江蘇省徐州市2023-2024學(xué)年九年級上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

2023?2024學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期中檢測

九年級英語試題

（本卷滿分140分，考試時間90分鐘）

聽力部分（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

第一部分聽對話回答問題

1.Whatmaytheconversationtakeplace?

2.Whichismuchcheaperandmoreenjoyable?

3.What'stheman'stelephonenumber?

332907418320G74I

4.Whatdoesthefatherwanthisdaughtertodoforhim?

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.TheInternet.B.Themouse.C.Theinformation.

6.WhatdoyouthinkofMillie?

A.Sheismodest.B.Sheiscurious.C.Sheisgenerous.

7.Whataretheytalkingabout?

A.Theanimalsign.B.Thesheep.C?Julie'spet.

8.Whyistheboystillinthelibrary?

A.Becausethebookisinteresting.

B.Becauseheforgetsthetime.

C.Becausethebadweatherpreventshimfromleaving.

9.Howmuchshouldthewomanpayfbrthejacket?

A.$50.B.$75.C.$100.

10.Howlongdidittakethewomantofinishthecharitywalk?

A.Onehour.B.Eighthours.C.Ninehours.

第二部分聽對話和短文回答問題

11.Whafsthewoman'sproblem?

A.Shefeelsnervousaboutthetest.

B.Shedoesn'tworkhard.

C.Shehasnevertakenanytest.

12.Whatistheman'ssuggestionforgettinggoodresultsinexams?

A.Talkingwithothers.B.Oftentakingtests.C.Alwaysworkinghard.

聽第一篇短文，回答第13?15小題。請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案，完成信息記錄表。

Asingingcompetition

TimeOntheeveningof12th,13,from6:30to8:30.

PlaceInthehallofourschool.

ClothesWearwhiteshirtsanddark14trousers.

PhonenumberCallushereat15.

13.A.OctoberB.NovemberC.December

14.A.blackB.blueC.brown

15.A.80692381B.80693218C.80963281

聽第二篇短文，回答第16?20小題。

16.WhatistheSuperBowl?

A.It'sanameofacookingcompetition.

B.It'sanameofasportingevent.

C.It'sanameofatouristattraction.

17.IfyoumisstheSuperBowlthistime,howlongwillyouhavetowaitfbrthenextone?

A.Threemonths.B.Halfayear.C.Ayear.

18.WhatkindoffoodisNOTmentioned?

A.Salad.B.Hamburgers.C.Barbecue.

19.WhatisthemostexcitingthingabouttheSuperBowl?

A.Watchingthegamewithfriends.

B.Enjoyingthehalftimeshow.

C.MeetingBrunoMarsorU2.

20.Tojointheauthorataparty,whatshouldguestsdo?

A.Theyneedtoknowalotaboutfootball.

B.Theyhavetosupportafootballteam.

C.Theycanbringsomeoftheirowndishes.

筆試部分

一、單項選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

從下列各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

1.TheOpeningof19由AsianGameswasheldinHangzhou23September,2023.

A.inB.onC.atD.to

2.—Mum,wereyoubornintheyearofthePig?

—Yes,yourgrandpaandIwerebothbomunderthisanimal.

A.scoreB.shapeC.signD.stand

3.—Jannie,whynotwearashirtforexams?It'sthecolorofwisdom.

—Maybe.ButIthinkwecanjustreaditforfun.Hardworkisthemostimportant.

A.yellowB.redC.blueD.white

4.Withdoublereductionpolicy,studentsdon'thavetoforhomeworktillmidnight.

A.setupB.stayupC.putupD.makeup

5._______TuYouyou______MoYanhavewontheNobelPrize.

—Yes.AlltheChinesepeoplearoundtheworldareveryproudofthem.

A.Not;butB.Neither;norC.Both;andD.Either;or

6.—Howdoyouusuallylearnabouttheworld,Millie?

—Frombooks.Icanread.______Iwantto.

A.beforeB.afterC.sinceD.whenever

7.一I'mreallysorry,mum.

一Cheerup,dear!Noonshouldgiveuplearningbecausehefailedanexam.

A.certainlyB.simplyC.hardlyD.carefully

8.—Isthereanythingelseyou'dliketoknowaboutcolours?

—Yes.Iamstillwondering.

A.whethercolourscanchangeourmoods

B.thatthereisarelationshipbetweencoloursandmoods

C.whydostrongcoloursmakepeopletakeactioneasily

D.whatdifferentcoloursrepresentandhowdotheyinfluenceus

9.—Ihearthatyou'vegotachancetoenterthetopuniversityintheworld.

