2024年秋学期无锡市初中学业水平调研测试
九年级英语试题
本试题分两卷。第Ⅰ卷（客观题）在第1至第6页，第Ⅱ卷（主观题）在第7至第8页。
考试时间为100分钟。试卷满分为100分。
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、班级、学校、考试证号填写在答题卡的相应位置上。
2. 答客观题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的正确选项涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能写在试题卷上。
3. 答主观题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答，答案写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
第Ⅰ卷（客观题 共50分）
一、单项选择 在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。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）
1. —________ are you going to travel to Harbin
—I’m not sure yet. Maybe by plane.
A. What B. When C. Where D. How
2. The influence of this great classical music has gone ________ the boundaries of time.
A. through B. beyond C. against D. without
3. Look at the picture on the right. What does Hobo advise Eddie to do
A. To eat more. B. To eat less. C. To exercise more. D. To exercise less.
4. — What have you learned after watching the movie You Only Live Once
— We shall never give up our dreams ________ we may meet with many difficulties.
A. though B. until C. while D. if
5. —Can I go to the concert this Sunday, Mom
—The final exam is coming. If you ________, please prepare well for the exam on Saturday.
A. need B. may C. must D. should
6. — You look pale. What’s the matter
—________ serious. I just need to lie down and have a good rest.
A. Something B. Anything C. Everything D. Nothing
7. —Why are most school desks light blue
—I guess it’s ________ because light blue is a calm color. It may help students learn better.
A probably B. hardly C. properly D. widely
8. — Dad, can I go for a bike ride on the street
— Sure, but always put ________ first and be careful.
A. respect B. homework C. friendship D. safety
9. —I have no idea how to make a better choice on this matter.
—Why not ________ asking your parents for advice
A. prefer B. consider C. imagine D. require
10. At first, nobody expected the opera would ________ to be very popular among students.
A. turn out B. break out C. stay out D. work out
11. Trust me! The app is ________ that it can help students practise speaking English for free.
A. such useful B. so useful C. such useless D. so useless
12. The police announced that they ________ a total of $50,000 for the arrest of the murderer.
A. provide B. have provided C. will provide D. would provide
13. —It’s said the underground connecting Suzhou to Wuxi will be built. Is that true
—Yes. And I wonder ________.
A. how soon will it be put into use B. how long will it be put into use
C. how soon it will be put into use D. how long it will be put into use
14. —Unbelievable! Black Myth: Wukong didn’t win the Game of the Year award.
—________. The journey is the reward.
A. Don’t take it to heart B. I couldn’t be more sure
C. Don’t play games to me D. I’m not going to kid you
二、完形填空 （本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，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。
When I was a young boy, we lived just down the road from a public swimming pool. During the ____15____ months, I would be there almost every day swimming and playing for hours. The best thing of all was they had a concession stand (小卖部) there. You could buy a cup of coke for 15 cents and a bag of chips was only a dime (10 cents). Often Mom or Nana would give me a quarter (25 cents) before I ____16____, so I could have a snack there. Sometimes, though, they weren’t home or were busy working. That is when I would try the sofa cushions (垫子), ____17____ to find some change that had fallen out of someone’s pockets. Often to my ____18____, I would find a dime or a dime and a nickel (5cents) and sometimes even a quarter. Then I would run off to the swimming pool with ____19____ in my hand and happiness in my heart.
I didn’t realize until recently that I found change there only in summer. I ____20____ looking between the cushions in winter a few times and not even finding a penny. I think that Mom, Nana, Dad, or all three of them would drop change down there for me to find, although I never ____21____ it. They did so knowing it would make my ____22____ and bring a smile to my face. Of course, they never said a word about it even after I had grown up. I guess some secrets are too ____23____ to share.
I think that maybe an unseen act of kindness has a special joy to it. You get no thanks for it, at least not to your face. But, no act of kindness is ever ____24____ unseen. In fact, it fills your heart with happiness. You know that you are helping another. You know that you are making someone’s life better.
15. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
16. A. promised B. chose C. paid D. left
17. A. hoping B. waiting C. preparing D. deciding
18. A. knowledge B. business C. pleasure D. taste
19. A. candy B. change C. clothes D. wallet
20. A. practise B. avoid C. suggest D. remember
21. A. saw B. believed C. made D. explained
22 A. dream B. plan C. day D. heart
23. A. big B. good C. serious D. useful
24. A. nearly B. easily C. truly D. wisely
三、阅读理解
阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内 容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）
A
Cancel New Message Send
To: simon2002@
From: fran0115@
Subject: Re: How’s it going
Hi Simon, Sorry, I haven’t written till now. Since I got here I’ve been really busy with the course and making new friends. I’m speaking English all the time and going out in the evenings with my classmates. We’re a real mix of nationalities: Chinese, Russian, Thai, Italian, Spanish... We all talk in English but I’m learning lots about other languages and countries too. We live pretty near the school and it’s only a short bus ride from Edinburgh city centre. There’s an ancient castle too and we’re going there on a school trip next week. Edinburgh is a really interesting place to be and there’s a festival on at the moment. We’ve been hanging out in the streets watching the street performances from actors and musicians. Yesterday I saw a magician doing card tricks—it was so much fun! I’ll send some photos of Edinburgh Castle next time. Take care and let me know how you are doing. Fran
