2024-2025学年江苏省镇江市丹阳市第八中学九年级上学期期中测试英语试卷

2024—2025学年江苏省镇江市丹阳市第八中学九年级上学期期中测试英语试卷

一、单项选择(★★★)1.—Hetook________one-hourride.Whatashorttimehespentfinishingalongway!—Heis________experiencedrider.

A．a;anB．an;aC．a;aD．an;an(★★★)2.Thegoldmaskfromancienttimesiskeptsowellthatitlooks________new.

A．asmanyasB．asmuchasC．aswellasD．asgoodas(★★★)3.Scientistsaredoingalotofresearchto________somenewcausesofthisdisease.

A．promiseB．discoverC．remindD．practise(★★★)4.Itrainedsoheavilythatthedrivercould________seeanythingontheroad.

A．simplyB．nearlyC．hardlyD．certainly(★★★)5.Beingourselvesmeanssometimeswehavetofindthe_______tostandalone.

A．balanceB．trustC．courageD．attention(★★)6.Chinahas________excellentcultureandweshouldlearnthehistoryofourcountry.

A．agreatmanyB．agreatdealofC．thenumberofD．anumberof(★★★)7.ItissaidthatthelatestsongbyFayeWongiswellworth_______.

A．listeningB．listeningtoC．beinglistenedD．beinglistenedto(★★★)8.Skimmingmeansreadingthetextquicklytogetthemainidea.Whenskimming,readtheinformationinthetextexcept________.

A．namesornumbersB．thetitleC．themainheadingsD．thefirstandlastparagraphs(★★★)9.Sincealltheguests________,let’sstartourparty.

A．arriveB．arearrivingC．willarriveD．havearrived(★★★)10.Unluckily,whenthedisease________,itdidn’tcatchtheattentionofthepublic.

A．stayedoutB．putoutC．brokeoutD．tookout(★★★★)11.—Badluck!Onmywayhome,Ihadmywatch________.—I’msorrytohearthat.Maybeyouwillhavenochoicebut________anotherone.

A．stolen；tobuyB．stolen；buyC．stole；tobuyD．tosteal；buy(★★★★)12.—________willthemeetinglast?—________wereachanagreement.

A．Howlong;NotuntilB．When;NotuntilC．Howlong;UntilD．When;Till(★★★)13.—Idoubt________youwillarriveinNanjingintimeforthemeeting.—Iwillsendane-mailtoyouassoonasI________there.

A．if;willgetB．whether;getC．that;gotD．that;hasgot(★★★)14.—Manyyoungpeoplenowprefer________takeaways(外卖)tocooking.—ButIwouldrather________bymyself.

A．ordering;tocookB．toorder;tocookC．ordering;cookD．toorder;cooking(★★★)15.—Let’sgoonatriptoHongshanForestZooafterthemid-termexam.—Goodidea!ButIwonder________.

A．howshallwegetreadyforitB．whenandwhereshallwemeetC．whetheritwillberainythatdayD．thatwe’llgotherebybusoronfoot二、完形填空(★★★)完形填空。先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。MalalaYousafzaiBrave,a19-year-oldgirl,hasbeenthoughttobecleveranddetermined(坚定的)sinceOctober9,2012whenTalibangunmenenteredherschoolbusandshot(枪击)herhead.Beforethis_______day,Malalahadbeenspeakingoutforgirls’educationinhercountryofPakistan.Thedoctors,whotreatedMalalaaftershewasshot,didn’t_______thatshewouldlivebutshedidsomuchmorethanjustlive—she_______.Malalahasrecently_______abooknamed“IamMalala”.ShehasjoinedtalkshowsandhashadthechancetomeetwiththeUSPresidentBarackObama.OnJuly12th,hersixteenthbirthday,Malalamadeherfirstpublicappearanceaftershewasshot.ShespokeintheUnitedNations_______students,teachers,andsomeimportantguests.Inherspeech,Malalamadeit_______thattheTalibandidnotreachtheirgoalofstoppingherstrong_______.Nothingchangedinherlife,Malalasaid—exceptthat:weakness,_______andhopelessnessdied;strength,powerandcouragewereborn.Malalatoldherlistenersthatshewouldcontinuetofightfor_______educationinhercountryandallovertheworld.Throughherspeech,Malalaistryingtohelpus_______thatagunmayhitherbodybutnotherheart.ShewonNobelPeacePrizein2014.16.A．sadB．happyC．rainyD．snowy17.A．knowB．expectC．findD．wish18.A．diedB．livedC．improvedD．lost19.A．readB．borrowedC．foundD．written20.A．acrossfromB．infrontofC．nexttoD．behind21.A．happyB．luckyC．clearD．right22.A．voiceB．healthC．soundD．words23.A．happinessB．careC．interestD．fear24.A．betterB．worseC．harderD．easier25.A．wonderB．guessC．knowD．understand三、阅读理解(★★★)MartinLutherKingJr.wasanimportantAmerican.Eachyear,peopleintheUnitedStatescelebrateMartinLutherKingJr.Day.TheholidayisonthethirdMondayinJanuary.IthonorsKing’slifeandwork.ReadthetimelinetolearnmoreaboutKingandtoanswerthequestions.26.HowoldwasKingwhenhedied?