■—.Ihaven'treceivedanyofferindeed.

A.Don'tmentionitB.ThafsnotthecaseC.NothingwrongwithitD.Can'tagreemore

10.Fromthefollowingwords,AbrahamLincolntellsusthat.

It'snottheyearsinyourlifethatcount.Ifsthelifeinyouryears.

—AbrahamLincoln

A.qualityoflifeisunimportantB.livinglongerismoreimportant

C.weshouldlearntocounttheyearsD.weshouldvalueourlifemore

二、完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

Weoftenreachapointinourlifewhenweshouldbereadyforchangethatwillhelpusunlockourself-

improvementpower.However,there'salways11rightunderournosebutwedon'tseeit.Theonly12we

thinkofunlockingourself-improvementpoweriswheneverythinggetsworst.

Whendowerealizethatweneedtochangediets?Whennoneofourshirtsandjeanswould13us.When

dowestopeatingcandiesandchocolates?Whenallofour14havefallenoff.Whendowerealizethatweneed

tostopsmoking?Whenourlungs（月市）havegone15.Weseethewarningsignsandsignalswhenthingsget

difficult.

Changewillhappen,likeit16hateit.Atonepointoranother,weareallgoingtofinallyunlockourself-

improvementpowernotbecausetheworldsaysso,butbecausewe17it'sfbrourowngood.

Happypeopledonjust18change,theyembrace（擁抱）it.Unlockingourself-improvementpower

meansunlockingourselves19theboxofthoughtthatisjustthewayweare.Itissuchapoorexcuseforpeople

whoisafraidof20.

Jane21tellseveryonethatshedoesn'thavethecouragetobearoundgroupsofpeople.Sheheardher

familytellthesamethingsabouthertootherpeople.Overtheyears,thatis22Janehasbelieved.Everytimea

greatcrowdcome,shestepsbackandlocksherselfupinaroom.Janenotonlybelievesinherstory,but23it!

Self-improvementmaynotbeeverybody'sfavoriteword,butifwelookatthingsinadifferentway,wemight

havegreaterchancesofenjoyingthewholeprocess24countingthedaysuntilwearefullyimproved.Exercise

threetimesinaweekatthegymwouldleadtoahealthierlife.Readingbookseverydaywouldbuildup25.And

onlywhenweareenjoyingthewholeprocessofunlockingourself-improvementpowerwillwerealizethatwe're

beginningtotakethingslightandbecomehappy.

11.A.anythingB.somethingC.everythingD.nothing

12.A.placeB.personC.timeD.thing

13.A.fitB.matchC.preferD.influence

14.A.hairB.fingersC.feetD.teeth

15.A.wellB.goodC.badlyD.bad

16.A.andB.butC.orD.so

17.A.realizeB.remindC.proveD.doubt

18.A.meetB.getC.acceptD.solve

19.A.intoB.overC.throughD.outof

20.A.calendarB.colourC.chanceD.change

21.A.neverB.sometimesC.alwaysD.seldom

22.A.thatB.whatC.ifD.when

23.A.livesB.forgetsC.enjoysD.remembers

24.A.inallB.insteadofC.accordingtoD.sothat

25.A.knowledgeB.powerC.peaceD.strength

三、閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

A）閱讀下面四篇短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

A

Emojisaregreatforexpressingyourfeelingsthatyoudon'twanttowrite,andreplacingshortmessages,which

allowsyounotonlytoimproveyourtypingspeedsbutalsotoexpressthemeaninginamorevisual（視覺的）way.

In2023,therearesomenewemojis.

Sealsarelargeseaanimalslivingorgrowingpartlyonlandand

Seal

partlyinwater.Theemojiseemstorepresentababyseal.

Bubbleteaisacolddrinkmadewithicedtea,sweetenedmilk,and

Bubbleteasweetblacktapiocaballs（木薯球）.Itisatea-baseddrinkinvented

inTainanandTaichunginthe1980s.

Aheadstoneisapieceofstoneplacedattheheadofagrave（墓）

Headstonewhichgenerallyshowsdetailslikethename,dateofbirthanddateof

1deathofthegraveitmarks.

Thishand-gesturehasdifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures.Italian

peopleareknowntousetheirhandsalotwhentalking.Inreallife

Pinchedfingers

Italiansusethishand-gesturewhentheyareaskingaquestionquietly

inanangrytone.

