2024-2025学年江苏省苏州市九年级上学期期中考英语试卷（含答案）

2024~2025学年第一学期初三期中阳光调研试卷

英语

一，听力选择（共20小题,每小题1分，满分20分）

二，完形填空（共10小题,每小题1分，满分10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。

Idecidedtomakesomemoneythissummer.Itookourlawnmower（割草机）andwentaroundourneighbourhood

askingifanyonewantedtheirgrass21.

Ourlawnmowerwasvery22.Itwasn'telectricorgas-powered（汽油动力的）.Itwascalled“pushingpower”_

23youhadtopushittomakeitmove.Itwasalotofhardwork.

IputalittlesignonthemowersayingCharlie?sLawnCutting.Afterworkingforafew24,1soonhadregular

customers（顾客）.Withinaboutamonth,Ihadenoughmoneytobuyagas-poweredmower.Ithought,t4NowIcandothe

work25andmakemoremoney!?,

ThefirsttimeIbroughtmynewgas-poweredlawnmowertocutaneighbour5slawn,theladycametothedoorandsaid,

“Whatisthat?"Itoldheritwasmynewlawnmowerandthatitwoulddoabetterjobthantheoldone.

Shelookeddisappointed（失望的）andsaid,“You26thatoldpushmower?^^Iexplainedthatitwassuchhard

workusingahuman-poweredmower.

Theladysaid,“Youknow,oneofthe27Igaveyouthejobwasbecauseofthatoldlawnmower.Itdoesn't28

theairanditdoesn'tmakeabignoise.Tilletyoucutmygrassifyouusethatoldmower,butnotthatgas-poweredone."I

was29.“Filhavetocomebacklaterwiththeoldone,“Itoldher.

Iwenttothenexthouseandthesamethinghappened.Itookthegasmowerbacktothe30thatday.NowIusemy

oldpushmowerandIwearaT-shirtthatsays:Charlie'sLawnCutting.Nonoise,nopollution-justme!

21.A.wateredB.cutC.plantedD.grown

22.A.goodB.oldC.expensiveD.modem

23.A.thoughB.ifC.whileD.because

24.A.monthsB.minutesC.weeksD.hours

25.A.fasterB.laterC.harderD.earlier

26.A.pickedupB.searchedforC.gaveupD.turnedoff

27.A.factsB.opinionsC.suggestionsD.reasons

28.A.harmB.polluteC.cleanD.change

29.A.happyB.interestedC.worriedD.surprised

30.A.houseB.yardC.storeD.lawn

三，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

THESOCCERDLARIES

KIbyTomPalmer

HPublisher:Rebellion(May7,2024)

Paperback,$8.99

RockyRaceisaBritishteeninawholenewworld,asshemovestotheUSAtofollowherfootball

dreamsandtakesonAmericanHighSchool.It'sfulloffootballactionandfriendship.

THESECRETOFGOLDENISLAND

簪勖byNatashaFarrant

Publisher:Faber(August1,2024)

1百

:坐巴！Paperback,$7.99

Twochildren,SkylarandYakov,areinneedoffriendship.Acompetitiontoownanisland.Buthow

willtheywin?Getreadyforanexcitingadventure(冒险)inNatashaFarrant'snewbook.

IDREAMHUNTERS

；byNazimaPathan

gjPublisher:Simon&Schuster(August1,2024)

Paperback,$7.99

InabeautifulIndiawheredreamscanbecaughtandputinbottles,ayounggirlstartsadangerous

triptosavethekingandherparents.

1ROBINHOOD

byBenMiller

Publisher:Simon&Schuster(September26,2024)

gHardback,$14.99

popularauthorBenMiller,Charliehastofightagainstbullies(欺凌弱小者)whileshowing

teamwork,friendship,andbravery.

31.Shirleylikescollectinghardbackstoriesforchildren,whichbookwillshechoose?

A.THESOCCERDIARIES.B.THESECRETOFGOLDENISLAND

C.DREAMHUNTERSD.ROBINHOOD

32.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.RockyRaceisanAmericangirlandstudiesatanAmericanHighSchool.

B.NatashaFarrant,snewbookisfullofexcitingadventures.

C.DREAMHUNTERSandROBINHOODarefromdifferentpublishers.

