2023-2024学年苏州九年级英语下学期开学摸底卷考试版

2023-2024学年下学期九年级开学考试（苏州专用）

英语

第I卷（客观题共45分）

第一部分完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Hittingheavilyonthekeys,Iturnedawayfromthepiano,tryingtofightthetearsinmyeyes.Afteranhourof

1__,Istillcouldn'tgettherhythm（节奏）quiterightonaMozartpiecethatIhadtoshowtomypianoteacherthe

followingday.AlthoughItriedveryhard,Ijustcouldn'tseemtoplayitthewayitwas2tobeplayed.

Idecidedtotakeabreak.Forthemostpart,afteralittlebitofwork,Icouldusuallylearnthesongpretty

quickly.Sadly,itwasalwaysthatonesong,whichmighthaveappearedsimplebutwasdifficult,thatalways

annoyed（惹恼）me.Thesetypesofsongsalwaysmademe3myselfwhetherIcouldbeapianist.

Afterdinner,Idecidedtocomebacktothe4Placingmyfingersonthekeys,Ichosetoplaythepiece

carefullyand5payingattentiontohittingthecorrectnotesinsteadoftryingtoplaythepiecequickly.Using

thisnewmethod,Iexercisedagreatdealofpatience,somethingthatIoftenhad6with.Insteadofthinking

howhardtherhythmwas,IthoughtabouthowIcould7myself,littlebylittle.Finally,Icouldslowlysee

myselfgettingbetter.

Thatevening,Ididn'tevengettherhythmrightuntilaweeklater.I8animportantlesson-sometimes,

babystepsarethebestwaytoreachagoal.I'ma（n）9personwholikestothinkthatIcangetsomewhereby

leapsandbounds（跳跃）.10.inthecaseofpiano,Icouldn'tmoveforwardandimproveuntilIslowed

downandtookitonestepatatime.

1.A.actingB.insistingC.singingD.practicing

2.A.allowedB.thoughtC.supposedD.reported

3.A.doubtB.considerC.admireD.challenge

4.A.lessonB.pianoC.teacherD.room

5.A.happilyB.gentlyC.seriouslyD.slowly

6.A.troubleB.funC.experienceD.influence

7.A.showB.improveC.prepareD.please

8.A.gaveB.missedC.learnedD.taught

9.A.proudB.impatientC.carelessD.hardworking

10.A.OtherwiseB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.Indeed

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。

A

ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividesayearinto24solarterms.Intheancientdays,theywere

importantinstructionsforthefarmingproductionaswellaspeople'sdailylives.Herearefoursolartermsandsome

detailsaboutthem.

SpringEquinox

ItstartsaroundMarch21st.Duringthistime,swallowsflybacktothenorth.Itisalsoa

goodtimeforpeopletoflykitesandeatspringvegetables.

SummerSolstice

ItbeginsaroundJune21st.TocelebrateSummerSolstice,peopleoftengivecoloredfans

toeachotherbecausefanscanhelpthemcooldown.

AutumnEquinox

ItstartsaroundSeptember23rd.FromAutumnEquinox,mostoftheareasinChinawill

enterthecoolautumn.Itisaseasonforpeopletoeatcrabsandenjoychrysanthemums（菊花）

WinterSolstice

ItbeginsaroundDecember22nd.Itmarksthearrivalofthecoldestseasonintheyear.

Peopleusuallymakeandeatdumplingswiththeirfamilymembers.

11.SpringEquinoxbeginsaround.

A.March21stB.June21stC.September23rdD.December22nd

12.TocelebrateSummerSolstice,people.

A.eatspringvegetablesB.giveeachothercoloredfans

C.enjoychrysanthemumsD.makeandeatdumplings

13.marksthearrivalofthecoldestseasonintheyear.

A.SpringEquinoxB.SummerSolstice

C.AutumnEquinoxD.WinterSolstice

B

OneSaturdayafternoon,AmyfoundhersistersMegandJogettingwelldressed.Theyweregoingtothe

theaterwiththeirfriendLaurie.Amywantedtocometoo.

"Ican'ttakeyou,dear,becauseyouaren'tinvited^^,butJocutinimpatiently."Youcan'tgo,Amy.Laurieinvited

onlyMegandme”.

Amycried,"You'llbesorryforthis,Jo/9

WhileJoandMegwereatthetheater,AmyburnedupJo'sbookofwritings.Jo'slovingworkofseveralyears

wasgoneinthefire.

Thatnight,MotheraskedJotoforgive（原谅）hersister,butJorefused.