26.Whichofthefollowingemojismeansdifferentthingsindifferentcountries?

A.Seal.B.Bubbletea.C.Headstone.D.Pinchedfingers.

27.Peopleliketouseemojisbecause

A.theydon'tneedanymessagesB.theydon'tneedtotypein

C.theyarefreeforeveryonetouseD.theyhavemanyadvantages

B

GermanChancellor（總理）AngelaMerkelmaylooklikeanordinarywoman.Shedressescommonlyand

doesn'tshowmanyfeelings.Butdon5tletappearancefoolyou.

AsthefirstwomanchancellorinGermany'shistory,MerkelhastoppedForbesmagazine'slistof“TheWorld's

100MostPowerfulWomen^^sixtimes.ShehasevenbeencomparedtoMargaretThatcherandmanypeoplecallher

“IronLady”.

MerkelwasborninHamburg,WestGermany,onJuly17,1954.Asasmallchild,shequicklylearnedtospeak

butittooklongerforhertowalk."Iwasastupidpersonwhenitcametomoving,9,Merkelsaid."Anormalperson

coulddosomethingnaturally,butIhadtothinkaboutitinmymindandpractice.^^Asateenager,shewasthetop

studentinhighschool.In1973,MerkelwenttotheUniversityofLeipzig,whereshestudiedPhysics.

At32,shegotherdoctor'sdegreeinPhysics.Shesteppedintopolitics（政壇）in1989.Inherfirstbigpolitical

jobasMinisterfortheEnvironmentin1994,herscientificbackgroundandstrongwillprovedveryuseful.In2005she

becameGermany'sChancellor.Throughherpoliticalcareer,Merkefspersistence（堅持）andpatiencehelpedhera

lot."She'sbrightandopen-minded,saidHubertMarkl,aGermanbiologist.t€Sheisthepersonwhowantstoknow

exactlywhatisgoingon,andhownevergivingupwillinfluenceoursocietyandfuture.,,

28.FromthepassageweknowthatAngelaMerkel.

A.haslessfeelingsthananordinarywomanB.isthefirstwomanChancellorinGermany

C.isthemostpowerfulwomanintheworldD.iscalled“IronLady"byMargaretThatcher

29.Whenshewasasmallchild,Merkel.

A.didn'tliketowalkaroundB.wasslowinlearningtospeak

C.haddifficultyinlearningtowalkD.showedgreatinterestinPhysics

30.WhatdoesHubertMarklthinkofMerkel?

A.Shecaresonlyaboutpolitics.B.Sheisn'tfitfbrtheposition.

C.Shedoesn'tliketolistentoothers.D.Sheisapersonwithstrongwill.

C

WHICHFAMOUSPERSONINHISTORYWOULDYOULIKETOHAVEMETANDWHY?

FormeitwouldclearlybeLeonardodaVinci,Tdlovetohavemethim.Hewassucha

creativetalentandnotjustanartist.Heseemstohavepredicted（預(yù)測）anumberof

inventionsthatonlycameabouthundredsofyearslater,likeflyingmachinesandsoon.

rdliketotellhimhereallydidseethefuture.

Naomi,Chicago

EdchooseCleopatra-thelastkingofancientEgypt（埃及）.Sheisthoughtto

havebeenverybeautifulandisgenerallyconsideredtohavedevelopedsomereally

usefulpoliticalalliances（政治同盟）.Notmanywomenwerethatpowerfulin

ancienttimes.Tdliketohaveseenhowshedidit.

Lucinda,Nairobi

I'mLatinAmerican,soIwouldnameSimonBolivarasthepersonIwouldliketo

haveknown.He'ssupposedtohavebeenaverygreat,braveleaderandisacceptedto

havehelpedachieveindependence（獨立）forseveralcountriesinLatinAmericain

thenineteenthcentury.

Patricia,Caracas

Istudiedphilosophy,soIwouldliketohavespokenface-to-facewiththeChinese

philosopherConfucius.Tdliketohavediscussedwithhimhispoliticalphilosophy

andhisideaaboutfamilyvalues.Heseemstohavehadalotofrespectforolder

people,andeventhoughhelivedovertwothousandyearsago,someofhis

opinionsarestillmeaningful.

LiYu,Shanghai

31.LeonardodaVinciwas

A.justanartistB.verycreativeC.fromChicagoD.Patricia'shero

32.LucindawouldliketoseeCleopatramainlybecause.

