2024-2025学年江苏省常州五校九年级上学期英语期中试卷

2024—2025学年江苏省常州五校九年级上学期英语期中试卷

一、单项选择(★★★)1.—Howdoyouknowabouttheyoungboystandingoverthere?—Iheardthathewantedtobe________NBAplayerwhenhewas________universitystudent.

A．a;anB．an;aC．the;aD．an;the(★★★)2.—Whatdoyouthinkpoorchildrenneedmost?—Ithinkeducation________most.Knowledgechangesone’sfate(命运).

A．remindsB．requiresC．mattersD．admires(★★★)3.—________watchthefootballmatchnow?—Goodidea!Let’sturnontheTVandwatchittogether.

A．WhataboutB．Let’sC．Whydon’tD．Whynot(★)4.I________ricetodumplingswhilemybrother_________havesomesnacksforbreakfast.

A．prefer;prefersB．prefer;wouldratherC．wouldrather;prefersD．wouldrather;wouldrather(★★★★)5.—________excitingnewsitistohaveseveralundergroundsinChangzhousoon!DoyouknowwhenMetro5willopen?—________theendof2025.

A．What;NotuntilB．How;UntilC．What;UntilD．Whatan;Notuntil(★★★)6.Thereisnodoubt________thesongLonelyWarrior(孤勇者)is________againandagain.

A．whether;wellworthlisteningtoB．that;wellworthtolistenC．that;wellworthlisteningtoD．whether;wellworthtolisten(★★★)7.—Didyouenjoyyourselfatthepartylastnight?—No,notatall!Iwas________blindbecauseIleftmyglassesinthetaxi.

A．asmanyasB．asmuchasC．aswellasD．asgoodas(★★★)8.—IfeltveryproudwhenIsawmanythingsmadeinChinaduringmystayinEurope.—There’sstillalongwaytogo._________“MadeinChina”_________“CreatedinChina”iswhatweneed.

A．Either;orB．Both;andC．Neither;norD．Notonly;butalso(★★★)9.—Intoday’safter-school-serviceclass,wediscussed________.—That’sagoodtopicforteenagers’mental(心理的)health.

A．howwecouldkeepagoodfeelingB．howwecangetbettergradesC．howcanwemanageourtimeD．howcouldwebehelpful(★★★)10.—IamafraidIhavetostopdreamingofbeingasinger.—________Youareabornsinger.Workhardandyou’llachievesuccess.

A．Don’tmentionit.B．Ican’tagreemore.C．Don’tloseheart.D．Itdoesn’tmatter.二、完形填空(★★★)Therewasonceafamousscientistwhomadeseveralimportantdiscoveries.Oncehewasasked______hewasabletobesocreative.Herepliedthatitallcamefromanexperiencehehadwithhismotherwhenhewas2yearsold.Hewastryingtotakeabottleofmilkoutoftherefrigerator.Butthebottlewastooslippery(滑的)andhe______it.Thefloorwascoveredinmilk.Whenhismothercameintothe______,insteadofshoutingathimorpunishinghim,shesaid,“Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Ihave______seensuchahugepuddle(水坑)ofmilk.Wouldyouliketo______inthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?”______hedid.Afterafewminutes,they______themilktogether.Thenhismothersaid,“Thiswasa______experimentinhowtocarryabigbottleofmilkwithtwotinyhands.Let’sgooutinthebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucan______awaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit.”Thelittleboylearnedthatifheheldthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Whatawonderful______!Thescientistthenaddedthat______wasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn’tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes.Helearnedthatmistakesarejustchancestolearnsomethingnew—whichis,afterall,whatscientificexperimentsareallabout.Eveniftheexperimentdoesn’t“______”,wecanstilllearnsomethingvaluablefromit.11.A．whereB．whenC．whyD．how12.A．lostB．brokeC．knockedD．dropped13.A．gardenB．studyC．kitchenD．bedroom14.A．oftenB．alwaysC．sometimesD．never15.A．stayB．playC．restD．skate16.A．SoB．NeitherC．NorD．Either17.A．cleanedupB．putupC．pickedupD．gaveup18.A．importantB．failedC．interestingD．mixed19.A．imagineB．rememberC．findD．design20.A．timeB．lessonC．classD．experience21.A．itB．thereC．thisD．that22.A．workB．matterC．helpD．happen三、阅读理解(★★★)InancientChina,bellanddrumtowersusedtoplaytheroleofclocksintellingpeoplethetime.Thebellsoundedatdawn(黎明)anddrumatdusk(黄昏).Today,bellanddrumtowersremaininsometime-honoredcitieslikeBeijingandXi’an.ThebellanddrumtowersinXi’anaresymbolsofthecity’srichpastandareamongthelargestandbest-preserved(保存最完好的)oftheirkindinChina.TheBellTowersitsattheverycenterofXi’an.Itis36metershigh.Itwasbuiltin1384andmovedtoitscurrent(现在的)locationin1582.Fourbusyroadscrossjustunderthetower.Visitorsneedtouseanundergroundwalkwaytoreachthetower.Insidethetower,thereisasmallmuseumthathousesahugebellaswellassomehandwrittenrecordsonthehistoryofthetower.TheDrumTowerisabout200meterstothenorthwestoftheBellTower.Itisasmallbuilding.Itliesnexttoabusystreetwheremanyrestaurantsandshopsarelocated.Itwasbuilt4yearsearlierthantheBellTower.ItisalsooneofthelargestdrumtowersinChina,withaheightof34meters.ThereisasquaresittingbetweentheBellTowerandtheDrumTower.Itisthebestplacetowatchthetwotowers.Accordingtothetourists,thetwotowersaremoreimpressiveintheeveningasthelightsaddbeautytothem.Don’tmissthemwhenyoutakeatriptoXi’an!23.Howdoesthewriterbeginthetext?

