2023-2024学年昆山、太仓、常熟和张家港四市九年级上英语期末考试卷（含答案和音频）

~2024学年第一学期阶段性学业水平阳光测评初三英语2024.01一、听力部分（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A. 听对话回答问题本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读题目；听完后请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。Whatistheboy’sfutureplan?A. B. C.Wherearetheytalking?A. B. C.3.Wherewillthegirlwatchthematch?A. B. C.WhichmusicisJackplaying?A. B. C.Whendidtheconcertbegin?A.At8:25. B.At8:00. C.At7:35.WhatisMr.Greenlike?A.Modest. B.Creative. C.Organized.Whatdoestheboydislikeaboutthefilm?A.Itsmusic. B.Itsstory. C.Itslength.Howdoestheboypracticehislistening?A.BywatchingEnglishmovies.B.BylisteningtoEnglishtapes.C.BywatchingEnglishvideos.Whydoestheboylookworried?A.Becausehewilljoinamatchtomorrow.B.Becausehewillgiveaspeechtomorrow.C.Becausehewillhaveanexamtomorrow.WhatwastheChemistrytestlikeaccordingtoJack?A.Itwaseasy. B.Itwasdifficult. C.Itwasinteresting.B. 听对话和短文回答问题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读题目；听完后，请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。听一段对话，回答第11~12小题。What’sthematterwithDaniel?A.Hehasacold. B.Hehasastomachache. C.Hehasafever.WherewillDanielgonext?A.Totheoldpeople’shome. B.Tohisschool. C.Tothehospital.听第一篇短文，完成第13~15小题。请根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，完成信息记录表。Missing!NameMikeWeldonMissingDayOn8th13Description●Afive-yearoldboyaboutonemetretall●Wearingredclothes,browntrousersand14shoesbeforemissing●PlayingaloneinthebackyardofhishomebeforemissingContactCallDavidWeldonat15orthepoliceA.January B.February C.MarchA.red B.black C.brownA.2656485 B.2564568 C.2656845听第二篇短文，回答第16~20小题。Whatdidthemouselookfor?A.Somewater. B.Somebread. C.Somemilk.Whydidn’tthemousecomeoutofthebottle?A.Becauseshewantedtohaveagoodrestinthebottle.B.Becauseherstomachwastoobig.C.Becauseshewantedsomethingtoeataswell.Whydidthecatshakethebottle?A.Becausethecatwantedtoplaywiththemouse.B.Becausethecatwantedtoletthemousediequickly.C.Becausethecatwantedtoletthemousecomeoutquickly.Whathappenedtothemouseatlast?A.Themouseranaway.B.Themousediedinthebottle.C.Thecatatethemousehappily.Whoiscleverer,thecatorthemouse?A.Wecan’tdecide. B.Thecat. C.Themouse.二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）通读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。Oncetherewasakingandhisdaughter.Thekingaskedhisdaughterhowmuchshelovedhim.Shesaidshelovedhimasmuchassheloved__21__.Heranswermadethekingveryhappy.Saltisasimplething,__22__itisveryimportant.Sothekingthoughthisdaughtercaredalotabouthim.Salthasmany__23__.Ourbodiesneedsalt.Ifwedon’thaveenough,ourbodiescan’tworkproperly.Weputsaltonicyroadstomakethem__24__.Wealsousesalttoproduceotherproducts,likepaperandglass.Butformanyyears,salt’smostimportantjobwasto__25__food.Likeotherlivingthings,mostbacteria(细菌)needwatertolive.Salttakesinplentyofwater,somostbacteriacan’tlive__26__asaltyenvironment.Asaresult,saltprotectsfoodandmanyotherthingsformuchofhumanhistory,thisabilityhasmadesalt__27__.EveryancientculturefromEgypttoChinadependedonsalt.Eventoday,thehard-working,usefulpeopleare__28__as“thesaltoftheearth”.Forcenturies,saltwasalsohardto__29__.Itsusefulness,togetherwithrarity(稀有)madeitveryexpensive.Saltcouldevenbeusedlike__30__:Infact,thewordsalary(薪水)comesfromthewordsalt.Today,saltisusedmorewidelyanditstillplaysansignificantroleinourlife.A.salt B.air C.gold D.sugarA.or B.so C.and D.butA.forms B.secrets C.uses D.skillsA.wide B.safe C.smooth D.thickA.protect B.provide C.produce D.prepareA.in B.outside C.for D.withoutA.hopeful B.comfortable C.valuable D.successfulA.saved B.dreamed C.invited D.describedA.sell B.get C.take D.keepA.money B.medicine C.earth D.food三、阅读理解（共17小题；每小题2分，满分34分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。