江苏省泰州市高港区等2地2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

这是一份江苏省泰州市高港区等2地2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题，共10页。

（考试时间：100分钟，满分：120分）
注意事项：
1. 本试卷分第一部分选择题和第二部分非选择题。
2. 作答试题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试号填写在答题纸规定的位置上，并认真核对。
3. 答案必须填在答题纸上，在其他位置作答一律无效。
第一部分 选择题（共65分）
一、单项选择（10分）
1. Blssms Shanghai (繁花) , _________ TV drama directed by _________ Shanghai-brn Hng Kng directr Wng Kar-wai, has recently debuted.
A. a; an B. the; an C. the; /D. a; the
2. —What places f interest are there in Taizhu?
—I recmmend the Qinhu Natinal Wetland Park. A bat tur is a wnderful _________!
A. researchB. mvement C. appearanceD. experience
3. I was abut t g ut _________ the telephne rang, but it hung up _________ I culd answer it.
A. when; befre B. while; as C. when; as D. while; after
4. —Can yu lend me this bk, Jane?
—I'm afraid I can't. I've _________ it t Susan.
A. praised B. practised C. prmised D. prved
5. Wrld f Plainness (平凡的世界) is a great nvel _________ always cheers me up when I'm dwn.
A. that B. whyC. wh D. what
6. Yu have t pay _________ ¥400 if yu want t bk a return ticket.
A. the ther B. anther C. ther D. mre
7. —When shall we meet again, next Thursday r Friday?
—_________ day is OK. It's n prblem with me.
A. Every B. Any C. Either D. Neither
8. —Hw much d yu knw abut the Olympics in Paris in 2024?
—Well, the newspapers and websites _________ much abut them up till nw.
A. were nt cveredB. haven't been cvered
C. haven't cvered D. will nt cver
9. My friend is wndering _________.
A. hw lng he has fallen in lve with Jane B. which curse shuld he take fr this term
C. which is the way t the nearest bankD. what was Taizhu like years ag
10. Which f the fllwing “it” stands fr an actin mentined in the statement befre?
A. Keeping a balance between schlwrk and hbbies is hard, isn't it?
B. If yu finish yur hmewrk, please hand it in.
C. It is amazing that there are nly seven bnes in the giraffe's neck.
D. Whse shirt is this? Is it Tmmy's?
二、完型填空（15分）
There is nw a thick white fg ver the mr (沼泽) . The mn is shining n it.
“The fg is getting thicker,” says Hlmes. “This is serius—Sir Henry must g hme sn.”
“I think he's 11 .”
We hear ftsteps. The steps get 12 and suddenly we see Sir Henry walking twards us thrugh the fg. He walks quickly alng the 13 and climbs up the hill behind us.
“Listen!” cries Hlmes. “ 14 ! It is cming!”
Hlmes is staring int the fg. He lks shcked (震惊的) . At the same time Detective Lestrade cries ut in 15 . I grab my gun and pint it at the terrible animal in frnt f us. It is a hund, a giant black dg. There is 16 cming frm its muth, and its huge eyes are burning, t.
The huge black creature runs dwn the path after Sir Henry. Hlmes and I bth fire ur guns. We 17 it and the hund cries in pain. But the hund des nt stp. He is still running alng the path 18 Sir Henry. Sir Henry lks back at the terrible thing behind him. His face is white in the 19 .
We run up the path as quickly as we can. Sir Henry is 20 and the hund is barking. Suddenly I see the hund jump n Sir Henry and push him t the 21 . Hlmes pints his gun and shts the hund five times. With a last cry, it rlls n its back, and then falls n its side. The giant hund is 22 .
Sir Henry is lying n the path. We run t him and find that he is 23 . “Oh, my Gd!” he whispers.
“It is dead, Sir Henry,” says Hlmes. “The Hund f the Baskervilles is gne frever.”
The terrible creature is lying befre us. It is as large as a small 24 . Even thugh it is dead, there is still blue fire in its huge muth.
