江苏省无锡外国语学校2023-2024学年九年级下学期开学考英语试题（含答案）

无锡外国语学校2023—2024学年度第二学期期初考试初三英语试卷2024.2第Ⅰ卷（客观题共70分）一、听力测试（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）第一部分听对话回答问题。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5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。在听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。1.Whatwouldthegirlliketohave?A. B. C.2.HowwillthewomangotoLosAngeles?A. B. C.3.Whatisthetimenow?A. B. C.4.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthestory?A. B. C.5.Whoisthemanspeakingto?A.Hisdaughter. B.Histeacher. C.Hisdaughter'steacher.6.Wherearetheyspeaking?A.Intheclassroom. B.Inthelibrary. C.Athome.7.Howmuchdidthegirlpayfortheskirt?A.$15. B.$30. C.$60.8.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Thewomanwantedtoseethefilmagain.B.Jimhasseenthefilmbefore.C.Jimdidn'tthinkthefilminteresting.9.WhatisMissGreenlike?A.Creative. B.Active. C.Organized.10.Whydoestheboystayinthelibrary?A.Becausethebookisinteresting.B.Becauseheforgetsthetime.C.Becausethebadweatherpreventshimfromleaving.第二部分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，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你将有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。答题完毕，请等待嘀的信号，进入第一篇短文。11.WhatdoestheboythinkMilliewillbeinthefuture?A.Ateacher. B.Anartist. C.Amanager.12.Ifsomeonewantstobeamanager,whatpersonalityshouldheorshehave?A.Patientandactive. B.Organizedandcreative. C.Confidentandenergetic.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据内容选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。AshoppingexperienceTimeThreedaysagoProblemsThepantsaretooshortfor___13___Theshirtforhersonistoo___14___Herdaughterdoesn'tlikethe___15___skirt.13.A.herselfB.hermotherC.herhusband14.A.big B.small C.long15.A.yellow B.red C.white听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。16.Whatwashismother?A.Amoviemaker. B.Ateacher. C.Ashopassistant.17.HowdidBrunogotoschool?A.Bybus. B.Bybike. C.Onfoot18.WhydidBrunogetwet?A.Becauseoftherain. B.Becauseheplayedinthewater.C.Becauseitwashotthatday.19.HowmanytimesdidBrunoplayinthewater?A.Once. B.Twice. C.Threetimes.20.Whatcanweknowfromthestory?A.Bruno'sfatherwasnotangrywhenheknewBrunogotwet.B.·Brunodidn'tplayinthewaterbecausehedidn'twanttomakehismotherangry.C.Brunolikedplayinginthewater.二、单项选择在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共14分，每小题1分，共14分）21.Jenny,couldyouhelpmegetthedictionaryontheshelf?Itis______myreach.A.overB.againstC.beyondD.without22.ItdaysintheBible;"Let'snotloveinwords,___intongue（口头）,butindeedandintruth."A.none D.either C.no D.neither23.--Sophie,Icancarrytheheavybagforyou,ifyoucan't.——That'saverykind___.Thanksalot.A.offer. B.service C.promise D.suggestion24.1sawaself-drivingbusinfrontofJinkuiParklastweekend.Oh,itisamazing!Ineverexpectedthey______sosoon.A.came B.wascoming C.wouldcome D.willcome25Can'tyoustayalittlelonger?It'sgettinglate.Ireally______gonow.Ihavepromisedtobehomeby8:00o'clock.Amust B.can C.mustn'tD.can't26.Janeisabitofabookwormasherbooks______muchspaceinherbedroom.A.aretakenupB.aremadeupC.makeupD.takeup27.Thecourseoflifeneverrunssmoothly______itisfullofupsanddowns.A.though B.since C.while D.unless28.Thebestwaytobreaktheicewithsomeoneyoujustmetistofindsome______topicstotalkabout.A.practical B.everyday C.common D.hidden29.What'sthematterwithyou,Amy?Ifell______tothegroundandhurtmyfeetjustnow.A.hardly B.heavily C.carefully D.simply30.Shakespeare'snovelswerenotonlyajoyforpeopletoread,butalsohelpedto______people'sspiritsandvaluesinhiscountryduringthatperiod.A.shape B.mark C.suggest D.confirm31.Iwonderhowlong______beforereturningtoChina.A.hasQianXuesenbeenintheUSA B.OianXuesenhasstudiedintheUSAC.didQianXuesenstayintheUSA D.QianXuesenstayedintheUSA32.Ihavetriedveryhardtofindasolutiontotheproblem,butfailed.WhynotdiscussitwithJason?