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这是一份2023年江苏省泰州市泰兴市中考二模英语试题，共10页。试卷主要包含了单项选择，完形填空，阅读理解，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
2023年春学期九年级第二次学情调查
英语试题
（考试时间：100分钟；满分：120分）
第一部分 选择题（共65分）
一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
1．For ______ first time, two excellent actresses together received the Tiantan Award for Best Leading Actress in the Beijing International Film Festival.
A．a; the B．a; / C．the; / D．the; the
2．As a common cleaner in Taizhou, Tang Yerong doesn’t consider herself a great person of many achievements, but she still believes her ______ carries importance.
A．position B．pride C．personality D．progress
3．—As cold air gradually moves to the south, temperatures are expected to ______ by over 10℃ on Wednesday.
—You mean, I need to carry more heavy clothes.
A．drop B．reduce C．rise D．remain
4．“______ is young once in their life. Now is the time for you to make the most of your youth,” President Xi Jinping said in his speech.
A．Nobody B．Somebody C．Everybody D．None
5．We must make sure that visitors stay in safe areas, and sometimes close the tourist attractions if ______, to protect people from mountain floods.
A．possible B．necessary C．proper D．lucky
6．—I thought I would fail the exam, but I passed ______.
—Lucky you! But next time do more practice before exams.
A．above all B．in all C．of all D．after all
7．What can we know from the following instruction?
A．The product is made according to the UK standard.
B．The product can be used in any situation.
C．The product must go beyond the reach of the children.
D．If you have any questions about the product, write to the company.
8．Which of the following points are possibly talked about in the article called “The trouble with teenagers”?
①Making friends. ②Life in Australia.
③How our body changes ④The development of science
A．①② B．③④ C．①③ D．②④
9．—Are you sure that you won’t attend our tomorrow’s charity walk?
—All right then, ______.
A．never mind B．that’s not the case C．don’t mention it D．if you insist
10．—If I am curious about Taizhou’s local culture, could you tell me ______?
—Taizhou Museum would be a wonderful place.
A．where can I travel B．which place my first choice is
C．how I can go to Taizhou Museum D．if Taizhou Museum would be a wonderful place to visit
二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
I used to live happily with you. When I was a baby, you showed interest in me and made me 11 . Whenever I was “bad”, you’d shake your finger at me and ask: “How could you?”—but then you’d 12 and touch me gently. I believed that life could not be more 13 .
My housetraining was a long process, because you were too busy, but we worked on that together. We went for long walks, runs in the park and car rides. We stopped for ice cream. I took long sleeps in the sun waiting for you to come home 14 the end of the day.
Step by step, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time 15 a human friend. Finally, you fell in love. She, now your wife, is not a dog person, but I still 16 her into our home. I was happy because you were happy. Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement, I was attracted by their pinkness, 17 they smelled, and I wanted to mother them too. Your wife was afraid I would bite them. 18 , as they began to grow, I became their friend.
Now, you have a new job in 19 city and you and they will be moving to a flat that does not allow 20 . You’ve made the right 21 for your “family”, but there was a time when I was your only family.
I was 22 about the car ride until we arrived at the dog pound (收容所). It smelled of dogs and cats, of 23 , of hopelessness. You filled out the paperwork and said: “I know you will find a good home for her.” They shrugged (耸肩) and gave you a pained look. The children were in tears as they waved 24 goodbye. And “How could you?” were the only three words that swept over my mind.
Is it better to live with hope or without hope? At first, whenever anyone 25 my pen (围栏), I rushed to the front, hoping it was you, that you had changed your mind and that this was all a bad dream.
My beloved master, I will think of you and wait for you forever.
11．A．cry B．worry C．laugh D．regret
12．A．lose heart B．give up C．cheer up D．jump up
13．A．perfect B．terrible C．awful D．difficult
14．A．in B．on C．at D．since
15．A．complaining to B．looking for C．worrying about D．guarding against
16．A．welcomed B．hated C．doubted D．required
17．A．what B．when C．how D．where
18．A．Anyway B．Moreover C．Otherwise D．However
19．A．the other B．other C．another D．others
20．A．food B．pets C．drinks D．cars
21．A．survey B．note C．decision D．wish
22．A．angry B．worried C．scared D．excited
23．A．happiness B．warmth C．strength D．fear
24．A．him B．her C．me D．it
25．A．searched B．passed C．stole D．built
三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，计40分）
A
Create Your Own Story Competition
If you love to write, draw and create stories, here’s your chance!
