上海市杨浦区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

 When do you have to be at ____ airport for your flight to Harbin tonight, Joe?

The runners are very thirsty. we'll give____some water.

 It starts to become much____for tourists to stay here. 

 Very____ things in this world could give me more pleasure than an exciting film. 

 The doctor could find nothing wrong____him. 

 I heard you laughing in the meeting room. You____be very happy

 My parents know Sue very well because they ____her many times. 

Alice ____very nervous at the interview. She couldn't think of anything to say.

 Ben and his friends will ____on the last stage of their journey. 

 Our skiing coach warned us____straight down the hill. 

I can't understand____you're so bored. I think you can have a lot of things to do.

 ____good time the Li family spent in Hangzhou! They enjoyed every minute there. 

 Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can be used only once（将下列单词填入空格．每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）

Tea vs. Coffee Culture

A. healthy                B. tradition                C. different                D. business

Tea and coffee are two of the most popular drinks in the world. However people usually like one more than the other. These drinks also have veryuses. 

Tea drinking started in China over 4, 000 years ago. Tea is made from leaves. These days, some people drink tea for health, using it to help with stress or losing weight. However, most people in tea-drinking countries think of tea as more than just adrink. In fact, tea drinking in some countries is a part of the culture. In Turkey, tea is always there when people meet. Whether in someone's home or a, tea is always offered as a way of welcoming. In the UK, homes and offices usually have tea time. Tea and other dishes are served at tea time in the afternoon. It is a way of relaxing with friends or co-workers

 Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can be used only once（将下列单词填入空格．每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）

A. common                B. wake up                C. among                D. work on

Coffee came much later than tea, at just over 1, 000 years ago. Coffee is made from beans. Something in the coffee beans makes a person feel more energy. Most people do not drink coffee to relax. Instead, they drink coffee to get going. Many people drink coffee in the morning to help them. Others will also drink coffee during short breaks in the afternoon to keep going through the workday. Some people may visit coffee shops just to meet and talk with friends. However, many people at the coffee shop drink coffee when theytheir computers. 

Which is morein your country? Which do you like to drink more between the two?

 His rudeness made him a lot of inthecompany. （enemy）

 Nowadays, we cansee the pop star in public. （rare）

I didn't realize that Simon was deeply about his failure in the match. （happy）

 He made up his mind to make aof the business. （succeed）

 Ladies and gentlemen, wefor the late departure of this flight（apology）

You've never seen Suzy since she went back to Spain. （改为反意疑问句）

You've never seen Suzy since she went back to Spain,?

It's about 15 minutes' walkfrom the museum to the nearest underground station（就画线部分提问）

is it from the museum to the nearest underground station?

We didn't know many details about the poet's early life. （改为被动语态）

Many details about the poet's early life.

Is there enough time to explore the whole town? Sam isn'tsure. （将两句句子合并为一句）

Sam isn't surethereenough time to explore the whole town.

Of all the fruits, I don't like bananas only. （保持原句意思基本不变）

I like all fruits bananas. 

 for, the introduction, is. Paris, according to, a popular destination, tourists （连词成句）

 Choose the best answer（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）

Danny is reading an infographic.   

 Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）

Would you eat an insect? It might sound disgusting, but insects have actually been part of1 diets in many parts of the world. In Thailand, fried crickets are a popular snack. In Ghana, eating termites helps people get the protein²they need. And in Mexico, ant eggs fried in butter are thought to be delicious. 

Moreover, eating insects could be the3 to world hunger. Many people around the world don't have enough food to eat. Meanwhile, the earth's population keeps growing. It is said that it will reach 9, 000, 000, 000 by the year 2050. Also, we are quickly running out of new land to use for faming and raising animals. The number of fish in our oceans Is also decreasing, because of pollution and overfishing. On the other hand, there are plenty of insects available; this is why a United Nations（UN）report4 using insects as food.

Insects are not only more than enough but also good for your health. They contain lots of protein and important nutrients. Locusts, for example, actually contain more iron than beef does. Moreover, raising insects for food is better for the environment than raising other animals, because they5 less land, food and water. Also, farm animals like cows and pigs give our harmful greenhouse gases into the air after they eat. Insects release greenhouse gases too, but not as much as other animals. 6 they can breakdown the waste and dead bodies of other animals, returning their nutrients to the soil. 

