江苏省常州市金坛区某中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

英语试题

（总分100分）

一、英语阅读（每题3分）

A

Shortstoriesareamazing.Youcangetsomethingusefuloutofthem.

TheBogeyBeast

FloraAnnieSteel

Awomanfindsapotoftreasureontheroad.Pleasedwithherluck,shedecidestokeepit.Assheistakingit

home,itkeepschanging.However,herenthusiasm^热情）refiisestofadeaway.Herpositivepersonalitytriesto

makeeveryterriblesituationseemlikeagift.

ThereWillComeSoftRains

RayBradbury

Earthhasbeendestroyedbywar.However,machinescontinuetofunctionandservehumanswhohavelong

agodied.Thetitleistakenfromapoemdescribinghownaturewillcontinueitsworklongafterhumanityisgone.

Butinthisstory,weseethatnatureplaysasupportingroleandmachineshavetakenitsplace.

TheTaleofJohnnyTown-Mouse

BeatrixPotter

Timmieisacountrymouseaccidentallytakentoacity.Hefindshimselfatapartyandmakesafriend.When

hecan'tbearthecitylife,hereturnstohishome.Whenhisfriendvisitshim,somethingsimilarhappens.Village

andcitylifearerecentinventionsandweneedtodecidetheircostsandbenefits.

TheNightTrainatDeoli

RuskinBond

Whiletakingthetrain,RuskinBondalwayshastopassthroughasmallstationcalledDeoli.Onedayheseesa

girlsellingfruitandheisunabletoforgether.Thisisaboutourattachmenttostrangersandwhywetreasurethem

eventhoughwedonotmeetthemeveragain.

1.WhatdoesThereWillComeSoftRainswanttoteachus?

A.Natureworksinitsownway.

BHumansshouldn'tbreaknaturallaw.

C.Technologycanstillfunctionwithouthumanity.

D.Technologyshouldbedevelopedtoserveourlife.

2.WhathappenedtoTimmie'sfriend?

A.Hesettleddowninthevillage.B.Hemademanyfriendsinthevillage.

C.Hecouldn'tgetusedtothevillagelife.D.Hecouldn'tbearthelifeinthecityanymore.

3.Whosestorytriestoshowtheconnectionsbetweenpeople?

A.FloraAnnieSteel's.B.RayBradbury5s.

C.BeatrixPotter's.D.RuskinBond's.

B

Catsdon'tlivebytherules,andspendmostoftheirtimejustdoingwhattheywant.ForthecatownerZack

King,hiscatBilly'slifewasenigmatic.Free-spiritedfblines（猫类）wholiketospendtimeoutdoorsareoftengone

forhoursatatime,leavingtheirownerswonderingwherethey'vebeenorwhatthey'vebeenupto.However,King

soondiscoveredthathisbelovedcatwasservingasa"postcat''.

Billycomesandgoesashepleasesthroughacatdoor.OnedayinOctober,whenBillywasinside,King

noticedafoldedpieceofpapercoveredinaplasticwrapinhiscollar.Kingcarefullyunwrappeditandwas

surprisedtofindanotefromhisneighbors.46Yourcatlikestocometovisituswhenheisoutside,"itread."Hewill

sitatthedoorandrunintoourhouse.Wehavenoideawherehecomesfrom.Healwayswantspeopletogivehim

lotsofscratches（挠痒）.Whafshisname?Doeshehaveanowner?^^

Kingwroteanoteback,attachedittoBilly'scollar,andhopeditwouldmakeittotheoriginalsender."We're

sogladhe'smakingfriendswiththeneighbors,9,itread.uHisnameisBilly.^^Itwasn'tlongbeforeBillycameback

withanothernote,andnowmonthslater,theneighborsarestillpenfriends.uWebothlikewatchingmoviesonline

andcookingathome,^^Kingsaid."Wehavenoideawhattheneighborslooklike.Wecouldaskfordetailsbut

there'snoneed一ifsnicetohavesomeprivacysometimes.9,

“Iwasfrustratedasthenightsgotcolderanddarker.Billyisspendingmoretimeindoorsandsweetexchanges

havebecomelessfrequent,9,hesays."Tobehonest,acloseddoorandasensitivealarmcanensurethesafetyofour

houses.Buttheycanpreventneighborsfromhavinghealthyfriendships.Tobreaktheice,wejustneedacatanda

note.^^

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"enigmatic“meaninparagraph1?

A.Mysterious.B.Boring.C.Tough.D.Ordinary.

5WhydidKing'sneighborswriteanote?

A.Toknowtheidentityofthecat.B.Toexpresshisdislikeofthecat.

C.Toexpresshisthanksforthecat.D.ToaskKingtotakethecatback.

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastbutoneparagraph?

A.Kinghasmetwithhisneighborsbefore.

B.Kinghopestothanktheneighborsinperson.

C.Kingsharescommonhobbieswithhisneighbors.

D.Kinghascommunicatedwithhisneighborsonline.

7.WhatdoesKingimplyinthelastparagraph?

A.Weshouldmakefriendswithneighbors.

B.Weshouldensurethesafetyofourhouses.