25. This is ________.
A. an email B. an invitation C. a diary D. a poster
26. Why did Fran go to Edinburgh
A. To visit a castle. B. To study English there. C. To make new friends. D. To celebrate a festival.
27. How does Fran feel now
A. Bored. B. Proud. C. Stressed. D. Happy.
B
We’ve all heard about the man who discovered gravity (重力) and the apple that fell from a tree and hit him on the head. However, the 17th-century “aha moment” is actually a bit of a lie! Newton did witness an apple falling from a tree one day and this got him thinking about what actually caused the apple to fall to the ground.
Newton later developed his theory of Gravity, believing that Earth has a force (力) that pulls objects down, which prevents objects from aimlessly floating around.
While we know that Isaac Newton discovered Gravity, he also made many other scientific discoveries. Newton is also credited with discovering the three laws of motion. These three laws, or principles, explain how things move.
Law 1: An object at rest stays at rest. A moving object keeps moving. Objects continue doing what they’re doing unless a stronger force acts on them. Here, the stronger force is the wall. It stops the truck but not the boxes, so they keep moving backward. Law 2: It takes more force to move a heavy object than to move a lighter object. Newton came up with a scientific formula to explain this: Force = Mass x Acceleration. Large weights with a lot of mass require more force to lift than smaller, lighter weights do. Law 3: For every force, there is an equal reaction in the opposite direction. Air from an untied balloon rushes out in one direction. As the air escapes, it pushes the balloon in the opposite direction.
28. Which part of a magazine is the reading material most probably taken from
A. History. B. Sports. C. Culture. D. Science.
29. The drawing for Law 1 shows that ________.
A. the boxes get a stronger force than the truck
B. the truck stays at rest, but the boxes do not
C. the wall acts on the truck but not on the boxes
D. the truck keeps moving, but the wall stays at rest
30. Which picture best shows Law 3
A. B. C. D.
C
Many people around the world have read about Dion Leonard and his dog, Gobi. It is a moving story about man’s best friend—his dog! It all began when Dion, an ultra-marathon runner, was running in one of the world’s most difficult challenges, the Gobi March—a series of seven marathons across the desert (沙漠).
The run
The Gobi March is a 250-kilometre race across deserts around the world. Dion, a 42-year-old runner, had already run over a hundred kilometres across the Gobi Desert when a homeless dog decided to join him and ran with him for the rest of the day.
When Dion woke up the next day, he found the dog outside his tent. She had slept there all night waiting for him. Dion tried his hardest to tell the dog to go away because he was worried that the small dog would get under the feet of all the runners. However, the dog refused to go and crossed the finish line for that day’s race with Dion. “I started to speed off and I’m thinking, this dog won’t last the whole day, but she was still with me at the end,” said Dion. The loveable little dog slept with him in the tent that night. She had been very lonely before she met Dion. Dion called his new friend Gobi and the pair stayed together until the end of the race.
________
When the race was over, Dion left Gobi with a friend in China while he went home for the necessary travel documents to bring her to the UK. Dion had been back in Scotland for a month when he heard that Gobi had gone missing, so he flew back to China to search for her at once. After searching for Gobi for five days, Dion had nearly given up all hope. He was very upset. Although everyone was looking hard, no one could find Gobi.
Luckily, a local person noticed Gobi while he was out walking. He had seen the posters and TV footage (镜头) about Gobi and contacted Dion straight away. Gobi and Dion were both pleased to be reunited.
And now
Dion brought Gobi back home to Scotland. They now run together every day, and Gobi is helping Dion to train for his marathons. Before Dion met Gobi, training had always been rather lonely.
Dion has also written a book about their story, called Finding Gobi, and 20th Century Fox is thinking of making it into a movie.