A．29.B．39.C．65.D．68.27.WhichofthefollowingisRIGHT?

A．KingwasborninTennessee.B．KingledabusboycottinAlabama.C．KingreceivedtheNobelPeacePrizein1963.D．Kinggavehis“IHaveaDream”speechin1963inAtlanta,Georgia.28.What’sthepurposeofthetimelineinthisarticle?

A．Toteachthestudentstodrawatimeline.B．TointroduceMartinLutherKingJr.Day.C．TotellmoreaboutMartinLutherKingJr.D．Toexplainwhywhitesandblackswereseparated.(★★★)Thelistforthesixth-gradebasketballteamwasannouncedonline.IwasalittleworriedbecauseIknewhowmuchmy12-year-oldsonwantedtomaketheteam.Ireadthelistof13namesforafewminutes.Finally,Ihadtotellmyselfthatmysonwasn’tamongtheplayerswhowereallowedtocontinueplaying.Ifeltsad.Iwisheditwouldbeaboutvictory.Likeeveryparent,Ilovetosay,“Youdidit!”Instead,Ihadtogivemysonaspeechtocomfortmyson,whichwasalotlessexciting,butprobablymoreimportant.Itwasnotreallyaspeech,butafurtherdiscussionaboutspirit,courageandnotgivingup.Althoughitwaspainfulformetoseemyselfsodisappointed(失望),Ineededtokeepmyownfeelingsincheck.Sure,Iwantedtocallthecoachtosayhemadeabigmistake,butIwouldnot.NorwouldIletmysonknowthatIthoughtitunfair(不公平的).Instead,Iputmyownfeelingsasideandletmysonhaveasafeplacetocalmdownhisownmoods.Andwhenhewasdone,Ineededtoencouragehimtocontinuetoimproveskills.Thatdaywasaloss,buttheonlywaytogetanotherwastoputonhistrainersandgetonthebasketballcourtagain.Mysonis15yearsoldnow.Andafterbeingcutfromtheteamforthreeyearsinarow(连续地),hegottoseehisnameonthelistforthehighschoolteam.Lastweek,myhusbandandIwatchedhimplayinhisfirstgame.ThesmileonhisfacewhenhemadehisfirstshotinissomethingIwillneverforget.Aftersomanyfailures,itwasawinthatdidn’tcomeeasyforhim.Anditwouldn’thavehappenedifhehadgivenuptrying.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“keepmyownfeelingsincheck”inParagraph3mean?

A．Hidemyownfeelings.B．Hurtmyownfeelings.C．Followmyownfeelings.D．Showmyownfeelings.30.Whatcanbeinferred(推断)aboutthewriter’sson?

A．Hefeltunhappywithhisparents.B．Hestoppedworkingonhisgameskills.C．Heplayedinthehighschoolteamattheageof12.D．Hewasfinallyacceptedbyhishighschoolteam.31.Howdoesthewriterorganizeherideasinthispassage?

A．Usingthespaceorder.B．Fromgeneraltospecific.C．Usingthetimeorder.D．Fromspecifictogeneral.(★★★)TheShenzhouXIVspaceshipwassentupfromJiuquanGansuprovinceonJune5,2022inthemorninganddocked(对接)successfullywithTianhecoremodule(核心舱)oftheTiangongspacestationaboutsevenhourslater.ItmarksthebeginningofChina’sthirdcrewedmission(载人任务)toitsspacestation.Duringtheirsix-monthstayinTianhe,thethreespacemenChenDong,LiuYangandCaiXuzhewillhelpdock,setupandtesttwolabmodules,WentianandMengtian,thataredue(按期)tobesentupinJulyandOctober.Anotherthreespacemenareduetobesenttothespacestationattheendofthetasktoworkandlivewiththeteamfor5to10days,whichwillbethefirstcrewrotation(机组轮换人员)inspaceandbringthenumberofspacemeninspacetoarecordsixmembersatthesametime.TheTiangongspacestationisplannedtobefullycrewedbytheendofnextyearandworkforabout15yearsfromthenon.ThelargescientificresearchprojectsareplannednotonlytofullyunderstandthespacebutalsohelptoworkfordevelopmentonEarth.AlthoughChinaisalatecomertospace,ithasprovedtobenotonlyalearnerbutalsoabraveexplorer(探险者)inspace.Chinahasmadetheunusualachievementsinspaceexploration.Itwillcertainlyattractmoreyoungpeopletodevotethemselvestothemeaningfulthing.32.Accordingtothepassage,ShenzhouXIVspaceship_______.

