江苏省无锡市江阴市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2023—2024学年第一学期期中考试九年级英语试题本试题分两卷。第Ⅰ卷（客观题）在第1至第8页，第Ⅱ卷（主观题）在第9至第10页。考试时间为120分钟。试卷满分为120分。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡的相应位置上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号是否与本人的相符合。2.答客观题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的正确选项涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能写在试题卷上。3.答主观题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答，答案写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第Ⅰ卷（客观题共70分）一、听力测试(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)第一部分听对话回答问题本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的答案。在听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。1.WhichisLily'sanimalsign?A. B. C.2.WhatdoesSallyprefertostudyatcollege?A. B. C.3.Whatistheboy'sfutureplan?A. B. C.4.Wherearetheytalking?A. B. C.5.Whenarethespeakersgoingtoeatout?A.ThisThursday. B.ThisFriday. C.ThisSaturday.6.Whoworriesabouttheswimminglesson?A.Amy. B.Sandy. C.Simon.7.WhenmighttheTVprogrammestart?A.At7:00p.m. B.At8:00p.m. C.At9:00p.m.8.Whoranthefastest?A.Helen. B.Kate. C.Adam.9.Whatdoesthegirldislikeaboutthefilm?A.Itsmusic. B.Itsstory. C.Itsstars.10.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hecanclimbuptherocks. B.Hecan'tclimbuptherocks.C.Heisn'tinterestedinclimbing.第二部分听对话和短文回答问题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的答案。听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入第一篇短文。11.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Classmates. B.Teacherandstudent. C.Librarianandreader.12.WhatdoestheboyneedtodonextMonday?A.TakeanEnglishtest. B.Writeastoryreview. C.Handinastoryreview.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。Missing!NameMikeWeldonMissingDayOn8th13DescriptionAfive-year-oldboyaboutonemetretallWearingredclothes,browntrousersand14shoesbeforemissingPlayingaloneinthebackyardofhishomebeforemissingContactCallDavidWeldonat15orthepolice13.A.January B.February C.March14.A.red B.black C.brown15.A.2566845 B.2564568 C.2656845听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。16.Wherewasthewomanatthebeginningofthestory?A.Atschool. B.Inarestaurant. C.Outsideashop.17.Whydidtheshopkeepersaythedresswassoldout?A.Becauseshethoughtthewomancouldn'taffordit.B.Becauseshewastoldthatsomeoneelsehadboughtit.C.Becauseshewantedtosellanotherdresstothewoman.18.Howdidthewomanfeelaftersheheardtheshopkeeper'swords?A.Interested. B.Worried. C.Angry.19.Whydidthewomanreturntotheshopthenextday?A.Topunishtheshopkeeper. B.Tolookforanicehandbag.C.Toenjoyotherbeautifuldresses.20.Whathappenedattheendofthestory?A.Thewomandidn'tbuyanythingatall. B.Thewomanboughteverythingintheshopwindow.C.Thewomanboughtthedressshesawthedaybefore.二、单项选择在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题,每小题1分，共14分）21.—Wouldyoulikesometeaorcoffee?—_______.Idon'twanttobesleeplesstoday.A.Either B.Neither C.Both D.Any22._______Ihavestress,mybestfriendcanalwayscheermeup.A.However B.Whatever C.Whoever D.Whenever23.—Doyoubelievethatpersonalitiesdependonstarsigns?