镇江市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学年第一学期初中阶段性学习评价Ⅱ

九年级英语试卷  2024.01

一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

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二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1．— It’s reported that the launch of Shenzhou XVII on October 26th was very successful.

— Yes．It shows China has made ______ great progress in space technology.

A．so                          B．so a                       C．such                       D．such a

2．I admire those who are brave enough to face any challenge far ______ their abilities.

A．against                   B．beyond                   C．opposite                 D．without

3．Try to care for wild animals and create a friendly ______ between humans and wildlife.

A．report                    B．reward                   C．record                    D．relationship

4．My father will take me to Suning Plaza to see a film as soon as his work ________.

A．is completed           B．will be completed    C．has completed         D．completes

5．I sent two articles to a famous magazine, but it’s a pity that ______ of them was good enough to be published.

A．both                       B．all                         C．either                     D．neither

6．My life in Grade 9 seemed a little difficult at first, but everything ______ to be fine now.

A．finds out                B．looks out                C．turns out                 D．breaks out

7．Nowadays, students should attend Labour Courses so that they can learn some life skills．The underlined phrase in the sentence above is used to show the ______.

A．cause                     B．purpose                  C．result                     D．time

8．The Internet has made ______ easy to know what’s happening around the world quickly.

A．that                        B．this                        C．one                        D．it

9．— Have you ever watched the programme China in the Classics on CCTV-1?

— Yes, I like it very much．It brings Chinese ancient books ______ on screen.

A．living                     B．live                        C．alive                      D．lively

10．—Jack, I hear you are going to travel abroad with your friends at the Spring Festival.

—I have ______ the plan．It’s a tradition for us Chinese to be with families at that time.

A．cancelled                B．confirmed              C．connected               D．controlled

11．“Post-2000s”（2000年后出生的人） have begun to amaze the world ______ they are very young.

A．if                           B．since                      C．before                    D．although

12．Which of the following can be a proper newspaper headline?

A．An earthquake happened in Gansu

B．New artist wins two music awards

C．There was a heavy snow last night

D．Here are safety tips for winter holiday

13．Please look at the notice．How long is the school library open on Saturday morning?

A．3 hours.                 B．4 hours.                 C．3.5 hours.               D．4.5 hours.

14．Jack, my American pen friend, shows great interest in Zhenjiang．He wonders ______.

A．when Zhenjiang Museum is built

B．why are Zhenjiang noodles so well-known

C．if spring is the best time to visit Zhenjiang

D．that Zhenjiang is famous for three mountains

15．—Thank you for helping me with my English．I’ve got a high grade this time.

—______ That’s what friends are for.

A．Don’t mention it.    B．It doesn’t matter.     C．In your dreams.       D．Cheer up.

三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

One of my students has decided to study computer science abroad．One day, I asked him why he wanted to study it．He told me he was good at it．“If you weren’t so good at it now, …” I couldn’t finish my words．He said, “That’s     16    ．I always get top scores in computer science.”

This disappointed （使……失望） me．I do believe this student has the     17     to do well in computer science．However, he may not achieve anything great     18     he experiences failure （失败） first．On the one hand, failure tells us to try harder．I’ll never forget how disappointed an artist friend was when he was refused from a master’s degree program．He waited for a year or two and tried again．He finally succeeded．He knew how     19     he was and worked even harder．Soon his artwork was so popular．Later, The New York Times     20     him.

On the other hand, early success might be a setback （障碍） which we don’t realize．When I was a teenager, my teacher     21     everything I wrote, and I could get high marks on writing without really trying．By the time I got to college, I felt I had     22     to learn about writing, and I didn’t want any criticism （批评） on my writing．So I     23     courses that might have helped me improve as a writer．After college, I worked as a writer．Then, I experienced criticism and failure．That was when I began to grow.

This is not to say that early success is     24     a setback．The student who always gets top scores in computer science may continue to succeed．The      25      is that he needs to keep learning and keep challenging himself．He mustn’t rest on his laurels （荣誉）.

16．A．impossible       B．improper                C．unimportant            D．unpleasant

17．A．quality            B．courage                  C．ability                    D．energy

18．A．when              B．after                      C．because                  D．unless

19．A．lucky              B．sorry                      C．relaxed                   D．nervous

20．A．cared about      B．complained about    C．wrote about            D．heard about

21．A．influenced       B．praised                   C．collected                 D．disliked

22．A．something       B．anything                 C．everything              D．nothing

23．A．avoided           B．welcomed               C．attended                 D．finished

24．A．probably         B．certainly                 C．seriously                 D．nearly

25．A．key                 B．purpose                  C．mistake                  D．mystery

四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中、选择最佳选项。

A

Recently, the four major dictionaries — Collins, Cambridge, Webster’s, and Oxford — have announced their words of the year 2023.

26．Which dictionary chose the word of the year 2023 in a different way?

A．Collins.         B．Cambridge.            C．Webster’s.              D．Oxford.

27．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A．AI is making a big difference to people’s lives.

B．In the Internet age, truth is not very important.

C．In the age of AI ,the meaning of “hallucinate” doesn’t change.