A．madeaone-weekflightinspacestationB．carriedfourspacemenincludingChenDongC．wassentupfromJiuquanonJuly,5D．wassuccessfullydockedwithTianhecoremodule33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．ThethreespacemenwillstayinTianheforsixmonths.B．China’sfirstcrewrotationinspacehasbeencompleted.C．WentianandMengtianareduetobesentupinJulyandOctober.D．Tiangongspacestationisplannedtobefullycrewedbytheendofnextyear.34.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?a.TheShenzhouXIVisdockedsuccessfullywithTianhecoremodule.b.TheTiangongspacestationisfullycrewed.c.Thethreespacemenhelpdock,setupandtesttwolabmodules.d.Anotherthreeastronautsaresenttothespacestation.

A．a-b-c-dB．a-c-d-bC．c-d-a-bD．c-a-d-b35.Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthelastparagraph?

A．Chinaisthefirstcomertospaceexploration.B．Chinahasmadefewachievementsinspaceexploration.C．Chinesepeopleshoulddevotethemselvestoexploringspace.D．China’sspaceexplorationisdevelopingrapidlyandhasabrightfuture.(★★★★)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入后面小题的正确答案。TheValueofNegativeResultsWeallavoidfailure,andmostofusfearit.However,withoutfailure,progresswouldbeimpossible.Whatdoessuccessusuallycomeafter?Failure.Itseemsthatonecannotexist(存在)withouttheother.Acceptingfailureisnoteasyformany,thoughweareoftenunwillingtoacceptfailurebecauseourprofessionalfame(名誉)dependsonsuccess.36Inthepasttenyears,forexample,somescientificmagazineshavepublishedreportsoffailedtests.Itisbelievedthatscientistscanlearnmore“negative(负面的)”resultsandthiscanfinallyleadtopositiveresults.37TheABNAMRObank(荷兰银行)startedanInstitute(机构)ofBrilliantFailurestolearnmoreaboutwhatworksandwhatdoesn’tinbanking.EliLillyandCompanyhadfailurepartiestostudythedrugs(药物)thatdon’twork.Infact,oneofthebusinessworld’smostfamousfailuresbecameoneofitsbiggestsuccesses,inpartbecausetheproduct’smakerslearnedfromtheirmistakes.38Theproduct,thoughunique(独特的)atthetime,wasexpensiveandheavy;besides,someofitsmostimportantfeatures(特点)didn’tworkproperly.Asaresult,Apple’sCEO,SteveJobs,believedintheproductandhebegantofindoutwaysofimprovingit.Intime,thisledtotheproductionoftheiPhoneandtheiPad,twoofthecompany’smostsuccessfulproducts.39Notonlyshouldwetrytolearnfromitifwewanttosucceed,wemustalsobepersistent(执着的).ThoughApplestoppedsellingtheNewtonin1998,thefirstiPhonewasn’tavailableuntil2007.IttookalotofresearchandhardworktogofromtheAppleNewtontoiPhonebutintheend,theeffortbecamesuccessful.Allinall,thereisalotwecanlearnbystudyingmistakes.Perhapsthemostimportantlessonisthatfailureandsuccessaretwosidesofthesamecoin.40

A．Onetrulycannotexistwithouttheother.B．Wearebraveenoughtofacedifficulties.C．Intheearly1990s,ApplecreatedaphonecalledtheAppleNewton.D．Thebusinessworldalreadyunderstandsthevalueofnegativeresults.E．TheAppleNewtonhaswonpopularitywithpeopleallovertheworld.F．However,thingsareslowlychanging,especiallyinbusinessandscience.G．ThestoryoftheAppleNewtoncanteachusanimportantlessonaboutfailure.四、选词填空(★★★)选择方框内单词或词组的适当形式填空。

