安徽省芜湖市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题（含答案）

2023-2024学年度第一学期芜湖市中学教学质量监控

九年级英语试题卷

注意事项：

L本试卷共四部分，十大题，满分120分，考试时间为120分钟。

2.本试卷包括“试题卷”和“答题卷”两部分。“试题卷”共10页，“答题卷”共2页。

3.请务必在“答题卷”上答题，在“试题卷”上答题是无效的。

4.考试结束后，请将“答题卷”交回。

第一部分听力（共四大题，满分20分）

1.短对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每

段对话读两遍。

2.WhatistheanimalsignofMillie?

3.HowdoesSam'scousinstudyforexams?

A.Bydoingsomeexercises.B.Byworkingwithfriends.

C.Byreadingthetextbooks.

4.Whenwilltheconcertstart?

A.At7:50.B.At8:00.C.At8:10.

5.Whydidn'tthewomanenjoythedanceparty?

A.Shedidn'tmeetNick.B.Shedidn't1汰eNick.

C.Shewasn'tinvited.

n.长对话理解（共5小题；每小题i分，满分5分）

你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每

段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。

6.WhafswrongwithLeo?

A.Hehasasorethroat.B.Hisleghurts.

C.Hehasaheadache.

7.Whafstherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

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A.Motherandson.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Doctorandpatient.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。

8.WhydidDanielgotoBeijing?

A.Totravel.B.Tovisitfriends.C.TolearnChinese.

9.WhatwastheweatherlikeinBeijing?

A.Hot.B.Warm.C.Cold.

10.WhatisDanielinterestedin?

A.Chineseart.B.Chinesefood.C.Chinesekungfu.

m.短文理解（共5小题；每小题i分，满分5分）

你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最

佳选项。短文读两遍。

11.HowlongdoesDr.Smithworkeveryday?

A.Forabout10hours.B.Forabout16hours.C.Forabout60hours.

12.WheredoesDr.Smithsingtohispatients?

A.Ontheradio.B.Ontelevision.C.OntheInternet.

13.WhatkindofmusicdoesDr.Smithlikebest?

A.Lightmusic.B.Rockmusic.C.Popmusic.

14.Whodidn'twantDr.Smithtobeasingerwhenhewasyoung?

A.Hismother.B.Hisfather.C.Hisgrandparents.

15.WhydoesDr.Smithsingtohispatients?

A.Becausehehopestorealizehisdream.

B.Becausehispatientslikemusicverymuch.

C.Becausehetriestomakesickpeoplefeelgood.

W.信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。

Nosmokingonahigh-speedtrain

StorytellerLiHuaisa16.

•AmancalledErichid17inacornertosmoke.

Event•WhileEricwassmoking,thetrainfeltthesmokeand18_down.

•Smokingonahigh-speedtrainmaycausea19.

ResultEricwaspunishedandnotallowedtotakethetrainfor20days.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两大题，满分30分）

V.单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.ThefilmisworthseeingsecondtimeasitremindsmeofhappyolddaysIspentwithmy

grandparents.

A.a;theB.the;theC.the;/D.a;/

22.Mycousiniswellorganized.Shealwayskeepsallherthingsingood.Ithinkshecanbeagood

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accountant.

A.healthB.shapeC.conditionD.order

23.Therearemanyoldsayingsthatrequireustobe,suchas"Nopain,nogain.^^and'"Practicemakes

perfect.^^.

A.honestB.hard-workingC.confidentD.brave

24.-CouldyoupleasetellmeIcanspeakEnglishwell?

——WhynotuseanEnglishlearningapplikeFunDubbing（趣酉口音）tohelpyou?

A.whereB.whetherC.whatD.how

25.1don'thavetointroducehertoyouyouknowthegirl.

A.untilB.unlessC.sinceD.whenever

26.一Mymother'sbirthdayiscoming,butIhaven'tdecidedwhichpresenttobuyforher.

一Whynot______makingabigdinnerforher?Shemustbeverysurprisedandhappy.

A.mindB.enjoyC.considerD.avoid

27.一Oh,mygod!Ihavefourpounds.

一Don'tworry.Ifsnormalforagrowingteenagegirl.

A.putonB.takenonC.dependedonD.turnedon

28.―PaulhasmadegreatprogressinhisPhysics.

一Exactly!Hedoesn'tdohomeworksoasheusedtobe.

A.wiselyB.patientlyC.correctlyD.carelessly

29.一Althoughmygrandmaishereighties,shekeepsgrowingvegetablesinhergarden.

