2023—2024學年江蘇省鎮江市丹陽市九年級上學期英語期末試卷

一、單項選擇(★★)1.—HaveyoueverwatchedtheVolunteerArmy?—Yes,it’ssogreat.I’veneverwatched________moreattractiveone.

A．aB．anC．theD．不填(★★★)2.MostChinesepeopleloveeatinghotpotallyearround,________inwinter.

A．speciallyB．especiallyC．simplyD．exactly(★★★)3.ChinesewriterHaiYawontheHugoAwardforBestNovelette________hisworkTheSpace-TimePainter.

A．forB．asC．ofD．to(★★★)4.BMIisameasure(測量方法)thatusesyourheightandweighttoworkout________youarefitornot.

A．thatB．ifC．whetherD．how(★★★★)5.—Lily’sneverlateforschool.—________!Theyarealwaysthefirsttogettoschool.

A．SoisLucyB．SohasLucyC．NeitherisLucyD．NeitherhasLucy(★★★)6.Theboymade________greatprogressinhisstudythatweallfeltsurprised.

A．soB．suchC．veryD．really(★★★)7.—Usuallyadogwon’tbite________it’sbeingattacked.—Foreveryone’ssafety,Istillinsistitisnecessarytoputitonthelead.

A．unlessB．ifC．whenD．after(★★★)8.—Whenwillyouhandinyourreportonfilms,Nancy?—Notuntilit________nextweek,Sir.

A．finishesB．willfinishC．isfinishedD．willbefinished(★★★★)9.Whichofthefollowingcanbeanewspaperheadline?

A．NotreDamewillopenagainbytheendof2024B．The19thAsianGameswasheldsuccessfullyinHangzhouC．A6.2-magnitudeearthquakehitsGansuinNorthwestChinaD．ShenzhouXVIcrewlandsonEarthafterfive-monthmission(★★★)10.—ShallwehaveaCityWalkthisweekend?—________I’msotiredthatIjustwanttohaveafullsleepathome.

A．Whynot?B．Ican’tagreemore!C．I’mafraidnot!D．Itcouldn’tbebetter.二、完形填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，根據短文內容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。Haveyoueverboughtanythingthatyoucan’ttouchandsee?Nowadays,virtual(虛擬的)productshavebecomearisingtrend(潮流).Twomonthsago,thetopicof“Haveyouboughtvirtualmosquitoes(蚊子)foryourfriends”starteda_________onWeibo.Ifyoubuyvirtualmosquitoesforyourfriend,someonewilladdyourfriendonWeChatandbuzz(嗡嗡叫)tohimbyword_________forfun.Thisisjustoneofthe_________ofvirtualproducts.Thereisalsoavirtualtreehole.Thismeansthatyoucan_________forsomeonetolistentoyoutalkingaboutyourlife.Virtualsupervision(監督)meansyouneedsomeonetokeepaneyeonyouifyoucan’tstudyorreadcarefully.Thepriceisusuallyfrom10yuantoseveralhundredyuan,dependingondifferent_________.Undertheincreasingstressofstudying,workingandrelationships,morepeoplewanttofindwaystolowertheirstressandkeep_________happy.Somesecretscan’tbe_________withfamilyandfriends.Talkingtostrangersisabetterway.Theyaremoreobjective(客觀的)tolookatyourproblems.It’salsolesstroubleforfamilymembersandfriends_________theyarealwaysbusy._________,theexperienceisn’talwaysgood.Youmaymeetatreeholethatdoesn’tpaymuchattentiontoyourproblems.It’sjustamatterofluck.Sometimesyouhappentotalktosomeonereallypatient,whilesometimesyoumeetsomeonewhoendsupmakingyoufeeleven__________.Buyingvirtualproductsshowsyoungpeople’semotional(情感的)needs.There’salsoariskthattheymaytruststrangersmorewhentheyaredown.It’sstillimportanttothinkabouthowsafethisvirtualserviceis,especiallywhenitasksformoremoney.11.A．conclusionB．discussionC．celebrationD．decision12.A．highlyB．seriouslyC．terriblyD．simply13.A．examplesB．advantagesC．instructionsD．achievements14.A．askB．voteC．payD．thank15.A．coloursB．prizesC．sizesD．needs16.A．themselvesB．ourselvesC．itselfD．himself17.A．matchedB．connectedC．sharedD．complained18.A．becauseB．soC．thoughD．but19.A．OtherwiseB．HoweverC．InsteadD．Besides20.A．wiserB．sillierC．betterD．worse三、閱讀理解(★★★)Therearemanyfamousfilmfestivalsaroundtheworld.Let’slookatfourofthem.

