南京市鼓楼区九年级（下）期中试卷
英 语 2024.04
注意事项：
1．本试卷共 10 页。全卷满分为 90 分。考试时间 90 分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。 考生答题全部在答题卡上，答在本试卷上无效。
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选择题（共 40 分）
一、单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. —It’s so amazing that baby pandas weigh only about 140 grams —Wow, it’s hard to believe that. A. on
B. in
C. at
?
C. quietly C. who
D. slowly
they are? D. whose D. with
2. —Dad, would you please walk a little more —Sorry. I thought you could follow me. A. closely A. what 4. — A. What
B. quickly B. which
great fun it is to be with her!
B. What a
C. How
D. How a
.
3. I found a ring of keys on the playground just now. Could you please tell me birth.
—That’s true. She is a friendly person with a great sense of humour. 5. —Why did your family buy a second-hand car?
—We couldn’t afford a new one, but even an old one is better than A. no
B. none
C. either
D. neither
6. —There will be no winner in the trade war between China and the US. —I agree. If we can’t avoid it, the situation will get A. bad
7. —I didn’t have the B. badly
C. worse
as time goes on. D. worst
to go out alone at night when I was a little child.
—So did I. But now I’m brave enough. A. courage
B. power
C. ability
D. chance
he lost himself in playing
8. Mike used to be a top student, but he has fallen behind computer games. A. after 9. My cousin A. studied
B. since
C. when
D. until
in an American high school as an exchange student for two months last year. B. has studied
C. studies
D. was studying
10. —Are you going to Hainan after the examination?
—I’m not sure. It A. tries on
my parents’ time. B. turns on
C. carries on
D. depends on
11. —My father works in Pukou. He spends much time driving home every day.
—Don’t worry about that. It’ll be easier when the Yangtze River Bridge A. repairs
B. will repair
C. is repaired
.
D. will be repaired
.
12. The suit is inexpensive but well-made. In the word inexpensive, the in- means A. very
B. more
C. not
D. less
a lot.
13. With the wide use of e-business, the way of shopping we were used to A. change
B. changing
C. changed
D. has changed
14. —Our school drama competition is coming next month.
— . I will try out for it this time.
B. Sounds great
C. It’s a pleasure
D. Cheer up
A. I hope so
15. —It’s raining hard. Would you please lend me your umbrella?
— . I’ve lent it to Peter.
D. I haven’t decided yet
A. I’m afraid I can’t B. I can’t agree more C. I don’t think so
二、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题
所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In all the world’s cultures, people sing, play instruments, and celebrate with music. It plays such an important role in our lives that people devote much time to its study. Experts (专家) are finding that because of the
16 our brains deal with music, learning to play an
instrument or just listening to music can have a large number of benefits (益处).
Music education has 17 a lot of attention. Learning to play an instrument can help children improve Maths, science, and language 18 . One study in Canada followed children’s IQ scores for nine months, 19 that children who studied music had the biggest test score improvements. The secret may lie in the way reading music and playing notes (音符) uses several parts of the 20 , raising our ability to learn school subjects.
Music is also used for 21 purposes, such as the treatment of diseases which influence memory. The secret lies in the way the brain deals with music. That’s 22 an old song can remind you of something that happened years ago. For patients suffering from diseases like Alzheimer’s, listening to music can help wake up hidden memories by building up musical pathways to memories.
Studies of the music and brain connection often centre on classical music, 23 it activates (激活) both the left and right sides of our brains. One study observed (观察) people’s brain activity as they listened to music by 24 William Boyce. It found that the brain activity was highest during the short breaks (中断) between the movements of a piece. During each break, the person’s brain expected what would come next, while organizing what he or she had just 25 . This process (进程) is similar to the way our brain organizes information. It may explain why classical music can help improve memory. 16. A. way B. result C. style D. step 17. A. kept B. given C. received D. collected 18. A. marks B. skills C. points D. talents 19. A. believing B. considering C. explaining D. discovering 20. A. body B. brain C. head D. heart 21. A. medical B. musical C. personal D. practical 22. A. how B. when C. why D. what 23. A. if B. since C. though D. unless 24. A. writer B. doctor C. teacher D. composer 25. A. heard B. sung C. said D. done
三、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 请认真阅读下列材料，从材料后各题
所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
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26. How often can you take the writing course every week?
A. Only once. B. Twice. C. Five times. D. Every day. 27. How much will you pay if you take the reading and listening courses?
A. ￡90.00. B. ￡125.00. C. ￡155.00. D. ￡185.00. 28. If you are free on Sunday morning, which course can you take? A. Speaking. B. Reading. C. Writing. D. Listening.
B
These cute seabirds have wings, but they cannot fly. They wear a black or blue-grey overcoat, and they have a white belly, a pair of short legs, and two wings that serve as flippers (脚蹼). There are 18 types of them. We must look at their heads and necks to tell one type from another. Some have a pair of long, yellow eyebrows, some have a rock star hairstyle, some have lemon-yellow and orange markings on their cheeks (脸颊), and some just have no special markings
at all. When these seabirds walk on land, they look clumsy. Yet, when they dive into the water, they become excellent swimmers! Most of them live in places covered by snow and ice year-round in the Southern Hemisphere, but some are found in warmer areas near the equator. What are they? These cute seabirds are penguins!
King penguins and emperor penguins are the two largest types of penguins. King penguins can reach a height of 38 inches, and emperor penguins can be 48 inches tall. The smallest penguin is the little blue penguin from Australia and New Zealand—when it stands straight, it is just about 16 inches tall. Big penguins have some advantages over their smaller relatives—big penguins can stay warm easier so they can live in a colder climate; big penguins can dive deeper and stay underwater longer so they can catch food far below the water surface. 29. How can we tell one type of penguin from another?
A. By looking at their legs and wings. B. By looking at their heads and necks.
C. By looking at their flippers and cheeks. D. By looking at their eyebrows and hairstyles. 30. Which of the following sentences about penguins is TRUE?
A. There are sixteen types of penguins. B. Yellow penguins are the smallest penguins. C. They can only be found in cold places. D. They look clumsy but they are good swimmers. 31. What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A. It tells us the height of two types of penguins. B. It tells us the size and advantages of big penguins. C. It tells us the living areas of the smallest penguins.
D. It tells us the living conditions of two types of penguins.
C
At first glance, there is little in Horton to attract people. The other nearby towns have much more to offer: Bradfield has its river and historic buildings, while Newtown has shops and entertainment. The buildings of Horton look dirty and unloved. For shops, there is a small supermarket, a few bargain shops, a bakery (面包店) which, strangely, does not sell bread and a flower shop which has one stand of sad-looking flowers. Even so, Horton has several advantages over its neighbouring towns.
Firstly, it has a country park. Four thousand years ago, this was an important fort (要塞). There are no historic remains here now, but there are wonderful views over the countryside. On sunny weekends you can often see kids out with their parents, kicking balls or flying kites.
There aren’t many job opportunities in Horton, and the roads to nearby cities aren’t really fast, but there are excellent rail links. You can be in London in an hour and a half, and other cities are less than an hour away. That means parents can work in other cities and still get home in time to
江苏省南京市鼓楼区2024年中考英语一模卷(含答案)
