江苏省泰州市靖江市2024-2025学年九年级(上)期末考试英语试卷（解析版）

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第一部分 选择题（85分）
一、听力（略）
二、选择题 从下列每题所给的选项中选择一个最佳答案。（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1. —I hear Sam was picked ut t be in the schl basketball team.
—That’s because his height gives him a big ________.
A. talentB. senseC. victryD. advantage
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——我听说萨姆被选为校篮球队队员了。——那是因为他的身高给了他很大的优势。
考查名词辨析。talent天赋，才能；sense感觉；victry胜利，成功；advantage优势。根据“I hear Sam was picked ut t be in the schl basketball team.”可知， 被选入校篮球队，因为身高是他的优势。故选D。
2. —Why d plants need light, Mr. Chen?
—T make their wn fd. If yu leave a plant near a windw, it will grw ________ the light.
A. ppsiteB. twardsC. beyndD. against
【答案】B
【详解】句意：——为什么植物需要光，陈先生？——为了做自己的食物。如果你把植物放在靠近窗户的地方，它就会朝着光生长。
考查介词辨析。ppsite在……对面；twards向，朝着；beynd在(或向)……较远的一边；against反对。根据“it will light.”可知，此处指植物朝着阳光生长。故选B。
3. —Hw nice the building is! What is it fr?
—It ________ be a htel. But I’m nt sure.
A. mustB. needn’tC. mayD. can’t
【答案】C
【详解】句意：——那栋楼好漂亮啊！它是用来干什么的？——它可能是一个酒店。但我不是很确定。
考查动词辨析。must必须，一定是；needn’t不需要，不必；may可能，也许；can’t不能，不可能。根据“But I’m nt sure.”可知，此处不是非常有把握的猜测，用may表示可能。故选C。
4. My grandpa ften tells me we must wrk hard t get mre knwledge ________ we are yung.
A. afterB. whileC. befreD. until
【答案】B
【详解】句意：我爷爷经常告诉我，我们必须趁着年轻努力学习，以获得更多的知识。
考查连词辨析。after在……之后；while当……时；befre在……之前；until直到……为止。根据“My grandpa ften tells me we must wrk hard t get mre are yung.”可知，此处应用while引导时间状语从句，表示“趁着正年轻，我们必须努力学习获得更多知识”。故选B。
5. Our mnitr Maria never shws ff and it is believed that she is very ________.
A. activeB. mdestC. pliteD. energetic
【答案】B
【详解】句意：我们的班长玛丽亚从不炫耀，大家都认为她很谦虚。
考查形容词辨析。active积极的；mdest谦虚的；plite有礼貌的；energetic精力充沛的。根据“Our mnitr Maria never shws ff ”可知，玛丽亚是谦虚的。故选B。
6. —Mike, g and make sure the smke alarms (警报器) are ________ put in and will wrk well.
—OK. I will g and check.
A. prperlyB. simplyC. especiallyD. hardly
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——迈克，去确认烟雾报警器是否正确安装，是否能正常工作。——好的。我去检查一下。
考查副词辨析。prperly正确地；simply仅仅；简单地；especially尤其；hardly几乎不。根据“put in and will wrk well.”可知是要正确安装烟雾报警器，它才能正常工作。故选A。
7. —Gd news! Gvernments arund the wrld are ________ an end t plastic bags.
—Great. That will help reduce pllutin.
A. searching frB. standing frC. caring frD. pushing fr
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——好消息！世界各地的政府正在努力争取终结塑料袋。——太棒了。这将有助于减少污染。
考查动词短语。searching fr搜寻；standing fr代表；caring fr照料；pushing fr为……奋力争取。根据“…an end t plastic bags”可知，各地政府正在努力改善环境，此处应是努力争取终结塑料袋的使用。故选D。
8. —Wuld yu mind me making a call with yur phne? I left mine at hme.
—________. Here yu are.
A. N prblemB. Yu’d better ntC. Of curse ntD. In yur dreams
【答案】C
【详解】句意：——你介意我用你的手机打个电话吗？我的丢在家里了。——当然不介意，给你。
考查情景交际。N prblem没问题；Yu’d better nt你最好不要；Of curse nt当然不介意；In yur dreams做梦去吧。根据“Here yu are.”可知，这是同意使用电话，所以不介意，故选C。
9. Read the qute (引文) belw. It shws the relatinship between ________.
Alne we can d s little; tgether we can d s much.
—Helen Keller
A. man and scietyB. man and natureC. man and cultureD. man and science
【答案】A
【详解】句意：阅读下面的引文。它展示了人与社会之间的关系。
考查常识。man and sciety人与社会；man and nature人与自然；man and culture人与文化；man and science人与科学。“Alne we can d s little; tgether we can d s much.”这句引文强调了团队合作的重要性，体现了人与社会之间相互依存、共同进步的关系。故选A。
10. —D yu knw ________?
—Yes. T better explre the uter space.
A. hw ur cuntry built ur wn space statin
B. when was ur wn space statin built
C. why ur cuntry built ur wn space statin
D. where was ur wn space statin built
【答案】C
【详解】句意：——你知道我们国家为什么要建造自己的空间站吗？——是的。为了更好地探索外层空间。
考查宾语从句。hw ur cuntry built ur wn space statin我们的国家是如何建造自己的空间站的；when was ur wn space statin built我们自己的空间站是什么时候建成的；why ur cuntry built ur wn space statin为什么我们国家要建造自己的空间站；where was ur wn space statin built我们自己的空间站是在哪里建造的。宾语从句遵循陈述语序，排除B、D；根据“T better explre the uter space.”可知，此处询问为什么要建立我们自己的空间站，应用why引导宾语从句。故选C。
三、完形填空 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A Special Jb
The day when the jbs were handed ut was ne f the mst exciting mments fr all the children in the class. It ____11____ during the first week f the term. On that day, every child was given a (an) ____12____ fr which they wuld be respnsible (负责任的) fr the rest f that schl year.
