上海市浦东新区第四教育署四校联考2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试卷（含答案）

上海市浦东新区2023-2024学年第四教育署九年级上学期期中英语四校联考卷
Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分 词汇和语法：共45分）
V.Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案）（15%)）
21. It is___________common knowledge that computers are super calculators.
A.a B. / C.the D.an
22. This is my calculator, and_________ is on the desk near the window.
A. you B.your C.yours D.yourself
23. It is said that several________students are going to have the Listening Contest this weekend.
A. thousands B.thousand C. thousand of D.thousands of
24. The price of this mobile phone is the_______of the three.
A.biggest B.heaviest C.highest D.most expensive
25. Online courses enable students_________at their own pace.
A.learn B.learning C.to learn D. to learning
Peter considers_______a pet dog so that he won't feel lonely at home.
A.keep B.keeping C.keeps D.to keep
Computers can work out the difficult problems________than human beings.
A.much quickly B.more quick C. far more quickly D.very quickly
28. Although he is only a 15-year-old boy,he________3 books so far.
A. wrote B.writes C.had written D.has written
29. Hangzhou Asian Games_______in September and in October, 2023.
A. took place B are held C.were taken place D. held
30. You can't feed cats any chocolate__________it's harmful to them.
A.though B.so C.while D.as
31. Yesterday I got up early ______be late for the lecture made by a well-known professor.
A in order to B. so as not to C.in order to not D.so that
______wonderful performance the girl gave in the school drama festival!
A. How B. What C. What a D. What an
33. It'll be a great honor if I________to the charity evening party next week.
A.invite B.will invite C. will be invited D.am invited
34. Could you tell me_______
A.where is the nearest supermarket
B. where the nearest supermarket is
C.where was the nearest supermarket
D.where the nearest supermarket was
35. -Excuse me. I want to complain about the coffee bought in your shop.
－Sorry!___________.
I don't think so. B. That' all right.
C. Really D. What's the problem
plete the following passage with the letters representing the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once(将下列单词或词组的字母编号填入空格。每空格限填一个单词或词组，每个单词或词组只能填一次）（8%)
A trip to the mini world
A. examining B. shoe C. ordinary D. forest E.imagining
You wake up one morning and find yourself in a world of very big things. Your bed is as big as a playground.Your __36__looks just like a ship. But everything is in fact in normal(正常的）size. They look so big because you have shrunk(缩小）to the size of a pea! Unbelievable right But Japanese artist Tatsuya Tanaka loves__37__ a world just like this. Tatsuya's art shows the lives of tiny people in a big world. On his website,the artist writes,“Broccoli(西兰花）may sometimes look like a ___38___.Leaves in the water are like little boats. "He looks at these__39__things through his “mini eye. ”
A.create B.welcome C.enjoyed D. practised E.mind
When he does this, fun ideas come into his___40___.He then uses all kinds of different things in his daily life,from potato chips to glasses, to __41__his interesting scenes, Tatsuya shares this way of thinking with lots of people on his website. Since 2011,he has been posting a photo of a new mini life creation every day. Tens of millions of people have ___42__ viewing his tiny pieces of art.
Are you interested in Tatsuya's mini world Or maybe you're just tired of this normal-sized world. Either way,you're__43__to have fun in the land of little people!
plete 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）（8%)
"Your job is to___________customers well, please keep it in mind" The manager said. (service)
It is a wise____________ for these patients to give up smoking.(choose)
46. Linda is still ____________of the seriousness of her mistake.(aware)
47. Excuse me,could you tell me the __________ of the Great Wall (long)
48. It is our_______________ to take care of our pets.(responsible)
49. It's wrong of him to try to influence a witness___________.(proper)
50. Kitty is sure that she will ___________ in the final examination. (success)
51. The noise in the room made me___________. (fright)
VIII.Rewrite the following sentences as required:(按要求改写下列句子）（14%)
52.She has to do exercise every day to keep fit.(改为一般疑问句）
_________ she__________ to do exercise every day to keep fit
53.They knew little about the orphan.(改为反意疑问句）
They knew little about the orphan________ __________
The manager said sorry to the customers for the quality of the products.(保持句意不变）
The manager _________ ___________the customers for the quality of the products.
My physics teacher was so patient that he explained the scientific theories to us in detail.(改为简单句）
My physics teacher was________ _________ to explain the scientific theories to us in detail.
