on Tik Tok. The girl has shared videos about her dancing studies since last July. One of the videos w【3】 her about one million fans. “I feel really glad to share h【4】 with people by short videos.”

As some videos are about the latest news, a group of users depend on them to get information. To some other users, they have a different purpose. “Because I can’t s【5】 many hours watching a whole video. In fact, I’m not a very p【6】 person, I prefer to watch short videos of wonderful parts in programs,” said Wang Zhihao.

However, some young Chinese feel bored with some short videos. “Killing time is the main reason for me to watch the short videos, but many are a【7】 the same, so I think it is a waste of time. What’s more, I really don’t like the v【8】 which show strange even dangerous things,” said Wen Nan, another college student.

Recently, something else has happened. Some videos are telling people what products are worth b【9】. But after they buy the products, they may regret soon. So they think they should think t【10】. Some short videos even sell bad products, but these sellers won’t let you get your money back.

29、A few years ago, I worked a 12-hour night shift(夜班) and got home from work.

I was on my way back home and was very tired. I____at a restaurant to have breakfast. Right after I placed my order, I saw a man come in. He was carrying a small backpack and looked like he had seen better times. He reached in his pocket and pulled out some____He asked the waitress if 38 cents was____to buy a cup of coffee. She looked at his backpack and said, “____Have a seat.” (Coffee was 50 cents a cup at the time.) It really touched me how she had tried to protect his pride and how he hadn’t asked for any charity.

Shortly before my____came, I asked the waitress to come over. I said, “You know, I am not feeling well. I don’t think I am going to be able to eat my breakfast. Do you think there is____here who might eat it?” She first asked if I was OK and then she____She said, “I think so. Are you sure?” I told her that I was sure.

She then walked over to the gentleman and told him that I had ordered food and it was too____to stop the order but I didn’t feel like eating. Would he be so kind as to take it____they wouldn’t have to throw it away? I had walked to the cash register(收银台) and was paying for the meal. At the cash register, I asked if they had gift cards. They did. I bought one____$25.00 and asked them to give it to the gentleman after I left.

【1】A. looked   B. stood   C. waited   D. stopped

【2】A. notes   B. tickets   C. change   D. paper

【3】A. enough   B. short   C. good   D. able

【4】A. Not really   B. Never mind   C. With pleasure   D. Of course

【5】A. menu   B. food   C. coffee   D. bill

【6】A. anyone   B. everyone   C. someone   D. no one

【7】A. accepted   B. refused   C. understood   D. left

【8】A. early   B. late   C. slow   D. quick

【9】A. because   B. if   C. so that   D. unless

【10】A. at   B. for   C. with   D. by