江苏省常州市金坛区某中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷

英语试卷

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一、阅读理解（每题3分）

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CelebratingtheHarvestAroundtheWorld

Aharvestfestivalisacelebrationofthefallmonthsandtheharvestthatoftenaccompaniesthesemonths.Many

countriescelebrateharvestfestivalsindifferentforms.

Canada

InCanada,peoplecelebratetheirharvestonThanksgiving.Thistraditionissaidtodatebacktothe16thcentury.

TheEnglishexplorerMartinFrobisher（1535—1594）cameupontheland,searchingforthe“NewWorld”.Ashe

arrivedinCanadain1578,hecelebratedsurvivingthelongjourneybyholdingaformalcelebrationandeatingsalt

beefandpeas.Today,ithasbecomearecognizedholidayinthecountrythatfallsonthesecondMondayinOctober.

OnThanksgiving,mostreturnhometogatherwiththeirfamily.Oneofthehighlights（高潮）oftheholidayisabig

ThanksgivingDaymeal,whichusuallyincludesturkeyandbread,whicharepreparedandpresentedinaunique

Canadianway.

TheUnitedKingdom

Harvestfestivalactivitiesareconsideredaspecialtimeforcommunitiestocometogetherincelebration.The

harvestfestivalmaystartwithcarryingbasketsoffruitsandvegetablestoalocalchurchwherepeoplesingpraise

songsforahealthyharvestwhileprayingforfutureharvests.Aspecialeffortmaybemadetogivefoodtotheless

fortunate.Largedinnersmayalsobehostedwhereeachmemberbringsaspecialdishtosharewitheachother.

China

In2023,theFarmers'HarvestFestivalwaslaunchedinChina.Ifsheldonthedayoftheautumnequinox（秋

分），whichfallsroughlyonSept.22or23.Everyyear,arangeofeventsareorganizednationwide.InJiaxing,

ZhejiangProvince,farmersbrought100seedvarietiestothemainsiteoftheceremonyinHanhuDistrictandplaced

theminawalltomarktheachievementsoftheseedindustry.InHeilongjiangProvince,thefestivalwascombined

withlocaltraditionsoftheDaurpeopleandthelocalsdancedaroundbonfires.

1.Originally,ThanksgivingwascelebratedinCanadafor.

A.theirharvestB.findingthenewworld

C.survivingthelongjourneyD.gatheringwiththeirfamily

2.HarvestfestivalactivitiesmaybeheldintheUKEXCEPT.

A.attendingachurchserviceB.donatingfoodtothepoor

C.sharingfoodatadinnerpartyD.dancingaroundbonfires

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablyNOTtrue?

A.Differentcountriescelebratetheirharvestindifferentways.

B.Therearesimilaritiesincelebratingtheharvestamongdifferentplaces.

C.TheFarmers9HarvestFestivalisanannuallynationwidethinginChina.

D.LocaltraditionsareincludedincelebratingtheharvestaroundChina.

B

Asateenager,Graywouldcollectmushrooms（蘑菇）withherfamilyinCapeTown,SouthAfrica,andafter

movingtothecoast14yearsago,shefullyacceptedwildforaging（搜寻食物）.Graystartedexperimentingwith

wildflavors,addingedibleflowersandherbstoicedteasandcakes.

Shebecameapersonalwildfoodcook,foragingdailyforingredientsdownthecoastinthesummer.<6Ibelieve

thatfoodthatispickedasfreshaspossibleandasclosetoyourlocationaspossibleisthebestforyou,“Graysays,

“andwildfoodsmeetallthoserequirements.

Wildfoodsareconsideredtobeanythingnotplantedbyhumans.They5resourceddependingontheseason.

ThereisnoshortageofoptionsintheCapeFloralRegion-recognizedbyUNESCOasoneofthemostspecial

placesonEarthforplantbiodiversity.Morethan9,000plantspeciesgrowinthisregion.

"ForagingheresuppliedthemainfoodfortheKhoikhoipeople,oneoftheoldestpeopleonEarth,“according

toMarkHeistein,CEOofCapeWinelandsBiosphereReserve.Hundredsoftheseingredientsarealsobelievedto

havemedicinalqualities,saysHeistein,ulikerooibostea,consideredahealthtea,whichisexportedworldwide.9,

Since2017Grayhasbeensharingherloveoftheediblelandscapewithlocalsandtouriststhroughseasonal

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workshopsaround10kilometerssouthofCapeTown.Shehastaughtthousandsofpeoplehowtoforage.

WhenCOVID-19hitSouthAfricaandthecountryenteredlockdown,Graywasunabletorunhergroup

workshopsinperson,butshecontinuedtofindagrowingfanbaseonline.Shehasrun10onlineworkshopsforgroups

duringlockdown.

t6Ifsveryironic（讽刺的）tobeabletocreatethisconnectionforpeopletonaturethroughascreen,Graysays.

“Thetrueforagersarenotonanysocialmediaplatforms-they5retheoneswhoaredoingtheworkinthemountains

andoutinthewild.”

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"edible“inParagraph1mean?

A.Poisonous.B.Delicious.C.Eatable.D.Sweet.

5.WhyistheCapeFloralRegionmentionedinparagraph3?

A.Tocallonpeopletoprotecttheenvironment.

B.Toshowtheresourcesthelocalpeopleenjoy.

C.Topraisethecontributionofthelocalpeopletonature.

D.Tostresstheimportanceofpreservingplantbiodiversity.

6.WhatisMarkHeistein'sattitudetowardforaging?

A.Worried.B.Carefree.C.Surprised.D.Favorable.

7.WhatcanbelearntabouttheworkshopsrunbyGray?

A.TheyareheldinCapeTown.

B.Theyaregrowinginpopularity.

C.Theywereclosedduringlockdown.

D.Theywerebringingthelocalstogether.

C

Duringthe1800s,AfricanAmericansworkedlongdaysinthefieldsoftheAmericanSouth.Tomakethetime

gofaster,theysang"fieldhollers（叫喊）“thattheyusedtosinginAfrica.AftertheCivilWar,AfricanAmerican

musicbegantotakenewforms.Italsoadapteddancemusic,called"jump-ups”,whichhadgreatrhythm（节奏）.By

theearly1900s,theguitarhadbecomethemaininstrumentoftheblues.

NorthernMississippi,alsoknownastheDelta,wasthecenterofthebluestradition.Bythe1920s,theDeltahad

manybluesclubscalled'jukejoints”.AfricanAmericanslistenedanddancedtomusicintheseclubs.Someofthe

greatestbluessingersandplayersperformedinthem.

Blueshaveasoulful（深情的）soundthatlistenerscaneasilyrecognize.Themusicalnotesareoften"bent”.This

meansthatplayerschangethenotesslightlytogiveasongmorestrength.Whatevertheirorigin,thesebentnotes

mostoftendefinetheblues.

Lyricsarethewordsofasong.Blueslyricsdescribeeverydaylife.Thelyricsareoftenveryintenseandpersonal.

Theytellaboutsadtimesandhardwork.Theydescribepeoplewhofindorloselove,peoplewhohavemoneyor

wishformore,andpeoplewhofeelhappyorsadandlonely.Thelyricsmayusehumortodescribelife5strialsand

joys.Theyalmostalwaysusetherhythmsofeverydayspeech.

Bythe1940s,largenumbersofAfricanAmericanshadlefttheDeltaandmovednorthtofindwork.Many

settledinChicago.Anewkindofblues,called“electric"or"Chicago“blues,beganthere.Itusedmanyofthesame

themesastheoriginalblues.However,thenewstyleofblueswasplayedwithelectricguitarsthat"wailed“andwith

mouthinstrumentscalledharmonicas.Themusicoftenincludedasteady,strongdrumbeat.Theloud,intenseChicago

blueswasexcellentdancemusic.Chicagobluesledtothecreationofanewmusicstyle:rockandroll.

8.Whatcanyouconcludeaboutthebluesmusicfromthearticle?

A.IthasbeensuccessfulonlyintheAmericanSouth.

B.Itbecameawaytocommunicateandexpressfeelings.

C.ItwouldnothavestartedwithoutthejukejointsofMississippi.

