2024年江苏省无锡滨湖区九年级下学期中考二模英语试卷

2024年初三第二次调研考试英语试题2024.5本试题分两卷。第Ⅰ卷(客观题)在第1至第6页，第Ⅱ卷(主观题)在第6至第8页。考试时间为100分钟。试卷满分为100分。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡的相应位置上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号是否与本人的相符合。2.答客观题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的正确选项涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3.答主观题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答，答案写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第Ⅰ卷(客观题共50分)一、单项选择在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。(本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分)1.——Whatisthetraditionalfolkartontheright?—ItisA.ChinesB.Chineseopera1.——Whatisthetraditionalfolkartontheright?—ItisA.ChinesB.ChineseoperaC.ChinesepaintingD.Chinesepaper-cutting2.Forstudentspreparingforexams,it'sveryimportanttorememberthepurposebehindtheirefforts---togainknowledgeandskillsthatwillservethemtheexamroom.A.beyondB.againstD.above3.Amanshouldfollowhisheartwhenreading,orhereadswilldohimlittlegood.A.thatB.howC.whyD.--4.——HowdoyoulikeyourlifeinGrade9?—Itseemedalittledifficultatfirst,butturnsoutfinenow.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything5.——Isawself-drivingbusesonZhengheRoadlastweekend.——Oh,it'samazing.Ineverexpectedtheysosoon.A.appearedB.wouldappearC.willappearDareappearing6.——Youkeepcompletelysilentduringthewholevisit.What'sup?——Oh,nothingmuch.Idon'twanttotalk.A.nearlyB.hardlyC.simplyD.specially7.——Thereisasharedbikeoverthere.Whatabouthiringit?---Butthesignonitsays“Private:NotIn”.It'snotasharedone.A.PublicBServiceC.ChanceD.Control8.—Putyoureffortsintoit.Doyouknowyouaretosuccess?——Thanksamillion.A.howfarB.howcloseC.howlongD.howmuch1

—HaveyoureadtheChineseidiomsstoryToRisewithaRooster,Jessica?——Yes.Ittellsuswebetoohard-working.A.canB.mustC.can'tD.mustn't10.——Shouldpeoplewhomistreatanimalsbestoppedfromgoingafterfurthereducation?—Ithinkprovidingchancesforpersonalgrowthandrehabilitation(改过自新)shouldalsobe.A.comparedB.connectedC.consideredDcomplained11.ThehistoryofSiheyuaninBeijingcanbetrackedbacktoYuanDynastywhenBeijingitsstatus(地位)asthecapitalcity.A.setupB.openedupC.putupD.tookup12.——WhatdidPetersaytoyoujustnow,Nancy?——Heaskedme.A.thathecouldgettotheshoppingmallB.wheretheshoppingmallisC.howcouldhegettotheshoppingmallD.whichwasthewaytotheshoppingmall13.WhichEnglishsayingcandescribethetextbelowbest?…Then,Imadeanotherplaceformygoatsandkepthalfofthemineachfield.Ifonegroupofthegoatswerediscovered,Iwouldstillhavetheother....——TakenfromRobinsonCrusoeA.Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside.B.Nopain,nogain.C.Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket.D.Takethingsastheycome.14.——Ididn'ttellanybodyyoursecret,I'mclear.——Oh,!Youbigmouth!A.Idon'tbuyitB.yougotitC.Idon'tmeanitD.younameit二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)Inavillagenearadesertlivedayoungandsuccessfulbusinessman,namedJames.15havingalot,heoftenfeltunhappyduetotheendlesschallengeshefaced.Oneday,awiseoldmancametothevillagewith100camels.It'ssaidhecould16anyproblem.Jameswenttoseehimandsaid,“I'mveryunhappywithmylife.Ialwayshavebusinessworries,familytroublesandhealthproblems.Pleasetellmehowtomakethem17.”Theoldmansmiledandsaid,“I'llgiveyouananswertomorrowmorning.Butfirst,canyoudoasmallthingforme?”Jamesagreed.Theoldmanaskedhimtotakecareofthe100camelsforthenight,makingsurethattheyallsatdownandrestedbeforehecouldgotosleep.Thenextmorning,theoldmanaskedJameshowhisnightwent.Jamessaidsadly,“Ididn'tsleep18.NomatterhowhardItried,Icouldn'tgetallthecamelstosittogether.EvenifI19togetsomecamelstositononeside,afewotherswouldstandontheotherside.”“That'strue.Ashenoticedthesecamelslastnight,somecamelssatdownontheirown,whileothers20somehardwork,andyetmanycamelsdidnotsitevenafter21effort.Ifyouhadcomebacklater,youwouldhaveseenthatsomeofthecamels,eventhoughtheydidn'tsitatfirst,finallysatdownontheirown,''theoldmansaid.2

