2024年江苏省泰州市兴化市九年级下学期中考二模英语试题

这是一份2024年江苏省泰州市兴化市九年级下学期中考二模英语试题，共8页。试卷主要包含了选择填空，完形填空，阅读理解，任务型阅读，综合填空，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

(考试用时: 100分钟 满分: 120分)
一、选择填空。 (共10小题;每小题1分,计10分)
1. Which f the fllwing bks is in the LANGUAGE sectin in the library?
2. —I haven't cllected as much mney as we expected fr the peple in need.
——I think yu can lwer yur because at least yu've tried yur best.
A. standard B. speed C. purpse D. value
3.——Yur teapt(茶壶) lks great! It has a very funny but interesting shape.
—Thank yu. It's a wrk f art, but it is als fr tea making.
A. natural B. central C. equal D. classical
4.——Wh d yu think will be chsen t be ur new chairpersn?
—The ne wh can extra stress and burden.
A. take up B. take ff C. take n D. take in
5. The fllwing pster is prbably designed t .
A. annunce a meeting ntice B. shw manners at a theatre
C. ffer an nline live cncert D. intrduce a radi prgramme
6.——Hw d yu like the film The Battle at Lake Changjin(长津湖之战)?
— . I can't think t highly f it.
A. It is nt my cup f tea B. It's really wnderful
C. It all depends. D. It's nt the case.
7. Children are suppsed t learn different subjects gd manners, which are helpful t them fr their future life.
A. nt;but B. nt nly; but als C. neither;nr D. either; r
8.——Daniel, when will yu arrive tmrrw?
—Maybe at 7:30 r 7:45. , I'll certainly be there befre eight 'clck.
A. Instead B. Hwever C. Mrever D. Anyway
九年级英语试卷 共 8页 第 1 页9.—Jill never tells us she can dance.
——In fact she is gd at it and ften wins prizes in the cmpetitins. .
A. N pain, n gain B. Many hands make light wrk
C. Actins speak luder than wrds D. The early bird catches the wrm
10.—I wnder .
—I'm nt sure. Maybe yes.
A. what d yu call the animal B. hw lng he has written the main pints
C. whether Mr. Li has cme back r is still thereD. if Jim has gt his driver's license
二、完形填空。 (共15小题;每小题1分,计15分)
It is knwn that life is like a bx f chclates and yu will never knw what yu are ging t get.My ft still didn't heal(愈合) frm an earlier injury(伤) 11 ur schl sprts meeting began. I even didn't knw if I shuld take part in the meeting. But finally I was standing at the starting line, 12 fr the 3000-meter run.“Ready…set…”the gun ppped(砰) and we all rushed ff. A few minutes later, when Isaw 13 girls n all the tracks(跑道) running ahead(在前面) f me, I felt very ashamed(惭愧) as Iwas the last ne running after them all and fell farther and farther behind.“Hray!”shuted the crwd. It was the ludest cheer I heard in the 14 . The first-place runner was tw laps(圈) ahead f me when she 15 the finishing line.
“Maybe I shuld give up.”I thught as I mved n 16 the track. Hwever, I made up my mind t 17 running. Fr the last tw laps in the race, I ran in 18 and decided nt t take part in the race next year.“It wn't be wrth even if my ft has healed.”I thught t myself.
When I gt t the finishing line, I heard anther cheer, 19 than the ne I heard earlier. I turned arund and saw the bys preparing fr their race. I thught they 20 be cheering up bys.
I was leaving 21 when several girls came up t me.“Ww, yu've gt curage.”One f them tld me.“Curage? I've just lst the race!”I thught.“All f us were 22 fr yu. Did yu hear us?”said ne girl. After hearing these wrds, I suddenly regained (重新获得) 23 , realized strength and curage weren't measured(衡量) in medals and victries, but in the difficulties we 24 . The strngest peple are nt always the peple wh win, but the peple wh never
25 when they fail. We shuld try t be amng them.
11. A. after B. unless C. befre D. thugh
12. A. late B. ready C. famus D. srry
13. A. the ther B. anther C. ther D. thers
14. A. race B. exam C. class D. team
15. A. jumped B. pulled C. left D. crssed
16. A. alng B. acrss C. thrugh D. past
17. A. stp B. keep C. avid D. regret
18. A. fear B. rder C. pain D. surprise
19. A. higher B. larger C. lwer D. luder
20. A. need B. may C. can D. must
21. A. silently B. excitedly C. carefully D. happily
22. A. waiting B. cheering C. lking D. preparing
23. A. pride B. success C. hpe D. health
九年级英语试卷共 8 页 第 2 页24. A. refused B. challenged C. imagined D. trusted
25. A. get up B. put up C. lk up D. give up
三、阅读理解。 (共20小题;每小题2分,计40分)
(A)