Come and join in the Create Your Own Story Competition (13-19 September 2023)
1st place
1 dictionary and 20 books
2nd place
1 dictionary and 10 books
3rd to 6th places
1 dictionary and 5 books
All you have to do is to create your own stories.
※The competition is only open to the students in Grand Middle School.
※Please write a story in at least 300 words.
※Pictures are not necessary but stories with creative pictures will get extra points.
Get an entry form from www.GrandMiddleSchool.org/createyourownstory.
The closing date: September 20, 2023.
The best stories will be posted on www.GrandMiddleSchool.org/beststories. Everyone will have the chance to vote for their favorite stories from 23 to 25 September 2023.
Names of winners will also be posted on www.GrandMiddleSohool.org/beststories on September 30, 2023.
Please call 1800 6221 4422 or visit www.GrandMiddleSohool.org/storycompetition for more information.
26．If you win second prize in the competition, you will get ______.
A．1 dictionary and 5 books B．1 dictionary and 10 books
C．1 dictionary and 15 books D．1 dictionary and 20 books
27．Sam can’t take part in the competition probably because ______.
A．he creates the story all by himself B．his story has less than 300 words
C．his story doesn’t have any pictures D．he is from Grand Middle School
28．You can vote for your favorite stories on ______.
A．September 13 B．September 20 C．September 23 D．September 30
29．What can you find on www.GrandMiddleSchool.org/createyourownstory according to the table above?
A．An entry form. B．Names of winners. C．Best stories. D．More information about the competition.
30．Which is NOT true according to the article?
A．You aren’t able to join in the competition after September 19, 2023.
B．If you want to know more about the competition, you can call or visit the website.
C．Anyone who wants to join in the competition needs to fill in the entry form.
D．All the stories will be posted on the website for the students to vote for.
B
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been passed down for more than 2,000 years in China. TCM includes acupuncture (针灸), medicine, exercise such as tai chi and qigong, and other treatments. Today, TCM is not only used in Asia, but also more and more popular in the US.
In New York City’s Chinatown, a lot of patients visit Wu Yiqiao, a TCM master from Zhejiang. Some of them are Chinese, and some are Americans. Wu has been practicing TCM in the US for 28 years. Before that, he practiced it in China for 15 years. He has a deep understanding of TCM. “TCM, acupuncture and other TCM treatments are of great help to patients,” Wu said. “They can help reduce the pain without surgery.”
TCM is so useful that some Americans have also chosen to work on it. Frank Griffo has been an acupuncturist (针灸师) in California for about 18 years. In 2005, he graduated from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco. He then spent seven years studying the best acupuncture methods.
“There are more than 60,000 acupuncturists in the US right now. Chinese medicine has grown dramatically in recent years,” Griffo said. Before the 1970s, most people in the US didn’t know acupuncture. But now TCM is playing a bigger role in their life as a safe and non invasive (无创的) treatment for a lot of problems that Western medicine has difficulty providing good results or treatment choices for “Acupuncture has been greatly accepted in this country,” Griffo added.
31．What can we learn about TCM?
A．Exercise isn’t included in it. B．It’s unknown to most people in the US.
C．It is only used in China. D．It is of great help to patients.
32．How long has Wu Yiqiao been practicing TCM?
A．For 15 years. B．For 18 years. C．For 28 years. D．For 43 years.
33．What do Wu Yiqiao and Frank Griffo have in common?
A．Both live in New York. B．Both finished college in San Francisco.
C．Both have a lot of experience in using TCM. D．Both think Western medicine has the same results as TCM.
34．The underdined word “dramatically” in the last paragraph means “______”.
A．slowly B．awfully C．rapidly D．differently
35．The last two paragraphs mainly talk about ______.
A．the best acupuncturist in the US B．the development of TCM in the US
C．the history of TCM colleges in the US D．the differences between TCM and Western medicine
C
Mountain outfits (穿搭) are the new style in China
①Healthy lifestyle has led many people to do more nature and outdoor activities like camping and skateboarding. Following this, “going to the mountains” has become popular among Chinese people.
②Mountain-style outfits, both practical and fashionable, first became popular in Japan as “yama” (meaning “mountain” in Japanese) clothes. Now such clothes have caught on in Chinese fashion as well. Colors such as green, and gray are preferred by young people from big cities. They would rather join outdoor activities and wear outdoor outfits.
③According to the online market “Tmall”, when the Singles’ Day shopping started on Oct 31, 2022, the sales of camping and climbing equipment (设备) jumped by 115 percent and 81.2 percent during the first hour, compared with the same period in 2021.
