2024届广东省湛江二中学港城中学英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题含解析

2024届广东省湛江二中学港城中学英语九年级第一学期期末预测试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Boysandgirls,youareintheexaminationroomatthismoment.Aslongaswefightonwiththe______andefforts,theresultwillfinallyendinsuccess.A．wisedom B．wise C．wisdom2、—________?—Sure.Chickenwithtwobowlsofrice.A．Whatwouldyouliketoorder B．MayItakeyourorderC．Wouldyoulikesomevegetables D．Whataboutsomehamburgers3、YoushouldnoteattoomuchFrenchfries,thoughtheymay__________good.A．feel B．taste C．sound D．fall4、Workingwiththevolunteers(志愿者)inthecommunitywill______thebestinus.A．bringout B．workout C．giveout D．takeout5、—Doyouthinktheywill_____thematch?—Ithinkso.Theweatherisreallyterrible.A．takeoff B．turnoff C．setoff D．putoff6、MybrotheralwaysgoestothelibrarySaturday.A．inB．onC．atD．to7、Theweatherthereisn’tnice,____________?A．isthere B．isitC．isn’tthere D．isn’tit8、—HaveyouinvitedJoeandLindatodinner?—Yes,ofcourse.But______ofthemaccepted.A．none B．neither C．both D．all9、Thereis_____pollutionintheworld.Wemuststopit.A．muchtoo B．toomuch C．manytoo D．toomany10、---Idon’tknow______.---Sheisadoctor.A．howisyoursister B．howyoursisterisC．whatisyoursister D．whatyoursisterisⅡ.完形填空11、TheLittlePrince,aclassicnovelwaswrittenbytheFrenchpilotandwriter,AntoinedeSaint-Exupéry.It1astorythathappenedintheDesertofSahara,aboutapilotandalittleprince.Thepilothadanaccidentwithhisplane.2waswrongwithhisengine.Andhemadefriendswiththeprincewho3fromanotherplanet.

Themain4inthisbook,aspeciallittleprince,livedona5planetknownasAsteroidB-612.It6onlythreevolcanoes(火山)andarosewithsurprisingbeauty.Theflowerwasrarelyfoundandcharming7words,butshewasalsoproudandself-centred.Anditmadethelittleprinceleavehisplanetbecausehewas8tofaceher.Duringhisjourney,thelittleprincevisitedseveralplanets,andhadconversationswiththeir9,includingaking,aconceited(自负的)man,atippler（酒鬼）,abusinessman,alamplighterandageographer.Fromthem,hefoundhowmeaninglesstheworldofgrown-upswas.10,hearrivedontheEarth,wherehewasshockedbyaheart-breakingfactthathisflowerwasnottheonlyoneintheworld.Atthatmomenta11appeared,askingthelittleprinceto“tame”(驯服)him,thenhedidso.12thelittleprinceleft,thefoxmadehimbelievethattherosewasspecialtohimandthemeaningofloveandresponsibility.Attheendofthestory,thelittleprince13togobackhome.Thepilotwalked14withhisfriendtotheplacewherehelanded.Hesawayellowpoisonoussnakebitethelittleprince.Thenextmorning,thepilotwasunabletofindtheprince’sbody.Hefinally15torepairhisplaneandleavethedesert.Thepilotwrotethisstorytoremembereverythingbetweenhimselfandtheprince.1．A．repeatsB．tellsC．explainsD．writes2．A．SomethingB．NothingC．EverythingD．Anything3．A．gotB．rodeC．feltD．fell4．A．directorB．characterC．suspectD．actor5．A．roundB．bigC．smallD．square6．A．wasmadeofB．wasmadefromC．wasmadeupofD．wasmadein7．A．beforeB．beyondC．afterD．behind8．A．readyB．happyC．unusualD．unable9．A．citizensB．workersC．friendsD．relatives10．A．FirstlyB．SecondlyC．ThirdlyD．Finally11．A．flowerB．pilotC．foxD．rose12．A．AfterB．BeforeC．SinceD．Until13．A．decidedB．agreedC．refusedD．seemed14．A．sadlyB．happilyC．excitedlyD．quickly15．A．failedB．affordedC．managedD．promisedⅢ.语法填空12、语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。TakingpublictransportationintheUnitedStates,youcanoftenseepeoplereadingbookson1．waytoschoolorwork.ButinChina,Ihardlyseepeoplereading2．theirfreetime.Arepeople’sattitudestowardreading3．(difference)here?Notreally.Data(数据)releasedbyAmazonChinashowthatChinesepeoplestillreadalot.They4．(simple)prefere-booksoverregularbooks.However,otherdatashowthatreadingisstill5．(popular)intheUSthaninChina.Isthereareasonforthisdifference?I’mnotsure.WhatIdoknowisthatChinahasarichhistoryofliterature(文学).FromclassicnovelslikeRomanceoftheThreeKingdomstothemodernscience-fictionepicTheThree-BodyProblem,Chineseauthors6．