2024届江苏省南通市崇川区田家炳中学九年级英语第一学期期末考试试题含解析

2024届江苏省南通市崇川区田家炳中学九年级英语第一学期期末考试试题注意事项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、MoYanis________favoritewriter.TheyhavereadhisnovelTheFrogthreetimes.A．Mary’sandJoan’s B．MaryandJoan’s C．Mary’sandJoan2、－Areyoufeelingtiredafterdoingtheheavywork?－____________.Infact,Iamstillenergetic.A．NotalittleB．NotabitC．NotabitofD．Notlittle3、---Mom,canIgoouttoplaybasketballwithMike?---OK,butyoumust______tocomebackbefore5o’clock.A．promise B．prepare C．practice D．provide4、---Linda,haveyouheard_________songLittleApple?---IsittheoneChopsticksBrotherssanglastyear?Maybeit’s___mostpopularsongin2014.A．a;the B．the;the C．a;an D．the;a5、—Excuseme.HowcanIgettoShanziheAirport?—TakeShanghaiRoad,followthe__________andyoucan’tmissit.A．way B．traffic C．notices D．signs6、-Couldyoutellme_____?-Talkingaboutfestivals.A．whataretheydoing B．whattheyaredoingC．wheretheyaregoing D．wherearetheygoing7、Sallyusedtobe，butnowsheenjoysmeetingandtalkingtonewfriends.A．honestB．shyC．creativeD．lively8、Ilikemanydifferentkindsofflowers,__________roses,Carnations,sunflowersandsoon.A．withB．includingC．exceptD．from9、----I’dliketovisitKatetomorrow.Doyouknow______?----Sorry,Idon’tknowheraddress,either.A．whyshelivesthere B．whosheliveswithC．whereshelives D．howshelives10、________it’sSundaytomorrow,wehavetogotoschool.A．Though B．Since C．As D．BecauseⅡ.完形填空11、Foodisveryimportant.Everyoneneedsto1wellifheorshewantstohaveastrongbody.Ourmindsalsoneedakindoffood.Thiskindoffoodis2.Andwebegintogetknowledge(知识)even3weareveryyoung.Youngchildrenare4ineverythingaroundthem.Theylearn5whiletheyarewatchingandlistening.Whentheyaregettingolder,theybeginto6storybooks,sciencebooks…,anythingtheylike.Whentheyfindsomethingnew,theylovetoaskquestionsand7tofindoutanswers.Whatisthebest8togetknowledge?Ifwelearnbyourselves,wewillget9knowledge.Ifwearealwaysgettinganswersfromothersanddonotask10,wewillneverlearnwell.1．A．sing B．read C．drink D．eat2．A．sport B．exercise C．knowledge D．meat3．A．until B．when C．after D．so4．A．interested B．interesting C．weak D．better5．A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything6．A．lend B．read C．learn D．write7．A．try B．have C．refuse D．wait8．A．place B．school C．way D．road9．A．little B．few C．many D．much10．A．what B．when C．why D．whereⅢ.语法填空12、SarahandJanetaremiddleschoolstudents.Theyhavebeenfriends1．theystartedschool.Theydomanythingstogether,suchasstudying,watchingTV,surfingtheInternet,playingsports,listening2．musicandsoon.Theyusuallyhelpeachother.WhenSarahwasinthe3．(three)grade,somestudentsmadefunofherbecauseshewasshy.Janettoldtheotherstudents4．(stop)makingfunofSarahandshehelpedSarahovercomehershyness.Inthefifthgrade,Janethad5．(difficulty)inmath.Shestudiedhard,butshestillcouldn’tknowwhattheteacher6．(teach)clearly.SarahhelpedJanetandexplainedeveryexercisetoher.Aftersixmonths,Janetdidmuch7．(well)thanbeforeandevengotanAinthemathexam.WhenJanetgotthetestpaper,wecanimagine8．happytheywere!Everyone9．(need)agoodfriendinlife.Alifewithoutafriendisalifewithoutthesunshine.Pleaserememberpeoplewantfriends10．arekindandhelpful.Soifwewantagoodfriend,let’sbeagoodfriendfirst.