④Besides those dressing up in the mountain style for practical outdoor activities, more Chinese youth are now following the style for everyday wear. Jiang Wei, a Beijing-based fashion writer, said that Arc’teryx has now become a fashion brand (品牌). It used to be mainly popular among those people who are crazy about outdoor activities. Many fashion brands, including some global luxury (奢侈品) brands, have set up outdoor fashion lines. Prada, for example, introduced an outdoor series in 2021 to follow the fashion.
⑤“Mountain-style outfits satisfy the needs that customers want to get closer to nature. People go for a simple, practical and natural lifestyle. The popularity of this fashion has led people to make more contributions to the natural environment and add greater importance to healthy living,” Jiang Shuai, manager of the e-commerce (电子商务) department of Toread, told China Daily.
36．Which of the following words best describe mountain-style outfits?
A．Simple and cheap. B．Light and soft. C．Smart and expensive. D．Practical and fashionable.
37．Why does the author mention the sales of camping and climbing equipment during the 2022 Singles’ Day shopping?
A．To remind readers of this year’s fashion. B．To show how popular outdoor activities are.
C．To prove people’s love for online shopping. D．To describe the spending power of online shopping.
38．Paragraph ④ shows how mountain style has had great influences on people’s daily wear mainly by ______.
A．giving examples B．listing numbers C．making a comparison D．giving explanations
39．According to Jiang Shuai, what does the popularity of mountain-style outfits show?
A．People are now hoping to enjoy nature more. B．People are going for lifestyles full of risks.
C．Mountain-style outfits are based on nature. D．Mountain-style outfits lead to a healthy life.
40．The passage is probably from ______.
A．Sports and fashion B．Health and diet C．Culture and education D．Science and life
D
①Would it surprise you to learn that, like animals, trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to their young trees?
②Professor Simard, forest ecologist (森林生态学家) from the University of British Columbia, explains how trees are much more complex (复杂的) than most of us ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin (达尔文) thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest, Simard and her team have made a new discovery and showed just how wrong he was. In fact, the opposite is true: trees survive through their group work and support, passing around necessary nutrition (营养) like Nitrogen (氮) and carbon “depending on who needs it”.
③Nitrogen and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi (真菌) networks. This makes sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive nutrition to keep them all healthy. This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons (神经元) in our brains, and when one tree is cut down, it influences all.
④Simard talks about “mother trees”. These are usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend. These “Mother Trees” are connected to all the other trees in the forest by this network of fungi, and may manage the resources of the whole trees and plants in the forest. She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the young trees, transporting important nutrition to them so they may continue to grow. When humans cut down “Mother Trees” without paying attention to these highly complex “tree societies” or the networks on which they feed, we are reducing the chances to save the whole forest.
⑤“We didn’t take any notice of it” Simard says sadly. “Mother trees move nutrition into the young trees before dying, but we never give them chances.” If we could explain the message clearly to the forestry industry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.
41．The underlined sentence “the opposite is true” in Paragraph ② probably means that trees ______.
A．compete for survival B．protect their own wealth
C．depend on each other D．provide support for dying trees
42．“Mother trees” are very important because ______.
A．they look the largest in size in the forest B．all the other trees depend on them
C．they pass on nutrition to dying trees D．they transport important nutrition to young trees after dying
43．What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to (指的是)?
A．how “tree societies” work B．how trees grow old
C．how forestry industry develops D．how young trees survive
44．What’s the proper structure (结构) for the passage?
45．What can we can learn from the passage?
A．Charles Darwin had the same opinion as Simard.
B．trees communicate with each other less deeply than we think.
C．if “Mother Trees” are cut down, they make no difference to the forest.
D．nitrogen and carbon play an important role in the forest ecological system.
第二部分 非选择题（共55分）
四、任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只填一个单词。（每小题1.5分，共15分）
The Human-like Technology That Is Going to Change the World
As I write about technology for a living, I’m used to seeing small leaps in new technological progress. But sometimes, there are things that will surprise me. At the end of last year, a company called OpenAI release (发布) a new AI technology that feels almost like it is going to change the world.
The technology is called ChatGPT—though you can mistake it for magic. So what exactly is it?
ChatGPT is a computer program that can understand and reply to human language. It is trained on a lot of text. It can be used for things like having a conversation or finishing a sentence. Another area where I’ve found it rather useful is that it can write computer code (编码). When I asked it to write me a program in a quite difficult way, in seconds it produced something that would take me hours to do by hand.
It isn’t, however, completely human-like. For example, it sometimes produces things that sound true, but are just totally wrong. And it can’t do maths—I asked it what is the square root of 717,409 and it told me the answer is “around 838.8” (the answer is actually 847).
