成都市青羊区2023届初三二诊英语试题（含答案）

青羊区初2023届诊断性测试

九年级英语

注意事项：

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需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。

第一部分听力测试（共30小题，计30分）

一、听句子，根据所听到内容选择正确答语。每小题读两遍（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）

1.A.Cheerup!B.Comeon!C.Congratulations!

2.A.Sure,Iwill.B.Ofcoursenot.C.Nevermind.

3.A.Soundsgreat!B.Whatapity!C.Ican'timagineit!

4.A.Soisit.B.Ican'lagreemore.C.That'sallright.

5.A.It'stallandwide.B.It'soldandmysterious.C.It'smeaningfulandeducational

二、听句子，选择与你所听到的句子意思相符合的图片，并将代表图片的字母填在相应的题号后，每小读

两遍。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）

三、听对话，根据对话内容及问题选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。（共1（）小题，每小题1分；计10分）

11.A.Aband.B.Aconcert.C.Asong.

12.A.Teacherandstudent.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Parentandchild.

13.A.Flewakite.B.Playedsoccer.C.Wenttothemovies.

14.A.Herclassmates.B.Herfriends.C.Herparents.

15.A.Acook.B.Ateacher.C.Avolleyballplayer.

16.A.EastLake.B.SouthLake.C.WestLake.

17.A.BorrowthebikefromSarah.B.SelltheoldbiketoSarah.C.BuytheoldbikefromSarah.

19.A.Hismother.B.Hisgrandmother.C.Hisbrother.

20.A.At9:40a.m.B.At9:50a.m.C.At10:00a.m..

四、听短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。短文读两遍。（共5小题，每题1分；计5分）

21.HowlonghaveDalestayedinChinatolearnChinese?

A.Forthreeyears.B.Forfouryears.C.Forfiveyears.

22.WhatprogramdidDaleandHuangLeiplayontheparty?

A.Crosstalk.B.Singing.C.Dancing.

23.Dale'sshowwasthe__________programontheparty.

A.firstB.secondC.third

24.HowdidDalefeelonthatimportantday?

A.Excitedbutunfair.B.Nervousbutunforgettable.C.Lonelybutsuccessful

25.Whatcanwelearnfromthespeaker?

A.Daledidn'thaveenoughpracticebeforetheshow.

B.Dalemadelotsofmistakesduringtheshow.

C.DalewilllearnChineseharderinthefuture.

五、听短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息。短文读三遍。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）

A（n）_____26_____onMakingDreamsComeTrue

FactEveryonehasdreamsbutmayhave_____27_____makingthemcometrue.

▲Shebecame_____28_____carsatayoungageandstartedtrainingtobeacarmechanic（机

修工）attheageof13.

▲Herfamilytriedtostopherdreambutshe_____29_____learningmore.

Eva'sstory

▲Shebecamethecountry'sfirstwomanmechanicandworkedforothersfbrsometime.

▲ShestartedLadyMechanicSchooltooffer_____30_____lessonsforotherwomen.

▲Sheistryingtotrainmorewomenandgivethemmorejobs.

ConclusionLoveandhardworkhelppeoplemakedreamscometrue.

第二部分基础知识运用（共30小题，计40分）

六'选择填空。（共15小题，计分20分）

A.从各题的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确答案。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）

31.ItalyisEuropeancountryItravelledwithmyfamilyfouryearsago.

A.aB.anC.the

32.—Excuseme,I'mlookingformynotebook.

一Oh,sorry.Itookbymistake.

A.mineB.yoursC.hers

33.—Whencanweknowtheresultofthetest,MissSteen?

—Assoonastheresultcomesout,Tiltellyou,sopleasebe.

A.patientB.braveC.active

34.—Wow...anothergif!Whal'sinit?

一I'mnotsure.ItbeaTeddyBear,yourfavorite.

A.mustB.shouldC.might

35.JourneytotheWestisaTVplaymanyChinesepeopleliketowatch.

A.whyB.whoC.that

36.SomeusefulwebsitesforEnglishlearnersinyesterday'sdiscussion.

