2024年江苏省常州市天宁区第二十四中学九年级下学期一模英语试卷(含答案)

2023-2024常州市天宁区第二十四中学九年级下学期英语一模试卷（2024. 4）一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

1. _________ will improve if we don't make contribution to developing new skills.
A. Everything
B. Something
C. Anything
D. Nothing
2. It is surprising that Eric _________ all of the help. Maybe he could do it well by himself.
A. received
B. reviewed
C. recorded
D. refused
3. --- _________ has the family had the Sweeper robot?
--- Since three years ago.
A. How soon
B. How often
C. How long
D. How much
4. You _________ go to the library to renew the book. Online service is much easier and faster.
A. mustn't
B. can't
C. shouldn't
D. needn't
5. The chemistry teacher asked Lucy to tell her which symbol ________ oxygen.
A. pushes for
B. stands for
C. searches for
D. cares for
6. ________ you interview the prize winners, you can't write a good report on their competition.
A. Because
B. Unless
C. If
D. While
7. --- Do you know the boy in red ________ is sitting next to Bob?
--- Yes. He is Bob’s best friend They are celebrating his ________ birthday.
A. /; fifth
B. who; twelfth
C. which; ninth
D. that; twelve
8. I'm interested in ________ the comedy _________ the documentary. I enjoy comics.
A. both; and
B. either; or
C. neither; nor
D. not only; but also
9. --- Millie has never passed the physics exams.
--- ________ Sometimes, she can get excellent scores.
A. Never mind.
B. Maybe you are right.
C. I can't agree more.
D. That's not always the case.
10. --- Could you tell me __________?
--- Sure. It's about Mencius’ mother moved her house three times for her son’s education.
A. what this book is mainly about
B. whom this book was written by
C. when this book was finished
D. where was this book published
二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从11~22各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。

When Mrs. Klein told her first graders to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful, she wondered
what these ___11___, who lived in an undeveloped neighborhood, actually would be thankful for. She knew that most of the class would draw pictures of turkeys (火鸡) or of ___12___ laid Thanksgiving tables. That was what she believed they ___13___.
What surprised Mrs. Klein was Douglas’s picture. Douglas was so ___14___ and likely to be found close in her shadow(阴影) as they went outside for breaks. Douglas's drawing was simply this: A hand, ___15___, but whose hand? The class was attracted by his picture. "I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food," said one student.
"A farmer's," said another, "because they grow the turkeys."
"It looks more like a policeman’s, and they ___16___ us." "I think," said Lavinia, who was always so serious, "that it is supposed to be all the ___17___ that help us, but Douglas could only draw one of them."
Mrs. Klein had almost ___18___ Douglas as she cheerfully found that the class showed so much interest in Douglas’ picture. When she had others work on another project, she walked ___19___ his desk and asked whose hand it was. Douglas ___20___, "It’s yours." Then Mrs. Klein remembered that she had taken Douglas by the hand from time to time; she often did that with the children. ___21___, she never realized that it should have meant so much to Douglas…
Perhaps, she ___22___, this was her Thanksgiving, and everybody’s Thanksgiving—not the material things given to us, but the small ways that we give something to others.
11. A. children B. friends C. neighbours D. teachers
12. A. simply B. gently C. fully D. truly
13. A. asked B. expected C. offered D. invented
14.A. confident B. curious C. happy D. alone
15.A. especially B. specially C clearly D. probably
16. A. guide B. teach C. contact D. protect
17. A. donations B. hands C. clues D. tales
18. A. forgotten B. remembered C. praised D. promised
19. A. past B. towards C. through D. across
20. A. lied B. agreed C. whispered D. added
21. A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Instead
22. A. regretted B. doubted C. replied D. thought
三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分）
阅读下面短文,然后从23~36各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。