Wewantyourwriting!Thinkyoucanwriteawinningstory?Enterthe22thSuzhouLibraryShortStoryCompetitionforyourchancetowin￥1,000.ThethreewinningentrieswillalsobepublishedinSuzhouDaily.Prizes1stPrize:Acheckfor￥1,000andpublication(出版)inSuzhouDaily.2ndPrize:PublicationinSuzhouDailyand￥300inbookstokens(券).3rdPrize:PublicationinSuzhouDailyand￥150inbooktokens.HowtoEnterSendyourentrybyposttoSuzhouLibrary,858RenminStreet,orcomebyandhanditininperson.Youcanenterasmanystoriesasyoulike!PleasetypeyourentryonwhiteA4paper.UseTimesNewRomanfont(字体),size12.Handwrittenentrieswillnotbeaccepted.Thewordlimitforeachstoryis2,000words.Pleasealsoincludeyourfullnameandcontactinformationonthefirstpage.Yourentrymustbeyourownworkandumpublishedatthetimeofsubmission(递交).Welookforwardtoreadingyourwork!Ifyougetthefirstplace,youwillhaveachancetowin__________.A.￥1000inbooktokens B.acheckfor$1,000C.￥300inbooktokens D.￥150inbooktokensWhatshouldyoudoifyouentertheSuzhouLibraryShortStoryCompetition?A.Sendingyourentrybyemail. B.Handinginyourfriend’sentry.C.VisitingthewebsiteofSuzhouDaily. D.Sendingyourentrybypost.Whichofthefollowingstorycanbeaccepted?A.Amy’sstory.ThefontsheusedwasTimesNewRoman.B.Tommy’sstory.Itwaswrittenbyhand.C.Tina’sstory.Thecontactinformationwasincludedonthelastpage.D.Daniel’sstory.Itwas1,500wordslongandtypedonwhitepaper,sizeA3.Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?A.Astorybook. B.Anewspaper. C.Atourguide. D.Afilmposter.BGrassontheAncientPlain(草原)inFarewell(告别)toaFriendByBaiJuyiWildgrassesspreadoverancientplain;Withspringandfalltheycomeandgo.Wildfirecan’tburnthemupagain;Theyrisewhenvernalbreezesblow.Theirfragranceoverrunstheway;Theirgreeninvadestheruinedtown.Toseemyfriendgofaraway;Mysorrowgrowslikegrassovergrown.Thepoem“GrassontheAncientPlaininFarewelltoaFriend”isafamouspoembyBaiJuyioftheTangDynasty.Throughthedescriptionoftheweeds(野草)ontheancientplain,thepoemexpressesthefeelingoffarewelltoafriend.Hisfriendshipisliketheovergrowngrassontheancientplain.Itcanbeseenasanode(颂歌)toweedsandlife.Thefirstfourlinesfocusonthebeautyofthelifeoftheweedsthroughtime,whilethesecondfourlinesfocusontheirbeautyofonetime.Thepoem“Wildfirecan’tburnthemupagain;Theyrisewhenvernalbreezesblow.”showsakindof“difficulty”andhasbeenrecitedforthousandsofyears.Thispoemistheauthor’spracticeworkfortheexamination.Accordingtotherecord,theauthorenteredthecapitalforthefirsttime.WhenhevisitedthefamouspeopleGuKuang,heshowedthispoem.Atfirst,GuKuanglookedattheyoungmanandsaid,“Livingisnoteasywithricepricesherestayinghigh.”AlthoughhewasjokingaboutBaiJuyi’sname,healsomeantsomethingmore:thecapitalwasnotagoodplacetomakealiving.However,afterreadingthetwolinesof“wildfirecan’tburned”,hecan’thelpappreciating(欣赏)itandsaid:“Livingcanbeeasywithgreatsight(洞察力).”Anditwaswidelypraised.Itcanbeseenthatthispoemwasthoughthighlyofatthattime.Whichofthefollowingrhymeswith“plain”?A.Go. B.Again. C.Blow. D.Way.Whatdidthewriterwanttoexpresswiththeweedsontheancientplain?A.Thefeelingoffarewelltoafriend.B.Thehardlifeinthecapital.C.Akindofdifficulty.D.Thebeautyofthelifeoftheweeds.Whatdoesunderlinedword“sorrow”inthepoemmean?A.Happiness. B.Excitement. C.Sadness. D.Surprise.