2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试（泰州卷）
英语
注意事项：
1.本试卷分第一部分选择题和第二部分非选择题,满分120分;时间100分钟;
2.答题前,考生务必将自己的学校、姓名、班级、考场号、考试号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡相对应的位置上,并用2B铅笔认真正确填涂考试证号下方的数字;
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4.考生答题必须答在答题卡上,答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效.
一、单项选择 从下列每题所给的四个选项中, 选择一个最佳答案。 (共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分)
1．______ my brother ______ my sister knows the secret. I keep it to myself.
A．Both; and B．Either; or C．Neither; nor D．Not only; but also
2．—Have you seen ______ film Home Coming (万里归途) during the National Day
—Yes, it’s quite an exciting film. It’s worth ______ twice or more.
A．a; being watched B．the; watching C．a; watching D．the; watched
3．When I was a kid ______ your age, I tried out ______ our school basketball team.
A．at; for B．of; of C．at; in D．of; for
4．—David is always seen ______ to do his homework till midnight!
—Oh, he is a top student. His notes are always ______ to us.
A．staying out; valuable B．to wake up; value C．getting up; value D．to stay up; valuable
5．— No matter what ________ Huawei is facing, Chinese people always stand by its side.
— I ________ HUAWEI Mate 40 ________ iPhone 13.
A．victory; would rather; than B．difficulty; would rather; to
C．relationship; prefer; than D．challenges; prefer; to
6．—Who does the cooking when your parents are not at home
—If we are hungry, we ______ order fast food online.
A．simply B．exactly C．completely D．hardly
7．—How much difficulty did you have ________ the problem
—________. It’s quite easy.
A．solve; None B．to solve; Nothing C．to solving; Nothing D．solving; None
8．—Children under 18 should not __________ drive e-bikes.
—That’s true. We are also advised __________ helmets (头盔) to keep safe.
A．allow; wearing B．be allowed to; wearing C．allowed to; to wear D．be allowed to; to wear
9．—It is said that boys do better than girls in science and math.
—________ There are many great female scientists in the world.
A．That’s not the case. B．I think so. C．You’d better not. D．I can’t agree more.
10．—The novel Gulliver’s Travels is very nice. Many students enjoy reading it.
—So it is. Could you tell me ______
A．how long I can borrow it B．if I can keep it for another week
C．when should I return it D．that I can borrow it
二、完形填空(共15小 题；每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Our school building was very old. It was repaired from time to time so that it could look better. However, the toilets 11 the same.
One day, the teachers decided that the toilets needed a makeover（翻新）, 12 it would be expensive. They came up with a great idea—making it a school—wide 13 for students. Each class would pick three students. These students would be grouped according to the grade and they would 14 and paint the toilet on each floor. I was chosen to join the fourth grade team.
At the beginning, there were disagreements（分歧）among our group members. Each person had an idea of 15 to do. Someone wanted to make the wall 16 the seaside. Someone else wanted to paint it with stars.Another person wanted to paint it with cartoon characters. We got so 17 that we stopped talking to each other. It seemed we were 18 going to get it done.
Finally, one member thought of a（n） 19 idea. Each cubicle（小隔间）would have a different theme so that 20 thought would be given up. And the 21 of the toilet would be painted in rainbow colours. Everybody thought the 22 was good. Finally, we managed to start painting the toilet.
When we finished, we were all happy. Everyone said the toilet on our floor looked amazing. What was even 23 was that our teachers praised us for how we had 24 the disagreements among us and come up with a whole new idea. We ourselves were quite happy with our work, too. Most 25 we had learnt the meaning of teamwork.
11．A．weighed B．cycled C．remained D．worked
12．A．if B．but C．so D．or
13．A．thought B．activity C．accident D．symbol
14．A．solve B．match C．design D．balance
15．A．what B．how C．when D．where
16．A．go over B．look like C．cheer up D．share with
17．A．lonely B．excited C．mad D．surprised
18．A．never B．sometimes C．usually D．always
19．A．boring B．general C．ancient D．unusual
20．A．everybody’s B．somebody’s C．nobody’s D．anybody’s
21．A．spirit B．order C．rest D．mark
22．A．research B．theme C．chance D．idea
23．A．safer B．crazier C．better D．sadder
24．A．solved B．doubted C．connected D．respected
25．A．worryingly B．humorously C．importantly D．interestingly
三、 阅读理解 分40分)
阅读下列短文, 根据内容选择最佳答案。(共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分)
A
Modern inventions make our life easier and more interesting than before. Let's take a look at some inventions.