A
Below is the information about tennis and badminton that Natalie found on a website.
In the USA, tennis a very popular racket sport. What you need for tennis are a racket for each player, a tennis ball and a tennis court(球场). Tennis is played on a rectangle outdoor court.
However, it can also be played indoors to avoid the sunshine or the rain.
A tennis court is 78 feet long and 36 feet wide. There is a three-foot-tall net in the centre of the court. A racket is about 27-28 inches long and over 300 grams.
Tennis serves (发球) are overhead and underhand. If you can’t do it well for the first, you will have a second chance.
For people in the USA, badminton is a backyard (后院) activity more than a sport. The things you need to play badminton are a racket for each player a single shuttlecock(羽毛球), a net and a badminton court. Just like tennis, it is also a racket sport on a rectangle court in an indoor gym. A badminton court is 44 feet long and 20 feet wide. The net in a badminton court is about 5 feet tall. A badminton racket is about 26-27 inches long and 90 grams.
Badminton serves are underhand and below the waist (手腕). And if you hit the ball outside of the court or hit the net on the serve, you will lose the point.
23．Which of the following does NOT show a correct serve?
A．B．C．D．
24. From the reading, we can learn that _________.
A. a tennis court is smaller than a badminton court
B. a tennis racket and a badminton racket are similar in shape
C. a badminton racket is heavier than a tennis racket
D. the net on the tennis court is higher than that on the badminton court
25. The underlined sentence in the passage suggests that _________.
A. badminton is more popular than tennis in the USA
B. fewer people enjoy playing badminton in the USA
C. Americans like to have a badminton court in their backyards
D. American badminton players usually train in their backyards
B
① The word "zhiyin", which means close friends, comes from the story of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi in the Warring States Period.
② Boya was good at playing guqin. The music he played was exquisite and pleasant to listen to. Although many people praised his music, he believed that he had never come across anyone who could really understand his music. One day, he was playing music on his way home on the boat. Ziqi, a woodcutter who happened to pass by was listening to him by the riverside. Boya invited him on board and played tunes(曲) that described high mountains and flowing water. To Boya's surprise, Ziqi could understand exactly what he wanted to express through his music. Boya was overjoyed and they became good friends. Since Boya had to return to his state, they promised to meet again in the following year.
③ Unfortunately, when getting back to visit Ziqi the next year, Boya heard that his friend had died from a disease. Boya was very sad and in front of Ziqi’s tomb(墓), he played again the music he had played when they first met. The feeling of the music was so strong that it was as if the rivers and the mountains were crying. When finishing playing, Boya broke his guqin into pieces. From then on, Boya never played again.
④ People in the Song Dynasty built the Guqin Tai in Hanyang to the memory of the deep friendship between Boya and Ziqi. It became an important part of the local culture.
⑤ Zhiyin culture has new development in the new period. The famous ancient Chinese classical music piece Gaoshan Liushui was performed(表演) during the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in 2016. The musical performance not only showed the beauty of traditional Chinese culture but also expressed China's willingness to develop its friendship with people from around the world.
26. Why did Boya stop playing guqin after Ziqi’s death?
A. Because Boya was too sad about his friend’s death.
B. Because Boya became too old to play guqin well.
C. Because Boya broke his guqin into pieces in front of Ziqi’s tomb.
D. Because Boya thought nobody could understand his music any more.
27. Paragraph⑤ is mainly about _____.
A. the importance of classical music
B. the new role of zhiyin culture
C. the tradition of Gaoshan Liushui
D. the friendship with foreign countries
28. Which of the following can best show the main idea of the story?
A. Both together do best of all.
B. No trust, no friendship.
C. A true friend is hard to find.
D. A friend to all is a friend to none.
C
When I was a boy there were no smart phones, and our television only got one channel clearly. Still, I never felt bored. The fields, hills and woodlands around my home were the perfect playground whose adventures(冒险) were only limited by my imagination I can remember once hiking to a nearby lake and walking slowly around it. At the back of it I was amazed to find an old dirt road that I had never seen before. It was full of muddy tyre tracks(轮胎印) and deep woods on both sides, but exploring it still seemed like a fine adventure.
I walked on and on for what seemed like hours. I was sure my guardian angel was whispering in my ear "turn around and head back home", but I was headstrong and walked on. There was still neither a car nor a house in sight. I noticed that the sun was starting to go down and I grew scared. I didn't want to end up trapped on this road, and I was worried that it would be dark before I could make my way back to the lake again.
I continued to walk on with something growing inside of me. My heart was beating quickly and my legs were aching.
I was almost in tears(眼泪) when I saw something in the distance. I realized it was a house. I jumped up and down and laughed out loud. It was still over a mile away, but my legs felt like feathers and I hurried back to my house in no time. I walked in with a big smile on my face just in time for dinner. Then I ended my adventure with a good night's sleep.
I often thought of that experience recently. Actually, in our life, all roads, no matter how they twist and turn, can lead us home again. They can lead us to our homes here on the earth. They can lead us to our homes in our hearts. May you always walk your path with love! May you always help your fellow travelers along the way! And may your roads always lead you home again!
9. Why did the writer hardly feel bored when he was young?
A. He was wild about adventure.
B. He could watch TV all day.
C. He often imagined playing freely.
D. He used to explore old dirty roads.
30. What can we know about the dirt road?
