苏州卷-2024-2025学年九年级上学期英语第一次月考模拟试卷（译林版）

这是一份苏州卷-2024-2025学年九年级上学期英语第一次月考模拟试卷（译林版），共18页。
1．本试卷共七大题，满分100分（不含听力口语30分）、考试用时100分钟；
2．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考点名称、考场号、座位号用0．5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡和对应的位置上，并认真校对条形码上的准考号、姓名是否与本人相符合；
3．答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动、请用橡皮擦干净后、再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0．5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题；
4．考生答题必须答在答题卡上、答在试卷和草稿低上一律无效。
第I卷（客观题共45分）
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
I live n the cast with beautiful sandy beaches． It’s the perfect 1 fr my favurite hbby—making sand sculptures． I’d never thught f making sand sculptures befre 2 sme fantastic nes appeared all alng the beach． Beautiful buildings and lvely animals were all made f sand． Frm that mment, I knew that this was smething I just had t d, thugh I’d never cnsidered myself t be a(n) 3 ．
In fact, anyne can create a sand sculpture, but it’s much harder than it lks． The first sand sculpture I tried making was a tw-metre lng dlphin． I was making 4 n it until suddenly the head started t break ff! I tried everything t 5 it, but it was hpeless． Sn the whle thing was a big pile f sand． Sme peple nearby seemed t think this was quite funny, but that just made me keep trying even 6 ． I wished I’d listened t an expert (专家) n YuTube wh recmmends digging up 7 sand and t use it t build the sand sculptures because it sticks tgether better． S, I did that fr my next sculpture f a camel． And I 8 t cmplete it in fur hurs, thugh it didn’t take me that lng t make．
Peple say that making sand castles is fr kids, nt adults, but that desn’t bther (困扰) me at all． Many peple dn’t understand that even a 9 tuch can make a sand sculpture fall ff． Of curse, heavy rain can d sme damage (损坏), but nt as much as yu might think． If yu build far enugh up the beach, the sea water wn’t 10 a sand sculpture away either． S, when yu’re next at the seaside, make ne yurself—yu’ll get a great sense f achievement!
1．A．vacatinB．situatinC．lcatinD．cnditin
2．A．unlessB．becauseC．thughD．until
3．A．swimmerB．artistC．directrD．painter
4．A．mistakesB．prmisesC．trubleD．prgress
5．A．fixB．mixC．changeD．pull
6．A．fasterB．lngerC．harderD．later
7．A．wetB．dryC．sftD．tiny
8．A．refusedB．preferredC．failedD．managed
9．A．heavyB．lightC．rudeD．quick
10．A．driveB．blwC．washD．mve
第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
China has many types f Chinese fd with different but muth-watering flavr (风味)． In general, Chinese fd can be mainly divided int eight cuisines (菜系)． Let’s have a lk at sme f them．
11．Sichuan cuisine helps lcal peple ________．
A．becme strngB．keep away frm the wet
C．stay clD．keep warm
12．Bth f the materials f Fujian cuisine and Shandng cuisine mainly cme frm ________．
A．the seaB．the fieldC．the muntainD．the frest
13．Frm the passage, we can learn that ________．
A．mst f the Chinese prefer Sichuan cuisine
B．Chinese cuisines are the mst ppular arund the wrld
C．Visitrs can enjy different kinds f sup in Zhejiang-
D．different cuisines are frmed because f different living cnditins
B
Hangzhu hsts the 19th Asian Games frm September 23rd t Octber 8th, 2023．
The Games are very “smart” thanks t the use f many exciting technlgies．
The place fr the tennis finals is smetimes called the “Small Ltus (莲花)”． On the tp f the stadium (体育场), there are eight “petals” (花瓣)． Each petal weighs 160 tns． They can pen and clse freely． It takes 15 minutes fr each petal t pen and clse． It’s built this way fr different kinds f weather．
What if there’s an accident during the game and the athletes need first aid (急救)? Drnes (无人机) can be used t send things ver． They can fly as far as 20 kilmeters and travel 16 meters in ne secnd．
Every dish at the Asian Games shuld be safe and healthy t eat． In the kitchen f the athletes’ village in Hangzhu, there is a special system that can tell peple’s faces． If a “stranger” ges int the kitchen, an alarm will g ff t let peple knw．
D yu want t walk arund at the stadiums but can’t make it in persn? Yu can try the Hangzhu Asian Games’metaverse (元宇宙)! Yu can try it with an app n Alipay (支付宝)． Inside, it’s like an nline cartn wrld． Yu can enjy the charm (魅力) f the stadiums bth frm the utside and inside．
It will be sad if yu can’t find yur way． Augmented Reality (AR，增强现实) is here t help． There’s a mini-prgram called the Hangzhu Asian Games AR service． Yu can simply turn n yur phne’s camera, and it will see where yu are and then shw yu the way．
14．What is the “Small Ltus” designed fr?
