江苏省徐州市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2023～2024学年度第一学期期中检测九年级英语试题（本卷满分140分，考试时间90分钟）听力部分（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一部分听对话回答问题1.Whatmaytheconversationtakeplace?A. B. C.2.Whichismuchcheaperandmoreenjoyable?A. B. C.3.What’stheman’stelephonenumber?A. B. C.4.Whatdoesthefatherwanthisdaughtertodoforhim?A. B. C.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.TheInternet. B.Themouse. C.Theinformation.6.WhatdoyouthinkofMillie?A.Sheismodest. B.Sheiscurious. C.Sheisgenerous.7.Whataretheytalkingabout?A.Theanimalsign. B.Thesheep. C.Julie’spet.8.Whyistheboystillinthelibrary?A.Becausethebookisinteresting.B.Becauseheforgetsthetime.C.Becausethebadweatherpreventshimfromleaving.9.Howmuchshouldthewomanpayforthejacket?A.$50. B.$75. C.$100.10.Howlongdidittakethewomantofinishthecharitywalk?A.Onehour. B.Eighthours. C.Ninehours.第二部分听对话和短文回答问题11.What’sthewoman’sproblem?A.Shefeelsnervousaboutthetest.B.Shedoesn’tworkhard.C.Shehasnevertakenanytest.12.Whatistheman’ssuggestionforgettinggoodresultsinexams?A.Talkingwithothers. B.Oftentakingtests. C.Alwaysworkinghard.听第一篇短文，回答第13～15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。AsingingcompetitionTimeOntheeveningof12th,13,from6:30to8:30.PlaceInthehallofourschool.ClothesWearwhiteshirtsanddark14trousers.PhonenumberCallushereat15.13.A.October B.November C.December14.A.black B.blue C.brown15.A.80692381 B.80693218 C.80963281听第二篇短文，回答第16～20小题。16.WhatistheSuperBowl?A.It’sanameofacookingcompetition.B.It’sanameofasportingevent.C.It’sanameofatouristattraction.17.IfyoumisstheSuperBowlthistime,howlongwillyouhavetowaitforthenextone?A.Threemonths. B.Halfayear. C.Ayear.18.WhatkindoffoodisNOTmentioned?A.Salad. B.Hamburgers. C.Barbecue.19.WhatisthemostexcitingthingabouttheSuperBowl?A.Watchingthegamewithfriends.B.Enjoyingthehalftimeshow.C.MeetingBrunoMarsorU2.20.Tojointheauthorataparty,whatshouldguestsdo?A.Theyneedtoknowalotaboutfootball.B.Theyhavetosupportafootballteam.C.Theycanbringsomeoftheirowndishes.笔试部分一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。1.TheOpeningof19thAsianGameswasheldinHangzhou______23September,2023.A.in B.on C.at D.to2.—Mum,wereyoubornintheyearofthePig?—Yes,yourgrandpaandIwerebothbornunderthisanimal______.A.score B.shape C.sign D.stand3.—Jannie,whynotweara______shirtforexams?It’sthecolorofwisdom.—Maybe.ButIthinkwecanjustreaditforfun.Hardworkisthemostimportant.A.yellow B.red C.blue D.white4.Withdoublereductionpolicy,studentsdon’thaveto______forhomeworktillmidnight.A.setup B.stayup C.putup D.makeup5.—______TuYouyou______MoYanhavewontheNobelPrize.—Yes.AlltheChinesepeoplearoundtheworldareveryproudofthem.A.Not;but B.Neither;nor C.Both;and D.Either;or6.—Howdoyouusuallylearnabouttheworld,Millie?—Frombooks.Icanread______Iwantto.A.before B.after C.since D.whenever7.—I’mreallysorry,mum.—Cheerup,dear!Noonshouldgiveuplearning______becausehefailedanexam.A.certainly B.simply C.hardly D.carefully8.—Isthereanythingelseyou’dliketoknowaboutcolours?—Yes.Iamstillwondering______.A.whethercolourscanchangeourmoodsB.thatthereisarelationshipbetweencoloursandmoodsC.whydostrongcoloursmakepeopletakeactioneasilyD.whatdifferentcoloursrepresentandhowdotheyinfluenceus9.—Ihearthatyou’vegotachancetoenterthetopuniversityintheworld.