2024年江蘇省泰州市興化市九年級下學期中考二模英語試題

2024年春學期九年級學生第二次階段性評價英語試卷(考試用時:100分鐘滿分:120分)一、選擇填空。(共10小題;每小題1分,計10分)1.WhichofthefollowingbooksisintheLANGUAGEsectioninthelibrary?2.—Ihaven'tcollectedasmuchmoneyasweexpectedforthepeopleinneed.——Ithinkyoucanloweryourbecauseatleastyou'vetriedyourbest.A.standardB.speedC.purposeD.value3.——Yourteapot(茶壺)looksgreat!Ithasaveryfunnybutinterestingshape.—Thankyou.It'saworkofart,butitisalsoforteamaking.A.naturalB.centralC.equalD.classical4.——Whodoyouthinkwillbechosentobeournewchairperson?—Theonewhocanextrastressandburden.A.takeupB.takeoffC.takeonD.takein5.Thefollowingposterisprobablydesignedto.A.announceameetingnoticeB.showmannersatatheatreC.offeranonlineliveconcertD.introducearadioprogramme6.——HowdoyoulikethefilmTheBattleatLakeChangjin(長津湖之戰(zhàn))?—.Ican'tthinktoohighlyofit.A.ItisnotmycupofteaB.It'sreallywonderfulC.Italldepends.D.It'snotthecase.7.Childrenaresupposedtolearndifferentsubjectsgoodmanners,whicharehelpfultothemfortheirfuturelife.A.not;butB.notonly;butalsoC.neither;norD.either;or8.——Daniel,whenwillyouarrivetomorrow?—Maybeat7:30or7:45.,I'llcertainlybetherebeforeeighto'clock.A.InsteadB.HoweverC.MoreoverD.Anyway九年級英語試卷共8頁第1頁9.—Jillnevertellsusshecandance.——Infactsheisgoodatitandoftenwinsprizesinthecompetitions..A.Nopain,nogainB.ManyhandsmakelightworkC.ActionsspeaklouderthanwordsD.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm10.—Iwonder.—I'mnotsure.Maybeyes.A.whatdoyoucalltheanimalB.howlonghehaswrittenthemainpointsC.whetherMr.LihascomebackorisstillthereD.ifJimhasgothisdriver'slicense二、完形填空。(共15小題;每小題1分,計15分)Itisknownthatlifeislikeaboxofchocolatesandyouwillneverknowwhatyouaregoingtoget.Myfootstilldidn'theal(愈合)fromanearlierinjury(傷)11ourschoolsportsmeetingbegan.Ievendidn'tknowifIshouldtakepartinthemeeting.ButfinallyIwasstandingatthestartingline,12forthe3000-meterrun.“Ready…set…”thegunpopped(砰)andweallrushedoff.Afewminuteslater,whenIsaw13girlsonallthetracks(跑道)runningahead(在前面)ofme,Ifeltveryashamed(慚愧)asIwasthelastonerunningafterthemallandfellfartherandfartherbehind.“Hooray!”shoutedthecrowd.ItwastheloudestcheerIheardinthe14.Thefirst-placerunnerwastwolaps(圈)aheadofmewhenshe15thefinishingline.“MaybeIshouldgiveup.”IthoughtasImovedon16thetrack.However,Imadeupmymindto17running.Forthelasttwolapsintherace,Iranin18anddecidednottotakepartintheracenextyear.“Itwon'tbeworthevenifmyfoothashealed.”Ithoughttomyself.WhenIgottothefinishingline,Iheardanothercheer,19thantheoneIheardearlier.Iturnedaroundandsawtheboyspreparingfortheirrace.Ithoughtthey20becheeringupboys.Iwasleaving21whenseveralgirlscameuptome.“Wow,you'vegotcourage.”O(jiān)neofthemtoldme.“Courage?I'vejustlosttherace!”Ithought.“Allofuswere22foryou.Didyouhearus?”saidonegirl.Afterhearingthesewords,Isuddenlyregained(重新獲得)23,realizedstrengthandcourageweren'tmeasured(衡量)inmedalsandvictories,butinthedifficultieswe24.Thestrongestpeoplearenotalwaysthepeoplewhowin,butthepeoplewhonever25whentheyfail.Weshouldtrytobeamongthem.11.A.afterB.unlessC.beforeD.though12.A.lateB.readyC.famousD.sorry13.A.theotherB.anotherC.otherD.others14.A.raceB.examC.classD.team15.A.jumpedB.pulledC.leftD.crossed16.A.alongB.acrossC.throughD.past17.A.stopB.keepC.avoidD.regret18.A.fearB.orderC.painD.surprise19.A.higherB.largerC.lowerD.louder20.A.needB.mayC.canD.must21.A.silentlyB.excitedlyC.carefullyD.happily22.A.waitingB.cheeringC.lookingD.preparing23.A.prideB.successC.hopeD.health九年級英語試卷共8頁第2頁24.A.refusedB.challengedC.imaginedD.trusted25.A.getupB.putupC.lookupD.giveup三、閱讀理解。