Sme jbs were mre interesting than thers, and the children lked frward t getting ne f the best nes. When giving them ut, the teacher wuld ____13____ which children had been the mst respnsible during the last year. Rita was a kind and quiet girl, and during the last year Rita had ____14____ the teacher’s instructins perfectly. S all the children knew she was the perfect ____15____ t be given the best jb f all. But this term there was a big surprise.
Each child received ne f the ____16____ jbs, like preparing the bks, telling the time, r cleaning the blackbard. But Rita’s jb was very different. She was given a little bx with sme sand and ne ant. And even thugh the teacher ____17____ that this ant was a very special ant, Rita culd nt help feeling dwn.
“Why was I given such an unimprtant task?” Rita said t her teacher ____18____.
“If yu can take gd care f the ant, maybe yu will get a secret reward,” the teacher explained.
In fact, mst f her classmates als felt ____19____ fr her, and whispered that it was unfair (不公平的) fr Rita t be given that jb.
“Anyway, I will ____20____ this little task int smething great,” Rita said t herself.
Then Rita started studying everything abut her little ant’s living space and behavir carefully. She ____21____ the little bx t make it perfect fr the ant. Rita gave the ant the best fd, and it ended up grwing quite a bit bigger than ____22____ had expected.
One day a man came int the classrm and said, “Cngratulatins! Yur class has been chsen t a jurney t the rainfrest, where we will study all kinds f insects. Just ____23____ yur class has best cared fr the little ant given t yu.”
That day the class was filled with ____24____ and celebratin. Withut dubt, Rita was mst pleased with this. And many children learned that t be given the mst imprtant tasks, yu have t knw hw t be respnsible even in the ____25____ tasks. Nw Rita has becme the rle mdel fr her classmates.
11. A. tk actinB. tk placeC. tk careD. take part
12. A. methdB. jbC. animalD. prize
13. A. requireB. testC. cnsiderD. suppse
14. A. fllwedB. givenC. readD. challenged
15. A. matchB. suggestinC. valueD. chice
16. A. difficultB. excitingC. amazingD. cmmn
17. A. wnderedB. discveredC. checkedD. insisted
18. A. hpefullyB. patientlyC. calmlyD. sadly
19. A. srryB. hnestC. guiltyD. free
20. A. takeB. putC. turnD. divide
21. A. imprvedB. repairedC. paintedD. created
22. A. smeneB. nneC. anyneD. nbdy
23. A. ifB. becauseC. untilD. while
24. A. jyB. memryC. challengeD. peace
25. A. wrstB. fairestC. smallestD. safest
【答案】11. B 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D 16. D 17. D 18. D 19. A 20. C 21. A 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. C
【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了在一个班级里分发工作任务的情景，特别是丽塔被分配到一个看似不起眼的任务后，通过努力和责任心最终获得了认可和奖励的故事。
【11题详解】
句意：它发生在学期的第一周。
tk actin行动；tk place发生；tk care照顾；take part参加。根据“The day when the jbs were handed ut was ne f the mst exciting mments fr all the children in the class.”可知，此处指分发工作任务这件事发生在这学期的第一周。故选B。
【12题详解】
句意：那天，每个孩子都被分配了一项工作，他们要负责到那个学年结束。
methd方法；jb工作；animal动物；prize奖品。根据“A Special Jb”和“The day when the jbs were handed ut”可知，此处指工作。故选B。
【13题详解】
句意：在分发工作时，老师会考虑哪些孩子在过去的一年中最负责任。
require要求；test测试；cnsider考虑；suppse猜测。根据“which children had been the mst respnsible during the last year”可知，此处指考虑。故选C。
【14题详解】
句意：丽塔是一个善良而安静的女孩，在过去的一年里，丽塔完全遵循老师的指示去做。
fllwed遵循；given给；read阅读；challenged挑战。根据“the teacher’s instructins”可知，此处指遵循老师的指示。故选A。
【15题详解】
句意：所以，所有的孩子都知道，她是得到这份最好工作的最佳人选。
match比赛；suggestin建议；value价值；chice选中的人。根据“t be given the best jb f all”可知，此处指丽塔是最适合最好工作的人选。故选D。
【16题详解】
句意：每个孩子收到一份普通的工作，比如准备书、报时或擦黑板。
difficult困难的；exciting令人兴奋的；amazing令人惊奇的；cmmn普通的。根据“like preparing the bks, telling the time, r cleaning the blackbard”可知，这些工作都很普通。故选D。
【17题详解】
句意：尽管老师坚持说这只蚂蚁是一只非常特别的蚂蚁，但丽塔还是忍不住感到沮丧。
wndered想知道；discvered发现；checked检查；insisted坚持说。根据“that this ant was a very special ant”可知，此处指老师坚持说这只蚂蚁很特别。故选D。
【18题详解】
句意：“为什么给我这样一个不重要的任务？”丽塔伤心地对她的老师说。
hpefully怀有希望地；patiently耐心地；calmly平静地；sadly伤心地。根据“Rita culd nt help feeling dwn”可知，此刻丽塔是伤心的。故选D。
【19题详解】
句意：事实上，她的大多数同学也为她感到难过，并低声说丽塔得到那份工作是不公平的。
srry难过的；hnest诚实的；guilty内疚的；free自由的。根据“whispered that it was unfair (不公平的) fr Rita t be given that jb”可知，同学们也认为这样是不公平的，为丽塔感到难过。故选A。
【20题详解】
句意：“不管怎样，我会把这个小任务变成一件伟大的事情。”丽塔自言自语道。
take拿走；put放置；turn转变；divide分成。根据“ little task int smething great”可知，此处是turn... int...“把……变成……”。故选C。
