江苏省大连新海实验中学 2024—2025 学年九年级下学期英语周测（八）

新海实验中学2024—2025学年度第二学期英语周测（八） 九年级英语试题命题：苏老师 审核：刘老师 一、单项选择 1．—Mum, I want to watch the news about our school. Change the channel, please! —What a pity! It is eight o'clock now. It___________ for a while. A．has been over B．was over C．has finished D．finished 2．She was so angry at ______he was doing ______she walked out without a word. A．what; that B．that ; what C．what ; what D．that ; that 3．—Will you go to Lisa's housewarming party next Sunday? —Well, if I________, I will go on time. A．invite B．will invite C．am invited D．will be invited 4．I never doubt_______ he can do the job well, but I doubt_______ he will get here in time. A．if; if B．that; that C．that; if D．if; that 5．___________ I do, I do it for you. Do not ever doubt that, my boy. A．Whatever B．Wherever C．Whenever D．Whoever 6．Your bag still ________where you ________it yesterday. A．lied; lay B．laid; lied C．lies; laid D．lies; lay 7．—Let’s go climbing if it____this Saturday. — Good idea. But nobody knows if it . A．is fine; rains B．is fine; will rain C．will be fine; rains D．will be fine; will rain 8．Our life _______ greatly by 3D printing technology in a few years. A．will influence B．influences C．will be influenced D．is influenced 9．Hangzhou ________ as the City of Silk. Tourists like shopping for silk there. A．knows B．is known C．was known D．will be known 10．They were________ busy________ the project________the time. A．too; discussing; to forget B．so; discussing; that they forgot C．too; to discuss; to forget D．so; to discuss; that they forget 二、完形填空 I’d been worried about the task ever since Mrs. Lockwood said we needed to share something no one else in the sixth grade knew about us. “You’re 152 Esha, ”Mrs. Lockwood told me. Within seconds, Esha was standing at the front of the class with her poster turned backward. She said, “One thing about me you may not 153 —I have a black cat, named Sultana. She has five toes on her front left paw. Sultana is truly the best cat, ever. ” Then Esha 154 turned the poster to reveal a photo of herself and... The cat on the poster was exactly 155 Shadow. Shadow, my black cat. My cat! Mine! 156 was Esha doing a presentation on Shadow? After Esha returned to her seat, I stood up slowly. This was going to be even 157 than I had imagined. I went to the front of the room and held up my poster, “I have a pet named Shadow. She’s a black cat with five toes on her front left paw...” My voice shook like there was an earthquake inside of it. The whole class was looking at me like I’d lost my marbles, and I couldn’t 158 . I ran back to my seat. “Jessalyn and Esha, see me after class, ”Mrs. Lockwood said. Minutes later, I stood side by side with Esha, who kept looking at my 159 and then back at her own. “It’s rather obvious,” Mrs. Lockwood said, “that someone here copied someone else. You have the weekend to 160 who should come up with a different topic. Monday, I expect one of you to give a 161 presentation.” I followed Esha into the hallway. She said, “Why don’t you come to my house this Saturday morning, 162 we can see for ourselves. ” Bright and early Saturday morning, we 163 Sultana when she left Esha’s house. Then we discovered she climbed the fence and went straight into 164 yard. “She’s been living two lives, ”Esha sighed, her voice filled with 165 . She threw her arms around me and I hugged back because I understood. We were going to 166 our cat. She’d be Sultana with Esha, and Shadow with me. Nothing had to change. 152．A．before B．after C．beside D．against 153．A．forget B．care C．know D．understand 154．A．carefully B．proudly C．slowly D．nervously 155．A．with B．for C．like D．about 156．A．What B．When C．How D．Why 157．A．faster B．better C．worse D．stranger 158．A．remember B．lie C．leave D．continue 159．A．yard B．poster C．photo D．coat 160．A．work out B．read out C．look for D．point at 161．A．good B．special C．similar D．new 162．A．but B．or C．and D．though 163．A．selected B．followed C．stopped D．saved 164．A．my B．her C．his D．our 165．A．wonder B．anger C．regret D．respect 166．A．help B．protect C．love D．share When they arrived in the courtroom (法庭), the King and Queen of Hearts were sitting on their thrones. The room was full of birds and animals and a complete pack of playing cards. The Knave of Hearts was standing 167 two soldiers at the front of the room. There were chains 168 his hands. Alice saw 169 there, too. He had a piece of paper in one hand and 170 in the other. In the middle of the room there was a table and on it there was a big plate of jam tarts. When Alice saw them, she started to feel 171 . “They are probably for tea,” she thought. “I hope the trial isn’t long.” She began to 172 everything in the courtroom because she didn’t want to think about the tarts. “That’s the judge (法官),” she said. “He wears a big wig (假发).” The judge was the King and he was wearing the wig 173 his crown. He looked very silly. “And those twelve creatures in that box are the jurors (陪审员),” Alice said. She felt very 174 with her herself. She was only a small girl but she knew a lot of difficult words. The jurors were very busy. They were writing on their 175 . “What are they writing?” Alice asked the Gryphon, who was standing next to her. “Their names,” it said. “They