静安区学业质量监测九年级英语试卷2023.4考生注意：1.本场考试时间90分钟，试卷满分140分；试题均采用连续号码，共84题。2.作答前，在答题纸指定位置填写学校、班级、姓名及考号。3.所有作答务必填涂或书写在答题纸上与试卷题号对应的区域，不得错位。在试卷上作答一律不得分。4.用2B铅笔作答选择题，用黑色字迹钢笔、水或圆珠笔作答非选择题。Part 1 Listening(第一部分 听力)I. Listening comprehension(听力理解)(本大题共20题，共25分)A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)(5分)A. B.C. D. E. F. 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)(5分)6. A. Boring. B. Exciting. C. Surprising. D. Frightening.7. A. Yellow. B. Black. C. Blue. D. Green.8. A. It’s 8:10. B. It’s 8:50. C. It’s 9:00. D. It’s 9:10.9. A. At her own office. B. At a doctor’s office.C. At a post office. D. At the manager’s office.10. A. Mr Li asked them to buy the first three books on the list.B. Mr Li wrote three reading books for his students.C. The girl doesn’t have enough money for the books on the list.D. The girl has borrowed the three books from the city library.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)(5分)11. At a restaurant a little girl dropped a dollar and it was given back by the writer.12. The old man at a store was thankful because the writer helped him carry the firewood.13. Inside the store, a woman was very kind and she let the writer check out first.14. The middle-aged woman in the street felt surprised when the writer gave her the flowers.15. The writer had three chances altogether to be kind to others that day.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，用听到的单词完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)(10分)16. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and they don’t need ________ ________ at all.17. Stopping and getting off a bike is ________ ________ stopping and getting out of your car.18. A folding (折叠) bike can ________ ________ in a suitcase before you fly.19. Bicycling helps to stop heart diseases and control ________ ________.20. A 15-minute bike ride twice a week helps you ________ ________, about 5 kilos in a year.Part 2 Grammar and Vocabulary(第二部分 语法和词汇)II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (本大题共15题，每题1分，共15分。每题只有一个正确选项)1. These students are planning ________ one-day outing to the countryside next weekend.A. /B. aC. anD. the2. Let’s focus ________ the world-famous film center Hollywood. What’s your impression?A. onB. forC. withD. from3. The parents wanted their twin sons to be doctors, but ________ of them likes this idea.A. bothB. noneC. neitherD. all4. Tell your brother to have breakfast by ________. He is already five years old.A. heB. himC. hisD. himself5. To travel a short distance, a mobike enables you to go ________ than going by car.A. fasterB. fastC. fastestD. the fastest6. The little dancer from Australia looks _____ in the long skirt.A. gentlyB. happilyC. beautifullyD. lovely7. You ________ worry too much about your lessons. Rest a few days, and we will help you.A. needn’tB. couldn’tC. can’tD. mustn’t8. Could you tell me ________ times I should take the medicine in a day?A. how longB. how oftenC. how muchD. how many9. Many people ________ busily in that building at eight yesterday evening.A. are workingB. were workingC. has workedD. had worked10. Be careful! Never let such a spelling mistake ________ again in the coming test.A. to appearB. appearsC. appearD. appearing11. Martin ________ German for nearly two years before he went to work in Germany.A. will studyB. was studyingC. has studiedD. had studied12. I am looking forward to ________ new progress on my study in the following months.A. makeB. madeC. makingD. makes13. Ted is a student with a strong will ________ he never gives up when facing difficulties.A. becauseB. unlessC. untilD. though14. The boy tried to play a trick on the farmers again, ________ this time no one believed him.A andB. butC. soD. or15. ________ creative idea you just give us! It will surely help us solve the problem quickly.A What aB. WhatC. What anD. HowIII. Choose the proper words in the box to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once (选择最恰当的选项填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)A. recognize B. secrets C. imagine D. crazy E. silentThe modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radios, televisions and telephones that it is hard to ____16____ what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, cars hesitate in the streets because there are no traffic lights to guide them, and food turns bad in ____17____ fridges. Nature has been experimenting for millions of years. However, people began to ____18____ how electricity works a little more than two centuries ago. Scientists are discovering more and more that the living world may have many interesting ____19____ of electricity that could do something good to our human life.A. effects B. unfortunately C. well D. special E. beatAll living cells (细胞) send out weak waves of electricity. As the heart starts to ____20____, it sends out its records, which form an electrocardiogram (心电图). The brain, too, sends out brain waves of electricity. An electroencephalogram helps a doctor to tell how ____21____ the brain is working. The electric waves are extremely small. They are so small that sensitive machines are needed. But in some animals, certain muscle (肌肉) cells are so ____22____ that they do not work as most muscle cells at all. When large numbers of these cells are linked together, the ____23____ can be very surprising.IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词) (本大题共8题，每题1分，共8分)24. Mr. Johnson has many ways to keep his three ________ in happy mood. (child)25. The old couple started to learn paper cutting in their ________. (sixty)26. Do you know which of the toy rabbits on the desk is ________? (she)27. Lilly became a “famous” little ________ when she was ten years old. (act)28. Henry said that the ________ weather would go on for another two days. (rain)29. The government ________ found a way to end the water pollution there. (final)30. Taking part in more social activities can ________ our life experiences. (rich)31. If you are ________ nobody around will make friends with you. (honest)V. Complete the following sentences as required (根据所给要求完成句子。