——Thafsamazing!Ican'timaginedoingthatatherage.

A.atB.inC.onD.under

30.一Withthehelpofyourfriends,you'lldealwiththeproblemsbetter,LinHao.

一Whydidn'tIthinkofsuchagoodidea?

A.Youhaveapoint.B.That'snotthecase.

C.Thatdepends.D.Takeiteasy.

VI.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

A

IhavelovedwatchingtennissinceIwasveryyoung.Ihavealwayswantedtotaketennislessons.Lisa,mybest

friendrecommendedNeil31mycoach.Shebeganherlessonsthisterm.Neilhelpedherimproveherskills

andbecomeafineplayer.Neilisvery32.Lisasaidsheleaveseachlessonfeelinggreataboutherselfwithhis

encouragement.IdecidedtotakeNeil'stennislessonsnextterm.However,thecostforhistennislessonsis$30per

lesson.Forme,thelessonsaretoo33.

Myparentssupportedmydecision,34theycouldpayforonlyhalfofthelessonsandsuggestedI35

somewaystomakemoneytopayfortheotherhalf.Thenduringtheschoolholiday,Idecidedtodosomethingtoearn

moneyforthetennislessons.Iaskedneighborsto36theirrecyclablebottlesformeandIwouldcometo

theirplacesonceaweektocollectthebottles.37,1alsocollectthe38inmyhouseandputthemall

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inthesamebag.Attheweekend,ItookallthebottlestothebottlecollectioncenterandforeachbottleIgot50cents.

Overthe39,1wasabletoearn$20040andnowFvegotenoughmoneyforthetennislessons.Iam

soproudofmyself.

31.A.forB.asC.toD.with

32.A.cleverB.strictC.honestD.encouraging

33.A.lateB.expensiveC.hardD.exciting

34.A.soB.orC.butD.for

35.A.workoutB.dealwithC.makeupD.thinkof

36.A.cleanB.saveC.useD.sell

37.A.BesidesB.InsteadC.HoweverD.Probably

38.A.bagsB.informationC.moneyD.bottles

39.A.yearB.termC.holidayD.week

40.A.inallB.ingeneralC.intimeD.inreturn

B

Asthechiefengineerofthehigh-speedrailway,myfatheralwayspaysattentiontoeverydetail.Accordingto

him,“41youcan,tgetlittlethingsright,howcanyoudobigthingsright?^^

Ifeelthatwayaboutcommas（逗号）.Somethingcango42inapieceofwritingwhencom-masareused

carelesslyaroundthepage.Mywritingstudentsoftenputacommawherevertheyfeeloneisneeded.

Thenagain,anotherkindofpoorwritingsisquiteopposite:nocommascanbe43anywhere.1always

feelabitdisappointed（失望的），44sad,whenIseethelovelycommaabused（滥用）intheseways,because

suchabusesmeanthatmystudentsdon'tknowhowtousethis45.Butcom-masareimportant.Theyseparate

ideas.Theyshowrelationships.Intalk,commascanmeanlifeordeath."'Killducks!"or"Kill,ducks!,?

Thenagain.IalsofailedtolearntheimportanceofthecommauntilItaughtwriting46first-year

students.Iremembertheprogramhead,a47,white-hairedwoman,saying,uYouhavenoidea48the

commasgoorwhy."Ifeltterrible.HowcouldIhavemisunderstoodsomethingsobasic?

Well,thethingis,commasaren'tsobasic,andlearningto49themtakesyears.OscarWilde,oneofthe

greatestwritersandpoetsinIreland（爱尔兰）oncejokedaboutwhataharddayofwritingwaslike:spendingthe

wholemorning50acomma,andintheafternoon,puttingitbackin.Thatsoundsaboutright.

41.A.BecauseB.ThoughC.IfD.After

42.A.wrongB.missingC.silentD.crazy

43.A.movedB.foundC.leftD.studied

44.A.stillB.everC.onlyD.even

45.A.wordB.markC.answerD.example

46.A.toB.withC.aboutD.for

47.A.politeB.braveC.humorousD.strict

48.A.whichB.whatC.whereD.how

49.A.useB.chooseC.writeD.remember

50.A.takingdownB.takingupC.takingawayD.takingout

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第三部分阅读理解（共两大题，满分45分）

VD.补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话内容，请从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。

A:Hello,Millie!

B:Hello,Linda!FinishingtheEnglishexamthisafternoonmeansthatthistermisover.51

A:Tmgoingtodosomethingspecial.