I put my hand n its glwing face, and my wn 25 als glw in the dark.
“Phsphrus (磷) ,” I say.
“Thank yu fr saving my life,” says Sir Henry.
—Excerpted frm The Hund f the Baskervilles (《巴斯克维尔猎犬》)
11. A. cmingB. returningC. fllwing D. trying
12. A. heavier B. clserC. quieterD. happier
13. A. river B. path C. street D. beach
14. A. Lk up B. Lk back C. Lk ut D. Lk frward
15. A. excitement B. tears C. painD. fear
16. A. bld B. water C. fire D. pisn
17. A. hit B. kickC. kill D. murder
18. A. with B. after C. befreD. Beside
19. A. air B. sunshine C. mnlight D. hill
20. A. screaming B. singing C. laughing D. whispering
21. A. fgB. grund C. fire D. gun
22. A. trapped B. caught C. safeD. dead
23. A. dying B. alive C. sleeping D. active
24. A. lin B. dg C. wman D. man
25. A. eyes B. armsC. feet D. fingers
三、阅读理解（40分）
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26. What des the text mainly tell us?
A. Hw t live a green life. B. Hw t live better in cities.
C. Hw t prtect ur ceans. D. Hw t vlunteer fr cleanups.
27. Accrding t the text, why shuld we use less water?
A. In rder t keep mre fish alive. B. In rder t make seafd sustainable.
C. Because it will make bats mve safely. D. Because less wastewater will run int the cean.
28. As vlunteers, what can we d t help ceans?
A. Stp using cleaning prducts.B. Vlunteer fr cleanups at the beach.
C. Stp in sandy areas nt far frm sea grasses. D. Only take part in prtecting ur watershed.
29. Accrding t the text, which f the fllwing actins is bad fr ceans?
A. Use plastic bags t save mney. B. Reduce what yu thrw away.
C. G bating at a safe speed. D. G t wrk n ft.
30. In which part f a magazine can we read the text?
A. Art B. Teenage C. Nature D. Jb
B
My mm's life was a busy ne. Raising fur kids n her wn was a full time jb in itself, but she als wrked utside. Surprisingly, she always seemed t find a little bit f extra time fr us.
She wuld take us ver t my aunt's when she wrked as a waitress. We wuld have t hurry, s my mm wuld be n time fr wrk. I thught she wuld hurry ff as sn as we arrived at the frnt gate, but that didn't happen. Instead, we wuld sit n the prch (门廊) , my mm in her waitress unifrm, and talk abut what happened that day.
“I learned hw t write my name!” Larry, my yunger brther, wuld shut.
My mm wuld get paper and a pencil ut f her purse and hand it t my brther. "Shw me hw yu d it, " she'd ask.
“D yu have enugh time t hear what I did tday?” I'd ask her.
Mm wuld smile at me, “I'm never t busy fr smething imprtant like that!”
She gave us the gift f time thrughut the years. After her retirement (退休) , my mm gave the gift f time t my children t. They wuld ask their grandma if she wuld play with them, r read them a stry. By then my mm had health prblems, but she wuld always nd. Thse mments were a wnderful gift that my children still talk abut and treasure.
In the last few years f her life, I wuld sit with my mm n the prch. She wuld listen as I shared all f my hpes, my fears, and my dreams. I asked her if she minded me taking up s much f her free time.
“Nnsense,” she'd tell me. “I'm never t busy t spend time with yu. It's ne f the greatest jys f my life.”
I will always remember thse wnderful wrds and the lving heart behind them. It is a gift my mm gave t me. In this busy wrld f urs, she always had time t share her jy with me.
