江苏省连云港市新海初级中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中阶段测试英语试题

新海初级中学2024-2025学年度第一学期期中阶段测试 九年级英语试题 (考试时间，120分钟试卷分值，150分) 第I卷选择题（共95分） 一、听力部分：（共30分） 第一部分听对话回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 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 5秒钟的时间阅读题目：听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。 -1.Whioh ofthe following is Lily's animal sign? A. B. 2.What kind of programme does the girl like best? A B. 3.What time was the suspect last seen leaving his office yesterday? 父 4.Which fruit may the woman probably buy? B 5.Which pet does Mario keep? A.Acat. B.Adog. C.Abird. 6.How many emperors lived in the Forbidden City before? A.Twelve."" B.Twenty. C.Twenty-four. 7.What's wrong with Rick? A.He has a cold. B.He has no friends at his new school. C.He argued with his parents. 8.What's the relationship between the two speakers? A.Husband and wife. B.Teacher and student. C.Doctor and patient. 9.Where will the two speakers probably go first? A.To the History Museum. B.To the Science Museum. C.To the Art Museum. 10.What does the man think of the mobile phone? A.It's colourful B.It's expensive C.It's cheap 第1页共10页 is) 第二部分断对话和短文答题（共10小题！每小题2分，满分20分） 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。 11.What will Sandy do in the show? A.She'll sing a song. B.She'll be the hostess. C.She'll design a poser for it. 12.Where does John work? A.In a theatre B.At a school. C.At a radio station. 听第一篇短文，回答13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。 A weekend activity Where In the school 13. When At eight o'clock on Sunday morning. What to do *Enjoy interesting stories and magic shows. *Listen to some famous 14. Why *It's a chance for students to relax and show their talents. *It's a chance for 15 to communicate with each other. 13.A.hall B.library C.playground 14.A.poems B.speeches C.English articles- 15.A.teachers and students B.teachers and parents C.students and their parents 听第二篇短文，回答第1620小题。 16.Country music is usually about A.the lives of children B.everyday life and feelings C.the lives of workers 17.Country music developed A.in John Denver's city B.in the southern United States C.in the northern United States 18.People began to make country songs into records A.in the 19208 B.in1920 C.in the 1970s 19.Country music became popular in America because A.city people liked this kind of music B.farmers moved to towns and cities with their music and it continued changing C.country music talked about city people's daily lives 20. is famous for the song"Take Me Home,Country Roads". A.A farmer in the countryside B.A person who moved to towns C.John Denver 第2页共10页 二、单项选择（共10小愿：每小题1分，满分10分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个进项中，地出最佳选项 21.On February 25h,President Xi Jinping announced that China has made a"complete ”nis f6 ght agai8 t poverty(贫困) A.pioneer B.progress C.victory D.speech 22.Lang Ping,the former coach of Chinese Women's Volleyball Team says"As a player,you be too hard-working.” A.mustn't B.needn't C.can't D.shouldn't 23.An English-Chinese dictionary is a book that gives a list of English words in order and their meanings in Chinese A.imagines B.impresses C.creates D.explains 24.The world-famous painter Pablo Picasso once said,"Every child is an artist.The problem is how to an artist once(一旦)he grows up,. A.require B.remain C.respect D.remind- 25.My cousin recommended several foreign films to me,but was to my taste. A.none B.no one C.neither D.nothing 26.The railway Qinghai to Tibet is the longest plateau railway in the world. A.connects B.is connected C.connecting D.connected 27.Working as a teacher should be creative patient. A.as good as B.as possible as C.as far as D.as well as 28.--The new science and technology museum will be open to the public soon.Shall we go together? A.My pleasure B.It's a pleasure C.Don't mention it D.That's a deal 29.I was about to go out the telephone rang. A.as B.while C.when D.until 30.