江蘇省阜寧縣實驗初中重點名校2023屆初三下學期九月聯考英語試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規定答題。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Thepassageandcheckedcarefullybeforeitwasopentothepublic.A．polished B．waspolished C．polishes2、I’mafraidtotakea_______/ple?n/totravel,soIoftengobytrain.A．plan B．place C．plane D．pant3、Theearthistheonlyplanet__________providesuswitheverythingweneed.It’sourdutytoprotectit.A．whoB．whatC．that4、—Theplaneisleavingrightnow,butJimhasn'tarrivedyet.—Well,hesaidhe_____hereontime.A．came B．wouldcomeC．canbe D．willbe5、MissLin_____alotofworkforthepoorareasince2015.A．does B．did C．hasdone D．willdo6、Iwant______iPad.Ihopemymomwillbuyoneformeonmybirthdaythisyear.A．a B．an C．the D．/7、—Mr.Hu,canyoutellushowtolearnswimmingwell?—Sure.Butrememberwecanlearnnothingwell_______hardwork.A．withB．afterC．withoutD．at8、—Theexchangeofculturecandeveloptherelationshipbetweentwocountries.—Iagree.Itcanmaketwocountriesunderstandeachotherbetter.A．make...faster B．make…worse C．make...stronger9、—Wereyouathomeat9o'clocklastnight?—Yes.Iashoweratthattime.A．took B．wastaking C．wastaken D．amtaking10、Whichisthepronunciationoftheword“secret”?A．/’si:kr?t/ B．/si:’kr?t/ C．/se:’kr?t/ D．/’sekr?t/Ⅱ.完形填空11、Itwasrainingheavilyandthetemperaturewasveryhigh.Afterclass,Itooktwo1togotothewaterroomtocollectsomehotwater.Oh!Thereweresomanypeople!Ihadtowaitintherain.My2didn’tgetwetbecauseIworeahat,butmyclothes3.Whenatlastitwasmy4.Ifilledthebottlesasquicklyaspossible.Ibeganmakingmy5backwhenIsawaboycomingtowardsme.Hewas6twoumbrellasinhishand.Heshoutedhelloandashecame7,Irecognized(認出)thatitwasTom.Hehadbeenmyclassmatefor8threeyears,butweneversharedmorethantensentences.Hewassilent,butIlikedtalking.Wewerequite9peopleandhadnothingincommon.Ididn’tlikehimandevendidn’twanttoseehim.“Hey!What’swrong?”Hiswordsbroughtme10mythought.“Isawyoustandingintherain,soIbroughtyouthisumbrella.Butitseemsalittle11,yourclothesarealreadywet.”Onhearingthis,Iwasso12thatIcouldn’tsayasingleword.“Don’tjuststandthere.Let’sgo!”Hesaidandheldtheumbrellaforme.Wewalkedtowardsthedormitory(宿舍)andthistimewe13alot.“Iknowyoudon’tlikeme,butIwantto14withyou.”hesaid,“YoumaythinkIamaboywithfew15,butitisbecauseIcan’tfindtherightwordstosay.”Therainfinallystoppedandwesawarainbowinthebluesky.Isaidtomyself,“itiswrongtojudgesomeoneonlybyhisappearance.”1．A．cupsB．glassesC．bottlesD．boxes2．A．hairB．handsC．shouldersD．arms3．A．willB．didC．wereD．would4．A．pleasureB．placeC．turnD．choice5．A．dutyB．carC．chanceD．way6．A．sellingB．hidingC．hittingD．holding7．A．nearerB．fasterC．slowerD．further8．A．mostlyB．nearlyC．mainlyD．quickly9．A．similarB．differentC．familiarD．same10．A．outofB．intoC．ontoD．within11．A．earlyB．easyC．lateD．difficult12．A．surprisedB．tiredC．movedD．interested13．A．helpedB．talkedC．laughedD．collected14．A．makefriendsB．shakehandsC．havemealsD．getwater15．A．friendsB．bottlesC．classmatesD．wordsⅢ.語法填空12、MelbourneisinAustralia.Itisabeautifulcity1．hugegardens,greatparksandmany2．(amaze)buildings.Manypeoplecametovisititeveryyear.Melbourneisalso3．ancientcityinAustralia.Ithasaninterestinghistoryofmorethan170years.Thefirstpeoplecamein1835,andinthe1850s,gold4．(discover).Becauseofthis,Melbournebecameaveryrichcity.Manynewbuildingswerebuiltatthattime.Andtoday,Melbourneisoneoftheworld’s5．(great)cities.Itisknown6．its7．(beautiful)anditsfamousuniversities.ItisalsoAustralia’stopcityfor8．(sport).Manyofthemareverypopular.Forexample,youngpeoplearemad9．soccerhere.In1956,theOlympicGamescametothiscity,andforthefirsttimetheywereshowedliveonTVaroundtheworld.Melbourneisaniceplaceandyoucanalwayshavegreat10．here.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、FindWhichDirectionIsSouthDoyouhaveagoodsenseofdirection?Ifnot,pleasetakewithyouacompass.Butifyouforgettotakeacompass,youcanstillfindyourway.It’sneverawiseideatobelievethatthefamilymemberwhowasgoodatthejobofmap-readingknowswherethefamilyis.Youcantellbythetroubledlookontheirfacesthatnothingonthegroundseemstomatchthemap.Nevermind.Thesunisshiningandit’sstillmorning.Ifyoudon’tknowtheexacttime,youcanstillfindoutwheresouthis,butyou’llneedtobepatient.①Findastraightstickandputitinthegroundinaplacewhereyoucanmarkitsshadow(adarkshapeonasurfacethatismadewhensomethingstandsbetweenalightandthesurface).②Trytopositionthestickasvertically(垂直)asyoucan.Youcancheckthisbymakingasimpleplumbline(鉛錘線).Youhaven’tgotone?OK,useathread(線)fromyourclotheswithabutton(紐扣)tiedattheendtoactasaweight.③Marktheendoftheshadowcast(投射)bythestick.④Waitabouthalfanhourandmarktheendoftheshadowagain.⑤Keepdoingthisuntilyouhavemadeseveralmarks.⑥Themarknearestthestickwillrepresenttheshortestshadow,whichiscastatmidday,whenthesunishighestintheskyandpointingtotheexactsouth.⑦Pickapointinthedistancealongthelinebetweentheshortestshadowandthestick.⑧Thatpointissouthofwhereyouare.⑨Nowyoucanturnthemap,likeyoudidbefore,andfindwhichwayyoushouldbetravelling.1．