2023年上海市协和双语学校英语九年级第一学期期末检测试题含解析

2023年上海市协和双语学校英语九年级第一学期期末检测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、IthinkJourneytotheWestis______ofalltheChinesenovels.A．interestingB．moreinterestingC．mostinterestingD．themostinteresting2、Myfatherwantsmeto____doingmyhomeworkassoonasIcomehomefromschool.A．wintheheartof B．takecareofC．getintothehabitof D．stayintouchwith3、LiMingisanactiveboystudentandhealwaystrieshisbesttomakehislifecolorfulthoughheisinGrade9.Thetablebelowshowsthathespends________minutesonafter-classactivitieseveryweek.LiMing’sAfter-classActivitiesWeekdaysWeekendsReadingbooksRidingabikeRunningBallgames50minutes100minutes20minutes/day30minutes/day

A．250 B．850 C．6004、TheinventoroftheBraillewritingsystemcalledLouisdiedofTBattheageof43.A．of43B．aged43C．whenhewas43D．aforty-three-yearold5、—Whosepenisthis?—Oh,it’s______.Iwaslookingforiteverywhere.A．you B．yours C．me D．mine6、Atlasthisparents___himtomovetothesouthaloneforajob.A．agreed B．suggested C．hoped D．encouraged7、—Dave,whatdoyouwanttoeatforlunch?I’llprepareearliertoday.—Thanks,Grandma.Iwanttoeatsomewitheggsandtomatoes.A．banana B．noodle C．milk D．rice8、Inthisexam,you’reaskedtowriteacompositionofabout________.A．90-wordsB．90-wordC．90wordsD．90word’s9、—ManyforeignersattendthefirstChinaInternationalImportExpo(中国国际进口博览会）inShanghai.—Yeah,I'mreallyproudofChina._________fantasticprogressChinahasmadetheseyears!A．How B．What C．whata10、Inthepastfewyears,manyschools______thewaysofdoingmorningexercises.A．change B．changes C．willchange D．havechangedⅡ.完形填空11、TodaymanyChinesepeoplewantto1theirEnglishindifferentways.Forexample,twenty-fouryoungsingersfromacrossChinaenteredacontest2singingpopularEnglishsongs3allthesingerssangveryclearlyandlookedcomfortable4stage.SomeofthesesingerswereabletosingEnglishsongsjustas5asnativespeakers.ThesingersreallycamefromallagegroupsandfromalloverChina.The6ofthemen’scompetitionwasa40-year-oldmanfromXi'an,andthewinnerofthe7competitionwasa19-year-oldgirlfromDalian.8winnerswereverymodestandsaidthattheydidn'tthinktheywerebetterthantheothersingers.JiangMei,thewinnerofthewomen'scompetition,said9Englishhelpedherwintheprize.Sixmonthsearlier,shefeltherEnglishwas10,soshehadtostudyhard.ShealsosaidthatsingingEnglishsongsmadehermoreinterestedinlearningEnglish.ThiskindofcontestencouragespeopleinChina11English.Manypeopleagreethattheymake12bysingingEnglishsongsandthatitisagoodideatohavefunwithEnglish.HaveyoueverheardoftheBeijingSpeaksEnglishprogram?Ifnot,whydon'tyoufindoutaboutit?ItsuggestswaysforBeijingerstotakeaninterestinlearningEnglish13singingEnglishsongs,therearemanyotherfun14tolearnEnglish.WhataboutwatchingEnglishmovies,orreadingEnglishbooks?Maybeyoucouldevenmakefriendswitha15speakerofEnglish.Ifyoulookhardenough,you'llfindagoodwaytolearnEnglishbetter.1．A．leantB．listenC．improveD．hear2．A．inB．byC．fromD．with3．A．PossiblyB．NearlyC．LuckilyD．Hardly4．A．onB．ontoC．inD．under5．A．goodB．wellC．betterD．best6．A．winnerB．hostC．hostessD．listener7．A．woman’sB．women’sC．girl’sD．lady’s8．A．BothB．EitherC．EveryD．Each9．