九年级英语上学期期末押题卷（常州专用）学生版

2024.2025学年九年级上学期期末押题卷（常州专用）

英语押题卷

注意事项：

1.全卷满分100分。考试时间为90分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上，答在

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一、单项选择（每小题1分，满分10分）

1.You'renotallowedtodriveacarontheroadyouget£driver'slicense.

A.unlessB.ifC.sinceD.although

2.—Ihavetriedmybest,butI'vemadelittleprogressinEnglish.

—Don'tworry..Youshouldgooverwhatyou'velearnedasoftenaspossible.

A.It'sapityB.It'sworthitC.IttakestimeD.Itsoundsterrible

3.—MissLiu,mustwcgototheEnglishClubeveryday?

No,you.Threetimesaweekisenough.

A.can'tB.couldn'tC.needn'tD.mustn't

4.一WhatdoyouknowaboutNeilArmstrong?

—Hebecameinterestedinflyingwhenhetookhisfirstflight_theageofsix.

A.inB.onC.atD.with

5.—Excuseme,Mr.Wu,couldyoutellmetoimprovemyMaths?

一Romewasnotbuiltinaday.Becareful,thinkmoreandkeeppractisingeveryday.

A.whatcanIdoB.whatIcando

C.whomIcanaskforhelpD.whomcanIaskforhelp

6.SherlockHolmesisacharacterwascreatedbyArthurConanDoyleasamasteralsolvingcrimes.

A.whoB.whichC.whoseD.what

7.—Windy,doesthefilmTheFilmTeamThreelast?

—Oh,it'sovertwohours.

A.howfarB.howsconC.howoftenD.howlong

8.—YuanLongpingspentallhislifeontheresearchanddevelopmentofbetterriceplants.

—_greatpersonheis!

A.WhatB.HowC.WhataD.Howa

9.—Mumseldomgoesoutatweekendsbecausehousework_mostofhertime.

一Sheisreallytired.Infact,everyoneinthefamilyisresponsiblefor(hehousework.

A.takesoffB.takesonC.lakesoutD.takesup

1().—Mum,whencanwegotowatchthevolleyballmatchinthesportscenter?

—Notuntilthehomeworktomorrow.

A.willbefinishedB.isfinishedC.wasfinishedD.hasfinished

二、完形填空（每小题1分，满分10分）

Iliveonthecoastwithbeautifulsandybeaches.It'stheperfect11formyfavouritehobby—making

sandsculptures.I'dneverthoughtofmakingsandsculpturesbefore12somefantasticonesappearedall

alongthebeach.Beautifulbuildingsandlovelyanimalswereallmadeofsand.Fromthatmoment,Iknewthat

thiswassomethingIjusthadtodo,thoughI'dneverconsideredmyselftobea(n)13.

Infact,anyonecancreateasandsculpture,butit'smuchharderthanitlooks.ThefirstsandsculptureItried

makingwasatwo-metrelongdolphin.Iwasmaking14onituntilsuddenlytheheadstartedtobreakoff!I

triedeverythingto15it,butitwashopeless.Soonthewholethingwasabigpileofsand.Somepeople

nearbyseemedtothinkthiswasquitefunny,butthatjustmademekeeptryingeven16.IwishedI'd

listenedtoanexpert(专家)onYouTubewhorecommendsdiggingup17sandandtouseittobuildthe

sandsculpturesbecauseitstickstogetherbetter.So,Ididthatformynextsculptureofacamel.And118to

completeitinfourhours,thoughitdidn'ttakemethatlongtomake.

Peoplesaythatmakingsandcastlesisfbrkids,notadults,butthatdoesn'tbother(困扰)meatall.Many

peopledon'tunderstandthatevena19touchcanmakeasandsculpturefalloff.Ofcourse,heavyraincan

dosomedamage(损坏)，bulnotasmuchasyoumightthink.Ifyoubuildfarenoughupthebeach,(heseawater

won't20asandsculptureawayeither.So,whenyou'renextattheseaside,makeoneyourself-you'll

getagreatsenseofachievement!