A new kind of enzyme（酶） Scientists in Britain and the United States have found a new kind of enzyme that eats plastics. With its help, plastics can be turned into smaller parts and go away quickly. It can stop plastics from being burned everywhere. Scientists believe that it can solve the problem of plastic pollution in the future.
Social robot Can robots talk to us like humans Jibo, a robot made in US, can talk with you. The robot has a big, round head and a big body with no eyes or mouth. It uses animated icons（动画图标）to show emotions（情绪）. It just seems like a real human. Right now, Jibo can only do some easy things, like taking photos and reading news to you. But it may learn to do new things in the future.
Spark Spark is a new drone（无人驾驶飞机）made by a Chinese company in Shenzhen. It can help people take photos and videos. Spark might be the smallest drone ever made. When folded, it is as small as a Coke can. The coolest part is that users can manage the small drone just by using hand gestures. For example, if you wave your hand from left to right, the drone will fly in the same way. When you want it to land you just put your hand out. The drone will come to you and land on your hand.
26．According to the scientists, the new kind of enzyme can ________.
A．solve the problem of air pollution B．stop plastics from being thrown everywhere
C．help plastics to burn quickly D．help plastics to turn into smaller parts
27．We can learn that Jibo________according to the text.
A．is a person with a big, round head B．has big eyes and a big mouth
C．can do many difficult things D．can take photos and read news to people
28．According to the text, what can we know about spark
A．Spark is bigger than any other drones ever made.
B．Spark can be managed by hand gestures.
C．Spark can only fly towards the same direction.
D．Spark is created by scientists from a US company.
29．Which of the following is Not true according to the text
A．The enzyme is helpful in protecting the environment.
B．The social robot can only do something easy.
C．Spark can help people take photos and videos.
D．The social robot and Spark can both take photos and read news.
30．Where is this text most probably from
A．A science report. B．A school introduction
C．A shopping poster. D．A trip advertisement.
B
I grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring, Summer, Fairtime and Winter!” At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every auturnn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.
When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the most “useful” and busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind, well-educated old lady. She was good at cooking. All her relatives liked the food she cooked. During “Fairtime”, they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.
Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no longer “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Grandma in her house. We did our best to make her day-to-day life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then.
What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle.However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.
To attract people to move back, the Town Hall decided to reopen the fair. One day, when I came back from school, I saw Grandma wearing her glasses, washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face, she looked a lot much younger. She told me that her two nieces would come. “They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again,” Grandma said happily. “They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”
I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful”, appreciated and helpful.
31．What do thousands of people come to the town to do at the fair
A．Enjoying Grandma’s food B．Selling and buying things
C．Learning to cook D．Having a big party
32．What was mentioned to make Grandma happy in the passage
A．My parents moved to live with her. B．The writer did the crossword puzzle with her.
C．Her two nieces would come. D．We tried to make her live comfortably.
33．Which is NOT true according to the passage
A．Grandma preferred looking after others to being looked after.
B．The fair usually lasts for about a week.
C．Grandma was kind and educated very well.
D．Grandma liked to stay in the room for hours without saying a word.
34．What does the underlined word “appreciated” mean
A．激动的 B．感激的 C．轻松的 D．迷惑的
35．What’s the best title for the passage
A．Fairtime B．My “Old” Grandma C．A Small Town D．Grandma’s Family
C
Most of us had no idea what to expect last Monday. Our teachers told us that it was School Poetry Week. The whole school would see a show called Poetry Play.
When we got to the hall, we saw a big box in the middle of the stage. A man was sitting on it. After everyone sat down, the man stood up. He started pulling up the sail on a ship. There was no ship. There was no rope. He didn’t say anything. But we could understand exactly what he was doing. We all got very quiet and watched. Soon he was sailing on the sea. He began speaking, “If I had a ship, I’d sail my ship.” He was reciting The Island, a poem by A．A．Milne.
By then we knew that Peter Williams, the man on the stage, was going to give us a great performance. Between poems, he often lifted the lid (盖子) of the box and put his head inside. When he came out, he had changed into a different character by putting on a funny nose or a hat. First he was a silly guy with big red cheeks and a round nose. Then he turned into a very proper English gentleman. Next he was a cat. With each change he used a different voice. Williams was truly amazing. He became five different characters and recited more than twenty poems in all.
His performance of Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll was one of the best parts of the show. The poem is filled with made-up words. No one knows exactly what they mean. But when Peter Williams acted out the poem, it became an exciting experience.
Williams was often very funny. But he was serious, too. He really showed how poems can fit every mood. He told us that we should say poems out loud. We should all try to learn some poems by heart. He left us with these words from a poem by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers, “Keep a poem in your pocket.”