—It_______betrue,butdon'ttakeitseriously.A.may B.must C.can’t D.shouldn't24.I'veneverseenagirlmore_______thanKitty.Shecandanceforhourswithoutfeelingtired.A.modest B.creative C.energetic D.organized25.Theoldladydidn'tleavethebusstation_______hersongotonthecoach.A.since B.until C.while D.as26.LiuCixinisanexcellentwriter.ReadinghisThree-Bodyis_______havingatalktohim.A.asgoodas B.aswellas C.asoftenas D.assoonas27.Veryfewofthehouses_______afterthebigfireinHawaii,USAthissummer.A.remained B.left C.continued D.appeared28.Petermadeavideoaboutthesportsmeetinglastweek.Itwasa_______ofthatexcitingactivity.A.record B.purpose C.decision D.gift29.It'simpolitetoreadothers'diariesbecausetheremaybesomething_______inthem.A.general B.personal C.practical D.similar30.Theheadoftheorganizationsaidthey_______ananimalcenterforthehomelessdogsandcats.A.build B.hasbuilt C.willbuild D.wouldbuild31.Boysandgirls,please_______whatyou'velearnedeveryday.It'snecessaryforallthesubjects.A.takeon B.dreamof C.goover D.replyto32.—It'ssaidthatMr.Brownismorethanabusinessman.—Ithoughteveryoneknewthat!It's_______asecret.A.clearly B.correctly C.hardly D.mainly33.—I'mlookingforwardtothemovieKungFuPanda4!Canyoutellme_______?—In2024.A.whenitwillbeon B.whenwillitbeon C.whatitwillbelike D.whatwillitbelike34.—It'ssokindofyoutooffermeausefulsuggestion!Thanksalot!A.Notreally. B.Areyoukidding? C.Couldn'tagreemore. D.Don'tmentionit.三、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）ItwashalfpastsixonMondaymorning:timetogetreadyforschool.JayStonewenttohismirrorandlookedathimself."Notbad,Stone,notbad,"hesaidtohimselfand35.MaybehewasnotreadyforHollywood,butwithhisdarkbrowneyesandthickbrownhair,hehadthelooksthat36girls'heads.Ashiseyesmoveddowntohisstrongarmsandchest(胸),hesmiledagain.Hisdailyexerciseworked!37,thesmilefrozewhenhiseyesmovedfromtheupperpartofhisbodytohislegs.Hislegswereshort.Notjustshort,butfartooshortforhisbody.Sitting,hewasastallasalmostanyone.38,hehadtolookupatmostoftheboysandevenmanyofthegirls.Thekidsatschoolhadanickname(绰号)forhim:Shorty!Jaydidn'tlikehisnicknameatall,buthehadto39it.Hehadnochoice.Oneday,Jayfelloverduringthefootballtrainingandhurthisleg.WhilewaitingfortheX-ray40,helookedathimselfinthemirroragain."WhatwilltheX-rayshow?Whatifmylegisbadlyhurt?WhencanIplayfootballagain?WillIeverbeabletoplayagain?"Questions,endlessquestions...Suddenly,alittlesmileappearedonhisface."Thequestionsaretheanswer!"Hissmilegrewevenbigger.Herealizedthathisquestionswerelikea41,alltellinghimthesamething:yourlegsareimportant!Hewasbeginningtoseethem42!Nolongerasthe“shorty”peoplemadefunof.No,no.Hecouldrunfasterthananyoneelseinthefootballteam.Evenatbasketball,wheretheotherplayersweremuchtallerthanhim,theywerestillafraidofhimbecauseofhis43.Hefelthisfacegrowwarmandhesawitturnred."WhatevertheX-rayshows,onethingis44:I'llnevergobacktothatoldwayofthinkingaboutmylegs!"35.A.cried B.laughed C.shouted D.smiled36.A.hurt B.caught C.turned D.lifted37.A.Anyway B.However C.Moreover D.Also38.A.Lying B.Jumping C.Running D.Standing39.A.praise B.accept C.refuse D.avoid40.A.research B.resource C.review D.result41.A.message B.meaning C.poem D.present42.A.carefully B.differently C.luckily