2023学年第二学期学业质量调研九年级英语（满分140分，考试时间90分钟）考生注意：本卷有VII大题，共84小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）I. Listening Comprehension （听力理解）（共25分）A. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（共5分） （A. （B. （C. （D （E） （F）1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（共5分）6. A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. A policeman. D. An artist.7. A. Story books. B. Detective stories. C. Fairy tales. D. Science fiction.8. A. 300 yuan. B. 200 yuan. C. 150 yuan. D. 100 yuan.9. A. In a restaurant. B. In a shop. C. In a hotel. D. In a hospital.10. A. The woman doesn't like films. B. The woman wants to go out.C. The man promised her to buy a present. D. The man is ill and doesn't want to go out.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（共5分）11. “Time bank” was a place where you could save your time for the future.12. Tom exchanged his lonely childhood for a large amount of money.13. Although Tom succeeded in his business, he felt empty and lost.14. To get his family photos back, Tom went to the shop immediately.15. The story tells that time and memories are more precious than money.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文，用听到的单词完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）（共10分）16. Ben found black clouds were making the sky _________ outside his home.17. Everyone in the neighbourhood _________ when the heavy rainstorm came.18. Ben and his parents tried to play a card game _________.19. Ben finally _________ when the wind was dying down at about 3:00 a. m.20. Ben and his parents joined the neighbours _________ the neighbourhood together.Part 2 Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分 语法和词汇）II. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）（共15分）1. Our English teacher gave us _________ example of how to use this E-book.A. aB. anC. theD. /2. I walk to the street corner and wait _________ the school bus every morning.A. forB. onC. inD. at3. The thief was put in the police car with a policeman on _________ side of him.A. allB. bothC. eitherD. every4. I had to remove some _________ from the house to make room for my new piano.A. deskB. chairC. bookshelfD. furniture5. —Alice, you look much happier today.—I got the latest news from the doctor. He said there was _________ wrong with me.A. somethingB. nothingC. anythingD. everything6. Jessie _________ two popular children books recently. Now she is working on the next one.A. writesB. wroteC. has writtenD. will write7. Doctor Rosie _________ the patients at the hospital at 6:30 yesterday evening.A. was examiningB. has examinedC. will examineD. had examined8 Being outside on a sunny day with your friends can always make you feel _________.A. happinessB. more happilyC. happilyD. happy9. You _________ go across the road when the red light is on. Everyone must obey the rule.A. can’tB. needn’tC. mustn’tD. shouldn’t10. Please tell me the truth, _________ I can’t decide how to help you with your next step.A. orB. andC. butD. so11. _________ the teacher teaches Tom writing personally, he still writes badly.A. UntilB. AlthoughC. SinceD. When12. The headmaster requires the students _________ school uniforms on weekdays.A. wearB. wearingC. wearsD. to wear13. You should practise _________ from now on if you want to win the race.A. runB. runningC. runsD. to run14 Nature suggests that climate change is even _________ than scientists have predicted.A. badB. badlyC. worseD. worst15. _________ amazing activities the students had during the English week!A. WhatB. What anC. What aD. HowIII. Choose the proper words in the box to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once（共8分）选择最恰当的选项填入空格。（每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）A. widely B. connect C. exactly D. covers E. confidentCan you speak more than one language? Being able to communicate with people in another language is a great way to make friends and feel more ___16___.Language is the way we communicate with each other. It ___17___ speaking, writing and using hand and face movements, known as sign language. Unlike countries, languages have no borders and can ___18___ people around the world. The UN celebrates six of the world’s most ___19___ used languages every year. Chinese language day, on 20 April, and Spanish, on 23 April, are good opportunities to try learning a new language.A. relatives B. nervous C. show D. interests E. localSpeaking another language helps you feel more connected to the people you may not know well. Havana, aged 12, says speaking Hungarian as well as English means she can chat to her ___20___ in Hungary. This makes her feel closer to her cousins because they’re able to share their ___21___. Learning another language can also increase your confidence—for example, by being able to chat to ___22___ people when you travel. Studies ___23___ that being able to speak two languages can exercise the brain and make you better at concentrating on more than one thing at a time.IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）（共8分）24. They can get training in many kinds of _________ in this new town. (job).25. The old woman was quite tired when she reached the _________ floor. (six)26. A friend of _________ loved animals and he got to work at an animal shelter. (me)27. One-fifth of the world’s plants may _________ out over the next 20 years. (death)28. The woman was _________ with the painting she bought yesterday. (please)29. It’s not a good idea to make a ________ before knowing all the facts. (decide)30. The song is _________ made up of a slow melody (旋律) from an electric guitar. (main)31. As the saying goes, nothing is _________ if you put your heart into it. (possible)V. Rewrite the following sentences as required （根据所给要求，改写下列句子。