In both cases, this is because of the way the AI learns through pattern recognition (模式识别). It is just copying something based on what it has “read” before. So it is better at some tasks than others—it can write a sincere-sounding message, but its ability to rhyme leaves a lot to be explored.
I think it’s easy to imagine in the not too distant future every time we write something, we may have a smart AI assistant helping us get started. In fact, Microsoft is already planning to build the technology into its Office apps, according to the CNN news report. And I’m pretty sure that ChatGPT—or something like it—is going to change the world.
Title: The Human-like Technology That Is Going to Change the World
A(n) 46 to ChatGPT
*It’s common that humans make a little progress in new 47 , but ChatGPT is a surprise.
*ChatGPT came out at the end of last year and it is 48 for magic by some people.
Facts about ChatGPT
*It can understand and reply to human language because it receives much 49 on text.
*It’s of great use that ChatGPT can produce something difficult that I would 50 hours doing in seconds.
Problems ChatGPT has
*It has problems in doing maths 51 AI learns through pattern recognition.
*It does better in some tasks such as 52 messages without rhyming because it’s just copying others.
My 53 on AI technology
*We may start to write something with the 54 of AI in the near future.
*It’s 55 that ChatGPT is going to change the world.
五、短文填空 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式。有提示词的空格不限填一词，无提示词的空格限填一词。（每小题1.5分，共15分）
The Power of Reading
For Chen Tianzhu, an editor-in-chief of Readers’ Magazine, the power of reading has always been clear and practical. She 56 (speak) about the story of her pen pal Xiaoyu during an interview the other day. The magazine Chen works for is 57 (wide) read by the people in china.
Chen got a letter from Xiaoyu one day in 2010, 58 junior high school student. Then she was not in good health but had to take care of her elderly grandmother and younger brother. Lonely and suffering from people making fun of her, Xiaoyu learned to restart inner peace by getting 59 (she) lost in reading. She got to know Chen when reading the magazine and the two of them kept in contact 60 letters for two years.
Chen recommended 61 (work) such as Ordinary World by Lu Yao and Temple of Earth and I by Shi Tiesheng. The main characters in them were getting through a hard life journey, but they never gave up. Xiaoyu now turns out 62 (be) a Chinese language teacher with the encouragement of those reads. She 63 (think) of highly and respected by her students and parents. It is the power of reading 64 makes Xiaoyu’s life completely different.
“As an editor from the publishing circle, I’m aware that two 65 (three) of the people are short of time to read. But I will still pay attention to the most simple but richest world of the words, and let more people feel the power of reading and writing,” Chen said.
六、书面表达（满分25分）
暑期临近，你和父母决定外出旅行，出行前，你会认真为家人做好旅行攻略。为此，你将结合以下提示用英语写一篇旅游计划书。
要求：
1．表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
2．必须包括提示中所有要点内容，并适当发挥；
3．词数：100词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
4．不能出现与考生相关的真实姓名、校名和地名等信息。
Travel Plan
This summer holiday, I decide to travel with my parents. We have a discussion about that. Now I’d like to share the travel plan.
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2023年春学期九年级第二次学情调查
英语参考答案
一、单项选择
1~5 CAACB 6~10 DCCDB
二、完形填空
11~15 CBACB 16~20 ACDCB 21~25 CDDCB
三、阅读理解
26~30 BBCAD 31~35 DDCCB 36~40 DBAAA 41~45 CBAAD
四、任务型阅读
46．introduction 47．technology 48．mistaken 49．training 50．spend
51．because 52．writing 53．ideas/opinions/thoughts/views
54．help 55．certain
五、综合填空
56．spoke 57．widely/the most widely 58．a 59．herself 60．through/by
61．works 62．to be 63．is thought 64．that 65．thirds
六、书面表达
Travel Plan
This summer holiday, I decide to travel with my parents. We have a discussion about that. Now I’d like to share the travel plan.
Beijing is my first choice. It’s the capital of China with deep and rich culture. A great number of tourist attractions lie there, drawing millions of visitors’ attention from around the world. The Summer Palace used to be the place where the emperors spent their summers. How amazing! Much treasure is hidden in the Palace Museum. I’m so curious about anything about Beijing that we must put it the first place to go to.
We need to carry a map, a camera and some medicine. The map can guide us when getting lost. We will take pictures of some wonderful moments. When we get sick, medicine is a great help to us. Of course, we need to book tickets and hotels before we leave. I’ll consider that rather than getting my parents to do it.