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Oneday,Itookanundergroundtowork,Isawsomethingthatmademeverysad.Onthetube(undergroundinLondon),amotherkeptlookingatherphonescreenandplayingagamewithherdaughtersittingbesideher.Thelittlegirl,about5yearsold,wastalkingtohermotheraboutherday,repeatingthenextstop’snamecheerfully,praisinghermother’slongnails—tryingtocatchhermother’sattention.Hermotherjustnoddedandanswered“Mm,hm”withhereyesgluedtothescreen,busypassingthelevelsofthegame.Iwatchedthegirlgiveafinaltrytoatleastgethermumtolookather,butitwasnouse.Thenthelittlegirlturnedsilent.Itwasashamethemotherdidn’tnoticethat.Itbrokemyheartandgotmewondering—whatkindofgamewouldmakethemotherforgetshehasthemostbeautifulthingintheworld,thehumanshecreated,thepersonsheloveswithallherheart?Whatitmeantwhenshecouldn’tlookintoherdaughter’seyesandevenstoptolistentothegirl?Someparentsarealmostliketheteenagers,alwaysontheirphoneswithmindlessgamesorgoingthroughWeChat.Perhapsparentshavemanythingstodealwith,butsometimestheyareeverythingtotheirkids.Thisisnotanonlyexample.I’veseentoomanysuchexamples.Imightnotbeaparentmyself,andprobablystillhavealongwaybeforebecomingone,butIknowwhatIsawisn’tright.Thesceneusedtobeseenamongteenagersveryoftenwhenparentscomplainedhowtheirchildrenwerecrazyabouttheirmobilephones.Lookhowthesituationhaschanged!Theparentshavebecome“technologyslaves(奴隶)”,thatistosay,theycan’tcontrolthemselveswhileusingmobilephones.Nowsomemiddle-agedparentsholdthebestiPhonesorSamsungphones,whichareprobablytheonlytwobrandstheyknow.Theyareplayingthesimplegameswithsoexpensivemobilephones.I’muncertainwhethertolaughortocry.Butmyhopeisthatthisstormpasses.1．Thelittlegirlturnedsilentbecauseshefailedto_____.A．stoptolistentohermumB．catchhermother’sattentionC．knowthebrandofhermobilephoneD．controlherselfwhileusingmobilephone2．Inthepassage,thewritermainlywantstoexpress_____.A．thehopethatparentsusenewtechnologyproperlyB．thehappinessthatparentscanusemoderntechnologyC．thesadnessthatparentshavemanythingstodealwithD．theworriesthatchildrenarecrazyaboutmobilephones3．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TechnologySlavesB．Middle-agedParentsC．ASceneontheTubeD．MindlessPhoneGamesB14、WhenIwasaboygrowingupinNewJerseyinthe191s，wehadamilkmandeliveringmilktoourdoorstep.HisnamewasMr.Basille.Heworeawhitecap,anddroveawhitetruck.Asafive-year-oldboy,Icouldn’ttakemyeyesoffthecoinchanger(硬币兑换器)fixedtohisbelt.Henoticedthisonedayduringadelivery,andgavemeaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger.Ofcourse,hedeliveredmorethanmilk.Therewascheeseandeggsandsoon.Ifweneededtochangeourorder,mymotherwouldpenanote,“Pleaseaddabottleofbuttermilknextdelivery,”andputitintheboxalongwiththeemptybottles.Andthen,thebuttermilkwouldmagicallyappear.Allofthiswasaboutmorethanconvenience.Therewasacloserelationshipbetweenfamiliesandtheirmilkmen.MrBasilleevenhadakeytomyhouse,forthosetimeswhenitwassocoldoutsidethatwecouldboxindoors,Sothatthemilkwouldn’tfreeze.AndIrememberMrBasillefromtimetotime,takingabreakatourkitchentable,havingacupofteaandtellingstoriesabouthisdelivery.Thereissadlynohomemilkdeliverytoday.Bigcompaniesallowtheproductionofcheapermilk,somakingitdifficultformilkmentocompete.Besides,milkisforsaleeverywhere.Anditmayjustnothavebeenpracticaltohaveadeliveryservice.Recently,anoldmilkboxinthecountrysideIsawbroughtbackmychildhoodmemories.Itookithomeandfixeditonthebackporch(门廊).Everysooftenmyson’sfriendswillaskwhatitis,soIstarttellingstoriesofmyboyhood,andofthemilkmanwhobroughtusfriendshipalongwithhismilk.1．