A．Making the stadium hld mre peple．B．Dealing with different weather cnditins．
C．Presenting the timetable fr sprting events．D．Helping drnes prvide first aid mre quickly．
15．Why is an alarm set in the kitchen?
A．T make sure the fd is safe．B．T test whether dishes are fresh．
C．T remind cks t prepare fd．D．T prevent fire accidents during cking．
16．The AR service is mre attractive t ________．
A．tennis fansB．camera lversC．peple wh get lstD．players wh get hurt
17．What can yu d in Hangzhu Asian Games’ metaverse?
A．Enter the cartn wrld nline．B．Cmmunicate with sprts stars．
C．Enjy the beauty f Hangzhu City．D．Experience the charm f the stadiums．
C
Imagine an island where there are a greater number f cats than there are peple． Des it sund like smething frm a cartn r a manga (日本漫画) stry? Welcme t Tashirjima, a small island in the Pacific Ocean ff the cast f Japan． It’s a great place t be a cat． Nt nly des the cat ppulatin number in the thusands, much larger than the island’s human ppulatin f abut 100, but these cats are taken care f by bth lcal peple and turists．
The Japanese lve cats． There are cat shrines (神庙) all ver Japan． and many f the cuntry’s flk tales feature cats as well．___▲____?
At ne time, the island’s main industry was fishing． The fishing nets were made f silk, and the fishermen raised silkwrms t prduce the silk fr these nets． They kept cats arund t kill mice, which were the predatrs f the silkwrms． In rder t get fd． the cats wuld als visit the htels where the fishermen frm ther islands wuld be staying． The fishermen became fnd f the cats and started watching them all the time, thinking that the cats’ actins culd tell them the weather r the mvements f the fish in the cean．
A stry is tld that ne day, a fisherman was cllecting rcks t hld dwn his fishing net when ne f the rcks drpped frm his hands and accidentally killed a cat． The fisherman felt s bad abut it that he buried (埋葬) the cat in the center f the island and built a shrine t cats there． The shrine is called Nek-jinja, and by leaving fferings fr the cat gd”, fishermen hpe fr a gd catch and fr their safety．
Wrd sn spread abut Cat Island, and turists came tgether t see and play with the thusands f cats that wuld walk dwn the island’s streets r sit n the drsteps f peple’s hmes． Japanese manga artist ShtarIshinmri built several manga-related buildings n the island, mst f which lked like cats． These develped int a turist attractin, with guests staying in the cat-shaped huses． Since then, many mvies, televisin series and dcumentaries have been made abut Tashirjima, which has helped bring in even mre visitrs．
S the next time yu see a cat lver lking fr the “purrfect” vacatin spt, recmmend t them a trip t Tashirjima, Japan’s Cat Island．
18．What infrmatin can we get frm this passage?
A．The exact number f cats n Cat Island．B．The reasn why Nek-jinjia gt its name．
C．The methd f building cat-shaped huses．D．The material f fishing nets in earlier times．
19．Which f the fllwing sentences is the mst suitable fr ___▲____?
A．But where can we see the mst cats in Japan?
B．But hw did Tashirjima get t be Cat Island?
C．S why d Japanese peple lve cats s much?
D．S wh built the first cat shrine n Tashirjima?
20．What des the underlined wrd “predatrs” in paragraph 3 prbably mean?
A．enemiesB．friendsC．prducersD．prtectrs
21．What’s the main purpse f the passage?