56.Did Damin throw the fish into a big basket (改为被动语态)
__________the fish _________ into a big basket by Damin
57.”Can a building change its shape ”Have you ever wondered (改为宾语从句)
Have you ever wondered ___________ a building ______________change its shape
58.success,if ,Tom,key,had,he,the teacher,the,known,,asked(连词成句）
_______________________________________________________________________________
Part 3 Reading and Writing
（第三部分 阅读和写话：共70分）
IX. Reading comprehension.
A. Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：（12%)
We want your writing! Think you can write a winning story Enter the 17th Newtown Library Short Story Competition for your chance to win $1, 000, The three winning entries will also be published in the Newtown Times.
Prizes 1st Prize:A check for $1, 000 and publication(出版） in the Newtown Times. 2nd Prize:Publication in the Newtown Times and $300 in books tokens(券). 3rd Prize: Publication in the Newtown Times and $150 in book tokens. How to Enter Send your entry by post to the Newtown Public Library, 45 High Street, Newtown, or come by and hand it in in person. You can enter as many stories as you like! Please type your entry on white A4 paper.Use Times New Roman font(字体），size 12.Handwritten entries will not be accepted. The word limit for each story is 2, 000 words. Please also include your full name and contact information on the first page. Your entry must be your own work and unpublished at the time of submission(递交）. We look forward to reading your work!
You will have a chance to win _______if you get the second place the 17th Newtown Library Short Story Competition.
a check for $1,000 B) $1000 in book tokens
C) $300 in book tokens D) $150 in book tokens
You can enter the Newtown Library Short Story Competition by________.
sending your entry by email B) handing in someone else's entry
C) visiting the website of Newtown Times D) sending your entry by post
61. Here is some information about some students' stories. Whose story might NOT be accepted
A) Jerry's story.The font Jerry used was Times New Roman.
B) Amy's story. It was not a typed copy.It was written by hand.
C) Linda's story. The contact information was included on the first page.
D) Stan's story.It was 1,500 words long and typed on white paper,size A4.
62. The underlined word "entries" in the material means"________＂.
A) the right or opportunity to enter a place
B) an act of going into or getting into a place
C) something that you write or make to take part in a competition
D) the total number of people who are taking part in a competition
63. What is TRUE about the competition
A).If you write more than one story you will not win the prize.
B）There's no limit on the number of stories you can enter.
C) You can only enter a story if you are a published writer.
D) The more stories are entered,the more the prize money will be.
The main purpose of the material is to__________.
ask people to visit the library B) make people buy more books
C) encourage people to read more books D) give introduction to the competition
B.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）：（12%)
Are you able to take a holiday from your mobile devices(装置）？A growing number of hotels will help you to find out.
Some hotels are offering "extras, " like food and underwater diving, to people who agree to give up their mobile phones for a few hours. Other hotels have phone-free hours in their swimming areas. They say their rules help guests to be healthy,have fun and get relaxed.And,they hope that hotel guests will enjoy their experience and_65_for future visits.
＂Everyone wants to be able to disconnect. They just need a little_66_. "said Lisa,chief marketing officer.
Last October,five U. S.vacation resorts(度假区）began offering "rewards" to guests who agreed to put away their phones for a few hours. For example,guests get good_67_by swimming pools,free food and even chances to win free future visits.
It was reported last week that 250 people have taken part in the program at Wyndham resort hotels in Florida and Texas. They offered to cut the cost of a hotel stay by 5 percent if guests put their phones in a timed lockbox.
However,not all guests want to leave their devices. Phones can serve as cameras,music players,travel guides and c-readers. They also might be needed in an __68___.
Matthew,a father of two young children wants all the family to keep devices out of sight_69_meals. "Sometimes,people need to be forced to do things to start a thought process and then create a habit, "he said.
David,manager of a company,uses two phones. He tries not to use his work phone when he is not on the job,but he carries his personal phone_70_. “I don't think I would like being made to put the thing down, "David said.
A.return B. refuse C. stay D. search
A.score B. breath C. courage D. debate
A seating B. hearing C. meeting D. thinking
A.imagination B.experiment C. invention D. emergency
A.business B.family C. community D. charity
70. A.nowhere B. somewhere C. everywhere D. anywhere
C.Read 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）：（14%)
Storing data(数据）has become more convenient. Thirty years ago,people had to depend on
floppy disks(软磁盘）. N__71__, all we have to do is hit the"Save" button on our screens. The files will then be stored in the “cloud.” It seems that we will never run out of space. Isn’t that great
In fact,however, the storage space we now have is not c___72___ enough. Every day, 4.5 billion internet users create a LARGE amount of data. By 2025, the amount of data worldwide will have r__73__175 zettabytes (1 ZB=1012 GB). Clearly, we can't cover every piece of land on the planet with data centers. So where can we store all of this data
Fortunately,some researchers have been working on new storage technologies. One of these technologies is DNA storage. DNA storage sounds futurist, but in some ways,it's just the opposite.B__74__computers were invented, nature had been using DNA to store information.
