江苏省常州市溧阳市2023~2024学年下学期九年级模拟测试英语试题

溧阳市2023~2024学年度下学期九年级中考模拟测试英语试题2024.5注意事项：1.本试卷共8页，全卷满分为90分。考试时间为100分钟，考生须将答案书写在答题卡上，写在试卷上一律无效。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号填写在答题卡上，考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡交回。一、单项填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.Thisdresslooksnice_________Sandybecausesheisreallypretty_________pink.A.on;onB.in;onC.in;inD.on;in2.Manycompanieshaverealizedthatthelivestream(直播)isagreatwaytoattract_________.A.explorers.B.customersC.managersD.inventors3.Mynewteacherwas_________differentfromwhatI'dimagined.HewassofriendlythatIwasn'tnervousatonce.A.properlyB.smoothlyC.completelyD.hardly4.Shoppingonlinetakestoomuchtime._________,youmaybuylotsofunnecessarythings.A.AnywayB.OtherwiseC.MoreoverD.However5.—Whichteamdoyouthinkwillwin?—Well.It'shardtosay.Thegamecouldgo_________way.A.neitherB.eitherC.AllD.both6.Samiscreativeandorganized.Inmyopinion,heisthebestpersonto_________theplan.A.carryoutB.putout.C.takeoutD.findout7.—Onlinepaymenthasmadeagreatdifferencetopeople'slife.—Exactly.We_________keepawalletinourpocketnow.A.needn'tB.shouldn'tC.mustn'tD.can't8.Don'tworryabouttheuncertainfuture._________,it'smoreimportanttotakethepresentchancetogetsuccess.A.What'smoreB.AsaresultC.AfterallD.Inall9.—Couldyoutellme_________？—Adoctor.Heworksforaprivatehospital.A.whatdoesyourfatherdoB.whereyourfatherworksC.whatwasyourfather'sjobD.whatyourfatherdoes10.—Manypeopledon'tthinkwomenaregoodatdrivingcars.—_________Amydrivesbetterthanmebecausesheismorecareful.A.That'snotthecase.B.That'sallright.C.I'msorrytohearthat.D.Icouldn'tagreemore.二、完形填空(共12小题;每小题1分，满分12分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“Whatmilkdoyouget?"Heidiasked.“Igetitfrommyowngoat(山羊),thatspeckledoneoverthere.Butgoaheadandeat!”Peterorderedagain,Heidiobeyed,andwhenthebowlwas11,hefilleditagain.12apieceofbreadforherself,shegavePetertherest.Shehandedhimalsothewholesliceofcheese,saying,“Youcaneatthat.Ihavehadenough!”Peterwasspeechlesswith13,foritwouldhavebeenimpossibleforhimevertogiveupanyofhisshare.NottakingHeidiseriously,hehesitated(犹豫)14sheputthethingsonhisknees,Noddinghisthankstoher,heatethe_15mealhehadeverhadinallhislife.Heidiwaswatchingthegoatsinthemeantime,andaskedPeterfortheir16.Theboycouldtellthemalltoher,fortheirnameswereabouttheonlythinghehadtocarryinhishead.Shelistened17andsoonknewthem,too.OneofthemwastheBigTurk,whotriedtostickhisbighorns(角)intoalltheothers.Mostofthegoats18thisrudebuddy.AsmallwhitegoatcalledSnowhopperkeptupbleating(咩咩叫)pitifullyanditmadeHeidiconsole(安慰)itseveraltimes.Heidiatlastwenttothelittlethingagain,andthrowingher19arounditshead,sheasked,“Whatisthematterwithyou,Snowhopper?Whydoyoualwayscryforhelp?”ThelittlegoatslowlygotclosetoHeidi'ssideandbecame20.Peterwasstilleating,butbetweentheswallowshecalledtoHeidi,“Sheissounhappy,becausehermotherhasleftus.ShewassoldtosomebodyinMayenfe1dtwodaysago.”“PoorlittleSnowhopper!”saidHeidi,drawingthelittlegoat21toher.