江蘇省南通市2023-2024學(xué)年九年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末英語試題

試卷第=page11頁，共=sectionpages33頁試卷第=page11頁，共=sectionpages33頁江蘇省南通市2023-2024學(xué)年九年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末英語試題學(xué)校:___________姓名：___________班級(jí)：___________考號(hào)：___________一、單項(xiàng)選擇1．________USstudentlearnedtomakepapercuttingduringhisvisitinChina._________experiencehasbecomehislifelongmemory.A．A;An. B．An;An C．A;The D．An;The2．Ournationalmusicalinstrumentshavetheirowncharacteristics.Thewholeworldcanfeelthe________ofChineseculturefromthem.A．challenge B．charm C．choice D．charity3．Mymomis________inthekitchen.Sheoftencookssomethingthatwehavenevertastedbeforewithherexcellentcookingskills.A．creative B．energetic C．organized D．practical4．—IsSimoncomingherebytaxi?—________not.Hemayrideabiketogogreen.A．Simply B．Exactly C．Completely D．Probably5．It’simpossibleforhimtopassthePEexameasily________hekeepsexercisingeveryday.A．but B．since C．if D．unless6．Somepeoplethink________awasteoftimetowatchallkindsofshortvideosonline,buttheyjustcan’tstop.A．that B．this C．it D．them7．—IthinkSuzhougardensareattractiveallyearround.—Metoo.They________classicalChinesegardens.A．respect B．represent C．report D．remind8．—________Jeff________SallyisrecommendedforYoungStarAward.—Well,theydon’tdowellenoughintheirsubjects.A．Either;or B．Neither;nor C．Both;and D．Notonly;butalso9．Myfamilythinktheyhaveknowneverythingaboutme,butI________tobequitedifferentfromwhattheythink.A．turnout B．workout C．breakout D．stayout10．—HowwasyourtriptoMountHuang?—Perfect.Itwas________fineweather________weenjoyedtheamazingview,especiallythecloudsea.A．enough;to B．too;to C．such;that D．so;that11．—Theissueof“pre-mademeals”hascaughtmuchattention.Whatdoyouthink?—Idon’tthinktheyarehealthy.I________foodonmyownthaneatpre-mademeals.A．prefertocook B．prefercooking C．wouldcook D．wouldrathercook12．Chinesemiddleschool________intojuniormiddleschoolandseniormiddleschool,withstudentsspendingthreeyearsateach.A．isdivided B．wasdivided C．divide D．divided13．—________amazingMichaelJackson’smusicaltalentwas!—Exactly.HewastheKingofPop.A．How B．What C．Howan D．Whatan14．—Betty,doyouknow________?—Youlovethemusichereverymuch.A．whatdoIlikeaboutthisrestaurant. B．whydidIchoosethisrestaurantC．howmuchIlikethisrestaurant D．whyIhavechosenthisrestaurant15．—MyfriendLisaisabigfanofthesinger.Shenevermissesanyofhisconcerts.—________Thatisalotofmoney.A．Really? B．Don’tmentionit. C．Cheerup! D．That’snotthecase.二、完形填空請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Ithadbeentroublingalittleboyforlong—hisdeskmatecouldrankthe1stintheclasseverytimewhileheonlyrankedthe21st.Athome,heaskedhismom,“Mom,amImore16thanothers?IfeelI’mashard-workingasmydeskmate,butwhydoI17fallbehind?”Hismomwentwordless,notknowinghowtoexplaintohersonproperlyand

18hurtinghimatthesametime.Inanothertest,theboyrankedthe15thandhisdeskmate19the1st.Backhome,heraisedthesamequestion.Momreallywantedtotellhersonthatintelligenceis20,whichmeansthatstudentsrankingthe1staresupposedtobeclevererthanothers.21,wasthisanswergoingtodiscourageherson?Thankgoodnessshedidnotopenhermouth.Thereweremanytimesshewantedtotellherson,“YourfatherandIusedtobeexcellent.Whyaren’tyoujustascleverasweare?”She22becauseshedidn’twanttoputtoomuchstressonhim.Sheneededa23answer.Timewentbyquickly.Thoughhemadegreat24,hewasstillunabletokeepupwithhisdeskmate.Toreducethestressonherson,Momdecidedtotakehimtothesea.Duringthetrip,shefinally25togivehimananswer.Now,theboynolonger26hisrankingsbecausehehasenteredatopuniversitywiththe1stranking.Laterhementionedthatvaluableexperience,“WhenmymotherandIweresittingonthe27,shepointedtothefrontandsaid,‘Doyouseethelittleseabirdsandclumsy(笨拙的)seagullsoverthere?Whenthewaves(海浪)comenear,littleseabirdscanrise28whileitwouldtakeclumsyseagullslongertocompletetheprocess.However,haveyounoticedthatitisclumsyseagullsthatfinallyfly29theendlessseaandgettotheotherside?’Youmightbealittleslower,butifyou30trying,youwillbetheonewhowillmakeit!”16．