2024年暑假英语九年级能力强化试题(江苏南通卷)(考试版)A4

2024年暑假英语九年级能力强化试题（江苏南通卷）
注意事项
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1. 本试卷满分为120分，考试时间为120分钟。

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第Ⅰ卷（选择题共60分）
第Ⅰ卷共45小题，请将答案按要求填涂在答题卡上。

一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．I’m not sure ________.
A．that he will come to my party tomorrow B．when our graduation party will be held
C．when will the plane take off D．how he will do with this problem
2．________ your father wants to know is ________ getting on with your studies.
A．What; how are you B．That; how you are
C．How; that you are D．What; how you are
3．Facial recognition technology is widely used for payment. ________, we needn't enter the passwords any more.
A．For example B．As a result C．What's more D．What's worse
4．—The team really looks_______ better because the coach had them_______ every night this week. —Practice makes perfect.
A． a little bit; practise B．a bit; practicing
C．a bit of; to practice D．a little; practised
5．My parents are always strict ________ me in everything and that makes me feel ________.
A．with; stressed B．with; stress C．to; stress D．to; stressed
6．I love the village ________ people are really friendly.
A．where B．which C．who D．that
7．—I heard that David was ________ boy among all the boys.
—Oh, really? You mean he was ________ than the others?
A．more creative; more creative B．the most creative; the most creative
C．more creative; the most creative D．the most creative; more creative
8．—What are you looking for, Michelle?
—My cousin's MP3 player. It ________ right here, and now it's ________.
A．has been; gone B．was; gone
C．was; going D．is; going
9．Only when students become willing to learn ________ be active ________ learning activities.
A．can they; in B．they can; with C．can they; for D．they can; in
10．Their football team was ________ in that important game.
A．won B．beaten C．failed D．beat
11．I ___________ believe their son ___________ come to visit me.
A．don’t；will B．/；doesn’t C．didn’t；will D．/；didn’t
12．一Dad,about _________of our classmates wear glass.
一Oh. that's terrible. You should all take good care of your eyes.
A．three-fourths B．third-fourth C．three-fourth D．three quarter
13．一When shall we meet again next week?
一_________ day is possible. It's no problem with me.
A．Either B．Any C．Neither D．All
14．—What else should we pay attention to _________our life? —The change of our moods, I think.
A．improve B．to improve C．improved D．improving
15．You can come here at any time ________ you’d like.
A．as long as B．though C．as soon as D．unless
二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

“Act your age,” said Aunt Augusta sharply (严厉地). Frances had been blowing bubbles (气泡) in her bedtime milk. But it seemed that Aunt Augusta was 16 anyway.
Frances was quiet. She felt better when Aunt Augusta had 17 visiting them and gone home.
The next day, Frances was playing ring-around-the-rosy with her five-year-old sister, Grace. Just then Frances’s friend Julie 18 . “You’d better act your age,” said Julie. “What will our friends 19 ?”
The next day was Saturday. Frances wasn’t feeling as excited as she 20 did about going to Grandma’s house for dinner 21 Aunt Augusta was invited as well.
When they sat down to eat, Aunt Augusta started talking about her 22 with her next-door neighbor.
“... and yesterday I came home to find his dog burying (埋葬) a 23 right in the middle of my flower bed!” she said. “Do you know what I did next?”
24 answered her question, so she answered it herself. “After the little beast left, I dug up the bone, gift-wrapped (用礼品纸包装) it, and put it in that man’s mailbox.”
“Oh, for heaven’s sake, Augusta,” said Frances’s mom. “You should learn to act your age.”
At the thought of 25 Aunt Augusta being told to act her age, Frances started to laugh.
Then she started to sputter (喷). The more she tried to stop, the 26 she laughed and sputtered.
Finally even Aunt Augusta managed a small 27 and murmured (低语), “I guess I should.”
Grandma chuckled (轻声笑) and said, “That’s the first time I’ve heard Frances laugh all evening. I’m glad she remembers 28 to smile.”
The next afternoon Frances was playing hopscotch (跳房子游戏) with Grace when Julie came over.
“Hopscotch?” asked Julie. “You 29 play a baby game like hopscotch?”
“Yes, I do,” said Frances firmly.
There didn’t seem to be anything left for Julie to say. For a while she watched Frances and
Grace hopping and giggling (咯咯笑) and playing. Then 30 she asked, “May I play, too?”
16．A．angry B．sad C．glad D．surprised
17．A．started B．began C．finished D．practiced
18．A．went out B．went away C．came back D．came over
19．A．say B．guess C．feel D．show
20．A．never B．usually C．seldom D．even
21．A．because B．although C．if D．so
22．A．truth B．fights C．information D．relationship
23．A．flower B．bone C．gift D．dog
24．A．Anyone B．Everyone C．Someone D．Nobody
25．A．PATIENT B．PROPER C．FRIENDLY D．NICE
26．A．less B．fewer C．more D．least
27．A．pride B．anger C．smile D．surprise
28．A．how B．why C．when D．what
29．A．only B．nearly C．gradually D．still
30．A．sadly B．excited C．quietly D．happily
三、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将
该项涂黑。