“Don'tbesadanymore,Iamcomingupwithyoueverydaynow,andifthereisanythingthematter,youcancometome.Snowhopperrubbed(摩擦)herhead22Heidi'sshoulderandstoppedbleating.WhenPeterhadfinallyfinishedhisdinner,hejoinedHeidi.11.A.dirtyB.fullC.emptyD.broken12.A.PuttingoffB.BreakingoffC.TurningoffD.Takingoff13.A.fearB.peaceC.surpriseD.sadness14.A.tillB.afterC.whileD.since15.A.freshestB.worstC.cleanestD.richest16.A.namesB.agesC.personalitiesD.habits17.A.clearlyB.completelyC.carefullyD.rapidly18.A.gotinterestedinB.madefriendswithC.ranawayfromD.tookcareof19.A.handsB.armsC.legsD.knees20.A.nervousB.quietC.excitedD.stressed21.A.angrilyB.quicklyC.gentlyD.curiously22.A.againstB.throughC.oppositeD.with三、阅读理解(共14小题;每小题2分，满分28分)阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AInternationalPaperCutArtCompetitionTofurtherdevelopthecultureofpapercutart,toofferchancestohelppeoplebecomemorecreative,andtospreadlocalculturesthroughtheart,weinvitemiddleschoolstudentsfromallovertheworldtotakepartinthecompetitionandexcellentworkswillbeshowntothepublic.Size：Thesizeofeachentry(参赛作品)mustn'tbelargerthanB2-size(51.5cm×72.8cm).Entryfee：¥30perperson.Entryperiod:Allentriesmustarrivebetween1stMayand3lstMay,2024.Rules：Oneentryperperson;Entriesmustbeoriginal(原创的)andunpublished.Allentriesmustbeemailedtopapercutart@163.com,Pleasewriteyourname,grade,schoolname,nationality(国籍)andemailaddressonapieceofpaperandsenditwithyourentry.PRIZES1stPrize/1winner/Atrophy(奖杯)and¥10,0002ndPrize/1winner/Atrophyand¥5,0003rdPrize/1winner/Atrophyand¥3,000PrizesforExcellence/5winners/Atrophyand￥l,000foreachFormoreinformation,pleasecallMrLia23.Tojoininthecompetition,studentsmust____________.A.sendtwoentriesbyemailB.handintheirentrybefore1stMay,2024C.publishtheirentryfirstbeforetheyhanditinD.makesuretheentryisinB2-sizeorsmaller24.Whichofthefollowingpersonalinformationshouldbeprovided?①Thestudent'sgrade.②Thestudent'shomeaddress.③Thestudent'snationality.④Thestudent'sschoolname.A.①②③B.①②④C.②③④D.①③④25.Inwhichpartofawebsitecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A.CultureandArtB.LifeandHealthC.NationalNewsD.BusinessWorldBSeahorsesaresmall,thinfish,They'recalled“seahorses”becausetheylookabitlikehorses.Althoughthey'refish,seahorsesaren'tgreatswimmers,Theyoftenusetheirtailtoholdontosomethinginthewater,Thereareover40differentkindsofseahorses.Manykindsofthemareindanger.OnJuly18,2023,Australianscientistsreleased(释放)hundredsofbabyWhite’sseahorsesintothewild,White'sseahorsesaremainlyfoundnearSydney,Australia.In2020,theseseahorseswerenamedthesecondmostendangeredkindofseahorseintheworld.That'spartlybecauseofpollution,andpartlybecausemanyoftheareaswheretheylive,likeseagrassandcoralreefs,havebeenlost.Tobegintheproject,scientistscollectedthreepregnant(怀孕的)maleseahorsesinJanuary.Thoseseahorseswerebroughtbacktotheaquarium(水族馆)attheSydneyInstituteofMarineScience(SIMS).Afterthebabieswereborn,thescientistskeptthemattheaquariumforfivemonths,feedingthebabyseahorsestinyshrimp(smallshellfish)tohelpthemgrowstrong.ScientistMitchellBrennansays."Theydon'thaveastomach,sotheyhavetoeatcontinuously(连续地).Aboutamonthbeforetheyoungseahorseswerereleased,thescientistscreatedeightunderwater“hotels”forthem,Thehotelslookedalittlelikecages,andprovidedasafeplacefortheseahorsestodevelop.PuttingthehotelsintotheseaearlyallowedthecagestobecoveredwithsmallsealifethatcouldhelpprovidefoodfortheseahorsesThescientistshavereleasedseahorsesintotheareafivetimes,butthistimewasarecord.Arouna380seahorseswerereleasedandabout90%ofthemsurvived.Theresearchersputtinytags(标签)undertheskinofmanyoftheseahorsestohelptrack(追踪)theminthefuture.Thescientistsarehopingthattheyoungseahorseswillgrowandreproduceinlargenumbers.BrettFenton,whoworksforSIMS,says,“Itishighlyexpectedthatwe'llseetheanimalsdowelloverthenext12months.”26.WhatdoweknowaboutWhite'sseahorses?A.Theyarefacingdangers.B.Theyaregoodswimmers.C.Theyarefoundworldwide.D.Theydisappearedinthewild27.Whatdidthescientistsdotohelptheyoungseahorsessurvive?A.Placetinytagsundertheirskin.B.Covertheircageswithseagrass.C.Prepareunderwaterhabitats(栖息地)forthem.D.Feedtinyshrimptothemmonthly.28.Whatmadethisseahorsereleasespecial?A.Thetimingoftherelease.B.Thelocationoftherelease.C.Thenumberofpregnantseahorsesreleased.D.Thesurvivalrate(存活率)ofseahorsesreleased.29.HowdoesBrettFentonfeelinthelastparagraph?A.Curious.B.Confident.C.Worried.D.Surprised.COverthenextfewafternoons,MrsPhelps,thelibrarian,couldhardlytakehereyesoffthesmallgirlsitingforhourafterhourinthebigarmchairatthefarendoftheroomwiththebookGreatExpectationsonherlap(大腿).Itwasnecessarytorestitonherlapbecauseitwastooheavyforhertoholdup,whichmeantshehadtositleaningforward(前倾)inordertoread.Theonlymovementfromthereaderwastheliftingofthehandeverynowandthentoturnoverapage.Withinaweek,MatildahadfinishedGreatExpectationswhichhadfourhundredandelevenpages.“Ilovedit,”shesaidtoMrsPhelps.“HasMrDickenswrittenanyothers?”“Agreatnumber,”saidtheastounded(感到震惊的)MrsPhelps.“ShallIchooseyouanother?”Overthenextsixmonths,Matildareadfourteenbooks,includingNicholasNicklebyCharlesDickensandTheOldManandtheSeabyErnestHemingway.“MrHemingwaysaysalotofthingsIdon'tunderstand,"MatildasaidtoMrsPhelps.“ButIloveditallthesame.ThewayhetellsitmakesmefeelIamrighttherewatchingitallhappen.”“Afinewriterwillalwaysmakeyoufeelthat,”MrsPhelpssaid.“Anddon'tworryaboutthebitsyoucan'tunderstand.Sitbackandallowthewordstowasharoundyou,likemusic.”“Iwill.”“Didyouknow,”MrsPhelpssaid,“thatpubliclibrarieslikethisallowyoutoborrowbooksandtakethemhome?“Ididn'tknowthat,"’Matildasaid.“CouldIdoit?”“Ofcourse,”MrsPhelpssaid.Fromthenon,Matildawouldvisitthelibraryonlyonceaweekinordertotakeoutnewbooksandreturntheoldones.Herownsmallbedroomnowbecameherreadingroomandthereshewouldsitandreadmostafternoons.Thebookstransportedherintonewworldsandintroducedhertoamazingpeoplewholivedexcitinglives.ShewentsailingontheseawithJosephConrad.ShewenttoAfricawithErnestHemingwayandtoIndiawithRudyardKipling.ShetravelledallovertheworldwhilesittinginherlittleroominanEnglishvillage30.WhydidMatildaloveHemingway'sbook?A.BecauseHemingwaywasafamouswriter.B.BecauseHemingwaywrotehisbookinaveryvivid(生动的)way.C.BecauseshehadthesameexperiencesaswhatshereadinthebookD.BecauseHemingwaysaidalotofthingsthatshecouldn'tunderstand.31.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.MrsPhelpsthoughtreadingwasjustlikelisteningtomusic.B.MrsPhelpsadvisedMatildatoreadascarefullyasshecouldC.MrsPhelpsthoughttherewasnoneedtounderstandeverywordwhenreading.D.MrsPhelpsadvisedMatildatoresearchiftherewasanythingshedidn'tunderstand.32.