Thenextday,JowenttotheriverwithLaurietoskateontheice.Amyfollowedthen.Josawhercomingbut

turnedaway.Lauriewascarefullyskatinganddidn'tseeAmy.HewarnedJotostayawayfromthemiddleofthe

river.Theicetherewasthin.Joheardhim,butAmydidnot.JorealizedthatAmyprobablyhadn'theard.

SomethingturnedJoround.ShehappenedtoseeAmythrowupherhandsandgodown.Theicebroke.Jo

triedtocallLaurie,buthervoicewasgone,andforasecondshecouldonlystandthere.

Suddenly,“Bringarail（横杆）,Jo.Quick,quick“Jofetchedsomewoodandpulleditacrosstheice.

Togethertheygotthechildout.

WhenMotherhadputAmytobed,Joasked,“Areyousuresheisalive?^^

“Quitesafe,dear.^^repliedhermother.

""Mother,Igetangrysoquickly.Today,withoutLaurie,itmighthavebeentoolate.Oh,Mother,whatshallI

do?”

“Igetangryeverydayofmylifb,“saidMrs.March.ctbutFvelearnedtoregulateit.I'velearnedtostopmyself

sayingtheangrywords,andyoumusttrytodothesame,mydear.”

JolookedatAmyinherbedandgaveherabigkiss.Amyopenedhereyesandheldoutherarms.Theyheldeach

otherclose.

14.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

①JokissedAmyandheldherclose.②TowenttothetheatrewithLaurie.

（3）AmyburnedupJo'slovingwork.④Amyfellintotheriverthroughtheice.

A.①②③④B.②④③①C.②③④①D.④③②①

15.Jodidn'ttellAmynottoskateinthemiddleoftheriverbecause.

A.shedidn'tthinkitwasdangerousB.shewasstillangrywithAmy

C.shewantedLaurietohelpAmyD.sheknewAmywasgoodatskating

16.Fromtheunderlinedsentenceswecaninferthat.

A.JoknewhowtosaveAmyB.Jodidn'tcareaboutAmy

C.JowassurprisedAmywassafeD.Joregrettedbeingtooangry

17.Theunderlinedword“regulate“probablymeans.

A.controlB.showC.increaseD.bring

C

Anauthoroncesaid,“Welivefarhappierliveswhenwearegenerousinasmanywaysaspossible.9,

Here'sanexampleofmyown:Ilovepersimmons.Theymakemehappy.Thesweet,brightorangefruitwas

thesymbolofautumninIran,whereIgrewup;theyalsogrowinCalifornia,whereInowlive.Afewyearsago,

preparingtotravelfromSanFranciscotoBoston,Ipackedtwopersimmons,oneofwhichIateintheflight

departurelounge,waitingtoboardtheplane.

Aladycameupandaskedfromwhichstoreintheairportthefruitwasbought.Shelookedabitdisappointed

hearingthatitcouldn'tbeboughtfromanyairportvendorandreturnedtoherseat.IthoughttomyselfIcangive

thesecondpersimmonaway.WhenIofferedherthefruit,sheatfirstrefused,butwhenIinsisted,shewasgladand

appreciativelyaccepted.Iwassohappytohavemadesomeoneelsehappy,andthat,Ithought,wastheendofthe

story.

Sometimeduringtheflight,theladycaughtupwithmetothankmeagainforthepersimmon.Shesharedthat

shehadgrownupinJapan,wheretherewasapersimmontreeintheyardofherchildhoodhome.Shenowlivedin

Boston,whereshehadn'tbeenabletofindthefruit.Thetasteofthisonepersimmonwasprecioustoher,

reconnectingherwithmemoriesofherparentsandgrandparentsthewayonlyoursensesoftasteandsmellareable,

asifmagically.

Onlythendidthetinyactmakeadifferencetome.Asafamoussayinggoes“Givingisreceiving”.Iam

movedbyittothisday,andthetasteofthepersimmonthatIofferedtotheladygivesmemorejoythanalltheones

Ihaveeaten.

Myexperienceisnotunique.Researchhasshownthatactsofgenerosityforothersmakeushappierthan

treatingourselves.A2008studyfoundthatdespiteparticipants5predictionstothecontrary,givingmoneyto

someoneelseincreasedtheirownhappinessmorethanspendingitonthemselves.

18.Fromthepassage,whatcanweknowaboutpersimmons?

A.TheycangrowinBoston.B.Theyareakindoforanges.

C.Theyareusuallyharvestedinfall.D.TheysellwellinCalifornia.

19.Whydidtheladythanktheauthortwiceforthepersimmon?

A.Becauseshewantedtohaveatalkwiththeauthor.

B.Becausesheknewtheauthorlikedpersimmons.

C.Becausesherecalledmemorieswithherfamily.

D.Becauseshefoundthepersimmonverydelicious.