don’t want to forget them.” “ 176 things!” Alice said. As she said this, the jurors wrote the words “stupid things” on their blackboards. One of them couldn’t spell the word “stupid” and had to 177 his friend. Then the White Rabbit 178 his trumpet (喇叭). “What’s the crime?” the King asked. The Rabbit read: “The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts. All on a summer day: The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts and took them all away!” “What’s your verdict (裁定)?” the King asked the jurors. “No, no, Your Majesty! We must call a 179 first,” the White Rabbit said. “ 180 the first witness!” the King shouted. The White Rabbit blew his trumpet three times and the Mad Hatter came in. He was carrying a teacup and a piece of bread and butter. “I’m sorry, Your Majesty, 181 I didn’t finish my tea before I came here.” 167．A．in front of B．behind C．between D．next to 168．A．around B．below C．in D．on 169．A．the White Rabbit B．the Mad Hatter C．the Queen of Hearts D．the March Hare 170．A．a pocket watch B．bread and butter C．a big wig D．a trumpet 171．A．angry B．hungry C．bored D．happy 172．A．name B．call C．remember D．write 173．A．on top of B．in the middle of C．at the bottom of D．at the corner of 174．A．proud B．pleased C．angry D．patient 175．A．blackboards B．notebooks C．laptops D．textbooks 176．A．Wrong B．Right C．Common D．Stupid 177．A．turn down B．turn to C．turn over D．turn off 178．A．played B．blew C．kicked D．knocked 179．A．witness B．judge C．thief D．criminal 180．A．Take B．Call C．Arrest D．Kill 181．A．and B．but C．or D．because 三、阅读理解 ①Every year, many people drown (溺水) because there aren’t good tools to help them in time. Can we create a strong and helpful tool to save people by the river? This idea comes from Liu Tiancheng, a student in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. ②The 14-year-old invented a telescopic water rescue pole (落水救援伸缩棒). This invention led him to win the 13th Yangzhou Youth Science and Technology Innovation (创新) Mayor Award. ③During the summer vacation of 2023, Liu did research in cities such as Yangzhou, Wuxi and Suzhou. He found that along the riverbanks in these cities, water safety tools are mainly throwable lifebuoys (抛掷式救生圈). While useful for rescues (救援) near the bank, they can’t help with longer distances! Also, some cities have rescue poles along the riverbanks. But they are often very heavy and can reach only 2 to 5 metres. ④To make a water safety tool that’s both long and light, Liu came up with a rescue pole that’s like a fishing rod (竿). “When it’s folded (折叠), it’s less than 1 metre long, so it’s easy to carry. When you extend (拉伸) it, it can reach about 5 metres,” Liu said. ⑤Pulling a string (绳) will cause a small can of dry ice to fill the pipe (管子) with air, making it straighten and extend to another length of 5 metres. It can be thrown into the water for people in need to grab onto. At the same time, an alarm buzzer (警报器) will go off. There are also glowing rope loops (发光的绳圈) at the end that can be seen at night. ⑥According to Liu, the rescue pole costs about 120 yuan and only the dry ice can needs changing for long-term use. “It can be used in many different situations and help in a big way,” he said. 85．Before Liu invented the tool, what did he do? A．He swam in the river. B．He did some research. C．He travelled around the cities on the coast. D．He studied if he could win a prize. 86．What is Liu’s invention like? A．It’s heavy and can reach only 2 to 5 metres. B．It can be only used in the daytime. C．It is more than 20 metres long. D．It’s long, light and easy to carry. 87．What is Paragraph 5 mainly about? A．How the telescopic water rescue pole works. B．What the telescopic water rescue pole is made of. C．Why the telescopic water rescue pole was invented. D．Where the telescopic water rescue pole is used. 88．What’s the structure of the passage? A． B． C． D． It is like a scene from a horror film: a spider web is several meters wide, which is home to thousands of spiders. And that was what Jason G. Goldman, an animal behavior researcher, found along a muddy path in the Peruvian Amazon jungle — the web arched from tree to tree, a structure containing too many spiders to count. They appeared to function as a society, just like ants or bees. Anelosimus eximius, the species Goldman met in the rainforest, is not the only kind of social spiders in the world, but it does construct the biggest webs. Some can reach more than 7.6m long and 1.5m wide. A web of that size could contain as many as 50,000 individual spiders. Anelosimus eximius was first discovered more than a century ago by a French scientist named Eugene Simon. More social spiders have been discovered since. One was found as recently as 2006. An Anelosimus eximius colony (群体) contains adult males and females as well as youngsters, but the majority of spiders on the web are females. Males account for only between 5% and 22% of any colony’s population. Social spiders work together to build, maintain and clean their webs. They work together to catch prey (猎物), and dine together when they trap a large feast. The females work together to care for the young in the colony. They feed their youngsters by vomiting (吐出) up food for them, just like mother birds. Why did these spiders become social? Researchers have discovered three ecological (生态的) elements that often lead to cooperative (合作的) living among spiders. Social spiders tend to feed on bigger prey, for one thing. Spiders living in places where it is difficult to hunt large or more profitable prey alone may eventually figure out that it is in their interest to work together. 