Jamesnodded.Theoldmancontinued,“Problemsarejustlikecamels-someproblemsareworkedoutby22,someareworkedoutwhenyouputinsome23,andsomedonotgetsolvedevenafteryouhavetriedyourbest.Leavesuchproblemstotime.Attherighttime,theseproblemswillcometoanend.”Jamesfeltasenseofunderstanding.It24changedthewayhesawlife'schallenges.15.A.SinceB.ThoughC.IfD.Unless16.A.solveB.dealC.understandD.know17.A.loseB.appearC.d;.ppearD.leave18.A.atallB.inallC.aboveallD.afterall19.A.triedB.hopedC.managedD.failed20.A.remainedB.remindedC.representD.required21.A.largeB.strangeC.unusualD.new22.A.itselfB.themrelvesC.ourselvesD.themself23.A.timeB.energyC.fundD.effort24.A.smoothlyB.probablyC.completelyD.properly三、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。(本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分)A25.Whichpartofamagazineisthereadingmaterialmostprobablytakenfrom?A.HealthB.EnvironmentC.FashionD.Technology26.HowlongdoesMelatonincomesouteverydayaccordingtothecycle?A.MorethantwentyhoursB.LessthantenhoursC.AbouttenhoursandahalfD.Aboutelevenhours27.Whatcanweknowaccordingtothepictureabove?A.Everyonehasthesameinternalclock.B.Afternoonisagoodtimetodoexercise.3

C.It'sgoodforpeopletogotosleepaftertwoa.m.D.Peoplehavethelowestbodytemperatureat19:00.BBeep!Beep!Barcodetechnologymakesitfasterandeasiertobuythingsinstores.You'veprobablyseentheblack-and-whitezebrastripesonproductpackaging.Thisyear,thisgreatinventionis50yearsold!OnaSundayafternoonin1971,IBMengineerGeorgeLaurercameupwithacodethatcouldbeprintedonfoodlabels.ItbecameOnaSundayafternoonin1971,IBMengineerGeorgeLaurercameupwithacodethatcouldbeprintedonfoodlabels.ItbecamethebasisfortheUniversalProductCode,whichwasusedbymanygrocerycompaniesstartingin1973,accordingtoTheNewYorkTimes.Beforethis,cashiershadtoringuppricesbyhand.Timehasprovenittobeagreatinvention.Today,barcodesarescannedover6billiontimeseverydayandusedby2millioncompaniesworldwide,PRNewswirereported.Whatinformationdoesabarcodecontain?Wheretheproductcomesfrom,whereithasbeen,itsprice,expirationdate(过期时间)…younameit.Itcanalsohelpstoreskeeptrackoftheirproducts.Forexample,ifthereare10boxesofmilkandacustomerbuysone,itwillberecordedsothatthestoreownerknowstherearenineboxesleft.Inthe1980s,librariesstartedusingbarcodestokeeptrackofbooksinthisway.“Itscreatíonallowedthefirstdigitizationinthecontrolofthestock,”JoséMariaBonmatifromAECOC,aSpanishcommercialassociation,toldElMundo.Thenextgenerationofbarcodes,suchasQRcodes,canholdmoreinformation.“Theycantellconsumersifaproductcontainsallergensorifitisorganic(有机的).Thisprovidesconsumerswithagreaterleveloftrustintheproductstheybuy,”saidGS1,anorganizationthatdevelopsglobalbarcodestandards.28.Whatcanweknowaboutbarcodes?A.TheywerefirstusedinNewYork.BTheywereinventedfiftyyearsago.C.TheywerebasedontheUniversalProductCode.DTheyweredesignedbyacashierfromagrocerystore.29.ThebarcodescantellusthefollowinginformationEXCEPT.Ahowmuchtheproductcosts.Rwhentheproductwillbeoutofdate.Cwheretheproductisproduced.D.whomtheproductisboughtby.30.Whichwordmightthewriterusetodescribebarcodes?A.Difficult.B.Beautiful..C.UsefulD.Expensive.CThetwoofthemwerewhispering,butVictorcouldstillhearwhattheyweresaying.“Buthe'sinawheelchair!”thetallerguysaid.“Howcanheplay?”“Idon'tknow,”saidtheguywithdarkhair,“butwe'rejustpracticing.Ifhesayshecanhit,whynot?I'dliketoseeit.”Thetwoofthemwerewhispering,butVictorcouldstillhearwhattheyweresaying.“Buthe'sinawheelchair!”thetallerguysaid.“Howcanheplay?”“Idon'tknow,”saidtheguywithdarkhair,“butwe'rejustpracticing.Ifhesayshecanhit,whynot?I'dliketoseeit.”Victorwasusedtothedoubt.Mostpeoplehadnoideasomeoneinawheelchaircouldplaybaseball,butVictorhadbeenplayingwheelchairsports,includingbaseball,sincehewasyoung.ThetallerguywalkedovertowhereVictorsatwaiting.“Sure,youcanhitwithus,”hesaid.“MynameisZachary,andthisisMatt.”Zacharypointedinhis4

friend'sdirection.Victorintroducedhimself,andthethreeofthemheadedaroundthebackstopandontothefield.Victorgreatlyenjoyedallaspectsofbaseball—allaspectsofallsports,really—butheparticularlylovedbatting.Now,Zacharywaswindingup:legraised,armback,whoosh!TheballacceleratedoutofZachary'shand.Victor'ssharpeyesfollowedthewhitesphereasitzoomedstraighttowardhim,andheknewrightwhen--andwhere--toswing.Thebatconnectedwiththeball,andVictorsentitflyingbacktowardthemound,abittotheleft.Theballlandedbetweensecondbaseandthirdbase,ahalfsecondaheadofMatt'sglove.Hehadtochaseitdownasitskitteredintotheoutfield.“Nice!”yelledZacharyexcitedly.“Fantastichit,Victor!”Zacharypitchedseveralmoretimes,andVictorgotahitonmostofthem.Bothguyswereimpressed.ZacharyandMattwerecurioustoknowhowVictorhadgottensogoodathitting.“I'veplayedonawheelchairbaseballteamthelastfewyears,”Victorexplained.Hedescribedhowawheelchairbaseballdiamond(棒球场的内场)isdifferentfromatraditionalbaseballdiamond.“Thetwoarereallysimilar,butthebiggestdifferenceisthatforwheelchairbaseball,theplayingsurfaceneedstobeperfectlysmooth.”“Anotherdifferenceisthatbattersareallowedtouseakindofbracket(支架)fortheirwheelchairswhentheybat.It'sametalframelyingonthegroundthatthewheelchaircanattachtosoitwon'tmove.I'veseenguysswingsohardattheball,theytiptheirchairsrightover!”Victorglancedathiswatchandsawitwastimetoheadhomefordinner.HeinvitedMattandZacharytocomeseeawheelchairbaseballgamesometime,andtheybothagreedthatitwouldbeablast.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordblastmeaninthelastparagraph?A.boringexperienceB.interestingexperienceC.sadexperienceD.unwantedexperience32.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?A.Victordidn'tenjoyothersportsbutbaseball.B.MattandZacharywantedtoplaywithVictorintheverybeginning.C.Thewheelchairwouldn'teasilyturnoverenthediamond.D.ManypeopledoubtedVictorwasabletoplaybaseballbefore.33.Whatisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.WheelchairBaseballB.AHappyDayC.GoodFriendsD.NiceHitDAdecadeago,whenaskedaboutpopularpastimes,manypeoplewouldsaygoingtoKTVoramusementparks.However,youngpeoplenowspendtheirfreetimeathealthclubs,orgettingtuina(推拿),orevenfootmassagetoexperiencetraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)practices,suchasacupuncture(针灸)andmoxibustion(艾灸).A2023surveydonebyChinaYouthDaily,involving1,000respondentsinChina,revealedthat93.3percentofthemhadtriedvariousTCMdiagnostic(诊断的)andtreatmentmethods.“Manyyoungpeopleintheir20scometomeforneckandbackpains,aswellasdryeyesyndrome,whichusuallyappearsintheelderly,”saidMaHuifaug,aprofessoratBeijingUniversityofChineseMedicine,whoisalsoaTCMdoctor.“Ihavewitnessedsuchdiseases5