A．T intrduce Cat Island in Japan．B．T tell us the histry f Cat Island．
C．T shw us the life f cats in Japan．D．T encurage peple t prtect cats．
D
I lked dwn at my shes as peple filled the train, and then I saw her． She lked a little tired and pale． As I watched the wman, I thught abut the letters my mther wrte and hw she must have knwn an rdinary piece f paper turns int a lve letter when a persn puts herself int it． Then I remembered the ntebk in my bag． I wuld write the wman a nte and give it t her as I exited the train, I decided． I pulled the ntebk ut f my bag and began writing a letter．
When I lked up, the wman was gne． I left the letter in my ntebk, unsure f what t d with it nw that she wuld never knw that it was meant fr her．
After I wrte that letter, mre letters t ther peple I bserved came marching ut f me, ne by ne, until sn I had filled up the ntebk．
Back n the train, just a few days later, the plan became clear． I was ging t leave the letter I wrte t the wman n the subway fr smene else t find． Then I wuld spread ther lve letters all ver New Yrk City． And nce I had set each ne in its place, I wuld write even mre．
I tried t frm a picture in my mind f what wuld make me pick up a letter if I fund it n a randm (任意的) subway train r in a cffee shp thinking it might have been fr me all alng． I settled n smething simple: If yu find this letter then it’s fr yu． I wrte thse wrds n my first letter． I flded the letter and placed it behind me． When I gt t my stp, I planned t let the letter slip dwn nt the seat as I walked away．
At Grand Cantral Terminal, I waited fr the subway drs t pen and then std up as quickly as pssible． Rushing thrugh the drs, I kept running faster and faster nce my feet hit the platfrm． I was mre nervus when I gt farther away frm the train, disappearing int the city．
During the fall f 2010, I kept leaving letters． In the mnths that fllwed, I started my wn site, MreLveLetters．cm, abut my prject, inspiring thers t write and leave letters in their wn cmmunities． Nw the website cnnects strangers in need f lve letters and thse wh want t write them．
Abut a year later, a wman wrte t me abut her friend Briana, a single mther struggling t pay the rent． I typed ut Briana’s stry and published it n the website． A week later, I walked away frm the pst ffice with a lt f mail and a big idea abut human beings: mainly that if yu give them smething t d, a task, they will shw up． At the end f that mnth, I mailed letters ff t Briana．
Then, I gt a thank-yu e-mail frm Briana’s friend． “They shw yu’re nt alne and that yu’re nt struggling fr nthing,” she wrte．
Abut all stries, I will always g back t Matt’s frm Ohi． He e-mailed me abut tw years ag． Matt tld me he was getting lder． His family and he were discnnected． He didn’t have many friends． He was starting t believe he’d leave nthing behind and he’d be frgtten．
The message was sent with n return address． There was n way t write back t him, but I hpe he reads these wrds:
Matt, I want yu t knw: Yu were wrng t think yu’d be frgtten． And I was wrng t think peple culdn’t walk int ur lives and change ur histries immediately． Because yu did that fr me．
22．Why did the authr decide t write the strange wman a nte?
A．Her mther reminded her t d that．
B．She preferred t write rather than speak．
C．She was ging t shw lve t the wman．
D．Her mther wanted t ffer her sme help．
23．The authr started her wn site in rder t ________．
A．call n mre peple t care fr thers
B．prvide peple a chance t write letters．
C．cnnect strangers with peple writing letters
D．shw peple the imprtance f her prject
24．Frm the wrds t Matt, we can learn that ________．
A．it’s easy fr peple t walk int ur lives quickly
B．the authr was influenced by Matt in sme ways
C．the authr’s relatives and friends als frgt him
D．Matt was always cnnected with his family and friends
25．What can we infer frm the passage?
A．Matt has a gd relatinship with his family and friends again．
B．A number f peple are willing t make a difference t thers．
C．The wman the authr met n the train received the letter at last．
D．Peple came t Briana’s aid with a generus dnatin in the end．
第三部分信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）
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。
Lts f peple have never seen snakes, but they are afraid f them． 26
T find ut the answer, scientists put pictures with snakes, pandas, flwers and many ther things in frnt f peple f all ages, even babies． Peple fund snakes faster than flwers． It wasn’t just snakes． They fund “black faces”, like spiders （蜘蛛）, faster than “safe” things like flwers． It seems we find things that might be dangerus t us faster． 27
Why d peple fear snakes? 28 Hwever, they said that in their experiences, they were influenced by the seared vice and faces f thse wh met snakes． After all （毕竟）, if we are bitten by a snake, and then we knw it’s dangerus． That’s t late．
S why is it imprtant whether we are afraid f snakes r nt? 29 Peple prtect animals they like, nt animals they fear． Snakes may nt be as cute as pandas, but they’re just f the same imprtance t the envirnment． They eat insects and mice． S when we kill snakes, we’re breaking the balance．
30 Scientists did a study recently． Sme vlunteer students went n a field trip． With the help f safety tips, everyne culd safely tuch and hld a snake． The result is that snakes aren’t s bad． Mst f them weren’t afraid afterwards． In fact, snakes even became sme students’favurite animal．
A．Where can peple see snakes?
