广东省韶关市曲江初级中学2023年英语九年级第一学期期末质量检测试题含解析

广东省韶关市曲江初级中学2023年英语九年级第一学期期末质量检测试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Manyofhisclassmateswondered____.A．howcanheimprovehisEnglishsomuchB．howhecanimprovehisEnglishsomuchC．howcouldheimprovehisEnglishsomuchD．howhecouldimprovehisEnglishsomuch2、Nowadays,ittakesusonly_____hourandahalftotravelfromChangchuntoShenyangbecauseofhighspeedrailway.A．an B．the C．a D．/3、Excuseme,sir.Couldyoutellme________？A．whereisthebanknearestB．whereisthenearestbankC．wherethenearestbankis4、--Wouldyoupleaseyourradioalittle?Icanhardlygotosleep.--Oh,sorry.A．turnoffB．turnonC．turndownD．turnup5、The24thWinterOlympicGames_____inBeijingandZhangjiakouin2022,fromFebruary4thto20th.A．isgoingtoholdB．holdC．willbeheldD．isheld6、Thissongremindsme________mybestfriend.A．with B．for C．of7、

willtheconcertbegin?eveno'clock.A．Howlong,Notuntil B．Howsoon,NotuntilC．Howlong,Until D．Howsoon,Until8、goodcareofyourselfwhenyouarealone,oryourparentswillworryaboutyou.A．Taking B．Totake C．Taken D．Take9、---Couldyoutellme_______?----I’mnotsure.A．howmanypeoplehavebeenoutofhospitalB．whenisThanksgivingDayC．whichanimalsdoeshelikebestD．whattimewillthedophinshowstart10、--Couldyoupleasetellme__?--Certainly.A．whatshouldIdotoimprovemyEnglishB．howcanIgettothereadingroomC．whatsheislookingforD．whenshallwehaveaparents'meetingⅡ.完形填空11、Iwasinthemostbeautifulcityintheworld,yetIonlywantedhome.Itwasanamazingweekformyhusbandandme——thetripofalifetime.Monthsago,whenmyhusbandtoldmethathewouldhaveameetinginLondon.Iexpressedmy1togotoEuropetogetherwithhim.Thenweaskedhismothertolookafterourtwochildrenandstartedoff.Duringtheweek’stime,wevisitedLondonandParis——asmuchaswecould,BigBen,theLouvreandsoon.Allthesewerebeautiful2weexpectedtoseebefore.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.OnourlastnightinParis,afterweenjoyedthenightviewoftheEiffelTower,myhusbandcalledhome.Hismother3thephone.Inasecond,myhusband’sfacefellandhelookedsoworried.Icouldfeelsomething4happened.“What’swrong?”Iasked.Hedidn’tanswerandcontinuedtolisten.Afewminuteslater,hesaid5tomethatTony,ourseven-year-oldson,hadfallenoffhisbikeand6hisleg.Hemustbesenttohospitalatonce.Atthatmoment,Paris7lostitscharm(魅力).“Idon’twanttobehere!Ishouldn’tbehere!Ishouldbehomewithmykids!”Wehurriedbacktoourhotelandthentotheairport…Finally,wegothome.Werushedintoourchildren’sbedroom.Seeingourtwochildren,Isuddenlyrealizedthetruth:thereisno8sightintheworldthanyourchildren’sfacesthatgreetyouathome.1．A．questionB．wishC．senseD．idea2．A．placesB．picturesC．citiesD．parks3．A．movedB．finishedC．calledD．answered4．A．importantB．usefulC．funnyD．bad5．A．happilyB．clearlyC．sadlyD．truly6．A．restedB．brokenC．kickedD．lifted7．A．suddenlyB．finallyC．quicklyD．slowly8．A．quieterB．cleanerC．sweeterD．richerⅢ.语法填空12、IV.语法填空：用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的根据上下文填入适当的词。AgroupofstudentshavehelpedtheirclassmateChengDongdongforsevenyearsinAnhui.Cheng,16,wasunabletowalkafterhegotaterrible1．(ill)attheageofseven.“ItwasinGrade2thatIintroducedDongdong’ssituationtothestudents.ThenIasked2．someonewouldliketohelphim,”saidWangMi,theteacherofCheng’sclass.ToWang’ssurprise,manystudentsraisedtheir3．(hand).Andshechoseeightboys4．(form)aspecialgrouptohelpCheng.Thegroupwouldtakehimtoschool5．bringhimbackeveryday,helphimatlunchandplay6．himduringthebreaks.Afterseveralyears,XieChenxu,LiuWeiandLiaoJiangtaoofthegrouparestillin7．sameclasswithCheng.Xieisresponsiblefor8．(carry)Chenginandoutofthewheelchair(轮椅）asheis9．(strong)thanothers.Cheng’sparentstookhimtolotsofhospitals.ACanadiandoctor10．