2024—2025學年江蘇省淮安市九年級上學期期中學業監測英語試卷

一、單項選擇(★★)1.What________interestingbookJourneytotheWestis!Ireallylikeit.

A．aB．anC．theD．/(★★★)2.—Thefilmwillstartintenminutes.—Hurryup,________wemaymissthebeginningofit.

A．andB．butC．orD．so(★★)3.—Smokingcanhelpmefeelrelaxed.—Stopit!________ismoreimportantthanyourhealth.

A．SomethingB．NothingC．AnythingD．Everything(★★)4.—I________towatchtheWorldCuplastnight.—Ithinkyouhavetogotosleepearliertokeephealthy.

A．stayedupB．putupC．gotupD．pickedup(★★★)5.—Lifeislikearace.You________takethelead________fallbehind.—Yes,weshouldtryourbest.

A．both;andB．either;orC．neither;norD．notonly;butalso(★★)6.—Don’tcrosstheroad!You________waitforthegreenlight!—OK.Iwillbecareful.

A．needB．mayC．canD．must(★★★)7.—Youlooktired.________stoptohavearest?—Thanksforyoursuggestion.

A．HowaboutB．Whydon’tC．WhynotD．Wouldyoulike(★★)8.—Alice,youshouldn’tbuythings________becausetheyarecheap.—Sorry,Iwon’t.

A．certainlyB．simplyC．wiselyD．clearly(★★★)9.—Tim,youcanreadtheChineseonthemenu!—Yeah.I________Chinesefortwoyearsalready.

A．learnB．amlearningC．havelearnedD．willlearn(★★★)10.—I’mnotsure________.—Thedaybeforeyesterday.

A．whenLucyleftHuai’anB．ifwillLucyleaveHuai’anC．thatLucywillleaveHuai’anD．whendidLucyleaveHuai’an二、完形填空(★★★)Inthe7thgrade,Iwasknownasthesmartgirl—thegirlwhoalwaysgotthehighestgrades.Noonereallyexpectedmetobegoodat_________.InPEclass,weplayedvolleyball,andIwasoneofthe_________playersinmyteam.Iworriedthewholetimethattheballwouldhitmeonmy_________.Everytimetheballcamemyway,Iwouldjustduck(低頭)andmoveaway.“Kelly,notallpeopleare_________toplaysports.Andthatincludesyou,”oneofmyclassmatessaid.“Youshouldjustkeepstudyingtogethighgrades.”Iwas_________,butIdidn’tsayanything.Deepdown,Ibelievedhewasright.Onedayduringthebreak,Isawafewgirlsplayingsoccerhappily.Idecidedtogiveitatryandaskedagirl_________Icouldjointhem.“Youwanttoplaysoccer?!”shelaughed.“OK.Butyouhavetobeontheotherteam.Idon’twantmyteamtolose.”_________,theotherteamacceptedmeandthecaptain(隊長)gavemeafewsuggestionsbeforethegamestarted.However,nothing_________.Youcanimaginehowclumsy(笨拙的)Iwasonthefield.ButIheardavoiceinmyhead,“Youcouldn’tbe_________badatsoccer.Anyprogressinlifetakes__________.Allyouhavetodoistokeeptryingandthenwait.Youshouldn’tgiveup.”Overthenextfewweeks,IpracticedreallyhardandgraduallyIcouldmovemore__________andeasily.Istartedscoringpointafterpointformyteam.Bothmyteammembersandouropponents(對手)were__________.IwasproudthatIhadgototherstochangetheirmind__________myhardwork.Whenwehadtopickteammembers,bothteamswantedmetoplayontheirside.Theywouldsay,“Kellyshouldbeon__________teamtoday!Sheplayedforyourteamyesterday!”Theywerefighting.Iwasgladmyeffortpaidoff.Thatspring,I__________thatabrainygirlcouldalsobegoodatasport.Itookprideinmyself.11.A．musicB．artC．sportsD．science12.A．shortestB．leastC．bestD．worst13.A．handB．faceC．legD．arm14.A．happyB．willingC．readyD．born15.A．hurtB．worriedC．tiredD．bored16.A．howB．whetherC．whoD．when17.A．OtherwiseB．SoC．AnywayD．But18.A．happenedB．matteredC．appearedD．worked19.A．tooB．muchC．thatD．only20.A．moneyB．timeC．spiritD．strength21.A．quicklyB．clearlyC．happilyD．carefully22.A．angryB．nervousC．confidentD．surprised23.A．inB．throughC．withoutD．behind24.A．yourB．theirC．herD．our25.A．provedB．believedC．hopedD．agreed三、閱讀理解(★★★)Areyouthinkingaboutsomeactivitiestomakeyourfreetimefunandmeaningful?Herearesomesuggestionsthatcanhelp.