I hope that my parents will have a great time and we can have good communication through this. After this trip, we can understand each other better.
2023年春学期九年级第二次学情调查
英语试题
（考试时间：100分钟；满分：120分）
第一部分 选择题（共65分）
一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
1．For ______ first time, two excellent actresses together received the Tiantan Award for Best Leading Actress in the Beijing International Film Festival.
A．a; the B．a; / C．the; / D．the; the
2．As a common cleaner in Taizhou, Tang Yerong doesn’t consider herself a great person of many achievements, but she still believes her ______ carries importance.
A．position B．pride C．personality D．progress
3．—As cold air gradually moves to the south, temperatures are expected to ______ by over 10℃ on Wednesday.
—You mean, I need to carry more heavy clothes.
A．drop B．reduce C．rise D．remain
4．“______ is young once in their life. Now is the time for you to make the most of your youth,” President Xi Jinping said in his speech.
A．Nobody B．Somebody C．Everybody D．None
5．We must make sure that visitors stay in safe areas, and sometimes close the tourist attractions if ______, to protect people from mountain floods.
A．possible B．necessary C．proper D．lucky
6．—I thought I would fail the exam, but I passed ______.
—Lucky you! But next time do more practice before exams.
A．above all B．in all C．of all D．after all
7．What can we know from the following instruction?
A．The product is made according to the UK standard.
B．The product can be used in any situation.
C．The product must go beyond the reach of the children.
D．If you have any questions about the product, write to the company.
8．Which of the following points are possibly talked about in the article called “The trouble with teenagers”?
①Making friends. ②Life in Australia.
③How our body changes ④The development of science
A．①② B．③④ C．①③ D．②④
9．—Are you sure that you won’t attend our tomorrow’s charity walk?
—All right then, ______.
A．never mind B．that’s not the case C．don’t mention it D．if you insist
10．—If I am curious about Taizhou’s local culture, could you tell me ______?
—Taizhou Museum would be a wonderful place.
A．where can I travel B．which place my first choice is
C．how I can go to Taizhou Museum D．if Taizhou Museum would be a wonderful place to visit
二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
I used to live happily with you. When I was a baby, you showed interest in me and made me 11 . Whenever I was “bad”, you’d shake your finger at me and ask: “How could you?”—but then you’d 12 and touch me gently. I believed that life could not be more 13 .
My housetraining was a long process, because you were too busy, but we worked on that together. We went for long walks, runs in the park and car rides. We stopped for ice cream. I took long sleeps in the sun waiting for you to come home 14 the end of the day.
Step by step, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time 15 a human friend. Finally, you fell in love. She, now your wife, is not a dog person, but I still 16 her into our home. I was happy because you were happy. Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement, I was attracted by their pinkness, 17 they smelled, and I wanted to mother them too. Your wife was afraid I would bite them. 18 , as they began to grow, I became their friend.
Now, you have a new job in 19 city and you and they will be moving to a flat that does not allow 20 . You’ve made the right 21 for your “family”, but there was a time when I was your only family.
I was 22 about the car ride until we arrived at the dog pound (收容所). It smelled of dogs and cats, of 23 , of hopelessness. You filled out the paperwork and said: “I know you will find a good home for her.” They shrugged (耸肩) and gave you a pained look. The children were in tears as they waved 24 goodbye. And “How could you?” were the only three words that swept over my mind.
Is it better to live with hope or without hope? At first, whenever anyone 25 my pen (围栏), I rushed to the front, hoping it was you, that you had changed your mind and that this was all a bad dream.
My beloved master, I will think of you and wait for you forever.
11．A．cry B．worry C．laugh D．regret
12．A．lose heart B．give up C．cheer up D．jump up
13．A．perfect B．terrible C．awful D．difficult
14．A．in B．on C．at D．since
15．A．complaining to B．looking for C．worrying about D．guarding against
16．A．welcomed B．hated C．doubted D．required
17．A．what B．when C．how D．where
18．A．Anyway B．Moreover C．Otherwise D．However
19．A．the other B．other C．another D．others
20．A．food B．pets C．drinks D．cars
21．A．survey B．note C．decision D．wish
22．A．angry B．worried C．scared D．excited
23．A．happiness B．warmth C．strength D．fear
24．A．him B．her C．me D．it
25．A．searched B．passed C．stole D．built
三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，计40分）
A
Create Your Own Story Competition
If you love to write, draw and create stories, here’s your chance!
Come and join in the Create Your Own Story Competition (13-19 September 2023)
1st place
1 dictionary and 20 books
2nd place
1 dictionary and 10 books
3rd to 6th places
1 dictionary and 5 books
All you have to do is to create your own stories.
