2023年江苏省常州市金坛区中考一模英语试题（含答案）

2023年春学期九年级阶段性质量调研（一）

英语试卷

2023.03

一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.—YuanLongpingspentallhislifeontheresearchanddevelopmentofbetterriceplants.

-That'strue.Wepraisehimtoomuch.

A.mustB.mustn'tC.canD.can,t

2.—doyouknowaboutColumbus?

一Oh,heisagreatmanwhodiscoveredAmerica.

A.WhatB.WhoC.HowD.Which

3.Manyyoungpeopleoftenfindnecessarytocommunicate,butdon,tknowwhototalkto.

A.thatB.itC.themD.this

4.一Whydosomanycompanieshopehecanworkforthem?

—BecausehecanspeakbothChineseandFrench.It,scertainlyhis.

A.decisionB.conditionC.advantageD.disadvantage

5.一Itseemsthatyouruncleknowsthesmalltownverywell.Sandy.

—Right!Hehereasapolicemanforfiveyearsinthe201Os.

A.worksB.workedC.hasworkedD.isworking

6.—I,msobusythesedays.Icanonlyspareaverylittletimetoexercise.

—You,vedoneverywell.,tenminutesofexerciseisbetterthannothing.

A.IngeneralB.AfterallC.FirstofallD.Forexample

7.—Haveyousentyourgrandparentsane-mailtotellthemyou'vepassedtheexam?

—No.Icalledtheminstead.ofthemcanuseacomputer.

A.NoneB.BothC.NeitherD.All

8.—Whichhobbydoyouthinklesstime,paintingorreading?

一It,shardtosay.Itdepends.

A.takesoffB.takesupC.takesoutD.takesin

9.1camebacklatelastnight.Myfatheraskedme.

A.ifɪhavehadsupperB.whereIwaswithmyfriends

C.whomwasIwithD.whydidIcomebacksolate

10.—Wefailedinthedancingcompetition.

—.Bettertimesarewaitingforyou.

A.GoodluckB.Don'tmentionitC.CheerupD.Noproblem

二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）

Therearemanystoriesandlegends（传说）aboutthehistoryofChineseNewYear.Thefirstandmost11is

thelegendofNian.Therearetwoversions（版本）Ofit.

Asthestorygoes,therewasamonsterinancienttimeswithabodyofabull,aheadofalion,andahornofa

unicorn（麒麟）.Itwasadangerousanimalthatlivedinthemountainsandbuntedfora12.Towardstheendof

winter,whentherewasnothingtoeat,Nianwouldvisitthevillagesandattackandcatwhateveritsaw,13the

villagerstoliveinfear.

OnenightwhenNiancamedownthemountain,somevillagersstartedfires,putupboardspaintedbright14,

andstayedupallnightlongtomakeallkindsofloudsounds.Whenthemonstercanetothevillage,thesightinthe

villagemakesitso15,anditranbackintothemountains.Thenextmorning,thevillagershadabig16.

Thefollowingyear,allhevillagerscametogetherand17thatwhenitwastimeforNian'sannualvisit,they

wouldstartafireinfrontofeverydoor,hangaredpaintedboardinfrontofeveryhouse,andnotgotosleep18

rathermakenoisebythestrongbeatingofdrumsandgongs（锣），along19theheavyuseoffirecrackers.

InthesecondversionofthelegendofNian,themonsterlivedatthebottomoftheseamostoftheyearandwould

onlygoontolandonthelastdayoftheChineselunarcalendartoattackandeatbothvillagersandanimals.The

villagersIeamtfromanoldmanthatNianwasafraidofloudnoisesandthecolorred,andbegansettingofffireworks

andattaching“couplet“poemsonredpaperontheir20dooreveryNewYear,sEve.

Overtimeallthevillagers21thatthemonsterNianwasafraidofthreethings:thebrightredcolor,fire.and

noise.Everyyeartheyrepeatedthecustomandithasbeen22.fromgenerationtogeneration（代代相传）until

today,andthusthecustomofGuoNianwasestablishedbasedonthelegendsofNian.

ɪl.A.well-knownB.excitingC.stupidD.important

12.A.liveB.livingC.lifeD.alive.

