江苏省徐州市大学路实验学校2023-2024学年九年级上学期10月学情调研英语试题（月考）

大学路实验学校2023－2024上学期学情调研

九年级英语试题   2023.10.8

命题人：   审题人：      试卷分值：  110分      考试时间：  100   分钟

一、选择填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.David finds _________ helpful to communicate with his parents when facing problems.

A.it B.that C.this D.one

2.Love from parents is like the wind. You can’t see it ________you can feel it.

A.and B.or C.but D.so

3.— Tan Dun does not use any musical instrument in his music Water.

— That’s really amazing! He is so ________.

A.energetic B.modest C.creative D.serious

4. I could        control my feeling at the moment, since it is the most touching film I ever watched.

A.really               B.nearly              C.mainly              D.hardly

5.My uncle asked me ________ I was going to speak at the meeting and I said “No”.

A.what B.when  C.why D.whether

6.—What’s wrong with you, Jane? You look tired.  —I ________ to go over my notes.

A.stayed up            B. put up              C.turned up          D.picked up

7.Simon speaks English ________, if not better than, most of students in the class.

A.as good as B.as much as  C.as well as D.as well

8. When I am feeling blue, I prefer ________ around the playground ________ myself better.

A.to walk; to making                  B.to walk; to make   

C.walking; to making                  D.walk; to make

9.Sam has sent the text message to ________.

A.tell Lily how to make a decision

B.check if Lily has time to buy a ticket

C.ask Lily where to buy theatre tickets

D.find out whether Lily will come or not

10.—How about going to the library this afternoon?

—________ Reading is my therapy.

A.Are you kidding?                 B.You read my mind.

C.Don’t you know?                 D.You got me there.

二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Last summer, I went on a river trek(徒步旅行)with my mother and some British friends. The river was not wide, but it was    11   fast. The rocks in the river were so slippery(滑的) that it was    12    for us to walk. We walked    13   , but the freezing water still flooded into our shoes and trousers. I was getting very cold and tired. I wanted to    14   , but when I saw other kids moving so fast, I felt ashamed. This encouraged me to keep following them,    15   I was far behind. It was even more difficult during the last part of the walk. I became so tired out that I    16    my footing and fell several times. But with the    17    of my mother and my friends, I got to my feet and kept going each time I fell.

At last, we arrived at our destination(目的地)by a waterfall. Everybody    18    the pond from a high rock. When it was my    19   , I was very scared and tried to hide around a corner. My friends noticed this and    20   me :“Come on, Kevin! You can do this!” With my eyes    21   , I jumped into the pond.

Although I am not as    22    as my British friends, I    23    our trek. This experience made me    24    what perseverance(坚持不懈)is, and how it will always be important to everyone in life!    25    I exercise hard every day, I can become strong like my British friends.

11．A. riding   B. arriving  C. flowing  D. falling

12．A. hard B. quiet C. easy D. cold

13．A. secretly B. carefully C. happily  D. quickly

14．A. give up  B. move on   C. come over D. make up

15．A. as if  B. ever since C. instead of D. even though

16．A. used B. lost C. picked D. threw

17．A. offer B. team  C. control  D. help

18．A. fell into B. jumped into C. went through   D. came across

19．A. duty B. step C. turn D. choice

20．A. encouraged B. laughed  C. shouted D. called

21．A. wet B. painful  C. blind D. closed

22．A. pretty   B. smart  C. strong D. lucky

23．A. competed  B. completed    C. changed D. stopped

24．A. predict B. realize     C. wonder D. doubt

25．A. Whether       B. As        C. Although   D. If

三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A）阅读下面四篇短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

 A

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. In the ancient days，they were important instruction.

26. Spring Equinox is a good time to_________.

A. enjoy chrysanthemums                B. give each other colored fans

C. fly kites and eat spring vegetables        D. make and eat dumplings

27. Summer Solstice starts around_________.

    A. March 21st       B. June 21st         C. September 23rd      D. December 22nd

28. ________ marks the arrival of the coldest season in the year．

A. Spring Equinox                      B. Summer Solstice 

C. Autumn Equinox                     D. Winter Solstice

B

Once upon a time the colors of the world quarreled. All thought that they were the best and most beautiful.

Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I’m the color of grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would die.”

Blue interrupted, “Don’t just think about the earth. What is the color of the sky and the sea? Is not water the most important thing for life?

Yellow laughed and said, “You are all so serious. I bring laughter, happiness and warmth into the world. Every time people look at a yellow sunflower, they start to smile.Without me, there would be no fun.”

Orange said at the top of his voice, “I am the color of health and strength. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins and oranges. When I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, everyone is shocked at my beauty and nobody gives another thought to any of you.”

Red could stand it no longer, so he shouted, “I am the color of danger and bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause.”