Tofindthedirection,wehavetobepatientprobablybecause___________.A．itisnoteasytofindaproperstickB．itisnoteasytopositionthestickC．ittakeshourstomakethemarksD．ittakeshourstomarkthemap2．Thepassagewouldprobablybemosthelpfulto___________.A．thosewhodrawmapsB．thosewhogetlostC．thosewhomakecompassesD．thosewhodoexperiments3．Whichofthefollowingpicturesbestshowsthewayoffindingthedirectionofsouth?A．B．C．D．4．Thewriterpresentsthispassageby___________.A．tellinganinterestingstoryB．describinganactivityinalivelywayC．testinganideabyreasoningD．introducingapracticalmethodB14、Itismostdifficultforparentstodecidewhethertohaveasecondchildornot.Itisoftenheardthatasinglechildislikelytobealonelychild.Therearenootherchildreninthefamilyforthechildtotalktoorplaywith.Anonlychildisnotabletogetalongwellwithchildrenofhisage.Someparentsfeelsadaboutmakingthedecisionstohaveonlyonechild.Butthenumberofparentschoosingtohaveonlyonechildisincreasinginmanypartsoftheworld.IntheUS,forexample,morethan14percentofwomenbetween18and34plantohavejustonechild.ThesamecanbeseenintheUK.InJapan,theaverage(平均)numberofchildrenbornperfamilyhadgonedownto1.42by1996.Forsomesingle-childparents,especiallywhoarebusyworkingeveryday,timeandenergyseemtobeoverwhelming.Theydon’thaveenoughtimeandenergytosharewithmorechildren.Forotherpeople,moneyistheirfirstconsideration.ManycouplesinJapanchoosenottohavelargefamiliesasthecostofsupportingachilduptotheageof18reachesaround$160,000.1．Accordingtothepassage,whyisasinglechildlikelytobelonely?A．Becausehisparentsdon’tlovehim.B．Becausehedoesn’thaveholidays.C．Becausehedoesn’thaveabrotherorasistertotalktoorplaywith.D．Becausethereareotherchildreninthefamily.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“overwhelming”meaninthelastparagraph?A．壓倒一切的 B．寬松的 C．流行的 D．充足的3．Whydon’tparentschoosetohaveasecondchild?A．Thecostofsupportingachildissohigh.B．Parentsaretoobusyworkingeverydaytosharetheirtimeandenergywithmorechildren.C．Someparentscan’tstillgettheirfirstchild’sagreement.D．BothAandB．C15、WhenHenrycamehomefromtheofficelastThursdaynight,hesawanotefromhiswifeonthekitchentable."Henry,"thenotesaid,"mymotherisn’twellandIamgoinghometobewithherforafewdays.ThereareafewthingsthatoughttobedonewhileIamaway.First,wouldyoupleasestopattheshoerepairman'sandgetmybrownshoes?Andgotothesupermarketandgetsomecoffee,milkandbutter.Whenyougethome,pleasetelephoneMaryandtellherIwon'tbeabletogotoherpartytomorrowevening.TellherwhyIcan’tcome.Therearethreethingsthatmustbedonebeforeyougotoworktomorrowmorning：Leaveanoteforthemilkmanaskingforjustonequartofmilk,nottwo;putthegarbageinthebackyard;givethedogsomethingtoeat.OnSaturday,cutthegrassinthebackyard.ThenewspaperboywillcomeonSaturdayafternoon.Besuretogivehimmoney.”1．Henry'swifeisgoinghome________.A．toseeherfriends B．tobewithhermotherC．togetherbrownshoes D．togotothesupermarket2．Henry'swifewouldn'tbeabletogotoMary'sparty_______.A．Thursdaynight B．Fridayevening C．Saturdaynight D．Mondayevening3．WhatwasthefirstthingwhichwasdonebyHenrybeforegoingtowork?A．Cutgrassinthebackyard.B．Leaveanoteforthemilkmanaskingforjustonequartofmilk.C．Putthegarbageinthebackyard.D．Givethedogsomethingtoeat.4．HowmanythingswouldHenrydowhenhiswifewereaway?A．Threethings. B．Fivethings. C．Sixthings. D．Eightthings.D16、Eatinghabitsaredifferentindifferentcountries.TheChinesehaveasaying“Eatgoodthingsforbreakfast,eatabigmealforlunch,buteatlessatdinner.”ManyAmericansagreethatoneshouldstartthedaywithagoodbreakfast,buttheirideasaboutlunchanddinneraredifferent.MostAmericansonlygivethemselvesashorttimeforlunchbecausetheyhavenotsomuchtimetohavearestatnoon.Sotheyeatasmalllunch.Afterworktheywillhavemoretimetoeatabigdinner.Alsoaquietdinnerathomewithallthefamilytalkingabouttheirdayisawaytotakeagoodrestafteralong,harddayofwork.Eatingatrestaurantsisalsodifferent.InChina,peopleliketotalkandlaughwhileeating.Veryoftenyoucanhearpeopletalkingandlaughingloudly,andtheyjusthavingagoodtime.InAmericaitisnotlikethis.Theywantaquietplacewheretheycaneatagoodmealfarawayfromthenoisesoftheoutsideworld.Ifsomeoneistalkingtooloudly,themanageroftherestaurantwilllookathimorherangrily.Ifsomepeoplearetalkingtooloudly,themanageroftherestaurantmaycomeoutandaskthemtobequiet.1．ChineseandAmericanshavethesameideaon.A．lunchanddinner B．breakfast C．supper D．meal2．Whydon’tAmericanseatabiglunchatnoon?A．BecausethatisAmericanstradition. B．Becausetheyeattoomuchinthemorning.C．Becausetheyhavenotenoughtime. D．BecauseAmericans’lunchissmall.3．IfanAmericanistalkingtooloudlyinaChineserestaurant,whatwillhappen?.A．ThemanageroftherestaurantwilllookathimangrilyB．Themanageroftherestaurantmayaskhimtobequiet.C．Hewillhaveagoodtime.D．Hewilltellotherstobequiet.4．Thebesttitleofthepassageis________A．Differenteatinghabits. B．Americaneatinghabits.C．Howtoeatwell D．Whatisgoodeatinghabits.E17、閱讀理解。1.Food

