浙江省杭州市十三中2023-2024学年九年级上学期12月英语独立作业

2023学年十三中九年级第一学期12月英语独立作业第I卷第一部分听力部分一、听力（共三节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）听小对话，回答问题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatdidn'tthemanseeattheartandsciencefair? A.SkyLanterns B.Chineseclayart. C.Modelplanes.2.HowdoesBillstudyforasciencetest? A.Byaskingteachersforhelp. B.Byreviewingnotes. C.Byworkingwithfriends.3.WhatdidAuntMaryusetobelike? A.Shy. B.Outgoing. C.Serious.4.WhohasawhiteT-shirt? A.Sam. B.Linda. C.Tom.5.WhatdoesJimmean? A.Helikestobecomparedwithotherchildren. B.Herealizesitiswrongtoarguewithhisdad. C.Hesucceededincontrollinghimself.第二节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）听长对话，回答问题。对话读两遍。听下面一段较长的对话，回答第6-7两个小题。6.Whenwasitinvented? A.InSongDynasty. B.InTangDynasty. C.InHanDynasty.7.Whatwasthethingusedfor? A.Testingtheearthquake. B.Drinkingwater. C.Makingtea.听下面一段较长的对话，回答第8-10三个小题。8.Hasthewomaneverseenahouseoftrash? A.Yes,shehas. B.No,shehasn't. C.Wedon'tknow.9.Whatarethewallsmadefrom? A.Oldglassbottles. B.Oldwalls. C.Oldwindows.10.Whatisthefence(围栏)builtoutof? A.Usedwood. B.Usedbottles. C.Usedplasticbags.第三节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）听独白，回答问题。独白读两遍。11.Whatwasthewriter'sjobbeforebeingavolunteer? A.Ateacher. B.Aworker. C.Anurse.12.Whydidthespeakerbecomeavolunteer? A.ShecouldnotfindajobinAfrica. B.ShewantedtopayavisittoAfrica. C.ShewantedtohelppeopleinAfrica.13.Howlonghasthespeakerbeenavolunteer? A.Forfifteenyears. B.Fortenyears. C.Forfiveyears.14.Whatdidthespeakerdoduringhertriphome? A.Shevisitedaterriblefamily. B.Shesavedaman'slife. C.Shegotmoneyfromabank.15.Howdidthespeakerfeelwhenshesawthenewspaper? A.Surprised. B.Angry. C.Sorry.第二部分笔试部分二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。MyloveofbuildingthingsbeganwhenIwasakid.Itwasn'tuntilI__16__aboutThomasEdison,though,thatIreallybecameexcitedaboutinventing.WhenIwasinfourthgrade,ourteachergaveusa__17__.Wehadtowritetoacompanyandlearnabouttheproductsitmade.Eachstudentwouldthengiveareportinfrontoftheclass.I__18__theThomasA.EdisonCompany.SoonafterIwrotetothecompany,ourpostman__19__apackagetome.ItcontainedabookaboutthelifeofThomasEdison.HowI__20__readingandrereadingabouthisinventions!Theonesthat__21__memostweremovies,recordedsound,andtheelectriclight.Edisonbecamemyhero.Mydadnoticedmyinterestininventingand__22__me.Heshowedmehowtoturnmyideasintoplansand,finally,intonewthings.Together,mydadandIrepairedradiosandtelevisions.Once,Imadea__23__toadjust(调整)thebrakes(刹车片)ofourcar.Thissurprisedmydadsomuch.Later,wefoundasimilartoolinastore.That'swhenIlearntthat__24__inventorsofteninventsimilarthings.Itisnot__25__forthistohappen.Ialsolearntthatnotallgreatideaswork.__26__isacommonpartoftheinventing__27__.AsmyfatherandIworkedtogether,Ibeganto__28__thatmydadwasquiteaninventorhimself.Hisguidinghands,togetherwithmy__29__ininventing,ledmetobecomeanengineerandinventor.ButIam__30__toThomasEdison,too,forfirstlightingthatbulb(电灯泡)insideme.16.A.cared B.worried C.heard D.learnt17.A.project B.lesson C.surprise D.present18.A.joined B.owned C.started D.chose19.A.opened B.offered C.sent D.chose20.A.enjoyed B.minded C.avoided D.hated21.A.alarmed B.interested C.controlled D.scared22.A.rewarded B.doubted C.comforted D.encouraged23.A.tool B.idea C.mistake D.trick24.A.young B.different C.great D.real25.A.common B.right C.imperfect D.unusual26.A.Imagination B.Failure C.Happiness D.Creativity27.A.situation B.movement C.process D.laboratory28.A.hope B.remember C.realize D.consider29.A.honor B.difficulty C.experience D.interest30.A.thankful B.polite C.true D.useful三、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。AWANTED:RockStars!Doyoulikemusic?Wouldyouliketohavefunanddosomethingmeaningful?Thenjointhecoolest,happiestkidsintown--RockStars!TheRockStarsarestudentperformerswhodanceandsingtotheirfavoritemusic.ThegroupmeetsatRiverCityCommunityoneeveningaweek.