11.A.vacationB.situationC.locationD.condition

12.A.unlessB.becauseC.thoughD.until

13.A.swimmerB.artistc.directorD.painter

14.A.mistakesB.promisesc.troubleD.progress

15.A.fixB.mixc.changeD.pull

16.A.fasterB.longerc.harderD.later

17.A.wetB.dryc.softD.tiny

18.A.refusedB.preferredc.failedD.managed

19.A.heavyB.lightc.rudeD.quick

20.A.driveB.blowc.washD.move

三、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分30分）

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Jowasthefirsttowake.Sherememberedhermother'spromise,and,puttingherhandunderherpillow（枕

头），drewoutalittlered-coveredbook.Shelovedit.ShewokeMegupandaskedhertoseewhatv/asunderher

pillow.Agrccn-covcrcdbookappeared.ThenBethandAmywoke,tofindtheirlittlebooksalso.

“Girls,“saidMcgseriously,4tMothcrwantsustoreadandlovethesebooks,andwemustbeginatonce.I

shallreadalittleeverymorning,fbrIknowitwilldomegood.^^

And（hentheyopenedthenewbooksandread.Theroomswereveryquiet,andthewiniersunshineshonein

totouchtheseriousfaceswithaChristmasgreeting.

“WhereisMother?^^askedMeg,assherandowntothankherfbrtheirgifts,halfanhourlater.

“Somepoormenconicfbrhelp,andMrs.Marchwentstraightofftosecwhatwasneeded,“repliedHannah,

whowasconsideredmoreasafriendthanaservant.

“Shewillbebacksoon,sowemustgeteverythingready,“saidMcg,lookingoverthepresentswhichwere

collectedinabasket,readytobegiventotheirmotheratthepropertime.t4Why,whereisAmy'sbottleofcologne

（古龙香水）?”shewondered.

“Shetookitoutaminuteago/'repliedJo.

"There'sMother.Hidethebasket,quick!^^criedJo,asdooropened,andstepssoundedinthehall.

Amyhurriedin.andlookedratherashamed（羞愧的）whenshesawhersistersallwaitingforher.

“Wherehaveyoubeen,andwhatarcyouhidingbehindyou?”askedMcg,surprisedtoseethatlazyAmyhad

beenoutsoearly.

“Yousee,Ifeltashamedofmypresent,soIranroundthecomerandchangedthelittleboulefbrabigone

andIgaveallmymoneyfbrit;andI'mtrulytryingnottobeselfishanymore.”

Anotherbang（砰砰作响）ofthestreetdoorsentthegirlstothe（able.

“MerryChristmas,Marmce!Thankyoufbrourbooks;welovethem/'theysaidtogether.

“MerryChristmas,littledaughters!I'mgladyoulikethebooks.ButIwanttosayonewordbeforewcsit

down.Notfarfromhereliesapoorwomanwithalittlenew-bornbaby.Theyweresufferinghungerandcold.My

girls,willyougivethemyourbreakfastasaChristmaspresenl?”

Theywereallunusuallyhungry,havingwaitedfornearlyanhour,andforaminutenoonespoke;onlya

minute,forJosaid,'Tmsogladyoacamebeforewebegan!”

（FromLittleWomen）

21.WhydidAmygooutearlyinthemorning?

A.Tobuyapresentforhermother.B.Tosendherpresenttohermother.

C.Tochangeherpresentforabetterone.D.Tbseewhatthepoorfamilyneeded.

22.Whichwordscandescribethegirlsbest?

A.Lazyandunselfish.B.Lovingandunselfish.

C.Lazyandkind.D.Lovingandclever.

23.WhatdoesJomeanbysaying'Tmsogladyoucamebeforewebegan“inthelastparagraph?

A.Theycouldhavebreakfasttogether.B.Theycouldsendthe（bodtothepoorfamily.

C.Theyweretoohungrytowaitfbrtheirmotheranylonger.D.Itwasnottoolatefbrbreakfast.

Everyculturehasaspecialwayofeating.InpartsofAfrica,peopleeatwiththeirfingers.NorthAmericans

andEuropeansuseforks,knives,andspoonstocarryoutthesametask.InAsia,chopsticksarethetopchoice.