—______.Ihaven’treceivedanyofferindeed.A.Don’tmentionit B.That’snotthecase C.Nothingwrongwithit D.Can’tagreemore10.Fromthefollowingwords,AbrahamLincolntellsusthat______.It’snottheyearsinyourlifethatcount.It’sthelifeinyouryears.—AbrahamLincolnA.qualityoflifeisunimportant B.livinglongerismoreimportantC.weshouldlearntocounttheyears D.weshouldvalueourlifemore二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。Weoftenreachapointinourlifewhenweshouldbereadyforchangethatwillhelpusunlockourself-improvementpower.However,there’salways11rightunderournosebutwedon’tseeit.Theonly12wethinkofunlockingourself-improvementpoweriswheneverythinggetsworst.Whendowerealizethatweneedtochangediets?Whennoneofourshirtsandjeanswould13us.Whendowestopeatingcandiesandchocolates?Whenallofour14havefallenoff.Whendowerealizethatweneedtostopsmoking?Whenourlungs（肺）havegone15.Weseethewarningsignsandsignalswhenthingsgetdifficult.Changewillhappen,likeit16hateit.Atonepointoranother,weareallgoingtofinallyunlockourself-improvementpowernotbecausetheworldsaysso,butbecausewe17it’sforourowngood.Happypeopledon’tjust18change,theyembrace（拥抱）it.Unlockingourself-improvementpowermeansunlockingourselves19theboxofthoughtthatisjustthewayweare.Itissuchapoorexcuseforpeoplewhoisafraidof20.Jane21tellseveryonethatshedoesn’thavethecouragetobearoundgroupsofpeople.Sheheardherfamilytellthesamethingsabouthertootherpeople.Overtheyears,thatis22Janehasbelieved.Everytimeagreatcrowdcome,shestepsbackandlocksherselfupinaroom.Janenotonlybelievesinherstory,but23it!Self-improvementmaynotbeeverybody’sfavoriteword,butifwelookatthingsinadifferentway,wemighthavegreaterchancesofenjoyingthewholeprocess24countingthedaysuntilwearefullyimproved.Exercisethreetimesinaweekatthegymwouldleadtoahealthierlife.Readingbookseverydaywouldbuildup25.Andonlywhenweareenjoyingthewholeprocessofunlockingourself-improvementpowerwillwerealizethatwe’rebeginningtotakethingslightandbecomehappy.11.A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing12.A.place B.person C.time D.thing13.A.fit B.match C.prefer D.influence14.A.hair B.fingers C.feet D.teeth15.A.well B.good C.badly D.bad16.A.and B.but C.or D.so17.A.realize B.remind C.prove D.doubt18.A.meet B.get C.accept D.solve19.A.into B.over C.through D.outof20.A.calendar B.colour C.chance D.change21.A.never B.sometimes C.always D.seldom22.A.that B.what C.if D.when23.A.lives B.forgets C.enjoys D.remembers24.A.inall B.insteadof C.accordingto D.sothat25.A.knowledge B.power C.peace D.strength三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）A）阅读下面四篇短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。AEmojisaregreatforexpressingyourfeelingsthatyoudon’twanttowrite,andreplacingshortmessages,whichallowsyounotonlytoimproveyourtypingspeedsbutalsotoexpressthemeaninginamorevisual（视觉的）way.In2023,therearesomenewemojis.SealSealsarelargeseaanimalslivingorgrowingpartlyonlandandpartlyinwater.Theemojiseemstorepresentababyseal.BubbleteaBubbleteaisacolddrinkmadewithicedtea,sweetenedmilk,andsweetblacktapiocaballs（木薯球）.Itisatea-baseddrinkinventedinTainanandTaichunginthe1980s.HeadstoneAheadstoneisapieceofstoneplacedattheheadofagrave（墓）whichgenerallyshowsdetailslikethename,dateofbirthanddateofdeathofthegraveitmarks.PinchedfingersThishand-gesturehasdifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures.Italianpeopleareknowntousetheirhandsalotwhentalking.InreallifeItaliansusethishand-gesturewhentheyareaskingaquestionquietlyinanangrytone.26.Whichofthefollowingemojismeansdifferentthingsindifferentcountries?A.Seal. B.Bubbletea. C.Headstone. D.Pinchedfingers.27.Peopleliketouseemojisbecause______.A.theydon’tneedanymessages