2023-2024学年江苏省南通九年级（上）第二次月考英语试卷

这是一份2023-2024学年江苏省南通九年级（上）第二次月考英语试卷，共10页。试卷主要包含了单项选择，完形填空，阅读理解，词汇，短文填空，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

21. ______ six-minute cartn Reflect tells the stry f Bianca, ______ Disney’s first plus-size
female character.
A. The; 不填B. The; theC. A; aD. A; 不填
22. It's wise ______ yu t buy the flat at ______ lw price.
A. fr; sB. f; such aC. abut; such a D. f; s a
23. -- We will d what we can ______ Maths well this term.
-- Time waits fr n man. It's time fr yu t wrk hard.
A. learn B. t learn C. be learned D. t learning
24. N ne knew anything abut the accident ______ it ______ n CCTV.
A. till; cveredB. when; was cvering C.until; was cveredD. when; cvered
25. -- Did yu have a ______ trip t Xining?
-- Yes, I was very ______ with it thugh it tk a lng time n the way.
A. pleased; pleasedB. pleased; pleasant C. pleasant; pleasantD. pleasant; pleased
26. Many peple keep cats as their pets, because they are easy t raise, unlike dgs that ______
mre attentin and utdr activities.
A. represent B. remindC. requireD. remain
27. The Beijing Winter Olympics are cnsidered as a chance t g ______ the differences and
wrk tgether fr a better shared future.
A. beyndB. against C. thrugh D. acrss
28. -- It's said that Beijing Duck is very famus and delicius.
-- Well. ______ we're here, why nt g fr the restaurant and rder sme?
A. UnlessB. ThughC. WheneverD. Since
29. -- I thught I wuld fail in the Maths exam, but the result ______ fine.
-- What yu get depends n hw much yu have given.
A. put utB. brke utC. turned ut D. came ut
30. T make the shw ______ and creative, the hst spent almst the whle night preparing fr it.
A. live B. living C. alive D. lively
31. In the cmedy, the actrs were given n script and had t ______ stries by themselves at nce.
A. take upB. make upC. set up D. put up
32. One persn's ______ desn't depend n hw much mney he has made, but n hw many cntributins he has made t ur cuntry.
A. wealthB. value C. quality D. career
33. -- Sir, it's true that being happy is an ability. S can yu tell me ______?
-- Yes. Just as President Xi says, “Happiness is achieved thrugh hard wrk.”
A. hw we can find happinessB. wh can help achieve happiness
C. what happiness isD. why happiness is s imprtant t us
34. -- It's exciting that Chinese wmen's ftball team wn the Asian Cup.
-- Well, teamwrk is imprtant. As we knw, ______.
A. a gd beginning is half dne B. ne tree can't make a frest
C. actins speak luder than wrds D. every cin has tw sides
35. Mrs. Peter wuld like the students ______.
Class 5f, g t the library fr tday's lessn. Take yur ntes s yu can review.
Mrs. Peters
A. t lk at their ntes in Class 5fB. t prepare in the library fr a test
C. t learn hw t use a library tdayD. t wait fr her in the schl library
三、完形填空(本题共15题, 每小题1分, 满分15分)
I mved t a new neighbrhd tw mnths ag. Oppsite my huse was a taxi driver wh lived in a big huse with a large garage.
He’s a single parent with tw schl-age children. At the end f the day, he wuld ___36___ his taxi n the rad. “Why didn’t he park it in the garage?” I asked myself.
Then, ne day I ___37____ that he had ne mre car in his garage. In the ___38___ he wuld cme hme frm wrk at abut 4 ’clck, leave his taxi and g ut with his children in his ___39____ car, nt in his taxi. I thught it was a bit ___40____.
I was curius t see his persnal car but did nt ___41____ it until I happened t be utside ne evening tw weeks later, when the garage dr was ____42___ and he drve ut in his car: a Rlls-Ryce! It shcked me cmpletely___43____ I realized what that meant. Yu see, he was a taxi driver. But deep inside, he saw himself as smething else: a Rlls-Ryce wner and a(n) ___44_____. He drve thers in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rlls-Ryce. The wrld lked at his taxi and called him a taxi driver. But fr him, a taxi was just ___45____ he drve fr a life.