A.Cleopatraisthoughttohavebeenverybeautiful

B.Cleopatraisconsideredtohavedevelopedsomereallyusefulpoliticalalliances

C.CleopatrawasthelastkingofancientEgypt

D.shewantstoseehowawomanbecamethatpowerfulinancienttimes

33.havehelpedachieveindependenceforseveralcountriesinLatinAmericainthenineteenthcentury.

A.ConfuciusB.PatriciaC.SimonBolivarD.Naomi

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutConfuciusaccordingtothepassage?

A.AllofConfucius^opinionsarestillmeaningful.B.Confuciushashisownpoliticalphilosophy.

C.ConfuciuswasagreatChinesephilosopher.D.Confuciushadlotsofrespectforolderpeople.

35.Whatcanweinfer（推斷）fromthepassage?

A.PatriciaisAsianAmerican.

B.FlyingmachineswereinventedbyLeonardodaVinci.

C.PeopletodaystillbelieveConfucius^opinionsaremeaningful.

D.SimonBolivarwasconsideredasabraveengineer.

D

Lookupattheskyintheeveningandyou'relikelytoseetheblueskyoftheafternoonbeingchangedintoa

reddish-orangeoneacrossthesky.Whydoesthecolouroftheskychangeatdifferenttimesoftheday?Theanswer

hastodowithhowthesun'slightandtheearth'satmosphere（大氣層）haveaneffectoneachother.

Lighttravelsinwaves（波狀運動）.Everycolourweseeisdecidedbythelengthofthosewaves.Red

wavelengthsarethelongest,andasyougothroughtherainbow,thewavesgetshorterandshorteruntilyoureachthe

bluesandviolets,whicharethesmallest.

Asthesun'slighttravelstowardsus,atfirstallitmeetsisspacewithoutanyparticles（微粒）,suchasdustand

waterdroplets.Butonearth,therearethousandsofparticlesintheairwhicharehardlyseen.Thewavelengthsthat

makeittotheearth'satmospherehittheseparticles,whichsendslightbouncing（反彈）inmanydifferent

directions.

Butnotallwavelengthsbouncearoundtothesamedegree.Bluewavelengths,becauseoftheirsmallersize,are

scattered（散射）moreeasilyandinmanydirections.Redwavelengths,whicharelarger,arescatteredtheleastin

theair.

Duringtheday,whenthelighthastheshortestdistancetotravelthroughtheatmosphere,whatweendupseeing

arethebluewavesthathavebeenscatteredallacrossthesky.Attheday'send,though,thelighthastotravelthrough

muchmoreoftheatmosphere,andthoseshort,bluelightwaveshaveahardtimegettingpastallparticles.They

mostlygetscatteredawaybeforetheyeverreachus.Theresultisthatredskyweseeatsunset,sincelongerred

wavelengthsarestillabletopassthroughtheatmosphere.

Sowhenyouseearedskyatdusk,justrememberthatit'sactuallythelastremainingcolourofthewhole

rainbow.

36.Accordingtothearticle,theskychangeitscolourbecause.

A.thetimechangeseveryday

B.theweatherisdifferenteveryday

C.theparticlesintheatmospherechangethewavelengthsoflights

D.thesun'slightandtheearth'satmosphereinfluenceeachother

37.Whichofthefollowingcolourshasthelongestwavelengths?

A.Red.B.Orange.C.Blue.D.Violet.

38.Whydoestheskylookblueduringtheday?

A.Becauselightmeetsthedustandwaterdroplets.

B.Becausethebluewavelengthsscatteredallacrossthesky.

C.Becauseparticlessendslightbouncingindifferentdirections.

D.Becausethebluelightwaveshaveahardtimegettingpastallparticles.

39.Whenyouseearedskyatdusk,itmeans.

A.inthemorningB.atnoonC.intheeveningD.atnight

40.Inwhichsubjectmaystudentslearntheknowledge?

A.ChineseB.MathsC.PhysicsD.History

B）閱讀短文，從短文后所給的A?F六個選項中選出五個能填入空白處的最佳選項。

Thisteenagercancook—andhismumishappywithhim.41Hegoestoschool,doeshishomework,meets

hisfriendsandenjoysdoingsports.Butbetween6p.m.and7p.m.fromMondaytoFriday,LiLeidoessomething

different.Hecooksdinnerforthefamily:mum,dad,andhisyoungersister.

Ithinkitisimportantforteenagerstolearnhowtodohousework.

42Buttheyneedotherskillstohelpthemintoday'sworld.FirstItaughtLiLeihow

tocookeasymealslikenoodlesandfriedeggs.Thenhestartedstudyingmycookerybooks.