89．What can we know about Anelosimus eximius from the text? A．Its latest branch was found in 2006. B．It was discovered by Jason G. Goldman. C．It has been in existence for less than a century. D．It builds bigger webs than other kinds of spiders. 90．Which of the following correctly shows the parts of an Anelosimus eximius colony? A． B． C． D． 91．What’s the main feature of social spiders? A．They live on big prey. B．They care for the young. C．They live and work together. D．They mainly exist in the rainforest. 92．The following paragraph would discuss ________. A．new threats to spiders’ colonies B．new research on spiders’ colonies C．more reasons for spiders’ cooperative living D．more species of social spiders in the world Looking at the undone homework on his desk always makes David Grey feel uncomfortable. More often than not, David leaves his homework behind and surfs the Internet or watches TV instead, waiting until the last minute. “But the longer I wait,” says David, aged 15, “the more I worry.” Everyone procrastinates (拖延) because they want to feel good now. The way to do that is to avoid the task. You can procrastinate on nearly anything, even enjoyable tasks such as planning a vacation. “Some people procrastinate cleaning. Some people procrastinate by cleaning,” says Professor Peter Stone. Research has shown that the top tasks young people procrastinate are studying and going to bed. “One big cause for procrastination is that people are afraid of failure, of not meeting others’ expectations,” Stone adds. Some people believe that procrastination will make them thrive. But researchers disagree. “I did a study several years ago, asking procrastinators to finish a task in a certain period of time,” says Stone. “They did worse than non-procrastinators: they made more mistakes and it took them longer. But they thought they did better.” No matter what the cause is, procrastination is usually not going to be good for you. For example, bedtime procrastination can lead to sleeplessness, which in turn can cause many other health problems. For those who need some drives to stop procrastinating, the best advice might be to take action first. If you’ve been procrastinating on forming a habit of exercise, just put on your walking shoes. A little bit of progress will get you moving. Next, find something to help you remember to take action. If you want to go to bed at 10:30 pm, you might set a timed dimmer switch (渐暗开关) at 10 pm. When the lights are dimmer, you’ll start going to bed. It works for most people. Finally, reward yourself every time you make progress. For example, after you’ve run 3 km, enjoy your favourite ice-cream. But be careful: it won’t work the other way around. 93．What tasks do young people procrastinate the most? A．Studying and going to bed. B．Surfing the Internet and watching TV. C．Doing homework and cleaning. D．Exercising and planning a vacation. 94．What is one big reason for people’s procrastination? A．They want to avoid doing hard work. B．They fear to lose and let others down. C．They need to finish the top tasks first. D．They plan to do the enjoyable tasks last. 95．The underlined word “thrive” in paragraph 3 most probably means ________. A．spend more time B．give up more easily C．do things better D．make more mistakes 96．What should David do if he wants to stop procrastinating on a writing task? A．Put on some soft music to help think actively. B．Enjoy a favourite ice-cream, and then start to write. C．Search the Internet for enough ideas before starting. D．Pick up a pen and write down possible starting sentences. 97．What can be the best title of this passage? A．A day of a procrastinator. B．Procrastination: yes or no? C．Say goodbye to procrastination. D．Want to feel good now? Procrastinate! Isabel was crazy about birds. She spent much time volunteering in the Sunshine Nature Center, where her mother worked as a director. She followed her mother wherever she went so that she could help to take care of the birds. One day, when Isabel was working with the birds happily with another volunteer Amy, Isabel’s mother rushed in with the guard. “The thunderstorm is coming,” her mother reported, “I have to go to the emergency center to prepare for the storm. So I need you girls to help get the storm shutters (防风窗) down.” Fear flooded Isabel the moment she heard the word “thunderstorm”. She was greatly afraid of thunder and lightning. She wanted to follow her mother as usual, but she couldn’t. Her mother left soon. Seeing Isabel’s pale face, Amy asked, “Are you OK?” Isabel nodded with her heart beating fast. She knew they had to work quickly. After closing the windows, the guard turned on the radio and listened to the weather report.  