A．studyB．studyingC．studiesD．studied10．A．notwellenoughB．verywellC．notgoodenoughD．verygood11．A．tospeakB．speakC．spokenD．speaking12．A．progressB．progressesC．moneyD．friends13．A．BesideB．BesidesC．ExceptD．Notonly14．A．storiesB．songsC．moviesD．ways15．A．strangeB．friendlyC．kindD．nativeⅢ.语法填空12、DoyouknowStephenHawking?He’soneofthemostwell-known1．（scientist）onspaceandtimeintheworld.HewasborninEnglandin1942.Hawkingis2．（study）howtheuniversebeganandhowitends.WhenhestudiedmathandscienceatOxfordUniversity,hefell3．(serious)ill,whichmadehimunabletospeakorbreathe.Tillnow,hecan’tmoveorfeed4．(him).however,hehasawheelchairwith5．specialcomputer,withwhichhecancommunicatewithothers.6．hewasfacingallthesedifficulties,herefusedtogiveuphishopeofliving.Because7．hisillness,itwasdifficultforhimtodrawdiagramsortowrite.Sohestarted8．(think)inpictures.Withthisnewwayofthinking,heisrespectedbypeopleintheworld.Oncehe9．(invite)toChinatogivelectures.Hisself-confidenceandhumorousconversationsimpressedusdeeply.Heoncesaid,“Whensomethingunfairhappens,10．isnoneedtoworryaboutit!Youjusthavetodothebestinyourownsituation.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Canyouimaginelivinginthedesertforawholeyear,watchingtheactivitiesofagroupofbusyants?DeborahGordondidexactlythat.Shefinallyfoundoutthattherewerefourmaingroupsofworkersintheantteam:cleaners,haulers(搬运工),gatherersandsecurity(安全)ants.Eachgroupdidtheirownjobtofinishthetaskofthewholeteam.Cleanerantscarriedwastefoodfrominsidethenesttooutside.Haulerantswalkedonthetopofthenestandclearedrubbish.Gathererantswentouttofindfoodforthewholeteamandsecurityantsfoughtagainstanyonewhowantedtohurtthemembersoftheteam.Whileshewaswatchingtheantsinthedesert,Deborahfoundthatthemostinterestingpartwaswatchingtheantsdealingwithdifficulties,suchasfightingagainstotherinsectsthatwantedtodestroytheirnest,orabigfire.Atthosemoments,theywouldallstopwhattheyweredoingandgotohelpsecurityantstoprotecttheirhome.Whatdowedowhenpeoplearoundusmeetdifficulties?Whathavewedonetoturnourworldintoabetterplace?It’stimetothink.1．Iftherewasafireneartheirhome,thegroupsofantswould________.A．justdotheirownjobB．runawayatonceC．helptofightagainstthefireD．gobackintotheirnest2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Cleanerantscarriedwastefoodfromoutsidethenesttotheinside.B．Gathererantswentouttofindfoodforthemselves.C．Eachgroupdidtheirownjobwhenmeetingdifficulties.D．Thereweresomeotherinsectsthatwantedtodestroytheirnest.3．Thewritermainlywantstotellus____________.A．everyoneshouldhelpotherswhentheymeetdifficultiesB．therewerefourgroupsofworkersintheantteamC．howDeborahGordonlivedinthedesertD．