A.havesharedB.werementionedC.wereexchanging

37.Ifyoudon'twanttomissyourtrain,you'dbetterforthestationatonce,oryou'llbelate.

A.setoffB.shutoffC.setup

38.ChengduNaturalHistoryMuseumisothermuseumsinChengdu.Thousandsofpeoplevisitthere

everyweekend.

A.aspopularasB.morepopularthanC.lesspopularthan

39.Moreandmoretreeswerecutdown.,manyanimalsaredyingout.

A.SothatB.AsaresultC.Tostartwith

40.一Mr.Wu,couldyoutellme?

一Sure.Byreviewingcarefullyoverandoveragain.

A.whyIcanimprovemyEnglishalot

B.whenIcanimprovemyEnglishalot

C.howIcanimprovemyEnglishalot

B.根据对话内容，从方框中选出适当的选项补全对话，井将选项的编号依次填入题号后横线上。（共5小

题，每小题2分；计10分）

A:Hi,Peter.Areyoufreethisweekend?Let'sclimbthemountaininLongquan.

B:41

A:Whynot?It'sagoodtimetoclimbthemountainsinApril.

B:42Youknow,ourcityChengduiscreatingtheNationalCVMized（文明的）ModelCity.Asa

student,it'smydutytomakeourcitymorebeautiful.

A:Yes,you'reright.43

B:Well.Wecansometimes片（搀扶）theoldtocrossthestreet.44Wecanevenhelptoput

thesharingbikesinrightorders...

A:Wow!45ButcanIjoinyou?

B:Ofcourse.YoucancallourteacherMrs.Yang.

A:OK.Thanksalot.

B:You'rewelcome.Hopetomeetyouattheprojectthisweekend!

A.Thatsoundssomeaningful.

B.Sorry,Tmafraidnot.

C.Wecanalsohelptocleanupthecitypark.

D.Sowhatcanyouusuallydotohelpintheproject?

E.BecauseIjoinedtheschoolweekendprojectlastmonth.

七、完形填空：分别通读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的

最佳答案。（共15小题；计20分）

A

Istarteddancing70yearsago.That'sright,70yearsaseverybodysays.

Everybodythinksthatballetisavery_46—career,andIreallythoughtthatIwasgoingtobefinishedinmy

20s.AndsonowitseemsamazingthatIamstilldancingattheageof77.—47—,people

thinkI'munusual.

IlovechildrenandIlovethemtoenjoyballet.Iknowsomeofthemwillnot

continueforever,—48—Ithinkballetteachesmorethanjustdance.Itteachesthem

侬pec/（尊重）foreachother.

InLondonduringthewar,wealwayswenttotheballetandIalwayslovedit.AndIreallywasn'tverytalented.

ThemainthingwasthatIhadwonderfulteachers,andmyhusbandwasoneofthem.Healways_46_me.He

alwaysthoughtIwasagooddancer.ButIdon'thavehimnow.Ballethasbeenmymainlove.

Lifeistooshort,dowhatyouwanttodo.Whetherit'spainting,balletoryoga___50_youreallyloveto

do—it'snevertoolate.Sostartdoingwhatyoulovedoingnow.

46.A.smallB.shortC.meaningful

47.A.ClearlyB.LuckilyC.Importantly

48.A.soB.andC.but

49.A.comfortedB.encouragedC.praised

50.A.howeverB.wheneverC.whatever

B

MackRutherford,17,isbothBritishandBelgian.Recently,hecompletedafive­

monthflightsafelywithhisairplane.Theteenhasnowsettherecordasthe_51—

persontoflyaroundtheworldalone.

Heflewinasmall,two-seaterairplane,whichtraveledat_52—ofabout300kph.

Oneoftheplane'sseatswasreplacedwithanextragastank（油箱）.Itallowedhimto

cover_53—distances.

Mack'sroute（路线）tookhimoverEurope,Africa,AsiaandNorthAmerica.He

visited52countries_54_andcrossedtheequatortwice——that'srequiredtosettheGuinnessWorldRecord情尼

斯世界记录）.

