江苏省南通市田家炳中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期第一次月考试卷英语试题

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2023-2024学年度初三第一学期第一次月考试卷（集中作业4）
九年级英语
第Ⅰ卷 (选择题部分 共80分)
一、听力部分略 (共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)
二、单项选择 (本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
21. --- Who did you go with to buy ________ grammar book?
--- My brother. But he is ________ impatient boy and he left me alone halfway.
A. the; an B. an; an C. the; a D. an; the
22. --- I hear you like collecting stamps. How many stamps have you collected so far?
--- About one thousand ________.
A. of all B. in all C. above all D. after all
23. Friendship is ________ wine. The longer we keep it, the tastier it will be.
A. so good as B. as good as C. as well as D. so well as
24. The white shirt ________ my red jeans, but I’m not sure if white ________ me.
A. suits; suits B. matches; matches C. matches; suits D. suits; matches
25. ________ of them knows French, so I have to ask a fourth person for help.
A. Neither B. Either C. Both D. None
26. He made up his mind to devote his life________ pollution ________ happily.
A. to prevent; to live B. to prevent; from living
C. to preventing; from living D. to preventing; to live
27. You can never drive ________ on snowy days.
A. too slow B. too fast C. much fast D. very slow
28. Young people ________ city life to country life while old people ________ live in the country.
A. would rather; prefer B. prefer; would rather
C. would rather; would rather D. prefer; prefer
29. Traffic rules should be ________ traffic accidents.
A. paid attention to avoid B. paid attention to to avoid.
C. paid attention to avoiding D. paid attention to to avoiding
30. I think ________ not difficult ________ English every morning.
A. that; keep reading B. it’s; keep reading
C. that; to keep read D. it; to keep reading
31. --- When is National Public Memorial Day (国家公祭日)?
--- On December 13th. And the public can ________ the hard days in the past.
A. be reminded B. remind of
C. be reminded of D. remind
32. --- Sorry for being late again.
--- ________ here on time next time, or you’ll be punished.
A. To be B. Being C. Be D. Been
33. Could you tell me ________ a meeting in Beijing next month?
A. if there was going to be B. if there is going to be
C. whether there was going to have D. whether there is going to have
34. --- Nantong high-speed railway station is completed. Could you tell me________?
--- Certainly, and the earlier, the better.
A. how long will it take to get to Shanghai
B. whether I could buy a high-speed ticket to Shanghai
C. if I can book a high-speed ticket to Shanghai online
D. that I can buy a ticket to Shanghai without my ID card
35. --- It’s said that all of his money was stolen that night.
--- But ________. He only lost a watch.
A. Yes, I agree with you B. That’s true.
C. That’s not the case D. You are right in some ways

三、完形填空 (本题共15小题；每小题1题，满分15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。
Another person’s enthusiasm (热情) was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my 36 .
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father 37 me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is known for being the 38 boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no later than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly upward, and looked at me right in the 39 . Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 40 . This is not the worst boy at all, but the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.” That statement began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my 42 as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She advised my father to go to a dental（牙科）school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more 43 and my brother and I could be better 44 .
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a second-hand 45 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I 46 her for her enthusiasm because I thought it had already improved our lives. I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers. One day I was doing the same kind of 47 when I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. And above all, I wasn’t the 48 beneficiary（受益者）. My father became the richest man in our town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power 49 has! When that power is there to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is 50 strengthened by faith（信念）, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary failure can never match.
You can communicate the power with anyone who needs it. This is surely the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
36. A. mother B. stepmother C. grandmother D. grandfather
37. A. rushed B. introduced C. carried D. sent
38. A. best B. bravest C. worst D. shyest
39. A. head B. nose C. mouth D. eye
40. A. wrong B. right C. perfect D. impolite
41. A. best B. smartest C. kindest D. friendliest
42. A. decision B. mind C. expectation D. imagination
43. A. helpful B. meaningful C. successful D. useful
44. A. educated B. entertained C. treated D. respected
45. A. camera B. typewriter C. bicycle D. radio
46. A. knew B. doubted C. understood D. thanked
47. A. teaching B. reading C. studying D. writing
48. A. only B. same C. next D. real
49. A. luck B. kindness C. enthusiasm D. confidence
50. A. never B. always C. often D. seldom

