2024届江苏省南京十八中学英语九上期末学业水平测试试题含解析

2024届江苏省南京十八中学英语九上期末学业水平测试试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、一Howlonghaveyoubeenhere?一theendoflastyear.A．ByB．AtC．SinceD．In2、—Areyouwillingtostudyabroadoneday?—_________Itsoundsattractive,butitstillworriesme.A．OfcourseIam. B．Whynot? C．Areyoujoking? D．I’mnotsure.3、TwostudentstotheopeningceremonylastFriday.A．hundreds,wereinvited B．hundred,wereinvited C．hundredsof,invited4、—IbelievewewillgetgoodgradesinthisEnglishexam.—______.Wehavepreparedforsuchalongtime.A．That’sforsure. B．Ittakestime. C．Areyoukidding? D．Itdoesn’tmatter.5、Never____tilltomorrowwhatmaybedonetoday.Inthisway,youcangetmostandlearnbest.A．puton B．putdown C．putoff6、Ourgeographyteachertoldusto_____moreinformationaboutourcityandshareitnextweek.A．findout B．keepaway C．turnoff D．useup7、PeopleusuallyliketheTVchannelswithfunnierprogrammesbut________advertisements.A．few B．littleC．fewer D．less8、---James,IamsorryIusedyourcomputerwhileyouwereawaythismorning.---________.A．That’sallrightB．It’sapleasureC．YouarewelcomeD．That’sright9、Thisnewmodelofcarissoexpensivethatitis_____thereachofthoseyoungpeoplewithlowpay.A．beyond B．over C．below D．against10、—Doyouknowhowtospell______word“strength”inEnglish?—Yes.Itbeginswith______“s”.A．The;a B．the;an C．a;the D．the;theⅡ.完形填空11、Oneday,amanboughtsomemeatandcarriedithome.Threebeggars(乞丐)were1.Theywantedto2themeat.Theyfollowed(跟随)themanontheman’sway3.Thefirstonesaid,“Hello,areyoucarryingsomebadmeat?”Themanwassurprised(惊讶的).Heanswered,“Youmustbecrazy(疯狂的).Iamcarryingsome4meat.The5onesaid,“Hey,sir,whyareyoucarryinganymeatthatcan’t6?”Themanbecame7.Hesaid,“Stoptalking.Themeatisgood.”Atlast,thethirdonecameuptothemanandsaid,“Lookatthemeatonyourback.8areyoucarryingit?It’sgettingbad.”Themanbegantodoubt(怀疑),thenhethrew(扔)hismeataway.Thebeggarsgotthemeatatonce.Theyfeltsohappy.InChina,thereisa(an)9saying,threepeoplespread(传播)reportsofatigermakeyoubelieve(相信)thatthereisone10.1．A．hungryB．tiredC．happyD．sad2．A．haveB．buyC．borrowD．collect3．A．hereB．thereC．homeD．out4．A．niceB．badC．cheapD．different5．A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．fourth6．A．seeB．eatC．tryD．order7．A．cleverB．modernC．angryD．interested8．A．WhenB．WhereC．WhatD．Why9．A．poorB．comfortableC．oldD．new10．A．aroundB．enoughC．frontD．amongⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。HaveyoueverwatchedShadowPlay?Itis1．artwhichismixedmusicandshadowplay.Theplayerholdsthehumancharactersbehindthepaperscreenandplaysaseriesofstories.Thecharactersare2．(usual)madeofcowskin.Whenthedaybecomesdark,theplayersset3．thelightandpaperscreenandstarttheirshow.ShadowPlay4．(come)inShanxiduringtheWesternHanDynastytwothousandyearsago,whichisnamedDaoqingShadowPlay.Itwasvery5．/′feɪməs/inHebeiduringQingDynasty.ThestageoftheShadowPlayisalwaysatablecovered6．alargepieceofpaper.Thelightwasbehindthepaperscreen.Astheshadowplayermoveshisfingers,thecharacterscometolifeandtheirlooks,dressandmovementcanbeclearlyseenfromtheother7．/said/ofthescreen.Theplayerisalsotheleadsinger.Allthecharactersareplayedandvoicedby8．(he).Playingthecharacterswellisnotaneasyjob.Italwaystakesaplayertentotwentyyears.Inorderto9．/prəˊtekt/thetraditionalChinesefolkart,theMuseumofDaoqingShadowPlayhasbeenbuiltinGansu.Many10．(art)aretryingtospreadittothestageofChina,evenoftheworld.It’salsoourdutytopreventitformdisappearing.