We g t bed every night and ___46____ every mrning as parents r children, nt as bankers, CEOs r prfessrs. We g fr a ____47___ as clse friends r g fr a vacatin as a family. We lve life as it is. Yet ften, we base ur entire happiness and ___48____ n hw high we climb the scial ladder—hw much bigger and better a ___49___ we have. And we fail t ntice Rlls-Ryce, by keeping it dusty in ur garage. We shuld pay mre attentin t ___50___ we are than what we d!
36. A. park B. drive C. check D. repair
37. A. learntB. understd C. thught D. remembered
38. A. mrning B. afternn C. evening D. night
39. A. anther B. ther C. third D. first
40. A. useful B. careful C. wasteful D. painful
41. A. get B. make C. buy D. have
42. A. brken B. clsed C. painted D. pen
43. A. nce B. befre C. when D. until
44. A. father B. sn C. driver D. engineer
45. A. nthing B. anything C. smething D. everything
46. A. stay up B. wake up C. take up D. warm up
47. A. cmpetitin B. perfrmance C. test D. party
48. A. success B. plans C. beauty D. wishes
49. A. garden B. garage C. car D. taxi
50. A. wh B. what C. which D. where
四、阅读理解(共15小题, 每小题2分, 满分30分)
A
Have yu ever watched mvies r TV series abut the ryal families f the Qing (1644-1912 AD) dynasty? Nw it's yur turn t be the princess r the emperr, as yu enter the hme f 24 emperrs— the majestic Frbidden City in Beijing.
Yu will als visit Xi’an t discver the marvelus undergrund army— the Terractta Warrirs, and get t knw the culture and stries f the Qin (221-206 BC) and Tang (619-907AD) dynasties.
Finally admire the gleaming Shanghai, where east meets west and ancient meets mdern, during this 8-day custmizable tur.
8 Days, Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai, Private Tur (CT-1) Frm 1,419 USD
Highlights
Discver the Frbidden City with ur knwledgeable guide, t understand why the ld place has recently becme an nline hit.
Explre the less-crwded sectin f the Great Wall at Mutianyu by means f mderate hiking, cable-car rides r tbgganing dwn.
Stand face-t-face with the Terractta Warrirs and get t knw why they were created by the First Emperr f Qin.
Admire the ambitius skyline and the gleaming night scenes f Shanghai. Jin in cultural activities, like making dumplings r facial masks.
51. Visitrs can get the fllwing infrmatin abut the tur EXCEPT _____ accrding t the ad.
A. the places t turB. the ways f getting t the travel places
C. the meals during the turD. the price f the tur
52. What can visitrs learn abut during their stay in Xi’an?
A. The ryal families f the Qing dynasty.B. The culture f the Qin dynasty.
C. The stries f the Frbidden City.D. The histry f the Great Wall.
53. Check and find ut what visitrs can d during the 8-day China experience tur?
① Jin in cultural activities, like making sky lanterns r facial masks.
② Discver why the Frbidden City has becme s ppular recently.
③ Get t knw why the Terractta Warrirs were created by the First Emperr f Qin.
④ Admire the gleaming night scenes f Xi'an.
A. ①② B. ③④ C. ①④ D. ②③
B
Studies have shwn that memries f gd parental relatinships can be gd fr peple. William Chpik is an expert frm Michigan State University. He tgether with sme ther experts did a study and they published an article in Health Psychlgy recently. Accrding t the study, peple wh have gd childhd memries f their parental relatinships have better health and less sadness.
Chpik and his team carefully studied the results f tw surveys. The first was the Natinal Survey f Midlife Develpment in the United States, which studied adults in their frties fr 18 years. The secnd, the Health and Retirement Study, studied adults wh were 50 and ver fr 6 years. Bth f the tw surveys included questins abut participants’ feelings fr their parents, general health, and what they think abut their lives.
The experts fund that thse wh thught they gt much lve frm their parents in early childhd had better physical health and were mre satisfied with their present lives. The experts als fund that happy memries abut mthers culd have a bigger influence n children than that abut fathers. The reasn fr this may be that mst children were mainly raised by mthers.
The experts said the questin needs t be studied further. In rder t better understand the relatinship between peple's memries abut parents and their present lives, greater numbers f peple will be studied fr lnger perids f time.
