2024-2025学年江苏省苏州振华中学九年级上学期12月英语阶段测试卷

2024—2025学年江苏省苏州振华中学九年级上学期12月英语阶段测试卷

一、完形填空(★★★)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。Myneighborisadoctor.Heandhiswifearesomeofthe________peopleIhaveevermet.Afewyearsago,westartedthiskindof“favor(善行)war”whereoneofuswoulddosomethingkindfortheother,suchas________thedrivewayorbuildingashed,andnexttimetheotherwouldtrytotopitwithanotherfavor.Yesterdaymorningtherewas________muchsnowonthegroundthatIcouldhardlygooutside.AndI________heshoveled(铲)mydrivewayformewhenIwasoutonabusinesstriplastwinter.SoItookoutmyshovelandtookcareofbothoursidewalksanddrivewaysbecauseitwasmyturntodoafavor________.IttookawhilebutIfinisheditandgotintomycarforwork.ThatnightIgota________.Itwasmyneighbor.Heimmediatelyshookmyhandandthankedmeforshovelinghisdrivewayandsidewalk,sothathewasabletogettoworkearlierand________aboy.“AssoonasIstartedthecarearlythismorning,acallcamethroughthatayoungboyinourneighborhoodwasseriouslyill.________,mypartnerandIwereonlyabout2minutesaway,buttheclosestambulance(救护车)10minutes,”addedhe.“Ayoungboygottolivehislifebecauseyoudidmethefavorearlierthismorning.”Itwasn’ttoomuch________toshoveladriveway,butwhatIdidgotayoungboytoseehisfamilyagain,gobacktoschoolagainandlivehislifeagain.Nofavoristoosmall.Eventhesmallestfavorcanmakethebiggest________.Onefavorwillalwaysbefollowedbyanother.1.A．nicestB．busiestC．richestD．happiest2.A．lookingforB．goingdownC．cleaningupD．walkingacross3.A．tooB．veryC．quiteD．so4.A．sawB．thoughtC．expectedD．remembered5.A．soonB．backC．againD．first6.A．letterB．noteC．knockD．call7.A．metB．savedC．supportedD．encouraged8.A．FinallyB．SadlyC．LuckilyD．Suddenly9.A．practiceB．troubleC．attentionD．experience10.A．choiceB．progressC．decisionD．difference二、阅读理解(★★★)Asaninternationalcity,Suzhouisalwaysfullofentertainmentandsurprise.ThisNovemberisanicemonthinSuzhou.There’salottodo.Herearethehighlights.

LiveMusic—LateNightJazzEnjoyrealAmericanjazzfromHerbieDavis,thefamoustrumpetplayer.He’scomingwithhisnew7-pieceband,Herbie’sHeroes.Herbieisknowntoplaywellintotheearlyhours,sodon’texpecttogetmuchsleep.

PLACE:TheJazzClubDATES:15—21November

TIME:10:00p.m.tilllatePRICE:￥180

TEL:6466-8736ScottishDancingTakeyourpartnersandgetreadytodancetillyoudrop.Scottishdancingisfunandeasytolearn.Instructorswilldemonstratethedances.

PLACE:JackStein’sDATES:EveryMonday

TIME:7:00p.m.—12:00p.m.

PRICE:￥60includingonedrinkTEL:6402-1877Exhibitions—SuzhouMuseumThereare24,819piecesonshowhere.YoucanseethewholeWuhistoryunderoneroof.It’salwaysinterestingtovisit,butdoublysoatthemomentwiththenewestexhibition.

PLACE:SuzhouMuseumDATES:Daily

TIME:Monday—Friday9:00a.m.—5:00p.m.

Weekends9:00a.m.—9:00p.m.

PRICE:￥30(￥15forstudents)TEL:6888-688811.Tobookticketsfortheactivityat9:00p.m.onMonday,youmaycall________.

A．6466-8736B．6402-1877C．6888-6888D．6690-873612.IfyouareinterestedinlearningaboutWuareas,youmaygoto________.

A．TheJazzClubB．JackStein’sC．ScottishDancingClubD．SuzhouMuseum13.Whichpartofanewspaperisthispassagemostprobablytakenfrom?

