2024-2025学年江苏省无锡市洛社初级中学上学期九年级英语期中测试卷

2024—2025学年江苏省无锡市洛社初级中学上学期九年级英语期中测试卷

一、单项选择(★★★★)1.—TheTVseriesLoveDesigneristhemostromanticdramaIhaveeverseen.—I’mafraidit’snot________cupoftea.

A．anybody’sB．everybody’sC．somebody’sD．nobody’s(★★★)2.Youare________enoughtomakealife-likerabbitoutofpaper.I’dliketomakeone,too.

A．loyalB．creativeC．modestD．organized(★★★)3.—MrWu,couldyoupleasetellmewhatthewordsbyAbrahamLincolnmean?—Itmeans“Inthecourseofourlife,whetherweliveameaningfullife________.”

A．representsB．provesC．mattersD．appears(★★★)4.Itisonlybygoing________darktimesthatwecanseparatethegreatestfromthegreat.

A．throughB．againstC．acrossD．towards(★★★)5.Thenewssendsastrong________thatUndergroundLineS2willconnectWuxitoYixingby2029.

A．informationB．thoughtC．influenceD．message(★★)6.Manyscientists________chancesofgoingabroadinordertoserveourcountry.

A．setupB．pickupC．giveupD．takeup(★★★)7.—QuanHongchanandCuiChenxi,twoyounggoldmedalistsattheHangzhouAsianGames,haveimpressedpeoplealot.Whatwasthesecretoftheirsuccess?—________QuanHongchan________CuiChenxiachievedsuccesseasily.Theirhardworkpaidoff.

A．Neither;norB．Both;andC．Notonly;butalsoD．Either;or(★★★)8.—IhearanewfilmbasedontherealstoriesofZhangGuimeihasbeenshownatcinemas.—Great!Sheissuchanexcellentrolemodelthatwe________neverpraisehertoomuch.

A．shouldB．mustC．canD．need(★★★)9.—IhearthatEmilyis________recommendedforthejob.—That’sgreat.Shehasmanystrongqualitiesforthisposition.

A．hardlyB．exactlyC．nearlyD．highly(★★★)10.IthoughtIdidbadlyintheexam.________,Igota60andpassed.Hooray!

A．MaybeB．InsteadC．AlmostD．However(★★★)11.Neverdoanythingbadbecauseyouthinkit'stoosmall.Youneverknow________itcanlead.

A．howB．whatC．whereD．when(★★★)12.Toprotecttheoldmanfromfraud(诈骗),thepolicemankeptexplainingtohim_________hecompletelyunderstoodtheriskofsendingmoneytoanunknownaccount.

A．sinceB．ifC．afterD．until(★★★)13.Toourjoy,Hangzhouheldthe19thAsianGamessuccessfully.Doyouknow________?

A．howoftentheAsianGameswereheldB．whenwastheopeningceremonyC．whydidtheGameshaveadelayD．howmanycitieshaveheldtheGames(★★)14.—Soyoudon’tlikeyournewschool?—________.Ithinkit’saniceschool.Butitreallyneedsaplayground.