31. What did the children d n the prch f their aunt's?
A. They played games with their aunt. B. They shared experiences with mm.
C. They taught mm hw t write names. D. They talked abut hw t make mney.
32. What can we infer frm the passage?
A. The writer's family was rich.
B. The writer's aunt is a waitress, t.
C. The writer's kids als lve their grandmther.
D. The writer's mther was t busy t spend time with her.
33. Which wrd has the similar meaning with Nnsense?
A. Impssible B. Humrus C. Maybe D. Exactly
34. T the writer, what is the gift mum gave t her?
A. The stries mum tld her. B. The games they play tgether.
C. The time mum spent with her. D. The dream f the future they share.
35. Influenced by her mther, what may the writer d t her children?
A. Make much mney t supprt her family. B. Try her best t raise children n her wn.
C. Spend as much time as she can with children. D. Always be strict in children's schlwrk.
C
①A new study has shwn hw the clur f a bwl can influence the taste f the fd it hlds.
②Althugh it is hard t say what a picky eater (挑食的人) is like, the type may include peple wh have a limited diet, wh have strng likes r dislikes fr certain fd, wh require fd t be prepared in a special way, wh aren't willing t accept new fd, r wh shw signs f all these features.
③Accrding t this new study, fd was put int tw grups in red, blue, r white bwls. While the clur made n difference in taste fr nn-picky eaters, the picky eaters reprted changes in their taste senses based n the clur f the bwl being used. Snacks in red and blue bwls were thught t have mre salt than thse in white bwls, while snacks in red bwls were less pleasant than thse in the ther bwls.
④ “This knwledge can be useful fr thse wh want t try mre kinds f fds,” says Lrenz Staffrd, a psychlgist frm the University f Prtsmuth in the UK. “Fr example, if yu want t encurage a picky eater t try sme bitter (苦的) vegetables, yu can try t put them n a pink plate r in a yellw bwl, because this can give him r her a sweet feeling.”
⑤At first it may seem strange that a bwl clur can influence the taste f fd, but the research befre has shwn hw light and music can influence eating habits. All f ur senses are cnnected, including taste.
⑥ “This new study can help in treating fd nephbia—the unwillingness t try new fd,” the team f the study says, and further studies will be required t find ut mre relatinships between clurs and fds.
⑦ “Thrugh further studies, maybe we can decide ways t help actively influence a persn's diet, and as a result, their health in mind and bdy,” says Staffrd.
36. Accrding t the passage, wh is a picky eater?
· Tm especially likes hamburgers.
· Lucy is able t accept new fd happily.
· Sigmund usually have three meals a day.
· Mary desn't care hw vegetables are cked.
A. Tm B. Lucy C. Mary D. Sigmund
37. Accrding t the new study, which f the fllwing is true?
A. All the clurs made n difference in taste t picky eaters.
B. Snacks in red bwls seem t be saltier than thse in blue bwls.
C. Snacks in red bwls seem less pleasant than thse in white bwls.
D. Putting sweet vegetables n a pink plate may give a bitter feeling.
38. Accrding t the passage, why can a bwl clur influence the taste f fd?
A. It desn't tell us.
B. Because peple like clurful bwls.
C. Because light and music can influence eating habits.
D. Because all f ur senses are cnnected, including taste.
39. What des the underlined wrd nephbia mean?
A. 美食综合症B. 消化不良C. 新奇恐惧症D. 暴饮暴食
40. Which paragraphs talk abut the meaning f this new study?
A. ④⑤⑥⑦B. ⑤⑥⑦C. ⑦D. ⑦
D
Jhn James Audubn was brn n April 26, 1785 in Haiti. Jhn spent much f his childhd in France where he spent many hurs utdrs painting the wrld arund him. In 1803 he mved t the United States, and fund the animals in his new hme were amng the mst beautiful in the wrld. He particularly enjyed watching the birds.
Jhn spent much f his early adulthd trying and failing at many businesses in the United States. Instead f taking care f business, Jhn was usually ff explring in the wilderness.
At first, Jhn spent his time hunting fr fd and sprt, but he became mre interested in the birds he fund. He began studying them, trying t learn the differences between the types and nticing their behavirs. He ften sketched (素描) and painted the birds he was watching.
He was s sad that he culdn't earn enugh mney t supprt his family, s he spent time imprving his painting skills and began t sell his pictures. He discvered that he culd earn sme mney ding smething he really enjyed.