(create)manyfantasticworkssofar.Perhapsthedifferencestartsfromchildhood.Readingtextbooksanddoinghomeworkcanmakeyoufeelquitetired.Bythetimeyoufinishit,youmightnotfeellikereadingfor7．.Chinesestudentssurelyhavetoreadmoreanddomorehomework8．Americanstudents.Soit’snowonderthattheymightnotwanttoreadmuchintheirsparetime.9．learningtolovereadingcanbegreat.Readingcanopendoorstoplaces,peopleandideasthatyoucannotimagine.Evenjustasinglebookhasthepowertochangeyourown10．(person)beliefsandattitudes.Wherewillyournextbooktakeyou?Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Itisreportedthatsomedevelopedcountrieshaveshipped(运往)brokenpartsofcomputerstoChina.LastmonthHongKongofficersfound131,000kilogramsofbrokencomputers,TVsandphonessentfromJapan.Thingslikethesearecalledelectronicwaste,ore-waste.Dealingwiththemisnotaneasyjob.Everytimeanoldcomputerbreaksdown,itneedstobedealtwithsafely.Whatisworse,atpresent,brokencomputerpartsareusuallyburied.Itmaybehundredsofyearsbeforetheyarereallygoneintheearth.ManyplacesinChinaarepollutedbye-waste.GuiyuinGuangdongProvinceisoneofthem.Thistownisnamedas“thee-wastecapitaloftheworld”.Ithastodealwith1.5millionkilogramsofe-wasteeachyear,fromwhichitmakes75millionyuan.Butitcomesatacost.Manyofthepoisonsine-wastefindtheirwayintotheenvironment.Anenvironmentalgrouphasfoundtheair,theearthandtheriversinGuiyubadlypolluted.Luckily,theChinesegovernmentwantstochangethesituation(情况).Thisyear,Chinapassedanewenvironmentalprotectionlaw.ComputercompanieslikeLenovoandDellwillbeaskedtotakebacktheiroldcomputers.Hopefully,theproblemwithe-wastewillbesolvedinthenearfuture.1．Thee-wastefoundinHongKonglastmonthwasfrom_____.A．FranceB．JapanC．GermanyD．Australia2．Theunderlinedword“buried”probablymeans____inthepassage.A．焚烧B．降解C．回收D．掩埋3．ThetownofGuiyuinGuangdongProvince_____.A．isthee-capitaloftheworldB．hasseriouse-wastepollutionC．dealswiththee-wastesafelyD．spendsmuchmoneyone-waste4．Thisyear,theChinesegovernment_____.A．closedsomecomputercompaniesB．askedpeopletohandinoldcomputersC．madeanewenvironmentalprotectionlawD．triedtochangepeople’slife5．Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A．thee-wasteprobleminChinaB．thecostofburninge-wasteC．thewaystodealwithe-wasteD．theneedtopassalawagainste-wasteB14、Isthereawaytoquicklyrememberinformationjustbeforetakinganexam?Walkingbackwardsmightbeawaytosolvethisproblem.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofRoehamptonintheUKsaidthisactivitycanhelppeopleimprovetheirshort-termmemory.Researchersasked114volunteerstowatchavideo.Afterwatchingthevideo,volunteersweredividedintothreegroups.Onegroupwastoldtowalk10metresforward.Thesecondgroupwalked10metresbackward.Thethirdgroupstoodinoneplace.Allthreegroupswerethenasked20questionsaboutwhattheysawinthevideo.Thescientistsfoundthatthebackward-walkinggroupgottwomore.answerscorrectonaveragethantheothergroups.Thissuggeststhattherelationshipbetweentheconcepts(概念）oftimeandspaceisimportantconsideringhowourmindsformmemories."Timeisreallyexpressedvia(通过）space,”AleksandarAksentijevic,wholedthestudy,toldTheDailyMail.Whenyouwalkbackward,youseethingsfromadifferentwaycomparedtowalkingforward.Thisdifferencehelpspeoplerecallthingsthathappenedinthepast.Andwalkingbackwardisnotjustgoodforourbrains.Itisalsogoodfortherestofourbody.Comparedtowalkingforward,walkingbackwardismorechallenging.Thiscanameliorateourhealth,accordingtoNewScientist,Walkingbackwardusesmoreenergyinashorttimeandburnsmorecalories.Besides,walkingbackwardislessstressfulforourknees.Itcould.behelpfulforpeoplewhooftenhavepainintheirknees,accordingtoresearchersfromtheUnegonintheUS.Walkingbackwardalsokeepsourspines（脊柱）strong,whichcanhelptoreducepaininthelowerback.Thismightbewhymanyoldpeoplelikewalkingbackward.1．