ThebestpartofbeingaRockStaristeachingyoungfanshowtosing,danceandhavefun.Insteadofbeingboredafterschoolends,RockStarsteachyoungstudentssongsanddancemovesafterschool.RockStarshavedoneagoodjob.Thefollowingletterssayitall:DearRockStars,Itwasfunlearningtosinganddancewithyou.YoutoldmeIhavetokeepupmygradestostayinthegroup.NowIamdoingbetterinschool.Sincerely,Gabriela

DearRockStarsYoureallydorock!Iwasveryshy,butafterworkingwithyouIfoundoutthatIlovetodance.Performingonstagewaswonderful!Ithelpedmemakemanynewfriends.Rockon,JesseWouldyouliketoinspireyoungstudents,too?JOINUSNOW!RockStarRegistration(登记)Who:SixthtoeighthgradersRequirements:Goodgrades,Where:RiverCityCommunityCenterWhen:Wednesday31.TheRiverCityRockStarsare_________. A.famousrockstars B.teenagerperformers C.adultmusiclovers D.fansofTroyRobbins32.Twolettersareincludedinthepassageinorderto_________. A.encouragestudentstobemorehard-workingandoutgoing B.tellusthatallthestudentsareinterestedinsinginganddancing C.makeusbelievethatmusicisverydifficultbuthelpful D.showthattheRockStarshavemadeadifference33.IfPeterisamemberoftheRiverCityRockStars,wecanknowthat__________. A.hemaybeatopstudentinGradeNine B.helearnssinginganddancingtwiceaweek C.hethinksmusicismuchmoreimportantthanstudy D.heenjoysteachingstudentsandhavingfunwiththemBItwastheearly1950s,andIwasamemberoftheAclassatArmidaleHighSchoolinnorthernNewSouthWales.InsecondandthirdyearwealldidGeneralMaths,andourteacherwasMrs.Lindsay.Herarrivalatourclassroomwasalwaysquick,“Goodmorning,everyone!”Smallbutenergetic,shewoulddropherthingsontheteacher'stable,andmovetotheblackboardquickly,goingonthematerialofthelastlessonasifwehadjustbeenawayfromtheroomforfiveminutes.I'vethoughtalotaboutMrs.Lindsayovertheyears.Whatwasherspecialmagic?Therearetworeasons.Shelovedhersubject,andshelovedus,inapatientway.Shecalledusallbyourfirstnamespleasantly.ShehadawayofteachingthatIloved.“Nowwecouldgodownthispath,couldn'twe?Wecouldarguethis,andthenthis,butthatdoesn'tworkbecauseofthis.NoCanDo(NCD)!”Shewouldputabigcross,andwrite“NCD”againstwhatshehadputdown.“Right!Whynotgodownthisnewpath?Andshewouldshowusthatthisnewwayworked.Itwasfun,andherloveformathscaughton.Wealldidwellforher,thepoorstudentsaswellastheskilled.I'veneverfoundmathsdifficult,andIputthatskilldowntoher.Infourthandfifthyears,Mrs.Lindsaydidn'tteachusanymore.Butasthefinalexamwerecoming,oneofmyfriendsbecamenervous.Withgreatcourage,hewenttoseeMrs.Lindsay,andaskedifshewouldhelphimprepareforhisexam.“Ofcourse!”shesaid,anddidjustthat,afterschool,inherowntime.Hepassed.Whatagoodteacher!34.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout? A.WhatMrs.Lindsaywaslike. B.HowMrs.Lindsaystartedherclass. D.HowMrs.Lindsayenteredherclass. C.HowMrs.Lindsaytreatedherstudents.35.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“Iputthatskilldowntoher”inparagraph4? A.HeforgotthemathsskillMrs.Lindsayhastaught. B.Hefoundthatthemathsskillwasdifficulttolearn. C.HethoughtMrs.Lindsaywasthereasonwhyhelearnedmathswell. D.HehopedMrs.Lindsaywouldteachhimmoremathsskills.36.Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage? A.Inthesecondandthirdyear,thewritertooktwomathsclasseswithfiveminutes'break. B.Mrs.Lindsay'sloveforherjobandstudentsisherspecialmagic. C.Mrs.Lindsaywassostrictthateventhepoordidwellinthemath. D.Mrs.Lindsayhelpedthewritertopasstheexameventhoughshedidn'tteacherhimanymore.37.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMrs.Lindsay? A.Energeticandwarm-hearted B.Braveandpatient