---Peter looks blue these days. ---Well,I'm not sure A how is he feeling now B.why was he so unhappy C.what is wrong with him D.that something worried him 三、完型填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分13分） 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个进项中，选出最住选项 For many years I have been a proud31.I could get lost in the clouds for hours,dreaming of travelling to far away countries and enjoying different cultures there.My dream 32:a bestselling author,changing people's hearts with my words,or a reporter,serving the people and giving 33 to those who have not been heard for centuries. I spend most of my time dreaming.What's the problem with spending so muoh time dancing among sunset-painted cotton candy clouds?Well,the problem is that my bare feet34 kiss the earth,and by being lost in my dreams often,I become 35 from my own real life and out of 第3页共10页 touch with the people I love. "Stop dreaming.Be a doer not a dreamer,"the famous television producer Shonda Rhimes described in her 36for the graduating class of Dartmouth."You just have to keep doing something,catching the next ohance,staying open to trying something new.It doesn't have to satisfy your imagination of the perfect job or the perfect life.Perfect is boring and dreams are not37 Just.D0.” One of the hardest lessons a dreamer has to leam is that in order to cultivate the type of life we fictionalize (so often,we must match our dreams with 38.Otherwise,as Shonda puts it,"Dreamers often end up living in the basement(地下室)of relatives.” Another hard truth thet we dreamers must39 is that by being lost in dreaming,we overlook (ourselves.We usually dream of becoming40 else.We dream about the person who is not us,and this is a problem because it41 we would rather be others instead of ourselves. So,this.is me waving goodbye to my cotton candy clouds.I am 42myself to meet my dreams with acton.It won't be43.Those light and soft clouds have been a great source of comfort through the endless thunder storms that have disrupted ()my life.It's comfortable However,44 my best friend often reminds me,good things don't always bring comfort. The 45 thing for us is challenging.It is a lot more meaningful than those cotton candy. 31.A.traveller B.reporter C.seller D.dreamer 32.A.standard B.career C.achievement D.situation 33.A.voice B.ability C.surprise D.space 34.A.always B.seldom C.often D.usually 35.A.absent B.present C.free D.different 36.A.meeting B.speech C.novel D.diary 37.A.exciting B.important C.real D.lovely 38.A.action B.money C.time D.study 39.A.suggest B.know C.follow D.change 40.A.everyone B.someone C.anyone D.nobody 41.A.means B.considers C.explains D.promises 42.A.controlling B.satisfying C.discovering D.challenging 43.A.hard B.easy C.hurt D.special 44.A.for B.while C.as D.like 45.A.better B.worse C.best D.worst 四、阅读理解（共两节：20小题，满分40分） 第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，地出最佳选项，（共15小题： 每小题2分，满分30分) 第4页共10页 A Water walks along a string Astream of water Cut a piece of string about 12 inches(30 can travel from one cm)long and soak (It in water for a place to another few minutes. by flowing inside a pipe.Did you know thet a stream of water can also 2 Tie one end of the travel atong the string to the handle of outside of a string the pitcher.then fill the pitcher with (绳子)？ water. You'll need 3 ·String Hold the pitcher a few .Water centimeters from the ·Pitcher(水) glass and slightly higher. ·Glass Run the string from the pitcher's spout (壺带)to the inside of the glass.Keep the string taut(翔蛋的). 5 Til(领斜)the pitcher until water pours out. 000aa0o000o0ce000o0000a This is calied What happoaed? 00o000000000000000d06Q99 'surlace tension The water rolled down the string into the gass When waterstands in a container.the tiny water molecules()at its surface stick tegether and form a sort of skin. This is called"surface tension ()When water flowed out of the pitcher.the same-sort of skin formed around the stream.and the water stuck to the string as it-ran into the glass. SOURCE TNS 46.Which of the following needn't be included in this experiment(实验)？ A.String. B.Water. Glass D.Pipe 47.According to the instruction,which,of the following order is correct? 1run the string from the pitcher to the glass 2soak the string in water for a few minutes 3hold the pitcher slightly higher tilt the pitcher until water pours out 5 fill the pitcher with water. 6 tie the string to the handle of the pitcher A.②⑥③6④① B.②⑧6⑧①④C.①⑧⑥③②④ D.