南京市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷（含答案解析）

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2023-2024学年度第一学期期末学情分析样题

九年级英语2024.01

考试时间：120分钟满分：120 分

（将答案按序号填在答卷纸上）

一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

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二、完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

When Xiaolu Guo was a child, she lived with her grandparents in Shitang, a fishing village in the south-cast of China. There was a bus station in the village, and Xiaolu liked to talk to the stationmaster. She     1     him because he had been to many places. The stationmaster told her stories about the people who had once come to the village from islands     2     the sea. Xiaolu longed to explore the world one day to see foreign countries.

As Xiaolu grew older, she began to read books by authors from England and France and wondered     3     these places were like. When she was in her late twenties, she applied (申请) for a     4     to study in England. The scholarship would pay for her to study at the National Film and Television School in England.

It took Xiaolu many months to settle into life in England. She did not know anyone, and for a while she was very     5     and homesick. Her biggest     6     was the language. She loved to read and write, but when she tried to do it in English, she would     7     become tired and frustrated. When she tried to give opinions, she could not find the right words.

Xiaolu started visiting a local tea shop near the National Film and Television School.     8     she was not taking classes, she would sit in the tea shop for hours and read her English dictionary. But she did not really like the village. There was not much for her to do     9     sitting in the tea shop. Finally, Xiaolu decided to move to London. She explored the city and took photos of the London Eye, the Buckingham Palace and other famous     10     in London. She was surrounded by people from all over the world, and many of them were still learning English.     11     her English was not perfect, she decided to try writing in English. Her story was about a young woman from China who was living in London and learning English, so the     12     made it more authentic (真实的). She was surprised when she was invited to meet a group of editors at a publishing company. “We want to     13     your book!” they told her. Xiaolu was very happy.

Xiaolu wrote more books in English and won several awards for her books and films. Many people     14     her, and she was invited to talk and teach at writers’ festivals and universities. Xiaolu was not lonely any more because her writing and her films had     15     her to many people!

1．A．admired            B．forgot                    C．changed                D．touched

2．A．above               B．below                    C．across                     D．under

3．A．what                 B．how                       C．why                         D．where

4．A．job                    B．passport                 C．position                D．scholarship

5．A．excited              B．angry                     C．amazed                 D．lonely

6．A．secret                B．challenge              C．influence              D．achievement

7．A．quickly             B．slowly                    C．nearly                    D．successfully

8．A．When               B．Until                      C．Unless                    D．Because

9．A．through             B．except                  C．against                   D．including

10．A．people             B．theatres               C．attractions             D．programmes

11．A．As                     B．If                           C．Since                        D．Though

12．A．results            B．mistakes              C．reasons                   D．instructions

13．A．open               B．close                      C．hold.                         D．publish

14．A．took up           B．took on                 C．took notice of        D．took care of

15．A．offered            B．connected            C．praised                   D．mentioned

三、阅读理解(共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分)

阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

16．What is the name of the play?

A．Not an Actor?

B．Critters on Ice!

C．The School Play.

D．Flora, Richard, Tim and James.

17．If you do Set Design, you are expected to ________.

A．prepare the fun backgrounds

B．call the students for auditions

C．make sure every word is heard

D．make the lights follow each animal

18．The text is probably ________.

A．a speech                 B．a poster                  C．a report                  D．a poem

B

①Workers in Canada have made an exciting discovery. Machine operator Shawn Funk was digging through the earth when he noticed something much harder than the rock around it. “It was definitely nothing we had ever seen before,” said Funk.

②A local museum now displays Funk’s discovery. It looks like a piece of art, but it’s not. It’s a fossilized (石化的) dinosaur—one of the most amazing ever found!

③After 110 million years underground, it has turned to stone, from its snout (长鼻子) to its hips. Armor (硬壳) covers its neck and back. Two 50-centimeter spikes stick out from its shoulders. Fossilized skin and scales (鳞) cover its body. Caleb Brown, a researcher at the museum, is amazed by the quality of the fossil (化石).“We don’t just have a skeleton (骨架). We have a dinosaur as it would have been.”

④For paleontologists, a find like this is very rare. Usually, only the bones and teeth are preserved—softer parts like the skin and scales rarely get fossilized. The dinosaur is so well preserved (保护) it even has a little bit of its original color. But why is this dinosaur fossil so different? Scientists have a theory.

⑤They think that the dinosaur’s carcass was carried into a river by a flood. It reached the sea, and after a week or so, the carcass sank to the ocean floor. Mud covered it and entered its skin, armor, and bones. After millions of years, this made the creature’s body stonelike.

⑥Scientists have studied the fossil carefully, but it will take years to learn all its secrets. Its bones, for example, are under its skin and armor, and paleontologists need to find a way to reach them without destroying (毁坏) its body. In some ways, this dinosaur is almost too well preserved!

19．Why does the writer say the dinosaur looks like a piece of art?

A．It is colorful.    B．It is made of stone.    C．It is fossilized.    D．It is well preserved.

20．What makes this discovery different from other dinosaur discoveries?