LiLei'smum

Yesterdayhemadeavegetablesoup.43

IlovecookingandIthinkI'mreallygoodatit.Noneofmyfriendscook.44Itisn't

difficultandit'sgreatfun!管

LiLei

Inthepast,45.Hismumwasunhappywithhim.Today,thingshavechangedandsheisveryhappyand

proudofherson.

A.Idon'tknowwhy.

B.Ittastedverydelicious.

C.LiLeididn'thelpathome.

D.LiLeiislikeanyotherteenager.

E.Ithoughtdoinghouseworkwaseasy.

F.MathandEnglishareimportantofcourse.

四、詞語運用（共15小題；每小題1分,滿分15分）

A）選用方框內(nèi)的單詞或詞組填空，其中有一個單詞或詞組是多余選項。

absentfallbehindworriesasgoodaslosesheartremained

46.Everyonemayhavewhilegrowingup.Weshouldlearntosharethemwithothers.

47.一Whoistoday,boysandgirls?一LiPingisillathome.

48.Weallknowthatamissisamile.Sowecan'tbetoocarefulduringlearning.

49.Studyislikearace.Youeithertaketheleador.

50.Simonnevereventhoughhemeetssomanydifficulties.

B）閱讀短文，在文中空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，或用括號內(nèi)所給單詞的正確形式填空。

FredericChopin（1810-1849）wasagreatcomposerandanexcellentpianist.Hecomposedtwenty-fourshort.

51（piece）forthepianocalledpreludes.Thelongestone,Preludeno.15,isbetterknownbyitsnickname,the

“Raindrop”Prelude.How52itgetitsnickname?

Oneday531838,whenChopin'sloverGeorgeSandwentoutinarainstorm,Chopinbecame54

(worry).WhilewaitingforSand,hewrotePreludeno.15.

WhenSandcameback,Chopinplayedherthemusic.Sand55(think)thenotessoundedlikeraindrops.

SheletChopin56(listen)totheraindropsfallingontheroof.ThismadeChopin57(happy).He

insistedthatheneverpaidattentiontothosesoundsorcopiedthem.

However,likeSand,manypeoplehearraindropsinthisprelude.Somenotesrepeatingthroughoutthepiece

soundlikeraindrops.Theflowofthemusic58(be)likerain,too.Thepiecestarts59(soft),butit

getslouder,likeraingettingheavier.Thenthemusicgetsquiet60finallyends,likerainwhenitstops.

五、閱讀與表達(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)

閱讀短文，回答短文后的問題。每小題不超過6個單詞。

AnotherrichmaninVenicewasShylock.Hebecamerichbylendingmoneytoothersandmakingthempay

interest.WhileAntoniothoughtitwrongtomakepeoplepayinterest.Hesaidtherichshouldhelpthepoor.Shylock

wasveryangryaboutthisbecausemanypeoplewenttoborrowmoneyfromAntonioinsteadofborrowingfromhim.

ThismeantthatShylockearnedlessmoney.

WhenBassaniovisitedShylock,heaskedShylocktolendhimthreethousandgoldcoinsandsaidhewouldpayit

backinthreemonths.tuHowdoIknowyoucanpayitback?”askedShylock.44MyfriendAntoniowillhelpme.IfIdo

notpayyouinthreemonths,hewilldoitforme,“Bassaniosaid.Shylockturnedtosmile.Perhapsthiswouldbea

chance.

SoShylockwenttovisitAntonioatonce.Whenseeinghim,Shylockcouldn'thelpthinkinghowmuchhehated

him.However,hedidnotshowhishatred.Hetriedtobefriendly."It'sthreethousandgoldcoinsfbrthreemonths,

isn'tit?"AntonioandBassanioagreed.€tWhatinterestwillyoupay?”Shylockasked.Beforelong,Antonioand

Shylockwerearguingaboutinterest.AntoniocalledShylocksomebadnames.Bassaniowasworriedandstopped

Antonio.

AntoniosaidsorrytoShylock."Ifyoulendusthismoney,9,pleasedAntonio,t€Iwillnotcallyoubadnames.^^

Shylockpretendedtobesurprised.<4Comewithmetothejudge,"saidShylock,“sothathecanwritethecontract.

Iwilllendyouthemoneyforthreemonths.Youwillpaynointerest.Justforfiin,however,lefsagreethatifyoudo

notpaymeontime,youwillgivemeonepoundofyourfleshfromwherever