四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面图表或短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选词最佳选项
A
The octopus (章鱼) is an amazing animal. Scientists have learned that octopuses are clever. But until now, they didn’t realize how smart octopuses really were.
Octopuses are very intelligent. They can learn new things just like humans. They’ve even learned a few tricks to get themselves out of difficult situations. If an octopus is in danger because of an attacker, such as a shark or a bird, it can use some pretty wonderful skills to get away. Octopuses don’t have teeth or sharp paws to protect themselves. Instead, they use more clever ways to fool their attackers. One way that can help an octopus hide is shooting ink. By the time the ink goes around and the attacker can see again, the octopus has swum away or hidden. Octopuses also have the ability to change the color of their bodies to match the color of the things around. Enemies swim right by octopuses without noticing them.
While diving into the ocean, scientists were surprised to see octopuses use another way to protect themselves. They saw some small octopuses moving coconut（椰子）halves across the ocean floor. The scientists followed the octopuses and discovered that the animals were putting the coconut shells together. When an octopus thought it was in danger, it ran back to the shells. Then it got two shell halves and hid inside them by pulling one on top of the other. Because coconut shells are very hard on the outside, octopuses were able to create a safe ball to protect themselves from danger. Scientists believe that this action shows that octopuses are tool users.
Crabs（螃蟹）also use shells for protection. But scientists don’t think that crabs are tool users. These animals can pick up shells and hide in them, but octopuses can carry shells to another place. Scientists say this shows that octopuses can think ahead about how they will use the shells later.
⑤Besides humans, monkeys and some birds are the most common tool users. But now scientists have put octopuses with the animals that are intelligent enough to use tools.
51. Moving coconut shells from one place to another shows that octopuses ________.
A. may find a new place to stay B. may get out of the trouble
C. are able to plan for future needs D. are able to learn from crabs
52. Which of the following shows the structure of this passage?
A. B. C. D.
53. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To show readers how clever octopuses are.
B. To compare octopuses with other tool users.
C. To describe how octopuses hide in a coconut shell.
D. To encourage readers to learn about octopuses’ tools.

B
To remember vocabularies drives a lot of students mad. Are there any useful methods to do it better? Here is a passage for you to read and learn.
Stay up late doing exercises, remembering every grammar rule and reading all English articles you’ve learned again and again... Are these the ways you learn English? The good news is that there are better ways to build your English vocabulary.
▲ Learn a new English word every day
If you’re not sure where to start, try making cards of the most commonly used words. Another way to build up your English vocabulary is reading. If you like reading, look for English newspapers or magazines about your favorite subjects. Read a few articles each morning, and circle new words. If you like watching movies, pick one and start watching. If you’re afraid you won’t understand everything, you can always watch them with subtitles. Once you’re confident in your English listening skills, try watching movies without subtitles.
▲ Don’t forget to record new words in a vocabulary notebook
Whenever you come across a new word, write it down. Keep the notebook and a pen at hand. Then, you’ll have something to review while traveling or taking a break.
·▲ Vocabulary learning system
Another thing to do is to develop an organized but easy way of collecting and learning new words. For example, a card system should include the following information，
________Word
________English meaning of the word
________Phrases or sentences
________Related words
________Words of similar meanings and words of opposite meanings
________Chinese meaning on the back of the card
▲
It is found that people understand and remember facts better if they are given in logical（合逻辑的） groups. For example, it is less difficult to remember words that are related to each other than those unrelated ones. Creating lists of words related to common themes – such as friendship, family, wealth, careers, sciences – will be much easier to learn and remember than collecting words according to their first letters.
54. In Paragraph 2, the writer introduces the topic by _________.
A. describing students’ common ways of learning English
B. listing the problems that students have when learning
C. presenting a few questions that students want to ask
D. telling a funny story of language learning experience
55. The underlined word “subtitles” means _________.
A. names of books, magazines, or other published works
B. second titles which are often longer and explain more
C. translations of foreign films shown at the bottom of the screen
D. names that describe people’s social positions or jobs
56. Which of the following sentence is the most suitable one to be put in the ▲ ?
A. Understand and remember facts better
B. Collect words by theme or subject
C. Remember a list of unrelated words
D. Divide words according to their first letters
57. In which order is the passage written?
A. Time order. B. From general to specific.
C. From specific to general. D. Space order.