A．It is 110 million years old.

B．It is discovered by accident.

C．Its skin and scales are fossilized.

D．Its bones and teeth are preserved.

21．Where is the best place for the following sentence?

“It also ensured that the dinosaur kept its shape.”

A．At the end of Paragraph 3.

B．At the end of Paragraph 4.

C．At the end of Paragraph 5.

D．At the end of Paragraph 6.

22．Why will it take years to fully study the fossil?

A．Scientists don’t want to destroy it.

B．Scientists don’t have enough tools.

C．Its armor is very tough.

D．It is large and heavy.

C

Marly’s class was studying China. Her teacher, Miss Singh, told the students that kites were invented in China more than 2,000 years ago. “To this day,” she said, “Most Chinese people have a passion for kites. On sunny and windy days, people of all ages go to the parks to fly them.”

Miss Singh explained that Chinese kites are always colorful and are often beautifully decorated to look like dragons, butterflies or other creatures. Then she announced an unusual homework assignment. She asked each student to make a kite and bring it to class. “The Chinese make kites that represent something important to them,” she said. “Each of you should make a kite that signifies something important to you.”

Marly did not like the assignment. “I don’t know how to make a kite,” she grumbled as she walked home. Then she decided to ask her dad for help. Marly explained to Papa that the kite had to mean something to her.

“What do you think of when you see a kite?” Papa asked.

As Marly thought for a moment. Her mind was filled with images of things that flew, such as planes and birds. “Eagles,” she said.

Papa nodded and agreed that an eagle design would make an excellent kite. “They are proud and fierce,” he said.

Marly and Papa got two rods of balsa wood and bound them into the shape of a cross. Papa cut a square out of an old white bed sheet, and Marly painted a great golden eagle on the sheet. Then they stretched the sheet over the rods and made a diamond-shaped (菱形的) kite. Finally, Marly tied a long tail to the bottom of the kite, and it was finished.

Next, Marly and Papa took the kite to the park and tested it. The kite flew perfectly. Marly jerked the string and made the kite swoop so that the eagle dived to the earth and flew back up again.

“Wow, ” Marly cried, “This kite really flies!”

“Yes, it does,” Papa said proudly, “I think your teacher will like your kite.”

23．Where is Marly at the beginning of this story?

A．In China.                B．At the park.            C．At home.                D．In school.

24．How did Marly solve her problem?

A．She painted an eagle on her kite.

B．She cut a square out of an old bed sheet.

C．She asked her dad to help her build a kite.

D．She asked her teacher for a different assignment.

25．The underlined word “signifies” means ________.

A．flies high                B．adds color to           C．cancels out              D．stands for

26．What happened after Marly and Papa finished making the kite?

A．They tested it in the park.

B．They painted an eagle on it.

C．They tied a long tail to the bottom of it.

D．They learned about the Chinese passion for kites.

27．Which detail shows how Marly felt about her kite?

A．The kite flew perfectly.

B．She said, “Wow, this kite really flies!”

C．She said, “I don’t know how to make a kite.”      

D．She jerked the string and made the kite swoop.

四、词汇(共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分)

根据短文内容，从下列方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文内容完整正确，其中有一个是多余的。

While Beijing Opera is the most famous type of opera in China, it is not the only one. Actually, there are more than 300 styles of opera in China. Most are regional (区域的), although some,     28     the Yue, Ping, Kunqu, and Huangmei Operas, are loved and appreciated far outside their home areas.

In the beginning, Beijing did not have its own style of opera.     29     an old tale, Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799) enjoyed some Huiban performances when he toured Yangzhou. The word ban refers to an opera company, while the word hui probably refers to Anhui Province. Since Qianlong had enjoyed Huiban performances so much, four Huiban groups were invited to perform in Beijing. They proved     30    . Over the years, Beijing Opera developed and changed, borrowing parts of other opera styles, particularly Kunqu Opera.

Foreigners may find Beijing Opera hard to understand. Yet, to most Chinese people, Beijing Opera is a prized part of their culture. Mulan Joins the Army,     31     an old poem Song of Mulan, is one of the most famous Beijing Operas. It’s about a girl who joins the army in the place of his elderly father. After many years of war, she is offered     32     for her service, but she refuses, so she can go home to her family. She     33     others and brings great honor to her family.

Most opera styles in China     34     martial arts as well as singing, and actors usually wear heavy make up. Besides, women were not allowed to perform in operas.     35    , when Mulan Joins the Army was first performed, the part of Hua Mulan was played by the male actor, Mei Lanfang (1894-1961). He is known as “a master of Beijing Opera” in China.

五、语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法情况和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入适当的词或用括号中所给词的正确形式填空。

In 1867, Caroline Shawk Brooks and her husband, Samuel, had a farm in Arkansas. From sunrise to sunset, Caroline and Samuel milked cows, gardened and     36     (pick) cotton. This left Caroline no time for her dream of becoming     37     artist. Time was not the only problem. Money was a worry too. The cotton crops were failing. Caroline decided to make butter from     38     (they) cows’ milk·and sell it at market. But other farms also made and sold butter.     39     (draw) attention to her butter, she began making small butter sculptures.

