2024—2025學年江蘇省常州市北郊初級中學上學期九年級英語期中質量調研試卷

一、單項選擇(★★★)1.—Wouldyoulikesometeaorcoffee?—_______.Idon’twanttobesleeplesstoday.

A．EitherB．NeitherC．BothD．Any(★★)2._______Ihavestress,mybestfriendcanalwayscheermeup.

A．HoweverB．WhateverC．WhoeverD．Whenever(★★)3.—Doyoubelievethatpersonalitiesdependonstarsigns?—It_______betrue,butdon’ttakeitseriously.

A．mayB．mustC．can’tD．shouldn’t(★★★)4.I’veneverseenagirlmore_______thanKitty.Shecandanceforhourswithoutfeelingtired.

A．modestB．creativeC．energeticD．organized(★★★)5.Theoldladydidn’tleavethebusstation________hersongotonthecoach.

A．sinceB．untilC．whileD．as(★★★)6.LiuCixinisanexcellentwriter.ReadinghisThree-Bodyis_______havingatalktohim.

A．asgoodasB．aswellasC．asoftenasD．assoonas(★★★)7.Veryfewofthehouses_______afterthebigfireinHawaii,USAthissummer.

A．remainedB．leftC．continuedD．appeared(★★★)8.Petermadeavideoaboutthesportsmeetinglastweek.Itwasa_______ofthatexcitingactivity.

A．recordB．purposeC．decisionD．gift(★★★)9.It’simpolitetoreadothers’diariesbecausetheremaybesomething_______inthem.

A．generalB．personalC．practicalD．similar(★★★)10.Theheadoftheorganizationsaidthey_______ananimalcenterforthehomelessdogsandcats.

A．buildB．hasbuiltC．willbuildD．wouldbuild二、完形填空(★★★)Mr.Allenheldoutaglassofwaterwiththreeicecubesinit.“Whydothingsfloat?”heaskedtheclass.Noonesaidaword.Thewholeclasswas________.“Anyone?”Mr.Allensmiledathisstudents.“Let’sbrainstormsomeanswers.”Heswirled(旋動)theglassgently.Theicecubesbobbedupanddowninthewater,thenfloatedbacktothe________.“Howaboutsomeguesses…”Hepaused,scanningthestudents’faces.“Anyguesses?”Thestudents________quiet.Afewofthemlookedateachotherandshrugged.Otherstappedtheirfingers.“What’sthefirstthingthatcomestomind?Remember,thereare________rightorwronganswers.”Mr.Allendidhisbesttokeephissmilewarmandinviting.Still,nooneintheclassspokeup.Thestudentstriedto________Mr.Allen’sgaze(注視).Mr.Allenscratchedhishead.“Okay,”hesaid.“Howaboutthis—whocangivemetheworstansweryoucanthinkof?”“Theworstone?”askedMiguelfromthebackoftheroom.“That’sright.”Mr.Allennodded.“Ooh!”exclaimedMartika.“I’vegotit!Thingsfloatingbecause…theyhavewings!”Alexsnorted(哼),“Iftheyhadwings,they’dbe________notfloating.”Martikarolledhereyesathim.“It’ssupposedtobeabadanswer.What’syourbadanswer?”“Uhh…well…”Alex’sfaceturnedred.“Magic?”“That’sa________one!”saidMr.Allenquickly.“Sometimessciencecanseemlikemagic________weworkoutwhat’sgoingon.”“Maybethingsfloatbecauseghostsarecarryingthem?”Tylersaid.“Orinvisiblegiants!”addedElla.“Well,Ithinkcloudsfloatintheskysowecanlieinthegrassandlookatcloud________,”giggledCassie.“Ialwaysseethree-headedelephants!”Afewstudentslaughed.Handswent________allaroundtheroom.“Iseealiens!”“Andgiantpizzas!”Soonthewholeclasswashootingwithlaughter.“Ilikelookingatclouds,too.”Mr.Allengrinned,pickinguptheglassofwater.“Cloudsaremadeoflotsoflittlewaterdrops.”11.A．excitedB．noisyC．activeD．silent12.A．leftB．rightC．topD．bottom13.A．turnedB．provedC．becameD．remained14.A．noB．anyC．someD．many15.A．meetB．feelC．avoidD．fix16.A．climbingB．flyingC．swimmingD．jumping17.A．goodB．badC．strangeD．terrible18.A．whenB．whileC．afterD．until19.A．animalsB．plantsC．insectsD．aliens20.A．downB．upC．awayD．around三、閱讀理解(★★★★)Boysandgirls,let’sdoanexperiment（實驗）intoday’slesson.Materials:Instructions:1.Fillthebowlorglassabout2/3fullwithwater.2.Droptheeggcarefullyintothebowlandwatchitgoingdowntowardsthebottom.3.Taketheeggoutandaddabout5spoonsofsalt.Testtoseeifyouregggoesup.4.Addmoresaltiftheeggisstillatthebottom.Thesciencebehindit:Thingsgodowninthewaterwhentheyaredenserthanthewater,byaddingsaltwemakethewaterdenser.Oncethewaterisdenserthantheegg,itgoesup.Youcanalsotryotherthingstoseeifyoucanhavethesameresult.21.Whatkindoflessonarethestudentshaving?