C.Weshouldrespecttheprivacyofneighbors.

D.Weshouldkeeppetstostaysafeandhealthy.

C

Cellphones,tablets,laptops,smart-watches:themodemworldispackedwithalotofdevicesthatbringus

connectivity,entertainmentandinformation.Ourhungerforthelatestmodelsleadstothe“throwaway“culture,

whichmeansconsumersoftenthrowawayolddevicesassoonasnewonescometothemarket,ahabitthatcanhave

asignificanteffectonwastestreamsandtheenvironment.

Withconcernsaboute-wastegrowing,somecompaniesarenowturningtochemistrytodevelopsolutionsto

recycleitemslikeoldcellphones,extractingvalueatthesametime.Onesuchexampleistheworkbeingcarriedout

byMintInnovation,acleantechfirmbasedinAuckland,NewZealand."We'vedevelopedabiologicalprocessfor

recoveringvaluablemetalsfromelectronicwaste,saidOllieCrush,thecompany'schiefscientificofficer.

CrushexplainedthatMintInnovation'ssystemincludedgrinding（磨碎）wasteupintoapowder."Thereason

whywemustdothisisthatweneedtomakesurethatwe'reexposingallthemetalcontainedwithintoachemical

filtering（过滤）process,“headded.

Whenitcomestorecoveringavaluablemateriallikegold,thetechniqueusedbyMintInnovationhasanumber

ofsteps.Accordingtoavideo,chemicalsdissolve（溶解）thepowderedwasteintoasolution,withanymaterials

thathaven51dissolvedfilteredout.Microbesarethenaddedtothemix.Goldatomscatchontotheminaprocess

called"selectivebiosorption^^.Next,themicrobescoatedgoldarefiltered,producingapastewhichisthenturned

intoasolid,atrecycled^^gold.

“Nearly50%ofthevalueofe-wastecomesfromthegold,^^CameronWeber,aseniorlectureratChemical

Sciences,said."Infact,there'sactuallymoregoldine-wasteasaconcentrationthanthereisingoldthafsbeen

mined,whichshowsyouthevalueofbeingabletotakeyoure-wasteandrecycleandreusesomeoftheelementsthat

arefoundinit,“headded.

Lookingahead,Crush,explainedtheprocesscouldpotentiallyhaveanumberofinterestingapplications.4tThe

futureforMintInnovationistoprovethatourtechnologyworkswithanumberofdifferentmaterials,9,hesaid."So,

we9lljustkeeptryingtoseewhereourmicrobialprocessmakesmoresense.”

8.WhatisMintInnovationtryingtodo?

A.Todevelopeco-friendlyproducts.B.Tochangethe"throwawayculture”.

C.Tocollectharmfulthingsine-waste.D.Togetvaluablethingsfrome-waste.

9.WhatisanimportantstepinMintInnovation'ssystem?

A.Mixinge-wastewithgold.B.Reusingelementsofe-waste.

C.Turninge-wasteintotinypieces.D.Exposinge-wastetospecialchemicals.

10.WhatdoesCameronWebermainlywanttoexpressinthelastbutoneparagraph?

A.Thewaysofdealingwithe-waste.B.Thenecessityofreducinge-waste.

C.Thedifficultyofrecyclinge-waste.D.Themeaningofrecyclinge-waste.

11.WhatisCrush9sattitudetowardsthecompany'stechnology?

A.Concerned.B.Positive.C.Doubtful.D.Objective.

D

Inmostcases,peoplepicktheeasiestwayout:thepathofleastresistance.Yet,itisthehardchoice-thepath

ofmostresistance-thatismorebeneficialandprovidesmostsuccessinthelongrun.Howdothesepathsdiffer?

Whatarethedangersofaneasylife?Whataretherewardsforahardlife?

Takingthepathofleastresistancemeanschoosingtheeasiestavailableoption,withoutthinkingaboutits

long-termconsequences.Forexample,youeatwhateverandwheneveryoulike.Itmayfeelniceatfirstbutthey

haveaveryhighprice-guaranteedobesity（肥胖）.Mostpeopleinmodemworldfollowthispath,andthisiswhy

somanypeoplestrugglewithoutself-control,goodhabits,etc.

Thepathofmostresistanceisaboutchoosingtheoptionthatwillleadtomorepersonalgrowth,evenifit

meanssufferingintheearlystage.Forexample,itmaycostyoualottoquitwatchingTVforhours.Butoverthe

longterm,you511freeupalotoftimethatwillleadtoamoresatisfyinglitethanthatofacouchpotato.Atfirst

sight,thiswayisunattractive.Itrequireseffortandlossofpleasure,andleadstopotentialsuffering.Yet,onthe

othersideofallthatliesaworldofmoreconfidenceandself-control.Intheend,theymorethanmakeupforthe

passingshallowpleasures.

We'relazybynature.Somemaypointoutthatbecauseofthislazinessthatwenowenjoysomanywondersof

technologythatpeopleinthepastwouldkilltohave.Butaskthesameindividualspraisinglazinessiftheywould

behappylivingalifewhereeverythingisgiventothemthemomenttheythinkaboutit.Theywouldhavezero

difficulties,noaimsinlifeandnoobstacletogetoverandnowisehumanwouldwantsuchanexistence.