A．ArtWorld.B．SportsNews.C．TravelGuide.D．LiteratureReview.(★★★)①Manyscientistsbelieveourloveofsugarmayactuallybeanaddiction(上瘾).Whenweeatordrinksugaryfoods,thesugarentersourbloodandaffectspartsofourbrainthatmakeusfeelgood.Thenthegoodfeelinggoesaway,leavinguswantingmore.Alltastyfoodsdothis,butsugarhasaparticularlystrongeffect.Inthisway,itisinfactanaddictivedrug,onethatdoctorsrecommendweallcutdownon.②“ItseemslikeeverytimeIstudyanillnessandtraceapathtothefirstcause,Ifindmywaybacktosugar,”saysscientistRichardJohnson.One-thirdofadultsworldwidehavehighbloodpressure(血压),andupto347millionhavediabetes(糖尿病).Why?“Sugar,webelieve,isoneoftheculprits,ifnotthemajorculprit,”saysJohnson.③Ourbodiesaredesignedtosurviveonverylittlesugar.Earlyhumansoftenhadverylittlefood,soourbodieslearnedtobeveryefficientinstoringsugarasfat.Inthisway,wehadenergystoredforwhentherewasnofood.Buttoday,mostpeoplehavemorethanenough.Sotheverythingthatoncesavedusmaynowbekillingus.④Sowhatisthesolution?It’sobviousthatweneedtoeatlesssugar.Thetroubleis,intoday’sworld,it’sextremelydifficulttoavoid.Frombreakfastcerealstoafter-dinnerdesserts,ourfoodsareincreasinglyfilledwithit.Somemanufacturersevenusesugartoreplacetasteinfoodsthatareadvertisedaslowinfat.⑤Buttherearethosewhoarefightingbackagainstsugar.Manyschoolsarereplacingsugarydessertswithhealthieroptionslikefruit.Otherschoolsaregrowingtheirownfoodingardens,orbuildingfacilitieslikewalkingtrackssostudentsandothersinthecommunitycanexercise.Thebattlehasnotyetbeenlost.14.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A．ouraddictiontosugarB．illnessescausedbysugarC．goodsugarVS.badsugarD．theimportanceofsugar15.Theunderlinedword“culprit”isclosestinmeaningto________.

A．diseaseB．unknownthingC．sweetfoodD．causeoftheproblem16.Accordingtothepassage,whyisitsohardtoavoidsugar?

A．Welikecandytoomuch.B．Itgivesusneededenergy.C．It’sinsomanyfoodsanddrinks.D．Wegetusedtoeatingitatschool.17.“Thismaymakethefoodappearashealthier,butlargeamountsofsugarareoftenadded”ThesentencewouldbestbeplacedattheendofParagraph________.