※The competition is only open to the students in Grand Middle School.
※Please write a story in at least 300 words.
※Pictures are not necessary but stories with creative pictures will get extra points.
Get an entry form from www.GrandMiddleSchool.org/createyourownstory.
The closing date: September 20, 2023.
The best stories will be posted on www.GrandMiddleSchool.org/beststories. Everyone will have the chance to vote for their favorite stories from 23 to 25 September 2023.
Names of winners will also be posted on www.GrandMiddleSohool.org/beststories on September 30, 2023.
Please call 1800 6221 4422 or visit www.GrandMiddleSohool.org/storycompetition for more information.
26．If you win second prize in the competition, you will get ______.
A．1 dictionary and 5 books B．1 dictionary and 10 books
C．1 dictionary and 15 books D．1 dictionary and 20 books
27．Sam can’t take part in the competition probably because ______.
A．he creates the story all by himself B．his story has less than 300 words
C．his story doesn’t have any pictures D．he is from Grand Middle School
28．You can vote for your favorite stories on ______.
A．September 13 B．September 20 C．September 23 D．September 30
29．What can you find on www.GrandMiddleSchool.org/createyourownstory according to the table above?
A．An entry form. B．Names of winners. C．Best stories. D．More information about the competition.
30．Which is NOT true according to the article?
A．You aren’t able to join in the competition after September 19, 2023.
B．If you want to know more about the competition, you can call or visit the website.
C．Anyone who wants to join in the competition needs to fill in the entry form.
D．All the stories will be posted on the website for the students to vote for.
B
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been passed down for more than 2,000 years in China. TCM includes acupuncture (针灸), medicine, exercise such as tai chi and qigong, and other treatments. Today, TCM is not only used in Asia, but also more and more popular in the US.
In New York City’s Chinatown, a lot of patients visit Wu Yiqiao, a TCM master from Zhejiang. Some of them are Chinese, and some are Americans. Wu has been practicing TCM in the US for 28 years. Before that, he practiced it in China for 15 years. He has a deep understanding of TCM. “TCM, acupuncture and other TCM treatments are of great help to patients,” Wu said. “They can help reduce the pain without surgery.”
TCM is so useful that some Americans have also chosen to work on it. Frank Griffo has been an acupuncturist (针灸师) in California for about 18 years. In 2005, he graduated from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco. He then spent seven years studying the best acupuncture methods.
“There are more than 60,000 acupuncturists in the US right now. Chinese medicine has grown dramatically in recent years,” Griffo said. Before the 1970s, most people in the US didn’t know acupuncture. But now TCM is playing a bigger role in their life as a safe and non invasive (无创的) treatment for a lot of problems that Western medicine has difficulty providing good results or treatment choices for “Acupuncture has been greatly accepted in this country,” Griffo added.
31．What can we learn about TCM?
A．Exercise isn’t included in it. B．It’s unknown to most people in the US.
C．It is only used in China. D．It is of great help to patients.
32．How long has Wu Yiqiao been practicing TCM?
A．For 15 years. B．For 18 years. C．For 28 years. D．For 43 years.
33．What do Wu Yiqiao and Frank Griffo have in common?
A．Both live in New York. B．Both finished college in San Francisco.
C．Both have a lot of experience in using TCM. D．Both think Western medicine has the same results as TCM.
34．The underdined word “dramatically” in the last paragraph means “______”.
A．slowly B．awfully C．rapidly D．differently
35．The last two paragraphs mainly talk about ______.
A．the best acupuncturist in the US B．the development of TCM in the US
C．the history of TCM colleges in the US D．the differences between TCM and Western medicine
C
Mountain outfits (穿搭) are the new style in China
①Healthy lifestyle has led many people to do more nature and outdoor activities like camping and skateboarding. Following this, “going to the mountains” has become popular among Chinese people.
②Mountain-style outfits, both practical and fashionable, first became popular in Japan as “yama” (meaning “mountain” in Japanese) clothes. Now such clothes have caught on in Chinese fashion as well. Colors such as green, and gray are preferred by young people from big cities. They would rather join outdoor activities and wear outdoor outfits.
③According to the online market “Tmall”, when the Singles’ Day shopping started on Oct 31, 2022, the sales of camping and climbing equipment (设备) jumped by 115 percent and 81.2 percent during the first hour, compared with the same period in 2021.
