江苏省南京郑和外国语学校2023-2024学年九年级上学期期初英语试卷

南京郑和外国语学校2023-2024学年度第一学期

期初测试（九年级英语）

一、单项填空（共15小题:每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选对N-----------------

l.Fromthepicture,wecanseethegirlis/Mr,Wu,may1ask

A.curiousBxheerful∖.morequestions?

C.practicalD.powerful、

2.Lookatthenotice.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

Visitorscanbringtheirfoodanddrinkstothezoo.However,allrubbishmustbeproperly

SeParatedbeforebeingthrownintotherubbishbins.

A.Visitorscan,tbringfoodordrinks.

B.Thereisnoplacetothrowrubbishinthezoo.

C.Visitorsdon,thavetoseparatetherubbishinthezoo.

D.Allrubbishmustbeseparatedbeforebeingthrownaway.

3.Itisbelievedthatlisteningtolightmusicmakes_easierforpeopletosolvedifficultproblems.

A.itB.thisC.thatD.one

4.ThefilmTheJungleBooktellsasimplestoιy,butitwinshighpraiseitsCGtechnology.

A.forB.asC.byD.about

6.-Don,twatchyourmobilephone!Youcan,tbecarefulwhencrossingthestreet.

--OK,Iwon,t.

A.soB.veryC.tooD.much

7.Ifsanoldeaɪ;butitrunsfast,Theword"but"inthesentenceisusedto.

A.giveexamples.B.giveinstructionsC.createnewwords.D.joindifferentideas

8.Astheproblemofenvironmentalpollutionisgettingmoreandmoreserious,peopleallover

theworldwilltakeactiontodealwithit.

A.usuallyD.certainlyA.simplyBhardly

9.Thinktwicebeforeyouwrite,youmayfailinthisdifficultMathsexam

A.soB.orC.ButD.and

10.TheyallshowaninterestinPhysicsbecauseMrGreenalwaysmakeshisclass.

A.livelyBJivingC.lovelyD.alive

ILMyAmericanfriendSamisinterestedinNanjingveιymuch,Hewonders.

A.whobuilttheancientcitywalls

B.whenwasthePresidentialPalacebuilt

C.howlongistheNanjingYangziRiverBridge

D.thatNanjinghasalonghistory

12.1don'tknowornothewillagreewithus.ButIwillstilltrymybest.

A.ifB.whetherC.thatD.what

13.EricJackislisteningtothereportcarefully,becausetheyarebothinterestedinit

verymuch.

A.Neither;norB.Either;orC.Both;andD.Notonly;butalso

14.WhenIgotthewell-paidjobinHuawei,myfriendswerealittlegreenwith.

A.purityB.envyC.wisdomD.power

15.一一Jane,youranimalsignistheRabbit,soyoumustbecareful.Infact,Fmsocarelessthat1

alwaysmakesimilarmistakes.

A.That,sitB.That,sailC.That,snotthecaseD.That,sagoodidea

二、完形填空（共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选

Whatdoesthewordecologymean?Itwas16byErnstHaeckel,aGermanbiologist.He

joinedtwoGreekwords:oikos,meaning“house,andlogie,meaning“thestudyof."Togetherthey

meannthestudyofthehouse,,∙The“house“Haeckelhadinmindisour17,EarhEarthis

homeforalllivingthings-humans,animals,plants,andeventinymicrobes.

Tostudyahouseistolearnhowitsresidenls（居民）useit.Anecologistisascientistwho

studiesthe18betweenOrganiSmS（生物）andtheirenvironment.Theenvironmentisan

organism'ssurroundings.Itmay19water,gases,rocks,andtemperature.

Ecologistsalsostudythebalanceofusingtheenvironmentwhileprotectingit.

Anecologistonceaskedaboy20hethoughtitmeanttoprotecttheenvironment.

Theboysaid,ςιYougointotheforestandlookforsomebodywhowantstocutdownatree.

