江苏省徐州市东苑中学2022-2023学年九年级下学期第一次学情调研英语试题(无答案)

2022—2023学年第二学期第一次学情调研
英语试题
（全卷共120分, 时间100分钟）
一、选择填空（共20小题; 每小题1分, 满分20分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. —Do you think this blue skirt looks good___________ me?
Certainly I do. You always look nice___________ blue.
A. in; on
B. on; on
C. on; in
D. in; in
2. Have you found a summer job yet? Mr. Firth___________ someone to take care of his kids during the vocation. Maybe you can talk to him.
A. has looked for
B. is looking for
C. looks for
D. was looking for
3. —I don't care what Kate thinks.
—Well, you___________. Her suggestions are of some value.
A. would
B. should
C. might
D. could
4. —I'll go back to my hometown, honey.
—___________to buy me a ticket, please.
A. Regret
B. Remain
C. Require
D. Remember
5. —Whose footballs are these? Are they ___________?
No, they are not ours. They belong to___________, the boys over there.
A. your; them
B. yours; theirs
C. yours; them
D. your; theirs
6. We gave away___________ books to the school library last year.
A. six hundred
B. six hundreds
C. six hundreds of
D. six hundred of
7. The sun shone___________ the window and left a tiny rainbow on the wall.
A. beyond
B. through
C. along
D. across
8. Not only Jim but also his sister___________ a few cities in the south since they came to China.
A. visited
B. have visited
C. has visited
D. visits
9. —How was your job interview last week?
—Oh, I couldn't feel___________. I was too nervous to say a word.
A. worse
B. easier
C. happier
D. better
10. —Who is___________ runner in your class?
—I'm not sure. It probably is David.
A. fast
B. faster
C. faster
D. the fastest
11. —Excuse me, how long can I___________ this book?
—For two weeks.
A. borrow
B. lend
C. keep
D. buy
12. How long did it___________ J.K. Rowling to write the Harry Potter series?
A. spend
B. take
C. pay
D. cost
13. —Is Jack in the next room?
—Well, it's hard to say. But I heard him___________ loudly when I passed by just no.
A. speak
B. to speak
C. spoken
D. speaking
14. —Did you have a welcome party for Laura last night?
—No, we didn't. It was___________ because Laura was in hospital.
A. put off
B. put out
C. put away
D. put up
15. —Tomorrow is Saturday. Would you like to go to the cinema with me?
—___________.
A. Yes, I do
B. Yes, I'd love to
C. It's OK
D. That's right
16. If Nick___________ home too late, he___________ his favourite cartoon.
A. gets; will miss
B. gets; misses
C. will get; misses
D. will get; will miss
17. Make a list of the questions you want to ask. ___________, you may forget some of them.
A. However
B. Moreover
C. Otherwise
D. Anyway
18. Boys and girls, you should look after___________ when your parents are not at home.
A. yourself
B. yourselves
C. herself
D. himself
19. Working in old people's home as a volunteer is ___________experience I have ever had.
A. valuable
B. more valuable
C. most valuable
D. the most valuable
20. From my___________ of the TV tower, I can have a perfect view of our city.
A. tradition
B. condition
C. situation
D. position
二、完形填空（共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分）
Long long ago, a man had a cat which he loved very, very much. He thought it was such an unusual animal that he decided to name it Sky.
One day, a friend said to him, "Allow me to 21 to you that there is something stronger than sky. I mean the clouds, for they 22 the sky." "You are right," 23 the man. “From now on, I'm going to give my most unusual cat the name Cloud.”
Sometime later, one of his neighbours was drinking tea at his house. " 24 do you call this unusual animal Cloud? For there is 25 much stronger than the clouds. I mean the wind that blows away the clouds 26 it." So from then on the man called the cat of which he was so 27 by the name of Wind.
But a week had not passed when the leader of the town noticed this quite unusual' cat. "Wind, "he said, "seems to me a 28 that is not worth the quality of this animal. The wind meets his master every day. I mean the wall that it cannot 29 through." "Ah, so," said the 30 of the cat, "my most beloved pet will be called Wall."
A little later, a young man from a nearby school respectfully said to the man that there was something which could beat even a wall—the 31 that bit a hole through it. "That is 32 ," said the man. "I will name my most unusual cat Mouse."
