2022-2023学年北京市通州区九年级（上）期中英语试卷第I卷（选择题）一、单 选 题（本大题共12小题，共6.0分）1.Miss Wang is giving a speech now.Please listen to_carefully.()A.me B.him C.herD.them2.My father was born_198O.He is 42 years o ld.()A.at B.in C.onD.to3.Hurry up,Tom,_you will miss the school b u s.()A.and B.but C.soD.or4._do you play football?Once a week.()A.How much B.How long C.How oftenD.How far5.My house is next to a park.It is one of_parks in our city.()A.big B.bigger C.biggestD.the biggest6.Must we clean our classroom today,Miss Li?No,you_.You can do it tomorrow morning.()A.neednt B.may not C.cantD.mustn*t7.Be quiet.People in the library_books now.()A.are reading B.will read C.have readD.read8.J.K Rowling is a famous writer.She many books since 1992.()12.Mum,I dont remember my history book yesterday.A.publishesB.publishedC.has publishedD.will publish9.What were you doing this time yesterday?I_on the grass and drawing a picture.()A.sitB.satC.am sittingD.was sitting10.I will hand in my math homework as soon as I_at school.()A.arriveB.arrivedC.am arrivingD.Will arrive11.Our classroom_ by us every day,so it is bright and tidy.()A.was cleanedB.is cleanedC.has cleanedD.will clean-I saw a history book on your bookshelf just now.Maybe it is yours.()A.where I putC.Where will I putB.Where did I putD.Where I will put二、完形填空（本大题共8小题，共8.0分）Maxs Good HabitMax reads more than anyone he knows.He loves to read during all of his free time.He always puts some books in his bagand reads them in his spare time.His friends laugh at him because he would rather read than play video games,but his parentsand his teachers are proud of him.They say(13)is important,and it will help him learn about the world around him.They alsotell him it is a good habit to read every day.One day Max was reading a magazine article about volcanoes(火 山).He told his friends all about volcanoes and whatcauses them to erupt(喷发).The very next week,his class was told to do a science(14)about volcanoes.Guess who everyonewanted in their project group?Maxs friends dont(15)at him anymore.Max ended up being in a group with Liz,Anna and Josh.The project was to create a poster board with information aboutvolcanoes and to build a volcano model.Max made copies of the magazine articles about volcanoes so his project(16)could read about them too.They also went tothe library to look for more information about volcanoes.The group met at Annas house that night to organize the informationand decide what they wanted to put on the poster board.They all asked Max what he thought was the most(17).Then theydecided what they should write on the poster together.The next night they met at Josh*s house to(18)their volcano.They used cardboard(纸 箱)and modeling clay(可塑形的 土).First,they made a volcano shape with the cardboard,and then they covered the shape in brown and red clay.The redwas lava(岩浆)flowing down the volcano.They also stuck the red clay to the top of the volcano to make it look like it waserupting.The volcano looked great.Max,Liz,Anna and Josh were very proud of their hard work.When they turned in their project,their teacher was(19)with their wonderful work.Thanks to Maxs good20),they earned an A+on both parts of the project.13.A.readingB.writingC.listeningD.speaking14.A.exerciseB.projectC.planD.competition15.A.shoutB.pointC.lookD.laugh16.A.guidesB.partnersC.teachersD.leaders17.A.peacefulB.difficultC.successfulD.important18.A.findB.paintC.buildD.explain19.A.satisfiedB.strictC.familiarD.patient20.A.experimentB.homeworkC.habitD.purpose三、阅读理解（本大题共13小题，共 26 0分）AEvery year,TIME for Kids highlights inventions that are making the world better and a bit more fun.These inventions arechanging the way we live,play,and learn.Which one are you most excited about?1.OrCam ReadReading is a challenge for millions of people.They may struggle with poor eyesightor other things.But with a computer,the OrCam Read can read any piece of textaloud.Users put the device（设备）above a page of a book,press a button,thenthe device starts reading aloud.The OrCam Read can also read text in differentlanguages.Mega Cyborg HandThe Mega Cyborg Hand helps kids build a robotic hand that copies the movementsof a real hand.You wont find any wires（电线）.Instead,the device has plastic piecesand tubes（导管）filled with water.The Mega Cyborg Hand can fit arms of almost anysize and it can pick up things easily.HIRobin the RobotA girl in a hospital had not eaten anything for two days.A nurse took Robin theRobot into the girfs room.After chatting and playing games,Robin encouraged thegirl to eat some food.Sure enough,she began to eat.With big eyes and cheerfulvoice,Robin is designed to help kids in hospitals.That not just a robot but a peerand a friend.出;The mobiWANThe mobiWAN helps you communicate by directing calls through your head.Theheadset speaker and microphone are created by Mobilus Labs and sounds are sentthrough the wearers head.This lets workers stay in touch in noisy places.You canstill hear someone talking,clear as day,says Jordan McRae,the founder o。