Youtakeawayhisaxe.Youtellhimabouthow21treesare.Yousaytheyaregoodfornatural

beauty,savingsoil,andgivingsheltertobirdsandotheranimals.,,

“Goodanswer,,,saidtheecologist,"22itmaynotbeeasytofindaςςwoodcuttertotalk

to.Also,rememberthatsometimesit's23tocutdownatree.IfWecutdowntoomanytrees,

theforestwilldisappear.Ifwedon'tcutdownanytreesWewon'tgetanyresourcesfromtheforest

Wehavetofindtheright24.”

'Tgetit,“theboysaid4ςWeneedtheforests25forwoodandpaperorWemightnothave

desksornotebooksforschoolv

ςςExactly-andschoolisagoodplacetoIeamaboutecology,"addedtheecologist.44Thenyou

willknowhowtoprotectthenaturalenvironment.”

16.A.provedBJnventedC.marked□.accepted

17.A.planetB.buildingC.project0.surface

18.A.feelingB.relationshipsC.distanceDcompetitions

19.A.polluteB.controlC.includeD.reduce

20.A.whoB.whoseC.whyD.what

21.A.wildB.commonC.weaithy0.important

22.A.butB.andC.soD.or

23.AxomfortableB.tiringCjmpossibleD.necessary

24.A.mysteryBlemperatureC.balanceD.symbol

25.A.soilB.resourcesCJandscapeD.wildlife

三、阅读理解（共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列材料，从每所给的四个选项（A、

BCD）中，选出最佳选项。

A

TakeaWonderfulBeachTorn,

Soft,whiteSand

Deliciousseafood.

Clear,bluewater

Lovely,ColorfuIJish

Only$50perperson!

Youdon,twanttomissthiswonderfultour!

Timetable

09:00Pickupatyourhotel

09:30StartoftouratBalinghaiBeachandCoralGarden

（ifNovember-April:CrocodileandBulabogBeach）

12:00LunchatPukaBeach;visittoIlig-Iligan

15:00Endoftour/returntoyourhotel

26.Thepictureaboveis.

A.aposterB.anoticeC.astoryD.areport

27.IfBobtakesthetourwithhisparents,theywillpay.

A.$50B.$100C.$150D.$200

28.OnNovember1stthetouristswillstartthetourat.

A.BalinghaiBeachB.CoralGarden

C.CrocodileandBulabogBeachD.PukaBeach

B

Canyouimagineaworldwithoutinsects?Withoutantsorfliesinyourhouse,itmightsound

great.However,theresultsmaybeoutofimagination.

Thenumberofinsectshasdroppedbyhalfinthepastfewyears,accordingtoa

BritishbiologistDaveCoulson.Youmaythinksmallinsectsarenotimportant.Butinfactthey

arethemainpartofthespecies（物利∣）OnEarth.

Insectsareindeedonthewaytoextinction,accordingtothefirstreviewofinsectpopulation.

Theresearcherssaythemainreasonforthisistheuseofpesticides（杀虫齐!j）becausetheydestroy

insects'livingareas.Also,weatherchangeisanotherimportantcause.

“UnlessWechangeourwaysofproducingfood,insectswillgodownthewaytoextinctionin

afewyears/9theresearcherswroteinthereview.ttThiswillhavehugeinfluencesontheplanet's

ecosystem（生态系统）.”

Weneedinsectstopollinate（授粉）crops.Theyalsobreakdown（分解）deadplantsand

animals,whichcankeepthesoilhealthy.Withoutinsects,manyanimalswouldhavenothingtoeat

anddieofhunger.Then,theecosystemwouldbeoffbalance.

“Ifthenumberofinsectspecieskeepdropping,thiswillhavebadinfluencesonbothEarth's

ecosystemandthesurvivalofushumans,,,saidoneofthewritersofthereview.

“Thefirststeptostopthisistoletmorepeopleunderstandthevaluesofthenaturalworld,,,

hesuggests."Thebestplacetostartisfromourchildren,whoshouldrealizeenvironmental

protectionfromanearlyage.”

29.Theunderlinedword"extinction"means"''.

A.pollutionB.deathC.harmD.protection

30.Paragraph5ismainlyabout.