DeborahGordonisabravewomanB14、InanItalianschool,thestudentsaretakingasciencelesson.MrMarco,theirteacher,explains,“Forpartofourlessontoday,someofyouaregoingtovisittheLakesideParktostudytreesinnaturalsurroundings.Youwillbelookingcarefullyandthinkingabouttheconditionstreesneedtogrow.”MrMarcoandthegroupwalktothewoodlandwheretherearemanybeautifultrees.Thestudentsarerequiredtomatchthetreeswiththenamesofthreetreesontheirquestionpaper.Twostudentstryguessingtheheightofyoungtrees.Thentheymeasurethedistancefromayoungtreetotheparenttreebycountingtheirstepsbetweenthetrees.Oneofthestudentsremindsthemtostayontaskandfollowthegroup.Therestofthegroupseeseveraltreesmatchingthedescriptionsontheirtasklistandruntowardsthem.MrMarcogivesthestudentsthreelargeplasticbowlswiththreelabels(标签).Thestudentsbegintosearchundereachtreeandfindthingstofillthelabelledbowls.Theyputthethingstheyfindintoabowllabelledredbirch.Thentheyfindtheothertwotrees,aTibetancherry,andapaperbarkmaplewithredandorangecurlyleaves.Oncethestudentshavefinished,theyrelax,drawandmakenotes.Whenthegroupreturntoschool,MrMarcogivesthemspecialglassestolookthrough.Theybegintosortandordertheircollections.Twoofthestudentsputtinyseedsbetweentwopiecesofglass.Theyexaminethemcarefully.Twomorestudentspourwaterintoametalcontainer(容器)tocoversomeleavesanddeadflowers.Theyputonspecialglovestostirtheliquid(液体)asthecontainerheatsuponahotplate.Twootherstudentsaredrawingandtakingnotes.ThenMrMarcocallsthegrouptogether.Thegrouptelltheclassaboutthethingstheysawandtheresultsoftheirexperiments(实验).MrMarcothanksthegroupandsayshehopestoseetheresultsoftheirexperimentsgrowingintheschoolgarden.1．Thestudentsvisittheparkto.A．walkroundthelake B．discussideasaboutplantsC．studytreesinthenaturalworld D．guesstheheightoftrees2．Inthepark,thestudentsareaskedto.A．carryoutmorethanonetask B．measuretheheightofyoungtreesC．finishtheiractivitiesbycountingsteps D．matchtreestothenamesonalist3．Beforethestudentsleavethepark,theyneedto.A．gatherallthelargeandsmallseedstogetherB．putalltheirnaturestudymaterialsintocontainersC．showMrMarcotheirdrawingsofflowersD．countalltheleavesunderthetrees4．Afterthegrouparrivebackinschool,theydoallthefollowingthingsEXCEPT.A．studynaturalmaterialswithspecialglasses B．sortandordertheircollectionsC．drawandtakenotes D．heatnaturalmaterialstomakeaplantfood5．Whatdothestudentssharewiththerestoftheclassattheendofthelesson?A．Theirguessesaboutnature. B．Theircollectionsofnaturalmaterials.C．Theresultsoftheirobservationsandexperiments. D．Answerstoallthequestionsonthetasklist.C15、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）OnedayMrsBlackvisitedherfamilydoctor,MrDodd.MrDoddwasanoldfunnymanwithabeard.“What’stheproblem?”thedoctoraskedher.“Iamveryworriedaboutmyson,Jake,”MrsBlacksaid,“Ican’tstophimfrombetting.Hespendsallhismoneybettingonhorseraces.Andevenworsehe’llbetoneverything.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis.”Thedoctorsaid,“I’vesavedmanypeoplefromgamblingbefore.Sendhimtome.”ThenextdayMrsBlacksenthersontoseethedoctor.Whiletheyweretalking,theboywaslookingatthedoctor’sbeard.Suddenlyhesaid,“Ibetyou$50thatyourbeardisnotarealone.”“Oh,no,”thedoctorsaid.“CanIpullyourbeardandfindout?”theboysaid.Thedoctorthoughtthisisagoodwaytoteachhimalesson;sohesaid,“Ok,ifmybeardisreal,youwillhavetopayme$50.”Theboypulleditandsoonfoundoutitwasreal.Thedoctorlaughed.TwodayslaterthedoctortelephonedMrsBlack,“IthinkI’vesavedyourson.”Hetoldherthestory.ButMrsBlacksaid,“You’rewrong.You’vemadehimworse.”