A. There was no traffic on it.
B. It was a road across the forest.
C. It was the only way to the lake. D He had explored it for many times.
31. What does the underlined word "something" in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?
A. doubt
B. hope
C. fear
D. courage
32.What may be the best title for the passage?
A. Every effort will be rewarded
B. Be brave to adventure
C. Create the future by yourself
D. All roads lead home
D
For some people, music is no fun at all. About four percent of the population is what scientists call "amusic." People who are amusic are born without the ability to enjoy musical notes (音调). Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs.
As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their inability to enjoy music set them apart from others. It can be difficult for other people to identify(辨认) with their condition. In fact, most people cannot understand what it feels like being amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics prefer to stay away from places where there is music. However, this can result in social loneliness. "I used to hate parties," says Margaret, a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition.
Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can enjoy music. The difference is complex(复杂的), and it is not connected with poor hearing. Amusics can understand other non-musical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding common speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can't see certain colors.
Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed(诊断). For years, Margaret felt worried about her problem with music. Now she knows that she is not alone. There is a name for her condition. That makes it easier for her to explain. "When people invite me to a concert, I just say, ‘No thanks, I'm amusic," says Margaret. "I just wish
I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy."
33. Which of the following is true of amusics?
A. Their situation is well understood by musicians.
B. Listening to music is far from enjoyable for them.
C. They love places where they are likely to hear music.
D. They can easily tell the differences between two songs.
34. According to paragraph 3. a person with "poor hearing" is probably one who _____.
A. has a hearing problem
B. can hear anything non-musical
C. dislikes listening to speeches
D. has no complex hearing system
35. In the last paragraph, Margaret expressed her wish that _______.
A. she were able to meet other amusics
B. her problem could be easily explained
C. she were seventeen years old rather than seventy
D. her problem with music had been diagnosed earlier
36. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Amusics' strange behaviours.
B. Situation and treatment of amusics.
C. Musical talent and brain conditions.
D. Some people’s inability to enjoy music.
四、还原信息（共4小题,每小题1.5分,满分6分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Look at your computer keyboard. Have you ever wondered why the letters on a keyboard are not in "ABC" order?
The keyboard we use every day is called the QWERTY keyboard layout(布局). Q, W, E, R, T, Y are the first six letters on this layout, starting from the top left. ___37___
The first typewriter(打字机), with a keyboard which looked like a piano, was invented in the late 19th century.
___38___ However, it was later discovered that as the typing speed increased, some keys failed to come back to their places quickly. As a result, they got jammed(卡住) very easily. Most typists(打字员) ended up breaking the typewriter altogether when separating the keys. ___39___ It turned out to be a great success. It placed keys in such a way that the most used letters were spaced out so that the keys were more likely to work freely.
___40___ With the arrival of the computer, the typists in offices were the same people who were to now operate computers. This meant the typists had to be trained to use the new device(设备). But training required too much time and money. It was easier to design the keyboards following the layout of typewriters, which was the QWERTY layout, and this continues even today. It is very difficult now to get people to change to any other keyboard layout.
A. Some inventors built a typing machine.
B. However, another problem came about in the 1940s.
C. The typewriter did have the ABC keyboard layout like a piano.
D. To solve this problem, the QWERTY keyboard was developed.
E. Here are some tips to help you get used to the QWERTY keyboard.
F. To understand why we went with QWERTY, we need to go back in history.
五、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Making films with "magic"
OpenAI has built a new video model called Sora. It is a new tool that can make a video like magic! Just tell Sora your imagination, and watch it create (41) ____________ high-quality video up to one minute just in front of your eyes.
How good is it?
Videos created by Sora look good on bott-big and small devices (设备), such as computers and smart phones. Sora can also make scenes with lots of people doing different things with clear details. It also knows (42) ____________ things should look in real life.
Why is it so good?
Sora is a good learner. It looks at many videos and learns from them by (43) ____________ (break) them into very small bits. It uses these bits to make a new video. The new video is gray and (44) ____________ a complete mess at first—you can't tell what's in it. Then, Sora fixes the video until it looks good and smooth.
Sora also gets help from ChatGPT, which turns (45) ____________ (user) shot sentences into clear instructions. This helps Sora make the video just as it (46) ____________ (ask).
Is it good enough?
Since Sora was announced in February 2024, OpenAI (47) ____________ (know) that it is far from perfect. When meeting complex images (复杂图像), it can’t make everything look real because it may find them hard (48) ____________ (understand). For example, when a person moves, things around them change. In another video, a grandma blows the candle on a birthday cake, (49) ___________ the flame (火焰) doesn’t move at all. Sora may not be able to tell "left" from "right"
(50) ____________ (correct) and mess up a person's leg moves.
六、根据所给中文完成句子翻译（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分）
51.既然这个任务很有价值,为何不尽快开展呢?
Why not ____________________________________________________________________?
52.新冰箱占了太大的空间，我们对它一点也不满意。