If you visit our school today, you’ll see that Peter Williams’ words come to life. In every room you will hear people reading poems out loud. Ask anyone what his or her favourite poem is. Your friend will probably start reciting (背诵) it!
Poetry Play got School Poetry Week off to a wonderful start.
36．Why did Peter Williams put his head inside the box between poems
A．Because he wanted to be a silly guy.
B．Because he wanted to use different voices.
C．Because he wanted to act different characters.
D．Because he wanted to be a proper gentleman.
37．Which of the following sentences tells “an opinion” not “a fact”
A．The poem is filled with made-up words.
B．We saw a big box in the middle of the stage.
C．Our teachers told us that it was School Poetry Week.
D．Poetry Play got School Poetry Week off to a wonderful start.
38．The phrase “come to life” in Paragraph 6 means “________”.
A．make a difference B．drive us mad
C．win high praise D．lead to success
39．What do we know about Poetry Play
A．It helped students write poems. B．It was a boring performance.
C．It turned out a big success. D．It helped students know the made-up words.
40．The writer wrote the passage to ________.
A．explain how to write a poem B．tell about a show called Poetry Play
C．give information about poetry D．make the readers learn how to recite poems
D
Last year, I took a trip to Dunhuang with some friends.
After we left our hotel, we stepped out into a sandstorm that morning. Luckily, many of our group were well-prepared with face masks and caps. I, on the other hand, was not as equipped(配备). I should have learned about the conditions there better.
This was the low-point of the trip, but reparation(补偿) was made that evening with a trip to an amazing cultural show called “Silk Road”. This was a more interesting take on the Silk Road’s history, using dance and song to show the vivid(生动的) cultural traditions and artistic legacies(遗产) of Dunhuang and the Silk Road. It was a fully entertaining(有趣的) evening.
The next day’s visit to the Mogao Caves was certainly the highlight of the trip. From the outside, they look perfectly common. But upon entering the dry, cool caves, it’s as though you’ve been taken to another world: it’s a great place of ancient artwork with 45, 000 square meters of murals(壁画) and statues, making it the world’s largest collection of Buddhist(佛教的) art. Many of the pink-coloured paints have turned black. Our guide said, “The painters spent much of their lives painting in the near-dark, guided only by rays of natural light and dull oil lamps, and as such, most went blind.”
Out of the darkness of the caves, we stepped into the blinding light of the Gobi, with a view of the Yueyaquan, nestled in the desert bowl, for an afternoon of sand-boarding and camel rides—Silk Road style.
41．What do we know about the writer before the trip
A．She did preparations carefully.
B．She didn’t really look forward to the trip.
C．She didn’t expect to experience a sandstorm.
D．She learned very well about Dunhuang.
42．What did the writer most probably think of the show
A．It was the low-point of the whole trip.
B．It failed to tell much about Dunhuang.
C．It forgot some cultural traditions of Dunhuang.
D．It introduced the Silk Road in an entertaining way.
43．What can we learn from the guide’s words
A．The Mogao Caves’ artwork is representative of Buddhist art.
B．Creating the Mogao Caves’ artwork was very challenging.
C．The ancient artwork at the Mogao Caves was famous.
D．The Mogao Caves’ artwork needed protection.
44．Which of the following is the right order
①We went sand-boarding and went on a camel ride.
②We left the hotel and stepped out into a sandstorm.
③We walked into the Gobi and visited the Yueyaquan.
④We took a close look at the Caves murals and statues.
⑤We watched an amazing cultural show called “Silk Road”.
A．②⑤④③① B．⑤②①④③ C．②⑤③①④ D．⑤②③④①
45．Which of the following websites is the article most likely from ________.
A．www. B．www.
C．www. D．www.
第二部分 非选择题(55分)
四、任务型阅读 阅读下面短文, 请根据短文内容, 在文后表格中填入恰当的单词, 每空 一词。 (共10空；每空1. 5分, 满分15分)
If you want to know which social app Chinese young people use a lot now, you had better not miss “short videos”. Some users use apps like Tik Tok(抖音) and Kuaishou because they think it is fun to share short videos about their lives, while others have different purposes as well.
A 12-year-old user named Elsa has up to 2.7 million followers on Tik Tok. The girl has shared videos about her dancing studies since last July. One of the videos won her about one million fans. “I feel really happy to go on sharing happiness with other people by short videos,” said Elsa.
As some videos are about the latest news, a group of users depend on them to get information. To some other users, they have a different purpose. “Because I can’t spend many hours watching a complete video and I am a very impatient person. I don’t like waiting for a program to end. I prefer to watch short videos of wonderful parts in a concert or a TV series,” said Wang Zhihao.