C.Strictandstrong-willed D.humorousandcarefulCMonthago,Ibrokeanail.Myothernailslookedamazing,butnowonewasamess.Clearly,therewasnoneedtokeeptheothers,soItookoutthenailscissorstocutthemalloff.“Whatareyoudoing,Mom?”mydaughtercried.“Yournailslookgreat!Don'tcutthem!”“Butthey'reruined,”Isaid,wavingthebrokenoneinherface.“They'renotruined,”shesaid.“Youstillhaveninenailsleft!”Istopped,withthescissorsstillinmyhand.Mynailscertainlyweren'tperfectanymore,andtheopposite(反义词)ofperfectisruined,right?Imean,thisishowIthinkaboutmostthings:____▲____Takemyselfforexample.Icanspendweeksbuyingonlynecessarythings,suchasfoodformyfamily.Andthenoneday,I'llseesomethingexpensivethatIreallylikeandbuyit.Then,Ithinktomyself,“Well,Ialreadyspent$100onthatdresslastweek,soImayaswellspend$50onthislipstick,”andgiveupsavingcompletely.I'vethoughtaboutwhyIactthisway,butIdon'tknowwhatcausesthis.Mybrainonlysees“perfect”or“ruined”.Wehumansareneverjustgoodorbad.Wehavewinsandwehavelossesfromtimetotime,andtheyarehardtotellapart.Somepeopleunderstandthisnaturally,whileotherstakealongtimetoacceptthat.Formostofus,learningnottodothethingwe'reusedtodoingneedseffortanddiscomfort.However,weshouldremindourselvesthatwesometimesmakemistakes,andthatdoesn'tmeanwe'vefailed.Weneedtoacceptthatthingswillsometimesgowrong.Infact,failureispartoflife.Andso,withmydaughter'swordsringinginmyears,Idecidedtokeepmyninenicenails.IfeeluncomfortableeverytimeIlookatmyhands,butIstillwanttolivewithmychoice.It'saperfectexerciseinimperfection.AlthoughImayneedmydaughtertheretoguidemeagain.38.Whydidthewriterwanttocutoffhernails? A.Shewantedtostopthemfrombeingruined. B.It'suneasytodohouseworkwithlongnails. C.Herdaughterdidn'tlikethewaytheylooked. D.Shedidn'twanttohavebrokennails.39.Whichsentencecanbeputinthe____▲____? A.Lifeisfullofchoices. B.Goodthingsneverlastlong. C.It'sallornothing. D.Anythingcan'tbeperfectinlife.40.Whatdidtheauthorthinkoffailureatlast? A.It'snormaltohaveitinlife. B.Itcanhelppeopletobestronger. C.Itissomethingwedon'tneedtocareabout. D.Itcanleadtocompleteruin.41.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage? A.Lifeisfullofchoices. B.Livingwithagoodchoice C.Acceptingimperfection D.TurningbrokenintoperfectDWearenowhavingface-to-facechatswithfriendsinsteadoftalkingonline.Buthaveyoueverbeeninaconversationthatyouwishyoucouldrunawayfrom?Scientistshavefoundthatyoumightnotbealone.Aresearchteamsurveyed806volunteersaboutarecentconversationtheyhadwithsomeoneclosetothem.Thevolunteerswereaskedaboutthereallength(长度)oftheconversation,andhowlongtheythoughttheotherpersonwantedtotalkfor.Aboutone-thirdoftheconversationlengthwasunwanted,accordingtothesurvey.Also,morevolunteersbelievedthattheywantedtoendtheconversationfirst,andtheycontinuedtalkingforabout3.87minutesbeforetheyfoundthattheotherspeakerwishedthesamething.Situationsaresimilarwhenitcomestostrangers.Onlyabout1.6percentoftheconversationsendedwhenbothspeakerswantedthemto.Thepaperpointedoutthatwhentheytalktostrangers,whatmakespeoplehidetheirrealthoughtsmaybetheirpoliteness.Whentalkingtoclosefriendsandfamily,itmaybetheirkindnesswhichstopsendingtheconversationtoosoon.Theythinkitmayhurttheother'sfeelings.So,whatisthebestwaytoendaconversation?Sayingyouonlyhavelimited(有限的)timetotalkatthebeginningoftheconversationisagoodway.“Rememberconversationsdon'tendbecausepeopledon'tknowwhentheotherpersonwantstogo,”AdamMastroianniwholedthestudytoldtheInversewebsite.“Youshouldmakeyourpartnerfeelgoodabouttheendofthechatbyclearlycommunicatingthatyouhadanicetimeandwouldliketotalkagain.”42.Whatdidtheresearchteamsurveythevolunteersabout? A.Theirfavoriteconversationtopics. B.Theirexpectedlengthofconversations. C.Theiropinionstowardface-to-facechats. D.Theirwaysofendinganunwantedconversation.43.Whatdidtheresearchersfindoutintheirsurvey? A.Nearlyhalfofthelengthofconversationswasunwanted. B.Mostconversationsendedwhenbothspeakerswanted. C.Endingconversationswithstrangerswaseasierthanwithfriends. D.Manypeopleoftentalklongerthantheywantedinaconversation.44.Whatmaybethereasonpeopledon'tstoptalkingtostrangerswhentheywanttostop?