④Besides those dressing up in the mountain style for practical outdoor activities, more Chinese youth are now following the style for everyday wear. Jiang Wei, a Beijing-based fashion writer, said that Arc’teryx has now become a fashion brand (品牌). It used to be mainly popular among those people who are crazy about outdoor activities. Many fashion brands, including some global luxury (奢侈品) brands, have set up outdoor fashion lines. Prada, for example, introduced an outdoor series in 2021 to follow the fashion.
⑤“Mountain-style outfits satisfy the needs that customers want to get closer to nature. People go for a simple, practical and natural lifestyle. The popularity of this fashion has led people to make more contributions to the natural environment and add greater importance to healthy living,” Jiang Shuai, manager of the e-commerce (电子商务) department of Toread, told China Daily.
36．Which of the following words best describe mountain-style outfits?
A．Simple and cheap. B．Light and soft. C．Smart and expensive. D．Practical and fashionable.
37．Why does the author mention the sales of camping and climbing equipment during the 2022 Singles’ Day shopping?
A．To remind readers of this year’s fashion. B．To show how popular outdoor activities are.
C．To prove people’s love for online shopping. D．To describe the spending power of online shopping.
38．Paragraph ④ shows how mountain style has had great influences on people’s daily wear mainly by ______.
A．giving examples B．listing numbers C．making a comparison D．giving explanations
39．According to Jiang Shuai, what does the popularity of mountain-style outfits show?
A．People are now hoping to enjoy nature more. B．People are going for lifestyles full of risks.
C．Mountain-style outfits are based on nature. D．Mountain-style outfits lead to a healthy life.
40．The passage is probably from ______.
A．Sports and fashion B．Health and diet C．Culture and education D．Science and life
D
①Would it surprise you to learn that, like animals, trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to their young trees?
②Professor Simard, forest ecologist (森林生态学家) from the University of British Columbia, explains how trees are much more complex (复杂的) than most of us ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin (达尔文) thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest, Simard and her team have made a new discovery and showed just how wrong he was. In fact, the opposite is true: trees survive through their group work and support, passing around necessary nutrition (营养) like Nitrogen (氮) and carbon “depending on who needs it”.
③Nitrogen and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi (真菌) networks. This makes sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive nutrition to keep them all healthy. This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons (神经元) in our brains, and when one tree is cut down, it influences all.
④Simard talks about “mother trees”. These are usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend. These “Mother Trees” are connected to all the other trees in the forest by this network of fungi, and may manage the resources of the whole trees and plants in the forest. She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the young trees, transporting important nutrition to them so they may continue to grow. When humans cut down “Mother Trees” without paying attention to these highly complex “tree societies” or the networks on which they feed, we are reducing the chances to save the whole forest.
⑤“We didn’t take any notice of it” Simard says sadly. “Mother trees move nutrition into the young trees before dying, but we never give them chances.” If we could explain the message clearly to the forestry industry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.
41．The underlined sentence “the opposite is true” in Paragraph ② probably means that trees ______.
A．compete for survival B．protect their own wealth
C．depend on each other D．provide support for dying trees
42．“Mother trees” are very important because ______.
A．they look the largest in size in the forest B．all the other trees depend on them
C．they pass on nutrition to dying trees D．they transport important nutrition to young trees after dying
43．What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to (指的是)?
A．how “tree societies” work B．how trees grow old
C．how forestry industry develops D．how young trees survive
44．What’s the proper structure (结构) for the passage?
45．What can we can learn from the passage?
A．Charles Darwin had the same opinion as Simard.
B．trees communicate with each other less deeply than we think.
C．if “Mother Trees” are cut down, they make no difference to the forest.
D．nitrogen and carbon play an important role in the forest ecological system.
第二部分 非选择题（共55分）
四、任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只填一个单词。（每小题1.5分，共15分）
The Human-like Technology That Is Going to Change the World
As I write about technology for a living, I’m used to seeing small leaps in new technological progress. But sometimes, there are things that will surprise me. At the end of last year, a company called OpenAI release (发布) a new AI technology that feels almost like it is going to change the world.
The technology is called ChatGPT—though you can mistake it for magic. So what exactly is it?
ChatGPT is a computer program that can understand and reply to human language. It is trained on a lot of text. It can be used for things like having a conversation or finishing a sentence. Another area where I’ve found it rather useful is that it can write computer code (编码). When I asked it to write me a program in a quite difficult way, in seconds it produced something that would take me hours to do by hand.
It isn’t, however, completely human-like. For example, it sometimes produces things that sound true, but are just totally wrong. And it can’t do maths—I asked it what is the square root of 717,409 and it told me the answer is “around 838.8” (the answer is actually 847).