Jhn wanted t have his cllectin f bird paintings published. He fund n ne in America wh was willing t publish his wrks, s in 1826, Jhn headed fr Lndn, England. He and his paintings were well-received because it helped peple in Lndn see what wildlife faraway America lked like.
It wasn't lng befre he was able t publish his masterpiece, Birds f America. Sme peple called his wrk the “Duble Elephant Fli” as it was large in size. The pages were ver three feet tall and ver tw feet wide.
The public lved Jhn's bks and he had finally achieved financial (财政的) success. He als enjyed fame as ne f the greatest naturalists and artists f his time.
Jhn James Audubn died n January 27, 1851. Even tday, ver 170 years after his death, his paintings are still praised and valued fr their beauty and scientific accuracy (准确性) .
41. Wh is Jhn James Audubn?
A. A successful businessman. B. A great naturalist and artist.
C. A brave bird hunter. D. A famus publisher.
42. Which is the crrect rder f the events in Audubn's life in America?
a. sketched and painted the birds he was watching
b. became interested in watching the birds
c. sld his pictures t earn sme mney
d. imprved his painting skills
A. a-b-c-dB. b-a-c-dC. b-a-d-cD. a-c-d-a
43. Where was Audubn's cllectin f bird paintings published?
A. Haiti B. France C. America D. Lndn
44. When was Birds f America prbably published?
A. Arund 1803.B. Arund 1826.
C. Arund 1851. D. Over 170 years after Audubn's death.
45. What is the key t Audubn's success?
A. Keeping ding what he lves. B. Explring in the wilderness.
C. Helping peple learn abut wildlife. D. Mving t different cuntries t make a living.
四、词汇运用（10分）
46. She brke her cup because f her _________ (care) .
47. Lk! Tm's nse. _________ (bld) . Let him g t see the dctr at nce.
48. Let's have a _________ (far) discussin abut the air pllutin.
49. I _________ (mistake) fr my twin sister when Amy first met us.
50. The firemen _________ (cntrl) the fire. Yu are ut f danger nw.
51. Rather than g t schl by bus, I preferred _________ (ride) a bike there.
52. Karl stays yung althugh he's in his _________ (fifty) .
53. —What's _________ (value) suggestin f all n my study?
—Listening t yur teachers carefully in each class.
54. It seems rainy. Yu'd better take an umbrella with _________ (yu) .
55. N matter hw serius yur prblems are, yu'd better deal with them _________ (peace) .
五、任务型阅读（10分）
阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容，在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
D yu dream f grwing up quickly s yu can spend yur wn mney? Making mney isn't just fr grwn-ups. Kid can d it, t.
Mney gives yu chices. If yu want t buy a better birthday gift fr yur grandpa, the extra mney yu make helps.
Mney gives yu independence. When yu make yur wn mney, yu dn't have t depend n smene else. 40
yuan that yu make by yurself feels a lt better than 160 yuan frm yur parents.
Making mney is als a learning prcess. By wrking fr yur wn mney, yu'll learn hw t succeed in the wrld.
This includes dealing with mney, cmmunicating with ther peple, using what yu've learned frm textbks and using yur time wisely.
It's easy t make mney if yu try:
●Cllect sft drink cans. Yu can sell the cans and use the mney fr a new basketball. At the same time, yu'll keep the envirnment cleaner and nicer!
●Make greeting cards. If yu are gd at drawing, try making special cards. Yur friends may want them fr special days. Yu can sell them yur cards at a lw price if bth f yu are free.
●Sell used bks. Yu may have sme bks that yu have read but yu dn't want t keep. Then yu can sell them t make mney.
●Want t be a teacher in the future? Start practicing nw. Are yu gd at maths r reading, r playing musical instruments? Yu can teach yunger children hw t get better grades r give them winter music lessns.
What are yu gd at? What d yu like t d? Make sure it's safe and legal (合法的) . Discuss yur ideas with yur parents. Yu need them t say “yes”.