A．Byshowingsomefacts.B．Bylistingnumbers.C．Byusinganoldsaying.D．Bymakingasurvey.24.WherecanwefindtheDrumTower?

A．B．C．D．25.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoureadthetext?

A．SchoolLife.B．TravelGuide.C．BookReviews.D．EnvironmentProtection.(★★★★)“Twelveyearsago,Iwasaprofessional(职业的)dancerandblackbeltintaekwondo(跆拳道)whenadiseasewentundiagnosedanddestroyedmymuscularsystem.Ifinallyendeduponlifesupportinintensivecarewithorgan(器官)failure,”Kaufmanrecalled.“IwentfromlivingthisbiglifetonotknowinghowIwasgoingtosurvive.Luckily,onmybirthdayin2009,Ireceivedanewheartandwasgivenasecondchanceatlife!”AftervolunteeringinLosAngeleshospitals,Kaufmanstartedthenon-profitorganization—Ava’sHeart.Sheandherorganizationofferedtransplantpatientsservicesthatwereoftennotcoveredbyinsurance(保险),includingfood,gas,co-paysonmedicines,andhousing.“WhatIfoundoutwasthatifyoudidn’thavepost-transplanthousing,youcouldn’tgetlistedandadmitted(允许进入)intothehospital,”Kaufmansaid.Shesaidthatforthenearly110,000peopleintheUSAwaitingforalife-savingorgantransplant,itwasnotjustamatterofaddingyournametothelist.Patientsmustbefinanciallysecure(经济保障的)andbeabletoaffordtransportation.What’smore,theymustfindaccommodations(住所)neartheirtransplanthospital.Kaufmanrunstwohousinglocations,whichallowsthepatientstoremainclosetotheirtransplanthospitalduringtheperiodoftheiraftercare,usuallyaboutthreemonthsatnocost.Herorganizationalsohelpsdonor(捐献者)families,whichshethinksmakesthewholecirclecomplete.“Thedonoristhewholestory.Withoutthedonor,therearenotransplantcenters,notransplantsurgeons,nome.Inmyeyes,thedonorsaretheheroes.”Kaufmansaid.Sofar,Ava’sHearthashelpednearly90familieswithburialcostsfortheirlovedoneswhoseorganshavesavedcountlesslives.Kaufmanalsoworkscloselywiththosewhohelpbuildrelationshipswithdonorfamiliesandspreadawarenessabouttheimportanceoforgandonation.26.WhydidKaufmantalkabouthermemoryinParagraph1?

A．Tosuggesttheimportanceoflife.B．Torememberherdullandboringdays.C．Toshowthereasonforpayingback.D．Toconfirmherlovefortheprofession.27.Foratransplantpatient,admissionintothehospitalrequiresthefollowingEXCEPT________.

A．healthinsuranceB．nearbyhousingC．financialsecurityD．affordabletransportation28.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKaufman?

A．Braveandcaring.B．Gratefulandwarm-hearted.C．Practicalandhard-working.D．Loyalandeasy-going.(★★★★)OnceagaintheCaptain’swillwon.Silent,themenreturnedtotheirposts.ButCaptainColumbuswasworriedbecauseheknewinhisheartthatadaywouldcomewhenhiswordswouldnolongerhelp.Beforethatday,hewouldseeland.Notaneyeclosedthatnight.TheCaptainstoodonthehighpoop(艉楼)andwithsleeplesseyeshetriedhardtolookintothedarknessahead.Then,twohoursbeforemidnight,themiraclehappened.Afar-offlightstruckhiseyes.Itwavered(摇曳)onceortwice,movingquicklyonthehorizon,likeafisherman’sboatonthewaves.Hishearthammered(砰砰直跳).Buthedarednotcryout,“Land!”“Youreyesaresharp,Alfredo,”hewhisperedtoayoungsailor.“Tellmewhatyousee.”Evenashespoke,thelightdisappeared.“Iseenothing.”Thesailorstaredintothedarkness.Thelighthadreappeared.“Lookout!”“Ah,yes,yes!Alight.Overthere.”“Quiet!Areyousure,Alfredo?”“Butyes,Captain!Itisgonenow,yetIsawit.”Surelythiswasnotatrickofthelight!Alfredohadseenittoo.Somewhereaheadindarknesswerehumanbeingsandinhabitedland.Theystoodshouldertotremblingshoulder,staringintothedark.Hourafterhourpassed.Thesand-glassunderthelanternshowedthatitwastwoo’clockinthemorning.Theothertwoshipsloomed(隐约出现)vaguelyandintheeastthelineofthehorizonwasclearlydefined.Thencameaflashofflame(火焰).Thelong-awaitedsignal!Landinsight.“Land!Land!”Almostimmediatelycametheringingcry.Thereinthewest,greenandfair,layanisland.WhocantellhowChristopherColumbusfeltatthatmoment?Thelongwaitingwasatanend.Thedreamhadcometrue.29.Wheredidthestoryhappen?

A．Onanisland.B．Onthesea.C．Inthewest.D．IntheCaptain’sdream.30.WhendidtheCaptainseeafar-offlightforthefirsttime?

A．Atabout10p.m.B．Atabout2a.m.C．Atmidnight.D．Inthemorning.31.Duringthatnight,howdidCaptainColumbus’feelingschange?

A．Worried→nervous→excited.B．Scared→curious→happy.C．Afraid→happy→excited.D．Excited→scared→happy.32.WhatwasCaptainColumbus’dream?

A．Findingthehumanbeingsinthesea.B．Beingsavedbyotherships.C．Helpinghissailorsgetthelightinthedarkness.D．Discoveringthelandonthehorizon.(★★)Takingresponsibilityforyourselfandyouractionsisanimportantpartofpersonalgrowth.It’snevertoolatetostartpracticingthepositivehabitofacceptingresponsibilityforyourself.33Improveyourconfidence.34Ifyoucan’tthinkofany,asklovedonestohelp.Youcanalsowritedownyourgoals,createaplanforachievingthemandlearntoacceptpositivefeedback.Removetheexcuses.Tobreaktheharmfulhabitofexcuse-making,ensureyou’rehonestlyacknowledging(承认)whatreallyhappened.Nexttimeyou’refacedwiththenegativeresultofasituation,ensureyousaysomethinglike“Sorry,Imesseditup.HowcanImakeupforit?”35Takepositiveactions.Ifyouwantyourfamilyandfriendstoshowmoreinterestinyourlife,getinterestedintheirs.Ifyouwantamoresatisfyingjob,figureoutwhatyouneedtodotoachieveit.Youractionswillaffectwhatyougetoutoflife,soensureyou’reactinginawayyougetwhatyouwant.36Ifyouoftenseeyourselfasapowerlessman,thismightbebecauseyouareexperiencinghardshipsinyourownlife.Andthisfeelingwillbestrengthenedbythewayyoucommunicatewithyourselfandothers.Solookoutforpassive(消极),self-destroyingthoughtslike“Whyisthishappeningtome?”andlearntotakeresponsibility.

A．HowcanIbemorepowerful?B．Changeyourthoughtpatterns.C．Realizewhoyouareasaperson.D．Nomatterhowoldyouare,youcaneasilybegintoday.E．Don’tworry—yourhonestywillearnyourespectfromothers.F．Spendsometimereflectingonyourstrengthsandhowtousethem.四、任务型阅读(★★★)TheSeniorSchoolEntranceExamsforChineseJunior3studentsusedtobemainlyaboutacademic(学术类的)subjectssuchasChinese,Maths,English,etc.Butstartingfrom2022,therearealsotestsinmusic.Thispolicyaimstoencourageprimaryandsecondaryschoolstoprovidemorefinemusicclassesbecauseanewstudyshowsthatmusiceducationisreallyimportantinschooleducation.Herearesomeideasonhowmusicplaysanimportantroleinschooleducation.MusichelpswithMathsandScience.Studentslearntocount,andhowtomultiplyanddivide.StudentsalsouseSciencetohelpthemdiscoverwhatsoundsgoodtogetherandwhatdoesn’t.Besides,studentsalsouseSciencetounderstandhowmusicisproducedbyvibration(颤动)andwhy.Studentslearnalotaboutlanguagesthroughmusic.Manysongsarewritteninforeignlanguages.Studentsmustlearntotranslatetheseforeignworkstounderstandwhattheyaresingingabout.Studentslearnahugeamountofcooperation(协调)ofbodypartsthroughmusic,sopartsofthebodycanworkbettertogether.Forexample,studentsmustusemotor(肌肉运动的)skillsinordertoplayaninstrument.Singersandwind(管乐器)playersmustlearnbreathcontrolandbeingoodshapetosingandplay.StudentslearnaboutArtthroughmusic.Somefamouspiecesofmusicwerewrittenaboutimportantpiecesofart,andstudentslearnabouttheartistsandstylesasthey’replayingthemusic.Musiceducationalsobringshigherthinking.Studentshavetobeaware(知道的)ofwhateveryothermusiciandoesateverytime.Inthisway,itdevelopscooperationaswell.Theytendtodevelopmoreabilityforlearning.阅读与回答问题(每题答案不超过10个单词)。37.WhendidChinastarttoincludemusictestsinSeniorSchoolEntranceExams?_______________________________________________38.Howmanygoodpointsabouttheimportanceofschoolmusiceducationaretalkedabout?_______________________________________________39.Whycanmusichelppartsofthebodyworkbettertogether?_______________________________________________40.Inyourdailylife,whatbenefit(好处)doyouthinkmusicbringstoyou?(请自拟一句话作答)_______________________________________________五、短文填空(★★★)Teaisoneofthemostpopular41(drink)intheworld.Chineseagricultural(农业的)production42(guide)bysolarterms(节气),andsoisteaproduction.Pickingtealeavesis43importantspringactivityinSouthChina.Tea44(pick)beforeQingmingiscalledMingqiantea.Becauseofthesmalloutput45goodquality,Mingqianteaisconsideredquite46(value).Inspring,localhillsidesareoftenfilledwithteapickersaswellasfarmersplantingontheirlands.Thebeautifulsceneryofteafarmsinthecountrysideisofgreat47(important)tothetourismintheseplaces.Manyfamiliestaketheirchildrentoexperiencethefunofpickingtealeavesduringspringoutings.Pickingtealeavesalso48(show)hardworkofChinesepeopleanditisoneofthetraditionalvirtues.Todayscientistsknowthatteacontainschemicals(化学物质)thatkeepcells49dying.Mostteashavecaffeineinthem,whichmakesyoufeelbetterand50(energy).Somepeoplehaveproblemsdrinkingteabecauseitcancausesleeplessness.六、完成句子(★★★)51.小时候父母不允许他熬夜到很晚。He______________