A
Looking at art should be like walking in the countryside. You may not know exactly where you are, what bird is making that strange sound, or what the hill ahead of you is called, but that’s part of the fun of it. You don’t need to know these things to feel the beauty of nature.
Of course, if you do know your birds, trees and local history, a walk can be more attractive. Yet such knowledge comes slowly. It is picked up through experience. A true knowledge of nature cannot just be given to you through an app on your phone. Imagine pointing your phone at the hill and getting plenty of information on screen. Would that enrich your dreamy walk or ruin it?
Braggarts (吹嘘者) enjoy an app that allows them to show off their knowledge, for example, about baroque (巴洛克风格的) paintings. In fact, apps in museums try to provide on-screen art history at once just to encourage people to read their phones instead of looking at paintings.
It is a mistaken idea that you need to be spoon-fed (灌输) amazing facts about a work of art in order to appreciate it. Our first experience of a work of art should be raw (自然状态的), unguided, and a bit puzzling, like following a path in the woods. Later, you might choose to do some personal research into the work. It can further increase your enjoyment and appreciation for it. Yet it is best done when you’re away from the art itself, so that even when you return, the work still feels fresh.
Anyone who thinks knowing some dates and details makes you better understand a work of art is wrong. We all need to put aside our screens and our supposed knowledge when we look at art. Let the paintings flow in; let your intuitions (直觉) fly off. Art is a journey in the wilderness or it is nothing at all.
31．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A．How to appreciate a work of art.
B．How to do personal research into a work of art.
C．How to keep your feelings about a work of art fresh.
D．How to be spoon-fed amazing facts about a work of art.
32．What can we infer (推断) from the passage?
A．Because of apps, art will be ruined in the future.
B．A good piece of art is usually made about nature.
C．Research work and intuitions can both help understand art.
D．Museums are not supposed to allow the use of mobile phones.
33．What does the writer mainly want to say?
A．Art is best with the help of apps.
B．Art is best when hidden in mystery.
C．Art is nothing compared with nature.
D．Art is nothing when details and facts are known.
B
①Sugar-free cookies, reduced-sugar cereal, sugar-free candy, diet soda. Do these seem like healthier alternatives (替代物)? After sugar became something forbidden in the nutrition and fitness world, sugar-free products acted as alternatives for once beloved sweet drinks and snacks. Claiming to be ZERO sugar, they were believed as healthier choices, especially for those people who manage diabetics (糖尿病), or aim to slim down. But the truth is they aren’t equal to better.
②When a product is labeled sugar-free, it means artificial sweeteners are used instead of real sugar. Artificial sweeteners don’t come from natural sources but they are chemical substances that are added to food and drinks to make them sweeter. Actually, most artificial sweeteners are a lot sweeter than sugar, even 200—600 times sweeter, so only a tiny amount is needed.
③Let’s find out how artificial sweeteners work. They work similarly to regular sugar by exciting your taste buds. The taste buds send signals to the brain that they have tasted something sweet and you feel a similar sense as you would with sugar.
④In recent studies, scientists have revealed artificial sweeteners are more harmful to our body than real sugar. Many businesses market sugar-free alternatives as “low-calorie” or “no-calorie”. It misleads people to believe sugar-free products can make them slim and healthy. But it’s reported that you get no nutritional value from consuming them.
⑤What’s worse, when you eat this kind of sweet food, your body continues to desire it even though your body can’t metabolize (新陈代谢) these sugar-free alternatives. Your brain does not know the difference, either. In turn, sugar-free alternatives connect to weight gain and Type 2 diabetes.
⑥Similarly, artificial sweeteners also damage your gut’s ability to break down sugar which affects everything you eat. In other words, your body doesn’t know how to deal with artificial sweeteners because they have nothing real to process.
⑦Here’s a golden rule: stay away from artificial sweeteners and look for non-sugar, natural sweeteners like Stevia or date sugar. In the war against artificial sweeteners and real sugar, both lose. Satisfy your sweet tooth with natural sugars that come from fruits and stay away from products claiming to be sugar-free or diet!
34．What’s special about sugar-free products?
A．They don’t taste delicious.B．They are good for health.
C．They can make people excited.D．They contain artificial sweeteners.
35．The underlined word “consuming” in Paragraph 4 might mean ________.
A．using B．storing C．breaking D．controlling
36．Which of the following is the author’s opinion on sweet products?
A．People should fight against sugary products and stay away from them all the time.
B．People who like sweet food can choose fruit sugars to improve their ability to metabolize.