13.A.causingB.makingC.advisingD.pushing

14.A.whiteB.blueC.redD.black

15.A.scaredB.worriedC.amazedD.surprised

16.A.celebrationB.lunchC.holidayD.laugh

17.A.acceptedB.knewC.agreedD.told

18.A.becauseB.soC.thoughD.but

19.A.withB.overC.onD.under

20.A.smallB.sideC.backD.front

21.A.watchedB.realizedC.wonderedD.saw

22.A.passeddownB.passedawayC.passedoutD.passedby

三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分）

A

Pleaseusetheequipment（设备）inthisgyminasafeandresponsiblewayatalltimesandrememberthese

points.

*Properclothingandshoesforexerciseshouldbeworn.

*Donotuseanyequipmentifyouaredrunk.

*Nofoodordrinks（exceptwater）.Nosmoking.

*Donotusetheequipmentshortlyafterhavingeaten.

*Donotwearjewelryduringyourworkouts.

*Pleasefollowanyinstructionsthatareincludedwitheachpieceofequipment.

*Weightliftingshouldbedonewithafriendortrainer.

*Donotlean（倚靠）ontheequipment.Keepyourhandsawayfromanymovingparts.

*Pleasereportfaults（故障）togymstaff.

*Carryamobilephonewhenexercisingtocallforhelpincaseofdifficultyoremergency（紧急）.

*Pleasereturnallequipmenttoitsplaceandwipedownequipmentafteruse.

*Childrenunder18mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.

TopreventCOVID-19.pleaserememberthesepoints:

*Temperaturewillbetakenbeforemembersandguestsareallowedtoenterthegym.

*KeepI.5metersOfdistancefromotherpeople.

*Wearyourmask.

*Washyourbandsoften.

23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Wearingjewelryisallowed.

B.Keeponemetreofdistancefromotherpeople.

C.Smokingisnotallowed.

D.Usetheequipmentanytimeyoulike.

24.What,sthepurposeofcarryingamobilephonewhenexercising?

A.Toknowthetimespentonexercise.B.Toplaygamestokilltime.

C.Togethelpwhenmeetinganyproblem.D.Toavoidmissingimportantphones.

25.Whafsthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Studyskills.B.Safetytips.C.Howtorelax.D.Whichsporttochoose.

B

Someofthechildren'sdreamsabouttheNeverlandweresimilar.Thiswasbecausetheywereallinthesame

familyandtheyhadallheardthesamestoriesfromtheirmother.ManystoriestalkedaboutaboynamedPeterPan.

PeterPanlivedintheNeverlandwiththefairies（小精灵）andhecouldfly.WendyespeciallybelievedinPeterPan.

ςςPeterPanmustbeanoldmannow."jokedMrs.Darling.

“No.mom!”criedWendy.ςςPeterwillnevergrowup.Hewillalwaysbeaboyaboutthesameageandheightas

me!”

Mr.DarlinglaughedwhenWendyspokeaboutPeterPan.HedidnotbelieveinPeterPanortheNeverland.

ttNanaprobablymadethechildrenbelieveinPeterPan.l,msurethatWendywillsoonforgetaboutPeterPan!"Mr.

Darlingtoldhiswife.

ButPeterPandidnotwantthechildrentoforgethim.SothatsamenighthecametotheDarlings'house.He

whispereddreamsoftheNeverlandintotheirearswhiletheyweresleeping.Wendyhadawonderfuldreamaboutthe

Neverlandthatnight.

ThenextdayWendysawthatthewindowwasopenandknewthatPeterPanhadcometovisit.44Look!^^she

yelledtohermother.ςςTherearetreeleavesonthefloorandheforgottocleanhisshoes!,,

“HowcouldPeterPancomeintothehousewithoutfirstknockingatthedoor?”askedhermother.4iThedooris

alwayslocked.”

“Heflewinthroughourwindow!Goupstairsandlook!Thetreeleavesarenexttothewindow!”

Mrs.DarlingdidnotwanttotellWendythattheNeverlandandPeterPanwerejustadreamandmakeher

daughtersad.Soshewalkedupstairsafterbreakfastandexaminedsomeoftheleaves.Shewassurprisedtoseethat

theydidn'tlookliketheleavesthatgrewonthetreesnexttothehouse!