ingeneral;divideinto;goover;takenoticeof;tooursurprise;shape;heat;impatient;reply;achieve41.Peopleallovertheworldsufferedalotfromthe________ofthesunthissummer.42.Thelosersinourlifeorworkarealwaysthemost________.43.FlyingacrosstheAtlanticoceanforthefirsttimewasagreat________.44.Manypeoplebelievethatnatureandtheenvironment________ourpersonality.45.WuyishanNationalPark________twoparts—aprotectionareaandacontrolarea.46.IsawBobintheclassroom.He________hisnotesthere.47.________,Nancyhasdonatedallhermoneytothosepoorchildren.48.—YouseemedbusywhenIwalkedpast.Haveyougotaminutenow,sir?—Sure.I________toabusinesse-mail.It’sdone.So,what’sup?49.—Doyouthinkshecanwinthesingingcompetition?—Sure.Youcaneasily________herexcellentsingingskills.50.________,Mr.Blackisquitekindandhelpfultousthoughheissometimescareless.五、任务型阅读(★★★★)阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后第1—2小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。“Ifyoudon’tbelieve,I’llcallthepolice.”isaliethatparentsmightusetogettheiryoungchildrentobehave.Anewpsychological（心理学的）studyledbyNanyangTechnologicalUniversity,Singaporesuggeststhatithasarelationshipwithharmfulresultswhenthechildrenbecomeadults.Theresearchteamasked379Singaporeanyoungadultswhethertheirparentsliedtothemwhentheywerechildren,howmuchtheylietotheirparentsasadults,andhowwelltheydealwithadulthoodchallenges.Thefirstquestionnaire（问卷）askedtheseyoungadultstorecall（回忆）iftheirparentstoldthemliesabouteating,leavingorstaying,spendingmoneyandsoon.Someexamplesofsuchliesare“Ifyoudon’tcomewithmenow,Iwillleaveyouherebyyourselfand“Idon’tbringmoneywithmetoday,wecancomebackanotherday”.Mostofthemfilledin“Yes”.Thesecondquestionnaireincludedquestionsthatcouldshowhowoftentheylietotheirparentswhentheybecomeadults.Lastly,theseyoungadultsfilledintwootherquestionnairesthataskedthemabouttheirpsychologicalproblemsandiftheyoftenbehavegenerouslyandthoughtfully.Adultswhowereliedtoaschildrenweremorelikelytolietotheirparentswhentheygrowup.Theyalsosaiditwasmuchmoredifficultforthemwhenmeetingpsychologicalandsocialchallenges.LeadauthorSetohPeipeifromNTUSingapore’sSchoolofSocialSciencessaid,“Parentingbylyingcanseemtosavetime,especiallywhentherealreasonsbehindwhyparentswantchildrentodosomethingaredifficulttoexplain.Whenparentstellchildrenthathonestyisthebestrule,butdisplaydishonestybylying,suchbehaviorcansendwrongmessagestotheirchildren.Parents’dishonestymayfinallydestroytrustandencouragedishonestyinchildren.”Ourresearchsuggeststhatparentingbylyingisapracticethathasnegativeinfluenceonchildrenwhentheygrowup.Parentsshouldunderstandthesepossiblerisksandthinkofotherwaystoreplacelying,suchasknowingchildren’sfeelings,givingspecificinformationsochildrenknowwhattoexpect,offeringchoicesandsolvingproblemstogether,toencouragechildrentohavegoodbehavior,saidleadauthorSetohPeipei.

Childrencanbe51byparents’liesnegativelyIntroductionParents’usingliestomaketheirchildrenbehavewill52toharmfulresultswhentheirchildrenbecomeadults.Questionnairesto379youngadultsAskedthemtorecalliftheirparentstoldthemlies.

Askedaboutthefrequencyof53totheirparentswhentheybecomeadults.

Askedabouttheirpsychosocial54.

Askedthemiftheyoftenhave55andthoughtfulbehaviour.ResultsIt’shighlypossiblethatadultswhowereliedtoaschildrenliedtotheirparentsin56.

Theyfacedgreater57whenmeetingpsychologicalandsocialchallenges.

Someguestsarewiththesoundproofing（隔音）andthedirtyhouse.OpinionsIt’shardtoexplainthereasonswhyparentslietotheirchildren.

58dishonestsendswrongmessagestochildren.59Parentsshouldunderstandthesepossiblerisksandusecorrectwaysinsteadoflyingduringparenting.Otherwise,60betweenthemwoulddisappearandchildrenwouldcertainlylearndishonestyfromthem.六、短文填空(★★★)Chinafinallyhasitsfirstmaleworldchesschampion!DingLiren,30,becamethe17thworldchesschampiononApril30.Heb61RussianchessplayerIanNepomniachtchiinthe2023WorldC