A.thereasonforproducingfoodB.theproblemofanimalsandplants

C.thewaytokeepsoilhealthyD.theimportanceofinsects

31.Fromthepassage,Wecanknow.

A.insectsmaydestroythebalanceoftheecosystem

B.antsandfliesarethemainpartofthespeciesonEarth

C.humans'actionsinfluencethenumberofinsects

D.weatherchangehaslittleinfluenceoninsects

C

Haveyoueverwatchedashowaboutthewild?Ashark（鲨鱼）eatsaseal!Lionsrundowna

gazelle!Isallnaturelikethat?Allabouteatingandblood?Oristhatjustwhatkeepsoureyes

gluedtotheTVscreen?Lefslookatsoniclivingthingswhoworkwitheachotherinsteadof

rippingeachotherapart.

Whenalionkillsagazelle,itwantstoeatasmuchasitcanandmaybesharetherestwithits

family.Therearesomelivingthingsthatwilltakesmallpiecesofanotherlivingthing,s

body.Parasitismiswhenonelivingthinggetsitsenergyfromanotherlivingthing,doesnotgive

anythingback,andhurtsthethingit,stakingthingsfrom.

Nowlet,sgetalittlenicer.Sometimesalivingthingwillliveoffthebodyofanotherliving

thingwithouthurtingit.Theydonotstealanything.Theydonotbite.Commensalismiswhen

twolivingthingslivetogetherandonegetsgoodthingsoutofitwhiletheotherisnothurtby

it.Haveyouseenapictureofawhale（鲸）withrockywhitethingsstucktoitsskin?Thoseare

barnacles（藤壶）.Theyattachthemselvestothewhale,sonothingwilltrytoeatthemandtheycan

eatthingsthatfloatby.

NowIefsgetreallynice.Whilesharksarebitingandlionsarefighting,arethereanyanimals

thatjustgetalong?Yes!Actually,therearemany.Mutualismiswhentwolivingthingswork

togetherandbothgetgoodthingsoutofit.Beesandflowersarethemostcommonexample.

Withoutflowers,beescouldnotmakehoney.Withoutbees,flowerscouldnotmakenewseeds.

It,swin-winforthesetwo.Therearelotsofanimalsthatgetalong.Birdswillliveonthebacksof

zebrasandeattheticksthataredrinkingthezebra,sblood.Thebirdgetsfood.Thezebragetsits

tickstakenaway.Insomeofthesecases,oneanimalcouldnotlivewithouttheother.

Weusetheword44Symbiotic（共生的）“forallofthesekindsofrelationships.Sometimesit,s

goodforoneandbadfortheother.Sometimesit,sjustgoodforone.Sometimesit,sevengoodfor

both.So,itisnicetoknowthattherearesomelivingthingsouttherethatarefindingwaystolive

together.WecouldpayattentiontotheanimalsthatdonotalwaysmakeitonTV.

32.ThewritermentionedaTVshowaboutthewildinParagraph1to.

A.tellastoryB.solveamystery

C.IntroduceasubjectD.discussaprogramme

33.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestherelationshipbetweenbeesandflowers?

A.Neighbours.B.Friends.C.Strangers.D.Partners.

34.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthepassage?

A.Byshowingpictures.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bypresentingreasons.D.Bydrawingconclusions.

35.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Theworldoflivingthingsremainstobeexplored.

B.Moreactionsshouldbetakentoprotectlivingthings.

C.TVprogrammesaboutlivingthingsrequiretobeimproved.

D.Moremoneywillbespentondocumentariesaboutlivingthings.

四、填空（共15小;每小题1分，满分15分）

A）根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词使子意思完整正确。

36.Theyoungmenaretryingtobe（先锋）inthefieldofhightechnology.

37.LiuHaoalwaysworkstohigh（标准）.

38.Ayearcanbe（分）intotwelvemonthsandfourseasons.

39.Children'sactioncanbe（影响）bytheirparents9behaviour.

40.Hesaidhe（更喜欢）ricetonoodles.

41.Asthestorydevelops,thesecretofthecastleis（发现）littlebylittle.

