江苏省常熟昆山太仓张家港2023-2024学年下学期九年级零模英语阳光测评

2023~2024学年第二学期阶段性学业水平阳光测评九年级英语2024.04第一部分完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。SomeoldChineseinventionshavewonwidepopularityaroundtheworld.Recently,aBritishwomanusedanancientChineseinventiontohelpherson1withamathsproblem.Dr.Mantriwastaught2touseanabacus(算盘)tosolvemathsproblemswhenshewasyoung.AfternoticingthathersonDhruvhadgreatdifficultywithmaths,shestartedusingthesameancientChinesetooltohelphimafterschool.“MysonwasinGrade5whenInoticedhewas3inmaths.”saidDr.Mantri,“Iwouldaskhimsomethingveryeasylike‘35-13=?’,4hecouldn'tworkitout.”“IneverthoughtIwouldteachhimtousesuchanoldtooluntilIrealizedIcouldtrytheChineseabacus.Itisauseful5tohelpkidsbetterunderstandnumbersandbasiccalculations(计算).VerysoonIsawtheresults.Aftersixdays,Dhruvstartedtomakeprogress6withthehelpoftheabacus.Heevenperformedwiththeabacusataschoolmeetingwheresomeparentscameto7adviceonusingittohelptheirkids.”KnownasthefifthinventionofancientChina,Chineseabacusisalso8astheearliestcomputer.IthelpedpeoplesolvemanymathsproblemsinancientChina.Aslongasyou9therules,youcaneasilyuseit.Sometimes,justmoveonebead(算珠),thenanotherbead,andyouwillgetthe10.Whatamagictool!Sofar,theChineseabacushasbeenlistedintoIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity(人类非物质文化遗产)for11yearseversince2013.1.A.dealB.connectC.agreeD.compare2.A.whatB.howC.whereD.when3.A.weakB.interestedC.talentedD.successful4.A.soB.andC.butD.nor5.A.signB.reportC.methodD.symbol6.A.politelyB.loudlyC.bravelyD.rapidly7.A.careforB.leaveforC.askforD.payfor8.A.countedB.confirmedC.complainedD.considered9.A.repeatB.reuseC.remindD.remember10.A.abilityB.awardC.answerD.attention第二部分阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWorldChildren'sDayisUNICEF'sdayofchildren,forchildren,andbychildren.Children'srightsarehumanrights.Butintoomanyplacestoday,children'srightsareunderattack.OnWorldChildren'sDaywemakespaceforchildrenandyoungpeopletoraisetheirvoicesonthethingsthatmattertothem.Byrealizingchildren'sproblemsandtakingactiontoimprovethesituation,wecanhelptobuildabetterfutureforall.#ForEveryChild,EveryRight!Everychild,everywhere,hasarighttoliveinapeacefulworld.Childrenmustbelistenedtoandincludedinalldecisionsthataffectthem.Childrenhavearighttoasafeandlivableplanet.Childrenmustbelistenedtoandincludedinalldecisionsthataffectthem.Childrenhavearighttoasafeandlivableplanet.11.WorldChildren'sDayaimsto.A.lookaftertheoldB.makelawstostoppollutionC.protecttherightsofeverychildD.helpyoungpeopleovereighteen12.UNICEFhopesthatchildrencan.A.liveinpeacehappilyB.raisemoneyforthemselvesC.havearighttosavetheearthD.makedecisionsallbythemselves13.Whereisthematerialfrom?A.Astorybook.B.Awebsite.C.Amagazine.D.Anotice.BPoemsfromTangandSongdynasties,operasfromYuandynasty,andnovelsfromMingandQingdynastiesareveryfamousinChina'shistory.Today,I'dliketorecommendSongofAutumn,oneofthepoemsbyLiuYuxi(772——842),afamouspoetandwriterinthemid-Tangdynasty.Justasshowninthefirstlineofthepoem,mostancientpoetslikedtodescribeautumnasaverysadtime,butinthispoemtheseasonappearsdifferently.InLiu'seyes,autumn,fulloflifeandhope,isevenbetterthanspringmornings.Hedescribesthebrightsceneofacraneridingthecloudsandflyingintothebluesky.Withhispoemspayingspecialattentiontoexpressingpersonalfeelings,aswellasthedailylifeofcommonpeople,Liuwrotepoemswithbeautifulmusic-likewords.Youmayfeelitinthispoem.BeingtranslatedthoughtfullybyexperiencedXuYuanchong,thepoemstillreadsnotsobeautifullyasthatinChinese.Hereisanotherexample,inLiu'sessayAnEulogiumonaHumbleCell(《陋室铭》),withlessthan100words,heshowsalivelypictureofhishumblecell.However,italsoshowshowhewaspleasedwiththepoorandsimplelife.Peoplemayfinditstrangethatonecanfeelhappylivinginsuchahumblecell.Learningfromhisfamoussentence,“befragrantbecauseofmyvirtues”(斯是陋室,惟吾德馨),Ithinktobearespectablemanismoreimportantthantoliveinbighouses,towearbeautifulclothes,toenjoydeliciousfood,andeventogainknowledge.14.WhichdynastyisthepoemSongofAutumnwrittenin?A.Song.B.Yuan.C.Ming.D.Tang.15.HowwasautumninLiuYuxi'seyesatthattime?A.Hethoughtautumnwasabadtime.B.Hethoughtspringwasbetter.C.Hethoughtautumnwasahopefulseason.D.Hethoughtautumnwasrathercloudy.16.WhichofthefollowingisthefeatureofLiuYuxi'sworksaccordingtothepassage?A.Expressingpersonalfeelings.B.Picturingtheblueskyandacrane.C.Writingsongsaccordingtomusic.D.Describingdailylifeofyoungpeople.17.InfluencedbyLiuYuxi,whichofthefollowingdoesthewriterthinkisthemostimportant?A.Tobearespectableman.B.Toliveinabighouse.C.Towearbeautifulclothes.D.Togainmoreknowledge.CIliveinNewYorkcityandmyneighboursarepeopleIdon'tknow.Mycity,neighborhoodandblockarefilledwithpeoplewhodon'tknowme,don'tcaretoknowme,anddon'ttalktome.Ifindthatit'sprettyhardtolovepeopleyoudon'tevenknow.Andsometimes,weall,myselfincluded,usethatasanexcusenottotry.IreadBrendan'sstoryrecentlywhichhasinfluencedmyattitude(态度)towardthepeoplearoundus.Oneday,Brendan,ayoungmaninNewYorkwasonthewaybacktohisBrooklynflatwhenahomelesswomancalledEricaaskedhimformoney.Hesaidthathehadnomoney.Bytheendoftheweek,sheaskedtwomoretimes,andeachtimeheanswered“No”.Thewomanlookedupset,soBrendansaid,“Iamonmywaytoajobinterview.IfIgetthejob,I'lltakeyououtforChinesefood.”Brendangotthejobandcarriedouthispromise.Thatwaswhentheirfriendshipbegan.Theybuiltastrongfriendshipbysupportingeachotherandspendingtheirbirthdays,holidaysandhardtimestogether,overaperiodofeightyears.WhenBrendan'sheaterbroke,Ericamadehimablanket.Twodayslaterwhenhetoldherthathehadlosthisjob,shedisappeared,returningminuteslater,bringinghimfoodtoeat.Shecontinuedtodothatthroughoutthewinter.Evenwithsolittle,sheneverhesitated(犹豫)togiveback.Overtheseyears,Ericahasmovedfromthestreetsandsubwaystationsintoahalfwayhouse,andisnowmovingintoanewflat.Tocelebrateit,BrendanwantedtodosomethingspecialforErica.HewentwithhertoWalmartandhelpedhertopickouteverythingshewouldneedforhernewflat.May(祝愿)Brendan'sstoryhelpustofindanewwaytohonour,serveandlovethepeoplearoundus.18.WhatcanwelearnaboutthewriterfromParagraph1?A.Heoftenstaysindoors.B.Hecaresabouthisneighbours.C.Heisgoodatmakingfriends.D.Hehardlytalkstohisneighbours.19.WhatdidBrendandowhenEricaaskedhimformoneyforthefirsttime?A.Hegotangrywithher.B.Hedidn'tgiveherany.C.Heofferedhersomefood.D.Hegavehersomesparechange.20.WhathappenedafterBrendanandEricahadthemealtogether?A.Theydevelopedanewfriendship.B.Theyhelpedeachotherfindwork.C.Theyfellinlovewitheachother.D.Theydiscoveredtheywererelatives.21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?A.Erica'sfindingwork.B.Erica'smovingfromthestreets.C.Erica'smovingintoaflat.D.Erica'smovingintoahalfwayhouse.DIfyouthinkEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven'tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter(灰质).Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles(肌肉).Theresearchersalsofoundtheeffectisgreaterontheyoungerpeoplewholearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDr.AndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritishwhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals(通两种语言的人)”,whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifferencewas.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的),”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”Thefindingswerematchedinastudyofnative(本地的)ItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.Reading,writingandcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explaınedthescientists.22.Themainsubjectofthispassageis.A.languagelearningandmathsstudyB.theproblemsoflearningasecondlanguageC.man'sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageD.theadvantagesoflearningasecondlanguage23.InParagraph2,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto.A.showthatlanguagelearningisalongprocessB.suggestthatlanguagelearningneedsphysicalstrengthC.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenlearningalanguageD.makepeopleunderstandlanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell24.Wemaylearnfromthescientificfindingsthat.A.theabilitytolearnasecondlanguageischangingallthetimeB.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguage,thehigherthegreymatterdensityisC.