A．①B．②C．③D．④(★★★)TheChacaltaya(恰卡塔雅)skiareasitsuponasmallmountainglacier(冰河)inBolivia.Althoughtheareaislessthanakilometerlong,itoncehostedinternationalskicompetitions.Inthepasttenyears,however,thesnowhasmelted(融化)veryquickly.AsChacaltayaglaciermelts,darkrocksareuncovered.Theserocksabsorbmoreheat,causingthesnowtomeltfaster.Thecycleseemsunstoppableinthelongrun.Today,thesnowisalmostgone,andsoareChacaltaya’sdaysasapopularskiresort.AGlobal(全球的)ProblemInrecentyears,scientistsallaroundtheworldhavecometoaterribleconclusion.Globalwarmingisarealproblem,andonelargelycausedbyhumanactivity.Butasexpertsdiscusshowtosolvetheproblem,iceinmountainssuchasChacaltaya,andneartheNorthandSouthPoles,ismeltingfasterthaneventhemostpessimistic(悲观的)environmentalistsoncefeared.Tenyearsago,scientistswarnedthattheArcticOcean(北冰洋)couldloseallitsiceinaboutahundredyears.Now,theythinkitcouldhappenmuchsooner.AsclimatescientistMarkSerrezeputsit,“Realityisexceedingexpectations.”GlacierRunTheicesheetofGreenlandisalsomeltingmorequicklythanscientistspredicted.Itslargestoutletglacier,JakobshavnIsbraeismovingtowardtheseafasterthanwethought.Infact,theglacierismovingtwiceasfastasitwasin1995.Risingairandseatemperaturesaretwowell-knowncauses.Researchershavealsodiscoveredotherunexpectedprocessesthatcausethemtomeltfaster.Forinstance,waterfrommeltingicerunsdowncracks(裂缝)intheglacierandgetsbetweentheiceandtherockbelow.Thismakesiteasierfortheglaciertogointothewarmerseawater.SomeresearchersbelievethatGreenlandismelting,ifitcontinues,couldaddatleastametertoglobalsealevelsby2100.IftheicesheetofAntarctica,nowlargelyunaffected(未受影响的),beginstomelt,thenextfewcenturiescouldseeatleastatwo-meterriseinsealevels,forcingtensofmillionsofpeopleoutoftheirhomes.DryingOutWhilethemeltingofglaciersmayfloodsomeareasoftheEarth,globalwarmingismakingthewaterdisappearfromotherplaces.ManyscientiststhinktheglaciersoftheHimalayasandtheAndes(喜马拉雅和安第斯山脉)coulddisappearinthiscentury.Asaresult,millionsofpeopleinIndia,Bangladesh,Bolivia,andPeruwhodependonwaterfrommountainglacierslikeChacaltayacouldfindthemselvesinacriticalsituation.Anincreasingnumberofheatwavesanddroughtsworldwidealsosuggestsglobalwarmingishavinganinfluenceonhumansrightnow,andthatitcouldchangethefaceoftheworldinthefuture.Howcanweavoidtheseterribleconsequences(后果)?“Wehavetohaveaseriousandimmediatechangeinattitude(态度),”saysLaurieDavid,aproducerofthemovieAnInconvenientTruth,whichhelpedtoraiseawareness(意识)oftheproblem.Manybelievethatanattitudeofhopemakesagoodbeginning.Asmostwouldagree,aninformedpublicisclearlyinabetterpositiontohelpaddressthiscriticalissue.18.WhatisthepurposeofmentioningChacaltayaatthebeginningofthisarticle?

A．Attractingtouriststotravelthere.B．Introducingthetopicofglobalwarming.C．Showingthatscientistsaretryingtoslowthemeltingofglaciers.D．Provingthatalltheskiareasallaroundtheworldaremelting.19.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Realityisexceedingexpectations”mean?

A．TheArcticicemeltingfasterthanpredicted.B．PeoplehavingnowatertodrinkinPeru.C．Thesungettinghotterthanscientiststhought.D．Expertssolvingtheglobalwarmingproblem.20.Whatdosomeresearchersbelievewillhappenbytheyear2100?

A．Globalsealevelswillrisebyatleastameter.B．TherewillbenomoreiceintheArcticOcean.C．TheicesheetofAntarcticawillhavecompletelymelted.D．Therewillbefewerheatwavesanddroughtsallovertheworld.21.WhichofthefollowingwouldLaurieDavidprobablyagreewith?