54. Happy memries abut ______ influence children mre.
A. fathersB. mthersC. cusinsD. grandparents
55. Hw lng were the peple in the Natinal Survey f Midlife Develpment studied?
A. Fr 6 years.B. Fr 18 years.C. Fr 40 years.D. Fr 50 years.
56. What des the underlined wrd "published" mean in Paragraph 1?
A. Reprted smething t public.
B. Made smene suffer because they have dne smething wrng.
C. Created r develped smething.
D. Gave smething t smene.
57. What can we knw frm the passage?
A. The experts will cntinue t d the study.
B. The experts are sure abut the results f the study.
C. William Chpik is an excellent expert in culture.
D. Parents have little influence n children's health.
C
Narratr: There nce was a beautiful princess whse favrite amusement was a glden ball. One day, the princess tssed the ball t high, and it landed in the well. As the princess cried ver her lst treasure, she heard smene ask a questin.
Frg: Why are yu s sad, beautiful princess?
Narratr: The princess lked arund and saw nly a frg.
Princess: My favrite glden ball fell int the well.
Frg: I can retrieve it fr yu, but first, yu must agree t ne cnditin. Yu must prmise t take me hme and be my friend.
Narratr: The princess didn't want t be friends with a frg, but she prmised anyway. When the frg brught her the ball, the princess snatched it frm him and hurried hme!
Frg: What a selfish princess. I’m certain that she has frgtten her prmise. I’ll just hp ver t the castle t remind her.
Narratr: The frg hp-hp-hpped thrugh the grass and kncked n the heavy dr f the castle.
Princess: What are yu ding here, yu bumbling frg?
Frg: Dear princess, I am here t remind yu f the prmise yu made.
Narratr: The princess slammed the dr in the frg's face with a big BANG.
King: I heard a dr slam. What's happening? If yu made a prmise, yu must hnr it.
Narratr: The princess was angry but beyed her father. S, the king, the princess, and the frg enjyed dinner tgether. It was muttn stew, the ck's specialty.
Frg: I was hungry, but nw I'm full. Thank yu fr dinner. Kindly shw me t my bed nw.
Narratr: The princess did as she was asked, but the frg lked sad!
Frg: Yu have welcmed me int yur hme, but I can tell that yu dn't want t be my friend.
Narratr: The princess's face went red, fr what the frg said was true. She bent dwn t kiss the frg, but ended up kissing a prince.
Frg: l am a prince wh was turned int a frg, and yur kiss turned me back. Thank yu, dear friend!
Narratr: The prince and princess were wnderful friends frm that day n and lived happily ever after.
58. What's the meaning f the underlined wrd “retrieve”?
A. bring back B. take awayC. break dwnD. put away
59. Why did the frg hp ver t the castle?
A. T ask the king fr help. B. T visit his friends in the castle.
C. T give the ball t the princess. D. T remind the princess f her prmise.
60. What is the right rder f what the princess did in the stry?
① She went back t the castle.
② She bent dwn t kiss the frg.
③ She gt help frm the frg and made a prmise.
④ She beyed her father and ate the meal with the guest.
A. ②④③① B. ③①④② C. ③④①② D. ④③②①
61. What can we learn frm the stry?
A. It is ften difficult t keep a friendship.
B. We shuldn't be afraid f making friends.
C. Once yu make a prmise, yu must keep it.
D. We shuld ask fr help when we are in truble.
D
①As the days are getting clder, yu might wish yu culd magically turn int a bear and spend the winter sleeping. But dn't be t jealus(嫉妒的) f the bear, as scientists are lking fr ways t let humans hibernate, t.
②Hibernate is a state where an animal's heart rate, breathing and metablism(新陈代谢) slw dwn. Then they can save energy during winter mnths t survive a shrtage f fd.
③Japanese researchers have fund the secret behind hibernate-- the “Q neurns(神经元)”. These neurns in animals' brains can put them int a hibernatin state. The researchers als did surgeries(手术) n mice after turning n the mice's “Q neurns”. It turned ut that during hibernatin, the surgeries did less damage t the mice's rgans(器官).
④Accrding t the team, humans’ “Q neurns” cannt be turned n and ff as easily as the mice's. But they are cnfident in cpying the mice's hibernatin in humans. That means we culd let peple “hibernate” when having surgery, causing less damage t their bdies.
⑤In recent years, mre scientists are waking up t the benefits f hibernatin. Fr example, US scientist Katherine Grabek fund that when the thirteen-lined grund squirrel hibernates, it cleans ut harmful brain plaques(斑块) that are related t Alheimer's(阿尔兹海默症) in humans. The animal's bld pressure als ges up and dwn greatly befre and after hibernating. But it desn't suffer frm any illness related t bld pressure.
