2023-2024学年九年级5月质量检查英语本试卷共四大题, 满分90分。考试时间 100 分钟。第一卷一、语法选择（共15题, 每小题1分, 共15分）阅读以下短文，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。There once lived a bird and her two babies in a forest. One day, there ___1___ a big storm. A heavy branch fell and killed the mother bird. The wind blew the baby birds away. Nobody knew ___2___ they were alive or not. Luckily, they all survived. One of them came down near a cave where robbers lived. ___3___ landed outside a wise man’s house. Days passed and the baby birds grew up. One day, a king came to the forest. He said to himself, “___4___ an animal, and I will be extremely happy.”He saw a deer and rode after it deep ___5___ the forest. Soon he lost his way. Very tired he sat down under a tree. Suddenly, he heard a voice. “Quick! ___6___ is here. Come and take his gold and horse. Hurry ___7___ he’ll run away.” The king looked up ___8___. He saw a big, brown bird. He also heard low noises ___9___ from the cave. He rode away immediately. A few moments later, feeling frightened, he rode even ___10___.Soon, he came to ___11___ wise man’s house. He heard a gentle voice. “Welcome, Sir. Please go inside and rest.” The king looked up and saw another big, brown bird. Later the wise man came back. The king told him the story of the two birds. “They look so alike, however, ___12___ differently they behave! The forest ___13___ with surprises.” The wise man smiled. “After all, one is known by the company one keeps. That bird has heard so much talk about robbing ___14___ he talks like a robber now. This one has repeated ___15___ he has always heard. He welcomes people.”1. A. isB. hasC. wasD. had2. A. ifB. whenC. whetherD. that3. A. OtherB. AnotherC. OthersD. The other4. A. HuntingB. HuntC. To huntD. Hunted5. A. inB. intoC. downD. at6. A. SomeoneB. EveryoneC. AnyoneD. No one7. A. andB. soC. orD. unless8. A. surprisingB. surprisedlyC. surpriseD. surprised9. A. comeB. cameC. to comeD. coming10. A. quickB. quickerC. more quicklyD. quickly11. A. theB. aC. anD. /12. A. whatB. howC. what aD. how a13. A. was fullB. fullC. has filledD. was filled14. A. thatB. whichC. asD. if15. A. whenB. thatC. howD. what二、完形填空（共10题, 每小题1分, 共10分）This spring, our teacher suggested we take part in a green project and plant some trees around the school. Everyone thought it was a ___16___ idea, so we started looking online for the best trees to buy. But we soon found that ___17___ trees was not easy. If we wanted them to grow properly, they had to be the right type, but there were so many different ones available! Our teacher ___18___ that we should look for trees that grow naturally in our area. That way, the trees would be used to local conditions. Then we had to think about the best ___19___ for planting the trees. We learned that trees are the happiest where they have room to grow and that they might get damaged if they are close to the school playgrounds. So we tried to ___20___ areas where students were active. ___21___ , we found a quiet corner close to the school garden—perfect! Once we’d planted the trees, we knew we had to ___22___ them carefully. We all took turns to ___23___ the leaves from time to time and make sure they had no strange marks on them. Those marks could mean the tree was ill. We all knew that ___24___ the tree grew tall, we wouldn’t be at the school anymore. That was a bit ___25___ . But we’d planted the trees to benefit not only the environment, but also the future students at the school. And this really cheered us up!16. A. greatB. boringC. strangeD. traditional17. A. sellingB. cuttingC. climbingD. choosing18. A. realizedB. discoveredC. questionedD. suggested19. A. timeB. placeC. wayD. reason20. A. findB. avoidC. coverD. reach21. A. FinallyB. UsuallyC. ProbablyD. Mostly22. A. pick upB. look afterC. depend onD. turn off23 A. collectB. discoverC. moveD. check24. A. becauseB. whenC. sinceD. though25. A. sadB. seriousC. relaxingD. amazing三、阅读（共两节, 满分35分第一节 阅读理解（共15小题, 每小题2分, 共30分）阅读下列短文, 根据题目要求选出最佳答案, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWe need 18 to 20 years old to serve in our restaurant as: Cashiers (收银员)CooksWaiters or waitressesPlease write to Mr. Green by e-mail: Medonald’s@gmail.comBank Street, LiverpoolJob