It’sMangoTime!

Howmuchdoyouknowaboutoneoftheworld'smostpopularfruit

Somepeoplecallmangoesthe“kingoffruit,”whileothersjustcallthemdelicious!Thosewholovemangoesanxiouslyawaitthefirstfullygrownonesoftheseason.Andnotonlydomangoestastegreatbuttheyalsoaregoodforyou.

Didyouknow…?

—Peoplethinkmangoeswerefirstcultivatedover5,000yearsagoinIndia.

—ThecountriesofIndiaandthePhilippineshavenamedmangotheirnationalfruit.

—Amangotreecanliveupto300years.

—CountriesthataremajormangoproducersincludeMexico,Egypt,Pakistan,Brazil,Indonesia,AustraliaandIsrael.

—Acupofthefruithasonly100caloriesandisnearlyfat-free.

—Mangoesareanimportantfoodsourceformillionsofpeople.

—Onecupofmangohas100percentofthedailyneedforvitaminC．

—Mangoeshaveover20vitaminsandminerals,makingthema“superfood”.

Sotreatyourselftoamangotoday.

2.Health

Agoodnight’ssleep

Doyougetthesleepyouneed?

Whenthemorningsunlooksinthroughourwindow,doyoujumpoutofbedorgoonlying?

Havingenoughsleepcanmakethedifferencebetweenagreatdayandaterribleone!

Herearethetipsforagoodnight’ssleep:

First,gotobedandgetupatthesametime,evenifyouhaven’tgottenagoodnight’ssleep.Sleepinglateforjustafewdayscanchangeyourbodyclocktoadifferentcycle.

