2023 学年第二学期九年级英语练习(2024. 04)(完卷时间90分钟, 满分140分)考生注意：1. 本场考试时间90分钟，试卷共8页，满分 140分，答题纸共2页。2. 作答前，在答题纸指定位置填写姓名、准考证号、座位号。将核对后的条形码贴在答题纸指定位置。3. 所有作答务必填涂或书写在答题纸上与试卷题号对应的区域，不得错位。在试卷上作答一律不得分。4. 用2B 铅笔作答选择题，用黑色字迹钢笔、水笔或圆珠笔作答非选择题。Part 1 Listening(第一部分 听力)I. Listening Comprehension(听力理解) (本大题共 20题, 共 25分)Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容, 选出相应的图片) (5分)1. 2. 3. 4. 5. B. Listen to the dialogues and choose the best answer to each question your hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (5分)6. A. The World Sports. B. The Animal World. C. The World News. D. Around the World. 7. A. Go to a concert. B. Watch a football game. C. Stay at home. D. Visit Peace Park. 8. A. In a shop. B. On the playground. C. At a restaurant. D. In a hospital. 9. A. Surprised. B. Worried. C. Moved. D. Upset. 10. A. 24. B. 30. C. 54. D. 58. 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) (5分)11. The professor handed out question papers with only a black dot in the center. 12. The students were asked to write about what they saw on their papers. 13. The students focused on describing the white part of the paper, not the black dot. 14. The professor graded the students'answers based on their descriptions of the black dot. 15 The professor wanted to tell his students that they should not waste time thinking about the negative things in their lives. 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) (10分)16. Qingming, in Chinese, means“ ________ ”and“ ________”. The two words describe the weather during this time period. 17. The day before the Qingming Festival is Cold Food Day. On that day, people are ________ to use fire for cooking and can only eat cold food. 18. There are ________ for the Qingming Festival. Tomb sweeping is the most important one. 19. Many people go on outings and ________ during the festival. The festival combines respect and fun together. 20. Sweet green rice ball is a popular Qingming food. It is ________, but now it has other flavors. 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) (本大题共 15题, 每题1分, 共 15分,每题只有一个正确选项)1. Be careful, please. You missed ________ “h” in the word “honest” again.A. aB. anC. theD. /2. To get a good score in a maths exam, one should do all the exercises ________ great care.A. inB. ofC. withD. about3. Excuse me, sir. I bought the shoes yesterday, but they are in different sizes. One is size 37, _____is size 38.A. the othersB. otherC. anotherD. the other4. I forgot to bring my English book yesterday. Luckily, Kitty shared ________ with me.A. hersB. herC. sheD. herself5. Even though my grandpa is ________, he still takes an active part in voluntary work.A. at his seventiesB. in his seventiesC. at his seventyD. in his seventy6. The famous artist’s ________ of paintings will be shown in the museum next week.A. informationB. collectionC. attentionD. action7. ________ beautiful screen the phone has! It has changed our opinion on mobile phones.A. WhatB. HowC. What aD. What an8. Tom fell off his bike and hurt his leg yesterday. ________, he couldn’t attend school for two or three weeks.A. In additionB. As a resultC. At the same timeD. In the end9. In the near future, AI programs ________ actually do many jobs better than humans.A. canB. shouldC. needD. must10. ________ brave to face the challenges and difficulties, and you will grow stronger.A. BeingB. BeC. To beD. Been11. By the end of last week, the student ________ reading two-thirds of the book.A. finishedB. was finishingC. has finishedD. had finished12. You must have stayed up late last night. You need to ________ the habit of going to bed earlier.A. get onB. get withC. get offD. get into13. Citizens in modern cities should consider ________ electric cars instead of fuel cars when going to work every day. A. useB. to useC. usingD. used14. Our school sports meeting ________ next month. Now we’re all looking forward to it.A. is heldB. will be heldC. was heldD. has been held15. —Do you know ________ the new national park?