Youmightthinkit'seasytousechopsticks,butactuallyit'snotassimpleasitfirstappears.Ilearnedthis

lessonacoupleofyearsago.IhadappliedfbrajobwithaChinese-CanadiancompanyinVancouver.Asyou

know,theChinesearcfamousfortheirfoodandtheygetasimplepleasurefromeating.

SoIwasnotsurprisedwhenmynewbossinvitedmeouttclunchtocelebratemynewjobinaChinese

restaurantinChinatown.Iwasnervous.Iknewwewouldbeusingchopsticks,andwhileIhadtriedmanytimesto

mastertheskill,Ihadfailedmiserablyineverytry.Wouldtheylaughatme?WouldImakeacompletefbolof

myself?

IwenthomethateveningandcookedsomericeandchickenandIspentthenexthourlearninghowtouse

chopsticks.TryasImight,Icouldnotholdthefoodwithmychopsticks.

Icalledafriendforhelp.Shepaiienilyexplainedtheproperwayofholdingthembetweenthethumb,first

andmiddlefingers."It'snotthathard,“shesaid."That'seasyforyoutosay,“Ireplied."You'vebeeneatingwith

chopsticksallyourlife.It'snaturalfbryou!”

Ididn'tgetmuchsleepthatevening.Itossedandturnedinbed,worryingaboutlunchthenextday.The

followingmorning,1couldhardlycontrolmyanxiety.Itwasdifficulttogetanyworkdone.Atnoon,Ileftwith

bossandtwoco-workersandheadedtotherestaurant.

Wewereseatedatanexcellent(able.Myheartwaspounding,butthenInoticedastrangething.Insteadof

thecustomarychopsticks,eachofushadknives,forks,andspoons.

Iwasconfusedatfirst,butthen,ithitme.MybossknewthatIwouldhavetroublewiththechopsticks.He

wantedtosavemefromembarrassment,sohehadcalledaheadandarrangedforustobeservedwithknivesand

forks.

Inasecond,Imadeupmymind.Iaskedtheservertobringsomechopsticksforme.Whentheyarrived,I

tooktheminmyhandandcarefullymanoeuvredmyfingersaroundthem.

Ilookedoveratmyboss.HesmiledasIgraspedthechopslicksandtookholdofabitofriceandmeat,

holdingontightlyasItriedtogetittomymouth.Myfingersslippedandthefoodfellbacktotheplate.However,

Ididn'tgiveup,andeventuallymanagedtoeatmyentiremealusingonlychopsticks.

Intheend,Iwasn'tembarrassedatall.I'mgladmynewbosswassoconsiderate.AndI'mreallygladI

decidedtoaskforchopsticks.

Wegooutforlunchofteninthisnewcompany.Wealwayshaveagoodlaughaboutthatday.Ihavenow

masteredthechopstickskill.Andyouknow,itreallyisn'tthatdifficultonceyougetused(oit.

24.Whywasthewriterhavedifficultyfallingasleep?

A.Shewastooexcitedaboutihenewjob.

B.Shewasafraidtogiveapoorimpression.

C.Herfrienddidn'texplainclearlyhowtousechopsticks.

D.ShewasgoingtoeatinaChineserestaurantforthefirsttime.

25.Whatisthewriter'sbosslike?

A.Generousandthoughtful.B.Humorousbutnervous.

C.Strictandnervous.D.Generousandhumorous.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword^embarrassment''mean?

A.Asituationwhichcausesproblemsforsomeone.

B.Aplacewherepeoplegetunhappyoruncomfortable.

C.Akindoffoodwhichmustbecaicnwithaforkandaknife.

D.Arestaurantwherepeoplecaneatfoodfromdifferentareas.

27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ChineseFood,theTopChoiceB.PracticeMakesPerfect

C.EatingwiththeBossD.Knives,ForksorChopsticks?

Peopleneversloplookingforanexplanationonwhat（heyloseandgaininlife.In1977,BridgetoTerabithia

（《仙境之桥》）waspublished,offeringanewanswer.

