2023—2024学年第二学期三月质量监测九年级英语（试卷总分：75分 考试时间：80分钟）请将答案写在答题卷上第一部分 选择题（50分）Ⅰ. 完形填空（10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。A man kept driving for 3 hours and felt sleepy. Suddenly, he drove off the road into a ditch (沟).Though he wasn’t ___1___, his car was stuck deep in the ditch. So the man walked to a nearby farm to ask for ___2___. “Warwick can get the car out of that ditch,” said the farmer, pointing to an old mule (骡子) standing in a field. The man looked at the old mule, thinking that it was ___3___ for it to do that.The farmer noticed the ___4___ on the man’s face and repeated, “Yep, old Warwick can do the job. I believe in him.” The man thought he had nothing to lose. So, the two men and the mule then ___5___ to the ditch. The farmer tied the mule to the car. Then he pulled the rope and shouted,“Pull, Fred! Pull, Jack! Pull, Ted! Pull, Warwick!”Soon, the mule pulled the car out of the ditch ___6___.He thanked the farmer and Warwick. But he was still ___7___ about how Warwick did it. So he asked“Why did you call out all those ___8___ before you called Warwick?”The farmer smiled, saying: “Old Warwick is just about blind. But as long as he believes he’s part of a team, he doesn’t ___9___ pulling and tries his best.”Just as it is with Warwick, being in a team ___10___ makes us more positive, because we know we are supported all the time.1. A. asleepB. hurtC. awakeD. damaged2. A. helpB. foodC. moneyD. permission3. A. luckyB. importantC. irregularD. impossible4. A. shoutB. cryC. smileD. worry5. A. asked the wayB. cleared the wayC. made their wayD. found their way6. A. successfullyB. coldlyC. secretlyD. carelessly7. A. angryB. curiousC. proudD. happy8. A. numbersB. directionsC. namesD. suggestions9. A. enjoyB. mindC. riskD. practice10. A. neverB. seldomC. sometimesD. alwaysⅡ. 阅读理解（40分）第一节 阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共15小题，每小题1.5分）AWith most Chinese people speaking Mandarin, or putonghua, some local dialects, or fangyan, are in danger of disappearing. To save them, the Chinese government started the Chinese Language Resources (资源) Protection Project in 2015.This project looked at how people talk in 1,712 places. Their languages included 103 dialects that are almost gone. Over five years, more than 350 universities and research groups joined in, along with over 4,500 experts (专家) and more than 6,000 dialect speakers.This project has helped China to build the largest language resource library in the world. Now a dialect library has been built online, where people can learn dialects from over 5.6 million recordings and over 5 million videos. At present, the project has entered into the second stage. It plans to create digital tools like apps and mobile dictionaries to help people learn dialects.Why is it important to protect the dialect culture? According to British expert Harold Palmer, dialects are the key to keeping local cultures, because they faithfully show the histories, the beliefs and the fixed ideas of an area.Zhang Hongming, another expert, talked about the worrying situation of dialects. “For about over 10 years, in the Wu dialect areas such as Shanghai and Suzhou, children aged 6 to 15 can understand but hardly speak the dialect. Besides, young people above 15 years old sometimes speak it, but not very well. If this keeps happening, the dialect might disappear.” he said.So, not only the country but every one of us should do our bit to protect dialect culture.11. How many dialects were studied in this project?A. 103.B. 350.C. 1,712.D. 6,000.12. What is the goal for the second stage of this project?A. To collect over 5.6 million recordings.B To help over 5 million people learn dialects.C. To develop digital tools to help dialect learners.D. To build the largest language resource library in the world.13. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Ideas.B. Dialects.C. Histories.D. Cultures.14. According to Zhang Hongming, why is Wu dialect worrying?A. Kids aged 6 to 15 hardly understand it.B. Fewer and fewer young people speak it.C. Young people aged over 15 never speak it.D. Only people in Shanghai and Suzhou speak it.15. In which part of a magazine can we find this passage?A. Art.B. Science.C. Environment.D. Language.BThere was magic in the secret garden in spring. First everything turned green. Then the green changed to colors—blue, purple and red. There were flowers everywhere. The roses—the roses! From small buds they grew into large flowers and filled the air with pleasant smell.Colin was sick and thought that he would die soon. But he watched all the changes as they happened in spring. Dickon, Colin’s friend, pushed Colin on wheelchair to the garden every morning and Colin spent the day there. Sometimes he sat on the grass watching the insects. He once watched a mouse digging a hole.One morning Dickon pushed Colin to the secret garden as usual. Mary, Colin’s cousin, and Ben Weatherstaff, the gardener, were there too. Colin said, “I want to tell you something very important.”