Mr.Basillegavetheboyaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger______.A．topleasehismotherB．topayforthedeliveryC．toshowhismagicalpowerD．tosatisfytheboy’scuriosity(好奇心)2．Iftheyneededtochangetheirorder,theyshould____A．callthemilkmanB．waitforthemilkC．leaveanoteintheboxD．leaveanoteonthedoor3．Whyistherenolongermilkdeliverytoday?A．Itisnotallowedbythelaw.B．Itsserviceisgettingpoor.C．Ithasbeendrivenoutofthemarket.D．Nobodywantstobeamilkmannow.4．Whydidwriterbringbackhomeanoldmilkbox?A．Heplantedflowersinit.B．Hemissedthegoodolddays.C．Heneededitforhismilkbottles.D．Hewantedtotellinterestingstories.5．Whatcanbeinferred(推断)fromthefactthatthemilkmanhadthekeytotheboy’shouse?A．Hewasafunnyperson.B．Hewantedtohaveteathere.C．Hewasfullytrustedbythefamily.D．Hewastreatedasafamilymember.C15、AblogpostedDec7,2018at12:17PMbyAlannaMallonAlannaMallonisaCambridgeCityCouncilor.EachyearinNovember,IreceivealotofemailsandtextsfromfriendswhowanttovolunteerwiththeirfamiliesonThanksgivingasawaytogiveback.Ialsofieldphonecallsfromorganizationswhowanttodonate(捐赠)tolocalprogramsthatprovideThanksgivingmeals.However,asanofficialwhostillworksinthenonprofitsector(非盈利部门),Ialsofeeldeeplyanxious(焦急的)becauseIknowtheother51weeksoftheyear,thesekeyprogramsthatprovidefoodtoresidents(居民)inneedareeagerforbothvolunteersanddonations.Hungerisayearroundproblem,andeachweekvolunteersarethenecessaryparttomakesurethatprogramsareabletoservethecommunity.AtFoodForFree,wedependonabout100volunteersperweek,andeachofthosevolunteersisextremelyimportanttoprovidingfresh,healthyfoodtopeopleintheGreaterBostonareawhoneedit.SchoolchildrenwhotakebackpacksoffoodhomeonFridays,communitycollegestudentswhodependonourFamilyMealsprogramtosupporttheirhealthygrowth,elderlyanddisabledresidentswhoreceivetwicemonthlydeliveriesoffoodtotheirdoorsthroughourHomeDeliveryprogram,theyalldependonusmakingsureenoughvolunteersshowuptodothework.Thesevolunteersdon'tshowupinyoursocialmediasystem,theydon'twinprizesandnoonewritesabouttheminthelocalnewspapers.Buttheyareheroes.Andyoucanbetoo.Ifeveryonemadeapromisetovolunteeronceamonth,orevenonceaquarter,Iknowthatwecouldreducesomeoftheanxietytheseorganizationsfeel,asamoretrust-worthyvolunteernetworkallowsthemtofocusonhelpingpeople,notfillingvolunteerpositions.HereisalistofafeworganizationswhoaredoingimportantworkinCambridgetomakesurethefoodtobesafe.Offeryourtimetoanorganization,theywillbedeeplygrateful,andIamquitesurethatyouwillfeelprettygoodaboutyourselftoo.FoodForFree:/volunteer.CEOC:/food-pantry.HarvardSquareHomelessShelter:/volunteer.CommunityCooks:/join-us.MargaretFullerNeighborhoodHouse:1．Theword"field"inparagraph1probablymeans"________".A．make B．keep C．dealwith D．takeaway2．