2023届初中毕业班学生学业水平综合测试九年级英语2023年4月本试卷共13页，四大题，满分90分。考试用时100分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的学校、班级、姓名、座位号和试室号，同时填写考生号，再用2B铅笔把考生号对应的标号涂黑。2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动后的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、涂改液和修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。Fred had something important to tell his family. Everyone in his family ____1____ to sit at the dinner table and listen.“I’m going to take part in the Olympics,” he said.“____2____ a fourth-grader do that?” asked Anna, his younger sister.“I’m not going now. I’ll go when I’m a little ____3____.” Fred shook his head. “I’ve studied ____4____ the athletes become the best. That is practice. If I practice ____5____ enough, I can’t fail.”“Sounds like a big challenge,” said Dad. “Which sport will you take up?”“I ____6____ up my mind yet,” said Fred.After a month’s practice, Fred got hurt again and again when he ____7____ to find out which sport for him. “I don’t think I can find a sport right ____8____ me,” said Fred.The following Sunday, the family sat down for dinner as usual.“I’ve decided not to play a sport,” said Fred.Everyone was surprised.“You’re giving up on ____9____ Olympic dream?” said Anna.“I didn’t say I was giving up,” said Fred. “I’m still going to the Olympics.”Anna looked puzzled. “How can you go ____10____ you don’t do a sport?”Fred held up a book titled Is Sports Medicine the Career for You? “Over the past few weeks, I’ve discovered that athletes need ____11____ medical help. So I am going to become ____12____ sports doctor. I’ll still go to the Olympics — ____13____ as a doctor, not an athlete.” Fred answered confidently.“Now that is ____14____ challenge, Fred!” said Dad. “I’m sure you would do as well as you can ____15____ your dream.”1. A. asksB. askedC. was askedD. were asked2. A. NeedB. WouldC. ShallD. Can3. A. oldB. olderC. elderD. elderly4. A. howB. whatC. whetherD. that5. A. hardlyB. hardC. harderD. hardest6. A. didn’t makeB. don’t makeC. haven’t madeD. won’t make7. A. triesB. was tryingC. is tryingD. will try8. A. forB. ofC. withD. on9. A. youB. yoursC. yourD. yourself10. A. unlessB. becauseC. thoughD. if11. A. a number ofB. a lotC. muchD. many12. A. aB. anC. theD. /13. A. andB. butC. orD. so14. A. anotherB. otherC. the otherD. others15. A. finishB. finishingC. finishedD. to finish二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~10各题所给A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。I’m Mable, a big red maple tree. I’ve been standing in the centre of People’s Park in a modern city. Every part of me is ____16____ shaped. I love seeing all the people take photos of me and say “That tree is beautiful!” Those ____17____ make me feel special and proud.One day, I see a big storm coming my way. I can hear all the frightening sounds nearing, but the most frightening one is that of almost half of my bark (树皮) falls off. I feel ____18____. What will people think when they walk up to a broken tree in the middle of People’s Park? Will they cut me down? This ____19____ makes my branches painful.Hours later, when the storm dies down, a nice opossum family comes to me and asks if they can spend the night in one of my holes. They get wet through so I can’t ____20____.Soon round two of the storm comes. It blows off another part of my bark, but it doesn’t annoy me as much because I have something more important to ____21____: the opossum family. Other animals see my ____22____ act and come to me, too. I feel great for ____23____ them. However, I still haven’t completely ____24____ about what people might think about my appearance. To my surprise, people love me even more for housing all those animals from the terrible storm. I will forever remember that ____25____ doesn’t always refer to looks.16. A. perfectlyB. similarlyC. correctlyD. commonly17. A. coloursB. wordsC. parksD. storms18. A. sorryB. nervousC. surprisedD. lifeless19. A. questionB. soundC. thoughtD. accident20. A. decideB. admitC. refuseD. complain21. A. build upB. care aboutC. look forD. depend on22. A. friendlyB. rapidC. painfulD. annoying23. A. feedingB. raisingC. attractingD. protecting24. A. learntB. askedC. forgottenD. concerned25. A. courageB. kindnessC. intelligenceD. beauty三、阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节 阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从26~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)The doctor examined Nuala’s leg. Nuala tried not to cry, but it was a challenge. Her leg really ached.“How did you hurt yourself?” asked the doctor.“I jumped off a swing.” said Nuala. “Is it broken?”“It sure is.” said the doctor, holding out the X-ray. “See right here?”Two hours later, Nuala left the hospital on crutches. Her leg was in a cast (石膏).“What will I tell Ms. Chang?” she asked her mother in the car.Ms. Chang was Nuala’s dance teacher. The spring dance performance was only two weeks away. Nuala’s cast would be on for at least six weeks!“She’s going to be so mad at me!” cried Nuala.But Ms. Chang wasn’t mad. She said. “We’ll think of something.”Nuala felt embarrassed going on stage with her crutches. “I look stupid,” she complained. “I can’t dance with these.”“Have you ever heard the famous expression ‘The show must go on’?” said Ms. Chang. Together they went through the show. They thought of how Nuala could move to the music on crutches.The night of the performance, Ms. Chang almost had to push Nuala on the stage. Nuala’s cast looked big and clumsy, but she went out and danced. At the end, the audience gave a big round of applause. Some even threw roses at Nuala’s feet! The show did go on!26. How did Nuala feel as she told Ms. Chang about her broken leg?A. Worried.B. Mad.C. Cruel.D. Embarrassed.27. Why wasn’t Ms. Chang mad at Nuala?A. She got relaxed from a famous expression.B. Nuala would recover rapidly in two weeks.C. She believed they could solve the problem.D. Nuala thought out how to dance on crutches.28. How was Nuala’s performance on the show?A The audience was impressed by her dance.B. She could move to the music without cast.C. The audience threw roses to end her dancing.D. She danced perfectly as usual with no pain.29. What would Nuala probably write in her diary after the show?A. “They forced me to dance on the show. I felt painful and nervous.”B. “Never believe something is impossible just because it seems difficult.”C. “I’ve never been afraid of dancing with crutches. The show must go on.”D. “Believe in yourself even if you have to face the problems on your own.”(B)About 2,400 years ago in ancient Greece, Aristotle was born. It was a period when the Greeks highly respected great thinkers and teachers, such as Pythagoras, Socrates, Democritus, and Plato. Many historians believe that Aristotle was greater than all of them.Aristotle is called “the father of biology”. Many of his discoveries are still considered correct today. For example, it was Aristotle who first wrote that dolphins are not fish — through close observation, he had found out that they give birth to their babies rather than laying eggs, and that mother dolphins feed milk to their young.Aristotle’s way of grouping animals may have been his most important achievement in biological science. He placed the animals into two groups: those with blood and those without. Experts used his system for over 2,000 years. In 1758, a Swedish scientist discovered a new way of grouping animals. In fact, Aristotle’s way of grouping, though a little bit different, were approximately the same as the modern grouping system of vertebrates and invertebrates.Professor Nardo wrote: “Although Aristotle paid much attention to the importance of evidence (证据), he failed to realize that doing experiment is almost always the best method of finding it. Yet, when he did simple and basic experiments, Aristotle was able to make mostly correct conclusions.”He also wrote that “Aristotle’s influence on the future growth of knowledge was both negative and positive ...” For example, Aristotle believed that the planets went around the Earth, not the Sun. Because the later scientists believed in him blindly, their progress in astronomy was “stopped”. However, he added that many of Aristotle’s ideas “brilliantly provided directions for modern discoveries.”30. Why is Aristotle called “the father of biology”?A. He discovered that dolphins feed milk to their young.B. He was the first man to find that dolphins are not fish.C. People consider him greater than all the other thinkers.D. People still accept many of his discoveries on biology.31. What does the underlined word “approximately” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Nearly.B. Easily.C. Hardly.D. Exactly.32. What did Nardo think of Aristotle according to the passage?A. Aristotle failed to realize the importance of evidence.B. Aristotle’s finding stopped people studying astronomy.C. Aristotle found the best way to make correct conclusions.D. Aristotle’s ideas were helpful to modern discoveries in a way.(C)Fibonacci was the nickname of an Italian mathematician, Leonardo of Pisa, who lived in the early 1200s. Fibonacci discovered his famous sequence—the Fibonacci number sequence (斐波那契数列).The sequence goes like this: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, and so on. The Fibonacci sequence is actually pretty simple. The first two numbers in the sequence are zero and one; if you add them together, their sum is 1, the third number in the sequence. The second and third numbers in the sequence are 1 and 1; you add these numbers together to get the fourth Fibonacci number: 2. The sum of the third and fourth numbers, 1 and 2, equal the fifth number: 3. Continue the pattern: 2+3=5; 3+5=8; 5+8=13; and so on until you reach 144+233=377.The sequence is also called the rabbit sequence because Fibonacci introduced his sequence to the public by describing a situation of counting rabbits. Imagine that there is a pair of newborn rabbits, one male and one female. At the end of the first month, they grow into adult rabbits. At the end of the second month, they give birth to a new pair of babies, so there are two pairs. The first pair produces another pair of babies again, and the second pair grows up. Therefore, at the end of the third month, there are three pairs, ....Fibonacci numbers appear often in maths. In fact, there is a magazine, the Fibonacci Quarterly, publishing the study on them. Fibonacci numbers are also used in computer programs. They appear in nature such as in the number of petals on a flower as well. A lily has three petals, a buttercup has five petals, and an aster has 21 petals — 3, 5, and 21 are all Fibonacci numbers.33. What is the sixteenth number in the Fibonacci sequence?A. 233.B. 377.C. 610.D. 987.34. How did Fibonacci introduce his sequence to the public?A. By telling stories.B. By listing numbers.C. By comparing facts.D. By giving examples.35. What does the word “They” in the last paragraph refer to?A. Fibonacci magazines.B. Fibonacci numbers.C. Petals on a flower.D. Computer programs.36. What is the best title of this article?A. How to Count Rabbits.B. Interesting Numbers in Nature.C. Magical Fibonacci Sequence.D. Fibonacci—a great mathematician.FENGXIAN DIAN >>VISIT OTHER HALLSNOW ON SHOWEuropean Clocks and Watches in the Palace MuseumIn the middle of the 16th century, Europeans introduced western technology to China. At the same time they introduced European clocks and watches. In 1601, the Italian Matteo Ricci presented the Ming Wanli Emperor with two chiming clocks. In the Qing dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor had great interest in science and collected a variety of clocks. The foreign clocks and watches in the Palace Museum come primarily from Great Britain, France, and Switzerland.Photography Policy●Photography is allowed for personal use outdoors throughout the Palace Museum, except for sites or areas with “No Photography” signs.●Visitors are not allowed to take photographs inside halls with original interior decoration whether on the central axis or the west route.●The use of tripods and flash is not allowed in exhibitions. >>MORE37. What is the purpose of the “NOW ON SHOW” part?A. To introduce the western technology in ancient China.B. To give general information about the things on show.C. To describe the collections of two Qing’s emperors.D. To tell the history of western clocks and watches.38. What can visitors do in the Palace Museum according to the passage?A. Take good care of their own pets.B. Take photos for advertising companies.C. Get medical help if they don’t feel well.D. Smoke outside the houses during their visit.39. If you are on Point A, facing north, which is the nearest way to Fengxian Dian?A Turn right → walk across the square → turn left and walk to the end → turn left and walk to the centre of the square → It’s on your right.B. Take the gate ahead → turn right and walk along→ turn left after walking through the gate near the shop → It’s in front of you.C. Walk through the southern gate → turn east to the end → walk through the two gates in the north → take the gates in the east → It’s in the north.D. Go north → walk through the first gate → turn east and walk straight across the square till you go through another two gates → It’s in the north.40. Where can you probably read the information above?A. A web page of the Palace Museum.B. A hand-drawn map of Fengxian Dian.C. A notice about a trip to the Palace Museum.D. An advertisement about clocks and watches.