D.ROBINHOODisanadventurestoryaboutlove,bravery,andteamwork.

33.Wherecanwereadtheaboveinformation?

A.Anewswebsite.B.Atravelguide.C.Afashionmagazine.D.Abookreview.

B

Oneday,afatherandhissonwenttoakiteflyingfestival.

Whentheyarrived,therewerealreadymanyadultsandtheirchildrenplayinginthepark.Whenthesonsawtheskyfilled

withcolorfulkitesindifferentshapes,hewasexcitedandwantedtogetonetoo.Hisfatheragreedtobuyoneforhim.Sothey

wenttoakiteshopandchoseabeautifulone.

Withthestring(线)inhand,thesonstartedtoflythekite.Soon,thekitewashighupinthesky.Afterawhile,theson

said,“Father,itseemsthatthestringisstoppingthekitefromflyinghigher.Ifwecutit,itwillbefreeandflyevenhigher.Can

wecutit?”Thefatherdidn'treply,butjustcutthestringoffthereel（绕轴）.Suddenly,thekitebegantogohigher,which

madethesonmuchhappier.However,tohissurprise,thekitewascomingdown.Theywaitedforquitesometime.Slowly,it

fellontothegrass.Thesonfeltupsetandasked,“Ithoughtthataftercuttingthestring,thekitewouldflyhigher.Whydiditfall

down?"Thefathersmiledandsaid,“Theroleofthestringwasnotstoppingthekitefromflyinghigher,buthelpingitstayin

thesky,becausethekiteitselfcan'tflyup.^^

Byusingthestringyouhelpthekitegoupintherightdirection.Whenyoucutthestring,itcouldnotsupportthekite.In

ourlife,wemaysometimesfeelliketherearecertainthingsthatareholdingusbackandstoppingusfromgrowing.Butinfact,

thesemightbethethingsthatsupportusmost.Wecanreallygrowupandbecomestrongerbyrealizingtheimportanceofthese

things.

34.Whydidthefatherandsongotothepark?

A.Tomakeakite.B.Towatchothersflykites.

C.Toattendakiteflyingfestival.D.Toplaywithotherchildren.

35.Whatdidthesonthinkthestringwasdoingtothekite?

A.Helpingitflyhigher.B.Stoppingitfromflyinghigher.

C.Makingitmorebeautiful.D.Keepingitfromfallingdown.

36.Whydidthekitefalldownafterthestringwascut?

A.Becausetherewasnowind.B.Becauseitwastooheavy.

C.Becausethestringwasneededtosupportit.D.Becausethesondidn'tflyitproperly.

37.Whatmightthewriterofthisstorywanttotellus?

A.Kitesneedstringstoflyhighinthesky.B.Weshouldalwayslistentoourparents.

C.Somethingsseemtoholdusbackbuthelpus.D.Flyingkitesisnotaneasyactivity.

C

Anewstudyhasfoundthatpeoplewhousefacial（面部的）expressionsoftenaremorepopularandbetterat

negotiating.Negotiatingmeansdiscussingsomethingwithotherstoreachanagreement.

AtNottinghamTrentUniversityinEngland,researchersstudiedmorethan1,500conversationsbetweenpeople.Theyset

upvideocallstorecordpeople'snaturalreactionsandexpressions.TheyusedasystemcalledFACStomeasurehowexpressive

people'sfaceswere.Then,theyshowedtherecordingsto170peopleandaskedthemtorate（评定等级）thepopularityof

thepeopleinthevideosfromtheirfacialexpressions.

Inanotherpartofthestudy,researchersrecordedvideoconversationsbetween1,456strangersandstudiedtheir

expressions.Onaverage（平均）,peoplemade71facialmovementsperminute.Aftertheconversations,thepeoplewhohad

beentalkingtoeachotherhadtoratehowmuchtheylikedeachother.Theresultsshowedthatthosewithmoreexpressivefaces

weremorelikedbytheirconversationpartners.

Duringtheconversations,thepeoplewerealsogivenanegotiationtask.Themoreexpressivepeopleusuallygotbetter

results.Theresearchersbelievethatusingfacialexpressionsmakespeoplelookmorefriendlyandhelpsthemconnectwith

others.Theyalsothinkthatbeingexpressiveisimportantforsolvingdisagreementssuccessfully.