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Thefoodsafetyworriesthewriter. B．Volunteersareneededallyearround.C．DonationscanbemadethroughtheInternet. D．PeoplelikegettingtogetheronThanksgiving.3．Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout________.A．thedutyofFoodForFree B．thedonationsofFamilyMealsC．thevalueofvoluntarywork D．thedifficultlifeoflocalpeople4．What'sthemainpurposeofthispassage?A．Tocallforaction. B．Toexpressthanks.C．Toadvertiseprograms. D．Tointroducewebsites.D16、IgrewupinNewHampshire,asmalltowninSouthCanada,whereinmyfather’swordsfortheseasonswere“Spring,Summer,FairtimeandWinter!”Atthattime,aweek-longfairwasheldinthetowneveryautumn.Thousandsofpeoplefromothertownscametosellandbuythings.Itwasthebusiesttimeoftheyear.When“Fairtime”came,mygrandmabecamethebusiestpersonofthefamily.Grandmawasakindoldlady.Shewasgoodatcooking.Allherrelativeslikedthefoodshecooked.During“Fairtime”,theywouldcometoliveinherhouseandhavemealsthere.Grandmawasalwayshappytolookafterthem.Yearafteryear,manypeoplemovedtobigcities.Therewasnolonger“Fairtime”.Grandmabecameveryoldandwasgraduallygoingblind.MyparentsandImovedtolivewithGrandma.Wedidourbesttomakeherlifecomfortable.Iwasathighschoolthen.WhatIoftendidathomewastohelpGrandmawiththedailynewspaper’scrosswordpuzzle.However,shedidn’tlookhappy.Sheoftensatinherroomforhours,withoutsayingaword.Toattract（吸引）peopletomoveback,theTownHalldecidedtoreopenthefair.Oneday,whenIcamebackfromschool,IsawGrandmawearingherglasses,washingthedishesinthekitchen.Withabigsmileonherface,shelookedmuchyounger.Shetoldmethathertwonieces(侄女)wouldcome.“TheysaidthefoodIcookedwasverydeliciousandtheywantedtostayinmyhouseagain,”Grandmasaidhappily.“Theywillstayhereforoneweekandwecanhaveabigparty.ThatmustbethebusiestweekI’vehadinyears!”IsuddenlyrealizedthatGrandmadidn’twanttobelookedafter.Shewantedtobe“useful”andhelpful.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1．WhatdothousandsofpeoplecometothetowntodoattheFair?A．EnjoyingGrandmafood.B．Sellingandbuyingthings.C．Learningtocook.D．Havingabigparty.2．When“Fairtime”came,whobecamethebusiestpersonofthefamily?A．Thewriter’sfather.B．Thewriter’sgrandpa.C．Thewriter’smother.D．Thewriter’sgrandma.3．WhywasGrandmaunhappyaftertherewasnolonger“Fairtime”?A．Becauseshewastoobusy.B．Becausenoonelivedwithher.C．Becauseshewasnolonger“useful”.D．Becauseshecouldn’tseeanything.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Grandmawasgoodatcooking.B．Manypeoplemovedtobigcities.C．Grandmadidn’tlike“Fairtime”.D．Grandmawasakindoldlady.5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．FairtimeB．My“Old”GrandmaC．ASmallTownD．Grandma’sFamilyE17、Accordingtoanewstudy,catsmaybejustassmartasdogs.Bothcatsanddogsmayhaveepisodicmemory（情景记忆）,similartothatofhumanbeings.Thediscoveryshowsthatcatscanrecallmemoriesofpositiveexperienceslikeeatingadelicioussnack.Thestudywasatestofepisodicmemory.Episodicmemorymeansmemoryofpastexperiencesthathappenedataspecialtimeandplace.Inthetest,catswereledtofouropenbowlsoffood.Theywereallowedtoeatfromtwoofthem.Afterfifteenminutes,emptybowlstooktheplaceoftheoldones.Thenthesamecatsreturnedtolookforfoodagain.Theyspentmoretimesearchingfortheoldbowls.Itseemedthatthecatswereabletoremembertheinformationof“what”and“where”aboutthebowls.Thisdiscoverysuggeststhattheymayhaveepisodicmemory.However,it’sstillnotclearwhethercatscantrulyexperiencepastmemoriesinthesamewayashumanbeingsdo.