52-57小题每空格限填一词) (本大题共7题，每题2分，共14分)32. Jack never plays online games with his friends on weekdays. (改反意疑问句)Jack never plays online games with his friends on weekdays, ________ ________?33. The traffic police put up a warning sign at the crossing yesterday. (对划线部分提问)________ ________ the traffic police put up a warning sign yesterday?34. My father has read a lot about ChatGPT in order to keep up with time. (改为复合句)My father has read a lot about ChatGPT ________ ________ he can keep up with time.35. Aunt Ma raised some questions on how to use the new mobile phone. (改为被动语态)Some questions ________ ________ by Aunt Ma on how to use the new mobile phone.36. “How long will you keep the book?” The library assistant asked me. (改为间接引语)The library assistant asked me how long I ________ ________ the book.37. We all know that many kids like sweet food better than salty food. (保持句意基本不变)We all know that many kids ________ sweet food ________ salty food.38. to see, amazing, with our own eyes, it is, such great paintings (连词成句)____________________________________________________________Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分 读写)VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (本大题共25题，共50分)A. Choose the best answer (根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案) (12分)Robot fools humansThe idea that robots could one day be our friends has been around for a long time but until now they have always seemed more machine than person. A new study by a researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology has found that in fact it’s possible for robots to fool us here and there, they are just less perfect than human. Inspired by the Turing Test, Agnieszka Wykowska came up with an experiment using a child-sized human-like robot called iCub. Sitting in front of a screen, the people in the test were asked to press a button when a green box appeared on the screen, however, iCub only responded to red boxes Wykowska programmed the robot to take different lengths of time to respond, just like a person would. Afterwards, the humans were asked to judge whether they had been competing with a machine or a person according to the time of the buttions being pressed—and they couldn’t tell. Wykowska believes that making robots have more human responses is the key to making better robots and creating more trust between humans and robots.In another study with iCub, the robot and a human watched special videos of animals. In the first set of tests, iCub greeted the person, asked for his name and kept eye contact with its camera “eyes”. It made comments about the videos, laughed and showed emotions (情感). In the second experiment, however, iCub did not communicate with human and just made machine-like noises. The researchers found that people believe that the more human iCub is, the more it has its own thoughts and desires. The team now wants to know if people can communicate with robots that do not look human but that still show human-like actions. The researchers plan to repeat the experiments, using robots of different shapes and sizes, to see how people give their responses.39. A new study at the Italian Institute of Technology has found that robots________.A aren’t so clever as machinesB. can possibly fool us here and thereC. are more perfect than humanD. plan to do a lot of research work40. ICub in this article is________.A. a researcher at the Italian InstituteB. an experiment Wykowska didC. a child-sized human-like robotD. a button people pressed in the test41. People couldn’t tell whether they are competing with a human or an iCub according to________.A. the green boxes people usedB. the time of the button being pressedC. the trust between humans and robotsD. the red boxes iCub responded42. In the first set of another study, iCub didn’t________ with a human.A. watch special videos of humansB. keep eye contact with its camera “eyes”C. greet the person and ask for his nameD. make comments and show emotions43. In the second experiment, people believe that if iCub is more human-like, it has ________.A. more machine-like noisesB. more human-like actionsC. more different shapes and sizesD. more thoughts and desires of its own44. Which information is RIGHT in this passage?A. Robots are no longer machines and they have been our friends for a long time.B. Wykowska did some experiments but failed to find if iCub had any human responses.C. The researchers plan to do the experiment again to see how people will respondD. In the second test, iCub didn’t communicate with human because it became foolish.B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)(12分)Working Our (锻炼) through Online VideosPhysical exercise is good for our mind, body and spirit. Today, working out through online videos is becoming very ____45____. Since the Internet is widely used, it’s very easy for us to do so. That means we can work out anytime anywhere.One of my friends, Lin Fei, followed short workout videos to do daily exercise, “With ____46____ programs, I feel like working out with my friends, which encourages me to hold on to the last minute.” she said. Another friend of mine. Michael told me that workout videos let him feel so comfortable. I have the ____47____ of working out at the gym, because I don’t like being watched by others. “Working out at home makes working out much more enjoyable.” he said.With their examples, I decided to give it a try. When I told my plan to my elder sister, a P.E. teacher, she ____48____ me that workout videos could be helpful but might still carry some problems.