20.Whatisthepurposeofthestudyofthelastpartofthetext?

A.Togiveanexample.B.Tomakereadersbelievetheauthor'sview.

C.Tomakeacomparison.D.Tosharetheexperience.

21.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ILovePersimmonsB.AnUnforgettableFlight

C.ALovelyLadyD.TheImpactofaTinyActofGenerosity

Oneday,threeofmyfriendscametoourhouse.

TheytoldmetheywantedtogotoAfrica.TheyaskedmeifIwantedtogowiththem.Isaid,"Yes,Iwantto

gowithyou."

Westartedtoprepareallthenecessarythingsforthejourney.Soonwewerereadytogo.Isaidgoodbyetomy

wifeandwestartedourjourney.Ourplanwastobebackintwomonths.

WeleftBrazilonthefirstofSeptember,1655.Ourshipwasverybigbutwewereonlyseventeenmen.The

shipwasfullofthingsforbusiness.Wehadcups,glass,mirrors,knivesandotherproducts.

Atthebeginningofourjourneytheweatherwasverygood,butveryhot.Inoneweek,ahurricane（飓风）

cameanditwasthreateningourshipforthenexttwelvedays.Afterthehurricanepassed,wesawwewentquitefar

fromouroriginal（原来的）journeyandwereinsteadclosetothenorthernpartofBrazilneartheOrinocoRiver.

Theshipwasbadlydamaged,sowecouldnolongergotoAfrica.

Thecaptainwantedustogobackandrepairtheship,butIstronglydisagreedwithhim.Wewentoverthe

mapsanddecidedthebestthingtodowastogotoBarbadosandrepairtheshipthere.

Whenwestartedthisshorttrip,asecondhurricanecame.Thenextmorningoneofthesailorscriedout,

“Land?”andatthatmomenttheshipstoppedinshallow（浅的）water.Weexpectedtheshiptobreakapartatany

momentbecauseofthestrongwind,soweallgotintothesmallboattheshipcarried.Thiswasverydangerous

becausetheseventeenofuswerecrowdedintheboat,andithadnosail.

Thewaveswereverybig.Thewindwasextremelystrong.Thewindpushedustobigrocks.Weknewthe

crashwasclose.

Suddenly,ahugewaveappearedandoverturnedtheboat.Iwascoveredwithwaterandcouldn'tbreathe.I

couldn'tseetileothersortheboat.ButIsawalittlebeachbetweentherocks.

Anotherwavecarriedmetothebeach.Itriedtogetup.Itriedtogofurtherfroththesea.Iwasabletomove

tenmetresup.Iwassafe.Butmyarmsandlegswereveryweak.IfelldownandIwaslyingonthebeach.

22.WhydidthewriterandhisfriendsgotoAfrica?

A.Toleavetheirwives.B.Toearnsomemoney.

C.TosendthingstoAfrica.D.TotravelaroundAfrica.

23.Whatdidtheydoafterthefirsthurricanepassed?

A.Theyhadtogobacktotheplacewheretheystarted.

B.TheystudiedthemapandfoundanewwaytoAfrica.

C.Theyheadedforthenearestplacetorepairtheirship.

D.Theylosttheirwayontheseaandgaveuptheirship.

24.WhichisNOTthereasonfortheboatbecomingdangerous?

A.Shallowwater.B.Nosail.C.Crowdedmen.D.Bigwaves.

25.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderoftheevent?

①Theshipchangedthedirectionafterthehurricane.

②Allthemenescapedtotheboatbutitturnedover.

（3）Thewriterwaswashedupontilebeachbyawave.

④TheshipleftBrazilwithseventeenmenonboard.

⑤Thestrongwindalmostbroketheshipintopieces.

A.④⑤①②③B.④①②⑤③C.④①⑤②③D.④②①⑤③

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，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Thepapermoneyinyourwallethassomenewfriends.Chinahasupgradedthefifthedition（版本）ofthe

renminbi（RMB）.Thenewmoneyhasbrightercolorsandnewsecurityfeatures（防伪特征）.26

Infact,Chinawasthefirstcountrytousepapermoney.27ItwasusedduringtheNorthernSong

Dynasty（960-1279）.

Forabout1,000years,papermoneyhasplayedabigpartinourlives.Butthingshavechangedinrecentyears.

28MorepeoplearepayingforthingswiththeWeChatWalletandAlipaymobileapps.

Doesthismeanpapermoneywillgoawayoneday?Maybe.Butnotfornow,accordingtoTheNewYork

Times.

29Firstofall,noteverycountryisgoingcashless（不用现金的）.Papermoneyisstillwidelyusedin

mostcountries.Thereisalsothedangerofhacking（黑客攻击）,Ifyoupayforeverythingonline,someonecould

hackintoyourphoneandtakeyourmoney.