A．stupid B．clever C．careless D．hard-working17．A．sometimes B．a(chǎn)lways C．usually D．seldom18．A．continue B．a(chǎn)void C．start D．risk19．A．lost B．a(chǎn)nnounced C．remained D．cancelled20．A．low B．common C．high D．different21．A．Otherwise B．Moreover C．Besides D．However22．A．stopped B．complained C．changed D．replied23．A．simpler B．faster C．better D．closer24．A．changes B．efforts C．decisions D．differences25．A．forgot B．failed C．managed D．tried26．A．worriesabout B．showsoff C．dealswith D．dreamsof27．A．sea B．ship C．beach D．plane28．A．carefully B．quickly C．noisily D．quietly29．A．a(chǎn)round B．a(chǎn)cross C．a(chǎn)long D．a(chǎn)gainst30．A．suggest B．prefer C．imagine D．keep三、閱讀理解Recently,ChengduShishiUnionMiddleSchoolinSichuanheldanactivity.Itaskedstudentstotellthestoriesoftheirfamilyheirlooms(傳家寶).Morethan300studentstookpart.Theybroughtphotosoftheirheirloomstoschoolandsharedtheirstories.The14-year-oldSongZhengchen’sheirloomisacassetteradio(磁帶收音機(jī)).Hisgrandmotherboughttheradiointhe1980sandlistenedtothenewsonit.Hismotherthenusedittolistentomusictapes.WhenSongwasyoung,hismotheroftenplayedoldpoemsforhimontheradio.“Therearenowmanymorecoolplayers.Butwestillkeepthisonebecauseitrecordedbeautifulmemoriesofmyfamily,”saidSong.XiaoYao,14,wonthefirstprizeintheactivity.Herheirloomsaresomefoodcoupons(糧票).Hergrandmausedtotellherstoriesaboutfoodshortages(短缺)whenshewasakid.Backthen,peoplecouldonlygetsomuchfoodeachmonth.Evenbuyingriceneededaspecialcoupon.Xiaowasamazedbythis.Shesaid,“Mygrandmawantsmetobethankfulforwhatwehavetodayandworkhardforabettertomorrow.”GuoKexing’sheirloomisamedalfromhisgreat-grandfather.HetookpartintheWartoResistUSAggressionandAidKorea(抗美援朝戰(zhàn)爭).Forthe13-year-old,themedalstandsasanhonor(榮譽(yù))forhisfamily.“WheneverIseemygreat-grandfather’smedal,Ifeelveryproud.Inmyheart,mygreat-grandfatherisahero.Iseehimasanexampleandwillmakemycountryabetterplaceinhishonor,”saidGuo.31．WhatdoesSongZhengchenstillkeeptheirheirloomfor?A．Listeningtonews. B．Listeningtomusictapes.C．Listeningtooldpoems. D．Keepingbeautifulmemories.32．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．XiaoYao’sgrandmahopesshecanvaluepresenthappylife.B．BuyingriceneededaspecialcouponwhenXiaoYaowasakid.C．Morethan300studentsbroughtfamilyheirloomstoschoolandtoldtheirstories.D．GuoKexing’sgrandfathertookpartintheWartoResistUSAggressionandAidKorea.33．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ASchoolActivity B．FamilyHeirloomsandTheirStoriesC．ExpensiveFamilyHeirlooms D．BetterCountry,BetterTomorrowHaveyoueverseentheauroras(極光)inthesky?Cosmicradiation(宇宙輻射)createstheseprettylightsintheNorthandSouthPoleareas.Itseemsthatcosmicradiationisabeautifulgiftfromspace.Butforsomepeople,itcanbedangerous.A53-year-oldfightattendantinSouthKorea,whospentabout1,022hoursflyingeachyear,passedawayduetocancer.ASouthKoreancourtconnectedhisdeathtogreatexposure(暴露)tocosmicradiation.Duringhiscareer,nearlyhalfofhisflightscrossedtheareasinandaroundtheNorthPole,wherecosmicradiationisextremelystrong.