C．It’s wise for people to refuse artificial sweeteners because they result in some health risks.
D．There is still a need for more scientific studies on sugary products whether they are safe or not. 37．What is the structure of the passage?
A．B．
C．D．
C
For as long as we can remember, one of the most popular ways parents use to punish their children has been the “time out”.
It seems that it is a good idea: the child sits on his own to reflect on what he has done. Then, when the time is up, he will apologize and learn from the mistake.
However, just because it’s something that’s been done for years, that doesn’t mean it is the right thing to do. In fact, very often, children don’t sit nicely and think about what they’ve done. Instead, they need to be told a few (or many) times to go back to their places and stay quiet. They’re not reflecting on why they are in the “time out” at all. More likely than not, they’re probably just really angry, and so are the parents. In the end, both the parents and the children make each other unhappy, or even angry.
What can parents do to change this situation? You may have already heard of things like peaceful parenting and gentle parenting. These focus on the relationship between parent and child
through building trust and love. So, instead of starting a “time out”, try something called “time in”. A “time in” needs both parent and child to stay close until both get calm. After that, the parent and child can discuss what happened and solve the problem together. If the child can make changes, everyone can then move on.
As we all know, punishment and violence seldom work and will never teach the children what the right way to act is. A “time in” can be the great time for the children to learn through mistakes. Kids learn how to build their emotional and social skills through difficult situations. So, instead of punishing them for acting their age, we can use chances to teach and guide them to a place of learning.
A “time in” may take more time, but it does work.
38．During a “time out”, a child is told to ________.
A．stay outside B．sit alone and reflect
C．make a promise D．return to school
39．In the writer’s opinion, a “time out” ________.
A．doesn’t always work B．is becoming more popular
C．should be parents’ first choice D．takes too much time
40．When a child has done something wrong, the writer suggests that ________.
A．both teachers and parents discuss how to solve the problem B．the child stays at home and reflects until he never makes mistakes
C．the child says sorry to his or her parents and learns from mistakes D．parents try something called “time in”instead of “time out”
41．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．“Time out” or “time in”?B．Learn from mistakes!
C．Why not “time in”?D．No violence at home!
D
①Japanese-style gardens first got attention in the US in 1893. About 120 years later, they started to be a great part of American garden design. Today, there are over 200 Japanese-style public gardens in North America.
②Japanese-style gardens are different in many ways. First, they bring together indoor and outdoor spaces. The house-garden relationship is set up to be connected. Gardens are around the house, so it’s as if the living space reaches out much further. Wherever a person looks out from their home, a garden should look almost like a painting. In fact, the idea of bringing the beauty of nature into daily lives is the most important idea in Japan so gardeners in Japan pay special attention to the beauty of rocks and stones.
③What’s more, Japanese-style gardens look as if they do not require much work. However, garden designers who are experts in this kind of garden say that Japanese gardens sometimes need even more work than other kinds of gardens.
④In these years, there have been some changes in Japanese-style gardens in the US. “When Japanese-style gardens were first introduced to the US, people paid little attention to whether outdoor scenery was connected to indoor spaces.” said John, who received training in Japan in 2000. But today, more Americans prefer the idea of “connecting the indoors to the outdoors.”
⑤Another change is that in the past, the trees chosen were often native to Japan. But today, the purpose is to use some trees that grow well in local environments. So now it’s very possible to create a wonderful Japanese
garden using all native trees.
42．Japanese-style gardens became a great part of American garden design in about ______.
A．1893B．1913C．2000D．2013
43．What’s the most important idea about Japanese-style gardens?
A．Plant the gardens with local trees.B．Connect natural beauty to everyday lives.
C．Find as many rocks and stones as possible.D．Make the gardens as beautiful as paintings. 44．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Japanese-style gardens are attractive but require less hard work.
B．Nowadays more local trees are chosen for the gardens in the US.
C．The US has connected the indoors to outdoors since ancient times.
D．Americans think Japanese-style gardens are better for local environments.
45．Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?
A．B．
C．D．
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共60分）
第Ⅱ卷共31小题，请将答案按要求写在答题卡上。