26. Wh will teach the children in the rbtics wrkshp?
A. Parents. B. Trainers. C. Rbts. D. Peter Lin.
27. When will the rbtics wrkshp finish?
A. On 30 June. B. On 5 July. C. On 11 July. D. On 13 July.
28. Hw much will Tm pay fr the rbtics wrkshp if he registers n 28 June?
A. $20. B. $30. C. $130. D. $150.
29. Which f the fllwing is true accrding t the passage?
A. Yu can call Peter fr mre infrmatin at any time.
B. Jim can register nline t fill in the frm n 7 July.
C. Parents can jin their family activity n the final day.
D. Yu can learn t build a large rbt in the wrkshp.
30. Where can we prbably see the material?
A. In a newspaper. B. In a science reprt.
C. In a cmputer bk. D. In a travel guide.
(B)
If yu are a famus father's sn, everyne expects yu t be special r perfect, s I never think it's easy t be an astrnaut's sn. I ften wnder hw my father ever had a sn like me. Imean he's s special and s gd at everything he des. Even in middle schl he was the mnitr and captain f the ftball team.
Well, t be hnest, I ften dream abut being sme kind f her r ding smething special—like saving a child frm a burning building r discvering a new
九年级英语试卷 共8页 第 3 页Rbtics Wrkshp fr Beginners
Organized by May Twn Cmmunity Club
We welcme children wh are interested t build a mini rbt during the summer hlidays.
Register(登记) fast t avid disappintment!Thse wh register befre 30 June will get $20 ff.
Date: 11 t 13 July, 2023
Time:9:30 a. m. t 4:00 p. m.
Place: May Twn Cmmunity Club
Wrkshp Fee:$150 per child
Parents are invited t jin their children fr a family activity n the final day frm 4 p. m. t 5 p. m
Experienced trainers will teach yu hw t:
※build a mini rbt
※use basic symbls fr
prgramming the rbt
※wrk in a team
※slve prblems creatively
T register fr the wrkshp, visit ur website www. Maytwn.sg and fill in the nline frm.Registratin clses n 5 July. Fr mre infrmatin, call Peter Lin at 67234562 during ffice hurs.
star. I was daydreaming at schl ne day when my teacher said there wuld be a Father's Day writing cmpetitin fr the whle schl. I hpe we have a winner right here in my class.
When I gt hme, I started t think abut what t write. My father is an astrnaut. N, I wuldn't start like that. That was the way thers saw him. Hw did I see my father?
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream. I remembered hw he hugged me fr hurs when my dg Sptty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was ging t write. T me,he wasn't just a wrld-famus astrnaut. He was my dad.
My parents and I went t schl n Thursday night. There were s many peple in the big hall! My dad lked at me, and I shrugged (耸肩).
The third prize was annunced and it was nt me. I was relieved (松口气) and disappinted at the same time. The secnd prize was annunced. It was me.
I went up t the stage and read what I had written,“My father’s sn”. When I finished, the peple std up and cheered. I saw my father blwing his nse. Tears were running dwn my father's face. Dad cleared his thrat and put his hand n my shulder.“Sn, this is the prudest mment f my life!”
It was the prudest mment f my life, t. Maybe I'll never be a great her r win a Nbel Prize,but it was enugh just t be my father's sn.
31. The writer felt it t be the sn f a famus persn.
A. lucky B. difficult C. natural D. pleasant
32. The writer felt prud when he .
八. wn a Nbel Prize B. discvered a new star
C. saved a child frm a burning building. D. gt a prize in the writing cmpetitin
33. What did the by prbably write in his cmpsitin?
A. A lt f special things he had dne.
B. The stry f his father as an astrnaut.
C. The experiences his father had in middle schl.
D. The unfrgettable time he spent with his father.
34. Which f the fllwing is True accrding t this passage?
A. The writer came secnd in the writing cmpetitin.
B. The writer never dreams abut being sme kind f her.
C. The writer's mther was s excited with tears n her face.
D. The writer was the mnitr and captain f the ftball team.
35. Which is the right rder f the fllwing events accrding t the passage?
a. The writer's dg was killed by a car.
b. The writer started t think abut what t write.
c. The writer read what he had written n the stage.
d. The schl wuld hld a Father's Day writing cmpetitin.
A. d-b-c-a B. a-b-d-c C. a-d-b-c D. d-b-a-c
(C)
When a new technlgy appears, there are many peple wh wrry abut its influence n their jbs.It is believed that with the rise f rbtics and AI(人工智能), many peple's jbs are likely t be lst t
九年级英语试卷 共8页 第 4 页autmatin(自动化).