(begin)treatinghimearlythisyearandhissituationstartedtobecomebetter.Let’swishhimaverynicefuture.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、April22isEarthDay.Everyoneonearthshouldcareaboutandprotecttheearth!Theearthhaswarmedbyaboutl℉(华氏度)overthepast100years,butwhyandhow?Well,scientistsarenotquitesure.Maybetheearthgetswarmerandwarmeronitsown.Butmanyscientistssaythatpeoplearedoingmanythingswhichmakestheearthwarmer.First,greenhouseeffect(温室效应)isaveryimportantreasonforthechangeoftheearth.Peoplegiveouttoomuchenergyintotheaireveryyear.Itmakestheearthwarmer.Climate(气候)changeisanotherimportantreason.Sometimesitbecomestoohotandsometimestoocold.Sometimesthereistoomuchrainandsometimestoolittle.Thechangeoftheclimatemakestheearthwarmer.Inturn,thewarmthoftheearthchangestheclimate,too.Whentheearthbecomeswarmer,theremaybemorerainandariseinsealevel.Itwillaffectthegrowthofplants,animalsandpeople.OnaPacificisland,100peoplehavetomovetohighergroundbecausetheseaisrising.Thesepeoplecannolongerliveonthecoast.Beforethat,twoislandswithoutpeoplewentunderwaterin1999.Scientistssaythattheseascanrisebynearlyonemetreby2100.Peoplecanaffecttheearth’sair,landandwater.Asforus,wecandomanythingstoprotecttheearth.Forexample,wecanusefridgesless.Wecantellmorepeopleaboutprotectingtheearth.1．EarthDayisprobablysetforpeopleto________.A．learnmoreabouttheearth B．makefulluseoftheearthC．takebettercareoftheearth D．studythewarmthoftheearth2．Wecaninfer(推断)fromthepassagethatthereasonforthewarmerearthare______now.A．notveryclear B．completelysecret C．wellknown D．notgivenyet3．Greenhouseeffectcomesfrom________.A．searising B．climatechangeC．nature’sunbalance D．people’sactivity4．Accordingtothepassage,_________mayaffecteachother.A．animalsandislands B．climateandthewarmthoftheearthC．fridgesandanimals D．sealevelandthegrowthofplantsB14、“Whereistheuniversity?”ThisisaquestionthatmanyvisitorstoCambridgeask.Butnoonecangivethemanexactanswer,forthereisnowalltobefoundaroundtheuniversity.Theuniversityisthecity.Youcanfindclassroombuildings,libraries,museumsandofficesoftheuniversityalloverthecity.Andmostofitsmembersarethestudentsandteachersofthethirty-onecolleges.Cambridgewasalreadyatownlongbeforethefirststudentsandteachersarrived800yearsago.ItgrewupbytheriverCranta,andtheriverwasoncecalledtheCam.Abridgewasbuiltovertheriverasearlyas875,Sothetowngotitsname“Cambridge”.Inthefourteenthandfifteenthcenturiesmoreandmorelandwasforcollegebuildings.Thetowngrewmuchfasterinthenineteenthcenturyaftertheopeningoftherailwayin1845.Cambridgebecameacityin21andnowithasapopulationofover100,000.ManyyoungstudentsinothercountriesexpecttostudyatCambridge.Alargenumberofpeoplefromallovertheworldcometovisittheuniversity.Ithasbecomeafamousplaceallaroundtheworld.1．VisitorstoCambridgecanfindthefollowingintheuniversityexcept____________.A．librariesB．wallsC．officesD．museums2．Accordingtothepassage,CambridgeUniversityismadeupof____colleges.A．31B．15C．875D．8003．Thetowngotitsnamefrom______________.A．thefirststudentsandteachersB．thebridgebuiltovertheriverCamC．themembersoftheuniversityD．thepersonwhodesignedthebridge4．WhichisthecorrectorderoftheeventsaboutCambridge?a.Therailwaywasopened.b.Cambridgebecameacity.c.Moreandmorelandwasforcollegebuildings.d.Thefirststudentsandteachersarrivedatthetown.A．a→c→b→dB．d→a→c→bC．b→c→a→dD．d→c→a→b5．Fromthepassage,weknowthat_____________.A．thetowngrewmuchfasterbefore1845B．thecityhadapopulationof100,000in23C．manyyoungstudentsdreamofstudyingatCambridgeUniversityD．