A．Don’tgetmewrongB．YousaiditC．Don’tmentionitD．Nodoubt二、完形填空(★★★★)Heygames,haveyouheardthenewgame,BlackMyth:Wukongthat’stakingtheworldbystorm?Onthedayit_________,over1.6millionplayerswereplayingitonline,morethanCounterStrike2,Dota2,andEldenRing.Thisgameis_________becauseitshowstheworldthecreativityofChinesegamemakersandhowinterestingChineseculturecanbe.YoumightknowDota2andits_________version,Dota.TheyhaveamagicalworldwithheroesliketheMonkeyKing,butmostoftheirheroescomefromoldstoriesfromEurope.EldenRing’scharactersaremostlylikethosein_________storiestoo.Butthings_________withagamecalledHonorofKings.ManyofitsheroescomefromChinesehistoryandlegends.Now,BlackMyth:Wukongisevenmoreexcitingbecauseit’sthe_________AAAgamestofeatureChineselegendsinavideogameeverbefore.ThisisspecialformanygameswhoareinterestedinChinesemythology.Thegame’sheroisWukong,theMonkeyKingfromoneofthefourclassicChinese_________JourneytotheWest.Thisgameconnectstraditionalculturewithmoderngameideas.MakingagamelikeBlackMyth:Wukongtakesalotoftimeandmoney.Butit’s_________itbecausebytheeveningofthereleaseday,over3millioncopiesweresoldonSteam.Althoughsomemightsayit’shardtomakemoney_________,thesuccessofChineselegendsinvideogamesshowsthatitissurely__________.Andwithtimegoingon,itlooksliketherecouldbemoreinthefuture.15.A．workedoutB．triedoutC．cameoutD．brokeout16.A．surprisingB．valuableC．pleasantD．special17.A．earlierB．laterC．betterD．worse18.A．EasternB．SouthernC．WesternD．Northern19.A．happenedB．changedC．turnedD．improved20.A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．fourth21.A．moviesB．playsC．poemsD．novels22.A．worthB．successfulC．practicalD．powerful23.A．highlyB．quicklyC．slowlyD．patiently24.A．generalB．commonC．possibleD．certain三、阅读理解(★★★)Cadets(军校学员)areyoungpeople,likeyou,whousuallymeetonceaweekafterschoolattheirarmyunitoratweekends.Ifyoujointhecadetprogram,you’lllearnbasicskillssuchasbushsurvival,firstaidandnavigationbydayandbynight.

AbseilingandRopeactivitiesOvercomeyourfearofheightsbytakingpartinropeactivities.You’llwearaharness(保护带)andahelmetandyou’llloweryourselffromahighpointtotheground.CampingandothertrainingYou’lllearntoputupatentwithtoolssuchassupportpoles,arope,ahammerandbuildashelter.You’llalsolearntostoreandpreparefood.Youwillbetaughthowtostartafire.FirstaidFirstaidisanimportantskilltolearn.Youwillbeabletomanageandorganizefirstaidonwaterorinthebush(灌木丛).Youwilllearntodresswounds.Inconclusion,youwilllearnhowtodealwithmedicalemergencies.NavigationLearnhowtonavigateusingamapandacompass.Startwithe-learningandclassroominstruction.Thenputwhatyouhavelearnedintopracticeduringdayandnighttripsforexploration.BoatandwaterskillsGocanoeing,buildaraftandlearnimportantswimmingandlife-savingskills.25.Thecadetsusuallymeet________amonthafterschooltolearnbasicskills.

A．onceB．twiceC．threetimesD．fourtimes26.Whichpictureshowsabseilingandropeactivities?

A．B．C．D．27.Samthinkshehasdevelopedagoodsenseofdirectionandcanuseknowledgethathehaslearnedinlife.Whichtrainingprogramishein?