A．Maths.B．Biology.C．Physics.D．Geography.22.Whichofthefollowingistheresultyoucanseeafteraddingsaltinwater?

A．B．C．D．23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“denser”inpart3probablymean?

A．Faster.B．Slower.C．Lighter.D．Heavier.(★★★)Areyousleepingwell?Onethirdofaperson’slifeisspentsleeping,sosleepisaveryimportanttopic.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutsleep?Doyouknowwhatkindofrelationshipthereisbetweensleepandmemory?Inpsychology,memoryislearningthathascontinuedovertime.Memoryisdividedintothreestages,oneissensorymemory,oneisshort-termmemory,andtheotherislong-termmemory.Long-termmemoryisdividedintosituationalmemory(語義記憶),andproceduralmemoryrelatedto“howtodo”.Afterunderstandingmemory,whatisasleepstage?Sleepisdividedintoseveraldifferentstagesasfollows,thefirststageisjustgettingreadyforsleep,thengentlyfallingasleep,thenwegointothedeepsleepstage,andfinallytherapideyemovementstage.Youmightthinkthatyourbrainrestswhenyousleep,butthat’snotthecase.Infact,ourbrainisworkingveryhardwhenwearesleeping.Therearedifferentformsofbrainwavesthatmatchdifferentstagesofsleep.Whenwearejustabouttogetreadyforsleep,ourbrainwavesgointoasteady(穩定的)andrhythmicstate,thebrainwaveswillbecomeslower.Thisstageisveryimportantforourlong-termmemory.Besides,it’sgoodforgettingridoftiredness(免疫力)againstdisease.Finallyintherapideyemovementstage,thisiswhenweareoftendreaming.Whydowesleep?Twoveryimportantreasonsarethatsleepcanbeveryhelpfulinourhealth,reducingstress,andthatduringsleepthebraincleansupwasteinthebrainandthenhelpstomakethosenewmemoriesformlong-termmemories.Sowhenwedon’tgetenoughsleep,wehavemoodswings,overeatingandotherproblems.Obviously,havingagoodnight’ssleepisimportantforourmemory.24.Whydothewriterusethequestionsinthefirstparagraph?

A．Togetreaders’answers.B．Tointroducethetopic.C．Toshowthewriter’sinterest.D．Togivereaders’suggestions.25.Thesecondandthirdparagraphsareabout________.

A．3stagesofmemoryand3stagesofsleepB．relationshipbetweenmemoryandsleepC．3stagesofmemoryand4stagesofsleepD．long-termmemoryandstagesofsleep26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Ourbrainisinthestate(狀態)ofworkingwhenwearesleeping.B．Thebrainwavesbecomesslowerwhenwegetreadyforsleep.C．We’llloseourmemoryandgetangryeasilywithenoughsleep.D．Thedeepsleepstageisonlyimportantforourlong-termmemory.27.Afterthelastparagraph,thewritermaywriteabout“_________”.