D.closely43.A.height B.weight C.speed D.strength44.A.extra B.worth C.sure D.possible四、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）A45.Thepictureaboveisa_______.A.letter B.poster C.notice D.diary46.Theactivitywillbeheld_______.A.inthesportscenter B.forstudentsandtheirparentsC.onthefirstofDecember D.todevelopSunshineMiddleSchool47.Whichmaybethemostpossibleplacetoseethepictureabove?A.atSunshineRestaurant B.inSunshineSupermarketC.inSunshineCommunity D.atSunshineMiddleSchoolBIfpeoplearoundyouhavehadafeverrecently,itmaynotbeCOVID-19(新冠肺炎).AccordingtoChinaDaily,manymorepeopleinChinahavegotseasonalflu(流感).InfluenzaA(甲流)isspreadingacrossthecountry.PeoplewhohavegotinfluenzaAmayhaveacough,aheadache,asorethroat(喉咙痛)orafeverabove38℃.Inthepastthreeyears,peopledidthingstopreventCOVID-19fromspreading,whichalsopreventedthespreadingofflu.Asaresult,people'simmunity(免疫力)tothefluwentdown.Also,thefluandCOVID-19aredifferentviruses(病毒),sogettingCOVID-19doesnotprotectyoufromgettingtheflu.Howisthevirusspread?Thevirusesusuallygointotheairthroughcoughs.Ifsomeonenearbytakesthemin,theycouldgetsick.Howtogetbetter?Mostpeopledon'tneedtotakemedicine.Everythingwillgetbetterafter3to7days.Butifthefeverdoesn'tgodownafter3days,goseeadoctor.48.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.fevers B.seasonalillness C.COVID-19 D.differentviruses49.Accordingtothepassage,whichpersonmayhavegotinfluenzaA?A. B. C. D.50.Accordingtothepassage,whohadbettergotohospital?A.Peoplewhohaven'ttakenvaccines. B.Peoplewhohavehadafeverabove38℃.C.Peoplewhohavehadafeverforfourdays. D.PeoplewhohavetakenininfluenzaAvirus.CWhenthechildrenarrivedatthetunnel(隧道),theylookedupatthetreesaboveit."What'shappening?"Petersaid."Lookatthetrees.They'removing."Hewasright.Thetreesweremovingdownthehill."It'salandslide,"Robertasaid."Therehasbeenalotofrain.Theearthissoft.Itismovingandbringingthetreeswithit.""Theyaregoingtofallontherailwayline,"Phyllissaid."Therewillbeanaccidentifthetrainhitsthem.Wemuststopthenexttrain.""Howdowedothat?"Petersaid."Thenexttrainwillarriveat11:29.That'sinfiveminutes.Andthetrainisonlyaboutfifteenkilometersaway.""Wecanruntowardsthetrainandwave(挥手)tothedriver,"Phyllissaid."Hewon'tthinkthereisanythingwrong,"Robertasaid."Wealwayswavetohim.""Weneedsomethingredtowave,"Petersaid."Redisforperil.""Mycoatisred,"Phyllissaid."I'llmakeaflag(旗帜)withit.""Motherwillbeangryifyoudothat,"Robertasaid."Yourcoatisexpensive.""Peoplemaydieifthereisanaccident,"Petersaid."Thecoatisn'timportant."Phyllistore(撕)hercoatintoseveralstrips."Weneedstickstotiethestripsto,"Petersaid.Thechildrenrantoanearbytree.Withhisknife,Petercutoffthreethinbranches.Hetiedeachofthestripsofredcoattooneofthebranches."Nowwehaveredflags,"hesaid."Whenwewavethese,thedriverwillknowsomethingiswrong.Andhewillstopthetrain."Thechildrenranthroughthetunnelandwaitedattheothersideforthetraintocome.Then,thetrainarrived.Thechildrenwavedtheirflags.Robertawassonervousthatshealmostfellover.Thedriversawtheredflagsandthechildren.Heknewsomethingwaswrong.Sohestoppedthetrainquickly.PeterandPhyllisrantowardsthedriverandshoutedthatthereweretreesontheline.Thedriverclimbeddownthetrainandfoundoutwhatwashappening.Hesaidtothechildren,"_______I'msuretherailwaycompanywillwanttothankyou."51.Whichwordhastheclosestmeaningto"peril"?A.death B.danger C.disaster D.difficulty52.Whichsentenceisthemostsuitablefor_______?A.Manyhandsmakelightwork. B.You'vepreventedabadaccident!C.Thestationwillsendpeopletohelp. D.Whocameupwithsuchagoodidea?53.