for babysitters (保姆)We are looking for students who can babysit on Friday and Saturday evenings. You must be patient and responsible. £5 an hour, £8 after 12 at nightWrite to Mrs. Wilson: nurses 32568work@hotmail.comGrape Street, Bristol S5622AHELP WANTEDYou love fixing, mending, repairing…? You need to be physically fit and strong. Help is needed every day from 5 p. m. to 7 p. m. If you are interested, please apply (申请) to Mr. Collins. thehandymancompany@gmail.comFairfield Road PlymouthHELP WANTEDbagging, cleaning upon weekdays from 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. on weekends, you need to work for one more hour than usual. You must be tidy and polite. Apply to Mr. Smith tescompnay@hotmail.com10 Queen Street, London26. Which of the following mentions age requirement for its job?A. The Handyman Company.B. McDonald’s.C. Nursing is a Work of Heal.D. TFSCO27 How much can Mary make by working as a babysitter for 2 hours after midnight?A. £10.B. £13.C. £16.D. £20.28. How long does Mike work in TESCO on Saturday?A. 6 hoursB. 7 hoursC. 8 hoursD. 9 hoursBIt was dark. Holmes, Lestrade and I moved towards the house. “Let’s wait here,” Holmes said. “We can hide behind these rocks. Watson, go to the house and see what they are doing. Make sure they don’t see you.” I hid behind a wall. I could see Mr. Stapleton and Sir Henry sitting at a table.Then, Mr. Stapleton left the room and walked to a shed (棚屋) in the yard. He opened the door and there was a strange noise from inside. After a minute he locked the door and went back into the house. I hurried back to report everything to Lestrade and Holmes.There was now a thick white fog over the moor (荒漠). “The fog is getting thicker,” said Holmes. “This is very serious — Sir Henry must leave Mr. Stapleton’s house soon.”Suddenly, we heard footsteps. They got closer and we saw Sir Henry walking towards us through the fog. Then, we heard something. A terrible animal appeared. It was a huge black hound (猎犬). There was fire coming from its mouth and its huge eyes were glowing (发光).The hound ran after Sir Henry. Holmes and I both fired our guns. We hit it but the hound didn’t stop. It jumped on Sir Henry and pushed him to the ground. Holmes pointed his gun and shot the hound five times. The giant hound was dead.Sir Henry was lying on the path. We ran to him and found he was alive.I put my hand on the hound’s glowing face and found my own fingers glowed in the dark. “Phosphorous (含磷的),” I said.We walked towards Merripit House to search for Mr. Stapleton. In the house we didn’t find him, but we found Mrs. Stapleton tied up in a bedroom. We untied her. When she knew Sir Henry was alive and the hound was dead, she cried, “Thank God!”“Now we have proof (证据), but we need Mr. Stapleton.” said Holmes.(Adapted from The Hound of the Baskervilles)29. What did Watson see Stapleton do in the yard?A. He took the hound for a walk in the yard.B. He looked at the thick fog with Sir Henry.C. He drank and talked with Sir Henry happily.D. He opened a shed door and locked it again soon.30. What does the underlined word “They” refer to?A. Sir Henry and the hound.B. The unknown footsteps.C. Mr. Stapleton and the hound.D. The fog and the wind.31. According to the story, what’s the order of the following events?a．Holmes killed the hound with his gun. b．Sir Henry came out of the house to the path.c．We found Mrs. Stapleton in Merripit House. d．Giant hound ran after Sir Henry.e. Mr. Stapleton opened a shed door. A. e-b-d-a-cB. e-b-d-c-aC. b-e-d-a-cD. b-e-d-c-a32 What do you think will happen next in the novel?A. Mr. Stapleton will tell Holmes what he has done.B. Sir Henry will be in danger after returning home.C. Mrs. Stapleton will take us to search for Mr. Stapleton.D. Holmes will talk about Mr. Stapleton’s case at once.CThe parents of a US boy were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter (过失杀人罪) because they didn’t stop their son from carrying out a school shooting in Michigan, US. They were sentenced (判刑) to 10 to 15 years in prison on April 9 while the boy was sentenced to life without parole (假释), according to The New York Times. This is the first time in the US that parents have been punished for what