江苏省苏州市工业园区星澄学校2024-2025学年九年级上学期11月期中考试英语试题

2024-2025学年第一学期期中调研测试试卷 九年级英语学科 2024年11月 注意事项： 1.术试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟： 2.所有的答案均应书写在答题卷上，按照题号顺序答作相应的位且，超出题以域 书写的答案无效：书写在试题卷上、草稿纸上的答案无效： 3.字体整，笔迹消楚。保持答题纸卷而消油。 第一部分（共65分） 一、听力（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分） A.听对话回答问题 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对 话前，你将有时间阅读题目：听完后诮从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答 案。 1.What animal sign are they talking about? B. 2.What is Jim going to do this Sundar? A 3.What time is it now by the girl's watch? 12 2 A 4.What is the boy's problem? B 5.Where will they take their cousin first? A.To the shopping mall.B.To the Water World. C.To the Art Museum. 6.How docs Andy like Katc? A.Special. B.Creative. C.Clever. 7.What are the speakers probably talking about? A.A hotcl room. B.A car park. C.A'T'V programme. 8.Which colour may the man choosc? A.Blue. B.Black. C.Grey. 9.What's the man going to do tonight? A.Sec a film. B.Watch a football match.C.Go to a concert. 10.What does the woman say about Nancy? A.She doesn't like washing dishes. B.She doesn't know how to wash dishes. C.She hasn't finished washing the dishes. B.听对话和短文回答问题 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅 读相关小题，听完后请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。 请听第一段对话，完成第11~12小题。 11.What will the girl have tomorrow? A.An English lesson.B.An important exam. C.A birthday pariy. 12.What does Andy advise the girl to wear? A.A white T-shirt and blue jeans. B.A blue T-shirt and bluc jeans. C.A white T-shirt and blue shoes. 听第一篇短文，完成第13~15小题。请根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出 正确的选项，完成信息记录表。 Advice on how to be happy 13 Leave you in a good mood and bring others a good mood. Listen to music Make you 14 when you're unhappy. Do exercise 15 or go running,and you may forget something unhappy. 13.A.Smile B.Cry C.Shout 14.A.happy B.relaxed C.excited 15.A.Go sleeping B.Go shopping C.Take a walk 听第一篇短文，完成第16~20小题。 16.Whom was Wu Jun's 9-page "We Chat guide"made for? A.Wu Jun's brother. B.Wu Jun's parents.C.Wu Jun's sister. 17.What has caused the change of the roles about teaching in the family? A.The rapid development of society and technology. B.The growing numbers of old people. C.The unscicntific design of new technology. 18.Why is it possible that children know morc than their parents do? A.Because children have better memories. B.Because children have more ways to get information. C.Because their parents refuse to accept new things. 19.What docs Wu think of the phenomenon()that kids teach parents? A.There is no need for parents to leamn new technology. B.Parents are supposed to leam new technology by themselves. C.Children should teach their parents new technology to make communication convenient. 20.What can we infer from the passage? A.It's never too old to leam. B.All's well that ends well. C.A good beginning is half done. 二、完形填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项。 An old man lived in a village.He was one of the rudest people in the world.The whole village disliked him.He was always 1.He was always complaining and was always i a bad mood.When people tried to cheer him up,he would rudely turn them away. The longer he lived,the more bad-tempered(坏脾气的)he became..People smyed away from him2_his bad mood was contagious(传s染性的).It was unusual to feel happy around him.He also 3 the rest of the village fecl unhappy by behaving like this. But one day,the day he turned 80 years old,an unbelevable thing 4.The man's mood ehapged.He was no longer rude or angry.5,he seemed to be calm and kind.The villagers said among themselves,"The old man is very happy today.He hasn't 6 about anything.He is smiling,and his face looks kind." The whole village went to see the old man.They couldn't believe that his mood could change so 7.One of the villagers asked the old man,"What happened to you?" "Nothing special has happened,in fact.I've been looking for 8 for 80 years,and it was no use,"the man said."Then I 9 to live without happiness and just enjoy life. That's why I'm happy now." It is important to 10 that your mood can influence the moods of those around you. Everyone has bad days sometimes.If someone tries to cheer you up,don't be rude to them. Just try to accept their help. 1.A.lazy B.quiet C.unhappy D.useless 2.A.0r B.so C.but D.because 3.A.made B.hoped C.asked D.forced 4.A.shaped B.created C.happened D.remained 5.A.Instead B.Although C.Otherwise D.However 6.A.cared B.talked C.worried D.complained 3 7.A.badly B.slowly C.suddenly D.clearly 8.A.darkness B.kindness C.carelessness D.happiness 9.A.failed B.decided C.forgot D.seemed 10.A.prove B.realize C.expect D.imagine 三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，潮分30分） City walk is a kind of walking activity in cities in