Likeotherboysinhisclass,JesseAarons'dreamistobecomethefastestrunnerinfifthgrade.Hehasbeen

practicingallsummer.Butonthefirstdayofschool,agirlcrossesovertotheboys'sideoftheplaygroundand

outrunseveryone.That'snotaverygoodbeginningforafriendship,butJesseandLeslieBurkesoonbecomebest

friends.WithendlessimaginationandoDiimisin,LesliebringshappinesstoJesse,whohasbeenlonelyandblue.

Together,theycreateTerabithia,amagicalkingdominthewoodswheretheyactaskingandqueen.

Unfortunately,aterriblethinghappensonemorning.Jessehurtshisheart.However,thistragedy（悲剧）makes

himunderstandthecourageLesliehasgivenhim.

Havinghadanunhappychildhoodherself,KatherinePaterson,thisbook'sauthor,wouldusuallygiveher

charactersalonelylife.Thenshewouldgivethemrisinghopeandhappiness.Butinordertocreate“upsand

downs'*andshowherownideas,theUSauthorwouldtakeawaywhatthosecharactershadgained,andendthe

bookwithadeeptheme.Patersonisgoodatshowingcharacters'feelings.Readerscanfeelthesadnesswhen

characterslosesomethingbeautiful.Patersonwritesnovelsforteenagers,sotheirlanguageisnothardforChinese

students.Whynottrytoreadthebook?

28.Whatkindofwritingisthis?

A.Aposter.B.Anemail.C.Ashortnovel.D.Abookreview.

29.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph2?

A.Jesseisalwaysoptimistic.

B.LeslierunsevenfasterthanJesse.

C.Jessedreamsofbeingarunnerinthefuture.

D.LeslieisJesse'sbestfriendfromkindergarten.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“oDtimism”meaninthispassage?

A.hopelessnessB.asenseoffear

C.afeelingofsadnessD.afeelingthatgoodthingswillhappen

31.WhaidoweknowfromihcIasiparagraph?

A.Patersonhadahappychildiiood.

B.Patersonstartedwritingnovelsasateenager.

C.Patersonisgoodatwritinginsimplelanguage.

D.Patersonusuallyendsherstorieswithahappyending.

©Asweallknow,t4Ifyouwanttogetrich,buildroadsfirsl."RailwayprojectsundertheChina-proposed

BellandRoadInitiative(BRI)havebeeninterconnectingcountriesinSoutheastAsia,bringingcommon

developmentandfriendship.

②TheChina-LaosRailwayisalandmarkprojectoftheBRI.Running1,035kilometers,itconnects

KunmingwithLaos*capitalVientiane.ItstartedoperationonDec3,2021.TheChina-LaosRailwayhad

transportedoverl()0,(X)()cross-borderpassengers,reportedXinhua.

©AccordingtoXinhua,LiuJin,oneofthefirstpassengersoftherailway,hadusedtotraveltoLaoseight

times,usuallybybusandthejourneylastedmorethan27hoursonwindingmountainroads.Now,(hetraveltime

betweenthecitieshasbeenshortenedto9hoursand26minutes.

©However,theChina-LaosRailwayisn'ttheonlyChina-supportedrailwaybringingbenefitstopeoplein

BeltandRoadcountries.The142.3-kilometer-longJakarta-BandungHigh-SpeedRailway(HSR)hasbeen

officiallyinoperationsinceOct2,2023.BeingaflagshipprojectoftheBRI,itisalsothefirstoverseas

constructionprojectthatfullyusesChineserailwaysystems,technologyandindustrialcomponents(零件).

⑤“AcrossIndonesia,peoplefrommorethan17,000islandsnowcometoJakartatotakethehigh-speedrail,”

ChenXianmou,aChinese-Indonesian,proudlytoldChinaDailyattherailwaystation,"Il'snotonlyalandmark

ofIndonesiabutalsoarepresentationofChina'stechpower,“headded.

