2023-2024学年常州市正衡中学九年级上学期期初考试-原卷VIP

2023-2024学年常州市正衡中学九年级上学期期初考试2023.9.1一、单项选择1.---Kitty,whatdoyouthinkof_______filmPapa?---Prettygood.I'veneverseen______betterone.A.a;a B.the;不填 C.the;a D.a;the2.Sincehehadnotools,hehadtoputthepicture__________thewallbeforehecouldputitup.A.on B.in C.against D.over3.---Howlongwillthemeetinglast?It'salready8:30pm.---________bothsidesreachanagreement.So,calmdown,please!A.Until B.Notuntil C.If D.Ifnot4.---Who'sthewomantheretalkingtoourheadteacher?________itbeMrsWang?---No,it_______beher.MrsWangismuchthinner.A.Must;can't B.Can;mustn't C.Must;mustn't D.Can;can't5.Wearesorrytotellyouthattheplanewon'tbeableto__________ontime.A.takeoff B.getoff C.turnoff D.cutoff6.Takeiteasy.Therewillbe_________twobusescominginafewminutes.A.another B.other C.others D.theother7.TheweatherinChangzhouistotallydifferentfrom________inHainan.A.it B.that C.theone D.one8.ThenewmusicCDs________wellandIamsurethey_______outsoon.A.sell;willsell B.aresold;willbesold C.sell;willbesold D.aresold;willsell9.---I'dliketogiveupthechance.It'snotawell-paidjob---Idon'tquiteagreewithyou.Youknow,_____________,youngman!A.Romeisn'tbuiltinoneday B.ThegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideC.Abirdinhandisworthtwointhebush D.Youcan'tputallyoureggsinonebasket10.---Tina,yourbaglooksheavy.Doyouneedahand?---Oh,it'sempty.__________.A.Nevermind B.You'rewelcome C.Thanks,anyway D.Itdoesn'tmatter二、完形填空Puttinglionstatues(雕像)outsidebuildingsisquitecommoninChina.Itwasespecially11inancienttimes.Theycanbeseenatthegatesoftemples,governmentofficesandthehomesof12people.Thestatuesareusuallymadeof13.Peoplebelievetheycanscareawayevilspiritsandbringgood14.However,thelionisnota15ofChina.Itwasnotuntilabout2,000yearsago,whenlionswere16toChineseemperorsasgifts,thattheanimal17beseeninChina.Emperorslovedlionsbecausetheylooked18.Theykeptlionsaspetsandasasymbolofpower.Theanimalswerealsobelievedtolook19SuanNi(狻猊),oneoftheninelegendarysonsofthedragon.LionsbecameevenmorepopularinChinesecultureasBuddhism(佛教)was20tothecountrylater.Buddhas(佛祖)ridelionsandthelion’sroar(咆哮)was21tobetheteachingsoftheBuddhas.Sinceancienttimes,peoplehaveputlionstatuesoutsidetheirhousesto22theirfamilies.Theyusuallyputa23ofstonelionsoneachsideofthegatetotheirhome.Amalelionstandsonthe24playingwithaball.Itstandsforpower.Afemalelionisontherightwithababylionunderherpaw.Shestandsforalargeandthriving(兴旺的)25.11．A．common B．special C．strange D．fresh12．A．smart B．wealthy C．polite D．good13．A．stone B．wood C．plastic D．gold14．A．sense B．view C．idea D．luck15．A．secret B．choice C．symbol D．native(本地物)16．A．received B．lent C．given D．returned17．A．should B．could C．need D．might18．A．helpful B．gentle C．funny D．strong19．A．like B．for C．after D．at20．A．provided B．created C．introduced D．invented21．A．sent B．changed C．chosen D．considered22．A．please B．protect C．serve D．fight23．A．pair B．piece C．copy D．number24．A．top B．middle C．left D．bottom25．A．mother B．family C．future D．wealth三、阅读理解AAlongtimeago,peoplewereverydifferentfromthewaywearenow.Overtime,thehumanbodychangestoadaptto(适应)anewwayoflife.Canweexpectthehumanbodytochangeinthefuture?Forsure.Thedevelopmentoftechnologyischanginghowwelive.Whatkindofchangescanweexpect?Inthefuture,peoplewillprobablybeeventaller.Mostofusnowhavemuchbetterfoodthanpeopleinthepastandwegrowmore.However,ourmuscleswillnotbeasstrongasnowbecausewewon'tdoalotofphysicalwork.Wearealreadyusingourfeetless,andourhandsmore.Sowecanexpectthatourlegswillgetshorterandourfeetsmaller,andatthesametime,ourfingerswillgetlonger.Andourfingersandoureyeswillbothgetbetterbecausethey'llhavetodomoreworktogether.It'sverypossiblethatpeoplewillhavefourtoes,notfive.Thelittletoereallyisn'tneededanymore,soitwillprobablydisappear(消失)sometimeinthefuture.Now,whataboutthemouth?It'llgetsmaller,perhaps,becausetechnologyimprovementwillmeanthatwedon'tneedtotalksomuch,andalsobecauseourteethwillgetsmaller.Lastbutnotleast,peoplewon'thavemuchhairontheirbodiesasnow,aswedon'tneedittokeepourselveswarmanymore.Willallthesethingshappen?Ifso,when?Thesearequestionsnoonecananswerforsure.26.