theCambridgeUniversityhasahistoryofmorethan1,000yearsC15、HeJiang，apostgraduate（研究生）inbiology，willbecomethefirstChinesestudenttogiveaspeechinthecommencement（毕业典礼）atHarvardUniversityonMay26，1．Giventhehighesthonorbytheuniversity．HeJiang，whowasborninasmallvillageinHunanprovince，said，"PeopleinChinaoftenbelievethatit'suselesstostudyandchildrenfromthecountrysidecannotbesuccessfulinthefuture．However，Icannotagreewiththem．Educationcanchangeaperson'slife．Ihopemyexperiencecanencouragethestudentsfromthecountrysidetosparenoeffortinstudyandmaketheirdreamcometrue．"Differentfrommanyotherfamiliesinthevillage，hisparentsneverthoughtaboutfindingajobinbigcitiesandleavingtheirtwosonsathomewithouttheircare．Hisfartherwasstrictabouttheirstudies．Heandhisyoungerbrotherstudiesathomewhiletheotherkidsinthevillageplayedinthefields．Unlikehisstrictfarther，hismothertookhersons'sidewhenherhusbandscoldedtheboys．Shepreferredtositwithhersonswhentheystudiedratherthanchatwithotherwomeninthevillage．Gettingthechancetospeakatcommencementisnoaccident．DuringhisfirstdaysinHarvard，itwasquitedifficultforhimtofollowtheprofessorinclassandhewasspeechlessincampusbecauseofhispoorEnglish．Insteadofgivingup．HeJiangspentallhisfreetimeonEnglish．HealsomakefriendswithnativestoimprovehisspeakingEnglish．Oneyearlater，hehadlittledifficultyinclassandsoonbecameoneofthetopstudentsinhisclass．WiththeencouragementfromProfessorDianaEck，HeJiangdecidedtoapply（申请）forthechancetospeakatthecommencement．"FewChinesestudentshadappliedbefore，butIwantedtohaveatry．IjustwanttorealizemyideaoflettingmorepeoplehearthevoicefromChinaandtellingthemthatChinaisnotwhatitusedtobe．"saidHeJiang．AfterbeatingthreestudentsfromHarvardKennedySchoolinthethirdandfinalround，HeJiangmadeittogetthechancetospeakatthecommencement．HeJiangwillgotoMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyaftergraduatingfromHarvard．2．WherewillHeJianggivethespeech？_____A．HarvardUniversityB．HunanProvinceC．HarvardKenneySchoolD．MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology3．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？______A．HeJiangistheonlychildinthefamilyB．BothofHeJiang'sparentswereverystrictwithhimC．HeJiang'sparentsnevertriedtofindajobinabigcityD．HeJiangoftenplayedinthefieldswithotherkidsinthevillage4．Paragraph4mainlytellsus_______A．howHeJianggotthechanceB．howhardworkingHeJiangwasC．whyHeJiangappliedforthechanceD．whatHeJiangstudiedinHarvard5．Fromthepassage，wecanknowthat______A．likefather，likesonB．theearlybirdsgetwormsC．practicemakesperfectD．wherethereisawill，thereisawayD16、Accordingtothe2018WorldHappinessReport,Denmark(丹麦）ranked(排名）No.3!Andit’snotsurprisingatall!In2016,DenmarkrankedNo.l,thenNo.2in2017.Infact,Denmarkhasbeenonthelistformanyyears.Why?BecausepeoplewholiveinDenmarkknowthesecrettohappiness—“hygge”.Butwhatis“hygge”？TheDanish(丹麦的）word“hygge”(pronounced“hoo-ga”）isoftentranslatedinEnglishas“coziness”.But“hygge”ismorethanthat.It'salsoaboutspendingpeacefultimeinaquietenvironmentwithnocalendar.It’saboutspendingtimealoneorspendingtimewithfamily.Danishpeopleareverygoodat“hygge”.Forexample,theycreatea“hygge”environmentbyburningcandlesinclassrooms,kitchens,bedrooms,etc.Accordingtosomereports,DanishpeoplebummorecandleseveryyearthanpeoplefromanyotherEuropeancountry.However,“hygge”isn’tjustaboutcreatinganiceandwarmenvironment;itisbestenjoyedwithfamilymembersandfriends.Withupto17hoursofdarknesseverydayinwinter,Danishpeoplespendmoretimeindoorsasaresult,andtheyoftengettogetherforamealorhotdrinks,withoutthedistraction(使人分心的事物）oftechnologyorthestressofdailylife.Stillcan’tunderstandwhat“hygge”is?Ifyou’rereadingthisinacomfortablechair,withafewcandlesaroundyou,thatsenseofcozinessyou'refeelingmightjustbe“hygge”.1．