六、综合填空（10分）
请根据短文内容，填写所缺单词。未给出单词的空格限一词，给出单词的空格不限一词。
Mre and mre Sutherners chse t g t the nrth t experience ice and snw sprts. Harbin, the capital city f Heilngjiang Prvince, welcmed nearly 3. 05 millin 66 (visit) during the three-day New Year hliday.
67 (attract) mre turists and imprve services, Harbin has pushed ut an a series f activities, 68 live perfrmances, firewrk displays, theme parks, culture shws and cncerts. Millins f suthern “little 69 (ptat) ” enjy playing in the snw and experience different ice and snw sprts such as skiing and sledding, which nt nly bring abut cultural exchanges 70 prmtes (推动) the 71 (develp) f the lcal ecnmy (经济) .
S what is the Suthern Little Ptat? Actually, it is 72 ht wrd n the Internet. It can 73 (use) fr the suthern turists wh cme t the nrth, especially thse wh see snw fr the 74 (ne) time. They were wearing light-clred jackets and cute hats. While sitting n the suitcase, their feet were 75 (able) t reach the grund.
七、书面表达（25分）
请根据阳光中学校刊English Cner栏目的征稿内容，用英语写一篇短文，表达你的想法。
注意：（1）文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；
（2）语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；
（3）词数100左右。
My favurite art frm
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参考答案
一、单项选择
1-5DDACA 6-10BCCCA
二、完形填空
11-15ABBCD 16-20CABCA 21-25BDBAD
三、阅读理解
26-30CDBAC 31-35BCACC 36-40ACDCC 41-45BCDBA
四、词汇运用
46. carelessness 47. is bleeding 48. further 49. was mistaken 50. have cntrlled
51. t ride 52. fifties 53. the mst valuable 54. yu 55. peacefully
五、任务型阅读
56. Reasns/Advantages/Causes 57. chices 58. feeling 59. wise 60. success
61. prtect 62. well 63. teacher 64. against 65. agree
五、综合填空
66. visitrs 67. T attract 68. like/including 69. ptates 70. but
71. develpment 72. a 73. be used 74. first 75. unable
六、书面表达
My favurite art frm
Art plays an imprtant part f ur life. Withut it, ur life will be dull. Of all the art frms, I like singing best.
Many f my friends praise me when they hear me sing. Hwever, I nce didn’t like singing because I always felt nervus when facing a grup f peple. Then smething happened when I was ten years ld.
That was my tenth birthday. My friends advised me t sing a sng fr them at the party. I refused at nce. But my friends didn’t give up and they encuraged me. I finally agreed. After hearing it, they said that I had a real gift fr singing. It made me feel mre cnfident in myself.
Since then, I have been crazy abut singing, especially pp sngs. I enjy myself in the wrld f music every time I sing. Making yur wn mney
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▶Yu can have mre 57 . If yu have yur wn mney, it may help yu d smething better.
▶Yu may feel mre independent. Cmpared with the mney frm yur parents, the mney yu earn can give yu a better 58 , even if it is much less.
▶Yu can learn a lt when making mney, such as dealing with mney, cmmunicating with thers, applying knwledge t practice and using time in a 59 way. All these will lead t yur 60 in the wrld.
Ways
▶Cllecting and selling cans. It helps yu make mney and helps 61 the envirnment as well.
▶Making and selling cards. Yu can make special cards if yu draw 62 and sell them t friends.
▶Selling used bks. Yu can sell sme ld bks yu dn't want t keep.
▶Wrking as a 63 . If yu d well in maths r smething else, try t teach yunger children.
Suggestins
▶Safety cmes first. Mrever, what yu d mustn't be 64 the law.
▶Talk abut yur ideas with yur parents and let them 65 with yu.
As we all knw, art plays an imprtant rle in ur life. S this week, we want t knw yur ideas abut the tpic “My favurite art frm”.
·What is yur favurite art frm?
·What d yu knw abut this art frm?
·D yu have stries abut it?
We are sure yu have a lt t say. We are lking frward t hearing frm yu sn.