Insects are already being eaten by many people across the world. Even if it seems, we should keep an open mind. It could mean the difference between life and death for starving "I people around the world.

Word box

[1]disgusting adj. 恶心的[2]protein n. 蛋白质[3]nutrient n. 营养物[4]starving adj. 极饿的

 Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺. 首字母已给出）

The pig war

THE MOST PERFECT WAR IN HISTORY

The year was 1859. America and England had already fought two wars. Now, they were atpeace. But one day a pig got hungry. And it nearly caused a war between the twocountries. 

The pig was owned by a British man who lived on a small island. The island was just of thewestern part of North America. Both England and the US said the island was theirs. Across theisland from the British man lived some American farmers. Everyone on the island got alongpeacefully. But the peace e the day the British man's pig decided to eat some of anAmerican farmer's potatoes.

One of the American farmers shot and killed the pig. Then the pigs owner wanted $100 fromthe man who shot the animal. That was a lot of money, so the farmer refused to pay it. The Britishand Americans began to argue, and the sgot worse. The farmers asked the governor overthe island at that time for help. He sent a group of soldiers to protect the farmers. The Britishanswered by sending 2, 000 soldiers. The British were on one side of the island, and the Americanswere on the other. The problem that began with the pig was about to tinto a shooting war. 

When news of the problem reached Washington and London, both leaders were s. Neither country wanted another war. They sent some men to try to fix the problem. After adiscussion, it was decided that each country would keep a small group of soldier on the island. They would stay there until the two countries could decide who owned the island. Then the otherswould have to leave. 

Twelve years went by. Neither side wanted to give up the island, but they knew they had todo something. They asked the leader of Germany to help decide. After nearly a year of discussion, a dwas made. America would get the island. 

Finally, the Pig War was over and only one shot was fired. That was the shot that killed thepig!

 Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答问题）

OBSOLETEJOBS

In the past, there were lots of jobs that we don't have anymore. Many of these fobs have been takenover by machines, but some have just disappeared altogether. Let me tell you about some of them.

⒈Telegraph Operators

Long ago, people used telegraphs to send messages over long distances. It was like sending anold-fashioned text message, but you needed a telegraph operator to send it using a special machine. But now, we don't have telegraph operators anymore!

⒉Lift Operators.

These days, when we want to go up or down in elevator, we just press a button. But a long timeago, before 1950, there were people called lift operators. They would ride in the elevator with youand operate it. Nowadays, we don't see lift operators very often, but some still work in specialplaces like the Eiffel Tower in Pairs.

⒊Lamplighters

Back at the start of the 20th century，many cities used gas street lamps, not electric ones. Lamplighters had the job of going around in the evening and lighting these lamps with a bigcandle on a long stick. They would light about a hundred lamps in an hour. But today, we haveelectric streetlights, so lamplighters are gone. 

⒋Typesetters.

Before we had computers, people used to make books and newspapers by hand. They had toarrange metal letters in wooden frames to create the pages. It was a bit like a big puzzle!Nowadays, computers help us do this work efficiently, so typesetters are not needed anymore. 

⒌Switchboard Operators.

Believe it or not, in the past, when you wanted to make a phone call, you had to talk to an operator. You had to tell them the number you wanted to call, and they would connect your call for you. This job was mostly done by women at the beginning of the 20th century. But now, we can makephone calls without operators. 

Will more jobs disappear in the future?It's very likely. The world is changing so quickly that    ▲    . That's just how the world works!

 Write a paragraph in at least 80 words to give your opinion according to the given information（根据以下内容，写一段不少于80个单词的文字发表你的观点）

第2单元的主阅读Fishing with birds介绍了一种中国的传统技艺—鸬鹚捕鱼。文章结尾写道：In 50 years, perhaps there will be no more cormorant fishermen in the world. 你觉得鸬鹚捕鱼这项传统技艺会消失吗?给出你的观点，提供至少两个理由，并进行适当的论证。