China.It's different from going shopping.It usually means a simple sauntering()without specific plans. It's reported that,by this November,city-walk vloggers on Xiaohongshu have increased (by over 30 times since the same period in 2022. Who are city walkers? Top 3 popular cities in China for city walk males:18% Female:82%零 ①Shanghai②Beijing③Guangzhou Age Five popular reasons for city walk under 16 日q 15% To slow down to learn a city better 1618 2% .To have a cheaper and more relaxing 1923 qa… 22% way to travel .To know better about the community 24-28 + 28% around us 2933 EDEE 19% To stay curious over 34 negminan 14% ·To reduce stress 1.The passage above is A.a poster B.a notice C.a story D.a report 2.Who do you think is most likely(可能的)to be a city walker? A.My 4-year-old cousin. B.The teacher who prefers reading at home. C.The travel vlogger on We Media. D.Lucy's grandpa who lives abroad. 3.Which of the following is TRUE about city walk? A.City walk can be found everywhere in China. B.City walk is popular of all ages,especially the old. C.Most of the city walkers are female because they like shopping. D.City walk is not only a walking activity but also a new lifestyle. B What's your dream job?How much do you know about it?A group of students from Tianjin found a very common preblem among young teenagers:Most of them have little idea about their career plans as there is too little help from school or family. To offer teenagers helpful advice on career,the students from Tianjin TEDA NO.1 Middle School started a project called“"Dian Zhi Cheng Shi(点职成诗)"，“Our survey shows that 72%of students want to know more about different jobs.Doctors,accountants and lawyers are the top three,"said Wang Xinran,16,the project leader. According to students'needs,the team interviewed 32 excellent workers with different jobs and put their interviews on the Internet.These workers shared true stories behind each job,allowing students to leam about the jobs further. "We also invited the workers to give speeches in our school.In this way,students could have a chance to talk to them face to face,"said Wang. Team member Lu Jinyan said his most impressive intervicw was with a photographer."I used to think being a photographer was cool and romantic ()But now I realize that they need to deal with Hots of problema,such as a sudden change of weather or broken cameras.They also need to communicate with different people.Ihis is not easy." But the project doesn't mean to disappoint (students by telling them the truth. "We want to show the workers'love and spirit of never giving up instead of the bad sides," said group member Zhao Yajie."The project's name means to turn a career into a poem.We believe working is not just about bread and butter.It should be like a poem,full of love and beauty.And we hope our project can let students know that." 4.Why did the students start"Dian Zhi Cheng Shi"? A.Toprovide useful career advice for teenagers. B.To turn students'dream jobs into beautiful poems. C.To deal with problems students may meet in family. D.To help students communicate with different people 5.The project can help students do the following things EXCEPT A.learning about the true job situation B.interviewing team members face to face C.getting chances to talk to excellent workers D.having a better understanding of different jobs 6.What does the project member Lu Jinyan think of being a photographer now? A.Cool and romantic. B.Hard and challenging. C.Exciting and amazing D.Practical and meaningful 7.What is the best title for the passage? A.Knowing your dream jobs B.Dealing with your study problems C.Communicating with people D.Helping teenagers have interviews C China and India are leaders in improving global tree cover,a new study based on NASA research showed. They took a 31.8 percent part together of the total global new leaf area between 2000 and 2017.China played a major role,adding 25 percent to this increase,and India added 6.8 percent,followed by Canada and Russia. The study in the Nature Sustainability journal shows that more than 5.5 million square kilometers of green leaf area was added globally.Since 2000,there has been a 5 percent increase in global green cover,it said. "The greening over the last twenty years shows an increase in leaf area on plants and trees which is as large as the area of the entire Amazon rainforest,"Chi Chen,a Boston University researcher and leader of the study told Nature Sustainability.Large plantation activities to protect forests in China contributed nearly 42 percent to the country's green cover,and agriculture()added another 32 percent.In India,82 percent of the increase in leaf area was because of agriculture. "China and India take up one-third of the greening,but hold only nine percent of the planet's land area covered in green plants,"Chi Chen told NASA Earth Observatory."That is a surprising finding,considering the land degradation()in countries with large populations.' Boston University's research team first detected an increase in global green cover in the 1990s but were unsure what contributed (to the increase.Finally,with the help of NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites research,they managed to find out the increase in leaf cover from different areas and places. 