(共20小題;每小題2分,計40分)(A)RoboticsWorkshopforBeginnersOrganizedbyMayTownCommunityClubWewelcomechildrenwhoareinterestedtobuildaminirobotduringthesummerholidays.Register(登記)fasttoavoiddisappointment!Thosewhoregisterbefore30Junewillget$20off.Date:11to13July,2023Time:9:30a.m.to4:00p.m.Place:MayTownCommunityClubWorkshopFee:$150perchildParentsareinvitedtojointheirchildrenforafamilyactivityonthefinaldayfrom4p.m.to5p.mExperiencedtrainerswillteachyouhowto:※buildaminirobot※usebasicsymbolsforprogrammingtherobot※workinateam※solveproblemscreativelyToregisterfortheworkshop,visitourwebsitewww.Maytown.sgandfillintheonlineform.Registrationcloseson5July.Formoreinformation,callPeterLinat67234562duringofficehours.26.Whowillteachthechildrenintheroboticsworkshop?A.Parents.B.Trainers.C.Robots.D.PeterLin.27.Whenwilltheroboticsworkshopfinish?A.On30June.B.On5July.C.On11July.D.On13July.28.HowmuchwillTompayfortheroboticsworkshopifheregisterson28June?A.$20.B.$30.C.$130.D.$150.29.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.YoucancallPeterformoreinformationatanytime.B.Jimcanregisteronlinetofillintheformon7July.C.Parentscanjointheirfamilyactivityonthefinalday.D.Youcanlearntobuildalargerobotintheworkshop.30.Wherecanweprobablyseethematerial?A.Inanewspaper.B.Inasciencereport.C.Inacomputerbook.D.Inatravelguide.(B)Ifyouareafamousfather'sson,everyoneexpectsyoutobespecialorperfect,soIneverthinkit'seasytobeanastronaut'sson.Ioftenwonderhowmyfathereverhadasonlikeme.Imeanhe'ssospecialandsogoodateverythinghedoes.Eveninmiddleschoolhewasthemonitorandcaptainofthefootballteam.Well,tobehonest,Ioftendreamaboutbeingsomekindofheroordoingsomethingspecial—likesavingachildfromaburningbuildingordiscoveringanew九年級英語試卷共8頁第3頁star.IwasdaydreamingatschoolonedaywhenmyteachersaidtherewouldbeaFather'sDaywritingcompetitionforthewholeschool.Ihopewehaveawinnerrighthereinmyclass.WhenIgothome,Istartedtothinkaboutwhattowrite.Myfatherisanastronaut.No,Iwouldn'tstartlikethat.Thatwasthewayotherssawhim.HowdidIseemyfather?IsawhimsittingwithmeinthedarkwhenIhadaterribledream.IrememberedhowhehuggedmeforhourswhenmydogSpottywaskilledbyacar.Yes,thesewerethethingsIwasgoingtowrite.Tome,hewasn'tjustaworld-famousastronaut.Hewasmydad.MyparentsandIwenttoschoolonThursdaynight.Thereweresomanypeopleinthebighall!Mydadlookedatme,andIshrugged(聳肩).Thethirdprizewasannouncedanditwasnotme.Iwasrelieved(松口氣)anddisappointedatthesametime.Thesecondprizewasannounced.Itwasme.IwentuptothestageandreadwhatIhadwritten,“Myfather’sson”.WhenIfinished,thepeoplestoodupandcheered.Isawmyfatherblowinghisnose.Tearswererunningdownmyfather'sface.Dadclearedhisthroatandputhishandonmyshoulder.“Son,thisistheproudestmomentofmylife!”Itwastheproudestmomentofmylife,too.MaybeI'llneverbeagreatheroorwinaNobelPrize,butitwasenoughjusttobemyfather'sson.31.Thewriterfeltittobethesonofafamousperson.A.luckyB.difficultC.naturalD.pleasant32.Thewriterfeltproudwhenhe.八.wonaNobelPrizeB.discoveredanewstarC.savedachildfromaburningbuilding.D.gotaprizeinthewritingcompetition33.Whatdidtheboyprobablywriteinhiscomposition?A.Alotofspecialthingshehaddone.B.Thestoryofhisfatherasanastronaut.C.Theexperienceshisfatherhadinmiddleschool.D.Theunforgettabletimehespentwithhisfather.34.