C
In 2018, Science Magazine asked some young scientists what schools should teach students. Most said students should spend less time remembering facts and have more space for creative activities. As the Internet grows more powerful, students can get knowledge easily. Why should they be required to carry so much of it around in their heads?
Civilizations (文明) develop through forgetting life skills that were once necessary. In the Agricultural Age, a farmer could afford to forget hunting skills. When societies industrialized, the knowledge of farming could be safe to forget. Nowadays, smart machines help us to get most human knowledge. It seems that we no longer need to remember most things. Does it matter?
Researchers have realized several problems that may happen. For one, human beings have biases (偏见), and smart machines are likely to increase our biases. Many people believe smart machines are necessarily correct and objective (客观的), but machines are trained through a repeated testing and scoring process. In the process, human beings still decide on the correct answers.
Another problem relates to the ease (容易) of getting information. When there were no computers, efforts were required to get knowledge from other people, or go to the library. We know what knowledge lies in other brains or books, and what lies in our heads. But today, the Internet gives us the information we need quickly. This can lead to the mistaken belief — the knowledge we found was part of what we knew all along.
In a new civilization rich in machine intelligence (智慧), we can easily get to smart memory networks where information is stored. But dependency on a network suggests possibilities of being harmed easily. The collapse of any of the networks of relations our health depends upon, such as food and energy, would produce terrible results. Without food we get hungry; without energy we feel cold. And it is through widespread loss of memory that civilizations are at risk of falling into a dark age.
We forget old ways to free up time and space for new skills. As long as the older forms of knowledge are stored somewhere in our networks, and can be found when we need them, perhaps they’re not really forgotten. Still, as time goes on, we slowly but unquestionably become strangers to future people.
58. Smart machines are likely to increase our biases because ________.
A. they go off course in testing and scoring B. we control the training process on them
C. we offer them too much information D. they overuse the provided answers
59. The ease of getting information from the Internet ________.
A. stops us from making efforts to learn new skills
B. prevents civilizations from being lost at a high speed
C. misleads us into thinking we already knew the knowledge
D. separates the facts we have from those in the smart machines
60. The underlined word “collapse” in Paragraph 5 probably means “________”.
A. a sudden failure B. the basic rule
C. an unhappy start D. the slow development
61. The writer’s main purpose in writing this passage is to ________.
A. question about the standards of information storage
B. discuss our problems of communication with machines
C. stress the importance of improving our remembering ability
D. remind us of the risk of depending on machines to remember

