浙江省嘉興市平湖市2023-2024學(xué)年九年級(jí)上學(xué)期12月期末英語試題

2023學(xué)年第一學(xué)期九年級(jí)人文（閱讀）素養(yǎng)試題卷（202312）

第二部分：英語

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一、完形填空（本題有15小題，每小題1分；共計(jì)15分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Knownasthe"DaughterofDunhuang",FanJinshihasmadegreatcontributionstothe

MogaoGrottoes.

Fan'sloveofDunhuangbeganin1962.AftergraduatingfromPekingUniversity,shedecided

toworkatDunhuangthoughtheconditionstherewere_1_.Sheandotherworkersmade

greateffortstoprotectthetreasuresfromsandanddampness.They_2_introducednew

materialsandtechnologiestorepairthedamagedmurals（壁畫）.Inadditiontoprotection,Fan

hasachievedsuccessinDunhuangstudies.In2015,Fanretiredbuthereffortstostudyand

protecttheMogaoGrottoes_3_.Withhereyessetonthefuture,shehastakengreatcareto

buildupatalentpoolinDunhuang.

"Iwasgivena（n）_4_todosomethingfortheMogaoGrottoes."shesays."Mylifeis_5_（

andIhavedoneagoodthingforourworld."

l.A.poorB.goodC.commonD.different

2.A.justB.alsoC.still0.nearly

3.A.beganB.failedC.stopped0.continued

4.A.orderB.resultC.chanceD.method

5.A.healthyB.valuableC.excitingD.convenient

B

IwastwoatthattimeandIwassittingonthebalcony（B日臺(tái)）withmy83-year-old

great-grandma.Whenmomwalkeduptocallusinfor_6_,great-grandmalookedupather

andsaid,"I'dliketowatchthesunsetbeforewegoinside.It'sadayinmylifethatisnowgone.I

wantto_7_ituntiltheverylastminute."

Scientistsexplainthatthefirstsevenyearsofyourchildhoodare_8_tohowyoudevelop

throughyourteenageandadultlife.Theymakeapointthatourfamilymembersand

communitiesinthefirstsevenyearscan_9_onwhatwebelieveandhowwethinkandact.

Perhapsthat'swhyIgrewuptofallinlovewithsunsets.WhenIthinkofthatday,Ismileand

feel_10_.BecauseasIwasjustababy,the_11_whowaswritingthelastfewpagesofher

storysewed（縫）themeaningoflifedeepwithinthefabric（織物）ofmythoughts.

Thesunsettellsastory,_12_apictureofthepathahead.Itremindsyouthatallgreat

thingsareinaprocessofrisingandreturning.And,_13_you'relucky,thesunwillriseagainin

themorningtogiftyouwithanewday,aswillitreturn,takingbackwithitadayfromyourlife.

So,what'sthemeaningoflife?Toanswerthatquestionlet'sgobacktomygreat-grandma's

_14_.Themeaningoflifeistomakeeverydaycount_15_youcan.It'stobealive.It'stodo

whatgoodyoucanwithit.It'stofindpeacewithintheprocessofrisingandreturning.

6A.lunchB.dinnerC.breakfastD.afternoontea

7A.liveB.planC.startD.describe

8A.strangeB.relaxingC.difficultD.important

9A.dependB.reduceC.spreadD.influence

10A.tiredB.sorryC.thankfulD.surprised

11A.childB.womanC.teacherD.scientist

12A.takingB.hangingC.sendingD.painting

13A.ifB.beforeC.unlessD.although

14A.luckB.fabricC.wordsD.photos

15A.asfastasB.asmuchasC.ashighasD.asearlyas

二、閱讀理解（本題有10小題，每小題1分；共計(jì)10分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

WhenIwasaboutfive,likemostchildren,Iwascurious（好奇的）toeverything.Sittingin

frontofmycrayons,Iwantedto"discover"whatwasinsidethem.SoIcutthemintwo.

Disappointedly,Ifoundnothingbutmorecrayoninsideofthem.WhenIwasalittleolder,Iwas

interestedintheinnerpartsofpens,televisionsandsoon.Infact,mychildhoodinterestinthe

buildingblocks（構(gòu)成要素）ofthingsledmetoworkinengineering.

Thesevenkeyelements（元素）IspentsixyearsaspartoftheteamthatdesignedtheShard-the

2ndhighestbuildinginEurope.Afterhavingexploredthebig,Idecided

springpumpstringtoturntothesmall.Irealizeditwasthesevenkeyelementsformthe

basisofthemodernworld:thespring,thepump,string,thenail,the

wheel,thelensandthemagnet.Theyhavecreatedandchangedour

nailwheellensmagnettechnology,whichhavealsohadabiginfluenceonourhistory,society,

communication,transportation,artsandculture.Forexample,thespeakeronmyphonethrough

whichIcouldhearthevoicesdependedonamagnet.EvenasIthoughtaboutmorelarger

objects-factories,cars,satellitesandsoon-againandagain,Icamebacktothesamesevenkey

elements.