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.BaiJuyiwrotethepoemforhisfriendGuKuang.B.GuKuangappreciatedthelanguageinthepoem.C.GuKuanglikedjokingaboutothers’names.D.GuKuangdidn’tthinkBaiJuyicouldmakealivinginthecapital.CInavideo,youngchildrencallouttotheirmotherorfather;theparentsentertheroomsmiling,tumaroundandcallouttotheirownparents;thegrandparentsthenentersmilingandcallouttotheirparents—thegreat-grandparents.Thiskindofvideoisbeingdescribedasthe“four-generation(一代)challenge”.ItstartedontheChineseshort-videoplatform,Douyin,andhassincespreadtosocialmediainothercountries.Peoplefromallovertheworldhavediscussedthevideosandhavetheirownunderstandings.“IhavetogivethattoChina.Familycareisusuallyastrongvalue,”wroteoneFacebookusernamedAntoineYupud.The"four-generation”videoshavenotonlytouchedforeignviewersbutalsogiventhemadeeperlookintoChinesefamilyvalues.InmostEastAsiancultures,itiscommonformanygenerationsofasinglefamilytolivetogetherinonehouse.Thisiscalledanextendedfamily.InmostWesterncountries,mostfamiliesaremadeupofjustchildrenandtheirparents.InWesternculture,privacy(隐私)andindependence(独立)arehighlyvalued.Kidsusuallymoveoutofthehouseaftertheygrowup.Manyofthemapplyforloans(贷款)andworkpart-timejobsinordertopayforcollegeandrent(房租).Iftheychoosetocontinuelivingwiththeirparentsafterbecominganadult,itcanbeseenasasignofimmaturity(不成熟)orfailure.AlthoughfamilyformsintheEastandWestaredifferent,theloveandbondsbetweenfamilymembersarecommon.Thatmightbewhythe“fourgeneration”videoshavewonsomanyheartsaroundtheworld.Whatisthe“four-generationchallenge”videomainlyabout?A.Howfamilymemberseattogether.B.Howchildrenplaywiththeirparents.C.Howgrandparentsarewellcaredfor.D.Howfourgenerationsofonefamilycanalllivetogether.Whatisparagraph2writtentoshow?A.Thevideoformatishardtobecopied,B.Peopleallovertheworldlikethevideoformat.C.Douyinisagreatsuccessinforeignmarkets.D.Foreignpeopledon’thavesuchbigfamilies.AccordingtoParagraph4,whichofthefollowingisanextendedfamily?A.Afamilythatmanyfriendslivetogether.B.Afamilythatmanygenerationslivetogether.C.Afamilythatlivesinabigcity.D.Afamilywithonlyonechild.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Thefour-generationvideoshelpspreadChinesefamilyvalues.B.FamilieswithonlyonechildarecommoninChina’smodemsociety.C.AdultsinWesterncountriesneverlivewiththeirgrandparents.D.It’sseenasafailureifChinesechildrenlivewithparentsaftertheageof18.Whatmightbethekeytomakingthevideopopularintheworld?A.Foreignpeople’sinterestaboutChineseculture.B.Thedifferencesbetweendifferentcultures.C.Thecommonlysharedloveandbondsinfamilies.D.Thevideoformthatneverappearedbefore.DCanyouimaginebeingabletolearnaboutworldhistorybylookingatacoinwiththeheadofAlexandertheGreatonitoraChineseMingdynastybanknote(钞票)?Orhowaboutfollowingmankind’sfootstepsintomodemculturebybeingabletoseeanEarlyVictorianteaset?AHistoryoftheWorldin100objects,aprojectbyBBCRadioandtheBritishMuseum,presentsahistoryoftheworldthrough100objectsfromtheBritishMuseum’scollection.Theobjects,mostofwhicharevaluable,havebroughtenjoymenttopeopleallovertheworld.Thosewhoareluckyenoughtoseetheitemsinpersonareabletoseetheglory(辉煌)ofhistorywiththeirowneyes.“Thesefromthepastspeakofwholesocietiesratherthansinglethings,andtelloftheworldforwhichtheyweremade,sometimeshavingmeaningsfarbeyondwhattheiroriginal(最初的)makersmeantthemtohave,”NeilMacGregor,directoroftheBritishMuseum,wroteintheproject’sbook.Iborrowedthebookandreadit.Oneiteminparticularstoodouttome.Itwasamechanicalgalleon(机械帆船)—akindofclock.ItsdesignisbasedonthegreatEuropeanshipsthatsailedacrosstheseainthe1500s.Duringthatperiodoftime,technologywasdevelopingatafastpace,andowningascientificproductwasfashionable.Theclock,amixtureofthegrowthoftechnologyandthedesire(欲望)toexploreotherlands,isaperfectsymbolofthatage.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?A.Bymakingaconclusion. B.Byaskingquestions.C.Bylistingnumbers. D.Bytellingastory.WhatdoesNeilMacGregormeaninParagraph4?A.Peopleshouldpayattentiontowhattheyweremadefor.B.Peoplecanlearnabouthowtheyweremade.C.Theancientobjectstoldpeoplewhatsocietywaslikeinthepast.D.Theobjectsbroughtpeoplealotofenjoyment.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Theclockisaperfectsymbolofthe1500s.B.Thedesignoftheclockisstillfashionabletoday.C.Thetechnologyinthe1500sdevelopedslowly.D.Theclockoncesailedtoothercountriesinthe1500s.Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleofthepassage?A.Abook B.Theworldhistory C.Ancientitems D.Asymbol四、信息还原（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Nobodylikesmakingmistakes.But,nooneisperfect.Ifyoucanlearnfrommistakes,theycanmoveyouforward.48Ifyouhavemademistakesthatharmotherpeople,itisimportanttoofferasincereapology(道歉)inperson.49Ifyourefusetoapologize,thepersonhurtbyyouwillholditagainstyou.Ifyougothroughlifeafraidtomakeamistake,youwillspendmostofyourlifedoingnothing,Peopleusuallymakemistakes.50Themoredutiesyoutake,themorelikelyyouwillmakemistakes.Unluckily,itisournaturalinstinct(本能)tojustify(为……辩解)ouractions.Whenyoumakeamistake,youwillfirstblame(责备)someoneelse.Whenmistakesaremade,thebossisunlikelytobeinterestedinyourwords.Sometimesitisbesttosay,verysimply—yes,Imadeamistake.Mistakeshappenfordifferentreasons.51Ifyoumakemistakesbecauseyouaretired,trytogetmoresleep;ifyouarestressed,lookatwaystorelaxandkeepawayfromthestressofwork.Youshouldavoidfeelingguiltyaboutmakingmistakes.52Ifyourepeatthesamemistakes,itshowsyouaren’tmakingprogressandtheycauserepeatingtrouble.Oftenmistakesarecausedbybadhabits.Toavoidmakingthesamemistakes,youneedtobreakthesebadhabits.Thesooner,thebetter.A.Thereisnoharminmakingmistakes,anditisanecessarypartofgoingforward.B.Butatthesametime,youshouldmakeadecisiontolearnfromthem.C.Agoodapologywilllikelymaketheotherpersonunderstandyou.D.Therefore,youshouldfindouthowyoucanlearnfromthem.E.Youmayhavemadeamistakebysayingsomeunkindwords.F.Toavoidrepeatingthem,youneedtofindthemainreason.G.Youshouldsmileatthepeoplewhoapologytoyou.五、词汇检测（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）第一节根据下列句子所给的汉语注释、音标和首字母，根据上下文语境，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确的形式。每空限填一词。Thecentralcomputersystemcan__________(控制)alllightsinthisbuilding.Heranveryfastandarrivedthereoutof__________(呼吸).Dustin’snewdesignisbetterthanthese__________(德国人).Youcanneverimaginehowmuchdifficultytheyhad__________(导演)thisfilm.Youmustputinan__________(露面),atleast,orshe’llthinkyou’reavoidingher.Idon’tagreewiththeoldChinesesaying,“Mendieforw__________,andbirdsdieforfood.”Lucydoesn’thaveag__________formusicbutshemakesupforitwithhardwork.Theyoungladywhohasfourchildrencuttheappleintoq__________.—WhenIhavesomeworries,Ijustcan’tdecidewithwhomIcantalk.—Really?Youcans__________themwithyourparents,Ithink.—DoyouuseWeChatpaymentorAlipay?—N__________Ihaveonemorechoice—UnionPay.Thereisnoclear__________/dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ/linebetweenwhatisgoodandwhatisbad.Theentire__________/ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/ofthetownwasatthemeetingHemay__________/prɪˈfɜː/listeningtomusictowatchingTV.Don’tyouthinkJimisthe__________/ˈsɪlɪə/ofthetwo?Ifyoudon’tspellyourname__________/kə'rektlɪ/,it’seasytogetintotrouble.第二节请认真阅读下面的短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或者短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅使用一次。