52～57题每空格限填一词）（共14分）32. James always records short videos with his smartphone.（改为一般疑问句）_________ James always _________ short videos with his smartphone?33. It took me about 10 hours to go from Beijing to London by airplane.（对划线部分提问）_________ _________ did it take you to go from Beijing to London by airplane?34. We were thinking about going to Paris, but in the end we went to Austria. (保持句意不变)We were thinking about going to Paris, but _________ _________ we went to Austria.35. Jenny didn’t know what she could say to her parents on the phone. (改简单句)Jenny didn’t know what ________ ________ to her parents on the phone.36. We use electricity to light streets, warm people and drive trains.（改为被动语态）Electricity _________ _________ to light streets, warm people and drive trains.37. Does she want to book the tickets now? Alice doesn’t know. (合并为一句)Alice doesn’t know _________ she _________ to book the tickets now.38. enables, to know more, the Internet, about the world, people (连词成句)________________________________________________________.Part 3 Reading and Writing （第三部分 读写）VI. Reading comprehension （阅读理解） （共50分）A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）（12分）Calling all inventors …WE NEED YOUR CREATIVE IDEATo protect our planet for now and the future, We need to encourage everyone to reuse, reduce, and recycle.Luckily, human brains are extremely creative, which is why together-with the LEGO (乐高) Group, we are asking you to design a brilliant (绝妙的) invention that gives old objects new purposes.WIN·GREAT·PRIZEAll of the entries (参赛作品) will be looked at by our judges, who will choose three winners — one overall winner and two runners-up. The winners will receive ...■A complete LEGO Build■2 runners-up: A LEGO Classic Lots of Bricks set each.The ChallengeDesign an invention that repurposes (赋予新用途) old objects.Draw your invention on a sheet of A4 paper and give it a name.Try to make it as clear as possible what your invention is for and how it works. The judges are looking for creative and bright ideas with a great name and a clear explanation of what it does.How to EnterAsk an adult to take a photo of your drawing and upload (上传) it to theweekjunior.co.uk.There’s a box where you can explain how your invention works and why it will help the environment. Please only send in one entry per person.We look forward to seeing your design. Good luck!The competition opens at 12:01 a.m. on 15 May 2024 and closes at 11:59 a.m. on 15 June 2024. Winners will be selected by the judges who are from the Week Junior, the LEGO Group.22 MARCH, 2024 THE WEEK JUNIOR PAGE 339. We can find the passage _________.A. in a newspaperB. in a guidebookC. on a movie posterD. in an instruction40. _________ is/are the organizer(s) of the competition.A. The Week JuniorB. The Week Junior and the LEGO GroupC. The LEGO GroupD. The LEGO Group and the judges41. The competition is held to _________.A. find out who is the best designerB. develop children’s creative ideasC. help people to draw inventions wellD. encourage people to reuse, reduce and recycle42. The underlined part overall winner probably means _________.A. the first prize winnerB. one of the winnersC. the most popular winnerD. the luckiest winner43. _________ should be included when you send your entry.①A picture of your invention ②A list of the materials you use③A sheet of A4 paper ④An explanation of how the invention worksA. ①②B. ②③C. ①④D. ③④44. Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisement?A. The more entries you send, the more chances you can get to win.B. If you want to enter, send your entry to the Week Junior by yourself.C. The first time we can see the advertisement is 15 May 2024.D. The prizes for the winners are all from the LEGO Group.B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）（12分）Blue calico (印花布) appeared in the Han and Jin dynasties, developed in the Song and Yuan dynasties, and flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the 1980s, women in the Jiangnan countryside liked to wear blue calico clothes, for they were not only beautiful but also comfortable for working in rice fields. Last month, students in school got the chance to see and learn about these ___45___ clothes.The “exploration of old Chinese costumes” class on Nov 8 at Nanjing Foreign Language School went deep into learning about blue calico. The students met the ___46___ of making their own bags through tie-dyeing (扎染). It is a dyeing skill used to make blue calico.“First, fold the cloth bag the way you like,” said he, a grade 8 student. “Then use rubber bands (橡皮筋) to hold it. Next, ___47___ blue dye which is made from the leaves of the indigo plant, to the water. Push the bag down well so the colors go through. Then wait. An hour later, wash it a few times with clean water to ___48___ extra dye.”