Lookaroundyourselfandaskquestionsaboutwhatyousee:awakenthatchildhood

curiosity.Hopefully,thiswillencourageyoutoexploretheworldofengineering,andissomething

whichwillleadyoutoformabetterunderstandingofthebuildingblocksofourworld.

16.Howdoesthewriterbeginthepassage?

A.Byusingsayings.

B.Byaskingquestions.

C.Bylistingnumbers.

D.Bysharingexperiences.

17.InParagraph2,whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"thesmall"referto?

A.Theinnerpartsofpens.

B.Thesevenkeyelements.

C.Thespeakeronthephone.

D.Thepublictransportations.

18.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.Tointroducewhatformsthebasisofthemodernworld.

B.Totellhowimportantchildhoodcuriosityisforthefuture.

C.Toshowwhatsuccesshehasgotinthefieldofengineering.

D.Toexpresshowdeeplyhelovesthebuildingblocksofthings.

B

Threeyearsago,IamjustthreemonthsawayfromfinishingmydegreefromSanDiegoState

University.Afteralmosttentermsofschooling,Ifindonlineinstructiontobesuchagoodwayto

receiveaneducation.

Thefirstreasonforthisisitsflexibility（靈活性）.Withonlineclasses,Ihavebeenableto

balancemyschoolwork,job,after-schoolactivities,communityserviceandsociallife.Ina

traditionalclassroomsetting,studentsareaskedtohaveclasses,taketestsandmeettogetherfor

theircourseworkatasettimeandplace.However,onlineinstructionallowsstudentsfrom

wherevertheywanttocomfortablycompletetheirtaskswithinaspecificallygiventime.

Also,▲.Duringmyonlinestudy,Ihavetimewithmyloveformusic

production,reading,writingandexercise.Theconvenienceofmyonlineschoolinghelpedmeto

getsatisfactionfrommylifewhilealsoallowingmetokeepahealthyroutine.

MoreeffortisrequiredinE-learning,however.WhenIbeganthiseducationallifestyle,I

quicklycametotheunderstandingthatself-discipline（自律能力）waswhatwasgoingtomatter

themostifonewishedtosucceed.

Finally,onlineeducationcanhelpustoprepareforthecomingfutureoftechnologyandit

willbecomethestandardformanythingsaswemoveforward.Whynotworktoacceptthis

realityassoonaswecan?

Thelessonslearnedthroughonlineclassescanleadstudentstoendlessopportunities.

E-learninghashelpedstudentsstrengthentheirsenseofself-discipline,aswellastheir

time-management,flexibility,andcommunicationskills.Thesewillonlymakethemmoreskillful

inthefuture.

19.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillin▲inParagraph1?

A.IcanimprovemyabilitiesinmusicalcreationbyE-learning

B.Icangetalargeamountusefulinformationthroughonlineclasses

C.onlineclasseshavegivenmemorechancestocommunicatewithothers

D.onlineclasseshaveallowedmetospendmoretimeonthehobbiesIenjoy

20.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Ittalksabouttheadvantagesofonlineeducation.

B.ItgivesadviceonhowtostudybetterontheInternet.

C.Itcomparesonlineclasseswithtraditionalonesatschool.

D.Itdescribesthewaystoreceiveaneducationinthefuture.

21.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythispassageappear?

A.ITCulture.B.SocialNews.

C.SchoolLife.D.HealthEducation.

C

Foryears,scientistshavebeenresearchinghowexposing（暴露）humanstonaturemay

improvetheirphysicalandmentalhealth.Peopleareencouragedtovisitforestsandgrow

houseplants.Nowresearchersarealsotestingwhetherwecangetsomeofthesamebenefits

fromexperiencingnatureinVR（虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)）.

Scientistsaretryingtounderstandwhatexactlyaboutnaturemakesarealdifferencein

healthresults.OnetoolthatmighthelpisVR,saysHectorAlvarez,whowantedtofindoutif

simplyseeingnaturecanrelaxpeople.Inanexperiment,VRallowedhimtoexposepeopletothe

visual（視覺的）experienceofnaturewhilecontrollingtemperature,lightandairpollution.Heis

nowpreparingtopublishhisresearch.

Peoplecanfeelsafefasterinenvironmentswithlotsofplants,Hectorexplains."That'swhyI

wasinterestedinVR.Ifitisrightthatwefeelsafefasterinnature,itshouldbringyourstress

levelsdown."

Sofar,Hectorsays,researchshowstherearesomehealthimprovementsbyexperiencing

natureinVR.However,theyaresmallerthanthosegotintherealnature.

GretchenDailyisanenvironmentalscientistatStanfordUniversity.Sheagreesatpartsof

thisresearch,especiallyinsituationswithoutnature.Butinthelongterm,connectionwith

natureintherealworldcannotbereplaced.Tosomedegree,Gretchenworriesthattheidea

mighttakeoffthatVRcanreplacetherealthing.Ifthat'stakenveryfar,that'llbereallyharmful

overallbecausetherealthingisnecessaryinsomanyways,"shesays."Wejustcannotliveona

deadplanet."