四、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A. 请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

46．After the tiring work, he felt (困的) and went to bed early.
47．The accident could be (避免) if you drove your car more carefully.
48．These measures (措施) are strongly (support) by the environmental groups.
49．—What do you want to be when you grow up?
—I haven’t decided yet, but I’m considering (become) a doctor.
50．Harbin West Railway Station is far from here, and we’d take the Subway Line 3 to get there. B.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

51．Haze is a new kind of which is bad for our health.
52．It is for us to finish the work in such a short time. We need another two days.
53．You must be surprised to know that the ant has two .
54．How was your weekend? Great! It was my son’s birthday. We enjoyed ourselves.
55．Mo Yan is one of the writers in the world.
C.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

56．With the help of the policeman, they with their problems at last.
57．— Tom, come downstairs. Dinner is ready.
— Just a minute, Aunt Polly. I what life will be like ten years later.
58．— What’s wrong with you, dear?
— Nothing serious. I was a little angry a moment ago but I myself.
59．— Peter, the trip to Hong Kong our wallet empty unless we make a thoughtful plan.
— OK, let’s do it now.
60．In fact, what parents and teachers say to us really much to us students.
五、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整的、正确的形式，使
短文通顺。

In order to make drivers keep their hands on the wheel（方向盘）and their eyes on the road, a new Japanese smartphone app offers free coffee to drivers who don’t check their phones for at least 100km.
In the past 13 years, there were about 443, 691 traffic a 61 in towns of Japan, and 50, 101 deaths happened because of u 62 smartphones while driving. So a Japanese company invented a new app which could give drivers some awards if they didn’t check their phones while d 63 . By doing this, it can greatly reduce the n 64 of traffic accidents.
Toyota Motor Company, Komodo Coffee and KDDI Company have worked t 65 to make this driving app. It can use GPS to calculate（计算）the number of k 66 a driver has traveled with the Smartphone facing down.
When the app finds that the smartphone has not been used for at 1 67 100 kilometers, it will reward（奖励）the driver with a cup of iced c 68 . The reward can be earned for every 100 kilometers w 69 checking the phone.
Toyota says that this is the first smartphone app that can help s 70 the problems of driving safety. This app has been in use since September 20, 2016, and it it is for both IOS and Android system. Up to now, it has only worked in Japan.
六、阅读与回答问题（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

There is a story in the book History as a Mirror (《资治通鉴》) by Chinese historian Sima Guang.
Zhi Xuanzi was head of a big clan (家族) in the State of Jin (770-476 BC). He wanted a clan member, Zhi Yao, to be his successor (继承人). However, another man in the clan, Zhi Guo, was against the idea. Zhi Guo listed some strong points of Zhi Yao. For example, he was good at riding and shooting. He was decisive and talkative. But Zhi Guo said that he had a big problem with his morals. He thought he had an unkind heart.
Still, Zhi Xuanzi didn’t listen to the idea. Zhi Yao became head of the clan. With his leadership abilities, he quickly made his clan the strongest in the State of Jin. However, because of his aggressive style, three other clans worked together to fight against the Zhi clan. Finally, the Zhi clan was beaten.
Sima Guang used this story to stress the importance of morals. Having only talent is not enough for a great person. He said that excellent people must have both talent and virtue.
Those who have virtue but no talent might work inefficiently. Those who have talent but no virtue might not use their talent properly. Those who have both talent and virtue were called xiancai in ancient times. If you ask which one is more important between the two, it must be virtue. Only if a person has virtue can he or she get on the right track.
In 2018, when President Xi Jinping talked with students and teachers at Peking University, he mentioned Sima Guang’s ideas. He said good education should develop both a person’s virtues and talents. Educators must follow this idea. As students, we can also make it our goal.
71．Who wrote the book History as a Mirror?
72．In Zhi Guo’s opinion, what were Zhi Yao’s strong points?
73．Why was Zhi Guo against Zhi Yao becoming the new leader?
74．What happened to the Zhi clan under Zhi Yao’s leadership at last?
75．What should we students be like, according to the story? (请自拟一句话作答)
七、书面表达（满分25分）
76．随着现代生活节奏加快，健康生活方式已成为人们越来越迫切的需求。

作为一名中学生，我们怎样健康生活呢？学校校刊英语专栏以“How to live a healthy life”为题举办征文比赛, 请根据下表的提示要点，用英语写一篇短文，向专栏投稿。

兴趣爱好
生活方式
人际交往
……
乐观自信
情绪管理
自身完善
……
写作要求：
1.内容须包括表格中所给要点，并作适当发挥；
2.表达清晰，语句连贯，衔接自然，字迹工整；
3.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等信息；
4.词数100左右，文章的开头和结尾已给出，不记入总词数。

How to live a healthy life
Nowadays, more and more people care about health. Here are my ideas about how we teenagers live a healthy life.
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_______________________________________________________________________________ In a word, we can live a healthy life when we have both healthy lifestyles and good moods.。