The new fridge _______________________________________________________________.
53.复习所学过的知识使我们总是在学习上处于领先地位。

Going ____________________________________________________________ in our study.
54.近几年中国在太空领域取得了多么大的进步啊!
What ________________________________________________ in space area over the years!
55.我无论何时做决定有困难，总是向父母寻求帮助。

I always ____________________________________________________________________.
56.以在公共场所演讲的方式提升自己，你真的很勇敢。

It's brave of you ______________________________________________________________.
七、书面表达（共1题，满分15分）
假定你是李华，最近你的朋友Tony在与父母相处的过程中出现了沟通不畅的问题。

他心情不佳，来信寻求你的帮助和建议。

请根据以下要点给他写一封回信，内容包括:
1、安慰你的朋友;
2、提出改善关系的建议:
注意:
1、词数100左右;
2、结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Tony,
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I hope you can find these suggestions helpful. I wish you all the best.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
九年级教学情况调研测试英语试卷答案2024.4
一、选择
1-5DDCDB 6-10BBCDA
二、完型填空
11-15ACBDC 16-20DBABC 21-22AD
三、阅读理解
23-25. ABC 26-28DBC 29-32ABCD 33-36BADD
四、六选四
37-40 FCDB
五、综合填空
41.a 42. how 43. breaking 44.in ers'
46. is/was asked 47. has known 48. to understand 49. but 50.correctly
六、句子翻译
51. Why not carry out the task as soon as possible since it is valuable/of great value?
52. The new fridge takes/has taken up so much space that we are not satisfied with it at all.
53. Going over what we (have) learned (always) makes us always take the lead all the time in our study.
54. What great progress China has made in space area over the years!
55. I always ask my parents for help whenever I have difficulty making a decision.
56. It’s brave of you to improve yourself by making a speech in public.
七、书面表达（One possible version）
Dear Tony,
I’m sorry to hear about your communication problems with your parents, but I know how you feel since I’ve had similar problems before. Here are my suggestions and I hope things can get better soon.
First. let’s put ourselves into their shoes. Parents love us and often try to prevent us from making mistakes, so understanding each other matters a lot in improving a family relationship. Besides, when we share our problems with them, we often look for a listening ear and an open heart instead of a method to solve problems. Therefore, what you need to do is telling them about this honestly and trust them.
I hope you can find these suggestions helpful. I wish you all the best.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua。