江苏省南京市玄武区2023-2024学年九年级上学期英语期末测试卷

江苏省南京市玄武区2023-2024学年九年级上学期英语期末测试卷选择题(共40分)一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1.Ilikewatching__________becauselcanlearnalotaboutnature,historyandreal-lifeeventsfromthem.A.comediesB.cartoonsC.documentariesD.gameshows2.Weshouldtalkaboutthethings_________thechildren'sunderstandinginasimpleway.A.overB.beyondC.aboveD.under3.Wesincerelyhopethatnowarwillandthatpeacewillbelong-lasting.A.stayoutB.workoutC.breakoutD.tryout4.WheneverIholdthenecklaceinmyhand,Iam_________ofallthewonderfulthingsMumhasdoneformeovertheyears.A.promisedB.remindedC.provedD.impressed5.Youmaytravelaroundthestudiowithatourguide_________youalreadyknowitverywell.A.unlessB.ifC.sinceD.as6.—I'mcoughingthesedays.—Istrongly_________youtogiveupsmoking.Itdoesgreatharmtoyourhealth.A.suggestB.hopeC.adviseD.force7.Jadeis___________valuedinChina,andmuchofAsia,abovegoldanddiamonds.A.highlyB.closelyC.simplyD.heavily8.—________visitourgrandparentsduringthisholiday?—Goodidea.Ihaven'tseenthemforalongtime.A.Whydon'tB.HowaboutC.Let'sD.Shallwe9.—Couldyoupleasetellme___________whentheymeetforthefirsttimeinFrance?—Theyusuallyshakehands.A.howpeopleusuallydoB.whatpeopleusuallydoC.howdopeopleusuallydoD.whatdopeopleusuallydo10.—Whatlanguageisthatguyspeaking?Icanhardlycatchasingleword.—.He'sfromIndia,soIguessitisHindi.A.NeitherIcanB.NeithercanIC.SocanID.SoIcan11.“Throughhardwork,SpubWebbprovedthatsizeandbodytypedonotmatter.”Which“through”belowhasthesamemeaningasthe"through"above?A.Hegotcaughtdrivingthrougharedlight.B.Shehadjustenoughenergytogetthroughtheday.C.Thestudentsweregiventimetogothroughthenotes.D.Wesoldthebikethroughadvertisementsinthenewspaper.12.Whichofthefollowingismostpossiblyanewspaperheadline?A.AcatshowheldinShanghaiB.HerearesomeXi'antraveltipsC.HeavyfogdelaysflightsinXinjiangD.Driverkilled,andeighthurtinbuscrash13.Whichofthefollowingsentenceshasadefiningrelativeclause?A.Theboythatoftenhelpspeoplearoundhimiskind.B.It'ssaidthatthekindboyoftenhelpspeoplearoundhim.C.Theboyissokindthatheoftenhelpspeoplearoundhim.D.Heissuchakindboythatheoftenhelpspeoplearoundhim.14.Whichofthestatementsistrueaccordingtothepassagebelow?Amyhasalwaysadmiredstudentswhohandintheirhomeworkontimeandneverforgettodoit.Ontheotherhand,she'sweakingettingherselforganized!Butlately,shehasstartedkeepingasmallstudydiary.Shewritesdownwhatsheneedstodoandwhenitneedstobedone.It'shelping.A.Amyusednottodohousework.B.Amyusedtomanageherstudieswell.C.Amyfindsithelpfultokeepasmallstudydiary.D.Amyjustwritesdownwhattodoinherstudydiary.15.—IwishIcouldbealivestreameronTikTokandbecomerichovernight!—!It'sahighlycompetitiveindustry.A.YouarefriendlyB.InyourdreamsC.MypleasureD.Withpleasure二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)IsaacNewtonwasborninLincolnshire,Englandin1643,wherehegrewuponafarm.Whenhewasaboy,hemadelotsofbrilliantinventionslikeawindmilltogrindcorn,awaterclockandasundial.16,Isaacdidn'tgetbrilliantmarksatschool.Whenhewas18,IsaacwenttostudyatCambridgeUniversity.Hewasveryinterestedinphysics,mathematicsandastronomy.Butin1665theGreatPlague,whichwasaterribledisease,spreadinEngland,andCambridgeUniversityhadtoclosedown.Isaacreturnedhometothe17.Isaaccontinuedstudyingandexperimentingathome.Onedayhewasdrinkingacupofteainthegarden.Hesawanapplefallfromatree.