浙江省嘉兴市平湖市2023-2024学年九年级上学期12月期末英语试题

这是一份浙江省嘉兴市平湖市2023-2024学年九年级上学期12月期末英语试题，共5页。试卷主要包含了完形填空，阅读理解，词汇运用，语法填空，任务型阅读等内容，欢迎下载使用。

温馨提示：本卷共五大题，满分50分。请将答案填写在答题卷上。
一、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分；共计15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Knwn as the "Daughter f Dunhuang", Fan Jinshi has made great cntributins t the Mga Grttes.
Fan's lve f Dunhuang began in 1962. After graduating frm Peking University, she decided t wrk at Dunhuang thugh the cnditins there were __1__. She and ther wrkers made great effrts t prtect the treasures frm sand and dampness. They __2__ intrduced new materials and technlgies t repair the damaged murals (壁画). In additin t prtectin, Fan has achieved success in Dunhuang studies. In 2015, Fan retired but her effrts t study and prtect the Mga Grttes __3__. With her eyes set n the future, she has taken great care t build up a talent pl in Dunhuang.
"I was given a(n) __4__ t d smething fr the Mga Grttes." she says. "My life is __5__, and I have dne a gd thing fr ur wrld."
B.gd C.cmmn D. different
B.als C.still D.nearly
3.A. began B.failed C. stpped D.cntinued
B.result C. chance D. methd
5.A. healthy B. valuable C. exciting D. cnvenient
B
I was tw at that time and I was sitting n the balcny(阳台) with my 83-year-ld great-grandma. When mm walked up t call us in fr __6__, great-grandma lked up at her and said, "I'd like t watch the sunset befre we g inside. It's a day in my life that is nw gne. I want t __7__ it until the very last minute. "
Scientists explain that the first seven years f yur childhd are __8__ t hw yu develp thrugh yur teenage and adult life. They make a pint that ur family members and cmmunities in the first seven years can __9__ n what we believe and hw we think and act.
Perhaps that's why I grew up t fall in lve with sunsets. When I think f that day, I smile and feel __10__. Because as I was just a baby, the __11__ wh was writing the last few pages f her stry sewed (缝) the meaning f life deep within the fabric (织物) f my thughts.
The sunset tells a stry, __12__ a picture f the path ahead. It reminds yu that all great things are in a prcess f rising and returning. And, __13__ yu're lucky, the sun will rise again in the mrning t gift yu with a new day, as will it return, taking back with it a day frm yur life.
S, what's the meaning f life? T answer that questin let's g back t my great-grandma's __14__. The meaning f life is t make every day cunt __15__ yu can. It's t be alive. It's t d what gd yu can with it. It's t find peace within the prcess f rising and returning.
二、阅读理解（本题有10小题，每小题1分；共计10分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
When I was abut five, like mst children, I was curius(好奇的) t everything. Sitting in frnt f my crayns, I wanted t "discver" what was inside them. S I cut them in tw. Disappintedly, I fund nthing but mre crayn inside f them. When I was a little lder, I was interested in the inner parts f pens, televisins and s n. In fact, my childhd interest in the building blcks (构成要素) f things led me t wrk in engineering.
I spent six years as part f the team that designed the Shard-the 2nd highest building in Eurpe. After having explred the big, I decided t turn t the small. I realized it was the seven key elements frm the basis f the mdern wrld: the spring, the pump, string, the nail, the wheel, the lens and the magnet. They have created and changed ur technlgy, which have als had a big influence n ur histry, sciety, cmmunicatin, transprtatin, arts and culture. Fr example, the speaker n my phne thrugh which I culd hear the vices depended n a magnet. Even as I thught abut mre larger bjects - factries, cars, satellites and s n - again and again, I came back t the same seven key elements.
Lk arund yurself and ask questins abut what yu see: awaken that childhd curisity. Hpefully, this will encurage yu t explre the wrld f engineering, and is smething which will lead yu t frm a better understanding f the building blcks f ur wrld.
16. Hw des the writer begin the passage?
A. By using sayings.
B. By asking questins.
C. By listing numbers.
D. By sharing experiences.
17. In Paragraph 2, what des the underlined phrase "the small" refer t?
A. The inner parts f pens.
B. The seven key elements.
C. The speaker n the phne.
D. The public transprtatins.
18. What is the writer's purpse f writing this passage?
A. T intrduce what frms the basis f the mdern wrld.
B. T tell hw imprtant childhd curisity is fr the future.
C. T shw what success he has gt in the field f engineering.
D. T express hw deeply he lves the building blcks f things.
B
Three years ag, I am just three mnths away frm finishing my degree frm San Dieg State University. After almst ten terms f schling, I find nline instructin t be such a gd way t receive an educatin.