Also,avoidbigmealsatnight.Eatingheavy,richfoodwithintwohoursofbedtimecankeepyouawake.Yourstomachworkshardbecauseofthosefattyfoods,andthatmaykeepyouup.

Yourbodyproducesachemicalcalledmelatoninthathelpsyousleep.Lightchangestheamountofmelatonin.Itproducesmoreintheeveningandlessinthedaytime.SoatnightturnoffyourTVandPC．Also,don’treadfromabacklitdevice(有背光的設備)likeaniPad.Somescientiststhinkthatlightfromthosedevicesstopsyourbodyfrommakingmelatonin.Soturnthosescreensoffatleastanhourbeforebedtime.

Afteragoodnight’ssleep,you’llbeabletofaceanewday.

1．Accordingtothefirstpassage,wecanlearnthat________.A．AustraliansconsidermangoasthenationalfruitB．mangoesarerichinfattomeetpeople’sdailyneedC．thereareallkindsofvitaminsandmineralsinmangoesD．peopleenjoymangoesbecausetheyarehealthyandtasty2．Theunderlinedword“cultivated”inthefirstpassagemeans________.A．bought B．madeC．planted D．invented3．Accordingtothesecondpassage,wecanmakeourbodyproducemoremelatoninby________.A．surfingtheInternetonthecomputeroripadB．changingourbodyclockstodifferentcyclesC．turningoffTVsatleastanhourbeforesleepingD．enjoyingsomeoutdooractivitiesintheopenair4．Thesecondpassagemainlytellsusthatpeople________.A．candosomethingtohaveagoodnight’ssleepB．shoulddotobedearlyandgetupearlyeverydayC．shouldjumpoutofbedquicklywhenthesunrisesD．shouldn’teatfattyfoodtwohoursbeforegoingtobed5．Thesetwoarticlesmaycomefrom________.A．astorybook B．amagazineC．aguidebook D．anewsreportF18、VisasTravelerstoFrancemusthaveavalidpassport(有效護照).VisitorsfromEEC(歐共體)countriesandAmericadonotneedvisas,butvisitorsfromothercountriesshouldcontactthenearestFrenchconsulate(領事館)ortouristofficeaboutgettingonebeforetravelling.ArrivalYoucouldarriveatoneofthetwoairportsservingParis.CharlesdeGaulleisbiggerandmoremodern.YoucantakeacomfortableandinexpensiveAirFrancebustoPorteMillotinthe16thdistrict,thentakeabus,theMetroorataxitoyourhotel.Therearealsocitybuses(No.350and351)whichgointoEasternParis,NationandtheGaredeTrainStation.Ataxitakesabout40to50minutestoreachthecentre,andcostsabout170Francs.Addanother30minutesforrushhours.Orlyistheothermajorairport,whichhavemostlydomestic(國內的)flights.AirFrancebusesgototheInvalidesTerminal,aconvenientdropoffplace,whereyoucantaketheMetroorRERdirectly.Acitybus(Orlybus)comesintothesouthernendofParisattheDenfer-RochereauMetroStationevery15minutes.Ataxiride,notduringrushhour,takes30-40minutesandcostsabout120Francs.Ifyouarriveatatrainstation,youcanfollowtheclearlypostedsignstowardstheMetroortaxistands.MoneyManybanksinPariswillchangecashortravelers’checks,andtherearenospecialdifferencesinrates(比率).Bankinghoursare9a.m.to4:30p.m.onweekdays.TheexchangeswindowattheGareduNordisopenuntil10p.m.onweekdays,andotherstationbanksareopenuntil8p.m.Thereareautomatic(自動的)exchangemachinesattheOpera(theBNPBank)andatNo.66ontheChamps-ElyseesthatwillchangeotherbillsintoFrancs.InternationalVISAcardscanbeusedinautomatictellersatmanycitybanks.Ifyouloseyourcreditcard,herearesomehotlinenumbers:AmericanExpress(Tel:4777-7200);DinersClub(Tel:4762-7575);CarteBleuVisa(Tel:4277-1190).1．WhodonotneedavisawhenvisitingFrance?A．Germans.B．Australians.C．Chinese.D．Japanese.2．Itwilltakeyouabout______________fromCharlesdeGaulleAirporttothecentreofParisbycarduringtherushhours.A．30minutesB．40minutesC．50minutesD．70minutes3．IfyouwanttogothesouthernendofParis,you’dbettertake______________.A．aNo.351busB．aNo.350busC．anOrlybusD．anAirFrancebus4．Moneycanbeexchangedin______________.A．anybankinParisbefore9a.m.B．manybanksafter4:30p.m.C．GareduNordafter10p.m.D．anautomaticexchangemachines5．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______________.A．therearemanytouristsinParis