theVeniceInternationalFilmFestivalTheVeniceInternationalFilmFestivalwasfoundedin1932.ItisknownasFatherofInternationalFilmFestivals.ThefestivalisheldeveryyearinlateAugustorearlySeptemberontheislandoftheLido,Venice,Italy.Inthegoldenageoffilmdevelopment,theVeniceInternationalFilmFestivalwasthecradleofmanyworld-classfilmmasters.Today,thefestivalstillplaysanimportantroleinthefieldofart.theCannesFilmFestivalAsitsnameshows,theCannesFilmFestivaltakesplaceinCannes,France.Itwasfirstheldin1946afterWorldWarIT.InMayeveryyear,alotoffamousactors,actressesanddirectorsgotheretoreceivehonours.Thefestivalisalsoaplacetodiscovernewtalentsandthefashion.theBerlinInternationalFilmFestivalTheBerlinInternationalFilmFestivalisregardedasoneoftheBigThreefilmfestivalsalongwiththeCannesFilmFestivalandtheVeniceInternationalFilmFestival.Itstartedin1951asasummerfestival,butafter1978itiscelebratedinFebruaryeveryyear.Itattractsmanysuccessfulpeopleinthefilmindustryaswellasalargegroupofaudience.theMoscowInternationalFilmFestivalTheMoscowInternationalFilmFestivalwasheldforthefirsttimein1935.Itwasredesignedseveraltimesoverthepastdecades.In1972,itwasratedasan“A”classfilmfestivalbytheInternationalFederationofFilmProducersAssociations.21.Whichofthefourfilmfestivalshasthelongesthistory?

A．theVeniceInternationalFilmFestivalB．theCannesFilmFestivalC．theBerlinInternationalFilmFestivalD．theMoscowInternationalFilmFestival22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?

A．TheCannesFilmFestivalisaplacetodiscovernewtalentsandthefashion.B．TheMoscowInternationalFilmFestivalisoneoftheBigThreefilmfestivals.C．TheVeniceInternationalFilmFestivalisthemostfamousfestivalintheworld.D．TheBerlinInternationalFilmFestivalisasummerfestivalwhichstartedin1951.23.Inwhichpartofthemagazinecanwereadthearticle?

A．ScienceB．TravelC．GeographyD．Art(★★★)InEnglish,whensomeoneisveryangry,wesaythispersonseesred,likethewayabull(公牛)goeswildafterseeingaredcloth.Nowitturnsoutthatseeingredisnotjustanexpressionforangrypeople,butalsoascientificfact.Researchersfoundthatthereisaconnectionbetweenthecolorredandanger.Angrypeoplereallyseeredwhereothersdon’t.Andaspecialloveforredoverbluemayevensuggestamorehostile(敵對的)personality.Thestudyincludesanumberofexperiments.Atfirst,researchersaskedagroupofpeoplewhichcolourtheypreferred,redorblue.Participants(參與者)thendidpersonalitytests.Resultsshowedthatthosewhochoseredseemedtobemorehostile.Duringasecondtest,participantslookedatfaded(褪色的)imagesthatcouldbeseenaseitherredorblue.Thosewhosawredscored25percenthigheronhostilityinthepersonalitytest.“Hostilepeoplehavehostilethoughts.Hostilethoughtsareconnectedwiththecolourred,andsohostilepeopleseethiscolourmoreoften.”theresearcherssaid.Finally,theparticipantsweretoldaboutimaginarysituationsinwhichtheycouldtakedifferentactions.Resultsshowedthatinthesesituations,red-preferringpeopleweremorelikelytoshowthattheywouldhurtanotherpersonthanthosewhopreferredblue.24.Whatmaypeoplebelikeiftheypreferthecolourredoverblueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Theygetangryeasily.B．Theyhavestrangethoughts.C．Theyaregoodattakingactions.D．Theyaregoodatdoingexperiments.25.Howdotheresearchersprovethepersonwholovesredmayhavemorehostility?