A.Outofpoliteness. B.Outofhappiness. C.Outofkindness. D.Outofpatience.45.WhatisMastroianni'sadviceonhowtoendaconversation? A.Searchingforagoodexcuse. B.Sayingyouwanttoleavedirectly. C.Waitinguntiltheotherspeakerwantstoend. D.Showingthatyouaregladtotalknexttime.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，从方框中所给的A-E五个选项中选择正确的选项（其中一项是多余选项），将其序号填入46-50题。Inthe13thcentury,MarcoPolo,theworld-knownItaliantraveler,sawmanywonderfulthingsinChina.Oneofthethingshediscoveredwasmoneymadeofpaper.Peopleinthewestdidn'thavesuchkindofmoneyuntilthe15thcentury.____46____.PaperwasinventedbyaChinesemancalledCaiLunalmost2000yearsago.___47___.Fourhundredyearslater,aGermandiscoveredthathecouldmakethebestpaperfromtrees.Afterthat,countriesrichinforests,suchasCanada,Sweden,America,Finlandbecamethemostimportantonesinpapermaking.___48___.Thecommonusesincludenewspapers,magazinesandbooks.Butdoyouknowthatpapercanbeusedforkeepingwarm?InFinland,thefarmerswearpaperbootstokeeptheirfeetwarminthesnow.However,wehavetounderstandthatpaperstillcomesfromtreesnow.Ifwekeeponwastingsomuchpaper,therewillnotbeanytreesleftonearthsomedayinthenearfuture.Everyday,peoplethrowawayabouttwo2800tonsofpaperinourcity.___49___.Thismeansthatwe'recuttingdownnearly48,000treeseveryday.Thefactisthatittakesmorethan10yearsforatreetogrow.Sowemuststartsavingpaperrightnow.Wecanusebothsidesofeverypieceofpaper.Wecanmakeusefulthingsoutofusedpaper.___50___.Whenshopping,wecanusefewerpaperbagsandreusethemifwehavesome.Inshort,weshouldkeepabalancebetweenusingpaperandprotectingtrees,anddoitnowbeforeitistoolate.A.Papercanbeusedinmanyways.B.Ittakes17treestomakeonetonofpaper.C.Wecanusereusablecupsinsteadofpaperones.D.ButitwasnotmadeinEuropeuntiltheyear1100.E.However,theChinesebegantouseitinthe7thcentury.F.Wecangiveawayouroldclothestothepeopleinneed.第三部分语言知识运用第Ⅱ卷注意：将答案写在答题纸上。写在本试卷上无效。第四部分词汇运用（共两节，每小题1分，满分15分）第一节：选词填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）A.阅读下面句子，用方框中所给单词或词组的适当形式填空（每词限用一次）。Canadaringenemydialogplentyof51.Mymobilephone_________soloudlythatitwokemeupinthemiddleofthenight.52.Thereisaneedforafriendlydialog__________betweenleaders.53.Inancienttimes,ChineseusedtheGreatWalltokeepaway__________fromdifferentcountries.54.NormanBethunewasa__________doctor,buthecametoChinatosaveChinesepeople'slives.55.Thereis_________roomforimprovementinyourwork.第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）B.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Itisoftensaidthatlearninganewlanguagecanopenupanotherworld.Youareabletotalkwithnewpeople,exploreanewcultureandunderstand56._________newwayoflife.Englishisa57._________(wide)spokenforeignlanguageinourdailylife.That's58.__________Britishpeoplearelazywhenitcomestolearningnewlanguages.Once,asurveyfoundthattheBritisharetheworstlanguage59._________learninEurope.Itfoundthatjustone-thirdofthem60._________(be)abletospeakasecondlanguage.InBritain,childrenbeginlearningtospeakFrenchinjuniorschoolandtheyspendanhouraweek61._________thelanguage.SomeschoolsgoonadaytriptoFrancetopracticespeaking.Whenchildrenreachhighschool,theycontinue62._________(they)Frenchstudies.Theywill63._________(give)thechancetolearnGermanaswell.Incertainschools,childrenalsolearnLatin(拉丁语).Thislanguageisnolongerspoken,butmanyEnglishwordsand