B．Maybe we are brn t be afraid f them．
C．Because they had the experiences f being bitten by snakes．
D．Where des the fear cme frm?
E．Hw can we reduce ur fears t give snakes a chance?
F．It may nt matter t us, but it is really imprtant t snakes．
G．In fact, mst f them weren’t bitten by snakes．
第II卷(主观题共55分)
第四部分词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）
第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。
31．Li Jian is a ________ singer． He shwed the talent in singing when he was very yung． (天生的)
32．We shuld believe that ur future is ________ by urselves． (塑造)
33．Mre ________ shuld be paid t peple’s health and medical treatment． (注意)
34．Animal signs appear in a ________ (固定的) rder and the cycle repeats every 12 years．
35．Peple arund yu can always have a great i________ n yu, s d chse friends wisely．
36．Every student can feel the w________ f the new teacher’s smile．
37．Human beings can’t live withut fd r water． S we shuld save fd i________ f wasting anything n the plates．
38．I really want t knw w________ ur teacher will cme t the surprising party r nt．
第二节从方框中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文内容完整正确。
Believe it r nt, the lessns I always used t hate at schl were gegraphy—but nw they’re my 39 !
I’ve n idea exactly hw it happened, but all I can say is that we’ve gt a new teacher and suddenly 40 makes sense． I’m nt saying my ther teachers were bad—in fact, they’ve been excellent． But this teacher immediately seemed very friendly． She’s always ready t 41 , and never makes negative cmments (负面评价) abut my wrk, which has given me mre cnfidence．
What makes the lessns even 42 is that we have them in a really nice rm． It’s light and airy there, and the bright clurs n the walls always make me feel cheerful and ready t keep my mind n it．
The nly thing I dn’t enjy s much is that they’re smetimes 43 the day, when I’m rather tired． Hwever, I really feel I’ll be able t use what I’m learning in a future jb． I might even becme a gegraphy teacher!
第五部分短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Strawberries lk nice, but a light pressure can make them ut f shape． Nwadays, there are many yung peple wh 44 (be) just like strawberries． They 45 (easy) break dwn when they face difficulties． They dn’t knw what t d when they are in truble． They have a cmmn name—strawberry kids．
Why are many students s easy t break dwn? Parents and schls are a main reasn． Parents d almst everything fr them in their 46 (day) life, while schls care mre abut their grades instead f 47 (develp) their persnality．
Liu Yue, 13, is frm Fujian． His mm hardly criticizes (批评) him and he always feels gd abut 48 (he)． When a teacher criticized him strictly, he 49 (feel) surprised and sad． He began t dubt his ability．
Students shuld d smething 50 (make) themselves mentally strng． An expert said, “When yu are in truble, 51 (nt ask) fr help t quickly． Yu shuld try t deal with prblems first by yurself． I als advise yu t take an active part in sprts and scial 52 (activity)． That can make yu mentally strng．”
Grwing up is nt just a happy prcess (过程)． Pains als g alng with it． T face the pains bravely and learn frm them is 53 (imprtant) in life．
第六部分阅读表达（共3小题；1题2分，2题2分，3题3分，满分7分）
请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。
Friends are imprtant part f ur lives． We spend time with them, have fun tgether and share ur pinins, feelings and even secrets． Life wuld be bring withut friends．
Friends influence wh we are, help us learn, supprt us in gd and bad times, and care fr us even when we are nt happy． Often we have many happy mments with ur friends． We need smene t share sings with t make them mre enjyable． Being lnely fr lng perids f time is nt a great feeling． That is why it is imprtant t spend time making friends and nurturing (维持) a clse grup f friends．
It is imprtant t have a friend t talk t, whether it is abut a sad r happy subject． In gd times, it is wnderful t be able t celebrate with smene． It is als imprtant t have smene supprt yu if yu have just had an unpleasant experience． Friends are imprtant pillars (中心人物) f supprt．
Friends teach us imprtant lessns． N ne persn is the same． As time ges by, we learn t respect ne anther’s differences． The acceptance f thers’ differences is imprtant as we meet mre and mre peple in ur lives, such as new family members, neighburs and new friends．
54．What will life be like if there are n friends?
________________________________________________________________________________________55．Why is it imprtant t have a friend t talk t?
________________________________________________________________________________________56．Will yu talk abut yur sadness with yur friends? Why r why nt?