—Yes, I do. To protect wildlife and benefit the local people.A. why did China set upB. when did China set upC. why China set upD. when China set upChoose the proper words in the box to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once (选择最恰当的选项填入空格。) A. introduced B. difficult C. win D. including E. simpleAncient Chinese math toys show timeless wisdomAs a country strong in math, China has many folk games filled with math wisdom (智慧). You may have played many of them before. Let’s take a look at four of them. Chinese nine linked rings puzzle (九连环)The nine linked rings puzzle, also called the Chinese ring puzzle, is usually made up of nine rings connected to a handle (手柄). Players have to remove all the rings from the handle to ____16____ the game. An early record of this type of puzzle can be found in Strategies of the Warring States (《战国策》) from the WesternHan Dynasty (206BC-AD24). This is not a ____17____ game. For example, if you want to remove the ninth ring, you have to remove the third, fifth, and seventh ones first. If you start from the eighth, you won’t be able to do it. Tangram (七巧板)First popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the tangram is a puzzle made up of seven pieces of different shapes, ____18____ triangles (三角形), squares and parallelograms (平行四边形). For each puzzle, players need to use all the pieces to make a shape. To do it, they have to know about geometry (几何学). In the 18th century, the tangram was ____19____ to the West and soon became popular there. A easier B. at least C. at last D. separate E. traditionalLuban lock (鲁班锁)The Luban lock was first created by Chinese carpenter (木匠) Lu Ban 2,000 years ago. Legend (传说) has it that Lu used six wooden pieces to make a toy that looks like a lock for his son. The lock has a lot to do with solid geometry (立体几何). It’s hard to ____20____ the six pieces. However, it is usually ____21____ to unlock a Luban lock than to put it back together. Now, there are Luban locks made up of nine or more pieces. Huarong Pass (华容道)Huarong Pass is a ____22____ Chinese block-moving puzzle. Every block is named after a character in the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms (《三国演义》), like Cao Cao, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun. To succeed in the game, players have to move the blocks to get “Cao Cao” out. This is a test of one’s math knowledge, for example, of geometric area (几何面积). According to the Chinese Puzzle website, it takes ____23____ 81 steps to set “Cao Cao” free.IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper 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) (本大题共8题，每题1分，共8分)24. Our grandparents like to share interesting ________ with us. (story)25. Amy enjoyed herself very much at her ________ birthday party. (twelve)26. Plenty of Vitamins are essential for your memory to work ________. (proper)27. When we know we’re doing something that will make our friends happy we feel good about ________. (we)28. Our new class teacher is of average ________ and wears a pair of glasses. (high)29. Starting from the practical will help you begin to move towards ________. (succeed).30. The students asked the teacher to ________ the secret of the black hole. (explanation)31. In this task, ________ thinking is required as well as teamwork spirit. (depend).V. Complete the following sentences as required(根据所给要求完成句子。52-57 小题每空格限填一词) (本大题共7题，每题2分，共14分)32. Neither of them is in favour of the new school rules. (改为肯定句)________ of them ________ in favour of the new school rules.33. There is no room for your new computer on the desk. (改为反意疑问句)There is no room for your new computer on the desk, ________?34. The old man described his experience in his own words. (对划线部分提问)________ the old man describe his experience?35. The Shanghai government sends many teachers to Yunnan province every year to support the education there. (改为被动语态)Many teachers ________ to Yunnan province every year to support the education there by the Shanghai government.36. Be careful, and you won’t make the same mistake again. (保持句意基本不变)________ you ________ careful, you will make the same mistake again.37. My mum thinks that raising dogs can improve my sense of responsibility. (保持句意基本不变)________ my mum, raising dogs can improve my sense of responsibility.38. has made, Susan, further, in Canada, her studies, to, a decision (连词成句)________________________________.Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分 读写)VI. Reading comprehension(阅读理解)(本大题共 25题, 共50分)AChoose the best answer(根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案)Front Range Dog RescueFront Range Dog Rescue is a small group of dog lovers in the Denver area who volunteer to help homeless pets find new families. If you are interested in our dogspleasecontactus. Ouremailadressisfrdr@outlook. com. Meet Cherry FemaleHi, my name is Cherry. I’m a very pretty ten-month-old GermanShepherd dog. I was given to my former (之前的) owner as a birthday gift by a friend of his when I was a puppy. My owner loved me very much. I was allowed to curl (蜷缩) up next to him on the sofa while we watched our favourite TV shows. When he dropped me off, he said, “Thank you for being there for me. I’m sorry that I can‘’t be there for you anymore.” I didn’t understand why my dad had to leave me. I’m an energetic girl who likes getting lots of physical exercise. I may be most suitable for a home with older kids. Meet Anja FemaleHi, I’m Anja. I’m a beautiful six-year-old German Shepherd Dog. I was sent here when my owner needed a change in lifestyle. My former owner said I was good with other dogs, but she would not trust me with a cat. I’m a really clever girl. I know some basic commands (指令). I may be a bit timid when I first meet people, but I do warm up quickly. My former owner said I might need a loving person who wouldn’t leave me alone for long periods of time. Meet Oscar MaleHi, I’m Oscar. I’m a good-looking two-year-old German Shepherd Dog. I was found searching for food on the street and was then sent here. My past life was a hard one, but I’m still a friendly boy who loves spending time with people, cats and other dogs. Would you like to give me a forever home?Meet William MaleHi, my name is William. I’m a three-year-old German Shepherd Dog. My former owner lost her job after COVID-19 broke out. She could no longer afford to take care of me, and she sent me here. She said I loved attention. I also love car rides and giving kisses. I am good with kids, cats and other dogs. I’m now waiting for my new family to come along!39. According to the article, Front Range Dog Rescue mainly works to ________.A. sell new-born puppiesB. take good care of homeless dogsC. research German Shepherd DogsD. match homeless pets with new owners40 We can learn from Cherry’s self-introduction that ________.A. her former owner was strict with herB. she was born in her former owner’s homeC. she and her former owner used to watch TV togetherD. her former owner bought her birthday gifts every year41. The underlined word “timid” (in Anja’s self-introduction) probably means “________”.A. noisyB. sadC. shyD. unfriendly42. ________can get along well with cats.A. Both Chery and AnjaB. Both Oscar and WilliamC. Both Cherry and OscarD. Both Anja and William43. According to the article, William’s former owner left him because ________.A. she moved to another cityB. she needed a change in lifestyleC. she found the dog was not happy staying with herD. she didn’t have enough money to take care of the dog44. Mr. Baker said, “My wife and I have been working from home. We want to have a dog to ease our loneliness (we have no kids). On weekends, we can bring him or her along with our cat on our picnic trips with our friends.” ________ would be the best match for Mr. Baker and his wife.A. CherryB. AnjaC. OscarD. WilliamBChoose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文).Sometimes your friends start to talk about a new video game or a new application (应用软件) they have downloaded. You become so interested that you may want to buy one because your friends talk about it very ____45____. Has this ever happened to you?In the US and other places around the world, there is a ____46____ feeling of wanting the newest, greatest tech gadgets (小玩意). The latest technology gets people’s attention even though people may not need it. But why is this?There’s an initial (最初的) ____47____ about these technologies, according to Richard Larson, a director at MIT, US. If there’s a big group of people who want these things, you will be excited, too. One of the major US companies that really ____48____ this is Apple. They come out with a new iPhone with very small changes every year. But people still rush to the stores blindly even if they just got the previous phone. However, buying these things may not always be the best option (选择). You could be buying things that you don’t really need and spending too much money just to get the chance to ____49____ to your friends. Not only that but our need to always be on our phones or playing video games has been ____50____ a lot of our time. So is this excitement over technology a good or a bad thing?45. A. quicklyB. oftenC. muchD. slowly46 A. similarB. familiarC. sameD. famous47. A. argumentB. excitementC. developmentD. amusement48. A. take charge ofB. take hold ofC. take advantage ofD. take the place of49. A. put them offB. turn them offC. give them offD. show them off50. A. savingB. wastingC. spendingD. makingCFill in the blanks with proper words(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) Are Children Born With Talents?It is common to hear people saying:“This kid was born to do this. ”Are people indeed born with talents? Can anyone be taught how