8.Which country contributed to the largest increase in the global new leaf area? A.China. B.India. C.Russia. D.Canada. 9.For what purpose did the author mention the Amazon rainforest? A.To show the major role of rainforest. B.To explain the reason for developing agriculture. C.To describe the difficulty in protecting forests. D.To show the great increase in global green cover. "0.What did Chi Chen think of the new finding? A.Worrying. B.Interesting. C.Unexpected. D.Meaningless. 11.What does the underlined word"detected"probably mean? A.Imagined. B.Discovered. C.Studied D.Doubted. D We were locked in a darkness room,Ned tried to escape from the submarine.I remembered that unforgettable day.When moming came,we saw the monster behind us. After fighting against it,Conseil,Ned and I were thrown into the sea and stood on the monster.We thought it was a giant narwhal.In fact,it was a submarine.A few seconds later, eight men came out and pulled us into this room on the submarine. Suddenly,two men entered.The tall man was Captain Nemo.He even knew everything we did with him.He asked us to promise not to escape.Finally,we reached an agreement. Captain Nemo showed me the art gallery with many paintings by famous artists and a museum that contained many thousands of wonderful shells,pearls and other treasures from the sea.I had never seen such a good museum."What a wonderful ship,it must have cost a fortune""That's true!"he replied."I love it as if it were my child." A few days later,Captain Nemo invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island.About one hundred savages followed us and tried to come into the ship.Captain Nemo didn't worry about them.When they put their hand on the rail,they all 6 fell back and ran away.Captain Nemo had put electricity into the rail.Anybody who touched it would receive an electric shock. Onc day,he asked me to follow him to another room.A man lay on a bed with a very bad head wound.I looked at it."What happened?"Caplain Nemo answered,"Something broke in the engine.A heavy piece of metal hit his head."He is going to die soon,"I said."Nothing can save him."Tears filled Captain Nemo's eyes,and he asked me to leave. We sailed through a sea of milk and huge armies of shell sand,sometimes large crowds of sharks.I realized that I did not really want to escape. 12.Which is the comrect order of the following statements? a.Captain Nemo invited me and my friends to go out. b.We fought against the monster on the sea. c.Captain Nemo showed me a lot of amazing things. d.We were locked in darkness room. A.adbc B.bdca C.dbca D.cabd 13.The underlined word "fortune"in paragraph 3 may mean A.luck B.money C.time D.life 14.Why didn't Captain Nemo worry about the savages? A.Because the number of the savages was too small. B.Because Captain Nemo was optimistic. C.Because Captain Nemo had a way to deal with them. D.Because I could help him beat them. 15.According to the passage,which of the following is right? A.Ned and I tried to escape. B.Captain Nemo cared about his member. C.I found the journey boring. D.Conseil,Ned and I didn't make any promise. 四、信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两 项为多余选项)。 It is believed that a good memory comes naturally,while a bad memory cannot be changed.1 Here is some advice for you. ▲Take an interest. This can explain the reason wby schoolboys remember football results clearly but have trouble with dates from their history lessons. ▲Repeat things in chunks(块)， Repeating things in chunks is the best way to remember things for a short time3 The following numbers would be impossible for most of us to remember: 1492178919318483.But look at them in groups or chunks repeatedly and it becomes much easier:1492178919318483. 4 To remember long lists,try inventing-a-story which includes all the things you want to remember.In experiments ()people were asked to remember up to 120 words using this way.When tested later,they could remember about 90%'of them.The test result was really amazing. A Take physical exercise. Physical exercise is important for your memory,because it sends more oxygen ( to your brain,and that makes your memory work better.5 As we know,too much pressure is very bad for the memory. A.Invent a story. B.Putting numbers in groups may help you remember them C.Remember a list. D.Exercise also makes you less stressed. E.Boys always do better than girls in school. R.In fact,you can do a lot to improve your memory. G.We all remember interesting things and always forget boring ones. 