保密★启用前龙华区2022—2023学年第二学期九年级调研测试试题英语试卷(2023.5)说明：1.全卷共6页，46题；满分75分，测试时间70分钟。2. 答题前，请将学校、班级和姓名写在答题卡相应位置，将条形码粘贴在答题卡的贴条形码区。请保持条形码整洁、不污损。3.选择题选出答案后，用2B铅笔涂到答题卡的相应位置上；非选择题答案必须写在答题卡指定的位置上。凡在试卷、草稿纸、超过答题框区域等作答的，其答案一律无效。4.答题卡必须保持清洁，不能折叠。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 couple lived at the top of a hill for more than 40 years. They had a ___1___ life and mostly lived on bread and vegetables. But they were thankful for what they had.Once a week, the couple would sit in front of the fireplace and share a piece of ___2___ pie. Eating the pie was the only luxury (奢侈的事) for them, and they mostly spent these best times sharing stories, ___3___ and having a good laugh.The husband only ate the flaky crust (酥皮) of the apple pie while the wife only loved the warm filling So they ___4___ the pie happily.One winter, the man fell seriously ill. The wife sat by his side as he said something to her. Taking her hand, the man said there was a ___5___ that he had kept from her all this time.The woman held her ___6___ to listen to her husband. Then her husband smiled and said that he disliked the crust of pies.The woman was speechless (说不出话的) at first but asked ___7___ he ate the crust all the time. The husband said it gave him great ___8___ to give her what she liked.Hearing this, the woman smiled. She told her husband that they ___9___ were a pair. All those years that they were together, she also tried to make him ____10____ by choosing the filling while in fact, she preferred the crust.1. A. successfulB. simpleC. comfortableD. colourful2. A. fishB. porkC. appleD. chocolate3. A. jokingB. fightingC. quarrelingD. worrying4. A. tidied upB. looked upC. divided upD. cheered up5. A. secretB. storyC. speechD. chance6. A. handB. eyesC. breathD. head7. A. whyB. howC. whatD. when8. A. supportB. calmC. powerD. joy9. A. hardlyB. nearlyC. trulyD. usually10. A. friendlyB. happyC. nervousD. patientⅡ.阅读理解(40分)第一节 阅读下列短文，从下面每小题所给的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)AStudent Volunteers NeededOn Wednesday, May 3rd, from 10 a.m., until 4 p.m., Moonlight Middle School will hold a music festival in the school gym. The special event will feature a variety of professional musicians and singers.Task Time DateMake posters 1 p.m.— 4 p.m. April 26thSet up gym 11 a.m.— 4 p.m. May 2ndHelp performers 9 a.m.— 4 p.m. May 3rdWelcome guests 10 a.m.— 2 p.m. May 3rdClean up gym 4 p.m.— 7 p.m. May 3rdInterested students should speak with Ms. Lin, the music teacher. Students who would like to help at the festival must have written permission from a parent.11. What time will the festival begin?A. At 10 a.m.B. At 11 a.m.C. At 1 p.m. D. At 2 p.m.12. What job will be done the day before the festival starts?A. Making posters.B. Setting up the gym.C. Cleaning up the gym.D. Helping the performers.13. How long will it take the volunteers to clean up gym?A. Three hours.B. Four hours.C. Five hours.D. Seven hours.14. Who needs to talk to Ms. Lin?A. Parents.B. Students.C. Teachers.D. Performers.15. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A. May 2nd is Wednesday.B. Moonlight is a name for the music festival.C. Student volunteers should clean up gym after the music festival.D. Student volunteers can help at the festival without their parents’ permission.B“World record broken!” On August 12, 2022, 17-year-old Ma Jiajun from Jilin excitedly posted this on social media, with a picture of him holding the certificate from Guinness World Records.He has set a new world record for “the most consecutive jump rope triples (连续三摇跳绳)” with 701 times. The last world record was 423 set by a Japanese, 35 years ago.Ma is more than 180 centimeters tall but he used to be short and thin in primary school. To build a stronger body he took part in the school’s jump rope team. At 9, he competed in a national game and surprisingly broke a record. “My coach said I had a talent in this sport and suggested that I should keep doing it,” said Ma. So he kept training for six years.