______.A.Greatmindsthinkalike B.TwoheadsarebetterthanoneC.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush D.Youcankilltwobirdswithonestone33.HereisamessageforJohnfromJack.WhatdoesJackwant?A.Hewantshisfriendtogetthetickets.B.HewantsJohntocometomeethisfriend.C.Hewantstogotothecinemaoneweeklater.D.Hewantstobringanotherfriendalongtothecinema.HiJohn,Sorry,Ican'tmakeittothecinemathisweekendasafriendiscomingtostay.IsnextSaturdayOK?CallmeandI'llbooktheticketsASAP.Jack34.Haveyoukepttakingexerciserecently?Youlookmuchthinnerandprettiernow.Thanks.___.A.That'sallright B.YouhavemywordC.That'snotthecase D.You'vemademyday二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Ihadaquickthirty-minutestopinDetroitbeforeheadinghometoToronto.After___35___upthepassage（走廊）,Irealizedthatmygatewasontheoppositeendoftheairport.Luckily,Igottherewithfiveminutestospareandstoodwaitingtobecalled.Iwastiredandhadanemergency___36___scheduled（安排）afterIwashome.Butthencamethe___37___,"Itseemswehaveoverbooked（超额预定）theflight.Wouldanyonevolunteertostayforthe___38___flight?"Therewere100-pluspeopleandnota___39___personreplied.Thenextflightwasinfourhours.I___40___andsawbusinessmenneedingtogethomeforwork,momstoseetheirkids,kidstoseetheirfriends,andmoreimportantly,Isawpeoplethatneededtobehelped.EventhoughI___41___tobehomejustasmuchasanyoneelse,somethinginsidemesaidthatIshouldvolunteerandoffersomekindnesstothisgroupofstrangers.Thegateattendant（登机口检票员）hadsaidthattheflightcouldn'tboard___42___someonevolunteered.1pickedupmybag,___43___thedeskandsaidtothegateattendant,"Ivolunteer!"Ahappysmilespreadoverherface.Asshewasdealingwithmyticket,Igotmymeetingrescheduled.Allthepassengersboardingtheirflight,IwashappythatIhadbeenabletohelp.Whenboardingtheplane,IwassurprisedtodiscoverthatIwasarrangedtobeseatedinfirstclass.Igavewiththepurposetoserveothers,withnothoughtofreward,andthatkindnesswas___44___tomewithanupgradetofirstclass!35.A.driving B.jogging C.rushing D.setting36.A.call B.meeting C.treatment D.case37.A.answer B.accident C.announcement D.reply38.A.later B.direct C.earlier D.first39.A.common B.special C.single D.nice40.A.setoff B.lookedaround C.stoodby D.ranout41.A.agreed B.disagreed C.wanted D.refused42.A.once B.until C.although D.because43.A.left B.reached C.cleared D.ran44.A.returned B.sent C.introduced D.shown四、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）A45.Thepictureaboveispartof______.A.aninstruction B.aposter C.aletter D.apostcard46.Whichofthefollowingartworksissuitableforthecompetition?A.TheCartoonWorld. B.WildlifeontheEarth.C.AFriendlyCommunity. D.GreenLifeGreenHope47.