Caroline had a simple system to keep the sculptures from melting (融化) as she formed them. She put the butter in a shallow(浅的) tin pan, which sat in a     40     (large) one filled with ice. Caroline’s butter sculptures were so     41     (success) that she displayed them at fairs and exhibitions before long. One of her largest butter sculptures was a life-size statue called A Study in Butter—the Dreaming Iolanthe.

Caroline also made sculptures using marble (大理石). She     42     (final) opened a studio in New York City where she created many marble portraits. Some of these sculptures     43     (show) at the 1893 world’s fair in Chicago.

But Caroline never stopped     44     (make) butter art. She considered butter the best material to work with. At the 1893 fair, she also displayed her butter techniques with a sculpture of Christopher Columbus.

Caroline died in St Louis, Missouri, in 1913 She is remembered as the     45     (one) known American butter sculptor.

六、句型(共6小题；每小题2分，满分12分)

根据中文完成句子，每空词数不限。

46．我们同学应该和睦相处。

We should____________________________________our classmates.

47．英语被许多人认为是一种重要的工具。

English________________________________by a lot of people.

48．那些漂亮的景点值得参观。

Those beautiful places of interest __________________.

49．她的建议对我来说具有很大的价值。

Her advice ___________________________ to me.

50．观虎是一部由著名导演执导的一小时的纪录片。

Tiger Watch is a one-hour documentary ___________________________.

51．我宁愿说实话也不要编造一个故事出来。

I ___________________________ than make up a story.

七、阅读与表达(共5小题; 72-75题每小题2分, 76题3分, 满分11分)

阅读短文，回答短文后的5个问题。注意：1—4题答案不超过6个词，5题答案词数不限。

During the past seven years, I visited countries that were in need of clean water. And I met some of the most inspiring (鼓舞人心的) people I’ve ever known.

By the time I reached my first village in Mozambique (莫桑比克), a small crowd had already gathered around the water point to meet me. These people were eager to talk about the difference clean water had made in their community.

At the front of the crowd, I met Natalia, a 15-year-old girl. Access to (获得) clean water enabled (使能够) her to have better health. She could spend more time in school. As a result, she became better educated than many of her fellow villagers.

I asked Natalia’s mother what she expected of her daughter’s future. “My dream is for Natalia to become a teacher,” she said proudly. Natalia happened to hear our conversation. And she turned around to say, “I don’t want to be just a teacher. I want to be the headteacher.”

Many people I met in Mozambique told me that water is life. Having access to clean water would immediately improve health. Healthier families would save money on hospital bills. Healthier kids would spend more time in school. Like Natalia, they would have bigger dreams as well as better opportunities.

Yet 748 million people on this planet don’t have access to clean water. Every morning, they stand in line in front of a muddy hole in the ground. They carry dirty water all the way home and serve it to the people they love most. They keep suffering from stomach pains.

You and I just got lucky to be born in places where we’ve never had to worry about finding clean water.

52．Where did the writer go during the past seven years?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

53．What were the people around the water point in the Mozambican village talking about?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

54．How did access to clean water change Natalia’s life?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

55．Why do some people suffer from stomach pains?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

56．How can we help people who live without clean water? List two ways.

_____________________________________________________________________________________

八、书面表达(20分)

57．请根据你校校刊 KIDS MAG 的征稿内容，用英语写一篇短文，表达你的想法。

Hi,

We would like you to share about your favourite artist.

Please write a passage and tell us:

★Who is your favourite artist?

★How did he/she achieve his/her art dream?

★What have you learnt from him/her?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Sam Southland

要求：

词数80左右(已给出的文章开头，不计入总词数)。

文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

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参考答案

1．A    2．C    3．A    4．D    5．D

【导语】本文的主要内容是：一个中国出生的女孩，通过自己的不断努力，最后在写作和电影上都获得了很多的奖，变得很出名。

1．句意：她很钦佩他，因为他已经去过很多地方。

admired钦佩；forgot忘记；changed改变；touched触摸。根据后面的“he had been to many places”可推理，她是很钦佩他的。故选A。

2．句意：站长给她讲了一些人的故事，他们曾经从海那边的岛屿来到这个村庄。

above在……上面；below在……下面；across通过，跨越；under在……下面。根据后面的宾语“the sea”可知，介词选取“跨越”。故选C。

3．句意：随着年龄的增长，小璐开始阅读来自英国和法国作家的书籍，她想知道这些地方是什么样。

what什么；how怎么；why为什么；where哪里。分析句子，此处，需要宾语从句的引导词；引导词在从句中作表语，所以用what。故选A。

4．句意：在她二十多岁后期的时候，她申请了去英国学习的奖学金。

job职业，工作；passport护照；position位置，职位；scholarship奖学金。根据后文“The scholarship would pay for her to study at the National Film and Television School in England.”可知，她是申请了“奖学金”。故选D。

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