A．AbseilingandRopeactivities.B．Campingandothertraining.C．Navigation.D．Boatandwaterskills.(★★★)AtM.E.SchoolinTucson,Arizona,raisingfishatschoolwasonesmallanswertoabigproblem:manypeopleintheneighborhooddidn’thaveenoughfood.Thestudentscouldeatbreakfastandlunchatschool,buttheirfamiliesdidn’talwayshaveenoughmoneyfordinner.Buyingfreshfoods,suchasvegetablesandmeat,wasdifficult.Theteachershadanidea:couldthestudentsraisefoodatschoolfortheneighborhood?Itwouldn’tbeeasy.Thereisn’tenoughwaterinTucsonbecauseitisinadesert.Soildoesn’talwayshavethenutrients(营养)thatplantsneedtogrow,sothestudentswouldneednaturalhelpers.Tosolvetheproblem,theschoolsetupasysteminwhichfishpoopmakesplantsgrowbetterandtheplants’rootscleanthewaterinthefishtank.Studentsdoresearchonthefish.“Ididataskintheprojectonhowmuchtilapiaeat.”saysEmmanuel.“Wewantedtoseeiftheypreferredtoeatinwarmorcoldwater.Theylikedwarmwaterbetter.”Fisharen’ttheonlyanimalsthathelpstudentsfeedtheirneighbors.Chickenslayeggs.Beesalsocometohelpturnflowersintovegetables.Whenthestudentshaveraisedenoughfood,it’stimeforMarketDay.Vegetablesaregiventopeopleintheneighborhoodforfree.Studentsselleggsandtilapiatoraisemoneyforseeds,fishfoodandchickenfood.“Peopledon’thavealotofmoney,soit’sanicedreamwehavetogivethemfood.It’salsoachancetobehealthyandeatbetter.”saysEmmanuel.“Wecanplantgoodfoodandhavefunwhilewe’redoingsomethingimportant,”saysBlanks.“I’msohappytobeatthisschool.”28.WhydidtheteachersatM.E.Schooldecidetoraisefoodfortheneighborhood?①Thefamiliesintheneighborhoodwerepoor.②Peopletherewantedamarketforfreshfoods.③Studentswantedtolearnhowtogrowvegetables.④Thenaturalconditionisn’tproperforgrowingplants.

A．①③B．②④C．①④D．②③29.Whatcanweknowfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A．Theprojecthasbeenwidelyspread.B．Eggsandtilapiaaresoldatagoodprice.C．Theprojectbringsthestudentsafeelingofpride.D．Studentshaveraisedenoughmoneytobuyvegetables.30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．AStoryofHelpingthePoorB．AnExperienceintheDesertC．AProjectfromSeedstoSalesD．ADreamofGivingVegetables(★★★★)Chiefofpolice,Otchumyelov,andoneofhisofficers,Yeldyrin,arewalkinginthevillagesquarewhentheyhearamancryingoutthathehasbeenbitten.Amomentlater,theyhearadogcryinginfear.Adogisshoutingandjumping,followedbyHryukin,thelocalgoldsmith.Hryukincatchesthedogtostopitfromrunningaway.Thedogisterrified,andHryukinisangryabouthisbleedingfinger.Soon,acrowdofvillagersgathersaroundHryukinandthedog.HryukintellsOtchumyelovthathewasmindinghisownbusinesswhen,fornoreason,thedogbithim.Hryukinshowshisfingerandisworriedthathewon’tbeabletoworkbecauseofhisinjury.“Thedog’sownershouldpayme!”Hryukinsays.Otchumyelovagreesandaddsthatthedogmustbeputdownaswell.“Whoownsthisdog?”heasksthecrowd,eagertofindtheculprit(罪犯).WhensomeoneanswersthattheowneristhepowerfulGeneralZhigalov,Otchumyelovbecomesnervousandsuddenlysuggestsadifferentpossibility:Thisdogmayactuallybeinnocent(无罪的).“Howcouldthistinydogreachyourfingerifyouweremindingyourownbusiness?”OtchumyelovasksHryukin.SomeoneinthecrowdanswersthathesawHryukinangerthedogbystickingacigaretteinitsface.Hryukinstartstonegatethis,buthe’sinterruptedbyYeldyrin.Yeldyrinsaysthatthedogisn’tGeneralZhigalov’s.Veryquickly,Otchumyelovagrees.Hepointsoutthatthegeneralwouldneverbotherwithadoglikethisone.ButjustasOtchumyelovdecidestheymustkillthedog,Yeldyrinremembersseeingasimilardogonthegeneral’sproperty.Dependingonwhohebelievestobethedog’sowner,Otchumyelovhasadifferentanswerforwhetherthedogshouldliveordie.Finally,thegeneral’scookarrivesonthescenewiththetruth.Thecooksaysthatthisdogisn’tGeneralZhigalov’sbutinsteadbelongstothegeneral’sbrother,anotherpowerfulman.Afterhearingthis,Otchumyelovquicklycomplimentsthedogandlaughsaboutthewholeincident.Asthecookleavestoreturnthedogtoitsowner,OtchumyelovthreatenstohurtHryukinformakingascene.Thecrowdlaughsatthegoldsmithandhisinjuredfinger.—AdaptedfromAChameleon31.Whenwalkinginthevillagesquare,OtchumyelovandYeldyrinsee________.