The first reasn fr this is its flexibility(灵活性). With nline classes, I have been able t balance my schlwrk, jb, after-schl activities, cmmunity service and scial life. In a traditinal classrm setting, students are asked t have classes, take tests and meet tgether fr their curse wrk at a set time and place. Hwever, nline instructin allws students frm wherever they want t cmfrtably cmplete their tasks within a specifically given time.
Als, _______▲_______. During my nline study, I have time with my lve fr music prductin, reading, writing and exercise. The cnvenience f my nline schling helped me t get satisfactin frm my life while als allwing me t keep a healthy rutine.
Mre effrt is required in E-learning, hwever. When I began this educatinal lifestyle, I quickly came t the understanding that self-discipline(自律能力) was what was ging t matter the mst if ne wished t succeed.
Finally, nline educatin can help us t prepare fr the cming future f technlgy and it will becme the standard fr many things as we mve frward. Why nt wrk t accept this reality as sn as we can?
The lessns learned thrugh nline classes can lead students t endless pprtunities. E-learning has helped students strengthen their sense f self-discipline, as well as their time-management, flexibility, and cmmunicatin skills. These will nly make them mre skillful in the future.
19. Which f the fllwing is the best t fill in ______▲______ in Paragraph 1?
A. I can imprve my abilities in musical creatin by E-learning
B. I can get a large amunt useful infrmatin thrugh nline classes
C. nline classes have given me mre chances t cmmunicate with thers
D. nline classes have allwed me t spend mre time n the hbbies I enjy
20. What's the main idea f the passage?
A. It talks abut the advantages f nline educatin.
B. It gives advice n hw t study better n the Internet.
C. It cmpares nline classes with traditinal nes at schl.
D. It describes the ways t receive an educatin in the future.
21. In which sectin f a newspaper may this passage appear?
A. IT Culture. B. Scial News.
C. Schl Life. D. Health Educatin.
C
Fr years, scientists have been researching hw expsing(暴露) humans t nature may imprve their physical and mental health. Peple are encuraged t visit frests and grw huseplants. Nw researchers are als testing whether we can get sme f the same benefits frm experiencing nature in VR (虚拟现实).
Scientists are trying t understand what exactly abut nature makes a real difference in health results. One tl that might help is VR, says Hectr Alvarez, wh wanted t find ut if simply seeing nature can relax peple. In an experiment, VR allwed him t expse peple t the visual(视觉的) experience f nature while cntrlling temperature, light and air pllutin. He is nw preparing t publish his research.
Peple can feel safe faster in envirnments with lts f plants, Hectr explains. "That's why I was interested in VR. If it is right that we feel safe faster in nature, it shuld bring yur stress levels dwn."
S far, Hectr says, research shws there are sme health imprvements by experiencing nature in VR. Hwever, they are smaller than thse gt in the real nature.
Gretchen Daily is an envirnmental scientist at Stanfrd University. She agrees at parts f this research, especially in situatins withut nature. But in the lng term, cnnectin with nature in the real wrld can nt be replaced. T sme degree, Gretchen wrries that the idea might take ff that VR can replace the real thing. If that's taken very far, that'll be really harmful verall because the real thing is necessary in s many ways," she says. “We just cannt live n a dead planet."
22. What des the underlined wrd "benefits" mean in Paragraph 1?
A. Gd pints. B. Smart ideas.
C. Scientific methds. D. Useful infrmatin.
23. What des Hectr's experiment f VR prve?
A. VR can help make peple feel safe faster.
B. Peple can reduce stress with the help f VR.
C. Nature can make a real difference in health results.
D. Temperature, light and air pllutin can be cntrlled.
24. Which f the fllwing might Gretchen Daily agree?
A. It's certain that VR can replace the real wrld in the future.
B. It's nt gd fr peple t depend n VR t much in the lng term.
C. Experiencing in VR is the same as the cnnectin with the real nature.
D. Peple shuld be encuraged t visit frests and grw huseplants in VR.
25. What can be the best title fr the passage?
A. Why are we always interested in VR?
B. Can we understand what VR exactly is?
C. Hw can we imprve urselves in VR?
D. Can seeing nature in VR make us healthier?
三、词汇运用（本题有7小题，每小题1分；共计7分）
阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给中文或首字母写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。
Years ag, Neil Ansell lived in a huse in the Welsh muntains. He didn't have a phne, and in the five years he lived there alne, nt a __26__ (单个) persn walked by.
When he returned t sciety, Ansell had t change n his wn t make him suitable fr the new situatin. "What I fund difficult was the amunt f talking." Ansell said, “and 27 a_________ thing I nticed was that I started t lse my sense f wh am I."