A．Bymakinginterviews.B．Bylistingnumbers.C．Bydoingexperiments.D．Bygivingexamples.26.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．HostilePeopleB．RedandBlueC．PeopleWhoPreferRedD．MeaningsofDifferentColours(★★★★)It’simportanttorememberthatJacobMarleywasdead.DidScroogeknowthat?Ofcoursehedid.TheywerebusinesspartnersinLondonforyears.Scroogewashisonlyfriendandhisonlymourner(哀悼者)whenMarleydied.Hecontinuedwiththeirbusinessalone,andlivedinJacobMarley’soldhouse.Thehousewasverypoor.Thatevening,thefogandfrosthungoverthewaytotheoldhouse.Thefogcoveredeverything,likeathickgreyblanket.Scroogehadtofeelhiswayalongwithhishands.Tohissurprise,ScroogesawMarley’sfaceinsteadoftheknocker(門環)whenScroogeputhiskeyinthelock.Scroogelookedatthedoorknockerforseveralmoments,andthenitchangedbacktoadoorknockeragain.Scroogewasquitescared.Hequicklyclosedthedoorandthenhewentuptohisroom.ItwasverydarkbecauseScroogeonlyhadacandle.Butdarknessdidn’tworryScrooge,becausedarknesswascheap.AndScroogelikedcheapthings.Suddenlyheheardaloudclankingsound.Itcamefromdownstairs.Somebodywaspullingaheavychain(鏈條).Itwascomingstraighttowardshisroom.Thefacewasthesame.ItwasMarley,hewasdraggingachain.ScroogestaredattheghostofMarleyasitstoodtherebeforehim.Butstillhedidn’tbelieveitwasreallythere.“Whoareyou?”askedScrooge,calmly.“InlifeIwasyourpartner,JacobMarley.”“Whyareyoucarryingthatchain?”askedScrooge,trembling.Scroogewastryingveryhardnottobescared.TheGhost’svoicescaredhimanditscoldeyesfrightenedhim.“IwearthechainthatImadeinlife,”repliedtheGhost.“Imadeitlinkbylink,andmetrebymetre.Iwounditaroundmyself.Doesitlookstrangetoyou?”“Iusedtohavethechancetobekindanddogoodinlife.ButIdidnothing.NowI’mdead.Iregretthat,”criedtheGhost.“I’mheretonighttowarnyou.Youcanstillescapemyfate(命運).I’mgivingyouachance,andtrytobeakindman…”ScroogewasdeeplymovedandfelltohiskneesinfrontoftheGhost.—AdaptedfromAChristmasCarol27.WhydidScroogehavetofeelhiswayalongwithhishandsthatnight?

A．Itwasfoggyandfrosty.B．Thehousewastoopoor.C．Hewastooscaredtomoveforward.D．Hewassadabouthisfriend’sdeath.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trembling”inthepassagemean?

A．jumpingB．shakingC．shoutingD．turning29.TheGhostcametoScroogeto________.

A．giveScroogeascareB．tellScroogehisdeathC．changeScrooge’sfateD．askScroogetobekind30.Wecanlearnfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat________

A．ScroogewasmovedbytheGhostandmightgowithhim.B．ScroogewasafraidoftheGhostandmightmoveawayquickly.C．Scroogedidn’tbelievetheGhost’swordsandmightbestillgenerous.D．ScroogethoughttwiceabouttheGhost’swordsandmightchangehimself.(★★★)閱讀以下內容，從其后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，有兩項是多余的。Bigdataismanysetsofinformationthatareputtogethertobeusedbyacomputerprogram.Thecomputerprogramlooksfordifferentkindsofanswersinthedata.Wecanfinddifferentkindsofinformationfrommanysourcesinbigdata,suchasinformationfromtheInternet,schools,companies,andgovernments.31Anothersetcanhavewhattheylike,howtheygotoschool,andhowmuchtimetheyspendonthecomputer.Bigdatacanbehelpfulinmanyways.Thegovernmentusesittounderstandhowmanypeopletravelonbusesortrains.32Someschoolsusebigdatatounderstandhowmanychildrenneedextrahelpinclass.Theteacherscanthengivethesestudentsmorehelporsupport.33Ithelpsthemunderstandtheirbuyersbetter.Forexample,onecompanyusesweatherdatatoseewhenpeopleeatthemosticecream.34Forexample,althoughsomepeoplehavenotdoneanythingwrong,itmaystillpredictthattheybreakthelaworhurtothers.Howcanbigdatabeusedforgoodandbadthings?35Andtheyusuallythinkintheirownwaysandthenbuildathinkingmodel.Thethinkingmodelisusedtolookatandunderstandthedata.

A．Companiesusebigdatatoo.B．Bigdatacanalsobeusedinotherfields.C．However,bigdatacanalsobringtrouble.D．Onesetofdatacanhavepeople’snamesandaddresses.E．Computerengineerswriteprogramstounderstandbigdata.F．Theinformationisthenusedtoimprovebusortrainservices.G．Bigdataissolargethatit’sdifficulttoprocessintraditionalways.四、選詞填空(★★★)從方框中選擇恰當的詞或短語并用其適當的形式填空（每個詞或短語只能用一次）。