“Whydoapplesfall18insteadofup?"Fromthis,heformedthetheoryofgravity.Gravityisaninvisible19whichpullsobjectstowardstheEarthandkeepstheplanetsmovingaroundtheSun.Isaacwasfascinatedby20.Hediscoveredthatwhitelightisinfactmadeupofallthecoloursoftherainbow.Isaacalsoinventedaspecialreflectingtelescope,usingmirrors.Itwasmuchmorepowerfulthanothertelescopes.Isaacmadeanotherveryimportant21,whichhecalledhis“ThreeLawsofMotion”.Theselaws22howobjectsmove.Isaac'slawsarestillusedtodayforsendingrocketsintospace.Thankstohisbrilliantinventions,Isaacearnedalotofmoneyandbecame23andfamous.Duringhislifetime,Isaacoftenarguedwithothersbecauseofhis24temper.That'sthereasonwhyhehadfewfriendsandnevergotmarried.SirIsaacNewton25in1727attheageof85.HewasburiedalongwithEnglishkingsandqueensinWestminsterAbbeyinLondon.Hewasoneofthegreatestscientistsandmathematicianswhohaseverlived.16.A.MoreoverB.HoweverC.AnywayD.Otherwise17.A.cityB.townC.farmD.school18.A.underB.offC.belowD.down19.A.powerB.forceC.energyD.strength20.A.lightB.soundC.electricityD.colour21.A.inventionB.introductionC.discoveryD.display22.A.explainB.expectC.expressD.experience23.A.wealthyB.healthyC.carefulD.careless24.A.gentleB.sweetC.goodD.bad25.A.passedoverB.passedbyC.passeddownD.passedaway三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)A26.WhichofthefollowingisasuggestiongivenbyAlextoStar44?A.Blockandreportthefriend.B.Explainthereasontothefriend.C.Keepthepasswordsecretfromanyoneelse.D.Refusetoanswermeanandhurtfulmessages.27.Whichofthedictionaryentriescanexplaintheunderlined"mean"inthispassage?A.Unkind,unfriendly,andcruel.B.Notwillingtogiveorsharethings.C.Average,betweenthehighestandthelowest.D.Poorinquality,orpooranddirtyinappearance.28.WhatkindofproblemsisAlexprobablygoodatsolving?A.Learningstress.B.Onlinesafety.D.Familyissues.C.Timemanagement.BDoesitreallymatterifweknowhowoldanimalsare?Tomanyscientists,itdoes.Whenstudyinganimalpopulations,itisofgreatimportancetoscientiststoknowhowmanyanimalsthereareandhowoldtheyare.Thisinformationcanhelpscientistslearnwhichanimalsarethrivingandwhichonesneedmorecareandhelp.Scientistsusuallyusethefollowingwaystotellanimals'age.Formanyanimals,theirteethcanhelpscientistsknowtheirage.Insomeanimals,someteethdon'tcomeinuntilacertainage.Takecowsforexample.Likehumans,cowshavetwosetsofteeth,milkteethandpermanentteeth.Theynormallygettheirfirstpairofpermanentteethwhenthey'retwoyearsold.Thentheyhavethenextpairattheageofthree,thethirdpairattheageoffour…Hairandskincanalsoprovideinformationaboutage.Someanimalstendtogetbadskinandgrayhairastheygetolder.Ifyouhaveanolderdog,youmayhavenoticedthatitsnoseandmouthgetgrayerasitgetsolder.Animals'eyesandearsmightalsohelpscientiststellanimals'age.Asanimalsgetolder,theirhearingoftenbecomesweakandtheireyesightmightbegintofail.Scientistsarecontinuingtodiscovernewandmorewaysoftellingtheageofanimals.Recently,scientistshavelearnedthat▲.That'sreallygoodnews!29.WhichisNOTthereasonwhyscientistsneedtoknowtheageofanimals?A.Tostudyanimalpopulations.B.Tolearnwhichanimalsarethriving.C.Toknowwhichanimalsneedmorecareandhelp.D.Tofindoutthedifferencesbetweenanimals'appearances.30.HowmanywaysoftellingtheageofanimalsarementionedinPara.3-5?A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.Six.31.Ifacowhas4permanentteeth,itisprobably__________yearsold.A.1-2B.3-4C.5-6D.7-832.Whichsentenceisthemostsuitablefortheblank▲?A.thenumberofsomeendangeredanimalsisgettinglargerandlargerB.thelatestoperationscouldpossiblyhelpolddogsimprovetheireyesightC.theycantelltheageofthehumpbackwhalesbyexaminingtheirDNAD.hearingproblemswouldnolongertroubleaginganimalswiththehelpofnewhearingaidsCTrainsconnectnotonlycitiesbutalsopeople.Throughrailways,peoplemoveandcommunicatemore,whichisimportantforthedevelopmentofacountry.Indonesia'sfirstrailwaywasbuiltin1867.ItwasthesecondAsiancountryeverhadrailways.However,withthedevelopmentofsocietyandpopulationgrowth,therailwaysinIndonesiacouldn'tmeetpeople'sneeds.Thecountryneedednewrailways!It'sworthcelebratingthatChinahashelpedIndonesiabuildahigh-speedrailway!Itisthefirsthigh-speedrailwayinthecountry,aswellasinSoutheastAsia.Thehigh-speedrailwaybetweenJakartaandBandungisabout142kmlong.Therailwayisthefirstoverseashigh-speedrailwayprojectthatfullyusesChinesetechnologyandstandards.Thetraincancarryabout600people.Thereisonefirst-classcar,sixsecond-classcarsandonediningcar.Itcanrunatatopspeedof350km/h.Thankstothehigh-speedrailway,ittakesmuchlesstimetotravelbetweenJakartaandBandung.“Itusedtotakeabout3hourstotravelbetweenJakartaandBandung,butthetimeisnowabout40minutesbytakingthenewtrain,"sayssomeonefromBandung.Therailwaybringsalotofbenefitstopeoplealongtheway.Forexample,itprovideslotsofjobsduringitsbuilding.Italsohelpswiththebusinessalongtheway.High-speedrailwaysmeetpeople'sneedtomovebetweendifferentplaces.Morecountries,especiallySoutheastAsiancountries,maybuildtheirhigh-speedrailwayswithChineseproducts,afterseeingtheJakarta-Bandunghigh-speedrailway.TherailwayisproofthatChinesetechnologyforhigh-speedrailwayshaswoninternationalacceptance.33.WhichisTRUEaboutthehigh-speedtrainfromJakartatoBandung?A.Ithas8carsintotal.B.Itisabout142kmlong.C.Itcancarryabout6000people.D.Itcanrunatatopspeedof350milesperhour.34.Whicharethebenefitsbroughtbythehigh-speedrailway?①providingjobsduringitsbuilding②improvingIndonesia'stechnologyoverseas③helpingwiththebusinessontheway④savingabout140minutesduringthejourneyA.①②③B.①②④C.①③④D.②③④35.