①CosmicradiationfromspaceishittingEarthnonstop,comingfromboththesunandotherstarsintheMilkyWay.②Earth’smagneticfield(磁場(chǎng))andatmosphere(大氣層)protectusfrommostcosmicradiation.Themagneticfieldisstrongestneartheequatorandweakestatthepoles.Peoplelivingathigherlatitudes(緯度),likeinHeilongjiangprovince,areexposedtoalittlebitmorecosmicradiationthanthoselivingatlowerlatitudes,likeinHainanprovince.Also,whenyougohigherinanairplane,thethinatmosphereincreasesexposuretocosmicradiation.③Forflightattendantscrossingpolarareasandforastronautsinspace,cosmicradiationcancreatehealthrisks.NASAreportedthattheradiationexposurefacedbyastronautsspendingsixmonthsinspaceisthesameashaving1,000chestX-rays.④However,whatmakescosmicradiationdangerousalsomakesituseful.Thelightspeedandenergyofcosmicradiationhaveprovidedwonderfulideasfortreatingtumors(腫瘤).Scientistscannowproduceman-maderadiationsimilartocosmicradiation.Comparedtothepresentwaysoftreatingtumors,itcankilltumorsbetterwithlessdamagetohealthypartsofthebodyaroundthem.34．Thedeathoftheflightattendantisbelievedtohavesomethingtodowith________.A．longflighthours B．lowerlatitudesC．strongcosmicradiation D．a(chǎn)familyhistoryofcancer35．Thesentence“Luckily,ourplanetiswell-protected.”shouldbeputin________.A．① B．② C．③ D．④36．Astronautsareexposedtomorecosmicradiationbecause________.a.theyareclosertothesunandstars

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d.thereisnotmuchatmosphereprotectingthemA．a(chǎn)c B．bc C．a(chǎn)d D．cd37．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Cosmicradiationisverydangerous. B．Peoplecanproducecosmicradiation.C．Earthisfilledwithcosmicradiation. D．Cosmicradiationhelpsfightcancer.OnSept.7,famousChinesearchaeologist(考古學(xué)家)FanJinshi,85,wasawardedbyUNESCOforhercontribution(貢獻(xiàn))totheprotectionoftheMogaoCavesinDunhuang.Calledthe“daughterofDunhuang”,herstorywiththecavesstarted60yearsago.In1963,Fan,thena25-year-oldPekingUniversitygraduate,hadthechancetoworkattheMogaoCaves,aplaceshehadwantedtoexploreforalongtime.“SeeingDunhuangforthefirsttimewasbreathtaking.ButonlywhentrulystayingheredidIrealizethatinsidethecavesisaworldofdivinebeautywhileoutsideisalandofblowingsandandyellowearth,”FantoldGansuDaily.Backinthosedays,theMogaoCaveswerealmostcompletelycutofffromtheworld.Fanandhercoworkershadtoliveinmudhousesanddrinksaltywater.TheystayedinsidetheCavestocopymurals(壁畫)anddowhatevertheycouldtoprotectandrestorethem.In2011after40yearsofhardwork,areporton10MogaoCavesbyFan’steamwasfinallypublished.ItwasknownasChina'sfirstprofessionalreportoncavearchaeology.Astimepassed.Fanfoundaseriousproblem.TheincreasingnumberoftouristsvisitingDunhuangmightharmthecaves,causingthemuralsinsidetofade.SomethingneededtobedonetopreserveDunhuang’sheritage.Inthelate1980s,Fanstumbleduponcomputertechnologybychance.SherealizedthatthismightpreservetheMogaoCavesforever.Afterover30yearsofexploration,theDunhuangAcademybuiltadigitaldatabasetoprotectculturalrelics(文物)there,allowingDunhuang’sarttoliveforeverandtostepoutofthecavestomeettheworld.“Inmywholelife,I’veonlydoneonething:protectandpromotetheworldculturalheritageoftheMogaoCaves,”shetoldPeople’sDaily.“MyheartbelongstoDunhuang.”38．WhatcanwelearnaboutFanfromthepassage?A．Sheisawomanofgreatdetermination(決心).B．Herhealthwasaffectedbyherhardwork.C．ShebeganherworkattheMogaoCavesat83.D．ShestudiedarchaeologyatNanjingUniversity.39．WhatwasFan’sfirstimpression(印象)ofDunhuang?A．Itwasanamazingplace. B．Theenvironmentwasterrible.C．Itwasingreatneedofprotection. D．