ProfessorBridgetWaller,whoworkedonthestudy,saidtheresearchmayexplainwhyhumanshavedevelopedmore

complex（复杂的）facialexpressionsthanotheranimals.Walleraddedthatfacialexpressionsarenotjusttoshowfeelings,

butalsoawayofcommunicatingalongsidewords.

38.TheresearchersatNottinghamTrentUniversitystudiedpeople'sfacialexpressionsby.

A.askingpeopletofilloutsurveysB.watchingpeoplecarefullyinperson

C.usingacomputerprogramD.usingavideorecordingsystem

39.Whatdidtheresultsofthestudyshowaboutpeoplewithmoreexpressivefaces?

A.Theywereusuallymorepopularamongconversationpartners.

B.Theywereusuallylesslikedbytheirconversationpartners.

C.Theyusuallygotworseresultsduringthenegotiationtask.

D.Theywerelikelytotalkmoreaboutthetaskthanotherpeople.

40.WhatdofacialexpressionsmeanbyProfessorBridgetWaller?

A.Theyaretheonlywayhumanscommunicate.

B.Theyaremorecomplexinhumansthaninotheranimals.

C.Theyaremoreimportantthanwordsincommunication.

D.Theyareusedmainlytoshowpeople'sfeelings.

41.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.FacialExpressionsWinFriends.B.ThePowerofWordsinNegotiation.

C.FacialExpressionsAcrossCultures.D.ComplexFacialExpressionsinHumans.

D

“Sarah,dear,timetogetoutofbed,"Mr.Hartwellsaid,pokinghisheadthroughthebedroomdoorway.t4Youdon'twantto

missthefirstdayatyournewschool,doyou?^^‘T'mnotgoing,“saidSarah,andpulledthecoversoverherhead.

“Ofcourseyou'regoing,honey,9,saidMr.Hartwel."No,I'mnot.Idon'twanttostartoveragain.Ihatemynewschool,9,

Sarahsaid.Shetunneleddowntotheendofherbed.

“Howcanyouhateyournewschool?^^Mr.Hartwellchuckled（咯咯地笑）."You'veneverbeentherebefore!Don't

worry.Youlikedyourotherschool,you'lllikethisone.Besides,justthinkofallthenewfriendsyou'llmeet.^^

“That'sjustit.Idon'tknowanybody,anditwillbehard,and...Ijusthateit,that'sall.^^

“Whatwilleveryonethinkifyouaren'tthere?Wetoldthemyouwerecoming!?,“TheywillthinkthatIamluckyandthey

willwishthattheywereathomeinbedlikeme.^^Mr.Hartwellsighed."SarahJaneHartwell,I'mnotplayingthissillygame

onesecondlonger.I'llseeyoudownstairsinfiveminutes.9,

ThenSarahgotoutofbed.Sheputonherclothes.

“Myheadhurts,9,shemoaned（口申吟）asshetrudgedintothekitchen.Mr.HartwellhandedSarahapieceoftoastand

herlunchbox.Theywalkedtothecar.Sarah'shandswerecold.Theydrovedownthestreet.

Shecouldn'tbreathe.Andthentheywerethere.

“Ifeelsick,“saidSarahweakly."You'llloveyournewschoolonceyougetstarted.Oh,look.There?syourheadmaster,

Mrs.Burton.saidMr.Hartwell.

“Oh,Sarah,9,Mrs.Burtonsaid."Thereyouare.Comeon.Tilshowyouwheretogo."SheledSarahintothebuildingand

walkedquicklythroughthecrowdedhallways.aaDon,tworry.Everyoneisnervousthefirstday,“shesaidoverhershoulderas

Sarahrushedtokeepup.Whentheygottotheclassroom,mostofthechildrenwerealreadyintheirseats.

TheclasslookedupasMrs.Burtonclearedherthroat."'Class.Class.Attention,please,9,saidMrs.Burton.Whentheclass

wasquiet,sheledSarahtothefrontoftheroomandsaid,t4Class,Iwouldlikeyoutomeetyournewteacher,Mrs.SarahJane

Hartwell.9,

42.WhatisthemainreasonSarahdoesnotwanttogotohernewschool?