However, some young Chinese feel bored with some short videos. “Killing time is the main reason for me to watch the short videos, but many are almost the same, so I think it is a waste of time. Moreover, I really don’t like the videos which show strange even dangerous things,” said Wen Nan, another college student.
Recently, something else has happened. Some videos are telling people what products are worth buying. Some users buy the products after watching, but they should think twice. If they don’t think carefully, they may regret soon. Some short videos even sell fake(假) products, but these sellers won’t let you return them to get your money back, or deal with your trouble.
Short videos in 46
An introduction to short videos ★ Short videos, including Tik Tok and Kuaishou, are very 47 now. ★ Some users share short videos for 48 , while others share for other purposes.
Reasons for short videos ★ Elsa feels happy to 49 sharing videos with others. ★ A group of users like using short videos to get 50 about the latest news. ★ To users who are 51 enough, it takes less time to watch short videos.
Reasons 52 short videos ★ Wen Nan believes that much time shouldn’t be 53 on short videos as many of them are almost the same. ★ Some users easily buy products which are introduced in the videos 54 thinking carefully, and they may regret soon. ★ Some short videos sell fake products, but they don’t 55 buyers any services after selling.
五、综合填空 (共10空；每空1. 5分, 满分15分)
根据短文内容，在横线上填上适当单词，使短文完整、通顺。给出单词的空格不限一词，没有给出单词的空格限一词。
Everybody knows how important it is for students to get a good night’s sleep every night. They aren’t able to do their best and keep up with all of their schoolwork 56 they don’t sleep well. I’m sure you already know that you should go to bed at a reasonable hour. Most experts agree that the proper number of hours is eight, and this 57 (accept) as common sense for as long as I can remember. However, I was young once and I know that most of you get much 58 (little) sleep than that—and sometimes this affects your schoolwork.
I read an article in a teachers’ magazine recently. They 59 (do) a research of 848 students in Wales. Worryingly, the results suggested that teenagers are facing 60 new problem. They may go to bed and get up at times 61 (proper) but a growing number wake up in the middle of the night.
According to the article, schoolchildren suffer (遭受痛苦) because of an increasing trend (趋势) to wake up during the night to check social media. Afraid of 62 (miss) a message or chance to take part in a 63 (discuss), teens wake up at all times of the night to go online and join up with social groups. All this happens when they should be sound 64 (sleep).
So, I’d like to ask you to be responsible when it comes to social media. Be brave and turn 65 your phones and computers at night. The world won’t end and your social media will be waiting to greet you in the morning.
六、书面表达(满分25分)
66．
阳光中学九年级英文网站正举办“Never keep problems to yourself. We can help!”的主题活动，鼓励九年级学生勇敢地说出自己的问题，并号召其他同学出谋划策帮助他们。下面 是某位同学列出的问题清单，假设你是林华，请你针对他/她的问题给出合理的建议。
注意：
(1)必须就所有问题提出建议，并适当发挥；
(2 )表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范；
(3)词数为100词左右，文章的开头结尾不计入总词数；
(4)照抄阅读语篇不得分。
Dear friend,
I’m also a Grade 9 student. It’s common for us to have such problems. I’d like to give some advice about how to deal with them.
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I hope you think my advice is worth taking. Face the year of Grade 9 wisely. It is you who shape your life and future!
Best wishes,
Lin Hua
参考答案：
1．C
【详解】句意：我哥哥和妹妹都不知道这个秘密。我对自己保密。
考查并列连词辨析。neither…nor“既不……也不……”；not only…but also“不但……而且……”；both…and“二者都”；either…or“要么……要么……”。根据“I keep it to myself”可知，句子表达二者都不知道，用“neither…nor”。故选C。
2．B
【详解】句意：——国庆节期间你看过电影《万里归途》了吗？——是的，这是一部令人兴奋的电影。值得看两遍甚至更多。
考查冠词和形容词短语。a“一”，用于辅音音素前，表示泛指；the定冠词，表示特指。第一空特指电影《万里归途》，用定冠词the；be worth doing sth.为固定搭配，意为“值得做某事”。故选B。
3．D
【详解】句意：当我还是你这个年纪的孩子的时候，我参加了我们学校篮球队的选拔赛。
考查介词辨析。at在；for为了；of……的；in在……里。of sb’s age意为“与某人同龄的”，try out for意为“参加……选拔”，故选D。
4．D
【详解】句意：——总是看到大卫熬夜做作业到半夜！——哦，他是个尖子生。他的笔记对我们总是很有价值。
考查动词短语。stay out待在外面；wake up叫醒；get up起床；stay up熬夜；valuable有价值的；value价值。根据“David is always seen ... to do his homework till midnight!”可知，此处是指熬夜做作业到半夜。故选D。
5．D
【详解】句意：——无论华为面临什么挑战，中国人民永远站在它那一边。——比起iPhone 13，我更喜欢华为Mate 40。
考查名词辨析和短语辨析。victory 胜利；difficulty困难；relationship关系；challenges挑战；would rather……than 宁愿……而不是； prefer……to 比起……更喜欢……。根据句意可知，华为面临“挑战”，即challenges；比起……更喜欢……译为“prefer……to”。故选D。
6．A
【详解】句意：——你父母不在家的时候谁做饭？——如果我们饿了，我们只是在网上订购快餐。
考查副词辨析。simply仅仅；exactly确切地；completely完全地；hardly几乎不。根据“If we are hungry, we...order fast food online.”可知父母不在家，因此是“只是点快餐”。故选A。
7．D
【详解】句意：——你解决这个问题有多大困难？——没有。它相当容易。
考查非谓语动词以及代词辨析。none没有一个；nothing没什么。have difficulty doing sth“做某事有困难”，动名词作宾语。根据How much可知，回答强调数量的多少用none，故选D。
8．D
【详解】句意：——18岁以下的儿童不应被允许驾驶电动自行车。——这是真的。我们也被建议戴上头盔以保持安全。
考查被动语态与非谓语动词。主语Children与谓语allow之间是被动关系，因此第一空使用被动语态；be advised to do sth.“被建议做某事”，固定搭配。故选D。
9．A
【详解】句意：——据说男孩在科学和数学方面比女孩做得好。——情况不是这样的。世界上有很多伟大的女科学家。
考查情景交际。That’s not the case.情况不是这样的；I think so.我想是吧；You’d better not.你最好不要；I can’t agree more.我完全同意。根据句意“There are many great female scientists in the world”可知，说话人不同意对方的说法。故选A。
10．B
【详解】句意：——小说《格列佛游记》很好看。许多学生喜欢读它。——没错。你能告诉我是否可以再借一个星期吗？
考查宾语从句。根据“Could you tell me… ”可知，本句考查宾语从句，且后面从句表示不确定的事，D选项在陈述事实，因此排除；宾语从句要用陈述句语序，C选项是疑问句语序，排除C；选项A中borrow是瞬间动词，不能与一段时间“how long ”连用，排除A；而B选项的宾语从句“我是否能再借一星期。”符合题意。故选B。
11．C 12．B 13．B 14．C 15．A 16．B 17．C 18．A 19．D 20．C 21．C 22．D 23．C 24．A 25．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者所在学校的厕所翻新过程，从中同学们学会了团队合作的意义。
11．然而，厕所保留原样。
weighed称重量；cycled使轮转；remained保持；worked工作。根据前句“It was repaired from time to time so that it could look better.”和However的提示可知，应是厕所保留原样。故选C。
12．句意：但那会很贵。
if如果；but但是；so因此；or或者。分析空前后句意可知，空处的词表示转折，应用but“但是”。故选B。
13．句意：他们想出了一个好主意，让它成为全校范围内的活动。
thought想法；activity活动；accident事故；symbol标志。根据下文“Each class would pick three students. These students would be grouped according to the grade and they would…and paint the toilet on each floor.”可知，应是成为全校范围内的活动。故选B。
14．句意：这些学生将根据年级分组，他们将在每一层设计和油漆厕所。
solve解决；match 相配；design设计；balance保持平衡。根据空后“and paint the toilet on each floor.”可知，空处应是design“设计”。故选C。
15．句意：每个人都知道该做什么。
what什么；how怎么样；when什么时候；where哪里。根据下文“Someone wanted to make the wall…the seaside. Someone else wanted to paint it with stars.Another person wanted to paint it with cartoon characters.”可知，应是每个人都知道该做什么。故选A。
16．句意：有人想让这堵墙看起来像海边。
go over仔细检查；look like看起来像；cheer up振作起来；share with和某人分享。根据空后“the seaside”可知，应是想让这堵墙看起来像海边。故选B。
17．句意：我们气得不再相互说话了。
lonely孤独的；excited激动的；mad生气的；surprised惊讶的。根据空后“that we stopped talking to each other.”可推测出，应是太生气了。故选C。
18．句意：看来我们永远也做不成了。
never从不；sometimes有时；usually通常；always总是。根据前句“We got so…that we stopped talking to each other.”可知，应是永远也做不成了。故选A。
19．句意：最后，一位成员想出了一个不同寻常的主意。