And so the colors went on quarreling. Their voices became louder and louder. The thunder got angry and the rain started to pour. When the colors began to cool, the rain said, “You foolish colors. Don’t you know that each of you is unique? Join hands and follow me.”

They did what they were told and together made the most beautiful thing in the world-the rainbow.

29.Which color stands for life and hope?

A.Green.        B.Blue.        C.Yellow.        D.White.

30.What can orange bring us?

A.Laughter and smiles.             B.Happiness and warmth.

C.Health and strength.              D. Danger and bravery.

31. What does the underlined word “stand” in paragraph 6 mean?

A. Come up with.      B. Keep up with.      C. Put up with.      D. Catch up with.

32.What does the story teach us?

A.Be unique and have a specialty.     B.Be united and make the best of things.

C.Truth comes from quarreling.       D.Don’t be too proud of yourself.

 C

Little George lived in a poor village. One summer day George’s mother sent him to the field to pick up some dried wood for the fire. George looked very hard. By the time the sun was high, he was very hot and wished for a cool place to rest and have some food. As he walked along, he found some shade, and by it were some fine, wild strawberries.

“How good these will be with my bread and butter,” thought George. He picked up all of the strawberries. As he was lifting the first strawberry to his mouth, he remembered his sick mother, alone in her dark, cold room in the village.

With this in mind, he put the strawberry back again. “Shall I save them for her?” he asked himself.

He thought how refreshing they would be for her, yet was still looking at them with a longing eye.

“I will eat half, and take the other half to her,” he said.

He divided them into two heaps(堆), but each heap looked so small. He put them together again.

“I will only eat one,” he thought.

But, as he again lifted it to his mouth, he saw that he had taken the finest, and he put it back. When the sun was beginning to sink, George set out for home. How happy he felt, then, that he had all his strawberries for his sick mother.

He heard his mother’s faint voice calling him. “Is that you, George? I am glad you have come back. I am thirsty, and am longing for some tea.”

George ran to her and joyfully offered his wild strawberries. “And you saved them for your sick mother, didn’t you?” said she, laying her hand fondly on his head, with tears in her eyes.

Could eating the strawberries have given George half the happiness he felt at this moment?

33.Why did George go to the field?

A. To look for some wood for the fire.    B. To dry the plants in their field.

C.To eat his bread and butter.           D.To pick some fruits for his mom to eat.

34.What does the underlined phrase “with a longing eye” show about George?

A. He wanted to find more strawberries.

B. He felt that the sunlight was too strong.

C. He thought the strawberries were good for his mom.

D. He wanted to eat the strawberries very much.

35. Why did George put down the strawberry the second time he lifted it to his mouth?

A. Because it looked so small.          B. Because he wanted to eat other strawberries.

C. Because it was the finest one.        D. Because he was not hungry.

36. How did George’s mom feel after seeing the strawberries?

A. She was too hungry to think about anything.

B. She got so angry that she couldn’t calm down.

C. She was worried that her son might steal them.

D. She was moved by her son’s care and love.

 D

You might have heard that some cities are running out of water. How can a city run out of water? To answer this question, we need to take a look at where our water comes from.

Water covers 70 percent of Earth’s surface. But most of that is seawater. Fresh water is what we use to drink, take showers and cook food. Less than 1 percent of the world’s water is fresh and can be used.

Usually, fresh water comes from rivers and lakes. But the number of water which can be used changes over time. People build reservoirs（水库）to help store water so that they always have enough water to use. During rainy times, the reservoir stores water from rivers. When it is dry, the reservoir lets water back into the rivers.

Underground water is another source of fresh water. For example, water from wells is a kind of underground water.

The ocean can also give us water. But we need to remove its salt before we can use it.This can be expensive. So it is not very common in poor countries.

Take Cape Town, the second-biggest city in South Africa, as an example. It almost ran out of water in 2018. Its water problem was caused by population growth and a record drought（创纪录的干旱），National Geographic reported. Now, people in this city are trying to save water. Each person is using less than 100 liters of water a day, according to Xinhua. The government in Cape Town is trying to find a way to use ocean water to help solve the problem.

37. Most of the water on Earth’s surface is________.

1. underground water      B. seawater     C. lake water     D. water from wells

38. People build reservoirs to ________.

A. save water for dry seasons                B. protect people from heavy rain

C.save water from wells                    D. turn seawater into fresh water

39. Why did Cape Town run out of water in2018?

a.People wasted too much water.               b. It has too many people.

c. It suffered a drought that year.               d. People dug too many wells.

A.ab             B.ac           C.bc           D.bd

40. How might Cape Town solve its water shortage?

A. By using ocean water.                      B. By building reservoirs.

C. By digging more wells.                     D. By sending its people to other cities.

B）阅读短文，从短文后所给的A～F六个选项中选出五个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

 As is known, Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all times.    41   Here are some interesting things about him.