⑥Crabek and her team fund mlecules(分子) frm the squirrel that can prtect against high bld pressure and heart disease. They hpe t find mre that may affect human health, and then design medicine.
⑦Sme studies in bats and marmts shwed that, during hibernatin, their bdies age mre slwly. This als prvides new ideas fr making humans live lnger in the future, accrding t New Scientist magazine.
62. What have Japanese researchers fund accrding t the passage?
A. Humans dn't have “Q neurns” as mice d.
B. The mice's hibernatin can be easily cpied in humans.
C. Ding surgeries during hibernatin desn't d any harm t rgans.
D. It is harder t turn n humans’ “Q neurns” than t turn n the mice's.
63 What can we infer frm the last tw paragraphs?
A. Eating squirrels helps with high bld pressure.
B. Peple may hibernate t slw dwn aging sme day.
C. Hibernatin is a treatment fr many serius diseases.
D. Peple can hibernate whenever they like in the future.
64. Which f the fllwing shws the structure(结构) f the passage?
A. ① B. ① C. ① D. ①
② ③④ ⑤⑥⑦ ②③ ④⑤ ⑥⑦ ②③④ ⑤⑥ ② ③④ ⑤⑥
⑦ ⑦
65. What is the writer's main purpse in writing this passage?
A. T shw ur achievements in surgeries.
B. T present a new way f ding surgeries.
C. T share the findings n hibernatin.
D. T intrduce what hibernatin is.
五、词汇(本题共15小题, 每小题1分, 共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. Our gvernment is develping lcal ________(产业) t prvide mre jbs fr lcal peple. 67. We will listen t him ________(宣布) the result f the games.
68. The by gt ________(feel nervus r afraid) when he walked alne in the frest.
69. The plice can't ________( think r believe that this true r pssible based n what yu knw) what she makes a living n.
70. At the Dragn Bat Festival, the Chinese peple usually eat ________ Chinese fd-- rice dumplings.
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。
71. Cheer up! It desn't matter wh wins because playing tennis ________ is great fun.
72. Yur rm seems s _______. Bks and clthes are everywhere.
73. The ________ weren't satisfied with the yung actress. They asked her fr several retakes.
74. T draw Chinese culture much ________ t the public, the Palace Museum was pen at night fr the first time at this year's Lantern festival.
75. Peple wh are in their ________ care mre abut their career than their wn life.
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。
76. "Tday we are facing many great changes because China has realized its many dreams and ________ mre in the fllwing years." said a Chinese gvernment fficial.
77. Zhang Guimei, winner f the July 1 Medal(七一勋章获得者), ________ mst f her time t
wrking fr Huaping Senir High Schl fr Girls in Lijiang, Yunnan since 2008.
78. -- Excuse me, Sir, but yu can’t park yur car here.
-- Srry. I ________ the sign n the wall. I will mve it away at nce.
79. -- Nick, I seem t hear a vice frm yur mask. What is it?
-- Listen, the smart mask ________ me that the air quality arund here is nt s gd.
80. In ur English class Mr. Wu ften ________ us t discuss in grups actively.
六、短文填空 (本题共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
Thmas J. Scheuer cmes frm the US. He studies at a u___81___ in Beijing and als wrks as a prfessinal table tennis player.
Why d Chinese players always dminate(称霸) the majr table tennis events? Scheuer heard that ne f the r___82___ is that there is a large fan base fr the sprt in the cuntry. Almst everyne can play a little. T see w___83___ it’s true, he went t a park and visited a club t find ut.
At a park in Beijing, Scheuer saw many ld peple playing table tennis. He was a___84___ by the active scene. One f them tld him that he had been playing the sprt fr mre than 50 years. He spends abut tw hurs n it every day. He was even n___85___ ne f the “Beijing Masters” when he was 70. “I’ve nticed that I’m the y___86___ player in the park,” said Scheuer.
Then Scheuer visited a table tennis club. There, many kids were practicing. A by said he hped that he culd be an excellent player like Ma Lng ne day. A girl said playing table tennis helps her r___87___ after ding schlwrk.
The visits made Scheuer “truly appreciate the enthusiasm(热情) that Chinese peple have fr table tennis”. “Dubbed(授予称号) as China’s ‘n___88___ sprt’, table tennis is as ppular in China as sccer and basketball are wrldwide,” Scheuer said.