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Doyouuseemojiveryoften?It'ssaidthatemojiisthefastestgrowinglanguageinhistory.Fivebillionemojisaresenteverydayjustonsomesocialmedia,suchasWechatandFacebook.They'reappearinginsomesurprisingplacestoo.Onecourt(法庭)judgeinEnglandusedasmileyfaceemojiinadocument(文件,文献)tomakeiteasytoexplainthecourt'sdecisiontochildren.It'snotsurprisingthatthere'sadaytocelebrateemojis,butwhatdoyouknowaboutitsorganizers,thewebsiteEmojipedia?ThecompanyUnicodeactuallycreatesthecomputercodethatgivesusemojis,butEmojipediaiswhereyoucanlearnexactlywhateachemojimeansandhowtouseit.Mostofusprobablyknowandusethemostpopularemojis,liketheclassicsmileyface,heartorthesmilingfacewithtearsoflaughter.Butifyouwanttogrowyouremojivocabulary,youcanuseEmojipediatofindoutnewwaystospeakemoji.Unicodeaddsnewemojisallthetime.Theymighttaketimetobeshownonallplatformsandphones,butyouwillseethemimmediatelyonEmojipedia.Animportantimprovementtotheemojilist,whichhad2,823emojisafterits2018update,istomaketheemojismorevarious.Thecodeforeachemojiisthesame,butdifferentplatforms,likeWechatorFacebook,designtheiremojisindifferentways.WhenEmojipediawasdecidingonwhichdaytoholdWorldEmojiDay,onlyApplewasusingacalendaremojiwithadateon,17July.So,theydecidedtocelebrateWorldEmojiDayon17Julytoo.IfyouwanttosendsomeoneamessageusingemojitocelebrateWorldEmojiDay,Emojipediahasplentytochoosefrom,includingsixcolorsofraisinghandemojis,fivepartyemojisandtwokindsoffireworks.Youcanevenchooseaworldglobethatshowsthepartoftheworldyoulivein.Whicheveremojisyouchoosetocelebrate,wewishyouHappyWorldEmojiDay!1．Whydidacourtjudgeuseasmileyfaceemojiinadocument?A．Tosurprisechildren. B．Toplayajokeonchildren.C．Toattractchildrentostudythelaw. D．Toexplainthecourt'sdecisiontochildren.2．Differentplatforms.A．addnewemojisallthetime B．improvetheemojisafter2018C．designtheemojisindifferentways D．usethesameemojisinthesamesituation3．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．OnlyApplecelebratesWorldEmojiDayon17July.B．Wecanchoose13emojistocelebrateWorldEmojiDay.C．WecanfindoutnewemojisandhowtousethemonEmojipedia.D．FivebillionpeoplesendemojiseverydayonWechatandFacebook.B14、TheVieirafamilymovedtotheUnitedStatesin1981.Atthattime,theydecidedtostopspeakingSpanishathomeandonlycommunicateinEnglish.ThiswasbecausetheywerenowlivinginanEnglish­speakingcountry.NowtheVieirachildrenareadults,andtheysometimestraveltoSpaintovisittheirfamilyandfriends.Buttheycan'tcommunicatewiththem.Unfortunatelythisiscommon.Whenpeoplemovetonewcountries,theyoftenleavetheirowncustomsandmotherlanguagebehind.Thisisamistakebecausetherearemanybenefitstoknowingmorethanonelanguage.Oneadvantageofspeakingmorethanonelanguageisthatyoucancommunicatewithmorepeoplearoundtheworld.Youdon'thavetodependonotherstotalkforyou,soyouaremoreindependent.Peoplewhoknowonlyonelanguagemustuseotherstohelpthemcommunicate.Furthermore,speakingthesecondlanguagealsoallowspeopletoexperienceotherculturesandcustomsmoreeffectively.Localexpressions,vocabulary,andevenjokescanhaveapowerfuleffectonaperson'sunderstandingofotherculture.Soknowingmorethanonelanguageincreasesyourknowledgeofothercultures.Finally,havingmoremulti­languagespeakersimprovesrelationshipsbetweencountries.Ifpeoplefromdifferentcountriescancommunicatewell,theworldcanbecomecloser.Countrieswillthenhavemorerespectforeachotherandbetterunderstandeachother'sproblems.Thebenefitsofknowingmorethanonelanguageareclear.Infact,therearenodisadvantages.Itisverysadthatmanypeopledon'ttrytolearnanotherlanguage.It'sevenworsewhenpeopleletthemselvesforgettheirmotherlanguageandbecomesilenced.1．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thebenefitsoflearningotherlanguages. B．ThereasonswhypeoplecometoAmerica.C．TheimportanceoflearningEnglish. D．Howtolearnanotherlanguage.2．ThepassagebeginswiththeexperienceofVieirafamilyinorderto________.A．discusstheneedofteachinganewlanguageB．introducethepassage'smaincharacterstothereadersC．describetheadvantagesofmovingtoanothercountryD．showtheproblemofspeakingonlyonelanguage3．Theunderlinedphrase“multi­languagespeakers”(paragraph5)means“peoplewhoknow________.”A．theirmotherlanguage B．anewlanguageC．morethanonelanguage D．babylanguage4．Accordingtothepassage,ifyoucanspeakmorethanonelanguage,youcan________A．findabetterjob B．makemorefriendsC．betterunderstandhistory D．communicatemoreindependently5．Basedonthelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingistheworst?A．Notknowinganotherlanguage. B．Forgettingone'slanguage.C．Refusingtolearnanotherlanguage. D．Failingtocommunicatewithothers.C15、Apopularsayinggoes,“Sticksandstonesmaybreakmybones,butwordswillneverhurtme.”However,that’snotreallytrue.Wordshavethepowertocheerusuporletusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves—thepositiveandnegative(正面和负面)influencesarejustaslasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooshytoadmit(承认)it,though.Infact,wereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmorescientistsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.This“self-talk”helpsusmakeourselvesactive,rememberthings,solveproblems,andcalmourselvesdown.Itissaidthatasmuchas77%ofself-talkislikelytobenegative.Soinordertostaypositive,weshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.______________________________Thenexttimeyoufinishaproject,dowellinatest,orfinallycleanyourroom,joinmeinsaying“Goodjob!”Often,wordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheinfluencetheywillhave.Butweshouldrealizethatourwordscausecertaininfluenceinothers.Forexample,whenreturninganitemtoastore,wemightusewarm,friendlylanguageduringtheexchange.Andthesalespersonwillprobablyanswerinasimilarmanner.Otherwiseyoumaygetintotrouble.Wordshavepowerbecauseoftheirlastinginfluences.Manyofusfeelsorryforsomethingweoncesaid.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!Beforespeaking,weshouldalwaysaskourselves:Isittrue?Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistest,thenit’sbetterleftunsaid.Wordshavepower:bothpositiveandnegative.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhope,buildself-confidenceandencourageotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortocure?Thechoiceisours.1．Thereisnoneedforustofeelshywhenwetalktoourselvesbecause________.A．almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselvesB．talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourageC．wemaygainquiteafewadvantagesoftalkingtoourselvesD．itdoesnoharmtohave“self-talk”whenwearealone2．Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphmeansthatweshouldalso________intime.A．remindourselvesB．praiseourselvesC．makeourselvesrelaxedD．giveourselvesfun3．Thewriterwouldprobablyholdtheviewthat________.A．itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothersB．negativewordsmayencourageustomakemoreprogressC．peopleprefertorememberfriendlywordsD．encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoffers4．Inwhichcolumn(版面)ofthenewspapercanyoumostlikelyreadthispassage?A．News. B．Nature. C．Health. D．Culture.D16、Weallhaveourfavoriteteachers—thosewhoseemtrulyinterested.Butwhataboutteacherswedon’tknowaswellorevendon’tlikemuch?Youcandolotsofthingstogetagoodrelationshipwithyourteacher.First,trytobeagoodstudent:gotoclassontime,finishallhomeworkontime,beactiveintheclassandaskquestionsoften.Second,showaninterestinthesubjectthattheteacherteaches.Obviously(显然地),yourteachersarereallyinterestedintheirsubjects.Showingtheteacherthatyoucare—evenifyou’renotgoodatmathorFrench—sendsthemessagethatyouareadedicatedstudents.Thentheteachermaypaymoreattentiontoyou.Third,youcanalsooftenhaveatalkwithyourteacherwhenheisfree.Usethistimetogetextrahelp,askquestions,talkaboutthesubject,ortalkaboutyourprogressinclass.Youmaybesurprisedtolearnthatone-on-onecommunicationforyourteacherisabitmorerelaxedthanlecturing(讲课)infrontofthewholeclass.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案：1．Whichofthefollowingismentionedaboutagoodstudent?A．GoingtoschoolearlyB．ListeningtotheteacherC．Beingactiveintheclass2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutagoodstudent?A．GoingtoclassontimeB．FinishingallhomeworkontimeC．Givingagifttotheteacher3．Theteacherwillthinkyouareadedicatedstudentifyou.A．havetheclasseverydayB．showaninterestinthesubjectC．