Culd scial distancing influence ur scial skills? In fact, the questin isn't nly abut hw many peple yu can reach ut t. __28__ (而不是)，it's abut hw yu cnsider yur situatin. "Slitude"(独处) invlves being alne withut being lnely, just like Ansell. But "lneliness" is a very different situatin, in which a persn wants mre scial cnnectin.
Hwever, it 29 s_________ that escaping frm sciety might lead t sme unexpected results. Fr example, peple wh feel lnely are usually mre likely t make scial mistakes - such as saying the 30 w_________ thing.
Teenagers with a preference fr spending time alne might have prer scial skills. And research has shwn that, while sme peple might think that they prefer being alne, in fact, they enjy cnnecting with thers, even with ttal __31__(陌生人).
Maybe we need scial practice. Cmmunicating with thers teaches us t feel valued and helps us t __32__ (正确) understand thers, which helps us t have mre psitive scial experiences.
四、语法填空（本题有8小题，每小题1分；共计8分）
阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Are yu ready t step twards yur future - the beginning f high schl? Are yu nervus abut it? If yu welcme the experience as well as its challenges, yur first year __33__ (be) successful.
Fr yur high schl study, there are easy __34__ (suggestin) yu can take t get gd grades. The mst imprtant thing is nt being afraid t raise yur hand and ask questins in class. If yu are unsure abut a certain tpic, then yu will have truble understanding the lessns __35__ yu'll have later.
It's imprtant __36__ (develp) gd study habits early n. Middle schl is different frm high schl __37__ students have t review at hme, and many f them dn't realize they have t learn hw t study prperly. Fr example, while the teacher is writing n the bard, yu shuld be taking ntes, and after the hmewrk __38__ (finish), yu shuld review.
Besides, yu shuld expect yur friendships t change as well. Yu may cme in with __39__ certain grup f friends, but ver the next few years that grup might break up. This desn't mean yu've dne anything bad; rather, it's nly __40__ (nature) that as yur interests change, yur friends change, t.
High schl, a new experience, is suppsed t be a time f self-discvery and is meant t be amng the greatest years f yur life. S g ut, make friends, and have fun!
五、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，第41~44题每小题1分，第45题6分；共计10分）
阅读下面短文，从方框中所给的A~E五个选项中选择正确的答案（其中一项为多余选项)将其序号填入41~44题，并完成45题。
Achievements (成就) isn't easy. In fact, yu will never feel a sense f achievement frm ding smething that is easy fr yu.
The first time I climbed a muntain that was mre than 5,000 meters high, it was terribly difficult: I was cld, I felt sick, and I culdn't eat. But I kept n and achieved my gal. It was great! The secnd time I climbed a higher muntain, since I was better prepared, it was nt as difficult, and __41__.
Yet the mre difficult it is t achieve the gal, the mre yu have t lve it and have a passin(热情) fr it in rder t reach it. Passin sets apart the peple wh lve their wrk frm the peple wh suffer thrugh their wrk.
The American psychlgist Angela Duckwrth has studied peple wh are successful -swimming champins, CEOs, and __42__, which is the ability t keep n even with failure and hardship.
But curage is nt just smething that sme peple are brn with and sme peple aren't. It cmes frm passin. If yu want t be successful, yu need t find the thing that yu have a passin fr and hld n with it. Just try as many things as yu can as early as pssible, and __43__.
Mst f us wuld feel a lt mre satisfactin ding smething we have a passin fr than smething we dn't. And __44__, whether it's winning a spelling cmpetitin r an Olympic medal - r climbing a muntain that's higher than any yu've climbed befre.
A. yu'd better find the ne thing that yu lve mst
B. mst peple usually have the passins fr their jbs
C. she said that their achievements result frm curage
D. reaching the tp did nt feel like as much f a success
E. it des feel gd t knw yu have achieved smething
45. What is passin in yur pinin? Accrding t ne f yur wn experiences, write abut it. (字数不得少于40词)
参考答案
1-5ABDCB 6-15BADDC BDACB
16-18DBB 19-21DAA 22-25ACBD
26-32single anther Instead seems wrng strangers crrectly
33-40will be suggestins that t develp because is finished a natural
41-44DCAE 45.略
6A. lunch
7A. live
8A. strange
9A. depend
10A. tired
11A. child
12A. taking
13A. if
14A. luck
15A. as fast as
B. dinner
B. plan
B. relaxing
B. reduce
B. srry
B. wman
B. hanging
B. befre
B. fabric
B. as much as
C. breakfast
C. start
C. difficult
C. spread
C. thankful
C. teacher
C. sending
C. unless
C. wrds
C. as high as
D. afternn tea
D. describe
D. imprtant
D. influence
D. surprised
D. scientist
D. painting
D. althugh
D. phts
D. as early as