________________________________________________________________________________________第七部分书面表达（共1题；满分25分）
57．假如你是Mrs． Rainbw，你将给九年级的学生介绍颜色疗法：
1．初三学习时常让学生感到压力，不同的颜色有不同的作用；
2．疲劳时，你可以看看远处的绿树，绿色。
3．快乐是最重要的，伤心时，你可以……
4．睡不好觉时，你可以把卧室刷成蓝色，蓝色能让你放松；
5．我相信……
要求：1、文章须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯。
2、词数90左右，省略部分须用1--2句话作适当发挥。
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Sichuan cuisine is ht, spicy and sur． It has smething t d with the wet weather f that area and peple need ht fd t stay away frm the wet． There are many ppular dishes that stand fr Sichuan cuisine like Kung Pa Chicken．
Zhejiang cuisine is frm the lcal dishes f Hangzhu, Ningb and Shaxing． Fd in Zhejiang has a sweet smell and it tastes fresh． And mst f the dishes are perfectly made． If yu visit Zhejiang, yu must taste Dngp Prk．
Fujian cuisine ften uses materials frm the sea t ck． It tastes light and the clr is beautiful． Yu can enjy different kinds f sup in Fujian, because many dishes f Fujian cuisine are served in sup, like FTiaQiang．
Shandng cuisine is very famus in nrthern China． It includes much seafd which tastes light and fresh． It is als the symbl f cking culture alng the Yellw River． Its mst famus dish is Sweet and Sur Carp．
everything favurite give advice at the end f mre enjyable
参考答案
1．C 2．D 3．B 4．D 5．A 6．C 7．A 8．D 9．B 10．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者对沙雕的喜爱，虽然制作沙雕非常耗时耗力，但当你制作成功的时候，你会有很大的成就感。
1．句意：这是我最喜欢的爱好——制作沙雕的完美位置。
vacatin假期；situatin处境；lcatin地点，位置；cnditin情况。根据“I live n the cast with beautiful sandy beaches．”可知，此处是指我住的地方是制作沙雕的完美地点。故选C。
2．句意：我从来没有想过要做沙雕，直到沙滩上出现了一些奇妙的沙雕。
unless除非；because因为；thugh虽然；until直到。根据“never”可知，此处是指直到沙滩上出现了一些奇妙沙雕，才想到要做沙雕，用until引导时间状语从句。故选D。
3．句意：从那一刻起，我知道这是我必须要做的事情，尽管我从来没有认为自己是一个艺术家。
swimmer游泳者；artist艺术家；directr导演；painter画家。根据“making sand sculptures”可知，是指艺术家。故选B。
4．句意：我正在取得进步，直到它的头突然开始断裂！
mistakes错误；prmises承诺；truble麻烦；prgress进步。根据“until suddenly the head started t break ff!”可知，在它的头断裂之前我一直在取得进步。故选D。
5．句意：我尝试了一切来修补，但是没有希望。
fix修补；mix混合；change改变；pull拉。根据“suddenly the head started t break ff!”可知，作者尝试一切办法来修补沙雕。故选A。
6．句意：旁边的一些人似乎觉得这很有趣，但这只会让我更加努力地尝试。
faster更快的；lnger更长的；harder更努力地；later更晚的。根据“keep trying even”可知，是指更加努力地尝试。故选C。
7．句意：我希望我听了YuTube上的专家的建议，他建议挖出湿沙子并用它来建造沙雕，因为它可以更好地粘在一起。
wet湿的；dry干燥的；sft柔软的；tiny微小的。根据“t use it t build the sand sculptures because it sticks tgether better．”可知，是指使用湿的沙子来制作沙雕，这样能够更好地粘在一起。故选A。
8．句意：我设法在四个小时内完成了它，虽然我并没有花那么长的时间来制作。
refused拒绝；preferred更喜爱；failed失败；managed设法做到。根据“thugh it didn’t take me that lng t make．”可知，此处应是设法在四个小时内完成。故选D。
9．句意：很多人不明白，即使轻轻一碰，沙雕也会脱落。
heavy重的；light轻地；rude粗鲁的；quick快速的。根据“even a ．．． tuch can make a sand sculpture fall ff．”可知，是指甚至轻轻地触碰，也会使沙雕脱落。故选B。
10．句意：如果你在海滩上建得足够远，海水也不会把沙雕冲走。
drive驾驶；blw吹；wash冲洗；mve移动。根据“If yu build far enugh up the beach”可知，在海滩上把沙雕制作地足够远，海水不会冲走沙雕。故选C。