“I believe that there is magic in everything,” continued Colin. “Dickon knows some magic. He charms (迷住) animals and people. Mary also knows a bit of magic because she was born in India. There’s magic in the garden, too. I’m going to try and put some in me because I want to be well and strong. Please sing ‘Magic is in me!’ with me.”“Magic is in me. Magic is in me. Magic is in all of us.” They started singing.Then Colin tried to walk on his own. His first step was shaky (摇晃的) and he even fell to the ground. But as he took further steps forward, he soon got used to it and was able to walk steadily. Although he was slow, he did not fall again.“I can walk! The magic worked!” he cried.16. What color could NOT be seen in the garden?A. Blue.B. Green.C. Grey.D. Red.17. How did Colin feel before spring came?A. Happy.B. Hopeless.C. Curious.D. Angry.18. What can we infer (推断) from Paragraph 4?A. Dickon knew a lot about animals.B. Dickon had more magic than Mary.C. Colin would like to charm animals.D. Colin wanted to have some magic too.19. What does the underlined word “steadily” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?A. Smoothly.B. Quickly.C. Nervously.D. Creatively.20. What was Colin’s magic?A. Being rich.B. Beautiful nature.C. Positive thinking.D. Warm friendship.CHave you ever burped (打嗝) after a meal? Recently, scientists from Harvard University found a black hole that “burped out” the star it had “eaten”.Back in 2018, a small star was seen to be “eaten” by a black hole that is 665 million light years away from Earth. Three years later, the same black hole became active again. This time, it began ejecting (喷出) materials of the star at half the speed of light. This event is called AT2018hyz.“This caught us completely by surprise —no one has ever seen anything like this before,” said Yvette Cendes, a researcher on this.A black hole’s eating of a star is called a tidal disruption event (TDE). Although TDEs happened a few times before, but the ejecting has only taken place at the same time as the eating, not three years later. What’s more, the speed of the materials ejected from the black hole is also unusual, as most TDE outflows travel at 10% the speed of light rather than half of it.The team thought about the possible reasons behind the event. They first turned to the density theory (密度理论). If the density is very high around the black hole, the materials might be drawn out, causing a “burp”. Another explanation was that the other TDEs happened in directions that could not be seen from Earth. So other black holes’ gravity drew the materials out.However, scientists have not yet found the true reason. But they say they will work hard on it.21. What does the author compare a black hole to?A. A star.B. A meal.C. A person.D. A university.22. What is TRUE about the black hole in Paragraph 2?A. It was named AT2018hyz.B. It became active again in 2021.C. It moves at half the speed of light.D. It is 665 million light years away from the sun.23. Why was Yvette Cendes surprised about AT2018hyz?A. Black holes usually eject materials.B. TDEs have happened several times before.C. The ejecting is three years later than the eating.D. The ejected materials travel at 10% the speed of light.24. What will scientists probably do in the future?A. Write papers about stars.B. Give lectures on AT2018hyz.C Make movies about black holes.D. Conduct research on the reason.25. What is the best title of this passage?A. A Black Hole “Burped”B. How a TDE HappensC. A Black Hole “Ate” a StarD. How the Density Theory Works第二节 以下是一则短文，请阅读全文，并从下面六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。