D.IthasspreadinAmericaduetoseveralAfricanmusicians.

9.WhyprobablydidAfricanAmericansmovetoChicago?

A.TheylikedChicagoblues.B.Morejobswereavailablethere.

C.TheSouthwastoohotinthesummer.D.PeopleinChicagoappreciatedtheirmusic.

10.ComparedwiththeDeltabluesstyle,theChicagobluesstyle.

A.usedmorebentnotes.B.usedhumorinthelyricsmoreoften.

C.waslouderandusedsomedifferentinstruments.D.wasmuchmorepopular.

11.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorprobablyagree?

A.Bluesmusiccancommunicatemanyhumanemotions.

B.Bluesmusicfocusesmainlyonthesadnessofeverydaylife.

C.Deltabluesmusicistheonlyrealbluesmusic.

DThemusiciansofbluesmusicweremostlyinpoorconditions.

D

AsaChinesenativereligion,TaoismhasacloserelationshipwithChinesefolkcustoms.Withthedevelopment

ofTaoism,ithasbecomedeep-rootedin,andthepracticestheordinarypeople.ThiscanbeseenbothinTaoist

religiousfestivalsandsacrifice-offerings.

TherearemanyTaoistfestivals,andquiteafewofthemhaveevolvedintofolkfestivals.Forexample,the

DoubleNinthFestivalonSeptember9oflunarcalendarcamefromtheTaoistfestival.ItissaidthatintheEastern

HanDynasty(25-220),therewasaTaoistimmortalnamedFeiChangfang,whowasresourcefulenoughtodriveall

devilsaway.Atthattime,hehadapupilcalledHuanJing.Oneday,FeiChangfangforesawadisasteronSeptember

9inHuanJing'sfamily,andtoldHuanJingtofastenabundleofdogwoodontohisarm,anddrinkchrysanthemum

wineinanelevatedplacesoastopreventthedisaster.Havingdonewhathehadbeentold,HuanJing'sfamilywas

indeedsafeandsound.AlongwiththespreadingofTaoism,thislegendhasevolvedintotheDoubleNinthFestival.

Whenthedaycomes,peoplewillcarrydogwoodanddrinkchrysanthemumwineinelevatedplaces.

ManyimmortalsinTaoismcameintobeingonthebasisofearthyfolkgods,andthustheTaoistgod-worshiping

systemhasmuchincommonwiththeearthyfolkgod-worshiping.Ontheonehand,anumberofearthyfolkgods

suchasCaishen(mammon),Chenghuangshen(citygod),Dongyuedadi(godofEastMountain)andGuanshengdi(god

ofSaintGuan)havebecomepartofthepedigreeoffolkgods;ontheotherhand,Taoistimmortalssuchas

Laojun(HolyLord),Yuhuangdadi(JadeEmperor)andBaxian(eightimmortals)havebecomewidespreadandpartof

people'slife.

Moreover,someTaoisttabootrickshaveanextensiveinfluenceonthefolksociety,especiallyinthecountryside;

orrather,theyhaveconstitutedanecessarypartoffolkcustoms.ThecombinationofTaoismandChinesefolk

customsisinvariousaspects,butitismainlyembodiedincelebrationsoffestivalsandseasonalchangesandspirit

worshiping.

12.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthisarticle?

A.Fromahistorytextbook.

B.Fromatravelbrochure.

C.Fromaresearchpaper.

D.Fromaculturalwebsite.

13.HowareParagraph2and3mainlydeveloped?

A.Byanalyzingcausesandeffects.

B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.

D.Byfollowingtimeorder.

14.Whatisthegenreortypeofliteratureofthisarticle?

A.Astory.B.Anargumentation.

C.Anexposition.D.Anewsreport.

15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthearticle?

A.Taoismandfolkcustoms

B.Taoism,aChinesenativereligion

C.TheoriginofChinesefolkcustoms

D.ThedevelopmentofTaoism

二、七选五(每题2分)

Whafsthebestwaytomakefriendsatanewschool?