becomingmorecommonamongayoungeragegroupbecauseofunhealthylifestylesandincreasedpressure.”WhenfacedwiththechoicebetweenWesternmedicineandTCM,youngpeopleoftenpreferTCMtherapies“duetoitsefficacy(功效)”forthesediseases,accordingtoMa.“Somepeopledon'tlikeTCMbecauseitdoesn'thavequantifiable(可量化的)andstandardizedmethods.However,treatmentsbasedonsyndromedifferentiation(辨症论治)areoneofTCM'smainappealsasitcanbeamoreaccurateandtailoredmedicalmethodfordifferentpatients,”Maadded.JinYing,a25-year-oldstudentatMinzuUniversityofChina,isanenthusiastofTCM.Shetookpartinathree-monthtrainingcourseonacupunctureandtuinainthewinterof2023atBeijingUniversityofChineseMedicine.Afterstudyingauricularacupointtherapy(耳穴疗法),shehelpedoneofherroommatesovercomeinsomnia(失眠)byapplyingearseeds(贴耳豆).TCMisalsobecomingpopularindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.Switzerlandisoneofthem.AccordingtoChinaDaily,over20yearsago,TCMstartedtobecomefamousintheSwisshealthresortsofBadRagazandBaden,andthenitwaspopularthroughoutSwitzerland.JiaKejieisaTCMpractitioner(中医师)inSwitzerland.Jiasaidthataboutatotalof5,000peoplecametoherclinicandreceivedTCMtreatmentsinceitopenedin2002.ManyinternationalstudentscometoChinatostudyTCMaswell.AreportpublishedinApril2023saidthatthetotalnumberofinternationalstudentsstudyingTCMinChinawas8,187in2020.34.Whatisthewritingpurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Tointroducethetopic.B.Tosetanexample.C.Tocomparethepastwiththepresent.D.Todiscussthedifferences.35.Thefollowingsentencecanbestbeputattheendof.TheeffectofTCMonyoungpeople'slivesisbig,withmanynotonlyincludingTCMpracticesintotheirdailylives,butalsolearningTCMskillstotreatthemselvesandothers.A.Paragraph4B.Paragraph3C.Paragraph2D.Paragraph136.Thenextpartofthepassagemaybeabout.A.someTCMpracticesB.TCMinothercountries.CtwosidesofTCMD.studentsinChina37.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto.A.ToexplaintheTCMtherapicsaregood.B.ToencouragemorepeopletouseTCM.C.TointroduceTCMpractices.D.ToshowTCMispopularamongtheyoung.第Ⅱ卷(主观题共50分)四、词汇运用(本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分。)(A)根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。38.Youcan(传播,扩散)joyandhappinesswithabrightsmile.It'soneofthebestgiftsthatyoucangivetoothers.39.The37thInternationalKiteFestivalwhichiscovered(现场直播)bringsChinesedragon-shapedkite-flyingperformancealiveonscreen.40.Hedrewmeamapofthiscity,whichgavemea(总的,普遍的)ideaofthesizeofthecity.41.“The(胜利)overJapanwasmuchtougherthanwhatthescoremighthavesuggested.“saidthecoachofTeamChina.6

(B)根据句意，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的适当形式。42.Mybrotherwas(rapid)crazyaboutonlinegamesassoonashestartedtoplayit.43.Thereisnowno(possible)thatshewillmakeafullrecoveryaftersuchaseriouscaraccident.44.“ChinaandtheUnitedStatesshouldbepartnersratherthanrivals(对手);helpeachother(success)ratherthanhurteachother.”PresidentXitoldBlinken.45.It'sdangerousforhikerstoexplore(known)areaswithoutlocalguides.五、动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卷对应题号的横线上。(本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分46.Whatyouorderedonlinelastweek(send)soon.Pleasebepatient!47.-Whatdoyouthinkofmynewdress?-IthinkthuskindofclotR(wash)easily.Moreover,itsuitsyouwell.48.NoonewassurehowlongtheCOVID-19(last)atthatmoment.Ourgovernmenttookalotofmeasurestoensurethesafetyofpeople.49.-Dad,couldyouhelpmewithmymathproblems?-Certainly.I(finish)myworkandIhavesometimenow.50.Thepriceofoff,alongwithgrowingconcern,(rise)alotattheendoflastyear.51.TheHongKongZhuhai-MacaoBridge,(bring)peopleinthosethreecitieswithina“one-hourlivingcircle”,isconsideredasoneofthe“sevenwondersofthemodernworld”.52.25-year-oldZhouGuanyuisChina'sfirst-everF1driverandthefirstChinesedriver(complete)anameraceinShanghai.53.Theexchangestudents(visit)theHuishanAncientTowntomorrow,aren'tthey?六、阅读填空先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。(本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)The“Aprilsnow”ishere!It'snotrealsnow,ofcourse-it'scatkins(飞絮)fromwillowsandpopulartreesinspring.Forsomepeople,this“snow”isnotwelcomed.Catkinscancauseallergies(过敏),makingpeople'snoses,eyes,andskinuncomfortable.Luckily,scientistshavefoundmanywaystocontrolcatkins.Doing“genderchangesurgery”onwillowandpopulartreesisoneofthem.Peoplecutoffthebranchesoffemaletreesandreplace(替换)themwithbranchesfrommaletrees.Thiscutsdownthenumberofcatkins.However,thiswaynotonlytakeslotsoftime,butneedsplentyofcostsandhumanresources.Askilledworkercandothe“surgery”onlessthantentreesaday.From2008to2018,onlyaround1,000treesweretreatedinBeijing,reportedOutlookWeeklyin2023.ScientistsinWuxi,Jiangsu,usespecialinjections(注射剂)toreducethenumberofcatkinsontrees.Theseinjectionsmakethetreesmainlyusetheirenergytogrowbiggerandgetmoreleaves,nottoreproduce(繁殖)andmakecatkins.XuQingming,anexpertinWuxi,toldScienceandTechnologyDailythatthismethodissafeforthetrees.However,topreventca