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ReadingbooksopenedupawholenewworldtoMatilda.B.MrsPhelpskepthereyesonMatildabecauseshewaspretty.C.Matildamovedfromtimetotimewhenreadinginthearmchair.D.GreatExpectationsandNicholasNicklewerewrittenbyHemingway.DTheancientsweremoreintelligentthansomepeopletodaythink,Theydidn’thavespaceshipsorelectricity(电),buttheydidcomeupwithtechnologythatwedon'tusuallyconnectwiththeancientworld.Theyakhcha1wasatypeofancientfridgebuiltinthedeserts(沙漠)ofPersia(nowIran),whichwasmadewithoutelectricityorotherthingsthatmodernpeopleconsiderimportanttorefrigeration(冷却).Itshowsthegreatabilityofancienthumanstofindwaystosolveproblemswiththesimpletechnologytheyhad.ThismethodofmakingfridgeswasmasteredbyPersianengineersaround400BCE.Mostyakhcha1sweredomedstructures(穹状构造)withanundergroundsquare-shapedareausedforcollectingwater.Waterwasbroughttotheyakhcha1throughanaqueduct(渡槽).Nexttoanumberofyakhcha1s,awallwouldbebuiltonthesouthsideofthefridgeandwaterwouldbebroughtintotheyakhcha1fromthenorthsideofthewall,whichhelpedcontrolthetemperaturesofthewaterduringthemiddleofthedayasitenteredtheyakhcha1.Onceintheyakhcha1,thewaterwouldturntoiceovernight,Thentheicewouldbecutupintoblocksforsaleandotherpurposes.What'smore,theyakhcha1wasalsousedtokeepfoodcoolsothatitwouldlastlonger.Anotherthingusedtokeeptheyakhcha1coolwasabadgir,atypeoftowerthatcouldcatchthewindandmaketheairinsidetheyakhcha1cooler.Thewindcatchercouldbeusedtocausewarmairtoriseandcoolairtotakeitsplace.ThismethodisstillusedinmanydeserttownsinmodernIran.Manyyakhcha1sinIranandotherWestandCentralAsiaarestillstandingevenafter1Dartsthousandsofyears.Besidesbeinghistoricallyinteresting,yakhcha1shavealsobeensuggestedasaninexpensiveandsustainable(可持续的)wayfornotonlyWestandCentralAsiancommunitiesbutalsootherpartsoftheworldwithsimilarweatherconditions,suchastheAmericanSouthwest,tohaverefrigerationwithoutrequiringtheuseofelectricity,Inthisway,therevival(振兴)ofancienttechnologycouldhelpuslivemoresustainablyandstillenjoymoderncomforts,especiallyrefrigeration.33.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“moreintelligent"inParagraphlmean?A.Wealthier.B.Healthier.C.Cleverer.D.Happier.34.Whywasthereawallnearsomeyakhcha1s?A.Toslowdownthewind.B.Toprotecttheaqueduct.C.Tostopfoodfrombeingstolen.D.Tokeeptheenteringwatercool.35.Whatcanwelearnaboutthebadgir?A.Itwasakindofcoolingsystem.B.Ithelpedtheyakhcha1lastlonger.C.Itmadetheyakhcha1lookcooler.D.Itkeptfoodoutofcontactwithair36.Whatisthewriter'sopiniononyakhcha1s?A.Theyshouldbecarefullyprotected.B.TheyshouldbeintroducedtootherareasC.Theyshouldbeusedinsteadofmodernfridges.D.Theyshouldbeimprovedtobemoresustainable四、信息还原(共4小题:每小题1.5分，满分6分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Itcanbeimportantforstudentstoexplorewaystoimprovetheirtimemanagementskills.Thesoonerapersoncandevelopsuchskills,themoresuccessfulthatpersoncanbe.Thefollowingtipscanbeusefulforanyonelookingtomanagetheirtimeeffectively(有效地).★Findoutwhereyou'rewastingtime.37._______Spendafewdaysrecordingyourdailyroutine(惯例).Thiswillhelpyoudecideifyou'reworkingeffectivelyandwhereyouarelosingtime.