【21题详解】
句意：她改进了小盒子，使它最适合蚂蚁。
imprved改进；repaired修理；painted在……上刷油漆；created创造。根据“t make it perfect fr the ant”可知，丽塔改进了小盒子。故选A。
【22题详解】
句意：丽塔给了这只蚂蚁最好的食物，结果它长得比任何人想象的都大。
smene某人；nne没有一个；anyne任何人；nbdy没有人。根据“it ended up grwing quite a bit bigger expected”可知，丽塔把蚂蚁照顾得很好，蚂蚁长得很大，比任何人想象的都大。故选C。
【23题详解】
句意：只因为你们班把送给你们的小蚂蚁照顾得最周到。
if如果；because因为；until直到……为止；while当……时。根据“yur class has best cared fr the little ant given t yu”可知，此处解释丽塔班级可以去雨林旅行的原因。故选B。
【24题详解】
句意：那天，全班充满了欢乐和庆祝。
jy欢乐；memry记忆；challenge挑战；peace和平。根据“and celebratin”可知，丽塔班级可以去雨林旅行，因此他们很欢乐。故选A。
【25题详解】
句意：许多孩子学会了，要想被赋予最重要的任务，你必须知道如何负责，即使是在最小的任务上。
wrst最糟糕的；fairest最公平的；smallest最小的；safest最安全的。根据文章内容可知，丽塔被分配到的工作任务很小，但是她认真负责，出色完成了工作任务。故选C。
四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，根据内容选择正确答案。（本题共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
26. What was the weather like when the writer arrived at Tina’s huse?
A. Sunny.B. Cludy.C. Rainy.D. Windy.
27. Why des the writer use the emji (表情符号) ?
A. Because there were many peple at the party.
B. Because she didn’t knw Mary was there.
C. Because it was ht n the way t Tina’s huse.
D. Because she didn’t knw if Mary wuld like her.
28. Which f the fllwing is the crrect rder?
a. Mary gave me a key ring. b. Mary and I became pen friends.
c. Aunt Tina shwed me hw t dance. d. Dad drve us back hme n Mnday.
e. Aunt Tina greeted us with a wnderful party.
A. e-b-c-d-aB. b-e-c-a-dC. b-d-e-c-aD. e-c-a-d-b
29. Which f the fllwing wrds is mst suitable fr the blank “________”?
A. likeB. admireC. missD. remember
30. What is the literary frm (文体) f this passage?
A. Drama.B. Diary.C. News reprt.D. Invitatin letter.
【答案】26. A 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. B
【语篇解读】本文是作者写的四篇日记，日记中写了作者和作者的家人去看望作者的阿姨的事。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The drive wasn’t bad, but it was ht!”可知，当作者到缇娜家时，天气是晴朗的。故选A。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据“ Mary and I were pen friends, but we had never met face t face befre. Will I be her cup f tea?”可知，作者不知道玛丽是否会喜欢她。故选D。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Mary and I were pen friends, but we had never met face t face befre.”、“Aunt Tina greeted us with a wnderful welcme party.”、“Aunt Tina shwed me hw t dance.”、“Nw we’re n the drive hme. I take ut the key ring which Mary gave me this mrning.”可知，文章的顺序是：作者和玛丽先成为笔友，到达后有一个派对，缇娜教她跳舞，玛丽送了钥匙圈，然后返回家。故选B。
【29题详解】
词句猜测题。根据“Nw we’re n the drive hme. I take ut the key ring which Mary gave me this mrning. It reminds me f the sweet time between us. I…Mary already. I’ll send her an email as sn as we get hme.”可知，作者已经开始想念玛丽了，miss“想念”符合语境。故选C。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文是作者写的四篇日记。故选B。
B
Interview with Cartnist Adrienne Hedger
During the past few years, cartnist (漫画家) Adrienne Hedger has prvided the wrld with her humr. We caught up with her fr an interview. And here are sme highlights frm it.
Abut cartning
Drawing cartns had been a hbby frever. I’d make cards fr friends and family with my drawings. But mstly writing was my jb until ne f my friends wh wrked fr the American Girl magazine wanted me t d drawings. I did the art and that was the first time that I had ever seen my drawings in a bk. It’s really fun.
I recrd all my ideas and the things I see in my wn life. I see everything in cmics. The very first time I saw my husband, my thught was, “I knw exactly hw I wuld draw that guy because he had this really square face.” I prefer t see everything as a cartn.
Abut her favrite cartn
It’s really abut my family. Early n, Claire drpped a rll f tilet paper int the tilet. It was a clean tilet, and we had t get the paper ut and dry it ff. I did a cartn abut that and that ne was funny. We culd nt believe what happened. I really enjy making a cartn abut a persnal family mment.
________
I have a 14-year-ld and a 16-year-ld, bth girls. They ften are fine. But the ne thing that they d nt like is hw I draw their clthing. Clearly, it’s nt attractive. I just draw T-shirts with lng sleeves (袖子) and lng trusers. And there are a lt f cmplaints abut that.
I created ne cartn recently where my yunger daughter Claire wrte a sentence fr hmewrk and then fell ff the chair. She was very tired. And there’s anther ne where she hlds nt my leg and wants me t take her int the kitchen t get a snack. Thse are really my favrite nes fr sme reasn.