①⑥③⑤②④ 48.When water runs along the string,_ A.there is surface tension to make sure water can roll down B.the string can be winding(弯曲的) C.the tiny water can't form a sort of skin D.the pitcher and the glass must be put at the same height B During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape.When 1 traveled across to the otmer side of the island,I could see the other islands,and 1 said to myself,"Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day." So I decided to make myself a boat.I cut down a big tree,and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work,but about six months later,I had a very fine canoe ()Next,I had to get it down to the sea.How silly I was!Why didn't I think before I began work?Of course,the canoe was too …第5页共10页… heavy.I couldn't move it!I pulled and pushed and tried everything,but it didn't move.I was very unhappy for a long time after that In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe,but I did not try to escape in it.The boat was too smalt for a tong jourmey.and I did not want to die at sea.The island was my home now,not my prison,and I was just happy to be alive.A year or two later,I made myself a secorid canoe on the other side of the island.I also built myself a second house there,and so I had two homes. I kept food and tools at both my houses,and also wild goats.There were many geats on me island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in.They learnt to take food from me,and soon I had goats'milk to drink every day.I also worked hard in my com fields.And so many years went by. 49.We can infer (from the first paragraph that the writer A.was probably from England B.lived happily on the island C.lost his way on the island D.was born on the island 50.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A.The writer made himself a smaller canoe in his sixth year on the island. B.The-writer-made fields with high fences to keep many wild goats in. C The writer didn't try to escape because he had two homes on the island. D.The writer knew the canoe was too small for a long journey across the sea. 51.This story is mainly about how the writer A.kept goats in the fields B.escaped from the island C.built houses by himself D.survived on the island 52.This story is probably a part of a(n) A.novel B.advertisement C.travel guide D.telephone message Q If kind-hearted people meet stray animals,they always want to feed them.However.it may put them in an unexpected situation(境况)， A gym coach surnamed Xiao in Shanghai has found himself in such a case.In April 2023,he got sued(起诉)because a stray cat he fed tripped(绊倒)a man surnamed Wu,which was badly hurt.The accident happened when Wu was playing badminton at the gym where Xiao works.In July,the Minhang District People's Court ordered Xiao to pay 48,000 yuan.At the same time.the gym was also ordered to pay over 192,000 yuan. Upon hearing the news,many people felt sorry for Xiao."The feeder is so warm-hearted.He shouldn't receive such a punishment(惩罚)，”said Cui Luoyao,al4-year-old from Beijing. However,showing love to stray animals shouldn't hurt the rights of others,or they should bear the responsibility(贵任)，according to the Civil Code(《民法典》). Even though Xiao didn't own the cat,feeding it near the gym created a dangerous environment in the sports area and lea to a man getting hurt.In other words,he hurt others indirectly. Similarly,if someone reeds stray animals in public areas and this causes noise or problems,they should also bear the responsibility for the results. 53.Who does the unaerlined word“them”refer to(指)？ A.Gym coaches. B.Stray animal feeders. C.Homeless animals D.People who get hurt. 54.What does Cui Luoyao think of the news? A.It is unfair to Mr Xiao. B.Mr Xiao is a bad person. C.People should not feed stray animals. D.Mr Xiao should say sorry. 55.What is Paragraph 5 mainly about? A.The responsibility of the gym. B.The rights people have. C.The need for changes in the law. D.The reason Xiao had to pay. 