“Howcanthatbe?”thedoctorasked.“Beforehewenttoseeyou,hebetme$100thatyouwouldaskhimtopullyourbeard!”根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．WhydidMrsBlackaskMrDoddtohelpher?A．BecauseMrDoddwasMrsBlack’sfriend.B．BecauseMrDoddwasafunnyman.C．BecauseJakebelievedMrDodd.D．BecauseMrDoddwasMrsBlack’sfamilydoctor.2．What’swrongwithMrsBlack?A．Shehadabadcold.B．Sheworriedaboutherson.C．Mrblack’ssonhadafever.D．Sheworriedabouthermoney.3．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A．Jakewasbadlyillandhadtoseethedoctor.B．Thewritertellsusthatchildrenmustn’tbetonhorseraces.C．Jake’sproblemwasthathelikedbettingtoomuch.D．Thedoctorhimselflikedgambling,too.4．Whogotmoneyinthestory?A．Theboyandhismother.B．Nobodyexceptthedoctor.C．ThedoctorandJake.D．NobodyexceptJake.5．Whichisthebesttitleforthestory?A．DoctorsAreCleverB．TheExpensiveBeardC．HorseRacesAreBadD．AnUnusualBetD16、Therewasalovelyvegetablepatch(菜园).Alargetreegrewthere.Boththepatchandthetreegavetheplaceawonderfullook,andtheyweretheprideofthegardener.Butnooneknewthatthevegetablesandthetreecouldn'tstandeachother.Thevegetableshatedthetree'sshadow(阴影),becauseitleftthemonlyjustenoughlighttolive.Thetree,ontheotherhand,hatedthevegetablesbecausetheydranknearlyallthewater,leavinghimjustenoughtolive.Thesituationbecamesoseriousthatthevegetablesdecidedtouseupallthewaterinthegroundsothatthetreewoulddie.Thetreeansweredbackbynotprotectingthevegetablesfromthehotsun,sotheybegantodryup.Soonthevegetableswerereallyweak,andthetreewasdryingup.Thegardenerwonderedwhyandstoppedwateringthem.Whenhedidthat,boththetreeandthevegetablesrealizedthatitwasbettertohelpeachother.Theylearnedhowtoliveinharmonywiththosearoundthem.Sotheydecidedtoworktogether,usingboththeshadeandthewatertogrowwell.Afterseeinghowwelltheyweredoing,thegardenergavethebestcaretothevegetablepatch,wateringandfertilizing(施肥)itbetterthananyotherpatchformilesaround.1．Whydidn'tthevegetablesandthetreegetonwellwitheachother?A．Becausethevegetableswantedmorelight.B．Becausethetreedrankalmostallthewater.C．Becausethevegetablesweren'ttheprideofthegardener.D．Becausethevegetablesdidn'tlookaswonderfulasthetree.2．Fromthepassageweknow.A．thevegetablesweresorrytoseethetreedryingupB．thegardenerwasveryangrywiththevegetablesandthetreeC．thegardenerdidn'tknowwhatwashappeninginthepatchatfirstD．thetreedidn'tknowhowimportantthesunwastovegetables3．Theunderlinedphrase“inhormony”means“”inChinese.A．forlong B．carefully C．effectively D．harmoniously4．Thepassageismainlyabout.A．whythesunlightandwaterwereveryimportantB．howthegardenertookcareofhisvegetablepatchC．whythegardenerwasproudofhisvegetablepatchD．whathappenedbetweenthevegetablesandthetreeE17、HowtoSendandReceiveanE-mail

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willappearonyourscreen.Thisisyoure-mail“menu”.

Howdoastronautshavemeals?

Eatinginspaceisdifferentfromeatingontheearth.Thefoodthatastronautscarrywiththemdoesn’tlooklikethefoodyoueatontheearth.