11．B 12．A 13．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的八大菜系中的川菜、浙菜、闽菜和鲁菜。
11．细节理解题。根据“It has smething t d with the wet weather f that area and peple need ht fd t stay away frm the wet”可知，川菜可以帮助人们远离潮湿。故选B。
12．细节理解题。根据“Fujian cuisine ften uses materials frm the sea t ck．”和“It includes much seafd which tastes light and fresh．”可知，福建菜和山东菜的材料多来自于海洋。故选A。
13．推理判断题。根据“China has many types f Chinese fd with different but muth-watering flavr”和常识可知，中国幅员辽阔，因为不同的生活条件形成了不同的菜系。故选D。
14．B 15．A 16．C 17．D
【导语】本文介绍了杭州亚运会期间的“智能化”设施。
14．细节理解题。根据“It’s built this way fr different kinds f weather．”可知，“小莲花”是为了应对不同的天气条件而设计的。故选B。
15．推理判断题。根据“Every dish at the Asian Games shuld be safe and healthy t eat ．．． an alarm will g ff t let peple knw．”可知，警报是为了确保食品的安全。故选A。
16．细节理解题。根据“It will be sad if yu can’t find yur way． Augmented Reality (AR) is here t help．”可知，AR服务是为了帮助迷路的人。故选C。
17．细节理解题。根据“Yu can enjy the charm f the stadiums bth frm the utside and inside．”可知，在杭州亚运会的元宇宙中可以体验场馆的魅力。故选D。
18．D 19．B 20．A 21．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了日本的“猫岛”。
18．细节理解题。根据第三段“At ne time, the island’s main industry was fishing． The fishing nets were made f silk, and the fishermen raised silkwrms t prduce the silk fr these nets．”可知，该岛的主要产业是渔业。渔网是用丝绸做的，渔民们养蚕来为这些渔网生产丝绸。此处介绍了早期渔网的材料是丝绸，D选项表述正确。故选D。
19．推理判断题。分析第二段和第三段内容可知，空处应是起承上启下的作用；第二段主要讲述了日本人对猫的喜欢，第三段主要讲述了田代岛为什么对猫情有独钟，因而空处应是B选项最符合语境。故选B。
20．词句猜测题。根据第三段“The fishing nets were made f silk, and the fishermen raised silkwrms t prduce the silk fr these nets． They kept cats arund t kill mice, which were the predatrs f the silkwrms．”可知，此处应是表达老鼠是蚕的“天敌”，因而“predatrs”应和A选项enemies“敌人”意义相近。故选A。
21．主旨大意题。根据全文的内容可知，本文主要介绍了日本的猫岛，包括猫岛的历史以及它的现状， A选项符合语境。故选A。
22．C 23．A 24．B 25．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了作者在地铁上写情书并把情书留给陌生人的故事，在这个过程中作者最终建立了一个网站，也给更多人带去了新的改变。
22．细节理解题。根据“As I watched the wman, I thught abut the letters my mther wrte and hw she must have knwn an rdinary piece f paper turns int a lve letter when a persn puts herself int it． Then I remembered the ntebk in my bag．”可知，作者决定给那个陌生女人写一张便条，是因为她打算将一张普通的纸变成一封情书，也就是向她示爱。故选C。
23．推理判断题。根据“In the mnths that fllwed, I started my wn site, MreLveLetters．cm, abut my prject, inspiring thers t write and leave letters in their wn cmmunities． Nw the website cnnects strangers in need f lve letters and thse wh want t write them．”可知，作者创建了自己的网站，人们可以在里面写信或者留言，现在这个网站把需要情书的陌生人和愿意写情书的人联系起来，也就是作者创建这个网站是为了呼吁更多人来关心他人。故选A。
24．推理判断题。根据“Matt, I want yu t knw: Yu were wrng t think yu’d be frgtten． And I was wrng t think peple culdn’t walk int ur lives and change ur histries immediately． Because yu did that fr me．”可知，作者在某些方面是受到了Matt的影响。故选B。