31. What can we know from the passage
A. Dion lost Gobi on his way home. B. Gobi once ran a 250-kilometre race.
C. Dion met Gobi just by accident. D. Gobi became famous after the film.
32. Which title is the most suitable for ________
A. The news B. The decision C. The fears D. The search
33. Which word can best describe Dion
A. Open-minded. B. Warm-hearted. C. Clear-headed. D. Cool-blooded.
D
According to recent research in biology, chimpanzees in the wild are thought to choose certain herbs (草本植物) and use them as medicines when they are not feeling well. After studying how chimpanzees eat the leaves of some bushes and trees in Tanzania, two scientists, Paul Newton of the University of Oxford and Toshisada Nishida of the University of Kyoto, concluded that there are unusual similarities between how these animals eat these plants and how humans take their medicines.
Until recently, only humans were believed to be able to make wise decisions when it comes to curing illnesses. But that was before the two scientists’ research. They noticed that a chimpanzee they called Hugo was behaving differently from others. He was picking the leaves from a bush that does not usually make up part of the chimpanzees’ diet. The bush is called aspilia, and it has very sharp (尖锐的) leaves, which is exactly why chimpanzees don’t usually eat them.
What was surprising was the way Hugo ate the plant. He not only picked it very carefully, but he also rubbed the leaves before he put them in his mouth, and then he kept them in his mouth for a little while before he swallowed (吞咽) them. This is exactly how humans take medicine! What was even more surprising was that the very same plant the chimpanzee chose is used by local people as medicine!
In the book, Wild Health: How Animals Keep Themselves Well and What We Can Learn From Them, author Cindy Engel gives other examples of how animals treat health problems. According to her, it’s not only plants they use as medicine. Elephants in western Kenya, for example, are said to go at night time to a cave on the side of Mount Elgon, an extinct volcano (死火山). Once they are in the cave, they use their tusks to break off parts of the soft rocks, crunch them in their mouths, and then swallow them. For a long time, little was known about the reasons, but recently scientists have discovered that the rocks have a high level of sodium (Na), which is needed to help neutralize the toxins (中和毒素) that elephants take in with their plant diet. The behaviour of these elephants and of other animals shows that they have developed amazing abilities to care for their own health—without any doctor having told them what medicine to take!
34. What did Newton and Nishida believe
A. Hugo sometimes behaves like a doctor in the wild.
B. Hugo helps the scientists find medicines in nature.
C. Chimpanzees in the wild can cure their own illness.
D. Chimpanzees learn to take medicine from humans.
35. Aspilia is a plant that chimpanzees like Hugo ________.
A. often eat because of its delicious leaves B. eat to treat certain diseases
C. never eat because its leaves are too sharp D. eat to make their diet healthier
36. How does the writer develop the passage
A. By showing pictures. B. By asking questions.
C. By offering instructions. D. By giving examples.
37. Which is the best title for the passage
A. When Animals are Ill. B. What Medicine to Take.
C Why Animals are Ill. D. Where to Get Medicine.
第Ⅱ卷（主观题 共50分）
四、词汇运用（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
（A）根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。
38. A ________ (单个的) tree doesn’t make a forest.
39. There must be ________ (在某处) to eat cheaply in this town.
40. It’s a ________ (浪费) of youth to spend the days without any plans.
41. Just ask for help. You don’t have to ________ (解决) all the problems on your own.
42. He hasn’t got any hobbies—________ (除非) you call playing computer games a hobby.
（B）根据句意，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
43. Peter ________ (certain) never expected to become a doctor.
44. A ________ (last) friendship is built on trust and communication.
45. The classes begin and end at ________ (fix) times in most schools.
46. To tell the ________ (true), the detective story is not as exciting as I thought.
47. I was ________ (simple) over the moon when I heard the news about Jay Chou’s concert.
五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
48. Our teacher reminds us ________ (make) a study plan to manage our time better.
49. The traditional art performance is worth ________ (watch) over and over again.
50. What ________ (matter) is not how many times you fail, but how many times you stand up.
51. Cindy ________ (read) an article about animal signs when her phone rang.
52. More and more people would rather ________ (choose) electric cars to save money on gas.
53. This program introduces one Chinese folk art form each week and it ________ (praise) highly.
54. —What’s your plan for the coming winter holiday
—Well, I ________ (attend) a painting camp. It must be lots of fun.
55. —Where’s Tommy
—He ________ (go) to the city library with friends. He’ll be back this afternoon.
56. The fans ________ (hold) their breath and waited for the singer to appear on the stage.
57. Many cities in China ________ (grow) in size all the time.
六、阅读表达 （本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过6个单词。
Shari was so excited for her birthday. She thought about the fun party she was going to have and the presents she would get. However, her mom told her that she had to make room for new toys by choosing some old toys to give away.
Shari was not happy. She loved all of her toys! Her mom sat down with her in front of her toy box. They looked through the toys one at a time. Shari wanted to keep most of the toys and her mom put them in the “keep” pile. When they got about halfway through the toy box, Shari saw one stuffed animal that she had forgotten about.