My lder daughter Kate desn’t pay that much attentin. I spend my whle life watching them and cartning abut them. And the lder they get, the less they care. Kate said, “If I see yu drawing anyne rlling their eyes (翻白眼), I knw it’s a cartn abut me.”
31. Accrding t the article, Adrienne Hedger was a (n) ________ befre becming a cartnist.
A. interviewerB. husewifeC. writerD. publisher
32. Claire and Kate cmplain much abut their mther’s drawings because ________.
A. they are t busy t finish their hmewrk
B. they are tired f being the mdels fr her creatins
C. they are nt satisfied with their clthing in her cartns
D. they are nt willing t pay much attentin t her cartns
33. What’s Kate’s attitude (态度) twards her mther’s cartns?
A. She finds them really interesting. B. She desn’t care a lt abut them.
C. She actively ffers suggestins abut them.D. She desn’t like them and never watches them.
34. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best subtitle (小标题) in ________ ?
A. Abut getting alng with her daughters B. Abut drawing cartns f her daughters
C. Abut watching cartns with her daughtersD. Abut getting her daughters t enjy cartns
35. What can be inferred (推断) abut hw Adrienne Hedger feels abut drawing cartns?
A. She enjys making cartns, especially family nes.
B. She was unwilling t draw cartns at the very first.
C. She is prud f her cartns and believes they are perfect.
D. She likes drawing cartns n family members, especially her husband.
【答案】31. C 32. C 33. B 34. B 35. A
【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了漫画家Adrienne Hedger在接受采访时的回答，讲述了她从作家成为漫画家的经历及画关于女儿们的漫画的相关内容。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据“But mstly writing was my jb until ne f my friends wh wrked fr the American Girl magazine wanted me t d drawings.”可知在成为卡通画家前是一位作家。故选C。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据“But the ne thing that they d nt like is hw I draw their clthing.”可知他们不喜欢我画的他们衣服。选项C“他们对她漫画里的服装不满意”符合题意。故选C。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据“My lder daughter Kate desn’t pay that much attentin. I spend my whle life watching them and cartning abut them. And the lder they get, the less they care.”可知凯特不太在乎妈妈的卡通画。故选B。
【34题详解】
最佳标题题。根据“I spend my whle life watching them and cartning abut them.”及最后三段内容可知，最后三段主要讲述Adrienne Hedger画关于女儿们的漫画的相关内容。故选B。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据“I really enjy making a cartn abut a persnal family mment.”可知她喜欢漫画，尤其是家庭相关的漫画。故选A。
C
We decided nt t tell the kids. Marla knew that nce ur three daughters understd that their mther had been given 1,000 days t live, they’d start cunting.
They wuld nt be able t enjy schl, friends, their teams, r birthday parties. They’d be watching t clsely hw she lked, mved, acted, ate, r didn’t. Marla wanted her daughters t stay children: happy, relaxed, and cnfident that tmrrw wuld lk like yesterday.
In 2009, Marla’s dctr called t tell her that she had early-stage cancer. After several medical peratins, she needed eight runds f chemtherapy (化疗) t clear the cancer fund in her bdy.
Our kids were 8, 9, and 11 at the time, and they understd that their mther was under treatment, but we never tld them the news we sn learned frm hspital: Marla had the mst serius cancer cell, and she had little chance t stay alive. Her dctr directly tld her, “G t live yur next 1,000 days in the best way yu knw hw.”
Thugh she was badly ill, Marla went n running lng distances, fr her wn mental (心理的) fitness, and mre imprtantly, s her kids wuld see her strng. I knew these miles were a wnder. Marla survived a little mre than 3,500 days instead f 1,000. In her lifetime, she celebrated 25 anniversaries (周年纪念日), 57 children’s birthdays, three cllege acceptances, and tw high-schl graduatins. But the next numbers make me sad: Zer cllege graduatins. Zer weddings. Zer grandchildren.
Marla said t me at the hspital, “N glry (辉煌的) days fr us. We almst had the kids ut f the huse, and nw yu’re alne. I’m s srry.” I replied, “Srry abut what? Yu lived life t the fullest and made life wrth living. I admired yur pwer and curage. Yu already utran science. Thank yu fr taking me n yur magic jurney. Rest easy, my ne and nly girlfriend.”