In both cases, this is because of the way the AI learns through pattern recognition (模式识别). It is just copying something based on what it has “read” before. So it is better at some tasks than others—it can write a sincere-sounding message, but its ability to rhyme leaves a lot to be explored.
I think it’s easy to imagine in the not too distant future every time we write something, we may have a smart AI assistant helping us get started. In fact, Microsoft is already planning to build the technology into its Office apps, according to the CNN news report. And I’m pretty sure that ChatGPT—or something like it—is going to change the world.
Title: The Human-like Technology That Is Going to Change the World
A(n) 46 to ChatGPT
*It’s common that humans make a little progress in new 47 , but ChatGPT is a surprise.
*ChatGPT came out at the end of last year and it is 48 for magic by some people.
Facts about ChatGPT
*It can understand and reply to human language because it receives much 49 on text.
*It’s of great use that ChatGPT can produce something difficult that I would 50 hours doing in seconds.
Problems ChatGPT has
*It has problems in doing maths 51 AI learns through pattern recognition.
*It does better in some tasks such as 52 messages without rhyming because it’s just copying others.
My 53 on AI technology
*We may start to write something with the 54 of AI in the near future.
*It’s 55 that ChatGPT is going to change the world.
五、短文填空 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式。有提示词的空格不限填一词，无提示词的空格限填一词。（每小题1.5分，共15分）
The Power of Reading
For Chen Tianzhu, an editor-in-chief of Readers’ Magazine, the power of reading has always been clear and practical. She 56 (speak) about the story of her pen pal Xiaoyu during an interview the other day. The magazine Chen works for is 57 (wide) read by the people in china.
Chen got a letter from Xiaoyu one day in 2010, 58 junior high school student. Then she was not in good health but had to take care of her elderly grandmother and younger brother. Lonely and suffering from people making fun of her, Xiaoyu learned to restart inner peace by getting 59 (she) lost in reading. She got to know Chen when reading the magazine and the two of them kept in contact 60 letters for two years.
Chen recommended 61 (work) such as Ordinary World by Lu Yao and Temple of Earth and I by Shi Tiesheng. The main characters in them were getting through a hard life journey, but they never gave up. Xiaoyu now turns out 62 (be) a Chinese language teacher with the encouragement of those reads. She 63 (think) of highly and respected by her students and parents. It is the power of reading 64 makes Xiaoyu’s life completely different.
“As an editor from the publishing circle, I’m aware that two 65 (three) of the people are short of time to read. But I will still pay attention to the most simple but richest world of the words, and let more people feel the power of reading and writing,” Chen said.
六、书面表达（满分25分）
暑期临近，你和父母决定外出旅行，出行前，你会认真为家人做好旅行攻略。为此，你将结合以下提示用英语写一篇旅游计划书。
要求：
1．表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
2．必须包括提示中所有要点内容，并适当发挥；
3．词数：100词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
4．不能出现与考生相关的真实姓名、校名和地名等信息。
Travel Plan
This summer holiday, I decide to travel with my parents. We have a discussion about that. Now I’d like to share the travel plan.
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2023年春学期九年级第二次学情调查
英语参考答案
一、单项选择
1~5 CAACB 6~10 DCCDB
二、完形填空
11~15 CBACB 16~20 ACDCB 21~25 CDDCB
三、阅读理解
26~30 BBCAD 31~35 DDCCB 36~40 DBAAA 41~45 CBAAD
四、任务型阅读
46．introduction 47．technology 48．mistaken 49．training 50．spend
51．because 52．writing 53．ideas/opinions/thoughts/views
54．help 55．certain
五、综合填空
56．spoke 57．widely/the most widely 58．a 59．herself 60．through/by
61．works 62．to be 63．is thought 64．that 65．thirds
六、书面表达
Travel Plan
This summer holiday, I decide to travel with my parents. We have a discussion about that. Now I’d like to share the travel plan.
Beijing is my first choice. It’s the capital of China with deep and rich culture. A great number of tourist attractions lie there, drawing millions of visitors’ attention from around the world. The Summer Palace used to be the place where the emperors spent their summers. How amazing! Much treasure is hidden in the Palace Museum. I’m so curious about anything about Beijing that we must put it the first place to go to.
We need to carry a map, a camera and some medicine. The map can guide us when getting lost. We will take pictures of some wonderful moments. When we get sick, medicine is a great help to us. Of course, we need to book tickets and hotels before we leave. I’ll consider that rather than getting my parents to do it.
I hope that my parents will have a great time and we can have good communication through this. After this trip, we can understand each other better.
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