第6页共10页 56.What can we leamn from the passage? A.We need to improve our laws. B.Bverybody can make a difference. C.Pets are different from homeless animals.D.Stray animal feeders should know of possible results. D Have you heard about Black Myth:Wukong?As soon as the game came out,it led a new interest in the classic Chinese novel Journey fo the West around the world. The writer of the novel is Wu Cheng'en,who is believed to created it in the 16th century based on older stories and history.The novel is mainly about a Buddhist monk named Xuauzang,takes his disciple(徒弟)，including Sun Wukong the "Monkey King,"on a journey to find sutras().For centuries,the novel has not only been made into films and TV shows,but also gave rise to a number of common sayings. Eyes of fire and gold In one of chapters,Wukong is locked up in a fire store as punishment after causing a mess in the Heaven.He runs into a room where the fire cannot reach.However,the smoke leaves him with an eye condition called "Fiery Bye".Wukong's fiery eyes-allow him to.see things hidden from ordinary. humans,such as monsters who change shapes or become unseen.Nowadays,this phrase generally refers to someone's ability to discover crime or cheating.For example:His lies seemed perfect.but she still saw through them with her"eyes of fire and gold". Transform with a shake of the body "Transforming with a shaking the body"refers.a kind of shapeshifting that doesn't take much effort.The Monkey King learns "Seventy-Two Changes"from Puti Zushi.In the novel,he transforms into a bird,a tree or a temple according to different situations.Today,the phrase is often used to express a great change of situation.For exampre:With strong support fiom fairies( )Cinderella transformed into the most beautiful girl at the party. Shentong Shentong refers to a set ofpowers.Wukong is the one who has strong powers:a jump with his jindouyun,a magical cloud he rides as a means of transport.What's more,he has a magic stick with which he beats bad spirits.So this phrase describes a person who has strong powers. 57.Why does the writer ask the question in the first paragraph? A.To get readers interested. B.To ask readers to answer it. C.To ask readers to talk about the game. D.To get readers to read Journey to the West. 58.What does the saying"transform with a shake ofthe body"probably mean in Chinese? A大显身手 B.原形毕露 C,三头大臂 D摇身一变 59.What may the writer do next at the end of the last paragraph? A.List numbers. B.Ask a question. C.Compare facts. D:Give an example. 60.Which of the following best shows the structure ofthe text? ① ①②③ ① ① ② ②③④ A.② ③ ④⑤ B. ④ ⑤ ③ ④⑤ ⑤ 第7页共10页 第二节：阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的远项中逸出能填入空白处的最佳地项，使粗文通顺速 贯，其中有两项是多余选项。（共5小题！每小题2分，满分10分） You might have a friend or a classmate who remembers every single detail.How can he or she make it?A good memory is often seen as something that comes nattrally and a bad memory as something that cannot be changed.61 Take an interest We all have the same opinion that we can easily remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that bore us. 62 but make a great effort to remember dates from history lessonsl One way to "make"yourself nre interested is to ask questions-the more,the better! Organize thi血gst扣groups 63 You can use this by organizing the materials you are studying.Try grouping similar knowledge together,or make a mind map of textbook reading to help group the information. Then when you leam more about that subject,you understand that better.Be sure things are clear in your mind.If not,ask questions until you understand! What's more,when you're leaming new materials,take the time to think about the relationship between the present information and what you've already known.64 Take physical exercise Physical exercise is also important for your memory,because it increases your heart rate and sends more oxygen to your brain,and that makes your memory work better.. 65 So the niext time youre learning new informaton,you can use the methods above.I'm sure that you will improve your memory and get more out of it. A.Then it helps you remember information. B.Some people were bomn with a good memory. C.Bxercise also reduces stress which is very bad for the memory. D.We all agree that it's easy to remember what you haye mueh interest in B.It's not hard to explain why schoolboys remember football results without difficulty. F.However,actually there are plenty of things that you can do to improve yourmemory. G.Researchers have found that information organized in groups can be easy to remember. 