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Cartoonistsaroundtheworldarewelcometotakepart.BThecompetitionoffersattractiveprizestowinners.C.Forfurtherinformation,pleasemakeacalltoChinaDaily.D.WorksmustbepresentedbyJuly31,2023atthelatest.BInthe1900sinAmerica,kidstraveledtoschoolindifferentways.Manywalked.Othersrodeonfarmtrucksoronbikes.Somerodeonschoolbusescalled"kidhacks".Kidhackswerewoodenhorse-drawncarriages.Ithadtwolongbenchseatswithlittlespaceinthemiddleforpeopletopass.Thecarriageswereopenonthesides,sokidsmightgetwetonrainydays!Bythemid-1920s,morecarswereontheroads,andsometransportcompaniesstartedtomakebusesoutofsteel.Butbusesstilllookeddifferentfromplacetoplace.Thatchangedin1939,whentransportationofficialsfromaroundthecountrymettocomeupwithasetofstandardsforschoolbuses.Theywantedtomakebusessafer.Besides,ifallschoolbuseslookedalike,itwouldbeeasierforfactoriestobuildthemquicklyandmoreconveniently.Theschoolbus'scolorwasoneofthe44standardspeoplediscussedatthatseven-daymeeting.Aftertrying50Aundsofcoloronthewall,theysettledontheorange-yellow.Andthat'sstillwhatyouseeonbusestoday.NationalSchoolBusGlossyYellow,asthecolorisofficiallycalled,hasadvantages.Thecolorwaschosenbecausestudieshadshownyellowwasthemosteye-catchingtohumanbeingsandbecauseitcouldbeseenclearlyinthemorningandeveninglightwhenschoolbusesusuallyoperated.Andnowtheyellowbusisabouttogogreen.TheAmericanSchoolBusCouncilsaysthatover25millionschoolchildrenrideonmorethan480,000schoolbuseseachday,makingschoolbusesthelargesttransportsysteminAmerica.Fewerthan1,200ofthosebuseswereelectricin2020,butthatnumbercouldriseto10,000by2026.Sothenexttimeyoustepontoaschoolbus,youcanfeelgoodknowingthatyourrideismuchsaferanddrierthanitwouldhavebeen100yearsago!48.Whatwasthekidhacklike?A. B. C. D.49.TheunderlinedwordssettledoninParagraph4mean______.A.chose B.replaced C.mentioned D.collected50.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?AThesituationofAmericanschoolbusesnowadays.B.TheintroductionofancientAmericanschoolbuses.C.Thedifferencebetweenkidhacksandschoolbuses.D.ThedevelopmentofschoolbusesintheUnitedStates.COncewhenIwassixyearsold,IsawanamazingpictureinabookcalledTrueStoriesfromNatureabouttheforest.Itwasapictureofasnakeintheactofswallowingananimal.Inthebookitsaid:"Snakesswallowthewholeanimalwithoutchewing（嚼）it.Afterthattheyarenotabletomoveandtheysleepthroughthesixmonthsthattheyneedfordigestion（消化）."Ithoughtdeeplythenovertheadventuresoftheforest.AndaftersomeworkwithacoloredpencilIsucceededinmakingmyfirstdrawing,myDrawingNumberOne.Ishowedmyworktothegrown-upsandaskedthemwhetherthedrawingfrightenedthem.Buttheyanswered:"Frighten?Whyshouldanyonebefrightenedbyahat?"Mydrawingwasnotapictureofahat.Itwasapictureofasnakedigestinganelephant.Butsincethegrown-upswerenotabletounderstandit,Imadeanotherdrawing.Idrewtheinsideofthesnakesothatthegrown-upscouldseeitclearly.Theya:waysneedtohavethingsexplained.That'smyDrawingNumberTwo.Thegrown-ups'answerthistimewastoadvisemetolayasidemydrawingsofsnakeswhetherfromtheinsideortheoutsideanddevotemyselfinsteadtogeography,history,mathsandgrammar.ThatiswhyattheageofsixIgaveupwhatmighthavebeenagreatpainter.IhadbeendiscouragedbythefailureofmyDrawingNumberOneandmyDrawingNumberTwo.Grown-upsneverunderstandsimplethingsbythemselvesanditistiresomeforchildrentobealwaysandforeverexplainingthingstothem.SothenIchoseanotherprofession（职业）andlearnedtopilotairplanes.Ihaveflowedalittleoverallpartsoftheworld;anditistruethatgeographyhasbeenverygoodforme.IcantellChinafromArizonaeasily.Ifonegetslostinthenight,suchknowledgeisvaluable.InmylifeIhavehadlotsofchancestomeetwithagreatmanypeople.Andthathasn'tmuchimprovedmyopinionofthem.WheneverImeton;eofthemwhoseemedtomeatallclear-sighted,ItriedshowinghimmyDrawingNumberOnewhichIhavealwayskept.Iwouldtrytofindoutifthiswasapersonoftrueunderstanding.Butwhoeveritwas,heorshewouldalwayssay:Thatisahat.ThenIwouldnevertalktothatpersonaboutsnakesorforestsorstars.Iwouldbringmyselfdowntohislevel.Iwouldtalktohimaboutgolfandpoliticsandneckties.Andthegrown-upwouldbegreatlypleasedtohavemotsuchawiseman.ForhimIamanormalman.51.