静安区2024年初中学业质量调研九年级英语试卷（考试时间: 90分钟 总分: 140分）2024.04考生注意: 本卷有7大题, 共84小题。试题均采用连续编号, 所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成, 做在试卷上不给分。Part 1 Listening（第一部分听力）I. Listening comprehension（听力理解）（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. Light music. B. Rock music. C. Classical music. D. Pop music. 7. A. Julia. B. Julia's cousin. C. The man's friend. D. The woman's cousin. 8. A. 2:00. B. 2:20. C. 2:40. D. 1:409. A. Going to the library. B. Going shopping. C. Having some drink. D. Cooking dinner. 10. A. The woman is complaining about her soup.B. The woman is saying sorry for the bad service. C. The woman is ordering some food by phone.D. The woman is offering help to heat the soup.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. Australian tourism officials wanted more tourists to stay longer on the islands. 12. The interview process for the job included swimming diving and writing blogs. 13. During his time on the island, Southall never experienced any dangerous situations. 14. Southall's daily blog posts, videos and photos attracted more people to the island. 15. Ben Southall decided to leave Australia after completing his job. D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文, 完成下列内容, 每空格限填一词）（10分）16. Linda's hobby is LARPing, which is like acting without________ ________.17. The aim of LARPing is to really get into the characters and understand________ ________.18. The LARPing is________ ________the game that Linda used to play as a kid. 19. The games she might go to may last from________ ________ to two days. 20. LARPing once helped a shy person become________ ________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）（共15分）1. We left in such ____ hurry that we forgot our passports.A. aB. anC. theD. /2. Many old people suffer ________ the loss of memory.A. throughB. fromC. inD. by3. Paul puts on his school uniform and Wendy puts on ________ too.A. herB. sheC. herselfD. hers4. ________ a windy morning, Alex flew a kite in the park happily.A. InB. OnC. AtD. For5. I telephoned a lot of restaurants, but ________ of them were available for booking.A. bothB. neitherC. allD. none6 Would you please open the window? There seems to be only ________ fresh air in the classroom.A. fewB. a fewC. littleD. a little7. ________ exhausting day at work! I feel too tired to say a word!A. WhatB. What aC. What anD. How8. He speaks English ________ an American, so we all believe that he has stayed in America for many years.A. as good asB. worse thanC. as badly asD. as well as9. Have an aim in life, ________ your energy will be wasted.A. andB. orC. butD. so10. The two countries should have a talk to prevent the war ________ it is too late.A. beforeB. sinceC. whenD. if11. They ________ go to the party if they finish their project on time.A. canB. needC. mustD. should12 — ________ do you think it will take to complete the task? —A couple of days.A. How longB. How farC. How soonD. How fast13. By the time he was 12, Edison ________ a living by himself.A. madeB. was makingC. have madeD. had made14. Grandpa never received my birthday gift. I’m afraid it ________ to the wrong address.A. deliversB. deliveredC. be deliveredD. was delivered15. We are considering ________ an Environment Day in our school.A. organizeB. to organizeC. organizingD. organizedComplete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）A. item B. behavior C. challenge D. set off E. dream ofAntarctica, the coldest, emptiest place on earth. It’s not the kind of place you ___16___ visiting—unless you are travel writer Andrew Evans. He grew up reading about great explorers. His goal was to be a 21st-century explorer. One day he woke up at five o’clock in the morning with an idea, “I’ll take a bus to Antarctica.” He also planned to share the adventure with his followers on Twitter. On New Year’s Day, he ___17___ from Washington, D.C. His journey of 10,000 miles began. Evans traveled light. His mobile phone was the most essential ___18___. He needed his phone to send tweets to his followers and to update his blog on the Internet. It was going to be a ___19___ to get phone service in all the countries. He also wasn’t sure if he could access the Internet everywhere. Luckily, his phone worked well, and he could usually connect to the Internet. He sent over 5,000 tweets to his 10,000 followers in all. A. ahead B. crowded C. stuck D. slowed down E. at timesAfter three days on a bus traveling across the United States, Evans crossed into Mexico. Forty-eight hours and several buses later, he was in Guatemala. Here his journey ___20___ . He was amazed that it only cost him $6. 50 to cross the whole country. When he left Guatemala, he started to travel more quickly. In one day, he crossed four countries. Every step of the way, he shared his adventures with his followers. The last part of his journey was difficult and, ___21___, dangerous. It was the rainy season. Roads were muddy. The buses often got ___22___ . “The driver made us all push the bus,” Evans explained. Forty days after his journey began and 40 buses later, Evans stood in Tierra del Fuego. This is where South America ends. Only the ocean and Antarctica were ___23___ . He got on a boat. Two days later, he achieved his dream. He arrived at Antarctica. “It’s like being on another planet,” he said. He made it by bus, tweeting all the way.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）（共8分）24. On the Double ________ Festival last year, we visited the old people’s home nearby. (nine)25. The tour of the Movie Park was the highlight of ________ visit to Hollywood. (we)26. The mother held her baby with ________. (careful)27. Here is a charity ________ for the poor kids in the mountain area. (sell)28 Russia is a country rich in natural ________. (resource)29. It was the most ________ experience I have ever had. (education)30. She put the baby down ________ on the bed. (gentle)31. Unless you practice more, you won’t ________ in winning the game. (success)V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求, 改写下列句子。