“Oh, look, how cute he is! Keep him, please,” she told her mom.
“Shari, you forgot about him. Are you sure you will really play with him again What if you get a new stuffed animal that you like better ” Mom asked.
“Well, now I remember him. I will play with him.”
“That’s fine, but there might be someone else out there who would love to have him. Some kids don’t have any stuffed animals,” said Mom. Shari said she would decide later.
When they finished, there was a very large “keep” pile, and some toys in the “donate” and “maybe” piles. Mom and Shari cleaned the “maybe” and “donate” toys, then put them in bags. They went to a place where kids lived, who didn’t have homes and asked the workers if they could hand out toys. Seeing the kids’ smiles made Shari so happy, and a lot of kids said this was the only toy they had. Shari turned to her mom and asked if they could get the “maybe” bag out of the car. The other kids needed those toys more than she did! Shari felt so great that her choice made the other kids so happy.
58. Who are the main characters in the story
______________________________
59. When did the story happen
______________________________
60. How many piles did they divide the toys into
______________________________
61 Where did they go after finishing cleaning some of the toys
______________________________
62. What can you learn from the story
______________________________
七、书面表达 （本大题共20分）
63. 艺术陶冶情操，涵养生命。阳光国际学校校园艺术节于上周圆满落幕，假设你是该校学生李华，你打算与英国笔友Tom分享此次艺术节的见闻与收获。请以“Colourful Festival Wonderful Journey”为题，根据下图提示，写一篇英语短文。
注意事项：
1. 短文内容须自拟，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；
2. 图中所示艺术形式非限定性内容，仅供参考；
3. 词数不少于90个，短文标题已给出，不计入总词数；
4. 短文中不得使用真实的个人及学校信息。
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2024年秋学期无锡市初中学业水平调研测试
九年级英语试题 答案
第Ⅰ卷（客观题 共50分）
一、单项选择 在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。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）
【1题答案】
【答案】D
【2题答案】
【答案】B
【3题答案】
【答案】C
【4题答案】
【答案】A
【5题答案】
【答案】C
【6题答案】
【答案】D
【7题答案】
【答案】A
【8题答案】
【答案】D
【9题答案】
【答案】B
【10题答案】
【答案】A
【11题答案】
【答案】B
【12题答案】
【答案】D
【13题答案】
【答案】C
【14题答案】
【答案】A
二、完形填空 （本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
【15~24题答案】
【答案】15. B 16. D 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. D 21. A 22. C 23. B 24. C
三、阅读理解
阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内 容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）
A
【25~27题答案】
【答案】25. A 26. B 27. D
B
【28~30题答案】
【答案】28. D 29. C 30. D
C
【31~33题答案】
【答案】31. C 32. D 33. B
D
【34~37题答案】
【答案】34. C 35. B 36. D 37. A
第Ⅱ卷（主观题 共50分）
四、词汇运用（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
（A）根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。
【38题答案】
【答案】single
【39题答案】
【答案】somewhere
【40题答案】
【答案】waste
【41题答案】
【答案】solve
【42题答案】
【答案】unless
（B）根据句意，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
【43题答案】
【答案】certainly
【44题答案】
【答案】lasting
【45题答案】
【答案】fixed
【46题答案】
【答案】truth
【47题答案】
【答案】simply
五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
【48题答案】
【答案】to make
【49题答案】
【答案】watching
【50题答案】
【答案】matters
【51题答案】
【答案】was reading
【52题答案】
【答案】choose
【53题答案】
【答案】is praised
【54题答案】
【答案】am going to attend
【55题答案】
【答案】has gone
【56题答案】
【答案】held
【57题答案】
【答案】are growing
六、阅读表达 （本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
【58~62题答案】
【答案】58. Shari and her mom.
59. Before Shari’s birthday.
60. Three piles.
61. A place where kids lived who didn’t have homes.
62. Sharing can bring happiness.（合理即可）
七、书面表达 （本大题共20分）
【63题答案】
【答案】例文
Colourful Festival Wonderful Journey
Last week, our school’s Art Festival came to a successful end. It was truly a wonderful and unforgettable event that left me with a deep impression.
Among all the art forms at the festival, painting was my favorite. The art exhibition displayed a wide variety of paintings, from traditional Chinese ink wash paintings to modern oil paintings. Each piece was a unique work of art, showing the creativity and talent of the artists.
One artist who influenced me most was Zhang Daqian. His paintings, full of vivid colors and unique brushstrokes, have always inspired me. At the festival, seeing some of his imitated works up close, was once again amazed by his artistic skills.
The purpose of this art festival was not only enriched my artistic knowledge but also allowed me to experience the beauty of art firsthand. It was a wonderful journey filled with color, passion, and inspiration.

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