A．WhysleepisimportanttousB．HowwehaveagoodmemoryC．WhenwecangotobedD．Howwehaveagoodnight’ssleep(★★★)AssoonasRyanMarceloturnsonhiscomputer,timeseemstostop.Afterstartingplayinghisfavouritegame,hiseyesfixedonthecharactersonthescreen.“Iplayeveryday,sometimesformorethanfourhours,”Ryan,a14-year-oldCanadianboy,said,“WhenIfinishplaying,myeyesareheavyandIjustfeelreallytired.”Afamiliar(熟悉的)story?Infamilieswithchildrenandcomputers,there’sagoodchanceofmeetingchildrenlikeRyan,whospendtoomuchtimeinfrontoftheircomputers.Andthesechildrenarestartingtofeelpainsasaresultoflong-timecomputeruse.“Whatwe’reseeingisthatchildren’slevelsofcomputer-related(由電腦引起的)discomfortareclosetoadults,”saidMs.Fraser,anengineer.“They’rereportingthattheyhaveproblemswiththeireyes,andthatthey’refeelingdiscomfortintheirnecks,backsandintheirhands,armsandwrists.”AresearchreportshowshowcomputinghasbecomeaneverydaypartoflifeforCanadianchildren.Nearly40%ofchildrenaged4to11havetheirowncomputers,andmorethan20%havemobilephones.Theyusethemtosendmessagestofriendstoooften.Butisthegrowinguseoftechnologyamongchildrenthemainreasonforcomputer-relatedhealthproblems?Althoughthereislittleresearchinthisarea,thefewstudiessuggestthatsuchproblemsarequitecommonamongchildrenandteens.Theresearchersstudiedstudentsaged10to17withlaptopprogrammes.Theyfoundthatabout60%saidtheyfeltuncomfortable,mostlyintheneckandshoulderareas.Partoftheproblemisthatmanyoftoday’scomputergamesaren’tspeciallydesignedforchildren’shands.Alsomostkeyboardsandcomputermousesaretoobigforthem.Whenchildrenusethecomputer,they’reusuallysittinginanadult-sizedchairfacinganadult-sizeddesk.Andtheyneedtotakebreaks—onceevery20minutes—wheretheygetupforatleasttwominutesandwalk.28.TheexampleofRyanMarceloinParagraph1isto_____________.

A．givesomedetailsB．drawaconclusionC．makeacomparisonD．introducethetopic29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discomfort”inParagraph3mean?

A．Afeelingofpain.B．Afeelingofsadness.C．Afeelingofexcitement.D．Afeelingoftiredness30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A．Bothadultsandchildrenarefeelingcomputer-relateddiscomfort.B．Mostpeoplehaveproblemswiththeireyes,ears,necksandhands.C．HalfoftheCanadianchildrenhavecomputersandmobilephones.D．Canadianchildrenwatchshortvideosonmobilephonestoooften.31.Whatisthemainreasonforchildren’scomputer-relatedhealthproblems?

A．Adult-sizedchairsanddesks.B．Thegrowinguseoftechnology.C．Children’sfavouritecomputergames.D．Bigkeyboardsandcomputermouses.32.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthetext?