D
Mike licked the last of the chocolate chip ice cream. It was almost time to leave. He jumped into the car with his parents and left for the Olympic-sized pool for the big swim meet (游泳比赛).
When his race came up, Mike was confident. He was strong and fast. Mike climbed out the pool, smiling. He had just won first place, making him the fastest boy in his age group.
“Congratulations, son,” his father said. His mom gave him a hug, even though he was all wet through. With a sweet smile and a wave, he took his towel and left to change.
A week later, it was time for another swim meet. Like before, Mike enjoyed his favorite ice cream flavor before they left home. Mike remembered that the last time he had won a race, he also ate chocolate chip ice cream first. Maybe he’d win again. As Mike climbed out the pool, his teammates patted him on the back. He’s taken first place again in his race.
As it turned out, Mike decided to have some chocolate chip ice cream before every one of the next few swim meets that came up. He began to think of it as his lucky charm (吉祥物). His parents didn’t think it was a great idea, but Mike argued that he needed to eat it to win.
After several mouths of placing in the top positions of every race he swam, Mike was feeling unbeatable. And he wouldn’t admit it, but he was also starting to feel a little uncomfortable. All that ice cream was adding a few pounds to his athletic swimmer’s figure.
It didn’t take long after that for Mike to start coming in second place — and then third — and then last place in his races. The lucky chocolate chip ice cream had lost its magic.
On the day of his next swim meet, his mother sat down at the table with him. “Mike, I think we need to talk about this. We all love ice cream, but it’s got too much fat and sugar in it, and it’s not healthy for your body to eat so much of it. Maybe it’s time to quit the sweet treats for a while, especially before you go swimming.”
Mike went to the swim meet sadly, and didn’t perform well. His father offered to go running with him a few days a week to help him feel better and strengthen his muscles. The extra weight soon disappeared, and Mike found himself breathing easier at swim practices.
It was the last meet of the season, and Mike was not sure what to expect. He’d been training hard with his dad, and staying away from the rich desserts he enjoyed so much. He felt healthy again, but he didn’t know if he still had any speed in the pool.
As he jumped into the water, he kicked his legs and stretched his arms as far as he could. He made the turn at the end of the lane (泳道) perfectly, and was feeling strong. This race was a long one, so Mike tried to keep his energy level up even as he began feel tired.
Whenever he came up for a breath, he could see he was gaining on the bot ahead of him in the next lane. Feeling determined to pass him, Mike found the power in his muscles to push ahead, and as his hand touched the edge of the pool, the race was over. He lifted his swim goggles (护目镜) off his head and looked at the times on the electronic board. He knew he wasn’t last, but what was his time?
His jaw dropped as he realized he had beaten his own best time, and everyone else’s too. Mike had won his race. The audience and his teammates cheered loudly, and his parents were grinning from ear to ear. “Hey champ, let’s go grab some of your favorite ice cream and celebrate!” said his father.
“Thanks, Dad, but I’ll pass on the ice cream; it’s not such a lucky charm after all!”
62. What happened to Mike when he kept eating ice cream?
A. He became undefeated and gained confidence.
B. He won first place in every race he took part in.
C. He practiced swimming less frequently than before.
D. He gained weight, lost strength and failed his races.
63. The real reason behind Mike’s winning was that ________.
A. he took his lucky charm along with him all the time
B. he was strong-minded and had a talent for swimming
C. he swam well and trained hard to get into good shape
D. he received encouragement from his parents all the way
64. Which of the following can best describe Mike?
A. caring and cheerful B. friendly and open-minded
C. stubborn and selfish D. determined and hard-working
65. The passage is meat to tell us ________.
A. well begun is half done B. luck is one half of success
C. pride goes before a fall D. success comes from hard work

第Ⅱ卷 (选择题共70分)
五、词汇 (本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
A. 请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。
66. Confucius was born in Shandong Province and he was one of the ____________ (先锋) in the field of education in China.
67. What teachers do usually ____________ (影响) their students greatly, so as teachers, we should pay much attention to our words and deeds.
68. The experienced doctor ____________ (separate) the patients into different groups according to the state of illness and chose the best method to treat them.
69. You don’t know how much difficulty he has ____________ (produce) these paintings.
70. Our school gave prizes to those who took the ____________ in the Biology Olympic Competition and encouraged us to learn from them.
B. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。
patient decide certain forty stress
71. If you feel ____________, you can go to the youth worker for help.
72. The ____________ we made at the meeting several days ago have been proved right.
73. In general, Mr. Green is quite kind and helpful to us though he is sometimes ____________.
74. Philip, who donated parts of his body to 5 people in need, is ____________ an unusual young man.
75. The couple had great courage to have another baby in their ____________.
C. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。
prefer not enjoy finish work listen
76. --- Would you like to go hiking with me this afternoon?
--- Sorry, I am very tired now because I ____________ on my project the whole night yesterday.
77. --- I can’t believe you’ve sold me such a terrible robot. I want to get my money back.
--- I ____________, madam. Could you just slow down and tell me what’s wrong?
78. Keep climbing, or you ____________ the wonderful sights that can only be seen from the top.
79. He ____________ reading books at home to playing outside with his friends at an early age.
80. Jack was busy with a book about his sailing last month, but I don’t know if he ____________ it.