Mackexpectedhistriptotaketwotothree_55—atfirst,butlaterhefoundthathehadto（调整）his

ideas.Insomeplaces,hehadtowaitalongtimetogetpermissiontofly.Besides,Mackfacedlotsofother_56—,

manyofthemrelatedtobadweather.

"CrossingthePacificOceanwasthemostdifficultpartofthetrip.^^hesaid._57_Mackmetlotsof

difficulties,henevergotfrightened.Andhe_58—thetripas"completelyamazing”.Macksaidhehopedhistrip

would_59_youngpeopletheycouldmakeadifference."Youdon'tneedtobe18todosomethingspecial.Just

followyourdreamsandtheywill_60—cometrue,^^headded.

51.A.bravestB.youngestC.fastest

52.A.speedsB.meansC.times

53.A.saferB.longerC.shorter

54.A.infactB.incommonC.intotal

55.A.monthsB.yearsC.hours

56.A.conditionsB.challengesC.achievements

57.A.IfB.BecauseC.Although

58.A.describedB.spokeC.treated

59.A.trustB.showC.ask

60.A.trulyB.accidentallyC.finally

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题，计30分）

八、读下面的短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂A,错误的涂B。（共5小题，每小题2分；

计10分）

Anewrobotmaychangethefuture.DevelopedbyUScompanyOpenAI,ChatGPThastakentheInternetby

storm,winning100millionuserssinceitcameoutinNovember2022.PeoplecanasktherobotChatbots

towritestoriesandemails,translatelanguages,andanswerallkindsofquestions.Initsown

words,itisalanguagemodeltrainedinanumberofInternettexttohelpusersgethuman-like

text.”

ComparedwithSiriorotherchatbots（聊天机器人），ChatGPTusesamuchbiggerdatabase（数据库）for

training.Italsolearnsthingsbyitself.Forexample,ifitprovidesawronganswertoyourquestion,youcantellit

therightoneanditwillmakeitrighl."It'satotallydifferentproduct,9,computerscientistLiuXiaoguangfrom

NankaiUniversitysaid."TheknowledgelevelChatGPTshowsissimilartoauniversitystudent.That'swhyit

shockedtheworld."Manypeopleworryaboutifthisrobotwilltaketheplaceofhumansinthefuture.Butonebig

problemwithChatGPTisthatitmakesmistakesorevengivesunrealinformation.Sincetherobotistrainedusing

wordsfromtheInternet,itcanalsopickupontheInternet^biases（偏见）aboutcertaingroups.Theseareallthings

thatneedtobedealtwith.Itstillhasalongwaytogo.

61.ChatGPThaswongreatpopularityaroundtheworldsinceitcameout.

62.Peoplewon'thaveproblemsunderstandingotherlanguageswiththehelpofChatGPT.

63.ChatGPTcancorrectthewronganswerafteryoutellingittherightone.

64.ChatGPTshockedtheworldbecauseitissmarterthanuniversitystudents.

65.Inthewriter'sopinion,ChatGPTwilllakehumans'placesinthenearfuture.

九、阅读短文，根据短文内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确答案。（共10小题，每小题2分；计20分）

A

WELCOMETONEWCITYZOO

‘SCHEDULEFORSUMMER2023、

ZOOHOURS：9:00a.m.—6:00p.m.

^Weathermayaffectsomeactivities.,

ANIMALEXPERIENCESSPECIALEXPERIENCES

WATCHINGSTARTINGTIMELENGTHGUIDEDBUSTOUR

Elephant10:00a.m.25mins(10:00a.m.—5:00p.m.)

Lion11:00a.m.15minsRound-tripinthezoowithbusticket,

Bear2:30p.m.25mins1-DayPassoryearlycard.

Wolf4:00p.m.25minsMINI-TRAIN

Monkey4:30p.m.20mins(10:30a.m.—4:30p.m.)

Getahandstampatthegateofthe

那Tohaveadoselookattheanimals,pleasezoo,andyoucangetonandoffthe

checkthetimelistedabove.mini-trainunlimitedtimesonthesame

day.

FORHEALTH&SAFETY:

xDonotcrosssafetylinestotakephotos.

xDonottouchorfeedanyanimals.

/Keepchildreninsightatalltimes.