“The training was really hard. I needed to practice every day for at least four to five hours,” Ma said. “The jump rope triple has a high requirement for core strength. Every night when I lay on my bed, my muscles and back were in pain.”But a strong wish to break the record kept him going. “My favorite TV show is Guinness China Night(《吉尼斯中国之夜》). I always dreamed of getting a certificate of my own,” he said. “That would be the proof (证明) of my efforts and persistence.”“I hope more people could enjoy jumping rope, since it’s good for our health and full of fun,” Ma said. Now he is preparing for next year’s gaokao, with Beijing Sport University being his next goal. 16. When was Ma Jiajun born?A. In 1987.B. In 2005.C. In 2016.D. In 2022.17. Where does the last world record owner come from? A. Japan.B. The US.C. The UK.D. China.18. Why did Ma Jiajun take part in the school’s jump rope team?A. Because he wanted to break the world record.B. Because his coach encouraged him.C. Because he wanted to become stronger.D. Because he wanted to relax after school.19. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Ma competed in a national game and broke a record at the age of 10.B. The training was uneasy and Ma needed to practice every day.C. Ma’s dream school is Beijing Normal University.D The jump rope triple has a low requirement for strength.20. The article is most probably from _______.A. a storybookB. a posterC. a science reportD. a newspaperCWhen the train finally arrived in Boston, it was as if a beautiful fairy tale (童话故事) had come true.As soon as we arrived at the Perkins School for the Blind, I began to make friends with the little blind children. I was so happy to find that they knew the manual alphabet (手语字母表). What joy it was to talk with other children in my own language! Before that, I had to communicate through an interpreter (口译译员). It took me some time to understand the fact that my new friends in this school were blind. I knew I could not see, but it seemed impossible that all the children who played with me in great joy were also blind. I remember the surprise and the pain I felt as they placed their hands over mine when I talked to them. These feelings came again to me when I noticed them reading books with their fingers. I had been told this before, yet I had thought they must be better than me. But the fact was that they all had lost the same great gift. But they were so happy and satisfied, and I lost all feelings of pain in the pleasure of being with them.The time spent with the blind children made me feel fully at home though in fact I was in a new place. I looked excitedly from one pleasant experience to another as the days flew by quickly, I could not quite make myself believe that there was much world left, for I believed that Boston was the beginning and the end of the world.21. Where did the story take place?A. In the writer’s house.B. In the railway station.C. In a school in Boston.D. In a museum for the blind.22. Why did the writer feel happy when she arrived at the Perkins School? A. Because she was interested in the manual alphabet.B. Because she got the chance to become an interpreter.C. Because she found a group of friends to share her interests.D. Because she could communicate with the other children easily.23. What does the underlined word “this” refer to?A. Being able to hear.B. Being happy and satisfied.C. Reading books with fingers.D. Making friends with the writer.24. What can we learn about the writer from the passage?A. She had learned the manual alphabet before.B. She thought Boston to be the center of the world.C. She felt painful when staying with the blind children.D. She was born blind and studied in the Perkins School.25. What is the passage mainly about?A. The writer’s exciting journey to Boston.B. The challenges of communicating with blind children.C. The joy of the blind children at the Perkins Institution.D The writer’s experience of visiting the Perkins School.第二节 短文填空以下是一篇文章，请阅读全文，并从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。ChatGPT, a smart AI chatting tool, has been popular in the education world in the past months. ____26____ Developed by US company OpenAI, ChatGPT is a powerful tool. ____27____ Although it seems useful to a certain degree, some schools in the US have banned (禁止) the use of ChatGPT. ____28____ The ban comes out of worries that the tool could make it easier for students to cheat on school tasks. ____29____ Besides bans, teachers are making changes to their classes to avoid the use of ChatGPT. Some college teachers in the US try to include more speaking exams and handwritten papers instead of typed ones.