D．If Jim says he has no rizz at all, he means that he’s attractive.

28．Which part of a magazine is this passage most probably taken from?

A．Travel Guide.         B．Hot Words.             C．Cooking Tips.         D．Art World.

B

Mr Mason, a famous detective, has succeeded in solving many difficult cases．A lot of TV stations have interviewed him.

Mr Mason has a 10-year-old son named Justin．The boy admires his father very much and he also wants to be a detective when he grows up．The boy always challenges his father．One night, he came up with a great plan.

First, Justin created a scene at home to make it look like a thief had broken into their house．Then, he called his father．At that time, Mr Mason was thinking about a case alone in his office.

“Dad, come home soon! A thief broke into our house and stole Mum’s necklace,” Justin cried on the phone.

“Are you OK? Did the thief hurt you?” Mr Mason asked worriedly．“No, he didn’t．But he scared me a little.” Justin answered.

Mr Mason left his office at once．When he came out of the building, he found that the sky was covered with dark clouds and it was raining.

When he arrived home, Justin hugged him and said, “Thank god! You finally came home, Dad．I was watching TV in the living room and saw a shadow （影子） of a person standing by the window that was reflected （反射） on the screen．I hurried to turn on the light, only to see a thief run out of the window．I supposed the thief had stolen something．So I looked around and found that Mum’s necklace was missing.”

Mr Mason smiled and asked, “You sat with your back to the window and the TV was towards the window, right?”

“Yes, Dad,” Justin answered.

Mr Mason didn’t stop smiling and said, “You lose, Justin．You are the thief.”

29．What do you think Justin’s father is like according to the passage?

A．Modest.            B．Generous.               C．Honest.                  D．Careful.

30．The correct order of the story is ______.

a．Mr Mason looked up at the sky.

b．Justin created a scene of a theft.

c．Mr Mason smiled and drew a conclusion.

d．Justin described what happened in detail.

A．b-a-c-d                   B．b-a-d-c                   C．a-b-d-c                   D．a-b-c-d

31．What made Mr Mason know Justin was lying?

A．Justin sat with his back to the window.

B．Justin’s mother’s necklace was missing.

C．Justin was watching TV with the lights off.

D．Justin couldn’t see the shadow because of the black clouds.

C

They went in and they saw Mrs Cratchit．She was laying the table．Belinda Cratchit, her second eldest son, was helping her.

The two smaller Cratchits, a boy and a girl, came running in．“We smelt our goose at the baker’s,” they shouted and they danced around the table.

“Where’s your father?” said Mrs Cratchit．“And your brother, Tiny Tim! And Martha wasn’t as late as this last Christmas Day!”

“Here I am, mother!” said a girl in the doorway．“You are very late,” said Mrs Cratchit, kissing her a couple of times.

“We had a lot of work to finish last night,” replied the girl, “and I had to clear up this morning, Mother!”

“Well, never mind! You are here now,” said Mrs Cratchit.

“Father’s coming,” cried the two young Cratchits.

In came Bob Cratchit in his threadbare clothes which he had worn for many years．Tiny Tim sat on his shoulder．Poor Tiny Tim! He couldn’t walk normally （正常地） without a walking stick.

The two young Cratchits took Tiny Tim to the wash-house, to see the Christmas pudding.

“And how did little Tim behave in church （教堂）?” asked Mrs Cratchit.

“He was so good.” said Bob, “But sometimes he says the strangest things．He said to me, on the way home, he hopes that everybody in church saw him because he is disabled．He wants them to remember this on Christmas Day．God made lame beggars （瘸腿的乞丐） walk．And he made blind men see.”

（Adapted from A Christmas Carol）

32．How many children of the family are mentioned in the passage?

A．Three.                    B．Four.                     C．Five.                      D．Six.

33．The underlined word “threadbare” means ______.

A．dirty                      B．old                        C．colourful                D．modern

34．What can we infer （推断） from the passage?

A．Mrs Cratchit was a very hard-working and kind woman.

B．Mrs Cratchit was angry with Martha because she came late.

C．Mr．Cratchit would receive some clothes as Christmas presents.

D．Lame beggars would be able to walk normally after Christmas.

35．What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A Rich Dinner     B．Kind God    C．A Christmas Get-together    D．A Poor Couple

D

阅读以下内容，从其后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项是多余的。

Lots of people have never seen snakes, but they are afraid of them．36_____

To find out the answer, scientists put pictures with snakes, pandas, flowers and many other things in front of people of all ages, even babies．People found snakes faster than flowers．It wasn’t just snakes．They found “black faces”, like spiders （蜘蛛）, faster than “safe” things like flowers．It seems we find things that might be dangerous to us faster．37_____

Why do people fear snakes? 38_____ However, they said that in their experiences, they were influenced by the seared voice and faces of those who met snakes．After all （毕竟）, if we are bitten by a snake, and then we know it’s dangerous．That’s too late.

So why is it important whether we are afraid of snakes or not? 39_____People protect animals they like, not animals they fear．Snakes may not be as cute as pandas, but they’re just of the same importance to the environment．They eat insects and mice．So when we kill snakes, we’re breaking the balance.