第Ⅱ卷非选择题（共55分） 五、词汇运用（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 根据短文意思及所给首字母，写出一个完整正确的单词。 Many people have the hobby of collecting things,e.g.stamps,postcards or antiques ()In the 18th and 19th c66..,wealthy people travelled and collected plants,historical objects and works of art.Theyk 67their collection at home until it got too big or until they died,and then it was given to a museum.The 80,000 objects colleoted by Sir Hans Sloane,for example,formed the m 68 collection of the British Museum which opened in 1759 The parts of a museum open to the public are called galleries or rooms.Often,only a small part of a museum's collection is on s69 Most of it is stored away or used for r 70 Many museums are 1 71places and attraot a lot of visitors.They can play with computer simulations(模拟)and imagine t.7?._.、livi恤gatadifferenttm血historyor walking through a rainforest.At the Jorvik Center in York,b73looking at exhibits,people can also experience the sights,sounds and s 14 of the old town.Historical acouracy ( is important but so is entertainment.Museums must compete for people's s time and money with other amusements.Most museums also welcome school groups and organize special activities for children. 第8页共10页 六、选词填空（共10小恩，每小题1分，满分10分） 从方框中选择恰当的词取短语并用其正确的形式填空（每个词或短语只能用一次）。 success; simple; divide...into... shape; value; pronunciation; prefer;reply; come up with; strict 76.As young people,we need to have qualities like thinking creatively and trying bravely. 77.It's well-known that more attention should be paid ta _your life and future. 78.His name is so long and uncommon that very few people can it in a correctway. 出 79.--Hey,Sandy.What do you think of the new uniform for the anniversar町y of our school(校庆)？ --I the color in the past,but not now. 80.t'so doubt that the youth worker has been n nis behavior of the four. 81.On October 30,2024.the Shenzhou-19 manned spacecraft was_ Jaunched. 的 82.The musical instruments in the Peking Opera band can two types. 83.Spud Webb's story tells us not to lose heart when we fail.It is another chance to begin again. 84.Nice ideas for deaung with students'problems are well worth 85.No one except the engineers to the teenagers so far. 七、阅读表达（供5小题：每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问思，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。 You may know the painting Along the River During Qingming Festival by an artist called Zhang Zeduan in the Song dynasty.Over 300 students from Nanjing Zhonghua High School worked together to recreate this famous painting.. 1he students'art teacher Ma Min found a high-definition picture of the painting,.divided the. painting into eight parts and gave each part to a different group of students.Then,Ma joined the parts together to form the finished painting,which is 84centimetres wide and 20 metres long. lhe students began to work on the painting last September.It took them about three months to finish it.They had to use their imagination to fill in details and make sure that one part matched another both in the form and in the painting style. The students did a lot ofresearch and made some interesting findings.Li Zixuan,13.was asked to paint the busy streets along the river.She learned that pillars()were used to create boundaries near the river.Shops were not allowed to open across this boundary.Otherwise,they would be punished with beatings.… "Historical inheritance (and their own thinking are very important,"Ma said."This is their own artistic creation." 86.How many students worked together to recreate the painting? 87.How wide is the finished painting? 88.When did the students begin to work on the painting? 89.What were the pillars used for according to the students'findings? 90.Which is important in Ma's eyes,historioal inheritance or the students'own thinking? -第9页共10页m-m…”- S ·" e与时 食 八、书面表达（共1题：满分25分） 在这个充满挑战与机遇的时代，奥运精神不仅是体有竞技中的灯塔，更是我们每个人人生 旅途中的宝贵指南。亲爱的同学们让我们将奥运精神内化于心，外化于行。在学习上遍求卓 越，在生活中勇于挑战，在团队中团结协作，在世界上传递和平与友谊。让我们以奥运之名， 书写属于自己的精彩篇章，共同创遁更加辉煌的未来！ 请以“The0 lympic spirits that have inf1 uenced me most”为题写一则 演讲稿。 内容包括， 1、 你理解的奥运精神有哪些？ 2、奥运精神给你的成长带来什么启示？ 3、对你影响最深的奥运精神是什么？如何彩响你的？ 要求： 1、句通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，字迹工整， 2、要点齐全，适当拓展： 3、不少于90词，不得出现真实姓名、校名及地名等相关信息。