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothispassage?A.Thewritercamesecondinthewritingcompetition.B.Thewriterneverdreamsaboutbeingsomekindofhero.C.Thewriter'smotherwassoexcitedwithtearsonherface.D.Thewriterwasthemonitorandcaptainofthefootballteam.35.Whichistherightorderofthefollowingeventsaccordingtothepassage?a.Thewriter'sdogwaskilledbyacar.b.Thewriterstartedtothinkaboutwhattowrite.c.Thewriterreadwhathehadwrittenonthestage.d.TheschoolwouldholdaFather'sDaywritingcompetition.A.d-b-c-aB.a-b-d-cC.a-d-b-cD.d-b-a-c(C)Whenanewtechnologyappears,therearemanypeoplewhoworryaboutitsinfluenceontheirjobs.ItisbelievedthatwiththeriseofroboticsandAI(人工智能),manypeople'sjobsarelikelytobelostto九年級英語試卷共8頁第4頁automation(自動化).Automationintheworkplaceisnothingnew.Machineshavebeendoingboringandrepetitivetasksforusforyears.Infact,theInternationalFederationofRoboticssaysthatinmanufacturing(制造業(yè))therearenow74robotsper10,000employees(員工).Thathasrisenfrom66in2015.GeneralManagerofatechfirmNuance,BernardLouvat,believesthat“AIisabigthreat(威脅)tolow-skilledjobs,noquestion.”HealsothinksthatAIchatbotswillreplace(取代)mostcallcentreworkerswithinafewyears.Andthat'sjustoneindustry.ArecentreportfromtheMcKinseyGlobalInstitute,saysthatnearlytwothirdsofalljobscouldhaveatleast30%oftheiractivitiesautomatedby2030.However,McKinseyalsobelievesthatthisnewtechnologywillalso“createnewjobsthatdonotexist(存在)today,muchastechnologiesinthepasthavedone.”“It'sanevolution(演化)ofwork,”saysIanBarkin,aroboticprocessautomationexpert.Aslow-skilledjobsaretakenon(承擔)byAI,peoplewillneedtolearnnewskills.“Thiscallsonustofocusonup-skilling.Technologycanleadtojobreductionsbutitdoesn'thaveto,”saysBarkin.WhetherornotroboticsandAIwillleaveusalljoblessremainstobeseen(還有待觀察).Ideasonthesubjectaremixed.Increasedautomationcouldindeedleadtoalossofsomejobs,butatthesametimeitislikelytocreatemanymorejobsasnewskillsarerequired.Willtheybalanceout?I'llgetmyAI.assistanttoreplytoyouonthatone.36.AccordingtoParagraphI,whatdomanypeopleworryabout?A.Risingcostofliving.B.Reductioninjobchances.C.Increaseinjobsatisfaction.D.Improvementinskillrequirements.37.Howmanyrobotsper10,000employeeswerethereinmanufacturingaccordingtotheInternationalFederationofRoboticsin2015?A.66.B.74.C.8.D.140.38.AccordingtoBernardLouvat,whomaymeetthegreatestchallengeofAI?A.Engineers.B.Scientists.C.Drivers.D.Lawyers.39.WhichofthefollowingisMcKinsey'sopinion?A.AIhaslittleinfluenceonlow-skilledindustries.B.Weshouldpayattentiontoimprovingourskills.C.Alljobscouldhaveatleast30%oftheiractivitiesautomatedby2030.D.AIpresentschallengestolow-skilledjobs,butitalsocreatesnewjobs.40.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WillroboticsandAIcreateusmorejobs?B.WillroboticsandAIleaveusalljobless?C.RoboticsandAItakeonallourjobs.D.RoboticsandAIdoallourjobs.(D)①Plantsarearoundus.Theyaremorethanjustprettytolookat.Theygiveusfruits,vegetablesandfoodweeat.Someplantsevenprovidematerialsformedicineorbuildingthings.Butdoyouknowthatplantscandosomethingevenmoreamazing?Theycanmakeourhomes,schoolsandworkplacesmuchhealthier.②Wespendalargepartofourdayindoors.Unluckily,theairinsidebuildingscanoftenbefullofchemicals(化學物質(zhì))frommanythingsaroundus.Thispoorair九年級英語試卷共8頁第5頁quality(質(zhì)量)canmakeusfeelsick,causingsoreeyesandthroats,andevenmakingithardforustobreathe.Whentheairinsidebuildingsgetsreallybad,peopleevencallthem“sickbuildings”.③Thegoodnewsisthatplantsarelikenature'slittlesuperheroes.Theyhaveamagicpowerfightingagainstbadair.Plantsbreatheincarbondioxide(CO?)andbreatheoutoxygen(O?)whichwehumansneedtolive.Theycanalsoaddmoisturetotheairifit'stoodry,makingitmorecomfortableforustobreathe.