____30____ From their point of view, AI is a helpful tool that people will use and what we need to do is to change our learning, teaching and examinations.A. People can ask it to write stories and emails, translate languages, and answer all kinds of questions.B. According to a US survey, many students have used ChatGPT to help with their learning.C. There is no doubt that ChatGPT has brought us a lot of convenience as well as trouble.D. For example, in New York, public schools banned students and teachers from using ChatGPT on public networks and devices (设备).E. However, some educators hold the opinion that bans an AI software like ChatGPT are not wise.F. Some also worry that ChatGPT could be used to spread incorrect information.第三节 信息匹配下面的材料A~F分别介绍了六种中国非文化遗产艺术形式，请根据Audrey, Bill, Robert, Julie, Emily的需求选择适合他们的艺术形式。____31____ Audrey is crazy about traditional musical instruments in China.____32____ Bill is very interested in puppet plays and he wants to learn how to play.____33____ Robert loves something that mixes music, dance and bright costumes.____34____ Julie, a fan of inkstones is looking for those with fine texture.____35____ Emily enjoys making some beautiful patterns with scissors and red paper.A. Jiangzhou Chengni inkstones (Shanxi)It is made with mud from the Fenhe River and the fine texture (质地) makes it feel like “a baby’s skin”.B. Embroidery (Yunnan)Yi people sew (缝) nature designs such as flowers, butterflies, birds, tigers and so on on their clothes.C. Peking Opera (Beijing)Combining music, dance and bright costumes, it creates stories based on the history and Chinese customs.D. Fuyang paper cutting (Anhui)Using scissors and red paper, the artists can make a beautiful pattern or a Chinese character like “Fu (福)” in a short time.E. Single-string musical instruments (Guangxi)The instrument is made out of big bamboo pipes. It has only one string (弦) . But it can create clear and beautiful sounds.F. Shadow puppet plays (Henan)Performers hold puppets behind a white cloth and put on a show. People sit in front of the cloth and watch the show.Ⅱ.语法填空(10分)阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡规定的位置上。Beating bully—A US boy makes an app to deal with bulliesNobody likes a bull (恶霸) . But bullying is a big problem around the word. According _____36_____ the US National Bullying Prevention Center, one out of every five students in the us has been bullied.Nathan Fellars is an _____37_____ (eight) grader at Centennial Middle School in Utah, US. When he saw classmates being bullied, he _____38_____ (know) he had to do something. “People often deal with bullying _____39_____ the bullying has happened. I wanted to see if there was a way to reduce bullying before it happened at all,” Fellars told the Society for Science.After _____40_____ (study) more about the causes of bullying, he had an idea to make the app Bully Block. On the app, students can share _____41_____ (they) lives, whether good or bad. Others can then post responses(回复). But before the responses are posted, _____42_____ AI program reads all of them. Only positive words can _____43_____ (show). Fellars believes that this will _____44_____ (natural) stop bullying both online and in schools.“I would love to see my project be used by teachers and students,” said Fellars. “I love knowing that my _____45_____ (invent) can help somebody else in the world.”Ⅳ.书面表达(15分)46. 2月19日，深圳马拉松比赛在深圳市民中心广场鸣枪开跑，来自世界各地的参赛选手踏上赛道奋力奔跑。最终，中国选手何杰夺得冠军，这也是深马举办八届以来首次有中国选手夺得全程马拉松男子组冠军。假如你是你们学校英语校报的记者，请报道本次赛事并发表自己的感想。内容包括：活动目的1.展现深圳良好的城市风貌2.培养深圳人民热爱运动、健康生活的习惯活动详情时间，地点，参赛人员，比赛结果你的感受1.应该学习何杰坚持不懈的精神2.补充两点感想要求：1.字数在80词左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数；2.必须包含以上全部要点，可以适当发挥；3.文中不得出现真实姓名和校名；4.表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范。提示词: image形象; persistence坚持不懈; Shenzhen Civic Centre Square深圳市民中心In recent years, more and more cities have been keen on holding marathons._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________