36. If the children were tld abut Marla’s illness, they wuld ________.
A. remain activeB. study harderC. stay ut with friendsD. live with wrries
37. Hw did Marla face her illness?
A. She cntinued sprts activities. B. She accepted it angrily.
C. She avided scial life. D. She refused medical treatment.
38. What d the numbers shw in Paragraph 5?
A. Their valuable memries. B. Seriusness f her illness.
C. A mixed feeling f jy and sadness. D. Imprtance f family celebratins.
39. What des the underlined wrd “utran” mean in the last paragraph?
A. 相信B. 依赖C. 超过D. 证实
40. What des Marla’s stry tell us?
A. Life is nt rses. B. The fullest life matters mst.
C. Lve can beat illness. D. Happiness takes lng time.
【答案】36. D 37. A 38. C 39. C 40. B
【语篇解读】文章讲述了Marla在得知自己患有严重癌症后，选择不将病情告诉孩子们，而是坚强地面对生活，希望孩子们能无忧无虑地成长。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据“They wuld nt be able t enjy schl, friends, their teams, r birthday parties. They’d be watching t clsely hw she lked, mved, acted, ate, r didn’t.”可知，如果孩子们被告知Marla的病情，他们会担心。故选D。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Thugh she was badly ill, Marla went n running lng distances”可知，在知道自己患有癌症后，她继续体育活动。故选A。
【38题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Marla survived a little mre than 3,500 days instead f 1,000. In her lifetime, she celebrated 25 anniversaries (周年纪念日), 57 children’s birthdays, three cllege acceptances, and tw high-schl graduatins. But the next numbers make me sad: Zer cllege graduatins. Zer weddings. Zer grandchildren.”可知，这些数字既代表了Marla见证的喜悦时刻，也代表了她的遗憾。故选C。
【39题详解】
词句猜测题。根据“Marla survived a little mre than 3,500 days instead f 1,000.”和“Yu already utran science.”可知，Marla活了3500多天，而不是1000天，这已经超越科学了，划线单词意为“超过”。故选C。
【40题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，Marla在得知自己患有严重癌症后，坚强地面对生活，在经历了多次手术和化疗，但她依然坚持长跑，以保持良好的心态。最终，Marla的生命远超过了医生预测的1000天，文章强调了Marla坚强勇敢地生活，活出了自己的精彩，因此Marla的故事告诉我们充实的人生最重要。故选B。
D
①D yu like blueberries? If s, the next time yu’re abut t eat these delicius berries, take a gd lk at them. ________
②Fr the mst part, blueberries aren’t blue. If yu carefully take ff the skin f ne blueberry, yu’ll see that the fruit inside is white. If yu rub (摩擦) the inside f the skin n a white piece f paper, yu’ll see a reddish-purple clr. And if yu gently rub the utside f a blueberry, the blue clr disappears and the berry lks almst black. But the mment yu pick ne, it des lk blue. What’s ging n? ________
③Well, there are tw ways t create clrs. The first is thrugh pigments (色素). Pigments shw the clr f the light they dn’t take in. The mst cmmn pigment in plants is chlrphyll (叶绿素), a green pigment. Plant leaves appear green because chlrphyll desn’t take in green light. It sends it ut instead while taking in blue and red light. Plants prefer t take in blue light because it has mre energy than any ther light. In fact, there aren’t any “true blue” pigments in the plant wrld. ________
④The secnd way t make clr is thrugh “structural clr (结构光)”. This happens when the surface makes sme clrs f light lk different. Have yu ever seen the rainbw clrs n a CD? These clrs shw up because f the tiny spaces between the CD’s thin layers (层). These spaces nly allw certain clrs t reach ur eyes. ________
⑤Blueberries als create “structural clr” in their wn way. The berries lk black when they’re ripe (成熟的), but the plants build a thin layer f wax (蜡) n their utside. This layer is nly 0.4% f a centimeter thick, but it gives the berries their blue lk. The blue clr helps the plants because birds are attracted t the rare clr. They eat the berries and spread the seeds (种子) far and wide.
⑥Nw yur bwl f blueberries suddenly lks a lt mre interesting. The fruit is beautiful, but its beauty is nly skin deep!
41. Accrding t the article, after yu gently rub the utside f a blueberry, it almst lks ________.
A. blueB. whiteC. blackD. reddish-purple
42. Which f the fllwing pictures crrectly shws why a leaf lks green t us?
A. B.
C. D.
43. Blueberries appear blue in the same way that ________.
A. a CD appears clrful B. a tree leaf appears green
C. they appear black when ripeD. a fallen leaf appears yellw
44. The sentence “Then ask yurself: Are blueberries really blue?” shuld be put ________.
A. at the end f Paragraph 1B. at the end f Paragraph 2
C. at the end f Paragraph 3D. at the end f Paragraph 4
45. Which f the fllwing shws the structure f this passage?
A. ①/②③/④⑤⑥B. ①/②/③④/⑤⑥C. ①②/③④/⑤⑥D. ①/②/③④⑤/⑥
【答案】41. C 42. B 43. A 44. A 45. D
【语篇解读】本文主要介绍蓝莓呈蓝色的原因。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据“And if yu gently rub the utside f a blueberry, the blue clr disappears and the berry lks almst black.”可知，轻轻擦拭蓝莓的外部后，它几乎看起来是黑色的。故选C。
【42题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Plant leaves appear green because chlrphyll desn’t take in green light. It sends it ut instead while taking in blue and red light.”可知，植物叶子呈绿色是因为叶片中含有叶绿素，而叶绿素主要吸收红光和蓝光，不吸收绿光，故而绿光被反射回来，使得叶片呈绿色，可推知，B项符合。故选B。
【43题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The secnd way t make clr is thrugh ‘structural clr (结构光)’…Have yu ever seen the rainbw clrs n a CD? These clrs shw up because f the tiny spaces between the CD’s thin layers (层).”以及“Blueberries als create “structural clr” in their wn way.”可知，蓝莓呈现蓝色，就像CD呈现彩色一样，两者都是通过“结构光”制造颜色。故选A。
【44题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“D yu like blueberries? If s, the next time yu’re abut t eat these delicius berries, take a gd lk at them.”及下文“Fr the mst part, blueberries aren’t blue.”可知，此处承上启下，引出蓝色这一话题。故选A。
【45题详解】
篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段主要讲述吃蓝莓时，看到蓝莓的颜色是蓝色；第二段主要讲述剥开蓝莓或者轻轻擦拭蓝莓的外部，这时看到的颜色都不是蓝色的；第三段到第五段讲述创造颜色的两种方法和蓝莓创造颜色的方法；最后一段总结全文。故选D。
第二部分 非选择题（65分）
五、任务型阅读 （本题共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）
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。（注意：每个空格只填一个单词）
Are Hme Rbts a Gd Idea?
As science and technlgy develp s fast, there are many types f hme rbts n the market tday. Mre and mre peple like them and want t wn ne. Amazn’s Astr is the favurite n the rbt market. It can d many tasks, such as carrying drinks and playing music. The rbt can als be cntrlled when the wner is nt at hme. It can be used t check n pets and peple, r whether the ven (烤箱) is left n. Other hme rbts can be used t d husewrk and mre. D yu think hme rbts are a gd idea?