Vlogs are now everywhere on the Internet. ___26___ But don’t worry. Here are 4 tips to help you, even if you have never made a good one before. ___27___ You need to know what type of vlogger you wan to be. A travel vlogger? A food vlogger? …Once you’ve made up your mind, stick to it. Slowly, you can become viewers’ preferred source (来源) in this type.Offer value.Your videos should give your viewers something to talk about! It could be helpful tips, great stories or just funny things. ___28___ Understand your viewers. ___29___ So it is necessary to ask your viewers for opinions on your videos and what they want to see next. Once you understand their interests present them in your vlogs.Be special.The internet is full of videos. You need to make sure your vlogs stand out if you want to succeed. ___30___ This means that you can offer viewers something new, or mix something old.A. Decide your type.B. Be yourself and be creative.C. Good vlogs meet the interests of viewers.D. However, making good vlogs is not easy.E. It’s good for you to understand the history of vlogs.F. They will make your vlogs valuable and memorable.第三节 信息匹配下面的材料A～F分别介绍了六项周末活动，请根据Kevin、Mandy、Brian、Ivy、Simon五位同学的情况，为他们推荐合适的活动，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。____31____ Simon is looking for a chance to improve his oral English.____32____ Kevin often helps people in need. He feels very happy doing it.____33____ Mandy sits all day at school. She would like to enjoy nature on weekends.____34____ Brian is crazy about history. He wants to know more about the Tang Dynasty.____35____ Ivy wishes to spend weekends with her parents so that they know each other better.A. Bird WatchingTake a walk around the neighborhood or go into the wild for bird watching! Watching those beautiful and lovely birds quietly is helpful to shake off your worries and stress.B. English CornerDo you want to improve your English? English corner offers you a good chance to practice your oral English. And you can probably make good friends there.C. Family PicnicSpring comes! There will be colorful flowers and green trees in parks. Have a picnic with your families there. Quality time will bring you closer to each other.D. Volunteering“The roses in her hand, the flavor (味道) in mine.” How happy it is to see the smiles on people who get help from you! This sense of satisfaction can never be bought.E. Hiking FunHiking is for everyone, especially those who sit all day. Get out into nature, walk freely, breathe in fresh air and enjoy the beautiful scenery (风景) along the way. It helps to reduce the risk of heart disease.F. Museum TourAre you a fan of art and history? Visit museums often and you will certainly gain something from the ancient and modern artworks, such as knowledge, ideas, skills, etc. There will be more for you to discover.第二部分 非选择题（25分）Ⅲ. 语法填空（10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题卡相应位置。Paul Barton, a British, is now living in Thailand (泰国). In his online videos, he plays the piano for elephants. So far, he ___36___ (own) nearly 700 thousand followers on YouTube. In his most watched video, a nearly-blind elephant named Ampan ___37___ (calm) listens to him playing classical music.Ampan is 80 years old and lives at Elephants World, which is ___38___ organization to rescue elephants. There live over 30 elephants like Ampan. Before they were rescued, they ___39___ (force) to perform for tourists. Now Elephants World provides these beautiful animals ___40___ a comfortable sanctuary (庇护所). So for the rest of their lives, they can live a happy and ___41___ (peace) life there.Paul started to play the piano for elephants there from his ___42___ (fifty) birthday. He talked the manager there into allowing him to bring a piano into the sanctuary. However, carrying a heavy piano was not as easy as he expected. It took him almost two ___43___ (hour) to get the piano deep into the sanctuary in the wild.“These elephants have worked for humans all their life and many are blind ___44___ disabled, so I wanted to carry something heavy for them,” Paul said. “I saw elephants so hungry and eating all the time. But whenever I started playing, one blind elephant would always stop ___45___ (listen). We realised that this elephant, even in a world of darkness, loved music.”IV. 书面表达（15分）46. 假定你是李华，是某国际学校的初中生。为了提高同学们的主人翁意识和丰富民主治校渠道，学校在英语校报上开辟了“My Voice”（我有话说）专栏。请你根据以下内容要点，进行投稿：1.学校某个现象（好坏皆可）2.现象的原因（至少两点）3.你的建议（至少两点）参考词：phenomenon 现象注意：1.词数80左右（开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数）；2.要点齐全，可适当发挥；3.条理清晰，语句通顺，意义连贯，书写规范；4.文中不得出现真实姓名和校名。My VoiceA lot of things happen at school every day. But one phenomenon catches my attention._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I hope our school can pay attention to this phenomenon and develop better in the future.