12.Howdoestheauthorshowthedangersofchoosingtheeasypath?

A.Byaskingquestions.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bygivingexplanations.D.Bymakingacomparison.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inparagraph3referto?

A.WatchingTVforhours.B.Gettingshallowpleasures.

C.Havingmanylifestruggles.D.Choosingthepathofmostresistance.

14.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthoragreewith?

A.Lifeistobeenjoyed,notsuffered.B.Thereshouldbesomechallengesinlife.

C.Setyourlitegoalsasearlyaspossible.D.Goodhabitsprovideshort-termpleasures.

15.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Totellushumansarelazybynature.

B.Toencourageustotakethehardpathoflife.

C.Toprovethatlazinessleadstowondersinlife.

D.Toshowthecommonlifestylesofyoungpeople.

二、七选五（每题2分）

Studiescontinuetoshowhowimportantstrongfriendshipsaretoouroverallhealth.Here5retherulesyouare

supposedtoknowtokeepstrongandhealthyfriendships.

16Everyoneneedsasupportnetwork.Whenyouconsideryourselfthefriendofanother,you're

implicitlyofferingtobeapartofhisorhersupportnetwork.What'smore,withouttrustandhonesty,thereisno

authenticity（真实性）tothefriendship.

Beallearstoyourfriends.Toooften,weonly“halfhear“whatothersaretellingus,andhaveahardtimemaking

spaceforcaringaboutothers9conditions.17Ifwedon'ttrulyknowwhatourfriendsneedorcan'tclearly

expresshowwefeelorwhatweneed,friendshipswon'tsurviveorcontinue.

Throwawaythejudgment.18Goodfriendsareabletorealizethateveryoneishuman.Friendsdon't

havetonecessarily"like"or"approve“oftheirfriends9choices,butgoodfriendswillaccepttheirfriends5choices

nomatterwhat.

Forgive（原谅）whereyoucan-andseekforgivenesswhenyoumakeamessofsomething.Noonepromises

tobringperfectiontoarelationship,sobeingwillingtoacceptandforgivetheweaknessesofothersmakesyoumore

likelytobuildalastingfriendship.19

Respectyourfriendsandtheirboundaries.Everyonehasarighttosetuppersonalboundariestofeelsafeand

respected.Somefriendsmayhaveadifficulttimelettingpeoplegetclosetothemforfearofbeinghurt.20

Givethemthespacetheyneedtofeelcomfortable,andlettherelationshipdeepenovertime.

A.Don'tcrowdyourfriends.

B.Offerthemwhattheyneed.

C.Support,trust,andhonestyaregivens.

D.Butfriendshipsdon'tneedtobeperfect.

ETruefriendsdon?tjudgeeachother9schoices.

F.However,friendshipsrequireattentionandcare.

G.Ifsalsoimportantthatwe'reabletorecognizewhenwemakemistakes.

三、完形填空（每题2分）

AcheerleaderamazedeveryoneattheNebraskaStateHighSchoolCheer&DanceChampionship（锦标赛）.

Justtwoweeksbeforethecompetition,somethingunexpectedhappened.MorrillHighSchoolcheercoach（教

练）AprilOtt21thesadnewsto17-year-oldKatrinathatshewastheonlyoneleftonthecheersquad（拉

拉队）afterthreegirls22forpersonalreasons.Thecoachaddedtheonlychoiceforthemwastowatch

othergirlsinaction,butKatrinahadother23.Shemadeuphermindtogoatit24.

Andthatwasexactly25Katrinadid.Itwasthefirsttimethatacheerleaderhadcompetedonher

own.Surprisingly,shehadthe26audiencewhenshewas27.Shewasgreetedbyhugecheers.

Anddespitenotbeingabletobe28thesameasothercompetitors,her29endedupeighthout

ofthe12squads.

“Itwasthelastcompetitioninmyhighschoollife.Itwascertainlyoutofmycomfortzone,^^saidKatrina.

“ThatwasnotsomethingIwould30dobyanymeans,butIdidn'twanttoendmysenioryearona（n）

____________note.^^

Katrina'sstory32hercoachandmanyotherpeople."'Katrina33hersel£”Ottsaid,"I

feellikethisisastoryforeveryone.Neverquit.Whateverthe34are,justkeepgoing.9,

Asforheradvicetoothers,Katrinasmiled,t6Neverbackoff.You're35thanyouthinkyouare.”

21.A.acquiredB.remindedC.brokeD.exchanged

22.A.hurriedupB.gaveupC.brokeupD.shotup

23.A.conditionsB.potentialsC.resourcesD.ideas

24.A.equallyB.informallyC.originallyD.alone

25.A.whereB.whyC.whatD.when

26.A.funniestB.loudestC.youngestD.strictest

27.A.dancingB.advancingC.watchingD.struggling

28.A.viewedB.directedC.judgedD.encouraged

29.A.adventureB.managementC.operationD.performance

30.A.mainlyB.normallyC.finallyD.immediately

31.A.usualB.passiveC.wrongD.low

32.A.inspiredB.attracted