Just as the saying ges, every cin has tw sides. Hme rbts can bring us a lt f cnvenience (便利) and make ur life easier. But if we depend n them t much, we may be trubled with it as well. That’s a prblem wrth thinking abut.
Title: Are Hme Rbts a Gd Idea?
【答案】46. develpment 47. ppular 48. example 49. N 50. time
51. safer/safe 52. satisfy/meet 53. abilities/skills 54. recrded 55. easily
【语篇解读】本文谈论了家用机器人的利弊。
【46题详解】
根据“As science and technlgy develp s fast,”可知，科学技术发展迅速。空处应该填一个名词，develpment“发展”符合题意。故填develpment。
【47题详解】
根据“Mre and mre peple like them and want t wn ne.”可知，机器人变得越来越受欢迎。ppular“受欢迎的”符合题意，形容词作表语。故填ppular。
【48题详解】
根据“Amazn’s Astr is the favurite n the rbt market. It can d many tasks, such as carrying drinks and playing music.…”可知，此处列举了一个关于机器人的例子，example“例子”符合题意。故填example。
【49题详解】
根据“I dn’t think it’s gd t have hme rbts!”可知，Lucas不支持家用机器人。故填N。
【50题详解】
根据“This makes peple free enugh t d the things they enjy.”可知，家用机器人让人们有很多时间做他们喜欢的事情。故填time。
【51题详解】
根据“The rbts can als help peple guard against any pssible danger in hmes.”可知，家用机器人可以让人们感到（更）安全。safe“安全的”，safer“更安全的”均符合题意。故填safer/safe。
【52题详解】
根据“In general, hme rbts can prvide peple with what is needed.”可知，一般来说，家用机器人可以满足人们的需求。satisfy/meet符合题意，情态动词can后接动词原形。故填satisfy/meet。
【53题详解】
根据“Even wrse, we will be unable t d certain tasks.”可知，人们将依赖家用机器人，并失去完成某些任务的能力，ability“能力”，skill“技能”均符合题意，此处用其复数表示泛指。故填abilities/skills。
【54题详解】
根据“They can recrd lts f infrmatin abut us,”可知，家用机器人会记录我们的大量信息。此处是被动语态be dne。故填recrded。
【55题详解】
根据“Hme rbts can bring us a lt f cnvenience (便利) and make ur life easier.”可知，家用机器人可以帮助我们更轻松地生活。空处修饰动词live，应该用副词形式。故填easily。
六、短文填空 （本题共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，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（每空不限填一词）。
The Spring Festival is the ldest festival in China. It dates back mre than 4,000 years. It’s als the cuntry’s mst imprtant traditinal festival. Nw this Chinese cultural symbl has been ____56____ (success) added t UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) List (非遗名录). The decisin ____57____ (make) at a meeting n December 4th, 2024.
Ra Quan is a vice minister (副部长) f culture and turism. He expressed thanks at the meeting. The Spring Festival, he said, stands fr the Chinese peple’s hpes fr ____58____ better life. Over many generatins (代), ____59____ has prvided lasting spiritual strength fr the Chinese peple, he added.
The festival falls n the first day f the Chinese calendar. It marks the ____60____ (begin) f the new year. Preparatins fr it begin weeks befre Chinese New Year’s Day. Celebratins last ____61____ the Lantern Festival. The activities ____62____ (include) prayers (祈祷) fr health and gd luck.
Many ther ld traditins als stand. Peple hang up red lanterns and set ff firewrks, fr example. These practices are used ____63____ (keep) harmful spirits away. They als write the Chinese character Fu and put up Spring Festival cuplets (春联) n their drs fr gd luck. Paper-cutting, dragn dances and Lantern Festival events are imprtant parts f the celebratin as well. Tgether they frm sme f the ____64____ (happy) days f the year fr Chinese peple. The Spring Festival is a public hliday in almst 20 cuntries. Abut 20% f the ____65____ (human) celebrate it in the wrld.
Nw China has 44 items n the UNESCO ICH List, mre than any ther cuntry.
【答案】56. successfully 57. was made 58. a 59. it 60. beginning
61. till/until 62. include 63. t keep 64. happiest 65. humans
【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了春节的庆祝活动。
【56题详解】
句意：如今，这一中国文化符号已成功被列入联合国教科文组织的非物质文化遗产名录。此处修饰动词added用副词successfully“成功地”。故填successfully。
【57题详解】
句意：这一决定于2024年12月4日的一次会议上作出。主语The decisin和make之间是被动关系，根据“n December 4th, 2024.”可知此处用一般过去时的被动语态，主语是名词单数，be动词用was。故填was made。
【58题详解】
句意：春节代表了中国人民对更美好生活的期望。此处泛指“一个更好的生活”，better以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。故填a。
【59题详解】
句意：长期以来，它一直为中国人民提供着持久的精神力量。此处指代“春节”，作主语用代词it。故填it。
【60题详解】
句意：它标志着新年的开始。the beginning f“……的开始”。故填beginning。
【61题详解】
句意：庆祝活动一直持续到元宵节。根据“ Lantern Festival”可知庆祝活动持续到元宵节，till/until“直到”。故填till/until。
【62题详解】
句意：这些活动包括为健康和好运祈祷。句子用一般现在时，主语是名词复数，谓语动词用原形include“包括”。故填include。
【63题详解】
句意：这些习俗被用来驱赶有害的鬼魂。根据“These practices are spirits away”可知是这些习俗被用来驱赶有害的鬼魂，用结构be used t d“被用来做某事”。故填t keep。
【64题详解】
句意：它们共同构成了中国人一年中最快乐的日子。根据“ f the year”可知是一年中最快乐的日子，用最高级happiest“最快乐的”。故填happiest。
【65题详解】
句意：世界上大约有20%的人类会庆祝这个节日。根据“Abut 20% f the”可知此处用名词复数humans“人类”。故填humans。
七、词汇运用 用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。（每空不限填一词）（本题共10空；每空0.5分，满分5分）
66. —Have yu finished yur hmewrk?