©WARNING：Itisagainstthelawtofeedordisturbanyanimalsinthezoo.Violatorswillberequiredto

leavethezoo.andcouldpayfinesupto$300.

Thankyoufortreatinganimalsandtheirlivingspacewithrespect!

Formoreinformation,pleasecontactthevisitorcentre(825-202-1202)orvisit.

66.Whatanimalcanyouhaveacloselookatifyougettothezooat3:00p.m.?

A.Elephants.B.Bears.C.Wolves.

67.Howcanvisitorsgoaroundthezooaccordingtotheposter?

©Rideabike.②Takeaguidedbus.③Takeamini-train.

A.①②B.②③C.①③

68.Theunderlinedword"Violalors"means"peoplewho

A.lookaftertheanimalsB.feedordisturbtheanimalsC.takephotosoftheanimals

69.WhichofthefollowingaboutthezooisTRUE?

A.Thezooopensforninehoursaday.

B.Guidedbustourisavailableat9:00a.m.

C.Childrencantouchsomeanimals.

70.What'sthemainpurposeofthisposter?

A.Toprotectthewildanimals.

B.Toshowtheimportanceofsafety.

C.Tointroduceinformationaboutthezoo.

B

Asweallknow,September10,hisTeachers*DayinChinanow.Butdoyouknowthe

ancientChineseTeachers?Day?Itisafestivalcelebratingtheover2,000-yeartraditionof

respectingteachersandeducationinChina.

ThehistoryofTeachers9DaydatesbacktotheHanDynasty.Accordingtorecord,during

theHanandJindynasties,onAugust27ofthelunarcalendareachyear,thebirthdayofConfucius(孔子)，the

emperorwouldgototheConfucius'TempletoshowgreathonortoConfucius.Hewouldalsoworship(敬拜)the

greatoldteachers,andinviteroyalteacherstodinner.Andonthatday,teachersenjoyedaday'svacationandwere

givendriedmeatasgifts.Besides,thebestteacherswhowerechosenfromthewholecountrywouldbegiven500

（两）silvercoinseachasprizes.

Normally,inancienttimes,therewasnofixedtuition龙e（学费）；theparentspaidwithmoneyorfood.

Sometimescalligraphyworks,paintingsaswellasbooksmaybegiventotheteachersasgifts.

Amongallthegiftgivingtraditions,thefirstmeetinggiftwasamust.Thereweremanytraditionswhen

studentsmettheirteachersforthefirsttime.Beforetheymettheirteachers,theyneededtotidythemselvesandget

welldressed.Beforegivingtheirteachersa"gift”,theyneededtokowtow（磕头）toConfucius,pictureandthento

theirprivateteachers.

Thoughthewaywecelebratethefestivalsisdifferent,theysharethesamemeaningtoshowourthanksand

respecttoteachers.

71.WhywastheancientChineseTeachers7DayonAugust27?

A.ItwasConfucius'sbirthday.

B.Itwastheemperor5sbirthday.

C.Therewereimportantactivitiesonthatday.

72.WhatwouldNOTtheemperordotocelebrateChineseTeachers9Day?

A.Worshipsomegreatoldteachers.

B.VisittheConfucius,Temple.

C.Inviteallgreatteacherstodinner.

73.Whatwouldbegiventothebestteachersasprizesinancienttimes?

74.What'stherightorderofthefollowthingswhenancientstudentsfirstmetteachers?

@Givegiftstoteachers.②gettidyandwelldressed.

③kowtowtoteachers.④kowtowtoConfucius'picture.

A.①②④③B.②④③①C.②①④③

75.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapermaywereadthearticle?

A.CultureandTraditionsB.SocialmannersC.Greatmasters

B卷（共50分）

一、首字母填空根据句意和所给首字母提示补全下列单词。并将单词完整地写在横线上。（共5小题，每

小题1分；计5分）

1.Thesoccerstarhasn'tdhisteammate,scoring5goalsinrecent3games.

2.Thesingerwassopopularthattherewerenoemptyseats1inthemusichall.

3.With19.8percentofthepolderthan60,Chinashouldcaremoreabouttheelders.