B.theydon’tneedtotypeinC.theyarefreeforeveryonetouse D.theyhavemanyadvantagesBGermanChancellor（总理）AngelaMerkelmaylooklikeanordinarywoman.Shedressescommonlyanddoesn’tshowmanyfeelings.Butdon’tletappearancefoolyou.AsthefirstwomanchancellorinGermany’shistory,MerkelhastoppedForbesmagazine’slistof“TheWorld’s100MostPowerfulWomen”sixtimes.ShehasevenbeencomparedtoMargaretThatcherandmanypeoplecallher“IronLady”.MerkelwasborninHamburg,WestGermany,onJuly17,1954.Asasmallchild,shequicklylearnedtospeakbutittooklongerforhertowalk.“Iwasastupidpersonwhenitcametomoving,”Merkelsaid.“Anormalpersoncoulddosomethingnaturally,butIhadtothinkaboutitinmymindandpractice.”Asateenager,shewasthetopstudentinhighschool.In1973,MerkelwenttotheUniversityofLeipzig,whereshestudiedPhysics.At32,shegotherdoctor’sdegreeinPhysics.Shesteppedintopolitics（政坛）in1989.InherfirstbigpoliticaljobasMinisterfortheEnvironmentin1994,herscientificbackgroundandstrongwillprovedveryuseful.In2005shebecameGermany’sChancellor.Throughherpoliticalcareer,Merkel’spersistence（坚持）andpatiencehelpedheralot.“She’sbrightandopen-minded,”saidHubertMarkl,aGermanbiologist.“Sheisthepersonwhowantstoknowexactlywhatisgoingon,andhownevergivingupwillinfluenceoursocietyandfuture.”28.FromthepassageweknowthatAngelaMerkel______.A.haslessfeelingsthananordinarywoman B.isthefirstwomanChancellorinGermanyC.isthemostpowerfulwomanintheworld D.iscalled“IronLady”byMargaretThatcher29.Whenshewasasmallchild,Merkel______.A.didn’tliketowalkaround B.wasslowinlearningtospeakC.haddifficultyinlearningtowalk D.showedgreatinterestinPhysics30.WhatdoesHubertMarklthinkofMerkel?A.Shecaresonlyaboutpolitics. B.Sheisn’tfitfortheposition.C.Shedoesn’tliketolistentoothers. D.Sheisapersonwithstrongwill.CWHICHFAMOUSPERSONINHISTORYWOULDYOULIKETOHAVEMETANDWHY?FormeitwouldclearlybeLeonardodaVinci,I’dlovetohavemethim.Hewassuchacreativetalentandnotjustanartist.Heseemstohavepredicted（预测）anumberofinventionsthatonlycameabouthundredsofyearslater,likeflyingmachinesandsoon.I’dliketotellhimhereallydidseethefuture.Naomi,ChicagoI’dchooseCleopatra—thelastkingofancientEgypt（埃及）.Sheisthoughttohavebeenverybeautifulandisgenerallyconsideredtohavedevelopedsomereallyusefulpoliticalalliances（政治同盟）.Notmanywomenwerethatpowerfulinancienttimes.I’dliketohaveseenhowshedidit.Lucinda,NairobiI’mLatinAmerican,soIwouldnameSimonBolivarasthepersonIwouldliketohaveknown.He’ssupposedtohavebeenaverygreat,braveleaderandisacceptedtohavehelpedachieveindependence（独立）forseveralcountriesinLatinAmericainthenineteenthcentury.Patricia,CaracasIstudiedphilosophy,soIwouldliketohavespokenface-to-facewiththeChinesephilosopherConfucius.I’dliketohavediscussedwithhimhispoliticalphilosophyandhisideaaboutfamilyvalues.Heseemstohavehadalotofrespectforolderpeople,andeventhoughhelivedovertwothousandyearsago,someofhisopinionsarestillmeaningful.LiYu,Shanghai31.LeonardodaVinciwas______A.justanartist B.verycreative C.fromChicago D.Patricia’shero32.LucindawouldliketoseeCleopatramainlybecause______.A.CleopatraisthoughttohavebeenverybeautifulB.CleopatraisconsideredtohavedevelopedsomereallyusefulpoliticalalliancesC.CleopatrawasthelastkingofancientEgyptD.shewantstoseehowawomanbecamethatpowerfulinancienttimes33.