their child did in a mass shooting. Prosecutors (检察官) argued that the parents ignored (忽视) clear signs of their son's mental health problems and they even bought the gun he used in the 2021 attack. The boy was 15 years old when he killed four students and injured seven others at Oxford High School in Michigan. “They could have saved their son and those students. But they ignored over and over again.” Judge Cheryl Matthews told the media. When kids do really bad things, like shootings, it makes people all over the world think about how to stop the tragedies from happening again. While most countries and regions have made 12 or 14 the lowest age for being held responsible for a crime, some tried to lower the age of criminal responsibility. In 2010, Denmark lowered its age from 15 to 14. But it didn’t stop 14-year-olds from committing crimes. Instead, punishment made it harder for them to go back to school. That led to worse behaviors and an increasing number of youths committing crimes again. So, two years later, Denmark put the lowest age of criminal responsibility (刑事责任) back to 15 years old, The Paper reported. In Germany, the government focuses more on teaching and helping young people who commit crimes, rather than just punishing them. As noted in a 2018 paper published in the Justice Evaluation Journal, they try to educate and guide young people to live better lives, instead of just putting them in prison.33. What are the reasons for the punishment of the boy’s parents? a. Teaching their son to shoot. b. Causing the boy’s mental health problems. c. Providing the gun used in the shooting. d. Not being responsible in bringing up their son.A. abB. acC. adD. cd34. How might the judge feel according to her words in Paragraph 3?A. Bored and tired.B. Scared and nervous.C. Angry and upset.D. Stressed and worried.35. What happened after Denmark lowered its age for criminal responsibility?A. Youths over 14 years old behaved better.B. There were fewer crimes by youths.C. More teenagers committed crimes again.D. Denmark lowered the age again.36. What is the passage mainly about?A. The causes of youth crime.B. The roles parents play in youths’ development.C. Governments’ responsibility for youth crime.D. Youth crime and governments’ ways of dealing with it.DA broken heart and a sad ending to a long friendship. That's something most of us have experienced, or probably will. After all, it's part of human life. But the experience can be bard to get over. But research shows there is medicine for a heart-broken person. Listening to sad music is a major one. It can help you begin to feel joy and hopeful about your life again. It can arouse (激起) the desire to connect with others. Sad music can help heal (治愈) and raise your spirits. A recent study from Germany found when listening to sad music, people have the feelings of empathy (同情), and a desire for positive connection with others. That, itself, 'is psychologically healing. It draws you away from concentration on yourself, and possibly towards helping others in need. Another experiment, from the University of Kent, found that when people were experiencing sadness, listening to music that was “beautiful but sad” improved their mood. In fact, it did so when the person first consciously accept the situation causing their sadness, and then began listening to the sad music. That is, if they believed that the sad music would help, they found that it really did. These findings link with other studies that show accepting your sad situation emotionally leads to healing and growth. It seems unbelievable but it does make sense. For example, research from Cornell University found that accepting discomfort about a life experience or new situation, and viewing it as a step towards growth and change, encourages people to find a way through it, beyond it. As Churchill famously said, “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” That discomfort points you towards creating a plan, a new action. It brings hope.37. What can we learn from Paragraph 3&4?A. Sad music can make people help others.B. Sad music can make sad people feel better.C. Sad music can make people believe in themselves.D. Sad music can make people