Just then the gardener's little son happened by. "Mouse!" 33 cried out. "Aha, I know something much stronger than a mouse. I mean the cat that 34 the mouse and eats him up." At this the man realized his 35 . And from then on he called the animal by the most beautiful name that anyone had been able to give it—the name of Cat.
21. A. carry out B. point out C. put out D. find out.
22. A. hide B. fill C. clean D. decorate
23. A. asked B. added C. replied D. doubted
24. A. When B. Where C. How· D. Why
25. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
26. A. as a result of B. instead of C. in front of D. because of
27. A. scared B. proud C. tired D. sure
28. A. sport B. subject C. weather D. name
29. A. look B. blow C. walk D. wash
30. A. owner B. seller C. buyer D. hunter
31. A. fish B. dog C. mouse D. bird
32. A. true B. wrong C. necessary D. interesting
34. A. touches B. finds C. hits D. catches
35. A. kindness. B. foolishness C. cleverness D. Sadness
三、阅读理解（共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分）
阅读下面三篇短文, 从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A
I am Garrison. I live on a small farm in Kenya. Since the age of nine, I have helped to look after my family's cows. As a child, in my free time, I enjoyed trying new ideas. Sometimes I could make my own inventions, such as electronic toys from car parts and peach-picking sticks. I also made other useful daily things for my neighbors.
At the age of 13, I invented something that changed my life. One night, a lion came into my family's farm and killed one of our cows. I was angry. However, catching the lion, I thought, was not a safe way to solve the problem. So I decided to “invent" a solution.
The first idea I got was to use fire, because I thought the lion was scared of fire. But I came to know that didn't help, because it was even helping the lion to see through the cowshed（牛棚）. However, I didn't give up. I continued.
And a second idea I got was to use a scarecrow（稻草人）. I was trying to trick the lion into thinking that I was standing near the cowshed. But the lion was very clever. It came the first day, saw the scarecrow, and went back. But the second day, it came and found that the scarecrow didn't move. It was always there! So the lion jumped in and killed another cow.
However, one night, I was walking around the cowshed with a torch（手电筒）. To my surprise, the lion didn't show up. Then I realized that the lion was afraid of a moving light. So I had an idea…
36. What was Garrison interested in when he was a child?
A. Tricking neighbors.
B. Looking after cows.
C. Making car parts.
D. Trying new ideas.
37. How many ideas did the writer try to solve the problem?
A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4.
38. How did the writer finally drive away the lion?
A. Using a stick.
B. Using a moving light.
C. Using fire.
D. Using a scarecrow.
39. According to the passage, which word can best describe the writer?
A. Creative.
B. Thankful.
C. Open-minded.
D. Outgoing.
40. What is probably the best title of the passage?
A. No pains, no gains
B. Love animals, love life.
C. It is never too. old to learn
D. Using your brain makes a difference
B
Lisa stood next to her tall silent grandfather and watched her parents drive off, leaving her behind. She looked up at her grandfather. He looked down at her. His skin was a little darker than hers. His hair was black and white, as if it couldn't decide which color it should be.
"You don't talk much, Grandpa," Lisa said.
"You don't visit much, Lisa," her grandfather replied.
They stood looking at each other. "Come with me, Lisa, "said Grandpa. He started walking without looking back.
Lisa followed him to a large storehouse.
Lisa remembered her last visit to Grandpa's. She had played hide-and-seek with her brother Jack in the storehouse. But now Jack needed an operation. Lisa had to stay here alone for a few days.
"You coming?" Grandpa's voice sounded muffled. His words were coming from inside the storehouse.
Lisa went inside. The storehouse was full of all kinds of things. She could see him in the far corner. Lisa walked over and stood next to him. He pointed to a small wooden box with "Lisa" painted on it in bright green letters.
"Yours," he said.
Lisa bent down and opened it. In it were some old things—a bright blue feather, a tiny V-shape leaf and some dolls. She looked up at Grandpa, with tears in her eyes.