DesignaGarden

Wouldyouliketomakeasimplewindowboxwithafewprettyflowers,oreventrytoplantasmallvegetablegarden?Maybeyoucaneatthefruitandvegetablesyougrow.MakeaMovie

It’samazingthatyoujustneedaphoneandsomeappstomakeanicemovie.Youalsoneedtothinkaboutthestoryandfindaniceplacetofilmwithfriendswillingtohelp.Evenifyouareshy,youcanstilldoagoodjob.DoSomeSewing（針線活）

Sewingisnotonlyausefulskillbutagreatwaytopassthetime.Therearelotsofthingsyoucandowithaneedleandthread.Maybeyouwon’tkeepitasahobby,butyou’llstillbeabletomakebagsormakeclothesforyourpets.OrganizeaFamily

TripYou’llfinditfuntoplanafamilytrip.Chooseaplacetogo,organizetheactivitiesforeachday,andthenmakealotofgreatmemoriesforyouandyourfamily.Theabilityofplanningwillbeofgreathelpinyourlife.26.Marywantstomakebagsoutofoldclothes.Sheshouldlearnto________.

A．designagardenB．makeamovieC．dosomesewingD．planafamilytrip27.Whatisneededtomakeamovie?

A．Aphone.B．Acamera.C．Aneedle.D．Enoughmoney.28.Organizingafamilytripcanimprove________.

A．theskillofmakingupstoriesB．thememoryoffamilymembersC．thewaytocommunicateD．theabilityofplanning29.WhichisTRUEabouttheseactivities?

A．Theseactivitiesareonlyforchildren.B．Youcangrowvegetablesinagarden.C．Ifyouareshy,youcan’tmakeamovie.D．Sewingisagoodwaytomakefriends.30.Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanyoufindtheinformation?

A．SportsNews.B．ColorfulLife.C．TravelGuide.D．ArtWorld.(★★)Inthe19thcentury,trainswerethebestwaytotravelalongwayoverland.Inthe20thcentury,peoplebegantouseplanesinsteadoftrainsforlongtravel.Today,however,high-speedtrainsareattracting(吸引)peopleagaineventhoughtheycostmoremoneythannormalones.They’refastandconvenient(方便).FrancehasatraincalledtheTGV.InFrench,TGVmeans“high-speedtrain”.ATGVtrainrunsatspeedupto300km/h.PeoplecantravelfromParistoMarseillesinonlyfourhours.Thefirstcountrytohaveahigh-speedtrainisJapan.TheBullettrainoffersafast,smoothridebetweenTokyoandothermaincitiesinJapan.Thistrainrunsatspeedupto210km/handcantravelbetweenTokyoandOsakainjustthreehours.Chinahastheworld’slongesthigh-speedrailnetwork.Theworld’slongestline—the2,298kmBeijing-Guangzhouhigh-speedrailwayisalsoincluded.China’shigh-speedtrainsaremarkedwith“CRH”(China’srailwayhigh-speed).TheyarealsocalledHexieHao.Thefastesttrainsets,CRH380BL,reachedthehighesttestspeedof487.3km/h.31.WhichisTRUEabouthigh-speedtrains?

A．Slowbutcheap.B．Cheapbutcomfortable.C．Fastandconvenient.D．Cheapandconvenient.32.Whichcountryisthefirsttohaveahigh-speedtrain?

A．China.B．Japan.C．France.D．Britain.33.Whichistheworld’slongesthigh-speedrailwayline?

A．ThelinefromBeijingtoShanghai.B．ThelinefromParistoMarseilles.C．ThelinefromBeijingtoGuangzhou.D．ThelinefromTokyotoOsaka.34.WhatwasthehighesttestspeedofCRH380BL?