______havehelpedachieveindependenceforseveralcountriesinLatinAmericainthenineteenthcentury.A.Confucius B.Patricia C.SimonBolivar D.Naomi34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutConfuciusaccordingtothepassage?A.AllofConfucius’sopinionsarestillmeaningful. B.Confuciushashisownpoliticalphilosophy.C.ConfuciuswasagreatChinesephilosopher. D.Confuciushadlotsofrespectforolderpeople.35.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?A.PatriciaisAsianAmerican.B.FlyingmachineswereinventedbyLeonardodaVinci.C.PeopletodaystillbelieveConfucius’sopinionsaremeaningful.D.SimonBolivarwasconsideredasabraveengineer.DLookupattheskyintheeveningandyou’relikelytoseetheblueskyoftheafternoonbeingchangedintoareddish-orangeoneacrossthesky.Whydoesthecolouroftheskychangeatdifferenttimesoftheday?Theanswerhastodowithhowthesun’slightandtheearth’satmosphere（大气层）haveaneffectoneachother.Lighttravelsinwaves（波状运动）.Everycolourweseeisdecidedbythelengthofthosewaves.Redwavelengthsarethelongest,andasyougothroughtherainbow,thewavesgetshorterandshorteruntilyoureachthebluesandviolets,whicharethesmallest.Asthesun’slighttravelstowardsus,atfirstallitmeetsisspacewithoutanyparticles（微粒）,suchasdustandwaterdroplets.Butonearth,therearethousandsofparticlesintheairwhicharehardlyseen.Thewavelengthsthatmakeittotheearth’satmospherehittheseparticles,whichsendslightbouncing（反弹）inmanydifferentdirections.Butnotallwavelengthsbouncearoundtothesamedegree.Bluewavelengths,becauseoftheirsmallersize,arescattered（散射）moreeasilyandinmanydirections.Redwavelengths,whicharelarger,arescatteredtheleastintheair.Duringtheday,whenthelighthastheshortestdistancetotravelthroughtheatmosphere,whatweendupseeingarethebluewavesthathavebeenscatteredallacrossthesky.Attheday’send,though,thelighthastotravelthroughmuchmoreoftheatmosphere,andthoseshort,bluelightwaveshaveahardtimegettingpastallparticles.Theymostlygetscatteredawaybeforetheyeverreachus.Theresultisthatredskyweseeatsunset,sincelongerredwavelengthsarestillabletopassthroughtheatmosphere.Sowhenyouseearedskyatdusk,justrememberthatit’sactuallythelastremainingcolourofthewholerainbow.36.Accordingtothearticle,theskychangeitscolourbecause______.A.thetimechangeseverydayB.theweatherisdifferenteverydayC.theparticlesintheatmospherechangethewavelengthsoflightsD.thesun’slightandtheearth’satmosphereinfluenceeachother37.Whichofthefollowingcolourshasthelongestwavelengths?A.Red. B.Orange. C.Blue. D.Violet.38.Whydoestheskylookblueduringtheday?A.Becauselightmeetsthedustandwaterdroplets.B.Becausethebluewavelengthsscatteredallacrossthesky.C.Becauseparticlessendslightbouncingindifferentdirections.D.Becausethebluelightwaveshaveahardtimegettingpastallparticles.39.Whenyouseearedskyatdusk,itmeans______.A.inthemorning B.atnoon C.intheevening D.atnight40.Inwhichsubjectmaystudentslearntheknowledge?A.Chinese B.Maths C.Physics D.HistoryB）阅读短文，从短文后所给的A～F六个选项中选出五个能填入空白处的最佳选项。Thisteenagercancook—andhismumishappywithhim.41Hegoestoschool,doeshishomework,meetshisfriendsandenjoysdoingsports.Butbetween6p.m.and7p.m.fromMondaytoFriday,LiLeidoessomethingdifferent.Hecooksdinnerforthefamily:mum,dad,andhisyoungersister.Ithinkitisimportantforteenagerstolearnhowtodohousework.42Buttheyneedotherskillstohelpthemintoday’sworld.FirstItaughtLiLeihowtocookeasymealslikenoodlesandfriedeggs.Thenhestartedstudyingmycookerybooks.Yesterdayhemadeavegetablesoup.43LiLei’smumIlovecookingandIthinkI’mreallygoodatit.Noneofmyfriendscook.44Itisn’tdifficultandit’sgreatfun!LiLeiInthepast,45.Hismumwasunhappywithhim.Today,thingshavechangedandsheisveryhappyandproudofherson.A.Idon’tknowwhy.B.Ittastedverydelicious.C.LiLeididn’thelpathome.D.LiLeiislikeanyotherteenager.E.Ithoughtdoinghouseworkwaseasy.F.MathandEnglishareimportantofcourse.