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ATerribleLandslide B.ADangerousTripC.TheRailwayChildren D.ExpensiveRedFlagsDWhatcanourearsdo?Arethereanydifferencesbetweentheleftearandtherightear?AccordingtowhatscientistsfromSwitzerlandrecentlyfound,thingssounddifferentintwoears.Thescientistsinvited13peopletotheirstudy.Theylistenedtodifferentsoundsfromthreedirections:thefront,leftandright.Duringthestudy,theirbrains(脑)werescanned(扫描)atthesametime.Soundsaboutgoodfeelings,suchaslaughter,causethestrongestbrainactivitywhentheyareheardfromtheleft.Allareasinthebrainrelatedtohearingareactive.Thismeanspeoplemaybehappierwhen"good"soundsgointheirleftear.Thisdidn'thappenwhensoundsaboutbadfeelings,suchasscreamsofbeingafraid,camefromtheleft.Also,thebrainisn'tusuallyasactivewhenhearingsoundsfromthefrontorright.Sonexttimeyouwanttosaysweetwordstoyourfriends,whatabouttryingtospeakintheirleftear?However,scientistsstilldon'tknowwhatcausesthis.Inthefuture,scientistswanttolearnmoreaboutthis,andalsoseeifotherbodypartshavesuchdifferences,suchastheleftandrighthand.Besides,someresearchershavepointedoutthathumanshaveaspecialwayofreactingto(对…反应)sounds.Forexample,peoplearemorecarefulwhentheyhearsoundsfromtheback.Also,soundsthattraveltowardapersonmaycausemorefearthanthosetravelingaway.Thesecanbeexplainedbyevolution(进化).Inthepastwhenhumanslivedinthewild,soundsthatweregettingcloserorfromthebackwereusuallyverydangerous.54.Thebrainisthemostactivewhenhearing_______.A.rudewordsfromtheleft B.sweetwordsfromtheleftC.rudewordsfromtheright D.sweetwordsfromtheright55.Thefollowingsentencewouldbestbeplacedattheendof_______.Thedirectionfromwhichyouhearsoundscaninfluencehowmuchyoulikethem.A.Paragraph1 B.Paragraph2 C.Paragraph3 D.Paragraph456.Thelastparagraphisdevelopedby_______.A.listingnumbers B.givingexamples C.showingproblems D.sharingexperiences57.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Theleftearcanprotectpeoplefrombadwords.B.Thelefthandandtherighthandalsoreactdifferently.C.Human'sleftbrainismuchmoreactivethantherightone.D.Moreresearchwillbedoneonthedifferencesbetweenears.第Ⅱ卷（主观题共50分）五、词汇运用（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）(A)根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。58.Lilyhasagoodvoice.Sheisa_______(天生的)singer.59.Thestrong_______(热)ofsummermaybeharmfultopeople.60.Walkingdogswithoutropesis_______(违反)thelawinChina.61.Itdoesn't_______(要紧)whowins.Justenjoythegame.(B)根据句意，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。62.Stay_______(wake)!Youaredrivingonthehighway!63.Wewill_______(certain)makemoreprogressifwekeeptrying.64.WhywasJerryso_______(patient)?Iwasjustaskinghimtosayitagain.65.Asagreat_______(lead)ofthecompany,MrLiucaresaboutallhisworkers.