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2024年春学期第三次学情调研 九 年 级 英 语 试 卷 本试卷分为第I卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。全卷共120分,考试时间100分钟。 第I卷（选择题,共65分） 一、补全对话（共5小题,每小题2分,计10分） 根据对话内容,从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,每个选项限用一次。 （Emily and her friend is talking about a home robot.） A: What is that in the picture, Emily? B: ____1____ Isn’t it cute? A: Yes, this ball-shaped robot looks nice. ____2____ B: Sure, its name is Ballie. It is about the size of a bowling ball (保龄球). A: That’s small. So, what can Ballie do? B: ____3____ For example, it can turn on the lights, answer the phone and feed pets. It also uses AI to learn users’ habits so it can do a better job. A: That sounds amazing. ____4____ B: No. The company didn’t say how much it would cost. We will know the price when it is released (发布). A: ____5____ And everyone will have one of these robots in their home. B: I agree with you. Technology is shaping our lives all the time. A. It’s a home robot. B. Does it have a name? C. I hope it is not expensive. D. Do you know the robot’s price? E. It can do a lot of work around the house. 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. E 4. D 5. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇对话，两人谈论了家庭机器人Ballie。 【1题详解】 根据“What is that in the picture”可知，这是在提问图片上的是什么，答语应该回答“It’s...”。选项A“这是一个家用机器人”符合语境。故选A。 【2题详解】 根据答语“its name is Ballie”可知，空处是问机器人的名字。选项B“它有名字吗”符合语境。故选B。 【3题详解】 根据提问语“what can Ballie do?”可知，这是问机器人能做什么，答语应该回答机器人能做的事情。选项E“它可以在家里做很多事情”符合语境。故选E。 【4题详解】 根据答语“The company didn’t say how much it would cost”可知，空处应该问的是机器人的价格。选项D“你知道这个机器人的价格吗”符合语境。故选D。 【5题详解】 根据下文“And everyone will have one of these robots in their home.”可知，谈论者希望每个人家里都会有一个这样的机器人，那么可以推测，谈论者希望机器人的价格不会很高。选项C“我希望它不贵”符合语境。故选C。 二、完形填空（共15小题,每小题1分,计15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 It was a hot summer day. Susan was staying in her grandmother’s old house. ____6____ she was exploring the attic (阁楼), she found a key in the bottom of a box. Susan ____7____ went downstairs to ask her grandmother about the key. Her grandmother seemed ____8____, and she had no idea where the key came from. However, she did tell Susan about a secret room in the house that ____9____ had been able to find for many years. It was a complete ____10____. Susan spent the rest of the day ____11____ the house for any hidden doors. Before the sun set, she found a floorboard in the corner of the living room. She ____12____ to open it and discovered stairs leading down to a small, dark room. ____13____, she used the key to unlock the door at the foot of the stairs. ____14____ she found inside took her breath away. The room was filled with ancient treasures. Her family had ____15____ them over the years. Among the items was a diary of her great-great-grandmother. Susan ____16____ the diary. It described how her ancestors (祖先) had hidden these treasures in the secret room to keep them ____17____. As she read on, she discovered a message that pointed to another hidden place. It finally led her to a compartment (隔间) in the attic where she found even ____18____ treasures. In the following days, Susan and her grandmother spent a lot of time keeping these treasures in order. And they had a deeper understanding of their family’s past. Susan would never ____19____ these days. When she was busy exploring the old house, she got to know her family’s history. The ____20____ led her to a hidden world of treasures and secrets and reminded her of the family’s history. 6. A. If B. When C. Unless D. Before 7. A. sincerely B. easily C. quickly D. clearly 8. A. humorous B. worried C. strict D. curious 9. A. nobody B. somebody C. anybody D. everybody 10. A. risk B. mistake C. success D. mystery 11. A. searching B. decorating C. painting D. designing 12. A. failed B. managed C. regretted D. agreed 13. A. Sadly B. Unluckily C. Surprisingly D. Recently 14. A. Where B. When C. How D. What 15. A. sent B. collected C. introduced D. translated 16. A. picked up B. wrote down C. heard about D. looked through 17. A. safe B. valuable C. traditional D. interesting 18. A. cheaper B. more C. worse D. smaller 19. A. fear B. record C. forget D. enjoy 20. A. box B. stair C. key D. room 【答案】6. B 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. B 16. D 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了苏珊通过一把钥匙找到房子里隐藏的房间，从而找到家族一直保护的宝藏的故事。 【6题详解】 句意： 当她在探索阁楼时，她在一个盒子的底部发现了一把钥匙。 If如果；When当……时；Unless除非；Before在……以前。 根据“...she was exploring the attic (阁楼) , she found a key in the bottom of a box”可知，应是探索阁楼的时候发现了钥匙，故选B。 7题详解】 句意：苏珊赶紧下楼去问祖母钥匙的事。 sincerely真诚地；easily容易地；quickly快速地；clearly清楚地。根据“went downstairs”可知，应是快速下楼，故选C。 【8题详解】 句意：她的祖母似乎很好奇，她不知道钥匙是从哪里来的。 humorous幽默的；worried担心的；strict严格的；curious好奇的。 根据“and she had no idea where the key came from.”可知，她的祖母不知道钥匙的事，所以应是很好奇，故选D。 【9题详解】 句意：不过，她确实告诉了苏珊房子里有一个多年来没人能找到的秘密房间。 nobody没有人；somebody某人；anybody任何人；everybody每个人。根据“a secret room in the house that... had been able to find for many years”可知，这是一个秘密房间，所以应是多年来没人找到，故选A。 【10题详解】 句意：这完全是个谜。 risk风险；mistake错误；success成功；mystery奥秘。根据“a secret room”可知，是秘密房间，所以应是一个谜，故选D。 【11题详解】 句意：苏珊花了一整天的时间在房子里寻找任何隐藏的门。 searching查找；decorating装饰；painting绘画；designing设计。根据“... the house for any hidden doors”和 “she found...”可知，应是寻找，故选A。 【12题详解】 句意：她设法打开它，发现有楼梯通向一间又小又黑的房间。 failed失败；managed设法做到；regretted懊悔；agreed同意。 根据“discovered stairs leading down to a small, dark room.”可知，应是设法打开后才发现隐藏的房间，故选B。 【13题详解】 句意：出乎意料地，她用钥匙打开了楼梯脚下的门。 Sadly悲哀地；Unluckily不幸地；Surprisingly出人意料地；Recently最近。根据“ she used the key to unlock the door at the foot of the stairs”可知，她用钥匙打开了门，应是出乎意料的，故选C。 【14题详解】 句意：她在里面发现的东西让她惊叹不已。 Where在哪里；When什么时候；How如何；What什么。空处作found的宾语，所以用what，指“发现的东西”，故选D。 【15题详解】 句意：她的家人多年来一直在收藏它们。 sent送；collected收藏；introduced介绍；translated翻译。根据“The room was filled with ancient treasures”可知，应是收藏的宝藏，故选B。 【16题详解】 句意：苏珊翻了翻日记。 picked up捡起；wrote down写下；heard about听说；looked through浏览。 根据“It described how her ancestors (祖先) had hidden these treasures in the secret room”及语境可知，应是看了日记的内容，故选D。 【17题详解】 句意：它描述了她的祖先如何将这些宝藏藏在密室中以保证它们的安全。 safe安全的；valuable贵重的；traditional传统的；interesting有趣的。 根据“hidden these treasures in the secret room to keep them...”可知，将宝藏藏起来应是为了保证它们的安全，故选A。 【18题详解】 句意：最后，她找到了阁楼上的一个隔间，在那里她发现了更多的宝藏。 cheaper更便宜的；more更多的；worse更糟糕的；smaller更小的。 上文讲到她在上一个房间里发现了古代的宝藏，结合“a compartment (隔间) in the attic where she found even ... treasures”可知，even表示程度加深，所以此处指发现了更多的宝藏，故选B。 【19题详解】 句意：苏珊永远不会忘记这些日子。 fear恐惧；record记录；forget忘记；enjoy喜欢。根据“And they had a deeper understanding of their family’s past.”和“When she was busy exploring the old house, she got to know her family’s history.”可知，这些日子让苏珊了解自己的家族史，所以应是让她很难忘，故选C。 