boring无聊的；general一般的；ancient古老的；unusual不通常的。根据下句“Each cubicle（小隔间）would have a different theme so that…thought would be given up.”可知，应是一个不同寻常的主意。故选D。
20．句意：每个隔间会有一个不同的主题，这样就不会有人放弃自己的想法。
everybody’s每个人的；somebody’s某人的；nobody’s没有人的；anybody’s任何人的。根据前句“Each cubicle（小隔间）would have a different theme”可知，应是不会有人放弃自己的想法。故选C。
21．句意：厕所的其余部分将被漆成彩虹色。
spiri精神；order顺序；rest剩余部分；mark记号。根据前句“Each cubicle（小隔间）would have a different theme so that…thought would be given up.”语境可知，应是厕所的其余部分将被漆成彩虹色。故选C。
22．句意：大家都觉得这个主意不错。
research调查；theme主题；chance机会；idea主意。根据前文“Finally, one member thought of a（n）… idea.”可知，应是觉得这个主意不错。故选D。
23．句意：更棒的是，老师们称赞我们解决了彼此之间的分歧，提出了一个全新的想法。
safer更安全的；crazier更疯狂的；better更好的；sadder更难过的。根据后句“hat our teachers praised us for how we had…the disagreements among us and come up with a whole new idea.”可知，空处应是better“更好的”。故选C。
24．句意：更棒的是，老师们称赞我们解决了彼此之间的分歧，提出了一个全新的想法。
solved解决；doubted怀疑；connected连接；respected尊重。根据空后“the disagreements among us and come up with a whole new idea.”可知，空处应是solved“解决”。故选A。
25．句意：最重要的是，我们已经学会了团队合作的意义。
worryingly焦虑地；humorously幽默地；importantly重要地；interestingly有趣的是。承接前句“We ourselves were quite happy with our work, too.”语境和根据空后“we had learnt the meaning of teamwork.”可知，应是重要的是我们学会了团队合作的意义。故选C。
26．D 27．D 28．B 29．D 30．A
【分析】本文介绍了现代的发明使我们的生活比以前更容易，更有趣。让我们来看看这些发明。它们是：一种新的酶、社交机器人和无人驾驶飞机。
26．细节理解题，根据“With its help, plastics can be turned into smaller parts and go away quickly.”可知在它的帮助下，塑料可以变成更小的部分并很快消失。故选D。
27．细节理解题，根据“Right now, Jibo can only do some easy things, like taking photos and reading news to you.”可知，现在，Jibo只能做一些简单的事情，比如给你拍照和看新闻。故选D。
28．细节理解题，根据“The coolest part is that users can manage the small drone just by using hand gestures. ”可知用户可以通过使用手势来管理小型无人机。故选B。
29．推理判断题，根据“It can help people take photos and videos.”和“Jibo can only do some easy things, like taking photos and reading news to you.”可知，Social robot不可以阅读新闻。因此选项D不对。故选D。
30．推理判断题，根据“Modern inventions make our life easier and more interesting than before. Let’s take a look at some inventions.”现代的发明使我们的生活比以前更容易，更有趣让我们来看看一些发明。可知，这篇短文介绍了现代的发明，因此可能出现在科学报告中。故选A。
31．B 32．C 33．D 34．B 35．B
【分析】短文讲述了作者奶奶的故事，奶奶并不想被照顾，而是想成为有用的、受人欣赏的、乐于助人的人。
31． 细节理解题，根据“At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every auturnn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things.”可知成千上万的人从其他城镇来到这里买卖东西，故选B。
32．细节理解题，根据“All her relatives liked the food she cooked. During ‘Fairtime’, they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them. ”可知亲戚们的到来让奶奶很开心，故选C。
33．推理判断题，根据“However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.”可知，奶奶是不开心的时候，喜欢呆在房间里几个小时不说一句话。平时不这样。故选D。
34．词句猜测题，根据“She wanted to be ‘useful’, appreciated and helpful.”，可知，想成为有用的、被欣赏的、有帮助的人。只有选择B“感激的”与前两个形容词相似，故选B。
35．最佳标题，整篇文章一直围绕奶奶展开述说，可以推测本篇文章主要是讲“我的老奶奶”的故事，故选B。
36．C 37．D 38．A 39．C 40．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了在作者的学校诗歌周，作者观看诗歌戏剧演出的情况。
36．细节理解题。根据“Between poems, he often lifted the lid (盖子) of the box and put his head inside. When he came out, he had changed into a different character by putting on a funny nose or a hat.”可知，在诗歌和诗歌中间，他把头放进盒子里，出来的时候通过不同的道具转换成不同的角色。故选C。
37．推理判断题。A项“这首诗中充满了虚构的词语”；B项“我们看到舞台中央有一个箱子”；C项“老师告诉我们今天是学校的诗歌周”；D项“诗歌剧给学校诗歌周开了一个好头”。D选项中的“wonderful”是主观评价的形容词。故选D。