—TakenfromPeterPan

26.WheredidPeterPanliveaccordingtothepassage?

A.England.B.TheNeverland.C.Awoodenhouse.D.Mr.Darling,shome.

27.WhydidPeterPancometotheDarlings'housethatnight?

A.BecausehewantedtobringsometreeleavestoWendy.

B.Becausehedidnotwantthechildrentoforgethim.

C.Becausehewassohungrythathewantedtofindsomefood.

D.Becausehewouldliketomakethechildrensleepbetter.

28.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?

A.PeterPanwasanoldmanallchildrenliked.

B.MrDarlingdidn'tbelieveinPeterPanortheNeverland.

C.MaybeMrs.DarlingbelievedinPeterPanintheend.

D.TheNeverlandandPeterPanwerejustadream.

C

ItissaidthatThomasEdisonusedtochasethetwilight（追求模糊状态）momentsbetweenwakefulnessand

sleep.Supposedly.heusedtofallasleepinachair,holdingtwoballsinhishands.Ashenoddedoff,theballsfell

down.Theresultingnoisewokehimup.Then,hecouldwritedownhisinventiveideasbeforehefellintoadeepsleep

andforgotthem.Thisinspiredanewstudy.

ResearcherstestedEdison,smethodofencouragingcreativitywith103healthypeople.Volunteerscametothe

labtosolveanumberproblem.Theywereaskedtochangesomenumbersintoashortersequence（序歹∣J）.Theywere

toldtofollowtwosimplerules.However,whatthevolunteersweren,ttoldwasthattherewasaneasytricktofinish

thistask.Thesecondnumberinthesequencewouldalwaysbethecorrectfinalnumber.

Afterdoingthistask60times,volunteersgota20-minutebreak.VolunteersheldthesimilarballsthatEdison

usedasςςalarmclocks”.Theresearcherstoldthemtorestorsleepiftheywantedto.Allthewhile,theirbrainwaves

werekepttrackof（品艮踪）.Morethanhalfofthevolunteersstayedawake.Twenty-fourfellasleepandstayedinthe

stage（阶段）ofsleepcalledN1.FourteenothersprogressedtoN2,adeeperstageofsleep.

Aftertheirrest,volunteersreturnedtotheirnumberproblem.PeoplewhoreachedtheNIstageofsleepwere2.7

timesaslikelytodiscoverthehiddentrickaspeoplewhostayedawakeandwere5.8timesaslikelytodiscoverthe

trickaspeoplewhofellintoadeepersleepstage.

ςςSuchobvious（明显的）differencesInsuchexperimentsarcnotcommon,,,saidDelphineOudiette,ascientist.

“Wewerequitesurprisedattheresults,andmoreworkisneededtoshowtheconnectionbetweenNlandcreativity.^^

Interestingly,accordingtotheresultoftheexperiment,peoplemaybeabletoleantotakeadvantageofthattwilight

stageofsleep.Undoubtedly.Edisonissuchagreatperson,butthereisnoneedtopaytoomuchattentiontoEdison's

habit.Heisalsosaidtohaveconsideredsleepςtatotalwasteoftime”.

29.WhydidEdisonchasethetwilightmomentsbetweenwakefulnessandsleep?

A.Tofallasleepfaster.B.Tohaveinventiveideas.

C.Tokeephealthy.D.Tobedifferent.

30.Howmanyvolunteersstayedawakeaftertheresearcherstoldthemtorestorsleep?

A.65B.24C.14D.51

31.Whowasthemostlikelytodiscoverthehiddentrickinthetest?

A.Volunteerswhostayedawake.

B.VolunteerswhoprogressedtoN2.

C.VolunteerswhoreachedtheNɪstageofsleep.

D.Allthevolunteerswhotookpartinthestudy.

32.WhatcanweIeamfromthelastparagraph?

A.It,snecessarytopaymuchattentiontoThomasEdison,shabit.

B.Chasingthetwilightmomentsprovedtobetrue.

C.ToshowtheconnectionbetweenNlandcreativity,thereisstillalongwaytogo.

D.DelphineOudietteissureoftheconnectionbetweenN1andcreativity.

D

Tonightourfamilywasgoingouttoplayunderthefullmoon.