Scheuer was als impressed t find that Chinese peple f all age grups take part in the sprt, “nt just t be w___89___, but als t have fun, t scialize(社交), and t live a healthy lifestyle.” Such a s___90___ tuched him. Mrever, he cnfirmed again that it is lve that makes things simple.
81. _________ 82. _________ 83. _________ 84. _________ 85. _________
86. _________ 87. _________ 88. _________ 89. _________ 90. _________
七、任务型阅读（本题共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Game Ideas fr Fcus & Cncentratin(注意力) fr Teenagers
Besides their studies, teenagers ften take part in sprts, after-schl activities and scial events. With s much t stay n tp f, it's easy fr them t becme stressed ut and disrganized. They need help t imprve fcus and cncentratin thrugh games. Here are sme games that imprve cncentratin, attentin and memry.
Brainteasers
Brainteasers give the teenage mind a wrkut. Brainteasers challenge players with simple-lking tasks, such as matching and recalling patterns. Hwever, they test and imprve fcus by requiring the player t use speed and lgic . They als imprve cncentratin, attentin, reactin and ther cgnitive(认知的) skills when played ften. Challenge teenagers t cmplete ne r tw brainteasers every night frm an activity bk r website. Riddles and puzzles als exercise cgnitive abilities related t fcus.
Physical Challenges
Physical exercise is imprtant fr healthy teenage develpment in several ways. Nt nly des exercise keep the bdy fit and in shape, but it als helps strengthen the mind by supplying mre xygen (O2) t the brain, helping it prcess and recall infrmatin and awakening brain cells(细胞). Get teenagers utside s that they can develp scial skills. Challenge teenagers t relay races, jump rpe r hula-hping cmpetitins, vlleyball r ther games that encurage physical activity.
Bard Games
Bard games such as chess and checkers aren't the nly games that imprve cncentratin, fcus and prblem-slving skills. Even silly games fr a grup f players can imprve cgnitive abilities such as memry, cncentratin and fcus. Laughter and lighthearted play during family game night stimulate(促进) areas f the brain related t creativity and learning while encuraging scializatin that imprves brain health.
91. Besides their studies, what d teenagers ften d?
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92. What games challenge players with simple-lking tasks?
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93. Hw can physical exercise help strengthen the mind?
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94. What can stimulate areas f the brain related t creativity and learning during family game night?
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95. Which game mentined in the passage is yur favrite? Why? (言之有理即可)
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八、书面表达(本题共25分)
鼓足自信
初三的生活忙碌而充实，有喜悦也有失意。当我们彷徨时，不妨停下脚步，思考是为了更好的奔跑；当我们觉得苦闷时，不妨尝试着给生活加点糖，你想要的，生活都会给你。
勤奋细致
Hw t spend Grade Nine
管理时间
适当解压(自拟两种娱乐方式并说明理由)
阳光中学开展“Hw t spend Grade Nine”征文比赛，请根据提示，以“Hw t spend Grade Nine”为题，用英语写一篇短文。
要求:1.表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯。
2.必须包含表格中所有相关信息，并适当发挥。
3.词数100字左右(作文开头已给出，不计入总词数)。
4.不使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Hw t Spend Grade Nine
We have been here in Grade Nine, ne f the mst imprtant years fr us students, fr a few mnths. Sme f us feel gd, while sme d nt. Hw shuld we spend this year?
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答案
二、单项选择
21-25 ABBCD 26-30 CADCD 31-35 BBABB
三、完形填空
36-40 AABBC 41-45 BDCAC 45-50 BDADA
四、阅读理解
51-53 CBD 54-57 BBAA 58-61 ADBC 62-65 DBAC
五、词汇
66-70 industries, annuncing, scared, suppse, traditinal
71-75 itself, untidy, directrs, clser, thirties
76-80 will achieve, has devted, didn’t ntice, is reminding, encurages
六、首字母填空
81-85 university, reasns, whether, amazed, named
86-90 yungest, relax, natinal, winners, spirit
七、阅读与回答问题
91. They ften take part in sprts, after-schl activities and scial events.
92. Brainteasers.
93. By supplying mre xygen (O2) t the brain, helping it prcess and recall infrmatin and awakening brain cells.
94. Laughter and lighthearted play.
95. 自拟
八、略
thirty it clse tidy direct
remind devte encurage achieve nt ntice