Autmatin in the wrk place is nthing new. Machines have been ding bring and repetitive tasks fr us fr years. In fact, the Internatinal Federatin f Rbtics says that in manufacturing(制造业) there are nw 74 rbts per 10,000 emplyees(员工). That has risen frm 66 in 2015.
General Manager f a tech firm Nuance, Bernard Luvat, believes that“AI is a big threat(威胁) t lw-skilled jbs, n questin.”He als thinks that AI chatbts will replace(取代) mst call centre wrkers within a few years.
And that's just ne industry. A recent reprt frm the McKinsey Glbal Institute, says that nearly tw thirds f all jbs culd have at least 30% f their activities autmated by 2030.
Hwever, McKinsey als believes that this new technlgy will als“create new jbs that d nt exist( 存在) tday, much as technlgies in the past have dne.”
“It's an evlutin(演化) f wrk,”says Ian Barkin, a rbtic prcess aut matin expert. As lw-skilled jbs are taken n(承担) by AI, peple will need t learn new skills.“This calls n us t fcus n up-skilling. Technlgy can lead t jb reductins but it desn't have t,”says Barkin.
Whether r nt rbtics and AI will leave us all jbless remains t be seen(还有待观察). Ideas n the subject are mixed. Increased autmatin culd indeed lead t a lss f sme jbs, but at the same time it is likely t create many mre jbs as new skills are required. Will they balance ut? I'll get my AI.assistant t reply t yu n that ne.
36. Accrding t Paragraph I, what d many peple wrry abut?
A. Rising cst f living. B. Reductin in jb chances.
C. Increase in jb satisfactin. D. Imprvement in skill requirements.
37. Hw many rbts per 10,000 emplyees were there in manufacturing accrding t the InternatinalFederatin f Rbtics in 2015?
A. 66. B. 74. C. 8. D. 140.
38. Accrding t Bernard Luvat, wh may meet the greatest challenge f AI?
A. Engineers. B. Scientists. C. Drivers. D. Lawyers.
39. Which f the fllwing is McKinsey's pinin?
A. AI has little influence n lw-skilled industries.
B. We shuld pay attentin t imprving ur skills.
C. All jbs culd have at least 30% f their activities autmated by 2030.
D. AI presents challenges t lw-skilled jbs, but it als creates new jbs.
40. What is the best title fr the passage?
A. Will rbtics and AI create us mre jbs? B. Will rbtics and AI leave us all jbless?
C. Rbtics and AI take n all ur jbs. D. Rbtics and AI d all ur jbs.
(D)
①Plants are arund us. They are mre than just pretty t lk at. They give us fruits, vegetables and fd we eat. Sme plants even prvide materials fr medicine r building things. But d yu knw that plants can d smething even mre amazing? They can make ur hmes, schls and wrkplaces much healthier.
②We spend a large part f ur day indrs. Unluckily, the air inside buildings can ften be full f chemicals(化学物质) frm many things arund us. This pr air
九年级英语试卷 共8页 第 5 页quality(质量) can make us feel sick, causing sre eyes and thrats, and even making it hard fr us t breathe.When the air inside buildings gets really bad, peple even call them“sick buildings”.
③The gd news is that plants are like nature's little superheres. They have a magic pwer fighting against bad air. Plants breathe in carbn dixide(CO₂) and breathe ut xygen(O₂) which we humans need t live. They can als add misture t the air if it's t dry, making it mre cmfrtable fr us t breathe.
④ Scientists have discvered that plants have the ability t take in harmful chemicals,making the air arund us safer t breathe. They set up a cmpletely clsed building called“bi-hme”fr experiments. Befre they added plants, the air inside was full f chemicals and peple fund it hard t breathe. But after they added plants, the air gt much cleaner and it became easier t breathe. T make the air inside even better, the scientists used different kinds f plants. After a while, the building wasn't a“sick building”any mre. Peple culd g inside withut feeling unwell.
⑤S yu see, plants are fantastic! They are nt nly beautiful t lk at, but they als prvide us with fd, help create materials and play an imprtant rle in ur health. They make ur indr envirnments cleaner and healthier, making us feel better. Next time yu see a plant, remember all the amazing things it can d fr us!