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasanunknowneffectonpeople'sbrainD.thereisnodifferencebetweenasecondlanguagelearnerandoneknowingnosecondlanguage25.Inthelasttwoparagraphs,thewritertriestotellusthat.A.ItalianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguageB.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmathsC.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsinstudyingothersubjectsD.youmustchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguage第三部分信息还原(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Everyoneofushasachancetotrynewthings.Whenwetrysomethingnew,there'salwaystherisk.26Forexample,wemaytryafoodwehaveneverhadbefore.Andwedon'tlikethefoodfinally.Itcanbetoosour,toosaltyortoospicy.Wemaytryanewstyleofmusicandgetaheadache.27Wemaytrytospeakorwriteadifferentlanguageandendupembarrassing(使尴尬)ourselves.28Butitisnotsobadtotakerisks.Forexample,wecantryanewfood.Andwefallinlovewithitfinally.Wetryanewkindofmusic,wemayregretwedidn'tfinditsooner.Wecanseeanewkindofart.29Wecantrytospeakadifferentlanguage,andwemaybealittleembarrassedatfirst.Butweknowthattheonlywaytoimproveistomakemistakesandkeepontrying.Allinall,keeptryingsomethingnew.30A.Wearewillingtotakerisks.B.Wemaybesurprisedatitsbeauty.C.Tryingnewthingssoundsriskytous.D.Youwillhavechancestogetrewards.E.Thatiswhypeoplelovetryingnewthings.F.Theriskisthatwewillnotbehappywithourchoice.G.Wemayseeadifferentkindofartandbecompletelyunhappy.第四部分词汇运用(共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分)第一节根据下列短文所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。Awarmp31ofnews,“Aboysentamessagetohisdeadfatherandgotwarmreplies”,appearedontheInternetnotlongago.Itdeeply32(感动)anumberofpeople.Theheroofthestoryisastudentwhofailedinanexam.Hetoldhisfatherhewasverysadandmissedhimverymuchinthemessage.ThenewownerofthephonenumberisMrGao.Whenr33themessage,hecouldn'thelpfeelingsorryforthepoorboy.Hedecidedtoreplytothismessage.“Ithinkhewantstosendittohisfather,t34hisfatherhaspassedawayalready,”MrGaosaid.Hee35theboyandtoldhimnottogiveup.Hewrote,“Youwillgrowfromeachfailureandbecomestrongerand36(勇敢的)…”The37(陌生人)wordsmadetheboyfeelwarm.38(也许)atthatmoment,theboycouldfeelthelong-lostfather'slove.第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。wakecheckcatchpropertakegoodcareofOureyesareveryclever.Eacheye39adifferentpicture,sowecanhavea3Dpictureofwhatwesee.Wecanseewellwhenitisbrightordark.Beingabletoseewellisreallyimportant.Ifwecouldn'tseewell,itwouldbeverydangerous.Oureyeswillnotworksowellwhenwedon'tusethem40.Soit'sverynecessaryforusto41oureyes.Forexample,it'sgoodforustohaveoureyes42atleasttwiceayear.Oureyesareamazingandareworkinghardeverysecondweare43.Bekindtooureyes!第五部分短文填空(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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Monthsago,Iwas44(give)aspecialchancetoshowmycalligraphy(书法)inschool.IfeltverynervousasI45(go)intothehallwhereIwasgoingtowritecalligraphyinfrontofmyschoolmates.Someofthemmightwritemuch46(good)thanme!Quicklysittingdown,Ipulledoutmybrush47ink(墨水).Iheardmy48(classmate)cheerfulvoicesandgoodwishesclearly.Ifinallyhad49couragetostartwriting.IwroteeveryChinesecharacter50(careful)withmybestwishesandmyloveforChinesecalligraphyandart.After51(finish)mypart,Iwalkedaroundtoadmiretherealart.Calligraphyismuchmorethanawritingstyle.Itisawonderfulart.Iwastherenotonlytogive52(I)achancetopracticemycalligraphyskills,but53toshowpeoplethebeautyoftraditionalChineseculturearoundus.第六部分阅读表达(共3小题;54题2分,55题2分,56题3分,满分7分)请认真阅读下面短文，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。Anidolissomeonewhowerespectorlove.However,unlikemanyofmyclassmates,myidolisnotafilmstar,afamouswriterorasportsman.Heisneitheraworldleadernoranimportantpersonfromhistory.Myidolismydad.Mostpeoplebelievethatamanshouldgooutandwork.However,whenIwasonlyafive-year-oldboy,Iwasseriouslyillandneededattentionallthetime.Mymotherandfatherbothworkedandmygrandparentslivedfaraway.Thiswasabigproblem.Mydadknewhowmuchmymumlovedherjob,