Somefoodiscarriedinclosedbags.Itiscookedandfrozenbeforetheastronautsgetit.Allthewaterisremovedfromthefood.Inthespacecapsule(太空舱),theastronautputsthewaterback.He“shoots”hotorcoldwaterintothefoodbagwithaspecialgun.Heeatsthefoodthroughasmallholeinthebag.

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Astronautscan’tdrinkwaterfromopencups.Thewaterwouldfloatindropsintheair.Thewaterisputinthespecialgun.Theastronautshootsthewaterintohismouth.

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根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Whatcanyouseeonthescreenwhenyouopenyoure-mailprogram?A．apictureofabox B．apictureofanenvelopeC．apictureofamenu D．apictureofacomputer2．Whereissomefoodcarriedinspace?A．bags. B．plastics.C．clothbags. D．closedbags.3．Howdoestheastronautputhotorcoldwaterintothefoodbag.A．Theyputhotorcoldwaterintothefoodbagwithascoop.B．Theyputhotorcoldwaterintothefoodbagwithabowl.C．Theyputhotorcoldwaterintothefoodbagwithaspecialgun.D．Theyputhotorcoldwaterintothefoodbagwithastraw.4．Accordingtothepassage,weknowthateatinginspace________eatingontheearth.A．isthesameas B．issimilartoC．islike D．isdifferentfrom5．Eatinginspaceis__________.A．difficult B．easyC．interesting D．boringF18、Whydoweseeteenagershangingoutwithacigaretteintheirmouths?Ifyouareasmoker,whydon’tyoustopsmoking?Herearefivereasonswhyyouneedtogiveupsmokingtoday.Smokingisbadforyourhealth–besideslungcancer,smokingisalsoconsideredasamajorcauseofsomekindsofdiseases.Smokingisalsolinkedtocancersofthemouth,andthroatjusttonameafew.Italsoraisedbloodpressure(血压)andincreasestheriskofotherdiseases.Besides,smokingmaycauselifeproblems.Smokingcanbreakyourrelationships–Non-smokersprefernon-smokingpartnersbecauseofsomereasons.Forone,theydon’twanttoletthemselvesinsecond-handsmoke.Non-smokersalsohatethesmellofcigarette,whichusuallystaysinasmoker’sbodyevenaftertheyhavewashedtheirhands.Smokinglookssooutofstyle–Thedaysoflooking“cool”whilelightingupacigaretteislonggone.Nowadayspeoplearemoreeducatedontheriskofsmoking.Still,alotofpeople,especiallyyoungadults,thinkthatlightingupacigarettewillmakethemappearbetterthantheirfriends.Smokingismoreexpensivethangivingupsmoking–Youwillbesurprisedtoknowhowmuchyouareactuallyspendingoncigarettes.Doaquickonlinesearchfor“smokingcalculator”tofindout.Ontheotherhand,programsthatwillhelpyougiveupsmokingwillsetyoubackjustacoupleofhundreddollarsatmost.It’snotashardasyoumaythinktogiveupsmoking–Everysmokerwilltellyouthatit’shardtostop,infactit’snot.Theyjustdon’twanttostop.Ifyouputyourmindandhearttoit,withalittlehelpfromfamilyandfriends,youcanstopthatbadhabitonceandforall.1．Whysmokingcanbreakyourrelationships?A．Becausesmokeneverstaysinasmoker’sbody.B．Becausenon-smokersalsopreferthesmellofcigarette.C．Becausesecond-handsmokesmellsbad.D．Becausenon-smokersprefernon-smokingpartners.2．WhichreasonisNOTmentionedinthepassageaboutgivingupsmoking?A．Smokingcoststoomuch.B．Smokingsometimesleadsyoutocausesomediseases.C．Smokingmakesyoubeinfashion.D．It’snotgoodforyourrelationship.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“linked”inpassage2mean?A．联系B．组合C．变成D．构建4．What