Theworkingconditionswerebetterthanexpected.40．WhatpushedFantosetupadigitaldatabasefortheMogaoCaves?A．Herinterestincomputertechnology. B．HerdreamofspreadingChineseculture.C．Theincreasingriskofharmtothecaves. D．Theneedtopublishtheprofessionalreport.41．WhatdoesFanthinkofherworkinDunhuang?A．Ithaswonhergreatrespect. B．Ithasbeenherlifelongcareer.C．Ithasinfluencedmanyyoungpeople. D．Ithashelpedwithculturalexchange.Everyculturehasaspecialwayofeating.InpartsofAfrica,peopleeatwiththeirfingers.NorthAmericansandEuropeansuseforks,knives,andspoonstocarryoutthesametask.InAsia,chopsticksarethetopchoice.Youmightthinkit’seasytousechopsticks,butactuallyit’snotassimpleasitfirstappears.Ilearnedthislessonacoupleofyearsago.IhadappliedforajobwithaChinese-CanadiancompanyinVancouver.Asyouknow,theChinesearefamousfortheirfoodandtheygetasimplepleasurefromeating.SoIwasnotsurprisedwhenmynewbossinvitedmeouttolunchtocelebratemynewjobinaChineserestaurantinChinatown.Iwasnervous.Iknewwewouldbeusingchopsticks,andwhileIhadtriedmanytimestomastertheskill,Ihadfailedmiserablyineverytry.Wouldtheylaughatme?WouldImakeacompletefoolofmyself?IwenthomethateveningandcookedsomericeandchickenandIspentthenexthourlearninghowtousechopsticks.TryasImight,Icouldnotholdthefoodwithmychopsticks.Icalledafriendforhelp.Shepatientlyexplainedtheproperwayofholdingthembetweenthethumb,firstandmiddlefingers.“It’snotthathard,”shesaid.“That’seasyforyoutosay,”Ireplied.“You’vebeeneatingwithchopsticksallyourlife.It’snaturalforyou!”Ididn’tgetmuchsleepthatevening.Itossedandturnedinbed,worryingaboutlunchthenextday.Thefollowingmorning,Icouldhardlycontrolmyanxiety.Itwasdifficulttogetanyworkdone.Atnoon,Ileftwithmybossandtwoco-workersandheadedtotherestaurant.Wewereseatedatanexcellenttable.Myheartwaspounding,butthenInoticedastrangething.Insteadofthecustomarychopsticks,eachofushadknives,forks,andspoons.Iwasconfusedatfirst,butthen,ithitme.MybossknewthatIwouldhavetroublewiththechopsticks.Hewantedtosavemefromembarrassment,sohehadcalledaheadandarrangedforustobeservedwithknivesandforks.Inasecond,Imadeupmymind.Iaskedtheservertobringsomechopsticksforme.Whentheyarrived,Itooktheminmyhandandcarefullymanoeuvredmyfingersaroundthem.Ilookedoveratmyboss.HesmiledasIgraspedthechopsticksandtookholdofabitofriceandmeat,holdingontightlyasItriedtogetittomymouth.Myfingersslippedandthefoodfellbacktotheplate.However,Ididn’tgiveup,andeventuallymanagedtoeatmyentiremealusingonlychopsticks.Intheend,Iwasn’tembarrassedatall.I’mgladmynewbosswassoconsiderate.AndI’mreallygladIdecidedtoaskforchopsticks.Wegooutforlunchofteninthisnewcompany.Wealwayshaveagoodlaughaboutthatday.Ihavenowmasteredthechopstickskill.Andyouknow,itreallyisn’tthatdifficultonceyougetusedtoit.42．Whywasthewriterhavedifficultyfallingasleep?A．Shewastooexcitedaboutthenewjob.B．Shewasafraidtogiveapoorimpression.C．Herfrienddidn’texplainclearlyhowtousechopsticks.D．ShewasgoingtoeatinaChineserestaurantforthefirsttime.43．Whatisthewriter’sbosslike?A．Generousandthoughtful. B．Humorousbutnervous.C．Strictandnervous. D．Generousandhumorous.44．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“embarrassment”mean?A．Asituationwhichcausesproblemsforsomeone.B．Aplacewherepeoplegetunhappyoruncomfortable.C．Akindoffoodwhichmustbeeatenwithaforkandaknife.D．Arestaurantwherepeoplecaneatfoodfromdifferentareas.45．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ChineseFood,theTopChoice B．PracticeMakesPerfectC．EatingwiththeBoss D．Knives,ForksorChopsticks?四、單詞拼寫46．Hewasveryluckyduringthewarbecausehewasneverwoundedorcaughtby(敵人).47．Inthisprogramme,youcanseethehighest(水平)ofdanceintheHandynasty.48．It’simportantthatteachersinclass(givesbsupport,courageandhope)studentstothinkactivelyandtrynewways.49．Cooking(need)skillsandknowledge.Sometimesitisthoughtasakindofart.50．Thestudents’scoresdecidetheycanenteraseniormiddleschoolornot,soeveryonehopestogetahighscore.五、選詞填空請(qǐng)根據(jù)句意從方框中選擇合適的單詞，并用其適當(dāng)形式填空，使句子通順。peace