free,bebasedon,achieve,inprison,dieDec5istheanniversary(周年纪念日)ofthe68ofNelsonMandela,theformerpresidentofSouthAfrica.Heoverthrew(推翻)theracialsegregationsystem(种族隔离制度)inthenationandsetpeopleofcolortherefree.Youmayknowaboutlotsof69hemadeforhiscountry.ButdoyouknowabouttheMandelaEffect?TheMandelaEffectdescribesasituationwheremanypeoplehavethesamefalsememory.Thenameofthetheory(理论)datesbackto2010whenmanypeopleontheinternetfalselyrememberedthatNelsonMandeladiedinthe1980s70.ButMandelawasactually71in1990andpassedawayin2013.USresearcherFionaBroomethencreatedthetermMandelaEffect72thissituation.六、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Acrocodile’smouthshutsandamanjumpsonitshouting“Crikey(哎呀)”!73(know)asthecrocodilehunter,SteveIrwinwasanAustralianconservationist(保护主义者)whogotupclose,reallyclosetodangerousanimals.Aswellasputtinghisarmsaroundcrocodiles,Irwinwouldalsopickuppoisonous(有毒的)snakes74swimwithsharks.AlongwithhiswifeTerrianddogSui,Irwinbecameverypopulararoundtheworldin751990sand2000s,encouragingmanyyoungpeopletogetintoconservation.Irwincouldalsobecontroversial(有争议的),assomefelthishands-onwaywithanimalswasbad76them.Buttomany,hisexcitementencouragedinternationalinterestinworkingwithandcaringforanimals.Irwinsaid,“Educationisallaboutbeingexcitedaboutsomething.Ifwecangetpeople77(excite)aboutanimals,itmakesitaloteasier78(save)them.Thankstohispopularity,theAustraliaZoo,runbyIrwinhimself,becameahugetourist79(attract).TheIrwinsalsosetupwildlifehomesforanimalsindangeraswellasaninternationalorganizationforwildlifeconservation,educationandresearch.But,in2006,Irwin’sadventuresgotthebetterofhis80(luck)whilefilmingtheTVshow,Ocean’sDeadliest.OutofallthedangerousanimalsIrwinworkedwith,itwasthesting(叮咬)fromastingray(黄貂鱼),ausuallyharmlessanimalthat81(lead)toIrwin’sdeath.Iwasoneofthechildreninthe90sexcitedbySteveIrwin.Heshowedthat82(discover)theworldanditsanimalscouldnotjustbeinteresting,butalsofun!Hewasbrave,funnyandmaybeevenalittlecrazy,butbycrikey,whataguytoremember!七、阅读表达（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）请认真阅读短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。Itisgenerallyconsideredbadtotellalie.Butthereisanexception—peoplefromaroundtheworldcometonorthwesternEnglandeveryNovembertocompeteforthetitle(称号)oftheWorld’sBiggestLiar(说谎者).Thecompetitionisheldinhonorof19th-centuryBridgeInnlandlord(店主)WillRitson,whowasfamousforexaggerating(夸张)hisexperiencestotellexcitingstories.Competitorshavejustfiveminutestotellthebiggestlietheycanthinkof,withoutusinganytoolsortellingjokes.Overtheyears,peoplehavewonthecontestwithdifferentstories,liketakingmagicaljourneystoScotlandinrubbishbinsthatwentunderthesea.Abishop(主教)reportedlytoldwhatmaybethegreatestlieeverinthecompetition.Hisstorywasjustonesentence:“Ihavenevertoldalieinmylife!”ThemostcelebratedliarinthehistoryofthecompetitionisaBritishmannamedJohnGraham.Between1994and2008hewonsevenWorld’sBiggestLiartitlesandisknownasJohnnyLiar.In2006,SuePerkinsbecamethefirstfemaletowinthecompetition,tellingastoryaboutpeopleridingcamelstoworkasaresultofclimatechange.In2011,thefirstplacewenttoGlenBoyland,whotoldalieaboutcompetinginasnail-racingcompetitionwithPrinceCharles.Politicians(政客)andlawyersarenotallowedtotakepartinthecompetition,astheyareconsideredtohaveanunfairadvantage.Whowasthefirstfemaletowinthecompetition?Whycan’tpoliticiansandlawyersjoininthecompetition?Whatdoyouthinkofthiscompetition?Why?八、书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）家庭对你意味着什么？每个人都有不同的理解，请以“Ahomemeans__________forme”为题，用英语写一件发生在你家中有趣的，或者让你学到知识的，或者让你感受到关爱的，或者让你明白人生道理的，或者其他的经历，并简要谈谈你对家的理解。要求：1、补全