A．Globalwarmingisaproblemthatwillfixitselfovertime.B．Theaveragepersoncan’tdomuchtoaffectglobalwarming.C．Tostopglobalwarming,peopleneedtochangehowtheythink.D．Globalwarmingwillonlybeaproblemmanyyearsinthefuture.(★★★)Hewasanoldmanwhofishedaloneinaboatandhehadgoneeighty-fourdaysnowwithouttakingafish.Inthefirstfortydaysaboyhadbeenwithhim.Butafterfortydayswithoutafish,theboy’sparentshadtoldhimthattheoldmanwasnowexactlyandfinallysalao,whichistheworstformofunlucky,andtheboyhadgoneattheirordersinanotherboatwhichcaughtthreegoodfishthefirstweek.Itmadetheboysadtoseetheoldmancomeineachdaywithhisboatemptyandhealwayswentdowntohelphimcarryfishingtools.Theoldmanwasthinwithdeepwrinkles(皱纹)inthebackofhisneck.Hishandshadthedeepscars(疤)fromdealingwithheavyfish.Butnoneofthesescarswerefresh.Everythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiseyesandtheywerethesamecolorastheseaandwerecheerfulandfullofconfidence.“Santiago,”theboysaidtohimastheyclimbedfromthebankwheretheboatwaspulledup.“Icouldgowithyouagain.We’vemadesomemoney.”Theoldmanhadtaughttheboytofishandtheboylovedhim.“No,”theoldmansaid.“You’rewithaluckyboat.Staywiththem.”“Butrememberhowyouwenteighty-sevendayswithoutfishandthenwecaughtbigoneseverydayforthreeweeks.”“Iremember,”theoldmansaid.“Iknowyoudidnotleavemewillingly.”“Itwaspapamademeleave.IamaboyandImustdowhathetoldmeto.”“Iknow.”theoldmansaid.“Iquiteunderstandthat.”“Hehasn’tmuchfaith(信念).”“No,”theoldmansaid.“Butwehave.Haven’twe?”“Yes,”theboysaid.“CanIofferyouabeerontheTerraceandthenwe’lltakethefishingtoolshome.”“Whynot?”theoldmansaid.“Betweenfishermen.”TheysatontheTerraceandmanyofthefishermenmadefunoftheoldmanandhewasnotangry.Someotherolderfishermenlookedathimandweresad.Buttheydidn’tshowitandtheyspokepolitelyaboutthesea,theweatherandofwhattheyhadseen.22.HowmanydaysdidtheoldmangofishingwiththeboyaccordingtoParagraph1?

A．Forty.B．Forty-four.C．Eighty-four.D．Eighty-seven.23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”referto?

A．Theboywouldleavehimsoonerorlater.B．Theboyhadtolistentohisparentsandlefthim.C．Hecouldn’tcatchfishbecausehewastooold.D．Hecouldn’tsucceedwithouttheboy’ssupport.24.Whatistherightorderofthestoryabouttheboyinthepassage?①Theoldmancaughtsomebigfishwiththeboy.②Theoldmantaughttheboyhowtofishonthesea.③Theboywantedtogofishingwiththeoldmanagain.④Theboyhelpedtheoldmantakethefishingtoolshome.

A．①④③②B．②③④①C．②①③④D．③④①②25.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraphofthestory?

A．Theoldmanlikedtomakefunofotherfishermen.B．Theoldmanoftenprovidedbeerforotherfishermen.C．Allfishermenlaughedattheoldmanexcepttheboy.D．Somefishermenfeltsadfortheoldmanandtriedtohelphim.(★★★)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Weoftenhaveargumentsinallrelationships.Butthatisnotalwaysabadthing.Sometimeswecanchoosetobeinawin-winsituation.26.Thefollowingsuggestionsmighthelpyou.Treateachotherwithrespect.Ifyourfriendcallsyournamesormakesfunofyou,tellhimorhertostop.27,walkawayandtellhimorheryoudonotwanttotalkanymore.Respecthastobewonandifyouwantpeopletorespectyou,dothesametothem.28.Wheneveryoneistalking,whodoesthelistening?Listentounderstand,nottoreply.Donotbetooquicktojudgewhatyouhear.Listeninginsilenceissometimesstrongerthanarguinginvain.GiveinwhenitisnecessaryIfgivingintootherscanleadtoaniceresult,thereisnoneedtoarguejusttowinsomeoneelse.29.Inaword,weeachshoulddoourownparttodealwitharguments.30.

A．IfyourfriendcontinuesB．Afterall,solvinganargumentdoesn’thavetobeatug-of-war(拔河)C．WhatisimportantishowwemanagetheargumentD．Ifyoudon’twanttotalkaboutyourfriendE．Themoreyoutalk,thebettertheresultwillbeF．ListentootherpeoplepatientlyG．Inthisway,wecanachieveawin-winsituation三、单词拼写(★★)31.Myfatherisvery________(严格的)withmeinmystudyandlife.(★★)32.Atthemeetingtheboss________(赞扬)Johnfortheprogresshemade.(★★★)33.Jazz________(音乐家)aresogreatthattheymakeupmusicwhileplaying.(★★★)34.Youfinallygotwhatyouwanted________(凭借)continuoushardwork.(★★★)35.Afteralongtime,theyhadtheproject________(完成).(★★★)36.Nowmosttrafficlightsinstreetsarec________byacentralcomputer.(★★★)37.Mumaskedmetogetsomeeverydayo________inthesupermarket.(★★★)38.Asthewindblewstrongly,theboatf________fasterandfaster.四、补全对话(★★★)