A worried look crossed his face. “The thunderstorm is heading our way.” he announced. “What can we do?” Amy cried. All of them felt uneasy. It seemed the end of the world was coming. Suddenly, Isabel heard the frightened cry of some birds. She did her best to pull herself together and said calmly, “We should move the birds to the reptile house (爬虫屋). It’s on higher ground.” With her guidance, they took action quickly. The eagles beat their wings when they felt the wind. Isabel-spoke softly to them, and they soon grew-calmer. Amy watched in amazement. Just as the water in the bird house had risen to their knees, they finished moving the birds. At last, Isabel’s mother finally returned after several hours. The guard told her Isabel’s cool thinking. Her mother looked at her daughter proudly. “I’m not sure. All I could think about was how scared the birds were. The love for the birds made me forget all the fear.” 98．What might Isabel do in the Sunshine Nature Center? A．Do her homework. B．Feed the birds. C．Report the weather. D．Work as a director. 99．What did Isabel do to save the birds? A．Brought the birds to her house. B．Moved the birds to a higher house. C．Locked the birds in the bird house. D．Sent the birds to the emergency center. 100．How did Isabel’s feelings change in the text? A．uneasy→ calm→ afraid→ happy B．afraid→ happy→ uneasy→ calm C．happy→afraid→uneasy→calm D．calm→ happy→ afraid→ uneasy 101．Which of the following words can describe Isabel? A．Shy and serious. B．Polite and lovely. C．Helpful and brave. D．Outgoing and friendly. 102．What is the main idea of the text? A．True friends are never apart. B．Love can overcome any fear. C．Many hands make light work. D．Where there is a will, there is a way. 26 When kids break rules, parents will give them some punishments, which aren't included in rules. In fact, when you tell your kids about a new rule, you should talk with them about the price they should pay for breaking the rule—what the punishment will be. Punishments you set should be reasonable, without violence or threat(暴力或威胁). For example, if you find your son smoking, 27 You should punish your kids only in ways you have discussed before the rule is broken. 28 It's understandable that you'll be angry when rules are broken. 29 , but it's not a very good one. Sharing your feelings of anger, disappointment or sadness with your kids can have a better effect on them. Try to do that. When your kids know what they have done has made you angry, they will feel guilty(内疚的). 30 , they will obey better. Family rules are made to help your kids behave better. If your rules or ways of punishment make them unhappy or under a lot of pressure, are they helpful? A．you may limit(限制) his social activities for two weeks. B．Many parents like setting family rules for their kids. C．When they know their actions influence you greatly D．Punishment is a way to express your anger. E．A study shows that the most popular punishment is to limit kids' TV time. F．All the kids dislike the family rules. G．Try to not be angry with them. 四、短文填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。 As you’ve grown up, has your favourite color changed? Colors can stand for different feelings and moods. That’s why more than 20 years ago, the Pantone Color Institute（研究所）decided to choose a color every December to r 51 the feelings of the coming year. What color did it decide on for the year 2022? It is Very Peri, a kind of Color that m 52 the peacefulness of blue with energetic red. This is the first time the company has created a new color for Color of the Year instead of p 53 an old one. So, why Very Peri? Each year, Pantone studies the happenings of the world to find the most s 54 color, and for 2022, it’s all about the influence of the digital world. The blue with red stands for the light of digital screens, reported People’s Daily. This shows how our physical（现实的）and digital lives are coming t 55 in new ways. “It is really important for us to come up with a new colour, s 56 we have a very new view of the world now,” said Leatrice Eiseman. “Of all the blue hues（色调）, it is the happiest and the w 57 .” Mixing in red, she said, gives the color a feeling of warmth and newness. The feeling of newness may be just what we all need. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed h 58 we live and work. Now people need to think outside the box. “We’ve gone through so many challenges, and we w 59 what’s going to happen from one day to the next,” said Laurie Pressman. “Keeping curious helps people get through these d 60 . That’s what we would like to call ‘creative courage’.” 五、书面表达 6．在新时代教育理念的浸润下，英语课堂成为充满创意与激情的语言实践舞台。近日，学校开展了以“Students’ Favorite English Class Activities”为主题的问卷调查。请你写一篇英语短文向校报投稿，描述且评价图表中的调查结果，并陈述你的选择及理由。 要求： 1. 80—120词，开头已给出，不计入总词数； 2. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。 参考信息： songs and movies duty reports debates (辩论) storytelling creative writing hands-on activities (eg: make a milk shake) stay focused improve…skills drive sb. to challenge… real-life language practice encourage teamwork and cooperation build a strong connection between…and… Recently, our school has done a survey on “Students’ Favorite English Class Activities”. _________________________________________________________________________ 答案第1页，共2页 试卷第1页，共2页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$