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThewriterwantstodrawahatinDrawingNumberOne.B.Thewriterseesanelephanteatenbyasnakeintheforest.C.DrawingNumberTwoshowstheinsideofthebigsnake.D.Thetwodrawingsofthewritermakepeopleveryscared.52.InParagraph6,whydoesthewriteralwayskeephisDrawingNumberOne?A.Toknowwhotrulyunderstandslife. B.Toshowoffhisgooddrawing.C.Tomakeotherpeoplepleased. D.Tobringhimselfdowntoalowlevel.53.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom______.A.atravelguide B.asciencereportC.anewsstory D.astorybookDMostofthenewdiseaseswehumanshavefacedinthepastseveraldecadeshavecomefromanimals.Themorewecomeintocontactwithwildanimals,themoreweriskaso-calleddisease"spillover"fromanimalstohumans."Aspeoplemoveandwildlifemoveinresponsetoachangingenvironment,humansandwildlifeandanimalswillcomeincontactmoreregularly,"saidJeanneFairfromtheLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryinNewMexico.Fairarguesthatbyshiftinganimalhabitats,climatechangewillalsomaketheopportunitiesfordiseasespillovermorefrequent（频繁的）."Everythingissortofshiftingandwillshiftintothefutureastheenvironmentchangesthroughclimatechange,"Fairsaid.Scientists,includingclimatologistsandepidemiologistsonFair'steamatLasAlamoe,arebeginningtomodelhowchangestotheclimatewillimpactthespreadofinfectiousdiseases.It'searlydaysforthiskindofresearch,butpreviousstudiessuggestthatextremeweatherhasalreadyplayedaroleinatleastoneoutbreak.Scientistssaydroughtanddeforestationhavecombinedtoforcebatsoutofrainforestsandintoorchards（果园）inMalaysiatofindfood.Thosebats,acommondiseasereservoir,thenpassedtheNipahvirusthroughpigstohumansforthefirsttimeinthelate1990s."We'regoingbythepastdatatoreallypredictwhat'sgoingtohappeninthefuture,"Fairsaid."Andso,anytimeyouincreasethatwildlife-humaninterface,that'ssortofanemergingdiseasehotspot.Andso,that'sjustincreasingaswegoforward."JeffreyShaman,headoftheclimateandhealthprogramatColumbiaUniversity'spublichealthschool,argueswedon'tyetknowwhetherclimatechangewillcauseanetincreaseininfectiousdiseaseratesglobally.Forexample,mosquitoescarrydiseasethataffects（影响）millionsofpeopleacrosstheworldeveryyear.As.theirhabitatsexpandinsomepartsoftheworld,theymightcontractdiseaseselsewhere.Shamansayswhatweknowforcertainaboutclimatechangeisthatitwillmakeithardertopredictwherediseaseoutbreakswillpopup.54.Howdoesclimatechangeaffectthespreadofdiseaseaccording,toFair?A.Bybreakinganimals'habits. B.Byincreasinganimals'numbers.C.Byimprovinganimals'breeding（繁殖）. D.Bychanginganimals`livingenvironment.55.Whatistheexampleofbatsforinparagraph3?A.ExplainingtheinfluenceofNipahvirus.BProvingtheharmofbatstohumanbeings.C.ShowingtheeffectsofclimatechangeondiseaseD.Presentingscientists'earlystudyaboutthecauseofdisease.56Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromFair'swordsinparagraph4?A.Humansshouldgiveupstudyinganimals.B.Frequentcontactwithanimalscancausediseaseoutbreaks.C.Diseasehotspotswilldisappearifanimalsdieout.D.Pastdatacansolvetheproblemsinthefuture.57.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ClimateChangeandDiseaseSpillover B.Animals'InteractionwithHumansC.Scientists'PredictionforDiseaseOutbreaks D.EarlyStudiesaboutExtremeWeather第Ⅱ卷（主观题共50分）五、词汇运用写出单词的正确形式。