concentrate on themselves.38. What does the underlined phrase “going through hell” in the last paragraph mean?A. Hearing bad words used by enemies.B. Avoiding a place to go after death.C. Getting an extremely pleasant time.D. Having an painful experience.39. How does the author develop this article?A. By listing numbers.B. By comparing examples.C. By giving directions.D. By showing research results.40. Which of the following can be the best title for the article?A. How to Find Pathways through HeartachesB. How We React to a Broken Heart Matters a LotC. What We Can Do to Overcome Discomfort in LifeD. Why Listening to Sad Music Heals Your Broken Heart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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When you think of mystery boxes (盲盒), secret toys packed in small boxes may come to mind. But recently, many people in China have fallen in love with “leftover (剩菜) mystery boxes” at local stores. ___41___ “We pack products such as milk, bread, cake, and sandwiches in mystery boxes, and sell these boxes at low price. ___42___ Inside, there are three kinds of bread that should cost 45 yuan.” Wu Tian who works at a convenience store in Beijing said. Some WeChat’s leftover mystery box mini programs help sell the food. “___43___ I enjoy them a lot,” said Zhang Kai who often buys leftover mystery boxes. In 2023, the total amount of food waste in China reached 160 million tons. A person may waste about 93g food each meal, China Food Newspaper reported. ___44___ According to the mini program Xishi Magic Bag, more than 27,000 pieces of bread were sold within a month, which would have been thrown away. ___45___ For example, some food made in the store, such as bread, doesn’t have any labels (标签). So people may not know when it was made, and the food may not be safe to eat. Although the idea of leftover mystery boxes is creative, more rules need to be set to make it successful, wrote China Youth Daily.A. However, there are still some problems.B. They save money and prevent food waste.C. The leftover mystery boxes may help with this.D. In each box is food close to the expiry (到期) date.E. For example, a mystery box sold in our store costs 15.9 yuan.第二卷四、写作（共三小节, 满分30分）第一节语篇填词（共5小题, 每小题1分, 共5分）根据短文内容及首字母提示填空，补全短文。Do you often run outdoors to keep healthy? Have you ever thought about how running helps to c______46______ up the earth? Sometimes, a creative mind can bring us a win-win situation. Plogging (跑步捡垃圾), a new way to e______47______, began in Sweden. A Swedish man called Erik started the movement. He saw rubbish here and there when riding to work each day. He was w______48______ about the dirty environment and decided not to go to work by b______49______ any more. So, he began to run to work and pick up the rubbish at the same time. To his joy, more and more people followed him and soon plogging became p______50______.第二节 完成句子（共5 小题, 每小题 2分, 共10分）51. 中国剪纸是一种来自中国有趣的艺术，它已经存在了很长时间。Chinese paper cutting is a fun art from China that’s been around ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________.52. 剪纸在特殊的节日里常常被人们用来装饰他们的家。Paper cuttings ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ decorate their houses during special festivals.53. 随着中国文化的国际传播和全球交流的增加，越来越多的外国人对这一古老的艺术形式感兴趣。With the increase of international communication and global exchange of Chinese culture, more and more foreigners ____________ ____________ ____________ this ancient art form.54. 艺术家们一直在思考如何让这门传统技艺保持活力。Artists have been thinking about ____________ ____________ ____________ this traditional skill ____________.55. 剪纸艺术是多么富有创意啊！________ ________ the art of paper cutting is!第三节 书面表达（满分 15分）56. 近些年，汉服在年轻人中很受欢迎。假如你是李华，上周二你校开展了校园汉服节活动（the Hanfu Festival），请你以The Hanfu Festival为标题，给校园英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：时间上周二下午 4:30-6:00地点学校操场对象全校学生（高三除外）目的1. 弘扬中国传统文化；2. 补充1个目的。内容1. 汉服服装秀；2. 汉服知识竞赛；3. 补充1项相关活动。意义1. 增加了对中国传统文化的了解；2. 补充1点意义。要求: 1）必须包括表格中所有的相关信息，并适当发挥；2）词数：80 词左右（报道的标题和首句已给出，不计入总词数）；3）不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息。The Hanfu FestivalIn recent years, Hanfu revival has become one of China’s many trends among young people. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________