41. What des the underlined wrd misture mean in the passage?
A. 营养. B. 绿能. C. 热量. D. 水分.
42. Which can be the best t fill in the blank in Paragraph 4?
A. But plants can prvide what humans need t eat.
B. But plants can be used t make medicine fr humans.
C. But ne interesting thing plants can d is t build things.
D. But the mst amazing thing plants can d is t clean the air.
43. Hw des the writer supprt his pinin abut plants imprving air quality?
A. By telling persnal experiences. B. By using scientific experiments.
C. By questining famus scientists. D. By prviding numbers and frms.
44. Which is the right structure f the passage?(①=Paragraph 1 ②=Paragraph2,...)
45. What des the writer mainly want t tell us?
A. Plants are gd fr indr envirnments. B. Plants make materials fr medicine.
C. Plants are imprtant fr prviding fd. D. Plants make it easier t build huses.
四、任务型阅读。 阅读下面短文，请根据短文内容，在文后表格中填入恰当的单词，每空 一词。(共 10空; 每空1.5分, 满分15分)
Yu might have a friend r a classmate wh remembers every single detail. Hw can they make it? A gd memry is ften seen as smething that cmes naturally and a bad memry as smething that cannt be changed. Hwever, actually there are plenty f things that yu can d t imprve yur memry.
Take an interest
九年级英语试卷 共8页 第 6 页We all have the same pinin that we can easily remember the things we are interested in and frget the nes that bre us. It's nt hard t explain why schlbys remember ftball results withut difficulty,but make a great effrt t remember dates frm histry lessns! One way t“make”yurself mre interested is t ask questins ——the mre, the better!
Organize things in grups
Researchers have fund that infrmatin rganized in grups can be easy t remember. Yu can use this by rganizing the materials yu are studying. Try gruping similar knwledge tgether, r make a mind map f textbk reading t help grup the infrmatin. Then when yu learn mre abut that subject, yu understand that better. Be sure things are clear in yur mind. If nt, ask questins until yu understand!What's mre, when yu're learning new materials, take the time t think abut the relatinship between the present infrmatin and what yu've already knwn. Then it helps yu remember infrmatin.
Take physical exercise
Physical exercise is als imprtant fr yur memry, because it increases yur heart rate and sends mre xygen t yur brain, and that makes yur memry wrk better. Exercise als reduces stress which is very bad fr the memry.
S the next time yu're learning new infrmatin, yu can use the methds abve. I'm sure that yu will imprve yur memry and get mre ut f it.
46 t Imprve Yur Memry
五、综合填空。 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。有提示词的空格不限一词，无提示词的空格限填一词。(共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15 分)
Li Na is a middle schl student. Last term, while she was watching a clthing shw n TV, a kind f traditinal clthes called hanfu caught her eyes.Hw she wished 56 (have) her wn hanfu!
She tld her mther that she wanted ne. Her mm thught fr a while and said,“Yu can have ne 57 yu make prgress by the end f this term.”She felt disappinted(失望的) but decided t make it. After that, she studied even 58 (hard). Whenever she faced difficulties, she tried t slve them by 59 (she).
九年级英语试卷 共8页 第 7 页____47____
Sme peple were ____48____ with a gd memry, and a bad memry is
_49_ t be changed, but we can d a lt f things t imprve ur memry.
Main bdy
Taking an interest
We all ____50____ that it's easy t remember the things yu are interested in.
____51____ things in grups
Organize infrmatin in grups t remember knwledge ____52____.
____53____ the relatinship between new materials and yur knwledge.
Taking physical exercise
Exercise t make yur memry wrk better with_54____ stress.
cnclusin
If yu use the methds abve, yur memry will becme ____55____.
Smetimes she thught abut 60 (give) up, but she fught n. Then, in the final exam, she made great prgress. And her mm was happy 61 her. Finally, the“big”day came. When she gt hme ne afternn, she saw a beautiful big bx n the table.“Ww, hanfu!”Her wish came true.
On a sunny Saturday, Li Na wre her wn hanfu t a park with her family. There, a lt f peple 62 (attract) by her clthes including sme freign children. Li Na intrduced hanfu t them 63 (prud). She tld them that hanfu— 64 symbl f Chinese culture, is getting mre and mre ppular. That day, she enjyed the 65 (beautiful) f hanfu and experienced the traditinal culture. Hw happy she felt!
六、书面表达。 (满分25 分)
“双减”后，学校创立了许多新的社团。假如你是李华，在学校的公众号上看到社团招募新成员的信息，请用英语写一封申请信，写明你想加入的某一个或者某两个社团名称、自身情况、加入理由以及希望。
注意事项：
1.信件需包含至少两个理由，可适当发挥，要求语句通顺，意思连贯、符合题意；
2.文中不得提及真实的人名，校名等相关信息；
3.词数在 100 个左右，信件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir r Madam,
I'm glad t see the ntice n ur schl public accunt.
Yurs,
Li Hua
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