©Besidesbuildingrailroads,ChinaalsoplanstoexchangethetechnologytoIndonesiatohelpthelocal

peopletooperatethehigh-speedrailwaysystemontheirowninthecomingyears.Toachievethisgoal,Chinahas

trainedmorethan45,000Indonesiantechnicians,reportedChinaDaily.

32.Howdocstheauthorstartthepassage?

A.Byaskingaquestion.B.Byusingasaying.

C.Byputtinganadvertisement.D.Bymakingasuggestion.

33.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.TheChina-LaosRailwaystartedoperationonOct3,2021.

B.TheChina-LaosRailwayistheonlyChina-supportedrailway.

C.TheChina-LaosRailwaycuts(hetravellimebetweenciliesshort.

D.TheChina-LaosRailwayconnectsGuilinwithLaos'capitalVientiane.

34.Whichofthefollowingisthestructureofthepassage?

A.①/②③/④⑤©B.①/②③④/⑤⑥

C.©©/③©©/⑥D.①②/③④/⑤@

35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Chinawillkeephelpingmorecountriesbuildhigh-speedrailways.

B.Chinawilltrain45,0(X)moreIndonesiantechnicianstobuildrailways.

C.ChinawillnothelpIndonesiatobuildtheirhigh-speedrailwaysanymore.

D.ChinawillmakeIndonesiaabletooperatethehigh-speedrailwaysystemalone.

四、阅读还原(每小2分，满分8分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Grandmother'sgoldenrulesabouttravel

Inthepastfewyears,Tvegoneonafewfamilyvacationsthathaveincludedmy86-year-oldgrandmother.

Thisyear,IwentwithheronarecenttriptoChicagoforafamilywedding.36

Explore(探索)whatyoucan.

Mygrandmaneverstayslockedupinherhotelroomwhenwetravel.InChicago,whenmyparents,sister

andIwentoutforanafternoonwalkforacoupleofhours,mygrandmalookawalkineachdirectionI'romour

hotel,stoppinginafewstorestorest.37Maybeit'stimeormoneythatstopsus.Maybewegetsick.

Maybetheweatherisn'tpleasant.Whatevertheproblemis,youshouldneverletitkeepyoufromexploringwhat

you'reableto,evenifitmeansjusttravelinginyourownhometown.

Slowdown.

Weyoungtravelersoftentry(odoandseetoomuchtoofast.Wehardlyevenstoplongenoughtotakein

whatwe'vejustexperienced.Sometravelers,ofcourse,takethe“slew"waybutnotenough.

WhenwewereoutwalkingwithmygrandmainChicago,wedidn'ttakeacloselookatwhatwewere

watching.38Indoingso,Ithinkweallnoticedperhapsoneortwothingsthatwewouldhavemissed.

Talktostrangers.

Ontheafternoonswhenmygrandmastayedinoneplacewhilemyfamilywentouttoexplorethecity,we

alwayscamebacktohearstoriesaboutthepeopleshe'dmet.Mygrandmahasprovedthattalkingtolocalsand

travelerswhenyoutravelcanimprovetheexperience.

39However,Ithinkthere'sstillsomethingtolearnfromlier,andfromoihertravelerslikeher.

A.Travelingisimportanttoone'sgrowth.

B.PerhapsIwon'Ibefollowingmygrandma'stravelrules.

C.Therearetoomanydifficultiesfacinguswhenwe(ravel.

D.Mygrandmakeptremindingusthatweneededtowalkslower.

E.Irealizedthatthereare3thingsmygrandmaremindedmeabouttravel.

F.Mygrandmasharedplentyofhappyexperienceswithmeduringthetrip.

五、语法填空(每小题1分，满分10分)

Arcyouan"I"personoran"E"person?Wehearthisquestionalotthesedays.Infact,thesearctwo

personality(性格)typesbasedondieMBTItest.40(general),an"I"personisshyandquiet,whilean

“E"personisoutgoing.

SowhatistheMBTItest?It'sapersonalitytestthathelpsusunderstandourpersonality41(good)

andtellsushowwerelatetotheworldaroundus.It42(develop)inthe1940sbyKatharineCook

Briggs.

WhenyoutaketheMBTItest,y