devote,goover,assoonas,worryabout,withthehelpofA:Timmy,youseemtohavebeenthinkingaboutsomething.What’sonyourmind?B:I’m39tomorrow’stest.A:Areyouserious?You’ve40agreatdealoftimetostudy.B:That’strue.AlthoughI41whatIhavelearnedeveryday,I’mstillafraidIcan’tpassit.A:Cheerup,Timmy!You’vebeenworkinghardthesedays.There’snodoubtthatyouwillpass.B:Infact,Ialwaysfeelnervous42Ienteratestroom.A:Trytorelax.Youwillfeelbetter43adeepbreath.B:Thanksforyourkindadvice.五、短文填空(★★★)Duringmyfirstyearofhighschool,Iwasaskinnyboywhoweighedjust55kg.I44(dream)ofbeingafootballstar,soIplayedveryhard,butIspentmostofmytimeonthebench.Overthatsummer,Ifounda45(use)diettobuildmuscle(肌肉).Drinkingalotofwholemilk,eatingproperamountofmeat,fishetc.andliftingweightseverydayaddanextra11kgofmuscleonmybody.46thetimethefootballseasonstarted,Ifeltready.IsoonfeltverysadwhenIsawthatIwasstillsmallerandslowerthanmostoftheotherboys.Ifound47onthebenchagain.Thatwastochangeduringoneofourfirstgamesoftheseason.Wehadbuiltupaleadandthecoachfeltsafeenoughtosendmeinforawhiletoplayhalfback.Iwasso48(exciting).Ontheveryfirstplay,Imetwithchallenges.Whenthequarterback(四分卫)handedtheballofftome,Ithoughtitwasmytimeto49off.However,Iwassoonhitbythreeoftheotherteam’splayers.Theyhitmehardtothe50,Igotupandwalkedoffthefield,backtothe51.Overtheyears,Ihadthoughtof52(thousand)oftimesachievingsomething,onlytofindthattheworldhadotherplans.Ihatedthisforalongtime.ItwasnotuntilIbecameafootballcommentator(解说员)thatI53(final)realizedthatmaybetheworld’splansformewerebetterthanmyown.Justasasayinggoes,“WhentheLordclosesonedoor,somewhereelseheopensawindow.”六、任务型阅读(★★★★)Everytimeanewyearrollsaround,peoplesetouttoliveabetterlife.Theypromisethemselvesthattheywillloseweight,findanewjobormaybeeventakethatvacationthey’vealwaystalkedabout.Butwhydowemakethesepromisestoourselvesandwheredidthistraditioncomefrom?ItstartedwiththeancientBabylonians(巴比伦人).Around4,000yearsagoinBabylon(巴比伦),theearliestrecordedcelebrationhonoringthecomingofanewyearwasheld.Thecalendarwasdifferentbackthen.TheBabyloniansstartedthenewyearinlateMarchduringthefirstnewmoonafterthespringequinox(春分).TheeventswereknownastheAkitufestival(阿基图庆典),whichlasted11days.Theycelebratedtherebirthofthesungod.Babyloniansmadepromisesinordertomakealloftheirgodshappy.Theyfeltthiswouldhelpthemstartthenewyearwithbetterluck.Thisishowthetraditionstarted.NewYear’sresolutions(决心)continuedonwiththeRomans.WhentheearlyRomancalendarnolongerwentwellwithEarth’stravelingaroundthesun,Caesardecidedtomakeachange.Hetalkedtothebestastronomers(天文学家)andmathematicians(数学家)ofhistimeandintroducedtheJuliancalendar,whichissimilartoourGregoriancalendar.CaesarsetJanuaryI