（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）（A）根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。58.Itwasraininghard,butthepolicemenwerestillstandingthere,______（控制）thetraffic.59.Frankisasciencefanandalwaysfollowsthe______（最新的）sciencenews.60.Withthehelpofthelocalfiremen,welearnedsomefire______（安全）skills.61.Mygrandparentslive______（宁静地）inthecountrysideandtheylikethelifethere.（B）根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。62.Evenwhenblacksearnasmuchaswhites,thewhitesaretypicallyfar______(wealth).63.Improvedtechnologygivesbirthto______(high)popularproducts.64.Whenheyfeverfirstoccursitisoften______(mistake)forasummercold.65.Povertyandignorancearethe______(enemy)ofprogress.六、动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）66.I'mhavingtroublewithmycomputer.Itkeepsfreezing.Haveyoutriedrestartingit?Thatusually______help).67.Doyouknow,I'vejustbeentoldthatthemeeting______.cancel).68.What'sthenoise?Itnearlydrivesmemad.Oh.morethanoneengineer______(test)themachineoverthere.69.WhatcityisMrJonesleavingfor______(see)herdaughterrightaway?70.Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?Ihaven'tdecidedyet,butI'mconsidering______(become)adoctor.71.Trustme!I______(keep)thesecret.Canyoutellmenow?72.Istillrememberthefirsttimewemet.You______(give)outbooksatthattime.Ithasbeenthreeyears.Howtimeflies!73.Linda,whatwouldyouliketomakeforourparty?Adeliciouspancake.Infact,I______(finish)makingit.七、阅读填空先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只能填一个单词。（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）Tolivebetterinthefast-developingnewworld,weneedtodevelopmanykindsofskills.Some,likeICTskillsandknowledgeofthedigitalworldarewelltaughtinschools.Butsomeotherbasicskillsarenotpaidmuchattentionto.Theseskillsarealsoimportantbecauseemployersmayaskyouquestionsaboutthemininterviews.Soit'sagoodideatothinkabouthowgoodyouareattheseskills.ImaginationIntheageoftechnology,itisnolongerenoughtokeeponmakingthesameproducts.Employersneedpeoplewhocancomeupwithnewwaysandnewideas.Theymayaskyoutothinkofsomeimprovements.ProblemsolvingEmployersneedworkerswithabilitiestoseeproblemsbeforetheyhappen.Moreimportantly,theyshouldcomeupwithcreativesolutions.Imagineyouareorganizingasocialevent.Thinkofsomeproblemsthatyoucouldprobablyface.Canyouthinkofnewwaystosolvethem?CommunicationWorkerswillhavetobegoodcommunicators.Theywillhavetobeabletodiscusskeyproblemswithotherworkers.Alsotheyneedtowriteinaclearwaywithouttoomanywords.Afterall,peopleneedtocommunicatewitheachotherinquitedifferentwaysinthenewworld.Criticalanalysis（批判性分析）Workersshouldbeabletotellifsomeinformationistrueorfalse.ImagineyouareaskedtousetheInternettofindoutsomeinformationaboutafamousperson.Canyouchecktheinformationbysearchingdifferentwebsites?DecisionmakingWorkersneedtohaveagrowingamountofresponsibility.Itisimportanttomakedecisionsonwhattodoandnottodoindifferentsituations.Title:SomebasicskillsIntroductionDevelopingmanykindsofskillsis___74___intheworld.SkillsImaginationWe'dbettercomeupwithwaystoimprovetheproducts.ProblemsolvingIt'sof___75___thatwecanfindnewwaystodealwiththeproblems.CommunicationWeneedtotalkaboutimportantproblemswithothersandwrite___76___withfewwordsaswell.CriticalanalysisWhenwesearchtheInternet,weare___77___tohavetheabilitytotelltheinformation.DecisionmakingAstro