—Srry. I haven’t. I ________ (d) it after I d the dishes.
【答案】will d
【详解】句意：——你完成作业了吗？——对不起。我没有。我洗完碗后再做。根据“after I d the dishes”可知，此处表示“我洗完碗后再做”，即“我将要做”，句子时态用一般将来时will d。故填will d。
67. —Dad, when will mum be back? She’s been away fr a week.
—If all ges ________ (smth), she shuld arrive hme tmrrw afternn.
【答案】smthly
【详解】句意：——爸爸，妈妈什么时候回来？她已经离开一个星期了。——如果一切顺利的话，她应该明天下午回家。此处修饰动词ges用副词smthly，意为“顺利地”。故填smthly。
68. Sharing the similar hbbies with my deskmates makes us much ________ (clse) nw.
【答案】clser
【详解】句意：我和同桌有着相似的爱好，这让我们更加亲近了。“much”修饰比较级，形容词“clse”应该变成比较级形式“clser”。故填clser。
69. Thmas Edisn is my favurite ________ (invent) in histry.
【答案】inventr
【详解】句意：托马斯·爱迪生是我历史上最喜欢的发明家。根据提示词及Thmas Edisn可知，空处应填“发明家”的单数形式，对应的英文表达是“inventr”，故填inventr。
70. Yu can get yur mney back if the cncert ________ (cancel) because f unknwn situatins.
【答案】is cancelled
【详解】句意：如果音乐会因不明原因被取消，你可以拿回你的钱。分析句子可知，主语the cncert与cancel构成被动关系，应用被动语态，if引导条件状语从句，从句用一般现在时，故用一般现在时的被动语态，其结构为：am/is/are+过去分词，the cncert作主语，be动词用is。故填is cancelled。
71. I was ________ (sure) f my writing skills at first. Luckily, I met a wnderful teacher.
【答案】unsure
【详解】句意：一开始我对自己的写作技巧没有把握。幸运的是，我遇到了一位很棒的老师。根据“Luckily, I met a wnderful teacher.”与提示词可知，此处应指对写作技巧没有把握，“was”后应用形容词作表语，因此用unsure“没有把握的”。故填unsure。
72. It’s really wise f yu ________ (jin) the Reading Club. Yu have s many friends nw.
【答案】t jin
【详解】句意：你加入读书俱乐部，这真的很明智。你现在有了这么多朋友。it’s+形容词+f sb. t d sth.“某人做某事怎样”，是固定句型，因此空处应是不定式t jin。故填t jin。
73. The headmaster in ur schl ften asks the students t take gd care f _________. (they)
【答案】themselves
【详解】句意：我们学校的校长经常要求学生们照顾好自己。根据“asks the students t take gd care f”可知是指要求学生们照顾好他们自己。themselves“他们自己”，故填themselves。
74. A number f sprts events are cvered ________ (live) during the Olympic Games.
【答案】live
【详解】句意：奥运会期间，许多体育赛事都有现场报道。“live”作为副词修饰“cvered”，表示“现场直播”，符合句意要求。故填live。
75. —We didn’t see yu at the party last night, Mike. We ________ (expect) yu all the time.
—Oh, srry. I frgt all abut it.
【答案】were expecting
【详解】句意：——我们昨晚在派对上没看到你，迈克。我们一直都盼着你来。——哦，抱歉。我全忘了。根据“last night”和“all the time”可知，此处表示过去某一阶段一直发生的动作，应用过去进行时（was/were ding），主语为we，助动词用were。故填were expecting。
八、同义句转换（每空一词）（本题共10空；每空0.5分，满分5分）
76. He exercises every day in rder t keep fit.（改为同义句）
He exercises every day ________ ________ he can keep fit.
【答案】①. s ②. that
【详解】句意：他每天锻炼以保持健康。“in rder t”表示目的，可以替换为“s that”来引导目的状语从句，后跟一个完整的句子。故填s；that。
77. Peter was surprised t knw the remains (遗址) he fund under the sea were nt man-made. (改为同义句)
T his ________, Peter realized the remains he fund under the sea were ________.
【答案】①. surprise ②. natural
【详解】句意：彼得惊讶地发现他在海底找到的遗迹并非人造的。根据题目中的内容可把Peter was surprised改写为T his surprise“令某人吃惊的是”；nt man-made可改写为natural“天然的”。故填surprise；natural。
78. We need t duble check the infrmatin frm ChatGPT with ther materials’ help. （改为同义句）
It’s ________ t check the infrmatin frm ChatGPT a ________ time with the help f ther materials.