“The box stays here, but it belonged to you. No one else.” Then he closed his eyes and smiled. His smile reminded Lisa of her father. Grandpa no longer seemed strange and silent.
“I may be so overcapitalized（过剩）,” Lisa answered, carefully pronouncing the familiar word.
Grandpa laughed out loud. “How did that eight-year-old brain of yours find its way around a big word like ‘overcapitalized’?”
“It's my dad's favourite word,” Lisa replied.
Grandpa looked down at Lisa and smiled. His smile again reminded Lisa of her father. Without thinking, she reached up and took Grandpa's hand. Lisa's hand felt small and safe inside her grandfather's.
“I might need more than one visit to my box,” Lisa said seriously.
“T expect,” Grandpa said.
41. Why did Lisa stay with Grandpa alone for a few days?
A. She was on her summer vacation.
B. She missed her grandfather very much.
C. Her grandfather needed an operation soon.
D. Her parents had to look after her sick brother.
42. What does the underlined word “muffled" probably mean?
A. Strange.
B. Loud.
C. Unclear.
D. Beautiful.
43. How did Lisa's feel about her grandfather in the beginning?
A. close
B. strange
C. uncomfortable
D. peaceful
44. The passage tells about Grandpa EXCEPT that__________.
A. he liked doing DIY
B. he was a man of few words
C. he had black and white hair
D. he kept a wooden box for Lisa
45. What did Lisa promise to do at the end of the story?
A. Take care of her brother.
B. Write to her parents.
C. Use big words sometimes.
D. Visit Grandpa often.
C
Poverty（贫困）is a big problem around the world. But China has done a good job of dealing with it and it has found its own way to fight poverty. Instead of just giving money to poor people, it has tried to educate people and give them the tools they need to lift themselves out of poverty. Ordinary（普通的）people play a big role in the fight. Here are two of them.
Zhang Guimei has been helping girls pursue（追求）education since she traveled to Yunnan at the age of 17. As a teacher, Zhang was heartbroken when she saw her students quit school after finishing senior high school. They couldn't go to college because their families couldn't afford it. So in 2008, Zhang started a free school for poor girls. Since then, Zhang has been busy asking for donations to provide money for the school. She has convinced parents to send their daughters back to school. The school has sent more than 1,800 students to universities and colleges.
When Mao Xianglin started to work as the Party secretary of his village, there was only one pathway out of the village for many years. He led more than 100 villagers to build a road with their hands. It took them seven years to build an eight-kilometer road. Mao then encouraged the villagers to grow oranges. Last year, their orange yield（产量）was nearly 40 tons. Young people have returned to the village to sell oranges online. By the end of 2019,269 villagers had been lifted out of poverty. The per capital income（人均收入）reached 12,670 yuan, 40 times more than in the 1990s.
Over the last eight years, 98. 99 million rural people have been lifted out of poverty. The 832 counties（县）and 128,000 villages which these people live in are no longer in poverty. China has been responsible for reducing 70 percent of poverty world-wide since the late 1970s.
46. What does the underlined word “convinced” mean in Paragraph2?
A. 说服
B. 允许
C. 解释
D. 提醒
47. What do you know about Mao Xianglin according to the text?
A. He works as a teacher in the village.
B. He encouraged the villagers to sell oranges.
C. He did two things to help the villagers.
D. He led villagers to build a road with some tools.
48. What's the right structure（结构）of the text? （①=Paragraph1）
A. B. C.
D.
49. What is the purpose of using the numbers in the last paragraph?
A. To praise the spirit of model workers.
B. To show great achievements against poverty.
C. To spread the ways of fighting against poverty.
D. To describe the experiences of lighting against poverty.
50. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. The teacher helped the poor areas out of poverty by giving materials.
B. The per capital income in the village was more than ￥500 in the 1990s.
C. The young people who stayed in the village grew oranges in the past.
D. Zhang Guimei has been helping girls pursue education for over 40 years.
四、词语运用（共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分）
A）选用下列单词或词组填空, 其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。