【20题详解】 句意：这把钥匙把她带到了一个隐藏的宝藏和秘密的世界，让她想起了这个家族的历史。 box盒子；stair楼梯；key钥匙；room房间。根据上文“she found a key in the bottom of a box”可知，苏珊先发现了一把钥匙，然后在探索寻找的过程中那个发现了隐藏的宝藏，所以此处指钥匙，故选C。 三、阅读理解（共20小题,每小题2分,计40分） （一）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A Road trips are becoming more and more popular nowadays. Arrive in a place, rent a car and start a free driving trip! But it’s difficult to understand road signs that don’t have any words when travelling in a different country. Could this mean “no music”, “no playing any instrument” or maybe even “no singing”? Well, it’s none of those things—it’s a sign of Spain telling drivers not to use their horns (喇叭)! You can probably guess this one, but it still might be a surprise to see it! You can see it in Norway. It warns drivers there are polar bears in the area perhaps even crossing the road! You might see this sign in parts of Germany when frogs (青蛙) are on the road. When you see it, you should slow down, because the animals could cause an accident. Is this an animal riding a train in the sea? No, it’s actually an Italian sign that says drivers must not carry things that can pollute natural water bodies in the area. 21. The first sign tells drivers not to _______. A. sing B. play music C. use their horns D. play instruments 22. Which of the following can be put in the _______? A. B. C. D. 23. The purpose of the text is to_______. A. ask us to put safety first B. introduce some popular road trips C. encourage us to learn more about road signs D. tell us some road signs that are difficult to understand 【答案】21. C 22. D 23. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了四个不同国家的没有任何文字而且很难理解的路标。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Well, it’s none of those things—it’s a sign of Spain telling drivers not to use their horns!”可知，在西班牙，这个路标告诉司机不要按喇叭！故选C。 【22题详解】 推理判断题。根据“You can see it in Norway. It warns drivers there are polar bears in the area perhaps even crossing the road!”可知，该图标警告司机该地区有北极熊，甚至北极熊可能正在过马路；据此可以推断，选项D图所描述与原文相符。故选D。 【23题详解】 主旨大意题。综合全文，尤其根据“But it’s difficult to understand road signs that don’t have any words when travelling in a different country.”可知，本文主要介绍了四个不同国家的没有任何文字的而且很难理解的路标。故选D。 B Uncle Frank’s new house was in a mess. There were boxes everywhere. Outside there was a van (货车) and men were carrying more boxes from the van into the house. "Where’s Uncle Frank?” said Mum. “I don’t know,”said her cousin Ruby. “I’ve lost him.” “I’m over here,”shouted Uncle Frank. ”I’m behind these boxes in the living room.” Tim found Uncle Frank behind a wall of boxes, sitting on a large brown box. “Come and look at these.” said Uncle Frank. Tim sat down on one of the boxes and looked closer. The books were photo albums (相册). “I found them in the box,”said Uncle Frank. He turned the pages and pointed to a set of faded (褪色的) yellow photographs. “Look,”he said. “That’s me when I was your age.” “But you look a bit cheeky (无礼的) to me. Look at the way you’re smiling in this photo.”said Tim. “You’re quite right,” said Uncle Frank. “I was very naughty. I was a terrible troublemaker but when I got caught, I just blamed (责备) everything on my twin brother.” “I didn’t know you had a twin,” said Tim. “Ah! That’s the point. I didn’t,”said Uncle Frank. “You see, a twin brother is very useful, even if he doesn’t exist (存在). If you do something wrong, you can always say it is your twin brother.” “Don’t give him silly ideas, Uncle Frank,” Mum said. “You know,” said Uncle Frank when Mum had gone, “I hope you appreciate (感激) your mother. She’s a great person. Make sure you do everything you can to look after her.” “I’m planning something very special for her, Uncle Frank. I’m going to take her to Disneyland in Paris,”Tim said. 24. What did Ruby mean when she said, “I’ve lost him.”? A. Uncle Frank couldn’t drive a van well. B. She didn’t know where Uncle Frank was. C. She couldn’t follow Uncle Frank in the street. D. Uncle Frank got lost on his way to the new house. 25. When he was Tim’s age, Uncle Frank often _______. A. won prizes B. moved house C. caused trouble D. fought with his brother 26. According to Uncle Frank, Tim should be ______ to his mum. A. rude B. polite C. friendly D. thankful 【答案】24. B 25. C 26. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲了Frank叔叔让Tim感谢妈妈的亲情故事。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据“ ‘I’m over here,’ shouted Uncle Frank. ‘I’m behind these boxes in the living room.’ ”可知，Frank叔叔在箱子的后面导致Ruby不知道他在哪里。所以当她说“我把他弄丢了”时，Ruby意味着她不知道Frank叔叔在哪里。故选B。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据“I was a terrible troublemaker but when I got caught”可知，Frank是个可怕的麻烦制造者。故选C。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据“...said Uncle Frank when Mum had gone, “I hope you appreciate (感激) your mother.”可知，Frank叔叔希望Tim会感激他的妈妈。故选D。 C Recently, a new kind of tourism called “speedy tourism” is popular in China. This new kind of tourism allow people to visit many interests in a short period, most often on weekends. Most of these visitors are college students, reported China Youth Daily. Yu Ying is one of them. The 22-year-old started the “speedy tourism” in March after she was attracted by some experiences of some travel bloggers. “Confined (限制) to the school education for three years, I’m hungry to take trips in my free time,” said Yu. “Now it’s time! Spring has come and we can go out to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery.” Most of her trips are started from her daily life, such as a place mentioned in a chat with friends. “But making a plan carefully is important,”Yu said. She added that as she chose every destination (目的地) in the city, she was able to find a lot of information and learn more about these places. That would help her save time when travelling. Her recent trip was to Shanghai. Starting at 7 a.m., the 22-year-old visited nine local attractions. “That day, I walked almost 30,000 steps,”Yu said, “Though it’s a bit tiring, I enjoy the trip as much as days-long trips. It still lets me have a better understanding of the cities I go to.” Unlike Yu who travelled in nearby cites, Chen Junjun likes to travel far to relax herself. In April, the 24-year-old took a two-day trip to Xi’an. During her trip, she visited all the attractions in the city. Chen said that such tourism is not suitable for everyone. She added that it’s tiring as visitors have to see as many places as possible in a short period. Such trips are not flexible (灵活的) as days-long trips in which you can change your plan as you like. “So energy and a calm mind are necessary for speedy tourism.” said Chen. 27. What is “speedy tourism”? A. Visiting few interests in a long period. B. Visiting few interests in a short period. C. Visiting many interests in a long period. D. Visiting many interests in a short period. 