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connect56．—DanielhasgonetoFranceonbusiness.—Oh,Ididn’tknow.Whenhe.57．Forover50years,DoctorWangwithcountlesspatients.Now72yearsold,hestillloveshiscareer.58．SydneyisthelargestcityinAustralia.Butpeoplesometimesitforacapitalcity.59．—Jane,canyougivemeahand?—Waitaminute.ImynewcomputertotheInternet.60．Mostpeoplewhentheearthquakehappened,whichmadethemunabletogetoutintime.六、短文填空請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)各題所給首字母的提示，寫出一個(gè)合適的英語單詞完整、正確的形式，使短文通順。Doanimalscommunicatewitheachother?ThisquestioncametomymindtheotherdaywhileIwassittingoutside.Iheardsomebirdsmakingwhatsoundedlikeadistresscall(求救信號(hào)).Ilookedaroundandsawacatcrouchedlowinthegrass,readytoattackthebirds.Butthecatwastoolate.Thebirdssuddenlyflewtos61.Theloudcallshadalertedthemtothedanger.Ididsomer62and,tomyamazement,Ilearnedthatallanimalscommunicate.Theydon’tuselanguage,buttheydosendsignalsandmessagestoeachother,mainlyt63sounds,smells,andbodylanguage.Thealarmcallisonewaythatsoundsareusedforcommunication.Whenapredator(捕食者)isnear,animalssendoutawarningsound.Thosewhoh64itrun,hide,orgathertofighttheinvader.Birdssingbeautifulsongstoattractmatesduringbreedingseason.Whales(鯨)arewellknownfortheira65tocommunicatewithcomplexvocalsounds.Humansdon’tunderstandthesesounds,butintheirownsocialgroups,whalesunderstandw66they’resayingtoeachother.Smellisanotherpopularm67ofanimalcommunication.Simpleanimalssuchasthesingle-celledamoebagiveoffachemicalthatotheramoebaerecognizeasasignalforreproduction.Someanimalssendoutastrongsmell,whichisc68asawarningsignaltokeepotheranimalsstayingawayfromthem.Forexample,skunksreleaseaterribleodourwhentheyfeelthreatened.Therearemanye69ofanimalsthatusebodylanguagetocommunicate.Chimpanzeestouchhandswhentheymeet.Whenangry,gorillasstickouttheirtongues.Thinkofahappydogwaggingitstail.Evenhumansunderstandthisformofdogbodylanguage.Humanshaved70acomplexsystemtocommunicatewitheachother.Butifyouwatchotheranimalsforawhile,youquicklycometoappreciatethattheytoohavewaysofgettingtheirmessagesacross.七、任務(wù)型閱讀請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。The1stStudent(Youth)GameshelditsrockclimbingcompetitionfromNov.8to11.ThehostGuangxibecamethebiggestwinnerinclimbing,winningthreegolds,threesilversandonebronze(銅牌).AllthemedalistswerefromMashancountyinNanning.Mashancountywasoncepoorbecauseofitsmountainousenvironment.Butithasgiventhelocalclimbersanadvantage.Manystudentsclimbmountainsandtreesfromanearlyage,buildingstrongphysicalfitness.Amongthemis15-year-oldHuangXinyi,whowonthewomen’sspeedclimbingchampionship.In2017,thefirst“rockclimbingcharacteristictown”inChinawassetupinMashancounty.“Tobringthesportclosertomorestudents,23primaryandmiddleschoolsinthecountyhaveclimbingspaces,andeachschoolhasonerockclimbingclasseachweek,”HuangXujin,headofMashancounty’sBureauofCulture,Radio,Television,SportsandTourism,toldTeens.“Agroupofprofessionalclimbers,includingcoachesfromthenationalclimbingteamandexcellentclimbingathletes,havebeenhiredtoguideathletesintheschool,”