in danger; height; in order; serious; provides; themselves
51. The restaurant___________ delicious food for its customers. It is so popular.
52. Food saftey is becoming a more and more___________ problem in our country.
53. Some wild animals are___________ now. We should take action to protect them.
54. Not many people realize that helping others is helping___________.
55. My uncle is an office worker of medium___________.
B）用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空, 使短文内容完整、正确。

DIY sounds easy. But it is easier said than done.
I 56. ___________（attend）some lessons in DIY last month. I thought that maybe I could try DIY. So last weekend, I tried 57. ___________（decorate）my study. I told 58. ___________（I）that my excellent job would surprise my parents. But sadly, I just kept 59. ___________（make）mistakes. I just made the study a mess. My first DIY job was like a bad dream.
Do you know what the 60. ___________（mistake）were? First of all, I hit my fingers while I was pushing a nail（钉子）. It really 61. ___________（hurt）And then, I knocked the shelf down. There were books everywhere! I even broke two glasses on the desk. It took me an hour 62. ___________（put）up a shelf on the wall. But one end of it was 10cm 63. ___________（high）than the other.
I did make my parents 64. ___________（surprise）. They never expected I could make such
a mess. But they were not angry. "Everything is hard before it 65. ___________（get）easy," they said.
五、任务型阅读（共10小题; 每小题2分, 满分20分）
A）根据短文内容及首字母提示, 写出所缺单词, 使短文内容完整、正确。

Mr. Jackson owns a restaurant. One day, one of his two cooks ran away with some money. Mr Jackson was sad and 66. w___________ because the next day was Saturday, and the restaurant would be very busy then. So that night he called his friends, but could not find anyone to 67. h___________.
On Saturday, many people came to the restaurant for lunch. The 68. o___________ cook got so busy that he wanted to leave, too. 69. ___________, one of the waters, Henry, told Mr Jackson that he could help in the kitchen. People who had lunch in the restaurant that day 70. e___________ the food Henry cooked. Mr Jackson was very happy and made Henry a new cook of the restaurant. B）阅读短文, 按要求回答问题。

The Chinese have a long tradition of art, and painting is one of the major art forms. It is still popular nowadays.
Figure painting
Starting from the Han dynasty, artists made people as the main subject of their painting. These paintings are called figure paintings.
Gu Kaizhi（345—409）became famous for his figure paintings during the Jin dynasty. He used fine brushes to outline the people in black. Then he filed them with colour. This detailed, realistic style of painting was known as gongbi. The use of gongbi style resulted in more lifelike figure paintings.
Wu Daozi（680—759）was known as the Sage of Painting for his unique painting style. He was very good at painting hurman figures and created special techniques for painting clothes that
seemed to flow with the light wind.
Landscape painting
Between the Tang and Song dynasties, landscape painting became popular. Atrtists did ink wash painting with a brush and ink. Many landscape painters were scholar artists. They liked to express themselves through painting. Instead of painting what they saw, they painted the landscapes from their imagination. They also added poems to their paintings.
Modern Chinese painters have inherited（继承）the long tradition of Chinese painting and brought this form of art to the world. Zhang Daqian（1899—1983）is regarded as “the Picasso of China” and Wu Guanzhong（1919—2010）was the first Chinese painter whose works were shown at the British Museum.
注：每题答案不超过5个词。

71. What is the main subject in a figure painting?
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72. What's the characteristic of gongbi style?
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73. Which did landscape painters prefer, painting what they saw or painting from their imagination? _______________________________________________________________________________ ________________
74. How many famous Chinese painters are mentioned in this passage?
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75. Please write a proper title for this passage.
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六、书面表达（满分20分）
随着生活水平的提高, 健康越来越受到重视。

你们准备组织一个关于“健康”主题的演讲活动, 请根据下面内容, 准备一篇题为How to live a healthy and happy life的演讲稿。

2. 文中不得出现真实的地名、校名、人名等信息。

How to live a healthy and happy life
With the improvement of living conditions, we are paying more and more attention to our health, which includes both physical and mental health. Then how can we students live a healthy and happy life?
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That's all. Thank you!。