28. What do we know about Yu Ying? A. Her trip to Shanghai was tiring but enjoyable. B. She often take trips during her study at school. C. She thinks making a plan carefully is unimportant. D. She was attracted by some experiences of her classmates. 29. Why did Chen Junjun take a trip to Xi’an? A. To relax herself. B. To walk 30,000 steps. C. To be a travel blogger. D. To understand the city better. 30. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Yu visited Xi’an recently. B. Yu and Chen are at the same age. C. Both Yu and Chen like to travel far. D. Most visitors who like “speedy tourism” are college students. 【答案】27. D 28. A 29. A 30. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了一种新型旅游方式——特种兵式旅游。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“This new kind of tourism allow people to visit many interests in a short period, most often on weekends.”可知，特种兵式旅行是指人们在短时间内参观许多景点。故选D。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“ Though it’s a bit tiring, I enjoy the trip as much as days-long trips.”可知，于洋认为她的旅行有点累但很享受。故选A。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Chen Junjun likes to travel far to relax herself. In April, the 24-year-old took a two-day trip to Xi’an.”可知，陈君君去西安旅行是为了放松。故选A。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Most of these visitors are college students, reported China Youth Daily.”可知，据《中国青年报》报道，这些喜欢“特种兵式旅游”的游客大部分是大学生。故选D。 D The elephant-foot drum is the most typical musical instrument of the Dai ethnic group (傣族) The elephant-foot drum dance is very popular among the Dai people. It is often performed during festivals. This form of dance was at first used to scare off evil and welcome the new year. Now it is a way for the Dai people to show their joy as well as their village culture. The drum-making skill was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2011. A young man, Xie Wenping, used to follow his grandfather who made elephant-foot drums for a living to learn how to make a drum. “Making an elephant-foot drum is no easy task, and it takes about 30 steps and one month,” Xie explained. After picking the wood, one needs to carve (雕刻) the wood into an elephant-leg-like shape and hollow out (挖空) the inside. The drum surface is made of cowhide (牛皮革), which needs to go through several steps such as leather selection (皮料选择), cleaning, air drying and cutting. Then comes the painting, during which the drum is painted with patterns showing ethnic elements (元素) and coated with a protective topcoat (防护面漆). The finishing steps include tuning (调音) and polishing the fur. “A good elephant-foot drum should have a thick and loud sound when beaten,” Xie said. The repetion (重复) of the work might not be the most exciting, but whenever Xie sees his grandfather’s smile while making the drum, he feels encouraged again. “Over the years, the number of craftspeople (工匠) skilled in making elephant-foot drums has gone down,” Xie said. “I feel like it’s my responsibility to carry it on.” Xie has innovated the form of the drum. To make it easier for the elephant-foot drum to spread to places outside Yunnan, Xie came up with the idea of making a mini version (版本) of the drum and designed key chains shaped like the elephant-foot drum. I think people are supposed to save the drum and pass the drum-making skill down. Therefore, we can help keep our culture colorful. 31. What was the elephant-foot drum dance used to do in the beginning? A. To celebrate different kinds of festivals. B. To drive evil away and welcome the new year. C. To show Dai people’s happiness and their village culture. D. To introduce the most typical musical instrument to people. 32. According to Xie, the process of making an elephant-foot drum is _____. A. easy B. creative C. challenging D. the most exciting 33. Which is the correct order to make elephant-foot drums? ① tuning and polishing the fur ② deal with the cowhide to make the surface of the drum ③ carve the wood that was picked and hollow out the inside ④ paint a protective topcoat after drawing some patterns on the drum surface A. ③ ② ① ④ B. ② ④ ③ ① C. ② ③ ④ ① D. ③ ② ④ ① 34. What does the word “innovated” mean in the last paragraph? A. created B. made C. improved D. designed 35. What might be the author’s opinion according to the article? A. people should save the drum and carry on the drum-making skill. B. Making an elephant-foot drum takes about 30 steps and one month. C. The elephant-foot drum dance is very popular among the Dai people. D people are supposed to learn how to perform the elephant-foot drum dance. 【答案】31. B 32. C 33. D 34. C 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了云南傣族的象足鼓的历史以及谢文平学习并传承象足鼓的故事。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“This form of dance was at first used to scare off evil and welcome the new year. ”可知，这种形式的舞蹈起初是用于驱赶邪恶，迎接新年。故选B。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Making an elephant-foot drum is no easy task, and it takes about 30 steps and one month”可知，制作象脚鼓需要大约30个步骤和一个月的时间，所以是具有挑战性的。故选C。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，制作象脚鼓的过程为：木材采摘后，需雕刻成象腿形状，再将内部挖空；鼓面采用牛皮革，需经过皮料选择、清洗、风干、切割等工序；接着是彩绘，在鼓上画上民族元素图案，再涂上防护面漆；最后一步是调音、打磨皮毛。故正确顺序为：③ ② ④ ①。故选D。 【34题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“To make it easier for the elephant-foot drum to spread to places outside Yunnan, Xie came up with the idea of making a mini version (版本) of the drum and designed key chains shaped like the elephant-foot drum.”可知，他想出了一个制作小型象脚鼓的想法，并设计了象脚鼓形状的钥匙链。故划线单词“innovated”意为“创新”，与“improved”意思相近。故选C。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“I think people are supposed to save the drum and pass the drum-making skill down. Therefore, we can help keep our culture colorful.”可知，作者认为人们应该保护鼓并传承制鼓技艺来保持我们文化的丰富多彩。故选A。 阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，其中有一项是多余选项。 