江苏省宿迁市沭阳县怀文中学2023-2024学年九年级下学期英语5月试题

2023—2024学年度第二学期九年级英语练习（分值：100分，时长：120分，日期：2024.5）一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1.The“horse-faceskirt”is__________traditionalChineseskirt.ItstartedintheSongdynasty.A.a B.an C.the D./2.TheastronautsofShenzhou-18mannedspaceshipenteredChina’sspacestationearly__________April26,2024.A.in B.at C.on D.to3.Lifeneverrunssmoothly__________itisfullofupsanddowns.A.though B.since C.while D.unless4.—It’swonderfulthatLilyhasbeeninvitedtothewelcomepartytoo!—I’mafraidshe__________notcome.Shehasbeenbusywithherstudyrecently.A.must B.can C.may D.should5.Therearemanyoldsayingsrequiringustobe__________,suchas“theearlybirdcatchestheworm”and“Practicemakesperfect”.A.generous B.confident C.hard-working D.organized6.—AlatestChinaDaily,please!—Onlyonecopyleft.Wouldyouliketohave__________,sir?A.one B.it C.this D.that7.—Wow,theplantsaregreenandtheflowersarecolourful.—Yes,it’sspringnow.__________niceseason!A.How B.Whata C.What D.Howa8.Look!Differentpaintings__________onthewallsforeveryonetoenjoy.A.show B.wereshown C.areshown D.haveshown9.—Surprising!Ourlittledaughterstaysawayfromthatpool.—Goodgirl,I__________hernottogetclosetoittwice.A.havewarned B.waswarning C.amwarning D.willwarn10.Shakespeare’snovelswerenotonlyajoyforpeopletoread,butalsohelpedto__________people’sspiritsandvaluesinhiscountryduringthatperiod.A.shape B.mark C.suggest D.confirm11.Ourschooloftenadvisesus__________closetonatureandenjoyitsbeauty.A.get B.getting C.gets D.toget12.Janeisabookwormasherbooks__________muchspaceinherbedroom.A.setup B.putup C.takeup D.makeup13.MrWuisateacher__________Iwanttolearnfrom.Heissoknowledgeable.A.which B.when C.what D.who14.SometimesDanielneedssomeonetosharehisworrieswith,buthedoesn’tknow__________.A.whatshouldhetalkto B.whoheshouldtalktoC.whereshouldhetalkto D.whenheshouldtalkto15.—DoIneedtoputthesweaterinthewashingmachine?—__________.I’llwashitbyhand.A.Betternot B.Takeiteasy C.You’rewelcome D.Nevermind二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）IchoosetogototheMedicalUniversityinNanjing,wantingtostudyinthemedicalfield.Iwouldspendmostof8fullyearsconnectingwithChina’sdifferent16.Inmyfirstyear,itwas17.ThelanguageproblemwasmorethanwhatIhad18.Evenshoppingmaybechallenging.Icouldnotbargain(讨价还价)duringmyfirstfewmonths.Ifinallydecidedto19Chineselanguageclasses.WhilestudyinginChina,Iacquainted(使熟悉)myselfwiththelocalvendors(小贩).MyChinesewasgettingsmoothersothatIcould20withthem.Therewasnothing21thanlisteningtothestoriestheywouldtellabouttheir22.Onevendorsellingmefreshmangoeswouldalwaystellmestoriesabouthishome.He23toldmehowhisgrandmotherwould24fourkilosofginger(生姜)everytwodaysinthewinterforsoup.Hesaidshedidittokeepherfamily25andkeepthecommoncoldaway.Thisstory26meeventoday,Ilookbackonthisstorywithsomuch27.Youdonotunderstandhowspecialamomentiswhileitishappening.Itwassuchasimplestorythatthevendortoldme,butI28it.Becauseofhim,everytimewintercomesaround,Icooksoupand29toaddginger,knowinghowheandhisfamilyenjoyedthiseverywintertokeepwarmandhealthy.This30metodothesame.16.A.cultures