consider,getalongwith,liveguardagainst,dealwiththink,accordingto,music,successfulassoonas36.Livinginthenetworktimes,wecan’tbetoocarefulto________Internetfraud(詐騙).37.The19thAsianGamesinHangzhouwerecovered________online.Peoplearoundtheworldwereveryexcited.38.Somechildrenfinditdifficulttocommunicatewiththeirparents.Theyoftenrefusetosharetheir________andfeelings.39.Afterhundredsofexperiments,Edison________inventedthelightbulb.40.Anewtypeofcoffee,MoutaiLatte(醬香拿鐵),caughtcustomers’attention________ithitthemarket.41.Asageneralmanager,youmusthavetheability________differentkindsofproblems.42.TheMarchoftheVolunteerscomposedbyNieEr,oneofthemostfamousChinese________,broughtalotofcouragetothesoldiersduringthatdifficulttime.43.QuanHongchan________asatalenteddiver,buthersuccessdependsnotonlyontalent,butalsoonherhardwork.44.________thesurvey,TVdramasbasedonJinYong’snovelsarepopularamongpeopleofallages.45.Ourteacheralwayssuggeststhatweteenagersshouldfindtherightwayto________eachother.五、短文填空(★★★★)根據短文內容及所給首字母提示寫出所缺單詞，使短文意思完整，每空一詞。Howfastcansomeoneclimb15meters—theheightofafive-floorbuilding?TheanswerfromChinesespeedclimberCaoLongis4.98seconds.Heisthet46persontohavefinishedthespeedclimbingrouteinlessthanfiveseconds.TheothertwoareIndonesianathletes.PeoplecallCaothe“fastestmaninChina”or“ChineseSpider-Man”.AccordingtoCao,ther47ofspeedclimbingcanchangeeverytimebecauseit’sahighlystressfulracewheretwoclimbersjointhecompetitionatthesametime.It’salsoasportthatfinishesinseconds.Ifyouwanttos48,everythinghastobeperfect.Butthisstressispartofthereasonw49Caolovesthesport.Havingthecompetitionsidebysidewitha50climberreallyexciteshim.Hereallyenjoystheexcitementwhenachievinghispersonalbest.Caotriedclimbingattheageof8.L51manyotherkidswhofirstgotintoclimbing,Caowasmainlydoingbouldering(抱石攀巖)andleadclimbingandwasdoingverywell.Sadly,hegothurtandhadoperationsattheageof18.Hethend52totryspeedclimbing.Thespeedclimbingusesdifferentskillsfromboulderingandleadclimbingandputslessstressonclimbers’bodies.Caoisgreatatspeedclimbingaswell,a53hethinksheishardlythestrongestathlete.Heunderstandsh54tobetterdistribute(分配)powertodifferentpartsofhisbody.Inhiseyes,thenationalrecordof4.98secondshasbecomeathingofthep55.Hewillkeeptryingtodobetterandgobeyondhimself.六、任務型閱讀(★★★)根據短文內容在文章后表格中的空白處填入一個最恰當的詞，每空一詞。Recently,communitycanteens(食堂)havebecomepopularamongChinesepeople.Foronly20yuan,wecanbuyourlunchatacommunitycanteeninHangzhou.Wecanhaveameatdish,avegetabledishandabowlofrice—allveryhealthy.Thedisheshaveahome-cookedtaste.Communitycanteensweremadefortheoldpeopleatfirst.Itcanbedifficultforsomeoldpeopletocookontheirown,sothecanteensofferhelp.Theycanhavelunchanddinnerwithina10-minutewalk,orcommunityworkerscanbringthedishestothem.Thereareexperiencedcooksincommunitycanteensmakingspecialmealsfortheold.Thefoodissoftandhaslessoil,andtheoldcaneathealthily.Now,thecommunitycanteensarebringinginmoreyoungpeople.Forthosewhoarenotwillingtoordertakeoutmealsoreatatrestaurants,therearemanykindsofhealthierdishesinthecommunitycanteens.Thesedishesaresoldat2.48yuanper100grams.Thepriceofthefoodislowerthanthatintherestaurantscloseby.Besides,communitycanteensalsooffermanyotherwaystomeetthedininghabitsofyoungpeople.Nowyoucanseesomecreativewaystomakethingseasierforpeople.Forexample,acommunitycanteeninBeijingintroducesbuffet-style(自助模式)dishes.Therefore,thecanteenhasattractedmorecustomersinandoutoftheneighbourhood.Therearenowmorethan6,700communitycanteensinChina.Theriseofcommunitycanteenscouldn’thappenwithouttheworkoflocalgovernments.

CommunitycanteensinChinaBackgroundinformation·Communitycanteenshavebecomeperfectplacesfor56theyoungandtheoldtohavemeals.57forhavingcommunitycanteens·Someoldpeoplehave58cookingontheirown.

·Youngpeopledon’t59likeorderingtakeoutmealsorea