In 2012,researchers at Harvard University wrote a book, 11 pictures and a computer program into human DNA. Each gram of DNA can hold 2.2 petabytes (PB) of information (1 ZB =1, 048, 576 PB) . If DNA is kept in the right condition,it can keep the stored information s_75 __for a million years.
There are still p__76__with using DNA for data storage. For example, it takes lots of time to write into and read from DNA. Scientists are trying to i__77__this technology. We will have to wait to see how their efforts pay off in the future.
71.N_____72.c_________73.r_________74.B_________75.s_________76.p________77.i______
D.Answer,the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题）：（12%)
Last year a boy of four was visiting the museum named Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich with his family when he accidentally knocked the historical jug which was worth up to $2000 off a window ledge(边缘）．The jug was broken into 65 pieces and the boy was extremely upset.Later a duty officer took many hours to repair it.
Is his family facing a heavy fine or needing to pay the repairs No, the museum staff told the
boy that the jug had been fixed and that all was well now.
Yesterday a museum spokesman said: "We have received a call from the boy's mother who told us the little boy and his family were delighted that the jug had been repaired but they wished to remain anonymous(匿名的）. ”
Many people wrote letters to the editor to show their opinions. Below are some of them.
To the editor The fault(错误）here lies with the museum. They should have made sure that the jug was in a secure place where it could not be knocked over. If they have people walking through the museum, they should set up the exhibitions in such a way that they are safe.They are being careless with important historical artifacts(人工艺术品） From Tom London, UK To the editor Parents do not teach children how to behave these days. When we were children,we weren't allowed to touch anything. It is not the responsibility of the museum to put everything into cabinets(展览柜）.The aim of Christchurch Mansion Museum is that the items are seen where they would have been in the house as in the past. It is the PARENTS' responsibility to＿81_. The parents were lazy and careless. From Sara New York, USA
To the editor How happy to read good news! A wonderful job was done repairing the jug,but even better is that museum staff cared more about the boy than the jug. How kind that they would find simply to comfort him. A little boy is worth a lot more than a jug. Hearing that all is fine will help the boy a great deal,and make sure that he isn't left with bad feelings. From Lily Shanghai, China
Did the boy accidentally knock the historical jug off a window ledge or not
Why didn’t the boy and his family pay a fine or repairs
80. Who does Tom think is responsible for the accident
What's Lily's opinion on the way that museum dealt with the situation
83. What do you think can be done in the future to prevent an incident like this (Give two points)
X.Writing(写作）：（20%)
84.Please write a letter of at least 60 words to the school principal according to the given situation.(根据所给情景写一封不少于60词的信，标点符号不占格）
美丽的环境，丰富的活动，让我们在学校的生活充满了欢笑与收获。然而，学校里还是不可避免地存在一些不文明现象。作为一名初三年级学生，你深感忧虑，并打算给校长写一封信。
在这封信中，请你列举在学校里见到的一些不文明现象并选择一个谈谈你对此的看法并提出一个（些）可行的建议。
（注意：文中不得出现考生姓名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）
The following expressions are for reference only. (以下表达仅供参考）
·inappropriate behaviors
·What worries me the most is that. . .
·It might be a good idea for. . .to. . .
Keys
Part 2
V:21-25 BCBCC 26-30 BCDAD 31-35 BCDBD
VI:36-39 BEDC 40-42 EACB
VII:44.serve 45.choice 46.unaware 47.length 48.responsibility 49.improperly 50.succeed 51.frightened
VIII. 52. Does have 53.did they 54.apologized to 55. patient enough 56.Were/ Was thrown
57.whether can
58.Tom asked the teacher if he had known the key to success.
Part 3
A:59-64 CDBCBD
B:65-70 ACADBC
C: 71 Nowadays 72.close 73.reached 74.Before 75.safe 76.problems 77.improve
D:78.Accidentally.
79.Because the jug had been fixed and that all was well now.
80.The museum.
81.Parents should look after their children.
82.A wonderful/ How kind that would find simply to comfort him.
83.答案合理即可。