B.customs C.stories D.development17.A.strange B.interesting C.hard D.easy18.A.required B.wondered C.promised D.expected19.A.teach B.have C.drop D.fail20.A.travel B.live C.chat D.walk21.A.moredifficult B.moredifferent C.easier D.better22.A.lives B.business C.shops D.education23.A.suddenly B.excitedly C.closely D.coldly24.A.offer B.sell C.borrow D.use25.A.clean B.warm C.active D.close26.A.worries B.protects C.influences D.shames27.A.happiness B.regret C.pain D.confidence28.A.imagined B.understood C.refused D.remembered29.A.getready B.carryout C.makesure D.stayaway30.A.encouraged B.warned C.forced D.ordered三、阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHomelandShoppingCoupons(优惠券)HoursofFreeParkingYouwillreceive2hoursoffreeparkingifyouspend$30inourstore.Butifyouspend$50ormore,youcanget8hoursoffreeparkingandcoupons.Andyoucangetasurprisewithacouponinthefollowingstores.20%OffGet20%offanbookyoubuyattheWonderlandStore.Wehavemanybookstochoosefromourstore,includingchildren’sbooks,novels,travelguidesandhobbies.Youaresuretofindsomethingthatyouwillenjoy.Half-priceMovieTicketsBuyanyfull-pricemovieticket,andyoucanbuyasecondticketforachildundertenforonlyhalfprice,orasecondticketforfreeonyourbirthday.Thelatestmoviesareallhere.TheBestHamburgersAndSnacksBuyanymealforatleast$8atTom’sCafe,andreceiveafreesoftdrink.Weservethebesthamburgersandsnacksinthemall.Comeinandtryyourdeliciousmealsandourbestservice.BuyOne,GetOneFreeBuyoneshirtortieatDavid’smenswear,andgetonemoreshirtortieofthesamevalueforfree.Welcometoourstore!Getmorecoupons!Tel:869876631.Ifabookis$28,howmuchwillyoupayforitwiththecouponsattheWonderlandStore?A.$28 B.$20 C.$22.4 D.$5.632.Ifyouwanttogetahalf-pricemovieticket,youmustbuy__________.A.itonyourbirthday B.itforanadult C.itforachildunderten D.afull-priceticketfirst33.Accordingtothepassage,whichoneisright?A.Youcanparkfreelyforatmost2hoursifyouspend$50inthestore.B.YoucanhaveafreesoftdrinkatWonderlandStore.C.YoucangetanothertieforfreeifyoubuyonetieatDavid’smenswearD.Youcane-mail,thestoretogetmoreinformation.BChinahasalonghistory,andmanystoriesarehiddeninancientbooks,suchasShanHaiJing,orClassicofMountainsandSeas.Itisafantasticgeographicalandculturalrecordofthepre-QinChinaaswellasacollectionofChinesemythology(神话).ItwasoncethoughtthatmythicalcharacterssuchasYutheGreatorBoyiwrotethebook.However,thegeneralagreementamongmodernscholars(学者)isthatthebookwasnotwrittenatasingletimebyasinglewriter,butratherbymanypeoplefromtheperiodoftheWarringStatestothebeginningoftheHandynasty.Theexactwriterofthebookandthetimeitwaswrittenarestilluncertain.ThereisnothingmoreattractiveinShanHaiJingthanthemysteriousmonstersdescribedinit.Herearesomeexamples.OnthemountainRaiseshake,thereisananimalwhichlookslikealong-tailedape,butithaswhiteears.Itcrouchesasitmovesalonganditrunslikeahuman.Itsnameisthelive-lively.Ifyoueatit,you’llbeagoodrunner.ThereisanotherkindofwildanimalinMountQingqiu.Itlookslikeafoxbuthasninetails.Itscryissimilartothatofababy.Ifyoueatitsmeat,youwillnotbeharmedbybadspirits.AlsothereisabirdinMountBase.Itlookslikeachicken,butithasthreeheads,sixeyes,sixfeet,andthreewings.Itsnameistheesteem-add.Ifyoueatit,youwon’tkeepfallingasleep.Thesemonstersgivereadersalookattheancients’understandingandimaginationofsomeunknownthings.AsarecordofancientChinesemythology,ShanHaiJingisundoubtedlyattractive.Itisanencyclopedia(百科全书)thatcanshowancientsociallife.34.Whomightbethewriterofthebook,ClassicofMountainsandSea?A.YutheGreat B.modernscholars C.Boyi D.theunknown35.WhichofthefollowingdoesShanHaiJingnotcover?①geography ②culture ③physics ④chemistry ⑤historyA.①② B.②③ C.③④ D.④⑤36.Whatmonstercanmakeyouavoidfallingasleepaftereatingitsmeat?A.Achicken B.Live-lively C.Esteem-add D.Afox37.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofShanHaiJing?A.Notattractive B.Strangeandmeaningless. C.Notcertain. D.KnowledgeableandimaginativeC“Whycan’tGrandpajustbenormal?Whydoeshetakewaveskiasahobby?He’ssoweird,”CarteraskedGrandma.Grandmalaughed.“I’vewonderedthatformanyyears.”TheyweresittingonthebeachwatchingGrandpaandsomeofhisfriendsintheocean.“Noneofmyfriendsevenknowswhatawaveskiis,”Cartercontinued.“Justtellthemit’salotlikesurfingbuttheriderssitontopofawaveski.Whenthewavescome,theywillridethewavejustlikeasurfer,onlytheypaddle(划桨)togetouttothewaves.”“Nobody’sgrandpadoesthis.”Grandmalaughed.“Well,whatshouldhebedoinginstead?”“Idon’tknow.Maybethingsthatoldpeopledo.”“Look!Abigwaveiscomingin!”Grandmapointedtotheocean.CartersawGrandpainfrontofhisfriends.Hewasleaning(倾斜)forwardandpaddlinghard,justaheadofthelargeincomingwave.CarterwassurprisedathowhardGrandpawaspaddlingandhowfasthewasmoving.Justthen,anotherhugewavecame.Carterjumpedtohisfeetandheldhisbreath.Thiswasnotgood.Whatifsomethingbadhappened?Asthewavedrewnear,Grandpapaddledharder.Hewassuddenlyliftedbythewaterandstoppedpaddling.Heleanedtowardthewave,changingthedirectionofthewaveski.Now,hewasridingthewave,movingfast.Carterwasamazed.Grandpawastotallyincontrol.Carternowrealizedhisgrandpawasn’tweirdatall.Hewasamazing.Absolutelyamazing!“GoGrandpa!”Cartershouted,eventhoughheknewGrandpacouldn’thearhim.Whenthewavewasgone,GrandpaturnedtowardthebeachandwavedtoCarterandGrandma.Helookedsohappy.Carterwavedback.Hewasn’tsurewhy,buthehadtearsinhiseyes.Hequicklydriedthemandthenwavedagain.“DoyouthinkIcanbetheoneridingwaveslikehim?”“Ofcourse,”Grandmasaid.38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“weird”inparagraph1mean?A.strangeandunusual. B.normalandshy.C.outgoingandgenerous. D.friendlyandhelpful. 39.WhendidCartercometounderstandhisgrandpa?A.WhenhelearnedfromGrandmawhatwaveskiwas.B.WhenhesawGrandpapaddlingaheadofthewave.C.WhenGrandpawasridingthewaveandmovingfast,D.WhenGrandpaturnedtowardthebeachandwavedtohim.40.WhatwouldCarterprobablyaftertalkingwithGrandma?A.BuyanewwaveskiforGrandpa. B.SharehisownhobbywithGrandma.C.EncourageGrandmatotrywaveski. D.AskGrandpatoteachhimtowaveski.41.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Anexcitingexperience. B.A“weird”grandpa.C.Ahappyfamily. D.Asmartgrandson.DTheGreatestGiftOnChristmasEve,Georgefoundhimselfonabridgeoutsidehishometown.Hewassadbecausehethoughthislifehadbeenacompletewaste.Inthishopelessmoment,amysterious(神秘的)manappeared.ThemanaskedwhyGeorgewashereinsteadofstayingwithhisfamily.Georgetoldhimhedislikedhissimplelifeinthesmalltown.Georgebelievedhewasjustaninsignificantbankerwithafamilydoingthesamethingeveryday.Withoutanyachievement,Georgewishedhehadneverbeenbornatall.Hopingtoteachhimalesson,themangranted(满足)Georgehiswish.Afterthemandisappeared,Georgetravelledbacktotown.NothingappearedoutofplaceuntilhewalkedbyHankBiddle’stree.Thetreeshouldhavebeendamaged(毁坏)fromthetimeGeorgeranhiscarintoit.Butinthismoment,thetreelookedlikeithadn’tbeenhit.Infact,herememberedclearlythathehadrunhiscarintoit.Soon,Georgediscoveredthetownheknewsowelldidn’tknowhimatall----becausehehadneverbeenborn.AsGeorgewalkedaroundtown,henoticedhewas.astrangertoeveryone.Notonlythat,Georgelearnedthatthelivesofhisfriendsandfamilyhadtakenaturnfortheworse.Forone,George’sjobasabankerwasreplacedbyanotherman.Becausethenewbankerwasgreedy(贪婪的),manypeople’sliveswerenegativelyaffected.WithoutGeorge,thelivesofhisfamilymemberswerealsodisturbed.Georgelearnedthathisbelovedbrother,whomhehadoncesavedfromdrowning(溺水),diedbecauseGeorgewasnottheretosavehim.ThedeathofGeorge’sbrothercontinuedtobringhugesadnesstotheirparents.GeorgealsofoundoutthatAlice,theloveofhislife,endedupinadifficultmarriagewithsomeoneelse.Georgerealizedthesedarkchangesmightstayforeverunlesshedidsomething.Hereturnedtothebridgetofindthemanandbeggedforhislifeback.Onceagain,hiswishwasgranted.GeorgeracedbackhometohugAliceandtheirchildrenonChristmas.Herealizedthatlifewastrulythegreatestandmostwonderfulgift.42.WhatdidGeorgethinkofhislifebeforehemetthemysteriousman?A.Wonderful. B.Busy. C.Hopeful D.Simple.43.WhatdidGeorgefindwhenhereturnedtothetown?A.Everyonetreatedhimasastranger. B.Hisparentsweresadabouthisdeath.C.Hisbrothersavedaperson. D.Hebecameagreedybanker.44.Whatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingsentences?a.Georgereturnedtothebridgeandbeggedforhislifeback.b.AmysteriousmandecidedtoteachGeorgealesson.c.Georgewishedhehadneverbeenbornatall.d.Georgefoundthathisfamilylivedasadlifewithouthim.e.Georgefoundnobodyinthetownknewhim.A.c-b-e-d-a B.c-b-d-e-a C.b-c-e-d-a D.b-c-d-e-a45.WhatwouldGeorgeprobablydoafterChristmas?A.Hemayfeelboredwithhislife. B.Hemayvaluehislifeandfamilymore.C.Hemayracehomefasterthanbefore. D.Hemaybegthemysteriousmanformoney.第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余项。Courageisoftenthoughttobeoneoftheimportantspiritseveryoneneeds.Thenwhatiscourage?46Oneisn’tnecessarilybornwithcourage,butoneisbornwithpotential(潜力).Kidsbuildcourageastheyaregrowingup.47Couragealwaysstandssidebysidewithfear.Ifthereisnofear,thereisnoneedforcourage.Thatistosay,courageistheabilitytodowhatmakesyoufeelafraid.Couragedoesn’tonlymeangreatactionssuchassavingone’slifeortakingabigrisk.48Forexample,weshowcouragewhenweraiseourhandstoanswerahardquestionduringclassortryanewsport.Courageisineverydaychoiceswemake.Canyoubekindtothenewkidinclass?Canyoulistentothenewpersoninyourgroup?49Often,thesethingsdon’tcomewithpraise,buttheyneedcourage.Whenwebecomebraveenoughtofacefailure,we’llbemoreconfidenttotrynewthingsandtryagainafterwefail.50Sometimescourageisthelittlevoiceattheendofthedaythatsays,“I’lltryagaintomorrow.”A.Couragedoesn’talwaysshout.B.Youshouldlearntospeakinpublic.C.Itistheabilitytodosomethingdifficult.D.Orcanyoustandupforsomeoneinneed?E.Learningtofailisanotherimportantpartofcourage.F.Couragealsomeansthesmalleractionsofoureverydaylives.G.Manypeopletalkaboutconnectionsbetweencourageandfear.四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据句意及所给中文、首字母或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词，每空限填一词。51.Thereisaplaceinmyheartwhereallnationswilllive____________(和平地)someday.52.ManychildrenlikeHarryPotterseriesandmanyofthemhopetherewillbethe____________(第八)one.53.Don’tdoanything____________(违反)thelaw.Otherwiseyouwillbeputintoprison.54.MosthotelsinSuqiancanprovideahigh____________(水平)ofservice.55.MarieCuriepushedfortheuseofX-raymachines,whichare____________(广泛地)usedinhospitals.56.Please____________(检查)yourtestpapercarefullybeforeyouhanditin.57.—Jerryoftencomplainsthathedoesn’thaveenoughtimeforhobbies.—AsGrade9students,weshouldkeepab____________betweenourhobbiesandschoolwork.58.Heneverhast____________withEnglishbecausehereallyworkshardonit.59.MycousinAndrewwantedtolearnmoreaboutDIY,sohe____________(goto)DIYcourseslastmonth.60.It’sgoodforustoknowthe____________(intheareawhereyoulive)customsbeforetravellingtoaplace.短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据短文内容，用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空，使短文完整。JiaLing,aChinesecomedienne(喜剧女演员),isknownforherbrightsmileandoutgoingpersonality.Theplus-sizedstarsaidthatshewaslosing61(weigh)foranupcomingrole.JiaLing62(lose)50kgforhernewmoviesince2023.Fromthoseexposed63(photo)JiaLinglookslikea64(complete)differentperson.Intheearlyteasers(预告片),people65(see)JiaLing’sdevotiontoherroleasaboxer.However,itwasn’tuntilthe66(movie)release(上映)thatpeopletrulygottoknowhowmuchshechanged.Sheisunwilling67(accept)themediocrity(平庸)andhaschosentochallenge68(her).Herpathtosuccesshasbeen69(fill)withdifficultiesandchallenges,butshehasnevergivenup.Sheshowsusthataslongasyouaredetermined,youcansurelygetsuccess.Shenotonlybringsushappinessandtouchesourheartsbutalso70(express)apositiveandupliftingenergy.六、书面表达（满分15分）向世界传递中国文化，让世界倾听中国声音。近期，我市将面向全体中小学生举办用“英语讲好中国故事”的爱国主义主展示活动。假如你是李华，你想参加此次活动。请根据下面的提示信息，向负责本次活动的英语老师MissLi写一封自荐信。1.个人信息姓名、班级、性格等；2.个人优势(1)读了很多关于中国历史的书，非常了解中国的历史和文化；(2)知道很多历史故事，并且擅长用英语讲述它们，例如……；3.活动意义(1)培养英语学习兴趣，提高口语表达能力；(2)自拟一点；4.总结自己发挥1-2点。要求：1.词数90左右，短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2.短文应包括所给内容要点，可适当发挥，使文章连贯；3.短文中不得出现考生的真实姓名、校名等信息。DearMissLi,I’mexcitedtoearthatourschoolwillboldtheactivity“TellingChinesestoriesinEnglish”.Ireallywanttotakepartinit.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________