Einstein learned from making mistakes.

When Einstein started to work in America, someone asked him what he needed. He said he needed a desk, some paper and a pencil.    42    This shows that he knew even the cleverest man in the world can only learn by making mistakes.

    43   

Many children wrote letters to ask him for help with their homework. One day, he wrote a letter to a young girl to tell her not to worry about her Maths homework because he thought Maths was difficult too.

Einstein considered time to be important.

He never wore socks because he thought putting on socks was a waste of time as people already wore shoes. He also thought remembering things found in books was not worth it. That’s why he never remembered his own phone number.    44    It is true that if we are going to do great things in our lives, we cannot waste time.

Einstein liked to joke too.

In one exam, a student asked him why all the questions were the same as last year’s. Einstein replied the questions were the same, but the answers were different!

If we ever feel like giving up when we have problems, we should think of Einstein. When he was a child, his teachers used to say he was not clever. However, Einstein kept working hard and surprised the world with his achievements.    45  

A. Give students a chance to correct their mistakes.

B. He was also a really great person.

C. So, never be discouraged(气馁的)!

D. He knew what was worth remembering.

E. Einstein was also very modest.

F. He also needed a waste-paper basket to hold his mistakes.

四、词语运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A）选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余选项。

46.These old buildings   ▲    us of the city’s long history. 

47. Parents should give teenagers chances to make their own    ▲   .

48. Many students ___▲____ have the same problem —being overweight.

49. There is no     ▲   that Xuzhou will develop into a modern city in the near future.

50. Tom never    ▲   anyone to do anything unless he is sure that he can do something well.

B）阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。

We always feel that there are a lot of regrets in our lives. Many times, you have worked hard, but you still haven’t got the results you want.

Since then, it seems that you are already     51     (worry) about it before you start doing anything, feeling that you will not be able to do it well.

    52    , how do you know it won’t work if you don’t try it?

In fact, we can all do amazing things. It’s just a matter of time, just like different kinds     53     flowers. Although they have different blooming (开花) periods, they still show brightly in their own seasons.

We should all learn to encourage     54     (we). No one is born     55     stupid child, and some only work hard and smart. Let’s not be     56     (hit) by the failure, you are also very handsome when you stand up again.

Learn to work hard to do everything well. Don’t kill what you want to do at the beginning. Please be brave to do it. The     57     (bad) result is failure and that doesn’t prevent you from     58     (start) all over again.

Don’t spend too much time on hard thinking because only     59     (act) leads you to success.

As long as you work hard, you will succeed     60     (final). At least you have really worked hard.

五、阅读与表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读短文，回答短文后的问题。

Many students suffer from stress in their daily lives. They are under stress because their lives are not balanced. They focus too much on studying, dealing with pressure and worrying about what others think, and not enough on other things. You may wonder whether stress is a serious matter. The answer is “Yes”. You should be aware that stress is a danger to your health. If you want to live a long life, you need to begin to fight against stress from a young age. Here are some ways to deal with stress and bring balance to your life:

Be positive. One way to reduce your stress is through positive thinking. You should always look on the right side of life, and imagine that you will have a happy and successful future.

Learn to relax. Make yourself take a breath from your studies and worries about exams. You can do this by taking a walk, reading a book, going to a concert or seeing film, or just sitting in a quiet place and being silent for moment. Always take up a hobby. Learn to paint or skate, or start playing a musical instrument. When you are busy with a hobby, you leave all your worries behind.

Take care of your body. Stress is your body’s enemy. Taking regular exercise, eating a healthy diet and getting enough sleep are all the things that can help you.

Laugh. Sometimes laughter is the best medicine for stress. Seeing a funny film or telling jokes with friends will often    64     when you are low.

注：每题答案不超过6个词。

61. Why do many students suffer from stress?
62. Is stress a serious problem or not?
63. How many ways are offered to solve stress in this passage?
64. Which phrase can be put here to make the sentence clear？
65. To deal with stress, what kind of ways do you usually take?

六、书面表达（满分20分）

假如你校英语俱乐部将举行一个关于介绍好朋友的演讲，你想介绍你的好朋友Cindy，她也是一名初三学生。演讲内容必须包含以下信息：

1. What’s her favourite colour? Why?

2. What qualities does she have? Please give specific examples to support.

3. Offer her some advice on her problem: not able to keep a balance between study and hobby.

注意：

1. 词数90左右。演讲的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数;
2. 演讲需包括所给要点，可适当增加细节，使内容完整通顺;
3. 演讲中不得泄露个人信息；

Dear classmates,

 I’m glad to introduce my best friend Cindy to you.

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So much for my speech. Thank you for listening.