25．推理判断题。根据“A week later, I walked away frm the pst ffice with a lt f mail and a big idea abut human beings: mainly that if yu give them smething t d, a task, they will shw up． At the end f that mnth, I mailed letters ff t Briana．”可知，作者收到了很多人的信件，他们都愿意提供帮助，因此可以推断，很多人都愿意为了他人做出改变。故选B。
26．D 27．B 28．G 29．F 30．E
【导语】本文主要介绍人们害怕蛇是有一定依据的，但是蛇和其他动物一样在生态中同等重要。
26．根据“but they are afraid f them”及“T find ut the answer, scientists put pictures with snakes．．．”可知空处应是一个问句，此处在寻找答案。且此处谈到害怕蛇，选项D“害怕来自哪里呢？”符合语境，故选D。
27．根据“It seems we find things that might be dangerus t us faster． ”可知也许我们更容易害怕危险的东西。此处表示推测，选项B“也许我们生来就害怕它们。”符合语境，故选B。
28．根据“After all （毕竟）, if we are bitten by a snake, and then we knw it’s dangerus． That’s t late．”可知此处假设人们被蛇咬了就知道蛇危险，但那已经太晚了。选项G“事实上，他们大部分没有被蛇咬过。”符合语境，故选G。
29．根据“S why is it imprtant whether we are afraid f snakes r nt? ”可知此处问到为什么是否害怕蛇这个问题是重要的。空处应是相关的回答，选项F“也许对我们不重要，但是对蛇真的很重要。”符合语境，故选F。
30．根据“The result is that snakes aren’t s bad．．．In fact, snakes even became sme students’ favurite animal．”可知此处讲到蛇并没有那么可怕。告诉读者不要太害怕蛇从而伤害蛇。选项E“我们如何减少我们的恐惧来给蛇一次机会呢？”符合语境，故选E。
31．brn
【详解】句意：李健是个天生的歌手。他很小的时候就表现出了唱歌的天赋。brn“天生的”，形容词作定语，修饰singer。故填brn。
32．shaped
【详解】句意：我们应该相信我们的未来是由我们自己塑造的。分析题干可知，空处是宾语从句的谓语动词，动词shape意为“塑造”，从句的主语ur future和动词shape之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，结构是：be动词+动词过去分词，空前已有be动词is，所以空处应填shape的过去分词shaped。故填shaped。
33．attentin
【详解】句意：应该更加关注人们的健康和医疗。结合中文提示词“注意”的英文表达是“attentin”，为不可数名词，作主语。故填attentin。
34．fixed
【详解】句意：生肖按固定的顺序出现，周期每12年重复一次。fixed意为“固定的”，形容词作定语，修饰名词rder。故填fixed。
35．(i)nfluence
【详解】句意：你周围的人总是对你有很大的影响，所以一定要明智地选择朋友。根据“Peple arund yu can always have a great．．．n yu”及首字母可知，你周围的人总是对你有很大的影响，influence“影响”。故填(i)nfluence。
36．(w)armth
【详解】句意：每个学生都能感受新老师微笑的温暖。the后加名词，根据“feel the．．．f the new teacher’s smile”和首字母可知，此处是“老师微笑的温暖”，warmth“温暖”，不可数名词。故填(w)armth。
37．(i)nstead
【详解】句意：人类不能没有食物或水而生存。所以我们应该节约食物，而不是在盘子里浪费任何东西。根据题干“Human beings can’t live withut fd r water．”可知我们应该节约食物，而不是在盘子里浪费任何东西。短语instead f ding sth意为“而不是做某事”。故填(i)nstead。
38．(w)hether
【详解】句意：我真的想知道我们的老师是否会来参加这个惊喜派对。根据题干可知，此处需要填入一个引导宾语从句的词，结合首字母提示，应用whether“是否”。故填(w)hether。
39．favurite 40．everything 41．give advice 42．mre enjyable 43．at the end f
【导语】本文介绍了作者一开始不喜欢地理，后来地理成了自己最喜欢的科目的事情。
39．句意：信不信由你，我过去在学校最讨厌的课程是地理——但现在它们是我的最爱。此处需填名词作表语。根据“I always used t hate at schl were gegraphy”以及后文的but转折，可知此处表示地理是我最喜欢的科目，结合句意和备选词汇可知favurite“最喜欢的人或物”符合语境，故填favurite。
40．句意：我不知道到底是怎么回事，但我只能说，我们有了新老师，突然间一切都说得通了。此处需填名词或代词作主语，根据前文“I’ve n idea exactly hw it happened, but all I can say is that we’ve gt a new teacher”，结合句意和备选词汇可知everything“每件事”符合语境，故填everything。
41．句意：她总是愿意给我建议，从不对我的工作做出负面评价，这给了我更多的信心。此处需填动词短语，根据后文“and never makes negative cmments (负面评价) abut my wrk, which has given me mre cnfidence”，结合句意和备选词汇可知give advice“给出建议”符合语境，空前有不定式t，此处动词用原形，故填give advice。
42．句意：使课程更有趣的是我们在一个非常好的房间里上课。此处需填形容词作宾语补足语，根据后文“we have them in a really nice rm”，结合句意和备选词汇可知mre enjyable“更有趣的”符合语境，空前even修饰比较级，故填mre enjyable。