So,youmaystillwanttokeepsomepapermoneyonhand-justincase（以防万一）.

Ontheroadtowardacashlessfuture,onecountryisfartheraheadthanothers-Sweden.Swedenplansto

becometheworld'sfirstcashlesscountrybyMarch2023.30Peoplewillmostlyusebankcardstopayfor

things.Infact,manybanksinSwedennolongerhavecashonhandalready.

A.Theearliestpapermoneywasthejiaozi.

B.Wearesuremoreandmorepeopleprefertousepapermoney.

C.Bythen,peoplewillnolongerusecash.

D.Manycountriesusehightechtomakeonlineshoppingnotdangerous.

E.Makingfake（伪造的）moneywillbecomeevenharder.

F.Thereareafewreasonsforthis.

G.InChina,papermoneyisgettinglesspopular.

第II卷（主观题共55分）

第四部分词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）

第一节根据下列句子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。

31.Theherowhosavedmylifewas（描述）asshortanddark,andagedaboutfifty.

32.Thiswriterisquitegoodat（表达）herideasinsimplelanguage.

33.Althoughthewholehousewasinamess,nothing（价值）wasstolen.

34.Weshouldeatmore（新鲜的）vegetablesandfruit.They'regoodforourhealth.

35.Theboywasinabettercafterdoctorscarriedoutanewtreatmentplan.

36.Youcansay"I'dloveto,but...”whenyouwanttorefuseothers5invitationp.

37.Hehasn'tgotanyhobbies,uyoucallplayingcomputergamesalldaylongahobby.

38.一Kay,thisisSteven.

-Yes,Iknow.We'vealreadyiourselvestoeachother.

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，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或

短语仅用一次。

create;comeupwith;makeanawfulmess;shape;actual

Childrenarealwaystrouble-makers.Sometimestheygetadultsintotroubleinpublicandsometimesthey

39athome.Adultsusuallygetangryandshoutattheirchildren.Theyare40stoppingtheirchildrenfrom

developingtheircreativitybydoingthat.Childrenarealwaysvery41.Herearetwoexamplesofchildren

whosecreativityproducedsomethingamazing.BominFrancein1809,LouisBraillebecameblindwhenhewas

only3yearsold.In1824,whenhewasa15-year-oldstudentinParis,he42awaythatcouldhelptheblind

readfast.

NearlyeveryfamilyhasaTVset,butdoyouknowhowtheideaaboutTVcameout?In1920,14-year-old

PhiloFarnsworthfirstthoughtofit.In1926,heandhisseveralbusinesspartnerssetupCrockerResearch

Laboratories.Onlyoneyearafterthat,theydevelopedaTVsystem.

"Childrenaregreatinventors,saidJonDuds,theleaderofFIRST,anorganizationwhichhelps43

children'spersonalities.

NowthankstoorganizationslikeFIRST,childrenarefeelingmoreconfidentofinventingsomething,because

theseorganizationsmayhelpchildrenturntheirinventionsintobusiness.

第五部分短文填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读材料，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(每空不超过三个单词)

Peoplehavetreasuredgoldforthousandsofyears.44justwhatmakesgoldsovaluable?Firstistis

shinyandhasan45(attract)yellowcolormakingitidealforuseinjewellery.Second,itisveryeasytobe

46(shape).Becausegoldissoftandeasytoworkwith,itcanbemadeintothinpiecesthatdonotbreak.These

piecescanthenbeusedtoadddecorativedetailstoartworkorbuildings.Third,itdoesnotrust(生锈)orwearaway.

Itkeeps47(it)shape,whichmeansthatgoldjewellerycanbepasseddowninafamily.Fourth,goldisan

excellentconductor(导体)ofelectricity,makingit48goodchoiceforelectronics.

Oneofthemostimportantreasonsthatgoldisvaluable,49,isthatitisrare.Althoughgoldexistsin

manyplacesthroughouttheworld,itisnoteasytofindortomine(采掘).Peoplewhominegoldusuallyhaveto

workveryhardtogeteventinyamountsoftheprecious(珍贵的)metal.Thefactthatitisbothbeautifuland

50(use)makespeoplewantmoreofthispreciousmetalthantheycan51(easy)get,whichdrivesup

theprice.

Finally,goldisvaluablebecausepeopleconsideritasymbolofwealthasitoftenshowshowrichthe52

(own)is.Throughoutthehistory,goldhasbeen53(connect)withwealthandpower.Todaywestill

valueitformanyofthesamereasons.

第六部分阅读表达(共3小题；1题2分，2题2分，3题