Althoughitmightfeeloverwhelmingduringyourfirstfewdaysatanewschool,it'seasiertomakefriendsthan

youmightthink.16Justtrytobeinviting,smiling,andmakingeyecontact,andpeoplewillnaturallygreet

you.Ifyouseesomeoneyourecognizefromclass,thebasketballcourt,orthecommunity,giveasmileorsayhi.

Introduceyourself.17Askingquestionssuchas“Whatsportsdoyouliketoplay?"or"Haveyoubeenhere

sincekindergarten?^^isagoodwaytobeginafriendship.

18.Youcansavesomeoneaseat,sayhiinthehall,oroffercongratulationsonagoodtestscore.Even

asimplecompliment,suchas“Ilikeyourbackpack,9,cangoalongwaytowardmakingafriendship.Youcouldjoin

asportsteam,engageinschoolactivities,suchaschoirortheater,orformorjoinastudygroup.Allaregreatways

tomeetpotentialfriends,establishcommonbonds,andgetacademicsupport.Andguidancecounselorscanarrange

for“buddies“withsimilarinterestsandthesameclassestointroducenewstudentstothecampusthefirstfewdays

ofschool.

Onemorethingthatyoucandoistolookforotherpeoplewhoarenewtotheschool.19Attheveryleast,

you'llsharethefactthatyou'rebothinanunfamiliarenvironment.Andifyouarestartingatanewschoolinstart­

upyear,almosteveryoneisnew!Youcantalkaboutyouroldschool,yournewschool,youropinions,grades,teachers,

andinterestswithawidevarietyofpeople20

A.Tellthemyournameandwhereyou'refrom.

B.Soon,you'llhavemorethanonenewfriend.

C.It'salwaysgoodtodosomethingniceforsomeone.

D.After-schoolactivitiesarechockfullofpotentialfriends.

E.You'lldiscoveryou'reprobablynottheonlynewstudent.

F.Makingnewfriendsatschoolmightseemlikeachallenge.

G.Youcanbehaveinawaytohelpyourselfmakegoodfriends.

三、完形填空（每题2分）

When29—year-oldartistSophiarecallshermother,Marilyn,sheremembershersinging.t4Shelovedkaraoke

andfunny80s'21,"Sophiasays."Shesangallthetime."Inlate2017,beforecancer22Sophia's

motherofhervoice,she23amessageinEnglishand24itinsideateddybear:"YoumakeMommy

soproud.Nomatterwhereyouare,apartofmewillalwaysbewithyou.Iloveyouforever.^^

Afterhermother'sdeathin2019atage53,thatteddybearbecameSophia'smostpriceless25.

Therefore,whenthebackpackcontainingitwas26inthemessofmoving,Sophiawas27She

spentthatnightcrazily28throughdustbinsindowntownVancouver.Whenher29provedfruitless,

shetookherhunttotheInternet,30photosofherlostMamabearandthesecurityvideoonTwitter.A

localCBCreporter31thestory,andthenewsmadeitallthewaytoanactor,whoencouragedhis17

millionTwitterfollowerstohelpSophia,32a$5,000rewardforthebear'ssafereturn.

33,MamabearmadeitbacktoSophia'sarmsfourdayslater,thankstosomegood-heartedpeople,

who34thethieffromthesecurityvideoSophiahadsharedonsocialmedia.Sophiawasexcited:"I

ffeelHkelosingthatbearand35itwasjustmymothertellingme,"Theworldisokay,kid.You'regoing

tobefine.Iwillalwaysbewithyou.^^^

21.A.songsB.goalsC.pathsD.adventures

22.A.challengedB.chargedC.remindedD.robbed

23.A.improvedB.recordedC.proposedD.contacted

24.A.targetedB.gatheredC.pressedD.kept

25.A.optionB.materialC.possessionD.facility

26.A.ignoredB.stolenC.escapedD.deserted

27.A.upsetB.alarmedC.awkwardD.concerned

28.A.goingB.lookingC.passingD.combing

29.A.behaviourB.effortC.performanceJD.measure

30.A.seekingB.shootingC.sharingD.editing

31.A.coveredB.advancedC.viewedD.responded

32.A.designingB.contributingC.offeringD.stressing

33.A.ConfidentlyB.AmazinglyC.PositivelyD.Anxious