第 52-57 题每空格限填一词, 第58题注意句首大写）（共14分）32. We need some plans to improve our world.（改为一般疑问句）________ we ________ any plans to improve our world?33. Tom looked at the fence that his aunt had told him to paint.（对划线部分提问）________ fence ________ Tom look at?34. They were now in a part of the cave. （改为反意疑问句）They were now in a part of the cave, ________ ________?35. “I will design a poster for our own clothing store,” said the shop owner. （改为间接引语）The shop owner said that he ________ ________ a poster for their clothing store.36. This book describes the various threats to the environment. （改为被动语态）The various threats to the environment ________ ________ by this book.37. I felt very happy when my parents allowed me to build a test kitchen. (保持句意基本不变)________ my great ________, my parents allowed me to build a test kitchen.38. is, wonder, the key, I, to, the garden, if, it (连词成句)______________________________________ .Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分 读写）VI. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（共50分）A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容, 选择最恰当的答案）（12分）Science and technology will continue to develop. Nature and Business in 2023 have made their predictions. Let’s have a look. Human-like friendsRobots will be more like humans both in their looks and abilities. These robots will serve as greeters, waiters and companions of the elderly. Elon Musk’s company is working hard on making human-like robots that will work in our home. More AI systems will play roles-in areas like health care and scientific research. Protecting the earthOne of the most difficult challenges the world faces today is reducing carbon emissions. This year we can expect more progress in green hydrogen, a new clean energy with near-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists will also have a safer way to deal with nuclear waste. The used nuclear fuel will be buried 400 meters underground. Space and beyondThe images from the world’s largest and most powerful space telescope—the James Webb Space Telescope—have amazed the world. And the Euclid Space Telescope will be launched. It will take photos to create a 3D map of the universe. China will continue to build the Xinjiang Qitai Radio Telescope. It will be able to watch 75% of the stars in the sky at any given time. Staying connectedPeople will communicate more smoothly. In China, the Beidou Navigation Satellite System can now be directly connected to mobile phones. We can find where the phones are even when there’s no signal. A US company is also working on a direct connection between phones and satellites. The impact of 5G will continue to grow. 39. We can probably read this article in a __________.A. magazineB. guidebookC. comic stripD. picture book40. Human-like robots will do many things for people except __________.A. serving as greeters or waitersB. taking good care of the oldC. playing roles in health and scientific researchD. learning to use some space telescopes41. The underlined word “emission” probably means that something is __________.A. sent outB. taken inC. taken awayD. run out of42. __________ can be used to create a 3D map of the universe.A. The James Webb Space TelescopeB. The Euclid Space TelescopeC. The Beidou Navigation Satellite SystemD. The Xinjiang Qitai Radio Telescope43. Which of the following predictions is not mentioned in the text?A. The development of green energy.B. The exploration of the universe.C. Improvements in communication technologies.D. Influence of climate change.44. What is the purpose of the article?A. To explain the difficulties faced by the world today.B. To encourage readers to explore in space.C. To introduce the development in science and technology.D. To argue for the need for funding in scientific research.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文).A Taste of Finnish CultureSome students came to Finland to study at Helsinki University. They are sitting in a city cafe after one of their classes. Kirsten: Talking about Finns and Finland, what do you guys think about living here ___45___? Edwina: I must tell you guys that I was quite pleasantly surprised at the weather when I first arrived here in the middle of winter. The temperature was minus 15. I thought I was going to die! But I don’t freeze ___46___ in Finland, because all the buildings are so well heated. I freeze more in Scotland than I do here. Vishal: True. And the summertime is lovely, though. Another thing I really like about living in Finland is that it’s really ___47___, at least compared to Mumbai! One day, when I was walking home, I dropped my wallet. When I noticed this, I thought it would be stolen for sure. But I found that someone had put my wallet on top of a bench so that I would find it more easily. The most surprising thing was that nothing had been taken from it! Kirsten: That’s pretty ___48___. It always makes me smile to see all the lost things. Edwina: People here ___49___ a lot. For example, almost no one crosses the road when the light is red, even if there are no cars coming. Kirsten: You’re right! I remember I once crossed the road when the light was red. People waiting on the other side looked at me in a very annoyed way. That made me decide never to do it again! Vishal: That’s funny! In India, people don’t do that! Joseph: Well, another thing that can be funny is Finnish food. One day, soon after getting to Finland, I felt like having something sweet. I went into the corner shop and I saw that there were freshly baked doughnuts on the bread counter. “Excellent!” I thought, and I chose a big doughnut to sink my teeth into. But imagine my horror when I discovered that it was filled with meat! Edwina: Oh yes. I think the meat filling is actually quite nice but not when you are ___50___ jam!45 A. at firstB. so farC. now and thenD. for the time being46. A. indoorsB. outdoorsC. immediatelyD. completely47. A. smartB. quietC. safeD. clean48. A. crazyB. properC. attractiveD. amazing49. A. ride bicyclesB. complain about driversC. follow rulesD. argue about laws50. A. tastingB. expectingC. touchingD. spreadingRead the passage and 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）The Answer Is In the TreesDave Meko, a scientist at the University of Arizona, noticed that from 1999 to the following years it became drier and drier. And water levels in the huge Colorado River were dropping rapidly. This was the b___51___ of a serious drought (干旱). Everyone began asking, “How long will it last?” Meko believed that he could find the answer in the trees. Meko is a tree-ring expert. He studies the rings within a tree to find information about climate change. Each year, a tree adds a new layer of wood. These layers look like a series of rings. During times of h___52___ rainfall, a ring is wide. When there is a shortage of water, a ring is narrow. These rings are nature’s record of rainfall and climate change. Meko and his team quickly started a new research project. Their goal was to find out how long previous droughts lasted. The team collected as many old wood samples as possible. They tested wood samples from 1,200 years ago until the p___53___. When they examined the rings, the news about rainfall in the past was not good. Meko’s research showed that, the 20th century was an unusually wet time. Trees from this period had wide, healthy rings. Rain was plentiful d___54___ that century, millions of people moved to the region. Before that time, however, the rings showed that droughts occurred on a regular basis. In fact, drought was part of the usual climate pattern. There were severe droughts in the 900s, the 1100s, and the late 1200s. Human history seems to s___55___ Meko’s findings. The native Anasazi lived in this area for hundreds of years, starting around 500 AD. They were farmers and depended on water to grow their crops. However, at the end of the 13th century, the Anasazi s___56___ left the area. Experts do not know exactly why the Anasazi left. They think it was because there was no longer enough water to farm. And Meko’s tree rings clearly show a serious drought at that time. How long will the current drought last? Using nature’s c___57___ from the past, experts predict that this drought may continue for another 50 years.Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题).An Unusual GardenThe old 1986 truck was a gift from his grandfather. It worked, but it used a lot of gas. Ian Cheney looked at his grandfather’s truck and thought of a farm. As in other large cities, there is not much space to grow food in New York. Yet Cheney wanted a vegetable garden. Many farmers in New York have found creative ways to grow vegetables, such as rooftop gardens, community gardens in old parking lots, and even a floating garden in the Hudson River. Cheney, however, didn’t have access to any of these spaces. So the old truck was a practical solution. The back of the truck provided him with the space he needed. So Cheney set to work. First, he drilled holes in the truck bed—allowing water to pass through. Then he laid down a recycled plastic mat. The soil came next—a special lightweight variety. He made sure that everything was organic. Cheney preferred organic because he wanted to grow vegetables without chemicals. Then he planted lettuce, herbs, spinach, and tomatoes. Finally, he watered and waited. When the food was ready to pick, Cheney drove the truck from one urban neighborhood to another. He gave away some of the vegetables. He sold the rest to friends and neighbors. Everywhere he parked, passersby stopped and talked about the beautiful vegetable garden in the back of the truck. Cheney strongly believes that people are better off eating more local food—that is, food grown close to where they live. Local food has both environmental and health advantages. It reduces “food miles”. The term food miles refers to the distance between where you produce food and where you sell it. A lot of the food in large supermarkets travels hundreds of miles to get to your dinner table. This has an economic and environmental cost. Then there is the question of nutrition—food that helps you grow and be healthy. The nutritional benefits of vegetables decrease over time. So eating food within a few days of harvesting is healthier for you. Cheney knows that his truck farm cannot solve the problem of the lack of fresh food in some neighborhoods. Yet, like rooftop gardens, it could be part of the solution. As Cheney says, “If we can grow food in the back of an 1986 Dodge pickup, we can definitely find better ways to grow more fresh produce.”58. The old 1986 truck from Ian Cheney’s grandfather is working properly, isn’t it? ________________________________________59. Where does Cheney plant his vegetables? ________________________________________60. Why did Cheney drill holes in the truck bed? ________________________________________61. How did Cheney deal with the vegetables he grew? ________________________________________62. What are the two reasons Cheney suggests people eat more local food? ________________________________________63. What do you think of farmers in New York in the passage? Give your reasons. ________________________________________VII. Writing（作文）（共 20分）64. Write a passage of at least 60 words about the topic “A problem I solved”. （以“我解决的一个问题”为题，根据以下情境写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格）在日常生活中，我们时常面临各种挑战和问题。请分享一次你的亲身经历，谈谈你是如何运用具体的策略或方法，成功解决问题或找到答案的。（注意：1. 短文中不得出现考生姓名、校名及其他相关信息。2. 照抄阅读语篇不得分。）________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________