“Well, if you really want to have a try, first, choose proper programs or videos. That’s very important. And then ask your friends for advice. Their experiences can let you know ____49____ you can expect. Anyway, don’t be addicted (沉迷的) to it. You should try different ways to work out to be healthy.”At her suggestions, I followed an online workout program with personalized help that is held for three months. After the first period of training. I felt it very practical and helpful when I ____50____ the right amount of workout together with a strong will. Compared with going to the gym, using online videos to work out is a much cheaper and time-saving choice. But it can be difficult sometimes when I’m too lazy or too busy to stick to it.45. A. officialB. lonelyC. similarD. popular46. A. roughB. liveC. equalD. awful47. A. fearB. skillC. levelD. wisdom48. A. comparedB. mistookC. remindedD. praised49. A. whenB. whatC. howD. why50. A. break downB. throw awayC. pick upD. stand forC. Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)Visit Istanbul (伊斯坦布尔)Have you given any thought to your next holiday? Istanbul should be at the t____51____ of your list of cities to visit next! Istanbul, Turkey, is the world’s 20th largest city and Europe’s largest city. It’s on a piece of land in the shape of a horn(喇叭), known as the Golden Horn.Istanbul is one of the world’s most interesting cities. In human history, Istanbul is important because the city l____52____ in both Europe and in Asia. It was the easiest road for people to go from Europe to Asia. Like Xi’an, it was one of the m____53____ cities on the Silk Road. Since 1461, Asians have taken their silk, tea and spices to Istanbul to sell to Europeans. They had a famous market at the Grand Bazaar, which is the most visited p____54____ in the world today.Imagine waking up in the middle of Istanbul. You’ll find many of the world’s most famous sights. You can walk to the Hagia Sofia, a church that was the world’s largest for over 1,000 years b____55____ it was turned into a mosque (清真寺). Across the street is the Blue Mosque. Underground, you’ll find Roman-made “cisterns” (tanks to store water). These are part of the city’s freshwater system. Walk over to the Kumkapi district and have delicious fish that is s____56____ in 50 seafood restaurants.Istanbul is only 9 hours from Shanghai and Beijing. That’s h____57____ a long journey! Flights leave daily, so don’t waste time—plan your trip to Istanbul soon!D. Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题)Face to the Sunshine“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows” is a popular saying. It encourages people to make the best of a situation, to see the “bright side” of things. It calls attention to the way sunflowers follow the sun during the day. People have known about this phenomenon (现象) for a long time. Recently scientists have discovered how this works. They know why sunflowers keep their “faces” to the sunshine.Sunflowers move and respond to their environment. These flowers actually face the sun as it rises in the east and follow it as it moves across the sky until it sets in the west. Just like people, these flowers depend on the daily rhythms (节奏) of the day and night. Both the sunflowers and human beings wake up in the morning, follow the sun all day and then rest at night.During the day, young sunflower plants track the sun from east to west. The green flower head turns towards the sun. At night, the young plants turn east waiting for the sun to rise in the morning. Adult sunflowers don’t move. Once the flower is open, it faces only east. Scientists have discovered that this movement and lack of movement has to do with uneven (不均匀的) growth in the plant stems. One side of the stem gets bigger during the day, and at night the other side gets bigger. Certain genes (基因) control this growth. They respond to the light and cause the flowers to turn to face the sun.Scientists have found that young sunflowers that follow the sun have more biomass (生物量) —that means that they get bigger. Adult plants facing the east get warmer. That in turn attracts more bees and other insects that will help pollinate(授粉) the plant. This means that the plant can produce seeds and has a better chance of reproducing.58. The material above is a news report, isn’t it?_____________________________________________59. What do sunflowers usually do during the day?_____________________________________________60. Why do both sunflowers and human beings depend on the daily rhythms of the day and night?_____________________________________________61. When do the young sunflower plants turn to face the east?_____________________________________________62. According to scientists, what causes the movement and lack of movement of the sunflowers?_____________________________________________63. Do you like to be young sunflowers or adult sunflowers? Give your reason(s)._____________________________________________VII. Writing (作文)(本大题共1题，共20分)64. Write at least 60 words about the topic “Be sunflowers in life” (请根据下面的提示，以“做生活中的向日葵”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。) “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows”(面向阳光，你就看不到阴影)这句话告诉我们，在学习和日常生活中我们经历风雨，但是我们也知道“阳光总在风雨后”。请你结合自身的生活体验，举一个例子来谈谈你是如何做生活中的sunflowers的。请介绍你的理解、经历和感悟。(注意：文中不得出现任何姓名、校名以及其它标志性的具体信息，否则不予评分。)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________