4.Oncethepoorboygetsthechancetoreadinthelibrary,hewillstaythereforawholedayandreadt.

5.Ourcitygovernmentmakessurethatmorepublicconveniencesareatothecomingguests,sothat

theycanfeelwelcomedandcomfortableintheFISUGames.

二'完成对话在对话的空格中填.上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词。按编号把答案依次填入下

边的表格内。（共10小题，每小题1分；计分10分）

J—JimD——David

J:Youlookupset?Whathappened?

D:Iquarreledagainwithmyparents.TheyjusttreatmelikeI'mstillalittlekid.

J:Icanunderstandyou.Youarenot]inthesituation.Accordingtoasurveyaboutparent-childrelationship,

over80percentofChinesechildrenwanttobefriendswiththeirparents.

D:That's2whatIwant.ButTraditionalparent-kidrelationshipispreventingmyparentsfromdoingso.

Asachild,whatcan1dotocreatefriendshipathome?

J:Todothat,firstyoushouldlearntouseself-controland3yourtimewell,likekeepingagoodbalance

betweenyourstudyandhobby.Inthisway,youcanshowthemthat

you'vegrownupandarereadytobetreated4.Besides,sharingyourfeelingswithparentscanhelpprevent

5___onbothsides.

D:Thatmakessense.AlsowhenIargueovertheirparentingstyle,Ioftenfindmyselfendupsayingsomething

6later,whichmakesthingsevenworse.

J:Youshouldremembertheyarenotperfect,justlikeus,sodoyourbesttoavoid7arguments.Thismay

meanthatyousometimeshavetokeepyourmouthshutwhenyourparentsayssomethingyoudon'tlike.Even

whenyouhavetorespond,makethepointclearly,butdon'I8yourvoiceordisrespectanyone.

D:IagreethatIshouldcaremoreaboutmyparents9feelings.MaybeIalsoneedtodosomethingniceor___9

fbrthem,suchasmakingthemgifts,orsharingsomehomechores.

J:Thatwillsurelybuildtheir10inyouandallowyoutohavemorefreedom.

D:Thankyouforyouradvice,itreallymeansalottome.

J:Noproblem.Hopeeverythinggoeswell.

三、短文填空从下面方框中选出10个单词，用它们的适当形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确'通顺

（每词限用一次）。请按编号将答案依次填入下边的表格内。（共10小题，每小题1分；计分10分）

lateofferuntildrinksocietyexpect

firstchoosepresswhilesucceedincluding

InsomeareasofYunnan,whenwintercomes,peoplesitaroundafireandbaketeain

potterypots.Afterthetealeavesareroasted,peopleaddhotwatertoboilthem.While[

tea,theychatwitheachotherandbakefruitsoverthefirewhichisacommon2scene

intheseareas.

Today,thetopicof"boilingteaaroundastove^^hasbecomepopularontheInternet

3.OnthesocialmediaplatformXiaohongshu,thenumberofviewsonthetopichasalso

beenover12million.

Peoplearesharingmanyotheroptionsintheactivity,fromhomemaderoastedmilkteatoheatedwine.Besides

drinks,the4ofsnacksareevenmorediverse（多样化）.Themostpopularones5roastedsweet

potatoes,oranges,aswellasdriedfruits,nuts.

Theappealofboilingteaaroundastovealsocomesfromcompanionship（陪伴）.Whenpeoplearefacingthe

6ofafastlifestyleandthestressofworkandstudy,makingteaaroundthefire7achancetoslow

down,relaxandgetbacktolivingalifewithfriends.Theactivityisthe8additiontoGuochao,orthe

"Chinesefashiontrend“movement.Slow-boilingwasthemainwaytomaketeainancientChina9afaster

brewing（冲泡）methodbecamewidespreadduringtheMingdynasty.Now,theoldmethodismakinga10

comebackinthehandsofyoungChinesepeople.

四、阅读表达。（共10小题；计分10分）

A.补全短文根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文，并将选项的编号依次填入下

边的表格内（有一个选项多余）。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）

Timeflieswhenyouplayonyoursmartphone.Butwhenyougetdowntothereal

businessofworkandstudy,onehourfeelslikeayear.Whyarewesoaddictedfo（上瘾）

smartphonesbuteasilyboredbystudying?