Wefirststartedgoingonfullmoonwalksforourselves,becauseτnyhusbandToddandI,lovedthemandwe

neededtheselittledosesofmoonlighttostayhappyandtofunction（起作用）insociety.Butafterwebecameparents,

wedidthisforourchildren.WewantedSierraandBrycetoseethatthereismuchmagicinthenaturalworldandthat

mostofitisaccessible（可达至∣J的）toanyone.Wealsowantedtoshowthemthatitwasnotnecessarytotravelfar

fromhometohaveanadventure,learn,andexperiencesomethingnew.Nearlyeverymonth,ourfamilywentintothe

nightto“play”bythefullmoon.

Oncewearrivedatourlocationthatevening,SierraandIstoodholdinghands,waitingtocheerthefullmoonin

itsrising.Athinsliveroftheapricot（杏黄色）moonpokedabovetheshapeoftheBlueMountainRidge.Everyone

stoodupandwatcheditsrising.Moreofthemooncameoutuntilitturnedintoabrilliantorangesphere.Todd

explainedtoSierraandBrycethatthemoonmakesnolightofitsown,butsimplyactslikeamirror,reflecting（反射）

thesunlightbacktouslongafterthesunhassunkbelowthehorizon（地平线）.

ςςDoesthemoon,sfacechange?^^Bryceasked.Itoldhimthatthemoonrotateswiththeearth,butitdoesnotspin

onitsaxis（轴）liketheearthdocs.Thesamesideofthemoonisalwaysfacingtheearth.Weneverseetheotherside,

thefarsideofthemoon.Sierrasaidthatthemoonlookedlargerandcloserwhenitwasrising,ɪexplainedthatitisan

opticalillusion（视错觉）becauseitissoclosetothehorizonthatthemoontricksoureyesintocomparingitwith

nearbyobjectstocreatetheimpressionofincreasedsize.

MuchoftheknowledgethatToddandIsharedwiththekidshadbeenlearnedfromourpastlifeexperiences.If

wedidnothavetheknowledgetoexplainandeducate,welookeditup,citherbeforehand（提前）toimprovethe

experience,orafterwards,together,afterwewonderedandcameupwithalistofquestions.

Opportunities（机会）toexploremagicalexperiencesandlearningisrightinyourneighbourhood.Sometimesall

ittakesisgoingoutdoorsandlookingupattheheavens.

33.Howoftendoesthewritergotoplayunderthefullmoonwithhisfamily?

A.Onceayear.B.Onceamonth.C.Onceaweek.D.Everyday.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rotate”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?

A.Circle.B.Float.C.Rise.D.Drop.

35.Themoonlookslargerandcloserwhenrisingbecause.

A.thedistancefromtheearthisbecomingshorter

B.theothersideofitneverfacestheearth

C.itdoesnotspinonitsaxisliketheearthdoes

D.comparingitwithnearbyobjectscreatesanillusion

36.Whichofthefollowingopinionsmaythewritersupport?

A.Nevertravelfarfromhometohaveanadventure.

B.Travelfarfromhometohaveanadventuremoreoften.

C.Goodlearningopportunitiesarejustaroundthecorner.

D.Thereismuchmoremagicinbooksandmostofitisaccessibletoanyone.

四、还原句子（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Mostpeopleenjoylisteningtomusic.Butifyouaskyourclassmateswhatkindofmusictheylike,youmayget

manydifferentanswers.37Whatdothesedifferencessayaboutpeople?

ResearchersfromCambridgeUniversitytriedtoanswerthequestions.Theysurveyed350,000peoplefrom50

differentcountries.38

Outgoingpeople,forexample,preferrhythmicmusicanddanceablemusic.Peoplewhoenjoycountrymusicare

showntobemoreseriousabouttheirwork.Oneoftheresultsisquiteinteresting.Theresearcherspredicted（预测）

thatpeoplewhowereundertoomuchstressshouldlikeeithersadmusictoexpresstheirfeelingsorrhythmicmusicto

improvetheirmoods.Butitburnedoutthatthesepeoplelikedneither.39Perhapsithelpsreducetheirstress.

Theresearchersalsofoundthatclimatesmightinfluencepeople'smusicalpreferences（偏爱）andpersonality.