Intheexperiment,thefirstgroupwasaskedto_________.A．walk10metresforwardB．walk10metresbackwardC．keeponmovingaroundD．standinoneplace2．Theexperimentshowsthatwalkingbackward____________.A．putslesstressonourkneesB．helpswiththerestofourbodyC．usesmoreenergyinashorttime.D．improvestheshort-termmemory3．Theunderlinedword“ameliorate”inthepassagemeans"_______________."A．harm B．improve C．control D．spread4．AccordingtoNewScientist,whyiswalkingbackwardhelpful?A．IthelpspeoplerememberinformationB．Ithelpspeopleburnmorecalories.C．Itreducespaininpeople'skneesandbacks.D．Itallowspeopletosolveproblemsindifferentways5．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Let'sexerciseourbrain B．Let'sdoanexperimentC．Let'swalkbackward D．Let'sdomoreexerciseC15、Itwasacoldwinterday.AwomandroveuptotheRainbowBridgetollbooth(收费站).“I’mpayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme,”shesaidwithasmile,handingoverseventickets.Oneafteranother,thenextsixdriversarrivingatthetollboothwereinformed,“Aladyhasalreadypaidforyourfare.”Itturnedout（证明）thatthewoman,NatalieSmith,hadreadsomethingonafriend’srefrigerator:“Practicerandom(随机的）kindnessandsenseless（无意识的）actsofbeauty.”Thephraseimpressedhersomuchthatshecopieditdown.JudyForemanspotted（认出）thesamephraseonawarehouse（仓库）wallfarawayfromhome.Whenitstayedonhermindfordays,shegaveupanddroveallthewaybacktocopyitdown.“Ithoughtitwasbeautiful,”shesaid.Thenshewroteitatthebottomofallherletters.Herhusband,Frank,likedthephrasesomuchthatheputitupontheclassroomwallforhisstudents,oneofwhomwasthedaughterofAliceJohnson,alocalnewsreporter.Aliceputitinthenewspaper,admitting（承认）thatthoughshelikedit,shedidn’tknowwhereitcamefromorwhatitreallymeant.Twodayslater,AlicegotacallfromAnneHerbert,awomanlivinginMarin.ItwasinarestaurantthatAnnewrotethephrasedownonapieceofpaperfirst,afterthinkingaboutitinhermindfordays.“Here’stheidea,”Annesays.“Anythingyouthinkthereshouldbemoreof,doitrandomly.”Herfantasies（想象）includepaintingtheclassroomsofshabby（破旧的）schools,leavinghotmealsonkitchentablesinthepoorpartoftown,andgivingmoneysecretlytoaproudoldlady.Annesays,“Kindnesscanbuildonitselfasmuchasviolencecan.”Theactsofrandomkindnessspread.Ifyouwereoneofthosedriverswhofoundyourfarepaid,whoknowswhatyoumighthavebeeninspiredtodoforsomeoneelselater.Likeallgreatevents,kindnessbeginsslowly,witheverysingleact.Letitbeyours!1．WhydidNatalieSmithpayforthesixcarsbehindher?A．Sheknewthecardriverswell.B．Shewantedtoshowkindness.C．Shehopedtomakefriendswiththedrivers.D．Shehadseventickets.2．JudyForemancopieddownthephrasebecauseshe

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.A．thoughtitwasbeautifulB．wantedtoknowwhatitreallymeantC．decidedtowriteitonawarehousewallD．wantedherhusbandtoputitupintheclassroom3．Whocameupwiththephraseaccordingtothepassage?A．JudyForemanB．NatalieSmithC．AliceJohnson.D．AnneHerbert.4．Whichofthefollowingstatementsisclosestinthemeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceabove?A．Kindnessandviolencecanchangetheworld.B．Kindnessandviolencecanaffectone’sbehavior.C．Kindnessandviolencecanreproducethemselves.D．Kindnessandviolencecanshapeone’scharacter.5．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstothoseinneed.B．Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytoofferittoothers.C．Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstostrangerstheymeet.D．Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytopayitbacktothegiver.D16、“TextNeckisnotjustatextingproblem,”saidDr.DeanFishman.“TextNeckisagamingproblem.TextNeckisane-mailingproblem.”Fishmanmadeuptheterm“TextNeck”in2008whileexamininga17-year-oldpatient.Theteencameincomplainingofneckpain.Fishmannoticedthattheteenwassittinginachair,bending(弯曲)overhersmartphone,textingaway.