It'sallbecauseofsomethingsmallandhardtosee:dopamine.1Our

brainsreleaseitwhenweeatyummyfood,afterweexerciseorwhenwearerewarded（奖

赏）.

2Forexample,checkingyourphoneforatextleadstoa400percentincreaseindopamine,

saidUSauthorStevenKotler.Butwhy?

Whenwescroll（滑动）onsocialmedia,wedon'tknowwhatwe'llseenext,orwhowillcommentonourposts.

Thisuncertainty,or“themagicofmaybe"，makesthedopaminesystemactive,accordingtothepopularscience

websiteGuokr.

3Whenourexpectationsaremet,dopamineisreleased.Andtogetmoredopamine,we

continuecheckingourphones.Studyingdoesn'tprovidesuchuncertainty.

Canwedosomethingtochangethat?AccordingtoHarvardMedicalSchool'sTrevorHaynes,appscanbecome

lessaddictiveifweturnoffnotifications（通知）orchangethescreencolorstoblackandwhite.4

Asforstudying,youcouldcheckyourprogressdailyorweeklyandrewardyourselfforit,saidDanielWong,

authorofTheHappyStudent.Youcouldalsoexploreinterestingtopicsrelatedtoyourtextbook.Thiswillmake

knowledgemuchmoreinterestingtolearn.

A.Ourbrainsreleasemoredopaminewhenwestudy.

B.Wecanalsosettimelimitsonappstoavoidoverusingthem.

C.Usewhatyou'velearnedtomakeadifferenceintherealworld.

D.Dopamineisa“pleasurechemical^^thatmakespeoplefeelgood.

E.Wegetexcitedwonderingifwehavecommentsfromourfriends.

F.Comparedwithstudying,playingonsmartphonescausesourbrainstoreleasemoredopamine.

B.完成表格阅读下面短文，完成题后的表格。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）

Facechanging,orBianLianinChinese,isanimportantpartofSichuanOpera.Itstartedabout300yearsago.

AnditisoneofthegreattreasuresintraditionalChineseculture.Thechangingfacesshowdifferentfeelingsof

actorsinaspecialway.

Peoplethinkfacechanginghassomethingtodowithfightingagainstdangerousanimals.Inancienttimes,

whenpeoplemetwithdangerousanimals,theypaintedcolorfulpicturesontheirfacestoscaretheanimalsaway.

Later,peopleusedthisintheshowsofSichuanOpera.Andastimewentby,itturnedintoagreatformofart.

Facechangingisundoubtedlyoneofthemostmysteriousarts,andonlythemastersreallyknowhowitworks.

Manypeoplearecuriousaboutthesecretofface-changing.Generally,therearethreeface-changingtechniques（技

巧）：

•Mopping（抹脸）

Theperformermopsoutthecolorfulgreasepaints^whicharehiddeninacertainpartofhisfacetochange

hisfacialappearancewhennecessary.

•Blowing（吹脸）

Theperformerblowspowderhiddeninhishandsorasmallboxonthestagesothatitblowsbackontohisface

followingwithhismove.

•Pulling（扯脸）

Theperformercanpulldownamaskwhichhasbeenhiddenonthetopofhisheadaheadoftime,changinghis

faceintored,green,blueorblacktoexpresshappiness,hate,angerorsadness.Thistechniqueissocomplicated

thattheperformermustmovequicklyyetsmoothlytoachievetheamazingeffect.

Facechangingisanever-changingart,anditcontinuestodevelopwithtechnology.Bytheearly1900s,artists

couldswitchupto3maskseachperformance.Bythe1990s,artistscouldemployupto4masks,andby2000,the

numberroseto8.Nowadays,usingsilkmasksandmoderntechnology,artistscanchange18to20differentmasks.

*History:Itstartedabout300yearsago.

*Importance:Itisofgreat6intraditionalChinese

culture.

*Origin:Inancienttimes,peoplepaintedcolorfulpicturesontheir

faceswiththepurposeof7.

*Mopping

Colorfulgreasepai