④Scientistshavediscoveredthatplantshavetheabilitytotakeinharmfulchemicals,makingtheairaroundussafertobreathe.Theysetupacompletelyclosedbuildingcalled“bio-home”forexperiments.Beforetheyaddedplants,theairinsidewasfullofchemicalsandpeoplefoundithardtobreathe.Butaftertheyaddedplants,theairgotmuchcleaneranditbecameeasiertobreathe.Tomaketheairinsideevenbetter,thescientistsuseddifferentkindsofplants.Afterawhile,thebuildingwasn'ta“sickbuilding”anymore.Peoplecouldgoinsidewithoutfeelingunwell.⑤Soyousee,plantsarefantastic!Theyarenotonlybeautifultolookat,buttheyalsoprovideuswithfood,helpcreatematerialsandplayanimportantroleinourhealth.Theymakeourindoorenvironmentscleanerandhealthier,makingusfeelbetter.Nexttimeyouseeaplant,rememberalltheamazingthingsitcandoforus!41.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmoisturemeaninthepassage?A.營養(yǎng).B.綠能.C.熱量.D.水分.42.WhichcanbethebesttofillintheblankinParagraph4?A.Butplantscanprovidewhathumansneedtoeat.B.Butplantscanbeusedtomakemedicineforhumans.C.Butoneinterestingthingplantscandoistobuildthings.D.Butthemostamazingthingplantscandoistocleantheair.43.Howdoesthewritersupporthisopinionaboutplantsimprovingairquality?A.Bytellingpersonalexperiences.B.Byusingscientificexperiments.C.Byquestioningfamousscientists.D.Byprovidingnumbersandforms.44.Whichistherightstructureofthepassage?(①=Paragraph1②=Paragraph2,...)45.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellus?A.Plantsaregoodforindoorenvironments.B.Plantsmakematerialsformedicine.C.Plantsareimportantforprovidingfood.D.Plantsmakeiteasiertobuildhouses.四、任務型閱讀。閱讀下面短文，請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在文后表格中填入恰當?shù)膯卧~，每空一詞。(共10空;每空1.5分,滿分15分)Youmighthaveafriendoraclassmatewhorememberseverysingledetail.Howcantheymakeit?Agoodmemoryisoftenseenassomethingthatcomesnaturallyandabadmemoryassomethingthatcannotbechanged.However,actuallythereareplentyofthingsthatyoucandotoimproveyourmemory.Takeaninterest九年級英語試卷共8頁第6頁Weallhavethesameopinionthatwecaneasilyrememberthethingsweareinterestedinandforgettheonesthatboreus.It'snothardtoexplainwhyschoolboysrememberfootballresultswithoutdifficulty,butmakeagreatefforttorememberdatesfromhistorylessons!Onewayto“make”yourselfmoreinterestedistoaskquestions——themore,thebetter!OrganizethingsingroupsResearchershavefoundthatinformationorganizedingroupscanbeeasytoremember.Youcanusethisbyorganizingthematerialsyouarestudying.Trygroupingsimilarknowledgetogether,ormakeamindmapoftextbookreadingtohelpgrouptheinformation.Thenwhenyoulearnmoreaboutthatsubject,youunderstandthatbetter.Besurethingsareclearinyourmind.Ifnot,askquestionsuntilyouunderstand!What'smore,whenyou'relearningnewmaterials,takethetimetothinkabouttherelationshipbetweenthepresentinformationandwhatyou'vealreadyknown.Thenithelpsyourememberinformation.TakephysicalexercisePhysicalexerciseisalsoimportantforyourmemory,becauseitincreasesyourheartrateandsendsmoreoxygentoyourbrain,andthatmakesyourmemoryworkbetter.Exercisealsoreducesstresswhichisverybadforthememory.Sothenexttimeyou'relearningnewinformation,youcanusethemethodsabove.I'msurethatyouwillimproveyourmemoryandgetmoreoutofit.46toImproveYourMemory____47____Somepeoplewere____48____withagoodmemory,andabadmemoryis_49_tobechanged,butwecandoalotofthingstoimproveourmemory.MainbodyTakinganinterestWeall____50____thatit'seasytorememberthethingsyouareinterestedin.____51____thingsingroupsOrganizeinformationingroupstoremember