四、词语运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）A）选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余选项。absentfallbehindworriesasgoodaslosesheartremained46.Everyonemayhave______whilegrowingup.Weshouldlearntosharethemwithothers.47.—Whois______today,boysandgirls?—LiPingisillathome.48.Weallknowthatamissis______amile.Sowecan’tbetoocarefulduringlearning.49.Studyislikearace.Youeithertaketheleador______.50.Simonnever______eventhoughhemeetssomanydifficulties.B）阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。FredericChopin（1810-1849）wasagreatcomposerandanexcellentpianist.Hecomposedtwenty-fourshort51（piece）forthepianocalledpreludes.Thelongestone,Preludeno.15,isbetterknownbyitsnickname,the“Raindrop”Prelude.How52itgetitsnickname?Oneday531838,whenChopin’sloverGeorgeSandwentoutinarainstorm,Chopinbecame54（worry）.WhilewaitingforSand,hewrotePreludeno.15.WhenSandcameback,Chopinplayedherthemusic.Sand55（think）thenotessoundedlikeraindrops.SheletChopin56（listen）totheraindropsfallingontheroof.ThismadeChopin57（happy）.Heinsistedthatheneverpaidattentiontothosesoundsorcopiedthem.However,likeSand,manypeoplehearraindropsinthisprelude.Somenotesrepeatingthroughoutthepiecesoundlikeraindrops.Theflowofthemusic58（be）likerain,too.Thepiecestarts59（soft）,butitgetslouder,likeraingettingheavier.Thenthemusicgetsquiet60finallyends,likerainwhenitstops.五、阅读与表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，回答短文后的问题。每小题不超过6个单词。AnotherrichmaninVenicewasShylock.Hebecamerichbylendingmoneytoothersandmakingthempayinterest.WhileAntoniothoughtitwrongtomakepeoplepayinterest.Hesaidtherichshouldhelpthepoor.ShylockwasveryangryaboutthisbecausemanypeoplewenttoborrowmoneyfromAntonioinsteadofborrowingfromhim.ThismeantthatShylockearnedlessmoney.WhenBassaniovisitedShylock,heaskedShylocktolendhimthreethousandgoldcoinsandsaidhewouldpayitbackinthreemonths.“HowdoIknowyoucanpayitback?”askedShylock.“MyfriendAntoniowillhelpme.IfIdonotpayyouinthreemonths,hewilldoitforme,”Bassaniosaid.Shylockturnedtosmile.Perhapsthiswouldbeachance.SoShylockwenttovisitAntonioatonce.Whenseeinghim,Shylockcouldn’thelpthinkinghowmuchhehatedhim.However,hedidnotshowhishatred.Hetriedtobefriendly.“It’sthreethousandgoldcoinsforthreemonths,isn’tit?”AntonioandBassanioagreed.“Whatinterestwillyoupay?”Shylockasked.Beforelong,AntonioandShylockwerearguingaboutinterest.AntoniocalledShylocksomebadnames.BassaniowasworriedandstoppedAntonio.AntoniosaidsorrytoShylock.“Ifyoulendusthismoney,”pleasedAntonio,“Iwillnotcallyoubadnames.”Shylockpretendedtobesurprised.“Comewithmetothejudge,”saidShylock,“sothathecanwritethecontract.Iwilllendyouthemoneyforthreemonths.Youwillpaynointerest.Justforfun,however,let’sagreethatifyoudonotpaymeontime,youwillgivemeonepoundofyourfleshfromwhereverIchoosetotakeit!”Antonioagreed.Hewascertainthathewasabletopaybackthemoneyontime.“Myshipscomebackawholemonthbeforewehavetopaythemoney.”61.WhydidmanypeopleborrowmoneyfromAntonioinsteadofborrowingfromShylock?62.Howmuchmoneydid