六、短文填空 (本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读短文，根据所给的首字母提示，写出一个合适的单词，使短文通顺。
The Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum (扬州大运河博物馆) lies in Yangzhou’s Sanwan Park and includes a four-story building in the s___81___ of a ship, and a 100-meter-tall pagoda.
D___82___ by architect(建筑师) Zhang Jinqiu, who is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the museum is operated by Nanjing Museum and has been open to the public s___83___ July 16, 2021.
“The museum will make the most of the Grand Canal’s long history and views,” said Xu Rong, chief e___84___ of the China Northwest Architecture Design and Research Institute.
The museum c___85___ over 130,000 square meters with an exhibition (展览) area of 18,000 square meters. It has 11 themed exhibitions, telling the history of the Sui-Tang Grand Canal built d___86___ the Sui and Tang dynasties (581-907), the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the East Zhejiang Canal. These canals c___87___ southern and northern China, which continues to be used for transport, irrigation and flood control.
So far, the Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum has 10,000 exhibits, i___88___ 20 groups of large ones, making it the best collection to show the huge scale (规模) of the canal and h___89___ people changed nature.
In these unique exhibitions, we can understand the past and present of the canal. At the same time, we can enjoy the wisdom of a___90___ Chinese people. This is the best place for people to feel the charm of the canal.
81. ____________ 82. ____________ 83. ____________ 84. ____________ 85. ____________
86. ____________ 87. ____________ 88. ____________ 89. ____________ 90. ____________

七、阅读与回答问题 (本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
Hanfu has been popular in recent years. A growing number of young people in China are starting to wear the traditional Han Chinese clothing. And the trend (风尚) is not just popular among Chinese people. Some foreigners living in China have also fallen in love with Hanfu. Among them is a young Brazilian man named Rian.
Rian lives in Xi’an. Two years ago, he came to the beautiful city and became an English teacher at a kindergarten. After seeing many people wearing Hanfu in his city, Rian developed a strong interest in it. He soon began making short videos of himself trying on Hanfu.
“I want to share Chinese culture with the world.” the Brazilian said when he was asked why he made those short videos. He hopes to teach people about this beautiful culture in his own way.
“Today I’m dressed in Song style,” said Rian in a short video, after putting on the clothes skillfully. In the video, he also introduced the very fine and beautiful design of the clothes.
But Rian loves the Tang-style Hanfu the most. “My first taste of Hanfu was the Tang style,” said the young man. Although the traditional outfit（全套服装） is difficult to put on, he feels comfortable while wearing it. Every time he puts it on, he feels as if he has traveled back to ancient times.
Hanfu has helped Rian to learn more about China. In the past, the only thing he knew about the country was that it had a long history and a profound（深厚的）culture. But now Hanfu has shown him more details about Chinese culture. Rian plans to stay in Xi’an for at least another five years. He’ll continue to make short videos about Hanfu. He is going to post these videos up on Western social media platforms in hopes of teaching more people about the rich culture of China.
91. Who is Hanfu popular with?
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92. What is Rian?
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93. Why does Rian make videos of himself trying on Hanfu?
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94. How long does Rian plan to stay in Xi’an?
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95. What may be the purpose of writing the article? (请自拟一句话回答)
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八、句子翻译（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
96. 他为阳光镇广场创作的雕塑赢得了艺术界的高度赞扬。（win high praise）
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97. 粗心不但将对我们自己会是个灾难，而且对于病人来说也会是个灾难。 （not only … but also）
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98. 这篇文章解释了颜色能起什么作用以及他们代表了什么特征。（represent）
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99. 红色和白色是好的搭配，因为强烈的红色平衡冷静的白色。（a good match）
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100. 他已经学着使用电脑来使他自己更有条理。（learn to）
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九、书面表达 (本题满分25分)
新学年，新班级。你们班要推选一名新班长。假如你是王明，你想推荐李华担任班长。请根据下面图表提示的要点，写一封推荐信给班主任。

注意：（1）推荐信中必须包含所给要点，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译。
（2）词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
（3）推荐信中请勿提及真实校名及姓名。
Dear Mr. Wu,
I am writing to recommend Li Hua as our new monitor. I think he has many strong qualities for this position.
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Yours sincerely,
Wang Ming


【参考答案】
单选： ABBCD DABBD CCBCC
完形： BBCDA BBCAB CDACB
阅读理解： CBA ACBB BCAD DCDD
词汇：
A：pioneers; influences; divided; creating; lead
B：stressed; decisions; impatient; certainly; forties
C：was working; am listening; won’t enjoy; preferred; has finished
短文填空：
shape; Designed; since; engineer; covers;
during; connect; including; how; ancient
阅读与回答问题
Chinese people and some foreigners.
Rian is an English teacher at kindergarten.
Because he wants to share Chinese culture with the world.
For at least another five years.
Help more people understand the rich culture of China.
句子翻译（略）
书面表达（略）