Peopleinwarmerclimatespreferdanceablemusic.Theyaremoreoutgoing.Thismaybearesultoflongerdaylight

hoursandwarmerevenings.

Ofcourse,nothingisclear-cut（确切的）.40TheCambridgestudyshowsusthatpeopleofdifferent

culturesaremoresimilarthanwethink.

“Peoplemaybedividedbygeography,languageandculture,,,saidDr.DavidGreenberg,theleadingresearcher.

“Butifanoutgoingpersoninonepartoftheworldlikesthesamemusicasoutgoingpeopleelsewhere,thenWecan

saythatmusicisreallylikeapowerfulbridge.

A.Doyouenjoylisteningtomusic?

B.Infact,theypreferloudandpowerfulmusic.

C.Toomuchstressmakespeopleinabadmood.

D.Wemaynotgrouppeoplejustbytheirmusicaltastes.

E.Whydodifferentpeoplehavedifferentmusicalpreferences?

F.Then,theydiscoveredsomeconnectionsbetweenmusicalpreferencesandpersonality.

五、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Callingsomeonenames,spreadingwronginformationaboutsomeone,andthreateningsomeone-these

terriblethingsareallkindsofbullying.Nowadays,teenagersface41newkindofbullying:cyber-bullying（网

络欺凌）∙Cyber-bullyingisoneofthebadsidesofthetechnology.Smartphonesandcomputers42（use）often

tobullyothersbythebulliesontheInternet.

Thereisa43（possible）thatcyber-bullyingwillhappenatanytimeorplace.44teenagersfeelsafeat

theirownhomes,theymaystillbecyber-bullied.

Notonlyiscyber-bullyinghardtoavoid,itisalsohardtocatch.Itisquiteeasytosendamessagebytextfrom

an45（know）phonenumber.Bulliesspendlittletime46（set）upasocialnetworkaccount（网络账号）

andshareabadmessage.And,ifthebulliesknowhow47（hide）theIPaddress,theycansendarudevideotoa

website.Andpeoplewouldn,tknowwhodiditandhowtheywoulddealwithit48（proper）.

Oneofthemostterriblethingsaboutcyber-builyingisthatitcanhurtmorepeoplethantraditionalformsof

bullying.Abullycantellliesaboutateenagerandsharethem49thewholeschoolatthetouchofabutton（按

钮）.

Forsometeenagers,it,stoomuch.TheUKcharityBeatbullyingsuggeststhatupto44percentofsuicides（自杀）

among10-to14-year-oldsmaybecausedbybullying.

Thegoodnewsisthatpeople50（take）actiontofightagainstcyber-bullyingoverthelastfewyears.

SchoolsandwebsiteslikeChildnetInternationalofferadviceandsupporttostudents.Socialnetworksnowadvise

userstothinkcarefullyabouttheirprivacysettings.Manyalsoprovideaspecialbuttonforuserstoreport

uncomfortableordangerousactivities.

六、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分）

51.这个头盔的质量根本不达标。

Thequalityofthehelmetis.

52.我认为满足每个人的需求是不可能的。

Ithinkit.

53.汤姆的房间这么乱七八糊，以至于他经常找不到他的书。

Tom'sroomthathecan,tfindhisbooksoften.

54.许多好心人都是以钱的方式帮助这些贫困家庭。

Manykindpeoplehelpthesepoorfamilies.

55.我爸爸昨天来学校的时候碰巧观看到了升国旗。

Myfatherthenationalflagwhenhecametoschoolyesterday.

56.你知道这个计划将什么时候被实施吗？

Areyou?

七、书面表达（共1题；满分15分）

去年9月，《义务教育劳动课程标准（2022年版）》开始执行。假如你是李华，你们班下周的班会课主题是“Labor

（劳动）”。请你根据以下要求，写一份发言稿。

Asweallknow,laborisanimportantpartofourlife.Laborishard,butitisaglorious（光荣的）thing.

Pleaseshareyourideasaboutthetopic.

1.Islaborimportantforusteenagers?Andwhy?

2.Doyouoftendohouseworkathomeorvoluntarylaborinsociety?Pleaseshareanexperiencebasedonyourreal

life.

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