2022-2023学年广东省茂名市第一中学初中部九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2022-2023学年广东省茂名市第一中学初中部九年级上学期期中考试英语试题1. Fan Shenghua, 59, is one of the inheritors (传承人) of the Longjing tea roasting technique(烘焙技术). We can know about _______ his job is from his hands—they are thick and full of calluses (手茧).“You have to touch the leaves with your hands _______ how much water should be removed(去除),”Fan said. “If too much is removed, the leaves will break into pieces; If not enough is removed, the tea will taste _______.”This traditional technique not only makes sure the quality of the tea, but also is _______ important part of Chinese tea culture. “Longjing tea leaves are famous _______ their color, taste and shape. We can make the best of _______ only by hand. It’s like making a work of art.” Fan said.These days, however, more people _______ machines to do the job. “It’s easier, but the quality is not as good.” Fan said._______ President Xi Jinping visited Hangzhou this year, he watched Fan roast tea leaves. Fan changed the strength and movement of his hands as he felt the tea leaves roast. President Xi Jinping later said, “The things made by two hands can never _______ by modern technology.”Fan is now teaching students. His son, a ________ college graduate, is one of them. “It’s a tradition. We need to pass it down.” said the father.1.A．who B．what C．when D．why2.A．see B．seeing C．to see D．saw3.A．bad B．badly C．worse D．worst4.A．a B．an C．the D．/5.A．with B．as C．from D．for6.A．they B．them C．their D．theirs7.A．used B．are using C．were using D．will use8.A．When B．After C．Before D．Since9.A．replace B．be replacing C．are replaced D．be replaced 10.A．27 years old B．27 year old C．27—year—old D．27—years—old2. 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应的选项涂黑。

Many years ago, I was fresh in junior high and Mr. Wilson was my science teacher.On the first day of class, he gave us a talk about an animal called mahyena, which lived on earth millions of years ago and died out during the Ice Age. He ________ a skull（骨头） as he talked. We all listened carefully and took notes. Later we had a test.When the test paper was handed to me, I was ________ to find that there was a big red “X” through each answer. But how come? Everywhere on the test paper, I had written down ________ Mr. Wilson said in class.I looked around and then I found that all of us ________ to pass the exams. What had happened?“Very simple,” Mr. Wilson explained. “I had ________ all that story about t he mahyena. There had ________ been any such animal, so the information in your notes was not correct. Do you expect to get high marks for incorrect answers?”What kind of test was this? What kind of teacher was he? He gave us so much information about the mahyena that we believed everything he said was right. How was it possible for us students to doubt what the teacher taught us?“The zeros on your papers will be marked in your grade record.” he said. And he did it.There was no need to say we were ________. However, looking back to his talk in the first class, we ________ that Mr. Wilson had given the animal a strange name but we didn’t think of it.“I hope you can learn something from this ________. Teachers and books are not always right. In fact, no on e is.”I haven’t made any great scientific discoveries, ________ Mr. Wilson’s class gave me and my classmates something just as important: Don’t let our mind go to sleep. Instead, we should learn to doubt. Look at people in the eyes and tell them they’re w rong.1.A．took off B．took in C．took out D．took down2.A．pleased B．surprised C．interested D．bored3.A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing4.A．managed B．failed C．continued D．decided5.A．put up B．made up C．set up D．gave up6.A．always B．sometimes C．never D．often7.A．lonely B．happy C．angry D．lively8.A．thought B．realized C．believed D．advised9.A．animal B．information C．answer D．experience10.A．but B．though C．so D．or3. What to come to Beijing in 2022?Beijing is the hosting city for the Olympic Games in 2022.Choose homestay for your accommodation(住宿)!Beijing does not have enough hotels available to accommodate all people that will visit the city for the 2022 Olympics.Homestay Beijing 2022 now has almost 450 different homestay accommodation available. We have made arrangements with people who would like to share their living flats for a few days/weeks with visitors.All hosts speak English!Beijing has large number of expats from English-speaking countries, so it is possible that all hosts speak English.Much cheaper than a hotel!Hotel prices will become 10 times higher than usual.More space than in a hotel!A hotel room is just that a room. At Homestay Beijing 2022, you can choose what kind of accommodation you want.More experience than in a hotel!We think that staying with people who live here can add much more to your experience.More informationRead our introduction on the about page. If you have any questions, please have a look at our Frequent Asked Questions page for answers!Contact USIf you want to contact us for more information, you can find a contact form on the Frequent Asked Questions page.If you are interested to stay at one of our flats, please visit the pages Rent Homestay.1. According to the advertisement, one of the advantages of homestay is________.A．being easier to visit places of interestB．being comfortable with larger spaceC．being able to make more Chinese friendsD．being closer to the Olympic stadiums2. We can infer(推断) from the advertisement that________during the 2022 Olympics.A．there will be more visitors to Beijing than hotels can take inB．a present 400-dollar room may cost as much as 2000 dollarsC．most visitors will choose the flats of Homestay Beijing 2022D．homestay will help visitors to learn to speak good English3. The underlined word “expats” in Paragraph 4 refers to foreigners________.A．staying in hotels B．living in BeijingC．helping others D．watching games4. If you want to learn more about homestay, you'd better________first.A．visit "Rent Homestay'' B．contact hotels in BeijingC．read "the about page" D．call Homestay Beijing 20225. The advertisement is made for________during the 2022 Olympics.A．those who will work as Olympic volunteersB．those who will provide accommodation for visitorsC．those who will come to Beijing from different parts of ChinaD．those who will come to Beijing from foreign countries4. Everyone has eaten instant noodles（方便面）. It is very easy to cook it quickly by putting the noodles into the boiling water and adding in ingredient bags, together with other food like eggs or vegetables. However, have you ever wanted to know whether this is the correct way of cooking it?When you first take out the noodles from the bag, you will notice that the noodles are joined together nicely as a piece. In order to make the noodles joined together nicely side by side, it needs some wax coating（石蜡涂层）.However, studies have shown that the wax coating on the noodles is quite harmful to our body and we should not eat it too often. It is advisable to have a rest of 2-3 days before we start to eat another bag of instant noodles as our body need about 3 days to clear the wax coating away from our body. Do you know the danger of having too much wax coating stored in our stomach? It will lead to cancer.There are two key points to take notes while preparing instant noodles:(1) Wash the instant noodles with warm water first, and pour away the water containing the wax coating.(2) Do Step 1 and try again to wash away the wax coating on the noodles before cooking it in water.Hope this article will help you when you choose to eat instant noodles.1. What are usually added in instant noodles?A．ingredients bags B．eggs C．vegetables D．A, B and C2. The use of the wax coating in the instant noodles is to ________.A．make the noodles more delicious B．make it easier to cook for the consumers C．make the instant noodles healthier D．make the noodles joined in a piece3. What does Paragraph 3 talk about?A．The dangers of the instant noodles. B．The way of how our body clears the waxcoating.C．How to cook instant noodles. D．Studies on good use of the wax coating.4. What does the underlined word “contain” mean?A．去除B．包含C．储存D．需要5. What is the purpose of the writer to write the passage?A．To tell us the dangers of instant noodles.B．To tell us how to cook instant noodles.C．To tell us something about the wax coating on the noodles.D．To tell us how to eat instant noodles safely and healthily.5. 配对阅读。