第二部分非选择题(55分) 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。每空限填一词。 1. The we have heard of arc about our favorite activity. 2. (lives once draw many young people's eyes. 3. Parents should know that their children are. (影响)by them in many ways. 4. -Do you think Karen will be a great doctor? -In fact,being a doctor r (carefulness.but she is careless sometimes. 5. To get everybody in the discussion,Miss Suhus d our class into six groups. 6. The eye is blind if the mind is a 7. I really want to know w our teacher will come to the surprising party or nct. 8. They aren't confident enough so I think n of them two can make a good chairperson. 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。 call,know,record,in order to,at the bottom of Joseph Ditun is a 55-year-old university professor )He is as"Dr.Deep Sea".He just broke the for the longest time living underwater in Florida,United States. Joseph lived inside a small undersea house for 100 days between March 1 and June 9. He ate meals which were rich in protein (there.He exercised and took daily experiments see how his body changed to the underwater pressure.Joseph lived a 9-meter-deep lake.He completed the underwater project Project Neptune 100.The project included medical research and ocean research. 8 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。 Paper cutting is !tradition el art form in China. It's said that Chinese people —(pract ce) paper cutting smce the 2nd century. It started to become popular when paper invent) by Ca L un. Paper cutting covers nearly all the things， such as flowers (value) to us. Now the beautiful art is used to decorate doors， windows and beds in houses or at (cel cb rate) such as birthdays and weddings. During the Spring Festival， paper cuttings are glued to windows to expres people's best (wish) for the new year. paper cutting is popular， it's not easy to master this art because it requires a great deal of practice and imagination. Most young people are too (patient) to do the work. This makes some lovers of the art feel worried. To change the situation， some artists b ave gone into schools to teach children to do paper cutting. They think it's worth. (pass) the art form down from one generation (一代) to the next. Now more and more children have become interested in it and proud 10 the traditional art 七、阅读表达(共3小题；第1题2分，第2题2分，第3题3分，满分7分) 请认真阅读下面材料，用英语回答材料后的问题。 The popular talent reality show Riding Wind 2024 came out on April 19. It features 36 female stars from around the world giving amazing performances. One standout (突出的 人) has been Chen Lijun， a young Yue ju Opera actress. While performing her song Destiny， the 32-year-old mixed opera singing with sword dancing to show the bravery of Chinese women， impressing many. Chen is a member of Zhejiang Xiao bai hua， one of China's most famous Yue ju Opera groups. B or and raised in Sheng zhou， Zhejiang， the birthplace of Yue ju Opera， Chen began studying the art form at 13. Yue ju Opera is famous for its feminine style， as most of its performers are women. With ber t all height and bright character， Chen's teachers encouraged her to play xiao sheng roles or young male characters， said News China magazine. Chen is known and loved by people for her reversed role in New Dragon Gate Inn， a Yue ju Opera show. In the show， Chen plays the male role of Ji a Ting. Called the "Jade-faced M $$a n ^ { n } ，$$ Jia has a handsome look and great charm.In her acting， Chen brings out the chemistry with ber costars. For example， with just one arm， she spins a costar around easily. Chen sees her role as a mix of both female and male charms while having a strange sense of beauty. Her performance is helping bring new life and more audiences to this ancient art form." first， most of the aud rence were common opera fans. But later， newcomers to theater， many of them young people， began showing up， " Chen told China Daily. "Traditional Chinese opera must be passed on， but more importantly， it needs to be brought to a wider audience， " Chen wrote online on April 12. 1.Who are the performers in Riding Wind 2024? 2.Why docs Chen play xiaosheng roles? 3.What do you think of Chen's pcrformance in helping Yueju Opera?Why? 八、书面表达（共1题；满分25分） 作为中学生，我们在校学习、生活中不可避免地会有很多问题，应该如何面对并 解决这些问题呢？假设你校英文报Grow山专栏近期举行了“成长的烦恼（Growing pais)”征文活动，请根据以下提示，写一篇英语文章投稿。 写作要点： 1.What's your main teenage problem now? 2.Can you share an expcrience about how to deal with it? 3.What have you learnt from the experience? 写作要求： 1.词数100词左右，（开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数）。 2.文中不得出现真实的人名和学校名称。 3.根据要点提示，可以适当发挥。 Recently our class has talked about"Growing pains"of teenagers. 0