第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填入1~5各题空白处的最佳选项。Workers at the Marine Biological Association (MBA) in England were surprised when a letter to “George Parker Bidder” arrived at their offices. They couldn’t understand why someone was writing to their former president, who had been dead for more than 60 years. It became clearer when the letter was opened. Inside, there was an old postcard. On one side was a series of questions about how the postcard had been discovered. ____41____The postcard was from a bottle dropped into the North Sea more than a century earlier. It was one of just over 1,000 bottles that Bidder had thrown into the sea as part of a study on the movement of water. ____42____ They were picked up by fishermen or by people walking along the beach, who then sent the postcards inside them back to Bidder.____43____ It’s possible that some of the bottles with the postcards had broken. But somehow, the bottle with the recently returned postcard had remained in the sea for over a hundred years. It seems that it finally found its way to a sandy beach on an island. ____44____ After breaking the bottle open, she filled out the postcard and sent it off to the MBA, not realizing she was posting a message from the distant past.Unluckily, the old postcard shows nothing new about the movement of water. All it tells the workers is where it was dropped and where it was found. ____45____A. What happened in between remains a secret!B. However, about 400 bottles had probably got lost.C. It was then picked up by a woman on holiday there.D. On the other were directions on how to mail it back.E. Many bottles were discovered within four years of this experiment.四、写作（共三节，满分30分）第一节 语篇填词（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文，根据上下文和所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。答卷时，要求写出完整单词。Space Station Rice Tests Show HopeChinese astronauts have successfully grown a seedling rice seedlings on the Tiangong space station.The rice experiment being done on Tiangong is the first of its kind. Its p____46____ is to produce the complete life cycle of the plant. The cycle begins with a seed and e____47____ with a mature plant producing new seeds.China s____48____ the Wentian space lab into space on July 24, 2022. The space lab weighs 23,000 kg and is 17.9-metre tall. It is the b____49____ spacecraft in our country until now.“If we want to land on and explore Mars, food brought from the Earth is not enough for the astronauts’ long journey in space. We have to find methods to stay a____50____ from hunger during the space explorations.” said Zheng Huiqiong, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.第二节 完成句子（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）51. 上周，凯特来中国旅游。自到达以来，她尝试过很多中国菜肴。Kate __________ __________ around China last week. Since her arrival, she __________ __________ many Chinese dishes.52. 中国的食物是如此美味，以至于对比西方的烹饪方式，她更喜欢中国的。Chinese food is ________ delicious ________ she ________ the Chinese cooking ways ________ those in the west.53. 大体上，很多中国菜是以简单的方式烹调的。In general, many Chinese dishes ________ ________ in simple ways.54. “中国人的饮食习惯是多么健康呀！”凯特说。“________ ________ the Chinese eating habits are!” Kate says.55. 凯特想知道她将什么时候再有机会来中国旅游。Kate wonders ________ ________ ________ ________ a chance to visit China again.第三节 书面表达（满分15分）56. 假如你是李华，你想向外国笔友Tom介绍一位对你影响深远的老师。请根据以下提示，用英语写一封信。注意：1.请围绕所给的提示合理发挥；2.词数80词左右（短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数）；3.不得透露学校、真实姓名及任何个人信息，否则不予评分。Dear Tom,Through my life in junior high school, one of my teachers plays a very important role. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What do you think of my teacher? How about yours?Li Hua