A．thedogbitingHryukinB．HryukinrunningafterthedogC．HryukinmindinghisbusinessD．thedog’sownerpayingHryukin32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“negate”mean?

A．Tosaythatsomethingisboring.B．Tosaythatsomethingisnottrue.C．Tosaythatsomethingmustbedone.D．Tosaythatsomethingisnotimportant.33.Whatcanwemainlylearnfromthepassage?

A．OtchumyelovdoeshisbesttokeepHryukinsafe.B．OtchumyelovisoneofGeneralZhigalo’sbestfriends.C．Asapoliceman,Otchumyelovisalwayscarefulwithhiswork.D．HowOtchumyelovdealswiththedogdependsonwhothedog’sowneris.(★★★★)Humansaregettingawayfromthenaturegraduallybecauseofthedevelopingtechnology.ButnowDigitalTechnologyisofferingusanopportunitytolistentothesoundsinthenatureinpowerfulways,makingusgetclosertotheworldsofanimalsandplants.Allaroundthenature,therearesoundsthatwestruggletopickupandunderstand.Elephants,forexample,communicatewitheachotherusinginfrasound,asoundfarbelowourhumanhearingrange.Coralintheoceanalsocommunicateswitheachotherthroughsoundwaves,withonepurposeofattractingbabycoraltoareaswhereitcansuccessfullygrow.Thisisashockingfactascoraldoesn’thaveanyears!Topickupsoundshumansarenormallyunabletohear,scientistshaveplacedlisteningdevicesintheseenvironments.Researchershaveattached(连接)tinymicrophonestohoneybeesandturtles,andstucklisteningpoststhatcanreceivedifferentsoundwavesfromcoralreefsandtrees.Thesedevicesarecontrolledbycomputersandnetworkedwithdigitalsensorsandsatellites.Wheninterconnected,thesedigitaldevicesworklikeahearingaid:enablinghumanstoobserveandrecordnature’ssoundsbeyondthelimitsofourownlisteningability.Afterthesoundsarerecorded,AIisthenabletodeterminetheirmeanings.Withthistechnology,humanscannotonlyunderstandtheanimals,butalsocommunicatebacktothem.Forexample,ateamofresearchersinGermanydecodedthehoneybees’behaviorwithAI.Thentheytaughttinyrobotshowtodothehoneybeedance.Usingthesedancingmachines,thescientistswereabletoorderthehoneybeestostopmoving,andtocommunicatewheretoflytocollectaspecificnectar.Inadditiontothepossibilityofspeakingwithanimals,theresearchcouldalsobeusedtocreateaformofhealingforanimalsandplants.That’stosay,inthenearfuture,scientistsmightbeabletogetcoraltogrowincertainareasbyplaying“healthyreef”sounds,whichcouldhelpsomeofthedamagewehavecausedtobecomehealthyagain.Now,DigitalTechnologyprovidesanewwayforhumanstolistentothelivelysoundsallaroundus.Thedreamofallowinghumanstocommunicatewithdifferentanimalsandplantsthroughoutthenatureisbeingonitsway.34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutlisteningdevices?

A．AIcanhelptoexplainthemeaningsofnature’ssounds.B．Thehearingaidcollectsthesoundsfromtheanimalsorplants.C．Scientistsneedtoconnectthedeviceswithcomputersandnetworks.D．Thedevicescanrecordnature’ssoundsbeyondpeople’slisteningability.35.Whichistherightordertopickupthesoundsfromthenatureforscientists?a.AnalyzethemeaningswiththehelpofAI.b.Placelisteningdevicesintothenatureworld.c.Collectthesoundsfromtheanimalsorplants.d.Connectthedeviceswithcomputersandnetworks.

A．c→d→b→aB．b→c→d→aC．c→b→a→dD．b→d→c→a36.Whatcanyouinferfromthelastparagraph?