六、动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）66.—Haveyoufinishedtheproject?—We_______(work)onit.Therearestill2daystogo.67.Wendy_______(promise)totakepartintheparty.Whereisshe?68.Sometimes,ourclasses_______(divide)into10groupsforactivities.69.NooneknowsifPaul_______(succeed)ingettingascholarshipin2024.70.Sinceyou_______(solve)thisproblem,whydoyoustilllooksoworried?71.SamandTomaregoodpartners.Theyoften_______(score)themostpointsingames.72._______(pronounce)longwordseasily,somestudentschoosetolearnaboutthespellingrules.73.Thehigh-speedrailway_______(connectivityintoNanjingwasopentothepublicthisSeptember.七、阅读填空先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）Criticism(批评)iseverywhereinlife.It'simportantforyoutolearnhowtodealwithit.Askyourselfwhatinfluencesthatcriticismwillhaveonyou.Willyoulosesomethingimportantbecauseyouarecriticized?Surelynot!So,don'tworryaboutit.Instead,rememberthatsomecriticismactuallyhelpsyouimprove.Youcannotstopwhatpeoplesay.Whatyoucando,however,istochangethewayyoudealwithcriticism.Youhavetherighttodecidewhattodowiththecriticismyoureceive.Don'tbeafraidtoacceptcriticism.Noonelikestobetoldthatheiswrong.Yet,everypersonhaseverbeencriticizedforsomething.Realizethatit'snormal(正常的).Youmayhavereceivedsomestrongcriticism,butitdoesn'tmeanthatyouarefoolish,orthatyoudon'thavetheabilitytodosomethingproperly.Trynottothinkofitinthatwayanddon'ttakeitseriously.Ifyoucanlearntobeoptimistic(乐观的),youwillreducesomestressandnervousnessaboutwhatpeoplethink.Consider(考虑)wherethecriticismcomesfrom.Itmayhelpyoufindoutwhatcausesthecriticism.Isthepersonjusttryingtoofferusefulcriticism?Thistypeofcriticismisknownasvalid(有效的)criticism.Ontheotherhand,therearepersonsthatoffertheiradvicejusttobeuseless.Thisisknownasinvalidcriticismbecauseitisoftennotofanyuseatall.Doyourbest.Andifsomeonedoesn'tlikewhatyou'vedone,sowhat?It'seithervalidcriticismorinvalidcriticism.Butyouhavethepowertodecidehowyouwillallowittoinfluenceyou.Title:HowtodealwithcriticismThewriter'sopinionaboutcriticismCriticismisa74oflifeandyouneedtolearnhowtodealwithit.75ofdealingwithcriticismUnderstandinghowthecriticismwillinfluenceyou:1)Somewon'tmakeadifferencetoyou;2)Somecanhelpyouimprove.76thewayyoudealwithcriticism.Acceptingcriticismbravely:Receivingitdoesn'tmeanyou'restupidoryou're77todothingsproperly.Beingoptimisticaboutcriticism.Thinkingaboutthe78forcriticism:Itmaybevalidcriticismorinvalidcriticism.ConclusionDoyourbest.It'syouwhocandecidewhattodowithcriticism.八、完成句子按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。（本大题共6小题，每小题1.5分，共9分）79.令我惊讶的是，推特现在改名为X了。_______,TwitteriscalledXnow.80.凯文宁愿假期待在家里，而不是出门旅游。Kevin_______thangotravellingduringholidays.81.今天早上的大堵车几乎把我逼疯了。Theheavytrafficthismorningalmost_______.82.你钢琴弹得这么好，为什么不参加学校钢琴俱乐部的选拔呢?Youplaythepianosowell._______theschoolpianoclub?83.每个人都好奇那个模特为何缺席昨天的电视节目。Evervoneiscuriousabout_______theTVshowyesterday.84.自ChatGPT流行以来，人工智能受到了越来越多的关注。_______AIsincethepopularityofChatGPT.九、书面表达（本大题共20分）根据21世纪学生发展能力报告，问题解决能力已经成为学生面对未来的重要能力之一。问题激发学习和实践，问题解决推动创新和创造。学校英语俱乐部正在开展以FaceYourProblems为题的征文活动，请你根据提示，写一篇英语短文投稿。oneproblemyouhadcause(s)oftheproblemaction(s)youtookto