B:Somethingspecial?52

A:Sure.Iplantomakebreakfastformyparentseverymorningastheyhavedoneformetheseyears.

B:Youareright.

A:53

B:Iplannedtoplaywithclassmatesfrommorningtoeveningeveryday.54Iwillstaywithmyparentsas

muchaspossible.

A:Iagree.

B:Oh,ifstimetotaketheexam.Ihopeyouwillgetgoodgrades!Goodluck!

A:55

A.Whatdoyoumean?

B.Canyoutellmemore?

C.Whatareyougoingtodothiswinterholiday?

D.Whataboutyou?

E.Thesametoyou.

F.ButnowIwanttochangemyidea.

G.Wheredidyouplantogo?

vm.阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

A

AnimalProtectionGroup

VolunteersWanted

Doyouloveanimals?Doyouwanttohavefunandhelpanimalsinneedatthesametime?Checkoutour

volunteeractivitiesforfamilies!

DogwalkersareneededattheDogAdoptionCentre.Helpwalkthedogsandmaybefindafriendforlife!For

moreinformation,phone8656335.

HelpisneededattheHorseSanctuaryonweekendsandweekdayevenings.Activitiesincludeexercising,feeding

horsesandcleaningstables（马厩）.Emailusathorsesanctuary@formoreinformation.

Habitat（栖息地）ProtectionAction

We'retryingtoprotecttheplaceswhereanimalsnaturallyornormallyliveorgrow.Pleasejoinus!Therearelots

ofthingsyoucando.

XPutupposters.

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XShareinformationonline.

Organizeaneventinyourschool.

>^Buyaproductfromouronlineshop.

>^Tellyourfriendsandfamilyabouttheactivities.

Visitourwebsitetofindoutmore!

56.Thegroupneedsvolunteerswho.

A.wanttolearnlifeskillsB.lovedoingsports

C.loveanimalsD.canhelppeopleinneed

57.WhatisthepurposeofHabitatProtectionAction?

A.Toprotectanimals5home.B.Todiscovermoreanimals.

C.Tobuildplacesforanimalstolive.D.Toprovidemorefoodforanimals.

58.HowcanyouknowmoreaboutHabitatProtectionAction?

A.Bymakingaphonecall.B.Bysendinganemail.

C.Bywritingaletter.D.Byvisitingthewebsite.

B

LastyearIhadatripwithmyfriend,Nancy.Theweatherwascloudyexceptforonenight.NancyandIsatinthe

fieldandwefeltrelaxed.Wetalkedaboutthefantastictrip,lookingatthestars.64Ifsapitywedon'tknowwhichstars

we'relookingat,Jenny,“saidNancy."Iknowsomeofthem.^^Ianswered.NancyfeltsurprisedwhenIfinallyfinished

tellingherallthenamesIknew.

MyinterestinstarsbeganwhenIwaseight.Myaunttookmetoaplanetarium（天文馆）.Aguideshowedusthe

groupsofstarsandtoldusstoriesabouthowtheygottheirnames.Thestorieswerewonderful.

Everyoneknowswecanseethestarsbetterwhenit'snotcloudy,butlotsofpeopledon'trealizethatabright

moonalsostopsusseeingverymuch.IalwayslookforthePlough（北斗星），becauseonceIseethat,Icanfindthe

NorthStarandotherstars.

Iwantedtolearnmoreaboutthestars,soItookacourseattheclub.Therearesomanylightsinthecitythatwe

havetogointothecountrysidetoseeanystars.I'mplanningtomakevideosaboutstarsinthecountryside.I'llpost

themonlineforeveryonetowatch.MygreatestdreamistobeanastronautandIwishIcouldhavespacetravel.

59.HowdidNancyfeelafterJennytoldherthenamesofstars?

A.Relaxed.B.Surprised.C.Angry.D.Nervous.

60.Whencanweseethestarsbetter?

A.Whenifscloudy.B.Whentherearemanylights.

C.Whenit'sfine.D.Whenthemoonisbright.

61.WhatisJennyplanningtodo?

A.Havespacetravel.B.Takecoursesonline.

C.Makevideosaboutstars.D.Giveatalkaboutthenamesofstars.

62.WhichofthefollowingwouldJennyprobablyagreewith?

A.Studentsshouldmovetothecountryside.

B.Children'sfavoritehobbyistowritestories.

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C.Thebestplacetowatchstarsisthecitycenter.

D.Abrightmoonmaystoppeopleseeingthestarsverymuch.