43．句意：我唯一不太喜欢的是，有时是在一天结束的时候，我很累的时候。此处需填介词短语，根据后文“when I’m rather tired”，结合句意和备选词汇可知at the end f“在……的末尾”符合语境，故填at the end f。
44．are 45．easily 46．daily 47．develping 48．himself 49．felt 50．t make 51．dn’t ask 52．activities 53．the mst imprtant
【导语】本文主要讲述了现在社会上有许多年轻人称为“草莓孩子”，他们遇到困难就会崩溃，文中讲述对于这些孩子们应该如何解决困难。
44．句意：现在，有很多就像草莓一样的年轻人。wh引导定语从句，修饰并指代先行词many yung peple，从句保持和主句一样的时态，用一般现在时，因此be动词应用are。故填are。
45．句意：他们面对问题的时候很容易崩溃。break dwn为动词短语，此处应用副词easily修饰动词。故填easily。
46．句意：父母在日常生活中为他们做了几乎所有的事情，而学校更关注的是他们的成绩而不是培养他们的个性。life为名词，应用形容词daily修饰名词，daily life“日常生活”。故填daily。
47．句意：父母在日常生活中为他们做了几乎所有的事情，而学校更关注的是他们的成绩而不是培养他们的个性。介词f后加动名词作宾语。故填develping。
48．句意：他的妈妈几乎没有批评过他，他也总是自我感觉良好。feel gd abut neself“对自己感觉良好”，此处应用he的反身代词himself。故填himself。
49．句意：当老师严厉地批评他时，他感到又惊讶又难过。根据“criticized”可知句子应用一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。故填felt。
50．句意：学生应该做一些事情来让他们自己的心理变得强大。d smething t d sth“做些事情来做某事”，此处应用动词不定式作目的状语。故填t make。
51．句意：当你遇到困难时，不要太快寻求帮助。根据“When yu are in truble”可知，主句应是祈使句的否定形式，ask为实义动词，用助动词dn’t，后加动词原形。故填dn’t ask。
52．句意：我还建议你要积极参加运动和社会活动。此处应用可数名词activity的复数形式表泛指。故填activities。
53．句意：勇敢地面对痛苦并从中学习在人生中是最重要的。be动词is后加形容词作表语，此处应用形容词的最高级表示人生中最重要的是要勇敢地面对痛苦并从中学习。故填the mst imprtant。
54．Life will be bring withut friends． 55．Because a friend can celebrate with yu in gd times and supprt yu when yu have unpleasant experience． 56．Yes． Because I think my friends will find ways t cheer me up．/N． Because I dn’t want thers t knw my sadness．
【导语】本文介绍了朋友的重要性，以及如何与朋友相处。
54．根据“Life wuld be bring withut friends．”可知没有朋友生活是无聊的。故填Life will be bring withut friends．
55．根据“It is imprtant t have a friend t talk t, whether it is abut a sad r happy subject． In gd times, it is wnderful t be able t celebrate with smene． It is als imprtant t have smene supprt yu if yu have just had an unpleasant experience．”可知因为一个朋友可以在你的好时候和你一起庆祝，当你有不愉快的经历时支持你。故填Because a friend can celebrate with yu in gd times and supprt yu when yu have unpleasant experience．
56．主观发挥题，答案合理即可。故填Yes． Because I think my friends will find ways t cheer me up．/N． Because I dn’t want thers t knw my sadness．
57．例文
As senirs in middle schl, yu may feel stressed at times． But yu knw what? Clrs may help a lt．
As we all knw, different clrs have different functins． When feeling tired, yu can lk at trees far away, because green can help relax yur eyes． Happiness is the mst imprtant． When yu are sad, yu can lk at sme range bjects t cheer up． If yu feel it hard t fall asleep at night, yu had better paint yur bedrm blue, fr it can calm yu dwn and make yu relaxed．
I believe yu will feel less stressed as lng as yu fllw my advice．
【详解】1．题干解读：本文是一篇材料作文，要求你以Mrs． Rainbw的身份给感到压力的九年级学生介绍不同的颜色有一些什么不同作用。
2．写作指导：本文主要以第二人称展开行文，时态以一般现在时为主。文章可以按照所给材料分为三段：第一段揭示主题；第二段列举不同情况下可以依靠哪些颜色来放松；第三段表达祝愿。注意表述要清楚，不要出现单词拼写和语法错误。