38．词句猜测题。根据上文“He told us that we should say poems out loud. We should all try to learn some poems by heart.”可知，Peter Williams告诉作者他们要大声朗读诗歌，要试着用心学习诗歌；再根据下文“In every room you will hear people reading poems out loud. Ask anyone what his or her favourite poem is. Your friend will probably start reciting (背诵) it!”可知，学校里的学生现在会大声朗读诗歌，并且还会背诵，这说明Peter Williams的话对学生们起了作用，学生们开始学习诗歌了。make a difference“起作用”，故选A。
39．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Poetry Play got School Poetry Week off to a wonderful start.”可知，诗歌剧给学校诗歌周开了一个好头，最终大获成功。故选C。
40．主旨大意题。阅读全文可知，文章主要围绕“Poetry Play”展开，介绍了它的表演过程以及给学生带来的改变。因此作者是想告诉我们一个叫诗歌剧的节目。故选B。
41．C 42．D 43．B 44．A 45．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要是作者介绍去敦煌旅行的经历。
41．推理判断题。根据“Luckily, many of our group were well-prepared with face masks and caps. I, on the other hand, was not as equipped(配备). I should have learned about the conditions there better.”可知，作者没有准备应对沙尘暴的配备，所以她没料到会遇到沙尘暴。故选C。
42．细节理解题。根据“This was a more interesting take on the Silk Road’s history”可知，作者认为这是对丝绸之路历史的一个更有趣的解读。故选D。
43．推理判断题。根据“The painters spent much of their lives painting in the near-dark, guided only by rays of natural light and dull oil lamps, and as such, most went blind.”可知，画家们一生中的大部分时间都是在近乎黑暗的环境中作画，只靠自然光和昏暗的油灯指引，因此，大多数人都失明了。由此可知，创作莫高窟的艺术作品非常具有挑战性。故选B。
44．细节理解题。根据“After we left our hotel, we stepped out into a sandstorm that morning.”，“This was the low-point of the trip, but reparation(补偿) was made that evening with a trip to an amazing cultural show called ‘Silk Road’.”，“But upon entering the dry, cool caves, it’s as though you’ve been taken to another world”，“Out of the darkness of the caves, we stepped into the blinding light of the Gobi, with a view of the Yueyaquan”和“nestled in the desert bowl, for an afternoon of sand-boarding and camel rides”可知，正确的顺序是②⑤④③①，故选A。
45．推理判断题。本文主要是作者介绍去敦煌旅行的经历，所以推测可能在旅游网站看到这篇文章，故选C。
46．China 47．popular 48．fun 49．continue 50．information 51．impatient 52．against 53．spent 54．without 55．provide/offer
【分析】本文是一篇议论文。主要讲述了在中国短视频很受欢迎的事实以及人们对短视频的不同看法。
46．根据“If you want to know which social app Chinese young people use a lot now”可知，本文介绍了中国年轻人使用的短视频，故填China。
47．根据第一段“If you want to know which social app Chinese young people use a lot now, you had better not miss “short videos”. Some users use apps like Tik Tok (抖音) and Kuaishou…”可知，短视频软件，如抖音和快手目前很受中国年轻人欢迎。故填popular。
48．根据第一段“they think it is fun to share short videos about their lives, while others have different purposes as well.”可知，不同人使用短视频的目的不一样，有的人喜欢分享自己的生活并以此为乐，而有的人另有目的。故填fun。
49．根据第二段“I feel really happy to go on sharing happiness with other people by short videos”可知，Elsa很高兴能继续通过短视频与他人分享快乐。go on doing sth.=continue doing sth.“继续做某事”。故填continue。
50．根据第三段“As some videos are about the latest news, a group of users depend on them to get information.”可知，一部分用户喜欢通过短视频获得最新的新闻，以此获得信息。故填information。
51．根据第三段“Because I can’t spend many hours watching a complete video and I am a very impatient person. I don’t like waiting for a program to end. I prefer to watch short videos of wonderful parts in a concert or a TV series”可知，耐心不够的用户看短视频可以花较少的时间。故填impatient。
52．通过全文，文章采用了对比的手法分层探讨了支持短视频的理由和反对短视频的理由，故此处用for的反义词against。故填against。