【答案】①. necessary ②. secnd
【详解】句意：我们需要在其他资料的帮助下再次核对ChatGPT的信息。根据题意，need t d“需要做”可换成necessary“有必要的”；duble check指“复查”，即a secnd time“第二次”。故填necessary；secnd。
79. Yu will be late fr the meeting if yu dn’t drive faster. (改为同义句)
________ yu drive at a higher ________, yu will be late fr the meeting.
【答案】①. Unless ②. speed
【详解】句意：如果你不开快点，开会就要迟到了。分析句子可知，“”可用“unless”进行替换，意为“除非，如果不”，位于句首首字母需大写；unless后面跟肯定形式，原句“drive faster”可改写为“drive at a higher speed”，表示“以更高的速度开车”。 故填Unless；speed。
80. Many peple prefer nline reading, but t much screen time can have a bad influence n their health. (改为同义句)
________ many peple prefer nline reading, t much screen time can influence their health ________.
【答案】①. Thugh/Althugh ②. badly
【详解】句意：很多人更喜欢在线阅读，但太多的屏幕时间会对他们的健康产生不良影响。此句要求改为同义句。根据句意可知，“thugh/ althugh虽然”，引导让步状语从句，表达尽管许多人更喜欢在线阅读，但过多的屏幕时间会影响他们的健康，位于句首，首字母要大写，且副词“badly不好地”修饰动词influence与原句中形容词“bad坏的”修饰名词influence同义。故填Thugh/ Althugh；badly。
九、书面表达（满分25分）
81. 你校下学期将举行主题为“Fun with English”的英语节活动，为此校英语报刊登了一份征求活动建议的通知。假如你是初三学生刘强，请给英语报的编辑写一封信，内容包括：
1．你认为英语节活动会给你们的学习生活带来哪些积极意义？
2．请为学校英语节推荐一项活动，并阐述理由。
活动提示（仅供参考）：
English shrt drama shw; Sharing a gd read in English;
Telling gd Chinese stries in English; English chrus (合唱) cmpetitin …
3．针对你推荐的活动，九年级学生可以在寒假期间做哪些准备？请给出你的建议。
注意：
1．要点齐全，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；
2．词数100左右，信件开头已给出，不计入总词数；
3．信件中不得使用真实的个人姓名或学校名称。
Dear Editr,
I’m happy t hear that we will have an English Festival next term.
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Yurs sincerely,
Liu Qiang
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Dear Editr,
I’m happy t hear that we will have an English Festival next term. I believe it will make ur schl life mre clrful and prvide a gd chance fr us t enjy the beauty f English.
As fr the activities, I’d like t recmmend Telling gd Chinese stries in English. In my pinin, it will nt nly make urselves understand ur culture better but als imprve ur English speaking and writing. Mre imprtantly, we can help t spread Chinese culture thrugh the activity.
Grade 9 students can get prepared during the winter hliday. It’s necessary t chse a gd Chinese stry first. If we dn’t knw hw t tell the stry in English clearly, we can email teachers fr help. We can als practise it in frnt f ur parents r friends. Maybe they have sme gd ideas.
I think it’ll be very meaningful if we can tell gd Chinese stries in English at the English Festival. I hpe my advice is wrth taking.
Yurs sincerely,
Liu Qing
January 2nd, Thursday
My family went t visit my aunt Tina tday. We left early in the mrning. Dad drve us t her huse. The drive wasn’t bad, but it was ht! Aunt Tina greeted us with a wnderful welcme party. There were many family members. Even my cusin Mary came. Mary and I were pen friends, but we had never met face t face befre. Will I be her cup f tea?
January 3rd, Friday
Mary is a special girl. She is very utging and talks a lt. She talks t me abut her schl life, her favrite sprts, her lvely dg and her family phts. I like her very much.
January 4th, Saturday
We had lts f fun tday. Mary taught me sme new sngs. Aunt Tina shwed me hw t dance. I am nt gd at singing r dancing, but we sang and danced fr hurs.
January 6th, Mnday
Nw we’re n the drive hme. I take ut the key ring which Mary gave me this mrning. It reminds me f the sweet time between us. I ________ Mary already. I’ll send her an email as sn as we get hme.
Emily
I’d like t have a hme rbt! Hme rbts can help ut with husewrk. This makes peple free enugh t d the things they enjy. The rbts can als help peple guard against any pssible danger in hmes. Fr example, it can remind the wner when there is a water leak (漏水) r a brken windw. It can keep an eye n pets r yung children. What’s mre, the rbts can stay and chat with peple. They can als help peple stay in tuch. In this way, they can make peple feel less lnely. In general, hme rbts can prvide peple with what is needed.
Lucas
I dn’t think it’s gd t have hme rbts! Ding husewrk is a gd way fr us t stay active and healthy. If hme rbts d everything fr us, we will becme lazy. Even wrse, we will be unable t d certain tasks. If the rbt breaks dwn, we may nt be able t clean ur hme r ck fr urselves. Lts f peple already depend n phnes fr navigatin (导航) and can’t read maps. Als, many hme rbts, like Astr, have cameras and micrphnes. They can recrd lts f infrmatin abut us, including ur cnversatins. As a result, ur private infrmatin can’t be prtected.
The intrductin t hme rbts
With the fast ____46____ f science and technlgy, there are many types f hme rbts n the market tday. These rbts are becming mre ____47____.
A (n) ____48____
Astr, a hme rbt, can d many tasks:
*carrying drinks and playing music
*checking n pets, peple and electrical appliances (电器)
Different ideas abut having hme rbts.
Emily: Yes
Emily: ____49____
*Hme rbts can d husewrk. Then peple will have much ____50____ t d what they enjy.
*Hme rbts can make peple feel ____51____ because they can be used t check n their hme.
*Hme rbts can stp peple frm feeling lnely.
*In general, hme rbts can ____52____ peple’s needs.
*If hme rbts d everything fr us, we will becme lazy.
*Peple will depend n hme rbts and lse the ____53____ t d certain tasks.
*Lts f infrmatin abut peple can be ____54____ by hme rbts and peple’s privacy can’t be prtected.
Cnclusin: Hme rbts can help us live mre ____55____, but we shuldn’t depend n them t much.