to gain certain skills?On the one hand, it is thought that each one of us has a specific(特殊的) talent that we were born with. There are children who are very g ____51____ at music or sports even from their young age when they were not taught the skill at all. Moreover, there are many children who have managed to develop their skills on their own w ____52____ any help from experts(专家). This is actually what impresses people and make them b ____53____ that there are people who have born with specific talents. However, that does not mean that experts and teachers are not important. They help d ____54____ these talents in children and help them improve their skills. On the other hand, some others argue that everyone can become a good musician or athlete if they are taught by good teachers. What is needed is to be r ____55____ keen on learning and willing to try hard to achieve your goals. We’ve seen examples like this: A child didn’t seem to be able to be a musician, but after a lot of p ____56____ and lessons, he finally succeeded. Everyone can be what they want to be t ____57____ the right and professional training. All in all, there are talented children, but without proper training, no one can improve their skills to achieve excellence.DAnswer the questions(根据短文内容回答问题) Once upon a time, there were four seeds who were good friends. The wind took them into the air and they finally landed on an open space in a jungle. There they remained hidden in the ground, hoping they would be able to grow up and become beautiful trees. But when the first seed began germinating (发芽), they realized that it wouldn’t be such an easy task. In that area, there lived a group of monkeys, and the smallest ones would amuse themselves by throwing bananas at any plant that was starting to grow. They threw so many bananas at the first seed that it was almost split (分裂) in two. And when it told the other seeds what had happened, they all agreed it would be better to wait for that group of monkeys to move on before they tried to grow. Then, the first seed thought she should at least attempt (尝试) it. And when she tried, she was pelted with bananas, and was left folded over. The other seeds told her to stop trying, but that little seed was so determined to become a tree that she tried again and again. So, for days, weeks and months, the little plant was attacked by the monkeys, and she was always doubled over (在腰部弯曲).And then, one day, she didn’t double over. She was hit by one banana after another, but none of them managed to make her bend. She had taken so many blows, and been doubled over so many times, that she was full of hard knots and scars. They helped her grow stronger, and finally, it could withdraw (承受) the impact of a banana. And the brave seed was already so well developed that the little monkeys couldn’t uproot her from the ground, either. So there she stayed, growing, growing and growing. Thanks to the strength of her trunk, she could continue to overcome all difficulties, until she became the most majestic tree in the jungle. Meanwhile, her friends remained hidden in the ground. They were still hoping that those horrible monkeys would one day lose interest in throwing bananas at them. They never realized that those animals were strengthening them by throwing bananas at them. This would prepare the seeds for all the problems they would meet in their lives.58. The wind took the four seeds into the air and dropped them in a jungle, didn’t it?_____________________________________________59. What happened when the first seed began germinating?_____________________________________________60. How did the other seeds react (反应) when the first seed told them what had happened?_____________________________________________61. Why did the first seed try again and again to germinate?_____________________________________________62. What does the underlined word “they” refer to according to the passage?_____________________________________________63. If you were one of the four seeds, how would you prepare for your future? (explain your reasons)_____________________________________________VII. Writing(作文)(本大题共1题, 共20分)64. Write a passage in at least 60 words according to the following situation. (根据以下情境，请补全标题“ will make my summer holiday meaningful”后，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格)中考结束后的暑假，你有机会去参加各类社会实践活动。如去当一回社区志愿者，奉献一份爱心；如来一场 citywalk，感受城市的脉搏，又如去找一份part-time job，积累工作的经验，又如…… 你最想参加哪一类社会实践活动？请陈述你的理由。?注意：1. 写作中不得出现姓名、校名等个人信息，否则不予评分。2. 照抄阅读语篇不得分。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________