42.MrGreen（从事）colourtherapyandhecanusecolourstohelppeoplecalmdown.

43.1can,tdecide（是否）ornotIshouldaccepttheinvitation

B）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

44.Thegovernmentshouldthinkofsomewaystosolvethese（practice）problems.

45.1thinkSimonis（organize）ofallthestudentsinourclass.

46.SallyisaStUbbom（固执）girl.Shewouldnotliketoaccept（other）advice.

47.NotonlytheboysbutalsoI（be）goingtoplaygamesafterclass.

48.MyfriendJeiyhasmadea（decide）tobuyamobilephoneonline.

49.Atthatmoment,hepreferred（notthink）aboutthebadthing.

50.Themore（worry）youfeel,thelessyouwillrelaxyourself.

五、阅读填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）A）请认真读下列短文，并根据所读内

容，在文章后的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。每空一词。

Livestreaming（直播）hastakenoffoverthepastfewyearsinChina.Ithasnotonly

entertained（娱乐）thepublic,butalsoprovidedanewstagefortraditionalcultureartists.

OnvideowebsitesandappssuchasDouyinandBilibili,manytraditionalartistsaremaking

theirfirstappearance（出现）.TheysingPekingOpera,showtheirpaper-cuttingworks,orperform

（表演）ChinesekungfuaswellasclassicalChinesemusic.

LiJunisaIaosheng（oldmalerole）performerofShanghaiJingjuTheaterCompany.During

theoutbreak,the59-year-oldmanstartedIivestreaming.Hetriedtothinkofnewwaystoattract

people.Differentfromperformingonanormalstage,Ligiveshisperformance（表演）ineveryday

places,likehisbackyardandstudyroom.Alongwithsinging,LialsoteachesviewersPeking

Operainahumorousway,asaresult,someofthemevensingtheoperawellinashortlime.

4Tivestreaminghasbroughtthisclassicalartclowntoearth,,,oneviewersaid."Itallows

youngpeopletoknowmoreandfallinlovewithPekingOpera.^^Uptonow,Lihasgotmorethan

6,000fansonDouyin,whileoneofhisvideoshasreceived42,000viewsonBilibili.

OtherkindsofartistsalsobelievethatIivestreamingisanewchance.OnMarch26,thethird

ChinaHuafuDay,BilibiliIivestreamedafashionshow.Performers（表演者）ShoWedbeautiful

clothesintraditionalChinesestyles,includingthosefromtheWei,TangandMingdynasties.

Duringtheshow,viewersnotonlyenjoyedseeingthebeautifulclothesbutalsowatchedtheway

performersusedancientstylesofmake叩（化妆）.Forexample,aperformertaughtpeoplestepby

stephowtodrawtheguiyemei,whichwasatypicalmake-upstyleduringtheTangdynasty.

GuangmingDailynoted,t4ByIivestreaming,thetraditionalartistscangiveanswersdirectly

tothequestionsviewersask,whichbringsalotofconvenience.Atthesametime,traditional

cultureiskeptalive,becauseithaswonmoreandmoreyoungpeople,sheart.^^

Livestreaming-ANewStageKeepingTraditionalCulturealive

Livestreamingbecomes51becausepeoplehavetostayathomeduringthe

Background

fluoutbreak.

ManytraditionalartistsaretryingIivestreamingforthe52timeonvideo

websitesandapps.

Influences

SomeartistssingPekingOpera,showtheirpaper-cuttingworks,while53

performChinesekungfuorclassicalChinesemusic.

APekingOperaperformance.

•Differentfromperformingonanormalstage,LiJungoespopularwithhis

creativity,ashisIivestreamingperformanceineverydayplaces.Someviewerstry

to55_____PekingOperafromLi.

•Livestreamingmakesit56foryoungpeopletoknowmoreandfallin

lovewithPekingOpera.

54_____

AfashionshowonHuafuDay

•Otherartists57thatIivestreamingisanewchancetoshowbeautiful

traditionalChineseclothesforpeopletoenjoy.

•Performersontheshowalsoshowed58theymadethemselvesupin

theancientstyles.

•Peopleca