★Makeadailyplan.Agoodpartofthedaymaybetakenupbyclassesandhomework.38._______Setcertaintimesforexercise,meals,school,studyandotheractivities,Youcandivideyourdayintoblocksoftime(时间块),andduringeachblockoftime,focuson(专注)asingletask.Theprocessissimplebutitallowsyoutostartadaywithcleartaskstocomplete.★Maketimeforbreaks.Burnout(过度劳累)canhappenwhenyouworktoohard.Thatmakesbreaksanimportantpartoftimemanagement.39._______Therefore,takearestwhenyou'retired,Youcancalllovedones,sendmessagestofriendsorjoininsomeafter-schoolactivities.★Breakprojectsdown.Manystudentsavoidprojectswhichtheyfeelarehugetasks.Breakingdownalargejobintosmalleronescanmakethingseasier.40._______Youcanmakethefirsttaskmakingtheresearchpurpose,thenext,findingmaterialsandstudiesinthefield,andthelast,writingasetnumberofpageseveryday.A.Maybeyou'llbenefit(得益于)fromastop-doinglist.B.However,theotherpartsofthedayarealsoimportant.C.Takethetaskofwritinga20researchpaperasanexample.D.Formanyofus,timemanagementissomethingwetrytoimprove.E.Accordingtostudies,people'smindsneedbreaksafter90minutesofwork.F.Youneedtoknowhowyouwasteyourtimebeforeimprovingtimemanagementskills五、综合填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Adolescence(青春期)isadiffcu1ttimeforteenagers.Itusuallytakesplacewhenyouareaged41._______thirteenandnineteen.42._______yourbodychanges,youalsobegintothinkandfeeldifferently,Forexample,youusedtobehappyinthecompany(陪伴)ofyourparents.Butnowyouneedyourownspaceandprivacy(隐私).Inthepast,yourparentsmademostdecisionsforyou,butnowyouwanttodecidethingsfor43._______(you)Allthesechangesarequitenatural.Butitisimportanttorememberthattherelationshipwithyourparentsmay44._______(affect).Sowhatcanyoudotomakesurethatyougetonwellwithyourparents?Firstly,yourparentswillfeelmuch45._______(well)ifyouletthemknowthatyoustillloveandvaluethem.Rememberthattheyhaveforeverlostthelittlechildyouonce46._______(be).Theymaynotsayso,buttheyareprobablyfeelingasenseof47._______(lose).Secondly,trytoagreewithyourfamilyrules,Youmayfeeltheseareunnecessary,butyoui48._______(parent)mainpurposeisjusttokeepyousafe.Onceyouhaveagreedwiththerules.trytoobeythem.Maybeyouarenotwilling49._______(let)themknowwhereyouare,butmaketheeffortanyway.Finally,it'sallaboutcommunication!Keeptalkingtoyourparents,tellthemaboutwhatyoudidtoday,letthemknowwhereyouaregoing,andaskforadviceifyouneedit.Themoreconnectedtheyfeel,themoretrustfulthey50._______(become).六、根据所给中文完成句子(共6小题;每小题1.5分，满分9分)51.结果是，没有人知道昨天他发生了什么事。It______________________________________________________________________yesterday.52.当你犯错误时不要害怕被嘲笑。Don't__________________________________________________________________________.53.我认为这个电子邮件不值得回复。I______________________________________________________________________________.54.桑迪对这个书架不满意，因为它占据了太多的空间。Sandy_____________________________________________________________toomuchspace.55.我想知道我一次可以从图书馆借多少本书?Iwonder_______________________________________________________________________?56.对于学生来说及时上交作业是多么重要啊!How____________________________________________________________________intime!七、书面表达(共1题，满分15分)现在越来越多的学生有久坐的习惯。假定你是李华，请你以“Donotsitforalongtime”为题给你校英文报写一篇短文,说明久坐的危害并提出解决这一问题的建议。注意：1.文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称;2.词数100左右。Donotsitforalongtime_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________