53．根据第四段“Killing time is the main reason for me to watch the short videos, but many are almost the same, so I think it is a waste of time.”可知，消磨时间是人们看短视频的主要原因，但很多内容一样，因此不应该再花很多时间在相同的内容上。spend time on sth.“花时间在……上”，固定结构，此处是含情态动词被动语态，故要用过去分词spent。故填spent。
54．根据最后一段“Some users buy the products after watching, but they should think twice. If they don’t think carefully, they may regret soon.”可知，一些用户没有仔细考虑就购买了短视频推荐的商品，without thinking carefully“没有仔细考虑”。故填without。
55．根据最后一段“Some short videos even sell fake(假) products, but these sellers won’t let you return them to get your money back, or deal with your trouble. ”可知，有些短视频用户甚至销售假商品，还不提供售后服务，offer/provide“提供”。故填provide/offer。
56．if 57．has been accepted 58．less 59．did 60．a 61．properly 62．missing 63．discussion 64．asleep 65．off
【导语】本文主要介绍了学生睡眠不足的危害以及原因。
56．句意：如果他们睡眠不好，他们就无法做到最好，也无法跟上所有的功课。“they don’t sleep well”是他们无法做到最好也无法跟上所有功课的条件，用if引导条件状语从句。故填if。
57．句意：大多数专家都认为正确的工作时间是8小时，从我记事起，这就被认为是常识。根据“as long as I can remember”可知用现在完成时，主语“this”与accept之间是动宾关系，用现在完成时的被动语态，其结构为have/has been done，this后用助动词has。故填has been accepted。
58．句意：然而，我也曾年轻过，我知道你们大多数人的睡眠时间都比我少得多，这有时会影响到你们的学业。much后接little的比较级less，意为“更少的”。故填less。
59．句意：他们对威尔士的848名学生进行了研究。根据“Worryingly, the results suggested that”可知用一般过去时，do的过去式did。故填did。
60．句意：令人担忧的是，研究结果表明青少年正面临一个新问题。此处泛指“一个新问题”，new以辅音音素开头，其前用不定冠词a。故填a。
61．句意：他们可以按时睡觉和起床，但越来越多的人在半夜醒来。此处用副词修饰动词短语“go to bed and get up at times”，proper的副词形式properly，意为“适合地，得当地”。故填properly。
62．句意：由于害怕错过信息或错过参与讨论的机会，青少年整夜都要起床上网加入社交团体。介词of后接动名词missing作宾语。故填missing。
63．句意：由于害怕错过信息或错过参与讨论的机会，青少年整夜都要起床上网加入社交团体。a后接可数名词单数，discuss的名词形式discussion，意为“讨论”。故填discussion。
64．句意：这一切都发生在它们本该熟睡的时候。be sound asleep“熟睡，酣睡”。故填asleep。
65．句意：勇敢点，晚上关掉手机和电脑。根据“your phones and computers at night”可知晚上想要睡好，要关掉手机和电脑，turn off“关掉”。故填off。
66．例文
Dear friend,
I’m also a Grade 9 student. It’s common for us to have such problems. I’d like to give some advice about how to deal with them.
First of all, be confident. We should believe nothing is impossible. Don’t lose heart, or you can achieve nothing. What’s more, it’s important to be hard-working. If we work hard enough, we are sure to make progress. Also, we should always remember that a miss is as good as a mile, so try to be careful. To keep a balance between study and hobbies, perhaps you should manage your time better and get yourself more organized. Besides, when having stress or worries, remember to share them with others . It’s also a good choice to go to teachers or parents for help.
I hope you think my advice is worth taking. Face the year of Grade 9 wisely. It is you who shape your life and future!
Best wishes,
Lin Hua
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇应用文，为建议信；
②时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③提示：考生需就所有问题提出建议，注意“问题清单”中一共有四个问题，注意要点要齐全，不能照抄阅读语篇。
[写作步骤]
第一步，由于短文开头已给出，故接下来直接针对问题提出建议。首先针对不相信自己能力这一点，需要自信一些；
第二步，针对懒惰和粗心这个问题，围绕阐述努力学习和细心的重要性展开；
第三步，针对没有时间从事业余爱好，需要做好时间管理，平衡好学习和爱好的关系；
第四步，针对感到压力和焦虑这个问题，可以和他人倾诉或向父母老师求助。
[亮点词汇]
①First of all首先
②lose heart泄气
③What’s more除此之外还
④make progress取得进步
⑤share sth. with sb.与某人分享某事
[高分句型]
①We should believe nothing is impossible（省略引导词that的宾语从句）
②If we work hard enough, we are sure to make progress.（If引导的条件状语从句）
③To keep a balance between study and hobbies, perhaps you should manage your time better and get yourself more organized.（动词不定式作目的状语）