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"benefits"meaninParagraph1?

A.Goodpoints.B.Smartideas.

C.Scientificmethods.D.Usefulinformation.

23.WhatdoesHector'sexperimentofVRprove?

A.VRcanhelpmakepeoplefeelsafefaster.

B.PeoplecanreducestresswiththehelpofVR.

C.Naturecanmakearealdifferenceinhealthresults.

D.Temperature,lightandairpollutioncanbecontrolled.

24.WhichofthefollowingmightGretchenDailyagree?

A.It'scertainthatVRcanreplacetherealworldinthefuture.

B.It'snotgoodforpeopletodependonVRtoomuchinthelongterm.

C.ExperiencinginVRisthesameastheconnectionwiththerealnature.

D.PeopleshouldbeencouragedtovisitforestsandgrowhouseplantsinVR.

25.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhyarewealwaysinterestedinVR?

B.CanweunderstandwhatVRexactlyis?

C.HowcanweimproveourselvesinVR?

D.CanseeingnatureinVRmakeushealthier?

三、詞匯運(yùn)用（本題有7小題，每小題1分；共計(jì)7分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)括號(hào)內(nèi)所給中文或首字母寫出單詞的正確形式（每空一詞）。

Yearsago,NeilAnselllivedinahouseintheWelshmountains.Hedidn'thaveaphone,and

inthefiveyearshelivedtherealone,nota_26_（單個(gè)）personwalkedby.

Whenhereturnedtosociety,Ansellhadtochangeonhisowntomakehimsuitableforthe

newsituation."WhatIfounddifficultwastheamountoftalking."Ansellsaid,“and27

athingInoticedwasthatIstartedtolosemysenseofwhoamI."

Couldsocialdistancinginfluenceoursocialskills?Infact,thequestionisn'tonlyabouthow

manypeopleyoucanreachoutto._28_（而不是），it'sabouthowyouconsideryoursituation.

"Solitude”（獨(dú)處）involvesbeingalonewithoutbeinglonely,justlikeAnsell.But"loneliness"isa

verydifferentsituation,inwhichapersonwantsmoresocialconnection.

However,it29sthatescapingfromsocietymightleadtosomeunexpected

results.Forexample,peoplewhofeellonelyareusuallymorelikelytomakesocialmistakes-such

assayingthe30wthing.

Teenagerswithapreferenceforspendingtimealonemighthavepoorersocialskills.And

researchhasshownthat,whilesomepeoplemightthinkthattheypreferbeingalone,infact,

theyenjoyconnectingwithothers,evenwithtotal_31_（陌生人）.

Maybeweneedsocialpractice.Communicatingwithothersteachesustofeelvaluedand

helpsusto_32_（正確）understandothers,whichhelpsustohavemorepositivesocial

experiences.

四、語法填空（本題有8小題，每小題1分；共計(jì)8分）

閱讀下面的短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或填入括號(hào)中所給單詞的正確形式。

Areyoureadytosteptowardsyourfuture-thebeginningofhighschool?Areyounervous

aboutit?Ifyouwelcometheexperienceaswellasitschallenges,yourfirstyear_33_（be）

successful.

Foryourhighschoolstudy,thereareeasy_34_（suggestion）youcantaketogetgood

grades.Themostimportantthingisnotbeingafraidtoraiseyourhandandaskquestionsinclass.

Ifyouareunsureaboutacertaintopic,thenyouwillhavetroubleunderstandingthelessons

_35_you'llhavelater.

It'simportant_36_（develop）goodstudyhabitsearlyon.Middleschoolisdifferentfrom

highschool_37_studentshavetoreviewathome,andmanyofthemdon'trealizetheyhave

tolearnhowtostudyproperly.Forexample,whiletheteacheriswritingontheboard,you

shouldbetakingnotes,andafterthehomework_38_（finish）,youshouldreview.

Besides,youshouldexpectyourfriendshipstochangeaswell.Youmaycomeinwith_39_

certaingroupoffriends,butoverthenextfewyearsthatgroupmightbreakup.Thisdoesn't

meanyou'vedoneanythingbad;rather,it'sonly_40_（nature）thatasyourinterestschange,

yourfriendschange,too.

Highschool,anewexperience,issupposedtobeatimeofself-discoveryandismeanttobe

amongthegreatestyearsofyourlife.Sogoout,makefriends,andhavefun!

五、任務(wù)型閱讀（本題有5小題，第41~44題每小題1分，第45題6分；共計(jì)10分）

閱讀下面短文，從方框中所給的A~E五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇正確的答案（其中一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)）將

其序號(hào)填入41~44題，并完成45題。

Achievements（成就）isn'teasy.Infact,youwillneverfeelasenseofachievementfrom

doingsomethingthatiseasyforyou.

ThefirsttimeIclimbedamountainthatwasmorethan5,000metershigh,itwasterribly

difficult:Iwascold,Ifeltsick,andIcouldn'teat.ButIkeptonandachievedmygoal.Itwasgreat!

ThesecondtimeIclimbedahighermountain,si