Confucius and Cicadas One day, Confucius led his students to the State of Chu. When crossing through a large forest, they saw an old man standing under a tree, catching cicadas with a bamboo stick, Confucius said, “____36____ You must have some special skills.” “That’s right!” the old man answered. “Cicadas are clever little insects. ____37____ So people who want to catch cicadas must train their hands to hold a bamboo stick without shaking. If you can place three small balls on top of the bamboo stick without falling off, you might be able to catch cicadas. When five small balls are placed on top without falling off, catching cicadas is as easy as picking a ball up from the ground.” He then added, “But that is not enough. ____38____ Right now, I am standing under a tree like part of a tree, with my arm reaching out like part of a dry branch. ____39____ When I am catching cicadas, I only watch the cicadas’ wings. No matter what happens, I will focus on the wings.” Hearing this, Confucius turned to his students and said, “No matter what you do, you can only succeed if you love what you are doing and pay enough attention to it. ____40____ This is what this old man has taught us.” A. You are very good at catching cicadas. B. People must be good at hiding themselves. C. Last but not least,one must be concentrated (集中). D. People must be more active while chatting cicadas. E. That is to say whatever you do,you should focus it. F. If they hear the noise of the leaves in the wind, they will fly away. 【答案】36. A 37. F 38. B 39. C 40. E 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了孔子通过一位老人捕蝉的事情，告诉他的学生成功的关键在于对事情的兴趣和专注。 【36题详解】 根据“When crossing through a large forest, they saw an old man standing under a tree, catching cicadas with a bamboo stick”和“You must have some special skills”可知，孔子认为老人可以用竹签抓蝉，说明对方一定有一些特殊的技能。选项A“你很擅长抓蝉。”符合语境，故选A。 【37题详解】 根据“So people who want to catch cicadas must train their hands to hold a bamboo stick without shaking”可知，此处介绍捕捉蝉的人必须训练他们的手拿着竹签而不摇晃的原因。选项F“如果它们听到树叶在风中发出的声音，它们就会飞走。”符合语境，故选F。 【38题详解】 根据“Right now, I am standing under a tree like part of a tree, with my arm reaching out like part of a dry branch.”可知，捕蝉的人需要和周围环境融为一体。选项B“人们必须善于隐藏自己。”符合语境，故选B。 【39题详解】 根据“I only watch the cicadas’ wings. No matter what happens, I will focus on the wings”可知，此处说的是要集中注意力。选项C“最后但并非最不重要的是，一个人必须集中精力。”符合语境，故选C。 【40题详解】 根据“No matter what you do, you can only succeed if you love what you are doing and pay enough attention to it”可知，无论你做什么，只有当你热爱你所做的事情并给予足够的关注时，你才能成功。选项E“也就是说，无论你做什么，你都应该集中精力。”符合语境，故选E。 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共55分） 四、词汇运用（共20小题,计25分） 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每词或短语限用一次。 he; calm; patient; practise; take up When I was young, my mum always wanted me to ____41____ a hobby. In fact, I was not interested in her idea at all. So when she took me to a music teacher’s house for the first piano lesson, I was crying all the way. Mr. George, the piano teacher, was a kind man. He played a piece of music to ____42____ me down. I was attracted by the beautiful music and stopped crying soon. It was then that I decided to take piano lessons with ____43____. However, it was not easy for a child at my age to learn the piano. I had a hard time sitting at the piano and ____44____ for hours a day. Luckily, Mr. George often encouraged me and taught me ____45____. With his help, my level of confidence went up. Before long, I could enjoy the notes coming from my fingers. good; believe; surprise; deep; because of It was a pity that I didn’t take part in any serious piano competitions ____46____ too much schoolwork in middle school. And I didn’t practise as much on the piano after I entered high school. To my ____47____, one day, when I felt relaxed and sat down at the piano, I could still play beautiful music. From that day on, playing the piano became part of my life again. As a person whose enthusiasm (热情) for a thing never lasts ten minutes, I can’t ____48____ this has become a thing I have done for more than ten years. I thank my mum ____49____, because she encouraged me to learn the piano. It has made me a ______50______ person. You see, sometimes, a little push can truly go a long way. 【答案】41. take up 42. calm 43. him 44. practising 45. patiently 46. because of 47. surprise 48. believe 49. deeply 50. better 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者学习钢琴的经历。 【41题详解】 句意：小时候，妈妈总是希望我有自己的爱好。结合下文“So when she took me to a music teacher’s house for the first piano lesson”和备选词汇可知，此处是指作者妈妈希望作者培养一种爱好；take up“开始从事”，动词短语；根据空前不定式符号to可知，此处应用动词原形。故填take up。 【42题详解】 句意：他演奏了一段音乐使我平静下来。结合下文“I was attracted by the beautiful music and stopped crying soon.”和备选词汇可知，此处是指老师弹了一首曲子让作者平静下来了；calm sb. down“使某人冷静下来”，动词短语；根据空前不定符号to可知，此处应用动词原形。故填calm。 【43题详解】 句意：就在那时，我决定跟他上钢琴课。结合上文“Mr. George, the piano teacher, was a kind man.”和备选词汇可知，此处是指作者决定跟着乔治先生学钢琴，应用人称代词主格he的宾格形式him“他”作介词宾语。故填him。 【44题详解】 句意：我很难坐在钢琴前，每天练习几个小时。结合语境和备选词汇可知，此处是指练习弹钢琴几个小时；practise“练习”，动词；根据“I had a hard time sitting”可知，此处应用动词practise的动名词形式practising与sitting形成并列关系。故填practising。 【45题详解】 句意：幸运的是，乔治先生经常鼓励我，耐心地教我。结合“With his help, my level of confidence went up.”和备选词汇可知，此处是指先生耐心地教作者，作者的自信心增强了；应用形容词patient的副词形式patiently“耐心地”作状语，修饰动词。故填patiently。 【46题详解】 句意：遗憾的是，由于中学课业太重，我没有参加过任何严肃的钢琴比赛。结合“didn’t take part in any serious piano competitions”和备选词汇可知，此处是指因为中学课业太重，作者没有参加比赛；because of“因为”，介词短语。故填because of。 【47题详解】 句意：令我惊讶的是，有一天，当我放松下来，坐在钢琴前，我仍然可以弹奏出美妙的音乐。结合“I could still play beautiful music”和备选词汇可知，此处是指作者还能弹奏美妙的音乐，这让作者很惊讶；考查to one’s surprise“令某人惊讶的是”，介词短语。故填surprise。 【48题详解】 句意：作为一个对一件事的热情永远不会持续十分钟的人，我不敢相信弹钢琴已经成为我做了十多年的事情。结合“As a person whose enthusiasm for a thing never lasts ten minutes,”和备选词汇可知，此处是指作者不敢相信自己弹钢琴十多年了；believe“相信”，动词；根据空前“can’t”可知，此处动词用原形。故填believe。 【49题详解】 句意：我深深地感谢我的妈妈，因为她鼓励我学习钢琴。结合上文“In fact, I was not interested in her idea at all.”和备选词汇可知，作者最开始不情愿学习钢琴，对妈妈的想法根本不感兴趣，而现在作者坚持弹钢琴十多年了，所以此处是作者深深地感谢妈妈；应用形容词deep的副词形式deeply“深深地”作状语修饰动词thank。故填deeply。 【50题详解】 句意：它使我成为一个更好的人。结合语境和备选词汇可知，此处是指作者的妈妈希望作者学习弹钢琴，而作者最开始的不情愿，到后来喜欢上了这一爱好，作者坚持下来了，这让作者变成了一个更好的人；应用形容词good的比较级形式better“更好的”作定语，修饰名词person。故填better。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。 Li Huaiyuan, a primary school student from Hunan Province, takes his favourite Changsha dialect (方言) course every Friday afternoon. Li’s parents are from different places in Hunan Province and speak different dialects, so the f____51____ communicate mainly in Mandarin (普通话). “I take the course because I want to learn different dialects. I’m glad that I have a c____52____ to learn Changsha dialect at school,” the boy said. According to Li Xiaoling, headmaster of the school, it’s helpful to promote (推行) Mandarin, but it’s also important to p____53____ dialects. She started the dialect course for students last September, and lots of professors from universities have agreed to t____54____. Except for listening and speaking, students also learn idioms (习语) and the c____55____ behind the dialect. Zhou Sheng, a teacher of the course, said he spent more than ten years working in other cities. When he r____56____ to Changsha, the dialect sounded strange to him as it was heavily influenced by Mandarin. “Many people are w____57____ about the disappearance of the dialect as it is becoming less used in their daily lives,” Zhou said. The course has also won s____58____ from local people. They say such courses should be offered to students at d____59____ levels of education. “We do not expect all children to learn perfect Changsha dialect, but they should understand the i_____60_____ of dialects. One day they may work for the research and protection of dialects as they grow older,” said Zhou. 【答案】51. (f)amily 52. (c)hance 53. (p)rotect 54. (t)each 55. (c)ulture 56. (r)eturned 57. (w)orried 58. (s)upport 59. (d)ifferent 60. (i)mportance 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了湖南一所小学开设长沙方言课程，以保护方言。 【51题详解】 句意：李的父母来自湖南省不同的地方，说不同的方言，所以家人主要用普通话交流。结合“communicate mainly in Mandarin”和首字母“f”提示可知，此处是指这家人主要用普通话交流；family“家人”，名词，此处是指家庭成员，表示复数概念。故填(f)amily。 【52题详解】 句意：男孩说：“我很高兴我有机会在学校学习长沙话。”结合“to learn Changsha dialect at school”和首字母“c”可知，此处是指在学校学习长沙话的机会；chance“机会”，可数名词，根据空前不定冠词a可知，此处名词应用单数形式。故填(c)hance。 【53题详解】 句意：该校校长李晓玲表示，推广普通话很有帮助，但保护方言也很重要。结合下文“protection of dialects”和首字母“p”可知，此处指保护方言；protect“保护”，动词；根据空前不定式符号to可知，此处应用动词原形。故填(p)rotect。 【54题详解】 句意：去年9月，她为学生开设了这门方言课程，许多大学教授都同意来教。结合“professors”和首字母“t”可知，此处是指许多教授同意来教授这门方言课程；teach“教，讲授”，动词；根据空前不定式符号to可知，此处应用动词原形。故填(t)each。 【55题详解】 句意：除了听和说，学生还学习习语和方言背后的文化。结合“the … behind the dialect”和首字母“c”可知，此处是指方言背后的文化；culture“文化”，名词，此处指方言背后的风俗、信仰、艺术、生活方式等，为不可数名词。故填(c)ulture。 【56题详解】 句意：当他回到长沙时，长沙话听起来很陌生，因为它深受普通话的影响。结合上文“working in other cities”和首字母“r”可知，此处是指在其他城市工作多年后，他回到长沙；return“返回”，动词，句子陈述过去发生的事情，时态应用一般过去时，谓语动词应用过去式returned。故填(r)eturned。 【57题详解】 句意：“许多人担心方言的消失，因为它在日常生活中越来越少使用，”周说。结合“the disappearance of the dialect”和首字母“w”可知，此处是指许多人担心方言的消失，此处强调人们担心的状态，考查be worried about“担心”，形容词短语。故填(w)orried。 【58题详解】 句意：该课程也赢得了当地民众的支持。结合上文“She started the dialect course for students last September, and lots of professors from universities have agreed to…”和首字母“s”可知，此处是指该课程得到了当地人们的支持；support“支持”，不可数名词。故填(s)upport。 【59题详解】 句意：他们说，这些课程应该提供给不同教育水平的学生。结合“levels of education”和首字母“d”可知，此处是指不同教育水平的学生；different“不同的”，形容词，在句中作定语，修饰名词levels。故填(d)ifferent。 【60题详解】 句意：我们不期望所有的孩子都能把长沙话学得很好，但他们应该明白方言的重要性。结合上文“it’s helpful to promote Mandarin, but it’s also important to … dialects.”和首字母“i”可知，此处是指方言的重要性；importance“重要性”，不可数名词，在句中作宾语。故填(i)mportance。 五、读写综合（计30分） 阅读并回答问题。 Last week, I asked a worker to help me repair my old house. On the first day of the job, it was so awful. When he was about to work, he found he had left his tools for work at home, and his car broke down on the way. While I drove him home, and his wife telephoned to say that his son had a bad cold. He was silent all the way. When we arrived, he invited me to meet his family. As we walked towards the front door, he stopped at a small tree and touched the tree with his hands. When we opened the door, I was very surprised to see that the worker wore a big smile. It seemed that he changed into another person. He hugged his son and gave his wife a kiss. After a while, when he walked to the car, I asked him why he had touched the tree. “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he answered. “Sometimes I have trouble with my job, but one thing is for sure—it doesn’t belong to my wife or my son. So I just hang up the trouble on the tree when I come home every night. Then the next morning I pick it up. However, when I pick it up, I hardly remember what I put the night before.” That’s true, sometimes the best way to deal with the trouble is to put it down. 回答下列5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。 61. How was the worker’s first day of the job? ________________________________________________________________________ 62. Where did the worker stop as they walked towards the front door? ________________________________________________________________________ 63. What was the writer surprised to see? ________________________________________________________________________ 64. When does the worker hang up the trouble on the tree? ________________________________________________________________________ 65. What can we learn from the story? ________________________________________________________________________ 66. 书面表达 一直以来，我们被很多闪光的人物感动着，他们有为国争光的奥运健儿，有风雨无阻的外卖小哥，有起早贪黑的环卫工人……他们在各自的工作岗位上奉献着光和热。阳光学校英文网站正开展以“My ideal job”为题的征稿活动，请根据提示写一篇英文短文参加投稿。 注意事项： (1) 词数100词左右 (文章开头已给出，不计入总词数)； (2) 文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息； (3)文章必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。 My ideal job Everybody has his ideal job. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】61. It was so awful. 62. At a small tree. 63. The worker wore a big smile. 64. When he comes home every night. 65. We should put down trouble./We should put trouble down. 66. 例文 My ideal job Everybody has his ideal job And my ideal job is to be a writer. First of all, I am crazy about reading. Ever since I was able to read, I have read thousands of books, including classic Chinese novels and history books. I enjoy myself in the world of literature every time I read. Second, both my teacher and classmates think highly of my writing. And I have won prizes in a few writing competitions. To achieve my dream, I plan to take online writing courses to improve my writing skills. Also, I keep a diary to write down my thoughts, my feelings and my dreams for the future. Through hard work, I believe I can make it. 【解析】 【导语】本文通过一个工人每天晚上下班回家把麻烦挂在树上，然后早上再把麻烦捡起来的故事告诉我们，有时候处理麻烦的最好方法就是把它放下。 【61题详解】 根据“On the first day of the job, it was so awful.”可知，他第一天上班就干得很糟。故填It was so awful. 【62题详解】 根据“As we walked towards the front door, he stopped at a small tree and touched the tree with his hands.”可知，当他们走向前门时，这个工人停在一棵小树前。故填At a small tree。 【63题详解】 根据“When we opened the door, I was very surprised to see that the worker wore a big smile.”可知，作者很惊讶地看到这个工人面带笑容。故填The worker wore a big smile. 【64题详解】 根据“So I just hang up the trouble on the tree when I come home every night.”可知，当这位工人每天晚上回家的时候，把麻烦挂在树上。故填When he comes home every night. 【65题详解】 根据“That’s true, sometimes the best way to deal with the trouble is to put it down.”可知，从这个故事我们能学到，有时候处理麻烦的最好方法就是把它放下。故填We should put down trouble./We should put trouble down. 【66题详解】 ①题材：本文是材料作文； ②时态：主要时态为“一般现在时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏提示内容中“提示信息”的要求均要一一阐述，适当发挥。 [写作步骤] 第一步：表明写作意图。借用“每个人都有自己理想的工作”来引出重点介绍的内容。 第二步：具体阐述写作内容。依照提示信息的要点——理想工作、原因及做法等均要一一阐述。 第三步：书写结语。表达“通过努力，我相信我能成功。”的信心。 [亮点词汇] ①First of all首先 ②thousands of成千以上的 ③think highly of高度赞扬 [高分句型] ①Through hard work, I believe I can make it. (宾语从句） ②Ever since I was able to read, I have read thousands of books, including classic Chinese novels and history books. (时间状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024年春学期第三次学情调研 九 年 级 英 语 试 卷 本试卷分为第I卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。全卷共120分,考试时间100分钟。 第I卷（选择题,共65分） 一、补全对话（共5小题,每小题2分,计10分） 根据对话内容,从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,每个选项限用一次。 （Emily and her friend is talking about a home robot.） A: What is that in the picture, Emily? B: ____1____ Isn’t it cute? A: Yes, this ball-shaped robot looks nice. ____2____ B: Sure, its name is Ballie. It is about the size of a bowling ball (保龄球). A: That’s small. So, what can Ballie do? B: ____3____ For example, it can turn on the lights, answer the phone and feed pets. It also uses AI to learn users’ habits so it can do a better job. A: That sounds amazing. ____4____ B: No. The company didn’t say how much it would cost. We will know the price when it is released (发布). A: ____5____ And everyone will have one of these robots in their home. B: I agree with you. Technology is shaping our lives all the time. A. It’s a home robot. B. Does it have a name? C. I hope it is not expensive. D. Do you know the robot’s price? E. It can do a lot of work around the house. 二、完形填空（共15小题,每小题1分,计15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 It was a hot summer day. Susan was staying in her grandmother’s old house. ____6____ she was exploring the attic (阁楼), she found a key in the bottom of a box. Susan ____7____ went downstairs to ask her grandmother about the key. Her grandmother seemed ____8____, and she had no idea where the key came from. However, she did tell Susan about a secret room in the house that ____9____ had been able to find for many years. It was a complete ____10____. Susan spent the rest of the day ____11____ the house for any hidden doors. Before the sun set, she found a floorboard in the corner of the living room. She ____12____ to open it and discovered stairs leading down to a small, dark room. ____13____, she used the key to unlock the door at the foot of the stairs. ____14____ she found inside took her breath away. The room was filled with ancient treasures. Her family had ____15____ them over the years. Among the items was a diary of her great-great-grandmother. Susan ____16____ the diary. It described how her ancestors (祖先) had hidden these treasures in the secret room to keep them ____17____. As she read on, she discovered a message that pointed to another hidden place. It finally led her to a compartment (隔间) in the attic where she found even ____18____ treasures. In the following days, Susan and her grandmother spent a lot of time keeping these treasures in order. And they had a deeper understanding of their family’s past. Susan would never ____19____ these days. When she was busy exploring the old house, she got to know her family’s history. The ____20____ led her to a hidden world of treasures and secrets and reminded her of the family’s history. 6. A. If B. When C. Unless D. Before 7. A. sincerely B. easily C. quickly D. clearly 8. A. humorous B. worried C. strict D. curious 9. A. nobody B. somebody C. anybody D. everybody 10. A. risk B. mistake C. success D. mystery 11. A. searching B. decorating C. painting D. designing 12. A. failed B. managed C. regretted D. agreed 13. A. Sadly B. Unluckily C. Surprisingly D. Recently 14. A. Where B. When C. How D. What 15. A. sent B. collected C. introduced D. translated 16. A. picked up B. wrote down C. heard about D. looked through 17. A. safe B. valuable C. traditional D. interesting 18. A. cheaper B. more C. worse D. smaller 19. A. fear B. record C. forget D. enjoy 20. A. box B. stair C. key D. room 三、阅读理解（共20小题,每小题2分,计40分） （一）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A Road trips are becoming more and more popular nowadays. Arrive in a place, rent a car and start a free driving trip! But it’s difficult to understand road signs that don’t have any words when travelling in a different country. Could this mean “no music”, “no playing any instrument” or maybe even “no singing”? Well, it’s none of those things—it’s a sign of Spain telling drivers not to use their horns (喇叭)! You can probably guess this one, but it still might be a surprise to see it! You can see it in Norway. It warns drivers there are polar bears in the area perhaps even crossing the road! You might see this sign in parts of Germany when frogs (青蛙) are on the road. When you see it, you should slow down, because the animals could cause an accident. Is this an animal riding a train in the sea? No it’s actually an Italian sign that says drivers must not carry things that can pollute natural water bodies in the area. 21. The first sign tells drivers not to _______. A. sing B. play music C. use their horns D. play instruments 22. Which of the following can be put in the _______? A. B. C. D. 23. The purpose of the text is to_______. A. ask us to put safety first B. introduce some popular road trips C. encourage us to learn more about road signs D. tell us some road signs that are difficult to understand B Uncle Frank’s new house was in a mess. There were boxes everywhere. Outside there was a van (货车) and men were carrying more boxes from the van into the house. "Where’s Uncle Frank?” said Mum. “I don’t know,”said her cousin Ruby. “I’ve lost him.” “I’m over here,”shouted Uncle Frank. ”I’m behind these boxes in the living room.” Tim found Uncle Frank behind a wall of boxes, sitting on a large brown box. “Come and look at these.” said Uncle Frank. Tim sat down on one of the boxes and looked closer. The books were photo albums (相册). “I found them in the box,”said Uncle Frank. He turned the pages and pointed to a set of faded (褪色的) yellow photographs. “Look,”he said. “That’s me when I was your age.” “But you look a bit cheeky (无礼的) to me. Look at the way you’re smiling in this photo.”said Tim. “You’re quite right,” said Uncle Frank. “I was very naughty. I was a terrible troublemaker but when I got caught, I just blamed (责备) everything on my twin brother.” “I didn’t know you had a twin,” said Tim. “Ah! That’s the point. I didn’t,”said Uncle Frank. “You see, a twin brother is very useful, even if he doesn’t exist (存在). If you do something wrong, you can always say it is your twin brother.” “Don’t give him silly ideas, Uncle Frank,” Mum said. “You know,” said Uncle Frank when Mum had gone, “I hope you appreciate (感激) your mother. She’s a great person. Make sure you do everything you can to look after her.” “I’m planning something very special for her, Uncle Frank. I’m going to take her to Disneyland in Paris,”Tim said. 24. What did Ruby mean when she said, “I’ve lost him.”? A. Uncle Frank couldn’t drive a van well. B. She didn’t know where Uncle Frank was. C. She couldn’t follow Uncle Frank in the street. D. Uncle Frank got lost on his way to the new house. 25. When he was Tim’s age, Uncle Frank often _______. A. won prizes B. moved house C. caused trouble D. fought with his brother 26. According to Uncle Frank, Tim should be ______ to his mum. A. rude B. polite C. friendly D. thankful C Recently, a new kind of tourism called “speedy tourism” is popular in China. This new kind of tourism allow people to visit many interests in a short period, most often on weekends. Most of these visitors are college students, reported China Youth Daily. Yu Ying is one of them. The 22-year-old started the “speedy tourism” in March after she was attracted by some experiences of some travel bloggers. “Confined (限制) to the school education for three years, I’m hungry to take trips in my free time,” said Yu. “Now it’s time! Spring has come and we can go out to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery.” Most of her trips are started from her daily life, such as a place mentioned in a chat with friends. “But making a plan carefully is important,”Yu said. She added that as she chose every destination (目的地) in the city, she was able to find a lot of information and learn more about these places. That would help her save time when travelling. Her recent trip was to Shanghai. Starting at 7 a.m., the 22-year-old visited nine local attractions. “That day, I walked almost 30,000 steps,”Yu said, “Though it’s a bit tiring, I enjoy the trip as much as days-long trips. It still lets me have a better understanding of the cities I go to.” Unlike Yu who travelled in nearby cites, Chen Junjun likes to travel far to relax herself. In April, the 24-year-old took a two-day trip to Xi’an. During her trip, she visited all the attractions in the city. Chen said that such tourism is not suitable for everyone. She added that it’s tiring as visitors have to see as many places as possible in a short period. Such trips are not flexible (灵活的) as days-long trips in which you can change your plan as you like. “So energy and a calm mind are necessary for speedy tourism.” said Chen. 27. What is “speedy tourism”? A. Visiting few interests in a long period. B. Visiting few interests in a short period. C. Visiting many interests in a long period. D. Visiting many interests in a short period. 28. What do we know about Yu Ying? A. Her trip to Shanghai was tiring but enjoyable. B. She often take trips during her study at school. C. She thinks making a plan carefully is unimportant. D. She was attracted by some experiences of her classmates. 29. Why did Chen Junjun take a trip to Xi’an? A. To relax herself. B. To walk 30,000 steps. C. To be a travel blogger. D. To understand the city better. 30. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Yu visited Xi’an recently. B. Yu and Chen are at the same age. C. Both Yu and Chen like to travel far. D Most visitors who like “speedy tourism” are college students. D The elephant-foot drum is the most typical musical instrument of the Dai ethnic group (傣族). The elephant-foot drum dance is very popular among the Dai people. It is often performed during festivals. This form of dance was at first used to scare off evil and welcome the new year. Now it is a way for the Dai people to show their joy as well as their village culture. The drum-making skill was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2011. A young man, Xie Wenping, used to follow his grandfather who made elephant-foot drums for a living to learn how to make a drum. “Making an elephant-foot drum is no easy task, and it takes about 30 steps and one month,” Xie explained. After picking the wood, one needs to carve (雕刻) the wood into an elephant-leg-like shape and hollow out (挖空) the inside. The drum surface is made of cowhide (牛皮革), which needs to go through several steps such as leather selection (皮料选择), cleaning, air drying and cutting. Then comes the painting, during which the drum is painted with patterns showing ethnic elements (元素) and coated with a protective topcoat (防护面漆). The finishing steps include tuning (调音) and polishing the fur. “A good elephant-foot drum should have a thick and loud sound when beaten,” Xie said. The repetion (重复) of the work might not be the most exciting, but whenever Xie sees his grandfather’s smile while making the drum, he feels encouraged again. “Over the years, the number of craftspeople (工匠) skilled in making elephant-foot drums has gone down,” Xie said. “I feel like it’s my responsibility to carry it on.” Xie has innovated the form of the drum. To make it easier for the elephant-foot drum to spread to places outside Yunnan, Xie came up with the idea of making a mini version (版本) of the drum and designed key chains shaped like the elephant-foot drum. I think people are supposed to save the drum and pass the drum-making skill down. Therefore, we can help keep our culture colorful. 31. What was the elephant-foot drum dance used to do in the beginning? A. To celebrate different kinds of festivals. B. To drive evil away and welcome the new year. C. To show Dai people’s happiness and their village culture. D. To introduce the most typical musical instrument to people. 32. According to Xie, the process of making an elephant-foot drum is _____. A. easy B. creative C. challenging D. the most exciting 33. Which is the correct order to make elephant-foot drums? ① tuning and polishing the fur ② deal with the cowhide to make the surface of the drum ③ carve the wood that was picked and hollow out the inside ④ paint a protective topcoat after drawing some patterns on the drum surface A. ③ ② ① ④ B. ② ④ ③ ① C. ② ③ ④ ① D. ③ ② ④ ① 34. What does the word “innovated” mean in the last paragraph? A. created B. made C. improved D. designed 35. What might be the author’s opinion according to the article? A people should save the drum and carry on the drum-making skill. B. Making an elephant-foot drum takes about 30 steps and one month. C. The elephant-foot drum dance is very popular among the Dai people. D. people are supposed to learn how to perform the elephant-foot drum dance. 阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，其中有一项是多余选项。 Confucius and Cicadas One day, Confucius led his students to the State of Chu. When crossing through a large forest, they saw an old man standing under a tree, catching cicadas with a bamboo stick, Confucius said, “____36____ You must have some special skills.” “That’s right!” the old man answered. “Cicadas are clever little insects. ____37____ So people who want to catch cicadas must train their hands to hold a bamboo stick without shaking. If you can place three small balls on top of the bamboo stick without falling off, you might be able to catch cicadas. When five small balls are placed on top without falling off, catching cicadas is as easy as picking a ball up from the ground.” He then added, “But that is not enough. ____38____ Right now, I am standing under a tree like part of a tree, with my arm reaching out like part of a dry branch. ____39____ When I am catching cicadas, I only watch the cicadas’ wings. No matter what happens, I will focus on the wings.” Hearing this, Confucius turned to his students and said, “No matter what you do, you can only succeed if you love what you are doing and pay enough attention to it. ____40____ This is what this old man has taught us.” A. You are very good at catching cicadas. B. People must be good at hiding themselves. C. Last but not least,one must be concentrated (集中). D. People must be more active while chatting cicadas. E. That is to say whatever you do,you should focus it. F. If they hear the noise of the leaves in the wind, they will fly away. 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共55分） 四、词汇运用（共20小题,计25分） 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每词或短语限用一次。 he; calm; patient; practise; take up When I was young, my mum always wanted me to ____41____ a hobby. In fact, I was not interested in her idea at all. So when she took me to a music teacher’s house for the first piano lesson, I was crying all the way. Mr. George, the piano teacher, was a kind man. He played a piece of music to ____42____ me down. I was attracted by the beautiful music and stopped crying soon. It was then that I decided to take piano lessons with ____43____. However, it was not easy for a child at my age to learn the piano. I had a hard time sitting at the piano and ____44____ for hours a day. Luckily, Mr. George often encouraged me and taught me ____45____. With his help, my level of confidence went up. Before long, I could enjoy the notes coming from my fingers. good; believe; surprise; deep; because of It was a pity that I didn’t take part in any serious piano competitions ____46____ too much schoolwork in middle school. And I didn’t practise as much on the piano after I entered high school. To my ____47____, one day, when I felt relaxed and sat down at the piano, I could still play beautiful music. From that day on, playing the piano became part of my life again. As a person whose enthusiasm (热情) for a thing never lasts ten minutes, I can’t ____48____ this has become a thing I have done for more than ten years. I thank my mum ____49____, because she encouraged me to learn the piano. It has made me a ______50______ person. You see, sometimes, a little push can truly go a long way. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。 Li Huaiyuan, a primary school student from Hunan Province, takes his favourite Changsha dialect (方言) course every Friday afternoon. Li’s parents are from different places in Hunan Province and speak different dialects, so the f____51____ communicate mainly in Mandarin (普通话). “I take the course because I want to learn different dialects. I’m glad that I have a c____52____ to learn Changsha dialect at school,” the boy said. According to Li Xiaoling, headmaster of the school, it’s helpful to promote (推行) Mandarin, but it’s also important to p____53____ dialects. She started the dialect course for students last September, and lots of professors from universities have agreed to t____54____. Except for listening and speaking, students also learn idioms (习语) and the c____55____ behind the dialect. Zhou Sheng, a teacher of the course, said he spent more than ten years working in other cities. When he r____56____ to Changsha, the dialect sounded strange to him as it was heavily influenced by Mandarin. “Many people are w____57____ about the disappearance of the dialect as it is becoming less used in their daily lives,” Zhou said. The course has also won s____58____ from local people. They say such courses should be offered to students at d____59____ levels of education. “We do not expect all children to learn perfect Changsha dialect, but they should understand the i_____60_____ of dialects. One day they may work for the research and protection of dialects as they grow older,” said Zhou. 五、读写综合（计30分） 阅读并回答问题。 Last week, I asked a worker to help me repair my old house. On the first day of the job, it was so awful. When he was about to work, he found he had left his tools for work at home, and his car broke down on the way. While I drove him home, and his wife telephoned to say that his son had a bad cold. He was silent all the way. When we arrived, he invited me to meet his family. As we walked towards the front door, he stopped at a small tree and touched the tree with his hands. When we opened the door, I was very surprised to see that the worker wore a big smile. It seemed that he changed into another person. He hugged his son and gave his wife a kiss. After a while, when he walked to the car, I asked him why he had touched the tree. “Oh that’s my trouble tree,” he answered. “Sometimes I have trouble with my job, but one thing is for sure—it doesn’t belong to my wife or my son. So I just hang up the trouble on the tree when I come home every night. Then the next morning I pick it up. However, when I pick it up, I hardly remember what I put the night before.” That’s true, sometimes the best way to deal with the trouble is to put it down. 回答下列5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。 61. How was the worker’s first day of the job? ________________________________________________________________________ 62. Where did the worker stop as they walked towards the front door? ________________________________________________________________________ 63. What was the writer surprised to see? ________________________________________________________________________ 64 When does the worker hang up the trouble on the tree? ________________________________________________________________________ 65. What can we learn from the story? ________________________________________________________________________ 66. 书面表达 一直以来，我们被很多闪光的人物感动着，他们有为国争光的奥运健儿，有风雨无阻的外卖小哥，有起早贪黑的环卫工人……他们在各自的工作岗位上奉献着光和热。阳光学校英文网站正开展以“My ideal job”为题的征稿活动，请根据提示写一篇英文短文参加投稿。 注意事项： (1) 词数100词左右 (文章开头已给出，不计入总词数)； (2) 文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息； (3)文章必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。 My ideal job Everybody has his ideal job. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$