“Tie-dyeing is a magical art. Everyone does it a bit ___49___. You never know exactly how it will look in the end because it depends on how the rubber bands are held. It’s amazing and attractive.” said Ma Qianyu, a grade 8 student, happy with her work. “The dye and cotton material all come from ___50___ and people make blue calico all by hand. It is a symbol of folk (民间的) people and their hard work and effort.” she said.“Clothing is a part of culture. It is also a part of art and life,” said Chen Xi, the teacher of the class. “Our students will later go to Nanjing Museum to get more knowledge about life in Jiangsu and the folk customs there.”45. A. commonB. strangeC. modernD. traditional46. A. memberB. challengeC. reasonD. danger47. A. addB. tasteC. repeatD. catch48. A. get rid ofB. get ready forC. run out ofD. take hold of49. A. simplyB. luckilyC. similarlyD. differently50. A. labB. industryC. natureD. societyC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words （14分）在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。Walk to School Week takes place from 15 to 19 May. As well as being better for the environment, regular walking can improve your body and mind.Why is walking good for you?Have you ever noticed you have more energy after a walk? According to experts, walking isn’t just good for your p___51___ health, but it can also clear your mind, sharpen your senses and lift your mood. In fact, many people c___52___ walking “one of the great superpowers” because it makes your brain work harder. Making walks part of your daily routine (日常事) means you can use this superpower more o___53___.How do you make the most of your walks?Walking with friends or family is a great opportunity to catch up (叙旧) and t___54___ about your daily life, including any friendship or homework worries. If there is a field or a park on the way, you can make a game when you try to find a different bird or insect every day. Walking along pavements is a chance to practise road safety skills and make you know better about t___55___ rules. It’s also an opportunity to get to know your neighbourhood better.What will you do if you can’t walk all the way to school?Not everyone can get to school on foot but there are lots of ways to make walking or exercise part of your daily routine. If you catch a bus, try getting off a stop e___56___ and walking the rest of the way. Fewer cars outside the school gates will also mean l___57___ pollution in the air, which is good for everybody and the planet too.D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12 分）As you probably know, the town council (议会) has got £1 million to spend in improving the town’s facilities for young people and we’re looking for great ideas on how to spend the money well. Post your ideas in the forum (论坛) below and let us know how we can make life better for you.Here are some ideas.There’s nothing for teenagers to do in this town, especially at night. Can we use the money to build a youth club? Somewhere with a pool table and a table tennis table, perhaps. We need somewhere to play happily and hang out safely in the evenings. —Daisy, 15I think the best use for the money is to build a playground in the town park. It should have lots of rides for the young kids. I’d like to have a skateboard park for a start and maybe if there is enough money, we can have a climbing wall, too. —Luke, 13As I’m only 14, I can’t drive, so I go everywhere on my bike. But the roads are dangerous and many motorists drive too fast. How about spending the money in building more cycle lanes? We could also put in more speed cameras and zebra crossings, too. This will make life safer for all our citizens, not just the young people. —Liz, 14How about a big billboard at the entrance to the town that reads, “TEEN WARNING—there’s nothing to do here!” —Sadie, 16This probably sounds like a boring idea, but can’t we use some of the money to buy more litter bins? I feel ashamed of our town when I see much litter on the ground. We need to tidy up our town quickly! —Jack, 15Our high street is full of empty shops because everyone just shops at the new shopping centre outside of town or online. Why don’t we use the money to turn some of these empty shops into an arts centre? It can have studios where we can draw and paint or learn how to make films. We can also have a music studio where local bands can record music cheaply. —Alex, 1758. How much money has the town council got?________________________________________________59. What do Daisy and Sadie think of the town?________________________________________________60. What does Luke want to have most in his idea?________________________________________________61. In Liz’s opinion what should the money be spent in?________________________________________________62. Whose idea do you like best if you are an art lover?________________________________________________63. Why does the writer choose the six ideas which are all from the teenagers? Give TWO reasons. ________________________________________________VII. Writing（作文）（共20分）64. Write at least 60 words on the topic “Making our school better” according to the given situation （根据以下情境，以“让我们的学校变得更好”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格）你的学校获得一笔100万元的资金用于改善教学设施、生活设施和体育设施等，你认为学校的哪个方面最急需改善呢？请你从表格内三类不同的设施中选出一个方面，谈谈自己的想法并给出理由。教学设施 （teaching facilities） 教学楼，图书馆，实验室，计算机室，音乐室，美术室生活设施（living facilities） 食堂，宿舍，洗手间体育设施（sports facilities）操场，体育馆，游泳馆，篮球场，足球场（注意：短文中不得出现任何校名、人名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________