C

Ifyoulovereadingbooks,youmustknowaboutthebookTheAdventuresofTomSawyerbyMarkTwain.The

bookisquiteinterestingandpopularamongkids.EvenifIamanadultnow,thebookisstilloneofmyfavorites.

Afterreadingthebookagainrecently,IhavelearnedanimportantlessonfromTomSawyer.

Inourdailylives,weareoftengivensomeboringortiringtasks.Whafsinyourmindwhenyourmotherasks

youtodosomechores?Haveyoueverwantedtocomplain?Ithinkmostpeoplehave.

TomSawyer,however,hadadifferentthoughtwhenhewasgivenaboringtask.Oneday,AuntPollytoldTomto

paintthefence（篱笆）.Tomwasdoinghisjob,whenhisfriendBenRogershappenedtopassby.Insteadof

complaining,TomtoldBenthathefelt“excited“aboutthetask."Onlyoneinathousand—maybeeventwo

thousand—boyscandothis!”Tomsaid.

Tom'swordsmadeBeninterestedinthetask.HeevengaveTomhisapplesothathecouldhaveachancetopaint

thefence.IfTomhadthoughtaboutnothingbutcomplaining,hewouldhavehadabaddaypaintingthefence.

Thisstoryteachesmeavaluablelesson:Complainingisuseless.Thenexttimeyouaregivenaboringortiring

task,don'tcomplain.UnlikewhathappensinthestoryofTomSawyer,itisunlikelythatsomeonewillcomeanddo

theworkforyou.So,don'tcomplain,andyou'llfeelbetterandper-hapsevendoabetterjob!

63.WhichworddoyouthinkbestdescribesTom?

A.Clever.B.Hard-working.C.Lucky.D.Kind-hearted.

64.Whafsthecorrectorderaccordingtoparagraphs3-4?

@AuntPollytoldTomtopaintthefence.②BenRogerspassedby.

（3）BengaveTomhisapple.@Tombegantowork.

A.①②③④B.①③②④C.②①④③D.①④②③

65.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Ifsimportanttolearnhowtopaintthefence.

B.WeshouldreadthestoryofTomandhisaunt.

C.Weshouldbeinterestedindoingtasks.

D.It'suselesstocomplain.

D

Peopleinventedplanesbylookingattheshapeofbirds.Canyouthinkofotheramazingideaswehavegotfrom

nature?Whatmaterialsdidscientistsdevelopbylookingatanimalsandplants?

Haveyoueverseengeckos（壁虎）runningupwalls?Doyouknowhowtheydoit?Well,theirfeethavemillions

oftinyhairs,whichmeansthattheycanwalkonorsticktoalmostanything.Scientistshaveusedthisideatodevelop

super-strongandsuper-stickyglues.Weusethemtorepairplanes,andathometheycanevenstickyourTVtothe

wall!

Lotus（莲属植物）leaveslookbeautifulwhentheyareonthewater.Buthaveyouevernoticedhowthewaterjust

fallsofftheleaves?Scientistshavefoundthattheyhaveaverysmoothsurface.Waterdoesn'tsticktothissurface,and

what'smoreamazing,thewatercleanstheleafasitmovesonthesurface.Scientistshavenowdevelopedmaterials

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whichcandothesamething.Weusethemonroofs（屋顶）andsnowboards.Ybucanevengetpaintfortheoutsideof

houseswhichdoesn'tgetdirty!

Sharkscanmoveveryfastinthewaterbecausetheyhavespecialskin.Therearehundredsoflittle"teeth“onthe

skin.Theselittle“teeth“havelinesonthemwhichhelpthewatertoflowoverthesharks'bodiesmorequicklysothey

moveverysmoothlyandfast.Scientistshaveusedtheinformationtheylearnedfromsharkskintodevelopthematerial

forswimsuitsandthebottomofboats.

66.Whichwordscandescribethematerialdevelopedbylookingatgeckos?

A.Super-strongandsuper-sticky.B.Super-strongandsuper-fast.

C.Super-stickyandsuper-fast.D.Super-stickyandsuper-clean.

67.Whichpartofthesharkshelpedscientistsdevelopthematerial?

A.Theirhairs.B.Theirskin.C.Theirtail.D.Theirteeth.

68.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheImportanceofNature.B.ResearchonNewMaterials.

C.ExamplesoftheBestInventions.D.IdeasfromNature.

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Haveyoualwaysthoughtthatkidsaresmarterthanadults?You'dberight-atleastwhenitcomestolearning

newthings.