40_____Scientists did a study recently．Some volunteer students went on a field trip．With the help of safety tips, everyone could safely touch and hold a snake．The result is that snakes aren’t so bad．Most of them weren’t afraid afterwards．In fact, snakes even became some students’ favourite animal.

A．Where can people see snakes?

B．Maybe we are born to be afraid of them.

C．Because they had the experiences of being bitten by snakes.

D．Where does the fear come from?

E．How can we reduce our fears to give snakes a chance?

F．It may not matter to us, but it is really important to snakes.

G．In fact, most of them weren’t bitten by snakes.

五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其适当的形式填空（每个词或短语只能用一次）

41．Oingtuan is a _______ spring snack in South-east China around the Qingming Festival.

42．Zhang Yi was chosen to_______a chief detective in the film Endless Journey.

43．We should _______instead of making up excuses when we do something wrong.

44．We hope that the conflict between Palestine and Israel （巴以冲突） can be solved _______.

45．Fan Jinshi, the “daughter of Dunhuang”, has devoted herself to _______the national treasure for more than half a century.

46．The boy’s good _______caught our attention in today’s English speech competition.

47．The folk song Jasmine《茉莉花》_______and it is popular with many people.

48．Friendship is _______wine．The longer we keep it, the tastier it will be.

49．In the Hangzhou Asian Games, Quan Hongchan managed to _______calm and won the gold medal.

50．Stove-boiled tea, a new social activity, has attracted _______young Chinese people who love Chinese tea culture.

六、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。

Snow is one of the elements （元素） that help make winter lovable for many people, and it should not be far away when Major Snow arrives.

Major Snow, the 21st solar term of the year, falls on 7th December this year．It m    51     the beginning of midwinter．D    52     Major Snow, the temperature drops greatly and there may be more snowy days.

There’s a Chinese saying, “A fall of snow gives promise of a fruitful year.” F    53     welcome snow because snow can protect crops from cold fronts and keep the fields warm．Even if it melts （融化）, it also can p    54     enough water for the crops in spring.

The snowy season is also good for skiing and s    55    ．There are many such places for natural snow and ice in n    56     part of China．For example, Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces often have big snow in November, which makes it c    57     for people to play ice sports．But people in the south u    58     stay indoors to enjoy the winter activities, such as stove-boiled tea.

T    59     we have lots of fun because of the snow, people should pay attention to respiratory illness （呼吸道疾病）．When it’s Major Snow, it is much colder and d    60    , so people should drink more water．We can also drink hot soup with ginger （生姜） and Chinese dates （枣） to fight against the cold.

根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词，每空一词。

What is science fiction? It’s created according to future or scientific discoveries．Many science fiction stories usually cover space travel or life on other planets （行星）．However, Chinese science fiction writer Hai Ya takes a different path．He connects many of writings with Chinese culture and history．One of them is The Space-Time Painter．The novel won the Hugo Award （雨果奖）, the world’s top science fiction prize.

Hai Ya got the idea for The Space-Time Painter after learning about a famous painting One Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains．Wang Ximeng, a talented Song dynasty painter, created it at the age of 18．But he died young and not much is known about him．This “gap” （空白） in history gave Hai Ya the space and freedom to create the novel.

Hai Ya created a painter named Zhao Ximeng．His life experience is much like that of Wang Ximeng．He paints for an emperor．After many hard times, his mind leaves his body and goes into a mysterious space．When creating the story, Hai Ya not only used his imagination but also studied history with care．He tried to mix Chinese culture with science fiction.

In order to complete The Space-Time Painter, Hai Ya explored （探索） a “gap” in history．In fact, he isn’t a full-time writer．Working in a bank, he is busy with his work．So he also needed to explore “gaps” in his daily life．He takes full advantages of his free time to keep on with his interest in writing science fiction.

As we cheer for Hai Ya’s big success, we all can think about what “gaps” we can explore．Are you interested in history? Is there a “gap” that few others have laid a finger on? Try to make good use of it．Maybe it will be your chance to bring home a big prize, too.

七、书面表达（共1题；满分15分）

71．假如你是李华，阳光英语社团提供了两位笔友的基本信息，你想选择其中一名作为你的笔友，请用英语介绍他（她）的情况，并谈一谈你选择的理由。

要求：

（1）所写内容必须包括其中一位笔友的所有信息，需适当发挥；

（2）请说明你选择的理由；

（3）词数：不少于90词，文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数；

（4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等信息。

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参考答案

1．C

【详解】句意：——据报道10月26日神舟十七号发射非常成功。——是的。它表明中国在太空科技方面取得了如此大的进步

考查so和such用法。so如此，用作副词，修饰形容词或副词；such如此的，用作形容词，修饰名词。progress是名词，所以用such修饰，排除A和B；progress是不可数名词，所以不能用不定冠词a修饰，排除D。故选C。

2．B

【详解】句意：我钦佩那些勇敢面对任何远远超出他们能力的挑战的人。

考查介词辨析。against反对；beyond超出；opposite对面；without没有。根据“any challenge far ..．their abilities”可知，此处指“远超出能力的挑战”，故选B。

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