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1isto_____________.A.givesomeadvice B.knowthetopicC.introducethefollowingparts D.showthewriter'sworry27.Whymaypeopleinthefuturebetaller?A.Theywilldolessphysicalwork. B.Theywillhavebetterfoodtoeat.C.Theirlegswillgetlongerandlonger. D.Theirmuscleswillbemuchstronger.28.Whichofthebodypartsmightgetsmalleraccordingtothepassage?①feet②hands③fingers④mouthA.①② B.②③ C.① D.③④29.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Futurelife. B.Bodychanging. C.Unknownquestions. D.Technologyimprovement.BFormostfirst-yearstudentsatauniversityorcollege,Augustisthemonthformilitarytraining(军训).Itoffersagoodchancetomeetourclassmatesandgetreadyforthenewschoollife.Ourschool'strainingtookplacefromAugust23to29.First,wewouldmakeablackboardnewspaperforournewclassroom.WhenIfoundoutthatIwasinchargeof(负责)thisproject,Iwasnervous.CouldImanagetobothcompletethisprojectandpreparefortheclosingconcert?Whatifmyclassmateswouldn'tfollowmyinstructions?TheprojectbeganonAugust24.Thethreeothergirlsinthegrouphavedifferentabilities.Mygroupgaveupourlunchbreaksothatwewouldhavemoretimetowork.Onegirlinmygroupaskedaboutmydesign,sayingthatweshouldshortenthetextandleavemorespaceforpictures.Thearguments(争论)betweenusmademesadfromtimetotime,butwhenevertherewasanargument,Itriedtostaycalm.Ithoughthardaboutwhetherornottotakehersuggestionsandthenmadesomechanges.Ifoundthatshehadalotofgoodideas.Astimewentby,evenwhenIcouldn'ttakepartinpractice.Iwasn'tworriedaboutleavingtheprojecttoher.Finally,itwastimeforourprojecttobeshown.Ourteachersaidthatnomatterwhattheresultsmightbe,ourefforts(努力)wouldnotbewasted.Ourclassfinallywonfirstprizeinthecompetition.Ourteacherwasright.Theresultwasnotthemostimportant.Ihadneverseenaclasswithsuchastrongsenseofgrouphonor,andatthatmoment,IrealizedthatIwasworkingwithagreatgroupofstudents.30.Whatdoweknowaboutmilitarytrainingfromthepassage?A.Itasksallthestudentstotakepartinitseachterm. B.ItusuallytakesplacefromAugust23to29.C.Itallowsstudentstogettoknoweachother. D.Italwaysendswithaschoolconcert.31.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.Howthewriterpreparedfortheconcert. B.Howthewriterchosehergroupmembers.C.Howthewritergotthroughmilitarytraining D.Howthewriter'sgrouppreparedfortheirproject.32.Howdidthewriter'sfeelingchangeabouttheproject?A.nervous—hopeless—confident—sad B.nervous—worried—calm—proudC.confident—worried—sad—proud D.nervous—worried—angry—sad33.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Teamworkisimportant B.NeverletachancegobyC.Trytogetthefirstprize