asktheteacherforhelp4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one-on-one”mean?A．一个接一个 B．一对一的 C．手拉手的5．Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A．howtobeagoodstudentB．howtoshowaninterestinthesubjectC．howtodevelopgoodteacher-studentrelationships.E17、Inthe13thcentury,theItaliantraveller,MarcoPolo,travelledalongwaytoChina.DuringhisstayinChina,hesawmanywonderfulthings.OneofthethingshediscoveredwasthattheChineseusedpapermoney.Inwesterncountries,peopledidnotusepapermoneytillthe15thcentury.ButpeopleinChinabegantousepapermoneyinthe7thcentury.AChinesemancalledCaiLuninventedpaperalmost2,000yearsago.Hemadeitfromwood.Hetookthewoodfromtreesandmadeitintopaper.Hethenputthesepiecesofpapertogetherandmadethemintoabook.Nowpaperstillcomesfromtrees.Weusealotofpapereveryday!Ifwekeeponwastingsomuchpaper,therewillnotbeanytreesontheearth.Iftherearenotrees,therewillbenopaper.Еѵегуdау,реорlеthrоwаwауаbоut2,800tоnѕ(吨)оfрареrіnоurcity.Ittakesl7treestomakeonetonofpaper.Thismeansthatwearecuttingnearly48,000treeseveryday.Sinceittakesmorethan10yearsforatreetogrow,wemuststartusinglesspapernow.Ifwedon't,wewillnothaveenoughtimetogrowmoretreestotaketheplaceofthoseweuseforpaper.Sohowcanwesavepaper?Wecanusebothsidesofeverypieceofpaper,especiallywhenwearemakingnotes.Wecan.choosedrinksinbottlesinsteadofthoseinpaperpackets.Wecanalsousecottonhandkerchiefs(手帕)andnotpaperones.Whenwegoshopping,wecanusefewerpaperbags.Iftheshopassistantdoesgiveusapaperbag,wecansaveitandreuseitlater.Everyonecanhelptosavepaper.Ifweallthinkcarefully,wecanhelpprotecttrees.Butweshoulddoitnow,beforeitistoolate.1．WhenhewasinChina,MarcoPolo__________.A．discoveredCaiLuninventedpaperB．learnedtomakepaperC．sawmanywonderfulthingsD．toldpeopleaboutit2．About__________tonsofpaperarethrownawayeverydayinourcity..A．1,700. 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inventor.F18、Pickingupherbackpackforschool.14-year-oldCarolynMilanderfromTexas,UScriedforthesecondtimethatweek.“Notagain,Carolyn!”saidhermotherworriedly.“Whenyoustudyallnightanddon'tgetenoughsleep,yougetsotired!Thisterriblesituationhasgottoend.”Carolynshouted,“I’mfine.Justleavemealone!”Carolynhadjuststartedatanewsecondaryschoolandwashavingtroubledealingwiththeincreasedexpectationsandpressures(压力).Carolyn'smotherdecidedtodosomethingtohelpher.SheheardtheHappyClassatCarolyn'sschoolmighthelp,soshesuggestedthatCarolynshouldattendit.Thatwasfouryearsago.“IstillremembermyfirstHappyClass,”saidCarolyn,“Ishylywalkedintotheclassroom.Ifeltembarrassed（尴尬的），hopingnoonewouldseemewhentheypassedby.Westartedbyclosingoureyesandpayingattentiontoourbreathing,”AsCarolynbegantonoticeherbreathing,shesaid,“Istoppedthinkingaboutpeopleinthehallway.Ifeltreallyrelaxed.”TheHappyClasswasanimportantturningpointforCarolyn.Shelearnedtoacceptherselfforwhoshewas.ManyofherfriendsexpectedhertoattendHarvardoranothertopuniversity,butCarolynrealisedshecouldbehappyclosetohome.Infact,Carolynhasdecidedtobecomeanurse,soshemightapplyto（申请）amedicalcollegeinhercity.“Idon'twanttobetempted（诱惑）byatopuniversity.IwanttoremaintruetothegoalsIsetformyself,”saidCarolyn“feelgoodaboutmyselfforstickingto（坚持）whatIbelievein.AndIwillencourageotherteenstomakethechoicesthatarebestforthemandtodiscoverwhatmakesthemhappy.”1．WhatwasCarolyn'sproblemfouryearsago?A．Shehatedgoingtoschool.B．Shedidn'tgetalongwithherclassmates.C．Shefellbehindmanystudentsinherclass.D．Shewasunabletodealwithschoolpressures.2．WhointroducedCarolyntotheHappyClass?A．Herclassmate. B．Hermother. C．Herteacher. D．Herfather.3．HowdidtheHappyClassmakeCarolynfeel?A．Relaxed. B．Excited. C．Creative. D．Special.4．WhatkindofuniversitydoesCarolynwanttoattend?A．Atopone. B．Apublicone.C．Onethatisnearherhome. D．Onethathermotherusedtoattend.5．Accordingtothelastparagraph,whydidCarolynfeelgoodaboutherself?A．Becauseshesethergoalshigh. B．Becauseshestucktowhatshebelievedin.C