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatcanweinfer?A.High-speedrailwaysarethemostimportantforacountry'sdevelopment.B.Indonesiadidn'thaverailwaystoletpeoplemovebetweendifferentplaces.C.Chinesetechnologyforhigh-speedrailwaysonlywonacceptancefromSoutheastAsian.D.MoreSoutheastAsiancountriesmaybuildhigh-speedrailwayswithChinesetechnology.36.Whichismostprobablythetitleofthepassage?A.BenefitsofBuildingRailwaysB.Jakarta-BandungHigh-speedRailwayC.TheFriendshipbetweenChinaandIndonesiaD.QuickDevelopmentsinChineseTechnologyDDopamine,knownasthe"sourceofpleasure",isachemicalthatisreleasedinthebrainandprovidespeoplewithafeelingofrewardandmotivation.Now,China'syoungpeopleareseekingtowearthatjoyfulnessontheirbodies,givingrisetothefashioncraze—“dopaminedressingstyle".Mainlycharacterizedbybrightcolours,thisdressingstyleisdescribedbymanyChinesenetizensas"healing"and"amoodbooster(调压器)".Itispart-fashion,part-mindfulness.Dopaminedressingisnothingnew.Infact,astudypublishedin2012foundthatwhenparticipants(参与者)wereaskedtowearclothingthatheldsomesymbolicmeaning,theirperceived(感知的)confidenceincreased.Thestudydeterminedthatclothingcanhaveadirectinfluenceontheirpsychological(心理的)process.“Whenweareconfident,weareabletoexertinfluencethroughourconfidencealone.”behavioralpsychologistCarolynMairexplained.“Whenwefeelgood,wearelikelytobeperceivedaslookinggoodtoo,asourposture,voiceandothernonverbalaspectswillbemorepositive."Another2015studyfoundthattheoutfitswewearcandirectlyinfluencehowwethink.Itsuggestedthatdressinginacertainwaycaninfluencethewaywemakedecisions.“Whatwewearishowweshowourselvestothoseweinteractwith—weareinfluencedbytheirreactiontoit.Ifwearewellreceived,itboostsourconfidenceandcanultimatelyaffectourgeneralhealthandhappiness,"Mairadded.Infact,dopaminedressingisdifferentforeveryone.It'saboutwearingtheclothesthatmakeyoufeelgood.Itcouldbejoggersandasportshirt;itcouldbeyourfavouritepairofjeans;oritcouldbethatdressyouweresavingforaspecialoccasion.Forsome,brightcoloursarewhatboosttheirmood.ColourpsychologistKarenHallersaid,“Colourisagreatwaytoliftourspiritsandboost.ourmoodsinaninstant.Ourconfidencecanbeboostedwhenwewearcoloursthatweloveandfeelgoodin.Weinstinctivelyfeelandbehavedifferentlyaroundcoloursbecauseofhowwetakethecoloursinthroughoureyesandthroughthepartofourbrainwhereouremotionsreside."Ultimately,dopaminedressingiswhatevermakesyoufeelgood.Themostimportantthingistohavefunwithit.37.AccordingtoPara.1,whichisNOToneofthefeaturesof"dopaminedressingstyle"?A.Itisdescribedas"healing".B.Itcanhelptoimprovepeople'smoods.C.Theclothesaremainlyindarkcolours.D.Thestyleisnotonlyfashionablebutalsojoyful.38.Whatcanweknowfromthestudiespublishedin2012and2015?A.Alltheclotheshavetheirsymbolicmeanings.B.Therightclothescanchangethewaywethinkandfeel.C.Participantsareconfidentwhenaskedabouttheclothestheyarewearing.D.Howwemakedecisionsisoneoftheelementsaffectingtheoutfitswechoosetowear.39.Whydoesthewriterquote(引用)thewordsofCarolynMairandKarenHaller?A.Tostresstheimportanceofwearingfashionableclothes.B.Toshowthatmanypeoplearefansofthenewdressingstyle.C.Toexplainhowthedopaminedressingstylemayinfluencepeople'smoods.D.Todisplayhowpopularthedopaminedressingstyleisamongdifferentgroupsofpeople.40.Whatismostprobablythewriter'sopinionaboutdopaminedressing?A.Dopaminedressingisthestylethathelpsusmakedecisions.B.Dopaminedressingistowearanyclothesthatmakeyoufeelgood.C.Dopaminedressingisthestylethathealsyouwithitsfashionabledesign.D.Dopaminedressingisaboutchoosingcolourfulclothestomakeyoulookspecial.