A．210km/h.B．300km/h.C．380km/h.D．487.3km/h.35.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A．China’shigh-speedtrain,TGV,iscalledHexieHao.B．Chinahastheworld’slongesthigh-speedrailnetwork.C．Bullettrainsofferafast,smoothrideeverywhereinJapan.D．High-speedtrainsarebecomingmuchmorepopularthanplanes.(★★★)Hewastheonlygraycub（狼崽）ofthemotherwolf.Theothercubshadredintheirhair.Hewasgraylikehisfather.Hewasthestrongestcub.Heshowedmoreangerthanhisbrothersandsisters.Hemademorenoises.Hewasameat-eatinganimal.Hecameoutofafamilyofmeat-killersandmeat-eaters.Hisfatherandmotherlivedonlyonmeat.Inhisfirstfewweeksoflife,helivedonmother’smilk,whichwasactuallyfrommeat.Andnow,atamonthold,whenhiseyeshadbeenopenforonlyaweek,hewasbeginninghimselftoeatmeat.Therecameatimewhentherewasnomeat.Formanydaysthecubsdidnoteat.Theyweretooweakandtiredtoplay.One-Eye,thecub’sfather,waskilledinthefightforfood.Eventhemotherwolfleftthecavetofindmeat,buttherewasnothing.Onebyone,thecubsdied.Onlythemotherwolfandthegraycubwereleft.Onedaythegraycubranoutofthecavetohuntforhisownfood.Hemetaweaselofhissize.Therat-likeanimalranathimandbithisthroat.Hewasnearlydeadwhenthemotherwolfarrivedjustintimetokillandeatit.Thegraycubwasnotgoodathuntingyet,andstillneededfoodfromhismother.Oneday,themotherwolfbroughthimababylynx（猞猁）.Whileeating,heheardgreatnoise.Thekitten’smotherhadfollowedthemotherwolfhere.Themotherwolfandthemotherlynxstartedtofight,andtheywouldfighttothedeath.Heranforwardandbitoneofherlegs.Thiswasenoughtogivethemotherwolfthechancesheneeded.Thelynxwasdead,butthemotherwolfwasbadlyhurt.Foraweek,shedidnotmove.Thegraycubhadtofindfoodforbothofthem.Withouthismothertotakecareofhim,helearntwhatlifewasabout.Withoutmeat,therewasnolife.Animalshadtoeatotheranimalstosurvive.Thelawofmeatwas:EATORBEEATEN.—AdaptedfromWhiteFang36.Thegraycubwas________thanhisbrothersandsisters.

A．strongerandredderB．weakerandgrayerC．weakerandquieterD．strongerandnoisier37.Whendidthegraycubstarttoeatmeathimself?

A．Atbirth.B．Atoneweekold.C．Atonemonthold.D．Atafewweeksold.38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph5mean?

A．Thegraycubsawtheywouldfighttothedeath.B．Themotherlynxwaskilledbythemotherwolf.C．Themotherwolfbroughtthebabylynxtothegraycub.D．Thegraycubranforwardandbitthemotherlynx’sleg.39.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A．Thegraycubwasabletohuntweaselsandlynxes.B．Lifewaseasyforthemotherwolfandthegraycub.C．Thefightbetweenthetwomothersshowsthelawofmeat.D．Thegraycub’sfather,brothersandsistersdiedofhunger.(★★★)Gettinghugged(擁抱)bysomeoneyoucareaboutcanbeawonderfulexperience.Researchhasshownthathugscanstrengthenoursocialconnections,improveouremotional(情感的)stateandreducefeelingsofloneliness.Theycanevenhelptolowerstresslevelsandimproveourhealth.Unfortunately,noteveryonehasthechancetoreceivehugswhentheyneedthem.So,howcanthisproblembesolved?Oneideathatscientistshavesuggestedistodevelopsocialrobotsthatcanhugpeople.Theythinktheserobotscouldprobablyprovidelonelypeoplewiththebenifits(好處)ofgettinghugged.However,creatingahugrobotthatiswell-acceptedbypeopleandreducestressisnosimpletask.Forexample,ifthedesignoftherobotlooksintimidating,peoplemayfeeluncomfortableabouthuggingit.Therefore,itisimportantforresearcherstohavefurtherstudiesonthedesignwhichshouldincludeacceptanceandcomfort.ArecentstudypublishedintheInternationalJournalofSocialRoboticsfocusedonthedevelopmentofMoffully-Ⅱ,anewlydevelopedhugrobot.Itlookslikealarge,human-shapedteddybearandstandsattwometerstall.Duringahug,itisabletomoveitsarmsandmakedifferentgestures(手勢).Copyingtheactionsthathumansusuallydoduringhugs,suchastappingsomeoneontheback,isnecessaryformakingthehugfeelreal.Duringthestudy,volunteerswhoreceivedhugsfromMoffully-Ⅱshowedmoreloveforhugswithgesturesthanthosewithoutgestures.Theysensedtherobotasfriendlierandsaferwhenitmadegestures,andtheyfoundthehugsweremoreenjoyableingeneral.Whilesomepeoplemayfeeluncomfortablewiththeideaofhuggingarobotinsteadofahuman,hugrobotsofferthosewhoareinneedofhugsanotherwaytomeettheirneeds.Thisincludesthoseinoldpeople’shomeswhohopeforhugs,eveniftheyareprovidedbyarobot.40.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intimidating”inParagraph3mean?

A．Shy.B．Terrible.C．Calm.D．Energetic.41.Abouthugrobots,thewriterprobablysupportsthat________.