D.HardworkmakesadifferenceCInChinese,whatworddoyouusuallyusetocallyourmother?It’s“Mama”,isn’tit?Andasyouknow,inAmerica,kidscalltheirmother“Mom”or“Mommy”.InFrench,thewordis“Maman”,andinArabic(阿拉伯语),it’s“Ummi”.Haveyounoticedthatthesewordsfor“mother”allhaveasoundcloseto“m”?Similarly,thewordsfor“father”almostallhavethesound“b”or“p”.Thereareover7,000languagesaroundtheworld.Thewordsforotherthingsareusuallyverydifferentfromonelanguagetoanother.Butwhyarethewordsfor“mother”and“father”sosimilar?Theanswerliesinhowbabiesstarttotalk.Theeasiestsoundababycanmakeis“ah”.Achildcanmakethissoundwithouttheuseofhistongue(舌头)orlips(嘴唇).Then,ifheisgoingtochangethingsalittlebit,theeasiestthingtodoistobreakupthatsoundbyclosinghislipsforawhile.Thechild,bythispoint,haslongbeendoingthistosuck(吸吮)milk.Andso,thebabymakesthesound“mah”.Infact,babies“speaking”inthiswayarejustplaying.Adults,however,don’tthinkso.Whenababysays“mahmah”,itsoundsasifheiscallingsomeone.Andthepersonismostlikelytobehismother.Themothertakes“mah”asmeaningher.Whenspeakingtoherbaby,shecallsherself“mama”.Theword“mama”startstomean“mother”.Thishappenswithhumanbabiesworldwide.Afterbabiesbeginmaking“m”byputtingtheirlipstogether,theypickupthesound“bah”or“pah”inasimilarway.Whentheymakethissound,theyarethoughttobecallingtheirsecondclosestperson:theirfather.Inthisway,youcallyourmother“mama”,andyourfather“baba”.Infact,youhavebeendoingthiseversinceyoustartedtomakesounds.34.Paragraph(段落)1showsthewordsfor“mother”indifferentcountriessoundsimilarby________.A．doingasurvey B．repeatinginformationC．givingexamples D．describingdifferences35.Ifwewanttounderstandwhythewordsfor“mother”and“father”soundsimilar,weshouldknow________.A．thewaybabiesstarttotalk B．thelanguagesaroundtheworldC．themeaningsof“mah”and“bah”​​​ D．thedifferencebetween“mah”and“bah”36.Thebabies’original(最初的)purposeofsaying“mah”isto________.A．starttotalk B．callhismotherC．playinthisway D．askhismotherforhelp37.Inordertomakethesound“bah”,babieshaveto________.A．opentheirlipsallthetime B．seetheirfathersC．useneithertheirtonguenorlips D．puttheirlipstogether38.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Babies’talkwiththeirparents B．WordsthatsoundsimilarC．“Mama”and“baba”worldwide D．Parents’loveforbabies四、六选四Withoutmusic,lifewouldbeamistake,”famousGermanphilosopher（哲学家）FriendrichNietzschesaidoveracenturyago.Musicisabigpartoflives.39Forexample,Chicagopublicschoolshurtartseducationwhenitfired（解雇）over1,000teachers.Amongthem,10percentoftheteacherstaughtartormusic,accordingtoTheWashingtonTimes.40Inothercountries,suchasChinaandtheUK,musicclassesarenotthoughttobeasimportantasoneslikescience,mathandhistory.That’spartlybecausemusicisnotseenasaveryimportantlifeskill.anditisn’ttested.Manystudentsarebusywithschoolwork,soparentsandstudentschoosetopaymoreattentiontoimprovingsubjectsthataretestedmoreoften.41Whenplayingmusic,youneeddifferentabilitiestoworktogether.Itisnotassimpleasitlooks,accordingtoKennethGuilmartinofMusicTogether,anearlychildhoodmusicdevelopmentprogram.Forexample,whenplayingthepiano,peopleseemusicnotesanddecode（解码）themintheirbrains.Theyalsousetheirfingerstomakesounds.Youneedtodealwithallthesethingsatthesametime.42YoucanseethatmanyscientistsaregoodatplayingmusicEinsteinplayedtheviolin,andGermanphysicistMaxPlanckwastalentedinplayingthepiano.A．Musichasaspecialconnectionwithscienceaswell.B．However,learningmusicisgoodinmanyways.C．Musicisn’taveryimportantlifeskillforus.D．Butrecently,USschoolshavecutmusicclassestoreducecost.E．Decodingmusicnotesisneededwhileweareplayingmusic.F．Infact,thisisnotjustaproblemintheUS.五、综合填空Welcomehome!OnSept.25th,Huawei'sChiefFinancialOfficerMengWanzhouarrived43.________Shenzhen,Guangdong,afterbeingillegallyheld(非法拘押)inCanadafornearlythreeyears.Hersafereturn44.________(show)ChinehastheabilitytoprotectChinesepeopleandcompanies.OnDec.1st,2018,MenghadtostayinCanada45.________theUSchargedherandwantedtotakehertotheUS.MengpleadednotguiltytothechargeandfinallyleftCanada46.________(safe)onSept.24th.Itwas47.________hardtimeforherwhichwasfullofstruggleinCanada.Butwhenshe48.____