A.Shedoesn'tlikehernewteacher.B.Shehasaheadache.

C.Shedoesn'tknowanyoneattheschool.D.Theschoolistoofaraway.

43.WhatdoesMr.Hartwellmeanwhenhesays"I'mnotplayingthissillygameonesecondlonger”?

A.Hedoesn'twanttoplaygameswithSarah.B.HeistiredofSarah'sexcuses.

C.HewantstoplayagamewithSarah.D.HeisjokingwithSarah.

44.Whatdoestheword“tmdged“meaninthesentence"Shetrudgedintothekitchen”?

A.Runquicklyandhappily.B.Walkslowlyandheavily.

C.Jumpexcitedlyandcheerfully.D.Runquicklyandnervously.

45.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthisarticle?

A.AstrictfatherB.AnewteacherC.Sarah'snewschoolD.Firstdaynervousness

四，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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多

余选项。

Nearlyeveryoneisshyinsomeways.Somearebornshywhileothersbecomeshybecauseoftoomuchunhappiness.___

46Theymayalwayswonder:WhatkindofimpressionamImaking?Dothepeoplearoundlikeme?AmIwearing

unfashionableclothes?

Sinceshynessmakespeoplefeeluncomfortable,whynottrytoovercome（克月艮）it?47

Keepadiarytofindoutthecauseofyourfears.Bywritingdownyourthoughtsandfears,youcanknowmoreabout

yourself.

48Forexample,ifyou'regoingtoaparty,you'dbetterfindoutwhowillbethereandwhattheywilldo.Think

aboutwhatyouwouldliketosayaheadoftime.Inthisway,you911feelitmucheasiertocommunicatewithothers.

Makesimplechangesinbodylanguage.49"S"standsfor“smile"."O"isfor^4open^^（alwaysleaveyourlegs

andarmsuncrossed）for"forward"JT'for"touch”，“E”for“eyecontact”and“N”for“nod”（showingyou're

listeningandunderstanding）.

Nooneevergetsovershynesscompletely.50Soifyoufailtobeatshynesscompletely,don'tfeelstressed.At

leastyoucangiveotherpeopleachancetoknowmoreaboutyou!

A.Thereasonswhytheyareshyremainasecret.

B.Theword"SOFTEN"maybehelpfultoyou.

C.Shypeopleusuallycaretoomuchabouttheirownactions.

D.Prepareyourselfforbeingwithothersingroups.

E.Don'tpaytoomuchattentiontothepeoplearoundyou.

F.Butmostpeopledolearntolivewiththeirshyness.

G.Herearesomesuggestionsfrompsychologists.

五，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

I司。

51.ThefirstTV（出现）intheUKin1926.

52.TheOlympic（精神）isthatthemostimportantthingisnottowin,buttotakepart.

53.WhenpeoplesawthebeautyofSuzhou,they（简直）couldn'tbelievetheireyes.

54.Theteacherwasnot（不耐心的）whenthestudentscouldnotfollowhim.

55.ShebookedaroominthehoteltanAPPonthemobilephoneyesterday.

56.Tomorrowisunknown,becauseitcouldebebrightordull.Soweshouldtreasuretoday.

57.ForEnglishbeginners,itisusefultouseEnglishdtolookupthenewwords.

58.P（发音）theEnglishwordscorrectlywillhelpusrememberthemmoreeasily.

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，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入其正确形式。每个单词

或短语仅用一次。

influenceworthremindaccordingtoattention

TheInternationalDayofHappiness,whichfallsonMarch20everyyear,59peopleoftheimportanceof

happiness.Happinesschangesaswegrowup.Whenwewerekids,wefelthappywhenwegot60andthingsfromour

familiesandfriends.Aswegrowolder,werealizethatcaringforothersisimportant.

Youmaywonderhowtobehappy.61thewritersofthebookCultureandPsychology,people'shappinessis

mainly62bybothhowtheythinkandfeelinside,andbythingshappeningaroundthem.Somekeyfactors（因素）

arepeople'spersonalities,theirsocialrelationship,andtheirabilitytomeettheirbasicneeds.