A．theycanhelptolowerpeople’sstresslevelandimprovehealthB．theymayhelppeoplebutcannotreplacehumansC．designersshouldfirstthinkabouttheirgesturesD．theymaybenifitpeoplewhoareshortofhugs42.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．AreYouReadytoHugaRobot?B．AreRobotsGoodatGivingHugs?C．IsItStrangeforRobotstoGiveHugs?D．DoRobotHugsFeeltheSameasHumanHugs?(★★★)請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Peoplewhothinkinapositivewayarehappier,healthier,andgetalongbetterwithothers.Buildinghabitsthatencourageyoutothinkmorepositivelyisveryimportant,especiallywhenyou’redealingwithalotofnegative(消極)feelingslikefear,sadnessorstress.Everyonehasnegativethoughtsandfeelingssometimes.43Noticeeverypositivefeelingyouhaveduringtheday.Makealistofthem.Thenyoucanknowmoreaboutthefeelingsyouexperienceandtheactivitiesthatcausethem.4445Let’ssayyouchooseconfidence.Whathelpsyoufeelconfident?Howcanyougetmoreofthatfeeling?Youmightgetsomeencouragementfromyourparentsbeforeatest.Ormaybeyoustandupstraighterandwalkthroughthehallsinaconfidentway,feelingstrong.Begrateful.Tryyourbesttopracticegratitude(感激)everyday.46Itcouldbelikehavingaplacetolive,food,friends,family,evencleanwater.It’stakingamomenttothinkabouthowluckyyouarewhensomethinggoodhappens.Positivethoughtsandfeelingsarepowerfultools.47Trytocreateenoughroomforjoy,fun,friendship,kindnessandgratitude.Yourlifecanbebetter.

A．Beconfidentwhenthereischallenge.B．Pickapositivefeelingandmakeitstronger.C．So,makeawayfortheminyoureverydaylife.D．Herearesomeusefultipsforyoutogetencouragement.E．Thismeansnoticingthethingsyouusuallypaylittleattentionto.F．Forexample,youmightfeelproudwhenyouansweraquestionright.G．However,you’dbettergetsometrainingtolookonthebrightsideasmuchasyoucan.四、選詞填空(★★)根據句意，從方框中選用恰當的單詞或短語填空。

wouldrather,careful,inall,exam,workout,hardly48.Asadoctor,youshouldbeas________asyoucan.49.ThetriptoBeijingcostusfivethousandyuan________.50.Tomfeelslonelybecausehisparents________havetimeforhim.51.Wedidn’t________theMathsproblembecauseitwasverydifficult.52.Thewoman________painttheroomorangetocreateawarmfeeling.53.IneedtostudyharderbecauseIhaveanimportant________nextweek.五、單詞拼寫(★★)54.Jackoften________(clean)hisbedroomatweekends.(★★★)55.Tokeepfit,Tomhasnochoicebut________(do)moreexercise.(★★★)56.Theoldmanisinhis________(fifty),buthestillkeepslearningEnglish.(★★)57.Mr.Greenwashappybecausewereadallthesewords________(correct).(★★★)58.Doyouknowthe________(lead)ofthecompany?Ineedhisphonenumber.六、任務型閱讀(★★★)根據短文內容，回答問題（每題答案不超過8個詞）。Whenyouuseaknifeandfork,youhavetotaketheknifewithyourrighthandandtheforkwithyourlefthand,oryoucan’tputfoodintoyourmouth.Butwithchopsticks(筷子),youcansolvetheeatingproblemswithjustonehand.ChopstickswerecalledzhuorjiainancientChina.ItissaidthattheywereinventedbyDaYu,whosuccessfullycontrolledtheheavyflood.Oneday,hewasbusydealingwiththeflood.Tosavetimewheneating,heusedtwosticksfromatreetotakethehotfood.Thatwashowchopstickscameintouse.Itwasoneofthelegendsaboutchopsticks.Infact,theearliestchopsticksfoundinHenanProvinceweremadeofbronze(青銅).Manypeopleprobablyhaven’trealizedtheculturalmeaningsofchopsticks.TheyareoneofthesymbolsofChinesefoodculture.Doyounoticethatoneendofchopsticksissquareandtheotherendisround?So,why?InChineseculture,theroundendstandsfortheHeavenandthesquareendstandsfortheEarth.Besides,chopsticksareusedinpairs.InChineseculture,itshowstheperfectcombination(結合)ofyinandyang.Chopsticksspreadourcultureabroad.Chineseculturehasextendedfarandwide.Nowatleast1.8billion(百萬)peopleareusingchopsticksaroundtheworld.Soit’sunbelievablethatforeignerscannotusechopsticks.59.WhydidDaYuusetwosticksfromatreetotakethehotfood?_________________________________________________________________60.Whereweretheearliestchopsticksfound?_________________________________________________________________61.WhatdoesthesquareendofthechopsticksstandforinChineseculture?_________________________________________________________________62.Howmanypeopleareusingchopsticksaroundtheworldnow?_________________________________________________________________63.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthecultureofchopsticks?_________________________________________________________________七、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、通順，每空一詞。Doyouknowaboutrice?Riceisaveryimportantkindoffoodformorethanhalfoftheworld’speople.Riceiseatenateverymealinmanycou