A．Ryan’sHealthProblemB．SayNotoVideoGamesC．TechnologyLeadstoHealthProblemsD．VideoGamesareaPain四、任務型閱讀(★★)Doyouknowwhatthebodymassindex(BMI,體重指數)is?AccordingtotheNationalHealthService,BMIisameasure(測量方法)thatusesyourheightandweighttoworkoutifyouarefit.SomecitiesinChinahaveincludedBMIinthePEtestforthehighschoolentranceexamination,orzhongkao.Forexample,Beijingin2021announcedthatBMIofficially(正式)becameasubjectofthePEtestforzhongkao.ChengduandShanghaihavealsostartedsimilaractions.BMIincitieslikeXiamen,althoughnotincludedinthezhongkao,stillplaysaroleinregularPEtests.ZhangYanshuisaGrade8studentfromBeijingChaoyangForeignLanguageSchool.Heusedtobeoverweight.“ItwasthissummerthatIdecidedtoworkonmyBMI,”Zhangsaid.Hestartedbyrunningwithhisdad,andsoontookastamina(體能)coursewhichtrainedhimfordifferentthingslikerunning,pull-upsandsoon.“IthinkBMIandtheeventfortheexamgowelltogether.WhenIpractisetheevents,myBMIgetsbetter,Ifeelmoreenergeticdoingtheevents.”Zhangalsopaidmuchattentiontohisdiet.“Iatebrownriceinsteadofwhiterice,andchickenformeatmostoftime,”hesaid.“Itwasforsuresad.”HisBMIreachedanormal(正常的)levelafterfourmonthsofeffort.“Myhealthandwillpower(意志力)haveseenabigimprovement.”33.HowmanycitieshaveincludedBMIinthePEtestforthehighschoolentranceexamination?________________________________34.HowdoesZhangYanshufeelwhenpractisingtheevents?________________________________35.Accordingtothearticle,whatcanwedotokeeptheBMIatanormallevel?________________________________五、閱讀理解(★★)閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的6個選項中選出4個可以填入空白處的最佳選項。HouseplantsmakeyouhappyBringtheoutsideintoboost(使興旺；使增長)yourwellbeing(康樂).Plantsaren’tjustnicetolookat.Theycanalsohelpyourhealthandwellbeing.Thisisespeciallytrueindoors.FindyourperfectplantTherearemanydifferenttypesofhouseplants.Therearetinysucculentsandcacti,hangingplantswithtrailingfoliageandplantsthatcangrowmorethanametretallandwide.Yourcuriosityandknowledgeofnaturewilldevelopasyouresearchandlearnaboutdifferentplants.Youwillalsolearnabouttheconditionstheyneedtothrive.36Plantsneedwater,lightandattention.Caringforplantsteachesyouhowtoberesponsible.RowanHammondrunsaplantandflowershopcalledGreenandGrounded.Shesayslookingafterplantsimprovesyourattentiontodetail.Itisagreatwaytogainasenseofpurpose.Anditisanexcitingwaytolearnabouttheinfluenceyouractionshaveonothers.37.Theycanalsoinspirenewideas.You’rerewardedfortheloveandcareyougive.Youfeellikeyouhaveachievedsomethingwhenyouseetheplantgrowingandflowering.Youalsodeveloppatience.Youcan’tmaketheplantgrowfaster.38Houseplantshelpyoufeelcalmerandlessanxious.Studiesshowthatnaturelowersstresslevelsandboostsyourmood.Hammondsays,“Surroundingyourselfwithfoliagehelpsyourelaxandsoothes(緩解)you.”Lookingafterplantsgivesyousomethingtofocuson.39.Plantstakeinthecarbondioxidewebreatheout.Theyreleaseoxygen,whichwebreathein.Thismayalsohelpyoutosleepatnightespeciallyifyouhaveaplantsuchaslavender(薰衣草)inyourroom.Someplantsaremedicinal.Thegel(啫喱)releasedbysnippinganaloeveraleaf(蘆薈葉)soothessunburn.Onawindowsillyoucangrowplantstoeat,suchassaladleaves,tomatoesorevenchillis.

A．PlantsaremoodboostersB．PlantscanboostcreativityC．ThegoodpointsofhouseplantsD．ThiscantakeyourmindoffworriesE．PlantsmakeourbodystrongerF．Peoplemayhavedifferentideasaboutdifferentplants六、短文填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當的單詞或括號內所給單詞的正確形式。Thecrestedibis(朱鹮)is40typeofbird.Inthe1980s,therewerenotmanyofthesebirds.Theywereindangerofdyingout.Now,Chinaistryingtosavethebirds.Itwantstobringthembacktothewild.In2013,followingthereleaseofagroupof41(32)birdsneartheJuRiverinTongchuanCity,ShanxiProvine,16locals42(offer)toworkaspart-timewatcher.Theyhelpedrecordthebirds’dailyactivities.“Werecordhowlongtheystayin43(they)nestsandhowmanytimestheycatchfood.The44(important)thingistomonitor(監視)theirlivinghabits.Werecordanyplacethebirdsappear,45(include)wheretheyliveatnightandwheretheylookforfood,”saidYangGangqi.Heisoneofthepart-timecrestedibiswatchers.Overthepast10years,crestedibisessetfreeintothewildinTongchuan46(fly)toother47