Thetruthisthathappinessisdifferentforeveryone,soeveryoneseesitdifferentlyandlookstoachieveitindifferent

ways.It'salifelesson63ourlifetimetoexplore.

六，短文填空（共10小题,每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上,填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

WhyaretheresomanyyoungpeoplewearingHanfuonthestreetsinChina?WhyhaswearingHanfusuddenly64

（become）sopopularinChinainrecentyears?DoyoulikeChineseHanfu?

HanfuwasthetraditionalclothingforChinesepeoplebeforetheQingDynasty.It65（be）aroundforabout

3,700years.Andithaschanged66（great）acrossdifferentdynasties.

Hanfudevelopedintomanydifferent67（style）beforetheHanDynasty.However,itsmaterialswereusually

thesame.Theywereusuallymade68silkorcotton,andtheywerewarminwinterandcoolinsummer.

AsthegovernmentencouragespeopletoadmireChinesetraditionalculture,Hanfuis69（get）moreandmore

popular.Everyyear,wecanenjoydifferentHanfushowsaroundthecities.Theseshowsbring70（we）backtothe

HanDynasty.WealsohaveHanfufestivalseveryyear.Studentslearn71（much）aboutthehistory,cultureand

beautyfromHanfu.

“Clothesare72partofculture,soboththetraditionalclothesandmodernclothesplaythesameroleinculture,

saidZhangLan,afamousreporter,"It'sgoodtoregardmodernclothesasimportant.But73weChinesepeopledonot

evenunderstandourtraditionalclothes,howcanwetalkaboutotherimportantpartsofourculture?”

七，阅读表达（共3小题,74题2分,75题2分,76题3分，满分7分）

请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

Judyoftenhelpedoutatherdad'srestaurant,buttodayfeltdifferent-sheneededtoservecustomers.Excited,yetnervous,

shecarefullycarriedaporksteak（猪排）toTable6.Herexcitementquicklyturnedtoanxiety（焦虑）whenshesaw

Kassy,apopulargirlfromschool,sittingtherewithherfriends.Feelingshyandafraid,Judyducked（弯下身）behindthe

frontdesktoavoidbeingseen.

Thoughanexcellentstudent,Judyoftenfeltoutofplaceamongherrichclassmates.SherememberedhowKassyusedto

laughatherandworriedthatothersmightdothesametoherforworkingatarestaurant.WhenJudy'sdadfoundherhiding,

shedidn'tknowwhattosay.Hesuggestedthatsheshouldtakeabreak.

Turningbacktothekitchen,Judyfeltbadforlettingherdaddown.Tohersurprise,Mary,oneofKassy'sfriends,came

overandsaidthatsheknewhowmean（亥U薄的）Kassycouldbe.ShealsopraisedJudyforherhardwork.ThisgaveJudy

thestrengthsheneeded.

Withconfidence,JudyreturnedtothediningareaandbroughtthebilltoKassy'stable.WhenKassytriedtomakefunof

her,JudyandMarydidasilly“crabdance^^andlaughedtogether.Asshecrossedthediningroom,Judyrealizedshedidn'tfeel

embarrassed（尴尬的）.WhetherKassylikedherfamily'srestaurantornot,itdidn'tmatter.

AsJudyreturnedtothefrontdesk,shefeltawarmsenseofpride,knowingtherestaurantwasspecialtoher,nomatter

whatothersthought.Sheunderstoodthathardworkandkindnesswerewhatreallymattered.Fromthenon,shestartedtoenjoy

hernewrolewithconfidenceandpride.

74.HowdidJudyfeelwhenshesawherclassmatesatTable6?

75.WhatmadeJudybecomeconfident?

76.WhatdidJudylearnfromthisexperience?Whatdidshedofromthenon?

八，书面表达（共1题，满分25分）

在成长过程中，我们难免会遇到许多问题，希望得到帮助或指引，与他人沟通是解决问题的方法之一。请分享一次你通过

与父母，老师或朋友沟通以解决问题的经历，并谈谈你的感悟。

内容包括：1.沟通的重要性.

2.你的一次沟通经历.

3.你的感悟。

要求：1.词数：100左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）.

2.内容完整（照抄阅读语篇不得分）.

3.文中不得出现与考生相关的真