IntheWorldHappinessReport,DenmarkusedtorankNo.____in2016.A．1 B．2 C．3 D．172．HowdoDanishpeoplecreatea“hygge”environment?A．Byrepairingtheirhouses B．ByplayingvideogamesC．Bycleaningupbedrooms D．Byburningcandles3．Withupto17hoursofdarknesseverydayinwinter,Danishpeople.①playcomputergamestillmidnight②spendmoretimeindoorsasaresult③stayuptoworkintheirownrooms④oftengettogetherforamealorhotdrinksA．①② B．①③ C．②④ D．③④4．Inthelastparagraph,theword“coziness”means“”inChinese.A．舒适 B．友善 C．奢侈 D．密切5．ThearticlemainlytellsusA．howDanishpeoplespendtheirwinter B．whattheDanishsecrettohappinessisC．whenDanishpeopleliketostayathome D．whyDanishpeopleburnsomanycandleE17、Babiesbornafter2017mayneverneedtotakeadrivinglessonbecauseofthedevelopmentofself-drivingcars.Somescientistssaythatself-drivingordriverlesscars（无人驾驶汽车）mayhittheroadwithin15years,anditispossiblethatdrivingmaybecomeunnecessary,ormorerelaxingandenjoyable.CompanieslikeGoogle,Baidu,AppleandAlibabaareworkingondriverlesscars.But,ifthetestsaresuccessful,theseelectricself-drivingcarscouldbeputintouseverysoon.Thiskindofcarsmaychangethewayweliveinthefuture.Allyouhavetodoistypinginyouraddress!AccordingtoBaidu,thedriverlesstechnologyhasthefollowingfouradvantages.Firstly,driverlesscarsareactuallysafer.InChina,therearemomthan500deathscausedbyaccidents.Withdriverlesscars,thenumberwilldecreaseby100times.Secondly,driverlesscarsaremoreefficient(有效的）thanmannedcars.Thirdly,driverlesscarsfollowthetrafficrules.Therefore,trafficcontrollingwillbeeasier.Atlast,thecostoftransportationwillbereducedasthelaborcostbecomesless.Therearemanydifferenttechnologiesneededtomakeasuccessfulself-drivingcar.Themostdifficulttechnologiesofall,environmentalperception（感知）,behaviorprediction,planningcontrol,HDmapping,andexactGPS.1．Accordingtosomescientists,driverlesscarsmaymakedrivingbecome_____________.A．necessary B．difficult C．boring D．enjoyable2．Thethirdparagraphmainlytalksaboutthe___________ofdriverlesscars.A．instructions B．standards C．advantages D．theories3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Driverlesscarsmaynotfollowthetrafficrules.B．Thetechnologiesfordriverlesscarshaven'tyetwelldeveloped.C．Thecommunicationbetweenthecarandamanisperfect.D．Driverlesscarswillhavemoreaccidentsthanman-controlledcats.F18、Recently,athree-partBBCdocumentaryAreOurKidsToughEnough?ChineseSchoolhasbecomeahottopic.TheTVdocumentaryfollowedfiveChineseteacherswhospentamonthworkingwith50teenagers,agedfrom13to14atBohuntSchoolinthesouthernEnglishcountyofHampshire.TheChineseteacherusedChinesewaystoteachthestudentsinsteadofBritishways.Thefirstpart,broadcastonAugust4th,showedthestudentsperformingmorningexercises,takingpartinalong-distancerunningraceandlearninghowtodoeyeexercisesduringbreaks.Itwastoughontheteachers,becausetheyhadtospendagreatdealofenergyandtimekeepingthenoisystudentsquiet,andtheleadingteachercomplainedthattheclassroomwasalways“chaotic(混乱的)”.Atthesametime,manystudentscomplainedthattheteachersweretoostrict,thelessonswereboringandtheyfounditdifficulttogetusedtothenewways.TheTVdocumentarycausesadebate(争论).SomepeoplesaythatChineseteachersaretoostrictandfailtoengagestudents’interest.Intheiropinion,Chineseteacherspreferspoon-feedingeducationthatwillhelpstudentspassexams,butitwillbeuselessintherealworld.However,supporterssaythattheChineseeducationsystemcanproducehard-workingandpolitestudents.1．WhichofthefollowingthingswasNOTshowedinthefirstpart?A．Havingbre