“IknewIhadsomething,”Fishmansaid.ArecentstudypublishedinSurgicalTechnologyInternational’s25theditionsaystextingmaybehurtingyourback.Thestudyfoundthatbendingyourheadtolookatyourmobilephoneheldinyourhandscanputupto60poundsofpressure(压力)onyourneck.Theaveragehumanheadweighs10poundsinarightposition–whenyourearsareoveryourshoulders.Foreveryinchyoubendyourheadforward,thepressureonyourbackdoubles.Stayinginthe“forwardheadposture”canleadtomanyproblems.Overtime,itcanevenchangethenaturalcurve(曲线)ofyourneck.Dr.MichelleCollie,directorofPerformancePhysicalTherapyinRhodeIsland,recentlysaysTextNeckhasincreasedveryquickly,especiallyamongheryoungerpatients.AccordingtotheKaiserFamilyFoundation,8-to18-year-oldsspendalmostsevenandahalfhoursusingmobiledeviceordesktopcomputerforfuneveryday.Sowhat’sasmartphone-texting,laptop-lovingguytodo?First,Colliesaid,istopayattentiontoyourbody.Keepyourfeetflatonthefloor,rollyourshouldersbackandkeepyourearsdirectlyoverthemsoyourheadisn’tbentforward.Andusesomethingtosupporttheweightofamobiledevice.Fishman’sTextNeckInstitutecreatedamobileapptohelpyouremembertoavoidforwardheadposture.Whenyourphoneisheldatasafepoint,agreenlightshines.Whenyou’reatriskforTextNeck,aredlightappears.Mostimportantistakingbreaksfromtimetotimewhileusinganymobiledeviceordesktopcomputer.Aboutevery20minutes,standup,rollyourshouldersandneckorgoforashortwalktohaveabreak.1．WhatmightFishmanmeanbysaying“IknewIhadsomething”?A．Hehadthesamesmartphoneasthepatient.B．Hegotanewnameforthepatient’spain.C．Hewantedtoplayajokeonthepatient.D．Hehadthesameideawiththepatient.2．Accordingtothepassage,yourheadisintherightpositionwhen______.A．youbendoveryourneckoftenB．yourearsareoveryourshouldersC．youturnyournecktotheothersideD．youputupmorepressureonyourneck3．Thelastthreeparagraphsaremainlytalkingabout______.A．howtomakeTextNeckappsB．whatcausesTextNeckC．howtoavoidTextNeckD．theresultsofTextNeckE17、Thesungivesenergyandtheearthreceivesthesun’senergy.Thewaytheearthinteractswiththesun’senergycanbedisplayedinapicturecalledtheearth’senergybudget（预算）.Itdisplaysthesun’senergythatreachesusandhowmuchofthatenergyistakeninandhowmuchisthrownbackbytheearthanditsair.Oncetheenergyreachestheearth,someofitistakenbylandandoceans.Theamountofenergythatistakenininfluencesthetemperatures.Theenergythatisnottakeninisthrownbacktospace.Generally,theamountofenergycominginis____theamountofenergygoingout.So,wesaytheearth’senergybudgetisbalanced.Ifmoreenergywascominginthanwasgoingout,theearth’stemperaturewouldincrease.Ontheotherhand,iftoomuchenergyisthrownback,andnottakenin,wewouldseetheearth’stemperaturedropping.Ofallofthesun’senergythathitstheearth,about67%istakeninbytheland,oceans,airandcloudsandabout33%isthrownbackintospace.1．Thepictureaboveshowsushow________hitstheearth.A．thehightemperatureB．theheavyrainC．thesun’senergy2．Inthe2ndparagraph,theunderlinedphrase“equalto”means“______”.A．lessthanB．thesameasC．morethan3．Picture______showsusthemainideaofthelastparagraph.A．B．C．4．Iftoomuchenergyisthrownback,wewillfeel______ontheearth.A．coldB．hotC．warm5．Theamountofenergythatis_______influencesthetemperatures.A．wellbalancedB．thrownbackC．takeninF18、TaylorAlisonSwift(bornDecember13，1989)isanAmericancountrypopsinger,songwriterandactress．Shewasquitetalentedinwritingandmusicfromveryyoungage．In2006，shereleased(发行)herfirstsingleTimMcGraw，followedbyherfirstalbumTaylorAlison．AsofMarch1．TaylorSwifthassoldover5，500，000copiesworldwide．InNovember2．Swiftreleasedhersecondalbum．Fearless．AsofJanuary3．Fearlesshassold9,646,311copiesworldwide．TherecordmadeSwiftwinfourGrammyAwards．includingtheAlbumoftheYear．atthe52ndGrammyAwards．SwiftwasnamedArtistoftheYearbyBillboardMagazinein4．SwiftreleasedherthirdalbumSpeakNowonOctober25，8，whichsold4,047,000copiesinitsfirstweek．AsofSeptember1，SpeakNowhas