山东省烟台市牟平区（五四制）2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读单选Children’sWriterYesterday,themuch-lovedchildren’swriterBeverlyClearypassedawayatage104.Whenshewasachild,shehadtroublelearningtoread.Whenshegrewup,shesetouttowritebooksforchildreninherlatetwenties.Clearykeptwritinguntilshewas83,creatingover40booksinall.________SarahParkhasknownabouttheinfluenceofmusiconthebrainsinceayoungage.Now,shehopestousemusictohelppeoplewith心理mental(上的)healthproblems.Herinvention,SparkCare+,madeherbecamethetopyoungscientist.SparkCare+candealwiththeinformationandchoosethepropermusictohelpliftthepatients’spirits.TheDreamofaHorseTrainerYuanHaoisahorsetrainer.HehasahorsenamedDandan.ItisYuan’sdreamtobringDandanto马equestrian(术的)competitions.TrainingwithDandanisnoteasywork.YuanoncefellfromDandanfivetimesduringtraining.Dandanhasbeentrainedformorethansixmonths,anditisgettingbetteratfollowinginstructions.Yuanfeelsheisonestepclosertohisdream.1．WhichofthefollowingisfalseaboutBeverlyCleary?A．Shelivedaverylonglife.B．Manypeopleloveherverymuch.C．Shekeptwritingformorethanhalfacentury.D．Shestartedwritingbookswhenshewasaveryyounggirl.2．Whatwouldbethebestheadingforthesecondnews?A．TheTopYoungScientistB．AGirl’sMedicalDreamC．InventionsAreEverywhereD．EnjoyingSuccessWhenYoung3．WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutYuanHao?A．Hehasrealizedhisdream.B．Hewonmanyequestriancompetitions.试卷，C．HehadsomedifficultiesintrainingDandan.D．Hehasn’tmademuchprogressintrainingDandan.TheSoundofaForeignWordCausedDebate(辩论)onUSCampusLastAugust,TheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,knownasUSC,becameinvolvedinadebateoverlanguagethatappearedwidelyinU.S.andChinesenewsstories.Itstartedwithawhitecommunicationsprofessortalkingaboutsmallwordsorsoundsthatpeopleusewhilespeakingtosignalpauses.Becauseofthecoronavirus(冠状病毒)healthproblems,GregoryPattonwasteachingtheclassonlineinavideoconference.Thisfactmayhaveaddedtotheproblem.Patto