非选择题(共50分)四、填空《共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)A)根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，41.Hanfu,akindoftraditionalChineseclotheshasgainedpopularityasa(象征)ofChineseculture.42.Cityplannersarelookingfora(中心的)locationforthenewhospital.43.Theairlinehadto(取消)allflightsbecauseoftheunexpectedweatherconditions.44.Mhaalwayslooksbothwaysbeforecrossingthestreetto__(防卫)againstaccidents.45.Theelderlycouplesat(宁静地)onthebench,chattingaboutthefondmemoriesoftheiryouth.B)根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。46.IwantedtoplayagamebutJohn(prefer)towatchTV.47.Theexperienceofvolunteeringattheshelterwastruly______(value)tome.48.Ihavenever(lie)toanyonesincethattimeIwastaughtanimportantlesson.49.Heansweredthequestion_(correct)duringthequizandlostsomepointsasaresult.50.Whenclimbingamountain,thehigherIget,the(amaze)Iambytheview.C)根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的短语填空，使短文内容完整正确。throughhalfofonthestreetsculturalexchangecommonRecently,aspecialkindofdancecalled"SubjectThree"hasbecomepopularinTaiwan.YoucannoticethispopulardancemovebeingperformedbyyoungpeopleinTaiwan,whether51orinschools.StateCouncilTaiwanAffairsOfficespokeswomanZhuFengliansaidthatshehadheardthat52thetop10songsontheKTVplaylistinTaiwanarefromtheChinesemainland.Infact,itisnow53toseeasong,adance,oratypeofcuisine(菜肴)quicklybecomepopularacrosstheTaiwanStrait(海峡)54_socialmediaplatforms.Thisuniqueformofcommunicationamongyoungpeoplefrombothsidesisakindof55intheprocessofcross-Straitintegrationanddevelopment.五、任务阅读(满分20分)A)阅读短文，回答问题。每道题的回答不超过6字。(每小题2分，满分10分)Dancerchoreographer,painterandvisual(视觉的)artistShenWeioftenlookstothepastforideas.HislatestdanceproductioncalledDongpo:LifeinPoems,turnstoChinesetraditionalcultureandhistoryonceagaintofocusonSuDongpo,aSongDynasty(960-1279)poet,whoseworkisstillcelebratedinChinatoday.“AsIlearnedaboutit,Ibecameinterestedinthemanandhiswork,”saysShen,whoputallhisotherprojectsasideandspentnearlytwoyearsonthisproduction.Shenselected15ofSu'spoemsafterreadingaround2,000ofthem,andthesebecamethebaseofthesixacts.Eachacttouchesonadifferentaspectofthepoet'slife,includinghispainfulexperienceofleavinghisbelovedwife.Famouslinesweredisplayedonstageincalligraphic(书法的)form.Besidespoems,ShenmadeuseofSuDongpo'sinkpainting,XiaoxiangBambooandStonePicture,aswellashisownpaintings,increatingthestageset.“ThetrainingShengavethedancerswasuniquebecausehehashisownsystem.Hedidn'ttellustoperformwithourbodies,butwithourhearts."saysSuPeng,oneoftheleaddancers.“Liketheproductionitself,whichwasanewandmind-openingvisualandsoundexperience,theprocessofworkingwithShenwasalsoverydifferentandenjoyable."Dongpo:LifeinPoems,firstpresentedinShanghaithisJuly,wasperformedinChengdu,Sichuanprovince,lastweekend,andwillbeperformedinXi'an,ShaanxiprovinceonFridayandSaturday.Feedback(反馈)hasbeenvaried.Sometheatergoershavebeenwowedbytheproduction,sayingthattheyhadneverseenanythinglikeitbefore,whileothershavesaidthattheproductionwaschallengingforthemtounderstand.