A．Scientistsarelikelytodiscoveranewwayofrecording.B．Humanswillhavebettercommunicationwiththenature.C．It’spossibleforpeopletodancewiththehoneybeetogether.D．DigitalTechnologycanbeusedtocommunicatewithanything.37.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A．Todiscusshowtocontrollisteningdevices.B．Tocomparedifferentwaysforcommunication.C．Tointroduceatechnologytogetclosertothenature.D．Tosuggesthowtoimprovepeople’slisteningability.四、单词拼写(★★)38.Confuciuswasa________(开拓者)inthefieldofeducation.(★★★)39.Thecommitteewill________(提交)itsfinalreporttoParliamentinamonth.(★)40.WhatimpressesmemostinthePalaceMuseumisits_______(古老的)buildings.(★★)41.Therewasashort________(安静)whileshewasdryinghereyes.(★★)42.WecanbeproudtosayweareChinese________(无论何时)weareindangerinforeigncountries.(★★★)43.The________(decide)madebythebosssometimesareofnouse.Heneedstobemorecareful.(★★★)44.Ifyouworkhardnow,youmayhaveonemore________(choose)foryourfuture.(★★★)45.There’sstillalongwaytogobeforeyou________(success).(★★)46.Thehopefor________(last)peacehasalwaysbeenintheheartsofalltheChinesepeople.(★★)47.Thecustomergot________(patient)ashewaitedinlineforalongtime.(★★★)48.“Iwanttogobacktoourmotherlandbadly.Nothing________(beat)peace.”saidZhaoYing,whohaslivedinLebanonfor20years.(★★★)49.Thewaterwasnowtwofeetdeep,makingitdifficult,ifnotimpossible,________(get)thecarout.(★★★★)50.Sincethebigfirehasalreadybeenundercontrol,nomorefiremen________(send)there.(★★★)51.—Whatdoyouthink________(happen)toMissPangthesedays?Ican’tfindher.—Sorry.Sheaskedforleavelastweekbecauseherbrotherpassedaway.(★★★)52.—IsJessiecoming?—No,she________(change)hermindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.(★★★)53.—Youwerenotlistening.Whattroubledyou?—Sorry,I________(think)abouthowtohelpkidsgetinthehabitofsaving.(★★★)54.Canyouimaginehowmuchtroublethecommunityhad________(manage)throwingobjectsfromaheight?(★★★)55.Jennypromisedthatshe_________(have)afurthertalkwithmeassoonasshefinishedreadingthebookTheAdventureofTomSawyer.(★★★)56.They________(visit)theGoldenGateBridgethisafternoon,aren’tthey?(★★★★)57.—Ihaven’tseenyouforthewholeweek.—I________(search)forinformationformyresearch,butstillnotenough.五、任务型阅读(★★★)阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过6个单词。DopamineDressingHaveyouseen“dopamine(多巴胺)dressing”onyoursocialmedia?It’soneofthemostpopularfashiontrendsfor2023.FirstcreatedbyUSfashionpsychologistDawnnKareninherbookDressYourBestLifein2020,dopaminedressing—toputitsimply—isdressingforjoy.Throughbrightnessandpurityofcolors,thedressingisaimedtocreatejoyfulemotionsforpeople.Scienceshowedlongagothatdifferentcolorscanaffectpeople.Theycouldmakeusfeelwarmerorcoolerandalsoaffectourfeelings.Forexample,brightcolorscanmakepeoplefeellively.Colorslikeblack,whiteandgreymaybringasenseofsadnessinstead.Learninghowcolorswork,fashionbrandshavealsousedcolorsindifferentways.Forexample,Versace,anItalianbrand,addedtheideaofdopaminedressingtotheirclothesin2021.Itsaid:“Thiscanspreadfunandpositiveenergytotheworldthroughfashion.”Inthelastfewyears,thepandemichasputeverythingintoquestion.“Usually,we’redressingforexternalfactors—theweather,oth