“It’sdifficulttoknowwhetherthecatscansubjectively（主观地）remembertheexperience,”NickDiamond,aresearcherattheUniversityofToronto,explained.Still,thetestplaysanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofmemoryresearchinanimals.“Itopensthedoortonewstudies.Howlongcancats’memorieslast?Wemaydosomeresearchonthisinthefuture,”ProfessorLaurieSantosfromYaleUniversitytoldBBCNews.Theroadtonewdiscoveriesislonganddifficult.Thoughtherearelotsofproblemstobesolvedanddiscussedalongtheway,suchstudiesdoleadusastepclosertothefinalsuccess.1．_______mayhaveepisodicmemory.A．DogsB．PandasC．ElephantsD．Sheep2．Itseemsthatcatscanrecallmemoriesoftheir_____experiences.A．happyB．sadC．scaryD．unusual3．Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?A．Catscansubjectivelyrememberpastexperiences.B．Thecatsspentmoretimesearchingforemptybowls.C．CatsaresmarterthandogsandassmartashumansD．Catsmayhaveepisodicmemorysimilartothatofhumans.4．Accordingtothefifthparagraph,scientistsmaydosomeresearchon____inthefuture.A．whetherdogscanrecallmemorieslikecatsB．whycatsonlyremembergoodexperiencesC．howlongcats’memoriescanlastD．howhumansrecallpastmemories5．Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthestudy?A．Ithasalreadysolvedmanyproblems.B．Ithelpsmemoryresearchinanimals.C．Ithasnothingtodowithotherstudies.D．Itisawasteofmoneyandtime.F18、Thesedays,picturenewsisverypopularwithyoungpeople.HerearesomephotoschosenbyJim.

China’sfirstHelloKittythemerestaurantwasopenedonDec23inthecapitalofChina.It’sallpinkandsweetinsidetherestaurant.Thetablecloth,chairs,ceilingandfloorareallpink,eventhelamplightshinessoftandrosy.DiningatHelloKittyDreamsRestaurantcostsabout160yuan($25)perperson.

DustinandSarafromNorthGeorgia&StateUniversity(NGCSU)oftheUnitedStatesperformPekingOperaatLiaoChengUniversityinEastChina’sShandongProvince.EighteenstudentsfromNGCSUcametoChinatostudyChinesecultureduringthesummervacation.

LocatedinMiyunCountynorth-eastofBeijing,FulingMountainisanational-levelforestreserve.Asthemountainiscloudyandfoggyalltheyearround,FulingMountainthenbegantobecalledWulingMountain.ItisregardedastheYellowMountaininNorthChina.

BillGates,chairmanofMicrosoft,theworld’slargestpersonal-computersoftwarecompany,attendedananti-smokingeventaheadofthe25thWorldNo-TobaccoDay,inBeijingonMay29,2012.SomeChinesefamouspeoplealsoattendedtheevent.WorldNo-TobaccoDayfallsonMay31everyyear.

1．WhatdidDustinandSaradoinChina?A．TheyclimbedFulingMountaininBeijing.B．TheyvisitedaHelloKittyDreamsRestaurant.C．TheyperformedPekingOperainShandong.D．Theyattendedananti-smokingevent.2．Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．BillGatessetupWorldNo-TobaccoDayonMay31.B．FulingMountainisalwayscloudyandfoggy.C．EightstudentsfromNGCSUstudiedChinesecultureinChina.D．YouhavetowearpinkclothesatHelloKittyDreamsRestaurant.3．Thephotosmaycomefrom______________.A．TheInternetnews B．anadvertisementC．asciencemagazine D．astor