“Iwaspreparedforthedifferentreactions.Ihopethatpeoplewillbeopen-mindedaboutart.It'slikelisteningtoabirdsingingorsmellingthefragranceofflowers,averypersonalexperience."Shensays.“WhatIhopepeoplegainfrommyworkisaglimpse(一瞥)ofthebeautyofChineseculture.ResearchingSuDongpoandtheSongDynastywaslikeaprocessofdecoding(破译)thepast.Iwanttheaudiencetodothesamewhentheywatchtheproduction,anddecodetheinformationIputinitaboutSu.”TheChinaOrientalPerformingArtsGroupplanstostageDongpo:LifeinPoemsattheKennedyCenterforthePerformingArtsinWashingtonDCnextMarch.DancersfromShenWeiDanceArtswillalsoparticipate(参与).WheredidShenWeigettheideaforhislatestworkfocusedonSuDongpo?57.HowlongdidShenWeispendonthisnewproduction?58.Howmanycitieshavethenewproductionbeenperformedinbythetimethearticleiswritten?59.Dopeoplehavethesamefeedbackafterwatchingtheproduction?WhydoesShenWeiwantpeopletogainaglimpse(一瞥)ofthebeautyofChineseculturefromthiswork?B)根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。(每小题1分，满分10分)Asredaschickenblood.thechicken-bloodstoneisoneofthemostcostlyornamental(装饰用的)materialsinChina.Withitsb61redcolorandjade-liketexture(质地),ithasbeenusedforcenturiestocreatecarvedworks.ChanghuainZhejiangisoneoftheproducingareasofsuchstones.Thestoneswerecreatedbyvolcanicactivity75millionyearsago.S62theMingDynasty,localpeoplehavebeenusingchicken-bloodstonestocarveallkindsofthingsindifferents63andsizes.In2008,thechicken-bloodstonecarvingwasa64tothenationalintangibleculturalheritage(非物质文化遗产)list.Itnotonlyrecordsgeological(地质的)changes,butisalsoaculturalrelicthatshowspeople'slivesofdifferenttimes.ForChinesepeople,thecarving'sredcoloralsomeansj65,successandgoodluck.CraftsmanQianGaochao,67,andhisson,s66morethansixmonthsmakingthree“chicken-blood”stonecarvingsshowingthetaekwondoandwrestlingcompetitionsforthe19thAsianGamesinHangzhou.Qianisanationalinheritor(继承人)oftheintangibleculturalheritageofthechicken-bloodstonecarvingtechnique.Hesaid,"it'sagreathonortobeabletocontributetotheAsianGames,h67inmyhometown,throughmyhandskills."AccordingtoQian,thecontentandthemeshechoosesfercarvingskeepupwithandshowthestyleofthetimes"I'mnotonlydoingcaningwork,butalsor68thedevelopmentandchangesofoursociety,andrememberingtheimportanteventsthroughmycarvings,"hesaid.Qianhascreatedfascinatingworks,manyofwhicharerelatedtoimportanteventsinChinesehistory,i_69theZunyiConferenceinJanuary1935.Hehasalsodoneworktocelebratethe100thanniversaryofthefoundingoftheCommunistPartyofChina.Qianhopesthetechniquecanbelearnedbymorepeoplesothatitcanbepasseddown.“Wearelookingforqualifiedpeopletocontinuetoinheritanddevelopthesetraditionalskills.Atthesametime,wealsoholdresearchactivitiesandprovidetrainingcourses,a_70moreyoungstudentstounderstandandleanChinesetraditionalculture."hesaid.六、书面表达(满分15分)BeforeSpudWebb'sproudestmomentcame,heworkedhardtoovercome(克服)hisheightdisadvantage;beforeTanDuncreatedamazingmusic,hehadtomakeaviolinhimselfwhenhewasveryyoungbecauseofhispoorfamily;beforeAudreyHepburnwasseenbytheworld.shesufferedhardshipsandstressesbeyondherage