Newresearchshowsthatkidsdogetnewknowledgeandlearnnewskillsfasterthangrown-ups.Itallcomes

downtosomethinginthebraincalledGABA,whichhelpsnewlylearnedmaterialstickinthebrain.Researchershave

foundGABAlevelsincreaserapidlyinthebrainsofchildrenofprimaryschoolagewhiletheyarelearningnewtasks

orinformation.However,GABAlevelsinthebrainsofadults,aged18to35,don'tchangeduringorafterlessonsin

newtasksandinformation.

“Ourresultsshowthatchildrenofprimaryschoolagecanlearnmorewithinagivenperiodoftimethanadults,

saidTakeoWatanabe,aprofessor（教授）atBrownUniversityintheUS.

DrSebastianFrank,fromtheUniversityofRegensburginGermany,saidtheirfindingsagreedwiththecommon

opinionthatchildrenoutperformedadultsintheirlearningabilities."GABAplaysakeyroleinmakinglearning

efficient（效率高的）addedDrFrank.

Theresearcherssuggestedteachersandparentsshouldgivechildrenasmanychancesaspossibletodevelopnew

skills,fromlearningthetimestabletoridingabike.ProfessorWatanabesaidthefindingscouldalsobeusedtohelp

adultslearnmoreefficiently."Torexample,anewtechnologyortherapy（疗法）couldbedevelopedtoincreasethe

levelofGABAinthebrainsofadults.

69.Whichshowsthechangesofchildren'sandadults9GABAlevelswhentheylearnnewthings?

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childrenaduhsD.childrenadults

70.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"outperfbrmed“inParagraph4mean?

A.werethesameasB.didbetterthanC.dependedonD.lookedupto

71.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Parentsshoulddoeverythingfortheirkids.

B.Childrenshouldlearntorideabikeasearlyaspossible.

C.Adultscanlearnmorerapidlybecauseoftheirwideexperience.

D.Childrenshouldbegivenmorechancestolearnnewskills.

72.Whafsthemainideaofthistext?

A.NewwaystoincreaseGABAlevels.

B.Differentlearningmethodsofkidsandadults.

C.Thereasonwhykidsarebetteratlearningthanadults.

D.Somesuggestionsonhowtoimproveourlearningabilities.

阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。

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Canyoucookbyyourself?Doyoulikethehomeworkofmakingameal?Thesedays,primaryandmiddleschool

studentsarerequiredtotakethePracticalActivityClass（实践活动课）atleastoneclasshoureveryweek.Thetopic

ofcookingwasdiscussedmostlybyparentsandstudents.Learningpracticalskillsplaysanimportantroleinshaping

aperson'scharacterfbrsure.

Someschoolsandstudentshavealreadypracticedtheirpracticalactivities.GuQuan,13yearsold,fromNo.18

MiddleSchool,usedtobealazyboy.Inhisownwords,hehardlyeverdidanyhousework.Butthingshavechanged

sinceNo.18MiddleSchoolmadehouseworkpartofitsstudents9homework.Doingthedishes,cookingandmaking

thebed...AllofthesetaskshavebecomepartofGuQuan'sdailylife.

Atthebeginningofeachmonth,everystudentgetsalistofhouseworktodoeveryweekend.Theirparentshelp

themkeeparecordoftheirperformance.Thetasksarecommonandsimpleindailylife,suchassweepingthefloor,

washingcupsandcookingfood.OnholidayslikeMother'sDay,studentsshouldpreparepresentsfortheirmothers.

HuangYixi,14,haslearnedseverallifekills,includingcooking."Iusedtobeafraidoffire,“shesaid.Butshe

managedtoovercome（克月艮）herfearandcompletehercookingtasks.Atthesametime,shealsolearnedhowtired

hermothergetsafterdoinghouseworkeveryday.OnMother'sDay,shemadeacakefbrhermothertoshowher

thanks."I'vebe-guntounderstandmyparentsbetterandwanttohelpthemmore,^^shesaid.

73.WhoisrequiredtotakethePracticalActivityClass?（不超过5个词）

74.WhatdidHuangYixidoonMother'sDay?（不超过15个词）

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75.Whydoweneedtolearnpracticalskillsaccordingtothepassage?（不超过15个词）

第四部分写（共两大题，满分25分）

IX.单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。

76.Shereallyenjoysthep（宁静）ofthesummereveninginthecountryside.

77.Manycountriesspeakh（高度地）ofChina'shigh-speedrailwaytechnologi